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The P inev i l l e Independent High School Band finished in the top-10 during the state march-ing band championship in Bowling Green.

PHS finished 10th out of the 16 bands earning the honor of advancing to the state finals competi-tion.

This marked the eighth consecutive time the band qualified for the state championship.

Pineville was the small-est competing school in the state, according to band director Sheldon House. The band compet-ed in the Class A division, which is determined by the size of the school.

“This is a great accom-

plishment for such a young ensemble,” said House. “We are excited about the future.”

According to House, the ensemble is made up of nearly 50 percent middle school children. There is only one senior and only one junior in the band.

Though happy with the performance, House stated he felt the band could have put on a better performance.

He said the group has learned many life lessons from the experience. He said the band learned how to deal with both success and defeat.

The state championship was the end of a long road vfor the band this year.

Chase SmithStaff Writer

Four young girls from East End Elementary in Middlesboro decided to take it upon themselves to raise money for the Cancer Foundation.

Grace Rose, 9, Mariah Collins, Madison Mason and Madison McClelland, all in the fourth grade. They came together to make duct tape crafts to sell at school to donate to the foundation. According to Grace’s mother, Shari Rose, the girls have been working on these crafts for nine weeks and have already made over $275.

What influenced the girls to start making the

crafts was when Grace found out that Rhonda Haslam of Bluffton, S.C., was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer and only had a few months to live.

Grace’s mother is a hair-dresser in Cumberland Gap, Tenn., at Pizazz Salon.

Haslam said, “My mother goes to Pizazz to get her hair done and evi-dently Grace over heard my mother talking about my cancer situation.”

Grace and the girls then started to write Haslam letters saying that they are praying for her and they are so sorry that she has cancer. They keep her

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Pineville Community Hospital Home Health Agency has been named a 2012 HHCAHPS Honors recipient, a prestigious award recognizing home health agencies that pro-vide the best patient expe-rience.

Established by Deyta, this annual honor acknowledges the top 20 percent of agencies that continuously provide the highest level of satisfac-tion through their care as measured from the patient’s point of view. The HHCAHPS Honors identifies the highest per-forming agencies ranked by analyzing satisfaction measures covering both performance and improve-ment of care over a twelve-month period.

“The HHCAHPS Honors defines a new standard of excellence in the patient experience for home health agencies,” said Bill Bassett, Deyta’s Vice President of Home Health. “Identifying the top-performers in the home health industry is our way of recognizing HHAs that are dedicated to providing high quality of care in a patient-centric approach. The resulting patient experience is a key driver of ongoing patient and agency success.”

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Staff Report

McDonald’s restaurants in Bell, Harlan, Letcher and Perry counties are joining forces to encour-age GED® attainment with in-store promotions funded by the restaurant owners.

Customers visiting the restaurants represented by McDonald’s of Central and Southeastern Kentucky, Paducah Co-op, Tri-State Co-op, Louisville Co-op and Tri-Cities Co-op will see trayliners featuring a message encouraging the attainment of a GED® diploma. The campaign is an extension of ongo-ing efforts to raise the educational attainment of adults by Kentucky Adult Education, a unit of the Council on Postsecondary Education.

McDonald’s restaurant owner/operators have partnered with Kentucky Adult Education for the seventh consecutive year to promote GED® attain-ment. The campaign was initiated by Joe Graviss, a Central Kentucky owner operator and a mem-ber of the Council on Postsecondary Education, which oversees Kentucky Adult Education. The project began in three of his restaurants in Franklin and Woodford County and has grown to 72 counties through his leadership.

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Coal miners and indus-try officials in Bell County, Claiborne County, Tenn., and throughout the Appalachian coalfields continue to worry about their jobs and future as a result of the nation’s re-electing President Barack Obama for another four-year term.

With just hours passing after the electoral votes giving Obama another term, coal industry offi-

cials say they are now in a position of having to “wait and see” what platform he will take on the coal industry and the environmental regula-tions that have stiffled the industry during his first term.

“As is often the case after any election, Kentucky’s coal indus-try is in a ‘wait and see’ position with President Obama’s re-election. Should he embrace a more inclusive position regard-ing coal in our coun-

try’s movement toward energy independence, the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the United States would benefit greatly,” said Bissett. “Our coal min-

ers, especially in eastern Kentucky, continue to see layoffs, not simply because of low natural gases, but also the impact of a federal government that has increased costs

of mining at every turn. Using 2011 statistics only hides the downturn in our coal economy that this president has caused through both his appoint-ments and actions.”

Bissett said it is important to note that in Kentucky and West Virginia, the president performed very badly and, in the words of U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler-D “cost” him his re-election bid against challenger Andy Barr-R.

“Our hope would be that the president on the campaign trail hearing from so many coal min-ers worried about their jobs — worried about

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-Bill BissettPresident of Kentucky Coal Association

Emergency officials kept busy

A two-vehicle collision occurred on Wednesday on Cumberland Avenue in Middlesboro. There were no

injuries as a result of the crash, according to Lt. Tom Busic of the Middlesboro Police Department. Busic

said Steven Lee was headed north on south 14th Street. Lee was about to cross Cumberland Avenue when Teri Tye, who was driving the car, crashed into him. The wreck is being investigated by officer Josh

Pratt of the MPD.

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Anthony Cloud | Daily NewsA controlled trailor fire in Harrogate, Tenn., resulted in firefighters being disptached to the scene to make certain the flames didn’t spread to the surrounding area. According to Jonathan Tuttle of the Harrogate Volunteer Fire Department, his department responded as a safety measure.

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Pictured are Grace Rose, Madison Mason, Madison McClelland, Principal Steve Martin and Mariah Collins. All four girls are in the fourth grade at Middlesboro Intermediate School.

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Coal jobs returning to Pike County

PIKEVILLE (AP) — An eastern Kentucky offi-cial says nearly 150 coal jobs are returning to the area.

Pike County Judge-Executive Wayne T. Rutherford said in a state-ment on Tuesday that two different coal mines are bringing a total of about 150 miners back to work. He cited new orders for coal as the reason the companies are bringing back workers.

Rutherford said he hopes the move helps “boost our local econo-my” and is a sign that the trend of cutting jobs in the industry is over.

GOP signs damaged in Elizabethtown

E L I ZA B ET H TOW N (AP) — Police are inves-tigating damaged election signs in Elizabethtown.

The News-Enterprise reports the local Republican party report-ed that signs at its head-quarters were found defaced on Election Day. Republican Party Chairman Mike Phillips said black spray paint had been used on sev-eral smaller signs and one large one. Several signs had also been replaced with signs supporting Democrats.

Hardin County Democratic Party Chairman Bob Moore said signs supporting Democrats had also been taken, but none had been damaged. He denounced the damage, saying “everyone has a right to express their opinion.”

The Republican Party is offering a $250 reward for information leading to a conviction in the case.

Replicas of Columbus’ ships expected

MAYSVILLE (AP) — Replicas of two of

Christopher Columbus’ ships are expected to arrive in northern Kentucky later this month.

T h e L e d ge r-Independent reports the ships are scheduled to arrive on Nov. 22 at Limestone Landing in Maysville and stay through Dec. 3.

While in port, the pub-lic is invited to tour the ships. Admission prices are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors and $6 for students ages 5 to 16. Children 4 and under can enter for free.

The Nina replica was built to look as much like the original as possible. The Pinta replica, built in Brazil, is larger than the original.

The Pinta and the Nina were part of Columbus’ fleet when he sailed to the West Indies in 1492.

Gregory announces run for former seat

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — State Rep. Sara Beth Gregory will seek the Republican nomina-tion to run for an open state Senate seat in south-ern Kentucky.

Gregory said in a state-ment Wednesday that she wants to replace former state Sen. David Williams who resigned last week to accept an appointment as circuit judge.

Gregory, a Monticello lawyer, is in her first term as state representative. She was re-elected to that post Tuesday without opposition.

Gov. Steve Beshear hasn’t yet scheduled a special election to replace Williams, who had been the longtime Senate pres-ident.

Beshear, a Democrat, has a history of appointing Senate Republican lead-ers to higher-paying gov-ernment jobs. Williams is the second one to get

a judicial appointment. Another GOP senator was appointed to a lucra-tive position on the Public Service Commission.

Voters down liquor sales at restaurants

SEBREE (AP) — Voters in Sebree have decided against allowing restaurants to sell liquor by the drink with meals.

The Gleaner reports that that the measure on Tuesday’s ballot in the Webster County city failed by a 3-2 margin. The final vote was 270-180. The proposal would have allowed the sale of alcoholic beverages by the drink only in res-taurants and other din-ing facilities, and only if they had a seating capac-ity of at least 50 people and derived at least 70 percent of their gross receipts from the sale of food. Drinks would have been served only in con-junction with meals.

Webster County Clerk Valerie Franklin-Newell said paper ballots ran out in some precincts and electronic voting machines had to be used.

School officials pon-der new evaluations

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS (AP) — Local education officials in Kentucky are digesting their schools’ rankings under the new education accountability system.

When the first Unbridled Learning rank-ings were released last week, schools and dis-tricts were compared with each other state-wide, based on their over-all scores.

Pendleton County Schools Superintendent Anthony Strong told The Kentucky Enquirer he doesn’t mind the compar-ison if all schools are held to the same measuring stick.

their future, would cause a change in this administration and their very severe anti-coal policies,” said Bissett. “However, we also remain cognizant that that isn’t likely.”

Bissett said “only time will tell” if the president got the message from both Kentucky and West Virginia, which over-whelmingly didn’t sup-port him, that people are “hurting here and need him to support the coal

industry instead of trying to wipe it out.”

“We did hear a lot on the campaign trail, especially in Ohio, that President Obama sees himself as a pro-coal leader,” said Bissett. “I would disagree respectfully with the president on that point, but maybe his mind is changing. We’ll have to see if there is a follow up there in his actions and appointments. Thus far, this administration has been extremely punitive

toward our industry espe-cially in increasing our cost of production, which has made us uncompeti-tive compared to low-cost natural gas.”

The Kentucky Coal Association will continue to carry the message con-necting coal production and use to low-cost elec-tricity and its benefit to the economy Bissett said.

“From the more than 61,000 Friends of Coal license plates on Kentucky vehicles to coal

being a major campaign topic at both the state and national level, we are hopeful that the presi-dent’s “pro-coal” com-ments from the campaign reflect a new direction for his administration and not an attempt to shore up an electorate in states who continue to see him as anti-coal in both word and action,” said Bissett.

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Harlan County native Reecie D. Stagnolia, vice president for Kentucky Adult Education, said private sector partners are key to emphasizing the value of education.

“As adult educators work to help prepare more Kentuckians for col-lege and careers, public awareness is very impor-tant. Our partnership with McDonald’s pro-vides us with an opportu-nity to reach thousands of Kentuckians with a vital message about the impor-tance of education,” he

said. “McDonald’s owner operators are to be com-mended for supporting adult education in their communities.”

This ongoing partner-ship reflects McDonald’s commitment to sup-port the local communi-ties they serve, accord-ing to Graviss of the McDonald’s of Central and Southeastern Kentucky cooperative.

“We see firsthand the importance of educa-tion in our businesses and know that KYAE’s efforts will have a far-

reaching impact on com-munities throughout our Commonwealth,” he said.

Adult education cen-ters provide free GED® instruction, college-read-iness services, English as a second language class-es and literacy services. To find the center in your county, call Kentucky Adult Education at 1-800-928-7323 or visithttp://www.knowhow2goky.org.

Anyone in Bell, Harlan or Letcher counties interested in pursuing a GED visit the Southeast

Kentucky Community College campus or Call Travis Cox at 606-589-3210 or Brenda Morris at 606-589-3061 for more information or to enroll in the program.

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from the HHCAHPS survey results of over 1,800 home health agen-cies from April 2011 to March 2012. Two domains of performance were used in the calcula-tions covering the nine-teen questions that com-prise the five publicly reported measures on Home Health Compare.

Greg Nunnelley of Pineville Community Hospital, credits Pineville Community Hospital Home Health Agency “We are proud of this award as it is a direct reflect of our staff ’s dedication and commitment to delivering quality health care to our residence in Bell County,” said Nunnelley.

updated on the amount of money they have raised and send her duct tape crafts in the mail as well.

S. Rose said Grace comes home from school everyday and starts work-ing on these crafts.

“She learns how to do it from watching videos online and getting new ideas,” she said.

Grace said currently she is making a duct tape

wallet to sell.“I was watching vid-

eos on youtube.com and it looked complicated, but I just kept trying and finally figured it out,” she said.

“My friends and I will be selling our duct tape crafts for a very long time to keep raising money for the cancer foundation,” said Grace.

Haslam said she was

amazed at how these little girls came up with this idea on their own.

“I just got a letter in the mail from Grace and the girls and it included a duct tape bracelet as well. Little things like that just make my day,” adds Haslam.

According to Haslam, she is currently living two months longer than the doctors said she would

when she was diagnosed in March.

She still has her inde-pendence and drives short distances to the grocery store. She is liv-ing each day to the full-est, thanking God for each day she is alive.

Chase Smith is a staff writer for the Middlesboro Daily News. She can be contacted at ksmith@heartlandpublica-tions.com.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Anti-gambling forces were heartened by an election that ousted a handful of legislative incumbents who had voted for failed casino and slots bills.

Martin Cothran, a poli-cy analyst for The Family Foundation, said the odds against expanding gam-bling opportunities in Kentucky have now got-ten steeper.

Gov. Steve Beshear has been pressing for casino-style gambling in

Kentucky since he was first elected in 2007. So far, he’s been unable to get lawmakers to pass leg-islation. The closest he came was in 2009 when a divided House approved a bill that would have allowed horse tracks to bring in slot machines. The Senate refused to go along, and the bill died.

Beshear said last week he would like for lawmak-ers to approve a gambling measure when they con-vene early next year.

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Burying your head in the sand. Ignoring the ele-phant in the room. Lying to the Emperor about his lack of new clothes. Pick your metaphor, but there is one issue to which we as Americans must recon-cile ourselves: our coun-try’s debt path threatens us with an economic crisis if we do not take action.

At present our national debt exceeds $16 trillion, a figure that is larger than the size of our entire economy. The last time our country faced a debt burden of this magnitude was during and imme-diately after World War II. Only this time, our debt is projected to rise indefinitely. But just as the “Greatest Generation” helped put our budget into balance, aiding in the creation of the most com-petitive economy in the world, now it’s our turn.

Fixing the long-term debt outlook, however,

is a tall order. Politicians are loath to do anything to harm the priorities of their favored constituen-cies, be it spending on transportation or scien-tific research or main-taining current tax rates and exemptions. Rather than putting everything on the table, elected offi-cials in Washington tend to instead kick the can down the road.

We don’t have the luxury of waiting for a solution. The automatic and nearly across-the-board spend-ing cuts that lawmakers agreed to last summer in an unsuccessful attempt to force a debt deal in the fall – part of a larger set of automatic tax increases and spending cuts known as the “fiscal cliff” – are set to go into effect on January 1. The non-parti-san Congressional Budget

Office has estimated that careening over the edge of the fiscal cliff would shrink the economy by a 3.9 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2013 and send the economy into a double-dip reces-sion.

In sum, we need to develop a real solution, and soon. And we need the tenacity to follow through. The size and scope of our national debt threatens to consume all of our public priorities. Indeed, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen labeled the national debt as the single biggest threat to national secu-rity. New research from Deloitte has revealed that the country will spend $4.2 trillion over the next decade merely servicing the debt, funds that could

be used to invest in infra-structure, or in research and development or be used to keep tax rates low. Already, the fear of the fiscal cliff has caused businesses to slow hir-ing and investments, and Moody’s, the credit-rating agency, has stated that it will consider downgrad-ing our credit rating if responsible actions to begin bringing down the debt are not taken as part of an effort to avoid the cliff. Our political leader-ship needs to take action before the debt becomes so burdensome that it severely hampers our country’s ability to com-pete, maintain our social safety net or create jobs.

Jonathan Miller is a former Kentucky State Treasurer, a supporter of the Campaign to Fix The Debt (www.FixTheDebt.org), and a co-founder of No Lanbels

If you’re a small busi-ness owner, with no full-time employees (except possibly your spouse or business partner), you’re probably used to taking care of just about every-thing on your own. So, if you’re thinking of estab-lishing a retirement plan — and you should — you might also be attracted to “going solo” with an “owner-only” 401(k).

An owner-only 401(k), sometimes known as an Individual 401(k), has been around for a few years now, and has prov-en quite popular — and with good reason. This plan is easy to estab-lish, easy to administer and, most importantly, gives you many of the

same benefits enjoyed by employees of a company that offers a traditional 401(k) plan.

These benefits include the following:

Tax deferred earnings — Your earnings aren’t

taxed as they accumulate.Tax deductible contri-

butions — An owner-only 401(k) consists of two components — salary deferral and profit shar-ing contributions, both of which are generally 100 percent tax deductible. If you choose to make Roth salary deferrals to your owner-only 401(k), your contributions aren’t deductible, but you won’t pay taxes on your earn-ings, provided you don’t take withdrawals until you’re 59-1/2 and it’s been five years since your first year of Roth deferral.

Variety of investment choices — You can choose to fund your owner-only 401(k) with a wide range of investments. And you

can construct an invest-ment mix that’s appropri-ate for your risk tolerance and long-term goals.

Furthermore, an own-er-only 401(k) can poten-tially allow you to make greater contributions, at an identical income level, than other small-business retirement plans, such as a SEP IRA.

In 2012, you can defer up to $17,000 or $22,500 if you’re 50 or older (as long as you don’t exceed 100 percent of your income). Then, in addition, you can make a profit-sharing contribu-tion equal to 25 percent of your income (slightly less if you are unincorpo-rated).

So, by combining the

salary deferral and profit-sharing components, you can potentially contrib-ute up to $50,000 to your owner-only 401(k) in 2012, or $55,000 if you’re 50 or older. And these fig-ures are doubled if your spouse also contributes to the owner-only 401(k).

However, you’re not obligated to contribute anything to your plan. So, if your business is slow one year, you might scale back your contribu-tions, or put in nothing at all. Then, when business picks up again, you can get back toward contrib-uting whatever you can afford, up to the maxi-mum.

Clearly, the owner-only 401(k) can offer you

some key advantages in building resources for retirement. But it’s not the only small-business retirement plan on the market, so, before you make a decision, you may want to consult with your tax and financial advisers to determine if an owner-only 401(k) is indeed the right plan for you.

But don’t wait too long. You’ll have to establish your owner-only 401(k) by Dec. 31 if you want to receive any tax deduc-tions for 2012. And in any case, the sooner you start putting money away, the faster the prog-ress you will make toward the retirement lifestyle you’ve envisioned.

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The global economy remains in flux, and investors across the globe continue to witness a roller coaster ride with respect to their invest-ments. Substantial gains one day are followed by a precipitous decline the next, and many investors are simply along for the ride and struggling to make sense of it all.

Though veteran investors are more familiar with such fluctuations, young investors might be more confused. Some might even delay getting started on their portfolios, which is one of the many mistakes young investors commonly make. As unpredictable as the market may be, investors are often much more pre-dictable, often repeating the behav-iors of those who came before them. The following are some of the more common mistakes young investors tend to make, each of which should be avoided no matter how difficult the market becomes.

Delaying the inevitableYoung people, particularly those

who are just beginning their profes-sional careers, often procrastinate when it comes to investing. This

could be thanks to a host of fac-tors, including inexperience, fear or simply wanting extra money in their pockets while they’re young. Each of these factors makes sense, but none of them should keep young people from investing. Most young people have seen the projections that show the staggering differences in money earned when a person begins invest-ing at 25 as opposed to 35 (or even 30). Even something as simple as investing through a company’s 401(k) is a good place to start, and young investors should take advan-tage of the opportunity to do so as soon as they’re eligible.

When young investors put off investing, the results later on are not often pretty. That’s because of the tendency to overcompensate down the road. For instance, an investor who had the chance to invest in a particular asset but passed, only to see that asset grow significantly, might overcompensate the next time an opportunity presents itself. This is especially dangerous when it comes to investing, as fruitful invest-ment ideas certainly don’t grow on

trees. An investor who begins young and starts learning how to invest will feel more comfortable with his or her portfolio, and won’t feel the need to make up for lost years down the road.

Being an ill-informed investorYoung investors know about the

need to invest, but many simply don’t ask enough questions about their investments. A young investor is in a great position for a number of reasons. Young investors are typi-cally decades away from retirement and, as a result, can take on the most risk. The older an investor gets, the more risk averse he or she should become. Young investors commonly understand this principle, but that does not mean they should simply sit back and accept it when a risky investment does not pan out. While it’s good for young investors to take risks, if the risk doesn’t pay off, learn the reasons behind its failures. Doing so will lay a solid foundation for future investments.

Another thing young investors must learn is to avoid taking a risk for the purpose of taking a risk.

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The new cover of Bloomberg Businessweek has a photo of a flooded New York City over a screaming headline, “It’s Global Warming, Stupid.”

The magazine thus joins the effort to make the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy into a piece of cheap agitprop. Global-warming alarmists are desperate for a threat from climate change more immediate and tele-genic than the low-lying Maldives supposedly sinking one day beneath a rising sea.

They need disasters, and need them right away. There’s a reason that Al Gore used an omi-nous photo of Hurricane Katrina as seen from space as the emblematic image for his propagan-distic documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth.”

In the case of Sandy, the alarmists revert to a simplistic style of reasoning (if it can be called that): Something bad happened. It must therefore have an easily identifiable cause. They then wrap this highly emotional appeal in the incontestable clothing of science. Bloomberg Businessweek’s editor, Josh Tyrangiel, sent out a tweet: “Our cover story this week may generate controversy, but only

among the stupid.”On the face of it,

though, it requires belief in a series of improbabili-ties to be smart enough to meet Mr. Tyrangiel’s standards. Because of global warming, there was a Hurricane Sandy. Because of global warm-ing, Sandy ran into a high-pressure system and took a highly unusual westward turn directly into the coast. Because of global warming, it made that turn into New Jersey and affected the richest, most populated areas in the country. Because of global warming, it hit at high tide during a full moon.

The Bloomberg Businessweek piece acknowledges that it’s “unsophisticated” to blame one storm on cli-mate change, then does

it anyway. It quotes an official with the Environmental Defense Fund making a base-ball analogy: “We can’t say that steroids caused any home run by Barry Bonds, but steroids sure helped him hit more and hit them farther. Now we have weather on ste-roids.” But what if a hit-ter is said to be on more steroids than ever, yet his power goes down, not up?

University of Colorado professor Roger Pielke notes that a Category 3 hurricane hasn’t made landfall in the U.S. since 2005, the longest spell without one in more than a hundred years. “While it’s hardly mentioned in the media,” he writes, “the U.S. is currently in an extended and intense hurricane ‘drought.’”

On the other hand, there were fearsome hur-ricanes long before any-one dreamed up, let alone manufactured, an SUV. In 1938, the so-called Long Island Express devastat-ed Long Island and New England. An old newsreel film describing it sounds like a report on Sandy. A high-pressure system kept it from blowing out to sea. It hit densely pop-ulated areas. It brought a huge storm surge. The Category 3 storm killed hundreds of people.

In 1821, another storm flooded New York City all the way up to Canal Street. If Bloomberg Businessweek had exist-ed 190 years ago, it might have reported on the dam-age and warned: “This is our future if we develop modern industry and transportation and make them both dependent on fossil fuels, idiots.”

The theory for global warming giving us more intense hurricanes is that warmer oceans will feed more energy into them. But the weather is complicated. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — not a bastion of climate-change “deniers” — has said, “There is low con-fidence in any observed long-term (i.e., 40 years or more) increases in tropical cyclone activity (i.e., intensity, frequency, duration).”

The alarmists want us to crack down on fos-sil fuels and crimp our growth right now based on the bet that adjust-ing the climate to our liking in 100 years or so is within our power, and that when we endeavor to do it, China and India will feel moved to do the same. People who believe this shouldn’t throw around the word “stupid” so lightly.

Look, it was a boffo victory speech. President Barack Obama pushed all the right buttons after winning this foul fight. “While each of us will pursue our own indi-vidual dreams, we are an American family, and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people.” Wonderful stuff — except, we are a shat-tered family.

It’s great to aspire, as we do in the Pledge of Allegiance, to be “One nation … indivisible.” Sadly, this election has made that notion really suspect. We are very divis-ible, and after a relent-lessly hateful campaign, we are one nation divided into two separate camps.

More than $6 billion was spent, and we are left just where we started. House Speaker John Boehner, probably fearing for his job, went to Twitter to uh, tweet defiantly, “With this vote, the American people also have made it clear there is no mandate for raising taxes.” Of course, without some sort of deal on taxes, the country will continue to hurtle toward financial disaster and right off the “fiscal cliff.”

Boehner’s House extremists care less about that than persisting in

their guerrilla war against government. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats, who did pretty well thanks to the outlandish candi-dates the GOP put for-ward, will still continue to dither and get rolled by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his enablers. McConnell may have fallen short of his brazenly stated priority of making Obama “a one-term president,” but per-haps he will now promise to do everything in his power to make Obama a two-term president, mak-ing sure the second term is a living hell.

It’s great that Obama and Mitt Romney made their feel-good declara-tions of conciliation, but we need to take stock of what almost happened:

The nation barely avoided a nonmilitary super-PAC coup by a small army of mega-wealthy who tried to use used money as a weapon to complete their corporate takeover of the country. The fact that this election was so close shows how easily manipu-lated millions upon mil-lions of people can be.

It is true that the hordes of the intoler-ant were beaten back in their efforts to exploit homophobia, but they sim-ply will regroup and again try to return us to the Dark Ages. Meanwhile, the real test will be the long slog out of economic misery. It will take a true conversion from those whose only creed has been greed. They must devote heart and soul to our recovery and erase doubts about whether they actually have hearts and souls.

This is not directed at all of our most prosper-ous citizens. Many are thoughtful people dedicat-ed to the welfare of their fellow human beings, ready to share their wis-dom. It is aimed at those among us, epitomized by Mitt Romney, who repre-sent our worst instincts. They believe that the pursuit of money is the

be-all-end-all, that other concerns are secondary. Profit is their ideal, and the thousands of work-ers who lose their liveli-hoods as a result of their schemes are merely col-lateral damage.

They need to reorder their priorities and help us reorder ours. Elected officials need to reject their legalized bribery and create laws to pun-ish the blatant thievery that, if perpetrated out-side the world of finance, would get the perps sent to prison.

Those of us in the media need to do our jobs. We are too easily led around by the nihilistic political operatives who hypnotize us with their relentless deception. We need to snap out of the hypnotic trance. President Obama got it backward when he belittled pundits who are “the cynics that tell us that politics is nothing more than a contest of egos or the domain of special interests.”

Count me proudly among them, harboring harsh thoughts about liv-ing in hard times. Some fundamental change is needed before the United States “family” can even think of being reunited.

Bob FrankenSyndicated Columnist

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By the Associated PressToday is Thursday, Nov. 8, the 313th day of 2012.

There are 53 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Nov. 8, 1932, New York Democratic Gov. Franklin

D. Roosevelt defeated incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover for the presidency.

On this date:In 1889, Montana became the 41st state.In 1909, the original Boston Opera House first

opened with a performance of “La Gioconda” by Amilcare Ponchielli.

In 1913, the play “Woyzeck,” by Georg Buchner, had its premiere in Munich, Germany, more than six decades after the playwright’s death.

In 1923, Adolf Hitler launched his first attempt at seizing power in Germany with a failed coup in Munich that came to be known as the “Beer-Hall Putsch.”

In 1942, Operation Torch, resulting in an Allied vic-tory, began during World War II as U.S. and British forces landed in French North Africa.

In 1950, during the Korean War, the first jet-plane battle took place as U.S. Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown shot down a North Korean MiG-15.

In 1960, Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy defeat-ed Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency.

In 1972, the premium cable TV network HBO (Home Box Office) made its debut with a showing of the movie “Sometimes a Great Notion.”

In 1980, scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., announced that the U.S. space probe Voyager 1 had discovered a 15th moon orbiting the planet Saturn.

In 1987, 11 people were killed when an Irish Republican Army bomb exploded as crowds gathered in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, for a ceremony hon-oring Britain’s war dead.

In 1988, Vice President George H.W. Bush won the presidential election, defeating Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis.

The mystery of the closed park

It’s a mystery almost worthy of Agatha Christie:Why all the cloak-and-dagger about the plan or plans

to reopen the still-dormant Kentucky Kingdom?Why are flummoxed fans of the park left to wonder if

the state would deign to do business with Ed Hart, who operated the park once and wants to again, if he were the last person on Earth?

And what, precisely, is that all about?Is it about business? Is it about personalities? What?Does Gov. Steve Beshear have a better idea for the

property? If so, what is it and why and how is it better?When it comes to Kentucky Kingdom, is Louisville

now Impossibility City?Inquiring minds want to know. More than that: The

people of Louisville and beyond deserve to know.Kentucky Kingdom is a place they worked, a place

they played; a place they were told, time and again, was and is a crucial economic engine and tourist draw for the area. But they pass it, sitting alongside the Watterson like some frozen land out of time, day-in and day-out, and have been doing for three years now, since Six Flags pulled out of its operation of the park while going through bankruptcy proceedings.

Time’s a wasting, and those roller coasters out there aren’t getting any younger.

So Ed Hart is back, for the third time in two years, with another plan to reopen the park. …

State finance officials will meet with Hart to talk about his group’s proposal to reopen Kentucky Kingdom on the state-owned fairgrounds property. But, character-istically, the state wouldn’t say if Hart’s is the only pro-posal the state is considering. And Hart says he won’t talk about the negotiations as long as they are ongoing.

So we wait. So what’s new?This time, though, if things fall apart, answers need

to be forthcoming. Even Dame Agatha would be tiring of all this mystery.

— The Courier-Journal, Louisville

OTHER VIEWPOINTS The election is over, now what?

Reverting to a simplistic style of reasoning

Rich LowrySyndicated Columnist

NOV. 28, 29, 30L I G H T H O U S E

CAREER TRAINING CENTER Thrift Store will have a “fill a bag sale” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 28, 29 and 30 at the old Bell County Vocational build-ing, located at 980 Old Bell High Road, off of U.S. 119. All proceeds go to the Lighthouse Career Training Center to assist at-risk youth and adults with skills to help them succeed in their life plans.

NOV. 8, 9, 10PATTERN OF LIFE

P E N T E C O S T A L CHURCH, the white building beside D&D Tires located on U.S. 25E

in Middlesboro, will host revival services beginning at 7 p.m. nightly on Nov. 8, 9 and 10. The speaker will be the Rev. Milton Smith, of Whitley City. Pastor Clyde Patterson invites everyone to attend. For more informa-tion, call 337-6672.

NOV. 8, 9, 10, 11EAST CUMBERLAND

AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH will host a homecoming revival beginning at 7 p.m. night-ly, Nov. 8-10 and at 10 a.m. on Nov. 11 followed by a homecoming meal. The evangelist will be Dr. Ronnie Owens.

NOV. 10C R O S S P O I N T E

CHRISTIAN CHURCH will have an informational meeting beginning at 7 p.m. on Nov. 10 (locat-ed at 411 North 15th Street in Middlesboro) regarding the new con-temporary direction and vision for the church. If interested, Pastor Sean Planck invites everyone to attend.

NOV. 11INDIAN CREEK

BAPTIST CHURCH will have a regular monthly singing beginning at 6 p.m. on Nov. 11. Featured singers will be the Cannon Creek Youth Choir and others. Everyone is wel-come.

NOV. 18

ANNUAL USHER DAY SERVICE will begin at 3 p.m. on Nov. 18 at the Church of the True Living God of Holiness, 329 South 20th Street, with guest speaker Evangelist Princess Holland, of Cumberland. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, con-tact Sister Mary West, church clerk, at 606-302-0223.

The Daily News Church Calendar is scheduled to be pub-lished Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. To place an announcement in the Church Calendar email to bmoore@heartland-

publications.com, fax to Bethany Moore at 606-573-0042 or drop it off at

our office at 120 North 11th Street, Middlesboro (behind Food City).

Charles Johnson

Charles Edward Johnson, 68, of Calvin, KY, passed away Wednesday November 7, at his home. He was born June 9, 1944 in Pineville, KY, the son of the late Charlie Johnson and Viola Daniels Johnson Miracle.

He attended the Blackstar Pentecostal Church. He was also retired from the Bell County School System, after teaching for many years.

In addition to his par-ents, he was preceded in death by his wife,

Bernice Johnson and 1 brother, Conley Miracle.

He is survived by the following members of his family: daughter, Misty (Billy Joe) Lee of Calvin; 2 grandchilren whom he adored, Devin Charles Lee and Alyssa Mackenzie Lee; sister, Sandra (Ray) Stepp of Hulen; brother, David (Daisy) Johnson of Hulen; and a host of other relatives and friend.

Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, November 9, at the Creech Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. J.C. Craig and the Rev. Ray Stepp presiding.

Music will be provided by Geona Snellings and Larry Green.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 10, at the Willis Cemetery at Chenoa, Ky.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, November 9, at the Creech Funeral Home.

Online condolences and guestbook are avail-

able at www.creechfh.com

Creech Funeral Home, Middlesboro, is in charge of all arrangements.

Beulah Kennedy

Beulah Grubbs Kennedy, age 52 of Amarillo, Texas and formerly of Jenson, Ky., died Friday, October 5, 2012, at her home.

Beulah was born April 30, 1960 in Jenson, Ky. to Robert and Cassie Grubbs. She was proud to be a “Coal Miner’s Daughter”.

She was a loving wife and mother. She never

met a stranger. She loved working in her yard and flower gardens. She took pride in having the pret-tiest yard on the block.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, PB Grubbs and her mother-in-law, Retha Kennedy.

She is survived by her husband, Terry of Amarillo; 2 daughters, Jennifer Carwyle and husband Chris of Myrtle, MS and Katie Estes and boyfriend Alex Jones of Amarillo; 5 broth-ers, Wendell Grubbs and wife Jewell, Bobby Grubbs and wife Ginger, Elzie Grubbs and wife Michelle, Hick Grubbs and wife Ginger, all of Pineville, Ky. and Beau Grubbs and wife Faye of Tazewell, Tenn.; a sister-in-law, Pat Grubbs of Ludowici, GA; a step-daughter, Jennifer Harbison and husband BJ of Canyon, TX; 2 grand-sons, Gunter Carwyle and Kelton Harbison and a granddaughter, Laken Carwyle.

Memorial services

will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 10, 2012, at the Old Straight Creek Trinity Tabernacle in Pineville, with Rev. Herman Denny Jr. presiding. Interment will follow in the Jenson Cemetery.

Creech Funeral Home, Middlesboro, is in charge of local arrangements.

Judy KillionJudy Kay Brock Killion,

60 of Middlesboro, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 6 at the Middlesboro ARH after an extended illness. She was a loving wife, moth-er and grandmother. She was born June 8, 1952 at Grays, Ky., the daughter of the late Virgil Brock and June Frost Brock Dozier.

She is survived by the following members of her family: her husband of 44 years, Charles “Bug” Killion; daughter, Sherry (Christopher) Harville of Thorn Hill, Tenn.; son, Curtis (Shanda) Killion of Harrogate, Tenn.;

grandchildren, Kevin Wilson, Justin Carroll, Boyd Killion, Matthew Dyer, Shane Douglas and Colin Killion, as well as a host of other family and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 8, at the Creech Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Michael Padgett and Rev. Matthew Laws presiding. Music will be provided by the Noetown Church of God Mountain Assembly Youth Choir. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 9, at the Mayes Cemetery at Lonesome Valley with her grandsons and neph-ews serving as pallbear-ers. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 8, at the Creech Funeral Home.

Online condolences and guestbook are avail-able at www.creechfh.com

Creech Funeral Home, Middlesboro, is in charge of all arrangements.

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BEASTIE BASH TICKETS are now on sale and can be purchased from any FOS member. Tickets are $25 and include entrance to the auc-tion and dinner. The Beastie Bash is scheduled for Nov. 10, beginning with the auc-tion preview and social hour at 5:30 p.m. at Pine Mountain State Resort Park.

DONATIONS ARE NEEDED for all ages. Secret Santa needs your help for local families for the holidays. Donations of food, clothing, toys, baby items and house-hold items are needed. The items must be new. Cash dona-tions are also accepted. Drop items off at The Olde Mill Inn B&B (water wheel) in Cumberland Gap or call 423-300-8225 for a pick up.

MINI GRANTS are available from the Cumberland Valley Community Collaboration for Children for initiatives/activi-ties designed to strengthen families, involve fathers and

prevent child abuse or neglect. All agencies, including faith-based organizations, provid-ing services to families and children in the Cumberland Valley District, are encouraged to apply. The deadline for the completed application is noon on Dec. 4. To obtain a copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP), call 606-526-6303.

CLAIBORNE COUNTY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP will not meet dur-ing November and December. Regularly scheduled meetings will resume in January. For additional information, con-tact Linda Mallicoat at 423-626-5763 or Lucy Greer at 423-626-3024.

LIGHTHOUSE LIFELINE OF BELL COUNTY support group sessions will be held every Tuesday beginning at 5 p.m. with refreshments/servic-es and support group sessions from 6-7:30 p.m. Support group sessions will be from 1-2:30 p.m. every Thursday. Sessions will be held at the Lighthouse Career Training Center (located at 980 Old Bell High Road, off of U.S. 119). Sessions are free and work-books are optional. Everyone is welcome. Sessions include: Insight, identifying life-con-trolling issues — 9 weeks; Stepping into freedom, 12 Steps — 13 weeks; and anger management — 9 weeks. For more information, call 606-

337-3165 Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

STAND IN THE GAP T-shirts are still available at $5 each. Sizes are Extra Large (94 left), Large (37 left), 2X (59 left) and 4X (1 left).

NOV. 8GENEALOGY WORKSHOP

will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 8, at the Bell County Historical Society Museum. The monthly workshop is hosted by the museum and conducted by volunteer gene-alogists from the Kentucky Path Chapter, NSDAR. Bring any information and research you have about your family. The museum library has many resources to help with local genealogy. You also may take advantage of free access to Ancestry.com.

NOV. 9FORGE RIDGE SCHOOL’S

fall festival will be from 6-9 p.m. on Nov. 9. There will be games, a coronation, fun, food and an auction. A turkey din-ner will be held from 4-6 p.m.

NOV. 10RECORDING THE PAST,

a free oral history workshop, will be from 1-3 p.m. on Nov. 10 at the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park visitor center auditorium. Speakers will cover the basics of oral interviews and how they can be used and learned from. For more information, call 246-1051.

PINEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA 16th Annual Reverse Raffle and Silent Auction will be from 5-7 p.m. on Nov. 10 in the school cafe-teria. Tickets are $20 each and include two lasagna dinners. The prize is $2,000. Silent Auction items include home baked goods.

NOV. 11, 18, 25FREE CHRISTMAS GIFT

BOXES will be given to all chil-dren ages 2 to 12 who attend Sunday services at Bright Star Baptist Church on any Sunday in November or December. Gifts are broken down by age and gender so your child will get something they really like. Christmas gift boxes are free and available for attending the 9:30 a.m. service or the 6 p.m. service. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Bright Star Baptist Church is located off West Cumberland Avenue three miles from U.S. 25E. Just past the high school and General Dollar, turn left just before First Apostolic, across from West Cumberland Avenue Baptist and our church is on the other side of the rail-road tracks. For a map visit http://www.brightstarbc.com/ or email pastor@brightstarbc.com.

NOV. 13MONDAYS R MURDER

members will meet at 10 a.m. on Nov. 13 at the Bell County Public Library. The

original meeting on for Nov. 12 was changed due to sched-uling conflicts. The discus-sion will be about the Amish crime thriller series by Linda Castillo.

NOV. 17LOVELADY CHAPTER

DAR 66th Anniversary Luncheon will begin at noon on Nov. 17 at Lincoln Memorial University. Hostesses are Betty Jo Poteet, Renee Poteet and Betty Laningham. The pro-gram focus is Commemorative Events: The War of 1812 with guest speaker Kathy McClelland, VADAR State Parliamentarian.

NOV. 23The 2012 MIDDLESBORO

CHRISTMAS PARADE will be Dec. 1. Submit your completed application by 4 p.m. on Nov. 23 to Discover Downtown Middlesboro. This should include the entire Application form and a signed Waiver of Release. Applications can be mailed to Discover Downtown Middlesboro, P.O. Box 1156 Middlesboro, Ky., emailed, or dropped off in the DDM office on the second floor of city hall in downtown Middlesboro. Participants will be notified and given further instruction well in advance of the parade. All decisions about participa-tion are at the sole discre-tion of Discover Downtown Middlesboro and the Christmas Parade Committee.

Dear Dr. Brothers: My husband and I are hav-ing an argument about whether our son is being bullied at school. I say he is, and my husband says he’s not. Our son is in sixth grade, and while he’s never been surround-ed by friends, he seems pretty isolated this year. He’s gotten pretty quiet, and it’s hard to get him to admit anything, but he says kids don’t like him. My husband says that if he hasn’t had things sto-len or hasn’t been beaten up, we should just let it go.

— C.D. Dear C.D.: It’s hard to

deal with middle-school kids, even under ideal conditions, because they change so much physically and emo-tionally as they mature. Best friends in elemen-tary school can become strangers virtually overnight. Hormones and social competi-tion run rampant, and youngsters may with-draw from their former-ly open communication with parents. That said, the situation is a lot more complicated when bullying occurs. They may clam up altogether and try to hide the situ-ation from their par-ents. So you are right to take the clues seri-ously. Your husband is not alone in his opinion about bullying, but that may not be very help-ful.

A new nationwide

poll of more than 2,100 adults found almost universal agreement that threatening a stu-dent’s physical safety is bullying; the numbers were much lower for embarrassing, humiliat-ing or gossiping about a student. And social iso-lation was seen as bul-lying by only 48 percent of the people surveyed. Unfortunately, social isolation can lead to very serious conse-quences, including sui-cide. Rather than bick-er about semantics, you and your husband need to intervene and talk to your son’s teachers and guidance personnel, as well as other parents, to try to get a better picture of what is going on. Being proactive can help your son.

* * *Dear Dr. Brothers: My

girlfriends threw me a baby shower, and among the gifts I received were several cute and color-

ful pacifiers. Several of their toddlers were using them, and all the moms said they are very helpful in keeping the kids calm and helping them go to sleep. But my husband and I are wondering if there are any drawbacks to using them for our son. We want the best for him, and I don’t want to use them just because every-one else is. Am I worry-ing about nothing?

— M.O. Dear M.O.: There

certainly are a lot of things to worry about during pregnancy, and I imagine many moms consider the pacifier a standard tool for babies and toddlers. But there have always been a few concerns about them, besides the usual one of how to get the kids to give them up! Research has raised dental issues and the possible inter-ference with establish-ing breastfeeding, and there also has been con-cern about ear infec-tions. Three separate investigations by the University of Michigan have raised the possi-

bility that pacifiers also can contribute to stunt-ing children’s emotion-al growth, as reported in the journal Basic and Applied Social Psychology.

How is this possible? Researchers say that the early years, espe-cially the pre-verbal ones, are important ones for babies to learn to imitate and mimic the sounds of speech patterns as well as facial expressions of their caregivers and family members. According to these new studies, limiting the child’s mimicking responses by literally plugging up his mouth can interfere with the ability to understand and explore emotions — especially in boys, who usually are not encouraged to express emotions in other ways. So even though the pacifiers are cute, you might want to consider sticking to their use at your son’s bedtime, when his infant “school day” is over.

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Veterans Day is an annual holiday when veterans of the armed forces are honored and celebrated in the United States. Many people confuse Veterans Day with Memorial Day. While both days honor members of the armed forces, there’s a distinc-tion between the two holidays. Memorial Day, which is celebrated in May, is a day designated for remembering service-men and servicewomen who died while serving. Veterans Day, which is observed in November, honors all military vet-erans.

The role of the brave men and women who serve in the military is an important one, and it’s

one that warrants appre-ciation and celebration. The following are a few easy ways to celebrate veterans and their sig-nificant contribution to our country this Veterans Day.

— Offer your thanks. Serving in the military can feel like a thankless job, as those who have not served might not be aware of the risks men and women in the mili-tary take and the sacrific-es they must make to pro-tect our country and help the less fortunate across the globe. As a result, something as simple as saying “Thank you” to a current service member or military veteran can go a long way. Veterans know they don’t serve in

vain, but it’s still a great idea to let them know how much you appreci-ate their efforts and sac-rifices.

— Help families of active military. Many service members are cur-rently stationed and serv-ing overseas, and their families back home may need or just appreciate a helping hand. Invite fami-

ly members of active mili-tary over for dinner, offer to do chores like cutting the grass or shoveling the driveway when it snows or help around the house if something needs fixing. Even if families of active members serving over-seas appear to be getting along great, offer your friendship and let them know you’re there to help

should anything arise.— Visit hospitalized

veterans. Unfortunately, many veterans are hos-pitalized after suffering an injury during a tour of duty. These veterans sac-rificed their physical well-being to protect our way of life, and many spend extended periods of time in the hospital. Visiting a hospital to get to know a veteran and spend some time with him or her, sharing a few laughs and thanking them for their service, is a great way to celebrate the holiday and lift a veteran’s spirits at the same time. Recruit friends and family mem-bers to visit hospitalized veterans as well.

— Pay for a veteran’s night out on the town.

Like many people, veter-ans appreciate an escape from the daily grind. Men and women who want to show their appreciation to veterans can treat a veteran to a night out on the town. Have extra tickets to a ballgame or play? Donate them to a local VFW. Or if you see a veteran out on the town, offer to pay for his meal.

— Thank businesses who support veterans. Many businesses show their gratitude to veter-ans by offering them free services on Veterans Day. When a local business shows its appreciation to veterans, patronize that business and let them know you appreciate their efforts to help.

Easy ways to celebrate, honor veterans

Steve RoarkTri-State Outside

In order to survive, animals have instinctive reactions to the weather, migrating birds being just one example. By knowing how game ani-mals react in differing weather conditions can up a hunter’s chances of a successful kill.

Deer depend heavily on scent to protect them-selves from predators. They usually respond to

strange scent by bugging out before hunters get close. Deer move into the wind in order to better pick up smells. To take advantage of this, a hunt-er must move against the wind to surprise his prey. This can be determined by the old wet finger trick.

Deer are also good lis-teners, and will react to either too much or too little noise. Hunters who walk steadily through the woods will have no luck.

The Indians had a saying, “walk a little, look a lot.” Deer certainly follow that plan, taking a few steps, looking around, and then continuing. The best hunting time is often when there is a gentle rain or a little snow. The leaves don’t crunch and snow subdues noise.

Deer are used to bad weather, but dislike storms. In a high wind they can’t hear warning sounds nor locate dis-turbing scents. During

storms, they choose a sheltered area such as pine forests, dense river brush, or the lee side of mountain ridges (the side opposite the direc-tion the wind is coming from). As wind blows over the ridge top it skips over the area just below the ridge, so winds are calm here.

Just before a storm arrives, deer go out to feed, because they might not get to eat for a few days. After a storm pass-

es, deer come out every-where and feed. The best times for hunting are just before a severe storm and during the clearing con-ditions that follow. Deer lose some their normal caution at these times.

Knowing the weather habits of animals allowed Indians to hunt big game with a bow that rarely had more than 30 pounds of pull, requiring very close range. They knew that the winds shift during the day, flowing uphill

as the sun heats air, but drifting downhill in the cool of the evening. They hunted into the wind. By knowing where deer hang out during storms, they were able to sur-prise them. Modern hunt-ers can do the same, even those of us that hunt with a camera. Good hunting. An excellent and enter-taining weather reference book is The Weather Companion, by Gary Lockhart.

Weather conditions can up a hunter’s chances

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HARROGATE, Tenn. — The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum (ALLM) on Lincoln Memorial University (LMU)’s main campus in Harrogate, Tenn., will wel-come Lincoln presenter Dennis Boggs for its annu-al Gettysburg program on Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.

The program entitled, “Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Gettysburg,” will commemorate the 149th anniversary of what would become one of the

most famous speeches ever delivered by an American President. Boggs will por-tray President Lincoln in the time leading up to the dedication of the national cemetery. The program is an interpretation in Lincoln’s own words of the events that led to his attending the dedication at Gettysburg, and what he hoped to accomplish in his short speech.

The three-day Battle of Gettysburg left thou-sands of Union and Confederate soldiers dead or injured. The debris of

battle was left to the vic-tors to take care of. Area residents opened their homes to the injured and surgeons worked day and night treating wounded soldiers. The small town of Gettysburg became a huge burial ground. Burial details - both military and civilian - began the gruesome job of interring many of the soldiers killed on the battlefield.

Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin placed local attorney David Wills in charge of forming an interstate commission to

deal with the post-battle difficulties Gettysburg faced. In the fall of 1863, Wills planned a ceremo-ny to dedicate the lands chosen to become the sol-diers’ permanent burial site. A keynote address was planned by Edward Everett, one of the 19th Century’s foremost ora-tors. Only a few weeks prior to the November 19 dedication date, President Lincoln received an invi-tation to deliver “a few appropriate remarks” of consecration. Those remarks consisting of

a mere 272 words now stand in history as one of Lincoln’s most famous speeches and the introduc-tion of an American ideal of national pride he con-sidered “a new birth of freedom” for the broken nation.

Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for children. Admission is free for LMU employees and students with their University id. For more information or to reserve seating, con-tact Program and Tourism Director Carol Campbell at 423-869-6439.

The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum is located on the historic cam-pus of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee. Housing one of the top five Lincoln and Civil War private collec-tions in the world, the Museum is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about this and other programs at the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, call 423-869-6235.

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Sometimes choosing to make a charitable donation can be difficult, particularly when you are unsure to which charity to donate. Different factors influence such a deci-sion. There are several ways to research charities, not the least of which is word-of-mouth recommendations or confirmation of a reputable business through the Better Business Bureau.

There also are organiza-tions that publish informa-tion on charities and rate them on various factors. Those like Charity Navigator, BestRatedCharities.com and GiveWell.org help con-sumers make informed deci-sions. GiveSpot.com also offers their ratings of chari-ties based on the percentage of funds that go to program expenses and the transpar-ency of the organizagtions in providing information about their charities. Here are some of GiveSpot.com’s top picks for charities.

* Accion International

(international relief and development)

* American Kidney Fund (health)

* Boys and Girls Clubs of America (human services)

* Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (child sponsorship)

* Doctors Without Borders (international relief and development)

* Fisher House Foundation (veterans and military health)

* Food for the Poor (humanitarian relief)

* Global Impact (public benefit)

* Lupus Foundation of America (health)

* The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (health)

* Operation USA (inter-national relief and develop-ment)

* Scholarship America (education)

* UNICEF (international relief and development)

* World Wildlife Fund (ani-mals)

Top picks for charity donations

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — Despite holding a two set to one advantage in the match, the Lady Railsplitters suffered a 3-2 loss (19-25, 25-23, 22-25, 30-28, 20-18) in a five-set thriller to the Eagles of Carson-Newman College in SAC volleyball action Tuesday.

With the loss, Lincoln Memorial splits the reg-ular-season series with the Eagles and falls to

19-11 on the season and 11-5 in the South Atlantic Conference. Carson-Newman improves to 5-11 in the league stand-ings and 11-14 overall.

The Lady Railsplitters were paced by another tremendous effort from senior middle blocker Blaire Fowler, as she lead all players with 25 kills in the match while lead-ing LMU’s defensive unit with 17 digs. Fowler (Fort

Worth, Texas) etched her name in the single-game record book at Lincoln Memorial with 25 kills in the match, ranking 10th in single-game history. She led all players with more than ten attempts with a .411 attack percentage in the match. Her game also ranks seventh all-time in five-set matches with the 25 kills while her 28.5 points places ninth in the all-time record book.

As a unit, LMU struck .208 in the contest, com-piling 72 kills while net-ting 28 attack errors. Junior Kaitlin Walton (Muncie, Ind.) tallied 14 kills to aid the offensive effort in the loss. Jennifer Drumm notched a 12-kill, 16-dig outing to record her sixth double-double of the season.

Sophomore Allison

(AP)--College basket-ball came down to the blue bloods last season, with Kentucky adding to its Hoops Rushmore resume in a Final Four that included Kansas, Louisville and Ohio State.

The mid-majors figure to play a major role this season.

While Indiana is the preseason No. 1 for the first time in 33 years and big names like Duke, North Carolina and Arizona are loaded with talent, it’s the little guys who could make the most

noise this season.Just look at the pre-

season All-America team. It features Creighton’s Doug McDermott , Lehigh’s C.J. McCollum and Murray State’s Isaiah Canaan, players who could be stars anywhere.

The Top 25 also is lit-tered with mid-majors, including Creighton, UNLV, San Diego State and always-there Gonzaga.

With so many good teams and players from smaller conferences, yeah, it should be a fun

season.Here’s a few other

things to look for.___TOP TEAMSIndiana: The long climb

from the embarrassment of an NCAA phone-call scandal appears to finally be over. The Hoosiers have 7-foot center Cody Zeller and the kind of team that could make a title run.

Kentucky: The Calipari Method: Sign future NBA players, win, lose them to the NBA, repeat.

Louisville: Rick Pitino

flexed his coaching mus-cles with one of the best jobs of his career last sea-son and may not be done with most of the players from that team back.

Ohio State: Jared Sullinger and William Buford are gone. Deshaun Thomas and Aaron Craft are not. Thad Matta rare-ly leaves the cupboard bare.

Michigan: Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. make up a backcourt that could help the Charlotte Bobcats win more games. They certainly will in

Ann Arbor.Creighton. Can’t tout

the mid-majors and not include one team to watch. Coach’s son Doug McDermott is an unstoppable force and the Bluejays have plenty of returning players to help him out.

Baylor (women). Brittney Griner and com-pany are good enough to be mentioned here. Might give a men’s team or two a run for its money.

___TOP PLAYERSCody Zeller, Indiana.

Might be the best player in Clan Zeller, which is saying something coming from that family.

Tim Burke, Michigan. Led Wolverines in scor-ing and assists last sea-son. Don’t expect a soph-omore slump. He’s too good to have one.

Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State. Played in the shadow of Jared Sullinger last season. Won’t this year, especially after a confidence-building run through the NCAA tour-

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Staff report

The Middlesboro Middle School girls basketball teams recently competed in the Kentucky state tournaments for 7th graders and 8th grad-ers.

The Lady Jacket 7th grade team placed fifth in their state tournament and finish the season with a record of 20-2.

In 8th grade action, the Lady Jackets also won their pool to advance to the Sweet 16 but were upset in that round. MMS 8th graders fin-ish the season with a record of 20-5.

Lady Jacket Blair Green was named to the first team 7th grade all-tournament team as well as the second

team of the 8th grade all-tournament team.

Here’s a round-up of the MMS tournament games.

The 7th graders opened pool play in Lexington with a 43-38 win over Mason County. Green led the team with 17 points while Hannah Warren also posted double-figures with 11. Rounding out the Lady Jacket scoring were Rachel Hensley with seven points, Brenna Voges and Jamayha Poe with four each.

Next, the Lady Jackets got past Powell County 38-21. Green had the hot hand in that one with 24 points while Warren finished with 12 and Poe added two.

In the sweet sixteen of tournament play the MMS

7th graders defeated North Hardin Middle School 45 - 22 to advance to the Elite 8. Green continued her strong play in the tournament with 25 points to lead the way. Warren added nine, Malorie Carter and Voges four each and Poe scored three in the victory.

The quarterfinals saw the higher-seeded Lady Jackets get upset by Lewis County 34-28. Green scored 12 in that game while Warren added seven, Rachel Hensley four and Baylee Woody two.

The 8th grade Lady Jackets upset a very good Campbellsville team in pool play 34-30 to open the tour-nament. Hannah Warren led MMS with 13 points in that one while Green finished

with 12. Baylie Brunsma added four points, Morgan Thompson three and Malorie Carter two to round out the scoring.

Game two saw the Lady Jackets get past Dorton Middle School from Pikeville 35-27. Green’s 17 points led the way with Warren added 11. Rounding out the MMS scoring were Burnsma with four and Hensley with three.

The two wins in pool play gave the MMS 8th grad-ers a bye into the Sweet 16 where they were knocked off by Johnson Traditional of Louisville 45-33. Green led the Lady Jacket offense with 15 points in that one with Warren added 10. Brunsma finished with six and Morgan Thompson two.

MMS teams do well at state tourney

Photos submittedThe Middlesboro Middle School 7th grade basketball team placed fifth in the state tournament while the 8th grade team reached the round of 16. Pictured is the Lady Jacket 7th and 8th grade team. Front row (from left): Malorie Carter, Cierra Coots, Jamayha Poe, Baylee Woody, Drew Collett, Morgan Thompson; back row: coach Debbie Green, Baylie Brunsma, Hannah Warren, Blair Green, Brenna Voges, Rachel Hensley, and coach Elgie Green.

Lady Railsplitters drop five-set thriller at C-N

Allen Earl | Claiborne ProgressLMU’s Jennifer Drum gets up to spike the ball during a recent match. Drum had 12 kills and 16 digs Tuesday in a tough 19-25, 25-23, 22-25, 30-28, 20-18 loss at Carson-Newman.

Quick guide to the 2012-13 college basketball season

The Bell County Bobcats and Bell County LadyCats basketball teams will host the third Annual Bobcats Madness Saturday at 6 p.m. in the BCHS gym.

Boys coach Lewis Morris and girls coach David Teauge are inviting everyone to come out and meet the 2012-13 Bobcats and Lady Cats basketball

players and cheerleaders. The event will feature an introduction of all the players and there will be a blue and white scrimmage for both the boys and the girls teams.

Tickets will be available at the door and will be $2 per person.

For additional informa-tion call Bell County High School at 606-337-7061.

Bobcat Madness Saturday at BCHS

NEW YORK (AP) — Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera is one of five finalists for the AL MVP award in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

The Detroit third base-man is joined by Texas’ Adrian Beltre and Josh Hamilton, the New York Yankees’ Robinson Cano, and Los Angeles Angels rookie Mike Trout, who also is one of three nomi-nees for AL Rookie of the Year.

For the first time Wednesday, the BBWAA announced finalists for its awards. The winners will be revealed next week live on the MLB Network, beginning Monday with the two rookies of the year and concluding Thursday with the MVPs.

Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun has a chance for a repeat as NL MVP. He’s pitted against San Diego’s Chase Headley, Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen, St. Louis’ Yadier Molina and San Francisco’s Buster Posey.

Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey is among the three finalists for the NL Cy Young Award. Washington’s Gio Gonzalez and 2011 win-ner Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers are also com-

peting.Detroit’s reigning AL

MVP and Cy Young win-ner Justin Verlander has another shot for top pitcher in the AL. Tampa Bay’s David Price and the Angels’ Jered Weaver are the other two final-ists. The winner in each league will be picked Wednesday.

Trout is competing with two foreign-born stars Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes of the Athletics and Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish of the Rangers for Rookie of the Year in the AL.

Washington’s Bryce Harper, Cincinnati’s Todd Frazier and Arizona’s Wade Miley are the nomi-nees in the NL.

Of the six finalists for Manager of the Year, only White Sox rookie skipper Robin Ventura is not a previous winner. He was nominated along with Bob Melvin (2007) and Buck Showalter (1994, 2004) in the AL.

In the NL, the Reds’ Dusty Baker (1993, 1997, 2000), World Series cham-pion Giants Bruce Bochy (1996) and Washington’s Davey Johnson (1997) got the nod.

The two top manag-ers will be announced Tuesday.

Finalist for baseball awardsannounced

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nament.Doug McDermott,

Creighton. Missouri Valley player of the year, third nationally in scoring, preseason All-American — might want to keep an eye on this guy.

C.J. McCollum, Lehigh. Score, score and score some more. Pretty good rebounder and can dish as well.

Isaiah Canaan, Murray State. Not many players from Murray State can — at least realistically — say they bypassed the NBA to return to school. Canaan did and could be a national player of the year candidate.

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N O N C O N F E R E N C E GAMES

Syracuse vs. San Diego State, Nov. 11, on the USS Midway in San Diego. The original Battle on the Midway was spectacular. This one might have a tough time matching the

magic of that game — a president in attendance, that purplish twilight — but two ranked teams on an aircraft carrier just has to be cool.

Kentucky vs. Duke, Nov. 13, Atlanta. Two heavyweights get an early test in the season. It may not have a moment like Christian Laettner’s jumper in the 1992 NCAA tournament, but there’ll be enough talent to make this a must-watch game.

North Carolina at Indiana, Nov. 27. Another power-program show-down, this one will be a gauge for the Hoosiers to see if they live up to the hype.

Florida at Arizona, Dec. 15. They played a memo-rable overtime game at Florida last season, won by the Gators. This one will feature some of the best groups of big men in the country on the floor at the same time.

Kansas at Ohio State, Dec. 22. Rematch of last

year’s Final Four game won by Kansas will fea-ture plenty of new players for the Jayhawks and a couple of familiar ones for the Buckeyes.

Kentucky at Louisville, Dec. 29. Another rematch of last year’s Final Four with two teams who don’t like each other will be a nice late Christmas pres-ent.

___NEWCOMERSNerlens Noel, Kentucky.

The bluest of coach John Calipari’s blue chippers this season, the 6-foot-10 forward has an elevated game and the hair to match it.

Jahii Carson, Arizona State. Sun Devils fans have been waiting a year for Carson to be eligible and the sophomore point guard isn’t likely to disap-point with that wicked crossover and super hops.

Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA. Bruins coach Ben Howland landed a stel-lar recruiting class this

season, led by the left-handed Muhammad. The key is getting him on the court; the NCAA is still investigating whether he received improper ben-efits from boosters of an AAU team.

Grant Jerrett, Arizona. Arizona coach Sean Miller says Jerrett is as far along as any incoming big man he’s seen — and he’s seen a few good ones.

Steven Adams, Pittsburgh. The former rugby player from New Zealand should fit right in with the Big East bangers.

___NEW COACHESKev i n O l l i e ,

Connecticut. Replacing a three-time national champion (Jim Calhoun) won’t be easy. Doing it as a first-time coach on a one-year contract will add a degree or two of difficulty.

Larry Brown, Southern Methodist. Of all the options for the 71-year-

old Hall of Famer to end up, few saw this one com-ing.

Frank Martin, South Carolina. With one of the more surprising moves in the offseason, Martin will try to rebuild anoth-er program after making Kansas State relevant.

Danny Manning, Tulsa. Danny probably won’t need a miracle in his first coaching job. Learned from one of the best as an assistant under Bill Self at Kansas.

Richard Pitino, Florida International. Rick’s son has proven to be pretty sharp himself.

___TRANSFERS TO

WATCHMark Lyons, Arizona.

He went to the NCAA’s final 16 three times before graduating from Xavier. He’s reunited with the coach who recruited him there, giving Sean Miller and heady, quick point guard who won’t wither under the spotlight.

Alex Oriakhi, Missouri. Was a key contributor to UConn’s 2011 national title run. The powerful big man could have a sim-ilar impact on the Tigers.

Aaric Murray, West Virginia. One of three transfers landed by coach Bob Huggins, he could have the biggest impact after leading La Salle in scoring at 15.2 points a game and in rebounding at 7.7.

Ryan Harrow, Kentucky. In case the Wildcats didn’t have enough talent with anoth-er top recruiting class, they added Harrow from North Carolina State. After a year of waiting, he gets his turn to run the show in Lexington.

Trey Zeigler, Pittsburgh. A former McDonald’s All-American, he was allowed to leave Central Michigan when his father, Ernie, was let go. Dude can shoot, too, averaging over 16 points the past two seasons.

Beavers (Tomball, Texas) boasted a triple-double for the Lady Railsplitters with ten kills, 26 assists and 13 digs. Fellow setter Brittany Pugh (Farmersburg, Ind.) paced LMU with 35 assists to go along with 13 digs. The

setting duo of Beavers and Pugh were the cata-lyst for a season-high 68 team assists, which notches a tie for the all-time single game record for assists in a match at Lincoln Memorial.

The Eagles were

less potent offensively throughout the match, finishing with 67 kills and 32 errors for a .177 team attack percentage. They were led in the match by the double-double effort of Rachel Harper as she finished with a team-

high 19 kills and ten digs. Lauren Santarelli also performed well in the match with 15 kills while teammate Emily Schultz notched ten for the Eagles.

Setter Kristen Pickett finished with a game-high

40 assists while Angelle Hayes also recorded a game-high figure with 35 digs.

The Lady Railsplitters close the regular sea-son this weekend with a pair of South Atlantic Conference match-

es, hosting Wingate University on Friday and Catawba College on Saturday. LMU opens the weekend on Friday eve-ning at 7 p.m. in Mary E. Mars Gymnasium as they welcome the top-seeded Bulldogs.

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KY. PreP Football

PlayoffsSecond RoundFridayClass 1ARegion 1

Lou. Holy Cross (3-8) at Mayfield (10-1), 7 p.m.

Russellville (8-3) at Ky. County Day (10-1), 8 p.m.Region 2

Bellvue (7-4) at Frankfort (10-1), 7:30 p.m.

Paris (6-5) at Beechwood (7-4), 7:30 p.m.Region 3

Harlan (6-5) at Williamsburg (10-1), 7:30 p.m.

Pineville (6-5) at Hazard (7-3), 7:30 p.m.Region 4

Nicholas County (7-4) at Fairview (11-0), 7:30 p.m.

Raceland (9-2) at Pikeville (6-5), 7:30 p.m.— — —Class 2ARegion 1

Hancock County (9-2) at Caldwell Coun-ty (8-3), 7 p.m.

Murray (9-2) at Owensboro Catholic (11-0), 7 p.m.Region 2

Bardstown (10-1) at Glasgow (9-2), 7 p.m.

Lou. DeSales (7-4) at Christian Acad-emy-Lou. (8-3), 7:30 p.m.Region 3

Lloyd Memorial (8-3) at Walton-Verona (9-2), 7:30 p.m.

Cov. Holy Cross (4-7) at Newport Central Catholic (7-4), 7:30 p.m.Region 4

Lexington Christian (6-5) at Somerset (9-2), 7:30 p.m.

Danville (8-3) at Prestonsburg (8-3), 7:30 p.m.— — —Class 3ARegion 1

South Warren (8-3) at Fort Campbell (9-2), 7 p.m.

Paducah Tilgman (8-3) at Monroe Coun-ty (10-1), 7 p.m.Region 2

Wayne County (10-1) at Lou. Central (9-2), 7:30 p.m.

LaRue County (6-5) at Bell County (9-2), 7:30 p.m.Region 3

Garrard County (7-4) at Bourbon County (11-0), 7:30 p.m.

Fleming County (7-4) at Mason County (7-4), 7:30 p.m.Region 4

Pike County Central (8-3) at Breathitt County (11-0), 7:30 p.m.

Lawrence County (5-6) at Belfry (9-2), 7:30 p.m.— — —Class 4ARegion 1

Madisonville-North Hopkins (7-4) at Owensboro (7-4), 7 p.m.

Lone Oak (8-3) at Warren East (11-0), 7:30 p.m.Region 2

Lou. Doss (5-6) at Collins (8-3), 7:30 p.m.

Nelson County (6-5) at Lou. Western (5-6), 7:30 p.m.Region 3

Knox Central (10-1) at Lexington Catho-lic (9-2), 7:30 p.m.

Boyle County (7-4) at Russell County (11-0), 7:30 p.m.Region 4

Ashland Blazer (9-2) at Highlands (10-1), 7:30 p.m.

Covington Catholic (8-3) at Johnson Central (9-2), 7:30 p.m.— — —

Class 5ARegion 1

Warren Central (10-1) at Graves County (9-2), 7 p.m.

Christian County (9-2) at Bowling Green (11-0), 7 p.m.Region 2

Grayson County (9-2) at John Hardin (11-0), 7:30 p.m.

Jeffersontown (7-4) at Shelby County (9-2), 7:30 p.m.Region 3

Cooper (10-1) at South Oldham (8-3), 7:30 p.m.

Conner (9-2) at Franklin County (11-0), 7:30 p.m.Region 4

Whitley County (7-4) at Pulaski County (8-3), 7:30 p.m.

Madison Southern (7-4) at Harlan County (9-2), 7:30 p.m.— — —Class 6ARegion 1

Lou. Eastern (9-2) at Henderson County (9-2), 7 p.m.

Oldham County (5-6) at Lou. Ballard (8-3), 7:30 p.m.Region 2

Lou. Butler (7-3) at Meade County (7-4), 7:30 p.m.

Central Hardin (5-6) at Lou. Pleasure Ridge Park (11-0), 7:30 p.m.Region 3

Simon Kenton (8-3) at Campbell County (7-4), 7:30 p.m.

Lex. Henry Clay (5-6) vs. Scott County (10-1) at Toyota Stadium, Georgetown, 7:30 p.m.Region 4

Madison Central (7-4) at Lou. Trinity (9-1), 7:30 p.m.

Lou. Male (6-5) at Lou. St. Xavier (7-4), 7:30 p.m.

NFl

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast W L T Pct PF PANew England 5 3 0 .625 262 170Miami 4 4 0 .500 170 149N.Y. Jets 3 5 0 .375 168 200Buffalo 3 5 0 .375 180 248South W L T Pct PF PAHouston 7 1 0 .875 237 137Indianapolis 5 3 0 .625 159 191Tennessee 3 6 0 .333 182 308Jacksonville 1 7 0 .125 117 219North W L T Pct PF PABaltimore 6 2 0 .750 199 176Pittsburgh 5 3 0 .625 191 164Cincinnati 3 5 0 .375 189 218Cleveland 2 7 0 .222 169 211West W L T Pct PF PADenver 5 3 0 .625 235 175San Diego 4 4 0 .500 185 157Oakland 3 5 0 .375 171 229Kansas City 1 7 0 .125 133 240

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Giants 6 3 0 .667 254 185Philadelphia 3 5 0 .375 133 183Dallas 3 5 0 .375 150 181Washington 3 6 0 .333 226 248South W L T Pct PF PAAtlanta 8 0 0 1.000 220 143Tampa Bay 4 4 0 .500 226 185New Orleans 3 5 0 .375 218 229Carolina 2 6 0 .250 149 180North W L T Pct PF PAChicago 7 1 0 .875 236 120Green Bay 6 3 0 .667 239 187Minnesota 5 4 0 .556 204 197

Detroit 4 4 0 .500 192 188West W L T Pct PF PASan Francisco 6 2 0 .750 189 103Seattle 5 4 0 .556 170 154Arizona 4 5 0 .444 144 173St. Louis 3 5 0 .375 137 186———Thursday's GameIndianapolis at Jacksonville, 8:20 p.m.Sunday's GamesAtlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m.Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Denver at Carolina, 1 p.m.San Diego at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Miami, 1 p.m.Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.Oakland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.N.Y. Jets at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m.Houston at Chicago, 8:20 p.m.Open: Arizona, Cleveland, Green Bay, WashingtonMonday's GameKansas City at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.

Nba

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division W L Pct GBNew York 3 0 1.000 —Boston 2 2 .500 1½Brooklyn 1 2 .333 2Philadelphia 1 2 .333 2Toronto 1 3 .250 2½Southeast Division W L Pct GBMiami 4 1 .800 —Atlanta 2 1 .667 1Orlando 2 2 .500 1½Charlotte 1 2 .333 2Washington 0 3 .000 3Central Division W L Pct GBMilwaukee 2 0 1.000 —Chicago 3 1 .750 —Cleveland 2 2 .500 1Indiana 2 3 .400 1½Detroit 0 4 .000 3WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division W L Pct GBSan Antonio 4 0 1.000 —Dallas 3 1 .750 1Memphis 2 1 .667 1½Houston 2 1 .667 1½New Orleans 2 1 .667 1½Northwest Division W L Pct GBMinnesota 3 1 .750 —Oklahoma City 2 2 .500 1Portland 2 2 .500 1Utah 1 3 .250 2Denver 1 3 .250 2Pacific Division W L Pct GBGolden State 2 2 .500 —L.A. Clippers 2 2 .500 —Phoenix 2 3 .400 ½Sacramento 1 3 .250 1L.A. Lakers 1 3 .250 1— — —Tuesday's GamesChicago 99, Orlando 93Oklahoma City 108, Toronto 88Denver 109, Detroit 97Wednesday's GamesPhoenix 117, Charlotte 110Boston 100, Washington 94, OTAtlanta 89, Indiana 86Miami 103, Brooklyn 73Minnesota 90, Orlando 75Denver at Houston, 8 p.m.Philadelphia at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Memphis at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.Toronto at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.Detroit at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Cleveland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.Thursday's GamesOklahoma City at Chicago, 8 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10:30 p.m.Friday's GamesBrooklyn at Orlando, 7 p.m.Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m.Miami at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Dallas at New York, 7:30 p.m.Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m.Charlotte at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Detroit at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.Cleveland at Phoenix, 9 p.m.San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m.Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.Utah at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

ColleGe Football

ThursdayFlorida St. (8-1) at Virginia Tech (4-5), 7:30 p.m.Louisiana-Monroe (6-3) at Arkansas St. (6-3), 7 p.m.FridayPittsburgh (4-5) at UConn (3-5), 8 p.m.SaturdayEASTArmy (2-7) at Rutgers (7-1), NoonLouisville (9-0) at Syracuse (4-5), NoonCincinnati (6-2) at Temple (3-5), NoonW. Michigan (4-6) at Buffalo (2-7), 3:30 p.m.Notre Dame (9-0) at Boston College (2-7), 8 p.m.SOUTHArkansas (4-5) at South Carolina (7-2), NoonMiami (5-4) at Virginia (3-6), NoonLouisiana-Lafayette (5-3) at Florida (8-1), 12:21 p.m.Missouri (4-5) at Tennessee (4-5), 12:21 p.m.Georgia Tech (4-5) at North Carolina (6-3), 12:30 p.m.Murray St. (4-5) at E. Kentucky (7-3), 1 p.m.FAU (2-7) at W. Kentucky (6-3), 1 p.m.UT-Martin (7-2) at Tennessee Tech (2-7), 2:30 p.m.Wake Forest (5-4) at NC State (5-4), 3 p.m.Texas A&M (7-2) at Alabama (9-0), 3:30 p.m.Maryland (4-5) at Clemson (8-1), 3:30 p.m.Navy (6-3) at Troy (4-5), 3:30 p.m.Marshall (4-5) at UAB (1-7), 4:30 p.m.Bethune-Cookman (7-2) at Savannah St. (1-8), 5 p.m.Georgia (8-1) at Auburn (2-7), 7 p.m.Mississippi St. (7-2) at LSU (7-2), 7 p.m.Tulane (2-7) at Memphis (1-8), 7 p.m.Vanderbilt (5-4) at Mississippi (5-4), 7 p.m.MIDWESTWisconsin (6-3) at Indiana (4-5), NoonPurdue (3-6) at Iowa (4-5), NoonNorthwestern (7-2) at Michigan (6-3), NoonCent. Michigan (3-6) at E. Michigan (1-8), 1 p.m.Kent St. (8-1) at Miami (Ohio) (4-5), 1 p.m.UMass (0-9) at Akron (1-9), 2 p.m.Minnesota (5-4) at Illinois (2-7), 3:30 p.m.Penn St. (6-3) at Nebraska (7-2), 3:30 p.m.SOUTHWESTIowa St. (5-4) at Texas (7-2), NoonKansas (1-8) at Texas Tech (6-3), NoonBaylor (4-4) at Oklahoma (6-2), 3:30 p.m.West Virginia (5-3) at Oklahoma St. (5-3), 3:30 p.m.Tulsa (7-2) at Houston (4-5), 5 p.m.South Alabama (2-7) at North Texas (3-6), 5 p.m.Southern Miss. (0-8) at SMU (4-4), 7 p.m.Kansas St. (9-0) at TCU (6-3), 7 p.m.Louisiana Tech (8-1) at Texas St. (3-5), 7 p.m.UCF (6-2) at UTEP (2-7), 7 p.m.FAR WESTColorado (1-8) at Arizona (5-4), 1:30 p.m.

Oregon St. (7-1) at Stanford (7-2), 3 p.m.Wyoming (2-7) at New Mexico (4-6), 3:30 p.m.Air Force (5-4) at San Diego St. (7-3), 3:30 p.m.Arizona St. (5-4) at Southern Cal (6-3), 3:30 p.m.UNLV (2-8) at Colorado St. (2-7), 7 p.m.Boise St. (7-2) at Hawaii (1-6), 7 p.m.Morehead St. (3-6) at San Diego (5-3), 9 p.m.Idaho (1-8) at BYU (5-4), 10:15 p.m.Oregon (9-0) at California (3-7), 10:30 p.m.Utah (4-5) at Washington (5-4), 10:30 p.m.UCLA (7-2) at Washington St. (2-7), 10:30 p.m.Fresno St. (6-3) at Nevada (6-3), 10:35 p.m.

traNsaCtioNs

BASEBALLCOMMISSIONER'S OFFICE — Suspend-

ed San Diego C Yasmani Grandal 50 games for a violation of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Pro-gram.American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Named Juan Nieves pitching coach.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Announced the retirement of coordinator of cultural devel-opment Sal Artiaga.National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Named Mark McGwire hitting coach.

NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with RHP Greg Burke on a minor league contract. Agreed to terms with OF Jason Bay to terminate his contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with OF Darren Ford on a minor league contract.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Traded OF Blake Tekotte to the Chicago White Sox for RHP Brandon Kloess.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Assigned 2B Emmanuel Burriss outright to Fres-no (PCL). Announced RHP Clay Hensley declined outright assignment and elected free agency.FOOTBALLNational Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed LB O'Brien Schofield on injured reserve. Re-signed DE Ronald Talley. Released CB Crez-don Butler from the practice squad. Signed CB Greg McCoy to the practice squad.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Released FB Lou-saka Polite. Signed FB Mike Cox. Signed OL Jacques McClendon to the practice squad.

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed CB Crezdon Butler and OT Thomas Welch.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Released LB Jerry Franklin from the practice squad. Signed G Thomas Austin to the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS — Released WR Kamar Aiken from the practice squad. Signed WR Joe Anderson to the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released WR Diondre Borel from the practice squad. Acti-vated TE Andrew Quarless from the physi-cally-unable-to-perform list. Placed LB Nick Perry on injured reserve.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Released DB De'Andre Presley. Signed CB Bryan McCann. Placed CB Richard Marshall on injured reserve. Claimed CB Brandon McDonald off waivers from Tampa Bay.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed DE Ernest Owusu to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Released CB Nick Hixson from the practice squad. Signed CB A.J. Davis to the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS — Released S Antonio Allen. Signed G Hayworth Hicks from India-napolis' practice squad.

ST. LOUIS RAMS — Signed CB Quinton Pointer from the practice squad. Signed WR Saalim Hakim to the practice squad.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012:

This year you seem to be able to lasso in nearly anything you can dream of. Be sure that you really know what you want, as you could be lured in by something you’ll later discover you do not desire. It might be a good idea to scan your list of goals several times a year, and revise it if need be. If you are single, you’ll meet that special someone through a friend. You will know it when you see this person for the first time. If you are attached, determine what type of rela-tionship you desire, and make it so. VIRGO understands your needs.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You have a sense of what

you want to accomplish. The ques-tion is whether you actually will go for it. You have a lot of energy, but the problem lies in prioritizing your responsibilities, which means say-ing “no” to certain people. Remain focused, and you will be on point. Tonight: Take it easy.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Your creativity surges,

and you feel great, no matter what you do or which direction you head in. Listen to news with a bit of cynicism. Someone easily could misrepresent what you or another person is trying to say. Worry less about what is hap-pening. Tonight: Fun and games.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You are more anchored than

you have been in a while. You’ll seek out some important answers, and you won’t be happy until you have them. Follow your instincts, and you will find yourself on the correct path. Indulge a loved one. Tonight: Head on home.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Keep conversations mov-

ing, but know that you might need to clarify facts and ask questions if you feel confused. Your instincts will tell you what direction to head in. You could be overwhelmed by everything you have to do. Tonight: Meet up with a friend.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Sometimes you don’t realize

how much you have to offer. In fact, you could be overwhelming to others who actually might be intimidated by you. Listen to your instincts with a financial matter. Perhaps you need to say less and see what others want to do. Tonight: Treat a friend to dinner.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

HHHH There could be some initial confusion in the morning, but you’ll cut through any misunderstandings right away. Later, the situation could become more complicated. Be willing to say “enough” to a family member or even to a rebellious pet. Tonight: All smiles.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Sometimes your observa-

tional skills are more important than you think. Step back and listen. You might pick up on what someone is not sharing, and that exclusion could be significant. A friend will come forward and let you know how much he or she cares. Tonight: Not to be found.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Keep an eye on what is

going on with a friend. Though every-thing could seem fine, it might not be. Listen more carefully, and let this person know that you are there for him or her. Meanwhile, deal with your finances and a need to reorganize. Tonight: Whatever puts a smile on your face.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Do not push too hard with

someone who could cause you a lot of trouble. In the long run, you will be much happier. Follow your intuition, as long as it bypasses this issue. Clarify a confusing situation by asking questions. Tonight: Indulge a loved one.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Keep reaching out for

new ideas. You will like experienc-ing the world in a different way. When you land, you’ll see how you might have been restricting yourself. Communication could become exces-sive. Screen calls. Tonight: Listen to a favorite CD, then decide.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Build an important rela-

tionship, if you really care to do so. Tending to one’s bonds helps nurture not only the relationship itself, but both parties as well. Make a point of sharing an important secret or news with your best friend. Tonight: In the mood for a celebration? Go for it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You might be confusing

to a loved one. It isn’t that you are unclear, but rather that you haven’t quite conceptualized a new perspec-tive yet. Assure this person that you will try to explain it the best you can, but there still is no guarantee that he or she will get where you’re coming from. Tonight: Choose a stressbuster.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Taco Bell wants to become destination for snack-starved younger people, not just a place to get bur-ritos for lunch or dinner.

The Mexican-style chain plans to announce this week an expansion of its sweet treats menu, with the addition of churros and cookie sandwiches to its current lineup of cinnamon twists and caramel apple empanadas. And in coming weeks, it will beef up its offering of savory snacks

with the introduction of its “loaded grillers,” which are nachos, chicken or loaded baked potato wrapped in a tortilla.

There’s a grand scheme behind the new menu addi-tions; by early next year, Taco Bell plans to launch a “Happier Hour” TV ad campaign touting its snack offerings.

The move follows a broader trend in the fast-food industry, with com-panies trying to find new ways to attract customers

at all hours of the day. McDonald’s, for example, has seen great success in recent years in large part because of the introduction of its snack wraps in 2006, specialty coffee drinks in 2009 and fruit smoothies in 2010. Burger King fol-lowed suit this year with its own snack wraps, specialty coffees and smoothies, and Wendy’s is testing specialty coffees in select markets.

Attracting customers to restaurants during those between-meal hours has

become a critical way to drive sales, because chains have to pay for fixed costs such as electricity and labor anyway. The strat-egy is particularly relevant for Taco Bell, because its younger customer base tends to snack around the clock, said Brian Niccol, Taco Bell’s chief marketing officer.

“They are on a timeless eating schedule,” he said.

Earlier this year, the company also began test-ing a breakfast menu in

select markets. Taco Bell says the breakfast menu — which it refers to as “FirstMeal” —could go national by 2014. It already touts a “FourthMeal” for those craving a late-night hit of junk food.

For now, Niccol said customers are ordering the cinnamon twists and caramel apple empanadas more as desserts to go with meals. But by early next year, Niccol said the sweet treats will be marketed as snacks for any time of day,

perhaps to go along with one of its specialty drinks.

The more aggressive courtship of junk food-lov-ing younger people comes even as Taco Bell also seeks to expand its cus-tomer base with it higher-end Cantina Bell bowls and burritos, which executives have said bring in more women. In the third quar-ter, Taco Bell said the new Cantina Bell items helped lift sales at restaurants open at least a year by 7 percent.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MINEPursuant to Application No. 861-0497 Amendment #1

(1) In accordance with the provisions of KRS 350.070, notice ishereby given that Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc., P.O. Box157; Bardstown, Kentucky 40004 (Phone: 502-348-0084), hasapplied for an amendment to an existing surface coal mining andreclamation operation located 0.50 miles south of Warren, Ky. inKnox & Bell Counties. The amendment will add 1.38 acres ofsurface and 172.71 acres of highwall mining disturbance makinga total area of 686.12 acres within the amended permit bound-ary.(2) The proposed amendment area is approximately 2.60 milesnorthwest from KY. 225’s junction with KY. 92 and located 0.25miles east of Brush Creek.(3) The proposed amendment is located on the Artemus andKayjay U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute quadrangle map. The surface areato be disturbed by the amendment is owned by Western Po-cahontas Properties, LLC. The operation will use the highwallmining method of mining.(4) The amendment application has been filed for public inspec-tion at the Department for Surface Mining, Reclamation and En-forcement’s Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 East Cumber-land Avenue, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965. Written comments,objections, or requests for a permit conference must be filed withthe Director, Division of Permits, #2 Hudson Hollow, U.S. 127South; Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.

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NOTICE OFPUBLIC HEARING

The Public Service Commission ofKentucky issued an order on Sep-tember 20, 2012, scheduling ahearing to be held on November27, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., EasternStandard Time, in Hearing Room1 of the Commission’s offices lo-cated at 211 Sower Boulevard inFrankfort, Kentucky, for the pur-pose of cross-examining wit-nesses of Kentucky Utilities Com-pany (“KU”) and Intervenors inCase No. 2012-00221, which isthe Application of KU for an Ad-justment of Its Electric Rates.

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several tablets of its size. Here’s a look at how the Mini compares with other tablets with comparable screens.

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