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50 daily www.delphosherald.com BY MIKE FORD mford@delphosherald.com Amid somewhat-frequent hikes in stamp prices and talk of ending Saturday delivery, residents may wonder why the United States Postal Service cant seem to come up with enough money. Representatives frequently speak of diminished mail usage due to online bill paying, email correspondence and other electronic conveniences. However, that isnt the complete picture. The post office is funded like a private business but not structured as one. Congress doesnt fund the post office but mandates matters that pinch its already-tight fiscal waistline. We are a quasi-government entity, meaning we dont receive any tax revenue and have to pay all our bills through the sale of products and services. So, we are unique. Also, there has been a 22-percent decrease in the volume of mail and, at the same time, the federal government has required us to pay $5.5 billion per year to pre-pay retiree health benefits out of our revenue, Representative David Van Allen said. Senator Sherrod Brown Press Secretary Alison Preiss said the Government Accounting Office detected a

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bubble in 2000. The USPS was on a collision course with the clock as a large number of employees marched toward retiring at the same time. The USPS had been paying retiree health benefits on a pay-as-you-go basis and would not have been able to handle the sudden cost. Preiss said it would have possibly bankrupted the post office, so Congress and the Bush administration passed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act in 2006. This partly restructured several components of post office operations, including major changes in how the USPS funds its retirees health benefits plan. Unfortunately, the postal office is in a financial bind over the long-term and in the short-run. This week, Congress postponed this years payment to the retiree fund to help the USPS get by. The U.S. Postal Service ended its 2011 fiscal year Sept. 30 with a net loss of $5.1 billion. The year-end loss would have been approximately $10.6 billion had it not been for passage of legislation that postponed a congressionally-mandated payment on retiree health benefits, Van Allen said. The payment is now due today. Unless additional legislation is enacted, the postal service will be forced to default on this payment. He said there is another factor to consider for decades, the post offices business model has been to expand with expanding population and growth in mail usage. It had always risen from year to year but that trend began to reverse in 2007. Van Allen said this was due to population changes and electronic diversion that resulted in decreased demand for mail. Total 2011 mail volume declined by 3 billion pieces from 2010. The postal services largest and most profitable product, first-class mail, continued its year-over-year decline, from $34.2 billion in

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Delphos, Ohio 2010 to $32.2 billion in 2011, which dwarfed continued growth in its more competitive products, packages and standard mail, he said. Shipping services revenue, which includes priority mail and express mail, increased $530 million this year. The increase in shipping services revenue was driven by strong growth in the parcel select and parcel return services, due to increased mailings of packages as customers continued to use the Internet more often to purchase products. Revenue from standard mail increased by $495 million on a volume increase of 2 billion pieces.

Beindorf gets 180 days after fatal house fire

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FORT JENNINGS The Jennings Local Schools Board of Education met in regular session Thursday. Douglas N. Beindorf, Superintendent Nick 45, of Gibsonburg was senLanghals told the board papertenced to 180 days in jail for work is being filed to receive causing a fatal house fire in the districts next Race to the Ottoville on Sept. 19, 2010. Top payment of $25,000. The Andrew M. Roeder, 22, four installments are being was renting a residence at 403 E. Third St. that explod- used for technology and ed after a gas leak was caused professional development. by Beindorf, who failed to The district plans to buy 10 check for gas lines before more iPads and 20 more iPad digging to install piping Touches. This is the secfor the Ottoville Telephone ond year of President Barak Company. The pipes would Obamas four-year program. later be used for underHe also informed memground fiberoptic cables. bers the state had released its Roeder died later at performance index ranking of a Toledo hospital and all publicly-funded schools. Beindorf pled guilty to Jennings ranked 99th. By reckless homicide. comparison, Ottoville ranked 24th, Miller City-New Cleveland at 28, Kalida at 60 and Ottawa-Glandorf at 96. Delphos City Schools fell at 221, Elida at 408 and Spencerville at 203. The index Jefferson High School rewards the achievement of parent-teacher conferences are Monday and Tuesday. Call 419-695-1786, ext. 200, to set up an appointment. By SETH BORENSTEIN Delphos Public and The Associated Press Parochial students will be dismissed at 1:30 p.m. on Monday and resume WASHINGTON Top classes on Nov. 28. international climate scientists and disaster experts meeting in Africa had a sharp message today for the worlds political leaders: Get ready for more dangerous and unprecedented extreme weather caused by global The Delphos Herald warming. is searching for the 2011 Making preparations, Tri-county Area Man and they say, will save lives and Woman of the Year. money. Nominees should, by reaThese experts fear that son of public service and comwithout preparedness, crazy munity involvement, deserve weather extremes may overthe title Man of the Year and Woman of the Year. whelm some locations, makJudges, not associing some places unlivable. ated with The Herald, will The Nobel Prize-winning evaluate nominees based on Intergovernmental Panel written recommendations. on Climate Change issued Tri-County civic, church a new special report on and social organizations, as global warming and extreme well as individuals, are urged weather after meeting in to submit nominations. Kampala, Uganda. This is Recommendations must the first time the group of be received by 5 p.m. Dec. 15 in The Delphos Herald newsroom, 405 N. Main St., Delphos, OH 45833, or e-mail nominations to nspencer@delphosherald.com.

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Science panel: Get ready for unprecedented extreme weather

scientists has focused on the dangers of extreme weather events such as heat waves, floods, droughts and storms. Those are more dangerous than gradual increases in the worlds average temperature. We need to be worried, said one of the studys lead authors, Maarten van Aalst, director of the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre in the Netherlands. And our response needs to anticipate disasters and reduce risk before they happen rather than wait until after they happen and clean up afterward. ... Risk has already increased dramatically. The report said a changing climate leads to changes in the frequency, intensity, spatial extent, duration, and timing of extreme weather and climate events, and can result in unprecedented extreme weather and climate

every student, not just those who score proficient or higher. Districts and individual school buildings earn points based on how well each student scores on the state achievement tests in grades 3-8 and sophomores results on the Ohio Graduation Test. In other business, the board: Approved raising the high school lunch price by 10 cents; Hired Mark Grone as volunteer junior high boys basketball coach; Mike Knott as assistant track coach; Jaime Bryan as volunteer track assistant; and Tressa Brown and Audrea Schimmoeller as volunteer cheer assistants; Congratulated fall sports teams on their seasons; and Agreed with the Northwest Ohio Area Computer Services Cooperative changing its legal status from consortium to council of governments.

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Students at Landeck Elementary School hosted Grandparents Day Thursday. Grandparents had lunch, were treated to songs and toured the school.

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We need to be worried ... And our response needs to anticipate disasters and reduce risk before they happen rather than wait until after they happen and clean up afterward. ... Risk has already increased dramatically.
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Lima, Van Wert United Ways kick off Delphos campaign

BY NANCY SPENCER nspencer@delphosherald.com DELPHOS The local 2011 United Way Campaign kicked off Thursday at K&M Tire. Leaders from the United Way of Greater Lima and United Way of Van Wert County met with local chairpersons to distribute pledge cards. 2010 campaign chairs Phil Hayne from Lima and Deb Russell of Van Wert each presented a short video showing the impact United Way agencies have on their

events. And it said that some but not all of these extreme events are caused by the increase of man-made greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. We face many challenges in the future, another study lead author, Chris Field of Stanford University, said in a news conference. Those include floods, drought, storms, and heat waves. Field said scientists arent quite sure which will be the biggest threat to the world because disasters are weather extremes interacting with economics and where people live. Societys vulnerability to natural disasters, aside from climate, has also increased, he said. Field told The Associated Press in an interview that its clear that losses from disasters are increasing. And in terms of deaths, more than 95 percent of fatalities from

the 1970s to the present have been in developing countries, he said. Losses are already high, running as much as $200 billion a year, said Michael Oppenheimer of Princeton University, a study author. Global warming is increasing the risk of disaster and already makes dealing with several types of disaster, like heat waves, more difficult. The risk will become greater as the future gets hotter, he said. Science has progressed so much in the last several years that scientists can now attribute the increase in many of these types of extreme weather events to global warming with increased confidence, said study author Thomas Stocker at the University of Bern. Scientists were able to See WEATHER, page 2

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communities. Hayne said the Lima organization is not setting a goal this year. We just want to raise more than last year, Hayne said. We are focusing on getting new donors on top of the donors we have. If we can get three or four new donors, the dollars will follow. K&M Tire Vice President Cheryl Gossard is proud to support United Way. Being able to support Nancy Spencer photo many organizations through United Way of Greater Lima CEO Phil Hayne, left, Delphos Co-Chair Alisha Reaman, the United Way is a great K&M Chairs Jennifer Erhart and Valerie Weber and United Way of Van Wert County way for us to give back, Chair Deb Russell kick off the 2011 Delphos United Way Campaign Thursday at the K&M she said. headquarters.

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Detectives taking new look POLICE REPORT at Natalie Woods death Heroin, ammunition
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY The Associated Press LOS ANGELES The circumstances of Natalie Woods drowning death nearly 30 years ago remain one of Hollywoods enduring mysteries and continue to create renewed intrigue, with homicide detectives unexpectedly re-opening a case Thursday that had long been classified as a tragic accident. A Los Angeles County sheriffs detective will speak to reporters today about the decision to take another look at the Oscar-nominated actress nighttime demise in the chilly waters off Southern California on Nov. 29, 1981. Wood drowned after spending several hours drinking on Catalina Island and a yacht with husband Robert Wagner, fellow actor Christopher Walken and the ships captain. Sheriffs spokesman Steve Whitmore said Thursday the renewed inquiry was prompted by unspecified new information about Woods case. The Los Angeles Times quoted Sheriff Lee Baca as saying recent comments by the captain, Dennis Davern, who was interviewed for a book project and whose comments from a 2000 article by Vanity Fair are being featured on a new print edition and a 48 Hours Mystery episode that focus on Hollywood scandals. In the magazine, Davern is quoted as saying that Wood and Wagner fought in their cabin before the actress went missing. Coroners officials ruled her death an accidental drowning, perhaps caused by her slipping off the boat while trying to tie down a dinghy.

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Did I blame myself? If I had been there, I could have done something. But I wasnt there. I didnt see her.

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Robert Wagner Woods death sparked tabloid speculation that foul play was involved, but Wagner and Woods sister have dismissed any suggestion the actress death was anything more than an accident. Coroners officials at the time agreed, writing that Wood was possibly attempting to board the dinghy and had fallen into the water, striking her face. It is not the first time Davern has contradicted statements he and others made to investigators after Woods death, and the magazine notes that he has told his story through tabloids and has been shopping for a book deal for years. Attempts to reach Davern were unsuccessful Thursday night. Sheriffs officials are also hoping for tips from the public that may shed new light on how Wood, who was afraid of being in the water, ended up drowning. Although no one in the Wagner family has heard from the LA County Sheriffs department about this matter, they fully support the efforts of the LA County Sheriffs Dept. and trust they will evaluate whether any new information relating to the death of Natalie Wood Wagner is valid, and that it comes from a credible source or sources other than those simply trying to profit ics and northern regions, and from tropical cyclones. The 29-page summary of the full special report which will be completed in the coming months says that extremes in some unnamed regions at some point in the future can get so bad that they may need to be abandoned. Unless the world changes the way it deals with vulnerability disasters and climate change, theres going to be an increasing number of places where dealing with these disasters is going to be more and more difficult, van Aalst said in a telephone interview. And in those cases, sometimes the most sensible option, he said, may be to leave those places.

from the 30 year anniversary of her tragic death, Wagner spokesman Alan Nierob wrote in a statement. Wood, a three-time Oscar nominee famous for roles in West Side Story, Rebel Without a Cause and other Hollywood hits, was 43 when she died. She and Wagner, star of the TV series Hart to Hart, were twice married, first in 1957 before divorcing six years later. They remarried in 1972. Lana Wood wrote in a biography on her sister, What happened is that Natalie drank too much that night. Wagner wrote in a 2008 autobiography that he blamed himself for his wifes death. He recounted the night of Woods disappearance, during which the couple and Walken drank at a restaurant and on the boat. Wood went to the master cabin during an argument between her husband and Walken. The last time Wagner saw his wife, she was fixing her hair at a bathroom vanity and she shut the door. Wagner wrote that despite various theories about what led Wood to the water, which she feared, it was impossible to know what exactly happened. Nobody knows, he wrote. There are only two possibilities; either she was trying to get away from the argument, or she was trying to tie the dinghy. But the bottom line is that nobody knows exactly what happened. Later in the book, Wagner wrote, Did I blame myself? If I had been there, I could have done something. But I wasnt there. I didnt see her. He wrote that he has never returned to Catalina Island.

found in drug bust

At approximately 10:40 a.m. on Thursday, the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force, along with the Allen County Sheriffs Office SWAT Team, executed a search warrant at 1400 South Clay Street Lot 43 in Delphos. This search warrant was obtained after an investigation revealed the sale of heroin occurring from that residence. After entry was made into the residence, officers discovered a 26 year old white male and an elderly female inside the residence. The 26-yearold has been living with his grandmother and allegedly selling heroin out of her residence without her knowledge. Police do not suspect that the elderly female was involved in any illegal activity. Found inside the residence were the following items; A small quantity of suspected heroin; Numerous pieces of drug paraphernalia; Numerous hypodermic syringes; A small quantity of suspected Xanax;

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Two different types of handgun ammunition; A small quantity of cash; and A small quantity of suspected LSD The 26-year-old male was not arrested at the scene, however, numerous felony charges are expected to be lodged against the male in the future as the investigation progresses. His name will be released once he is officially charged. The West Central Ohio Crime Task Force is compromised of officers from the Lima Police Department, Allen County Sheriffs Office, Delphos Police Department, Van Wert County Sheriffs Office, Shawnee Township Police Department, the Paulding County Sheriffs Office and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification. Numerous federal agencies also work hand in hand with this task force. This task force is a group of full time officers dedicated to combat drug trafficking within Allen, Van Wert and Paulding Counties.

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weigh their confidence of predictions of future climate disasters and heat waves were the most obvious. The report said it is virtually certain that heat waves are getting worse, longer and hotter, while cold spells are easing. What that means is the nasty heat wave that used to happen once every 20 years by mid-century will be once every five years and by the end of the century will be an every other year scorcher, Field and Stocker said. The report said there is at least a two-in-three chance that heavy downpours will increase, both in the trop-

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To the Delphos Community: On behalf of the Delphos Kiwanis Club, I would like to thank all the people in our community, Delphos Jefferson School, the Boy Scouts, Kiwanis K-Kids and the many volunteers outside of the club (my apologies if I missed someone) that made the Kiwanis takeover of Pancake Day a huge success! We served approximately 1500 dinners and everyone left well fed. This event has been a long running project of the Delphos Lions Club for many years. I well remember going to Franklin School when I was a young lad (many years ago I am sorry to say) and thoroughly enjoying the best pancakes and sausage around! Cash prize winners were drawn with the following residents cashing in: $150 winner - Colin Koebel (his grandparents David & Linda Mayer purchased tickets for their grandchildren, Colin is 7 years old) $100 winner - Charles Buettner $50 winner Scott Wiltsie $25 winner Jim Buettner Unfortunately, we lost our Lions Club last year and, for the first time in many years, missed the big event in 2010. Fortunately, Delphos continues to have several service clubs to share the load of community activities and charitable work that benefits many in our town, especially the children. The goal of Kiwanis is to serve the children of the world. One only has to drive from Stadium Park to Waterworks Park to see the direct impact Delphos Kiwanians are making for our kids. The playground sets are great and the kids love them. Our latest project is the Garfield Park upgrade with the new shelter house and picnic tables already done. We look to Spring 2012 to finish in time for a full summer of fun and shelter for families. Kiwanis also helps with eyeglasses (former Lions project) for less fortunate children in the community. Consider joining the Kiwanis and you will discover what makes our town a better place to live. We meet the first and third Wednesdays of each month at the Delphos Eagles at 6:30 p.m. for dinner and 7 p.m. for regular meetings.

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St. Johns Scholar of the Day is Connor Britt. Congratulations Connor! Jeffersons Scholar of the Day is Elijah Lucas. Congratulations Elijah!

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by Sr. Rebecca Baker, Vantage SkillsUSA Secretary The students learned about their offices and thought about their goals and plans after high school. They also listened to presentations made by inspirational speakers Erahm Christopher and Harvey Alston, who spoke about bullying and doing their best. President Ian Munger said, We all had a marvelous time here at the SkillsUSA Leadership Conference. We learned many things from guest speakers and from our national delegates to enhance

On November 3rd and 4th, more than 1,000 students representing over 60 schools attended the SkillsUSA Ohio Fall Leadership Conference in Columbus. Among those students were the seven officers from Vantage Career Center. They are Ian Munger, Industrial Mechanics (Paulding), president; Kaylee Contreraz, Cosmetology (Van Wert), vice-president; Danielle Taylor, Cosmetology (Lincolnview), treasurer; Rebecca Baker, Health Technology, (Parkway) secretary; Kendra Stocklin, Cosmetology (Jefferson), reporter; Lizzy Craft, Cosmetology (Parkway), Parliamentarian; and Jared Fortman, Industrial Mechanics (Kalida), ambassador.

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By JIM ABRAMS Associated Press WASHINGTON The House is voting on a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget, a step some see as the only way to fix a Congress deeply divided over how to put its fiscal affairs in order. The vote today would be the first by the House on a balanced budget amendment since 1995, when a similar proposal passed with the support of the then-new Republican majority and 72 Democrats. This time, while Republicans enjoy a stronger majority than in 1995, the odds of passage are longer. The White House has come out against it and the Democratic leadership, warning of the dire consequences of forced spending cuts during an economic downturn, is urging its members to reject it. In 1995 and again in 1997, the Senate fell one vote short of approving a balanced budget amendment. Amendments must be approved by twothirds majorities in the two chambers and be ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures. The last amendment ratified, the 27th in 1992, concerned lawmakers pay increases. This time, a vote on a balanced budget amendment was dictated by the summer deal to raise the debt ceiling. That agreement also created the bipartisan deficit supercommittee, which has been unable to reach a compromise over how to reduce deficits by at least $1.2 trillion over 10 years when single-year deficits are topping $1 trillion. Rep. Robert Goodlatte, R-Va., the chief sponsor of the measure, said Congress has not made the tough decisions. We have overpromised the American people, and the fact of the matter is now we need to have something in the Constitution that the American people expect and demand of us, and that is a balanced budget amendment. The fact that were here today is a failure of leadership, said Rep. Rich Nugent, R-Fla., one of 87 GOP freshmen who have been strong advocates of a balanced budget amendment. For decades Washington politicians have

One Year Ago Trinity United Methodist Women are preparing for the groups biggest fundraiser of the year the annual Christmas Dinner and Bazaar on Dec. 1. Men, women and youth of the church will help prepare food, ready the churchs fellowship hall for dine-in customers and work in the General Store, kitchen and serving and carry-out lines. 25 Years Ago 1986 Franklin Elementary School fourth grader Ryan Trentman, 9, son of Bob and Deb Trentman, won a 12-speed bicycle in a drawing for top salespeople in a card and gift sale sponsored by the school. Principal Mark Fuerst presented the bicycle Monday afternoon. The annual Pow-Wow for Shawnee Council was held Saturday at the Apollo Career Center. Attending from Delphos 42 were Tom Stevenson, Tom Hoersten, Steve Bockey, Etta Schimmoeller, Tonja Boyer, Cindy Tippie, Gloria Baughn, Julie Vogt, Kathy Fought, Pam Maas and Jerry Kemper. Spencerville senior Chad Fast signed a national letter of intent recently to attend Wichita State University on a basketball scholarship. The 6-foot-8, 215-pound Fast led Spencerville last season in scoring, field goal percentage, rebounds and blocked shots. He is the son of Bill and Linda Fast of Spencerville. 50 Years Ago 1961 Eight seniors at Jefferson High School took the General Scholarship Test Friday at the Van Wert High School according to W. J. Koch, principal. Jefferson students who took the test were James Dorman, Gordon Peltier, Ed Porter, Rodney Loetz, Shirley Blazer, Rita Collar, Lana Rinehart and Elaine Pollock. The 1961 Delphos Jefferson Wildcat football team was presented a trophy for being runner-up in the Northwest Conference this year at the annual All-League Senior Banquet in Elida Thursday night. The handsome trophy was presented to Coach Rudy Lucas by Coach Al Carrine of Columbus Grove, this years conference president. The members of the Welcome Wagon Club met Wednesday evening at NuMaudes Restaurant with Martha Fletcher and Flo McKinney as hostesses. Glenda Colburn presided at the business session and members decided to make the library their current project. 75 Years Ago 1936 Team contests opened this week at the Gramm Rifle Range with the Trailers and the Trucks vying for honors. The Trailers won over the Trucks by a total of 26 points. H. E. Ream and W. A. Thomas tied for high honors on the Trailer team with 174 points each. H. Buchanan was high of the Truck team members with 175 points. Delphos people will have a chance to witness one of the oldest forms of entertainment Jan. 11, 1937, at Jefferson auditorium. The Delphos school officials have entered into contract with C. Ray Smiths famous Olvera Street Marionettes to give two performances that day. Mark Twains two famous stories, Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer are listed for showing in Delphos. A local financial institution is celebrating its 25th anniversary today. The Peoples Bank of Delphos was organized and incorporated in February 1911 by the following: John Ricker, Henry Kundert, F. H. King, E. L. Stallkamp, Henry H. Ricker, Henry Gemke, and John C. Schaffer. The new bank opened for business on Nov. 18, 1911, the organizers comprising the first Board of Directors.

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Debt makes it hard for GOP to oppose taxes

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WASHINGTON (AP) The GOPs image as a rigidly anti-tax party is softening. Spurred by federal debt worries in Congress, the shift conceivably could reshape the Republican Partys brand ahead of the 2012 elections, forcing tough decisions by its presidential candidates. Some of the partys staunchest fiscal conservatives have surprised colleagues by saying targeted tax hikes are acceptable if they lead Democrats to accept deep government spending cuts. Whether or not Congress deficit-reduction talks succeed, the Republicans offer has touched off a debate unlikely to end soon. The altered stance would upend party orthodoxy, which holds that deficits should be tamed entirely by spending cuts, with no tax increases. In recent months, growing numbers of Republican lawmakers and strategists have grown wary of the no-exceptions position. They fear independent voters will abandon the GOP next year if it seems too rigid and beholden to tea partyers. They also worry that another deficit-reduction impasse will further erode Congress image, and House Republicans might be handy election targets. Some of those Republicans hope Democrats will agree to a deal that would include cuts to Medicare and, eventually, Social Security. Such a bargain might protect Republicans from so-called Mediscare attacks next fall, based on their embrace of an earlier GOP budget plan that would privatize and shrink Medicare for future beneficiaries. Publicly, Republican lawmakers say they are motivated by the dire need to curb the deficit and reassure financial markets that the government can tax and spend responsibly. The Republican tax-hike overture has turned heads largely because its sponsors rank among Washingtons best-known critics of tax increases. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania is a former head of the conservative Club for Growth. Backers of his plan include Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, who holds similar stature among fiscal conservatives. Both are members of the 12-person bipartisan supercommittee tasked with reaching a debt-reduction deal by next week. Toomeys plan would raise $300 billion in new tax revenues while overhauling the federal tax code. Republican officials say it would drop the top tax rate on personal income to 28 percent from the current 35 percent. It would reduce or eliminate some wellknown itemized deductions and reduce the corporate tax rate. The plan also would extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy, now set to expire at the end of next year. Most Democrats oppose that idea. It also would trim cost-of-living increases for Social Security recipients. House Speaker John Boehner is among several top Republicans who have blessed Toomeys plan. Those avoiding a public position so far include House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

Congress OK of big spending bill shows GOP split

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON Congress has sent President Barack Obama a bipartisan spending bill that averts a federal shutdown, but widespread Republican defections underscore rifts between the partys conservatives and pragmatists. The legislation, passed Thursday, will keep all federal agencies functioning through Dec. 16, giving lawmakers more time to complete their tardy budget work. The bill also finances five Cabinet-level agencies through the rest of the governments budget year, which runs through next September. Lawmakers still have to write nine of the 12 annual spending bills for the fiscal year that started Oct. 1, covering giant agencies like the Pentagon and the Health and Human Services Department. But Thursdays votes highlighted the problems the party will have winning support for those bills, and deeper GOP divisions that extend to taxes and deficit reduction. The compromise bill cleared Congress easily. Senate passage was by 70-30 and House approval was 298-121, with nearly all Democrats in both chambers supporting the measure. Among Republicans, it By NANCY BENAC Associated Press was far different. GOP senators tilted against the legislation 30-17, while House Republicans backed it by a narrow 133-101 margin. We need real cuts, not minuscule cuts and certainly not increases, said Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., who voted against passage. Because Republicans knew that Democratic support for the legislation was solid, many of them may have felt free to vote against the spending bill, knowing their vote would not cause the government to shut its doors. Lawmakers were not eager to force a shutdown that would have further sullied Congress rock-bottom popularity with voters. Even so, the vote seemed to echo GOP splits that have arisen over the work of Congress bipartisan supercommittee, which is flailing in its attempt to agree to $1.2 trillion in 10-year deficit cuts by a deadline Wednesday. As the price of a deal with Democrats, some Republicans on the supercommittee have floated a plan that would increase taxes by nearly $300 billion over the decade while revamping the tax code. But that has stoked anger by many others in the GOP who say it would be blasphemy for the party to abandon its core stance against boosting revenue.

kicked the can down the road, choosing deficit spending over fiscal responsibility, choosing frivolous pork projects, wasteful programs and easy answers over making tough decisions and cutting back. Democrats countered that a balanced budget requirement could force Congress to make drastic and harmful spending cuts during economic downturns when federal revenues fall and that disputes over how to reach balance could result in Congress ceding its power over the purse to the courts. The Republican majority wants to enshrine in the Constitution a permanent hostage crisis for our economy, Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., said. In a major break from 1995, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland has been leading the opposition to a proposal he supported 16 years before. While Republicans claim that they want to restore fiscal responsibility, their track record doesnt offer any optimism that they will put partisan politics aside and act responsibly in the event of an emergency, he said.

Gingrich lugs loads of personal, political baggage

WASHINGTON Newt Gingrich is schlepping some supersized luggage along as his Republican presidential campaign takes off: Hes got trunkloads of personal and political baggage. This weeks disclosure that a sweetheart consulting deal with housing giant Freddie Mac earned Gingrich at least $1.6 million over the past decade is only the latest potential liability to surface for the former House speaker. Negatives that didnt get much attention when Gingrich was an asterisk in the polls are getting a fresh look now that hes risen to the top tier of GOP presidential candidates. Among them: policy flipflops, inopportune moments of candor, two failed marriages, admissions of adultery, fits of petulance and a tendency to suggest hes the smartest person in the room. Gingrich promised Thursday to cheerfully answer every single question he gets, saying its part of the drill when running for president. You cannot ask the people of the United States to (give) you the most powerful governmental job in the world ... and not have them vet you carefully and thoroughly, he said during a campaign appearance in Florida. That was a change of tone from a day earlier, when he took a swipe at the media elite for digging into his background. Businessman Donald Trump allowed of Gingrich on CNN, Got some baggage, but everybody has some baggage. True, but sometimes size matters. When Gingrich went on Fox News this week in his new role as a poll leader, he was asked about fliers distributed by evangelicals in Iowa, the leadoff caucus state, that pointed to adultery in his first two marriages. Gingrich dismissed that as old news. Im very open about the fact that Ive had moments in my life that I regret, Gingrich said. He spoke of his current close marriage to third wife Callista. He offered himself as an older and wiser 68-yearold grandfather. A day later, Gingrichs financial dealings were in the spotlight, with reports of the huge sums hed collected from Freddie Mac for consulting work when the federally backed housing agency was fending off attacks from the right wing of the Republican Party.

With next years presidential and congressional elections coming into view, that is only intensifying pressure on Republicans to take what they think will be a winning position on tax and spending issues. Supporters of the spending bill like House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky., said the measure stuck by a compromise that Republicans and Obama reached last summer to limit this years agency spending to just over $1 trillion an amount that is $7 billion below last years levels. The bill will help put our budget and our economy on track, Rogers said during Thursdays debate. But opponents said the bill still overspent. Conservatives also opposed language expanding the size of mortgages that can be insured by the Federal Housing Administration, a provision they said would expose taxpayers to more risk as homebuyers default. We have a moral obligation to not lay additional burdens on our posterity, Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., said. The bill would provide $182 billion to finance the departments of Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Agriculture, Commerce and Justice, and many smaller agencies.

Gingrich tried to spin that as a positive, saying: It reminds people that I know a great deal about Washington. We just tried four years of amateur ignorance and it didnt work very well. So, having someone who actually knows Washington might be a really good thing. He tried a different tack last summer to explain away a six-figure shopping spree at Tiffanys. When word surfaced that Gingrich and his wife had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the luxury jeweler, Gingrich said he and his wife were very frugal and lived within their budget. But he refused to say what theyd bought, insisting it was my private life. Gingrichs favorability rating among Republicans dropped from 61 percent to 43 percent after the Tiffanys news broke. But by October, he was back up to 58 percent. Gingrich does get credit for his intellectual firepower and that has great appeal to Republican voters looking for a fighting conservative who can stand up to Barack Obama, says GOP consultant Greg Mueller. GOP voters cheer when Gingrich puts debate moderators in their place by rejecting the premise of their questions, Mueller noted.

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Dr. Saras mom, Cristy, somehow won Robbie over lent my wife a book a cou- and soon they, too, were play ple of weeks ago. Unlikely wrestling, although not quite Friendships by Jennifer to the intensity of the Jimmy Holland is a collection of tales and Jobey matches. After Betsy was allowed to about special relationships some animals have had with sleep on the bed a few weeks one another and the power ago, many a night would find and beauty of the animal-ani- her spooning with Jobey, and lying backmal bond. Over to-back with the past four Robbie. months, our little Which brings Betsy Louise has us to the most compiled quite important a collection of friendship she unlikely friendhas made and ships as well. the one I admitOn the first of tedly had some July, I adopted doubt being very a Welsh Corgi likely. People puppy. On the grieve differfourth, I wrote ently, Ive come a column about to find out. I that first day, a was ready for a day where I inadvertently stepped Dr. John Jones, DVM puppy; Bonnie clearly was not. all over the grievUnfortunately, ing process of my wife, Bonnie, for her special that wasnt fully realized until after the adoption. friend, Princess Bunny. The main reservation Readers may remember that Betsy and I spent Bonnie had was that she most of that first day in the feared she wasnt honoring doghouse. Betsy learned a Bunnys memory and that she valuable lesson, however: the would forget her. Ironically, it was uncanny fastest way out was to make friends. And she proved to be how much the puppy was like Bunny. The first night she a quick study. Betsy began with Jimmy, went into a full Corgi twist our 4-year-old Border Collie. a move we thought Bunny Jimmy has always had an had patented had the same affinity for puppies and their hairy paws and has since endless wrestling matches channeled Bunnys take a would leave both panting and message and get back with soaked with each others spit. you attitude when called to They were quite entertaining return from pottying outside. As the weeks went by, together but more importantly, the slight smile I noticed Bonnie and Betsy spent more on their mothers face gave and more time with each other. Betsy seems to enjoy me hope. The cats were intrigued, gardening and the two have too. Especially Jobey, Soon been going for long walks he was in the fray with his nearly every night. A few days ago, I believe a hair exhibiting the same Betsy mousse. Its been inter- major milestone was reached esting watching their relation- in their relationship. I made ship develop. At the begin- some comment about Betsy ning, Jobey was twice Betsys being a dog and was quickly size. Now, she is twice his. corrected: Shes not a dog; Yet they continue to play like shes a princess! Of course she is but then they did on the first day. Ruthie, our calico with she had me from the first lick the liver shunt, is doing well on my nose. Although I regret the pain physically but she is kind of whiny. She enjoys being close my adoption decision caused, to the action as long as shes when I see them together not engaged in it. She will, now, I dont regret the decihowever, wait at the back sion. Betsy didnt make us door for Betsy to come in forget Bunny; she made us and allow a short chase. But, remember her even more and if theres any contact, she that has been a wonderful immediately cries, Mommy, gift. As powerful as the aniMommy, the puppy is killing me! At least thats what it mal-animal bond can be, the human-animal bond is much sounds like. My dog, Robbie, was stronger. If you have recently Betsys hardest sell. Well, lost a pet, take some time but the second hardest. Female dont over-grieve. A new best Border Collies tend to be a friend may already be waitbit bossy and like to manage ing for you. Consider a visit everything. Jimmy is okay to your local humane society, with it; hes more of a go dog pound, or rescue orgawith the flow type. He needs nization. The human-animal the direction. Betsy, on the bond is a terrible thing to other hand, wasnt aware of waste. the rules. John H. Jones, DVM operRobbie also has never been fond of other dogs except for ates a mixed animal pracJimmy. Shes not mean; she tice in Delphos with his wife, just ignores them more pas- Dr. Bonnie Jones. Questions sive-aggressive than aggres- about animal care may be sive, I guess. She couldnt sent to: Dr. John H. Jones, ignore this puppy though, Delphos Animal Hospital, who was almost constantly 1825 E. Fifth St., Delphos, in her face. Betsys tenacity Ohio 45833.

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Football preview
By JIM METCALFE jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com

Bulldogs face large hurdle vs. Warriors

The Elida football team is used to being outsized versus virtually every opponent they have faced in the last several years, including this one. When the Bulldogs (9-3) suit up against Columbus Eastmoor Academy (102) and head coach James Miranda in the Region 10 finals tonight at Harmon Field in Wapakoneta, that will be even more true. The Warriors present a rather large hurdle for the Bulldogs. Just for starters, they go 305, 290, 255 and 245 across the 4-man defensive line. The offensive line goes 313, 305, 290, 255 and 245; they are huge, Elida coach Jason Carpenter noted. As youd expect offensively with that size up front, they want to cram the ball down your throat out of the Pro-I formation. The guy they want to get going, especially after missing the last two regular-season games and only playing defense versus Urbana (the Warriors first-round foe), is Tajae Brown; he has about 850 yards rushing an they got him back in there at running back last week versus Clyde (a 14-12 victory). The thing is, if you stop the run, they spread you out and go from there. Carpenter noted how the defense operates behind that front four. They blitz their middle linebacker almost every play. They have great athletes behind them, too, the coach said. For Carpenter, whose team beat Columbus St. Francis DeSales 24-21 on a lastseason field goal by Nathon Jenkins last week, the game plan is simple. We have to stop the run, period. We feel if we can get them to spread it out, that is to our advantage with the type of athletes we have on defense, Carpenter added. Offensively, we have to take advantage of our athletes against their size. We

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The Associated Press STILLWATER, Okla. Oklahoma State University womens basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna were killed when the single-engine plane they were riding in during a recruiting trip crashed near a wildlife management area in central Arkansas. The university said the pair died in the crash Thursday night near Perryville, about 45 miles west of Little Rock. The Winona Wildlife Management Area is in steep terrain in the eastern Ouachita Mountains but a cause of the crash was not announced. In January 2001, 10 men affiliated with the universitys mens basketball team died in a Colorado plane crash. OSU said the planes pilot and another passenger also died in Thursdays crash. Their names were not released and OSU said they were not associated with the university. There were no survivors, the university statement added. The Perry County Sheriffs Department said the crash occurred just before 7 p.m. about 4 miles south of Perryville. FAA spokesman

dont figure to get the running game going early. Well likely have more roll-outs in the passing game to get away from the blitz and make their defensive linemen run from side-to-side; hopefully, we can wear them down. I also dont believe they have faced a spread offense like ours in the way we run our precise routes. They like to play man-to-man in the secondary; Im not sure I hope I am not jinxing us and it comes back to bite us theyll be able to handle us with how we cut off our routes and such. The key is they have seven guys going both ways, so hopefully we can make them chase all game and get them tired. Kickoff tonight is 7:30 p.m.

Syracuse puts Fine on leave after police inquiry

By JOHN KEKIS The Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. Just two weeks after Penn State was rocked by a child sex-abuse scandal, Syracuse police announced they were investigating child molesting allegations against a long-time assistant basketball coach at Syracuse University. The school placed Bernie Fine on administrative leave Thursday night in light of the new allegations and the Syracuse City Police investigation. ESPN reported the accusations were made by two former ball boys. Bobby Davis, now 39, told the network Fine allegedly molested him beginning in 1984 and that the sexual contact continued until he was around 27. A ball boy for six years, Davis told ESPN the alleged abuse occurred at Fines home, at Syracuse basketball facilities and on team road trips, including the 1987 Final Four. Davis stepbrother, Mike Lang, 45, who also was a ball boy, told ESPN that Fine molested him starting while he was in fifth or sixth grade. Syracuse police spokesman Tom Connellan said the inquiry is in its early stages. Its information that came to us today, Connellan said, declining to identify who provided it. Fine is in his 35th season as an assistant to coach Jim Boeheim. Syracuse, meanwhile, said it had conducted its own investigation years ago and couldnt find witnesses to corroborate the allegations. ESPN reported it first investigated the accusations in 2003 but decided not to run the story because there was no independent evidence to corroborate the allegations. Recently, a second man contacted ESPN, alleging that Fine also molested him, deciding to come forward after seeing the Penn State coverage. The Post-Standard wrote it, too, held off in 2003 for the same reason. A statement by Kevin Quinn, the schools senior vice president for public affairs, said Syracuse was contacted in 2005 by an adult male who told us that he had reported to the Syracuse City Police that he had been subjected to inappropriate contact by an associate mens basketball coach. Quinn said the alleged activity took place in the 1980s and 1990s. We were informed by the complainant that the Syracuse City Police had declined to pursue the matter because the statute of limitations had expired, Quinn added. Quinn said the school conducted its own 4-month investigation at that time, including interviews with people the accuser suggested would support his allegations, but that all of them denied any knowledge of wrongful conduct and that the coach also denied the allegations. Boeheim released a statement saying: This matter was fully investigated by the university in 2005 and it was determined that the allega-

Tebow, Broncos top Jets 17-13 on last-minute drive

By ARNIE STAPLETON The Associated Press DENVER The New York Jets lost containment just once and Tim Tebow made them pay dearly. Tebows 20-yard touchdown run with under a minute left capped a 95-yard drive and sent the surging Denver Broncos to a 17-13 victory over the stunned Jets on Thursday night. Its hard to explain, wide receiver Eric Decker said. I always say its that It factor. You either got it or you dont. Its almost magical, to come in on that last drive of the game and to do the things that hes done to win a game. Its pretty special. The Broncos had punted on their eight previous possessions when they got the ball with less than 6 minutes and so far to go. Tebow had just 11 yards on two carries to that point but would tuck it six times for 58 and hit three passes on the dramatic drive. We played them well, through the whole game, until that last play, Darrelle Revis said. On third-and-4 from their own 20 and under a minute left, the Jets dialed up their first all-out blitz of the night. Tebow took the snap from the shotgun, read the blitz and outflanked safety Eric Smith around the left edge, then raced into the end zone. He shocked me, Revis said, probably shocked a lot of people. Not Jets coach Rex Ryan. You know hes going to keep it in that situation. Thats what he does. You keep the ball in your playmakers hand, Ryan explained. We thought he was going to carry the ball and he didnt disappoint us. But he ran for a touchdown. The kids a competitor and makes big plays with the game on the line. Both teams are 5-5 but the Jets are reeling from two losses in four nights, dimming their playoff hopes, and the Broncos are rejoicing after climbing within a half-game of the AFC Westleading Oakland Raiders. Denver is 4-1 since Tebow replaced Kyle Orton, who was 1-4. Hes a competitive dude, Broncos coach John Fox said. Hes super competitive. He never lays his sword down. Hell fight you to the death. Thats just his nature. Hes a great young man. If not a great passer. By completing 9-of-20, he still hasnt topped 50 percent in any of his starts and his completion percentage is a paltry 44.8. Not that it matters much Tebow has four second-half comebacks in his eight NFL starts, including three in the last month, and hes starting to earn a reputation like his boss, John Elway, Denvers original Comeback Kid. Thats why I wanted to be a quarterback since I was 6 years old, watching guys like John Elway and Steve Young have game-winning drives, Tebow said. Mark Sanchez has built his reputation for comebacks seven in the fourth quarter or overtime since Week 6 of last season, tops in the NFL. But he couldnt engineer another on this night. Sanchez was sacked three times, watched a snap sail over his head for a 24-yard loss and threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown. Still, the Broncos had fallen behind 13-10 on Nick Folks 45-yard field goal with about nine minutes left and faced a daunting task when they got the ball back for the last time with 5:54 remaining in the shadow of their own goal line. Theyd been stopped on downs once, kicked a field goal, lost a fumble and punted eight straight times. Jim Leonhard nearly quashed Denvers winning drive on the first play when he wrapped up Eddie Royal in the end zone on a throw to the right

Lynn Lunsford announced an immediate search revealed that at least two were dead. The schools statement today put the death toll at four. Lunsford said the plane was a single-engine Piper PA-28. The National Transportation Safety Board announced it was sending investigators and that it could take nine months to determine the cause of the crash. OSU hired Budke from Louisiana Tech.

Bengals try to move on without top CB Leon Hall

By JOE KAY The Associated Press CINCINNATI The Bengals are learning to get along without a cornerback who is also one of their cornerstones. Leon Hall tore his left Achilles tendon in a loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday, ending his season. The Bengals (6-3) will try to stay in contention in the AFC North without one of their most indispensable players. How indispensable? When they gave contract extensions to their most important players before the season, Hall was a priority, getting his deal rewritten through 2015. If you would ask me, Id say we built this defense around Leon and thats the honest-to-God truth, safety Chris Crocker said. You cant do a lot without having a shutdown corner. We still have guys who are talented and well do what we do were not going to change anything because we cant but its hard to lose somebody. The first-round draft pick from Michigan in 2007 teamed with Johnathan Joseph to form one of the leagues top tandems. Joseph left for Houston as a free agent after last season and was replaced by free agent Nate Clements. The secondary is in flux heading into a pivotal game in Baltimore (6-3) on Sunday. The winner will move into a first-place tie with idle Pittsburgh (7-3) atop the AFC North. One of the deciding factors will be how the defense handles Halls loss while facing Joe Flacco and a diversified offense that can challenge cornerbacks. You do what you keep doing, said Crocker, who also plays cornerback in passing situations. Were already playing good up front, the front seven. They just have to play better. The guys who come in, there cant be any letdowns or any slack. Three relative newcomers will find themselves in big roles. The Bengals traded for Kelly Jennings last August to provide depth. Jennings, a firstround draft pick by Seattle in 2006, started 14 games for the Seahawks last season. Jennings has missed three games early in the season because of a sore hamstring and his unfamiliarity with coordinator Mike Zimmers system. Now, he moves into a starting spot. I finally got a chance to play three games back-toback, Jennings said. With the injuries, I played two games and then I was out another two games. So Im starting to settle down, calm down. Its a chance for me to play more, a chance for me to get in the groove. I believe this is what they brought me in for if something like this were to happen so Ill be ready to play. Adam Pacman Jones also becomes more important with Hall gone. The Bengals gave Jones another chance at the NFL last season and he won the No. 3 cornerback spot before a neck injury at mid-season prompted him to have surgery. Jones missed the first six games this season while completing his recovery from the neck problem. He pulled his right hamstring in his first game back and pulled groin muscles during practice last week, leaving him inactive for the last two games. I hate it for Leon but someone has to step up, Jones said. Hopefully, I will be ready for Sunday. Ive been dying for this opportunity. Theyve been waiting on me patiently. Ive had some nicks and knacks. I might have

flat but Royal wiggled free for 8 yards from the safety. Tebow ran the 2-minute, spread offense to perfection, reminiscent of his miracle in Miami, when he was ineffective for 55 minutes, then led the Broncos to two TDs in the final 5 minutes of a game Denver won in overtime. The debate across the NFL is whether the option is sustainable. After all, when Elway joined the teams front office this year, he said Tebow had to become a pocket passer to make it in this league. After a debacle against Detroit, three weeks ago, the Broncos decided to mold their offense to Tebows unique skill set, reintroducing the option into the NFL, the system that Tebow perfected at Florida. Lost in the Tebowmania is Denvers defensive dominance over the last month. Healthy again, the Broncos are giving their quirky quarterback a chance for these thrilling comebacks by keeping games within reach. Before Tebow pulled this one out, it appeared the Jets were going to win thanks to left guard Matt Slausons touchdown. He recovered rookie running back Bilal Powells fumble at the 1 and dived across the goal line early in the third quarter to give New York a 10-3 lead.

to play through a little pain to do what we have to do. Im prepared and well see how it goes. Then theres Clements, a 31-year-old playing well so far. He becomes their top cornerback. One thing that Ive learned: you dont really force it, Clements said. Just continue to do your job and your responsibility and everything will take care of itself. One thing wont change: Cincinnatis style. The Bengals play tight man-to-man coverage, something they wont abandon with a different cast. You cant play a lot of zone because its easy to make completions, Crocker added. The thing about us in this secondary: we like to play tight coverage and we like to contest balls, contest throws. Were not a zone team, so were not going to change what weve done. Were going to keep going.

Shurmur stays upbeat as Browns slide

By TOM WITHERS The Associated Press BEREA Not long after he was named Clevelands coach, Pat Shurmur went unrecognized in local restaurants. These days, he doesnt go out very often. My wife Jennifer is an outstanding cook so I have no problem being home, he said, smiling. In the middle of a season sliding the wrong way, Shurmur limits his public appearances to Sundays. These are tough times for the first-year coach, the Browns and their passionate fans, many of whom have grown so tired of the losing that their anger has turned to apathy. On Thursday, an

tions were unfounded. I have known Bernie Fine for more than 40 years. I have never seen or witnessed anything to suggest that he would (have) b e e n involved in any Fine of the activities alleged. Had I seen or suspected anything, I would have taken action. Bernie has my full support. Davis said he felt bitter emotions after sex scandals emerged in the Catholic Church and, lately, with the allegations and charges against former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. In the Penn State case, Sandusky is accused of sexually abusing eight boys over 15 years. The case cost Joe Paterno his job and former school administrators Tim Curley and Gary Schultz are charged with not properly alerting authorities to suspected abuse and perjury. Davis told ESPN that Boeheim knew he was traveling on the road and sleeping in Fines room. Boeheim saw me with Bernie all the time in the hotel rooms, on road trips, Davis said. Hed come in and see me laying in the bed, kind of glance at me like, What are you doing here? But he wouldnt say that. Hed just scowl. And I would look at him like, Id be nervous. I felt embarrassed cause I felt stupid that Im there. Im not supposed to be here. I know it and Boeheims not stupid. In a telephone interview Thursday night with the AP, Boeheim said: This kid came forward and there was no one to corroborate his story. Not one. Not one. ... They said I walked into Bernies room on the road and saw this. I have never walked into Bernies room on the road. This isnt true. This just isnt true. Former Syracuse center Rony Seikaly, who worked closely with Fine throughout his college career and exchanged text messages with him just Wednesday, told the AP he refuses to believe the allegations. Bernie would never do such a thing, Seikaly asserted in a telephone interview in Miami. I vouch for Bernie. There is no way something like this could ever happen in my eyes. No way. Seikaly said he questions why the ball boy would come forward again now, adding that he believes the headlines generated by the scandal at Penn State may have been a motivating factor. Completely ridiculous, Seikaly added. Do people want a quick buck or something? I spent four years with Bernie, every single day. I know what kind of guy he is. Hes just a very helpful guy. He was the glue to Syracuse basketball. Hes still the glue 20 years later when youre already gone. He keeps in touch with every single player. Hes that kind of guy.

Trial for Jones pushed to next year: A trial for Jones has been delayed until next year. The non-jury trial previously scheduled for Thursday in Hamilton County Municipal Court in Cincinnati will be Jan. 18, after the regular season ends. Jones is charged with misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest for an incident at a downtown bar in July.

upper-deck seat for Sundays game against the Jacksonville Jaguars could be purchased from an online ticket brokerage for just $5. This is Cleveland, where football and faith are intertwined but where the local team has been breaking hearts for decades. The Browns (3-6) shattered a few more last week when Clevelands dependable fieldgoal unit botched a snap and kicker Phil Dawson, who had made four field goals, hooked a 22-yard attempt in the final minutes of a 13-12 loss to St. Louis. For a few Browns loyalists, whose devotion was already hanging by a thread, losing to a one-win Rams team was the final straw.
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Dodgers Clayton Kershaw easily wins NL Cy Young

By RONALD BLUM The Associated Press NEW YORK Clayton Kershaw might be the only one not comparing him with Sandy Koufax. Both left-handed aces for the Los Angeles Dodgers. And now both Cy Young Award winners. Im still uncomfortable with it, Kershaw said Thursday after winning his first NL Cy Young in a runway. I dont want to have any disrespect for Mr. Koufax. He did it for a long time. He won a lot of awards and he won World Series. He threw nohitters. Just a lot of things Im not anywhere close to accomplishing yet. I have tremendous respect for him and would n e v e r want to ever put myself in the same category as him. Kershaw received 27-of32 first-place votes and 207 points in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Philadelphias Roy Halladay, last years winner, was second with four firstplace votes and 133 points. Phillies teammate Cliff Lee was third with 90 points, followed by Arizonas Ian Kennedy with 76 points. I always dreamed about playing in the big leagues. I never dreamed about doing anything special in the big leagues. I dont think any kid ever does, Kershaw said. The people Im now associated with, just by having this award, is something that I never thought would ever happen. Koufax, among the greatest left-handers in baseball history, won three Cy Youngs for the Dodgers in 1963, 1965 and 1966. Kershaw has a long way to go before he matches those nents batting average was the second-lowest in the major leagues among qualified pitchers, trailing only Detroits Justin Verlander (.192), the unanimous AL Cy Young winner. Kershaw was especially effective at Dodger Stadium, where he went 12-1 with the lowest home ERA in the big leagues at 1.69. Los Angeles has a chance to sweep the two major NL awards. Matt Kemp is a favorite to win the MVP, which is announced Tuesday. It was the 10th Cy Young won by the Dodgers, following Don Newcombe (1956), Don Drysdale (1962), Koufax, Mike Marshall (1974), Fernando Valenzuela (1981), Hershiser and Eric Gagne (2003). A bargain with a $500,000 salary, Kershaw did not have a bonus provision. Halladay won $75,000 for finishing second and Lee $50,000 for finishing third.

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Clayton Kershaw accomplishments. Whenever you have a Cy Young next to your name, theres going to be expectations that go along with it, Kershaw said. Whenever I look at a pitcher and I see that hes won a Cy Young Award, I think, you know, this guy, he better be good. And thats what I hope to be. I hope people have that expectation for me. With a big curveball that might be the best in baseball, Kershaw won the NLs pitching triple crown. Pitching on a team that went 82-79, he led the league with a 2.28 ERA and 248 strikeouts and with a 21-5 record tied Kennedy for most wins. The 23-year-old lefthander, whose previous high for victories was 13 in 2010, dominated the league during the final two months of the season, going 8-0 with a 0.96 ERA in his final nine starts. Kershaw was 5-0 against the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants, going 4-0 with a 0.30 ERA in head-to-head matchups with Tim Lincecum, the 2008 and 2009 winner. Orel Hershiser, who won the 1988 Cy Young for the Dodgers, said Kershaw moved from good to great. Hes just scratching the surface of what he can become and I know he can reach much higher limits. Kershaws .207 oppo-

MLB approves Astros sale to Crane, team move to AL

HOUSTON New Astros owner Jim Crane is promising plenty of changes in addition to the clubs move to the American League. Baseball owners unanimously approved the long-delayed sale of the team from Drayton McLane to Crane on Thursday, a transaction that requires the franchise to move from the NL Central to the AL West in 2013. A s part of the Astros agreement to switch leagues, the sale price was cut from $680 million to $615 million, a person at the owners meetings in Milwaukee told The Associated Press. Crane said at a late-afternoon news conference at Minute Maid Park that the reported money totals were fairly accurate, adding the transaction will be completed on Tuesday. McLane, general manager Ed Wade and president of baseball operations Tal Smith did not attend Cranes news conference and Crane said hes planning staff changes after Thanksgiving. Crane originally wanted the Astros to stay in the National League, where the franchise has competed since its inception in 1962. But Major

The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Matt Read knocked in a rebound with 18.6 seconds left to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night. Reads sixth goal of the season made a winner out of goalie Ilya Bryzgalov in his first game against the Coyotes. Bryzgalov spent four years with Phoenix and blossomed into one of the NHLs top goalies. James van Riemsdyk scored for the Flyers. Mikkel Boedker had the lone goal for the Coyotes. Mike Smith stopped 40 shots for Phoenix. Flyers forward Jaromir Jagr left with an undisclosed lower body injury in the first period. LIGHTNING 4, PENGUINS 1 TAMPA, Fla. Dwayne Roloson made 33 saves, Vincent Lecavalier had two goals and Tampa Bay beat Pittsburgh. Brett Connolly and Steve Downie also scored for the Lightning, who have won six consecutive home games. It was the first game between the teams since Tampa Bay beat Pittsburgh in the first round of the playoffs last season. Pittsburgh got a third-period goal from Tyler Kennedy. Roloson stopped an in-close shot by Steve Sullivan in the first. He also made several strong saves, including a lunging pad stop on Sullivans back-hander during a late second-period power play. ISLANDERS 4, CANADIENS 3 UNIONDALE, N.Y. Rick DiPietro made 24 saves in relief of injured starter Evgeni Nabokov and Matt Moulson scored a key goal in the New York Islanders win over Montreal. P.A. Parenteau, Jay Pandolfo and Mark Streit also scored for the Islanders, who had lost four straight (0-3-1). New York, which scored all of its goals in the second period, held on after taking a 3-0 lead.

TODAYS REGIONAL FINALS GAMES (7:30 p.m. start) DIVISION II Region 5: 1 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (10-1) vs. 3 Aurora (11-1) at Solon Stewart Field Region 6: 1 Avon (10-1) vs. 7 Tiffin Columbian (10-2) at Fremont Ross Harmon Field at Don Paul Stadium Region 7: 1 Cols. Marion-Franklin (12-0) vs. 2 Dresden Tri-Valley (11-1) at Gahanna Lincoln Stadium Region 8: 1 Trotwood-Madison (120) vs. 2 Kings Mills Kings (12-0) at Dayton Welcome Stadium DIVISION III Region 9: 1 Chagrin Falls (12-0) vs. 6 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (10-2) at Bedford Stewart Field Region 10: 5 Elida (9-3) vs. 3 Cols. Eastmoor Academy (10-2) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field Region 11: 4 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (8-3) vs. 2 Dover (11-1) at Canton Fawcett Stadium Region 12: 1 Springfield Shawnee (12-0) vs. 3 Plain City Jonathan Alder (12-0) at Hilliard Bradley Athletic Complex DIVISION V Region 17: 1 Kirtland (12-0) vs. 3 Columbiana Crestview (11-1) at Warren G. Harding Mollenkopf Stadium Region 18: 5 Hamler Patrick Henry (10-2) vs. 7 Hicksville (10-2) at Lima Stadium Region 19: 1 Bucyrus Wynford (120) vs. 2 Lucasville Valley (12-0) at Westerville Central Warhawk Field Region 20: 5 Coldwater (9-3) vs. 6 West Jefferson (10-2) at Piqua Alexander Stadium-Purk Field SATURDAYS GAMES (7 p.m. start)

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DiPietro replaced Nabokov 7:55 in after the starter injured a groin while making a pad save on Yannick Weber. Nabokov, who made two saves, will be re-evaluated today. Max Pacioretty, Erik Cole and Brian Gionta scored for the Canadiens; Peter Budaj stopped 29 shots. Montreal had won 3-of-4. BRUINS 2, BLUE JACKETS 1, SO BOSTON Tuukka Rask made 30 saves through overtime and then stopped Columbus Antoine Vermette in the shootout as Boston beat Columbus for its seventh straight win. Rich Peverley and David Krejci scored to put Boston ahead 2-1 in the shootout; Rask ended it by stoning Vermette. Adam McQuaid scored his first goal of the season for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Derek MacKenzie gave the Blue Jackets (3-13-2) a 1-0 lead early in the second period. Columbus is winless on the road this season (0-7-1). Curtis Sanford made 26 saves in his first start of the season. SHARKS 5, RED WINGS 2 SAN JOSE, Calif. Joe Thornton, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Torrey Mitchell all scored in the second period and helped San Jose beat Detroit. Joe Pavelski and Brad Winchester also had goals for the Sharks, who won for the third time in four games and extended their winning streak over the Red Wings to five, dating to last November. Niklas Kronwall and Danny Cleary scored for the Red Wings. Detroit has been beaten in five consecutive road games. Antti Niemi stopped 40 shots in the win. Jimmy Howard allowed four goals on 21 shots before being replaced by Ty Conklin, who allowed a goal on seven shots. KINGS 5, DUCKS 3

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League Baseball saw an opportunity to balance the leagues, putting 15 teams in each, and forced Crane and his new team to take the deal. It became evident that the move to the AL was an issue, Crane said. We had a transaction that was done in May and with that transaction, that changed over time. It was made very clear to us that anybody who owns the team would be moving to the American League. The Astros will be the first team to switch leagues since Milwaukee moved to the National League after the 1997 season. Houstons move drew criticism from fans on local radio call-in shows. Other fans saw positive aspects of the move, starting with a natural geographic division rivalry with the Texas Rangers. Crane said hes already received letters from season-ticket holders saying they wont be renewing. He thinks the completion of the sale will restore some confidence in the product. The Astros joined the major leagues as the Colt .45s. They changed their name three years later to honor the citys connection to NASA and align with the teams move into the Astrodome. Since 2000, Houston has played in Minute Maid Park in downtown Houston. The franchise achieved unprecedented success with McLane as the owner, with six playoff appearances in a 9-year span, culminating in the teams only World Series appearance, in 2005. In Milwaukee, Commissioner Bud Selig saluted McLane, who bought the team in 1992 for $117 million. But since Astros icons Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio retired, the team has transitioned into rebuilding mode, trading stars such as Lance Berkman, Michael Bourn, Roy Oswalt and Hunter Pence, mostly for young prospects. Attendance has dwindled as the team has finished with losing records in the past five seasons. Last years 56-106 mark was the worst in club history. Crane said the team isnt likely to make any big splashes in free agency. He tried to buy the Rangers last summer and thinks that franchise, with Nolan Ryan as partowner, should serve as the model for his team to follow. Texas has won the AL pennant the past two years. Its a very good example, Crane added. When we looked at that team, they had about a $50 million payroll. They had a very stacked minor-league system and they were on the verge of making a move. Once they did that and they had some success last year, that allowed them to spend more money, and now theyve got a $100 million payroll. The reason they could do that is they have the revenue to do that now. Our revenue has been going the other way. Weve got to stop that and get the costs in line and slowly build our way back.

The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct New England 6 3 0 .667 Buffalo 5 4 0 .556 N.Y. Jets 5 5 0 .500 Miami 2 7 0 .222 South W L T Pct Houston 7 3 0 .700 Tennessee 5 4 0 .556 Jacksonville 3 6 0 .333 Indianapolis 0 10 0 .000 North W L T Pct Pittsburgh 7 3 0 .700 Baltimore 6 3 0 .667 Cincinnati 6 3 0 .667 Cleveland 3 6 0 .333 West W L T Pct Oakland 5 4 0 .556 Denver 5 5 0 .500 San Diego 4 5 0 .444 Kansas City 4 5 0 .444 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct N.Y. Giants 6 3 0 .667 Dallas 5 4 0 .556 Philadelphia 3 6 0 .333 Washington 3 6 0 .333 South W L T Pct

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PF 259 229 228 158 PF 273 186 115 131 PF 220 225 212 131 PF 208 205 216 141 PA 200 218 217 178 PA 166 172 166 300 PA 179 152 164 183 PA 233 247 228 218 New Orleans Atlanta Tampa Bay Carolina North 7 5 4 2 3 4 5 7 0 0 0 0 Green Bay Detroit Chicago Minnesota West W 9 6 6 2 L 0 3 3 7 T 0 0 0 0

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228 196 233 237 PA 186 184 187 244

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PA 211 182 203 178 PA

The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L Philadelphia 18 11 4 Pittsburgh 19 11 5 N.Y. Rangers 16 10 3 New Jersey 17 9 7 N.Y. Islanders 16 5 8 Northeast Division GP W L Buffalo 18 11 7 Toronto 19 10 7 Ottawa 20 10 9 Boston 17 10 7 Montreal 19 8 8 Southeast Division GP W L Washington 17 10 6 Florida 18 9 6 Tampa Bay 18 9 7 Winnipeg 19 7 9 Carolina 19 6 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L Chicago 19 12 4 Nashville 18 10 5 St. Louis 18 10 7 Detroit 17 9 7 Columbus 18 3 13 Northwest Division GP W L Minnesota 19 11 5 Edmonton 18 9 7 Vancouver 19 9 9 Colorado 19 8 10 Calgary 17 7 9

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OT 3 3 3 1 3 OT 0 2 1 0 3 OT 1 3 2 3 3 Pts 25 25 23 19 13 Pts 22 22 21 20 19 Pts 21 21 20 17 15 GF 67 58 47 45 35 GF 55 54 61 58 49 GF 57 53 52 52 46 GA 52 47 34 48 50 GA 47 65 68 39 49 GA 49 46 56 61 67 Pacific Division GP Los Angeles 19 Dallas 17 San Jose 16 Phoenix 17 Anaheim 19 W 10 11 10 9 6 L 6 6 5 5 9

W L T Pct PF PA San Francisco 8 1 0 .889 233 138 Seattle 3 6 0 .333 144 202 Arizona 3 6 0 .333 183 213 St. Louis 2 7 0 .222 113 223 Thursdays Result Denver 17, N.Y. Jets 13 Sundays Games Tampa Bay at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Oakland at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Carolina at Detroit, 1 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Seattle at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m. San Diego at Chicago, 4:15 p.m. Tennessee at Atlanta, 4:15 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m. Open: Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh Mondays Game Kansas City at New England, 8:30 p.m.

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Pts 23 22 21 21 16

GF 48 48 49 47 39

GA 44 47 41 43 57

OT 3 3 1 1 2 OT 3 2 1 1 1

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GF 67 50 46 45 39 GF 44 41 56 52 36

GA 53 44 40 40 66 GA 38 43 56 61 45

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NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursdays Results Boston 2, Columbus 1, SO N.Y. Islanders 4, Montreal 3 Philadelphia 2, Phoenix 1 Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 4, Florida 1 Nashville 4, Toronto 1 Minnesota 1, Colorado 0 Winnipeg 4, Washington 1 Ottawa 5, Edmonton 2 Los Angeles 5, Anaheim 3 San Jose 5, Detroit 2 Todays Games Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m. Chicago at Calgary, 9 p.m. Saturdays Games Philadelphia at Winnipeg, 3 p.m. Detroit at Los Angeles, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 8 p.m. San Jose at Dallas, 8 p.m. Chicago at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

DIVISION I Region 1: 1 Mentor (11-1) vs. 2 Cle. St. Ignatius (10-2) at Lakewood Stadium Region 2: 1 Tol. Whitmer (12-0) vs. 7 Wadsworth (11-1) at Sandusky Strobel Field at Cedar Point Stadium Region 3: 1 Hilliard Davidson (11-0) vs. 2 Pickerington Central (9-2) at Ohio Wesleyan University Selby Stadium Region 4: 4 Cin. Archbishop Moeller (9-3) vs. 3 Cin. St. Xavier (9-3) at University of Cincinnati Nippert Stadium DIVISION IV - Regional Final Pairings Region 13: 1 Girard (11-1) vs. 3 Creston Norwayne (11-1) at Green InfoCision Field Region 14: 1 Kenton (12-0) vs 3 Cols. Bishop Hartley (11-0) at Mansfield Arlin Field Region 15: 5 Coshocton (10-2) vs. 2 Johnstown-Monroe (12-0) at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium Region 16: 5 Day. Chaminade Julienne (9-3) vs. 3 Clarksville ClintonMassie (10-2) at Mason Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium DIVISION VI Region 21: 1 Berlin Center Western Reserve (12-0) vs. 2 Shadyside (9-3) at New Philadelphia Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium Region 22: 1 Leipsic (11-1) vs. 2 Delphos St. Johns (9-3) at Findlay Donnell Stadium Region 23: 5 Beallsville (10-2) vs. 2 New Washington Buckeye Central (102) at Reynoldsburg Raider Stadium Region 24: 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (10-2) vs. 6 Minster (9-3) at Wapakoneta Harmon Field

ANAHEIM, Calif. Anze Kopitar scored the tie-breaking goal on his own rebound with 3:01 to play and Los Angeles blew a 2-goal lead in the final minutes of the third period before rallying to beat Anaheim for back-to-back victories in the Freeway Faceoff. After Andrew Cogliano tied it for Anaheim on his second goal with 6:25 left, Kopitar capitalized on a defensive breakdown and circled the net before forcing the puck underneath Ducks backup goalie Dan Ellis, who made 31 saves. Mike Richards added his second goal of the night on a short-handed, empty-netter with 1:38 to play for the Kings, who have won 4-of-5 after a 5-game skid. Jonathan Quick stopped 35 shots to beat Anaheim for the second straight night and Simon Gagne scored a short-handed goal in the second period for the Kings. Rookie Slava Voynov also scored for Los Angeles. Corey Perry scored a third-period goal for the struggling Ducks, who have lost 12-of-14. BLUES 4, PANTHERS 1 ST. LOUIS David Backes scored twice, Jaroslav Halak stopped 20 shots and St. Louis beat Florida. Chris Porter had his first goal of the season and Kris Russell added his second with St. Louis as the Blues finished a 4-0-1 homestand for new coach Ken Hitchcock. The Panthers, who lead the NHL with seven road wins, had their 4-game road winning streak snapped. They got a goal from Mike Santorelli and 28 saves from Jose Theodore. Two turnovers led to a pair of first-period goals. Backes beat Theodore with a shot from the slot 6:04 into the game. WILD 1, AVALANCHE 0 ST. PAUL, Minn. Niklas Backstrom stopped 27 shots for his second shutout of the season and Devin Setoguchi scored the games only goal with 2:31 left to give Minnesota a win over Colorado. Backstrom earned his 24th NHL shutout and the Wilds third this season in 19 games. Minnesota has

won three straight and 8-of-10. Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 17 saves for the Avalanche, who have lost three straight. PREDATORS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 1 NASHVILLE, Tenn. Martin Erat scored two goals and Pekka Rinne made 38 saves to lift Nashville over Toronto. Nashville, which has won 5-of7, sent Toronto to its fifth loss in six games. Ryan Suter and Matt Halischuk scored the other Nashville goals. John-Michael Liles had the only tally for Toronto. Sergei Kostitsyn had three assists, tying his career high for assists and points in a game. Erat gave the Predators a 1-0 lead just 5:48 into the game. JETS 4, CAPITALS 1 WINNIPEG, Manitoba Evander Kane scored two goals and Blake Wheeler added his first of the season as Winnipeg beat Washington. Kyle Wellwood had the other goal for Winnipeg, which recorded back-to-back wins in regulation for the first time this season. Ondrej Pavelec, making his 11th straight start for the Jets, made 31 saves. Alexander Semin scored for the Capitals. Three unanswered goals in the second period by the Jets vaulted them to a 4-1 lead. SENATORS 5, OILERS 2 EDMONTON, Alberta Milan Michalek had a goal and an assist and Ottawa won its third straight game on a long road trip with a win over Edmonton. Colin Greening, Kaspars Daugavins, Jesse Winchester and Zenon Konopka also scored for the Senators (10-9-1), who have rebounded following a five-game slide. This marked the first time Ottawa has won both games on an Alberta road trip since 2003. Anton Lander and Ryan Jones scored for the Oilers (9-7-2), who have lost four in a row and 5-of6 following a 6-game winning streak.

(Continued from Page 6) Sports talk radio shows have been filled all week with calls from irate fans venting about Shurmur, whose conservative play-calling in the fourth quarter was perfect fodder for Monday-morning quarterbacks. The Browns ran the ball six straight times once with third-string tight end Alex Smith carrying and fumbling in the red zone to set up Dawsons ill-fated try. Shurmur staunchly defended his strategy. Ill go to the well with what I did, he replied. Theres a segment of Browns fans who wish hed jump in, too. Shurmur, the clubs fifth coach since 1999, said he understands what Cleveland fans have endured since the Browns returned as an expansion team. A fellow Midwesterner, he appreciates their passion and pain in rooting for a team that has gone 67-134 and made just one playoff appearance in 13 years. When he ventures out now, Shurmur encounters fans who support him and others who arent as comforting. The negativity outside the Browns headquarters may be growing but Shurmur has insulated himself to block out the criticism. His job is to build a young team into a consistent winner and he cant fall back on injuries, inexperience or rotten luck as excuses for failure. Following Sundays loss, Shurmur, who was an assistant in Philadelphia and St. Louis before coming to Cleveland, took exception to one question and pounded his hand on the podium to emphasize his point. Dont think for a second hes

not frustrated and dont confuse any outward anger with disappointment. He needs time and Shurmur hopes Browns fans and the media will give it to him. Im very competitive, he said. As you get through this you get a little bit calloused up to it. I probably fibbed just a little bit early on when you say you dont read it or hear it. Now, Im not. I dont read it, I really dont. I just stay away from it because I think whats important is you keep your focus moving forward. Weve got very smart coaches and very willing players and we believe in what were doing so you push forward. Everyone in Cleveland who roots for the Browns is finding their own way of coping with the losses and with a daunting schedule theyll play Baltimore and Pittsburgh twice each in December ahead, patience could be pushed to the limit. With running back Peyton Hillis out with an injury, cornerback Joe Haden has become perhaps the Browns most popular player. Haden likes to be seen around town and this week he has heard his share of fury from Cleveland fans who swear theyre not going to go to another game. They do that every time we start losing. They say, I cant believe Im still watching this team but at the end they still do, Haden said. I understand where theyre coming from. Of course when you have a team that youve been supporting your whole life, you want to have them to win now. But theyre sticking with us and Im still feeling their love even though were losing.

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When it comes to higher education, Baptists in Georgia are of two minds these days. On Oct. 21, the trustees of Shorter University in Rome, Ga., approved a covenant requiring faculty and staff to support the mission of Shorter University as a Christ-centered institution affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention. Then they asked employees to reject as acceptable all sexual activity not in agreement with the Bible, including, but not limited to, premarital sex, adultery and homosexuality. A fortnight later, Baptists learned about a fall update email from leaders at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., quietly announcing a policy extending health care and other benefits to the domestic partners of faculty and staff, regardless of sexual orientation. The Georgia Baptist Convention cut its historic ties to Mercer in 2005. Now, the schools strategic shift brings it into line with other leading private universities ... including Emory, Duke, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Tulane, Furman, Rollins, Elon and Stetson, noted Mercer President Bill Underwood, in a statement quoted at EthicsDaily.com, a progressive Baptist website. It is also consistent with our established policy of not discriminating against employees based on sexual orientation. While this divide may shock outsiders, these decisions are totally logical in light

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of trends in Baptist life and higher education, stressed Lutheran scholar Robert Benne of Roanoke College, author of Quality with Soul: How Six Premier Colleges and Universities Keep Faith with Their Religious Traditions. These schools are headed in opposite directions because their leaders want them to become very different kinds of institutions, he said. Shorter wants to become a Christian university in how it approaches education and campus life. ... Mercer is trying to become what its leaders see as an elite institution, the kind of place where if you tried to talk about Christian education the faculty would raise all holy hell. In some ways, these Baptist conflicts resemble those among educators in other pews. For example, many American Catholic colleges and universities have become highly secularized, while their leaders insist that they remain rooted in Catholic values or some

specific educational tradition, such as the legacy of the Jesuits. Meanwhile, a few other Catholic schools publicly stress their loyalty to the Vatican. With that in mind, said Benne, its significant that Mercers Internet homepage states: Founded by early 19th century Baptists, Mercer -- while no longer formally affiliated with the Baptist denomination -- remains committed to an educational environment that embraces intellectual and religious freedom while affirming values that arise from a Judeo-Christian understanding of the world. Benne noted that very few well-known schools can accurately be labeled fundamentalist, as would be the case with the independent Bob Jones University in South Carolina. Meanwhile, most conflicts in Southern Baptist academia involve debates about accepting explicitly Christian approaches to education, often referred to as the integration of faith and learning. Thus, its symbolic that Mercer leaders openly say they want to go the other direction, following in the footsteps of liberal Protestant universities such as Vanderbilt and Duke, and historically Baptist institutions such as Furman and Wake Forest. The Mercer student handbook, for example, contains no moral code covering student conduct on premarital sex, adultery and homosexuality. At this point, Shorter accepts non-Chris-

tian students. However, Benne said Shorters new doctrinal and lifestyle code for faculty and staff suggests it will soon ask its students to sign a similar covenant of faith and moral conduct. Covenants of this kind are common on Christian campuses, including famous liberal arts schools such as Wheaton College, Calvin College, Biola University and numerous other members of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (the global network in which I teach). Many of these schools retain ties to the denominations that founded them, but they are also recruiting other evangelicals or traditional Christians as students, faculty and staff. Many of these schools now openly appeal to Catholics, as well. The complication for many Baptist academics, stressed Benne, is that they place such a strong emphasis on soul freedom and the priesthood of every believer that they often struggle to find ways to separate themselves from the lukewarm people in their midst who are not committed to their schools vision. Its a perfect Baptist Catch-22. How do you defend specific doctrines and convictions, he said, without daring to list these specifics, which means you have committed the sin of having a creed?
(Terry Mattingly is the director of the Washington Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and leads the GetReligion.org project to study religion and the news.)

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By SANDY COHEN The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Demi Moore is ending her marriage to fellow actor Ashton Kutcher, she told The Associated Press on Thursday. Moore, 49, and Kutcher, 33, were wed in September 2005. The couples relationship became tabloid fodder in recent months as rumors swirled about Kutchers alleged infidelity. It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my six-year marriage to Ashton. As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life. This is a trying time for me and my family, and so I would ask for the same compassion and privacy that you would give to anyone going through a similar situation, she said in her statement to the AP. The pair frequently used Twitter to communicate with each other as millions of fans followed along. I will forever cherish the time I spent with Demi, Kutcher tweeted Thursday. Marriage is one of the most difficult things in the world and unfortunately sometimes they fail. Moore said in 2007 that her relationship with the star of That 70s Show and Punkd who is 15 years younger than Moore caught us both by surprise. If somebody would have said, OK, here is the prediction: Youre going to meet a man 25 years old and hes going to see being with you and having your three kids as a bonus, I would have said, Keep dreaming, Moore said in a 2007 interview with Vanity Fair. I think it caught us both by surprise, and particularly him. Kutcher became a stepfather to Moores three daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah Belle from her 13-year marriage to actor Bruce Willis. Moore and Willis divorced in 2000 but remained friendly. Moore and Kutcher were photographed socializing with Willis, and the couple attended Willis wedding to model-actress Emma Heming in 2009.

Regis feels pretty good as he prepares to exit

By FRAZIER MOORE The Associated Pres when Live! With Kelly goes on the air without him. His book tour will have taken him to Miami then. Ill probably watch the show from my hotel room, he said, and Ill feel, Omigod, its so far away. Maybe itll be better that Im watching it from down there. Jerry Seinfeld will join Kelly Ripa on Monday as the first of a series of guest cohosts. A permanent replacement will be named later. Joining Philbin in the studio for the press conference, Ripa said her new partner would necessarily have a different style and forge a different dynamic with her than she has enjoyed with Reege since joining Live! in 2001.

Moore and Kutcher created the DNA Foundation, also known as the Demi and Ashton Foundation, in 2010 to combat the organized sexual exploitation of girls around the globe. They later lent their support to the United Nations efforts to fight human trafficking, a scourge the international organization estimates affects about 2.5 million people worldwide. Moore can be seen on screen in the recent films Margin Call and Another Happy Day. Kutcher replaced Charlie Sheen on TVs Two and a Half Men as is part of the ensemble film New Years Eve, set for release next month. Kutchers publicist did not immediately respond to an e-mail and phone call seeking comment. No divorce papers had been filed in Los Angeles Superior Court as of Thursday afternoon.

NEW YORK Regis Philbin says fans have told him he makes them happy every morning. Im glad I did that, he says, cause it made me happy. But his decades of regular visits with viewers end today, when he steps down from the New York-based show he has co-hosted for 28 years. I feel pretty good, he told reporters after Thursdays edition of Live! With Regis and Kelly. But he noted that he may not feel that good next week. I wasnt looking forward to this moment, said Philbin, who announced his decision to leave the syndicated show and try new things last January. You never are in your life STRESS FREE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING when youre leaving a success that you worked your tail off STRESS FREE CHRISTMAS SHOPPIN to make. Aftertodays sign-off, the 80-year-old Philbin will embark on a book tour for his new memoir, How I Got This Way. Thats fortunate, he said. Itll take his mind off how he might be feeling Monday

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DEAR DOCTOR K: I am in my mid-30s and like to run for exercise. The problem is that I have creaky knees. I havent experienced pain yet, but my husband thinks Im wearing my knees out and that Ill give myself arthritis. Is this possible? Should I give up on vigorous exercise? DEAR READER: When I was little, my father often told me to slow down or youll wear out your joints. (I guess I was a little hyperactive.) A lot of people -- like your husband and like my father -- think that our joints are like car tires. Which is to say, they believe using them wears them out, and the more you use them, the faster theyll need to be replaced. While this may be true for tires, the same cannot be said for your joints. For example, I had a joint wear out in my right hip. My hip bone was rubbing against my thigh bone, and it hurt. Of course, every time we stand up, walk or run, we are putting pressure on the hip joint. But were putting pressure on both hip joints, since were using two legs. Yet my left hip was completely normal. I got a right hip replacement, and the pain has been gone ever since. Many of my patients are like me: just one bad hip or knee. So its not as simple as saying you wear out your joints by using them. The risk factors that actually lead to arthritis are advanced age, obesity, a family history of arthritis, injury (especially a fracture that involves the joint), and rheumatoid arthritis or another type of chronic joint inflammation. So, although its clear that running stresses the knees, ankles and other joints that bear weight, research doesnt clearly show that running is bad for the joints. In fact, our muscles actually protect our joints by reducing some of the

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pressure on them. Not exercising regularly can weaken the muscles and thereby make the joints more prone to damage. That said, a sudden, severe injury (a fracture or ligament tear) could cause cartilage damage that can lead to osteoarthritis. Or a muscle injury can weaken a muscle that helps to protect a joint. I tell my patients to start an exercise program gradually, and to back off if they feel pain during or after exercise. A joint will tell you if it is under excessive stress while you exercise, by causing you pain. Listen to your joints. If running ever hurts, try swimming or biking instead. So why did one of my hips go bad, but the other didnt? I had an injury to the main muscle in my right thigh when I was a teenager. That muscle has never been as strong since. Years of jogging on asphalt probably put too much stress on my right hip. I should have stopped jogging when my right hip started to hurt, but I didnt. Yes, doctors can make dumb mistakes. Bottom line: You cant use up your joints by using them. In fact, moving is better than not moving -- for your joints and for your overall health. Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. Go to his website to send questions and get additional information: www.AskDoctorK. com. Distributed by Universal UClick for UFS

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that under Section 1137.03 of the Codified Ordinance of the City of Delphos that an appeal has been filed by: Ulms Mobile Home Court, 237 W. Clime St., Del phos, OH. Ulms is re questing a lot split on an established lot. This lot will not have street frontage but will have easement for egress/ingress. The City of Delphos Zoning Board of Appeals has set forth a public hearing on this appeal. This hearing shall be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 in the council chambers at the Municipal Building, located at 608 North Canal Street, Delphos, OH 45833. This meeting is open to the public and all contiguous property owners are welcome to attend. Gregory C. Berquist, Zoning Inspector 11/18/11

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By Gary Clothier Q: I read a short story that took place in England during the 1700s. Revelers went doorE P L Y to-door hoping to A H O O receive a cup of lambswool. There R I L Y was no description L A O of what this drink is. Can you shed some light on the mystery U F O for me? -- Y.T.M., L O P Bar Harbor, Maine A: Indeed, the O N U T drink lambswool popular F A N S was during the 1700s TED in England. Im E sure that there were variations, N C I D many but basically the E A T O recipe consisted R R O R of old, strong ale heated with nutmeg, ginger and sugar; many recipes call for the inclusion of eggs as well. Apples were roasted until the skins burst and then immersed in the drink just before serving. Did you know ... according to the Guinness Book of World Records, Bing Crosbys version of Irving Berlins White Christmas is the bestselling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide? Send your questions to Mr. Know-It-All at AskMrKIA@ gmail.com or c/o United Feature Syndicate, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016. Copyright 2010, Gary Clothier Distributed by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

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SAturDAy, NOv. 19, 2011 Overall conditions that surround you are likely to show marked improvements in the year ahead, especially where your work or career is concerned. Both a promotion and increased earnings are possibilities. SCOrPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -There is justification for you to have high expectations today, so instead of subduing your feelings, do what you can to express them through both your work and play. SAGIttArIuS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Handling a critical situation requires being both philosophical and realistic about things at the same time. Taking on a proper frame of mind assures victory. CAPrICOrN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Clearly defining both your aims and purposes in competitive developments will give you an edge over others. Youll feel the need to succeed. AQuArIuS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- If possible avoid spending time with aimless people who are going no place in the world. Pals who have both ambition and purpose will be the ones who will light a fire under you. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -Having both just the right amount of solitude and harmony enhances your chances for efficacy and can make this quite a productive day for you. Seek those conditions if you can find them. ArIES (March 21-April 19) -Simply by being pragmatic about all things allows you to gain the upper hand when needed in any dealings you have with others today. Call the shots as you see them. tAuruS (April 20-May 20) -- If you are methodical and cognizant of all details, regardless of how small they are, this can be an extremely productive day for you. Everything will fall into place when you dont miss a beat. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -A couple of situations youve been unable to complete to your satisfaction can be concluded today if youre willing to start over and completely redo them. Give it a try. CANCEr (June 21-July 22) -Devote the greater part of your efforts to projects or situations that require mental effort rather than muscular output. Youre far more adept at using your mind than you are your muscles. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If youd like to engage in something social today, youd be happier limiting your involvement to a small group of friends where each person will have a chance to express himself or herself. vIrGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Simply looking out for yourself today will prove to be quite boring, so instead, utilize your time and talent to get others to socialize with you. LIBrA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Collective benefits can be derived from relationships with people who are willing to share what they have with one another. The more each person gives, the more everybody gets.
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Dear Annie: When is a is still alive, he would be 36 kiss just a kiss? The husband years old. I believe he has of my wifes best friend gave the right to know his birth her a wee bit of a special family medical history at the kiss on the lips after anoth- very least. I realize there are some er summer of overlapping vacation time at a summer adopted children who have cottage. I could be way off no desire to meet their biothe mark, but it seemed like logical family, and although more than a brief goodbye I pray that is not true in this kiss. I emailed him about it, case, I would understand. But and he replied that there has I would think he would want never been anything between his medical history. Must I them. They are just good sit back for another 10 years friends. Regardless, my gut and hope for the best, or is there something says the damage else I can do? -has been done. Sad Birth Mom in This guy is on Omaha, Neb. his second marDear Sad: You riage. The night can hire a private before the kiss, detective who spethe four of us had cializes in these a wide-ranging cases, or you can discussion. I am leave your informafairly traditional tion on the many in my views and available search values. His endand adoption regising comment was about how in Annies Mailbox tries. The Nebraska Dept. of Health and retirement hed like to donate sperm. He Human Services may be helpknows I had a vasectomy ful. Also try the International years ago. Call me insecure, Soundex Reunion Registry but I sensed something more (isrr.org) at 1-888-886-ISRR. Good luck. on his mind. Dear Annie: Youve In previous years, I have left these vacations early printed several responses to while my wife stayed on. Suffering Soon-To-Be Ex, Now I feel taken advantage who stupidly joked that hed of. I want my wife to keep have grabbed his sister-inher close friendship with law, Zoe, if shed been his wife, but I want both available. I wonder why men speak of us to disassociate from her husband. Am I wrong? first and think later? When I -- No-Win Situation in was a newlywed, my husband said, Youre way down on Wisconsin Dear No Win: You are my list of priorities, and jumping to conclusions that proved to be true for 45 because you dont trust this years of marriage. I never man. But do you trust your forgot that statement. Why I wife? A light peck on the stayed with him for 45 years lips between good friends is is beyond me. -- Men! tolerable, but a full-blown Annies Mailbox is writsmack on the lips is inapproten by Kathy Mitchell and priate. A discussion about becoming a sperm donor Marcy Sugar, longtime edimay be in poor taste, but tors of the Ann Landers it doesnt necessarily mean column. Please e-mail your anything else. Regardless questions to anniesmailof his behavior, it is your box@comcast.net, or write wifes that matters. Talk to to: Annies Mailbox, c/o her about your concerns. Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. You dont need to cut the Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los husband off completely, but Angeles, CA 90045. its OK to limit contact if he makes you uncomfortable. However, if your wife still wants to vacation with her friend and her husband, you should come along and stay the entire time. Dear Annie: In April of 1975, I reluctantly gave my only child, a son, up for adoption. I was 20 years old and not in a position to raise him properly. I have deeply regretted that decision ever since and have been trying to find my son since he turned 21. I contacted the attorney who handled the private adoption and received a return letter stating that he forwarded my request to the adoptive parents, but they preferred the matter to remain closed. Unfortunately, the attorney has since passed away, and I have no idea how to pursue this any further. If my son

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11 killed as Syria OKs observers in principle

By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY The Associated Press BEIRUT Syria has agreed in principle to allow an observer mission into the country, a senior official in Damascus said today, as security forces killed 11 anti-government protesters and France called for tough U.N. Security Council action. The Arab League formally suspended Damascus this week over its crackdown on an 8-month-old uprising, which the U.N. estimates has killed more than 3,500 people. The group wants to send dozens of observers to the country to try to help end the bloodshed. Syria has agreed in principle to the Arab League proposal (for observers) and we are still studying the details, the senior Syrian official said today. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the issue is so sensitive. Syrian opposition members said Syrias stance was just a stalling tactic. We have warned in the past and we warn again that these are the methods of the regime to waste time, said Omar Idilbi, a Beirut-based member of the Syrian National Council, an umbrella group of regime opponents. This is an attempt by the regime to gain more time. Syrian activists said at least 11 people were killed as security forces today fired on anti-government protests. Friday has become the main day for protests in Syria as thousands of people stream out of mosques following afternoon prayers. Nabil Elaraby, the head of the Arab League, said in a statement today that he received amendments from Damascus, which the League is studying. Ibrahim el-Zaafarani, a member of the Arab Medical Union who is expected to be part of the observer team for Syria, said the mission will include doctors, activists, lawyers and military experts. Our presence there will be protection for civilians, el-Zaafarani told The Associated Press by telephone from Cairo, where the Arab League has its headquarters. The League originally had suggested a team of 500 people, but the number dropped to 40. He said he was not clear on why or on whose behest the number was reduced. President Bashar Assad is facing mounting pressure from home and abroad over the countrys crisis, which appears to be spiraling out of control as attacks by army defectors increase and some protesters take up arms to protect themselves. The escalating violence has raised fears of civil war. We call on the Syrian opposition to avoid recourse to an armed insurrection, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe told a joint news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Ankara, Turkey. A civil war would of course be a true catastrophe. Asked about the possibility of foreign intervention, Juppe said: This would have to be within the framework of the U.N. Security

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Council. He also called on the Security Council to act against Assads regime, saying the time has come to strengthen sanctions against Syria. We must continue to exert pressure, Juppe said. The U.N. must act. But longtime Syrian ally Russia urged caution. In October, Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that threatened sanctions against Syria. Russias Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today urged the U.N. Security Council to be restrained in drafting a resolution condemning the violent crackdown on dissent. We are ready to work with the international community, but we urge restraint and cautiousness, Putin told Russian news agencies when asked whether Russia is going to support a U.N. resolution. However, Putin added that Russia is not going to ignore opinions of our partners and will cooperate with everyone.

NEW YORK Occupy Wall Street protesters clogged streets and tied up traffic around the U.S. on Thursday to mark two months since the movements birth and signal they arent ready to quit, despite the breakup of many of their encampments by police. Hundreds of people were arrested, most of them in New York. The demonstrations which took place in cities including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Boston, Washington and Portland, Ore. were for the most part peaceful. Most of the arrests were for blocking streets, and the traffic disruptions were brief. Chanting All day, all week, shut down Wall Street, more than 1,000 protesters gathered near the New York Stock Exchange and sat down in several intersections. Helmeted police officers broke up some of the gatherings, and operations at the stock market were not disrupted. As darkness fell, a coalition of unions and progressive groups joined Occupy demonstrators in staging rallies at landmark bridges in several U.S. cities to protest joblessness. In New York, a crowd of several thousand people, led by bannercarrying members of the Service Employees International Union, jammed Manhattans Foley Square and then marched peacefully across the Brooklyn Bridge on a pedestrian promenade. As they walked, a powerful light projected the slogan We are the 99 percent a reference to the Americans who arent super-rich on the side of a nearby skyscraper. Police officers dressed in wind breakers, rather than riot gear, arrested at least two dozen people who walked out onto the bridges roadway but otherwise let the marchers pass without incident. Several weeks ago, an attempt to march across the bridge drew the first significant international attention to the Occupy movement as more than 700 people were arrested. Thursdays protests came two days after police raided and demolished the encampment at lower Manhattans Zuccotti Park that had served as headquarters of the Occupy movement and as demonstrators and union allies tried to regain their momentum. This is a critical moment for the movement given what happened the other night, said demonstrator Paul Knick, a software engineer from Montclair, N.J. It seems like theres a concerted effort to stop the movement, and Im here to make sure that doesnt happen. At least 300 people were arrested in New York. Some were bloodied during the arrests. One man was taken into custody for throwing liquid, possibly vinegar, into the faces of several police officers, authorities said. Many demonstrators were carrying vinegar as an antidote for pepper spray. In Los Angeles, about 500 sympathizers marched downtown between the Bank of America tower and Wells Fargo Plaza, chanting, Banks got bailed out, we got sold out! More than two dozen people were arrested. Police arrested 21 demonstrators in Las Vegas, and 20 were led away in plastic handcuffs in Portland, Ore., for sitting down on a bridge. At least a dozen were arrested in St. Louis in the evening after they sat down cross-legged and locked arms in an attempt to block a bridge over the Mississippi River. More were handcuffed for blocking bridges in Philadelphia and Minneapolis.

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Fort Jennings High School Post Prom Committee members held a quarter auction Thursday evening in the schools auditeria to raise money for Post Prom activities. Vendors provided items for the auction that participants bid on with quarters. Above: Steve Schroeder calls for bids on an item.

Superman caper lands thief in jail Senator gasps for facts on asthma
By JIM SUHR Associated Press By DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press GRANITE CITY, Ill. Mike Meyer was nervous about letting an obsessed acquaintance anywhere near his sprawling collection of Superman treasures. When the man finally talked his way into his home, Meyer got a real-life lesson in truth, justice and the American way. Using his girlfriend to distract Meyer, Gerry Armbruster in August raided much of the Man of Steel stash in the basement and spare bedroom of Meyers tiny home. Armbruster secreted away six boxes holding thousands of comic books and dozens of action figures, along with an assortment of model John Deere tractors. At the time, Meyer living off his part-time McDonalds job and Social Security checks for a mental disability says he lost a bit of his soul. Armbruster soon got nabbed, and Meyer got back everything but the mini tractors. In fact, after word of the crime made its way through cyberspace faster than a speeding bullet, Meyers collection actually started to expand, thanks to help from oceans away. Donors from Paraguay to the Pacific Rim inundated Meyer with a sea of Superman items, from autographed pictures to classic comic books even a Man of Steel lunch box. Meyer paid it forward, giving most duplicate items to a St. Louis childrens hospital. I never realized I had so many friends, Meyer, 48, gushed of the outpouring fanned by online Superman message boards and a Facebook page titled, Save Superman Help Mike Meyer. All I wanted was justice done, this guy behind bars and my stuff back. The final piece of that wish came this week, when Armbruster, 37, pleaded guilty in Madison County just east of St. Louis and was sent to prison for six years for the theft. Armbruster also got a simultaneous six-year term for roughing up an elderly man he tried to rob two weeks after ripping off Meyer. Initially Meyer wanted him to get double the prison time, but he later acknowledged that was probably greedy. Justice did prevail, and this will give him some time to think, Meyer said. A portly man with wispy eyebrows and a childs charm, Meyer not only adores the Man of Steel but lets the superheros do-good ideals permeate his life, right down to his answering machine message: Every man can be Superman. Since news of the theft spread, Meyer has been somewhat of a cause celebre. He learned of Armbrusters sentence while on an all-expenses-paid trip to Cleveland, where Meyer decked out in an early Superman costume got a rare tour with fellow Superman aficionado Keith Howard of the boyhood home of Jerry Siegel, one of the comic superheros co-creators. Hes gotten a call from Brandon Routh, who played the Man of Steel in the 2006 movie Superman Returns. And he has fielded plenty of kitsch, from handmade sketches some from Mexico to hand-stitched decorative pillows from California bearing Supermans likeness. A Pennsylvania man even shipped him a mini Superman pinball machine. In Meadville, Pa., midway between Pittsburgh and Erie, stay-at-home dad Andrew Copp happened upon Meyers misfortune while mining social network websites about comic books. Copp said he found the theft appalling, but I was more touched by everyone giving back to a total stranger. Determined to help, the Navy veteran and former electronics worker studying to be a veterinary technician scoured his attic for Superman comics. Then he decided to part with a far more personal keepsake: a Superman logo hand-painted by his 8-year-old daughter, and captioned in childs handwriting: Woosh Superman!! WASHINGTON It was a startling claim: Air pollution has no connection to asthma, Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul said on the Senate floor. But Paul, and a chart he used to make his case against the health benefits of a new federal air pollution rule, relied on some creative sourcing and pseudoscience. Pauls chart was a graph showing air pollution declining in California as the number of people diagnosed with asthma rose. The chart attributed the data to a May 2003 paper by what was then called the California Department of Health Services. But the department never plotted the relationship between those two factors. The real source was a 2006 paper Facts Not Fear on Air Pollution from the National Center for Policy Analysis, a conservative think tank. The paper, by independent consultant Joel Schwartz, contends that most information on air pollution from environmentalists, regulators, scientists and journalists is exaggerated or wrong. The paper was not subjected to the normal peerreview process demanded for most published science. Paul, an ophthalmologist and eye surgeon, cited Schwartz in his Nov. 10 remarks, saying: We have decreased pollution and rising incidence of asthma. Either they are inversely proportional or they are not related at all. At best, the chart suggests that air pollution alone cannot explain the rise in asthma, a chronic lung disease that inflicts approximately 34 million Americans and whose exact cause is unknown. It certainly cant be used to say that air pollution plays no role in causing asthma. They may think there is a pattern there, but in fact it has no basis, said Dr. Richard Kreutzer, head of environmental and occupational disease control at what is now Californias Department of Public Health, the agency cited on Pauls chart. Kreutzer said there is evidence that some pollutants can cause asthma and even more research showing that air pollution aggravates asthma in those who have the disease. The National Institutes of Health said last year that recent findings have conclusively demonstrated a link between asthma and air pollution, especially ground-level ozone. But Schwartz, who now works for Blue Sky Consulting Group, discounts even studies linking pollution to asthma attacks, saying they are probably not related. In an interview with The Associated Press, Schwartz defended his work. The fact that they move in opposite directions shows that air pollution is not a large factor in the cause, he said.

Slow improvement in job market

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON Little by very little, the job market is getting better. A closely watched measure of the jobs crisis, the number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time each week, fell to 388,000 in a report released Thursday, its lowest point since April. The four-week average, which economists check because it smooths out the week-to-week fluctuations in the job market, dropped below 400,000 for the first time in seven months. Claims would have to be below 375,000 and consistently to signal the sustained job gains that the United States needs to lower its 9 percent unemployment rate. But economists were at least encouraged by the trend. The level isnt as important as the change, said Michael Gapen, senior U.S. economist at Barclays Capital. And right now thats suggesting moderate improvement. The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits fell to 3.6 million. That is the fewest since Sept. 20, 2008 the week that Lehman Brothers went bankrupt and started the financial meltdown. The 3.6 million figure is through Nov. 5. Thats down from nearly 4 million at the beginning of the year. Some of that decline is because recipients found work, but much of it is because many of the unemployed have used up all their benefits. The governments count of the total number of Americans on the jobless rolls trails the report on first-time claims by one week. The nation added 80,000 jobs in October, the 13th straight month of gains. It added more in August and September 104,000 and 158,000 than the government first thought. It takes about 125,000 a month to keep up with population growth. The unemployment claims figure suggests businesses havent become spooked and started laying off workers because of the turmoil in Europe, where one country after another is wrestling with debt problems. Still, layoffs arent holding back the economy, its the lack of hiring, said Ryan Sweet, an economist at Moodys Analytics. Businesses seem content just sitting on the sidelines for now. Sweet said he believes the economy will add 115,000 jobs this month, about the average from the past three months. Powered by stronger consumer spending, the economy grew in July, August and September at an annual rate of 2.5 percent, considerably faster than the 1.3 percent the quarter before. Weekly unemployment claims peaked at 659,000 in March 2009, the low point of the Great Recession. In a healthy economy, with unemployment below 6 percent, they would be about 325,000. Looking just at the claims figure can be misleading, of course. Even if unemployment claims fell to 325,000 now, its much tougher to find a job than it would be in a healthy economy, so people are staying on the rolls much longer. More than 42 percent of those out of work have been unemployed for six months or more, close to the record, 46 percent, set last year. In a normal job market, that figure is about 15 percent.

Answers to Thursdays questions: It is estimated 1 in 10 New York cabbies are born in the US. Ninety-seven percent of the water on the globe is salty, 1 percent is fresh and 2 percent is ice. Todays questions: Whats that stuff on your windshield after you park under a tree? What did the four gold braid stripes on the late Supreme Court chief justice William Rehnquists official Supreme Court robe signify? Answers in Saturdays Herald. Todays words: Metrophobia: a hatred or fear of poetry Wanderjahr: a year of traveling before settling down The Outstanding National Debt as of 9:45 a.m. today was $15,033,727,680,526. The estimated population of the United States is 311,694,928, so each citizens share of this debt is $48,232. The National Debt has continued to increase an average of $3.99 billion per day since Sept. 28, 2007.