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S. Whitley shooter sent to trial By NICOLE MINIER The Post & Mail

SOUTH WHITLEY — A trial has been set for a South Whitley man charged with murder and reckless homicide. David Hagan, 52, was charged after a decision by a Grand Jury this month. Hagan’s four-day trial is set to begin April 19 at 9 a.m. in Whitley Circuit

David Hagan accused of murder, reckless homicide Court. The case dates back to August when Hagan admittedly shot a man, Adam Porter, 29, in his backyard. Hagan called 9-1-1 after the shooting and told police he shot the man in self defense. He put the gun down and met police in his front yard.

He was detained without incident and taken in for questioning. Official later released Hagan without enough information in the initial investigation to charge him. After the investigation was completed, Whitley County Prosecutor Matt Rentschler called on a

Grand Jury to decide if Hagan should be charged. He was then charged with murder and reckless homicide by the decision of the Grand Jury, which consisted of six members. The Grand Jury convened for three days. If convicted Hagan could face 45-65 years in prison

for the murder charge and 1-6 years for reckless homicide, which is a Level 5 felony. The case was investigated by the Indiana State Police and Whitley County Sheriff’s Department. He is being held in the Whitley County Jail without bond.

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Alleged attackers appear in court By NICOLE MINIER The Post & Mail

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Accused attacker Henry Wright is walked from the Whitley County Courthouse back to the county jail by Sheriff Marc Gatton (right) and Deputy Brandon Smith (left). Of the three accused, Wright faces the most charges: rape, robbery and kidnapping.

Smith-Green approves amended SRO contract By NICK RUPERT The Post & Mail

CHURUBUSCO – Smith-Green Community Schools approved an amended School Resource Officer agreement Monday night. “We are fortunate to be able to provide an SRO here at our school,” Superintendent Galen Mast said. The position filled by Chad Fulkerson is paid for by a School Safety Specialist grant, made available to the school in October. Originally, the school system believed the grant would be effective Jan. 1, 2016 through Dec. 31, 2016. Therefore, the previous draft of the SRO contract planned to hire Fulkerson during the second nine weeks of the year and pay him through the grant, Mast said.

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COLUMBIA CITY — Three Fort Wayne men charged with attacking a Whitley County woman appeared in Whitley Circuit Court Monday morning. Henry Wright, 25, faces three felony charges in the incident and was the first to appear in court Monday. Wright faces charges of rape, kidnapping and robbery. The court assigned him Anthony Wright Churchwood as a public defender; however, Wright refused Churchwood as his attorney. Brad Baber will be his attorney. On his way out of the courtroom, Wright called out to the public: Benson “I’m innocent,” he said. “I’m innocent.” Wright faces the most serious of charges after three men allegedly worked together to abduct a woman in South Whitley, and drive her to Columbia City to rob her. According to court Thomas documents, the men were in a vehicle behind the victim, then drove into the back of her van. When the woman got out of her vehicle, Wright allegedly approached her and forced

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WCCS board makes final decision on 2015-16 calendar By NICOLE MINIER The Post & Mail

COLUMBIA CITY — Whitley County Consolidated Schools’ Board of Trustees made a final decision on the 2016-17 calendar at Monday’s meeting. Despite opposition from some board members, the motion passed 6-3, with Tim Bloom, Bill Tucker and Deb Hiss opposed and Jamie Renbarger, Jill Western, Don Armstrong, Stan Meyer, Dan Curless and Mary Ann Schaefer in favor. Though the decision was split, most all board members agreed that something needs to change for next year.

“I would like to revisit the make up of the committee and possibly expand it,” Schaefer said. “If we are having this much discussion every year, then we need to look at the committee and see how it can be improved.” Both Bloom and Hiss said they received phone calls and emails from constituents regarding the calendar. “I have been inundated with phone calls from parents and teachers about this split week for holiday break,” Hiss said. Although some school systems are out of school for break starting this week, WCCS students are in school on Monday and Tuesday. The 2016-17 calendar is

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the same. “I have to represent my constituents and vote against it,” Hiss said. Bloom said he received a thoughtful email from a parent about a balanced calendar, or year-round school. “Parents are expressing constructive ways to look at some of these calendar issues for next year,” Bloom said. “I think we should involve some other stakeholders.” Before the vote, Board President Don Armstrong suggested the board pass the calendar for this year.

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NE Ind. board will decide how $42M is spent AUBURN (HSPA) — Now that northeast Indiana has been chosen to receive a $42 million state grant, a regional board must decide how to spend it. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. last week awarded $42 million each to three regions of the state — including northeast Indiana — for projects aimed at attracting and retaining talented new residents. A proposed increase in the program from $84 million to $126 million will require approval

70 potential projects on the list by the Legislature. Jeff Turner of Auburn chairs the five-member Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority that will make decisions on using the state grant. Turner said the authority’s mission is to decide, “How can we best leverage this money to improve northeast Indiana as a place people want to be?”

Track Santa on Post & Mail’s website Christmas Eve

COLUMBIA CITY — Children of all ages – and grown ups too – can keep tabs on Santa Claus and his journey from the North Pole by going to The Post & Mail’s website: www.thepostandmail.com. Brought to readers by Kaleidoscope Flooring, of Fort Wayne, the Santa Tracker is a service of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The Christmas-themed entertainment program has been in existence since 1955, making this the 60th anniversary of NORAD and its predecessor tracking Santa on Christmas Eve. Since 1997, the NORAD program has had a highly publicized internet presence. Click on the Santa Tracker ad on The Post & Mail’s website Christmas Eve and you can expect updates as well as a “Santa Cam” video feed as deliveries are made.

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The authority has approved a list of nearly 70 potential projects spread across the region’s 11 counties. Early next year, supporters of those projects can begin applying for shares of the $42 million. The goal is to get projects moving as quickly as possible, Turner said. “Those who are ready first are going to be the most likely ones to

receive funding,” he said. “They should be working now on getting their funding and all the pieces together.” Northeast Indiana must use half of the $42 million in 2016 in order to receive the second half of the grant, Turner said. “All of it has to get out there working in the region in the first two years, or we lose it,” he said. Every project on the list will have a fair chance at receiving money, Turner said.

“If they’re on the list, that meant community leaders felt they’re important to their community,” he said. The projects are divided into four categories: arts and culture, greenways and “blueways,” education and industry and downtowns and community development. “Those who come earliest … are going to have likely a better chance,” Turner added. “We’re not

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her into the back of her van, striking her. Wright and Camara Benson, 21, then brought the woman to East Jackson Street in Columbia City, where they acquired the victim’s ATM card. While Benson was withdrawing her money from

the ATM, Wright allegedly sexually assaulted her. According to police reports, the men fled in a vehicle driven by Dennis Thomas, age 43. The woman flagged down a Columbia City Police officer shortly after the men fled.

All three men were brought to the courtroom separately Monday morning. Benson is charged with kidnapping and robbery. He told Judge James Heuer on Monday that he will be seeking his own attorney. He is being held on a

Coroner: Coach found dead in jail took own life INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A coroner says an Indianapolis gymnastics coach who had been facing child p*rnography and molestation charges when he was found dead in his jail cell took his own life. Chief Deputy Marion County Coroner Alfarena Ballew said Monday in a statement that 49-year-old Marvin Sharp died from asphyxia due to suffocation. Sharp was found dead Sept. 19 in his Marion County Jail cell. The USA Gymnastics 2010 Coach of the Year was arrested Aug. 24 on four counts of child molestation and three counts of sexual misconduct with a minor.

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$150,000 surety bond. Kidnapping has a sentencing range of 10 to 30 years and robbery has a range of 3 to 16 years. Wright’s rape charge has a sentencing range of 20 to

40 years, in addition to the kidnapping and robbery charges. He is being held on a $250,000 surety bond. Thomas was indicted for aiding in kidnapping, which has a sentencing range of

10 to 30 years. Cory Spreen was assigned as his public defender. He is being held on a $100,000 surety bond. All three are slated to be back in court on Monday, Jan. 19 at 9 a.m.

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Ann J. Lemmon, 79 Oct. 17, 1936 — Dec. 21, 2015 Ann J. Lemmon, 79, formerly of Columbia City, died at 1:35 a.m. Monday, Dec. 21, 2015 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. She was born Oct. 17, 1936 in Fort Wayne. Most of her formative years were spent in Auburn. In 1950, her family moved to Columbia City. She graduated from Columbia City High School in 1954. On July 16, 1954, she was united in marriage to Phillip Dean Lemmon. Lemmon They made their home in Columbia City with the exception of three years in Valparaiso. In August 2014, they moved to Sycamore Village. Ann worked for Webber Insurance, Gates Bros., Rush Law Office, Dr. John Wilson, Dr. James Lawrence and lastly Columbia City High School cafeteria. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and formerly Delta Theta Tau. Surviving relatives include her husband, Dean; five children, Cathy (Michael) Schrader, Carla Schmitt, Stephanie (James) Wigent, Stephen (Brenda) Lemmon and Joel (Shannon) Lemmon, all of Columbia City; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and four brothers, Allan D. White, of North Manchester, Dennis White, Bradley Nelson and Barry Nelson, all of Columbia City. She was preceded in death by her mother and step father, Margaret and Harold H. Nelson; and two great-grandsons. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. The burial will be in Eberhard Cemetery. The visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Preferred memorials are to Heartland Hospice, Hospice Home or Grace Lutheran Church. Condolences may be sent to www.smithandsonsfuneralhome. com.

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Columbia City’s Elks Lodge hosted its annual Hoop Shoot contest at Coesse Elementary School Dec. 13. Top photo: Elks member Todd Fry (left) and Hoop Shoot coordinator Jeff Mullendore (right) review the final results. Photo below: Kloe Kreig (right) congratulates the winner of the 10-11 girls contest, Molly Baker. Baker will advance to the district competition in January. For more coverage, see today’s sports section of The Post & Mail.

Lucille M. Harmon, 99 Lucille M. Harmon, 99, of Ontario, Calif., and formerly of South Whitley, passed away at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015 at her home. Arrangements are pending with DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Dr., Columbia City.

19-year-old Indy man dies in police pursuit crash GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Suburban Indianapolis police say a 19-year-old man was killed when his car crashed as he fled from police during a high-speed chase. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department says Esteban Cuatlacuatl of Indianapolis died Friday night after he was ejected from his car when it hit a telephone pole near Greenwood just south of Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Star reports that police said Cuatlacuatl led Bargersville police on a high speed chase from Bargersville before his car crashed near Greenwood after reaching speeds of more than 100 mph. The police report says the teen’s vehicle hit a telephone pole and rolled four times before flipping twice. The Johnson County Sheriff’s

Department did not immediately return a phone call seeking additional information on the police chase.

Miller was behind bars after being convicted of theft and receiving stolen property. He was set for released on May 3.

Indiana prison escapee surrenders in town 80 miles away

State gets DOD grant to plan for decreased defense spending

ELLETTSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An inmate who escaped from a southern Indiana prison last week has surrendered to authorities in small town about 80 miles away. State Police said 21-year-old Rodney Miller and his girlfriend surrendered without incident early Sunday in the Monroe County town of Ellettsville, about 10 miles northwest of Bloomington. Miller escaped Friday night from the Henryville Correctional Facility and then walked away from the prison that’s about 20 miles north of Louisville, Kentucky.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana has been awarded a $2.7 million federal grant to help communities and businesses prepare for a downturn in Department of Defense spending. Officials with the Indiana Office of Defense and Development say the state is looking for ways to lessen the blow of the expected downturn. The grant will help pay for a study that will analyze which manufacturers, cities and towns will be most affected by the cuts. The results of the survey will be used

Prosecutors drop murder charge against mom in toddler’s death PLYMOUTH, Ind. (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against a northern Indiana woman whose 2-year-old daughter was fatally beaten. Krysti Lavanway, 24, of Plymouth has pleaded guilty to neglect in the death of 2-year-old Serenity Wilson.

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Lavanway is due to be sentenced Wednesday on that charge. Deputy Marshall County Prosecutor Tami Napier said Monday an autopsy shows there was no evidence that Lavanway struck the child. The child died Sept. 19 at a Fort Wayne hospital of mul-

tiple blunt-force injuries to the head. Court documents say the fatal beating occurred after Serenity wet her bed. At the time, the girl was living with her mother and Lavanway’s boyfriend, 23-yearold Shane Weedling, in a Plymouth motel. Weedling is charged with murder.

“There’s a lot of opinions. It’s been this way for a long time,” Armstrong said. “I suggest that those of you who have concerns please make

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LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The widow of an 88-year-old Indiana man whose body remained in his home for at least months after he died has been sentenced to two months in jail. Fifty-six-year-old Ila Solomon also was given 100 hours of community service Monday and will remain under court supervision for six months. She’d faced up to two years in prison after pleading guilty last month to failure to report a dead body and unlawful disposition of a dead body. The Tippecanoe County coroner has said Gerald Gavan Jr. was dead for at least nine months when his body was discovered in May 2014.

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Swept up in a $9 million dream 77-year-old Anderson woman has paid $50,000 and still has not seen a dime ANDERSON (HSPA) — At 77, she clings to one dream as tightly as she holds onto a phone number. The number is her only tangible connection to the dream. She believes the phone number belongs to the CEO of Amalgamated Cash Claims, a firm that initially promised her a sweepstakes

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package of $3 million and a BMW automobile. Amalgamated verbally guaranteed that the prizes would be sent to her Anderson home. But she had to send a check to pay a processing fee. Then, they asked for duty tax; then a fee to open the safe where the money was stored. As their demands mounted, she sent them near-

ly $50,000, she estimates. She still dreams that the money and car are coming. But she has been waiting nearly a year for delivery. “My nerves are rattled,” she said. “I’m so nervous my hand shakes when I write a check.” The Herald Bulletin is not using the Anderson woman’s name because she may be the

victim of a sweepstakes scam that targets the elderly. She first learned about the prize through a phone call. She sent the man money but grew frustrated with his rough demeanor. A man identifying himself as the CEO took over the calls. He’s known to her as Mr. Washington. He seemed forthright in talking about

scam artists. “He said a lot of those men are unscrupulous. ... He said, ‘I know you’ve heard this before but you can trust me,’” she recalled. Washington recently told her that the prize package had leaped to $9 million. She believes him. Washington, with his Jamaican accent, is a friendly man who often

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going to go out the communities and say, ‘This is the one we like — apply to us.’” Board members will look at a number of factors from each project in making decisions about funding, he said. “Do they have financing, commu-

nity support, does it fit the goal of enhancing quality of place?” Turner said. “Does it have a broad enough impact to … keep and attract talent to northeast Indiana, which is the whole goal of the RCI?” The authority will not pay the full cost of any project.

“We’d like it to probably be in the 20 percent range,” Turner said. “and there will be some approved at much smaller (levels), like 5 or 10 percent.” He added, “Part of the application will be to show us that we’re sort of the last peg in the financing

to make the thing a reality.” If the authority receives applications exceeding its budget, board members will evaluate the impact of each project. “Is this really going to contribute to people moving here, staying here, improving quality of life

here?” will be a deciding factor, Turner said. “It’s both the hard part and the fun part,” to make those judgments, Turner said. “I can assure you the five members have no preconceived notions. We are coming at this with a blank slate and an open mind.”

Today in history killed when a 250-foot-high grain elevator at the Continental Grain Company plant in Westwego, Louisiana, exploded. In 1989, Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu, the last of Eastern Europe's hard-line Communist rulers, was toppled from power in a popular uprising. Playwright Samuel Beckett died in Paris at age 83. In 2001, Richard C. Reid, a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami, tried to ignite explosives in his shoes, but was subdued by flight attendants and fellow passengers. (Reid is serving a life sentence in federal prison.) One year ago: North Korea experienced sweeping Internet outages for hours before coming back online; the White House and the State Department refused to say whether the U.S. government was responsible. Singer

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 22, the 356th day of 2015. There are nine days left in the year. This is the first full day of winter. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 22, 1965, "Doctor Zhivago," David Lean's epic film adaptation of the Boris Pasternak novel starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie, had its world premiere in New York. On this date: In 1775, Esek Hopkins was appointed the commander-in-chief of the Continental Navy. In 1944, during the World War II Battle of the Bulge, U.S. Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe rejected a German demand for surrender, writing "Nuts!" in his official reply. In 1968, Julie Nixon married David Eisenhower in a private ceremony in New York. In 1977, three dozen people were

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Joe co*cker, 70, died in Crawford, Colorado. Actress Christine Cavanaugh, the voice of "Babe" the pig, died in Cedar City, Utah, at age 51. Today's Birthdays: Actor Hector Elizondo is 79. Country singer Red Steagall is 77. Former World Bank Group President Paul Wolfowitz is 72. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Steve Carlton is 71. Former ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer is 70. Rock singer-musician Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) is 67. Rock singer-musician Michael Bacon is 67. Baseball All-Star Steve Garvey is 67. Golfer Jan Stephenson is 64. Actress BernNadette Stanis is 62. Rapper Luther "Luke" Campbell is 55. Country singer-musician Chuck Mead is 55. Actor Ralph Fiennes is 53. Actress Lauralee Bell is 47. Country singer Lori McKenna is 47. Actress Dina Meyer is 47. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is 45. Actress Heather Donahue is 42.

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Graham ends his presidential campaign WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham ended his 2016 campaign for president Monday, saying he remains committed to working to achieve security for the American people. With just over a month to go

until early voting begins, the South Carolina senator — the only candidate from one of the four early voting states — posted a video saying he was proud of his campaign, which he said was focused on the nation’s security.

“You have honored me with your support. I believe we have run a campaign we can be proud of,” Graham said. “We put forth bold and practical solutions to big problems about retiring our debt and fixing our broken immigration system.

This has been a problem solvers campaign. However the centerpiece of my campaign has been securing our nation. Having mustered little support in the polls, Graham’s exit will not have an immediate effect on the race in the

final stretch before the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses and the Feb. 9 New Hampshire primary. But his decision could produce a ripple effect in his home state, which follows New Hampshire with a Feb. 20 primary. Some leading Republicans in

South Carolina have remained uncommitted to this point out of loyalty to their senior senator, but now are free to take sides. Graham, too, could make an endorsem*nt, though he’s given no indication of when that might be.

Suspect in Vegas crash said she was stressed living in car LAS VEGAS (AP) — A homeless woman accused of slamming a car carrying her 3-year-old daughter into a crowd of pedestrians on the Las Vegas Strip told authorities she was stressed out after being chased by security guards from parking lots

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of the properties she stopped at," the police report states. "She ended up on the Strip, 'a place she did not want to be,'" the report quoted her as saying. "She would not explain why she drove onto the sidewalk but remembered a body bounc-

ing off her windshield, breaking it." Investigators said Holloway had run out of money and she and her daughter had been living in the car. Police believe she was headed to Dallas to find her daughter's father after they had a falling out.

there. She is aware they could be scams. She acknowledged that her current dream may be nothing more than a costly nightmare. Acquaintances have echoed the concerns. One friend sent a letter to The Herald Bulletin hoping to help the woman. In part, he wrote about the woman questioning Washington about his fees. “(The woman) had heard that U.S. laws did not permit fees to be charged to claim a sweepstakes prize, and she

asked (Washington) about this. ‘Well, that is true for U.S.-based sweepstakes,’ (Washington) explained, ‘but this one is based in Jamaica, where U.S. bureaucratic regulations don’t apply. I would deduct the processing fee from your winnings if I could, but sweepstakes rules don’t allow it. Besides what the big deal about this tiny fee? You’re a millionaire!’ (The woman) agreed to pay the processing fee, which had to be paid with cash, a cash card, or a money order rather than with a private check.” The three options are harder to

trace than a private check, which would indicate the location where it was cashed, officials say. At a local post office, a male staffer recognized that she was mailing money orders to one address, over and over. He begged her to stop. When she returned a few days later with another letter to the same address, he threw the envelope on the counter and reportedly went into a back room and cried in frustration. She feels that if she’s a victim of anything, it may be that she has a selfprofessed “inferiority complex.”

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Whitley County Consolidated Schools’ Technology Director Jake Hoag gave the Board of Trustees an update on the district’s technology program during Monday’s board meeting with the help of Brady Mullett and Wes (right) Mullett.

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BROOKVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a legal dispute focused on a Nativity scene that has been display each winter for decades at a courthouse in southeastern Indiana. The parties agreed to the lawsuit’s dismissal with the understanding that Franklin County will allow local residents and churches to erect both religious and nonreligious displays outside its courthouse in Brookville. A federal judge in Indianapolis dismissed the case Thursday. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana had sued the county in March for not allowing certain secular groups to erect displays outside the courthouse, The Indianapolis Star reported. The ACLU of Indiana filed its suit on behalf of the Wis-

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consin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation and The Satanic Temple, a group based in Massachusetts. Both groups applied for a permit to erect their displays outside the courthouse, but their applications were denied because neither group was local. A county ordinance allows only local residents and groups to erect displays. However, as part of the settlement, the county agreed to let nonresidents apply for a permit as long as they have a local contact, said Tom Ciesielka, spokesman for the Thomas More Society, which represented Franklin County in the lawsuit. Under the settlement, both sides have agreed to pay their own legal fees, including attorney’s fees and

other expenses, incurred during the case. Attorneys for the ACLU of Indiana did not return messages seeking comment Monday on the lawsuit’s dismissal. For more than a half-century, the courthouse lawn has included a Nativity scene featuring life-size figures of a baby Jesus, Joseph, Mary and the three wise men. The ACLU of Indiana also sued the county in December 2014 over the display on behalf of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. That suit, which was dismissed in September by a federal judge, accused county officials of violating the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution by allowing a Christian symbol on public property.

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Colts trying to pick up pieces for final stretch INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts’ postseason plans are in tatters. They’ve lost their grip on the AFC South. Their slim hopes are in the hands of other teams. Andrew Luck and Matt Hasselbeck are still battling injuries, and on Monday, their depth chart at quarterback got even thinner. With two weeks left in the season and their playoff chances fading, one of the summer’s trendy favorites is trying to dig itself out of this mess. “Keep fighting,” Pagano said, explaining his message to the team Monday. “Like I said, we signed up for 16 regular-season games and we’re going to finish. I told them to finish the race.” There are far bigger problems than

effort in Indy (6-8), and they don’t seem to be getting any better. Pagano had no update on Luck, who has missed five straight games with a lacerated kidney and a partially torn abdominal muscle. He still has not been cleared to compete during the team portion of practices, but if he is cleared before the end of the season, Pagano said Luck would play. Pagano didn’t have much more on Hasselbeck. After being knocked out of each of the last three games with back, shoulder, neck and rib injuries, the three-time Pro Bowler said he hurt his jaw in Sunday’s 16-10 loss to Houston — or as Pagano described it, Hasselbeck is beat up from the feet up. More pain came Monday when

the Colts learned Tennessee had signed practice squad quarterback Alex Tanney to its active roster. And as if that wasn’t enough, receiver Griff Whalen, Indy’s emergency quarterback, went on injured reserve with a fractured rib. That leaves the Colts with only one healthy quarterback on the team, third-stringer Charlie Whitehurst, and a real quandary. The depth chart has shrunk so much that Pagano was even asked about using punter Pat McAfee as a quarterback at practice this week. But that’s not how the Colts are going to salvage their sinking season. First, they must start taking advantage of their opportunities. Four times in the first half Sunday,

Indy started drives near midfield or in Houston territory, and all the Colts got was one touchdown and one short field goal. They have 36 points in the last three games combined, and one of the scores came on a defensive touchdown. Defensively, the Colts forced two turnovers Sunday, knocked Houston’s backup quarterback, T.J. Yates, out of the game and still lost. Yet Indy can still claim its third straight division title with two wins and two losses by Houston (7-7), or through other more complicated scenarios, all of which require one thing — getting a little luck along the way. Indianapolis plays at Miami on Sunday and closes the regular season at home against Tennessee. Houston finishes against the Titans

and Jacksonville. Pagano believes it can happen. “I’d hate to sit there and let something slip by and then all of a sudden look back and say, ‘Boy, I didn’t know they were going to lose two games,’” Pagano said. There’s more at stake than just this season, too. After three straight losses left the Colts on the outside of the playoff picture, the chatter around town has again focused on the futures of Pagano and general manager Ryan Grigson. Grigson went all in on making a Super Bowl run by spending heavily in free agency. Pagano gambled he could hit the jackpot by leading the Colts to a Super Bowl in the last year of his contract.

Leonard leads Spurs over Pacers SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard had 24 points and the San Antonio Spurs surged past the Indiana Pacers for a 106-92 victory Monday night to remain undefeated at home. San Antonio (24-5) is off to the second best start in franchise history, including 16-0 at home. The Spurs have 21 wins by double figures. Tony Parker had 15 points, including nine in the final quarter, for San Antonio, which has won 6 straight. Boris Diaw added 14 points and LaMarcus Aldridge and Patty Mills had 10 each. David West had seven points and five rebounds in his first game against the Pacers since leaving in the offseason to sign with the Spurs. George Hill and Jordan Hill each had 15 points for Indiana. Two of the league’s top defenses fought early. The Spurs lead the league in opponent scoring at 88.9 points and the Pacers are seventh at 92.7. San Antonio had just six points in the first six minutes of the game, two fewer than Indiana. Leonard and Paul George had their own physical battle, with each trying to get the best of the other on both ends of the court.

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Winners in the Elks Lodge No. 1417 Whitley County Hoop Shoot contest were, front row, from left: Marisea Rhea, first place 8-9 girls; Madilynn Gawthrop, second place 8-9 girls; Addison Baxter, third place 8-9 girls; Logan Hardy, first place 8-9 boys; Stratton Fuller, second place 8-9 boys and Aiden Denning, third Place 8-9 boys. Back: Hayley Urban, first place 12-13

girls; Macy Hill, second place 12-13 Girls; Tyler Barnhart, first place 12-13 boys; Ashton Shepherd, second place 12-13 boys; Eli Lantz, third place 12-13 boys; Lucas Minier, first place 10-11 boys; Andrew Hedrick, second place 10-11 boys and Peyton Shearer, 3rd place 10-11 boys.

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Kelly likes Notre Dame players’ no-name attitude for Fiesta Bowl SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly had a question for the eighth-ranked Fighting Irish as they began preparations to face No. 7 Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl: "Are you committed to this game?" "If you're not committed to playing this game, just let us know. Because I'll go home early and we'll spend time with our families. In other words, you don't have one foot out the door because you're worried about your draft status and you're thinking about other things," Kelly said he told his players. Kelly has been pleased with the response of the Irish (10-2), with five players who have sent in paperwork to the NFL requesting a potential draft grade. Kelly said the players have shown they plan to take the same team-first attitude against the Buckeyes (11-1) that kept them in the running for a playoff berth until a season-ending loss at Stanford. An example of that, Kelly said, was a decision seniors made about not putting

their names on their bowl jerseys. Notre Dame first put players' last names on jerseys in the 1970 Cotton Bowl against No. 1 Texas and continued while Ara Parseghian remained coach through the 1974 season. It's a tradition the Irish have continued their past six bowl appearances, the last five under Kelly. "The seniors came to me and said, 'Coach, we don't want names on the back of our jerseys. We're Team 127,'" Kelly said, referring to the number of seasons Notre Dame has been playing football. Linebacker Joe Schmidt said the decision to not have names on the jersey is a sign of the team's attitude all season. "All year we've been talking about Team 127, how special this team is, the brotherhood has and how much we care about each other. It's fair to say, that's something we want to maintain into the bowl game," he said. "It's something we want all our games to represent, not just the one." Junior linebacker Jaylon Smith is

among those considering entering the NFL draft. He said his focus is on the Fiesta Bowl, especially because his brother Rod was a running back at Ohio State. "What matters the most is beating Ohio State," Smith said. "I have to put a lot of effort into that considering talking trash with my brother." Schmidt said the Irish have no trouble getting motivated for the Fiesta Bowl. "Are you kidding me? This is the Fiesta Bowl, we're playing Ohio State. For the greater part of the year they were the No. 1 team in the nation," he said. "This is a great opportunity for both teams to show the country and the world what they've accomplished this season." Kelly said he's letting the Irish players take the lead when it comes to setting the attitude. "I'm just trying to stay out of their way at this point and not mess it up, because they clearly have a direction as to where they want to go and how they want to play," Kelly said.

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Purdue alum to pledge $12.1M to athletics center WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Several alumni of Purdue’s football program have pledged a total of $12.1 million to support construction of an expansion of the university’s Mollenkopf Athletic Center. The Journal & Courier reports the new 110,000-square-foot football performance complex will feature a locker room, meeting rooms, training areas, player development room, coaches’ offices, a fueling station and a sports medicine facility. “Intercollegiate athletics, and football specifically, are a vital part of the fabric of our university, and this new facility will enable our current and future student-athletes to train more effectively and more efficiently,” Purdue President Mitch Daniels said in a statement. The school recently announced that alums Drew and Brittany Brees, Sandy Dauch, on behalf of her late husband, Dick, along with Doug and Maria DeVos, Bob and Amy Martin, and Tom and Joy Spurgeon have taken lead roles in financial support of the expansion.

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Stafford leads Lions past Saints, 35-27

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Other winners in the Elks Hoop Shoot free throw contest were: Kloe Krieg (left), 2nd place 10-11 Girls and Molly Baker, 1st place 10-11 Girls.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Matthew Stafford's accuracy and poise sparked the Detroit Lions to a big lead and helped prevent them from squandering it, too. Stafford passed for 254 yards and three touchdowns, and the Lions held off a late surge by New Orleans to defeat the Saints 35-27 on Monday night. Detroit (5-9) raced to a 28-3 lead, but Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes — one shortly after a Lions fumble — to help New Orleans (5-9) pull to 28-20 with about 10 minutes left. Brees passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns, becoming only the fourth quarterback to surpass 60,000 yards in a career while also eclipsing the 4,000-yard mark for the 10th straight season. Brandin Cooks caught 10 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown. But New Orleans' loss guaranteed consecutive losing seasons for the first time since Sean Payton became coach in 2006. Golden Tate caught two touchdown passes for Detroit. The Lions' last-ranked running game accounted for 150 yards and two TDs against New Orleans' last-ranked run defense. Stafford played nearly mistake-free, completing 22 of 25 passes without turning the ball over. Still, both teams took turns making the kinds of mistakes that losing teams do, producing a close game after it initially looked as if Detroit would run away with it. The Lions led 28-3 when Ameer Abdul-

lah scored on a 15-yard run around the left end early in the third quarter. New Orleans responded with Brees' 27-yard touchdown pass to Cooks and closed the gap a little more on Kai Forbath's short field goal after the Lions made a clutch stop on a third-and-goal from the 4. But Abdullah fumbled on Detroit's next play from scrimmage, and the Saints capitalized on Brees' 11-yard scoring strike to Marques Colston. Yet, when Detroit looked ripe to self-destruct, the Lions put together a clutch scoring drive that included Abdullah's 27-yard run and Joique Bell's short rushing TD. Brees' late touchdown to Ben Watson closed the gap with 1:55 left, but New Orleans' onside kick was recovered by Detroit star Calvin Johnson, and the Lions marched deep into Saints territory before Matt Prater missed a field goal with 9 seconds left. The Lions led 21-3 by halftime on Tate's touchdown catches of 1 and 5 yards and fullback Michael Burton's first career touchdown from 4 yards out on his fourth catch this season. The Saints thought they had found the end zone three times on their final drive of the first half but came away with no points. First, Cooks made a spectacular one-handed catch of Brees' 28-yard pass and was initially ruled to have scored as he was tackled near the goal line, but the call was changed after a video review, marking Cooks down at the 1.

Bears trying to stop slide after dropping 3 straight LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Just a few weeks ago, the Chicago Bears were celebrating in the locker room and looking at an unexpected playoff push. A three-game losing streak dashed those hopes. Now, they're simply trying to stop a freefall. The Bears (5-9) delivered one of their worst performances of the season in a 38-17 pounding at Minnesota on Sunday. "We'll find out who in that locker room has some character and wants to finish and who doesn't," quarterback Jay Cutler said. Chicago was buzzing after an inspired win at Green Bay on Thanksgiving night that put them right in the playoff picture at 5-6, with coach John Fox and his players letting loose in the locker room afterward. Not only did the Bears

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Cutler was sacked five times and Alshon Jeffery left with a hamstring injury, the latest in a line of ailments that have limited the Bears' leading receiver to nine games. Fox said he was receiving treatment on Monday and will likely get more on Tuesday before his availability for Wednesday's practice is determined. The growing line of injuries to Jeffery is an issue for the Bears, particularly given his expiring contract. "We're evaluating everything all the time," Fox said. "Whether it's injuries, execution, starting fast, starting slow — there's really not much that we don't look into. It's a very analytical type of game. So it's no different with injuries. We look at everything from how we stretch to how we warm up. You name it, we look at it."

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NBA scoreboard NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 17 12 .586 Boston 15 13 .536 New York 14 15 .483 Brooklyn 8 20 .286 Philadelphia 1 28 .034 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 16 10 .615 Atlanta 18 12 .600 Orlando 16 12 .571 Charlotte 15 12 .556 Washington 12 14 .462 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 18 7 .720 Indiana 16 11 .593 Chicago 15 11 .577 Detroit 16 12 .571 Milwaukee 11 18 .379

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L San Antonio 24 5 Dallas 15 12 Memphis 15 14 Houston 15 14 New Orleans 8 19 Northwest Division W L Oklahoma City 18 9 Utah 12 14 Denver 11 16 Minnesota 11 17 Portland 11 19 Pacific Division W L Golden State 26 1 L.A. Clippers 16 12 Phoenix 12 18 Sacramento 11 17 L.A. Lakers 4 23

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Tuesday’s Games Memphis at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Dallas at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Miami, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Miami 116, Portland 109 Minnesota 100, Brooklyn 85 Cleveland 108, Philadelphia 86 Milwaukee 101, Phoenix 95 Sacramento 104, Toronto 94 Atlanta 103, Orlando 100 New Orleans 130, Denver 125 Monday’s Games Washington 113, Sacramento 99 Boston 113, Minnesota 99 Orlando 107, New York 99 Brooklyn 105, Chicago 102 Houston 102, Charlotte 95 Atlanta 106, Portland 97 San Antonio 106, Indiana 92 Utah 110, Phoenix 89 Oklahoma City 100 L.A. Clippers 99

Wednesday’s Games New York at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Indiana, 7 p.m. Houston at Orlando, 7 p.m. Memphis at Washington, 7 p.m. Boston at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Dallas at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Portland at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Denver at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Utah at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Movement in top 10 after weekend of upsets DURHAM (AP) — How good is Duke basketball? It's big news when the Blue Devils drop out of the top 10. Saturday's overtime loss to Utah cost Duke a spot in the top 10 for the first time since February 2014. The streak of consecutive polls continues for the 15th-ranked Blue Devils. They have been in 162 consecutive polls, a streak that began with the preseason poll of 2007-08. Only Kansas, at 130, has a current streak of more than 100 weeks. Arizona is third at 66 consecutive polls. Duke is now 59 weeks from tying UCLA for the record of 221 consecutive polls, from 19661980. In addition to Duke, Kentucky, Iowa State and Purdue also dropped out of the top 10 after weekend losses.

Long Time

Providence moved into the top 10 for the first time since Jan. 17, 1978 when the Friars were ranked ninth. That team was led in scoring by Bruce Campbell and was coached by Naismith Memorial Hall of Famer Dave Gavitt.

Newcomers Utah returned to the rankings after a week out with its win over Duke at Madison Square Garden. The week's other newcomer has been away just a bit longer. South Carolina is in the Top 25 for the first time since the final poll of 2003-04. The Gameco*cks (10-0) have won only two games by less than 10 points and one of those was their most recent win, over rival Clemson.

So long

UCLA dropped out of the poll after one week following its loss to North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic. The Bruins were No. 22. Connecticut dropped out from 25th but the Huskies won their only game last week, over UMass-Lowell.

Go Panthers

Twelve teams have managed two wins over ranked teams this season but only one can brag of two over top 10 teams. In fact, Northern Iowa (7-3) has wins over two top 5 teams: then-No. 1 North Carolina and then-No. 5 Iowa State.

Just a heads up to No. 3 Oklahoma: If the Sooners and Northern Iowa both win opening-round games at the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, they would meet in the semifinals on Wednesday. Of the other 11 teams to beat two ranked teams so far only two — Alabama and UNLV — have not been ranked this season.

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This is Michigan State's 10th week all-time as the No. 1 team. If the Spartans can hold it next week they will move into the top 25 teams to have been ranked on top of the poll. Houston was ranked No. 1 for 11 weeks from 1968 to 1983, making the Cougars 25th on the alltime list. UCLA is No. 1 among the No. 1s at 134 weeks from 1964 to 2007.

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The Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference are tied for the most ranked teams with five each. The Big East is next with four and three of those are in the top 10. The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference have three each.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame's finish Monday night had its warts, but Demetrius Jackson and the Irish will take it. Jackson bounced back from a season-low, ninepoint effort in a loss to Indiana by scoring 17 points, and the Irish held on for an 87-78 win over Youngstown State. "I just wanted to come out and continue to play my game, continue to take shots confidently," Jackson said. "I wanted to take good, efficient shots, and I thought I did." Jackson was 4-for-17 shooting against the Hoosiers on Saturday, but hit 8 of 12 from the field to go to with four rebounds and four assists. Notre Dame coach Mike Brey had a simple message for Jackson on the ride home from Indianapolis after the loss. "Sat with him on the bus for about 15 minutes and said, 'Let's get back to work, on to the next one,'" Brey said. "Good to see him back in a rhythm." V.J. Beachem scored 16 points for the Irish on 4-for6 shooting from 3-point range. Zach Auguste also had 16 points to go with 10 rebounds, and Bonzie Colson added 14 points and nine boards.

No change yet at QB NFL suspends WR Beckham Jr. for 1 game for Denver Broncos ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Brock Osweiler remains the Denver Broncos’ starting quarterback pending medical tests on his injured left shoulder, and Peyton Manning will try to return to practice Wednesday. Coach Gary Kubiak said “nothing has changed” with his QB situation Monday, a day after Denver blew a double-digit halftime lead for the second consecutive week. Kubiak said Osweiler was “sore today ... and all indications are that he’ll be OK.” Osweiler was injured when he scrambled for 7 yards in the second quarter of Denver’s 34-27 loss at Pittsburgh, where the Broncos (10-4) blew a 17-point lead. Manning has missed five weeks with a torn left plantar fascia. Kubiak will meet with both QBs and “have a plan in place when we get to Wednesday.”

NEW YORK (AP) — Losing control during Sunday's loss to the Panthers will cost Giants star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. one game. The NFL on Monday suspended Beckham for next weekend's visit to Minnesota for his conduct against Carolina, when he drew three personal foul penalties. The league cited "multiple violations of safety-related playing rules." Beckham appealed the decision. His case will be heard by either James Thrash or Derrick Brooks, the hearing officers jointly appointed by the NFL and the players' union. Without Beckham, the Giants (6-8) would be missing their best offensive weapon as they try to stay alive in the

NFC East race. Beckham and Panthers cornerback Josh Norman tangled from the beginning of the Panthers' 38-35 victory. At one point, Beckham delivered a diving helmet-tohelmet hit on Norman while blocking. There was plenty of pushing, shoving, swinging, wrestling, late hits and trash talking between them. Beckham, the 2014 Offensive Rookie of the Year, has 91 catches for 1,396 yards and 13 touchdowns, tied for the league lead. He has a base salary of $893,000 and would lose $55,813 for being suspended for Sunday night's game. The suspension was imposed by NFL Vice President of Football Operations Merton Hanks, who ruled that Beckham's

actions placed his opponents at unnecessary risk of injury and should have been avoided. "At numerous times during (Sunday's) game against the Carolina Panthers, your actions placed a fellow player at unnecessary risk . and clearly did not represent the high standards of sportsmanship expected," Hanks said in a letter to Beckham. Hanks specifically pointed to a late helmet-to-helmet hit against a defenseless player in which Beckham left his feet prior to contact to spring forward and upward into his opponent (Norman); lowered his helmet and initiated forcible contact with his helmet; and forcibly struck the defenseless player's head.

NBA briefs Hawks 106, Trail Blazers 97 ATLANTA (AP) — Dennis Schroder scored 18 points, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 106-97 on Monday night for their fourth straight win. Schroder, Atlanta's backup point guard, lost a cap bonded to a tooth in a collision early in the fourth period, but was 7 for 10 from the floor in a little more than 17 minutes on the court. The Hawks had six players score in double figures. The Trail Blazers played without starting guards Damon Lillard and C.J. McCollum. Lillard has plantar fasciitis in his left foot and missed a game for the first time

in his career, ending his streak of playing in 275 consecutive games. McCollum has two sprained ankles. Allen Crabbe had 19 points for Portland in a fill-in start. Tim Frazier, making his first start of the season, had 12 points and seven assists. The Trail Blazers have lost four straight.

Rockets 102, Hornets 95

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Wizards 113, Kings 99

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Wall had a career-high 19 assists and also scored 12 points, leading Washington to the victory. Marcin Gortat had 27 points and 16 rebounds for the Wizards, and Garrett Temple added a careerhigh 23 points. Wall was just 4-for-15 shooting but assisted on nearly half of Washington's 42 baskets. He connected with Gortat several times on a night when injuries limited coach Randy Wittman to using only eight players. DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 22 points, Rudy Gay had 16.

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Trump calls Clinton a 'liar' for video claim WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Monday accused Hillary Clinton of lying when she said the Islamic State group used videos of his comments about Muslims to recruit militants. The Republican presidential frontrunner also took to Twitter to demand an apology from his leading Democratic opponent. "She's a liar!" Trump told more than 6,000 people at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also said Clinton was "crooked" and "not a president." During Saturday's Democratic debate, Clinton said Trump had become

the Islamic State's "best recruiter" and said, "They are going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists." There was no evidence to back the claim, and a spokeswoman later said, "She didn't have a particular video in mind." Still, Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon, asked Monday by MSNBC if Clinton would apologize to Trump, insisted, "Hell no." During his rally Monday at Grand Rapids' DeltaPlex Arena, Trump used crude language to portray Clinton as someone who constantly loses,

citing her race against Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination in 2008. "She was favored to win and she got schlonged, she lost," he said. He also mocked Clinton for returning to the debate late following a commercial break. "I thought she quit, I thought she gave up," Trump joked. He later seemed to acknowledge reports that she got delayed waiting to use a restroom: "I know where she went. It's disgusting, I don't want to talk about it." Trump argued that he is the last person Clinton wants to run against

in a general election. "Ask Jeb Bush if he enjoys running against me," he said of the former Florida governor who has been struggling to gain traction despite a massive early fundraising advantage. "Ask Lindsey Graham, did he enjoy running against Trump?" he said of the South Carolina senator who on Monday announced his departure from the race. Trump also defended the kind words he's been exchanging with Russian President Vladimir Putin, brushing off criticism that he has been too kind to the Russian presi-

dent. "That's like a good thing, not a bad thing," he insisted. "Wouldn't it be nice if we could get along like with people?" And he made clear that he is opposed to the killing of journalists, after appearing to brush off concerns about Putin's record on a Sunday morning news show. "I don't like that, I'm totally against that," said Trump. "By the way, I hate some of these people ... and some of them are such lying, disgusting people, it's true. But I would never kill. And anybody that does I think would be despicable."

Indiana regions passed over for state money continue search TERRE HAUTE (HSPA) — Local stakeholders in the Indiana Regional Cities Initiative are looking ahead to the second phase, aiming to build upon existing ideas to attract more people to communities along Indiana’s border. The next steps may involve expanding a coalition of partners beyond Vigo, Sullivan and Knox counties — while still emphasizing the river as a connector between the region’s communities — and developing a more strategic plan to broaden the scope. Members of the Wabash River Region’s application committee are confident, however, that the original plan was a good start and encouraged by the likelihood for future state dollars. The region did not receive full funding in the first phase of the initiative, created to help address population stagnation and a shortage of talented workers living in or moving to Indiana. Out of seven applications, the state decided to fund proposals from the South Bend, Fort Wayne and Evansville areas. But the Indiana Department of Economic Development’s Board of Directors

voted last week to continue supporting the four remaining, through helping identify public or private funds for planning to continue development of the regional plans. Amounts will depend on fund availability. “They were pleased with all seven proposals, but I think what they’re most proud of is it’s a very, very unique approach to economic development by way of talent attraction,” said committee member David Haynes. Once the General Assembly approves funding the winning three regions, the committee believes enough money will be left over to share with the rest. “There’s more money out there, but it has to be directed,” said Haynes, president of the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce. Haynes helped organize the committee earlier this year to apply for a portion of $84 million in state matching funds. The region partnered with higher education institutions, business organizations and development corporations to make the pitch. Proposed projects included renovating the for-

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Miss Universe show, host apologize for crowning the wrong woman NEW YORK (AP) — The Miss Universe pageant and host Steve Harvey doubled down on the apologies Monday after an excruciating live television moment — announcing incorrectly that Miss Colombia had won and then taking the crown from her head to give to a rival from the Philippines. The fallout from Sunday’s show made Harvey an online symbol of “oops” moments, drew a reaction from Colombia’s president and even a gloating tweet from Donald Trump, the pageant’s former owner. As televised on Fox, the contest was down to Ariadna Gutierrez Arevalo of Colombia and Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines when Harvey, a first-time Miss Universe host, proclaimed Gutierrez the winner after a long dramatic pause. Music swelled, Gutierrez was fitted for a sash, given flowers and a crown was placed on her head. That made it two straight Miss Universe winners for Colombia, where the pageants are taken seriously. She bathed in applause for nearly two minutes before Harvey slowly made his way back onto the stage. “I have to apologize,” he said. “The first

runner-up is Colombia.” The camera switched to a bewilderedlooking Wurtzbach, who came back on the stage to get the crown as the same celebratory music repeated. Harvey said she’d be taking her first walk as Miss Universe, but mostly she stood immobile. A woman stood in between the two contestants, trying to comfort Gutierrez by rubbing her back. Two minutes later, the comedian who hosts his own daytime talk show as well as the game show “Family Feud” returned, saying “let me just take control of this.” Harvey explained on the air that he misread the card he was given with the names of the winners. Colombia was listed as the first runner-up, and he’d been confused with how it was written. He held up the card for the camera. “It is my mistake,” he said. “Still, it’s a great night. Please don’t hold it against the ladies. We feel very badly, but it’s still a great night.” Harvey later tweeted an apology to the women and viewers. “I feel terrible,” he wrote. The Miss Universe organization also issued an apology on Monday.

Community College; a facility for academic equine programming at St. Mary’s; and additional funding for ongoing projects in downtown

Sullivan and Vincennes. Committee members said they were pleased with the progress made in a short window of time ahead of the state’s Aug. 31 plan submission deadline. Haynes said he felt the team got “a lot” accomplished, especially since they competed with areas that had years of experience collaborating regionally. “And we were able to get into the game and be a player after only two or three months,” he said. “And what that suggests to me is, given a little more time, we’re going to be more and more impressive to the folks that are delivering the funds.” While the state took note of the region’s level of effort, the plan didn’t meet requirements for population and return on investment. IEDC guidelines called for all proposals to cover a minimum of 200,000 people. The combined population of Vigo, Sullivan and Knox counties is 170,000, as reported in the region’s plan. Broadening the focus is a key goal moving forward, said Greg Goode, another committee member. Goode, executive direc-

tor of government relations for Indiana State University, said while the river aspect would remain an important piece of the next phase, counties not along the Wabash’s path may join the effort. “I say that plural,” he said, “because I think there’s a real opportunity for growth now, that we still want to prominently celebrate that connector — the Wabash River — but there’s going to be other things on which to build as well.” Building a larger coalition, Goode said, will likely be the first order of business for the newly-formed Regional Development Authority, which is tasked with prioritizing projects. The board was another requirement in the application process. The RDA’s members are: Bob Baesler, owner of Baesler’s Market; Mary Ann Conroy, CEO of Terre Haute Regional Hospital; Kent Utt, president of the Knox County Development Corp., Phil Rath, vice president of financial services and government relations at Vincennes University; and Jim Exline, executive vice president of Wabash Capital.

NYPD detective among 6 American troops killed NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police detective is one of six American troops killed in a suicide attack near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. Police Commissioner William Bratton on Monday says Detective Joseph Lemm was a 15-year veteran of the New York Police Department and worked in the Bronx Warrant Squad. Bratton says Lemm served in the U.S. Na-

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same very generDear Annie: ous Christmas gift Please help us to someone we with an upcomknow is walking ing dilemma. Our out the door on son, daughter-inJan. 1? — Stuck in law and grandthe Middle children all live in Dear Stuck: You another state. We do not have to give spend Christmas Annie’s Mailbag your daughter-inwith them every law the same gift other year. In October, our daugh- you have in the past. You ter-in-law told our son don’t, in fact, have to she was leaving him, but be generous to anyone, would wait until after and can decide only to Christmas to tell the chil- give presents to the children so as not to upset dren. However, since Ms. them during the holi- Flighty has left before days. She has decided and returned, there is a that she would rather run good possibility she will around with her single do the same thing again. girlfriends from work, If so, will your stingier but right now, she still gift create a problem at remains in the home they that time? We suggest you talk own. She has already said she does not want to to your son about this. take the kids and is leav- Ask him how he would ing them with our son. like you to handle the She did the same thing situation, and then folfive years ago, but then low accordingly. Your decided to return and our daughter-in-law sounds son let her back into their immature and selfish. Be grateful that she prefers lives. Our daughter-in-law to leave the children with knows that we are aware their more stable father. Dear Annie: Two of their situation. How can we possibly give the months ago, I became a

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grandmother for the first time. But I’m not allowed to see my grandchild nor is anyone in my family. Yet my son’s father, who has not been in his life for more than 20 years, is apparently welcome to visit the baby any time. This is causing a lot of fighting in my family. My other children are worried that I did something to upset my son and his wife. But believe me, I have done nothing to cause either of them to act this way. I am incredibly hurt and don’t know what to do. — Looking for Answers in Pennsylvania Dear Pennsylvania: These sad circ*mstances are only too common. We wish we had a magic potion to make family relationships smoother, more loving and more rational, but we don’t. There could be old hurts that you are unaware of. Your son may be looking to include his father now that he is a father himself. Your ex-husband could be poisoning your son’s mind with tales about you, or he could demand that you be excluded. Your daughter-in-law may simply not like you or someone else in the family. Unless you can speak to your son, you will not know. Please try to contact him, without judging or being angry, and ask what you can do to fix this. You might also enlist the help of any friend or family member still in their good graces to get to the bottom of it. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to [emailprotected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. ©2015 CREATORS.COM

mess. — Heloise Dear Heloise: I have BURNED CONDIMENT CUPS CANDLES for years and never had Dear Heloise: When my a problem until last week. I had a candle in a glass container and wantfamily eats at our favored to finish burning it. It was sitting ite burger joint, we get our on a lace runner. The candle burned own condiments. The litout, scorched the runner and also the tle white paper cups are wood beneath the runner. It was not sometimes too small for unattended, but I wasn’t watching how much ketchup, mayo, it at all times. A warning to others: etc., we use. Another table Ask Even though it is in a glass container, teens had unraveled Heloise with if it burns out, the glass can become the top of the cups to make hot enough to do damage. You probthem flat and had more dipably should blow them out before they ping area. Smart, huh? — Jenna D. in burn to the bottom of the glass. Pennsylvania Another hint is if you tie a raffia bow SHOULDER BUMPS around a candleholder, be sure the bow Dear Heloise: I love reading your is well below the burn line of the candle. column in the Orange County (Calif.) I had one tied too high, and it burned the Register. I had hung a loose-weave sweatraffia. I was close by and caught it imme- er (I know — don’t hang sweaters, but this diately. — Joan, via email one is a mess if I put it in the drawer). Of Joan, you are lucky it did not do major course, the sweater had the dreaded hangdamage. My friends at the National er bumps at the shoulder area (Heloise Candle Association (I spoke to them a few here: when removed from the hanger). I years back and learned a lot from them) tried using my hair blow-dryer to remove say DO NOT burn candles all the way the bumps, and it worked better than the down. When there is approximately 1/2 iron! — Katrina S., Dana Point, Calif. inch of candle wax left in a container, it COVER UP should be extinguished and not lit again. Dear Heloise: I cover the wood handles Don’t take a chance! — Heloise and the rubber tires of my wheelbarrow LAUNDRY HANGER with a large barbecue-grill vinyl cover. Dear Heloise: I installed a spring-ten- This keeps the handles from rotting and sion shower rod lengthwise and above the wheels from decaying due to the elethe shower head over my bathtub. Now ments. — Leon B., Holiday Island, Ark. I hang my drip-dry and hand-wash launSend a money-saving or timesavdry on it to dry without water dripping ing hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San down the side of the tub and onto the Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it floor. — Diane V., Columbus, Ohio to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise@ Smart indeed. Here’s what I do, espe- Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personcially when on the road and doing a little ally but will use the best hints received in my hand laundry: Place the items on a coat column. hanger, and hang that on the shower head ©2015 by King Features Syndicate Inc. or inside the shower curtain. No drip, no

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Bill Cosby sues model over drugging claim LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby sued one of his most vocal accusers for defamation Monday, accusing supermodel Beverly Johnson of fabricating claims that the comedian drugged and tried to sexually assault her in the 1980s. The lawsuit is part of a new legal strategy by Cosby to attack some of the women accusing him of sexual abuse in court. Cosby last week countersued several women accusing him of defamation, but the lawsuit against Johnson is the first time the comedian has taken legal action against a woman who hasn’t sued him first. Cosby’s lawsuit accuses Johnson of ly-

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Columbus pedaling forward on bike sharing initiative COLUMBUS (HSPA) — The Columbus Park Foundation is inviting the community to suggest names for the city’s new BikeShare initiative and to choose the color scheme for the program’s new Trek bikes. Those who visit The Commons between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday can see examples of the BCycle’s bike sharing bikes and learn more about the program, which could begin in Columbus as early as next spring. The foundation hopes the community will provide suggestions about the name for the program, one that could reflect the Columbus city brand. The BikeShare program in Columbus will allow residents to rent the bicycles from kiosks at seven stations around Columbus and return them to any kiosk in the city. The foundation is preparing to purchase 67 of the Trek bikes, which will be distributed among the stations concentrated around downtown Columbus, Donner Center, Columbus Regional Hospital and the city’s Visitor’s Center, said

April Williams, foundation project and resource development director. By tracking the bike’s usage, the foundation will be able to determine if other locations need to be added as stations in the future, she said. The foundation proposed the idea for a bike sharing program in February at the foundation’s annual community meetings. In April and May, the foundation conducted open houses and online surveys to gauge interest and found strong community support for the idea, Williams said. The foundation is partnering with the Columbus Area Visitors Center to create tours by bike with themes that include the city’s architecture, outdoor art and Columbus history, said Dave Hayward, foundation board president. The bike sharing program helps Columbus meet the goals of being healthier and more environmentally friendly, he said. One of the ideas is to have a bike tour tied to the People Trails, with interpretive elements about the city’s high-

lights, Williams said. The cost to rent the bikes is still being formulated, although the foundation is researching other city’s methods to determine the best option. Most cities have a structure that allows participants to choose from an annual fee, a monthly fee or an hourly or daily fee to rent the bikes, Williams said. Bike sharing programs are usually funded by membership fees, user fees, sponsorship or grants. For example, in Indianapolis, the annual fee is $80, or an individual may purchase an $8 day pass to use the bike, Williams said.

ing about an incident in which she says Cosby drugged her with a cappuccino in his New York home before letting her go after she angrily rebuked his advances. The suit contends Johnson, 63, has been using the story — first told in a Vanity Fair story and repeated in numerous interviews and a memoir — to try to rekindle her career. Johnson’s “false allegations against Mr. Cosby have been the centerpiece of her attempted resurgence and she has played them to the hilt, repeatedly and maliciously publishing the false accusations in articles, interviews, and television appearances,” Cosby’s lawsuit states.

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