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This month thousands of high school seniors are preparing college applications and millions of parents are sitting down to help with homework and making life-changing decisions for educating their children from kindergarten to college. The North State Journal met with teachers, parents, students and leadingdecision makers in N.C.’s education system to find out how the system is evolving. N.C. has shown national leadership in digital K-12 classrooms, parental choice options, community college innovations, and world-class universities. But low income and rural communities still struggle and enrollment in education programs at universities is down. How do we chart a path for our children to take the reigns of this state and our nation?

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GLOW Humanities teacher Whitney Tipton asks her students about their weekends as (L to R) sixth-graders Micaela Washington, Zoe Bracey and Gracie Roque, raise their hands to share their experiences.

How we learn

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ALEIGH — North Carolina is home to world-class universities, technology and innovation. The public primary and secondary schools have worked hard to keep up, but high national rankings continue to elude the Old North State’s public school system. According to the U.S. Department of Education, North Carolina’s public school students are above the national average in elementary school standardized tests, but fall below the national average in middle school.

North Carolina spends $18.66 billion on education, 43 percent of the total state budget.

The three components of the N.C. education system are the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, the N.C. Community College System and the University of N.C. System. Out of the state education budget, 2,524 primary and secondary schools costs $12.72 billion serving 1.5 million students. The 17-campus university system costs $4.46 billion serving almost 225,000 students, and the 58-campus community college system costs $1.48 billion serving 441,000 students.

In 2015, the state’s graduation rate was 85 percent, up from 63 percent in 2006. While North Carolina continues to debate the best paths forward in K-12 education, one thing is certain — voters, businesses, politicians and government officials are focused on education.

The Big Picture From digital learning to higher-paying teacher career tracks – Those in the know share the future of K-12 education in N.C., Page A4 Holding futures in her hands: a Warren County educator gives an inside look at her day, Page 5A

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Both dressed up as Batman for spirit week, Mrs. Pederson helps sophomore Megan Sawatzky, 15, during a chemistry lesson at Raleigh Charter High School. Open since 2001, Raleigh Charter has been recognized as one of the best high schools in the state, if not nationwide. It focuses on college preparedness while forming students into good citizens with a mind for community. The school only admits students by lottery with about 10 percent of applicants making the cut.

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Eastern NC waits for the water to recede 150 square miles of North Carolina is under water, more than 20 counties receive disaster assistance following Hurricane Matthew

By Laura Ashley Lamm North State Journal EASTERN, N.C. — Over the past week, water has silently crept through towns and communities in Eastern N.C. claiming 24 lives, leaving people displaced, homes and businesses underwater, and much of the eastern part of the state in despair. But as the water recedes from Hurricane Matthew, North Carolina begins the long journey toward recovery.

Gov. Pat McCrory has been traveling the state to meet the citizens affected by the natural disaster and evaluate the damage caused by the rising river waters.

The governor announced Thursday that the federal government has approved $5 million of early

release federal highway funds for emergency repairs in N.C. Since the Expedited Major Disaster Declaration on Oct. 10, the federal government has already disbursed $2.6 million to disaster survivors.

To date, more than 14,000 North Carolinians have already registered for the assistance.

“We will survive. We are resilient. This is the best of North Carolina,” said McCrory on Friday in Edgecombe County.

An area of more than 150 miles in North Carolina is covered in water. Edgecombe, Cumberland, Columbus, Lenoir and Robeson counties remain some of the hardest hit from Hurricane Matthew.

“The people of Princeville have yet to see the damage to their homes and don’t know how difficult this will be,” said McCrory.

“Eighty percent of the town is underwater.”

The Tar River, which winds along the edge of Princeville, is finally receding after rising to more than 36 feet. The river had dropped to 35.73 feet Friday morning. The dike between Tarboro and Princeville — with a limit of 37 feet — held, but major flooding still occurred in Princeville due to water entering the town around the dike via parts of U.S. 258.

“We know this will get better.

Our no. 1 one priority was to not lose a life and we have not lost one in Edgecombe County,” said Princeville Mayor Bobbie Jones, whose own home is underwater.

“We may have lost material possessions, but we have a determination to move forward, be successful in life and we have a belief in faith in our Jesus Christ,” he added.

The Neuse River, which runs through major cities such as Goldsboro and Kinston, has

brought much destruction and high waters as the river reached record levels surpassing those set

by Hurricane Floyd. As of noon Friday, the river reached a new record of 28.29 feet. The Neuse River is expected to crest at 28.8 feet at 2 a.m. Saturday — a foot above Hurricane Floyd levels from 1999.

The river was expected to remain at major flood levels until Oct. 19 or 20.

“Humanity is such an amazing thing,” said Kinston Mayor BJ Murphy. “To put in a biblical perspective, He creates something that in times of need, people just swarm together and love on each other.”

Murphy, along with city and county officials, and a host of community volunteers, have spent days knocking on doors, evacuating homes, and filling sandbags by hand to protect businesses as the rising flood waters from the Neuse River continue to surround Kinston.

The governor continued to urge

THANK YOU. Hurricane Matthew hit our state hard, leaving a path of destruction and thousands without power.

To electric co-op members who experienced power outages, we thank you for your patience and support.

Serving our members across the state is, and always will be, our priority. In the aftermath of the storm, the strength and resilience of our members is evident. We are proud to be a part of your communities, and we are honored to serve you.

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A3 Left, Riley Clewis, 15, right, and Garret Smith, 12, left, explore a sink hole on Tar Heel Road in front of their homes outside of Lumberton, N.C. Historic flooding hit much of eastern North Carolina after Hurricane Matthew’s rain pummeled an already soggy state.

Center, Cars are submerged in a flooded parking lot in Lumberton.

Right, Kathryn Hicks, of Rocky Mount, guides a boat through the door of Carolina Jewelry, Pawn & Gun as she helps to remove the merchandise.

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How to help NCDisasterRelief.org or mail checks to: North Carolina Disaster Relief Fundww Office of the Governor 20312 Mail Service Center Raleigh, N.C. 27699-0312 To volunteer: NC Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster www.ncvoad.org 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) To receive assistance: FEMA’s Disaster Hotline 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) DHHS Disaster Distress Helpline 1-800-985-5990 Free legal assistance 1-800-662-7407

those impacted to stay out of the flooded waters, and announced that officials were working with local, state and federal partners to find solutions for those who are currently in temporary shelters.

Statewide there have been a total of 2,300 rescues, 1,083 members of the National Guard deployed, 63 emergency vehicles activated, 33 school systems closed and 3,400 people living in shelters.

In addition to the flooding of structures, the agricultural industry has suffered great losses. There have been 1.8 million poultry and 4,800 hog losses across the state.

Disposal of the poultry remains a top concern due to the environmental hazards the losses bring.

In Eastern North Carolina, 32 counties were approved for federal funding to help augment the costs of responding to the storm, and 14 counties where homeowners and renters can apply for federal assistance to repair or rebuild damaged homes. Disaster Unem-

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ployment Assistance is available to people in 20 counties.

“Entire towns have been destroyed with record flooding from Hurricane Matthew, meaning many businesses and employees have been directly impacted,” said McCrory. “This assistance will help those suffering during these difficult times to begin rebuilding their lives.”

Those counties approved for disaster unemployment insurance include: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Dare, Edgecombe, Greene, Harnett, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Nash, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Wayne and Wilson counties.

The governor activated the state’s Hurricane Matthew Relief Fund to support long-term recovery efforts in partnership with the United Way of North Carolina.

People or organizations that want to help ensure North Carolina recovers can visit NCdisasterrelief.org or text NCRECOVERS to 30306.

Countdown to Election 2016

Burr, Ross debate the issues in bid for U.S. Senate seat Candidates spar over health care, support for presidential candidates

By Jeff Moore North State Journal RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — On the heels of North Carolina’s second gubernatorial debate, candidates for one of the state’s two U.S. Senate seats had their chance Thursday to offer voters differing opinions in a televised debate sponsored by the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters Educational Foundation. Republican incumbent Sen. Richard Burr traded points with challenger and former director of the North Carolina ACLU, Democrat Deborah Ross, on support for party presidential candidates, the Affordable Care Act and H.B. 2.

A seasoned politician and wellversed debater, Burr was asked specifically of his support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump amid a plethora of scandals regarding his character.

“I have concerns about both candidates,” said Burr. “I have more concerns about Hillary Clinton because of her lack of judgment.”

While Burr admitted Trump has character flaws, he said when faced with the current choices for commander in chief it is an easy decision, despite Ross’ claim that Trump lacks good judgment.

“I think a lack of judgment is a decision to put top secret and special access programs on an unsecure server where our enemy can access it,” said Burr. “I think bad judgment is when one chooses to lie about emails to the American people and to lie about things like Benghazi where four Americans lost their life.”

Pressed on her support for Hillary Clinton considering the Democrat presidential nominee’s own litany of high-profile scandals, Ross said simply that she did not approve of the way Clinton has handled classified information.

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“I believe that the way Hillary Clinton handles her emails was inappropriate,” said Ross. “She has said so and I have made it very, very clear from the beginning of my campaign that she did not do well by her emails.”

On the issue of the Affordable Care Act, Ross admitted the system is broken, but stated it is better than the alternatives and she would have voted in favor of the legislation had she been in the U.S. Senate in 2009.

“The Affordable Care Act clearly needs to be fixed, but it is much better than what we had before,” said Ross. “Sen. Burr doesn’t like Obamacare, but he also wants to have the private insurance companies be in charge.”

Burr contends that is happening already within the framework of state and federal exchanges.

“Obamacare is run by private sector insurers,” replied Burr.

“Those are the people that are in the exchanges.”

He continued to list the law’s failures to accomplish its goals, and said it is a preview of what his opponent’s party wants to double

down on.

“Government-run health care is already here and it’s called Obamacare,” said Burr.

Regarding ISIS and the Syrian civil war, the candidates mostly agreed on needs for safe zones and American-enforced no-fly zones over Syria.

“In Syria, making sure there’s no-fly zones in order to protect refugees, or folks that would become refugees, would be a good first step,” said Ross.

Burr’s position as chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence provided him more gravitas on the subject.

“Now is the time to create safezones so these women and children can go to bed at night and be safe, leverage our Middle Eastern gulf state partners, who have offered 30,000 physical troops to maintain the physical security, and use our air power to tell the Russians and the Syrians: fly any­ where near here and we’ll shoot you out of the air,” asserted Burr.

Considering H.B. 2, Ross claimed the legislation has harmed the state’s economy and brand, while Burr said it was the proper reaction to the misguided actions of Charlotte City Council.

“I’ve been opposed to H.B. 2 since the beginning because it discriminates, it is a federal issue, and it hurts our economy and good name,” said Ross. “Everybody needs to be safe in the bathroom, but House Bill 2 has been a bad mark.”

Burr said he hopes after the election that both Charlotte and the state legislature will reverse themselves, but doubted it is having significant effects on the economy.

“North Carolina has got the fourth-fastest growing economy in the country,” said Burr. “We’re still attracting business every day to North Carolina. We might have missed a few people like PayPal — their loss in my estimation.”

The senatorial candidates are essentially tied in recent polls going into the final few weeks before Election Day.

McCrory, Cooper under national spotlight in gubernatorial race Both candidates seek to clarify their records in an appeal to voters

By Jeff Moore North State Journal RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and Democratic challenger Attorney General Roy Cooper engaged in their second debate of North Carolina’s gubernatorial race Tuesday. Conservative commentators applauded a strong performance by McCrory as he launched what many consider to be his strongest defense of his record to date, while Democrats praised Cooper for questioning the governor’s record on issues such as teacher pay and House Bill 2.

H.B. 2 led off the dialogue with both candidates making clear where they stand on the issue.

“Let’s first state the facts,” implored McCrory. “The thing that is embarrassing is that a very liberal mayor of Charlotte, with very strong support from our very liberal attorney general, started this whole bathroom mess.”

McCrory stated this was never a Republican issue in the first place.

“Let’s get out of bathroom politics and start creating jobs in N.C. as we’ve done for the last Cooper said a full repeal is the only answer.

“House Bill 2 has to be repealed,” stated Cooper. “It writes discrimination into our law and it has been a disaster for our economy.

“The governor wants to be a Carolina comeback governor,” said Cooper. “I want to be a comeback to Carolina governor.

We need PayPal to come back, we need jobs to come back, we need the NCAA to come back.”

On the economy, the two candidates debated whether the state deserves recent top business rankings, or if the rising tide had failed to lift all boats.

“The governor promised people a tax cut,” said Cooper. “He came through for the corporations and for those at the top, but everyday working people got tax increases.”

McCrory took pride in the state’s recent economic performance and major tax reforms, asking Cooper if he would raise taxes if elected.

“When I came to office we lowered our income tax; we lowered our corporate and business tax; we got rid of a $2.6 billion debt that we owed to the federal government,” iterated McCrory.

“Mr. Cooper, if you become governor, are you going to raise the income tax again; are you going to raise the corporate tax again?

Answer that question — are you going to raise those taxes again because you were against our tax reform? Yes or no?”

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raised as Cooper said McCrory was misrepresenting his record on the issue of teacher pay raises.

“Just like his record, time and time again, the governor is not being honest about these figures,” said Cooper. “The fact is we are 41st in teacher pay, and 44th in per pupil expenditure.

“Governor, you need to be straight with people about public education. You need to get your facts straight and to represent your record correctly.”

McCrory fired back with his own numbers.

“You’re about as straight as another trial lawyer who became a politician in N.C. and that’s John Edwards, because you’re fooling the jury right now,” chided McCrory. “And the facts, not rhetoric, say that this is the governor that did help the teachers and there is still a lot more to do.

“When I came into office teacher pay was 48th, we reduced it to 41.”

The issue of delays at the state crime lab was also raised, with Cooper responding that he has made progress in eliminating a years-old backlog.

“When I became attorney general, there were over 5,000 DNA rape kits sitting on local law enforcement shelves,” said Cooper. “I ordered an independent investigation and made sure that we got rid of that backlog and worked to make sure all of our scientists were certified in the lab and it is is providing good service across the state.”

McCrory contested the assertion that backlogs had been eliminated.

“He says he’s doing his job, but if he’s doing such a good job why is Iredell County thinking about getting its own crime lab?

Because they’re tired of waiting on you,” McCrory charged. “If you can’t handle the crime lab after 14 or 16 years, how are you going to handle all of state government? It’s been a disaster.”

The candidates will have one more televised debate before Election Day.

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Four voices in education

Darrell Allison

June Atkinson

Founding President, Parents for Educational Freedom

State Superintendent, Department of Public Instruction

North State Journal: Why do you have such a passion for parental school choice?

North State Journal: What accomplishments are you most proud of with the N.C. public school system?

Darrell Allison: In 2004, if you lined up 100 African-American boys, 60 of those boys would have failed to get a high school diploma in four years.

I’m product of public education and my wife and I have two daughters in traditional public schools, we believe in them. But we also knew that there was a growing segment of society that weren’t getting the education that they are rightfully entitled to.

When you look at the number of families that are in failing schools, a large majority of those are low income families, whether you are talking about rural or urban. We have a challenge in N.C. of adequately educating low income children, regardless of where they are in the 100 counties.

Where you live and [family] income determines largely ... the school your child will attend. There’s nothing innovative or engaging about that. It breeds ambivalence and discontentment for many families.

NSJ: What has been the biggest challenge?

DA: Explaining that these programs are complements, not substitutes, to the public school system. Families just don’t look at the K-12 education model the same way that policy makers and special interest groups do … families at the kitchen table are really thinking through the K-12 journey for their children. For them, the end goal is to have a child that is adequately educated, who gets a high school diploma, and go off to college. Parents are willing to use any quality option along that journey. The end goal for them isn’t traditional public school only, or public charter school only, or private school only. Their end goal is for “my child to be adequately educated and go off to college to be better than I am.”

We are really now seeing this pentup demand, whether it’s the Opportunity Scholarship or the special needs program, or public charter schools.

We are tapping into a population that heretofore never really had options.

And you are starting to see the response because where the income was a major deterrent to that population to be able to have access, we are eliminating those barriers.

We cannot say to parents, “These tax dollars that you pay into, you have no say so. That school is not working for your child because of your low income or because of where you live, so tough it out.” That’s fundamentally wrong.

NSJ: What excites you about the future of education in N.C.?

DA: The Opportunity Scholarships, the growth of charter schools, the special needs programs, these have been real game changers. If you are wealthy in N.C. you have options. When you are not, you don’t. So now it’s a real paradigm shift that we are seeing before us here in N.C. I’m excited about it, to think that in the 21st century we are thinking more innovatively and providing greater flexibility not only for families, but also for our school systems. These are all positives in moving us forward.

June Atkinson: This past school year our graduation rate went to another all-time high of 86 percent. We know that a high school diploma is a ticket to have options. Another success story is the number of students now graduating from high school with credentials that mean something at the next level. Also, I am pleased that after a stagnant time that our fourth grade reading scores have improved from two years ago.

NSJ: What are parents telling you they want to see changed in public schools?

JA: While they see testing as something important for them, they want to have less emphasis on testing. Parents want to have timely access to information about how their children are doing in school. That is one of the reasons why we have established throughout North Carolina the information technology platform called Home Base and there is a parent portal where parents can check the attendance of that child, to see if the child was tardy and to see the grades of their children. They want textbooks or some type of material. Parents do not like the General Assembly’s A-F scale. They do not believe that system adequately reflects the quality of that school.

NSJ: What are students telling you they want to see changed?

JA: They want their learning to be meaningful. They want to be able to apply their learning through projects and problem-solving. They want their teachers to engage them in ways other than lecture, and they still want the teacher in the classroom. They are concerned about students not having opportunities they may have. I hear two things: one is ‘we have the best school in the whole world’, or ‘if we only could have this, we could do a lot better.’

NSJ: What are teachers telling you they want to see changed?

JA: They want North Carolinians to respect and value the work they are doing for the almost 1.6 million children in the state. They are very eager to learn new things, so they can do a better job in the classroom. At the elementary level, they need to have more than one set of eyes and one set of hands in the classroom.

Another thing I hear all across the state is a genuine concern, passion and love for the students in the classroom.

NSJ: What is the difference between what people think you do and what you actually do?

JA: Some people believe that I determine the salaries of teachers, and I am the one making the decision about what tests we give and when we give tests.

Some people think I have the authority to fire local superintendents or local principals or local teachers. We are responsible for doing all of the work to bring $1.2 billion from the federal government to the children of North Carolina. We are also responsible for the $9 million from the legislature for public school.

When I hear a parent at a school tell me, “I’m really glad my school has a parent portal, because I can check the grades of my child and I’m just really appreciative of that school providing this for me.” Rarely do we say the reason why your school can provide that parent portal is because the Department of Public Instruction did most the work.

To me, that is validating good work that we are doing.

N.C. Lt. Governor Dan Forest State Board of Election, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Digital Learning North State Journal: What excites you about the state of education in N.C.?

Dan Forest: For the past several years I’ve been working on the digital learning plan for N.C. Our state is really positioned better than any other state in the country to bridge the educational divide for the first time in the history, really of the world. Soon, we will be first state in the nation to have every classroom connected to high-speed internet.

What that really means is that students who have never had hope in education before, now in real time, sitting in their classroom, with a device in their hands — they’re connected to the best teachers, best customized content and curriculum in the world.

And that’s a big bright spot. It’s just a tool, but it’s a tool that we need to be able to compete in the world.

NSJ: What are some of the challenges we still face?

DF: Giving parents choice in their children’s education. We’ve been in this cycle for decades now, if not a century, where everyone in government tells you that only the government knows what’s best for your kid. Only the government can tell you where your child should go to school or the kind of education they should get, or the kind of curriculum.

That’s a bunch of hogwash. The reality is that parents should be able to make those decisions for their students and Education Savings Accounts, Opportunity Scholarships, charter schools, all provide that extra level of security to parents.

We are starting to see for the first time is this communication and a level of cooperation with these innovative programs. We are seeing that the lack of the bureaucracy at charter schools is actually a freeing thing to the school, to the children, to the teachers. Why should teachers in traditional public schools not be free to innovate, be inventive in the classroom and have fun again?

They’re burdened by the latest set of standards, new sets of testing that go along with them. They are burdened by whatever mandates are coming from the federal government or DPI (Department of Public Instruction) that tells them to do everything but their job because the government wants to collect all this data. For what? The only data we need is that our kids are proficient enough at what they’re doing to move on to college and move on to life.

NSJ: What is the next hurdle?

DF: We need to change the way we look at moving kids through the system because all students learn in a different way. We’ve been able, as a homeschool family, to customize the content and curriculum for them. Why should we not be able to do that for all students?

Moving away from the seat-based, timebased, grade-based progression system that we’ve been doing forever in N.C. to a competency-based system allows those students who can move more quickly in a subject to do so, and allows those students who need a little more time to do that as well.

Technology allows us to begin to do that because now there is content being developed that takes some of that pressure off of the teacher and puts it into the technology. Teachers are able to make assessments more quickly on a daily basis and customize each child’s education to allow them to learn how they do best.

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Catherine Truitt Education Policy Adviser for Gov. Pat McCrory North State Journal: What excites you about the state of education in N.C.?

Catherine Truitt: N.C. is leading the nation with The Digital Learning Initiative. It was one of the first bills the governor signed when he entered office. It moved the schools toward a digital learning environment. In 2013, We were at 22 percent of classrooms having Wi-Fi. We started with lowwealth, neediest schools getting Wi-Fi first. We are currently at 63 percent, and by 2018 we will be at 100 percent of N.C. classrooms having a robust Wi-Fi, allowing an entire class to be on devices. We may be the first state in the nation to have 100 percent of our learning spaces in public schools with robust Wi-Fi. The technology humanizes the classroom. It allows the teacher to personalize learning and interact more with the kids, rather than stand up at the front of the classroom, delivering content and the students just sitting there passively. We’ve got counties throughout the state that are reporting not just things like lower suspension rates and higher college entrance rates, but also improved EOG (end-of-grade) scores.

NSJ: What has been the biggest challenge?

CT: What we were facing in 2013 is we had a recession and we were not fiscally prepared for it. We did not have a robust Rainy Day fund, we owed over a billion dollars to the federal government in unemployment insurance. The state had to furlough teachers and freeze teacher pay. My own pay in Johnston County was frozen. In 2008, they slashed textbook allotments from $111 million a year to $3 million dollars a year. When the governor entered office and the Republicans came in 2010, they got the textbook allotment back up to $23 million and now it’s been tripled.

When Gov. [Jim] Hunt left office, we ranked about 20th in the nation for teacher pay, then under the [Mike] Easley administration we fell to about 32nd place. During the recession we fell to 46th. I laugh when I see this ad that Roy Cooper is running that says we “fell” to 41 in teacher pay. We did not “fall” to 41. We have actually risen from 46 to 41 in teacher pay since Gov. McCrory entered office.

NSJ: What’s next?

CT: First, we are not done with teacher pay. We know that we have to continue to invest in our teachers. Enrollment in our schools of education is down 30 percent … because there is not promotional track in the classroom.

The governor would like to see some advanced teaching roles put into place where teaches can earn more money for taking on more responsibilities. It doesn’t mean they have to leave the classroom. Maybe they teach half the day and mentor new teachers the other half. Maybe they are on a 12-month contract because they are writing curriculum over the summer. There are ways we can compensate teachers that don’t involve test score performance, but involve a teacher’s choice. We already have a lot of teachers who do that. They are just not getting paid extra for it.

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state of education “I want nothing but the best for every student in my class. I have to do my part so that student has no other choice but to succeed.”

Dominique Sykes, English teacher at Warren County High School

PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE T. NGUYEN | NORTH STATE JOURNAL

Dominque Sykes, a ninth-grade English teacher at Warren County High School, stops in the theater for her school picture during her planning period. Though she had an opportunity to teach elsewhere, Sykes returned home to teach in the Warren County Schools system.

2011 graduate returns to her high school as a teacher A typical day for teacher Dominque Sykes 5:45 a.m. Wake up 6:30 a.m. Leave for the drive to school with breakfast being eaten in the car 7 a.m. Arrival 7:35 a.m. Hall duty 8:02 a.m. Planning period 9:02 a.m. Honors English 10:07 a.m. English I 11:02 a.m. Lunch 11:33 a.m. English I 12: 28 p.m. English I 1:33 p.m. English I 2:33 p.m. Building Assets Reducing Risk meetings 3:30 p.m. Bus duty

By Laura Ashley Lamm North State Journal ARRENTON — In North Carolina, education has long remained at the foreW front of political and civic priorities at both

local and state levels. A strong emphasis has been placed on students achieving high academic standards while teachers spend long hours assessing how to bridge the achievement gap. Meanwhile the financial budget for education remains stretched as more than 1.5 million students are enrolled in the 2,592 public and charter schools across the state.

Dominque Sykes, 23, is in her second year teaching ninth grade English at Warren County High School — the same high school she graduated from in 2011.

“My whole life I wanted to be a teacher,” said Sykes. “There are so many ways you can make learning exciting.”

Sykes teaches five classes a day of anywhere from 13 to 22 students in a class. Between three to four students in every class have Individualized Education Plans, or plans with

specialized instructions for learning. Then there are students with specialized behavior plans. Each plan requires meetings, paperwork and additional lesson plans if needed.

Lesson plans are created weekly on the material to be taught, Common Core standards being addressed, testing benchmarks and so on. The days of a teacher remain full.

“Teaching is not easy. Everybody can’t do it,” said Sykes. “People don’t realize how little control we have as teachers. We are basically there to implement.”

As a teacher, Sykes is always finding a way to reach each student so they can succeed in her classroom. Currently, students are learning William Shakespeare’s classic “Romeo and Juliet.” Sykes, though a dedicated teacher, is also a new teacher placing her on the lower end of an already highly contested pay scale.

“Last year, I had my own apartment. This year, I moved back in with my mother. It’s really hard to make ends meet. I’m fresh out of college with a career job. I bring home almost $2,000 a month. Insurance and benefits have

3:45 p.m. Grading papers, faculty meetings, parent conferences, classroom cleaning, etc. English tutoring occurs afterschool for students in need on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

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to be taken out. Rent was $600 not including the light and water bills, car insurance, and grocery bills. By the time bills were paid, I was left with $200 for the month,” said Sykes.

Sykes was offered a job in Baltimore where she would earn a higher salary, but she turned the job down to remain in North Carolina.

“I’m a product of these schools and had the opportunity to teach here. The kids here need hope to be more and to work harder,” she added.

Warren County High School is a Title 1 school where all students receive free lunch.

Bringing them hope and the push to work harder also means supplementing some school supplies students may be without. On average, Sykes spends $200 a month from her take-home salary on notebooks, pencils, binders and extra items students arrive to school without.

“I bought a student a coat yesterday,” she said. “I want nothing but the best for every student in my class. I have to do my part so that student has no other choice but to succeed.”

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in the nation with 58 public community colleges and an annual enrollment of 730,000. The N.C. Community College System has long been viewed as an opportunity for higher education by those who don’t want to pursue a traditional, four-year bachelor’s degree. Recently the community college system has also been popular for students who see it as a cost-effective step toward a four-year degree and higher.

While community colleges typically train students for industry-related jobs or a potential transfer to a four-year university, N.C.’s system revolves around innovative, area-centric curriculum.

Boat manufacturing, nanotechnology, viticulture — these are actual programs offered across N.C. to help students monopolize on central industries of their area while providing degrees so specific that job security is almost guaranteed.

In fact, getting students to actually finish certain programs is becoming a problem because employers will propose a job offer before completion, according to Linda Weiner, vice president of Engagement and Strategic Innovation for N.C. Community Colleges. It’s a particular issue with the welding industry, where once a student reaches a certain level of training, they will naturally choose employment and steady pay over school.

To encourage program completion while still continuing to supply the industry with ready-made workers, Weiner said they are developing the career pathway concept.

“Working with our K-12 and workforce development partners ... the concept provides a clearly defined path to a successful career but allows students to move on and off the pathway as life demands.”

With community colleges at North Carolinians convenience, a rise in unique programs attract students and adults seeking to learn a specific skill.

In the heart of Yadkin Valley and N.C. wine country, Surry Community College is home to the N.C. Center for Viticulture and Enology. Craft beer is also a growing industry. Many community colleges like Nash, Rockingham, Blue Ridge, and notably AB Tech offer programs in brewing and distilling. AB Tech also has a “mini-hotel” on campus to train students in the hospitality management program.

Students can even learn specific skills for small industries. Montgomery Community College’s gunsmithing program is nationally known. Carteret Community College offers a program in boat manufacturing.

Programs working directly with local businesses are on the rise. Craven Community College partnered with Bosch to offer a robotics training program for their new line of dishwashers. Today, Craven offers “basic” and “advanced” robotics.

Lenoir Community College offers the ConEd Aerospace Manufacturing and Repair to train students for industry employment, specifically at Spirit Aerosystems, FRC East at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, AAR and Mountain Air Cargo.

“That’s why the word community is so important. ... Each college is the absolute best college for their respective service area because they reflect the needs and demands of that area,” said Weiner.

“Our focus on serving our communities really is the heart and soul of our system.”

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Henderson County Lyric Livingston’s favorite corner in Upward’s Exceptional Children’s classroom was where her swing hung, and her favorite bus driver was “Mr. Todd” Norgan. Lyric recently passed away from a brain injury received when she was 18 months old, and the Norgan family honored her legacy by donating a ‘crash pad,’ a mat that provides therapeutic benefits for children with sensory processing issues, so others can enjoy Lyric’s corner as much as she did.

Durham County Lynn Richardson has served 15 years as chief librarian of Durham County Library’s North Carolina Collection. From her years in the position, she’s taken questions from scholars to those looking to settle bets on Durham’s history. Richardson will retire in November.

Iredell County Employees at Iredell Memorial Hospital raised more than $100,000 through a fundraising challenge for the United Way, $30,000 more than they raised in last year’s effort.

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and surrogates continued to demonstrate the importance of North Carolina as a battleground state as they crisscrossed the Old North State to make make their cases and disparage opponents.

After leaked video of Republican nominee Donald Trump making lewd comments about women surfaced ahead of the second presidential debate last Sunday, Trump said during that debate he was embarrassed by the video, apologized for the remarks, but ultimately dismissed it as “locker room talk.”

Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, held a rally in Charlotte Monday and addressed the issue.

“It takes a big man to know when he’s wrong and to admit it,” Pence told the audience. “Donald Trump last night showed he’s a big man.”

Campaigning for Hillary Clinton in Greensboro Tuesday, President Barack Obama said that Trump’s comments on the 2005 videotape about groping women would disqualify him from even a job at a convenience store.

Obama said the choice was clear in the Nov. 8 election even before the tape was leaked last week showing Trump speaking crudely about women.

“Now you find a situation in which the guy says stuff that nobody would find tolerable if they were applying for a job at 7-Eleven,” Obama told the crowd, referring to the convenience store chain.

However, Obama’s anti-Trump rhetoric on behalf of Clinton did not go uncontested as two protesters walked in front of the crowd, screaming “Bill Clinton is a rapist” while wearing shirts that bore the same phrase.

Wednesday, both vice presidential candidates campaigned in the state.

Democrat vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine spoke at Davidson College, voicing opposition for North Carolina’s embattled voter ID law and continued the assault on Trump.

“Donald Trump to my satisfaction didn’t demonstrate sincerity in his apology,” said Kaine. “He tried to diminish the impact by saying it’s locker room talk. ...

I don’t think that’s the case. I don’t think that’s what men do. It’s abusive. It’s abusive words and it’s a description of abusive behavior.”

Pence, in Raleigh on his second North Carolina campaign stop of the week, said this election is about bigger matters like the rule of law and the Constitution, and that Trump is the right choice to lead the country on these issues.

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for what the American people believe in,” said Pence of Trump.

Pence went on to attack Clinton for her mismanagement of foreign relations in her role as Secretary of State in the Obama administration, saying the world is a more dangerous place due to her and Obama’s weakness as world leaders.

Trump himself held a rally in Greensboro Friday and accused Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim of trying to help Clinton win the Nov. 8 election through his connection to the New York Times.

The Republican nominee also said a variety of women who have accused him of making unwanted sexual advances are making up their stories.

“Some are doing it for probably a little fame, they get some free fame,” said Trump. “It’s a total setup. Now suddenly after many, many years, phony accusers come out less than a month before one of the most important elections in the history of our country.”

Trump said Slim, as a major New York Times shareholder, is helping bankroll what he called the Times’ attempt to help Clinton win the presidential election.

“They’re not journalists,” Trump said of the Times reporters who broke stories from the accusers. “They’re corporate lobbyists for Carlos Slim and foreign corporations.”

About three weeks remain before the election, a fact that suggests the campaigns have not yet made their final appearances on the North Carolina battleground to convince undecided voters to support their candidate over the opposition. The final stretch also lends to yet more October surprises as the candidates seek to bury their opponents with negative sentiment as undoubtedly weary voters head to the polls.

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Accolades are outgrowth of civic-minded mission at Raleigh Charter High School

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal ALEIGH — “All the students are so driven, and it’s infecR tious on us.”

It’s easy to see why 16-year-old Mariama Morray, a junior at Raleigh Charter High School, feels that way.

Walking through the hallways and into the classrooms of the 560-student high school offers a glimpse of why several media outlets — U.S. News & World Report, The Washington Post, Niche.com and others — have named Raleigh Charter in Wake County as one of the top schools in the country.

“It’s really all about citizenship,” principal Lisa Huddleston said.

“Everything we do, in our choices that we make, is about how do we create a strong academic environment that helps empower these kids to become contributing citizens.”

The school is one of the hottest tickets in academics in the state, and with good reason. U.S. News & World Report said RCHS had a College Readiness Index of 93.3 percent, with 96 percent of students taking an Advanced Placement course and 97 percent of those passing the test.

But Huddleston said preparing the students for college and be-

yond isn’t about striving for high scores and national rankings. The community fosters the growth of the students — the accolades and successful results are simply a byproduct.

“In my mind, it’s kids like that, that think so critically and are willing to go so deep,” said teacher Barbara Soloman, who came to RCHS 16 years ago from NC State.

“But fortunately what ends up happening is we have developed a culture. So the kids who come in and are not used to it learn the expectations from other students.”

Any student in N.C. can apply to a charter school, and Huddleston said RCHS has had parents

come from as far away as Vance County — a 90-minute commute — to have their children attend the school.

The state has 167 charter schools for the 2016-17 school year, after the cap on them was lifted by the N.C. General Assembly in 2012. More and more families are now choosing options besides traditional public schools, like charter and private schools or homeschooling.

For those that get in to RCHS — this year only 86 of 1,197 students who applied were accepted, along with 64 siblings of current or former students — there are sacrifices that come with attending a charter school.

Raleigh Charter, for example, doesn’t have a cafeteria, gymnasium or its own athletic facilities.

N.C charter schools operate on less than 70 percent of the state

money that a traditional public school gets, because charters do not get government construction funds or N.C. Education Lottery money. Often, charters will supplement with grants and private donations. Furthermore, pinpoint-specific electives that are offered at magnet schools like nearby Enloe High School aren’t possible at RCHS. “I think that it’s hard for one school to be all things to all people, and I think part of what’s behind the charter school model is our recognition of that,” Huddleston said.

But the teachers, students and administrators all seem to agree the school’s focus on molding civic-minded students shines through not only on the report cards, but in the community.

“Just the vibe is different with Raleigh Charter,” Morray said.

9,400 families apply for state Opportunity Scholarships

By Donna King North State Journal NIGHTDALE, N.C. —For Jamie Paylor and Caleb K Drummond it’s a typical school

day: breakfast, commute, homework, track practice. For their mom, Kim Paylor, the comfort of this school routine at Raleigh Christian Academy is extra special. Jamie and Caleb are recipients of a program called Opportunity Scholarships, providing up to $4,200 from the state of N.C. for kids whose parents are looking for an alternative but can’t afford private school tuition. Paylor is a single mom, working two jobs.

“We absolutely couldn’t have done this another way, it’s meant everything. I was already trying to figure out how many more jobs I would have to work to put my child in a private school,” she said.

Paylor is also earning her master’s degree in education. She recently landed a job at a public school in Franklinton County teaching students who have learning disabilities. Caleb’s learning differences sparked her passion to help other kids.

“In the smaller classrooms, you are able to get more academic attention and when there is less tolerance for behavior issues, the teacher is able to focus on the ac-

ademics,” said Paylor.

The program was passed by the legislature in 2014 and the N.C. Association of Educators sued saying there was not enough accountability. Private schools are not required to administer the same standardized tests as public schools.

“If our end-of-grade tests are good enough for 1.5 million children, then why are they not good enough for the children who are going to a private school with taxpayers’ dollars?” said June Atkinson, superintendent of N.C. Public Schools.

Opponents also object to tax dollars going into private religious schools. Among the hundreds of private schools participating in the program, the majority are religious: Christian, Islamic, and others faiths.

“While I am a Christian and I want everyone to be a Christian if it were just up to me personally, I value and respect the separation of church and state,” said Atkinson. “I just have questions about whether the Opportunity Scholarship has that separation of church and state.”

The program was fought in the courts for 16 months until the N.C. Supreme Court decided on the side of Opportunity Scholarships, saying that it was constitutional.

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Caleb Drummond, center, does a plank with other students in Mr. Stephens' physical education class at Raleigh Christian Academy. Caleb, 13, and his younger sister, Jamie, are recipients of N.C.’s Opportunity Scholarships, providing up to $4,200 to fund private school tuition for families that cannot afford it.

for the traditional education system, I look at it as a complement to the education system,” said Darrell Allison, head of Parents for Educational Freedom in N.C. “Opportunity Scholarships are not an end-all-be-all, but a safety net. It really has been a saving grace for many children and many families.”

To date, the program has had more than 23,000 applications from all 100 counties in N.C. With a waiting list of more than 2,000 families, the N.C. General

Assembly and Gov. Pat McCrory passed the state budget this year that allotted $145 million dollars over ten years for the program, funded outside of the N.C. Public School system. The 10 years allows kids who started in kindergarten to finish high school in the program.

“It gets us away from the ups and downs of the political thing and gives families a sense of permanence,” said Allison. “If their kids are thriving, they can be assured that it’s going to be around

for a while.”

With her children settled and happy at Raleigh Christian Academy, Paylor said she will weigh decisions about their education as it comes.

“It’s not for me, it’s for them,” said Paylor. “Sure these are state funds. We are all paying taxes, I am too. That’s why the choice is so important. Different environments work better for different kids. One kid can thrive in a huge high school, and others just can’t.”

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The Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington (GLOW) offers classes to their first class of 100 girls in Wilmington. The charter school, which is in its first year, seeks to empower young women and is designed for first generation college students.

First all-girl charter school in NC kicks off a glowing year

By Vera Wilson For the North State Journal ILMINGTON — Elevenyear-old Makayla McClamW my is having a year of firsts. The

bubbly sixth-grader recently took her first plane ride. But more importantly, she’s one of 100 girls in the inaugural class of the Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington (GLOW), the first single-gender charter school in North Carolina.

GLOW, located in the heart of the coastal town, caters to at-risk girls and operates on the premise that girls thrive in classrooms without boys. Girls in single-gender schools tend to score higher on standardized tests, do more homework, and take on a more rigorous course load, especially in the critical subjects of math and science.

“There are no boys to distract you,” Makayla said.

Laura Hunter, principal at GLOW, offers a more in-depth explanation. She points out that elementary school girls embrace math and science, but often experience a change after their fifth-grade graduation.

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that happens in middle school that shifts that focus,” Hunter said. “Girls become aware of the boy-girl dynamic, and they don’t want to outshine boys. And we have a predetermined idea that boys are better in math and science and girls are better readers.”

So it’s not enough to just take boys out of the classroom.

“You have to make a conscious effort not to engender your classrooms,” Hunter said, “and then girls will continue to self-identify as wanting to be doctors and inventors way past middle school.”

Equally important to the GLOW model is a focus on the “whole girl,” so the emotional, physical and social personas are addressed as well.

“Sometimes we have to rescript what a family looks like,” Hunter said. “We model functional relationships and conflict resolutions and create safe spaces to talk about what’s happening at home.”

GLOW helps students integrate socially by offering electives that mimic extracurricular activities they may not get to do otherwise, such as tennis, voice lessons or personal fitness with a trainer.

(L to R) Aymiah Williams, 8, Ronald Cromartie, 2, their mother Crystal McClammy, and Makayla McClammy, 11, practice reading after Makayla got home from the Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington (GLOW).

Armed with the realization that college can break the cycle of poverty, GLOW is a “college-going culture” and places a strong emphasis on college preparedness. Students attend daily leadership advisory classes, led by a mentor who encourages the children to think critically and creatively, problem-solve and collaborate — all skills identified as essential to achieving in college.

“We have to jump-start the conversation about what college is, what the expectations are and what you do now to prepare yourself,” Hunter said.

GLOW students have a proven path to college success. The school is patterned after a net-

work of nationwide single-gender schools known as the Young Women’s Leadership Network.

Ninety-five percent of its students graduate, and 100 percent of its graduates attend college, compared to 10 percent of at-risk girls at the national level.

The school also addresses two of the shortcomings of many charter schools — lack of transportation and no-cost meals.

These programs, along with extended-day and summer-learning programs, are funded through a foundation under the direction of GLOW president Todd Godbey, whose role is similar to a school superintendent.

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After NC students and parents work their way through the K-12 system, it’s time to think about the next step.

“It’s time to lift our sights once again, to make all ‘useful learning’ the confident hope of all our citizens.

Together, we can make higher education our higher expectation for every person in North Carolina.”

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and fed so they can learn,” Godbey said. “We’re in the business of removing barriers, not creating them.”

On tap for the new year is a Parents’ University, in which parents can learn life skills such as budgeting or making clothes, and a fundraising event featuring Food Network celebrity Giada De Laurentiis. Future plans include launching GLOW schools throughout North Carolina.

Makayla has another first in her sights. She wants to be a veterinarian, meaning she would be the first in her family to attend college. And with the entire GLOW family in her corner, her odds seem to be better than good.

The Wall Street Journal released its ranking of more than 1,000 colleges and universities across the nation, based on 15 different comparative points in four key areas: resources, student engagement, learning and living environment, and graduate outcomes like starting salaries.

N.C. schools that fell in the top 500 of their list: 7 - Duke University 30 - UNC Chapel Hill 54 - Wake Forest University 77 - Davidson College 143 - NC State University 164 - Elon University 295 - Queens University of Charlotte 340 - Campbell University 436 - East Carolina University 441 - Salem College 453 - Winston-Salem State University 487 - UNC Charlotte

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Roy Cooper’s missed opportunity on Obamacare Only the most blinded partisan voters could view Obamacare as a McCrory problem and not a national problem.

If Roy Cooper ends up losing to Gov. Pat McCrory, his inability to rise above partisan talking points on Obamacare might prove to be a critical moment in the campaign. Roy Cooper is becoming more isolated in his Obamacare support as more Democrats flee from the unpopular legislation.

Perhaps more mysteriously, during the Oct. 11 gubernatorial debate, Cooper pretended that the problems with Obamacare are a local problem. He blamed McCrory for its failure in North Carolina.

McCrory’s reaction, like I suspect most voters, was one of incredulity.

Less than 24 hours after their debate, Mark Dayton (D-Minn.) the governor of one of America’s most liberal states, said the “Affordable Care Act is no longer affordable.” Minnesota’s insurance commissioner, appointed by Dayton, called the rising rates “unfair” and “a real emergency situation” for families. For many, rates there could rise as much as 67 percent.

Former president Bill Clinton recently called Obamacare “the craziest thing in the world” and Hillary Clinton has stated she can at least fix Obama’s crowning legislative achievement.

With so many Democrat leaders abandoning Obamacare, why does Roy Cooper continue to cling to a mistake? Virtually every serious policy expert has said the plan is unsustainable if not an outright failure.

More importantly for Cooper, he missed an opportunity during the debate to appeal to independents on health care. That fact that he reflexively blamed McCrory instead of positioning himself as a leader and a centrist on this policy is disconcerting. Only the most blinded partisan voters could view Obamacare as a McCrory problem and not a national problem.

Cooper’s own campaign website is short of health care policy solutions outside of Medicaid expansion, another bureaucratic system that has its own sustainability and affordability issues.

This, plus the entire debate exchange on Obamacare points to Cooper’s level of remoteness from the electorate. It positions him as a candidate who may not understand just how much families are struggling to pay their health care premiums.

McCrory was right to challenge Cooper to forego his staterun insurance plan for Obamacare, if he indeed has faith in the program. A rhetorical device to be sure, but Cooper again had no concrete response to broader solutions for health care outside of more government.

Even when McCrory told him it is “okay to admit it’s a failure,” Cooper demurred. Perhaps because the attorney general refused to join the 26 states that challenged the constitutionally of Obamacare, Cooper feels like he has to double down with his support. But part of governing means having some flexibility on policies that no longer work for Americans. Why all the doubling down? Just as McCrory is not to blame for Obamacare, neither is Cooper.

Most statewide Democrats in the South have been successful by campaigning as centrists, not blind defenders of statism. The simple reason that’s effective is because that’s where most of the electorate resides. Health care will not be fixed through more bureaucracy and government control. Those who support free market reforms, which are certainly a superior alternative, must admit too that markets can’t solve every single aspect of access, especially pertaining to high-risk, pre-existing conditions.

Health care is an essential issue for most voters for the simple fact health is literally one of the most important aspects of life. While the McCrory-Cooper debate had none of the theatrics of a TrumpClinton debate, voters learned a lot about policy — specifically Cooper’s stubborn commitment to a failed government program.

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They think you don’t really believe The leaked emails show a tendency on the left to be so far removed from people of faith that they just can’t really believe that the faithful truly believe.

The John Podesta/Catholic emails are revealing, but not just in the ways that many conservatives and church leaders have noted.

To sum up the controversy: A recent WikiLeaks release included Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s emails from 2011. One exchange was between Jennifer Palmieri, now Clinton’s communications director, and John Halpin, a scholar at the left-wing think tank Center for American Progress.

In the emails, Halpin said that Roman Catholic conservatives “must be attracted to the systematic thought and severely backwards gender relations.”

Palmieri replied “I imagine they think it is the most socially acceptable politically conservative religion. Their rich friends wouldn’t understand if they became evangelicals.” (Podesta was included on the emails but did not comment.)

Writing on the controversy this week, the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board observed that the emails are “a window into the intolerant secular soul of the Democratic establishment.” House Speaker Paul Ryan said “All Americans of faith should take a long, hard look at this and decide if these are the values we want to be represented in our next president.”

That’s all true enough, but the emails reveal something additional. Combined with two other incidents recently, they show a tendency on the left to be so far removed from people of faith that some of them just can’t really believe that the

faithful truly believe — not what people of faith believe, but that they really believe at all.

Consider the second incident, a column written last month by Bill Press, a liberal political analyst. The column, titled “Mother Teresa ain’t so saintly,” knocked Mother Teresa for “dogmatic” views of abortion, contraception, and divorce, and for prioritizing the saving of souls. While his stance on her may be wrong, it’s at least logical given his political views. But more disturbingly, Press uses that same list of attributes as reasons that the Pope should not have made her a saint. In other words, Press thinks the Catholic church shouldn’t canonize a Catholic for acting Catholic. (Note: While North Statement publishes Press’ columns regularly, we declined to print that one.)

Karl Marx famously said that repressive societies used religion as the opiate of the people, employing a mind-robbing stupor that made tyranny and bondage bearable. Modern liberal churches often use religion as the amphetamine of the masses — services aren’t about worshiping God, they are about energizing the congregation to go forth and fight for a better world. They are about the power of the people, not the power of the Spirit.

In other words, some liberals see church as an auxiliary to advance their policies, a do-goodery club for like-minded folks. There is nothing wrong with civic philanthropy and political organizing, of course. But it’s not religion. One

gets the idea that some of these folks would feel more comfortable if God weren’t involved at all.

Think that’s too harsh? Not for Gretta Vosper, the United Church of Canada minister who is an atheist. That’s right: The minister of a Christian church is an atheist.

Vosper, in the third incident, has said she thinks many other progressive ministers are actually atheists. She is beloved by the members of her congregation, who are — by their own admission — more interested in the “Glory of Good” than in the Glory of God. All of this brings us back to the anti-Catholic emails of the Clinton campaign. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement saying “we hold onto our beliefs because they come to us from Jesus, not a consensus forged by contemporary norms.”

But Charles Chaput, archbishop of Philadelphia, may have had the best response.

“Of course it would be wonderful for the Clinton campaign to repudiate the content of these ugly WikiLeaks emails,” Chaput wrote. “All of us backward-thinking Catholics who actually believe what Scripture and the Church teach would be so very grateful.”

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Guest Opinion | JOHN McNABB

Josh Cohen

Firearm rights on the ballot Clinton’s overreach offers supporters of the Second Amendment a very clear choice in this election.

A lot of eyes are on the Tarheel State this year, and it’s fitting that North Carolina should play an important role in determining the direction America takes in this election.

From agriculture to heavy industry, from little towns to big cities, North Carolina embodies the toughness, hard work, and common sense that characterize what’s great about America.

North Carolinians are also practical and self-reliant, which means many of us own firearms to hunt and for protection. If that right is important to you — and it should be even if you’re not a gun owner — you need to know the facts about where the presidential candidates stand on the issue. The Second Amendment is at a crucial crossroads this election and the choice America makes will determine whether our Second Amendment rights are protected for future generations.

Last September, Hillary Clinton told a group of wealthy donors in private that the “Supreme Court is wrong on the Second Amendment.

And I’m going to make that case every chance I get.” She never expected her statement to go public, but the audio was leaked.

Clinton was referring to the 2008 landmark decision, District of Columbia v. Heller, where the court was asked to answer two very simple questions. One, can the government completely ban the possession of handguns? And two, can residents be forced to render all firearms in their homes unusable?

Only by a one-vote margin did the Supreme Court find these draconian restrictions unconstitutional. The Supreme Court ruled D.C.’s laws were unconstitutional because they violated the right of individuals to keep firearms in the home for self-defense.

Heller is indeed on the ballot this November. In February, Justice Antonin Scalia — the author of Heller and the Supreme Court’s greatest Second Amendment champion — unexpectedly passed away. The court is now, at best, evenly split on firearm rights.

The next president will fill the Scalia seat, meaning that the protections outlined in Heller will be on the chopping block if Clinton wins. Obviously, she will appoint someone who disagrees with Heller as she thinks the decision was patently “wrong” in the first place. And in addition to the Scalia seat, the next president will likely be asked to fill three or more vacancies.

For those who insist that Clinton’s Supreme Court remarks are just election-year chatter and she won’t seriously try to take away our rights, I respond that this is all part of a clear pattern.

Throughout her political career, Clinton has made gun control a focus of her agenda.

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Clinton’s push for gun control began early. In 1993, when she appeared before a Senate committee that was contemplating a 25 percent tax on firearms to pay for a proposed national healthcare plan, she responded, “I’m all for that…”.

Then in 1998, she appeared in a campaign ad for Carolyn Moseley Braun and commended the senator’s efforts “to outlaw concealed weapons.” And when running for Senate in 2000, she said, “We need to license and register all handguns….”

More recently, when Clinton faced a tough primary battle with Sen. Bernie Sanders, she regularly attacked the senator for his vote in favor of protecting the firearm industry from politically motivated lawsuits meant to bankrupt them. She not only voted against the bill back in 2005 but has promised to push for its full repeal if elected president.

Clinton’s overreach offers supporters of the Second Amendment a very clear choice in this election.

Donald Trump has shown he can be trusted with our Second Amendment rights. At nearly every campaign appearance he has vowed to protect the Second

Amendment.

Trump firmly believes gun bans don’t work. And he fully supports our right to defend ourselves.

Trump has a permit to carry a firearm himself and believes law-abiding gun owners should have the same right to personal protection everywhere in America.

Trump says the answer to violent crime is strictly enforcing the laws already on the books and sending those who use firearms in the furtherance of crime to jail.

While Clinton believes in gun control, Trump believes in crime control.

And most importantly, Trump has already released a list of judges who he would consider appointing to the U.S. Supreme Court, so the public can judge their records for themselves. So far, Clinton has refused to follow suit.

In this election, I’m voting to protect my freedom. That is why I’m voting for Donald Trump.

John T. McNabb, a former executive at the Willbros Group and Duff & Phelps, is emeritus member of the Board of Visitors of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Columnist | BRADLEY BETHEL

A light in the storm We were strangers to this group of people, but they made us feel like family.

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Having lived in Ohio most of my life, I had no experience with hurricanes before Matthew hit last weekend. If not for the kindness of strangers, I don’t know how I would have endured the flooding.

On Saturday morning, I arrived in downtown Fayetteville with my 11-month-old daughter. We were there for the inaugural Indigo Moon Film Festival, where my documentary “Radioactive Veteran” was scheduled to play.

My plan was to participate in a brief Q&A after the screening and mingle for a bit with other filmmakers. I brought my daughter along mostly to give my spouse some time off. Of course, I also knew audiences love babies, and we were hoping for an audience award, after all.

Not long after we arrived, however, the power started going out in the downtown area. The inland effects of Matthew had become much worse than anticipated, and the festival’s prospects were looking bleak. When one of the festival’s main venues lost power, we knew the festival was over.

About a dozen festival volunteers and filmmakers gathered with us at the festival’s base of operations in a gallery next to the theater, which still had power. Soon, folks started getting text messages and phone calls saying that streets were flooding. A few people left in an attempt to get home, but they were forced to return within a few minutes. Our street was high enough to be safe, but many of the streets leaving downtown were underwater.

As we faced the realization that we had nowhere to go, the power in our building went out, too.

At that point, my only concern was taking care of my daughter. I didn’t have enough milk or diapers

to last the night, and she had never been away from her mother that long.

Fortunately for us, we were surrounded by some of the kindest people I’ve ever met. A volunteer named Diane lived a couple blocks away, and she braved the rain and wind to fetch some milk for us. She also called a neighbor who later brought us diapers and baby food. Other volunteers collected soft food and makeshift toys from within the building. An attendee named Linda offered to share her hotel room four miles away if she could find a safe way there. Everyone remaining was more than willing to entertain a curious baby over the next several hours.

We were strangers to this group of people, but they made us feel like family.

After the rain subsided early that evening, Linda set out and found a safe way to the hotel. We joined her soon after. The hotel had no power and no water, but we at least had a bed to sleep on. We rested that night and returned home safely the next morning.

Not everyone caught in the flooding has been as lucky as we were. The death toll is at 20. Our state now desperately needs more of the kindness my daughter and I received from the folks at the Indigo Moon Film Festival. That kindness was a light for us on a stormy day, and communities across eastern North Carolina are still in need of such light.

As the state deals with the hurricane’s aftermath in the coming weeks, let us shine brighter than we ever have.

Bradley Bethel is a a documentary filmmaker and former teacher who lives in Carrboro.

free of control from Baghdad. The idea of a “Sunnistan” isn’t new, but as American advisers and their Iraqi allies prepare for the crucial battle of Mosul, now is the time to revisit it.

Losing the country’s second-largest city would represent a major blow to IS’ position in Iraq. But recent Iraqi history has taught us that without a proper strategy for the “day after” in Mosul, the group is likely to re-emerge in one form or another.

It’s not going to be easy. The Sunni experience in the post-Saddam Hussein era has been brutal and won’t quickly be forgotten.

After the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, the country’s Sunnis — who represent 15 to 20 percent of the population — found themselves living under a Shi’ite-dominated government. The group included hundreds of thousands of Iraqi troops who had been loyal to Hussein and were removed from the military. Al Qaeda capitalized on their anger and established al Qaeda in Iraq, a precursor to Islamic State.

But as al Qaeda enforced an increasingly strict version of Islam, Sunni tribes turned against it. During the “Sunni Awakening” of 2006-2007, Washington capitalized on this increasing resentment toward al Qaeda. It supplied Sunni tribal leaders with weapons to fight al Qaeda, while Baghdad promised Sunnis political inclusion and positions in government security forces.

But a sectarian Shi’ite government in Baghdad under Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki used a counterterrorism law to jail innocent Sunnis in security sweeps, excluded Sunnis from government jobs and harassed and arrested leading Sunni politicians. In 2013, when Iraqi security forces cracked down on Sunni protests against al-Maliki’s sectarianism, Islamic State emerged to gain significant support in Sunni regions.

Today, the Iraqi government remains reliant on Shi’ite militias, who continue to abuse Sunni civilians. Given widespread Sunni distrust of Baghdad, it’s unlikely that Iraq’s Sunni population will ever develop a deep allegiance to a Shi’ite-dominated central government.

Offering the Sunnis their own state could be the incentive Sunnis need to turn against Islamic State and, just as importantly, prevent any other jihadist group from emerging in the future.

This entity could be similar to Iraqi Kurdistan, where Kurds have wide autonomy to run their own affairs. Iraq’s constitution already permits this level of self-government, so the Sunnis would not need to take any extrajudicial steps to achieve it.

Offering the Sunnis their own state could be the incentive Sunnis need to turn against Islamic State.

To be clear, in order to create a new Iraqi “Sunnistan,” its architects would need to confront a number of issues. One question sure to emerge is whether Sunnistan would ultimately remain part of a united — though decentralized — Iraq, or whether it would be a precursor to full independence. Another likely challenge is buy-in from Baghdad.

The government may be none too happy to see Iraq’s newly liberated territories declare their desire to break away.

Moreover, the question of what constitutes an equitable share of Iraq’s oil revenue allocated to Sunnistan is sure to be contentious, particularly since the majority of Iraq’s oil lies outside of Sunni areas. And what happens to non-Sunni minorities who find themselves in Sunnistan? To succeed, Washington could make its political, financial and military support for Sunnistan conditional on its treatment of minorities.

Given the United States’ successful cooperation with Sunni tribal leaders, it’s certainly possible that American-Sunni cooperation could lead to a peaceful new Sunnistan.

A final question involves the relationship Iraq’s Sunnis would possess with their Syrian counterparts, and whether Iraqi Sunnistan could be duplicated in Syria.

If and when Syria ends its civil war, its government could write a new constitution that offers its Sunnis a similar solution.

Long-term, a successful and legally created “Iraqi Sunnistan” could serve as a model for Syria as well.

It’s unlikely that Sunnistan’s creation would automatically end all extremism in Iraq. But it does offer the best opportunity to defeat Islamic State, as well as to maintain peace afterwards.

Josh Cohen is a former USAID project officer involved in managing economic reform projects in the former Soviet Union.

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the Sunday Sideline report 1. East Carolina postpones Thursday game against Navy after Hurricane Matthew flooding, game set to be made up on Nov. 19, a mutual open date.

2. Philip Rivers becomes Chargers’ career passing leader in 21-13 win over Denver.

3. Dodgers ace pitcher Clayton Kershaw comes on in ninth to close out Nationals, set up NLCS with Cubs.

4. Hurricanes open NHL season with 5-4 overtime loss in Winnipeg, blowing three-goal lead in third period.

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5. Panthers banking on return of questionable Cam Newton for NFC South matchup with Saints in New Orleans.

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hirty minutes into the 2016 season and the Carolina Panthers looked like viable candidates to repeat as NFC champions.

300 minutes into the season and they don’t like capable of repeating as a playoff team. Carolina fell to 1-4 following an embarrassing Monday night home loss to the Buccaneers. So it begs the question: what went wrong?

Turns out, quite a lot went wrong for last year’s 15-win team. It’s not as simple as bagging on Dave Gettleman for being frugal or questioning the young secondary or complaining about the protection for reigning MVP Cam Newton.

But there are viable issues with this year’s roster. And it starts up front on defense.

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Eagles OL Johnson suspended 10 games The Eagles starting right tackle was suspended 10 games by the NFL for violating performanceenhancing drug policy.

Johnson’s suspension was first reported in August but the tackle played the first five weeks of the season while awaiting an appeal.

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Pelicans Davis sprains ankle, to miss opener?

New Orleans Pelicans star forward Anthony Davis is on the mend again after spraining his ankle during a preseason game in Beijing.

Davis suffered a Grade 2 sprain while playing against the Rockets and is expected to miss 10-15 days as a result. His status for the season opener is in jeopardy. Davis missed the last 21 games of the 2015-16 season with a knee injury. nfl

Kaepernick named 49ers starting QB Colin Kaepernick will remain firmly in the public spotlight in Week 6, as the anthemprotesting quarterback was named the 49ers starter when the team travels east to play the Bills. Kap has been on the bench all season long, drawing national headlines for deciding to first sit and then later kneel during the playing of the national anthem. The 49ers reworked Kaepernick’s contract to eliminate concerns about 2017 guaranteed money.

As a result, Kaepernick has a player option for next season.

Here’s why the Panthers are struggling

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The Appalachian State Mountaineers team runs onto the field prior to the game against the Miami Hurricanes at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

ASU overcoming injuries in Sun Belt title chase

By NSJ Staff ppalachian State entered Wednesday night’s nationally A televised Sun Belt conference

showdown at Louisiana banged up, but you’d never believe it watching the Mountaineers fly around the field in what turned out to be a 24-0 shutout win, the first for a visitor in Lafayette since 2002.

The Mountaineers put ULL away early, scoring on their first four offensive possessions of the game. Quarterback Taylor Lamb connected with Shae Meadors for 56 of his 120 first half receiving yards on the very first offensive play of the game. It was the start of a career-high night for Meadors, still working his way back to full strength after suffering a broken leg in 2015.

“He really played an outstanding game,” Scott Satterfield said, adding that he should have had over 200 yards if the offense

hadn’t stalled in the second half.

Getting that offense back on track is the primary focus for Satterfield and the Mountaineers as the pursuit of a Sun Belt title continues. While big plays made life easy early in the game, penalties, bad throws and poor execution showed the improvement that’s left for ASU to be in championship form.

Still, there was nothing but smiles for Scott Satterfield after a shutout win considering the current look of the Mountaineers’ injury report.

“It’s hard coming in tonight, you don’t have Barrett Burns who is an outstanding tight end, you don’t have [wide receiver] Deltron Hopkins, [wide receiver] T.J. Watkins didn’t play, not full speed,” Satterfield said, running through the list of injured offensive players like he was reading a grocery list. “It’s extremely hard, See APP STate, page B8

Carolina’s hung its hat during the Gettleman era on “hog mollies” — big-bodied defensive linemen who disrupt the interior of opposing offensive lines and make life hell for quarterbacks.

There’s a trickle-down effect when Kawaan Short and Star Lotulelei are destroying people. The defensive ends get one-on-one matchups and can pressure the quarterback or knock him down when he’s flushed out of the pocket.

Life gets easier for Luke Kuechly and Co. as well, because they’re able to pursue without opposing offensive linemen making it to the second level. The secondary benefits the most because there’s minimal coverage time.

Take away the pressure from the defensive line and you end up with a total nightmare situation.

There’s no pressure, there’s no open tackle pursuit and there’s a youthful secondary forced to chase

The Panthers don’t have any pass rush right now. The team leader in sacks heading into Sunday is a benched safety, Tre Boston.

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Hurricane Matthew rolled into the South with a fury you would expect from a Category 4 hurricane. One side effect was a lot of sloppy football games in North Carolina, with all four “Big Four” teams playing home games on the Saturday the storm was off the coast.

The result was some of the wildest, wettest weather the state’s football teams have every seen. B4-B5

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The Red Sox were eliminated by the Indians on Monday night, with Cleveland sweeping Boston 3-0 in the American League Divisional Series. It was the final game of an incredible career for Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, and after the game Big Papi got highly emotional while thanking the Boston crowd at Fenway Park.

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Shane Battier on his Duke career

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By Shawn Krest North State Journal hane Battier is one of 13 Duke basketball players S to have his number retired.

The leader of the 2001 national champion Blue Devils, Battier was the consensus national player of the year and Final Four Most Outstanding Player as a senior.

He was drafted sixth overall by the Memphis Grizzlies and played 13 years in the NBA with Memphis, Houston and Miami.

He won two NBA titles with the Heat.

Now two years away from basketball, Battier reflected on his career at Duke and in the NBA and discussed his postbasketball life.

NSJ: You’ve spent the last two seasons as a commentator for ESPN. Will we see you in that role again?

Shane Battier: Not unless I go on “Celebrity Jeopardy.” That’s probably the only time you’re going to see me in front of a television camera any time soon.

I checked that box off my list, and there’s a lot more I want to do in the world than just look good in a suit.

NSJ: What do you plan on doing?

SB: What don’t I have in mind?

I’m exploring a lot of consulting work. I do a lot in the sports technology space, dealing with issues related to big data and privacy, which is a really interesting field and has a wide range of implications, especially at the collegiate level. I’m doing some management consulting, exploring a mentorship role with younger people, millennials, young NBA players. I’m exploring transition topics with executives who are looking toward retirement. These are all things I’ve had experience with. I’m 38. I’ve retired. I’ve had success. I’ve struggled. I’ve done it all. So I’m in a lot of things, but the common theme is I’m here to help people. That’s what I’ve found has been the most inspiring and gets me out of bed in the morning.

NSJ: Now that you’re not on the road 41 games a year, has that helped you be more involved with your kids’ sports careers?

SB: I coached [my eight-yearold son] in flag football. I was lucky. My dad never pressured me to work out or to coach me.

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Shane Battier Age: 38 Hometown: Birmingham, Mich.

College: Duke NBA Teams: Memphis Grizzlies (2001-2006, 2011), Houston Rockets (2006-2011), Miami Heat (2011-2014) Titles: NCAA Champion (2001), NBA Champion (2012, 2013) Awards: Naismith and Wooden Award Winner (2001) Twitter: @ShaneBattier

He was my baseball coach and my football coach, but never my basketball coach. He was really hands off and let me figure it out. That’s what I’m trying to do.

I see so many bad examples of over-parenting when it comes to sorts, especially when it comes to youth sports today. I’m trying to set an example for my son and daughter. Hey, there are some things you’ve got to figure out.

I’m here to help you if you have questions, and I’ll work with you and throw you the ball until my arm falls off, but have fun. Enjoy

the game. You have plenty of time to grind like I did. That was pretty awesome though, being a flag football coach.

NSJ: Is it hard serving in a role like that when you’re such a familiar face to people?

SB: I think the novelty has worn off in Miami. People see me in the carpool line and at Whole Foods. I’m a suburban dad, like everybody else. Every now and then, people get excited, but I’ve been around so much that it’s no big deal anymore.

NSJ: What are your best memories of the 2001 Duke team?

SB: That was a tough group of dudes. We had five [future] pros and some really, really talented players. We had a toughness about our group that allowed for us to have real conversations.

There wasn’t a lot of conjecture or mincing of words. We were able to talk to each other, communicate and demand out of each other, “Look, do your job.” The accountability we all held each other to was special.

I haven’t played with too many teams like that, ever. When you

have talent, accountability and toughness, the sky is the limit, and it was with that team.

I’m very proud to call myself a Duke basketball alum. If you spend time with anyone who’s played in this program -- the K Era, the pre-K era -- there’s just a common understanding of playing in Cameron, going to school here, what it takes to be successful. If you made it through, you’ve done something.

It’s something we’re all very, very proud of. It’s really special.

NSJ: Is there a difference between the closeness of a Duke team and a pro team?

SB: It’s a little bit different, but at the end of the day, it’s all the same. The cars and houses are probably a little nicer at the pro level. But every team you play on, it’s like a big AAU trip. It’s the same knuckleheads. It’s the same jokes. It’s the same highs, the same lows. When you’re in college, you’re trying to figure out how to become a man. You’re on a different path, a different track. In the pros, everyone is in a different part of their life.

At the end of the day, it’s a lot of tomfoolery but a lot of great things.

NSJ: What are your best memories from your NBA career?

SB: I was lucky. I loved every stop along the way for me.

When I was a rookie playing in Memphis, my first year in Memphis was the team’s first year in Memphis. So we sort of grew up together. We lost our first 13 games. I lost more games by Thanksgiving than I did in four years at Duke, but we turned that situation around to make the playoffs three straight years, which I’m so proud of.

In Houston, we had an amazing group of guys. We didn’t have a lot of postseason success, because of injuries, but it was a really, really tough group that I love. Those are my beer drinking buddies.

In Miami, it was an unbelievable run. You knew you had a chance to win every single night. I felt like I was back at Duke. I’m proud, because every stop, I had the goal to take that team as far as they can go. In Memphis, it was just to make the playoffs. In Miami, it was to win a championship. I think along the way, we always maximized our team. I’m very proud of that.

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How Duke’s versatility creates positionless basketball Coach K hates traditional basketball positions, and he has a roster that makes them unnecesssary

By Shawn Krest North State Journal Last month, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski joined a group that was launching a tech start-up, offering leadership lessons for business. The venture is called PowerForward.

It’s safe to say that Coach K wasn’t the one to pick the name.

“I never like it when they introduce the teams, ‘Starting at guard … at guard … at forward … at forward.’ Why do we do that?”

Krzyzewski said. “Our game is not like that, and we’ve never coached it that way. We’re not going to coach it that way now.”

Krzyzewski has a long history of speaking out against traditional basketball positions, chafing whenever a player is referred to as a point guard or a four. He generally refers to members of his team as “a basketball player.”

“You must be talking about birds,” Coach K snarked when a questioner at Duke’s preseason media day referred to the wings.

“It’s not the tight end, the quarterback, the third baseman, the

first baseman, all that,” Krzyzewski said. “I’ve never subscribed to that theory … I have really good basketball players. I don’t want to put them in a box and say, ‘Certainly, this is your position.’

I’d rather they just be basketball players.”

This is the year the talent pool at the collegiate level finally caught up to Krzyzewski’s vision of the game. The 2016-17 Blue Devils have a roster loaded with talent — that’s nothing new. It’s the versatility of the talent that could create a new model for college teams.

“I would hope that you wouldn’t look at our team in a conventional way,” Krzyzewski said. “We’re not going to have a so-called point guard, where one guy brings the ball up. We’ll have multiple guys bring it up. Any guy, except for [centers] Marques [Bolden] and Chase [Jeter], if they get a defensive rebound, will bring the ball up. We won’t run a structured break.”

With the exception of the big men and 6-3 freshman point guard Frank Jackson, the Blue

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“Instead of doing too many things, I’d rather do a number of things, with the people doing it from different positions. “ — Coach Krzyzewski Devils are a team of big guards and mobile post players. The rest of the roster ranges from 6-5 to 6-10 and are capable of playing any position on the court. That allows Krzyzewski to mix and match with lineups and roles on the court, putting pressure on opposing teams, made up of players at each of the five traditional positions.

“If you only have one guy bring the ball up all the time, and he’s

guarded by the point guard, why would you have him bring it up?”

Krzyzewski asks. “I’d rather have their point guard guarding our guy off the ball and have one of the multiple guys we have that can handle the ball do it against a guy that doesn’t usually guard the point guard.”

Realizing how wordy his explanation was, Krzyzewski laughed and added, “To me, it all makes sense.”

It makes sense to the players, too.

“It makes it easier to just go out there and play,” freshman Jayson Tatum said. “Coaches can put you in different positions on the floor.

You’ve got to know every position.

You never know where you’re going to be. You could be asked to go down low or something on the perimeter. It’s just being a basketaall player, being able to bring it up or go post up. Whatever coach needs.”

“I think that fits the way we want to play,” junior Grayson Allen adds. “We’ve got a lot of guys that can bring the ball up the court. You’re not trying to set up an offense. You just flow right into something.”

The concept of a free-flowing, positionless game with the caliber of players currently on Duke’s roster has the coaching staff marve-

ling over all the options available.

“There’s a lot of things we can do,” Krzyzewski said. “We’ve got to be careful that we don’t try to do too many. Instead of doing too many things, I’d rather do a number of things, with the people doing it from different positions.”

Krzyzewski ran through an elbow series play as an example. Traditionally, the team’s two big guys — Amile Jefferson and Chase Jeter in Coach K’s example — would be at the elbows.

“Well, Amile might not be there, and Tatum might be there, with Amile on the perimeter,” Krzyzewski said. “Or Amile might be on top. You might have Grayson and Jayson at the elbows. You get a lot of looks without putting an entirely new system in.”

The idea of all five players capable of playing in any spot on a play creates scouting and matchup nightmares for opposing defenses.

“Instead of saying, ‘He’s a one, or a two, a three, a four or a five,’ the two is a one,” Krzyzewski tried to explain, but the words again began to pile up, showing just how difficult this concept will be for opponents to unravel.

“I don’t want to make it like we’re doing something—wow, what a discovery,” he said. “It’ll take on different looks.”

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NC State 10, Notre Dame 3

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Carter-Finley Stadium Raleigh

Virginia Tech 34, UNC 3

B5 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill

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Left, Virginia Tech defensive back Greg Stroman (3) breaks up a pass at the goal line intended for the Tar Heels wide receiver Ryan Switzer (3) in the third quarter. Top right, Hokies linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (49) sacks North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) in the second quarter.

Bottom right, Tar Heels fans cheer in the third quarter.

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“Like I told the guys before the game, when we were little kids and it rained, we couldn’t wait to go play in the mud. That’s what boys do.”

NCSU coach Dave Doeren

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Top left, Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer (14) and NC State defensive end Bradley Chubb (9) dive for a loose ball during the first half. Bottom left, NC State running back Matthew Dayes (21) is tackled by Notre Dame safety Devin Studstill (14). Top right, Fans take cover from the rain and wind from Hurricane Matthew as they watch. Middle right, NC State quarterback Ryan Finley (15) recovers the ball after fumbling the ball during the game. Bottom right, NC State head coach Dave Doeren makes the Wolfpack symbol after a 10-3 win over Notre Dame on Oct. 8 at Carter-Finley Stadium.

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“You cannot use the weather as an excuse.

They played in it too. They seemed to have handled the weather. We did a poor job all the way around.”

North Carolina coach Larry Fedora

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL Just add water (and wind) Duke 13, Army 6

Wallace Wade Stadium Durham

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Top, Duke Blue Devils quarterback Daniel Jones (17) goes back deep in his own end zone to pass against the Army Black Knights in the second half of their game at Wallace Wade Stadium on Oct. 8. Left, Duke Blue Devils head coach David Cutcliffe paces the sidelines in the second half of the game against the Army Black Knights at Wallace Wade Stadium. Right, Duke Blue Devils running back Shaun Wilson (29) is tackled by Army Black Knights linebacker Andrew King (11) and linebacker Jeremy Timpf (39) in the second half .

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“They played as hard as they can in a very difficult circumstance. I felt badly for our kids on offense with that weather.”

Hurricane Matthew poured down on the fields North Carolina got some wild weather and it also featured four football games being played, as the state got the rare weekend with the Big Four all kicking off at home. Matthew provided some unforgettable experiences on the gridiron.

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Wake 28, Syracuse 9 BB&T Field Winston-Salem “I’m just really proud of our football team. I’m not proud because we won, I’m proud because of the way we answered adversity and showed resilience throughout the game and even before the game.”

Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson

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Top, Wake Forest linebacker Thomas Brown (26) runs onto the field carrying the flag honoring Arnold Palmer prior to the game against Syracuse at BB&T Field. Bottom, Demon Deacons wide receiver Chuck Wade (9) runs after a catch in the fourth quarter against the Syracuse Orange. Right, Wake Forest quarterback John Wolford (10) hands the ball off to running back Cade Carney (36) during the first quarter.

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B6 HORNETS

How the Hornets plan to overcome offseason losses Speaking of MKG...

By Brian Geisinger North State Journal

20.9 points per game average for Kemba Walker. a career high in 2015-16

It’s been over a decade since the Charlotte Hornets went to the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. The 2001-02 Hornets were the last team the franchise assembled that returned to the postseason in consecutive seasons, and actually won a first round series. Coach Steve Clifford will look to change that in 2016-17.

As they get ready to embark on another 82-game campaign, here are four things to keep an eye on.

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because of injuries, the number of games played

by Michael Kidd-Gilchrist in the last two seasons combined

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million dollars, the Hornets investment in Nic Batum and Marvin Williams during free agency

Following the acquisition of Courtney Lee at last season’s trade deadline, the Hornets developed one of the best crunch-time lineups in all of basketball. Kemba Walker, Lee, Nicolas Batum, Marvin Williams and Cody Zeller were 9.9 points per 100 possessions better than their opponents in 406 minutes of action — the fourthbest mark in the league. The Hornets went 24-8 over the final 32 games of last season, and this lineup was the best thing they had going.

Charlotte will miss the shooting provided by Lee, now a member of the New York Knicks. Michael KiddGilchrist will likely take Lee’s place in the starting five and in crunch time minutes. Kidd-Gilchrist offers some of the best perimeter defense in the NBA, but his bricky jumper could cramp spacing. If that’s the case, perhaps Clifford will look for more shooting in a less conventional fashion, like giving high-leverage minutes to Frank Kaminsky at the center spot in lieu of Zeller. Clifford, without an obvious crunch time group at the moment, may have to mix and match more this season.

He’s back. Kidd-Gilchrist missed all but seven games last season due to multiple shoulder injuries — always a source of concern for Charlotte. In those seven games, the Hornets were more than 15 points per 100 possessions better than their opponents with MKG on the court (205 minutes). The Hornets went 5-2 during this stretch of time.

All of that should inspire confidence, especially because outside of Kemba, MKG is one of the vocal leaders on this team. He plays hard, is a good cutter who finishes well at the rim and offers lineup flexibility because he can legitimately defend four positions well. However, his jumper will leave something to be desired. In over 5,300 career minutes, he’s made just six 3-pointers.

It’s no doubt a positive to get KiddGilchrist back, but the Hornets will need to find creative solutions to implement him offensively. One of those ways will be to allow MKG — one of the best rebounding wings in the NBA — to attack the offensive glass relentlessly, which is an area Clifford usually ignores in an effort to get defenders back.

Bench scoring One of Charlotte’s key strengths last season was their depth. Their bench units were led by two players: Jeremy Lin and Al Jefferson — both of whom now play for Eastern Conference rivals. Lin (11.7 points) and Jefferson (59.9 percent shooting from within five from the hoop) got paid a combined $68 million to go play for Brooklyn and Indiana, respectively.

If Roy Hibbert does in fact come off the bench (there’s a chance he may start over Zeller for matchup purpos-

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Charlotte Hornets center Frank Kaminsky III (44) shoots the ball over Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins (22) during the second half.

es), there’s no way he replaces the offense of Jefferson. Hibbert is a defensive-minded big man, a rim protector and liability on offense. The 7-foot Kaminsky, in year two, needs to take on a larger role, hitting a higher volume of threes, and taking advantage of when he has a smaller defender on him.

Ramon Sessions will replace Lin as the backup point guard. He’s a well-traveled veteran, who gets to the rim — he averaged 9.9 points and shot 51 percent on two-point field goals last season.

Charlotte may also have to turn to wing Jeremy Lamb, who has the ability to be an instant-offense reserve.

However, he’s prone to lapses in concentration on defense, which is a con-

stant source of frustration for Clifford.

By the end of last season, Lamb had totally fallen out of the rotation. He played just 12 minutes in Charlotte’s first-round series against Miami — all of which were in garbage time.

LeBron and the Seven Dwarfs The East belongs to LeBron James — his teams have won the conference six straight seasons. The Cleveland Cavaliers, the league’s defending champions, will once again hold a vice grip on the Eastern Conference. Toronto and Boston lurk as dangerous teams, but beyond that, the East is flat. If the Hornets can find solutions to some of their question marks, then they a return trip to the postseason will be in order.

HURRICANES

New additions bring more diversity to Hurricanes Hurricanes center Andrej Nestrasil skates past the defense during a practice drill at PNC Arena in Raleigh.

Team has multiple players from U.S., Canada, Sweden, Czech Republic and Finland

“For us, we felt it was certainly worth the opportunity to get him to go out there and see what he can do.”

— Hurricanes GM Ron Francis on newcomer Martin Frk

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal RALEIGH — A major talking point surrounding the Carolina Hurricanes last season was not only the youth on defense, but also the unit’s American tilt. There were games where six U.S.-born defenders, including three rookies, dressed for the Hurricanes.

A look at the team’s season-opening roster shows the defense still has a red, white and blue flavor (the Hurricanes’ top five defensemen are American), but also features multiple players from four other countries, led, unsurprisingly, by Canada with eight.

Just six of the 22 players (27.2 percent) who made the opening night roster at the start of last season were European. That number has nearly doubled this October, with 11 of 24 players (45.8 percent) surviving the final cut of training camp coming from outside North America.

That includes three players the team added right before the start of the season: Czechs Jakub Nakladal and Martin Frk, and Swedish defenseman Klas Dahlbeck.

It has made the transition easier for the new players, who often find a countryman or former teammate waiting to greet them in the locker room.

Frk, a waiver claim who arrived from Detroit, already found a place to stay in Raleigh courtesy Andrej Nestrasil, a fellow Czech and former Red Wings prospect like Frk. “I know him very well and it was a special moment,” Frk said of Nestrasil. “I couldn’t ask probably for anything else. I’m happy I can be with him.”

Nestrasil first met Frk with Detroit’s AHL team when he was tasked by then-Grand Rapids Griffins coach Jeff Blashill to keep an eye on Frk and “make sure he’s doing things right.”

“Four years later and I have him at my apartment again,”

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Nestrasil said. “Even during the summers he stays at my place.

He’s a really good guy, he doesn’t complain much. He’s happy with whatever you give him.

“During the summer he sleeps on the floor in my apartment and he always thinks it’s great,” Nestrasil added. “He wakes up five minutes before I wake up and he makes me breakfast.”

Frk is living rent-free with Nestrasil, so he cooks and cleans to earn his keep.

“Nesty’s a little dirty I guess,” Frk said and Nestrasil later denied. “I think I can clean the house. Being with him in the summer, I used to clean his house a lot because it was really messy. … I said I have to take care of him.”

Jakub Nakladal, who played in Calgary last season and was signed Wednesday to add defensive depth, made it three Czech players with Carolina. Nakladal hadn’t joined the team before it departed for Thursday’s season-opening 5-4 overtime loss to the Jets, but it sounds like there’s no more room at the Nestrasil Inn.

“I was always saying for the past couple years the only roommate I’m ever going to have is going to be Martin Frk,” Nestrasil said. “He’s such an easy-going guy and fun to live with.”

The other new addition is Dahlbeck, who was picked up on waivers from Arizona Tuesday afternoon.

“There’s a couple guys, a lot of Swedish guys,” Dahlbeck said of already knowing some of his new teammates. “But especially [Joakim] Nordstrom, who I played with for about two years [in the Chicago organization].

So it’s good to have some familiar faces. Hopefully I’ll just dive right into it.”

Dahlbeck and Nakladal give Carolina two bigger bodies on defense.

“I don’t know how all the other guys are, but I’m going to be bringing a physical presence out there and just play a heavy game and try to help this team to win,” Dahlbeck said.

Carolina’s two Finnish players, Teuvo Teravainen and Sebastian Aho, are also new to Raleigh and will start the season on a line to-

gether centered by Swede Elias Lindholm. Teravainen and Aho got to know each other while playing for Finland at the World Cup of Hockey, and Carolina is hoping they can build chemistry with Lindholm to form a lethal scoring line.

Another of the six Swedes on the roster is new alternate captain Victor Rask, who will wear the team’s third A on the road, while Jeff Skinner will wear it at home. The Hurricanes opted to not name a captain, with Justin Faulk and Jordan Staal retaining the other two A’s. All but Faulk scored in the season opener.

“It’s something we spent some time on in the summer, talking about it,” coach Bill Peters said of handing out letters. “And what we don’t want to do is have that letter be a burden. We’ve got some guys that are great leaders, more than the four that are wearing letters.”

The leadership core — consisting of two Canadians, an American and a Swede — is just a sampling of the international diversity on a team hoping to return to the postseason.

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Week 6

nfl preview Around the NFL: Kap starts for 49ers Kaepernick named 49ers starting QB Colin Kaepernick is back as the starting quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, getting his first look at under Chip Kelly against the Buffalo Bills. With the 49ers sputtering to a 1-4 record, Kelly is hoping Kaepernick can replace Blaine Gabbert and spark the offense.

“It sucks,” Gabbert said. “I don’t like it.”

Kaepernick has received more attention for his protest of kneeling before the national anthem than with his play this season.

Palmer cleared for practice, likely to play Arizona quarterback Carson Palmer returned to practice and looks like a good bet to play against the Jets on Monday night after clearing the concussion protocol. Palmer suffered a concussion against the Rams on Oct. 2 and missed the Cardinals Week 5 win over the 49ers.

Cowboys bringing Dez along slowly The Dallas Cowboys won’t rush star receiver Dez Bryant back from a knee injury and could very well be

Bills (-7.5) vs. 49ers Over/under 44

out through the team’s bye, according to owner and GM Jerry Jones. Bryant missed the team’s last two games with a hairline fracture on his right knee.

THE PICK: Buffalo’s been killing teams and this is a long trip for San Francisco who will be starting Kap. Reluctanctly taking the Niners again this week with the points.

Forsett signs with Lions Just days after being cut by the Baltimore Ravens, running back Justin Forsett has a new home, inking a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions. Detroit lost Ameer Abdullah in Week 2 and has struggled to generate much of a true rushing game.

Cooks won’t ditch bowand-arrow celebration If Saints receiver Brandin Cooks finds the end zone he expects to keep firing off a faux bow and arrow in celebration, despite the NFL flagging and fining Redskins cornerback Josh Norman for a similar move following an interception.

Decker placed on IR The Jets placed wide receiver Eric Decker on injured reserve this week with a torn rotator cuff. The wide receiver is expected to undergo season-ending surgery.

Redskins (+2.5) vs. Eagles Over/under 44.5

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (center) kneels during the national anthem.

Houston cleared to resume football activities

Brady won’t talk Trump Patriots quarterback Tom Brady met with the media prior to his second game back from suspension and was asked about Donald Trump’s “locker room” comments. Brady walked off the stage, declining to comment on the candidate.

Big Ben laments practice for injury issues Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said very physical practice could be the reason the team is dealing with “a lot of injuries,” pointing out the Steelers are one of the most physical practice teams in the NFL.

Superstar pass rusher Justin Houston was cleared to resume football activities the team announced this week. Houston’s been recovering from offseason ACL surgery. The Chiefs can remove Houston from the PUP list Monday.

Reed evaluated for concussion Redskins tight end Jordan Reed was evaluated for a concussion. The tight end has dealt with concussions previously in his career. He missed practice Wednesday and his status for Sunday’s game is up in the air.

Good/bad options for each position: still start your best players (Aaron Rodgers etc).

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SIT Quarterback Eli Manning | Giants (vs. Ravens)

Chicago’s been curing what ails people these days in terms of quarterbacking production, and this could be a shootout between two bad teams. Bortles has been a disappointment so far this year, but this week could be a breakout.

The Giants offense is stuck in slow-mo, and Manning hasn’t topped 10 fantasy points the last two weeks. This is a better matchup because it’s not an NFC North team on the road, but not by much.

Isaiah Crowell | Browns (at Titans)

Yeldon profiles for a potentially big game after a strong showing before the Jags bye (117 total yards). It certainly helps he’s going against a Bears defense that is missing a lot of key players and hasn’t looked good.

The Titans are quietly a pretty good defensive team and have also been getting their ground game going strong the last few weeks behind DeMarco Murray. If Cleveland’s down they won’t be able to run the ball.

wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin | Panthers (at Saints)

DeSean Jackson | Redskins (vs. Eagles)

Two straight bad weeks for Benjamin might encourage people to keep him on the bench. But this is a perfect matchup against a porous Saints defense (likely) featuring Cam Newton returning in what could be a shootout.

Jackson averages 94.3 yards per game against his old team over three games against the Eagles and has a touchdown. But this Philly team is stout on defense and should limit him.

Hunter Henry | Chargers (vs. Broncos)

James just keeps finding the end zone, hitting paydirt in three of four weeks for the Steelers offense. Ben Roethlisberger is winging the ball around and everyone is benefiting, including Heath Miller’s replacment.

The numbers for Henry’s performance against the Raiders look good, but he got largely lucky with a late touchdown and some garbage-time yardage. The matchup is much tougher this week and Antonio Gates is hanging around.

DST Titans (vs. Browns) The Titans haven’t just been playing good football on the defensive side of things. They’re also matched up against the Browns, making them a delightful start, especially considering they’re likely available on the wire.

THE PICK: Mike Mularkey’s team is a sevenpoint favorite against someone else. What a world! Even crazier: we’re picking him.

Saints (+3) vs. Panthers Over/under 53.5 THE PICK: Two bad defenses in what should be a high-scoring affair that comes down to the last possession. Saints and the points.

Giants (-3) vs. Ravens Over/under 44 THE PICK: The two most fraudulent teams in the NFL square off in this one. Ravens just fired their OC so temporary bump gives them the win outright.

Patriots (-9) vs. Bengals Over/under 47

Lions (-3) vs. Rams Over/under 43.5 THE PICK: Are either of these teams good?

Five wins between them and hard to trust both. L.A.’s defense is much better though, so take the road team here.

Bears (-2.5) vs. Jaguars Over/under 47 THE PICK: Not the most beautiful football game in the world here. Chicago is sneaky with Brian Hoyer and the Jaguars manage to disappoint a lot. Give us the Bears oddly.

THE PICK: Everyone and their brother will be on the Steelers here. Grin-and-bear-it situation with the very terrible Dolphins getting this many points at home.

Raiders (-1) vs. Chiefs Over/under 46.5 THE PICK: Oakland is 4-1 and winning games in the most swashbuckling way possible, courtesy of Jack Del Rio’s aggressive playcalling and decision making. But Andy Reid is still 15-2 after the bye in his career.

Seahawks (-6) vs. Falcons Over/under 45.5 THE PICK: Richard Sherman will shadow Julio Jones, making this a game to watch closely. Biggest test yet for the high-flying Falcons offense. We’ll take the points with Atlanta but don’t feel good about it.

Packers (-4.5) vs. Cowboys Over/under 47.5

tight end Jesse James | Steelers (at Dolphins)

Titans (-7.0) vs. Browns Over/under 43.5

Dolphins (+7.5) vs. Steelers Over/under 47

running back T.J. Yeldon | Jaguars (at Bears)

THE PICK: The Eagles defense is great, but they are missing their starting right tackle now and have a rookie QB on the road in a divisional game. Give us the Skins plus points.

THE PICK: Cincy looks terrible and everyone expects the Pats revenge tour to roll on. This is too many points to pass on though.

Fantasy Football Advice

Blake Bortles | Jaguars (at Bears)

NFL Lines

Panthers (at Saints) Even the staunchest Carolina fan shouldn’t be holding onto the Panthers DST at this stage of things. Carolina just isn’t getting any pass rush and could get lit up by Drew Brees and New Orleans high-octane offense this week.

THE PICK: The Cowboys run the ball well but they haven’t seen a defense like Green Bay’s yet. Good luck stopping Aaron Rodgers and his receivers with the Dallas defense.

Blowout city for Green Bay here.

Texans (-3) vs. Colts Over/under 46.5 THE PICK: Someone has to win this division?

This game will probably come down to a last minute drive by Indy. Houston’s pass rush and secondary hold up against Andrew Luck for the win/cover.

Cardinals (-7.5) vs. Jets Over/under 46.5 THE PICK: Carson Palmer is back and the Jets are decimated on both sides of the ball.

Expect routine deep bombs to wideouts Michael Floyd and John Brown in an Arizona blowout win.

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College Football

ACC took dangerous risk by playing football games in storm Hurricane Matthew couldn’t have hit at a worse time. All four local ACC teams were scheduled to play at home Saturday

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal The piercing shrill of an Emergency Broadcast System alert filled the Kenan Stadium press box Saturday afternoon as one by one, the cellphones of media members notified them of a flash flood warning issued for most of eastern and central North Carolina.

“This is a life-threatening situation,” the warning stated. “Do not attempt to travel unless fleeing low lying areas.”

Meanwhile on the roads surrounding Chapel Hill and Durham, thousands of people were openingly defying that advice. A few miles farther to the east in Raleigh, where conditions associated with Hurricane Matthew were deteriorating an even faster rate and flood waters were already rising, another 52,800 were preparing to join them.

Why? Because college football fans aren’t afraid to risk life, limb and property when it comes to watching their favorite teams play.

In that sense, the storm that ravaged four states as it churned up the coast last week couldn’t have hit at a worse time. All four local ACC teams — North Carolina, N.C. State, Duke and Wake Forest — were scheduled to play at home Saturday.

We’ll never know how many, if any, of the 20 reported fatalities and thousands of injuries attributed to Matthew involved people traveling to or from any those games. But it’s certain that there

would not have been any had officials at the ACC office and at least three of the four schools shown some foresight — and yes, a little courage — by putting safety before its schedule.

All somebody had to do was make the call, since the mechanism for postponing games was already there in black and white on the pages of the ACC Football Operations manual. It states that games “should be delayed, relocated, suspended, canceled, postponed or terminated when circumstances exist such that commencement or continuation of play would pose a threat to the safety of the game participants and/or fans in attendance.”

That threat could not have been spelled out more graphically than with the words contained in those EBS alerts.

Since the league office has declined to reveal any specifics about the decision-making process, other than referring to the aforementioned policy, all we can do is speculate as to why the games were allowed to go on as scheduled Saturday. There are two possible explanations, neither of which are excusable.

The first is that those in charge grossly miscalculated the threat of the storm and its potential impact.

While it was originally believed that Matthew would take a hard right turn into the open waters of the Atlantic before it reached North Carolina, forecasts for hurricanes — especially those as large as this one — are about as accurate as a field goal kicker with the yips. That’s why the “cone of uncertainty” is always so large.

“It’s amazing what 24 hours will do,” said UNC coach Larry Fedora said of the storm’s rapidly changing path, adding that he’d been in on discussions earlier in the week with athletic director Bubba Cunningham about

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the possibility of not playing the game as scheduled.

Instead of considering the consequences and heeding the warnings as those in the SEC did by canceling the game between Florida and LSU in Gainesville and pushing back the South Carolina-Georgia matchup in Columbia until after the storm passed on Sunday, Cunningham, his fellow ADs and the ACC chose to ignore them.

A far more disturbing possibility is that the ACC was pressured by its “broadcast partner” ESPN into providing the programing it was promised in that $3.6 billion deal the two parties signed come hell or (in this case, literally) high water. That’s the price that comes with selling your soul to the one-

and we don’t have [running back] Marcus Cox, who’s arguably our best player on offense. So we don’t have him, so we’re still really banged up.”

It’s easy for football coaches to get caught up in all the places that need in improvement, but Satterfield has some perspective as ASU improved to 4-2 overall with the victory.

“We’re still not where we need to be on offense, we’re a work in progress. But when you’re 4-2, 2-0 in the conference and still working on offense that’s alright.”

high-level NFL wide receivers around the field for longer than veteran corners can maintain coverage.

The Panthers don’t have any pass rush right now. The team leader in sacks heading into Sunday against the Saints is a benched safety, Tre Boston. Say that out loud.

Injury Regression

The Schedule There is also the matter of football being easier against bad

eyed devil that is television.

Perhaps those in charge might have been more open to the possibility of postponing the games had the linear version of the new ACC Network already been up and running. The already operational SEC Network provided the perfect platform to show the rescheduled South Carolina-Georgia game without disrupting schedules on ESPN’s primary channels.

Or maybe league officials are still squeamish about the backlash they received after pulling the plug on a UNC-Duke basketball game only hours before tipoff back in 2014 and didn’t feel like having to explain themselves again had Matthew sailed harmlessly out to sea.

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There were many magical things about the 2015 Carolina Panthers. Among them the ability of the entire roster to stay healthy. Cam Newton played all 16 games despite his aggressive, physical style of running.

Kelvin Benjamin was lost for the year before the season began, which was seen as a sign of the Panthers getting the raw end of the deal when it came to injuries.

But the reality is they got dealt a bad card on the flop and then were handed exactly what they needed on the river and the turn.

Jonathan Stewart was perfectly healthy for most of the season until he suffered an injury late. He would return for the playoffs.

Luke Kuechly suffered a concussion that cost him a couple of games. But Thomas Davis (32 years old) and Roman Harper (33) both played 16 games.

Charles Tillman (34) and Jared Allen (33) played 12 games in their respective final seasons, with Allen coming over from Chicago early in the season.

Both Michael Oher and Michael Remmers played 16 games, which is something that can’t happen this year thanks to Oher already missing time.

It’s easy to ascribe behavior to injuries. But the reality is it’s random, hard to predict and often comes in waves. With Newton missing a game, Stewart missing several, Oher out for a while and multiple defensive players banged up, Carolina is already facing more injury problems than it saw during the entire 2015 campaign.

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Above, Buccaneers running back Jacquizz Rodgers (32) runs against the Panthers Monday. Below, Ron Rivera questions a call in the Panthers loss to Tampa Bay as the team fell to 1-4.

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teams. Thus far in 2016, the Panthers have faced three potential No. 1 seeds.

The Minnesota Vikings, who thumped Carolina, are the only undefeated team left in the NFL. The Denver Broncos, who battered the Panthers in the second half of the season opener, lost their first game in Week 5 and look like a viable Super Bowl contender again thanks to a stout defense. Both of those teams excel at rushing the passer from the edge, something Carolina struggles to stop thanks to tackles who are playing at a below-average level.

The team that knocked Denver from the perch of the undefeated is the same team that annihilated Carolina in Week 4

Top, Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback DeShone Kizer (14) reaches for a high snap in the fourth quarter against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Carter-Finley Stadium. NC State won 10-3. Bottom, Duke Blue Devils running back Shaun Wilson (29) gets past an Army Black Knights defender in the second half of their game at Wallace Wade Stadium.

— the Atlanta Falcons look very much like a team capable of winning the NFC South, not to mention the entire conference. Matt Ryan is the clubhouse leader for MVP five weeks into the season and has a host of deadly weapons in Julio Jones (300 yards against Carolina) and Devonta Freeman/ Tevin Coleman (286 total yards against Denver).

The Bucs loss was a bad one, but Carolina didn’t have Newton under center. Not that Derek Anderson was at fault or anything, but if Cam plays against Tampa Bay the Panthers roll in that game.

Ultimately no amount of “what if’s” matter at this point.

The Panthers are 1-4. They will get Newton back, but he’s not going to play defensive end or linebacker against the high-powered Saints offense.

Carolina has a schedule to get back on track in the next several weeks. A trip to New Orleans is followed by their bye week. They host the Cardinals -- who are in a similar boat — the week after the break. Then at the Rams, home against the Chiefs and home against the Saints.

Reeling off five-straight wins would be a Panthers thing to do.

At least the 2015 version anyway.

Still waiting on Cox Getting Marcus Cox back is pivotal for making a run at the Sun Belt title. Satterfield is absolutely right that he’s the best offensive player on the team, and if he gets back soon there will be a chance that he finishes the season as ASU’s all-time career rusher.

The long break before Idaho, on Oct. 22, will give Cox and the rest of the injured skill players more time to heal up and Satterfield thinks that the offense will be close to “100 percent” against the Vandals on Saturday.

Even if Cox doesn’t get a full workload against Idaho — it may not be necessary with Jalin Moore (10 carries, 77 yards) running well against ULL — having the senior back in the lineup for Georgia Southern is a huge key to capturing that head-to-head win

No matter what the reason, they took a dangerous, unnecessary gamble with the safety of everyone involved by choosing the course they did.

It doesn’t matter that despite field conditions that looked better suited for an Olympic swimming event than a football game at Carter-Finley Stadium, no one one either N.C. State or Notre Dame appeared to suffer serious injury because of the slippery conditions. Or that while some players and coaches handled the wind and rain better than others, no one got got an unfair competitive advantage because of the meteorological obstacles.

The ACC got lucky this time.

It might not be as fortunate next time it decides to roll the dice.

in the conference title chase. Last season, Cox had 83 yards and two scores against GSU in one of the biggest wins of ASU’s brief Sun Belt history.

Defense playing with energy In wins against Georgia State and Louisiana, Appalachian State’s defense has pitched a shutout in the first half. On Wednesday night the defensive line was active, forcing Ragin’ Cajuns quarterback (and former LSU quarterback) Anthony Jennings out of his comfort zone all night.

After the game, senior defensive tackle Dezmin Reed said the energy at practice had the defense in a great mindset to dominate from the start.

“All week the energy was amazing. Me, being here two years, I haven’t seen energy like that in a while,” said Reed, who contributed two of ASU’s five sacks. “The energy, everybody bouncing around, having a good time, smiling, playing together.

We came into this game thinking ‘they’re not going to get nothing,’ we’re going to shut them out, go home and get ready for Idaho.”

Looking ahead ASU gets a long rest ahead of hosting Idaho on Oct. 22 for Homecoming at Kidd Brewer Stadium. After that it’s a short turnaround to play rival Georgia Southern in Statesboro on national television next Thursday.

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Mountaineers quarterback Taylor Lamb (11) looks to pass the ball during the first quarter against Miami at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

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the good life IN A NORTH STATE OF MIND

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frolic | children’s museums

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Above, Aiden Hinton, 18 months, of Raleigh, reacts as he throws open the curtains on a stage inside the Around Town exhibit of Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh.

Rollicking family fun fosters learning

Right, Paper airplanes sit suspended on top of a cloud as children play below at Marbles Kids Museum.

children are able to let their imaginations run wild as they become pirates, animals, builders, musicians, veterinarians, and more as they experience learning through play at children’s museums around the state.

The diverse options for learning at these varied education centers makes it easy to fit a teaching moment into any North Carolina road trip.

By Laura Ashley Lamm North State Journal HILDREN LOVE to explore, discover and create. Through C the use of art, science and history,

Children’s Museum and Science Center at the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mount Uncover the secret world of owls, dig for shark’s teeth, watch for birds or see the retelling of “Three Billy Goats Gruff” with puppets. The Children’s Museum and Science Center is full of sights and sounds as children explore the world of science. As part of the Cummins Planetarium, astronomy takes center stage as the wonders of the night

playlist October 15-29 New Bern October Bash Travel to New Bern for the area’s best spice and flavor competition including the 35th Annual Havelock Chili Festival.

If you’re seeking a challenge you can take part in a halfmarathon, 10K, or 5K run/walk during the Neuse River Bridge Run. visitnewbern.com

sky are projected on a 30-foot dome. Showcasing the Sun’s flares, solar tornados, Galilean moons, Saturn’s rings and constellations, children will be mesmerized by the galaxy far away.

Open Tuesday through Sunday, admission is $6. Children under two may enter the museum free of charge.

“How does the turnip grow?”

Greensboro Children’s Museum, Greensboro Stretch the mind and body with yoga classes for the little ones at the Greensboro Children’s Museum. Travel down Main Street in hands-on exhibits where children can shop for groceries in the Market, cook a pizza in the restaurant, get a check-up at the health center, mail a letter at the post office, deliver the news at an ancho desk, drive a police and fire truck, sit in the cock-pit of a plane and much See FROLIC, page C6

October 18-23

October 19-22

Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival Hatteras

Battles of the Brushes Old Fort

Taking place across a six-county Northeastern N.C. area this event includes six national wildlife refuges: Alligator River, Pea Island, Pocosin Lakes, Mattamuskeet, Mackay Island, and Currituck National Wildlife Refuges. The festival maintains reasonable fees per trip.

Programs are kept small so that participants can easily get instructions and ask questions. wingsoverwater.org

Take a trip to Old Fort and watch painters from Western North Carolina paint scenes from around town. This artistic town is also currently holding a “Paint the Town Mural” project where local businesses, the elementary school, and local artists have partnered to paint a mural featuring the “Wonders of Old Fort.” arrowhead art.org

October 20

October 20-22

Screening of ‘Hamilton’s America’ Durham

Fall Harvest Days Antique Engine & Tractor Show Fletcher

If you can’t stop singing the tunes from “Hamilton: An American Musical” head to the historic Carolina Theatre in Durham where they will stage scenes from ‘Hamilton’s America,’ the documentary that explores two years leading up to the Broadway opening of the award-winning musical.

Bonus; there will be a costume contest. Come dressed up in your best Revolutionary attire or your favorite Founding Father (or Mother) for a chance to win prizes.carolinatheatre.org

Fall Harvest Days Antique Engine & Tractor Show features hit ‘n’ miss engines, tractors of all sizes, crafters, demonstrations, farm tools, antique engines, antique tractor pulls & swap meet. Held rain or shine. Three full days of activities: crafters, sawmill, hit n’ miss engines. More than 250 vendors/exhibitors with tools, antiques, collectibles, toys and odd stuff! Tractor Parade daily, weather permitting at 2:00 pm applecountry.org

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necessities timeless

history marked

Discover your governors at the North Carolina Museum of History

October 17, 1862

By Jennifer Wood North State Journal HE NORTH CAROLINA Museum of History T continually finds creative ways

to educate and entertain its visitors and the addition of the new Governor’s Exhibit is no different. On October 22, the museum will unveil its newest offering highlighting the history of our governors from 1776 to present day. The goal of the Discover Your Governors exhibit is to introduce children (and all museum visitors) to North Carolina’s highest office — past and present.

“This is the first time the Museum of History has aimed a gubernatorial exhibit toward elementary students, and we’re excited about engaging children and helping them learn about civics and history,” said RaeLana Poteat, Curator of Political and Social History.

The exhibit will feature kidfriendly graphics, interactive stations where students can experience hands-on learning, as well as historic items such as inauguration dresses and photographs. “We enjoyed collaborating with students from Raleigh’s A. B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary for one of the exhibit’s video interactives. The children asked great questions about what it is like to be governor, and the video features answers from several former North Carolina governors. There’s nothing like hearing answers straight from the source,” said Poteat.

Over the course of our state’s history sixty-eight people have served as governor of North Carolina, the exhibit will span that period of time and tell the story in documentation and artifacts — from the Lords Proprietor’s writings to a wood carving of Governor McCrory’s beloved “First Dog” Moe. The exhibit runs from October 22, 2016 - August 6, 2017, admission is free and information featured within is available in English and Spanish.

The contract was signed to build the Confederate ironclad gunboat CSS Neuse. The vessel was needed to bolster southern naval defenses and to prevent Union occupation of the state’s sounds and estuaries. The Neuse was one of 24 ironclad warships constructed by the Confederacy.

It was completed in April 1864, and began patrolling the Neuse River that spring. Within weeks the Neuse became stuck on a sandbar one-half mile below Kinston and it remained there for nearly a month.

October 18, 1853

The first North Carolina State Fair opened in Raleigh just south of downtown. At the initial fair, as with those that followed, all manner of plants, animals and handicrafts were entered for review.

just a pinch

roasted roots Sea salt, pepper, and olive oil bring out the flavors of fall and vegetables become delectable. This simple recipe works best on root vegetables like rutabagas, turnips, sweet potatoes, and carrots but don’t be afraid to try it with okra and brussel sprouts as well.

Preheat oven to 450, line a rimmed baking sheet, toss about 2 pounds of your vegetable of choice with three tablespoons of olive oil, spread out on a rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, sprinkle with sea salt and pepper to taste, and roast for 40-50 minutes. Test for tenderness and browning, toss half-way through, and serve warm. You are sure to change the mind of even the staunchest veggie-haters in your house and sneak in some vitamins with this simple roast.

y’ought to . . .

October 19, 1948

President Harry S. Truman visited Raleigh and delivered the main address at the unveiling of the “Presidents North Carolina Gave the Nation” monument on Union Square, which surrounds the State Capitol. The work honors the three presidents born in North Carolina: Andrew Jackson of Union County, seventh president of the United States (1829-1837); James Knox Polk of Mecklenberg County, eleventh president of the United States (1845-1849); and Andrew Johnson of Wake County, seventeenth president of the United States (1865-1869).

know about the persimmon

By Jennifer Wood North State Journal o you know about the persimmon? Y’ought to because D the persimmon tree is native to

Information courtesy of N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

turn the page This week asked our friends at Quarter Moon Books & Gifts on Topsail Island for some North Carolina themed book recommendations for young people.

North Carolina and it can be found growing wild in all 100 of our counties.

Some say you can predict winter weather by the persimmon seed. The fruit contains anywhere between two and six seeds a smidge larger than a watermelon seed.

It is best to use ripe seeds when going about this agricultural meteorological endeavor.

From there all you have to do is cut a seed in half and look for the utensil shape inside.

If you see a spoon it means you are going to have a rough winter — as in you will need a shovel for all the wet snow headed your way.

Spot a fork and expect a mild winter with a bountiful harvest If there’s a knife shape inside

A ripe persimmon ready for pudding, check nsjonline.com for recipe.

get ready for icy, cutting winds coming for the season.

If you want to learn more about this fall fruit check out the Colfax Persimmon Festival in Guilford County on October 22.

Not only are persimmons good for for predicting winter weather they are also good for pudding too. Head to nsjonline. com for the perfect persimmon pudding recipe.

“Good Night North Carolina”

by Adam Gamble ages: 2-3 years

“T is for Tar Heel: A North Carolina Alphabet”

by Carol Crane ages: 6-9 years

“The North Carolina Colony”

by Kevin Cunningham ages: 7-9 years

“Charlotte and the State of North Carolina: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know”

by Kate Boehm Jerome ages 8-11 years

“The Lost Colony of Roanoke”

by Jean Fritz

An Alamance County persimmon tree blooms in the fall.

ages: 7-10 years MADELINE GRAY | NORTH STATE JOURNAL

Textile Conservator Paige Myers adjusts the dress that North Carolina’s First Lady Carolyn Hunt wore for her husband’s 1981 Inaugural Ball as part of the Governors’ Exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of History on in Raleigh.

voices

Contributors to this section this week include: Laura Ashley Lamm Alison Miller Ray Nothstine

tell us

Know a North Carolina story that needs telling?

Drop us a line at features@nsjonline.com.

stir it up “This drink is inspired by the rum Manhattan, also known as the Palmetto. What sets it apart is the addition of an Earl Grey tea–infused sweet vermouth. I named it the Roanoke after North Carolina’s lost island.

The Palmetto evokes the legend of the tree and its roots in South Carolina’s identity, and I wanted to attach a similar energy and pride to this drink. We use all domestic-made products at our bar, and Fair Game in Pittsboro, North Carolina, puts out some great spirits. Their amber rum has awesome molasses notes to it. The sweet vermouth we use — Vya out of California — has those same rich, earthy notes, so it’s a natural pairing. Black walnut bitters add a maple syrup quality to the drink, and the Earl Grey lends some floral decadence.”

— Zack Thomas, Foundation, Raleigh

Roanoke 2 ounces Fair Game Amber Rum 1 ounce Earl Grey tea–infused sweet vermouth 2 dashes Fee Brothers black walnut bitters Stir ingredients together in an ice-filled glass, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with orange zest.

Earl Grey tea–infused sweet vermouth 6 bags Earl Grey tea 1 750-ml bottle sweet vermouth

Allow tea bags to steep in sweet vermouth for no more than six hours, then remove.

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on the shelf

Recovering hymn theology “First Words of Jesus: From Cradle to Cross”

by Stu Epperson Jr.

128 pp. Worthy Inspired. $15.99

By Ray Nothstine North State Journal NE OF THE amazing things about Christmas is the paradoxical nature of the incarnation. Why O did God become human? That question is one of the

most studied and answered questions in Christian theology.

For many, rising secularism and indifference to the Gospel has clouded the meaning of Christmas.

In his book, “First Words of Jesus: From the Cradle to the Cross” Stu Epperson, Jr. attempts to promote simple and eternal truths found in the theology of hymns.

Whether it was the Methodist Charles Wesley or other notable hymn writers, the purpose of the words was to teach theology. Often times, especially with higher illiteracy rates in the past, hymns were what offered many a theological education. There are few songs like “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” that teach so many doctrinal truths.

It’s rather appropriate that in an age of rising theological ignorance, that Epperson would draw upon the richness of hymns to reteach important ancient truths.

“It is extraordinary to notice how completely this feeling of the paradox of the manger was lost by the brilliant and ingenious theologians, and how completely it was kept in the Christmas carols, declared the English writer G.K. Chesterton. “They, at least, never forgot that the main business of the story they had to tell was that the absolute once ruled the universe from a cattle stall.”

Epperson begins by focusing on the first recorded words of Christ, spoken to his parents at the feast of Passover. “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?” Jesus declared. Epperson points out that the mission of Christ is a continuous one from his birth, to the cross, resurrection, and ascension. It is essential the meaning of his coming in no way is separated for God’s plan in the redemption of humankind. Put another way: “He did not come to teach about the cross, but to be nailed to it,” says theologian Thomas C. Oden. Epperson uses hymns, scripture, and simple theology to connect the meaning of the manger to the cross and resurrection.

Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem, which literally means “house of bread.” The Scripture teaches us that the bread of heaven came down to feed the multitude. “The cross is by far the greatest expression of His becoming our ultimate gift,” writes Epperson. Words like “atonement” and “penal substitution” have lost their meaning in larger culture but Epperson helps us to see how the beauty of Scripture and truth of Christian hymns fulfill us to our created purpose.

Parts of Epperson’s book may be repetitive or simplistic for those that have engaged in deeper theological study. There is little doubt that he could have strengthened his account by offering more patristic sources. The Church Fathers offer a rich theology and teaching that has sadly been abandoned by some elements of Evangelical Christianity.

However, the author is able to answer for readers whether Jesus is somebody who speaks to us as a dead or living person. He closes with an important invitation for those that haven’t felt the presence of Christ, to share in that unique relationship that Christ shares with the Father.

One of the most exciting aspects about Christmas is that the incarnation lifts up humanity once and for all. Martin Luther once wrote that angels are even jealous of humans because Jesus shares our flesh and blood, even now. After all, Christ took the form of a human, not an angel. If one stops to think about it, and if it’s indeed true, there is nothing more amazing than the fact that a fully human person is now a part of the Trinity. It’s a powerful testament to the meaning of Christmas and Emmanuel, which means “God with us.”

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Angela Love, of Sanford, raises her hands as religious music play before Franklin Graham, son of the famous evangelist Billy Graham, ends his 50 state “Decision America Tour” with a prayer rally at the Capitol in Raleigh.

Graham: God are only hope 10,000 plus drawn to state capitol Thursday

By Jeff Moore North State Journal ALEIGH — North Carolina’s own Franklin Graham of Samaritan’s R Purse held his last stop on the De-

cision America Tour on the grounds of the State Capitol in Raleigh Thursday, completing a months— long expedition to all 50 state capitols that seeks to unite Christians in voting their values come election time.

State Capitol Police estimated 10,500 people attended the event, as they enjoyed musical performances, prayed together, and received a moving speech from Graham to cap it all off.

“Washington doesn’t work,” Graham told the crowd. “So much of our politics in this country is broken and no political party or individual is going to be able to turn this around.”

Graham implored all in attendance to become engaged in the political process in order to ensure those values are represented and their voices heard. If you don’t vote, Graham said, you have no one to blame but yourself.

“I have zero hope in the Democratic party,” said Graham to cheers.

“Now before you Republicans start high—fiving and doing back flips,” he deadpanned. “I have zero hope in the Republican party. The only hope for North Carolina — the only hope for the United States of America — is God.” Graham lamented the state of American culture, saying sin is on display everywhere you look; from sex and violence dominating the entertainment industry, to the abandoning of the traditional definition of marriage. The latter, Graham noted, is being foisted upon them from court decisions, overturning the will of the voters as represented in the passage of such motions as Amendment One in North Carolina.

Addressing the unease that many Christian voters face concerning presidential candidates this election cycle, Graham advised hesitant voters to “hold your nose,” saying that this election is not about vulgar

Pastor Jackie White, left, of Charlotte, and Charlene High, right, of Dallas, pray as Franklin Graham, son of the famous evangelist Billy Graham, ends his 50 state “Decision America Tour.”

Franklin Graham, son of the famous evangelist Billy Graham, ends his 50 state “Decision America Tour” with a prayer rally at the Capitol in Raleigh.

language or classified emails. Instead, Graham emphasized the importance of future appointments to the United States Supreme Court and their implications for the values Christian Americans hold so dear.

Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, attended the event Thursday and believes what Graham’s Decision America Tour is doing is the most important work being done during this election cycle.

“What this tour is doing is anchoring us back to our moral compass,” said Creech. “Those great values that made us a great nation, and made us certainly one of the most prosperous nations, not only in the world, but in all of human history.”

“We’ve been moving away from

that for several decades and now we’re seeing the results of it,” added Creech. “Liberty is being diminished in many respects, our unity is greatly being affected. We’ve become fractured as a people because we no longer are unified around those great values and moral principles that we once held.”

According to Creech, North Carolina is ground zero in the fight to reclaim and embrace those principles nationwide.

“We are at the heart of the battle for our nation,” said Creech, echoing Graham’s speech about North Carolina’s importance in this contest.

More than a battleground state in the presidential election, Graham referenced statewide issues with national political and cultural implications such as House Bill 2.

“I thank Governor McCrory for the stand that he’s taken,” stated Graham. “He has come under a lot of heat, and I thank God for him.”

In his closing prayer, Graham asked for the protection of those in eastern North Carolina who are suffering from the ongoing floods brought by Hurricane Matthew over the weekend. His organization, Samaritan’s Purse, is working to provide aid to those affected by the rising waters and asked all to help in any way they can.

The crowd of thousands ended the event with a chorus of America the Beautiful before departing the State Capitol grounds with their hearts and minds firmly set on the November 8 election.

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sunday story A Lighthouse Story | fourth grade students at Ballentine Elementary Go back to school with us for the Sunday Story. The fourth grade brings North Carolina curriculum to the classroom where students learn all about the history, culture, symbols, and places that make up the Old North State.

We reached out to fourth grade teacher, Kathy Wall at Ballentine Elementary in Raleigh to ask if some of her students would be willing to share their work with us as they explored the lesson on Lighting the Maritime Path: The Geography of North Carolina’s Lighthouses.

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Carson Adele Ketner and Sarah Uretzlaff takes us on a romping good time in their descriptive writing assignment about a visit to the coast.

Sarah

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N FRIDAY NIGHT the Carter family was packing to go on a vacation to Cape Lookout.

Lilly was excited to leave. “Ready to go in the buggy,” said Lilly. Lilly packed her bonnet, shawl, long dresses, shoes, and dolls and jacks. Daniel, Lilly’s little brother, was screaming, “We are going on a vacation we are going on a vacation!” He packed building blocks, cup and ball, dominoes, drop spindles, and drums. Their mom came in and told Daniel to also pack his trousers, suspenders, shirts, hat, and shoes — not just toys. Mama and Papa were also packing. It finally came time to get in the buggy to go to Atlantic Beach and head on the sailboat toward Cape Lookout. On the way to the buggy Daniel got tired and when Daniel gets tired he acts like a donkey and kicks his feet. Lilly was asleep when they had to get out of the buggy, and Daniel continued by getting on his knees and acting like a donkey, he kicked his feet and yelled “he-haw, he-haw” and embarrassed the rest of the family.

When they got to the sailboat stop it was time for the sailboat to leave, the captain looked around then said, “It looks like it is only your family today!” On the sailboat Daniel finally went to sleep and the whole family started to relax. They got to use the sails because it was really windy. As they were on the sailboat they had some bread

and juice for a snack. Wendy is their dog.

Wendy joined them for their trip. Wendy got some bread and water too. “Where is Wendy?” asked Lilly “She is right up here,” said the boat Captain. Lilly looked up at the seat and Wendy was right there. “Wendy it’s very windy right now.” Wendy didn’t understand as she cocked her little doggie head. Lilly saw the person driving the boat and she went and talked to him until they arrived.

Lilly asked the captain, “Do you like to drive boats?” “Yes.” replied the Captain.

“You get to see new and awesome things every day like dolphins and speaking of dolphins look over there!” East of the boat was a pod of dolphins. Her family was amazed because they had never seen a dolphin before. Lilly had no clue even what dolphins were. The captain explained to Lilly what dolphins were and that is the day dolphins became Lilly’s favorite animal.

Lilly was wearing a bracelet and while she was playing with it on the side of the boat she accidently dropped it overboard. She was too scared to say anything because she was scared her mom was going to say she shouldn’t have been playing with it. When they arrived nobody except the captain had ever seen a lighthouse, so they all stood in shock. They were standing there for about five minutes when the captain looked up and saw gray clouds coming their way and the wind started to pick up. The captain yelled “There’s a squall coming!” Everyone rushed ashore into the lighthouse. They went into the lighthouse because it was a

building where they would be safe.

About 3 minutes later they were safely inside. It started pouring down rain. When their mom heard rain she immediately fell asleep.Daniel, Lilly, and their dad played dominoes on the first landing. The captain sat in the lantern room looking out of the window at his boat. That night everyone except mom couldn’t fall asleep because of the big storm, but by morning they were asleep and slept until noon.

The next day they all woke up and their dad said, “That was a hard night on the ground. We have our clothes, but how are we going to get food?” At about 1:00 p.m. the lighthouse keepers came to light the lighthouse lights. When lighthouse keepers saw the family they asked “what happened?” Then dad told the lighthouse keepers about the big storm. The lighthouse keepers told them “wait right here we’ll be back.” When they returned they had three mattresses, some blankets, and five sandwiches. One mattress was for the kid’s, one for the parents, and the last one was for the captain. The lighthouse keepers names were Emerald, Josh, and their son Donny.

During the trip we discovered that there were seven different landings in the lighthouse and we were not sure how long we would be staying because of the storm. So we decided to do something fun on each landing during each day of our trip. “Do you want us to teach you how to light the lighthouse?” asked Emerald. The lighthouse keepers taught us and finally

Lilly spotted three pods of dolphins, a loggerhead sea turtle, and wild horses on the bank.

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with lots of practice we knew how. Lilly was so excited!

The next day they all slept really well and woke up to breakfast in bed. The captain had an idea to make a replica of Cape Lookout Lighthouse out of driftwood he had found. When they finished they stood back and thought they had done a great job! Until Donny yelled, “TIMBER! and jumped on the lighthouse. When it was time for lunch they cooked stew. Then they went back up to the top of the lighthouse to light the lights. Then they went down five steps to the lantern room to look out over the sea. They spent time playing eye spy looking at the lovely things they saw.

Lilly spotted three pods of dolphins, a loggerhead sea turtle, and wild horses on the bank. Then Lilly and her brother went to play on the beach. Their parents were in the house drinking tea. Later that night they went to bed.

The next day the storm had calmed but they couldn’t go back home because the sailboat had been damaged in the storm. So they spent the whole day at the beach and they built a sand castle and swam in the water and played Marco Polo. Daniel was it and it took him an hour to catch Donny and Lilly because they cheated by going to the sand. When

Daniel finally opened his eyes he saw them and yelled at them and told their mom “They cheated. They’re mean.” sounding like he was going to cry. The captain felt bad so he gave him salt water taffy and it made him so happy that he ran in a circle and jumped on the captain’s back and bragged that he got one. Later that night they played cup and ball on the fourth landing. They had a long hard fun day! Then they went to the fourth landing and did handstands against the wall because they thought it was so exciting to be in a lighthouse doing handstands.

The fifth day after breakfast they all made a band and the captain was the conductor. They did this all on the fifth landing. Then they went and sang their hearts out until sunrise.

The sixth day they all went on a beach hike, and Lilly was making a smiley face in the sand with a stick. Then she wrote Lilly was here. When they went back to the lighthouse Lilly, Donny, and Daniel played drop spindles while they were making lunch. Then they said that they were hungry. “You just ate” said mama.

One of the kids said “but we are kids we need to eat to get smarter.” “That’s not true.” replied mama. After lunch they made fake lunch for the parents. “Here

you go, its acorns, leaves, sticks, dirt and water. Do you like it?” The parents said, “yes” as they were throwing the stuff behind them acting like they were eating it. “Mm so good” the parents said sarcastically. That night they got back on their mattresses and went back to bed.

It was the seventh day and everyone woke up early and ran to the seventh landing to look out the window to watch the sunrise. Then they ran and got their bathing suits and ran to the ocean to go swimming at sunrise. Lilly’s mom came out and asked “are you having fun?” Lilly replied “yes except for one thing” “What?” Lilly was about to tell her mom about the bracelet when a dolphin popped up with the bracelet in its mouth and threw it up to Lilly and she caught it. Then Lilly said “And now I am perfectly fine!” Lilly’s mom said “What happened? Why did that dolphin just give you your bracelet that I gave you when you were a little girl?” Lilly told her mom “I dropped it over the edge of the boat on accident because I was playing and looking at it and I didn’t want to tell you because I was scared you would get mad. Her mom replied “I don’t like that you were playing with it but I know accidents happen, but let’s not play with it anymore.” They gave each

other a big hug then Lilly’s mom told Lilly to go get her brother and Donny to eat lunch. That day for lunch they were having their last meal before Donny’s Papa would have to go get more food from the mainland. The lunch was their favorite, Hot Cakes. It was also the day the Carter family would have to wash clothes because they had run out of clean clothes. The kids were going back to the beach when they saw a sailboat about to leave the shore. They knew the sailboat was going back to the mainland where their buggy was. They ran back to the lighthouse to tell everyone they could go back to the mainland if they quickly packed and got on the sailboat. So that’s what they did. After they said goodbye to the lighthouse keepers.They hoped to see them again sometime. On their way home Daniel got tired and started acting like a donkey, AGAIN!!! He kicked his feet all around and accidently kicked Lilly in the leg and did not say sorry.

Then when they got home Daniel finally fell asleep and everyone was relieved.

Their papa said “It looks like there’s going to be a big nap before unpacking!”

I will never forget the week my family spent at Cape Lookout. The big storm, the pod of dolphins, and getting to light the lighthouse lights.

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Brycen Sanders, 3, of Greenwood, Ind., gets the full effect of a fire truck inspired play piece as he slides down a pole in full costume inside the Around Town exhibit of Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh.

The non-profit children’s museum and popular Raleigh attraction will be expanding soon to accommodate the yearly flood of children and families.

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more. The Edible Schoolyard allows kids, teens and adults the opportunity to grow and harvest food while learning how the farm to table movement succeeds.

There’s plenty cooking camps and schools for teens and adults.

Open on Mondays for members, and Tuesday through Sunday for the general public, admission is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, and $8 for children 12 months and older.

In the wake of Hurricane Matthew our neighbors in Eastern North Carolina are suffering.

There are many organizations working to feed the body and we encourage you to donate to the charity of your choice in that way.

Many families lost everything and for the children displaced by this disaster that includes books.

A book can provide a window to the world and an escape for the imagination.

We have set up a way for you to bring some joy to the children of the 19 North Carolina counties under federal disaster declaration.

Imagination Station Science and History Museum, Wilson Understanding the Earth’s system in orbit, tracking tsunami waves, and keeping upto-date with real time weather can all be found on a six feet in diameter sphere located in the midst of the Imagination Station. With a focus on science and history, children can watch snakes slither and bees make honey, or simply visit the replica of a courtroom or tour the North Carolina Museum of the Coastal Plain with artifacts from Morrison’s Drug Store, demonstrations of the foot-treadle floor loam, or exhibits from the early life on the coast. Open Tuesday through Sunday, admission is $5 with children under three allowed in for free.

KidSenses Children’s Interactive Museum, Rutherfordton Explore a variety of skills and subjects with KidSenses Children’s Museum. Ranging from nature and gardening to health and fitness to shapes and colors to careers and communication, children are educating themselves through playtime activi-

Here is how you can help us.

Daisy Vrablic, 3, of Havelock, washes a stuffed dog as she pretends to be a vet inside the Around Town exhibit of Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh.

“We see the benefits of play each and every day at Marbles.”

— Sally Edwards, CEO

ties. Children are provided numerous opportunities to build gadgets, develop design skills, build simple machines, count and calculate. Becoming Bubble-ologists provides a unique way for children to step inside the world of bubbles as they understand the principles behind these pockets of air. Detours through the pet hospital, market, fire station and climbing structures are sure to be a splash of fun. Open Tuesday through Saturday, admission is $8 for adults and children, $6 for seniors and active military, and free for members.

Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh Preparing for fire safety at the station, driving a bus, providing wellness checks at the doctor’s office, treating pets with care,

and sharing the weather report with television viewers are all part of venturing around town in a kid-size version of the community at the Marbles Museum.

Open seven days a week, the museum, which also boasts an IMAX theatre, offers children the opportunities to create music on an old staircase transformed into a piano and play the chimes, xylophones and bells in the outdoors. Designed for children 10 and under, admission is $5.

There is knowledge to be found in every town across the state — from museums to science stations — all designed to get those little wheels turning.

North Carolina has much to offer to motivate and engage students, get out there and explore and enjoy you never know you might learn something new as well.

Starting this Saturday, October 15, thanks to Waste Industries and the N.C. Department of Cultural & Natural Resources, we will have 65 gallon bins installed at the North Carolina Museum of History, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and the State Capitol Building for a Children’s Book Donation Drive.

Bring a book, place it in the bin, and we will collect and deliver to shelters, schools, and public libraries in the following counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Nash, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Wayne and Wilson.

Watch for additional drop-off locations and other ways to donate on our drive east to read.

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WHAT WE BELIEVE: PARENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO THEIR SCHOOL OF CHOICE - TRADITIONAL OR NONTRADITIONAL - REGARDLESS OF ADDRESS OR INCOME!

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TAKE NOTICE NEW HAMPSHIRE

WAKE

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE JUDICIAL BRANCH NH CIRCUIT COURT

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2457

9th Circuit – Family Division – Manchester, 35 Amherst St. Manchester NH 03101-1801 Telephone: 1-855-212-1234, TTY/ TDD Relay: (800) 735-2964, http:// www.courts.state.nh.us

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ekeoma Njemanze (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Sumerlyn Community Association, Inc.) to David A. Harris, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of December, 2009, and recorded in Book 13814, Page 660, and Scrivener’s Affidavit in Book 13832, Page 2162, and Scrivener’s Affidavit in Book 14958, Page 2358, and Modification in Book 16092, Page 694, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on October 31, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 71, Sumerlyn Subdivision, Phase 3, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Book of Maps 2008 (previously referred to incorrectly as 2006), Page 253, Wake County Registry, to which map reference is hereby made for a more particular description of same. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6811 Horseback Lane, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Being the identical property as conveyed to Centex Homes on 3/23/09 in Book 13444, Page 1418 in the Wake County Public Registry.

Being a portion of the property as conveyed to Wake Partners, LLC on 9/1/04 in Book 10999, Page 1548, in the Wake County Public Registry.

CITATION FOR PUBLICATION Case Name: In the Matter of Stephanie Medina and Hector Medina Case Number: 656-2016-DM00334 On April 05, 2016, Stephanie Media of Manchester, NH filed in this Court a Petition for Divorce with requests concerning: The original pleading is available for inspection at the office of the Clerk at the above Family Division location.

UNTIL FURTHER ORDER OF THE COURT, EACH PARTY IS RESTRAINED FROM SELLING, TRANSFERRING, ENCUMBERING, HYPOTHECATING, CONCEALING OR IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER DISPOSING OF ANY PROPERTY, REAL OR PERSONAL, BELONGING TO EITHER OR BOTH PARTIES EXCEPT (1) BY WRITTEN AGREEMENT OF BOTH PARTIES, OR (2) FOR REASONABLE AND NECESSARY LIVING EXPENSES OR (3) IN THE ORDINARY AND USUAL CAUSE OF BUSINESS. The Court has entered the following Order(s): Hector Medina shall file a written Appearance Form with the Clerk of the Family Division at the above location on or before November 23, 2016 or be found in DEFAULT. Hector Medina shall also file by December 23, 2016 a Response to the Petition and by October 08, 2016 deliver a copy to the Petitioner’s Attorney or the Petitioner, if unrepresented. Failure to do so will result in issuance of Orders in this matter, which may affect you without your input.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT, Mary A. Barton, Clerk of Court, September 23, 2016

Parcel ID #: 0374634 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys,

employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee.

If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1191290 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 3609 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Kevin R. McLennon, unmarried, and Nyeema C. Harris, unmarried to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of July, 2007, and recorded in Book 012674, Page 00902, and Re-recorded in Book 12753, Page 2472, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on October 31, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in the City of Raleigh, St. Mary’s Township, WAKE County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 89 in The Villages At Pearl Ridge Subdivision, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Book of Maps 2005, Pages 1958-1961 (with said Lot being shown on Page 1961), Wake County Registry, to which map reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5621 Advantis Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required

by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases.

Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee.

If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1188141 (FC.FAY)

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N.C. State Fair, Raleigh | October 13 - 23

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If you would like to know the best time to make a foliage pilgrimage — the biology department at Appalachian State has an online fall color report to help with your driveby decision making process so that you may join what the Mountaineers so affectionately call the leafers. biology.appstate.edu/fall-color-report

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