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U.S. blames Syrian official
T
he Obama administration is hold-
ing Syrias foreign minister person-
ally responsible for crimes committed
in the Syrian governments five-month
crackdown on popular dissent.
Using uncharacteristically undiplo-
matic language, the State Department
said Wednesday that Walid al-Moallem
was a shameless tool and a mouth-
piece of Syrian President Bashar As-
sad. It said hes played a key role in
trying to hide his governments brutal-
ity and securing the support of Syrias
ally Iran.
The U.S. hit al-Moallem and two
other senior Syrian officials Tuesday
with sanctions for their part in the
repression.
HARRISBURG
Perzel admits to corruption
The onetime speaker of the Penn-
sylvania House of Representatives
pleaded guilty Wednesday to eight
criminal charges stemming from a
public corruption investigation, mak-
ing him the highest-ranking state poli-
tician to be convicted in the four-and-a-
half-year inquiry.
Ex-Rep. John M. Perzel entered the
plea to two counts of conflict of in-
terest, two counts of theft and four
counts of conspiracy. He left the cour-
thouse without commenting, but apol-
ogized in an emailed statement and
said he bore responsibility for impro-
prieties in spending public funds he
controlled.
Prosecutors have described Perzel,
61, as being at the center of a scheme
to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on
computer technology for the benefit of
GOP political campaigns.
Also Wednesday, his nephew and
co-defendant Eric S. Ruth, 36, pleaded
guilty to conspiracy and conflict of
interest. Ruth once worked in the
House Republican technology office.
Perzel faces up to 24 years in prison,
but lead prosecutor Frank Fina said the
standard sentencing range would be 18
months to just over four years.
BOSTON
Obama uncle was deported
A federal official says President Ba-
rack Obamas uncle, an illegal immi-
grant charged with drunken driving in
Massachusetts last week, was ordered
by an immigration judge to leave the
country almost two decades ago.
The official says a deportation order
was issued against Onyango Obama in
1992.
The 67-year-old Onyango Obama is
the half-brother of the presidents late
father. He is originally from Kenya.
Onyango Obama has pleaded not
guilty to operating under the influence
of alcohol and is now jailed on an im-
migration detainer.
ATLANTA
Americans guzzling soda
Health officials say half of Americans
drink a soda or sugary beverage each
day and some are downing an awful
lot.
A new study found that one in 20
drinks the equivalent of more than four
cans of soda each day. The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention re-
search also showed teenage boys drink
the most soda, sports drinks and other
sugary liquids.
Sweetened drinks have been linked
to the U.S. explosion in obesity, and
health officials have been urging people
to cut back. Many schools have stop-
ped selling soda or artificial juices.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
The Ides of March in Venice
Actor George Clooney arrives on the
red carpet Wednesday for the pre-
miere of his upcoming political drama
The Ides of March, which opens the
68th edition of the Venice Film Festiv-
al in Venice, Italy. The film also stars
Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti, Ryan
Gosling and Evan Rachel Wood and is
set to open in the U.S. in October.
TRIPOLI, Libya Moam-
mar Gadhafis son Seif al-Islam
vowed Wednesday to fight to
the death, insisting no regime
loyalists wouldsurrender tothe
rebels, who are closing in on
Gadhafis final strongholds.
Seif al-Islam, Gadhafis long-
time heir-apparent, said he was
speaking from the suburbs of
Tripoli and insisted his father
was fine.
We are going to die in our
land, he said in an audio state-
ment broadcast on Syrias Al-
Rai television, claiming he was
speaking for loyalist leaders
whohadmet intheGadhafi bas-
tionof Bani Walid. Nooneisgo-
ing to surrender.
His statement came shortly
after a conflicting interview on
Al-Arabiya television by a man
claiming to be his brother, al-
Saadi, who said he was ready to
mediate talks with the rebels in
order to bring the fighting to an
end.
The most important thingis
tostopthe bloodshed, al-Saadi
told the Saudia Arabian televi-
sion network, claiming he was
speaking onbehalf of his father.
Seif al-Islams voice was eas-
ily recognizable, but al-Saadis
was more difficult to confirm.
Asked about his brothers
statements, Seif al-Islamsaidhe
was under pressure: This
means nothing.
Arebel commander in Tripo-
li, Abdel HakimBelhaj, saidear-
lier Wednesday that al-Saadi
was trying to negotiate terms
for his ownsurrender if his safe-
ty could be guaranteed. When
asked about that report, al-Saa-
di said he had talked to Belhaj
andseveral other rebel officials,
but that he was only offering to
surrender tobringanendtothe
bloodshed.
The dueling audio state-
ments suggest growingturmoil
in Gadhafis inner circle as the
rebel forced pressed toward
three of the loyalists main
strongholds, Gadhafis home-
town of Sirte and the desert
towns of Bani Walid and Sabha.
Therebelsalsosaytheyareclos-
inginontheelder Gadhafi, who
has beenonthe runsince rebels
swept intothecapital last week.
The regime is dying, said
rebel council spokesmanAbdel-
Hafiz Ghoga, reacting to the
brothers statements. Gadha-
fis family is trying to findanex-
it.
They only have tosurrender
completely tothe rebels andwe
will offer them a fair trial. We
wont hold negotiations with
themover anything, he added.
Thursday will mark the 42nd
anniversary of the coup that
brought Gadhafi to power.
Statements from 2 sons conflict
Moammar Gadhafis sons
issue mixed messages as
hunt for dictator continues.
Al-Saadi
Gadhafi
The Associated Press
Seif al-Islam
Gadhafi
Pakarab, but there is still no regulation of
calcium ammonium nitrate fertilizer.
If you have a host country that has a
factory makinga substance that ultimate-
ly becomes the problem, then that coun-
try has to contribute at least half the solu-
tion, said U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scran-
ton, who led a congressional delegation
to Pakistan last week to press for action.
MULTAN, Pakistan The main ingre-
dient in most of the homemade bombs
that have killed hundreds of American
troops in Afghanistan is fertilizer pro-
duced by a single company in Pakistan,
where the U.S. has been pushing unsuc-
cessfully for greater regulation.
Enough calcium ammonium nitrate
fertilizer for at least 140,000 bombs was
legally producedlast year by PakarabFer-
tilizers Ltd., then smuggled by militants
and their suppliers into Afghanistan, ac-
cording to U.S. officials.
The U.S. military says around 80 per-
cent of Afghan bombs are made with the
fertilizer.
The United States began talks a year
and a half ago with Pakistani officials and
U.S. officials say Pakistan and Pakarab
have expressed willingness to regulate
the fertilizer.
Continuing inaction by Pakistan will
add more strain to a relationship already
frayed by allegations that Islamabad is
aidinginsurgents onits sideof theborder.
This is a test, Casey said. The key
thing now is to see results.
Pakistani fertilizer fuels bombs
AP FILE PHOTO
A dealer holds fertil-
izer containing am-
monium nitrate in
Multan, Pakistan.
The U.S. government
believes that most of
the bombs killing its
troops in Afghan-
istan are made with
a chemical fertilizer
produced by a single
company in Pakistan.
Material is used in Afghanistan to
make weapons that have been killing
U.S. troops in that country.
By CHRIS BRUMMITT
Associated Press
WASHINGTON Security is
intensifying at airports, train sta-
tions, nuclear plants and major
sporting arenas as the nation pre-
pares for the10-year anniversaryof
the 9/11attacks a date al-Qaida
has cited as a potential opportuni-
ty to strike again.
Counterterrorism officials say
there is no intelligence pointing to
a specific plot, but officials fear
that someone with terrorist sym-
pathies might see Sept. 11 as the
time to make a violent statement.
The security ramp-up around
the country underscores a shift in
policing focus since the attacks a
decade ago. Officers and emergen-
cy responders have been trained in
detecting suspicious activity that
could uncover a terror plot, aware
that the threat has changed in part
from an organized large-scale at-
tack using airliners as missiles to
the potential for smaller, less so-
phisticated operations carried out
by affiliated groups or individuals.
Much of the equipment being
used for surveillance and response
has been paid for through federal
grants that didnt exist 10 years
ago.
Were certainly aware of 9/11
security risks, said Mark Eisen-
man, assistant chief over the
homeland security command for
the Police Department in Hous-
ton, home to the countrys largest
port. Throughout the city, wheth-
er its the ports or the airports or
venues or whatever, you will see
an increase in awareness, an in-
crease in resources at strategic
places.
Facilities bolster security as 9/11 anniversary nears
Officials say
there are no
specific threats,
but precautions
are being taken
as the nation
marks a decade
since the
attacks.
The Associated Press
AP PHOTO
Luggage checks are part of In-
creased security in advance of
the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
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A
reveler throws tomato pulp Wednesday during the annual Tomatina tomato fight fiesta in the village of
Bunol, near Valencia, Spain. Bunols town hall estimated more than 40,000 people, some from as far away
as Japan and Australia, took up arms and pelted each other with 120 tons of ripe tomatoes in the food fight
now in its 66th year.
WASHINGTON In a retreat
after an hours-long test of wills
Wednesday, President Barack
Obama agreed to deliver an ad-
dress onjobs andtheeconomytoa
joint session of Congress on Sept.
8, yielding to House Speaker John
Boehner, who had balked at Oba-
mas request for a Sept. 7 speech.
Obamas address still gives him
agrandstagetounveil hiseconom-
ic agenda, but it falls on the same
eveningastheopeninggameof the
National Foot-
ball League sea-
son. White
House officials
were working
on the precise
timing of the
speech.
The change
nowwill allowa
planned Sept. 7 Republican presi-
dential debate in Simi Valley, Cal-
if., to proceed without Obama up-
stagingit.
Still, by seeking a rare joint ses-
sion of Congress as his audience,
Obama will get a nationally tele-
visedaddress that puts himface to
face with Republican lawmakers
who have bitterly opposed his
agenda and who have vowed to
vote down any new spending he
might propose.
Itisourresponsibilitytofindbi-
partisansolutionstohelpgrowour
economy, and if we are willing to
put country before party, I amcon-
fident we candojust that, Obama
wrote Wednesday in a letter to
Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Ma-
jority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
With new August unemploy-
mentnumbersreadytobereleased
Friday, Obamaisunderpressureto
lay out his plan. In seeking a joint
sessionof Congresstodeliverit, he
isturningtheeffortintoapublicre-
lations campaign.
Pressured,
Obama
moves his
jobs speech
Presidents Sept. 7 speech
clashed with GOP debate, so
he moved it to Sept. 8.
The Associated Press
Obama
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ATKINS Dianne, Memorial Mass
9:30 a.m. today in the Mary,
Mother of God Parish at Holy
Rosary Church, 316 William St.,
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BLASO Irene, funeral 9 a.m. today
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Zerbey Ave., Kingston. Mass of
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Church, 66 Willow St., Plymouth.
LEOTA Louise, funeral noon today
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St., Avoca. Relatives and friends
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services.
LIPINSKI Theresa, Memorial Mass
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Marys Church, 283 Shoemaker
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LYONS John, Mass of Christian
Burial 10 a.m. today in St. Fausti-
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Church, 520 S. Hanover St.,
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PALMENTERA Lydia, funeral at 11
a.m. today in St. Peters Lutheran
Church, Main St. Wilkes-Barre.
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a.m. until time of service.
PRISCO Samuel, Memorial Mass
10 a.m. Saturday in St. Gregorys
Church, 330 N. Abington Road,
Clarks Green. The family will
receive friends at the church 9
a.m. until time of service.
ROSSICK Michael, funeral 9:30
a.m. Friday from the Andrew
Strish Funeral Home, 11 Wilson St.,
Larksville. Mass of Christian
Burial at 10 a.m. in St. John the
Baptist Church, Nesbitt Street,
Larksville. Family and friends may
call 4 to 8 p.m. today.
SCHMIDT Jean, funeral 9 a.m.
today in the Corcoran Funeral
Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains
Township. Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Ss. Peter &
Paul Church, Plains Township.
SHEBLOSKI Mary, funeral 9:30
a.m. today in the S.J. Grontkowski
F.H., Plymouth. Divine Liturgy at
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Church, Plymouth.
SHOTWELL Richard, funeral 11
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Ave., Wilkes-Barre.
FUNERALS
M
artha Frey ODonnell
passed away Monday, Au-
gust 29, 2011, at Parkhouse,
Providence Point, Montgomery
County. She was born in Nanti-
coke on May 1, 1919, a daugh-
ter of the late Reese and Esth-
er Thomas Johns.
Living the majority of her
life in West Pittston, Martha
was a graduate of West Pitt-
ston High School, class of
1937, and a lifelong member of
the Luzerne Avenue Baptist
Church. Martha was a member
of Senior Citizens of Phoenix-
ville and belonged to the Fos-
ter Grandparent Program, hav-
ing worked with Head Start
childrens program for 18 years
starting in 1988 and retiring in
2006.
She was preceded in death
by her brother, Daniel Johns of
Tampa, Fla.; sister, Gertrude
Miller of Harrisburg; her first
husband, Earl N. Frey; and sec-
ond husband, William T.
ODonnell.
Surviving Martha are her
son and daughter-in-law, E. Do-
nald and Carolyn Frey; daugh-
ter and her companion, Carol
ODonnell and Wendy Bach;
and beloved granddaughter,
Caiden Bach-ODonnell.
Funeral Services will be
held at noon Saturday at the
Howell-Lussi Funeral Home,
509 Wyoming Ave., West Pitt-
ston. Friends may call at the
funeral home from 11 a.m. un-
til the time of service at noon
Saturday. Interment will be in
Mountain View Cemetery,
Harding.
Memorial donations may be
made in honor of Martha to
either Foster Grandparent Pro-
gram, 93 N. State St., Wilkes-
Barre, PA 18701; or to Park-
house, Providence Pointe, At-
tention: Business Office, 1600
Black Rock Road, Royersford,
PA 19468 (Checks should be
made out to the Parkhouse
Residents Fund for North 3
residents).
Martha Frey
ODonnell
August 29, 2011
ANNADEMKIWGALVIN, died
Tuesday, August 30, 2011. She was
the beloved wife of the late Joseph
Galvin. She is also survived by a
brother-in-law, Joseph Lovendus-
ky; a niece and a nephew.
Private services and inter-
ment will be held in Baltimore,
Md., Friday. The MacNabb Funer-
al Home, P.A., of Catonsville, Md.,
are entrusted with the arrange-
ments.
F
rances Evans Evans, 90, a life-
long resident of Kingston,
passed away Tuesday, August 30,
2011, at the Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital. Born July 15, 1921, Franc-
es was one of eight children and a
daughter of the late Frances Elmy
Evans Snyder and William Evans.
Her father was killed in a mine
cave-inwhenshe was only aninfant.
She graduated from Kingston High
School, class of 1939, and worked
for many years with Meals on
Wheels of Wyoming Valley before
retiring at the young age of 83.
Shewas previouslyworkedinvar-
ious retail establishments in the
Wyoming Valley. She loved cooking
for her family and was famous for
her apple pies.
Frances was a member of the
Church of Christ Uniting, Kingston,
andservedfor manyyears ontheLa-
dies Auxiliary of the Independent
Fire Co., Kingston.
She resided at Tiffany Court on
Northampton Street in Kingston
since 2010, but she lived for more
than 40 years on Sharpe Street,
Kingston.
She was also preceded in death
by siblings, Joseph Evans, Margaret
Pugh, Marie Brennan, Stella Wal-
lace, Olive Ferguson and Catherine
Honey Mason; and her compan-
ion, Edward Luksa.
Frances is survived by a son, Da-
vid Evans, and his wife, Bonnie,
Kingston; a daughter, Kathryn Det-
wiler, and her fianc, David Koval-
chik, Wyoming; four grandchildren,
Jessica Evans, Glenside; Jill Seitz
and her husband, Mark, New York
City; Justin Detwiler, Philadelphia;
and Sarah Detwiler, Kingston; a
brother, Elmer Mutz Snyder, En-
field, Conn.; as well as many nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Her family would like to thank
the staff of Tiffany Court for making
her final years so comfortable and
enjoyable.
Funeral servicewill be heldat10
a.m. Friday from the Hugh B.
Hughes & Son Inc. Funeral Home,
1044 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort,
withthe Rev. Dr. James Harringoffi-
ciating. The interment will be held
in Memorial Shrine Cemetery,
Carverton. Friends may call from 4
to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial donations, if desired,
may be made to Philadelphia Shrin-
ers Hospital, c/o Irem Temple
Shrine.
Frances Evans Evans
August 30, 2011
L
ouise M. Dominick, of Pittston,
passed away Tuesday evening,
August 30, 2011, in Highland Ma-
nor, Exeter. She was the wife of the
late John P. Dominick to whom she
was married for 46 years.
Born in Pittston on July 5, 1923,
she was a daughter of the late Dona-
to andLucia Pagnani Delia. She was
a graduate of Pittston High School,
class of 1941.
She worked in the local garment
industry for a number of years. She
was known for her wonderful cook-
ing, baking and entertaining.
Louise was a member of Our La-
dyof Mount Carmel Church; the Lu-
zerne County Italian American As-
sociation and the ILGW Union.
She was preceded in death by
brothers, SamDelia, Anthony Delia
and Girard Delia; and sisters There-
sa LaGrasta and Della Rossi.
Surviving are her daughter, Mary
Lou Orlando, and her husband, Mi-
chael, Pittston; grandson, Atty. Mi-
chael J. Orlando III, and his wife,
Charlotte, Washington, D.C.; sister
Mildred Rossi, Scranton; sister-in-
law, Lucy Chelli, Freehold, N.J.;
brothers-in-law, Charles Dominick,
East Brunswick, N.J.; Leonard Do-
minick and his wife, Marge, Arro-
whead Lake; and Paul Dominick
and his wife, Helen, Dunellen, N.J.
Also surviving are her extended Or-
lando family, whom she loved dear-
ly; as well as numerous nieces, ne-
phews and cousins.
The family would like to thank
Dr. James Bruno, his officestaff, and
the caregivers at Highland Manor
for the compassionate care they
have given to Louise, as well as the
family members and friends who
helped in her care.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Our
Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Pitt-
ston. Those attending the funeral
are asked to go directly to the
church on Saturday morning. Inter-
ment will be held in the West Pitt-
ston Cemetery. Friends may call
from2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at
the Peter J. AdonizioFuneral Home,
802 Susquehanna Ave., West Pitt-
ston.
Onlinecondolences maybemade
at www.peterjadoniziofuneral-
home.com.
Louise M. Dominick
August 30, 2011
SHIRLEY L. POSTEN DEZIN-
SKI, 67, of Exeter, passed away
Monday, August 29, 2011, in the
Hospice Community Care Inpa-
tient Unit, Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre.
Arrangements are pending
from the Metcalfe and Shaver Fu-
neral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming
Ave., Wyoming.
MARGARET B. COWAN, 85, of
Auburn, N.Y., died Monday, Au-
gust 22, 2011. BorninWilkes-Barre
on July 22, 1926, Margaret was a
daughter of Michael and Susan
Steve Boretski. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Paul
Cowan; infant son, John Patrick;
brother, Michael Baretski; and sis-
ters, Mary Koliga, Ann Kochevar
and Helen Bronesky. Surviving are
daughter Susan Wolniak and her
husband, Bruce; sons, Paul H. and
Michael Cowan; grandchildren,
Jessica and her fianc, Jared Du-
dek, and Stephen Wolniak; a great-
grandson; sister, Dorothy Bedos-
ky; nieceJuneChopack; andnieces
and nephews.
Services were handled in Au-
burn, N.Y. Contributions may be
made to Sacred Heart Church; the
Fleming Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment; or Hospice of the Finger
Lakes, all of Auburn, N.Y. Tosenda
message to the family, sign the
guestbook at www.Legacy.com.
E
dwardJ. Staskiel, 80, formerly of
Hanover Township, died
Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at the
Golden Living Center-East Moun-
tain, Plains Township.
He was borninGlenLyononMay
7, 1931, a son of the late Joseph A.
and Elizabeth Dankulich Staskiel.
Edward was a graduate of the New-
port Township HighSchool, class of
1948. He was proud to serve his
country andwas a Veteranof the Ko-
rean Conflict in the capacity of Staff
Sergeant with the U.S. Air Force
from1948 through 1952.
Edward was employed as a Ma-
chinist for General Cigar for 30
years, retiring in1996. He was a for-
mer member of the former St. Mi-
chaels Churchof GlenLyon. He was
a member of the American Legion
Kosciuszko Post No. 207, Scranton.
Edward enjoyed traveling, camp-
ing and photography. He was an ac-
complished artist and musician. He
alsoattainedhis licensefor a Private
Pilot which gave himthe enjoyment
of adventure and flying.
He was affectionately known as
Camper Pop by his grandchildren.
Preceding himin death was a sis-
ter, Rose Sutcavage.
Surviving are daughters, Char-
maine Yarger, Dallas; Sandra Cher-
ry and her husband, Michael, Sewa-
nee, Ga.; Monica Carbone and hus-
band, Philip, Miners Mills, Wilkes-
Barre; and Ernestine Skiro and hus-
band, Anthony, Upper Askam,
Hanover Township; grandchildren,
David and Christopher Yarger, Sa-
rah Rice, Victoria and Laura Cherry,
Guinevere Devita, Tiffany Staskiel
and Stephanie Skiro; great-grand-
children, Charlotte and Henry Rice;
former wife, Florence Baurys;
brother, Joseph J. Staskiel, and his
wife, Maryann, Scranton; sister
Mrs. Josephine Hodick, Easton; as
well as nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held
at 9:30 a.m. Saturday fromthe
George A. StrishInc. Funeral Home,
211 W. Main St., Glen Lyon. A Mass
of Christian Burial will be held at 10
a.m. from Holy Spirit Parish/St.
Adalberts Church, Market Street,
Glen Lyon. Interment will be in St.
Michaels Cemetery, Glen Lyon.
Friends maycall from6to9p.m. Fri-
day.
Edward J. Staskiel
August 31, 2011
S
amuel M. Mitchneck, 90, of
North Penn Manor, Wilkes-
Barre, diedinthe Wilkes-Barre Gen-
eral Hospital Tuesday evening, Au-
gust 30, 2011.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was a
son of the late Harry and Anna Sil-
verstein Mitchneck and was a Sales
Representative for the family-own-
ed business, Master Chemical,
Wilkes-Barre. He was a member of
Congregation Ohav Zedek and oth-
er civic and religious organizations.
He was preceded in death by his
beloved wife, the former Florence
Moore; brother Jack (Jacob) Mitch-
neck; and sisters Rose Brand and
Shirley Norton.
Samuel is survivedby a daughter,
Elaine, and her husband, Jerome
Burkat, Hazleton; sons, Murray and
his wife, Cheryl, Chicago, Ill.; Ste-
ven and his wife, Louise, Courtdale;
and Barry, of Bethlehem; six grand-
children, Mark, Howard, Ronda, Ja-
son, Aaron and Joshua; two great-
granddaughters, Samantha and
Hanna Elizabeth; brother Francis
Mitchneck, Coconut Creek, Fla.; as
well as sisters Reva Zarembo, Pitts-
burgh, and Mitzi Edelson, Coconut
Creek, Fla.
Funeral service will be heldat 11
a.m. today from the Rosenberg Fu-
neral Chapel, 348 S. River St.,
Wilkes-Barre, with Rabbi Raphael
Nemetsky and Rabbi Perlman offi-
ciating. Interment will be Ohav Ze-
dek Cemetery, Hanover Township.
Shiva will be observedat The Wood-
lands Inn and Resort, Route 315,
Plains Township, from 7 to 9 p.m.
today and from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday.
Memorial contributions, if desir-
ed, may be made to charity of do-
nors choice.
Condolences may be sent by vis-
iting www.rosenbergfuneralchapel-
.com.
Samuel M. Mitchneck
August 30, 2011
LANSING, Mich. A father
has been sentenced to jail and a
mother to probation for an attack
on a Lansing school crossing
guard who tried to stop a fight in-
volving their 7-year-old son.
The Lansing State Journal re-
ports Darrell Livingston was sen-
tenced Tuesday to 60 days in jail
after his conviction on assault
and battery charges.
Shareka McKinney was acquit-
ted of assault but convicted of
contributing to the delinquency
of a minor.
Shell avoid jail if she com-
pletes probation.
The couple said they drove
their son to a bus stop on March
31 to fight a 7-year-old bully.
Crossing guard James Thomp-
son , 73, was punched and suf-
fered a chipped tooth when he
tried to intervene.
He even pulled out a small
knife to defend
himself.
Livingston
also must pay
$1,261 for
Thompsons
medical costs.
This whole
thing was non-
sense, said
54-A District
Court Judge
Hugh Clarke Jr.
Betweenthe
two of you,
somebody had
to have some sanity.
Clarke said the incident was
another reason people dont like
sending their kids to Lansing
schools.
Assistant prosecutor Jeff Cruz
said the case was shocking.
Outside court, McKinney told
the Lansing State Journal that
she and Livingston tried to han-
dle the bullying because school
officials werent addressing it.
Pair sentenced in crossing guard attack
This whole
thing was
nonsense.
Between the
two of you,
somebody had
to have some
sanity.
Hugh Clark Jr.
district court
judge
The Associated Press
POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE,
TexasResidentsof asubdivision
in a parched North Texas wilder-
ness area didnt hesitate when or-
deredtofleeanadvancingwildfire,
and dozens who were hemmed in
by flames blockingthe roadout es-
capedby boat without a single ma-
jor injury, authorities saidWednes-
day.
The wildfire that swept through
the Possum Kingdom Lake neigh-
borhoodonTuesday one of sev-
eral burning in Texas and Oklaho-
ma destroyed more than two
dozen homes and turned the nor-
mally lush landscape into a black-
ened mess. Some streets were vir-
tually untouched, with homes
frontedbylawns that coulddouble
as putting greens, but others were
reduced to rows of
scorched stone fire-
places and twisted
metal frames.
Its devastating,
of course, andits go-
ingtotakeawhileto
get over, but were
going to carry on,
Palo Pinto County
Sheriff Ira Mercer
said.
Only hotspots re-
mained Wednesday
inthe upscale subdi-
vision, which was
the only one not af-
fected by wildfires
that roared through
the Possum King-
domLakeareainthe
spring, scorching
hundredsof thousandsof acresand
destroying 160 homes. The most
recent fire had burned some 5,100
acres, further devastating the pop-
ular vacation spot about 75 miles
west of Fort Worth.
Texas and Oklahoma are in the
grips of a record-setting drought,
and a summer of soaring temper-
atures andlittle rainhas meant the
wildfire season, which usually
ends in spring, never ended.
Mercer said that unlike April,
whenresidentshadtobetoldthree
or four times before theyd leave
the area, those whose homes were
threatened Tuesday left as soon as
they were told.
Flames blockedtheroadleading
outof thesubdivisionandhemmed
in a group of several dozen resi-
dents and law en-
forcement officers, so
they turned back and
escaped by boat on
Possum Kingdom
Lake, Mercer said. It
took about six or sev-
entrips, buteveryone
escapedsafely, evenif
some of them left
with frayed nerves,
he said.
A little old lady
was just shaking.
These people were
leaving with just the
clothes on their
backs, and they dont
knowwhats going to
happen to their
homes and their
stuff, Mercer said.
Kathy Lanpher, whose home in
Gaines Bend burned down in
April, toldTheFort WorthStar-Tel-
egram that she grabbed her dog
and laptop, left her new condo be-
hind and drove to the lake, where
she made it to safety on a pontoon
boat. She said she was among
some 50 residents who decamped
to The Harbor Restaurant for the
night.
Were watching the smoke.
Wereright aroundthecorner from
the fire, sowe cant lookstraight at
it, shesaid. Wereall ingoodspir-
its, keepingourfingerscrossedand
saying our prayers. Its tough to go
through this twice in one year.
In Oklahoma City, Deputy Fire
Chief Marc Woodard said that a
flyover Wednesday showed that a
wildfire burned some 3,000 acres
and destroyed 21 homes on the
citysoutskirts. Hesaidfourhomes
appeared to have been damaged
but were salvageable.
Werejust kindof inthemop-up
stages. Well be here the rest of the
afternoon, probably into the
night.
Fire Chief Keith Bryant said he
was concerned that Wednesdays
windy, dry weather could re-ignite
hot spots.
The conditions are similar to
what they were yesterday. The
winds are going to get up, theyre
alreadygusting. Thatll beour con-
cern on the fires that are still smol-
dering.
Red Cross spokesman Rust
Surette said several hundred
homes had been evacuated.
Blowing embers likely started
the blaze, which was largely under
control by late Tuesday night. Bat-
talion Chief Felton Morgan said.
Emergency Medical Services
Authority spokeswoman Lara
OLearysaidfourpeople, including
two firefighters, were treated for
minor injuries in the Oklahoma
City blaze. John Nichols, a spokes-
man for the Texas Forest Service,
said at least three people were
slightly hurt.
Texans flee fire by boat
AP PHOTO
A utility pole burns during the wildfires Wednesday near Possum
Kingdom Lake, Texas.
Dozens hemmed in by flames
blocking road get out without
single major injury.
By ANGELA K. BROWN
Associated Press
A little old lady
was just shaking.
These people
were leaving with
just the clothes
on their backs,
and they dont
know whats go-
ing to happen to
their homes and
their stuff.
Ira Mercer
Palo Pinto County sheriff
tocut $1.2bil-
lion out of the
public educa-
tion system, he
knew full well
that was going
to be devastat-
ing to most
school districts
in Pennsylvania, Pashinski said,
noting the loss of 13 teachers and
Head Start programs at Wilkes-
Barre Area.
Pashinski, a former Wilkes-
Barre Area teacher, saidhe has al-
ready spoken with some superin-
tendents including those at
Scranton and Wilkes-Barre Area
school districtsabout (getting)
on-board to present their case
tothegovernorandtotheLegisla-
ture that these cuts were too dev-
astating.
He said his next step is to talk
withthesuperintendent at Hazle-
ton Area and officials at the Lu-
zerne Intermediate Unit.
Asked if he would support a
class-action lawsuit against the
governor to restore education
funding as has been proposed by
some other state representatives,
Burn said no one has yet ap-
proached the party with the pro-
posal, but hes open to it.
The Governors Office did not
immediatelyrespondtoa request
for comment.
HARRISBURGStateRep. Ed-
die Day Pashinski on Wednesday
suggested that Gov. TomCorbett
madedrasticcutstopubliceduca-
tion at least partly to persuade
wealthier families to place their
children in private, for-profit
schools.
Itsprettyobviousthat thegov-
ernor has his sights set on vouch-
ers andhes interestedingleaning
off publicschool studentsintopri-
vate ventures into charter
schools, into cyber schools. And
that, my dear friends, is a major
mistake. That is being done pri-
marily for a profit-driven indus-
try, Pashinski said.
Given that the state sawan un-
expected revenue increase of
$800 million this year that is ex-
pectedtogrowto$1billion, Pash-
inski, D-Wilkes-Barre, challenged
the governor to create a supple-
mental budget lineitemappropri-
ation of at least $200 million to
education to restore some of the
vital programs that have been
cut.
Pashinski wastheguest of state
Democratic Party Chairman Jim
Burn for a media conference call
in which they both decried the
education cuts as too deep.
Pashinski said he and most
Pennsylvanians wouldagreewith
thegovernorthat all of ushaveto
tightenour beltbecauseof abud-
get deficit.
But when the governor chose
Pashinski blasts Corbett on school cuts
Pashinski
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NANTICOKE About 75 se-
nior citizens waited inside the
Rose Tucker Center on Wednes-
day for their con-
gressman to ar-
rive.
They had ques-
tions about Social
Security, Medi-
care and Medi-
caid. And at least
one wanted to
know why the
U.S. continues to
send billions of
dollars and jobs
overseas to
countries that
dont like us in-
steadof providing
for American taxpayers.
Barletta greeted every person
with a handshake and a smile be-
forehemadeanannouncement al-
most certain to please his audi-
ence.
I want tomake sure that senior
citizens receive fair and adequate
Social Security cost-of-living in-
creases, he said. So I am co-
sponsoringlegislationthat chang-
es thewaythefederal government
calculates those increases.
Barlettaco-sponsors theCPI for
Seniors Act of 2011 -- H.R. 1086.
He said the bill would change the
formula used to calculate the an-
nual Social Se-
curity COLA
by requiring
the federal gov-
ernment to cre-
ate and use a
formula that
only examines
senior citizens
cost of living
expenses.
Barletta said
if senior citi-
zens cost of liv-
ing goes up, so
should their
Social Security
payments.
For years, seniors have had to
copewithinadequateSocial Secu-
rity COLA increases, Barletta
said. Washington failed to ad-
dress this issue for too long, and
senior citizens have suffered. Its
time that the CPI formula accu-
rately reflects the real-world con-
ditions senior citizens endure
each and every day. Barletta said
the reason seniors havent re-
ceivedincreases is theflawedfor-
mula that mixes the cost of living
of senior citizens with the cost of
living of younger people.
Social Security is a program
for senior citizens, so it only
makes sense that the formula
used to calculate the COLAs re-
flects thecosts andeconomic real-
ities of seniors, Barlettasaid. Se-
niors are payingmore intheir day-
to-day lives, and theyre not get-
tingtheCOLAs theydeservefrom
Social Security. This isnt fair to
seniors, andit canbe easily fixed.
MaryAliceDudeck, 70, of Shea-
town, suggested Barletta and all
members of Congress donate one
week of their salary to the Social
Security fund.
That would help resolve the
problem, she said. Imalso wor-
ried about Medicare and Medi-
caid.
FrankMrufchinski, 77, of Nanti-
coke, said Barletta has been in of-
fice for only eight months and
should be given time to try to ef-
fect change in Washington.
I think hes doing his best,
Mrufchinski said.
Brenda Lispi, director of senior
center services for the Area Agen-
cy on Agency, said most local se-
niors are onfixedincomes andde-
pendonSocial SecurityandMedi-
care.
The people come here and ex-
ercise so they can stay in good
health and stay out of nursing
homes, she said. But they want
to know what will be there for
them if their health fails.
June Camera, 67, of Plymouth,
said she lives on Social Security
and is worried about the systems
future.
I want to be sure Social Securi-
ty is there for my children and
grandchildren.
Marion Samselski, 78 of Nanti-
coke, said the U.S. has to stop
sending billions of dollars over-
seas.
They keep cutting us, she
said. We pay our taxes and our
money and jobs are going over-
seas.
Rita Olszyk, 73 of Nanticoke,
saidshe came tofindout what her
congressman was doing to help
her and all senior citizens. Asked
what she was hoping to hear, Ols-
zyk said, The truth.
Barletta pours out plan for COLA change
Social Security change would
mean bigger cost-of- living
hikes, congressman says.
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
U.S. Rep. Lou Bar-
letta, R-Hazleton,
addresses senior
citizens at the
Rose Tucker Senior
Center in Nanticoke
Wednesday after-
noon. The con-
gressman was in
town to discuss
Social Security and
other topics of
interest to senior
citizens. The fresh-
man congressman
said changes are
needed in the way
cost-of-living in-
creases are calcu-
lated.
Social Security is a
program for senior citi-
zens, so it only makes
sense that the formula
reflects the costs
and economic realities
of seniors.
Rep. Lou Barletta
R-Hazleton
WILKES-BARRE In spite of
the economic uncertainty the
debt ceiling crisis created earlier
in the summer and the destruc-
tionTropical StormIrenecaused,
U.S. Rep. Tom Marino said slug-
gishjobgrowthremains the most
imperative issue for Northeast-
ern Pennsylvania.
Thefirst threethingsare: jobs,
job jobs, Mari-
no said of his
meeting with
his constitu-
ents in the 11th
District of
Pennsylvania.
Itsveryclear.
But Marino,
R-Lycoming
Township, said
the federal gov-
ernment has
not produced
an atmosphere
to create those
jobs. The freshman congressman
outlinedhis plantocreate jobs by
trimming government spending
andstreamliningthetaxcodeina
meeting with The Times Lead-
ers editorial board Wednesday.
Marinosaidthefederal govern-
ment is only 50 percent efficient
at best, andhefavorsaddingabal-
anced budget amendment to the
U.S. Constitution to curb the na-
tions debt.
Though he voted to raise the
debt ceiling in early August to
prevent the country fromdefault-
ing on its debts, Marino said he
had reservations about doing so
right up until the time to vote
came, and that he voted for the
legislation because it mandated
that Congress must at least vote
on a balanced-budget amend-
ment.
Congress must look to trim
waste from all areas of govern-
ment, Marino said.
It doesnt take a rocket scien-
tist to tell we need to cut spend-
ing, andeverysingleoneof us, ev-
ery single American is going to
feel the pain, Marino said. Ev-
erything must be on the table.
Entitlement changes
Marino said entitlement pro-
grams, specifically Social Securi-
ty, Medicare and Medicaid, con-
sume 60 percent of the govern-
ments revenue and must be
changedtoapoint wherewecan
afford it.
I have had numerous people
say tomewhenthey say Imgo-
ing to lose my Social Security Id
saytothem, No, yourenot, were
going to preserve it so your
grandchildren and these people
coming up who are paying into it
have it there also, he said.
AndImamazedwhensomeof
these people say to me, I dont
care about my children, I dont
care about my grandchildren,
dont touch my Social Security.
And I say, Do you understand
what you just said?
AndIll have people say tome,
I want you to cut, I want you to
cut like crazy in Washington, but
oh, by the way, dont cut this pro-
gram, I needit. AndagainI sayto
them, Do you understand what
youre saying?
Marino also said he supports
downsizing the government in
general, much of which could be
achieved simply by not replacing
retiring government employees
when possible.
He also said he supports elim-
inating the Department of Ener-
gy and the Department of Educa-
tion.
Marino said U.S. schools have
dropped to 30th in the world un-
der the Department of Educa-
tions watch and the Department
of Energy has failed to fulfill the
mandate it receivedat the time of
its creation under President Jim-
my Carter to curb Americas de-
pendence on foreign oil.
In addition to cutting expendi-
tures, he said the government
could increase revenue by re-
forming its tax code, particularly
corporate tax rates, to lower tax-
es but close loopholes that allow
companies to avoid taxes.
He reiterated the tax code
should be made uniform by the
changes and should not provide
exceptions for special interests.
Imleaningmore andmore to-
wards a flat tax or something
along those lines, he said.
Marino said he has been most
frustrated in his first eight
months in office by partisan
bickering, and the worrying
about being re-elected rather
than worrying about getting the
country back on its financial feet
again.
He said he has connected best
with new members of the House
like himself, and supports term
limits of two 6-year terms for sen-
ators and five or six 2-year terms
for representatives.
He added that he does plan to
seek re-election in 2012.
Marino: Job growth areas biggest issue
Congressman also says the
U.S. needs to cut spending
and revise the tax code.
By MATT HUGHES
mhughes@timesleader.com
To see video,
scan this QR
code into your
smartphone or
visit www.ti-
mesleader.com
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U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, R-Lycoming Township, talks with The
Times Leader editorial board on Wednesday.
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ry Mullery heard from constitu-
ents on issues ranging from
education to county corruption
and a natural gas extraction tax
Wednesday night at his first
town hall meeting since he
took office in January.
Fred Heller, a general con-
tractor from Fairview Town-
ship, was the first constituent
to take the podium at the Rice
Township Municipal Building,
where about 25 others gathered
to hear what their representa-
tive had to say.
Heller said he and other con-
tractors wondered if increased
gaming in the county and state
might be enticing people to
spend more disposable income
on gambling rather than their
homes.
Mullery, D-Newport Town-
ship, said he had not heard any-
thing to indicate that and
pointed to the recession as the
cause of a slump in the build-
ing trade.
Archie Weyhen-
meyer of Rice
Township asked
Mullerys view on a
natural gas extrac-
tion tax and Dan
Pawlowski of Slo-
cum Township
railed against the
environmental dan-
gers of drilling.
Mullery said he
supports a morato-
rium on drilling, he
supports an extrac-
tion tax and he doesnt buy
Gov. Tom Corbetts reasoning
that gas companies will choose
other states to drill in if a tax is
imposed. He said the problem
is that Republicans control the
state House and Senate and
wont let a bill on a tax make it
for a vote because they know
the governor would veto it.
Nancy Romanyshyn of Rice
Township asked if she could ex-
pect more cuts to education.
Mullery said its likely if
more people dont contact their
Republican representatives
who voted for Corbetts current
budget.
Mullery also heard from
township Supervisor Chairman
Miller Stella with
questions on state
funding for roads
and township Secre-
tary/Treasurer Don
Armstrong on li-
brary funding, both
of which Mullery
said didnt look
good.
Mullery said he
was pleased with
the turnout and
questions and that
they encouraged
him to schedule
more town meetings in the fu-
ture.
He said he can understand
why some federal officials are
reluctant to have town hall
meetings. U.S. Rep. Lou Barlet-
ta, R-Hazleton, recently an-
nounced he was suspending
them in favor of roundtable dis-
cussions.
However, he added, After
seeing what I saw here tonight,
I think the federal officials who
are refusing to do these are
missing the boat. I think this is
why we were put in office to
hear issues like this and to get
public input and to solve some
of the problems that these indi-
viduals are facing.
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Gerald Mullery, right, answers Archie Weyhenmeyers questions on the casino and gas taxes.
Mullery hears about issues
State representative holds
his first town hall meeting
since taking office.
By STEVE MOCARSKY
smocarsky@timesleader.com
After seeing
what I saw here
tonight, I think
the federal offi-
cials who are
refusing to do
these are mis-
sing the boat.
Jerry Mullery
State representative
WILKES-BARRE An Ashley
man who was set to lose a prop-
erty he owns to a drug forfeiture
action was recently charged with
obstruction of justice for alleged-
ly directing another man to in-
tentionally damage the property.
Robert Terry Lewis of Ashley
Street and a second man, Robert
Collins of Wilkes-Barre, were
charged in June after a Wilkes-
Barre city police officer wit-
nessed Collins removing win-
dows and aluminum studs from
a home at 389-391 N. Main St. in
Wilkes-Barre.
The home, owned by Lewis,
was subject to a forfeiture action
filed by the U.S. Attorneys Of-
fice based on allegations that Le-
wis had purchased the home
with money he earned through
the illegal sale of drugs.
According to a criminal com-
plaint, Joe Coffay, a Wilkes-Barre
city police officer who works
with a federal drug task force,
was driving by the property on
June 17 and noticed extensive
damage to the exterior. Coffay
was aware authorities were seek-
ing to seize the home and con-
tacted city police, who dis-
patched officer Liam Sweeney to
the scene.
Sweeny observed that win-
dows and fixtures had been re-
moved from the structure. Col-
lins also told the officer he
planned to remove the rear
porch of the home.
While on scene, Lewis arrived
and told Sweeney he had given
Collins permission to remove
items from the property. Collins
became belligerent when asked
what he was doing, telling offi-
cers the property was going up
in flames.
Collins and Lewis were each
charged with one count of ob-
struction of justice for damaging
the property.
Collins was scheduled to ap-
pear at a hearing today to deter-
mine if there was sufficient evi-
dence to hold him for trial. The
hearing was canceled because a
grand jury issued an indictment
against him on Tuesday.
A hearing for Lewis was also
scheduled for today, but it has
been postponed to allow him
more time to work out a possible
plea agreement with prosecu-
tors, according to court docu-
ments.
Police say Ashley man directed another man to damage
a house he was about to lose in a drug forfeiture
Cops: Damage deliberate
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
tmorgan@timesleader.com
LOS ANGELES Game war-
dens say nature not man is
to blame for nearly a dozen
brown pelicans that have sur-
faced along Californias Central
Coast with huge puncture
wounds in their chest.
Sea lions and pelicans have
been competing for baitfish,
which are com-
inginunusually
close to shore
this year
prompting
feedingfrenzies
in the Port San
Luis Harbor
and Avila
Beach areas,
said State Fish
and Game
spokesman An-
drew Hughan
on Wednesday.
Tests showed
that the unset-
tling wounds
found in some
injured pelicans were actually
caused by sea lions.
Its nature doing its thing, he
said. Were relieved that its na-
ture and not a malicious poacher
or some kids out there.
Known for their dog-like bark
and tendency to laze about mari-
nas, California sea lions are vora-
cious eaters, periodically raising
the ire of fishermen for stealing
their catch. Both sea lions and
pelicans rely on fish for a large
part of their diet.
Four of seven wounded birds
that were captured in recent days
had to be euthanized because of
severe injuries. Four other peli-
cans with gaping wounds
couldnt be caught.
Aveterinariantreatingsome of
the birds said their injuries ap-
peared to have been caused by a
knife or other sharp object. Offi-
cials earlier surmised the peli-
cans could be injuring them-
selves on rocks as they dive for
baitfish, but would not rule out
foul play.
A kayaker, however, saw a sea
lion attacking and dragging a pel-
ican underwater and necropsy re-
sults confirmed sea lions were in-
deed biting the birds.
While unusual, such attacks
are not unprecedented. Officials
say there have been similar inci-
dents in the northern part of the
state.
Todd Tognazzini, DFG Law
Enforcement, said its not clear if
the injuries were caused by one
rogue animal or several.
What is the reason behind
this? he said. One of the most
intriguing things about working
in the animal world is we dont al-
ways know the answer. We just
know its happening.
Sea lions culprit behind wounded pelicans
AP PHOTO
Jennifer Campbell, supervisor for Pacific Wildlife Care, holds an
injured brown pelican at their recovery facility in Morro Bay, Calif.
Competition for food is said
to be the cause of injuries on
several of the birds.
By NOAKI SCHWARTZ
Associated Press
Were re-
lieved that
its nature
and not a
malicious
poacher or
some kids
out there.
Andrew Hughan
California Fish
and Game
spokesman
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every state in the country.
Linda Kelly
Pennsylvanias attorney general this week joined
with six counterparts in the Great Lakes region in
calling for the federal government to protect the lakes from Asian carp
and other invasive species by cutting off their artificial link to the
Mississippi River basin.
City was well-prepared
to contend with Irene
T
he community response to Hurricane
Irene again displayed the strength and
resiliency of our city and its people. In
preparation for a storm, one never knows
just how severe it might be, and residents
of this community always remember viv-
idly the events of 1972.
I was pleased to see people heeding the
advice of their elected representatives to
take the storm seriously, stock their
houses with food and water, and prepare
for the possibility of the loss of electricity.
They exercised caution but did not display
panic.
The city took several precautionary
measures including removing debris from
creeks prior to the storm, cleaning hun-
dreds of catch basins, activating the Solo-
mon Creek flood protection system and
adding extra police, fire, and public works
personnel to monitor the creeks and low-
lying areas on an hourly basis. All city
personnel were briefed regularly on the
latest track of Hurricane Irene and were
ready to implement the citys emergency
response plan should it become necessary.
As a direct result of the extensive prep-
aration, the city withstood the brunt of the
storm with minimal damage. The intensity
of the rain early Sunday morning prompt-
ed concerns that Solomon Creek possibly
could overflow the channel walls. We or-
dered a targeted evacuation that displaced
approximately 3,000 residents for six
hours. We gave residents enough time to
protect their properties and personal be-
longings and to seek safety with friends
and relatives or, if necessary, at the emer-
gency shelter at GAR High School. Thank-
fully, we were able to get people back in
their homes by mid-afternoon Sunday. The
evacuation was orderly and quick. I cant
thank residents enough for their cooper-
ation.
I want to acknowledge the support pro-
vided to the city by Luzerne County, espe-
cially Joe Gibbons, county engineer, and
Steve Bekanich, of the county Emergency
Management Agency. I thank the Wilkes-
Barre Area School District and the Amer-
ican Red Cross for their help in setting up
the emergency shelter.
I commend Wilkes-Barre police, fire and
public works departments, as well as my
senior administrative staff, for their tre-
mendous hard work during some tense
moments early Sunday morning.
Most important, I thank all residents for
their cooperation and understanding.
Many seized the initiative to help clean up
the city in the wake of the storm by sweep-
ing the streets and sidewalks of branches
and other debris. I am personally grateful
for that.
Thomas M. Leighton
Mayor, Wilkes-Barre
State education cuts
unfair to poorer districts
F
ar be it for me to find fault with our
state Legislature and governor, but I
just found out that the cutbacks in
funding for public education seem a little
out of step with good sense.
It appears that the poorest 150 school
districts in the state were cut by $580 per
student, while the wealthiest 150 school
districts were cut by an average of $214 per
student. Now dont get me wrong, Im
happy for the wealthier school districts.
By golly, nobody should have been cut
any amount. But what happened to the
poorer districts? Didnt they donate
enough during the campaign season?
Ed Cole
Clarks Summit
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THERES NOTHIN like
the view from the cheap
seats!
That line comes from a
1994 song by the country
band Alabama, describing
life in a Triple-A baseball
town. The singer recalls childhood days spent
watching the local team, in a tone that looks
back at better times for the franchise.
At 25 years old, as I look back on the glory
days of our Scranton/Wilkes-Barre baseball
franchise, so many lines in that song ring
true.
Recent news that a local investment group,
headed by Lackawanna County resident Dr.
Steven Vale, was interested in purchasing the
management rights of the Scranton/Wilkes-
Barre Yankees was a breath of fresh air. It
came as a relief following years of corporate
and political wrangling involving the fran-
chise, combined with a decline in both at-
tendance and the quality of the gameday
experience at what is now PNC Field.
Most of all, it proved that area residents
still will stand up and support a franchise
that we should be proud to call our own.
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons
were a major local attraction in the 1990s.
The upper deck of Lackawanna County Stadi-
um was teeming with fans. Product give-
aways, fireworks, concerts and special events
were regular features. Crowds poured into
the stadium for one of the regions top tickets
for entertainment. Long before the movie
theaters and shopping centers, the stadium
would roar with excitement as home runs
soared out of the park.
What has upset me is that ever since the
Yankees took over the franchise, things have
changed at the foot of Montage Mountain.
Vale made a great point while speaking
recently with members of the Lackawanna
County Stadium Authority. The Scranton/
Wilkes-Barre symbol went out the door, he
said. The South Abington Township ophthal-
mologist was referring to the interlocking
SWB emblem that graced the caps and
batting helmets of the Red Barons from1989
through 2006, a visible sign that the franchise
belonged to the people of the Scranton/
Wilkes-Barre area.
That logo is long gone, and so are so many
of the feelings and traditions that helped
endear the franchise to Lackawanna and
Luzerne counties. Even having Yankees as
the official team name suggests more of a
connection with the Bronx than with Wilkes-
Barre or Scranton.
As you might expect, I was disappointed
when Vales group announced last week that
it was withdrawing its offer. Vale summed it
up by saying that neither of the two sides
involved in the current tentative agreement
the Lackawanna County Multi-Purpose Stadi-
um Authority or the New York Yankees and
Mandalay was willing to pull out of their
pact. Lackawanna County commissioners
clearly think the agreement with Mandalay is
the way to go in terms of keeping the fran-
chise in Moosic, and if it works, fantastic.
But I would have felt much better about
the future of professional baseball in the
region if our team were in the hands of
friends and neighbors, instead of out-of-town
entities.
Despite withdrawing their offer, Vale and
his group have made one thing clear: Some
local citizens are stepping up to the plate and
taking an interest in the future of our baseball
team. While not everyone has the dollars that
Vales group was willing to put up, all of us
can show our pride in a franchise that our
region helped to build and sustain for more
than 22 years.
Are you willing to join the team?
Gerard Hetman is The Times Leaders online
content specialist. Send him email at ghet-
man@timesleader.com.
GERARD HETMAN
C O M M E N T A R Y
Lets show our support for the hometown team
O
NLY A FEW short
months ago, Joplin,
Mo., was the place for
promises. Everyone
from President Barack Obama
to FEMA bureaucrats pledged
to help the tornado-ravaged
city rebuild.
But nowIrene is the cause of
the moment. The Federal
Emergency Management
Agency is planning to divert
money intendedfor tornadore-
pairs inJoplinandelsewhere to
pay for cleanup on the East
Coast.
That is simply wrong. A ba-
sic expectation of government
is to help communities and
households get back on their
feet after natural disasters.
That expectation must not be
waived because Republicans in
Congress refuse to budge on
closing tax loopholes or asking
more of the verywealthyor any
of the measures proposed to
bring revenue into the U.S.
coffers.
FEMA has less than $1 bil-
lion in disaster relief funds.
The Irene cleanup cost alone
could exceed $10 billion.
In Washington, the disaster
looks likely to set off another
round of unseemly bickering,
as House Majority Leader Eric
Cantor and some other Repub-
licans have signaled that new
money for FEMA disaster as-
sistance must be offset by
spending cuts elsewhere.
Holding disaster relief hos-
tage to ideology is callous and
foolish. Communities reeling
from natural disasters cant
contribute to a healthy econo-
my.
The Kansas City Star
OTHER OPINION: DISASTER RELIEF
FEMA funding
not negotiable
W
E TOLD YOU so.
Those four words,
normally so satis-
fying to utter,
come to mind as a federal ap-
peals court orders resentenc-
ing for disgraced former state
senator and Democratic power
broker Vince Fumo.
After Fumo was ordered to
serve just 4 1/2 years in prison
following his 2009
conviction, we con-
demned the puni-
shment as too leni-
ent. Now that the
U.S. 3rd Circuit
Court of Appeals has
ruledhe must be sen-
tenced again, howev-
er, it doesnt neces-
sarily follow that a
heavier and more ap-
propriate sentence is
in the offing for the Philadel-
phia politician who defined ar-
rogance and corruption.
Fumo, who spent three dec-
ades in the Senate and presi-
ded over the powerful Appro-
priations Committee, was con-
victed of 137 counts of conspir-
acy, fraud, tax evasion and
obstruction of justice. He mis-
appropriated millions of dol-
lars fromthestateandtwonon-
profits. He had employees per-
form campaign work and per-
sonal favors that included
renovating his farm and deliv-
ering his luggage to a vacation
spot. He used state money to
hire a private investigator to
spy on his former wife, girl-
friends, ex-girlfriends boy-
friends and political rivals.
Fortunately, the appellate
court upheld Fumos convic-
tion, as well as the conviction
of his co-defendant and aide
Ruth Arnao, whose husband
Mitch Rubin was the recipient
of a $150,000 do-nothing job.
Ms. Arnao, who was given one
year in prison, also must be re-
sentenced.
The appellate court panel,
with one judge
dissenting, said
U.S. District
Judge Ronald
Buckwalter did
not adequately ex-
plain how he cal-
culated sentences
that were far more
lenient than the
federal sentencing
guideline range of
11 to 14 years and
the 15 years that prosecutors
sought for Fumo, whonowis in
a federal penitentiary in Ken-
tucky. The fact that Judge
Buckwalter gave Fumo a break
in part because of extraordin-
ary good works was salt in the
wound of Pennsylvania tax-
payers who financed Fumos
misdeeds.
In sending the case back, the
appellate court said Judge
Buckwalter must, at a mini-
mum, thoroughly explain how
he arrived at the light sen-
tence. We hope hell goone bet-
ter and, next time around, give
Fumo a sentence that more
fairly reflects the seriousness
of his crimes.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
OTHER OPINION: COURT RULING
Fumo sentence
rightly questioned
The fact that
Judge Buckwalter
gave Fumo a break
in part because of
extraordinary
good works was
salt in the wound
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It began this preseason with a
group of seniors sitting down at
Paternos home in State College.
Some of the guys came over to
the house one day, Paterno said.
Awhole mess of em15, 16 kids
came over wanted to just talk a
little bit about where we were.
It was kind of funny, said
safety Nick Sukay, one of the
guests. All of us, about 15 of us
sitting around the table. A little
squished in, but we had a good
conversation and everything. He
has a nice little house.
Among the topics discussed
were selecting captains for the
upcoming season.
The Lions certainly arent lack-
ing for leadership candidates.
Penn State is expected to have12
seniors in the starting lineup on
Saturday and a fewmore like full-
back Joe Suhey, linebacker Nate
Stupar and guard Johnnie Trout-
man also getting some snaps.
So there was a debate on how
to handle the situation and
whether to name captains for the
entire season, go with different
players for each game or perhaps
try both.
I debated what I wanted to do
with the captains because we
have a lot of good seniors, Pater-
no said. And I wasnt particular-
ly anxious to have anybody pick
the seniors andwhatever. Sothey
ran with the ball on this.
We had the vote (Monday). I
havent talked to the squad about
it yet, so I dont think I can tell
you guys anything yet. Ill prob-
ably let the squad know (first),
maybe make an announcement
Thursday.
Also discussed was the status
of then-exiled tailback Stephfon
Green.
Paterno had dismissed him
from the team before the start of
preseason camp but reinstated
him last week.
Green had plenty of support
from his fellow seniors, which
likely played a role in Paterno
changing his mind.
We briefly touched on it (with
Joe), Sukay said. I think I speak
for everyone when I say Stephfon
is a great player to have on the
team. He brings different dimen-
sions you just cant teach.
Hes really a team player who
will do anything to help. Hes real
emotional. He gets us fired up.
Were real gladtohave himback.
SENIORS
Continued from Page 1B
Indiana State
at No. 25 Penn State
Noon, Saturday
Beaver Stadium, State College
Big Ten Network
U P N E X T
HOUSTON The official
Texas A&M fight song includes
a line that bids farewell to Texas,
so long to the orange and
white. By this time next year,
Texas A&Mmay have saidgood-
bye toa lot more thanits storied,
century-old rivalry with Texas.
Texas A&M announced
Wednesday that it will leave the
Big12 Conference by July 2012 if
it can find another home, prefer-
ably in the Southeastern Confer-
ence.
The decision could set off an-
other round of conference re-
alignment in college sports and
it raises questions about the fu-
ture of the Big12, which is start-
ing the football season with 10
teams after losing Nebraska and
Colorado. The Big 12 said it
would move quickly to find at
least one replacement for the
Aggies but offered no timeline.
The presidents and chancel-
lors of the nine remaining mem-
ber institutions are steadfast in
their commitment to the Big
12, Big 12 Commissioner Dan
Beebe said in a statement. As
previously stated, the confer-
ence will move forward aggres-
sively exploring its membership
options.
The Southeastern Conference
said it hadnt received an appli-
cation from Texas A&M to join
theleagueandthat it wouldhave
no further comment. The SEC
has reaffirmed its 12-school
membership, but remains open
to expansion talks.
Leaving the Big 12 is in the
best interest of Texas A&M,
said university President R.
Bowen Loftin, who formally no-
tified the league with a letter af-
ter earlier securing details on
the withdrawal process. He said
he hopes the move can be amica-
ble and presumably hopes to ne-
gotiate a reasonable exit fee.
We are seeking to generate
greater visibility nationwide for
Texas A&M and our champion-
ship-caliber student-athletes, as
well as secure the necessary and
stable financial resources to sup-
port our athletic and academic
programs, Loftinsaid. This is a
100-year decision that we have
addressed carefully.
Texas A&M, which has been
inthe Big12since its foundingin
1996, said it will submit an appli-
cation to join another, unspeci-
fiedconference. If accepted, Tex-
as A&Mwill leave the Big12, ef-
fective June 30, 2012.
Texas said it remains commit-
ted to the Big 12 even with its
historic rivalry with Texas A&M
in jeopardy. But Texas athletic
director DeLoss Dodds didnt
even address A&M by name.
As we stated last summer, we
are strong supporters and mem-
bers of the Big 12 conference,
Dodds said. Recent events have
not altered our confidence in the
league. A Big 12 committee is in
place to look at all options, shap-
ing the future of the conference
so it will continue to be one of
the top leagues in the country.
Nebraska (Big Ten) and Col-
orado (Pac-12) left the league in
July a year after a wild round of
realignment that also affected
theMountainWest, BigEast and
WAC.
C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L
AP FILE PHOTO
Texas A&M and its renowned 12th man are looking to leave the Big 12. The university set a dead-
line of July 2012 to officially withdraw from the conference and play in a new one, likely the SEC.
Aggies seek divorce from Big 12
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer
Trent Miles returned to
Terre Haute in 2008 to discov-
er his alma mater was pretty
much how he left it. The sur-
roundings, that is. Not the In-
diana State team he was a part
of when the Sycamores
topped the Div. I-AA rankings.
I think it was the same car-
pet in the locker room as
when I played there in the
80s, Miles joked.
If only that were the biggest
problem. The Sycamores foot-
ball program had not aged
nearly as well.
The team Miles played wide
receiver on from 1982-86 reac-
hed the NCAA tournament in
1983 and 1984 and spent part
of the 84 season ranked No. 1
in the country.
The team Miles returned to
coach in 2008 had all of 38
players at the end of his first
spring.
When we first got here,
Miles said, we had six offen-
sive linemen on the team, in-
cluding walk-ons. Five defen-
sive linemen on the team, in-
cluding walk-ons. No full-
backs. No tight ends.
We had to take TV time-
outs after every six, seven,
eight plays to rest the linemen
to be able to have a scrim-
mage.
Needless to say, there we-
rent many wins to follow.
The Sycamores were win-
less the year before Miles
took over. They were winless
in his first season. By the time
they ended the drought in
2009, the team had lost 33
straight games the fourth-
longest streak of misery in Di-
vision I history.
The program is much
healthier now headed into the
2011 opener at Penn State on
Saturday. Indiana State
scored the most points in a
season in school history last
season en route to a 6-5 finish.
Nothing to crow about, to
be sure, but it beats folding
the program entirely.
When they interviewed
me, they talked about how
there was a strong push to
drop the program, Miles
said. At one point they tried
to drop it.
But that talk is dead.
Thats not going to happen.
Much of that is because of
the work of Miles and his
staff, along with an adminis-
tration thats now committed
to developing the team.
The facilities have greatly
improved. The video system
no longer resembles a Beta-
max player. Funding has in-
creased.
For many years, the pro-
gram was restricted to offer-
ing scholarships to in-state
kids in order to save money.
Weve changed a lot of
things. And the biggest one
now is being able to recruit
wherever we want, Miles
said. Were fully funded now.
In the past that hadnt been
the case. And if youre lined
up playing with all Indiana
kids, its difficult because
theres not that many people
that live in the state.
After winning just once in
his first two seasons, Miles
and the Sycamores are return-
ing to respectability.
It was very difficult, Miles
said. But we kept growing.
P E N N S TAT E F O O T B A L L
Sycamores coming back
from some hard times
The Indiana State team that
heads to Happy Valley this
weekend has been improving.
By DEREK LEVARSE
dlevarse@timesleader.com
When they interviewed me, they talked about how
there was a strong push to drop the program. At
one point they tried to drop it. But that talk is
dead. Thats not going to happen.
Trent Miles
Indiana State coach
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Retailer reports
Did shoppers stop when their
confidence dropped in
August? Monthly sales
reports today from Costco
Wholesale, Nordstrom and
other big retailers will provide
some clues. Consumer confi-
dence fell in August to its
lowest level since April 2009.
Big swings in the stock
market, the weak job market
and anger over heightened partisanship in Washington
combined to put consumers in a funk. But lower confi-
dence doesnt always translate into lower sales.
Auto sales
Ford, Toyota and other auto
makers will give updates on their
sales of cars and trucks for August.
Last month, car makers reported a
third straight month of disappoint-
ing sales. The weak economy has
car buyers skittish, and the industry
was also hurt after an earthquake
struck Japan in March and
disrupted auto suppliers and
makers. Some potential car buyers
may have held off last month, wait-
ing for Labor Day deals, say
economists with IFR Markets.
Manufacturing
One of the strongest parts of the
economy is losing muscle. Econo-
mists expect a report today to
show that the manufacturing indus-
try shrank in August for the first
time in two years. Economists have
been slashing their estimates for
the report from the Institute for
Supply Management because
updates on regional manufacturing
activity have been dismal. One
showed that conditions in the mid-
Atlantic were at the worst in August
since March 2009.
ISM manufacturing index
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est.
48.8
Stocks end volatile month
S
tocks edged higher Wednesday on a
report that factory orders surged in
July. The Dow Jones industrial average
turned higher for the year. The Dows
four-day winning streak ended a tumul-
tuous August that had the most 400-
point swings in the history of the in-
dex.
A surge in factory orders indicated to
investors that the manufacturing indus-
try is still healthy.
The Dow Jones industrial average
fell 4.4 percent for the month, although
it is now up 0.3 percent for the year.
The Standard & Poors 500 index fell
5.7 percent for the month.
The Nasdaq composite index fell 6.4
percent for the month.
AT&T Inc. plunged 3.9 percent
Wednesday after the Justice Depart-
ment filed a lawsuit to stop the compa-
nys $39 billion merger with rival T-
Mobile USA. Sprint Nextel Corp.,
which opposed the deal, rose 5.9 per-
cent.
Home sales prices fall
Home sales prices in the Scranton/
Wilkes-Barre area, including distressed
sales, declined by 9.9 percent in July
compared to a year ago, according to a
report compiled by CoreLogic, a real
estate data provider. Excluding dis-
tressed sales, prices fell by 5.6 percent
in the year. Prices also fell 4.1 percent
in June, the company said.
Nationally, CoreLogic said prices in
non-distressed sales fell 0.6 percent in
July compared to the previous year,
and 1.9 percent in June.
The CoreLogic Home Price Index
estimates are based on repeat sales
transactions, tracking sales prices in
the same homes over time.
Netflix plans change today
Netflix subscribers will be wrestling
with a new dilemma as they decide
how to respond to price changes that
will hit the video services existing
customers beginning today.
For the first time since it introduced
Internet streaming in 2007, Netflix is
offering DVD-only plans. For $8 per
month, customers can rent an unlimit-
ed number of DVDs per month, with a
maximum of one disc out per time.
DVD-only plans allowing two discs out
at time will cost $12 per month and
three DVDs at a time will go for $16
per month.
The cheapest package that combines
Internet video and DVD rentals (one
disc at a time) will cost $16 per month
up from $10 per month under the
old system.
The price for an Internet-streaming
only plan remains $8 per month.
Canada growth stalls
Canadas economy shrank in the
second quarter for the first time since
the recession two years ago, as a high
dollar boosted imports and curbed
exports while natural disasters in-
terrupted energy and automobile pro-
duction.
Gross domestic product fell at a 0.4
percent annualized pace during the
April-June period following a 3.6 per-
cent gain in the first three months of
the year, Statistics Canada said.
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$4.06
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WALL STREET
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ILKES-BARRE TWP.
The J.C. Penney
store in the Wyoming
Valley Mall is one of a
few dozen nationwide
to roll out a gleaming new look as the
national retailer strives togive custom-
ers more choices and polished styles.
Customers and staff had to weave
through a maze of construction areas
for 22 weeks, Kurt Slusser, store man-
ager, said.
The $5.4 million remodeling project
is finished, and to celebrate, a ribbon-
cutting ceremony will be held at 9:45
a.m. Friday at the stores entrance from
the mall. A donation also will be pre-
sented to the Pittston Area YMCA for
its after-school program.
On Wednesday, store employees
were adding extra sparkle by reposi-
tioning some of the new LED spot-
lights and putting out extra merchan-
dise.
Slusser said the store was last re-
modeledin1999. He describedthe new
store look as a blend of traditional and
contemporary clothing styles.
New addition Sephora, which car-
ries a wide selection of fragrances, cos-
metics andskinandhair care products,
nowholds a prominent position on the
main floor.
In a beauty boutique atmosphere,
trained consultants will assist custom-
ers in choosing from designer-name
fragrances such as Smashbox, Bare Es-
centuals, Dior and Dolce, as well as
Sephoras own products.
Slusser said the Dickson City J.C.
Penney store beganto carry Sephora in
2009 and had great success.
Customers have been asking for
Sephora, he said.
Slusser said a trendy clothing line
called MNG by Mango will offer shop-
pers the ability to choose from new
runway styles.
MNG by Mango is created by a de-
signer in Barcelona, Spain, he said.
Runway to the stores is the concept
here; up-to-date, trendy merchandise.
Slusser stressed traditional name
brands such as Arizona, St. Johns Bay
and Alfred Dunner will remain on the
shelves. We are trying to include the
modern customer while still catering
to the traditional customer, he said.
Our company is built on the tradition-
al customer.
The floor plan of the store has been
changed, too. Now, the mens and
womens clothing, accessories and
shoe department are located on the
first floor. Childrens clothing occupies
the second floor, where the portrait
studio, a newsalonandhousewares are
still located.
Browsing through, Linda Lizza of
Pittston said she has periodically shop-
ped during the remodel process, but
feels the disruption was worth putting
up with.The store looks beautiful,
Lizza said.
DON CAREY PHOTOS/THE TIMES LEADER
Sephora consultant Mandy Myers, left, and senior consultant Judy Kasko describe the new Sephora department at
the J.C. Penney store at the Wyoming Valley Mall.
New look unveiled
A customer walks past the new MNG clothing display at the J.C. Penney
store in the Wyoming Valley Mall.
By EILEEN GODIN
Times Leader Correspondent
Local J.C. Penney updates choices, styles
WASHINGTON U.S. factory or-
dersrosestronglyinJulyonthebiggest
jumpindemandfor autos inmore than
eight years and a surge in commercial
airplane orders. The increase suggests
supply chain disruptions created by
the Japan quake are easing.
Factory orders climbed 2.4 percent,
the largest increase since March, the
Commerce Department reported
Wednesday. Orders for motor vehicles
and parts rose 9.8 percent, the largest
one-month gain since January 2003.
The increase followed a decline of
0.4 percent in June, one of several re-
ports that stoked fears the country
could fall back into a recession.
Manufacturing has been one of the
leading sectors since the recessionoffi-
cially ended two years ago. But higher
energy prices and a parts shortage
caused by the Japanese natural disas-
ters slowed activity this spring.
The July report showed pockets of
lingering weakness. A key category
that tracks business investment plans
declined 0.9 percent in July. That fol-
loweda 0.8 percent rise inthe previous
month.
Excluding the volatile transporta-
tion categories, orders rose a more
modest 0.9percent inJuly, still thebest
showing for this category since March.
The report showed that orders for
durable goods, products expected to
last at least threeyears, rose4.1percent
in June, slightly better than the 4 per-
cent increase shown in a preliminary
estimate last week. Orders for nondu-
rable goods, products such as chem-
icals, paper andfood, wereup1percent
inJulyafter amuchsmaller 0.2percent
increase in June.
The overall increase pushed total or-
ders to $453.2 billion, up 33.8 percent
from the recession low hit in March
2009.
Ahandful of reports showed growth
picked up at the start July-September
quarter. In July, consumer spending
rosebythemost infivemonths andthe
economy created twice the number of
jobs as in each of the previous two
months.
Still, consumer confidence in the
economy plunged in August to a two-
year low, accordingtoareport Tuesday
from the Conference Board.
Many economists have been lower-
ing their estimates for growth in the
second half of this year. Some are fore-
castinggrowthat around1percent, on-
ly slightly better than the first six
months and far belowthe pace needed
to make a significant on unemploy-
ment.
Orders
for autos
boost July
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
AP Economics Writer
The best-laid plans
sometimes fall apart
due to government
intervention, and that
could be happening to
the planned takeover
of T-Mobile by AT&T.
AT&T has had its
eye on T-Mobile for a while. T-Mobile
owns a substantial chunk of the cellular
broadcast spectrumand AT&T needs
the additional breathing roomas its own
networks growincreasingly congested.
As more customers get smartphones,
wireless modems and the like, they use
up more of the carriers available band-
width. In the end, AT&T is left with four
choices:
They can clamp down on data
usage, which would annoy customers
and potentially cause themto leave.
They can raise rates, which would
also annoy their customers, and cause
themto leave.
They could petition the FCC to
auction off more of the spectrum, which
would not only take time, but would
incur significant expense, which they
would then have to pass along to the
customers, which would annoy them,
and cause themto leave.
Or, they could buy another, smaller
provider and use that spectrumto aug-
ment their own, also gaining a whole
slewof customers, stores and coverage.
Ahh, nowyoure talking. AT&T is an old
hand at that game. But the last time they
reached into the proverbial cookie jar
this deeply, they got their hand slapped,
and this time, it seems the government
has put the Thin-Mints on top of the
fridge, where AT&T cant get them.
The government has decided to sue to
prevent AT&T fromacquiring T-Mobile,
stating that it would remove a signif-
icant competitive force fromthe mar-
ket.
In AT&Ts defense, this move would
have created several thousand jobs,
which are vitally needed by the econo-
my.
On the other hand, AT&T has an
invidious reputation regarding their
coverage and pricing snapping up a
more affordable provider may have dri-
ven up the prices of plans for just about
everyone.
Its possible they could have retained
the T-Mobile lower pricing structure, but
the governments suit seems to indicate
skepticismas to whether that would be
the case.
In any event, for now, it would appear
that the merger is off, pending a formal
ruling. My take: Competition keeps you
on your toes. It makes things interesting,
and, more to the point, it has a tendency
to provide a better experience to the
consumer.
NICK DELORENZO
T E C H T A L K
Nick DeLorenzo is director of Interactive
and New Media for The Times Leader. Write-
himatndelorenzo@timesleader.com.
Mobile merger might have meant higher rates for all
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SunTrst 19.90 +.18 -32.6
Supvalu 7.97 +.25 -17.2
Symantec 17.15 +.18 +2.4
Synovus 1.45 ... -45.1
Sysco 27.93 +.09 -5.0
TCW Strat 5.19 +.04 -.6
TD Ameritr 15.38 +.21 -19.0
TE Connect 30.62 -.50 -13.5
TECO 18.30 +.11 +2.8
THQ 1.95 +.05 -67.8
TaiwSemi 11.97 ... -4.5
TalismE g 16.70 +.25 -24.7
Target 51.67 +.71 -14.1
TeckRes g 44.33 +.35 -28.3
Teleflex 57.52 +1.12 +6.9
TelefEsp s 20.85 +.34 -8.6
TelMexL 17.11 +.19 +6.0
Tellabs 4.08 -.07 -39.8
TempleInld 24.20 +.12 +13.9
TmpDrgn 29.00 +.69 -5.6
TenetHlth 5.28 -.08 -21.1
Tenneco 32.81 +.56 -20.3
Teradyn 12.10 -.16 -13.8
Terex 16.13 ... -48.0
Tesoro 24.06 +.53 +29.8
TevaPhrm 41.36 +.83 -20.7
TexInst 26.21 +.01 -19.4
Textron 16.87 +.16 -28.6
ThermoFis 54.93 +.16 -.8
3M Co 82.98 +.91 -3.8
TibcoSft 22.38 +.89 +13.5
THorton g 47.82 -.14 +16.0
TimeWarn 31.66 +.40 -1.6
TitanMet 16.03 +.26 -6.7
TiVo Inc 10.60 -.21 +22.8
TollBros 17.19 +.01 -9.5
TorDBk g 78.85 +1.75 +7.6
Total SA 49.04 +.97 -8.3
Toyota 71.84 +.90 -8.6
TrCda g 43.15 +.48 +13.4
Transocn 56.02 +.78 -19.4
Travelers 50.46 +.25 -9.4
TrimbleN 37.14 -.18 -7.0
TrinaSolar 15.88 -.31 -32.2
TriQuint 7.58 -.58 -35.2
TycoIntl 41.58 +.35 +.3
UBS AG 14.48 +.46 -12.1
UDR 26.71 +.47 +13.6
US Airwy 5.59 +.07 -44.2
USEC 2.18 -.11 -63.8
UniSrcEn 37.86 +.10 +5.6
UnilevNV 34.00 +.50 +8.3
Unisys 17.59 +.04 -32.1
UtdContl 18.59 -.16 -22.0
UtdMicro 1.99 +.07 -37.0
UPS B 67.39 +.16 -7.2
UtdRentals 16.68 -.27 -26.7
US Bancrp 23.21 +.18 -13.9
US NGs rs 10.22 +.37 -14.7
US OilFd 34.51 +.07 -11.5
USSteel 30.11 +.01 -48.5
UtdTech 74.25 +.49 -5.7
UtdhlthGp 47.52 +.24 +31.6
UnumGrp 23.54 +.09 -2.8
UrbanOut 26.18 +.45 -26.9
Vale SA 28.24 +.41 -18.3
Vale SA pf 25.83 +.40 -14.5
ValeantPh 44.98 +.59 +59.0
ValenceT h 1.21 +.01 -28.0
ValeroE 22.72 +.72 -1.7
ValpeyFsh 2.53 +.01 -25.4
ValVis A 3.79 -.15 -38.0
VangTSM 62.78 +.25 -3.3
VangREIT 57.61 +.64 +4.0
VangEmg 43.93 +.93 -8.8
VBradley n 35.14 +4.57 +6.5
VertxPh 45.27 ... +29.2
VestinRMII 1.65 +.01 +13.8
ViacomA 58.12 +.74 +26.7
ViacomB 48.24 +.58 +21.8
VimpelCm 11.43 +.34 -24.0
VirgnMda h 25.34 +.34 -7.0
Visa 87.88 -.05 +24.9
VishayInt 11.40 -.13 -22.3
Vivus 8.34 +.04 -11.0
VMware 94.36 +3.65 +6.1
Vodafone 26.34 -.24 -.4
Vornado 85.91 +.87 +3.1
WalMart 53.19 +.37 -1.4
Walgrn 35.21 -.29 -9.6
WsteMInc 33.04 -.43 -10.4
WeathfIntl 17.13 +.20 -24.9
WellPoint 63.30 +.52 +11.3
WellsFargo 26.10 +.70 -15.8
Wendys Co 4.87 -.07 +5.4
WernerEnt 23.28 -.33 +3.0
WestellT 2.49 ... -23.9
WDigital 29.49 -.14 -13.0
WstnRefin 17.44 -.45 +64.8
WstnUnion 16.52 +.06 -11.0
WetSeal 5.04 +.03 +36.2
Weyerh 18.03 +.38 -4.8
WmsCos 26.99 +.09 +9.2
Windstrm 12.70 +.20 -8.9
WiscEn s 31.64 +.17 +7.5
WT India 20.74 +.38 -21.4
Worthgtn 16.25 -.44 -11.7
Wyndham 32.48 +.65 +8.4
XL Grp 20.81 +.29 -4.6
XcelEngy 24.67 +.24 +4.8
Xerox 8.30 +.23 -28.0
Xilinx 31.14 -.31 +7.5
YRC rsh .76 +.05 -79.6
Yahoo 13.61 -.23 -18.2
Yamana g 15.81 -.17 +23.5
YingliGrn 6.38 -.07 -35.4
YumBrnds 54.37 +.35 +10.8
Zimmer 56.89 +1.12 +6.0
ZionBcp 17.44 +.25 -28.0
ZollMed 44.68 +.18 +20.0
Zweig 3.11 +.01 -7.2
ZweigTl 3.25 +.02 -8.7
DOW
11,613.53
+53.58
NASDAQ
2,579.46
+3.35
S&P 500
1,218.89
+5.97
6-MO T-BILLS
.05%
...
10-YR T-NOTE
2.23%
+.06
CRUDE OIL
$88.81
-.09
GOLD
$1,828.50
+1.80
p p p p p p q q q q n n p p p p
EURO
$1.4380
-.0067
1,040
1,120
1,200
1,280
1,360
1,440
A M A M J J
1,120
1,180
1,240
S&P 500
Close: 1,218.89
Change: 5.97 (0.5%)
10 DAYS
2,300
2,400
2,500
2,600
2,700
2,800
2,900
A M A M J J
2,320
2,480
2,640
Nasdaq composite
Close: 2,579.46
Change: 3.35 (0.1%)
10 DAYS
Advanced 1995
Declined 1066
New Highs 43
New Lows 5
Vol. (in mil.) 4,544
Pvs. Volume 3,971
1,967
1,841
1267
1278
23
12
NYSE NASD
DOW 11712.60 11528.08 11613.53 +53.58 +0.46% s t t +0.31%
DOW Trans. 4778.76 4631.73 4666.96 -17.00 -0.36% s t t -8.61%
DOW Util. 436.18 432.62 435.06 +2.44 +0.56% s s s +7.42%
NYSE Comp. 7587.07 7464.00 7528.39 +64.39 +0.86% s t t -5.47%
AMEX Index 2305.07 2271.75 2289.49 +6.32 +0.28% s t t +3.67%
NASDAQ 2611.58 2557.74 2579.46 +3.35 +0.13% s t t -2.77%
S&P 500 1230.71 1209.35 1218.89 +5.97 +0.49% s t t -3.08%
Wilshire 5000 12988.58 12752.83 12856.31 +56.49 +0.44% s t t -3.77%
Russell 2000 737.64 719.84 726.81 -1.27 -0.17% s t t -7.25%
HIGH LOW CLOSE CHG. %CHG. WK MO QTR YTD
StocksRecap
Stan Choe, Elizabeth Gramling AP SOURCE: AP research
August was a month of extremes; a series of firsts and worsts in the markets. It began with the
governments race to avoid a possible default on its debt. Congress barely beat the deadline, but
haggling over the federal budget made investors uneasy. Then came a series of reports that
raised fears of another recession. Investors also worried whether European governments may
default on their debt. But the S&P 500 rallied 8.5 percent in the last seven days of the month,
partially on hopes that more stimulus may be on the way from the Federal Reserve.
August by the numbers
The months highlights and lowlights:
-5.7%
How much the S&P 500 fell in
August. It was the indexs biggest
monthly drop since May 2010. At
its bottom, on Aug. 8, the S&P
500 was down 13.4 percent.
$30 billion
Amount investors pulled from
stock mutual funds in the week
ended Aug. 10. Theyve withdrawn
that much over an entire month
just once since October 2008.
$22.27
Weighted earnings per share for
S&P 500 companies, a record.
With 99 percent of second-quarter
reports in, companies beat the
previous record of $21.88, set in
the second quarter of 2007.
15
Number of days the Dow Jones
industrial average rose or fell by
more than 100 points. Thats the
most since 16 in November 2008.
4
Number of days in a row the Dow
swung more than 400 points
(Aug. 8-11), a market first.
1
Number of rating agencies that
downgraded U.S. debt. Standard
& Poors cut it to AA+ fromAAA.
4.15%
Average rate of a 30-year fixed
mortgage during the week of Aug.
18, the lowest in over 50 years.
1.98%
Yield on the 10-year Treasury
note on Aug. 18, the first time it
was less than 2 percent. It
finished August at 2.21 percent.
Nearly 0
Interest rate the Federal
Reserve said it expected to
maintain until at least the
middle of 2013. It was the first
time that the central bank gave
a specific date as it forecast its
rate policy.
$1,899.40
How high the price of an ounce
of gold rose on Aug. 22, a
record. Gold started the month
at $1,631.20 and ended at
$1,831.70.
Mutual Funds
Alliance Bernstein
BalShrB m 14.01 ... +1.4
CoreOppA m 11.78 +.03 +2.3
American Beacon
LgCpVlInv 17.39 +.11 -6.2
LgCpVlIs 18.34 +.12 -5.9
American Cent
EqIncInv 7.02 +.04 -1.6
GrowthInv 25.20 +.12 -2.5
IncGroA m 23.51 +.08 -1.5
UltraInv 22.92 +.09 +1.2
American Funds
AMCAPA m 18.45 +.08 -1.6
BalA m 17.95 +.07 +1.2
BondA m 12.53 ... +5.1
CapIncBuA m49.76 +.28 +1.5
CapWldBdA m21.44 -.01 +6.8
CpWldGrIA m33.49 +.43 -4.8
EurPacGrA m38.50 +.63 -6.9
FnInvA m 35.29 +.28 -3.2
GrthAmA m 29.23 +.18 -4.0
HiIncA m 10.83 +.08 +0.8
IncAmerA m 16.54 +.10 +1.9
IntBdAmA m 13.66 ... +3.3
IntlGrInA m 29.96 +.47 -2.1
InvCoAmA m 26.67 +.11 -4.4
MutualA m 24.86 +.12 -0.7
NewEconA m 24.73 +.21 -2.4
NewPerspA m27.35 +.35 -4.4
NwWrldA m 51.20 +.77 -6.2
SmCpWldA m35.79 +.25 -7.9
TaxEBdAmA m12.26 ... +6.6
USGovSecA m14.48 -.04 +5.5
WAMutInvA m27.27 +.17 +1.3
Artio Global
IntlEqI 27.26 +.49 -9.6
IntlEqIII 11.28 +.22 -9.5
Artisan
Intl d 20.86 ... -3.9
IntlVal d 25.10 ... -7.4
MdCpVal 20.30 ... +1.1
MidCap 33.86 ... +0.7
Baron
Asset b 55.14 +.23 -0.2
Growth b 51.61 +.23 +0.7
SmCap b 23.70 +.05 -0.3
Bernstein
DiversMui 14.67 ... +5.0
IntDur 14.15 ... +5.7
TxMIntl 14.19 +.32 -9.8
BlackRock
EqDivA m 17.51 +.12 +0.8
EqDivI 17.55 +.12 +1.0
GlobAlcA m 19.28 +.11 0.0
GlobAlcC m 17.97 +.10 -0.5
GlobAlcI d 19.37 +.11 +0.2
CGM
Focus 28.19 +.03 -19.0
Mutual 25.49 +.02 -13.5
Realty 26.57 +.30 -0.4
Calamos
GrowA m 51.17 +.07 -4.1
Cohen & Steers
Realty 60.55 +.67 +4.3
Columbia
AcornA m 27.85 +.12 -3.7
AcornIntZ 38.72 +.67 -3.0
AcornZ 28.76 +.13 -3.5
DivBondA m 5.12 ... +4.5
DivrEqInA m 9.42 +.06 -6.1
StLgCpGrZ 12.76 +.05 +2.7
TaxEA m 13.34 ... +7.9
ValRestrZ 46.62 +.44 -7.2
DFA
1YrFixInI 10.36 +.01 +0.7
2YrGlbFII 10.24 ... +0.9
5YrGlbFII 11.44 -.01 +5.1
EmMkCrEqI 20.06 +.37 -9.0
EmMktValI 31.51 +.55 -12.4
IntSmCapI 15.70 +.27 -7.7
USCorEq1I 10.54 +.04 -3.7
USCorEq2I 10.37 +.04 -5.0
USLgCo 9.65 +.05 -1.8
USLgValI 18.94 +.10 -5.3
USMicroI 12.85 -.05 -6.5
USSmValI 23.25 -.02 -9.0
USSmallI 20.09 -.05 -5.7
DWS-Scudder
EnhEMFIS d 10.65 +.04 +0.3
HlthCareS d 25.46 +.16 +4.6
LAEqS d 45.72 +.90 -14.0
Davis
NYVentA m 32.38 +.30 -5.7
NYVentC m 31.16 +.29 -6.2
NYVentY 32.77 +.30 -5.5
Delaware Invest
DiverIncA m 9.40 ... +5.0
Dimensional Investme
IntCorEqI 10.32 +.18 -6.8
IntlSCoI 15.86 ... -5.2
IntlValuI 16.32 +.27 -9.5
Dodge & Cox
Bal 67.70 +.53 -2.5
Income 13.46 +.02 +3.8
IntlStk 32.43 +.60 -9.2
Stock 101.49 +.99 -5.1
Dreyfus
Apprecia 39.49 +.21 +3.4
EmgLead ... ... -17.9
TechGrA f 29.58 +.19 -9.0
Driehaus
ActiveInc 10.61 +.07 -2.6
Eaton Vance
HiIncOppA m 4.24 +.03 +1.7
HiIncOppB m 4.24 +.02 +1.0
LrgCpValA m 16.93 +.11 -6.6
NatlMuniA m 9.12 +.02 +6.4
NatlMuniB m 9.12 +.02 +5.8
PAMuniA m 8.76 +.03 +5.7
FMI
LgCap 15.39 +.11 -1.4
FPA
Cres d 26.59 +.09 +0.1
NewInc m 10.83 -.01 +1.9
Fairholme Funds
Fairhome d 27.93 +.22 -21.5
Federated
KaufmanR m 5.00 +.02 -9.1
ToRetIs 11.33 ... +4.5
Fidelity
AstMgr20 12.91 +.03 +2.0
AstMgr50 15.22 +.07 -0.5
Bal 18.17 +.06 +0.5
BlChGrow 44.97 +.13 -0.8
Canada d 56.44 +.49 -2.9
CapApr 24.30 +.15 -4.1
CapInc d 9.00 +.07 -0.9
Contra 67.40 +.28 -0.4
DiscEq 21.53 +.12 -4.4
DivGrow 26.44 +.16 -7.0
DivrIntl d 28.28 +.50 -6.2
EmgMkt d 24.16 +.50 -8.3
EqInc 40.82 +.35 -7.0
EqInc II 16.85 +.15 -7.0
ExpMulNat d 20.98 +.14 -3.8
FF2015 11.34 +.05 +0.4
FF2035 11.13 +.09 -2.6
FF2040 7.77 +.07 -2.6
Fidelity 31.63 +.15 -1.4
FltRtHiIn d 9.45 +.07 -1.7
Free2010 13.59 +.06 +0.4
Free2020 13.69 +.07 -0.3
Free2025 11.33 +.07 -1.3
Free2030 13.49 +.09 -1.6
GNMA 11.94 -.02 +6.4
GovtInc 10.88 -.03 +5.8
GrowCo 84.35 +.21 +1.4
GrowInc 17.63 +.14 -3.0
HiInc d 8.63 +.08 +0.5
Indepndnc 23.20 +.17 -4.7
IntBond 10.89 -.01 +5.3
IntMuniInc d 10.33 ... +5.6
IntlDisc d 30.84 +.60 -6.7
InvGrdBd 7.67 -.01 +6.0
LatinAm d 54.94+1.09 -6.9
LevCoSt d 25.70 +.17 -9.6
LowPriStk d 38.12 +.27 -0.7
Magellan 66.31 +.30 -7.3
MidCap d 27.01 +.11 -1.6
MuniInc d 12.78 ... +7.1
NewMktIn d 16.11 +.10 +6.8
OTC 54.44 +.12 -0.9
Puritan 17.72 +.07 -0.2
RealInv d 26.99 +.31 +5.1
Series100Index 8.58 +.04 -1.8
ShIntMu d 10.81 -.01 +3.6
ShTmBond 8.53 ... +1.8
SmCapStk d 16.79 -.05 -14.3
StratInc 11.20 +.02 +4.4
StratRRet d 9.77 +.03 +3.4
TotalBd 11.04 ... +5.4
USBdIdxInv 11.74 -.01 +5.7
Value 63.55 +.54 -7.5
Fidelity Advisor
NewInsA m 19.77 +.08 -0.8
NewInsI 19.99 +.08 -0.6
StratIncA m 12.53 +.03 +4.4
ValStratT m 23.85 +.17 -7.9
Fidelity Select
Gold d 52.74 +.01 +3.2
Pharm d 12.98 +.13 +7.3
Fidelity Spartan
500IdxAdvtg 43.29 +.22 -1.8
500IdxInstl 43.29 +.22 NA
500IdxInv 43.29 +.22 -1.8
ExtMktIdI d 35.87 +.05 -4.8
IntlIdxIn d 33.01 +.64 -5.8
TotMktIdAg d 35.48 +.15 -2.3
TotMktIdI d 35.48 +.15 -2.3
First Eagle
GlbA m 46.95 +.48 +1.3
OverseasA m 22.77 +.33 +0.5
FrankTemp-Franklin
CA TF A m 6.94 ... +6.5
Fed TF A m 11.93 ... +8.1
GrowB m 41.79 +.21 -2.4
Growth A m 43.79 +.22 -1.9
HY TF A m 10.05 ... +8.0
Income A m 2.10 +.02 +0.4
Income C m 2.12 +.02 0.0
IncomeAdv 2.08 +.02 0.0
NY TF A m 11.64 ... +6.7
RisDv A m 33.20 +.21 +1.1
StrInc A x 10.34 +.01 +2.7
US Gov A m 6.94 ... +5.5
FrankTemp-Mutual
Beacon Z 11.80 +.12 -4.1
Discov A m 27.82 +.45 -4.7
Discov Z 28.20 +.45 -4.5
QuestZ 16.98 +.15 -4.0
Shares A m 19.74 +.22 -4.4
Shares Z 19.92 +.22 -4.2
FrankTemp-Templeton
Fgn A m 6.57 +.13 -5.9
GlBond A m 13.84 +.07 +4.9
GlBond C m 13.86 +.06 +4.5
GlBondAdv 13.80 +.07 +5.0
Growth A m 17.05 +.28 -4.2
World A m 14.21 +.21 -4.2
Franklin Templeton
FndAllA m 10.01 +.12 -2.9
GE
S&SProg 38.76 +.19 -3.7
GMO
EmgMktsVI 12.85 +.24 -5.1
IntItVlIV 20.41 +.35 -4.7
QuIII 20.96 +.10 +5.3
QuVI 20.97 +.11 +5.4
Goldman Sachs
HiYieldIs d 6.94 +.06 +0.1
MidCapVaA m33.41 +.29 -6.9
MidCpVaIs 33.74 +.30 -6.7
Harbor
Bond 12.37 +.01 +3.5
CapApInst 37.30 +.27 +1.6
IntlInstl d 57.23+1.22 -5.5
IntlInv m 56.58+1.22 -5.7
Hartford
CapAprA m 30.27 +.30 -12.6
CapAprI 30.33 +.31 -12.4
CpApHLSIA 38.37 +.33 -9.4
DvGrHLSIA 18.81 +.11 -3.5
TRBdHLSIA 11.41 ... +4.9
Hussman
StratGrth d 12.62 -.04 +2.7
INVESCO
CharterA m 16.13 +.12 -0.2
ComstockA m14.93 +.12 -4.5
ConstellB m 19.95 +.02 -4.7
EqIncomeA m 8.19 +.04 -3.8
GlobEqA m 10.65 +.11 -0.8
GrowIncA m 18.01 +.13 -5.8
HiYldMuA m 9.21 +.01 +6.9
PacGrowB m 20.31 +.30 -9.0
Ivy
AssetStrA m 24.72 +.27 +1.3
AssetStrC m 23.90 +.26 +0.7
JPMorgan
CoreBondA x 11.82 -.04 +5.5
CoreBondSelect x11.81-.04 +5.6
HighYldSel x 7.77 +.01 0.0
IntmdTFSl x 11.13 -.03 +5.6
ShDurBndSel x11.02 -.01 +1.6
USLCpCrPS 19.55 +.11 -5.4
Janus
BalT 24.75 +.09 -0.3
OverseasT d 40.06 +.58 -20.9
PerkinsMCVT 21.80 +.14 -3.4
TwentyT 61.69 +.33 -6.1
John Hancock
LifAg1 b 11.68 +.09 -4.9
LifBa1 b 12.56 +.07 -1.9
LifGr1 b 12.35 +.09 -3.8
RegBankA m 12.35 +.09 -15.6
SovInvA m 15.09 +.07 -3.4
TaxFBdA m 9.87 ... +6.6
Lazard
EmgMkEqtI d 20.07 +.41 -7.5
EmgMktEqO m20.47+.42 -7.7
Legg Mason/Western
CrPlBdIns 11.06 +.01 +5.1
MgdMuniA m 15.81 -.01 +8.1
Longleaf Partners
LongPart 28.11 +.12 -0.5
Loomis Sayles
BondI 14.54 +.01 +5.5
BondR b 14.48 +.01 +5.3
Lord Abbett
AffiliatA m 10.42 +.08 -9.6
BondDebA m 7.62 +.05 +1.5
ShDurIncA m 4.55 +.01 +1.8
ShDurIncC m 4.58 +.01 +1.3
MFS
MAInvA m 18.66 +.14 -2.5
MAInvC m 18.01 +.13 -3.0
TotRetA x 13.89 +.02 0.0
ValueA m 21.83 +.11 -3.6
ValueI 21.94 +.12 -3.5
Manning & Napier
WrldOppA 8.04 +.15 -6.6
Merger
Merger m 15.72 +.02 -0.4
Metropolitan West
TotRetBdI 10.51 +.02 +4.5
TotRtBd b 10.51 +.02 +4.3
Morgan Stanley Instl
MdCpGrI 38.61 +.27 +3.4
Natixis
InvBndY 12.50 -.01 +6.2
StratIncA m 14.99 +.04 +5.0
StratIncC m 15.07 +.04 +4.4
Neuberger Berman
GenesisIs 47.48 +.13 +3.3
GenesisTr 49.13 +.14 +3.1
SmCpGrInv 17.74 -.04 -0.8
Northern
HYFixInc d 7.03 +.04 +1.1
MMIntlEq d 9.05 ... -9.0
Oakmark
EqIncI 27.37 +.11 -1.3
Intl I d 17.27 +.32 -11.0
Oakmark I d 40.51 +.27 -1.9
Old Westbury
GlbSmMdCp 14.54 +.14 -4.2
Oppenheimer
CapApB m 37.46 +.26 -2.7
DevMktA m 33.15 +.77 -9.1
DevMktY 32.85 +.76 -8.9
GlobA m 57.37 +.81 -5.0
IntlBondA m 6.77 ... +5.8
IntlBondY 6.77 ... +6.0
MainStrA m 30.93 +.20 -4.5
RocMuniA m 15.52 +.01 +6.2
RochNtlMu m 6.85 ... +8.7
StrIncA m 4.23 +.01 +2.7
PIMCO
AllAssetI 12.36 +.05 +4.2
AllAuthIn 10.95 +.04 +5.4
ComRlRStI 9.23 +.07 +7.5
DivIncInst 11.40 +.05 +3.4
EMktCurI 10.91 +.03 +4.1
HiYldIs 8.96 +.07 +1.1
InvGrdIns 10.64 +.03 +5.1
LowDrA m 10.45 +.01 +1.8
LowDrIs 10.45 +.01 +2.1
RealRet 12.05 -.04 +9.2
RealRtnA m 12.05 -.04 +8.9
ShtTermIs 9.83 +.01 +0.5
TotRetA m 11.01 +.01 +3.4
TotRetAdm b 11.01 +.01 +3.5
TotRetC m 11.01 +.01 +2.9
TotRetIs 11.01 +.01 +3.7
TotRetrnD b 11.01 +.01 +3.5
TotlRetnP 11.01 +.01 +3.6
Permanent
Portfolio 49.77 +.13 +8.6
Pioneer
PioneerA m 38.42 +.26 -5.8
Principal
L/T2020I 11.55 +.07 -0.9
SAMConGrB m12.77+.08 -2.7
Prudential Investmen
2020FocA m 15.85 +.09 -0.3
BlendA m 16.68 +.11 -3.1
EqOppA m 13.53 +.08 -2.5
HiYieldA m 5.34 +.04 +1.8
IntlEqtyA m 5.91 +.13 -4.5
IntlValA m 19.17 +.40 -6.9
JenMidCapGrA m27.44+.12 +0.2
JennGrA m 18.30 +.13 +1.4
NaturResA m 52.09 +.42 -8.7
SmallCoA m 19.35 +.05 -4.7
UtilityA m 10.53 +.11 +3.9
ValueA m 14.01 +.13 -4.9
Putnam
GrowIncA m 12.52 +.08 -7.1
GrowIncB m 12.28 +.08 -7.6
IncomeA m 6.90 +.01 +5.6
VoyagerA m 20.30 +.11 -14.4
Royce
LowStkSer m 17.04 +.06 -6.7
OpportInv d 10.43 -.03 -13.7
PAMutInv d 11.15 ... -4.3
PremierInv d 20.28 -.03 -0.3
TotRetInv d 12.65 +.02 -3.5
ValPlSvc m 12.50 +.02 -6.9
Schwab
1000Inv d 36.36 +.17 -2.2
S&P500Sel d 19.22 +.10 -1.8
Scout
Interntl d 30.06 +.53 -6.7
Selected
American D 39.21 +.37 -5.3
Sequoia
Sequoia 138.38 +.52 +7.0
T Rowe Price
BlChpGr 38.43 +.17 +0.8
CapApprec 20.11 +.11 -1.0
DivGrow 22.43 +.13 -1.3
DivrSmCap d 15.63 +.01 -1.2
EmMktStk d 32.33 +.70 -8.4
EqIndex d 32.94 +.17 -1.9
EqtyInc 22.45 +.14 -4.5
FinSer 12.03 +.11 -15.1
GrowStk 31.73 +.16 -1.3
HealthSci 32.49 +.19 +7.3
HiYield d 6.49 +.06 +1.1
IntlBnd d 10.55 -.04 +8.1
IntlDisc d 42.04 +.69 -4.2
IntlGrInc d 12.62 +.30 -5.2
IntlStk d 13.42 +.26 -5.7
IntlStkAd m 13.37 +.27 -5.7
LatinAm d 49.13+1.13 -13.4
MediaTele 53.15 +.27 +2.8
MidCapVa 22.53 +.14 -5.0
MidCpGr 56.91 +.23 -2.8
NewAmGro 32.33 +.05 -2.0
NewAsia d 18.43 +.25 -3.9
NewEra 48.38 +.43 -7.2
NewHoriz 34.06 +.02 +1.7
NewIncome 9.68 -.01 +4.7
OrseaStk d 7.99 +.16 -4.2
R2015 11.85 +.07 -0.3
R2025 11.85 +.09 -1.6
R2035 11.92 +.10 -2.5
Rtmt2010 15.38 +.08 +0.3
Rtmt2020 16.27 +.11 -1.0
Rtmt2030 16.90 +.13 -2.2
Rtmt2040 16.93 +.14 -2.8
ShTmBond 4.85 ... +1.7
SmCpStk 33.03 ... -4.1
SmCpVal d 34.42 -.07 -4.7
SpecInc 12.39 +.02 +3.3
TaxFHiYld d 10.68 +.01 +6.8
Value 22.21 +.15 -4.8
ValueAd b 21.97 +.16 -4.9
Templeton
InFEqSeS 18.76 +.37 -6.4
Third Avenue
Value d 46.59 +.60 -10.0
Thornburg
IncBldC m 18.37 +.14 -0.3
IntlValA m 25.89 +.46 -7.0
IntlValI d 26.48 +.47 -6.8
Tweedy Browne
GlobVal d 22.87 +.40 -4.0
VALIC Co I
StockIdx 24.31 +.12 -2.0
Vanguard
500Adml 112.70 +.57 -1.8
500Inv 112.67 +.57 -1.9
AssetA 23.65 +.10 -2.7
BalIdxAdm 21.42 +.05 +1.3
BalIdxIns 21.42 +.05 +1.3
CAITAdml 11.16 +.01 +6.9
CapOp d 30.72 +.12 -7.6
CapOpAdml d71.00 +.30 -7.5
CapVal 9.78 +.06 -11.3
Convrt d 12.51 +.03 -5.3
DevMktIdx d 9.45 +.17 -6.1
DivGr 14.55 +.07 +2.2
EmMktIAdm d36.47 +.71 -8.5
EnergyAdm d120.69+1.22 -0.2
EnergyInv d 64.26 +.65 -0.3
ExplAdml 65.09 +.07 -4.1
Explr 69.88 +.08 -4.2
ExtdIdAdm 39.38 +.06 -4.6
ExtdIdIst 39.38 +.06 -4.6
FAWeUSIns d87.85+1.55 -6.4
GNMA 11.16 +.01 +6.2
GNMAAdml 11.16 +.01 +6.2
GlbEq 16.99 +.22 -4.9
GrowthEq 10.70 +.07 -0.8
GrthIdAdm 31.22 +.12 -0.6
GrthIstId 31.22 +.12 -0.6
HYCor d 5.60 +.04 +3.0
HYCorAdml d 5.60 +.04 +3.1
HltCrAdml d 55.94 +.50 +9.1
HlthCare d 132.53+1.18 +9.1
ITBondAdm 11.83 -.01 +8.7
ITGradeAd 10.11 ... +6.0
ITIGrade 10.11 ... +5.9
ITrsyAdml 12.06 -.02 +8.1
InfPrtAdm 27.62 -.12 +10.4
InfPrtI 11.25 -.05 +10.4
InflaPro 14.06 -.06 +10.3
InstIdxI 111.93 +.56 -1.8
InstPlus 111.94 +.57 -1.8
InstTStPl 27.68 +.12 -2.2
IntlExpIn d 15.10 +.27 -9.4
IntlGr d 18.27 +.34 -5.5
IntlGrAdm d 58.17+1.07 -5.4
IntlStkIdxAdm d24.64+.43 -6.5
IntlStkIdxI d 98.59+1.73 -6.5
IntlVal d 29.40 +.55 -8.6
LTGradeAd 9.84 -.06 +9.4
LTInvGr 9.84 -.06 +9.3
LifeCon 16.32 +.06 +0.7
LifeGro 21.41 +.15 -2.3
LifeMod 19.34 +.10 -0.4
MidCapGr 18.76 +.07 -1.3
MidCp 19.68 +.10 -3.1
MidCpAdml 89.42 +.47 -3.0
MidCpIst 19.75 +.10 -3.0
MidCpSgl 28.22 +.15 -3.0
Morg 17.52 +.09 -2.8
MuHYAdml 10.48 ... +7.0
MuInt 13.79 ... +6.5
MuIntAdml 13.79 ... +6.6
MuLTAdml 11.10 ... +7.1
MuLtdAdml 11.16 ... +3.0
MuShtAdml 15.95 ... +1.5
PrecMtls d 26.42 +.27 -1.0
Prmcp d 63.43 +.35 -3.6
PrmcpAdml d 65.84 +.36 -3.6
PrmcpCorI d 13.42 +.07 -2.5
REITIdx d 19.15 +.20 +5.8
REITIdxAd d 81.72 +.84 +5.8
STBond 10.70 ... +2.8
STBondAdm 10.70 ... +2.9
STBondSgl 10.70 ... +2.9
STCor 10.72 ... +1.8
STGradeAd 10.72 ... +1.9
STsryAdml 10.86 ... +2.2
SelValu d 18.20 +.13 -3.0
SmCapIdx 32.99 +.02 -5.1
SmCpIdAdm 33.05 +.02 -5.0
SmCpIdIst 33.05 +.02 -4.9
SmGthIdx 21.21 -.03 -3.2
SmGthIst 21.27 -.03 -3.1
SmValIdx 14.90 +.04 -6.9
Star 18.86 +.11 -0.2
StratgcEq 18.25 +.04 -0.4
TgtRe2010 22.79 +.07 +2.2
TgtRe2015 12.52 +.06 +0.8
TgtRe2020 22.08 +.11 -0.1
TgtRe2030 21.34 +.14 -1.6
TgtRe2035 12.79 +.09 -2.3
TgtRe2040 20.96 +.16 -2.5
TgtRe2045 13.16 +.09 -2.5
TgtRetInc 11.55 +.01 +3.6
Tgtet2025 12.51 +.07 -0.9
TotBdAdml 10.96 -.01 +5.7
TotBdInst 10.96 -.01 +5.7
TotBdMkInv 10.96 -.01 +5.6
TotBdMkSig 10.96 -.01 +5.7
TotIntl d 14.73 +.26 -6.5
TotStIAdm 30.59 +.13 -2.3
TotStIIns 30.60 +.13 -2.3
TotStISig 29.53 +.13 -2.3
TotStIdx 30.58 +.13 -2.3
TxMCapAdm 61.31 +.28 -2.0
TxMIntlAdm d10.87 +.20 -6.1
TxMSCAdm 26.16 -.02 -3.7
USValue 9.99 +.05 -1.1
ValIdxIns 19.89 +.12 -3.2
WellsI 22.35 +.01 +4.9
WellsIAdm 54.14 +.02 +4.9
Welltn 30.70 +.11 +0.1
WelltnAdm 53.03 +.20 +0.2
WndsIIAdm 44.07 +.33 -2.2
Wndsr 12.53 +.10 -6.6
WndsrAdml 42.28 +.35 -6.6
WndsrII 24.83 +.18 -2.3
Yacktman
Yacktman d 17.26 +.08 +4.4
YTD
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YTD
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Name NAV Chg %Rtn
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Name NAV Chg %Rtn
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Name NAV Chg %Rtn
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Combined Stocks
ABB Ltd 21.27 +.44 -5.3
AEP Ind 27.19 +1.20 +4.8
AES Corp 10.86 +.21 -10.8
AFLAC 37.72 +.80 -33.2
AGL Res 41.42 +.25 +15.5
AK Steel 8.99 -.25 -45.1
AMR 3.62 +.06 -53.5
ASM Intl 26.52 +.31 -24.3
AT&T Inc 28.48 -1.14 -3.1
AbtLab 52.51 +.77 +9.6
AcadiaRlt 21.08 -.23 +15.6
Accenture 53.59 -.44 +10.5
AcmePkt 47.09 -1.54 -11.4
ActionSemi 1.95 +.05 -9.3
ActivsBliz 11.85 +.03 -4.7
AdamsEx 10.10 +.04 -6.0
AdobeSy 25.24 +.05 -18.0
AMD 6.83 -.01 -16.5
Adventrx 1.15 +.11 -55.9
Aeropostl 11.18 -.31 -54.6
Aetna 40.03 +.09 +31.2
Agilent 36.87 +.25 -11.0
AkamaiT 21.94 -.03 -53.4
AlcatelLuc 3.66 +.02 +23.6
Alcoa 12.80 +.44 -16.8
AlignTech 19.10 +.25 -2.3
Allergan 81.81 +1.03 +19.1
AlliBInco 7.98 -.04 +.6
AlliantEgy 40.57 +.18 +10.3
Allstate 26.23 +.19 -17.7
AlphaNRs 33.07 -.95 -44.9
AlteraCp lf 36.39 -1.23 +2.3
Altria 27.19 +.17 +10.4
AmBev s 35.64 +.94 +14.9
Amazon 215.23 +4.31 +19.6
Ameren 30.26 +.45 +7.3
AMovilL s 25.56 +1.32 -10.8
AMovilA s 25.32 +1.17 -11.4
AmAxle 9.35 +.19 -27.3
ACapAgy 28.51 -.23 -.8
AmCapLtd 8.71 +.02 +15.2
AEagleOut 11.07 +.20 -24.3
AEP 38.63 +.18 +7.4
AmExp 49.71 +1.05 +15.8
AmIntlGrp 25.33 +.43 -47.5
AmSupr 6.87 -.39 -76.0
AmTower 53.86 +.66 +4.3
AmWtrWks 29.78 +.22 +17.8
Ameriprise 45.70 +.74 -20.6
Ametek s 39.08 +.06 -.4
Amgen 55.41 +.17 +.9
AmkorT lf 4.35 +.07 -41.3
Anadarko 73.75 +1.10 -3.2
AnalogDev 33.02 -.10 -12.3
Annaly 18.13 +.08 +1.2
Apache 103.07 +.38 -13.6
Apple Inc 384.83 -5.16 +19.3
ApldMatl 11.32 -.10 -19.4
Arbitron 37.55 +.46 -9.6
ArcelorMit 21.97 +.59 -42.4
ArchCoal 20.31 +.14 -42.1
AriadP 9.83 -.10 +92.7
ArmHld 27.58 +.80 +32.9
ArmourRsd 7.49 +.03 -4.1
ArubaNet 21.33 -.19 +2.2
AstraZen 47.42 +.64 +2.7
Atmel 9.11 -.04 -26.1
ATMOS 33.54 +.13 +7.5
Autodesk 28.20 +.50 -26.2
AutoData 50.03 +.18 +8.1
AveryD 29.11 +.05 -31.2
Avon 22.56 +.28 -22.4
BB&T Cp 22.29 +.58 -15.2
BHP BillLt 85.17 +1.09 -8.3
BJs Whls 50.82 +.11 +6.1
BP PLC 39.39 ... -10.8
BP Pru 111.20 -.32 -12.1
Baidu 145.78 -2.57 +51.0
BakrHu 61.11 +1.59 +6.9
BallardPw 1.39 ... -7.3
BallyTech 31.38 -.53 -25.6
BcoBrades 17.85 +.42 -12.0
BcoSantSA 9.28 +.41 -12.9
BcoSBrasil 9.62 +.11 -29.3
BkHawaii 41.57 +.70 -11.9
BkAtl A h .78 -.02 -32.2
Barclay 11.17 +.35 -32.4
Bar iPVix rs 38.96 +.06 +3.6
BarnesNob 13.34 +.21 -5.7
BarrickG 50.75 -.10 -4.6
Baxter 55.98 +.55 +10.6
BeazerHm 2.11 -.08 -60.9
BerkHa A 109769 +1054 -8.9
BerkH B 73.00 +.74 -8.9
BestBuy 25.59 +.36 -25.4
BigLots 33.90 +.27 +11.3
BioRadA 100.34 +.44 -3.4
BioSante 2.62 -.06 +59.8
Blackstone 13.71 +.33 -3.1
BlockHR 15.12 +.05 +27.0
Boeing 66.86 +.83 +2.5
Boise Inc 6.21 +.01 -21.7
BostonSci 6.78 +.14 -10.4
BrMySq 29.75 +.63 +12.3
Broadcom 35.65 +.40 -18.1
BrcdeCm 3.87 ... -26.8
BrkfldOfPr 16.78 +.22 -4.3
Buckeye 62.98 +.74 -5.8
CA Inc 20.99 +.18 -14.1
CB REllis 15.16 +.51 -26.0
CBS B 25.05 +.01 +31.5
CF Inds 182.75 -7.03 +35.2
CH Engy 56.19 -.47 +14.9
CMS Eng 19.70 +.22 +5.9
CNO Fincl 6.43 +.02 -5.2
CSS Inds 17.75 -.14 -13.9
CSX s 21.94 +.05 +1.9
CalaStrTR 8.76 +.01 -5.4
Calpine 14.73 +.56 +10.4
Cameron 51.96 +.07 +2.4
CampSp 31.87 +.17 -8.3
CdnNRs gs 37.67 +.52 -15.2
CapOne 46.05 +.68 +8.2
CapitlSrce 6.35 +.06 -10.6
CapsteadM 13.31 +.03 +5.7
CarMax 28.11 +.33 -11.8
Carnival 33.03 +.35 -28.4
Caterpillar 91.00 +1.17 -2.8
CedarF 20.10 +1.18 +32.6
CelSci .40 -.00 -51.6
Celanese 47.01 +.97 +14.2
Celgene 59.47 -.06 +.6
CellTher rsh 1.18 +.04 -46.1
Cemex 5.37 +.12 -47.9
CenterPnt 20.01 +.13 +27.3
CVtPS 34.82 -.07 +59.3
CntryLink 36.15 +.79 -21.7
Cephln 80.65 +.14 +30.7
ChrmSh 3.17 +.08 -10.7
Checkpnt 15.23 -.36 -25.9
Cheesecake27.45 -.22 -10.5
ChesEng 32.39 -.04 +25.0
Chevron 98.84 +.44 +8.3
Chicos 13.92 +.05 +15.7
Chimera 3.03 -.06 -26.3
ChurchD s 43.54 -.09 +26.2
CIBER 3.28 -.16 -29.9
CienaCorp 12.24 -.38 -41.9
Cisco 15.67 +.04 -22.5
Citigrp rs 31.05 +.11 -34.4
CitrixSys 60.43 +2.12 -11.7
Clearwire 3.21 +.33 -37.7
CliffsNRs 82.85 +.79 +6.2
Clorox 69.70 -.82 +10.1
Coach 56.22 +.51 +1.6
CocaCE 27.62 +.37 +10.3
CognizTech 63.45 +.65 -13.4
ColgPal 89.97 -.67 +11.9
CollctvBrd 13.49 +.15 -36.1
Comc spcl 21.15 +.14 +2.1
Comerica 25.59 +.50 -39.4
CmtyHlt 20.36 -.85 -45.5
ConAgra 24.42 -.13 +8.1
ConnWtrSv 26.56 -.56 -4.7
ConocPhil 68.07 +.23 0.0
ConsolEngy45.66 +.18 -6.3
ConEd 56.21 -.11 +13.4
ConsolWtr 8.15 -.29 -11.1
CooperTire 12.13 +.07 -48.6
CoreLogic 11.42 +.07 -38.3
CorinthC 2.20 -.07 -57.8
CornPdts 46.76 -.38 +1.7
Corning 15.03 +.19 -22.2
Covidien 52.18 +.10 +14.3
CSVS2xVxS49.80 +.14 -23.1
CSVelIVSt s 7.87 -.03 -34.2
Cree Inc 32.43 +.75 -50.8
Crocs 27.39 -.89 +60.0
CrwnCstle 43.43 +1.12 -.9
CrownHold 35.47 +.06 +6.3
Cummins 92.92 +1.94 -15.5
CybrOpt 8.69 +.15 +1.8
CypSemi 15.84 -.33 -14.7
DNP Selct 9.90 +.10 +8.3
DR Horton 10.52 -.08 -11.8
DTE 50.56 +.40 +11.6
DanaHldg 12.75 ... -25.9
Danaher 45.81 +.76 -2.9
Darden 48.10 -.27 +3.6
DeanFds 8.64 +.20 -2.3
Deere 80.82 +.71 -2.7
Dell Inc 14.87 +.01 +9.7
DeltaAir 7.53 -.08 -40.2
DenburyR 15.95 +.06 -16.4
Dndreon 12.28 +.18 -64.8
DeutschBk 40.47 +.78 -22.2
DBGoldDS 4.34 +.10 -45.6
DevelDiv 12.38 +.17 -12.1
DevonE 67.83 +.66 -13.6
Diageo 80.26 +1.82 +8.0
Diebold 28.64 +.18 -10.6
DirecTV A 43.97 +.19 +10.1
DrSCBr rs 40.31 +.22 -13.9
DirFnBr rs 51.29 -1.73 +8.6
DirLCBr rs 38.49 -.65 -12.2
DrxEMBull 24.88 +1.42 -39.8
DrxEnBear 16.13 -.32 -28.5
DirEMBear 20.12 -1.31 -.8
DrxFnBull 15.61 +.48 -43.9
DirxSCBull 48.91 -.34 -32.5
DirxLCBull 59.93 +1.06 -16.2
DirxEnBull 49.72 +.88 -14.9
Discover 25.16 +.24 +35.8
DishNetwk 24.86 +1.52 +26.4
Disney 34.06 +.48 -9.2
DollarGen 36.60 +.84 +19.3
DomRescs 48.74 -.01 +14.1
DonlleyRR 15.25 +.49 -12.7
Dover 57.52 +.28 -1.6
DowChm 28.45 +.19 -16.7
DryShips 2.95 -.22 -46.3
DuPont 48.27 +.05 -3.2
DukeEngy 18.91 +.14 +6.2
Dycom 18.23 -.45 +23.6
Dynegy 4.40 +.37 -21.7
ECDang n 7.87 -.19 -70.9
E-Trade 12.36 +.85 -22.8
eBay 30.87 -.08 +10.9
EMC Cp 22.59 +.60 -1.4
ENI 40.27 +1.04 -7.9
Eastgrp 40.41 +.72 -4.5
EKodak 3.18 -.22 -40.7
Eaton s 42.95 +.20 -15.4
Ecolab 53.60 +.78 +6.3
ElPasoCp 19.14 +.16 +39.1
ElPasoEl 34.59 -.25 +25.6
EldorGld g 19.86 +.12 +6.9
ElectArts 22.58 +.02 +37.9
EmersonEl 46.55 +.09 -18.6
EnbrEPt s 28.50 +.38 -8.6
EnCana g 25.41 +.52 -12.7
Energen 49.10 +.74 +1.7
Energizer 75.48 -.46 +3.5
EngyConv .75 -.01 -83.7
EngyTsfr 45.06 +.35 -13.0
Entergy 65.21 +.62 -7.9
EntPrPt 42.15 +.31 +1.3
EnzoBio 2.92 -.11 -44.7
EricsnTel 11.20 +.21 -2.9
ExcoRes 13.38 -.28 -31.1
Exelon 43.12 +.28 +3.6
Expedia 30.31 +.32 +20.8
ExpScripts 46.94 +.13 -13.2
ExxonMbl 74.02 +.11 +1.2
F5 Netwks 81.57 +2.24 -37.3
FamilyDlr 53.39 +2.33 +7.4
Fastenal s 33.47 -.02 +11.7
FedExCp 78.72 -.11 -15.4
FelCor 3.43 +.27 -51.3
FifthThird 10.62 +.16 -27.7
Finisar 18.46 -.29 -37.8
FstHorizon 7.04 +.05 -40.2
FstNiagara 10.76 +.21 -23.0
FirstEngy 44.25 +.40 +19.5
Flextrn 5.75 -.01 -26.8
Fonar 1.87 -.01 +43.8
FootLockr 20.87 -.17 +6.4
FordM 11.12 +.25 -33.8
FortuneBr 57.12 +.53 -5.2
Fossil Inc 96.61 -4.57 +37.1
FMCG s 47.11 +.50 -21.5
FDelMnt 24.14 +.06 -3.2
FrontierCm 7.49 +.01 -23.0
Frontline 7.79 +.10 -69.3
FuelCell 1.18 -.02 -48.9
FultonFncl 9.17 +.16 -11.3
GabDvInc 15.13 ... -1.5
GabelliET 5.42 +.06 -4.4
Gafisa SA 9.42 -.03 -35.2
GameStop 23.93 +.57 +4.6
Gannett 11.55 -.07 -23.5
Gap 16.52 -.20 -25.0
GenElec 16.31 +.19 -10.8
GenGrPr n 13.64 +.04 -11.9
GenMarit .41 +.02 -87.4
GenMills 37.91 +.25 +6.5
GenMot n 24.03 +.45 -34.8
GenOn En 3.04 +.05 -20.2
Gentex 25.95 -.26 -12.2
Genworth 6.93 +.02 -47.3
Gerdau 8.63 -.01 -38.3
GileadSci 39.88 -.22 +10.1
GlaxoSKln 42.83 +.64 +9.2
GlimchRt 8.51 +.06 +1.3
GoldFLtd 16.57 +.16 -8.6
Goldcrp g 51.92 -.39 +12.9
GoldStr g 2.45 +.01 -46.6
GoldmanS 116.22 +1.04 -30.9
Goodyear 12.46 +.03 +5.1
Gramrcy lf 2.85 +.03 +23.4
GrtBasG g 2.24 +.06 -24.3
GreenMtC 104.74 +1.83+218.7
Greif A 55.86 +.93 -9.8
GpoTMM 1.73 ... -30.8
HCP Inc 37.28 +.38 +1.3
HSBC 43.56 +.74 -14.7
Hallibrtn 44.37 +.94 +8.7
HanJS 15.12 +.18 +.1
HansenNat 85.32 -4.26 +63.2
HarleyD 38.66 +1.06 +11.5
HarrisCorp 40.35 +.37 -10.9
Harsco 22.86 +.15 -19.3
HartfdFn 19.14 -.12 -27.7
HawaiiEl 24.02 -.01 +5.4
HltCrREIT 50.96 +.29 +7.0
HltMgmt 8.22 +.22 -13.8
Heckmann 5.79 -.11 +15.1
HeclaM 7.67 -.12 -31.9
HercOffsh 4.22 +.16 +21.3
Hersha 3.71 -.03 -43.8
Hertz 11.20 +.23 -22.7
Hess 59.34 +1.12 -22.5
HewlettP 26.03 -.02 -38.2
HomeDp 33.38 -.19 -4.8
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Hospira 46.20 +.24 -17.0
HostHotls 11.83 +.24 -33.8
HudsCity 6.21 +.03 -51.3
HumGen 12.88 -.53 -46.1
HuntBnk 5.02 +.09 -26.9
Huntsmn 13.11 -.15 -16.0
Hydrognc 6.31 +.17 +67.9
ING 8.71 +.32 -11.0
INGPrRTr 5.20 +.11 -8.6
iShGold 17.82 -.14 +28.2
iSAstla 24.34 +.22 -4.3
iShBraz 65.50 +1.36 -15.4
iSCan 29.89 +.34 -3.6
iShGer 20.92 +.24 -12.6
iSh HK 17.65 +.28 -6.7
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iShREst 57.22 +.61 +2.3
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ITW 46.54 +.12 -12.8
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IngerRd 33.51 +.59 -28.8
InglesMkts 15.33 -.01 -20.2
Intel 20.13 -.11 -4.3
IBM 171.91 -.60 +17.1
IntlGame 15.26 -.33 -13.7
IntPap 27.15 +.26 -.3
Interpublic 8.63 -.04 -18.7
Intersil 11.23 +.10 -26.5
Intuit 49.33 +.60 +.1
Invesco 18.30 +.36 -23.9
InvMtgCap 17.64 +.04 -19.2
ItauUnibH 18.16 +.35 -24.0
JAlexandr 6.60 -.11 +25.7
J&J Snack 50.61 -.56 +4.9
JA Solar 3.66 -.01 -47.1
JDS Uniph 12.97 -.47 -10.4
JPMorgCh 37.56 +.50 -11.5
Jabil 16.85 +.26 -16.1
JanusCap 7.30 -.09 -43.7
JpnSmCap 7.73 +.13 -13.8
JohnJn 65.80 +.03 +6.4
JohnsnCtl 31.88 +.49 -16.5
JoyGlbl 83.45 +1.09 -3.8
JnprNtwk 20.93 -.90 -43.3
KB Home 6.59 -.15 -51.1
KLA Tnc 36.68 +.04 -5.1
Kaydon 33.62 -.06 -17.4
Kellogg 54.32 +.47 +6.3
Keycorp 6.64 +.07 -25.0
KimbClk 69.16 +.64 +9.7
Kimco 17.70 +.40 -1.9
KindME 70.16 +.64 -.1
Kinross g 17.29 -.21 -8.8
KodiakO g 6.00 -.12 -9.1
Kohls 46.34 -.29 -14.7
KrispKrm 9.09 -.18 +30.2
Kroger 23.56 +.50 +5.4
Kulicke 8.70 -.31 +20.8
LDK Solar 5.71 -.28 -43.6
LSI Corp 6.81 -.02 +13.7
LTXCrd rs 5.69 -.92 -23.1
LamResrch 37.16 -.58 -28.2
LancastrC 60.62 -.08 +6.0
LVSands 46.57 -.43 +1.3
LennarA 14.70 +.04 -21.6
LeucNatl 29.63 +.16 +1.5
Level3 1.80 -.04 +83.7
LexRltyTr 7.38 +.02 -7.2
LibGlobA 40.39 +1.14 +14.2
LibtyMIntA 15.82 -.03 +.3
LillyEli 37.51 +.34 +7.0
LimelghtN 2.51 -.11 -56.8
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LincNat 20.75 +.19 -25.4
LinearTch 28.63 +.30 -17.2
LizClaib 5.22 +.04 -27.1
LloydBkg 2.18 +.10 -47.0
LockhdM 74.19 +.09 +6.1
Lowes 19.93 -.10 -20.5
lululemn gs 54.73 -1.34 +60.0
LyonBas A 34.65 +.59 +.7
MEMC 6.98 -.15 -38.0
MF Global 5.49 +.08 -34.3
MFA Fncl 7.49 -.03 -8.2
MMT 6.68 +.03 -3.2
MGIC 2.60 -.20 -74.5
MGM Rsts 11.07 -.09 -25.5
Macys 25.95 -.30 +2.6
MagHRes 4.49 -.20 -37.6
Manitowoc 11.11 +.06 -15.3
Manulife g 13.71 +.20 -20.2
MarathnO s 26.92 +.42 +19.8
MktVGold 62.80 -.20 +2.2
MktVRus 33.40 +.60 -11.9
MarIntA 29.28 +.21 -29.5
MarshM 29.72 +.20 +8.7
MarvellT 13.15 -.07 -29.1
Masco 8.87 -.01 -29.9
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The jewelry chain paid more for dia-
monds, gold and silver in the most
recent quarter, deepening losses
even though sales improved.
Investor Carl Icahn will sell his en-
tire stake for $7 per share, ending a
long battle for control of the movie
and TV studio.
The liquor companys first-quarter
profit rose on strong sales of its
flagship Jack Daniels lineup and
overseas sales.
It was a quiet end to a wild month for financial
markets. Stocks edged higher Wednesday on a
report that factory orders surged in July. The Dow
rose 0.5 percent, eking out a small gain for the
year. The S&P 500 index rose 0.5 percent. The
Nasdaq composite rose 0.1 percent. The Dow's
four-day winning streak ended a tumultuous Au-
gust that had the most 400-point swings in the his-
tory of the index. The yield on the 10-year Trea-
sury note was up slightly.
60
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$80
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$54.25 $77.25
Vol.:
Mkt. Cap:
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$6.34 b
52-week range
PE:
Yield:
18.4
1.8%
5
6
7
$8
J A J
Lions Gate LGF
Close: $6.96 -0.56 or -7.4%
$5.69 $7.84
Vol.:
Mkt. Cap:
2.5m (4.8x avg.)
$954.7 m
52-week range
PE:
Yield:
36.6
...
2
4
6
$8
J A J
Zale Corp. ZLC
Close: $4.08 -0.67 or -14.1%
$1.56 $6.90
Vol.:
Mkt. Cap:
2.2m (2.6x avg.)
$131.2 m
52-week range
PE:
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23.79 19.28 AquaAm WTR .66 22.08 -.14 -1.8
38.02 26.00 ArchDan ADM .64 28.48 -.25 -5.3
310.00 209.53 AutoZone AZO ... 307.00 -1.53 +12.6
15.31 6.01 BkofAm BAC .04 8.17 +.06 -38.8
32.50 18.77 BkNYMel BK .52 20.67 -.15 -31.6
17.49 5.59 BonTon BONT .20 7.01 -.30 -44.6
52.95 31.50 CIGNA CI .04 46.74 +.04 +27.5
39.50 26.84 CVS Care CVS .50 35.91 +.15 +3.3
70.28 55.00 CocaCola KO 1.88 70.45 +.59 +7.1
27.16 16.85 Comcast CMCSA .45 21.51 +.19 -1.6
28.95 21.75 CmtyBkSy CBU .96 25.03 +.51 -9.9
42.50 17.60 CmtyHlt CYH ... 20.36 -.85 -45.5
38.69 25.61 CoreMark CORE ... 35.52 -.11 -.2
13.63 4.91 Entercom ETM ... 6.11 -.23 -47.2
21.02 7.72 FairchldS FCS ... 13.26 -.13 -15.1
9.84 6.29 FrontierCm FTR .75 7.49 +.01 -23.0
18.71 13.09 Genpact G .18 16.57 -.15 +9.0
13.74 7.28 HarteHnk HHS .32 7.95 -.15 -37.7
55.00 45.52 Heinz HNZ 1.92 52.64 +.23 +6.4
59.45 45.31 Hershey HSY 1.38 58.65 +.50 +24.4
36.30 29.61 Kraft KFT 1.16 35.02 +.31 +11.1
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91.22 72.14 McDnlds MCD 2.44 90.41 -.37 +17.8
24.98 18.00 NBT Bcp NBTB .80 20.32 +.10 -15.9
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65.19 42.70 PNC PNC 1.40 50.14 +.88 -17.4
28.73 24.10 PPL Corp PPL 1.40 28.88 +.46 +9.7
17.72 12.51 PennMill PMIC ... 16.50 ... +24.7
17.34 9.26 PenRE PEI .60 10.31 +.04 -29.0
71.89 60.10 PepsiCo PEP 2.06 64.43 +.43 -1.4
72.74 51.02 PhilipMor PM 2.56 69.32 -.80 +18.4
67.72 57.56 ProctGam PG 2.10 63.68 +.18 -1.0
67.52 45.34 Prudentl PRU 1.15 50.21 +.88 -14.5
17.11 10.92 SLM Cp SLM .40 13.73 +.24 +9.1
60.00 32.41 SLM pfB SLMpB 4.63 43.80 -.21 0.0
44.65 22.41 SoUnCo SUG .60 41.88 -.31 +74.0
12.45 6.40 Supvalu SVU .35 7.97 +.25 -17.2
56.78 39.56 TJX TJX .76 54.62 -.47 +23.0
33.53 25.81 UGI Corp UGI 1.04 29.76 +.37 -5.8
38.95 29.21 VerizonCm VZ 1.95 36.17 -.14 +1.1
57.90 48.31 WalMart WMT 1.46 53.19 +.37 -1.4
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34.25 22.58 WellsFargo WFC .48 26.10 +.70 -15.8
USD per British Pound 1.6244 -.0068 -.42% 1.6267 1.5335
Canadian Dollar .9795 +.0013 +.13% .9714 1.0672
USD per Euro 1.4380 -.0067 -.47% 1.3800 1.2665
Japanese Yen 76.60 -.12 -.16% 81.77 84.07
Mexican Peso 12.3279 -.1757 -1.43% 12.1029 13.2500
CURRENCY CLOSE PVS. %CH. 6MO. 1YR.
Copper 4.19 4.12 +1.55 -6.50 +20.72
Gold 1828.50 1826.70 +0.10 +29.75 +46.71
Platinum 1856.20 1853.10 +0.17 +2.60 +20.87
Silver 41.70 41.40 +0.73 +23.36 +115.40
Palladium 788.10 777.05 +1.42 -1.20 +52.04
METALS CLOSE PVS. %CH. 6MO. 1YR.
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W E A T H E R
ALMANAC
REGIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL FORECAST
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Forecasts, graphs
and data 2011
Weather Central, LP
Yesterday 78/54
Average 77/57
Record High 95 in 1953
Record Low 41 in 1934
Yesterday 1
Month to date 157
Year to date 684
Last year to date 812
Normal year to date 550
*Index of fuel consumption, how far the days
mean temperature was above 65 degrees.
Precipitation
Yesterday 0.00
Month to date 8.03
Normal month to date 3.10
Year to date 38.70
Normal year to date 25.01
Susquehanna Stage Chg. Fld. Stg
Wilkes-Barre 8.55 -3.66 22.0
Towanda 4.87 -1.16 21.0
Lehigh
Bethlehem 2.86 0.54 16.0
Delaware
Port Jervis 6.99 -1.98 18.0
Todays high/
Tonights low
TODAYS SUMMARY
Highs: 78-82. Lows: 56-61. Partly to most-
ly cloudy. Partly cloudy tonight.
The Poconos
Highs: 78-82. Lows: 62-66. Partly to most-
ly sunny. Partly cloudy tonight.
The Jersey Shore
Highs: 80-82. Lows: 61-70. Chance of
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Isolated showers tonight.
The Finger Lakes
Highs: 84-85. Lows: 62-63. Becoming
partly cloudy. Partly cloudy tonight.
Brandywine Valley
Highs: 79-83. Lows: 61-67. Mostly sunny.
Partly cloudy tonight.
Delmarva/Ocean City
Anchorage 54/51/.52 59/47/sh 58/46/sh
Atlanta 90/72/.00 90/68/pc 91/69/s
Baltimore 82/56/.00 84/65/pc 83/67/pc
Boston 81/64/.00 76/59/pc 74/63/pc
Buffalo 82/59/.00 81/70/t 86/72/pc
Charlotte 88/65/.00 89/64/pc 90/68/pc
Chicago 86/65/.01 95/78/s 97/73/t
Cleveland 83/63/.00 85/72/t 90/71/pc
Dallas 103/85/.00 101/82/s 100/83/pc
Denver 95/64/.00 91/65/pc 86/64/pc
Detroit 80/65/.00 84/71/s 89/73/pc
Honolulu 88/75/.00 89/75/s 89/74/s
Houston 100/75/.00 97/79/pc 93/77/t
Indianapolis 94/66/.12 95/73/pc 97/73/pc
Las Vegas 102/85/.00 101/80/s 103/82/s
Los Angeles 70/60/.00 74/62/s 74/64/s
Miami 90/75/.07 89/78/t 89/76/t
Milwaukee 85/66/.00 91/76/s 90/68/t
Minneapolis 84/64/.00 94/71/pc 76/58/pc
Myrtle Beach 84/66/.00 84/66/s 85/67/s
Nashville 95/66/.00 96/72/pc 95/72/pc
New Orleans 95/77/.00 91/80/t 91/77/t
Norfolk 78/65/.00 81/65/s 83/67/s
Oklahoma City 105/77/.00 103/77/s 100/73/s
Omaha 90/69/.00 98/75/s 84/63/pc
Orlando 88/73/.00 90/74/t 91/73/t
Phoenix 111/91/.00 113/89/pc 112/88/pc
Pittsburgh 85/59/.00 86/66/t 89/68/pc
Portland, Ore. 68/57/.00 73/57/pc 72/53/s
St. Louis 102/76/.00 99/76/pc 98/74/pc
Salt Lake City 93/70/.00 83/55/s 82/58/s
San Antonio 99/78/.00 97/77/s 97/78/pc
San Diego 72/65/.00 74/65/s 74/66/s
San Francisco 68/54/.00 74/58/s 75/59/s
Seattle 67/53/.00 70/54/pc 71/52/s
Tampa 87/77/.00 89/74/t 90/75/t
Tucson 107/83/.00 103/76/pc 103/77/pc
Washington, DC 83/64/.00 84/66/pc 85/68/pc
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Amsterdam 63/50/.00 66/49/pc 71/53/pc
Baghdad 109/81/.00 105/77/s 104/77/s
Beijing 75/68/.00 84/66/pc 86/65/s
Berlin 66/48/.00 68/54/pc 68/52/s
Buenos Aires 57/37/.00 65/45/s 69/50/s
Dublin 59/45/.00 66/53/pc 63/54/sh
Frankfurt 70/50/.00 72/51/pc 75/55/pc
Hong Kong 86/84/.00 91/82/t 93/82/t
Jerusalem 82/66/.00 86/66/s 86/65/s
London 64/55/.00 69/55/pc 74/56/pc
Mexico City 72/57/.00 72/57/t 73/58/t
Montreal 73/57/.00 78/62/pc 81/66/pc
Moscow 75/54/.00 70/55/t 65/49/sh
Paris 70/48/.00 78/61/sh 80/60/sh
Rio de Janeiro 82/64/.00 73/59/s 70/58/s
Riyadh 106/77/.00 106/76/s 107/78/s
Rome 84/64/.00 86/67/pc 89/69/pc
San Juan 89/76/.00 89/77/pc 89/78/t
Tokyo 84/72/.00 83/75/t 82/76/t
Warsaw 66/48/.00 65/53/sh 64/51/sh
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
WORLD CITIES
River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday.
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sn-snow, sf-snowurries, i-ice.
Philadelphia
85/64
Reading
84/61
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
81/61
82/61
Harrisburg
83/61
Atlantic City
80/64
New York City
83/65
Syracuse
81/63
Pottsville
82/59
Albany
83/60
Binghamton
Towanda
80/61
80/60
State College
82/61
Poughkeepsie
83/58
101/82
95/78
91/65
99/72
94/71
74/62
71/58
99/75
71/48
70/54
83/65
84/71
90/68
89/78
97/79
89/75
55/46
59/47
84/66
Sun and Moon
Sunrise Sunset
Today 6:30a 7:37p
Tomorrow 6:31a 7:35p
Moonrise Moonset
Today 10:51a 9:22p
Tomorrow 12:05p 10:04p
First Full Last New
Sept. 4 Sept. 12 Sept. 20 Sept. 27
I am amazed at
how much rain
we had here last
month and espe-
cially with how
much fell from
Allentown down
to Philadelphia.
In the Lehigh
Valley, 13.47 inch-
es was measured
breaking the
record for
August. In Philly,
19.3 inches fell,
setting a new
mark for any
month on
record. Our long-
range outlook
for September
this year is to
have near nor-
mal rainfall. In
fact, the outlook
for the next
three months is
showing normal.
But, of course,
there still could
be short spells
of rainy weather
like what I see
here for early
next week and
later in the week
when a storm
may approach
from the Gulf
Coast.
- Tom Clark
NATIONAL FORECAST: A warm front will trigger scattered showers and thunderstorms from the east-
ern Great Lakes into portions of the Ohio Valley and the Appalachians today. A few of these storms
could be strong to severe. An area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico will also produce showers
and thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast into the Florida Peninsula.
Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl Airport
Temperatures
Cooling Degree Days*
Precipitation
TODAY
Partly sunny,
a shower
FRIDAY
Partly
sunny
80
60
SUNDAY
Showers
likely, a
storm
80
65
MONDAY
Rain
possible
early
75
63
TUESDAY
Partly
sunny,
cooler
70
55
WEDNESDAY
Rain
possible
65
55
SATURDAY
Very
warm, a
shower
84
65
79
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CHICAGOAt 36, KristyLitz
has watched most of her girl-
friends marry and alight to the
suburbs to start families.
But marriage is nowhere on
Litzs agenda. She wants chil-
dren, and ideally a partner, but
she has seen enough people di-
vorce that she doesnt see the
point of walking down the aisle.
With a growing menu of social-
ly acceptable living, mating and
child-rearing arrangements to
choose from, Litz is among the
young adults wondering: Why
marry at all?
Marriage doesnt seem to
make life better, said Litz, who
works inoperations management
andenjoys beingable tovacation,
watch TVand go out with friends
whenever she pleases. Im not
saying love isnt worth it, but I
havent met anyone worth giving
up my current life for.
Over the past 50 years, mar-
riage has slid from an economic
and sexual necessity for women
to an optional milestone, thanks
tobirthcontrol andwomeninthe
workplace, plus, for both men
and women, the waning stigma
of singledom later in life.
Married couples now repre-
sent less than half of American
households, according to 2010
census data, down from 78 per-
cent in 1950. A Pew Research
Center survey publishedlast year
found that 52 percent of Ameri-
cans were married in 2008, down
from 72 percent in 1960, while
the percentage of never-married
Americans climbed to 27 percent
from 15 percent. Meantime, the
number of unmarried cohabiting
couples has grown tenfold, the
census shows.
The data dont necessarily
mean fewer people will marry
over the course of their lives;
rather, it reflects that people are
marrying later and often living
together first, said Judith Stacey,
a sociologist at NewYork Univer-
sity and author of this years Un-
hitched (NYU Press). The aver-
age age of first marriage has
climbed astonishingly fast, Sta-
cey said, from20 in1960 to 28 to-
day.
But there has undeniably been
a cultural shift.
I think were at a crucial point
where marriage is going frombe-
ing the expected, traditional, as-
sumed way of living to one thats
very much in question, said Bel-
la DePaulo, visiting professor of
psychology at the University of
California Santa Barbara and au-
thor of several books about
choosing singlehood, including
this years Singlism (Double-
Door).
The Pew survey found that 39
percent of Americans think mar-
riage is becoming obsolete. But
as the fight for same-sex mar-
riage shows, it remains highly
valued, and most young people
aspire to marry even as they con-
done alternative family structur-
es.
In interviews with 120 young
adults for her 2009 book The
Unfinished Revolution: How a
By ALEXIA ELEJALDE-RUIZ
Chicago Tribune
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See MARRIAGE, Page 2C
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EW YORK The fashion flock seems to have developed a fancy for
feathers: Theyredecoratingcocktail dressesandbohemianjewelryand
beingbraidedintohair.
Theyre statements of femininity and luxury without being too frilly, ex-
perts say.
I thinkfeathersaretheultimateinflirtatiousness,designerPeterSomsays.
Theres a senseof movement, andfeathers takecolor reallywell.
Guess that means theskyis thelimit.
Somlikestoseeaknee-lengthfeatheredskirtpairedwithasimplewhitemen-
swear-styleshirt oracamisole. Showsomeleg,headvises, andwearastrong
shoe.
NaeemKhan, whohas twicedressedMichelleObama for black-tiestatedin-
ners, said in a phone interview with The Associated Press that he favors the
cloudeffect youll get fromostrichfeathers ona grand-entrancegown.
Astiffer feather perhaps a rooster feather canadda bit of a rock-n-roll
texture to a skirt or vest, Khan adds, and other feathers can be used on outer-
By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL AP Fashion Writer
AP PHOTOS
The fashion flock
seems to have devel-
oped a taste for feath-
ers decorating cock-
tail dresses, using
them for bohemian
jewelry and even braid-
ing them into hair.
Shown are dresses
from Naeem Khan and
Pamella Rolands Fall
2011 collections.
See FEATHERS, Page 2C
Feathers have become sucha bigpart
of fashion that Susan Brennan cant
seemtoescape them.
Iveputsomanyfeatherpiecesinhair
that I see theminmy sleep, the master
stylist at SapphireSaloninPittstonsaid.
Sapphire has been offering feather
hair extensions for the past six months.
Owner AngieMorgansaidthesaloncan
barely keep up with the demand. An or-
der of 500 easily canbe usedupinthree
to four days between the Pittston and
Moosic Sapphire locations.
pends onwear andtear andthe care the
wearer takes.
Typically they last for up to eight
weeks, Morgan said. It depends on
howcareful thepersoniswhenbrushing
their hair, if they find themselves swim-
minga lot.
Sapphirealsooffersclip-inextensions
forthosewholiketochangetheaccesso-
ry withthe outfit they wear.
These temporary adornments are
perfect for formal occasions.
Wereseeingfeathers eventoaglam-
Weve done them on everyone from
the ages of 5 to 55, Morgan said. Peo-
pleget themdoneforahighlightingpur-
pose or just for fun.
Sapphirecarriessyntheticandrooster
feathers. Synthetic feathers come in
bright colors, while rooster feathers
have a natural look.
The rooster feathers canbe hit witha
flat iron, curling iron and blow dryer.
Whilethesamecanbesaidfor synthetic
feathers, Morganwarnsthattheheatset-
ting must be monitored or the feathers
will singe.
The longevity of the extension de-
By SARA POKORNY
spokorny@timesleader.com
See STYLISTS, Page 2C
Local stylists and stylistas embrace the demand for feathers
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
Sapphire Salon feather extensions
come in all colors and sizes, from
synthetic to rooster.
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Family, Work and Gender in
America (Oxford), New York
University sociologist Kathleen
Gerson found that the over-
whelming majority plan to mar-
ry, but theyre not ina hurry, and
if they cant meet the high stan-
dards they have for themselves
or their partner, theyre OKstay-
ing unwed.
Both young men and women
want marriage to entail lasting
commitment, independence
and flexible gender norms of
howspouses are supposedto be-
have, Gerson said. Theyre wary
of divorce but wouldnt stay in a
bad relationship. Half of the
young adults she interviewed
whose parents stayed together
said they may have been better
off if their parents had divorced.
Ironically, Gerson said, as
marriage becomes less some-
thing that everyone has to do,
its become more symbolically
valued, as the primary reason to
do it is love.
Of course, another big drawof
marriage is the legal benefits.
Thats the only reason Katia
Garrett and Don Salzman mar-
ried after 21 years of unwedded
bliss, during which time theyd
bought a house together and
had two kids.
Garrett, 51, a lawyer in Wash-
ington, D.C., for years opposed
marriage because she believedit
locked people into husband and
wife roles hes the breadwin-
ner, she maintains the house
that she wanted no part of. By
staying unmarried, Garrett felt,
she and Salzman could more
consciously negotiate how they
wanted their relationship to
function without bending to as-
sumptions.
Once they had kids, the pro-
tections legal marriage affords,
such as Social Security benefits
if someone dies and hospital vis-
its if someone gets sick, became
more important. But aside from
those protections, a great party
and having a wedding anniver-
sary (which Garrett can never
remember), marriage has made
no difference.
But havent studies shown
married people to be healthier
and happier?
DePaulo, whose book Sin-
glism discusses discrimination
against singles in our matrima-
niacal society, said those stud-
ies unfairly count only married
couples who have stayed mar-
ried(andtherefore probably like
it), and not those who aban-
doned ship, which gives a mis-
leading message that marriage
necessarily leads to greater hap-
piness.
She points to one German
study that found marriage gave
a temporary bump in life satis-
faction around the time of the
wedding, but after several years
happiness returned to premari-
tal levels. Those who ended up
getting divorced, meanwhile,
had lower life satisfaction dur-
ing marriage, the study found.
And what about the security
of having a lifelong companion
as you age? DePaulo, who is 57
and happily never married, said
studies show married couples
spendless time thansingles call-
ing, writing and visiting with
their friends, neighbors and ex-
tended family. Putting all their
eggs in the marital basket can
make married people more vul-
nerable if something happens to
their spouse, she said.
Pamela Haag, author of the
new book Marriage Confiden-
tial (Harper Collins), believes
marriage isnt dying so much as
adapting to a post-romantic
spirit that doesnt assume a
spouse must be your end-all, be-
all forever, which has become a
tall order now that people are
living so long.
Instead of taking or leaving
the institution as is, some cou-
ples are adapting marriage rules
to fit what they need, be it by
loosening expectations of mo-
nogamy or committing just to
co-parent until the kids are
grown up, Haag said.
Rather than fret about the po-
tential pitfalls of shifting mar-
riage expectations, Gerson said
it would be more helpful to cre-
ate a culture that addresses the
new challenges, such as more
flexible jobs and social policies
that treat unmarried and mar-
ried people equally. For better
or worse, Gerson said, these
changes are here to stay.
MARRIAGE
Continued from Page 1C
The brunt of the marriage decline has occurred among moderately
and least-educated Americans, perhaps because the loss of manu-
facturing jobs has left people feeling financially ill-equipped to marry
but also because shifting social mores have left them less marriage-
minded, said W. Bradford Wilcox, director of the National Marriage
Project.
College-educated Americans have the most stable marriage culture.
Between 1960 and 2008, marriage rates dropped to
64 percent from 76 percent among college-educated Americans.
50 percent from 72 percent among Americans with some college.
48 percent from 69 percent among Americans with a high-school
education or less.
Source: Pew Research
WHY THE DECLINE?
our end as far as bridal, Morgan
said. Weveseenbrideswithfeath-
erswithrhinestonesinthehair, and
weve seen bouquets of flowers
withfeathers comingout of it.
Feather usage also can be more
subtle, such as with jewelry, some-
thingfor whichNatalieBush, own-
er of Bratty Nattys boutique in
Kingston, is seeinga demand.
Peopleareconstantlycomingin
looking for feathers, Bush said.
Peacock print and feathers have
beenbackforquiteawhile,butnow
you see it expanding into ostrich
feathersandbrightlycoloredfeath-
ers.
There is no one popular style,
she said, noting its all about cus-
tomer preference. The only thing
forcertainisonceyoustart,itshard
tostop.
A lot of my customers tend to
start out with a pair of feather ear-
rings, and then its Oh, well nowI
need a headband, then Ok, nowI
needanecklace. Feathersarejust a
funwaytoaccessorize.
STYLISTS
Continued from Page 1C
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Feather applications like this
have become routine for Susan
Brennan of Sapphire Salon in
Pittston. People of all ages,
such as 8-year-old Pittston
resident Keira Murphy, are
flocking to the salon for the
hair accessory.
This metal clamp, lined with
silicone so the hair underneath
wont tear, is affixed to the hair
in minutes, allowing for a sim-
ple way to brighten up any do
with feathers.
Feathers in your hair come at a
moderate price. At Sapphire Salon,
the feather application fee is $5.
Rooster feathers are $10 apiece,
while synthetic feathers are $5
per strand.
HOW MUCH?
wearforwarmth. Iveusedthemin
apractical way, onvestsandjackets
and capes. You can use them like
fur.
Meanwhile, designer Pamella
Rolands favorite feathered look
from her fall collection is a jersey
dress with lace sleeves and ostrich
feathers. Its a veryglamlook.
Shehas hadfeathers inher collec-
tion since Day 1, and, personally,
shehas several times wornafeather
capelet withasimpleblackdress.
Withmostof herclientsinFlorida
andCalifornia,shenotesthatitsnice
to have feathers as a fur alternative.
These ladies love to dress up, but
you cant really wear fur in the sun
belt. ... You can wear feathers year-
round maybe white feathers for
springandblackfor winter.
Lookfor stylecommentator Mary
Alice Stephenson to be wearing this
fall adelicatetoptippedwithfeathers
around the neckline to offset mascu-
line, high-waistedtrousers, orafeath-
er tank under a jacket with a pencil
skirt. Feathers inject glamour into
clothes that are more straightfor-
ward, edgyormasculine,shesays.
She also gushes over Alexander
Wangssexy, strappysandalswitha
pouf of pinkfeathersatthetoe. My
feeling about feathers is, if theyre
done in a subtle, sensual way, then
itssomethingyouwanttoembrace
for fall, Stephensonsays.
Buttoomanytuftsruntheriskofa
BigBirdeffect. Thatseasyformeto
say, being6feet tall. If I wasswathed
all over in feathers it would be too
much, Stephenson says. Taking
the runway to your life is about see-
ing feathers at the Pucci fashion
show, and you see how to wear a
featherpursefromTalbots,orastate-
mentnecklacewithafeather,oreven
feather shapesor prints.
Lots of people are trying out the
trend in their hair, reports Brenda
Pederson, stylist at theOscar Blan-
di Salon in Manhattan. Theres
beena burst inrequests duringthe
past twomonths, shesays.
It takes just a few minutes to
threada feather intodry hair. Most
of theprocess is decidingwhereyou
want it to be and what color you
want. ... I think its a new trend,
makes people happy. Its quick and
easy, and its not a big commitment
likeanewhairstyle, Pedersonsays.
She hada purple one inher own
hair for three weeks, although the
feathers can last up to six. Mostly
tweens, teens and 20-somethings
aregettingit done, but onewoman
in her 50s came in and looked
great when she walked out, Peder-
son says. It looks good on every
typeofhairandhairstyle. Itsnotfor
theconservative, though.
FEATHERS
Continued from Page 1C
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Stachowiak, Nanticoke; Jean
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ship, is celebrating his fifth
birthday today, Sept. 1. Cody is a
grandson of George and Mau-
reen Britzke and Mary Rich-
mond, all of Hanover Township.
He has a sister, Lauren, 13.
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ter of Jennifer and Joseph
Schultz Jr., Plymouth, is cele-
brating her second birthday
today, Sept. 1. Juliahna is a
granddaughter of Holly and
Edward Lingle Jr., Larksville, and
Becky Krolick and Joseph
Schultz, Swoyersville. She is a
great-granddaughter of Edward
Lingle, Larksville; the late Ger-
trude Lingle; and Marie Tyluthe
and Joan Malicki, both of Wilkes-
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Juliahna R. Schultz
Lydia Marie Vivian, daughter of
Charles and Georgette Vivian,
Hunlock Creek, celebrated her fifth
birthday Aug. 28. Lydia is a grand-
daughter of George and Marie
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Vivian, Wilkes-Barre. She has a
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Blake Mackesy, director of Uni-
versity College at Wilkes Uni-
versity, has been selected as a
recipient of a 201 1 NACADA
Research Support Grant. NACA-
DA: Global
Community
for Academic
Advising
promotes
quality aca-
demic advising,
professional
development
and scholarly
inquiry in the field to enhance the
success, retention and persistence
of students across the globe.
Mackesys research is titled The
Impact of Academic Advising on
Career Decision Self-Efficacy,
Affective Factors and Achieve-
ment in First-year, Undecided
Students: AComparison of Two
Advising Models. The study will
compare the impact of two ad-
vising methods on first-semester
undecided students. The grant is
one of only two awarded by the
NACADAorganization in its cur-
rent grants cycle. The research
project is the focus of Mackesys
doctoral dissertation. She is a
student in the doctor of education
programat Wilkes University.
Mackesy earned a bachelors
degree in psychology fromRussell
Sage College and a masters
degree in counseling fromRollins
College. She will be recognized for
receiving this grant in Denver,
Colo., during the NACADAannual
conference on Oct. 2. Mackesy
resides in Shavertown with her
husband and four children.
Brenda Hage, associate professor
of nursing and director of Gradu-
ate Nursing Programs at Miser-
icordia University, recently com-
pleted the requirements for the
Doctor of Nursing Practice
degree at ChathamUniversity,
Pittsburgh. Her scholarly cap-
stone synthesis, The impact of
vitamin D replacement on cogni-
tive functioning and quality of
life in older adult long-termcare
residents, focused on the imple-
mentation of evidence-based best
practices in the screening and
management of vitamin Ddefi-
ciency as a means of improving
cognition and health related
quality of life in older adults. She
was the
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award based on areas of academ-
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munity service and personal
commitment to the profession of
nursing. This is Hages second
doctorate. She earned her Ph.D. in
health related sciences with a
specialization in gerontology from
the School of Allied Health at the
Virginia Commonwealth Uni-
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campus, Richmond, Va., in 2007.
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her husband, Nafty.
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The Hanover Area School District was honored at a recent school
board meeting for achieving Adequate Yearly Progress, according to
the Pennsylvania Department of Educations Academic Achievement
Report. Three schools in the district were presented with Keystone
Awards for achieving AYP three years in a row. State Sen. John Yud-
ichak, D-Plymouth Township, and state Rep. Gerald Mullery, D-New-
port Township, presented the awards. At the presentation, from left:
Yudichak; Cecelia Pecaitis, assistant elementary principal; Terry
Schnee, district elementary principal; Anthony Podczasy, superin-
tendent; Ann Marie Mantione, assistant elementary principal; William
Jones, assistant elementary principal: David Fisher, district second-
ary principal; and Mullery.
Hanover Area achieves academic progress award
MMI Preparatory School recently held its sixth annual Wall of
Fame dinner and inducted five new members into its Wall of Fame.
The MMI Wall of Fame honors alumni, current and past faculty and
staff and board members who have distinguished themselves in
the areas of athletics, business, sciences, education, government,
public service, the arts or humanities. Wall of Fame inductees are
selected in the following categories: Athletic Achievement, Com-
munity Service, Professional Achievement and Service to MMI. At
the dinner, from left: Thomas G. Hood, president, MMI; new Wall of
Fame members Richard Goldman, 68, Professional Achievement;
Neal Wood, 44, Professional Achievement; Dr. Jodi Washinsky
Lenko, 99, Athletic Achievement; James L. Dei Tos, Service to
MMI; Dr. Joseph A. Donato, 66, Professional Achievement; and
Kim NcNulty, director of advancement, MMI.
Five inducted into MMI Wall of Fame
The team from Hazleton High School was the champion in the
Scholastic Scrimmage competition at WVIA-TV. The team, consisting
of Jack Synoski, Christopher Tombasco, Garrett Groce and Keenan
Monks, received a $5,000 check, medals and a plaque from WVIA
during the Scholastic Achievement Awards Show. Wallenpaupack
High School was awarded $3,000 for finishing second and Lewisburg
High School finished third and received $1,000. High schools partici-
pating in this years competition, sponsored by Chesapeake Energy
Corporation, were Valley View, Lakeland, Dunmore, Wallenpaupack,
Montrose, West Scranton, Abington Heights, Old Forge, Elk Lake,
Riverside, Mid Valley, Forest City, Mountain View, Honesdale, Western
Wayne, Blue Ridge, Scranton, Hazleton, Coughlin, Hanover Area,
Tunkhannock, Wyoming Area, Pittston, Nanticoke, Meyers, Dallas,
Lake-Lehman, Wyoming Valley West, GAR, Lewisburg, Southern
Columbia, Selinsgrove, Mount Carmel, Benton and Millville. At the
awards presentation, from left, first row, are Hazleton team mem-
bers, Synoski, Tombasco, Groce and Monks. Second row: Jane Clem-
ents, coordinator of corporate development, Chesapeake Energy
Corporation, and Michelle Leitner, Hazleton team adviser.
Hazleton students win Scholastic Scrimmage
The Wyoming Valley West Middle School, Dana Elementary,
State Street Elementary, Chester Street Elementary, Third Avenue
Elementary, Schuyler Avenue Elementary, Main Street Elementary
and Pringle Street Elementary held fundraisers to collect dona-
tions for the victims of the recent flooding in Plymouth. The stu-
dents, faculty and staff at the Wyoming Valley West schools raised
donations that totaled $1,200 and donated the funds to the Amer-
ican Red Cross on behalf of the Plymouth flood victims. At the
check presentation, from left: Irv DeRemer, elementary director,
David Novrocki, principal; Deborah Troy, principal; Amy George,
American Red Cross; Charles R. Suppon, superintendent, Amy
Petit, principal, and David Tosh, secondary director.
WVW schools raise money for Plymouth flood victims
Seventh-grade students from Wyom-
ing Area Catholic School recently con-
structed DNA models as part of their
studies on the structure, location and
importance of DNA. All models correct-
ly represented the molecule chemically
and were made from a variety of mate-
rials. Students also completed written
reports. Students with their models,
from left, first row, are Matthew Clem-
ow, Brandon Richards, Christian Coas-
solo and Eric Fritz. Second row: John
Paul DAmato, Justin Januszko, Devin
Rajza, Jack Patterson, Nicolas Allar-
dyce, Nicholas Skrzysowski, Nikita Li,
Stephen Hannon and Noah Heck. Third
row: Lucille Procopio, life science teach-
er and principal; Nicole Telford; Alyson
Manley; Alexa Blandina; Emily Kolojej-
chick; Isabella Romani; Tessa Margav-
age; Alexia Mazzarella; Juliana Buon-
sante; and Jennifer Loughney. Fourth
row: Rebecca Prociak, Sara Flannelly,
Abigail Burge and Emily Johnson.
Wyoming Area Catholic School
students make DNA models
Middle school students from MMI
Preparatory School received the Latin
Exam Award at a recent assembly. The
award winners, from left, first row, are
Madison Luchi, Brendan Drusda, An-
dreas Boosalis, Victoria Kline, Tyler
Barilla, Chris Tessitore, Jay Solgama
and Sarah Moyer. Second row: Taylor
Peluso, Andrew Haber, Claire Sheen,
Emily Seratch, Emily Morrison, Emily
Sabatos, Eleanor Maduro and the Rev.
Lawrence Barriger, Latin instructor.
Third row: Yusuf Qadri, C.J. Snyder,
Bobby Graaf, William Bower, Rachel
Stanziola, Annika Fisk, Collin Frey, Ga-
briella Becker and Lew Dryfoos.
MMI middle school students
presented Latin Exam Awards
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Class of 1986 is celebrating its 25th
anniversary reunion with a tailgate
party from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 23 in the
Pittston Area High School parking
lot and a casual networking from
7-1 1 p.m. Sept. 24 at Good Fellos,
state Route 315, Pittston. Invita-
tions have been mailed to all alum-
ni. Reservations are due by Sept.
10. Information is still be sought for
the following classmates, Lori
Becker, Steve Brown, Anthony
Casale, Michael Engleman, Wendy
Howel Tigue, Barbara Karish, Paul
Kuchinski, Joseph Mehal, Susan
Latorre, Lori McCutcheon, Karen
McDonnell Newman, Jeffery
Nayavich, Helen Noone Gruttadau-
ria, Joseph Menichini, Kenny
OBrien, Michael OBrien, Tom
Oliver, Nicole Patte, Michael Man-
cos, Margherita Russo, Richard
Robshaw, Tony Pisano, Debbie
Semyon Claherty, Denise Shannon,
Cheryl Sott, Joseph Szumski,
Dorothy Yuhas, Barbara Wolczak
Bartuska and Richard Zikosky.
Forward any information to Janine
Kubasko-Starinsky at 570-457-1837
or starz364@verizon.net.
Shickshinny High School
Classes of 1954 and 1955 will have a
picnic at noon on Sept. 18 at the
Susquehanna Riverlands. Bring a
dish to share. Table settings, meat
and beverages will be provided. For
more information, call Jane, 542-
5627, or Leonard, 256-7369.
West Side Central Catholic High
School
Class of 1972 will meet to plan the
40th anniversary reunion at 6 p.m.
Wednesday at Grotto Pizza, Ed-
wardsville. For more information or
if unable to attend the meeting,
email wscchs72@yahoo.com.
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St. Nicholas-St. Mary School, Wilkes-Barre, recently unveiled its
Spirit Shirt for the 201 1-2012 school year. The theme BELIEVE
denotes the strong commitment the students, faculty and staff
have for their spiritual, moral and academic values. The shirt will
be worn once a month on Spirit Day. The shirt idea was originated
by Mary Alice Endler, fourth-grade teacher, and was designed by
Patrick J. Endler and his son, P.J. Endler. With the new shirt, from
left, are Endler, Jocelyn and Marissa Rogers, and Sister Mary
Catherine Slattery, principal.
St. Nicholas-St. Mary School new Spirit Shirt unveiled
The Department of History at Misericordia University recently
recognized the academic accomplishments of its graduating se-
niors by presenting them with awards at the annual Honors and
Awards Ceremony. Melissa Casey Wasson, Clinton, N.J., received
the Bishop 4th Degree Knights of Columbus Award that recog-
nizes a student for outstanding achievement in history. Sid Alan
Pesotine, Luzerne, and Matthew Schnell, Lehighton, were each
awarded the History Department Award for High Achievement.
Stephen Zubko, Dallas, was presented with the Professor Donald
Fries Award for excellence in history. At the awards ceremony,
from left, are Schnell; David Wright, chair of the history depart-
ment; Wasson; and Zubko.
Misericordia history grads receive recognition
Twelve Kings College students were recently inducted into Mu Kappa Tau, a national marketing
honor society founded in 1966 by members of Pi Sigma Epsilon, the national professional fraternity in
marketing, sales management and selling. The goals of the society are to promote the advancement
of study in the field of marketing; to recognize academic excellence within the marketing discipline;
and to develop an exceptional standard of ethics and achievement within the marketing milieu. The
Kings College chapter, established in 1995, admits junior and senior marketing majors who have at-
tained an overall cumulative grade-point-average of 3.25. Juniors must be ranked in the top 10 percent
of their class and seniors must be ranked in the top 20 percent of their class. At the induction ceremo-
ny, from left, first row, are Brittany Murgallis, Kellie Rhiel, Rebecca Chateauneuf, Caitlin Thompson and
Melinda Gentilesco. Second row: Gary Lantz, associate professor of marketing; Amy Parsons, profes-
sor of marketing and faculty adviser of the Kings Chapter of Mu Kappa Tau; Drake Nester; Molly
Brown; Timothy Sanderson; Lianne Cuscani; William Joyce; Sandra Loeb, associate professor of mar-
keting; and Mark Leffler, assistant technical professor of business administration. Also inducted were
Shane Gibbons and Emily Kopec.
Kings students join marketing honor society
The Sigma Kappa Delta Honor Society of Luzerne County Community College recently held an
induction ceremony at the colleges Educational Conference Center. Twenty-seven students were
inducted into the honor society for outstanding students of the English language and literature in
undergraduate studies. The society also recognizes the accomplishments of professional writers who
have contributed to the fields of language and literature. At the induction ceremony, from left, first
row, are Brittny Woss, Luzerne; Branden Peloso, Luzerne; Susan Gurka, Mountain Top; Mary Jo Mellas,
Mountain Top; Ariana Andrejko, West Wyoming; Krystal L. Burns, Lackawanna; and Cindie Ortiz, Sug-
arloaf. Second row: Jeanette Gadison, Plymouth; Teddi Janosov, secretary, student life and athletics;
Belinda Coulibaly, Mountain Top; Meredith Capuano, Blakeslee; Salina Sachetti, Hazleton; Kyle Plitnick,
Hazleton; Mary Sullivan, director, student life and athletics; and R. Bonnie Pajka, adviser, Sigma Kappa
Delta.
LCCC students join English honor society
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