http://66.213.69.5/files/original/8c8f0f5895a7f45f2d89dc536a760604.pdf 9afcb959995ae37238824177cba2ca03 PDF Text Text WVU ready for Wolfpack, A6 ~ •• a.* * *'' * * • Pats clinch home field in AFC,• A6 ti J•rinll'd on Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio OBITUARIES Page AS • Virginia A. Hoyt ·Ralph E. Steinmetz U.S. 35 hearing draws big crowd Senators Hall and Facemyer to offer toll-retirement amendment on Jan. 4 BY ANDREW CARTER MDTNEWS MYDAJLV:RlBUNE. COM Court OKs satellite tax • roor Rl:qdcd 1\1.('\\spnnt POINT PLEASANTThe U.S. 35 toll contro\ersv continues to he a hot-button issue for resiCOLUMBt:S (AP) dents of Mason County The Ohio Supreme Court and other interested parl.ls reJected ,l challenge to ties in the regi01~. Those a st,llc sales tax that re\idents "ere given the apphes to '\atellite 1 V but chance to voice their not cable about the topic The Ohio Department opinion\ during a public hearmg ot Taxat1on ay-; conducted Monday by the Monday · ruling 1s not West Virginia Park\\ ays urprising because sunilar Authonty at the Mason tax d1scrcpancie ha\ e County Courthouse in been upheld in other <,tate'>. Ohio'-; highest court mled 5-2 agam ... t satellite companies that complained the t.lx is unfair. The court affirmed a IO\\ er court's decision th.tl the tax doeo; not amount to unconstituttonal chscriminatton bec.msc it's based on the dillerent nature of the companie-;' busme\s adt\lltes. Tax department spokeo;;man John Kohbtrand a~!-. tht• t x gt:ncrated 54 mtlhon for Oh10 Ill the mo t recent 11 cal ) car Attorney-; tor the o;atcJmdu try mdtcated ear th,lt an appeal "'.ts Point Pleasant. The county courtroom was filled to nearly 0\ erflcming \\ith area tesidents who were then: to present their 'icws and those who ,tttcnded to obtain more infonnauon about the issue. The vast majonty of those who registered to speak to the Parkways Authority members in attendance \\Crc pc~ssion­ ate about their opposition to the propo al to place a toll on U.S. 35. The toll has been proposed as a KANAUGA way to pay for the remaining 14.6 miles of U.S. 35 in Mason County. In their various remarks, a common theme cited by those who spoke was the financial stress that they believed a toll would place on their fellow residents and area business owners. Several local businessmen spoke out against the toll, mcluding John Thompson and Tony Woodyard. Thompson 1s a Gallia Please see U.S. 35, A3 Dl~IVE-IN'S Andrew Carter/photo Mason County restdent Gene Zopp addresses the West Vtrgmra Parkways Authonty durmg a pubhc hearing Monday at the Mason County Courthouse. LAST HUI~RAH No. 2 trooper resigns C'OLUMBl.S (AP) The a~ststant SU(JCnntendent of the Ohto State Hishw.ty Patrol has re..,1gncd following accusation" he didn't tell the truth to officials investigating another officer. Patrol 'Pokcsman Lt. GJry Lewio; said Lt Col. Peyton \V.ttts submitted hts resignation Mond<~y folio\\ ing his placement on paid suspenston earlier th1s month. A Dec. 13 report by the state watchdog said Watts ought to hide a personal friendship \\ tth an oftlccr alle~edl) found in a tate ~ ehtcle "'ith a 16-year-old • f;lfl. Andrew Carter/photo A Gallia County icon disappeared from the landscape along Ohio 7 North on Mortday afternoon. Work crews demolished the Kanauga Drive-In, wh1ch had been a hub of activities for area residents since Harry Wheeler opened the facility m 1950. His son Tom Wheeler ran the drive-m for many years. The land on whrch the Kanauga Drive-In stood has been sold to a busmess developer. Plans for the location are forthcommg . Good Works 9th annual walk for homeless W EATHER STAFF REPORT 1\riibt'-:S- Hundreds of people from southeast Ohio arc expected to participate in Good Works' 9th annual "Walk for the Homeless" on Saturda). Jan. 15, 2011. from 8:30 a.m. to J p.m. The \\ alk is one e\ ent High: 34 Low: 19 l SH7110S- 10 J>AGI s Calendars A3 Classificds AB Comics A9 Editorials A4 Sports A6 J c :20111 Oh1 • Vall Athens. Each year. Good Works creates several engaging and interactive experiences to inform the public about homclessncss and poverty in southeast Ohio and to raise fund for the Good Work"· Timoth\ How. c. People interested in 'iUpporting the Walk arc encouraged to Timoth) Hou. e ...enes \1'-lt ""'"·" alkforthe each ) car. Jan I \\ill homcJcss.nct or call mark the start of Good 7-t0.59-D339 to obtain Works· 30th ) car of profurther information on Yiding shelter for the getting Walk ~rono;;or rural homeless. l•or more details, you packets. l·und:.. rabcd from the c.tn contact Good Works Walk ''ill benefit nlmo:..t at 740.594.3339 or 200 homelc s people through e-mail at good~ thnt the Good \\ orks \\Ork..,@good·\\Ork.., net. AIDS Task Force awarded state grant INDEX . wich rai~C!-. money for the only shelter for the rural honll'les:-. in Athens, 'Gallia. lloeking, Jackson. Meigs, Morgan. Perry. Vinton, and Washington Counttes. The e\ cnt bcgms ,md ends at First United Methodist Church on College St. in upto\' n l'ubh hmg Cu ~JJIJ! 1. BY BRIAN J. REED BREED MYDAILYSEtMNELCOM PO~JEROY The Athens AIDS Task Force. \\ hich also serves 1\leigs Count}' residents with AIDS who need assistance. has recci\ l!d a grant of more than $87.000 to assist with housing needs. Acquired Immunodcficienc) S) ndrome affects hundreds of Ohioans .daily. and those who liv~\vith the disease may face financial bmTiers that prevent them from ac4uiring adequate and afl'ordahle housing. Athens AIDS Task f-orce will recchc an $85,600 grant to provide rental. mortgage, utility. and case management assistance to 70 households, consisting of !30 (K'OJ~Ie. and support 1\ C SCr\'ICCS tO six households. consisting of 12 people. The task force's service area ancludcs ~tcig County. The Ohio Department of Dcve lopmenl has appro' cd more than $1.2 million for five Ohio nonprofit oroanizations to assist these individuals and their families with housing and supporti\'c services. The funds are awarded through ~~e Housi!1g Opportumtles tor Persons With AIDS Program. administered hy the Department's orfice of Housing and Commun1tv Partnerships. .. "This program is designed to implement long-tcnn strategies for meeting the liousing need. of Ohioan!' who suffer fwm J\IDS or HI V-rclatcd diseases." said Lisa PattMcOaniel. Dir~ctor of the Ohio Department of Development. "Toc4t) 's im cstmcnts ''iII ensure that thcsl' indi' iduals hme a roof O\cr their heads and the help the) nerd h) overcome thcar financial challenges ns they continue to fight the di~casc." A\\ ard recipients \\ill usc the funds to pro- 'ide rental. mortgage, and utilit) a... si tance. operate communitY res~ idences. and pro\ ide l.'ase management and related sen ices for approximately .2,042 hou-.eholtk consisting of 3.254 people. ~ The Office of Housinl! and Communit) Partncr-.hips prm ide-. financial and technical assistance to unih of local gmernment and nonprofit organizauon... m Ohto for project acti\ itie... that ben· efit lo\\- and moderateincome citizen::.. �PageA2 The Daily Sentinel Tuesday, December 28, 2010 GOP .hopefuls find some issues a hazard early on BY CHARLES BABINGTON ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON This month's early, under-the-radar campaigning hy potential Republican challengers to President Barack Obama is a reminder of something too easily forgotten: Running for president i harder than it looks, and Obama ultimate!) will stand against a llesh-andblood nominee certain to make mistakes along the way. Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlcnty and other possible GOP candidates stumbled over health care, taxes and other issues in December, even as Obama coped with the harsh political reality stemming from his party's " hellacking" in Ia t month's elections. No ertou contender has officially launched a 20 I 2 camp:ugn. But with the Iowa caucuses less than 13 months away, at least a dozen Republicans are jockeying for position, speaking to groups throughout the country, writing op-ed columns and taking potshots at one another. As all politicians learn, the more deeply they delve into contested issues, the likelier they are to stumble. Sen. John Thune, RS.D., got cau~ht in the middle of h1s party's quickly changing views ahout congressional earmarks. the pet projects that some lawmakers sprinkle throughout big spending bi lis. Earlier this year he tucked more than $100 million in earmarks into a massive year-end spending bill that many had expected to pass. But after tea party successes in the Nov. 2 elections, elected Republicans swung hard against earmarks and pork-barrel spending. At a Dec. 15 news conference in the Capitol, Thune came uncomfortably close to echoing Sen. John Kerry's infamous line about voting for an $87 billion bill "before I voted against it." Thune told reporters: "I support those projects, but I don't support this bill, nor do I support the process by which this bill was put together." Meanwhile, Romney was put on the spot when a federal judge ruled that Obama's health care law is unconstitutional because it requires everyone to buy health insurance. Romney included virtually the same man- date in the 2006 health research group PolitiFact law he enacted as ·gave the column its worst Massachusetts governor. rating fo1 accuracy, Romney took pains to "pants on fire.'' The group say his plan was different said Pawlenty mangled from Obama's, mainly the time frame, contrabecause it takes a state- dieted his definition of by-state approach rather federal worke1 s and than a federal one-size- "repeated a statistic that fits-all solution. Pawlenty had been criticized as aides note that the inaccurate as long as six Minnesota governor months ago." rejected such mandates in Pawlenty's office said his state. he based the statistics on But Pawlenty had his a June article by own problem this month. Veronique de Rugy, a In a Wall Street Journal senior research felloVi at column, he said most George Ma on labor union members now University, on the Big work for governments, Government website run which Obama has ren- by conservative activist dered "the only booming Andrew Breitbart. After industry left in our econo- re\ iewing the article, my." Since January 2008, PolitiFact said it stood by he wrote, "the private its analysis that ''the sector has Jmt nearly H 590,000 number doc';n 't million jobs while local. encapsulate the lime state and federal govern- frame or definition set out ments added 590,000." by Pawlenty," and it is The nonpartisan " till skewed by a large bump in temporary Census johs." Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee didn't ha\'e an easy December, either. Wnting about theA much-debated proposalW to "cap and trade" greenhouse gas emissions, Huckabee said. "J never did support and never would support it, period." But at an October 2007 meeting of the Global Warming and Energy Solution Conference in New Hampshire, Huckabee said: "I also support cap and trade of carbon em•s~ions. And I was disappointed that the Senate rejected a carboncounting system to measure the sources of emissions, because that would have been the first and the most important step toward implementing true cap and trade." Kennedy's exit from Congress leaves a family void • Bv ANDREW MIGA ASSOCiATED PRESS WASHINGTON The Kennedys have held con~ressional seats, the presidency and the public's imagination for more than 60 years. That ern end:\\hen Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island vacate~ his U.S. House sc.tt next month, leaving a city council post in California a Camelot's ole remaimng political holding.• The son of the late Massachusett Sen. Ed Vi ard Kennedy said he has no qualms about \\ alkm~ away from politics Hts departure mnrks the first time m 63 )Cars there won't be a Kennedy er. mg in elected office in Washington. "Jn my family, the legacy was alway public service. and that didn't nee- essarily mean public office," Kennedy, 43, "aid in a recent interview on Capitol Hill with The As ociated Press. He recited a long list of Kennedy family members who have spumed politics and chosen lives as activbts promoting is:.ues uch as the environment, human rights and women's issues. Kennedy plans to continue the tradition by championing a national effort to boost brain research. He hope~ to inject the same urgency that hi late uncle, Pre ident John F. Kenned), inspired during the 1960 Vi tth his challenge to Amencans to put a man on the moon. Still, Kennedy's exit from the nation's capital marks a bittersweet tum for one of America's most powerful and prominent political families. a family that has seen its influence in Washington fade in recent years as its younger generations have lar~ely :-.hunned public ofhce. ''It is a milestone.'' said Allan J. Lichtman, an American Uni\ersity history professor. "Frankly, it's not as if there's a new generation of Kennedys ready to move into public life in a major way: Politics was the family business, the lifeblo,pd of a dynasty that often dominated the public stage wi~h its triumphs. as well a Its personal traumas. The family name ha been writ large for decades. Camelot. The New Frontier. Chappaquiddick. JFK arrived as a young congressman in 1947, later capturing the White House and leaving an outsized stump on the nation's history. Robert F. Kennedy's presidential ambitions were snuffed out by an as assin's bullet, but he inspired generations of activists. Edward M. Kennedy was seen as one of the most innuential senators in history. Now it's Bobby Shrher as the lone holdout in politics, serving as a city councilor in the seaside Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica. Shriver. in a brief telephone intcf\iew with the AP, said he fir t got into city politic not because ofh•s fam•ly' legac), but becat.:se of cttation he and neighborc; receJ\ d over the height of th 1r hedges. He has sef'<ed as mayor and made helping homele veterans a priorit) He has long been an activist. working with U2 singer Bono to aid countries in Africa. Politics isn't the only way to make a difference. Shriver said, recalling his mother. the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver. who founded the Special Olympics. Her efforts were inspired by the struggles of her mentally disabled sister, Rosemary, who spent most of her life in an instituuon after a lobotomy left her permanently incapacitated. That sister of JFK played a bi& role changmg America s view of the mentally d1 abled from that of institutionalized pauents to friends, neighbor and athletes. 'M) mom changed the ViOrld without being elected to office," Bobby Shriver said. "Period. End of tO f)." Patrick Kennedy agreed her legacy may be his famed family's most impressi\ e. ''ln the totality of history. ~he may go down as the one who made the bi~gest difference.'' he aad. Kennedy is a leading voice on mental health io;sues. He championed a landmark bill that Congress passed requir. mg msurance compames to treat mental health on an equal ba is with ph) sica! illnesses. lie has often spoken candidly about his personal ~truggles with depression and substance abuse. Kennedy has been treated for substance abuse since crashing his car outside the Capitol in 2006, and he has strugl gled with alcoholism an drug addiction for much' of his life. .. . Biden says gay marriage 'inevitable' Bv LAURIE KELLMAN ~lATED PRESS WASHINGTON Vice President Joe Biden is predicting that the evolution in thinking that will permit gays to soon erve openly in the military eventually wi II bring about a national con ensus for same- ex marriage. Changes in attitudes by military leaders, those in the service and the public allowed the repeal by Congre!'s of the "don't· ask, don't tell" policy, Blden noted in a nationally broadcast interview on Christmas eve. "I think the country's evolving," he said on ABC's '"Good Morning America." "And I think you're going to see. you know, the next effort is probably going to be to deal v. ith so-called DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act)." He said he agreed with Obama that his po ilion in gay marriage is "evolving." Gay marriage is legal in only a handful of states. mostly in the Northeast, and in Iowa. President Barack Obama recently said his, feelings on the gay marriage issue were in a state of transition. But he also said he still believes in allowing strong civil unions that provide certain protections and legal rights that married couples have. Obama said he b still wrestling with whether guy couples should have the nght to many, now that the change in the law will allow them to serve openly in combat. Presidents in recent years have struggled with this issue. President Bill Clinton developed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy for the military, and Obama promised repeatedly in his 2008 campaign for the presidency that his administration would have a more supportive attitude toward gays. But gay rights groups also have said frequently they have been disappointed with the administration's performance on this issue. The question about same-sex marriage came at Obama's news conference Wednesday. just hours after he signed landmark legislation repealing the ban on gays sen ing openly in the military. The laVi ends the 17-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" policy that forced gay to hide their sexual orientation or face dismissal. Before that, there was an outright ban on service by gay· in the military. But in letters to the troops after the new bill was signed into law. the four military service chiefs warned that the ban was still in place, and that implementing the policy change in full was still months awav. Recommendations· to put the new policy into place were outlined in a report last month, and now these steps must be written into concrete regulations go' erning the miHtary. Defense officials say that they still don't know how long it will take before the Pentagon complete its implementation plan and certifies the change will not damage combat readiness. Once certified, the implementation would begin 60 days later. In his interview with ABC newsman George Stephanopoulos, Biden brought up the Defense of Marriage Act, a law that Congress passed in 1996 that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. Obama has rcpeatedlv said he would like to sec the law repealed. but the Ju,ticc Department has defended its constitutionality. v. hich the agency h required to do. As recently as October, the department defended DOMA, appealing two rulings in Massachusetb bv a judge who called ·the law unconstitutional for denying federal benefib to gay marriage couples. In two separate cases, U.S. Di trict Judge Joseph Tauro in Jul~ ruled that DOMA is. a u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a lW because it interfere.-. with a state's right to define marriage and denies gay couples an array of federal benefit to heterosexual married couples. including the abdit) to lile joint tax returns EPA moving unilaterally to limit greenhouse gases BY MERRILL HARTSON ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTO~ The Ohama administration took separate actions this week to protect clean air and federnl wilderness areas, reaffirming that the White House tan pursue its gdals without depending on help from an mcreasingly combative Congress. In the coming two yenrs, that may become a more popular approach. In a statement posted on its website late Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it is moving unilaterally to clamp down on power plant and oil refinery green- house emissions, announcing plans for developing new standards over the next year. EPA administrator Lisa Jackson said the aim was to better cope with pollution contributing to climate change. "We arc following through on our commitment to proceed in a measured and careful way to reduce GHG pollution that threatens the health and welfare of Americans," Jackson said in a statement. She said emissions from power plants and oil refineries constitute about 40 percent of the g•cenhouse gas pollution in this country President Barack Obnma had said two days after the midternl elections that he was dis- appointed Congress hadn t acted on legislation achieving the same end, signaling that other options were under conSideration. .Jackson's announcement came on the same day that the administration showed a go-italone approach on federal wilderness protection - another major environmental issue. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said his agency wa:. repealin~ the Bush era's policy hmiting wilderness protection, which was adopted under former Interior Secretary Gale Norton. On climate change. legislation in Congress putting a limit on heattt apping greenhouse gases and allowing companies to huy and sell pollution permits under that ceiling - a system known as "cap and trade·· - ~talled in the Senate earlier this year after narrowly clearing the House. Republicans a'sailed it as "cap and tax," arguing that it \\Ould raise energy prices. But the Senate in late June rejected by a 53-47 vote a challenge brought by Alaska Republican Lisa ~lurkowski that would have denied the EPA the authority to m ove ahead with the ntlcs. Jackson noted in Thursday's tntement by her agency that several state and local govemmcnts and environmental groups had sued EPA over the agenc) 's failure to update or publish ne\\ standards fur fossil fuel plants and petroleum refineries. The annou!lccment TJlur'd.ay came 111 connectton '' ath a settlement of the :..uit the states brought aguinst the EPA. The EPA also announced Thursda) that it wa.; taking the unprecedented step of directly issuing air permit· to industries in Texas. citing the state\; unwillingness to comply with greenhouse gas regulations going into effect Jan. 2. EPA offkials said they reluctant!\ were takmg mer Clean Air Act Permits for greenhouse gas emis ... ions because "officials in Texas han• made clear . they have no intention of imple~nenting this portion f the federal air permitting progmm:· ------------------~~----------------------·-- l ~ me 2~n Lin Technical suppon ~ Unfmiled Houn, No Con!nlds! ~ 10 E·mail Addrmts ~ FREE Spom Protection ~ Invoice BilJlng Avoiloblt ~ Reliable Access Since 1994 www.core.com • �, Page~ The Daily Sentinel Ring in some New Year's financial resolutions Now that 20 II is almost here, you may want to make some New Year's resolutions. Planning to volunteer? Q) to the gym more often? Learn a new lanage? All worthy ambions, of course, hut this year. why not add some • financial re'\olutions as well'! Which resolutions should you make? Here are a few ideas to consider: • Boost your retirement account . No nldtter how old you'll be in 2011, one thing is certain - you're a year clo er to retirement than you were in 2010. And that's why you'll want to increase your contributions to your retirement accounts. U your salary is going up in 2011, boo:st the ,unount you <.lcfer for your 40 I(k) or other employer-sponsored retuement plan, such as a 403(b) plan (if you work for a school or other tax-exempt organization) or a 457(b} plan (if you work for a tate or ~al go\ernment). With w x-deductible contributions. tax-deferred growth of earnings and several im•t•stment options. tht•sc types of plans are tremendous ways to save for retirement. And try to ''max out" your tradllional or Roth IRA, too. • Look for opportunitie . With the uncertainties in the economy and the volatility of the financial markets, many people decide to head to the investment "sidelines'' for a while. Yet, this environment may actually be a good one fm inve~tors with patience. discipline and the ability to look beyond yesterday's headlines. For one thing, many quality securities are now good value . Also, we're still seeing low inflauon and low interest rates factors that may lead to greater economic demand and 1mprmed strength in the financial mnrkets. • Don't over-react tu market swing'>. 0\ er the past few years. we've seen plenty of sudden, sharp :-.wings m the fin.mcial markets, and you're likely going to ~ee more of them in 201 I. Don't over-react to either the "ups" or the "downs" of 'lhe market. Over-re~ating lead to short-term think- Isaac Mills ing - and successful investors are the ones who cun maintain a longterm perspective. • Rebalance when necessary. At least once a year, review and rebalance your portfolio, as necessary, to make sure it still reflects your goal , risk tolerance and family situntion, all of which can change over time. • Reduce your debt~. While the sluggish economy of the past couple of years has ob,·iously been a cause of concern for everyone, we have seen one "silver limng'' in that many people, concerned about over-spendin~. have shed some of thetr debt load. The less money you have to spend on your debts, the more you'll have available to invest for your future, so do what you can to cut down on what you owe. • Mamtain adequate cash levels. As an investor, you've got at least two good reason~ for maintaining enough cash in your portfolio. Hrst, having adequate cash available.means you'll be ready to act quickly to !ake advantage of ~~)Od mvestment opportumttes. And second, by having n cnsh cushion. you won't be forced to liquidate long-term investments to pay for short-term need~ such as a major car repair, a new furnace, a big doctor's bill, and so on. By following these suggestions, you can pos1t1on yourself to make progress toward your long-term goals in 2011- and in all the New Years that follow. (Isaac Mills is a financial advisor with Edward lone.~ ln\'e:ltments, 990A Second Ave., Gallipolis, phone 441-9441. Edwatd Jones has been sen ing the need.s o-' individual im'€'~tors smce 1871, member SIPC ) Ohio amputee crash victim looks to pedal700 miles B Y STEVE KEMME ASSOCIATED PRESS CINCINNATI - Beads of sweat popped out on Scott Lane's forehead as he pumped the pedals of the stationary bike. Hn\ in~ lost the lower part of h1s left leg in a traffic accident se\Cn months ago, he u ed onlr, his right leg to pedal. He 11 be able to u e both leg once he's fined .,.,1th n prosthetic limb Before the acc1dent, Lane .,.,or:ked out regularly the YMCA's Clippard in Colerain sh1p in order to stay shape No.,.,, he has extra incenti\e He' training to nde a bike 700 mtles next year to raise money to help ~hil­ dren who have lo t limbs attend a ummer camp for amputees at Camp Jov m Clarksville in Warren County. "M) motivation 1s thinking about what it's going to do for those kids to go to that camp,'' .said Lane. 41, a plumber who Ji, es west of Cincinnati in Green Township with his wife, Nicole. thetr on and two daughters from his previous marriage. "If J have to pedal the bike with one foot, J' II do it." He hatched his plan whil~ recovering from his accident at Um\ersity Hospital. Friends had held two very successful ndraisers for Lane and • s family. ''I was overwhelmed," said Lane, who isn't able to return to work yet and has enormous medical bills. "I'm not used to being the guy people help. I'm used to being the one out there helping others. I kept thinking. 'What am I friendships·· The Amputee Coalition body back?''' pays for the children's As he sUifed the Internet $2,000 camp fee and on his laptop computer in expense imolvcd in travthe hospital, he cnme eling to and from the cump. across the web site of the Lane w;~nts to raise money Amputee Coalition of to enable more children to America, a nonprofit group go to the camp. based in Knoxville. Tenn. He plans to ride from He watched a video about Camp Joy in mid-May and a fi\e-day ummer camp to arrhe at the Amputee the orgamzauon hold Coalition· 2011 National each year at Camp Ji>) for Conference m Kans s Cit}. amputee chtldren from I 0 Mo. which will be held the to 17 years old first week of June He and On. the ' ideo, a 12-year- t.,.,o other Ohto amputeeo; old gul who had lo t a leg will orgamze the nde and talked about ho.,., c;he enli t other rider , both resisted going to the camp. those missing limbs and She ~aid she dtdn 't feel those not, to JOin them normal and didn't like Each rider wtll ha\Je bemg around tranger . pledges from donor But her mother forced her "Our goal is to end as to go. It turned out to be ,, many kids as we can to that "'onderful experience for her. camp,'' Lane ~aid. She said the camp boostJoe Jungkunz. a parted her self-confidence and time wellness counselor at she no longer felt abnor- the Y~lCA's Clippard mal or shy. branch und a Cinctnn:.ti 'The frrst t1me I sa\\ that State student, said he'll video, I cned," Lane sa1d participate in the ride. He's Sine<; its inception in no stranger to long. ardu2000, the Paddy Rossbach ous journeys. Last year. he Youth Camp, which is held and Brian Hronek, of every year at Camp Joy, White Oak, walked 1,000 ha hosted more than 500 miles to rabe monev to children from 42 states and fight amyotrophic hiieral three foreign countrie~. It sclerosis (ALS), better includes a wide array of known as Lou Gehrig's acti\lties, fr-om wall- di~ease. climbmg, swimming, fishJungkunz manels at mg and canoeing to danc- Lane's hi!!h spirits in the ing, archer). basketball face of suCh advcr~ity. ''He's just a great gu).'' and arts and crafts. Jungkunz. of "If the kids ha' e ne\ er said seen someone or known Finneytown "He· prett) someone with limb lo:-.s, much the same guy he was this camp gives them an before the accident. f\1avbe opportunity to understand he's even more optimistic that the) aren't any differ- now. I wish e\erybody had ent than others and they his atutude.'' arcn 't alone," :-.aid Jamey Lane even extended his French. development direc- compassion toward the tor for the Amputee woman who caused him to Coalition. "It helps their lose part of hb left leg. overall self-confidence, Last May 6. a car driven and tht!) make long-long by a 24-Yl'ltr-old mother of gomg to do to pay evety- Resolutions are·: her downfall : Dear Dr. Brothers: Every year I make ~e\\ Year's Resolutions usually about smoking, losing weight, the usual ... and then after about three weeks, the) go down the tubes. I know this is not a new story, but it's very frustrating for me. I feel like such a fool when someone asks me, "How many cigarette are you down to'?" or ''How many pounds have you lost?" I mean, ""hat am I supposed to say? "I'm JUSt a loser"'! Is there a way arouno this quitting problem? R.N. Dear R.N.: llts almost a shame that people focus on New Year's Day as a time to give thing up, behave less badly and stntighten out their lives. The exce~ses of the holidays are still clo~e at hand: .,., e usuall) are overnhelmed w1th bills, toys, relative::. and a gigantiC hangover from festivities urrounding ringing m the ne.,., year, and we say to ourselves, "Let's see if \\e can add some new stress and pre sure and make some reall) hard-to-keep New Year's resolution-,!" It sounds like a prett) poor time to do th1s, if we realJv think about it. So 1 think the first suggestion I would make is to mo,·e the resolutions to a time when things are calm and erene. and you are all caught up on the aforementioned bills Ho.,., about March? Or Apnl! Make orne pring re olut10n instead. And mce you seem to run nto trouble at the three\\ eek mark. see if ) ou can JUSt get past that and make your resohe last for at least a month this time. The idea is to take orne of the pressure off of yourself, and if ) ou fall off the horse one day, get back on .,.,ithout declaring yourself a failure and quitung. Little 'etbacks definite!) are to be expected .,., hen you are domg difficult things. and the key is not to let them drive you to throw in the towel on the entire project. • •• Dear Dr. Brothers: My 12-)ear-old daughter i~ going through puberty, and has COUil!!Cd from a "pleasingly plump" little g1rl into a young woman who is heading for fullfledged obe.sity. When three went left of center on Old Colerain Road in Colerain Township and crashed into motorc\ cle Lane .,.,as riding. ·The woman had i liegal drugs m her system, according to toxtcology reports. Besides losing part of his left leg, Lane suffered a broken left ann and a broken bone in his shoulder But Lane a ked the JUdge not to send her the woman to pnc;on bee use he dtdn't w nt her dren to be depnved of theu mother. The .,., oman, ""ho could have recei\ ed a pmon term of up to e1ght vear , was placed on fi\e \ear probatiOn and .,., ordered to enter a drug rehabilitation program. Before the accident. Lane. a well-built. muscular man, .,., a an a\ id runner and had coached youth :-.ports for years. He kno\\ that it will take a .,.,hile for him to adjust to a prosthetic leg. During the process of being fitted .,., ith a prosthetic leg. he recently tried walking on one for the first time. "It hurt like hell." Lane said. "It \\asn't as easy as I thought it would be. But I talked to other amputee who encouraged me and said it's diflicult for everyholly at first.'' E\en though he's just starting to plan the 700mile bike ride, he's already thinking about a second fundraising e' ent for amputee children running in a marathon. Self-pity clearly has no T HURSDAY, D EC. 30 place in Lane\ character. ALFRED - Orange "It's real easy,'' he said. "to look around and ee Township trustees yearpeople who have it worse end meettng, 7:30 p.m .. at the home of the clerk. than I do.'' she was younger, we ler , her eat pretty much what • she wanted (a lot of • junk). and now the doctor", has suggested we heiJ} .her with restnctmg caJo. ries and getting exercise ' The problem is, my husband keeps ''treating" her .,.,Jth ice cream. cand). etc. He says he wants her to be happy. - L.R. Dear L.R.: Talk about enabling! By connecting. happiness .,.,llh junk) fattening food. your husbnnd couldn't be more off-base. He is unable to et aside his momentary pleasure at seeing the happy face of his junk,food-eating daughter and contemplate what the "treats' he is offering ; wtll do to her m the long , run. And your daughter is .) old enough now to be • vel) confused when her ~ father offers her some- ~ thing she knows is bad for her as a treat. So it jo;; J time for )OU, your daugli- : ter and ) our husband to 1 get on the arne page. The recipe already has , been laid out for you by : )Our daughter's doctor. : It's great that your hus- , band ''ant your daugh- 1 ter to be happy: he just , needs to find a better.,., a) . to help her mo\e m that. directiOn. Ho.,., abou(. focusing on the second ' part of the doctor\, prescription? There arc , many things the three of ) ou could do for exer _ cise. or your husband and daughter could havfsome quality time togeth..: er learning how to kayak· ride a bike, go waH-climbing or whatever they choose for fun and buming calorie . That .,.,ould be the kind of fun that \\ ould bring som,e lasting happiness if it led · to fitne~s and a health) • .,.,eight. and it might e\en, help )Our husband',s, health as \\ell. So don't be 'afratd to read him the ~ riot act on this one. (c) 2010 by King Features S) ndicatc ~ Communit)r Calendar Public meetings Judge bars death penalty in 9 Ohio fire deaths B Y T HOMAS ASK DR.. BR.OTHER.S PORTLAND Lebanon Township Trustees meet at 6 p.m .. township building. SYRACUSE - Year· 1 end meeting of Sutton • Township Trustees, 7 • p.m., village hall. Birthdays F RIDAY, D EC. J . SHEERAN David Sierleja said no will allow the defen e to disabled." ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND A judge has ruled out the death penalty in the tnal of a man for a 2005 fire that killed nine people. including eight children at a birthday sleepmer. U.S. Distnct Court J udge Solomon Oliver said in a ruling late last week that 27-year-old ntun Lewis is mentally isabled and can't face the • death penalty. His trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 5. The defen~e had argued that Lewis' records show he had learning disabilities. llis mother said he had nothing to do with the fire and was home when it began several blocks away. Assistant U.S. Attorney decision had been made on a possible appeal. lie declined to comment Monday on the judge's ruling. Angelo Lonardo, a member of the defense team, smd Monday that the judee had applied the law in ruling out the death penalty. Lonardo predicted the decision would .,., ithstand any appeal. According to Lonardo, Lewis repc~tedly told his attorneys that - whatever the outcome on the deathpenalty issue - he was looking forward to prming his innocence at trial. Fellow defense attot ncy Wesley Dumas said the 1 uling means Lewis faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. Dumas said the ruling concentrate on getting Le.,., is acquitted mstead of dividing its time bet.,.,een trial and death-penalty issues. In a 49-page decision Thursday, the judge said evidence presented by the defen~e showed that Le\\ is ha an lQ of about 70 or les~. mcamng he falls \\ ithin the range of mild mental retardation . )n addition, the judge ruled. Lewb ha impaired "conceptual, social and pmctil.'al 'kills" and has been that wav since before he turned 18~ The judge acknowledged thut prosecutors prcs~nted contrary evidence to show I ewis was mentally fit hut found most evidence mdicatcd Le.,., is is "intellectually The fire killed 33-yearold Medeia Carter. four of her children and tour other youngsters attending a sleepmer marking Moses William Jr.'s 14th birthday. No motiw has been rc,caled for the blaze that gutted the 99-year-old fmme house in an impmcrished, inner-cit) neighborhood. The case had set tl1e stage for a rare deathpenalty trial in federal ( ~':1! ~ -=-) Your Premium Package includes: • J\.>t Sensl~ ~'OH)I) ~tector • 't.ud Sl<p &Wirdow OIX.alS • Wlrdess Key~nl • High (}xlbd S~m • Ql~lyS«vi<ePian a lit' l.'Ottrl. In more than 40 year , only three federal defendants were put to death, one of them being Oklahoma City bomber Timothy 1\lcVeigh in 200 I. Others given federal death :-.cntenccs are a\Htiting variou:-. appeals. Ordet" now and qualify for a 5100 VISA' Gift Card!" .... ,., r., · •·• N.;; 31 SYRACUSE - Jane Teaford will celebrate her 91 st birthday on Dec. 31. P.O. Box 261, Syracuse. . t~~lr-'1 Call Now! 1-877-3.67~2171 �PageA4 The Daily Sentinel Tuesday, December 28, The Daily Sentinel 111 Court Street • Pomeroy, Ohio (740) 992-2156 • FAX (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentlnel.com Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Pam Caldwell Advertising Director CotiJ:rt~ss slwll make flO law respectiflg au establislmrmt of rdigiou, or prollibitifl,~ tl1ejree exercise tllereof; or abridgiu.~ the freedom of speec/1, or of tl1e 11ress; or tile ri,~/11 of tlu people Jlt'trceably to assemble, at1d to petitiou tire G01·ermuerrt for a redress of griet•auces. The First Amendment to the U.S. Con stitution That Santa feeling hasn't quite left shoppers yet BY ANNE O ' INNOCENZIO ASSOCIATED PRESS Forget the returns line. People hit the stores after Christmas to buy. indulging the rediscovered retail appetite that may have made 2010's holiday shopping sca<;on the biggest ever. Revenue for the holiday cason is on trnck to grow at its strongest rate since 2006, Total spending for November and December could exceed 2007 sales the be t eason on record. fhis despite an uncertain economy and a rise in thrifty habits. Shoppers spent more on their family and friend and for the first tame since before the Great Reces ion, treated themselve and even their pets. And after Christmas, e\ en an East Coa t blizzard didn't kill the mood as the) headed to tore!! anned with gift card and eyeing a new crop of discounts Shoppers spent more across the board this holida) season. Clothing sale'> rose 11.2 percent. Je\\ elry and luxuf) goods hawed strong single-dig•t gains compared with a year ago. though they've not returned to pre-recession levels. according 10 data relca:')ed late Monda) by Ma<;terCaid Ad\ isors' SpendingPulse. Total con<;umer spending excluding autos. rose 5.5 percent to $584.3 b1lhon from Nov. 5 through Dec. 24. compared "1th the ame 50 day period a year ago. according to SpendmgPulse That marks the btggest mcrea e since 2007. \\hen revenue rose 4.9 percent. Total ale surpassed 2007 holiday spending, wh1ch reached 566.34 billion. though the figures aren't adJU ted for inflation. Spending wa -;trong ince the start of the holida) hopping season m NO\ ember and the momentum continued through Christma E\e. a surpnsmg sign of "trength for the economy. Consumer spending accounts for about 70 percent of U.S. economic acthit). People pent more e\en as the) held on to frugal habits learned dunng the Great Recession, from focusing on big bargams to paying with cash. That conservative shopping mental it) "as clear as :-hoppers rummaged through clearance bins at stores and malls this week. Merchants called it right in anticipating that gift givers would scnmp less and buy nicer, more traditional presents. like sweaters rather than pots and pans and other utilitarian gifts that were popular the last two years. Free shipping \\as practically a given for online sales, which ro e i 5.4 percent. according to SpemhngPulse. Store stayed open later and some pulled all-nighters. American didn't have to carele sly spend to make merchant happ). If evel) hou ehold bought one extra gift, that collective effect boo ts retail sales. The National Retail Federation predicts spending this holida) cason, NO\. 1 through Dec. 31. \\ill reach $451.5 billion. up 3.3 percent O\er la:.t )Car. Ttmt forecast was upgraded earlier this month based on a robust November. 'I hat would be the biggest increase since 2006. and the largest total "ince a record $452.8 b11lion in 2007. J'he NRF forecast excludes revenue from restaurants, gas. autos and only looks at online sales from physical :;tores. The Daily Sentine~ Reader Servl.OOS Correction Polley Baby boomers near 65 with retirements in jeopardy (USPS 213-960) Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Our ma1n concern 1n all stones IS Pubr1shed Tuesday through Fnday 10 be accurate 11 you know ol an 111 Court Street Pomeroy OhiO $213,000~ expcnseo;; nn estimated spend1ng plenty of money." Vanatta IS in the majority. Some • bmployment. Boomers both 51 percent of early boomer house- need and want to work longer Throu~h a combinntion of pro· holds, headed by those ages 55 to than previous generations. But crastinauon nnd bad timing. many 64. face a retirement WJth lower unemployment is near 10 percent. baby boomers nrc facing a per- living standards, according to a and many have lost their jobs. sonal finance disaster ju<;t a<; 2009 study by the Center for The average unemployment Retirement Research at Boston period for those 55 and older was they're hoping to re!Jre Stm1ing in Janunf). more than College. 45 weeks m NO\ember That's 12 10,000 baby boomers a day will Too many boomers hnvc weeks longer than for ) ounger turn 65, a pattern that will contin- ignored or underestimated the job seekers. It's also more than ue for the next 19 years. worsening outlook for their double the 20-week penod this The boomers, who in their finances, says Jean Setzfanu, group faced at the beginning of youth revolutionized e\erything director of financial ecurity for the recessiOn 111 December 2007. from mu ic to race relations. are AARP. the group that repre ents Jf financial neglect turns out to set to redefine retirement. But a Americans over age 50. By far the be many boomers' undoing, chal- · generation that made its mark in greatest shortcoming has been a lengin~ Circumstances are the tumultuous 1960s now faces a failure to sa,e. The personal sav- stym1emg others. crisi ns it luts 1ts own mid-60s ings rate - the amount of dispos Linda Reaves of Silver Spring, "The situation is extremely seri- able income unspent averaged Md .. never had much opportunity ouc; because bnb) boomers have close to I0 percent in the ll>70s to sa\ e as a single mother raising not saved very effective!) for and '80s. By late 2007. the rate two sons and a daughter. After retirement and arl' still retning too had sunk to net?ative I percent. holding a variety of positions over The recessiOn has helped the years - hotel office manager, early," says Olivia Mitchell, (hrector nf the Boettner Center lor improve the savings rate - it's research analy~t for a mortgage and Retirement no" back above 5 percent. Yet company. hospital mental health Pcnst<Hl' Research at the University of typical boomers are still woefully counselor - she was still living short on retirement savings. E\en paycheck to paycheck. Then sha Penn<;yl\ ania. There are several re.lsons to be those in their 50s and 60s with a \\as laid off in 2007 at the age ~ 40 I (k) for at least six years had an 57. concerned. • The traditional pension plan ts a'erage balance of less than She entered a training program disappearing. In 1980. some 39 $150.000 at the end of 2009. to learn new skills. but all she has percent of private-sector workers according to the EBRJ found since i a string of tempoSigns of coming trouble are 'is- rary JObs. In her dail) quest for hnd a pension that guaranteed a steady payout during retirement. ible on several other fronts. too· clerical or administrative work, • !Vlortgage Debt. Nearly two in she competes against much Today that number stands closer to 15 percent, according to the three people age 55 to 64 hnd a )Ounger applicants. Emplo) ee Benefit Re earch mortgage in 2007. "ith a median Reaves. who turns 60 this debt of $85.000. Insutute in Washington. D C. month. plans to \\Ork until she's at • Social Security. Nearly 3 out least 70 and then wants to travel. • Reliance on stockc; in reurement plans is greater than ever; 42 of 4 people file to claim Socml even if she doesn't kno\\ "here percent of those workers now Security benefits as 5oon a the money "'ill come from. have 40 I (k)s. But the past decade the) 're eligible at age 62. That " I JU'>t keep gomg. I don't really hn been a lost one for stocks. locks them in at a much IO\\ er '' orry about it," she says. with the Standard & Poor's 500 amount than they \\Ould get if Add thts all up. and there's a index posting total returns of just they waited. "slow-burning" retirement crisis The monthly checks are about 4 percent since thl' begmning of boomers. says Anthony Webb, 25 percent less if you retire at 62 for 2000. a research economist at the Center • ~1any retirees banked on their instead of full retirement age, for Retirement Research. homes a their retirement fund. which is 66 for those bom from ''If ) ou have a crisis where the But the crash 111 housing prices 1943 to 1954. Jf you wnit until 70, adverse consequences are immehn slashed almost a thtrd of a your check can be 75 to SO per diate!) dear. then people underthan 62 So, a t)pical home'" v.llue ow 22 ~,;ent mo tand that they have to do somecl ed n $I .200 thing." percent of home.owners. or nearly boomer Webb says. "When the II milhon people. 0\\e more on monthl) neftt m 2008 at a~e 62 consequences "'ill be felt 20 or 30 their mortgage than the1r home is ..:ould ha\e ret.:el\Cd .1bout _,000 )CUI'> Ill the future. the temptati. b) holdmg oft unul 70. worth. Man) are boomers. • Medtcal Costs Health care i., that ''e k1ck the can down tt Michael Vanatta. 61. of Vera road." Beach, Ha., 1s paymg the pr ce tor expenses are oanng. and the As a result. he belie' es man) a' mlabiht) of reuree benefib h bemg a boomer \\ ho enJ ) d life \\On't change their beha,ior. Wtthout 3\ m ro for the future He declining. f·or lc s affluent boomers. it ''People ..:annot fathom ho,., put a daughter through college. "on 't take that long to feel the but he also spent plent) of mone) much mone) will be needed to pain of poor planning. Concerns on indulgences like dmmg out simply co,er out-of-pocket med- about t1nancial trouble will hang ical care costs." sa)S Mitchell of and the late t electronic gadgets. over many of those 65th birthda) Vanatta\\ as laid oft last Januaf) the Uni\ ersit) of Penns) lvania. A 55-year-old man with t) pica] celebration in 2011. from hi $100.000 a-)ear job as a Man)' seem to vie'' their plight drug expenses needs to have sales executive tor a turf compathrough rose-colored granny ny. And "ith savmgs of just about $187.000 just to CO\ er glas es. An AARP :-.urve) last $5.000. he's on a budget for the future medical cost . That's if he month of boomers turning 65 next ''ants to be 90 percent certain to first time. In Apnl, he will stm1 >car found that they ,\-otT)" no have enough money to suppletaking Social Security at age 62. more about money than the) did ment ivledicare coverage in rctile " If I'd been smarter and .11 age 60 - before the recession ment. the EBRI said. Bccau.;e of planned nnu had the bw.:ks. I'd wait until 70," says Vanatta\ \\ ho greater longevity, a 65-year-old or the collapse of home prices. is divorced and rents nn apart- \\Oman would need fVen more to But 111 an acknowledgement of ment. "It's my fnult. 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She was a gradu• te of Gallia Academy High School in Gallipolis. She med Arthlll ~ 1. lloyt on Fehru.try 23. 1933. She was ployed nt the Philip Spom Plant in Ne\\ ~ht\Cn. WV. fi.1r mer 25 )'l':trs, shl' also \\Ill ked at Holzer Hmpital. She v.as ll mrmlxr of the 01de1 of Enstcrn Star and a member ol the Nev. Beginnings United Mcthodi::.t Church (the lonner Pomeroy lJnite\1 Methodist Church). In addition to her parenl<>,she was preceded in death by her husband. Arthur M. lloyt; six brothers: Estus Pl)male. John bans, B<~sil E\,ms, Tim Evans. \\~!ford E\ans, Claude E\ans; t\\O sisters: Ruby Houck. Erma E\ans. She as '\Uf\ i\cd by three children. Mruy Ann Crawford. Oakland, Maryland; Ansel M. (Barham) Hoyt, New Richmond, Oh10; Judith K. Morris. Pomeroy: fi, e grandchildrcn.l2 great gmndchildrcn; two great great-grandchildren: man) nieces and ncphc\\ "· Funeml sci'\ ices wall he held on 1lmrsday, Dec. 30. at 11 a.m. at the Andcr<;on McDru1iel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Vi!.itatton w 111 be held one hour prior to the funeral -.ef\ ice. In ltcu of flo" ers. contnhutions may be made to New Beginnings United Methodtst Church. 112 East Second Street. Pomeroy. OH 45769. or to: Meags County E:viS, P.O.Box 748, Pomeroy. OH 45769. An on-line registry is a\ailablc .1t \\ ww.nndersonmcdaniel.com. Ralph Eugene Stemmctz, 75, Pomeroy, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 25. 2010. lie was born on Sept. I I. 1935. in PageviJle, son of the late Ralph .md K.1thcnne (Howell) Stcinmett. He was a U.S. Army veterun. lie was a sclt employed as a contr.tct dri\er lot handicap chtldren at the Southern Local School Distlit:t. He cnjoyctl his grandchildren and their activatico;. • lie is survived by his wife: Faye Steinmetz; children: Ralph (Birdie) Stcinmett, Jr., Paul (Roxy) Steinmett, Donna Steinmetz, Robin Stemmetz; Kathy (Joe) Biggins. l),tVid Steinmetz, Jerrud Brevik, Lisa (Jim) Slentz; IS grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters. Sue (Arnold) Weaver. Ann Haning. Donna Issac, Paul Steinmetz: several nieces and nephews: Speci,tl friends: William Howell. Mru·gie West. Funeral crvices wtll be held nt I p.m .. on Friday, Dec. 31. 20 I0. at Anderson McDaniel Funernl Home in Pomeroy. Officiating w11l be Pastor Bob Robinson. Bunal \\ill be in Wells Ccmetel) Friends may call on 11mrsday. Dec. 30. from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Pallbearers wrll be Doug Dill. Cory Dill, Donald Pa) ne, Terry Payne. Kevin Payne and Kevm David Payne. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that contributiOns tov..trd the funeral expenses be given to the funeral home. An on-line rcgi'itry is available at wv. w.ander:,onmt:daniel.com. Recorder POMEROY - Recorder Kay Hill reported these transfers of real estate: • Aorence Marlene Price to Joe D. Boyles, deed, Orange; Bruner Land Co .. Rebecca A. Schuler, to Randall II. Schuler. deed, Chester; Timothy J . Bnnticld. Jr. to Jason Conrad, certificate, Bedford. • Gallia County Community Action Agency to Teresa Simpson, deed, Sali'ibury; Rocky R. Hupp, Carol J. llupp. to Annette M . Bare, sheriff's deed Village of Pomeroy; Carl II Platter, Jr., to Edwina K'. Platter, Village of Mtddleport; Wilma C. Harris, deceased, to James D. l Jams, certificate. • Jonathan Scott Miller to Michael L. Barr, Daniclle L. Barr, deed, Chester; Shawn Patrick Thomas, Janet Thomas. to Charles Todd Thomas deed, Salisbury; Cheryl Lynn Russell to Tuppers Plains-Chester Water District, casement, Bedford; George W Chapman 111. Rita M. Chapman, Rita M. Robb Chapman. to Monika L. Bennett, deed, Columbia. • Rachel F. Robinson to Federal National Mortgage Corp., sheriff's deed, Scipio: Carol J. Hupp. Rocky R. Hupp. to G. Jeffrev Beaver. sheriff's deed, Sutton; Janet K. Elias to Mark Compson, deed, Letart; Melvin H. Romine. Jessie D. Romine, to Charles M. Romine Melvin H. Romine. Jr., deed, Rutland. ' ' ihioBriefs Michigan dad of 3 missing boys waives key hearing ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) A Michigan man blamed for the eli appearance of his three sons \\ill go 'itraight to trial on charges of parentc~l kidnapping . John Skelton wahcd his right to a he.1ring to detenmne if prosecutors had probable cau-.e to ch<~rge him Coun offici,\1<; an Len,\v.ee County say he mformed a JUdge on Monday. "ha(;h mean ,, heanng set for Tue da) 1s canceled kelton's son<; . Andre" and ner - ha\en't been een <~mce Thanksgn ing v. hen they \\ere at his home an Morenci. a town on the MichJganOhJO border. The father -;ay<; he ga' e them to someone from an "orgamzataon:· althou~h he hasn't identified etther. Skelton is charged \\ ith keeping has boys more than 24 hours v. ith the intent of concealing them from their mother. His next court d. te is Jan . 5. Families remember 6 teens killed in crash CRESTON (AP) The 10-year annher) of an Ohio car • ,u;h that killed six teen<> has brought the1r familieo; and the lone survivor together for " memorial . A sister of a 15-) car- old boy who died \\ith five fnends says many of the parents hadn't seen each other since right after the Dec. 27, 2000 accident. Family member gathered Sunda) at " church in Creston. ncar the crash site south of Cle,eland. It was partly the idea of Katie M.lssie. "ho v. as 14-year-old Katie Gonzalez when she sur' ived her crash injuries. She tells The Daily Record of Wooster it's important to remember those v. ho died Pohce said the 18year-old v,ho '"a\ dri' mg ix of his fnends on a late naght fa~t-food run Joo;t control of the car and stru~k a tree The youngest 'ictim '"as 13. Ohio woman dies after Christmas morning fire COLUMBUS tAP)Fire official say a 78year-old Ohio \\Om.tn died after her nightgown caught fire a' "he made tea on a gas stove early Chrbtmas morning. Columbus Fire B.~ttalion Chief Da' id Whuing o;ays Rosamond Lombardi was alone at the tame but v. as able to call 911 and tell medics how the bl.tzc started. She "as taken to a hospital and died later on Saturday. The Frankhn County coroner ay s Lombardi had burns O\er about 70 percent of her body. Lombarda's daughter. Debbie Holland. told The Columbus Di,patch the fire occu1 red a-. she v.as traveling home to North Carolina after spending. a memorable Christma" l::.\e with her mother. Whiting s.ty there was little damage to Lombardi''> home AAA: Ohio gas rises 9 cents to average $3.02 weekly Polish language Mass. The deci ion was made recently to end the v.eekly Poli h Mass at St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church in Youngstown, and Sunday's liturgy may ha\e been the final curtain. About 70 people attended. As part of a rcorganizatton, the Diocese of Youngstown will mer~e St. Stanislaus and t" o other churches. The Vindicator newspaper reports a declining number ol priests contributed to the decision. The elimination of the Poh h Mao;,s has prompted orne pansha to decide to v. or h p at other pan he<> Others "all tay for Ma in Engli h. COLUMBUS (A P) Ohioans me paying 9 cents more for gas this v.~ek after pnces broke through the 3 barrier for the first time in more than tv.o )Car . A c;un.e) from auto club AAA. the Oil Pncc lnformatton Sen ace and Wnght Expre s putc; the tate's a\eragc price for regular-grade ga oline at about $3 02 per gallon. up from 2.93 last Monday. Last \\ednesda). the a\ erage popped abo\ e the $3 mMk for the first HUNTINGTON. time 'iince Oct. 11, W.Va. lAP) - Three 2008. Some OPEC members men each face up to hme indicated the group. fi, e year~ in prison for doesn't plan to boost oal taking steel from Steel output in response to of West Virginia. According to court increased dem:md, Chris which has hccn pushing documents. fuel prices higher. Mueller of Huntim!ton Crude oil has JUmped to and Chesapeake. Ohio, re~idents William Lynd near $92 a barrel. In Ohio one year ago. and Roger Layman Jr. motorists paid a lower each pleaded guilty $2 62. on average. for last week to one federregular. al count of con-.piracy to tran ... port stolen good acro-.s -.tate lines. WSAZ-TV report-. that they are -.cheduled to be sentenced March 28. They \\ere accu-.ed of steali ng more than YOUNGSTOWN (AP) - After 44 years, a $100,000 "orth of northeast Ohio church is steel from Steel of ending its traditional West Virginia. 3 face prison for steel thefts in W.Va. Polish Mass eliminated at Youngstown church Stocks AEP (NYSEI- 35.88 Akzo (NASDAQ) - 61.61 Ashland Inc. 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Weather Tue'\day: Mostly sunny. with a high near 34. West. \\ ind between 9 and 11 mph. Tuesday Ni~ht: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest v.md hetwcen 5 and 8 mph becoming calm. , Wednesda): ~1ostly sunny. with a high near 40, Calm wind becoming v. est around 6 mph. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. with a lov. · around 26. Thursday: A chance of rain between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Mo tly cloudy. \\ ith a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Thursday Naght: A chance of showers. ~1.ostly cloud). '' ith a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Friday: A chance of howers. Cloudy. with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation js 30 percent. Friday Night: A chance of shov.er~. Cloudy. with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation i~ 50 percent. New Year' Da): Shov. ers likely. Cloudy. with a hagh near 54. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Saturday .Night: Shower~ likely. Cloudy. with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation i-. 60 percent. Sunday: P,u1ly ~unn). with a hifh near 41. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. v. 1th a low around 25. ~tonday: Mo tl) sunny, '' ith a high near 39. u.s. 35 from PageAl County resident v. ho operates a bu<>iness in Mason County. v. bile Woodyard io; the ov.ner of Tv. in Rivers Hardwoods in Mason County. Both men detailed the negative economic unpact of the toll on their operations. includmg the future possibility of ha\ ing to l.t) off employees. Included among tho e ho displayed a gtc,tt .tl of passion .thout rs-.uc v. as State Sen. ike llall . H-Putnam. who. during his address to the audience. presented an amcndml·nt to Senate Bill (SBl 427 that, umong other things, calls fo1 the removal of any tolh on U.S. 35 once all bonds related to the construction ha\ e been retired. Hall told the audience that he and Sen. Karen Facemyer. R-Jackson. \\ill present the amendment to the We-:.t Virginia Senate on Jan. 12.2011. S B 427 essentially lays out the purpose and powers of the West Virgini.1 Parkways Authority. Hall said the bill had e\cral shortcoming • v. hich have led to the current U.S. 35 toll controver'y and the West V1rginia Sup1eme Court's involvement aft.!r the Ma-.on County Commission voted to rescind its support of the toll. "Senate Bill 427 was flawed in this sense. thut Jt did not delineate the powers of decasion properly." Hall said. "Ob\ iouo;ly. if you ha\e to go to the Supreme Court to make deci"ions. then "c (the state legislature) messed up. r\ov. it's not the fir t time the West Virginia legislature has me-; ed up: it probabl) \\tm't be the last. There h:\\e been e\ era! bills \\ ritten that ha' e been fl £1\\ ed and had to he revisited.'' Hall "aid that's why he and l•accmyer plan introduce this to amendment. whil'h read-. as follows, "Route 35 toll~ will he e:-;tabltshcd fo1 a particulat purpose \\ ith thci1 continued cxi,tencc conditioned on 'ev~.·ral factors. "(a) Upon the rettrement of the Route 35 toll bond~. all Route JS tolls shall be remmcd . "(b) 1 he proceeds collected from the Route 35 tolls -.hall onl) be u-.cd for the purposes of: (I) paying off the Route 35 bonds: and (2) the admini~tra­ tion of Route 35 toll collection. "(c) lf there b a urplus of toll collection by Route 35 tolls beyond the amount reqmred to operate the Route 35 toll::.. then ,\11 surphp. funds -.hall hl' deposited in a sinking fund for the pur-' pose of retiring the toll bonds. When there is a sufficient amount of funds in this sinking fund to pa) oft the Route 35 toll bonds. that amount shall be used tn retire the toll bonds." Hall said he recei\cd \\Ofll from Wc-.t Virgania Dh bion of Highways (DO H) Commissioner Paul E. \1attox. Jr., on ~1onday that the DOH v. ould not oppo"e the Hall-Faccmyer amendment. He • aid DOH also assured him that it ,.. ould take re ponsibilit) for the maantenance of U.S. 35. Hall said that v. hile he does not belie\ c that a toll on U.S. 35 b thl' bl'-.t WH) to fund thl' project. c~greein~ to the toll in the intcnm "ill help jumpstart the procl'..-.. funding During his colllllll'llb, Hall also -.aid that he hdie' ed the ~la-.on County Cnnunis,wners hud the dght to re' ersc their \ote on the toll i-.sue. Gregory C. B.trr, general manngcr nf the Parkwn) s Authority, ::.aid the agency will take into consideration all comments made during Monday's meeting and present the information gathered from the meeting to the nine-member board that O\ er-.ee:-. the Authority. Board members include Gm. Earl R.~) Tomblin!' chairman: Sec of Tram..porta tton Paul Jr.: ~like Mattox. Vinciguerra. :..ecret~U); Cam l.ewi-;. '1ce chairman; Bill Sea\er; Victor Grigotaci: Douglas M. Eplin~; Tom Mamclla. and Plul Diserio. t\onc of the nine members were attendance ~fonda). Ho\\ ever. represent ative~ fn)m Gln . Tomblin·.... office and the DOH ''ere in attendance. �. ) ' ....-:- 1 l I ' , I ' l • I ) 1 Page 6 • Th0 Daily Sentinel www.myclailysentinel.com Tuesday, December 28, 2010 Stewart I oks to keep WVU focused against NC State ORLANDO. l•la. (AP) All the emotions B1ll Stewart has resen ed the last fe\\ weeks w11I be tough to control when he takes the field again as West Virginia· ~o·t~h. While he still has one more season at the helm, part of his staff is being dismantled to make room for coach-in-waiting Dana llolgorsen. That makes the Champs Sport:-; Bowl on J'uesday night against North Carolina State the last time Stewnrt will be together with some assistant . "That's a personal matter," he said, taking a deep breath. "That is in m) hcm1." The bowl game is the first test of how the slow coaching swap might effect the No 22 Mountaineers (9-3). Stewart is being forced out - just not until 2012 - "ith Holgorsen, Oklahoma State's offensive coordinator, takmg over at the same position next year at West Virginia. As 1f that wasn't enough, three players - tnduding stat1ing center Joe Madsen " on't parttcipate in the game because they fc~ilcd to meet NCAA eligibility re4uirements. "I don't have any problem focusing," Stewart atd. "My job as the CEO of this progrnm is to make sure the stalf and the players are focused. I do· not talk about distractions." ~.C. State coach Tom O'Brien is no stranger to coaching changes. While at Boston College, he faced Arizona State in the Aloha Bowl in Bmce Sn)der's finale in 2000. He also '"ent against Dan Hawkins in his last game at Boi e State in 2005. Nobody benefited more than O'Brien \\ ith all the emotions - his teams won both. "I hope I'm ne\ er in that situation. That's a tough one to have to be in. I reall) don't • li;j TM CHAMPS SPORTS BOWl~ WVU (9-3) at NC State (8-4) Tuesday 1n Orlando, Fla. have an answer on how you keep a team focused that way,'' O'Brien said. "It's not a good situation to be m when you're playing somebody m their last game either. Now, hopefully, this is different becauc;e Bill's going to be there tor another year.·· The only hngering Issue for the Wolfpack (8-4> is whether this be the final game for quarterback Russell Wilson. who spent much of the summer playing second base in the Colorado Rockies' minor league system. The final deci sion will not be made until the offseason. The Wolfpack had the Atlantic Coast Conference's best passing offense. averaging about 282 yards. Wilson alone had nearl) 307 yards of total offense per game, but it won't be easy to have an encore perfomlance. The powerful and potent passmg attack will be facing a West VIrginia defense that ranks in the top three national ly in three of the four major defensh e categories. The Mountameers are al"o the onl)' team in the nation that hasn't allo.,.,ed more than 21 points in an)' game. The matchup even ha players intrigued. "Heck, I'm excited to see \\hat the West Virginia defense does against the N.C. State offense." Mountaineers linebacker J.T. Thomas :-oaid. "I'm ''ill · Ethan Hyman/Raleigh News & Ub!~en.•ertJIIIt West Virgmta's B1ll Stewart, left, and N.C State's Tom O'Brien shake hands after talking 1o assembled players and fans during the Champs Sports Bowl luncheon at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort 1n Orlando, Florida, Monday. c;ure there are a lot of people coach until after the 2011 sea- Vir~inia quarterback Geno "ho want to see that matchup. son. Smith said. Ho"' it will all "'ork has Not that it has made prepaIt w111 be a great chance for us to prove that we are the real been the talk of West Vir,ginia rations for '.C. State any easfor weeks. The transition-Ill- ier. deal." The Mountaineers' outgoing The great unknO\\ n is what waiting also has made preparations for the bowl game difa sistants. notably Mullen, ''ill transptre with West ficult, although the have nothing to lose. So VIrginia's couching recon- Mountaineers have said all the O'Brien is expecting Mullen !'.tntction. right thmgs to stay focused. to take a ton of chances and Holgorsen Will take over for "We have some t?reat play- put his entire playbook on discurrent West Virgmin oiTensive ers who I know Will step up play. coordmntor Jefl Mullen on Jan. and put the distractions behind " If I was him. I would.'' I. Holgorsen won't be the head them and play hard." West O'Brien said. "Why not'?" Patriots clinch AFC home-field advantage Bv BARRY WILLNER ASSOC TEO AFC teams seekmg a Super Bo\\ I berth must go through Foxborough, a place where Tom Brady hasn't lost in the regular season since 2006. Here's some hope for challengers, the though: The Ne'' England ,Patriots lost their only playoff game last season, routed at home by Baltimore Among the teams chasing the Patriots are the ArC West champion Kansas City Chiefs .. The Patriots secured home-field advantage throughout the AJ·C' playoffs by routing the Buffalo Bills 34-3 Sunday. Brady hasn't lost a home game in the last 27 regular-season outings, and the Patriots ( 13-2) are unbeaten in 16 con ecutive regular-season games at Gillette Stadium since losing to Pittsburgh on Nov 30, 2008 with Matt Cassel replacing the inJured Brady. "We got a W, and that's our biggest present, being able to come into the locker room and being able to see that hat and Tshirt," nose tackle Vince Wilfork said. ''That's something to be proud of." Baltimore (11-4) still could win the ArC North - it's !Jed wtth Pittsburgh, which already has a playoff berth. but does not own the tiebreaker with the Steelers in the d1vis10n. The Ravens won at Cleveland 20-10, and must beat Cincinnati at home whtle Ptttsburgh loses at Cleveland next Sunday. "It doesn't matter (what Cleveland does)," Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis said. "The only thing you can ask for in this business 1s to get in the dance. We're in and we have to take care of business against Cincinnati." POM ROY - A schedule of upcomlng ttlgh 6Cho61 vars ty sporting events nvotv1ng lear.IS trom GaJ'1a Mason and Meigs counlies ~~ I Boys Basketball R:ver Valley at Eastern, 6:30p.m Me~gs at Ravenswood TBA Hannan at Wahan'.a 1.:30 p M. Cti :rothe at Gal13 Acaderry 7 piT' South Gal :a at Symmes Valley 6 pm Ohio Val ey Christian at Wellston TBA Girts Basketball Point Pleasant at Tolsia. 7 30 p rn Ohio Valley Christian at Southern. 6 p!ll Wrestling Potr>t Pleasant at Whee mg Park Duals TBA W.odnud.ay, o~~ Glrl11 Basketball Point Pleasant at Chapmanv111e. 730pm Hannan at Southern 7 p.m. Portsmouth at Galha Academy, 6 1 pm • Wrestling Pornt Pleasant at Wheeling Park Duals TBA I Upward registration deadline extended CHESTER, Ohio • Bethel Wor...hip Cent has announced that registration for basketball and cheerleading will be extended through the John Sleezer/Konsas City Star/MCT Kansas C1ty Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel (7) makes a qu1ck pass to wide receiver Terrance Copper in the end of the year. reolainopen through fourth quarter of NFL action against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium m Kansas City, M1ssouri, on ing Friday. Dec. 31. Sunday, Dec. 5. The Chiefs won, 10-6. Registration forms The Buccaneers (9-6) and a fee of 565 for !•ailing to win the mood just kwd of light- the NJ·C'. fhe Bears have won the 1\:orth and are alive for a wild players and $70 for division means ens up.'' Baltimore gets a wild Kansas City earned are in positiOn for a card, but need to win cheerleaders will be C<ud, something the its first AFC West first-round bye. If the next Sunday at New accepted ut the Bethel c;ince Falcons ( 12 2) "in at Orleans and get lot of church office 10 a.m.-3 New York Jets alread) championship own. Although the Jets 2003 when it heat home against New help p.m. Mondny through Philadelphia ( 10·4) Friday. through Dec. 31 t I0-5) were beaten 38- Tennessee 34-17 and Orleans on Monda)' 34 at Chicago, they San Diego lost at night. the) will ha\ e clinched the :"FC East (the church recom1 he f·C home-field ad,an- "ith the Ne'' York mends calling first for qualified ''hen Cincumati. Jacksonville lost to Chargers had won the tage throughout the Giants' 45-17 los at best times). four dnision pln) offs as \\ell as the Green Ba). fhe Eagle ' Washington 20-17 in last Bethel' ne\\ Che!>ter South title. The defend- night game against Community Center is overtime. Just like last trm\ ns The Chiefc;; improved ing champiOn Saints Minnesota \\as moved hou ed 111 the former season, \\hen the Jets Tuesday night went to the AfC title from 4-12 last ~ear to ( 10 4) al o get a pla)- to Elementary because of bltzzard Chester game, the) will fmish I 0-5 \\ ith a home game off pot ,., ith a 'ictory School building. locatSeattle \\as routed conditions in ed on Ohio 24~~ just Oakland second to the Patriots in against off 38-15 at l~1mpa Bay, Philadelphia. rematning. the AFC East. OhiO 7 at Chester. For Green Bay and the Jacksonville's loss yet will win the weak ''This was a bit odd," sa td Jets runmng back dtd not htltSh II oil Ill Nl·l \\est by defeating Giants both are 9-6. information call Beth~ AFC South. St Louis at Qwe~t hut the Pnckers hold Worship ('enter at (74 LaDainian Tomlinson. the \\ho s:m the Redskins Indiannpolis is 9 6 after l•ield next Sunday night the tiebreaker for a 667-6793, or 'isit th win on TV. "We w.ent a J 1-26 win at Oakland. ill prime time. Should wild card thanks to church web site at happen, the their \\in over Ne" www.bcthelwc.org from being down, a one game in front of the that blown opportunity to Jags. !'hat division will Sl'ahnwks. currently 6- York and will make be decided b) next 9. would be the first the pia) offs h) heating 'we're in.' gnmt's: division winner in NFL the archrh al Bl·ars "I r<lll in (the lnl'ker weekend's room) and I was like, l'enne-;st·c at Indy, history with a losing next Sunda) no matter 'We're in.' bverybody Jacksonville at record. The Ram~ are 7- "ho d~e finished I 08 nftcr a 25-17 win mer 6. The Bucs need to was lookwg at me ... Houston. Atlanta and Chicago San Francisco that have a better <>' erall then all of a sudden Subscribe todav. than those 99 everybody starts to already have qualif1ed eliminated the 49ers record teams to get in. I .._____2 -_2_1_5_5_ __. smile and talk. the for the postseason in from contention. MORE LOCAL NEWS. j10RE LOCAL FOLKS. �'J'ucsday, Ucccmher 28, 2010 www.mydailyscntincl.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 7 Bengals knock out Chargers, 34-20 . AP photo veland Browns w1de receiver Brian Aobiskie, bottom,' catches a 29·yard touchdown pass against Baltimore • 'ens cornerback Chris Carr (25) in the first qua'ter of an NFL football game Sunday in Cleveland. The scorng pass was thrown by wide receiver Mohamed MassaquoJ. Ravens rough up Browns, 20-1 0 CLEVELAND (AP) half. Dressing in the corner "I felt that we had a of Balt1more 's locker chance for it," Mangini room. ferrell Suggs said. turned and a ked one of In beating Cleveland h1s tellow linebackers a for the fifth straight time, question. Baltimore stayed tied ''Eric Mangini ever with Pittsburgh atop the beaten us'?" he a ked AFC North with one Ray Lewis. game left. The Ravens l.ew1s JUSt laughed . host Cincinnati next Not yet. And maybe. week while the Steelers, note\ er who hold the tiebreaker Ed Reed intercepted if the teams win out. will tv. o ol C le\ eland rookie visit the Browns. Colt McCoy's pas!ie . Reed's picks helped Joe Fl. ~l:O threw tv. o Lev. IS back up his toul:hdov. n pas es pregame pledge to stop Sunda) and the Ravens Cleveland's Peyton chnched a pla)off berth Hillis. who gashed the · a 20-1 0 ' ictol) O\ er Ravens for 144 yards on I Kro~u.,•no:, dropping the Sept. 26. This time. led Mangini to 0- Hillis was a non-factor. _, 111 h1'i career against rushing for just 35 yards Baltunore. and being limited after Mangmi could be Reed walloped him qn do\\ n to h1s Ia t game his second carry. wJth the BroY.n (5-10). "It took a toll on me." who are tumbling Hillis said. tO\\ clrd their sea on After his second interfinale next Sunday at ception of McCoy ended home .tgamst Pittsburgh. Cleveland's hopes for a After that. team presi- comeback in the fourth, dent Mike Holm~ren Reed got a little too close w11l decide ~1angmi's to a sideline heater and fate - that i:-.. 1f he has- had his full-length jacket n't already. catch fire. Cool as can fhe Ra\ens (11-4) be, Reed handled the capitalized on Mangini's emergency with his usual gamble to try an onside finesse. kick to begin the second "Someone yelled. halt. a nsky decision that 'Reed. you're on tire:·· backftred when Phil he said. chuckling. Dawc;;on fmled to kick "You've got to be the ball I 0 yards. smarter than that when Starting at Cle\ eland's ) ou · re trying to stay 38. the Rm ens pounced wann." a., Hacco hit Derrick Things were broiling !Vtason for i 22-) ard between the teams all ~chdown pass and the week. starting with pomts of the second Lewis' vov. that Hillis .y would not repeat his Browns. 2-5 since stunWeek 3 performance. mng New England on "It won't happen Nov. 7. The late- eason again,'' Lewis promi ed. slide could be the final Then. in typ1cal Lewis straw for Mangini. 10-21 fashion, he backed it up. m two seasons. The Brov.ns felt di reHis chances of keeping spected by Lewis' com- his job may be further ments, and fullback damaged by questionLav. renee Vickers told able clock management him as much before the to end the first half and game when the teams got the failed on~ide kick. frisky during warmups. "What killed us were Vickers jawed nt Lewis the turnovers and the and several players from mistakes." said Mangini, both teams had to be sep- 2 9 "'ith Cle\ eland arated by conches. lll'>Ide the dh is ion ''The "Guys defimtely n1<1de RaH•n are very diftt~ult note of it," Brown tack to beat when yo play Je Joe Thomas sa1d of flawless football. When Le\\ 1s 'remark-;. "You you turn the ball O\ er as don't have to be a rocket many t1mes as y,e did. it scientist to figure out It's makes it really, really a lack of respect." d1fficult." Lew is explallled hi Bill) Cundiff kicked comments Y.ere nothing held goals of 27 and 40 personal agamst H11lis. yards as Baltimore won His goal "as to get the its sixth straight over Ravens ready. ''Sometimes you've Cleveland. McCoy had his wor:-.t got to let peoele know day as a pro. He comyou're coming.' he ~aid. "We needed to under- pleted 15 of 29 fof 149 stand that they'd come yards. and made several out and give us every- poor throws and decithing they had. I'm not ~;ions. Afterward. the here to let somebody run third-round pick who has the ball and beat us. had to grow up fast. was That's why 1 spoke to my accountable for his mistakes and promised to men. from mv heart. ''It wasn't about trash- learn from them. ''In this league. in thts talking. it was about saydi\ ision. and a!!ainst ing what I felt in my heart needed to happen the e guys, you· ve got to throw good balls and I for us to win.'' Reed wasted no time in let a couple of them get sending a message to awa) from me and it cost Hillis. ramming his hel- us." said McCo), 2-5 as a met into the back's rib'i. starter. "J learned a lot. Hillis "asn 't the same, Turnovers killed us and and neither were the most of it is on me.'' CINCINNATI (AP This big chill isn't going to ease anytime soon. The Nf·L's best team in December couldn't handle its first snowy afternoon. The Chargers dressed for warmups like it was a day at the beach, stunning. then I ro;;e up the first Several San Diego time they touched the players came out in blue ball. With everything at shorts and sleeveless stake, they went slip- shirts for pregame sliding right out of con- warmups on a 29·degree tention. afternoon with blowing Carson Palmer was snow and a wind chill of nearly perfect in the 17. Almost as though swirlmg snow - four they were trying 'to contouchdowns. no intercep- vince themselves the tions- in the Cincinnati weather wouldn't bother Bengals' 34-20 win on them. Sunday that ended the Two plays told them Chargers' streak <;>f lour otherwise. straight years in the playSan Diego tried a offs as AFC West reverse on its opening champs. play. but receiver ''It's tough anytime Vincent Jackson fumbled you're elimimtted from a the ball backward to the 1 chance of playing for the postseason," said quar- 1-yard line. The series terback Philip Rivers, ended with Mike Scifres who had an ordinary shanking a 24-yard punt game in his usually mto th wind. Five plays later. superlative month. "It's Palmer threw a 3-yard something I haven't dealt pass to with since I've been touchdown Jermaine Gresham. · playing here. This was Things never got better the final straw." The Chargers (8-7) for the Chargers, who knew they had to win to had to settle for a field stay a game behind goal after a first-andKansas City (I 0-5 ). goal from the I shortly halftime. A which beat Tennessee before earlier Sunday. A loss defense ranked No. 1 in would knock them out of the league gave up three contention and give the touchdowns in the fourth quarter to an offense Chiefs the title. • San Diego had won 20 missing its top twoof its last 21 games in receivers. Terrell 0\\ens 1s December, though most recovering from knee of those came in favorand Chad able climates or domed surgery Ochocinco has a bone stadiums. Playing their coldest game in nearly spur in his left ankle that him for three years. the Chargers Sidelined Sunday's game. With the froze and cracked. "Words can't really self-described Batman explain hov. we feel and Robin gone. backups right now," ~afety Eric Jerome Simpson and Weddle said. "Our . ca- Andre Caldwell both had son is done. lt'o; probably big games. Simpson. a the \'WOrst feeling you can second-round pick in 2008. had career hi2h:s have.'' The Bengals (4-11) are with six catches for J24 endmg one of their worst yards and two touchseasons with telling sat- dov. ns. Caldwell caught four passes for 87 yards. isfying moments. "They ran great routes Palmer, ;t Southern California k1d. led them and made big play . . :· to their second straight Palmer said. ''The) made "'in with a cast of some of the bigge:;t plays reserve receivers. His we've had all season." The Chargers headed 59-) ard touchdown to home still chilled to the Jerome Simpson playing in place of the bone. Ultimately. they mjured Chad Ochocinco missed out on the pla)- highlighted a 21-point offs because of a 2-5 fourth quarter against the start that was left them lt;ague 's top-ranked with no margin for error. no matter~ what the defense. Palmer finished with a weather. "We got to 2-5 this career-best passer rating of 157 .2. just shy of a year and turned it on," perfect J58.3. He com- said Rivers, who has the pleted 16 of 21 for 269 highest December passer yards without an inter- rating in NFL history. "We ha\e the right ception. ''That's the finest game makeup. We ha\e the that Carson has played right approach. It's just a here," said Marvin matter of gettin2 it done. ''It's disappointing. Lewis, who ma) have coached hi:-. final game I'm dealirtg '' ith knowing \\ e · re not going tu in Cincinnati. The difference the po,heason. It will be between the teams was tough. but it\, realit) ... I Ravens cannot afford to coast into playoffs OWINGS MILLS. Mel. (AP) The Baltimore Ravens intend to play their llllal regular season game \\ ith the same intensity as the I irst one. fhe Raven!i clinched a third o;uccessive trip to the postseason by defeating Cleveland on Sunday. but they can't afford to coast into the playoffs. If Baltimore ( J 1-4) beats the Cincinnati Bcnrals on Sunday and the PJttsburgh Steelers lose jn Cleveland. the Ra\ ens will trade in ir wild~card berth the Al·C Korth title and a first-round hye. "We're very plca-;cd with the 11 wins and pleased with the opportunity to o.;ompete in the playolfs," coach John Harbaugh said Monday. "Rut the regular season is not ove1. There·~ still something to be accomplished. We're going to take a run at it and sec what happens.'' The Ravens have the same record as the Steclcrs, but Pittsburgh owns the tiebreaker because of a better record in the division - which can be traced to Baltimore's loss to Cincinnati in \\'eek 2. There's nothing the Ravens can do about that now except attempt to extract a measure of revenge on Sunday and hope the Steelers get tripped up by the Browns. "It's the situation we face. We're playing for something. so we 'II play.'' Harbaugh said. ''It would be great to have the No. I seed all wrapped up and be able to rest some guys. but we· re not that in that situation." At least they're in the playoffs. "'I he only thing you can ask fo1 in this business is to get in the dance,'' linebacker Ray Lewis said. ''Kow \\ e have to take care of our business against Cincinnati, a team that beat us earlier in the year. a team in our division." A 'ictory over the Bengals (4-11) would give Baltimore a fourgame winning streak. which would create lht' proper mindsct headed into the postseason. "There prob<thly arc ~ome plusses. You continue to play, you keep momentum going and you continue to improve," Harbaugh said. "If you can Sin) healthy. it's a big deal. It should be n plus." The Ra\ens and Steclers both plrt) at the same time. If Pittsburgh takes a big lead over the Browns. it won't change the way Harbaugh coaches the game on Sunday. "I'm sure we'll be watching the scoreboard to ~ee how the game is going. but we're not pulling any. one out of the game.'' Harbaugh said. •·We're going to try to win the game." Beating Cincinnati i~ the top prionty. but the coaching ~taff is also peek111g ahead to the first round of the playoffs The Ra' en.; aren't sure "ho they will face in the OJH~ning round. but they're already breaking down tape of possible opponents based assessing on probabilit) (if the season ended tomorrow, Baltimore would open in Indianapolis). "That "ork is done behind the scenes," Harbaugh said. "fhe Cincinnati Bengals will it's unlikeh safetv Tom be the focus of the Zbikowski" (back) will ' players and the posi- · be read) for the Bengals. but the coach tion coaches.'' After that. everyone's is reluctant to put him injured reserve atte.ntion will turn on tO\\ ard the playoffs. because the Ravens Baltimore made it to hope to ha' e the ArC title game '" o Zbikowski ba~:k for the years ago and reached playoffs. the second. round ln:-t Off the field, the Rn\ ens are taking a season. "There's onl) 12 wait-and-see approach teams that get a chance '' ith rookie linebacker to play for the Super Sergio Kindle. '' ho Bo" I," linebacker wa~ arrested O\ er the Terrell Suggs said. weekend on charges of "Hopefully. we'll lenrn drh ing while intll.·dcatfrom our mistakes ed. "We're di,appointed. these past two ) ears and get ourseh es a ob\ iousl) ... Harbaugh legitimate run at this said. "I had a chance to meet with him this thing." The R;n ens lost morning. He's \er) rookie long snapper remorseful about it. but Morgan Cox it) the 20- he made a big mistake. 10 win 0\er Cleveland. He's better than that. 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But if this is indeed the end, and onl) Holmgren knows for sure. i\1angini's last week began "1th two players steppmg forward to say they hope he returns for a third season. "I have the utmost respect for him," cornerback Sheldon Brown said. "I can't Sa) anything ncgatJ\'C about him. You ma) find someone else, but I can't. lie's treated me like n man from day one." Fullback La\\ renee Vickers, one of the NFL's most devastating blockers, cleared n path for his coach. "I love Mangini." Vickers said. "He's a good gu). so I want him back. If not, I can't do nothing about it. Like he tells uc;, life goes on.'' rhe comments were the most positive and public spoken by any Ckwlund players this season 1n support of Mangini, whose record dropped to 10-21 with the Browns (5-1 0) following Sunday's home loss to Baltimore. To this point. many of the Browne; had either sidestepped questions about Mangini by saying "it isn't my decision'' or they were focused on the game ahead. i':ot Brown and Vickers. They have Mangini's back. Cleveland's season. which peaked with a Nov. 7 upset of New England, has been in steady decline. The Browns arc just 2-5 since then. '" ith losse!\ at Buffalo and Cincinnati - both two-win teams at the time - providing the necessary ammo fur Holmgren or an) ~tangini bashers to pass judgment. Holmgren hasn't spoken to the media since i\ov. 2. when he said he would \\a it until after the season before making any decision on Mangini. Brown. acquired in an offseason trade. played for Andy Reid in Philadelphia. He believes Mangini has the qualit1es to take the Browns to a higher level. "He has all the intangibles,'' he said. "He learned from one of the best (Bill Belichick). Obnously he knows the plan. For us. it's just going out and executing the pfan. It's not his fault when we give up touchdown passes. It's not his fault "hen we throw interceptions. It's not his fault when we fumble. The players control that.., Mangini was grateful to learn that two of his players spoke highly of him. One of the goals he has met since taking over the Bro\vns has been filling his roster with highcharacter people who value team success over individual triumph. The Browns have bonded. "There's a sense of community in this team and sense of purpose Cavs waive F Jawad Williams CLEVELAND (AP) ·- The Cleveland Cavaliers waived forward Jawad Williams on Mo nday, two weeks before his contract would have been guaranteed for the season. T he move will open a roster spot for the falling Cavaliers, who have dropped 13 of 14 games. • Williams averaged 4.0 points and I.S rebo un 15 minutes per game. He made three 3-pointers w Cleveland's loss to Minnesota on Sunday night. A Cleveland native. Williams, whose deal was worth nearly S I million, started six games and played in 54 last season for the Cavs. He also appeared in three ' playoff games. 'l11e Cavaliers would have had to pay his enti re contract if he was with the club on J an. 10. : T he team also assigned rookie forward Samardo Samuels to Erie of the NBA Development League. He has played in four games with Cleveland. Duke back to unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 1 Duke (65) 2 Ohro St 3 Kansas 4 Connectrcut 5 Syracuse 6. Pittsburgh 7 San Diego St 8 Vrllanova 9 Georgetown 10 Mrssoun , 1 Kentucky 12 Purdue J3 Texas 14 Minnesota 15. Notre Dame 16. BYlJ 17 Kansas St 18 Texas A&M 19 UCF 20 Mrchrgan St 21 Memphrs 22 Loutsvtlle 23 IllinOIS 24. Vanderbrlt 25 Temple 11·0 12·0 11·0 10-0 13-0 12·1 14·0 10·1 11·1 11-1 9·2 11-1 10-2 11-1 11-1 12·1 10·3 11-1 11·0 8-4 9-2 10·1 10·3 9-2 9-2 1.625 1,550 1,480 1.406 1,397 1.273 t.t57 1,135 t 106 1,085 969 857 829 717 559 541 493 432 420 404 310 263 180 127 122 Others receivrng votes UNLV 106, Baylor 95, Wrsconsrn 84 Cinclnnatr 80, Washrngton 73. Wost Vrrgrnia 52 Florrda 35, Arrzona 27, Tennessee 27, Butler 23, Boston College 17 Wichrta St. 17 Florida St. 6, North Carolrna 6, Oklahoma St 6, Old Domrnron 6, Sarnt Mary's. Calli 5, Gonzaga 4, Northwestern 4 Washtngton St 4, Cleveland St 1 Duke is again a unanimous No. I in The Associated Press Top 25. The Blue Devils, who have been on top of the polj all season, received all the first-place votes from the ()5-member nationwide media panel Monday. D uke's three-week mn as a unanimous choice fell one vote short last week, when Ohio State received a firstplace vote. Ohio State, Kansas. Connecticut, Syracuse. Pittsburgh, San Diego State and Villanova held sec1 ond through eighth. Georgetown and Missouri flippeq ninth and I Oth. • 1 No. 22 Louisville, No. 24 Vanderbilt and No Temple mo\ e into the ran kings. replacing Bay • which was 15th, Tennessee. which \Vas 19th. and Florida. which was No. 20. Louisville and Temple were both ranked earlier this season while Vanderbilt moves in for the first time since last season. ! '--....&.- - - -' AP photo Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini reacts to a call in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009, in Cleveland The Browns won their third straight, beating the Raiders 23-9. that docsn 't happen by accident. .. he. said. "We all want to win every week. There\ tremendou'S respect for each other. That's going to continue to be here and it's g01ng to contmue to propel us forward." For at least one more week. The Browns w11l end the season by hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers (11-4). who will come to Cleveland on Sunday looking to win· the AFC North. It's one more chance for Mangini to show Holmgren how much his team has improved in Year 2. And while the record - the Br<m ns finished 5-11 last year - has barely budged. Mangini's confident significant strides have been made. "We are seeing tt on Sunday at 4 o'clock:' he said. "It's not showing up 111 the ultimate category. \\ hich b to win games. That needs to continue to improve. But I think the progress is ::.howing up every single week in the way we play. the style we pia). the cothlstency - all those things are apparent.'' • :VIangim"-. supporters and it's a surprising!) sizab1e group - point to the Browns· competitiveness all season. They've been in every game. The) 've pulled off shocking wins over the Patriots and New Orleans. And, they've had to withstand a rash of injuries. including high ankle sprains to all three quru1erbacks. Mangini's detractors argue the Men's college basketball APTop 25 The top 25 teams 1n The Assocrated Press' college basketball poll, wrth frrst-p1:1ee votes rn paren· theses, •ecords through Dec 26, total pornts based on 25 pornts tor a frrst-p1ace vote through one p01nt for a 25th-place' vote and rast week's •ankmg: AP Sports &riels--- Browns should have pulled out a few more games. They also question Mangini's decision making, clock management and ultracon!'o.ervatJve tendencies on game day. In Sunday's los-s, the Brown:.-. wasted valuable time before settling for a field goal to end the first half. and then botched an onside kick to open the second. Holmgren, who celebrated his one-year anniver:.ary in Cleveland la::.t week, has hinted at a possible return to the sideline. It 'c; not known if the 62year-old ha::. exterminated the coaching bug or if he'll make a switch 1f one of his fonner assistants such as Jon Gruden or Marty Mornhinwcg is available. Holmgren may decide to keep .\langini and change h1s staff. Mangini said he has not discussed an) thing with Holmgren outside of "team related stuff," and that he isn't cuneus about what his boss is thinkin£. "I remember somebody telling me one time don't worry about the future, it comes soon enough.'' Mangini said. By next Monday. things should be much clearer. UConn No. 1 for 51st straight week in AP poll Connecticut remains the unanimous No. I team in women's college basketball. UConn Js the top team in The Associated Press poll for the 51st consecutive week. receiving all 39 firstplace votes Monday. It is the 152nd time the UConn \\.'Omen have led the rankings. The Huskies play Pacitic-on Tuesday night before facing No. 9 Stanford on Thursda). The Cardinal also host 4 Xavier on Tuesday. Stanford is the last team to beat the Huskies in the 2008 national semifi:; nals. UConn has won an NCAA record 89 straight games since. Baylor is No. 2. with Duke, Xavier and Tennessee completing the first five. Texas returned to the poll at 1'\o. 23. o,.vhile Boston College dropped out. One member from the national media panel did vote. :-:o. WR Simpson has big g with TO, Ochocinco out CINCI!'\NATI (AP) - No T.O .. no Ocho. It took injuries to the Bengals' top two receivers to finally get Jerome Simpson a chance to show he's not a draft-day bust. Point made. The third-year re~.:eh·er had a breakout game Sunday. setting career highs with six. catches for 1 ~4 yards and a pair of touchdowns dunng a 34-20 w1n over San Diego. Until then. Vickers satd the S impson \\:as a second-round pick out of Coastal Browns WJJI do "hat f..1angini Carolina in 2008. a move that was immediately sechas preached. and-guessed. He hr.d only one catch during his first "We \\ant to keep fighting for two seasons. unable to get on the field because he was our coach.'' he said. "That's the • learning the offense. ~ type of coach that he is. 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