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Harlan Daily EnterpriseDrug raid lands Pansy woman in jailAn Enterprise Staff Report

The Harlan CountySheriff’s Office executed asearch warrant at a resi-dence in Pansy onWednesday.

Chief Deputy WinstonYeary arrested TabithaHensley, 28, of Pansy, ona charge of second-degreetrafficking a controlledsubstance.

Yeary said an under-cover investigation wasconducted into thealleged drug traffickingby Hensley.

“We seized $414 dur-ing the search. Ten dol-lars of the money wassheriff’s office buy-money,” Yeary said.

According to Yeary, atotal of 82 various pillswere seized. They includ-

ed 13Lortabs,one and ahalfTylenol3’s and 54legenddrugs.

Yearysaid more

charges are pendingagainst Hensley.

Assisting in the drugraid included SheriffMarvin Lipfird, deputiesChris Brewer and TravisFreeman, detectivesDanny Ball and DexterDay, sergeants JoshHoward and JasonSnelling, Capt. FrankDoan and members of thesheriff’s office ChaplainsCorps.

Hensley was lodged inthe Harlan CountyDetention Center.

Harlan County Sheriff’s DeputyTravis Freeman (above) walkedTabitha Hensley out of her resi-dence after she was arrestedWednesday on a drug charge.Deputy Chris Brewer looked on.Freeman and Capt. Frank Doan(right) searched a vehicle atHensley’s residence. Chief DeputyWinston Yeary (left) assisted Doanin the search of another vehicle onthe property.

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Cumberland threatens to disconnect water to out-of-city areasBy ANDERS ELDStaff Writer

The city of Cumberland isconsidering turning the wateroff for customers in outlyingareas. That was revealed atTuesday’s city council meetingwhere Mayor Carl Hatfieldpainted a stark picture of thecity’s water problems.

“Unless we get funds torebuild our water distributionsystem, we will have to discon-nect our service to customers inthe outlying areas,” saidHatfield. “This is very serious.The new hookups that we havebeen doing have overburdenedthe city’s water system. Ourwater lines are so dilapidatedthat the added pressure fromadditional hookups causesthem to pop open.”

The mayor presented a spe-cial report on the water prob-lems to the council. Accordingto the report, the city has sinceJan. 1 processed 150 milliongallons of water, while only 49

million gallonsof treatedwater havebeen sold tocustomers. Themassive lossesof water havecosted the cityapproximately$139,000. The

report stated that most of theloss comes from water leaks.Other causes mentioned in thereport were illegal hook-upsand non-payment of accounts.The mayor didn’t mince wordswhen it comes to explaining theleaks.

“It’s neglect and incompe-tence. The city hasn’t made anymajor renovations in twentyyears. Poor repairs have beenmade and some old lines werenever disconnected when newlines were put in,” saidHatfield.

He also pointed to rapidexpansion of the water systemas a factor behind the current

situation.“For the past four years we

have run new lines withoutconsideration of the quality ofour distribution system. Theadditional hookups have beenpushed by people on the stateand county level. The new linesrequire more storage capacityand that generates more pres-sure on the lines, and our watersystem badly needed majorupgrades even before theexpansion,” said Hatfield.

According to the mayor, the

leaks and the additionaldemand for water have causedthe city to draw more waterthan is legally allowed from itswater intake. Representativesof the city have been called tohearings in Frankfort nextmonth and the city is facingpossible fines for the violations.

“We have no choice. I will goup there and tell them thefacts. Our lines are so bad thatwe just can’t distribute thatmuch water. What it boils downto is that we will have to dis-connect everyone except thosein the city, if we can’t get thisfixed,” said Hatfield.

He stated that the city cur-rently has around 1,100 watercustomers. Between 200 and300 of those are in outlyingareas such as Cloverlick, partsof Letcher County, Hiram,Blair and Totz. It is these areasthat the mayor recommendsremoving service from if thecity can’t obtain the funding forrenovations. But the leaks also

have bearing on the ongoingefforts to interconnect thewater systems in the Tri-Cities.

“At this point we can’t evenconsider supplying water toBenham and Lynch,” saidHatfield.

Fixing Cumberland’s watersystem will, according toHatfield, cost over a million dol-lars. Engineers are currentlyworking on a more exact esti-mate.

“I have made requests forfunding to everyone I know ofon county, state and federallevel. So far, the only response Ihave received is from our stateRep. Leslie Combs who hassaid that she will try to get thefunding. I hope we can get somemoney, so that we won’t have todisconnect anybody. Everybodydeserves water,” said Hatfield.

Harlan County Judge-Executive Joe Grieshopexpressed puzzlement whenasked to comment on Hatfield’s

By NOLA SIZEMORE Staff Writer

An issue of speed bumpsbeing placed on city streetswas brought up during arecent meeting of the LoyallCity Council. Black Bottomarea resident Joe Bill Bakerasked that speed bumps beplaced in Black Bottom for thesafety of children and adultswalking in that area.

“When we were growing up,we played ball in the streetsover in Rio Vista and they hadspeed bumps and there was noproblem,” said Baker. “Abouttwo weeks ago, my mother-in-law was walking my 4-year-oldand this guy comes flyingaround in a vehicle, goes upinto a neighbor’s yard and then

comes back onto the road. Hewas flying up and down thatroad all day and night long. It’shard to see if you’re coming offthe airport end, there’s kind ofa rise and you can’t see any-thing until you get over the topof it. You see people constantlyflying over in Black Bottom.It’s not strange people travel-ing in the area doing this, it’speople who live over there.”

Baker said if just one or twospeed bumps were installed itwould slow traffic in that areaconsiderably.

Council woman TrennaCornett, who also lives in theBlack Bottom area, said thedanger is traffic traveling toofast coming off the airportroad. She said there was a lot

Speed bumps, garbage service addressed by council

NOLA SIZEMORE/Harlan Daily Enterprise

Loyall resident Joe Bill Baker expressed concerns over speeding vehi-cles in his area of the city and ask that speed bumps be installed toslow traffic down. Please see SPEED, Page 3

Please see WATER, Page 3

HATFIELD

HENSLEY

‘‘We have no choice.I will go up there and

tell them the facts.Our lines are so bad

that we just can’tdistribute that much water.”

Carl HatfieldMayor of Cumberland

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Students who attended Cumberland Elementary School’s "Around the World in 20 Days" Summer Camp (hosted by CES 21st CCLC & FRYSC) were able to learn about Mexico duringthe second week. Participants learned about the geographical location of Mexico, many facts about mexican culture, the mexican flag, various simple words and phrases in spanish and theydiscussed the various food options. Students participated in a variety of activities including painting maracas, creating their own piñatas and listening to mexican folk tales. Participants werealso taken on two field trips during the week. Students were taken to the Rebecca Caudill Public Library to hear more mexican facts as well as view two different mexican dances performedby mexican students who attend the school and an employee from the local mexican restaurant. They were also able to make their own sombreros while at the library. Students were alsotaken to El Charrito courtesy of the CES FRYSC for lunch. At the end of the week the students participated in a Mexican Fiesta in the school's gym which included activities such as FiestaLimbo, Mariachi Duck Pond and a Cactus Ring Toss. The winner of the competition was Matthew Krahenbuhl; Students studied Italy during the fourth and final week of camp studentslearned many facts about Italy including geographical location, history of the Italian flag, important landmarks and studied about art. The students also created their own passports andplane tickets. Students participated in a variety of activities that are common Italian customs. Students made mosaic art, macaroni art, learned Italian words and phrases, made their ownice cream and stained glass window pictures; Students studied Madagascar learning the geographical location, animals and culture. Students made the Madagascar flag using tissue art, cre-ated their own head wraps and headbands, watched educational videos about life in Madagascar and made banana fritters, a Madagascar treat. Students also participated in a "LeapingLemur" contest where they were grouped together and each group measured how far each of their teammates were able to jump/leap. Students were also taken to the Rebecca Caudill Pub-lic Library where they met two women who are native to the country; Participants studied Japan and not only learned facts about Japan, but were also able to study the art of Karate taughtAngela Howard, Club 180 Martial Arts Instructor. Each day students reviewed counting in Japanese while warming up for karate class; Participants who attended the most days of summercamp were treated to a trip to Knoxville Zoo and ate dinner at Golden Corral courtesy of the CES FRYSC. Students who attended included; Dominique Boggs, Hailee Hughs, MadisonBanks, Gavin Cozort, Santos Flores, Jacob Hughs, Rachel Jenkins, Trinity Johnson, Josalyn Lee, Tonjanah Lee, Alexis Sergent, Amil Wilson, Randi Jo Adams, Josh Lee, Bryleigh Shep-herd, Tynley Shepherd, Brandy Adams, Trinity Boggs, Jeremiah North, Morgan Simpkins, Riley Sergent, Kaitlyn O'Dell, Sawyer Cornett, Autumn Metcalf, Christian Metcalf, Wade Tip-pett, Alyssa Tippett, Bracha Kelly, Maria Lewis, Dakota Kelly, Megan Dixon, Brooke Lewis, Dakota Dixon, Jade Adams, Josh Burks, Angel Burks and Zachary Burks.

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WASHINGTON (AP)— President BarackObama bluntly toldRepublican congressionalleaders Wednesday theymust compromise quicklyif the government is toavoid an unprecedenteddefault, adding, "Don't callmy bluff" by passing ashort-term debt limitincrease he has threatenedto veto.

The presidential warn-ing, directed at HouseMajority Leader EricCantor, R-Va., marked anacrimonious end to a two-hour negotiating session atthe White House that pro-duced no evident progresstoward a compromise.

Another round of talksis set for Thursday.

With a threateneddefault less than threeweeks away, Moody'sInvestors Serviceannounced it was review-ing the U.S. bond ratingfor a possible downgrade,and the Treasury said theannual deficit was on apace to exceed $1 trillionfor the third year in a row.

With the negotiationsat a seeming standstill,Republicans drew a warn-ing of a different sort, froman unlikely source — theparty's Senate leader, Sen.Mitch McConnell ofKentucky.

In an interview withradio talk-show hostLaura Ingraham,McConnell warned fellowconservatives that failureto raise the debt limitwould probably ensureObama's re-election in2012.

Republicans, many ofthem elected with the sup-port of tea party activistsin 2010, are demandingdeep spending cuts as theprice for allowing a debtlimit increase to pass. Butnegotiations have boggeddown over Obama'sdemand for tax increasesthat GOP lawmakers saythey won't accept.

McConnell predictedthat if Congress fails toact, Obama will argue"that Republicans aremaking the economyworse and try to convincethe public, maybe withsome merit, if people startnot getting their SocialSecurity checks and mili-tary families start gettingletters saying their servicepeople overseas don't getpaid."

"You know, it's an argu-ment he has a good chanceof winning, and all of asudden we (Republicans)have co-ownership of a badeconomy," McConnell said."That is a very bad posi-tioning going into an elec-tion."

McConnell said his firstchoice was to reach a goodcompromise with Obama.

Short of that, "my sec-ond obligation is to myparty ... to prevent themfrom being sucked into ahorrible position politicallythat would allow the presi-dent probably to get re-elected because we didn'thandle this difficult situa-

tion correctly."With bipartisan talks

scheduled to resume onThursday, two Democraticofficials quoted Obama astelling Republicans,"Enough is enough. Wehave to be willing to com-promise. It shouldn't beabout positioning and poli-tics and I'll see you alltomorrow."

Talking with reportersat the Capitol after he leftthe White House, Cantorsaid the president hadbacked away from spend-ing cuts agreed to earlierbecause of pressure fromDemocrats in Congress.He said the two sides werefar from agreement on a$2.4 trillion package ofdeficit cuts that wouldallow the Treasury to bor-row through the next elec-tion.

As a result, theVirginian said he hadreversed his own position,and was now willing to askthe House to approve a

smaller increase, with asecond installment beforethe 2012 election.

"He got very agitatedseemingly and said he hadsat here long enough andthat no other president,Ronald Reagan wouldn'tsit here like this," Cantorsaid of the president.

Cantor quoted Obamaas saying the talks hadreached the point that"something's got to give,"and demandedRepublicans either jettisontheir demand for deficitcuts at least equal to thesize of the debt limit ordrop their opposition to taxincreases.

"And he said to me,'Eric, don't call my bluff.'He said, 'I'm going to theAmerican people with

this.'"Democratic officials

said that in fact, Cantorhad twice earlier in themeeting raised the possi-bility of a short-term bill,and that he interruptedthe president mid-sen-tence to do so a third time.

At the Capitol, rank-and-file lawmakersadvanced their own fall-back measures in case thebipartisan compromisetalks fail.

One version, authoredby Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.,was designed to make sureSocial Security benefitsare paid on time. Another,unveiled by a trio of Houseconservatives, would givepriority to paychecks formembers of the armedforces.

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WEATHER FORECAST

TODAY

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EXTENDED OUTLOOK

Partly cloudy today with a higharound 85. Partly cloudy tonightwith a 20 percent chance of rainand thunderstorms. The low will bein the upper 60s.

Partly cloudy with a 20 percentchance of rain and thunderstorms.The high will be near 85.

Partly cloudy Saturday and Sundaywith a chance of rain. The highs will befrom 85 to 90 and the lows in the upper60s. Partly cloudy Monday with a higharound 90 and a low of 65.

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REGION

STATEAgreement reached in abuse case

FRANKFORT (AP) — An agreement has beenreached in the case of a former nursing homeadministrator and the company that owns it thatcould lead to dismissal of criminal charges of fail-ure to report suspected sexual abuse of a resi-dent.

Spokeswoman Allison Martin of AttorneyGeneral Jack Conway’s office says he reached theagreement Tuesday with former administratorSheila Noe and the owner of Hazard NursingHome, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.

Martin says charges have been deferred inPerry County District Court and could be dis-missed in six months. If terms aren’t met, shesaid criminal charges will be filed again.

Noe and the nursing home are required to apay a $20,000 fine to a fund intended to helpnursing home residents.

Jeffrey Morgan, a lawyer representing the for-mer resident’s family, said the agreement didn’treflect the seriousness of the incident.

Boy dies in western Kentucky fireMURRAY (AP) — The Kentucky state fire

marshal’s office is investigating the cause of a firein western Kentucky that claimed the life of atoddler.

The Public Protection Cabinet says the boy’sidentity hasn’t been released. He’s believed to beabout 2 years old.

Two adults in the house at the time of the fireweren’t injured.

Foul play isn’t suspected in the fire, whichhappened shortly before 6 a.m. in the Coldwatercommunity.

Former lawyer sentenced in schemeLONDON (AP) — A former Williamsburg

lawyer who admitted conspiring with a sheriff toextort money from people charged with drugcrimes has been sentenced to more than twoyears in prison.

U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhovesentenced 54-year-old Ronnie Wayne Reynolds to27 months for extortion under color of officialright.

The U.S. attorney's office says Reynoldsadmitted making cash payments of more than$57,000 to then-Whitley County SheriffLawrence Hodge so Hodge would refer three indi-viduals charged with crimes to Reynolds for rep-resentation.

Reynolds’ plea agreement indicates he chargedthe three people a total of $257,000. Reynoldswill have to forfeit $199,500.

Hodge pleaded guilty in May to his role in theextortion conspiracy and to a drug and moneylaundering conspiracy and agreed to a 15 1/2-year sentence. He is to be sentenced later.

more traffic in Black Bottomsince the Dollar Store openedon U.S. 119 just off the airportroad.

“They are cutting across inour direction and they literal-ly hit that hump and they fly,”said Cornett. “I know myselfand Bill Dean mow over thereon the sides of the road and Ihave almost been hit twice ona riding lawnmower. I’vetalked to my neighbors overthere and there is mixed feel-ings about speed bumps. Onejust told me today, they’d liketo see the traffic slowed down,but they didn’t know if speedbumps were installed whenthe roads are scraped in thewinter if that would create aproblem. We need speed limitsigns over there, maybe thatwould help.”

Mayor Clarence Longworth

said he had had a lot of nega-tive input from residentsabout speed bumps for thecity’s streets.

“Speed bumps will slowyour emergency vehicles downand you’ve got cars with low-rider kits on them,” saidLongworth. “Even neighborsaround you in Loyall areagainst them. I’ll say this, ifyou’ve got enough people overthere in Black Bottom who’sfor them come to the nextcouncil meeting, have themvoice their concerns, it’ll thenbe put before these six councilmembers to decide.”

Police Chief Mike Lunsfordsaid he would begin patrollingthe area more closely forspeeding violations.

Another Loyall residentWilliam Epperson asked coun-cil members if somethingcould be done about the city’sgarbage service.

“The city’s garbage serviceliterally stinks,” said

Epperson. “What I’m talkingabout stinking is the garbagetruck has several leaks in thebottom of the truck and whenit squashes that garbage someof it pours out in the road. Iwent around following thetruck one day and watched it.The worse place was behindPete Vowell’s house. Whenthis happens we have to takeClorox to pour on it and thenwash it off as best we can. It’sa really bad problem becauseat 3 a.m. you out there andthere’s rats all over the placeeating this stuff that’s leakedout.”

Longworth said he wouldtalk with the garbage serviceowner to see if this problemcan be resolved. He said hewould ask the owner to attendthe next council meeting andadvise members of solutionsmade.

In other council action:� Council voted to allow

Fire Chief Vern Guffy to apply

for a grant in the amount of$39,888 for two early warningsirens for the city. Guffy saidthe grant will pay for all butapproximately $5,000 of thetotal costs. He further statedthe sirens had a 1-mile radiusand would cover not only thecity but Park Hill, some of RioVista, Lawnvale and parts ofthe airport road community.The sirens are designed toprovide early warning forevents such as severe weath-er, local disasters and all-haz-ard warning.� Waste Water Supervisor

Mark Duff advised councilmembers a $500 donation hadbeen received from PeteVowell on behalf of the LoyallAmerican Legion Post 273 forthe purchase of more play-ground equipment for thecity’s park. Duff said a play-ground equipment fund hasbeen established and he hopesmore will consider donating tothis project.

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request and threat of disconnection.“We have for a long time spoken with

the city about helping them with thoseleaks. In fact, I remember talking withthem a year ago about solving this situa-tion. If something more dramatic hashappened recently, we will look in to it,”said Grieshop.

“We have helped Lynch and Benhamwith similar problems in the past and wewill not hold back on helpingCumberland. We are ready to help themand the offer has been out there, but sofar they haven’t come forth with a pack-age ready to go to bid,” said Grieshop.

He doesn’t think that disconnectingcustomers in outlying areas is a legaloption for Cumberland.

“They’d be hard pressed to do that.You can’t put water lines in and thenarbitrary cut them off. It would have tobe by an emergency order and this issomething that has been going on forquite some time,” said Grieshop.

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Obama to GOP: ‘Don't call my bluff’

OpinionPage 4 — Harlan Daily Enterprise Thursday, July 14, 2011

The White House madeHouse Speaker JohnBoehner an offer he couldrefuse: to become the taxcollector for PresidentBarack Obama's entitle-ment state.

The so-called grand bar-gain that Boehnereschewed wasn't so grand.It would have raised taxesby $1 trillion while leavinguntouched the federal gov-ernment's newest unsus-tainable entitlement pro-gram, ObamaCare, andpreserving the bankrupt-ing structure of the legacyentitlement programs. Itwas a formula for morerevenue chasing ever-high-er levels of governmentexpenditure.

The health-care billalready raised taxes bymore than $400 billionover the next 10 years,although that's still notenough to truly coverObamaCare. The presi-dent wanted anotherround of new taxes layeredon top without giving upfundamental ground onentitlement reform. Thiswasn't a "balanced"approach. It was a pro-posed continuation ofPresident Obama's fiscalpolicy under bipartisanauspices.

Yes, the White Housewas willing to endorse cutsto Medicare and Medicaid.

In all likelihood, theywould have ended up asthe dubious cuts that arethe typical stuff of Beltwaybudgetary legerdemain.Reductions in paymentrates and the like may pro-duce savings on paper, butthey rarely materialize."Various versions of themhave been included inevery budget deal goingback 30 years," JamesCapretta, a budget expertwith the Ethics and PublicPolicy Center, writes. "Asthe years go by, the sav-ings always vanish in theregulatory complexity ofthe programs, and entitle-ment spending continuesto rise just as it alwayshas."

To sign off on such adeal, Boehner would haveput his imprimatur on asubstantive fizzle whilesignaling his own politicaldeath wish. The tea partywould have been after himlike a Redcoat after theBoston Massacre; he'd befortunate that tarring andfeathering is out of style.

This has led to a chorus

of condemnation ofRepublican rigidity. Butthe GOP is under no obli-gation to give way on itsconviction that over thelong term, the governmenthas a spending, not a taxrevenue, problem.President Obama isn'twilling to take stepstoward the Paul Ryanvision on Medicare andMedicaid, let alone scaleback or reverseObamaCare. Where is allthe opprobrium for hisgross inflexibility?

The two parties have aconflict of visions.Republicans view the cur-rent levels of spending —an astonishing 24 percentof GDP — as a bizarreexception to peacetimenorms in America.Democrats view it as thenew normal. For them, anyreduction in the inexorablegrowth of the entitlementstate is a cruel betrayal. AsPresident Obama himselfput it, "The vast majorityof Democrats on CapitolHill would prefer to donothing on entitlements."

The press loves the ideaof men of good will workingbehind closed doors tohammer out their differ-ences. Yet some differencesare too great for resolutionin a few negotiating ses-sions. The election of 2012is the necessary and prop-

er forum for deciding thenation's fiscal direction.

After his historic spend-ing bender in league withNancy Pelosi and Co.,President Obama wants aless spendthrift and lesspartisan image. He needs adeficit deal with thebiggest headline numberpossible, and he needs tobe seen to be working withRepublicans. The grandbargain — or, failing that,any bargain — is in hispolitical interest.

By stating categoricallya deal will get done by theadministration's deadlineof Aug. 2, he's put his cred-ibility on the line. He'sceded important rhetoricalground by aping theRepublican argument thatthe deficit is harming theeconomy. Altogether, heappears ripe to be rolled.

All the more reason forRepublicans to insist on adeal on their terms — nonew taxes, and spendingcuts to match the dollaramount of the increase inthe debt limit. Ultimately,this is just a small patch onthe red ink created by therecession and PresidentObama's profligacy. If thepresident wants massivenew taxes to address it, hecan make the case for themwithout John Boehner'scomplicity.

While all the principalsdither about whetherthey're seeking a big dealor a not-so-big one, this isa huge deal: HouseSpeaker John Boehnerhas won the mythicalSound Bite of the WeekAward. As always, thecompetition is brutal, butin describing the madden-ing intricacies of the sput-tering debt-ceiling negoti-ations as "a Rubik's Cubethat we haven't workedout yet," he captured thevery essence of the twistsand turns that frustrate asolution. He also scoredpoints for clarity — usinga plain-spoken but com-prehensive metaphor. Notonly that, it was deliveredin a cleareyed way (yes,that's a cheap shot).

Most importantly, itwas accurate, which setsit apart from the usualmisleading bites. On anygiven day, the partisansstomp to microphones andcameras to confuse anygiven issue with their dis-tortions. Usually, whilefacile, they are not entire-ly factual.

They blow hard fromboth sides and sabotagethe quest for compromise,or as President BarackObama put it in his news

conference, "voices in ourrespective parties that aretrying to undermine thateffort."

When the debate focus-es on Social Security, thegranddaddy (literally) ofall the impossible politicalissues, someone alwayspops up on the left toshout "Social Security hasnever contributed to thedeficit. Ever!" That's true.But what happens in 25years or so, when trusteessay the self-sustainingtrust fund will be deplet-ed? Who will finance pay-ments to the glut of seniorcitizens, unless there isreform very soon? As forthe massive, costly enti-tlement reform, meaningMedicare, Medicaid andSocial Security, they arehuge drains right now.

Meanwhile, on theother flank, a favorite is"job killing," the ultimate,uh, killer sound bite.Everything the rightopposes is "job killing," a

useful accusation anytimeanyone has the audacityto suggest adding revenue... readily available rev-enue. That means addedtaxes and reduced subsi-dies for our most prosper-ous individuals and corpo-rate entities, who are pay-ing far short of their fairshare back into a nationthat provided a frame-work for creating theirfortunes.

That deception isstarkly exposed rightnow. As the wealthy addto their piles of money,they hoard it. Witness allthe big companies andmoney marketeers whoreport hefty profits. Theydon't spread that around.For proof, look no furtherthan the fact that one insix Americans is eitherjobless or underemployed—or worst of all, hasgiven up even trying tofind work.

Back here inWashington, most ofthose who are supposed tobe pulling us out of thismess are merely thrash-ing around. Can anybodyexplain, for instance, whyit was so important to pullthe senators off theirweek's vacation so theycould merely hang out

and make mischief whilethe meaningful discus-sions about avoiding afinancial calamityinvolved just a few oftheir leaders meetingbehind closed doors.

The pace of the fits andstarts has picked up, butthe White House sessionshave so far failed to find away out of the partisanmaze where every turn isblocked by thoughtlessfinger-pointing from bothsides. Actually, make thatfinger-giving. And ifyou're looking for mean-ingful sound bites, howabout this one from thenew head of theInternational MonetaryFund, Christine Lagarde,who said on ABC's "ThisWeek" that if the talksdon't produce an accord toraise the borrowing limit,there will be worldwide"interest hikes, stockmarkets taking a hit andreal nasty consequences."

If, as Obama put it, adeal is reached by "bothparties taking on theirsacred cows," it will beproof that "this town canactually do somethingevery once in a while" Ornot. In that case, the debtRubik could become debtruin.

RichLowry

SYNDICATEDCOLUMNIST

By The Associated PressToday is Thursday, July 14, the 195th day of 2011.

There are 170 days left in the year.On this date:In 1789, during the French Revolution, citizens of

Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released theseven prisoners inside.

In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry relayed toJapanese officials a letter from President MillardFillmore, requesting trade relations. (Fillmore's termof office had already expired by the time the letter wasdelivered.)

In 1881, outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias "Billythe Kid," was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett inFort Sumner, N.M.

In 1902, the original, centuries-old Campanile diSan Marco in Venice, Italy, collapsed. (The bell towerwas rebuilt within a decade.)

In 1913, Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., the 38th presi-dent of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch KingJr. in Omaha, Neb.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Dale Robertson is 88.Actor Harry Dean Stanton is 85. Actress Nancy Olsonis 83. Actress Polly Bergen is 81. Former football play-er and actor Rosey Grier is 79. Actor Vincent Pastoreis 65. Former music company executive TommyMottola (muh-TOH'-luh) is 62. Rock musician ChrisCross (Ultravox) is 59. Actor Jerry Houser is 59.Actor-director Eric Laneuville is 59. Actor Stan Shawis 59. Movie producer Scott Rudin is 53. Singer-gui-tarist Kyle Gass is 51. Country musician RayHerndon (McBride and the Ride) is 51. Actress JaneLynch (TV: "Glee") is 51. Actor Jackie Earle Haley is50. Actor Matthew Fox is 45.

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Kentucky's new law against texting while drivinghas proven to be so difficult to enforce that fewer than150 tickets were issued to violators in the first sixmonths police officers could cite drivers.

However, the few numbers of motorists chargedwith texting while driving does not mean the law hasbeen ineffective. In fact, we think just having the lawon the books is enough to convince some drivers thattexting while operating a vehicle is a foolish thing todo, not just because it is dangerous but because it isagainst the law and they could be fined for violating it.

While the law took effect on July 1, 2010, for thefirst six months police officers could only issue verbalwarnings to drivers who were texting. Only since Jan.1 could drivers be cited for texting, but in the sixmonths between Jan. 1 and July 1, only 144 citationswere issued for texting while driving in the entirestate.

Erlanger Police Lt. Kevin Gilpin says his agency'sofficers enforce the statute when they see drivers tex-ting, but says it's difficult to catch people in the act.

It's not hard to spot a texting driver, officials said."Following somebody who's texting is often like fol-

lowing somebody who's under the influence becausethey're not paying attention," said Boone CountySheriff's spokesman Tom Scheben.

But issuing them a citation is another matter. Tocite someone for the offense, an officer has to see thedriver texting — not just using their phone.

"We might have an idea, but it's one of those thingsthat it is hard to prove," Gilpin said. "We have to haveproof that was happening, not just a hunch." ...

Texting while driving is so obviously dangerousthat it should not require a law to convince drivers notto do it. But if the law convinces even a few to refrainfrom texting while driving, it is serving a useful pur-pose.

The Independent, Ashland

Tickets writtenfor texting lawhas low return

Unsound bites must be mythicalBobFranken

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The not-so-grand bargain of today

Dear Dr. Brothers: My15-month-old baby is ascute as can be. The prob-lem is, she is so easilyinfected by everythingthat is going around atday care that we spendmost of the time just try-ing to get her well. I havelots of things I want to dowith her, but so far it hasbeen just trying to get herwell enough to go to daycare so I can go to my job.Is there anything I can doabout my mental health?It seems I am always wor-rying about my baby andwe don't have any fun atall.

G.L.

Dear G.L.: Nobodysaid parenting wouldbe easy, but by thesame token, it needn'tand shouldn't be allstress and worry,either. The fact thatyou feel you are nothaving any of the "fun"part should be a big,red flag waving at you— and you should con-

sider being evaluatedfor postpartum depres-sion before things geteven worse. You proba-bly can find manyresources close athand that are meantfor new mothers — andthey don't have to bemedical ones. Evenjoining a baby-and-mom group for weeklymeetings probably willhelp your mood, as youwill be exposed toother mothers who aregoing through verysimilar circumstancesand feelings. Othermothers can be awealth of informationand comfort.

Since day careseems to be one bigpool of germs, consider

having a baby sittercome into your homeinstead of taking yourbaby to a group settingevery day. She needs achance to recover fromall her illnesses, and asshe does, you will findthe fun starting again.If you can't manage toget a baby sitter, atleast consider chang-ing day-care providers,focusing on the health-fulness of the setting.It could be that theplace you are going tonow is too crowded orunsanitary. You needto be proactive, solvethis and start enjoyingyour baby again.

* * *Dear Dr. Brothers: I

consider myself a prettytough cookie, but there isone subject I just can'tstand to hear or readabout, and that is teensuicide. It seems asthough as a parent, thereis nothing worse youcould ever experience. Ilook at my two little kids,

3 and 5, and can't imag-ine how badly I could failthem to make them wantto kill themselves. Haveyou got any tips for par-ents who want their kidsto never be in danger ofthreatening suicide?

C.S.

Dear C.S.: Prettymuch every parent isupset by talk of teensuicide, and manycan't imagine how theywould go on if such athing were to happen.We all like to thinkthat we are sensitive toand aware of our chil-dren's feelings andproblems, and that wewill be there for themto help them throughthe rough spots. Surelyour child would neverbecome so desperateover something intheir lives — or in theirhead — that we wouldmiss all the signs andnot be there for himuntil it was too late.Being different is

always difficult. Andgay students and bul-lied kids are more like-ly to attempt suicide.But they are not alone.

So we obsess aboutwhether our child isreally OK, or just put-ting on a show for uswhile he is planninghis early demise. Mostof these fears are irra-tional, as suicide isstill an uncommonevent for the averagefamily. A new studyfrom ColumbiaUniversity involving

nearly 32,000 foundthat the communityhas some influence onwhether gay andstraight teens commitsuicide. Areas in whichthere are active groupspromoting acceptanceand anti-bullyingbehavior toward gaystudents were found tobe healthier environ-ments for both gay andstraight kids. So toease your mind, see ifyou can become activein promoting toler-ance.

Special to the Enterprise

CORBIN —Congressman Hal Rogersjoined PRIDE on June 28 toannounce that Loyall andLynch met the “Get Fivefor PRIDE” challenge dur-ing PRIDE Spring CleanupMonth, the anti-litter cam-paign held in southern andeastern Kentucky in April.

“Last year, I couldn’tbelieve more than 30,000people would volunteer topick up trash across theregion, but PRIDE volun-teers had another record-breaking year for 2011,”said Congressman Rogers.“The old tires and usedappliances tossed over thehillsides are finally becom-ing a thing of the past.PRIDE volunteers haveworked hard to educate ourcommunity members aboutthe value of putting trash inits proper place and theimportance of recycling.All the hard work is paying

off and we invite more peo-ple to join PRIDE againthis fall.”

The Get Five for PRIDEchallenge set the goal of afive-percent increase in thenumber of volunteers whoserved during the 2010Spring Cleanup.

Loyall met the chal-lenge by recruiting 32 vol-unteers in April 2011.Lynch also increased itsvolunteers by more thanfive percent, reaching atotal of 31.

The goal also was sur-passed by the region as awhole, with more than33,100 volunteers. In fact,the 2011 Spring Cleanupsaw the largest volunteerturnout since PRIDE beganorganizing the annualcleanup campaign in 1998.

The month-long SpringCleanup campaignremoved 32,840 bags oftrash and 27,513 tons oftrash from the region’slandscape. Ten tons of junkappliances and 52 tons ofother materials were recy-cled. 203 tons of old tireswere gathered for properdisposal.

The annual SpringCleanup is hosted byEastern Kentucky PRIDE, anonprofit organization thatencourages environmentalcleanup and education in a38-county region. Localgovernments organized thecleanup activities, andPRIDE provided supplies,volunteer T-shirts andfunding assistance.

Sponsors helped makethe 2011 Spring Cleanup

possible. HinkleContracting and OutdoorVenture Corporation werethe Gold-Level Sponsors.The Silver-Level Sponsorswere SouthEast Telephone,Blackboard StudentServices and Walmart.

The PRIDE website iswww.kypride.org.

You & YoursThursday, July 14, 2011 Harlan Daily Enterprise — Page 5

Caudill, Bush to wed

Chuck and Jennifer Blackshire, of Evarts, areproud to announce the engagement and forth-coming marriage of their daughter, Casey LeeCaudill, to Shawn Jason Bush, son of Jason andRhonda Bush. The bride-elect is the granddaugh-ter of Charles Baxley, of Kenvir, and Judy Penny,of Pounding Mill. She is the great-granddaughterof Offie King Jr. and the late Martha King. She isa 2010 graduate of Harlan County High Schooland is currently attending Southeast CommunityCollege. The prospective groom is the grandsonof Russell and Ann Bush, of Closplint, and Glenand Kyla Browning, of Closplint. He is a 2007graduate of Evarts High School and is currentlyemployed by Lone Mountain Processing. Thewedding will take place at Victory Baptist Churchon Saturday at 4 p.m.

Sometimes I feel likenothing is greater thanthe simple pleasure ofbeing outside. YesterdayI took the children to thepublic water park nearour house. The tempera-ture soared into the tripledigits and I had to guzzleseveral bottles ofPowerade Zero to stayhydrated. My hair grewdamp with perspiration,and flocks of pigeons keptcircling the little spot onthe lawn where I had setup my beach umbrella.

The crystal clear waterspouting from submergedjungle gym in the chil-dren's section soundedlike a small waterfall.

Sometimes I break downand take a dip in the poolfor a few minutes, for thesake of cooling off, butmostly I sit on the side-lines watching the chil-dren play.

Even in otherwiseordinary settings, themagic of sitting upongrass and watchingclouds slowly shift acrossa blue sky is undeniable.

This is the thing that hasbeen missing most frommy life. My connectionwith nature and the openair. It seems I've spentthe better part of the pastyear in a classroom orlocked in my bedroomstudying.

Now I'm enrolled in aninternet course, the onlyone available for my pro-gram, and the first I'veever taken in my entirelife. Honestly, in the pastI've been suspicious ofvirtual classes, and pre-ferred to take all of myclasses in a traditionalsetting. Now I welcomethe opportunity to struc-ture my own schedule for

the next few weeks andenjoy the remaining bitsof summer to the fullest.

Part of this plan is tospend loads of time out-side. Heat should not tri-umph in keeping meinside. Growing up with-out air-conditioning ineastern Kentucky was agreat preparation for liv-ing in the desert.Summers of stickyhumidity never phasedme, so it makes sensethat triple-digit dry heatwould be manageable.

This summer has lim-ited travel opportunitiesfor our family, due to thevarious schedules. I wishthat I could explore a new

place, but I'm realizingthat exploring the famil-iar has its perks as well.Day trips to nearbyNational and State Parksare a real boon, and late-ly I cannot get enoughfresh air and sunshineafter being cooped up in aclassroom for almosttwelve months.

I'm still a little uncer-tain of online classes.Mine just began yester-day, so I don't have a fullperspective on onlinecourses. All I know isthat come fall, I'll be backto commuting to theUniversity and sitting ina classroom for five hourson Monday nights. Until

then I plan on spendingas much time possibleenjoying mother nature.

While time is suppos-edly a constant, it alwaysseems to me that thehours of summer slipthrough the hour glass alittle more quickly thanduring any other season.Meanwhile winter seemsto drag on forever. Iappreciate all the sea-sons, and all that eachbrings. Thus, I want tospend as much time aspossible appreciatingwhat each has to offer.I'm going to ignore theads for school supplies,and savor the last days ofsummer to the fullest.

Classes approach as summer winds downAngela Fee-Maimon

FIRSTEXPRESSIONS

An ill baby is a constant source of worry for mother

Loyall, Lynch met ‘Get five for PRIDE challenge’

JoyceBrothersAsk Dr. Brothers

To help people getback on the right path,walk with them and showthem the way.

Bear one another’sburdens, and so fulfillthe law of Christ.

— Galatians 6:2

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SportsPage 6 — Harlan Daily Enterprise Thursday, July 14, 2011

By NANCY ARMOURAP National Writer

MOENCHENGLADBACH,Germany (AP) — The UnitedStates is in the World Cup finalfor the first time since it lastwon the title in 1999, and onceagain, it was Abby Wambachcoming up big in a 3-1 victoryover France on Wednesday.

Wambach broke a 1-1 dead-lock with a strong header fromLauren Cheney's corner kick inthe 79th minute. Cheney deliv-ered the ball perfectly to the farpost, and Wambach jumpedover the scrum and pushed theball past French goalkeeperBerangere Sapowicz. She let outa scream and did a slidingsprint into the corner, where shewas mobbed by her teammates.

It wasWambach'sthird goal of thetournamentand 12th of hercareer, tyingher with fellowAmericanMichelle Akersfor third on the

all-time World Cup scoring list.Alex Morgan added an insur-

ance goal in the 82nd, the firstfor the World Cup rookie. Whenthe final whistle sounded, theAmericans rushed onto the field.Wambach found U.S. coach PiaSundhage and gave her abearhug as the pro-Americancrowd of 25,676 serenaded the

team with chants of "U-S-A! U-S-A."

Though the Americans aretwo-time World Cup champions,they haven't made the finalsince Mia Hamm, Julie Foudyand Brandi Chastain won it allin 1999. The Americans willnow play either Japan orSweden in Sunday's final inFrankfurt.

The Americans had only twodays' rest following its dramaticshootout win over Brazil in thequarterfinals, their quickestturnaround of the tournament,and there had been concern thatfatigue or emotions might getthe best of them. But Wambach,who has been playing with an

Achilles' tendon so sore it oftenkeeps her out of practice, dis-missed that idea.

And she sure didn't look hob-bled.

"In the end, we're in thefinals," Wambach said, "andthat's all that matters."

The U.S. was staked to anearly lead by Cheney's goal inthe ninth minute. But with thesilky smooth Louisa Necib call-ing the shots, France dominatedfor most of the game, finishingwith a whopping 25-11 advan-tage in shots. They missed twogreat chances in the first half,with Solo having to tip aGaetane Thiney shot away inthe 30th and Sonia Bompastor

rattling the crossbar two min-utes later.

Finally, in the 55th, Francegot its equalizer. Bompastorfloated in a cross from about 30yards and, with the dangerousGaetane Thiney right in front ofher, Hope Solo had little oppor-tunity to move and the ball flewright past her.

But just as they did Sundayagainst Brazil, the Americansgot stronger and stronger as thegame went on before Wambachcame through. Morgan then putthe game out of reach, showingwhy many believe she's next bigU.S. thing. Outracing fourFrench defenders, Morgansprinted up the left side andthen stutter-stepped to throwSapowicz off before chippingover the goalkeeper.

Harlan All-Stars

Harlan Junior All-Star thirdbaseman Jourdan Ledford(above) threw to first baseafter fielding a ground ball dur-ing the District 4 Tournamentat Harlan last weekend. Harlansecond baseman Madison Noe(right) scooped up a groundball during the district tourna-ment. Catcher Brittany Madden(below, at left) caught a popfly, while Madison Brewerdelivered a pitch during thetournament.

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Daily Enterprise

U.S. advances to World Cup final

Japan eases pastSweden, into final

Harrison critical ofGoodell, teammates

NEW YORK (AP) —Heavily fined PittsburghSteelers linebacker JamesHarrison calls NFLCommissioner RogerGoodell a "crook" and a"devil," among otherinsults, in a magazine arti-cle.

The 2008 AP DefensivePlayer of the Year hasn'tbeen shy about ripping theleague after he was docked$100,000 for illegal hitslast season. In the Augustissue of Men's Journal, hisrants against Goodellreach another level ofwrath.

"If that man was onfire and I had to (urinate)to put him out, I wouldn'tdo it," Harrison told themagazine. "I hate himand will never respecthim."

His other descriptionsof the commissionerinclude an anti-gay slur,"stupid," ''puppet" and"dictator."

Harrison also criticizesother NFL execs, Patriots-turned-commentatorsRodney Harrison and TedyBruschi ("clowns"),Houston's Brian Cushing

("juiced outof hismind") —and eventeammatesRashardMendenhalland BenRoethlisbergerfor their

performances in the SuperBowl loss.

Harrison calls the run-ning back a "fumblemachine" for his fourth-quarter turnover.Mendenhall said onTwitter on Wednesday hedidn't have a problem withwhat Harrison said"because I know him." Buthe also included a link tohis stats from last season,which show he didn't havea pattern of fumbling.

Of the quarterback'stwo interceptions,Harrison says: "Hey, atleast throw a pick on theirside of the field instead ofasking the D to bail youout again. Or hand the balloff and stop trying to actlike Peyton Manning. Youain't that and you know it,man; you just get paid likehe does."

FRANKFURT,Germany (AP) — HomareSawa made up for a hugeerror by scoring the go-ahead goal and Japanadvanced to the WorldCup final with a 3-1 victo-ry over Sweden onWednesday.

Surprise starterNahomi Kawasumi hadtwo goals for Japan,which will face theUnited States inSunday's championship.It's the first World Cupfinal for the rising soccerpower.

Kawasumi had justplayed 29 minutes in thetournament before coachNorio Sasaki started herin Japan's biggest gameever.

"She is very tough andfit," he said. "I didn't askher to score two goals butshe did an excellent job."

Josefine Oqvist scoredfor Sweden, whichallowed three unan-swered goals.

In a battle of Japan'sfine skills against thethrust and hustle ofSweden, the matchturned in the second halfwhen Kawasumi caughtHedvig Lindahl off herline and lobbed it over herfrom about 110 feet awayfor the final score, one ofthe best in a tournamentfull of excellent strikes.

Sawa's goal also gaveher four for the tourna-ment to tie her withBrazil's Marta. Sawa

thoughstill hasone gameleft tobecomethe topscorer of

her fifth World Cup.The Japanese players

always had more on theirminds than their nextgame in the marqueeevent for women's soccer.In the wake of the March11 tsunami and earth-quake, they wanted toprovide a feel-good storyfor fans back home.

And they camethrough.

Following their latestwin, they again unfurleda huge banner that said"To our Friends Aroundthe World — Thank Youfor Your Support," refer-ring to the global out-pouring of aid after thetsunami, that left nearly23,000 dead or missing.

"What we have beendoing so far is very goodfor Japan," Sasaki said."We are still recoveringfrom the disaster. Therewere so many victims," hesaid.

"Even little things, likea win can give peoplecourage and hope."

When Japan facedfavored Germany in thequarterfinals, Sasakishowed her players heart-tugging pictures from thevictims of the tsunamishortly before the game togive them more resolve.

HARRISON

Wambach’s header saves United States again

WAMBACH

By PAUL NEWBERRYAP National Writer

SANDWICH, England(AP) — Tiger Woods isback home, nursing a soreleg. The rest of Americangolf isn't doing so well,either.

The U.S. is mired in itslongest drought of themodern Grand Slam era,having gone five straightmajors without a victory.

Phil Mickelson was thelast American to capture atitle, more than a year agoat the 2010 Masters. Sincethen, it's been two golfersfrom Northern Ireland(Rory McIlroy and GraemeMcDowell), two fromSouth Africa (CharlSchwartzel and LouisOosthuizen) and one fromGermany (MartinKaymer).

While players from allover the world describe theU.S. slump as nothingmore than cyclical, NickWatney concedes that it'sgetting a bit bothersome.

"You never want to hear

you're inferior," he saidWednesday.

Coming into the BritishOpen, Europeans hold thetop four spots in the worldrankings. Steve Stricker isthe highest American atNo. 5.

With Woods sidelinedby an injury, the 22-year-old McIlroy is a solidfavorite to follow up hiseight-stroke victory at theU.S. Open with anothermajor title at Royal St.George's.

Thursday, July 14, 2011 Harlan Daily Enterprise — Page 7

NOTICEAny 11 or 12 year old

boy interested in playing baseball for a traveling team —

registration and skill assessment will be Saturday, July 16

at 11 a.m. at Huff Park, Harlan.

MLB Glance

AMERICAN LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GBBoston 55 35 .611 —New York 53 35 .602 1Tampa Bay 49 41 .544 6Toronto 45 47 .489 11Baltimore 36 52 .409 18Central Division

W L Pct GBDetroit 49 43 .533 —Cleveland 47 42 .528 1/2Chicago 44 48 .478 5Minnesota 41 48 .461 6 1/2Kansas City 37 54 .407 11 1/2West Division

W L Pct GBTexas 51 41 .554 —Los Angeles 50 42 .543 1Seattle 43 48 .473 7 1/2Oakland 39 53 .424 12

———Tuesday's Games

NL All-Stars 5, AL All-Stars 1Wednesday's Games

No games scheduledThursday's Games

Cleveland (Masterson 7-6) atBaltimore (Guthrie 3-12), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Colon 6-4) atToronto (Jo-.Reyes 4-7), 7:07 p.m.

Kansas City (Chen 5-2) atMinnesota (Liriano 5-7), 8:10 p.m.

Texas (D.Holland 7-4) at Seattle(Vargas 6-6), 10:10 p.m.Friday's Games

Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 7:05p.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.Kansas City at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.L.A. Angels at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GBPhiladelphia 57 34 .626 —Atlanta 54 38 .587 3 1/2

New York 46 45 .505 11Washington 46 46 .50011 1/2Florida 43 48 .473 14Central Division

W L Pct GBMilwaukee 49 43 .533 —St. Louis 49 43 .533 —Pittsburgh 47 43 .522 1Cincinnati 45 47 .489 4Chicago 37 55 .402 12Houston 30 62 .326 19West Division

W L Pct GBSan Francisco 52 40 .565 —Arizona 49 43 .533 3Colorado 43 48 .473 8 1/2Los Angeles 41 51 .446 11San Diego 40 52 .435 12

———Tuesday's Games

NL All-Stars 5, AL All-Stars 1Wednesday's Games

No games scheduledThursday's Games

Florida (Ani.Sanchez 6-2) at Chica-go Cubs (Garza 4-7), 8:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 10-5) at Col-orado (Jimenez 4-8), 8:40 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-9) atSan Diego (Harang 7-2), 10:05 p.m.Friday's Games

Florida at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10

p.m.St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.Washington at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.Pittsburgh at Houston, 8:05 p.m.Milwaukee at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.San Francisco at San Diego, 10:05

p.m.

MLB Leaders

AMERICAN LEAGUEHOME RUNS

Bautista, TOR, 31; Granderson,NYY, 25; Teixeira, NYY, 25; Konerko,CHW, 22; Cruz, TEX, 20; Reynolds,BAL, 20; Beltre, TEX, 19; Ortiz, BOS,19; Cabrera, DET, 18; Quentin,CHW, 17; Trumbo, LAA, 17; Gonza-lez, BOS, 17.

RUNS BATTED INGonzalez, BOS, 77; Beltre, TEX,

71; Konerko, CHW, 67; Bautista,TOR, 65; Teixeira, NYY, 65; Youkilis,BOS, 63; Granderson, NYY, 63;Young, TEX, 59; Cabrera, DET, 59;Cano, NYY, 57.STOLEN BASES

Ellsbury, BOS, 28; Crisp, OAK, 26;Andrus, TEX, 26; Davis, TOR, 24;Suzuki, SEA, 23; Gardner, NYY, 23;Upton, T-B, 21; Kinsler, TEX, 19;Aybar, LAA, 18; Getz, K-C, 17.RUNS SCORED

Granderson, NYY, 79; Bautista,TOR, 73; Gonzalez, BOS, 64; Cabr-era, DET, 63; Kinsler, TEX, 63; Ells-bury, BOS, 62; Zobrist, T-B, 59;Pedroia, BOS, 59; Boesch, DET, 57;Cano, NYY, 57.HITS

Gonzalez, BOS, 128; Young, TEX,116; Ellsbury, BOS, 114; Cabrera, K-C, 112; Markakis, BAL, 107; Gordon,K-C, 106; A. Cabrera, CLE, 105; Kon-erko, CHW, 104; Suzuki, SEA, 101;Bautista, TOR, 100; Cano, NYY, 100.EARNED RUN AVERAGE

Weaver, LAA, 1.86; Verlander,DET, 2.15; Beckett, BOS, 2.27;Shields, T-B, 2.33; Gonzalez, OAK,2.47; Haren, LAA, 2.61; Masterson,CLE, 2.64; Sabathia, NYY, 2.72;Ogando, TEX, 2.92; Baker, MIN,3.01.

WON-LOSTSabathia, NYY, 13-4; Verlander,

DET, 12-4; Weaver, LAA, 11-4;Lester, BOS, 10-4; Scherzer, DET,10-4; Tomlin, CLE, 10-4; Haren, LAA,10-5; Ogando, TEX, 9-3; Wilson,TEX, 9-3; Arrieta, BAL, 9-6.

SAVESValverde, DET, 24; League, SEA,

23; Rivera, NYY, 22; C. Perez, CLE,21; Papelbon, BOS, 20; Walden,LAA, 20; Feliz, TEX, 18; Santos,CHW, 18; Farnsworth, T-B, 17;Gregg, BAL, 15; Soria, K-C, 15;Capps, MIN, 15.STRIKEOUTS

Verlander, DET, 147; Hernandez,SEA, 140; Shields, T-B, 137;Sabathia, NYY, 126; Price, T-B, 125;Weaver, LAA, 120; Wilson, TEX, 117;Haren, LAA, 115; Pineda, SEA, 113;Gonzalez, OAK, 111.

NATIONAL LEAGUEHOME RUNS

Berkman, STL, 24; Fielder, MIL, 22;Kemp, LAD, 22; Bruce, CIN, 21;Pena, CHC, 19; Howard, PHL, 18;Stanton, FLA, 18; Pujols, STL, 18;Weeks, MIL, 17; Tulowitzki, COL, 17.RUNS BATTED IN

Fielder, MIL, 72; Howard, PHL, 72;Kemp, LAD, 67; Berkman, STL, 63;Braun, MIL, 62; Pence, HOU, 60;Walker, PIT, 59; Beltran, NYM, 58;Tulowitzki, COL, 57; Bruce, CIN, 57.STOLEN BASES

Bourn, HOU, 35; Reyes, NYM, 30;Kemp, LAD, 27; Stubbs, CIN, 23;Desmond, WAS, 20; Braun, MIL, 19;Rollins, PHL, 19; Pagan, NYM, 18;Bartlett, S-D, 18; Bourgeois, HOU,17.RUNS SCORED

Weeks, MIL, 67; Reyes, NYM, 65;Bourn, HOU, 60; Young, ARI, 59;Votto, CIN, 59; Stubbs, CIN, 58;Braun, MIL, 57; Phillips, CIN, 56;Rasmus, STL, 56; Upton, ARI, 56.HITS

Reyes, NYM, 124; Castro, CHC,117; Pence, HOU, 114; Votto, CIN,110; Phillips, CIN, 105; Bourn, HOU,104; Kemp, LAD, 103; Weeks, MIL,103; Ethier, LAD, 102; Upton, ARI,102.EARNED RUN AVERAGE

Jurrjens, ATL, 1.87; Hamels, PHL,2.32; Hanson, ATL, 2.44; Halladay,PHL, 2.45; Karstens, PIT, 2.55; Zim-

mermann, WAS, 2.66; Lee, PHL,2.82; Maholm, PIT, 2.96; Stauffer, S-D, 2.97; Kershaw, LAD, 3.03.WON-LOST

Jurrjens, ATL, 12-3; Halladay, PHL,11-3; Hamels, PHL, 11-4; Correia,PIT, 11-7; Hanson, ATL, 10-4; Gallar-do, MIL, 10-5; Kennedy, ARI, 9-3;Garcia, STL, 9-3; Kershaw, LAD, 9-4;Hudson, ARI, 9-5; Lee, PHL, 9-6.SAVES

Kimbrel, ATL, 28; Bell, S-D, 26;Street, COL, 26; Wilson, S-F, 26;Hanrahan, PIT, 26; Nunez, FLA, 25;Axford, MIL, 23; Storen, WAS, 23;Rodriguez, NYM, 23; Putz, ARI, 21.STRIKEOUTS

Kershaw, LAD, 147; Halladay, PHL,138; Lee, PHL, 137; Lincecum, S-F,132; Hamels, PHL, 121; A. Sanchez,FLA, 117; Norris, HOU, 113; Hanson,ATL, 109; Kennedy, ARI, 106; Cain,S-F, 105.

World Cup Glance

QUARTERFINALSSaturday, July 9At Leverkusen, Germany

England 1, France 1 (France wins4-3 on penalty kicks)At Wolfsburg, Germany

Japan 1, Germany 0, OTSunday, July 10At Augsburg, Germany

Sweden 3, Australia 1At Dresden, Germany

Brazil 2, United States 2 (U.S. wins5-3 on penalty kicks)

SEMIFINALSWednesday, July 13At Moenchengladbach, Germany

United States 3, France 1Japan 3, Sweden 1

THIRD PLACESaturday, July 16At Sinsheim, Germany

France vs Sweden, 11:30 a.m.CHAMPIONSHIPSunday, July 17At Frankfurt

Unites States vs Japan, 2:45 p.m.

Transactions

BASEBALLAmerican League

CLEVELAND INDIANS — PlacedRHP Mitch Talbot on the 15-day DL.Recalled OF Ezequiel Carrera fromColumbus (IL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreedto terms with RHP Reinier Casanovaand assigned him to the GCLYankees.National League

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreedto terms with LHP Jaime Garcia on afour-year contract extension.BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

INDIANA PACERS — NamedBrian Shaw assistant head coach.Retained assistant coach Dan Burke.FOOTBALLCanadian Football League

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS —Named Ossama AbouZeid interimchief executive officer.COLLEGE

NCAA — Named Xavier athleticdirector Mike Bobinski chairman ofthe Division I men's basketball com-mittee for the 2012-13 season.

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE HOCK-EY CONFERENCE — Announcedthe name for the conference thatColorado College, Denver,Minnesota Duluth, Nebraska-Omahaand North Dakota have formed tobeing play in the 2013-14 season.

GEORGETOWN — NamedStephanie Wetmore women's assis-tant tennis coach.

INDIANA STATE — Named DaveTelford quarterbacks coach.

MINNESOTA — Named MikeGuentzel men's associate headhockey coach.

VANDERBILT — Announcedmen's and women's cross countrycoach Steven Keith, will addwomen's track and field to his coach-ing duties.

ScorecardON THE AIR

TODAYTELEVISION

▼▼ WNBA BASKETBALL9 p.m.

ESPN2 — Seattle at SanAntonio

Yanks look to snap skid in majors

Harlan to begin practice FridayThe Harlan High School football team will begin practice Friday at 6 p.m. Players

and parents are encouraged to attend.

New Harlan football signups setRegistration for the New Harlan seventh- and eighth-grade football team will be

held July 18 and 25 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wallins Fieldhouse. For addition-al information, contact Britt Craig at 664-2141, or Chad Wood at 664-0005.

Evarts football registration scheduledAny seventh- and eighth-grader at Evarts Middle School interested in playing

football must be at the football field on Monday, July 18 at 5 p.m.

Harlan golf meeting slatedThe Harlan golf team will hold a meeting July 18, at 6 p.m. at the Harlan Country

Club for students intersted in participating in the upcoming season. All golfers musthave a sports physical. For additional information, contact Pete Cornett at 573-1216or 273-1169.

HMS football meeting announcedFootball signups for fifth- through eighth-grade students in the Harlan

Independent School District will be held July 20, at 4:30 p.m. at the Harlan footballfield. All players must have a physical on hand. Equipment will be given out andtheir will be a coaches/parent meeting at 5:30 p.m. For more information, contactJohn Bates at (606) 337-9353 or (606) 302-0704.

Greenup Co.

Tri-City

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Valley Sports

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Sat. 4 p.m.Loser to A

Sun. 4 p.m.Loser to C

Sun. 6 p.m.

Mon. 6 p.m.

Tues. 6 p.m.

Wed. 6 p.m.(If Necessary)

Sat. 6 p.m.Loser to B

State (13-14) Softball TournamentAll games played at Huff Park in Harlan

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MINEPursuant to Application Number 848-0305

In accordance with KRS 350.055, notice is hereby given that Nally &Hamilton Enterprises, Inc., P. O. Box 157, Bardstown, KY 40004, has ap-plied for a permit for a surface coal mining and reclamation operation af-fecting 513.2 acres located 0.4 mile southeast of Pathfork in HarlanCounty.The proposed operation is approximately 0.4 mile southwest from KYHWY 2005ʼs junction with KY HWY 72 and located 0.1 mile west of PathFork.The proposed operation is located on the Ewing and Wallins CreekU.S.G.S. 7-1/2 minute quadrangle maps. The operation will use the con-tour and auger methods of surface mining. The surface and auger areasare owned by Hamilton Holdings and P.L. Taylor.The application has been filed for public inspection at the Division of MineReclamation and Enforcementʼs Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 EastCumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965. Written comments,objections, or requests for a permit conference must be filed with the Di-rector, Division of Mine Permits, #2 Hudson Hollow, U.S. 127 South,Frankfort, KY 40601.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MINEPursuant to Application Number 848-0313

In accordance with KRS 350.055, notice is hereby given that Nally &Hamilton Enterprises, Inc., P. O. Box 157, Bardstown, KY 40004, has ap-plied for a permit for a surface coal mining and reclamation operation af-fecting 525.1 acres located 0.4 miles southeast of Pathfork in HarlanCounty.The proposed operation is approximately 0.4 miles southwest from KYHWY 2005ʼs junction with KY HWY 72 and located 0.1 miles southeast ofMill Creek.The proposed operation is located on the Ewing and Wallins CreekU.S.G.S. 7-1/2 minute quadrangle map. The operation will use the con-tour and highwall/auger and underground methods of surface and under-ground mining. The surface area is owned by Hamilton Holdings, and P.L.Taylor. The underground area is owned by Hamilton Holdings.The application has been filed for public inspection at the Division of MineReclamation and Enforcementʼs Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 EastCumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965. Written comments,objections, or requests for a permit conference must be filed with the Di-rector, Division of Mine Permits, #2 Hudson Hollow, U.S. 127 South,Frankfort, KY 40601.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MINEPURSUANT TO APPLICATIONNUMBER 848-0271, RENEWAL

In accordance with KRs 350.055, notice is hereby given that Sequoia En-ergy, LLC, P.O. Box 838, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965, has applied for re-newal of a permit for a surface coal mining and reclamation operationaffecting 196.45 acres located 0.71 miles southeast of liggett in HarlanCounty.The proposed operation is approximately 1.78 miles southwest from KY 72junction with KY 1216 and located in Upper Double Branch. The latitudeis 36°45'02" N. The longitude is 83°19'55"W.The proposed operation is located on the Harlan and Rose Hill U.S.G.S.7 1/2 minute quadrangle maps. The operation will use the Contour andauger method of surface mining. The surface area is owned by Pocahon-tas Development Corporation.The application has been filed for public inspection at the Department forNatural Resources Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 East CumberlandAvenue; Middlesboro Kentucky 40965. Written comments, objections, orrequest for a permit conference must be filed with the Director, Division ofMining Permit, #2 Hudson Hollow, U.S. 127 South, Frankfort, Kentucky40601

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MINEPursuant to Aplication No. 848-0242,

Amendment #1In accordance with the provisions of KRS 350.070, notice is hereby giventhat Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc., P.O. Box 157, Bardstwon, Ken-tucky 40004 (Phone: 502-348-0084), has applied for an amendment to anexisting surface coal mining and reclamation operation located 1.0 mileseast of Rutherford in Harlan County. The amendment will add 82.59 acresof surface disturbance making a total area of 527.32 acres within theamended permit boundary.The proposed amendment area is approximately 4.50 miles southeastfrom KY 38's junction with KY. 179 and located in Mary Wynn Branch.The proposed amendment is located on the Louellen U.S.G.S. 7.5 minutequadrangle map. The surface area to be disturbed by the amendment isowned by ACIN, LLC and Karst Land Company. The operation will use theContour Strip method of mining.The amendment application has been filed for public inspection at the De-partment for Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement's MiddlesboroRegional Office, 1804 East Cumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, Kentucky40965. Written comments, objections, or requests for a permit conferencemust be filed with the Director, Division of Permits, #2 Hudson Hollow, U.S.127 South; Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.

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200 Announcements

Notices

PARTY ROOMSAVAILABLE!

Pizza party or steak party. Bringyour own cake or we can make it foryou. No charge for rooms.

Ken & Paulʼs FamilySteakhouse

& Pizza573-7776

600 Animals

Pets

DOG GROOMINGTina Harris

Ph. 606-573-1219

900 Merchandise

Furniture

For Sale: Top Grade Black LeatherSofa and Loveseat, chair and ot-toman. In very good condition. Call273-0382 for more information

Miscellaneous

BLACKBERRIES FOR SALE: $12gallon. Charlie Belcher 621-0552

Yard Sale

YARD SALE: 132 Gilbert Street,Sunshine.

Huge Garage Sale. Rain or Shine,Friday, July 15th, 2011. Dead endFresh Meadows. Baby, juniors,adult clothes. All name brand. Fur-niture, tools, toys and more. Call573-5784.

2000 Automotive

Autos

2000 DAKOTA 4x4, club cab, 5speed, very dependable, solidtruck. $4,600. 573-9427.

HAY FOR SALE: $2.50 a bale.573-9427.

3000 Real EstateSales

Houses For Sale

FOR SALE: Newly remodeled 3-bedroom home located at 1643Hwy. 219 Wallins Creek, KY.$69,500. Price negotiable for cash.Call 606-573-1888 days, and 606-664-3485, nights.

FOR SALE: 2 story house, centralheat, air, hardwood floors, fireplace,family room, garage, 3/4 acre. 573-5457.

PRICE REDUCED! 601 MartinStreet, 2 BR, 2 bath home on cor-ner lot. HP, LR, DR, Kitchen. Closeto town. $42,500. Harlan CitySchool District. Croushorn andSmith Realty 573-3262.

Land (Acreage)

LAND FOR SALE: 2.5 acres at 160Tremont Drive. Phone 573-5086.Leave message.

3500 Real EstateRentals

Apartments/ Townhouses

2 & 3 bdrm. apts. for rent Coldiron.HUD approved. $450/month. $200deposit. Phone 664-2368.

6000 Employment

Help Wanted - General

WANTED: ELECTRONICS TECH-NICIAN, with Degree or Militarybackground in Electronics. 401K,Health Insurance, PaidVacation/Sick Leave. Fast paced,Friendly Work Environment withGreat Benefits. Send resume to:P.O. Box 850, Loyall, KY 40854.

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Monhollengraduates

Graduatesannounced

McIntoshawarded

Daniel Monhollen, for-merly of Lynch, gradu-ated on May 14 fromVirginia Tech Universi-ty located in Blacks-burg, Va. with MagnaCum Laude honors. Hewas awarded a bache-lor’s degree in chemi-cal engineering, abachelor’s degree inchemistry and a minorin mathematics. Mon-hollen previouslyearned an associate’sdegree from MountainEmpire College in com-puter networking. Hethen joined the VirginiaNational Guard andcompleted tours ofduty in Iraq and Kuwait.He continued his stud-ies at Virginia Techbetween deployments.He worked during avail-able summers atMarathon Oil in St.Paul, Minn. as a chemi-cal engineering intern.Monhollen has nowtaken a chemical engi-neering position withDupont Corporationserving as assistant tooperations in BatonRouge, La. and residesin Gonzales, La. He isthe youngest son ofLynn and Linda Mon-hollen, of Rosspointand formerly of Lynch.He is the grandson ofGladys Brackett, ofKeith, and LouellaMarie Monhollen, ofKnoxville, Tenn. andformerly of Lynch.

Rebecca McIntosh wasrecently awarded threetop 10 finishes in theKentucky 4-H Hippolo-gy State Contest. Shefinished second in Sta-tion, third in writtenexamination and ninthoverall in the competi-tion. Hippology is a rig-orous examination thatprovides an opportuni-ty for youth enrolled in4-H to demonstrate thebreadth of their knowl-edge and understand-ing of equine scienceand management, andin particular the practi-cal application of thisknowledge and skill.Young people fromacross the state of Ken-tucky competed in Lex-ington in an attempt tobe recognized by thestate, regional andnational horse industry.

Emily Wilson, of Harlan,was among the 500 studentswho received undergraduatedegrees during TaylorUniversity's commencementexercises held on May 21.She received an Associate ofArts degree in EarlyChildhood Education.

*********Matthew Wynn, of

Closplint, has been named toLincoln MemorialUniversity’s Dean’s List forthe spring 2011 semester.

CUMBERLAND — Nine Hardee's restaurants owned andoperated by Boddie-Noell Enterprises, including the Hardee'son East Main Street in Cumberland, earned the 2011Restaurant Operational Excellence Award from Hardee's FoodSystems, Inc. for outstanding performance over the past year.

In doing so, Boddie-Noell captured nine of the 12Operational Excellence awards bestowed this year to Hardee'sfranchise restaurant locations across the U.S. The OperationalExcellence Award is based on three specific guidelines: anindividual restaurant's performance in quality assurance audits,its score on an operational assessment and no more than oneguest complaint.

The other winners include the Hardee's locations in Rockyand Durham, N.C. and Norton, Waverly, Stanleytown,Virginia Beach and Chesapeake (2 locations), Va. The awardswere presented at a special awards banquet for Hardee's fran-chise operators held recently in Las Vegas.

Celebrating over 50 years in the quick-service industry,Hardee's Food Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKERestaurants, Inc. of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of fiscal2011, CKE, through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,159 fran-chised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 statesand 19 countries, including 1,249 Carl's Jr. restaurants and1,899 Hardee's restaurants. For more information about, or tofind a Hardee's near you, go to www.hardees.com. Hardee'ssocial media sites include www.facebook.com/hardees,www.twitter.com/hardees and www.youtube.com/hardees.

Motorcycle safety classes will be held Saturday at 3:30p.m. and July 18 at 6 p.m. The class will be held in the park-ing lot of James A. Cawood Elementary School. Using yourown motorcycle, you will put into practice the techniques ofmanaging traction, stopping quickly, cornering and swerving.Riders who are already licensed do not have to complete theknowledge test. For riders with a motorcycle permit an end-of-course knowledge and riding skills test will be administeredand a license test waiver card given. The completion of thiscourse qualifies graduates for insurance premium discounts upto 10 percent with some motorcycle insurers.

To enroll, contact Raymond Day at 574-9133 or 273-0629;or contact Mountain ATV at 573-2881.

Celebrating Independence

Julionna Johnson, 1, recently celebrated the Fourthof July at home with her family. She is the daughterof Robby and Faren Johnson, of Cumberland.

Hardee’s receives award

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