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At $250 million, developing North Bethany poses questions
By Kathleen Gorman/The Oregonian
North Bethany is 800 acres of rolling farmland, abutting some of Washington County's most desirable neighborhoods. Someday, though, this sleepy pocket could house 12,000 people looking to live in a 'burb 10 miles from downtown Portland.
But first, Washington County commissioners must figure out how to raise an estimated $250 million for roads, sewers, schools and other infrastructure. It won't be easy. The most promising idea so far -- declaring North Bethany "blighted" and freezing property values -- risks a countywide taxpayer revolt and would only come up with about half of what's needed.
As the costs and challenges emerge, some are beginning to question whether it makes sense to plow forward with development or wait to let the market take its course.
"No one has an argument for why we have to do this now," says Dirk Knudsen, a real estate agent who opposed designating North Bethany as a future urban area. "We're not dying for homes."
Even Metro Council President David Bragdon, who is in the thick of managing growth for the Portland region, isn't bothered by the prospect of North Bethany staying as is. He would rather see redevelopment in town centers and other places already served by roads and sewers.
"I don't consider it a crisis that 800 acres of farmland is not being converted into a subdivision," he says.
Figuring out what to do with North Bethany is a puzzle, county commissioners say, because it involves so many big policy questions: Who should pay for development? Where should the county grow? How much should government dictate development?
To read previous stories from The Oregonian about the North Bethany area, click here. To learn more about Washington County's planning process for the area, click here.
Complicating everything is the fact that Washington County is expected to absorb perhaps a third of the estimated 1 million new people coming to the Portland area by 2030. And North Bethany -- seen as leading the pack of urban expansion areas -- could set an important precedent, even if it will only make room for 12,000 people.
Tom Brian, chairman of the commissioners, says the board could reach a breaking point. But for now, he wants the discussion to move forward even as the answers seem elusive.
"We're a long way from having figured this out," Brian says.
2002 decision
In 2002, North Bethany was brought inside the urban growth boundary by Metro, the Portland area's regional government. In September 2005, the courts rejected a legal challenge and cleared the way for planning.
Metro requires local jurisdictions to figure out where to put roads, schools, parks and other features in new expansion areas. Beaverton wanted to annex North Bethany and plan it, but county commissioners said the city shouldn't be allowed to leapfrog other areas to get to North Bethany.
Washington County officials won the fight and began planning North Bethany with the help of consultants and money from Metro. All along, they insisted they wouldn't approve development plans without a clear picture of how to pay for them.
But cost estimates blew their minds: Roads, sewers and other infrastructure could cost $250 million more than available funding through traditional means, such as charges on new development.
A consultant said one way to raise $138 million would be to declare North Bethany as "blighted," establish an urban renewal district and freeze the assessed value of the area's properties. As North Bethany developed and assessed values increased, the higher taxes could go toward development bonds.
But local political leaders aren't happy with that idea. Fire, parks and schools districts would have to provide more services in North Bethany without getting more tax money to pay for them.
Citizens, too, aren't pleased.
Susan Cole of Aloha says it seems like the county government is looking out for developers instead of taxpayers. Declaring farmland "blighted" is a misuse of the term, sets a bad precedent and encourages sprawl, she says.
"I don't think it's right," she says. "If the developer wants to develop that's fine, but I think they should have to figure out how to develop it."
County Commissioner Andy Duyck says he didn't want the county to plan North Bethany in the first place and he has become more uncomfortable as the process has unfolded.
Early on, Duyck says, he was under the impression that development would pay for itself. If an urban renewal district comes up for a vote, he doubts he will support it. And if that means North Bethany doesn't develop, so be it, he says.
"It shouldn't be up to government to say where people could go," Duyck says.
Worried about developers
Meanwhile, county staffers prepare to plan the Bull Mountain area outside Tigard. In Multnomah and Clackamas counties, officials struggle with how to finance development in Damascus and Pleasant Valley.
So, why go forward with North Bethany?
Brian says he is concerned that if the county doesn't take charge, developers will nibble at the edges of the 800 acres and the necessary infrastructure will never be built.
Already, Arbor Custom Homes is building on 109 acres of the 800-acre study area because of an earlier approval.
Insisting that developers pay all development costs will simply pass those costs on to new residents and push the average home price to $750,000 and up, Brian estimates.
Future North Bethany residents probably will pay a higher share of development costs than current residents have, Brian says. But he questions whether it's fair to make them shoulder everything when past developments have benefited from taxpayer subsidies.
One solution could be to scale back plans for North Bethany, says Jim McCauley, vice president for government affairs for the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland. Officials could re-examine whether they need all of the amenities. Four-lane roads could start as two-lane roads, for example.
"You may not be able to build a community that has a Lexus in every driveway," he says. "Maybe you can get by just fine with a Honda or a Toyota."
Commissioner Roy Rogers wonders whether it makes sense to plan North Bethany but postpone development until the market allows. Otherwise, everybody will have to pay without a vote on whether they want to do that.
"If I'm going to affect your pocketbook," he says, "shouldn't I start with the basic question of, 'Is that OK?' "
Knudsen, the real estate agent and sometime developer, suggests waiting. Developers will figure things out, he says.
"Somebody has to look at why are we in such a hurry," he says. "It takes time to develop property. That's the way it's always been."
-- Kathleen Gorman; kathleengorman @news.oregonian.com


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Thought I'd share one of my favourite breakfasts. Shakshouka is basically eggs poached in a rich spicy tomato base. I'm not an exact cook, so this changes depending on my mood and what I have in the fridge/pantry. The first time I had this was at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town, and it was love at first taste. It seems to be eaten all around the Mediterranean, with Lebanese, Israeli, Egyptian and Moroccan versions. This is my own adaptation, but if you google it, you'll find lots of variations.
Dice and cook onion in olive oil (I use brown, red or spring onions). Stir through a teaspoon of ground cumin and a teaspoon of ground paprika. Throw in loads of garlic, crushed tomatoes (I use the jars of pureed tomatoes, but tinned would work well too, or even fresh, skinned and chopped.) and cook for a few minutes. (You can add diced red or green peppers, chilli, grated ginger, salt, pepper, at this stage too.) Once the veggies are nice and mushy, crack in as many eggs as you want. Simmer gentley until eggs are cooked. (And here you could throw some fresh coriander over the top, or a cheese like feta or Roquefort if you eat dairy, or a squeeze of lemon or lime.)
Love the sound of this. And especially the fresh coriander - delicious!!
Sounds delicious! Question - do you use sweet, hot or smoked paprika?
I do this one quite often, as a dinner too. Smoked paprika is my fav:-)
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I was thinking smoked paprika would taste wonderful with this. Paprika is delicate and burns easily though, so it may be a good idea to remove the pan from the heat for a minute before adding it to keep it from burning and developing off flavors. It was the first thing my mom taught me when she was showing me how to make gulyas.
This is a terrific dish with room for a lot of variations. I like to cook a quality sausage in the tomato sauce and then toss in the eggs. Excellent. I love when healthy stuff also tastes like mana from heaven.
Just made this for breakfast this morning with basil instead of paprika.
It was delicious.
Disclaimer: I eat 'meat and vegetables' ala Primal, although I don't agree with the carb curve. I like Perfect Health Diet and WAPF Lactofermentation a lot.
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I do this one quite often, as a dinner too.
yeah,me too,I do this one quite often, as a dinner too. Smoked paprika is my fav. thanks
We had this for dinner last night. I added some baby spinach and some chopped up venison farmer sausage. And topped with avocado. Its a primal hit with my non-primal family. I would eat it for breakfast, but there are never any leftovers!
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Lafflin, Sylvester H, 26 nnorth Front
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Lague, Peter, porter at 45 nnorth Front
Lague, Peter, eseast side Third nnorth of Locust
Laidain, Mary, boarding-house , 24 Chesnut
Laidy, Peter, wswest side Second nnorth of Convent
Laing, Freeman, carpenter , nsnorth side Lombard eeast of Third
Lake, John, carpenter , wswest side Eighth ssouth of Wash
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Lamarque, P M C, clerk , 22 nnorth Front
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Lambert, Clement, coffee-house , nenorth east corner Second and Lombard
Lambert, George, laborer , nwnorthwest corner Tenth and Carr, upstairs
Lambert, Wilbur, sssouth side Clark-avenue wwest of Seventh, on alley
Lamborn, J, attorney at law , sssouth side Pine eeast of Second
Lammey, A J, (Myerle & L.) 79 Chesnut
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Lamoureux, Moses, (L. & B.) nwnorthwest corner Second and Poplar
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Another 25 percent goes to programming and support services at the Comprehensive Breast Center with the Baystate Regional Cancer Program.
The remaining 25 percent goes to capital needs including better digital mammography machines and tools for less-invasive biopsies, Craft said.
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MONTGOMERY -- The Mobile BayBears opened the Southern League season with a 3-2, 10-inning victory over Montgomery at Riverwalk Stadium Thursday night.
The BayBears started the top of the 10th with three consecutive singles off the Biscuits' fourth pitcher, reliever Matt Gorgen. After Evan Frey and Collin Cowgill reached safely, Bryan Byrne drove in the deciding run with a bloop single to left.
Montgomery got its leadoff hitter on base in the bottom of the 10th when Matt Fields singled off reliever Abe Woody. But Woody got the next batter, Jose Lobaton, to hit into a double play started by Byrne at first and ended when Woody took the return throw from shortstop Jake Wald.
Catcher Konrad Schmidt had three hits in his BayBears debut. His double in the first inning scored Byrne, who'd walked with two outs, with the game's first run. In the sixth, Schmidt singled, stole second and scored on Ricardo Sosa's two-out double.
Mobile starter Wes Roemer went six innings, giving up eight hits and both Biscuits runs. He struck out three and didn't issue a walk.
Montgomery tied it 1-1 in the third on Ryan Royster's double and Emeel Salem's two-out single, and again at 2-2 in the sixth when Cody Cipriano doubled with two runners on base. The Biscuits did not take the lead on the hit because Cowgill threw out Cody Strait at the plate from right field. Roemer then induced a groundout from Royster to strand Cipriano at third.
Strait had three hits for Montgomery.
Jeff Dietz followed Roemer with two innings of one-hit relief. Woody (1-0) also pitched two innings of one-hit relief.
The series continues at 7:05 tonight in Montgomery.


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PSU men drop Barclays final to Ole Miss
NEW YORK – Mississippi coach Andy Kennedy called the play down the stretch of Marshall Henderson and Jarvis Summers "huge." Then he gave a quick look into the differences of the players who led the undefeated Rebels to a 79-76 victory over Penn State on Saturday in the championship game of the Barclays Center Classic.
Both Summers and Henderson scored 19 points and they combined for 11 of Mississippi's last 12 points in the game over the final 5:36.
"Jarvis is our leading scorer coming in and he was in foul trouble both games here but he is our most experienced player and when they hit us in the mouth in the second half he got in his rhythm," Kennedy said. "I trust him. He was the guy who made plays for us."
Then there's Henderson, the free spirit and star of last season's Mississippi team that advanced to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2002 but who was suspended for his actions toward fans after the loss to La Salle.
"Marshall does what Marshall does," Kennedy said. "He plays around and takes crazy shots and changes the ebb and flow of the game. I see him make one 3 and then play close attention. He can shoot it a couple more times really quickly."
Henderson was suspended for the season opener and will miss the first two Southeastern Conference games for the antics with fans in the regular season, SEC tournament and NCAA tournament. He was suspended in July after police found him with small amounts of marijuana and cocaine during a traffic stop.
Henderson, who is not made available to the media, had a quick encounter with some fans in the sparse crowd of 3,088 at Barclays Center in the second half and referee Ted Valentine took him to the bench for a quick meeting with Kennedy.
Henderson gave the Rebels (6-0) the lead for good at 69-68 on a drive with 5:36 to play. That was the start of the run by he and Summers.
D.J. Newbill got Penn State within 75-74 with a vicious dunk on the break after a Rebels' turnover, but Henderson made three free throws with 1:14 left to make it a four-point lead.
Newbill had 23 points to lead Penn State (6-2), which had a five-game winning streak snapped. Ross Travis had 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Nittany Lions, but Tim Frazier, who had 29 points in the 89-82 semifinal win over St. John's, was held to nine points on 3-for-13 shooting. Frazier had 10 assists.
Mississippi opened a 13-point lead early in the game and Penn State coach Patrick Chambers said that was the difference even with the lead changing hands in the second half.
"I am thoroughly disappointed in the way we started the game," Chambers said. "We can't start games like that against a team with guards who can shoot like that."
Both teams had strong efforts from 3-point range. Mississippi, which came in shooting 37.6 percent from beyond the arc, was 11 of 24 (45.8 percent), making 8 of 12 in the first half when it took a 44-39 lead. The Nittany Lions were 9 of 22 (40.9 percent) from 3-point range, over the 38.6 percent they were shooting entering the game. They made 5 of 10 3-point attempts in the first half.
"It was a tough play, a critical play but one the ref has to call," Chambers said of the call that sent Henderson to the line for three free throws. "But when you start out the way we started, sleepwalking, we didn't deserve to win."
Newbill explained the comeback.
"We just tried to go hard with energy and they started missing shots," he said.
Jack 3-3 1-2 8, Taylor 3-8 0-0 8, Travis 5-10 6-10 17, Newbill 10-14 0-0 23, Frazier 3-13 2-4 9, Woodward 1-3 0-0 3, Roberts 2-7 2-2 6, Thorpe 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 28-59 11-18 76.
Jones 3-6 0-0 6, Cox 3-5 1-5 7, Newby 2-2 0-0 5, Millinghaus 6-16 0-1 14, Summers 7-10 2-5 19, White 2-5 0-0 5, Saiz 1-3 1-2 3, Perez 0-2 1-2 1, Henderson 6-14 3-3 19, Coleby 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-65 8-18 79.
Halftime-Mississippi 44-39. 3-Point Goals-Penn St. 9-22 (Newbill 3-5, Taylor 2-5, Jack 1-1, Travis 1-2, Frazier 1-3, Woodward 1-3, Roberts 0-3), Mississippi 11-24 (Henderson 4-9, Summers 3-4, Millinghaus 2-6, Newby 1-1, White 1-3, Perez 0-1). Fouled Out-Jack, Newbill. Rebounds-Penn St. 37 (Travis 13), Mississippi 38 (Saiz 9). Assists-Penn St. 15 (Frazier 10), Mississippi 16 (Summers 5). Total Fouls-Penn St. 15, Mississippi 17. A-3,088.


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Two young men from the Eastside were arrested for possessing and smoking marijuana after police stopped them for speeding in the 8000 block of North Mercer Way around midnight on Dec. 9. According to the police report, the officer smelled burnt marijuana and called in a drug-sniffing dog from the Kirkland Police to locate the drugs. Both men, 22, were processed and released at the scene.
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St. Tammany Parish's 12th Fire Protection District will welcome a new engine and three new firefighters into service today at the North Park fire station south of Covington.
The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Engine 121, a $250,000 white fire truck, will replace an older red engine which will remain part of the fleet as one of two spare pump trucks.
The new truck carries a 1,000 gallon tank and can unload more than 1,500 gallons per minute, powered by a 330-horsepower, low-emission disel engine. The older engine could only deliver 1,250 gallons per minute.
The event will include a "wetting ceremony," which involves another engine spraying the new machine, followed by a community hand-drying of the truck.
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A 53-year-old man suffered smoke inhalation this evening after a 6 o'clock fire damaged the house trailer he shares with his sister off Route 57 in the Broadway section of Franklin Township, a fire official said.
Warren County Fire Marshal Joe Lake said an unattended candle in a bedroom burned down and caused the fire.
He said the fire damage was minimal thanks to the immediate use of a fire extinguisher and a quick response by volunteers from the Franklin Township Fire Department.
"They did an excellent job," Lake said.He said house trailer fires generally spread quickly and leave little behind. In this case, Lake said it's possible the trailer is still habitable pending the approval of the township building inspector.
Lake ruled the fire accidental.
Debra Kanach, 53, is the owner of the house trailer in the community formerly known as Angel Valley Trailer Court. The current name of the trailer court was not immediately available.
Her brother, William Zimmerman suffered smoke inhalation and was taken to Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg for treatment, Lake said.
No firefighters were injured.


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Our state government has an opportunity for redemption by moving HB1321 to the floor and passing it. HB1321 is a parental notification bill making it the law that parents are informed before Planned Parenthood can perform an abortion on their teenage daughter. HB1321 is notification only, not permission. If the teenage girl doses not want her parents notified, then a judge will decide if the parents are not fit to know and if a line needs to be drawn through their constitution rights. HB1321 will help ensure that the people who care most about this girl and the unborn have a chance to ensure her best interest and mental health are protected.
HB1321 has been around for a very long time but has never made it to the floor of the state house of representatives. The long-time party of Lincoln and the party of Jefferson have in this state government left the people of Washington unrepresented for a long time.
Please call your state rep and tell them you are paying attention to what they are not doing. HB1321 will give our elected representatives a reason to stand up with solid popularity and say yes we represent you.
Mental Health agencies of Washington and their lobbyists have for far too long left the families of this state castrated so they could be the village that raised our kids with their good intentions. Remember the words of Daniel Webster
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While Ada officials had hoped to complete the non-motorized trail along Bailey Drive without revoking the status, the Road Commission has held the position that it is necessary in order to proceed with project.
Township Planner Jim Ferro, Supervisor George Haga, and engineer Steve Groenenboom represented Ada Township and spoke in favor of the non-motorized trail project, even if it included revoking the Natural Beauty designation. The northern loop of the non-motorized trail, which includes the section along Grand River Drive, Knapp Street, Honey Creek Avenue, Conservation Street, McCabe Avenue, and Bailey Drive, was added to the original development plan in 2001.
"There is strong support for completion of our trail system both township-wide and on Bailey Drive," Ferro told the gathered residents.
"A trail along Bailey Drive will enhance residents' and the general public's ability to experience the special character of the road more directly and intimately than from a car windshield," he said.
Approximately 70 people attended the public hearing, some showing support and some opposition to removing the designation, which has been in place for a quarter century.
Resident Dick Cooper said that he drafted the original petition to get the Natural Beauty status, but that he was ready to let it go for the sake of the trail. "It's been a good designation, but we do need the bike trail," he said. "The traffic has gotten a lot heavier and bicyclists are more at risk than they used to be."
But others, like Peter Gustafson, not only questioned the necessity of the removal of the designation, but also termed the move a "tragedy."
"It is a step in the wrong direction to lose that designation," he said. "There is nothing by way of a statue that says it is a matter of necessity. It is not a requirement to have it removed to proceed with the project."
The Road Commission officials disagree and have told the township that the only way they will allow them to build a trail along the road is if the Natural Beauty status is removed. "In their view, Natural Beauty law requires the removal in order to build a trail along the road," said Ferro. "That is not our (township) view, but we have agreed to the process, in order to move forward," he said.
Opponents gave colorful descriptions of plants, wildlife, and glimpses of sunlight through the canopy of trees, while supporters touted the accessibility to beauty and wildlife the trail would bring.
While some said they were looking forward to being able to share the natural beauty along Bailey Drive after the trail was finished, others, like Chris Yeager, said that what they have seen along Knapp Street and other completed sections, "makes them sick."
"It looks like pylons and decks going through a woods," he said.
Natural Beauty Road status was called everything from "nothing more than a useless sign" to "something beautiful to be preserved."
Statistics were not one-sided either. Some claimed 78 percent of Bailey Drive residents support completion of the trail as proposed without delay and others said that most township residents were against moving forward with the trail project.
At least one resident, Steve Hall, said that he "grudgingly supported" the measure. "If it has to be done to put the trail in, then that is what must be done," he said. "But it is a shame the Road Commission couldn't work this out with the township and we could keep the status and work on the trail."
If the Natural Beauty Road status is rescinded, the township intends to attempt reinstatement after the trail is complete. "We recognize that there is no guarantee the road will be re-designated," said Ferro, "however we are confident that after construction, the road will retain the attractive character that made it eligible for designation originally."
The Road Commission is expected to make a decision on the matter at its July 28 meeting.


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It's in the aftermath of Dr. King's death. Tell me what you were feeling and what that expectation was?
After Dr. King's death my personal feeling was one of such unbelief, disbelief for days and I would say even weeks after the actual event. I was convinced that he would be there again. That he would come in at any minute and the world would continue in the sensible way it had been, it had been going before he was killed. I could not accept the fact of his death for many months, in fact, after, after the fact. And I'm sure that was true for many people. Dr. King was such a presence and his presence was felt and, so deeply and so penetratingly and so many of us, I think he was and is, ah, with us after his death and continues to be with us.


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The restrictions are meant to slow the spread of the emerald ash borer. The Ohio Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that the presence of the destructive beetle has been confirmed in the two latest counties by federal agriculture officials.
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Thursday night they held an invitation only opening which had quite a big turnout.
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Cynthia A. Woessner, 63, formerly of Bloomdale, died Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Briar Hill Health Campus, North Baltimore.
She was born Feb. 6, 1950, in Fostoria, to Paul and Viola (Newbould) Basehore. She married Glenn Woessner Dec. 6, 1969, in Fostoria.
She is survived by her husband, Glenn Woessner of Harlingen, Texas; two sons, Gerald Woessner and Paul (Valerie) Woessner, both of North Baltimore; a daughter, Teri (James) Reinhart of Kansas; a sister, Cathy (Mike) Williams of Fostoria; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Marcia Snyder.
Her memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 13, at Harrold-Floriana Funeral Home, 301 W. Tiffin St., Fostoria, with Chaplain Christopher Roper officiating.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, and one hour before the service Thursday, at the funeral home.
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Some of the biggest rivalries in the sport take center stage this weekend.
First, check out the news and notes and some injury updates for the weekend.
Then, the Inside Lacrosse staff is just as excited as the rest, and in this week's staff debate, we discuss which rivalry game we're looking forward to most.
Danielle Bernstein
Maryland at Johns Hopkins, 6 p.m. Saturday on ESPNU
I'm looking forward to Maryland at Hopkins! Obviously, this is one of the greatest rivalries in the sport, which annually makes this game one of the most exciting on the schedule. It was easily one of the best games I remember from last year with Zach Palmer's Sportscenter goal and the comeback Hopkins put together to win it. I've also never gotten to experience the atmosphere at Homewood for a big game like this — not from the stands at least — so I'm excited for the opportunity to see this game Saturday evening.
Zach Babo
Duke at Virginia, 6 p.m. Friday on ESPNU
With teams exorcising old ghosts this year (Hopkins beating Syracuse, Princeton, and Virginia, Villanova beating Syracuse, etc.), I am really curious to see if we get a new chapter in a very one-sided UVA vs. Duke rivalry. Going back to 2007, the teams have met 11 times — five regular-season, five ACC tournament games, and the 2010 Final Four —with Duke enjoying a 10-1 record during that stretch, and a plus-44 goal differential. That is about as lopsided as you can get, particularly in the ACC where all these teams seem so evenly matched and enjoy a relative success amongst each other over a five-season sample like this. But Duke has been a hard team to track all year, and their personality is quite different than in years past. This Virginia team has been through the ringer and seen just about everything. Are the Cavaliers veteran enough to defy trends and try to rewrite a new history in this rivalry? Is Duke hot enough, and confident enough, to continue to exert their dominance of Virginia? Is any of this stuff more than just coincidence and drummed up sports talk, or do historical trends like this start to seep into the players' minds and the action on the field? We'll find out this weekend.
Geoff Shannon
Ohio State at Michigan, 2:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network
I got to go with Michigan-Ohio State, just for implications alone. This game is being played in the Big House after the Wolverine's spring football game. If all goes well a solid crowd of newbie fans will be able to sit and watch a new spring tradition, playing the rival Buckeyes in front of a massive audience. Everyone mentions the push of DI men's lacrosse into BCS schools for this exact reason. Michigan has fans of Michigan, and enjoy a rumble with Ohio State regardless of sport or venue. Growing that type of crowd, with a game like this, is hugely important to the game's ambitions. This weekend marks a first step in that direction.
John Jiloty
Johns Hopkins at Maryland
I'll take Maryland-Hopkins. It had been a while, but it was great to see Homewood Field PACKED for the Hopkins-Syracuse game on a gorgeous afternoon earlier this year. I was at the 100th Game (the beginning of the throwback phenomenon...) between these two teams and that was the other time I've seen that place absolutely jammed. Given the favorable weather prediction, Saturday night should be packed for what is always an incredibly intense Hopkins-Maryland game. Expect an epic game in front of huge local and TV crowds for this one. As John Tillman said this week, the key is managing the abundance of emotion — that's a good sign of a great game.
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Navy at Army, noon on CBS Sports Network
With the way the Patriot League looks right now, it feels like the Army-Navy game will be more exciting than ever as this contest will determine what the conference tournament will look like. Beyond the service academy rivalry, the PL conference games tend to be pretty intense. So I'm looking forward to see which of these two teams asserts itself here. I think both squads are better than their records show, and I expect both of teams to bring their best for this one. And the game has an added element of intrigue, as this is Midshipmen head coach Rick Sowell's first game against Army as the leader of the Navy program. Lots to like about this match-up.
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Navy at Army
I've talked to both Navy coach Rick Sowell and Army coach Joe Alberici this week, and the excitement for this game is contageous. This game is for a spot in the Patriot League tournament, which makes it that much more exciting for the fans. But you get a sense from both coaches that this game would be just as important if it was for last place in the entire country and played in front of 12 people. Sowell told me a great anecdote: The Lehigh game a few Fridays back was by all accounts a huge game for the program. Sowell asked his assistant, J.L. Reppert, how much bigger the Army-Navy game is than that primetime Lehigh game. Without hesitation, Reppert said "at least 50." Alberici called this game "a season in itself." You know both teams will let it all on the line.


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Most people will be watching any number of big Southeastern Conference games this Saturday, so why would anybody bother with a game between two teams with a combined 3-9 overall record and a 1-7 SEC mark?
Because it is a tremendously important game … for those two teams that's why.
That will be the situation when Auburn and Vanderbilt kickoff Saturday morning from Vanderbilt Stadium.
Vanderbilt has navigated its way through a tough schedule that included three ranked teams in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida and an unranked Northwestern team that is now 6-1. Vanderbilt is sitting at 2-4 and still holds hope that it can reach six wins and land one of the SEC's 10 bowl agreements. But beating Auburn is paramount to those hopes.
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The Baldwin County Board of Education unanimously approved the hiring of Mark Freeman as the new Gulf Shores High head football coach and athletic director during a special meeting at
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Freeman replaces Duane Davis, who was fired shortly after Gulf Shores made the first playoff appearance in school history last season.
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In limited action with the M's, Norton batted 7-for-16 (.438) with 4 RBI. He was the offensive catalyst in an April 26 victory over Oakland, in which he was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI.
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MARQUETTE - Grand Valley State twice built big leads in the first half, making the second one stick for the rest of the game in a 64-41 victory over the Northern Michigan University men's team at the Berry Everts Center on Thursday night.
The Lakers, 11-2 overall and 7-2 in the GLIAC, jumped out to a 15-6 lead less than seven minutes into the game only to have the Wildcats (3-10, 2-7) pull within 17-13 less than two minutes later on a jump shot by junior forward Chavis Mattison, a layup by sophomore guard Terry Nash and 3-pointer by freshman guard Marcus Hall.
GVSU reeled off a 21-7 run to finish the half and take a 38-20 lead into the break. Northern never got closer than 16 points during the second half.
"It was a real tough one for us," NMU head coach Bill Sall said. "Over the course of this new year, I think we have done a nice job of making some steps forward and done some good things.
"Today was definitely a step back. From the get-go, we looked lethargic and GVSU looked like they were ready to go at it. They flat-out beat us in every facet of the game."
Mattison came off the bench to score a game-high 13 points, hitting on 6 of 7 shots including his only 3-point try. Nash was next in scoring with eight points, while 6-foot-8 sophomore Brandon Havercamp added game highs of seven rebounds and three blocks.
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Despite Mattison's proficiency, the Wildcats made just 32.7 percent from the field (18 of 55) and a paltry 15 percent on 3s (3 of 20).
Trevin Alexander scored 12 points to lead a balanced GVSU scoring attack as three of his teammates also scored in double figures. The Lakers made 46.2 percent from the field (24 of 52) and exactly half their triple tries (8 of 16).
Next up for Northern is a home game against Sall's former team, Ferris State, at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the BEC. Prior to this year, Sall coached the Bulldogs for 11 seasons, leading them to four GLIAC division titles and three appearances in the NCAA Division II tournament.


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1) Ask for references – There is no better seal of approval than a glowing client reference. If the IT support company are confident with the services they provide, they should be more than happy to provide you with their clients contact details.
2) What does the service contact cover? – It's amazing how many businesses sign IT support contracts without checking which services are covered. The last thing you want is to pay extra for a service that you thought was included within the contract.
3) Location – If your problems can be resolved remotely, then location isn't that big a deal. Location only becomes a problem if you require an IT technician to come to your place of work to fix a physical problem. Ideally, the IT support company that you choose will be located within an hour's drive of your premises.
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5) Contingency planning – Nobody likes to think the worst, but what would happen if there was a fire, a flood, or your computers were stolen? Would your business be able to survive for a day without its server? The right IT support company should be able to advise you on this and help you to devise a disaster recovery plan.
6) Proactive monitoring – Good IT support companies have the ability to provide both reactive and proactive services. Resolving your IT problems is half the battle, but if your IT support company constantly monitor your systems, they will be able to find and fix faults before they cause your business any problems.
7) Signs of credibility – You should always check a company's accreditations and partnerships. The right IT support company will have developed key partnerships with top IT companies. Accreditations and partnerships to look out for include Microsoft Gold Partner, Microsoft Cloud Champion, Microsoft Small Business Specialist and Dell Premier Partner.
8) Response times: It's worth noting that when an IT support company tells you their average response time, this is usually the time that they take to acknowledge that they have logged your problem. You should be looking for average response times of 60 minutes or less!
9) Dedicated account manager: It's important to have a single contact within the IT support company you choose who you can develop a rapport with. Your single point of contact will get to know you and your business, and in turn know exactly how to meet your needs.
10) Logging support calls – It can be really frustrating when you can't get hold of the right person. Make sure your IT support company either has a dedicated line which is manned with technicians, or another facility such as an online form that goes straight to the support people.
11) Do they understand your industry – Choosing an IT support company that has experience of working with business in your industry can be very beneficial. For example, they will have a better understanding of the types of services and software your business requires, and the types of challenges that it faces on an everyday basis.
12) Knowledge of the latest technologies – Do they keep up to date with the latest developments in technology and invest in regular staff training? The IT industry is constantly evolving, so it's paramount that the IT support company you choose is keeping up with this.
13) Who are their existing clients? – Check their website to get a better understanding of the type of clients they work with. Do any of their existing clients have similar requirements to those of your business? If they have a lot of larger clients, will they be able to allocate enough time to meet the needs of your business?
14) Your specific software – The majority of business run one or more specific applications. For example, real estate agents will run property management or accounting software. It's possible that the IT support company you choose will not be experts on these programs, so check that they are willing to take the time to get accustomed to them.
15) How many services do they cover? – Check their service offering to find out if they can cater for all of your needs. It's much easier to choose one IT support company who can deal with all of your needs. If they don't have the specific skills in house, they may have partners who can provide that service under their direction.
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GAUTIER, Mississippi -- Gautier leaders met at 9 a.m. today to declare a local state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Karen, Mayor Gordon Gollott said.
"Our police department and fire departments have set emergency operations in order," he said. "We'll be on standby in case anything happens, but we're prepared because we've already instituted our regular emergency operation plan."
Sand and bags are available behind City Hall, he said.
"We will also be monitoring the low-lying areas," Gollott said. "If we have to evacuate anyone, we will be prepared for that."
Around lunchtime, residents were already picking up sandbags.
Daniel Coyle said he "just ain't taking any chances" as bags were loaded into his vehicle.
Coyle, who lives on Spring Avenue in Gulf Park Estates, said he is in one of few homes that flood in the neighborhood.
His land and home are in a small dip and have flooded before, he said.
Juan Pantoja, who lives on Riverside Drive, said this is the first time he's ever picked up sandbags as part of his storm prep.
"I'm just trying to get better prepared this time," he said. "After Isaac, I found out the house I'm renting will flood a little. I got two inches in my garage then."
Pantoja said he doesn't expect too much heavy wind during Karen, but he does expect a lot of rain.
"And it's the water that makes people crazy," he said with a laugh. "Hopefully it won't get too bad."


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Toxic Water: A series about the worsening pollution in American waters and regulators' response
Examine whether contaminants in your water supply met two standards: the legal limits established by the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the typically stricter health guidelines. The data was collected by an advocacy organization, the Environmental Working Group, who shared it with The Times.
8 Water Systems in Colbert County, Alabama
- Muscle Shoals Utility Board Muscle Shoals (Serves 18,303 people)
- Sheffield Utilities Department Sheffield (Serves 14,574 people)
- Tuscumbia Water Works Tuscumbia (Serves 13,338 people)
- Colbert County Rural Water System (Serves 10,731 people)
- Spring Valley Water Authority (Serves 4,824 people)
- Hawk Pride Mt Water System (Serves 4,035 people)
- Cherokee Water & Gas Department Cherokee (Serves 2,250 people)
- Leighton Water Works Leighton (Serves 1,278 people)


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Wary Afghans mull possible Taliban peace talks
Like many Afghans, shopkeeper Abdul Sattar recalls Taliban rule as a nightmare of public executions, women shut away at home and evenings without TV, but he might accept some of it back for peace and stability.
President Karzai votes for female Hindu candidate in Afghan election: sources
Afghan President Hamid Karzai chose a female, Hindu candidate when he voted in Saturday's parliamentary election, two palace officials close to him said. Just two Hindu candidates were on the list of about 600 vying for parliamentary seats in the Afghan capital. Karzai's choice could annoy supporters in deeply conservative, Muslim Afghanistan.
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Buying off Afghanistan's "$10 fighters"
If you can't beat the Taliban, buy them out. At last week's conference in London, Afghan President Hamid Karzai's Western backers endorsed his latest attempt to lure away low level Taliban fighters with money and jobs, committing themselves to a $500 million fund to finance the re-integration plan. The logic is that a majority of the Taliban , 70 percent actually according to some estimates, are the so-called "$10 fighters" who do not share the leaders' intense ideological motivation. They are driven to the Islamists because they are the only source of livelihood in a war-ravaged nation. So if you offered them an alternative, these rent-a-day foot soldiers can easily be broken.


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Middleton trustees, Chesapeake end road use agreement
NEGLEY – The first road targeted for use by Chesapeake Energy in Columbiana County is no longer needed by the company and Middleton Township Trustees agreed to cancel the contract Monday.
The oil and gas exploration company entered into a road use maintenance agreement with the township in April 2011.
The agreements, or RUMAs, require companies involved in the preparing and operation of drill sites to upgrade and maintain the roads being used to get to the sites and to resurface them when drilling is completed.
Middleton's RUMA was the first in the county at that time and allowed Chesapeake use of Carmel Achor East to transport water from local drilling sites into Pennsylvania.
The road is located between state Routes 170 and 154 and the company only recently settled with the township on the cost of improvements it is responsible for as a result of use.
The settlement resulted in the company paying for 82 percent ($59,181) of the cost of improvements to 1.3 miles of road, with the township responsible for the remainder.
Trustees called it a "trial and error" contract since there were no specific guidelines in place then.
"They wanted out of it and we wanted out of it because it no longer follows the guidelines that everyone is using and the (county) prosecutor and engineer prefer," Trustee Eldena Gearhart explained.
The cancellation of the agreement was initiated by the company and effective Monday following board approval. The township already received the check for $59,181, Gearhart said.
The company can no longer use the road for hauling, although that shouldn't be a problem since it is now getting water elsewhere, trustees said.
"They have fulfilled their financial obligation. It is now our problem," Gearhart said of the road.
The road is on schedule to be chip and sealed soon, she added.
Meanwhile, the township still has RUMAs with the company for Scotts Mill and Vale roads.
In other business, trustees said if chip and seal is not put on Echo Dell Road before the colder weather sets in, it may need to wait.
Gearhart said the board is awaiting the county engineer's recommendation.
Trustees then approved amended rules and regulations for the Mount Zion and Achor Baptist cemeteries.
Under the rules the board is not responsible for any damages to headstones or receptacles unless negligence by a township employee or contractor is proven, and headstones or monuments will be the responsibility of the owner to keep straight and in repair.
The board is also not responsible for damaged flower or grave decorations. Decorations are permitted from April 1 through Oct. 15 and from Nov. 1 through March 15.
Shrubs or trees are not to be planted and lots cannot be bought from the township and sold back, except at the original purchase price. Lots can be transferred to the heirs of the original purchaser.
All digging of graves must be done by an outside contractor, except for burial of cremated remains, which can be done by the township. The township will also locate grave sites.
All burials involving a casket will require a vault and there is a maximum of one vault and three or four urns per gravesite and urns buried in an occupied grave can only have a flat marker.
Gearhart said the township now has all graves marked in Mount Zion Cemetery and they are in the process of working on a master list.
The township began marking the graves after coming across one they believed was unoccupied earlier this year.


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I see similarities between speeding and investing. Instead of taking a thoughtful, measured approach, people sometimes load up on riskier investments without understanding the additional dangers they are incurring.
Perhaps they feel like they are late and that they need to catch up to an important goal, such as retirement. They might believe they're getting there faster, but that belief changes when something goes wrong.
The reality is that there are a lot of things that you can't control when you're driving in a car or investing in the markets. Have you ever hit a patch of black ice? It's too late to slow down. You feel powerless.
Similarly, loading up on an investment, even just stocks in general, can jeopardize your financial safety when a sudden change happens. Dot-coms, real estate, and gold are a few examples of seemingly good ideas that have hurt overly aggressive investors in short periods of time. How will you feel the next time your big investment bet drops 40, 50, or even 100 percent? You might feel like you've hit black ice.
With small behavioral changes we can learn to take safer paths.
If you decide to hand the risk controls to somebody else, you may see your risks increasing beyond your comfort level. That's like being a passenger in a car with a jumpy driver - a jumpy driver who is now in charge of your financial future. That's scary and dangerous. Conversely, with an objective financial plan in place you can be in control of the amount of investment risk you're taking. You'll reach your desired destination and you're more likely to get there safely.
My advice will always remain the same: focus on your plan, your goals, and on the things that are within your control.
Jim Mirenda is a Certified Financial Planner professional and a Registered Investment Adviser Representative with Wealthcare Capital Management in East Dorset.


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The newest ad attacking Republican Senate Candidate Joni Ernst comes with audio of Ernst thanking wealthy conservatives for helping her win the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat.Video Transcript
Two months left in the battle for Senator Tom Harkin's seat in Washington. And a USA Today poll this week showed Joni Ernst and Bruce Braley running neck and neck ... KCCI's Mark Tauscheck updates us on the latest salvo set to hit Iowa televisions this weekend... "listen to joni ernst thank a group of billionaires at this resort..."this group really started my trajectory..." The newest ad attacking Republican Senate Candidate Joni Ernst comes with audio of Ernst thanking wealthy conservatives for helping her win the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat...and then superimposing her image with the billionaire political activists the koch brothers... :24-"iowa needs to stop her before she gets to washington." 5:40-"what the ad purports to do is show joni ernst in a candid moment when she thought perhaps no one was paying attention ...similar to what happened to bruce braley and his ad from last spring.." Bruce Braley says if they don't help him...chuck grassley.."a farmer from iowa who never went to law school." 10:20-"this isn't a dirty campaign yet, but it's a tough negative campaign..." :37-"it's a race that's been neck and neck since day one, we expect it to stay that way..." Ernst campaign staffers say the new commercial is a smokescreen... 2:35-"i think that's all a big distraction, I think that bruce braley and his team doesn't want to talk about his record in DC ..." The Braley campaign says Ernst is lock- step with the tea-party poster boys ... 18:19-"joni ernst has really thanked the koch brothers for their success and they've backed her cuz she's right in line with their agenda..." The USA today-suffolk poll shows a polarized electorate according to KCCI political analyst Dennis Goldford...with loyalists sticking to their candidates who are sharply divided on major issues...both sides expect the race to stay tight until election day... 8:33-"the irony is the race probably will turn on the independent vote, and at least in a mid- term election that's the group in iowa and nationwide who tend to turn out the least and vote the least." The ads are going to be coming left and right during the next 68 days... there will also be three debates. KCCI is partnering with the Des Moines Register to host an upcoming debate between Ernst and Braley. It will air at 5 o'clock on Sunday, September 28th. The other debates will be held in the Quad Cities and Sioux City.
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New Orleans —The plan was to halt the aggression of the young Syracuse University defense by freezing it in its tracks with misdirection and sleight of hand. Then it was going to strike deep.
"We used their style against them," Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin said. "We let them know we weren't scared of them, and that put them on their heels."
It nearly put the Orange (4-2) on its back. The Green Wave (2-4), down 31-14 with just under three minutes left in the first half, scorched SU's secondary for 355 passing yards and 471 total yards in erasing the deficit before eventually falling 37-34 Saturday night in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Griffin, a 6-foot-5, 218-pound junior, completed a career-best 15 consecutive passes at one point and finished 24-for-30 (80 percent) for 320 yards and two touchdowns. True freshman wide receiver Xavier Rush set career highs for receptions (4), receiving yards (135) and TD catches (2). His first TD grab went for 60 yards. The second, which tied the score at 34 with 2:53 to play, went for 58.
Robert Kelly had a 37-yard reception. Stephen Suchy caught a 35-yarder. One touchdown drive consumed 72 yards on only two plays; another 73 yards on three. Tulane averaged an incredible 8.1 yards per offensive play.
It is especially incredible because this was a team that one week earlier had gained 199 yards in a 45-6 loss at Army.
"The team was embarrassed last week," Griffin said. "I was embarrassed last week."
And Saturday night?
"I wish I had another chance," Griffin said. "I still have some fight in me right now. I wish I had another shot."
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It was that kind of game for the Green Wave offense, which entered the game averaging only 322 yards per game against a mediocre schedule.
"One thing Syracuse's defense does is run very hard to the ball," coach Bob Toledo said, "and we tried to jerk them a bit, get them running one way and then make them come back the other way. I thought we had a good plan."
The plan featured a lot of bootleg passes from Griffin. It included several screen passes. There was a liberal amount of razzle-dazzle tossed in, one trick play that failed and resulted in a lost fumble but another that went for 35 yards on a fake reverse and pass by wide receiver Joe Kemp.
The plan achieved its purpose. The Orange defense, coming off a game vs. Rutgers in which it recorded 11 tackles for a loss and five sacks, had 5.0 TFL Saturday and zero sacks. With SU's aggression neutralized, Griffin was able to take some deep shots in relative safety. They connected with remarkable regularity.
"We attacked their aggression with misdirection and trick plays and then went maximum protection against one-on-one coverage and got a few," Toledo said. "It was a good plan that was carried out very well."
"The game plan was great," Griffin said. "We just said no more, we're going to keep fighting. A few of them I just threw them out there and our guys came down with them."
The leader was Rush, who in the team's previous five games had made one reception for nine yards.
"I always thought I had a chance to make plays," Rush said. "I'm glad it happened tonight. It will give other teams something to think about. We won the one-on-one battles, mano a mano."
With Tulane scoring 10 points in the final 2:11 of the first half — it had a second TD erased by a chop block and had to settle for the field goal — SU's comfortable 31-14 lead was a suddenly a decidedly uncomfortable 31-24 at the break. The Green Wave defense took notice.
"We just fed off the offense," said linebacker Trent Mackey, who made 18 tackles, 16 of them solo. "We said hey it's a 7-0 game, let's just go out and stick to our technique and play. We gave it our best shot."
Mackey thought it was going to be good enough when the defense came up with a big stop following Rush's second long reception only to learn a roughing-the-passer penalty had kept the drive alive.
"It ripped my heart out there," Mackey said. "The way the offense was playing, I knew they we're going to take it down and score."
That was Griffin's sense, too.
"I grabbed my helmet and was getting ready to get back out there for that last shot," he said. "I wanted another one."
Unfortunately for Tulane, it never came.


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Entering the 2010 baseball season, Austin Hunsaker stressed the importance of having confidence and maintaining composure during a season full of question marks with a young, inexperienced team. Now, after two weeks that has included one win and four losses, he is stressing it even more to his Henry County squad.
Led by a combined 11 first-place finishes last week, the Henry County track team competed at the Shelby County All-Comers on Tuesday and the Henry County All-Comers on Thursday in a busy three-day stretch.
Starting against Anderson County in the season opener last Wednesday night, Eminence baseball coach Mark Payton is trying to break his team's mold of playing well in spurts with long, unproductive droughts.
Payton said he was happy with his players against a team of Anderson's caliber in the first game of 2010, but there were some stretches where his team fell apart. Eminence allowed 12 runs in the top of the third inning and Anderson drove away with a 17-1 win after five innings. It was Anderson's seventh game of the season, and Eminence's first.
Though Matt Wright warns the Henry County Ladycats are not where they need to be yet, he said they were able to put together their first "complete game" last Thursday night as they beat Carroll County 14-0 for a 4-0 start to the softball season.
March Madness came to a finish on Monday night and, in the end, after the teams dwindled down to just two, it wasn't decided until the final shot of the tournament.
It was a fitting way to end this men's NCAA basketball season, although the team most of America was rooting for came up one basket short of that Hollywood ending everyone seemed to be hoping for. Duke's win wasn't secured until Butler's final shot was barely off target, allowing Duke to celebrate a 61-59 championship win.
For the first time in five years, the Eminence softball team started the season with a win and won two games in the opening week. It was just the start first-year head coach Bill Covington was looking for.
The Lady Warriors beat Kentucky Country Day (13-6) last Wednesday night, lost to Waggener (23-11) on Thursday and beat Whitefield Academy (14-4) on Saturday for a 2-1 record after week one. It was the best start since 2005 when the Warriors were 2-0 through the first week and finished with a 6-13 overall record.
The Matt Wright era officially opened last week when the Henry County softball team defeated Carroll County on Tuesday and Harrison County on Saturday in what looks to be a promising year.
After finishing the first week with a 1-2 record, Henry County baseball coach Austin Hunsaker said his Wildcats need to play less tight and minimize mistakes in what he describes as a shaky start to a long season.
To help remember former players and motivate future ones, Henry County High School revealed several softball banners on Saturday before the Ladycats beat Harrison County 8-7.
The new banners, which recognize past players and teams, will be placed around the softball field with the possibility of more banners being added as the program continues its quest to be a regional power.
Some of the top Kentucky track teams converged in Louisville for the Lenny Lyles Classic all day Saturday, and Henry County was right in the mix.
It was an eye opener for the Cats, who officially started the 2010 season at the Carroll County All-Comers the week before but for many it was the first time going against so many top athletes in such an intense environment. Sedrick Wiliams, the team's new head coach, hopes to use the meet, hosted by Central High School, as motivation.
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Spent today bumming around on the beach. Then ended up watching some more Thai boxing tonight. Got to get up early tomorrow as were leaving Hua Hun and heading to Ko Tao. Left Luke in some bar chatting to lady boys tonight. Have to go now as this place is closing up for the night.


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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- First off, no weather problems for Kent State, which travels to high-scoring Central Michigan for a 7 p.m. Wednesday game, hoping to jump-start a season that got a major boost Saturday.
"We left at 2:30 (Tuesday afternoon),'' head coach Rob Senderoff said. "We'll get there and practice, sleep, then play (tonight).''
The Chippewas (7-13, 0-8), who average 74.2 points a game, will be the Flashes (12-9, 3-5) first test since Saturday's 60-57 home victory over rival Akron that snapped a four-game losing streak, due in large part to sporadic play closing out games.
That was nearly the case against Akron as well, with four turnovers in the last five possessions, as these Flashes clearly lack the tough swagger of recent KSU teams. So Senderoff has no predictions for the Flashes going forward.
"One game at a time, that's all I'm doing,'' he said.
The Zips (14-7, 6-2) return to Rhodes Arena at 7 p.m. (on Time Warner), to play desperate Eastern Michigan (12-9, 4-4), a team looking to keep from falling out of contact with the pace setters in the Mid-American Conference. The Zips already have one victory over the West Division Eagles, 78-68. But a sweep could prove beneficial later in the season if tie-breakers are needed for MAC Tournament seeding.
Since the MAC gimmicked its tournament in 2012, only four of 12 teams have a realistic chance to win it. The top 2 teams are ushered straight to the semifinals, with Nos. 3 & 4 to the quarterfinals. The remaining eight MAC teams are then forced to play and win five games in six days to advance to the NCAA Tournament.
Going into Wednesday's game, Akron is one of three teams tied for first in the MAC. Eastern is one of two teams tied for seventh, but one game out of a tie for fourth. Both teams have 10 games left in the season. A victory would be big for the Eagles, while a loss potentially devastating for their top four MAC Tournament chances.
With seven teams in the MAC standings currently in the hunt for those four spots, it shapes up as a wild five weeks to end the season. Toledo (18-3, 6-2), Ohio University (16-5, 6-2) and Akron are certainly in the drivers seat.
But right behind them are Western Michigan (12-8, 5-3) and Buffalo (11-7, 5-3) with EMU and Bowling Green (10-11, 4-4) certainly pivotal players.


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Progress has been made in the 100 days since the U.S. Department of Justice said that conditions at Alabama's only prison for women are unconstitutional, citing "unabated staff-on-prisoner sexual abuses and harassment" and the failure of Alabama prison officials to address that horror, despite having knowledge that it had persisted for more than a decade.
State officials from the governor to the head of prisons to the warden at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women have moved from denial and umbrage at the tone of the DOJ report to acceptance, and then vows of action.
Some Alabama politicians, notably Alabaster Republican state Sen. Cam Ward, have taken hold of this issue despite a widespread view that there's no political benefit in it, squeezing more money from a tight General Fund budget and directing it toward prison improvements.
And while some have reminded that women who don't commit crimes don't end up in Tutwiler, most Alabamians have reacted to this issue with outrage, an innate sense of right and wrong, and an instinct that what is happening in Alabama prisons isn't an issue of left and right, but of decency, morality and appropriate use of state resources and power.
The state has doubled down on consultants, contracting with The Moss Group, then the Council of State Governments Justice Center, the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Bureau of Justice Center, a clear admission that outside help is required to address the systemic evils manifested at Alabama's only women's prison.
And a dozen women are among the new guards who went to work in Alabama this month, showing progress in the DOC's efforts to recruit more women correctional officers — a recommendation from federal authorities to try and curb the criminal mistreatment at Tutwiler.
But while progress has been made, it is not enough, either to avoid the possible federal takeover of the system or to answer the moral imperative that someone's mother or daughter or sister be incarcerated, but not abused.
Prisons in Alabama remain a sordid, sad mess, and those responsible can't pretend hiring consultants or talking about action — instead of acting -- will change that.
For example, among the 58 remedies Department of Corrections Commissioner Kim Thomas announced in January 2013 were new security cameras at Tutwiler. Fifteen months later, the prison system has just now begun installing those cameras, with completion still far enough in the future that that they're considering mirrors as a temporary fix.
If money for cameras is tough to find, Alabama is unlikely to build new prisons to address the overcrowding or the unfortunate mix of inmates at Tutwiler. That's actually good, because we doubt that's the right approach.
Instead, Alabama must find alternatives to prison for low-risk offenders. There have to be better ways to deal with a woman who fails to pay a $50 monthly restitution fee than warehousing her with murderers and repeat offenders.
Community release programs, community service as an alternative to fines and imprisonment, and housing women in more appropriate jails throughout the state are among a host of alternatives.
Then Alabama can take a needed, concrete step to correct its own criminal mess and close Tutwiler prison.
(This editorial was written by AL.com Vice President for Content Michelle Holmes, Director of Opinion and Commentary K.A. Turner, and Community Engagement Specialist Edward Bowser for the Alabama Media Group Editorial Board.)


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MUSKEGON, MI – About $500 worth of copper wire was allegedly stolen from a vacant Muskegon home earlier this week.
The incident was reported at 9:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Authorities say the vacant home located at the corner of Grand Avenue and Peck Street in the city of Muskegon was being remodeled. The owner was in the process of gutting the home, police said.
A suspect or suspects gained entry by breaking a front window, police said. The home had been secured by the homeowner who had been in and out of the home since Oct. 24.
Approximately 1,000 feet of copper wire that was in a large coil was taken from the home, in addition to wire stolen from the basement area, police said.
No suspects had been identified as of late Tuesday.
Authorities believe the copper wire was stolen so the suspect could turn it in at a scrap yard for cash.
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