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Heritage High School: The Building that Won’t Go Away (part II)
By Yvonne Behrens
The Lynchburg Times
“It was an old-fashioned land grab,” states
Councilman Edgar James Turner Perrow,
Jr., Representative of Ward IV, of Lynchburg
city’s 1976 annexation of parts of Campbell
County and Bedford County. “There was a
lot of nastiness and bad feelings around the
issue.” There was such contention that nearly
everyone from that city council was replaced
at the next election.
“Virginia is the only state that allows a city
to be independent politically and administra-
tively of a county in which they are geograph-
ically located. Population determines city
status,” shared Mr. Walter C. Erwin, III, City
Attorney. According to Erwin, Lynchburg,
which became a city in 1852, became land-
locked in the mid-1970’s. It had outgrown its
boundaries and needed to expand.
“Legally it was allowed to annex lands from
Bedford and Campbell Counties if it met cer-
tain criteria,” continued Erwin. “A three judge
panel was appointed from around the state to
determine the need for annexation and it was
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they who concluded that there was a need.”
To conclude the annexation, a city needs to
pay the counties the value of their land, build-
ings and personal property tax. In the case
of Lynchburg, it was also mandated to build
a high school for the residents that were an-
nexed from Campbell County and in the most
expedient manner possible.
As it turned out, an architectural firm out
of Houston, Texas, Caudill, Rowlette, & Scott
had been hired to build Jefferson Forest. So
they were already in the area. They also had
their own construction management firm.
This allowed the project to get started with-
out the delay that would have occurred look-
ing for a construction company to build the
building. And, the architectural firm had a
floor plan for a school that they had built in
Texas. As speed was of the essence, the city
hired them to build what would become Her-
itage High School.
Annexation occurred within the period of
the oil embargo. The country was scram-
bling to develop alternative means of relying
on energy (the more things change, the more
they remain the same!). The firm presented
a plan for a beautiful, state of the art school
that would rely on solar energy for its heating
needs. The school was built on a hillside that
faced south. Some of the roofs were built on
an angle and were to have solar panels placed
on them. Thus the focus was not on insula-
tion, a much cheaper way of maintaining
indoor temperature, but on the idea of solar
power.
Although solar energy was to heat the build-
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HERITAGE, from 
ing, solar panels were never put on the build-
ing. By the time the high school was complet-
ed, the oil prices had gone back down, there
was not such a push for alternative energy
sources and that market dried up. Along with
that, the grant monies the city was planning
to rely on to purchase the solar panels also
had dried up.
Unfortunately, as history has demonstrated,
the school also was poorly built. Lots of mis-
takes were made under pressure of needing to
have the building done by a certain time.
According to Albert Coleman, Assistant
Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruc-
tion, who was a teacher at Heritage the year
it opened, “The first year, we were housed at
the old Sandusky Middle School. The school
comprised 9th, 10th, and 11th graders. The
12th graders were allowed to stay in the
schools they had gone through. By the sec-
ond year, the school had been built, but was
not completed.”
Coleman reminisced how classes were
housed in the field house. “There would be
thirty desks and a blackboard and then a few
feet over, another 30 desks and a blackboard.”
As classrooms were completed, the classes
would move into the main building.
“Yes, there were leaks from the start. But
not throughout the school,” Coleman con-
tinued. “There are a couple of areas of the
school that are bad, but it certainly is not
everywhere. In fact, when we moved into
the school, we were very excited. It was air-
conditioned! E.C. Glass had been built in the
‘50’s and didn’t have air conditioning.” The
students and teachers were very pleased with
this new, modern building and the problems
seemed minor in comparison.
There was a sense of adventure, of being
part of something new. “The first group of
students were remarkable,” stated Coleman.
“They demonstrated incredible leadership
qualities, bonded together and established
the identity of the school very quickly. The
teachers, the parents, everyone was involved
with assembling desks and moving furniture.
It was fun being part of that coming together.”
To this day, that spirit continues to embody
Heritage.
There seems to be some differing views as to
what may be causing the leaks. Some studies
determined that they were being caused by
the steel structure, which apparently expands
and contracts in extreme weather conditions
causing cracks in the roofs and sides.
At last week’s School Board meeting, how-
ever, Steven Gatzke, Director of Facilities and
Transportation for Lynchburg City Schools,
in a report compiled with Mark Smith of
Craddock-Cunningham Architectural Part-
ners, demonstrated that the problem of the
December 16 - 22, 2010 • The Lynchburg Times • Page 
leaks in Heritage’s roof were found in the
curtain walls throughout the building. That
is, the problem does not lie in the “bones” of
the building, but rather in the “skin” that is
wrapped around it.
The best solution is to “rip-em [the sidings]
all out,” explained Gatzke. The team also ex-
plored a number of options that would stop
the leaks for the next 8-10 years until a plan
for the school’s future is established. The
three temporary fixes under examination
are the Duo-Guard panel system, the Dryvit
“outsulation” system, or an elastomeric spray
coating.
The infrastructure at Heritage is still con-
sidered sound. The frame of the building is
made of steel (normally considered a nearly
indestructible material). The sports fields,
the parking lots, all the other aspects that
make up Heritage are top notch.
Since its construction, however, Heritage
has had its roofs replaced at least three times
and is slated to have it replaced again. This
will only be a band-aid fix, according to one
expert who wishes to remain anonymous.
Along with the roof, the city is putting up $1
million dollars to replace the gym floor and
bleachers. The material used when the gym
floor was replaced ten years ago contained
mercury. Although the mercury is on the un-
derside of the floor and is not leaking into the
environment, it needs to be removed.
The new bleachers are to be installed before
graduation. Due to the high mercury content
in the gym’s floor, removal cannot start until
after graduation.
Over the past two weeks, citizens have been
invited to focus on how to best approach the
Heritage situation. According to Councilman
Michael Gillette, who is also the chair of the
Task Force delegated to explore approach-
es, “we are wanting to have citizen input to
come up with all the questions that need to
be asked. We want first impressions, and for
those who come to several meetings, to dig
a little deeper. I feel confident from the out-
come of the first two meetings that citizens
will be willing to roll up their sleeves and do
the work required.”
In spite of all the woes that the building
seems to be experiencing or because of them,
Heritage will most likely be rebuilt to reflect a
school of the 21st century, whatever that may
end up looking like. And Lynchburg residents
are being invited to help create that vision.
Yvonne@lynchburgtimes.com
Emily Williams contributed to this report.
[Publisher’s note: Yvonne will be taking
a leave of absence due to family medical
needs. Please pray for her husband, Eric
Waldbaum, who has been diagnosed with
pancreatic cancer.]

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2010 Season’s Highs and Lows
HIGH: Jimmie Johnson won a record fifth consecutive
Sprint Cup championship, which is even more impres-
sive in that no one else in the sport’s history has won
more than three.
LOW: The exhortation of NASCAR vice president
Robin Pemberton -- “Have at it, boys” -- proved to be
emblematic of the season that followed. An on-track
feud between drivers Carl Edwards and Brad Keselows-
ki boiled over in both the Cup and Nationwide Series. No
one was hurt, but the crashes were scary and obviously
intentional.
HIGH: Denny Hamlin’s run for the championship was
inspirational and heartbreaking. Hamlin persevered in
spite of a knee injury that required surgery ... while he
continued to race. He led Johnson by 33 points with two
races remaining but wound up losing the championship
by 39.
LOW: Dale Earnhardt Jr. continued to struggle. Nine-
ty-three races have passed since his last victory. He will
begin his fourth season at Hendrick Motorsports with his
third crew chief, Steve Letarte. (A fourth, Brian White-
sell, took the reins just for one race.) He finished 21st in
the standings and collected only three top-five finishes.
HIGH: Another driver who didn’t qualify for the Chase
won the season’s two most prestigious races. Jamie
McMurray captured both the Daytona 500 and the Brick-
yard 400 at Indianapolis.
LOW: Upset at being criticized, NASCAR officials
tried to fine two drivers, Hamlin and Ryan Newman, in
secrecy. Naturally, word leaked out, leading some to
wonder what else the ruling body was hiding.
HIGH: The season’s two races at Talladega Super-
speedway produced a total of 175 lead changes. The in-
dividual numbers were 88 and 87, the two highest such
totals in the sport’s history.
LOW: Two of the sport’s more dignified drivers, Jeff
Gordon and Jeff Burton, exchanged blows after Burton
inexplicably wrecked Gordon’s Chevy under a caution
flag at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 7. It’s difficult
to buy Burton’s explanation that he didn’t do it on pur-
pose.
HIGH: The Raybestos Rookie of the Year in the
Camping World Truck Series, Austin Dillon, actually won
two races.
LOW: The rookie of the year in Cup, Kevin Conway,
never finished higher than 14th and was 35th in the point
standings.
HIGH: The most improved performance came from
Kevin Harvick, who bettered his average finish from 19.9
in 2009 to 8.7 in 2010. Under the point system in place
prior to 2004, Harvick would have finished the season
with 295 points more than any other driver.
LOW: Even though three of its drivers made the
Denny Hamlin’s (left) inspirational run
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s (right) disappoint-
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low, both personally and for the sport.
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Chase, and Edwards won the season’s final two rac-
es, Ford’s NASCAR program still had a disappointing
year. Chevys won 18 Cup races, and Toyotas won 12.
Fords won four, and Dodge’s one-team, three-car effort
claimed two.
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1. When was the last time before 2009 that the World
Series went at least six games?
2. Who is the all-time leader in career home runs for
the New York Mets?
3. When was the last time before 2009 that three
road teams won in the same weekend in the NFL
playoffs?
4. Name the last time before 2010 that Baylor’s
men’s basketball team won an NCAA Tournament
game.
5. The New York Rangers made a trade with the
New York Islanders in 2010. When was the last time
before then that the two teams traded with each
other?
6. Who won the first Olympic gold medal in men’s
snowboarding half pipe?
7. In 2010, Stuart Appleby became the fifth PGA Tour
player to shoot a round of 59. Name two of the other
four to do it.
Answers
1. It was 2003, when Florida defeated the New
York Yankees in six games.
2. Darryl Strawberry, with 252 homers. Mike Pi-
azza is second, with 220.
3. It was 1971 (Baltimore, Miami and Dallas all
won as road teams).
4. It was 1950.
5. It occurred in 1972.
6. Gian Simmen of Switzerland, in 1998.
7. Al Geiberger (1977), Chip Beck (1991), David
Duval (1999) and Paul Goydos (2010).
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The Sport of Christmas
The holiday season is sport all to its own on many
levels -- and usually it’s the basement level on Christ-
mas Eve where, in any given town that night, you will
find a father working well into the morning hours as
he labors to follow the assembly instructions (typically
translated from Chinese) for this year’s newest toy.
Sure the elves get all the credit, but most of us who
have ever held a job know better: The North Pole has
had productivity issues for years, and its customer
service is notoriously weak past Dec. 25. This has
been an ongoing issue. After wooden trucks and rag
dolls went out of vogue during the Dust Bowl years,
Mr. Claus -- saint that he is -- recognized the problem,
adapted to the times and started an ambitious out-
sourcing program to the private sector.
No, Virginia, not all of the toys found under the tree
Christmas morning are constructed by the non-union
elves of the Arctic Circle. Santa has, particularly in
recent years, called on his “helpers” with increasing
-- some would say alarming -- frequency. (In fact, in
many houses it takes a few ample servings of “helper”
to keep the father from strangling his “do-nothing son-
in-law” and/or “know-it-all father-in-law” as the toy
project progresses through the build cycle.)
While the father somehow manages to get the proj-
ect finished and under the tree before Santa arrives,
very few of the nice children across the world fully
understand the sacrifices made. On Christmas Day,
many of us go to church. To the priests or ministers --
adorned in their finest jerseys (robes, in the religious
parlance) -- it is the Super Bowl. Their passing per-
centage is always 100 percent as they remind us that
these holidays are about something more than stuffed
birds on a table and wrapped toys under a tree.
The father looks on as his child opens the present
near the fireplace, and then goes on to play with the
box it came in instead of the actual toy. It was the toy
the father always wanted as kid. It also was a toy that
took six hours off his life and liver to construct, a toy
that had instructions that only a United Nations trans-
lator could understand, and the same toy that almost
led to a Tate-Labianca-type scene in the basement
the night previous (which would have surely ruined
Christmas).
But on Christmas and New Year’s Day, it’s a big
dinner and football and basketball games on TV. You
sleep through most of them (or just plain don’t care),
but you welcome the time out just as much as any
world-class athlete would. It’s been a long year, and
you’ve worked for everything you’ve got and given to
others this week.
Call that a win.
Happy holidays and happy new year from “A Sport-
ing View.”
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City Council approves one-time public safety bonus
Public Safety officers await the council’s decision.
By Emily Williams
The Lynchburg Times
The Lynchburg City Council unanimously
passed a motion Tuesday night that will allow
for a one-time bonus for public safety officers
on January 1st. The motion also demonstrated
intent to revisit the issue of a sustainable com-
pensation adjustment plan in next year’s bud-
get talks.
Over a dozen public safety officers, includ-
ing Fire Chief Steven Ferguson and Police
Chief Parks Snead, attended the meeting. It
was decided that the money to pay for the
bonuses should come from the respective de-
partments’ carryover funds from the last fis-
cal year. Fire Chief Ferguson offered part of
the Fire Department fund to cover bonuses
for Lynchburg Emergency Communications
Center (LynComm).
In a detailed presentation, City Manager
Kimball Payne explained that many of the rea-
sons given by officers leaving the city’s force
revolved around pay. Three of the five pay-
grades currently filled by the LPD fall bellow
the city wide goal to pay public employees at
least 90 percent of the market average for their
position. Many on the council agreed that the
ability to offer competitive salaries could ease
LPD’s retention issues.
In the 2010 fiscal year, LPD experienced a
turnover rate of just over 9 percent, 7 of which
was voluntary and not due to retirement. This
turnover rate, while not the highest of the city
departments, “hits public safety officers hard-
er” explained Payne, due to the learning curve
of experience and training.
Payne also recommended the police depart-
ment offer a signing bonus for new recruits
willing to sign a two or five year contract in
order to promote a “culture of commitment.”
Many council members were in favor of this
aspect of the proposal and suggested it be re-
visited during budget talks.
Council members, while showing support
for the need to make public safety salaries
more market competitive, were wary to allo-
cate funds to long-term raises without bud-
geting for them first.
“Most tax payers are not getting raises, and
most tax payers are not getting bonuses, and
most tax payers are probably going to be asked
to reduce services in a year,” said Representa-
tive at Large Randy Nelson.
The final piece of discussion on the motion,
which was tabled until the end of the meeting
due to time, came when councilman Michael
Gillette of Ward I asked the Fire and Police
chiefs if this was truly how they wanted to
spend their carryover funds. Both chiefs re-
sponded yes.
“I want to do something… in January be-
cause I believe this is a matter of doing a
number of small things over time,” said Chief
Snead.
The vote then passed 7-0.
Mayor Recognizes LC and LU Athletes, Day
of Purity
At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Mayor
Joan Foster recognized a number of local col-
lege athletes with certificates of excellence.
Recipient Sam Chelanga, of Liberty Univer-
sity, was honored for being this year’s NCAA
Division I cross country men’s individual
champion, 10 time NCAA All American, and
third consecutive NCAA Division I South-
east Regional championship. His coach, Brant
Tolsma, was also recognized for leading his
team to numerous conference titles and his
long-term commitment to LU track and field
athletes.
The members of Lynchburg College’s men’s
soccer team were awarded a certificate of ex-
cellence for demonstrating true sportsman-
ship in the face of adversity and for teammate
Hunter Smith being named Old Dominion
Athletic Conference Player of the Year. The
team’s head coach, Christ Jaeger was also
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Mayor Foster addresses the Lynchburg College men’s soccer team.
recognized being named the Old Dominion
Athletic Conference coach of the year for the
fourth time in his career and second straight
season.
“We all appreciate what you all have done,”
said Mayor Joan Foster.
Also in Tuesday’s meeting, Mayor Foster
signed a proclamation declaring December
14th a day of purity. The Day of Purity move-
ment was created by the Liberty Counsel to
encourage communities to designate an an-
nual day of purity to promote abstinence. The
proclamation cited rising rates of teenage
pregnancy and STDs as well as abstinence’s
“100 percent effective” rate in preventing
those problems.
“I am just really excited about this opportu-
nity,” said Amber Haskew, coordinator for the
day of purity upon receiving the proclama-
tion.
Council tables Leesville Zoning, passes
Peakland lot and Breezewood sign
In a meeting this Tuesday, the council voted
to allow a new sign plan for the Heritage Bap-
tist Church on Breezewood Drive. The allow-
ance includes new sign on Breezewood, mea-
suring just under 8-feet-high and including a
digital display board.
The council also passed Peakland Baptist
Church’s request for a conditional use permit
allowing them to build an additional parking
lot on their property. The church seats 345
people, but currently has only 80 spaces. The
new lot will provide an additional 63 spaces.
Also in Tuesday’s meeting, the council voted
to amend the Future Land Use Map amend-
ment for several properties on Leesville Road
from a medium density residential to neigh-
borhood commercial.
“Any blind man can see that this is going to
become a commercial area,” said Vice Mayor
Ceasor Johnson.
The council, however, voted to table a re-
quest for rezoning the properties, in hopes
that the owners can address the site’s distance
from a sewer line.
The owners of the properties came together
to request the rezoning as a group. Reasons
such as high traffic and noise, said Rob Eagle
one of the property’s owners, prevent the
parcels of land for being desirable residential
spots.
Joan Tice, a resident of the Wexford Place
town houses which neighbor the properties,
said she represented the members of her com-
munity when asking the council to vote no on
the rezoning. Tice expressed concern that re-
zoning would affect the residential nature of
Leesville.
“I urge you to vote no and save one more
middle class area from the erosion of com-
mercialization,” said Tice.
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Bill will close loophole in law
to stop at school buses
By Stephen Groves
Virginia Statehouse News
It took 40 years for the General Assembly
to find out you can’t stop a school bus when
you’re driving the car behind it.
Del. Scott Surovell, D-Mount Vernon, has
pre-filed a bill to close a loophole in the law
relating to passing a stopped school bus
that causes a cockamamie definition of the
law when read literally.
It all started in 1970 when the General As-
sembly changed what is now State Code
46.2-859, which charges reckless driving to
anyone who doesn’t halt at a stopped school
bus. Or so they thought.
Somehow, both houses in the statehouse
and the governor missed the omission of
two crucial letters- “at.”
The law should read, “A person is guilty
of reckless driving who fails to stop, when
approaching from any direction, [at] any
school bus which is stopped …” (Word in
bracket added).
But the omission of the “at” in the actual law
gives a nonsensical reading in which a per-
son is guilty of reckless driving “who fails to
stop … any school bus which is stopped …”
The error recently came to light after
a driver was let off the hook for swerving
around a stopped school bus. The story was
first reported by the Washington Post.
Fairfax lawyer Eric Clingan originally
found the error. He was representing John
Mendez of Woodbridge, who was charged
with zipping around a school bus that had
its lights blinking and a stop sign displayed.
In an interview Clingan said he was check-
ing the law, as is his routine, after Mendez
came into his office.
The law’s reading “struck me as odd at
first. At first, I thought it must be me,” Clin-
gan said.
But as he studied it, it became clear there
was a loophole. The judge agreed. He ruled
in the Fairfax County Circuit Court that
Mendez was not guilty of the charges.
“The legislators had this wrongly word-
ed law on the books for 40 years,” Clingan
said.
While the case was a victory, Clingan saw
the law needed change. He approached Sur-
ovell, who is also a lawyer, about the loop-
hole, and Surovell requested Legislative
Services draft a bill to correct the wording.
Surovell was going to wait until the day
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The bill is co-sponsored by Dels. David “Then, Now...Forever”
Bulova, D- Fairfax Station, and Kaye Kory,
D- Falls Church, and Sen. Chap Petersen,
D- Fairfax.
It clarifies the law- changing the wording
from “person” approaching a school bus to
“the driver of a motor vehicle.”
The situation “reminds all of us as to why
we need to be very careful in crafting these
statutes,” Surovell said. “I’m really surprised
the bill went through the system that way
before anyone noticing it.”
But the law will remain on the books at
least until January when the General As-
sembly can vote on it. If there is enough
support, it could be pushed through in
emergency action and the law could be
changed this winter.
The case also raises the question if there
are other errors lurking in the Virginia code
that could help people skirt the law.
“Have I seen problems in the statutes that
criminal defense lawyers have used before?
Plenty,” Surovell said. “It happens. It doesn’t
happen very often, but it happens.”
Darryl Brown, a criminal law professor at
the University of Virginia Law School, said
mistakes like this are not common. But the
ruling of the judge is standard when a law is
not written correctly.
“It’s a way of putting the responsibility on
the Legislature to write the law rather than
letting the courts write it,” Brown said.
As for the judgment, Surovell said he
couldn’t fault it. The fault lies with the 1970
General Assembly, he said. But it could
also be in the fact Virginia does not use the
Model Penal Code.
The code is a standardized criminal law
code designed to be used across the states.
But because Virginia decided to write all its
laws on its own, it could be more common
for errors to creep in, said Surovell.
For Clingan, it’s a lesson on the nature of
law.
“It just comes down to reading the law
and being open-minded,” he said. “And not
just assuming the government got it right.
Government makes mistakes.”
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1. Name the group that was turned down for
a contract after recording “Three Cool Cats”
and “September in the Rain.” Bonus for
knowing the year.
2. Who had a No. 1 U.K. hit with “Do You
Love Me” in 1963?
3. Which Righteous Brothers song was criti-
cized for being too long and slow -- only to
bounce all the way to the top of the charts?
4. Name the sound track that included these
songs: “Freddy, My Love,” “You’re the One
That I Want” and “Summer Nights.”
5. Who sang “What’s Love Got to Do With
It?”?
6. Name the group that released “Abraca-
dabra.”
Answers
1. The Beatles were turned down by Decca
Records in 1962. Decca signed Brian Poole
and the Tremeloes instead.
2. Again, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes.
But they didn’t score another No. 1 U.K. hit
until 1967 with “Silence Is Golden,” while the
Beatles toted up 15 in that time.
3. “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” in 1964.
Producer Phil Spector got airplay by listing
the wrong time on the label.
4. “Grease” (1978) starring Olivia Newton-
John and John Travolta.
5. Tina Turner, in 1984.
6. The Steve Miller Band, in 1982. The single
rose to No. 1 in the U.S.
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chopped*
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1. In 2-quart saucepan, heat milk to sim-
mering over medium heat.
2. With wire whisk, stir in white chocolate,
sugar, and vanilla and almond extracts.
Heat mixture 3 minutes or until choco-
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finely warm mugs to serve. Serves 4.
Innovation Is the Thing
This is the miracle of the modern world: In
advanced economies, real income per capita is
at least 16 times what it was about 200 years
ago.
We take this for granted. It is as natural as a
grande latte macchiato, or Dish TV. But it’s one
of the most astonishing and consequential facts
ever.
“In 1800 the average human consumed and
expected her children and grandchildren and
great-grandchildren to go on consuming a mere
$3 a day,” Deirdre N. McCloskey writes in her
dazzling new book, “Bourgeois Dignity.” “The
only people much better off than $3 or so up
to 1800 were lords or bishops or some few of
the merchants. It had been this way for all of
history. With her $3 a day, the average denizen
of the earth got a few pounds of potatoes, a little
milk, an occasional scrap of meat.”
In short, almost all the world was Bangladesh.
Then, everything changed.
What happened? McCloskey’s answer is that
it wasn’t foreign trade (too small), it wasn’t im-
perialism (it didn’t enrich the imperial countries),
it wasn’t the establishment of property rights
(they had existed before) and it wasn’t the Prot-
estant work ethic (hard work wasn’t new).
It was simply a new attitude toward wealth
and its creation. McCloskey calls it the “Bour-
geois Revaluation.” It afforded the shopkeeper
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the dignity that he had always been denied
because he wasn’t a manorial lord, a cavalry
officer or a priest. Europe became, in the words
of the economist Joseph Schumpeter, a “busi-
ness-respecting civilization.”
The combination of liberty and dignity for the
bourgeoisie sparked the modern revolution
that we wrongly, in McCloskey’s view, attribute
to “capitalism.” The word is inapt, she argues,
because the mere accumulation of capital is be-
side the point. The kings of Spain collected lots
of gold from the New World, and no economic
miracle ensued. It’s innovation that’s the thing,
entrepreneurial “alertness,” the ceaseless drive
for the new, the better, the cheaper.
This offers cold comfort at a time of 9.6 percent
unemployment. It suggests, though, that the
basic recipe for economic success is simple, if
not necessarily easy -- celebrate, reward and
create the conditions for innovation.
Unfortunately, we have a president of the Unit-
ed States who has been a member his entire
adult life of what McCloskey -- borrowing from
Samuel Taylor Coleridge -- calls “the clerisy.”
These are the intellectualoids who never lost
their instinctual scorn for commercial activity.
Unfortunately, special interests will always pur-
sue anti-innovation trade and regulatory poli-
cies to protect their fiefdoms.
Unfortunately, it’s easier to prop up what’s old
rather than foster what’s new. A few years ago,
the Federal Reserve handed out billions upon
billions of dollars to practically every large, es-
tablished firm in America.
The flip side to bourgeois dignity is governmen-
tal humility. Near the end of her tour de force,
McCloskey quotes the great economist Fred-
eric Bastiat: “Nothing is more senseless than to
base so many expectations on the state, that
is, to assume the existence of collective wis-
dom and foresight after taking for granted the
existence of individual imbecility and improvi-
dence.”
Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
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• It was prolific British author G.K. Chester-
ton who gave the following sage bit of ad-
vice: “Don’t ever take a fence down until you
know the reason it was put up.”
• When Richard Nixon first ran for a seat in
the U.S. House of Representatives (which
he won in 1946), he funded his campaign
largely with money he won playing poker
while serving as a lieutenant commander in
the Navy during World War II.
• From 1863 until 1945, the city of Vicks-
burg, Miss., didn’t celebrate the Fourth of
July holiday. This is because during the Civil
War, the Confederate city was surrendered
to Union forces on that day, an event that
was considered to be one of the turning
points of the war.
• It was once thought that when snakes went
through their version of hibernation they re-
juvenated themselves, and therefore that
serpents lived forever.
• There’s talk everywhere these days about
the growing problem posed by the fact that
people in the U.S. are becoming more and
more overweight. Interestingly, when the
International Journal of Obesity was first
published, in 1993, it was 509 pages long;
the 2006 edition totaled 2,322 pages. Coin-
cidence?
• It was one Dr. Spencer Silver, a chemist,
who invented the adhesive used today in
Post-it notes, but he had no luck promot-
ing his invention. Six years later, one of his
colleagues, Art Fry, came up with a use for
it that stuck (so to speak). While sitting in
church one day, Fry’s attention wandered
from the sermon to the scraps of paper he
used to mark his place in the hymnal, which
kept falling out. Connecting his annoying
problem and his friend’s invention, the Post-
it was born.
Thought for the Day: “Human salvation lies
in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.”
-- Martin Luther King Jr.
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Citrus and Spice Add
Festive Scent
Fill your home with the festive scent of citrus and
spice to add to the sights, sounds and tastes of your
special way of celebrating the holidays. Decorating
colorful, fresh citrus fruit with whole cloves will bring
natural scents of the season to the project and for
days to come.
You might recognize this simple, traditional craft
idea from your childhood, which is reason enough
to pass it along to your school-age kids. So, gath-
er your children, cousins and friends around the
kitchen table, and enjoy passing along a fun holiday
multi-generational tradition.
Here’s the stuff:
--Fresh, firm citrus fruit such as oranges, clemen-
tines, lemons and limes
--Whole cloves
--Ribbon in holiday colors
--Pencil
--Bamboo skewer or knitting needle
--Cinnamon sticks (optional)
Here’s the fun:
Use a pencil to draw a simple design on a piece
of fruit. Poke evenly spaced holes with the skewer
or knitting needle into the peeling. Using the pencil
design as your guide, insert cloves into the holes,
like a “dot to dot” activity.
Decorate the fruit if you wish by crisscrossing color-
ful ribbon around it, topping it with a loop to hang in
a windowsill, on a wreath or from a Christmas tree.
Here are some design ideas to get you started:
ABC’s -- Make an alphabet letter on each piece
of fruit to form a word when they are lined up next
to each other. For example, spell “JOY,” “PEACE”
or your family name. If you have visitors coming to
dinner, make a place card by forming the initial of
their name, add a bow on top and place the fruit on
the center of each plate.
Snowman -- Stack a small clementine on top of
two oranges, and attach together with toothpicks.
Use the whole cloves to create a face on the top
clementine and to represent buttons on the center
orange. Tie a ribbon for a scarf and attach sticks for
arms, if you wish.
Extra tip: Bundle cinnamon sticks and tie with rib-
bon. Add to a bowl of your decorated fruit for an eye-
catching table decoration.
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Cleaning Mold Off Stucco
Q: My South Florida house has a white stucco
exterior that’s in good condition, with no cracks
or holes. But the base of the walls has greenish-
brown streaks that I’m not sure is mold or just
left by dirt and leaves (the sand splashes up dur-
ing heavy rainstorms). How can I remove this?
-- Diego S., Deerfield Beach, Fla.
A: Some do-it-yourself instructions will tell you to use
a pressure washer to clean a home’s exterior, but
avoid doing this with stucco or similar masonry un-
less you’re sure the material won’t crumble under a
high pressure stream.
Instead, test wash a section of the wall. Rinse with
a garden hose (you can use a sprayer attachment to
assist) and then scrub with a nylon brush dipped in
a mixture of 2 gallons warm water and 1/2 cup liquid
dish soap. You can add a 1/2 cup of Borax to this
if you like, but wear rubber gloves if you touch the
solution at this point. Rinse the section to see if this
simple wash helps.
If this doesn’t work, trisodium phosphate (avail-
able at home-improvement stores near the paint
section) can be tried. TSP is stronger than common
household cleaners.
Once you’ve found a cleaning solution that works
well to remove the streaks, scrub the walls starting
at the top and working your way down. Rinse fre-
quently so the cleaning solution doesn’t dry on the
wall.
When complete, leave the stucco alone to dry
Small cracks or chips in ex-
terior stucco can be patched
using flexible concrete caulk;
just overfill the crack and
smooth away excess -- feath-
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and paint to match.
thoroughly. This can take a few days, so avoid doing
any painting or stucco repairs until then.
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AG’s Healthcare suit passes test, VA Gov Council calls for State Health Care Reform
Va. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli held a press conference Monday
following a federal judge’s ruling in favor of his suit against President
Obama’s signature health care law. “If the government can order you to
buy health insurance, they can order you to buy a car, to buy asparagus…
even cauliflower,” Cuccinelli said.
By Emily Williams
The Lynchburg Times
The nation eyes once again turned to Vir-
ginia Monday, when the Richmond Federal
District Court ruled Monday in favor of At-
torney General Cuccinelli in his suit against
the healthcare bill. The next day, a panel ap-
pointed by the governor recommended that
Virginia take action to reform health care on
the state level.
Justice Henry E. Hudson of the United State
District Court in Richmond, cited the uncon-
stitutionality of the individual mandate in his
decision. His opinion is the third such ruling
on suits against the health care bill, follow-
ing the ruling against Liberty University last
month.
In his suit, Cuccinelli argued that the indi-
vidual mandate was in violation of the Health
Care Freedom Act, a law that protects Vir-
ginians from having to buy insurance. Justice
Hudson explained in his ruling that this ar-
gument invokes the Tenth Amendment, in-
cluded in the bill of rights, which reads: “The
powers not delegated to the United States by
the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the
States, are reserved to the States respectively,
or to the people.”
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services and de-
fendant in the case, responded to this argu-
ment by explaining that under the law citizens
not meeting a minimum level of coverage are
subject to a tax penalty, a power granted to
Congress in Article I of the Constitution. This
December 16 - 22, 2010 • The Lynchburg Times • Page 11
sure the public to buy insurance. made the panel’s report available through
“At its core, this dispute is not simply about their Kaiser Health News Tuesday.
regulating the business of insurance – or craft- “The vast majority of these suggested ac-
ing a scheme of universal health insurance tions are independent of the new federal law.
coverage – it’s about an individual’s right to This accentuates the fundamental point that
choose to participate,” ruled Justice Hudson. health system reform can be in the Common-
In a reaction following the decision, Cuc- wealth’s interest regardless of federal actions
cinelli expressed excitement for decision, but or inactions,” read the report.
implied that a loss would not have ended his The panel was formed in August, and was
fight. He went on to acknowledge that the tasked with examining healthcare access, cost,
process did not end with the decision, and and delivery in the Commonwealth and mak-
that there was likely a long road ahead. He ex- ing recommendations to improve the system.
pressed excitement that the judge found that Dr. Bill Hazel, secretary of health and human
the government was overstepping its consti- resources, chaired the council, which consist-
tutional rights. ed of 23 other members from both the private
“If the government can order you to buy and public sectors.
health insurance, they can order you to buy a When addressing insurance reform, the re-
car, to buy asparagus…even cauliflower.” port recognized that Virginia’s current insur-
For the last 45 years, argued Cuccinelli, ance market is unsustainable, and that many
Washington has tried to remedy health care citizens not covered by Medicaid are unable
with “more government.” The Attorney Gen- to afford private insurance. Based on these
eral added that adding government to health and other issues in the health care market,
care was the cause of high prices in the in- the panel recommended that the state pursue
dustry. When asked about the fears that his its own health benefits exchange, and rec-
opposition to the bill could prevent many ommended that the state “keep it simple” in
Americans from having access to healthcare, hopes of avoiding confusion for small busi-
he responded that one of his goals is creating ness owners and average citizens.
a situation where the bill can once again be Overall the report made 25 recommenda-
open for debate in Washington. tions and made two broad conclusions. The
led the Secretary to cite the Commerce Clause
“I am very sympathetic to the people who first conclusion asked that the council remain
as another example of Congress’ right to the
are concerned about the need for health active as a fact-finder and forum for health
reforms.
care… I hope that our defeating this bill, in the care reform, with quarterly meetings. The sec-
“Because the Act regulates health care fi-
sense of upholding the constitution, will push ond emphasized that regardless of the future
nancing [it] is quintessential economic activ-
both sides, Republicans and Democrats, back of the federal law, Virginia must take steps to
ity,” replied Secretary Sebelius.
to the table,” said Cuccinelli. be an early adopter, lowering costs and im-
The Commerce Clause refers to a line in the
One day after the ruling, a panel appointed proving coverage for its citizens.
US Constitution, which states the US congress
by Governor Robert McDonnell urged the “Health reform is a process and successful
has power “To regulate Commerce with for-
state pursue health reform, regardless of fed- health reform is a participation sport,” con-
eign Nations, and among the several States,
eral action. The Kaiser Family Foundation, a cluded the report.
and with the Indian Tribes.” This one sen-
tence has been used to influence many deci-
non-partisan healthcare policy organization, emily@lynchburgtimes.com
sions throughout US history from regulation
of the Chicago meat market in 1905 to the
Civil Rights Act of 1964. In the last 20 years,
however, the Supreme Court began to require
that those invoking the Commerce Clause to
justify increased regulation prove that the is-
sue involved effected commerce across state
lines.
Justice Hudson cited many of these recent
cases in his decision and ruled that an individ-
ual’s choice to buy or not buy health insurance
from a private company did not fall within the
historic bounds of the Commerce Clause.
“The Minimum Essential Coverage Provi-
sion is neither within the letter nor the spirit
of the Constitution,” ruled Justice Hudson.
Justice Hudson went on to explain that as the
tax penalty accessed to those not meeting an
minimum insurance “lacks a bona fide inten-
tion to raise revenue for the general welfare” it
could not be considered a true tax. Taking that
into consideration, wrote Hudson, Cuccinelli’s
argument that the penalty is meant as means
“to exercise prohibited police power” to pres-
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Leonardo DiCaprio, who picks his projects very care-
fully, has had his next project, “Legacy of Secrecy,” picked
out for him by his father, George. Leo and his dad will
produce the film, which asserts that Mafia kingpin Carlos
Marcello, who died in l993, orchestrated the assassination
of President John F. Kennedy. The film is planned for a
2013 release to coincide with the 50th an-
niversary of Kennedy’s death.
Now that TV is lousy with so many reality
shows, we have to go to our local multiplex
theaters to escape. It seems movie moguls
have decided the perfect escape from re-
ality are superheroes. Here is a partial list
of the superheroes who will be coming our
way:
You can expect “The Green Hornet” with
Seth Rogan in the title role, aided and
abetted by Cameron Diaz and this year’s
Adam
best supporting Oscar winner, Christopher
Waltz, on Jan. 14, 2011.
“Thor” will be arriving on May 6, 2011, starring Chris
Hemsworth, (brother of Liam Hemsworth of “The Last
Song,” who may or may not be dating his co-star Miley
Cyrus). “Thor” does, however, have Oscar winner An-
thony Hopkins and “Star Wars” Princess Amidala (Natalie
Portman) going for it.
Ryan Reynolds, People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man
Alive”, will hit screens June 17, 20ll, as “The Green Lan-
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Handle a poten-
tially awkward situation by warming up your
confidence reserves and letting it radiate freely.
Also, expect an old friend to contact you.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s not too early
for the practical Bovine to begin planning pos-
sible changes for 2011. A recent contact can of-
fer some interesting insights.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A request for an
unusual favor should be carefully checked out.
Also check the motives behind it. Your generos-
ity should be respected, not exploited.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Party time beck-
ons, but for some Moon Children, so do some
workplace challenges. Deal with the second
first, then you’ll be free to enjoy the fun time.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) A warm response to
an earlier request might be a positive indicator
of what’s ahead. Meanwhile, Cupid could pay a
surprise visit to single Leos looking for love.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) How you
respond to a proposed change in a project could
affect your situation. Be prepared to show how
tern,” with “Gossip Girl” Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard
backing him up.
On July 22, 2011, you’ll see the return of “Captain Amer-
ica: First Avenger” with Chris Evans (who has heavily
beefed up for the title role), along with Oscar winner Tom-
my Lee Jones and Oscar nominees Samuel L. Jackson
and Stanley Tucci lending ample support.
Then in July 2012, “The Dark Knight Rises” will bring
back Christian Bale as Batman with Oscar winners Mi-
chael Caine and Morgan Freeman, as well as Gary Old-
man, reprising their characters from the original film.
Of course, no superhero list would be complete without
“Superman: Man of Steel,” which is scheduled for release
December 2012. While it does have a
budget of $250 million, it does not have
someone to play the Man of Steel. Some
fans have been online requesting produc-
ers cast Brandon Rough, who was the
previous Superman, while others think
“True Blood” star Joe Manganiello or
“90210” and “The Bold and The Beautiful”
star Adam Gregory, last seen in “Hanna
Montana: The Movie” and “17 Again” with
Zac Efron, should be the man from Kryp-
ton. Gregory certainly has the looks -- and
Gregory
after all, what was Christopher Reeve
before “Superman”? ... A soap star!
One Last Note: Also for December 2012 release, our
king of remakes, Johnny Depp, and producer Jerry
Bruckheimer have decided to remake “The Lone Ranger.”
But here’s the twist ... Depp wants to play Tonto, his faithful
Indian companion!
Send letters to Tony Rizzo’s Hollywood, 8306 Wilshire
Blvd., No. 362, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
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well you would be able to deal with it.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) The rev-
elation of a secret could cause some changes in
how to deal with a workplace matter. It very likely
also validates a position you have long held.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) An at-
tempt to get too personal could upset the very
private Scorpio. Make it clear that there’s a line
no one crosses without your permission.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21)
The savvy Sagittarian might be able to keep a
family disagreement from spilling over by getting
everyone involved to talk things out.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Be
careful not to push people too hard to meet your
ideas of what the holiday weekend’s prepara-
tions should be. Best to make it a cooperative,
not a coerced, effort.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) An
unexpected request could make you rethink a
position you’ve had for a long time. Meanwhile,
plan a family get-together for the weekend.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Someone
might find that it was a fluke to try to use your
sympathetic nature to get you to accept a situa-
tion you’re not comfortable with. Good for you.
BORN THIS WEEK: You like challenges that are
both mental and physical, and you enjoy always
beating your personal best.
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1. Tangled (PG) animated
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part
1 (PG-13) Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson
3. Burlesque (PG-13) Cher, Christina Aguilera
Q: I was so happy when I heard that Nancy O’Dell
would be replacing Mary Hart as co-anchor on
“Entertainment Tonight” when Mary retires in
2011. It will be nice to see Nancy’s lovely face
on TV again! What is she up to in the meantime?
-- Jillian F., Fort Worth, Texas
A: Nancy is thrilled by her latest career move. She
told me: “It is such an honor (to be chosen to replace
Mary Hart). Mary is such a TV icon. I remember
watching it when it first debuted and thinking, ‘Oh
my God, that would be such a cool show to work for.’
And here I am, working for it! It is very exciting.”
Nancy also has teamed up with Florida Orange
Juice on a promotion to help make mornings special
for families. She explained: “It’s so difficult for people
to make their mornings meaningful with their fami-
lies, as they are being pulled in so many directions.
But all you need is 15 minutes, whether it’s over a
glass of orange juice or over breakfast, to just sit
down and talk with your family.” So Nancy is helping
launch the Florida Orange Juice Morning Squeeze
contest, with the grand prize being a family trip to
Florida. To enter, go to www.FloridaJuice.com/Morn-
ing_Squeeze.php.
Q: Will “Army Wives” be back anytime soon for a
new season? -- William S., via e-mail
A: Rest assured, Lifetime Television’s perennial hit
drama “Army Wives” will be back for a fifth season
with 13 all-new episodes. “Army Wives” is Lifetime’s
most successful series in the 26-year-history of the
network, so I’d say the show has quite a bit of life
left in it. It will be back in 2011, however the exact
4. Unstoppable (PG-13) Denzel Washington,
Chris Pine
5. Love and Other Drugs (R) Jake Gyllenhaal,
Anne Hathaway
6. Megamind (PG) Will Ferrell, Tina Fey
7. Due Date (R) Robert Downey Jr., Zack Gali-
fianakis
8. Faster (R) Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob
Thornton
9. The Warrior’s Way (R) Jang Dong-gun, Kate
Bosworth
10. The Next Three Days (PG-13) Russell
Crowe, Elizabeth Banks
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date has not been announced. If previous seasons
are any indication, it should be back by late spring to
early summer.
Q: I caught the tail end of what looked like a re-
ally good documentary on Animal Planet about
men diving with Nile crocodiles. Can you tell me
what it was called and when/if I can see it again?
-- Sam M., via e-mail
A: The show is called “Into the Dragon’s Lair,” which
documents wildlife photographer Roger Horrocks
and world-renowned underwater cameraman Di-
dier Noiret as they travel to Botswana’s Okavango
Delta to capture never-before-seen behaviors to
help broaden the world’s scientific understanding of
these fearsome creatures. It is definitely a don’t-miss
show, and you can see it again Thursday night, Jan.
20.
Nancy O’Dell
Q: How much do reality-television stars, people
like Kim Kardashian, make? -- Frankie F., Wash-
ington, D.C.
A: It depends on the star’s popularity, as well as
extracurricular activities, like perfume and clothing
lines, books, etc. Kim, for instance, is the highest-
paid reality star, raking in $6 million in 2010. Lauren
Conrad is close behind, banking $5 million in 2010.
Write to Cindy at King Features Weekly Service, P.O.
Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475; or e-mail her
at letters@cindyelavsky.com. For more news and
extended interviews, visit www.celebrityextraonline.
com and twitter.com/Celebrity_Extra.
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Top 10 Pop Singles
This Week........................................... Last Week
1. Pink . .....................................................No. 2
“Raise Your Glass” (LaFace)
2. Katy Perry ............................................No. 6
“Firework” (Capitol)
3. Rihanna ................................................No. 1
“Only Girl (In the World)” (SRP/Def Jam)
4. Bruno Mars ..........................................No. 7
“Just the Way You Are” (Elektra)
5. Rihanna feat. Drake . ...........................No. 8
“What’s My Name?” (SRP/Def Jam)
6. Ke$ha . ..................................................No. 4
“We R Who We R” (Kemosabe)
7. FarEast Movement/ Cataracs & Dev ..No. 3
“Like a G6” (Cherrytree)
8. Nelly . ....................................................No. 5
“Just a Dream” (Derrty)
9. The Black Eyed Peas ........................No. 13
“The Time (Dirty Bit)” (Interscope)
10. Bruno Mars ......................................No. 17
“Grenade” (Elektra)
Top 10 Albums
1. Kanye West ...................................new entry
“My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”
2. Nicki Minaj . ...................................new entry
“Pink Friday” (Young Money/Cash Money/)
3. Susan Boyle . .......................................No. 1
“The Gift” (SYCO/Columbia)
4. Taylor Swift ..........................................No. 9
“Speak Now” (Big Machine)
5. Jackie Evancho ...................................No. 2
“O Holy Night” (SYCO/Columbia)
6. Rihanna ................................................No. 3
“Loud” (SRP/Def Jam)
7. Justin Bieber . ...............................new entry
“My Worlds Acoustic” (SchoolBoy/Braun)
8. My Chemical Romance ................new entry
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“Danger Days: True Lives of the Fabulous...”
9. Ne-Yo .............................................new entry
“Libra Scale” (Def Jam)
10. Soundtrack . .......................................No. 8
“Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album”
Kanye West
Top 10 Hot Country Singles
1. The Band Perry . ..................................No. 3
“If I Die Young” (Republic Nashville)
2. Brad Paisley . .......................................No. 1
“Anything Like Me” (Arista Nashville)
3. Zac Brown Band feat. Alan Jackson . No. 2
“As She’s Walking Away” (Capitol Nashville)
4. Rascal Flatts ........................................No. 4
“Why Wait” (Big Machine)
5. Jason Aldean .......................................No. 7
“My Kinda Party” (Broken Bow)
6. Reba . ....................................................No. 6
“Turn on the Radio” (Starstruck)
7. Rodney Atkins .....................................No. 5
“Farmer’s Daughter” (Curb)
8. Carrie Underwood ...............................No. 9
“Mama’s Song” (19)
9. Tim McGraw ....................................... No. 11
“Felt Good On My Lips” (Curb)
10. George Strait . ..................................No. 10
“The Breath You Take” (MCA Nashville)
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Top 10 Video Rentals
1. Grown Ups (PG-13) Adam Sandler
2. Toy Story 3 (G) animated
3. Charlie St. Cloud (PG-13) Zach Efron
4. Ramona and Beezus (G) Selena Gomez
5. Predators (R) Adrien Brody
6. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (PG-13) Michael Cera
7. Sex and the City 2 (R) Sarah Jessica Parker
We’re winding down 2010 and barreling like a
runaway train to New Year’s Day 2011, and that
can mean only one thing to every red-blooded
American: Football!
Yessir, Bowl Games out the wazzoo -- and what
better way to celebrate than with a marathon of
Gridiron Greats. So here then, is a sampling of
some of the best football movies ever made.
PICKS OF THE WEEK
“The Longest Yard” (R) -- Burt Reynolds stars
as Paul Crewe, a former pro quarterback dis-
graced for shaving points. After being sent to
prison for hitting his girlfriend and stealing a car,
Crewe finds himself at the mercy of a sadistic
warden (Eddie Albert), who tries to force Crewe
to lead his semi-pro football team made up of the
prison’s guards. Crewe sets up a “friendly” scrim-
mage between the guards and his fellow prison-
ers -- leading to one of the greatest action se-
quences ever filmed. Adam Sandler remade the
film a few years back, and although not as epic
as the 1974 Reynolds original, it’s still a pretty
good flick.
“Go Tigers!” (R) -- This 2001 documentary about
the Masillon, Ohio, Tigers high-school football
team is a gripping account of how the success
or failure of a local team can affect a small com-
munity. Voted by ESPN as one of the top six best
sports documentaries of all time, “Go Tigers!” is
an eye-opening portrait of the spirit of small-town
America.
“Paper Lion” (Unrated) -- Alan Alda stars in this
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8. How to Train Your Dragon (PG) animated
9. The Karate Kid (PG) Jaden Smith
10. Jonah Hex (PG-13) Josh Brolin
Top 10 DVD Sales
1. Toy Story 3 (G) (Buena Vista)
2. Grown Ups (PG-13) (Sony)
3. Ramona And Beezus (G) (20th Century Fox)
4. How to Train Your Dragon (PG) DreamWorks)
5. The Karate Kid (PG) (Sony)
6. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (PG-13) Universal
7. The Original Television Christmas Classics (NR)
8. Charlie St. Cloud (PG-13) (Universal)
9. The Pacific (M) (Warner)
10. Sex and the City 2 (R) (Warner)
1968 classic based on the a series of articles
written by George Plimpton for Sports Illustrated.
In 1963, Plimpton went undercover for the maga-
zine to the Detroit Lions training camp to try out
for the team. The result was the first-ever look
into what goes on during NFL tryouts and training
camp. What makes this film fun is the inclusion of
many of the actual Lions players of the time: Alex
Karras, Joe Schmidt, Pat Studstill and others.
“Invincible” (PG) -- Mark Wahlberg stars as
Vince Papale, a substitute teacher and bartender
from Philadelphia who gets a one-in-a-million
shot at trying out for the 1976 Eagles team. And
somehow, for a guy who never played college
ball, he makes the cut. What follows is classic
Hollywood feel-good flick about overcoming the
odds and the triumph of the Common Man who
followed his dream.
Burt Reynolds
TV SERIES
“Jersey Shore” Season Two
“United States of Tara” The Second Season
“Archer” Season 1
“Baccano” The Complete Series
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• Here’s another great clothespin tip:

“Clothespin plus dish towel equals baby bib
(or Uncle Frank bib, in some cases).” -- T.R.
in Missouri

• “To hand-wash clothes, fill a washer with

water and add detergent. Add clothes that
you need to hand-wash, and let run in ma-
chine 1 minute or less (longer if soiled).
Then take the clothes out and place in a
clean bucket or hip pan to rinse out. Hang
or lay flat to dry. You can use the wash water
to do the next load of normal wash.” -- E.B.
in Mississippi

• “Put on and dampen a pair of rubber gloves,

then run your hands over your upholstery to
pick up excess pet hair. This works really
well on the backs of our couches, which is
where our cats love to sleep.” -- W.L. in New with most collectibles, condition is paramount. I suspect
Mexico that your magazine is worth about $25. If the cover is
illustrated by a famous artist it could be worth much
more. A good reference is “The Antique Trader Vintage
• If you need to make large ice cubes, try Magazines Price Guide” by Richard Russell and Elaine
using an egg carton as an ice-cube tray. You Gross Russell (Krause, $19.99). The format is a little
can make a whole dozen and put them in a goofy, but it has a great deal of helpful information.
gallon-size plastic baggie. They’re great for
punch in large bowls, adding to iced tea in Q: I have a figurine of a sleeping cherub marked
Llandro “Made in Spain.” I would like to know its

the pitcher and for packing coolers, since
they melt slower than regular ice cubes.
• Hang a suncatcher with dental floss. You
probably have some around the house, and
it’s pretty strong.
• “If the soles of your shoes are too new, they
can be slippery. I find that I can rough up the
soles of my shoes with an emery board or
a small piece of fine-grit sandpaper. I don’t
want to slip, and the rougher surface helps
on some of my nicer dress shoes that don’t
get a lot of wear.” -- C.L. in Pennsylvania
Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, c/o King
Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475,
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Bar Mirror
Q: I have a bar mirror made by Canadian Club salut-
ing the Triple Crown winners through 1978. What is
it worth? -- Felipe, Albuquerque, N.M.
A: I contacted several sports-memorabilia collectors
who seem to agree that your mirror is valued in the
$30 to $50 range. This mirror was made by Canadian
Club as a premium and was given to various bars and
taverns. For a second opinion, you might contact a lo-
cal expert, Sports Memorabilia and More, 800 Lomas
Blvd. NW; and Sal’s Sports Memorabilia, 1720 Juan
Tabo Blvd. NE, both in Albuquerque.
Q: I have a July 1929 edition of the “Better Homes
and Gardens” magazine. It is in fair shape with a
tear here and there. Can you tell me if this maga-
zine has any value? -- Phyllis, Magnolia Springs,
Ala.
A: It’s the “tears here and there” that concern me. As
approximate value. -- Pat, Sioux Falls, S.D.
A: The pictures you sent me were so blurry I could not
determine exactly what I was seeing. You might see if
you can find your figurine in “Collecting Llandro: Identi-
fication and Price Guide” by Peggy Whiteneck (Krause,
$29.99).
Q: While at a flea market in Iowa, I spotted a box
of older fruit jars. Is there a price guide so I can
determine if the ones I bought are rare? -- Lillian,
Naperville, Ill.
A: My favorite price guide is “1000 Fruit Jars, Priced
and Illustrated” by Bill Schroeder, available through the
publisher, Collector Books, P.O. Box 3009, Paducah,
KY 42002.
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P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail
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1. Is the book of Luke in the Old or New Testament
or neither?
2. From Matthew 1:18, when Mary became preg-
nant, she and Joseph were what? Married, En-
gaged, Just friends, Strangers
3. For the journey to Bethlehem, how did Mary
and Joseph travel? Bible not specific, Walked,
Rode donkey, Boat
4. At the birth of Jesus, who was king of Judaea?
Solomon, Herod, Balak, Belshazzar
5. What was the home city of Mary and Joseph?
Capernaum, Nazareth, Aphek, Shechem
6. Of these, which wasn’t a gift from the wise
men?
Silver, Myrrh, Gold, Frankincense
ANSWERS: 1) New; 2) Engaged; 3) Bible not spe-
cific; 4) Herod; 5) Nazareth; 6) Silver
Wilson Casey’s “Golf Trivia” 2011 Box Calendar
is now available from Sellers Publishing.
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Canadian company expands ownership of Virginia uranium deposit

By Paige Winfield Cunningham
Virginia Statehouse News
A Canadian company now owns one-
third of the largest undeveloped uranium
deposit in the U.S. And it’s located at Coles
Hill in Virginia.
The site is at the center of a controversy
over whether Virginia’s moratorium on
uranium mining should be lifted. Support-
ers and opponents are anxiously awaiting
the results of two studies examining the en-
vironmental and socioeconomic impacts if
the Coles Hill deposit is mined. Legislators
may consider lifting the moratorium after
those studies are completed in December
2011.
While the site was originally thought to
contain 30 million pounds of uranium ox-
ide, that estimate has since climbed to 119
million pounds that could be worth $10
billion.
With all that money potentially at stake,
the site has been attracting more investors.
British Columbia-based Virginia Energy
Resources has been expanding its owner-
ship of Virginia Uranium Inc., a company
set up by Walter Coles Sr., an owner of the
Coles Hill property.
VUI is “locally owned and managed,” ac-
cording to its Web site, which indicates the
company is 78 percent owned by the two
families — the Coles family and the Bowen
family. But the families have recently been
cutting back their stakes as VER inches up
its ownership of the property, said VUI
project manager Patrick Wales.
VER is investing more in Coles Hill than
any of its other uranium projects, which
include stakes in Saskatchewan, Quebec,
Mexico and Labrador. Wales said the VUI
Web site will be updated next month to re-
flect VER’s now roughly 30 percent owner-
ship of the Coles Hill property.
Formerly called Santoy Resources, the
corporation last year changed its name to
Virginia Energy Resources and the Coles
came on board.Walter Coles Sr. came on as
board chairman and Walter Coles Jr., as ex-
ecutive vice president. The younger Coles
is now president of VER.
As corporations advocate for the mora-
torium to be lifted, they’ve incited fierce
criticism by residents in the Coles Hill
area who fear the effects of uranium min-
ing on their drinking water and soil. Phillip
Lovelace, who farms beef cattle about five
miles away from the site, formed a non-
profit last year to support the moratorium.
Even though the environmental study is
being performed by the National Academy
of Sciences, Lovelace criticizes it because
it’s being paid for with VUI funds funneled
through Virginia Tech.
“It concerns a lot of people in this area,”
he said. “It hurt the National Academy of
Sciences’ credibility in a lot of peoples’
eyes.”
In response, Wales said VUI has noth-
ing to do with how or when the funding
is dispersed. Furthermore, the state isn’t
equipped to fund the study as it continues
to grapple with budget shortfalls, he said.
“What was the alternative … in the worst
budget crisis in my lifetime to burden the
taxpayers of Virginia?” Wales said. “I don’t
think anyone was prepared to do that.”
Funding of the socioeconomic study has
sparked some criticisms as well.
Del. Terry Kilgore, chairman of the Coal
and Energy Committee, led the creation
of a uranium subcommittee in 2008. Af-
ter the subcommittee called for the socio-
economic study to be conducted, Kilgore
found funding for it from another group
over which he presides — the Tobacco
Indemnification and Community Revital-
ization Fund, a fund set up to support the
economies of tobacco-dependent commu-
nities using money from a settlement with
tobacco companies.
The Tobacco Commission is paying
$200,000 for the study, which will be
conducted by the Richmond-based firm
Chmura Economics & Analytics.
Del. Watkins Abbitt also sits on both the
Coal and Energy Commission and the To-
bacco Commission. He opposed using to-
bacco funds to pay for the study, which was
approved by the commission 18-8. Abbitt
said he opposed using the tobacco money
because it didn’t directly create jobs in the
area. VUI says the potential mining opera-
tion would employ 300-500 people.
“I’m not criticizing Kilgore. Everyone’s
entitled to his opinion,” Abbitt said. “I just
didn’t think it was the proper place, but ob-
viously the majority of people did.”

Be cautious about the features of any don’t download any personal-finance

Track Your Spending
If you have a computer and really don’t
know where all your money goes, your
life can be easier if you invest in person-
al-finance budget software. Nearly all of
the finance programs have reports that
you can customize and generate. Want
to know how much you’re spending for
groceries? Or how much miscellaneous
cash went to coffee in the morning? The
program will tell you. Your bank statement
will include the debit-card amounts, which
you’ll need to add in, but not the cash you
spend. You’ll need to enter that as well.
software you buy. There is one brand-
name software that will accumulate all of
your information in one place. The ads
say it can combine your bank accounts
with your credit cards and investment
accounts -- by going into those accounts
and extracting the information for you. An-
other software will make your payments
for you automatically. Beware. While it’s a
given that they’ve gone all-out to provide
security for their servers, not all servers
are equal. Do you really want to have ev-
ery single transaction you make available
to potential thieves?
Equally important, do you really want
to give up that much control of your mon-
ey? If you come across a deal that you
shouldn’t pass up, knowing that you still
have two more weeks to pay the utility bill,
what are you going to do when the com-
puter automatically spends your money
on that utility bill?
Caveat: If you plan to use an Internet-
connected computer for your finances,
software from the Internet. You don’t
know what’s in it. Instead, pick a name
brand that comes in a box at the store.
And when you enter your information into
the program, don’t put your account num-
ber or even the real name of your bank.
Best bet: Use an old computer for all
your financial information -- and don’t
hook it up to the Internet. Test some of
the free basic-software programs to see
which you like best. What you want is a
simple program that will categorize your
spending, reconcile your accounts (in-
cluding retirement or investment) and
possibly allow you to print out checks.
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but will incorporate them into his column
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Dance Movements
Boost Balance
Remember dance class when we were kids?
Not the social dances or square dance, but the
free movement to music? Swiss researchers
used those same types of movements with se-
niors. Specifically, they wanted to know whether
frail elderly people who already had balance
problems would benefit from Dalcroze Eurhyth-
mics classes.
They assembled 134 seniors age 65 and
older to participate for six months in clinical
trials, while a control group kept on with their
usual activities. Classes included just walking to
music, then progressing to footwork and upper-
body movements. Sometimes they included an
object such as a ball. Researchers called this
multi-tasking, and believed it would serve to im-
Three People Who Made
a Difference
Over the years I’ve written about various people
who have stepped forward and done something
for veterans, active service members and those
who’ve been left behind when a veteran dies.
They’re all still doing what they started.
The nonprofit Maine Troop Greeters in Bangor
started meeting flights of returning and outward-
bound service members in 2003. When I first
wrote about them, they’d met 400,000 men and
women as they stepped off planes or prepared to
board. As of now, they’ve met 5,500 planes and
greeted 1,140,000 service members -- plus 281
military dogs. They provide snacks, cell phones
for calls home and hugs and cheers of apprecia-
tion. For more information, read the FAQ at www.
themainetroopgreeters.com. Founder Bill Knight
prove balance functions.
At the end of the six months, the Dalcroze
participants had better balance and walking
functions, and only half the risk of a fall. Length
of walking gait was more even. When the con-
trol group began classes six months later, they
also developed the same balance skills as the
first group by the time the classes were over.
Six months later the first group was shown to
have retained their skills and ability.
At this point, researchers don’t seem certain
about why it works. Perhaps it has to do with
the music and needing to stay in rhythm, which
forces us to make certain movements at certain
intervals. One scientist called it a “motor-cog-
nitive connection.” That same person recom-
mends ballroom dance for seniors because of
the combination of the movement and music.
If you’d like to see some of the movements,
go to www.dalcroze.org.au and click Euryth-
mics. Then click Video where it shows excerpts
of children. For more examples, go to YouTube.
com and put this in the search box: Dalcroze
eurhythmics
Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally
answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into
her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of
King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Or-
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is now 87 years old and is fighting cancer. He still
hasn’t missed a plane.
Worcester Wreath Company has been donat-
ing wreaths to be placed on graves at National
Cemeteries to honor veterans since 1992. What
began as a 5,000 wreath donation at Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery has grown to more than 100,000
wreaths at 400 cemeteries, and has expanded
into a nonprofit called Wreaths Across America.
The annual tractor-trailer caravan is led by the Pa-
triot Guard Riders, who provide an escort across
the states from Maine to Arlington. Logistics are
handled by the Civil Air Patrol. See www.wreath-
sacrossamerica.org for more information.
Operation Gratitude started at Carolyn Blashek’s
dining-room table in 2003 with her desire to send a
few individual care packages to service members
in hostile areas. This November and December,
nonprofit OpGrat sent out another 50,000 pack-
ages, bringing its total to more than 600,000 sent
since 2003. To learn more, see www.opgratitude.
com.
These three people -- Bill Knight, Morrill Worces-
ter and Carolyn Blashek -- started with only a germ
of an idea.
What are you doing this year?
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Clogged Heart Arteries
Cause Pain of Angina
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 56, a woman and
have angina. I don’t understand it too well. I
have never smoked, and I am not overweight.
I’d get chest pains if I hurried to catch a bus or
to get on an open elevator. When it first started,
my doctor gave me a medicine to put under my
tongue when the pain happened. It worked well.
I don’t have to use it much anymore. Is that a
good sign? Am I destined to have a heart at-
tack? -- J.A.
ANSWER: Angina (pronounced ANN-juh-nuh or
ann-JEYE-nuh) is squeezing chest pain that comes
on when a person is active and leaves when that
person rests. Being active can mean walking, jog-
ging, cleaning, doing the washing, weeding or dig-
ging. It comes about because one or more of the
heart arteries is plugged with plaque -- a mound
of cholesterol and fat on the inside artery wall. At
rest, enough blood makes its way to the heart. With
activity, the heart can’t get enough blood because
of the plaque. The heart makes its lack of blood
known by chest pain that also might be felt in the
neck, the jaw or the arms, or only in those places.
Angina, one of the signs of coronary (heart) ar-
tery disease, affects 17 million Americans. Smok-
ing, obesity, inactivity, high blood cholesterol, high
blood pressure and a family history are some of the
major factors that cause its development. You don’t
smoke and never did. How about your cholesterol,
blood pressure and weight? If those things need to
be addressed, they trump all other treatments.
In spite of controlling the above factors, many still
have to take medicines -- medicines that dilate ar-
teries or make the heart beat slower, or ones that
lower blood pressure or cholesterol. The medicine
you put under your tongue was nitroglycerin. Long-
acting varieties of that medicine and long-acting
other artery dilators might be the reason why you
don’t need nitroglycerin as much as you did. That is
a good sign. Clogged heart arteries can be opened
with a balloon-tipped catheter or by bypassing the
clog with an artery graft. You might not ever need
such procedures.
You’re not doomed to have a heart attack. The
treatment you’re now getting is designed to prevent
one.
The booklet on coronary artery disease provides
information on this No. 1 North American illness.
Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue
-- No. 101W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My grandson recently
had scarlet fever. In my day, this was a very
frightful disease. My daughter has taken a ho-
hum attitude toward it. What are its complica-
tions? -- W.B.
ANSWER: Scarlet fever is a strep throat with one
addition -- a red skin rash. That’s the only difference
between the two. Penicillin is its treatment.
When treated early, there should be no complica-
tions from it. If not treated, then it can have the
same complication that strep throat has -- rheu-
matic fever.
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
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Bill to bar illegal immigrants from state colleges pre-filed for next session
By Stephen Groves
Virginia Statehouse News
Virginia’s immigration debate will be
flooding onto public college campuses
this winter as a bill to ban admission to
illegal immigrants comes up for debate in
the General Assembly.
Del. Chris Peace, R- Mechanicsville,
pre-filed a bill this week to make sure
people who are in the United States ille-
gally are not admitted to public colleges
in Virginia.
The issue of illegal immigrants and higher
education is a hot topic across the nation
as Congress debates the Development,
Relief and Education for Alien Minors
Act (The “DREAM Act”) this week. Sev-
eral states, such as Georgia, have barred
undocumented students from public uni-
versities.
“There’s wide-spread sentiment that
public benefit should not be going to
those who are here illegally,” Peace said.
Peace said he is sponsoring the bill to
ensure taxpayers are receiving the ben-
efits of the tax dollars they pay into the
state’s institutions of higher learning.
“We’re not trying to be mean-spirited
here,” he said. “We’re trying to open our
doors to Virginians.”
Currently, Virginia’s schools are left to
create their own policies for admitting
students. In the past, the University of
Virginia (UVA) has not enrolled students
lacking proper immigration documents.
The dean of admissions declined to com-
ment on the policy.
But others, like Virginia Tech, do not
check students’ immigration status.
“We admit students on academic cre-
dentials,” said Mark Owczarski, spokes-
person for the school.
He said they had no way of checking the
status of the 20,000 to 25,000 applications
the school receives.
But students without immigration doc-
uments are not eligible for in-state tuition
even if they grew up and attended high
school in Virginia.
Advocates for illegal immigrants say
barring them from college is not fair.
“The problem with it is you are pun-
ishing children for the sins of their par-
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ents,” said William LeoGrande, Dean of
the School of Public Affairs at American
University in Washington, D.C.
He also contends that many illegal im-
migrants pay taxes even if they don’t get
credit for it because they are using false
Social Security numbers.
According to the Tax Foundation, it is
difficult to track how much money illegal
immigrants pay in taxes, but it is clear
that many do contribute through payroll
taxes, income tax, corporate income tax,
and sales tax.
LeoGrande said many illegal immi-
grants are here for good, and opening the
doors of colleges and universities can be
a plus.
“Allowing people access to higher edu-
cation is not just a benefit to them, it is a
benefit to society,” LeoGrande said.
Peace sponsored a similar motion in
2008. The bill passed the House but got
stuck in the Senate subcommittee.
As lawmakers prepare for the 2011 ses-
sion in January, the debate over immigra-
tion will certainly be tense as several bills
will bring up questions of law enforce-
“David Susskind: A Televised Life”
by Stephen Battaglio
(St. Martin’s Press, $27.99)
Reviewed by Larry Cox
Even though many Americans only dimly
remember David Susskind, if at all, he was a
powerhouse who changed the face of American
television. He was a fearless impresario who
took chances, broke rules and pushed network
television past its old boundaries.
He fought network blacklisting, exposed audi-
ences to provocative subject matter and intro-
duced great actors, including Sir Laurence Olivi-
er, to American viewers. He also interviewed the
newsmakers -- Harry Truman, Nikita Khrushchev
and Martin Luther King Jr., to name just three.
Susskind was the first TV producer to become
ment, public services, and now higher
education.
“Right now, we’re stuck because the
Democrats and Republicans can’t agree
on the broader issue of dealing with im-
migration,” LeoGrande said.
As Kirsten Nelson, spokesperson for
the State Council of Higher Education for
Virginia, acknowledged, “These things
are incredibly complex and complicated.”
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a star. His program, “Open End,” debuted in
1958 on WNTA-TV in New York City, and it was
just what the name implied, since each segment
continued until Susskind decided it was time to
go home. “Open End” became “The David Suss-
kind Show” in 1967, continuing until 1987.
Susskind also produced some of the finest TV
adaptations of plays ever, including “Death of a
Salesman” in 1966 and “Look Homeward, An-
gel” in 1972. He produced two landmark series
--- “East Side/West Side” and “N.Y.P.D.” --- that
shattered color barriers and featured gritty, ur-
ban realism, all during prime time. These shows
were the vanguard of the programming realism
that was to become our modern standard.
Stephen Battaglio, the business editor at TV
Guide magazine, has written a fascinating biog-
raphy that covers both Susskind’s life and the
history of early television. Through extensive
original reporting and the use of Susskind’s per-
sonal papers, Battaglio is able to bring into focus
the early days and evolution of American televi-
sion.
Susskind made television history but navigated
a rather sticky personal life. But it’s his complexi-
ties coupled with his achievements that make
him so fascinating, even two decades after his
death. This is the first major biography of Suss-
kind, and it is long overdue.
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• On Jan. 1, 45 B.C., New Year’s Day is cel-
ebrated on January 1 for the first time as the
Julian calendar takes effect. In designing his
new calendar, Roman ruler Julius Caesar en-
listed the aid of Sosigenes, an Alexandrian as-
tronomer, who calculated a year to be 365 and
1/4 days.
• On Dec. 29, 1890, the U.S. Cavalry kills 146
Sioux at Wounded Knee in South Dakota. The
cavalry surrounded a band of Ghost Dancers
and demanded they surrender their weapons. A
brutal massacre followed, with nearly half those
killed being women and children.
• On Dec. 30, 1936, in one of the first sit-down
strikes in the United States, autoworkers oc-
cupy the General Motors Fisher Body Plant
in Flint, Mich. The strike lasted 44 days. GM’s
output went from a robust 50,000 cars in De-
cember to just 125 in February.
• On Dec. 27, 1941, the federal Office of Price
Administration first begins to ration automobile
tires. Only those who demonstrated need were
allowed to purchase cars, metal typewriters,
bicycles, stoves and rubber shoes. Butter, cof-
fee, sugar, cooking fat, gasoline and non-rubber
shoes also were rationed.
• On Jan. 2, 1962, The Weavers, who sparked
the folk music revival of the 1950s and ‘60s,
are banned from appearing on NBC when they
refuse to sign an oath of political loyalty. The
group saw their careers nearly destroyed during
the Red Scare of the early 1950s, and they lost
their recording contract over their leftist politics.
• On Dec. 28, 1973, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s
“literary investigation” of the police-state system
in the Soviet Union, “The Gulag Archipelago,
1918-1956”, is published in the original Rus-
sian in Paris. On Feb. 12, 1974, Solzhenitsyn
was arrested, stripped of his citizenship and
deported.
• On Dec. 31, 1984, Bernhard Goetz, a white
man dubbed the “subway vigilante” after he
shot four young black men on a New York City
subway train, turns himself in at a police station.
Goetz was viewed by some people as a hero,
fighting back against his attackers. In 1987, a
Manhattan jury acquitted Goetz of criminal as-
sault and attempted murder.
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Texting and driving may become a primary offense
By Stephen Groves
Virginia Statehouse News
Drivers in the Commonwealth could soon
find themselves being pulled over for text mes-
saging.
It is already illegal to text while driving in Vir-
ginia, but Del. Lionell Spruill, D- Chesapeake,
wants to make it a primary offense so the po-
lice can pull someone over when they see them
texting and driving. Currently, people can only
be ticketed for texting if they are pulled over
for another offense, and the fine for doing so is
a $20 the first offense and $50 thereafter.
Spruill said he pre-filed the bill this week be-
cause drivers who are texting are causing a lot
of accidents, but police have no power to pull
someone over if they see drivers texting.
“Accidents happen, and they find out they
were texting,” Spruill said.
The issue of sending messages while driving
has come to light recently as the dangers have
become clearer. The Virginia Tech Transporta-
tion Institute says that sending text messages
is the riskiest thing someone can do on a cell
phone while driving.
Thirty states have banned sending text
messages behind the wheel. U.S. Secretary
of Transportation Ray LaHood said recently
that he wants to make the ban nationwide.
Trimming Around Dog’s Ears
DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Can I trim the hair
around my dog’s ears? Should I? -- Donny J.,
Oshkosh, Wis.
DEAR DONNY: It depends. You should inspect
your dog’s ears regularly (daily if time permits;
weekly for sure) to see if hair is blocking the ear
canal, and that the ear is clean, free of really bad
odor and without excess wax. (If you’re not sure
how to inspect your dog’s ears, your veterinarian
can walk you through the process.)
Some pet experts recommend that the hair
growing close to or in the ear canal be trimmed or
plucked, but if your dog is healthy and has no ear
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In southern California one woman is facing a the General Assembly on how dangerous text
manslaughter felony after striking and killing a messaging is and why it should be a primary
pedestrian while she was distracted by sending offense.
text messages. But even enforcing it as a primary offense
But studies show that while awareness of the could still be difficult, Meade admitted. Police
dangers has increased, more people are driv- officers often can’t see if drivers are texting or
ing and texting. According to a survey of the dialing their phones.
Vlingo Corp., 30.1 percent of cell phone users Still, she said the law needs to be strong in or-
in Virginia admitted to texting while driving in der to be effective.
2010. “If police take the law seriously, then people
“Our goal would be for nobody to text while will start to take the law seriously,”Meade said.
they drive,” said Martha Meade, spokesperson
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But she said getting the Legislature to pass
laws banning texting has been “quite an uphill
battle.”
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to the ear canal that’s worsening wax buildup, you
can remove this on an as-needed basis.
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30 Impresario Hurok 106 Jimmie Rodgers hit 24 Catty remark? 95 “Bonanza” brother
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32 More than more 113 Stagger Providence” 99 Insipid
34 Author Martin 114 Loretta Young’s 29 Lout 102 Dug in
38 Dick Tracy’s love birthplace 33 It’s good in a pinch 104 Pie filling
41 Laura Esquivel novel 115 Lawyers’ org. 35 Morticia, to Pugsley 107 Any time now
50 Southern st. 118 “- pro nobis” 36 Rainbow goddess 108 Flow
51 Green bean 120 Certain Slav 37 Remnant 109 High rails
52 Artist Joan 123 Restaurateur Shor 39 White House pet 110 West. alliance
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73 Porker’s palace 60 No longer fresh 129 Minnesota twins?
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