The Louisiana MunicipalAssociation has presented the“LMA President’s Award” toformer Mayor Wayne D.McCullen of Natchitoches. Amember of the Associationand an elected municipal offi-cial for 32 years.

During a presentation atLMA’s convention at the LakeCharles Civic Center, outgo-ing LMA President Glenn L.Brasseaux presented theAssociation’s tribute toMcCullen, praising him “forhis dedication to municipalgovernment and indispens-able service to theAssociation.”

McCullen left municipaloffice after 32 years of electedservice to return to the pri-vate sector June 1.

He served five terms – 20years – as a councilman atlarge and then three terms –

12 years – as mayor.Within the LMA, McCullen

was chairman of the LMAIntergovernmental RelationsPolicy Committee, as LMADistrict “D” vice presidentfor six years, representing

the municipalities of a five-parish area in north-north-west Louisiana on theAssociation’s ExecutiveBoard, and as a member ofthe Board’s ExecutiveCommittee.

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A discounted $5 ticket is available to local residents for the Saturday evening, Sept. 8Northwestern State football home opener at Turpin Stadium on “Natchitoches ParishAppreciation Night.” Fans can purchase up to four of the $5 general admission seatsbefore game day. Vic’s Kids Zone in the Demon Alley tailgating area will include inflat-able games and face painting. Skydivers will deliver the game ball and the Spirit ofNorthwestern marching band will make its fall debut. The local players on the NSU foot-ball team joined Natchitoches Mayor Lee Posey and Demon head coach Bradley DalePeveto to promote the event. From left are Justin Warner, Caleb Stanfield, Posey, ChaseCollins, Leroy Armstrong and Peveto. To order tickets, call the NSU athletic ticket officeat 318-357-4268.

Local residents can cashin for an entertainment-packed outing on Saturday,Sept. 8 on NatchitochesParish Appreciation Nightat Turpin Stadium as theNorthwestern State footballteam kicks off its five-gamehome schedule with a 6 p.m.contest against Arkansas-Monticello.

A discounted $5 generaladmission ticket is availablein advance of game daythrough the NSU athleticticket office (318-357-4268)using the promotional code“NSUParish.” Patrons canpurchase up to four $5 tick-ets, representing a 60 per-cent savings over standardticket costs.

Fans are encouraged towear purple on the official“Purple Out” game.Skydivers will deliver thegame ball to the stadiumafter the stirring pre-gameshow, starting at 5:40, whenthe Spirit of Northwestern

marching band makes its2012 debut.

Tailgating will take placeall day long centered aroundthe Demon Alley tailgatingarea, featuring the CollinsFamily Pavilion, on the oldpractice fields just south ofTurpin Stadium. The Vic’sKids’ Zone in Demon Alleywill feature inflatable gamesand face painting for chil-dren of all ages.

“The Northwestern StateDemons are proud to callNatchitoches andNatchitoches Parish homeand look forward to thank-ing the community for itssupport duringNatchitoches ParishAppreciation Night on Sept.8 at Turpin Stadium,” saidChris Lansdell, assistantathletic director for market-ing and promotions. “Thepeople of this communitydo so much for NSU and wethought this would be agreat opportunity to show

them our appreciation as weget ready to kick off anotherexciting season of collegefootball.”

Other single-game andseason tickets can also bebought online at theNSUDemons.com website byclicking on the “tickets”button on the home page.

The Sept. 8 contest is thefirst of two home games inSeptember, along with theSept. 22 non-conference con-test against MississippiValley.

Southland Conferencecompetition includes twohome games in October,against Lamar on Oct. 6 andhomecoming on Oct. 27against Nicholls. The finalhome game is Nov. 10against defendingSouthland champ and 2011national runner-up SamHouston State.

All five home games kick-offs are at 6 p.m. in TurpinStadium.

Natchitoches Night

Demons will show appreciation to localfans with $5 tickets to opening game

The City issued 63 build-ing permits in July totaling$3,874,381.

A high dollar permit was$2,496,304 to Pinu PravinPatel for construction of a 74-room hotel that will include17 suites at 150 Hayes Ave.near Interstate-49.

A $460,000 permit wasissued for construction of anew home at 117 Fox Run Dr.A $317,000 permit was issuedfor additions to theNatchitoches Regional med-ical Center.

According to Director ofPlanning and Zoning JuanitaFowler, the city issued thefollowing residential andcommercial permits for July.

Residential; ElectricalRepair/Replace

Bonita R. Gongre, 345Keegan Ave. NatchitochesElectric, $600

Robert L. Miller, 1815South Dr., Scallion Heating,Air and Electric, $100

Dorothy Conlay, 521 St.Maurice Lane., GuilliamsElectric, Inc.

HVAC Repair/ReplaceKenneth D. and Francis G.

James, 200 South WilliamsDr., Southern Air Inc., $7,355

Residential; Additionsand Alterations

Marilyn K. Williams, 707Parkway Dr., JTD, Services,Inc., $35,568

Edwin G. Dunahoe, 224Second St., $15,500

Natchitoches Homes,LTD., 203 University Dr., 131University Dr., RoachPlumbing and Heating,$4,000

Marvin F. Gahagan, 301Bird Ave., RDS Construction,LLC., $12,000

Carolyn Wells, 607Williams Ave., ModernRustic, LLC., $3,500

Richard Smith, 117 SylvanDr., $500

Frank B. and Rhonda F.Moran, 1016 Clarence Dr.,Elie Coleman Jr., $900

Louis and Roberta Perrow,1120 Magnolia St., $3,200

Joella Wilson, 1010Washington St. $5,000

Barbara B. Jackson, 316Pearl St. Steve Owecki, $5,300

Bewhan Enterprises, 846Second St., Elie Eddie,$22,000

John G. Williams, 1515 E.Lakeshore Dr., CollierConstruction, LLC., $16,000

James P. and MargaretKilcoyne, 114 ChinquapinCircle., Lawn MasterOutdoor Living, LLC., $3,314

Kenny R. and Sandra M.Dyess, 1711 McClelland Dr.,

D&C #1 Construction, LLC.,$6,000

Alvin and Monica Bradley,1020 Thomas St., $100

Bennie G. Barron, 913Harling Lane., M.F. RutledgePlumbing and Heating,$2,500

Christopher K. Dunagan,213 St. Maurice Lane., M.F.Rutledge Plumbing andHeating, $1,000

Lillie Tyler, 505 SanfordAve., $1,500

New Single FamilyBuilding

Jimmy P. and MaryaneJeansonne, 117 Fox Run Dr.,Page Builders, LLC., $460,000

K&J Properties, 242 LedetDr., StarksConstruction,$220,000

Residential OtherStructures

Christopher J. andRebecca Meyer, 1501Williams Ave., $5,000

Roof425 McDodson Way,

Crimson Eagle, Inc., $98,000Herman W. and Patricia G.

Walker, 706 St. MauriceLane., $10,000

Mary Susan Smith, 706Garland Rd., Jeremy Reyna,$5,200

Charlie M. and Yvette M.Wolfe, 664 Abbie Dr., D&C #1Construction LLC., $83,540

Freddie Lee Anthony, 803July St., Sean Berryman,$6,000

Mary Johnson, 1605 DixieSt., $2,500

Commercial; NewBuilding

Pravin Patel Pinu, 150Hayes Ave., CruzConstruction, LLC.,$2,496,304

Commercial; Additionsand Alterations

Natchitoches ParishHospital, 740 Keyser Ave.,Spectrum Painting, LLC.,$317,000

Andrew S. and Theresa M.Vallien, 127 Airport Rd. V.C.Nora Jr. Building andRemodeling, $5,000

Donovan Riggs Holdings,LLC., 2017 Texas St. GarrettElectric LLC., MC CartPlumbing, $4,000

Commercial; HVACRepair/Replace

First Baptist Church, 508Second

St., Axsom Air, $11,000Commercial; Electrical

Repair/ReplaceDixie Foods of

Natchitoches, 1220 Texas St.,$3,500

DemolitionAnthony Dorsey Jr., 725

Salim St., $500

2 new home starts,hotel among permitsfor new constructionThe Kiwanis Club of

Natchitoches has announcedthatCongressmanJohn Flemingwill be theguest speakerat the Aug. 16meeting.Lunch will beavailable at acost of $12 perperson.

TheKiwanis Club meets everyThursday at the NSURecreational Complex atnoon. For more informationcall Reba Phelps at 238-8000.

Fleming to speakto Kiwanis Club

Fleming

Former Natchitoches and LMA District Vice PresidentWayne D. McCullen, left, receives the LMA President’sAward at the LMA Delegates Luncheon Aug. 4 during theLouisiana Municipal Association’s Convention in LakeCharles. LMA President Glenn Brasseaux presented theaward to McCullen.

According to Sibley Lake Patrol Officer Keith Thompson,the lake’s level stands at 114.29 MSL, roughly 20 inchesbelow its pool stage of 116 MSL. High temperatures and lackof rain have contributed to dropping water levels.

Despite the decline, Thompson says that Sibley Lake is 2feet higher than it was at this time last year.

Extreme drought conditions in 2011 forced the City topump water from Bayou Pierre in order to maintain SibleyLake’s water level. Thompson said that City officials aremonitoring the water level and prepared to activate thepumps if necessary, but that the lake’s current level is suf-ficient.

Sibley Lake 2 feet higherthan this time last year

LMA givesformer mayorPresident’sAward

The Natchitoches HumaneSociety will hold a dog bath atTractor Supply from 9 am.-1p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18.

NSU vet tech students willclip nails starting at 11 a.m. Aportion of the proceeds willgo to “Alyssas Leigh’s Fund”to offset emergency medicalneeds for dogs like Alyssathat died despite rescueefforts.

Volunteers who would liketo help bathe dogs should con-tact Juanita Murphy at 318-471-0546 or Kathy Owsley at471-6624.

Bath prices are $10 forlarge dogs over 40 pounds and$5 for small and medium dogsunder 40 pounds.

Starting at 10 a.m., therewill be specials, prizes an petadoptions. There will be nailsand face painting, a pet photocontest, chickens on site andbake goods and soft drinks.There will also be a pet triviagame. The FFA chapters fromLakeview, NatchitochesCentral and Calvin will par-ticipate.

Dog bath dayis Saturday

MONROE, La. (AP) — Thetrial of a former OuachitaParish Sheriff's Office majorhas been pushed back becausethe government is recom-mending he be considered forthe Pretrial DiversionProgram.

The News-Star reports

Michael Karl Davis, who nolonger works for the sheriff'soffice, is set to be in court fortrial Oct. 1.

Davis faces charges of con-spiracy, computer fraud, iden-tity theft and obstruction. Hewas re-arraigned Aug. 6 after anew indictment was filed,

bringing additional chargesagainst Davis' co-defendant,former Ouachita ParishSheriff Royce Toney.

Toney has since taken aplea deal with the govern-ment.

In the government's motionto continue Davis' trial, federalprosecutors state that the U.S.Probation Office needs time toperform an investigation anddetermine if Davis is suitablefor the diversion program.

Former major considered for diversion plan

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — TheU.S. Department of Labor hasset aside nearly $100 million ingrants for states to set up orimprove existing short-termcompensation programs, com-monly referred to as "worksharing."

Louisiana's share of thegrant is $1.5 million. Work shar-ing allows employees to keeptheir jobs and helps employersto avoid laying off their work-force during economic down-turns by reducing the hours of

work for a group of affectedworkers.

The money was made avail-able through the bipartisanMiddle Class Tax Relief andJob Creation Act of 2012, whichauthorized states to set up pro-grams to give employers andalternative to layoffs.

Labor Secretary Hilda Solissays the program will helpbusiness owners better weatherhard economic times by tem-porarily reducing their laborcosts while still keeping their

existing skilled employees.The legislation requires each

state to submit a completeapplication to the LaborDepartment in order to receivea grant.

Any state that currently hasan active short-time compensa-tion program is eligible toapply if the state's law on worksharing conforms to a provi-sion of the FederalUnemployment Tax Act and itsprogram is not subject to dis-continuation.

WALTER L. WELCH Graveside services honoring

the life of W.L. Welch, 98, willbe Thursday, Aug. 16 at 10 a.m.at Lamberttown Cemetery inShamrock. Visitation will be atRose-Neath Funeral Home in

Mansfield Wednesday from 5-7p.m.

Mr. Welch worked in DeSotoParish for the Department ofAgriculture, ASCS, for 35years. After retirement, heworked as a timber consultant.He loved traveling the backroads of DeSoto Parish work-ing up timber deals. He alsowas a cattleman, working at hisbeloved old home place inShamrock. He always raised abig vegetable garden. He was amember of First BaptistChurch in Mansfield and theLions Club.

W.L. was born in Shamrock,and was preceded in death byhis wife, Rubye Jones Welch;his parents, three brothers, andtwo sisters.

Those left to cherish hismemory are Lonnie and PatWelch of Denham Springs;Jack and Sue Welch ofHouston; Frances and CarlDerrick of Shreveport; Bobbyand Donna Welch of BatonRouge; Mary Alice andKenneth Seago of Stanley; fivegrandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren.

The family would like tothank the caregivers whoallowed us to keep him at homeso long.

In lieu of flowers donationscan be made to LamberttownCemetery c/o Mary Jones, 1262Freeman Loop, Robeline, LA71469.

Daddy your life is complete,you finished well.

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MONROE, La. (AP) — TheMonroe City School Board'shearing for SuperintendentKathleen Harris will likelycontinue as scheduled laterthis week after a judge deniedHarris' petition to stop it andto let her return to work.

State District JudgeBenjamin Jones denied

Harris' petition Monday for atemporary restraining orderagainst the Monroe CitySchool Board.

The News-Star reportsHarris filed a request lastweek to prevent the boardfrom conducting a hearing onnine charges compiled in rela-tion to her supervision of the

school district.Jones also denied Harris'

request for immediate rein-statement and her request fora hearing on her petitions.

Board president VerbonMuhammad has said he hopesto reach a resolution withHarris before the 1 p.m. hear-ing on Thursday.

Judge denies Harris' request to return to work

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — ALafayette businesswomanhas been charged with wirefraud and money laundering.

Federal authorities tellThe Advocate CatherineRomero is accused ofdefrauding investors out ofmore than $1.2 million in ascheme involving plans to

manufacture goods createdfrom alligator hides from2007 to 2008.

A trial is set for Oct. 1.The indictment alleges

that Romero claimed shewould put investors' moneyin land and a manufacturingfacility and tannery thatwould be built in Scott, as

well as manufacturing equip-ment to make goods createdfrom alligator hides.

Romero also promised topurchase an alligator farmand alligator hide tanningfacility in Opelousas.

It was not immediatelyknown whether Romero hasan attorney.

Businesswoman indicted on federal charges

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP)— Livestock exhibits are apopular part of farm countryfairs, but they're comingwith a warning this year:Don't pet the pigs. And washyour hands well afterexhibiting swine.

Louisiana AgricultureCommissioner Mike Strain

is relaying word from theCenters for Disease Controland Prevention. It sayshuman cases of swine flurose last week from 29 to 158.Most of the patients werechildren who probably wereinfected while raising, dis-playing or visiting pigs at thefairs.

The CDC says the H3N2vvirus may spread more easi-ly to humans than is usualfor swine flu viruses.

Strain says that so far, allthe human cases are in otherstates. They include 120 inIndiana and 31 in Ohio.

The cases have generallybeen mild.

New flu strain spreading from pigs at county fairs

Louisiana gets $1.5M work-sharing labor grant

Anetra Davis takes her posi-tion in the chair as ClayAbington prepares to act asher motor. Kathy Green coach-es the opposing team. Davisand Abington are from TeamUSA. Green was on TeamSpain.

Peoples State Bank celebrated the spirit of theOlympic games with activities Aug. 6-10. Each dayteams faced off with Team USA and Team Spaingoing for the gold in events such as rubber bandarchery, binder clip diving, mental gymnastics anddesk chair relay. From left are Team USA membersClay Abington, Jenny Neel and Anetra Davis.

Ashley Feazell prepares forthe worst in the Peoples StateBank Olympic desk chairrelay race. Her motor, JohnnySmith, is unbothered by thecracks in the asphalt. They aremembers of Team Spain at theUniversity Parkway branch.

Winners of the Peoples StateBank University Parkwaybranch Olympic desk chairrelay race are, from left,Team Spain, Katrice Baker,Ashley Feazell, JohnnySmith, Sherri Outlaw andKathy Green. Chalk artworkis by Pamela Gray-Bamberg.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP)— Mayors and other officialsfrom Florida to Louisiana willbe in Alabama this week for aconference to discuss restor-ing passenger train service inthe region.

The service fromJacksonville, Fla., to NewOrleans was at one time partof Amtrak's Sunset Limitedline from Los Angeles toJacksonville. It was discontin-ued after Hurricane Katrinain 2005 wreaked havoc in thearea, destroying lives anddamaging homes, businessesand railroad tracks.

Officials believe revivingthe train service would be aboost to tourism and wouldhelp the economies of commu-nities across the Gulf Coaststill recovering from Katrina.

Mobile Mayor Sam Jonessaid restoring theJacksonville-to-New Orleansline will give Gulf Coast resi-

dents a transportation optionthat hasn't existed in sevenyears.

Jones said it's an importantissue in Mobile, where the pri-mary transportation optionssince Katrina have been auto-mobiles and plane, both ofwhich he described as "toocostly."

He said the meeting willallow mayors and other offi-cials to decide "the bestapproach to get the servicestarted again." He said theregional line would open the

region to train service acrossthe country and make attrac-tions like beaches and casinosmore accessible.

And Jones hopes any newline would be more conve-nient than the one that ranthrough Mobile seven yearsago — it rolled through thecity at 3 a.m., he said.

The closure of the SunsetLimited line has affected some13 communities where thetrain stopped and passengerscould get on or off.

The American CancerSociety recently launched itsCommunity Health AdvisorProgram in Central Louisianaand is now looking for volun-teers.

The program aims to trainlocal women and men whoseek to improve the health ofthose in theircommunities. The goal is tohave men and women in thearea, who are traditionally inunderserved communities, getthe appropriate screenings forbreast, cervical and colon can-cers.

The CHA program works incommunities that have lowerthan average cancer screeningrates and higher than averagepercent of families in pover-ty. CHA volunteers will edu-cate people on the ways to pre-vent cancer, and also pointthem to ways to getscreened. CHAs will teach thecommunity about how theAmerican Cancer Society canhelp families affected by can-cer. The CHA program willeventually be implementedthroughout Central Louisiana,but is being rolled out first inRapides, Natchitoches andAvoyelles parishes.

The American CancerSociety Community HealthAdvisor Program is in partner-ship with The RapidesFoundation. Joe Rosier,President and CEO of TheRapides Foundation, said theFoundation was very interest-ed in working with theAmerican Cancer Societybecause of the organization’sexpertise in setting up commu-nity networks and in trainingvolunteers who are passionateabout spreading the wordabout the importance of early

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The Rapides Parish trainingwill begin Saturday, Aug. 25,from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St.Michael’s Episcopal Church inPineville.

For details on how to jointhe program or to learn aboutthe training dates inNatchitoches and AvoyellesParishes, contact LaNeshiaGammage, Community HealthAdvisor Representative forCentral Louisiana at (318) 308-9678.

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With my children’s well-being as my first priority, Idecided to stay in the sametown so they could have fullaccess to their dad. Here’sthe problem: My ex keepstrying to win me back, and Iam not interested. WheneverI see him in order to drop offthe kids for visitation, healways asks me to spend

some time alone with him. Ialways decline, but he is per-sistent. It has become anuncomfortable situation forme. And if I have my newboyfriend (or anyone) withme when he comes to dropoff the kids, he turns aroundand takes them back to hisplace.

I don’t want him to ruinmy new relationship, but Istill have to find a way to getmy children to my ex. Howdo I make these weekly tran-sitions less painful and awk-ward? — Pulling My HairOut

Dear Pulling: It mighthelp if you could arrange thetransfer of the childrenwithout your direct involve-ment. That means allowingsomeone else to meet your exin a neutral location to handover the kids, and then

repeat the procedure whenthey are to be returned. Ifyour ex is not cooperativeand withholds the childrenwhen it’s time for them tocome home, you shouldspeak to your lawyer or amediator. And please keepyour new boyfriend out ofthe picture during pick-upand drop-off times. His pres-ence only makes a difficultsituation worse.

Dear Annie: I have beenfriends with “Sarah” forseven years, since we were inhigh school. After college, wecontinued to stay in touch,even after I married.

Last summer, Sarah got anew boyfriend. Since then,she rarely returns my callsor answers my emails. Sheoften promises to write morenext time and asks me to bepatient, saying she really

wants to see me. I am surprised to find that

Sarah has become such afair-weather friend when I’vegone out of my way to keepin touch. Recently, Sarahmentioned that she would bein my city and that she’d liketo meet up for lunch. After afew days passed, I called toask whether she was stillinterested, and she saidshe’d already come and gone.

Is it time to cut off thisfriendship and explain myreasons? Maybe she’d shapeup. Her infrequent emailsand texts imply that she stillconsiders me a friend,although apparently onlywhen she feels like it. — SadSack

Dear Sad: You can tell herwhy you’re unhappy if youlike. But it is not uncommonfor some women to be so

enthralled by a current beauthat they neglect theirfemale friendships. Thingsmay normalize in time, but itwill require a lot of patiencefrom you. We suggest you putSarah on standby status fornow. Continue to email andtext occasionally in order tokeep in touch, but don’texpect more. Either she willcome around or the friend-ship will fade away naturally.

Dear Annie: I applaudyour answer to “FeelingInconvenienced,” the womanwho is uninterested in devel-oping a relationship with herson-in-law’s 5-year-old fromhis first marriage. May Itake that answer a step fur-ther?

Dear Inconvenienced:Your choice will either forgea greater bond with yourdaughter than you have ever

known, or it will create achasm never to be bridged inyour lifetime. Make the rightchoice. Give this child everybit of unconditional love youare capable of. Not only willyou leave a precious legacyfor the little one long afteryou are gone, but you willreap a harvest of inner joyfor yourself beyond any-thing you could imagine. —Grandmother in Azusa,Calif.

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Principal Julee’ Wright and librarian Bobbye Akin help parents and students find theirhomerooms during back to school night at the Natchitoches Magnet School Mondayevening . The “Hot-Diggety Dog” event had been postponed until the gymnasium reno-vations are completed.

Back to school Program will train volunteers to educatelocal people on importance of screenings

The City of Natchitoches isseeking nominations forNatchitoches Treasures.

The NatchitochesTreasures are a group ofNatchitoches residents ofretirement age who have madea lasting contribution to thecommunity through their gen-erosity, service, volunteerismor spirit.

Natchitoches Treasureswere previously selected in2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Members of theNatchitoches community cannominate individuals.Nomination forms may bepicked up at the City ofNatchitoches’ Main StreetOffice, located at 781 FrontStreet. To have an applicationemailed to you, please emailCassy Thompson at informa-tion@natchitochesla.gov orLisa Cooley at lcooley@natchi-tochesla.gov.

Nominations should be sub-

mitted to the City’s MainStreet Office no later thanFriday, September 21 at 4:30p.m. A recognition ceremonyto honor this year’sNatchitoches Treasures willbe Thursday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. atthe Natchitoches EventsCenter.

For more information aboutthe Natchitoches Treasures,please call the Office ofProgramming and Promotionsat 357-3822 or 352-2746.

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Vendors are being soughtfor the Natchitoches Meat PieFestival Sept. 14-15 in down-town Natchitoches.

The Festival will be filledwith live entertainment, chil-dren activities, arts and craftsand meat pies.

The River Run will be heldon the downtown riverbank.The ride is open to all ridersand proceeds benefit the ElCamino Real Boys & GirlsClub of Natchitoches.

Vendor and/or River Runparticipates can call JimmyHarper at (318) 652-0578 orharpereasyrider@aol.com foradditional information. Visitwww.meatpiefestival.com orwww.indmcriders.com forinformation online.

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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.Article I. The Bill of Rights (Declared in force December 15, 1791.

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From the drama playingout in federal court, politicalcircles and press coverage,one might assume that thelegal dispute betweenJustices Bernette Johnsonand Jeff Victory over whowill be the next chief justiceof the state Supreme Courtwould have a profound effecton its future balance anddirection. Not hardly.

Who is the next chief jus-tice means a lot to theSupreme Court’s long-timeemployees, for the chief, asits administrator, historical-ly runs its business, includ-ing hiring and promoting,signing contracts and deal-ing with the other twobranches of government.

But as for what really mat-ters, how laws are interpret-ed, the Court will be influ-enced not so much by whoassumes retiring ChiefJustice Kitty Kimball’s titleas by who takes over hervote, starting when qualify-ing opens today to fill herunexpired term.

The contenders for chiefjustice, Johnson, a NewOrleans Democrat, andVictory, a ShreveportRepublican, represent thephilosophical poles of theCourt. But they have alreadyfor the 17 years they haveserved together and will con-tinue so after one of themholds the gavel.

While the court’s deci-sions as a whole have movedto the right in recent years,close votes in liability andcriminal justice cases stilloften split between threeD e m o c r a t s — - J u s t i c e sJohnson, Jeannette Knolland John Weimer—-and thethree Republicans-—JusticesVictory, Greg Guidry andMarcus Clark. The decidingvote in many cases has beenchief centrist Kimball, aDemocrat who wins all-around praise for her fair,even, considered judgment.

While Kimball has greatadmirers among trial attor-neys and the business com-munity—-usually the maincompeting forces in judicialelections—-the two are lessinterested in fairness andevenness in the next justicethan in a solid vote for theirside.

Given the stakes and thelack of competition in con-gressional races (besides thebattle between Republicanincumbents in the merged3rd District), the election inthe Baton Rouge-based 5thSupreme Court district couldbe the most important thisfall statewide.

The business and legalcommunities across the statesee it that way. Said a topNew Orleans lawyer, “Thiswill not be a local election.”

Nor will it be boring orjust one. With four Court ofAppeal judges and two dis-trict judges pawing at thepost for the November pri-mary, a December runoff isall but certain.

What could crowd the line-up more would be if formerBaton Rouge DistrictAttorney and LSU footballgreat Doug Moreau up anddecides he wants to be on theSupreme Court too. Heexpressed interest twomonths ago, but may havehad a change of heart. Afterall, to run he probably wouldhave to give up his gig asradio commentator for LSUfootball games. Seat on thehigh court, with its heavyresponsibilities and work-load, or seat in the press boxof Tiger Stadium, with amicrophone: which wouldyou take?

Considering demograph-ics, the candidate with thebest chance of making theprimary cut appears to be thelone Democrat, appellateJudge John Michael Guidry,who is African-American, asare 32 percent of the votersin the eight-parish district.That leaves as many as fiveRepublican judges, somemore conservative than oth-ers, going for broke for theother runoff spot.

Flat going broke is anylawyer trying to honor allrequests for the maximumcontribution of $5,000 fromthe various candidates’finance committees.

"The worst thing you cando is support the winner,"said attorney Mary OlivePierson. "Then you'll have topractice before the losers andthey will all hate you."

Pierson's solution: to fileto run herself. Her intent isnot to win but to defend herwallet. Weighing her choices,she reasons, "$675 to qualifyor a $5,000 contribution(times five)? I'm going withDoor No. 1."

The feisty and quotable lit-igator believes she will addto the race, saying, "At leastwe will have some comicrelief."

Hoping that her col-leagues will be laughing withher and not at her, she isencouraging other lawyers toqualify too, asking, "If thatmany judges can run, whycan't we?" She might also beseeking strength in numbers,for who wants to be standingalone come December beforeall those black-robed losers?

Junior JusticeCounts forMore Than

JohnMaginnis

President Obama has aproblem. After 40 months ofunemployment above the 8percent level, he needs a mar-ketable plan to convinceAmerican voters that his re-election is their best bet foremployment, economicgrowth, and fiscal stability.Mr. Obama has had an eco-nomic plan for over threeyears. The problem is, notonly has it not worked, it hasprevented an economic recov-ery from taking root.

The president frequentlylaments the horrible econom-ic situation he inheritedwhen he took office inJanuary 2009. It was horribleand should have led to an all-out crusade by Obama to gofull bore, 24/7, to turn theeconomy around. The presi-dent initially had strongDemocratic majorities inboth the House and Senate toadvance whatever economicplan he deemed appropriateto improve the economy. Sowhat was his plan?

The first proposal out ofthe box was to push “cap andtrade” legislation that wouldrestrict the use of carbon-based energy sources. Theproposal would have killedjobs directly by impactingenergy industries and indi-rectly by increasing energycosts on both consumers andbusinesses. The idea was socounterintuitive that theDemocratic Congress killedit. The next rabbit out of thehat was the $800 billion “stim-ulus” plan that borrowedmoney from the Chinese andused it to pay back the publicsector unions that supportedObama in his election cam-paign. The nation got moredebt, but little in the way ofeconomic recovery. Followingthe “stimulus” debacle, thepresident launched his gruel-ing effort to pass his healthcare initiative that a majorityof Americans opposed. It ishard to discern the buildingblocks of a strong economicrecovery program in this listof legislative initiatives.Instead of determining whatwould give businesses,investors and consumers theconfidence to get the econo-

my moving again, the presi-dent and his team heapedmore uncertainty into theequation buy adding morelayers of regulations on busi-nesses and escalating theclass warfare rhetoric regard-ing tax increases.

President Obama and hisadvisors know better than totry to convince voters that hismajor proposals were a soundrecipe for turning around theeconomy. However, they need-ed a plan. So what did theydo? They borrowed one.

In almost every speech thepresident now gives, he usesthe phrase “our plan” todescribe the economic factorsduring Bill Clinton’s presi-dency as the model Obama isemploying to bring aboutrecovery. The problem is itisn’t true. Obama is totallycommitted to using the pop-ulist mantra of “taxing therich” as the cure-all for solv-ing the economic ills of thecountry. He cites the fact thatPresident Clinton raisedtaxes and the economy grew.Of course, he omits a fewfacts. The economy wasalready growing at a strongpace when Clinton pushedhis tax increases through.That isn’t the case today. Incontrast to Obama, PresidentClinton was not swampingbusinesses with a rapidlyexpanding level of costly reg-ulations. When Clinton could-n’t develop any appreciablelevel of bipartisan supportfor his health care overhaul,he abandoned it and movedon toward building a strongereconomy, reducing the size ofthe federal government andreforming the welfare sys-tem. President Obama isdoing the exact opposite ineach of the above areas.

You have to admire thebrass of the Obama cam-paign advisors in theirattempt to steal the Clintonagenda and try to dress it upas their own. If they had sim-ply followed Clinton’s blue-print of building bipartisanconsensus on key reforms,reducing the rate of growthof the federal government,focusing on economic expan-sion and reduction of federaldebt, they would be coastingto re-election. Instead, theyare trying to hoodwink votersless than 90 days from theelection.

May I BorrowThat?Dan

JuneauLABI

President

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) —He talked about cow milkingand demolition derby, but Rep.Paul Ryan's most pointedremarks Monday at the IowaState Fair targeted PresidentBarack Obama's economic lead-ership.

Facing thousands of cheer-ing supporters lined alongbooths offering fried Oreos andpork chops, the newly tappedRepublican vice presidentialcandidate accused Obama of"spending our children into adiminished future." Noting thatthe president had launched athree-day tour in Iowa that day,he gave Iowans a suggestion.

"As you see the presidentcome through in his bus tour,you might ask him the samequestion that I'm getting askedfrom people all aroundAmerica. And that is, 'Whereare the jobs, Mr. President?'"said Ryan, clad in jeans, cow-boy boots and a red-and-whitecheckered shirt.

It was Ryan's first day cam-paigning alone as MittRomney's running mate, a rolehe assumed just two days earli-er. The 42-year-old seven-termcongressman quickly estab-lished himself as Romney'schief attack dog in the cam-paign to prevent Obama fromwinning a second term. But healso showed himself to be alightning rod of sorts, generat-ing huge excitement amongconservatives and equallystrong disdain from Democratsopposed to his plans to reshapeMedicare.

While his reception waslargely positive, protestersinterrupted his brief fair-ground address several times.They chanted, "Stop the war onthe middle class," and onewoman climbed on stage withRyan before security could dragher away.

"She must not be from Iowa,"Ryan said as he tried to focus onhis speech.

Later, as he raced throughthe fairgrounds with a mob ofsupporters and reporters intow, one fairgoer shouted, "Doyou really wanna cutMedicare?"

Ryan did not respond. In fact,he did not directly address hiscontroversial budget plans atall during his debut in Iowa, aswing state Obama won in 2008.

Ryan is the architect of aplan approved by HouseRepublicans that would set up avoucher-like system to letfuture retirees shop for privatehealth coverage or choose agovernment plan modeled onthe traditional program.Independent budget analystssay that would probably meanhigher out-of-pocket costs forseniors.

Ryan shrugged off the heck-lers.

"In Wisconsin we've beendealing with this sort of thingwith these recall elections," hesaid. "It was an overwhelmingcrowd of support and it wasexciting to do it. And I love com-ing to the fair."

Ryan declined to addressObama's charge that he wasamong House Republicans"standing in the way" of legisla-

tion designed to help thedrought-stricken heartland. Hesaid only that he would get into"those policy things later."

"Right now I just want toenjoy the fair," he said.

The Romney campaignissued a written statement onthe issue: "The truth is no onewill work harder to defendfarmers and ranchers than theRomney-Ryan ticket," Romneyspokesman Ryan Williams said.Ryan spokesman Michael Steellater blamed SenateDemocratic leader Harry Reidfor blocking a farm aid billendorsed by HouseRepublicans.

The Republican-led Housepassed a short-term droughtrelief bill before Congressadjourned for a long summerbreak. Meanwhile, in theDemocratic-controlled Senate,leaders pushed for a longer-term farm bill that includes theemergency aid. It cleared theSenate on a bipartisan vote.

Some of the fairgoers, like64-year-old attorney BillThomas of Indianola, said hewanted to hear Ryan addressthe subject directly.

"There's a lot of farmershere," Thomas said.

The political spotlightturned to Iowa because bothcampaigns see opportunityhere in their battle for the 270electoral votes required to winthe presidency. Romney fin-ished in a near-tie for first placein the state's Jan. 3 caucuses.Obama won Iowa's Democraticcaucuses four years ago andcarried the state in the generalelection.

As Romney campaigned inFlorida, Ryan worked to con-nect with Iowans on a personallevel. He listed family memberswith strong Iowa connectionsand suggested he was in thepresence of "kindred spirits."

"We are united as upperMidwesterners," the Wisconsinnative declared, while jabbingthe Vikings and Bears fans inthe crowd. "I see a few Packerheads here."

Ryan's fair experience wasbrief and intense. There was notime for sampling pork chops orfried butter. He tried to makesmall talk and shake hands onthe short walk to and from thestage where he delivered a 12-minute speech, but it was a hec-tic and crowded scene thatmade walking difficult at times.

Standing alongside IowaGov. Terry Branstad, Ryan toldone fairgoer that he knew howto milk cows.

"We do cow milking contestsin Wisconsin," he said, addingthat he also likes demolitionderbies.

Several people admitted thatthey didn't yet know Ryan.

"I think it's kind of cool thathe's younger," said JoshWandrey, 28, of Des Moines,who described himself as a reli-gious conservative. "I hadn'theard of him."

Joe Church, a 56-year-oldfrom Nichols, said he didn'tvote for Obama four years agoand probably wouldn't thistime. But he said he was con-cerned about Ryan's proposalsfor Medicare.

At Iowa fair, Ryan criticizesObama on economic policy

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP)— The chairman of theSenate Finance Committee isasking for an attorney gener-al's opinion about whetherGov. Bobby Jindal can close astate-run mental health facil-ity in St. Tammany Parishwithout legislative approval.

Sen. Jack Donahue, aRepublican from Mandeville,says closing SoutheastLouisiana Hospital in aparish that has one of thestate's highest suicide rates

is unwise. He's pushing tokeep the psychiatric hospitalopen.

The Jindal administrationdecided to close the facilityand shift patients to otherpublic and private healthcare facilities in the area tosave money, after Louisiana'sfederal Medicaid fundingwas cut. Health secretaryBruce Greenstein says thedecision doesn't require leg-islative approval.

Senator seeks opinion on hospital closure

LifestyleSection A, Page 5

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

The Natchitoches Times

Amanda Franko-Tobin, Lifestyle Editor(318) 352-3618

e-mail: lifestyleeditor@natchitochestimes.com

What’s Cooking in NatchitochesB y C o u r t n e y C . H o w a r d

Strawberries are deliciousthis time of year. They arepleasing to the eye and lookgreat sitting on a plate as agarnish. They grow fresh inthe South through August,and these recipes will keepthem on the table throughoutspring and summer.

Often they are displayed atformal occasions like wed-dings and banquets. Theyare delectable dipped inchocolate and served with asparkling beverage for a spe-cial evening. Strawberriessweeten a luncheon salad, forexample, a combination withspinach, feta, and nuts. Theypair well with soft cheesessuch as goat cheese, brie, andcreme cheese served as anappetizer.

They also can be used tomake tasty beverages. Thestrawberry lemonade recipelisted below is great for aparty and can be made aheadof time. Reduce the amountand serve as afternoonrefreshment or freeze intopopsicles for an old fashiondelight. Strawberries in afruit salad are also delicious--just add cool whip, and it is agreat side dish that coolsdown a spicy dish likegumbo.

S t r a w b e r r i e s I n E v e r y D i s h

Cane River Cooks Dr. Sue Weaver, Dean

Emeritus at NorthwesternUniversity and Chairpersonfor the Home Rule CharterCommission, shares one ofthe recipes from Cane RiverCuisine. She adapted herstrawberry pie fromBrennan’s strawberry crepes.

She grew up in a large fam-ily where cooking mealsevery night was traditionborn out of necessity.

She said, “All four kidswere athletes, so we hadtraining-table style mealswith a meat and three sides.”Sue also said, “I began cook-ing in high school and want-ed to do fancy recipes.”

As a young bride she wasinterested in becoming agreat cook and was often try-ing new recipes with a friendfrom Baton Rouge. Early inher marriage she traveled toNew Orleans for a Banker'sConvention as a guest of a

bank. She said, “We were taken

to Brennan’s for brunch, andI had the fabulous EggsSardou followed by theStrawberries Fitzgerald,which is strawberry crêpes.Having tired quickly of mak-ing crêpes (even with a spe-cial machine), I then placedthe cream filling with thesecret ingredient almond fla-voring in the bottom of abaked pie crust and usedfresh strawberries not frozen.I topped them off with theglaze and whipped cream onthe top.

Nowadays, you can buyglaze already made in the pro-duce section, but it's not asgood as this one with the tangof lemon. The strawberriesneed to be Louisiana straw-berries as those from Mexicotaste like watermelon rind.”

The Cane River Cuisinecookbook has been published

several timessince the orig-inal whichhas bluepages. Themost recentreprint was2010. Thiscookbookwas puttogether bythe Service League in 1974and has been sold in many ofthe stores on Front Street.

Every recipe was testedand came from the homes offamilies from NatchitochesParish. Sue Weaver holds therecord for testing the mostrecipes.

Perhaps she and the otherwomen who shared their orig-inal and family recipes haveachieved their dreams ofbeing great cooks. Those ofus who have the cookbookwould say they are all excep-tional cooks.

Sue Weaver

Strawberry Chicken Salad

1 bunch of spinach (washed and dried) loosely chopped

1/3 cup of almonds

2 cups of cooked chicken--diced

½ cup feta cheese

1 cup chopped strawberries

Layer the ingredients in this order; spinach chicken feta strawberriesalmonds in a salad bowl.

Add dressing of choice.Kraft makes a greatStrawberry BalsamicVinaigrette dressing.

I ngred ients Directions

Strawberry Fruit Salad(low fat and low sugar)

I ngred ients Directionsstrawberries

Splenda or Truvia

Sugar free Cool Whip

bananas

kiwi

Here’s a low sugar, low fatdessert that satisfies a sweettooth.

Cut strawberries and sprin-kle with Splenda or Truvia.(You can do this step up to thenight before.)

Scoop one container ofSugar free Cool Whip into aserving bowl.

Add strawberries and thejuice, sliced bananas, andkiwi.

Stir, serve and eat immedi-ately.

Strawberry Lemonade

3 cans of frozen concen-trate Lemonade

3 10oz. packages of frozensweetened strawberries

3 liters of sparkling waterIce

Blend strawberries andlemonade concentrate in ablender. Pour in large pitcheror punch bowl. Add sodawater and ice. Stir.

I ngred ients

Directions

ChocolateCovered

StrawberriesI ngred ients

king sized Hershey’s milk chocolate

1 lb stawberries

2 tsp coconut oil or shortening

DirectionsMelt the chocolate

(Hersey’s milk chocolate)with a small amount ofcoconut oil in a microwavesafe dish. Stir. Twirl fresh,clean strawberries in thechocolate. Then set out ofwax paper to dry. After thedipped strawberries harden,arrange on a favorite plate orplatter.

1 baked pie shell

½ cup sifted powdered sugar

¼ teaspoon almond flavoring

1 (3- ounce) package cream cheese

½ pint whipping cream, whipped

1 quart fresh strawberries

Sugar to taste

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 teaspoon butter

Few drops red food coloring(optional)

I ngred ients Directions

Add sugar and flavorings to cream cheeseand beat until smooth and fluffy. Fold inhalf whipped cream. Spread evenly overbottom of baked cooled pie shell. Chillthoroughly. Slice and sweeten berries totaste. Let stand until sugar dissolves.Drain thoroughly and reserve liquid.Combine lemon juice and strawberry liquidwith cornstarch. Gradually add remainingliquid. Cook over medium heat 3 to 5 min-utes or until thick and clear. Remove fromheat. Add butter and food coloring. Cool.Arrange sliced berries on cheese layer.Spoon glaze over berries and chill. Garnishwith remaining cream. Serves 6 to 8.Delicious!

Calling All Cooks-If you have a great recipe you would

like to share or know a great cook

send an email with the recipe and a

description of why you think this per-

son is a great cook

to

courtney.howard@suddenlink.net

Sue Weaver’s Strawberry Pie

SportsSection A, Page 6

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

The Natchitoches Times

Chris Salim, Sports Editor(318) 352-3618

email: sports@natchitochestimes.com

Shooting Rangewill have concealed carryclasses

Concealed carry classeswill be at the NatchitochesShooting Range, Aug. 25-26.The course, approved by theLa. State Police, secures alicense to carry a firearm con-cealed on your person for fiveyears. The cost of $100 pro-vides materials, range costand 12 hours instruction.

Classes are from 9 a.m. -5p.m. Saturday, and 2.-6 p.m.Sunday.

For more information andregistration, call VirginiaSnyder at ( 318 ) 356-9457 or(318) 356-9778

Ringgoldto havejamboree

Ringgold high school willhost a football jamboree Aug.24 at 6:30 p.m. featuringRingold, Arcadia and RedRiver. Admission is $7.Game 1 - Ringgold vs. ArcadiaGame 2 - Arcadia vs. Red RiverGame 3 - Ringgold vs. RedRiver

Peveto pleased with team’s effort in first scrimmageBright spots on both sides

of the ball shone throughSunday while theNorthwestern State coachingstaff reviewed tape ofSaturday night’s 125-playscrimmage, the first of theDemons’ preseason camp,with some depth chart adjust-ments resulting, head coachBradley Dale Peveto saidMonday between practice ses-sions.

Monday, the Demons hadthe first of three two-a-daysessions in full gear this week.There were some shuffles onthe personnel charts stem-ming from performances lastweek and Saturday night,although Peveto wasn’t readyto raise the curtain on themyet.

“We’ve made a few depth

chart changes that we’ll evalu-ate this week and see how theywork, and if they do, we’llshare those. One of the con-cepts we have is ‘next man in’because the next man has tobe prepared to play the nextplay, and right now we havesome good depth chart bat-tles,” said Peveto.

Saturday night, NSU’sPurple Swarm defense pro-duced five turnovers, includ-ing a 21-yard fumble returntouchdown by senior safetyCortez Paige, while theoffense rang up eight touch-downs, including three longpass plays, two by startingquarterback Brad Henderson.

“Through 89 plays, thedefense gave up one touch-down and I thought playedextremely well. Then from

plays 90 to115, theoffense domi-nated. I saw alot good onboth sides,”said Peveto.“Offensivelywe did a

great job,aside from

turnovers, of playing consis-tently. We had some droppedballs that killed some drives,but we ran it well and tookshots down the field withmore success,” he said.

Through 12 preseasonworkouts, Peveto cited thebest features and biggest areaof improvement needed onboth sides of the ball.

“Offensively, we’re doing agreat of running the ball, and

being multiple in theirschemes. It’s a great mixtureof schematics, so to speak,making us defend a lot of dif-ferent sets. The number onearea for improvement isturnovers. We gave up the ballfar too many times Saturdaynight.

“We’re playing extremelyhard defensively, running tothe ball and attacking verywell. We have to clean up ourrun fits. We did not fit somesets well, against the two-backrun game, on Saturday andthat was a glaring problem.We’ve played so much spread,we weren’t as good againsttwo-back as we should havebeen,” he said.

While the team did notpractice Sunday, newcomerplayers and coaches show-

cased other skills in theDemons’ annual Talent ShowSunday night.

“The talent show wasabsolutely incredible. We hada group of newcomers do askit that was set in one of ourcoaching staff meetings, andI’ll just say I’m not sure howthey had it pegged dead on,but it was hilarious. We allhad some big laughs and somegreat bonding,” said Peveto.

Newcomers sang theDemon Fight Song for the firsttime in what Peveto called“enthusiastic and entertain-ing” renditions.

“We gave no style points.We are all about effort andexecution when it comes tosinging the fight song,” hesaid. “This isn’t The Voice orAmerican Idol.”

Peveto

Dismissed CB, Matthieu wants to return to LSU next seasonIf LSU is willing to forgive,

cornerback Tyrann Mathieucan forget.

Mathieu, dismissed for vio-lating team policy, has consid-ered transferring to an FCSschool to play immediately,but is reportedly open to sit-ting out 2012 and returning toplay for the Tigers next sea-son.

ESPN reported Mathieuwould accept the one-year sus-pension, remain enrolled and

attend classesin hopes ofbeing allowedto play at LSUin 2013.Mathieu visit-ed McNeeseState but

Jackson State, a rumoredoption, told USA Today it hadnot heard from Mathieu as ofMonday morning.

Mathieu, the top defensiveplayer in the nation last sea-

son, was a force for a teamthat went undefeated duringthe regular season. Multiplereports have said that theHeisman Trophy finalistfailed a drug test. The NewOrleans Times-Picayunereported a player would likelyneed to fail three or four drugtests to be kicked off the teambased on the school's discipli-nary policy process.

If reports of a failed drugtest are true, Mathieu couldn't

play at another NCAA univer-sity, though he would be eligi-ble to enter the 2013 NFL draft.

"This is a very difficult dayfor our team," Miles said lastweek. "We lose a quality per-son, teammate and contribu-tor to the program. However,with that being said, we have astandard that our players areheld to and when that stan-dard is not met, there are con-sequences.

"It's hard because we all

love Tyrann. We will do whatwe can as coaches, teammates,and friends to get him on apath where he can have suc-cess. We are going to misshim."

Mathieu played in 26 gamesin two years for the Tigers,and compiled 133 total tacklesand four interceptions. Healso forced 11 fumbles, whichranks first in school historyand seventh in NCAA history,and recovered eight fumbles.

Matthieu

Demons add power arm to baseball rosterJoesph Siegfried, a right-

handed pitcher fromSpringstead High School inSpring Hill, Fla., has signed toplay college baseball for newhead coach Lane Burroughs atNorthwestern State.

Siegfried, a 6-0, 175-poundhurler, pitched in 41 inningswith a 1.81 earned run averageand struck out 51 batters hissenior year. He ledSpringstead High in all pitch-ing categories.

At the plate, he hit at a .290clip with 21 runs batted in and12 doubles. He led both theteam and Hernando County inRBI and doubles.

“We are delighted that Joehas decided to become a

Demon,” saidB u r r o u g h s .“He came onvery strong atthe end of thespring andhad a fantas-tic summer.”Siegfried was

named to the all-county team,All-North Suncoast Team, andwas a two-time athlete of theweek.

“He was a standout out-fielder, but made the move tothe mound and the resultshave been remarkable,” saidBurroughs. “He can throw thefastball consistently from 85-89 mph with plus-commandalong with an ability to spin

the curveball.“It was truly a steal to get

an arm of this caliber at thispoint in the process,” said thenew skipper. “His make-up isoff the charts and the level oftoughness and seriousness issomething we desperatelywant in our program.”

The three-year lettermanwas also a member of DECA,a global organization that pre-pares emerging leaders inbusiness, and was an interna-tional competitor for hisschool’s sports marketing clubthree years, winning runner-up honors in 2011.

“Kudos to Coach (Chris)Curry for getting this done,”said Burroughs.

Siegfried

Demon basketballteam off to goodstart in Canadianexhibition

VANCOUVER, B.C. --Following a fast start Sundaynight with a 105-40 exhibitionvictory just hours after com-pleting the trip fromLouisiana to some of the mostspectacular countryside inCanada, the NorthwesternState basketball team enjoyedtouring parts of BritishColumbia Monday and pre-pared to play VancouverIsland University Tuesdayevening.

The Demons will playTuesday, Wednesday andThursday before an earlymorning departure for theflight back home on Friday.

They made a smashingdebut north of the borderSunday night, racing to a 31-9first-quarter lead while post-ing a 105-40 victory over QuestUniversity.

Senior guardShamir Davisled six Demonswith double-digit scoring,posting 17 pointsand four assists,while redshirtfreshman guard

Jalan West contributed 11points and a game-high 11assists.

True freshmen twinsAustin and Dustin Adamswere identical in their produc-

tion with 10points and sixr e b o u n d sapiece.Senior forwardGary Robersonscored 11points. So didsophomore cen-ter Marvin

Frazier, who added threeblocked shots.

Connor Heinrichs paced thehome team with 12 points.NSU lead 53-19 at halftime and78-30 through three 10-minutequarters as the teams playedunder international rules.

The Demons had 30 assists. The squad toured

Vancouver Monday, and thenrelocated to Victoria Islandwhere the Demons will head-quarter until Thursday.

Tuesday’s game tips at 8p.m. CST, 6 p.m. local time.

State Police: No evidence of Saints’ wiretapping found

NEW ORLEANS (AP) --Louisiana State Police investi-gators have found no evidencethat the Saints or generalmanager Mickey Loomisrigged Superdome wiring soopposing coaches' radio com-munications could be inter-cepted.

''This has been an intensiveinvestigation, and afternumerous interviews we havedetermined that there is noevidence that state laws havebeen violated,'' State PoliceCol. Mike Edmonson saidMonday after meeting withSaints owner Tom Benson inNew Orleans to brief him onthe status of the probe.

State police investigatorshave been working in conjunc-tion with the FBI since theeavesdropping allegationssurfaced in news reports inApril.

''We found no corroboratingevidence that Mickey Loomisor anybody in the Saints wasengaged in wiretapping oreavesdropping,'' Edmonsonsaid.

Edmonson said it was onlyfair to hold a news conferenceabout the status of the StatePolice probe because he hadtalked about it when his inves-tigators first began lookinginto the allegations.

Edmonson said he cannotcomment on the status ofrelated federal probes. He alsonoted that State Police willreopen their investigations ifnew allegations surface.

''This is based on what weknow today. If any new allega-tions would come up we wouldcertainly pursue that,''Edmonson said. ''This is notanything to do with the FBI orthe U.S. Attorney's office. Wefind out whether or not there'sany evidence to show criminalwrongdoing and base it onstate law.''

Loomis and the Saints haveemphatically denied the alle-gations, and the Saints havehired the firm of former FBIdirector Louis Freeh to do itsown investigation.

When informed ofEdmonson's comments,Loomis said he did not haveanything to add at this time.

Edmonson said he hadn'tspoken to Loomis anddeclined to say whether hewas interviewed by investiga-tors, but said state policeinterviewed many people.

''We looked at every singleperson we could,'' he said.

Incidentally, Edmonson metwith reporters in the BensonTower, a downtown NewOrleans building across thestreet from the Superdomeand owned by the Saints'owner. The high-rise housesnumerous state offices,including the New Orleansoffice of the State Police.

Edmonson said Benson''was happy, of course,'' whentold where the state investiga-tion stood.

''He said he felt that way allalong, but certainly respectsthe law enforcement side ofit,'' Edmonson said.

The allegations againstLoomis, made by people whospoke anonymously to ESPN,claimed the general managerhad the ability to eavesdrop onopposing teams in theSuperdome from 2002 through2004, the last season beforeHurricane Katrina causedextensive damage to theSuperdome.

Asked whether Katrina andresulting renovations were afactor in the investigation,Edmonson said, ''We're notgoing to speculate on any-thing.''

The FBI declined to com-ment on the investigation.

Davis

Roberson

Swisher’s grandslam propels Yankees overRangers 8-2, in potential ALCS preview

NEW YORK (AP) -- DerekLowe was being given a tourof the Yankees' facilities andchanging at a locker withouta nameplate Monday after-noon. David Phelps had littlemore than a day to preparefor a spot start in place of aceCC Sabathia.

No matter. The unlikelyduo combined to shut downthe potent Texas Rangers.

Phelps pitched a career-high five innings and pickedoff two runners, and Lowecompleted New York's 8-2 vic-tory on Monday night withfour shutout innings in hisYankees debut.

In the opener of a four-game series between theteams with the AL's bestrecords, the Yankees poweredtheir way to a sixth straightvictory over Texas in theBronx.

Swisher's second slam thisseason was his 200th careerhomer. Eric Chavez alsohomered off Dempster (1-1),the Rangers' recent acquisi-tion. Ichiro Suzuki tripledand Derek Jeter followedwith a long RBI double in theseventh to end Dempster'sthird start for Texas.

Dempster matched a sea-son high by allowing eightruns. The other time heallowed eight was in his firststart for Texas on Aug. 2. Inthree starts since comingfrom the Chicago Cubs in atrade-deadline deal,Dempster has allowed 19runs - 16 earned - in 17 1-3innings.

Swisher added an RBI sin-gle in the seventh as New

York won for the fifth time insix games.

Phelps (3-3) was being heldto a 75-80 pitch limit. Phelpsneeded 26 pitches in the firstwithout being hit hard. Butthanks in part to a nifty pick-off move, he fulfilled hismanager's wish to make itthrough five innings.

'Phelps turned over a 5-2lead to Lowe in the sixth.Designated for assignment byCleveland on Aug. 2 andreleased Friday, Lowe signedwith New York earlierMonday and made his firstappearance since July 31.

Lowe earned his first regu-lar-season save since 2001while with Boston, shuttingdown Texas on two hits. Hewalked none and struck outfour.

Lowe went 8-10 with a 5.52ERA for the Indians this sea-son, and he had an 8.80 ERAin his final 12 starts forCleveland.

The 39-year-old right-han-der, a longtime rival of theYankees while he pitched forthe Red Sox, received littlenotice from the fans when hisname was called to start thesixth.

After retiring threestraight in the seventh, thecrowd gave him a loud ova-tion.

The high-powered Rangershad ample opportunities tobreak open the game earlyagainst Phelps, making hisfourth start and first sinceJuly 4. They scored a run inthe first on a broken-bat sin-gle by Nelson Cruz and addedanother when David Murphy

led off the second with ahomer.

Phelps hit Ian Kinsler witha pitch with two outs in thesecond. He then picked himoff first base to end theinning with Elvis Andrus atbat. Andrus opened the thirdwith a single and advanced tosecond on Adrian Beltre'sinfield single with one out.But Phelps picked offAndrus at second for out No.2.

Phelps is the first Yankeesright-hander with two pick-offs in a game since ScottKamieniecki did it in his bigleague debut in 1991 atToronto, according to STATSLLC.

Phelps allowed two runsand six hits. He struck outthree and walked one.

Making his first start inthe Bronx since 2000,Dempster retired his first sixhitters then it fell apart in thethird, when seven of the firsteight batters reached.

Russell Martin led off withan opposite-field single toright and Raul Ibanez fol-lowed with a hit that fell justin front of Cruz, the rightfielder. Suzuki, batting ninthfor the first time in hiscareer, sacrificed. Jeter fellbehind 1-2 before walking toload the bases.

Swisher lined a shot intothe second deck in right forthe sixth slam of his careerand a 4-2 lead.

Swisher had not homeredsince July 19 - a drought of 61at-bats - a day before heinjured his hip flexor andmissed six games.

NFL may start season withreplacement referees

League executives saidMonday they now foreseestarting the 2012 regular sea-son with replacement offi-cials.

At a time when players areopenly criticizing replace-ment officials and coaches areprivately grumbling aboutthem, the NFL and NFLReferees Association are notmaking any progress towardsa new deal, according to

sources familiar with thetalks.

The main issues holding upnegotiations is that the NFLwants to make a group of offi-cials, who work only part timefor the NFL, work full time.But more than 90 percent ofthose officials already havefull-time jobs and they areunwilling to leave them andthe revenue they provide.

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Land

33 ACRES near St.Maurice for rent to hunter,$396 per year. Pat Henry318-357-1010.

FOR SALE By Owner: 5acres on Cypress Lane,Natchitoches, La. Call318-655-3691

FOR SALE By Owner: 5acres on Cypress Lane,Natchitoches, La. Call318-655-3691

LAND FOR SALE Hwy.3163, Campti.Approximately 2 acres.Large trees, new sewersprinkler system.Electricity, water, graveldriveway, $14,500. Call318-576-3722.

LAND OWNERSLouisiana Wildlife andFisheries is seeking tolease grain fields for pub-lic dove hunts. Call (318)487-5885.

LOT SUITABLE to builda house overlookingSibley Lake. 177Beechwood Lane inBeechwood Estates. Watermeter included. $35,900.(318) 332-9278

NICE WATERFRONTLOT on Chaplins Lake onUniversity Drive, offAirport Road, $28,900.Will finance with $900down, $247.76 a month.Call Pat Henry 318-357-1010.

SALINE LAKE WINN-FIELD Lake Front Lots$12,500 plus. Call (318)631-3665 or (318) 797-0447.

For Sale

1 ACRE LOT on SibleyLake, Peninsula Drive.Ready to build. $55,000.Call 318-560-4987

1997 35’ SOUTHWINDClass A M/H, one owner,non-smokers, no pets, newcarpet, roof, tires anddrive belt. Queen bed, lotsof storage, 454 Chev,54,000 miles, 2 roof A/C,power jacks, 5K KWGenerator, sofa-diningslide-out, all windowawnings, reg. Serviced.$17,500 negotiable.318-544-0176.

2 REFRIGERATORSFOR SALE. One GE &one Hotpoint. Call 352-1916.

COMMERCIAL PROP-ERTY for sale, w/2 build-ings and office, located inMany. Call for details at318-256-3667 or 318-586-7145

N A T C H I T O C H E STURF FARM has St.Augustine, Centipede andBermuda sod. Cut freshdaily. Delivery availableor pick up on the farm.4.5 miles North of I-49 onHwy. 485 at Powhatanexit. Call 318-352-0062or toll free 877-615-8873.

REBUILT PIANO FORSALE: Originally built asa Starck Player Piano; hasrecently been converted toa regular upright piano.Look inside and you cansee all the new parts, pro-fessionally installed by apiano tuner / builder. It isrichly stained to bring outthe beautiful grain of thewood. Valued at approxi-mately $1500 ; asking$1000. Price is nego-tiable, all serious offerswill be considered. CallSteve at 318-352-0174 toarrange an appointment toview and hear.

SIDE BY SIDEREFRIGERATOR/FREEZER for sale. Goodcondition. $150. Call318-623-2987.

Services

A+ TREE SERVICELicensed and Insured*Pruning * StumpGrinding Removal *Cabling * Topping *Removal * 27 years expe-rienced with LicensedArbors on job site! 318-402-9303 or 272-6235.

APPLIANCE REPAIRWashers, dryers, refrigera-tors. Steve - The Wash’nMachine Man. 15 yearsexp. Call 352-7773.Reasonable prices andprompt service.

DENIED SOCIALSECURITY DISABILI-TY OR SSI? We can helpyou! No money up front.Call Now (318) 221-0767.

GLORIA’S CLEANINGSERVICE Houses, trail-ers, churches, move-in,move-out and any type ofcommercial cleaning.Mobile 318-471-8491;home 576-3150

HOME IMPROVE-MENTS: Roofing (shin-gles or metal roofs), HomeRepair’s and painting.Call Alan (318) 332-0656

HOUSEWASHING Iwill powerwash homes,removing dirt and mildewstains. Gutter cleaningavailable. Call for freeestimate 318-609-8044,352-1503

INDOOR/OUTDOORBUILDERS L.L.C.,Larry Harper. Fencing,remodeling, room addi-tions, ceramic tile,vinylsiding,cement work,drainage installation, gen-eral repairs. Phone 481-4603 or 352-9192.

JTD CONSTRUCTION,LLC for your smallremodeling jobs. Free esti-mates for bath, kitchen,deck, and driveway andmore. Call Jim Davis,contractor 318-332-9927or after 5:00 pm 318-352-4361. Licensed andinsured

LEARN A SKILL FORA LIFETIME! Enrollnow in Jackson HewittTax Service Tax School.Students successfullycompleting the class willearn 10 approved IRSCE’s and possibleemployment. Classes willbe held in various loca-tions includingNatchitoches. Call 318442-2611 for additionalinformation.

NEW STYLE CON-STRUCTION Completeremodeling serviceincluding; custom builtcabinets, sheet rock, paint-ing, trim work etc. Call318-332-8031 for freeestimates. No job toosmall.

RICHARD’S HOMEREPAIR Roofing,Sheetrock, paint, doors,windows, floors and more.Do it right the first time,call 318-581-6518.

SEAMLESS GUTTERSOF NATCHITOCHESWe create and install cus-tom seamless gutters anddownspouts onsite. 19colors to choose from.Leaf guard, gutter repair,RainHandler installation.Call Michael Harper 318-471-3581 or 238-2081.

STAN’S LAWN SER-VICE Call for FreeEstimate - 318-356-0188or 318-332-8454 - LeaveMessage

SUPER CUT LAWN

SERVICE Mowing,weed-eating. Commercialand Homes. Liabilityinsurance. 318-932-3628,cell 318-990-2952.

Auto

1997 CROWN VICTO-

RIA Excellent condition,20” rims, push start alarm,$2,500. (318) 332-8561,(318) 609-1581, (318)332-2996.

2000 GMC JIMMY SLT4 door, good condition.Runs good. Everythingworks on it, air condition,$3,500. Call 318-472-6974 or 702-630-1937.

2003 CADILLACDEVILLE-32V Northstarengine, all power, 36,000miles & in very good con-dition. $10,500.00. 318-663-0465

NICE 2005 HONDACIVIC T-top, all leather.Great condition. Neverbeen in shop, 130,000miles. Great gas mileage,$6,000. Call 318-613-2898.

Mobile Homes

5 BED 3 BATHManufactured Home on3.4 acres. Lots of trees.Financing available. 318-238-6898

ABANDONED SIN-GLEWIDE SomeFinancing Available. 318-356-7045

FIRST TIME BUYERSGet your OWN BrandNEW home today!! Callfor appointment (318)752-8243.

GOT LAND? Need aHome, I CAN HELP (318)752- 4663.

NEW AND USED mobilehomes. EZ purchaseplans. 318-356-9866.

USE YOUR LAND tohelp you purchase newhome (318) 752-8242.

USED HOME. $5000.Excellent Condition. MustSell. 318- 356-9868

WANT A NEW HOMEand having problems? Letus help (318) 752-8245.

WE CAN GET you intoa NEW Home-NoProblems (318) 752-8243.

WOW $24,798 2012 new3 Bedroom 2 Bath mobilehome. Not a FEMA unit.Clayton Homes ofNatchitoches. 877-496-9866

Real Estate

3 BR, 1 BATH HOME1,285 Sq. Ft. Great neigh-borhood, located 402Watson Drive, 5 minutesto shopping, hospital &NSU. East NatchitochesSchool District.$125,000. Call 318-471-8407

BY OWNER - 3/4 BR, 2Bath, 1 acre, 2,200 sq. ft.,fenced yard, storage shed,Natchitoches. $158,000.100% VA financing avail-able to qualified vets.Possible closing cost paid.Call 337-466-1288

FOR SALE 3 BR, 2 Bathhome in Provencal , 1,600sq. ft., large shop, 1.5 +acres, asking $125,000.318-554-8195 or 318-730-4292

FOR SALE 4 BR, 2 Bathhouse in Saline, 2,647 sq.ft. on one acre. DSL,screen in front porch,bomb shelter, 2 blocksfrom excellent school,$70,000. 318-576-3171

For Rent

1 BED, 1 BATH on StMaurice. Washer/Dryerhookups. Available now.$450/mo. Call RhodesProperties at 318-238-3733.

1BEDROOM/EFFICIENCY APTS.. Water,sewage and cable paid.1316 Washington St. Askabout our move in specials318-352-9561.

1 BR FURNISHEDCABIN All appliances, allbills paid. $750 a month,$500 deposit. Call 318-470-2906 or 210-5966

1 BR FURNISHED

CABIN All appliances, allbills paid. $750 a month,$500 deposit. Call 318-470-2906 or 210-5966

1 BR. APT. Central A/H,All electric. Owner payswater. Walking distancefrom NSU, $375 plusdeposit. Call 318-730-0774.

2 AND 3 BEDROOMmobile homes for rent.Available immediately.Call 787-1442 if interest-ed.

2 BR APARTMENT forrent, washer/dryer, $500 amonth, $300 deposit. Call332-2518

2 BR, 1 BATH DUPLEXAPT.: 1307 1/2 North 5lhSt. Washer/Dryer connec-tions; stove and refrig. fur-nished: NO PETS:$450.00 a month; $450.00deposit. Call 352-4429.

2 BR, 1 BATH HOUSEon 5th Street, $600/month,$600/deposit. Call 318-352-4361, 332-9927 ornatchitochesrents.com

2 BR, 2 BATH Home. Allappliances, 1 yr. lease.$600 month, securitydeposit $600. Call 318-332-0172.

2 BR, 2 BATH Home. Allappliances, 1 yr. lease.$600 month, securitydeposit $600. Call 318-332-0172.

2 BR, 2 BATH Mobilehome. Like new, inRobeline. Large front andback porch, on large, pri-vate lot, $600/month. Call472-8352.

2 BR. $450/$450 & 3 BR.$550/$550 Manufacturedhomes for rent. Call 652-0895.

2BR/1BA FURNISHEDMOBILE HOME, excel-lent condition, locatednear WalMart. $600 rent/$600 deposit. Call 318-352-1020.

3 BEDROOM, 2 BATHin Robeline. Large cornerlot, wood flooring, niceporch, $850/month, $450security deposit. CallJohn 318-663-2357.

3 BR HOUSE, 1 1/2 Bath,all appliances, 1/2 block toNSU. NO Pets, childrenor housing. Call 352-9932

3 BR TOWNHOUSE onCane River, for rent, $950month. Call Brad 337-581-9535.

3 BR, 1 & 1/2 BATHHOUSE: 1307 1/2 North5th St. Washer/Dryer con-nections; stove & refrig.furnished; NO PETS:$600.00 a month; $600.00deposit. Call 352-4429.

3BR, 2 BATH MOBILEHOME in quiet OakGrove area. One acreyard, large covered deck,all new flooring,washer/dryer hook-ups,$ 7 5 0 / m o n t h ,$750/deposit. Call 572-0377.

4 BEDROOM, 2BATHROOM, House.Central air/heat,Appliances. Rent $850,plus Deposit. 1274 Hwy484, 15 miles fromNatchitoches. Call 318-730-0774

950 SQ. FT. Two bed-room, one bath apt., locat-ed in Point PlaceSubdivision. New Centralair and heat, washer,dryer hook-ups, remod-eled, large rooms, walk-incloset, all electric, quietand charming.$725/month, $725 depositrequired. AvailableAugust 1st. Call Dean(318) 581-2228 or (318)581-2227.

AFFORDABLE HOUS-ING in safe location, onlarge lot. No pets. Call352-3692 before 7 p.m.

APARTMENT FORRENT 2 bedroom, onebath. Completely fur-nished & nicely decorated.New appliances, windowtreatments. Central AC &Heat. Utilities paid, noyard upkeep. Good quietlocation! Great for gradu-ate student $900 permonth, $300 deposit. NoPets. Call Faye 652-4144

AVAILABLE IMMEDI-

ATELY COUNTRYCOTTAGE FOR LEASE- (7 miles East ofClarence), 2 BR, 1 1/2bath, Partially furnished.Also has AC and stove andwasher & dryer. Call 352-0478 or 581-0368.

CAMP HOUSE FOR

RENT on Cane River,large private lot with aboat dock and a nice largedeck. Loft BR, 1 full bath,tile floors, window treat-ments, beautiful view.$950, utilities paid, noyard up keep, unfurnished.No pets. $300 deposit.Call Faye 652-4144

CEDAR GROVE 2/2TRAILER, $550/month;PROVENCAL 2/1 Apt.$450/month. Both Verynice and No Pets. Call352-3953 or 652-0666.

CUSTOM BUILTHOUSE Beautiful setting,on 2.37 acres close tocountry club. 3 bed/2 &1/2 baths, fireplace,$1,250. Call 318-481-2122.

E X Q U I S I T E L YDESIGNED New 2Bedroom, 2 bath apart-ment. Washer/dryerincluded. Peaceful, OakGrove location. No Pets!$ 8 5 0 / m o n t h ,$850/deposit. Call 572-0377

FOR LEASE!! 1756,1758 & 1768 Texas Street,corner of Texas St. &Hwy. 1, Office or Retail.Approx. 900-2700 sq. ft.Call Connie MooreBrewer - Owner/Agent Brian Moore Realty, LLC318-322-4000.

FOR RENT 2 BR 1 Bathmobile home, $585 amonth, 1 month deposit,on shaded lot, Bayou VistaMobile Home Park,Fairgrounds Rd. Call 318-332-4818 an leave mes-sage.

LARGE 3 BR, 2 BATHVery nice lot, porch, fire-place, water, yard mainte-nance included in pay-ment. Deposit $1,000 rent$1,000. (318) 581-6280.

LARGE 3 BR. EFFI-CIENCY APT. orCommercial building at1556 Texas Street, $650month, $650 deposit.Available August 13th.Call 352-1048 or 318-452-5736.

LOVELY 1930’S HOMEon Williams Avenue andCane River available forshort term rental. Twobedrooms, two baths,2000 sq. ft. Gourmetkitchen, beautifully fur-nished, hardwood floors,one acre privacy fencedlot. Electric, water, gasand yard maintenanceincluded. $1,800/month.References required 318-471-3330

MAGNIFICENT 3BR, 2BATH HOUSE - Wraparound porch, hardwoodfloors, large kitchen, cen-tral air/heat, large lot, stor-age building in Robeline,$900 month. 472-8352.

MOBILE HOME intown on river off WilliamsAvenue, 306 ShorelineDrive. Available soon,$650. 352-4714.

MOBILE HOMESNEAR NSU. $450-$550,.Water and garbage paid.NOT ON HOUSING.Leave message at 352-4714

NICE 3BR, 2 BATHNice area lot, washer &dryer, water and yardmaintenance included inpayment. Deposit $600Rent $700. (318) 581-6280.

NICE 3BR, 2 BATHNice area lot, washer &dryer, water and yardmaintenance included inpayment. Deposit $600Rent $700. (318) 581-6280.

NICE AREA 2 BR, 1BATH Washer & dryer,lot rent, yard maintenanceincluded. Deposit $450,rent $500. (318) 581-6280.

ONE BEDROOM COT-T A G EFURNISHED/FURNI-TURE, dishes, linens,TVs, etc. ALL BILLSP A I D / I N T E R N E T ,CABLE & ELECTRICI-TY. NO PETS, NOSMOKING, $750 month,$500 deposit. 318-652-1919.

ROOMMATE WANT-

ED - Mature, responsibleadult to share 3BR/2BAhome. $400mo. Includesrent, utilities, cable/inter-net. Call for more info.318-652-1717.

SUBLET FOR FrogPond Apartment,August rent paid. Call337-378-8721 for moreinformation.

THREE MOBILE

HOMES on FranklinLane for rent. Two, 2BR, $400/mo.$200/deposit ; and One,3 BR, 2 bath, $ 450/mo,$200 deposit. Call 332-1177.

UPSCALE TOWN-HOMES for lease.Spacious 2 bedroom l.5bath 1,180 sq. ft. Quietcountry setting, Close toNSU Campus. Washer &dryer included. Call today,318-238-4500.

VERY CUTE HOUSEfor rent in Oak Grove. 2BR, 1 bath, Huge mastercloset, CA/CH, niceneighborhood. Cheap util-ities. Excellent landlord.Pets possible. $675month, $675 deposit. NoHousing. Call (318) 332-7875.

VERY NICEFURNISHED with utili-ties, 2 BR, 1 bath apart-ment, $900/month,$300/deposit. No Pets.Call Faye 318-652-4144.

WILLOW BEND IIT O W N H O M E STownhomes are 2 bed-room, 2 and 1/2 bath.Close to NSU. All electric,Central A/C and heat,dishwasher, garbage dis-posal, crown molding,ceiling fans, smooth topstove, microhood, wash-er/dryer connections andmuch more. FREE 32” flatscreen TV at lease sign-ing! Monthly rent only$895. Please visithttp://www.tandjmanage-ment.net/ for pic’s andmore information. Call ortext 318-663-0893.

Help Wanted

AN UPSCALE town-home community has anopening for a maintenancetech. Must have experi-ence, be efficient and takepride in their job. Pleasecall for appt. 318-238-4500

CLINIC MANAGERManages, plans, orga-nizes, coordinates andimplements services andactivities of the ruralCommunity BehavioralHealth Clinics. Must pos-sess a Master’s degree inSocial Work, Psychologyand/or Counseling.Experience in the behav-ioral health field includingthe supervision of clinicaland paraprofessional staffis required. Must havedependable transportationto travel to three ruralbehavioral health clinicsin Region VII. Salary-$21.50/hour plus travelreimbursement. Apply inperson at 3000 Knight St.Bldg. 5 Ste. 100,Shreveport, LA 71105.(318)865-1422

CUSTOMER SERVICEParts Manager, Computerskills a must, knowledgeof Auto Parts a plus. Mustbe Organized,Dependable, & Efficientand Drug Free, must beable to multitask. Pleasesend resume to PremiumAuto Services P.O. Box7045 , Natchitoches, La.71457 or email tonatchshop@gmail.com.

CUSTOMER SER-VICE, Parts Manager,Computer skills a must,knowledge of Auto Parts aplus. Must be Organized,Dependable, & Efficientand Drug Free, must beable to multitask. Pleasesend resume to PremiumAuto Services P.O. Box7045 , Natchitoches, La.71457 or email tonatchshop@gmail.com.

DERMATOLOGY &

SKIN SURGERY

CLINIC inNatchitoches looking foran LPN. Position is Full-Time, Monday-Fridayfrom 8 to 5. Please sendresume to 201 4th St,Box 30127 Alexandria,La. 71301 or fax to 318-449-1461

ESTABLISHED CON-

SUMER loan companyin Winnfield needs amanager experienced inloans, collections, andoffice management.Salary is based on abili-ty. Company has excel-lent benefits. Pleasesend resume to :Manager, P. O. Box 957,Jena, La. 71342

E X P E R I E N C E D

HEAVY EQUIPMENT

OPERATORS neededfor the Campti, LA areaand vicinity. Excellentpay w/benefits.Mandatory DrugScreening Required.Call 318/549-1928, ext.26 and leave a detailedmessage.

E X P E R I E N C E DTECHNICIAN NEED-ED IN SMALL ENGINEAND TRACTORREPAIR. MUST HAVEOWN TOOLS. FORMORE INFORMATION,CALL 318-352-9876.

HELP WANTEDI M M E D I A T E L YExperienced PartsManager 1. Knowledge amust in agriculture parts;ordering parts & workingwith service department 2. Multi-task - Mustbe able to wait on cus-tomer & answer phone {atthe same time}, in a time-ly manner 3. Manage & orderfrom multiple parts lines 4. Manage partsemployees 5. People skills -acknowledge each cus-tomer 6. Be interested inseeing the company growAND be a team player If interested, please applyin person at WeeksTractor, and see Billy, orcall for an interview @318-352- 9876

LIVEHAUL DRIVERSPilgrim’s - Livehaul,Robeline, LA has full timeopenings for LivehaulTruck Drivers. Minimumage 21; must have Class ACommercial Driver’sLicense and one year veri-fiable driving experience.Competitive wage andpaid vacation. Medical,dental, vision insuranceand 401(k) retirement planavailable. Call 318-356-6361 for more informa-tion. Drug Test required.EOE/M/F/V/D - Mustcomplete an application tobe considered for position.

MAINTENANCE MANneeded for local manage-ment company.Transportation and toolsprovided. Some out of town travelrequired 40 hours per week $12.00 per hour Serious inquiries only Fax resume’ to 352-1929

N A T C H I T O C H E SCONTRACTOR has aPayroll Clerk positionavailable. Experiencerequired. Must be highlyorganized and detail ori-ented. Please fax resumeto 318-352-2349.

ST. MARY’SCATHOLIC SCHOOLis now accepting applica-tions/resumes for a HeadGirls BasketballCoach/Teacher and a HeadBoys BasketballCoach/Teacher. Pleasemail resumes to: Principal,1101 East Fifth Street,Natchitoches, La 71457.Please fax resumes to 318-352-5798 or call the officeat 318-352-8394

ST. MARY’SR E S I D E N T I A LTRAINING JOBS: LPN– 6P-6AABA Section LeaderActivity Coordinator Job Coach LEAD GROUNDSKEEP-ER SHIFT LEADER6p-6aLIFE GUARDDirect Care StaffHouseparentsBehavior TherapistSection Leader Visit www.stmarys-rts.orgfor job qualifications.Send resume tohrdept@stmarys-rts.orgEOE

TONY STOP RESTAU-RANT is looking forCooks, Servers andCashiers. Call 318-214-4023.

TRUCK DRIVERSNEEDED Minimum 2years CDL flatbed experi-ence. Home every week-end. Mostly regional runs(LA, AR, TX, OK). Notover the road (48). Pleasecall 318-352-0466 and ifno answer, please leavemessage.

TRUCK DRIVERSNEEDED: Minimum 2years’ CDL flatbed expe-rience. Home every week-end. Mostly regional runs(LA,AR,TX,OK). Notover the road (48). Pleasecall 318-352-0466 and ifno answer, please leavemessage.

WURSTER VETERI-NARY CLINIC needsMale to do cleaning andanimal care. Must havedrug free background.Bring resume: 1841 Hwy.1 South.

Personals

PREPARE FOR ACAREER in the MedicalProfessional as a CertifiedPhlebotomy Technician injust 7 weeks. Local clini-cal site available, limitedseating, next class Sept.17; Certified NursingAssistant in just 4 weeks,classes are held everymonth. We are nowapproved for FinancialFunding for any of ourclasses through MyCAA(Military Spouse CareerAdvancement Accounts).Call 318-445-4006, andclick on our website, cen-lamed.com or come by3550 Government St.Alexandria, LA for moredetails.

WERE YOUIMPLANTED WITH AST. JUDE RIATA DEFIB-RILLATOR LEAD WIREbetween June 2001 andDecember 2010? Haveyou had this lead replaced,capped or did you receiveshocks from the lead? Youmay be entitled to com-pensation. ContactAttorney Charles Johnson1-800-535-5727

Pets

MINI DACHSHUNDlong hair female $175;Chin-Doddle male. Willstay small, potty trained$175; Chihuahua, verysmall, potty trained, $350;Shorkies, tiny purse size$500. Cocker spaniels$350. Facebook: mawand-paw Mac Kennels 318-332-8354, text accepted.

Outdoors

MIDWAY MARINA atSt. Maurice, La.(Natchitoches area), Nowunder New Ownership.318-646-0097 FullServices. Web: redriver-midwaymarina.com.

Misc.

LA. H.S. DIPLOMAState Approved Home StudyReasonable TuitionGr. 6-12/Ages 13 to 19866-766-0420

C O M P U T E RTRAINEES NEEDEDNOW! Train to install &service Home Computer,Alarm & Cable Systems atAyers Career College. NoExperience Needed - wecan train you! 1-888-247-9245 (LA-SCAN)

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8A THE NATCHITOCHES TIMES Wednesday, August 15, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY forWednesday, Aug. 15, 2012:

This year you could feel everythingintensely — more than you have in along time. You also might tend to getangry far more easily. You might bedealing with a low-level depression. Ifso, make a point to see the appropriateperson for help. Why carry aroundextra baggage if you don’t need to? Ifyou are single, screen the people youmeet and take your time getting toknow a potential suitor. Remember,time is your ally. If you are attached,the two of you need private time as acouple. CANCER makes a good heal-er for you.

The Stars Show the Kind of DayYou’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive;3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Deal with a personal mat-

ter. You easily could be overwhelmedby what is on your plate. A partner orclose loved one could become with-drawn. You cannot change this per-son’s mood — only he or she can. Donot push so hard to get your way.Tonight: Let your inner child out.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Important communication

needs to take place in the morning. Inthe afternoon, you’ll want to concen-trate and could close the door if youare at the office. If you are retired, youmight indulge in a lengthy nap. In anycase, be sure to slow down. Tonight:Relax.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Make sure you stay on top

of your finances. They could go upand down rather quickly right now. Bymidday, you’ll discover your voiceand the power of your words oncemore. Know that you do not need tosettle. You have a lot going for you.Tonight: Hang out.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You flourish in the morn-

ing. You might even want to take off inthe afternoon and do some shopping.Take time to browse around at afavorite store for a great card or gift tolet someone know how much youcare. Tonight: Indulge a little.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You feel empowered by

midafternoon, though you might havehad several difficult and challengingpeople to deal with prior to that.Problems and hassles wash over youlike water. You might want to gather agroup of people together or use ameeting to establish boundaries.Tonight: The world is your oyster.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHUse the daylight hours to the

max. Be careful with your anger — itcould cause you to overspend oroverindulge right now. Strong com-munication between you and someoneelse marks the afternoon. You mightdiscover that the outcome will breakdown barriers. Tonight: Not to befound.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You could be oversensitive

or difficult, even into the afternoon.You might not realize that you are test-ing your limits. You will find that youhave a lot to smile about if you couldjust relax and be yourself. Tonight:Where the action is.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Make an important call in

the morning. What you did not counton is a brainstorming session emerg-ing from an obstacle you encounter.Two minds work better than one, espe-cially in this case. Accept responsibili-ties. Tonight: Could go into the weehours.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH A close friend, loved one

or associate demands a lot of yourtime and attention. Curb an element offrustration that could mount when in ameeting or while dealing with some-one whose issues are stopping youfrom getting to a key call or conversa-tion. Tonight: Tap into your imagina-tion.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Others seek you out in the

morning. You might have a grumpyresponse like “I’m busy.” In the after-noon, spend time working through anissue with someone who is instrumen-tal to your work and/or well-being.Tonight: Spend quality time with aloved one.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)HHHH Throw yourself into your

daily routine, and focus on clearingout as much as possible. By midday,others will seek you out, one after theother. You might call it a form of net-working, but really you are respondingto others’ requests. Tonight: Break intomore fun.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHYour imagination assumes

the lead, no matter what you do thismorning. Maintain a sense of humor.You might be overserious in dealingwith someone you perceive to be a dif-ficult person. Treat him or her normal-ly. Tonight: Dinner with a favorite per-son.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 THE NATCHITOCHES TIMES 9A

GILLIAN WONGAssociated Press

BEIJING (AP) — The mur-der of a British businessmanby the wife of an oustedChinese politician was sup-posed to be an open-and-shutcase, by the government'saccount. The victim threat-ened the life of Gu Kailai'sson. Gu poisoned the Briton,was caught and confessed.End of story.

Not so fast. The trial pro-ceedings, and official state-ments about them, have failedto clarify glaring omissions inthe case.

Legal and political scholarssay much of the case has beenimplausible, leaving majorquestions unanswered, notleast of which is whether thevictim posed any real threat toGu's son at all. Also, whywould a high official's wifecarry out such a murder her-self ? Where is Bo Xilai, thealleged murderer's husbandand man at the center of themessiest scandal in twodecades to rock the Chineseleadership?

The government accountdepicts Gu as a depressedwoman on medication whoturned willful murderer afterBriton Neil Heywood threat-ened the safety of her son, BoGuagua. Gu lured the victimto a hotel in Chongqing, gothim drunk then pouredcyanide into his mouth. It saysGu and her co-defendant "con-fessed to intentional homi-cide" and appeared repentant

in court last Thursday duringa speedy, seven-hour trial.

"It sounds like a story froma fairy tale. The details of thecase have very little credibili-ty," Peking University law pro-fessor He Weifang said of thenarrative via state media andofficial comments.

Much of the speculationoutside the courtroom hascentered on whether the slay-ing was the result of corruptbusiness dealings gone awry,or if Heywood was somehowinvolved in moving moneyoverseas for Gu.

The official line on themotive — Gu protecting herson — serves to deflect anyattention to potential corrup-tion within what was one ofChina's top political families.It also serves up a punishableoffense but with a mitigatingcircumstance that avoids thedeath penalty — thus, elimi-nating a punishment thatmight crystalize Gu's positionas a scapegoat and draw anoutcry among the public.

Steve Tsang, director of theChina Policy Institute at theUniversity of Nottingham inBritain, said the motive helps,firstly, to "avoid reference toBo Xilai and therefore theissue of corruption and abuseof power." Secondly, it showsthat Gu "did it because shethought her son was in mortaldanger."

"Therefore it was 'intention-al homicide' that could beunderstood, and everything isplaying out to script."

Gu's arrest and the ouster ofher husband Bo, theCommunist Party boss ofChongqing until March,sparked the biggest politicalturbulence in China since theputdown of the TiananmenSquare protests in 1989. Hertightly orchestrated trial hasbeen a step toward resolvingthe scandal before the party'sonce-a-decade leadership tran-sition this fall. Before his fall,Bo was a contender for a topjob.

The official Xinhua newsagency said Gu accepted theindictment during the trial inthe eastern city of Hefei, andis ready to accept her punish-ment. A verdict is to be handeddown later.

But He, the law professor,said too many important ques-tions remain, such as thenature of the threat Heywoodallegedly posed to Gu's son.Xinhua said prosecutors pre-sented emails exchangedbetween Heywood and BoGuagua, and a man whoattended the hearing saidHeywood wrote that he would"destroy" the son.

But "in order to prove thatthere was an actual threat ofdeath, or that her son was in asituation in which he facedimmediate danger, there needsto be concrete evidence," Hesaid. "The evidence is tooambiguous."

He also expressed skepti-cism that Heywood would will-ingly travel to Chongqing andhave drinks with a woman

after threatening her son. Thelegal expert also said it was"inconceivable" that Gu wouldpersonally carry out the deed.

Many other questions havebeen raised, including overthe claim in Xinhua reportsthat Gu and Heywood becameacquainted in 2005, which con-tradicts Western mediareports that the two hadknown each other since thelate 1990s when Bo Guagua,then 12, had just started goingto a prestigious boardingschool in Britain, apparentlywith Heywood's help.

No specific time line hasbeen provided for the eventsleading up to the slaying.When exactly was Bo Guaguaallegedly threatened byHeywood? By November lastyear, Bo Guagua was aHarvard Kennedy Schoolgraduate student living thou-sands of kilometers (miles)away from Britain. Why didGu feel like Heywood posed aserious threat to her son?

The most conspicuousomission in official accountsof the crime so far is that ofGu's husband, Bo Xilai, giventhat his political downfall wasprecipitated by the exposure ofthe crime, allegedly commit-ted by his wife in the city thathe ruled with a firm grip. Aman who attended the trialtold The Associated Press oncondition of anonymity thatthe court heard evidence thatChongqing police chief andBo's close aide, Wang Lijun,was informed by Gu of her

plan to kill Heywood and evenparticipated in planning it fora time.

"If Wang Lijun was in onthe conspiracy from the verybeginning, could he havedecided on something likethis, either to be involved, orthen to be out of it, withouttelling Bo Xilai?" asked Tsang."It is hard to believe that BoXilai would not have beeninformed and indeed his per-mission requested."

In an odd and unexplainedtwist, Wang later became theperson who exposed the crime,the court heard, according tothe court attendee.

Another seeming irregular-ity is that the younger Bo didnot have to testify in person incourt despite being depictedas key to the murder motive,Tsang said.

Tsang said he believes thatthe party leadership hasdrawn three political parame-ters around the case: first, that

murder by a senior leader'swife must be punished, thoughshort of execution; second,that Bo Xilai's case is unlikelyto be resolved before the polit-ical transition; and third, thatBo Guagua is not to be impli-cated out of concern thatother party leaders' overseaschildren might someday bedragged into political affairsback home.

"If you accept that these arethe basic political parametersfirst and the script was subse-quently written to make itwork, then you see how thescript becomes eventuallywhat it looks like and how itcan't actually really be a con-sistent narrative," he said.

Still, trying the wife of asenior political leader alreadyhas served a purpose domesti-cally, sending a message thatall people are equal before thelaw, said Nicholas Howson, aChinese law expert atUniversity of Michigan.

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BREAUX BRIDGE, La. (AP)— Some St. Martin Parish stu-dents started their first day ofclasses at home

On Monday, studentslogged into the district's newvirtual school program thatbegins this year as a way tohelp students graduate ontime or in some cases ahead ofschedule.

The program, housed at theBreaux Bridge Junior Highcampus, enables students to

take all or some classes onlinethrough a Web-based programcalled Education 2020.

The Advocate reports(http://bit.ly/NzYfRP) stu-dents may opt to work fromhome or may report to theVirtual School campus to dotheir daily coursework. Testsmust be taken on-site at eitherthe Virtual School campus orthe student's zoned school.

The program targets stu-dents who want a nontradi-

tional learning option, whoneed to retake a failed course,who want to take electives notoffered at their school, or sim-ply want to advance ahead ofthe traditional school sched-ule, said Noelle Prados, theprogram's teacher. Pradosstaffs the virtual school learn-ing lab, providing technicalsupport and serving as aninstructional tutor should thestudents need one-on-one helpwith their courses. The dis-

trict is also recruiting home-school families for the pro-gram. So far, she said, onehome-schooler is on the ros-ter.

Prados said of the total 30students enrolled in the pro-gram as of Monday, 20 arefull-time online studentswhile the remaining are tak-ing courses while attendingtheir zoned schools. The rea-sons why students enroll vary,she said.

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MIAMI (AP) — Sandra Picois poor, but not poor enough.

She makes about $15,000 ayear, supporting her daughterand unemployed husband. Shethought she'd be able to gethealth insurance after theSupreme Court upheldPresident Barack Obama'shealth care law.

Then she heard that her owngovernor won't agree to the fed-eral plan to extend Medicaidcoverage to people like her intwo years. So she expects toremain uninsured, strugglingto pay for her blood pressuremedicine.

Many working parents likePico are below the federalpoverty line but don't qualifyfor Medicaid, a decades-oldstate-federal insurance pro-gram. That's especially true instates where conservative gov-ernors say they'll reject theMedicaid expansion underObama's health law.

In South Carolina, a yearlyincome of $16,900 is too muchfor Medicaid for a family ofthree. In Florida, $11,000 a yearis too much. In Mississippi,$8,200 a year is too much. InLouisiana and Texas, earning

more than just $5,000 a yearmakes you ineligible forMedicaid.

Governors in those fivestates have said they'll rejectthe Medicaid expansion under-pinning Obama's health lawafter the Supreme Court's deci-sion gave states that option.Many of those hurt by the deci-sion are working parents whoare poor — but not poor enough— to qualify for Medicaid.

Republican Mitt Romney'snew running mate, conserva-tive Wisconsin congressmanPaul Ryan, has a budget planthat would turn Medicaid overto the states and sharply limitfederal dollars. Romney hasn'tspecifically said where hestands on Ryan's idea, but hasexpressed broad support for hisvice presidential pick's propos-als.

Medicaid now covers an esti-mated 70 million Americansand would cover an estimated 7million more in 2014 under theObama health law's expansion.In contrast, Ryan's plan couldmean 14 million to 27 millionAmericans would ultimatelylose coverage, even beyond theeffect of a repeal of the health

law, according to an analysis bythe nonpartisan Kaiser FamilyFoundation of Ryan's 2011 bud-get plan.

For now, most states don'tcover childless adults, but allstates cover some low-incomeparents. The income cutoff,however, varies widely fromstate to state.

Manuel Pico, a carpenter,used to make more than $20,000a year, but has struggled to findwork in the last three yearsafter the real estate market col-lapsed. He occasionally picksup day jobs or takes care of theneighbor's yard. Sandra Picowould like to work full time, butcan't afford to pay someone towatch her 34-year-old sister,who has Down syndrome.

In San Juan, Texas, 22-year-old Matthew Solis makes about$8,700 a year — too much toqualify for Medicaid in thatstate. Solis, a single father withjoint custody of his 4-year-olddaughter, said he works about25 hours per week at a buildingsupply store making minimumwage and is a full-time collegestudent at the University ofTexas-Pan American. Heaspires to be a school counselor.

He recently sought medicalcare for food poisoning, visitinga federally funded clinic. But hedoesn't see a doctor regularlybecause he can't afford privateinsurance. The new health lawallows young adults to remainon their parents' insuranceuntil age 26. But that doesn'thelp Solis, whose father is unin-sured and whose mother died ofleukemia when he was 8.

"I voted for him (Obama)because he promised we wouldhave insurance," Solis said. "I'mpretty upset because I workedfor Obama and I still don't havecoverage."

His governor, Rick Perry,like Pico's governor, Rick Scott,is rejecting the Medicaidexpansion. So Solis too is out ofluck unless his circumstancesdramatically change.

In most of the states wheregovernors are rejecting or lean-ing against the expansion, theincome level that disqualifies aparent from Medicaid is stun-ningly low. Only in New Jersey,where Gov. Chris Christie hassaid he's leaning against theexpansion, is Medicaid avail-able to parents with incomes atthe poverty line and slightlyabove. New Jersey will cover aparent making $24,645 in a fam-ily of three.

Most states base Medicaideligibility for parents on house-hold income and how it com-pares to the federal povertylevel, which was $18,530 for afamily of three in 2011, the yearbeing used for easier state-by-

state comparisons.In Louisiana, the eligibility

cutoff for a working parent is25 percent of federal poverty, or$4,633 for a family of three. InNevada, it's 87 percent of thefederal poverty level, or $16,121for a family of three.

That's been the range instates where governors are like-ly saying no to expandedMedicaid.

To be sure, some states withgenerous coverage for parentshave been forced to cut back.Illinois, facing a financial cri-sis, ended coverage last monthfor more than 25,000 workingparents. Even so, the state stillcovers working parents withincomes slightly higher thanthe poverty line.

The national health law'sMedicaid expansion wouldstart covering all citizens in2014 who make up to roughly$15,400 for an individual,$30,650 for a family of four.

The federal government willpay the full cost of theMedicaid expansion through2016. After that, the states willonly pick up 5 percent of thecost through 2019, and 10 per-cent of the cost thereafter.

So why would any governorsay no to such a great deal?

These governors are in favorof smaller government. In prin-ciple, they don't want the feder-al government to expand —even if that expansion wouldhelp their own citizens. Andthey say they don't want theirown states paying any more ofthe Medicaid tab even if it'syears down the road.

Also, many conservativesview Medicaid as a wasteful,highly flawed program, akin tono health coverage. Many doc-tors across the country won'ttreat Medicaid patientsbecause the payments theyreceive are so low.

When the Supreme Courtruled that states could opt outof the health law's Medicaidexpansion, it raised thechances for inequity at a timewhen more Americans havefallen from the middle classinto poverty, said IsabelSawhill, a senior fellow at theBrookings Institution.

"Why should a sick person inConnecticut have access tohealth care when they don't inMississippi and Texas?"Sawhill asked. "We really dohave a very high level of pover-ty as a result of the recession."

Medicaid, the nation's singlelargest insurer, is a state andfederal program created in 1965as a companion program towelfare cash assistance to sin-gle parents. Today, the elderlyand disabled cost nearly 70cents of every Medicaid dollar.

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AMMAN, Jordan (AP) —The Syrian prime ministerwho defected said Tuesdaythat Bashar Assad's regimewas near collapse and urgedother leaders to tip thescales and join the rebelside. The U.N. said an esti-mated 2.5 million Syrianshave been injured, displacedor face problems securingfood or other necessities, asharp rise from about 1 mil-lion three months ago.

It was the first publicstatement by Riad Hijabsince he left his post and fledto Jordan with his familylast week. Hijab is the high-est-ranking political figureto defect from Assad'sregime.

"The regime is on theverge of collapse morallyand economically in addi-tion to cracks in the mili-tary," Hijab told a news con-ference in the Jordaniancapital, Amman.

Hijab is a Sunni Muslimfrom the eastern province ofDeir el-Zour where rebelsclaimed to have shot down aregime MiG-23 warplane onMonday. Hijab, who was notpart of Assad's inner circle,said the trip to Jordan lastedthree days during which hewas protected by rebels ofthe Free Syrian Army.

He said he felt "pain in hissoul" over the regime'sshelling and other attackson rebel strongholds as thegovernment stepped up itsmilitary offensive. Activistssay more than 20,000 peoplebeen killed in the strugglesince March 2011.

"I was powerless to stopthe injustice," Hijab said,speaking in front of therebel flag. He called on "hon-orable leaders" in Syria todefect as well.

"Syria is full of honorableofficials and military lead-ers who are waiting for thechance to join the revolu-tion," he said, adding thatAssad's forces only control30 percent of Syria.

"I urge the army to followthe example of Egypt's andTunisia's armies — take theside of the people," he added.

Hijab said he was nowbacking the rebels, but gaveno clue on his plans. Therehad been speculation that hewould travel to the Gulfnation of Qatar, which is oneof the rebels' main support-ers.

The Britain-based SyrianObservatory for Human

Rights said at least 45 people,including 29 civilians, werekilled in Tuesday through-out Syria while the LocalCoordination Committees,another activist group, said50 people lost their lives. TheObservatory said six mem-bers of the same family,including two children, werekilled when troops shelledthe eastern village ofShumaita.

In Geneva, the U.N. saidthat its humanitarian chiefhas begun talks in Syria on amission to boost interna-tional aid inside the war-bat-tered country. Valerie Amoswas to meet with Syria's for-eign ministry and the RedCrescent, which has beenthe pipeline for humanitari-an supplies to Syrianscaught in the civil war.

Jens Laerke, a spokesmanfor the U.N. Office for theCoordination ofHumanitarian Affairs inGeneva, said Amos is on athree-day visit to the region.

She said the U.N. now esti-mates that more than 2 mil-lion Syrians have beeninjured, displaced or facingproblems securing food orother necessities. Also, morethan 200,000 refugees havefled to neighboring coun-tries including Turkey,Lebanon and Jordan.

"We have a situationwhere there is an ongoinghumanitarian crisis," Amossaid in Damascus after meet-ing National ReconciliationMinister Ali Haidar. "Threemonths ago, we thought thatthere were about a millionpeople who were in need ofassistance. We're now hav-ing to revise that number toabout 2.5 million," sheadded.

"I think it's important thatall parties to the conflict rec-ognize that it is ordinarymen and women who arecaught up in the middle ofthis and that it is importantthat the fighting stops," sheadded.

A spokesman for outgoingU.N. peace envoy Kofi Annansaid that Syria authoritieshave backed formerAlgerian Foreign MinisterLakhdar Brahimi as his suc-cessor. The spokesman,Ahmed Fawzi, said the nextstep was for Brahimi, a long-time U.N. official, to formal-ly accept the post andresume efforts for a diplo-matic solution to Syria's cri-sis.

Syrian premier who defected: Regime near collapse