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Huntley, 89 Emma Faye Taylor, infant 50 cents daily THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012 Vol. 62, No. 127 Meigs awarded grants to fund programs Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@mydailysentinel.com POMEROY — The Meigs Local School District has been awarded two new five-year 21st Century Grants and received a renewal on another one put in place last year for a total of $600,000 with the funds designated for after-school programs in the 2012-13 school year. Announcement of the designated funding ob- tained through a competitive grant process with the Ohio Department of Education is geared for students in need of special assistance in learning, according to Superintendent Rusty Bookman who made the funding announcement at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Meigs Local Board of Education. Bookman said receipt of the grant money means that after-school programs will be offered in all three build- ings, primary-intermediate, middle school and high school. The elementary school completed one five-year Century Grant funded program last school year and was renewed for another five years with renewal each year renewal to be contingent on student progress. At the high school the program was initiated last year and will enter its second year this fall, while a new program will be started in the middle school. The money is distributed $200,000 for the first three years, drops to $150,000 for the fourth year, and to $100,000 the last year of the grant funding. It is designated for hiring a coordinator and teaching staff, and providing enrichment activities, snacks and transportation, along with activities involving parents. Sessions run Monday through Thursday for two hours after school is dismissed in the afternoon. In addition to the 21st Century Community Learning Center grant of $600,000, the other state and federal grant awards to the district included Title 1, $1,040,368; IDEA-B Special Education, $464,872; Race to the Top, $245,870; Title II-A Improving Teacher Qaulity, $190,316; Carl D. Perkins, Secondary, $71,546; Title VI-B Rural and Low Income, $28,867; Early Childhood Education (pre- school) $120,000, and ONE Net Ohio program, $7,200. In other financial matters, the Board approved the Master District Software Service Agreement and the fees involved, and entered into a contract with the Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center to provide services related to special and gifted education for the coming school year at a cost estimated to be $438,695. Present at the meeting See GRANTS |‌ 5 Charges filed in attempted theft case Amber Gillenwater mdtnews@mydailytribune.com Learning on and off the court Sarah Hawley/photos Dozens of youth ranging from kindergarten to sixth grade are taking part in the “Don’t Waste Your Sports” camp this week at the First Baptist Church in Racine. Southern boys basketball coach Jeff Caldwell and several other instructors are teaching the campers not only skills on the basketball court, but skills that will help them in life off the court. On Tuesday, campers practiced listening skills through a game of “Simon Says” before working on ball handling and shooting drills. GALLIPOLIS — Charges have been filed against four individuals who were held at gunpoint following the alleged theft of farm equipment from a residence located in Walnut Township on Sunday. Travis Foster, 23, McArthur, and Jonathan A. Lucas, III, 28, Nelsonville, have both been charged with misdemeanor theft, while suspects, Tiffany B. Peoples, 24, Hamden, Ohio, and Mary S. Kiser, 20, Athens, have been charged with misdemeanor trespassing as a result of an incident. Deputies with the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the scene on Rosa Road in Walnut Township at approximately 4 p.m. on Sunday in reference to a possible shooting and breakin. According to the police report, upon arrival, the responding officer found several people surrounding three adults that were being held at gunpoint. The suspects had, reportedly, attempted to steal a farm disc from the victim. After advising everyone to disperse and securing the scene, the deputy placed the suspects in his cruiser for safe keeping. The officer was then advised by the victims and several witnesses that a fourth male suspect had fled the scene in a green, Ford Explorer towing a black trailer. A family member of the victim advised that, prior to the arrival of the deputy, he arrived on scene and saw the suspects at the residence attempting to steal a piece of farm equipment, and, after obtaining a gun, he shot into the air. While this was occurring, two other acquaintances of the victim arrived on scene and attempted to block the suspect vehicle with their own vehicle to prevent the suspects from fleeing. One of the suspects, however, reportedly entered the Ford Explorer and fled the See THEFT ‌| 5 Passing by Lee Brice to headline Racine’s Party in the Park Sentinel Staff mdsnews@mydailysentinel.com RACINE — Country music star Lee Brice has been announced as the headliner for Racine’s annual Party in the Park. The event is set to take place Sept. 6-8, with musical acts performing all three nights. Brice will perform on Saturday evening at 9 p.m. on the stage at Star Mill Park in Racine. Brice’s single “Hard to Love” is currently at number 26 on the Billboard County charts, while his single “A Woman Like You” topped the country charts in April of this year. A biography on the singer’s website reads: Brice is a man whose time has come. On his stunning sophomore album, Hard 2 Love (Curb Records), the four-time Academy of Country Music nominee demonstrates a new maturity and patience, both in his songwriting and vocals. “I made my first album, Love Submitted photo Gary Coleman and his daughter of Middleport were down by the river Tuesday evening when the American Queen passed by . They took this closeup picture of the paddle wheel on this impressive excursion boat as it churned the water while moving along. See BRICE ‌| 5 Hearing Aid Center • Gallipolis: 740-446-1766 • Pomeroy: 1-800-634-5265 • Middleport: 1-800-634-5265 Or visit us on the web www.beltonetristate.com HEARING LOSS OR JUST EARWAX? SEEING IS BELIEVING NERVE DEAFNESS CAN BE HELPED! 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IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS, CALL NOW FOR YOUR FREE HEARING TEST. 60333088 Serving the WV, OH, KY & VA Area. �Thursday, July 26, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com Meigs County Community Calendar Church Events Baptist VBS pool party rescheduled MIDDLEPORT — The pool party and picnic for First Baptist Church of Middleport’s Vacation Bible School postponed because of rain last week has been rescheduled. It will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 30 at the home of John and Crystal Hood. Children who attended Bible school and want to attend the party are asked to meet at the church parking lot at 5:30 p.m. for directions or carpooling. Ice Cream Social and Gospel Music COOLVILLE — An ice cream social and gospel music will be held beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, at North Bethel United Methodist Church, Old Ohio 7 South of Coolville. Hot dogs, sloppy joes, slaw, chips, homemade pies and cakes. Gospel Music will be held from 6-8:30 p.m., featuring Day Spring of Athens, Delivered of Reedsville, Jim Nlair and the Gospelaires of Marietta. Pastor Dee Rader invites the public to attend. Homecoming POMEROY — The Mount Union Baptist Church, 39091 Carpenter Hill Road, Pomeroy, will celebrate Homecoming on Sunday, July 29. The church was built in 1896. Sunday School will begin at 9:45 a.m. There will be a potluck dinner at noon and the afternoon service will begin at 1:30 p.m. The Redeemed Quartet will sing in the afternoon. For more information call 742-2832. Bible story hour POMEROY — A children’s Bible story hour will be held every Thursday in July at 1 p.m. at the Mulberry Community Center. There will be a Bible story, a craft and game with a snack every week. Vacation Bible Schools MIDDLEPORT — Ash Street Church VBS will be held from 6-8 p.m., July 30Aug. 1 at the church, located at 398 Ash Street for age 3 to grade six. TUPPERS PLAINS — Bethel Worship Center will host a SKY themed Bible school from 6:30-8:45 p.m., July 23-27. Bethel’s VBS week is for kids from 3 years of age to those who have just finished 6th grade, and runs daily at the church with adult supervision. It’s not too late to register online at www.bethelwc.org, or parents can bring their child to the church early at 6 p.m. to register on site. For more information, please call Bethel at (740) 667-6793. RACINE — Antiquity Baptist Church will have Bible School, 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 23-27. Theme is “IncrediWorld Amazement Park.” Supper will be served each evening from 5 to 6 p.m. The church is located at 47860 State Route 124, Racine. MIDDLEPORT — The Middleport Nazarene Church will host Son Surf Beach Bash VBS from 6-8 p.m., July 23-27. MIDDLEPORT — Saddle Up for VBX will be held from 6-8:30 p.m., July 23-27 at the Middleport Church of Christ. Ages 3 through high school are welcome. Participants may register online at www.middleportchurch. org. SYRACUSE — Bible school will be held at the Syracuse First Church of God on the corner of Second and Apple Streets in Syracuse on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Joining the church in the Bible school is the Syracuse Community Church. On Saturday there will snacks, lunch, dinner, lessons, singing, fun and activities followed by a swimming party at the Syracuse from 6:30 to 8;30 p.m. “God of the City VBS” is the theme of the event which is open to children 4 to 14 years of age. Any kids under four must have an adult chaperon and all parents are welcome to stay with their children. Local stocks AEP (NYSE) — 41.22 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 17.81 Ashland Inc. 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Member SIPC. Thursday, July 26 POMEROY — The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session Thursday, 11:30 a.m. at the district office at 33101 Hiland Road. SYRACUSE — The regular meeting of the Ladies of the Meigs County Republican Party will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Carelton School. All women are welcome. Friday, July 27 MARIETTA — The Regional Advisory Council for the Area Agency on Aging will meet at 10 a.m. in the Buckeye Hills-HVRDD Area Agency on Aging office in Marietta, Ohio. Saturday, July 28 ALBANY — The 2012 Staneart family reunion, descendants of Joel and Lydia Staneart, will be held at the at the Albany V.F.W. Poet 9893, 3025 Dickson Road, Albany. There will be a potluck lunch at noon. Take family stories, pictures, and mementos to share, Fall Harvest benefit Saturday POINT PLEASANT — There will be a benefit for the Fall Harvest at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Point Pleasant Church Christ in Christian Union. Singers will be the Victory River Quartet, Martie Short, Nolan Tucker and Billy Chapman. Limited Meigs recycling service POMEROY — There will be limited recycling drop-off service in Meigs County this week with no Wednesday pickup of recycling drop-off points at Forked Run, Chester, Pomeroy, Racine, Rutland, Salem Center and Syracuse, and no regular pickup of cardboard. Friday service may be delayed as well. The public is asked to please not overload the recycling buildings during this period since they will not be picked up. Normal service is expected to resume Monday, July 30 following repairs to equipment, according to the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District, which administers the recycling program. Recyclable items may also be taken directly to Manley’s Recycling in We Have Cats Meow Middleport Pool Middleport High\Meigs Jr. High Meigs High School GREAT GIFT IDEA! IInfo f 74 740.992.5877 40 992 5877 him and how husband fell in they overcame love with you, their fears. too, so the qual*** ities you posses Dear Dr. likely are ones Brothers: One he admires but of the best doesn’t find so memories I easily within have from growhimself. This is ing up is going to say, of course to the library you can help! every weekend You may and bringing identify stronghome stacks of ly with some books to read. of the natural fears your son Dr. Joyce Brothers I’ve been a voSyndicated racious reader is demonstratColumnist all my life, and ing. So, on his I love fiction. behalf, you can But my 8-yearhelp your husband understand what it old daughter has little is like to fear the water interest in books. It’s all or the strange sounds a videos, television and evchild hears in the night erything electronic, even in a tent. Let him know though I began reading that teasing your son isn’t to her as a young child. likely to do anything but How can I get her to love make him retreat further reading — or even to like into his fears. If your hus- it? I’ve never seen her get band can take on a protec- lost in a storybook. — E.J. Dear E.J.: Books are tive role, your son will see that his dad understands an endangered species, him and takes his feelings according to all the punseriously. Try letting him dits. Yet the quality and practice camping on your quantity of stories for deck or swimming in a youngsters has never pool, and check out some been greater, when you of the excellent story- add today’s offerings to books about kids just like all the classics you grew up devouring. I believe you can foster a love of Out of Town? books in your child — it’s Why Go Stop In and See Us First! on Tuesday at 2 p.m. on Eastern Branch, and at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Pomeroy Branch. Free meals will be served daily to children and teens at the Senior Citizens Center from noon to 1 p.m. through Aug. 17. The summer food program is paid for by the Ohio Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture. Road closed MEIGS COUNTY — A portion of Rocksprings Road will be closed temporarily for bridge replacement. The bridge is located .25 miles south of Township Road 81, Lovers Lane, near the transfer station. The section of Rocksprings Road will be closed beginning Monday, July 9 and remain closed through Thursday, July 26. Free lunch POMEROY — A free lunch for downtown merchants will be provided by the First Southern Baptist Church the first Thursday of every month from through September with serving from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the stage area on the Pomeroy parking lot. never too late. Just don’t get hung up on the “hard copy” or paperback version that you have always loved. Get your child one of the popular electronic book readers, and pick out a few of your favorites that have stood the test of time. Then let her choose some of her own stories — even if she saw the movie or cartoon first. Have her read in bed for a half-hour before you turn out the lights. Soon she will be eagerly anticipating the new routine. You spoke about getting lost in a book, and we know that feeling of escapism is one of the thrills of reading. A new study by researchers at Ohio State University found that some readers who lose themselves in a work of fiction can actually find themselves taking on the emotions, beliefs and other responses of a character. They call it “experience-taking,” and believe it can motivate readers to change in beneficial ways. Not everyone can lose themselves in a story, but if you both persevere, your child can still get bitten by the reading bug. (c) 2012 by King Features Syndicate FREE DELIVERY *Bedroom *Carpet and Flooring *Dining-room *Mattresses & *Living-room Suites *Appliances 66 months months same same as as cash* cash* 60330572 formation call 992-6728 or 591-4407. MHS juniors into fundraising POMEROY — The Meigs High junior class is in the process of holding several fundraising projects for school activities. Saturday they will have a car wash at McDonalds, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Aug. 4 there will be a “back to school” yard sale in front of the high school. Junior students are asked to donate items for the yard sale. Spaces will also be available for others to rent. Cost is $5 a table. For information call 740-591-7607. Food will be sold. The giveaway of a well-filled basket valued at $750 will be used for a fundraiser at the last football games. The ticket sale will begin August. Meigs Summer Food Program POMEROY — The free summer lunch for children and teens is continuing in three locations as a part of the summer reading program. Food prepared in the Senior Citizens Center kitchen is delivered to the sites on Monday at 2 p.m. at the Racine Branch Library, Little boy has a lot of fears $20@ W NE formation contact Carolyn Waddle, District Representative, at (740) 533-9376. Wednesday, Aug. 1 SALEM CENTER — An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 2-7 p.m. at the Star Grange Hall on Salem School Lot Road, three miles north of Salem Center. The blood drive is sponsored by Star Grange 778. Appointments are not necessary, but are appreciated and can be made by calling (740-669-4245 or by going to redcrossblood.org. Thursday, Aug. 2 CHESTER — The Chester Shade Historical Association will meet at 7 p.m. at the Chester Academy. Saturday, Aug. 4 RACINE — 76th Stover-Casto reunion, noon, at the Racine Star Mill Park. Ask Dr. Brothers *see see ee es store tore ore ffor orr details d dettail de ails ls s Anderson’s 60334977 1ST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH 11a.m. - 1p.m. Through October Dave Diles Park $5.00/donation Middleport. Tax bills mailed out POMEROY — Tax bills for the second half of 2011 have been mailed out by the office of Meigs County Treasurer Peggy Yost. Those who did not receive their tax statements are asked to contact the treasurer’s office at 992-2004. Yost reports that several could not be delivered by the post office and were returned to the treasurer’s office. The deadline for payment to avoid a penalty is Aug. 10. LEPC meeting date changed POMEROY — A change in the meeting date for the Meigs County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) has been made. The meeting will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 31, in the Senior Citizens Conference Room. Lunch will be available. Water aerobics and Zumba classes POMEROY — Water aerobics classes will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings and Zumba classes will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both will be held at Kountry Resort Campground. For more in- Dear Dr. Brothers: I fell for my husband because he was a fearless adventurer, and as a confirmed wimp, I thought he was pretty cool. He hasn’t changed, but now we have a 5-year-old son who is more like me than like him. My son is afraid of the water, snakes, guns, higher amounts possible in camping in a tent and all the other things my husthunderstorms. Friday Night: A slight band loves. So far, my chance of showers. Mostly husband has tried to just cloudy, with a low around 65. joke with my son and Chance of precipitation is 20 tease him out of his fear, percent. but this is only making Saturday: Mostly sunny, things worse. Can I do with a high near 84. anything to help? — C.T. Saturday Night: Mostly Dear C.T.: It may be clear, with a low around 63. that your husband was a Sunday: Sunny, with a fearful child, too, and his high near 86. Sunday Night: Mostly father or siblings teased and cajoled him into beclear, with a low around 60. Monday: Sunny, with a coming the outdoorsy adventurous spirit you high near 90. Monday Night: Mostly fell in love with. Perhaps he was just born brave. clear, with a low around 66. Tuesday: A chance of Regardless, teasing may showers and thunderstorms. be the only way he knows Mostly sunny, with a high to address his concerns near 87. Chance of precipita- about his little boy not tion is 40 percent. fitting into the way of life Tuesday Night: A chance he enjoys or being able to of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with become a well-adjusted, a low around 68. Chance of confident child growing up without anxietprecipitation is 30 percent. ies. Remember that your Middleport Community Association Lunch Along The River along with an item for an auction. For more information call 740-385-4587. Sunday, July 29 RACINE — The Deem Family Reunion will be held at 11 a.m. at the Carmel Church Annex building. For more information call (740) 949-2388 or (412) 614-0379. Monday, July 30 POMEROY — The Meigs County Veterans Service Commission will hold a meeting at 9 a.m. at 117 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Tuesday, July 31 JACKSON — PERI District 7 (Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Ross, Scioto, and Vinton counties) will have the annual district meeting at the Holzer Medical Center off Ohio 32 at Burlington Road in Jackson. Registration is at 10 a.m. and the presentation by OPERS on HealthCare begins at 10:30 a.m. All PERI members are welcome to attend. For further in- Meigs County Local Briefs Ohio Valley Forecast Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 8 to 17 mph. Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4 a.m. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds, gusty winds, and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m., then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except The Daily Sentinel • Page 2 Furniture • Appliances • Carpet 10 E. Main St. • Pomeroy, OH • (740) 992-3671 106 10 Visit us at www.mydailysentinel.com �Thursday, July 26, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com Many drugs remain legal after “bath salts” ban WASHINGTON (AP) gantown, W.Va., said the — People are inventing store hasn’t sold bath so many new, legal ways salts in the six months to get high that lawmak- that she’s worked there. ers can’t seem to keep up. But strung-out users still Over the past two come in and ask for them. years, the U.S. has seen “They’re pretty … a surge in the use of syn- cracked out, I guess thetic drugs made of legal would be a good word,” chemicals that mimic the said Mitchell, 21, a studangerous effects of co- dent at West Virginia Unicaine, amphetamines and versity. “They’re just kind other illegal stimulants. of not all there. They’re The drugs are often kind of sketchy people.” sold at small, independent Mitchell says she stores in misleading pack- wouldn’t sell bath salts aging that suggests com- even if she had them, “bemon household items like cause it’s horrible, and I bath salts, incense and could get in trouble for plant food. But the sub- it.” stances inside are powDespite the bans, bath erful, mindsalts proaltering drugs ducers are that have “The moment c o n s t a n t l y been linked tweaking their to bizarre and you start recipes to violent behavcome up with ior across the to regulate new drugs that country. Law one of them, aren’t covered enforcement by local laws. officials refer they’ll come In fact, Mark to the drugs Ryan, director collectively as out with a of the Loui“bath salts,” variant that siana Poison though they Center, says have nothing sometimes there are so in common many differwith the fra- is even more ent drugs out grant toilet- potent.” there that it’s ries used to almost imposmoisturize — Dr. Nora Volkow sible to know skin. what people Director of NIDA President have ingested, Barack Obama or how long signed a bill the effects will into law earlier this last. month that bans the sale, “Cocaine is cocaine and production and posses- meth is meth. We know sion of more than two what these things do,” dozen of the most com- he said. “But with these mon bath salt drugs. But new drugs, every time the health professionals say chemist alters the chemithat there are so many cal structure, all bets are different varieties of the off.” drugs that U.S. lawmakTHE SPREAD ers are merely playing The most common bath catch up. salt drugs, like MDPV “The moment you start and mephedrone, were to regulate one of them, first developed in pharthey’ll come out with a maceutical research labovariant that sometimes is ratories, though they even more potent,” said were never approved for Dr. Nora Volkow, director medical use. During the of the National Institute last decade they became on Drug Abuse. popular as party drugs at There are no back alleys European raves and dance or crack houses in Ameri- clubs. As law enforcement ca’s latest drug epidemic. began cracking down on The problem involves the problem there, the potent substances that drugs spread across the amateur chemists make, Atlantic Ocean. package and sell in stores Poison control centers under brands like “Ivory in the U.S. began tracking Wave,” ”Vanilla Sky” and use of the drugs in 2010. “Bliss” for as little as $15. The majority of the early Emergencies related to reports of drug use were the drugs have surged: clustered in southern The American Associa- states like Louisiana, Tention of Poison Control nessee and Kentucky. But Centers received more the problem soon spread than 6,100 calls about across the country. bath salt drugs in 2011 — The financial lure for up from just 304 the year small-time drugmakers is before — and more than enticing. The drugs can 1,700 calls in the first half be cheaply imported from of 2012. China or India, and then The problem for law- easily packaged under lomakers is that it’s diffi- cal brands. For example, cult to crack down on the bath salts sold in Louisidrugs. U.S. laws prohibit ana carry regional names the sale or possession of like Hurricane Charlie or all substances that mimic Bayou. illegal drugs, but only if The widespread availfederal prosecutors can ability of the drugs in show that they are intend- stores is equally alluring ed for human use. Peo- for drug users: they can ple who make bath salts get a cheap high similar and similar drugs work to that of illegal drugs by around this by printing walking to a corner store. “not for human consumpThe most dangerous tion” on virtually every synthetic drugs are stimupacket. lants that affect levels of Barbara Carreno, a both dopamine and sespokeswoman for the rotonin, brain chemicals Drug Enforcement Agen- that affect mood and percy, said the intended use ception. Users, who typifor bath salts is clear. cally smoke or snort the “Everyone knows these powder-based drugs, may are drugs to get high, in- experience a surge in encluding the sellers,” she ergy, fever and delusions said. of invincibility. Many states have Use of these drugs has banned some of the spread across the country most common bath salts, with reports stretching which are typically sold from Maine to California. by small businesses like There are no official fedconvenience stores, to- eral estimates on deaths bacco shops and adult connected with the drugs, book stores. For instance, many of which do not West Virginia legislators show up on typical drug banned the bath salt drug tests. But police reports MDPV last year, making have implicated the drugs it a misdemeanor to sell, in several cases. buy or possess the synPackets of “Lady Bubthetic drug. Conviction bles” bath salts, for inmeans up to six months stance, were found on in jail and a $1,000 fine. Sgt. David Franklyn StewStephanie Mitchell, as- art last April after the sistant manager of The solider shot and killed his Den, a tobacco and para- wife and himself during phernalia shop in Mor- a car chase with law en- forcement near Olympia, Wash. The chase began when Stewart sped past a police patrol car at 6 a.m. The police trooper pursued for 10 miles and reported seeing the driver raise a hand to his head, then heard a shot and saw the driver slump over. The next day police found the couple’s 5-year-old son dead in their home; he had been suffocated with a plastic bag at least 24 hours earlier. Another death involving bath salts played out in Covington, La. Police reported that Dickie Sanders, 21, shot himself in the head Nov. 11, 2010 while his parents were asleep. His father, Dr. Richard Sanders, said his son had snorted “Cloud 9” bath salts and endured three days of intermittent delirium, at one point attempting to cut his own throat. As he continued to have visions, his physician father tried to calm him. But the elder Sanders said that as he slept, his son went into another room and shot himself. WHAT’S AHEAD Hospital emergency rooms, doctors and law enforcement agencies across the country have struggled to control bath salt drug users who often are feverish and paranoid that they are being attacked. Doctors say users often turn up naked because bath salts raise their body temperature so much that they strip off their clothing. Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Tennessee has treated 160 people suspected of taking bath salts since 2010. Dr. Sullivan Smith, who works there, said people on the drugs become combative, and it can take four or five health professionals to subdue them. In some cases, he said, doctors have to use prescription sedatives that are typically reserved for surgery. Smith recalls one man who had been running for more than 24 hours because he believed the devil was chasing him with an ax. By the time police brought him to the hospital, he was dehydrated and covered in blood from running through thorny underbrush. “We’re seeing extreme agitation, hallucinations that are very vivid, paranoia and some really violent behavior, so it’s a real crisis for us,” Smith said. “We sedate the living daylights out of them. And we’re talking doses on the order of 10 or 20 times what you would give for a painful procedure.” To control the spread of the problem, the Drug Enforcement Agency issued a temporary ban in October on three of the most common drugs — mephedrone, methylone and MDPV. That ban became permanent under the bill signed by Obama on July 10. Under the law, anyone convicted of selling, making or possessing 28 synthetic drugs, including bath salts, will face penalties similar to those for dealing traditional drugs like cocaine and heroin. Those on the front lines say the legislation is a good start. But they don’t expect new laws to dramatically curb use of bath salts in the near term. “The problem is these drugs are changing and I’m sure they’re going to find some that are a little bit different chemically so they don’t fall under the law,” said Dr. Smith, the Tennessee doctor. “Is it adequate to name five or 10 or even 20? The answer is no, they’re changing too fast.” The Daily Sentinel • Page 3 Local to compete in equestrian race Megan Cleland and her horse “Chic” will be off to the Ohio State Fair on Friday to compete in the barrels and keyhole race. Megan, 16, qualified to participate in competition on the state level at the June 30 contest in Vinton County. She is a member of the Rough Riders 4-H Club. Submitted photo Obama, Romney swap sharp foreign policy criticism SEATTLE (AP) — In a rare face-off on foreign policy, President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are swapping sharp criticism but exposing few clear policy differences on key national security matters. For Romney, who seeks to boost his foreign policy credentials as he begins a highstakes trip abroad, a lack of specific proposals has exposed him to a flurry of criticism from Obama and his surrogates. Just over three months from Election Day, the president’s team has dug in on its efforts to cast the Republican as a national security lightweight while trying to capitalize on Obama’s strength on such issues. Following Romney’s speech Tuesday to the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, Vice President Joe Biden said Romney “reflexively criticizes the president’s policies without offering any alternatives.” “When he does venture a position,” Biden said, “it’s a safe bet that he previously took exactly the opposite position and will probably change his mind again and land in the wrong place — far out of the mainstream.” Romney’s campaign has swatted away that criticism, but it’s also shown few signs that the presumptive GOP nominee will offer more specific areas of contrast with Obama when he meets with world leaders overseas. Instead, Romney has continued with broad jabs casting Obama as a timid leader. “If you do not want America to be the strongest nation on earth, I am not your president,” Romney told the veterans group. “You have that president today.” Romney said he would reset Obama’s reset with the Kremlin, but he did not elaborate on how. On Afghanistan, he accused Obama of making politically motivated decisions on drawing down U.S. force levels. He said that, if elected, he will call for a review of the tran- sition in Afghanistan — but with the same goal as Obama of ending U.S. combat operations in 2014. Romney also said he will restore the U.S.Israel relationship and make the Jewish state his first foreign destination as president. He said he would increase military assistance to Israel, though the Obama team says the administration has already provided Israel with record levels of security assistance. The foreign policy fight was expected to continue after Romney arrived in Europe on Wednesday to begin a six-day, three-country tour and Obama pushes on with fundraising events at home. The president was jetting from Seattle, where he raised money Tuesday night, to New Orleans for more fundraisers and a speech to the National Urban League. In an election year dominated by the economy, it could be the last phase of the campaign focused on foreign policy. That could be good news for Romney, who polls strongly on the economy but has been unable to cut into Obama’s advantage on national security issues. The Obama administration’s counterterrorism fight against al-Qaida and especially the killing of Osama bin Laden have undercut longtime Republican efforts to cast Democrats as soft on defense. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll published Tuesday showed Romney leading Obama 43 percent to 36 percent on which candidate is seen as better equipped to improve the economy. But the same poll showed Obama is seen as a better commander in chief, 45 percent to 35 percent. Last week, a CBS News/New York Times poll found 47 percent of voters said Obama would do a better job handling foreign policy, while 40 percent chose Romney. Stewarts announce birth ALBANY — Beth and Clint Stewart of Albany announce the birth of a daughter, Paisley Ryan Need to advertise? Call The Daily Sentinel Stewart, born on July 15, 2012, at the O’Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens. 740.992.2155 Friday, July 27th Rock Show $5.00 per person, children 12 and under are Free. Lawn chairs are welcome, no pets or coolers please. 6:00pm: Blitzkrieg 6:45pm: Eldorado Band 7:45pm: The Steepwater Band 9:15pm: The Mark May Band 10:00pm at the Grill: Michael Locke & The Repeat Offenders Saturday, July 28 Blues Bash $15.00 per person, children 12 and under are Free. Lawn chairs are welcome, no pets or coolers please. 12:00 Noon: Blues School for Kids with Todd and Ron 12:00 Noon: Blues Film Fest 2:00pm: Ron Sowell and the Blues School Kids 4:30pm: The M.F.B. 5:30pm: A Moment of Panic 6:30pm: Ellie Lee & Blues Fury 7:30pm: The Mark May Band 10:00pm at the Grill: The Sean Chambers Band 60333115 �Opinion The Daily Sentinel Page 4 Thursday, July 26, 2012 The Batman massacre: A response Our civic high priest Michael Nagler I want to make an offer to my fellow Americans who are, like myself, reeling from the worst “random” shooting the country has ever seen. My question: Have you had enough? Because if you have, I can tell you how to stop this kind of madness. I know that’s a bold claim, but this is not a time for small measures. We cannot fix this tomorrow, because we didn’t cause it yesterday. We have been building up to this domestic holocaust since — to take one milestone — television was made available to the general public at the conclusion of World War Two. If you are still with me, you are prepared to believe that it was not a coincidence that this massacre took place at the scene of an extremely violent, “long-awaited” movie. Psychologists have proved over and over again that — guess what — exposure to violent imagery produces disturbances in the mind that must, in course of time, take form in outward behavior. The imagery can be in any medium, nor does it matter whether on the surface of our minds we think what we’re seeing is real or made up. This is a natural, scientific law. Exactly who will crack next and in what setting is nearly impossible to predict, and in any case it’s ridiculous to try to run around stopping the resulting violence from being acted out after the mental damage has been done. The only sane approach is not to do it in the first place. As Lt. Col. Dave Grossman pointed out in his book, Let’s Stop Killing Our Kids, the video games that the Army uses to prepare ordinary men and women for combat, in other words to wipe out the normal empathy and inhibitions against hurting others that we’ve built up over millennia — a process known as civilization — are the very same games our young people buy across the counter throughout the country. Of course, there are other factors. At some point we will have to talk about readily available weapons; at some point we’ll have to realize that a nation that engages in heartless drone warfare, torture, and extrajudicial killings cannot expect to live in peace. But until we liberate our minds from the endless pounding of violent imagery I fear we won’t be able to think clearly about those factors (or for that matter anything else). With rare exceptions, film and video game producers will not stop turning out these dehumanizing products as long as there is profit to be made from them – and not enough sophistication about culture or the human mind to warn us about their dangers. But there is a way, one that has worked well on the small scales on which it has so far been tried: don’t watch them. Captain Boycott had the right approach. Right now police have been posted at theaters where this same movie is being shown – still. But ask yourself, what are they protecting? Is it perhaps the belief that violence is just entertaining? People, tell me when you’ve had enough. Michael Nagler (michaeln.nagler72@gmail. com) is a Gandhian scholar emeritus professor, UCBerkeley, and founder of Metta Center. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Suddenlink subscriber tired of paying to surf Dear Editor, I’ve had Suddenlink expanded basic cable for several years. It was around $32 per month when I first started on expanded basic. Now after several yearly increases I pay $76.66. In May 2012, Suddenlink management decided to remove TV Guide Channel from its lineup. Now I have no idea what is on, what movies or what time they start. When I was paying my monthly cable bill, I asked why it was removed. I was told they had their own guide channel which was better. Guess what? For only $6.99 more a month I can get it, box and music channels. What a bargain! I feel it is unfair to take TV Guide Channel off, which I have been paying for and wanting $6.99 to replace it. Senior citizens on limited income and other lower income people can’t afford this increase. I’ve tried to keep my cable bill down by not getting the extra movie channels like HBO, Showtime and others. I have been told people who have the movie channels get Suddenlink guide channel. It’s people with basic and expanded basic that are being hurt by Suddenlink’s new lineup. 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Nevertheless, American expectations and their desire to enhance their public image led both President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, to offer comfort and consolation to survivors and the victims’ families. President Obama told the survivors and the family members of victims he visited that “words are always inadequate in these kinds of situations,” but that his “main task was to serve as a representative of the entire country and let them know that we are thinking about them.” The stories that victims’ families and those recovering from injuries remind us, the president declared, “that even in the darkest of days, life continues and people are strong.” “Out of this darkness,” he promised, “a brighter day is going to come.” Given his professed desire to highlight his Christian faith—perhaps, in part, because of continued confusion about his religious convictions and his troubled relationship with some religious groups— Obama, not surprisingly, quoted the Bible (Revelation 21:4: “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more. Neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away”) and asked “God bless all who helped to respond to this tragedy.” Similarly, at a memorial service in Tucson for the six people killed in a January 2011 shooting that also Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Letters to the Editor Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Obama declared, “the Scripture tells us that there is evil in the world, and that terrible things happen for reasons that defy human understanding.” Moreover, the president referred to one victim as being in heaven and asked God to “love and watch over the survivors.” Recognizing that presidents are required to play this role of civic priest, Romney, who has typically said little about his own faith, quoted several passages from the Bible and the Book of Mormon, the scripture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Referring to Jesus’ words in the Gospel of Matthew, Romney urged Americans to “offer comfort to someone” nearby “who is suffering or heavy laden.” He exhorted others to “mourn with those who mourn in Colorado,” a phrase that occurs both in Jesus’ Beatitudes and the Book of Mormon. Evoking the Apostle Paul’s words to the Philippians, Romney stated, “Our prayer is that the comforter might bring the peace to their souls that surpasses understanding.” Quoting Paul directly from 2 Corinthians 1:4, the Republican added, “Blessed be God who comforteth us in all our tribulations, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble.” He assured grieving families that “people in every part of our great nation” were praying for them. Polls consistently report that Americans want their presidents to have a strong faith in God, which encourages our chief executives to stress their religious convictions and practices. Many Americans feel more comfortable when they know (or at least believe) that presidents pray about the decisions they make and the policies they adopt. Given the absence of a national church and the United States’ robust Judeo-Christian heritage, our civil religion demands that presidents help sanctify America’s dominant institutions and values and provide comfort in times of crisis and tragedy. Custom, Congress and current events all require presidents to serve as our civic chief priest. Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush especially fulfilled this role. They reassured citizens that God ruled the world and loved them as they dealt with disasters in space, communist threats and the Cold War, terrorist attacks at home and military action in Korea, Afghanistan and Iraq. As our chief executive and leader, the president proclaims the essential principles and values of the American civic tradition. He reinforces and promotes the nation’s shared civic beliefs, strengthening our core values and helping to unify and motivate citizens. He is expected to proclaim national days of prayer, celebrate the religious holidays of various faith communities, address national prayer breakfasts, lead citizens in mourning the death of statesmen and heroes and write letters of condolences to grieving families. Most Americans find religious rhetoric to be inspiring, reassuring and soothing in such situations and appreciate a president’s evoking of God’s aid, calls for prayer and thanksgiving to the divine in times of war, natural disasters, terrorist attacks and other tragedies. Therefore, presidents, regardless of the depth of their own faith, will likely continue to serve as our nation’s principal priest. Dr. Gary Scott Smith chairs the history department at Grove City College and is a fellow for faith and the presidency with The Center for Vision & Values. He is the author of “Faith and the Presidency From George Washington to George W. Bush” (Oxford University Press) and “Heaven in the American Imagination” (Oxford University Press). The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Publishing Co. 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Thursday, July 26, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 5 Death Notices James R. Darnell James R. Darnell, 83, Ashland, Kentucky, died Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in the Holzer Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Pomeroy. Glenn Fields Glenn Fields of Mason, W.Va., died July 25, 2012, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington. There will be no calling hours requested by the family. There will be a private burial at the convenience of the family. Foglesong-Roush Funeral Home is assisting the family. Lillie Mae Dean Harvey Lillie Mae Dean Harvey, 96, of Medina, Ohio, formerly of Gallipolis, died Sunday, July 22, 2012, at Hospice of Medina County, Medina, Ohio. Services will be held at 12 p.m., Friday, July 27, 2012, at Willis Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home on Friday. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Lillie’s memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Martha J. Huntley Martha J. Huntley, 89, Vinton, died at 12:32 p.m., Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in the Holzer Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cremeens Funeral Chapel, Gallipolis. Janice Kaye McKenzie Janice Kaye McKenzie, 74, of Gallipolis, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at Holzer Assisted Living. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 29, 2012, at Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m., Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Willis Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions in Janice’s memory to the Gallipolis City Police Department or the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office. Charles A. Stewart Charles A. Stewart, 78, Wellston, died at 9:50 p.m., Monday, July 23, 2012, in the Cornerstone Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. Grant From Page 1 was a parent who asked about advanced placement classes at the high school. Bookman reported that a class in chemistry will be started this fall and that another class is under consideration. Personnel matters taken care of during the meeting included accepting the resignations of some and the hiring of others. Mark Weber resigned as agriculture education instructor, FFA Advisor, and quiz team advisor at Meigs High school effective at the end of this month. Gail Hughes resigned as a bus driver, as did Juanita Lambert who is retiring as a bus driver, both effective on Aug. 17. Hired during the meeting were Joshua Eddy on a purchased service contract as a tutor for a health handicapped student, Brent Bissell as a physical education/health teacher on a one-year contract at Meigs Elementary and Meigs High Schools,and Samantha Carroll as a language arts teacher on a one-year contract at Meigs High School. Hired as substitute custodians for the school year were James Tony Carnahan, Kelly Counts, Michael Dill, Bryan Enright, Larry Gibbs, Kristopher Ginther, Steven Hoover, Carla King, Tamara Marshall, Roger Mowery, Oliver Norris, Timothy Norris, Russell O’Brien,Charles Rathburn, Gregory Satterfield, Timothy Spires, Adam Tillis,Timmy Tillis, and Wesley Wright. In athletic positions , Arson Crow was hired as 7th grade football coach, and Tyler Brothers as a volunteer football coach for the 2012 season. Cary Betzing was employed as 8th grade girls basketball coach and Jay Humphreys as 7th grade basketball coach. Other personnel hired included Jennifer Henson as lead mentor in the resident educator program with Denise Arnold, Vicki Hughes, Christine Miceli and Amy Perrin as resident educator mentors. Approval was given to applying to the Ohio Department of Education for approval for a district operational waiver to allow for up to 24 hours of professional develo99pment for school employees to address and implement a district and school building improvement plan. ty;” the bittersweet tug of love in “Seven Days A Thousand Times;” and the down-on-your-knees gratitude of “One More Day.” Much of Brice’s new self-awareness comes from his engagement to longtime girlfriend Sara Reeveley. The two have a son, Takoda, “a MiniMe…a Mini-Lee,” as his father describes him, chuckling. “The last year and a half opened my eyes to really how amazing Sara is,” Brice explains. “But I had to be ready, and something just happened over the last six months. I realized just how much I miss her. I used to love being on the road, but now I want to get home to see her. And I can’t stand being away from Takoda. He needs his daddy. I’ve gotten to the point where my family means everything to me. I just bought my first house and my goal is for us to spend next Christmas there together.” While Sara and Takoda are the inspiration for some of the most memorable songs on the album, Brice’s writing has been lauded in industry circles for some time now. Early credits include “Still” for Tim McGraw, “Not Every Man Lives” for Jason Aldean and “Crazy Days” and “What it Takes” for Adam Gregory. “Crazy Girl,” which Brice cowrote with Liz Rose, and which was a number one hit for the Eli Young Band, was recently nominated for an ACM award in the prestigious “Song of the Year” category. “Crazy Girl” was Billboard’s number one country song for 2011. Yet the amiable and (at six-foot-three) imposing artist had already made history twice. Garth Brooks’ “More Than A Memory,” which Brice cowrote with Billy Montana and Kyle Jacobs, became the first song on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart to debut at number one. Then, the title track off of his own album, Love Like Crazy, was named Billboard’s most played country song of 2010. It still holds the record for the longestcharting song in the history of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. Writing since he was literally a child growing up in Sumter, S.C., Brice was fascinated by music. By age seven, he’d balance himself at his Aunt Henrietta’s upright piano to plunk out gospel tunes and make up his own melodies. Filled with the joy and power of music, he performed first for his family and then at church. In high school, the sounds of such country artists as Garth Brooks, Hank Williams, Jr., Alabama, The Oak Ridge Boys and Vince Gill vied with pop icons Aerosmith, Guns N’ Roses, Pearl Jam and Tupac Shakur for his attention. Though he soaked up the varied styles, it was Brooks’ story-driven songs that most moved him and influenced his own original music. His classmates took notice: For three years running, he captured the high school talent pageants, while also distinguishing himself as an AllConference football player. Still, Brice might have gone on to become a civil engineer had a football injury not derailed him at Clemson University. Recuperating from surgery on his arm, he reevaluated his life goals and dreams: It was music, not engineering that drove him. Recalling a spring break in Nashville when producer Doug Johnson promised to help him should he move to town, he left school and packed his bags. Johnson made good on his offer, later arranging a writing deal for him with Curb Music Publishing. The first year, Brice cowrote some 150 songs. With his knack for inhabiting and not just delivering a song, the buzz around town was that Brice was a talent on the rise. His tours with Willie Nelson, Jamey Johnson and Luke Bryan bore that out. And yet it’s only now that it has all come together… big nominations, large tours, first house, a wedding in the wings, and Hard 2 Love, the album on which Lee Brice finally gets to say, “Here’s who I am, in all sides of my personality. I hope you’ll like me.” Chances are, you already know the answer. More on the entertainment and other plans for the annual Party in the Park will appear in a later edition of The Daily Sentinel. Brice From Page 1 Like Crazy, over six years,” explains the South Carolina native, lifting his trademark turned-around ball cap and rubbing his forehead. “It didn’t feel like a cohesive record, but more like a lot of different songs. And six years later, I’ve grown as an artist and a writer. “Everything on the new album is very pertinent to who I am right now and where I am in my life. I have some very personal stuff on there, and I had to be really honest with it. Hopefully, folks will see that.” Certainly radio listeners are already aware of “A Woman Like You,” a married couple’s starkly honest meditation on love and devotion. Immediately upon release, the mid-tempo ballad became iTunes’ number five most-purchased song and sold more than 30,000 copies a week. Not bad for a first single off an album. “It’s moving faster than anything I’ve ever had,” Brice says with a smile in his warm, familiar baritone. “It’s just so real.” As “A Woman Like You” suggests, Brice presents himself throughout the album as a man who fully knows who he is and steps up to own it. He co-produced every track, bringing in friends Kyle Jacobs, Jon Stone, Doug Johnson and Matt McClure to share production duties on various cuts. “At 32, I’m growing up, and I’ve done a lot more singing, not just in the studio but live. I’ve done about 200 shows a year for the last five years, and I realized that you can move people and peel their faces back without necessarily screaming at them. I’m just learning there is a patience that you gain with experience and I’m trying to dig in. You could be a great singer or performer, but it’s the whole package that makes an artist. It starts with the music that’s out there.” As co-writer of eight of the thirteen tracks on Hard 2 Love, Brice has aimed for strong melodies and smart, emotional storytelling that aims straight for the heart of the human condition: the bluesy sigh of “See About a Girl;” the tailgate reverie of “Parking Lot Par- Private funeral services will be conducted at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours. Funeral arrangements are by the Huntley-Cremeens Funeral Home, Wellston. Darrell C. Stone, Sr. Darrell C. Stone, Sr., 93, of Leon, W.Va., died on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at the VA Medical Center, in Huntington, W.Va. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Smith Cemetery, in Leon, W.Va. Burial will follow. At his request, there will be no visitation. Darrell’s care has been entrusted to Crow-Hussell Funeral Home. Emma Faye Taylor Emma Faye Taylor, infant daughter of Samantha Taylor and Christopher Henson, died on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at the Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, July 27, 2012, at Salem Baptist Cemetery with Rev. Nelson Sharp officiating. See something, say something, uncover New York PD spying NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — He saw something. He said something. And he inadvertently uncovered a secret spying operation that the New York Police Department was running outside its jurisdiction. In June 2009, a building superintendent at an apartment complex near the Rutgers University campus opened the door to unit 1076 to conduct an inspection. Tenants had been notified of the inspection weeks ago and the notice was still stuck to the door. He turned his key, walked in and immediately knew something was wrong. A colleague called 911. “What’s suspicious?” a New Brunswick police dispatcher asked. “Suspicious in the sense that the apartment has about — has no furniture except two beds, has no clothing, has New York City Police Department radios,” he replied. “Really?” the dispatcher asked, her voice rising with surprise. The caller, Salil Sheth, and his colleagues had stumbled upon one of the NYPD’s biggest secrets: a safe house, a place where undercover officers working well outside the department’s jurisdiction could lie low and coordinate surveillance. Since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the NYPD, with training and guidance from the CIA, has monitored the activities of Muslims in New York and far beyond. Detectives infiltrated mosques, eavesdropped in cafes and kept tabs on Muslim student groups, including at Rutgers. The NYPD kept files on sermons, recorded the names of political organizers in police documents, and built databases of where Muslims lived and shopped, even where they were likely to gather to watch sports. Out-of-state operations, like the one in New Brunswick, were one aspect of this larger intelligence-gathering effort. The Associated Press previously described the discovery of the NYPD inside the New Jersey apartment but, after a yearlong fight, New Brunswick police released the tape of the 911 call and other materials this week. “There’s computer hardware, software, you know, just laying around,” Sheth continued. “There’s pictures of terrorists. There’s pictures of our neighboring building that they have.” “In New Brunswick?” the dispatcher asked, sounding as confused as the caller. New York authorities have encouraged people like Sheth to call 911. In its “Eight Signs of Terrorism,” people are encouraged to call the police if they see evidence of surveillance, information gathering, suspicious activities or anything that looks out of place. The Homeland Security Department has long encouraged citizens to be vigilant under its “See Something, Say Something” campaign. The call from the building superintendent sent New Brunswick police and the FBI rushing to the apartment complex. Officers and agents were surprised at what they found. None had been told that the NYPD was in town. At the NYPD, the bungled operation was an embarrassment. It made the department look amateurish and forced it to ask the FBI to return the department’s materials. The emails highlight the sometimes convoluted arguments the NYPD has used to justify its out-of-state activities, which have been criticized by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and some members of Congress. The NYPD has infiltrated and photographed Muslim businesses and mosques in New Jersey, monitored the Internet postings of Muslim college students across the Northeast and traveled as far away as New Orleans to infiltrate and build files on liberal advocacy groups. In February, NYPD’s deputy commissioner for legal matters, Andrew Schaffer, told reporters that detectives can operate outside New York because they aren’t conducting official police duties. “They’re not acting as police officers in other jurisdictions,” Schaffer said. Theft From Page 1 scene, nearly striking two of the individuals who had arrived at the victim’s residence to assist, according to statements. A second family member told officers that he then chased the suspect vehicle to Miller Road where the suspect, later identified as Travis Foster, jumped out of the vehicle and fled into the woods. Foster was later located by a sheriff’s office canine unit hiding in a nearby field. All four suspects were later transported to the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect vehicle was towed from the scene and the farm disc was later located on Flagsprings Road where it was retrieved by family members. It had reportedly bounced off the trailer while the suspect was fleeing the scene. According to the report, the vehicle also had damage to one of its front headlights and the left rear tire was also gone — possibly shot out. The suspects later told deputies that the vehicle had been shot at several times by an individual with a gun while Foster fled the scene. After being interviewed, the suspects reportedly told deputies that they had traveled to the residence to pick up the plow and scrap it for money. The two male suspects were later jailed and the two female suspects were released. Following consultation with the Gallia County Prosecutor’s Office, the case was referred to the Gallipolis City Solicitor’s Office and misdemeanor charges were filed against the suspects. Initial hearings in the cases against the suspects will be held at a later date in the Gallipolis Municipal Court. BUNDLE & SAVE! ON DIGITAL SERVICES FOR YOUR HOME DIGITAL TV HIGH-SPEED INTERNET DIGITAL PHONE Offers may be available now in your area from Acceller, Inc. for these top service providers: * BUNDLES STARTING AS LOW AS $89/mo. For first 12 months FIND OUT MORE BY CALLING TOLL-FREE 1-866-636-5984 By Acceller, Inc., an authorized retailer. *Geographic and service restrictions apply to all services. Call to see if you qualify. �The Daily Sentinel Sports THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012 mdssports@heartlandpublications.com Penn State program far from dead Ralph D. Russo Associated Press The mere suggestion that NCAA sanctions against Penn State were worse than receiving the so-called death penalty were enough to make first-year coach Bill O’Brien raise his voice a notch. “No. We are playing football,” O’Brien said forcefully during a conference call Tuesday with reporters. “We open our season on Sept. 1 in front of 108,000 strong against Ohio University. We’re playing football and we’re on TV. We get to practice. We get to get better as football players, and get to do it for Penn State.” The NCAA crushed Penn State with scholarship reductions that could be felt for much of this decade and a bowl ban over the next four seasons. But it stopped short of handing down the death penalty, forcing the school to shut down the program the way it did to SMU in 1987. It is fair to wonder if Penn State football will ever be what it once was: a perennial Top 20 program that routinely contended for Big Ten championships and occasionally national titles. But to suggest that Penn State’s punishment is comparable to or worse than SMU’s is to forget just how difficult it has been for the Mustangs to recover. And make no mistake, 25 years later, SMU football is still recovering. “Until you’ve completely killed a program, it’s hard to understand all that it takes for a program to operate on a day-to-day basis,” said Andy Bergfeld, a receiver on SMU’s 1989 team, its first after the death penalty. “The fact that SMU had to start completely from scratch — they went from playing in Texas Stadium to converting their 1920 home stadium into a place we could play our home games — it was very, very difficult. I think Penn State, when all the dust settles, will have a lot better chance to recover more quickly.” As difficult as it will be for Penn State to deal with having no more than 65 scholarship players for four years (their opponents will have 85) it’s a whole lot better than having no scholarship players at all. SMU’s program was shuttered by the NCAA for one year because it was a repeat offender found to be systematically paying players and that high-ranking university officials knew about the payments. The NCAA allowed SMU players to transfer without restrictions after the punishment was handed down, just as it is doing with Penn State players. With no chance of playing until at least 1988, just about all of See PROGRAM |‌ 8 Knights Wrestling Club attends Ken Chertow Camp Michael Prengler/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT photo West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen fields questions from reporters during the Big 12 Media Day at the Westin Galleria in Dallas, Texas, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Holgorsen back in Big 12, says WVU good fit DALLAS (AP) — West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen is no stranger to the Big 12. While the Mountaineers are league newcomers, Holgorsen was a Big 12 assistant for nine of 11 seasons before becoming a head coach. He was at Texas Tech for eight seasons and spent a year as Oklahoma State’s offensive coordinator. So he has a pretty good idea what West Virginia faces going so far away to a new league after winning or sharing the Big East title six times the last nine years, including the last two. “What we’re getting into is the same thing we got at home. And that didn’t necessarily exist in the conference that we were in last year,” Holgorsen said Tuesday. “The culture is there. The support’s there. The fan base is there. We’re going to fill up our stadium. Our team is used to winning, and that exists at the other nine universities in the Big 12 as well.” What does he feel is the best way to explain it to West Virginia fans and people in the Big 12? “What exists in the Big 12 exists in Morgantown, West Virginia, as well,” he said. In the preseason media poll, the Mountaineers are picked to finish second behind Oklahoma, which won seven Big 12 titles over 11 seasons before Oklahoma State claimed its first crown last season. There are not the same kinds of expectations for Charlie Weis’ first season at Kansas. The Jayhawks are coming off a 2-10 season in which they lost six games by at least 30 points and didn’t win a Big 12 game. “One issue, the one that everyone sees, is the fact that we’re 2-10 and 3-9 over See WVU ‌| 8 Submitted photo Members of the Knights Wrestling Club, coached by George Smith, recently attended Ken Chertow’s Gold Medal Camp in State College, Pa. Chertow, a native of Huntington, is a two-time West Virginia state wrestling champion and a three-time NCAA All-American at Penn State, an NCAA champion, World Espoir Champion, PAN American Champion, and a 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist. During the four-day camp the wrestlers experienced intense training in technique, drilling, and live match situations. The wrestlers were also given instruction in nutrition and physical and mental preparation from Chertow and his staff of elite college coaches and wrestlers. Chertow, who was also a three-time NCAA Academic All-American, also emphasized the importance of being a scholar-athlete. Anyone interested in joining the Knights Wrestling Club can contact Coach Smith at (740) 208-0497. Munich widows call for Olympic ceremony protest LONDON (AP) — The widows of two Israeli Olympians killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Olympics are urging spectators to stage a silent protest during Friday’s opening ceremony for the London Games. Ankie Spitzer and Ilana Romano are demanding that London organizers recognize their husbands’ deaths and honor them at Olympic Stadium 40 years after the slayings. The two women have asked audience members to stand in silence when International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge rises to speak at Friday’s ceremony. Since Olympic organizers have rejected a moment of silence for the 11 slain Israeli athletes and coaches, the widows say the silent protest will be a victory in their fight to have the men remembered at the proper place and time. “They were not accidental tourists,” Spitzer told reporters Wednesday, her hoarse voice rising with indignation. “They came with dreams and came home in coffins.” The 1972 Munich Olympics were the first held in Germany since the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, and was designed to blot out the tainted images of competition in Nazi Germany. But in the second week, the Black September mili- tant group penetrated the laxly secured village and took Israeli team members hostage. Within a day of Sept. 5, 11 died. The games were briefly suspended, but the Olympics were forever changed. Security costs soared and just kept rising with every games. For Spitzer and Romano, it was a simpler time. Ankie Spitzer and her fencing coach husband, Andrei, had just had a daughter, Anouk, who is also pressing the fight for the silent protest. They say Andrei was thrilled to be an Olympian and firmly believed in the higher goals of the games. Ilana Romano, meanwhile, had had a bad feeling about her husband Yossef’s trip to the games. Romano, Israel’s middleweight weightlifting champion, had injured his knee and dropped out after the clean-and-jerk event. He was set to return to Israel on Sept. 6 for an operation. Romano tried to escape during the siege. Although injured and using crutches, Romano lunged at one of his captors, slashing him with a paring knife and grabbing his gun. Another militant shot him, and he was left to bleed to death in front of his bound teammates. See PROTEST |‌ 8 Police: Cal Ripken’s mom abducted, now safe ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) — Cal Ripken Jr.’s 74-year-old mother was found with her hands bound in the back seat of her car Wednesday after being kidnapped at gunpoint a day earlier at her home outside Baltimore and driven around blindfolded by her abductor, police and neighbors said. Investigators do not know the kidnapper’s motive and there was no ransom demand for Vi Ripken’s release, Aberdeen Police Chief Henry Trabert said at a news conference. The gunman forced Ripken into her silver Lincoln Continental between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Tuesday, police said. She was found unharmed but shaken about 6:15 a.m. Wednesday near her home in Aberdeen, about 30 miles northeast of Baltimore. When asked if police believe the kidnapper knew who he was abducting, Trabert did not answer, saying police don’t know the motive or if the suspect any ties to the Ripken family. “This case is still brand new,” Trabert said. Hall of Fame infielder Cal Ripken Jr. earned the nickname “Iron Man” for playing in 2,632 consecutive games during his 21year career with the Baltimore before voluntarily ending the streak in 1998. Next-door neighbor Gus Kowalewski said he spoke with Vi Ripken later Wednesday morning. The 72-year-old retired autoworker said Ripken told him the gunman tied her hands and put a blindfold on her, but said he wouldn’t hurt her. “He lit cigarettes for her, they stopped for food,” Kowalewski said. “He said, ‘I’m not going to hurt you. I’m going to take you back,’ and that’s what he did.” Kowalewski said Ripken told him the gunman originally planned to put tape over her eyes. “But he didn’t do that because she said ‘please don’t do that ‘cause I’m claustrophobic,’” he said. Instead, the gunman put some type of mask or blinders on her, and she could see somewhat out the sides, he said. Investigators determined that Ripken was missing Tuesday night after talking to another police department. “This has been a very trying time for our family, but we are grateful and relieved that mom is back with us, safe and healthy,” the Ripken family said in a statement. “We want to thank everyone for their tremendous support, especially all of the law enforcement agencies that worked so hard and quickly.” Cal Ripken retired in 2001. His brother, Bill, played second base in the major leagues. 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Program From Page 6 the Mustangs left. “It was pretty much a nobrainer for anybody on that football team,” said Mitchell Glieber, who was a redshirt freshman on SMU’s 1986 team, the last one before the sanctions. “If you had aspirations of playing football beyond college there was no choice.” As of Tuesday, Penn State has not lost a current player. No doubt defections will come, and O’Brien has said that right now keeping his team together is his top priority. Glieber felt that professional football was probably not in his future back in the late ’80s, so he stuck it out at SMU, along with a handful of other players, mostly former walk-ons. SMU canceled the 1988 season as well, though it was allowed to hire a coach — former Green Bay Packers great and Cincinnati Bengals coach Forrest Gregg, an SMU alum, was brought in — and the team began practicing. “The caliber of talent between the pre-death penalty and the post-death penalty were absolutely night and day,” said Glieber, who is now the vice president of marketing for the Texas State Fair. “In the first few weeks of practice I was just in disbelief about the level of players we had out there.” SMU also had scholarship limits placed on the program by the NCAA and the school had responded to the scandal by drastically raising the academic standards for athletes, Glieber said. Glieber looked at the team SMU was hoping to compete with Southwest Conference rivals such as Texas and Texas A&M and thought: “Can this group of guys stay healthy and continue to field a team week to week?” “It was pretty bleak look- ing to be honest with you.” SMU, remarkably, won two games its first season back. But the program was a wreck. When the Southwest Conference broke up, many of the top programs from that league ended up in the Big 12. SMU was cast aside. It is not unreasonable to think that the Big Ten, with multimillion dollar television contracts to fulfill that require 12 teams, would not have held a spot for Penn State if it had been given the death penalty. Instead, the Big Ten will withhold Penn State’s portion of the conference’s shared bowl revenue while the Nittany Lions are ineligible for the postseason. That will cost Penn State about $13 million. But the Nittany Lions will still get to have their games shown on the Big Ten Network. And probably on ESPN and ABC. The spotlight will still be on Penn State football, and that could be a good thing. The day after the NCAA’s hammer dropped on Penn State, O’Brien made the media rounds, answering questions about how he will go about trying to lead the Nittany Lions through the difficult times that lie ahead. Mostly, though, O’Brien was delivering the message that there are still plenty of reasons to play football at Penn State. The former New England offensive coordinator and Joe Paterno’s replacement ticked off the reasons several times. — A chance to get a great education; — The ability to “play football on TV in front of 108,000 fans” at Beaver Stadium; — To be able to play “six or seven bowl games a year right here in State College in front of great fans”; — His staff’s ability to develop players for the NFL. And he left off a couple of others. Most likely, fans will still come to Beaver Stadium. College football weekends are about more than the game. They are about reunions of friends and family, a chance to cook out on crisp autumn days. Those things won’t change in Happy Valley. Also, while a four-year bowl ban sounds tough, think about it like this. An incoming freshman who redshirts for a year — retaining four years of eligibility — will be able to play for the blue and white in a bowl his senior season. O’Brien has already shown signs of being a stellar recruiter. He was putting together a class that recruiting analysts were high on before the sanctions. Analyst Tom Lemming of CBS Sports said that he thinks the first two years under the sanctions will be lean, but O’Brien can start selling recruits a future with bowl games and Big Ten titles by Year 3 and Penn State could be back on track in five years. “It’s all about the optimism and the ability to sell the future to these kids,” Lemming said. O’Brien said he found out exactly what the sanctions were at the same time as everyone else, when NCAA President Mark Emmert announced them at a news conference Monday morning. Before they came down, O’Brien said he told his bosses what he wanted: “Let us play football and let us be on TV.” “At the end of the day that’s what you want to do: play football in a fantastic, beautiful stadium and you want your fans that can’t go to the game to watch you on TV.” It sure beats not playing at all. The Daily Sentinel • Page 8 WVU From Page 6 the last two years,” Weis said. “The other one, which I think is maybe even more important, were not the losses last year but how badly they lost so often. … The first thing you better do is get your team to be more competitive on a weekly basis.” Weis said that’s the No. 1 job of his staff that includes former NFL coach and defensive coordinator Dave Campo. The Jayhawks also have a one-year quarterback in Dayne Crist, a team captain who transferred following his graduation from Notre Dame — where he was originally recruited by Weis. The Big 12 wrapped up its two-day media session Tuesday with the two new coaches, along with Baylor, Texas and Oklahoma State. Baylor no longer has Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III, the second overall pick by the Washington Redskins after bypassing his senior season. Oklahoma State is depending on a true freshman to replace Brandon Weeden and Texas goes into the season with sophomore David Ash and junior Case McCoy still competing to be the starting quarterback. When Baylor coach Art Briles was asked about re- placing Griffin, his immediate retort was, “How do you adjust to not having the best player football in the United States of America last year at the collegiate level?” He later added that the Bears still expect to be a better team a year after matching a school record with 10 wins, including a six-game winning streak to end the season. “We’re in the proving business,” Briles said. “So what we have to do is figure out ways to fill in the gaps, because Robert created a bunch of gaps. His ability from somebody else’s is a big gap. We have to fill that in with a variety of different methods, schematically, personnel-wise and motivational-wise and inspirationwise that will give us an opportunity to stay at the level we finished at last year.” The Baylor quarterback will be Nick Florence, the senior who would have redshirted last season if not pressed into action the second half against Texas Tech when Griffin was injured. In that half, Florence completed nine of 12 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for another score in a victory. As for Ash and McCoy at Texas, coach Mack Brown said they came out of spring drills even. “Last year at this time I sat here and we had four (options). And there was a lot of concern about trying to get four guys prepared for a new offense. … It was all over the place,” Brown said. “What we have done now, we have two older guys that have been through a year with Bryan Harsin’s and Major Applewhite’s offense. They both won significant games.” Oklahoma State, which also lost standout receiver Justin Blackmon, is going from a 28-year-old quarterback who was a first-round NFL draft pick to 18-yearold freshman Wes Lunt, who enrolled last January. West Virginia, which has a 9-4 record against current Big 12 members it has played, comes into the league with 4,000-yard passer Geno Smith. He is the Big 12 preseason Offensive Player of the Year. His 337 yards passing per game last season would have ranked third in the league behind only Weeden and Oklahoma senior Landry Jones. “It sounds like everybody in the room thinks that we’re pretty good, or that Geno is pretty good,” Holgorsen said. “It’s a compliment to Geno. … He progressed and he’s got a chance to be pretty good.” “We are marking the moment in a number of ways that we think are the most appropriate,” Adams told The Associated Press. “The President made a moving speech in the village, there will be a ceremony next week in cooperation with the Israeli NOC where the president will speak and we will mark the exact anniversary in Munich ….The IOC will mark and will continue to mark the darkest moment in its history.” The families flatly reject the official reasons they’ve been given over the years for why this cannot happen. At Montreal, they said they were told the reason was that the Arabs would leave. At Barcelona, it was about an unwillingness to bring politics to the games. At Atlanta, the reason was protocol. At Athens, organizers said it was not the appropriate time. The widows ask: Would they face the same problem if the athletes were the U.S. Dream Team? Or any other country? “They came from the wrong country and the wrong religion,” Spitzer said at the news conference. Now is the time, they say. And they promise that if the IOC keeps saying no, they will keep fighting, to the next generation if necessary. They were meeting with Rogge later Wednesday to present the petition. Romano and Spritzer say the years have only strengthened their resolve. They note that organizers in Vancouver held a moment of silence at the opening ceremony for Nodar Kumaritashvili, a Georgian luger killed during a high-speed training run in Whistler just hours before the opening of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The families say the circumstances may be different but the principle is the same. The Olympics should honor their own, the members of the socalled “Olympic Family.” They say the Olympics are just not like anything else — they are about sportsmanship, peace, goodwill. And when the Israeli athletes were attacked, the entire Olympic movement was too. “It is not just a competition,” Spitzer said. “It is an idea.” Protest From Page 6 The widows took their message to the public in a news conference Wednesday, saying they were tired of hearing about how the hands of the IOC are tied by protocol. They hope that the IOC notices — and decides to act. Nor were they moved by a tribute Monday at the athletes’ village, when Rogge in a surprise move led a solemn minute of silence. They are also not satisfied by the plan to honor the slain at a private reception in London on Aug. 6. The IOC says the opening ceremony is not an appropriate arena to remember the dead, despite pressure from politicians in the United States, Israel and Germany. A committee started by a Jewish organization in Rockland, New York, has gathered more than 100,000 signatures for the moment of silence and count President Barack Obama among their supporters. IOC spokesman Mark Adams defended the organization and Rogge, saying that it recognizes the deaths as a dark time for the Olympics. Miscellaneous �Thursday, July 26, 2012 Thursday, July 26, 2012 BLONDIE BEETLE BAILEY FUNKY WINKERBEAN HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI & LOIS ComiCs/EntErtainmEnt www.mydailysentinel.com Dean Young/Denis Lebrun Mort Walker Today’s Answers Tom Batiuk Chris Browne Brian and Greg Walker THE LOCKHORNS MUTTS The Daily Sentinel • Page 9 William Hoest Patrick McDonnell Jacquelene Bigar’s Horoscope zITS THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, July 26, 2012: This year you become focused on home, family and your immediate circle. Others might try to distract you, yet they get nowhere. At times you might seem closed down, as you are so deep in thought. Ask questions to verify what you are hearing if something seems out of kilter. If you are single, you might attract someone who has difficulty with your level of depth. Be willing to move on. If you are attached, spend more time with your significant other. Take on a project together, and you will become closer. SCORPIO can be possessive, and there is very little you can do to change this pattern. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Deal with others individually. There is an element of confusion that marks your plans and interactions. Let go of the status quo, and be ready to adapt to different needs and ideas. Confirm statements. Tonight: Togetherness works. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You take quite a stand, and others immediately become challenging. See and understand how you provoke these responses. You might want to adapt some, at least in how you present your case. News comes in that forces you to take a different look at a situation. Tonight: Sort through answers. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Dive into your work and complete as many errands as possible. Deal with a partner on a one-on-one level. This person is changing. Your response seems more than adequate, and it reflects your understanding. Watch a tendency to overdo things. Tonight: Do for you. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH Tap into your innate creativity. You are a source of everchanging ideas and solutions. News comes indirectly that you might have had a premonition about. Stay tuned — there is more information coming. Tonight: Fun and games. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You are energized and in touch with your needs. You might want to clarify a request from a partner, close friend or loved one. You know there is something you aren’t quite getting. Rearrange your sched- ule if need be. Tonight: Head home. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Observe what is happening with a key person. Clarify a situation, rather than allowing confusion to drift deeper into plans and ideas. It is very important to honor the natural transformation that a relationship goes through. Tonight: Out and about. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Investigate and root out what might be going on with a daily matter or routine. Misunderstandings weave their way through this issue. You, as well as others, could use some explanation. As a result, you’ll revise your thinking. Tonight: Do some shopping. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH You must deal with an important project or decide to share some time with a special person in your life. You might not be aware of the implications of your actions. Know that others respect and like the way you handle yourself. Tonight: Consider starting your weekend early. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Take your time getting going. If you feel you need time off, take it now, as your dream life is active and you could be quite tired. Financial matters are subject to change, for better or for worse. Look at risks cynically, even though it’s not your normal attitude. Tonight: Take a break designed just for you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH You might not realize what an unstoppable force you are. Others often look on with awe as you continue like the Energizer Bunny. Sometimes, as hard as you might try, simplifying a situation is very difficult. Tonight: Make plans with friends. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Others observe your actions. You might get jittery with this knowledge. Understand that you are unique in your own right; that is what draws others to you. Adjust your mental attitude, and decide to be flattered. Tonight: In the limelight. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Reach out for more information. You might be more perplexed than you realize and could be thinking on a different level from many other people. This could explain why what you are hearing makes no sense. Tonight: Let your imagination plan your weekend. Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. �Thursday, July 26, 2012 www.mydailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel • Page 10 US men’s basketball unbeaten, OVP Sports Briefs says not unbeatable BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The question sounded more like a concession. The U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team had come to Barcelona and put a 100-78 beating on Spain, the country given the best chance of stopping the Americans’ bid for a second straight gold medal. It was such a dominating performance over the final three quarters Tuesday that it was hard to imagine what could be much different if the teams meet again in London. So, one Spanish journalist asked Chris Paul, is this U.S. team invincible? “No,” Paul said. “I mean, I wish we were. We’d get to live a long time.” OK, so they’re not immortal, either. What the Americans have, after a five-game exhibition schedule, is a team that is unbeaten, though not unbeatable. The Americans have a weakness that can be exploited, though also the ability to turn it into a strength. They head to London as the clear favorites, and maybe among the few who believe winning gold again will require much more than just showing up. “I think for us, it’s about going out there and playing the right way and worrying about us,” Paul said. “We go into games, fortunately we know that we’re probably going to be the most talented team there, but that doesn’t always win games for you.” It worked during this tour, which started nearly three weeks ago in Las Vegas and ended with an off day Wednesday in Barcelona. The U.S. flies to London on Thursday, then plays its Olympic opener Sunday against France. Games against overmatched Britain and the Dominican Republic weren’t competitive, but the Americans were challenged at times during the three contests against medal contenders. Brazil had a 10-point lead after one quarter before the U.S. won by 11. Argentina cut a 20-point deficit to four in the final minutes of the Americans’ 86-80 victory here Eastern athletic info packets available TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — All Eastern Junior High and High School students (Grades 7-12) who are planning to play a fall sport (football, volleyball, cross country, golf and cheerleading) should pick up an information packet, unless you got one during the last week of school, in the high school office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Meigs Jr High football practice POMEROY, Ohio — Meigs seventh and eighth grade football practice will begin on Monday, July 30. Practice will be held from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Meigs Field House. David Eulitt/Kansas City Star/MCT photo Coach Mike Krzyzewski of the United States men’s basketball team wears several of the players’ gold medals on Sunday, August 24, 2008, in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China. Sunday. And Spain was ahead by nine points in the opening period before the U.S. got the game under control. “We got better. We got better and at the end of the day that’s what it’s all about,” LeBron James said of the preOlympic schedule. “We’ve got to continue to improve and it was a good test.” The biggest question — maybe the only one — facing the Americans since they assembled their team was how they would overcome their size problem. Spain had NBA big men Pau Gasol and Serge Ibaka on their front line Tuesday, an advantage that seemed even bigger when starting center Tyson Chandler quickly went to the bench with two fouls. Carmelo Anthony came in and played on the front line with James and Kevin Durant. That made the Americans vulnerable on defense but unguardable on offense, forcing someone who would rarely find himself on the perimeter suddenly having to check one of the NBA’s top scorers out there. “Their athleticism and quickness makes up for the lack of size. Interior players are not used to guarding players 20 feet away from the basket, so it’s sort of a doubleedged sword,” Gasol said. “You have to try to punish them at one end, then adjust at the other end. And they’re loaded, so you have to be alert at all times.” While Spanish coach Sergio Scariolo called the U.S. the best team in the world, the Americans were a bit more cautious, perhaps because they remember what happened against Spain four years ago in the Olympics. Wahama Athletic HOF meeting The Wahama Athletic Hall of Fame will conduct an important meeting on Tuesday, July 31, at the Riverside Golf Course. Voting for the 2012 edition of the WHS Hall of Fame selection process will take place at this time. All WHS Athletic Hall of Fame Board of Trustee members are urged to attend this meeting. As usual the meetings are open to anyone wishing to become a part of the Wahama Athletic Hall of Fame selection process. Wahama Football organizational meeting MASON — There will be an organizational meeting for any interested Junior High football players and their parents at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 31, at the Wahama High School Cafeteria. RV mandatory OHSAA Fall Sports Meeting BIDWELL, Ohio — River Valley High School and Middle School will be holding their annual mandated OHSAA Fall Sports Parent Meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, in the RVHS cafeteria. All parents of fall athletes are required to be present and take part in video presentations mandated by the OHSAA. Required paperwork necessary for athletes to participate in fall sports will be completed at this time, as well as having a meeting with your child’s respective coach. Participants will also be given a short presentation on the new River Valley athletic website. GA Football Helmet Fittings CENTENARY, Ohio — Mandatory helmet fitting for seventh and eighth grade football will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 2, at the visitors locker room at Memorial Field. Any student in grades 7-12 wanting to participate in athletics at Gallia Academy needs to have their physical completed before they may participate. Forms can be picked up at the high school. GA mandatory OHSAA Fall Sports Meeting CENTENARY, Ohio — Any student in grades 7-12 wanting to play a fall sport at Gallia Academy must attend a mandatory Fall Sports Orientation at Gallia Academy High School. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 6. The student and at least one parent or guardian must attend the meeting. Gallia Academy reserved seating CENTENARY, Ohio — Gallia Academy Football Reserved seats will go on sale Monday, August 6th for the Athletic Boosters Super Boosters. They will be sold on a first come first served basis. Parents of players, cheerleaders, and band members will be able to purchase tickets on Tuesday, August 7th, on a first come first served basis. Wednesday August 8th the general public will be able to purchase tickets on a first come first served basis. Tickets may be purchased at Gallia Academy High School from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. There is a limit to 10 seats purchased per customer. Middleport Fall Ball MIDDLEPORT, Ohio — The Middleport Youth League is holding Fall Ball signups for boys and girls from ages 6-16. Signups will be held August 4th and 11th at the Middleport Ball Fields from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For any information call Dave at 740-590-0438, Jackie 740-416-1261, or Tanya at 740-416-1952. Gallipolis MFL sign-ups GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The Gallipolis Midget Football League will be holding signups for any interested boy in grades 5-6 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4, and Sunday, Aug. 5, at the Elks Farm on State Route 588. Signup forms are available at BCMR Publications in downtown Gallipolis, or you can visit the GMFL facebook page at www.facebook.com/GallipolisMFL. Registration forms may be returned to BCMR Publications or mailed to P.O. Box 303, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. GAHS Youth Track Meet CENTENARY, Ohio — Coaches, the City of Gallipolis Recreation will be holding a youth track meet at Gallia Academy High School on Saturday, Aug. 11. There will be four age divisions: 4-5 year olds, 6-7 year olds, 8-9 year olds, and a 10-12 age division. The events that will be ran are the 50 Meter dash (4-7 year olds) 100 Meter dash (8-12), 400 Meter Dash (812), 800 Meter run (8-12), 1600 Meter run (8-12), 4x50 Meter Relay (4-7), 4x100 Meter Relay (8-12), and a 4x400 Meter Relay for the 10-12 year old division. In addition, there will be three field events; Standing Long Jump, Softball Throw, and the Nerf Javelin for all age groups. There will be a limit of 32 athletes per age division in running events, and 16 athletes in field events. There will also be a small entry fee for athletes and admission fee for spectators. BBYFL sign-ups MIDDLEPORT, Ohio — The Big Bend Youth Football League will be holding sign ups for football and cheerleading every Saturday in July from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Camp begins July 30th at 6 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in Middleport. No football sign ups will be taken after August 17th. For more information, contact Sarah at (740) 444-1606, Tony or Chrissey at (740) 992-4067, Regina at (740) 698-2804, or Angie at (740) 444-1177. URG Volleyball Camp RIO GRANDE, Ohio – The 2012 RedStorm Volleyball Camp has been rescheduled for later this month. The camp, which was supposed to have started on Sunday, July 1 and concluded Tuesday, July 3, has been rescheduled for Sunday-Tuesday, July 29-31, at the Lyne Center on the URG campus. Information regarding the camp can be found by clicking the volleyball link on the school’s athletic website, www.rio.redstorm.com, or by calling head coach Billina Donaldson at 740-988-6497. Muhammad Ali gala kicks off Olympic party season LONDON (AP) — Muhammad Ali was the star of a London charity gala Wednesday that set off the Olympic party season - though with a gentle jog rather than an A-list burst out of the blocks. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie failed to put in a muchanticipated appearance on the red carpet at the Sports for Peace fundraiser, where attendance started at 2,500 pounds ($3,900) a head. Sports figures including Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, tennis star Boris Becker and boxer Wladimir Klitschko, along with British celebs such as rocker Bob Geldof attended the party and dinner at the Victoria and Albert Museum in honor of the 70-year-old boxing icon. Becker called him “the greatest living sportsman.” “From an athlete he became a peacemaker, he became a global warrior and just a spokesperson for the right causes,” Becker said. “He has had just an incredible life.” Ali was the guest of honor at the event, which was raising money for the educational Muhammad Ali Center and for research into Parkinson’s disease. Ali has battled the degenerative brain condition for almost 30 years, and 60336677 Charles Bertram/ Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT photo Muhammad Ali attended an announcement marking a new philanthropic initiative between Alltech, of World Equestrian Games fame, and the Muhammad Ali Center Global Education and Charitable Fund in Lexington, Kentucky, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. makes only rare public appearances. But British newspapers have reported the former world champion might play a role in the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. Maybe, said his brother, Rahaman Ali. “There’s a possibility,” he said. “He makes decisions at the last minute.” Muhammad Ali won gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics when he was known as Cassius Clay. He became a divisive figure in the 1960s United States after he converted to Islam and refused to be drafted for service in the Vietnam War — for which he was stripped of his heavyweight title. He remained defiant, regained the title and became known as, simply, “The Greatest.” Geldof, the famously grouchy Irish musician and charity campaigner behind Live Aid, said Ali was the rare athlete who had made a difference in the world. “Muhammad Ali was intensely political, and changed the whole agenda,” Geldof said. “He did it with the same bravery he did in the ring.” � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 07. July Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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