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Suicide bomber
kills 1, 2 US
soldiers die
By BARBARA SURK
The Associated Press
BAGHDAD — A suicide
bomber detonated an explo-
sives-laden car northeast of
Baghdad, killing one pass-
erby and injuring 33, police
and hospital officials said.
In two other, separate
incidents today, a police-
man was killed in a drive-by
shooting in Baghdad and
a Christian woman was
shot to death by armed
men who broke into her
house, police officers said.
The predawn attack on the
Christian woman’s house was
the latest in a string of attacks
on Iraq’s dwindling Christian
community since 68 people
died in the October siege of
a Baghdad church. A police
official said initial findings
point to robbery, but he did
not rule out the possibility
that the woman was targeted
because she was Christian.
The U.S. military, mean-
while, reported that two
American soldiers had been
killed Sunday in central Iraq.
It gave no further details
on the dead soldiers, whose
names were withheld pending
notification of next of kin.
Their deaths raise to
at least 4,431 the number
of U.S. military person-
nel who have died in Iraq
since the war began in
March 2003, according to
an Associated Press count.
Sports
TODAY
Girls Basketball: Kalida at
Minster, 6 p.m.
Wrestling: Ottawa-
Glandorf at Columbus Grove,
6:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Boys Basketball: Celina at
St. John’s, 6 p.m.; Marion
Local at Ottoville, 6 p.m.
Girls Basketball (6 p.m.):
St. John’s at Fort Jennings;
Jefferson at Miller City; Van
Wert at Lincolnview.
Wrestling: Spencerville
and Paulding at Wayne Trace,
5:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Girls Basketball (6 p.m.):
Jefferson at LCC (NWC);
New Knoxville at St. John’s
(MAC); Ottoville at Kalida
(PCL); Bluffton at Spencerville
(NWC); Crestview at
Lincolnview (NWC); Elida at
Van Wert (WBL); Columbus
Grove at Paulding (NWC).
Wrestling: Elida and
Defiance at Wapak tri (WBL),
6 p.m.
Co-ed Swimming and
Diving: Elida at Wapak
(WBL), 5:30 p.m.
Forecast
Mostly cloudy
Tuesday
with high
in mid 30s.
See page 2.
Index
Obituaries 2 its seventh year on Mars
State/Local 3 NASA doesn’t know if
Politics 4 the Spirit is dead or alive,
Community 5 but it’s diligently listening
Sports 6-7
Classifieds 8 remains mired in a sand
TV 9 trap.
World News 10
Becky (Youngpeter) Miller stands with heart recipient Carl Drury in Indianapolis
Thursday. Drury placed a rose for Miller’s brother, Mark “Hoss” Youngpeter on the
Donate Life float seen in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday.
Youngpeter’s kidneys and heart were donated after he was killed in a motorcycle accident
in the summer of 1997.
Youngpeter remembered
on Donate Life float
BY NANCY SPENCER
nspencer@delphosherald
“Is your loved one an
organ donor?”
It’s a common question
when a loved one dies.
When the question was
asked of Mark “Hoss”
Youngpeter’s family in the
summer of 1997, his mother
and sister immediately said
“yes” but his father said
“no.”
“I didn’t like the idea of
it. I wanted my son bur-
ied whole,” Joe Youngpeter
said.
His wife, Carol, and his
daughter, Becky, talked him
into it.
“He could help someone
else have a second chance
at life, Dad. He would have
wanted that,” they told him.
Today, Joe is glad they
helped change his mind and
he has a new outlook on
organ donation. Especially
since he met donor recipients
last week in Indianapolis.
The Youngpeter fam-
ily was invited to a gath-
ering in Indy through the
Indiana Organ Procurement
Organization, which is spon-
sored Carl Drury, a heart
transplant recipient, to rep-
resent Indiana on the Donate
Life’s Rose Bowl Parade
float.
Becky (Youngpeter)
Miller, now of Columbus,
became more interested in
organ transplantation after
No word from stuck NASA Mars rover Spirit
By ALICIA CHANG
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — The
odometer on the Mars rover
Spirit has been stuck at 4.8
miles for more than 1 1/2
years and has been incom-
municado since March.
This double dose of bad
luck hangs over the scrappy
spacecraft, which marks
today.
for any peep as the rover
“There’s a realistic pos-
sibility that Spirit may never
wake up again,” said Dave
Lavery, Mars rovers pro-
gram executive at NASA
Telling The Tri-County’s Story Since 1869
Monday, January 3, 2011
“These people
have a second
change at life
because people
mark that little
box on their
driver’s
license. ...”
— Joe Youngpeter
watching a documentary.
“After watching it, I real-
ized we never looked in to
Mark’s organ recipients.
We had donated his kidneys
and his heart,” Miller said.
“Then I saw the Donate Life
float in last year’s parade. It
was the first time I noticed
it. It just moved me so. I had
to find out what happened to
Mark’s organs.”
The Youngpeters had
to make their decision at
Parkview Hospital in Fort
Wayne after their son was
life-flighted there following
a motorcycle accident. This
is why his organs went to
Indiana recipients. Miller
found the IOPO and started
the ball rolling. A few weeks
ago, IOPO e-mailed her with
the news she could put a
rose in Mark’s name on this
year’s Donate Life float. She
jumped at the chance.
headquarters.
A pair of Mars orbiters
has been making daily over-
head passes listening for a
signal from Spirit, which
became stuck in April 2009
while driving backward.
After several attempts to
free it were unsuccessful,
Spirit got new instructions
to conduct science obser-
vations while mired in the
sand.
It suddenly stopped talk-
ing with Earth last March
and is presumed to be in
hibernation to conserve
power. During this deep
sleep, communications and
other activities are suspend-
ed so that energy can go to
heating and battery recharg-
ing.
Spirit is designed to try
to wake up when its bat-
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HERALD
Hospital’s ‘street med’
team serves homeless
COLUMBUS (AP) —
Their backpacks full of oint-
ments, antibiotics, gauze and
other supplies, the team fol-
lowed a snowy path through
the woods and into a still-
sleepy camp.
Nurse Maureen McDermott
hollered: “Good morning!
Mount Carmel Outreach!
Anybody sick?”
The residents began to stir.
They rolled cigarettes and
boiled water for coffee on
propane burners.
Inside the tents and ply-
wood shelters were concerns
both common and complex.
One man, new to the
former park in the city’s
Franklinton neighborhood,
met the team with suspicion.
He’d been drinking for hours,
he said, and began to recount
the rocky circumstances that
led him to the camp within
view of downtown office
Photo provided buildings.
He suffers with traumatic
brain injury and mental ill-
ness and needed medication,
so the team called Southeast
Mental Health Services for
help.
For the others, they
checked blood pressure, tend-
ed to wounds, wrote an order
for a hip X-ray and passed out
medicine.
The men and women with
Mount Carmel Outreach meet
with homeless advocate Ken
“Then I got an e-mail from Andrews one morning each
IOPO asking us to meet with
Drury,” Miller said. “He had
week and then head out to
care for them. They treat who
never met his donor fam- they can and refer others.
ily and we had never met That can mean hospital care,
Mark’s recipients, so we rehab and assistance finding
were kind of surrogates for
each other.”
housing or reconnecting with
family.
The event also gave Joe They call it “street med.”
a chance to talk with organ
recipients.
Mount Carmel has long
used a mobile outreach van to
“These people have a sec-
ond change at life because
see many of the city’s home-
less. For the past six months,
people mark that little box on in hopes of reaching more, a
their driver’s license. They
team has headed out to the
are so thankful and friendly. camps scattered throughout
I will be checking that box the city.
on the driver’s license when On one recent morning, the
I get it renewed,” Joe said. team was made up of nurse
Miller is now a passionate practitioner Jackie White,
advocate for organ donation McDermott and medical tech
who gives blood regularly Jason King.
and she and her husband are They usually care for three
in the bone marrow data- to 10 patients, depending on
base. how many people are around
Drury called Miller early and how many have health
Friday morning to tell her he concerns, White said.
had just placed Mark’s rose Ideally, they connect their
on the float. patients with a regular source
The family has learned of health care, she said.
the recipients of Mark’s kid- They see a lot. Broken
neys have both passed away. arms left for days without
The man who received his care. Antibiotic-resistant
heart is still alive. Becky staph infections. Abscesses.
sent him a Christmas card Another group, Healthcare
asking for a reunion. He had for the Homeless, also
not responded as of press makes regular camp visits.
time. Both fill a great community
Currently, there are more need, said Michelle Heritage
than 109,000 people in the
Ward, executive director
United States waiting for of the Community Shelter
life-saving organ transplants.
Board.
Another patient is added Often, the physical health
to the national waiting list
of homeless people is seri-
every 10 minutes. ously compromised, Ward
moment will come someday,
but now is not the time.”
“If that With each passing day
adventure is truly in Mars, on the sun gets higher
the sky, increasing the
over, it will be amount of sunlight reaching
a shame, but it Spirit’s solar panels. The
sun will be at its highest
will also have point in mid-March. After
been a rover’s that, the chances of hearing
from Spirit dwindle.
life well-lived.” If Spirit doesn’t radio
back by March, it’s “prob-
— astronomer Jim Bell, ably not going to,” Lavery
Arizona State University said.
Lavery said the mission
tery gets enough charge. will continue to listen after
Scientists are disappointed March, but will scale back
with its silence, but are the daily passes.
holding out hope it will Originally designed
spring back to life. to roam around opposite
“I’m not ready to say ends of Mars for three
goodbye yet,” said mission months, Spirit and its twin,
chief scientist Steve Squyres Opportunity, have lived long
of Cornell University. “That past their warranty. Spirit
Delphos, Ohio
“Health care is not
on the top of their
priority list of
need. Usually
we can meet
their needs, or
find somebody
who can.”
— Nurse Maureen
McDermott,
Mount Carmel Outreach
said, adding that the average
lifespan for someone living
on the streets is just 62 years.
Between acute problems
(infections, broken bones)
and long-term ones (diabe-
tes, cancer) the toll without
proper care is high.
Some homeless people
face obstacles getting to free
clinics or getting medicine.
“Health care is not on
the top of their priority list
of needs,” said McDermott,
explaining that when it’s
brought to them, many people
are more likely to take the
help.
“Usually we can meet their
needs, or find somebody who
can.”
Most of the homeless at
the camps know the Mount
Carmel team. Last week, there
was more than one embrace
and many holiday wishes.
Andrews shared his ther-
mos of coffee along the way.
The team gave socks to Bob
Hunter, a kind 50-year-old
who became homeless almost
five years ago after he lost
his part-time job and was
evicted.
Hunter has gum disease.
White and McDermott brain-
stormed how best to get him
to a free dental clinic at Stowe
Baptist Church on Parsons
Avenue.
He doesn’t like to travel
by bus or cab, so he’d need to
walk. They wanted to figure
out a way to ensure that he’d
be seen if he made it to the
busy clinic.
His neighbor, 39-year-old
John Van Tuyl, needed help,
too, for a hand he burned with
candle wax. It was carefully
and cleanly wrapped, but it
was becoming infected. He
had also run out of blood-
pressure medicine.
White stepped inside his
shelter, which was decorat-
ed with a Christmas stock-
ing. Candy canes hung
from a nearby honeysuckle
bush.
Tuyl, who works as much
as he can as a day laborer,
said he was grateful for the
care.
“It’s nice. It’s hard to track
down help sometimes. Some
people won’t find the services
unless they come to them.”
landed on the red planet
on Jan. 3, 2004, followed
by Opportunity three weeks
later. Both have uncovered
geologic evidence of ancient
water on the planet.
Opportunity so far has
logged 16.4 miles and
shows no signs of stop-
ping. It recently drove to
a 300-foot-diameter crater
where it will spend several
months exploring before
moving on to its eventual
destination, Endeavour cra-
ter.
Meanwhile, scientists
can only reminiscence about
Spirit’s past hijinks.
“If that adventure is truly
over, it will be a shame,
but it will also have been
a rover’s life well-lived,”
said astronomer Jim Bell of
Arizona State University.
2 – The Herald
Pakistan PM
scrambles to keep
govt from collapsing
By NAHAL TOOSI
The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD — Fund.
Pakistan’s prime minis-
ter today tried to keep his
government from collapsing
after a key party said it was
quitting the ruling coalition,
leaving the government short
of majority support in parlia-
ment.
The Muttahida Qaumi
Movement, the second larg-
est party in the ruling coali-
tion, said Sunday it would
join the opposition because of
fuel price hikes, inflation and
the ruling Pakistan People’s
Party’s general poor perfor-
mance.
The defection deprives
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza
Gilani’s government of
the 172 seats needed for a
majority in the 342-member
parliament. That means the
fractured opposition parties
— if they can work together
— could sponsor a no-confi-
dence vote in Gilani, which
if passed by a majority of
lawmakers would remove the
prime minister from office
and possibly trigger early
elections.
The political crisis is
almost certain to distract the
government at a time when
the U.S. is pushing Islamabad
to do more to help turn
around the war in neighboring
Afghanistan, although secu-
rity is largely the purview of
Pakistan’s powerful military.
It also all but guarantees law-
makers will make no progress
anytime soon on solving the
economic problems that have
frustrated ordinary Pakistanis
SKorea talks tough but
opens door to diplomacy
By HYUNG-JIN KIM
and FOSTER KLUG
Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea —
South Korea’s president today
opened the door to possible
peace talks with North Korea
even as he vowed not to let
Pyongyang “covet even an
inch of our territory” — look-
ing to strike a delicate bal-
ance between diplomacy and
strength two days after the
North called for better ties with
Seoul.
Lee Myung-bak, address-
ing the country in a New
Year’s speech, said the Nov.
23 shelling of Yeonpyeong
Island, which killed four and
has spiked fears of war, should
be treated as the United States
did the Sept. 11, 2001, terror-
ist attacks and spur the South
to change the way it defends
itself. Future provocations, he
said, “will be met with stern,
strong responses.”
However, he said: “The
door for dialogue is still open.
If the North exhibits sincer-
ity, we have both the will and
the plan to drastically enhance
economic cooperation.”
On New Year’s Day, the
North called for warmer ties and
the resumption of joint projects
with South Korea. Pyongyang,
eager for food and fuel assis-
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and forced the country to rely
on $11 billion in loans from
the International Monetary
With his job on the line,
Gilani was scrambling today
to secure the support of oppo-
sition groups to avoid a no-
confidence vote. He met with
representatives of the biggest
opposition party, the Pakistan
Muslim League-N, as well
the second largest opposition
group, the Pakistan Muslim
League-Q.
But it was unclear whether
he had made any headway as
of late this afternoon. One
opposition leader said his
party had nothing against the
prime minister, but stressed
that it could only support
Gilani’s government if it
improved its performance.
“Today we gave support
with a condition, and that con-
dition is the real issues of the
people are addressed,” said
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain of
the PML-Q.
PML-N leader Chaudhry
Nisar Ali Khan avoided
directly addressing whether
his faction would support a
no-confidence vote.
“We will not destabilize
this government, but if it
loses its majority we will not
support it,” he said. “We will
no way give it a shoulder.”
Pakistani President Asif
Ali Zardari is the head of the
People’s Party. His position
as president would likely be
safe even if the Party loses its
majority in Parliament.
Analysts speculated that
Zardari might be willing to
replace Gilani with a pre-
mier more acceptable to other
tance, has said it wants stalled
international aid-for-nuclear-
disarmament talks to restart.
Washington and Seoul have
said no, demanding the North
first fulfill past nuclear disarma-
ment commitments.
The United States, which
has about 28,500 troops in the
South, is sending its top envoy
on North Korea, Stephen
Bosworth, to Seoul for talks
Wednesday with top officials.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert
Gates will visit Seoul next
week.
North Korea on today called
for Seoul to scrap its hostile
policy against Pyongyang.
“As long as South Korea’s
dangerous northward inva-
sion plot is maintained, North-
South Korea relations cannot
be improved at all and we can-
not think about the nation’s
safety and peaceful reuni-
fication,” the North’s main
Rodong Sinmun newspaper
said in a commentary carried
by the official Korean Central
News Agency.
In the North Korean capital,
an estimated 100,000 people
gathered today for an annual
New Year rally to display loy-
alty to leader Kim Jong Il.
The crowd packed Kim Il
Sung plaza, pumping their fists
in the air and shouting slogans
while carrying huge portraits
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High temperature Sunday
cited for driving
in Delphos was 25 degrees, Vol. 141 No. 170
low was 17. Weekend rainfall Nancy Spencer, editor
impaired
was recorded at .52 inch. High Ray Geary, general manager,
a year ago today was 18, low Delphos Herald Inc.
At 1:21 a.m. on Saturday was 0. Record high for today Don Hemple, advertising manager
while on routine patrol in the is 60, set in 1950. Record low Tiffany Brantley,
200 block of West Fifth Street, is -2, set in 1996. circulation manager
Delphos police came into con- WEATHER FORECAST William Kohl, general manager/
parties to avoid the PPP’s tact with Casey Hoersten, 23, Eagle Print
Tri-county
losing power. But Pakistani of Delphos, at which time The Associated Press The Daily Herald (USPS 1525
media reported early this eve- officers took Hoersten into 8000) is published daily except
ning that Zardari had phoned custody for operating a motor Sundays and Holidays.
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy By carrier in Delphos and
Gilani and assured him of his vehicle while impaired. in the evening becoming
support. Hoersten was also cited on mostly cloudy. Lows in the area towns, or by rural motor
route where available $2.09 per
The MQM said Sunday it charges of an improper turn, mid 20s. Southwest winds week. By mail in Allen, Van
was quitting the ruling coali- loud muffler and open con- around 10 mph. Wert, or Putnam County, $105
tion after the government tainers inside a motor vehicle. TUESDAY: Mostly per year. Outside these counties
Teen cited for
announced hikes in gas and cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. $119 per year.
heating oil prices on New Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph Entered in the post office
possession
Year’s Eve. with gusts up to 25 mph. in Delphos, Ohio 45833 as
“The petrol bomb the gov- TUESDAY NIGHT: Periodicals,
Delphos, Ohio.
postage paid at
ernment has dropped on the
people of Pakistan has forced At 7:37 p.m. on Friday Partly cloudy. Lows around No mail subscriptions will be
while on routine patrol, 15. West winds 10 to 15 mph. accepted in towns or villages
our party to part ways with where The Daily Herald paper
such insane decisions,” said Delphos police came into EXTENDED FORECAST carriers or motor routes provide
Faisal Subzwari, an MQM contact with a vehicle being
driven by Phillip Stemen, 16, WEDNESDAY: Mostly daily home delivery for $2.09
leader. cloudy. Highs in the lower per week.
The MQM filed an appli- of Delphos, for failing to use 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 405 North Main St.
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Cabinet ministers already 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
tendered their resignations marijuana and drug parapher- lower 20s. POSTMASTER:
last week. Another, smaller nalia. He was cited into Van Send address changes
THURSDAY: Mostly to THE DAILY HERALD,
party, the Jamiat Ulema Islam, Wert Juvenile Court on the cloudy with a 30 percent 405 N. Main St.
announced in December it charges and later released to chance of snow showers. Delphos, Ohio 45833
would switch to the opposition his parents.
Highs in the lower 30s.
and its application is under
review. Without the two, the Spencerville
THURSDAY NIGHT:
Cloudy with a 40 percent Scholars of the Day
ruling coalition will fall about
a dozen seats short of the 172 man driving
chance of snow showers.
Lows around 20.
needed to keep a majority.
Analysts said Gilani had under suspension
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy
with a 40 percent chance of
only weeks, if not days, to At 2:13 a.m. on Sunday snow showers. Highs in the
keep his coalition intact or while on routine patrol, mid 20s.
scrape together a new one. Delphos police came into con- FRIDAY NIGHT-
However, he appeared to tact with Richard Brinkman, SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy.
have a bit of breathing room 27, of Spencerville, at Lows 10 to 15. Highs in the
because there is no guaran- which time it was found that mid 20s.
tee the fragmented opposition Brinkman was operating a
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TODAY IN HISTORY
of Kim and his father, North was found that Thomason By The Associated Press In 1938, the March of
Korean founder Kim Il Sung. was operating a motor vehicle Today is Monday, Jan. 3, Dimes campaign to fight
Some waved huge red flags while suspended. the third day of 2011. There polio was organized.
and played small drums, as
Thomason was cited into are 362 days left in the year. In 1949, in a pair of rul-
top officials watched from an
elevated viewing stand. Kim Van Wert Municipal Court on Today’s Highlight in ings, the U.S. Supreme Court
and his son and heir-apparent, the charge. History: said that states had the right
On Jan. 3, 1961, President to ban closed shops.
Resident reports
Kim Jong Un, didn’t appear
in the footage broadcast by Dwight D. Eisenhower In 1959, Alaska became
announced the United States the 49th state as President
damaged vehicle
APTN.
Despite the mention of pos- was formally terminating dip- Dwight D. Eisenhower signed
sible peace talks, the focus lomatic and consular relations a proclamation.
At 12:10 a.m. on Sunday,
of Lee’s comments on North Delphos Police were called to with Cuba, citing a move by In 1967, Jack Ruby, the
Korea was a tough promise the 400 block of South Pierce the Cuban government to man who shot and killed
to improve South Korea’s Street in reference to damage limit the number of U.S. dip- accused presidential assassin
defenses. lomatic personnel in Havana Lee Harvey Oswald, died in a
to a motor vehicle parked in to 11 persons. Dallas hospital.
Lee was severely criticized that area.
for acting too slowly and too On this date: In 1990, ousted
Upon officers’ arrival, the In 1521, Martin Luther Panamanian leader Manuel
weakly after the shelling near victim stated that someone
the Koreas’ disputed western had thrown an object at the was excommunicated from Noriega surrendered to U.S.
sea border. It was the first attack the Roman Catholic Church forces, 10 days after taking
by the North, which claims vehicle causing damage. by Pope Leo X. refuge in the Vatican’s diplo-
the waters around the island
as its territory, on a civilian Police seek hit/
In 1777, Gen. George matic mission.
Washington’s army routed In 1993, President George
area since the 1950-53 Korean
War. Lee’s government has skip driver
the British in the Battle of H.W. Bush and Russian
Princeton, N.J. President Boris Yeltsin signed
responded by replacing the At 6:15 p.m. on Dec. 30, In 1861, more than two a historic nuclear missile-
defense chief, strengthening a collision occurred when the weeks before Georgia seced- reduction treaty in Moscow.
security and pushing to deploy driver of one vehicle struck ed from the Union, the state Ten years ago: The 107th
additional troops and weaponry a second, parked vehicle and militia seized Fort Pulaski at Congress opened with the
to Yeonpyeong, which lies just fled the scene. the order of Gov. Joseph E. Senate split evenly down the
seven miles (11 kilometers) A car belonging to Sarah Brown. The Delaware House middle. Eleven people died in a
from North Korean shores. Caster, 23, of Delphos, was and Senate voted to oppose house fire in Oak Orchard, Del.
After the Sept. 11 terrorist parked in front of the resi- secession from the Union. Oklahoma defeated Florida
attacks, Lee said, the United In 1911, the first postal sav- State, 13-2, to win the Orange
dence at 835 Skinner Street,
States devised new security ings banks were opened by the Bowl and capture college foot-
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Gas up 9 cents
to average $3.11
COLUMBUS (AP) —
Ohio gas prices have risen
another 9 cents in the last
week, and now motorists are
paying almost 25 cents more
per gallon than they were a
month ago.
A survey from auto club
AAA, the Oil Price Information
Service and Wright Express
puts the state’s average price
for regular-grade gasoline at
about $3.11 a gallon, up from
$3.02 last Monday.
Last month at this time,
Ohioans paid $2.87 for regu-
lar.
Rising oil prices recent-
ly pushed Ohio gas prices
above $3 for the first time
in more than two years. Oil
traded around $70 for most
of last year before jumping to
a two-year high above $92 in
December on signs of strong
demand in emerging econo-
mies such as China.
Analysts say if oil keeps
going higher, $4-a-gallon gas
is possible by summer.
Hundreds start
year with dip in
Maumee River
WATERVILLE (AP) —
Nothing like a cold plunge into
a frigid northern Ohio river to
kick-start the new year.
At least that’s what Virginia
Dean and 400 others believed
Saturday as they waded into
the Maumee River for an
annual New Year’s Day dip
that dates to 1929.
Dean, 74, of Waterville,
took her first plunge in the
river 28 years ago and has
been taking part since.
“It feels fabulous. I feel grades K - 12, and at the Pitt Stop. They collected 251 toys and some cash money.
good for weeks afterward,” Mr. Williamson’s second-grade class will be treated to a pizza party for collecting the
Dean told The (Toledo) Blade. most toys. Pictured are, from left, Savannah Alfaro, Steve Mox of the Pitt Stop, Keith
“It does a house-cleaning Foreman and Olivia Alfaro.
internally.”
The tradition started with
the late Herb Mericle, who
would wade in at 2:30 p.m. on
New Year’s Day, the precise
time of his wedding, according
to the newspaper.
Organizers say the annu-
al dip continues to bring out
those who are looking to cele-
brate Mericle’s spirit and hope
for the future.
Mike Hill, who helps put
on the event, said Mericle was
his school crossing guard, and
he grew fond of him.
“He taught me everything
I know about the river,” said
Hill, 38, a property manage-
ment service employee.
Mericle was in his mid-90s
when took his last plunge in
2002. Health issues sidelined
him, and he died in 2008.
Hill estimated the water
temperature to be in the 30s.
Some participants got out of
the chilly water in seconds,
while others held out for three
or four minutes.
Participants salute Mericle
by touching their palms to a
hand print design on a bench
at the top of the river’s slope.
The granite marker features
the words “Herb Mericle 1906-
2008,” with a picture of a polar
bear and the hand print.
John Wismer, 49, of a check on behalf of all food pantries who will benefit from the donation from Rays
Perrysburg, first came to the Marketplace Assistant Manager CJ Kennedy.
plunge last year as a celebra-
tion for beating cancer.
“Once a year’s enough,”
Wismer said of the cold water.
“But it runs in your soul, so to
speak.”
Man dies after
Tazed by police
CLEVELAND (AP) —
A 40-year-old Cleveland
man is dead after police
used a Taser to subdue him
following a traffic stop.
A police spokesman tells The
Plain Dealer that when officers
stopped Rodney Brown Sr. on
Friday night, he “became unco-
operative and combative.”
Sgt. Keith Campbell says
Brown ran from police. Brown
then resisted arrest when offi-
cers caught up with him, and
they stunned Brown with a
Taser.
The newspaper reports
Sunday that paramedics were
called, which is routine after a
Taser is used. Brown appeared
to suffer from cardiac arrest
and was taken to a hospital.
Medical examiner spokes-
man Powell Caesar tells the
newspaper Brown was pro-
nounced dead at 10:25 p.m.
Friday.
The Cuyahoga County
medical examiner’s office will
rule on what caused the death.
Monday, January 3, 2011 The Herald –3
STATE/LOCAL
Shootout suspect ID’d
By ANN SANNER Jeremy Blum, was listed in
Associated Press fair condition Sunday at a
Dayton hospital.
COLUMBUS
Authorities on Sunday identi-
— Authorities had yet to deter-
mine whether police gunfire
fied a man suspected of killing killed Ferryman or he killed
a sheriff’s deputy and injuring himself. Agents from the state
a police officer in a gunbattle crime lab are helping with
at a trailer park. the investigation into Hopper
The Clark County sher- and Ferryman’s deaths and
iff’s office provided few are looking into Ferryman’s
details about shooting suspect background, Kelly said.
Michael Ferryman, who also Eight sheriff’s deputies
was killed during the New have been placed on admin-
Year’s Day standoff in the istrative leave pending the
Enon Beach mobile-home investigation, Kelly told
park, in western Ohio. reporters. That’s common
Ferryman, 57, lived in the procedure when deputies or
trailer where the gunfire broke police officers are involved in
out with police, Chief Deputy shootings.
David Rapp said. No telephone listing for
The standoff started after someone with Ferryman’s
Deputy Suzanne Hopper was name and date of birth could
called to the trailer park to be found Sunday.
investigate a report of gun- A girl who lives in the trailer
shots, authorities say. Hopper, park said she knew Ferryman
who was married last year and he had a temper.
and had two children, was “He was a quiet person,
shot dead as she tried to pho- but if you made him mad
tograph a footprint at the — he wasn’t very pleasant,”
park, about 50 miles west of 15-year-old Chelsea Bagley
Columbus. said Saturday.
Sheriff Gene Kelly told Her mother’s boyfriend,
reporters at a Sunday news John Burkhardt, said police
conference that Hopper and spent several minutes over a
the officer who accompanied loud speaker asking Ferryman
her to the trailer park believed
the shooter was no longer in
to come out of his trailer and
surrender. He said police
the area when they began their
investigation. Then, Kelly
gave Ferryman “25 chances
to walk out of there” but he
said, Ferryman’s trailer door refused and then “all hell
opened near Hopper. broke loose.”
“One shotgun blast was On Sunday, various law
fired at a very close proxim- enforcement officials provid-
ity, striking the deputy, and it ed Hopper’s body with a six-
was a fatal wound,” he said. vehicle escort as it made its
Kelly has said respond- way from the coroner’s office
ing police officers tried to in Dayton to a funeral home in
talk to Ferryman — who had Springfield, Rapp said.
“a history” with the sheriff’s Hopper, 40, started with
office — when he fired on the county in 1999. She was
Photo submitted them from inside the trailer. known for her dedication to
A German Township officer the job and adherence to keep-
Girl Scouts hold toy drive was wounded in the ensuing ing herself safe, Kelly said.
gunbattle, in which “many, The former officer of the year
Girl Scout Troop 20186 from Lincolnview Elementary School held a toy drive for many, many” shots were fired was wearing a protective vest E
by the suspect and eight offi- Saturday, but it didn’t shield
cers, Kelly said. her from the gunfire that killed
The wounded officer, her, Kelly said.
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POLITICS “The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a
strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.”
— Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman (1813-1887)

Obama aide to GOP: Don’t

‘play chicken’ with debt ceiling
By DOUGLASS
K. DANIEL
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Some
Republican lawmakers said
Sunday they opposed raising
the ceiling on the nation’s
debt without tackling gov-
ernment spending, and
President Barack Obama’s
top economic adviser warned
against “playing chicken” on
the issue.
The federal debt is limited
to $14.3 trillion, but the debt
now stands at nearly $13.9
trillion and is growing daily.
Congress last raised the debt
Karzai rejects ceiling in February 2010 and
essentially push the country
into defaulting on its finan-
cial obligations for the first
time in its history.
“The impact on the econ-
omy would be catastrophic,”
Goolsbee told “This Week”
on ABC. “That would be a
worse financial economic cri-
sis than anything we saw in
2008.”
Goolsbee added: “I don’t
see why anybody’s talking
about playing chicken with
the debt ceiling.”
While saying that default-
ing would be “very bad”
for the U.S. position in the
world, Sen. Lindsey Graham,
R-S.C., said he would not
Republican majority in the
House will handle the issue.
“The Republicans have
come in saying that they’re
going to not raise the debt
ceiling and they’re going to
allow the full faith and credit
of the American people to
go down the tubes,” Weiner
said on “Face the Nation” on
CBS. “It’s their ship to run
now. That’s the responsibil-
ity.”
Rep. Michele Bachmann,
R-Minn., appearing with the
Democrats, asked people to
sign an online petition to urge
their representatives not to
increase the debt limit.
“It’s not good for any-

IT WAS NEWS THEN US request to

is expected to consider raising
it again as early as March.
To some conservatives,
vote for raising the limit
on the federal debt unless
there were a plan in place
one to shut the government
down,” she said. “That’s why
I think it’s important for the
One Year Ago
• Van Wert County 4-H members lined up at the Van Wert replace minister refusing to raise the limit on
the federal debt could be an
for dealing with long-term
obligations, including Social
Democrats who are so willing
to spend money to now be
County Fairgrounds on Saturday to weigh their cows in for WASHINGTON (AP) effective tactic to force law- Security, and for returning to a part of trying to figure out
the 2010 fair competitions. Kim Schnipke, 16, a student at St. — Afghan President Hamid makers into cutting spending 2008 spending levels. how we can be responsible.”
John’s High School, waited in line with her four cows to be Karzai refused to remove a and facing such contentious “This is an opportunity to Rep.-elect Mike Kelly,
weighed. former warlord from atop issues as the rising costs of make sure the government is R-Pa., a car dealer elected
the energy and water minis- Social Security, Medicare and changing its spending ways,” to the House in November,
25 Years Ago — 1986 try despite U.S. pressure to other entitlement programs. Graham said on NBC’s “Meet spoke against the idea of the
• Five persons used the “Dry Driver’s Program” offered oust the minister because Austan Goolsbee, the the Press.” government spending money
by Delphos off-duty police officers and their spouses on New Washington considered him chairman of the White Democratic Reps. Debbie it doesn’t have.
Year’s Eve. The program offered rides home on New Year’s corrupt and ineffective. House Council of Economic Wasserman Schultz of Florida “Raising the debt ceiling,
Eve for drivers who had been drinking and felt they could not Secret diplomatic records Advisers, said that refusing to and Anthony Weiner of New to me, is absolutely irrespon-
drive home safely. showed the minister — pri- raise the debt ceiling would York want to see how the new sible,” Kelly said.
• Twin girls born 4:30 a.m. and 4:31 a.m. Jan. 2 were the vately termed “the worst” by
1986 New Year’s babies in Delphos. They were born to Mr. U.S. officials — kept his perch
and Mrs. Stephen J. Mansfield of Delphos in Lima Memorial at an agency that controls $2 GOP agenda may mean more in 2012 than now
Hospital. The twin girls and their parents will receive an array billion in U.S. and allied proj- By LARRY MARGASAK inquiry from Democratic sure they bring forward solu-
of gifts in the New Year’s Baby contest sponsored by Delphos ects. The Associated Press chairmen will be replaced tions, even though it may be
merchants. The refusal to remove the by Republicans demanding difficult to get them accom-
• Fort Jennings girls ripped Mendon Union 102-46 Monday. official despite threats to end WASHINGTON — Even answers to these questions: plished,” Rep.-elect Kristi
The Musketeers hit 46 of 91 shots from the field and hit 10 of U.S. aid highlights how little if the next two years end What’s the purpose of this Noem, R-S.D., said in an
17 free throws. Mendon was 17 of 76 from the field and 12 of influence the U.S. has over in congressional gridlock, program? Is this the best use interview. She said the lesson
23 at the line. Fort Jennings held a 57-49 rebounding edge. the Afghan leader on pressing Republicans hope to build a of the taxpayers’ money? from the November election
issues such as corruption. record that demonstrates to The chief Republican is, “The American people will
50 Years Ago — 1961 Reining in graft is seen as voters in 2012 that they can investigator, Rep. Darrell Issa replace people if they’re no
• The Busy Bee Rental and Repair, 227 W. Second St., is vital to Afghanistan’s long- get it right. of California, is raring to get longer in touch or listening.”
now open for business, it was announced Tuesday by Urban term stability. The GOP is promising to started, and he’s not alone. Noem benefited from that
Fuerst, manager. The local firm has more than 140 different President Barack Obama use the new Congress that Issa, the incoming chair- view, defeating Democratic
items available for rental. In additional to the rental service, the last month cited an urgent convenes Wednesday to cut man of the House Oversight Rep. Stephanie Herseth
new local firm will do repair work of almost any description. need for political and econom- spending, roll back President and Government Reform Sandlin. Noem has risen to
• The annual reorganization meeting of the Marion Township ic progress even as military Barack Obama’s health care Committee, has been espe- the forefront of the freshman
trustees was held in the township house here Monday, accord- successes have blunted the overhaul and prevent unelect- cially critical of what he calls class; she was chosen to serve
ing to Carl Landwehr, clerk. Named to act as president for the insurgency in some regions. ed bureaucrats from expand- waste in Obama’s economic in the GOP leadership.
coming year was L. R. Stemen and Leo Hotz was elected vice The State Department cor- ing the government’s role in stimulus spending. In the Senate, there’s a
president. Warren Gilden is the other member of the board. respondence was written as society through regulations “The sooner the admin- chance the Democrats will
• The Christmas story according to St. Luke was presented Karzai was assembling a that tell people what they istration figures out that the replace Republicans as the
Tuesday in verse and song by ten senior boys of Sister Mary Cabinet shortly after his 2009 must or can’t do. enemy is the bureaucracy and party of “no,” assuming the
Madeleine’s English class of St. John’s High School. The re-election. Passing their top priorities the wasteful spending, not House GOP passes much of its
five carolers were Dieter Schneider, Thomas Fortener, Gary But U.S. aid to Afghanistan may be easier in the House, the other party, the better off agenda. Democrats will con-
Kimmet, Charles Scherger and Robert Weger. The five narra- has continued despite the dis- where Republicans hold a we’ll be,” he told “Fox News trol the Senate 51-47 with two
tors were John Reis, Richard Baumgarte, David Goergens, Paul pute over the former warlord, 241-194 majority. It will be Sunday.” independents, and only need 41
Detes and Ronald Grothous. Ismail Khan. harder in the Senate where Rep. Harold Rogers of votes to block initiatives that
U.S. Ambassador Karl Democrats still hold an edge, Kentucky, incoming leader arrive from the House.
75 Years Ago — 1936 Eikenberry pressured Karzai though smaller than the one of the House Appropriations Among the reasons that
• To Mrs. Maurice Mueller, West First Street, went the to remove Khan, a once pow- Obama had during his first Committee, says he wants top the Republican agenda will
erful mujahedeen commander,
honor of being the mother of the first baby born in Delphos in from the top of the energy two years in the White House. officials from all major gov- likely have a bigger impact
1936. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Mueller early on January and water ministry, accord- But if the GOP agenda fails to ernment agencies to appear on the next election than on
1st. Mrs. Mueller was the former Viola Reinemeyer and served ing to two State Department change the lives of Americans, and justify their spending. the day-to-day lives of most
as the Delphos city health nurse before her marriage. reports written at the time it could still prove to have a The next chairman of the Americans are:
• Howard Ream hung up a new record in the weekly match by U.S. Embassy officials in greater impact on next year’s House Energy and Commerce Much of the government
at the Gramm range making the highest score for the present Kabul. They were disclosed elections. Committee, Republican Fred spending has been politically
season, 252 out of 300. Herbert Buchanan took second place last month by WikiLeaks. House Republicans also Upton of Michigan, says untouchable. About 60 per-
with a 248 score. Team No. 1 won the week’s match with a A Dec. 19, 2009, memo- pledge to hold tough inves- he’ll work to stop over-zeal- cent goes for entitlement pro-
score of 1140 to 1022. This makes a record of four wins for randum distributed internally tigations and hearings on the ous government regulators. grams, including Medicare,
Team One this month. under Eikenberry’s name president’s programs and pol- A big target for him is the Medicaid and Social Security.
• The Marion Township Board of Education held a meet- described Khan as “the worst icies, ending the free pass that Environmental Protection The nation also is paying for
ing at the township house, South Main Street on Jan. 1. Roy of Karzai’s choices” for Democratic committee chair- Agency, which is writing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Humphrey, Harry Patton and Kenneth Peltier carried over. John Cabinet members. “This for- men gave the Obama admin- rules to limit greenhouse gases and major reconstruction
Vandemark and Russell Jones are the new members and took mer warlord is known for his istration the past two years. blamed for global warming projects in those countries.
office at that time. Ray Stemen and Ira Brenneman retired from corruption and ineffectiveness Republicans insist they’ll after Obama’s effort to get Both parties have considered
the board. at the energy ministry,” the bring key administration Congress to do it stalled in the it politically foolish to mess
memo said. officials before congressio- Senate last year. with Medicare and Social
Even with U.S. threats to nal microphones and that the Upton, like Issa, will have Security. Also, Republicans
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR withhold aid, Karzai rejected
requests to replace Khan. “Our
public can watch the web-
casts. The friendly tone of
a large investigative staff.
“Republicans need to make
don’t have a clean record as
budget cutters.
The Delphos Herald welcomes letters to the editor. Letters repeated interventions directly
should be no more than 400 words. The newspaper reserves with Karzai ... did not over- Specter: A Democrat, and in between, a Republican
the right to edit content for length, clarity and grammar. Letters come Karzai’s deeply personal By MARC LEVY Democratic Party, only to be a smart, tireless and effec-
concerning private matters will not be published. bonds with Khan,” one of the
Associated Press beaten in its May primary. tive legislator who used his
Failure to supply a full name, home address and daytime reports said. It was Specter’s first race seniority to work the levers
phone number will slow the verification process and delay pub- Asked earlier in 2010 about
the corruption allegations, WASHINGTON — As as a Democrat, and Democrats of power to serve constituents
lication. Arlen Specter leaves the who had voted against him and bring home tax dollars.
Letters can be mailed to The Delphos Herald, 405 N. Main Khan, during a brief interview
with The Associated Press, did Senate after 30 years, the for years denied him a sixth Intellectually, he was head
St., Delphos, Ohio 45833, faxed to 419-692-7704 or e-mailed one-time corruption-busting term by nominating Joe and shoulders above most
to nspencer@delphosherald.com. Authors should clearly state not respond directly to a ques- Philadelphia prosecutor and Sestak instead. Toomey nar- of his fellow senators and
they want the message published as a letter to the editor. Anon- tion asking whether he was architect of the “single-bul- rowly defeated Sestak in the showed a serious national
ymous letters will not be printed. profiting personally from the
ministry. He denied any wide- let theory” of the John F. November election and will engagement, beyond just tak-
spread problems of corruption Kennedy assassination says succeed Specter when he’s ing care of constituents, said
Moderately confused or mismanagement.
“No money is missing from
he wouldn’t change a thing
about his zig-zag-zig politi-
sworn in Wednesday.
His independent streak
Stephen Hess, a former presi-
dential adviser and a senior
the ministry,” he said. “All the cal path. aside, Specter is a survivor, fellow emeritus in gover-
income goes directly to the Specter, 80, began and with the physical resilience to nance studies at the Brookings
bank.” ended — for now — his stand up to a brain tumor and Institution in Washington.
Khan said he was unaware political life as a Democrat two run-ins with Hodgkin’s “We used to tend to mea-
of any complaints against him and spent the intervening four disease, a cancer of the lym- sure our senators on whether
or the ministry. “If there have decades as a Republican. But phatic system. they were a showhorse or a
been complaints, nobody has he sees himself as an indepen- He is Pennsylvania’s lon- workhorse,” Hess said. “It’s
come to me to tell me,” he dent who often bucked party gest-serving U.S. senator, fair to say that he was both.”
said. leadership — ultimately end- savvy enough to court conser- Specter used his willingness
The U.S. continued pouring ing his career. vatives before primary elec- to cross party lines on issues to
hundreds of millions of dollars “I have always agreed tions and the rest of the state’s bolster his own clout. In 2001,
into new energy and water with Kennedy that sometimes moderate and Democratic he won more money for edu-
projects that the ministry used party asks too much,” Specter voters during general elec- cation and debt reduction by
to help generate tens of mil- said in his last news media tions while advancing his voting with Democrats to slice
lions in customer fees. Many interview in his Washington own influence and interests. $450 billion from President
fees are lost each year partly office on Dec. 23. “My tenure He weathered firestorms from George W. Bush’s package
due to corruption, according in the Senate was really as an conservatives and liberals, of tax cuts. He negotiated $10
to U.S.-funded reviews of the independent and whichever, and criticism that he staked billion for medical research
ministry’s operations. regardless of party label.” out positions on both sides of when he agreed to vote for the
The U.S. diplomatic cables In February 2009, he pro- the same, controversial issue. Obama stimulus.
do not outline specific graft vided a key vote for President He has traveled the world He considers that stimulus
accusations against Khan, but Barack Obama’s economic and straddled generations, vote — a matter of principle,
detail several days of back- stimulus package, the only meeting Robert F. Kennedy, he said, to help the nation avoid
and-forth and consternation congressional Republican Martin Luther King Jr., a second Great Depression —
over Karzai’s decision to facing re-election in 2010 to Menachem Begin, Pope John the most important of some
keep him. U.S. officials have do so. That vote so enraged Paul II, Mikhail Gorbachev 10,000 he cast in the Senate
declined to comment on issues Pennsylvania Republicans and Fidel Castro. and his persistence in winning
described in the WikiLeaks- — and solidified GOP sup- Specter is unlikely to go more money for the National
released cables and criticized port for conservative former down in history as one of Institutes of Health his most
the group for making them U.S. Rep. Pat Toomey — the great U.S. senators. But important accomplishment.
public. that Specter returned to the he was widely regarded as But not his legacy.
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CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
TODAY
7 p.m. — Delphos Parks
and Recreation board meets
at the recreation building at
Stadium Park.
Washington Township
trustees meet at the township
house.
7:30 p.m. — Spencerville
village council meets at the
mayor’s office.
Delphos Eagles Auxiliary
meets at the Eagles Lodge,
1600 Fifth St.
Delphos Civil Service
Commission meets at
Municipal Building.
8 p.m. — The Veterans of
Foreign Wars meet at the hall.
TUESDAY
11:30 a.m. — Mealsite
at Delphos Senior Citizen
Center, 301 Suthoff Street.
COMMUNITY
Eagles Aux.
meets tonight
The Delphos Eagles
Auxiliary #471 meeting was
held with 16 members in
attendance.
Sandy McDonnell and
Barbara Stant were initiated as
new members. Debra Schurger
rejoined the Auxiliary.
Usual business was trans-
acted.
The $12 and $10.00 door
prizes remain unclaimed.
Hot Seat winners were Sue
McNeal and Deb Rostorfer.
Special awards went to Deb
Rostorfer and Rosie Hilvers
(twice).
The next meeting will
begin at 7:30 p.m. today.
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BOYS BASKETBALL
STANDINGS
Seahawks, Colts, Falcons
Northwest Ohio Boys Basketball
Standings – 2010-2011

As of Jan. 2
BLANCHARD
League All Games

VALLEY
Marion Catholic
Riverside
Ridgemont
Upper Scioto Valley
Perry
1-0
1-0
0-1
0-1
0-1
4-3
1-5
1-4
1-4
0-6
and Steelers win titles
The Associated Press Green Bay visits seeding but still played to win with At Landover, Md., Giants co-owner
Yep, those were champion- Philadelphia (10-6), the NFC
CONFERENCE Waynesfield-Goshen 0-1 0-6 their starters. John Mara announced coach Tom
Vanlue 2-0 8-0 Patriots 38, Dolphins 7 Coughlin will return after a game in
McComb 2-0 7-0 NORTHWEST CONFERENCE ship hats the Seattle Seahawks East champ, next Sunday after At Foxborough, Mass., Tom Brady which end Osi Umenyiora caused two
Leipsic 2-0 6-1 Columbus Grove 1-0 5-0 were wearing. AFC West winner Kansas threw two touchdown passes to cap a
record-setting season as New England
of the defense’s four takeaways for
the visiting Giants. Umenyiora tied an
Arlington 2-0 5-3 Spencerville 1-0 5-1 Nope, they aren’t ashamed City (10-6) hosts Baltimore won its eighth straight. NFL record with 10 forced fumbles in
Van Buren
Cory-Rawson
1-1
1-1
5-3
1-5
Crestview
Jefferson
1-0
1-0
5-2
4-3
one bit. (12-4). The game meant nothing in the
standings. Still, Brady played into
a season.
Rex Grossman threw for 336 yards
Arcadia 0-2 3-3 Paulding 1-0 3-3 The Seahawks Along with Atlanta, the third quarter and finished with 36 for the Redskins, who finished 6-10.
Liberty-Benton 0-2 3-4 Lima Central Catholic 0-1 5-2 became the first NFL teams with byes are touchdowns passing and four intercep- Washington went 2-6 at home, its
division winner with New England, which
Hardin-Northern 0-2 1-6 Bluffton 0-1 4-3 tions. He extended his NFL records to worst mark since 1994.
335 straight passes without an inter- Texans 34, Jaguars 17
Pandora-Gilboa 0-2 1-6 Ada
Allen East
0-1
0-1
3-4
2-6
a losing record — finished a league-best ception and 28 consecutive regular- At Houston, Arian Foster ran for
BUCKEYE BORDER Lincolnview 0-1 2-6 that dates to 1933, 14-2; Pittsburgh (12- season wins as a starter at home.
The Dolphins (7-9) lost for the
180 yards to capture the NFL rush-
ing title. Foster finished with 1,616
CONFERENCE folks — when they 4); and Chicago. fourth time in five games, jeopardizing yards rushing, the highest single-sea-
Edon 2-0 4-2 NORTHWEST OHIO ATHLETIC beat St. Louis 16-6 Failing to make the job of coach Tony Sparano.
Jets 38, Bills 7
son total for an undrafted player, as
Houston went 6-10.
Stryker
Pion. North Central
2-0
2-0
4-2
3-3
LEAGUE
Archbold 2-0 8-0
on Sunday night. the playoffs in the At East Rutherford, N.J., Mark The Jaguars (8-8) couldn’t over-
Pettisville 0-2 2-4 Patrick Henry 1-0 4-2 At 7-9, they are NFC West NFC were the Giants and Brunell threw two touchdown passes in come the absence of their top two
champions, while two 10-6 Buccaneers, the first time
relief of Mark Sanchez, Joe McKnight offensive players. Quarterback David
Hilltop 0-2 1-6 Evergreen 2-1 4-1 ran for a career-high 158 yards and the Garrard had finger surgery Thursday
Gorham Fayette 0-2 0-5 Delta 1-1 5-2 clubs (Tampa Bay and the since 1991 that a 10-6 team Jets’ defense dominated. and Pro Bowl RB Maurice Jones-Drew

GREATER BUCKEYE
Bryan
Liberty Center
1-1
1-1
4-4
3-3
New York Giants) are out of didn’t get in from the NFC. Having already clinched a post-
season spot, New York sat a hand-
sat out with a right knee injury.
Lions 20, Vikings 13
CONFERENCE Wauseon 1-1 3-3 the postseason. Seahawks 16, Rams 6 ful of starters, including LaDainian At Detroit, Brett Favre stood in
Findlay 2-0 5-1 Montpelier 0-1 1-5 Apologize for their for- At Seattle, both teams finished
7-9 in the mild, mild West, with Seattle
Tomlinson and Darrelle Revis, but still
earned the fourth 11-win season in
street clothes on the sideline in what
likely was the final game of his 20-sea-
Lima Senior 2-0 4-2 Swanton 0-3 2-5 tune? Forget it. getting the nod thanks to a 4-2 division franchise history — and first since the son career, watching the Lions (6-10)
Napoleon
Sandusky
1-1
1-1
5-2
2-3 PUTNAM COUNTY LEAGUE
“It just shows that no mat- record. St. Louis was 3-3. 1998 team went to the AFC champion- win their fourth straight.
ter what happens through an
Making his second career start, ship game. The Vikings (6-10) closed out
Fremont Ross 0-2 1-5 Leipsic 2-0 6-1 backup QB Charlie Whitehurst threw Buffalo finished 4-12, out of the a lost season by putting the 3-time
Marion Harding 0-2 1-5 Columbus Grove 1-0 5-0 awkward year, if a team sticks a 4-yard TD pass on Seattle’s first playoffs for the 11th successive sea- MVP quarterback on the inactive list
Kalida 1-0 5-2 together they can have a shot possession and Olindo Mare kicked
three second-half field goals. A
son.
Buccaneers 23, Saints 13
because of a concussion, with rookie
Joe Webb making his second start.
GREEN
CONFERENCE
MEADOWS Continental
Fort Jennings
0-0
0-0
7-0
0-8 at the end to accomplish what defense that yielded at least 34 points At New Orleans, Josh Freeman After the game, Favre announced
Edgerton 0-0 5-0 Ottoville 0-1 4-3 they talked about in the begin- in three straight losses was stingy
against Rams rookie quarterback
passed for two touchdowns and 255
yards, with a 2-yard scoring strike to
it was time for him to call it a career.
The Lions tripled last season’s win
Tinora 0-0 6-1 Miller City 0-1 3-6 ning,” safety Lawyer Milloy Sam Bradford and 1,000-yard rusher Dezmon Briscoe in the back of the total and closed with their best finish
Antwerp 0-0 3-3 Pandora-Gilboa 0-2 1-6 said. “We know it wasn’t Steven Jackson.
Colts 23, Titans 20
end zone and an 18-yard TD to Mike
Williams on fourth-and-short. Connor
since 1995. Shaun Hill threw for 258
yards and a touchdown for Detroit.
pretty getting here but what
Wayne Trace 0-0 2-4
Fairview 0-0 3-4 TOLEDO AREA ATHLETIC At Indianapolis, Peyton Manning Barth hit three field goals as Tampa 49ers 38, Cardinals 7
Ayersville 0-0 1-5 CONFERENCE we talked about was right threw two touchdown passes before Bay finished off a sharp turnaround At San Francisco, Alex Smith threw
there at the end and we took
Vinatieri’s clutch kick. The Colts tied from 3-13. a 59-yard touchdown pass to Vernon
Holgate 0-0 4-4 Tol. Ottawa Hills 3-1 6-1 Dallas’ NFL record for consecutive Raiders 31, Chiefs 10 Davis in what likely was the quarter-
Hicksville 0-0 1-5 Maumee Valley CD
Tol. Christian
2-1
2-1
4-2
3-3
advantage of it. Nobody can playoff appearances as Manning set At Kansas City, Mo., Michael Bush back’s final hurrah with the 49ers.

MIDWEST ATHLETIC Danbury 1-1 3-4 take that away from us.” the single-season record for comple-
tions with 450.
rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown
and short-handed Oakland won to gain
Smith, the 2005 No. 1 overall draft
pick who will become a free agent,
CONFERENCE Emmanuel Christian 1-2 3-4 Indianapolis tied an NFL Tennessee (6-10) lost eight of its an unenviable NFL distinction. threw for 276 yards and two TDs over-
Fort Recovery 1-0 7-0 Northwood 1-2 2-5 record with its ninth straight last nine. Chris Johnson, a 2,000-yard
rusher a year ago, ran 20 times for 39
The Raiders (8-8) finished 6-0 in
the AFC West, the first team since the
all and the Niners (6-10) made interim
coach Jim Tomsula a winner in what
New Knoxville
Versailles
1-0
1-0
5-1
4-2
Card. Stritch 1-3 2-6
playoff berth by beating yards and finished with 1,364. 1970 merger to go unbeaten in the will probably be his only game coach-
Coldwater 1-0 2-4 WESTERN BUCKEYE Tennessee 23-20 on Adam Falcons 31, Panthers 10
At Atlanta, Falcons earned their
division and not make the playoffs.
The AFC West champion Chiefs were
ing the team. Tomsula was promoted
from his defensive line duties after
St. John’s 1-0 1-3 LEAGUE Vinatieri’s 43-yard field goal first division title since 2004. Matt Ryan 2-4 in the division. coach Mike Singletary was fired follow-
Minster 0-1 3-1 Van Wert 1-0 7-0 as time expired. The Colts passed for 236 yards with TDs to Tony Two of Oakland’s best players, ing a loss last week.
(10-6), host the wild-card Jets
St. Henry 0-1 3-3 Defiance 1-0 5-0 Gonzalez and Roddy White; Eric Weems RB Darren McFadden and Pro Bowl Larry Fitzgerald had a 10-yard TD
Parkway 0-1 3-5 Elida 1-0 7-2 scored on a 55-yard punt return. DT Richard Seymour, were inactive reception from John Skelton among
Marion Local 0-1 1-2 Ottawa-Glandorf 1-0 6-2 (11-4), who routed Buffalo Carolina (2-14) had a weak finish because of injuries. But the Raiders his 11 catches for Arizona (5-11).
New Bremen 0-1 1-5 Bath 1-0 5-3 38-7, next Saturday night. to an awful season under coach John
Fox as the league’s worst offense was
dominated in just about every way
while handing the Chiefs their first
Chargers 33, Broncos 28
At Denver, rookie Ryan Mathews
Kenton 0-1 5-1 Atlanta secured home-field held without a touchdown until the home loss. ran for three scores and Nate Kaeding
NORTHWEST
CONFERENCE
CENTRAL Celina
St. Marys
0-1
0-1
5-2
4-3 advantage throughout the final minute. The Panthers announced
Friday that this was Fox’s last game
Cowboys 14, Eagles 13
At Philadelphia, Stephen McGee
kicked four field goals for San Diego.
Mathews topped 100 yards for the
Fairbanks 1-0 4-2 Shawnee 0-1 2-5 playoffs, winning the NFC as coach. threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to first time, gaining 120 on 26 carries
Lima Temple Christian 1-0 5-3 Wapakoneta 0-1 2-6 South by defeating Carolina Packers 10, Bears 3 Jason Witten with 55 seconds left. and scoring on runs of 27, 12 and

Steelers rock Browns to

31-10. The Falcons (13-3) get
a bye next week, as do the
NFC North champion Bears
At Green Bay, Wis., Aaron
Rodgers’ 1-yard touchdown pass to
tight end Donald Lee gave the Packers
the lead and their defense held on to
Michael Vick and nearly every starter 31 yards.
didn’t play in a game that had no effect The Broncos (4-12) closed out the
on Philadelphia’s playoff positioning. season with more than 11 losses for
The Cowboys (6-10) were playing the first time in club history but secured

clinch division and a bye

(11-5), who fell at Green Bay
10-3, giving the Packers (10-
6) a wild-card spot.
clinch a wild card.
The Packers trailed 3-0 at halftime
and were tied going into the fourth
quarter with the Bears, who didn’t have
anything to play for in terms of playoff
for jobs next year and the win might
convince owner Jerry Jones to have
Jason Garrett stay on next season
after going 5-3 as interim coach.
Giants 17, Redskins 14
the No. 2 overall pick in the April draft
behind Carolina.
San Diego (9-7) missed the play-
offs after winning the AFC West title
the past four years.

Ravens hold on to beat Bengals, lock up wild card

By TOM WITHERS
The Associated Press
CLEVELAND — There
was no excessive celebrating
in Pittsburgh’s locker room
following the Steelers’ biggest
win this season.
The AFC North title was
nice but not worth gloating
over. And not with much big-
ger goals and much
bigger champion-
ships in mind.
“This is just
hardware along the
way,” Pittsburgh
coach Mike Tomlin
said.
Striking for a touchdown
on their first offensive play,
the Steelers, who came in
needing a victory to lock up
their division and a first-round
playoff bye, routed Cleveland
41-9 on Sunday and handed
Browns coach Eric Mangini
a devastating loss as he fights
for his job.
Ben Roethlisberger threw
two touchdown passes as the
Steelers (12-4) geared up for
another postseason run they
hope doesn’t end until they’ve
got their hands wrapped around
another Lombardi Trophy.
“We love to win the divi-
sion,” said Roethlisberger,
who got to rest for much of
the second half. “This is a hard
division. We hope this is just
the beginning.”
Roethlisberger threw a
56-yard TD to speedster Mike
soled by defensive coordinator
Rob Ryan, who will reportedly
interview for Carolina’s head
coaching vacancy.
Mangini doesn’t know
what’s ahead but his demeanor
was that of a beaten man.
“We’ll see where it goes,”
Mangini said. “I think the team
has done a lot of good things
this season. It’s difficult to
feel any positives in
the wake of what hap-
pened.”
This was more
redemption for
Roethlisberger.
He began the sea-
son serving a 4-game
suspension — cut from six
by NFL Commissioner Roger
Goodell — for violating the
league’s personal conduct
policy. There was no telling
how the Steelers would do
without him. But they went
3-1 without their leader and in
his first game, he threw three
TD passes in a 28-10 win over
Cleveland on Oct. 17.
Not only did Roethlisberger
return as the same physical
talent, he came back a more
mature person.
Big Ben, now more at
peace with himself, has hardly
been better.
Roethlisberger went 15-of-
22 for 280 yards. He has
thrown 158 passes without an
interception, the longest streak
of his career and further evi-
dence of improved judgment
and composure not always
By DAVID GINSBURG
The Associated Press
BALTIMORE — The
Baltimore Ravens are back
in familiar territory: Playoff
bound with the pros-
pect of spending the
next few weeks on the
road.
The Cincinnati
Bengals are also expe-
riencing a flashback of
sorts. Coming off a miserable
season, the team has reached
a critical juncture as it pre-
pares to move forward.
Baltimore was already
assured a third straight trip to
the postseason before defeat-
ing the Bengals 13-7 Sunday.
The Ravens started the day
with a shot at winning the
AFC North but that opportu-
nity vanished when Pittsburgh
thumped the Cleveland
Browns 41-9.
That means Baltimore (12-
4) will begin the playoffs as a
wild card, which calls for up
to three straight road games
before the Super Bowl. That’s
the same path the Ravens took
in winning the Super Bowl
after the 2000 season and the
course they traveled in each
of the previous two years.
“Wherever we go, we have
to win a football game to
move forward,” said receiver
Derrick Mason, who joined
Jerry Rice and Tony Gonzalez
as the only players in NFL
history with 60-plus recep-
tions in 11 straight seasons.
Baltimore begins its play-
off run Sunday in
Kansas City against
the AFC West
champs.
“It’s just a foot-
ball game,” quarter-
back Joe Flacco said.
“Going on the road is just
something we have to do. I
don’t look at it any different
than any other game.”
Ed Reed had two intercep-
tions and Ray Lewis recov-
ered two fumbles, part of an
opportunistic defense that
produced five turnovers and
carried the team to victory.
Flacco went 14-for-19 for a
paltry 125 yards and the rush-
ing attack was held to 98
yards.
“We can’t allow ourselves
to go into next week ... and
play the way we played
today,” Mason added.
There is no next week
for the Bengals (4-12) and
it’s uncertain if there will
be a next season for coach
Marvin Lewis. Team owner
Mike Brown is expected to
meet today with Lewis, who
remains unsigned for 2011.
“All I know is, offi-
cially today I’m no longer
employed,” Lewis said.
“Where I am right now in my
coaching career is a different
point from where I was eight
years ago and I think this
football team is a lot different
than it was eight years ago
and that’s good. ... We’re in a
good spot.”
Lewis is 60-69-1, 0-2 in the
postseason, and has produced
only two winning seasons.
“Even though the last game
didn’t finish the way we want
with a win, for the coaches
and the players, I’m proud
of how they kept working,”
Lewis added. “It’s a good
springboard for the offseason
for the football team but I
can’t answer where things are
with me.”
His players aren’t sure,
either.
“That’s the nature of the
business. No position is prom-
ised to you,” Bengals running
back Cedric Benson said. “I
don’t even know if I’m com-
ing back.”
Ray Rice scored on a
7-yard run and Billy Cundiff
kicked two field goals for
the Ravens, who had lost
three straight to Cincinnati —
including a 15-10 decision in
Week 2 that proved decisive
in the tie-breaking system that
enabled Pittsburgh to win the
division.
Sunday’s victory was
not assured until Bengals
QB Carson Palmer threw an
incompletion on a fourth-
down play from the Baltimore
2 with 10 seconds left. That
ended Cincinnati’s modest
2-game winning streak.
“It was a game that we had
a chance and didn’t finish it,”
Palmer said. “We feel awful
because we had the chance to
go into the offseason with a
pleasant feeling at least. But
just didn’t make the plays we
needed to all game.”
Palmer went 32-for-45 for
305 yards but was intercept-
ed twice and lost a fumble.
Jerome Simpson caught 12
passes for 123 yards and a
score for the Bengals, who
were without injured receiv-
ers Terrell Owens and Chad
Ochocinco.
The defending AFC North
champions endured a 10-game
losing streak and went 1-7 on
the road.
Reed’s second consecutive
2-interception game gave him
eight picks for the season —
in only 10 games. His two
returns totaled 48 yards, lift-
ing him past Darren Sharper
for second place on the NFL
career list with 1,438. Rod
Woodson is the record-holder
with 1,483.

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Wallace on his first pass
and the Steelers built a 31-3
halftime lead and rocked the
Browns (5-11), who couldn’t
muster much of a fight in
their finale — and probably
Mangini’s farewell.
The Steelers clinched the
No. 2 seed in the AFC and
guaranteed themselves at
least one more game at Heinz
Field.
After missing the play-
offs last season and a chance
to defend their Super Bowl
crown, the Steelers are not tak-
ing anything for granted.
“This year we came back,”
said wide receiver Hines
Ward. “If you would’ve said
at the start of the season we
would have a 12-4 record, the
only people that would believe
you are the guys in this locker
room.”
On the other side of Browns
Stadium, the home team braced
for more change.
Mangini fell to 10-22 in
two seasons with Cleveland.
This morning, he’s scheduled
to meet with team president
Mike Holmgren, who may
fire him and appoint himself
coach. When the game ended,
a downcast Mangini was con-
present.
With the Steelers leading
38-3, Tomlin sat Roethlisberger
with 5:34 left in the third for
Byron Leftwich.
It was time to start planning
for the playoffs. But before
Tomlin could get all his start-
ers out, rookie center Maurkice
Pouncey suffered a neck sting-
er. Earlier, starting left CB
Bryant McFadden injured his
groin and did not return.
Otherwise, these Steelers
appeared fit and focused.
They finished tied with
Baltimore but won the North
for the fifth time in nine years
because of a better division
record. It wasn’t assured
until they avoided a slip-up
and avenged last season’s
13-6 loss in Cleveland, when
a 1-11 Browns team sacked
Roethlisberger eight times.
Rashard Mendenhall’s
two short TD bursts and
Roethlisberger’s scoring pass-
es to Wallace — following
Troy Polamalu’s interception
of rookie Colt McCoy — and
Heath Miller gave the Steelers
a 28-3 lead. It swelled to 38-3
in the third on wide receiver
Antwaan Randle El’s 3-yard
TD pass to Ward.
The Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. — Kelley Cain
and Glory Johnson scored 19 points
each to lead No. 5 Tennessee to a
73-65 victory over LSU on Sunday in
the Southeastern Conference opener
for both teams.
Kamiko Williams added 13 points
for the Lady Vols (13-2), who didn’t
hit a 3-pointer for the first time in 422
games. They were 0-for-7 from behind
the arc, marking the first time since
Jan. 21, 1999 that they didn’t hit a 3.
Tennessee won that game too, beat-
ing Florida.
LaSandra Barrett scored 15 points
while Jeanne Kenney added 11 for
LSU (10-5). Courtney Jones had 10.
No. 6 West Virginia 63, Central
Connecticut State 37
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.
Freshman Brooke Hampton scored 11
points and West Virginia overcame
a sluggish first half to beat Central
Connecticut State.
The Mountaineers (14-0) extended
the best start in school history and
improved their school-record home
winning streak to 27 games.
Liz Repella and Ayana Dunning
added 10 points each for West Virginia.
Sarah Miles had seven points and a
career-high nine steals in her first start
since missing seven games with a
knee injury.
West Virginia outscored the Blue
Devils 40-17 in the second half after
leading by just three at halftime.
No. 8 UCLA 80, Washington State
55
PULLMAN, Wash. — Jasmine
Dixon and Darxia Morris each scored
12 points to help UCLA beat error-
prone Washington State.
UCLA (12-1, 2-0 Pac-10) has won
21 straight in the series since 2001.
Washington State (2-12, 0-2) has
lost six consecutive games but stayed
close in the first half until poor shooting
took a toll. Freshman Ireti Amojo was
the only Cougar in double figures with
13 points.
No. 9 Stanford 78, California 45
BERKELEY, Calif. — Jeanette
Pohlen scored 15 points and No. 9
Stanford followed up its streak-bust-
ing win over Connecticut by easily
knocking off rival California 78-45 on
Sunday.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 14
points before leaving with a shoul-
der injury early in the second half for
the Cardinal (10-2, 1-0 Pac-10), who
showed few signs of a letdown just
three days after snapping UConn’s
NCAA record 90-game winning streak
with a 71-59 win at Maples Pavilion.
—
Talia Caldwell and Rama N’Diaye
scored 10 points each to lead the
Golden Bears (8-4, 0-1), who have lost
five straight overall to their Bay Area
rivals and 17 of 18 at home.
This victory capped an impressive
12-day run for Stanford. After losing
two straight road games to DePaul
and Tennessee, the Cardinal have
gotten coach Tara VanDerveer her
800th win at San Francisco, blown out
No. 4 Xavier by 37 points, snapped
Connecticut’s record winning streak
and beaten the Bears.
No. 12 Michigan St. 70, Illinois 57
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Kalisha
Keane scored 27 points to help
Michigan State beat Illinois.
Lykendra Johnson added 16 points
and 10 rebounds for the Spartans (13-
1, 1-0 Big Ten), who are off to the best
start in school history.
Michigan State was 12-2 in 1973-
74 and 2004-05, the season it lost to
Baylor in the NCAA final.
An 11-game winning streak ties the
second-longest run in school history.
Keane was 10-for-14 from the field
and made 3-of-6 3-pointers.
She had 18 points in the first half as
the Spartans sprinted to a 19-3 lead,
then saw the Fighting Illini (6-9, 1-1) cut
it to 36-32 at the break.
Karisma Penn had 23 points and
Centrese McGee scored 12 for Illinois,
which trimmed a 13-point margin to five
in the second half.
No. 13 Ohio State 86, Bethune-
Cookman 38
COLUMBUS — Jantel Lavender
scored 29 points in 21 minutes and
Ohio State ended its longest losing
streak in eight years with a victory over
Bethune-Cookman.
The three-game skid started with
the Buckeyes (9-4) losing to top-ranked
Connecticut on Dec. 19, and was fol-
lowed by a home loss to Duquesne
and Thursday’s defeat at Michigan in
the Big Ten opener.
Bethune-Cookman (6-6), which had
won three straight, scored the first four
points of the game but Lavender had
Ohio State’s first 11 and finished with
21 in the first half as the Buckeyes took
a 46-25 lead.
Lavender’s only miss in 13 shots
came on a layup in the first 4 minutes.
Samantha Prahalis had 10 points
and 10 assists for Ohio State.
Jasmine Daniels had 11 points for
the Wildcats.
Michigan 60, No. 14 Iowa 53
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Courtney
Boylan scored 18 points to help
Michigan pull off its second Top 25
upset of the week, knocking off Iowa,
three days after beating 13th-ranked
Ohio State.
Jenny Ryan added 15 points and
Carmen Reynolds had 10 rebounds for
Michigan (9-5, 2-0 Big Ten).
Trailing 20-13, Michigan used a
13-1 run to close the first half and
take a 5-point lead at the break. The
Wolverines extended the lead to as
much as 12 points in the second half.
Jaime Printy scored 18 points to
lead Iowa (12-3, 0-2). She and fel-
low guard Kamille Wahlin combined to
shoot just 7-for-36 from the field.
Morgan Johnson added 13 points
and Kachine Alexander had nine points
and 15 rebounds for the Hawkeyes.
No. 16 Notre Dame 97, Southeast
Missouri State 21
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame
scored the first 36 points of the game
en route to an easy win over Southeast
Missouri State.
Skylar Diggins had 18 points to lead
the 16th-ranked Irish (12-3), who led
46-6 at half and set numerous school
records in the game. The 21 points was
the fewest the school ever has allowed,
eclipsing the 25 points they gave up to
Grace College in 1978.
Southeast Missouri State (5-9)
missed its first 18 shots and got its first
basket, a 3-pointer by Katie Norman
with 5:20 to go in the first half. Jasmine
Davis led the Redhawks with six.
Devereaux Peters had a double-
double with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Kayla McBride added 17 points and
Becca Bruszewski had 12.
No. 18 Maryland 74, Saint
Joseph’s 60
PHILADELPHIA — Alyssa Thomas
scored 22 points to lead Maryland
over Saint Joseph’s and to its 12th
straight win.
Diandra Tchatchouang had 12
points and 13 rebounds and Lynetta
Kizer had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Thomas helped lead the Terrapins
(13-1) back from a 6-point deficit in the
first half. The Terps went on a 14-5 run
early in the second half to give them a
lead they would never give up.
Katie Kuester led the Hawks (10-4)
with 23 points. Michelle Baker scored
12 points for the Hawks, who snapped
a seven-game winning streak. Saint
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NFL
No. 1 Duke beats Miami
74-63 in ACC opener
The Associated Press y-Atlanta 13 3 0 .813 414 288
AMERICAN CONFERENCE x-New Orleans 11 5 0 .688 384 307
East Tampa Bay 10 6 0 .625 341 318
W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 2 14 0 .125 196 408
y-New England 14 2 0 .875 518 313 North
x-N.Y. Jets 11 5 0 .688 367 304 W L T Pct PF PA
Miami 7 9 0 .438 273 333 y-Chicago 11 5 0 .688 334 286
Buffalo 4 12 0 .250 283 425 x-Green Bay 10 6 0 .625 388 240
South Detroit 6 10 0 .375 362 369
W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 6 10 0 .375 281 348
y-Indianapolis 10 6 0 .625 435 388 West
Jacksonville 8 8 0 .500 353 419 W L T Pct PF PA By AARON BEARD of doing that.” A little more than a minute deficit and gave the Wildcats the lead
The Associated Press The Blue Devils led by 13 after that 4-possession flur-
Houston 6 10 0 .375 390 427 y-Seattle 7 9 0 .438 310 407 for good.
Tennessee 6 10 0 .375 356 339 St. Louis 7 9 0 .438 289 328 Jonathan Mitchell had 17 points for
North San Francisco 6 10 0 .375 305 346 points at halftime and Miami ry, Smith lost Scott around Rutgers (9-4, 0-1), which lost its sec-

y-Pittsburgh
W L T Pct
12 4 0 .750
PF
375
PA
232
Arizona 5 11 0 .313
x-clinched playoff spot
289 434 DURHAM, N.C. — Mike twice got as close as nine, the a screen and blew in for a ond straight game following a 6-game
winning streak. Gilvydas Biruta, who
x-Baltimore 12 4 0 .750 357 270 y-clinched division Krzyzewski had his Duke last time at 56-47 on a layup slam that sent Cameron into a finished with 12 points, was ejected in
Cleveland 5 11 0 .313 271 332 ——— players come to Cameron by Durand Scott with about 6 frenzy and gave Duke a 35-22 the final minute for a flagrant foul.
No. 21 Memphis 91, Tennessee
Cincinnati
West
4 12 0 .250 322 395 Sunday’s Results
Oakland 31, Kansas City 10 Indoor Stadium the day 1/2 minutes to play. But the lead with 1:48 left in the half. St. 86
W L T Pct PF PA Tampa Bay 23, New Orleans 13 before their Atlantic Coast Blue Devils answered with a As for the Hurricanes, they MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Antonio
Barton scored 20 of his 24 points in
y-Kansas City 10 6 0 .625
San Diego 9 7 0 .563
366
441
326
322
New England 38, Miami 7
Detroit 20, Minnesota 13
Conference opener to look at 7-0 run capped by a jumper couldn’t blame their big half- the second half, including two key
Oakland 8 8 0 .500 410 371 Atlanta 31, Carolina 10 the countless banners hanging and a long 3-pointer from time deficit on Smith alone. free throws with 17 seconds left, for
in the rafters. Dawkins that made it 63-47 They shot 9-of-35 (26 per-
Denver 4 12 0 .250 344 471 Pittsburgh 41, Cleveland 9 Memphis.
N.Y. Jets 38, Buffalo 7 Tarik Black, who was ejected with
NATIONAL CONFERENCE Baltimore 13, Cincinnati 7 The message? with 4:33 left. cent) and made just 1-of-10 just under a minute to play for coming
East San Francisco 38, Arizona 7 “We tried to impress on Reggie Johnson tied his 3-point tries. It also hurt that on the court during an altercation,
was 9-of-11 from the field and had
W L T
y-Philadelphia 10 6 0
Pct
.625
PF
439
PA
377
San Diego 33, Denver 28
Green Bay 10, Chicago 3 our guys that it’s their turn career high with 22 points for Johnson played just 5 minutes 22 points for Memphis (11-2). Will
N.Y. Giants 10 6 0 .625 394 347 Houston 34, Jacksonville 17 to try to do something in Miami, despite battling foul in the half after picking up Barton finished with 19 points and
eight rebounds.
Dallas
Washington
6 10 0
6 10 0
.375
.375
394
302
436
377
N.Y. Giants 17, Washington 14
Dallas 14, Philadelphia 13
the ACC,” the Hall of Fame trouble much of the game. two quick fouls. Tennessee State (6-8), which was
South Indianapolis 23, Tennessee 20 coach explained. The Hurricanes missed Smith has scored at least trying to record its first victory over
a ranked team in school history, led
W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 16, St. Louis 6 Nolan Smith and the top- 14-of-17 3-point attempts and 22 points in four straight most of the way and was 12 of 24 from
ranked Blue Devils took their shot 37 percent overall. That games and played all 40

NBA
outside the arc.
first step Sunday night, with included plenty of shots in minutes Sunday as the pri- Kenny Moore led Tennessee
State with 22 points on 7-of-11 shoot-
the senior scoring a season- the paint, particularly while mary ballhandler with star ing, including missing only one of his
high 28 points in the 74-63 Johnson sat on the bench and freshman point guard Kyrie six 3-point attempts, while Wil Peters
finished with 17 points and seven
The Associated Press
EASTERN CONFERENCE L.A. Lakers
W L Pct
23 11 .676
GB
— win over Miami in the league Smith went on his run. Irving still out indefinitely assists.
Atlantic Division Phoenix 14 18 .438 8 opener for both teams. “It’s kind of demoralizing with an injured right big toe. No. 23 Illinois 69, Wisconsin 61
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -— Demetri
Boston
W
25
L Pct
7 .781
GB
—
Golden State 13 20 .394 9 1/2
L.A. Clippers 10 24 .294 13 Reserve guard Andre when you have those bun- Krzyzewski added Irving got McCamey scored 21 points and Mike
New York 19 14 .576 6 1/2 Sacramento 7 24 .226 14 1/2 Dawkins added 16 points for nies around the hoop and you a new cast earlier Sunday Davis and Bill Cole added 11 each to
the Blue Devils (13-0, 1-0), don’t make them,” Miami and the team could know
Philadelphia 13 20 .394 12 1/2 ——— lead Illinois.
Toronto 11 22 .333 14 1/2 Saturday’s Results McCamey, who had seven assists,
New Jersey 9 25 .265 17 Chicago 100, Cleveland 91 who have won 23 straight coach Frank Haith said. “We more after doctors perform a scored 11 points over the final 5:15
Southeast Division New Orleans 92, Washington 81 games dating to last season’s missed a lot of those in the new scan, likely Tuesday or for Illinois (12-3, 2-0 Big Ten). Davis
grabbed 14 rebounds.
Miami
W
26
L Pct
9 .743
GB
—
Miami 114, Golden State 107
Minnesota 103, New Jersey 88 run to the ACC and NCAA first half. We had some open Wednesday. The Illini shot 66.7 percent from
Orlando 21 12 .636 4 San Antonio 101, Oklahoma City 74 tournament titles. Kyle looks there at the end — guys Top 25 Capsules
the field compared to Wisconsin’s
42.9 percent and they outrebounded
Atlanta
Charlotte
22 14 .611
11 20 .355
4 1/2
13
Denver 104, Sacramento 86
Utah 98, Memphis 92 Singler added 14 points on a who normally make shots ... No. 3 Kansas 83, Miami, Ohio the Badgers 34-25. Yet Wisconsin
night when the Blue Devils and we just didn’t knock them 56 (11-3, 1-1) hung around and pulled
Washington 8 24 .250 16 1/2 Milwaukee 99, Dallas 87 LAWRENCE, Kan. — Markieff within 54-49 with 6:34 to play on a
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Sunday’s Results
New York 98, Indiana 92
didn’t shoot all that well but down.” Morris had 20 points and twin brother 3-pointer by Tim Jarmusz.
Chicago 22 10 .688 — Atlanta 107, L.A. Clippers 98 still maintained a comfortable Smith went 9-of-15 from Marcus added 18 to lead Kansas.
The Jayhawks (13-0) extended
McCamey hit a 3 on the break with
lead for much of the game. the field, closing his night
5:15 to play to make it 59-49. After a
Indiana 14 18 .438 8 Boston 93, Toronto 79 the nation’s longest homecourt win- 3-pointer by Jordan Taylor, McCamey
Milwaukee
Detroit
13 18 .419
11 22 .333
8 1/2
11 1/2
Dallas 104, Cleveland 95
Portland 100, Houston 85 It was a good start as the with his fourth 3 to beat the ning streak to 67 games. Freshman
Josh Selby had 18 points for the
answered with another one, dribbling
Cleveland 8 26 .235 15 Sacramento 94, Phoenix 89 Blue Devils aim for a 12th shot clock with about a min- Jayhawks, one of seven unbeaten
out the final seconds on the shot clock
before launching the shot that made it
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
Memphis 104, L.A. Lakers 85
Today’s Games ACC regular-season crown ute left. teams in Division I. 63-52 with 2:58 to play.
under Krzyzewski. Smith had Duke has dominated the The twins went a combined 16-of- Taylor and Jon Leuer led
W L Pct GB Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m. 22 from the field. Wisconsin with 19 points each. Taylor
San Antonio 29
Dallas 25
4 .879
8 .758
—
4
Golden State at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
a run of 13 straight points in series overall, winning 10-of- Orlando Williams had 11 points fouled out with 5 seconds left in the
New Orleans 20 14 .588 9 1/2 Philadelphia at New Orleans, 8 p.m. the first half that gave Duke 11 meetings since Miami and Allen Roberts added 10 for Miami
(5-9), which has lost to the nation’s cur-
game.
its double-digit lead and the joined the ACC before the
No. 24 Vanderbilt 80, Davidson
Houston 16 17 .485 13 Houston at Denver, 9 p.m. rent top three teams. The Redhawks 52
Memphis 15 19 .441
Northwest Division
14 1/2 Detroit at Utah, 9 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games Hurricanes (11-4, 0-1) played 2004-05 season. But the lost 79-45 at No. 1 Duke and 66-45 at
No. 2 Ohio State in November.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jeffery
W L Pct GB Milwaukee at Miami, 7:30 p.m. the reigning champions basi- Hurricanes had played the The Jayhawks took control with a
Taylor scored 22 points to lead four
Vanderbilt players in double figures.
Utah 23 11 .676
Oklahoma City 23 12 .657
—
1/2
San Antonio at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m. cally even the rest of the Blue Devils well of late, edg- 14-0 run in the first half that made it Brad Tinsley and Steve
way. ing Duke by one at home in 33-11 with 5:19 to play. Selby spurred Tchiengang both added 14 points
Denver 19 13 .594 3 Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m. the run with eight points, including an for the Commodores (11-2), while
Portland
Minnesota
18 16 .529
9 25 .265
5
14
Portland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
“You don’t win one of those 2008 and losing the next three emphatic slam and baseline 3-point- Festus Ezeli had 12. Tinsley had 10
Pacific Division Detroit at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. (banners) without showing up meetings by a combined 13 er.
No. 8 Villanova 81, Rutgers 65
rebounds.
Vanderbilt played without lead-
every day in our conference,” points.

NHL
VILLANOVA, Pa. — Corey Stokes ing scorer John Jenkins and starting
Krzyzewski said. “It’s just This one fit right in for scored 23 points and Corey Fisher
had 19 as Villanova won its seventh
forward Andre Walker, both out with
injuries.
different. You don’t play for about 15 minutes but that’s straight game. Freshman Chris Czerapowicz had
The Associated Press Pacific Division your total record. You play when Smith got rolling. Stokes rebounded from a 2-point 16 points to lead Davidson (7-6). Jake
for your ACC record. That’s First came a shot in the first half to score eight points in the Cohen, the Wildcats’ leading scorer at
EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA opening 2:11 of the second for the 14.9 points, was held to a season-low
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas
San Jose
40
39
23
21
13 4 50
13 5 47
114
115
111
108
the way we’ve approached it, lane, followed by a 3-pointer. Wildcats (12-1, 1-0 Big East). Stokes, two points. He fouled out with 9:06
Philadelphia 39 24 10 5 53 131 104 Anaheim 42 21 17 4 46 109 119 especially since the mid ’90s. Then another 3. Then Villanova’s leading scorer at 16.4
points, hit two 3s during an 11-0
to play.
The Commodores led 52-24 at
Pittsburgh 40 25 12 3 53 127 94 Los Angeles 38 22 15 1 45 113 92 And we get better as a result another. run that wiped out a 4-point halftime halftime.

Luck leads Stanford against Va Tech in Orange Bowl

N.Y. Rangers 40 22 15 3 47 119 103 Phoenix 38 17 13 8 42 106 113
N.Y. Islanders 36 11 19 6 28 84 118
New Jersey 38 10 26 2 22 68 122 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
Northeast Division overtime loss.
GP W L OT Pts GF GA Saturday’s Results
Boston
Montreal
37 20 11 6 46
40 21 16 3 45
108
100
84
96
Buffalo 7, Boston 6, SO
Toronto 5, Ottawa 1 By STEVEN WINE feated in the Atlantic Coast “I believe I can play in any throwing 41 touchdown
Ottawa 40 16 19 5 37 90 121 Carolina 6, New Jersey 3 The Associated Press Conference. Stanford lost offense,” Taylor says. “Early passes. He threw for 3,051
Buffalo
Toronto
38 16 18 4 36
37 14 19 4 32
105
89
114
111
Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT
Washington 3, Pittsburgh 1
in October to Oregon, then in my career I was more of a yards this year, completing
Southeast Division San Jose 1, Los Angeles 0 MIAMI — Andrew Luck swept its final seven regular- runner. As I got older, I think 70 percent of his passes, and
GP W L OT Pts GF GA Calgary 2, Edmonton 1 threw seven interceptions and season games, the latest surge I proved I can be a dropback finished second to Auburn’s
Tampa Bay
Washington
39 23 11 5 51
40 23 12 5 51
121
120
122
106
Sunday’s Results
Atlanta 4, Montreal 3, OT 97 incompletions during the in a remarkable turnaround passer. I can also use my Cam Newton in the Heisman
Atlanta 42 21 15 6 48 131 125 Florida 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 regular season. His knowl- under Harbaugh after going feet but I always keep my Trophy race.
Carolina
Florida
37 18 15 4 40
36 17 17 2 36
108
98
111
92
Philadelphia 3, Detroit 2
Dallas 4, St. Louis 2 edge of the NFL is less than 1-11 in 2006. eyes downfield looking for a Luck is 6-4 and 235
Nashville 4, Columbus 1 encyclopedic — more on that Luck was a high school receiver.” pounds but mobile enough to
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
Minnesota 6, Phoenix 5, OT
Vancouver 2, Colorado 1
shortly — and he settled for junior in Houston when Taylor will leave run for 438 yards this season.
GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 2, Chicago 1 a B in the most difficult class Stanford hired Harbaugh, Blacksburg as the school’s And he’s tough: Scrambling
Detroit 39 24 10 5 53 133 110 Today’s Games he has taken at Stanford, a who spent 15 seasons as an career leader in passing yards, against California, he threw
St. Louis
Nashville
38 20 13 5 45
38 19 13 6 44
101
95
104
93
Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m. course on mechanics called NFL quarterback. rushing yards by a quarter- a forearm into the chin of a
Columbus 39 20 16 3 43 101 114 N.Y. Islanders at Calgary, 9 p.m. Engineering 14. “I did not really know his back and total offense. He’s safety and knocked him head
Chicago 40 20 17 3 43
Northwest Division
124 115 Chicago at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Yet coach Jim Harbaugh is name, to be honest,” Luck 34-7 as a starter and, like over heels.
GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tuesday’s Games disinclined to find fault. says with a sheepish laugh. Luck, he wins raves for his
Vancouver
Colorado
37 24 8 5 53
39 20 14 5 45
127
132
92
125
Minnesota at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.
“Andrew is the real deal,” “Don’t tell him I said that.” leadership.
Harbaugh says. “He is the Soon enough, Luck accept- When the Hokies were

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Minnesota 38 18 15 5 41 98 112 Buffalo at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Calgary 39 18 18 3 39 105 110 Detroit at Edmonton, 9 p.m. best player I’ve ever been ed a scholarship offer from 0-2, Taylor led a seniors-only
Edmonton 37 12 18 7 31 95 126 Columbus at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
around and he’s even a finer Harbaugh, and now the coach meeting that stabilized the

BOWL GLANCE
young man. There’s nothing and quarterback have led the situation.
about him where I say I wish
he could do this, or I wish
he didn’t do this. He is just
Cardinal to their first January
bowl since 2000. Like Luck,
Harbaugh might be bound for
“His legacy is that we’ll
always be talking about Tyrod
Taylor,” offensive coordina-
INCOME
The Associated Press
Saturday’s Results
TicketCity Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
TCU 21, Wisconsin 19
Fiesta Bowl
like my wife: He is perfect.
You wouldn’t change a thing
about him.”
the NFL this year.
“He’s got to do what’s best
for him,” Luck says, “and
tor Bryan Stinespring says.
“That’s probably the best
compliment I can give some-
FOR YOUR
At Dallas
Texas Tech 45, Northwestern
38 Capital One Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Oklahoma 48, Connecticut 20
Today’s Game
Stanford’s passing para-
gon will take the national
I’ve got to do what’s best for
me.”
body.”
Luck reaps similar praise,
RETIREMENT
At Orlando, Fla. Orange Bowl stage tonight in the Orange First there’s the matter of although it’s possible he
Alabama 49, Michigan St. 7 At Miami Bowl, when No. 5 Stanford beating Virginia Tech, which won’t leave in 2011. The son Tax-free income is the best
Outback Bowl Stanford (11-1) vs. Virginia (11-1) faces No. 12 Virginia happens to have a pretty good of former West Virginia and gift you can give yourself
At Tampa, Fla. Tech (11-2), 8:30 p.m. Tech (11-2). It could be QB, too. Senior Tyrod Taylor Houston Oilers quarterback
Florida 37, Penn State 24 (ESPN) at retirement. Converting
Gator Bowl Tuesday’s Game Luck’s final college game — was chosen ACC player of the Oliver Luck says he’s trying to a Roth IRA from a
At Jacksonville, Fla. Sugar Bowl although only a sophomore, year and he’s often compared not to think a lot about his
he’s touted as the likely No. with one of his predecessors future until after the Orange traditional IRA allows for
Mississippi State 52, Michigan At New Orleans
14 Ohio State (11-1) vs. Arkansas 1 overall draft pick in April if at Tech, Michael Vick. Bowl but no one seems to tax-free accumulation as
Rose Bowl (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) he turns pro. Taylor seeks his third bowl doubt he’s ready for the well as tax-free withdrawals

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The BCS game matches win in his final college game. NFL. in retirement – which
two teams climbing in the While Taylor’s mobil- Luck will face a Tech means you don’t have
polls since early in the season. ity makes him dangerous, he defense ranked second in
(Continued from page 6) Arkansas shot a season-low 31.7
percent, including 3-of-18 from 3-point Virginia Tech opened with needs to prove himself as a the nation with 22 intercep- to worry as much about
Joseph finished nonconference play
with 10 wins, the most in team history.
range. losses to Boise State and low- pocket passer to succeed in tions. But in two years as a what income tax rates
Maryland shot 48 percent from the
No. 23 Texas 94, Sam Houston
State 50 er-tier James Madison, then the NFL and he’s confident starter, Luck has been inter- will be in the future.
floor (29-of-61) and outrebounded the AUSTIN, Texas — Kathleen Nash regrouped and went unde- he can do it. cepted only 11 times while
There are tax considera-

Hawks 48-30.
Saint Joseph’s fell to 31-110 against
Top 25 teams and has not defeated a
ranked team since 2007.
No. 20 Iowa State 62, Chicago
State 48
AMES, Iowa — Chelsea Poppens
and Hallie Christofferson each scored
17 points to help Iowa State beat
Chicago State.
Kelsey Bolte added 12 points, mov-
ing her into 12th place all-time in scor-
ing at Iowa State with 1,286 career
points.
The victory was the Cyclones (11-2)
fifth straight and 57th consecutive non-
conference victory at home.
Iowa State led by seven at the half
and never looked back.
The Cyclones held the Cougars,
who averaged 69.8 points, to a sea-
son-low 48 points.
Courtney Waldon paced the
Cougars (6-8) with 16 points.
Florida 64, No. 22 Arkansas 53
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Deana Allen
scored 12 points, Jennifer George
added 10 and Florida beat Arkansas.
The Gators (11-4, 1-0 SEC) led the
entire game, improved to 8-0 at home
and handed the Razorbacks (12-1,
0-1) their first loss of the season.
Ndidi Madu chipped in 10 points for
Florida. Fellow starters Jaterra Bonds
and Lanita Bartley scored nine apiece.
The reserves, led by Allen and George,
accounted for 28 points.
Arkansas cut Florida’s double-digit
lead to 58-49 with 4:24 remaining on
consecutive 3-pointers by Lyndsay
Harris but the Gators held on down the
stretch, with Jordan Jones and Allen
hitting two free throws each.
Harris led the Razorbacks with 12
points despite missing 11 of 13 shots
from the field. Sarah Watkins and Keira
Peak added 10 points apiece.
tied a career-high with five 3-pointers
and finished with 19 points as Texas
beat Sam Houston State.
Chassidy Fussell added 16 points
for the Longhorns (11-3) and Ashley
Gayle had a double-double with 10
points and 11 rebounds.
In its final game before the start of
Big 12 play, Texas took an 8-0 lead
against the Bearkats (6-8).
Entering the game having won con-
secutive tournament championships,
the Longhorns extended the lead when
Ashleigh Fontenette made a steal, con-
verted the fast-break layup and was
fouled for a 3-point play with 11:45
remaining in the half.
Texas ended the final 10 minutes
of the first half on a 29-7 run to take a
49-17 lead.
Britni Martin scored 14 points and
had seven rebounds for Sam Houston
State.
No. 25 Florida St. 75, Missouri 43
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Cierra Bravard
scored 17 points, Courtney Ward had
14 and Florida State overcame a slow
start to surge past Missouri.
The Seminoles (12-3) trailed 11-7
before putting together a 13-0 run
and was in control the rest of the way,
snapping Missouri’s 5-game winning
streak. It was their final tuneup before
opening Atlantic Coast Conference
play on Thursday at Virginia Tech.
Alexa Deluzio added 11 points for
Florida State, which shot 51 percent
overall and was 5-for-9 from 3-point
range. Florida State dominated in
every area and held Missouri (8-5) to
season-worst 26.4-percent shooting.
Ward, a senior, became the 24th
player in school history to score 1,000
points.
Christina Flores had 16 points for
Missouri and RaeShara Brown finished
with 10.
NBA CAPSULES
The Associated Press
TORONTO — Paul Pierce scored
30 points, Ray Allen had 23 and
the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto
Raptors 93-79 on Sunday night.
Glenn Davis added 15 points, 11
rebounds and eight assists as Boston
won for the 10th time in 11 meetings
with Toronto.
Pierce was disappointed with him-
self after scoring just 12 points and
making a season-high six turnovers in
Friday’s 83-81 loss to New Orleans.
He made up for that by hitting 10-of-15
shots, 7-of-8 free throws and grabbing
seven rebounds to help Boston snap a
2-game losing streak.
DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points,
Joey Dorsey had 13 points and 13
rebounds and Amir Johnson had 10
points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors,
who have lost 11 of their past 14.
Hawks 107, Clippers 98
LOS ANGELES — Joe Johnson
scored 11 of his 29 points in the fourth
quarter, Josh Smith added 22 and
Atlanta rallied for the win.
Johnson, who returned to the
lineup on Dec. 17 after missing nine
games following right elbow surgery,
was 7-for-20 from the field after going
18-of-51 over his previous three
games.
Clippers rookie Blake Griffin
scored 19 of his 31 points in the first
half and pulled down 15 rebounds for
his 27th double-double and 21st in a
row. Baron Davis had 15 points and
five assists.
Knicks 98, Pacers 92
NEW YORK — Amare Stoudemire
scored 26 points, including six of New
York’s last seven points, and Danilo
Gallinari had 19 to lead the Knicks.
Danny Granger had 25 points and
17 rebounds, and Darren Collison had
22 points, six assists and five rebounds
for the Pacers, who lost for the fourth
time in their last five games.
Knicks trailed 87-84 early in the
fourth quarter but Toney Douglas and
Wilson Chandler each made a 3-point-
er to give New York a 90-87 lead.
Indiana’s James Posey answered
with a 3 of his own but Raymond
Felton made one out of two free throws
to give New York a 91-90 lead.
Mavericks 104, Cavaliers 95
CLEVELAND — Shawn Marion
scored 22 points and DeShawn
Stevenson added 21, helping Dallas
end a 3-game skid.
The Mavericks, playing without
starting forwards Dirk Nowitzki and
Caron Butler, used a balanced attack.
Jason Terry scored 18 points, Tyson
Chandler added 14 points and 14
rebounds and Jason Kidd had 10
points and eight assists.
Antawn Jamison led Cleveland
with a season-high 35 points and
Ramon Sessions added 19.
The Cavs have lost seven straight
and 17 out of 18. Point guard Mo Williams
returned after missing two games
because of a strained hip. Cleveland
played without starters, center Anderson
Varejao (broken cheekbone) and guard
Daniel Gibson (bruised thigh).
Grizzlies 104, Lakers 85
LOS ANGELES — Rudy Gay
scored 27 points, Zach Randolph
added 21 points and eight rebounds
and Memphis pulled away in the sec-
ond half.
O.J. Mayo scored 15 points for the
Grizzlies, who bounced back from two
losses to wrap up their 3-game road
trip with a stunningly easy blowout of
the 2-time defending champions.
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Sacramento won for the second
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HI AND LOIS

apart over cat By Bernice Bede Osol

Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011

Difficult enterprises and special

endeavors that you personally manage
Dear Annie: When my but it only lasts a short while in the next year should prove very
husband retired, our daugh- until the smacking returns. successful. Don’t hesitate to be your
own person whenever you can, and
ter asked us to move near her We are on the verge of feed- shun all outside influence.
because she was expecting ing them through a straw. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
twins. We took care of the Any suggestions would be 19) - Express your inner resolve in
ways that force you to take a far more
children every day. appreciated. -- Losing it in positive stance on what you. Don’t
Two years ago, our Canada hesitate to put the pedal to the metal, BLONDIE
daughter announced she was Dear Canada: Welcome if you feel the need for speed.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
getting a cat. Unfortunately, to Parenting 101. Children - There is a strong likelihood that
I am allergic to cats and do not learn overnight. It can someone who likes you will provide
cannot take allergy shots take a lifetime of effort and you with confidential information that
will prove to be materially beneficial
because they conflict with patience to teach them good and could help you immensely.
my heart medication. I told manners. But if you keep PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - If
my daughter that reminding them people who believe in you want you
to head up a certain position, don’t
not being able to chew with their hesitate to take the job. You’ll be
to come to their mouths closed, very good at organizing committees
home would be they will eventu- or special groups to handle specific
devastating, but ally remember to purposes.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
nonetheless, the do so. Most of the - Don’t be surprised that, when in
cat arrived. I tried time. situations that require a certain amount
to put up with the Dear Annie: of strategy, you’ll find yourself a few
dander, but it was I would like to
steps ahead of your competitors. Don’t
hesitate to anticipate.
BEETLE BAILEY
no use. When I respond to “Los TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -
asked my daugh- Angeles,” who had Do what you can to find better ways
to advance your plans to beat out
ter why it was so lunch with her six the competition. Your cleverness,
important to have college friends. combined with your abilities and
the animal, she She asked whether talent, should do the trick.
said it was “an Annie’s Mailbox or not her friend’s GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -
A certain amount of adjustments or
emotional thing.” husband was out of compromises are likely to be required
My son-in-law hates the line when he blessed their in order to have good dealings with
your associates. Proper give-and-take
cat, and the children ignore lunch. will bring issues into proper balance.
it entirely. My grandson is Why is she concerned CANCER (June 21-July 22)
exhibiting signs of an aller- with something as innocent - Even some of your more difficult
gic reaction. Our grandchil- and simple as the blessing of tasks will go much smoother if you
make sure that you use your mind and
dren are now 8, and I haven’t a meal? Maybe if she were not just your muscles. It’ll be the best
been in their home for some forced to go without food way to lessen your burdens.
time. for several days she would LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - You’re SNUFFY SMITH
much too smart to simply use your
I feel so sad at not being see things in a different light. muscles to handle several difficult
able to spend as much time This world would be a much tasks. Use your mind to conceive
with my grandchildren as better place if we all didn’t ways and means that would lessen
many of your burdens.
I used to. My husband and try to take offense to such VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - If
I are in good health, have small matters. -- Frankfort, you would like to get along better
many friends and an active Ky. with others than you have been lately,
the best way is to utilize your abilities
social life. We take the Dear Frankfort: We agree in order to understand their motives
children to church and are that it is not a major issue, but and what they find important.
always available for them then again, it would be nice if LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Far
more can be accomplished if your
when needed, but it’s not people didn’t assume every- purpose is to do for others and not
the same. one wants their meal blessed just for yourself. Put being of service
It won’t be long before by a pastor. Depending on to them on the top of your list, and
the twins will be teenag- the blessing, it could indeed it’ll do wonders for your popularity
as well.
ers and involved in their be offensive to some, and it SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
own social world. We have doesn’t hurt to ask first. Don’t simply be a complainer who is
already lost a great deal of Annie’s Mailbox is writ- just standing around on the sidelines
watching everybody else. Step to the
the past two precious years. ten by Kathy Mitchell and fore and personally take charge of
We once asked our daughter Marcy Sugar, longtime edi- situations that you feel you can do
to reconsider the harm the cat tors of the Ann Landers better.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
is doing to the entire family, column. Please e-mail your 21) - Don’t hesitate or be afraid to
and she stopped speaking questions to anniesmail- stand up for your rights regarding
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Iraqi to be tried for daughter’s death

By AMANDA LEE MYERS
Associated Press
PHOENIX — A homicide case that drew
attention to so-called honor killings moves into
the trial phase this month for an Iraqi immi-
grant accused of killing his daughter because
he believed she was too Westernized.
Faleh Hassan Almaleki, 50, faces life
in prison if convicted. In October 2009, he
slammed his Jeep into Noor Almaleki, 20,
prosecutors said.
The woman, who longed to live a normal
American life, laid in a coma for two weeks
before succumbing to her injuries, which drew
outrage from people nationwide.
Faleh Almaleki moved his family from Iraq
to the Phoenix suburb of Glendale in the mid-
1990s. He and Noor Almaleki had a tumultu-
ous relationship, according to police and court
records, and her close friends.
At 17, she refused to enter into an arranged
marriage in Iraq, enraging her father, accord-
ing to a court document filed by prosecutors.
At 19, Noor Almaleki moved into her own
apartment and began working at a fast food
restaurant but quit and left her new place when
her parents kept showing up at her work, insist-
ing that she return home, the document said.
Later in 2009, she moved into the home
of her boyfriend and his parents, Reikan and
Amal Khalaf, shortly after she showed up at
their house and said her parents had hit her.
Faleh Almaleki regularly harassed his daughter
and the Khalafs, once telling Reikan Khalaf
that if his daughter didn’t move out of their
home, “something bad was going to happen,”
the document said.
And then on Oct. 20, 2009, Noor Almaleki
spotted her father when she and Amal Khalaf
visited a Department of Economic Security
office in Peoria. She sent text messages to
a friend saying “Dude, my dad is here at the
welfare office,” “I’m so shaky,” “I knew I
shouldn’t have woke up,” and later: “I’ve
honestly never met anyone with so much
evil.”
When the two women left the office, Faleh
Almaleki hit them with his Jeep before speed-
ing off and fleeing the country, prosecutors
said. Law enforcement soon after caught up
with him and returned him to Phoenix.
Noor Almaleki underwent spinal surgery
but died Nov. 2, 2009. Amal Khalaf survived.
“The investigation into these crimes revealed
that the defendant was very angry with Noor
for not living by traditional Iraqi values as she
had, in his eyes, become too ’westernized’ and
brought dishonor on her family,” prosecutors
wrote in a court document.
Faleh Almaleki is charged with first-degree
murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggra-
vated assault and leaving the scene of a serious
injury accident.
Some of his court dates were postponed
because he was on suicide watch for a while
and his lawyers said he didn’t understand the
judicial process. His trial is set to begin Jan.
18.
Prosecutors are asking the judge to allow
them to include the text messages that Noor
Almaleki sent the day of her killing and her
father’s prior “bad acts” against his daughter in
the years leading up to her killing. Both show
malice and premeditation, prosecutors argue.
“Evidence of a defendant’s prior act is
also admissible to disprove the claim that the
charged crime was a mistake or accident,”
prosecutor Laura Reckart wrote.
Defense attorneys argue that any prior acts
committed by Faleh Almaleki should not be
allowed at trial, saying there’s no evidence and
that it’s all hearsay.
“The inference is highly prejudicial and will
taint Mr. Almaleki’s chances for a fair trial,”
attorney Jeffrey Kirchler wrote. “The risk is
that the jury will assume if Mr. Almaleki previ-
ously abused his daughter, he is more likely to
have premeditated her death.”
The United Nations estimates that about
5,000 honor killings occur across the globe
every year. Although rare, they do happen in
the U.S.
In the Dallas suburb of Lewisville, Texas,
Yaser Abdel Said, of Egypt, is accused of
shooting his two Texas-born teenage daugh-
ters in the back of his taxi cab in 2008 in
what the FBI calls an honor killing. Family
members say Said felt the girls were acting
too Western and had shamed him by dating
non-Muslims.
In Buffalo, N.Y., Muzzammil Hassan is
accused of beheading his wife in 2009, about a
week after he was served with divorce papers.
The body of Aasiya Hassan was found at the
offices of Bridges TV, the station the Pakistan-
born couple established in 2004 to counter
negative stereotypes of Muslims.
Peoria police spokesman Mike Tellef said
Noor Almaleki’s killing raised awareness
about honor killings in the U.S.
“It shocked a lot of people,” he said. “I
think it was a real eye-opener. This stuff’s real,
we’ve watched it on the news and heard about
it in Florida, New York and other places in the
U.S. It really is in our front yard.”

‘Governor Moonbeam’ returns Obama to increase engagement with Africa in 2011

By JULIET WILLIAMS
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown will be
sworn in today as California’s 39th governor, promising an
era of austerity and a markedly different leadership style
than that of outgoing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The Democrat and current state attorney general will
become only the second person to serve three terms as
California governor when he takes over. When he last held
the job, Brown dated celebrities and earned the nickname
“Governor Moonbeam” for what then seemed like far-out
ideas.
He sought the Democratic nomination for president in
1976 and 1980, and lost his bid for U.S. Senate in 1982.
The former Jesuit seminarian also headed the state
Democratic Party, practiced Zen Buddhism in Japan and
worked with Mother Teresa in India. Brown tried again for
the presidential nomination in 1992, then served eight years
as mayor of Oakland.
He returns to the governor’s office to lead a state very
different from the one he last oversaw: Its finances are in a
deep hole and its politics are riven with deep partisanship
that has made compromise on major budget issues all but
impossible.
Since his November election victory, Brown has prom-
ised a grim future of difficult choices and “shared sacrifice”
from all sides. The state faces a $28 billion budget shortfall
through June 2012, and multibillion-dollar shortfalls are
projected for the foreseeable future.
That could mean asking voters to extend the temporary
income, sales and vehicle taxes that were approved in 2009
and are scheduled to expire in July.
Brown campaigned on a promise not to raise taxes with-
out voter approval, but voters already rejected an extension
of those taxes during a special election in 2009. Brown will
need some Republican support in the Legislature to put any
tax measure before voters.
Brown has been working hard since the November elec-
tion to gather all points of view and has been a frequent
visitor to the state capital.
He has met with lawmakers from both parties and waded
deep into policymaking. Both steps mark a sharp change in
style from Schwarzenegger, who relied on charm and his
larger-than-life personality to win deals behind closed deals
with a small group of top lawmakers.
The incoming governor must present his first budget plan
for the coming fiscal year just a week after his inaugura-
tion.
Brown becomes the second oldest person to hold the
office until midway through his first term — behind Gov.
Frank Merriam, who tackled budget deficits during the
Great Depression and turned 74 during his final weeks in
office in 1939.
He also has changed in another way since last sitting
in the governor’s office: Brown has been married for five
years to former Gap Inc. general counsel Anne Gust Brown,
who is expected to play a prominent role in his office.
She already has helped pick out a loft for the couple to
live in while Brown works in the Capitol, across the street
from where he will be sworn in to a third term.
Sea lions being shot in California
By JASON DEAREN
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — The weak and woozy California sea
lion found on a San Francisco Bay-area beach in December
with buckshot embedded in its skull has become an all-too-
common sight for wildlife officials.
Wildlife officials have seen a slight rise in the shooting of
ocean mammals in recent years, and investigators often strug-
gle to find a culprit. There are few witnesses to such shootings,
making it nearly impossible to bring a case.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
tracks reports of the shootings. The NOAA said there were 43
reported marine mammal shootings in 2009 in the waters off
the California coast — nine more than in 2008 and 14 more
than five years earlier. Of the reported shootings in 2009, all
were sea lions. Officials say many more cases likely go unre-
ported.
Wildlife officials say sea lion and human populations con-
tinue to increase, making interaction more common, especially
among fishermen who compete for the same food and often
view the creatures as a nuisance.
Though NOAA and the California Department of Fish
and Game are responsible for investigating these cases, few
cases result in prosecution. Recent public outcry over highly
publicized cases like that of the wounded sea lion near San
Francisco have brought more attention to these shootings.
Veterinarians at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito,
Calif., are treating the wounded critter in the hope an aquarium
or zoo will take it. The 7-foot-long male, dubbed Silent Knight
by its rescuers, is now blind and cannot return to the wild.
When there is a witness, there usually is a case. A witness
came forward after the 2009 shooting of a 650-pound sea lion
nicknamed Sgt. Nevis was covered by local press and television.
Larry Legans of Sacramento was ordered to pay more than
$51,000 in restitution for the cost of treating the critter, who
recently underwent plastic surgery at Six Flags Discovery
Kingdom to close bullet holes in its muzzle. Legas also spent
a month in jail and got five years probation.
Lt. Rob Roberts, a warden with state Fish and Game
Department, said the agency takes marine mammal shootings
very seriously, and noted that reports have increased in kind
with the growth of the sea lion population along the Northern
California coast.
By JULIE PACE
Associated Press
HONOLULU — President Barack Obama is quietly but
strategically stepping up his outreach to Africa, using this year
to increase his engagement with a continent that is personally
meaningful to him and important to U.S. interests.
Expectations in Africa spiked after the election of an
American president with a Kenyan father. But midway
through his term, Obama’s agenda for Africa has taken a
backseat to other foreign policy goals, such as winding down
the Iraq war, fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan and resetting
relations with Russia.
The White House says Obama will travel to Africa again
and the political calendar means the trip will almost certainly
happen this year, before Obama has to spend more time on his
re-election bid. No decision has been made on which countries
Obama will visit, but deputy national security adviser Ben
Rhodes said stops will reflect positive democratic models.
When Obama stopped in at a White House meeting last
month of his national security advisers and United Nations
ambassadors, the first topic he broached was Sudan, not Iran
or North Korea. And as lawmakers on Capitol Hill neared the
December vote on a new nuclear treaty with Russia, Obama
called southern Sudan leader Salva Kiir by telephone to offer
support for the referendum.
White House officials believe the postelection standoff
in Ivory Coast could be the model for Obama’s stepped-up
Zsa Zsa Gabor to have part of leg amputated
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zsa Zsa Gabor was hospitalized
Sunday to undergo surgery to have part of her right leg ampu-
tated because gangrene was setting in, a representative said.
Doctors examined a lesion on Gabor’s leg that had gone
from just over an inch to about a foot and was growing gan-
grenous, publicist John Blanchette said.
“They’re going to have to amputate part of her leg,”
Blanchette said. “They said if they didn’t, she could lose her
life.” He said the amputation would likely be below the knee,
She was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
and had been prepared for surgery Sunday night, Blanchette
said. Her husband Prince Frederic von Anhalt was with her.
The 93-year-old former actress broke her hip and had
replacement surgery in July, and has been hospitalized several
times since for swelling in her legs and blood clots throughout
her body. She was in critical condition and asked for a priest to
read her last rites during a hospital visit in August, but recov-
ered and returned home.
Gabor has used a wheelchair since she was partially para-
lyzed in a 2002 car accident, and had a stroke in 2005.
Gabor retreated from the spotlight after the accident and
a stroke. She liked staying home and watching soap operas,
game shows and old movies, von Anhalt told reporters in July
2010. She detested having her picture taken by the papparazi
while she was in her wheelchair.
“She wants people to remember her as she was years ago,”
he said.
A Hungarian-born sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s,
Gabor had a brief and unremarkable film career, appearing
in films ranging from “Moulin Rouge” in 1952 to “Queen of
Outer Space” in 1958, and had no regular television role like
her sister Eva had on “Green Acres.”
Her primary role was herself — appearing on TV specials
and game shows, as a guest on several television series, and in
real-life dramas like her slapping of a Beverly Hills policeman
in 1989 that led to a brief jail term.
Biologists fighting blood-sucker
By JOHN FLESHER
Associated Press
HURON BEACH, Mich. — In the never-ending battle to
prevent blood-sucking sea lamprey from wiping out some of
the most popular fish species in the Great Lakes, biologists are
developing new weapons that exploit three certainties in the
eel-like parasites’ lives: birth, sex and death.
Researchers are beginning the third and final year of test-
ing lab-refined mating pheromones — scents emitted by male
lampreys to attract females. They’re also working on a mixture
with the stench of rotting lamprey flesh, which live ones detest,
and another that smells of baby lampreys, which adults love.
If proven effective, the chemicals will be deployed across the
region to steer the aquatic vermin to where they can be trapped
or killed.
Early results appear promising. Yet no one expects the lures
and repellents to finally rid the lakes of the despised invader
and enable fisheries managers in the U.S. and Canada to end a
battle that has cost more than $400 million over five decades.
Especially when a single spawning female lays up to 60,000
eggs.
“When you have a large, open ecosystem like the Great
Lakes and highly distributed, abundant organisms like sea
lamprey, eradication is usually not an option,” said Michael
Wagner, a Michigan State University behavioral ecologist and
member of the research team. “There’s no technique that we
could think of achieving that right now.”
Instead, the goal is to keep their numbers low enough to
prevent significant harm to the $7 billion Great Lakes fishing
industry. The lamprey population has dropped by about 90 per-
cent since researchers perfected a biocide in the late 1950s that
kills lamprey but not other species. Yet they remain a constant
threat and have rebounded whenever control measures have
been relaxed.
“You’ve always got to be on guard,” said Nick Johnson,
a U.S. Geological Survey ecologist at the Hammond Bay
Biological Station on the northwestern shore of Lake Huron.
engagement in Africa.
The president tried to call incumbent President Laurent
Gbagbo twice last month, from Air Force One as Obama
returned from Afghanistan and then a week later. Neither call
reached Gbagbo; administration officials believe the Ivorian
leader sought to avoid contact. So Obama wrote Gbagbo a let-
ter, offering him an international role if he stopped clinging to
power and stepped down.
But Obama also made clear that the longer Gbagbo holds
on, and the more complicit he becomes in violence across the
country, the more limited his options become, said a senior
administration official. The official insisted on anonymity to
speak about administration strategy.
Rhodes said the White House understands that U.S. involve-
ment in African politics can be viewed as meddling. But he
said Obama can speak to African leaders with a unique level
of candor, reflecting his personal connection to Africa and that
his father and other family members have been affected by the
corruption that plagues many countries there.
Officials also see increased political stability in Africa as
good for long-term U.S. interests — a way to stem the growth
of terrorism in east Africa and counterbalance China’s grow-
ing presence on the continent.
The U.S. was caught off guard during the 2009 climate sum-
mit in Copenhagen when several African countries voted with
China and not the U.S., the administration official said. The
official said the administration must persuade African nations
that their interests are better served by aligning with the U.S.
Navy probes lewd videos
shown on deployed carrier
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A former Top Gun pilot told his
aircraft carrier crew that he had heard complaints about his past
homemade videos, but went on to broadcast one aboard the ship
that included gay slurs, mimicked masturbation and opened a
shower curtain on women pretending to bathe together.
The Navy said Sunday it will investigate the “clearly inap-
propriate” videos shown through the nuclear-powered ship’s
closed-circuit television system. The star of the videos, made
in 2006 and 2007, is Capt. Owen Honors, who now commands
the USS Enterprise but was its executive officer — the second
in command — when the videos were made. The Norfolk-based
Enterprise was deployed in the Middle East at the time the videos
were made and is weeks from deploying again.
The Virginian-Pilot newspaper reported on the videos in its
Sunday editions and posted an edited version of one video on its
website.
It’s not immediately known why the images are surfacing now.
The Virginian-Pilot quoted anonymous crew members who said
they raised concerns aboard the ship about the videos when they
aired, but they were brushed off.
It’s clear from the videos that Honors, who took over the ship’s
command in May, had already gotten complaints when some of
them were made. “Over the years I’ve gotten several complaints
about inappropriate material during these videos, never to me
personally but, gutlessly, through other channels,” he said in the
introduction to the video posted by the newspaper.
In the same segment, Honors uses a derogatory term for gays.
Next comes a sequence of what appear to be outtakes in which
Honors and others curse, followed by clips in which he and others
are shown making hand motions that mimic masturbation.
Honors segues to the next segment by saying, “Finally let’s
get to my favorite topic ... chicks in the shower.” Next are shown
clips of pairs of women and a pair of men pretending to shower
together. No nudity is shown, but the men’s and women’s bare
shoulders imply they are nude.
Other clips in the video show a man in drag and a mock rectal
examination.
Navy Cmdr. Chris Sims said in a statement sent to The
Associated Press that the videos “were not acceptable then and are
not acceptable in today’s Navy.”
Executive officers and other leaders “are charged to lead by
example and are held accountable for setting the proper tone and
upholding the standards of honor, courage and commitment that
we expect sailors to exemplify,” he said.
Sims said U.S. Fleet Forces Command “has initiated an inves-
tigation into the circumstances surrounding the production of
these videos.”
In a statement to the Virginian-Pilot on Friday, however, the
Navy said it had put a stop to videos with “inappropriate content”
on the Enterprise several years ago.
Answers to Friday’s questions:
When it comes to sports, a basho is a sumo wrestling
tournament.
In the film “Frost/Nixon,” Frankl Langella played
Richard Nixon; in “Nixon” it was Anthony Hopkins and
in “KIssinger and Nixon,” it was Beau Bridges.
Today’s questions:
How often does a Komodo dragon — the world’s larg-
est lizard — eat in the wild?
What 1970s TV sitcom supermom won an Oscar for
Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of a prostitute?
Answers in Tuesday’s Herald.
Today’s words:
Lambative: a medicine to be licked
Teknonymy: naming the parent after the child