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Two Republicans seek state controller’s officeBy Ben BotkinTimes-News writer

Two Republicans are vying in the May 25primaries for their party’s nomination forstate controller.

Todd Hatfield, 51, of McCall, hopes tounseat incumbent Donna Jones, 71, who isrunning for another four-year term of office.The race pits a relativelyunknown figure in Idaho poli-tics against Jones, whosepolitical experience in theCapitol goes back to the 1980s.

The winner of the primaryrace will run against DemocratBruce Robinett of Boise in theNovember election.

“I see problems right here atthe state level that need to befixed or the state will be in thesame position as the federalgovernment or California,”said Hatfield, who ownsHatfield Log Homes.

Hatfield said he supportssteps for increased trans-parency, such as putting thestate’s entirecheckbook on-line.

“I will alloweverybody to goonline and seewhere thestate’s spending money and how they’respending it,” he said. “If the public is activelyinvolved, it’s going to help agencies be moreefficient.”

Hatfield also believes the state should varythe size of its timber leases that provide rev-enue for its endowment fund. The availabili-ty of smaller leases would help more smallbusinesses, Hatfield said, adding that hisbusiness background makes him well suitedto work on state timber issues.

“Idaho has an abundance of naturalresources,” he said. “Manufacturing and pro-duction are going to be Idaho’s answer to get-ting out of the recession.”

Hatfield was on the Valley CountyPlanning and Zoning Board for six years andis a Republican precinct committeeman forthe Valley County Republican CentralCommittee.

Jones said that with her experience, she canhelp the office get through lean budget timeswith fewer resources.

“In times like we’re going through now weneed a controller with actually proven expe-rience,” she said. “I can do more with fewerresources. I have partnerships with otheragencies to save tax dollars and I have provid-ed timely and accurate financial informationto the citizens and elected officials. … I wantto finish what I’ve started.”

For example, Jones said her office collabo-rates with other agencies to provide serviceslike e-mail storage and coordination of livedisaster recovery exercises.

Like Hatfield, she said would like to havepurchases posted online, but hasn’t been ableto secure funding from the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee for that project,which has been estimated to cost $250,000 inthe past.

Her office has 89 employees, which isdown from 98 to be prudent during thestate’s tight budget situation, she said.

“We choose to do that because we thinkthat’s setting a good example,” Jones said.

Jones was a state representative from 1987to 1999, chairing the House Revenue andTaxation Committee in 1997 and 1998. Sheleft to become executive director of the IdahoReal Estate Commission, which she did untilshe was elected state controller in 2006.

Prior to her government career, she alsosold real estate and owned an auto parts busi-ness.

Ben Botkin may be reached atbbotkin@magicvalley.com or 735-3238.

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By Faye FioreLos Angeles Times

CROFTON, Md. — Looking back, thefirst sign of trouble was the day TatumBaugh, then 4, refused to come to thephone. Four feet high and 45 pounds, shealways held her own against her twobrothers in the battle over who got to talkfirst when Marine Corps Staff Sgt. TyroneBaugh called home from Iraq.

That day, though, she wanted no part ofher dad. In the months to follow, shewould throw a punch at one of her teachersand scissors at another, distinguish herselfas a regular violator on Miss Kerry’s redlight/green light disciplinary chart, andget kicked out of two preschools.

It’s been a rough go for a once-well-adjusted child whose wish list for a happylife seemed fairly simple: her new bike,macaroni and cheese, shaking hands withDaisy Duck, and her father at home.

With the nation at war for eight years, Los Angeles Times/MCT photo

U.S. Marine Tyrone Baugh and his wife, Bonnie, enjoy Tyrone’s short home visits with their three chil-

dren; Christopher, 11, left; Dahntay, 5, and his twin sister Tatum, middle.

Effects of military deployment on youngchildren just beginning to be understood

See DEPLOYMENT, Main 2

By Nate PoppinoTimes-News writer

On the evening of April 29,while people around Twin Fallsate dinner or unwound fromtheir day, a small group ofneighbors gathered at the

home of Randy Hansen.It may only be days, it could

be years, before the informa-tion they shared that night isput to use.

But if and when disasterstrikes Twin Falls, the residentsaround 1888 Candleridge Dr.

will be ready. And no matterhow improbable an earthquakeor other disaster may sound,they want you to be ready too.

“When a disaster hits, you’renever really prepared,” neigh-bor Annette Spaulding saidlater, noting how sudden,

extreme situations alwayscatch a person off-guard.

The project Hansen andother volunteers have taken onaims to help fix that.

“Map Your Neighborhood”

By Amy HuddlestonTimes-News correspondent

Just east of Twin Falls,sprawling homes boast abreathtaking view of the SnakeRiver Canyon. Intermittentgrass and sagebrush areas

between homes in the HiddenLakes subdivision give thegated community a country-living feel.

It is rugged and beautiful allat once. But a single spark

Hidden Lakesworks to preventfuture wildfires

See FIREWISE, Main 3

DREW GODLESKI/For the Times-News

Firefighters from the Rock Creek Fire District go door to door filling out paperwork

for part of the Firewise Community project in the Hidden Lakes subdivision

Saturday near Twin Falls. While most of the homes are either stucco or brick, a

good thing, almost all of them are too close to propane tank and have sagebrush

far too high and much closer than recommended.

Need help? Look next door

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Randy Hansen, of Twin Falls, address a group of his neighbors about a disaster-preparedness program designed to get the neighborhood acquainted with

each other before a disaster occurs.

Emergency training prepares neighbors to rely on each other

See NEIGHBORS, Main 3

MORNING BRIEF-MORNING BRIEFINGTODAY’S HAPPENINGS

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENTLLeett’’ss DDaannccee CClluubb,, contra, square, circle andround dances, 6 to 10 p.m., Twin Falls SeniorCenter, 530 Shoshone St. W., $3, no cost forchildren under 14 with an adult, 410-5650or galenslatter.com.

“All SShhooookk UUpp,,”” JuMP Co. audition schedul-ing, open to sixth- through 12th-graders, 6to 9 p.m., make appointments: 410-5007,420-1254 or 731-4655, auditions at FirstPresbyterian Church, 209 Fifth Ave. N., TwinFalls, 733-7023.

LIBRARYRRhhyymmee TTiimmee,, toddlers, preschoolers and theirparents invited for finger plays and singa-longs, 10:30 a.m., Twin Falls Public Library,201 Fourth Ave. E., no cost, 733-2964 ext. 110.

Famous, FFaabbuulloouuss BBooookkwwoorrmm BBooookk CClluubb,, for

elementary children to play games, share abook and plan family programs, 3 to 4:30p.m., Buhl Public Library, 216 Broadway Ave.N., no cost, 543-6500.

Kids CCrraafftt wweeeekk, K-6 graders can pick up craftkits from the youth services desk, duringlibrary hours, Twin Falls Public Library, 201Fourth Ave. E., no cost, open to the public,733-2964 ext. 110.

To hhaavvee aann eevveenntt lliisstteedd,, please submit thename of the event, a brief description,time, place, cost and contact number toMirela Sulejmanovic by e-mail at mire-las@magicvalley.com; by phone, 735-3278;by fax, 734-5538; or by mail, Times-News,P.O.Box 548, Twin Falls, ID 83303-0548.Deadline is noon, four days in advance ofthe event.

• Take a road trip toMalad Gorge State Park.Located off Interstate 84near Hagerman, the parkoffers trails, plenty ofplaces to picnic, and ofcourse, beautiful views.

• Make an appointmentto audition for JuMP Co.’sproduction, “All ShookUp.” It’s open to sixth-through 12th-graders. Callsare accepted from 6 to 9p.m. at 410-5007, 420-1254 or 731-4655.

• If your kid would ratherswing a club than sing, signthem up for the College ofSouthern Idaho Let’s Golfcourse for kids ages 6-12. Itcosts $16 and starts May 21at the Gooding GolfCourse. Information: 934-8678.

Have your own pick toshare? Something uniqueto the area that may sur-prise people? E-mail me atpatm@magicvalley.com.

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T.F. council to vote on BLM agreementBy Ben BotkinTimes-News writer

The Twin Falls City Council willmeet at 5 p.m. today at council cham-bers, 305 Third Ave. E.

The following items are on theagenda:

• An agreement between the cityand the U.S. Bureau of LandManagement to develop engineeringdesigns for facility improvements tothe BLM aerial firefighting base at theTwin Falls airport. The agreement,part of a partnership between theBLM and the city, entails the city pro-

viding the design and two construc-tion bid packets. BLM will pay thecity $114,000 to fund the designs.BLM’s planned improvementsinclude a building expansion, vehicleparking lot and an asphalt apron thatcan handle a C-130 load.

• An engineering agreementbetween the city and RiedeselEngineering, which will do the engi-neering/design work that the BLM isplanning at the airport. The federalagency wants the design work fin-ished by September and will beginconstruction later when funding isavailable. The cost of the contract is

$109,100, and the BLM is reimbursingthe city with $114,000, with any bal-ance going toward the construction.

• A request to award a bid for a$81,420, 16-foot diesel mower toRocky Mountain Turf and IndustrialEquipment of Salt Lake City.

In other business, the council willhear a presentation about an aquaticecosystem restoration project atAuger Falls. No action will be takenon the presentation.

Ben Botkin may be reached atbbotkin@magicvalley.com or 735-3238.

Sheriffs’ offices come together for marine trainingBy Andrew WeeksTimes-News writer

After six years as a TwinFalls County sheriff’s deputy,Sabrina Becker says she’s stilllearning things about her job.Things like how to approachunlicensed watercraft usersor how to make an arrest onopen water.

She learned those thingsSaturday afternoon atCentennial Waterfront Parkin Twin Falls, where she andher colleagues from the TwinFalls County and JeromeCounty sheriffs’ offices par-ticipated in marine protocoland safety training.

Saturday was the last dayof the three-day training,which takes place about everyyear, said Jerome CountyChief Deputy Jack Johnson.The training is important forthe deputies, because thingsare different on water.

For starters, he said, boatsaren’t steady ground. Windand rain only increase theinstability of a watercraft,andthe tight confines of a boatmake arresting someonemore challenging. Deputiesalso need to know the properprotocol when idling next toanother person’s boat and, ifneeded, how to safely tow acraft to shore.

“There’s not an extremelyhigh occurrence (of crime onthe water), but some peopledo drink on the water,”Johnson said. “There are

drugs on the water.”Some area waters get “very

congested” and needpatrolling, said Lt. DaronBrown of the Twin FallsCounty Sheriff’s Office.

Both agencies may con-duct another training sessionthis summer, Jack Johnsonsaid. Sometimes additionalagencies get involved. About15 deputies and six instruc-tors participated in the exer-cises Saturday.

A handful of volunteers,including Jeremiah Johnson,also participated by role-

playing with the deputies.While patrolling the Snake

River near the Perrine Bridge,Becker approached JeremiahJohnson’s boat, where he andtwo other men were fishing.Using positive but forcefulcommunication, she told themen she was going to inspecttheir boat. She asked ques-tions, checked registrationand, once the scenariobecame more heated, putJeremiah Johnson underarrest.

She slapped handcuffs onhim, made sure he was wear-

ing a life jacket and trans-ferred him to the patrol boat,where he was forced to laydown on his stomach.

Jeremiah Johnson was gladit was only a demonstration,and Becker said she learned acouple of things, which iswhat the training is all about.

“It’s an eye-opener,” shesaid. “One of the hardestthings is learning how to manthe boats so you don’t injureother people’s boats.” And,she added, some people willchallenge you. “You’ve got tohave patience.”

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Photos by ANDREW WEEKS/Times-News

Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Lt. Daron Brown, left, and Jerome County Chief Deputy Jack Johnson give instructions to deputies about patrolling

on water Saturday afternoon on the Snake River.

one of the longest stretches inAmerican history, a genera-tion of military children isgrowing up with a parent incombat. The effects ofwartime separations on chil-dren are only beginning to beunderstood, particularly onthe littlest, who cannot com-prehend the meaning of“Daddy will be back in sixmonths.”

“It didn’t feel fair to herwhy she couldn’t call herdaddy,” said Bonnie Baugh,34, Tatum’s mother.“Mentally, this last year and ahalf has really affected her.Everything circles back to notbeing with her dad.”

War demands a price frommilitary families. Sometimesit’s a life, sometimes a limb,sometimes a marriage. Butexperts are becoming acutelyaware that it can also be thewell-being of children likeTatum, who was 3 when herfather deployed, and, it waslong assumed, too young tonotice.

A recent RAND Corp.study commissioned by theNational Association ofMilitary Families showed thatapproximately a third of chil-dren aged 11 to 17 from mili-tary families reported anxietysymptoms — sleeplessness,unexplained fears — doublethat seen in civilian families.

The youngest are alsoturning out to be more vul-nerable than once thought:Tricare, the military’s healthinsurance system, reportedthat mental health visits forchildren under 5 jumped 73percent between 2005 and2009.

•••The orders came through

and Ty left for Iraq on July 11,2008 — his son Chris’ 10thbirthday. The family held ittogether until the ride backfrom the airport,when it sankin that he was gone.

Bonnie had already movedher three children, Chris,Tatum and Tatum’s twinbrother Dahntay, from CampLejeune in Jacksonville, N.C.,here to central Maryland.Likemany military wives whosehusbands deploy, she wantedto live near family — her par-ents and sisters. She took ajob as a finance clerk at amedical records company,the kids went to school, andthey did what Marine familiesdo: They pushed on.

Ty called whenever hecould, delighting in theruckus every time Bonnieannounced: “Who wants totalk to Daddy?” When Tatumstopped coming to the phone,he figured she was just beingstubborn and would comearound. When he came homeon leave that spring, appear-ing unannounced in her pre-school classroom, she boltedfor his arms, her face beam-ing, her dark hair blowingstraight back she was runningso fast.

The two weeks flew by.Another airport goodbye.Just four more months, hetold them. Another tearydrive home. They all pushedon. But this time, somethingin Tatum snapped. She wasaggressive, clingy, defiant.The calls from school to“come get Tatum” averagedone a month, and Bonniewould leave work early underthe disapproving stare of herboss.

Ty came home in one piecelast July,just in time for Chris’11th birthday. He went backto Camp Lejeune, his familynow rooted in Maryland, 350miles and a six-hour driveaway.

Bonnie hated the idea ofmoving back to Jacksonville— the armpit of the nation, asTy, 33, called it. It wouldmean inferior schools, lesscompetitive soccer teams, nofamily support.Bonnie wouldhave to give up her dream job— before this, managing aBurger King was as far as sheever got — the $37,000 salary,the second car. And what ifTy deployed again in anotheryear?

He took an apartment witha buddy and drove homewhen he could, rolling in lateFriday nights, leaving afterbedtime Sunday, fueled onpower drinks, reportingbleary-eyed but ready forduty on Monday. Officially,he was home. But it didn’tfeel that way to Tatum.

She acted out at school,averaging three “red lights” aweek. The private kinder-garten (the twins were tooyoung for public school)decided she shouldn’t comeback. Bonnie scrambled andfound another school. Theproblems continued. WhenTatum took a swing at herteacher, her mother saidenough. She arranged daycare in Jacksonville, and toldTy to come get Tatum.

•••According to the

Department of Defense,about 2 million children in theU.S. are growing up in mili-tary families; an estimated200,000 have a parent at warat any given time.

The Pentagon offers pro-grams to help young families,but the strains of this war areunique from wars past.Deployments are longer andmore frequent; some familiesare on their fifth tour. Thestress of the mission is greateracross the board — there areno noncombat assignmentsin Afghanistan or Iraq.

Rates of divorce and childabuse have climbed. Even infamilies that appear to beholding up, there is concernover the consequences ofinterrupting early parent-child bonds, when the servicemember is gone for a year,home for a year, then goneagain. A single deploymentcan be half a toddler’s life-time.

DeploymentContinued from Main 1

Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Deputy Sabrina Becker demonstrates how to carry out an arrest on open water

as part of marine training for her office and the Jerome County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday in the Snake

River Canyon. Jeremiah Johnson volunteered to be handcuffed.

was developed by theWashington State Divisionof Emergency Managementas a way to empower neigh-bors to help each other attimes when emergencyservices such as police andfire departments are over-whelmed. Since late 2008,Twin Falls CountyEmergency ServicesCoordinator Jackie Frey anda network of volunteers haveworked to put the program inplace across the county,starting in the city of TwinFalls.

They reached a milestonelate last month withHansen’s neighborhoodmeeting, the first one heldunder the effort. About 13people gathered in Hansen’shome to watch a videoexplaining the program’spurpose and teaching themsteps to help first themselvesand then their fellow citi-zens.

“We’re going to have to gethard hats, I can see it now,”one neighbor said as thepresentation began.

Indeed, hard hats are partof a kit residents are advisedto keep under their beds.Also, the video stated, keep aflashlight, sturdy shoes andgloves on hand for protec-tion.

The group learned how toshut off the water and natu-ral gas supplies to theirhomes, selected a site foreveryone to gather after a

disaster, and then set up aprocess to check on otherneighbors who might be introuble, care for local chil-dren and keep tabs on what-ever larger situation is goingon.

Though the training firstfocused on the “goldenhour” immediately after anevent, when prompt medicalcare saves lives, it also aimedto prepare residents to sus-tain each other for as long as72 hours. Neighbors notedskills and equipment theyhad that might benefit thegreater good in such anemergency.

Those who attended saidit was a couple of hours wellspent. Spaulding, who livedthrough hurricanes whileliving in North Carolina andFlorida, said having a planwill now make any eventualemergency easier.

“We live in a place wherewe think these disastersdon’t affect us,” she said.

Stenson Clontz said heappreciated getting to meetmany neighbors he hadn’tbefore, and that Hansen hadthe time to individually con-tact and invite each person.

“It was very thoughtfuland very community-mind-ed to do something like that,”Clontz said.

Of course, the work didn’tend last month. Ron Welker,whose home was designatedthe emergency childcarecenter, said the group willnow need to maintain theplan over the years.

“The key’s going to be tofollow up later on … andmake sure as people move inand out that all that infor-mation you collect is updat-ed,” he said. “… It’s not asmall task.”

could destroy it in a matter ofminutes.

Hidden Lakes’ homeown-ers have had a few fire scaresin past years. So on Saturday,they partnered with FirewiseCommunities/USA to hold arecognized Firewise Day.Volunteers from the RockCreek Rural Fire ProtectionDistrict and Mid-SnakeResource Conservation andDevelopment helped 26 resi-dents assess their homes forfire hazards and providededucational materials at thesubdivision from 10 a.m.until noon.

Firewise Communities/USA is a multi-agency pro-gram created to assist home-owners in preventing andprotecting against wildlandfires.

Lorraine Simonson, Mid-Snake RC&D fire educator,said becoming a FirewiseCommunity is a whole com-munity effort. In the MagicValley, Kanaka Rapids Ranchnear Buhl and the Norwoodsubdivision in GoodingCounty have also earned theFirewise designation.

“We are trying to get allcommunities to becomeFirewise, but they have towant to take ownership in theprocess,” Simonson said.

Mickie Burney, president

of the Hidden LakesHomeowners Association,said the idea to becomeFirewise came from pastpresident Nancy Booth.

“She saw the need for asafer community,” Burneysaid. “Two years ago, one ofthe community memberswas welding a pipe togetherand a spark caught the grasson fire. If he hadn’t of had awater truck nearby the wholeplace could have burned.”

Chris Simonson, a firemanagement officer with theU.S. Bureau of LandManagement’s Twin Fallsdistrict, said it takes a scare toget a community to decide totake responsibility.

“Becoming a FirewiseCommunity is not a guaran-tee that they will be safe,” hesaid. “But it gives them theresponsibility to becomesafer.”

Once a community decidesto join the Firewise efforts,homeowners take sugges-tions on ways to protect andmaintain their properties.

Hidden Lakes will now hostan annual Firewise Day forclean-up and re-assessment.It must invest at least $2 perperson each year in local proj-ects to keep its Firewise des-ignation; Simonson saidgrants are available to help, orthe subdivision can meet thesame requirement throughvolunteer hours instead.

Brett Ingles, Mid-SnakeRC&D coordinator, said themain point of Firewise is edu-cation.

“It is an educational tooland a commitment to beresponsible,” he said.“Sprinkler lines need to be inplace, and dry grass in-between the sagebrush can becleaned up,” he said.

Rock Creek Fire BatallionChief Jason Keller said thereare a few simple actions indi-viduals can take to protecttheir homes. Clearing a 30-foot area immediately aroundthe home reduces ignitionhazards, and fire-resistantroof construction and greenlandscaping can also helpprevent fires.

“Make sure all dead vege-tation is cleared away andgutters are cleaned out,”Keller said. “Keep windowsand vents closed if you aregoing to be gone for a periodof time. Maintenance is thebiggest thing.”

Sheriff confirmsname of boykilled by tractor

Robert Tayler Sellers, 15,was the teen hit and killedby a tractor on Saturdayevening, authorities say.

Jerome County SheriffDoug McFall on Sundayconfirmed the name thatappeared in a death noticesubmitted to the Times-News.

Sellers,of Eden,had beenriding on the tractor withhis father when he fell off.The accident happened at910 South 1700 East,between Eden andHazelton.

McFall shared again hisoffice’s sympathies forSellers’ family about the“terrible accident.”

Car crash Saturdaynight took outpower pole

A Twin Falls driverclipped a power poleSaturday night before hit-ting a tree in the area of thePleasant Valley subdivi-sion, briefly causing a smallpower outage.

The Twin Falls CountySheriff’s Office is investi-gating the crash, whichhappened at about 10:10p.m., spokeswoman LoriStewart said Sunday.

The incident happenedat 3222 North 3450 East inTwin Falls County. JakeSchmahl, 22, was headednorth when he missed a

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Schmahl had to be extricat-ed from the SUV and wastaken by ground ambulance toSt. Luke’s Magic ValleyMedical Center with minorinjuries, Stewart said.

No further information wasavailable Sunday as to theextent or duration of thepower outage. Stewart saidshe didn’t know Schmahl’sspeed at the time or if alcoholwas a factor, but said he wasnot wearing his seat belt.

County investigatesSunday rollover

A Nevada resident whorolled her sport utility vehicleSunday morning had to beextricated afterwards, butonly sustained minor injuries,

according to the Twin FallsCounty Sheriff’s Office.

Michelle Avila, 36, ofHenderson, Nev., was west-bound on U.S. Highway 30when at 7:23 a.m.she hit a dirtembankment, causing her2004 silver Ford Explorer toflip, sheriff’s spokeswomanLori Stewart said. The SUVrolled three times and landedon its wheels.

The incident happenedaround milepost 186 of thehighway.

Avila was wearing her seatbelt and was transported byground ambulance to St.Luke’s Magic Valley MedicalCenter, Stewart said.

The incident is still underinvestigation.

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Professional Finance Co. vs. Patty McFarland for money owed, defaultjudgment for $4,088.67 on behalf of plaintiff.

The Meadows LLC vs. Nancy Landsinger for unpaid rent, default judg-ment of $5,791.48 for plaintiff with $791.75 for attorney’s fees andcosts.

Ski Country LLC vs. Toni Lash, Mary Nash and Fred Rogers, defaultjudgment of $4,636.66 in favor of plaintiff.

State of Idaho Industrial Commission vs. Victoria Riccabona, defaultjudgment of $7,438.00 in favor of plaintiff.

Blaine County Collectors LLC vs. Jennifer D. Brown-Smith and SamuelF. Smith for money owed, default judgment of $796.01 in favor ofplaintiff.

Statewide Collections Inc. vs. Melissa A. Brandhagen and Scott F.Brandhagen, default judgment of $2,592.44 in favor of plaintiff.

DIVORCE GGRRAANNTTEEDDLaura Garcia vs. Robert Javier Garcia Jr.

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Jeffrey S. Bethell, 55, Twin Falls;F/G-hunt, trap or fish without alicense, $100 fine, $95 costs, 12months probation.

Brandon K. Maiden, 30, Buhl;burglary, amended to maliciousinjury to property, $1000 fine,$800 suspended, $87.50 costs,$75 public defender fee, 180days jail, 120 suspended, creditfor 60 days served, 12 monthsprobation, restitution to bedetermined.

Dennis L. Anderson, 52, TwinFalls; unlawful exercise of func-tion of peace officer, amendedto trespass, $500 fine, $250suspended, $87.50 costs, $75public defender fee, 180 days jailsuspended, credit for timeserved, 12 months probation,no-contact order issued.

Raphael K. Kaui Jr., 20, Twin Falls;reckless driving, $300 fine, $150suspended, $87.50 costs, 30days jail suspended, credit fortime served, driving privilegessuspended 30 days, six monthsprobation.

Keith Warehime, 29, Kimberly;false information provided to anofficer, $1,000 fine, $800 sus-pended, $87.50 costs, $75 pub-lic defender fee, 180 days jail,178 suspended, credit for timeserved, 12 months probation;resisting/obstructing officers,$1,000 fine, $800 suspended,12 months probation.

Shannon R. Stromberg, 38, TwinFalls; malicious injury to proper-ty, amended to malicious injuryto property (misdemeanor),$500 fine, $300 suspended,$75.50 costs, $75 public defend-er fee, 90 days jail, 90 suspend-ed, credit for time served, 12months probation, $453 restitu-tion.

FFEELLOONNYY SSEENNTTEENNCCIINNGGSSRichard E. Armstrong, 70, TwinFalls; driving under the influence(two previous within 10 years),five years penitentiary, twodeterminate, three indetermi-nate, four years probation,$2,500 fine, $2,000 suspended,$170.50 costs, $500 publicdefender fee, abide by alcoholevaluation, 300 hours communi-ty service.

Herbert L. Hensley, 57, Twin Falls;possession of methampheta-mine, seven years penitentiary,three determinate, four indeter-minate, judge granted retainedjurisdiction, sentenced to 180days to be served at the IdahoState Board of Correction,$1,147.83 restitution, $165.50costs, 100 hours communityservice.

William S. Youree, 37, Kimberly;driving under the influence (oneprevious felony within 15 years),eight years penitentiary, fourdeterminate, four indeterminate,judge granted retained jurisdic-

tion, sentenced to 180 days tobe served at the Idaho StateBoard of Correction, $2,500fine, $170.50 costs.

Roberto Garibaldi Jr., 18, TwinFalls; malicious injury to proper-ty, five years penitentiary, twodeterminate, three indetermi-nate, three years probation,$1,805 restitution, $125.50costs, $500 public defender fee,enroll in intensive outpatienttreatment program, completeG.E.D. within six months of sen-tencing date.

Jessica M. Honea, 26, Twin Falls;possession of methampheta-mine, five years penitentiary,three determinate, two indeter-minate, three years probation,$1,901.83 restitution, $110.50costs, $500 public defender fee,continue treatment and evalua-tion through Adult Mental HealthServices, 100 hours communityservice.

FFEELLOONNYY DDIISSMMIISSSSAALLSSChad B. Tussey, 38, Twin Falls;three counts of lewd conductwith minor younger than 16, dis-missed by prosecutor, based onmotion to dismiss in the interestof justice.

CCIIVVIILL FFIILLIINNGGSSRulen L. Thompson vs. Dr. JamesS. Luckock, PA, an IdahoProfessional Corporation, andDr. James S. Luckock, individual-ly. Seeking judgment against thedefendant for past and futuremedical expenses; for past andfuture general damages for pain,suffering and disability; specialdamages; amount to be provenin trial, attorney’s fees andcosts. Defendant allegedly negli-gently and forcefully crankedPlaintiff’s neck causing a largeC5-6 herniated disk, excruciat-ing pain and disability.

Rodney Griffith vs. Keith Thomasand Broadway Automotive.Seeking judgment against thedefendant for special and gener-al damages; past and futuremedical expenses; replacementof the Ford F-250 Truck; suffer-ing, disability, disfigurement;amount to be proven at trial,attorney’s fees and costs.Plaintiffs seeking reimburse-ment for injuries sustained in avehicle accident due to defen-dant’s alleged negligent adviceabout the truck brakes beingsafe and in good condition.

Antonio Avila; Diana Avila, aminor by and through her natu-ral parents and legal guardians,Antonio Avila and Vilalia Avila;and Eli Martinez, a minor by andthrough his natural mother andlegal guardian, Elvia Martinez vs.

Martha S. Arreola and Alavaro G.Ortega. Seeking judgmentagainst the defendant for specialand general damages; additionaldamages for medical expensesand wage loss incurred in thefuture; amount to be proven attrial, attorney’s fees and costs.Plaintiffs seeking reimburse-ment for injuries sustained in avehicle accident.

Stanley Crowley vs. JamesBoehm. Seeking judgmentagainst the defendant for specialand general damages, amountto be proven at trial, attorney’sfees and costs. Plaintiffs seekingreimbursement for injuries sus-tained in a vehicle accident.

State of Idaho IndustrialCommission vs. Gannesha Inc.,Heath Cunningham, president,and Shaunna Cunningham, sec-retary. Seeking judgmentagainst the defendant for$3,100 plus additional penaltyaccruing if matter should becontested; defendant beenjoined and restrained fromoperation a business withemployees while any defaultexists; attorney’s fees and costs.Plaintiff alleges that defendanthas failed to provide workers’compensation insurance forhis/her employees.

CCHHIILLDD SSUUPPPPOORRTT CCAASSEESSThe State of Idaho, Departmentof Health and Welfare, ChildSupport Services has filedclaims against the following:

Jason J. Rolfe. Seeking establish-ment of paternity and child sup-port: $373 monthly support plus66 percent of medical expensesnot covered by insurance, pro-vide medical insurance, 66 per-cent of any work-related daycare expenses.

Peggy D. Payan. Seeking estab-lishment for support of child inthird party care: $209 monthlysupport plus 50 percent of med-ical expenses not covered byinsurance, provide medicalinsurance.

Alfonso Montes De Oca. Seekingestablishment for consolidationand child support: $1,411 month-ly support plus 78 percent ofmedical expenses not coveredby insurance, provide medicalinsurance, 78 percent of anywork-related day care expenses.

Emil B. Melkumov. Seeking estab-lishment for child support andMedicaid reimbursement: $168monthly support plus 50 per-cent of medical expenses notcovered by insurance, providemedical insurance, $3,289.05birth costs reimbursement, 50percent of any work-related daycare expenses.

DDIIVVOORRCCEESS FFIILLEEDDVeloleta A. Ruiz vs. RaymondRuiz.

Alisha M. Grimes vs. Joshua C.Grimes.

Cody L. Brown vs. Dakota A.Brown.

Jaime E. Jones vs. Nathaniel A.Jones.

Monica M. Stephens vs. RichardD. Stephens.

Cassea A.L. Felder vs. William D.Felder.

Jeffrey Bloss vs. Crystal C. Bloss.Jessica Halcom vs. JustenHalcom.

Tracia S. Craig vs. Bryan Craig.

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IINNFFLLUUEENNCCEE SSEENNTTEENNCCIINNGGSSAntonio L. Arredondo, 31, TwinFalls; driving under the influ-ence (excessive), $1,000 fine,

$700 suspended, $132.50costs, $75 public defender fee,180 days jail, 170 suspended,credit for two days served, driv-ing privileges suspended 365days, 12 months probation, noalcohol.

Stephanie L. Galliher, 19, TwinFalls; driving under the influ-ence (under 21), $700 fine,$500 suspended, $132.50costs, driving privileges sus-pended 365 days, restrictedpermit authorized, 12 monthsprobation, no alcohol; posses-sion of a controlled substance,$700 fine, $600 suspended, 90days jail, 88 suspended, 16hours work detail, 12 monthprobation, complete alcoholevaluation, court alcoholschool.

Tammie K. Gonzalez, 40, TwinFalls; driving under the influ-ence (excessive), $1,000 fine,

$500 suspended, $132.50costs, $75 public defender fee,365 days jail suspended, creditfor time served, driving privi-leges suspended 365 days, 12months probation.

Kelley R. Turner, 45, Twin Falls;driving under the influence,$1,000 fine, $600 suspended,$132.50 costs, 180 days jail,150 suspended, credit for oneday served, 25 days housearrest, driving privileges sus-pended 365 days, 12 monthsprobation, no alcohol.

Lance J. Dopek Jr., 24, Twin Falls;driving under the influence,withheld judgment, $800 fine,$400 suspended, $132.50costs, $75 public defender fee,90 days jail, 88 suspended,credit for time served, eighthours work detail, driving privi-leges suspended 120 days, sixmonths probation.

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Pot activists enlisting moms for legalization pushBy Kristen WyattAssociated Press writer

DENVER — Moms gottougher drunk-driving lawson the books and were direct-ly responsible for passing andthen repealing alcoholProhibition. Now marijuanaactivists are trying to enlistthe nation’s mothers in legal-ization efforts with a salespitch that pot is safer thanbooze.

The nation’s largest mari-juana legalization lobbyrecently started a women’sgroup. The Moms-4Marijuana website drawsthousands. And just in timefor Mother’s Day, a pot legal-ization group in Denver hascreated a pink-carnation webcard asking moms to supportlegalization.

These marijuana momsargue that pot is no worsethan alcohol, that teensshouldn’t face jail time forexperimenting with it andthat marijuana can even helpnew mothers treat postpar-tum depression.

“I know so many motherswho support this but aren’twilling to come out and sayit,’’ said Sabrina Fendrick,head of the Women’s Allianceat the Washington-basedNational Organization for theReform of Marijuana Laws,orNORML.

Marijuana activists saythey need more moms topublicly back pot use if theyare to succeed with publicofficials.

“The mother is the firstteacher, who you turn to fordirection in life,’’ said SerraFrank, a 27-year-old motherof two in Boise who foundedMoms4Marijuana in 2005. It

has no formal membership,but Frank says its website hashad more than 12,000 visi-tors.

Pot activists say both gen-ders sometimes find it easierto attend protests or lobbylawmakers about pot than totell their mothers they smokeweed. So legalization groupshope that if moms, arguablythe nation’s most powerfullobby, get on board withmaking pot legal, laws willchange in a hurry.

“All the things moms getbehind, people listen,’’ saidDiane Irwin, 48, a medicalmarijuana grower in southernColorado who also is a moth-er of two.

There’s still a marijuanagender gap. According to anAssociated Press-CNBC poll

released last month, womenopposed legalization ingreater numbers than men.Just under half — 48 percent— of male poll respondentsopposed legalization to 63percent of women.

“We have enough problemswith alcohol. I feel if we legal-ized it, it would make peoplesay it’s OK,’’ said 37-year-oldmother Amanda Leonard ofSt. Augustine, Fla., one of thepoll respondents

Trying to soften moms up abit, Denver-based SaferAlternative For EnjoyableRecreation, or SAFER, is ask-ing members to “come out’’about their pot use thisMother’s Day and argue thatpot is safer than booze. Thegroup says it has about20,000 members nationwide.

SAFER’s online Mother’sDay card has a typical start —“Thank you for raising me tobe thoughtful and compas-sionate’’ — then transitionsto: “I want to share some newsthat might surprise you, butshould not upset you: I believemarijuana should be legal.’’

For $10, card senders canadd a book for their momstitled “Marijuana is Safer.’’The book,published last year,argues that marijuana ishealthier than booze. SAFERsays several thousand copieshave been sold, and groupmembers handed out freecopies as Mother’s Day giftsto Colorado’s 37 female law-makers last week.

There’s no good nationalcount of how many mothersuse pot, but anecdotal evi-

dence suggests plenty do.Moms from Florida toWashington are facing crimi-nal charges for using mari-juana or supplying it to theirchildren.

In February, 51-year-oldAlaska mom Jane C. Cain wasarrested along with her 29-year-old son for allegedlygrowing pot in the house.TheWasilla woman said she ini-tially feared reprisals fromneighbors and didn’t answerthe door.

“But it turned out peoplewere just coming by to bringhomemade food, casserolesand cakes and such,’’ Cainsaid with a laugh. Her case isstill pending, but Cain saysthat even conservative neigh-bors say she’s not wrong touse marijuana for her fre-quent migraines, thoughmedical marijuana isn’t legalin Alaska.

“Now I go wherever I wantand hold my head up high,’’Cain said. “Five or 10 yearsfrom now, people whooppose marijuana will beconsidered old-fashioned.It’s a benign substance, sowhy shouldn’t we have it?’’

Irwin, the Colorado med-ical pot grower, said motherswho use marijuana face a stig-ma men don’t. Irwin said shesecretly used marijuana whilepregnant to fight morningsickness and after giving birthto battle postpartum depres-sion. Since she started grow-ing pot, she’s run into manymoms who admit to using thedrug. She argues that evenchildren could benefit frommarijuana use, though Irwinnever gave either of her kidspot nor smoked it in front ofthem.

In fact, she remembersflushing her son’s pot downthe toilet when he was a teen.But last year, after her now-grown son started a Denvermarijuana dispensary, Irwinsold her hair salon, bought agreenhouse and started rais-ing pot for him.

“I look at the kids now whoare so medicated, on Ritalinand all the rest, and I’m won-dering why we don’t explorewhat’s natural, and that’smarijuana,’’said Irwin,who ismoving to Denver to workfull-time at her older son’sdispensary.

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Crystal Guess speaks during a May 6 news conference to launch the Women's Marijuana Movement in the

state Capitol in downtown Denver. Moms got tougher drunk-driving laws on the books and were directly

responsible for passing and then repealing alcohol Prohibition. Now marijuana activists are trying to enlist

the nation's mothers in legalization efforts with a sales pitch that pot is safer than booze.

Marijuana Mother’s Day card: http://bit.ly/apofDpNORML Women’s Alliance: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID-8059

Moms4Marijuana: http://www.moms4marijuana.webs.com

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“I look at the kids now who are so medicated,on Ritalin and all the rest, and I’m wondering

why we don’t explore what’s natural,and that’s marijuana.’’

— Diane Irwin, a medical marijuana grower who is moving to Denver

to work full-time at her older son’s dispensary.

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Thomas EEddwwiinn AAnnddeerrssoonnof Hagerman, funeral at 10 a.m. today at DemarayFuneral Service, GoodingChapel; visitation from 9 to10 a.m. today at the mortu-ary.

James GG.. LLiivveellyy ofRupert, funeral at 11 a.m.today at the Rupert LDS5th Ward Church, 324 E.18th St.; graveside serviceat 3 p.m. today at the RestLawn Cemetery inPocatello; visitation onehour before the funeraltoday at the church(Hansen Mortuary RupertChapel).

John MMaarriioonn EEnnggeell ofTwin Falls, memorial serviceat 2 p.m. today at Parke’sMagic Valley Funeral Home,2551 Kimberly Road in TwinFalls.

Kay LLeeRRooyy EEaammeess ofBurley, funeral at 11 a.m.Tuesday at RasmussenFuneral Home, 1350 E. 16thSt. in Burley; visitation from6 to 8 p.m. today and onehour before the serviceTuesday at the funeralhome.

Elva AAddeellll PPaallmmeerr HHeeyymmaannof Twin Falls, funeral at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Parke’s

Magic Valley Funeral Home,2551 Kimberly Road in TwinFalls; visitation from 12:30 to1:30 p.m. Tuesday at thefuneral home.

Janet DDeeee CCaassttaanneeddaa ofBurley, funeral at 3 p.m.Tuesday at RasmussenFuneral Home, 1350 E. 16thSt. in Burley; visitation onehour before the service at thefuneral home.

Janice EEllaaiinnee CCiiccllee of TwinFalls, graveside service at 1 p.m. Wednesday at theTwin Falls Cemetery; visita-tion from 6 to 8 p.m.Tuesday at Parke’s Magic

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Chester MM.. ““CChheett””BBaarrttlleetttt JJrr.. of Twin Falls,memorial service at 11 a.m.Thursday at the Twin FallsLDS Stake Center, 2085South Temple Drive.

Ruth HHiiaatttt BBrryyssoonn ofClinton, Utah, and formerlyof Twin Falls, funeral at 11 a.m. Thursday at the TwinFalls LDS 4th Ward Chapel,667 Harrison St.; visitationfrom 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdayat White Mortuary in TwinFalls and 10 to 10:45 a.m.Thursday at the church.

Martha SSeellllaarrss ofOlympia, Wash., and for-merly of Twin Falls, memo-rial Mass at 10 a.m. Saturdayat St. John’s Cathedral inBoise.

Donnis JJuunnee CCrroosskkeeyy ofTwin Falls and formerly ofButte, Mont., celebration oflife at 4 p.m. Saturday at theKingdom Hall of Jehovah’sWitnesses in Twin Falls(Serenity Funeral Chapel inTwin Falls).

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Amie CCeecciilliiaa JJoonneess, for-merly of Jerome, memorialservice at 1 p.m. May 29 atthe Free Will BaptistChurch, 810 S. Cleveland inJerome.

Oil spill grows to 3.5Mgallons as BP scramblesBy Harry R. Weber and Ray HenryAssociated Press writers

ON THE GULF OF MEXI-CO — A growing collectionof crippled equipment lit-tered the ocean floor Sundaynear a ruptured oil wellgushing crude into the Gulfof Mexico, the remnants of amassive rig that explodedweeks ago and the failedefforts since to cap the leak.

On the surface, nearly amile up, a fleet of shipsmaneuvered to deploy thelatest stopgap plans hatchedby BP engineers desperate tokeep the Deepwater Horizondisaster from becoming thenation’s worst spill. An esti-mated 3.5 million gallons hasrisen from the depths sincethe April 20 explosion thatkilled 11, a pace that wouldsurpass the total spilled inthe Exxon Valdez disaster byFather’s Day.

A day after icelike crystalsclogged a four-story boxthat workers had loweredatop the main leak, crewsusing remote-controlledsubmarines hauled the spe-cially built structure morethan a quarter-mile awayand prepared other long-shot methods of stoppingthe flow.

Chief operating officerDoug Suttles said BP wasthinking about putting asmaller containment domeover the massive leak,believing that it would beless vulnerable. The smallerdome could be ready todeploy Tuesday orWednesday.

“We’re going to pursue thefirst option that’s available tous and we think it’ll be thetop hat,’’ Suttles said.

The company was alsonow debating whether itshould cut the riser pipeundersea and use larger pip-ing to bring the gushing oil toa drill ship on the surface.The third option would use atube to shoot ground-upmaterials into the well’sblowout preventer, a processthat could take two to threeweeks.

As BP weighed its optionson the mainland, waves ofdark brown and black sludgecrashed into a boat in thearea above the leak. Thefumes there were so intense

that a crewmember of thesupport ship Joe Griffin andan AP photographer onboard had to wear respiratorswhile on deck.

A white cattle egret landedon the ship, brownish-col-ored stains of oil on its faceand along its chest, wingsand tail.

Meanwhile, thick blobs oftar had washed up onAlabama’s white sandbeaches, yet another sign thespill was spreading.

It had taken about twoweeks to build the box andthree days to cart the con-

tainment box 50 miles outand slowly lower it to thewell a mile below the sur-face, but the frozen depthswere just too much.

Company and CoastGuard officials had cau-tioned that icelike hydrates,a slushy mixture of gas andwater, would be one of thebiggest challenges to thecontainment box plan. Thecrystals clogged the openingin the top of the peaked box,Suttles said, like sand in afunnel, only upside-down.

“We never believed thehydrates could actually plugup a 12-inch opening andthey did, which meansthey’re forming very rapidlyand in large quantities,’’Suttles said.

The containment boxplan, never before tried atsuch depths, had beendesigned to siphon up to 85percent of the leaking oil.

The original blowout wastriggered by a bubble ofmethane gas that escapedfrom the well and shot up thedrill column, expandingquickly as it burst throughseveral seals and barriersbefore exploding, accordingto interviews with rig work-ers conducted during BPPLC’s internal investigation.Deep sea oil drillers oftenencounter pockets ofmethane crystals as they diginto the earth.

As the bubble rose, itintensified and grew, break-ing through various safetybarriers, said Robert Bea, aUniversity of CaliforniaBerkley engineering profes-sor and oil pipeline expertwho detailed the interviewsexclusively to an APreporter.

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For more children, dinner is coming from Uncle SamBy Lisa RathkeAssociated Press writer

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — While theother preschoolers were warming up tothe vegetable pesto lasagna, 3-year-oldAvery Bennett dived in with no hesita-tion.

“Can I have some more lasagna?’’Bennett said from her booster seat. “Ilove it.’’

She moved on to her seconds, and theother kids at the evening care programin Brattleboro were also chompingdown the dish made of spinach, pep-pers, carrots, tomato, fresh basil andcheese.

More low-income school kids couldsoon have access to free nutritious din-ners like the lasagna that Avery loved. AU.S. Department of Agriculture pro-gram in Vermont, 12 other states andthe District of Columbia provides reim-bursements for the suppers, served atafter-school programs for at-risk kidsin communities where at least 50 per-cent of households fall below the pover-ty level.

“What it allows us to do is providethose kids with an extra nutritious mealbefore they go home because some kidsgo home to nothing,’’ said Susan Eckes,director of child nutrition programs forthe Food Bank of Northern Nevada inMcCarran, Nev.

Around the country, about 49,000children benefit from the after-schoolmeals each day. The program is expect-ed to cost a total of $8 million from2009 to 2013, the USDA said.

With more families losing jobs andhomes, the need is growing, officialssaid.

The number of Americans who live infood-insecure households — which at

times don’t have enough nutritiousfood — rose from 36 million people in2007 to 49 million in 2008,according tothe most recent report from USDA’sEconomic Research Service.

Among those, 16.7 million were chil-dren, up from 12.4 million in 2007.

Nearly one in four children in the U.S.are food insecure and about one in fivelive in poverty, according to a reportfrom Feeding America, a network of200 food banks around the country.

“As the economy gets worse, we’reseeing more and more kids,’’ said BethBaldwin-Page, executive director of theBoys & Girls Club of Brattleboro.

In East Prairie, Mo., kids who mayhave skipped the meal from time to time

are coming every day, said LesterGillespie, youth program director at theSusanna Wesley Family LearningCenter, which serves 150 meals a day attwo sites to kids age 5 to 18.

A lack of nutritious food, especially inthe first three to five years,can have last-ing effects on the health and develop-ment of children. Filling their stomachswith nutritional meals helps them learnand concentrate, officials have said.

“What we’ve noticed is that whenkids are eating nutritional meals, theytend not to get involved in negativeactivities such as doing graffiti or com-mitting delinquent acts because whentheir stomach is full they make gooddecisions,’’ said Gillespie.

AP photo

Keith Fox, 15, and Stacy Blackadai, 15, both of Brattleboro, Vt., prepare pizza for the after-

school supper at the Brattleboro Boys and Girls Club April 15. The after-school supper pro-

gram, subsidized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provides meals for at-risk children in

communities where at least 50 percent of households fall below the poverty level.

Cancer costs in the U.S.double in nearly 20 yearsBy Mike StobbeAssociated Press writer

ATLANTA — The cost oftreating cancer in the UnitedStates nearly doubled overthe past two decades, butexpensive cancer drugs maynot be the main reason why,according to a surprising newstudy.

The study confoundscoventional wisdom in sev-eral respects. The soaringprice of new cancer treat-ments has received wide-spread attention, but theresearchers conclude thatrising costs were mainly driv-en by the growing number ofcancer patients.

The study also finds canceraccounts for only 5 percent oftotal U.S. medical costs, andthat has not changed in thelast few decades.

“I will say I’m a bit sur-prised,’’ said Dr. LenLichtenfeld of the AmericanCancer Society, who said hewould have expected the pro-portion of cancer costs torise.

The researchers also foundthat private insurers nowcover a greater share of can-cer treatment costs — about50 percent — while patients’out-of-pocket costs havefallen over the past twodecades.

Though taken aback bysome of the findings,Lichtenfeld and other expertsdid not dispute the study,which compared medicalcost data from the late 1980sto that of the early 2000s.But

they said the picture surelyhas changed in the last sever-al years.

The study is being calledthe first to combine nationalcancer costs for all types ofpayers and see how they’vechanged over time. The fig-ures are reported in 2007 dol-lars.

It found that cancer treat-ment costs rose from nearly$25 billion in 1987 to morethan $48 billion by the end of2005.

The rise in costs is mainlydue to an increase over 20years in how many cancerpatients there are, said thestudy’s lead author, FlorenceTangka of the U.S.Centers forDisease Control andPrevention.

The researchers used datafrom national telephone sur-veys done in 1987 and from2001 through 2005, whichgathered information onmedical conditions as well aswho paid the bills. More than164,000 people were sur-veyed.

The study did not offerprecise estimates of how thenumber of people treated forcancer changed from the late1980s to the early 2000s.Butit showed dramatic increasesin the number of cancercases covered by the govern-ment’s Medicare andMedicaid programs. Medi-care, which covers the elder-ly and disabled, has consis-tently covered about a thirdof the nation’s cancer costs.Medicaid accounts for only 3percent.

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AP photo

Tiger Woods looks down after putting on the

No. 3 green during the final round of The

Players Championship golf tournament Sunday

in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Woods withdrew

from The Players Championship on Sunday

with an injury that he fears might be a bulging

disk in his upper back.

AP photo

Tim Clark kisses The Players Championship trophy Sunday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Clark won with 16 under 272.

By Linda BrittsanTimes-News correspondent

Norm Hatke outdrove theconventional race cars in theBudweiser Super Stocksdivision to pull off a main-event victory Saturday nightat Magic Valley Speedway.

Driving a truck againstnine cars in the main event,Hatke started from the sec-ond row in the 40-lap con-test. Scrambling for positionfrom the drop of the green

flag, Brennen Vandermeer,who won his heat race, set-tled into the lead for the firstnine laps. But contact in thefront stretch with KrisMcKean sent Vandermeer tothe rear of the field andMcKean to the pits for somequick repairs.

With Hatke in the front

position, Daniel Shirley sethis sights on the leader,shadowing Hatke as heclosed in on him at the turns.Soon Jerry McKean caughtup to Shirley and the pairtussled for second positionas Hatke took advantage ofthe battle behind him.

At Lap 29, Jerry McKean’saggressive driving causedhim to spin out in Turn 4 andhe wound up at the rear ofthe field for the restart.

Two cautions later, Shirley

faced a new second-placebattle as Kris McKean hadmade his way back throughthe field. With just nine lapsremaining in the race thepair combated side by side tothe checkered, but McKeanpulled slightly ahead at thefinish line edging Shirley forsecond.

“I figured he (McKean)would be up there sometimethen all the sudden I heardhis car up to mine,” Shirleysaid. “It felt like it was forev-

er that he was there. He waspushing me and he got meloose a couple times, but Imade him work for (secondplace).”

For the victorious Hatke,he seemed to be in a hurry allnight.

“I was late getting hereand didn’t get in any prac-tice,” Hatke said. But every-thing was hooked up on thetruck really well. I knewthere were things going onbehind us, but we were able

to stay out in front to be inthe position to win.”

NEWELL CAPTURES SECONDVICTORY IN STREET STOCKS

Kendel Woll led all but twoof the first 23 laps of theNAPA Street Stocks 25-lapmain event. As the racewound down, Stacey Jensenhad the best chance of reel-ing Woll in but a cautionwith just four laps remaining

Truckin’ it: Hatke picks up main event win at MVS

By Doug FergusonAssociated Press writer

PONTE VEDRA BEACH,Fla. — Tim Clark couldn’tafford to look at the leader-board, much less considerwhat it would mean to end204 tournaments of frustra-tion and finally win on thePGA Tour.

He was simply trying tosurvive Sunday at ThePlayers Championship in themost demanding condi-tions.

Clark played the final 26holes without a bogey. He seta Stadium Course recordwith the largest 36-holecomeback. And with an 8-foot par putt on the final holefor a 5-under 67,he no longerhad the distinction as the

richest player without a PGATour victory.

“A part of me is a bit dis-appointed because now noone is going to talk about meanymore,” Clark said. “Atleast you had something towrite about before. Now I’mjust another guy with a win.”

Not quite.Regarded among the best

without a PGA Tour title,Clark shed that label bybeating the best field in golf.

He made four birdiesaround the turn to surge pastLee Westwood and RobertAllenby, steadied himself onthe scary island-green 17thfor a par then finished off hisamazing weekend with ademonstrative fist pumpwhen his par putt fell.

“I did all I could there,”

said Clark, a 34-year-oldSouth African. “That’s asgood as I could have played.”

Tiger Woods managed tocreate a buzz without evenbeing there most of the day.He withdrew on the seventhhole because of a neck injurythat he fears might be from abulging disk. Woods said hisneck has been bothering himsince before the Masters.

“I’ve been playingthrough it,” Woods said. “Ican’t play through it any-more.”

As for Clark, he neededevery shot on a course withgreens that were crisp, firmand pale yellow. The averagescore was nearly three shotshigher than it was for the

Clark finally gets his winWoods withdraws with neck injury

Fox, Hubert,Hall lead wayin ShoshoneBy Diane PhilbinTimes-News writer

SHOSHONE — Darby Fox of King Hill con-tinued her hot streak, adding two more winsSaturday night as District V concluded twonights of high school rodeo in Shoshone. Foxrecorded two wins in poles with times of20.894 and 21.503 seconds, respectively. Shealso picked up a win in barrels on Saturday, hertime of 17.427 seconds just beating the 17.470run of Samantha Logan of Jerome and the14.471 by Valene Lickley of Jerome. Hill alsowon goats on Friday.

Fox sits second in the all-around standingswith 165 points, trailing the 180 points ofLickley. Fox does not lead any event but is sec-ond in barrels and poles, third in team ropingwith King Hill partner Codee Roberts and tiedfor fifth in breakaway and eighth in goats.

The top cowgirl in the district, Lickleysecured her first win of the season with an8.93-second run in goats. She also finishedthird in barrels, fourth in poles and secondwith Garrett Webb of Wendell in team ropingon Saturday.

Even though there are no other competitorsentered in bareback riding to push KoltonHubert, the Dietrich cowboy is using the eventto grab points and practice for state. Hubertrode Nails for 53 points on Saturday after thehorse won the battle on Friday night. Saturdaymarked the third win for Hubert.

“I’ve been on Nails four times now and therecord is 2-2,” said Hubert.“He’s a good horse,better than most of the practice horses. I onlypractice once a week because it is hard on yourbody and you get sore. But the more you ride,the more comfortable you get.”

The methods required in steer wrestling andthe skill needed to perform a cartwheel aremiles apart but Tanner Hall of Hazelton

Stradley piles upfour more wins,Wadsworth rollsBy Diane PhilbinTimes-News writer

OAKLEY — Kyndal Stradley of Filer domi-nated the action in District VI high schoolrodeo in Oakley this weekend, compiling back-to-back wins in poles to go with wins in break-away and barrels. She also took second in goatsand fourth in team roping with Chase Brice ofDeclo.

With her performance, Stradley added 66all-around points to give her a 27-point leadover Filer teammate Kindee Wilson. For theseason, Stradley sits first in poles, second inboth barrel racing and breakaway and third ingoats. Wilson score 50 points, taking secondand third in breakaway. She was sixth and 10thin barrels, sixth in poles, first and fifth in goatsand fifth in team roping with Filer teammateGlade Hall.

On the boys side, Tyler Wadsworth ofKimberly won both nights of tie-down ropingto give him seven wins on the season. He alsowon team roping Friday night with his brotherJade Wadsworth. Tyler Wadsworth placedthird in steer wrestling on Friday and won theevent on Saturday. Trevor Eldridge from Filerwon back-to-back outings in bareback, givinghim seven wins this season. Brady Manning ofOakley posted his eighth win in saddle broncon Saturday.

Tyler Wadsworth leads the boys all-aroundwith 196 points followed by Chase Brice with177. Wadsworth is the leader in tie-down (85)but Brice only trails by two points at 83. In teamroping, Tyler and Jade Wadsworth are tied forfirst with Wilson and Hall.

District VI returns to Oakley next weekendwith a 7 p.m. Friday performance with slackfollowing and a 1 p.m. performance Saturdaywith slack following.

See OAKLEY, Main 8

See SHOSHONE, Main 8

The Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — ThePhoenix Suns swept awayseven years of bad playoffmemories brought by the SanAntonio Spurs.

Steve Nash scored 20 pointsand played with a right eye thatwas swollen shut as Phoenixswept San Antonio from theWestern Conference semifinalswith a 107-101 win Sundaynight. Amare Stoudemire ledthe way with 29 points to helpthe Suns get past the Spurs inthe playoffs for the first time infive tries.

“That was ugly,” Suns for-ward Channing Frye said walk-ing off the court.

Kind of like Nash’s black-and-blue, stitched-up eye.

But it didn’t bother Nash,who scored 10 of his 20 pointsin the fourth quarter to helpsmother a rally by the Spurs.Nash was accidentally struckby one of Tim Duncan’s elbowsin the third quarter and brieflywent to the locker room. Hecame back with an ice pack onhis eye when he finally returned

to the court.It was reminiscent of the

2007 West semifinals, whenNash had his nose sliced openwhen he and Tony Parker col-

lided head-to-head in Game 1.The gash in Nash’s nose bledprofusely, and the Suns went onto lose the series.

Not this time.The Suns are keeping one of

the more remarkable stories of

the playoffs going. Threemonths after Phoenix was onthe brink of trading Stoudemireand calling it a season, the Sunsare returning to the West finals

Suns sweep Spurs to reach Western finals

AP photo

Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash,

right, protects the ball as San Antonio

Spurs guard George Hill defends dur-

ing the first quarter of Game 4 of a

Western Conference semifinals series

Sunday in San Antonio.

See MVS, Main 8

See GOLF, Main 8

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The LosAngeles Lakers may have learnedsomething in the first round ofthe NBA playoffs.Don’t let the series go any longer

than it has to.The Lakers are a victory away

from sweeping the Utah Jazz andwant to lock up a third straighttrip to the Western Conferencefinals as soon as possible. Game4 is tonight (8:30 p.m., TNT) inUtah, where the Lakers edged theJazz 111-110 on Saturday for a 3-0series lead.“You never know what can hap-

pen in a series. You extend aseries, ankles can get turned,knuckles can get bruised, know-ing there’s things like that ...”Lakers guard Kobe Bryant saidSunday.

The hypotheticals of bad thingsthat could happen is long, some-thing the Lakers learned whenthey took a 2-0 lead on OklahomaCity in the first round and neededsix games to advance after theThunder won two at home.Bryant said the Lakers’ edge and

attitude they had while winningthe NBA title a year ago is back.“We’re there. We’ve got it,” he

said. “The competition fromOklahoma, probably. That’s prob-ably what did it.”The Jazz have pushed the Lakers

in each of the first three games,but Los Angeles has held on towin all three by a total of 14points. Saturday’s game wasespecially gut-wrenching for theJazz, who had two shots bounceoff the rim in the final seconds.

LAKERS AIM FOR SWEEP OF JAZZ

See NBA, Main 8

Monday, May 10, 2010 Main 7Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho SPORTS

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CIzturs ss 4 0 0 0 Span cf 4 2 3 3Wggntn 2b 4 0 1 0 Punto 3b 3 0 2 2Markks rf 4 0 0 0 Mauer dh 3 0 1 0MTejad 3b 4 0 0 0 Mornea 1b 4 0 0 0Wieters c 3 0 2 0 Cuddyr rf 4 0 1 0Scott dh 4 0 1 0 DlmYn lf 4 0 0 0AdJons cf 3 0 1 0 WRams c 4 0 0 0Atkins 1b 3 0 0 0 BHarrs ss 4 2 3 0Reimld lf 3 0 1 0 Casilla 2b 4 2 2 1TToottaallss 3322 00 66 00 TToottaallss 3344 66 1122 66BBaallttiimmoorree 000000 000000 000000 —— 00MMiinnnneessoottaa 000033 330000 0000xx —— 66DP—Minnesota 1. LOB—Baltimore 7, Minnesota 6. 2B—Wigginton (6), B.Harris (3), Casilla (1). 3B—Span (3).SB—Span (8). SF—Punto.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOBBaallttiimmoorreeMatusz L,2-3 32-3 9 6 6 1 2Berken 21-3 1 0 0 0 2Meredith 1 0 0 0 0 1Simon 1 2 0 0 0 1MMiinnnneessoottaaBlackburn W,3-1 7 4 0 0 2 0Guerrier 1 1 0 0 0 1Rauch 1 1 0 0 0 0Umpires—Home, Ted Barrett; First, Tony Randazzo;Second, Paul Nauert; Third, Brian Gorman.T—2:24. A—38,641 (39,504).

BBLLUUEE JJAAYYSS 99,, WWHHIITTEE SSOOXX 77

TToorroonnttoo CChhiiccaaggooaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

FLewis lf 5 1 1 3 Pierre lf 5 0 2 2A.Hill 2b 3 2 2 0 Bckhm 2b 5 0 0 1Lind dh 4 1 1 2 AnJons dh 5 0 1 0V.Wells cf 5 2 3 2 Konerk 1b 4 1 0 0R.Ruiz 1b 4 0 0 0 Rios cf 4 3 4 1Overay ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Quentin rf 4 2 3 1AlGnzlz ss 5 0 1 1 AlRmrz ss 4 0 0 0JBautst 3b 4 0 1 1 RCastr c 2 1 0 0Snider rf 5 1 1 0 Przyns ph-c 2 0 0 0JMolin c 1 1 0 0 J.Nix 3b 1 0 1 1McCoy pr 0 0 0 0 Kotsay ph 1 0 0 0J.Buck c 1 1 1 0TToottaallss 3388 99 1111 99 TToottaallss 3377 77 1111 66TToorroonnttoo 001144 000000 000044 —— 99CChhiiccaaggoo 003311 000000 221100 —— 77E—Al.Ramirez (6). DP—Toronto 1, Chicago 1. LOB—Toronto 8, Chicago 12. 2B—A.Hill (5), V.Wells (14),J.Bautista (9), Snider (9), Rios (11), Quentin 2 (8). HR—F.Lewis (2), V.Wells (9), Rios (6). SB—McCoy (4),An.Jones (6).

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOTToorroonnttooR.Romero 51-3 8 4 4 5 7Camp BS,1-1 1 2 2 2 1 1S.Downs 2-3 0 0 0 1 1Frasor W,2-1 1 1 1 1 1 2Gregg S,9-10 1 0 0 0 0 1CChhiiccaaggooFloyd 61-3 5 5 5 2 7Thornton 2-3 0 0 0 1 2T.Pena H,1 1 1 0 0 0 1Jenks L,1-1 BS,1-6 0 4 4 3 0 0Linebrink 1 1 0 0 1 1Jenks pitched to 4 batters in the 9th.HBP—by S.Downs (Pierre), by Floyd (J.Molina, A.Hill).WP—R.Romero 2. PB—J.Molina.Umpires—Home, Jim Reynolds; First, Bill Welke;Second, Mike DiMuro; Third, Tim Welke.T—3:29. A—23,850 (40,615).

NNLL BBooxxeessPPHHIILLLLIIEESS 55,, BBRRAAVVEESS 33

AAttllaannttaa PPhhiillaaddeellpphhiiaaaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

Infante ss 5 1 3 0 Victorn cf 4 1 1 1Prado 2b 5 1 2 0 Polanc 3b 4 2 2 1

MeCarr rf 4 0 1 1 Utley 2b 4 1 1 0Glaus 1b 3 0 2 2 Howard 1b 3 0 0 0McCnn c 3 0 0 0 Werth rf 3 1 1 2M.Diaz lf 4 0 0 0 Ibanez lf 3 0 1 1Conrad 3b 3 0 0 0 C.Ruiz c 2 0 1 0McLoth cf 3 0 0 0 WValdz ss 3 0 0 0Kawkm p 2 1 0 0 Hamels p 2 0 0 0OFlhrt p 0 0 0 0 Durbin p 0 0 0 0Hinske ph 1 0 0 0 Gload ph 1 0 0 0

Contrrs p 0 0 0 0Lidge p 0 0 0 0

TToottaallss 3333 33 88 33 TToottaallss 2299 55 77 55AAttllaannttaa 000000 003300 000000 —— 33PPhhiillaaddeellpphhiiaa 221111 000000 1100xx —— 55DP—Atlanta 1, Philadelphia 1. LOB—Atlanta 8,Philadelphia 4. 2B—Infante (4), Utley (8), Ibanez (6).HR—Victorino (7), Polanco (5), Werth (7). SF—Ibanez.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOAAttllaannttaaKawakami L,0-6 62-3 7 5 5 2 5O’Flaherty 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1PPhhiillaaddeellpphhiiaaHamels W,3-2 5 8 3 3 4 5Durbin H,5 2 0 0 0 0 4Contreras H,2 1 0 0 0 0 1Lidge S,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0HBP—by Kawakami (Werth), by Hamels (McLouth).Umpires—Home, Wally Bell; First, Laz Diaz; Second,John Hirschbeck; Third, James Hoye.T—2:36. A—45,193 (43,651).

RREEDDSS 55,, CCUUBBSS 33

CChhiiccaaggoo CCiinncciinnnnaattiiaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

Theriot 2b 4 0 1 0 OCarer ss 4 0 1 0Fukdm rf 3 0 0 0 BPhllps 2b 3 1 0 0D.Lee 1b 4 0 0 0 Votto 1b 4 1 1 3Byrd cf 4 1 1 0 Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0ArRmr 3b 4 1 1 0 Bruce rf 2 1 1 0Colvin lf 3 1 1 2 Gomes lf 4 1 1 1SCastro ss 3 0 1 0 Corder p 0 0 0 0K.Hill c 3 0 0 0 Stubbs cf 4 0 0 1Dmpstr p 1 0 0 0 RHrndz c 3 0 2 0Fontent ph 1 0 0 0 Leake p 2 0 0 0JRussll p 0 0 0 0 Heisey pr 0 1 0 0

Masset p 0 0 0 0L.Nix lf 0 0 0 0

TToottaallss 3300 33 55 22 TToottaallss 3300 55 66 55CChhiiccaaggoo 000000 000000 330000 —— 33CCiinncciinnnnaattii 002200 000000 3300xx —— 55E—Dempster (1). DP—Cincinnati 1. LOB—Chicago 2,Cincinnati 6. 2B—Byrd (13), Bruce (6), Gomes (3),R.Hernandez (4). HR—Colvin (4), Votto (7). SB—Gomes(1). S—Dempster, Leake.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOCChhiiccaaggooDempster L,2-3 7 6 5 5 3 7J.Russell 1 0 0 0 1 0CCiinncciinnnnaattiiLeake W,3-0 7 4 3 3 1 6Masset H,3 1 1 0 0 0 2Cordero S,10-12 1 0 0 0 0 0WP—Leake.Umpires—Home, Sam Holbrook; First, Mike Winters;Second, Brian Runge; Third, Jerry Layne.T—2:23. A—20,402 (42,319).

DDOODDGGEERRSS 22,, RROOCCKKIIEESS 00

CCoolloorraaddoo LLooss AAnnggeelleessaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

EYong lf 3 0 0 0 Martin c 4 1 1 1Fowler cf 3 0 0 0 Kemp cf 3 0 0 0Helton 1b 4 0 0 0 Ethier rf 3 0 0 0Tlwtzk ss 2 0 1 0 MnRmr lf 1 0 0 0Mora 2b 2 0 1 0 RJhnsn lf 0 0 0 0Splrghs rf 3 0 1 0 Loney 1b 3 0 0 0Stewart 3b 4 0 1 0 Blake 3b 1 0 0 0Olivo c 3 0 0 0 DeWitt 2b 3 1 1 0Barmes 2b-ss3 0 0 0 JCarrll ss 3 0 1 1Jimenz p 2 0 0 0 Kershw p 2 0 0 0S.Smith ph 1 0 0 0 GAndrs ph 1 0 0 0Daley p 0 0 0 0 Broxtn p 0 0 0 0TToottaallss 3300 00 44 00 TToottaallss 2244 22 33 22CCoolloorraaddoo 000000 000000 000000 —— 00LLooss AAnnggeelleess 000011 000000 0011xx —— 22DP—Colorado 1. LOB—Colorado 6, Los Angeles 3. 2B—DeWitt (6). HR—Martin (3). CS—Kemp (7), Man.Ramirez(1).

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOCCoolloorraaddooJimenez L,6-1 7 2 1 1 4 5Daley 1 1 1 1 0 2LLooss AAnnggeelleessKershaw W,2-2 8 2 0 0 3 9Broxton S,3-5 1 2 0 0 0 1HBP—by Jimenez (Man.Ramirez).Umpires—Home, Bruce Dreckman; First, Paul Emmel;Second, Gary Darling; Third, Bill Hohn.T—2:19. A—40,718 (56,000).

NNAATTIIOONNAALLSS 33,, MMAARRLLIINNSS 22

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Coghln lf 4 1 3 0 Morgan cf 2 1 0 0Helms 3b 4 0 1 0 AKndy 2b-1b 3 1 1 0HRmrz ss 3 1 1 1 Zmrmn 3b 4 0 0 0Cantu 1b 3 0 1 1 A.Dunn 1b 4 0 3 1Uggla 2b 4 0 0 0 AlGnzlz 2b 0 0 0 0JoBakr c 4 0 0 0 Wlngh lf 2 1 1 1C.Ross cf 3 0 1 0 Tavers lf 0 0 0 0Petersn rf 4 0 0 0 IRdrgz c 4 0 0 0ASnchz p 2 0 0 0 Berndn rf 4 0 2 0Leroux p 0 0 0 0 Dsmnd ss 4 0 2 0Maybin ph 1 0 0 0 LHrndz p 1 0 0 0Hensly p 0 0 0 0 SBurntt p 0 0 0 0GSnchz ph 1 0 0 0 Clipprd p 0 0 0 0

Capps p 0 0 0 0TToottaallss 3333 22 77 22 TToottaallss 2288 33 99 22FFlloorriiddaa 000000 000011 001100 —— 22WWaasshhiinnggttoonn 110011 000000 0011xx —— 33DP—Florida 3. LOB—Florida 7, Washington 8. 2B—A.Dunn (7). HR—H.Ramirez (7), Willingham (6). SB—Bernadina (2). S—L.Hernandez 2. SF—Cantu.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOFFlloorriiddaaA.Sanchez 41-3 6 2 2 4 4Leroux 12-3 1 0 0 0 0Hensley L,1-1 2 2 1 1 0 4WWaasshhiinnggttoonnL.Hernandez 7 5 1 1 1 3S.Burnett 0 1 1 1 0 0Clippard W,6-0 BS,4-4 1 1 0 0 1 1Capps S,13-13 1 0 0 0 0 0S.Burnett pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.HBP—by A.Sanchez (Morgan). WP—A.Sanchez.Umpires—Home, Jerry Meals; First, Mark Wegner;Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Dale Scott.T—2:58. A—21,299 (41,546).

BBRREEWWEERRSS 66,, DDIIAAMMOONNDDBBAACCKKSS 11

MMiillwwaauukkeeee AArriizzoonnaaaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

Weeks 2b 5 0 2 0 KJhnsn 2b 4 1 0 0

Counsll ss 5 0 1 0 CJcksn lf 3 0 1 0Braun lf 5 1 2 0 J.Upton rf 4 0 1 0Fielder 1b 4 2 1 1 AdLRc 1b 4 0 1 1McGeh 3b 3 1 1 3 MRynl 3b 4 0 0 0Zaun c 4 1 1 1 CYoung cf 3 0 1 0Gerut cf 3 0 0 0 S.Drew ss 4 0 3 0Coffey p 0 0 0 0 Snyder c 3 0 1 0Stetter p 0 0 0 0 IKnndy p 1 0 0 0Inglett ph 1 0 0 0 Ryal ph 1 0 0 0Villanv p 0 0 0 0 Vasquz p 0 0 0 0Suppan p 0 0 0 0 Heilmn p 0 0 0 0Hart rf 4 1 2 0 JGutrrz p 0 0 0 0Narvsn p 2 0 1 1 TAreu ph 1 0 0 0Edmnd cf 2 0 0 0TToottaallss 3388 66 1111 66 TToottaallss 3322 11 88 11MMiillwwaauukkeeee 001100 001100 004400 —— 66AArriizzoonnaa 000000 000011 000000 —— 11DP—Milwaukee 2. LOB—Milwaukee 7, Arizona 8. 2B—Weeks (6), S.Drew (9). 3B—Hart (1). HR—Fielder (4),McGehee (6), Zaun (2). SB—Weeks (3), Braun (8).

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOMMiillwwaauukkeeeeNarveson W,3-0 52-3 3 1 1 2 8Coffey H,7 1 2 0 0 1 0Stetter H,3 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Villanueva 1 1 0 0 0 1Suppan 1 2 0 0 1 1AArriizzoonnaaI.Kennedy L,2-2 7 6 2 2 1 5Vasquez 1-3 3 4 4 1 0Heilman 2-3 1 0 0 0 2J.Gutierrez 1 1 0 0 0 0WP—I.Kennedy.Umpires—Home, C.B. Bucknor; First, Doug Eddings;Second, Dana DeMuth; Third, Kerwin Danley.T—3:14. A—25,358 (48,633).

AASSTTRROOSS 44,, PPAADDRREESS 33,, 1111 IINNNNIINNGGSS

SSaann DDiieeggoo HHoouussttoonnaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

Gwynn cf 5 0 2 1 Bourn cf 5 0 1 0Venale rf 5 0 0 0 Kppngr 2b-ss 5 0 0 0Headly 3b 5 0 1 0 Brkmn 1b 5 1 2 0Hairstn lf 5 0 1 0 Ca.Lee lf 4 1 2 1Stairs 1b 3 1 1 0 KMatsu pr 0 1 0 0Grgrsn p 0 0 0 0 Michals lf 1 0 0 0Adams p 0 0 0 0 Pence rf 5 1 3 2Eckstn ph-2b 2 0 1 0 P.Feliz 3b 3 0 0 1Hundly c 3 1 0 0 Manzell ss 3 0 0 0HrstnJr ss 4 0 0 0 Blum ph-2b 1 0 0 0Zawdzk 2b 3 0 0 0 Quinter c 4 0 2 0Bell p 0 0 0 0 Oswalt p 2 0 0 0Salazar ph 1 0 1 0 Lndstr p 0 0 0 0R.Webb p 0 0 0 0 Sullivn ph 1 0 0 0Stauffr p 2 1 1 2 Lyon p 0 0 0 0Mujica p 0 0 0 0Blanks 1b 1 0 0 0AdGnzl 1b 0 0 0 0TToottaallss 3399 33 88 33 TToottaallss 3399 44 1100 44San Diego 000 030 000 00 — 3Houston 000 002 001 01 — 4One out when winning run scored.E—Hairston Jr. (4), Headley (6). DP—San Diego 1. LOB—San Diego 5, Houston 6. 2B—Eckstein (7), Stauffer (1),Berkman (4), Pence (3). HR—Ca.Lee (2), Pence (3). SB—Gwynn (7), Headley (9). CS—Hairston Jr. (2), Bourn (4).S—Ad.Gonzalez, Oswalt. SF—P.Feliz.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOSSaann DDiieeggooStauffer 5 6 0 0 0 1Mujica H,3 2-3 2 2 2 0 0Gregerson H,8 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 2Adams H,8 1 0 0 0 0 0Bell BS,2-10 1 0 1 0 0 0R.Webb L,0-1 1 1-3 2 1 1 0 1HHoouussttoonnOswalt 8 6 3 3 1 9Lindstrom 2 2 0 0 0 0Lyon W,2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0Umpires—Home, Alfonso Marquez; First, Tim Timmons;Second, Tim Tschida; Third, Bob Davidson.T—2:52. A—23,526 (40,976).

GGIIAANNTTSS 66,, MMEETTSS 55

SSaann FFrraanncciissccoo NNeeww YYoorrkkaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

Rownd cf 4 2 1 2 Pagan cf 4 1 2 0Torres lf 2 0 1 0 Cora 2b 3 0 0 0Sandovl 1b-3b5 0 0 0 Tatis ph 0 1 0 0Uribe ss 0 1 0 1 Mejia p 0 0 0 0Whitsd c 4 0 0 0 Nieve p 0 0 0 0Schrhlt rf 5 1 1 0 HBlanc ph 0 0 0 0MDwns 2b 5 0 2 1 Catlntt ph 1 0 0 0Rhlngr 3b 2 0 1 1 Felicin p 0 0 0 0A.Huff ph-1b 2 0 0 0 JosRys ss 4 2 2 0Linccm p 2 1 0 0 Bay lf 4 1 2 2Runzler p 0 0 0 0 DWrght 3b 4 0 0 1Romo p 0 0 0 0 I.Davis 1b 3 0 2 1Bowker ph 0 1 0 0 Francr rf 5 0 1 1Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 Barajs c 4 0 0 0BrWlsn p 1 0 0 0 OPerez p 1 0 0 0

Valdes p 1 0 1 0MthwsJ ph 1 0 0 0LCastill 2b 1 0 1 0

TToottaallss 3322 66 66 55 TToottaallss 3366 55 1111 55SSaann FFrraanncciissccoo 002200 220000 002200 —— 66NNeeww YYoorrkk 000000 000022 330000 —— 55E—Uribe (1). DP—San Francisco 1, New York 1. LOB—SanFrancisco 12, New York 11. 2B—Bay (7). HR—Rowand(4). SB—Torres (4), Jos.Reyes 2 (8). S—Pagan. SF—D.Wright.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOSSaann FFrraanncciissccooLincecum 6 7 2 2 2 8Runzler H,2 1-3 1 3 3 2 1Romo W,1-3 BS,3-3 2-3 1 0 0 1 0Affeldt H,2 1-3 1 0 0 0 0Br.Wilson S,7-8 12-3 1 0 0 0 5NNeeww YYoorrkkO.Perez 31-3 2 4 3 7 2Valdes 32-3 2 0 0 2 3Mejia L,0-2 BS,1-1 1-3 1 2 2 2 0Nieve 2-3 0 0 0 0 0Feliciano 1 1 0 0 0 1HBP—by O.Perez (Whiteside), by Nieve (Uribe). WP—O.Perez. PB—Barajas.Umpires—Home, Paul Schrieber; First, Rob Drake;Second, Hunter Wendelstedt; Third, Angel Hernandez.T—3:45. A—35,641 (41,800).

CCAARRDDIINNAALLSS 1111,, PPIIRRAATTEESS 44

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Mather cf-lf 6 2 2 1 Iwamr 2b 4 1 0 0Ludwck lf-rf 6 2 2 1 AnLRc 3b 4 0 1 0LaRue c 0 0 0 0 AMcCt cf 3 1 1 0Pujols 1b 3 1 1 0 GJones rf 4 0 1 2Jay pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Doumit c 4 0 1 0Freese 3b 4 2 0 1 Milledg lf 4 1 1 0YMolin c-1b 4 1 1 3 Clemnt 1b 4 1 1 0Stavinh rf 3 0 1 2 Cedeno ss 4 0 1 1Rasms ph-cf 2 1 1 1 Mahlm p 1 0 0 0B.Ryan ss 4 0 1 1 Bass p 1 0 0 0Wnwrg p 3 0 0 0 Carrsc p 0 0 0 0

McCllln p 1 0 1 0 Pearce ph 1 0 0 0Hwksw p 0 0 0 0 Tschnr p 0 0 0 0Greene 2b 4 2 1 1 JaLopz p 0 0 0 0

DlwYn ph 1 0 1 1TToottaallss 4400 1111 1111 1111 TToottaallss 3355 44 88 44SStt.. LLoouuiiss 000044 220055 000000 —— 1111PPiittttssbbuurrgghh 000000 220000 000022 —— 44E—B.Ryan (3), An.LaRoche 2 (5). DP—St. Louis 1. LOB—St. Louis 11, Pittsburgh 6. 2B—Stavinoha (1), Greene(1), A.McCutchen (10). 3B—Ludwick (2). SB—Greene (1).

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOSStt.. LLoouuiissWainwright W,5-1 6 5 2 2 2 7McClellan 1 0 0 0 0 1Hawksworth 2 3 2 0 0 1PPiittttssbbuurrgghhMaholm L,2-3 31-3 6 6 4 3 2Bass 21-3 4 5 5 4 0Carrasco 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 0Taschner 1 1 0 0 0 0Ja.Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 0HBP—by Carrasco (Greene). WP—Bass.Umpires—Home, Gary Cederstrom; First, Ed Hickox;Second, Fieldin Culbreth; Third, Marty Foster.T—3:04. A—17,342 (38,362).

SSaattuurrddaayy’’ss LLaattee NNLL BBooxxRROOCCKKIIEESS 88,, DDOODDGGEERRSS 00

CCoolloorraaddoo LLooss AAnnggeelleessaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

S.Smith lf 5 1 2 0 Martin c 4 0 1 0Fowler cf 4 1 0 0 Sherrill p 0 0 0 0Helton 1b 4 2 1 0 JefWvr p 0 0 0 0EYong 2b 0 0 0 0 Kemp cf 4 0 1 0Tlwtzk ss 3 2 2 1 Ethier rf 3 0 3 0Mora 1b 0 0 0 0 A.Ellis c 1 0 0 0CGnzlz rf 5 1 1 3 MnRmr lf 4 0 1 0Stewart 3b 4 1 3 3 Loney 1b 3 0 0 0Barmes 2b-ss5 0 1 1 Blake 3b 2 0 0 0PPhllps c 5 0 1 0 NGreen ss 1 0 0 0JChacn p 3 0 0 0 DeWitt 2b 4 0 0 0RFlors p 0 0 0 0 JCarrll ss-3b 4 0 1 0Beimel p 0 0 0 0 Haeger p 0 0 0 0

RaOrtiz p 1 0 0 0Bellird ph 0 0 0 0Mnstrs p 0 0 0 0GAndrs ph-rf 2 0 0 0

TToottaallss 3388 88 1111 88 TToottaallss 3333 00 77 00CCoolloorraaddoo 661100 000011 000000 —— 88LLooss AAnnggeelleess 000000 000000 000000 —— 00E—J.Carroll (3), Kemp (2). DP—Colorado 1. LOB—Colorado 9, Los Angeles 9. 2B—Ethier (6). 3B—C.Gonzalez (2). HR—Stewart (6). S—J.Chacin.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOCCoolloorraaddooJ.Chacin W,2-0 71-3 6 0 0 2 7R.Flores 2-3 0 0 0 0 0Beimel 1 1 0 0 0 0LLooss AAnnggeelleessHaeger L,0-4 0 2 5 5 3 0Ra.Ortiz 5 6 2 2 2 4Monasterios 2 3 1 1 0 2Sherrill 1 0 0 0 0 2Jef.Weaver 1 0 0 0 0 2Haeger pitched to 5 batters in the 1st.HBP—by J.Chacin (Blake).Umpires—Home, Bill Hohn; First, Bruce Dreckman;Second, Paul Emmel; Third, Gary Darling.T—2:52. A—42,287 (56,000).

MMLLBB PPeerrffeecctt GGaammeessLLiisstt ooff ppeerrffeecctt ggaammeess tthhrroowwnn iinn mmaajjoorr lleeaagguuee bbaasseebbaallllhhiissttoorryy::Dallas Braden, Oakland vs. Tampa Bay, 4-0, May 9,2010.Mark Buehrle, Chicago (AL) vs. Tampa Bay, 5-0, July23, 2009.Randy Johnson, Arizona at Atlanta (NL), 2-0, May 18,2004.David Cone, New York (AL) vs. Montreal, 6-0, July 18,1999.David Wells, New York (AL) vs. Minnesota, 4-0, May 17,1998.Kenny Rogers, Texas vs. California (AL), 4-0, July 28,1994.Dennis Martinez, Montreal at Los Angeles (NL), 2-0,July 28, 1991.Tom Browning, Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles (NL), 1-0,Sept. 16, 1988.Mike Witt, California at Texas (AL), 1-0, Sept. 30, 1984.Len Barker, Cleveland vs. Toronto (AL), 3-0, May 15,1981.Catfish Hunter, Oakland vs. Minnesota (AL), 4-0, May8, 1968.Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles vs. Chicago (NL), 1-0, Sept.9, 1965.Jim Bunning, Philadelphia at New York (NL), 6-0, June21, 1964.x-Don Larsen, New York (AL) vs. Brooklyn (NL), 2-0,Oct. 8, 1956.Charles Robertson, Chicago at Detroit (AL), 2-0, April30, 1922.Addie Joss, Cleveland vs. Chicago (AL), 1-0, Oct. 2,1908.Cy Young, Boston vs. Philadelphia (AL), 3-0, May 5,1904.x-World Series

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Orlando 105, Atlanta 75, Orlando leads series 3-0L.A. Lakers 111, Utah 110, L.A. Lakers leads series 3-0

SSuunnddaayy,, MMaayy 99Boston 97, Cleveland 87, series tied 2-2Phoenix 107, San Antonio 101, Phoenix wins series 4-0

MMoonnddaayy,, MMaayy 1100Orlando at Atlanta, 6 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Utah, 8:30 p.m.

TTuueessddaayy,, MMaayy 1111Boston at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

WWeeddnneessddaayy,, MMaayy 1122x-Atlanta at Orlando, 6 p.m.x-Utah at L.A. Lakers, 9 or 8:30 p.m.

TThhuurrssddaayy,, MMaayy 1133Cleveland at Boston, 6 p.m.

NNBBAA PPllaayyooffff BBooxxeessCCEELLTTIICCSS 9977,, CCAAVVAALLIIEERRSS 8877

CCLLEEVVEELLAANNDD ((8877))James 7-18 8-11 22, Jamison 6-12 2-2 14, O’Neal 5-9 7-1117, M.Williams 3-9 5-7 13, Parker 3-7 2-2 10, West 0-7 3-3 3, Varejao 3-4 2-3 8, Hickson 0-1 0-0 0, Moon 0-0 0-0 0, Powe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-67 29-39 87.BBOOSSTTOONN ((9977))Pierce 3-8 3-3 9, Garnett 6-11 6-6 18, Perkins 0-2 0-0 0,Rondo 9-21 11-16 29, R.Allen 8-21 1-1 18, Wallace 0-3 3-4 3, T.Allen 6-7 3-6 15, Davis 2-3 1-4 5, Finley 0-0 0-00. Totals 34-76 28-40 97.CClleevveellaanndd 2222 2233 2277 1155 —— 8877BBoossttoonn 3311 2233 2200 2233 —— 99773-Point Goals—Cleveland 4-21 (Parker 2-5, M.Williams2-5, West 0-3, Jamison 0-3, James 0-5), Boston 1-14(R.Allen 1-8, Garnett 0-1, Rondo 0-1, T.Allen 0-1,Wallace 0-1, Pierce 0-2). Fouled Out—R.Allen.Rebounds—Cleveland 44 (James 9), Boston 60 (Rondo18). Assists—Cleveland 19 (James 8), Boston 19 (Rondo13). Total Fouls—Cleveland 27, Boston 31. Technicals—Cleveland defensive three second, Boston defensivethree second 2. A—18,624 (18,624).

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The Virginia lacrosse teams both anticipatedplaying for a national championship this month.They just never expected it to be like this.

The men’s and women’s teams awaited word oftheir NCAA tournament seedings Sunday night, aday after women’s player Yeardley Love was buriedin her native Maryland. The 22-year-old was foundbeaten in her apartment earlier in the week andCharlottesville authorities have charged GeorgeHuguely of the men’s team with first-degree murder.

Both teams decided to play on with the support ofLove’s family.

The Cavaliers men’s team was given the top seedin the 16-team field. Appearing for the 17th time incoach Dom Starsia’s 18 seasons, Virginia will hostMount St. Mary’s on Saturday night. It will not onlybe the first game for the team since the programwas rocked by the slaying, but also since Starsia’sfather died Friday after a long illness.

The women’s team, making its 15th consecutivetrip to the tournament under coach Julie Myers, was

given a No. 6 and will play at home against Towsonon Sunday.

The off-the-field events have left both squadshaving to find ways to put aside their grief longenough to focus on competing in the tournament.

Starsia, who had not spoken publically since theslaying until Sunday night, said before taking ques-tions that he was not able to answer any queriesrelated to the investigation.

“It’s hard to put into words what this week hasbeen like. Tragic on so many different levels,” he said,noting that he rejoined the team for practice onSunday. “I was glad to be able to at least considerthe lacrosse piece of this again, both on the field thisafternoon with the team and talking about lacrossethis evening.”

Starsia has guided Virginia to three nationalchampionships, the last in 2006, and said he told thewhen they met on Monday that there’s no roadmapfor the journey just ahead.

“We’re going to try to take this as a group and as

a family and try to take this in small pieces and beginto move forward, and today may have been the firstsmall step,” he said.

NHL

Luongo rebounds and so doCanucks with Game 5 win

CHICAGO — Kevin Bieksa scored two goals,Roberto Luongo made 29 saves Sunday night andthe Vancouver Canucks beat the ChicagoBlackhawks 4-1 to stay alive in the Western

Conference semifinals.Chicago leads the series 3-2 and now it heads

back to Vancouver — where the Blackhawks cap-tured Games 3-4 — for Game 6 on Tuesday night.

Vancouver, which gave up four power-play goalsin a 7-4 loss in Game 4 on Friday night, played a moredisciplined game based on speed. And the Canucksgot the kind of performance they needed fromOlympic gold medalist Luongo following threestraight losses to the Blackhawks.

Christian Ehrhoff opened the scoring for theCanucks, just 59 seconds into the game, quickly qui-eting the crowd at the United Center who had hopedto see the Blackhawks make the conference finalsfor a second straight season.

Chicago finally scored with just more than 7 min-utes left when Jonathan Toews tipped in a long shotfrom between the circles by Duncan Keith. AlexBurrows added an empty-netter for the Canuckswith 44.6 seconds left.

— The Associated Press

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Reeling Virginia lacrosse teams now must prepare for NCAAs

for the first time since 2006.

CELTICS 97, CAVALIERS 87BOSTON — Rajon Rondo

had 29 points, 18 reboundsand 13 assists, and Bostonbeat Cleveland to even theEastern Conference semifi-nal series at two gamesapiece.

Rondo had a playoff careerhigh in rebounds andmatched his best scoring

night in his fourth postsea-son triple-double.

Ray Allen and KevinGarnett scored 18 apiece forthe Celtics, who reboundedfrom the worst home playoffloss in franchise history andensured they’ll get at leastone more game at home.Game 5 is Tuesday.

LeBron James scored 22points and seemed frustrat-ed during a seven-turnoverperformance.

previous three rounds.Allenby had the best

chance to catch him, butended up a stroke back. Henarrowly missed an 18-footeagle putt on the 16th hole totie for the lead. His nextchance came on the 17th untila 12-foot birdie putt peakedinto the cup and tilted backaway. Allenby couldn’t makebirdie on the tough 18th, andhad to settle for a 70.

“For it to go up to the holeand take a little look over thetop and then come back,that was a bit rude,” Allenbysaid. “But obviously, thegolfing gods were with Timtoday, and I can accept that.I did everything that I couldpossibly do to try and winthe tournament.”

Phil Mickelson could havemoved to No. 1 in the world

with a victory, but theMasters champion nevergave himself a good chance.He made bogey on three ofhis opening six holes, closedwith a 74 and tied for 17th.

Clark won for the fourthtime worldwide, yet this washis finest performance. ThePlayers Championship notonly is the richest tourna-ment in golf with a $9.5 mil-lion purse, it features thestrongest and deepest fieldall year.

Clark won with a 66-67weekend in which he madeonly one bogey — the 10thhole on Saturday. It was thebest weekend on the treach-erous Stadium Course sinceFred Couples shot 132 to winin 1996. The 36-hole come-back topped the record ofsix that Woods set when hewon in 2001.

Clark finished at 16-under 272 and earned $1.71million.

U.S. Open championLucas Glover shot 31 on theback, including a 50-footbirdie on the 17th, andwound up third at 14-under274.

For the first time in hiscareer, Woods went consec-utive weeks without makingofficial money. After miss-ing the cut by eight shotslast week at Quail Hollowfor only the sixth time in hiscareer, Woods was 10 shotsbehind and already 2 over forthe round when he stopped.

He summoned an officialfor a cart and was whiskedaway, spending nearly 40minutes in the physicaltherapy trailer.

Woods spoke briefly infront of his locker, saying he

was not sure how the injuryoccurred but that he wouldhave an MRI this week. Hedid not know when he wouldreturn.

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PPoollee bbeennddiinngg:: 1. Kyndal Stradley, Filer, 21.194 seconds;2. Dori Lockwood, Kimberly, 21.304; 3. Bailey Smith,Oakley, 22.232; 4. Audrey Croy, Filer, 22.292; 5. JaceeBedke, Oakley, 22.442; 6. Jordan Laroque, Kimberly,22.612; 7. Tianna Stimpson, Minico, 22.778; 8. KelliAnderson, Burley, 23.058; 9. Rylee Gladfelder, Burley,23.303; 10. Kelsey Wright, Kimberly, 23.970.BBuullll rriiddiinngg:: No qualified rides.

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accomplished both onSaturday.

The objective of steerwrestling is to use strengthand technique to wrestle asteer to the ground as quick-ly as possible, which meansit’s usually an event for big-ger cowboys. Hall, who isdefinitely not large instature, tossed his steer ontoits side in 10.94 seconds towin the event. After hisaccomplishment, the ValleyHigh School freshman fol-lowed with a cartwheel, notquite as picture-perfect ashis event performance.

“I think I’m big and strongenough,” said Hall. “My dadtaught me how to do (steerwrestle) right.”

Shoshone senior JustinSantana had a good seat onLoaded Dice for the full eightseconds and scored 67points for his second win inbulls.

“He could have donemore,” said Santana, whohas his rookie card thatallows him to compete inrodeos during the summer.“It’s a long eight seconds. Ihad a good grip and I juststuck my chest out. Bull rid-ing is just like riding a bikebut sometimes you fall off abike too.”

Shoshone’s ColtenEthridge finished secondwith a 59-point ride on Lazyand Jesse Robinson ofRichfield was third scoring

57 on The Monster.Kade Gill and Jared Parke

of Gooding posted thefastest time of the year witha 6.02 clocking in team rop-ing. Webb had a season-best10.79-seconds run in tie-down. Chayna Jones ofJerome and Jerome team-mate Mattie Macgregorclocked identical times of4.86 seconds to tie for first inbreakaway.

District V continues rodeoaction next week in Careywith performances at 7 p.m.Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday.

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in the race forced a restart.With Woll on the inside laneand Jensen at his door, JohnNewell lined up behind Wollfor the green. In a shootoutfor the checkered, Newellwas able to get to the outsideof Woll, beating him to thefinish by just .070 seconds.

HOMOLKA TAKES CONTROLIN PONY STOCKS WIN

Dan Pulver, starting fromthe pole position, led justover half the Brennan’sCarpet Pony Stocks mainevent, but a hard-chargingRay Homolka took over at

Lap 13. Homolka dominatedthe remainder of the race asTodd Audet, winner of lastweekend’s main event, madea final lap surge to pass Pulverfor a second-place finish.

In other action, AndyBrennan drove the No. 96 carto his first win of the seasonin the Quale’s ElectronicsHornets main event.

MMVVSS rreessuullttssBBuuddwweeiisseerr SSuuppeerr SSttoocckkss:: 1. Norm Hatke, 2. KrisMcKean, 3. Daniel Shirley, 4. Jason Abbott, 5. ErnieHall.NNAAPPAA SSttrreeeett SSttoocckkss:: 1. John Newell, 2. Kendel Woll, 3.Casey Pehrson, 4. Bruce Henry, 5. Stacey Jensen.BBrreennnnaann’’ss CCaarrppeett PPoonnyy SSttoocckkss:: 1. Ray Homolka, 2. ToddAudet, 3. Dan Pulver, 4. Wade Henslee, 5. MichaelStuart.QQuuaallee’’ss EElleeccttrroonniiccss HHoorrnneettss:: 1. Andy Brennan, 2. JeffPeck, 3. Brandon Mortensen, 4. Bob Gilligan, 5. GaryDeskiewicz.

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GGaammee 77:: Twin Falls 8, Minico 1(Twin Falls to state)

MMoonnddaayy,, MMaayy 1100GGaammee 88:: Wood River atJerome, 5 p.m.

TTuueessddaayy,, MMaayy 1111GGaammee 99:: Winner 8 at Minico,

5 p.m.TThhuurrssddaayy,, MMaayy 1133

CChhaammppiioonnsshhiipp:: Winner 9 atTwin Falls, 5 p.m.

FFrriiddaayy,, MMaayy 1144SSeeccoonndd cchhaammppiioonnsshhiipp:: If nec-essary, 5 p.m.

First and second placeadvance to state tourna-ment, May 20-22 at RodeoPark in Nampa.

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WWeeddnneessddaayy,, MMaayy 1122CChhaammppiioonnsshhiipp:: Winner 5 atBuhl, 4 p.m.

TThhuurrssddaayy,, MMaayy 1133SSeeccoonndd cchhaammppiioonnsshhiipp:: If nec-essary, 4 p.m.

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SSiittee TTBBAADistrict IV No. 2 vs. District V-VI No. 2, TBA

First place and play-in winneradvance to Class 3A statetournament, May 20-22 atOntario, Ore.

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GGaammee 11:: No. 6 Burley vs. No. 3Jerome, 3 p.m.

GGaammee 22:: No. 5 Minico vs. No. 4Wood River, 3 p.m.

GGaammee 33:: Winner 1 vs. No. 2Canyon Ridge, 5 p.m.

GGaammee 44:: Winner 2 vs. No. 1Twin Falls, 5 p.m.

TTuueessddaayy,, MMaayy 1111GGaammee 55:: Loser 1 vs. Loser 2, 1p.m.

GGaammee 66:: Winner 5 vs. Loser 3or 4 (lower seed), 3 p.m.

GGaammee 77:: Winner 3 vs. Winner4, 3 p.m.

GGaammee 88:: Winner 6 vs. Loser 3or 4 (higher seed), 5 p.m.

TThhuurrssddaayy,, MMaayy 1133GGaammee 99:: Winner 8 vs. Loser 7,1 p.m.

CChhaammppiioonnsshhiipp:: Winner 9 vs.Winner 7, 3 p.m.

SSeeccoonndd cchhaammppiioonnsshhiipp:: If nec-essary, 5 p.m.

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MMoonnddaayy,, MMaayy 1100GGaammee 55:: Filer at Buhl, 5 p.m.

WWeeddnneessddaayy,, MMaayy 1122CChhaammppiioonnsshhiipp:: Winner 5 atKimberly, 4 p.m.

SSeeccoonndd cchhaammppiioonnsshhiipp:: If nec-essary, 6 p.m.

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GGaammee 11:: Declo at Glenns Ferry,3 p.m.

GGaammee 22:: Declo at GlennsFerry, 5 p.m.

FFrriiddaayy,, MMaayy 1144GGaammee 33:: If necessary, GlennsFerry at Declo, 3 p.m.

DISTRICT IV

TOURNAMENTS MVSContinued from Sports 8

ShoshoneContinued from Main 6

OakleyContinued from Main 6

AP photo

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Dallas Braden celebrates throwing a perfect game against the Tampa

Bay Rays during a baseball game in Oakland, Calif. Sunday.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Dallas Bradenpitched the 19th perfect game in majorleague history, a dazzling performance forthe Athletics in a 4-0 victory over the TampaBay Rays on Sunday.

Braden threw his arms in the air after GabeKapler grounded out to shortstop for thefinal out. It was the majors’ first perfectgame since Mark Buehrle did it for the WhiteSox against the Rays on July 23, and the sec-ond no-hitter this season after Colorado’sUbaldo Jimenez pulled it off in Atlanta onApril 17.

Braden pitched the A’s first perfect gamesince Hall of Famer Jim “Catfish” Hunter’sgem on May 8, 1968, against the MinnesotaTwins. Only 6,298 were there to witness it.Sunday’s crowd at the Coliseum wasn’tmuch better: 12,228.

Braden (4-2) wasn’t fazed by anything,throwing two-strike changeups and gettingquick outs against a Rays team that lost onthe road for just the third time this year. Hestruck out six in the 109-pitch performance,throwing 77 strikes in his 53rd career start.

“Pretty cool,” Braden said. “I don’t knowwhat to think about it just yet. There’s defi-nitely a select group. I’d like to have a careermore than today.”

Before Sunday, the crafty lefty had mademore of a name for himself for his enragedreaction to Alex Rodriguez walking acrossthe mound back on April 22, when he beatYankees.

MARINERS 8, ANGELS 1SEATTLE — Josh Wilson and Michael

Saunders hit back-to-back home runs inSeattle’s four-run fourth inning on the sameday hitting coach Alan Cockrell was fired.

RED SOX 9, YANKEES 3BOSTON — Jon Lester pitched seven

strong innings and Jeremy Hermida home-red and drove in three runs as Boston RedSox beat the New York Yankees to salvagethe final game of their series.

BLUE JAYS 9, WHITE SOX 7CHICAGO — Fred Lewis hit a three-run

homer off Bobby Jenks and the Blue Jays ralliedto beat the White Sox, getting homers fromVernon Wells and Adam Lind along the way.

TWINS 6, ORIOLES 0MINNEAPOLIS — Nick Blackburn threw

seven strong innings, Denard Span had histhird three-hit game of the month and theTwins earned a split of the four-game series.

INDIANS 7, TIGERS 4CLEVELAND — Andy Marte drove in

three runs,Mark Grudzielanek had three hitsand two RBIs and the Indians snapped afive-game skid while ending a 10-game los-ing streak to Detroit.

RANGERS 6, ROYALS 4ARLINGTON, Texas — David Murphy

had three hits and drove in two runs, MaxRamirez contributed the go-ahead RBI in thefifth and the Rangers completed a four-game sweep .

NATIONAL LEAGUEPHILLIES 5, BRAVES 3

PHILADELPHIA — Placido Polanco,Jayson Werth and Shane Victorino homered,Cole Hamels survived a shaky start and thePhiladelphia Phillies’ bullpen hung on tobeat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Sunday.

GIANTS 6, METS 5NEW YORK — Aaron Rowand hit a two-

run homer in the eighth inning after theGiants blew a two-run lead for TimLincecum, and San Francisco snapped theMets’ nine-game home winning streak.

DODGERS 2, ROCKIES 0LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw

bounced back from the shortest start of hisbrief career with eight innings of two-hitball, leading the Dodgers to the victory.

REDS 5, CUBS 3CINCINNATI — Joey Votto hit a three-

run homer in the seventh inning to help MikeLeake and the Reds get the win.

NATIONALS 3, MARLINS 2WASHINGTON — Josh Willingham

homered in the eighth inning, andWashington reliever Tyler Clippard earnedhis sixth win of the season.

CARDINALS 11, PIRATES 4PITTSBURGH — Yadier Molina drove in

three runs and St. Louis twice batted aroundduring big innings, handing the Pirates’ 12thloss of six runs or more in 31 games.

BREWERS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 1PHOENIX — Chris Narveson gave up

three hits pitching into the sixth inning anddrove in a run, helping Milwaukee completea three-game sweep.

ASTROS 4, PADRES 3, 11 INNINGSHOUSTON — Hunter Pence drove in

Lance Berkman with a double in the 11thinning and Houston snapped a three-gamelosing streak.

— The Associated Press

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FFour of the past eight Idaho lieutenantgovernors have become governors, sothe stakes are high for Brad Little in theelection season ahead. xxxx xxx xxxx xxxxLittle was appointed by Gov. C.L.

“Butch” Otter in 2009 to succeed Jim Risch afterRisch was elected to the U.S. Senate. If the EmmettRepublican wins his party’s three-way primary onMay 25 and defeats Democrat Eldon Wallace andConstitutional Party candidate Paul Venable in theNovember election, he’ll be the heir-apparent tothe governor’s office.

We can’t think of manyother Idahoans we’drather see in that posi-tion.

Little, who spent eightyears in the state Senate,is one of the solid citizensof Idaho politics. Fiscallyconservative, he’s a socialmoderate — and a coura-geous one. In 2004, heteamed with fellowRepublican Sens. SheilaSorensen and Joe Stegnerto block a proposed gay-bashing amendment tothe state Constitution.

In his 16 months aslieutenant governor,Little has been Otter’sgo-to guy on a number ofissues — notably high-ways. Little chairs theGovernor’s Task Force onModernizingTransportation Funding,the committee assignedto figure out how to fill Idaho’s backlog of roadrepairs.

Little is a coalition-builder, widely respectedacross party and factional lines and in both housesof the Legislature. For a governor who has had trou-ble communicating with lawmakers, that’s invalu-able.

The lieutenant governor is also a pragmatist whodoesn’t let ideology get in the way of results.

In some ways, Little is a throwback to some of the“greatest generation” Legislatures in which hisfather David served in the 1970s. That was the gold-en age of consensus in Idaho politics, whenRepublican legislators and Democratic governorsworked together to modernize state government,institute land-use planning, and increase statefunding for public schools and colleges.

Given his track record, we can’t imagine a futureLittle governorship in which education wouldn’t bethe highest priority.

Our lieutenant governor is a private-sector guywith a large sense of public responsibility.Republicans should nominate him for a full term asIdaho’s second-in-command.

OPINION EDITOR STEVE CRUMP: 735-3223 SCRUMP@MAGICVALLEY.COM

QUOTABLE“Today ... caused me to fall out of my chair at one

point. It felt like we lost control.”— Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Harris Private Bank in

Chicago, after Dow Jones industrials lost 1,000 points

in less than half an hour

MAIN 1100 MONDAY, MAIN 10, 2010

EDITORIAL

Idaho’s No. 2 leader merits

a shot at 4 years

ABOUT THIS RACERepublican Lt. Gov. BradLittle, a 56-year-old Emmettrancher who was appointedby Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter in2009, is seeking his party’snomination for a full term. Inthe May 25 primary, he’llface Boise State Universitystudent JJoosshhuuaa BBlleessssiinnggeerr,,31, and SStteevveenn PPaannkkeeyy,, 58,of Shoshone.

In the Nov. 3 general election,the primary winner will runagainst Boise DemocratEldon WWaallllaaccee, 65, a retiredMissouri state educationofficial, and PPaauull VVeennaabbllee,56, a Parma contractorwho’s running on theConstitutional Party ticket.

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T H E L I G H T E R S I D E O F P O L I T I C S

WWASHINGTON —What we’re see-ing in Greece is

the death spiral of the wel-fare state. This isn’tGreece’s problem alone, andthat’s why its crisis has rat-tled global stock marketsand threatens economicrecovery. Virtually everyadvanced nation, includingthe United States, faces thesame prospect. Aging popu-lations have been promisedhuge health and retirementbenefits, which countrieshaven’t fully covered withtaxes. The reckoning hasarrived in Greece, but itawaits most wealthy soci-eties.

Americans dislike theterm “welfare state” andsubstitute the bland word“entitlements.” The vocab-ulary doesn’t alter the reali-ty. Countries cannot over-spend and over-borrow for-ever. By delaying hard deci-sions about spending andtaxes, governments maneu-ver themselves into a cul-de-sac. To be sure, Greece’splight is usually describedas a European crisis — espe-cially for the euro, the com-mon money used by 16countries — and this is true.But only up to a point.

Euro coins and notes wereintroduced in 2002. Thecurrency clearly hasn’t livedup to its promises. It wassupposed to lubricate fastereconomic growth by elimi-nating the cost and confu-sion of constantly convert-ing between national cur-rencies. More important, itwould promote politicalunity. With a common cur-rency, people would feel“European.” Their identitiesas Germans, Italians andSpaniards would graduallyblend into a continentalidentity.

None of this has hap-pened. Economic growth inthe “euro area” (the coun-tries using the currency)averaged 2.1 percent from1992 to 2001 and 1.7 percent

from 2002 to 2008.Multiple currencies werenever a big obstacle togrowth; high taxes, perva-sive regulations and gener-ous subsidies were. As forpolitical unity, the euro isnow dividing Europeans.The Greeks are rioting. Thecountries making $145 bil-lion of loans to Greece —particularly the Germans —resent the costs of the res-cue. A single currency couldno more subsume nationalidentities than drinkingCoke could make peopleAmerican. If other eurocountries (Portugal, Spain,Italy) suffer Greece’s fate —lose market confidence andcan’t borrow at plausiblerates — there would be awider crisis.

But the central cause isnot the euro, even if it hasmeant Greece can’t depre-ciate its own currency toease the economic pain.Budget deficits and debt arethe real problems; and thesestem from all the welfarebenefits (unemploymentinsurance, old-age assis-tance, health insurance)provided by modern gov-ernments. Countrieseverywhere already havehigh budget deficits, aggra-vated by the recession.Greece is exceptional onlyby degree. In 2009, itsbudget deficit was 13.6 per-cent of its gross domesticproduct (a measure of itseconomy); its debt, theaccumulation of past

deficits, was 115 percent ofGDP. Spain’s deficit was 11.2percent of GDP, its debt 56.2percent; Portugal’s figureswere 9.4 percent and 76.8percent. Comparable figuresfor the United States — cal-culated slightly differently— were 9.9 percent and 53percent.

There are no hard rules asto what’s excessive, butfinancial markets — thebanks and investors thatbuy government bonds —are obviously worried.Aging populations makethe outlook worse. InGreece, the 65-and-overpopulation is projected togo from 18 percent of thetotal in 2005 to 25 percentin 2030. For Spain, theincrease is from 17 percentto 25 percent.

The welfare state’s deathspiral is this: Almost any-thing governments mightdo with their budgetsthreatens to make mattersworse by slowing the econ-omy or triggering a reces-sion. By allowing deficits toballoon, they risk a financialcrisis as investors one day —no one knows when —doubt governments’ abilityto service their debts and, aswith Greece, refuse to lendexcept at exorbitant rates.Cutting welfare benefits orraising taxes all would, atleast temporarily, weakenthe economy. Perversely,that would make paying theremaining benefits harder.

Greece illustrates the

bind. To gain loans fromother European countriesand the InternationalMonetary Fund, it embracedbudget austerity. Averagepension benefits will be cut11 percent; wages for gov-ernment workers will be cut14 percent; the basic rate forthe value added tax will risefrom 21 percent to 23 per-cent. These measures willplunge Greece into a deeprecession. In 2009, unem-ployment was about 9 per-cent; some economistsexpect it to peak near 19percent. If only a fewcountries faced these prob-lems, the solution would beeasy. Unlucky countrieswould trim budgets andresume growth by export-ing to healthier nations. Butdeveloped countries repre-sent about half the worldeconomy; most have over-committed welfare states.They might defuse the dan-gers by gradually trimmingfuture benefits in a way thatreassured financial markets.In practice, they haven’tdone that; indeed,President Obama’s healthprogram expands benefits.What happens if all thesecountries are thrust intoGreece’s situation? Oneanswer — another world-wide economic collapse —explains why dawdling is sorisky.

Newsweek columnistRobert Samuelson writesabout economics.

The welfare state’s death spiral

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Brad Hurd . . . . publisher Steve Crump . . . . Opinion editor

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TIMES-NEWS

Jerome can’t affordan expensive jail

The Jerome County com-missioners are again pursu-ing their new county jail atan unreasonable cost to thetaxpayers. I know we need anew jail; I’ve seen the oldone. But there is a recessionwhich could easily go into adepression. There are pagesand pages of homes in fore-closure. This is a lot ofmoney each month forindigent people. Food bankssometimes are almost allout of food. The soupkitchen is feeding threetimes the number of peo-ple.

We are asked again tovote for an approximateamount for a jail with nospecifics as to location orbuilder. The $30 millioncould easily balloon totwice that.

At the previous twomeetings held about thejail, the commissionerswere detached and disin-genuous. We were given nofacts, just the possible

amounts, etc., from RockyMountain employee AprilLee. The commissionerswouldn’t discuss it at all.

And the amounts previ-ously paid should have, bylaw, been approved in aspecific amount and notpaid only on commissionerauthority.

We cannot afford thisexpensive proposition atthis time and, for that rea-son alone, I ask that youvote no!

USA Today dated May 4included a study madeabout new jails and by theLos Angeles Times that thenew jails did not bring onany boon for the residentsof nearby towns.

BRIAN MMIITTCCHHEELLLLJJeerroommee

U.S. most generous in admitting legal immigrants

On Dec. 28, 1969, Iarrived in Bangkok,Thailand, with my U.S.passport and a mandatory

$991 roundtrip airline tick-et. Stamped in my passportwere the words, “Permittedto stay 30 days. Holder mustleave the kingdom NLT 27Jan. 1970. Offenders will beprosecuted.” I interpretedthat warning as the law and,not wanting to languish in aprison halfway across theworld, I obeyed withoutquestion all the immigrationrequirements of the coun-tries in which I was a guest.Yes, a guest. My passportwould eventually require anattachment to accommo-date 32 entries as I maneu-vered through the subse-quent maze.

By Jan. 22, 1970, beassured I was on a smallThai airplane (completewith caged live chickens inthe cabin) landing atNongkai (as the water buf-falo were herded off thegrass runway) where Icrossed the Mekong River ina rickety boat to enter Laos.The 30-day clock beganticking again.

Entries in my passportinclude “… must leave the

territory of Laos … underpenalty of law” and“Application for extensionof stay is under considera-tion of the Bangkok PoliceDepartment.”

These rules were made bysovereign nations whichhad absolute legal authorityto control their borders andregulate immigrants. I did-n’t protest, hire a civil rightsattorney or demand reformlegislation. I obeyed.

So I jumped through allthe hoops at considerableexpense, inconvenience andpersonal safety concerns tofinally achieve the mostprized entry of all: “U.S.Immigration, Honolulu,Ha., Aug. 11, 1970.” No moreticking clock. You see, com-ing home to America is myright as a citizen. It is aprivilege for all others. Weare the most generous ofnations in admitting immi-grants — legal immigrants.

Oh, and the last time Ichecked, America was still asovereign nation.

CHERYL AA.. KKAAAATTZZBBuuhhll

LETTER TO THE EDITORHeider understandssenior citizens

Vote for Lee Heider forsenator.

Remember, stateemployees and retirees age65 or older, it was Mr.Coiner who helped draftthe bill that kicked anyone65 or older (including allretirees) off the insuranceplan we had worked so longto obtain.

Lee understands people65 and older.

Vote for Lee Heider. This

senior citizen thinks he’sthe best bet.

JOAN BBRRAAWWLLEEYYTTwwiinn FFaallllss

TThhee ddeeaaddlliinnee for submit-ting letters to the editorabout candidates andissues in the May 25 Idahoprimary election isWednesday, May 19, at 5p.m.

All election letters mustbe 300 words or less.

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of the world total and the U.S.share was 36 percent, esti-mate economists DavidHensley and Joseph Luptonof JPMorgan Chase. By 2008,developing countries were 32percent, the United States 28percent.

This is classic economiccatch-up, as poor countriesadopt the products and tech-nologies of rich countries.It’s a two-step process, sayseconomist ArvindSubramanian of the PetersonInstitute. “First, countrieshave to cross the Hobbesianthreshold” — that’s afterphilosopher ThomasHobbes (1588-1679), whodeclared that life withoutstrong government is “nasty,brutish, and short.”Governments must providebasic security and sanita-tion, create some rule of lawand establish protections forproperty, says Subramanian.Otherwise, the stabilitydoesn’t exist to pursue StepTwo: allowing markets towork; practicing standardeconomic virtues (taminginflation, disciplining gov-ernment budgets).

Parts of Africa and LatinAmerica still haven’t crossedthe Hobbesian threshold,says Subramanian. But else-where, many countries havereaped the rewards of movingto Step Two. China and Indiaare the most spectacularcases. Only in recent decadeshave they relaxed pervasivestate regulation, ownershipand trade restrictions formore market-based policies.

So is rebalancing goingaccording to script? Well, notnecessarily. It’s true that themassive trade imbalanceshave dropped sharply. TheU.S. trade deficit fell from$760 billion in 2006 to $379billion in 2009; China’s tradesurplus also dropped. Butthese changes mostly reflectthe Great Recession. Theworsening slump causedpeople and companies to stopspending. Global trade con-

tracted sharply — and with itthe size of imbalances. But asthe recovery has strength-ened, trade and imbalancesare growing again. Americanimports are increasing fasterthan exports; this surge couldbe temporary, suggests econ-omist Richard Berner ofMorgan Stanley, as compa-nies replenish depletedinventories.

Still, what’s missing is asizable revaluation of China’scurrency, the renminbi. FredBergsten of the PetersonInstitute thinks the renminbimay be 40 percent underval-ued against the dollar. Thisgives China’s exports a hugeadvantage and underpins itstrade surpluses.

Other Asian countries fearaltering their currencies ifChina doesn’t change first.“They’ll lose ground toChina,” notes Hensley. The

European Union, Brazil andIndia all feel threatened bythe renminbi. PresidentObama wants U.S. exports todouble in five years. That’sprobably unrealistic, but it’simpossible if the renminbiisn’t revalued.

“It’s the single mostimportant tool we have toincrease exports and decreaseimports,” says Scott Paul ofthe Alliance for AmericanManufacturing, a business-labor group. True. But Chinahas adamantly resisted anymajor currency change. Theglobal economy is at a fatefulcrossroads, the move to a neworder. Will nations muddlethrough and make that tran-sition? Or will every coun-try’s desire to maximize itsown production and employ-ment unleash self-defeatingprotectionism and national-ism?

WASHINGTON— This just in:Caterpillar —

the maker of earth-mov-ing equipment, includingbulldozers and monstermining trucks — reportedfirst-quarter profits of 36cents a share, up from aloss of 19 cents a year ear-lier. More important, theimprovement stemmedheavily from much higherdemand from developingcountries. Althoughmachinery sales droppedin North America andEurope, they rose 40 per-cent in Asia and 7 percentin Latin America. Withmore exports, Caterpillaris hiring again. The U.S.job increase, though only600, contrasts pleasantlywith the roughly 10,000layoffs since late 2008that had reduced thecompany’s Americanworkforce to about43,000.

What’s significantabout this is that it sug-gests a much-desired“rebalancing” of the glob-al economy. The worldneeds a new engine ofgrowth to replace free-spending American con-sumers and their ravenousappetite for other coun-tries’ exports.

Greece’s plight andEurope’s broader debtproblems are a harbinger:Advanced countries canno longer borrow theirway to prosperity. Hence,rebalancing. Developingcountries, especially inAsia, that pursued export-led growth would shift todomestic spending. Thedebt-ridden Americanand European economieswould rely more onexports to these countries.Almost everyone, evenChina, favors rebalancingin principle. But can ithappen?

By some measures, itseems under way. China,India, Brazil and many“emerging-market”countries escaped theworst consequences of theGreat Recession.

Domestic spending isstrengthening in thesecountries, as incomes andtastes — for cars, clothes,computers, cell phones —expand. In 2002, the con-sumption spending ofdeveloping countries(including Brazil, Chinaand India) was 23 percent

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Scientists refuted man-caused global warming

We must get out of thecommunist controlledUnited Nations by passingH.R. 1146. There is no man-caused global warming!

Despite the failedCopenhagen ClimateConference, the U.N. ispressing full speed aheadwith a plan for an expandedsystem of global environ-mental governance. Also amulti-trillion dollar eco-nomic transfer of wealthscheme to create a globalgreen economy using thecarbon based Cap and Tradescheme.

Solar and wind powercannot replace coal, gas ornuclear! They both require a24/7 backup! It would take78,740 football fields of solarpanels (127 square miles) toproduce 1,000 megawatts ofpower.

The U.N. has chosen theculmination of its environ-mental fraud agenda to beheld at a summit in Rio deJaneiro in 2012. The Riosummit will end with apolitical document to forceus to give up our sovereigntyto a new Green World Order.The organizational details ofthe new Green World Orderalong with immense wealthtransfer from the UnitedStates were decided at a 58-nation meeting in Bali inFebruary.

The United Nationsintends to have unelected“enlightened” elitistbureaucrats make decisionson redistributing our wealthto accomplish a radicaltransformation of the worldeconomic and social order,supposedly to save the plan-et.

The U.S. economy will bedestroyed by energyrationing as our standard ofliving is reduced to ThirdWorld status. We will loseour independence and indi-vidual freedom to a tyranni-cal U.N. world government.

More than 32,000 U.S.scientists have refuted man-caused global warming andthat carbon dioxide is not apollutant but needed for lifeon the planet.

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By Lynn BerryAssociated Press writer

MOSCOW — Rescueworkers scrambled to save83 people trapped inRussia’s largest under-ground coal mine after twoexplosions killed at least 12people and injured dozensmore, officials said. Amongthose still trapped earlyMonday were rescue work-ers who had entered theSiberian mine after the firstblast.

A high level of methanegas after Sunday’s second,more powerful blast raisedfears of further explosionsand prevented more rescuersfrom going into the mine forthe rest of the day.

Only early Monday wasthe first rescue team sentdown to try to bring out fiveminers whose location hadbeen established, said ValeryKorchagin, a spokesman forthe Emergency Ministry. Itwas not clear, however,whether the miners werestill alive, he said.

The second explosiondestroyed the main air shaftand all of the mine’s above-ground structures, the gov-ernor of the Siberian regionof Kemerovo told PrimeMinister Vladimir Putinduring a meeting with emer-gency officials, according toa government transcript.

More than 500 emergencyworkers from around thecountry struggled through-out the day to ventilate the

mine and rebuild mine shaftsso the search for thosetrapped could resume,Korchagin said by telephonefrom Kemerovo, about2,000 miles east of Moscow.

By late Sunday, it was stilltoo dangerous to enter themine because of high levelsof methane gas, saidEmergency Minister SergeiShoigu, who flew to the

scene from Moscow to takecharge of the operation.“Now we have to do every-thing possible to avoid athird explosion,’’ the statenews agency RIA Novostiquoted him as telling miners’families.

Shoigu said emergencyworkers had identified twoareas where those trappedwere most likely to be andpromised to send in rescuersas soon as an opportunityappeared.

The first blast, believed tohave been caused bymethane, hit theRaspadskaya mine justbefore midnight Saturdayand the second about 3½hours later. There were 359workers below ground at thetime of the first explosion,the Emergency Ministrysaid. A total of 58 peoplewere injured.

Most managed to get out,but after the second blast, 64miners and 19 rescue work-ers were trapped under-ground and all communica-tion with them was lost,Shoigu said earlier duringthe meeting with Putin,parts of which were tele-vised.

“It’s clear the situation isdifficult,’’ Putin said “Wecould even say very difficult,tragic. Dozens of peopleremain in the mine. ... Theirfate is unknown. And thesaddest thing is that addi-tional rescuers cannot besent into the mine rightaway.’’

He ordered emergencyworkers to use all meansavailable to ventilate themine as quickly as possible.

The mine is 500 metersdeep and has 370 kilometers(220 miles) of undergroundtunnels, said Aman Tuleyev,the Kemerovo governor.

The Raspadskaya mineproduces about 8 milliontons of coal a year, accordingto the company’s website.

There was no immediateinformation on what set offthe blast. Mine explosionsand other industrial acci-dents are common in Russiaand other former Sovietrepublics, and are oftenblamed on inadequateimplementation of safetyprecautions by companies orby workers themselves.

In December, nine peoplewere killed in an explosion atan iron-ore mine in the UralsMountains region that wasblamed on faulty trans-portation of explosives.

The deadliest explosion inRussia’s coal mines indecades occurred in March2007, when 110 miners werekilled in Kemerovo.

The United States was hitwith its worst coal miningdisaster in 40 years when 29miners died April 5 in anexplosion at a West Virginiamine.

In China, where the min-ing industry is the world’sdeadliest, at least 33 minersdied after a mine flooded onMarch 28. The flood trapped153 miners, but most wereeventually rescued.

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Four minority Kurds hanged by IranBy Thomas ErdbrinkThe Washington Post

TEHRAN — Iran hanged four minor-ity Kurds on Sunday after they hadbeen found guilty of membership of anarmed opposition group and carryingout bombings, the Islamic RepublicNews Agency, IRNA, reported.

According to IRNA, the four, whoincluded one woman, were members ofa Kurdish separatist group called

PEJAK, which says it is fighting forKurdish rights. Iranian officials haveoften accused the United States offinancing and arming the group.

The executions could increase ten-sions in Iran’s Kurdish area, which isthe scene of regular battles betweensecurity forces and Kurdish separatists.On Wednesday five men were killed in ashootout with members of theRevolutionary Guards corps in the cityof Dalahu, Sepah News, the guard’s

news outlet reported.The four — Ali Heidarian, Farhad

Vakili, Farzad Kamangar and ShirinAlamhouie — were arrested in separateevents in 2006 and 2008. According toIRNA the first two men had carried outbombings, while Kamangar, 32, wasarrested for having an explosive timerin his house. Alamhouie, the woman,had blown up a car belonging to therevolutionary guards, the state agencysaid.

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Multiple sclerosis has taken a lot away from ShannaLocker.

She no longer works full time. Balance problems havemade her put away her beloved bicycle for good, andalthough she loves to garden, she can’t be out in the yardfor more than 10 minutesat a time.

But the Filer womancounts herself lucky. Shehas a support systemwith family and friendsand has learned how tomanage in the 15 yearssince her diagnosis.

And on Saturday, she ishelping raise money forthe National MultipleSclerosis Society IdahoAll American Chapter atthe Multiple SclerosisWalk and 5k Run in TwinFalls.

Multiple sclerosis is adegenerative disease inwhich the protective layeraround the brain andspinal cord, called themyelin sheath, isdestroyed by the body’simmune system. Symp-toms include muscleweakness, poor balance and coordination, vision prob-lems and cognitive issues.

Idaho rates are higher than the national average, and soare rates from other Pacific Northwest states; multiplesclerosis is more common in latitudes farthest away fromthe equator, according to the National Multiple SclerosisSociety. Researchers are looking for links between the dis-ease and vitamin D deficiency.

Locker, now 45, doesn’t agree with everything theNational Multiple Sclerosis Society does — in particular,she disagrees with its support of fetal stem cell research —but has no qualms with raising money for the Idaho chap-ter. The walk’s proceeds help Idaho multiple sclerosispatients adjust to their new diagnoses and provides infor-mation to patients and their families, among other chap-ter services.

Walk organizer Judy Fisher, who also has multiple scle-rosis, said runners can push themselves with the 5k runinto the canyon, and walkers can go as far as they want ona trail before turning back.

While Locker thinks a cure would be miraculous, shedoesn’t expect to see one in her lifetime. Instead of focus-ing on that, she chooses to get the most out of the life shewas given.

“MS is not a death sentence,” she said. “It is debilitat-ing. It does cause stress at times. But there’s worsethings.”

Melissa Davlin may be reached at 735-3234 or melissa.davlin@lee.net.

By Carolyn ButlerSpecial to The Washington Post

Lately, my 4-year-old’sfavorite refrain is, “Mom, Ineed a snack!’’ And regard-less of how I feel about hisconstant nibbling, it seemsthat society is only toohappy to oblige: He hassnack breaks during school,soccer practice, birthdayparties and play dates.Special events such as themovies or a baseball gameare associated with popcornand “treats,’’ too.

According to a studypublished in Health Affairs,American children are con-suming nearly three snacksa day, on average, in addi-tion to three regular meals.The research, which lookedat data on more than 31,000young people between theages of 2 and 18 from four

federal diet surveys donebetween 1977 and 2006,also found that up to 27percent of children’s dailycalories today come fromsnacks.

An increase insnacking behav-ior was seenacross all agegroups, and thechanges over near-ly three decadesare striking: Theprevalence of snackingjumped from 74 percent in1977-78 to 98 percent in2003-06, for example,while calorie count persnack grew from 185 to 231,and the total calories from aday’s worth of snackingfrom 418 to 586.

“We are at the pointwhere every age group inAmerica is moving towardsconstant eating,’’ says one

the study’s co-authors,Barry Popkin, professor ofnutrition and director of theInterdisciplinary Center forObesity at the University ofNorth Carolina, citing thestudy’s finding that a quar-ter of children eat some-thing every hour. “Theincreases (in snacking) thatwe found between the

1980s and ’90shave, if anything,acceleratedtowards eatingmore times aday, and we seeno evidencethat’s going to

slow down.’’While it is worrisome

that children are eatingmuch more frequently andadding calories to theirdiets, evenmore alarmingis what they’resnacking on.“They areshifting tovery low-quality food —essentially

junk food,’’ says Popkin.The study showed thatchildren are consuming lessfruit and milk and moresalty snacks such as potatochips, as well as morecandy, juice and soft drinks.“It’s the worst of bothworlds,’’ he says. “We’regetting more calories, andwe’re getting them from allthe wrong things.’’

It’s not necessarilyhunger that’s driving all ofthis noshing. Indeed,researchers and doctorsworry that the trend towardnear-constant snacking isdisrupting the body’s abilityto sense when it is full.

Eating is supposed to sat-isfy a physiological need:When things are workingproperly, you consume

something and it takesa while for your body todigest and process it.Only when it finallydoes so should youstart to crave more sus-tenance. “But the

Experts give answers about new health-care lawThe Washington Post

Gerard Anderson and BradleyHerring of the Johns HopkinsBloomberg School of Public Healthanswer questions about the newhealth-care law.

Anderson is director of the school’sCenter for Hospital Finance andManagement; Herring directs itsPh.D. program in health economicsand policy.

QQ..Of all the changes that arecoming, are there any thatstart very soon? Whatshould consumers be pre-

pared to take advantage of?HHeerrrriinngg:: While the major provisions

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Also, insurers won’t be able to consid-er a child’s health condition when sell-ing a plan, impose lifetime limits onbenefits, or rescind a policy for reasonsother than fraud.

A second set of provisions expandsaccess to group coverage: Beginningimmediately, low-wage small busi-nesses can receive tax credits to offsetthe costs of coverage. And adult chil-dren under 26 will soon be able toremain on a parent’s plan. (See below.)

A third set of provi-sions affects Medicarebeneficiaries reaching the“doughnut hole’’ in drug cover-age: In 2010, they’ll receive a $250rebate, and in 2011 they’ll get a 50 per-cent discount on drug prices.

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Photo courtesy of SHANNA LOCKER

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•• WWhheenn:: Registration startsat 9 a.m. Saturday, walk startsat 10 a.m.

•• WWhheerree:: The event begins atTwin Falls’ visitor center at thesouth end of Perrine Bridge.Runners go into the Snake RiverCanyon and loop back, whilewalkers take a canyon-rim trail.

•• RReeggiissttrraattiioonn:: $20 donationfor runners; free for walkers.Participants who donate will beentered into raffles and givenaccess to food from Pandora’sand Subway. Donations go tothe National Multiple SclerosisSociety Idaho All AmericanChapter.

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Breastfeeding

“Breastfeeding 101” class,7-9 p.m.today in the lobby ofSt. Luke’s Magic ValleyMedical Center’s downtowncampus,660 Shoshone St.E.in Twin Falls.

Topic: Breastfeedingbasics for new and expectantmothers. Babies are wel-come.

Free; 732-3148.

‘Baby and Me’

St. Benedicts FamilyMedical Center’s “Baby andMe” classes, 11 a.m. to noonTuesdays, at Jerome PublicLibrary, 101 First Ave. E.

This week’s topic: stretch-ing your food dollars. Thesession is educational sup-port for parents and babies.Ababy scale is available eachweek. Free; 324-6133.

Health workshop

Marion and Tara’sMassage and Nutrition forBody, Mind and Spirit isoffering a health workshop,6:30 p.m. Tuesday, atIntrinsic Health Center, 276Eastland Drive. N. in TwinFalls. Exercise session beginsat 5:45 p.m.

“How to Heal SleepDisorders and ChronicFatigue With Nutrition,” ispresented by Marion Wallace,registered nurse and certifiedmassage therapist, and TaraAbbott, licensed massagetherapist. Workshop includesan initial consultation, examand report of findings.

Free; 420-0488 or 731-8681.

About Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s SupportGroup meeting, 6-7 p.m.Wednesday, at RosettaEastridge, 1177 EastridgeCourt in Twin Falls.

Open to Twin Falls Countyresidents who have familymembers with Alzheimer’s.

Preregistration required:Lisa Junod, 734-9422.

C-sections

Caesarean childbirth class,6:30-9 p.m. Wednesday, inthe lobby at St.Luke’s down-town campus,660 ShoshoneSt. E. in Twin Falls.

Topics: Caesarean deliver-ies, pain management, non-conforming labors and hos-pital procedures.

Free. Preregistration re-quired; 732-3148.

Infant care

Infant care class of St.Benedicts’ prepared child-birth series, 7-9 p.m.Wednesday, at Jerome PublicLibrary, 101 First Ave. E.

Topics: baby care and earlyparenting. The class isoffered separately, or as partof the childbirth series.Mothers may enroll even iftheir babies will be born at adifferent hospital.

Cost is $5. Register: 324-6133.

Mental health support

Mental Health Support

Group, 5-6:30 p.m.Thursdays, at Family HealthServices/Behavioral Health,1102 Eastland Drive N. inTwin Falls.

Open to individuals inMagic Valley with a mentalhealth diagnosis.

Free; 734-1281.

Childbirth refresher

Childbirth refreshercourse, 6:30-9 p.m.Thursday in the lobby at St.Luke’s downtown campus,660 Shoshone St. E. in TwinFalls.

Topics: Review of child-birth preparation andbreathing techniques and avideo tour of the Women’sand Infants Center. Bring alabor support person, if pos-sible.

Cost is $20.Preregistrationrequired; 732-3148.

Childbirth

The birthing class of St.Benedicts’ prepared child-birth series, 7-9 p.m.Thursday, at Jerome PublicLibrary, 101 First Ave. E.

Topics: the birth processand breathing techniques.Bring a labor support per-son, if possible. Mothersmay enroll even if theirbabies will be born at a dif-ferent hospital. The class isoffered separately, or as partof the childbirth series.

Cost is $5. Register: 324-6133.

Diabetes

Diabetes education class,7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, in theEvergreen Room at CassiaRegional Medical Center,1501 Hiland Ave. in Burley.

Licensed marriage andfamily therapist BrentBlaisdale, from Inter-mountain Healthcare inUtah, presents “CelebrateWhat’s Right with theWorld.”

Free; 677-6288.

Health fair

North Canyon MedicalCenter Health Fair, 7-11 a.m.Saturday at Gooding MiddleSchool,1045 Seventh Ave.W.in Gooding.

Blood tests are available forchemistry profile, $40(includes 32 tests that screenthyroid, diabetes, cardiacrisk, nutrition, kidneys, liverand complete cholesterol);prostatic specific antigen(PSA) screening for men, $15;and hemoglobin A1c (HgA1c)for diabetes, $20.

Must fast 12 hours beforethe blood draw. The eventoffers a variety of freescreenings and free healthinformation. 934-9884.

CPR, first aid

“Heartsaver Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitationand First Aid” class, 8 a.m. to1 p.m. Saturday, in the SageRoom at St.Luke’s EducationCenter, 588 Addison Ave. W.in Twin Falls.

Classroom and hands-onpractice for infant, child andadult CPR,including mouth-to-mouth and mouth-to-

mask resuscitation, chestcompression, choking andautomated external defibril-lators.

Cost is $67. Preregistrationrequired; 737-2007.

Pediatric CPR, first aid

Magic Valley Lifeline isoffering a pediatric car-diopulmonary resuscitationand first aid course (includesinfant, child and adult) withautomated external defibril-lator instruction, 9 a.m. to1:30 p.m. Saturday at YMCAon Elizabeth Street in TwinFalls.

The course meets ICCPand day care licensingrequirements for Idaho.

Cost is $35. Preregistrationrequired; 733-4384 or 410-7006.

CPR, first aid

Keyes To Safety is offeringa cardiopulmonary resusci-tation course with training inchoking, first aid and auto-mated external defibrillationfor adults, children andinfants, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturday at 430 Main Ave S.in Twin Falls.

Course includes textbook,CD and two-year certifica-tion card from AmericanHeart Association and isacceptable certification forIdaho Childcare Program.

Cost is $45; and $35 forhealth care providers.Register: 404-9872, www.keyestosafety.com or addresslisted.

Judo

College of SouthernIdaho’s Community Edu-cation Center is offering twononcredit judo classes inroom 304 at the StudentRecreation Center. BryanMatsuoka and Wiley Dobbsinstruct.

• ““JJuuddoo FFoorr BBeeggiinnnneerrss,,””6-7 p.m. Tuesdays andThursdays, May 18 throughAug. 31, with basic judoskills, traditions and histo-ry. Cost is $70, plus $20rental fee, payable to theCSI Judo Club, at the firstclass.

• ““AAddvvaanncceedd JJuuddoo,,”” 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays andThursdays and 9-11 a.m.Saturdays, May 18 throughAug. 31, for students inter-ested in self-defense, recre-ation, competition and rankadvancement. Cost is $60,plus $20 rental fee,payable tothe CSI Judo Club, at the firstclass.

Register: communityed.csi.edu or 732-6442.

‘Breastfeeding and employment’

St. Benedicts is offering atwo-part class to help com-bine breastfeeding andemployment. Does notreplace a basic breastfeedingclass.

The first class, beforebirth, helps with pumpselection and milk storage.The second,after birth,helpschoose appropriate bottlenipple and pump schedule.

Cost is $25 for the two-part class. Register for date,time and location: AmyPeterson, 308-1350.

“To do for you” is a listingof health-related activities,events and education.Submit information byThursday for publication inthe following Monday’sHealthy & Fit section:ramona@magicvalley.com.

To do forYou

New device zaps airwaysto help asthmatics breatheBy Lauran NeergaardAssociated Press writer

WASHINGTON — Peoplewith severe asthma are get-ting a radically differenttreatment option: A way tosnake a wire inside theirlungs and melt off some ofthe tissue that squeezestheir airways shut.

Bronchial thermoplastyisn’t for everyone, just asubset who wheeze despitetoday’s best medications.It’s neither a cure nor with-out risk.

But the Alair system,rolling out this month, offersthe first method of physical-ly altering spasm-prone air-ways.

“It does seem to improveyour ability to live with yourasthma,’’ says Dr. MichaelSilver of Chicago’s RushUniversity Medical Center,who isn’t involved withAlair’s manufacturer but hasmonitored its development.“I certainly have movedfrom skeptical to, it has aniche.’’

“It’s a very novel, veryinnovative treatment’’ —but only for the rightpatient, agrees Dr. WilliamCalhoun of the University ofTexas Medical Branch atGalveston, a spokesman forthe American Academy ofAllergy, Asthma &Immunology.

About 22 millionAmericans have asthma,and medications offer goodcontrol for many patients.Still, asthma kills about4,000 people a year andhospitalizes at least half amillion. Up to 15 percent ofpatients have severe disease,experiencing frequentattacks despite daily med-ication — and too oftenneeding emergency-roomcare to end the gasping.

“It’s like slow suffoca-tion,’’ says John Rapp, 59, ofArlington, Va., who woundup in the ER four or fivetimes a year before partici-pating in a study ofbronchial thermoplasty.

C a l i f o r n i a - b a s e dAsthmatx Inc. estimates itsAlair system, which the Foodand Drug Administrationhas just approved, could tar-get up to 2 million adults likeRapp.

Asthma is a two-prongeddisease. First, inflammationinside the lung’s branch-likeairways narrows thosechannels to make breathingdifficult. The airways alsocontain a layer of muscle tis-sue that spasms whensomething irritates thelungs. That so-calledsmooth muscle can doublein thickness with repeatedattacks, making airwaysincreasingly twitchy.

Bronchial thermoplastybeams radiofrequencywaves to heat up and shrinkthat muscle layer so that air-ways can’t constrict as badlyduring an asthma attack.

In a half-hour outpatientprocedure, doctors thread aflexible tube called a bron-choscope through the noseor throat and down into theairways. An electrode at thetip beams those RF wavesthrough the airway wall toreach the muscle under-neath without causing aburn.

A company-funded studytested 288 adults at 30 med-ical centers. About two-thirds received bronchialthermoplasty. The rest got asham treatment, a broncho-scope that reached into theirairways but didn’t fire — tobe sure that if people feltbetter,it was due to the ther-moplasty and not a placeboeffect. Indeed, sham-treat-ed patients reported feelingbetter. Both groups stayedon their daily medications.

It takes three treatments afew weeks apart to reach dif-ferent parts of the lungs. Buta year later, thermoplasty-treated patients reportedbetter improvements inquality of life, fewer severeasthma attacks — 26 percentof thermoplasty patientshad one compared with 40percent of the sham patients

— and, importantly, a majordrop in ER visits.

The drawback:Thermoplasty irritates air-ways, meaning risks rightafter treatment that includetemporarily worse asthma, apartially collapsed lung andcoughing up blood. Some8.4 percent of thermoplastypatients required hospital-ization, mostly on the day oftreatment, compared with 2percent of the sham group.

“If you’re willing to takethat short-term risk, thelong-term benefits are sub-stantial in quality-of-life,’’concludes Dr. Mario Castroof Washington University inSt. Louis, who led the study.“We’ve maximized every-thing we currently haveavailable for these patients... and they’re still not con-trolled.’’

The big caution, saysRush’s Silver: What are thelong-term effects? RF isused safely in other healthconditions, and animalstudies and some patientstracked for several yearsdon’t suggest problems. ButSilver asks if scarring mightshow up years later and howlong thermoplasty’s benefitslast. The FDA is requiringAsthmatx to conduct a five-year study to find out.

Thermoplasty isn’t forpatients currently experi-encing worsening asthma orwho have an infection or ableeding disorder, FDAwarns.

And candidates must haverealistic expectations, addsTexas’ Calhoun. Therm-oplasty doesn’t reach small-er airways, or treat asthma’sinflammatory side.

Typical bronchoscopesrange from $2,000 to$4,000, he says, and it’s nothow much an Alair-aidedone will cost. Asthmatx saysthe disposable catheter foreach procedure costs $1,500;doctors also will need thewire-heating machine,which costs about $30,000,similar to other radiofre-quency generators.

number of times these kids(in the study) are eating,they don’t have a chance tobe hungry,’’ says Popkin,who believes that manychildren no longer eat forsatiety’s sake. “They’re justeating because it’s there,and the danger is that youlose all calorie control andjust keep consuming, and itbecomes a part of themindless routines of yourday.’’

These new eating pat-terns coincide with anexplosion in the country’schildhood obesity rate,which grew from 14.8 per-cent in 2003 to 16.4 percentin 2007 among children 10to 17, according to anotherstudy published in HealthAffairs. “Snacking definite-ly plays a role’’ in obesity,along with poor dietarychoices, “portion distor-tion’’ (or the super-sizingof foods and meals) and adecline in physical activity,says pediatrician NazratMirza, director of an obesityclinic at Children’s NationalMedical Center inWashington. She lists aplethora of potential healthcomplications that comealong with obesity, includ-ing asthma; joint pains;sleep apnea; increasedblood pressure, cholesteroland insulin levels (which

translate into a higher riskof cardiovascular disease);and diabetes.

“You think it’s just anextra little candy bar, butthat, plus more sedentarybehavior, plus increasedportion sizes — it all addsup,’’ says Mirza. “Even ifyou just have a 50-calorieincrease per day, that leadsto a gain of five pounds in ayear — it can come as insid-iously as that — and we seechildren who are sometimesconsuming an excess of(200,) 300, even 400 calo-ries a day ... (which) has ahuge impact on health andwell-being.’’

Still, that’s not to sayyour kids shouldn’t be eat-ing a little somethingbetween meals. “Snacks doplay a role in healthy eat-ing,’’ says pediatric dietitianKelly Sinclair, who alsopractices at Children’s. “Idon’t think you can expect,

especially with smallerchildren, them to eat justthree meals a day; in fact,nobody should go morethan about four hours with-out eating, because whenyou do that, it leads to areally voracious appetite,not being able to makehealthy choices, andovereating of food.’’

A morning snack may benecessary, depending onwakeup time and meal pat-tern, but Sinclair believesthat almost all kids need anafternoon snack, to helpthem through that ofteninterminable stretchbetween lunch and dinner.

The quality of the nibble ismore important than thequantity. Sinclair recom-mends a 100-to-200-calo-rie snack that is more of a“mini meal’’ — small andsubstantial, as opposed to afull-blown second breakfast,or cookies or sweets, “whichare desserts, not snacks.’’

And while she acknowl-edges that it can be difficultfor parents to insist onmore-healthful options,especially if they have notdone that before, she says itis absolutely essential togood long-term eatinghabits. So go for half aturkey sandwich, cheeseand crackers, or an array ofcolorful vegetables withbean dip or hummus.

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Tittering at all that’s in tattersBy Linda DavidsonThe Washington Post

WASHINGTON —Catastrophic oil spill. TimesSquare bomber. Teeteringglobal economies. Even arecall of your kid’s medi-cine.

You need a laugh.Don’t see anything

funny? Fake it — you’ll feelbetter anyway.

Some researchers believethe body can’t tell the dif-ference between self-trig-gered laughter and reallaughter so either is

restorative physically andpsychologically. Nira Berrybecame a believer eightyears ago when she wasdiagnosed with breast can-cer.

“When I was goingthough treatment, I noticedthat I just felt better after

having a good laugh,’’ shesays. It was life changing.She got certified in “laugh-ter yoga’’ and now pays itforward. She teachesWashington cancer pat-ients and others how to tapinto that natural — orunnatural — resource.

LINDA DAVIDSON/Washington Post

Jarod Hackenberg, 7, is all smiles as he slides past instructor Nira Berry at a class in Silver Spring, Md., to teach laughter as a stress reducer.

Reducing thewrinkles with OTC formulationsBy Wendy DonahueChicago Tribune

If crow’s feet are beginningto crisscross your face, butyou haven’t unleashed retinolon them, new scientific evi-dence might prod you to con-sider doing so.

Potent prescription formsof retinoic acid (tretinoin),such as Retin-A, remain thegold standard for anti-agingbenefits, reducing theappearance of fine lines,wrinkles, discoloration andother sundry signs of sundamage, dermatologists say.

But over-the-countervitamin A formulations, par-ticularly retinol, are gainingskin cred. Two studies pub-lished in scientific journals inthe past year suggest that top-ical retinol packs more line-fighting power than originallybelieved, at lower doses thanwere previously studied.Bonus: Retinol typically caus-es less irritation and redness —and costs less — than pre-scription retinoic acid.

One clinical study reportedlast year in the journal SkinPharmacology andPhysiology concluded that0.1 percent of retinolimproved fine-line appear-ance and skin tone after 12weeks and did not triggersignificant irritation.Improvements continuedthroughout the 36-weekstudy.

Previous studies focusedon retinol formulations of 0.4percent and more, doses thatcan cause skin irritation.

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Not all brands disclose the

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If you’re new to retinol,start with a lower concentra-tion and less frequent use,said dermatologist HowardSobel, founder of the DDF(Doctor’s DermatologicFormula) skin care line. Sobelnotes that retinols are notrecommended for use duringpregnancy and reminds usersto wear sunscreen. Read allthe directions on retinolpackaging.

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This is yourbrain on nouns

By Melissa HealyLos Angeles Times

Even as a young man, myfather always had lots ofwords that stood in for nounshe couldn’t call to mindwhen he needed them.“Hand me thatwhatchamacallit,’’ he’d say,pointing to the hammer justbeyond his reach. “Oh, I leftmy keys on the whosama-jigee,’’ he’d say, and we usu-ally knew to check on top ofthe dresser in his bedroom.

I do it myself sometimes,and my kids aren’t nearly asunderstanding as my siblingsand I were with my dad’sabsent-mindedness.

Thank goodness, then,that brain imaging researchhas progressed to the pointwhere researchers can detectregularities in the activationof the human brain when weponder such words as “ham-mer’’ and “dresser.’’ I guessin a pinch, my kids couldalways order up a functionalMagnetic Resonance Image(or fMRI) of my brain and geta translation if they can’t fig-ure out what a“whosamawhatchit’’ is ontheir own.

At Carnegie MellonUniversity, Marcel Just andhis colleagues have done justthat, and have described it inan intriguing article in thejournal PLoS One. Just, apsychology professor anddirector of the Center forCognitive Brain Imaging atCarnegie Mellon, tried topinpoint what our brains dowhen we think of the wordsthat represent commonplaceitems — building parts suchas door, window and chim-ney, body parts such as arm,leg and eye,different types oftools, vehicles, vegetables,animals or pieces of clothing.

Just and his colleagues put11 right-handed volunteersinto an fMRI machine andhad them read a list of 60commonplace nouns sixtimes over in varying randomorder, taking a moment toreflect upon each. As thesubjects did so, theresearchers documented theprecise coordinates of thebrain’s activity in response.They sifted out the brain

activity that was common toall the words — say, activa-tion of visual processingareas that play a central rolein reading — and looked forpatterns of varying brainactivation that would revealregularities in the way we“think’’ about commonthings.

Not surprisingly, thinkingabout a single noun like“truck’’ or “butterfly’’sparked activity in many dif-ferent places in the brain.That’s just more evidencethat the brain is a far-flungnetwork of regions and spe-cialized cells that exchangeinformation and coordinateefforts in even the simplesttask. But four dominant pat-terns of brain activationseemed to emerge — clustersof brain activity that were soregular, Just and his col-leagues were later able toidentify what word a subjectwas pondering just by look-ing at its “fMRI activationsignature.’’

Those activation patternssuggested that subjects weresorting commonplace nounsinto four lines: things that aremanipulated; things that areeaten; things that representshelter, or an entryway intoshelter; and finally, wordsthat are long. Some of thebrain regions lighted upwhen a “manipulation’’noun was read were areasthat typically activate whenwe imagine grasping some-thing. When a “shelter’’noun was read, brain areasthat have been associated inpast research with looking at,recognizing and identifyingbuildings and structuresbecame activated. “Eating’’nouns typically energized aregion of the brain associatedwith the coordination andmovement of the lower facialmuscles.

What’s more,Just and col-leagues showed that when itcomes to thinking abouteveryday objects, we don’teach have unique patterns ofbrain activation: On thewhole, the regular patternsof brain activation that dis-tinguished, say, “arm’’ from“airplane,’’ or “telephone’’from “shirt’’ were similaracross all 11 subjects.

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Source: American College of Foot and Ankle SurgeonsGraphic: Lee Hulteng © 2010 MCT

BunionsA common foot deformity, bunions can be painful and generally will get worse over time. How they form and different treatment options:

A progressive disorder of the foot, bunions begin with the leaning of the big toe

Big toe leans toward second toe

Angles of the bones change gradually over years

Bump becomes increasinglyprominent

faulty foot structure

inherited, but people with certain foot types are more at risk of developing one

but can cause one to appear earlier and possibly make it worse

Cause

Nonsurgical includingdifferent footwear and padding; oral, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; icing; orthotic devices

Surgical treatment depends on severity; surgery used to remove bump on bone, correct foot structure and soft tissue

Treatment

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How to relax at the doctor’s officeBy Alison JohnsonDaily Press (Newport News, Va.)

Going to the doctor for acheckup or a diagnosis isnear the bottom of manypeople’s list of desiredactivities. Nurses passalong these tips for feelingless on edge:

LLeeaavvee eeaarrllyy ffoorr aannaappppooiinnttmmeenntt.. ...... If yourush out the door and arerunning late, you’ll get tothe office already stressedout.

...... BBuutt eexxppeecctt ttoo wwaaiitt..Doctors try to run on time,but the reality is they oftendon’t. Bring somethingrelaxing to do in the wait-ing room, such as afavorite book or magazine,a book of puzzles, a knit-ting project or an iPod.

AAvvooiidd ccaaffffeeiinnee.. Stopdrinking soda, coffee andother caffeinated productsat least an hour beforeyour appointment.Caffeine can cause extrajitters and also raise yourblood pressure.

BBrriinngg ccoommppaannyy.. Ask afamily member or friend

to come to your appoint-ment. You’ll have a nicedistraction in the waitingroom and, if you want, anextra set of ears when yourdoctor gives you advice.

CCoommmmuunniiccaattee yyoouurrffeeaarrss.. Tell your doctor upfront if you are nervousand let her know what partof an appointment scaresyou the most.

SSttaayy iinn tthhee lloooopp.. Haveyour doctor explain what’sgoing on at differentstages of the visit to avoidsurprises.

UUssee vviissuuaalliizzaattiioonn..During shots and blooddraws, close your eyes andpicture yourself in afavorite place (lookingaway from needles alsocan help reduce pain).Relax your muscles asmuch as possible andbreathe slowly and deeply.

TTrryy nnoott ttoo bbee eemmbbaarr--rraasssseedd.. While you may feeluncomfortable with beingnaked or discussing sensi-tive health topics, yourdoctor likely has seen andheard it all before — oftenmany times a day.