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Steven John Rowland

LPD makes sex oense arrest

Detectives with the LynchburgPoliceDepartment arrested Steven John Row-land(D.O.B.4/21/1961),ateran inves-tigation into several reported incidentsinvolvingoensesoasexualnature.TeallegedincidentsoccurredonAugust13&18,2010intheWyndhurstareaoLynch-burg.Policedetectiveshaveidentiede-malevictimswhohavereportedthatthisindividualasked them towork orhimandthenhadinappropriatecontactwiththem. Rowland has been charged withtwocountsoSexualBattery,twocountsoOeringMoneyoraSexualAct,andtwocountsoAbduction. RowlandwasarrestedandreleasedonbondromtheBlueRidgeRegionalJail. Anyonewithanyinormationregarding

thesecrimesisaskedtocallCrimeStop-persat1-888-798-5900,visittheCentralVirginiaCrimeStopperswebsiteatwww.

cvcrimestoppers.orgto enter awebtip,

or text CVCS plus your message to274637.

Lynchburg City Schools ReceiveNearly One Million Dollars in 21st

Century Community Grant Funds orthe 2010-2011 S chool Year

Treenew21stCenturyLearningCen-terswillbeputinplacethisyearandourotherswillcontinuetooperatethankstoagrantromtheVirginiaDepartmento

Education.TenewcentersarelocatedatSanduskyMiddleSchool,HeritageEl-ementary School, and Robert S. PayneElementary School. Teseschoolswillreceiveatotalo$418,791todeveloppro-gramsintendedtodecreasetheachieve-ment gapamong students and increasescoresonstandardizedteststhatmeasureAdequateYearlyProgress,orAYP. Tecentersalreadyin place areLink-horne Middle School, Perrymont El-ementarySchool,PaulLaurenceDunbar

MiddleSchoolorInnovation,andWil-liam Marvin Bass Elementary School.Tisyear,thoseourschoolswillreceiveatotalo$560,000tocontinuetheirpro-grams. Te21stCenturyCommunityLearningCentersarecustomizedtottheneedsothestudentsandparentsateachschool.

Business Ater Hours

ABusinessAterHourswillbeheldatHistoric imberlake avern, 439 im-berlakeDrive(turnoimberlakeRoad

at the Koee Kup)Tu., Sept.. 9 rom5:30pm-7pm. Builtin1920on the banksoimberLake,thisrustictavernwillprovideade-lightulsettingoraneveningonetwork-ingandsocializingwithotherChambermembers.Horsdoeuvresandbeverages

provided, $5 admission or members,$15generaladmission.Bringyourbusi-ness cardsand join uson the veranda!

Crime o the week

Te Lynchburg Police Department isinvestigatinganarmedrobberythatoc-curredinthe1400blockoaylorStreetonAugust25,2010atapproximately8:00p.m.Tevictimwaswalkinginthe1400block oaylor Streetwhenhewas ap-proached bytwo blackmales. One o

theunknownsuspectspointedapistolatthevictimandbeganmakingverbalde-mands.Tesecondunknownsuspectre-movedthevictimswalletandtookanun-disclosedamountocash.BothsuspectsthenranonoottowardstheareaoR.S.PayneElementarySchool.Tevictimde-scribedthesuspectsas; Suspect#1blackmale,tall,muscularbuild,wearingawhitet-shirt,bluejeans,andwhitetennisshoes.Tissuspecthadalongscarontherightsideohisace.

Suspect#2blackmale,short,muscu-larbuild,largeeyes, andbraidedhair.Tissuspectwaswearingagreenshirt. AnyonewithanyinormationregardingthiscrimeortheidentityothesuspectsisaskedtocallCrimeStoppersat1-888-798-5900,visittheCentralVirginiaCrimeStoppers website at www.cvcrimestop-pers.orgtoenterawebtip,ortextCVCSplusyourmessageto274637.

Book release party

Lynchburg-native and author ommyBryant will hold a Book Release Par-

tySept.10rom6pm-8pmattheTeDrowsyPoet /GivensBookslocated at2236LakesideDriveinLynchburg. Comeandgoasyouplease.DrinksandoodavailableororderromTeDrowsyPoet.Guestsarewelcome. wenty-one-year-old Lynchburg na-

tive,collegiateandentrepreneurommyBryanthaspennedhisrstbook,geared

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byDanMcDermottTeLynchburgimes

Inthe22yearsIhavewrittenstories,Ihaveoundmanytobeaunexperi-ence. Tisisntoneothosetimes. AsIwalkedonMainSt.uesdayIno-ticedthatithadntchangedmuchsinceIlastsawitinthe1980s.Itisstillquaintandreminiscent oa bygone erawhendowntownwasthecenterocommerce

andasocialhub. Tere isstillplentyto dothere nowand I met some very interesting andniceolksasIstrolledthearea,takinginthesightsandsoundsandnoticinghowcleanitwasoracityscenter. But the talk wasnt about downtownrevitalization that aternoon. It wasaboutone GeorgeLeroyBaker III, an81year-oldArizonanwhowasbrutallybeaten here,apparently bythreelocal

kids,onebarelyinhisteens. Hewasintownorawedding. According topolicestatementscourtlings, Mr. Baker was assaulted lateSunday night. A witness eating atthenearbyHashHousesayshesawayoung

mankickMr.Bakerintheaceaterhehadbeenknockedtotheground. People rushed over and ound Mr.Bakernon-responsive. Te Lynchburg Fire Dept. took Mr.Bakerto Lynchburg General where helaterdied. Investigators heard rom witnesseswhosaidthata16year-oldlocalboyan-nouncedtohisgrouporiendsthathewasgoingtohittherstpersonhesaw.Teysaidhewasaimingtoimpressthe

girlsinthegroup. SowhenMr. Bakerwent or astrolldownapicturesqueMainSt.hehadnoideawhatwasabouttohappen. OneshopkeepertolduswitnessessawtheboycrossthestreetandwalkalongsideMr.Baker.Itwasalittletocloseorcomortandinanincreasinglythreaten-ingmanner. Otherwitnesses toldpolice they sawtheyoungsterrunacrossthestreetand

heardwhatsoundedlikeapersonbeingstruck. MyrstthoughtwasWherearetheparents? Court records say the youthwas re-portedas arunawayby hismother in

May. Police executed search warrants ora numbero items: hair, blood bers,bodilyuids,clothesandapairoredand black Chuck aylors, presumablyused to kick Mr. Baker when he wasdown. IsawapatchoabloodstainonMainSt. that uesday aternoon. Te lastphysicalevidenceoa thoughtlessandnonsensicalcrime.

Inaewdaysthestainwillhavewashedaway.Butmymemoryothatscenewillnotdisappearsoquickly. As I walked to the courthouse lateWednesday aternoon, I oundmyselmovingquickly toand rommy car. ItwasmuchliketheuneasinessIeltwhenwalking into a Walmart in NorthernVirginiawhiletheDCsniperswerestillontheloose. IeltbetterwhenIlearnedthatpolicehadarrestedtwo16year-oldsanda13

year-oldoratleastIeltalittlesaer. ButI oundthatas Ilooked on thisstreetthatI wasnt standingin aNor-manRockwellpainting. Somethingterriblehadhappenedhere.

Andwedontyethavethenalcasualtycount. I eel or the Bakers and all o hisriendsandamilywhoweredevastatedbytheactosomeoolishteenagerstry-ingtoimpresssomegirls. I also have sympathy or the couple,whowillprobablynevergettocelebratetheirweddinganniversary. otheamiliesotheyoungmenwhokilled Mr. Baker, I have sympathy. I

cantimaginewhattheyareabouttogothrough. AndtotheshopkeepersonMainSt.,Iwillcontinuetobeacustomer.Imaydouble check that my car doors arelockedoracoupleoweeksbutIllbethereoryoutoo. Anyone with any inormation con-cerning this crime isaskedto contactDetective .A. Rodeswiththe Lynch-burgPoliceDepartmentat455-6176orCentralVirginiaCrimeStoppers.1-888-

798-5900.

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Murder on Main St.

I saw a patch of a blood stain on Main St. Tuesday afternoon. The

last physical evidence of a thoughtless and non-sensical crime.

In a few days the stain will have washed away. But my memory of

that scene will not disappear so quickly.

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byLaurenSattereldTeLynchburgimes

Imagine you are standing in ront oyour entire amily and many riends.Beside you is the new spouse o yourdreams. You are living in the happiestmomentoyourlieabouttostartoutonabrandnewadventurewithsomeoneyouloveandcaredearlyabout.Whatdoyoudonext? YouputonyourboogeyshoesandletSolidGoldimeMachinetakeyoubackaewyearsanddancethenightaway. Richard Kent, ownerand DJo Solid

GoldimeMachine,isamanwhoknowshismusic. KentgrewupjustoutsideoNewYorkCity,andlistenedtotheAMtop40ssta-tionsthroughouthischildhood.TeDjsontherehadmehooked,whenIwasjustakid.welveyearsold,andIknewthatIwantedtobeontheradio,hesaid. RichardandIsatdownorcoeethisweek and he toldme the longwindingroadtohissuccessromstartinghisownpirateradiostationoutohisbasementatseventeen,toworkingasaradiodjull-timeandndingtheloveohislieunderatable.IstoppedKenttoasktheobvious,Justhowdoyoumeetsomeoneunderatable?

Kentleanedbacktondthegrooveintotheoldamiliarstory.Shedroppedher

necklace,alocketactually,withapictureoherchildreninitandwhileIwashelp-ing lookorit,we justended upunderthesametable.Atermeetingandtalkingmorewejusthitito,hesaid.Teywillhavebeenhappilymarriedor27yearsonSeptember10th. SolidGoldimeMachinebeganin1990asKentwasmakingtheswitchromradiotohisownbusinesswherehewouldbetheonlyDJplayinghitsromthe20suptopresent daymusicorvariouseventsandparties.Richardand Peggy ranthebusinesstogether, himipping throughthe songs and Peggy right beside him,helping nd songs, talking to custom-ersandjusttryingtokeepherhusbandstraightandoutotrouble.ButovertimeSGMbecameRichards jobandPeggymovedontoa9 to5,leavingRichardtohisshenanigans. Whatisthemostdicultpartoyourjob,Iasked.

Richard had nocomplaints about hisbusinesshe loved being his own bossand he was around music, somethingthat has made him happy since child-hoodbuthedidhavejustonecomplaint.Peoplecallmeupandaskmeonlyonequestion,howmuch?Tatisnottherightquestiontoask.Consideritlikebuyingacar,youdontcallupthedealerandsayhowmuch,youocusonwhatthecarhastooer,whatitseaturesare,andsoon,hesaid.

Whenprovidingthemusic or eventsRichardis alwaysopento anythingthecustomerrequests.Iwillgetmoresongsoracustomer,justaslongasthelyricsarenon-oensive,hesaid.Ithecustom-erhasaCDwithacertainsongonitthatRicharddoesnothave,thenheishappytoobligethatisi you can nd asongthatRicharddoesnthave.Hiscollectionomusicishuge! IcannowbragthatIhaveoneothelargestmostcompletecollectionsoold-

iesandclassicmusicintheUS,:hesaid. Richard pulled out his huge binderwhichishiscatalogomusicthathehason display when he entertains, so thatpeople canlook throughit andrequestdierent songs. It is very neatly kept,

songsarecategorizedindierentgenresrom oldies and classic rock, a nine-

ties section,countryrom the1940s topresent,bigbandswing,andcontempo-raryChristian.IamoneotheonlydjsaroundtheLynchburgareathathascon-temporaryChristian,headded. Richard covers events in Lynchburg,Danville,Roanoke,Charlottesville,Farm-

ville,andLexington.Hepromisestoliter-allygothedistancetomakeyoureventas

unandhoppingashepossiblycan.YoucanreachRichardKent onhis email [email protected],checkouthiswebpage atwww.sgtm.biz,or justgivehimacallat434-528-3553.

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towardGenerationY.Bryanthasbeenactive in direct marketing since 2006andhasbuiltaresidualincometolastalietime.Whileherespectsandappre-ciateshighereducation,here-examineswhatittakestomakealivingintodaysstressedeconomy,thedicultjobmar-ketplace,andhesortsandsitsthroughmanyothescamsandpitallsthatcanconrontsomeonedesiringtoearnandbuild a legitimate residual income onethatlastsalietime.

Te Angel o Maryes Heights

Adramatic documentaryon the lieandlegacyoRichardKirkland.

Onacoldwintersmorningin1862,SergeantRichardRowlandKirklandothe2ndSouthCarolinaInantrylookedoutover thebattleeld at Fredericks-burgandwasappalledbywhathesaw.

Tedaybeore,waveaterwaveocou-rageous Federal troops had chargedintothedeadlymassedreotheArmy

o Northern Virginia, which was en-trenched ona sunken road, behind astonewall. Te results were dreadul,andhadletaseaobloody,blue-uni-ormeddeadandwoundedontheslopeleadingtoMaryesHeights.Houraterhour,thecriesothedyinglledtheairwith anauseatingsymphonyo suer-ing.WhathappenednextstoppedtheentireCivilWarinVirginia,ionlyoramoment.Tisamazingtalehasbeencapturedinanew30-minuteshortby

lmmakerClintRossandRightStripeMedia.Notedhistorians,dramaticrec-reations,3Danimationandperiodpho-tographsallcombinetotellthestoryoa southern Samaritan who risked hisownlieorthecomortohisenemy. Inadditiontotheshowingothevid-eo,severalmembersotheproductioncompanyandcastwillbepresent. Tepriceoadmissionis$5oradultsand$3orstudents. Teproducers othevideoaregra-

ciously donating the premieres pro-ceedstotheNationalCivilWarChap-lainsMuseum. Iencouragealloyoutocometocomeandbringyourriendsandamilymem-berstoenjoythismovingstoryoChris-tiancompassionandpersonalhonorinthemidst o theBattle o Fredericks-burg,oneothemosthorricscenesocarnageduringtheCivilWar. Formoreinormation,pleasecall434-582-2087.

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ByStephenGrovesVirginiaStaehouseNews

DetailsemergedonWednesdayasto how Gov. Robert F. McDonnellplanstogetVirginiaoutothehardboozebusiness.

McDonnells ocials revealed thedetailsohisplanattheSimplica-tion andOperationsCommittee otheGovernorCommissiononGov-ernment Reorm andRestructuringat the state capitol. Te governorhopes to privatize the 76-year-oldmonopolytheCommonwealthholdsondistilledspirits,createaone-timewindall o cash or transportation,

and stillmaintain the revenue thathardliquorcurrentlybringsintothebudget. Te plan calls or auctioning olicenses tosell hard liquor toraise$458millionortransportationcosts.Temoneywouldcomeromthreesources:$265millionromauction-ingo retail licenses tothe highestbidder,$160millionromthesaleowholesale licenses, and$33million

rom selling the state-owned Alco-holic Beverage Control warehouseand19state-ownedstores. In the retail license auction, thestatewouldput up or sale 600li-

censestolargegrocerystores,150li-censesorspecialtyalcoholandwinestores, and 250 licenses or conve-niencestores.Minimumbidswouldbecalculatedonthelocalpopulation,the protthat ABCstoresmakeinthatarea,andthenumberostores.

InplaceslikeVirginiaBeachwithahigh population, minimum licensebidswouldrangerom$477,681to$191,072.ButinruralareaslikePageCounty,licensebidswouldrunrom$257,114to$154,266. Acompanywouldnotbe allowedto purchase more than 25 percentothelicensesonanyothelevels.Also, McDonnells plan suggested

thatspecialprovisionscouldbeputinplacetoensurethatevensmallerdistrictsandruralareascanhaveac-cesstostoressellingalcohol. But amajor concern surroundingtheissueisthattheplanwouldputaliquorstoreoneverycorner. Kids are going to beable to gettheirhands ondistilled spirits, andnotjustbeerorwine,saidSen.MaryMargaretWhipple(D-Arlington).

McDonnells aides pledged thattheirplanwouldactuallyreducethenumberostoresthatsellhardliquor.EricFinbeinersaidthattheplanwillincrease the numbero placesVir-

ginianscanbuyhardliquorrom332toaround1,000,buttheywouldseenewshel spacein stores, notnew

stores. Tegovernorsocialsalsorecom-mended considering added securitymeasures suchas electronic identi-cationtopreventunder-agedrink-ing. Tey also made it clear the newstoreswouldnothaveneonsignsorexcessive advertising. Te processwouldbecompletedbyVirginiatra-ditionsandvalues,saidaideMelissa

Luchau. Anotherpointocontentionisthattheplanwillwipeoutasteadysourceomoney rom the general budget.ABCcurrentlybringsinabout$230millioneveryyear. Tegovernorplanstomakeupthemoneythroughneweesonthenewlyprivatizedindustry.Terewouldbea$17.50-per-gallonexcisetaxonhardliquor.Wholesaledistributorswouldbetaxed1percentotheirgrossre-ceipts, and restaurants would havea 2.5percent optional tax ontheirannual collections. Tey can avoidthetaxitheybuytheirliquorromretailers,astheydonow,insteadodirectlyromdistributors. Teexpectedincreaseinwinesalescouldalsoadd$700,000tothebud-get.Salestaxcouldincreaseby$14

millionromtheboostedliquorsales,and$5.8 millioncould be garnered

rom new business licenses. Tegovernmentwouldalso levyannuallicenseeesthatrangerom$500to

$2,000. But new eesmay bea stickingpointoragovernorwhopledgedtonotincreasetaxes.McDonnellsaidesinsisted there are notax increases,justnewstreamsomoneyasthein-dustrytransorms. McDonnell hopes to push hisprivatizationmodelthroughquickly,andis planninga speciallegislativesessioninNovember.Hisaidessaid

privatelyownedstorescouldbeseenayearromnow. Butthemembersothecommitteeresponsible or evaluating the plansaythisisthersttimetheyveseenawrittenversionoit.Tecommitteewasoriginallyscheduledtovoteontheplantoday,butthevotewasde-layedbecausetheyhadnothadtimetoreviewit. Tisis, insomerespects,thebe-ginning o the process, Whipplesaid. Committee members said theywouldconsultconstituents,evaluatetheplan,andreconveneinlateSep-tember. Tey are expected to votethen. Tis isthersttimewevehadachancetohearthepresentation,saidDel.GlennOder(R-NewportNews).

Tisisalottodigest.

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ByMalcolmBarrSpecialtoTeLynchburgimes

Dr.Tomas A.Ball,M.D.,whooperatesaamilymedical practicein Front Royal, Va.andregularlytravelsabroadtotreatthepoor,staysclosetohisrootsinLynchburgwherehisparents,RussellandRuthBall,both intheireighties,liveinretirement. Dr.Ball--ommytohisriendsandmanyohispatientsinFrontRoyal--regularlyvisitswithhisparents,wellknownortheiractivi-tieswithLynchburgsFirstUnitarianChurch,

and looksbackondlyon his upbringinginLynchburg. He graduated rom E.C. GlassHighSchoolin1976,thenromSwarthmorewithaphilosophymajor,andlaterrommedi-calschoolattheUniversityoVirginia(1990).Athighschool,hewasamemberothetrackteam,andtheE.C.GlassHighSchoolBand. Askedihe had aavoriteteacherathighschool, he recalled historyinstructorMarieWaller.Shewastherstteachertotreatmeasanadult.Irespectedherorthat,saidtheamiablephysicianhusbandoChristineHart-manwhoworksinthementalhealtheld,and

who,withommy,isrehabbinga150-year-oldhouseduringweekends,weatherpermitting,intheFrontRoyalarea. TisisntthersthouseDr.Ballwillhavebuilt,either.TelastwasinBotswana,Arica,wherehespenthisannualvacationahal-doz-

enyearsagoworkingorHabitatorHuman-ity. Mostevery year, hespends timein Hon-durastreating thelessortunatepeople reeochargein what iscalled theShouldertoShoulder program, andhas donethe samein the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.Heleadsgroupsomedicalstudentsandresi-dentsonthesetrips. Dr.Ballisregardedin VirginiaandSouthCarolina,where heonceworked,as one otheewgo-toguysormostanyoneafictedbytheAIDSvirus.woyearsago,hewassa-

lutedorhisworkamongpeoplelivingwithHIV/AIDS and theiramilies, receiving theServingin Silenceplaqueat aWinchesterceremony.ServinginsilenceiswhatDr.Balldoesverywell,accordingtowieChristywhotoldme in 2008thatommy doesntotentalkaboutwhathedoesoutsidetheoce. Morerecently,he was namedeacher otheYearbytheVirginiaAcademyoFamilyPhysiciansattheorganizationsannualconer-enceinVirginiaBeach. Dr.Ball,whoalsohelpsoutinFrontRoyalatamedicalacilityorthepoorandneedy,calls

hisvolunteerworkawayogivingbacktothecommunityand, indeed,theworld,pro-viding,ashedoes,healthcaretotheindigentontwocontinents. Asmuchasanything,hecreditsthreedoc-torswholivedinhisLynchburgneighborhood

(BelleldPlace)orencouraginghimtostudymedicine.TeywereJackSchewel,omLee-brick, andWilliam Barney. By coincidence,Barney,whoretiredbacktoLynchburg,grad-

uated rom Front Royals Randolph-MaconAcademy beore goingon to universityandmedschool. Apartromrehabbingtheiroldhouse,om-myandChristyarekeptbusybytheiramilyothreedogs,Eva,ElvisandSophieInact,Evaismorepartotheamilythatmostcanines--shewastheowergirlatthecoupleswed-

ding. Otherwise, Dr.Balldoesnthavea dealotimetohimsel--heworkslonghoursattheFamilyPracticewhichheownsandoperates

inpartnershipwithourotherphysicians.HechoseFrontRoyaltosettlein2001,rstprac-ticingmedicineinSouthCarolina.Hewant-edtostayascloseashecouldtohome-hisroots. ommyBallsheartisrarelyarawayromLynchburg,theplacehewasbornonJune28,1958.

E.C. Glass & UVA grad respected amily physician

Dr. Ball steps outside to his Front Royal Family Practice, inter-

rupting Labor Day weekend duty at the adjacent Warren County

Hospital. Barr photos.

The Rump Majority

The frustrations of minority status can drive apolitical party batty.

The temptation is to substitute belligerence forthought, insist on a self-destructive purity, lash outat the American public and question the wisdomand viability of the countrys institutions. Indulg-ing in these tendencies almost always makes apartys position worse rather than better.

The Obama Democrats may be the first party toengage in this self-defeating behavior -- borne ofa frustrated desperation -- while holding the presi-dency and both houses of Congress by substantialmargins. Through an accident of timing (a nationalelection coinciding with a financial crisis) and theexhaustion of the Bush-DeLay Republicans, liber-als took the commanding heights of the federalgovernment while remaining a minority dispositionin our national life. In short, they became a rumpmajority.

Through President Barack Obamas alchemy,these temporarily enlarged congressional num-bers were supposed to be transformed into apermanent realignment. It hasnt worked out, ob-viously. In the past 20 months, Democrats havehad the power to do almost everything they want,except command the allegiance of the public. Thathas made them feel embattled, isolated and per-

petually aggrieved.The ultimate source of the Democrats discon-

tent is quite simple: Theyve lost independents.In 1994, in taking Congress, Republicans wonindependents by 14 percentage points. In 2006,

in taking it back, Democrats won independentsby 18 points. In the latest Gallup survey, Repub-licans lead among independents by 11 points, a

trend that puts at risk Nancy Pelosis misbegottenspeakership.Since 1992, according to Gallup, ideological

opinion has been roughly constant: self-describedmoderates have been 40 percent or a little lower;conservatives in the high 30s (although theyvespiked to 42 lately); liberals in the high-teens tolow-20s. Both sides need the center, but espe-cially liberals. Itd be foolish to try to govern on thestrength of only one-in-five people. But such hasbeen the Obama-Pelosi project -- with unsurpris-ing results.

The pollster.com average of Obamas approval

rating among independents is a dismal 37.9 per-cent. This meltdown should have launched athousand agonized liberal op-eds, conferencesand strategy papers on how to win back the cen-ter. If, that is, liberalism had any realistic senseof its limits. In the midst of a catastrophic loss ofthe middle, Obamas supporters exhort him to getmore angry, insistent and ambitiously liberal.

Theres little acknowledgment that the countryis in a different place than they are. To the extentthere is, so much worse for the country, which iscondemned for its backwardness and intolerance.The majority is not just wrong on immigration

enforcement and the ground zero mosque, itscontemptible. Who knew that the American pub-lic would get accused of bigotry more often afterelecting an African-American president than be-fore?

As former Bush speechwriter Peter Wehnerwrites, liberals are expressing deepening alien-ation from our nation and turning on the Americanpeople with a vengeance. They thought theyhad a mandate from heaven in 2008, and cantbear the thought that they deluded themselves.Theyve gone from triumphalism to a petulant and

uncomprehending tantrum in less than two years.The rump majority looks more exhausted by theday.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

Copyright 2010 King Features Syndicate, Inc.


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On Sept. 25, 1789, the first Congress of theUnited States approves 12 amendments to theU.S. Constitution, and sends them to the statesfor ratification. The amendments, known as theBill of Rights, were influenced by the English Billof Rights of 1689.

On Sept. 23, 1846, at the Berlin Observatory,German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle dis-covers the planet Neptune. The blue gas giant,which has a diameter four times that of Earth,was named for the Roman god of the sea. It

completes an orbit of the Sun once every 165years.

On Sept. 21, 1938, without warning, a powerfulCategory 3 hurricane slams into Long Island andsouthern New England. All told, 700 people werekilled by the hurricane, nearly 9,000 homes andbuildings were destroyed and nearly 3,000 shipswere sunk or wrecked.

On Sept. 26, 1945, Lt. Col. Peter Dewey, a U.S.Army officer with the Office of Strategic Services(OSS) in Vietnam, is shot and killed in Saigon.

Dewey was the head of a seven-man team sentto Vietnam to search for missing American pi-lots. He was the first of nearly 59,000 Americanskilled in Vietnam.

On Sept. 22, 1953, the first four-level (orstack) interchange in the world opens in Los

Angeles, at the intersection of the Harbor, Hol-lywood, Pasadena and Santa Ana freeways. Itconsisted of 32 lanes of traffic weaving in eightdirections at once. Today, the interchanges costof $5.5 million would pay for just 250 feet of ur-ban freeway.

On Sept. 24, 1969, the trial of the ChicagoSeven begins. At the height of the antiwar andcivil-rights movements, young leftists had orga-nized protest marches at the 1968 DemocraticNational Convention and were thus accused ofconspiring to incite a riot. In 1970, the convic-tions and contempt charges were overturned onappeal.

On Sept. 20, 1973, Billie Jean King defeatsBobby Riggs, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in a widely publicized

exhibition tennis match dubbed the Battle of theSexes. The match was set up after the 55-year-old Riggs routed Australian star Margaret Courtfour months earlier on Mothers Day.


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Kaine to push loyalty as Democrats kick o national election season

ByStephenGrovesVirginiaStatehouseNews

Momentum in the mid-term elec-

tions might appear to be swingingaway rom the Democrats, but noti Democratic National CommitteeChairman and ormer VirginiaGov.imKainehasanythingtosayaboutit. Hewillhaveplentytosaythisweek,making a speech at the Democraticpartysocialelectionseasonkick-oinPhiladelphiaonWednesday,aswellasnumerousmediaappearances.

Kainesspeech willrameNovem-berselectionsandexplainthechoicetheAmericanpeoplehaveinrontothema choice between Democrats,whoaremovingAmericaorwardandRepublicans,whowanttotakeusbacktotheailedpoliciesothepastthatbroughtoureconomytothebrinkocollapse,saidanewsreleaseromtheDemocraticNationalCommittee. Hewilldeendthesuccessotheed-eralstimulusandmakeacasethattheeconomyisheadingintherightdirec-tion,eveniitishasalongwaytogo. Kainewillalsodiscusstheeconom-

icprogressthatthecountryhasmadeasaresultotheboldactionstakenbyPresidentObama andCongressionalDemocrats despite the Republican

Partys politically motivated opposi-tiontotheseeorts,statedtheDNCrelease. KainealreadydiscussedtheDemo-cratsprospectsintheelectionontheFoxNewsSunday showthis week.HesaiditwouldbeoolishorDem-ocraticcandidates to runaway romthepartyleadershipsactionsinpass-ingcontroversialbillslikehealthcareandthestimulus.

People ought to be proud to beDemocratsrightnow.Wereahappywarrior party, andthisCongresshaseveryreasontobevery,veryproudotheheavy liting theyhavedone, hesaid. Kainebrought thatmessage tohishome-state,attendingarallyonSun-dayorU.S.Rep.GerryConnolly(D),whoisinatightracewithRepublicanKeithFimianinthe11thcongressio-naldistrict.Tenextday,hetraveleddownstatetoabarbecuepartyorU.S.Rep.BobbyScott(D),whoisrunningor re-election against Republican

ChuckSmithinthethirddistrict. ButKainesmessageostandingbe-hindthepartyleadershipmaynotbeapopularnotionorallDemocratsin

thisyearselection.InseveraloVir-giniascloseraces,Democraticcandi-dateshavebraggedabouttheirinde-pendenceromratherthanloyaltytotheparty. [Rep. omPerriello (D) is] anin-dependent. Hes taken the adminis-trationon verystrongly, saidJessicaBarba, spokesperson or Perrielloscampaign. Te reshman Democratic incum-

bentisinaneck-and-neckracewithRepublican state Del. Robert Hurtthathas attracted national attentionorthe5thdistrict. Even14-term incumbentU.S. Rep.RickBoucher(D)hasshiedawayromsome Democratic hallmarks. A re-cent adbrags abouthis vote againstthehealthcarebill.Boucherisalsoin

a competitive race with RepublicanstateDel.MorganGrith. YetKainewillattempttouniyDem-ocratswiththemessagethatthestim-

ulus isworking, and voters need tostickwiththemtoseeitthrough.Butcondencemaybewaning.ArecentGallupgenericpolloregisteredvot-ersshowedRepublicansleadingDem-ocratsby10percentagepointsat51percentto41percent.Tisisthelarg-est lead Republicanshave had sinceGallup started tracking themidtermgenericballotoCongressin1942. I will admit to you, the polls are

challenging right now.Teyvebeenchallenging or other Democraticleadersinthepast,KainesaidonFoxNewsSunday.Webelievethatiyoujust do the right things, over time,theyregoingtowork. WhetherornotthatmessagestickswillbeseenonNov.2.

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InVirginia,eventheanimalsgetadayorest.Fornow. HuntersintheCommonwealthhavebeenbarredromhuntingonSundayssincethedaysoJohnSmithandPoca-hontassaysGov.RobertF.McDonnell.Butthegovernorhaspromisedtocon-sider pushing legislation to lit somerestrictionsonSundayhunting. Idontknowanyousrememberitnotbeinginplace,saidCharlieSledd,

theDepartment oGameand InlandFisheriesoutreachdirector. Blue laws, statutesbased on tradi-tionandreligion,stillrestricthuntersin11statesromloadinguptheirre-arms and headingintothewoodsonSundays.VirginiaslawmandatesSun-dayasarestdayorallspeciesowildbirdand wildanimallie, except rac-coons,whichmaybehunteduntil2:00a.m.onSundaymornings.

Individuals have repeatedly askedMcDonnellithelaw,oratleastapartoit,couldberepealed. Itshardtogetout.Itshardtondaplacetohunt,saidMarkCrain,chair-

manotheNorthernVirginiachapteroDeltaWaterowl,a group lobbyingtohaveSundaysopenorhunting.

Soar,McDonnellhaspromisedtoatleastconsiderSundayhunting. I know or most people who areworkingvedaysaweek,MondaytoFriday, that takes 50percento yourpossiblehuntingtimeawaysoIknowwevehadsomediscussions,wevehadsomesupporttostarthuntingonpri-vateproperty.Tatoughttobeaprop-ertyrightothelandowner,thegover-norsaidthisweek.

TeissuecomesuprepeatedlyintheGeneralAssembly,butsoar,nothinghaschanged. Hunters in avor o Sunday hunt-ingrecognizethe restrictionprobablywont be repealed completely but arearguing that itshould be allowed onprivateproperty,incertainareaswithover-rundeerpopulations,orwithre-strictionsonrearms,suchaslimitingSunday tobow hunters. For the rst

timethisall,huntersinNorthCaro-linawillbeallowedtohuntwithbowsonprivatelandsonSundays. Testate couldalsoprot rom re-pealingtheban.BecausemanyoVir-

ginias neighboring states have bans,openingSundaystohuntingwouldat-tract out-o-state hunterswhowouldspendmoneyintheCommonwealth.

For many, it simply comes downtousing their landorwhatevertheywant,sevendaysaweek. Itsperectlylegalonmyownprivateproperty six days a week, and illegalonedayaweek,Crainsaid. Healsoarguedthatthebanlimitsthenextgenerationromgettinginvolvedinthesport.Teaverageageomem-berso hisorganization is increasingbecause teenagers must choose be-

tweentraditionalsportsorhuntingonSaturdays. ButSundayhuntingdoesnothaveaconsensus among hunters. Within asportthatattractsmanywhovaluetra-dition,changecanbeatoughsell.SleddsaidthereisadividebetweennorthernandsouthernVirginia, withnorthernhunters in avor o Sunday hunting.TeVirginiaDeerHuntersAssociationdoes not endorse any legislation al-

lowingSundayhuntingbecausemanyotheirmemberslikethedayorestconcept. AlotopeopleintheBible-belteelthatthisis the worstthingwecoulddo, saidex Sadler, presidento theVirginiaDeerHuntersAssociation. Intheirpollomembersandhuntersromacrossthestate,only40percentareinavoroSundayhunting,while60percentthinkitshouldbebanned.Butthepercentage o hunters in avor oSundayhuntinghassteadilyincreased,saidSadler. Several years ago,just 25percent thought hunting on Sundaywasagoodidea. Its a gradual thing, Sadler said.RammingitdownthethroatsoourVirginia culturewouldnotbe agoodthingorbusiness. TeVirginiaDeerHuntersAssocia-tioniscareultokeepapositiveimagein the community, and believes this

coulddamagethat. Tere ought to be a time when aman, his wie,and childought tobeabletowalkthroughthewoodswith-outseeingblazeorange,Sadlersaid.

Hunting groups push or Sunday hunting


It was existential psychologist Rollo Maywho made the following sage observation:It is an ironic habit of human beings to runfaster when we have lost our way. Two countries are tied for the nation en-compassing the most time zones. Its nosurprise that Russia is one of them, but itseems odd that the other would be France.Its true, though; once you take a look at a

map of French territories around the world,youll see. There are French Polynesia inthe Pacific Ocean, the island of Reunion offthe east coast of Africa, various holdings inthe Caribbean, and New Caledonia off theeast coast of Australia, among others. If you had to choose, would you rather bebitten by a skunk or sprayed by one? Thecreatures cant do both things at once.

Yes, theres a word for it: The plastictips you find on shoelaces are known asaglets. If youre a professional flute player, itslikely that your instrument is made fromsterling silver, 14-carat gold or platinum. A snails teeth are located in rows alongits tongue. Its a commonly held belief that the Corio-lis effect causes water to drain out of sinksand toilets in one direction in the NorthernHemisphere, while it drains in the oppositedirection in the Southern Hemisphere. Asit turns out, this isnt true. Drains are sosmall that the Coriolis effect has no mea-surable influence at all. Its the shape ofthe sink and whether or not its level thatdetermines the direction of the drainage.

Thought for the Day: Electricity is actually

made up of extremely tiny particles calledelectrons, that you cannot see with the na-

ked eye unless you have been drinking.

-- Dave Barry


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Gov. Robert F.McDonnell de-

ended the $17,000 price tag ohisVirginia:openorbusinesssignsAug. 26 as an investmenttobring jobs andmoney totheCommonwealth. Tegovernorspentthemoneyon17bluesignsthatareattachedtocardinalwelcomesignsinkeylocationsaroundthestate.Fund-ingorthesignscameromthe

Department o ransportationsoperationsandmaintenanceac-count. Its a modest investment thatI think,alongwithall the otherthingsthatweredoingtoadver-tiseourgreat,pro-reeenterprisesystemhereinVirginia,thatsgo-ingtocontributetoVirginiajob

creation,hetoldWRVAradioonTursdaymorning. But the governor, who prideshimsel on scal conservatism,hasreceivedcriticismorspend-ingthemoneywhenthebudgetissotight. Id always rather see moneylikethatgoingtoimprovingqual-ityolieorVirginians,saidDel.

DavidEnglin,D-Alexandria.Itsaairlyminimalexpenditure,butthoseminimalexpendituresaddup. Following suit with his prede-cessor, Democrat im Kaine,McDonnell reused to spendhundredsothousandsodollarstoputupsignstoletpassers-by

knowaprojectisundedbytheederal stimulus, but explainedopen or business signs as anadvertisinginvestment. Englin said this struck him as

a double-standard because hewanted to see money going toVirginiansinbothcases. Te purpose (o the signs) is

notclearWevebeenthebeststateorbusinessorseveralyearswithoutthesigns,Englinsaid. But McDonnell painted theCommonwealths economy as abusiness that is competing in aglobalmarket. Im in a global, competitive,economy. Im competing withNorth Carolina, ennessee,

Maryland,HongKong,China,In-dia.Iwantpeopletoknowwereopen or business, McDonnellsaid. VirginiaDepartment orans-portation nished installing thesignsearlierlastmonth.

McDonnell deends $17,000 or road signs

Starting Your Own BusinessSome people who are unemployed and

havent found a job have taken another pathand started their own businesses. If thisis your situation, or if youd like to explorethe possibility of having your own businessbecause of the shaky employment scene,theres a book you should read.

The Accidental Startup: How to RealizeYour True Potential by Becoming Your OwnBoss (Alpha/Penguin Group, $18.95) leadsreaders through all the steps to successfulentrepreneurial ventures. Author DanielleBabb has both a Ph.D. (in Organization andManagement) and an MBA (in Information

Technology).One of the first things to learn is whether

self-employment is really for you. Are youmotivated enough? Babb doesnt hold backwith the truths, one of which is that runningyour own business is hard work. A lot of thatwork comes at the beginning when you:

Write a business plan. Who will your cus-tomers be? How will you get through that firstyear when many new businesses fail? How

will you expand and grow the business? Evaluate your ideas to determine whethertheyre suitable for the market. Determine how much money youll needto get started and explore where the moneywill come from. Know your competition. Is there room foryou? Will your business be just differentenough that it can be successful? Determine how will you advertise and bringcustomers to your door.

Accidental Startup is a book you wontread just once if you start a business. It maywell become your go-to source for informa-

tion and inspiration along the way.To learn more about the author (and see

Babbs impressive list of credentials) go toher website at www.drdaniellebabb.com.Not only does she make multiple appear-ances on television, but she teaches onlinecourses and has written a number of books.Her website says, I am an enthusiast for de-mocracy, the economy, capitalism, people,and living ones dreams and realizing onespassions in life. Dr. Babb is someone to

watch.You also can get quite a bit of information

at the website -- click Resources, then En-trepreneur, then choose from EntrepreneurTools, Business Plan Basics, Gathering In-formation, Marketing Plan Basics and oth-ers.

David Ufngton regrets that he cannot per-

sonally answer reader questions, but will

incorporate them into his column whenever

possible. Write to him in care of King Fea-tures Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475,

Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to

[email protected]. Copyright 2010 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Pioneer Spirit Flies in Iraq

Captain Joshua Bell with the 110th Combat Sustainment Sup-

port Battalion showed his Pioneer spirit by ying Heritage

High Schools colors high above Camp Adder in Tallil, Iraq.

The 2001 HHS graduate is stationed there with the GeorgiaNational Guard. Heritage High School sent the ag to Captain

Bell at his request. Now the ag is on its way back from Iraq

along with a note that will tell the students when it ew above

the camp. His mother, Karen, works at Heritage High School.


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Arthurs AshesAnybody can count the seeds in a single apple, but

its impossible to know how many apples came from a

single seed. -- American Folk Saying

It is 1968, and some of the most traumatic and turbu-lent events in human history are occurring on a near-daily basis. The year begins with the Tet Offensive,moves on with the twin assassinations of Martin LutherKing Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, and ends with RichardNixons election and the Zodiac killer on page one.

But 1968 was also the year of the Civil Rights Act,the White Album and Elvis Presleys comeback spe-cial. And it was a leap year, and in the world of sports,nobody was taking bigger strides than dashing Arthur

Ashe of Norfolk, Va. For 1968 was the year that Ashebroke the color barrier in tennis, ushering i n the openera with his win at the U.S. Open.

Years after walking down the center aisle at his col-lege graduation, as a black man he was still barredfrom the center courts of the world, despite having aNCAA championship trophy on his shelf. But as hate-fueled racial divides began to extinguish, Ashe rose like

a phoenix, becoming the first African-American man towin grand slam events (the 1968 U.S. Open and 1970

Australian Open) and earn a No. 1 ranking. Perhapsmost famously, Ashe engineered a win over JimmyConnors -- seemingly unbeatable at the time -- for the1975 Wimbledon crown.

It was to be his last major victory on the court. Sad-ly, he suffered a heart attack in 1979, leading him toretire. Then, after corrective heart surgery in 1983, itwas learned that he had received a blood transfusiontainted with the AIDS virus.

Tennis players are notoriously individualistic. Theyplay singles; they arent coached during matches.

Ashe admitted that he wanted nothing more than to

stay close at home during his later years. Now answer-ing to a higher calling, Ashe went on to develop dozensof foundations like the Safe Passage Foundation forpoor children; the Black Tennis & Sports Foundation;and 15-Love, a substance abuse program. His earlyfoundation work led to the beginning of todays U.S.Tennis Association youth programs -- now boasting500 chapters running programs for 150,000 kids.

Today, many years after his death in 1993, a newgeneration of athlete plays in the shadows of Arthur

Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open, many of them un-aware of the courts namesake.

Ashe would have it no other way.True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramat-

ic, Ashe once said. It is not the urge to surpass all

others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others atwhatever cost.

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter and publisher of

The Kansas City Luminary.


Answers

1. Babe Ruth (3,830 at-bats), Mark McGwire (3,837),Ralph Kiner (3,883) and Harmon Killebrew (3,928).2. It was 1967-72.3. False. Philip Rivers tossed 34 TD passes in 2008.Fouts high was 33 in 1981.4. Six consecutive titles either won or shared (2005-10).5. The 1942 Detroit Red Wings and the 1975 Pitts-

burgh Penguins.6. Joey Logano completed the feat in 2008-10 atKentucky Speedway.7. Francesca Schiavone won the 2010 FrenchOpen.

1. Name two of the four players who recorded fewerat-bats than the Nationals Adam Dunn (4,145) inreaching 300 career home runs.

2. When was the last time before 2007-09 that theChicago Cubs had a .500 or better record for at leastthree consecutive seasons?3. True or false: Dan Fouts holds the San DiegoChargers record for most TD passes in a season.4. How many consecutive regular-season Big 12titles has Kansas won in mens basketball?5. In 2010, the Boston Bruins became the third NHLteam to lose a seven-game playoff series after beingup 3-0. Name either of the other two teams.6. Who was the first driver in NASCARs NationwideSeries to win three consecutive races at the sametrack where he also started from the pole.7. Name the first Italian female tennis player to wina Grand Slam title.


Vickers Sets Return After

Heart SurgeryBrian Vickers, who made the Chase for the

Sprint Cup in 2009, competed in only 11 racesthis season. After a 10th-place finish at DarlingtonRaceway on May 8, he fell ill.

Doctors discovered that Vickers, 26, had devel-oped blood clots in his left leg, left finger and lungs.

A regimen of blood thinners made it impossible forhim to compete in his No. 83 Team Red Bull Toyo-ta.

Recently, Vickers underwent successful surgeryto repair a small hole between the two atriums of

his heart. He also was diagnosed with May-Thurn-er Syndrome, in which blood flow is restrictedbecause a vein and/or artery are pinched. Aftersurgery, a stent was placed in a vein on July 13 toopen it.

Now, however, Vickers expects to return to full-time competition next year.

Not only did we figure out what the problemwas, said Vickers, but we were able to fix it. ... Imgoing to be back in the No. 83 and very excited tobe back with Red Bull.

Vickers, who has mostly stayed away from thetrack, has spent off time traveling and workingout.

My main priority is getting back to racing nextyear, he said. Ive been given a gift. Things hap-pen for a reason. Ive had some time to think backand look at my career, both personally and profes-

sionally. I dont think Ill change a lot when I comeback, but I do think I will change some. Im prob-ably going to tolerate a lot less, but at the sametime there will be areas I will tolerate a lot more

-- just depends on what it is. I have a new appre-ciation for life. Im looking forward to it. I feel greatand cant wait to race.

Vickers, from Thomasville, N.C., expects to beoff blood thinners by January, at which point he willget back in a race car and begin testing to prepare

for the 2011 season.What I love to do is race, he said. It is not only

my job, but my passion. Ive been missing thatneed for speed, the competition, my people andfriends in the industry, but at the same time, it hasbeen nice to take a break.

Monte Dutton has covered motorsports for The Gaston

(N.C.) Gazette since 1993. He was named writer of theyear by the National Motorsports Press Association in

2008. His blog NASCAR This Week (http://nascar.rbma.

com) features all of his reporting on racing, roots music

and life on the road. E-mail Monte at nascar_thisweek@

yahoo.com.

Brian Vickers, center, fell ill in May

and had to cut his season short.Now, the driver plans to be back

in 2011 after heart surgery. (John

Clark/NASCAR This Week photo)


Congressional delegation, govs ofce to attend JFCOM closing briengBy Stephen GrovesVirginia Statehouse News

Staff from Virginias congressional delegation and the gov-ernors office will attend a briefing tomorrow by Department ofDefense officials to learn more about the decision to close theJoint Forces Command Center (JFCOM).

The briefing will be attended by officials from the offices ofSens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner, Reps. Glenn Nye, BobbyScott, Randy Forbes and Rob Wittman, and Gov. Bob McDon-nells office. It will be the first time the Department of Defensecan clarify its proposal to close JFCOM after Secretary of De-fense Robert Gates made the announcement on Aug. 9.

Terrie Suit, the governors senior advisory for military rela-tions, and her team will inquire about the process that led to

the Secretarys decision, and seek transparency in the pro-cess going forward. In addition, they will request to review thecost savings analysis of closing JFCOM. Overall, Mrs. Suitwill reiterate the Governors strong opposition to the proposedclosure and try and find ways to work together to find otheroptions and ultimately keep JFCOM open, said Stacey John-son, spokesperson from McDonnells office.

McDonnell and the congressional delegation have beenoutspoken in their defense of the command center. TheHampton Roads military center has 2,800 military and civil-ian positions and 3,000 contractors. It is designed to havemembers of all branches of the military ready to work togetherwhen other combatant commands need them.

The U.S. military has largely embraced jointness as a mat-ter of culture and practice, although we must always remain

vigilant against backsliding on this front, Gates said, as heannounced the closing.

Virginias congressional delegation and McDonnell imme-diately objected to the closing. Webb, Warner, Nye, Scott,Forbes and Wittman wrote a letter to Gates arguing that thebase should only be closed under the BRAC process, whichrequires a review by Congress. The Senate Committee on

Armed Services and a subcommittee of the House Committeeon Oversight and Government Reform will also hold hearingson Gatess decision to close JFCOM in the coming months.

McDonnell also assembled a Commission on Military andNational Security Facilities to investigate the closing and othermilitary installations in Virginia. The commission will have theirfirst meeting on Thursday.


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ByLaurenSattereld

TeLynchburgimes

AsImetAmyintheparkinglototheChamberoCommercebuildingatLan-horneDr.andMemorialAve.andmademywayinside,Icouldjusteelmythroatclosingupatthethoughtohavingtodopublicspeaking.ItookaclassoritaewyearsagoatLibertyUniversityandIwassothankultohavelivedthroughitandnowhereIwasgoingwillinglyintoan-otherclass.

Scared or not, I held my head highandwalkedintotheroomwherealight-heartedandgoodspiritedgroupomem-berstheyeachtookthetimetoshakemyhand,sayhelloandwelcomemetositinasaguestduringtheirmeeting. Despite being a ouryear residentoLynchburgImustadmitthatIhadneverheard o theChamber Voices ooast-masters International. Looking back, itcertainlywouldhave savedme a lot oheartache andheadachewithdoingmypublicspeakingiIhad!TiswasunlikeanythingIhadseenbeore,everyonewasverykind andencouraging,talkingandcarrying on like they had known eachotheroryears.

TepresidentDaveFischer,CCtookthe

standrstandwelcomedeveryoneandalsoreintroducedme.Fischerthenreadosomeannouncementsandtheyvotedtwonewmembersintoday.Itwasaveryhardvoteheannouncedwhenthenewmembers came back in and took theirseats,Butyoubothmadeitin!LaterIamsuretheywillbetoldthateveryonewantedthemvotedin,andtherewerenooppositions,otherthanDavejokingwithVicePresidentAmyOverstreet. Ater the opening duties were taken

care o, club treasurer Malcolm MilesstoodandgaveusallanEducationalMo-ment.Itwasliterallyamomentbutsome-timesthatisallittakestogetreallyuseulinormationout.Milesspokeonatroublehehad with public speaking known asdouble-clutchingwhichinshortiswordrepetition. Findthethingthatyouareocusingonthemostandpracticethatmoreinyourdailylie,hesaidandwentontomentionItellmychildrentohelpmewithit,tohelpcorrectmeinmyspeakingwhenIamwrong. AndrewYoungsstoodupnextandreadus the word o the day, Nadir, whichmeanslowestpoint.Hethengaveawitty

exampleusing therecentVirginiaechgameentitlingtheirrecentdeeatagainstBoiseStateasnadir.Techallengeorthenexthourwastousethenewwordinour

sentencesandtestitout. Te speeches began next and thereweretwo tobepresented.oastmastersgroups are very serious about teachingeach other how to properly conduct aspeech.Tereare variouspeoplein thegroupthatareaccountableoroneitemeach.Onepersontimesthespeeches,onepersonpicksoutthegrammarandthereisonepersonassignedtoeachspeechtoreviewitandgiveabrieoverviewattheendothemeeting.

TerstspeechcameromVicePresi-dent oEducationRoxyDickinson. SheworksatLynchburgGeneralHospitalandisveryacquaintedwithmedicalinorma-tion. Dickinson did research to comeupwith a very intriguing and eectivespeechcalledWhyDoIGetSick.TespeechwascategorizedasaVisualAidsspeechandRoxydidanexcellentjobwithsomehanddrawingsonalargeboardtoshowuswhatcellslooklikeandtobet-terexplainreeradicalsandthatweneed

toeatmoreantioxidants.ItwasamazinginormationandDickinsonreally nailedthisspeech.Herevaluatorsaidthesameandapplaudedheroranotherreallygoodmedicalspeechwhichhadverygoodex-planationsosomeothetrickieracts. Te second speech was delivered byGregSepesi andentitledWalls.It wasavocalvarietyspeechandhechosetosharetwopoemswithusbyRobertFrostbutinsteado justmemorizing and re-peatingthepoems,Gregdecidedtoplay

usthepoemsonhisguitar.Whenyouput apoemtomusic itjust locksrightin. Especially withpoets like Frost andEmilyDickens.hesaid.Sepesisatdown,pluckedhisguitarandsotysangusthepoemsusingtheheightodramainthesongtoeitherraiseorwhisperthewordsusing a vocal variety.Teevaluator orGreg was all smiles, stating that Greghadonceagainsurprisedthemallbytak-ingtheassignmentanddoingsomethingcompletelydierent with it, giving it anicevariation. Both o the evaluatorswerevery en-couragingtoeachspeakerandevenwhentheycriticizedthespeechtheydiditinagraciousaway.Teircritiquesweremore

akintogivingthespeakeracomplimentandgoodwordsowisdomattached. NeartheendothemeetingVicePresi-dent AmyOverstreet stood upanddid

what she calls able alk. Its an on-your-eet quick question and answertime. Overstreet asked a questionandthencalledonarandommemberothegroupmembersonlyIwasveryrelievedtoknow.Tosecalleduponmustanswerimmediately.Te questionatthismeet-ingwas I youwerestrandedona de-sertedislandorayearandyouwereabletobringtwoitemsotherthanyouressen-tialswhatwouldyoubring? At the end o the meeting president

Fischerstoodandthankedeveryoneorcomingandcongratulated thespeakers.Temeetingendedshortly beore1pm.Temeetingwasextremelyorganizedandtheyareonatightschedulesincemanyothemembersusetheirlunchbreakasthetimetocome. ImustadmitIwasveryworriedwalkingintotheoastmastersmeetingbutwalk-ingoutIeltlikeIhadreallylearnedaewthings.ItoldAmytolookormetore-turnbecausethiswasalotounbutvery

educationalinarelaxedatmosphere. Fischersaidhetoohadadramaticim-pactromtheclub.Forme,oastmastershasgivenmethe condence toact likealeader.IamnotanoutinrontkindoguyyetIhavealwaysoundmyselinleadershippositions throughoutmylie.I have coached,mentored,led commit-teesandbeeninmanagementpositions.Make nomistake,people judge youonhowyoupresentyourselandthewordsyou choose.Teoastmasters program

hasgivenmepoise,condenceandskillstocommunicateeectively,hesaid. Te Chamber Voices club meet ev-ery2nd,4thand5thWednesdayothemonth.Itisalwaysreetocomeandbeaguest.Iyoujoinitcosts$54dollarsortherstsixmonthsand$34dollarseverysixmonthsaterthat.Whenyoubecomeamemberyouareenrolledandstarttodoyourspeeches,learninghowtobetterspeakinpublicwhetheryouareaddress-ingameeting,ataweddingorjusttalk-inginrontoalotopeople.ChamberVoiceswillprepareyouandmakeyouawiserpublicspeaker.Youcanvisittheirwebsite at www.chambervoices.org ormoreinormation.

Master your ear o public speaking with Chamber Voices

From left are Chamber Voices leaders VP Education Roxy Dick-

enson, VP Members Lorri Girling, VP Public Relations Amy Over-

street, President Dave Fischer and Treasurer Malcolm Miles. (Notpictured is Secretary Chad Mooney and Sergeant at Arms Joe

Clevenger.)


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Either youre a Shopaholic, or youre not admitting it!

ByLaurenSattereld

TeLynchburgimes

Oh yea, that new little shop by theChristian book store over on Wardsroad?Ivealwayswantedtostopinandcheckitout.TisisaquotethatIhavebeenhearing anawullot latelywhen Ihave mentioned Shopaholics Outlet. IwilladmitthatIwasoneothosepeoplewhoseeitastheypassbyanddontstop.Idothatwithalotoplacesthesedays,butnallyIdecidedtoputmyootdown,tostopprocrastinatingandgoaheadandtakeapeakinsideoShopaholicsOutletandIamsoverygladthatIdid. Walking intothecoolACotheshopwas enoughto getmetostayoraewminutestoescapethemonstrousheatbutasIstartedtolookaroundIwasdazzledbyalltheitemsthattheshophadtooer.Ahuge counterullo jewelry thatwasbegging to betried on, purses oeverycolor,andawalloshoesthatdemanded

attention. Asmymindgaveovercontrolandmybody started moving orward, still try-ingtodecidewhichsectioninwhichtobegin, a voice called me back to real-ity. Welcome toShopaholics!Howare

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althoughitwasnottheladybehindthecounterthatcaughtmyattentionbutthemostadorablelittlegirlintheworld,play-ingwithaboxullolargecolorulrings.Shawna,16monthsold,andthebestsalesladyIhaveevermet,isthedaughteroSarah andShawnWhite,the ownersoShopaholicsOutlet.Shawnaisourlittlemascot!Sheplays,naps,watches Shrek,and helpsmommy juggle all the needsandwantsothecustomers,saidproudmomSarahWhite. Mrs. Sarahs parents helpedher openherstoreinJanuary.Teyknewquitealotaboutrunningastoreandhowtogetonesetupandwellknown.ShopaholicsOut-letwasbornwiththeideatogogreenandrecycleclothesthathadbeengentlyusedandgivethemnewhomeratherthanlet-tingthemjustbetossedout.Temothero4children12year-oldstep-sonSlate,daughtersHannah,11,and Shawnaanda 6 year-oldson JacobSarah knows all

about recycling clothes!With her chil-drenoutgrowingtoys,clothesandshoesshehadaccumulatedalotoitemsinthepastewyears. Teitems inthestorearecompletelyendless.Techildrensroomis home to

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dressesandotherweddingparaphernalia.Gorgeous dresses that have beenwornonceortwicearelettosit,waitingtobeadmiredonceagain,tomaketheperson

wearingthedresseeljustasbeautiulasthelast. Tereare purses oevery shape, sizeand color that reside inmany dierentnooksand crannieso thestore: purseswith polka-dots, bright un colors andCoach bags. Tere are many designerbagsandallothemarereal.Shopahol-icsOutletstrivestohavethebestandtooerthecustomersgooditemsorgoodbudgetprices. Sarah encourages people to bring intheirold clothes anditemsthatarestillingoodconditionandsellsthemoncon-signment.A breakdownothe consign-ment process is when a person bringsinitemstotheshop,Sarahsetsthemupwithanaccountandstartstositthroughitems,pickingwhatshewantstosellinher shop based on the season and theconditionotheitems.Onceshehasgonethroughthestu,shewillsetpricesanddisplaytheminthestore.WhentheitemissoldSarahsplitstheprot50/50withthepersonwhobroughttheitemin.Pay-mentsaremadeeveryotherweektothepersonwhoseitemshavebeensold.

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Whenseasonschangeandcertaincloth-inganditemshavebeeninthestoretoolong,theyarereturnedtothe customerwho brought them in. I the customerdoesnotwant them, Sarah donatestheclothestocharity.TeMillerGirlsHomeandthePresbyterianHome,bothlocated

inLynchburg,aretwoothemainplacesthatSarahandShawndonatetoandtheyarealwaysopentonewplacesinneedoclothingandshoes. Mostotheitemsinthestoreareused,butShawnandSarahgotovariousjew-elryandpurseshows,buyingnewuniqueitemstogoalongwiththeothertreasuresin the shop. About 30 percent o theshops items are new, everythingelse isused.Weare reallywanting topromotegoing green and reusing items more,

ratherthanbuyingeverythingnewsaidSarah. Sarahalsohostspartiesatthestoreonoccasion.ShetoldmeabouttheGoldpar-tysherecentlyhad,whereladiesbroughtin their oldand unwantedgold jewelryandliquidateditintocash.Itwasalotoun,andthewomeneltmoreatease,knowing theywere in good shopaholiccompany.

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Use a lightly dampened washcloth toremove pet hair from upholstery. You caneven spritz it using a spray bottle of waterto which youve added a couple of drops ofessential oil -- then it will remove the pethair and make it smell good, too. Be sureyou check to see if the fabric allows contact

with water. -- G.S. in Wisconsin

Use pretty photo albums for holding reci-pes. The recipes will be protected in thekitchen, and these books prop open forviewing better than most books do.

I store my sleeping bags in the garagewith my tent. The tent is in a bag to keep allthe pieces together, but the sleeping bagsare just rolled up and secured. To keepthem dust-free, I store them in pillowcases,

which allow the material to breathe so itwont get musty, but it keeps them cleanand ready to use. -- C.A. in Florida

Use the plastic lids from large coffee cansunderneath bottles of cooking oil or syrupin kitchen cabinets. This way, anything thatdrips down the side goes on the lid, not onthe cabinet.

Too much soap in the washer? Sprinkle

suds with salt to disperse, and then re-wash.

If you live in an area where it is humid andyour outdoor light bulbs are susceptible torusting, give the bulb threads a light coat ofpetroleum jelly before screwing the bulb in.It will keep the metal from rusting and willmake it easier to remove the bulb when thetime comes to change it.

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1. Is the Book of Mark in the Old or New Testa-ment or neither?

2. From Genesis 32, who was greatly afraid anddistressed about a reunion with a brother he hadwronged? Joseph, Jacob, Cain, Peter3. What city was beat down and sowed with salt?Shechem, Caesarea, Gaza, Berea4. From Numbers 20, who died on a mountaintopafter being garment stripped? Moses, Abraham,Noah, Aaron5. Who lost all his horse-drawn chariots in a sea?Ornan, Balaam, Pharaoh, Benaiah6. Where did Abraham meet angels? River, Tentdoor, Juniper tree, Prison

ANSWERS: 1) New; 2) Jacob; 3) Shechem; 4)Aaron; 5) Pharaoh; 6) Tent door

Wilson Caseys trivia book Know It? ... or Not? is available from

BearManorMedia.com.

Postage stampsQ: I have been trying to nd someone who knows

the value of older postage stamps. I do not wantto leave this collection at someones house orbusiness. I would not want to be cheated out ofany money that would be due to me. How expen-sive would it be to insure this collection? -- Su-san, Port Orange, Fla.

A: Let me begin my answer by stating that most es-tablished stamp dealers are not dishonest crooks. Infact, many will gladly provide you with references. Ifyoure still hesitant to deal with an expert in the field,your next move is to purchase a good price guide.Two I think are superb and basic are The OfficialStamp Collectors Bible by Stephen R. Datz (House

of Collectibles, $22), and The Blackbook Price Guideto United States Postage Stamps by Marc Hudgeonsand Tom Hudgeons (House of Collectibles, $7.99). Toinsure your collection, you need to consult with theinsurance agent who insures your home.

Q: Two years ago, my husband purchased a LenaLiu Buttery mobile in the Fancyful Flights se-ries. It was manufactured by Bradford and camein sets. I received the rst four sets, but the se -ries was retired before I was able to complete it.Where might I nd the nal set? -- Monika, South -bury, Conn.

A: Your best bet would be to check eBay. I contactedseveral dealers who specialize in Lena Liu items, butnone had the butterfly mobile. You arent the first per-son to contact me about the Bradford Exchange andissues the company has discontinued and which are

no longer available.

Q: I have a collection of old baseball cards ofmajor-league players from 1944 through 1958. Dothey have any value? -- Albert, Dillwyn, Va.

A: There are several excellent price guides for base-ball cards. One of the better ones is The StandardCatalogue of Baseball Cards edited by Don Fluck-inger, which features information about 15,000 setsand more than 1 million card values. This 1,848-pageguide is published by Krause publications and avail-able for $39.99 through www.krausebooks.com.

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return mail. Copyright 2010 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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PICKS OF THE WEEK

Modern Family: The Complete First Season -- Winner of this years Emmy for Outstanding ComedySeries, Modern Family is one of the best comedies todebut in the 2009-2010 season. If you havent yet discov-ered it, this is the perfect opportunity to get up to speed.

The show is shot in a mockumentary style (a la The Of-fice) and centers around Jay Pritchett (Ed ONeill fromMarried With Children), his uberhot and much-youngernew Colombian wife (Sophia Vergara), her son and Jaysneurotic extended family. The episodes are consistentlyhilarious and heartwarming, and the ensemble cast doesa brilliant job.

Community: The Complete First Season -- I hadpretty low expectations for this series, but after giving itthe ol college try, I have to admit Im hooked on this sit-com -- even more so than Modern Family. Communitystars Joel McHale as Jeff Winger, an ex-lawyer whosforced to attend a community college to get the credits

needed to be reinstated to the bar. He hooks up witha crew of misfits and deeply disturbed people when heforms a fake study group in order to hit on a cute co-ed (Gillian Jacobs). Throughout the course of the schoolyear, the gang find themselves embroiled High Weird-ness; from sinister chicken fingers to paintball battles andGreat Debates. Whats surprising about Community isthat each episode is funnier than the previous one. I don tknow how they do it. Its positively brilliant television.

DOG OF THE WEEK:

Robin Hood: The Unrated Directors Cut -- I trulyhope that Unrated Directors Cut means This Version

Doesnt Suck -- Unlike The One You Saw In The The-ater. Goodness gracious what a bloated sad mess thatwas -- and Im not just referring to Russell Crowe. Youwould think that after nearly 75 years, Hollywood wouldrealize theres no way to outshine the classic Errol Flynn/Olivia DeHavilland epic. But no. Every decade someone

gets the bright idea of adding a new spin or twist to thelegend and fails miserably.

This time its director Ridley Scott falling on his facewith this dour, overly self-important origin story of how

Robin Longstride transforms himself into the mythic heroof Sherwood Forest. Gone are the Merry Men. Gone isany sense of swashbuckling fun and adventure. Instead,we get boring speeches about the rights of common men,convoluted political machinations, and after two hours ofthis drudgery, were rewarded with a battle scene thats apale rip-off of Braveheart.

If youre in the mood for a good Robin Hood movie thatisnt the Errol Flynn version, but is still a pretty good flick,I recommend 1976s Robin and Marian starring SeanConnery as Robin, Audrey Hepburn as Maid Marian andRobert Shaw as the Sheriff of Nottingham. Its muchmore faithful to the 14th and 15th century tales than mostRobin Hood films, has marvelous performances and isfilled with good humor and bittersweet romance.

TV SERIES

Spartacus: Blood and Sand The Complete FirstSeason30 Rock Season FourHells Kitchen Season 3 Raw & UncensoredDesperate Housewives The Complete Sixth Sea-sonCastle The Complete Second SeasonHow I Met Your Mother Season FiveTwo and a Half Men The Complete Seventh Sea-son

The Mentalist The Complete Second SeasonLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit Season Elev-enBored to Death The Complete First SeasonMythbusters Collection 6

Russell Crowe


Top 10 Pop SinglesThis Week ............. .............. .............. ....... Last Week1. Eminem feat. Rihanna ..............................No. 1Love the Way You Lie (Web/Shady/Aftermath)2. Taio Cruz ...................................................No. 2Dynamite (Mercury)3. Katy Perry ..................................................No. 5Teenage Dream (Capitol)4. Enrique Iglsias feat. Pitbull ......................No. 4I Like It (Universal Republic)5. Usher feat. Pitbull .....................................No. 7DJ Got Us Fallin In Love (LaFace)

6. Lil Wayne feat. Drake ........................new entryRight Above It (Cash Money)7. Mike Posner ..............................................No. 6Cooler Than Me (J)8. Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg ...................No. 3California Gurls (Capitol)9. Bruno Mars ..............................................No. 16Just the Way You Are (Elektra)10. B.o.B. feat. Rivers Cuomo ...................No. 11Magic (RebelRock/Grand Hustle)

Top 10 Albums

1. Eminem ......................................................No. 1Recovery (Web/Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)2. Kem .....................................................new entryIntimacy: Album III (Universal Motown)3. Ray Lamontagne & Pariah Dogs ......new entryGod Willin & The-Creek-Dont-Rise (RCA)4. Iron Maiden ........................................new entryThe Final Frontier (Sony)5. Trace Adkins ......................................new entryCowboys Back In Town (Show Dog-Universal)6. Lady Antebellum .....................................No. 12Need You Now (Capitol Nashville)7. Arcade Fire ................................................No. 2

The Suburbs (Merge)8. Justin Bieber.............................................No. 5My World 2.0 (SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun/Island)9. David Gray ..........................................new entryFoundling (IHT/Mercer Street)

10. John Mellencamp ............................new entryNo Better Than This (Rounder)

Blake Shelton

Top 10 Hot Country Singles

1. Blake Shelton ............................................No. 1All About Tonight (Reprise)

2. Keith Urban ...............................................No. 2Im In (Capitol Nashville)3. Billy Currington ........................................No. 4Pretty Good At Drinkin Beer (Mercury)4. Lee Brice ...................................................No. 5Love Like Crazy (Curb)5. Lady Antebellum .......................................No. 6Our Kind Of Love (Capitol Nashville)6. Zac Brown Band .......................................No. 3Free (Home Grown/Atlantic)7. Uncle Kracker ...........................................No. 8Smile (Top Dog/Atlantic)8. Kenny Chesney .........................................No. 9

The Boys of Fall (BNA)9. Josh Turner.............................................No. 12All Over Me (MCA Nashville)10. Easton Corbin .......................................No. 11Roll With It (Mercury)


Top 10 Video Rentals

1. Date Night (PG-13) Steve Carell2. Death at a Funeral (R) Chris Rock3. Clash of the Titans (PG-13) Sam Worthington4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG) Steve Zahn5. Kick-Ass (R) Aaron Johnson6. The Bounty Hunter (PG-13) Jennifer Aniston7. Cop Out (R) Bruce Willis

8. Repo Men (R) Jude Law9. Brooklyns Finest (R) Richard Gere10. The Losers (PG-13) Jeffrey DeanTop 10 DVD Sales

1. Date Night (PG-13) (20th Century Fox)2. Death at a Funeral (R) (Sony)3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG) (20th Century Fox)4. Kick-Ass (R) (Lionsgate)

5. Clash of the Titans (PG-13) (Warner)6. Avatar (PG-13) (20th Century Fox)7. The Bounty Hunter (PG-13) (Sony)8. Dora the Explorer: Doras Big Birthday Adventure(NR) (Paramount)9. Dora The Explore: Save The Day!10. The Shawshank Redemption (R) (Warner)

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AVirginiajudgeAug.30ruledthatAt-

torney General Ken Cuccinelli ailed toprove why his investigation should begiventhedocumentsoormerUniversityoVirginia proessorand climatechangescientistMichaelMann. AlbemarleCounty CircuitCourt JudgePaulM.PeatrossJr.ruledagainstCuccinel-lis civil-investigative demandsbecausetheattorneygeneraldidnotclearlystatewhatManndidthatwasalseorraudu-lent. ButCuccinellisaidhesawasmallvicto-ryintheruling.TejudgewrotethattheUniversityoVirginiaisapropersubjectoraCID,andtheAttorneyGeneralmayinvestigate grants made with Common-wealthoVirginiaundstoproessorssuchasDr.Mann. Teattorneygeneral,whoisknowntobeaclimatechangeskeptic,pledgedtocon-tinueinvestigatingMannormanipulatingdatatoobtaingovernmentgrants.UnderVirginias Fraud Against axpayers Act,

hechargedthatMannhadstolenmoneyrom the Commonwealths taxpayers byobtainingthegovernmentgrants. Whilethiswasnotanoutrightrulingin

ouravor,Iampleasedthatthejudgehasagreedwithmyoceonseveralkeylegalpointsandhasgivenusarameworkorissuinga newcivil investigative demandtogettheinormationnecessarytocon-tinue our investigation into whether ornotraudhasbeencommittedagainstthecommonwealth,Cuccinellisaidinastate-ment. ButthejudgeruledthatItisnotclearwhat [Mann] did that was misleading,alse, or raudulent in obtaining undsromtheCommonwealthoVirginia. Mann,whowasaproessoratUVArom1999to2005andnowservesatPennsyl-vaniaStateUniversity,istheauthorothehockeystickgraphsthatshowtheglobaltemperatureoverthelast1000years,withasharpspikeinrecentyears.Controversybrokeout over thegraphs andothercli-matechangescienceateremailsbetweenMannandotherscientistswereleakedinNovember.Te emails seemed to show

Mannandotherscientistsweretryingtomanipulatedata.ButseveralprobesotheemailsandaninvestigationatPennStateclearedtheproessoroacademicorgery.

Peatross alsoruledCuccinelli canonlyinvestigateMannor oneout othe vegrants heobtained orclimateresearch.Teotherourwereundedwithederalmoney. Mannapplaudedtherulingasavictoryoracademicreedom.

Itisa victorynotjustormeandtheuniversity, butor all scientists wholiveinearthattheymaybesubjecttoapo-litically-motivatedwitchhuntwhentheir

research ndings prove inconvenient topowerul vested interests, he said in astatement. Cuccinelli isnt convinced. He said hewilltrytogetinormationrelatedtothegrantnowthatheknowswhatthejudgewants.

When Pets Cant ShootStraight

DEAR PAWS CORNER: I have a tip for Kay,who wrote that her 9-month old Dachshundis trained to use a wet pad but tends to missto one side. She could try using standardkitty-litter boxes, which have high sides. Ifthey are too small for Betty, another op-tion is large plastic storage boxes. I have a10-pound Chihuahua, and the storage boxeswork perfectly. I keep an extra storage box sothat I can wash the other one when it needscleaning. I hope she gives it a try! -- Teresa P.,Manchester, N.Y.

DEAR TERESA: Thanks! Those are great sug-gestions, and I hope Kay will give them a try.

DEAR PAWS CORNER: In regard to the let-ter about an owners spayed female cat thatwas spraying over the edge of her litter box:I have two male cats and one female, and themales do that sometimes. My solution was tobuy regular, no-lid litter boxes (I have three)because theyre much easier to clean. ThenI bought three 29-pound plastic tubs andturned them on their sides so the litter boxes

t right in. I put one sheet of newspaper un -der the litter box, and one sheet against theback of the tub. This way the pee overspraydoesnt puddle under the litter box. At clean-ing time, I replace the paper, scoop the litter,quickly wipe down the sides of the tub ... andeverybodys happy. -- Lisa P., via e-mail

DEAR LISA: Great idea! Thats a fast solution forcleanup as well. Thanks so much for sharing it!

Have a question about your pet? Contact Sam

at [email protected], or write to Paws Cor-ner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box

536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. And visit www.

pawscorner.com for more pet advice and re-

sources. Copyright 2010 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Rocky came to live with us one daywhenweoundhimroamingthestreets.MyhusbandandIalreadyhavetwootherdogs,soweweregivinghimatemporaryhomeuntilweoundhisowner.Istartedcalling himAmigo, orriend, and thesearchbegantogethimahome. Aweeklaterweoundtheownerand

heverybluntlytoldusthatwecouldjustkeepRocky. So here we are, ayearlater andthisonce rough and mean pup is now themost spoiled dogin Lynchburg.Rarely

letaloneorunattendedorlong,hecriesuntilwecomeandgethimandholdhim.Andnow,hewontgooutsideintherainwithoutan umbrella andbeing carriedromtheporchtotheyard. Imustadmit,oraspoileddog,Rockyisanamazinglapdog.Wejustsitinthereclinermostdays,hesleepsandIread.

Hehasreallyturnedintoatrueamigo,andalittleblessingromGod.

Got a great story & photo of your pet?

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Judge rules against Cuccinellis climate change raud case


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Blood Pressure DrugHelps Build Muscles

A common drug for high blood pressure canhelp build muscles in seniors, according to re-searchers at the University of Texas MedicalBranch at Galveston. I saw one quote from aresearcher that indicated a 70-year-old couldend up with the muscle building power of a 30-year-old.

Heres how it works: In those who are young,eating a meal releases insulin, which thenopens blood vessels, which then make aminoacids available for muscle building. In seniors,that dilation doesnt happen -- and often thereis muscle loss because the right nutrients arentgetting to the muscles. Muscle loss equalsweakness, and we know what that means: lossof mobility, loss of balance and the resultingfalls that can lead to broken limbs.

While I wouldnt want to have been a testsubject in this particular bit of research, I dolike the conclusions theyve come to.

Dilation of the blood vessels, along with thepotential for increased muscle building, oc-curred in the study because of the high bloodpressure drug that was given. The drug -- sodi-

um nitroprusside -- causes dilation of the bloodvessels, which sends nutrients to the muscles.

Participants in the study had to be dedicatedto get through the research. They had to en-dure catheter

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