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Harlan Daily Enterprise

By JENNIFER McDANIELSSKCTC

According toSoutheast KentuckyCommunity & TechnicalCollege nursing associateprofessor Scott Blanton,9-11 had a profoundimpact on the landscapeof the United States —including higher educa-tion.

“9-11. It’s just two sim-ple numbers, but itmeans so much,” saidBlanton, a nursinginstructor at Southeastand fire chief of MartinsFork Fire Department.“It changed a bunch ofthings. It changed howwe as Americans think,how we react, how weprepare, and how we carefor one another. It made

us realize that we’re vul-nerable and we don’t lookat things so innocentlyanymore.”

As the nation preparesto commemorate the 10thanniversary of 9-11 thisSeptember, SoutheastKentucky Community &Technical College hasbeen in the midst of cele-brating its 50th anniver-sary. Speaking as anemergency services per-sonnel, Blanton said thetwo observances were

intrinsically interwovenfor him. He said 2010 and2011 had been a time ofreflection for him formany reasons.

“As I’ve thought aboutthese two milestonemarkers in my life, it’smade me very apprecia-tive,” Blanton said. “I amvery honored to work inthe emergency servicesfield. I love helping peo-ple when they need helpthe most. I am also veryhonored to work here atSoutheast and to be apart of this family of ded-icated workers who takehigher education veryseriously and who striveto help students riseabove adversity and toseize their Americandreams.”

Blanton, a self-described “high schooldrop-out,” said it was thecare and genuine interesthe received fromSoutheast staff and facul-ty that made him over-come his challenges inlife. He said it was theexamples set bySoutheast personnelwhen he was a studentthat inspired him to oneday become part of theSoutheast family.

“I feel as though I’mself-fulfilled now, and Iowe that to people here atSoutheast,” he said.“Very few people in thisday and age can honestlysay that they’ve reachedself-fulfillment, but Ihave, and I am verythankful for it. When I

was a student here sever-al years ago, I rememberthinking — ‘One day, Iwant to do what theseinstructors are doing. Iwant to extend that samecare and interest in stu-dents and help themachieve their dreams andbecome successful in life.’And guess what — I’m

Blanton says Southeast probably ‘saved his life’LocalFolks

SCOTT BLANTON

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Bluegrass festival under way

Photos by JENNIFER McDANIELS

The "Goin’ Back To Harlan Bluegrass Festival"kicked off Thursday under sunny skies. The festivalfeatures a long list of bluegrass bands throughoutthe region as well as food and craft vendors.Sponsored by the Harlan Rotary Club, "Goin’ BackTo Harlan" takes place in the field behindSosutheast Community and Technical College'sHarlan campus. The Cornbread Express (above)was the opening act on Thursday. Harlan RotaryClub member Kerry Martin (left) displayed thisyear's "Goin’ Back To Harlan" T-Shirt that are cur-rently on sale. Local crafter Brenda Blanton (below)is one of several artisans who have their work ondisplay and for sale at the festival. The festival laststhrough Saturday night.

By ANDERS ELDStaff Writer

The road once againlooks paved for an inter-connection of the watersystems in the Tri-Cities.The project’s controllingboard on Thursday votedto let the chairman havethe right to vote. Theissue has in recent weeksbecome a stickler, follow-

ing Lynch’s Carl Collins’appointment as chair-man. Lynch believed thatthe city wasn’t givenequal representation ifthe chairman didn’t havethe right to vote. LynchCity Council even threat-ened to pull out of theproject. But Thursday’svote was far from anuncontroversial affair,

instead it was precededby a heated debate.

“Each city having twovotes on this six memberboard were how we estab-lished this from the get-go,” said board memberBennie Massey, of Lynch.“We should leave it likethat. I know that Robert’sRules of Orders calls forthe chairman to not have

a vote, but that’s not howthis whole thing wasestablished.”

“Robert’s Rules ofOrders is the way it hasto be set,” said boardmember George Massey,of Benham. “You can’t goagainst them, and theysay that the president canonly vote in case of a tie.”

Lynch will stay in interconnect project

ANDERS ELD/Harlan Daily Enterprise

George and Bennie Massey got into a heated exchangeover voting rights regarding the water systems.Please see PROJECT, Page 2

Democrats aremoving awayfrom candidate

By ANDERS ELDStaff Writer

The Democratic candi-date for AgricultureCommissioner inNovember’s election, BobFarmer, should not expectany open arms if he comesto Harlan County, accord-ing to Harlan CountyJudge-Executive JoeGrieshop, following thecontroversy that in recentdays has caused severalelected top Democratic offi-cials in eastern Kentuckyto declare Farmer unwel-come in their county.

“I suppose he has theright to come here if hewants to, but I can say thathe will not be wellreceived,” said Grieshop.

Behind the storm arehighly controversialremarks about people fromeastern Kentucky made byFarmer during a comedyperformance, that earlierthis week was included anInternet video posted byhis Republican opponentRep. Jamie Comer.Farmer is heard sayingthat eastern Kentucky isan “all together different”place where “cars are onblocks and houses are onwheels.” He goes on to saythat FBI won’t do work ina particular county “causeall the DNA is alike andthere ain’t any dentalrecords down there.”

“Someone that entersinto politics should not actthis way, but represent allof Kentucky,” saidGrieshop. “It’s sad that hemade these remarks.”

Grieshop predicts thatthe remarks will cost

Farmerthe elec-tion andthat veryfew inHarlanwill votefor him.

“Somewill sim-

ply because his name isFarmer, but anybody thathas any knowledge aboutthese derogatory remarkswill not vote for this guy,”said Grieshop.

He doesn’t see any neg-ative effects from thesecomments receiving a lot ofmedia attention and there-by possibly feeding oldstereotypes.

“Nowadays, it has shift-ed. The impact has movedoff of us and onto the per-son that is making theremarks,” said Grieshop.

The candidate himselfis apologetic, in an inter-view with the Enterprise.

“I know that thesewords have hurt peopleand for that I’m sorry.These remarks were notmade anytime recently,but in 2005 as part of acomedy routine. I’m notmaking these kind ofremarks anymore. I wantpeople to know that I havea lot of friends in easternKentucky. The way thisstuff was clipped it offend-ed me too,” said Farmer.

Since he suggested inthe routine that peoplefrom the area are inbredand toothless, Farmer wasasked what he reallythinks about people fromeastern Kentucky.

“People all over

Insulting remarks haveKentuckians outraged

FARMER

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Betty ClayMrs. Betty Jean Clay,

68, of Harlan, departedthis life on Tuesday, June21, 2011 at the HarlanApp. Reg. Hospital.

She was a native ofLouellen, KY and a mem-ber of Mount OliveBaptist Church where sheattended service and par-ticipated in any way asoften as her health wouldallow.

Betty was preceded indeath by her parents,Tommie Lee Menter andWilliam Menter; one son,Dexter Alvin (Mills)Menter; two daughters:Beverly and LaJean Clay;two brothers: DonaldMenter (Betty) andChristopher ColumbusMenter (Jackie); grand-mother, AlbertaMcElhaney (Fulton);Granddaddy, Rev. C.C.

Cannon and aunt MinnieDupree.

She is survived by oneson, Michael A. Clay(Bobbie), Middlesboro;two daughters: DonnaLisa Clay, Harlan andSheila Custard (Billy),Cynthiana, KY; eightgrandchildren; two step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; ahost of nieces andnephews; four sisters:Edna Tentman (Charlie),Cincinnati, OH; BerthaMartin (Arnold), Dayton,OH; Juanita Gibbs (Bill),Patterson, New Jersey; anadopted sister, RoseEllison, Lexington, KY;four brothers: LuciusMenter (Viola),Cincinnati, OH;Mohyiddin Menter(Willie), Milwaukee, Wisc;William Honyard,Milwaukee, Wisc;Rosevelt Newman,Patterson, New Jersey;two aunts: Fronie Hollis,Patterson, New Jersey;Ethel Menter, SouthCarolina; loving and sup-porting friends: Phyllisand Tom Paul Johnson,Bettie Gayles, TammyShort, Janie Phillips anda host of others.

Betty Clay was a lovingmother and father figure

to her four children. Herpleasure in life was serv-ing the Lord, enjoyingfriends and family andworking her puzzle books.Betty never met astranger and always hada smile with a loving kindword.

Visitation will be heldfrom 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday inthe chapel of HarlanFuneral Home.

Funeral services willbe 11:30 a.m. MondayJune 27, 2011 at the

Mount Olive BaptistChurch with PastorWalter M. Garlington andPastor Lucius Menter Sr.officiating.

Burial will be inResthaven Cemetery atKeith, KY.

Family and friends willserve as pallbearers.

Online condolence maybe left for the family atwww.harlanobits.net.

Harlan Funeral Homeis in charge of arrange-ments.

OBITUARIES

— Harlan Daily Enterprise Weekend Edition, June 25, 2011

WEATHER FORECAST

TODAY

SUNDAY

EXTENDED OUTLOOK

Partly cloudy today with a higharound 80. Partly cloudy tonightwith a low from 60 to 65.

Partly cloudy with a 50 per-cent chance of rain and thunder-storms. The high will be in themid 80s.

Partly cloudy Monday andTuesday with a 30 percentchance of rain. The highs will bearound 85 and the lows in theupper 60s.

NEWSIN BRIEF

STATEFlorida doctor sentenced in Kentucky

LEXINGTON (AP) — A Florida doctor whoadmitted illegally prescribing thousands of painpills to Kentucky residents who traveled to hisclinic has been sentenced to four years in prison.

U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhovealso ordered 52-year-old Michael Shook on Fridayto spend three years on supervised release.

Prosecutors say Shook acknowledged prescrib-ing approximately 25,000 pain pills to residents ofeastern Kentucky who traveled to see him atLauderhill Medical Clinic in Oakland Park, Fla.

He pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to dis-tribute oxycodone and methadone.

Car knocks person off bridge into riverCOVINGTON (AP) — Police say crews in

northern Kentucky are searching the Ohio Riverafter a man was struck by a car and knocked offthe Brent Spence Bridge.

Covington Police Capt. Teal Nally told TheKentucky Enquirer that the man was hit shortlybefore 7 a.m. while standing beside his vehicle,which had broken-down.

Fire crews in Kentucky and Ohio are searchingthe water aided by the U.S. Coast Guard.

doing that very same thingnow, and I wouldn’t trade any-thing for it for the world!Southeast not only gave me aneducation, it’s given me theopportunity to give back to mycommunity by continuing thiscollege’s strong tradition ofproviding quality educationand paving the way for peopleto advance in life.”

Blanton had dropped out ofhigh school when he was 16.He spent the next couple ofyears “floating from one dead-end job to the next.” When heenrolled in welding classes atthe Harlan Vocational School,however, he met two peoplethat he credits for starting himon his path of transformation.

“Endell Johnson andShirley Bowman,” Blantonsaid. “Both of them apparentlysaw something more in me and

stayed after me to get myGED, and they would not takeno for an answer.”

Blanton eventually took theGED and performed superbly.His test scores gave him theconfidence he needed to enrollin classes at Southeast.Because he always enjoyedhelping people, he alsoenrolled in EMT classes andbecame a member of a localvolunteer fire department,where he has risen in theranks to chief.

Even though he took aninterest in the medical field,enrolling in nursing school wasanother intimidating step forBlanton, but the positive rein-forcement he continuallyreceived as a student atSoutheast gave him the deter-mination he needed to enrolland to graduate.

“Now I’m teaching,”Blanton said. “And I can lookat the faces of the students inmy classes who have the very

same fears and self-doubt thatI had. That’s why I really lovethis job. Southeast did so muchfor me. This place changed mylife. It’s my goal now to giveback and to be a part of thisfamily of people here who arechallenging and changing livesevery day. In this post 9-11world we live in today, whereeverything is so serious andwe’ve lost a bit of our inno-cence. I take solace in the factthat in our little corner of theworld here in the mountains ofSoutheast Kentucky, we’reextending hope and promisefor a new generation of youngpeople.”

Blanton went on to obtainhis bachelor’s degree in nurs-ing from Eastern KentuckyUniversity and is presentlypursuing a master’s degree.Although the self-proclaimed“high school drop-out” hasexceeded even his own expec-tations in higher education, hestill has an ultimate challenge

in life — and that’s to convinceas many mountain folk that “ifhe can do it, then they can doit, too.”

“By far the greatest exam-ple I’ve had of someone demon-strating success to the fullest,but also extending care andcompassion, is our president,Dr. (W. Bruce) Ayers,” Blantonsaid. “I have a story about himthat he probably doesn’t evenremember, but I do, because itgreatly affected me.”

Blanton recalls he was anew student at Southeast andhe was “in a frenzy” one day oncampus signing up for classes.

“I was so nervous because itwas the last day to get into aclass I absolutely needed,” hesaid. “I couldn’t find my advi-sor. I believe he wasn’t therefor the day, so they sent me tothe Dean of Academics, and Icouldn’t find him, either. I wasready to give up when I metDr. Ayers out on campus. Heasked me if I was all right, and

I told him what my frustrationwas. He simply said, ‘Give methat piece of paper,’ and hesigned me into the class that Ineeded and wished me luck. Ihave never forgotten that.From that day on, I have hadthe greatest amount of respectfor that man. He’s so accom-plished and knowledgeable,that he often can be intimidat-ing. But that day, I was showna more personal side to himthat proved where his heart is— and that’s helping people.”

Even though Blanton is afire chief and an emergencyfirst responder, he is quick topoint out that heroes are notonly found in fire departments,hospitals or police stations.

“They are in the classrooms,too,” he said. “They are here atSoutheast. From Dr. Ayers tothe newest hired member ofour faculty and staff, this placeis filled with heroes.”

“I’ve got the overviewthat the steering commit-tee first prepared,” saidboard member CarolynElliott, of Cumberland.“In the committee’s rec-ommendation, it clearlysays that each city shouldhave two voting memberson the controlling board.”

In response, GeorgeMassey persisted in cling-ing to Robert’s Rules ofOrders.

“Under them the presi-dent can’t vote, but he candecline his office. Then amotion could be made tohave a floating chairman.That would still give eachcity two votes. Each citywould have a floatingchairman, and theywould rotate according towhere the meeting washeld,” said GeorgeMassey.

The idea of a floating

chairman went over like alead balloon among therepresentatives from theother cities.

“It’s too complicated, itwould never work,” saidCollins. “We need some-body to be in charge of itall the time.”

“Lynch don’t feel likewe are involved in it. Youcan play these games, ifyou want to. The bottomline is that we don’t wantto be involved in this, ifwe don’t have two votes.You don’t need a floatingchairman, just give theman a vote and let Lynchstay in it.” said BennieMassey.

“Nobody is playinggames. You know yourselfthat under no circum-stance does Robert’sRules of Orders allow fora president to vote, unlessto break a tie. I’m not say-ing for Lynch to not be init,” said George Massey.

The exchange betweenthe Massey brothersprompted people in the

audience to chime in.“Robert’s Rules of

Order is not a law, but aguide,” said CumberlandMayor Carl Hatfield.

“We are three citycouncil members herefrom Lynch,” said JohnAdams. ”You can vote onwhat or how you want to,but if we don’t have twopermanent voting mem-bers we will vote to with-draw.”

“We can vote to with-draw too,” said BenhamMayor John Dodd.

“And you have, severaltimes,” responded Adams.

After that the boardmembers once again tookcommand of the discus-sion.

“The chairman has dis-cussed this with ourattorney, and it is legal tolet the president have avote. I agree that it wasset up that way. It’s equalrepresentation for allcities, and we need some-body that’s over it.Having a floating chair-

man would result in amess,” said Elliott.

“I didn’t come downhere to have an argu-ment. I think everybodyshould have two votes,but I stand to be correctedon Robert’s Rules ofOrders. That’s the wayit’s always been done,”said George Massey.

Following those com-ments, a motion wasmade to let the chairmanhave voting rights. It car-ried unanimously witheven the representativesfrom Benham voting infavor.

In an interview afterthe meeting, Collinsmade it clear that thevote means that Lynchwill stay in the project.Dodd also stated that hiscity has no plans to with-draw. None of theinvolved said they expectthe meeting to have anylasting repercussions onthe project.

ProjectContinued from Page 1

LifeContinued from Page 1

Kentucky are the same.They are good, hardwork-ing people. There really isno difference. This was justa comedy routine. WhenI’m in eastern Kentucky Italk about people in west-ern Kentucky. Every audi-ence is different, and youtailor your routine to theaudience. These remarkswere made across the riverfrom Louisville,” saidFarmer. “Someone told methat you need to take yourhumor bone out when youenter into politics.”

Farmer also comment-ed on the fact that promi-nent members of his ownparty in recent days havedistanced themselves fromhim.

“If they want to do thatI understand. They don’tknow me; if they did theywould embrace me. If theythink that this can helpthem in some way, then Iguess they’ll do what theyneed to do,” said Farmer.

Despite calls for him tostep down from the candi-dacy, he plans to stay inand thinks that the impacton the election will be lim-ited.

“I think people in east-ern Kentucky are toosmart to fall for personalattacks. I think that theyin November will look atthe issues and who’s bestfor Kentucky. The realissue is who would do mostto help Kentuckians andmy opponent has a reallybad voting record when itcomes to that,” saidFarmer.

The candidate who isfrom Louisville has neverbefore run for public office,but still went on to beatfour opponents in the pri-mary last month. He hasno farming experience,instead he has since theearly 1980s been a market-ing executive and publicspeaker. Recent polls, con-ducted before the newsbroke about his remarks,have showed Farmer inthe lead against hisRepublican opponent.

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Feds: underground mine warned of inspectionLOUISVILLE (AP) —

Coal miners workingunderground werewarned in advance of asearch for cigarettes andlighters at a Pikevillemine with a history ofmethane gas leaks, feder-al officials said in a courtfiling.

Federal inspectors hadplanned to search CAMMining's No. 28 mine on

June 17 after receiving atip about miners smokingunderground.

U.S. LaborDepartment officials saidin a motion filed in feder-al court in KentuckyThursday that workerswere warned by the coaloperator despiteattempts by inspectors toapproach undergroundworking areas undetect-

ed.Officials were con-

cerned a lighter's flamecould ignite a deadlyexplosion, court recordssaid.

"Any flame producedduring the lighting of acigarette is sufficient tocause an explosion thatcould kill every personworking in the vicinityand potentially any per-

son working under-ground," the motion said.

Calls to a number list-ed for CAM Mining LLCin Pikeville were notanswered Friday.

The motion in U.S.District Court was filedunder a little-used provi-sion in federal mine safe-ty law that allows regula-tors to seek an injunctionfrom a federal judge.

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District court casesThe following cases

have been heard inHarlan District Court,Judge Jeff Brock pre-siding.

Jacqueline N. Hall,19, speeding (26 or moremiles per hour over thelimit) — continued forarraignment.

Ashley L. Dean, 19,booster seat violations,intermediate licensingviolations — continuedfor arraignment.

Kenny Jarvis, 55, vio-lation of solid waste ordi-nance — pleaded notguilty, pretrial confer-ence set July 11.

Issac Bray, 27, fourth-degree assault (domesticviolence with minorinjury) — pleaded notguilty, pretrial confer-ence set July 11.

Stephanie Crow, 32,third-degree unlawfultransaction with a minor— failed to appear forhearing.

Freddie W. Hensley,38, fourth-degree assault(domestic violence withminor injury) — pleadednot guilty, jury trial setSept. 6.

Jared E. Heaven, 30,fourth-degree assault(child abuse) — pleadednot guilty, pretrial con-ference set Sept. 6.

Jeffrey L. Boyd, 49,speeding (13 miles perhour over the limit) —pleaded guilty, fined$153.

Shane Middleton, 42,failure to produce insur-ance card — dismissedon proof.

David L. Sargent, 25,failure to wear seat belt,expired or no Kentuckyregistration receipt —dismissed on warningand proof.

Christopher Boles, 43,failure to wear seat belt,failure to produce insur-ance card — dismissedon proof.

Darrin E. Stephens,34, operating vehicle onsuspended/revoked oper-ator’s license, failure towear seat belt — contin-ued for arraignment.

Donovan Hamilton,20, speeding (10 milesper hour over the limit),license to be in posses-sion — continued forarraignment.

Harry W. Robertson,49, disregarding trafficcontrol device (trafficlight), third-offense driv-ing under the influenceof alcohol/drugs — plead-ed not guilty, jury trialset Sept. 6.

Ricky E. Clifton, 31,no operator’s/mopedlicense, failure to wearseat belt, instructionalpermit violations, failureto produce insurancecard, failure of non-owner operator to main-tain required insurance(first offense) — contin-ued for arraignment.

Walter W. Perkins Jr.,public intoxication of acontrolled substance(excludes alcohol), fail-ure to wear seat belt,failure to notify addresschange to the transporta-tion department — failedto appear for hearing.

Harvey L. Napier Jr.,23, failure of owner tomaintain required insur-ance/security (firstoffense) — failed toappear for hearing.

Billie R. Blevins, 28,first-offense drivingunder the influence ofalcohol/drugs — pleadedguilty, fined $708, opera-tor’s license suspended30 days and sentenced todriving school.

Willis R. Dillman, 45,first-offense drivingunder the influence ofalcohol/drugs — pleadednot guilty, jury trial setSept. 6.

Charlene Clem, 38,first-offense drivingunder the influence ofalcohol/drugs — contin-ued for arraignment.

Charlotte A.McKnight, 37, speeding(15 miles per hour overthe limit), failure to wearseat belt, failure to notifyaddress change to thetransportation depart-ment — first charge,amended to defectiveequipment, pleadedguilty, fined $158; othercharges dismissed.

Shawn K. Smith, 27,expired or no registra-tion plate, expired or noKentucky registrationreceipt — first charge,pleaded guilty, fined$158; other charge dis-missed.

Debra J. Noe, 31,expired or no registra-tion plate, expired or noKentucky registrationreceipt, obstructed visionand/or windshield — dis-missed.

Scotty D. Stephens,33, first-offense drivingunder the influence ofalcohol/drugs, failure towear seat belt, operatingvehicle on suspended/revoked operator’slicense, failure of ownerto maintain requiredinsurance/security (firstoffense) — pleaded notguilty, jury trial set Sept.13.

Joey N. Smith, 20,expired or no registra-tion plate, expired or noKentucky registrationreceipt, failure of ownerto maintain requiredinsurance/security (firstoffense), failure to notifyaddress change to thetransportation depart-ment, failure to produceinsurance card, failure toregister transfer of amotor vehicle, operatingvehicle on suspended/revoked operator’slicense — failed toappear for hearing.

Heather V. Nolan, 30,

speeding (15 miles perhour over the limit),first-offense drivingunder the influence ofalcohol/drugs, recklessdriving, failure to pro-duce insurance card, fail-ure of non-owner opera-tor to maintain requiredinsurance (first offense),expired or no Kentuckyregistration receipt, fail-ure to wear seat belt,possession of an openalcoholic beverage con-tainer in a motor vehicle— pleaded not guilty,jury trial set Sept. 6.

John W. York, 20, fail-ure to wear seat belt,first-offense drivingunder the influence ofalcohol/drugs, no opera-tor’s/moped license —pleaded guilty, fined$783, operator’s licensesuspended 30 days andsentenced to drivingschool.

Jason C. Chafin, 30,residents not to uselicense of other state,failure to notify addresschange to the transporta-tion department — con-tinued for arraignment.

Courthouse NewsWeekend Edition, June 25, 2011 Harlan Daily Enterprise —

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Opinion — Harlan Daily Enterprise Weekend Edition, June 25, 2011

The Republican noncan-didate flavor of the week isTexas Gov. Rick Perry. Ifyou squint just right, youcould mistake him at apodium for his predecessor,George W. Bush. Except forhis message.

There might be no morepowerful symbol of thedeath of compassionateconservatism in theRepublican Party thanBush's successor and for-mer running mate in Texasstomping all over it withcowboy boots emblazonedwith the words "Freedom"and "Liberty."

Bush rose from Texas tothe national stage in 1999talking of his federal edu-cation agenda, the courageof single mothers, thepower of drug and alcoholrecovery programs, and theneed for government toforge partnerships withfaith organizations. Perryis emerging from Texastalking of the 10thAmendment, cutting gov-ernment, defending free-dom — and defending free-dom some more.

Bush spoke in dulcettones. He separated him-self from the firebrand pol-itics of Newt Gingrich andeven took a swipe at theinsufficiently cheerfulRobert Bork. Perry istelling Republicans to stopapologizing and elect more

conservatives. He's RickPerry, and he's from theRepublican wing of theRepublican Party.

The backlash againstBush has long been brew-ing. Compassionate conser-vatism was a product of themoment when Bush beganto run for president in thelate 1990s. The congres-sional wing of the partyhad immolated itself in thegovernment-shutdownfights and then theimpeachment of BillClinton. A re-branding wasin order, and Bush wantedto signal to general-electionvoters that they needn'tfear him.

Bush-style conservatismnever really took with thebroader party, although itgained acquiescence. Thepresident usually gets hisway with his congressionalmajority, so Bush couldpush through No ChildLeft Behind and the pre-scription-drug benefit. Thewar on terror and the left'shatred for him bonded con-servatives to Bush whatev-er their misgivings. The

nomination of JohnMcCain — himself nodown-the-line conservative— obscured the anti-Bushfeeling.

Now, it's in full flowerand evident on all fronts,from spending and immi-gration to foreign policy, asJonathan Martin andAlexander Burns point outin Politico. Running on hismessage circa 1999, GeorgeW. Bush would be hard-pressed to gain traction inthe current RepublicanParty. Running on hisrecord circa 2008 — thespending programs, thebailouts, the attemptedamnesty and the two ongo-ing "hearts and minds"wars of counterinsurgency— he'd be booed from thestage. If MicheleBachmann didn't drop-kickhim off it first.

The Bush RepublicanParty had grown flaccidand deserved to betrounced and built anew.But Bush had two insights.He realized that the partyhad to win over the centeras well as the right, andthat unadulterated doc-trine would have the mostappeal only to the doctri-naire. If Rick Perry thinksthe 10th Amendment isgoing to have cachet withvoters worried about theirjobs, their wages and thevalue of their homes, he's

been spending too muchtime at Federalist Societyseminars.

On top of everythingelse, compassionate conser-vatism reflected the pros-perity of the 1990s. As acandidate, Bush sometimesseemed to forget that eco-nomic self-interest trumpsall else. In this economy,Republicans would be sui-cidal ever to forget that.Even as he preaches theold-time religion, Perry inhis proto-stump speechreturns again and again toa highly practical theme:his success in fostering apro-jobs environment inTexas. Republicans mayfeel no need to be "compas-sionate" in the Bush sense—defensively vouching fortheir own good intentions— but they need to connecttheir agenda to their solici-tude for the livelihoods ofvoters.

As the press clues intothe new anti-Bush drift ofthe GOP, we can expect arevival in Bush's reputa-tion. He will be portrayedas more reasonable, moreinternationalist and alto-gether more statesmanlikethan his benighted compa-triots. If only it were stillthe party of George W.Bush will be the lament.And it will make the partyeven more glad that it'snot.

New details are emerg-ing that indicate theFukushima nuclear disasterin Japan is far worse thanpreviously known, withthree of the four affectedreactors experiencing fullmeltdowns. Meanwhile, inthe U.S., massive floodingalong the Missouri Riverhas put Nebraska's twonuclear plants, both nearOmaha, on alert. TheCooper Nuclear Stationdeclared a low-level emer-gency and will have to closedown if the river risesanother 3 inches. The FortCalhoun nuclear powerplant has been shut downsince April 9, in part due toflooding. At Prairie Island,Minn., extreme heat causedthe nuclear plant's twoemergency diesel genera-tors to fail. Emergency-gen-erator failure was one of thekey problems that led to themeltdowns at Fukushima.

In May, in reaction to theFukushima disaster,Nikolaus Berlakovich,Austria's federal minister ofagriculture, forestry, envi-ronment and water man-agement, convened a meet-ing of Europe's 11 nuclear-free countries. Those gath-ered resolved to push for anuclear-free Europe, evenas Germany announced itwill phase out nuclearpower in 10 years and pushahead on renewable-energyresearch. Then, in lastweek's national elections inItaly, more than 90 percentof voters resoundingly

rejected Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi's plans torestart the country'snuclear-power program.

Leaders of nationalnuclear-energy programsare gathering this week inVienna for the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency'sMinisterial Conference onNuclear Safety. The meet-ing was called in response toFukushima. Ironically, theministers, including U.S.Nuclear RegulatoryCommission (NRC)Chairman Gregory Jaczko,held their meeting safely ina country with no nuclearpower plants. Austria is atthe forefront of Europe'snew anti-nuclear alliance.

The IAEA meeting waspreceded by the release ofan Associated Press reportstating that consistently,and for decades, U.S.nuclear regulators loweredthe bar on safety regula-tions in order to allow oper-ators to keep the nuclearplants running. Nuclearpower plants were con-structed in the U.S. in thedecades leading up to theThree Mile Island disasterin 1979. These 104 plantsare all getting on in years.

The original licenses weregranted for 40 years.

The AP's Jeff Donnwrote, "When the first oneswere being built in the1960s and 1970s, it wasexpected that they would bereplaced with improvedmodels long before thoselicenses expired." Enormousupfront construction costs,safety concerns and theproblem of storing radioac-tive nuclear waste for thou-sands of years drove awayprivate investors. Instead ofdeveloping and buildingnew nuclear plants, theowners — typically for-prof-it companies like ExelonCorp., a major donor to theObama campaigns throughthe years — simply try torun the old reactors longer,applying to the NRC for 20-year extensions.

Europe, already ahead ofthe U.S. in development anddeployment of renewable-energy technology, is nowpoised to accelerate in thefield. In the U.S., the NRChas provided preliminaryapproval of the SouthernCompany's planned expan-sion of the Vogtle powerplant in Georgia, whichwould allow the first con-struction of new nuclearpower plants in the U.S.since Three Mile Island. Theproject got a boost fromPresident Barack Obama,who pledged an $8.3 billionfederal loan guarantee.Southern plans on usingWestinghouse's newAP1000 reactor. But a coali-

tion of environmentalgroups has filed to block thepermit, noting that the newreactor design is inherentlyunsafe.

Obama established whathe called his Blue RibbonCommission on America'sNuclear Future. One of its15 members is John Rowe,the chairman and chiefexecutive officer of ExelonCorp. (the same nuclear-energy company that haslavished campaign contribu-tions on Obama). The com-mission made a fact-findingtrip to Japan to see how thatcountry was thriving withnuclear power — one monthbefore the Fukushima dis-aster. In May, the commis-sion reiterated its position,which is Obama's position,that nuclear ought to bepart of the U.S. energy mix.

The U.S. energy mix,instead, should include anational jobs program tomake existing buildingsenergy efficient, and toinstall solar and wind-power technology whereappropriate. These jobscould not be outsourced andwould immediately reduceour energy use and, thus,our reliance on foreign oiland domestic coal andnuclear. Such a programcould favor U.S. manufac-turers, to keep the money inthe U.S. economy. Thatwould be a simple, effectiveand sane reaction toFukushima.

RichLowry

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By The Associated PressToday is Saturday, June 25, the 176th day of 2011.

There are 189 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 25, 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces

from the communist North invaded the South.On this date:In 1788, Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution.In 1876, Lt. Col. George A. Custer and his 7th

Cavalry were wiped out by Sioux and CheyenneIndians in the Battle of the Little Bighorn inMontana.

In 1910, President William Howard Taft signed theWhite-Slave Traffic Act, more popularly known as theMann Act, which made it illegal to transport womenacross state lines for "immoral" purposes. The ballet"The Firebird" with music by Igor Stravinsky was pre-miered in Paris by the Ballets Russes.

In 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 wasenacted.

In 1951, CBS transmitted the first commercialcolor telecast from New York to four other cities usingits field sequential system that was incompatible withexisting black and white TVs.

Today's Birthdays: Rock musician Allen Lanier(Blue Oyster Cult) is 65. Rock musician Ian McDonald(Foreigner; King Crimson) is 65. Actor-comedianJimmie Walker is 64. Actor-director Michael Lembeckis 63. TV personality Phyllis George is 62. Rock singerTim Finn is 59. Supreme Court Justice SoniaSotomayor is 57. Rock musician David Paich (Toto) is57. Actor Michael Sabatino is 56. Actor-writer-direc-tor Ricky Gervais (jer-VAYZ') is 50. Actor JohnBenjamin Hickey is 48. Rock singer George Michael is48. Actress Erica Gimpel is 47. Former NBA playerDikembe Mutombo (dih-KEHM'-bay moo-TAHM'-boh)is 45. Rapper-producer Richie Rich is 44. RapperCandyman is 43. Contemporary Christian musicianSean Kelly (Sixpence None the Richer) is 40.

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We'd all be a little shocked if we walked into a bankthat holds our money and found the vault door ajarand the security guard napping in a corner.

We should be just as unnerved if the dozens of busi-nesses that collect personal electronic data about usfail to secure it properly and tell us when there hasbeen an intrusion.

When this kind of online data — Social Securitynumbers, birth dates, passwords and the like — slipsinto the wrong hands, identity thieves are able to go onbuying sprees, open charge accounts, ruin our creditratings, sign cellphone contracts and even redirect ourmail.

But continual reports of major corporate databreaches — more than 400 instances in 2010 — showconsumers need more protection. ...

Warding off every cyber attack is impossible, but weurge Congress to pass the SAFE Data Act, backed bythe Federal Trade Commission, which would requirecompanies to promptly notify customers of databreaches. The bill also would bar companies from col-lecting more information than necessary, reducing thedamage when leaks occur. If not watered down to thepoint that it is weaker than protections already enact-ed by some states, the bill would go a long way towardminimizing the damage from data breaches.

As it is, companies all too often wait weeks ormonths before making a public announcement. Bythen, it can be too late for customers to change pass-words, cancel credit cards or check their financialaccounts for suspicious activity.

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The rise of uncompassionate conservatism

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Dear Dr. Brothers: Mysister is pregnant, andcouldn't be at a worseplace in her life to have achild. She's unemployed,newly single and certainlynot the most emotionallystable person in the world.Yet she's determined tohave this baby, as shesays, hell or high water."Is there anything I can doto help her? I'm just veryconcerned about how shewill react in the monthsleading up to the birth,and about the possibility ofpostpartum depression.

J.N.Dear J.N.: There is

no set way to preventpostpartum depression,but having a baby with-out a support system orcoping mechanismscertainly can increasethe stress associatedwith depression duringand after the pregnan-cy. So it is good thatyou are there for her.And helping her outemotionally and physi-cally can mean a lotwhen it comes to givingboth the baby and yoursister a good start inthis new and sometimeschallenging venture.

There is one thingyour sister has goingfor her: She is deter-mined to have the babyand take care of him orher. The fact is, a strongmotivation often canmake up for some of theminuses in the back-ground of a young sin-gle mother. While yoursister might not havebeen very stable in thepast, her emotions willbe focused on her childnow, and that can helpher grow up in a hurry.As she matures, she islikely to feel herresponsibilities as anew mother and reallytry to rise to the occa-sion. If she can count onyou and possibly otherfamily members foremotional support, itwill help her cope withthe rocky road ahead.There is no certaintythat your sister's situa-tion will lead to depres-sion — it actually couldbe the best thing forher, since baby power

sometimes can domiraculous things. Giveher as much encourage-ment as you can.There's no reason totreat this pregnancy asa disaster.

* * *Dear Dr. Brothers:

When I first met my wifein college, we both woulddrink copious amounts ofalcohol. Whether we wereat a party or in the dorm,our lives were pretty muchsoaked in booze. We arenow in our mid-20s and inthe real world. I like tohave a drink occasionally,but my wife never reallyslowed down a bit. Shenow calls me a wuss fornot keeping up with her,and even said that I'm thereason she drinks so much

now. What's up with that?L.B.

Dear L.B.: It could bethat your wife got intothat party habit andwill need some help get-ting out of it. The bingedrinking and the socialhijinks surrounding itmay have made animpression on her thatis hard to drop. Shemay be having somedifficulty adjusting tobeing a mature marriedwoman in a workadayworld, as opposed to acarefree student. Thefeelings may extend tofondly remembering atime when your rela-tionship was wild andcrazy, or at least newand exciting, and shemay be missing some ofthe passion and funthat were part of hercollege experience withyou. The fact that youhave changed and shehasn't might be theimpetus for her remarkabout you being theproblem.

Your wife isn't allthat crazy about thereal world. She'd ratherstay stuck in the collegedays, when there weremore highs and fewerlows to cope with. Ontop of her longing forthe past, she may havedeveloped an alcoholdependency that willneed professional helpto reverse. But beforeyou confront her withall this, try seeing if youcan revisit some of thefun you used to have —maybe on the weekendsyou can try to rekindlesome of that old fun youused to have, withoutdrinking too much. Thekey is to reduce thealcohol while maximiz-ing the good timesbetween the two of you.

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Should she be trusting or suspicious?JoyceBrothersAsk Dr. Brothers

I spent the summer of1967 on campus atPikeville College workinga full-time job that most-ly involved painting dor-mitory rooms to help paytuition. My roommatewas a fellow from a hol-low near Betsy Layneand he was, if such is pos-sible, more of a hillbillythan I was.

Walt Fraser hadgrown up, as had I, in ahome without indoorplumbing, his father wasa disabled coal miner, aswas mine and his familydepended on its food sup-ply from a few hillsideacres of vegetables, asmall orchard, hogs,chickens and the occa-sional slaughtered steer.The lifestyles of ouryouth mirrored oneanother’s.

Walt also had a rela-tive in Pikeville whoallowed him to park anold, rusted ‘49 Ford pick-up. When he got home-

sick for Betsy Layne, hecould simply hop in thetruck and drive, 15crooked miles and gohome for supper a coupletimes a week and ofcourse on weekends.However it was over 70miles from the head ofBlair Branch to Pikevilleso I did not enjoy thatluxury. So, I startedgoing home with Walt fora home-cooked meal nowand then and discoveredthat, like my own family,his dad owned a goodwork horse and a tem-peramental mule.

In short order, Waltand I began plowing gar-den spots for his neigh-bors. I would use the big

mare horse whose namewas Mert to go from gar-den to garden and breakground with a bull-tongue plow that Mertpulled along in a box sled.

Walt followed on a rid-ing harrow of anotherplow loaded atop the har-row. The mule, namedJack, would mind everyword Walt told him, buthe would only pin hisears back and switch histail when I tried to usehim. Walt harrowed upthe soil and laid it off instraight furrows while Iplowed up the next gar-den.

We could easily get atleast four times as muchwork done by teaming upthan Walt could havemanaged by himself andwe could make moremoney on any givenSaturday than we couldall week painting dormrooms. We even workedon Sundays for folks whowould allow us to break

the Sabbath. We paid Mr.Fraser a generous cut forbuying feed and tendingto the nags and we couldstill clear $40 to $60 eachon any given weekend.Good money for two hill-billies in 1967.

So late one Saturdaytoward the end of July,we had spent all dayplowing fall gardens. Iwas headed back up theroad with the plow in thesled and Old Mert wasambling along but westopped to wait as Waltfinished up the last littlegarden which was sur-rounded by a 5 foot splitpaling fence. Suddenly Isaw a long, fat blacksnake sneaking along thefence row. I knew thatWalt was deathly scaredof snakes, so I grabbedthe snake by the tail andin a single motion heavedit toward Walt.

It landed smack dab inthe middle of Jack’s backand I then discovered

that the mule was as ter-rified of snakes as Walt.Jack gave a mighty jump,jerked the plow out ofWalt’s hands, tore acrossthe garden and soaredover the fence. The plowhung on the top rail of thefence but that did notstop Jack. A 10 foot sec-tion of fence hit the roadwhich only scared Jackmore and up the holler hewent with pieces of pal-ings flying everywhereand Walt running behindhim yelling WHOA,WHOA, WHOA!

Walt ran out of breathbut Jack headed straightfor the barn. I had neverheard Walt utter a fourletter word in ouracquaintance, but hecussed me until he ranout of breath. He wouldpause for a minute or twoand start again and he letme know that my share ofthe day’s work would beused to pay for the fenceand new handles for his

favorite plow which wasas busted up as the fence.

He also let me knowthat my plowing careerwas over and that I wasno longer welcome inBetsy Layne. In fact, hestayed sullen the rest ofthe summer and wespoke to one another onlywhen we had too. I apolo-gized over and overagain, but there was noforgiveness in Walt’sheart when it came tosnakes.

Walt used his summerplowing money to buy alittle Corvair and whenclasses started up in lateAugust, he moved out ofthe dorm and commutedto school from home. Werarely saw each otherand rarely spoke whenwe did. He dropped out atthe end of the first semes-ter and I never saw himagain. As far as I know,he’s still plowing gar-dens.

Sometimes an apology just isn’t enoughIkeAdams

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Larry Earl and Margaret Diane Daniels will cele-brate their 45th anniversary today. They havelived in Lejunior all of their lives and have twodaughters and five grandchildren.

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Sports — Harlan Daily Enterprise Weekend Edition, June 25, 2011

ABOVE: Work is ongo-ing on the new HarlanCounty baseball andsoftball fields.Construction officialsestimate the project willbe completed by Aug.15.

RIGHT: Employees withGreen Construction, ofMiddlesboro, worked onthe fence that will sur-round the tennis facilityat Harlan County HighSchool.

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Spring sports fields near completionBy JOHN MIDDLETONSports Editor

Harlan County HighSchool has drawn a lotof praise for being one ofthe finest facilities inthe state since it openedin 2008, and after oneglance at the futurespring sports facilities,it appears they will beno different.

“I think it will be oneof the top 10 (facilities)

in Kentucky. It is goingto be nice,” said con-struction superintend-ent Doyle Willis.

Once completed thebaseball and softballfacilities will includetwo warm-up cages, anindoor training facility,a press box for bothfields, home and visitorslockers and dugout, aconcession stand, a rest-room facility and a park-

ing area. The projectalso includes six lightedtennis courts.

“Our players are realanxious to get in there,and the younger kidshave commented aboutbeing anxious for it toopen too. The parentsfrom all over the countyare looking forward toget in it and see hownice it’s going to be,”said Harlan County

baseball coach JohnLewis. “It’s really niceand state of the art. Itwill definitely help ourbaseball program. It willgive the kids a chance tohit and throw when it’ssnowing outside.”

Green Constructionof Middlesboro is incharge of the project.Willis said constructionis estimated to be com-pleted by Aug. 15.

NFL owners, players meet againBy BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football Writer

Round 4 of the "secret"negotiations is over. Round 5is coming soon — perhaps to asuburban locale near you.

NFL owners and playersmet for the second straightday in Hull, Mass., 18 milessouth of Boston, as theyattempt to close in on a collec-tive bargaining agreement.

"The players and ownerswere here over the last twodays," Commissioner RogerGoodell said Thursday as hestood next to players associa-tion chief DeMaurice Smith."De and I were here for the

entire meet-ings also. Andit's complicatedand it's com-plex, but we'reworking hardand we under-stand the fans'

frustration. But I think bothof us feel strongly that we'regoing to continue to workhard at it."

A league statement saidthe sides will have more meet-ings. Those talks are expectednext week; in the last fourweeks, the owners and play-ers have met outside ofChicago, New York and on theMaryland shore before head-

ing to the beachside in NewEngland.

Among those at the meet-ings were owners John Maraof the New York Giants, JerryRichardson of the CarolinaPanthers, Clark Hunt of theKansas City Chiefs, RobertKraft of the New EnglandPatriots and Dean Spanos ofthe San Diego Chargers.

Smith was there along withseveral players, including JeffSaturday of the IndianapolisColts, Tony Richardson of theNew York Jets, andDomonique Foxworth of theBaltimore Ravens.

"Someone asked mewhether I was optimistic,"

Smith said. "I think we'reboth optimistic when we havethe right people in the room.We know we're talking aboutthe right issues and that we'reworking hard to get it done."

The latest talks took placeat the Nantasket BeachResort and concluded lateThursday afternoon.

The two sides haveexchanged proposals on avariety of issues. The maintopic has been how to dividerevenues — $9.3 billion lastyear — and league ownerswere briefed this week on aplan that would give the play-ers just under 50 percent oftotal income. An off-the-top

expense credit of about $1 bil-lion that went to the ownerswould be eliminated.

Also being discussed are arookie wage scale and a morespecific breakdown of benefitsfor retired players.

A lengthy new CBA —between six and eight years,for example — would enablethe league to turn to itsbroadcast partners and nego-tiate more lucrative contracts.

"It is extremely complicat-ed, it requires a lot of hardwork by a lot of people, butwe're committed to gettingsomething done and we'regoing to keep working at it,"Smith added.

U.S. among favorites as women’s World Cup begins in GermanyBy NESHA STARCEVICAP Sports Writer

FRANKFURT, Germany(AP) — When Germany won itsfirst major title in women's soc-cer, coming home with the tro-phy from the 1989 EuropeanChampionship, the players'bonus was a coffee set. A tackyone to boot, with a design of redand blue blooming flowers —and a flaw.

The discount, second-choiceproduct from a local manufac-turer may have been a poor pickfor a gift, but consider that thiswas the same German federa-tion that had banned organizedwomen's soccer between 1955and 1970.

Thewomen'sgame hascome longway since itspioneer days.ShouldGermany win

the Women's World Cup, theplayers will be able to buy anytea set they want — and thensome — with their bonuses of$85,410 each.

"The World Cup will givewomen's soccer a new dimen-sion," says Katja Kraus, a for-mer Germany goalkeeper whohas risen to top managementlevels in the men's Bundesliga.

Germany will be trying tobecome the first team to win

three straight World Cups whenit kicks off the three-week tour-nament against Canada onSunday in Berlin's Olympic sta-dium. The tournament will beheld in nine cities acrossGermany, with the July 17 finalin Frankfurt.

"This is going to be a greatevent to rival and maybe sur-pass the 1999 spectacle. We allknow that was an awesome andcompetitive spectacle of women'sathletics," said ESPN analystTony DiCicco, who witnessed thesold-out stadiums and enthusi-asm first-hand as the U.S. coachin 1999. "We have great teams— three of my personal favoritesare the U.S., Germany andBrazil — and we have great

players."We've got the most prepared

teams probably in the history ofthe Women's World Cup fromtop to bottom," he added."There's going to be a couple oflopsided games but, overall, Ithink this is going to be the mostengaging competition as far asthe World Cup (ever)."

The 2006 men's World Cup inGermany is now known as the"summer fairy tale" for its fabu-lous weather, huge and generallywell-behaved crowds that turnedthe tournament into a month-long party. German organizersare trying to reproduce thatatmosphere, and the strong mar-keting effort has sold 75 percentof the 900,000 tickets for the 32-

game tournament.Aside from Berlin, which will

host only the opening match, theonly other 2006 World Cup arenato be used is in Frankfurt. Mostother stadiums have a capacity ofbetween 20,000 and 30,000.

The tournament will alsohave unprecedented televisioncoverage both in Germany andthe United States. All 32 gameswill be shown live in Germanyby the country's two public tele-vision channels. ESPN is givingthe Women's World Cup thesame kind of treatment it didlast year's men's tournament inSouth Africa, showing all 32games live on either ESPN orESPN2, as well as online atESPN3.com.

NBA union won'ttake bad deal toavoid a lockoutBy BRIAN MAHONEYAP Basketball Writer

NEW YORK (AP) —With NBA stars from vet-eran Kevin Garnett toRookie of the Year BlakeGriffin standing behindhim, union presidentDerek Fisher saidThursday that playerswon't accept a bad deal toavert a work stoppage.

"We'd love to avoid alockout, but we're unifiedin the sense of not beingafraid if that's what we'refaced with," the Lakersguard said.

Player representativesfrom each team were intown for their summermeeting and were updat-ed on the state of negotia-tions with owners. Thecollective bargainingagreement expires June30, and the sides remainfar apart headed intoanother session Friday.

Garnett and PaulPierce from the Celtics,the Clippers' Griffin, theHornets' Chris Paul and

JasonTerry oftheNBAchampi-onDallas

Mavericks were amongthe 60 players who joinedFisher at the front of thenews conference. Garnettsaid owners want "con-trol."

"It's unfortunate, to behonest, because we havegreat momentum rightnow," said Garnett,whose massive contractin Minnesota was a cata-lyst for the changes own-ers sought that led to the1998 lockout.

"I think the league is,as far as anticipation andthe leading stories andthe careers that you canfollow, you know Dirk(Nowitzki) finally win-ning, I mean there's mul-tiple stories that areintriguing right now andit's just unfortunate thatwe're all going through

Charlotte usestrade, draft tobegin rebuildingBy MIKE CRANSTONAP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C.(AP) — The slow trickle ofplayer departures beganlast summer. Now theBobcats are making itclear they're rebuilding.

A dizzying three-hourstretch Thursday beganwhen a person familiarwith the deal said theBobcats agreed to send topscorer Stephen Jackson toMilwaukee in a three-teamtrade that netted the No. 7pick in the draft. The per-son spoke to TheAssociated Press on condi-tion of anonymity becausethe NBA hadn't

announcedthe deal.

Charlotteused theseventhpick,acquiredfrom theKings, onathletic for-

ward Bismack Biyombo.The 18-year-old Congonative could be years frombeing a significant contrib-utor.

The Bobcats used theninth pick on Connecticutpoint guard KembaWalker, who seeminglydoesn't fit in a backcourtthat already includes theundersized D.J. Augustin.

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this right now to sort ofslow that down."

The sides swappedproposals Tuesday, butthat brought them nocloser.

"A lockout is some-thing that we are tryingto avoid by making multi-ple offers that treat ourplayers fairly," leaguespokesman Michael Basssaid in an email to TheAssociated Press. "We aredismayed by the union'sunfortunate rhetoric."

The league proposedwhat it called a "flex"salary cap, in whichteams would be targetedto spend $62 million butcould exceed that

through the use of vari-ous exceptions. Butthere's an eventual ceil-ing at an unspecifiedamount, so players stillconsider it a hard cap.

It's similar to theNHL's salary cap system,which was institutedafter a work stoppage in2004-05 and which NBPAexecutive director BillyHunter called "the worstdeal in all of professionalsports."

Hunter said NHL own-ers could only win suchan agreement afterbreaking their players'union, and contends NBAowners intend to lock outtheir players with similarhopes.

"Now they haven'tbeen able to impose thatdeal on us yet, but what

they're proposing evenmakes the NHL's deallook good," Hunter said."In order to get that, it'smy belief that you have todo the same kind of dam-age, impose the samekind of damage on us.You have to break thespirit and will andresolve of the NBA play-ers in order to achievewhat they want."

MLB Glance

INTERLEAGUEFriday’s Games

Arizona at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.Boston at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.Cincinnati at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.Colorado at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05

p.m.Oakland at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Texas, 8:05 p.m.Tampa Bay at Houston, 8:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Kansas City, 8:10

p.m.Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.Washington at Chicago White Sox,

8:10 p.m.Toronto at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10

p.m.Seattle at Florida, 10:10 p.m.Cleveland at San Francisco, 10:15

p.m.Saturday’s Games

Colorado (Cook 0-2) at N.Y. Yan-kees (Sabathia 9-4), 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Masterson 5-5) at SanFrancisco (Cain 6-4), 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Chatwood 4-4) at L.A.Dodgers (Kuroda 5-8), 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Niese 6-6) at Texas(Ogando 7-2), 4:10 p.m.

Washington (Gorzelanny 2-5) atChicago White Sox (Danks 3-8), 4:10p.m.

Arizona (Collmenter 4-3) at Detroit(Verlander 9-3), 7:05 p.m.

Boston (Wakefield 4-2) at Pitts-burgh (Karstens 4-4), 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Arroyo 6-6) at Baltimore(Matusz 1-2), 7:05 p.m.

Oakland (Cahill 7-5) at Philadelphia(Hamels 9-3), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (W.Davis 6-5) at Hous-ton (Norris 4-5), 7:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 6-4) atKansas City (Duffy 1-2), 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Liriano 4-6) at Milwau-kee (Gallardo 8-4), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (C.Villanueva 4-1) at St.Louis (J.Garcia 6-2), 7:15 p.m.

Seattle (Vargas 5-4) at Florida (Vol-stad 2-7), 10:10 p.m.Sunday’s Games

Arizona at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.Boston at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.Oakland at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.Colorado at N.Y. Yankees, 2:05

p.m.Tampa Bay at Houston, 2:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Kansas City, 2:10

p.m.Minnesota at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.Washington at Chicago White Sox,

2:10 p.m.Toronto at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Texas, 3:05 p.m.L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10

p.m.Cleveland at San Francisco, 8:05

p.m.Seattle at Florida, 10:10 p.m.

Monday’s GamesToronto at Detroit, 6:05 p.m.Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, 8:10

p.m.Cleveland at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.Kansas City at San Diego, 10:05

p.m.Washington at L.A. Angels, 10:05

p.m.Atlanta at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

NBA Draft Results

FIRST ROUND1. Cleveland (from L.A. Clippers),

Kyrie Irving, g, Duke.2. Minnesota, Derrick Williams, f,

Arizona.3. Utah (from New Jersey), Enes

Kanter, c, Kentucky/FenerbahceUlker (Turkey).

4. Cleveland, Tristan Thompson, f,Texas.

5. Toronto, Jonas Valanciunas, c,Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania).

6. Washington, Jan Vesely, f, Parti-zan Belgrade (Serbia).

7. a-Sacramento (traded to Char-lotte), Bismack Biyombo, f, Fuen-labrada (Spain).

8. Detroit, Brandon Knight, g,Kentucky.

9. Charlotte, Kemba Walker, g,Connecticut.

10. b-Milwaukee (traded to Sacra-mento), Jimmer Fredette, g, BYU.

11. Golden State, Klay Thompson,g, Washington State.

12. Utah, Alec Burks, g, Colorado.13. Phoenix, Markieff Morris, f,

Kansas.14. Houston, Marcus Morris, f,

Kansas.15. c-Indiana (traded to San Anto-

nio), Kawhi Leonard, f, San DiegoState.

16. Philadelphia, Nikola Vucevic, c,Southern Cal.

17. New York, Iman Shumpert, g,Georgia Tech.

18. Washington (from Atlanta),Chris Singleton, f, Florida State.

19. d-Charlotte from New Orleansvia Portland (traded to Milwaukee),Tobias Harris, f, Tennessee.

20. e-Minnesota (from Memphis viaUtah), Donatas Motiejunas, f, Benet-ton Treviso (Italy).

21. Portland, Nolan Smith, g, Duke.22. Denver, Kenneth Faried, f,

Morehead State.

23. e,g-Houston (from Orlando viaPhoenix), Nikola Mirotic, f, RealMadrid (Spain).

24. Oklahoma City, Reggie Jack-son, g, Boston College.

25. f-Boston, Marshon Brooks, g,Providence.

26. i-Dallas, Jordan Hamilton, f,Texas.

27. f-New Jersey (from L.A. Lak-ers), JaJuan Johnson, f, Purdue.

28. g,h-Chicago (from Miami viaToronto), Norris Cole, g, ClevelandState.

29. San Antonio, Cory Joseph, g,Texas.

30. Chicago, Jimmy Butler, f, Mar-quette.

SECOND ROUND31. h-Miami (from Minnesota),

Bojan Bogdanovic, g, Bosnia (Croat-ia).

32. j-Cleveland, Justin Harper, f,Richmond.

33. Detroit (from Toronto), KyleSingler, f, Duke.

34. Washington, Shelvin Mack, g,Butler.

35. Sacramento, Tyler Honeycutt, f,UCLA.

36. New Jersey, Jordan Williams, f,Maryland.

37. L.A. Clippers (from Detroit),Trey Thompkins, f, Georgia.

38. g-Houston (from L.A. Clippers),Chandler Parsons, F, Florida.

39. m-Charlotte, Jeremy Tyler, f-c,Tokyo Apache.

40. Milwaukee, Jon Leuer, f, Wis-consin.

41. L.A. Lakers (from Golden Statevia New Jersey), Darius Morris, g,Michigan.

42. c-Indiana, Davis Bertans, F,Union Olimpija (Slovenia).

43. g-Chicago (from Utah), Mal-colm Lee, g, UCLA.

44. Golden State (from Phoenix viaChicago), Charles Jenkins, g, Hofs-tra.

45. l-New Orleans (from Philadel-phia), Josh Harrellson, c, Ken-tucky.

46. L.A. Lakers (from New York),Andrew Goudelock, g, Colllege ofCharleston.

47. L.A. Clippers (from Houston),Travis Leslie, g, Georgia.

48. Atlanta, Keith Benson, c, Oak-land (Mich.).

49. Memphis, Josh Selby, g,Kansas.

50. Philadelphia (from NewOrleans), Lavoy Allen, f, Temple.

51. Portland, John Diebler, g, OhioState.

52. Detroit (from Denver), VernonMacklin, f, Florida.

53. Orlando, DeAndre Liggins, g,Kentucky.

54. Cleveland (from Oklahoma Cityvia Miami), Milan Macvan, f, MaccabiTel Aviv (Israel).

55. Boston, E'Twaun Moore, g,Purdue.

56. L.A. Lakers, ChukwudiebereMaduabum, f, Bakersfield (NABDL).

57. k-Dallas, Tanguy Ngombo, f,Qatar.

58. L.A. Lakers (from Miami), AterMajok, f, Gold Coast (Australia).

59. San Antonio, Adam Hanga, g,Budapest, Hungary.

60. Sacramento (from Chicago viaMilwaukee), Isaiah Thomas, g,Washington.Announced Trades

a-acquired from in a three-waytrade with Milwaukee and Sacra-mento.

b-acquired from in a three-way

trade with Charlotte and Milwaukee.c-traded to San Antonio for G

George Hill.d-acquired from in a three-way

trade with Charlotte and Sacramen-to.

e-Minnesota traded (No. 20) toHouston for (No. 23).

f-Boston traded the rights to GMarshon Brooks to New Jersey forthe rights to F JaJuan Johnson and a2014 second-round draft pick.

j-traded to Orlando for two futuresecond-round draft picks.

l-traded to New York for cash con-siderations.

m-traded F-C Jeremy Tyler toGolden State for financial considera-tions.Proposed Trades

g-Minnesota traded rights to FNikola Mirotic (No. 23 pick) for therights to Chicago for the rights to GNorris Cole (No. 28 pick) and therights to G Malcolm Lee (No. 43pick).

h-Minnesota traded the rights to GNorris Cole (No. 28 pick) to Miami forthe rights to G Bojan Bogdanovic(No. 31 pick).

i-Dallas traded the rights to F Jor-dan Hamilton (No. 26 pick) to Den-ver.

k-Dallas traded the rights to F Tan-guy Ngombo (No. 57 pick) to Port-land.

Transactions

BASEBALLMajor League Baseball

BOSTON RED SOX — RecalledRHP Scott Atchison from Pawtucket(IL). Optioned RHP Michael Bowdento Pawtucket.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS —Activated LHP Bruce Chen from the15-day DL. Optioned LHP EverettTeaford to Omaha (PCL).National League

CINCINNATI REDS — ActivatedLHP Aroldis Chapman from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Jeremy Horstto Louisville (IL).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES —Placed RHP Roy Oswalt on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP ScottMathieson from Lehigh Valley (IL).Activated C Brian Schneider from the15-day DL. Released LHP J.C.Romero unconditionally.

Weekend Edition, June 25, 2011 Harlan Daily Enterprise —

Black Bear youth camp scheduledThe Harlan County High School football team

will host a youth league football camp from July 11-13, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the James A. Cawoodfootball field. The camp is open to students who willbe in third- through eighth-grade in the upcomingschool year. Registration is $30 per player with a$10 discount for additional members of the samefamily, and will be held at noon on July 11. Thecamp is non-contact and will emphasize on the fun-damentals of all offensive and defensive positions.Campers should wear football cleats, shorts and aT-shirt.

Pee Wee football sign-ups slatedPee Wee football signups will be held July 11, at

the James A. Cawood football field. Registrationswill start at noon and there is a $35 equipment fee.Children attending third- and fourth-grades in theupcoming school year will be eligible to participate.All participants must present an insurance cardand proof of a sports physical. For additional infor-mation, contact Phillip Dozier at 573-6017.

Cheer camp set at Black MountainBlack Mountain Elementary School will host a

cheerleading camp on May 27, 28 and 30 from 10a.m. to noon. The camp is open to children ages 5-14. Registration will be held on May 27 at 9:30 a.m.and costs $25 per camper.

ScorecardON THE AIR

TODAYTELEVISION

▼▼ AUTO RACING5:30 p.m.

ESPN — NASCAR, NationwideSeries, Bucyrus 200, at ElkhartLake, Wis.

▼▼ GOLF3 p.m

CBS — PGA Tour, TravelersChampionship, third round, atCromwell, Conn.

▼▼ MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

4 p.m.FOX — Regional coverage,

N.Y. Mets at Texas orWashington at Chicago WhiteSox

7 p.m.WGN — Chicago Cubs at

Kansas City

▼▼ TENNIS1 p.m.

NBC — The Championships,third round, at Wimbledon,England

SUNDAYTELEVISION

▼▼ AUTO RACINGNoon

FOX — Formula One,European Grand Prix, atValencia, Spain

3 p.m.TNT — NASCAR, Sprint Cup,

Toyota/Save Mart 350, atSonoma, Calif.

▼▼ GOLF3 p.m.

CBS — PGA Tour, TravelersChampionship, final round, atCromwell, Conn.

▼▼ MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

2 p.m.TBS — Colorado at N.Y.

YankeesWGN — Washington at

Chicago White Sox8 p.m.

ESPN — Cleveland at SanFrancisco

▼▼ SOCCER8:45 a.m.

ESPN2 — FIFA, Women'sWorld Cup, Group A, Nigeria vs.France, at Sinsheim, Germany

11:30 a.m.ESPN — FIFA, Women's World

Cup, Group A, Germany vs.Canada, at Berlin

2 p.m.ESPN — MLS, New York at

Chicago

MONDAYTELEVISION

▼▼ COLLEGE BASEBALL8 p.m.

ESPN — World Series, finals,Game 1, teams TBD, at Omaha,Neb.

LOCAL SCHEDULETODAY

▼▼ LITTLE LEAGUEBASEBALL

(9-10) Area 4 Tournamentat Harlan

1 p.m.Harlan vs Tri-Cities

3 p.m.Leslie County vs Hazard

(11-12) Area 4 Tournamentat Benham

3 p.m.Tri-Cities vs Hazard

5 p.m.Leslie County vs Harlan

SUNDAY▼▼ LITTLE LEAGUE

BASEBALL(9-10) Area 4 Tournament

at Harlan2 p.m.TBD

4 p.m.TBD


2 p.m.TBD

4 p.m.TBD

MONDAY▼▼ LITTLE LEAGUE

BASEBALL(9-10) Area 4 Tournament

at Harlan6 p.m.

TBD


6 p.m.TBD

UnionContinued from Page 6

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) —Yankees shortstop DerekJeter doesn't know whenhe will be able to returnfrom a strained rightcalf.

"I can't give you atimetable," Jeter saidFriday after throwing forthe fourth straight dayat New York's springcomplex. "Best way toput it, when I'm ready toplay I'll be back."

The team captain, onthe disabled list sinceJune 14, is still awaitingclearance from theYankees' medical staff toresume running, hittingand fielding grounders.

"He's still not reallydoing baseball activi-ties," manager JoeGirardi said in NewYork. "He's still a little

bit sore,so we'llcontinueto it mon-itor iteveryday. Sowe'll goslow untilhe's

ready."Girardi did not rule

out a return on June 29,when Jeter is eligible tocome off the DL. Butevery day the 11-timeAll-Star is unable to stepup his workouts, itbecomes more unlikelyhe'll be able to resumehis pursuit of 3,000 hitsas soon as he can be acti-vated.

"He's got to gothrough all the drills,"Girardi said. "You've got

to be able to make thesudden starts and havethe quick movements."

Jeter is six hits shy of3,000, a chase that'sbeen on hold since get-ting hurt June 13.

Also, right-handerBartolo Colon, sidelinedby a strained right ham-string, threw 31 pitchesin his first bullpen ses-sion. He also ran sprintsin the outfield for thesecond consecutive dayand is scheduled tothrow 50 pitches in asimulated game Monday.

Converted relieverMark Prior, on the DL atTriple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre due to astrained groin, playedcatch and is scheduled tohave a mound sessionSaturday.

No timetable setfor Jeter’s return

By JENNA FRYERAP Auto Racing Writer

SONOMA, Calif. (AP)— NASCAR's top seriesshifted to the road courseat Infineon Raceway thisweekend, where the focusshould have been on thewinding track and theringers who arrived look-ing for a rare victory.

Instead, side storiesagain dominated discus-sions.

Carl Edwardsremained silent Friday onhis free agency status,dodging and weavingevery question about hiscontract talks. The indus-try is waiting to see howthings shake out for theSprint Cup Series pointsleader because he's consid-ered the first domino inwhat could become a fren-zied signing period.

Therecould alsobe twofewerseats tofill aftertheannounce-ment thisweek that

Red Bull will leaveNASCAR at the end of theseason, news that weighedheavily throughout thegarage.

And to think, thisannual trip to picturesqueSonoma is supposed to bea reprieve from the weeklyNASCAR grind!

Edwards found himselfin the center of the spot-light on one of his biggestweekends of the year. Hetravels back and forthfrom California toWisconsin to race in

Sunday's main event atSonoma and theNationwide Series race atRoad America onSaturday.

He's been dogged byrumors of meetings withJoe Gibbs Racing, whichcould be the only team shyof Red Bull with enoughfinancing to lure Edwardsfrom Roush FenwayRacing. But he didn'tstray from his policy ofkeeping business dealingsprivate.

"We are working hardon it and we do all thatstuff behind closed doors,"Edwards said. "I haveheard rumors about alldifferent teams for the lasttwo years. The thing I amgoing to do is keep work-ing on it and working on itprivately. I think that isthe best way for me."

Edwards remainssilent on future

Kentuckynative Gaymoves into2nd round

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) —Tyson Gay moved into thesecond round of the 100meters Thursday, despite aless-than-stellar time of10.01 seconds in the U.S.Nationals.

Gaywas sec-ond toIvoryWilliams,who fin-ished thewind-aided heatin 9.95.

Among those joiningGay in the semifinals willbe Justin Gatlin, the 2004Olympic champion, who isreturning to nationals forthe first time since 2006,after a four-year dopingban.

Gatlin finished his pre-liminary heat in 10.08 sec-onds and on Friday will beamong the 18 sprinterslooking for three spots atthe world championshipslater this summer.

America's top-rankedwoman, Carmelita Jeter,also advanced easily.

GAY

JETER

EDWARDS

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— Harlan Daily Enterprise Weekend Edition, June 25, 2011What’s Going On

This weekBlack Bear Bike Night set today

Black Bear Bike Night will be held today at 5 p.m.at the Rotary Park in Cumberland.The event will beheld every fourth Saturday of each month June throughSeptember. There will be motorcycle games, food,music and inflatables for children.

For more information, call 589-5812.

Fellowship meeting plannedThere will be a fellowship meeting at Brittains Creek

Baptist Church this evening at 6:30 p.m. withEvangelist Jack Ford and special singing by TheMaster’s Harmony Singers. Everyone is welcome.

For more information, contact the Rev. Don Johnsonat 837-2801.

Desert Storm reunion slatedThis year marks the 20th anniversary of Desert

Storm. The will be a reunion held for two Louisvillebased Kentucky National Guard Military Police (MP)units, T223d Military Police Company and the 438thMilitary Police Company. The reunion will take placeon Sunday at Molly Malone’s Irish Pub (933 BaxterAve in Louisville), from 1 p.m.-? The cost is $10 perperson. Children under 10 are free.

For more information, contact Tom Gavin at (502)239-7736.

Next weekBookmobile schedule announced

The bookmobile schedule for the week of June 27includes:

Monday — Rita’s Day Care, Nursery Time Day

Care, Cawood and Little Creek.Tuesday — Bledsoe and Straight Creek.Wednesday — No run.Thursday — Victory Road Christian Academy and

Britthaven.Friday — Loyall, Good Neighbor Road, Terry’s

Fork and Wallins.

Vacation Bible Schools plannedBledsoe Baptist Church will host Vacation

Bible School Monday through Friday, from 11a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The theme is “Take a Ride on theNile — The Life of Joseph.” Ages four throughteen are invited to attend.

For more information, contact Preacher JohnBaughman at 558-5132 or 273-1085.

•••••Cranks United Methodist Church will host

Bible School Monday-Friday. The theme is“Shake It Up Cafe — Where kids carry out God’sRecipe.” Ages four through sixth-grade are invit-ed to attend. For more information, call 573-2008.

Retired teachers meeting slatedThe Harlan Area Retired Teachers Association will

meet on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Harlan CountyExtension Depot. Plans will be made for the KRTASchool Supply Drive to help the resource center’s inHarlan County. New retiree's are invited to attend tofind out about our organization. The support of allretired teachers is needed to make the organization suc-cessful.

For further information, contact Polly McLain at837-3546 or email [email protected].

Food service applications soughtShepherd's Pantry (at 111 Union Street in Clutts in

the former Union Building) will receive applicationsfor their food service Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to 11:30a.m. You must bring with you names and social securi-ty numbers and ages of all members of your household,proof of all family income and proof (came throughmail) of your street address in the Tri-City area ofHarlan County. Applications will not be taken againafter Tuesday.

Veterans assistance availableA certified trained DAV state service officer will be

at the London DAV building (on West 80) on Tuesdayfrom 9 a.m. to noon (or longer) to assist all veterans andtheir dependents with VA claims.

For more information, call (606) 862-0032 or (606)877-1308. If no answer, leave a short message.

Nifty Needles to hold meetingThe Nifty Needles Quilting Club will meet on

Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Harlan County ExtensionDepot. Work will continue on blocks in the SpringSampler Quilt. Whether a novice or an experiencedquilter, you are cordially invited to join the meeting.

For more information, contact the Extension Officeat 573-4464.

Hot dog dinner sale scheduledHelp support the Cumberland Pentecostal Church

Multimedia Department by purchasing a hot dog dinneron Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to approximately 2p.m. Dinners will include two hot dogs, chips and adessert for $5. Drinks are not included. Delivery isavailable. For more information, call 848-1397 or (606)733-0208.

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MIKE CIDONI LENNOXAP Entertainment Writer

When last "True Blood"fans saw the vampire drama'sbeloved heroine, SookieStackhouse had disappearedin a flash of light.

"At the end of seasonthree, Sookie was takenaway, as we know, by thefairy queen," explainsStephen Moyer, who playsvampire Bill Compton in theHBO series. "And so weknow that that's very possi-bly where she may be, aswithout giving much away.And so we may begin theepisode with that."

Cast and crew of the pop-ular show gathered Tuesdaynight in Hollywood for theirfourth-season premiere, butchose their words even morecarefully than usual, so not toreveal any of the bounty ofspoilers for the Sunday-nightdebut on HBO (9 p.m. EDT).

"Sookie has some adven-tures in Fairyland," AnnaPaquin reveals playfullyabout the character she plays."Sookie has some personalife adventures. Sookie endsup in danger. Sookie ends upin more danger. Sookiesomehow ends up narrowlyescaping getting killed onvarious occasions, as usual.You know, it's just an aver-age day in Bon Temps."

Fiona Shaw has beenadded to the cast as the leaderof a coven of witches, a newelement to "True Blood."

"She is formidable andamazing, and I think every-one's going to really loveher," Paquin says.

The fourth season of"Blood" marks the first thatPaquin, 28, and Moyer, 41,have worked together on theseries as wife and husband.The two were wed in August2010. "Most people whowork in film or TV almostnever see their families and

spouses, so I consider it anabsolute luxury to get toactually see mine at work,"says Paquin.

Adds Moyer: "I don't seeher very much. I see her athome and we talk about worka little bit and we get on ourday. I miss it. We met on theshow and we're used to beingon set. When we're there, weactually get a little excitedand giddy, when we get to dostuff together. ... We're verysarcastic with each other.We're very rude to eachother. We always have been.And the crew enjoys it."

EntertainmentWeekend Edition, June 25, 2011 Harlan Daily Enterprise —

‘‘DDrriivveenn’’ ttoo ppeerrffoorrmm iinn JJuullyy

Adam Hill, formerly of Cumberland, returns home to perform with his Gospel group“Driven.” Adam is the son of Jeff and Vickie Hill; and brother of Jeremy Hill, allfrom Russell Springs. Adam’s grandparents are Rubin and Wanda Eldridge andJuanita Scott, of Cumberland. Adam was born in Harlan County and attended Cum-berland Elementary School until the eighth-grade. The Hill family then moved to Rus-sell Springs on Lake Cumberland in 1992. Adam still calls Cumberland home on hisFacebook page. A large portion of his family still reside in the area. Driven is a min-istry he started eight years ago when he accepted a call into the ministry while he wasthe music director for a church in the Lake Cumberland area. Driven’s music is a mixof traditional southern/contemporary gospel. “I’m beyond excited to get to finallycome home to Cumberland and more importantly I’m excited to be part of whatGod’s doing. God’s opening so many doors for us. He continues to bless the Drivenministry and it’s awesome to see the young/young at heart come to know Christ.” Theconcert will be held at the Benham Theater on July 16. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. andthe concert will begin at 7. For more information, visit www.drivenofky.com.

PAUL DERGARABEDIANAssociated Press

LOS ANGELES —Disney's "Cars 2" will givePixar its 12th consecutiveopening in the pole positionthis weekend, with anexpected take in the mid-$60million range, slightly higherthan the $60 million debut ofits 2006 predecessor becauseof the added horsepower ofIMAX and 3-D, not to men-tion the largest licensee pro-gram in history.

Every film from the Pixaranimation house, beginningwith 1995's original "ToyStory," has opened at the topof the domestic chart, andtogether they've generated anastounding $6.6 billion inworldwide revenue to date.

Debuting at the other endof the movie spectrum thisweekend is Sony's very R-rated comedy "Bad

Teacher," starring CameronDiaz as a decidedly uncouthjunior high teacher.Following in the successfulfootsteps of its raunchy sum-mer predecessors"Bridesmaids" and "TheHangover Part II," ''Teacher"won't be all that bad in themid-$20 million range. Thefilm already debuted interna-tionally this past weekend,earning $3.4 million in theU.K.

Last weekend's No. 1film, Warner Bros.' "GreenLantern," has performed well

midweek in the high $4 mil-lion range and is poised for asecond weekend of around$20 million. This latest entryin the summer's superherowars should have capturedaround $90 million in NorthAmerican green by the endof the weekend.

Paramount's "Super 8"enters its third weekend withmore than $80 million indomestic revenue and afourth-place finish is likelywith around $12 million forthe Steven Spielberg/J.J.Abrams collaboration.

Box Office Preview: Pixar’s Cars 2and Sony’s R-rated Bad Teacher

‘True Blood’ stars wont spill spoilers

Benefit singing a successWhen I announced the

benefit singing on WFSRearlier this week, I wantedthe people to be blessed andenjoy Southern Gospelmusic.

The 80 friends whoattended were a blessing tome and my family to helpraise money for mom’sfuneral expenses, in whichstands at $1,765 as of today.

I was very happy withthe eight artists who per-formed including RussellGilbert and Broken 4 Christfrom Harlan County,Pauline Patterson, TheGibsons, Chris Hester,Michael Wayne Smith,Crimson Ridge and TheRoarks, who ran the sound,and did a wonderful job.

My mother, JeanS a n d e r s - L u n s f o r d ,

would’ve been extremelyproud of the entire event,which was held onThursday (June 23), her67th birthday.

I appreciate the HarlanCounty High School for theauditorium, the HCHSBand, all the singers, GailO’Rourke of Kwik Mart andKen Moody of Ken &Paul’s Steakhouse, alsoWFSR and the Harlan DailyEnterprise for allowing tobe get the word out.

My family is planning to

make this an annual event inhonor of my mother, somaybe June 23, 2012, we’lldo it again.

• • • • •After 13 years of min-

istry with one of SouthernGospel music’s mostbeloved family trios, TheGreenes, TaRanda Greenehas decided to continue hercalling and ministry as asoloist. In conjunction withthis new endeavor, she isexcited to announce thelaunch of her new website,www.tarandamusic.com.

TaRanda is working ona new CD and touring on alimited basis.

• • • • •Paul Lunsford can be

contacted by email [email protected].

SouthernGospel Review

PaulLunsford

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A young man was get-ting ready to graduatefrom college. For manymonths he had admired abeautiful sports car in adealer’s showroom, andknowing that his fathercould well afford it, hetold him that was all hewanted. As graduation dayapproached, the youngman awaited signs that hisfather had purchased thecar. Finally, on the morn-ing of his graduation, hisfather called him into hisprivate study. His fathertold him how proud hewas to have such a fineson, and told him howmuch he loved him. Hehanded his son a beautifulwrapped gift box. Curious,but somewhat disappoint-ed, the young man openedthe box and found a love-ly, leather bound Bible,with the young man’sname embossed in gold.Angrily, he raised hisvoice to his father andsaid, "With all your moneyyou give me a Bible?" andstormed out of the house,leaving the Bible. Manyyears passed and theyoung man was very suc-cessful in business. He hada beautiful home and won-

derful family, but realizedhis father was very old andthought perhaps he shouldgo to him. He had not seenhim since that graduationday. But before he couldmake arrangements, hereceived a telegram tellinghim his father had passedaway, and willed all of hispossessions to his son. Heneeded to come homeimmediately and take careof things. When he arrivedat his father’s house, sud-den sadness and regretfilled his heart. He beganto search through hisfather’s important papersand saw the still newBible, just as he had left ityears ago. With tears, heopened the Bible andbegan to turn the pages.His father has carefullyunderlined a verse,Matthew 7:11, "And if ye,being evil, know how to

give good gifts to yourchildren, how much moreshall your HeavenlyFather which is in heavengive to those who askHim?" As he read thosewords, a car key droppedfrom the back of the Bible.It had a tag with the deal-ers name, the same dealerwho had the sports car hehad desired. On the tagwas the date of his gradua-tion, and the words,“PAID IN FULL.” Howmany times have wemissed God’s blessingsbecause they are not pack-aged as we expected?

God’s blessings are pri-marily heavenly blessings,not material according toEphesians 1:3. The firstblessing that Paul men-tions is that God has cho-sen us to be holy andblameless in Ephesians1:4. This is a wonderfulverse that speaks a contin-uous assurance into thebeliever’s heart. That Godhas determined before theworld was ever createdthat He would have a peo-ple to live holy lives in HisSon . The sinless life ofChrist, and the righteous-ness of a life lived inuncompromising obedi-

ence is now accounted toall who believe in Christand Christ alone.

The next blessing is theblessing of being adoptedunto God as His childrenin Ephesians 1:5. Theobject of God’s predesti-nation is that every believ-er is destined to be adopt-ed and made just likeChrist and conformed toHis very likeness andimage. The highest privi-lege that the Gospel ofJesus Christ offers us isadoption.

The next spiritual bless-ing is our redemption inEphesians 1:7. The wordredemption conveys theidea of deliverance or set-ting a man free by payinga ransom. For example, aprisoner of war or a kid-napped person is ran-somed or redeemed; or aconvicted criminal is freedfrom the penalty of death.In every case the man ispowerless to free himself.He cannot pay the penaltydemanded to liberate him-self from his situation orbondage. In verse sevenyou will notice thatredemption and the for-giveness of sins are men-tioned together. Not only

has man been redeemedthrough the ransom pricepaid by Christ’s sacrifice,but his sins are sent away,and his guilt is removed.

The fourth blessing thatPaul mentions is that Godhas given us wisdom andprudence (understanding)in Ephesians 1:8. Theword wisdom means see-ing and knowing the truth.This wisdom enables manto make the right use of hisunderstanding as to thedeep things of God andHis eternal purpose andplan for all of creation.The understanding thatGod gives as a blessing isthat ability to see how touse His revealed truths inScripture in solving day today problems.

The fifth blessing men-tioned by Paul is that Godhas revealed the mysteryof His will to us inEphesians 1:9-10. In theBible a mystery is notsomething mysterious anddifficult to understand.Rather, it is a truth that hasbeen locked up in God’splan for ages until He wasready to reveal it to man.In this verse we see themystery in the past isbeing completely

revealed. That is: Allthings are to be brought toa peaceful and eternal stateunder the authority andglorification of JesusChrist. This is our hopeand our eternal destiny: tobe part of a new and per-fect creation that will beestablished for the Lordand His followers through-out the universe for all oftime.

The sixth blessing ofthis passage is that Godhas given us an inheri-tance, that is, He has madeus a heritage unto Himselfin Ephesians 1:11-12. Thereason God makes us Hisinheritance is that weshould exist to the praiseof His glory. The glory ofHis eternal grace and lovewill be shown to the worldproving that indeed, allspiritual blessings resideonly in Christ Jesus Hisonly begotten Son.

The Seventh Blessing isthat God has sealed uswith the Holy Spirit inEphesians 1:14. The HolySpirit is the guarantee ofour inheritance. Let us notmiss the blessings of ourFather because they arenot packaged the way weexpected.

ReligionWeekend Edition, June 25, 2011 Harlan Daily Enterprise —

BillHelton

FROM APASTOR’SHEART

The bountiful blessings of God

Closing Thoughtsfrom an AncientProphet Isaiah 66:1-2,22-23...

Isaiah is one of themost read and studiedprophets of the Bible.Among both Christian andJewish scholars, hisprophecies concerningMessiah and end timesand his messages of hopehave been scrutinized andtaught for more than 2500years. The discovery of theDead Sea Scrolls between1947 and 1956 was madeeven more spectacular andsignificant when amongone of the first found wasthe oldest complete manu-script of the book of Isaiahever unearthed. The textpredated Christ frombetween 100 and 350years. The text used forIsaiah prior to the finddated 900 A.D. Thus, thenew manuscript of Isaiahmoved us more than 1000years closer to the origi-nal. More amazing is thatwhen the later and earliertexts are compared theyare virtually identical.

This is not surprising toanyone who trusts thatthe Word of God is trueand perfect. Just as Godinspired the original writ-ing of the Bible, He alsowatched over the passingdown of His Holy Word.

As this study of thewords of this ancientprophet comes to a close,take a moment and readthe passages for today,Isaiah 66:1-2, 22-23. Incase a copy of the Bible isnot handy, here are thewords that will bring thisstudy of Isaiah to comple-tion: This is what theLORD says: "Heaven ismy throne, and the earthis my footstool. Where isthe house you will buildfor me? Where will myresting place be? Has notmy hand made all thesethings, and so they cameinto being?" declares theLORD.. "As the new heav-ens and the new earththat I make will endurebefore me," declares theLORD, "so will your nameand descendants endure.From one New Moon toanother and from oneSabbath to another, allmankind will come andbow down before me," saysthe LORD.

In the final chapter ofhis prophecy, Isaiahmakes clear just Who it isthat he has been preach-ing for and about. He

begins with a reminder ofthe enormity of God.Perhaps the prophet waslooking up into the clearJudean sky one night, tak-ing in its grandeur andpondering its vastnesswhen God communicatedto him that what he look-ing at His throne. He wassharing with Isaiah thatas grand as the heavensare they pale in compari-son to Him. Even more, aslarge as the sky maybe itserves only as His stool.

Isaiah had heard somuch from God; detailsabout his present and hisfuture. Some full of hope,others full of despair. Butthe Lord did not want Himto worry, for just as Hewas seated on His throneat the prophet's call(Isaiah 6), He was stillthere and He was stilllarge and in charge.

The Lord reinforcedthis by reminding theprophet that though theearth may seem big andits forces insurmountable,to Him it was nothingmore than His footstool.God had made known toIsaiah that there was ill-wind looming just overhorizon. He also madeknown that He had morepower in His little toe thanall the world's forces onwhich He rested His heels.

And the Lord did notstop there. He wanted theprophet to know that Hewas not a resting God butone active in the lives ofhumanity: "Has not myhand made all thesethings, and so they cameinto being?" (v.2). WhenGod speaks of His handHe is telling of His action.Isaiah no doubt came tounderstand that God wasnot just the God of Hispeople or the territory ofIsrael. He understood theLord was the Maker of allthings. He saw it in cre-ation and he heard it inGod's words.

As the final verses closeon the book, God remindsthe prophet that just asHe will make a new heav-en and earth (65:17-25),He also gave the prophetwords that would last(v.22). What a promise.

Who of us does not want toleave a legacy that out-lasts time? What Godpromised we are realizing.Though Isaiah died just afew years after the closingwritten words, accordingto tradition martyred byKing Manasseh, his wordcontinues to challenge,thrill, convict and bringhope to millions.

But perhaps theprophet was even morecomforted in the promisethat his people wouldendure (v.23). The mes-sage of the prophet was amessage of God's desire fora lasting relationship withHis people. Through thecoming of Messiah thiswas made possible. TheApostle John declaredthat God gave the abilityfor all to become His sonsand daughters if they willbelieve on and put theirtrust in His Son, JesusChrist (John 1:12).

As this study comes toits completion, under-stand that the words Godspoke to the prophet He isspeaking to you. Our dayis no different than his.The storms still loom,hope is still needed, andGod still desires a rela-tionship with all who willcome to His throne as theypass by and gaze on Hiscross.

God is still in control.Though the world is tak-ing a strange and worri-some turn, God still usesthe night sky as Histhrone and rests His feeton this ball we call home.God is still large and incharge.

And God's hand is stillmaking thing new. Hisgreatest act is giving peo-ple the opportunity tobecome new creationsthrough His Son (2Corinthians 5:17). Has Hishand moved so in yourlife? Has the activity ofGod drawn you from deathto life (Romans 5:10 and6:13)?

Allow the words ofIsaiah to ring clear andtrue in your heart, mind,and spirit. The words hewrote are God's not his. InGod's words spokenthrough the prophet, "Thegrass withers and theflowers fall, but the wordof our God endures forev-er." (Isaiah 40:8)

Next Week: ClosingThoughts from an AncientProphet Isaiah 66:1-2,22-23...

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SSuunnddaayy SScchhooooll LLeessssoonnClare Nail, of Georgia,

awoke one morning witha feeling that there wassomething important todo. As she went throughher morning schedule,she thought of Lena, wholived alone at the end ofthe road. She was elder-ly, in poor health, anddependent on friends tohelp out with many day-to-day needs. The daybefore, Clare had takenher food, and Lena hadinsisted she not comeback the next day. Shehad everything she need-ed for a few days.

Clare respected herprivacy, but all morningshe kept thinking ofLena. Finally, she head-ed down the road andrang the doorbell. Noanswer. She got out herkey, and as she openedthe door smoke, pouredout of the living room.Lena lay weak on hersofa. While she had beentending the fire she hadfallen, pulling the coalheater's door off itshinges, and knocking hotcoals onto the floor. Theyhad smoldered on thefloor, ready to ignite atany time.

After the emergencywas over and the smokehad cleared, Lenaseemed unusually calm.Clair asked, "Weren't youafraid?"

"No," Lena said, "Iknew you would come. Iprayed God would sendyou." (GuidepostMagazine, Oct. 1992)

People tell astonishingstories about how Goddramatically opens doorsin their lives throughprayer. The praying per-son will probably experi-ence a few such dramaticevents, like the onedescribed above,

throughout their prayerlife. But we need toremember that thesepowerful experiences arenot as common as wemight wish, and that iswhy Jesus tells the para-ble of "The Widow andthe Unjust Judge" (Luke18:1-8).

The first character is ajudge, "who neither fearsGod nor respects men,"which means he has noethical standards, and heknows it, even relishes it.This judge is approachedby a widow seeking jus-tice. She is the symbol ofpowerlessness in theBible. The judge brushesher off, but she is persist-ent and relentless. TheGreek word can be trans-lated "wore him out" or"hit him in the face." Thejudge may not fear Godor men, but he has ahealthy respect for awidow's wrath, and so hegrants justice. That isthe kind of persistence inprayer that Jesus callshis disciples to have. Ifan unjust judge willgrant justice to a power-less, though persistentwidow, how much morewill God answer ourprayers?

It is not because ourpersistence in prayer willconvince God to care forus. God is always caringfor us. But we may notrecognize God's subtleways. God rarely over-

whelms us, as in theopening illustration.

What is your prayerroutine? Do you say youpray everyday, or do youreally pray everyday?Are your prayers every-day always at the sametime, or whenever youcan catch a quietmoment? How often doyou catch quiet momentsin most days? When wasthe last time you took aclass, read a book, or dida study on prayer?

It is crucial that wehave regular prayer withGod, on both good andbad days of our life, sothat our relationshipwith God will be close.And that is what prayeris, communication withGod. For those who prayregularly, there is noth-ing I need to write toreinforce this importantChristian discipline. Ifyour prayer routine hasslipped some, I hope thisarticle will motivate youto recommit yourself toregular, disciplinedprayer.

For those who do notpray regularly, I want toencourage you to begin ortry praying again today.Make a commitment topray for at least thirtydays. You can useMatthew 5-8 as a scrip-tural guide, reading asmall ethical section eachday, or pick up a dailydevotional guide, avail-able in most churches.And then keep prayingwith the persistence ofthe widow. God may notanswer all our prayersthe way we want, but wecan be certain God willcome to us in prayer, andgive us the strength totriumph in all of life'sjourneys.

The power of the Holy SpiritAlEarleyFROM ARELIGIOUSPOINT OFVIEW

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The Elcomb Baptist Church WMU group recently metat the church for their June meeting. Margaret Mosesopened the meeting in prayer. Members repeated theWatchword and read the names of missionaries cele-brating birthday’s this month. The program was enti-

tled, “You’re Rich.” Practice unhindered giving by beingthankful. Margaret Johnson read the treasury report

and Ina Hicks closed the meeting with prayer.Attending were Margaret Moses, Ina Hicks and

Margaret Johnson.

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CommunityCalendar� The Tri-Cities

annual fireworks showwill be held on July 3 at10 p.m. in Cumberland.

For more information,call 589-5812.� Hilltop Ministry

will be having a bakesale at Don’s SuperSaver on July 4 begin-ning at 10 a.m. Set willalso begin at 5 p.m. in theparking lot of Don’s tosell hot dogs, soda andnachos and cheese. Allproceeds will go towardthe Christmas fund forkids.� The Harlan County

Homemakers Book Clubwill meet on July 6 at 10a.m. at the HarlanCounty Extension Depot.The book selection forthis month is "DeadRinger" by LisaScottoline. You are cor-dially invited to join thismeeting.

For more information,contact the ExtensionService at 573-4464.� Attention all farm-

ers, gardeners and fans oflocally grown, deliciousand nutritious food:Come on out to the GrowAppalachia Farmer’sMarket beginning July 9.The farmer’s market willbe set up on U.S. 119 atmile marker 14, betweenRosspoint and the junc-tion of 421. Anyoneinterested in selling theirproduce, eggs, jams, jel-lies, baked goods, honeyor soaps are welcome tojoin.

For more informationcall 558-3416; [email protected]; or check outFacebook, www.face-book.com/growap-palachia.

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