The Lynchburg Times: Wikileaks: Espionage or First Amendment 101?
The Lynchburg Times: Wikileaks: Espionage or First Amendment 101?
The Lynchburg Times: Wikileaks: Espionage or First Amendment 101?
Wikileaks: Espionage or
First Amendment 101? By Emily Williams to the United States, should the Justice Golf cart stolen
The Lynchburg Times Department find enough grounds to con-
The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office is in-
vince Sweden that his actions were crimi-
vestigating a grand larceny that occurred on
The Wikileaks fiasco has politicians, nal. or about Thursday, December 2, 2010 from
journalists and academics across the na- “As distasteful as the release of this in- the Forest RV Sales and Service located at
tion reexamining how they define espio- formation is, Assange is not criminally 20795 Lynchburg Highway Forest, VA. An
nage and First Amendment rights. The liable,” said Mathew Staver, dean of the unknown suspect or suspects stole a custom-
Lynchburg Times is on a quest to bring Liberty University School of Law and ized 2005 Club Car red and black golf cart.
you as many sides of the story as possible, founder of the Liberty Council in a phone The golf cart is estimated to be worth approxi-
with special attention to local voices. interview Wednesday. mately $4900.
On Tuesday, Wikileaks founder Julian Staver emphasized that the First Anyone with any information regarding this
crime or the identity of the suspects is asked
Assange was arrested in London in rela- Amendment covers Assange’s actions,
to call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-798-5900,
tion to sex crime allegations in Sweden. and that no legal distinction can be made visit the Central Virginia Crime Stoppers web-
He is currently being held in Wadsworth between traditional journalists and new site at www.cvcrimestoppers.org to enter a
Prison without bail until December 14. media when it comes to the First Amend- web tip, or text “CVCS plus your message” to
Wikileaks founder and Editor in Chief
Julian Assange. Photo by Luis Carlos Now that Assange is in custody, there is 274637.
Díaz on Flickr. a possibility that he could be extradited See WIKILEAKS, 22
transportation
By Paige Cunningham grants than ever before. That money a common theme: raising the gas tax,
Virginia Statehouse News will play an increasingly crucial role, as currently one of the lowest in the re-
lawmakers appear less and less likely gion.
Virginia has an ultra-important job to approve a gas tax hike that Demo- Chase said raising the gas tax by 9
that officials say would have been con- crats and some moderate Republicans cents would just restore it to its origi-
sidered shameful a few years ago. have been pushing for years. nal value in 1987, the last time the
That task is to nab as much federal But to win federal grants, VDOT General Assembly approved an in-
money as possible for transportation, needs to do a better job of identify- crease. In 1987 dollars, the current tax Publisher & Editor:
said Greg Whirley, commissioner for ing projects and getting them ready of 17 cents per gallon would be equiv- Dan McDermott
the Virginia Department of Transpor- to go, Whirley said. It’s difficult, if not alent to just 8 cents, he said. [email protected]
tation. In the absence of new funding, impossible, to get the federal govern- “Next year, it will be a quarter cen-
VDOT has struggled during the past ment to hand over money if VDOT tury since we’ve done anything about
few years just to maintain existing hasn’t already done preliminary work transportation funding,” Chase said.
roads — let alone construct new ones. and designated state funding. Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw
This year, VDOT funneled most of That’s why Whirley says VDOT will said he’s so desperate to raise the gas
its dollars into maintenance, leaving be spending more money on prelimi- tax that he’d agree to sending half of a
less than $100 million for construc- nary engineering next year to make 1-percent sales tax hike to transporta-
tion. Even if the state continues that sure it has a list of projects ready for tion — something he’d previously op-
tactic, taxes won’t supply revenue fast federal beneficence. posed because he doesn’t want to draw
enough, Whirley said. So far, VDOT hasn’t done a great general funds away from education or
That’s where the federal dollars come job of lining up ready-to-go projects, social services. He’s emphatic that the
in. Whirley said. revenue shortage isn’t a VDOT man- Advertising Sales Manager:
If VDOT plays its cards right, the “Program your money on projects, agement problem; rather, it’s a politi- Angie Buterakos
state can win more matching federal because if you don’t, they will be cal problem. [email protected]
deemed inactive by the federal gov- “This is a political issue and sooner or 540-683-9197
ernment, and you won’t be able to uti- later someone’s going to have to have
R.S. Payne students lize that federal funding,” he said. a backbone to do something about it,” Sales Team:
Whirley spoke Thursday morning at Saslaw said.
recreate Jamestown a seminar, “What Everyone Needs to Sen. Joe May, R-Leesburg, compared Kendra Heath
Know about Transportation Funding,” opponents of a gas tax hike to hom- [email protected]
Fourth graders at R.S. Payne partici- sponsored by the Northern Virginia eowners who don’t want to pay their
pated in Jamestown Day Dec. 7th. This Sceauncia Parr
Transportation Alliance. Director Bob gas or electric bills. Transportation
was an all day role-playing adventure to [email protected]
Chase, who moderated the forum, said needs to be treated as a utility, or Vir-
introduce them to the SOLs related to
he recalls a time not long ago when ginia isn’t going to compare favorably Dianne Tranks
the founding of Jamestown. Students
Virginia took pride in resisting help with her neighbors. [email protected]
and teachers dressed in costumes and
from the federal government. “I’m concerned when we cross the
acted out the voyage and settling of the
Now, federal dollars comprise North Carolina line, we’re going to
first permanent English settlement. They
VDOT’s single largest source of fund- look like East Berlin if we stay on this Staff Writers:
received a charter from the King of Eng-
ing. This year, Virginia received $881 track,” May said.
land, got funds from the VA Company of Yvonne Behrens
million from the federal government, But Del. Tom Rust, a Herndon Re-
London, sailed on three “ships,” experi- [email protected]
about one-fourth of VDOT’s total publican who also supports raising the
enced hardships, interacted with Native
budget. gas tax, says a hike is not going to hap-
Americans, and much more! Reproduc- Lauren Satterfield
VDOT’s second-largest source of pen anytime soon.
tion artifacts received from the James- [email protected]
funding is the gas tax, which has be- “To me, it’s black and white, but it’s
town-Yorktown Foundation’s Summer
come a highly charged political issue. not black and white to a lot of my col-
Teacher Institute were incorporated into Emily Williams
Chase, along with other officials who leagues,” Rust said. “I think we’re in a [email protected]
the event.
spoke at Thursday’s meeting, sounded holding pattern for a year.”
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GLTC: Taking the bus could solve congestion, save you money
develop text alerts and an automated mes- Fall 2011.
sage center to answer that age old question, “The big question’s going to be coming up
“where’s my bus?” GLTC hopes to install the with the operating funds,” said Carroll.
locators in the Spring, and have the system Federal partnership is very important to
fully operation by Fall 2011. The new system the operation of GLTC. The company has
will be paid for with stimulus funds. a $7 million operating budget, to which the
“There’s a lot of really interesting new city contributes a little over $1 million, ex-
technologies out there,” said Carroll. plained Carroll. He remained optimistic,
GLTC also has hopes for some larger however, that funds would be made avail-
changes, including the construction of two able for the projects.
new buildings. The company does not own “I think there’s really grown awareness, on
the current transfer center, located next to the state and federal level, about the impor-
the Plaza Mall, and the owners have asked tance that transportation has for our grow-
that GLTC find a new space. ing economic wellbeing,” said Carroll.
With the goal of keeping the transfer sta- The second project in the works is a new
tion in the Midtown area within a mile of maintenance, operations and administra-
the old location, GLTC has found a site near tion facility. GLTC’s current home on 1301
the Kemper Street Station served by Grey- Kemper street dates back to the days of
hound and Amtrak. street cars and cannot comfortably house
As GLTC receives 80 percent of its funding the growing fleet of over 50 buses. The long
from the federal government, it is required term goal for this project is to begin con-
GLTC’s current home on Kemper Street to follow the NEPA process, ensuring the struction by 2012 or 2013. This once again
new building would not have a negative im- will depend on the procurement of funds.
By Emily Williams transit might be the best solution to the pact on the environment or the surround- “Buses don’t run on air and drivers don’t
The Lynchburg Times city’s traffic issues. ing community. They hope to submit their run on smiles,” said Carroll.
“We can’t pave our way out of our conges- findings for approval by January 2011. If ap-
Armed with new buses, stimulus money tion problems,” said Carroll. proved, construction could start as early as [email protected]
and ambition, the Greater Lynchburg Tran- Liberty University spends over $1.5 mil-
sit Company has big plans for the next three lion annually so its students can ride the
years. Among their aspirations is convincing city’s bus system for free.
Lynchburg commuters to leave their cars at Even with the added Liberty passengers,
home and take the bus. a large number of GLTC’s fares currently
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HERITAGE, from up wearing summer clothes throughout additions to come to about $61.6 million, will just plan to build the new building.
the year. renovations and major additions to about Because Sandusky was such a poor build-
treme weather conditions, causing cracks
In spite of these physical hardships, ac- $69 million, and a new school to approxi- ing to begin with, looking at the cost to
in other parts of the building. The water
ademically, Heritage ranks in the top 5% mately $81.2 million. renovate and the cost to replace, it made
from these leaks runs down the hallways
nationwide. Delegate T. Scott Garrett, was a city sense to replace.
or into the classroom and, in some cases,
Councilman H. Turner Perrow, who council member at the time Sandusky “Plans for Sandusky was to build it to be
through the light sockets in the class-
represents Ward 4 of which Heritage is a Middle School had just been authorized. energy efficient and we felt that the costs
room.
part and is also a member of the steering Sandusky had presented an $8-9 million savings in just that area alone made this a
There is very little insulation in the out-
committee reviewing the Heritage situa- figure to renovate. But the school was in much more feasible project. It has been
er wall, necessitating students and teach-
tion, said, “I am here to make sure that such poor condition that estimates rapidly built to last 40 to 50 years so we voted to
ers to wear outer coats and thick boots in
the city has its fiscal house in order. Back moved to $18-20 million. Garrett shared build.” Garrett said. “With Heritage, the
some of the classrooms during the winter
in 2007, the school board presented the that the city has a policy that if costs of school was built in a ravine, causing the
months. In other parts of the building,
council with a feasibility study, which, in capital improvements reach 75% of what
the heat can be so high that teachers end
round numbers showed renovations and it would cost to build a new building, they See HERITAGE, 11
Taliban. The documents told the story of a civi- • Most people at all familiar with the name
lized army struggling to prevail against barbarism Max Schmeling know him as the Great Nazi
while honoring its own norms. Hope, the boxer produced by Adolf Hitler in
Our leaked diplomatic cables again do more the 1930s to defeat Joe Louis, supposedly
to vindicate a hawk’s view of the world than As- proving Aryan superiority. (He did defeat
sange’s juvenile leftism. The Gulf Arab states are Louis in a match in 1936, though he lost a
as eager as Israel, perhaps more so, for the Unit- rematch in 1938.) What most people don’t
ed States to strike Iran’s nuclear program. North realize, though, is that Schmeling did not
Korea is transferring missile technology to Iran, in subscribe to Hitler’s beliefs -- he wasn’t
a concrete expression of the Axis of Evil. Syria is even a member of the Nazi party. In fact,
1. What was Buddy Holly’s first No. 1 single arming Hezbollah. And on it goes.
during World War II, Schmeling risked his
record? When was it released? One hopes that the Obama administration has
life to save two Jewish children.
2. What was the song in question in a law- Assange the Anti-American learned a little something about the difference
suit between Gary U.S. Bonds and Chubby between governing and spouting comforting bro-
Checker? If electing a black president with the middle mides. In keeping with his pledge to talk to our • For reasons that are unclear now, the Su-
3. Which song is The Knack best known for? name Hussein was supposed to assuage anti- enemies, Barack Obama fruitlessly reached out preme Court in 1893 declared that a plant
4. Who is William Michael Albert Broad? Americanism around the world, WikiLeaks found- to Tehran -- and alarmed our allies. The most pa- eaten during a main course was a vegetable
What was his first record? er Julian Assange didn’t get the message. thetic episode in the documents is the administra- and one eaten afterward was a fruit.
5. Which of these Creedence Clearwater Re- The first batch of WikiLeaks documents under- tion begging countries like Slovenia and Kiribati
vival songs hit No. 1 on the U.S. charts: “Bad mined the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, violent to take prisoners from Gitmo, in its desperation • What do King Henry VIII, science-fiction
conflicts started by the hated, warmongering to fulfill its foolish promise to shutter the facility author H.G. Wells, English naturalist Charles
Moon Rising,” “Proud Mary” or “Green River”
Bush administration. The latest batch undermines rapidly. Darwin, American author Edgar Allan Poe
6. Who released an album in 1990 with the
American diplomacy, the soft art of international Confronting a dangerous world is difficult and composer Sergey Rachmaninoff have
title “Smooth Noodle Maps”?
bargaining and persuasion as practiced by the enough without the brazen exposure of the na- in common? They all married their cousins.
highly anticipated, engagement-loving Obama tion’s secrets. The Obama administration must
Answers administration. hold accountable whoever established the woeful
• The 1958 film “Gigi,” starring Leslie Caron
Assange is an equal-opportunity America hat- security procedures that allowed Bradley Man-
1. “That’ll Be the Day,” in 1957. The song ap- ning, an Army private in Iraq and the alleged
and Maurice Chevalier, has the distinction of
er. It doesn’t matter if our president is black or
peared on an album of the same name. white, left or right, with the middle name Hussein source of the documents, to capture massive having the shortest title of any film to win the
2. “Quarter to Three” was No. 1 hit for Bonds or Walker, so long as he’s leader of the country amounts of sensitive data with the ease of an Academy Award for Best Picture.
in 1961. He claimed that Checker used it as Assange perversely calls a threat to democracy, iTunes download. Manning should face the stern-
a basis for “Dancin’ Party” and sued because even as he provides aid and comfort to our vio- est possible charges, with the severest possible • The home of sitting U.S. presidents, the
of the similarities. The suit was settled out of lent, undemocratic enemies overseas. punishment. White House, didn’t become widely known
court. The classic justification for a leak is to expose Assange himself exists as the cyber equivalent as the White House until 1902, during Theo-
3. “My Sharona” was a No. 1 hit in 1979. It malfeasance. In all his tens of thousands of re- of a pirate, an Australian floating between Europe- dore Roosevelt’s term in office. The building
stayed on the charts for six weeks. leased documents, Assange has exposed none, an countries and operating with impunity. Surely, was originally called the President’s Palace,
4. None other than Billy Idol. His first record despite his typically delusional boast that the the same Justice Department that sued Arizona but the word “palace” was deemed to be too
was “Dancing With Myself” b/w “Mony Mony.” first dump revealed “thousands” of possible war for daring to enforce the nation’s immigration laws royal-sounding, so the name was changed
Neither song broke the Top 100 chart bar- crimes. Assange’s goal is wanton destruction, can find a creative way to harry and shut down to the Executive Mansion.
rier. pure and simple. Assange.
Assange is too blinded by zeal to realize that Barack Obama came into office hawking the
5. Oddly enough, none of them rose higher Thought for the Day: “We judge ourselves by
the content of his documents runs counter to his illusion that America’s adversaries hated his pre-
than the No. 2 spot, yet all were certified ei- what we feel capable of doing, while others
twisted worldview. As Tom Joscelyn of the Foun- decessor, not this country. Julian Assange begs to
ther Platinum or Gold. judge us by what we have already done.” --
dation for Defense of Democracies notes, his differ.
6. Devo. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
leaked Afghan war materials referred to numer-
ous instances of decapitations perpetrated by the © Copyright 2010 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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Organization pressures school boards up to $40,000. In addition to Cherokee County, sev- as well as the other neighboring districts, regarding
eral metro Atlanta school boards use similar venues, the practice of permitting local religious venues to
to move traditional graduation venue with DeKalb County using New Birth Missionary be used for graduation ceremonies. Such practices
Liberty Counsel has sent a letter offering pro bono Baptist Church, and Cobb County making plans to both have precedent and are clearly constitutional.
representation and advice to Cherokee County hold their upcoming graduation ceremonies at the Mathew D. Staver, Founder and Chairman of Lib-
Big Dippers
School District officials who are facing the threat of Turner Chapel AME Church. This is not novel, as erty Counsel and Dean of Liberty University School
a lawsuit from Americans United for Separation of Cobb County reports having held graduation cer- of Law, commented: “Public schools may hold grad-
Church and State (“AU”) for holding their high school emonies in both secular and religious venues for the uation ceremonies in churches. The First Amend-
graduation ceremonies in a local church. past thirty years. ment does not eliminate churches as possible
Easy to make -- and the kids can help dunk Cherokee County public schools have held gradu- AU claims that holding graduation ceremonies in venues for graduation. This kind of scare tactic and
and decorate. Do-Ahead: up to 2 weeks. ation ceremonies at the local First Baptist Church a church violates the First Amendment. However, misrepresentation is typical of Americans United for
for years. The 5,000-seat church has served as an the First Amendment does not require that schools Separation of Church and State. If a public school
2 1/2 packages (8 ounces) semisweet-choco- aesthetic and efficient location for graduation cere- eliminate churches as venues for graduation cer- determines that a church provides a better location
late squares monies. The church charges $2,000 for such events, emonies. Liberty Counsel says it stands ready to at a lower cost, then the First Amendment certainly
while other secular venues with similar seating cost support and assist Cherokee County School District, allows school officials to make that choice.”
Chopped toasted nuts
Chopped dried fruit
Flaked coconut
Employment
Almond brickle chips
Mini peanut-butter pieces
Green and red sprinkles
12 baked pretzel rods
serve. Then I tried something new that has proven the bulb assemblies act as individual fuses. When a
to be a household hit. I started a simple holiday card bulb burns out -- the filament inside the glass breaks,
scrapbook tradition. preventing electricity from traveling along it -- the bulb
I bought an inexpensive standard-style scrapbook acts as a circuit breaker of sorts and stops electricity
with big, plain pages at a discount store, tied a 20- from conducting all the way along the wire.
inch length of ribbon to the top of the spiral bind- In newer strands, you’ll see the lights go out behind
ing, and attached a roll of double-sided tape to the the burned-out bulb but work up to that point. Older
light strands would completely break the circuit, mean-
opposite end of the ribbon so it would always be
ing no lights would work -- and leading to much more
handy, dangling along the side. As cards arrived, I
tedious time spent searching for that elusive burnt
simply slapped a strip of tape on the backside of
bulb.
the card and immediately stuck it onto a page in the To replace, simply pop out the old bulb (you may
scrapbook. Tiny cards, big cards, photo cards and need to unhook a small plastic latch at the base of
I glued our family Christmas photo card on the Q: Every year, we string outdoor lights not just
in a Holiday Scrapbook cover, and attached a large envelope for storing around the edge of the roof but around the back-
“annual holiday letters” on the inside of the back yard, trees, etc. This year I noticed that about half Use only light strands rated
Now that the first white advent candle is lit on our cover. I set aside the first two pages for invitations the lights I strung did not light up when I turned for outdoor use on outside
fresh pine wreath, strings of shimmering mini lights to Christmas parties, open houses in the neighbor- them on. The lights seem to stop working in the lighting.
frame our kitchen window, and a flurry of Christmas hood and ticket stubs from concerts and plays. middle of the string. What’s going on? -- Buster in
cards outnumbers the junk mail in our mailbox, I During the holidays, I leave our in-process “coffee Altamonte Springs, Fla.
can genuinely sing, “It’s beginning to look a lot like table book” out for all ages to thumb through at their
Christmas ...” leisure. They don’t miss a page. Plus, it’s a great A: Grab some replacement bulbs (the same type and ing careful not to break the glass, and snap in a new
Those holiday cards in multicolored envelopes ar- conversation starter as we talk about memories of size, rated for outdoor lights) and start following the bulb of the same type. Test the strand by plugging it in.
strings to the first bulb that isn’t lit. Take a close look at Work your way along the strand and replace any other
rive from a hodgepodge of senders, from new busi- old friends or share details of their new adventures.
the bulb -- if you can see a tiny dark spot in the middle burned-out bulbs.
or the glass is generally darker than that of nearby Send your questions or home tips to ask@thisi-
bulbs, you’ve probably located your burnt bulb. Another sahammer.com, or write This Is a Hammer, c/o King
more telling clue is that the entire string beyond the Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando,
bulb is also not lighting up. FL 32853-6475. When in doubt as to whether you can
The reason the string behind the burned-out bulb safely or effectively complete a project, consult a pro-
doesn’t light is because in most Christmas light strings, fessional contractor.
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ness associates to old friends and relatives living in Now lined up in a neat row in our bookcase with
far-flung places. Receiving personalized pieces of a bit of space left for a new 2010 edition, six bulg-
mail feels like an old-fashioned gesture in this digital ing scrapbooks have become family holiday refer-
age, and that is why I appreciate them more and ence books that we find ourselves reading over and
more. While sending holiday greetings via e-mail over.
is “green,” and certainly a thrifty approach, there is
something about a handmade card or handwritten Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s
greeting that pleases, as if it were a special holiday Day” is airing on public television nationwide. To
gem chosen especially for me. find more of her creative family recipes and activi-
Over the years, the kids and I either taped our ties, visit www.donnasday.com and link to the NEW
Christmas cards to doorways or tossed them in a Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is
big bowl on the dining-room table as they arrived. “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.”
But frankly, they didn’t get the attention “gems” de- © Copyright 2010 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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HERITAGE, from from Washington. We need to do the needs of Heritage off,” continued Doyle. school board will have to determine how
right thing by the students.” “We felt we needed to keep it on the ra- to best meet the needs of what, at pres-
foundation to continually shift.” Also
One area of major opposition from the dar. We found ourselves in the position ent, looks like an insurmountable quag-
the $80 million price tag was forbidding.
crowd was any suggestion for consolida- that we couldn’t afford to do what was mire.
“Ultimately, however, it was the school
tion with E.C. Glass High School. In spite needed but we couldn’t afford not to do The city is inviting citizen participation
board’s decision.”
of the fact that the members of the steer- what was needed. We were spending so in this discussion with meetings Decem-
“The debt service to build a new Heri-
ing committee had clearly stated at the much on renovations when the real ques- ber 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Dunbar Middle
tage would be several million a year with
beginning of the evening that there was tion was whether we shouldn’t replace School, December 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at
those costs,” stated Perrow. “Where
no decision regarding consolidation and the whole school.” Linkhorne Middle School, and Decem-
would we get the money? From taxes?
that a task force had not yet been created, This discourse has been going on for at ber 15, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at Sandusky
We would have to raise taxes 15 cents to
speaker after speaker brought these two least a decade. The city owns the school. Middle School.
the $1, which citizens would not want.”
items up. Ultimately, it will have to pay the bill. The [email protected]
Heritage High is not inside the desig-
So how did this minefield reference to
nated census tract to take advantage of
consolidation come about? The idea has
CDBG funding and, according to Garrett
been bandied about for at least six years.
when asked whether state lottery money
Most recently, according to Perrow,
could be used, “Lotto pulled in $450 mil-
Councilman Michael Gillette stated, as
lion this past year,” Garrett shared. “But
chair of the steering committee, that all
that money is already accounted for in
considerations needed to be put on the
operating expenses. Also, it is spread
table, including consolidation.
across the Commonwealth.”
“Personally, I am very concerned about
What was clear, at the first in a series
any question of consolidating schools,”
of meetings planned to discuss Heritage’s
stated Perrow. “It is very important that
future, was that all those who had any
we have two very different and distinct
relationship with the school felt strong
high schools for many reasons.”
ties to it. There was also strong sentiment
According to Julie P. Doyle, chair of the
that it was time to do something about
school board from 2000-2009, the school
the structure.
board had hired a firm to do a feasibility
Some speakers offered constructive
study. The firm came back with three sce-
suggestions as to what the next building
narios. It was clear to the school board at
should provide. Some speakers became
that point that the projected costs would
teary-eyed. The common thread for all
require people to think outside the box.
the speakers was their passion and love
“That is when we first brought up consoli-
for the school they refer to as Big Orange
dation. E.C. Glass had just been renovat-
Country.
ed and there was no scenario in place that
Leland Melvin, an alumnus of Heritage
could take on that kind of debt (the cost
and an astronaut, veteran of two space Superintendent Dr. Paul McKendrick details some problems in Her-
to rebuild Heritage). There was no appe-
flights who has logged over 565 hours in itage’s construction.
tite to raise taxes and then the economy
space, came down from D.C. to attend
fell off the cliff.”
the meeting. He stated, “I felt this was
“We had a lot of angst in pushing the
important enough to make the trip down
Attendees unable to fit in the auditorium watch on a projection Sharon Wright, an English teacher at Heritage, reminds board mem-
screen outside. bers, “the responsibility for informing the public lies with you.”
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Local theatre
group donates
performance to
Jubilee Center
JLP Productions will donate proceeds from
the December 11, 2:00 p.m. performance of
Take Me Back: A Christmas Story to the Jubilee
Family Development Center . The play runs
December 10 through 12 at the Academy of
Fine Arts . Tickets are available at the AFA box
office (434) 846-TIXX (8499).
The play follows a young man who, desper-
ate to provide for his family on Christmas Eve,
snatches a woman’s purse and is then brought
into her life. It is written and directed by Jennifer
Lipford Petticolas and produced by her com-
pany, JLP Productions.
Between July 2009 and June 2010, 7,000
young people and families were served by the
Jubilee Center which relies on individual, cor-
porate and grant support to underwrite its pro-
grams and the cost of operations. Year-round
programming centers on educational enrich-
ment and academic assistance, athletics and
occupational training.
For additional information, call the Jubilee
Center , 845-0433.
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Selleck, whose publicity I did for most of his career.” 4. Burlesque (PG-13) Cher, Christina Aguilera
In the 1970s, a corporate raider acquired MGM, which 5. Unstoppable (PG-13) Denzel Washington,
was the beginning of the end for the great studio. He sold
Chris Pine
38 acres of the studio back lot to housing developers, sold
Dorothy’s ruby slippers for $15,000 and even sold Bert 6. Love and Other Drugs (R) Jake Gyllenhaal,
Lahr’s lion suit from “Oz” for $2,400. He used the money to Anne Hathaway
As Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios -- $5 billion in debt -- build the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. MGM became 7. Faster (R) Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob
fights off bankruptcy and the same billionaire trying to take a studio without a home lot and stopped making films to Thornton
over Lionsgate, as well as the sale of its vast film library, run its hotel, which today has been stripped of all MGM
we long for movies made by the most legendary studio that memorabilia. 8. Due Date (R) Robert Downey Jr., Zack Gali-
ever existed. In 1981, MGM acquired United Artists and became fianakis
MGM was founded in 1915 as Triangle Pictures and went MGM/UA. In 1986, the vast film library of MGM was sold to 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 9. The Next Three Days (PG-13) Russell
on to make some of the greatest movies of Ted Turner for his cable TV channels. Also in ‘86, Leo the
1 (PG-13) Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson Crowe, Elizabeth Banks
all time. Surely you can find one of your Lion, who hung over the studio entrance for
favorites in a list of classics that includes decades, disappeared from sight forever. 2. Tangled (PG) animated 10. Morning Glory (PG-13) Rachel McAdams,
“The Wizard of Oz,” “Gone With the Wind,” Turner later merged with Warner Bros., 3. Megamind (PG) Will Ferrell, Tina Fey Harrison Ford
“Ben Hur,” “Showboat,” “An American in which now controls the greatest films made © Copyright 2010 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Paris,” “Gigi,” “The Dirty Dozen” and “2001: by MGM. Today, the MGM lot is owned
A Space Odyssey.” by Sony Pictures, which bought the MGM
There was a time when MGM boasted name for $5 billion. In 2006, Tom Cruise gery. -- Hannah F., via e-mail
having “more stars than in the heavens!” and his partner, Paula Wagner, bought
Famed MGM publicist Esme Chandlee re- United Artists to make movies under that
name. The deal didn’t include the James
A: Actually, the 49-year-old star confessed to Oprah
calls, “When I worked at MGM we had 51 Clark Gable and
Vivien Leigh star in Bond, Pink Panther or Rocky movies, Winfrey back in 2007 that he had had some excess
major stars under contract. Stars like Spen-
cer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, Elizabeth the MGM epic “Gone which MGM kept. Even though the last skin under his eyes removed. As he said: “It’s impor-
Taylor, Cary Grant, Joan Crawford, Clark with the Wind” Bond film, “Casino Royale,” was a suc- tant to look awake.” If you check out some before
Gable, Fred Astaire, James Stewart and cess, the next 007 film has been put on and after pictures online, you can see that the re-
Lucille Ball, to name a few.” hold due to a lack of money to produce it. sult is subtle and natural-looking, unlike some other
When Clark Gable’s contract ended at MGM, he wanted Most movie people in Hollywood are sick over the way pulled-tight celebs who shall remain nameless.
no press or fanfare as he rode off the lot, just Ms. Chan- this once great studio, the backbone of Hollywood, has
dlee in the car with him. Esme recalls, “I was on a location been dissected, picked apart and sold off piece by piece.
shooting with Gable, and he asked if I needed a ride home, It is truly sad we will never again see the likes of the great
and I said that would be wonderful. Then we boarded his Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.
private plane and flew home. You’d be hard put to find any Send letters to Tony Rizzo’s Hollywood, 8306 Wilshire
star today who can measure up to him, except maybe Tom Blvd., No. 362, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Q: I was so sad to hear that one of my favorite
© Copyright 2010 King Features Syndicate, Inc. comedic actors, Leslie Nielson, had passed away
recently. Did he film anything before he died, to
be released posthumously? -- Jeff D., via e-mail
be more successful than you dared hope. The
holidays also bring new friends into your life. A: The great Leslie Nielson, 84, who began his act- George Clooney
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Private ing career back in 1950, passed away in November
and professional matters compete for your at- after a short battle with pneumonia. For his final Q: Why did the ABC/Disney-produced “Legend
tention. Be honest in your assessment of which movie, he voiced a character in the animated com- of the Seeker” get canceled? There is a world-
edy “The Waterman Movie,” which is scheduled for wide fan campaign (saveourseeker.com) that is
should get more of it, and for how long.
release some time next year. working hard to get this beloved, high-fantasy
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Although taking ad- SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A show back for a third season. Have you heard
vice isn’t always easy for the headstrong Sheep, seemingly endless list of must-do tasks is best anything about the show coming back? -- Shirley
Q: What has happened to Rich Fields, the an-
you might want to consider what someone you handled by tackling them one by one, and taking nouncer for “The Price Is Right”? They keep hav- T., Derby, Conn.
respect says about an upcoming decision. energy-restoring timeouts between each job. ing “guest” announcers. Will he return sometime
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A new offer is SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) soon? -- Donna C. in New York A: The Internet is exploding with campaigns to save
tempting, but don’t be bullied into a quick deci- A vexing relationship seems destined to deterio- the show, as well as some well-placed rumors that
rate no matter what each side tries to do. A third A: Rich Fields, 50, who came aboard “The Price Is the show might not be finished. Back in October,
sion. Rely on your keen Bovine business sense
party’s advice just might prove helpful. Right” after the death of longtime announcer Rod “Seeker” stars Craig Parker and Bruce Spence hint-
to alert you to anything that might be question- ed at the fan gathering RingCon 2010 that the show
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Roddy in 2004, is no longer the announcer of the pe-
able. might not be over, yet. Bruce stated, “I know that a
Reach out to ease any tensions caused by home rennial game show. Before the start of the 2010 sea-
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your Gemini Twin son, Rich was informed that the producers wanted lot of people think it’s dead, but it’s not.”
nature rallies to help you deal with this week’s or workplace pressures before they threaten the
to go a different way with the show, which included While he might just be employing positive think-
hectic schedules, both in your personal and pro- relationship-building progress you’ve made. ing, rumor has it that many alternative stations have
a new announcer with improvisation-comedy back-
fessional lives. One caution: Watch your diet. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You of- been approached about picking up the show for its
ground. For now, the show is employing a series of
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Avoid rushing ten go out of your way to show kindness to oth- guest announcers, but hopefully the producers will third season, including SyFy and BBC (both of which
to make up for time lost on a stalled workplace ers. So, don’t be surprised if other people want settle on one announcer soon, instead of continuing reportedly passed). For some fan-made videos, as
operation. Best to set up a schedule and pace to do something nice for you this week. this game of announcer musical chairs. Currently, well as other links to help save the show, check out
yourself. Welcome the help of colleagues. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) People in Rich is a part-time meteorologist in Los Angeles. craighorner.com (a fansite for the “Seeker” star).
LEO (July 23 to August 22) Despite those glitter- your life respect your Piscean wisdom, so don’t
hesitate to speak up about a matter that you feel Q: Watching older movies with George Clooney, Write to Cindy at King Features Weekly Service,
ing holiday distractions you love so well, be sure P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475; or e-mail
isn’t being handled quite the way it should be. and comparing how he looked then with now, it
to keep your feline senses set on high to alert her at [email protected]. For more news
BORN THIS WEEK: Your personal warmth looks like he has had a little tightening done to
you to anything that might require fast action. his face? Has he? To me, he seems like the last and extended interviews, visit www.celebrityextraon-
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Making an helps you make friendships, and your sense of
person on Earth who would undergo plastic sur- line.com and twitter.com/Celebrity_Extra.
effort to restore fraying relationships proves to fair play helps you keep them.
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Memory Lane in the military? Do you still have all the letters
sent home? Consider adding some of them
to the collection, or at least some selected
Have you made a memory book for those quotes.
who come after you? This is a project that’s NOTE: Are your photographs all in boxes?
better done sooner rather than later, and the Your first step in preparing a memory book
quiet week between Christmas and New Year’s might well be to pick up a few of those spe-
Day is perfect for getting started. Consider it a cial markers to write on the back of unidenti- they can lessen their intensity and frequency. You
gift to future generations of your whole life in fied photographs. Then categorize them into might want to reconsider your position.
pictures and words. subjects or time periods, and spring for a few Remove airborne irritants from your home and
Things to include: photo boxes to put them in, or use 9 by 12-inch bedroom by getting rid of feather pillows, shag
Written text -- Whether you use typed and envelopes instead. rugs and dust mites. If you have a pet, and you
printed pages or write in longhand, it’s your notice that exposure to it brings on an attack, then
words that have the most value. Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot per- you have to limit where the pet is allowed in the
Photos -- Pick out some photos to include in sonally answer reader questions, but will home. An air-conditioned home keeps outdoor al-
your book and write about each one. Start at incorporate them into her column whenever lergens out of your environment.
the beginning with your earliest photographs, possible. Write to her in care of King Features For an acute attack, you need a medicine that
which might include your parents. Include Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL acts quickly to dilate airways. Albuterol (Proven-
school photos through the years. Add in teen- 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@ til) is such a medicine. If your long-term control
age heartthrobs, your wedding and pictures of gmail.com. medicine isn’t preventing attacks, get another. The
your own children as they came along. © Copyright 2010 King Features Syndicate, Inc. list of asthma medicines is very long. Oxygen is
helpful in severe attacks. I know of no natural sub-
stance that alleviates asthma.
The WWP has programs in four areas: Mind, Asthma Usually Controllable The asthma booklet describes the many treat-
Body, Economic Empowerment and Engage- ments for asthma. Readers can obtain a copy by
ment. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 50-year-old fe- writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 602W, Box 536475,
Whether you’re a veteran with amputations, TBI, male, and I have asthma that seems to be Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or
burns, cognitive mental health conditions, PTSD getting worse. In October, I got the H1N1 flu money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada
or spinal cord injuries, the Wounded Warrior Proj- and had to go to the hospital twice because of with the recipient’s printed name and address.
ect has a recreation and sports program available. breathing problems. I get scared every time I Please allow four weeks for delivery.
Aligned with Sports USA, it provides year-round have a simple cold. I was told that my asthma
programs that, besides offering a chance at some is allergy-induced, and I have been on a daily DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I must have bumped
real competition, also aid in rehabilitation. inhaler ever since. I saw an allergist, who test- my ring finger. It is painful, and the top part
It offers higher education, including IT training, ed me and wanted to put me on allergy shots. is swollen on the side of the nail. I think some
Wounded Warriors as well as employment assistance services. The He said they may or may not work, but they pus is forming. What can I soak it in? I cannot
end goal: long-term financial stability. don’t cure asthma. Then what’s the point? go to a doctor. -- B.P.
The Department of Defense has announced the WWP’s Family Support and Combat Stress Re- Does oxygen help? Are there natural ways to
creation of the Wounded Warrior Task Force. Ac- covery Programs offer seminars on PTSD, as well prevent asthma? -- M.M. ANSWER: You describe a paronychia (PAIR-uh-
cording to a press release, the task force will ad- as caregiver retreats and more. NICK-ee-uh), an infection of the skin and tissues
vise and make recommendations about such mat- The Engagement program might be the most ANSWER: Asthma is a chronic condition. Looking bordering a fingernail. If the skin and tissues show
ters as: staffing of wounded warrior organizations, valuable of all, as it helps wounded warriors stay for a cure is not realistic in many cases. Looking only mild swelling, then frequent daily soaks in hot
performance and accountability standards, avail- in touch with each other through an alumni pro- for control is realistic. It’s an inflammation of the water can bring it to a head and cause it to drain.
ability of services for traumatic brain injury and gram and peer mentoring. airways -- the bronchi, the tubes that bring fresh air If it is quite swollen and painful, you’ll have to see
post-traumatic stress disorder, support systems to If you’re a veteran with traumatic injury or are a into the lungs and remove carbon dioxide from the a doctor. Try an emergency-department doctor. It
ease the transition from the DoD to Veterans Af- family member, check out the Wounded Warrior lungs. The inflammation makes the airways very has to be incised to permit drainage, and antibiot-
fairs and the effectiveness of the Senior Oversight Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org. Scroll sensitive. They constrict on slight provocation and ics will be needed.
Committee. around the website, and you’ll likely find programs obstruct the flow of air. Furthermore, they pour out
That’s a lot of advising and recommending. It that can help. thick mucus, which adds to airflow obstruction. Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer
could take them a while. Respiratory viruses do trigger attacks, and that’s individual letters, but he will incorporate them in
Meanwhile, another group, the Wounded War- Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features why the flu virus was such a problem for you. You his column whenever possible. Readers may write
rior Project, has been busy actually taking care of Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL should be sure to get the yearly flu vaccine. him or request an order form of available health
veterans and their families. The group serves vet- 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@ Allergies can be another trigger for attacks. Al- newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL
erans who received service-connected illnesses gmail.com lergy shots are not guaranteed to stop them, but 32853-6475.
or injuries in Afghanistan and Iraq. © Copyright 2010 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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However, not all gift cards are alike. Instead of buying a pre-loaded card, get a
While the industry used to be guilty of blank card from a clerk or customer ser-
abuse with gift-card expiration dates and vices and have the amount loaded while
fees, new rules this year force merchants you wait. Then hold on to your receipt in
to keep the cards (and the balance) active case something happens.
for five years. If there are per-purchase For the Internet-savvy recipient, consid-
fees, they must be written on the package. er an e-gift card, also known as a virtual
Balance carry-over fees can’t be assessed gift card. You e-mail a special code to the
until the card has been used at least once. recipient, who prints it out and takes it to
After that, however, fees can be assessed the store. It spends just like a plastic gift
Gift Card Pros and Cons once a month, and there’s nothing to limit card.
the amount of fees that can be charged for Be careful of the store: If it goes bank-
For many who do last-minute holiday that. rupt, the gift cards you buy might be worth-
shopping, speed is essential. There’s no If the card is lost, there’s no guarantee less.
more time to ponder and compare and you can get a replacement, even with Consider giving cash instead. While it’s
wander the aisles looking for the perfect your receipt. If you can get a replacement, thought that nearly 30 percent of gift cards
gift. there are sure to be fees. Do your home- go unused every year, nobody loses track
Gift cards can be a fast purchase, but work and be sure what you’re getting. of cash.
you still need to take a little care. Consider There are new warnings out this year David Uffington regrets that he can-
the recipient’s interests. Teenagers might about pre-loaded gift cards you take off not personally answer reader questions,
appreciate a gift card to a music store. the rack: There might not be any money but will incorporate them into his column
Handy homeowners will use a gift card to there by the time your recipient uses them. whenever possible. Write to him in care of
the local hardware store. For women, if Scammers have figured out how to read King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box
you can find an all-mall card, so much the the code on a card, call the toll-free number 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send
better. on the back, and then spend that money. e-mail to [email protected]
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WIKILEAKS, from that Switzerland “should very carefully con- ful relations between nations.” She went on lic,” wrote The Times.
sider whether to provide shelter to someone to allude to the inappropriateness of likening Independent Connecticut Senator Joseph
ment. who is on the run from the law,” reported NZZ Wikileaks to the Pentagon Papers. Secretary Lieberman is unforgiving of The New York
“Wikileaks is no different than the New York am Sonntag, a weekly Swiss magazine. Clinton argued that while there have been Times for publishing stories referencing the
Times releasing the Pentagon Documents,” “Wikileaks is F-ing with the wrong ambas- “examples in history in which official conduct Wikileaks documents.
said Staver. sador,” wrote Tribbett. has been made public in the name of exposing “To me the New York Times has commit-
Dianne Feinstein, Democratic senator from Neither Tribbett nor Sabato could be wrongdoings or misdeeds… this is not one of ted at least an act of, at best, bad citizenship,
California and chairman of the Senate Intelli- reached for comment late Wednesday. those cases.” but whether they have committed a crime is
gence Committee, argued in an opinion piece Politicians in Washington also seem to be Opposing Secretary Clinton and Senator a matter of discussion for the justice depart-
published Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal agreeing on the Wikileaks issue in a bi-parti- Kerry’s views, Daniel Ellsberg, a former gov- ment,” Lieberman said in an interview with
that Assange should not be considered a jour- san manner rarely seen in this political climate. ernment analyst who leaked the famous Pen- Fox News.
nalist and is therefore not protected by the In an interview on Meet the Press this week, tagon Papers to the New York Times in 1971, He went on to say that he believes the justice
First Amendment. Senate Minority Leader Mitchell McConnell, rejected the opinion that Wikileaks and the department should indict Assange for viola-
“He is no journalist: He is an agitator intent Republican of Kentucky, emphasized that As- Pentagon papers are incomparable in a press tion of the espionage act.
on damaging our government, whose policies sange needs to held on criminal charges. release that is also signed by other ex-intelli- “I think this is the most serious violation of
he happens to disagree with, regardless of who “He’s done an enormous damage to our gence officers. the Espionage Act in our history,” said Lieber-
gets hurt,” wrote Feinstein. country, and I think he needs to be prosecuted “That’s just a cover for people who don’t man.
In a Tweet posted November 29th, Larry to the, the fullest extent of the law; and if that want to admit that they oppose any and all ex- Dean Staver disagreed either the New York
Sabato, director of the University of Virginia becomes a problem, we need to change the posure of even the most misguided, secretive Times or Assange were in violation of the Es-
Center for Politics, voiced his worries about law,” said Senator McConnell. foreign policy,” said Ellsberg. pionage Act.
the Wikileaks issue effecting world opinion of Later in the show, Senator John Kerry, Dem- An Editor’s note published November 29, “We have to take one step back before we
the nation. ocrat of Massachusetts, likened the release to explained The New York Times’ reasoning for get to Wikileaks,” said Staver.
“From economy to Wikileaks to deficit voyeurism and stated he believes Wikileaks using the sensitive cables. The letter explains He argued that instead, an investigation
to China, Korea & beyond, USA starting to has “no relationship” to the Pentagon Papers. that while the Times did redact some infor- should pursue the actions of Private First
appear again like “a pitiful helpless giant.” “This is sort of a anarchical kind of act by mation contained in the documents deemed Class Bradley Manning, who initially leaked
Danger 4 POTUS,” wrote Sabato. someone who wants attention that is not re- comprises to national security, the paper be- the documents to Wikileaks, and his superiors
Wikileaks may be one of the only issues Sa- vealing some truth about a government lying lieved that much of the documents “serve an who allowed the security breach.
bato nears an agreement upon with his polar- or a policy that’s been misled,” said Senator important public information.”
opposite, political blogger Ben Tribbett, au- Kerry. “For The Times to ignore this material
thor of the “Not Larry Sabato” blog. He wrote
Tuesday in support of Donald S. Beyer, US
In a press conference last week, Secretary
of State Hillary Rodham Clinton accused the
would be to deny its own readers the careful
reporting and thoughtful analysis they expect
[email protected]
Ambassador to Switzerland and former Lieu- Wikileaks release of “sabotaging the peace- when this kind of information becomes pub-
tenant Governor of Virginia. Beyer warned
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Sudoku! Hocus-Focus
ACROSS 74 He’ll bend over back- 4 Church areas 66 Huff and puff
ward for you 5 Fit to feast on 67 Feels sore
1 Zhivago’s love 76 Grazing ground 6 Barbie or Ken 68 Impertinent
5 Touch up the text 77 Permit 7 Unemployed 69 Cops’ org. by Henry Boltinoff
9 It should be square 78 Witch doctor 8 Sock part 70 - grease
13 “Don’t - it!” 79 Hoopsters’ org. 9 “Le Misanthrope” 71 Indeed by Linda Thistle
18 Act like Etna 80 Exec’s deg. playwright 72 Grievance
20 Birdbrain 82 Utah cry of revulsion? 10 Minneapolis suburb 75 “Typee” sequel
21 Garfield’s pal 88 Chihuahua dough 11 Helped 79 Sgt. or cpl.
22 Fragrance 89 Chihuahua snack 12 Composer Delibes 80 - Carta
23 Tennessee cry of 91 Italian port 13 Massachusetts cry of 81 Improve oneself, in a
denial? 92 Dwell contempt? way
25 “- Shuffle” (‘77 song) 93 “Scat!” 14 Author Jong 83 Turn right
26 Long walks 95 Illinois cry of surprise? 15 Symbol 84 DDE’s predecessor
27 Pleasant 97 Sampras and Rafter 16 Forebodings 85 Tiny coin
28 Jeroboam contents 98 Weeding tool 17 “Boss” Tweed’s nemesis 86 Genesis setting
29 Way up 100 Duration 19 What you used to be 87 Hawaii’s state bird
30 Vend 102 Chemical suffix 24 Actor Kilmer 90 Veneration
31 Get - (be successful) 103 Buy off 28 Baby basset 91 Freeway sounds
32 Mikita and Musial 106 See 129 Across 29 Egyptian viper 94 Idaho cry of excitement?
33 Find the sum 108 Orient 31 Playwright Fugard 96 Jack of “The Odd
36 Spring holiday 112 Uproar 33 Taj town Couple”
39 TV’s “- Sharkey” 113 Mr. Diamond 34 Sleuth Nancy 99 Poetic preposition
40 Mature 114 Least liberal 35 Kids connect them 101 “Hiroshima” author
44 North Carolina cry of 119 Gravel-voiced 37 Jockey giant 103 Good time
encouragement? 120 Thailand, formerly 38 Darjeeling dress 104 Dreadlocked one
47 Seizes suddenly 121 Michigan cry of chagrin? 39 Revolutionary Guevara 105 Set in motion How to play: Place a number in the empty boxes
51 Join the leisure class? 122 Senator Kefauver 41 Drollery 106 Kevin of “In & Out” in such a way that each row across, each column
52 Item for 37 Down 123 Cultural grp. 42 Psychic Geller 107 Range rope
down and each small 9-box square contains all of
53 Live on lettuce 124 Nautical adverb 43 Inclination 109 Actress Meyers
55 Coasted 125 Concluded 45 Tennyson tale 110 Seafood selection the numbers from one to nine.
57 Texas cry of sympathy? 126 Hackneyed 46 - rummy 111 Accent feature
58 Feel wretched 127 Big man on campus 48 About 112 Mus. directive Difficulty this week: Challenging
59 Writer Rand 128 Cunning 49 Bank deposit? 114 - contendere
60 Second Triumvirate 129 With 106 Across, 50 Burn a bit 115 Summit
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member legendary drummer 54 Quiet 116 “The NeverEnding
62 EMT’s skill 56 Colors Story” author
64 Everything DOWN 59 Maugham’s “Cakes 117 WWII gun
65 Dickens character and -” 118 “The - Is High”
66 Yak
69 Pennsylvania cry of
disgust?
1 Horne or Olin
2 “He’s - Picker”
(‘14 song)
61 Pro-gun grp.
63 Saucepan
64 Drillers’ org.
(‘80 hit)
120 Crestfallen
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