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“This tops the list and couldn’t be a better Christmas.” Kim Harris, Prairie Heights High School math teacher, surprised by her son’s early arrival home from Afghanistan

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Travel could be impacted by weather FORT WAYNE — The Indiana Department of Transportation is warning drivers to be on the lookout for high water and potentially slick conditions this weekend, due to changing weather patterns in the forecast. Today, significant snowfall from the past week is melting because of the above-freezing temperatures and heavy rain forecasted through this weekend will increase the potential for high water on roadways. Motorists need to practice extreme caution. “If you come across a flooded roadway, turn around,” said INDOT spokeswoman Mary Foster. “Never drive through standing water. According to the National Weather Service, most flooding deaths occur in automobiles. Six inches of standing water is enough to stall a car and a foot of water will float many vehicles. Temperatures are predicted to fall Sunday night and into Monday, increasing the chance for freezing on the roadways. Any roadway remaining wet from precipitation and areas of high water could become slick when temperatures again fall below freezing.

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BRUSHY PRAIRIE — Kim Harris thought she won a poinsettia in a Prairie Heights Schools’ staff Christmas breakfast lottery Friday, but instead, she ended up with the best gift ever. A Prairie Heights High School math teacher, Harris won a rigged lottery, as Superintendent Alan Middleton drew her name. Because of that, Harris had the chance to sit on Santa’s lap in front of all her colleagues. Only, she didn’t know who donned the red Santa suit and beard. Harris sat on Santa’s lap and telling him what she wanted for Christmas, she said, “Peace on earth, goodwill to men. I have a long list.”

Topping the list and the gift she already had received, Harris told Santa, “My son is safely on U.S. soil from Afghanistan.” SEE SOLDIER, PAGE A7

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U.S. Army Spc. Ethan Harris gave his mother, Kim Harris, a Prairie Heights High School math teacher, quite the Christmas present Friday in coming home early from an Afghanistan tour. Ethan removes his Santa beard at a Christmas breakfast for Prairie Heights Schools’ staff, to his mother’s tearful surprise. Once he removed his Santa suit, Ethan gave his mother a big hug.

Video of Spc. Ethan Harris surprising his mother, as well as interviews with Ethan and his parents, Kim and John Harris, is online at kpcnews.com. Scan the QR code to watch it on your tablet or smartphone.

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INDIANAPOLIS — The four counties of northeast Indiana saw their labor force numbers rise in November as the unemployment rate rose, said a report released Friday by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The statewide unemployment declined in November, the DWD said, dropping 0.2 percentage points to 7.3 percent, lower than all neighboring states. “Today’s job numbers are welcome news to every Hoosier and are a testament to the hard-working people of our state and the businesses that power Indiana’s economy every day,” said Gov. Mike Pence. “The continued downward trend in unemploy-

ment and the significant growth in private sector jobs demonstrate that Indiana’s economy is strong and growing stronger every day.” DeKalb, Noble and Steuben counties saw the number of people employed in those counties rise for the month, but those numbers were offset by the labor force increases. DeKalb County’s unemployment rate rose from an October figure of 6.7 percent to 6.9 percent. Noble County’s unemployment rose 0.4 percentage points from October to 7.2 percent. Steuben County saw a similar rise, with a November unemployment rate of 7.3 percent. Steuben County was tied for 36th in the state’s monthly unemploy-

ment ranking of its 92 counties. LaGrange County’s unemployment rate rose from 5.9 percent in October to 6.4 percent in November. Allen County’s unemployment rate saw a 0.2 percentage point rise in November to 6.9 percent. Indiana gained 25,300 private sector jobs in November, the largest one-month increase on record, the DWD said. Fewer Hoosiers are now unemployed (232,400), than in November 2008 (240,600). “November was a historic month of job growth in Indiana,” said Scott B. Sanders, commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. “It is encouraging that fewer Hoosiers are unemployed than in November of 2008, and the unemployment rate has dropped by

Unemployment rates In percentages COUNTY DeKalb LaGrange Noble Steuben Allen Elkhart Indiana* U.S.*

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NOV. 2012 8.6 7.7 9.1 8.7 7.8 9.2 8.4 7.8

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more than a percentage point over the past few months. However, we need to keep the ball moving by strengthening Indiana’s pro-growth climate.”

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Obama optimistic for 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing strong progress on the economy, President Barack Obama said at his annual year-end news conference Friday that 2014 “can be a breakthrough year for America” after a long season of recession and slow recovery. Yet he suggested that given widespread criticism, he may alter the power of the National Security Agency to collect information on Americans. And when it came to the

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universally panned roll out of his health care law, Obama conceded that “we screwed it up,” and said, “I’m going to be making appropriate adjustments once we get through this year.” It SEE OBAMA, PAGE A7

Local school superintendents for the most part were pleased with the state grades released Friday by the Indiana Department of Education. Fremont Community Schools ended up with two A’s and a B, an improvement from an A and two B’s last year. The district’s overall rating was an A. “We continue to be extremely proud of our students and staff and the continued efforts they put forth daily,” Fremont Superintendent Lori Vaughn said. “Our administrators and teachers work very hard tracking student data

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and performance in order to better plan for and adjust curriculum and course offerings. Students, under the guidance of dedicated teachers and staff, are gaining an appreciation and understand the importance of working hard and doing their very best every day.” Prairie Heights Schools Superintendent Alan Middleton said the corporation was thrilled with the Prairie Heights Elementary School grade climbing to an A from last year’s D. “It’s an excellent move from leadership and teachers working together,” Middleton said. “The credit goes SEE GRADES, PAGE A7

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Police Blotter • Four people arrested by local police ANGOLA — The following people were booked into the Steuben County Jail following arrests made by law enforcement officers Thursday. • Michelle N. Esquivel, 23, Angola, arrested on U.S. 20 near Hetzler Avenue for felony child molesting. • Casey L. Ford, 22, Angola, arrested at the jail on a warrant for misdemeanor failure to appear in court. • Ryan R. Sonneberg, 32, Garrett, arrested at the jail on a warrant for misdemeanor failure to appear in court. • Ted W. Verrill, 28, Bronson, Mich., arrested in the 200 block of South Martha Street for a felony probation violation.

Public Meetings • Monday, Dec. 23 • Fremont Public Library Board, library, 1100 W. Toledo St., Fremont, 5:30 p.m. • Angola Board of Zoning Appeals, meeting canceled. • Hamilton Plan Commission, town hall, 900 S. Wayne St., Hamilton, 7 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 30 • Orland Town Council, town hall, Orland Community Building, 9635 W. S.R. 120, Orland, 9 a.m. Special meeting. • Steuben County Commissioners, Steuben Community Center, 317 S. Wayne St., Angola, 8:30 a.m. Drainage board meets at 2 p.m.

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Woman allegedly molests girl, 12 BY MIKE MARTURELLO mmarturello@kpcmedia.com

ANGOLA — An Angola woman has been charged with Class A felony child molesting following incidents that allegedly took place in November. Michelle N. Esquivel, 23, was arrested Thursday by police following an investigation conducted by the Angola Police and Steuben County Sheriff’s Department. Esquivel was arraigned before Magistrate Randy Coffey early Friday. Her

bail was set at $100,000 and a no-contact order was put in place to prevent contact between Esquivel her and her alleged 12-year-old victim. Esquivel confirmed to police that she had had sexual contact with the 12-year-old girl on at least two of the three alleged occasions, court documents

said. Esquivel told police she was bi-sexual but tended to prefer women. The 12-year-old reported the incidents to a case worker with the Indiana Department of Child Services, who contacted police. The girl told police that on two occasions Esquivel made physical contact with her while showering. On another occasion, contact was made in a bed, court records said. With the exception of the first alleged incident, Esquivel corrobo-

rated the story with police but said the girl was the one who initiated the contact. Following the incidents, the girl confronted Esquivel about what had occurred and using a cell phone recorded the conversation, which was turned over to police. Esquivel’s case will make its way through Steuben Superior Court, where a pretrial conference is scheduled for Feb. 3 and a jury trial on March 20. Esquivel told Coffey she plans to hire her own attorney.

Spidel honored by state builders INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Builders Association’s 2013 President Greg Furnish presented Dennis Spidel with the IBA’s highest housing award, the John C. Hart Sr. Presidential Award. The presentation was made at the December IBA board of directors meeting. This year’s recipient has been in the construction industry and association for more than 30 years. He is a remodeler, builder and associate member, owning Dennis Spidel Construction and Lakeshore Design Center based in Angola. He is a member of the Builders Association of Northeast Indiana. He is a past state president of the IBA and a Life Director. He serves as a national director on the National Association of Home Builders board.

Furnish thanked Spidel for implementing and participating in the IBA Home Energy Conservation Program that provided needed work for members during the recent economic downturn. Many members claim their participation in this program allowed them to keep their doors open and their workers employed the past four years. The John C. Hart Sr. Presidential Award is named after a legend and it stands for the highest degree of long-range commitment and dedication in service to the industry. Hart was the only IBA member to serve as president of the NAHB. He served Indiana as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee in the early 1970s. The IBA is a statewide trade organization representing Indiana’s home building, remodeling and

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FW businesses opposing marriage amendment FORT WAYNE — Four Fort Wayne businesses are part of an “Employers for Freedom” group launched by a statewide campaign to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit same-sex marriages and civil unions in Indiana. Freedom Indiana announced the formation of the group, which includes six other businesses from Indianapolis and Bloomington, on Friday. The campaign was organized earlier this year with support from Eli Lilly & Co. and Cummins Inc. The Fort Wayne businesses that joined the “Employers for Freedom” group are: Fort Wayne Metals, Boyden & Youngblutt Advertising, Liechty Media and One Lucky Guitar/The Good Ones Clothing.

Roaches shut down FW restaurants FORT WAYNE — Two Fort Wayne restaurants have been shut down due to cockroach infestations, although one has reopened, our news partner, NewsChannel 15, reports. WANE-TV reports the Fort Wayne-Allen County Health Department shut down Koto Japanese Steak

House & Sushi restaurant on East Washington Center Road on Friday due to a “pest issue.” A sign posted on Koto’s door said the reason the health department shut down the restaurant was because of live cockroaches. The health department also conducted an inspection at the Hibachi Grill Supreme Buffet on Coldwater Road after receiving a complaint. Health officials said they found live cockroaches inside. Hibachi Grill was ordered to close Tuesday and re-opened Thursday.

Lasers were pointed at planes FORT WAYNE (AP) — Authorities are watching for whoever pointed a laser at planes coming in for landings this week at the Fort Wayne International Airport. Two pilots reported a green laser was aimed at their aircrafts Wednesday night as they approached the airport. A Fort Wayne police officer later reported seeing another green beam pointed at a third plane. Such beams can temporarily blind pilots, and pointing lasers at planes is against federal law.

ND adding 80 faculty SOUTH BEND — The University of Notre Dame announced Friday it will

create about 80 new faculty positions in 10 key areas of research, according to news reports. The South Bend Tribune reports the effort is part of the university’s Advancing Our Vision program, which focuses on a commitment to research, both for faculty and for undergraduate and graduate students. The effort builds on Notre Dame’s recent Strategic Research Investment initiative, which committed $80 million to 14 research projects.

Pence authorizes worker bonuses INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Some state employees will receive bonuses next month for meeting or exceeding their job expectations. Gov. Mike Pence sent a letter to state employees Friday authorizing one-time bonuses for state employees once performance evaluations are completed in January. Employees who meet expectations will receive a $500 bonus, those who exceed expectations will receive $750, and those rated outstanding will receive $1,000, Pence said. Pence says the bonuses will come from the state’s Personal Services Contingency Fund or absorbed by dedicated or federal funds and not impact the State’s general fund.

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Community Calendar • Saturday, December 21 • Build it Saturday: 10 a.m. Fremont Public Library, 1004 W. Toledo St., Fremont. • Alcoholics Anonymous: 11 a.m. St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 700 West Maumee Street, Angola. 665-2259 • Santa Visits the Fire Station: 5 p.m. Ashley Fire Station, 101 S. Union St., Ashley. • Bingo: 6 p.m. Angola Kids League Bingo Hall, 1409 N. Wayne St., Angola. 665-2900

Sunday, December 22 • Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting: 10 a.m. St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 700 W. Maumee St., Angola. 665-2259 • Bingo: Noon. Orland American Legion, 211 N. Bronson St., Orland. • Bingo: 5 p.m. Angola American Legion Post 31, 1760 W. Maumee St., Angola. • Live Nativity: 5 p.m. Butler United Methodist Church, 501 W. Green St., Butler. • Narcotics Anonymous: 6 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, 412 S. John St., Angola. • New Beginnings for Narcotics Anonymous: 6 p.m. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 314 W. Maumee St., Angola. • Alanon: 6 p.m. Angola Community Church of the Nazarene, 255 N. Gerald Lett Ave., Angola. • Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7:30 p.m. Holy Family Episcopal Church, 909 S. Darling St., Angola.

Please, put away your selfish desires for “stuff,” and look into the world we live in today and see if there is not someone, somewhere that you can bring the real meaning of Christ’s birth into their lives.

birth of the babe? The radiance of the star is seen beyond time! Can you see the Madonna smiling sweetly down upon her newborn babe? Your heart is filled with peace! The radiance that shines about her face glows with love from heaven above. Yes, and the radiance spreads among us! These are the images we need to reflect on as we close our eyes and yearn to be in the presence of the holy family. These are the images that should fill our lives with love, joy and hope. Many of us are blessed to have loving friends and family about us during the year and during the holidays. Many of us are not so blessed. Look about you and see what you can do to spread the love, joy and hope of the newborn babe born unto the world to save us. What can you do this wonderful Christmas season, the season of the Christ child, to bring love, joy and hope to others less fortunate than you? Please, please, put away your selfish desires for “stuff,” and look into the world we live in today and see if there is not someone, somewhere that you can bring the REAL meaning of Christ’s birth into their lives. Share the images. Share your heart. Share your love. Share your joy. Share your hope! God bless you and blessed Christmas to you.

• babe lying in the straw bed, fit only for animals? Heavenly hosts singing as we all knell in reverence. God’s family of all living beings giving Thanksgiving, bowing heads, mewing, praying, and rejoicing together in their own way. Can you drift back in time and see the animals surrounding the babe, bowing their heads in honor of him? Yes, they come, from near and far, some bringing their masters on their back and some bringing the sweet sounds to lull the babe to rest. Can you drift back in time and listen for the distant strangers approaching from various areas of the world, at that time in history? Listen, are those voices of foreign visitors to the land? Yes, indeed, they are! Can you see the shepherds watching over their herds of sheep as the night grows quiet in awe of the birth of the babe? Be still, there is a miracle in the air! Can you see the star shining brightly in the sky signaling the place of the

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It seems to me we start the celebration of the Christmas season earlier each year. Some folks get very upset about this, I hear. Perhaps they should, then again, the way I feel about it is this. We start to celebrate the season of love because we are so very starved for LOVE that we want this season of love to come sooner every year. Times are hard and we are different people than the past generations, I fear. Thinking back about the stories my family told me of the Depression years, it was harder then than now, I believe. This society of ours is so use to sooo much, even the poor folks, I believe, are not as bad off as were the folks who were living in the Dust Bowl years, for instance. My heart grieves for the younger generation because of the instant gratification of their wants. I worry about what would happen to us if we had to live like the Third World countries live or we were at war like, let’s say, Syria. I look around and see all I have and it, sometimes, appalls me that I have so many material things in my home. AND that folks, I think is what we need to reflect away from, materialism! Christmas is not about all the things we want that are only “material.” Christmas is about love, joy and hope and the fact a babe was born in a lowly place, who would one day die upon that rugged cross and save believers from sin! Can you drift back in time and see the new born

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ANGOLA — Helen Elizabeth Smatt, 83, died Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 at her home in Angola. She was a retired registered nurse. She had worked at Cameron Memorial Hospital in Angola, Wesley Health Care in Auburn and at the Carlin Park Nursing Home, Angola. She had also served as the Steuben County Health Nurse. Mrs. Smatt was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ of Angola. She was born Aug. 7, 1930, in Jackson, Mich., to Harry and Alta (Ostrander) Miller. She married John J. Smatt. He preceded her in death on March 24, 1976. Surviving are two daughters and a son-in-law, Dorothy Kay Smatt of Indianapolis and Mary Ann and Phil Williams of Angola. She was also preceded in death by her parents. There will be no services. Her final resting place will be in Lake Michigan. Weicht Funeral Home in Angola is in charge of arrangements. You may sign the guestbook at www. weichtfh.com.

FORT WAYNE — Gladys I. Harshbarger, 92, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away at 12:30 a.m. on Friday, December 20, 2013, at Lutheran Life Villages Pine Valley in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Harshbarger was born on April 1, 1921, in Eel River Township, Mrs. a daughter Harshbarger of Charles and Lela (Myers) Wells. She spent her formative years in Allen County, and graduated from Huntertown High School. On October 20, 1967, she was married in Fort Wayne to Charles A. Harshbarger, and moved to her present home in 1976. She was employed at Bowmar Instrument Corp., Fort Wayne, and retired in 1967 after 16 years. Mrs. Harshbarger attended the North Side Missionary Church in Fort Wayne and was a member of the League for the Blind and Disabled. The surviving relatives include her daughters, Jean (Kenneth) Malcolm of LaOtto, Caroll (Gerald) Bowker of Kendallville, and Linda Hendrickson and Lelia (David) Arnos, both of Fort Wayne; her grandchilAlbertis Mickem dren, Melinda (Greg) LEESBURG — Albertis J. Mickem, 78, of Leesburg Brown, Samuel (Jonell) died Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, Malcolm, Scott Hendrickson, Dennis Hendrickson, at his home Julie (Benjamin) Kelham, Visitation will be from Philip Hendrickson, Todd 2-6 p.m. Sunday at Owen (Joy) McBride and Randy Family Funeral Home in Hendrickson; and 18 Syracuse. great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Her husband preceded at 11 a.m. Monday at the her in death on October 10, funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Park Cemetery in 1990. Also deceased are a brother, Wilson Wells; and Ligonier. sisters, Dorothy M. Kreischer Memorials are to and Fern Hoover. Lighthouse Café, 720 S. Funeral services will be Main St., North Webster, held at 11 a.m. Monday at IN 46555 or Knights Sheets & Childs Funeral of Columbus, 414 S. Sycamore St., Syracuse, IN Home in Churubusco with Pastors Pat Ryan and Ralph 46567. Scantlin officiating. Owen Family Funeral Visitation is from 2-7 Home in Syracuse is in p.m. Sunday at the funeral charge of arrangements. home or one hour prior to the To send condolences service. to the family visit www. Burial will be in the owenfamilyfuneralhome. Eel River Cemetery, Allen com. County. For those who wish, Joe Straw memorials are to the North KENDALLVILLE — Joe Side Missionary Church or D. Straw, 72, died Friday, the Fort Wayne League for Jan. 20, 2013, at his home in the Blind and Disabled. Kendallville. To leave an online Funeral arrangements condolence for the family in are pending at Hite Funeral Mrs. Harshbarger’s memory, Home in Kendallville. log on to www.sheetsandchilds.

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Christmas Eve. Macy’s began testing its 24-hour strategy in 2006, but it has made tweaks this year. Most Macy’s locations were open for 48 hours straight during the final two days before Christmas last year. But this year, 37 of Macy’s 800 stores will be open for 107 hours to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The rest of Macy’s locations will be open between 7 a.m. and 2 a.m. through Monday. And on Christmas Eve, most Macy’s stores will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Our customers love the option to shop late night, overnight and/or first thing in the morning,” said Elina Kazan, a Macy’s spokeswoman.

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Look back in liberty 2013 This wasn’t a great year for liberty. A few disasters that government caused: • Obamacare. It was supposed to “bend the cost curve” downward. The central planners had lots of time to perfect their scheme. For a generation, the brightest left-wing wonks focused on health care policy. The result? Soviet-style consumer service comes to America. • Government shutdown. The real disaster was the unnecessary panic over it. Zoos would shut down, and baby pandas would The media made it sound JOHN starve. like America might not survive slightly limited government. STOSSEL even They were happy to echo the politicians’ claim that there’s no wasteful or stupid spending to cut. “The cupboard is bare,” said Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. “There’s no more cuts to make.” Nothing to cut? Government spends $3.8 trillion a year! Many Republicans are almost as eager to spend as Democrats, despite the difference in rhetoric between the two parties. About the only spending reduction Republicans accomplished in the past few years was the so-called sequester — which really happened by legal default because the two parties couldn’t reach an agreement. The sequester instituted cuts of about $85 I annoyed my fellow billion a year, a libertarians by saying mere sliver of that $3.8 trillion budget the privacy I lose to and a still smaller data mining seems a sliver of our $17 trillion debt. small price to pay for Yet even those surveillance against modest cuts will not happen now terrorism. under the new congressional agreement. Because some Republicans were upset the sequester made small cuts to the military’s budget and were fearful another partial government shutdown might hurt their chances in upcoming elections, they gave up the modest spending discipline the sequester imposed. Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, said conservatives who want to keep the sequester are “ridiculous.” The Republican behind the new agreement, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., was once called a fanatical budget-slasher who wanted to push Granny off a cliff. People talked about him reading Ayn Rand and being a cutthroat capitalist. But now, even he abandons the meager budget cuts that were already scheduled. I suppose Republicans feel they have no choice. They face Democrats who will cut nothing. They hope to win the Senate next election and realize that spending cuts are not particularly popular with the general public. Americans say they want less spending. But then they fight for farm subsidies, flood insurance and “economic development” schemes. Most federal spending funds Social Security, Medicare and the military. Even citizens who sound fiscally conservative, especially elderly ones, don’t want these things cut. • This was also the year we found out just how much the federal government spies on its own citizens. I annoyed my fellow libertarians by saying the privacy I lose to data mining seems a small price to pay for surveillance against terrorism. I posted a list of a hundred other things government does that upset me more. Some people responded by calling me a “traitor” and “LINO” (libertarian in name only). Look, libertarians, I’m constantly angry at my government for lots of things, but I just can’t get worked up about data mining. My emails fly through the air. For all I know, my political enemies already read them. It is upsetting, though, that the National Security Agency snooping goes far beyond what the government first claimed. President Barack Obama assured us the NSA does not read our emails or listen to our phone calls. But it turns out they sometimes do. They say they only look for terrorists, and they won’t use the records to harass and punish their critics. But why would we trust that the same big government that spends $3.8 trillion a year, raids our homes looking for drugs and regulates almost every part of our lives won’t use its snooping powers to look into things other than terrorism? Given the truth of Thomas Jefferson’s warning — “The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground” — I fear next year will be still worse for liberty. To make it a better year, we can’t trust such a powerful government to restrain itself. We should cut back its duties to reduce its power.

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Letters To The Editor • Anticipation and joy filled air To the editor: Through the cold temperatures and blustery winds YOU, the more than 1,200 people who either worked on or drove through St. Anthony’s live drive-through nativity on Sunday, Dec. 15, deserve our heartfelt thanks. YOU brought joy to the hearts of many. Among participants and guests alike, eyes welled up with tears, smiles brightened faces, and anticipation and joy filled the freezing air with warmth. A bus from Cameron Woods asked if they could drive through a second time to get another look. Cars stopped for awhile in front of the manger to enjoy the live music provided by the choir. The animals provided a special touch as a young boy cried from the back seat of his car, “I see the camel,” while young actors at the scenes eagerly fed the sheep. Families, young and old alike, participated together

Council and Mayor Hickman: Angola has been spending a lot on flower pots and lawyer fees. Those things do not affect us, the residents of Steuben County and the surrounding areas. Those things are between the taxpayers of Angola and the City of Angola. Now you want to impose a food and beverage tax on we the people of the surrounding area that supports the businesses of Angola. “Taxation without representation is tyranny!” If you want to impose this kind of tax you should at least let us have a representative on the Angola City Council. Mayor Marilyn Karpinski Hickman stated, “We just want to control St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church our own destiny.” Why not control Angola your own destiny by controlling your spending? We the taxpayers have to! What is next? Buying a perfectly good ‘Taxation without building, tearing it down. Then replacing representation is tyranny!’ it with a new one? Neal Lockwood To the editor: Pleasant Lake This is an open letter to Angola in the event and renewed our faith that the future of our church is in good hands. The spirit of those that prepared, acted, and served was infectious and we were once again reminded that truly when we come together in the name of Jesus we receive more than we give. We know it is impossible to adequately thank everyone individually without leaving someone out, but please know it was YOUR contribution that made this a spectacular event and we thank you for the gift of your time and talent.

Can we thank Prince Albert for Christmas traditions? Shop by shop, coin by coin, I cross one threshold after another in my small town. If I am to promote small business shopping, then I must heed my own advice. I love knowing the shopkeepers and enjoy sharing conversation with them all. It is not a problem if I leave my mittens, or my wallet or my purchases behind; they will be waiting for me when I return. So on this day of shopping I find myself saying, “Merry Christmas.” I don’t hesitate, yet I wonder if I am offending someone by my greeting. It is not my intention to do so. On one occasion (maybe two) I have said the newly established, “Happy Holidays,” yet that seemed so, hmmm, mercenary? To me it sounds like a cash register or a rerun of TV ads. Whereas the endearing “Merry Christmas” sounds as if cookies are in the oven baking and little girls in white petticoats are dancing around the Christmas tree. Well, maybe not that far, but you get the picture. Must we dissect all we say and do? Do we blame or thank Charles Dickens for the perplexity of this simple greeting … or the queen of England? Let’s take a stroll back in time to the Victorian era. This time period surpasses Norman Rockwell or even Thomas Kincaid! Do we not all long for the dresses of the Victorian age? Long skirts (which often caught fire during cooking and were probably only washed in the spring), lovely hair caught up in a bun (a great nesting place for lice), or happy children playing with wooden hoops (what are wooden hoops anyway?). We all love to say about architecture, “Oh look, a Victorian house.” I want my own House at White Picket

Gardens to be as gracious as those, but I must say, I believe my own old house to be a hard working farmhouse at one time. Let’s stroll back to England then to Queen Victoria (1819-1901). She certainly has all my attention now. She married her first cousin, Prince Albert, in 1840. He hailed from Bavaria, Germany. They had nine children. Prince Albert brought his German traditions to London, which the queen embraced. He brought the LOU ANN Christmas tree, singing carols and even the HOMAN- of mistletoe. The queen SAYLOR loved the customs, and if the queen is happy, so is all of England. These customs were soon embraced by the folks of England as well. (I mean, she was the queen!) Later Prince Albert promoted the Great Exhibition of 1851 at the World’s Fair in London. It was there he met Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte and Lewis Carroll. By this time Dickens was a prominent writer, having published “Oliver Twist” and “A Christmas Carol.” In “A Christmas Carol,” Dickens introduced us to such phrases as “Bah, humbug!” “God bless us, everyone,” and a quote from Scrooge after he woke up on Christmas morning, “A merry Christmas to everyone!” So, shall we say it is Dickens who coined the phrase? Dickens, you haunt my dreams and my waking life! Dickens

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also introduced us to figgy pudding. I have never even tried it (unless you count the fruitcake my great aunt used to send every Christmas!). Price Albert died of typhoid fever in 1861 leaving the queen to mourn him the rest of her long life. However, in their few years together they brought traditions to England that were brought over to the United States as well. Thank you, dear Queen and Prince. Whatever or however you celebrate this season of the dark, the return of the light begins on this day, the solstice. On this day, as in days of yore, we sing songs, light fires and share our cooking with one another. We celebrate the balance of who we are, as well as the earth sharing equal time with the dark and the light. On this night I will light my Christmas tree (with a bucket brigade of water standing by as Dylan Thomas would have said) share food with friends and build a fire to welcome back the sun. I will greet you on the street, my friend, with a “Merry Christmas.” Do not think negatively, I am wishing you health and peace and love. I am not trying to be politically correct or incorrect, just accept it as it is. I hope to receive the same from you. And if you don’t mind, I will end with column with, “God bless us all, everyone.” Merry Christmas! LOU ANN HOMAN-SAYLOR lives in Angola at the White Picket Gardens where you can ﬁnd her gardening or writing late into the night under the light of her frayed scarlet lamp. She is a storyteller, teacher, writer, actress and a collector of front porch stories.

What Others Say • Cold, hard look needed for Shell’s Arctic drilling plans Days after Shell Oil turned in revised proposals for oil exploration in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management responded with 10 pages of questions to answer. Good. Skepticism by this Department of the Interior agency is the least to be expected after Shell’s troubled launch of Alaska oil exploration and drilling plans in 2012 in the Beaufort and

Chukchi seas. Trouble with oil rigs and a new tug caused Shell to punt on the 2013 season, and now it is back asking to try again in 2014 in the Chukchi Sea, between Siberia and the top of Alaska, west of Barrow. The bureau wants to know if Shell has addressed and corrected issues of noncompliance cited by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency. The information was missing from a November filing by Shell. For an industry that failed to manage conditions in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, with

BP’s Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, there is no margin for error in Alaska’s Outer Continental Shelf. The bureau describes the conditions as extreme cold, freezing spray, snow, extended periods of low light, strong winds, dense fog, sea ice, strong currents and dangerous sea states. Safety and environmental hazards loom large in such conditions and complicate the ability of others to respond in emergencies. In a letter Thursday, six U.S. senators asked Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to delay future oil and gas

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Agriculture the most promising market for drones PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) â€” Idaho farmer Robert Blair isnâ€™t waiting around for federal aviation officials to work out rules for drones. He and a friend built their own, outfitting it with cameras and using it to monitor his 1,500 acres. Under 10 pounds and 5 feet long nose to tail, the aircraft is the size of a turkey and Blair uses it to get a birds-eye view of his cows and fields of wheat, peas, barley and alfalfa. â€œItâ€™s a great tool to collect information to make better decisions, and weâ€™re just scratching the surface of what it can do for farmers,â€? said Blair, who lives in Kendrick, Idaho, roughly 275 miles north of Boise. While Americans are abuzz about Amazonâ€™s plans to use self-guided drones to deliver packages, most future unmanned aircraft may operate far from the nationâ€™s large population centers. Experts point to agriculture as the most promising commercial market for drones because the technology is a perfect fit for large-scale farms and vast rural areas where privacy and safety issues are less of a concern. Already, farmers, researchers and companies are developing unmanned aircraft systems equipped with cameras and other sensors to survey crops, monitor for disease or precision-spray pesticides and fertilizers. Drones, also known as UAVs, are already used

overseas in agriculture, including Japan and Brazil. And the possibilities are endless: Flying gizmos could be used to ward off birds from fields, pollinate trees, do snow surveys to forecast water supply, monitor irrigation, or plant and harvest crops. The technology could revolutionize agriculture, farmers say, by boosting crop health, improving field management practices, reducing costs and increasing yields. So far, drones have been used mainly by the military. Interest is booming in finding other uses for them, but the possibilities are limited because of regulations on the use of airspace and privacy concerns. The Federal Aviation Administration does not allow dronesâ€™ commercial use. Businesses and researchers can only apply for a special, experimental airworthiness certificate for research and development, flight demonstrations or crew training. The FAA does allow public agencies â€” including law enforcement and other governmental agencies â€” to get a certificate of authorization to operate unmanned aircraft in civil airspace. About a dozen sheriffâ€™s offices, police and fire departments, as well as U.S. Customs and Border Protection, have been allowed to use drones. The move has raised concerns about privacy and government surveillance, leading to drone privacy

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bills being introduced in most states this year and about a dozen states passing laws, most to limit drone surveillance by law enforcement. Those concerns, in turn, have tempered interest in developing unmanned aircraft technology for police and other crime-fighting agencies â€” leading drone manufacturers and researchers to focus on agriculture instead, said Josh Brungardt, director of unmanned systems at PARADIGM, a Bend, Ore.-based drone research company.

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â€œA small UAV flying over a field with nothing around it doesnâ€™t create a privacy issue,â€? he said. â€œWeâ€™re talking about an operating atmosphere thatâ€™s much more benign.â€? Last year, Congress directed the FAA to grant unmanned aircraft access to U.S. skies by September 2015. The agency is in the midst of developing operational guidelines for drone use, but said the process would take longer than Congress expected. Next year, the agency plans to propose a rule for small unmanned aircraft,

Annieâ€™s Project coming to DeKalb Purdue ExtensionDeKalb County will offer a risk-management course to farm women at the end of January 2014. Annieâ€™s Project is a six-part course designed for farm women who have a passion for business and ELYSIA involvement in their RODGERS farms. The program strengthens the womenâ€™s roles in farm enterprises by focusing on five risks typical to agriculture: human, financial, marketing, production and legal. The six courses will take

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but it declined to discuss the rule. In the meantime, the FAA is also working to choose by the end of December six drone test sites across the country. Blairâ€™s drone, built in 2008, isnâ€™t breaking the law, because his aircraft is essentially a model airplane â€” allowed by the FAA as long as itâ€™s flown below 400 feet above ground level, far from populated areas and no one is compensated for the flight. Blair said the UAV gives him a complete, aerial view of his crops. He said he also uses it to gather

Conservation compliance programs still intact INDIANAPOLIS â€” The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are issuing an important reminder to program participants about conservation compliance. â€œDespite the expiration of many farm bill programs, the 1985 Conservation Compliance provisions remain intact,â€? said FSA State Executive Director Julia A. Wickard. These Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation Compliance (WC) provisions affect eligibility for nearly all FSA and NRCS programs. This includes loans, direct payments, conservation, and disaster programs. â€œNRCS technical experts make these determinations and FSA maintains the official records of USDA determinations,â€? noted Jane Hardisty, NRCS State Conservationist. â€œIt is a joint USDA effort to assist Indiana landowners in protecting environmentally sensitive lands.â€? Farmers who produce an agricultural commodity on fields where HEL is predominant are eligible for benefits unless NRCS determines that an acceptable conservation system is not actively applied. Under the Wetland Conservation Compliance (WC) Provisions, farmers are ineligible for benefits if they plant an agricultural commodity on a wetland

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Farm Bureau weighs in on ethanol issue INDIANAPOLIS (AP) â€” The president of Indiana Farm Bureau wants the stateâ€™s farmers to urge the federal government to scrap a proposal to reduce the amount of ethanol in the nationâ€™s fuel supply. Don Villwock says corn prices have dropped more than 5 percent since word of the proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule was leaked in October. Federal support for ethanol has been a boon to the economies of corn-growing states like Indiana. Villwock says reducing the amount of ethanol in the nationâ€™s fuel supply would harm farmers.

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At that, Santa removed his beard and Harris realized it was her son, U.S. Army Spc. Ethan Harris, who came home early from Afghanistan. “This tops the list and couldn’t be a better Christmas,” Harris said. Harris, who was short on words, hugged her son and wept. Instead of going to pick their son up from base in Tennessee, he was already back and the plan worked on for months was put in motion. “I lied,” joked John Harris, Kim’s husband and Ethan’s father. “He’s been hiding two days. We’re glad for all the troops, but now she figured it out.” Ethan’s family helped him take his Santa suit off to reveal his Army camouflage uniform. “We’ll do a combat Santa,” John joked. As Ethan spoke to heavy media presence, he said he

finished his Afghanistan tour and was hiding at his sister’s and brother-in-law’s house. He said he was so excited Thursday night that he couldn’t sleep anticipating the joy he would bring his mother. “I was so excited he was on U.S. soil and he was supposed to have 10 days of debriefing. We have a surprise party planned for Monday,” Kim said. But she got perhaps the ultimate surprise of them all. Ethan’s girlfriend, Brooke Moser, went to bring him home. “We got back Tuesday and stayed at his sister’s house. He was really excited for it,” Moser said. The close-knit Prairie Heights staff and administration worked overtime keeping the surprise a secret since at least September. “Kim’s husband, John Harris, had the idea,” said Hailey LeMaster, Prairie

Heights High School Spanish teacher. “The kids knew (Ethan) was in the States, but we said he had to be debriefed.” John Harris thanked the Prairie Heights staff, especially Christine Hammel and Stacy Smith and all involved in making the special surprise a reality. “This is Christmas,” John said. “I have an awesome family.” The Harrises took in all the action, sharing in the moment between Kim and her son. Other family present included sister Courtney and brother-in-law Ryan Spencer, their daughter, Rylan and brother Dain and sister-in-law Krystal. Ethan’s niece, Rylan, a toddler, met her uncle for the first time. But perhaps her shirt said it all: “My hero wears combat boots. I call him Uncle Ethan.” No word yet if Kim Harris also received her poinsettia, but it likely didn’t matter to her.

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year, which contributed to its lower grade. This year’s school grades also used a formula that took all the school’s grade levels into account. Bennett’s staff excluded the school’s ninth and 10th grades from the calculations last year, which helped bump Christel House’s grade from a “C” to an “A”. A spokesman for new Superintendent Glenda Ritz could not immediately say whether use of all the grade levels contributed to the sharp drop. Christel House Principal Carey Dahncke on Friday blamed the school’s troubles on the administration of Indiana’s standardized test, the ISTEP. Thousands of students were kicked off the online test last spring as CTB/ McGraw-Hill’s computer servers crashed. A review commissioned by Ritz found few changes in the actual test results and, in some cases, a slight improvement in student performance. But Dahncke said the disruptions, which he said affected about 92 percent of his students, sparked a major drop in test scores. “I think if we had given the test on pen and paper, like we had done in the past, then we would have had very different results,” he said. Dahncke said the school is considering legal action against the state.

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of the district’s work rather than the actual grades it was assigned, which he blamed on the state’s growth model data. The state, as Willman explained, takes points away for low growth data, but fails to detail how target scores were assigned to individual students. The growth of individual students is currently measured against the growth of other students around the state, and target growth numbers are then assigned, Willman said. The platform does nothing to help districts improve, Willman said. “They need to compare kid-to-kid, not kid-to-someother-kid, then help us utilize specific data for that individual student so we hit to ball and the target with that individual kid.” Meanwhile, the Indianapolis charter school at the center of Indiana’s grade-changing scandal dropped from an “A” to an “F” in school grades released Friday. The Christel House Academy benefited last year from changes to the grading formula made by former schools Superintendent Tony Bennett. But grades released for the 2012-2013 school year showed a precipitous drop for the school founded by top GOP donor Christel DeHaan. Christel House’s ISTEP test scores fell sharply this

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to Brenda Rummel and her staff.” Prairie Heights Middle School’s grade remained the same as last year, C, and Prairie Heights High School went from an A last year to a B this year. “The high school and middle school knew that. They know what they need to do,” he said. “Everything starts at the elementary school program that’s excellent and fundamental.” Metropolitan School District of Steuben County saw grades improve or remain the same with one decline. Ryan Park and Pleasant Lake elementary schools improved to A’s from a C and a B respectively. Angola High School remained at a B and Angola Middle School dropped to a B from an A. Carlin Park and Hendry Park elementary schools improved to C’s from D’s the previous year. The Herald Republican was unable to get a comment from MSD officials. Hamilton Community Schools superintendent Jon Willman said Friday the data attached to the school grades released by the state was frustrating and largely unhelpful. Hamilton was assigned grades of C for both the junior-senior high school and elementary school by the state. “It’s just very difficult to drill through the data and try to understand what it means, and that’s the frustrating thing in education right now — we have a lot of data but data isn’t useful for us to impact instruction and improve student achievement,” said Willman. “That’s my frustration. I believe in accountability, but if we don’t have useful information, how can we continue to look for ways to improve?” Willman said the district’s overall pass-fail rates were a letter grade higher and more indicative

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BLOOMINGTON (AP) — Yogi Ferrell scored 16 points and had a season-high eight assists, and Indiana overcame mistakes and sloppy play in a 79-66 win over Nicholls State on Friday night. Will Sheehey and Jeremy Hollowell added 14 points apiece for the Hoosiers (9-3), who bounced back from a disappointing loss to Notre Dame by putting the Colonels away with two notable runs. Stanford Robinson scored eight points and fellow freshman Noah Vonleh added six with nine rebounds to help Indiana win its 37th consecutive nonconference game at Assembly Hall. Dantrell Thomas scored 15 of his 24 points in the first half for the Colonels (3-5), who got as close as 12 points in the second half but were 4-of-16 from 3-point range. Ferrell was charged with four of the Hoosiers’ season-high 20

turnovers, 11 of which came in the first half. Indiana compensated by making 26 free throws in 35 attempts. The Hoosiers shot 55 percent from the field (24 of 44), assisting on 13 of their baskets. For much of the night, Indiana

struggled to pull away against a heavy underdog but improved to 8-0 at home by repeatedly earning trips to the line against a smaller opponent. Devin Davis hit four of Indiana’s 11 free throws during

ANGOLA — Angola’s boys basketball team is going to fight everybody it plays. Westview was the latest to find out Friday night in a key Northeast Corner Conference tilt Friday night. However, behind a big fourth quarter from senior guard Jordyn Bontrager, the Warriors overcame the Hornets’ third-quarter rally to escape with a 54-49 victory. Bontrager had 13 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter. His lone three-pointer of the game at the start of the final stanza started a 10-2 run which put Westview (3-2, 2-0 NECC) in front 42-37 with 5 minutes, 47 seconds left. The Hornets (3-2, 1-1) got within two twice down the final stretch. But the Warriors pulled away largely by making free throws. It made all six charity tosses in the final 1:28, four by Bontrager and two by Judah Zickafoose with 23.8 seconds remaining to make it a 52-46 game. “Angola had a big third quarter. Give them credit for making shots and scoring the ball. They played real well and played real hard,” Westview coach Rob Yoder said. “We were fortunate to make enough plays in the fourth quarter. “Jordyn was outstanding. He can be hard to guard. That three he hit to start the fourth quarter was big in getting us started,” Yoder continued. “But we also had different guys make plays at key times.” The first half had the looks of Westview gradually taking control because it was better able to score than the Hornets were. The Warriors led 24-14 at the half. The game changed in the third quarter as Angola attacked the Warriors inside and sprinkled in a three-pointer here and there. The Hornets put the entire Westview $

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Evan Turner hit the winning basket at the buzzer and scored 29 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 121-120, overtime win over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. Paul Pierce hit a 3-pointer with 16.9 seconds left in OT to give the Nets the short-lived lead. Turner, sensational all game, drove past a pair of defenders and tossed up the last-gasp shot. The ball bounced three times around the rim before it dropped through the net. After a brief review, the bucket stood, Turner was mobbed by his teammates and the Sixers snapped a seven-game losing streak. Thaddeus Young scored 25 points for the Sixers, and Michael Carter-Williams had 15 points and 10 assists. Alan Anderson had a seasonhigh 26 points for the Nets, Pierce scored 24 with 10 rebounds, and Deron Williams had 17 points and 14 assists. Bobcats 116, Pistons 106 Kemba Walker scored 34

points and Al Jefferson led a fourth-quarter rally that carried Charlotte past Detroit after trailing by as many as 20. Charlotte was down 14 after three quarters before dominating the fourth. Jefferson scored 13 points during a decisive 16-3 run. Brandon Jennings had 26 points for Detroit, which rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat Boston on Wednesday but blew a big lead two nights later. Down 89-75, the Bobcats scored the first nine points of the fourth quarter to get back in the game. Jefferson scored 15 of his 24 points in the fourth. Charlotte scored 72 points in the second half and outscored the Pistons 41-17 in the final quarter. Heat 122, Kings 103 Chris Bosh scored 25 points, Dwyane Wade added 20 and Miami put up a season high for points in rolling past Sacramento. LeBron James had 18 points, eight assists and six rebounds while sitting out the fourth

Ducks win seventh in a row NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kyle Palmieri scored at 2:37 of overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Friday night for their seventh consecutive victory. Palmieri, from nearby Montvale, N.J., swung around Devils defenseman Eric Gelinas and circled behind the New Jersey goal. He then tucked a wraparound behind goaltender Cory Schneider. Mathieu Perreault and Cam Fowler also scored for the Pacific Division-leading Ducks, who matched the franchise record with their second seven-game winning streak this season. Jonas Hiller made 19 saves in the win. Andy Greene and Michael Ryder had the Devils goals. Schneider finished with 21 stops. Capitals 4, Hurricanes 2 Alex Ovechkin scored his 400th career goal, and Washington posted three

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power-play goals in the second period. Troy Brouwer, Marcus Johansson and John Carlson scored with the man advantage and Nicklas Backstrom assisted on all four goals for the Capitals, who have won five of seven. Ovechkin had an empty-netter with 24.5 seconds left. Jordan Staal and Riley Nash scored for Carolina while Cam Ward stopped 25 shots. Washington’s Philipp Grubauer matched a season high with 39 saves — and got some help from the choppy ice after Alexander Semin’s shot with about 6 minutes left trickled just wide of the net. Islanders 5, Rangers 3 Thomas Vanek snapped a tie with a power-play goal early in the third period, and the Islanders earned their first regulation victory in over a month. Vanek scored during

a two-man advantage at 1:18 of the third to give the Islanders just their second win in 15 games and first in regulation since Nov. 12 against Nashville. They were 2-10-4 since then. Cal Clutterbuck scored a short-handed, penalty-shot goal, and Michael Grabner added a short-handed tally in the first period. Defenseman Brian Strait scored in the second, and Grabner added an empty-netter with 50.3 seconds left for the Islanders, who lost a 2-0 lead for the second consecutive game but had four goals for the first time in 15 games. Evgeni Nabokov made 21 saves for the win. The Rangers got goals from Benoit Pouliot, Derek Dorsett and Derek Stepan, but Henrik Lundqvist stopped only 15 of 19 shots as New York fell to 1-4-2 on its team-record, nine-game homestand.

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quarter for Miami, which has won four straight overall and 18 of its last 19 against the Kings. Ray Allen added 18 and Mario Chalmers scored 16 for the Heat, who shot 61 percent. DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 27 points and eight rebounds in 32 minutes. Ben McLemore scored 20 and Rudy Gay added 14 for Sacramento, which has now dropped the first three games of its four-game trip. Cavaliers 114, Bucks 111, OT Kyrie Irving made four free throws in the final 21.5 seconds of overtime and finished with 39 points while battling a flu bug, leading Cleveland over short-handed Milwaukee. Irving played despite being ill the past two days and missing practice Thursday. The All-Star guard played 43 minutes and carried the Cavs to their fifth win in six home games. Earl Clark made a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 44 seconds left, and Jarrett Jack added 17 points for the Cavs.

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Aspy had 10 points, including eight made free throws. He hurt an ankle during the second half, but battled through it. Yoder said the 6-foot-3 junior should be OK for next Saturday’s home game with LaGrange County rival Lakeland. Angola won the junior varsity game 44-39 in overtime. Prairie Heights 65, Churubusco 55 At Brushy Prairie, the Panthers rallied from a 31-24 halftime deficit in an NECC contest to win their fifth straight game after a season-opening loss at Garrett. Heights outscored the pesky Eagles 41-24 in the second half on Friday. Jacob Heller led the Panthers (5-1, 2-0) with 16 points, five rebounds and four assists. Kyler West added 12 points and four assists, and Zach Shepard grabbed seven rebounds. PH also got a lift of the bench from sophomore Austin Penick, who scored nine points. The Panthers won the freshman game 42-27, but lost the junior varsity contest 38-36. Churubusco is 0-4, 0-1. Fairfield 52, Hamilton 32 At Hamilton, the Falcons (3-1, 2-1) won every quarter en route to the NECC road win. They led 27-17 at the half. Marine senior guard JAMES FISHER Aaron Kelley left the game injured and on a stretcher Angola senior Aaron Lloyd looks to pass during Friday’s NECC contest with Westview. late in the third quarter. Hamilton athletic director Fairfield. The Falcons points and seven boards. Jesse Webb updated on made 8-of-20 three-point Colton Rose had four Twitter that Kelley just shots. points and seven rebounds. suffered a stinger. Joe Line had 16 points Casey Rote had 15 Fairfield won the J.V. game 46-12. Jack Hill and five rebounds and points and eight rebounds John Stack had 10 points for the Marines (4-3, 1-1). had four points for the Marines. and four boards for Addison Stephens had 11

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1. DeKalb vs. Blackhawk Christian, Fri. 2. Leo at Angola, Fri. 3. East Noble vs. Homestead, Fri. 4. DeKalb vs. Hamilton Southeastern, Fri. 5. Prairie Heights at Eastside, Fri. this is a makeup date for the 12/14 cancellation 6. Marion vs. East Noble, Fri. 7. Fremont vs. Dexter, Mich., Fri. 8. Lakeland at Westview, Sat. 9. Jimtown at Central Noble, Sat. 10. Louisiana-Monroe at Ohio State, Fri.

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With Milwaukee down by three, O.J. Mayo missed two 3-pointers in the last 10 seconds. Mayo had 20 points, John Henson 18 and Brandon Knight added 17 and a career-high 14 rebounds as the Bucks lost their fifth straight. Hawks 118, Jazz 85 Lou Williams scored 25 points and Atlanta continued its offensive upswing in cruising past Utah to win its third straight and for fourth time in five games. The Hawks never trailed and pushed their lead to double digits for good in the opening period. Atlanta set a scoring high with its 124-107 win over Sacramento on Wednesday night and has topped 110 points in three straight games. Al Horford has been a key in the flurry of high-scoring games, averaging 23.8 points in his last four games. He had 23 points in only three quarters. Horford was rested as the Hawks took an 85-58 lead into the final period. Enes Kanter had 13 points and 13 rebounds for Utah.

NEW YORK — Trine University senior left tackle Taylor Sprague received another postseason award Friday as he was a second-team selection to The Associated Press’ Little All-America team. This team honors the top players in NCAA divisions II and III and the NAIA. Sprague has already been picked as a Division III All-American by the American Football Coaches Association and was selected to the All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association First Team. The Lowell, Mich., native graded out positively on 92 percent of the 704 snaps he played and totaled 162 knockdowns. In 318 pass attempts, Sprague allowed just six pressures and one sack. Trine allowed the fewest sacks in the MIAA in 2013, thanks in large part to Sprague’s efforts. Sprague started every game at left tackle for the Thunder the past two seasons.

Middle School Basketball AMS boys teams sweep Garrett GARRETT — All three Angola Middle School boys basketball teams defeated Garrett Thursday. The Yellowjacket sixth-grade team completed an undefeated season with a 23-16 victory over the Locomotives. AMS

won the seventh-grade game 39-9 and the eighth-grade contest 31-30. In the sixth-grade game, Dyer Ball and Konnor Knoll each had seven points for Angola. Nine players scored for the Yellowjacket seventh graders as balanced scoring helped them win. In the eighth-grade tilt, Braydon Hart had 21 points to lead AMS and Braxton Meek scored six.

Youth Baseball Sign-up on for Edon camp EDON, Ohio — Edon High School will host six-week camp starting on Jan. 12 for players in grades 1-12. Registration has begun. Bombers coach Brock England will direct the program in conjunction with the U.S. Baseball Academy, which operates a national network of affordable hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and baserunning camps. Instructors will include a staff of top coaches from the tri-state area. Sessions will be offered in advanced hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and baserunning. With a player-coach ratio of 6-to-1, spots in the session are limited. Proceeds from the sessions will benefit amateur baseball in Edon. For more information, go online to USBaseballAcademy.com or call (866) 622-4487.

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Boys Basketball Standings Northeast Hoosier Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Homestead 1 0 4 1 New Haven 1 0 3 1 Carroll 0 1 2 3 Columbia City 1 0 3 2 Norwell 1 0 2 1 DeKalb 0 1 2 4 Bellmont 0 1 1 4 East Noble 0 1 0 4 Monday’s Game DeKalb 46, Goshen 33 Tuesday’s Games Snider 74, East Noble 35 Bishop Dwenger 64, Norwell 59 (OT) Wednesday, Dec. 18 Garrett 45, Bellmont 42 Friday, Dec. 20 Norwell 62, DeKalb 50 Columbia City 61, East Noble 51 New Haven 58, Bellmont 32 Homestead 52, Carroll 48 Saturday, Dec. 21 DeKalb at Bishop Dwenger Monday, Dec. 23 Leo at Homestead Northeast Corner Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Prairie Heights 2 0 5 1 Angola 1 1 3 2 Hamilton 1 1 4 3 Westview 2 0 3 2 Fairfield 2 1 3 1 Lakeland 1 1 2 2 West Noble 1 0 5 0 Eastside 0 0 3 2 Churubusco 0 2 0 4 Fremont 0 1 0 4 Central Noble 0 3 0 5 Tuesday’s Games Hamilton 48, Central Noble 46 Eastside 68, Lakewood Park 59 Prairie Heights 64, Bronson, Mich. 30 Wednesday’s Game Concord 67, Lakeland 55 Thursday, Dec. 19 Lakewood Park 62, Fremont 61 Friday, Dec. 20 Westview 54, Angola 49 Fairfield 52, Hamilton 32 Eastside at Lakeland, ppd. Prairie Heights 65, Churubusco 55 West Noble 79, Central Noble 50 Saturday, Dec. 21 Fairfield at Goshen Monday, Dec. 23 Angola at Garrett Allen County Athletic Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Garrett 2 0 5 1 Bluffton 2 0 4 1 Leo 1 1 2 2 Adams Central 1 1 3 3 South Adams 0 2 2 4 Woodlan 1 1 2 3 Heritage 1 1 1 3 Southern Wells 0 2 0 5 Tuesday’s Game Northfield 71, Southern Wells 38 Wednesday’s Game Garrett 45, Bellmont 42 Friday, Dec. 20 Garrett 91, Leo 82 Woodlan 54, Adams Central 50 Bluffton 59, Southern Wells 32 Heritage 60, South Adams 43 Saturday, Dec. 21 Snider at Bluffton Manchester at Leo Parkway, Ohio at South Adams Monday, Dec. 23 Angola at Garrett Leo at Homestead

Boys Prep Scores Barr-Reeve 70, Shoals 19 Beech Grove 82, Lapel 69 Bloomington South 76, Owen Valley 45 Bluffton 59, Southern Wells 32 Brownsburg 59, Avon 51 Brownstown 71, N. Harrison 43 Cannelton 52, Bloomington Lighthouse 47 Carmel 64, Fishers 45 Center Grove 65, Whiteland 49 Clinton Prairie 55, Delphi 47 Columbia City 61, E. Noble 51 Corydon 78, Scottsburg 44 Cowan 57, Tri 51 Crawfordsville 37, N. Montgomery 30 Crothersville 65, Madison Shawe 48 Danville 54, Lebanon 45, 2OT Edinburgh 57, Hauser 56 Ev. Bosse 52, Washington 46 Fountain Central 60, Attica 55 Ft. Wayne North 58, Ft. Wayne Northrop 51 Greensburg 76, Jennings Co. 52 Hamilton Hts. 55, Western 44 Hamilton Southeastern 64, Zionsville 51 Heritage 60, S. Adams 43 Homestead 52, Carroll (Ft. Wayne) 48 Indpls Brebeuf 65, Indpls Roncalli 59 Indpls Pike 72, Lawrence Central 69, OT Indpls Scecina 57, Speedway 39 Indpls Shortridge 69, Liberty Christian 62 Jac-Cen-Del 59, Southwestern (Jefferson) 30 Jasper 76, Boonville 49 Jay Co. 41, Muncie South 33 Knightstown 50, Eastern Hancock 31 Kouts 79, Westville 59 Lanesville 81, Henryville 48 LaPorte 54, Glenn 50 Linton 66, Shakamak 55 Madison 69, Bedford N. Lawrence 61 Marion 75, Kokomo 51 Martinsville 69, Indian Creek 42 McCutcheon 82, Lafayette Harrison 51 Michigan City 68, Elkhart Central 54 Milan 65, Oldenburg 56 Mississinewa 63, Madison-Grant 50 Mitchell 61, N. Knox 39 Monroe Central 67, Union (Modoc) 60, OT Monrovia 79, Cloverdale 39 Mooresville 74, Terre Haute North 44 N. Daviess 62, Wood Memorial 54 N. Putnam 50, Cascade 48 N. Vermillion 59, Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman, Ill. 42 New Albany 65, Seymour 40 New Haven 58, Bellmont 32 New Palestine 54, Westfield 39 Noblesville 63, Lafayette Jeff 33 Northridge 53, Goshen 33 Northview 51, Edgewood 38 Northwestern 65, Maconaquah 39 Norwell 62, DeKalb 50 Paoli 60, Austin 50 Penn 84, S. Bend Clay 47 Peru 62, Eastern (Greentown) 38 Pike Central 69, Vincennes Rivet 58 Prairie Hts. 65, Churubusco 55 Providence 34, Charlestown 25 Richmond 74, Huntington North 51 Rochester 47, N. Miami 39 Rossville 74, Carroll (Flora) 73, OT Rushville 59, Lawrenceburg 47 S. Bend Adams 75, S. Bend St. Joseph’s 71 S. Bend Riley 39, Mishawaka 26 Seeger 75, Clinton Central 65 Shelbyville 66, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 54 Southport 69, Bloomington North 55 Sullivan 77, N. Central (Farmersburg) 26 Switzerland Co. 59, S. Ripley 58 Terre Haute South 74, W. Vigo 46 Tippecanoe Valley 59, Whitko 40 Tipton 54, Lafayette Catholic 51 Union Co. 72, Winchester 64 Vincennes 52, Princeton 48, OT W. Central 54, Frontier 47 W. Lafayette 55, Benton Central 31 W. Noble 79, Central Noble 50 Wabash 49, Northfield 42 Warren Central 49, Indpls Ben Davis 35 Warsaw 67, Wawasee 49 Western Boone 71, Southmont 36 Westview 54, Angola 49 Woodlan 54, Adams Central 50 Yorktown 57, Greenfield 56, OT

Girls Basketball Standings Northeast Hoosier Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Homestead 2 0 8 0 East Noble 2 0 7 1 DeKalb 2 0 6 2 Norwell 1 1 6 1 Columbia City 1 1 7 2 New Haven 0 2 5 5 Carroll 0 2 2 7 Bellmont 0 2 0 9 Tuesday’s Games DeKalb 70, Lakeland 33 East Noble 60, Snider 45 Blackhawk Christian 49, Bellmont 43, OT

Carroll 46, Northrop 36 Homestead 76, FW South Side 63 Columbia City 38, Warsaw 24 Wednesday, Dec. 18 New Haven 49, Adams Central 32 Norwell 56, Huntington North 44 Saturday, Dec. 21 East Noble at Columbia City Carroll at Homestead New Haven at Bellmont Norwell at DeKalb Northeast Corner Conference Conf. W L Fairfield 4 0 Westview 5 0 West Noble 4 1 Angola 4 2 Fremont 2 4 Prairie Heights 2 3 Lakeland 2 3 Churubusco 1 3 Central Noble 1 4 Hamilton 0 3 Eastside 0 4 Tuesday’s Games Westview 51, Angola 46 DeKalb 70, Lakeland 33 Garrett 44, Fremont 25 Central Noble 55, Hamilton 38 Eastside 52, Lakewood Park 47 Thursday, Dec. 19 Westview 64, Fremont 45 Whitko 64, West Noble 62 Saturday, Dec. 21 Hamilton at Fairfield Central Noble at West Noble Lakeland at Eastside Prairie Heights at Churubusco

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Allen County Athletic Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Garrett 3 0 10 0 Southern Wells 2 1 4 4 Leo 2 1 8 1 Woodlan 2 1 7 2 Heritage 2 1 7 3 South Adams 1 2 8 2 Bluffton 0 3 2 8 Adams Central 0 3 1 7 Monday’s Game South Adams 69, Wes-Del 18 Tuesday’s Games Garrett 44, Fremont 25 Leo 52, FW North Side 45 Concordia 52, Heritage 27 Southwood 44, Bluffton 33 Bishop Dwenger 60, Woodlan 50 Wednesday, Dec. 18 New Haven 49, Adams Central 32 Thursday, Dec. 19 Heritage 75, Lakewood Park 33 South Adams 63, Daleville 36 Saturday, Dec. 21 South Adams at Garrett Adams Central at Bluffton Southern Wells at Leo Woodlan at Heritage

Girls Prep Scores Bloomington Lighthouse 49, Cannelton 38 Cambridge City 34, Union City 30 Cascade 66, N. Putnam 36 Crawfordsville 54, N. Montgomery 30 E. Central 55, S. Dearborn 44 Eastern Hancock 60, Knightstown 48 Edgewood 41, Northview 30 Ft. Wayne Canterbury 74, Ft. Wayne Blackhawk 33 Ft. Wayne Northrop 53, Ft. Wayne North 17 Ft. Wayne Snider 55, Ft. Wayne Wayne 43 Greenwood 55, Franklin 54 Indpls N. Central 58, Carmel 46 Indpls Roncalli 61, Indpls Brebeuf 36 Indpls Shortridge 61, Liberty Christian 27 Lake Central 61, Crown Point 39 Lawrence North 80, Warren Central 28 Lebanon 70, Danville 62 Martinsville 42, Plainfield 29 McCutcheon 40, Lafayette Harrison 27 Monrovia 79, Cloverdale 39 Oak Hill 53, Frankton 36 Richmond 71, Huntington North 48 Riverton Parke 38, S. Vermillion 29 S. Bend Washington 55, Mishawaka Marian 42 Southwestern (Shelby) 73, Indpls Lutheran 37 Tindley 60, Seton Catholic 54 Western Boone 72, Southmont 43

Big Ten Standings Conf. AllGames W L W L Wisconsin 0 0 12 0 Ohio St. 0 0 11 0 Michigan St. 0 0 9 1 Iowa 0 0 10 2 Illinois 0 0 9 2 Minnesota 0 0 9 2 Purdue 0 0 9 3 Indiana 0 0 9 3 Nebraska 0 0 7 3 Penn St. 0 0 8 4 Michigan 0 0 6 4 Northwestern 0 0 6 5 Wednesday’s Games Ohio St. 76, Delaware 64 Thursday’s Games No games scheduled Friday’s Games Indiana 79, Nicholls St. 66 Nebraska-Omaha at Minnesota, late Saturday’s Games Michigan St. at Texas, 4 p.m. Illinois vs. Missouri at Scottrade Center, 5:30 p.m. Notre Dame vs. Ohio St. at Madison Square Garden, 7:30 p.m. Stanford vs. Michigan at Barclays Center, 8:30 p.m. The Citadel at Nebraska, 8:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Kennesaw St. at Indiana, Noon Purdue at West Virginia, 1 p.m. Brown at Northwestern, 2 p.m. Mount St. Mary’s at Penn St., 2 p.m. Ark.-Pine Bluff at Iowa, 2 p.m.

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 10 4 0 .714 369 311 Miami 8 6 0 .571 310 296 N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 246 367 Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 300 354 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 338 319 Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 326 355 Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 221 399 Houston 2 12 0 .143 253 375 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 9 5 0 .643 354 274 Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 296 277 Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 321 332 Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 288 362 West W L T Pct PF PA x-Denver 11 3 0 .786 535 372 x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 399 255 San Diego 7 7 0 .500 343 311 Oakland 4 10 0 .286 295 393 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 8 6 0 .571 364 349 Dallas 7 7 0 .500 393 385 N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 251 357 Washington 3 11 0 .214 305 434 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 359 270 Carolina 10 4 0 .714 328 208 Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 258 324 Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 309 388 North W L T Pct PF PA Chicago 8 6 0 .571 406 391 Green Bay 7 6 1 .536 353 362 Detroit 7 7 0 .500 362 339 Minnesota 4 9 1 .321 363 425 West W L T Pct PF PA x-Seattle 12 2 0 .857 380 205 San Francisco10 4 0 .714 349 228 Arizona 9 5 0 .643 342 291 St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 316 324 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday’s Game San Diego 27, Denver 20 Sunday’s Games Minnesota 48, Philadelphia 30 Atlanta 27, Washington 26 San Francisco 33, Tampa Bay 14 Seattle 23, N.Y. Giants 0 Chicago 38, Cleveland 31 Indianapolis 25, Houston 3 Buffalo 27, Jacksonville 20 Miami 24, New England 20 Kansas City 56, Oakland 31 Carolina 30, N.Y. Jets 20

Arizona 37, Tennessee 34, OT St. Louis 27, New Orleans 16 Green Bay 37, Dallas 36 Pittsburgh 30, Cincinnati 20 Monday’s Game Baltimore 18, Detroit 16 Sunday, Dec. 22 Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Denver at Houston, 1 p.m. Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m. Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Arizona at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 4:05 p.m. Oakland at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Pittsburgh at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. New England at Baltimore, 4:25 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23 Atlanta at San Francisco, 8:40 p.m.

NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 12 15 .444 — Toronto 9 14 .391 1 Brooklyn 9 17 .346 2½ New York 8 17 .320 3 Philadelphia 8 19 .296 4 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 20 6 .769 — Atlanta 15 12 .556 5½ Charlotte 13 14 .481 7½ Washington 11 13 .458 8 Orlando 8 18 .308 12 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 20 5 .800 — Detroit 13 15 .464 8½ Cleveland 10 15 .400 10 Chicago 9 16 .360 11 Milwaukee 5 21 .192 15½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 21 5 .808 — Houston 17 9 .654 4 Dallas 15 10 .600 5½ New Orleans 11 13 .458 9 Memphis 10 15 .400 10½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 21 4 .840 — Portland 22 5 .815 — Denver 14 10 .583 6½ Minnesota 13 13 .500 8½ Utah 7 22 .241 16 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 18 9 .667 — Phoenix 14 10 .583 2½ Golden State 14 13 .519 4 L.A. Lakers 12 13 .480 5 Sacramento 7 18 .280 10 Thursday’s Games Oklahoma City 107, Chicago 95 San Antonio 104, Golden State 102 Friday’s Games Philadelphia 121, Brooklyn 120, OT Cleveland 114, Milwaukee 111, OT Miami 122, Sacramento 103 Atlanta 118, Utah 85 Charlotte 116, Detroit 106 Houston at Indiana, late Toronto at Dallas, late Phoenix at Denver, late Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, late Saturday’s Games Memphis at New York, 12 p.m. Washington at Boston, 1 p.m. Sacramento at Orlando, 7 p.m. Houston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Charlotte, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m. New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Boston at Indiana, 6 p.m. Toronto at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Boston 35 23 10 2 48 96 74 Tampa Bay 35 21 11 3 45 97 84 Montreal 37 21 13 3 45 92 81 Detroit 37 16 12 9 41 94 101 Toronto 37 18 16 3 39 101 106 Ottawa 37 14 17 6 34 103 122 Florida 36 14 17 5 33 85 112 Buffalo 35 9 23 3 21 63 100 Metropolitan Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 37 26 10 1 53 117 80 Washington 35 19 13 3 41 111 104 Philadelphia 35 16 15 4 36 86 97 Carolina 35 14 14 7 35 81 98 New Jersey 36 14 15 7 35 85 90 N.Y. Rangers36 16 18 2 34 82 100 Columbus 35 14 17 4 32 91 100 N.Y. Islanders3610 19 7 27 90 124 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Chicago 37 25 7 5 55 138 102 St. Louis 34 23 7 4 50 119 81 Colorado 34 23 10 1 47 100 80 Minnesota 37 20 12 5 45 86 88 Dallas 34 17 12 5 39 99 102 Nashville 35 16 16 3 35 80 99 Winnipeg 36 15 16 5 35 95 106 Pacific Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Anaheim 37 25 7 5 55 119 93 Los Angeles 36 24 8 4 52 101 69 San Jose 35 21 8 6 48 113 88 Vancouver 37 20 11 6 46 101 90 Phoenix 34 18 10 6 42 106 105 Calgary 35 13 16 6 32 88 111 Edmonton 37 11 23 3 25 95 127 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursday’s Games Toronto 2, Phoenix 1, SO Buffalo 4, Boston 2 Philadelphia 5, Columbus 4 Pittsburgh 5, Minnesota 2 Florida 4, Ottawa 2 Detroit 3, Calgary 2, OT Tampa Bay 4, Nashville 2 St. Louis 5, Montreal 1 Dallas 4, Vancouver 1 Colorado 4, Edmonton 2 Los Angeles 4, San Jose 1 Friday’s Games Anaheim 3, New Jersey 2, OT N.Y. Islanders 5, N.Y. Rangers 3 Washington 4, Carolina 2 Vancouver 3, Chicago 2 Winnipeg 5, Florida 2 Saturday’s Games Calgary at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Phoenix at Ottawa, 2 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Columbus, 7 p.m. Montreal at Nashville, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Anaheim at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Edmonton, 10 p.m. Dallas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Minnesota at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

FBS Bowl Games Saturday, Dec. 21 New Mexico Bowl Washington State (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-6), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Las Vegas Bowl Fresno State (11-1) vs. Southern Cal (9-4), 3:30 p.m. (ABC) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Buffalo (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) New Orleans Bowl Tulane (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 23 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl Ohio (7-5) vs. East Carolina (9-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl Oregon State (6-6) vs. Boise State (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Pittsburgh (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Poinsettia Bowl Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Utah State (8-5), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl

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Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Texas Bowl Minnesota (8-4) vs. Syracuse (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl BYU (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 28 Pinstripe Bowl Notre Dame (8-4) vs. Rutgers (6-6), Noon (ESPN) Belk Bowl Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl Miami (9-3) vs. Louisville (11-1), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Kansas State (7-5) vs. Michigan (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 31 AdvoCare V100 Bowl Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. UCLA (9-3), 2 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl Rice (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl Texas A&M (8-4) vs. Duke (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4), Noon (ESPNU) Gator Bowl Nebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4), Noon (ESPN2) Capital One Bowl Wisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1 p.m. (ABC) Outback Bowl Iowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl Baylor (11-1) vs. UCF (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 3 Orange Bowl Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Cotton Bowl Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 4 BBVA Compass Bowl Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 5 GoDaddy.com Bowl Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 6 BCS National Championship Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 18 East-West Shrine Classic East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday, Jan. 25 Senior Bowl South vs. North, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

Mens College Basketball Schedule Saturday, Dec. 21 EAST Coastal Carolina at CCSU, 1 p.m. Duquesne at Mass.-Lowell, 2 p.m. Fordham at Monmouth (NJ), 2 p.m. Holy Cross at NJIT, 2 p.m. Maine at Providence, 2 p.m. Youngstown St. at St. John’s, 2 p.m. UMBC at George Washington, 2:30 p.m. Saint Joseph’s at Loyola (Md.), 3 p.m. Buffalo vs. Manhattan at the Barclays Center, 3 p.m. Fairleigh Dickinson at Columbia, 4 p.m. Longwood at Dartmouth, 4 p.m. Vermont at Harvard, 4 p.m. Cal Poly at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Rider at Villanova, 4 p.m. Lamar at Canisius, 4:15 p.m. St. Bonaventure at Niagara, 5 p.m. Temple vs. LIU Brooklyn at the Barclays Center, 5:30 p.m. Quinnipiac at Lehigh, 7 p.m. Ohio St. vs. Notre Dame at Madison Square Garden, 7:30 p.m. Michigan vs. Stanford at the Barclays Center, 8 p.m. Bryant at Delaware, 9:30 p.m. SOUTH Belmont at Kentucky, Noon Navy at N. Kentucky, Noon East Carolina at NC State, Noon Hiwassee at Gardner-Webb, 1 p.m. Boston U. at Maryland, 1 p.m. Milligan at Appalachian St., 2 p.m. Johnson & Wales (NC) at Campbell, 2 p.m. UMass vs. Florida St. at the BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla., 2 p.m. W. Carolina at Georgia, 2 p.m. Wilmington (Del.) at Md.-Eastern Shore, 2 p.m. Old Dominion at UNC Wilmington, 2 p.m. Murray St. at W. Kentucky, 2 p.m. UNC Greensboro at Wake Forest, 2 p.m. Wofford at Winthrop, 2 p.m. Kent St. at Coll. of Charleston, 3 p.m. Hampton vs. James Madison at Richmond (Va.) Coliseum, 3 p.m. Austin Peay at ETSU, 4 p.m. Lyon at Grambling St., 4 p.m. Alabama St. at Tulane, 4 p.m. Rio Grande at UCF, 4 p.m. Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt, 4 p.m. N. Iowa at Virginia, 4 p.m. Fresno St. vs. Florida at the BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla., 4:30 p.m. UAB at LSU, 5 p.m. Davidson at North Carolina, 5 p.m. SE Louisiana at UT-Martin, 5 p.m. VCU vs. Virginia Tech at Richmond (Va.) Coliseum, 5:30 p.m. Louisville at FIU, 6 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Northeastern at Devlin Fieldhouse, New Orleans, 6 p.m. Southeastern (Fla.) vs. Valparaiso at CFE Arena, Orlando, Fla., 6:30 p.m. Xavier at Alabama, 7 p.m. SC-Upstate at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Arkansas St. at Marshall, 7 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at North Florida, 7 p.m. SE Missouri at Memphis, 8 p.m. Miami (Ohio) at Tennessee St., 8 p.m. MIDWEST Georgetown at Kansas, Noon E. Michigan at Oakland, 1 p.m. Middle Tennessee at Cincinnati, 2 p.m. Fairfield at Green Bay, 2 p.m. E. Illinois at IPFW, 2 p.m. Cleveland St. at Toledo, 2 p.m. Prairie View at W. Michigan, 2 p.m. Butler at Evansville, 3:05 p.m. Ball St. at S. Illinois, 3:05 p.m. Gonzaga at Kansas St., 3:30 p.m. IUPUI at Indiana St., 3:35 p.m. NC A&T at Saint Louis, 4 p.m. S. Dakota St. at North Dakota, 5 p.m. Illinois vs. Missouri at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. UMKC at Wright St., 7 p.m. Towson at N. Dakota St., 8 p.m. Alabama A&M at Missouri St., 8:05 p.m. The Citadel at Nebraska, 8:30 p.m. SOUTHWEST Tulsa at TCU, Noon Charleston Southern at Cent. Arkansas, 1 p.m. CS Bakersfield at Texas-Arlington, 2 p.m. Wayland Baptist at North Texas, 4 p.m. Michigan St. at Texas, 4 p.m. Rice vs. Houston at the Toyota Center, 4:30 p.m. Texas-Tyler at Texas St., 5:30 p.m. Dallas Baptist at Oral Roberts, 7 p.m. Elmhurst at Stephen F. Austin, 7 p.m. Oklahoma at Texas A&M, 7 p.m. South Alabama at Arkansas, 8 p.m. FAR WEST Montana St.-Billings at Long Beach St., 3 p.m. Westminster (Utah) at San Jose St.,

3 p.m. UC Irvine at Denver, 4 p.m. Houston Baptist at Pepperdine, 4 p.m. S. Utah at San Diego, 5 p.m. Air Force at UC Davis, 5:30 p.m. Sacramento St. at Cal St.-Fullerton, 6:05 p.m. Texas Tech at Arizona St., 6:30 p.m. W. Illinois vs. UC Santa Barbara at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, Utah, 7:30 p.m. Pacific vs. Bradley at South Point Arena, Las Vegas, 8:30 p.m. UTEP at Washington St., 8:30 p.m. La Sierra at Loyola Marymount, 9 p.m. Marquette vs. New Mexico at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, 9 p.m. N. New Mexico at New Mexico St., 9 p.m. McNeese St. at San Diego St., 10 p.m. Troy at Utah St., 10:05 p.m. BYU at Oregon, 10:30 p.m. Princeton vs. Portland at South Point Arena, Las Vegas, 11 p.m. Oklahoma St. vs. Colorado at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, 11:30 p.m. TOURNAMENTS BVI Tropical Shootout At Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands Third Place, 6 p.m. Championship, 8 p.m.

Men’s Top 25 Basketball Schedule Saturday’s Games No. 3 Ohio State vs. Notre Dame at Madison Square Garden, 7:30 p.m. No. 5 Michigan State at Texas, 4 p.m. No. 6 Louisville at Florida International, 6 p.m. No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 20 Colorado at Las Vegas, 11:30 p.m. No. 8 Villanova vs. Rider, 4 p.m. No. 13 Oregon vs. BYU, 10:30 p.m. No. 14 North Carolina vs. Davidson, 5 p.m. No. 15 Memphis vs. Southeast Missouri State, 8 p.m. No. 16 Florida vs. Fresno State at the BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla., 4:30 p.m. No. 18 Kansas vs. Georgetown, Noon No. 19 Kentucky vs. Belmont, Noon No. 21 Gonzaga at Kansas State, 3:30 p.m. No. 22 UMass vs. Florida State at the BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla., 2 p.m. No. 23 Missouri vs. Illinois at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. No. 24 San Diego State vs. McNeese State, 10 p.m. Sunday’s Games No. 10 UConn at Washington, 3:30 p.m. No. 11 Wichita State vs. North Carolina Central, 8 p.m. No. 12 Baylor vs. Southern U., 5 p.m. No. 17 Iowa State vs. George Mason at the Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, 5:30 p.m. No. 25 Iowa vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 2 p.m.

Women’s Top 25 Basketball Schedule Saturday’s Games No. 3 Tennessee at No. 6 Stanford, 4:30 p.m. No. 7 Louisville vs. No. 11 Colorado, 1 p.m. No. 13 Oklahoma State at Georgia Tech, 5 p.m. No. 14 North Carolina vs. High Point, 1 p.m. No. 16 Georgia at Rutgers, 2 p.m. No. 19 Nebraska vs. South Dakota, 3:30 p.m. No. 20 Oklahoma at Marist, 7 p.m. No. 22 Iowa vs. Drake, 5 p.m. No. 23 Syracuse vs. Saint Joseph’s, 1 p.m. No. 25 Gonzaga at Washington State, 2:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games No. 1 UConn vs. No. 21 California at Madison Square Garden, 1:30 p.m. No. 2 Duke at No. 5 Kentucky, 3 p.m. No. 4 Notre Dame vs. Central Michigan, 2 p.m. No. 10 South Carolina vs. South Carolina State, 1 p.m. No. 17 Penn State vs. Alcorn State, 11 a.m. No. 18 Purdue vs. Bowling Green, Noon

ATP World Tour Finals Rankings 1, Rafael Nadal, Spain, 13030. 2, Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 12110. 3, David Ferrer, Spain, 5800. 4, Andy Murray, Britain, 5790. 5, Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 5255. 6, Roger Federer, Switzerland, 4205. 7, Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 4180. 8, Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 3730. 9, Richard Gasquet, France, 3300. 10, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 3065.

WTA Tennis Ranking 1, Serena Williams, 13260. 2, Victoria Azarenka, 8046. 3, Li Na, 6045. 4, Maria Sharapova, 5891. 5, Agnieszka Radwanska, 5875. 6, Petra Kvitova, 4775. 7, Sara Errani, 4435. 8, Jelena Jankovic, 4170. 9, Angelique Kerber, 3965. 10, Caroline Wozniacki, 3520.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Final Standings 1, Jimmie Johnson, 2,419. 2, Matt Kenseth, 2,400. 3, Kevin Harvick, 2,385. 4, Kyle Busch, 2,364. 5, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,363. 6, Jeff Gordon, 2,337. 7, Clint Bowyer, 2,336. 8, Joey Logano, 2,323. 9, Greg Biffle, 2,321. 10, Kurt Busch, 2,309.

IndyCars Final Standings 1, Scott Dixon, 577. 2, Helio Castroneves, 550. 3, Simon Pagenaud, 508. 4, Will Power, 498. 5, Marco Andretti, 484. 6, Justin Wilson, 472. 7, Ryan Hunter-Reay, 469. 8, James Hinchcliffe, 449. 9, Charlie Kimball, 427. 10, Dario Franchitti, 418.

Transactions BASEBALL MLB — Suspended Baltimore LHP Troy Patton 25 games, without pay, after testing positive for an amphetamine in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Named Jim Rickon hitting coach and Chad Wolfe athletic trainer for Columbus (IL); David Wallace manager, Rouglas Odorm hitting coach, Jeff Harris Pitching coach and Jeremy Heller athletic trainer for Akron (EL); Scooter Tucker manager, Tony Mansolino hitting coach and Steve Karsay pitching coach for Carolina (Carolina); Mark Budzinski manager, Shaun Larkin hitting coach and Rigo Beltran pitching coach for Lake County (MWL); Phil Clark hitting coach and Greg Hibbard pitching coach for Mahoning Valley (NYP); Mark Allen pitching coach for Arizona (GCL) and Jesus Sanchez pitching coach for Indians (DSL). Named Luis Ortiz minor league assistant field coordinator and Edwin Rodriguez minor league special assistant. NEW YORK YANKEES — Named Gary Tuck bullpen coach; Trey Hillman special assistant, major and minor league operations; Mike Quade roving outfield and baserunning instructor, and Matthew Krause strength and conditioning coordinator. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Claimed C Chris Gimenez off waivers from the Tampa Bay. Agreed to terms with 1B Daric Barton on a one-year contract. Released LHP Pedro Figueroa. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with INF Eric Chavez on a one-year contract. CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with LHPs Jonathan Sanchez, Tsuyoshi Wada and Tommy Hottovy and OF Mitch Maier on minor league contracts. CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Jose Diaz and Chien-Ming Wang, LHP Lee Hyde, Cs Corky Miller, Rossmel Perez and Max Ramirez, INFs Argenis Diaz, Reynaldo Navarro and Kristopher Negron, and OF Jason Bourgeois on minor league contracts.

SPORTS BRIEFS • Notre Dame to play at Fenway Park in 2014 SOUTH BEND (AP) — Notre Dame won’t play a Big Ten opponent in 2015, the first time that’s happened in more than 100 years, but the Fighting Irish will play a home game against Boston College at Fenway Park. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick released schedules for the next three seasons on Friday, saying a goal was to follow the model Jesse Harper started back in 1913 when he scheduled games at Army, Penn State and Texas and helped give the Fighting Irish a national following. The Irish play Purdue at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis next season, Syracuse at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., in 2014 and 2016, Navy at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., next season and Army in San Antonio in 2016. They open the 2015 season at home against Texas and open at the Longhorns in 2016.

Chien-Ming Wang among 10 agreeing with Reds CINCINNATI (AP) — Pitcher Chien-Ming Wang was among 10 players who agreed to minor league contracts with the Cincinnati Reds and will report to big league spring training camp. A 19-game winner with the New York Yankees in both 2006 and 2007, Wang spent most of this year at Triple-A for the Yankees and Blue Jays. The 33-year-old right-hander was 1-2 with a 7.67 ERA in six starts with Toronto. Also agreeing to deals Friday were right-hander Jose Diaz; left-hander Lee Hyde; catchers Corky Miller, Rossmel Perez and Max Ramirez; infielders Argenis Diaz, Reynaldo Navarro and Kristopher Negron; and outfielder Jason Bourgeois.

Financing plan for new Red Wings arena approved DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit City Council has approved a financing plan for a new Detroit Red Wings hockey arena and entertainment complex just outside downtown. The council also on Friday extended the boundaries of a Downtown Development Authority district to include land where the project could be constructed.

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Sister blocks out real world by going viral DEAR ABBY: My younger sister “Lainie” is 14. She has had a smartphone for about a year. While I don’t belong to any social media sites, Lainie is a social media junkie. She never goes anywhere without her phone. Sometimes she’ll have her phone in one hand and her tablet in the other, taking turns when one or the other begins to bore her. It’s almost impossible to interact with her because her face is buried in the virtual world just about every hour of the day and night. I miss the way things used to be before she got that smartphone. What are your thoughts on this topic? — GADGET GIRL’S SISTER DEAR SISTER: It’s common for teens to spend a lot of time on their phones and computers. But when they become withdrawn and secretive, it is time for a parental intervention.

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If your folks are equally concerned about your sister’s behavior, they should step in, find out what’s going on and do something about it, if necessary. If they don’t already, they could start by scheduling DEAR family ABBY dinners during which cellphones Jeanne Phillips are turned off or put away.

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DEAR ABBY: Christmas is nearly here, and I’m concerned about my brother. I’m afraid he blames himself for his 28-year-old daughter’s suicide, which was by no means his fault. This will be

his first Christmas without her. I don’t know what to do for him. Any suggestions? — CHALLENGED DEAR CHALLENGED: When a close family member commits suicide, it is common for survivors to experience a range of emotions. Anger and guilt are two of them. If possible, encourage your brother to spend Christmas with you or other relatives. You should also suggest he join a survivors support group. The American Association of Suicidology provides referrals to local self-help groups for survivors of suicide. Its website is suicidology.org. DEAR ABBY is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Strengthening, stretching can help back pain like a column, but the bones in that stack stay on top of each other only because the muscles attached to those bones keep them in proper position. When those muscles are weak, changes in the position of the bones can cause pain. Nerves ASK that run the DOCTOR K. between bones can be pinched, and Dr. Anthony ligaments that attach the bones to Komaroff each other can become strained. Stretching is important because sometimes the pain comes from the muscles themselves. As we get older, our muscles tend to stiffen

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up more. When a stiff muscle is suddenly asked to work, it can cause pain. If the muscle is gently stretched, it becomes more ready to work. Supple, well-stretched muscles are less prone to injury. Stretch gently, without bouncing. If you aren’t used to stretching, start by holding a stretch for a short time. Gradually build up to roughly 30-second stretches. It’s not just your back muscles that need strengthening and stretching; other muscles also are important in keeping your back straight. Specifically, a stretching and strengthening regimen should target your back, abdominal and buttock muscles. Together, these muscles help maintain an upright posture and support the back during walking, standing and sitting. The muscles of the upper legs also need to be strong and flexible. When they are weak and tight, they

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DEAR DOCTOR K: My lower back has been giving me trouble. Could you describe some exercises to strengthen it? DEAR READER: If misery loves company, you’ll be glad to hear that there are many people who have back problems. One large survey conducted by the government found that about one out of every four adults had suffered from back pain lasting at least a whole day in the previous three months. The good news is that an exercise program designed to stretch and strengthen your back and core muscles can help you heal from back pain and help prevent a repeat episode. Both strengthening exercises and stretching are essential. The bones of your spine (the vertebrae) hold you upright. They are stacked on top of each other like a roll of dimes. That stack is

can strain the supporting structures of the back. If you were exercising before your back pain and had to slow down or stop because of it, don’t resume exercising at the same level as before the episode. If you try to pick up where you left off, you might hurt your back again. Gradually build back up to where you were before. I advise working with an expert to develop a suitable exercise program. Ask your doctor to recommend a physiatrist (a doctor who specializes in physical medicine), a physical therapist or a reputable personal trainer. The right exercise program will help you build strong, flexible muscles that will be less prone to injury. DR. KOMAROFF is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. His website is AskDoctorK.com.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Holiday travelers in the Midwest and parts East and South were keeping a leery eye Friday on a band of foul weather stretching across the nation’s midsection that was threatening to mar the opening weekend of one of the year’s busiest travel periods. Forecasters were predicting a stew of foul weekend weather, from freezing rain and snow in the north to torrential rain in the Ohio Valley and Appalachia and possibly even tornadoes in the South. The worst of the storm wasn’t expected to hit Midwest population centers until Saturday, and although few flights had been cancelled as of midday Friday, the weather was taking a toll on air travel: FlightStats.com reported more than 1,900 U.S. delays, with the most at Chicago’s O’Hare, Denver International, and the three big New York-area airports. The foul weather could cause headaches for the estimated 94.5 million Americans planning to travel by road or air during this holiday season, which runs from Saturday through New Year’s Day. Concerns were similar a month ago, when a winter storm hit just as people were traveling for Thanksgiving. Tom Griffith, a financial planner from suburban Little Rock, Ark., moved up his departure time for a two-day road trip to Cincinnati so he could get ahead of bad weather. “The TV said severe weather would impact southeast Arkansas up to Memphis in the afternoon. My plan is to be past Memphis before noon,” Griffith said Friday. “I guess my biggest concern would be the wind with the semis on the interstates.” While much of the East awoke to unusually warm

Passengers walk inside Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Friday. A stew of foul weather, ranging from freezing rain and snow

temperatures on Friday, New England appeared to be next in the storm front’s crosshairs, creating pre-Christmas travel worries from Chicago and Detroit to Boston and New York. Temperatures that hovered in the 60s in some parts of the Midwest on Thursday plummeted overnight, and freezing rain Friday morning snarled traffic and forced some school closures in Michigan and Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said Interstate 90/94 was ice-covered from Tomah and Mauston. The state was bracing for significant snow, sleet and ice. The National Weather

in the Midwest to thunderstorms and possible tornadoes in the South, is arriving just in time for one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.

Service issued a flash flood watch from Arkansas northeastward through parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, with up to 4 inches of rain projected. With falling temperatures, some of that could be freezing rain by Saturday night in the St. Louis area, weather service meteorologist Jon Carney said. Forecasters said thunderstorms would likely develop in the South. The area that was most in peril stretched from central and northeastern Texas through Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and southeast Missouri, where 80 mph wind gusts and flash flooding were possible. By Sunday night, the

storm systems will be hammering the East Coast. Some New England and mid-Atlantic states could see rare winter thunderstorms. Tom Kines, an AccuWeather meteorologist, said the unsettled weather comes as a cold front in the northern U.S. clashes with unusually warm and humid air coming up from the South. He said that warm air will lead to record or near-record highs in many places over the next day or two. The warm air, though, will bring plenty of trouble to some areas. “I think there’s a high likelihood there will be severe storms with hail and damaging wind” in parts of the South, Kines said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a solid 4.1 percent annual rate from July through September, the fastest pace since late 2011 and significantly higher than previously thought. Much of the upward revision came from stronger consumer spending. The Commerce Department’s final look at growth in the summer was up from a previous estimate of 3.6 percent. Four-fifths of the revision in the report released Friday came from stronger consumer spending, mainly in the area of health care. The 4.1 percent annual growth rate in the third quarter, as measured by the gross domestic product, came after the economy had expanded at a 2.5 percent rate in the second quarter. Much of the acceleration reflected a buildup in business stockpiles. On Friday, President Barack Obama pointed to the upward revision to GDP growth as one of several signs of improvement in the economy. They include four straight months of solid job growth and a drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest point in five years. “What it adds up to is we head into next year with an economy that’s stronger than it was when we started the year,” Obama said at a White House news conference. “I firmly believe that 2014 can be a breakthrough year for America.” The GDP report also gave a boost to Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average was up about 80 points in late afternoon trading.

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