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Prelim hearing held in Laurel Lake murder caseRachel Dove-Baldwinstaff writer

WILLIAMSON — A man charged with conceal-ment of a deceased human body and conspiracy in connection with the mur-der of a Mingo County woman that ended with her body being placed inside her vehicle and pushed into Laurel Lake appeared in Mingo County Magistrate Court for a pre-liminary hearing on Tues-day, and probable cause was found by Chief Mag-istrate Dallas Toler to have the case bound over to the grand jury.

Gregory Medley, 44, of Lenore, was arrested on Jan 5, 2013, after allegedly admitting to troopers with the Williamson Detach-ment of the West Virginia State Police (WVSP) that he had traveled to Lau-rel Lake on Dec. 30th at the request of his brother, Donald Kevin Medley, to help dispose of the body of Evelyn Joyce Farnum, 55, of Laurel Creek, whom his brother had beat and choked to death earlier that evening at the home they shared.

WVSP Trooper J.J. Dean III, the lead investigator in the case, provided tes-

timony for the prosecution during the preliminary hearing, and explained how the details fell into place and played out that led them to question the two brothers in Furnam’s disappearance, and provid-ed additional details about the murder that had not previously been provided to the media or to the public. Family members of Furnam were present for the hearing. Prosecut-ing Attorney C. Michael Sparks represented the state and was assisted by Justin Marcum. Attorney Paul Montgomery served as defense counsel.

Sparks asked Trooper Dean if he had questioned Medley prior to his arrest and he replied that he had not – that Trooper Ma-theny conducted that por-tion of the investigation. Dean stated that Donald and Gregory came to their office of their own free will after being asked to do so, and were not under arrest at that time. Transporta-tion was provided by the WVSP, and a pat-down of the brothers was conduct-ed to make certain neither were carrying weapons of any sort, and said that

Mingo BOE hears Title I updateJulia Roberts Goadstaff writer

WILLIAMSON — The Mingo County Board of Education heard an update of all the programs provid-ed by Title I in the county’s schools.

Title I provides financial assistance to LEAs (Local Educational Agencies) and schools with high numbers or percentages of poor chil-dren to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. LEAs target Title I funds to schools with the high-

est percentages of children from low-income families.

Christy Tilley with the Title I Parent Education Resource Center, spoke to the Mingo BOE.

“There is so much we do now,” Tilley said. “We work with different agen-cies throughout the county to provide services for stu-dents.”

Tilley explained Title I used to work only with low income and at-risk stu-dents, but that policy has changed to include all the

Hatfield-McCoy Trails receives $120k in grantsSpecial to the Daily News

CHARLESTON — The Hatfield-McCoy recre-ational trails has received three $40,000 grants in Lo-gan, Mingo and McDow-ell counties as part of the 2012 Recreational Trails Program.

Grants of $40,000 each will go to the Hatfield-Mc-Coy Browning Fork trail in Logan and Mingo coun-ties; the Hatfield and Mc-Coy Indian Ridge trail in McDowell County; and the Hatfield-McCoy Buffalo Mt. trail in Mingo County.

Jeff Lusk, Director of the Hatfield-McCoy Trails Au-thority, said the money will be used for several sections of the Trail.

“We are working to ex-pand,” Lusk said. “We want to connect the Buffa-lo Mountain trail in Mingo County to Bear Wallow in Logan and to Rock House in Man. We also want to connect the trail system to the Hatfield Cemetery.”

He said the popularity of the Hatfield-McCoy Feud has brought a lot of atten-tion to the trails system.

Among other upkeeps and maintenance, the Trail Authority will also use funds from the grants to get more single tracks built into the system to be used by dirt bikes, Lusk said.

Although the grants have been announced, the

Shooting at Ky. college leaves 2 dead, 1 injuredCris Ritchiecivitas news service

HAZARD, Ky. – Two people were killed and another wounded Tues-day during a shooting at Hazard Community and Technical College, though police were quick to note that it does not appear to be a school-related incident.

Authorities arrived at the college’s First Fed-eral Center at approxi-mately 5:30 p.m. after a call was made reporting the shooting, Hazard Po-lice Chief Minor Allen said during a press con-ference at Hazard City

Hall Tuesday night.“When my officers ar-

rived, they found three victims in the parking lot, two of which were already deceased,” he said.

A female juvenile in the back seat of the vehicle was still alive when po-lice arrived, and has been transported to the Uni-versity of Kentucky Medi-cal Center for treatment, though there is no word on her condition. The oth-er victims were described as adults, one male and the other female. Police had not yet confirmed their identities, but Coro-ner Jimmy Maggard noted

that their bodies are ex-pected be sent to the state medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.

The shooting was con-tained in the parking lot at the college, and Allen said it appeared that the incident had nothing to do with the college itself, but possibly stemmed from a domestic dispute. The suspected shooter did not enter any of the buildings on campus, and shortly after leaving the scene turned himself in to the Kentucky State Police post in Hazard early Tues-day evening.

Car crashes into school bus, injuring 1Rachel Dove-Baldwinstaff writer

WEST WILLIAMSON — An accident occurred in West Wil-liamson at the entrance of Armor Drive off of U.S. 52 on Tuesday afternoon that involved a colli-sion between a Mingo County school bus and a private vehicle, sending one driver to the hospi-tal with facial trauma and pos-sible fractures. No children were reportedly injured.

According to information pro-vided at the scene by William-son Police (WPD) Chief C.D. Rockel, the school bus, carry-ing Williamson Middle School students, was attempting to turn onto Armor Drive to pick up children from Riverside El-ementary, when the driver alleg-edly pulled across the roadway directly into the path of a small SUV driven by Kaitlin Mahon, of Persinger Drive.

Mahon was transported to the Williamson Memorial Hospital by STAT Ambulance for treat-ment of facial injuries she sus-tained during the accident. Billy

Lee, of Matewan, the school bus operator was not injured, nor was any of the students on board. Lee was cited for failure to yield to oncoming traffic.

First responders, EMT’s and firefighters with the Williamson

Fire Department responded to the accident. WPD Patrolman Jeff Taylor was the primary investigating officer, and was assisted by Chief Rockel and Sgt. Jimmy Spence. Emergency

rachel dove-Baldwin | daily newsGregory Medley, 44, of Lenore, (far right) is pictured seated beside of his attorney, Paul Montgomery, during his preliminary hearing in magistrate court on charges of concealment of a deceased hu-man body and conspiracy. The defendant’s brother, Donald Med-ley, who is charged in the murder of Evelyn Furnam, waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Donald allegedly admitted to killing Furnam and placing her body in a vehicle that was then pushed into Laurel Lake, assisted by Gregory. Both cases were bound over to the grand jury. Also pictured are Asst. Prosecutor Justin Mar-cum (left) and Prosecuting Attorney, C. Michael Sparks.

photos by rachel dove-Baldwin | daily newsA Scion XB that was struck by a Mingo County school bus is thought to be a total loss after an accident occurred at the entrance of Armor Drive, off of Rt. 52 in West Williamson. The bus driver was cited for failure to yield to oncoming traffic. No children were injured in the accident, but the driver of the small SUV suffered numerous facial injuries.

An area was designated at the scene of a bus vs. vehicle accident in West Williamson on Tuesday, where parents of children who were on the bus could pick them up. Pictured with law enforcement and firefighters are several of the concerned parents who rushed to the scene after being notified of the mishap. No children were injured.

cris ritchie | civitas news serviceEmergency personnel remained on the scene of a shooting at Hazard Community and Techni-cal College on Tuesday after three people were confirmed shot.

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Betty WhiteBetty Jean White, for-

merly of Freeburn, Ky. and longtime resident of Pow-ell, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan-uary 12, 2013, surrounded by her loving family.

She was preceded in death by her parents Wil-liam and Lillian White of Freeburn, Ky.; her twin brother, Benny of Grove-port, Ohio; and youngest brother, David of Ann Ar-bor, Mich.

She is survived by daughters, Pamela (Kim) Banez of Westerville, Ohio and Karen (Jim) Conger of Lewis Center, Ohio; her adored grandchildren, Alyssa, Garrison, Zachary, Lillian, Aiden and Ramon. Additional survivors in-clude her oldest brother, William (Maria) White of Ypsilanti, Mich.; her oldest sister, Navajo White Jude of Mckinney, Texas and her youngest sister, Karen White (Jim) Biliter of Ma-jestic, Ky.

Betty was graduated from Phelps High School. She and her twin brother, Benny were the third and fourth family members to graduate with perfect at-tendance. She attended Marshall University where she studied Business and Nursing. Her working ca-reer spanned more than 50 years. She owned her own business WHITE CLEAN and had several employees.

She was a member of the Worthington Baptist Church, Worthington, Ohio. She was an active Christian who practiced her faith by serving as a Sunday School Teacher, Church Sunday School Clerk and volunteered in the Soup Kitchen Ministry for the Homeless. She also served on the visitation team for homebound. She leaves to mourn her pass-ing a large host of close friends. She was an avid Ohio State Buckeye fan, loved to bowl and was an accomplished ballroom dancer and instructor.

Visitation for family will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Janu-ary 18, at R. E. Rogers Fu-neral Home, Belfry, Ky. and visitation for the public will be from 7 p.m. until 9

p.m. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 19, with the Rev. Odis Blankenship and Pas-tor Tim Doddenhoff offici-ating. Special music will be provided by Pete Wolford, piano solo will be provided by Betty’s granddaughter, Lillian and the Rev. Odis and Debbie Blankenship. A private family burial will be held at Belfry, Ky. after the funeral.

www.rerogersfuneral-home.com.

Phillip MitchellPhillip Mitchell, of

Netown, passed away Monday, January 14, 2013.

Arrangements are in-complete at this time and will be announced by Chambers Funeral Servic-es, Inc., of Matewan.

Ruth McCoyRuth Virginia McCoy,

92, of Williamson, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2013, at the Appala-chian Regional Hospital in South Williamson, Ky.

Born December 19, 1920, in Yeager, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Wright and Mamie VanDyke Wright.

In addition to her par-ents she is preceded in death by her husband, Robert McCoy: a son, Dale McCoy; a daughter-in-law, Jackie McCoy; a granddaughter, Elissa Mc-Coy, an infant; and four brothers, Harold, Lee, Jack, Danny Wright.

Ruth was a devout Christian. She had been an active member of the Fifth Avenue Church of Christ since 1944. She was involved in numerous church ministries and she taught Sunday school for a number of years. She loved and cherished her church family so very much.

In addition to rais-ing her family, Ruth also worked outside the home for many years.

She was formerly em-ployed by Falls Branch Market and the Justice Drive In.

She had also worked for quite some time in the medical offices of Dr. Sha-fer at the Highlands Clinic in South Williamson, Ky.

Ruth was a beloved mother, grandmother and friend. She will be loving-ly remembered and sorely missed always.

Ruth is survived by her son, Robert “Bob” McCoy of Williamson; a grand-son, Robbie (Kristie) Mc-

Coy of Williamson; three great-grandchildren, Day-lan, Dyllon and Jayden McCoy; and her special friend, Louise Gibson of Point Pleasant.

The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday evening, January 15, at Weaver Mortuary in West Wil-liamson. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Janu-ary 16, at the mortuary. Ronnie Ferrell will offici-ate Interment is in the Mountain View Memory Gardens at Maher. Family members and friends will serve as pallbearers.

The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Fifth Avenue Church of Christ in lieu of flowers.

Express online condo-lences at www.weaver-mortuaryinc.com. Weaver Mortuary of West William-son is serving the McCoy family.

Simon CurrySimon Curry, 86, of

Delbarton, passed away January 15, 2013, at the Appalachian Regional Hospital.

He was born August 19, 1926, at Ragland, the son of the late Boyd Wilson and Rachel Hall Curry.

He was also preceded in death by his wife, Novellia Ooten Curry; daughter, Ollie May Curry; and sev-eral brothers and sisters.

Mr. Curry was a retired coal miner having worked more than 40 years in the coal mines. He was also a member of the Church of Christ.

Those left behind to cherish him memories in-clude sons, Bruce (Melin-da) Curry of Delbarton, Boyd (Toni) Curry of Tay-lorville, Calvin (Michelle) Curry of Leon; daughters, Rachel Curry of Center-ville, Ohio, Shirley (Joe) Obryan of Troy, Mich., Zelda (Alonzo) Croaff of Delbarton; brother, Les Curry of Bridgeport, Ohio; grandchildren, Chris, Joseph, Adam, Ja-son, Kelli, Ashley, Tiffany, Jordan, Stacey, Grace, Timmy, Andrew, Aaron, Jonathon, Kara, Lindsey; great-grandchildren in-clude, Savannah, Michael, Abbey, Addison, Allie and Markus.

Graveside services will be held at the Duty Cemetery at Ragland, on Thursday January 17, at 1 p.m. with Minister Calvin Curry officiating. Pall-bearers will be grandsons.

Online condolences can be made at ChafinFuneral-Home.Com.

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Obituaries CalendarJan. 16

The Williamson Housing Authority regular Board Meeting will be held at 3:30 pm at the Victoria Court Office 1612 West Sixth Ave., Williamson, WV. The meeting is open to the public. For further informa-tion, you may call the main office at 304-235-3270.

There will be a blood drive at the Roy F. Collier Community Center from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on the Kentucky Blood Center Bloodmobile at 1200 Main St. in Inez, Ky.

Jan. 17The Tug Valley Shrine Club will meet

Thursday, at 6:30 p.m. at the Williamson Masonic Lodge. They will be planning the June first car show in downtown Williamson. All members are urged to at-tend. Anyone who is a Mason may also attend.

The Mingo County Redevelopment Authority monthly board meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. at the Authority’s office on 1100 East Fourth Avenue, William-son, WV.

Jan. 18Stone Heritage will holds its regular

meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Appalachian first response conference room. The meeting is open to the public.

Jan. 19The Disabled American Veterans Chap-

ter #141 Belfry, Ky., and its Auxiliary, will have its regular monthly meeting start-ing at 2 p.m. at the Belfry Courthouse. All members and honorably discharged veterans, and their spouses, are welcome to attend.

There will be a blood drive at the Kim-per Volunteer Fire Department from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the Kentucky Blood Center Bloodmobile at 104 Fire Station Rd. in Kimper, Ky.

The Memorial United Methodist Church will be having a Bean Dinner from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the church in West Williamson on the corner of Gum Street. Eat in and carry outs meals are available for $5.

Jan. 24The Williamson City Council will con-

duct its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall. The public is invited to attend.

Feb. 4Runyon Elementary Reunion Planning

Committee will meet at the Belfry Fire Department at 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 14The Williamson City Council will con-

duct its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall. The public is invited to attend.

Feb. 28The Williamson City Council will con-

duct its regular monthly meeting at 6

p.m. in the council chambers of city hall. The public is invited to attend.

OngoingThe Pike County Health Department is

offering free diabetes management class-es. There are various dates and times available including one Saturday during January 2013 at the Pike County Health Department. For more information, call Paula Compton at 606-509-5503. Free diabetes self management classes are also offered to business and worksite wellness programs.

Southside Elementary School will conduct a preschool story hour program for children between 2 and 4-years-old and not currently enrolled in school. For more information, call the school at 606-353-1284.

Narcotics Anonymous meets Sunday at 3 p.m. and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Harry L. Joyce Community Center.

The West Virginia Army National Guard is taking applications for quali-fied applicants only. Applicants must be between the ages of 17 - 35 unless they have prior military service. No drug viola-tions of felonies, meet height and weight requirements, be a high school graduate, or have completed the ninth-grade. We offer up to $50,000 student loan repay-ment, state and federal tuition assistance, medical, dental and life insurance and a part-time career with the opportunity to become full-time. For more informa-tion, call recruiter SSG Donna Smith at 3047 201-3196 or email her at donna.smith24@us.army.mil.

Workforce West Virginia will take all new unemployment claims at its office at 300 Prosperity Lane, Logan, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Please arrive 30 minutes prior to complete an application. This does not affect the intenerate office in Williamson DHHR office on Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.

The Parsley Freewill Baptist Food Panty will continue to provide USDA commodities. The pantry gives out the commodities once, monthly, on the fourth Thursday.

Mingo Extended Learning Center (for-merly Mingo Career and Technical Cen-ter) is currently accepting applications for the Medical Office Technology and Legal Office Technology programs for the 2012-2013 school term. For more infor-mation, call (304) 475-3347 ext. 25.

Hatfield and McCoy Feud descendants are being sought for a special project by Leah Hatfield and Kim McCoy. Specifi-cally, only direct descendants of the feud still carrying the last names of Hatfield or McCoy. Hatfields may contact Leah Hatfield at 843-575-0594 or by email the-onenurse@yahoo.com. McCoys may con-tact Kim McCoy at 502-751-5200 or by email derby130@insightbb.com.

Operation Charity food pantry will dis-tribute free USDA food from noon until 2 p.m. the last Friday of each month at the New Vision Assembly Church in Hatfield Bottom.

20 years on, Katie Beers says kidnapping saved herFrank EltmanThe Associated Press

OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. — Being chained as a 10-year-old for more than two weeks in a coffin-size box in a suburban New York dungeon was, Katie Beers says 20 years later, “the best thing that hap-pened to me” because it al-lowed her to escape a life of abuse.

On the 20th anniversary of her ordeal, Beers has co-written a book with a televi-sion reporter who covered her kidnapping. “Buried Memories: Katie Beers’ Story” (Title Town Publish-ing) has a happy ending.

Beers is now a 30-year-

old married mother of two who earned a degree in business management and works in insurance sales near her home in rural Pennsylvania.

Her kidnapping attracted nationwide attention in ear-ly 1993, when revelations surfaced while she was still missing that she had suffered years of neglect from her mother and had been repeatedly sexually as-saulted by her godmother’s husband since she was a toddler.

Beers was described in Dickensian terms back then — a louse-infested, filthy waif who had no friends and often was forced to lug the family’s laundry down

the block or fetch cigarettes and junk food for her elders.

After kidnapper John Esposito, a family acquain-tance, admitted to detec-tives on Jan. 13, 1993, that he had kidnapped Beers and showed them the dun-geon where she was hid-den for 17 days under his Bay Shore, N.Y., home, the little girl was placed in foster care and raised in a comfortable East Hampton home with four siblings.

Her foster parents not only imposed newfound discipline into her life, mak-ing her go to school regu-larly and do small chores around the house, but they also shielded Beers from in-tense media interest. And

reporters largely complied with a parent-like plea from a prosecutor to leave her alone.

“We as a society must protect this child, or our professed love for own chil-dren is just a fraud, and our so-called compassion for each other is just a mock-ery,” said James Catter-son, at the time the Suffolk County district attorney.

So Beers had barely been seen or heard from since until this week in a media blitz to promote the book. She appeared Monday on the “Dr. Phil” show and is the focus of a People maga-zine feature this week.

The abduction and sub-sequent rescue saved her

life, Beers said in an inter-view with The Associated Press.

“The best thing that hap-pened to me,” she said. “I would have never gotten out of the abuse situation I was in.”

She went on to play vol-leyball at East Hampton High, participated in drama productions and went to college in Pennsylvania, where she earned a de-gree and met the man who would become her husband and the father of their two children.

“There’s no point really in me right now being sad or wondering what if,” she told the AP.

“I try not to be sad about what happened, because ul-timately it made me who I am today, and I’m very sat-isfied and happy with my life,” she said.

Beers agreed about four years ago to co-write the book with WCBS-TV re-porter Carolyn Gusoff, although she had thought about writing a book for many years.

“I want to be able to help people who might not know where to turn,” she explained. “To see that

there is a road to recovery.”She has declined to dis-

close her exact hometown, married surname or college alma mater, citing privacy concerns for her family.

In the book, Beers writes that she had been molested and raped by Sal Inghil-leri — her godmother’s husband — from the time she was a toddler. Inghil-leri, who served 12 years in prison for molesting Beers, died in jail in 2009 follow-ing his arrest on a parole violation.

Beers also writes that Esposito raped her in the dungeon, explaining that she repressed her memory of the sexual assault for many years as a defense mechanism.

Esposito, who pleaded guilty to kidnapping, was never charged with rape. He is serving 15 years to life and has been denied pa-role several times; his next parole hearing is later this year. At a 2007 parole hear-ing, Esposito described himself as asexual and said while he kissed the child, he never engaged in sexual relations.

Israel soldiers shoot, kill teenRAMALLAH, West Bank

(AP) — The Israeli mili-tary shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian near the West Bank separation barrier on Tuesday, Palestinians said. The Israeli military said he had breached the barrier, which separated soldiers from protesters.

A classmate said a group of students threw rocks at soldiers near the barrier, a line of walls, trenches

and fences Israel has built along and inside the West Bank. Muataz Awad said soldiers opened fire, killing Samir Awad from the vil-lage of Boudrous.

The military confirmed opening fire at protest-ers, saying some had cut through a section of the barrier fence. Military spokesman Capt. Eytan Buchman said troops “ini-tiated standard rules of en-

gagement, which included live fire.” An investigation into the shooting has been ordered, and Buchman said he could not comment fur-ther on the open-fire order.

Also Tuesday, about 50 armed Palestinians shut the main road leading into the Balata refugee camp with burning tires to pro-test repeated attempts by Palestinian security forces to disarm them.

Services Director Jerrod Fletcher, Fire Chief Jerry Mounts and Chief Rockel established a designated area at the scene where the information for each child on the bus could be obtained and parents could pick them up, if they chose to do so. An-other bus was brought to

the scene to transport the children who needed a ride to their homes.

“Thankfully no children were injured here today, this could have ended in an entirely different manner,” stated Chief Rockel. “We can’t emphasize enough the impor-tance of making sure traffic is not coming in either direction before crossing into the other lane to make a turn.”

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marijuana was found in Gregory’s pocket.

During the recorded in-terview with Gregory, he is said to have told Trooper Matheny that his brother Donald had put Evelyn Furnam’s body into her vehicle, a black 2003 Jeep Liberty, and stopped by his house the evening of Dec. 30th,, asking him to help dispose of the corpse.

Gregory allegedly told the trooper that he left his residence with another individual and heading to-ward the lake to meet his brother. The other party with Gregory had spoken with the WVSP prior to the interviews conducted with the two brothers, and told the officers that Greg-ory told him while they were driving that he “had to help his brother get rid of a body”, and that Don-ald was going to pay him $50 if he agreed to assist.

During his questioning,

Gregory allegedly admit-ted to the trooper that he and his friend had drove to Laurel Lake and said when they arrived, Donald was already in the process of shoving the 2003 Jeep Lib-erty containing Furnam’s body into the waters.

Trooper Dean gave testimony that Donald confessed to the murder while being questioned on Jan. 5th, saying during a recorded interview that while arguing with Fur-nam (who was his cousin) he lost his temper and “grabbed her around the throat with his right hand and began beating her in the head with his left hand, choking her until she was dead.” The defendant re-portedly told the troopers that he continued to strike the victim, even after she was deceased.

The WVSP and the Min-go County Sheriff’s De-partment had been search-ing for Furnam after she was reported missing by

family members on New Year’s Eve. Donald, who murdered Furnam, was one of those interviewed about the disappearance and told police she had left their residence the evening of the 30th in her Jeep, but had not taken her purse, cell phone, cigarettes or other personal items with her, which sent up a red flag for the investigating officers. Furnam’s daugh-ter told the WVSP that her mother had left home in the past but said she always took clothing, etc., with her. This time was very different.

After the eye witness came forth with the infor-mation concerning what he has seen and heard, the investigation immediately turned from a search to a recovery mission and a homicide. Sonar equip-ment was used to locate the vehicle at the bottom of the lake and dive teams were on the scene the next morning to retrieve the

Jeep containing the body. The corpse was sent to the WV State Medical Exam-iner’s office for an autopsy, which the results of are not yet available.

Donald Medley waived his right to a preliminary hearing in magistrate court on Tuesday and remains behind bars without bond, charged with 1st degree murder, concealment of a deceased human body and conspiracy. He is represent-ed by Attorney Wes White.

Gregory will remain incarcerated in the South-western Regional Jail on a $200,000 bond, which was not lowered as requested by his legal counsel. Mont-gomery asked Chief Mag-istrate Toler for a bond reduction from $100,000 on each count to only $1,000 for each, which was denied. Montgomery will now have to make the request in Mingo County Circuit Court, where both defendants will make their next appearance.

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students in the county. “All our services are available to all students,” Tilley said.

She said Title I works with Coalfield CAP, the STOP Coalition, NECCO and DHHR among others.

“We have been able to offer mental health ser-vices, help with students transitioning out of Head-start, bring health fairs into schools, work with the County’s dropout pre-vention program, promote reading and help eighth graders who have an Indi-vidual Education Plan.”

One of the most success-ful programs Title I has brought into schools is a program designed to teach and encourage hand wash-ing.

“Still, when I walk into a school, kids will come up and tell me how they still are washing their hands,” Tilley said. “That was re-ally important during the H1N1 influenza scare we had.”

Tilley also highlighted the SMILES program, which brings a mobile den-tist office to schools.

“It is an entire full ser-

vice dentist’s office,” she explained. “The do exams, filling, x-rays, fillings, ev-erything. There is a dentist and hygienist, and spend two or three days at each school.”

She said the school sends out questionnaires to parents, and if at least six students are interested in dental service through the school, a visit is sched-uled.

Tilley said the mobile dentist’s office is some-times the first time stu-dents have been to a den-tist.

In the upcoming months, Title I will be working on a guide to help students and parents help find the resources they may need in the county by creating a resource guide and working with W.Va. Reads 150, a reading pro-gram held in conjunction with the state’s 150th birthday.

“We have at least 250 to 300 workshops each year,” Tilley said. “For parents as well as students, we work in reading and math skills, internet safety, accelerated reading, life skills. We are in the schools every day.”

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money won’t actually be awarded until next fall, and so any construction will take place in spring of 2014.

The grants, presented to Delegate White by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin in con-junction with the Federal Highway Administration and the West Virginia Di-vision of Highways, were among 22 worth $1.19 mil-lion in federal funds given out last week.

“These trails are ex-tremely important to tour-ism and economic develop-ment in our region, so I am thankful that this kind of federal funding is available to help improve and main-tain them,” Delegate Harry Keith White said.

“I am grateful to Gov. Tomblin, the Division of Highways and the Rec-reational Trail Advisory Board for selecting our trails for these generous grants,” Delegate White said.

“It’s definitely not an active shooter situation involving the school in any way,” Allen explained earlier Tuesday evening. “It’s something that oc-curred off campus that just spilled into the park-ing lot of the school.”

No charges have been filed as of yet and the sus-pected shooter’s identity has not yet been released, but Allen said the suspect is cooperating with inves-

tigators and is currently being held at the Hazard Police Department for questioning.

A semi-automatic pis-tol believed to have been used in the shooting was recovered in the school’s parking lot, and authorities are expected to remain at the college for several more hours processing the scene and collecting any evidence.

“We’re going to slowly and methodically work this and make sure we cover all our bases,” Allen said.

The college immediately went into lock down in the moments following Tues-day’s shooting, said HCTC President Dr. Stephen Greiner, adding that all of the school’s protocols for this type of situation were followed.

“Our vice president of student services received the call from the front desk and immediately ordered a lock down on campus, and the campus buildings were locked,” Greiner said.

Police quickly secured the

campus, and any students remaining in the First Fed-eral Center afterward, about 30 in total, were able to leave about two hours later.

The Hazard campus of HCTC will be closed on Wednesday, and is expected to re-open Thursday morn-ing.

In the meantime, police will continue the investiga-tion overnight, Chief Allen said, which will include ob-taining search warrants for several vehicles and possi-bly a residence.

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Grammy nods show Hamilton still relevantJonathan Landrum Jr.Associated Press

ATLANTA — When Anthony Hamilton released his fifth album in December 2011, it didn’t receive the same amount of attention his previ-ous efforts did.

So he was extremely surprised when he got a call from his manager telling him that he’d been nominated for two Grammy Awards, including best R&B album for “Back to Love.”

Hamilton was holding his 6-month-old son and watching television with his wife when he got the news.

“My music didn’t have much of a buzz, so I was amazed about what I heard,” he said in a recent interview. “It’s great to know that my music is still being recognized. It shows that all the hard work is paying off.”

Hamilton sings gospel-tinged

songs about heartache and the joys of life, and is known for his soulfully gritty music.

He earned mainstream success with his platinum-selling album, 2003’s “Comin’ From Where I’m From.” He has received 12 Grammy nominations during his career, and won in 2009 for his collaboration with Al Green on “You’ve Got the Love I Need.”

Hamilton says he has always faced the dilemma of whether he should adapt to what’s being played on the radio. But earning the Grammy nom-inations puts him at ease.

“This time, it feels better,” said the 41-year-old Hamilton, whose song “Pray for Me” is up for best R&B song. “It proved that my music is good enough. It proved to the re-cord labels that even though my last album didn’t sell much, I’m still that

same guy (people want to hear).”Hamilton is also getting a boost

thanks to his song “Freedom,” which appears on the soundtrack of Quen-tin Tarantino’s Oscar-nominated film, “Django Unchained.”

The singer was hoping the tune, which features Elayna Boynton, would be nominated for an Oscar for best original song. That didn’t happen, but Hamilton says he’s still riding high because of the Grammy love.

“The movie industry brings on a whole new element different than music. It’s much bigger,” he said. “But I am loving this time right now. I’m just going to keep growing. I plan on doing this until I’m 80 or 90 years old, if God is willing to keep me around that long.”

Winfrey says Armstrong interview ‘intense’Jim LitkeJim VertunoAP Sports Writers

AUSTIN, Texas — “Emotional” doesn’t come close to describing Lance Armstrong’s conversation with Oprah Winfrey — an interview that included his confession about using per-formance-enhancing drugs to win seven Tour de France titles, Winfrey said Tuesday.

She recounted her session with Armstrong on “CBS This Morning” and promot-ed what has become a two-part special on her OWN network, even while interna-tional doping officials said it wouldn’t be enough to save the disgraced cyclist’s career.

“I don’t think ‘emotional’ begins to describe the inten-sity or the difficulty he ex-perienced in talking about some of these things,” Win-frey said.

Armstrong admitted dur-ing the interview at an Aus-tin hotel that he used drugs to help him win the titles.

“It was surprising to me,” she said. “I would say that for myself, my team, all of us in the room, we were mesmerized and riveted by

some of his answers.”Winfrey said she went

right at Armstrong with tough questions and, dur-ing a break, he asked if they would lighten up at some point. Still, Winfrey said she did not have to dig and that he was “pretty forthcom-ing.”

“I felt that he was thought-ful. I thought that he was se-rious,” she said. “I thought that he certainly had pre-pared for this moment. I would say that he met the moment.”

The session was to be broadcast in a single spe-cial Thursday but Winfrey said it will now run in two parts on consecutive nights — Thursday and Friday — because there is so much material. Winfrey would not characterize whether Armstrong seemed contrite, saying she’ll leave that to viewers.

As stunning as Arm-strong’s confession was for someone who relentlessly denied using PEDs, the World Anti-Doping Agency said he must confess under oath if he wants to reduce his lifetime ban from sports.

The cyclist was stripped of his Tour titles, lost most

of his endorsements and was forced to leave his cancer charity, Livestrong, last year after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency issued a 1,000-page report that accused him of masterminding a long-run-ning doping scheme.

WADA’s statement said: “Only when Mr. Armstrong makes a full confession un-der oath — and tells the anti-doping authorities all he knows about doping activities — can any legal and proper process for him to seek any reopening or re-consideration of his lifetime ban commence.”

The International Cycling Union, or UCI, also issued a statement, urging Arm-strong to tell his story to an independent commission it has set up to examine claims that cycling’s governing body hid suspicious samples from the cyclist, accepted fi-nancial donations from him and helped him avoid detec-tion in doping tests.

Before the Winfrey inter-view, Armstrong visited the headquarters of Livestrong, the charity he founded in 1997 and turned into a global force on the strength of his athletic dominance and personal story of sur-

viving testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs and brain.

“I’m sorry,” Armstrong told about 100 staff mem-bers gathered in a confer-ence. He choked up dur-ing the 20-minute talk, expressed regret for the long-running controversy tied to performance-enhanc-ers, but stopped short of ad-mitting he used them.

“Heartfelt and sincere,” is how Livestrong spokes-woman Katherine McLane described his speech.

Winfrey has promoted her interview, one of the biggest for OWN since she launched the network in 2011, as a “no-holds barred” session and said she was ready to go with 112 questions. Not all of them were asked, she said, but many were.

USADA chief executive Travis Tygart, a longtime critic of Armstrong’s, called the drug regimen practiced while Armstrong led the U.S. Postal Service team “the most sophisticated, professionalized and suc-cessful doping program that sport has ever seen.” USADA did not respond to requests for comment about Armstrong’s confession.

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Editorial

Don TerrySyndicated Columnist

At this point, it’s far from certain whether the massa-cre of 20 Connecticut first-graders and six educators by a madman armed with an assault rifle in Decem-ber will lead to meaningful gun control.

But a month after the Dec. 14 bloodbath, the American far right is ob-sessed with the fear that it may become more difficult to purchase a military-style assault rifle or a magazine that carries dozens of bul-lets.

One particular rant that has gained traction on white supremacist web-sites was posted on Dec. 28 by a blogger named Bob Owens under the headline “What you’ll see in the re-bellion.” In it, Owens spec-ulates about what would happen if the “gun grab-bers’…confiscatory fantasy plays out.”

It has already drawn about 250 comments on Owens’ website, including this one: “Everyone talks of dying for their cause, be-cause it’s glamorous. Kill-ing for our cause is what it will take.”

In Owens’ dystopian vi-sion, the enactment of leg-islation being proposed in Congress would bring on a civil war and a targeted campaign of assassina-tion that forces President Barack Obama to stay in “his gilded cage except in carefully controlled circum-stances.”

“Even then he will be forced to move like a crimi-nal. He will never be seen outdoors in public again. Not in this country,” Ow-ens said. “The 535 mem-bers of the House and Senate in both parties that allowed such a law to pass would largely be on their own; the Secret Service is too small to protect all of them and their families, the Capitol Police too un-skilled, and competent private security not partic-ularly interested in work-ing against their own best interests at any price. The elites will be steadily whit-tled down, and if they can not be reached directly, the targets will become their staffers, spouses, children, and grandchildren. Grand-standing media figures loyal to the regime would die in droves, executed as enemies of the Republic.”

Tea Party.org is also

sounding the alarm. In the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, the organization has sent out hysterical emails warning, for in-stance, that “the anti-gun coalitions, Communist Party, Neo-Nazis, Wash-ington liberals, politically diseased politicians and the anti-freedom freaks with their feverish lust to remove our fundamental rights will stop at NOTH-ING.”

One email screamed “Obama Communist Coup Underway America in Danger!” The post con-tinued, “‘America’s Fraud President’ is tightening his deadly grip on America’s throat and a catastrophic coup is coming. Obama has yet to be sworn in and already he is preparing his minions for gun grabbing.”

The neo-Nazi forum Stormfront also got into the act. One poster on that website wrote a piece blasting “anti-gun Demo-crats” and saying they in-tended to use the so-called “nuclear option” — a par-liamentary technique used to circumvent a filibuster — to “obliterate the Sen-ate rules and clear the way for 50-vote passage of gun control.”

And in another chilling development, the neo-Nazi Craig Cobb posted the ad-dress of Rep. Diana De-Gette, a Colorado Demo-crat whose district includes the site of Columbine High School, along with photos of her and her husband, on the racist and anti-Semitic Vanguard News Network website after the lawmaker recently proposed a ban on high-capacity magazines.

Meanwhile, Illinois state lawmakers recently pulled an assault weapons ban from consideration to focus on repairing the state’s pen-sion system, even though there were 506 homicides recorded in Chicago in 2012.

That’s a 16 percent in-crease from a year before and just one indication of how all this handwringing by gun lovers — legal own-ers and outlaws — seems sadly premature. In recent years, scores of innocents have been slaughtered from the academic halls of college campuses to the streets of the nation’s big cities to the seats of subur-ban movie theaters. Politi-cians are making speeches, but doing little else as the death toll climbs.

Plotting an uncivil war

Peace be to thee“But I trust I shall short-

ly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name” (3 John 1:14).

Sometimes there are problems in a church fel-lowship and this makes it difficult for those who wor-ship there to truly worship. Although the dispute may center over one member who wants to be the leader, others are drawn into the situation because of their friendship with one or the other person.

The apostle John encour-aged the believers to help the missionaries whom he had sent to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ and strengthen the churches in Asia. He wrote a letter

in which he c o m m e n d e d a Christian named Gaius who set a good example to everyone by showing hospi-tality and love to itinerant teachers whom John had sent to help them.

John com-pared Gaius to another man in the church who did just the op-posite. Instead of making the missionaries feel welcome, he showed by his words and actions that he was opposed to having the men come to do mis-sion work at their church.

It is sad when Chris-tians cannot work together to do the work God has called them to do. When there is discord and di-vision among God’s people, it is difficult for the Holy Spirit to do His work of

uniting the members to be about the busi-ness of being

the witness the Lord would have us to be.

God wants us to be at peace with one another, and this is possible if we do as He has commanded.

Like the apostle Paul, we can do all things through Christ which strengthens us (Philippians 4:7). Thank you heavenly Father!

Poem: When things are not going well for us,

God gives to us His peace,

And when we trust Him wholly,

From problems we find release.

So help us gracious Lord,To trust you with our

lives,And as we depend upon

you,You will not leave us, we

realize.Dear Father, we praise

you for the peace that pass-es understanding when we trust in you. In For Christ’s sake we pray. Amen.

Farewell to a gentlemanWhen my dad was badly

weakened by the flu and my mom wanted to call an ambulance to take him to the emergency room, he wouldn’t go unless he could shave first and change into a nice shirt and a pair of slacks. My mom told him they don’t have a dress code at ER. He insisted.

My dad, who didn’t sur-vive his illness, was thor-oughly old school. He would no more wear a pair of jeans than rainbow-striped clown pants. Born in 1929, he never lost his belief in the standards of a bygone era or his passion for its literature, culture and history.

He taught English for decades at what was then Trinity College in Washington, D.C., with an emphasis on American literature of the 1920s and 1930s. He was a teacher’s teacher who devoted himself to transferring, as much as he could, his love for Hemingway and Faulkner to his students.

He adored big-band music - Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and the rest of them. He whistled and hummed their tunes constantly around the house. Later in life, he even tried to teach himself to play the trumpet, although

I would put the emphasis on the word “tried.” When we played recordings of the greats for him in the hospital, he hummed along through his oxygen mask.

He was a committed World War II buff. Nothing would ever seem as momen-tous to him as the clash of great armies over the fate of civilization that was in the headlines every day of his youth. He might have missed his calling as a military histo-rian. His bookshelves were a veritable research library on the armaments of World War II. He was a scale mod-eler, and his study is full of dozens of models of tanks, planes and ships from the

war. He had nearly completed his latest, a Heinkel He 115-1 (a German seaplane), when he passed away.

He loved baseball and had New York Yankee pinstripes imprinted on his heart. Like any good Yankees fan, he believed that the universe is in proper order only when the Yanks are world champs. Since his norms were set in an era when it was a big deal when Joe DiMaggio once kicked the dirt near second base in frustration in the 1947 World Series, he had no use for the ostentation of contemporary sport.

He was a private man and very self-contained. I never saw him cry and never heard him raise his voice. Swearing was out of the question. He didn’t hug, if he could possibly avoid it. But he may have had the tenderest heart of anyone I have ever known. He spoiled the cats horribly, fed the birds lavishly and always endeav-ored to find a way to usher insects out of the house without doing them any harm.

He was a devoted husband and father. I’m always a sucker for sentimental father-son baseball scenes in movies. It brings back the times my dad would throw bat-ting practice or hit fly balls to me down at the local field on summer nights. On the walk back home — with the overused ball stained green from the grass — he would put his arm around me and tell me stories of the game.

Whatever lessons I have learned in life in the importance of patience and diligence began when he assembled a model tank with me as a kid. He believed in excellence, in duty and in self-control. He was a con-stant reader, beginning with the newspa-pers every morning (I told you he was old school), and an inveterate self-educator. He always had something next on his list that he wanted to learn more about, and in the spirit of a tinkerer - he baked and had dab-bled through the years in woodworking, gardening and bricklaying - always another project. He had a trial at the very end, but was dignified to his last breath. RIP.

■ An Upward Look

Mae Stallard

Rich LowrySyndicatedColumnist

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Editorial

Every day in southern West Virginia, news stories con-front us about the vicious cycle prescrip-tion drugs wreak upon on our communi-ties: crime, child neglect, o v e r d o s e s , death, and whole families torn apart. We are traveling a difficult and challenging path to save an entire generation of Ameri-cans.

Recently, I announced the re-launch of the bipar-tisan Congressional Cau-cus on Prescription Drug Abuse. The goal of the Caucus is to raise aware-ness of abuse and to devel-op innovative and effective treatment, prevention, law enforcement and research policy solutions in the fed-eral sphere.

My good friend and I, Congressman Hal Rogers of Kentucky, will serve as co-chairs of the Caucus, which was formed in 2009. Working together, and with the commitment of our col-leagues in Congress for action on a national level, our goal is to explore, de-velop and expand solutions to conquer the problem of prescription drug abuse.

Billions of dollars are lost annually in our country due to illegal use of drugs. Drug abuse is happening around the clock in schools, homes and businesses; on front porches, in backyards and living rooms, and on street corners every day of the year. Drug abuse negative-ly impacts our workforce, it runs up our health care costs, it requires millions of dollars for national and international interdiction, and it claims the lives of athletic and entertainment stars along with our fam-ily, friends and neighbors every single day.

An estimated 40,000 people in West Virginia are addicted to some form of controlled substances and one fifth of all pregnant women in our State have a drug issue that will impact their newborn child.

Fighting the scourge of prescription pill abuse may be the biggest challenge of our society, and the only way this destructive trend can be reversed is if every-one — I mean, everyone – gets involved. Our nation’s future – our children’s and grandchildren’s future – hangs in the balance.

It’s a tragic fact, as Con-gressman Rogers said: “This drug problem not only affects my congres-sional district, but has magnified in scope and in-tensity, cross-cutting geo-

graphical and socio-econom-ic boundaries, hitting commu-nities across the country.”

As lawmak-ers in Con-gress better u n d e r s t a n d and recog-nize the scope and devasta-tion of this scourge, the C o n g re s s i o -nal Caucus on Prescript ion

Drug Abuse can help unite legislators and interested parties in preventing the misuse of powerful nar-cotics. With the help of Congressman Rogers, I am confident that solutions are within reach and that we can continue to make a dif-ference in Washington in this battle against prescrip-tion drug abuse.

According to the Sub-stance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), the number of emergency room visits from prescription drug abuse has nearly doubled in America over the last five years. Equally troubling, there has been a stagger-ing 400 percent increase over the past decade in the number of hospital ad-missions for prescription drug abuse. Clearly, this is a growing and alarming trend which is impacting people of all ages, but it creates additional prob-lems for our children and their families.

Without a doubt, pre-scription drugs are among the greatest gifts provided to humanity by medical science. They have proven to be great healers and al-lowed individuals who once had no hope of normal fu-tures to live quite normally, unfettered by illness and pain. It is no wonder that those tiny orbs have often been called “miracle pills.” But prescription drugs have also turned countless lives into a living hell.

There’s a devastating toll that drug abuse can impose on a family. The resources, patience, and persistence, and the tests of loyalty and love required can be im-mense.

So let us continue our quest – here and today – for a future as bright as our dreams. And as a father and grandfather, I hope that West Virginians will join me in acting with dispatch and compassion and with an acute under-standing of the enormity of the challenge before us. Together, we can save our State from the scourge of prescription drug abuse. May we have the courage and the wisdom, and ex-ercise the persistence, to make our goal a reality.

Renewing the fight against Rx drug abuse

Obama’s inauguration sells outHe did it. Unfortunately.

Sadly. Disappointingly.President Barack

Obama, reversing his own honorable precedent for his first inaugural, has cho-sen this time to have cor-porations pay for his sec-ond round of big shindigs. This multimillion-dollar infusion of corporate cash is a crass intrusion by favor-seeking private inter-ests into what ought to be a purely public occasion.

Why can’t we have even one corporate-free day in Washington every four years? Is that asking too much?

Obama essentially ad-mitted that allowing cor-porations to purchase the inaugural is wrong when

he tried to sugarcoat his decision by assuring us that every cor-porate donor will be vet-ted by White House lawyers to make sure they have no conflicts of interest. Does he think we’re all suckers? As the vigi-lant watchdog group, Public Citizen points out: “There’s no corporation which has no conflict of in-terest.”

Even as presidential

staffers were publicly pledg-ing there would be no favoritism for the corpo-rate powers that write big checks, they were privately p r o m i s i n g potential do-nors that the three days of inaugural fes-tivities would include exclu-sive “benefac-tor brunches,” allowing the elite to hob-

nob with top administra-tion officials. Getting your ticket punched for a presi-

dential brunch, you see, buys you a rich serving of political access.

Incredibly, Obama is trying to gloss over this special-access ugliness by declaring that the day before his official swear-ing-in will be a “national day of service.” How noble! As a symbol of America’s commitment to the common good, he’s calling on all of us to spend time serving meals to the homeless or pick-ing up litter — except for check-writing corpo-rate chieftains, who’ll be busy munching on eggs Florentine, sipping from champagne flutes, and helping themselves to plates of power.

On to the next cliffThe now infamous “fis-

cal cliff” Congress averted just hours before the New Year’s deadline left most Americans with more questions than answers. Though the deal covers some of the most conten-tious tax issues, it leaves open the possibility that automatic spending cuts will merely be delayed two months. Another cliff looms in the not-too-dis-tant future.

The budget deal law-makers sealed on January 1 focuses almost entirely on revenue, postponing the tough decisions on federal spending until March. At that point, the failure to reach a decision will cause the spending knife to come down automatically.

Those cuts, though slightly smaller than the spending reductions that we’d be seeing if we’d gone off the cliff, will still take the form of a “meat axe” ap-proach in both their scope and broad dis-regard for strategy. Unless Congress acts to devise a more thoughtful approach, this indiscriminate budget slashing will affect both unnecessary programs and those that are vital to national security.

While the prospect of across-the-board cuts is a concern, there’s widespread

agreement among national security leaders and ex-perts alike that the size of the cuts wouldn’t devastate our country’s ability to de-fend itself. Rather, a hard look at the budget would give Congress an oppor-tunity to weed out clear areas of mismanagement and waste. America would create a stronger and more cohesive military force.

Recently, the Coalition for Fiscal and National Security, a group of for-mer defense officials that includes former Chair-man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen, stated in a full-page ad: “In our judgment, advances in

technological capabilities and the chang-ing nature of threats make it possible, if properly done, to spend less on a more intelligent, efficient and contemporary defense strategy that maintains our mili-tary superiority and national security.”

Spending cuts are coming no mat-ter what. Congress must deal with this certainty in an intelligent fashion. But determining the best reductions will re-quire tough decisions that our lawmak-ers have deferred for over a year and a half. The solution won’t come easily, particularly in light of the sharp political

divide that still exists over decisions to increase taxes further or cut Social Se-curity, Medicare, and Medicaid. These decisions will generate intense debates as the next round of debt ceiling talks gets underway.

Unfortunately, the debt ceiling dead-line coincides with the deadline for auto-matic spending cuts. That makes every-thing even more complicated.

“I’ve never seen a period of greater budgetary uncertainty,” Pentagon comp-troller Robert Hale said. “It gives new meaning to the phrase ‘March Mad-ness.’”

Adjusting for inflation, today’s base-line military budget (excluding the cost of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq) amounts to just seven percent less than Pentagon spending at the peak of the Cold War. As U.S. involvement in those long wars comes to a close, mili-tary spending will naturally decline. The choice is whether Congress will allow across-the-board cuts to damage U.S. national security, out of little more than fear of political blowback, or will take responsibility for identifying waste and strengthening our armed forces.

“We’ve got to make hard choices,” Senator Carl Levin said. “No area can be exempt.” At the end of this debate, the Pentagon and the coun-try could be stronger than ever, or fighting to recover from falling off a cliff. That’s up to Congress.

Rep. Nick Rahall

■ Rahall Report

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Editorial

It takes courage to enter a war zone willingly, armed with a microphone and a camera as a journalist. That is what Al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj was doing in Dec. 2001, as he was entering Afghanistan from Pakistan to cover the U.S. military operations there. While his colleague was allowed in, al-Hajj was ar-rested, in what was to be a harrowing, nightmarish odys-sey that lasted close to seven years, most of it spent as pris-oner 345, the only journalist imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay — without charge. Al-Hajj is out now, back at work at Al-Jazeera and reunited with his family. His recollections of the horror of detention by the United States should be front and center in the forth-coming confirmation hearings for President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the CIA, John Brennan. It has been 11 years since the Guantanamo prison was opened, and four years since President Obama prom-ised to close it within a year.

“He speaks very eloquently [about] what many hun-dreds of other detainees suffered, who cannot tell their story,” Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, told me. “The brutality he suf-fered in Afghanistan, the fact that he was turned over for political reasons or for a bounty, the arbitrariness of his detention in Guantanamo and the brutality of his treatment there.”

I sat down with Sami al-Hajj last month at Al-Jazeera’s headquarters in Doha, Qatar. He now heads up the network’s human rights and public liberties desk. Tall, dignified, in his flowing white robe that is standard attire for the men in Qatar, al-Hajj told me in his best English what he endured.

“They put me in Kandahar airport with the people there. We submit five months in Kandahar. And in Kandahar also they starting interrogated me, from be-ginning, from when I was born until they arrested me.” Shackled and hooded, he was pushed off the transport plane onto the runway, when he fell and broke his kneecap. He was forced to march anyway, into a build-ing where people were screaming. He was put in the middle of a circle of U.S. soldiers who held guns to his head.

His interrogators believed he had filmed the last known interview with Osama bin Laden. Al-Hajj told me that he told them: “I’m not the person who film[ed] Osama bin Laden, because at that time I was in Doha. And my passport says that, and my ticket with you also says that. I’m not the person. This is my job, and this is my business. If I get chance now to film Osama bin Laden, I will.” His captors acknowledged they had the wrong cameraman, and promised to release him. Instead, he remained in a U.S. prison in Kandahar for five months.

On June 13, 2002, al-Hajj was shackled, hooded and flown, he thinks with about 40 others, to Guantanamo. En route they were denied food, water and toilets, and were beaten if they tried to sleep. At Guantanamo, the interrogations continued:

“Three interrogators — one from FBI and one from CIA, one from military intelligence … and one transla-tor. And they told me, ‘You are now in Guantanamo, and we wait until we get some decisions from Penta-gon to release you. Until that time, we want you to be patient and to cooperate with our people.’”

It became clear what exactly his captors meant by “cooperate”: “They starting give me some offer to give me a U.S.A. nationality and take care about my fam-ily, if I work with them in CIA to continue my job be-ing journalist with Al-Jazeera, just send for them some information about the link between Al-Jazeera and al-Qaida. … Of course, I refused to do that. I told them, ‘I’m journalist, and I will die as a journalist.’”

He said he was tortured repeatedly. He eventually went on a more-than-400-day hunger strike, which was met with violent, painful forced feeding. The tubes were not cleaned between prisoners, so they were cov-ered in blood.

John Brennan was the director of the National Counterterrorism Center under George W. Bush, and was said to be President Obama’s original choice to head the CIA. Brennan withdrew from consideration for the post amidst protests, as he publicly supported the CIA’s policies of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques and extraordinary rendition. As he faces Senate confirmation hearings now to head the CIA, think about what “enhanced interrogation” and rendi-tion really mean. Think about Sami al-Hajj.

The blight of Guantanamo

Let that therefore abide in you“Let that therefore abide

in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall re-main in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.” (I John 2:24)

The apostle John had a wonderful fellowship with God, and he wanted his spiritual children to enjoy that same fellowship. Ad-vanced in years, John wrote this letter from Ephesus where it is believed that he spent his fi nal years. This fatherly epistle was written out of loving concern for his “children” whose stead-fastness in the truth was be-ing threatened by the lure of worldliness and the guile of false teachers.

The major theme of fi rst John is fellowship with God. John wanted his read-ers to have assurance of the

indwelling God through their abiding fellow-ship with Him (2:28). Belief in God should be manifested in the practice of righteous-ness and love for the breth-ren, which in turn produces joy and confi -dence before God. John en-couraged this kind of fellow-ship and em-phasized the importance of holding fast to apostolic doctrine.

John wanted to trans-mit this apostolic witness to his readers so that they may share the same fellow-ship with Jesus Christ. The reader’s sins have been for-

given and they enjoy fellow-ship with God. As a result, they know “him that is from the begin-ning” and are strengthened to overcome the tempta-tions of the evil one. They also have the knowledge of the truth and anointing from the Holy One. The antidote

to these false teachings that the believers are hear-ing is abiding in the apos-tolic truths that they have heard from the beginning, which are authenticated by the anointing they have re-ceived (2:24-27).

Those who have accept-

ed Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour experi-ence the joy that only He can bring. We are blessed as we fellowship with car-ing Christians who make a difference in our lives.

Poem: To have an abiding fellowship with our Lord,

Brings joy beyond com-pare,

And to be united with Christian brothers,

Allows us in God’s work to share.

So may we thank the Fa-ther above,

That we are so richly blessed,

As we fellowship with others and Him,

And in serving Him we have the best.

Dear Father, we praise you for the fellowship we have with you and our fel-lowmen. For Christ’s sake we pray. Amen.

Why the GOP is such a bad dateThe dearth of women

in the Republican Party shows us how those male elephants on the far right have allowed themselves to function a good half-century behind the rest of the nation, where women are increasingly occupying leadership positions and fi nding themselves less and less bound to the anti-quated roles you see on TV shows such as “Mad Men.”

The liberation of women has not been easy, and it has not happened over-night — we did not get from Peggy Olson to Ra-chel Maddow in the blink of an eye. But it has been impressive to witness, from the rise of Oprah Winfrey from a talk-show host into an actual media mogul worth billions of dollars, to the selection of Marissa Mayer as the head of Yahoo!, making her one of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley.

There are now 20 female senators on Capitol Hill — the most ever in our nation’s history. Meanwhile, suppos-edly old-school New Hampshire has an all-female congressional delegation, as well as a female governor. That also is a fi rst.

Yes, some of these female politicians are Republicans, but they got elected despite their party’s ideology, not because of it. After all, how can you

claim that you are a party friendly to women when you have Rush Limbaugh calling a Georgetown law student a “slut” and Mis-souri Rep. Todd Akin and Indiana Treasurer Rich-ard Mourdock musing idiotically about women’s bodies?

Just listen to Karen Hughes, the straight-talk-ing Texan who served as an adviser to President George W. Bush. After the Republicans got trounced in November, she wrote in Politico: “If another Republican man says anything about rape other than it is a horrifi c, violent crime, I

want to personally cut out his tongue. The college-age daughters of many of my friends voted for Obama because they were completely turned off by Neanderthal comments” about female issues.

We are lucky to have a fi rst lady like Michelle Obama, who has a rare ca-pacity for toughness, intelligence and grace. Republicans have long tried to paint her as some sort of closeted Black Panther who secretly loathes whites, but it has never worked — not when she’s constantly seen reading to school kids or talking about the need to support veterans. In fact, she re-minds me of no one as much as Abi-

gail Adams, the wife of John Adams, who was never at all afraid to give her husband counsel.

And then there’s Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, often talked about as a candidate for the White House in 2016. Though she lost to Barack Obama back in 2008, you can bet that butting heads with world leaders has only made her tougher and ready for the presidency. The jokes about her pantsuits will not seem so funny if and when her campaign kicks into high gear.

There are some core issues that the Republicans will have to come to terms with if they hope to stave off her or, for that matter, any other se-rious Democrat: equal pay, contracep-tion, abortion. Until they do, they will continue to lose voters much as Mitt Romney did on his way to the dustbin of history.

But there is something deeper, too, something that Democrats are bet-ter at recognizing. It has to do with what a woman once told me she felt after reading Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man.” She was white, and her experi-ence was very different from that of El-lison’s nameless narrator. But she, too, knew what it was like to feel invisible and ignored, not taken for what she was really worth.

Until the Republicans understand how that woman felt, they will have a problem on their hands. And it will not be a problem of politics, but a deeper problem of humanity.

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Editorial

They say the first of anything is amazing, like a movie for example, but the second year, or in movie terms the sequel, can never match up to the original.

Sounds legit, but it isn’t in this case. Mind blowing, I know, but as Kurt Angle would say, “It’s true, it’s true!”

My second year at Mingo Central High School or MCHS for short is so much more amazing than my first. Sure, it’s only my second week as a senior and I have easy classes, but that’s not it.

Although both of them contrib-ute to my stress levels, neither is the oh-so-awesome component that makes this second trip up the mountain worth it.

Embrace yourselves for the most cliché line ever! I warned you.

It’s friendship!Simply hanging out with your friends and creating mem-

ories is what school and life itself is about. It’s enjoyment. As I type this, it’s only been 2 weeks so some of you are thinking that this comic book loving teenager is jumping the gun, but you’re incorrect (Queue buzzer sound!).

What better way to do so than to walk you through my life at MCHS? There is none, so no Google searches need-ed. Luckily you get to skip the prologue of my horrible years prior to arriving at MCHS, but they’ll be some tidbits I’m sure, as well as some key notes from my first year at this amazing school.

I can truly say it’s one of the best things to ever happen to me in my life and in this journey, you’ll see why.

A sequel better than the original

■ Mingo Central News

Cody CroaffGuest

Columnist

2 great heroesHero.That word — hero — gets used

an awful lot in America today.People talk about sports heroes

and movie heroes and comic book heroes. It’s used so much it some-times loses its meaning.

West Virginia lost two great heroes last week: Corporal Mar-shall Bailey and Trooper Eric Workman. These two men had dedicated their lives to keeping us safe. They got up every day-and a whole lot of nights-and put on the reassuring green uniform of the West Virginia State Police. Every day, they stood on the line that separated good from evil, and risked everything to make sure the evil couldn’t hurt the good. These two men sacrificed their own safety to protect the rest of us. That’s what I call a hero.

They both did it willingly. They could have picked an easy job, a safe job, a job behind a desk. Instead, they picked the hardest job. They choose a career with long nights on the road, calls at all hours, and danger around every corner, always a split second away. They lived and worked with the knowledge that any call, any stop, could be the one that went wrong.

Why did they do it? All I can say is that police work is more than a job. It’s a calling. There are certain people, special individuals, who have something inside of them that the rest of us don’t. They have a drive to serve, a passion to protect, and a belief in sacrifice. They don’t do it for the money, and they don’t do it because it’s com-fortable-they do it because they are called. I call those people heroes, and Corporal Bailey and Trooper Work-man were heroes.

What happened in Clay County was absolutely ter-rible. It’s still hard to understand; there just aren’t any words for a tragedy like this. Corporal Bailey left behind three children, and Trooper Workman was just beginning his life. I can’t imagine the pain their families are expe-riencing right now. As I told them earlier this week, I hope they are able to find comfort knowing both men are in a better place. And, they couldn’t have gone in a more honorable way.

Joanne and I continue to keep these folks in our prayers, and ask you to do the same. May God wrap his arms around the families of the two great heroes, and may God bless the law enforcement officers across our state who work each and every day to make sure we are safe.

Earl Ray TomblinGovernor of West

Virginia

■ Manchin’s Message

Taking care of our veteransOne of the

most important things I can do as a United States Senator is to connect the people of our great state with the right resources to help solve their prob-lems. In that spirit, my office has hosted doz-ens of meetings and programs with experts in the areas of small business growth, caring for your ag-ing loved ones and keeping our promises to our veter-ans.

This week, my office was honored yet again to help our veterans, and we hosted four public meetings across West Virginia to con-nect our service members and their families with the benefits they need and de-serve. I am proud that I was able to partner with leaders from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance, who came together to deliver vi-

tal information and assistance to West Virginia veterans in need.

As Governor, and now as your U.S. Senator serving on the Senate Armed Services Com-mittee, honor-ing our veterans is a top priority. West Virginians who have put their lives on the line for the free-

doms that we enjoy each and every day deserve the best jobs, education, hous-ing and medical care that we can provide. Making sure that veterans get the help they need is one way we can show our thanks for their service and sacrifice.

Too often, veterans, fam-ily members and caregivers feel that their problems are unique and they must go it alone. Our young wom-en and men who are just coming home from today’s battlefields face serious challenges that don’t just affect the veteran, but their whole family. That is why I

am so eager to host these meetings and give veterans a chance to learn firsthand what opportunities and sup-port are available to them right in their communities.

My office’s work on behalf of our veterans doesn’t stop at these outreach meetings, though. I am working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to end the unem-ployment crisis among our veterans. That is why, with my friend Senator Mark Kirk, a Republican from Il-linois, I launched the Con-gressional Veterans Jobs Caucus. The caucus has grown to include 33 Sena-tors and 22 members of the House of Representatives. We started the “I Hire Vet-erans” project to reduce the dire unemployment prob-lem faced by our veterans.

I have also offered mea-sures to ensure that military families have a voice on the Military Compensation and Retirement Moderniza-tion Commission, expand mental health assessments to all service members and increase career counseling services for service mem-bers who separate from the

military – and I will always keep these commitments at the top of my priority list.

As I have said so many times before, we need to set our priorities based on our country’s values. As Americans and as West Virginians, I know our top priorities are honoring our veterans, keeping our prom-ises to seniors, ending our dependence on foreign oil, getting our fiscal house in order and creating thou-sands of new jobs.

So, if you know of vet-erans in need, or a family member struggling with a loved one, please encourage them to contact my office. There is no better way to show gratitude to our veter-ans than to ensure that they get the help they need.

These outreach events are just one small way to say thank you. I thank those veterans who were able to attend this week’s events, and I thank all veterans for their patriotism and sacri-fice. I also thank their fami-lies for their unwavering support and commitment to this great nation of ours.

Sen. Joe Manchin

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NationUS condemns comments from Egypt’s MorsiMatthew LeeJosh LedermanThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tues-day gave a blistering review of remarks that Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi made almost three years ago about Jews and called for him to repudiate what it called unacceptable rhetoric.

In blunt comments, the White House and State Department said Morsi’s statements were “deeply offensive” and ran coun-ter to the goal of peace in the region. The State Department, noting that a senior congressio-nal delegation is now visiting Egypt, said the remarks compli-cated efforts to provide econom-ic and military aid to Egypt.

“We believe that President Morsi should make clear that he respects people of all faiths and that this type of rhetoric is unac-

ceptable in a democratic Egypt,” White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters.

Morsi was a leader in the Mus-lim Brotherhood in 2010 when, according to video broadcast last week on Egyptian television he asked Egyptians to “nurse our children and our grandchildren on hatred.” Months later, in a television interview, Morsi re-ferred to Zionists as bloodsuck-ers who attack Palestinians, describing Zionists as “the de-scendants of apes and pigs.”

“We completely reject these statements as we do any lan-guage that espouses religious ha-tred,” State Department spokes-woman Victoria Nuland told reporters. “This kind of rhetoric has been used in this region for far too long. It’s counter to the goals of peace.”

A group of senators, includ-ing Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Kelly

Ayotte, R-N.H., Kirsten Gilli-brand, D-N.Y., Richard Blumen-thal, D-Conn., Sheldon White-house, D-R.I., and Christopher Coons, D-Del., is currently in Cairo. Nuland said she expected they would make their views known to Egypt’s leadership.

Morsi’s remarks and the Obama administration’s rebuke marked a new point of tension in the complex relationship be-tween the U.S. and Egypt’s fledg-ling democracy.

Since being elected in June of 2012 in the aftermath of the revolution that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak, Morsi has promised to abide by Egypt’s decades-old peace treaty with Is-rael. Morsi was also instrumen-tal in facilitating a cease-fire in November between Israel and Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip, despite his refusal to speak di-rectly with Israeli officials.

The White House and State

Department did acknowledge Morsi’s willingness during that crisis to work with the U.S. to-ward mutual goals, and said Egypt’s continuing commitment to its peace treaty with Israel is essential for U.S. relations with Egypt.

Egypt receives more than $1 billion a year in military and de-velopment aid from the U.S. as part of a package linked to its historic 1979 peace deal with Israel. The peace accord is a cor-nerstone of U.S. Mideast policy.

Nuland said Morsi’s actions as president in support of the peace treaty with Israel are laudable but only one part of picture.

“We will judge him by what he does,” she said. “What he has been doing is supporting that peace treaty, continuing to work with us, and with Israel on com-mon goals, including in Gaza. But we’ll also judge him but what he says. And we think that these

comments should be repudiated and they should be repudiated firmly.”

An official in Israel, speaking on condition of anonymity be-cause he was not authorized to speak public about an issue of such sensitivity, said the com-ments were a “big concern” but that Israel did not want to fuel tensions with Egypt.

The two sets of comments were first reported on Tuesday by the New York Times.

A Muslim Brotherhood of-ficial in Egypt reached by The Associated Press refused to com-ment on Washington’s reaction to Morsi’s remark. Repeated re-quests to the Morsi’s comment received no response.

The silence reflected the deep sensitivity of the issue for Morsi and the Brotherhood, which is fiercely anti-Israeli and anti-U.S.

NY to OK 1st state gun lawMichael GormleyThe Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York law-makers were preparing to approve the toughest gun control law in the nation and the first since the New-town, Conn., school shooting, calling for a stricter assault weapons ban and provisions to try to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill who make threats.

The Democrat-led Assembly de-bated the measure Tuesday but was expected to easily pass it. It passed the Senate run by a Republican-dom-inated coalition late Monday night. Gov. Andrew Cuomo helped craft the legislation and pledged to sign it quickly.

“I am proud, as I know that others are, that New York is taking the lead on this issue because we must pre-vent and protect our public from the mass destruction that can now take place in literally seconds because we do allow our citizens to own weap-onry,” said Assemblyman Joseph Lentol, a Brooklyn Democrat and co-sponsor. “This moves us toward that goal … we believe it is up to us to lead the way.”

Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, a Long Island Democrat, said there will be fewer guns in New York “because of the bold action we will take today. Now, hopefully the other states of the union and the fed-eral government will follow.”

But Republicans said the restric-tions may be good politics for Cuo-mo but are bad government for New Yorkers.

Republican Assemblyman Marc Butler accused Cuomo of issuing the bill “by fiat” instead of a democratic process that should have included time for public hearings and debate. Cuomo had issued an order that sus-pends the three days’ public review for bills required under the state constitution. Some senators said

late Monday night they had seen the lengthy bill for 20 minutes before the debate and vote began.

“We’re trampling on our con-stitutional rights,” Butler said in Tuesday’s floor debate. “We make a sham of the legislative process. … We reached a point in our history where government has gone too far in every aspect of our lives.”

Cuomo on Monday called assault weapons “a scourge on society” six days after making gun control a cen-terpiece of his agenda in his State of the State address. The bipartisan effort was fueled by the Newtown tragedy that took the lives of 20 first graders and six educators. “At what point do you say, ‘No more innocent loss of life’?”

The measure also calls for restric-tions on ammunition and the sale of guns. It is expected to pass Tuesday.

“This is not about taking anyone’s rights away,” said Sen. Jeffrey Klein, a Bronx Democrat. “It’s about a safe society … today we are setting the mark for the rest of the county to do what’s right.”

Under current state law, assault weapons are defined by having two “military rifle” features, such as fold-ing stock, muzzle flash suppressor or bayonet mount. The proposal would reduce that to one feature, including the popular pistol grip. The language specifically targeted the military-style rifle used in the Newtown shootings.

Current owners of those guns will have to register them.

Private sales of assault weapons to someone other than an immediate family member would be subject to a background check through a dealer. New Yorkers also would be barred from buying assault weapons over the Internet, and failing to safely store a weapon could lead to a misde-meanor charge.

Ammunition magazines would be restricted to seven bullets, from the

current 10, and current owners of higher-capacity magazines would have a year to sell them out of state. An owner caught at home with eight or more bullets in a magazine could face a misdemeanor charge.

Stores that sell ammunition will have to register with the state, run background checks on buyers of bul-lets and keep an electronic database of bullet sales.

In another provision, a therapist who believes a mental health patient made a credible threat to use a gun illegally would be required to report it to a mental health director who would have to notify the state. A pa-tient’s gun could be taken from him or her.

The legislation also increases sen-tences for gun crimes including the shooting of a first responder that Cuomo called the “Webster provi-sion.” Last month in the western New York town of Webster, two fire-fighters were killed after responding to a fire set by the shooter, who even-tually killed himself.

The measure passed the Senate 43-18 on the strength of support from Democrats, many of whom previ-ously sponsored bills that were once blocked by Republicans.

The governor confirmed the pro-posal, previously worked out in closed session, also would mandate a police registry of assault weapons, grandfathering in assault weapons al-ready in private hands.

It was agreed upon exactly a month since the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.

“It is well-balanced, it protects the Second Amendment,” said Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos of Long Island.

Cuomo said he wanted quick ac-tion to avoid a run on assault weap-ons and ammunition. He estimates there are already about 1 million as-sault weapons in New York state.

Feds seek to renew delay in Massey investors’ caseVicki SmithThe Associated Press

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Federal prosecu-tors want to further delay their involvement in a long-lingering civil lawsuit filed by former Massey Energy shareholders who say the coal company lied about its safety record to inflate stock prices.

Last summer, U.S. District Judge Irene Berger issued an order that allowed prosecutors to keep secret the evidence they’ve been gathering in a continuing criminal investigation of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster.

Investors led by the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment contend that Massey re-peatedly lied about its safety record, artificially inflating stock prices between 2008 and 2010. They say shareholders had no idea of the com-pany’s abysmal record and history of violations until after the southern West Virginia mine ex-ploded, killing 29 men in April 2010.

Massey has since been bought out by Virginia-based Alpha Natural Resources.

The criminal investigation of the blast has spawned three prosecutions so far, and U.S. At-torney Booth Goodwin argues it needs to be pro-tected until he’s finished.

Prosecutors have previously said in court fil-ings that some individual defendants in the civil case “may be or may become” targets of the criminal probe. Among those individual de-fendants are former chief executive officer Don Blankenship, his successor, Baxter Phillips, and former chief operating officer Chris Adkins.

Berger’s order was set to expire Tuesday, or when the government concluded its investiga-tion.

Goodwin filed a motion late last week saying his team has made “significant progress” in the criminal case and secured the cooperation of sev-eral witnesses. Those witnesses, including for-mer UBB superintendent Gary May and the for-mer president of another Massey coal company, have in turn led to other witnesses, he said.

Former superintendent Gary May is set to en-ter a plea before Berger on Thursday in Beckley. He’s charged with defrauding the federal gov-ernment through his actions at the mine, which included disabling a methane gas monitor and falsifying records.

Former security chief Hughie Elbert Stover, meanwhile, is in prison in Kentucky, convicted of lying to investigators and ordering a subordinate to destroy documents during the investigation.

And former White Buck Coal Co. President David C. Hughart is set to enter a plea to two federal conspiracy charges on Feb. 28.

He’s accused of working with unnamed co-conspirators to ensure miners at White Buck and other, unidentified Massey-owned operations, got advance warning about surprise federal in-spections many times between 2000 and March 2010.

Prosecutors say that gave workers time to con-ceal life-threatening violations that could have led to citations and shutdowns.

Goodwin argues the criminal and civil cases “overlap heavily,” and he has previously argued that waiting for the criminal evidence could ben-efit the shareholders. But he also contends the public interest in “unimpeded progress” on the criminal investigation outweighs their concerns.

“Some individual civil defendants may be or may become subjects of the criminal investiga-tion,” he wrote. “When civil discovery goes for-ward, the civil parties will gain information not otherwise available to them, allowing them to anticipate in detail the direction of the criminal investigation.”

Attorneys for the investors don’t oppose the extension, he said, requesting a new date of July 15 or when his investigation is done.

Smallest state, big battleground on gay marriageDavid KlepperThe Associated Press

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Supporters of same-sex marriage rights plan to as-semble at the Rhode Island Statehouse to urge lawmak-ers to make the smallest state the 10th to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed — and the last to do so in New England.

House Speaker Gordon Fox has called a vote on gay marriage legislation in his chamber by month’s end, making Rhode Island the lat-est state to address an issue whose supporters see things swinging their way after last November’s election.

The House Judiciary Committee is set to hear testimony from supporters and opponents on Tuesday. If earlier hearings are any indication, it’s likely to be a long, contentious day filled with protest signs, tears and sometimes bitter arguments over one of our culture’s most basic institutions.

Sylvia DeLuca, of North Kingstown, tears up when she talks about how her daughter Louisa had to travel to Massachusetts to

get married when her two brothers were allowed to do so wherever they wanted.

“They’re being regarded as inferior human beings,” said DeLuca, 71, who plans to travel to the Statehouse for Tuesday’s public hear-ing with her husband of 52 years, Anthony DeLuca. “She is as perfect a human being as her brothers are.”

Christopher Plante, direc-tor of the state chapter of the National Organization for Marriage, said he be-lieves most Rhode Islanders remain opposed to gay mar-riage. But he acknowledged that the debate has taken on “a higher pitch” this year.

He said he expects as many as 500 opponents will show up at the hearing.

“I don’t think we’re fight-ing a losing battle,” he said after Gov. Lincoln Chafee and top labor unions an-nounced a new coalition in favor of gay marriage. “What you see is the elites and people who are using their positions for their personal opinions, but they don’t represent the voices of Rhode Islanders.”

Supporters hope the mea-sure will pass the House, led

by Fox, an openly gay Dem-ocrat, but concede the state Senate is more challenging. Senate President Teresa Pai-va Weed is a gay marriage opponent but has said she will allow a committee vote on the legislation should it pass the House.

Supporters are hoping to build on national momen-tum after voters in Maine, Maryland and Washington passed gay marriage ballot questions last fall. Mean-while, in Minnesota, voters rejected a proposed state constitutional amendment that would have prohibited gay marriage, the first time such a ballot question has failed in the United States.

Lawmakers in Illinois are also expected to consider gay marriage this year.

Rhode Island is the only state in New England with-out gay marriage. Depend-ing on whom you ask, that’s either an embarrassing dis-tinction or a welcome de-fense against the spread of gay marriage.

Chafee, an independent, likes to conjure the memory of Rhode Island founder Roger Williams when dis-cussing gay marriage. Wil-

liams founded Rhode Island as a beacon of religious tol-erance and was known for his friendship with native Americans.

Chafee said all couples — straight or otherwise — should be afforded the same rights to wed and urged law-makers to “call the roll” and vote this year to join the rest of New England.

“It is time to honor and affirm that legacy,” Chafee said Monday. “Call the roll for Roger Williams. Call the roll for history and I’ll be happy to sign it.”

State lawmakers have passed civil unions for gay couples, and Chafee signed an executive order recog-nizing gay marriages per-formed in other states. But supporters say they’re con-fident 2013 is the year the state takes the next step.

Religious leaders have lined up on both sides. Ro-man Catholic Bishop Thom-as Tobin of the Providence diocese remains a vocal opponent, last week calling gay marriage “immoral and unnecessary.” He’s urged lawmakers to instead put gay marriage on the ballot as a referendum.

Kyle LovernSports Editor

NEWTOWN — A longtime Mingo County educator and former coach, Phillip Mitchell, died suddenly on Mon-day afternoon.

Mitchell grew up in the Newtown-Red Jacket area and attended Mate-wan High School. He eventually went back to college and became a teacher.

Mitchell was the head basketball coach at Mate-wan High School from 2003 to 2011. He took one of his 2009 team to the state tournament.

A former fast pitch softball pitcher, Mitch-ell was also the softball coach at Burch High School for several years.

He won nine sectional tournaments in softball with the Lady Bulldogs.

Mitchell was also a longtime basketball offi-cial. He would entertain the crowd with some of his calls and antics on the court. He was loved by many of his former students.

Mitchell had retired as a full-time teacher, but he had continued to sub-stitute in Mingo County the last few years.

He leaves behind his wife Jane Ann and two sons. His oldest son Na-thaniel is a junior at Mar-shall University, while his youngest son Nick is a senior at Mingo Cen-tral High School.

Chambers Funeral Home of Matewan is in charge of arrangements.

They were incomplete at press time.

(Editor’s Note: A fol-low-up story will appear

in the Williamson Daily News on Thursday. klovern@williamson-dailynews.com)

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JANUARY 16, 2013 SportSHatfield-McCoy shootout slated for Williamson FieldhouseKyle LovernSports Editor

WEST WILLIAMSON — The historic Williamson Fieldhouse will once again have basketballs pounding off the hardwood as the 10th annual Hatfield-McCoy Shootout is slated for Saturday, January 19. The corporate spon-sor is Simpkins Law Office of Williamson.

Mark Whitt, a longtime bas-

ketball official and sports enthu-siast, is organizing the event. Several good high school basket-ball teams have been lined up to participate in the one day round robin.

“We have a lot of good ath-letes coming in and some of the top high school basketball teams from Kentucky and West Virginia,” Whitt said. “Several college coaches have committed to coming to the event.”

The first game is scheduled to start at 12 noon as Phelps, Ky. of coach Bobby Varney will take on Hannan.

At approximately 1:30 p.m. Pike Central takes on River View.

At 3:00 p.m. Wesley Christian will take on South Charleston, coached by former Logan and WVU star Vic Herbert..

The Tolsia Rebels will play at 4:30 p.m going up against Shel-

don Clark coached by Frankie Smith.

At 6 p.m. it will be the Belfry Pi-rates taking on Hurricane. The Pi-rates are coached by Randy Casey.

At approximately 7:30 p.m. Ripley comes to Williamson to take on Mingo Central coached by first year head mentor Brad Napier.

The final game of the night will feature the defending Class 2A state champion Tug Valley

Panthers of coach Garland “Rab-bit” Thompson facing off with Riverside.

“For the price of a movie the fans can see seven basketball games. They can get a hand stamp and only have to pay once. They can come and go as they please with the hand stamp after paying the admission for the first time,” Whitt said.

Tickets will be available at the door.

Former coach passes away

Phillip Mitchell

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Chapmanville defeats Lady PanthersKyle LovernSports Editor

NAUGATUCK — The Lady Panthers of Tug Val-ley lost a close game to Chapmanville Regional High School 69 to 62 on Monday night at the TVHS gym.

Tug Valley got 25 points from Whitney Evans-Kirk and 22 from Hannah Armstrong, but it wasn’t enough as the Lady Tigers pulled away in the second half. Point guard Adreana Vance chipped in eight points. Kirk also had 10 rebounds for the Lady Pan-thers.

Kristin DesRocher led CRHS with 23, while Kai-tlyn Hall hit for 21 points.

The game was tied after one quarter and at the half. Chapmanville was able to just outscore Tug Valley by five in the final two quar-ters to pull out the victory.

“It was a very enter-taining game for the fans to watch. It’s been awhile since I have seen a game with four players scoring more than 20. We started quick and had an early lead but, they came back and tied at the half and then they built a lead and we cut into it but wasn’t able to get all the way back,” Lady Panther’s coach Okey Smith said.

“We knew that start-ing with this game that our schedule was going to get tougher and we just weren’t up for the chal-lenge tonight but, we will hit the practice floor to-morrow and begin prepar-

ing for Lawrence County who has a very talented team and they will be an-other big challenge for us. It was nice to have (assis-tant coach) Dr. J. W. En-dicott back with us tonight after his short illness.”

Tug Valley is now 8-2 on the season. They play Law-rence County, Ky. at home on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Chapmanville is now 6-6 on the season. They play at Herbert Hoover on tonight at 7:30.

Score by quarters:CRHS … 13 21 17 18 - 69TVHS … 13 21 13 15 - 62Scoring:Chapmanville (6-6) -

Kristin DesRocher 23, Kai-tlyn Hall 21, Hillary Hainer 10, Hailey Price 7,

Jessica Rideout 3, Shian Meeks, 3, Autumn Baisden 2.

Tug Valley (8-2) - Whit-ney Evans-Kirk 25, Hannah Armstrong 22, Adreana Vance 8, Katie Robinson 3, Amber Linville2, Emily Baisden 2.

The Williamson Lady Cubpack cruised past Matewan Lady Tigers 35 to 13 in Monday night’s middle school basketball action.

Tyshira Joplin led the way with 19

points followed by a break out perfor-mance by Makenna Pinson. Reserves played most of the second half with strong defensive performance, said coach Julius “Boo” Hatcher. Mate-

wan was led by Markah York with 10 points.

The Lady Cubpack will be back in action Thursday at home against the Lady Blue Devils of Kermit.

■ Middle School Roundup

Tug Valley moves up to No. 3 in WV Prep PollKyle LovernSports Editor

The Tug Valley Panthers are now ranked No. 3 high school boys bas-ketball poll released Monday by the Associated Press.

The Panthers were 7-1 going into Tuesday night’s game with county rival Mingo Central.

Tug Valley won the Class AA state championship last season, but they are now in Class A. they are coached by Garland “Rabbit” Thompson, Tug Valley. The only blemish on their record this season was a loss at Bel-fry during the Mountain Schoolboy Classic.

The Panthers did receive three first place votes. They moved up from the No. 5 spot in the first poll that was released.

Magnolia (8-2), another team that dropped from class AA to A this sea-son, was in first place. The top spot now belongs to Charleston Catholic (7-1), Tucker County comes in at No. 4, followed by Parkersburg Catholic at No. 5. Buffalo was tied for third last week, but dropped to No. 6 after a loss. Greater Beckley Christian is ranked No. 10. Tug Valley defeated them this past weekend.

In Class AA, Mingo Central had received some votes in the first poll, but did not crack the top 1or get any votes in the most recent poll. Blue-

field comes in at No. 1 in Class AA, followed by Cardinal Conference teams Poca and Scott. Poca beat Scott this past weekend. The Sky-hawks were ranked No. 1. Wyoming East is No. 4 and Robert C. Byrd is at No. 5.

Tolsia is ranked No. 7. They de-feated Mingo Central last Friday.

Scott, who edged Mingo Central a couple of weeks ago, is in first place, followed by Bluefield, Poca, Robert C. Byrd and Wyoming East. Tolsia, a team Mingo beat earlier in the sea-son, is ranked No. 8. The Miners play host to Tolsia on Friday night.

In Class Triple A, Martinsburg is No. 1, followed by South Charleston, Hedgesville, Greenbrier East and Morgantown.

West Virginia Boys Basketball PollThe Associated Press Team Record Pts Prv Class AAA 1. Martinsburg (10) 9-0 100 1 2. South Charleston 9-1 79 3 3. Hedgesville 9-1 76 2 4. Greenbrier East 11-0 75 4 5. Morgantown 8-1 68 5 6. Princeton 9-2 41 7 7. Parkersburg South 8-2 25 10 7. Huntington 7-2 25 10 9. Washington 8-3 18

10 10. Hurricane 8-2 1 3 - Others receiving votes: George Washington 10, Preston 8, Brooke 6, Woodrow Wilson 5, Elkins 1. Class AA 1. Bluefield (9) 7-1 99 2 2. Poca (1) 9-1 89 3 3. Scott 8-2 68 1 4. Wyoming East 7-2 64 5 5. Robert C. Byrd 8-2 63 4 6. Webster County 7-1 38 6 7. Tolsia 6-5 36 8 8. Fairmont Senior 7-3 34 9 9. Roane County 10-2 28 7 10. Westside 6-4 8 - Others receiving votes: Liberty Raleigh 7, Bridgeport 5, North Marion 4, Chapmanville 2, Summers County 2, Ritchie County 2, Nicholas County 1. Class A 1. Charleston Catholic (6) 7-1 94 2 2. Magnolia (1) 8-2 74 1 3. Tug Valley (3) 7-1 73 5 4. Tucker County 8-1 72 3 5. Parkersburg Catholic 9-1 64 6 6. Buffalo 9-1 54 4 7. St. Marys 7-1 43 7 8. Valley Fayette 5-0 28 9 9. Greenbrier West 8-2 14 8 T10. Tygarts Valley 7-1 9 10 T10. Greater Beckley Christian 4-1 9 Others receiving votes: Wheeling Central 6, Bishop Do-nahue 4, Clay-Battelle 3, Trinity 2, Meadow Bridge 1.

Louisville jumps to No. 1 in AP basketball pollRick Pitino is guessing his Lou-

isville Cardinals won’t be the last team to be No. 1 this season.

The Cardinals took advantage of losses by Duke and Michigan to move up two spots to No. 1 on Mon-day in The Associated Press’ Top 25 poll. This is just the second time in school history they’re on top. The other time was the final poll of 2008-09, a season in which they reached the final eight of the NCAA tourna-ment.

Louisville (15-1) was one of five teams to receive a first-place vote this week, and that backs Pitino’s point.

“I think the top teams will play musical chairs for No. 1 for the next two months and it will be really significant at the end of the year,” Pitino said Monday, hours before the Cardinals took their No. 1 rank-ing into a game at Connecticut.

“We played a tough nonconference schedule and I’m really happy the way our guys have battled through injuries. We’ll try to hold the musi-cal top as long as we can.”

The Cardinals, who have won 10 straight since losing to Duke in the finals of the Battle 4 Atlantis, re-ceived 36 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. That’s 23 more than Indiana, which moved up from fifth.

Indiana was No. 1 in the preseason poll and for the first five weeks of the regular season. Duke, which was No. 1 for the last four weeks, was third with 14 No. 1 votes. The Blue Devils were followed by Kansas and Michigan, which drew one first-place vote each.

Four teams entered the week un-beaten: Duke, Michigan, then-No. 4 Arizona and unranked Wyoming and they all took their first loss.

It was the first time three of the top four teams lost in the same week since November 2003, when the top four teams — Connecticut, Duke, Michigan State and Arizona — all were defeated.

Syracuse, Arizona, Gonzaga, Min-nesota and Florida rounded out this week’s top 10.

There were four newcomers to the poll this week: No. 21 Oregon, No. 22 Virginia Commonwealth, No. 24 UCLA and No. 25 Marquette.

It is VCU’s first ranking since the 1984-85 season. Oregon is back in for the first time since 2007-08. Marquette was ranked last season and UCLA, which was No. 13 in the preseason poll, is back after being out for the last seven weeks.

They replaced Georgetown, Cin-cinnati, Wichita State and UNLV, who all lost once last week.

Marshall loses another strength-conditioning coach

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall is looking for its fifth football strength and conditioning coach in two years.

Joe Miday tells The Herald-Dispatch he’s leaving Marshall to take over Western Kentucky’s strength program.

Miday spent six football seasons with the Thundering Herd, taking over the head strength and conditioning posi-tion full time last February.

Marshall has had little success holding onto its strength coaches in recent years.

Frank Piraino left in January 2011 for a similar job at Tem-ple. After that, Scott Bennett lasted less than six months, and James Townsend resigned in September 2011 just four months into the job.

Kentucky still in search of team chemistry

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — John Calipari is hoping his young Kentucky Wild-cats finally get the message after their latest lesson in what it takes to win.

His team appeared to be progressing from a disap-pointing nonconference showing. Then came Sat-urday’s loss to Texas A&M — Kentucky’s first at home in Southeastern Confer-ence play under Calipari.

The Wildcats (10-5, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) believe there’s time to re-group and fulfill expecta-tions of winning another league title, and Tuesday night’s game against Ten-nessee (8-6, 0-2) offers a good opportunity to re-boot.

Calipari hopes the 83-71 loss to the Aggies will final-ly help his young Wildcats squad “buy in” to his phi-

losophy of being success-ful through commitment, hustle and trust — traits Kentucky has sporadically demonstrated this season.

Freshman center Willie Cauley-Stein said the Wild-cats seemed to embrace Calipari’s philosophy after three weeks of condition-ing and team building in

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“Camp Cal,” winning four of their final five non-conference games. But Kentucky stumbled in its SEC opener, allowing Van-derbilt to go an 18-0 run before escaping with a 60-58 road win; Texas A&M scored 11 straight against the Wildcats to break the game open.

“The difference is we weren’t in conference play,” Cauley-Stein said. “The SEC’s a tough league and we weren’t playing that many games before, just doing a lot of practice. It seemed like were moving forward and in it together but once the (league) games started it seemed like we reverted back to the old us in the beginning.”

The Wildcats’ early sea-son struggles were tied in part to players trying to do too much individually rath-er than trusting each other. Some adjustment was to be expected considering the defending national cham-pions were trying to blend their latest group of her-alded rookies — Nerlens Noel, Alex Poythress, Ar-chie Goodwin and Cauley-Stein — with a group of holdovers featuring no re-turning starter along with transfers Ryan Harrow and Julius Mays, a fifth-year se-nior.

Calipari has noted that that’s one difference be-tween this year’s group of freshmen and recent rookie classes, particularly last year’s tandem of Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist that led Kentucky to its eighth title. Despite their obvious talent and leadership skills, the coach noted their willingness to work with veterans such as Doron Lamb, Terrence Jones, Darius Miller and Marquis Teague.

The lack of experience, inconsistent point guard play and effort has all added up to Kentucky falling out

of the Top 25 for the first time under Calipari and the end of the Wildcats’ 54-game home winning streak.

There’s “no one here to mimic,” Calipari said. “There is no one here to imitate. This team doesn’t have the stopper that those other teams have had, one guy to just go guard some-body. But this team has some things that those other teams didn’t have. I’ve never had a team this long. We’re an attacking team, which is pretty good but those two areas, when a team gets on a run and you don’t have a guy that just says, ‘let me guard him.’ That’s the difference.

“We’re still developing things within this team and that happens over time. It doesn’t happen overnight. It doesn’t happen in one game. There has to be crisis along the way and they’ve got to adjust to it. They’ve got to show and grow, learn from it.”

Harrow’s recent improve-ment to become Kentucky’s point guard has helped the process. But Saturday’s game showed that the Wild-cats’ current edition has yet to develop that same selflessness on a consistent basis.

Against Texas A&M, Kentucky struggled inside and on the perimeter. The Wildcats were outrebound-ed Kentucky 35-30 and Ag-gies fifth-year senior Elston Turner scored 40 points, including six of his team’s nine 3-pointers.

Unless the mindset changes in a hurry, Ken-tucky could also be facing a second consecutive league loss. Tennessee is eager to prove itself in the SEC and know there’s no better way to do that than against the Wildcats.

“They’re as talented as any of the Kentucky teams,” Volunteers guard Skylar McBee said. “They don’t necessarily jell as well as some of the other (Ken-

tucky) teams that I’ve seen have. … I don’t think they have the leadership from an older players’ stand-point that the other teams have had. Hopefully, we can get in there and get them rattled early, and hopefully that will sustain throughout the game.”

Tennessee’s main goal against Kentucky is avoid-ing falling behind big. The Vols trailed Xavier by 10 be-fore rallying to win 51-47; they were down 21 against Memphis before losing by just five. The Volunteers played Alabama much clos-er in Saturday’s 68-65 loss but couldn’t overcome 16 turnovers.

Tennessee is confident they can win at Rupp Are-na. Jordan McRae is aver-aging 24.3 points over his last three games and ranks second in SEC contests with a 23.5-point average. The Volunteers have also done well against defending national champions, going 7-2 in nine such games — including two wins against Kentucky in 1999.

Calipari understands the Vols’ positive attitude — his Wildcats are vulnerable.

“If there is a change, no one late in this season is going to want to play this team,” Calipari said. “Right now, it appears everyone wants to play this team.”

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WVU hires another cornerbacks coach MORGANTOWN — West

Virginia University football coach Dana Holgorsen has an-nounced that Brian Mitchell will join the Mountaineer coaching staff as the cornerbacks coach.

“Brian is an excellent addition to the West Virginia football staff and has a wealth of experience as a cornerbacks coach,” Holgorsen said. “He brings a lot of energy, is an aggressive recruiter, and I have seen him develop young players into great players. He is an outstanding coach and even better person, and I look forward to him joining our program.”

During his coaching tenure, he has been on coaching staffs that have won five conference titles and made 11 bowl appear-ances. He has coached nine de-fensive backs who have advanced to the NFL.

Mitchell comes to West Vir-ginia after serving the past three years as the defensive coordina-tor and secondary coach at East Carolina.

“It’s an honor to be associated with a program that has a great winning tradition such as West Virginia,” Mitchell said. “I be-lieve the fans are second to none;

the state is second to none. It is a privilege to earn the right to go through this process to be a part of this family.

“It’s a natural fit for me, coaching cornerbacks, because I played the position at all three levels, in high school, college and in the NFL. I was fortunate enough to play in the NFL with some very dominate football players such as Deion Sanders. I was able to learn, absorb, see, hear and put together and for-mulate a plan to help young men be very successful at the NCAA Division I level at the cornerback position. Knowledge is key to all things. I’ve been able to acquire that knowledge over the years and have had success of consis-tently putting a good product on the field.”

In his first year at ECU in 2010, he was faced with the daunting task of rebuilding a Pirate defense that lost nine of its 11 starters from the previous campaign - including the entire front seven. Further compound-ing the struggles were the loss of three prominent two-deep mem-bers during the season because of injuries. Despite the personnel

shortages, the Pirates still rated among the nation’s better turn-over-producing units – tying for 34th in fumbles recovered (11) and among the top 60 in total takeaways (22) during his initial year.

In 2011, Mitchell spearheaded and provided oversight to the implementation of a 3-4 scheme - an alignment that produced im-mediate results and earned ECU a reputation as one of most im-proved units nationally.

The turnaround enabled the Pirates to move up 64 places on the FBS total defense rank-ings, allowing 102.5 fewer yards per game, and jump 22 spots in scoring defense by surrendering nearly 12 points per contest less than a year earlier. The attacking approach also helped ECU stand 17th nationally in fumbles recov-ered, 35th in red zone efficiency defense and 41st in fourth-down conversion percentage.

From a position standpoint, Mitchell tutored cornerback Emanuel Davis to back-to-back All-Conference USA selections and developed Damon Magazu into a ball-hawking free safety who led the team with four inter-

ceptions and three fumble recov-eries in 2011.

In 2012, the Pirates tied UCF for first place in the Eastern Di-vision of Conference USA with a 7-1 league record and made their second bowl appearance in three years.

Mitchell served a four-year stint on Mike Leach’s staff at Texas Tech from 2006-09 as cor-nerbacks coach. His cornerbacks contributed solid performances each of his four seasons. Jamar Wall led the group with 62 tack-les and two interceptions in 2008 and earned All-Big 12 honors in 2009 after ranking second na-tionally with 17 passes defended.

The Red Raider pass defense ranked best in the Big 12 Confer-ence in 2006 and 2007, limiting opponents to 188.4 yards per game in 2007 - the only Big 12 program to hold opponents be-low 200 yards per game.

Following a brief career in the NFL, Mitchell returned to his alma mater, BYU, and earned a degree in clinical social work in 1995, before landing a position as defensive backs coach the fol-lowing year on the staff of leg-endary coach LaVell Edwards.

Mitchell enjoyed success in 11 overall coaching seasons with the Cougars, helping guide the team to five bowl appearances and a high ranking of No. 5 at the conclusion of the 1996 sea-son. Furthermore, the Cougars captured back-to-back Western Athletic Conference champion-ships during his stay, which in-cluded the ’96 squad that rolled to a 14-1 record. While at BYU, he also served as the faculty advi-sor to the Black Student Union from 1995-02.

Mitchell, a native of Waco, Texas, played at BYU from 1987-90 and was a seventh-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons in 1991. He spent three seasons in the NFL, splitting time with Atlanta and the Dallas

Cowboys. The All-WAC cor-nerback played in four bowls with the Cougars and ran the opening leg of BYU’s All-Amer-ica 400M relay team. He still holds the school record for the longest interception return, a 97-yard effort against New Mexico in 1989. His 13 career intercep-tions stand fifth in the school’s record book, while his five picks in 1989 were a season high.

Suddenly unwanted, Tebow’s NFL future uncertainNEW YORK (AP) — From nearly

unstoppable to nearly invisible.Tim Tebow was two wins from

the Super Bowl a year ago. Now, he’s pretty much a player without a team — likely to be released by the New York Jets after one frustrating season and his hometown team in Jacksonville al-ready pulling in the welcome mat.

Even Tebow doesn’t how this will unfold. A backup role on another NFL team? A position change? The Cana-dian Football League?

“I don’t know what my future holds, but I know who holds my future,” the devout Christian said in a recent in-terview with Fox Business Network, his only public comments since his strange Jets season ended.

“And, in that,” he added, “there is a lot of peace and a lot of comfort.”

Tebow barely played for the Jets last season. “An absolute mess,” is the way recently retired special teams coordina-tor Mike Westhoff described it. Tebow has two years left on his contract, but New York is expected to trade or re-lease him in the next few weeks. So far, destination unknown.

“I can’t imagine a scenario in which he’ll be a Jacksonville Jaguar,” new gen-eral manager David Caldwell declared

last week. “Even if he’s released.”While there’s an outside chance

Tebow could remain a New Yorker, depending on the whims of the still -to-be-hired GM, it appears highly un-likely.

So, that’s two NFL teams down — the only ones, at that, who showed any interest last offseason when Denver shopped him — and the 25-year-old Tebow’s options appear to be dwin-dling.

“Tim Tebow is an extremely popular individual — or, he was,” said former Cowboys executive Gil Brandt, now an analyst for NFL.com. “I think his popu-larity has waned significantly the last three or four months.”

The buzz these days belongs to young quarterbacks like Washington’s Robert Griffin III, Seattle’s Russell Wil-son, Indianapolis’ Andrew Luck and San Francisco’s Colin Kaepernick. It seems so long ago now that Tebowing — his signature dropping to a knee for a prayerful pose — was all the rage.

But even Tebow never Tebowed dur-ing the regular season for the Jets. Not once. Quite a fall for a Heisman Trophy winner and two-time national champi-on with the University of Florida, and whose No. 15 Broncos jersey ranked

second in national sales to Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers in 2011.

“I think it’s fair to say,” Tebow ac-knowledged last month, “that I’m a little disappointed.”

The Jets had every intention of try-ing to make things work with Tebow when general manager Mike Tannen-baum surprisingly acquired him from Denver last March — after Peyton Manning arrived — for a fourth-round draft pick. But once Tebow got on the field, something went woefully wrong.

Tebow went from being considered a key part of Rex Ryan’s offense to al-most non-existent. Offensive coordina-tor Tony Sparano didn’t know how to use him effectively, and Tebow wasn’t particularly productive when he got his few snaps in the wildcat-style for-mation. He made his biggest mark on special teams as the personal punt pro-tector, and did all he could to hide his frustration at not playing. But the num-bers said it all: a mere 102 yards rush-ing and 6-of-8 passing for 39 yards. And, the most damning stat of all: zero touchdowns.

“I would’ve liked to see him get a chance,” defensive end Mike DeVito said.

Knicks set to play Pistons in London

NEW YORK (AP) — The injury-plagued New York Knicks welcome a week with just one game. The only catch is they had to travel to London for it.

That’s fine with the Knicks, who were focused more on the time off than the time change before going overseas for their game against the Detroit Pistons.

The Knicks left Monday night and the game isn’t until Thursday. They return home Friday and don’t play again until Monday, getting some coveted re-covery time near the midpoint of their season.

“I think the NBA did a great job with the way they scheduled it, getting us over there three days early, give us a chance to get acclimated to London, and then coming back having some days off as well,” Knicks All-Star Carmelo Anthony said. “So this is a big week for us as far as getting our bodies right and taking care of the things we’ve got to take care of.”

Anthony and Knicks center Tyson Chandler will be back on the O2 Arena floor, where they celebrat-ed after winning a gold medal with the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team. The memories won’t be quite as fond for guard Pablo Prigioni, last seen kicking a clock off the scorer’s table in anger after Argentina lost to Russia in the bronze-medal game.

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Said collateral is being held tosecure an obligation under theterms of a Security Agreementheld by The First NationalBank of Williamson, at William-son, WestVirginia, as secured party, andmay be viewed at The FirstNational Bank of WilliamsonʼsFourth Avenue Drive-Thru, Wil-liamson, West Virginia. Saidcollateral is being sold in an“AS IS” condition with no war-ranty attached thereto. The un-dersigned reserves the right tobidNotice dated this the 3rd ofJanuary, 2013.

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANKOF WILLIAMSONMAIN OFFICE – 68 E.SECOND AVENUEWILLIAMSON, WEST VIRGIN-IA 25661(David W. Robinette)Collections ManagerFirst National Bank of William-son(304) 235-5300) 1/9,16

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALENotice is hereby given that onWednesday, January 30, 2013,at 10:00 a.m. a Public Sale willbe held at the Fourth AvenueBranch Drive-Thru Parking Lotin the City of Williamson,Mingo County, West Virginia,to sell for cash the followingcollateral:

ONE (1) 2007 CHEVY SIL-VERADO K1500 XCAB 4X4VIN #: 1GCFK19Y47Z527922

Said collateral is being held tosecure an obligation under theterms of a Security Agreementheld by The First NationalBank of Williamson, at William-son, WestVirginia, as secured party, andmay be viewed at The FirstNational Bank of WilliamsonʼsFourth Avenue Drive-Thru, Wil-liamson, West Virginia. Saidcollateral is being sold in an“AS IS” condition with no war-ranty attached thereto. The un-dersigned reserves the right tobidNotice dated this the 3rd ofJanuary, 2013.

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANKOF WILLIAMSONMAIN OFFICE – 68 E.SECOND AVENUEWILLIAMSON, WEST VIRGIN-IA 25661(David W. Robinette)Collections ManagerFirst National Bank of William-son(304) 235-5300) 1/9,16Department of EnvironmentalProtectionOffice of Explosives and Blast-ingPUBLIC NOTICE OF BLAST-ING OPERATIONSNotice is hereby given that Ar-gus Energy WV, LLC. Route 1McComas Road, P.O. Box200, Dunlow, WV 25511,phone number (304) 385-4951,surface mine permit number S-5026-98 situated in HartsCreek and Harvey Districts ofLincoln and Mingo Counties,approximately 3.5 miles east ofWilsondale, WV will be con-ducting blasting activities in ac-cordance with all State andFederal Laws and as ap-proved by the Department ofEnvironmental Protection.Blasting activities will occurMonday through Saturday from"sunrise to sunset" No blastingshall be conducted on Sunday.Blasting is to commence onJanuary 16, 2013 and contin-ue through January 15, 2014.Ten minutes prior to and im-mediately after each blast, allaccess to the specific area willbe safeguarded from unauthor-ized entry. The warning signalprior to each blast shall befrom a siren audible to at leastone half mile from the blast.The warning will be given three(3) minutes prior to detonationand will consist of three (3)short blasts of five (5) secondsduration with five (5) secondsbetween each blast. The all-clear signal shall be one (1)long blast from a siren oftwenty (20) seconds duration.Blasting shall be conducted insuch a way so as to preventadverse impacts to the publicor the environment.Blasting activities will not beconducted at times other thanthose announced in the blast-ing schedule except in theevent of an emergency situ-ation where rain, lightening, orother atmospheric conditions,or operator or public safety re-quires unscheduled detona-tions.

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Notice of Public CommentPeriodState of West VirginiaDepartment of EnvironmentalProtectionDivision of Water & WasteManagement601 57th Street SECharleston, WV 25304West Virginia/NPDESBridge Washing, Deck Wash-ing & Hydroblasting Construc-tion ProjectsGeneral Water Pollution Con-trol PermitThe Department of Environ-mental Protectionʼs Division ofWater & Waste Management(DWWM) is proposing to issuea West Virginia Bridge Wash-ing, Deck Washing & Hydro-blasting Construction ProjectsGeneral Permit.The West Virginia BridgeWashing, Deck Washing & Hy-droblasting ConstructionProjects General Permit is in-tended to cover the dischargeof treated industrial waste fromsites conducting these activit-ies to waters of the State.In accordance with 60 CSR5.6.c., Tier 2 antidegradationreviews are not required forthese facilities. Coverage un-der this general permit will re-quire the utilization of BestManagement Practices, includ-ing minimum treatment techno-logies that should result in ad-equate control of pollutants.Also, these projects are typic-ally short-term in nature andare a necessary part of road-way maintenance. These activ-ities must be performed to helpensure safe travel and toprovide necessary protectionto the public.All facilities wishing to becovered under this Generalpermit will be required to sub-mit a facility registration applic-ation form. Upon receipt of theregistration application form,the Division of Water & WasteManagement will review it forcompleteness. The Division ofWater & Waste Managementthen will advise the applicant ofits coverage under this permit.There are currently no facilit-ies registered under a permitfor this type of activity.The Draft General Permit andFact Sheet may be inspectedby appointment between 8:00a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday at the Depart-ment of Environmental Protec-tion, Public Information Office,601 57th Street SE, Charle-ston, WV 25304. Copies of thedocument may be obtainedfrom the Division at a nominalcost.Hearing impaired individualshaving access to a Telecom-munication Device for the Deaf(TDD) may contact our agencyby calling (800) 982-8772.Calls must be made between8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p. m. Mondaythrough Friday.Any interested persons maysubmit written comments onthe Draft Permit and may re-quest a public hearing by ad-dressing such to the Director ofthe DWWM within 30 days ofthe date of the public notice.Comments will be accepteduntil February 18, 2013.They should be addressed to:Director, Division of Water &Waste ManagementDepartment of EnvironmentalProtection601 57th Street SECharleston, WV 25304Attention: Ann BaldwinPhone: (304) 926-0499, Exten-sion 1027Fax: (304) 926-0496E-mail:ann.m.baldwin@wv.govAll comments received withinthis period will be consideredprior to acting on the DraftGeneral Permit. Correspond-ence should include the name,address and telephone num-ber of the writer and a concisestatement of the nature of theissues being raised. The Dir-ector shall hold a public hear-ing whenever a finding ismade, on the basis of re-quests, that there is a signific-ant degree of public interest onissues relevant to the draftGeneral Permit. Interested per-sons may contact Ann Bald-win to obtain further informa-tion.

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Notice of Public CommentPeriodState of West VirginiaDepartment of EnvironmentalProtectionDivision of Water & WasteManagement601 57th Street SECharleston, WV 25304West Virginia/NPDESBridge Washing, Deck Wash-ing & Hydroblasting Construc-tion ProjectsGeneral Water Pollution Con-trol PermitThe Department of Environ-mental Protectionʼs Division ofWater & Waste Management(DWWM) is proposing to issuea West Virginia Bridge Wash-ing, Deck Washing & Hydro-blasting Construction ProjectsGeneral Permit.The West Virginia BridgeWashing, Deck Washing & Hy-droblasting ConstructionProjects General Permit is in-tended to cover the dischargeof treated industrial waste fromsites conducting these activit-ies to waters of the State.In accordance with 60 CSR5.6.c., Tier 2 antidegradationreviews are not required forthese facilities. Coverage un-der this general permit will re-quire the utilization of BestManagement Practices, includ-ing minimum treatment techno-logies that should result in ad-equate control of pollutants.Also, these projects are typic-ally short-term in nature andare a necessary part of road-way maintenance. These activ-ities must be performed to helpensure safe travel and toprovide necessary protectionto the public.All facilities wishing to becovered under this Generalpermit will be required to sub-mit a facility registration applic-ation form. Upon receipt of theregistration application form,the Division of Water & WasteManagement will review it forcompleteness. The Division ofWater & Waste Managementthen will advise the applicant ofits coverage under this permit.There are currently no facilit-ies registered under a permitfor this type of activity.The Draft General Permit andFact Sheet may be inspectedby appointment between 8:00a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday at the Depart-ment of Environmental Protec-tion, Public Information Office,601 57th Street SE, Charle-ston, WV 25304. Copies of thedocument may be obtainedfrom the Division at a nominalcost.Hearing impaired individualshaving access to a Telecom-munication Device for the Deaf(TDD) may contact our agencyby calling (800) 982-8772.Calls must be made between8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p. m. Mondaythrough Friday.Any interested persons maysubmit written comments onthe Draft Permit and may re-quest a public hearing by ad-dressing such to the Director ofthe DWWM within 30 days ofthe date of the public notice.Comments will be accepteduntil February 18, 2013.They should be addressed to:Director, Division of Water &Waste ManagementDepartment of EnvironmentalProtection601 57th Street SECharleston, WV 25304Attention: Ann BaldwinPhone: (304) 926-0499, Exten-sion 1027Fax: (304) 926-0496E-mail:ann.m.baldwin@wv.govAll comments received withinthis period will be consideredprior to acting on the DraftGeneral Permit. Correspond-ence should include the name,address and telephone num-ber of the writer and a concisestatement of the nature of theissues being raised. The Dir-ector shall hold a public hear-ing whenever a finding ismade, on the basis of re-quests, that there is a signific-ant degree of public interest onissues relevant to the draftGeneral Permit. Interested per-sons may contact Ann Bald-win to obtain further informa-tion.

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Quiz topic: Helping kids feel safe

A l t h o u g h the initial shock has worn off after the murder of 20 innocent first-graders in New England just before Christmas, the consequences of this and other mass killings have left an impres-sion on fami-lies with chil-dren all across the country. While primary schools tradi-tionally have been a safe haven, it’s a new world for worried youngsters who must leave their parents each morning and have faith that they will return home safely each night. This quiz examines some of the ways parents can help children feel that the cocoon of safety still exists.

1. You should take your cue from your child in dis-cussing an incident.

TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )2. A good first step fol-

lowing a natural or other disaster is to go over safety procedures.

TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )3. It is important to as-

sure the child that he is safe at home and that school is a safe place.

TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )4. Driving children to

and from school and track-ing them on a GPS should be stopped after the first week back.

TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )5. There are usual physi-

cal signs that a child may be suffering from post-traumatic stress weeks or months after the incident.

TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )6. Parents should ac-

knowledge that they are sad, too, and discuss the death of classmates rather than consistently chang-ing the subject or trying to cheer up the child.

TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )7. Teachers can play a

huge role in helping chil-dren feel safe at school.

TRUE ( ) FALSE ( )ANSWERS:1. TRUE. Some children

may not want to talk at all, and a hug will suffice. Some will ask the same questions repeatedly, and these should be answered with patience. Asking the child what he has heard and how he feels is a good starting point for a discus-sion. There may be a need to talk about the incident weeks and months later. Be flexible and understand-ing, and if you don’t know the answer to how such a thing could happen, don’t be afraid to say so.

2. FALSE. Unless the child indicates that she is worried about what to do next time, the emergency routine is best left for a little later. Most important is taking care of emotions and not provoking new anxieties. When everyone is calm, escape routes, dialing 911 and other pro-

cedures can be reviewed or put in place. The parent should be a good role model when it comes to help-ing the child react calmly and listen to instructions.

3. TRUE. Many trag-edies are fol-lowed by a pro-longed period when school is disrupted or changed to a new location.

However long the inter-ruption, many children will be reluctant to return to school, and this kind of fear is important to prevent, if possible. Returning to rou-tines as soon as possible is helpful, and parents should emphasize how good it will be for the child to be with his friends and teachers again, even if it is sad.

4. FALSE. If parents are able to take extra mea-sures for the child’s peace of mind, they can look to the student for cues as to when she is comfortable taking the bus again or leaving her cell phone at home (school rules should apply). Parents should guard against taking extra measures strictly to quell their own anxieties, which can undermine the child’s feeling of safety.

5. TRUE. Children may exhibit clinging behavior, crying, tantrums, bedwet-ting, inability to sleep, having nightmares, a de-cline in good grades, loss of interest in friendships or other behaviors that tell parents that their student is still not himself. Family or individual counseling usually is an effective way to help children return to feeling safe, and they may need a prolonged period of reassurance and comfort during this time.

6. TRUE. There is a difference between being strong for your child so that you can comfort her and trying to keep her mind on happy things. She should not be made to feel that it is wrong to mourn her friends, or that she should get over it when the parent is ready. Letting your child know that you are sad too is an important step in helping her trust her own emo-tions.

7. TRUE. Teachers and parents alike are very im-portant in helping chil-dren feel safe after a trage-dy. Students generally feel more comfortable talking to adults they know well and respect, so the class-room can be an important setting for group discus-sions and healing. Friends and classmates also are crucial when it comes to comforting one another.

If you answered five of the seven questions cor-rectly, you are sensitive to the safety needs of chil-dren.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013:

This year you become more forth-right and direct, especially where your domestic life is involved. To some people, your energy is inconsistent and changes with the snap of a finger. You could be doing more question-ing and thinking. A family member also could be unusually mercurial. If you are single, you are most likely to meet someone of importance come summertime. If you are attached, your significant other becomes even more dynamic. There is no lack of excite-ment in your household! ARIES is used to commanding and being in control. Try to avoid a collision.

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)HHH Methods of communication

and tentative plans could be revised, and you’ll have to adjust accordingly. A boss might be changing his or her style. Refuse to make a judgment just yet. You could be somewhat unpre-dictable at this point, even to yourself. Tonight: All smiles.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)HHH You might be stressed out

by what is going on around you. As you observe more, you’ll come to a most unexpected realization. Process what you see, and be willing to let go and head in a different direction. Stay centered. Tonight: Take some much-needed private time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)HHHH Focus on what you want,

and do not settle. Relate to others on a one-on-one level. A change within a personal or professional tie could change a situation. Be more upbeat. Understand what is going on with a somewhat unpredictable friend. Tonight: Find your friends.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)HHHH If you can change direction,

do so. You might want to approach a key associate or a close family mem-ber in a different way. Take a hard look at this person. He or she has been changing right in front of your eyes. Tonight: A must appearance.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)HHHH Keep reaching out to some-

one at a distance. You could be jolted by forthcoming information. Don’t react; instead, process what you are hear-ing. You’ll come up with a strong and amiable solution that feels comfortable for everyone involved. Tonight: Take in

new vistas.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)HHHHH Relate to a specific per-

son directly who is very important to you. Your interest in a creative matter peaks. Take in a new perspective and accept a different idea. Brainstorm with others, and help them see your vision. Tonight: Only with someone you really care about.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)HHHH Others feel as if they need

certain information. Lighten up about the possibilities for why they want this information. Let go of tension, and your attitude will change. Others also will respond differently. Count on the unex-pected. Tonight: Let the fun begin.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)HHHHH Listen to news, and work

on responding appropriately. Your knee-jerk response could be nothing less than problematic. You might opt to use more self-discipline than you have in the past. Consider what is going on with you. Tonight: Errands, gym and then home.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Someone close to you could

be encouraging you to take a risk. This person actually might be trying to lure you into a trap. Your instincts say “no,” and therefore, you might want to cut the bait. Listen to your sixth sense. Tonight: Lighten up the moment.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)HHH You could feel hassled and

challenged on some level. You know when enough is enough, but you might have some difficulty establishing clear boundaries. A matter involving property or a family member seems to be run-ning right over you. Tonight: It’s OK to say “no.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)HHHHH Listen to a suggestion.

Someone comes forward and surprises you with some unexpected news. Know that you are constantly changing. What has worked in the past might not work any longer. Honor who you are — not what you once did. Tonight: At a favorite haunt.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)HHH Be careful as to how you pres-

ent a money matter in a meeting or with a friend. You are changing your perspective, and this person is, too. You are more intuitive than you real-ize, Follow your sixth sense. Extremes dominate a situation. Tonight: All smiles.

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NationNewtown shooting survivors record song for charity

NEW YORK (AP) — Children who survived last month’s shooting rampage at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School have recorded a version of “Over the Rainbow” to raise money for charity.

Twenty-one children from Newtown, Conn., per-formed the song Tuesday with singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Most of them are current and former students of the school, where 20 first-graders and six staff members were killed.

They recorded “Over the Rainbow” on Monday at the Fairfield, Conn., home of Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, two former members of the Talk-ing Heads and Tom Tom Club rock bands. Copies went on sale Tuesday on Amazon and iTunes, with proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticut and the Newtown Youth Academy.

Kayla Verga, 10, said she was singing for a friend, 6-year-old Jessica Rekos, who was killed in the massacre.

“Singing the song makes me feel like she’s with me and she’s beside me, singing along with me,” Kayla told “GMA.”

Another girl, 10-year-old Sandy Hook student Jane Shearin, added, “I really want to be kind to the people who have lost their loved ones and help them to recover from their sorrow.”

Gunman Adam Lanza went on a shooting spree with a semiautomatic rifle in the school on Dec. 14 after having killed his mother at their home in Newtown. He fatally shot himself as police arrived at the school. It’s still unclear what motivated the attack.

The Sandy Hook children have returned to class-es in a neighboring town at a building renamed for their old school. Newtown officials and residents have begun discussing what to do with the school where the shootings occurred.

Some parents of children killed in the massacre spoke out on Monday, calling for a national dia-logue to help prevent similar tragedies.

Agent details terrorism specificsNigel DuaraThe Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore.— An Oregon terrorism suspect allegedly waited just 12 minutes to tell a man he thought was an al-Qaida recruiter that he wanted to detonate a bomb in the U.S.

The purported recruit-er was an undercover FBI agent in his first meeting with 21-year-old Mohamed Mohamud. The agent testified Mon-day under the pseud-onym “Youssef” to a courtroom cleared of the public and media, who were allowed to watch a closed-circuit feed that didn’t show his face.

It was the fourth day of Mohamud’s trial on terrorism charges.

“I asked him what he’s willing to do,” the agent said. “He says he wants to wage war inside the U.S.”

According to the agent’s testimony, Mo-hamud wasted little time in spelling out his inten-tions, describing a plot similar to the one he is accused of attempting to carry out: a truck bomb parked near a public place, detonated from afar. The conversation wasn’t recorded because of a failed recorder bat-tery, the agent said.

The details of Moham-ud’s thinking in the early days of the investigation are key to both the pros-ecution and defense. If government attorneys

can convince the jury that Mohamud was pre-disposed to committing terrorism before their agents intervened, they stand a better chance against Mohamud’s de-fense that he was en-trapped.

Mohamud is accused of trying to blow up a November 2010 Portland Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. A set of six 55-gallon drums that he thought was a bomb was in fact a dummy device provided by the under-cover agents, according to authorities.

The entrapment de-fense rests on the the-ory that Mohamud was persuaded to commit the crime, led into it by agents who gave him the idea and the means to carry it out. Entrapment defenses have failed in other, similar terrorism-sting operations.

“Youssef” testified that he was born in an Arabic-speaking coun-try and came to the U.S. when he was 16. He was a business analyst and a software engineer before he joined the FBI eight years ago.

For nearly all of that time, he has served as an undercover agent in four face-to-face operations and more than a dozen online operations. He is now based in San Fran-cisco, but came to Port-land for the Mohamud operation.

Even after their ini-tial meeting on July 30,

2010, in which Moham-ud allegedly professed a desire to detonate a bomb, the agent said he wasn’t convinced of Mo-hamud’s sincerity.

“At this point, I still don’t believe he’s going to move forward with anything,” the agent tes-tified. “I figured it was all talk.”

Government pros-ecutors noted the failed recorder battery, but showed surveillance photos of Mohamud and the man they said was “Youssef,” his face in the picture obscured by a gray box.

Led by a prosecutor’s questions, the agent went to some length to establish that he came into the operation with-out preconceived no-tions of Mohamud’s guilt, and repeated that he was unsure about Mohamud’s resolve. His testimony is expected to continue Tuesday.

Before the trial ad-journed for the day, the jury saw a 15-minute surveillance video that documented Mohamud’s first contact with “Hus-sein,” who he thought was an al-Qaida explo-sives expert but who was in fact another un-dercover agent.

The two agents brought Mohamud food, which he hungrily dug into with his hands, while hearing him out on his personal frustrations with his parents. Mo-hamud said in the video

that his mother doesn’t believe in the radical ele-ments of Islam, and his father “betrayed” him when he conveyed his worries to the FBI.

Mohamud’s father called the FBI in 2009 after Mohamud said he wanted to travel to Ye-men, a hotspot for al-Qaida training camps.

Earlier Monday, FBI agent Miltiadis Trousas, who led the electronic side of the operation against the 21-year-old Somali-American, tes-tified that Mohamud showed a persistent ea-gerness to contact a man he thought was an al-Qa-ida recruiter in Yemen.

“(Pray) that I will be a martyr in the highest chambers of paradise,” Mohamud wrote to a friend in an email quoted by Trousas. Mohamud already was under sur-veillance because of his emails to an American-born al-Qaida recruiter.

“He’s talking about martyrdom here,” Trou-sas said.

“And why did that con-cern you?” asked Assis-tant U.S. Attorney Ethan Knight.

“He might be doing something that would endanger people,” Trou-sas replied.

Trousas said other communication by Mo-hamud convinced the bureau that he was “al-ready radicalized and dangerous.”

Ohio ex-teacher sues, says she fears young kidsAmanda Lee MyersThe Associated Press

CINCINNATI — A former high school teacher is accusing school district admin-istrators of discriminating against her be-cause of a rare phobia she says she has: a fear of young children.

Maria Waltherr-Willard, 61, had been teaching Spanish and French at Mariemont High School in Cincinnati since 1976.

Waltherr-Willard, who does not have children of her own, said that when she was transferred to the district’s middle school in 2009, the seventh- and eighth-graders triggered her phobia, causing her blood pressure to soar and forcing her to retire in the middle of the 2010-2011 school year.

In her lawsuit against the district, filed in federal court in Cincinnati, Waltherr-Willard said that her fear of young chil-dren falls under the federal American with Disabilities Act and that the district violated it by transferring her in the first place and then refusing to allow her to re-turn to the high school.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.Gary Winters, the school district’s attor-

ney, said Tuesday that Waltherr-Willard was transferred because the French pro-gram at the high school was being turned into an online one and that the middle school needed a Spanish teacher.

“She wants money,” Winters said of Walter-Willard’s motivation to sue. “Let’s keep in mind that our goal here is to pro-vide the best teachers for students and the best academic experience for students, which certainly wasn’t accomplished by her walking out on them in the middle of the year.”

Waltherr-Willard and her attorney, Brad Weber, did not return calls for comment Tuesday.

Winters also denied Walter-Willard’s claim that the district transferred her out of retaliation for her unauthorized com-ments to parents about the French pro-gram ending — “the beginning of a delib-erate, systematic and calculated effort to squeeze her out of a job altogether,” We-ber wrote in a July 2011 letter to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis-sion.

The lawsuit said that Waltherr-Willard has been treated for her phobia since 1991 and also suffers from general anxiety dis-order, high blood pressure and a gastro-intestinal illness. She was managing her conditions well until the transfer, accord-ing to the lawsuit.

Working with the younger students ad-versely affected Waltherr-Willard’s health, the lawsuit said.

She was “unable to control her blood pressure, which was so high at times that it posed a stroke risk,” according to the lawsuit, which includes a statement from her doctor about her high blood pressure. “The mental anguish suffered by (Walthe-rr-Willard) is serious and of a nature that no reasonable person could be expected to endure the same.”

The lawsuit was filed in June and is set to go to trial in February 2014. A judge last week dismissed three of the ex-teach-er’s claims, but left discrimination claims standing.

The lawsuit says that Waltherr-Willard has lost out on at least $100,000 of poten-tial income as a result of her retirement.

Winters said that doesn’t make sense, considering that Waltherr-Willard’s take from retirement is 89 percent of what her annual salary was, which was around $80,000.

Patrick McGrath, a clinical psycholo-gist and director of the Center for Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders near Chicago, said that he has treated patients who have fears involving children and that anyone can be afraid of anything.

“A lot of people will look at something someone’s afraid of and say, ‘There is no rational reason to be afraid of that,’” he said. “But anxiety disorders are emotion-based. … We’ve had mothers who wouldn’t touch their children after they’re born.”

He said most phobias begin with people asking themselves, “What if?” and then imagining the worst-case scenario.

“You can make an association to some-thing and be afraid of it,” McGrath said. “If you get a phone call that your mom was just in a horrible accident as you’re lock-ing the door, you can make an association that bad news comes if you don’t lock the door right. It’s a basic case of condition-ing.”

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