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By Samantha Weaver• It was French playwright Albert Guinon who made the following sage observation: "There are people who, instead of listening to what is being said to them, are already listening to what they are going to say themselves." • Most people at all familiar with the name Max Schmeling know him as the Great Nazi Hope, the boxer produced by Adolf Hitler in the 1930s to defeat Joe Louis, supposedly proving Aryan superiority. (He did defeat Louis in a match in 1936, though he lost a rematch in 1938.) What most people don't realize, though, is that Schmeling did not subscribe to Hitler's beliefs -- he wasn't even a member of the Nazi party. In fact, during World War II, Schmeling risked his life to save two Jewish children. • For reasons that are unclear now, the Supreme Court in 1893 declared that a plant eaten during a main course was a vegetable and one eaten afterward was a fruit. • What do King Henry VIII, science-fiction author H.G. Wells, English naturalist Charles Darwin, American author Edgar Allan Poe and composer Sergey Rachmaninoff have in common? They all married their cousins.

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PROGRAM LEADER Needed. Part-time position after school. About 15 hours per week. Conducts daily programs and activities for children. Experience working with youth desired. Salary DOE. Apply or submit resume to Boys and Girls Club, ATTN: Susan, 1701 East K Street, Casper, WY 82601.

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DEAR PAW'S CORNER: My German shepherd, "Sandy," is a sweet-tempered dog who has a loud bark but is not aggressive at all. She will lie down once a visitor comes in and stop barking without my telling her to. However, every morning she goes over to a hole in our fence and waits until the neighbor's dog is let out to play. Then, she'll growl and bark like mad. The other dog will do the same, rushing up to the hole and snarling at Sandy. I'm afraid if they see each other in the street, they'll fight. What can I do? -- Jane T. in Dothan, Ala.

DEAR JANE: Is your neighbor aware of the situ-ation? What's his or her take? If you haven't talked about the dogs' behavior with them yet, do so. Don't issue any ultimatums, just say, "Have you noticed our dogs growl at each other through the fence? Does it worry you?"

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neighbors, is to fix the hole in the fence. This might stop the territorial barking and growling, although neighbor dogs tend to bark at each other despite fences they can't see through.

If your neighbors agree, arrange a "play date" to see how your dogs act when they're in the same space together. Both should be on a leash and controlled by their owner. If they show any aggression like snarling or lunging, separate them immediately. A fight could make the aggression worse. Your dog and the neigh-bors' dog may be relegated to barking at each other through a fence that doesn't allow them to see each other, in order to keep the peace.

Looking for more pet advice and information? Check out pawscorner.com online! Send your pet questions and tips to [email protected], or write to Paw's Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.



Thurs., Dec 9th ......... SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR AT THE YMCA, Casper Family YMCA - Small Gym, Casper Family YMCA

Thurs., Dec 9th ......... MADRIGAL FEAST WITH CASPER COLLEGE, BLACK BOX THEATRE AT CASPER COL-LEGE, CASPER COLLEGE

Thurs., Dec 9th .........‘REFLECTIONS OF WYOMING-2010’, ‘THE GRILLE’ AT THREE CROWNS GOLF CLUB, AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER ROD KNOWLTON

Thurs., Dec 9th .........A PRESENTATION OF “YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU”, Gertrude Krampert Theatre at Casper College, Casper College Department of Theatre & Dance

Thurs., Dec 9th ......... SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR AT THE YMCA, Casper Family YMCA - Small Gym, Casper Family YMCA

Thurs., Dec 9th .........MOSCOW BALLET’S GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER, CASPER EVENTS CENTER

Fri., Dec 10th............“THE SEUSSIFICATION OF ROMEO AND JULIET”, CASPER CHILDREN’S THEATRE AT 138 S. KIMBALL, CASPER CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Fri., Dec 10th............SANTA’S CHRISTMAS CORNER, Wyoming National Apartment Building’s Com-mon Room - 204 E 2nd St. - Downtown Casper, Downtown Development Authority

Fri., Dec 10th............FESTIVE FRIDAYS in DOWNTOWN CASPERDowntown Casper, Downtown Mer-chants & Professionals Association

Fri., Dec 10th............2010 HOLIDAY HOME TOUR, A VIEW FROM ABOVE, Downtown Lofts, Wyo-ming Symphony Orchestra

Fri., Dec 10th............MADRIGAL FEAST WITH CASPER COLLEGE, BLACK BOX THEATRE AT CASPER COLLEGE, CASPER COLLEGE

Fri., Dec 10th............A PRESENTATION OF “YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU”, Gertrude Krampert Theatre at Casper College, Casper College Department of Theatre & Dance

Fri., Dec 10th............SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR AT THE YMCA, Casper Family YMCA - Small Gym, Casper Family YMCA

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Sat., Dec 11th ...........WIND BAND CONCERT, Durham Hall, Aley Fine Arts Center at Casper College, 125 college Dr., Casper College

Sat., Dec 11th ...........CARRIAGE RIDES AT HILLTOP, Hilltop Shopping Center, Hilltop Shopping Center

Sat., Dec 11th ...........SANTA’S CHRISTMAS CORNER, Wyoming National Apartment Building’s Common Room - 204 E 2nd St. - Downtown Casper, Downtown Development Authority

Sat., Dec 11th ...........MOMMY, TEDDY AND ME TEDDY BEAR TEA, CREST-HILL ELEMENTARY, WYOMING CARES

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POPLAR STREET, National Historic Trails Interpretive Center

Sat., Dec 11th ...........HOLIDAY PROGRAMS AT THE PLANETARIUM, Casper Planetarium at 904 N. Poplar St., Casper Planetarium

Sat., Dec 11th ...........“THE SEUSSIFICATION OF ROMEO AND JULIET”, CASPER CHILDREN’S THEATRE AT 138 S. KIMBALL, CASPER CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Sat., Dec 11th ...........A PRESENTATION OF “YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU”, Gertrude Krampert Theatre at Casper College, Casper College Department of Theatre & Dance

Sat., Dec 11th ...........Miss Merry Christmas Pageant & Mr.Christmas, Best Western Ram-kota, Little Miss Wyoming Pageant

Sat., Dec 11th ...........THE RANCH CITY PARTY, Central Wyoming fairgrounds - The Arena and Hall of Champions, Casper Area Chamber of Commerce

Sat., Dec 11th ...........MADRIGAL FEAST WITH CASPER COLLEGE, BLACK BOX THEATRE AT CASPER COLLEGE, CASPER COLLEGE

Sat., Dec 11th ...........ARTCORE PRESENTS COL-CANNON CHRISTMAS, KELLY WALSH HIGH SCHOOL AUDITO-RIUM, ARTCORE

Sat., Dec 11th ........... ARTCORE PRESENTS STEPHA-NIE SCARCELLA, OUR SAV-IOUR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, ARTCORE

Sun., Dec 12th ..........“THE SEUSSIFICATION OF ROMEO AND JULIET”, CASPER CHILDREN’S THEATRE AT 138 S. KIMBALL, CASPER CHIL-DREN’S THEATRE

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December 9-15, 2010

It's becoming the Annual Question That Doesn't Have an Answer: Who can beat Jimmie Johnson?

The same driver has won five consec-utive Sprint Cup championships. No one else in history has ever won more than three straight (Cale Yarborough, 1976-78). Johnson's five championships have

been accompanied by five different runners-up: Matt Kenseth (2006), Jeff Gordon (2007), Carl Edwards (2008), Mark Martin (2009) and Denny Hamlin (2010).

Only two drivers, Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt, ever won more championships -- seven, in both instances -- in their careers than Johnson has won in consecutive years. Only one other driver, Gordon, has ever won more than three. Gordon, Johnson's teammate at Hendrick Motor-sports, won his fourth championship in 2001.

Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick came close to putting an end to Johnson's streak this year. Hamlin won eight races, two more than John-son, and trailed him by just 39 points at season's end. Harvick was the

series' most consistent driver with 26 top-10 finishes, three more than Johnson.

Who steps up next to challenge Johnson, who seems the peren-nial champion?

Certainly Hamlin and Johnson, but Ed-wards, whose No. 99 Ford won the season's final two races, also will enter the 2011 campaign with high aspirations, as will former champions Gordon (1995, '97-

Who Can Dethrone Jimmie Johnson?98, 2001), Tony Stewart (2002, '05), Kurt Busch (2004), Matt Kenseth (2003) and even Bobby Labonte (2000), who is moving into a new ride.

What of Kyle Busch, who won a total of 24 races in NASCAR's three major series, but only three in Cup? Or Dale Earnhardt Jr., still strug-gling after three years at Hendrick Motorsports? Or Mark Martin, who will be driving that team's No. 5 for the final year?

One compelling long shot might be the 2009 Raybestos Rookie of the Year, Joey Logano, who hasn't yet made a Chase but who collected five top-10 finishes in the season's final six races.

The season just completed marked the closest margin of Johnson's five titles. Johnson's fifth marked Hendrick Motorsports' 10th champion-ship, equaling the total of Petty Enterprises, which won seven titles with Richard Petty and three with his father, Lee. Both are now enshrined in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

• • •Monte Dutton has covered motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette since 1993. He

was named writer of the year by the National Motorsports Press Association in 2008. His blog NASCAR This Week (http://nascar.rbma.com) features all of his reporting on racing, roots music and life on the road. E-mail Monte at [email protected].


Carl Edwards, left, and Denny Hamlin are two drivers who could possibly derail the history-making Jimmy Johnson train in 2011. (John Clark/NASCAR This Week photo)


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Q: What can you tell me about Frankoma? Any value? -- Maxine, Mesa, Ariz.

A: Frankoma began as the Frank Pottery Company in Sapulpa, Okla., in 1933. The company, under the direction of its founder, John Frank, pro-duced vases, bowls and decorative figurals, all marked with the likeness of pacing leopard and the “Frankoma” mark. The entire operation was destroyed in 1938, and it is the early pieces from the pre-fire years that have collectors scrambling. The plant was rebuilt, and its later produc-tion is fairly common. A second destructive fire practically wiped out the business in 1943, and a third in 1983. Each time the company rebuilt.

Typical prices are Donkey Mug, 1975, $35; batter pitcher, $40; Wagon Wheel plate, $7; wall pocket in Leaf pattern, $45; and vase in dusty rose, $35. In Arkansas and Oklahoma, interesting pieces of Frankoma occasionally can be found in thrift stores and at yard sales for only a dollar or two, much less than book value.

• • •Q: I have a Jackie Gleason sweatshirt that reads “Baby, You Are the

Greatest.” Is there any value for it? -- Dorothy, Julian, Calif.

A: I checked several Internet auction sites and found hundreds of Jackie Gleason items being offered for sale, including his LPs, mostly priced in the $5 to $15 range; a comic book from 1956, $20; a collector’s plate featuring the cast members of “The Honeymooners,” $5; a coffee mug, $6; a 1962 Life magazine with Gleason on the cover, $6; and a sweatshirt like the one you own for $10. Gleason died in 1987 at the age of 1971 and is buried in Florida. His epitaph reads, “And Away We Go.”

• • •Q: I purchased an early television set at a local flea market. It is a

DuMont Model RA-103, a tabletop model with a 12-inch screen. When was it manufactured, and what do you think is its approximate value? -- Stan, Rio Rancho, N.M.

A: I found your TV referenced in the Antique Trader Radio and Television Price Guide, edited by Kyle Husfloen (Krause, $19.99). Your TV was manufactured in 1947, and Hosfloen lists its value in the $300 to $400 range.

Write to Larry Cox in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected]. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox is unable to personally answer all reader questions. Do not send any materials requiring return mail.


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• On Dec. 26, 1606, William Shakespeare's play "King Lear" is performed at the court of King James I of England. Shakespeare's plays were not published during his

lifetime. After his death, two members of his troupe collected copies of his plays and printed what is now called the First Folio (1623).

• On Dec. 24, 1809, Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson, celebrated hero of the American West, is born in Richmond, Ky. Although he spent much of his life fighting Indians, Carson apparently had great sympathy and respect for them -- in 1867 he became the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Colorado Territory.

• On Dec. 25, 1914, just after midnight on Christmas morning, the majority of German troops engaged in World War I cease fire and commence to sing Christmas carols. The soldiers of Germany, Russia, France and Britain exchanged presents of cigarettes and plum puddings and even played a good-natured game of soccer.

• On Dec. 21, 1945, Gen. George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. 3rd Army, dies from injuries suffered not in battle, but in a freak car accident in Germany. Never diplomatic, Patton once berated and slapped a hospitalized soldier diagnosed with "shell shock," whom Patton accused of "malingering."

• On Dec. 22, 1956, a baby gorilla named Colo enters the world at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio, becoming the first-ever gorilla born in captivity. Her parents had never learned parenting skills, so she was reared by zookeepers. Colo, the oldest living gorilla in captivity, went on to become a mother, a grandmother and a great-grandmother.


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a medicine that acts quickly to dilate airways. Albuterol (Proventil) is such a medicine. If your long-term control medicine isn't preventing attacks, get another. The list of asthma medicines is very long. Oxygen is helpful in severe attacks. I know of no natural substance that alleviates asthma.

The asthma booklet describes the many treatments for asthma. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 602W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient's printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for deliv-ery.

• • •DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I must have bumped my ring finger. It is pain-

ful, and the top part is swollen on the side of the nail. I think some pus is forming. What can I soak it in? I cannot go to a doctor. -- B.P.

ANSWER: You describe a paronychia (PAIR-uh-NICK-ee-uh), an infec-tion of the skin and tissues bordering a fingernail. If the skin and tissues show only mild swelling, then frequent daily soaks in hot water can bring it to a head and cause it to drain. If it is quite swollen and painful, you'll have to see a doctor. Try an emergency-department doctor. It has to be incised to permit drainage, and antibiotics will be needed.

• • •Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them

in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 50-year-old female, and I have asthma that seems to be getting worse. In October, I got the H1N1 flu and had to go to the hospital twice because of breathing prob-lems. I get scared every time I have a simple cold. I was told that my asthma is allergy-induced, and I have been on a daily inhaler ever since. I saw an allergist, who tested me and wanted to put me on allergy shots. He said they may or may not work, but they don't cure asthma. Then what's the point? Does oxygen help? Are there natural ways to prevent asthma? -- M.M.

ANSWER: Asthma is a chronic condition. Looking for a cure is not realistic in many cases. Looking for control is realistic. It's an inflammation of the airways -- the bronchi, the tubes that bring fresh air into the lungs and remove carbon dioxide from the lungs. The inflammation makes the airways very sensitive. They constrict on slight provocation and obstruct the flow of air. Furthermore, they pour out thick mucus, which adds to airflow obstruction.

Respiratory viruses do trigger attacks, and that's why the flu virus was such a problem for you. You should be sure to get the yearly flu vaccine.

Allergies can be another trigger for attacks. Allergy shots are not guaranteed to stop them, but they can lessen their intensity and frequency. You might want to reconsider your position.

Remove airborne irritants from your home and bedroom by get-ting rid of feather pillows, shag rugs and dust mites. If you have a pet, and you notice that exposure to it brings on an attack, then you have to limit where the pet is allowed in the home. An air-con-

ditioned home keeps outdoor allergens out of your environ-ment.

For an acute attack, you need

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• To make a bottle of travel nail-polish remover, start with a clean film canister or airtight medicine bottle. Stuff it with a foam hair roller (with a hole in the middle) that's cut to fit the bottle. Saturate the foam with nail-polish remover. To use, just stick one finger at a time down in the hole in the roller. Move finger up and down to "scrub" the polish off. This works really well.

• "Sew buttons on the top wrist area of gloves or mittens for children (works for adults, too!). They can be buttoned to a coat or pocket. They stay attached, and it's easier for kids to unbutton gloves than to unpin them. On

my children's jackets that have no buttons, I sewed a small strip of fleece into the pocket with a buttonhole on it." -- G.S. in Canada

• When camping, use this important tip: Store toilet paper in a coffee can with a lid. It's watertight -- no dampness will ruin your TP.

• "I like pretty buttons, and I use them to keep track of my earrings. I pin a pair of earrings through the holes of a button, and store them all in a bowl. This way, I get to enjoy both the buttons and the earrings." -- C.L. in Virginia

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