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Canal Days
parade entries
accepted
The Canal Days
Committee is still accept-
ing applications for the
2010 Canal Days Parade.
Forms can be picked up at effort. Experience may not
the chamber office or atdel- always be the deciding fac-
phoschamber.com/canaldays tor.
under the activities tab.
Entries may be
mailed to Canal Days
Parade Chairman Dana
Steinbrenner at 125 E.
Second Street or dropped
off at the chamber office.
The deadline for
entries is Sept. 1.
Spaces available
at craft, market
booth
Canal Days Craft &
Farmers Market booths will
be relocated to the corner
of Third and Main in the
Ace Hardware parking lot.
Spaces are available
on a first-come, first-
serve basis and the cost
for the weekend is $50.
Anyone interested in sell- start withdrawing troops from
ing good quality crafts or
fresh produce/baked goods
are invited to sell their wares its, while an insurgent attack
in a 10-foot-by10-foot area
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on
Saturday and from noon to 6
p.m. Sunday of Canal Days.
Entry forms may be
picked up at the chamber
office or found at delphos-
chamber.com/canaldays.
For more informa-
tion call Diane Sterling
at 419-695-1771.
Sports
K of C soccer
challenge Sunday
The Knights of Columbus comments echo a common
are holding their Soccer
Challenge 1:30-4:30 p.m.
in conjunction with Soccer
Sunday at the Annex.
It is open to all boys and
girls 10-14 (determined
by age by Wednesday).
Forecast
Sunny Friday;
high in upper
70s. See
page 2.
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BY STACY TAFF
The Delphos Herald
staff@delphosherald.com
LIMA — The business
of raising and showing live-
stock is time-consuming. It
requires a lot of patience
and hard work. Winning
showmen are usually those
who work the hardest by
investing the most time and
Second-year showmen
Gavin and Lauren Shobe
are the children of Jill and
Mike Shobe of Delphos.
One may say hard work
runs in the family. During
the Allen County Junior
Fair Born and Raised
Market Hog show, Gavin
took Grand Champion
and Lauren took Reserve
Champion.
“Mine has really filled
out nicely,” Gavin said. “I
think that’s why she won;
she looks really nice in the
Afghanistan
Leader criticizes US withdrawal timeline
KABUL, Afghanistan
(AP) — President Hamid
Karzai said that U.S. plans to
Afghanistan next year had
boosted the Taliban’s spir-
killed eight Afghan police
in the country’s increasingly
volatile north today.
Speaking to a visiting U.S.
congressional delegation,
President Hamid Karzai said
the July withdrawal date had
provided “morale value” to
the insurgency, the presiden-
tial office said.
Karzai also told the head
of U.S. Central Command,
Gen. James Mattis, that ter-
rorism could not be defeated
without rooting out terrorist
sanctuaries across the bor-
der — a likely reference to
Pakistan, where the Taliban
and other groups are believed
to recruit fighters and base
their leadership.
The increasingly out-
spoken Afghan leader’s
complaint among President
Barack Obama’s critics that
the deadline gives the Taliban
motivation to hold out until
after next July and then make
a new push for power. Obama
himself has stressed that any
troop withdrawals will be
linked to the security situa-
tion, and American military
leaders have recently been
saying it could take much lon-
ger to train Afghan forces.
New jobless claims drop for first time in 4 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) —
New requests for unemploy-
ment benefits fell sharply last
2 week, the first decline in a
3 come full circle and can
month and a hopeful sign after
4 a raft of negative economic
reports.
5 the drive behind the YWCA.
6-7 New claims for jobless aid
dropped by 31,000 to a season-
7 ally adjusted 473,000, the Labor
8 Department said today. Still,
9 claims remain much higher
10 than they would be in a healthy
economy. Employers are reluc-
tant to hire as economic growth
appears to be slowing.
The drop comes after a steep
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Gavin and Lauren Shobe of Delphos took Grand
Champion and Reserve Champion, respectively, in the work with the animals and
Allen County Junior Fair Born and Raised Market Hog getting the chance to watch
Show.
back.” than Gavin’s and probably
Lauren says her hog took more muscular,” she said. ing the chance to show the
second place because of its “I think that might have judge how much work I’ve
slightly smaller stature. been a little bit of a problem put in over the past few
“Mine’s a little shorter because they prefer a little months,” Lauren added.
Violence has spiked
around the country as the
Taliban push back against a
new security push by U.S.-
led international force — bol-
stered by 30,000 U.S. troops
in the insurgents’ southern
and eastern strongholds.
More than 10 militants
attacked the police check-
point outside the northern
city of Kunduz, said pro-
vincial police chief Abdul
Raziq Yaqoubi, adding they
suspected the attackers were
jihadists from Russia’s res-
tive Chechnya region who
are active in the surround-
ing province, also called
Kunduz.
He said two or three of the
militants were wounded when
the police fought back. The
militants apparently hoped to
steal the policemen’s weapons
but were beaten back before
they could do so, he said.
Kunduz has seen an
increasing number of attacks
on Afghan and foreign coali-
tion forces who rely on a sup-
ply line running south through
the province from neighbor-
ing Tajikistan. Foreign fight-
ers from Chechnya, Pakistan
and the Persian Gulf infiltrate
the region from the rugged
mountainous border with
Pakistan to the east.
Investigations, meanwhile,
continued into Wednesday’s
attack on Spanish troops at
a base in the northwestern
province of Badghis used by
rise the previous three weeks
that sent claims to their highest
level in nine months. Those
increases raised fears that busi-
nesses were starting to layoff
more workers.
Wall Street economists had
expected a smaller drop, accord-
ing to surveys by Thomson
Reuters. Stock futures rose
immediately after the report’s
release.
Even with last week’s
decline, the four-week aver-
age, a less volatile measure,
rose to 486,750, the most since
November 2009.
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“Mine has really “Mine’s a little
filled out nicely. shorter than
I think that’s Gavin’s and
why she won; she probably more
looks really nice muscular. I think
in the back.” that might have
— Gavin Shobe been a little bit
of a problem
more fat on the pig, I would because they
think.”
Despite all the hard work
prefer a little
and focus involved in rais- more fat on the
ing and showing these ani-
mals, the Shobes have each
pig, I would
found a way to have fun think.”
Stacy Taff photo
doing it.
“I really like getting to - Lauren Shobe
them grow,” Gavin said.
“It’s been a really great
experience for both of us.
“My favorite part is hav-
We’re very grateful to our
uncle, Mike Reindel, for
letting us do this and let-
ting us keep the hogs at his
place.”
members of Spain’s para-
military Civil Guard to train
Afghan police.
Majid Khan Shakib, a
member of parliament from
Badghis, said the attacker’s
sister was married to the pro-
vincial Taliban commander
and the shooting was engi-
neered to incite an uprising
against the Spanish. The
shooter was killed at the scene
by other Spanish police.
After word of the shoot-
ing spread, several hundred
people protested and hurled
stones at the Spanish com-
pound. At least one vehicle
was torched and 25 people
were wounded by gunshots, Looser
Looser new executive
although it was unclear who
was shooting.
“The Taliban infiltrated
director at Van Wert Y
the crowd yesterday and agi-
tated everybody. They told
people the Spanish were there
to colonize the country,”
BY NANCY SPENCER women in career develop-
Shakib said.
Spain’s Interior Ministry The Delphos Herald
nspencer@delpho-
ment.”
Looser’s duties include
initially said the officers’
driver opened fire on the sherald.com supervising the staff, devel-
men during a training exer- oping new programs and
cise Wednesday. However, VAN WERT — Delphos being a liaison to the board.
Spanish media and Afghan resident Stacy Looser, 26, She will also seek grants for
officials said today the has been named the execu- different programs and offer-
shooter was a driver with the tive director at the Van Wert ings.
Afghan police who occasion- County YWCA. “We just received a grant
ally also drove the Spanish Working for a non-profit for building updates for where
officers. He carried an unreg- was a priority for Looser. the women stay who are
istered Kalashnikov rifle to “I did a lot of work with homeless or on the verge of
a security checkpoint at the
camp entrance and opened
Camp Adventure when I was homelessness,” Looser said.
fire, provincial police chief
in college. Camp Adventure “We don’t just provide a bed
Sayed Ahmad Sami said. is a non-profit that contracts and food, we also make sure
with the military to offer these women provide service
programs for children of
military members,” Looser
to the community while they
are working toward becom-
explained. “I got to serve a ing independent.”
The department also said the lot of international commu- Looser recently fin-
total unemployment benefit rolls nities and families through ished her master’s in busi-
are climbing steeply, as more the program and now I have ness administration at the
people join extended unemploy-
University of Toledo and
ment aid programs that were serve my own.” previously earned a bach-
renewed last month by Congress.
During the recession, Congress Looser also appreciated elor’s degree in merchandis-
ing and product development
added up to 73 weeks of emer-
gency aid on top of the 26 weeks “The YWCA offers sup- from Bowling Green State
typically provided by the states. port to the community and University and an associ-
All told, about 10.1 mil- fosters sisterhood in women,” ate’s degree in advertising
lion people were receiving she said. “I am thrilled with and marketing communi-
unemployment checks in the the people I am working with cations from the Faction
week ended Aug. 7, the lat- and their commitment to the Institute of Technology in
est data available. That’s up women of the community New York. She is the daugh-
about 260,000 from the previ- and also how they are build- ter of Bob and Chris Looser
ous week. ing a strong mentorship for of Delphos.
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WASHINGTON (AP) —
Glenn Beck’s rally on the
anniversary and at the site
of Martin Luther King Jr.’s
famous “I Have a Dream”
speech is drawing criticism,
protests and questions about
his intentions.
Beck insists the event
Saturday at the Lincoln
Memorial is not about poli-
tics, even though Beck and
former Alaska Gov. Sarah
Palin, a potential 2012
presidential candidate, will
attend. But the rally is draw-
ing a strong reaction — and
several counter-rallies —
as the nation looks toward
November’s elections.
Beck, a popular figure
among tea party activists
and a polarizing Fox News
Channel personality, has said
it is merely a coincidence
that the event is taking place
on the 47th anniversary of
King’s plea for racial equali-
ty. Beck has called President
Barack Obama a racist.
The event’s web site says
the “Restoring Honor” rally
is to pay tribute to America’s
military personnel and others
“who embody our nation’s
founding principles of
integrity, truth and honor.”
It urges citizens to attend
and “help us restore the val-
Patrol plans multiple checkpoints as part of “Drunk
Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” campaign
COLUMBUS — The
Ohio State Highway Patrol
troopers will operate four
OVI checkpoints Friday night
and an additional five check-
points on Saturday night to
deter and intercept impaired
drivers this week as part of
the “Drunk Driving. Over the
Limit. Under Arrest.” cam-
paign.
OVI checkpoints sched-
uled for Friday night will
take place in Jefferson,
Clark, Geauga and Scioto
counties. The exact locations
Tax officials keep ‘Crocodile Dundee’ in Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — Actor
Paul Hogan, star of the
“Crocodile Dundee” movie
trilogy, has been barred from
leaving Australia until he
pays a disputed tax bill, his
lawyer said today.
The 70-year-old actor,
who currently lives in Los
Angeles and first gained a
public profile in the United
States with his cheerful offer
to “slip an extra shrimp on the
barbie” in Australian tourism
TV ads in the mid 1980s,
arrived in Sydney last week
to attend the funeral of his
mother Florence Hogan.
Hogan was served with
an Australian Taxation Office
order after landing last Friday
that prevents him from leav-
ing Australia until he settles
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nation.”
“This is going to be an
iconic event,” Beck says.
“This is going to be a
moment that you’ll never be
able to paint people as hat-
ers, racists, none of it. This
is a moment, quite honestly,
that I think we reclaim the
civil rights movement. It
has been so distorted and so
turned upside down. It is an
abomination.”
The rally also is to pro-
mote the Special Operations
Warrior Foundation, which
provides scholarships and
services to family members
of military members.
Beck’s critics dismissed
his claims that the event will
not be political.
“When we heard about
Glenn Beck, it was puz-
zling,” the Rev. Al Sharpton
said. “Because if you read
Dr. King’s speech, it just
doesn’t gel with what Mr.
Beck or Mrs. Palin are rep-
resenting.”
Beck has called Obama “a
guy who has a deep-seated
hatred for white people or
the white culture.”
“I’m not saying he doesn’t
like white people. I’m say-
ing he has a problem,” Beck
said. “This guy is, I believe,
of these checkpoints will be
announced tomorrow morn-
ing, in addition to the coun-
ties involved in the Saturday
night checkpoints.
“The Patrol is pleased to
be joining forces with all
law enforcement in an effort
to draw attention to the dan-
gers of impaired driving,”
Colonel David W. Dicken,
superintendent of the Patrol,
said. “Motorists need to
take heed of our warning –
If you are Over the Limit,
you will be Under Arrest.
a multimillion dollar tax bill,
lawyer Andrew Robinson
said.
“These may not be the
appropriate circumstances to
effectively make Paul a pris-
oner of Australia,” Robinson
told Australian Broadcasting
Corp. radio.
The order was “absolute-
ly devastating” for Hogan’s
wife, “Crocodile Dundee”
co-star Linda Kozlowski, and
their 12-year-old son Chance,
both of whom remained in
Los Angeles, Robinson said.
Australian tax and crime
investigators have fought
Hogan in a five-year legal
wrangle in Australian and
U.S. courts to investigate evi-
dence that he used offshore
bank accounts to conceal
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On Aug. 26, 1920, the
19th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution, guaranteeing
American women the right to
vote, was certified in effect by
Secretary of State Bainbridge
Colby.
On this date:
In 55 B.C., Roman forces
under Julius Caesar invaded
Britain, but achieved limited
success.
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a racist.”
Palin has defended
radio personality Laura
Schlessinger, who announced
this month she was ending
her “Dr. Laura” program
after using a racial epithet
repeatedly on the air during
a discussion with a caller
about racism. Schlessinger
later apologized but said her
free speech rights were being
violated by those urging sta-
tion affiliates and sponsors
to drop her program.
“Dr.Laura:don’t retreat...
reload!” Palin tweeted. She
called Dr. Laura “even more
powerful & effective w/out
the shackles, so watch out
Constitutional obstruction-
ists. And b thankful 4 her
voice,America!”
“The 8-28 rally is suppos-
edly is about ’reclaiming the
civil rights movement,’ but
it is being led by someone
whose idea of a racist is
the president of the United
States,” said Jess Levin, a
spokesman for the liberal
Media Matters for America,
an organization that has
targeted Beck, Fox News
Channel and Schlessinger.
“This rally is about one
thing and one thing only.
And that’s promoting Beck’s
political agenda.”
These OVI checkpoints are
designed to not only deter
impaired driving, but to
proactively remove these
dangerous drivers from our
roadways.”
If you plan to consume
alcohol, designate a driver
or make other travel arrange-
ments before you drink. If
you drink and drive, you will
be arrested!
Operational support for
the sobriety checkpoints will the Delphos Police Department
be provided by local law
enforcement agencies.
earnings since his low-budget eggs on the victim’s vehicle
“Crocodile Dundee” movie while it was parked in front of
became an international hit the residence.
in 1986.
Tax authorities last month
claimed Hogan owed tax on
38 million Australian dol-
lars ($34 million) in alleg-
edly undisclosed income. The
exact tax bill has not been
disclosed.
Hogan has denied any Police Department at 8:12
wrongdoing and disputes the p.m. Wednesday to report that
tax bill. He has never been an unknown subject(s) had
charged with tax evasion.
The Australian Tax Office personal and school property
refuses to comment due to a from the area of the school.
policy of not discussing indi-
vidual cases.
Robinson said lawyers located four individuals fit-
are negotiating with tax ting the description that had
authorities to have the order been seen with the gym bag.
revoked.
(SKOHP’-yah), Macedonia.
In 1910, Thomas Edison
demonstrated for reporters
an improved version of his
Kinetophone, a device for
showing a movie with syn-
chronized sound.
In 1958, Alaskans went to
the polls to overwhelmingly
vote in favor of statehood.
In 1961, the original
Hockey Hall of Fame was
opened in Toronto.
In 1964, President Lyndon
B. Johnson was nominated
for a term of office in his
own right at the Democratic
national convention in
Atlantic City, N.J.
In 1968, the Democratic
national convention opened
in Chicago.
Olympics games opened in
Munich, West Germany.
Marijuana plants found in
cornfield, charges pending
The Van Wert County
Sheriff Office is investigat-
ing the cultivation of mari-
juana.
The department was con-
tacted by Spencerville Police
Department in reference to
information that they obtained
of marijuana being grown in
Jennings Township of Van
Wert County.
Deputies responded to
the area and on checking the
cornfield, observed marijuana
plants in pots along the first
row of corn. Deputies also
POLICE
REPORT
Victim reports
assault during
dispute
Delphos Police officers
responded to the 200 block
of Clime Street at 4:05 a.m.
Wednesday in reference to a
dispute.
When officers arrived, the
victim reported being involved
in a dispute that resulted in the
victim being assaulted.
The case is still under
investigation.
Vehicle egged
A resident in the 500 block
of North Scott Street contacted
at 1:13 p.m. Wednesday to
report that sometime between
midnight and 1 a.m., an
unknown subject(s) threw
Student’s gym
bag stolen,
recovered
A student from St. John’s
School contacted the Delphos
stolen a gym bag containing
After speaking with wit-
nesses in the area, the officers
A short time later the bag and
contents were recovered.
Charges are pending.
WEATHER
Delphos weather
High temperature
Wednesday in Delphos was
80 degrees, low was 64. High
a year ago today was 83, low
was 59. Record high for today
is 96, set in 1953. Record low
is 46, set in 1946.
WEATHER FORECAST
Tri-county
The Associated Press
TODAY: Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 70s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
TONIGHT: Clear. Lows
in the upper 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph becom-
ing light southeast winds after
midnight.
FRIDAY: Sunny. Highs
in the upper 70s. Light and
variable winds becoming light
southeast winds in the after-
noon.
EXTENDED FORECAST
FRIDAY NIGHT: Clear.
Lows in the lower 50s.
Southeast winds around 5
mph.
SATURDAY:
Highs in the lower 80s.
Sunny.
Southeast winds around 5
mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT-
TUESDAY: Clear. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs around
90.
TUESDAY NIGHT,
WEDNESDAY: Mostly
clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
Highs around 90.
observed evidence that the
residents at the house were
watering the plants.
A search warrant was
obtained and a total of 67
plants were taken into evi-
dence. The value of the plants
is $67,000.
Sheriff Owens advised that
the West Central Ohio Crime
Task Force is assisting in the
investigation. The case is still
under investigation.
Felony charges are forth
coming on a 46-year-old
male.
German
court finds
HIV singer
guilty
By CHRISTOPH
NOELTING
The Associated Press
DARMSTADT, Germany
— A singer in a German girl
band broke down into tears
today after a court convicted
her but sentenced her to no
jail time for causing bodily
harm to her ex-boyfriend by
having unprotected sex with
him despite knowing she was
infected with HIV.
Nadja Benaissa, 28, was
given a two-year suspended
prison sentence and 300 hours
community service after she
was convicted in a Darmstadt
administrative court. She faced
a possible 10 years behind
bars.
The court ruled that Benaissa
had infected a former boyfriend
with the virus that causes AIDS
by having unprotected sex with
him.
Benaissa helped her case
during the trial, which began
Aug. 16, by acknowledging
she had unprotected sex despite
knowing she was HIV-positive
and saying it was a big mis-
take.
“I’m sorry from the bottom
of my heart,” Benaissa said,
adding that she had realized
how much her ex-boyfriend
was still suffering.
“I wish I could turn back
time and make everything
undone,” she told the court.
“But I know that he will never
forgive me.”
The man who claimed
Benaissa infected him said
they had a three-month rela-
tionship at the beginning of
2004 and that he got tested after
Benaissa’s aunt asked him in
2007 whether he was aware that
the singer was HIV-positive.
Benaissa said she didn’t
tell anybody about her disease
because she was afraid of the
consequences — which she
described during the trial as a
“cowardly act.”
During the trial, microbiolo-
gist Josef Eberle, who examined
the viruses of both Benaissa and
her ex-boyfriend, told the court
“in all probability” the singer
was responsible for infecting
the 34-year-old man with the
virus that causes AIDS.
Both were suffering from
a very rare type of the virus
that was first found in western
Africa, he said.
Benaissa told the court
she became addicted to crack
cocaine at 14 and that dur-
ing her pregnancy at 16, she
found out that she was HIV
positive.
After winning a TV talent
show, “Popstars,” in 2000, she
joined the band No Angels with
four other young women and
hid her illness from everyone.
No Angels sold more than 5
million albums before breaking
up in 2003.
Along with three other
members from the original
band, Benaissa helped re-form
the group in 2007. They per-
formed to a disastrous result
in the 2008 Eurovision song
contest, coming in 23rd out of
25 contestants.
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CONCES, Mary Lou, 79,
of Lima, Mass of Christian
Burial will begin at 10
a.m. Friday at St. Charles
Borromeo Catholic Church
in Lima. Burial will be in
Gethsemani Cemetery.
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Huckeriede Funeral Home.
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KLAUS, Kenneth J.,
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Christian Burial begins at 11
a.m. Friday at St. John the
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ciating. Burial will follow in
Walnut Grove Cemetery with
military rites performed by the
Delphos Veterans Council.
Friends may call from 2-4 and
6-8 p.m. today and 9:30-10:30
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Schier Funeral Home, where
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M., 77, of Kalida, Mass of
Christian Burial will begin
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Michael’s Catholic Church,
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officiating. Burial will fol-
low in the church cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8
p.m. today at Love-Heitmeyer
Funeral Home, Jackson
Township (on the corner of
State Routes 224 and 634),
where a Parish Rosary will
begin at 2 p.m. Condolences
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LOCAL PRICES
Corn: $3.77
Wheat: $5.63
Beans: $10.74
LOTTERY
CLEVELAND (AP) —
These Ohio lotteries were
drawn Wednesday:
Classic Lotto
12-16-21-22-27-30
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million
Mega Millions
Estimated jackpot: $133
million
Midday 3
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Pick 3
3-9-4
Pick 4
0-7-1-1
Powerball
16-17-29-31-36,
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Estimated jackpot: $20
million
Rolling Cash 5
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STATE/LOCAL
Scores seek EarthTalk®
appointment to
of its chief predator—has the non-profit Defenders of
fallen by half, in what many Wildlife has implemented
environmentalists see as a its Wolf Conservation Trust
win-win scenario. whereby donated funds are

regulate casinos
By THOMAS J.
SHEERAN
The Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) —
People are lining up to seek
appointment to $60,000-a-year
jobs regulating the state’s
casino industry, and a key
sponsor said Wednesday that
integrity should be a top pri-
ority in picking them.
Democratic Gov. Ted
Strickland must nominate
seven people to a commis-
sion that will oversee casi-
nos in Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Columbus and Toledo.
At least 49 people have
asked the governor for
appointments, which require
Ohio Senate confirmation.
Strickland has 30 days from
the Sept. 10 effective date of
the commission legislation to
make the appointments.
Applicants include attor-
neys, a judge, a lame-duck
Cuyahoga County com-
missioner in Cleveland, an
Ohio Lottery Commission
assistant regional manager
in Cincinnati and a lobby-
ist for the Ohio Council of
Churches.
By law, the commission
must be bipartisan and include
at least one attorney, one cer-
tified public accountant, one
person with law enforcement
experience and representation
from the counties where casi-
nos will be built.
The majority of those seek-
ing appointment come from
the four counties: Hamilton
(Cincinnati), Cuyahoga,
Franklin (Columbus) and
Lucas (Toledo).
The governor won’t be
limited to making appoint-
ments from the list of those
who have inquired about the
jobs, spokeswoman Amanda
Wurst said.
“This list does not neces-
sarily include people ‘under
consideration’ for appoint-
ment,” she said in an e-mail.
State Rep. Todd Book,
who co-sponsored the com-
mission legislation, said
Wednesday that personal
honesty should be a top prior-
ity in the appointments.
“You would want people
that have a lot of integrity,”
the Democrat said by phone
from his southern Ohio dis-
trict in the Portsmouth area.
The governor agrees,
Wurst says.
“The governor will select
individuals he believes
have the highest degree of
integrity and who will best
serve the people of Ohio on
this commission,” she told
The Associated Press in an
e-mail.
The co-sponsor of the com-
mission legislation, state Rep.
Kenny Yuko, a Democrat
from Richmond Heights, said
he hopes appointees remem-
ber the importance of creating
jobs and presenting a positive
image.
“This is about economic
development. This is about
the creation of jobs,” he said.
“But this is also about mak-
ing sure we run a first-class
operation.”
Other reintroduction
efforts across the U.S. have
also been successful. From
the lynx in Colorado to the
condor in California to the
Black-footed ferret on the
Plains, scientists are pleased
with how well reintroduced
species have taken to their
new surroundings. As a
result, many conservationists
now view the reintroduction
of iconic wildlife species as
key to restoring otherwise
degraded natural landscapes.
“When we kill off big cats,
wolves and other wild hunt-
ers, we lose not only promi-
nent species, but also the key
ecological and evolutionary
process of top-down regu-
lation,” says the non-profit
Rewilding Institute, adding
that the recovery of large
native carnivores should be
the heart of any conservation
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Critics of the health care industry postulate that our predators have disappeared.
society’s quickness to test for disease may in fact be caus- “Wolves, cougars, lynx, wol-
ing more of it, especially in the case of medical scans. The verines, grizzly and black
radiation dose from a typical CT scan is 600 times more bears, jaguars, sea otters and
powerful than the average chest x-ray. other top carnivores need
From the Editors of E/The concern. Mammograms are to be restored throughout
Environmental Magazine now routine for women over North America in ecologi-
40 years old. But some stud- cally effective densities in
Dear EarthTalk: Should ies suggest that these types of their natural ranges where
I fear radiation exposure screenings may cause more suitable habitat remains or
associated with medical cancers than they prevent. can be restored.”
scans such as CT scans, Because of this, the feder- Not everyone is so bull-
mammograms and the ally funded U.S. Preventive ish on wildlife reintroduction
like? Services Task Force now programs, despite their suc-
— Shelly Johansen, recommends that women not cess. As for the Yellowstone
Fairbanks, AK otherwise considered high wolf reintroduction, ranch-
Send your environmental
risk for breast cancer wait ers operating on private land
questions to: EarthTalk®,
The short answer is … until age 50 to begin getting outside park boundaries still
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Magazine, P.O. Box 5098,
care industry postulate that get them every two years free-roaming wolves poaching
Westport, CT 06881; earth-
our society’s quickness to instead of annually. However, their livestock. In response,
talk@emagazine.com.
test for disease may in fact the American Cancer Society
be causing more of it, espe- argues that such restraint
cially in the case of medical would result in women dying
scans. To wit, the radiation unnecessarily from delaying
dose from a typical CT scan screenings.
channeled toward paying
ranchers fair market value
for any stock lost to wolf pre-
dation. The group hopes the
fund will “eliminate a major
factor in political opposition
to wolf recovery” by shifting
the economic burden of wolf
recovery from livestock pro-
ducers to those who support
wolf reintroduction.
Some environmental
advocates also oppose wild-
life reintroductions. One
argument is that people have
“played God” enough and
should stop tinkering even
more with wildlife and eco-
systems, especially given
that the overall long-term
impact is always uncertain.
And some animal advocates
dislike such strategies from
a humanitarian perspective:
“Reintroduction programs
subject wild animals to cap-
turing and handling, which
is always stressful for them,
and may eventually put them
in the line of fire of farmers
who are already angry about
predator-reintroduction pro-
grams,” claims People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals
(PETA), adding that, when
predators are reintroduced
to an area where they have
long been absent, prey spe-
cies tend to scatter and “their
lives and behavior patterns
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CLEVELAND (AP) —
Ohio is seeking federal money
to pay for more than 100 elec-
tric vehicles and a network of
charging stations statewide.
The Ohio Department of
COLUMBUS (AP) — It’s
time for a panel of state law-
makers to decide whether to
accept the people’s choice of
Thomas Edison for a new statue
in the U.S. Capitol building.
The inventor was picked in a
(short for computed tomog- Women with a family his-
raphy and commonly known tory of breast cancer may be
as a “cat scan”) is 600 times at greatest risk. Researchers
more powerful than the aver- from the University Medical
age chest x-ray. Center Groningen in the
A 2007 study by Dr. Amy Netherlands found that five
Berrington de González of or more x-rays—or any expo-
the National Cancer Institute sure to radiation—before the
projected that the 72 million age of 20 for “high risk”
CT scans conducted yearly in women increased the like-
the U.S. (not including scans lihood of developing breast
conducted after a cancer cancer later by a factor of two
diagnosis or performed at the and a half.
end of life) will likely cause Individuals should ask
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mitted to the idea that they’ll
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Camera drops restricts P.R.
from helicopter birth certificates
COLUMBUS (AP) — A
camera fell off a police heli-
copter on patrol in Columbus,
striking at least three vehicles
in a business parking lot.
No one on the ground was
hurt when the infrared camera
valued at roughly $100,000
came crashing down around
noon Wednesday. One of the
vehicles was heavily dam-
aged.
At the time, the helicopter
was being used in the search
for a missing woman.
Police Sgt. Richard Weiner
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stalled on the chopper before
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era came unhitched. Police
on Wednesday saying that a
statue of the Wrights would
cement the state’s link with the
lucrative aerospace industry.
CLEVELAND (AP) —
Ohio won’t issue driver licens-
es based on older birth certifi-
cates from Puerto Rico, even
though the U.S. territory says
they’re valid until Sept. 30.
The Bureau of Motor
Vehicles says because of
the risk of identity fraud it’s
accepting only Puerto Rican
birth certificates printed since
the beginning of this year,
with new security features.
By the end of September,
all Puerto Ricans born on the
island are expected to have the
new birth certificates.
Some Puerto Rico natives
say the Ohio BMV’s policy
has left them in license limbo.
Agency spokeswoman
Lindsay Komlanc says license
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POLITICS “Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.”
Political gender
IT WAS NEWS THEN
gap still lags
One Year Ago
• Monday morning at the Allen County Fairgrounds, the
behind others
Junior Fair held its “Farrow to Finish Market Hog Show,” NEW YORK (AP) — The
in which contestants show the hogs they’ve raised from suffragists who 90 years ago
birth. Nine-year-old Troy Elwer, a student at St. John’s and a won voting rights for women
member of Delphos Livetock 4-H Club, received a trophy for would likely shake their heads
Reserve Champion. in wonder at this election, with
its “mama grizzly” candidates
25 Years Ago — 1985 and high-stakes woman-vs.-
• Members of the second-place team in the nutrition bowl woman showdowns.
competition at the Allen County Fair included Kristy Mueller, The women in key races
daughter of Stanley and Shirley Mueller; Lisa Fischer, daugh- include a rancher and three
ter of Arnie and Helen Fischer; Mary Vonderwell, daughter multimillionaire former
of John and Pat Vonderwell and Laura Schmelzer, daughter CEOs, one a pro wrestling
of Tom and Wendy Schmelzer.
magnate. Two frontier states
• St. John’s first team lost to Ayersville Saturday evening
— Oklahoma and New
but the Blue Jay reserves topped Ayersville 2-0. St. John’s Mexico — seem assured of
scores came on a 30-yard run by Brian Stepleton and a 70-yard
electing their first female gov-
run by Randy Stemen. “I thought it was an even scrimmage,” ernor after both major parties
said St. John’s Coach Tom McCurgy. “I didn’t like the idea
nominated women.
that they scored on us. It was a mixup in coverage.” Yet in spite of cel-
• Eighteen-year-old Todd Gable, Delphos FFA, won the
ebrations planned today for
senior swine showmanship trophy and rosette in junior fair
Women’s Equality Day,
swine show. Gable also captured second in the swine cham- marking the adoption of the
pion of champions competition. He is the son of Joyce and 19th Amendment in 1920,
Gene Gable of Delphos. American women’s share of
high-level political power still
50 Years Ago — 1960 lags behind scores of other
• The atomic submarine Seadragon, with bow-mounted nations.
TV cameras to help find the way, was due to reach Worldwide, women hold
the North Pole today after making the fabled Northwest 19 percent of the seats in
Passage a reality at last. It now was an accomplished fact that national legislatures, accord-
nuclear subs could transit the icy, island-filled waters ing to the Inter-Parliamentary
of north Canada, just as they earlier charted a course under Union. Its rankings of 186
the frozen Arctic Ocean. New routes between the Atlantic nations — based on percent-
and the Pacific – alternates to the Panama Canal and Cape age of women in the single or
Horn – now were on the map. In six days, from Aug. 15 to lower chamber of the legisla-
Aug. 21, Cmdr. George P. Steele II took his ship over the ture — has the U.S. tied for
850-mile passage that has been the quest of explorers since 90th with Turkmenistan.
John and Sebastian Cabot began looking for a short cut
Women have held the top
to the Pacific for merchant ships in 1502. Only five times
government post in dozens
before in history have ships traversed parts of the route the of countries — including
Seadragon took. Ships always before had to sail south of the Germany, Britain, Australia,
Seadragon’s route, passing below either Victoria Island or Argentina, Israel, India and
Banks Island. Turkey.
Women hold only 17
75 Years Ago — 1935 percent of the seats in the
• A strong boost for the 1935 Delphos Free Fair was given U.S. Congress — well below
by Mr. and Mrs. Leo McDaniel, who with their daughter, Europe’s 22 percent and far
Genevieve, spent the past several days at the home of Mr. and behind the Nordic countries’
Mrs. J. O. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. McDaniels are former resi- 42 percent — and the major
dents of Delphos. They stopped here while enroute to their parties have yet to nominate a
home in Shelby County after spending the past six weeks in woman for president. Hillary
the pine woods of Minnesota where they enjoyed excellent Rodham Clinton’s campaign
fishing. for the Democratic nomina-
• The Delphos City team lost its game against the tion in 2008 collected 18 mil-
Wapakoneta Red, 4-3 at Wapak Sunday. Russell Bigelow lion votes but still fell short
was on mound duty for Delphos. Wapakoneta scored one run of victory.
in each, the first, third and fourth innings. In the fifth frame “The handful of women
Delphos clustered hits, a single by Sterling and doubles by that you see near the top is
Foley and Heck and scored two runs. They added another in just that — a handful,” said
the sixth. No further runs were scored until the last half of the Erin Vilardi of the White
ninth when a single enabled Wapak to break the tie and score House Project, which seeks
the winning run. to expand women’s role in
• The regular monthly meeting of the Women’s Home politics.
and Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church “At the congressional
will be held Friday at the church. The following will be serv- level, both parties have a hell
ing as hostesses: Mrs. Samuel E. Roberts, Mrs. Kathrine of a lot of work to do,” Vilardi
said. “The culture is still very
Buettner, Mrs. John Vogt, Mrs. Dave Miller and Mrs. Arthur
G. Moon. dominantly male.”
Among the notable devel-
opments in this year’s cam-
paign is the emergence of
Moderately confused numerous charismatic, con-
servative women running as
Republicans.
In California, wealthy busi-
nesswomen Meg Whitman,
the ex-CEO of eBay, and
Carly Fiorina, ex-CEO of
Hewlett-Packard, are the
GOP nominees for governor
and Senate.
Fiorina is the first
Republican woman to take
on the Democratic incumbent,
Barbara Boxer, since Boxer
entered the Senate in 1992,
and the race has captured
national attention.
In South Dakota, the race
for the state’s lone House seat
pits the incumbent Democrat,
Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin,
against Republican legislator
Kristi Noem — both of them
working moms who grew up
on farms. Noem, who helps
her husband run a ranch, is
one of several GOP woman
candidates dubbed “mama
grizzlies” because of traits
shared with Sarah Palin, the
party’s 2008 vice presiden-
tial nominee and a political
star who’s been doling out
endorsements this year.
— Mother Teresa (1910-1997)
GOP civil war rages,
Dems look to benefit
By CHARLES
BABINGTON
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A
Republican civil war is rag-
ing, with righter-than-thou
conservatives dominating
ever more primaries in a fight
for the party’s soul. And the
Democrats hope to benefit.
The latest examples of
conservative insurgents’ clout
came Tuesday at opposite
ends of the country. In Florida,
political newcomer Rick Scott
beat longtime congressman
and state Attorney General Bill
McCollum for the GOP guber-
natorial nomination.
The GOP is likely to sur-
vive its bitter intraparty bat-
tles in such states as Alaska
and Utah, even if voters oust
veteran senators in both. But
tea party-backed candidates
might be a godsend to des-
perate Democrats elsewhere
— in Nevada, Florida and
perhaps Kentucky, where
the Democrats portray GOP
nominees as too extreme for
their states.
If Murkowski joins Sen.
Bob Bennett, R-Utah, as a
victim of party activists who
demand ideological purity,
other Republicans are still
likely to win in November,
though Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,
would have to deal with more
maverick members who are
loathe to compromise. And
the conservative insurgency
is hardly all-powerful, as Sen.
Palin a central figure in Senate race
By BECKY BOHRER
The Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska
— Sarah Palin has emerged
as a key figure in an Alaskan
Senate primary race so close
that it will now be decided by
absentee ballots.
Heavily favored Sen. Lisa
Murkowski watched the sur-
prising returns showing a tight
race Tuesday night, becom-
ing painfully aware of both
Palin’s impact and growing
anti-government sentiment.
With all precincts report-
ing, the Republican senator
trailed conservative lawyer
Joe Miller by 1,668 votes
Wednesday, leaving both
hoping that uncounted absen-
tee ballots will give them the
victory.
The state sent out about
16,000 absentee ballots, and
about 7,600 had been received
by Monday, but they are not
part of the tally. Absentee
ballots postmarked by elec-
tion day can be received for
up to 10 days after the elec-
tion, meaning the count of
outstanding mail-in votes
won’t begin for several days.
Regardless of the final
outcome, the primary is an
indication of the influence
Palin wields in midterm elec-
tions as she looks ahead to
a possible White House bid
in 2012. She had been on
a losing streak as of late in
Bad news on homes, goods adds to air of recession
By DANIEL WAGNER
and ALAN ZIBEL
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — It’s
starting to feel like another
recession.
Businesses are ordering
fewer goods. Home sales are
the slowest in decades. Jobs
are scarce, and unemployment
claims are rising. Perhaps
most worrisome, manufactur-
ing activity, which had been
one of the economy’s few
bright spots, is faltering.
“The odds of a double-
dip are rising and uncomfort-
ably high,” said Mark Zandi,
chief economist at Moody’s
Analytics, referring to the
possibility that the nation
will tip back into recession.
“Nothing else can go wrong.
There is no cushion left.”
On Wednesday, the gov-
ernment offered the latest
dose of grim news about
the economic recovery:
Companies cut back last
month on their investments
in equipment and machines.
And Americans bought new
homes at the weakest pace in
nearly half a century.
Earlier this week came
John McCain proved by eas-
ily winning renomination
in Arizona despite a chal-
lenge from the right by J.D.
Hayworth.
The Republican Party’s
chief danger lies in battle-
ground states such as Florida
and Nevada, where great
opportunities might slip away.
President Barack Obama and
his Democrats see a silver
lining amid political troubles
driven by high unemployment
and a stubbornly slow eco-
nomic recovery.
The White House has
tried to link the Republican
Party with the fledgling con-
servative-libertarian tea party
coalition — and demonize the
combination as too extreme
for the country.
That’s “the Republican tea
party” that’s “offering more
of the past but on steroids”
and is “out of step with where
the American people are,”
Vice President Joe Biden told
the party’s rank and file last
week.
Nevada Republicans’ nom-
ination of tea party favorite
Sharron Angle may save Sen.
Harry Reid, the Democratic
leader. His popularity has
fallen sharply among state
voters, but Democrats say
Angle’s comments are scar-
ing voters away from her and
back toward him.
In Florida, the conventional
wisdom was that McCollum,
who had won election state-
wide, would be a stronger
candidate than Scott against
her role as “Mama Grizzly”
kingmaker, but that seems to
have changed with wins in
other primaries Tuesday and
the possibility of Murkowski
losing.
The race is the latest chap-
ter in a long-running politi-
cal saga between Palin and
the Murkowski family dating
back to 2002, when then-Gov.
Frank Murkowski appointed
his daughter to the Senate and
bypassed the up-and-coming
Palin for the position. Palin
routed Frank Murkowski four
years later in the primary on
the way to her becoming gov-
ernor, and now she may have
helped derail the career of his
daughter.
The women have occa-
sionally clashed since then
on the issue of health care
reform and Palin’s decision
to resign as governor last
summer. They have denied
any bad blood, but that didn’t
stop the potshots in this lat-
est race, including attacks on
Murkowski on health care that
the senator said were horribly
misleading and false.
Murkowski on Wednesday
declined to discuss what kind
of role Palin might have had
on the race.
Pollster Marc Hellenthal,
who often works with
Republicans, lays the blame
for Murkowski’s predicament
on her failure to respond to
the barrage of negative ads by
news that sales of previous-
ly occupied homes fell last
month to the lowest level in
15 years.
Unemployment remains
near double digits because
job growth in the private sec-
tor has slowed.
The economy has grown
for a full year now, and many
experts believe the recession
technically ended in July
2009. But the pace of expan-
sion has slowed significantly
in the past six months.
Economists are predict-
ing the government will
announce Friday that the
economy grew from April
to June even more slowly
than previously thought, at an
annual rate below 2 percent
— weak for normal times and
especially anemic right after
a recession.
Of course, for most
Americans, the numbers are
strictly academic.
For Tim Reardon, a
sales executive at a small
Massachusetts company that
installs kitchen counters and
floors, August is shaping up
to be the worst month of busi-
ness in 11 years. His com-
pany cut a third of its staff
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Democrat Alex Sink in the
governor’s race. Democrats
are certain to assail at least
one aspect of Scott’s private-
sector history: the $1.7 billion
that Columbia/HCA hospi-
tal corporation paid to settle
Medicare fraud charges when
he was chief executive offi-
cer. In the Republican pri-
mary, Scott spent $39 million
of his own money to promote
his campaign and beat back
such attacks.
In a sign of the Democratic
Party’s own relative calm this
year, Florida’s other insider-
vs-outsider contest turned out
much differently. Democratic
Rep. Kendrick Meek defeated
millionaire newcomer Jeff
Greene for the party’s Senate
nomination.
Even if GOP nominees
make some rookie mis-
takes, general election vot-
ers might embrace them,
said Republican strategist
John Feehery. “This is a ’big
change’ election,” Feehery
said. “If you are defending the
establishment, you are in big
trouble this time around.”
Still, tea party activ-
ism could cause worries for
Republicans in Florida’s
Senate race. Conservative
Marco Rubio essentially
chased Gov. Charlie Crist,
then a Republican, out of the
party. But a Meek-Rubio split
of the vote on Nov. 2 could
allow Crist to win the Senate
seat as an independent, and he
might caucus with Democrats
in Washington.
the Tea Party Express.
Murkowski focused on
her record and experience for
much of the campaign, but
finally began fighting back
near the end. But by then, it
was “way too late in the ball-
game,” Hellenthal said.
“You have to respond to a
negative (ad) and those that
don’t are retired. She’s about
to be retired. ... The high
road’s a grave yard, isn’t it?”
At a news conference in
Anchorage, Murkowski men-
tioned that then-Sen. Ted
Stevens in 2008 went to bed
one night in the lead but when
all the votes were counted,
eventually lost his Senate seat
of 40 years to Mark Begich.
She said U.S. Rep. Don
Young also reminded her of
a race he had won after going
into the election showing he
was behind.
“It ain’t over yet, folks,”
Murkowski said Wednesday.
“There is much, much yet to
be counted.”
Miller, 43, is an Ivy
League-educated West Point
graduate who served in the
Gulf War before moving to
Alaska more than 15 years
ago because of his love of the
outdoors. He said he entered
his first statewide run for pub-
lic office because he believes
the nation is “in crisis,” with
out-of-control funding of
government entitlements and
a rising national debt.
and is placing factory orders
a job at a time.
“You definitely watch
the pennies a little closer —
everything from advertising
to tools,” he said. “This is
feeling like another reces-
sion.”
For the average house-
hold, whether the economy
is growing slightly or not
at all may not matter much.
Two gauges that matter more
are the unemployment rate,
which is stuck at 9.5 percent,
and home values, which are
down about 30 percent from
their 2006 peak.
“Who cares if it’s a second
recession or a double-dip?”
said William Dunkelberg,
an economics professor at
Temple University’s School
of Business and Management
and chief economist of
the National Federation
of Independent Business.
“Either way, things are not
going well.”
Overall orders for big-tick-
et manufactured goods did
rise for July, the Commerce
Department said Wednesday.
But that was only because
demand for commercial air-
craft surged by 76 percent.
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Panthers claw ’Dawgs Big Green roars past Falcons

By JIM METCALFE
The Delphos Herald
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com
ELIDA — Elida head girls
soccer coach Brady Overholt
felt that offense would be a
concern heading into the 2010
campaign.
At least for the first match,
those concerns came to frui-
tion as
his Lady
Bulldogs —
playing their
first match
— fell 4-0
to peren-
nial power
Maumee
Wednesday
night under Haidle
the lights of
the Elida Soccer Complex.
After a mostly even first 32
minutes, with very few scoring
chances, the Lady Panthers
broke a scoreless draw at 8:04
when junior Kaimyn Paszko
found streaking freshman
Maddy Woolford. She did the
rest as she fired an 8-yarder
from the left wing and found
the right side of the net past
Lady Bulldog junior keeper
Kaitlyn Morrisey (7 saves
versus 11 shots-on-goal) for
a 1-0 lead.
The Lady Panthers (2-0)
dominated the second half
and got a great look at 38:05
as senior Jessie Cope got an
opening but was denied by
Morrisey.
Still, with Maumee’s
defense an airtight crew,
denying the hosts even a sin-
gle shot in the half (3 for the
game, 2 on-goal), that allowed
the offense to control things
at will and pressure the Elida
defenders.
They made it 2-0 at 30:38
as Woolford made a run down
the right side and let fly from
18 yards; the orb ricocheted
off a defender and into the
net.
They kept up the assault
but the Lady ’Dawgs stayed
within two goals.
That is, until 22:13. On
a cross pass from the left
sideline by sophomore Abbi
O’Hair, she found senior
Amanda Decker in the mid-
dle. Her 8-yard header eluded
Morrisey for a 3-0 advantage.
The visitors tacked on a
fourth goal at 6:26 as Woolford
made a great run down the
right sideline, veered toward
the net and fired a 14-yarder
that got inside the near post.
“When we gave up that
second goal, that seemed to
suck the wind out of our sails,”
Overholt noted. “Maumee is a
quality team and they didn’t
give us a lot of quality chanc-
es offensively. Everything
we talked about at halftime,
like matching their increasing
intensity from the start, we
didn’t do. They came out on
fire and kept attacking.”
Maumee coach Steve
Kikolski was pleased with that.
“We had to quicken the
pace because Elida made us.
We didn’t have to do that in
our opener Monday,” Kikolski
explained. “That’s what we
talked about was how we had
to do the same things, just
quicker. That was the one
thing we really addressed at
the half.”
In the first 32 minutes, nei-
ther unit could get much of an
opening, with both defenses
clamping down on the other’s
offense.
The hosts had the first
good look at the 24:26 mark
when junior Beth Boyle got
an opening but her 12-yarder
was over the top.
At 21:05, senior Jordan
Haidle launched a corner kick
from the left side that forced
Panther senior netminder Bre
Wojnarowski to come up with
one of her two stops.
Maumee’s only other
real opening of the first half
came at 11:31 when Decker
got open from eight yards but
Morrisey got the stop.
“We played an excellent
first half. We came out with
intensity and matched theirs,”
Overholt added. “You could
see that as the match wore on,
we started to get tired. You
somewhat expect that in your
first game because you’re
playing with more emotion
and intensity than in a scrim-
mage and they’d already had
their first-match jitters out of
the way. We played a great 40
minutes; we need to learn to
play 80 minutes.”
Maumee hosts Napoleon
Saturday.
“I was extremely pleased
with our defense the second
half. I wasn’t so the first half,”
Kikolski added.
Elida visits St. Marys
Memorial at 7 p.m. Tuesday
for the Western Buckeye
League opener.
By CHARLIE
WARNIMONT
Delphos Herald
Correspondent
OTTOVILLE – At half-
time of their contest with
Riverdale, Ottoville talked
about getting better scoring
opportunities on their posses-
sions.
The Big Green were get-
ting quite a few scoring
opportunities in the first half
but were not able to get many
quality shots on goal. After
the halftime talk, Ottoville
responded by scoring four
times in a 6-0 win over the
Falcons at the Bob Kaple
Athletic Complex.
The win moved the Big
Green to 2-0 on the young
season.
Ottoville came out and
controlled play, keeping the
ball on their side of the field
much of the half. However,
they only had a 2-0 lead at
half which didn’t sit well with
coach Eric Gerker.
“At halftime, our focus was
on the middle part. Our pos-
sessions were not what they
needed to be and our finishing
wasn’t there,” Gerker said. “It
was frustrating for the kids
missing point-blank opportu-
nities. The second half we
settled down and were able to
get the flow of the game back
to where we wanted it to be.”
Ottoville took the lead two
and a half minutes into the
match as Sam Beining chased
down a ball, dribbled into
the box and knocked a shot
past Riverdale keeper Ryan
Gilbert.
Although the Big Green
were able to keep the ball on
their offensive end, they were
seeing shots go wide, high or
Panther golfers
win 2 vs. Jays
One match was at the
Delphos Country Club, the
other at Deerfield.
Wherever St. John’s played
Parkway
Wednesday
afternoon, it
didn’t mat-
ter as the
Panthers won
both sides of
their Midwest
to 3-0 with 38:41 left to play
when Scott Pohlman headed
home a cross.
Although the Big Green
watched other shots go wide,
high or into the arms of
Gilbert, they remained on the
attack.
With 18:06 left in the
game, the Big Green went
up 4-0 when Adam Beining
scored off a pass from Sam
Beining.
Fifty seconds later,
Ottoville added to its lead as
Sam Beining scored his sec-
ond goal of the match off a
throw–in from the left side.
Ottoville finished its scor-
ing two minutes later when
Josh Schroeder scored on a
direct kick.
Ottoville’s defense played
well throughout the game as
they limited the Falcons (0-2)
to just two shots for the game.
The Big Green fired 18 shots
Putnam County Sentinel photo in the contest.
“Our defense was not chal-
Ottoville junior Sam Beining maneuvers around a
Riverdale defender on his way to a pair of goals Wednesday lenged a lot,” Gerker said.
“They were playing a lot of
evening. The Big Green shut out their foe 6-0 at Ottoville
Soccer Stadium. thru balls and Matt Burgei is
pretty good back there cutting
being cleared by the Falcon box in an attempt to create down a lot of their opportuni-
defense. scoring chances. The strategy ties and giving them limited
Ottoville managed a late worked as Ottoville scored looks on goal.”
first-half goal when Nate just over a minute into the The one-sided game
Turnwald ran down a long half, then added three more allowed Gerker to play 25
pass into the offensive end goals later in the half off balls players in the game.
and fired a shot from just out- played into the box. “We are building our
side the 18 that found its way “The first half was kind of
depth,” Gerker commented.
into the right side of the goal a struggle,” Gerker said. “It “We like to play 19-20 guys
55 seconds before halftime. was a feeling-out process. We
every game and tonight we
“That was a big goal,” were a lot more aggressive were able to play 25. We
Gerker said. “It helped us put the second half on offense. I
have 17 lettermen back but
behind us what was a frustrat- stressed to the boys we need- we want to continue to build
ing first half.” ed to come out and move the
our depth as we will lose
The second half saw the ball, working it towards the seven seniors at the end of
Big Green continue their corners and sending crosses the year. We are building our
offensive domination but into the box. We felt if we did depth for the future.”
using a different strategy as that it would open up some Ottoville continues its non-
they tried to keep the ball things.” league play Saturday as they
wide and play crosses into the Ottoville pushed the lead visit Bryan (1 p.m. start).
LOCAL ROUNDUP
(3-1, 1-0) won 154-177, with a 47 and 48, respectively. Delphos Country Club.
Brian Schatzer winning med- Taylor Hoehn was low Cody Warnecke put in a
alist honors with a 37. man for the Lancers (0-10) 43 for the Musketeers (3-2),
Branden Beeks added a with a along with Niklas Lucking at
38, Brad Shaffer 39, Corey 43, along 50, Tyler Dray
Decker 40 and Jordan with Nick 59 and Nathan
Bollenbaucher 41. Sowers German 71.
Eric Bergfeld shot a 41 for with a 51, Jennings
the Jays, with Cody Kundert Brooks is in the
a 43, Nick Kayser 46 and Ludwig 58, Wayne Trace
Cole Fischbach 47. Zach Kreischer 59 and Wes Invitational
They host Minster 4 p.m. Collins 62. this afternoon.
today. Lincolnview will return to Colin Claud led the Pilots
---- action today at the Wayne with a 48, along with Matt

Cahill’s strong pitching Athletic

Conference encounters.
Big Green thumps
Lancer boys
Trace Invitational played at
Pleasant Valley Golf Course.
Engel 49, Zach Rensi 51,
Kyle Wank 58, Daniel Ponce

leads A’s over Indians

The Associated Press
CLEVELAND — Trevor
Cahill didn’t need his best
stuff to put together another
strong start for Oakland’s
overwhelming pitching staff.
Cahill (14-5) pitched
seven strong innings to beat
Cleveland 6-1 on
Wednesday night,
handing the Indians
their fifth straight loss.
The Athletics’ staff has given
up five or fewer runs in all
those games, longest in the AL
since Kansas City’s 25-game
streak in 1980. Oakland start-
ers have not allowed more
than three runs in 17 con-
secutive games, longest by the
franchise since the 1927
Philadelphia Athletics
did it 18 times in a row.
The Indians’
In Delphos, Emily
Winnings led the Lady
Panthers (4-0, 1-0 MAC) with
a 45, while Abby Evans shot
a 47, Jennifer Schatzer 48,
Laura Smith 63 and Ashleigh
DeLeon 65.
For the Lady Blue Jays
(1-7, 1-3 MAC), Jessica
Recker carded a 53, Megan
Martin 62 and Rachael Fisher
71.
They visit Minster 4 p.m.
today.
At Deerfield, Parkway
VAN WERT — Kyle Other teams besides host 63 and Jeff Riter 64.
Karhoff and Travis Maag set Wayne ----
the pace for Trace are Fort Jennings, Lady Racers open
the Ottoville Antwerp, Miller City and 2010 golf season
boys golfers Crestview in the matchup LIMA — The University
with 39s as that begins at 4 p.m. of Northwestern Ohio wom-
the Big Green ---- en’s golf team begins 2010
hammered Musketeers shoot play with its own Racer
Lincolnview down Pilots Golf Invitational at 11 a.m.
167-211 in DELPHOS — Kurt Friday and at 9 a.m. Saturday
dual action at Hickory Sticks Warnecke and Zach at Hawthorne Hills Golf
Golf Club in Van Wert. Schuerman registered 42s Club.
Zach Weber put in a 42 for as Fort Jennings dispatched For a complete schedule,
Ottoville (5-1), with Luke and Ayersville 177-206 in a boys go to the web site: www.
Derek Schimmoeller adding golf dual Wednesday at the unohracers.com

Reds blow 9-run lead, then beat SF in 12 innings

The right-hander was
helped by three double
plays as he improved
to 5-1 with a 0.77
ERA in six starts since
July 28.
Kevin Kouzmanoff lined a
3-run double to cap Oakland’s
5-run first inning off Mitch
Talbot (8-11).
Jack Cust gave the
Athletics a 1-0 lead with an
RBI single grounded between
first and second. After Mark
Ellis walked to load the bases,
Rajai Davis grounded a single
between third and short to
make it 2-0. The speedy Davis
nearly caught Ellis rounding
the bases on Kouzmanoff’s
drive. When Ellis slid in ahead
of the late throw, Davis had to
tiptoe to the plate to avoid
steamrolling his teammate.
Cleveland’s first bat-
ter reached safely in each
of the first six innings but
the Indians lost for the 13th
time in 16 games. They have
totaled four runs and hit only
.168 (27-for-161) during their
5-game skid.
The Indians struck out
eight times — each of their
last eight outs. Cahill fanned
the last two he faced, Craig
Breslow got three strikeouts
and allowed one hit in the
eighth and Henry Rodriguez
struck out the side in the ninth
on 10 pitches — twice hitting
100 mph and six times regis-
tering 101 on the radar gun.
Cahill gave up seven hits
as Oakland had a starter work
at least six innings for the 23rd
consecutive game, two short
of the club record set in 1980.
unearned run in the fifth
ruined the Athletics’ bid
for a fifth shutout in eight
games this year against
Cleveland, which has
been outscored 43-13 in going
2-6 against Oakland. It was
Cleveland’s first run in 22
innings, since the first inning
Sunday in Detroit.
Jason Donald reached
when his grounder went
through Kouzmanoff’s legs at
third. Two outs later, Asdrubal
Cabrera singled home Donald
from second base, but was
retired in a rundown that was
scored 9-2-6-3-5.
Kouzmanoff tripled to lead
off the sixth and scored on a
sacrifice fly by Gabe Gross to
make it 6-1.
Talbot gave up six hits
and six runs over six innings,
walking three and striking out
two.
Notes: Indians OF Michael
Brantley went 1-for-4 in his first
game after missing four games
with a sprained left ankle. ...
OF Shin-Soo Choo had three of
Cleveland’s eight hits and is hit-
ting .455, 10 for 22 against the
Athletics this season.
Mariners 4, Red Sox 2; Red
Sox 5, Mariners 3
BOSTON — Felix Hernandez
became the third-youngest pitcher
since 1952 to reach 1,000 strike-
outs, pitched 7 1/3 strong innings
and led the Seattle Mariners to
a 4-2 win over the Boston Red
Sox and a split of their day-night
doubleheader on Wednesday.
Hernandez (10-10) struck
out nine and allowed four hits
and one walk as the Mariners
snapped a 4-game losing streak
while ending the Red Sox winning
streak at four.
See CAHILL, page 7
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — For
the Cincinnati Reds, blowing
a 10-1 lead didn’t mean los-
ing the game.
Only hours after Atlanta
squandered that exact
same advantage and fell to
Colorado, the Reds
wound up with a win
— barely.
Saved by Paul
Janish’s tying single
in the ninth inning,
the Reds regrouped and ral-
lied past the San Francisco
Giants 12-11 Wednesday on
Joey Votto’s 2-out, tiebreak-
ing single in the 12th.
Votto homered twice and
finished with four hits and
four RBIs as the NL Central
leaders avoided a sweep.
Votto hit a pair of home
runs and Jonny Gomes hit
his 100th career shot that
gave the Reds their huge lead
going into the bottom of the
fifth. The Giants came back
and Aubrey Huff’s sacrifice
fly capped a six-run burst
in the eighth that put them
ahead 11-10.
A 2-base throwing error
by third baseman Pablo
Sandoval on Drew Stubbs’
1-out grounder in the Reds
ninth set up Janish’s single.
Miguel Cairo doubled
and scored on Votto’s 2-out
single in the 12th off Barry
Zito (8-9), making his second
career relief appearance.
Ryan Hanigan and Stubbs
also homered for Cincinnati.
The Reds homered three
times in the first inning and
the slugfest put an excla-
mation mark on the high-
est-scoring 3-game series at
AT&T Park.
The Giants scored at least
11 runs in three straight
games for the first time
since June 1953. The
Reds’ rally spoiled
what would’ve been
the biggest comeback
in franchise history.
Francisco Cordero (4-4)
pitched the final two innings.
Juan Uribe’s 3-run homer
in the eighth sparked the
Giants’ late rally as the first
six hitters reached base. Jose
Guillen and Sandoval singled
ahead of Uribe’s shot. Cody
Ross and Mike Fontenot sin-
gled ahead of Andres Torres’
2-run double. Torres later
scored on Huff’s medium
fly.
Reds starter Homer Bailey
lasted 5 1/3 innings and was
in line for his third straight
start since coming off the DL
on Aug. 15.
Giants rookie Madison
Bumgarner had his worst out-
ing in the majors, allowing
eight runs in 2 2/3 innings.
The Reds took a 4-0
lead in the first. Votto hit a
2-run shot, while Gomes and
Hanigan went back-to-back.
The Reds hit consecutive
homers for the eighth time
this season and the second
time in a week.
Notes: Reds second base-
man Brandon Phillips left
Wednesday’s game an inning
after getting hit by a pitch on his
right hand from Santiago Casilla
in the fifth. Phillips, who was
X-rayed afterward, said his hand
was too swollen to determine
the extent of the damage. The
All-Star was 1-for-3 with a run
scored and stolen base before
coming out of the contest. He
entered play as the NL leader in
hits and runs scored. Phillips was
replaced by Chris Valaika. The
injuries have been mounting for
the Reds, who already have six
players on the DL: INF Orlando
Cabrera, Ps Mike Lincoln, Aaron
Harang, Russ Springer and
Jose Arredondo and OF Jim
Edmonds
Rockies 12, Braves 10
DENVER — The Colorado
Rockies overcame a 9-run defi-
cit, matching the biggest rally in
team history and stunning the
Atlanta Braves 12-10 on Troy
Tulowitzki’s go-ahead single in
the eighth inning.
Down 10-1 in the third inning,
the Rockies chipped away against
the NL East leader before taking
the lead with four runs in the
eighth.
Carlos Gonzalez hit a tying,
2-run single with two outs and
Tulowitzki and Todd Helton fol-
lowed with RBI singles.
Colorado also came back from
nine runs down to beat Florida
18-17 on July 4, 2008. The NL
record for the biggest comeback
is 11 runs and the major-league
mark is 12.
Padres 9, Diamondbacks 3
SAN DIEGO — Adrian
Gonzalez hit a 3-run homer and
Miguel Tejada had a 2-run shot
as the San Diego Padres beat the
last-place Arizona Diamondbacks
to take a season-high 6 1/2-game
lead atop the NL West.
The Padres’ closest pursuer,
the San Francisco Giants, lost to
Cincinnati. David Eckstein had
three hits and three runs and
Tejada also scored three runs
to help San Diego improve to an
NL-best 76-49.
Arizona’s Stephen Drew went
4-for-4 with two solo homers
for his first career multi-homer
game.
Drew wound up with a lead-
off home run after umpires used
instant replay to reverse the origi-
nal call. His second homer left
no doubt, clanging off the top
of an advertising sign atop the
right-field wall with two outs in the
seventh to chase Wade LeBlanc
(8-11).
Joe Saunders (1-4) took the
loss.
Pirates 5, Cardinals 2
PITTSBURGH — Daniel
McCutchen pitched six shutout
innings for his third victory as a
major-league starter, Neil Walker
tripled with the bases loaded and
the Pirates dealt the Cardinals
another damaging loss.
Dropping their fourth con-
secutive series against a losing-
record team, the Cardinals fell
3 1/2 games behind Cincinnati
in the NL Central. St. Louis also
remained a game back in the NL
wild card race.
The Pirates, on pace to lose
more than 100 games, had lost
13-of-15 before beating St. Louis
on successive nights. Walker, a
rookie batting .325 since July
17, also drove in three runs as
Pittsburgh won 4-3 on Tuesday.
Marlins 5, Mets 4
NEW YORK — Hanley
Ramirez, back in the No. 3 spot,
had four hits and Alex Sanabia
won his second consecutive start
since he was recalled from the
minors as the Marlins held off
the Mets.
See REDS, page 7
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NFL moving forward with 18-game season
By PAUL NEWBERRY
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — NFL own-
ers are eager to increase the
regular season from 16 to 18
games.
The players aren’t so sure.
During a 5-hour meet-
ing at a posh hotel in
downtown Atlanta, the
push to add two more
games to the regular
season picked up steam
Wednesday — at least
among those who sign
the checks.
“I think it’s a win-win
all around,” said Bob Kraft,
owner of the New England
Patriots.
The owners also unani-
mously approved Stan
Kroenke’s proposal to pur-
chase majority ownership of
the St. Louis Rams, assum-
ing he turns over control of
two other teams he owns —
the NBA’s Denver Nuggets
and the NHL’s Colorado
Avalanche — to his son.
Kroenke owns 40 percent
of the downtrodden Rams and
exercised his right to purchase
the rest of the team from the
Rosenbloom family for a
reported $750 million.
“Obviously, all of us know
and respect Stan,” commission-
er Roger Goodell said. “He’s
been a terrific owner in the NFL
and we’re confident he will con-
tinue to be a great owner.”
Kroenke must turn over
operational and financial
control of the Nuggets and
Avalanche to his 30-year-old
son, Josh, by the end of the
year. He must give up his
majority stake in the teams by
December 2014 to meet NFL
rules against cross-ownership
of franchises in other NFL
cities.
But talks on the expanded
season dominated most of the
meeting.
Goodell pointed out that the
league already has the right to
impose an 18-game schedule
— and keep four preseason
games for each team — under
the current labor agreement
with the players. But that con-
tract expires after this season
Cahill
(Continued from page 6)
Boston scored an unearned
run in the third and trailed 4-1
when Tim Wakefield (3-10) left
after 5 2/3 innings. Then J.D.
Drew hit a solo homer in the sixth,
the first earned run off Hernandez
in 27 2/3 innings over four starts.
The Red Sox threatened in
the eighth with runners at sec-
ond and third with one out.
Then Brandon League replaced
Hernandez and pitched 1 2/3
scoreless innings for his fourth
save in nine chances.
In the opener, Josh Beckett
(4-3) got his first victory in four
starts as the Red Sox won 5-3.
Hernandez lowered his ERA
from 2.51 to 2.47, second in the
AL to Clay Buchholz of the Red
Sox at 2.26. He also recorded his
1,000th strikeout, fanning David
Ortiz in the sixth, at the age of
24 years, 139 days. Only Bert
Blyleven (23 years, 121 days)
and Dwight Gooden (23 years,
249 days) did it at a younger
age.
Blue Jays 6, Yankees 3
Reds
(Continued from page 6)
With the bases loaded in the
ninth inning, Leo Nunez retired
Jose Reyes on a game-ending
groundout.
Logan Morrison added three
hits and scored twice with his
cancer-stricken father in the
stands and Gaby Sanchez had
a pair of sacrifice flies to back
Sanabia (3-1), who took a 2-hitter
into the seventh inning.
Cubs 4, Nationals 0
WASHINGTON — Starlin
Castro hit a run-scoring double
in the eighth inning to break a
scoreless tie and Aramis Ramirez
hit a 2-run homer to lift the Cubs
to a win over the Nationals.
Ryan Dempster (12-8) threw
seven scoreless innings, allowing
Sudden Death Syndrome in soybeans
BY GLEN ARNOLD
OSU-Extension
Ag educator
In the past few weeks, many local soybean
fields have shown symptoms of a disease first
found in Ohio less than 10 years ago called
Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS). The disease
was discovered in Indiana in 1986 and is
thought to have originated in Missouri in the
early 1970s.
Foliar symptoms of SDS may appear any-
time from bloom to pod fill, although symp-
toms usually appear between the R3 and R6
growth stages. Symptoms begin as small,
bright, pale green to yellow circular spots on
the leaves.
As the disease progresses, brown to tan
areas surrounded by chlorotic tissue develop
in between the veins. The veins of the leaves
remain green much longer than the tissue
between the veins. Usually the upper leaves
and it’s clear the expanded
schedule will be a central issue
in talks on a new collective
bargaining agreement.
The owners would like to
keep the season at 20 weeks,
reducing the number of pre-
season games from four to
two.
“We want to do
it the right way for
everyone, including
the players, the fans
and the game in gen-
eral,” Goodell said.
“There’s a tremendous
amount of momentum
for it. We think it’s the right
step.”
The owners held off on vot-
ing on a specific proposal that
could be presented to the play-
ers union. Among the issues
that still must be resolved:
when to start the expanded
regular season, possible ros-
ter expansion to cope with
more games and changes in
training camp and offseason
routines to come up with ways
for evaluating younger players
who wouldn’t have as many
preseason games to make an
impression.
“We want to continue to
address a variety of issues
before putting together a
specific proposal, which our
negotiating team will provide
to the union’s negotiating
team,” Goodell said. “There’s
tremendous support for it.
Almost all the questions, all
the discussions, are how to
do it in a way that’s fan-
friendly.”
Around the NFL, however,
many players questioned the
wisdom of making an already
grueling season even longer.
At the very least, they want
more money — and several
proposed changes in the rules
governing injured players, or
adding an extra bye week to
deal with the grind.
“With 16 games, every
game is important and there-
fore the fans are very into
it; the stadiums are packed
because they know if their
team loses, it pushes them
further and further away
from making the playoffs,”
Cincinnati quarterback Carson
TORONTO — Vernon Wells
and Aaron Hill homered and
Toronto held on when Curtis
Granderson flied out with the
bases loaded to end the Blue
Jays’ win over the Yankees.
Down 6-2 with two outs and
none on in the ninth, the Yankees
rallied. Jason Frasor was pulled
after a pair of walks and closer
Kevin Gregg gave up an RBI
single to Eduardo Nunez and
hit Derek Jeter with a pitch that
loaded the bases.
Gregg retired Granderson on
a routine fly just short of the warn-
ing track in center field for his
29th save in 33 chances.
Rangers 4, Twins 3
ARLINGTON, Texas — Phillip Humber (1-0), who
Vladimir Guerrero and Josh
Hamilton homered in support of
C.J. Wilson, who won his sixth
consecutive decision for the
Rangers, in a victory over the
Twins in a matchup of division
leaders.
Guerrero had three hits,
including the tie-breaking homer
leading off the sixth against Brian
two hits and striking out eight.
Washington’s Jason Marquis
(0-7) remained winless this sea-
son despite his best pitching per-
formance of the year: one run on
four hits in 7 1/3 innings, walking
three and striking out two.
Alfonso Soriano led off the
ninth inning with a home run to
left-center field, his 21st homer of
the season.
Chicago improved to 3-0
under interim manager Mike
Quade. Quade is the first Cubs
manager to win his first three
games since Jim Riggleman, now
the Nationals’ skipper, started 4-0
in 1995.
Astros 3, Phillies 2
PHILADELPHIA — J.A. Happ
pitched effectively into the sev-
enth inning against his former
Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) in opment include high soil moisture during the
soybeans first appears as small, bright, pale vegetative growth period and unseasonably
green to yellow circular spots on the leaves. cool temperatures prior to or during flowering
Palmer said. “I think if you go
to 18, each game kind of loses
a little bit of its significance.”
The players clearly expect
to be receive a bigger chunk of
the multi-billion-dollar NFL
pie if they’re going to be put-
ting their bodies on the line in
two more games that count.
They are also concerned
about an increased risk of inju-
ries and fret that it could short-
en their careers or increase
the number of health problems
they endure after retirement.
Cleveland Browns line-
backer Scott Fujita said the
timing of the proposal is odd,
considering the owners want
the players to accept a smaller
share of the revenue in the
next labor agreement.
“They are asking you to play
more games and put yourself at
more risk and they are also
asking us to take a pay cut,”
he added. “That’s a lot to ask.
All those things don’t make a
whole lot of sense. We need to
sit down and talk through it all
and find out what it is they’re
really trying to do and see if it
makes sense or not.”
But Kraft said the expand-
ed season is the most obvious
step to bring in more money
while the economy is strug-
gling.
“I really think going to an
18-game season is critical to
us getting a labor deal,” he
added. “There’s not a lot ways
in this economic environment
we can generate incremental
revenues. That’s the best way.
“The other thing, our fans
have said pretty loud and clear
they’d like us to have fewer
preseason games.”
Several players and coach-
es have pointed out that hav-
ing only two preseason games
would likely make it more
difficult for fringe players to
get enough of a look to make
the team.
Already, teams have been
experimenting with joint
workouts in training camp,
believing those sessions could
help replace the shorter pre-
season. This year, for instance,
the Atlanta Falcons worked
out with both New England
and Jacksonville.
Duensing (7-2) that came after
Wilson had already thrown his
last pitch.
Wilson (13-5) gave up three
runs with six strikeouts and two
walks while throwing 103 pitches
over six innings.
Royals 4, Tigers 3, 12
innings
DETROIT — Willie
Bloomquist’s 1-out home run in
the 12th inning gave the Royals a
win over the Tigers.
Kansas City, which also got
a homer and two RBIs from Kila
Ka’aihue, rallied from a 3-0 deficit
to snap Detroit’s 5-game winning
streak and avoided being swept
in the 3-game series.
pitched three innings of scoreless
relief, got the win for the Royals
and Joakim Soria got his 36th
save in 38 chances.
Alfredo Figaro (0-1) surren-
dered Bloomquist’s home run and
took the loss.
Angels 12, Rays 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike
Napoli hit a grand slam, Hideki
team and the Astros beat Roy
Halladay and the Phillies.
The Phillies, who are 2 1/2
games behind NL East-leading
Atlanta, have lost three straight
to the going-nowhere Astros.
They’ve missed an opportunity to
gain ground on the Braves
Happ (4-2) allowed two runs
and five hits in 6 1/3 innings,
becoming the second former
Phillies pitcher to beat them in
this series. Brett Myers did it
Monday. Happ won 12 games for
Philadelphia as a rookie last year,
then was traded to Houston last
month for ace Roy Oswalt.
Halladay (16-9) gave up three
runs and six hits in seven innings,
snapping his 6-game winning
streak.
Dodgers 5, Brewers 4
AGRIBUSINESS
are affected first. The pith of affected plants is
white. The classic foliar symptoms of SDS only
last about 2 weeks and then the infected plants
look like any other dead soybean plants.
Soybean plants with SDS also have sub-
stantial amounts of root decay and discolor-
ation of roots and crown. Yield reductions
due to SDS are dependent on when infections
begin. Typically infections that occur after
flowering will not have a significant impact on
yield. Infections that occur early will result in
pod abortion, reduced seed number and size.
Usually the most productive part of a field is
affected.
There have been numerous studies in the
past 10 years to determine which environmen-
tal factors favor SDS development as well
as interactions with soybean cyst nematode.
Some of the factors that favor disease devel-
Thursday, August 26, 2010 The Herald — 7
MLB
But some figure it’s a fore- The Associated Press (Latos 13-5), 10:05 p.m.
gone conclusion that the own- National League
East Division
Arizona (Enright 4-2) at San Francisco
(Lincecum 11-8), 10:15 p.m.
ers will get their way. W L Pct GB -----
Atlanta
Philadelphia
73 54 .575
70 56 .556
—
2 1/2
American League
East Division
Average value for NFL Florida 63 62 .504 9 W L Pct GB
teams falls in tough econo- New York 63 63 .500 9 1/2 New York 78 49 .614 —
my: The average value for NFL Washington 53 74 .417 20 Tampa Bay 78 49 .614 —
teams has fallen for the first Central Division Boston 73 55 .570 5 1/2
time since Forbes began keep- W L Pct GB Toronto 66 60 .524 11 1/2
ing track in 1998.
Cincinnati
St. Louis
73 54 .575
68 56 .548
—
3 1/2
Baltimore
Central Division
45 82 .354 33
The magazine released its Milwaukee 59 67 .468 13 1/2 W L Pct GB
annual ranking of NFL team val- Houston 57 69 .452 15 1/2 Minnesota 72 55 .567 —
ues Wednesday and it found Chicago 54 74 .422 19 1/2 Chicago 68 58 .540 3 1/2
larger-market teams have weath- Pittsburgh 43 84 .339 30 Detroit 63 64 .496 9
ered the rough economy far bet-
West Division
W L Pct GB
Kansas City
Cleveland
54 73 .425
50 76 .397 21 1/2
18
ter than their smaller counter- San Diego 76 49 .608 — West Division
parts. Overall, the average value San Francisco 71 57 .555 6 1/2 W L Pct GB
decreased 2 percent from last Colorado 66 60 .524 10 1/2 Texas 72 54 .571 —
year to $1.022 billion. Los Angeles 65 62 .512 12 Oakland 63 62 .504 8 1/2
None of the top 12 franchises Arizona 49 78 .386 28 Los Angeles 63 65 .492 10
lost more than 3 percent of their
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Wednesday’s Results
Seattle
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50 77 .394 22 1/2
value. The bottom six dropped Colorado 12, Atlanta 10 Wednesday’s Results
by 5 percent to 16 percent. Cincinnati 12, San Francisco 11, 12 inn.
Chicago Cubs 4, Washington 0
Kansas City 4, Detroit 3, 12 innings
Boston 5, Seattle 3, 1st game
Not even the NFL is immune
to the economic downturn, Houston 3, Philadelphia 2 L.A. Angels 12, Tampa Bay 3
according to Marc Ganis, presi-
Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 2
Florida 5, N.Y. Mets 4
Oakland 6, Cleveland 1
Toronto 6, N.Y. Yankees 3
dent of Chicago-based consult- L.A. Dodgers 5, Milwaukee 4 Seattle 4, Boston 2, 2nd game
ing company Sports Corp. Ltd., San Diego 9, Arizona 3
Today’s Games
Texas 4, Minnesota 3
but the league is still in much Baltimore 4, Chicago White Sox 2
better shape than many other Houston (W.Rodriguez 9-12) at Today’s Games
properties that have plummet- Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 8-6), 1:05 p.m. Oakland (Mazzaro 6-5) at Cleveland
ed in value. Revenues aren’t a
L.A. Dodgers (Monasterios 3-4) at
Milwaukee (Gallardo 11-5), 2:10 p.m.
(Masterson 4-12), 7:05 p.m.
Detroit (Scherzer 9-9) at Toronto
problem but the NFL needs to Arizona (I.Kennedy 7-9) at San Diego (R.Romero 10-7), 7:07 p.m.
get costs under control. (Correia 10-8), 6:35 p.m.
St. Louis (C.Carpenter 14-4) at Washington
Minnesota (Liriano 11-7) at Texas (Cl.
Lee 10-7), 8:05 p.m.
The Dallas Cowboys
remained the league’s rich- (Zimmermann 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Baltimore (Arrieta 4-5) at Chicago White
est team and widened the gap
Florida (Ani.Sanchez 10-8) at N.Y. Mets
(Niese 8-5), 7:10 p.m.
Sox (E.Jackson 1-0), 8:10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
between themselves and the Friday’s Games Kansas City (Bullington 1-2) at Cleveland
rest of the NFL. They’re now St. Louis (J.Garcia 11-6) at Washington
(Olsen 3-6), 7:05 p.m.
(Tomlin 1-3), 7:05 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 14-8) at Toronto
worth $1.805 billion, their value
increasing a league-best 9 per- Chicago Cubs (Gorzelanny 7-7) at (Marcum 11-7), 7:07 p.m.
cent.
Cincinnati (Cueto 11-4), 7:10 p.m. Boston (Lester 13-8) at Tampa Bay
On the other end of the
Houston (Figueroa 3-1) at N.Y. Mets
(Pelfrey 12-7), 7:10 p.m.
(Price 15-5), 7:10 p.m.
Oakland (Bre.Anderson 3-4) at Texas
spectrum was Jacksonville. The Florida (Volstad 7-9) at Atlanta (Hanson (Tom.Hunter 10-2), 8:05 p.m.
struggling Jaguars lost 16 per- 8-9), 7:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 2-3) at
N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 9-11) at Chicago
White Sox (F.Garcia 10-5), 8:10 p.m.
cent of their value to fall to last
place at $725 million. The St. Milwaukee (Narveson 9-7), 8:10 p.m. Baltimore (Bergesen 5-9) at L.A. Angels
Louis Rams lost 15 percent of
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 11-8) at Colorado
(Jimenez 17-4), 9:10 p.m.
(Jer.Weaver 11-9), 10:05 p.m.
Minnesota (S.Baker 11-9) at Seattle
their value and the Buffalo Bills Philadelphia (Oswalt 9-13) at San Diego (J.Vargas 9-6), 10:10 p.m.
12 percent.
NFL PRESEASON
The second-highest valued
team, the Washington Redskins,
remained steady at $1.55 billion.
The New England Patriots, New
York Giants and Houston Texans The Associated Press
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 62 47
Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 27 25
rounded out the top five. East Carolina 0 2 0 .000 15 26
A year ago, 19 teams were
worth at least $1 billion. Now the
W L T Pct PF PA North
Miami 2 0 0 1.000 37 33 W L T Pct PF PA
number is 16. The Pittsburgh New England 2 0 0 1.000 55 34 Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 51 51
Steelers, Tennessee Titans and Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 51 63 Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 38 22
Kansas City Chiefs slid below N.Y. Jets
South
1 1 0 .500 25 34 Detroit
Chicago
1 1 0 .500 32 43
0 2 0 .000 27 57
that threshold. W L T Pct PF PA West
The league average remained
steady from 2008 to 2009 at
Tennessee 1 1 0 .500
Houston 0 2 0 .000
42
36
30
57
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San Francisco 2 0 0 1.000 52 27
$1.042 billion. Last year’s rank- Indianapolis 0 2 0 .000 38 71 Arizona 1 1 0 .500 29 40
ings saw eight teams losing Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000
North
53 55 Seattle
St. Louis
1 1 0 .500 44 45
1 1 0 .500 26 45
value, while 18 increased. W L T Pct PF PA ———
This time, the value of 20 of Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 40 15 Today’s Games
the 32 teams declined. Only the Pittsburgh 2 0 0 1.000 47 24 St. Louis at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Cowboys, Texans, Indianapolis Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 62 49 Indianapolis at Green Bay, 8 p.m.
Colts, New Orleans Saints (who Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 44 43 Friday’s Games
won their first Super Bowl) and West
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta at Miami, 7 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.
San Francisco 49ers went up. Oakland 2 0 0 1.000 49 26 San Diego at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
In a good sign for the
NFL, though, CBS executives
San Diego
Denver
1 1 0 .500
0 2 0 .000
39
44
26
58
Philadelphia at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
announced Tuesday that ad Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 25 40 Cleveland at Detroit, 5 p.m.
sales had been extremely strong NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
Cincinnati at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.
for this season. W L T Pct PF PA Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas 2 1 0 .667 41 38 Dallas at Houston, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Giants 1 1 0 .500 48 40 Tennessee at Carolina, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 37 49 Seattle at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Washington 1 1 0 .500 45 40 Arizona at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
South San Francisco at Oakland, 9 p.m.
Matsui doubled in three runs and W L T Pct PF PA Sunday’s Game
Howie Kendrick had four hits to Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 30 38 Pittsburgh at Denver, 8 p.m.
WNBA PLAYOFFS
help the Angels defeat Tampa
Bay and prevent the Rays from
sweeping a series in Anaheim for
the first time.
The Angels stopped a 3-game The Associated Press playoffs on a 6-game winning streak,
slide overall and a 4-game skid SEATTLE — Swin Cash scored are one loss from elimination in the
against the Rays at home. They 20 points and Lauren Jackson added best-of-3 series. Washington won
got outscored 14-6 in losing the 17 to help the Seattle Storm beat the both games in Atlanta during the
first two games of the series. Los Angeles Sparks 79-66 in Game regular season, including Sunday to
1 of their WNBA Western Conference end the regular season.
Orioles 4, White Sox 2 semifinal Wednesday night. Atlanta started the 5-9 Miller
CHICAGO — Brian Matusz Camille Little scored 11 and Sue to combat the Mystics’ perimeter
pitched seven impressive innings Bird added nine points and 12 assists strength and shake up a lineup that
and Brian Roberts homered as for Seattle, which had the best record had lost six of the last seven games.
the Orioles beat the White Sox. in the regular season at 28-6. The Dream scored 48 points in the
Matt Wieters doubled and The Storm can wrap up the best- first half, the highest total Washington
drove in two runs for the Orioles. of-3 series with a win Saturday at Los allowed all year.
Mark Buehrle (12-10) was Angeles and avoid a sixth straight Miller, who spent the first eight
first-round exit. seasons of her career with the
wilder than usual and the White Marie Ferdinand-Harris scored Mystics, had averaged around seven
Sox lost for the 11th time in 16 18 points, Kristi Toliver and Tina minutes this season as a reserve.
games. Their lone run off Matusz Thompson each had 16 to lead She might have still been passed
came on a solo homer by Gordon fourth-seeded Los Angeles. over, except her twin sister and team-
Beckham in the sixth. The Storm swept the regular mate, Kelly Miller, had an injured
With two outs in the Chicago season series against the Sparks ankle.
ninth, Paul Konerko singled 5-0, including a 76-75 win at home Marissa Coleman scored a
and Carlos Quentin tripled. Koji Saturday. career-high 18 points for the Mystics,
Uehara rebounded by striking out Since winning the WNBA title in who have lost seven straight playoff
2004, the Storm have lost in the first games. Matee Ajavon and Crystal
A.J. Pierzynski for his second round in each year — including the Langhorne each scored 16 points for
save of the season. last two years against the Sparks the Mystics, who shot 39.4 percent.
when 2-time MVP Jackson missed Lindsey Harding shot 5-for-21 and
the postseason due to injuries. finished with 14 points.
Cash had four straight points to Iziane Castro Marques scored 19
open the fourth quarter to give the points for the Dream, who outscored
MILWAUKEE — Manny Storm a 63-48 lead with 9:02 left. the Mystics 31-14 in the second quar-
Ramirez doubled twice and drove The Sparks responded with ter and had their largest lead at 58-41
seven consecutive points to cut the midway through the third quarter.
in his first run since reports he’s lead to eight before Little and Tanisha The Mystics used a 10-0 run
been put on waivers, rallying the Wright hit back-to-back 3-pointers bridging the third and fourth quar-
Los Angeles Dodgers over the and Jackson hit a jumper to push the ter to cut the lead to five at 63-58.
Milwaukee Brewers. lead to 16 with 3:02 left. They got even closer with 4:34 left
If Ramirez was auditioning for The Storm set a league record when Matee Ajavon hit her three free
a new club such as the Chicago for home victories, finishing 17-0, and throws after getting fouled shooting
White Sox, who are rumored to tied the record for overall wins set by from beyond the arc to make it 77-75
have interest, it certainly was a Los Angeles in 2000 and 2001. but Sancho Lyttle’s layup started a
success. The 38-year-old also The other matchup in the West 7-0 run that put the Dream up 84-75
walked twice, scored a run and gets underway tonight as San Antonio with 3:01 left.
visits Phoenix (9 p.m.). Ajavon’s successful 3-pointer had
was thrown out at the plate in a Dream 95, Mystics 90 Washington within four with 27.8 sec-
bizarre play in the third inning. WASHINGTON — Angel onds left.
Hiroki Kuroda (9-11) went McCoughtry scored 28 points and Washington finished the regular
seven solid innings. Octavio Coco Miller scored 21 in her first season as the stingiest defense in the
Dotel earned his 22nd save, his start of the season to help the league, holding opponents to 73.3
first with the Dodgers since being Atlanta Dream upset the top-seeded points per game. The Dream shot
acquired at the nonwaiver trade Washington Mystics 95-90 in Game 1 21-of-36 in the first half and 53.5
deadline. of their Eastern Conference semifinal percent overall.
Randy Wolf (10-10) took the Wednesday night. Indiana is at New York (7 p.m.) in
loss. The Mystics, who entered the the East’s other matchup.
and pod set.
The association of SDS with soybean cyst
nematode has not been as clear cut. Several
studies and field observations indicate that
soybean cyst nematode is not necessary for
infection but that its presence can increase the
severity of the foliar symptoms.
Farmers wanting to see the white female
soybean cysts can do so now by carefully dig-
ging up soybean roots and looking at the small
hair roots. The cysts have to be kept moist for
easy viewing.
Companies and universities are beginning
to rate soybean varieties for resistance to SDS.
Farmers planting soybean into fields with a
history of SDS next season should ask for this
information.
More information and a photo of SDS in
soybeans can be found at this Ohio Agricultural
Research and Development Center web site
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/ohiofield-
cropdisease/
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Compassion is Tomorrow’s
Horoscope
HI AND LOIS

key to forgiving By Bernice Bede Osol

Friday, Aug. 27, 2010

There is a strong possibility that

you will establish three enviable as-
Dear Annie: I have three ment on a woman’s weight, sociations in the year ahead that could
sisters, but the one who was especially when she’s preg- turn out to become very prominent
my best friend in the whole nant. -- Not Fat in your life. Although they are likely
to be unrelated, they will collectively
world was “Michele.” Dear Not: We marvel at make a huge impact on you.
Nine years ago, I found the audacity of people who VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -
Michele and my husband think they are entitled to voice Someone in dire need may seek you
of 19 years in bed together. their opinion about anyone’s out for your know-how and talent,
They both said, “It’s not what size, particularly that of a
which in the end is likely to benefit
you. As it turns out, you should be able BLONDIE
you think,” but really, Annie, pregnant woman. The polite to profit from being helpful.
they were both naked in the response is, “Thank you for LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Col-
lective effort has its rewards. While
bed. There was no mistak- your opinion. I’m happy to working in close conjunction with one
ing what they were doing. I give you my doctor’s phone or two other people, your team could
lost both my sister and my number if you want to dis- end up making a big impact on some-
thing important.
husband in one day, and I cuss it with him.” SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - It
haven’t spoken to either of Dear Annie: You print- isn’t likely that you will feel fulfilled
them since. My ed a letter from unless you work on something you
believe to be of importance. Devote as
ex-husband moved “Washington,” much time as you can possibly spare
out of state, but I whose boyfriend to do so.
cannot look at has two sisters who SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) - Although it generally isn’t al-
Michele without are overweight and ways a good policy to mix business
feeling betrayed. have odor prob- with pleasure, it might be one of those
For nine years, lems. rare times when you should if you can.
my mother has When people Close your deal while playing golf or BEETLE BAILEY
tennis.
been after me to become obese, they CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
forgive and for- discover they can - Proceed on the path you’re on by
get. Am I wrong no longer reach handling one step at a time, and there
is every reason to believe that you’ll be
for still holding a certain body parts. able to close out a critical assignment
grudge? Michele For many, this is that has given others fits.
sees my daughters Annie’s Mailbox the cause of bad AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -
This is a better than usual time to take
and tells them she odor. Companies care of neglected e-mails or important
misses me, and my kids are sell appliances that extend correspondence you haven’t had time
friendly with her children. one’s reach. Your reader to handle. Once you put your personal
affairs in good working order, you can
They say she gets drunk and might want to make a gift of relax.
cries all the time. But I sim- these arm extensions to her PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Fi-
ply cannot be around her. boyfriend’s sisters. She could nancial matters are likely to turn out to
be more in your favor than they might
She is dead to me. Should I also offer to help them with at another time, so get right on them.
forgive and forget? -- Hurt their bathing. Try to resolve and/or conclude all fi- SNUFFY SMITH
and Confused When a person is obese, nancial deals.
Dear Hurt: Has Michele it is refreshing to be able ARIES (March 21-April 19) -
Avoid involvements with anybody
apologized to you for her to get clean, and it can be who makes demands on your time.
terrible behavior? Do you nearly impossible to clean It will be important that you’re able
miss having her in your life? yourself. Hope this helps. -- to operate at your own discretion and
able to do what you want.
Michele sounds remorseful, Been Heavy in Florida TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -
but without a direct apol- Dear Florida: We can- The things you do for those you love
ogy, the rift cannot heal. And not imagine anyone giving and not what you do for yourself will
provide you with the greatest gratifica-
if she has an alcohol prob- her boyfriend’s sisters such tion. You won’t wait to be asked, but
lem, it could partially explain a gift, nor offering to help will jump right in when needed.
her self-destructive behav- with their bathing. It could GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - If
you need a recreational outing, plan to
ior, although it’s no excuse. be quite offensive to them. do something with friends with whom
Hanging onto bitterness and But we appreciate your let- you are comfortable enough to let your
anger hurts you, as well as ting our readers know that hair down. Pretentious people will
Michele. Please examine such items are available. only get you more uptight.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
your feelings and decide if Some kind of objective of consider-
you’d like a repaired relation- Annie’s Mailbox is written able significance can now be achieved,
ship. If so, working on for- by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy because you’ll have the courage to go
after what you want. You won’t allow
giveness can be worthwhile. Sugar, longtime editors of the its difficulty to scare you off.
(Forgetting is probably unre- Ann Landers column. Please LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - You
alistic.) We recommend hav- e-mail your questions to aren’t likely to be satisfied with the
status quo, because you’ll sense within
ing a neutral third party, such anniesmailbox@comcast.net, you the ability to apply yourself in
as a clergyperson or coun- or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, ways that can make good things even
selor, act as a mediator if you c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 better. Improvement in all things will
be your goal.
decide to try. W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700,
Dear Annie: After 13 Los Angeles, CA 90045. Copyright 2010, United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
years with the man I love, we
found we are pregnant. We
are ecstatic! My pregnancy is BORN LOSER
high risk, and my doctor has
ordered me not to lift any-
thing over five pounds. He
also is limiting exercise.
I’m now five months
along. The problem is, I am
getting rude comments about
my weight from friends,
family and co-workers. Last
week, a lady at church com-
mented on how I need to be
careful because I’m getting
“way too big.” My mother-
in-law said she’s concerned FRANK & ERNEST
I’m eating too much.
Annie, I’m watching my
diet closely because I cannot
exercise. I have gained 16
pounds, all belly weight, and
my doctor says it’s fine. My
doctor also said the reason I
look large is partially due to
the fact that I am very short.
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Millions of seniors may have to switch drug plans
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — More than 3 million
seniors may have to switch their Medicare
prescription plan next year, even if they’re
perfectly happy with it, thanks to an attempt
by the government to simplify their lives.
The policy change could turn into a hassle
for seniors who hadn’t intended to switch
plans during Medicare’s open enrollment
season this fall.
And it risks undercutting President Barack
Obama’s promise that people who like their
health care plans can keep them.
A new analysis by a leading private
research firm estimates that more than 3 mil-
lion beneficiaries will see their current drug
plan eliminated as Medicare tries to winnow
down duplicative and confusing coverage, in
order to offer consumers more meaningful
choices. Instead of 40 or more plans in each
state, beneficiaries would pick from 30 or so.
“As a result of this policy, there are going
to be fewer plans offered in 2011,” said
Bonnie Washington, a senior analyst with
Avalere Health, which produced the study.
“There is still going to be robust choice for
beneficiaries, but those who have to change
plans could experience some disruption and
Franklin, Landeck elementaries hold open house
Above: Franklin Elementary School kindergarten teacher Cindy Binkley talks with large hallway at Landeck. Classes begin Monday for all Delphos students.
former student Alexa Chung at Wednesday’s open house at the school. Below: Paige
and Hunter Mericle look at books in the Franklin library.
Mosque developer claims classic NYC background
By DAVID B. CARUSO
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Eight years ago, Sharif
El-Gamal was just another ambitious striver
from Brooklyn, casting about for career leads
and dreaming of a grander future in real
estate.
A handful of modest deals later, he’s sit-
ting on one of the most politically charged
projects in recent city history: a plan to build
a 13-story Islamic cultural center, health club
and mosque 300 yards from the World Trade
Center memorial.
At age 37, El-Gamal now finds himself
being castigated daily on network television
as everything from an insensitive agitator to
an Islamic supremacist.
The whirlwind has, by all appearances,
caught him by surprise.
El-Gamal referred interview requests for
this article to his publicist, who said he needed
more time to gather information. In the few
interviews he has done, he has insisted that
when he set out to buy a building for the
YMCA-style center four years ago, he never
gave a thought to its proximity to ground zero.
Even after criticism of the project moved
from the right-wing blogosphere to main-
stream newspapers and television, he appeared
to take the hostility lightly.
Sounding more like Donald Trump than
an Islamic ideologue, he told the cable news
channel NY1 in a recent interview that the
controversy might actually help fundraising
for the center, which he said would be “an
iconic building” and which has a projected
cost of over $100 million.
“Absolutely,” he said, grinning broadly.
“I want to thank everyone for taking so much
interest in this project.”
That kind of sarcasm is classic New York,
and El-Gamal has taken pains to claim a clas-
sic city background, too.
The blond, blue-eyed son of a Polish
inconvenience.”
While seniors would not lose Medicare
coverage, they could see changes in their pre-
miums and copayments.
Medicare officials dismissed the Avalere
estimate without offering their own number.
“Anybody who is producing that kind of
analysis is simply guessing,” said Jonathan
Blum, deputy administrator for Medicare.
Avalere’s Washington said the analysis
used Medicare’s specifications.
For example, Medicare has already notified
insurers they will no longer be able to offer
more than one “basic” drug plan in any given
location. Several major prescription plans,
including CVS-Caremark and AARP, offered
two basic options throughout the country this
year, Washington said. Eliminating that par-
ticular kind of duplication would force 2.75
million beneficiaries to find new coverage,
according to Avalere’s estimate.
When other changes are taken into account,
as many as 3.7 million Medicare recipients
may have to switch, the analysis concluded.
That’s about 20 percent of the 17.5 million
enrolled in stand-alone drug plans.
Founded by a former Clinton administra-
tion budget official, Avalere serves industry
and government clients with in-depth research
on Medicare and Medicaid.
Above: Second-graders and their families visit their classroom at Landeck
Elementary School Wednesday evening. Below: Open house attendees gather in the
mother and Egyptian father, El-Gamal spent
time as a child in Liberia and Egypt, where
he said his father worked for Chemical Bank,
but he graduated from New Hyde Park High
School on Long Island.
El-Gamal took classes at several New York
colleges but never got a degree, then married a
Long Island woman.
In an interview with The New York
Observer, El-Gamal said he got into real estate
as a residential sales broker, then moved into
commercial sales and in 2006 began putting
together a few deals of his own with money he
borrowed from banks, relatives and friends.
Today, his business portfolio is small by
New York standards. It includes a handful of
apartment buildings and a mid-size commer-
cial building in Manhattan, which he bought
with partners and which included a medical
clinic owner whose Egyptian parents were
killed on an EgyptAir flight that plummeted
into the Atlantic Ocean in 1999.
El-Gamal said he came from a fairly non-
religious family but became more devout after
the Sept. 11 attacks.
In an interview with New York magazine,
he said that after the attacks, he “just felt like
praying.” He began attending a downtown
mosque, then found a second one run by the
imam who is now his partner in the proposed
Islamic center, Feisal Abdul Rauf.
The inspirations for El-Gamal’s current,
controversial project lay not overseas, he said,
but uptown.
When he moved to Manhattan’s West Side
in 2007, he and his wife joined the Jewish
Community Center in Manhattan, which runs
a popular health club and hosts lectures, art
exhibitions and film and music festivals.
The JCC, like its East Side counterpart, the
92nd Street Y, has transcended its religious
affiliation to become an important cultural
institution, and el-Gamal envisioned some-
thing similar downtown, but with a distinctly
Muslim flavor.
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Former Medicare chief Leslie Norwalk “Some opponents of the (health care) law
said the change might make things easier may say that this is taking away choices, but
for people signing up for a drug plan the we have heard from our members for years
first time, but harder for those already in the that the (drug coverage) options can be con-
program. fusing,” said Nora Super, AARP’s top health
“If you’re in a plan that you like and care lobbyist. The seniors lobby supports the
you have to change it, it will be disruptive,” change. AARP’s public policy branch is sepa-
said Norwalk, acting administrator under rate from its business side, which sponsors
President George W. Bush. “It depends on Medicare and other insurance plans.
how (Medicare) handles it to try to make it as Medicare official Blum said the agency
seamless as possible.” is working with insurers to keep disruptions
Insurance industry representatives declined to a minimum. For example, seniors could
to comment, saying privately that the compa- be automatically reassigned to a comparable
nies do not want to antagonize Medicare. plan offered by their insurance company.
Reducing the number of drug plans has Premiums may not necessarily be any higher,
long been a goal for consumer advocates. Medicare officials said.
This year, nearly 1,600 plans offered a dizzy- “We are not reducing the number of quality
ing range of options, many of which were not plans,” said Blum, adding that having fewer,
significantly different. more distinct choices will benefit seniors.
But Medicare is going ahead with the Besides eliminating duplicative basic cov-
consolidation in a hard-fought election year. erage, insurers that offer more than one
Republicans have barraged seniors with enhanced coverage plan will have to show
charges that Obama and the Democrats raided the second plan clearly offers better value.
the program to expand coverage for younger Medicare is expected to release its list of drug
generations under the health care overhaul. plans for 2011 late next month.
Obama’s promise that people can keep health Separately, an AARP report issued
plans they like was made in the context of that Wednesday found that retail prices for brand
broader debate, but the president has repeat- name drugs widely used by seniors rose by
edly assured seniors their Medicare benefits 8.3 percent last year, far outpacing general
are safe. inflation.
Caitlin Eyth photos
State obscures border work
By CHRISTOPHER to an Associated Press pub- vehicle seizures? Yes.”
SHERMAN lic records request that the But asked for data on just
The Associated Press Rangers do no investigative those points, McCraw said,
work as part of the teams, “That’s not how we mea-
McALLEN, Texas — but have engaged in about 10 sure them.” The department
Gov. Rick Perry has told just “missions.” has asked the state Attorney
about anyone who will listen Reports on the missions, General’s office for permis-
about his plan to dispatch however, are kept under sion to reject a subsequent
elite teams of Texas Rangers wraps to preserve “operation- AP request for the mission
to the border to do what he al security,” said public safety reports.
says the federal government director Steve McCraw. He Asked whether taxpayers
won’t — keep Texans safe also said the program doesn’t might feel unsettled about
from encroaching Mexican want to brag. secret operations by a state law
drug violence. “Have there been arrests enforcement agency, McCraw
Just don’t ask him for spe- made? Yes,” McCraw said. replied: “The only ones who
cifics. “Have there been drug sei- should feel unsettled are the
While the Ranger Recon zures? Yes. Have there been (Mexican drug) cartels.”
initiative has served as a
strong rhetorical counterpoint
when Perry slams the federal
government, details about
what the taxpayer-funded
teams actually accomplish
remain a secret.
State officials insist they Answers to Wednesday’s questions:
do not tally arrests or drug The daily ration of hard liquor, when available, for
and property seizures under soldiers in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
the program, which they say War was four ounces.
doesn’t have its own bud- The name of Japanese propagandist Tokyo Rose’s
get after more than a year World War II radio show for U.S. servicemen in the Pacific
in operation. They say the was “Zero Hour.”
Ranger Recon teams are paid Today’s questions:
out of the state’s larger bor- The walls of what structure — made entirely of natu-
der security initiative, but ral materials — stand up better to modern artillery than
decline to put a dollar figure a concrete barricade, according to tests conducted by the
on the program’s costs. Nor Swedish army?
will they say how many of A pin-up photo of what actress adorned the first test
the state’s 144 Rangers, the bomb dropped on Bikini atoll in the Marshall Islands in
top criminal investigators in July 1946?
Texas, participate or where Answers in Friday’s Herald.
the teams have been active. Today’s words:
The Department of Public Gradine: a toothed chisel used by sculptors
Safety, which oversees the Ratoon: second-year growth from a perennial plant
program, said in response