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Mostly sunny Wednesday; slight chance of afternoon show-ers, storms. High in mid 70s. See page 2.

CL of C meets for special Mass

The Delphos Catholic Ladies of Columbia Council 40 will meet at 7 p.m. today at the St. John’s School Chapel for a special Mass in celebration of Mother’s Day.

The business meet-ing will immediately fol-low at the K of C hall.

Mike Ford photo

Van Wert County Election Board Volunteer LaDonna Allenbaugh helps voter Willie Vasquez submit his ballot this morning at the Delphos Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Polls will be open until 7:30 p.m.

Ohioans go to thevoting booth angryBy JULIE CARR SMYTH

The Associated Press

COLUMBUS — Voter frustration with Washington and Wall Street was to begin playing out today in a state primary heavy on tea party and economic themes.

Republicans and Democrats were to make their picks to run in the fall election in a U.S. Senate contest, two dozen congressional prima-ries, a handful of legislative races and two statewide offic-es. Anti-mainstream momen-tum has led to two third-party runoffs — for the Libertarian and Constitution nominations — in central Ohio congres-sional races.

Also today, Ohio voters

were to decide two statewide issues: the renewal of the Third Frontier high-tech jobs initiative and the relocation of a Columbus casino approved last fall from the trendy downtown Arena District to a struggling West Side neigh-borhood. Both issues have received broad bipartisan sup-port in campaigns focused on their job-growing potential. Neither has any organized opposition.

In the Democratic Senate primary, Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher have focused debate on creating jobs and improving the ailing econo-my in Ohio, where unemploy-

Trinity members OK new churchBY NANCY SPENCER

The Delphos [email protected]

DELPHOS — Members of Trinity United Methodist Church held a conference on Sunday and voted over-whelmingly to proceed with the construction of a new church/community center.

“Moving to the new 14.65-acre location on Ambrose Drive will provide ample room for future growth,” the Rev. David Howell said.

Sunday worship service seating will expand from the current average of 180 to 400, with additional space for a total of more than 500 seats.

The church has seen tremendous growth in its membership over the last 14 years. Rev. Howell arrived in 1996 with an approximate

420 members and today, that number is nearly doubled at 760.

“I believe we are a com-munity-focused church. We are looking for ways to be relevant in the community,

not just in our church or building. We are reaching out to other groups and try-ing to fill needs in our com-munity. That has attracted a lot of new members,” Howell said.

Building Committee member Jeff Wiltsie said the project has seen support from not only the congregation but the hierarchy of the church as well.

“The support for this proj-

ect has made the process rewarding,” Wiltsie said.

The new 30,200-square-foot church will also include a nursery, Sunday school

Help Me Grow sets screenings

Putnam County Help Me Grow will be provid-ing free screenings (hear-ing, development, speech, vision, behavioral and play skills) for infants, toddlers and preschoolers by appoint-ment from 1-4 p.m. on May 11 at the Putnam County Educational Service Center.

Call Ann or Marcie to schedule an appoint-ment at 419-523-6059 or 1-877-738-1866.

St. John’s hosting basket-ball camp

Camp Director Aaron Elwer has announced the St. John’s basketball camp will run 8:30-11:30 a.m. June 7-10. Boys and girls enter-ing grades 4-9 are eligible. Applications are available in the high/grade school offices; deadline is May 21.

TODAYBaseball (5 p.m.): Wayne

Trace at Jefferson, Miller City at Ottoville (PCL), Spencerville at Botkins, Lincolnview at Continental, Allen East at Kalida, Elida at Celina (WBL).

Softball (5 p.m.): McComb at Kalida, Celina at Elida (WBL).

Track and Field: (4:30 p.m.) Jefferson at Paulding/Columbus Grove at Bluffton; (5 p.m.) St. John’s/Crestview at Wayne Trace, Van Wert at Ottoville and Spencerville/L-B at Lincolnview.

Tennis: Elida at Celina (WBL), 4:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAYBaseball (5 p.m.): St.

John’s at Parkway (MAC), Jefferson at Kalida, Ada at Fort Jennings.

Softball (5 p.m.): Ottoville at LCC, Columbus Grove and Kalida (PCL).

Track and Field: Elida at Shawnee, 4:30 p.m.

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Photo submittedLandeck students learn about snakesDoug Wynn with the Ohio Division of Wildlife gave a presentation about snakes

from Ohio at Landeck Elementary on Monday. Wynn has captured thousands of snakes and shared many adventurous stories. Pictures were shown of the different snakes that live in Ohio. He brought along a rattlesnake and enticed it to go into a plastic tube so the children could safely touch it and hear the rattle sound of its tail. Landeck student Damon Wiltsie is brave enough to touch the snake as Wynn holds it in a tube.

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See VOTING, page 2

‘May’ be time to prevent strokeBY MIKE FORD

The Delphos [email protected]

DELPHOS — The National Stroke Association has declared May as its National Stroke Awareness Month. The organization claims this “brain attack” is the third leading cause of death in the United States and up to 80 percent of them are preventable.

Dr. Carl Wehri explains what a stroke is and how it can be prevented:

“A stroke is also described as a Cerebral Vascular Accident and is manifested by a number of symptoms including loss of sensation or numbness or tingling in virtually any part of the body. It can be associated with loss of movement or the ability to move; to bend or extend the extremity involved. It can be gradual in onset over a period of minutes or hours or it can be very acutely manifested in a few seconds or minutes where a patient could suffer

a rather extensive stroke,” he said.

Wehri said the most important thing anyone can do if one thinks one is having a stroke is to go to the emer-gency room immediately. He said time is of the essence because a clot may be pre-venting blood from reaching the brain and can be dissolved with thrombolytic medication. He also said it’s common to feel a stroke coming on.

“Most patients have symp-toms of an impending stroke with tingling, numbness or weakness; they may also have a change in vision, inability to walk, dizziness or vertigo. There are a whole host of potential symptoms preced-ing the stroke,” he said.

Other signs of stroke include trouble speaking and severe headache. Paralysis may take place on just one side of one’s body. The Mayo Clinic recommends raising both arms in the air; if one arm begins to fall, a

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Students can pick up their awards in their school offices.

St. John’s Scholar of the Day is Tiffany Geise. Congratulations Tiffany!

Jefferson’s Scholar of the Day is Destini Lear.Congratulations Destini!

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The Associated PressTONIGHT: Clear. Lows

in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny in the morning then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the after-noon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 per-cent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

By HARRY R. WEBER and VICKI SMITH


NEW ORLEANS — Winds and waves calmed today as masses of oil lurked offshore and tension built along the Gulf Coast’s beaches and bayous as people watched and waited for the weather and ocean currents to determine where the slick would finally come ashore.

So far only oil sheens have reached into some coastal waters, and the oil’s slow progress despite an uncapped seafloor gusher was allowing crews and volunteers to lay boom in front of shorelines. That effort was stymied by choppy seas into the week-end but the calmer weather should help.

“You mentally want to push it back to the west, and then you feel guilty for doing so,” said Jan Grant, manager at the St. George Inn on St. George Island, Fla., about the path the spill might take.

BP PLC has been unable to shut off the undersea well spewing 200,000 gallons a day, but crews have reported progress with a new method for cutting the amount of oil that reaches the surface. They’re using a remotely operated underwater vehicle to pump chemicals called dispersants into the oil as it pours from the well, to break it up before it rises. Results were encouraging but the approach is still being evalu-ated, BP and Coast Guard officials said.

Several river boat pilots said the edge of the oil slick Monday was 15 to 20 miles off the Southwest Pass, where ships headed to New Orleans enter the Mississippi. The latest satellite image of the slick, taken Sunday night,

indicates that it has actually shrunk since last week, but that only means some of the oil has gone underwater.

The new image found oil covering about 2,000 square miles, rather than the roughly 3,400 square miles observed last Thursday, said Hans Graber of the University of Miami.

The consequences on those whose livelihoods rely on the richness of the seal-ife in the waters was obvi-ous. Fishing has been shut down in federal waters from the Mississippi River to the Florida Panhandle, leaving boats idle Monday in the middle of the prime spring season. A special shrimping season will close today eve-ning.

Inns and restaurants that count on tourists attracted to the beautiful blue-green waters and sandy white beaches already are getting calls about the spill, which has flirted with the coast-lines before receding, mostly because of the weather.

Engineers from BP have failed to invent a solution to halt the gusher that’s been spewing into the sea since an offshore drilling platform blew up and sank last month and killed 11 workers. BP operated the rig that was owned by Transocean Ltd.

Crews haven’t been able to activate a shutout valve underwater. And it could take another week before a 98-ton concrete-and-metal box is placed over one of the leaks to capture the oil.

Worse, it could take three months to drill sideways into the well and plug it with mud and concrete to stop the worst U.S. oil spill since the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska, leaking nearly 11 million gallons of crude.

Those nowhere near the Gulf who drink coffee, eat shrimp, like fruit or plan to buy a new set of tires, could also end up paying for the disaster. Several river boat pilots said the edge of the slick Monday was 15 to 20 miles off the Southwest Pass, where ships headed to New Orleans enter the Mississippi River.

A total shutdown of the shipping lanes is unlikely. However, there could be long delays if cargo vessels that move millions of tons of fruit, rubber, grain, steel and other commodities in and out of the nation’s interior are forced to wait to have their oil-coated hulls power-washed to avoid contaminat-ing the Mississippi. Some cargo ships might choose to unload somewhere else in

the U.S. That could drive up costs.

“Let’s say it gets real bad. It gets blocked off and they don’t let anything in. They lose time, and they are very concerned about that,” said river pilot Michael Lorino. “It’s going to be very costly if they have to unload that cargo in another port and ship it back here because it was destined for here.”

BP said Monday it would compensate people for “legitimate and objective-ly verifiable” claims from the explosion and spill, but President Barack Obama and others pressed the company to explain exactly what that means.

Those who packed a meet-ing at a Pensacola Beach church wanted to know the same thing.

Betsy Robins, 58, said she’s lost three houses to a hurricanes, a disaster Gulf Coasters dread but are more accustomed to facing. An oil spill that might foul her prop-erties — that’s something she’s looking to the oil com-pany to pay for. She wants BP to buy her parcels at pre-slick prices.

“I don’t want to fight another claim,” Robins said. “I’ve lost three houses to hur-ricanes so far. And spent 11 years fighting claims.”

For the tourism industry, the spill couldn’t come at a worse time.

“It’s the beginning of the booking season, the begin-ning of the summer season,” said Marie Curren, sales director for Brett/Robinson, a real estate firm in Gulf Shores, Ala. “The only thing that could make it worst now is a hurricane.”

Dana Powell expects at least some lost business at the Paradise Inn in Pensacola Beach, Fla., and could see a different type of guest altogether: Instead of fami-lies boating, parasailing and fishing, workers on cleanup crews will probably be rent-ing her rooms.

“They won’t be having as much fun,” she said, “but they might be buying more liquor at the bar, because they’ll be so depressed.”

And what will she serve in her restaurant? Hamburgers and chicken fingers instead of crab claws.

By all accounts, the disas-ter is certain to cost BP bil-lions. But analysts said the company could handle it; BP is the world’s third-largest oil company and made more than $6 billion in the first three months of this year. The oil spill has drained $32 bil-lion from BP’s stock market value.

In the Chandeleur Sound on Monday, about 40 miles northeast of Venice, La., thick, heavy oil formed long clumps that looked like raw sewage. Dying jellyfish could be seen in the water. Sea turtles have been found dead on Mississippi beaches, but necropsies on five of the 30 did not find evidence they died from the effects of oil.

Gulf Coast watches, waits for path of oil spill The Catholic Ladies of

Columbia Council 40 annual card party was a huge suc-cess.

Thank you to all the busi-nesses that contributed to the printing of the tickets, the $25 drawing and door prizes. Also, thank you to Cathy for donat-ing the plants and mothering them until they were needed. Also thanks to the all who attended.

We appreciate all the help we had from our committee with set up, baking desserts and clean up.

Money raised will go to local charities.

ChairladiesWinefred SiefkerMarge Kaverman

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classrooms, a fellowship/social room, kitchen, admin-istrative offices and more.

The nursery, pre-school and Sunday school class-rooms are also planned to double as Tender Times Child Development Center Daycare and Preschool dur-ing the week.

“We are excited to bring day care to the city,” Howell said. “There is such a need for that here. The new building will provide a better location to a grow-ing church family, commu-nity and world seven days a week,” Rev. Howell said.

The committee will now find an architect to work up the design plan to be sub-mitted to the state and then put the project out for bid. They hope to begin con-struction next spring.

The project is estimated to cost $3.45 million dol-lars.

At left is the tentative floor plan for the new church.

DELPHOS WEATHERHigh temperature Monday

in Delphos was 73 degrees, low was 54. Rainfall was recorded at .2 inch. High a year ago today was 69, low was 48. Record high for today is 88, set in 2001. Record low is 29, set in 1966.

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ment is at 11 percent.Heading into election day,

Fisher was ahead in the money race and in the polls, but a signifi-cant percentage of voters indicat-ed in an end-stretch Quinnipiac University poll that they still could change their minds.

Gov. Ted Strickland endorsed Fisher for the seat, but the Ohio Democratic Party stopped short of choosing sides in the highly charged face-off.

The Republican candidate, former U.S. Rep. Rob Portman, has amassed millions of dollars for the fall campaign for the seat, held by retiring GOP Sen. George Voinovich, as the Fisher-Brunner question waits to be decided.

The most contentious of the statewide primaries is between former Delaware County pros-ecutor David Yost and state Rep. Seth Morgan, both seeking the Republican nomination for state auditor. Incumbent Auditor Mary Taylor, also a Republican, has decided not to seek re-election to become GOP gubernatorial contender John Kasich’s running mate.

Yost and Morgan attracted tea party support with their con-servative track records when they were running for separate offic-es. But after the Ohio Republican Party recruited Yost out of the attorney general’s race and into the auditor’s race, which Morgan had entered after Taylor’s depar-ture, it set off a clash.

The newly formed Ohio Tea Party PAC, among the most active groups of its kind in the country, made Morgan its first official political endorsement in a battle pitched with criticism of mainstream politics as usual. Yost continues to tout his con-servative credentials and was slightly ahead in the money race heading into today’s primary.

A second Republican state-wide primary, in the race for secretary of state, has taken on a similar tone, with 2006 treasurer candidate Sandra O’Brien criti-cizing state Sen. Jon Husted for lacking her more conservative credentials.

Husted, a former House speaker with more than a decade at the Statehouse, has appealed to tea party groups and Republican leaders with a laundry list of policy achieve-ments and garnered some of the GOP’s most coveted endorse-ments, including the National Rifle Association and Ohio Right to Life, which lobbies against abortion and euthanasia. He was well ahead in the money race on the latest filings.

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stroke may be involved.Wehri indicated there are to

kinds of stroke: embolic and ischemic. The former involves a blood clot or cholesterol plaque wandering into the brain and becoming trapped inside an artery. An ischemic stroke is also known as a tem-porary interruption of blood flow to a part of the brain with similar symptoms to a stroke, according to the Mayo Clinic. The clinic says this is similar to an embolic stroke in symp-toms but it can last from sev-eral minutes to 24 hours, then disappear without leaving any apparent permanent effects.

Wehri details the best pre-vention measures one can take:

“The most important thing is to control blood pressure. Hypertension is one of the most significant risk factors, as well as elevated cholesterol and diabetes. Controlling those three are important because when those things are under control, your risk of stroke will diminish,” he concluded.

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By SHAWN POGATCHNIKThe Associated Press

DUBLIN — Iceland’s vol-canic ash threatened European air space once again today, forcing Ireland and some North Atlantic islands to temporarily shut down airports for the first time in 12 days.

Eamonn Brennan, chief of the Irish Aviation Authority, warned of “a summer of uncertainty” in the air due to the continuing eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokul (ay-yah-FYAH-lah-yer-kuhl) vol-cano.

In Brussels, European Union transport ministers held another emergency aviation meeting and emerged vow-ing that reforming the con-tinent’s patchwork air traf-fic control system into a one seamless airspace was a “top priority.” Germany and France also demanded binding rules to determine when airspaces should be closed and planes grounded because of volcanic ash.

Airlines and airports com-plained bitterly that EU uncer-tainty during last month’s vol-canic crisis grounded too many flights for too long last month. In all, more than 100,000 flights were canceled, inconve-niencing 10 million travelers.

Aviation authorities shut down airports throughout Ireland, Scotland’s Outer Hebrides islands and the Faeroe Islands for several hours today after unexpectedly strong and unseasonal winds drove a thick cloud of ash southward from Iceland.

Irish air space reopened at 1 p.m. (1200 GMT, 8 a.m. EDT) and services were sched-uled to return to normal as the ash drifted south into the open Atlantic at too low an altitude to pose a risk to aircraft.

Britain’s National Air Traffic Service said there was no immediate threat of disrup-tion to British airports but said the situation remained “dynam-ic.” Ireland said there might be new shutdowns Wednesday.

Hanging over all official statements were fears that the volcano in southeast Iceland could keep scattering ash — and travel chaos — across Europe all summer.

“We remain at risk (of fur-ther shutdowns), particularly towards Wednesday,” Brennan said in a telephone interview. “We’re probably facing a sum-mer of uncertainty because of this ash cloud.”

Brennan said Ireland had no choice but to shut its air space at 7 a.m. (0600GMT) today because a thick cloud of ash was reaching the island. The ash generally poses a risk only to aircraft at lower altitudes, when they are ascending to cruising altitude or coming in to land.

Brennan said prevailing winds normally would push the ash northward to the Arctic, but turned southward this week, sending ash straight over the Faeroes, down past the Hebrides on Scotland’s northwest coast and over Ireland, which lies 900 miles (1,500 kilometers) southeast of Iceland.

‘Summer of uncertainty’ looms over Europe

TRASH TALKAllen County Refuse pro-

vides garbage and recycle col-lection in Delphos.

The Allen County portion of Delphos is collected on Thurs-days, with residents placing garbage containers on the curb Wednesday evening and recycle every other Wednesday.

The Van Wert County por-tion of Delphos is collected on Friday, with residents placing garbage containers at the curb on Thursday evening and recy-cle every other Thursday.

If a holiday falls during the week, collection is pushed back a day. For example, the week of Memorial Day, collection in Al-len County will be Friday and in Van Wert County it will be Saturday.

See the full schedule atcityofdelphos.com.

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By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS


COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland stopped a review of how inmates were supervised at the gov-ernor’s residence in 2008, saying things were to stay exactly the same, according to records of comments a top highway patrol officer made to a state watchdog.

Strickland says he mistak-enly believed the review was proposing an end to the pro-gram under which inmates work at the house and so spoke forcefully in favor of the practice.

Patrol officials and oth-ers were at the governor’s residence talking about bet-ter ways to supervise inmates when Strickland learned of the meeting as he was being driv-en to his Statehouse office, according to an Associated Press review of an interview with investigators by retired patrol Maj. Robert Booker.

The meeting was held after an inmate suspected of drinking tripped, fell through a window and cut his arm. No guards were present and no patrol officers available to help.

The review studied options for responding to such emer-gencies in the future and never involved ending the inmate program, prisons spokes-woman Julie Walburn said Monday. An investigation later determined the inmate hadn’t been drinking.

Inmates have done a variety of jobs at the gover-nor’s residence in suburban Bexley going back decades, under both Democrats and Republicans.

After learning that the meeting involved the inmate work program, Strickland turned around, came back to

the residence and told offi-cials gathered at the house how important the program was, according to Booker’s interview.

As Strickland left again, Booker met with him and tried to explain the context of the conversation.

“I says, ’Governor, we were talking about security issues in regards to supervi-sion of inmates.’ He said, ’Well, I think the program should stay exactly the way it is.”’

Booker then went back into the meeting and said things would stay the same, his interview said. He declined to comment Monday.

Strickland thought the meeting’s purpose was to dis-cuss the future of the entire inmate program, spokes-woman Amanda Wurst said Monday.

“That’s why it was impor-tant to him to go in and say the rehabilitation program was important,” she said.

A report by the state watchdog last week said high-ranking public safety officials called off a valid contraband sting at the resi-dence in January to avoid embarrassing the governor, who was hosting former U.S. Sen. John Glenn and his wife at a dinner that night.

The operation allegedly involved someone drop-ping contraband, tobacco or drugs, at the residence to be picked up later by an inmate and delivered to Pickaway Correctional Institution south of Columbus.

Strickland has said that he believed officials acted in good faith but that anything meant to spare him embar-rassment was unnecessary.

Booker, commander of the patrol’s investigative ser-vices, was relieved of duty in January because of con-

cerns about the sting, just days away from a scheduled retirement.

The inspector general’s report found extensive prob-lems with the inmate pro-gram, saying it resulted in the residence becoming a “mule station” for the transfer of contraband.

On Jan. 13, for example, a groundskeeper found 30 pouches of tobacco stashed in the drop ceiling of a base-ment bathroom in the resi-dence, the report said.

The report said the pro-gram had deteriorated since Strickland took office in 2007, with inmates often unsupervised and able to receive deliveries of con-traband in broad daylight outside the house in one of Columbus’ most exclusive neighborhoods.

Since news of the sting emerged, inmates no longer work unsupervised outside the gated perimeter of the house and patrol officers now regularly walk the perimeter.

Both Strickland, a former prison psychologist, and his wife, Frances, were protec-tive of the program and saw it as an important rehabilitative tool, according to the watch-dog report and several inter-views reviewed by the AP.

The Stricklands fired two staff members who oversaw the inmates because they felt they were too harsh with the prisoners. They also brought back an inmate whose par-ticipation was canceled after staff members bought him steel-toe boots, which vio-lates a prison ban on items that can be used as weapons.

The Stricklands also allowed inmates — who were to be referred to as interns — to work inside the resi-dence for the first time, and replaced a taxpayer-funded chef with an inmate chef.

Patrol major: Ohio gov. stopped inmate review

WARREN (AP) — James A. Traficant Jr., who served nearly two decades in Congress and seven years in prison for corruption, filed petitions Monday to run as an independent in his northeast Ohio home turf.

Trumbull County elections board director Kelly Pallante said Traficant came to the board’s offices around 9:30 a.m. to file the paperwork, which will be reviewed by a July 15 deadline.

The seat is currently held by Democrat Tim Ryan, who once worked for Traficant and beat Traficant when the incumbent ran for re-election from prison.

The 68-year-old Traficant was elected to nine terms in Congress as a Democrat from Youngstown before serving time for racketeer-ing, bribery, obstruction of justice and tax evasion. He left federal prison in September. His conviction does not bar him from run-ning for Congress.

Traficant told the AP on Monday that he believes he can win in the Democratic stronghold despite the fact that he has no money or cam-paign staff.

“Maybe it’s time money doesn’t dictate an election,” he said. Though he has made recent appearances at tea party events throughout northeast Ohio, Traficant said he is not

a tea party candidate.In an e-mail responding

to Traficant’s filing, Ryan didn’t mention his old boss and indicated that he would campaign on his work creat-ing business opportunities.

“These investments are the result of years of hard work and have helped to cre-ate and preserve thousands of jobs,” Ryan said. “I fought for these investments, and others, because I believe that they are the key element to bringing opportunity to this district, and I believe that our future depends on it.”

The 17th Congressional District borders were redrawn before Traficant’s loss to Ryan. It is now split in two, represented by Ryan and Rep. Charlie Wilson.

Traficant was one of Congress’ most colorful members. He was known for a distinctive toupee and hair-style — Jay Leno called it Washington’s worst haircut

— and a penchant for Star Trek references, including brief floor speeches typically punctuated with the phrase, “Beam me up.”

He routinely railed against America’s rivals, import-ed goods and the Internal Revenue Service, an agency that Traficant wants to elimi-nate.

“If you work for the IRS, start looking for a job,” he said Monday.

He was convicted in 2002 of accepting bribes from businessmen and taking kick-backs from staff members. He then was expelled from Congress, only the second House member since the Civil War to be ousted for unethical conduct.

The trial marked the third time Traficant had repre-sented himself in court. He won acquittal on mob payoff charges in 1983 but lost a U.S. Tax Court case on simi-lar issues in 1987.

Traficant to run for Ohio US House seat

The youth at The Marsh Foundation recently had spring break from their aca-demic classes. However, they enjoyed a variety of activities coordinated by The Marsh Activities Coordinator Sherry Grone. Each group home on campus participat-ed in team day during the week. In the morning, the group worked on the cam-pus’ nature trail and area. In the afternoon, they went to Camp Clay for climbing and a picnic. On Friday, the independent living group traveled to Fort Wayne. The group will be working as the garden crew this summer in The Marsh’s large garden-ing program. They visited the Botanical Conservatory to learn about the importance of plants and heard about plant careers from their hor-ticulturist. Then, they visited the local food co-op for a healthy lunch and to see the farmer to market connection. Finally, they stopped at the Country Market Farm CSA that supplies year-round food to Fort Wayne members.

Marsh youth celebrate spring break

4-H Exchange Club members, Katey Gamble, Maggie Allmandinger and Camille Harting

accept a donations for the 2010 Holiday Light Show at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds the club

sponsors each year from Mark Schumm for Van Wert Federal Savings Bank. Citizens National Bank and First Federal Savings & Loan of Van Wert all made dona-tions. The 2010 Holiday Light Show at the fair-grounds date for this year is Nov. 26 through the end of December. The Van Wert County 4-H Exchange Club is com-prised of youth 14 years and older from all areas of the county. Each year, the group hosts or travels to another state to spend up to a week with 4-Her’s experiencing their culture and lifestyle, building friendships and learning more about other areas of the country.

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Entry forms, rules available for art exhibit

The Wassenberg Art Center has announced that prospectuses containing rules and entry forms for its 54th Annual June Art Exhibit are now available for artists who are interested in entering this year’s juried competition. Entry is open to all artists aged 18 and over. Prospectuses can be downloaded from www.vanwert.com/wassenberg or obtained by calling the art center at 419-238-6837 or 1-888-238-3837.

Entry is open to all artists 18 and older. Entries will be taken at the art center on May 15 and 16 from 1-5 p.m. All entries must conform to the rules listed in the prospectus.

For more information, con-tact the art center or visit van-wert.com/wassenberg.

Photo submittedElks donate to DAREVan Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and

Protective Order of Elks donated $100 to the Van Wert City/County D.A.R.E. Program. The monies are used to sponsor a hole for the 15th Annual D.A.R.E. Benefit Scramble Golf Tournament which will be held on Saturday. Drug awareness education is one of the major projects supported the Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks as well as all of the subordinate lodges throughout the United States. Van Wert City DARE Officer Greg Blackmore, left, accepts the check from Lodge Chaplain Larry G. Miller.

4 — The Herald Tuesday, May 4, 2010

POLITICS “The greater the number of laws and enactments, the more thieves and robbers there will be.” — Lao-tzu (low dzu), Chinese philosopher (c.604-531 B.C.)


IT WAS NEWS THENOne Year Ago

• The Lima-area chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction lent their skills to framing the fourth Habitat for Humanity home on Wayne Street in Delphos. The women worked alongside members from Trinity United Methodist Church, community volunteers and friends and family of Carla Lantiegne, the future owner of the new home.

25 Years Ago — 1985• The 20th annual public chicken dinner sponsored by

the Middle Point Lions Club will be held at Lincolnview High School cafeteria, according to Bob Miller, chairman of the event, and Gary Mosier, club president. Proceeds from this project again will be used for the scholarship fund of Lincolnview High School.

• Members of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, Rosary-Altar Society planned to attend an 8 a.m. Mass May 5 and later be served breakfast by men of the Holy Name Society. A short meeting would follow with installation of new officers. Donations for the Elizabeth Ann Zepf fund would also be accepted.

• Former Gov. James Rhodes was in Lima to promote economic development and vocational training as a way to reduce the number of high schools dropouts. Also attending was Assistant House Minority Leader Ben Rose of Lima.

50 Years Ago — 1960• The teacher appreciation dinner sponsored by the

Delphos Parent-Teachers Association was highlighted by a tribute to Lucile Werner for her 50 years of service to the teaching profession and a stimulating talk by Juvenile Judge Cathryn L. Harrington of Van Wert. Werner has taught 47 of her 50 years as a teacher in the Delphos City Schools. She is presently the principal and first and second grade teacher at the Lincoln building. She was presented with a set of jewelry from the PTA by Paul Harter, Jr., and with a wrist watch by Dr. Ed Laman on behalf of her former students. Principal speaker of the evening was Judge Cathryn L. Harrington who spoke on the topic, “Meeting the Needs of Our Children.”

75 Years Ago — 1935• The old Clay Street baseball park is no more; after hav-

ing served the youth of Delphos generally and the baseball and football lovers of the community for nearly a quarter of a century. The athletic field is being plowed up and will be planted. The Clay field was first placed in use in 1913. Some time later the grandstand was built by Lee Grady who had purchased material used for scaffolding in the redecorating of the interior of St. John’s Church and used this for the erec-tion of the grandstand. Plans have been made for the conver-sion of a part of the city farm on which the disposal plant is located into an athletic field.

• Special features were included in music presented by Carl Dienstberger’s Orchestra at the Old Heildelberg Grill. Dienstberger played a violin solo with Gilbert Miller as accompanist. Carlton Reed, formerly with Don Bestor’s recording band, played an accordion solo. Charles Bishop of Lima, has been added to the orchestra per-sonnel.

• Back in the year 1872 on May 3, a great catastrophe vis-ited this city in the form of the largest and most destructive fire the city has ever known. The fire started in the Shenk and Lang Drugstore and spread rapidly along what is now Main Street, then Canal Street. Forty-five structures were burned on that day, known locally as “Black Friday.” David Kaverman, one of the older residents of the city, recalled that the late John H. Wahmhoff was the hero of the occasion, as he had dug a ditch from the canal to the basement of the Hunt Drugstore, flooding the basement and preventing the explo-sion of barrels of inflammable liquid stored there.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate measure advertised as protecting taxpayers from another Wall Street bailout would still leave them front-ing the money if the govern-ment moves to liquidate a big failing company like insur-ance giant AIG.

Taxpayers could end up putting up billions of dollars to cover the costs of dealing with such a firm and be able to recoup that money only over a period of five years, under the Senate’s sweeping overhaul of financial regulations.

An amendment the Senate is expected to pass today states that “taxpayers shall bear no losses from the exercise of any authority under this title.” Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., said Monday the legislation means: “We’re never going to let the taxpayers and Treasury face this kind of obliga-tion.”

But the measure doesn’t prevent that kind of obligation, though it does say that taxpay-ers would be paid back.

Financial experts argue it would be irresponsible to preclude the use of taxpayer money in the middle of a financial crisis.

“You can put your head under the cover and pull the blanket up, but you can’t make systemic risk cost free,” said Karen Shaw Petrou, an ana-lyst with the consulting firm Federal Financial Analytics.

Other steps the Senate intends to take could mean taxpayers could end up front-ing even more money.

The legislation aims to avoid the billions of dollars in taxpayer-backed infusions that prevented AIG, the insurance conglomerate, from becoming a disastrous financial drag in late 2008.

It would set up a mecha-nism to dismantle or liquidate giant, interconnected failing firms by requiring that the costs of bringing them down be borne first by shareholders and creditors and, if need be, by some of its largest peers in the industry. But most agree that such a massive undertak-ing would not carry additional costs.

Democrats and Republicans have agreed to scuttle a provi-sion in the bill for a $50 billion fund financed by large finan-cial institutions to cover initial liquidation costs. Republican senators argued that the mere existence of that fund could encourage large firms to make risky investments.

Instead, the bill will pro-vide that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. borrow the money from Treasury and then try to recoup it later from shareholders, creditors and the sale of the liquidated compa-ny’s assets. The bill requires that any additional costs be recouped from the financial industry.

“If you try to get the money after the fact, it may be much harder politically to do,” said Douglas Elliott, a former investment banker and now a fellow at the Brookings Institution. “Then the taxpay-ers really might bear some of the costs.”

Any possibility that the public will perceive the leg-islation as a bailout of the industry has spooked lawmak-ers. The $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, which the Bush and Obama adminis-trations used to infuse money into banks reeling from the recession, has been a political albatross.

By ERICA WERNERThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON — To hear Obama administration officials tell it, they’ve been fully engaged on the Gulf Coast oil spill since Day One, bringing every resource to bear and able to ensure with-out question that taxpayers will be protected.

Not quite.Take President Barack

Obama’s repeated claims that BP will be responsible for all the costs associated with the devastating spill that began after an oil rig operated by the company exploded April 20, killing 11 workers and later sinking.

“Let me be clear: BP is responsible for this leak; BP will be paying the bill,” Obama said while touring the area Sunday.

While it’s true that the fed-eral Oil Pollution Act, enact-ed in 1990 in response to the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska, makes BP responsible for cleanup costs, the law caps the company’s liability for economic damages — such as lost wages, shortened fishing seasons or lagging tourism — at $75 million, a pittance

compared to potential losses.Administration officials

insist BP will be held respon-sible anyway, noting that if the company is found negli-gent or criminally liable, the cap disappears. Claims also can potentially be made under other state or federal laws, officials said.

Yet the liability cap is problematic enough that a trio of Democratic senators intro-duced legislation Monday raising it to $10 billion, and the administration quickly announced its support. Sens. Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey and Bill Nelson of Florida voiced concerns that unless the cap is raised, BP would avoid paying for the mess and leave small businesses, local government and fishermen with the bill.

“They’re not going to want to pay any more than what the law says they have to,” Nelson said.

That’s not quite the seem-ingly ironclad guarantee heard from the president.

Then there’s the adminis-tration’s rhetoric about antici-pating the magnitude of the crisis and bringing all resourc-es to bear on Day One.

“We had (Defense Department) resources there from Day One. This was a situation that was treated as a possible catastrophic fail-ure from, from Day One,” Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

That sense of urgency was not so apparent when White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was questioned about the incident April 23, three days after it occurred. At the time he seemed to dismiss its severity and indicated it wouldn’t affect Obama’s plans to open up new areas of the coast to offshore drilling.

“I don’t honestly think it opens up a whole new series of questions, because, you know, in all honesty I doubt this is the first accident that has happened and I doubt it will be the last,” Gibbs said.

A week later, Obama was announcing plans for Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to review whether new technol-ogies were needed to safe-guard against oil spills from deep-water drilling rigs. The president said no new off-shore oil drilling leases would be issued without any such safeguards.

By ANNE GEARANThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has 5,113 nuclear warheads in its stockpile and “several thou-sand” more retired warheads awaiting the junkpile, the Pentagon said Monday in an unprecedented accounting of a secretive arsenal born in the Cold War and now shrinking rapidly.

The Obama administra-tion disclosed the size of its atomic stockpile going back to 1962 as part of a campaign to get other nuclear nations to be more forthcoming, and to improve its bargaining posi-tion against the prospect of a nuclear Iran.

“We think it is in our national security interest to be as transparent as we can be about the nuclear program of the United States,” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters at the United Nations, where she addressed a conference on containing the spread of atomic weapons.

The U.S. has previously regarded such details as top secret.

The figure includes both “strategic,” or long-range weapons, and those intended for use at shorter range.

The Pentagon said the stockpile of 5,113 as of

September 2009 represents a 75 percent reduction since 1989.

A rough count of deployed and reserve warheads has been known for years, so the Pentagon figures do not tell nuclear experts much they don’t already know.

Hans Kristensen, direc-tor of Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists in Washington, said his orga-nization had already put the number at around 5,100 by reviewing budget estimates and other documents.

The import of the announcement is the prece-dent it sets, Kristensen said.

“The important part is that the U.S. is no longer going to keep other countries in the dark,” he said.

Clinton said the disclo-sure of numbers the general public has never seen “builds confidence” that the Obama administration is serious about stopping the spread of atomic weapons and reducing their numbers.

But the administration is not revealing everything.

The Pentagon figure released Monday includes deployed weapons, which are those more or less ready to launch, and reserve weapons. It does not include thousands of warheads that have been disabled or all but dismantled.

Those weapons could, in the-ory, be reconstituted, or their nuclear material repurposed.

Estimates of the total U.S. arsenal range from slightly more than 8,000 to above 9,000, but the Pentagon will not give a precise number.

Whether to reveal the full total, including those thou-sands of nearly dead war-heads, was debated within the Obama administration. Keeping those weapons out of the figure released Monday represented a partial conces-sion to intelligence agency officials and others who argued national security could be harmed by laying the entire nuclear arsenal bare.

A senior defense official, speaking on condition of ano-nymity because the overall total is still classified, did not dispute the rough estimates developed by independent analysts.

Exposure of once-classi-fied totals for U.S. deployed and reserve nuclear weapons is intended to nudge nations such as China, which has revealed little about its nucle-ar stockpile.

“You can’t get anywhere toward disarmament unless you’re going to be transparent about how many weapons you have,” said Sharon Squassoni, a nuclear policy analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

White House spins Gulf response time

US nuclear arsenal shrinking rapidly

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER


WASHINGTON — Factories are churning out more goods. Consumers are spending. Government aid is fueling construction activity. But stagnant pay and weak hiring will likely restrain the economic rebound in coming months.

That cautionary picture emerged from a series of eco-nomic reports Monday.

Consumers stepped up their spending in March by the largest amount in five months. Yet the increase was financed out of savings. Incomes rose only slightly.

Unless employers boost pay and ramp up hiring, econ-omists say consumer spend-ing will likely taper off and dampen the recovery.

The construction indus-try remains a concern, too. Industry spending rose 0.2 percent in March, the first increase in five months, Commerce said. But all the strength came from govern-ment activity — much of it related to temporary stimulus money that’s expected to run out soon. By contrast, con-struction by the private sector fell to the lowest level in a decade.

One sector that’s helping drive the recovery is manu-facturing. Factory production

in April grew at the fast-est pace in nearly six years, according to the Institute for Supply Management, repre-senting purchasing execu-tives. Its manufacturing index rose to 60.4 in April from 59.6 in March — the ninth straight month of growth. A level above 50 indicates expansion.

Companies are rebuilding their inventories as demand for goods rises. New orders, a gauge of future production, jumped to 65.7 from 61.5 in March, according to the report.

The fastest-growing indus-tries were clothing makers and producers of nonmetallic goods such as glass, mineral wool and ceramic products used in construction. Makers of wood products, the petroleum and coal sector, and plastics and rubber manufacturers also reported strong growth.

Consumer spending has propelled more production in retail goods. On Friday, cloth-ing maker VF Corp., whose brands include Wrangler, The North Face and Vans, said its sales rose 1 percent to $1.75 billion in the first quarter.

The stock market jumped Monday after the improved economic reports, along with news of a merger between United and Continental Airlines, raised expectations about the recovery. The Dow Jones industrial average rose

more than 150 points in after-noon trading.

But economists cau-tion that the overall picture is clouded by a weak hiring outlook. A report Friday is expected to show no change in the nation’s 9.7 percent unemployment rate.

“The consumer needs job creation and income growth to pick up significantly to maintain the momentum in consumer spending and we look to Friday’s employment report for further evidence of slow improvement in labor market conditions,” analysts for RDQ Economics wrote Monday in a research report.

The government reported Friday that the broadest mea-sure of economic activity, the gross domestic product, grew at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the January-March period. That marked the third quar-terly increase since last sum-mer. Most economists believe the recession, which began in December 2007, probably ended in either June or July of last year.

The healthy first quarter GDP gain was driven by a big rebound in consumer spend-ing, which powered ahead at an annual rate of 3.6 per-cent, the best showing in three years. But economists said spending gains of that size can’t be maintained with-out greater income and job growth.

Economic outlook is cautious even with spending up

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Taxpayers front bank liquidation

My son’s dog Sam died last week. It wasn’t supposed to end this way. I had envi-sioned that Joe would grow into a man and leave Sam and me as he went off to college. When Joe was 4 years old, I thought that this very rambunctious little boy needed an equally rambunctious puppy to grow up with. We went down to the Humane Society one afternoon and as we walked past the cages, Joe spotted a small shepherd-mix puppy and imme-diately chose him. I tried to encourage him to look around first before making his deci-sion, but he was determined. As they rolled around on the floor in the get acquainted room, it was pretty obvious that Joe was right. We named him Sampson, but we always called him Sam, the more formal name never seemed to fit him.

They were supposed to grow up together. The phrase “come on Sam” soon became a common refrain in our house. Wherever Joe went in the house, Sam had to fol-low. As long as Sam was by his side, Joe never worried about monsters under the bed or creatures in the closet. He carried a false bravado that only a little boy with a big

dog can muster when he went outside in the dark to get the mail. I finally understood the poem ‘snips, and snails, and puppy dog tails, that is what little boys are made of’.

Then a few months ago we found out that Sam had cancer. We weren’t expecting

it but we started to work on accepting it. Joe spent the last 2 months sleeping on the floor with Sam because he didn’t want him to be alone. I watched an impatient little boy sit patiently with his dog to make sure that he

ate all of his food so he wouldn’t lose weight. I watched a rough little boy gently help his dog up and down the steps so he wouldn’t hurt himself. I watched a noisy little boy quietly whis-per into his dog’s ear that he shouldn’t be scared because there would be a lot of other dog’s to play with in heaven. And after he died and Joe hugged me and comforted me by saying “it will be okay mom, he’ll always be in our hearts,” I realized that Sam had done his job, he had stayed with Joe until he grew up and he helped him become a man.

He was a gift to Joe in so many ways. He learned about responsibility and compas-

sion. He taught him how to sit and how to wrestle. Joe learned to run by racing Sam around the yard and up and down the steps. He learned how to love and he learned how to let go. He learned that no matter how much you love something you can’t stop it from going away but that the very act of loving something means that you will never truly lose them.

Loving Sam changed him — he changed us both. Throughout it all, Joe grew up. Just as I had envisioned it they grew up together. He helped to shape Joe into the man he will become and pro-vided him with memories he will have forever.

You did good Sam, you did good.

Dr. Celeste Lopez grad-uated cum laude from The University of Utah College of Medicine. She completed her Pediatric residency train-ing at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. She is certified with The American Board of Pediatrics since 1992. Dr. Lopez practiced pediatrics in the Detroit area for 8 years before moving to Van Wert in 2000. In 2003 she moved her practice, Wishing Well Pediatrics, to Delphos and is located at 154 W. Third Street. Dr. Lopez can be reached at (419) 692-WELL (9355). She is the proud mother of a 10-year-old son.

Cailin Menke will gradu-ate Summa Cum Laude from the University of Toledo on Saturday.

She will receive her bach-elor’s degree in business administration, with a major in accounting.

Menke attended St. Mary’s of the Assumption Elementary School and was a 2006 grad-uate of Lincolnview High School. She will represent her class as Valedictorian for the College of Business dur-ing the commencement cer-emonies and will present the valedictory address.

After graduation, Menke will complete an internship at Equity Trust of Cleveland and then pursue her Master’s

Degree at Cleveland State University in the fall of 2010.

She is the daughter of Dave and Lisa Menke in Van Wert.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

TODAY6 p.m. — Weight Watchers

meets at Trinity United Methodist Church, 211 E. Third St.

6:30 p.m. — Delphos Lions Club, Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St.

7 p.m. — Catholic Ladies of Columbia meet at the Knights of Columbus Hall.

Delphos Coon and Sportsman’s Club meets.

7:30 p.m. — Alcoholics Anonymous, First Presbyterian Church, 310 W. Second St.

WEDNESDAY

9 a.m. - noon — Putnam County Museum is open, 202 E. Main St., Kalida.

11:30 a.m. — Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street.

11:45 a.m. — Rotary Club meets at the Delphos Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St.

6 p.m. — Shepherds of Christ Associates meet in the St. John’s Chapel.

6:30 p.m. — Delphos Kiwanis Club meets at the Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St.

The Delphos Area Alzheimer’s Support Group meets at the Sarah Jane Living Center, 328 W. Second St.

7 p.m. — Bingo at St. John’s Little Theatre.

7:30 p.m. — Hope Lodge 214 Free and Accepted Masons, Masonic Temple, North Main Street.

9 p.m. — Fort Jennings Lions Club meets at the Outpost Restaurant.

THURSDAY11:30 a.m. — Mealsite

at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street.

5-7 p.m. — The Interfaith Thrift Shop is open for shop-ping.

6:30 p.m. — Delphos Ladies Club, Trinity United Methodist Church.

7 p.m. — Delphos Emergency Medical Service meeting, EMS building, Second Street.

7:30 p.m. — Delphos Chapter 23, Order of Eastern Star, meets at the Masonic Temple, North Main Street.

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Photos submittedDelphos Optimist ClubSamantha Stevenson was honored as the Delphos

Optimist Club student of the month. Optimist member and superintendent Jeff Price presents her with a plaque and a $50 savings certificate from the club. Samantha is a sixth-grader at St. John’s and is the daughter of Jeremy and Kelly Stevenson.

Below: Kevin Haver, director of the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District, was the speaker at the Delphos Optimist Club meeting. Optimist member Harry Tolhurst thanks him for being guest speaker.

Author Arend to speak to grief group

Carlene Arend, mother of Zachary Arend, former Bluffton baseball player, will be the guest speaker Monday at the Van Wert County Chapter of The Compassionate Friends.

The presentation will begin at 7 p.m. at Trinity Friends Church, 605 N. Franklin St., Van Wert, in the Fireside Room located in the back by the Family Life Center.

Arend has written a book, “Grandpa Doesn’t Like Snakes,” which was authored for the enjoyment of elementary students. The book was published in memory of her son, Zachary, who was one of the Bluffton baseball team members who died in the bus crash in Atlanta in March 2007.

As a bereaved parent, her sharing and compassion allows the memory of her son to continue healing and aiding other parents in the hope of gaining a new normal lifestyle.

Arend will have books available with a personal signing at the end of her presentation.

Refreshments will be provided.

The program is open to the public.

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By JIM METCALFEThe Delphos Herald

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DELPHOS — Monday’s night’s Northwest Conference baseball con-test versus Crestview was one that Jefferson head man Kyle Harmon might — for the most part — want to forget about.

He used five pitchers that threw a total of 172 pitches, giving up 20 hits, 11 free passes and a hit batter.

As well, the defense committed a total of seven errors as the Knights rocked the Wildcats (5-12, 2-6 NWC) 26-8 in five innings at Wildcat Field.

“Our pitching wasn’t there tonight; it was pret-ty tough. You give up that many walks and you’re in trouble,” Harmon explained. “We didn’t play very good defense, especially early, and when you face a team like Crestview that hits the ball hard, they will make you pay. They hit the ball hard.”

The Knights (13-6, 6-2 NWC) got one run in the first inning against Jefferson starter Ben Babcock (0-3), scoring Brad Miller (2 sacrifices, 2 runs) on a sacrifice fly by Jordan Speaks (2-for-3, 2 runs bat-ted in).

The Red and White took the lead in the home half. Nik Moore (2-for-3, 2 runs) got a hit off the glove of Miller at short and into left field. Tony George bunt-ed him up a base. Jordan Jettinghoff (2-for-3, 2 runs) doubled the opposite way to left-center field to score Moore; an error on the play allowed him to go to third. An out later, Jordan Vorst walked. He took off for sec-ond, drawing the throw; an error on the sequence allowed Jettinghoff to score and put Vorst at third. However, he was left stranded.

The top of the second was the doom for the Wildcats.

The Knights sent 20 batters to the dish, putting together 11 hits, one walk and six Jefferson errors to score 14 runs. Steven Semer had three hits (2 runs, 5 RBIs) in the inning, including a 3-run home run to left center, while Kyle Balliet (3-for-4, 4 runs, 3 runs batted in) had a 2-run single in the process. The Wildcats used three pitchers in the inning: Babcock, Nick Cook and Curtis Miller; before they could get the third out as the visitors led 15-2 after a 45-minute half-inning.

“That has been the story of our season; that one bad inning. We just can’t seem to make a play to get out of it and it snowballs,” he said.

The Wildcats bounced back right away, scoring six runs of their own in the home half. Babcock walked to lead it off. Back-to-back singles by Austin Clarkson and Jordan Rode loaded them up. Moore ripped a hit to left to score Babcock and leave the bases juiced. George unloaded them, dialing grand slam to left field to get the hosts within 15-7. Jettinghoff beat out an infield hit wide of first by diving into the bag. Craig Carder blooped a sin-

gle to center but was erased on Vorst’s bouncer, put-ting Jettinghoff on third; an error on the play allowed him to come home for a 15-8 deficit. C. Miller then ripped a hit to left center to chase Balliet and bring in southpaw Ian Zollars. An out later, Zollars picked Miller off first to end the frame.

“I was proud of how we fought back then; we easily could have packed it in. We hit the ball hard against a pretty good pitcher in Balliet,” Harmon added. “We came out pretty well, getting a 2-1 lead and then getting six more in the sec-ond, but Zollars shut us down. The good thing is we come back right away, so we don’t have time to think about it.”

Crestview kept up its attack in the third frame, sending 12 more batters to the dish. This time, they had only three hits but worked their way for six walks against C. Miller and Clarkson to put together their six runs. By the time Clarkson got the final out of the inning, Crestview now led 21-8.

Zollars sent down the Wildcats 1-2-3 in the next two innings.

Unfortunately for the Wildcats, they couldn’t do the same to the visitors’ lineup. Crestview batted around in the fourth in add-ing five more tallies to their total. Four more hits, includ-ing a leadoff solo homer by Balliet and a 2-run triple by Matt Holden (3 runs), off Clarkson and George were the big blows as the Knights led 26-8 at the end of the top half.

After George left two stranded in the Crestview fifth, B. Miller retired the Wildcats in order to finish the game.

No. 9 batter Joey Overmyer went 4-for-4 (4 runs) for the Knights. Steven Rickard went 3-for-4 (3 runs, 3 RBIs), along with 2-for-3 performances by Evan Vining (4 runs, 2 RBIs) and Jordan Speaks (2 runs batted in).

Jefferson returns to action tonight as they host Wayne Trace. First pitch is 5 p.m.

Knights bat around Jeffcats

Jefferson senior Jordan Jettinghoff takes a cut at a pitch Monday night versus Crestview. The visiting Knights bom-barded the host Wildcats 26-8 in 5 innings.

Tom Morris photo

CRESTVIEW (26)ab-r-h-rbiMatt Holden cf 5-3-1-2, Brad Miller ss/p

3-2-1-0. Kyle Balliet p/1b 4-4-3-3, Evan Vining rf 3-4-2-2, Jordan Speaks 3b 3-1-2-2, Rich Klinger 3b 1-0-0-0, Josh Staten dh 2-2-0-1, Chad Sparks dh 2-0-1-0, Steven Semer lf 3-2-3-5, Drew Nofer lf 1-1-0-0, Steven Rickard 2b/ss 4-3-3-3, Joey Overmyer c 4-4-4-1. Totals 35-26-20-19.

JEFFERSON (8)ab-r-h-rbiNik Moore 3b 3-2-2-1, Tony George 2b/p

2-1-1-4, Jordan Jettinghoff cf/ss 3-2-2-1, Craig Carder 1b/cf/2b 3-0-1-0, Jordan Vorst lf 2-0-0-0, Curtis Miller dh/p/1b 2-0-1-0, Colin Barclay 1b 1-0-0-0, Ben Babcock p/1b 1-1-0-0, Austin Teeters rf 1-0-0-0, Austin Clarkson rf/p/cf 2-1-1-0, Justin Rode c 2-1-1-0. Totals 22-8-9-6.

Score by Innings:Crestview 1 (14) 6 5 0 - 26Jefferson 2 6 0 0 0 - 8

E: Rode 2, Holden, B. Miller, Overmyer, Moore, George, Jettinghoff, Carder, Nick Cook (DJ); LOB: Crestview 9, Jefferson 2; 2B: B. Miller, Balliet, Speaks, Jettinghoff; 3B: Holden; HR: Balliet, Semer, George (GS); SB: Rickard, Vorst; POB: C. Miller (by Zollars); Sac: B. Miller 2, Rickard, George; SF: Speaks.

IP H R ER BB SOCRESTVIEWBalliet 1.1 9 8 7 2 2Zollars (W) 2.2 0 0 0 0 6B. Miller 1 0 0 0 0 2JEFFERSONBabcock (L, 0-3) 1.2 6 9 2 1 1Cook 0 5 5 0 1 0C. Miller .2 3 5 5 3 0Clarkson .2 2 3 3 4 1George 2 4 3 3 1 3

Cook pitched to 8 batters in the 2ndWP: Cook, Clarkson, George; HBP: Balliet

(by Babcock).

By FRANK GERMANThe Delphos Herald

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DELPHOS — Crestview’s softball team traveled to Jefferson High School Monday, hoping to beat the rain.

They beat the rain and the Lady Wildcats by the score of 10-0 in 5 innings in Northwest Conference action at Lady Wildcat Field.

The game started out with both teams going scoreless in the first inning.

Crestview then exploded with a 6-run second inning. Danica Hicks hit a 1-out sin-gle to start it off. Mackenzie Richard drew a walk; Chelsea Lare walked as well. Taylor Springer hit a double with bases loaded to score two. Jessica Burger, the top of the order, followed with a 3-run home run to straightaway cen-ter field. Holly Genth fought for a walk with no one on to start it over. Lydia Etzler reached on an error. The next batter hit a fly ball for the second out. Madison Etzler, now the 10th person to bat in the inning, hit a double, scor-ing Genth and putting Etzler on third for a 6-0 lead. The next batter hit a deep fly ball to center field for the final out of the inning.

Crestview tacked on three more runs in the third inning. Richard reached on an error to start it off. Lare struck out but the catcher lost the ball and had to throw Lare out, moving Richard to second. Springer smacked a single, scoring Richard. The next bat-ter flied out to center field, which brought up Genth. She singled, putting runners on the corners. L. Etzler smacked a double, scoring both runners for a score of 9-0, Crestview.

“Crestview hit the ball very well and solidly. They hit it especially well in the second inning when they got the six runs,” Jefferson coach Dave Wollenhaupt commented.

Crestview received one run in the fourth inning. M. Etzler singled and stole sec-ond during another batter’s attempt. Lare, with two outs, hit a single, scoring Etzler from second base and giving Crestview their final run of the night for a score of 10-0.

“I was concerned coming out and being ready to play. We have not played since last Thursday with a rainout on Saturday,” Crestview coach Owen Pugh opined. “I was concerned about coming out and being flat. I think we hit the ball well but we are still having some base-running issues. We also pitched well and I switched pitchers after three (innings) to get some work in with another league game tomorrow.”

Jefferson still had fight left in them at this point. With the 5-inning 10-run rule looming over their head, they start-ed to work. Brittney Garza led off the inning with a sin-gle. Samantha Thitoff was brought in as a courtesy run-ner for Garza. Paige Ricker

was up and during her at-bat, Thitoff was caught stealing. Ricker popped out to the third baseman for the second out. Taylor Branham hit a single and Cassidy

Bevington was brought in for her as a courtesy runner. Alex Rostorfer followed with a sin-gle, putting runners on first and second. With Chelsey Fischer at bat, a passed ball allowed the two runners to advance. Fischer put the ball in play and the choice was to throw it home; Bevington slid and the catcher fell on her. The ump, with dust in the air, called Bevington out to end the game.

“I can’t complain about the pitching effort out of either one of our pitchers (Courtnie Rostorfer and Branham). They did everything we asked them to do. Crestview is tradi-tionally a softball powerhouse but we still have to play with them,” Wollenhaupt added.

Jefferson falls to 4-11 overall and 2-6 in the NWC. The Wildcats travel to Ada on Thursday (5 p.m.).

“Delphos has a nice team and Coach Wollenhaupt is working hard to put things together. He is building not only a team but a program,” Pugh added.

Crestview improves to 16-4 and 6-1 in the NWC. Crestview plays host to Columbus Grove today.

CRESTVIEW (10)ab-r-h-rbiJessica Burger lf 3-1-1-3, Madison

Preston ph 1-0-1-0, Holly Genth ss 3-2-1-0, Jessica Gamble ph/pr 1-0-0-0, Lydia Etzler cf 4-0-2-2, Kayla Richardson c/p 4-0-0-0, Madison Etzler 2b 4-1-2-1, Danica Hicks 3b 3-1-1-0, Mackenzie Richard rf/c 3-2-0-0, Chelsea Lare p 2-0-1-0, Angie Pierce ph 1-0-1-1, Taylor Springer 1b 3-2-2-3. Totals 32-10-12-10.

JEFFERSON (0)ab-r-h-rbiChelsey Fischer 1b 3-0-0-0, Jenna

Miller c 2-0-0-0, Courtnie Rostorfer p/dp 2-0-0-0, Megan Moreo ss 2-0-2-0, Tiffany Culp lf 2-0-0-0, Brittney Garza 2b 2-0-1-0, Samantha Thitoff cr 0-0-0-0, Paige Ricker 3b 2-0-0-0, Taylor Branham dp/p 2-0-1-0, Ashley Simerly cf 0-0-0-0, Alex Rostorfer rf 2-0-1-0, Cassidy Bevington cr 0-0-0-0. Totals 19-0-5-0.Score by Innings:Crestview 0 6 3 1 0 – 10Jefferson 0 0 0 0 0 – 0

E: M. Etzler, C. Rostorfer, Ricker, DP: Crestview 1; LOB: Crestview 7, Jefferson 4; 2B: L. Etzler, M. Etzler, Springer; HR: Burger, SB: Burger, Preston, Genth, M. Etzler, Bevington, A. Rostorfer; CS: Thitoff.

IP H R ER BB SOCRESTVIEWLare (W) 3 1 0 0 0 4Richardson 2 4 0 0 0 0JEFFERSONC. Rostorfer (L) 2.1 6 8 7 3 2Branham 2.2 4 2 2 0 0WP: Branham

Crestview clubs Jefferson softball

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Bearcats claw BulldogsSPENCERVILLE — The

Spencerville baseball team started well and never let up in dismantling Ada 11-1 in a 5-inning Northwest Conference tilt Monday at Spencerville.

B r a d Wirth led the Bearcats with a home run and three runs batted in, while winning pitcher Tyler Deitering, Jacob Shimp and Kory Layman all went 2-for-3 (1 RBI each) and combined for six runs scored.

Austin Everhart took the loss and had the only RBI for the Bulldogs.

Spencerville (6-11, 3-5 NWC) is at Botkins tonight.Spencerville 11, Ada 1Ada 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 3Spenxerville 3 1 2 4 1 - 11 9 0

WP: Tyler Deitering; LP: Austin Everhart. 2B. Tyler Simmons (A), Levi Krouskop. HR: Brad Wirth (SV).

-----Fries goose-eggs Pirates

RURAL MIDDLE POINT — Lincolnview’s softball team rode the strong right arm of senior ace Kela Fries to an 8-0 Northwest Conference shutout of invading Bluffton Monday night.

Fries (4 hits, 6 Ks) also had a 2-run homer and two intention-al walks at the plate. Holly Diller (1 run batted in) and Carley Springer both went 2-for-3 and Paige McClure went 1-for-4 with two RBIs.

Carrie Bassitt was handed the pitching loss for the Lady Pirates (16-4, 6-2 NWC) as Holcomb went 2-for-3.

“We put together a com-plete game tonight as a team. We played good defense, got

some timely hitting and Kela pitched another super game,” Lancer head man Dave Evans noted.

The Lancers (15-5, 6-2 NWC) is at Columbus Grove 5 p.m. Thursday.Lincolnview 8, Bluffton 0Bluffton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 3Lincolnview 2 0 2 4 0 0 x - 8 8 0

WP: Kela Fries; LP: Carrie Bassitt. HR: Kela Fries (LV).

-----Lady Bearcats punish Ada

SPENCERVILLE — Spencerville’s softballers pounded out 15 hits and hand-ed Ada a 13-3 6-inning loss in Northwest Conference action Monday at Spencerville.

Kaytlynn Warnecke (5 Ks) got the win for the Lady Bearcats (3-15, 2-6 NWC), while S. Wildman (3 Ks) was the losing pitcher for the Lady Bulldogs (5-10).

Spencerville visits Allen East at 5 p.m. Thursday.Spencerville 13, Ada 3 (6 innings)Ada 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 8 2Spencerville 2 5 2 0 0 4 - 13 15 2

WP: Kaytlynn Warnecke; LP: S. Wildman.

-----Raiders bounce Bulldogs

ELIDA — Wayne Trace broke a 5-5 tie with a run in the top of the fourth and went on to a 12-5 softball win over host Elida Monday at Dorothy Edwards Field.

The Raiders outhit the Lady Bulldogs 15-7.

Elida hosts Celina 5 p.m. this afternoon.Wayne Trace 12, Elida 5Wayne Trace 0 5 0 1 3 3 0 - 12 15 3Elida 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 3

WP: McDougle. LP: Aryanna Brown.----

Linehan outduels HovestLIMA — Lima Central

Catholic’s Kevin Linehan and Columbus Grove’s Brandon Hovest matched arms Monday night, with Linehan win-ning the pitchers’ duel 3-1 in Northwest Conference base-

ball action at LCC’s Players Field in Lima.

The Bulldogs (13-9, 3-5 NWC) actu-ally outhit the Thunderbirds (14-5, 6-1 NWC) 8-6 but committed six errors.

Grove hosts Lincolnview 5 p.m. Thursday.LCC 3, Columbus Grove 1Col. Grove 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 6Lima CC 1 0 1 0 1 0 x - 3 6 2

WP: Kevin Linehan; LP: Brandon Hovest. 2B: Zach Barrientes (CG), Gavin Windau (CG).

-----Goldsberry twirls 1-hitter at Lancers

RURAL MIDDLE POINT — Bluffton’s Gabe Goldsberry hurled a 1-hitter in bam-boozling Lincolnview 10-0 in a Northwest Conference 5-inning baseball contest Monday at Lincolnview.

Clay Wannemacher had the big bat for the Pirates (17-3, 8-0 NWC) — who secured at least a league title tie with the win — with a home run and a triple, while Goldsberry (7-1) added a double.

Ian Bracey had the only hit off Goldsberry.

The Lancers visit Continental tonight.Bluffton 10, Lincolnview 0Bluffton 3 1 0 4 2 - 10 11 0Lincolnview 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 3

WP: Gabe Goldsberry (7-1); LP: Caleb Girod. 2B: Gabe Goldsberry (B), Brandon Falk (B). 3B: Clay Wannemacher (B). HR: Clay Wannemacher (B).

------T-Birds squeeze by Lady Bulldogs

LIMA — Lima Central Catholic scored a run in the bottom of the sixth, enough to give the Lady Thunderbirds a 2-1 Northwest Conference softball triumph over invad-ing Columbus Grove Monday night.

Jessica Patton (4-hitter) outdueled Emily Frick (6 hits) for the win for the hosts (6-11).

Grove visits Kalida 5 p.m. Wednesday.LCC 2, Columbus Grove 1Col. Grove 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4Lima CC 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 6

WP: Jessica Patton, LP: Emily Frick. 2B: Shelby Warner (L).

----Redskins dump Jeffcat JVs

WAPAKONETA — Host Wapakoneta scored six times in the bottom of the first to overcome an early 2-0 deficit and went on to hand Jefferson an 11-5 loss in junior var-sity base-ball.

K o c h got the win for the Redskins (18-3), while Jeff Schleeter (0-3) took the loss for the Wildcats (4-8).

The Wildcats committed six errors. Seth Wollenhaupt went 2-for-2 (1 RBI).

Jefferson hosts Ottoville Wednesday. Wapak 11, Jefferson 5Jefferson 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 5 7 6Wapak 6 0 0 1 1 3 x - 11 9 2

WP: Koch; LP: Schleeter (0-3). 3B: Gerlack (W). HR: Etzkorn (W).

----Titans whump Pirates OTTAWA — Ottawa-Glandorf got good pitching from Andy Ellerbrock (3-1) and solid offense, led by three hits (2 doubles) from Nick Leatherman, to down invading Continental 14-3 in five innings Monday at Titan Field.

Ellerbrock helped his own cause with two singles, while Cory Ellerbrock added a dou-ble and a single for the Titans (14-9).Ottawa-Glandorf 14, Continental 3 (5 innings)Continental 0 2 0 1 0 - 3 5 2Ottawa-Glandorf 6 1 4 3 x - 14 13 0

WP: Andy Ellerbrock (3-1); LP: Howell. 2B: Nick Leatherman 2 (OG), C. Ordway (C), Cory Ellerbrock (OG), Ross Ellerbrock (OG). 3B: Rex Louiselle (C).

LOCAL ROUNDUP


CLEVELAND — Brett Cecil felt far from perfect — except on the pitching mound.

The Toronto Blue Jays’ left-hander shook off a sinus infection to take a perfect game into the seventh inning, then settled for a 5-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.

“Baseball-wise, it was a great night, just awesome,” Cecil said. “I feel like (gar-bage). I woke up with a head-ache and I’m all stuffed up. Papi (pitching coach Bruce Walton) said I should get sick before every game.”

The 23-year-old Cecil (2-1) allowed one hit over eight innings, striking out a career-high 10.

Cecil lost the perfect game when he walked Grady Sizemore with one out in the seventh. He then walked Shin-Soo Choo but came back to strike out Austin Kearns before Jhonny Peralta ruined the no-hitter and shutout with one swing. Peralta lined a 2-2 pitch to left field for a sin-gle, scoring Sizemore to get Cleveland within 4-1.

Cecil was seeking to pitch only the 17th perfect game since 1900 and the first in Cleveland since the Indians’ Len Barker did it against Toronto on May 15, 1981.

Toronto’s only no-hitter was by Dave Stieb, 3-0, over the Indians at old Cleveland Stadium on Sept. 2, 1990.

Colorado’s Ubaldo Jimenez

pitched the only no-hitter this season, the first in Rockies history, over the Atlanta Braves on April 17.

Kevin Gregg gave up a 1-out single to Sizemore in the ninth. He walked Kearns with two outs, then fired a called third strike past Peralta on a full count to complete the 2-hitter.

Before Peralta delivered in the seventh, the closest Cleveland came to a hit was a line drive by Matt LaPorta leading off the third inning that was backhanded by third baseman Jose Bautista.

Toronto hit three home runs off Mitch Talbot (3-2), giving the Blue Jays an AL-leading 41.

Bautista’s 2-run homer put Toronto ahead in the second. Travis Snider hit his fourth of the year in the fourth and John Buck connected for his fourth in the eighth to make it 5-1.

Toronto made it 3-0 in the third. Aaron Hill doubled with one out and scored on a two-out single by Vernon Wells.

Talbot, a rookie right-hander, had not allowed a homer in his previous 19 1/3 innings. The right-hander gave up five runs and eight hits over eight-plus innings, leaving after Buck’s homer to open the ninth.

Cecil made his major-league debut against the Indians last May 5 and came in with an 0.69 ERA in two career starts against Cleveland. His previous high for strikeouts was nine against the Indians last July 21.

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Today’s GamesPittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m., series tied 1-1San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m., San Jose leads series 2-0Wednesday’s GamesBoston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Chicago at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.

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The Associated PressThrough MondayScoring G FG FT PTS AVGWade, MIA 5 62 27 166 33.2James, CLE 7 74 54 218 31.1Anthony, DEN 6 64 50 184 30.7Rose, CHI 5 57 18 134 26.8Nowitzki, DAL 6 58 40 160 26.7Williams, UTA 7 50 64 179 25.6Durant, OKC 6 43 54 150 25.0Bryant, LAL 7 61 38 172 24.6Richardson, PHX 7 59 25 168 24.0Nelson, ORL 4 30 23 95 23.8FG Percentage FG FGA PCTThomas, CHA 15 24 .625Millsap, UTA 49 85 .576Boozer, UTA 69 120 .575Bynum, LAL 35 62 .565Wade, MIA 62 110 .564Horford, ATL 47 84 .560Nowitzki, DAL 58 106 .547James, CLE 74 136 .544Gasol, LAL 50 92 .543Richardson, PHX 59 109 .541Rebounds G OFF DEF TOT AVGBoozer, UTA 7 22 70 92 13.1Noah, CHI 5 20 45 65 13.0Gasol, LAL 7 23 62 85 12.1Camby, POR 6 16 44 60 10.0Horford, ATL 7 20 49 69 9.9Millsap, UTA 7 20 48 68 9.7Jos. Smith, ATL 7 23 45 68 9.7Duncan, SAN 7 20 48 68 9.7Howard, ORL 4 13 24 37 9.3Garnett, BOS 6 10 45 55 9.2Assists G AST AVGRondo, BOS 7 82 11.7Williams, UTA 7 76 10.9Nash, PHX 7 69 9.9James, CLE 7 52 7.4

Rose, CHI 5 36 7.2Kidd, DAL 6 42 7.0Wade, MIA 5 34 6.8Billups, DEN 6 38 6.3Westbrook, OKC 6 36 6.0Miller, POR 6 35 5.8

-----Team Offense G Pts AvgDenver 6 656 109.3Utah 7 762 108.9Phoenix 7 731 104.4Cleveland 7 718 102.6Chicago 5 485 97.0L.A. Lakers 7 677 96.7Boston 7 676 96.6Orlando 4 379 94.8San Antonio 7 662 94.6Oklahoma City 6 563 93.8Atlanta 7 656 93.7Portland 6 558 93.0Dallas 6 557 92.8Milwaukee 7 630 90.0Miami 5 438 87.6Charlotte 4 342 85.5Team Defense G Pts AvgOrlando 4 342 85.5Boston 7 625 89.3Atlanta 7 630 90.0Dallas 6 560 93.3Milwaukee 7 656 93.7Phoenix 7 660 94.3L.A. Lakers 7 662 94.6Charlotte 4 379 94.8San Antonio 7 668 95.4Oklahoma City 6 573 95.5Miami 5 479 95.8Cleveland 7 682 97.4Portland 6 620 103.3Chicago 5 531 106.2Utah 7 760 108.6Denver 6 663 110.5

NBA INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

The Associated PressNational LeagueEast Division W L Pct GBPhiladelphia 14 11 .560 —New York 14 12 .538 1/2Florida 13 12 .520 1Washington 13 12 .520 1Atlanta 11 14 .440 3Central Division W L Pct GBSt. Louis 18 8 .692 —Chicago 13 13 .500 5Cincinnati 13 13 .500 5Milwaukee 10 15 .400 7 1/2Pittsburgh 10 15 .400 7 1/2Houston 8 17 .320 9 1/2West Division W L Pct GBSan Diego 16 10 .615 —San Francisco 14 10 .583 1Colorado 13 13 .500 3Arizona 12 14 .462 4Los Angeles 11 14 .440 4 1/2———Monday’s ResultsSt. Louis 6, Philadelphia 3Cincinnati 3, N.Y. Mets 2, 11 inningsArizona 9, Houston 1Colorado 5, San Diego 2Today’s GamesAtlanta (Kawakami 0-4) at Washington (L.Hernandez 3-1), 7:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Dempster 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 1-2), 7:05 p.m.St. Louis (Wainwright 4-1) at Philadelphia (Hamels 2-2), 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Maine 1-1) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 1-2), 7:10 p.m.San Francisco (Lincecum 4-0) at Florida (A.Sanchez 1-2), 7:10 p.m.Arizona (I.Kennedy 1-1) at Houston (Oswalt 2-3), 8:08 p.m.Colorado (G.Smith 1-2) at San Diego (LeBlanc 2-0), 10:05 p.m.Milwaukee (Narveson 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-1), 10:10 p.m.Wednesday’s GamesN.Y. Mets (Niese 1-1) at Cincinnati (Cueto 1-1), 12:35 p.m.Atlanta (Hanson 2-2) at Washington (Atilano 2-0), 7:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Lilly 1-1) at Pittsburgh (Morton 0-5), 7:05 p.m.St. Louis (Penny 3-1) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 0-1), 7:05 p.m.San Francisco (Zito 4-0) at Florida (N.Robertson 2-2), 7:10 p.m.Arizona (R.Lopez 1-1) at Houston (Myers 1-2), 8:05 p.m.Colorado (Cook 1-3) at San Diego (Richard 1-2), 10:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (D.Davis 0-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 2-1), 10:10 p.m.----American LeagueEast Division W L Pct GBTampa Bay 18 7 .720 —New York 17 8 .680 1Toronto 14 13 .519 5Boston 12 14 .462 6 1/2Baltimore 7 19 .269 11 1/2Central Division W L Pct GBMinnesota 17 9 .654 —Detroit 16 11 .593 1 1/2Chicago 11 15 .423 6Cleveland 10 15 .400 6 1/2Kansas City 10 16 .385 7West Division W L Pct GBTexas 14 12 .538 —Oakland 13 14 .481 1 1/2Los Angeles 12 15 .444 2 1/2Seattle 11 14 .440 2 1/2———Monday’s ResultsN.Y. Yankees 4, Baltimore 1Toronto 5, Cleveland 1Boston 17, L.A. Angels 8Minnesota 10, Detroit 4Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 1Texas 4, Oakland 2Today’s GamesBaltimore (Matusz 2-1) at N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 3-0), 7:05 p.m.Toronto (R.Romero 2-1) at Cleveland (Westbrook 0-2), 7:05 p.m.L.A. Angels (E.Santana 1-2) at Boston (Lester 1-2), 7:10 p.m.Detroit (Willis 1-1) at Minnesota (Blackburn 1-1), 8:10 p.m.Kansas City (Hochevar 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 1-2), 8:10 p.m.Texas (Feldman 1-2) at Oakland (Mazzaro 0-0), 10:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (J.Shields 3-0) at Seattle (J.Vargas 2-1), 10:10 p.m.Wednesday’s GamesToronto (Morrow 2-2) at Cleveland (Carmona 3-1), 12:05 p.m.Baltimore (D.Hernandez 0-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 3-0), 1:05 p.m.Detroit (Porcello 2-2) at Minnesota (Slowey 3-2), 1:10 p.m.Texas (C.Lewis 3-0) at Oakland (Cahill 0-1), 3:35 p.m.L.A. Angels (Pineiro 2-3) at Boston (Lackey 2-1), 7:10 p.m.Kansas City (Bannister 1-1) at Chicago White Sox (F.Garcia 0-2), 8:10 p.m.Tampa Bay (Garza 4-1) at Seattle (Cl.Lee 0-0), 10:10 p.m.

MLB


CLEVELAND — This time, the Boston Celtics got it right.

This time, the Celtics built a first-half lead by moving the ball, hitting open jump shots and let-ting Rajon Rondo do a magnificent job of creating.

Only this time, the Celtics refused to let that lead get away, handing Cleveland a 104-86 defeat to even their Eastern Conference semifinal at one game apiece.

This one wasn’t much dif-ferent than the first one, with the Celtics clearly outplay-ing the Cavaliers in the first two quarters. The Celtics beat the Cavs to loose balls and rebounds and kept them from getting many good looks at the basket.

Just like Game 1, the Celtics had to deal with a mas-sive Cavs’ rally in the second half. This time, though, they didn’t act surprised.

This time, the Celtics kept

scratching, clawing and bat-tling and this time, they fin-ished the job.

And while Rondo (13 points, career-high 19 assists)

was again remarkable, chalk this one up to a team effort in the truest sense.

While not even league MVP LeBron James could get any-thing going for the Cavs, the Celtics were as balanced as they’ve been all season.

Ray Allen was dead on, finishing with 22 points on 8-for-15 shoot-

ing. Kevin Garnett scored 18 and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. Paul Pierce did a nice job defensively, fin-ishing with 14 points, and Kendrick Perkins (10 points, nine boards) made five of his six shots.

Then there was old pro Rasheed Wallace, finishing with 17 points.

As impressive as all that was, the Celtics may have been even better at the other end. They held the Cavs to a miserable 40 percent shoot-ing, including 3-for-16 from

the starting backcourt of Mo Williams (1-for-9) and Anthony Parker (2-for-7).

James scored 24 to lead the Cavs but had just 12 in the first three quarters, when he appeared tentative and, for the most part, deferred to teammates. He also finished with more turnovers (5) than assists (4).

The Celtics took a 52-48 lead at halftime behind 5-for-5 shooting and 13 points from Wallace. Allen scored 10 and Rondo passed for 12 assists.

Also, for the second straight game, the Celtics shot better than 50 percent (21-for-41, 51 percent) in the first two quarters, while hold-ing the Cavs to 42 percent (16-for-38).

Then the Celtics controlled the entire third quarter and most of the fourth, building the lead to 91-66 with 8:32 left in the game.

That’s when the Cavs went on a 15-0 run that spanned four minutes, giving the Celtics every reason to tuck their tails between their legs and run for the hills.

Instead, they kept attack-ing the basket, figuring that

somehow, someway some-thing was bound to drop. And it did, courtesy of drive by Pierce.

When it did, it appeared to give the Celtics the last lift they needed. After Rondo and Allen followed Pierce’s biggie with a few shots of their own, this one was his-tory, and the Celtics sud-denly owned the home-court advantage.

Antawn Jamison added 16 points for the Cavs. Anderson Varejao scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds before leaving the game in the second half with back spasms.

Suns 111, Spurs 102PHOENIX — Steve Nash had

33 points and 10 assists and the Suns fought off third- and fourth-quarter rallies to beat the Spurs in the opener of their Western Conference semifinal series.

Jason Richardson scored 27 and Amare Stoudemire had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Suns.

Manu Ginobili, tape across his broken nose, scored 27, Tony Parker 26 and Tim Duncan 20 for the Spurs, who had won three straight Game 1s against the Suns, two of them in Phoenix. Both of those times, in 2005 and 2007, the Spurs went on to win the NBA title.

The Associated PressCHICAGO — Kris

Versteeg scored go the go-ahead goal from the left circle with 1:30 left and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Monday night to even the Western Conference semifi-nals at 1-1.

Patrick Kane added an empty-netter to seal the win with 47.7 seconds left. Patrick Sharp tied the game earlier in

the third for Chicago with a short-handed goal.

Game 3 will be played Wednesday night in Vancouver.

Vancouver scored twice in the first 5:02 of the game. Mason Raymond had a goal, and Mikael Samuelsson added a power-play tally. Brent Seabrook brought the Blackhawks within a goal in the first.

Chicago’s Antti Niemi fin-

ished with 24 saves. Roberto Luongo stopped 30 shots for Vancouver.

Bruins 3, Flyers 2BOSTON — Milan Lucic

scored to break a third-period tie with 2:57 left and Boston edged Philadelphia again to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference semifinals.

Tuukka Rask made 24 saves for Boston.

Brian Boucher stopped 24 shots for the Flyers, who will host Game 3 on Wednesday night in Philadelphia.

Miroslav Satan had a goal and two assists for Boston, and Johnny Boychuk also scored for the Bruins, who won Game 1 in overtime on Marc Savard’s goal.

Danny Briere scored for the Flyers and assisted on Mike Richards’ goal for his fourth straight multiple-point game of the playoffs.

The Bruins have won seven in a row at home. They won just three of their last 17 in Boston during the regular sea-son after the New Year’s Day Winter Classic against the Flyers at Fenway Park.

Celtics finish job in Game 2, cruise to big win over Cavs

NHL PLAYOFFS

By JOE KAYThe Associated Press

CINCINNATI — Laynce Nix had never made such a joyous, impromptu trip around the bases.

His pinch-hit homer in the bottom of the 11th inning powered the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night and provided a first-ever home-plate pummeling for Nix, who had never homered to end a game.

That’s how the Reds have done it all season.

Nix’s 1-out homer on a hanging curve from Manny Acosta (1-1) left the Reds 3-0 in extra innings. Eight of their 11 wins have come in their final at-bat.

This one surprised even Nix, whose drive barely cleared the wall in right-cen-ter field.

Nick Masset (3-1) pitched

the last two innings, giving up two singles in the 11th before pitching out of another Mets threat.

New York stranded run-ners in scoring position in the sixth, seventh and 11th innings, forcing the Mets to settle for two runs in one of the majors’ most hitter-friendly ballparks.

Drew Stubbs also hom-ered for the Reds, leading off the first inning with the first one allowed by Oliver Perez this season. Joey Votto also had an RBI single off the left-hander, who lasted six innings and remained winless in six starts since Aug. 18.

Both teams have taken similar bottom-to-top paths in the last two weeks.

The Mets won eight in a row, going from last place to first place in the NL East. Two losses at Philadelphia over the weekend dropped them a half-game behind

the Phillies heading into the Cincinnati series. The Reds won five straight, climbing to second place in the NL Central, before dropping their last two at first-place St. Louis.

Which one would keep falling?

The Mets were playing on little rest. They lost in Philadelphia 11-5 on Sunday night and didn’t get to their hotel in Cincinnati until near-ly 4 a.m.

The offense looked a little sleepy but that wasn’t new. Four of the Mets’ eight start-ing position players were bat-ting .257 or less heading into the game.

The Reds gave them a lit-tle help to get going.

Stubbs initially broke the wrong way on Ike Davis’ liner to center with two outs in the second inning. Stubbs never fully recovered, the ball deflecting off his glove for a

2-base error. Jeff Francoeur singled off Mike Leake to tie it 1-1, only his fourth hit in his last 18 at-bats.

Jose Reyes doubled home another run in the sixth, tying it at 2. But the Mets’ offense stopped there.

Leake, who made the jump from Arizona State directly to the majors, had another solid showing. The unbeaten right-hander gave up four hits and two runs — one earned — in six innings, lowering his ERA to 2.94.

Notes: RHP Kelvim Escobar will have surgery on his right shoulder Wednesday and miss the rest of the season. Escobar came to the Mets’ camp on a minor-league contract but devel-oped shoulder problems in March. ... Reds OF Chris Dickerson had surgery on his right hand and wrist. He’s expected to be side-lined for at least a month. ... RF Chris Heisey made his major-league debut, going 0 for 5. He was the Reds’ minor league play-er of the year last season.

Nix’s homer sends Reds over Mets 3-2 in 11

BASEBALL CAPSULES

SPORTS BRIEFS

The Associated PressNLPHILADELPHIA — Jaime Garcia

allowed one run in six innings, David Freese had three RBIs and Nick Stavinoha homered for St. Louis.

Garcia (3-1), a rookie left-hander, gave up three hits and struck out six.

Stavinoha delivered a pinch-hit homer leading off the seventh against Joe Blanton (0-1) and Freese added a bases-loaded double.

Jayson Werth hit a solo shot for the Phillies and has reached base in all 25 games this season.

Kyle McClellan yielded one run in two innings of relief for the Cardinals. Trever Miller allowed Chase Utley’s solo homer in the ninth to make it 6-3 and Ryan Franklin recorded the last two outs.

Blanton, who was making his first start of the season, was on the disabled list recovering from an oblique strain in spring training.

The Cardinals had 14 hits — 10 against Blanton.

Diamondbacks 9, Astros 1HOUSTON — Cesar Valdez won his

major-league debut and Chris Snyder hit a 3-run homer to lead Arizona.

Chris Young had three hits and drove in three runs for the Diamondbacks, who snapped a 3-game losing streak and sent Houston to its seventh straight defeat.

Valdez (1-0) was called up from Triple-A Reno on Monday and allowed one run in five innings. He gave up five hits and walked three.

Snyder’s two-out shot in the fourth gave Arizona a 4-1 lead.

Houston starter Felipe Paulino (0-4) yielded five hits and four runs in six innings.

Rockies 5, Padres 2SAN DIEGO — Ubaldo Jimenez struck

out a career-high 13 to become the first 6-game winner in the majors this season and hit an RBI single to lead Colorado.

Jimenez (6-0) held San Diego to one run and four hits in seven innings. He walked two.

He retired the last nine batters he faced, striking out five of the final six. His ERA rose from a major league-leading 0.79 to 0.87, dropping him into a tie with Livan Hernandez of Washington.

Jimenez, Joe Beimel and Rafael Betancourt combined for a 6-hitter.

Jimenez got all the backing he needed in the second on Clint Barmes’ 2-run double.

San Diego’s Kevin Correia (4-2) had his 4-game winning streak snapped. He allowed three runs and four hits in 6-plus innings.

-----AL

The Associated PressBASEBALLUNDATED — Dave Roberts, whose

stolen base for Boston in the 2004 playoffs sparked the Red Sox to an elusive World Series championship, is being treated for Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Roberts was diagnosed in mid-March. He said the cancer was detected early and he’s undergone two sessions of che-motherapy. The prognosis is “good,” he added.

The 37-year-old Roberts, who is work-ing for the San Diego Padres as a special assistant, wanted to keep his illness private but knew that his appearance would be changing as he underwent chemotherapy. He added he began feeling soreness in his neck before spring training, then discovered a lump that began to grow. He continued to work with players during spring training.

PRO BASKETBALLCHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls fired

coach Vinny Del Negro in a long-anticipat-ed move that comes after a late-season altercation with executive VP of basketball operations John Paxson and another first-round playoff exit.

General manager Gar Forman is scheduled to discuss the firing at a news conference this morning.

The Bulls went 41-41 and made the postseason in each of their two seasons under Del Negro, losing to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games after pushing Boston to seven games last year.

PRO FOOTBALLNEW ORLEANS — All-Pro safety

Darren Sharper is returning to New Orleans for a chance to repeat as Super Bowl champion in 2010.

Saints’ GM Mickey Loomis also con-firmed in an e-mail that Sharper had agreed to terms for one more season. He did not disclose terms.

The 34-year-old Sharper intercepted nine passes last season, returning three for touchdowns, and helped the Saints win their first Super Bowl.

COLLEGE FOOTBALLMIAMI — FedEx is ending its spon-

sorship of the Orange Bowl after two decades.

ESPN is responsible for lining up title sponsors for the BCS bowls as part of its contract to broadcast the games. FedEx had been the bowl’s title sponsor since the 1990 game, making it the longest continu-ous sponsor of any bowl game.

COLLEGE BASKETBALLGARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Hofstra bas-

ketball coach Tim Welsh resigned Monday, three days after he was charged with drunken driving and only a month after he was hired.

Welsh, a former coach at Iona and Providence, never worked a game at Hofstra after signing a 5-year contract for $3 million to replace Tom Pecora, who left to coach Fordham in March. There was no immediate word from the school on a successor.

NEWARK, N.J. — Mike Rice, whose Robert Morris team pushed perennial con-ference power Villanova to overtime in a first-round NCAA tournament loss, has agreed to become the coach at Rutgers.

The Big East school plans to introduce Rice at a news conference later this week, a person familiar with the hiring told The Associated Press on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity because no official announcement had been made.

The hiring was first reported Monday by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Rice replaces Fred Hill, who resigned two weeks ago after agreeing to a settle-ment that avoided a bitter court battle. The Scarlet Knights were 47-77 under Hill in four seasons, including a 13-57 record in the Big East.

BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia’s 3-run homer capped Boston’s 7-run sixth inning in a 17-8 rout of the Los Angeles Angels.

Bill Hall and Adrian Beltre each hit their first homers in a Red Sox uniform, both 2-run shots, and Kevin Youkilis had a solo blast.

Clay Buchholz (3-2) gave up four runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.

The Red Sox built a 5-0 lead with three runs in the second and two in the third off Joe Saunders (1-5).

The Angels have lost four straight for the second time this season.

Mike Lowell went 4-for-4 with four RBIs and three doubles for Boston; J. D. Drew had four hits and drove in three runs.

Yankees 4, Orioles 1NEW YORK — CC Sabathia pitched

eight strong innings and Randy Winn hit a 3-run homer to lead New York.

Sabathia (4-1) allowed one run — Matt Wieters’ second-inning homer — and six hits while improving to 11-1 in 16 career starts against Baltimore.

Alex Rodriguez singled and scored dur-ing a 4-run fourth in his return to the lineup after a day off but catcher Jorge Posada left after five innings with right calf tightness. The extent of the injury was unclear but the Yankees announced he was to undergo an MRI on Monday night.

Joba Chamberlain pitched the ninth for his first save this season.

Jeremy Guthrie (0-4) pitched seven innings of 6-hit ball.

Twins 10, Tigers 4MINNEAPOLIS — Wilson Ramos had

three more hits in Joe Mauer’s place and Michael Cuddyer added a 3-run homer as Minnesota snapped Detroit’s 5-game win-ning streak.

Ramos had two doubles and an RBI and Scott Baker (3-2) allowed three runs and seven hits with six strikeouts in seven innings for the Twins.

Detroit starter Max Scherzer (1-2) gave up 10 runs and eight hits with four walks in 4 1/3 innings.

Austin Jackson had three hits to raise his average to .377 but the Twins were up 7-0 after two innings against Scherzer.

Mauer missed his third straight game with a bruised left heel. Ramos was called up to play against Cleveland on Sunday and became the first catcher in modern baseball history (since 1900) to collect four hits in his debut, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

He had an RBI double in Minnesota’s 3-run fifth inning that put the game out of reach at 10-3 and has seven hits in his first nine at-bats.

White Sox 5, Royals 1

CHICAGO — Jake Peavy pitched sev-en-plus shutout innings in his most impres-sive start of the season and Alex Rios had three hits and two RBIs for Chicago.

Peavy (1-2) struck out a season-high nine and gave up four hits. He didn’t allow a hit until Mitch Maier singled in the fifth.

Ramirez hit a solo home run and Andruw Jones had two hits and two RBIs for the White Sox, who began a 7-game homestand after finishing a 2-4 road trip Sunday.

Scott Podsednik homered against his former team in the ninth inning off reliever Scott Linebrink, snapping a 17-inning score-

less streak for the Royals.Gil Meche (0-3) allowed five runs and

nine hits in five innings for the Royals.Rangers 4, Athletics 2OAKLAND, Calif. — Rich Harden struck

out a season-high nine in seven scoreless innings and dominated his former team as first-place Texas won its fourth straight.

Harden (2-1), who spent his first 5 1/2 big-league seasons with the A’s, didn’t allow a hit until Rajai Davis’ 1-out double in the sixth. He gave up two hits in all and didn’t walk a batter for the first time in his six starts.

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DEAR DR. GOTT: My doctor has told me that I have lymphedema and should take a water pill. When the 20 milligrams wasn’t sufficient, she put me on 40 milligrams. Because I wanted to know more about my condition to better educate myself about things to do and not do, I looked online. It appeared to me that my doctor should be looking for the cause of the swelling, not just treating it. So I pressed her into doing more. She ordered a CT scan of my pelvis, a heart echo and a venous Doppler. My CT scan showed a lesion on my liver and no abnormalities of the kidneys. The Doppler was negative, and I don’t have the results of the echo, even though it was done more than a month ago.

Because my doctor didn’t discuss my lab work with me, I requested a copy from the front office of the clinic. I then looked up each value online and became concerned over several of the numbers. My GFR was 71. My BUN and bili totals were high. When I asked her about these numbers, she said she wasn’t concerned. When I pointed out that the National Kidney Foundation says my GFR level indicates stage 2 kidney failure, she told me that she doesn’t look at that number, and I shouldn’t worry because I was probably just dehydrated on the day of the blood drawing. She proceeded to ask which office worker had given me a copy of my lab work -- as if I didn’t have a right to see it. She didn’t outright say that I shouldn’t have it, but it was clearly implied that I should not have gone online for information.

Should I be concerned about the results and continue to press my doctor into ordering more tests? Or should I just take her word for it that those numbers don’t really matter?

I believe that I should be proactive in my own health care, but am I pushing too far? I’ll add that over a year ago, I complained to her of horrible stomach pain each time I ate. It took me several visits with the same complaint before she finally ordered tests, which were positive, and another six months before further testing was done. The pain had resolved before the tests were done, but I was told that I had to undergo them any way. They were negative, so I was told I probably had an ulcer that resolved itself.

Should I wait and see if my liver and kidney test results resolve themselves? Do I have any reason not to trust this doctor? Or am I just being paranoid?

DEAR READER: I have reduced the size of your letter

owing to space restrictions but will attempt to cover all your concerns.

In my opinion, your physician is failing to provide adequate, timely medical advice. I recommend you sit down to discuss your concerns and disappointments

regarding how she is handling your medical care. Express your desire for her to take your complaints more seriously, and if she is unwilling to change her habits, seek out a new primary-care physician who meets your standards.

As to your stomach pain, I am inclined to agree

that it was a spontaneously resolved ulcer, but because of the delay in getting proper testing, you may never know. If your physician was truly concerned about your symptoms, she should have gotten into testing sooner.

Bilirubin is caused by the normal breakdown of red blood cells in the liver. You claim to have a lesion on your liver and an elevated bilirubin, which may indicate liver damage. This is reason enough for referral to a specialist or at least further testing to determine what the abnormality is.

Both blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels and glomerular filtration rates (GFR) are related to the kidneys. The BUN indicates how well they are functioning, with high levels, suggesting reduced function. The GFR is an indicator of what stage kidney failure a patient is in. Lower GFR numbers imply greater damage and lower functioning. Because you are on a diuretic, this could be causing your abnormal results. With both these tests pointing toward kidney damage, you should undergo further testing or be referred to a specialist just to be on the safe side.

In my opinion, you should not wait to see if your numbers resolve on their own, because both kidney and liver damage can be extremely detrimental to health. The sooner a proper diagnosis and, if necessary, appropriate treatment are received, the better the outcome is likely to be.

I applaud your belief that you should be proactive in your own health and wish that more people believed this as well. I do not believe that you are being paranoid, given your remarks about your physician’s past behavior. Talk to her about your dissatisfaction or find a new physician who will work with you.

Dr. Peter Gott is a retired physician and the author of the book “Dr. Gott’s No Flour, No Sugar Diet,” available at most chain and independent bookstores, and the recently published “Dr. Gott’s No Flour, No Sugar Cookbook.”Copyright 2010, United Feature Syndicate

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Tomorrow’sHoroscopeBy Bernice Bede Osol

Writer cut off bio dad

Dear Annie: I have only known my biological father for 14 years. (I have no relationship with my bio-logical mother.) Dad signed away his rights when I was young, but I reconnected with him at age 15. He claims he always wanted me, but I am now 28, and he has made no effort to be in my life.

I was recently hospi-talized for two weeks. Dad never once came or called, even though he knew I was there and only lives a mile away. My fos-ter dad, how-ever, drove 100 miles to see me. Whenever I try to see my father, he never has time. He doesn’t both-er to visit my home or my 9-year-old daughter.

I want him to love me, but I was the only one mak-ing the effort to have a relationship. This man has alienated himself from his siblings and other relatives. When his mother was termi-nally ill, I sat at her bedside for weeks, and he never once came to see her.

I have decided to cut all ties because I am tired of being hurt and having my every move criticized. I have gone through can-cer without any emotion-al support from him. He ignores my daughter, his only grandchild.

My husband is big on family and is pressuring me to have a closer relationship with my biological parents. I consider my foster par-ents my real parents. They have loved me no matter what. I think it’s healthier to eliminate my father from my life. Am I wrong? -- Abandoned Again

Dear Abandoned: There is no right or wrong here. If you want to keep your father in your life, you must scale down your expectations. He is not capable of putting forth the effort required to maintain a close relationship. Either accept him as an occasional distant relative, or avoid him altogether, but don’t let your husband make the choice for you. Do what you can handle.

Dear Annie: I am a 29-year-old woman who has suffered with epilepsy since childhood. It is a sur-prisingly common disorder. I deal with it fairly well through medication, but I still have a big problem. I can be “photo-induced,” meaning I can have a sei-zure when exposed to flash-ing or strobing lights.

If I am attending a live concert or play, I always ask the management wheth-

er there will be any such lighting effects and explain why. However, my biggest problems are TV and mov-ies. Often there are strobe effects with no warning.

Epilepsy is common enough that I feel we deserve some type of warn-ing when the lighting could cause real medical danger. This is why they changed the format of many cartoons

in Japan -- because children were hav-ing seizures from the strobe effects. We post warn-ings when TV programs contain “offensive lan-guage,” but those don’t land anyone in the hospital.

Please, Annie, help me think of ways to raise awareness and

create positive change. -- Seeking Stability

Dear Seeking: If you have not already contacted the Epilepsy Foundation (epilepsyfoundation.org) at 1-800-332-1000, please do so today. They advo-cate for those with epilepsy and their families. If they haven’t yet worked on get-ting management to alert theater and concert patrons about lighting, they would surely appreciate your help.

Dear Annie: I also cut up my daughters’ wedding gowns and made baptism dresses for their daughters. But I saved the bodices, intact, in case their daugh-ters or future daughters-in-law want to use them as part of a wedding dress. -- D.G.

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Provided you don’t take on more than you can handle, your chances for success in the year ahead look better than usual. You can achieve whatever it is that you want if you do things one at a time and never get overloaded.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - If you walk around with a chip on your shoulder today, it won’t take much to get someone to knock it off. Remem-ber, temperament sets the tone that others will respond to.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Giving someone a piece of your mind will give you momentary appease-ment. However, it won’t take long before the damage you incur will have to be addressed.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Some days are worse than others, and today you’ll need to be doubly careful about protecting your prized possessions. Don’t leave anything lying around tempting others to be dishonest.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Inde-pendence can be an admirable quality, but not when it is carried to extremes. It could cause you to be overly insis-tent about having your way, resulting in all kinds of hostile responses.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - There are two conditions that could negatively affect your work today. The first one is concentrating on the clock instead of your duties, and the second one is not watching what you’re doing at all.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - If you find yourself at odds with a friend and do not let the issue drop, it is likely to develop into something far greater than either intended. Be the bigger person and let him/her have the last word.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Do whatever you can to put a stop to any disturbing influence that disrupts the tranquility of the household, even if this means barring the door to a troublemaker.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Watch your tongue, so that you don’t say anything that could put you on a collision course with another. When up against a strongly opin-ionated person, simply close your mouth.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Clear up all old obligations before assuming any new ones. If you moni-tor your resources realistically, you should be able to keep your budget intact and very healthy

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - The company you keep could be responsible for you having either a peaceful or strife-ridden day. Don’t let the behavior of another cause you to speak out in a manner that would tarnish your image.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20 - Be time-conscious and try to maintain a sensible schedule, because if you leave important tasks until the last minute, your nervous system could have quite a breakdown.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Everything might look good, but nev-ertheless still guard against inclina-tions to take risks. The odds can stack up against you before you know it.

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The suspect, Faisal Shahzad, was taken into custody late Monday by FBI agents and New York Police Department detectives at Kennedy Airport while trying to board a flight to Dubai, according to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and other officials. He was identified by customs agents and stopped before boarding, Holder said early today in Washington.

U.S. authorities “will not rest until we have brought everyone responsible to justice,” Holder said, suggesting additional suspects are being sought.

Shahzad, 30, is a naturalized U.S. citizen and had recently returned from a five-month trip to Pakistan, where he had a wife, accord-ing to law enforcement officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of

anonymity because of the sensitivity of the investigation into the failed car bombing.

The U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan was handling the case and said Shahzad would appear in court today, but the charges were not made public. FBI agents searched the home at a known address for Shahzad in Bridgeport, Conn., early today, said agent Kimberly Mertz, who wouldn’t answer ques-tions about the search.

Authorities removed filled plastic bags from the house overnight in a mixed-race, working-class neighborhood of multi-family homes in Connecticut’s largest city. A bomb squad came and went without entering as local police and FBI agents gathered in the cordoned-off street.

Shahzad was being held in New York overnight and couldn’t be contacted. A phone number at a listed address for Shahzad in Shelton, Conn., wasn’t in service.

He used to live in a two-story grayish-brown Colonial with a sloping yard in a working-class neighborhood in Shelton. On today morning, the home looked as if it had been unoccupied for a while, with grass grow-ing in the driveway and bags of garbage lying about.

Brenda Thurman, 37, a neighbor, said he lived there with his wife and two small children until last year. Shahzad had told Thurman’s husband that he worked on Wall Street, she said.

“He was a little bit strange,” she said. “He didn’t like to come out during the day.”

Law enforcement officials say Shahzad bought the SUV, a 1993 Nissan Pathfinder, from a Connecticut man about three weeks ago and paid cash. The officials spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the case.

The vehicle identification number had been removed from the Pathfinder’s dash-board, but it was stamped on the engine, and investigators used it to find the owner of record, who told them he had sold the vehicle to a stranger. As the SUV buyer came into focus, investigators backed off other leads.

The SUV was parked on Saturday night on a busy midtown Manhattan street near a theater showing “The Lion King.” The explo-sive device inside it had cheap-looking alarm clocks connected to a 16-ounce can filled with fireworks, which were apparently intended to detonate gas cans and set propane tanks afire in a chain reaction “to cause mayhem,

to create casualties,” police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.

A metal rifle cabinet placed in the SUV’s cargo area was packed with fertilizer, but NYPD bomb experts believe it was not a type volatile enough to explode like the ammo-nium nitrate grade fertilizer used in previous terrorist bombings.

Police said the SUV bomb could have produced “a significant fireball” and sprayed shrapnel with enough force to kill pedestrians and knock out windows.

A vendor alerted a police officer to the parked SUV, which was smoking. Times Square, clogged with tourists on a warm eve-ning, was shut down for 10 hours. A bomb squad dismantled the explosive device, and no one was hurt.

But Holder said Americans should remain vigilant.

“It’s clear,” he said, “that the intent behind this terrorist act was to kill Americans.”

Authorities did not address Shahzad’s plans in Dubai. The airport there is the Middle East’s busiest and is a major transit point for passengers traveling between the West and much of Asia, particularly India and Pakistan.

Man from Pakistan held in Times Square case

By CHRIS TALBOTTThe Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rescuers feared even more bodies would emerge as muddy flood waters ebb from tor-rential weekend rains that swamped Nashville, much of Tennessee and two neighboring states, leaving at least 29 dead.

The Cumberland River that has submerged parts of Nashville’s his-toric downtown was expected to start receeding Tuesday after being swollen by flash floods in creeks that feed into it.

Residents and authorities know they’ll find widespread property dam-age in inundated areas, but dread even more devastating discoveries.

Thousands of people fled rising water and hundreds were rescued, but bodies were recovered Monday from homes, a yard, even a wooded area outside a Nashville supermarket. By Monday night, the rapidly rising waters were blamed in the deaths of 18 people in Tennessee alone, including 10 in Nashville.

The weekend storms also killed six people in Mississippi and four in Kentucky, including one man whose truck ran off the road and into a flooded creek. One person was killed by a tor-nado in western Tennessee.

In Nashville, the Cumberland also deluged some of the city’s most impor-

tant revenue sources: the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center, whose 1,500 guests were whisked to a shelter; the adjacent Opry Mills Mall; even the Grand Ole Opry House, con-sidered by many to be the heart of country music.

“That’s the hub of the whole deal down here,” 82-year-old businessman John Hobbs said of the entertainment complex. “Without them nobody would be down here. That’s like the star of the whole family.

Floodwaters also edged into areas of downtown, damaging the Country Music Hall of Fame, LP Field where the Tennessee Titans play and the Bridgestone Arena, home to the NHL’s Nashville Predators and one of the city’s main concert venues.

Carly Horvat, 29, lives in a down-town condo and ventured out with a few friends to look at damage Monday night.

“I have never heard the city so quiet,” Horvat said. “Usually, you hear whoop-ing and hollering from Broadway.”

Damage estimates range into the tens of millions of dollars. Gov. Phil Bredesen declared 52 of Tennessee’s 95 counties disaster areas after finish-ing an aerial tour from Nashville to western Tennessee during which he saw flooding so extensive that treetops looked like islands.

The severity of the storms caught everyone off guard. More than 13.5

inches of rainfall were recorded Saturday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service, making for a new two-day record that doubled the previous mark.

Dramatic rescues continued into Monday as water crept into areas that had remained safe during weekend downpours.

Authorities and volunteers in fish-ing boats, an amphibious tour bus and a canoe scooped up about 500 trapped vacationers at the Wyndham Resort along the river near Opryland. Rescuers had to steer through a maze of under-water hazards, including submerged cars, some with tops barely visible above floodwaters the color of milk chocolate.

Bill Crousser was riding his Jet Ski past a neighbor’s house when he rescued a man, his wife and their dog moments before flames from a fire in the garage broke through the roof.

The Cumberland topped out around 6 p.m. Monday at 51.9 feet, about 12 feet above flood stage and the highest it’s reached since 1937. It began to recede just in time to spare the city’s only remaining water treatment plant.

Still, about 50 Nashville schools were damaged and floodwaters sub-merged hundreds of homes in the Bellevue suburb alone, including Lisa Blackmon’s. She escaped with her dog and her car but feared she lost every-thing else.

More victims feared as Tenn. floodwaters recede

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