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SEATTLE -- If you can spare a nickel, you can afford Starbucks' first price increase in two years.

Garage reorganization part of national home remodeling trend
FORT LAUDERDALE -- Golf bags, bicycles, old trophies, power tools, boxes of moldy books -- Americans' garages are filled with stuff, stuff and more stuff.

Taking job vocabulary to the extreme
We're all accustomed to hearing football and baseball terminology to describe career and workplace issues.

Wal-Mart plans to reduce prices for almost 300 generic drugs
NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart plans to begin selling nearly 300 generic prescription drugs for a sharply reduced price in Florida, offering a big lure for bargain-seeking customers and presenting a challenge to competing pharmacy chains.

Local and state briefs
Two produce business families merge JACKSONVILLE - The Pitman and the Wasson families announce the merger of Pitman & Sons Inc., Pitman Produce of Jacksonville Inc., Jon's Tomatoes and The Garden Wholesale Inc. The consolidated company will be The Garden Wholesale Inc. and will encompass the produce business in all areas of wholesale, food service and export.

Pensacola group successfully forms first pizza drivers union
PENSACOLA -- Domino's Pizza delivery driver Jim Pohle could have quit when he saw a competitor offering an extra 25 cents an hour in wages and his bosses wouldn't match it. But he decided instead to stand up and form the nation's only pizza drivers union to successfully organize workers.

Calif. fines Blue Cross for illegal policy cancellation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- In the first sanction of its kind, California's top HMO regulator fined Blue Cross on Thursday for illegally canceling a woman's medical policy because she did not disclose corrective surgery she had 23 years earlier.

New worship leader at Holy Cross
Chris Forrest is the new worship leader at Holy Cross Charmastic Greek Orthodox Church.

Go & Do
TODAY Improv and art: Steve Crowley will ask audience members to create their own performances in an introduction to Improv theater at 8 p.m. in Scarlett-Hill Theater inside the Larimer Arts Center, 261 Reid St., Palatka. The Palatka Art League will present its annual show at 6 p.m. before the improv session. The events are free to the public. Call 1(386) 329-2247.

Social Security Q & A
Q: I was married to my ex-husband for 14 years and I have been told that he now has serious health problems from which he is not expected to recover. What Social Security benefits would our two children, now ages 11 and 8, be eligible for if he dies?

Senior Notebook
Safe driving classes The AARP Driver Safety Program announces classes to be offered in the area during October.

Poetry reading, parties upcoming events at COA
Join Rize Cole at the Coastal Community Center, 180 Marine St., on Monday from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. for "Poetry with Rize." Call Pamela Melfi at 823-4861.

Go & Do
TODAY Community festival: The Flagler Estates Community Fall Festival will have food, games, entertainment and fun for all are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Oliver Street Park, Hastings. The event is sponsored by Flagler Estates Community Redevelopment Agency Committee and Neighborhood Partnership. Call Jackie Vanhorn at 692-1513.

Greek celebration, concerts, fall festivals upcoming
Prepare to be Greek for a day.

Movie times
Regal Mall St. Augustine 6

Area Gallaudet alumni association meets again
The North Florida Chapter of Gallaudet University Alumni Association met earlier this month at the Florida School for the Deaf for its first official meeting after several years of inactivity. There were 32 alumni in attendance ranging from the class of 1938, represented by Race Drake, to the Class of 1997, represented by Cindy D'Angelo. There are about 233 Gallaudet alumni in North Florida.

Book Mobile Schedule
The following is the schedule for the St. Johns County Public Library System's book mobile for the week of Sept. 25.

Paintings, sculpture, jewelry ...
Abbott Tract Artists, 31 San Marco Ave., "It's a Wonderful World," a collection of watercolors by Rebecca Hight, will be on exhibit through September. Call 829-2934.

Fall Festivals
The coming months will usher in a number of outdoor events, especially annual festivals. Mark your calendars for these upcoming offerings.

'Open Season' coming to IMAX
Tickets go on sale today for "Open House," an animated family film that will open in 2D Friday, Sept. 29 at World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater on the same day as 35 mm theaters.

Florida artwork on exhibit
Florida artist Jim Draper's fascination with the constantly changing barrier islands, untamed marshes and the coastal South is the subject of his new exhibit, "Portraiture in Nature/Landscapes in Transition: Recent Paintings by Jim Draper."

Watercolor Society
The Jacksonville Watercolor Society is back in full swing with its first annual meeting Tuesday, Sept. 26 with St. Augustine artist Joan Dorrill.

Classes around town
MOVE dance class The ultimate dancer's workout is offered at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and 4 p.m. Wednesdays at Alpha Fitness on U.S. 1 South in the Staples plaza. Cost is $10. Call Jennifer at 429-0356.

He's got the blues
Musician Marty Scott has the blues. And since one of his recent songs is titled "Talk About Your Troubles," and he hosts an evening radio show on 88.5 FM called "The Sunday Evening Blues Cruise," one might conclude that he's no stranger to that particular emotion.

'Dreamgirls' at Alhambra Dinner Theatre is extraordinary
Why has it taken 25 years for Todd Booth, the Alhambra Dinner Theatre's genius-in-residence (owner and director) to finally stage "Dreamgirls," the smash musical (six Tony awards) that opened on Broadway in 1981? In his own words on opening night, "I needed to find the talent."

Events Calendar: Sept. 22-29, 2006
TODAY, Sept. 22 Shakespeare: "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged" will show at 7:30 p.m. today at the Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., in uptown St. Augustine. The show will run through Oct. 8. For reservations and showtimes, call the box office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at 825-1164.

Live & Local
A1A Ale Works 1 King St., 829-2977: Local rock band The Falling Bones play tonight and Saturday.

Upcoming Events
The following is a list of upcoming events in and around St. Johns County. For this week's events, go to Pages 4-5. For more events, see Festivals on Page 11.

Corrections
In a story on Page 3 in last week's Compass, the style of music performed by The First Coast Jazz Orchestra was incorrect (for the Music by the Sea concert scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 27 at the St. Augustine Beach Pier and Pavillion).

Best-sellers: 'The Book of Fate' is No. 1
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Book of Fate" by Brad Meltzer (Warner)

Life in a Nutshell: Surf lessons learned the hard way
Surf Lesson No. 263: Don't take your wife to the beach the night your surfboard gives you a good ding on the head.

Local briefs
Trunk show

Dress emerges as strong trend
NEW YORK -- New York Fashion Week is basking in the success of the dress. It's already been a strong item for fall fashion, but it has emerged as the key piece for spring.

Fruit split a fall citrus problem
People with citrus trees like to count their chicks before the eggs have hatched. What I mean is, this is the time of year that fruit begins to swell and become quite noticeable and people start planning on having a big crop. There is one common problem that happens in the fall of the year that can drastically effect the harvest and that is fruit splitting.

Apple of her eye
"A couple of years ago my son gave me an apple tree developed for Florida and purchased at Wal-Mart," she continued. "The directions said that you need two types of trees, so I purchased another one.

Garden Q&A
Q. Some leaves on my Angel's Trumpet have holes in them. I have not been able to spot the pest. What might I be looking for?

Rat snakes great for controlling rodent population
Last week I received a call from Al Walker who lives in the area of State Road 16 and Interstate 95. He had found a five-foot snake coiled up in a corner of his garage. It doesn't matter how familiar you are with snakes, stumbling on one anywhere, especially in your own garage, jolts the body into a fear reaction.

Garden briefs
Plant clinic today Master Gardners will hold a plant clinic, 9:30-11:30 a.m. today, during the Farmer's Market, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, A1A South.

Tip of the week
Look for insects Insect populations reach their peak this month, advises the St. Johns County Extension Service.

Interior to temporarily stop North Slope lease sale
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Interior Department is willing to temporarily abandon the sale of oil leases in an environmentally sensitive area surrounding Lake Teshekpuk on Alaska's North Slope.

National report
U.S. military deaths equal to the toll of Sept. 11

Critics say detainee interrogation bill won't stop torture
WASHINGTON -- Several Democrats and civil rights advocates charged Friday that a Republican compromise over the treatment of terrorism suspects leaves the door open for torture and abuse, while stripping captives of a basic right to a court appeal.

Lawyers square off over Geddings not disclosing lottery work
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A former state lottery commissioner standing trial for fraud didn't disclose his past financial relationship with a lottery company that wanted to do business with the state because he knew it would cost him his place on the state lottery commission, federal prosecutors said Thursday to open his fraud trial.

More sickened in outbreak
WASHINGTON -- Spinach grown outside California's Salinas Valley got the all-clear from federal health officials Friday, but it could be days before the leafy green returns to store shelves.

Bush, lawmakers agree on detainee interrogation, trials
WASHINGTON -- The White House and rebellious Senate Republicans announced agreement Thursday on rules for the interrogation and trial of suspects in the war on terror. President Bush urged Congress to put it into law before adjourning for the midterm elections.

Farrakhan says he is seriously ill
CHICAGO -- Minister Louis Farrakhan said in a letter to followers this month that he is seriously ill, and he asked the Nation of Islam's leaders to carry on in his absence to make sure the movement "will live long after I and we have gone."

Chavez greeted warmly at Harlem event
NEW YORK -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met with Harlem's underprivileged on Thursday to tout a discounted heating oil program, a day after he triggered an uproar with his speech at the United Nations attacking President Bush.

Man accused of smuggling guns
ATLANTA -- A former National Guard soldier is accused of bringing machine guns from Iraq to the United States and trying to sell them to a northwest Georgia gun dealer.

U.S. seeks verification of employee citizenship status
WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security isn't waiting for Congress to require employers to verify they're hiring legal immigrants. It's preparing new rules that would compel companies to take swift action when they receive notice that a worker may be using fake documents, even as another federal agency warns that the proposed rule would be an invitation to discrimination lawsuits.

Group opposes cuts to 'VeggieTales'
The Parents Television Council, an entertainment watchdog group, has a beef with NBC, but not about televising curse words. It's about the word "God."

Satsuma teenager charged with second-degree murder of friend
A 16-year-old Satsuma youth could face life imprisonment if he's tried as an adult and found guilty of the second-degree murder of his "best friend."

Stuck in the mud
A handheld marine radio is credited with saving a Flagler Beach man who was trapped overnight in deep mud near Crescent Beach.

St. George Street work to begin
The rehabilitation of St. George Street will begin Monday, causing a portion of the street to close for about one month.

Bald eagle soars above Timberlin Creek field
Timberlin Creek Elementary students got a surprise show from a bald eagle named Challenger Friday morning to launch their American Eagle Challenge for both literacy and the American bald eagle.

It's the season for shrimp
PALATKA -- The carcasses of tiny silvery shad litter the public pier on the St. Johns River, a sure sign that the shrimp are running.

Police report
ST. AUGUSTINE Arrest made in robberies: St. Augustine Police have a 39-year-old suspect in jail charged in robberies at three convenience stores earlier this month.

College confiscates newspapers
Flagler College President William Abare ordered the confiscation of all copies of Flagler College's Gargoyle newspaper Wednesday evening due to a factual error in one of the headlines.

College confiscates newspapers
Flagler College President William Abare ordered the confiscation of all copies of Flagler College's Gargoyle newspaper Wednesday evening due to a factual error in one of the headlines.

Police Report: Driver arrested
ST. JOHNS COUNTY Driver arrested: A 25-year-old St. Johns County man was arrested on charges of driving on a suspended license, fleeing and attempting to elude, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage Wednesday evening.

Beacham touched many lives in Putnam County
Robert "Bob" Beacham was a born salesman whose deep love of Putnam County created a magazine that saluted the past and the present of the community.

2 sentenced to die in game killings
DAYTONA BEACH -- With muffled sobs rising and falling behind them, two men listened unmoved Thursday afternoon as they were given multiple death sentences for the assault on a Deltona home where six people were beaten to death with baseball bats.

Wreck ties up traffic on U.S. 1
A wreck on U.S. 1 tied up traffic for more than an hour early Friday evening.

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Mary Bradshaw Kinard
Mary Bradshaw Kinard, 80, of Hastings, died Sept. 17, 2006, at Shands Hospital of Jacksonville. Mrs. Kinard was a native of Okeechobee and had resided in Hastings for the past 46 years. Mrs. Kinard was an agriculture laborer, a former member of Pompeys Temple C.O.G.I.C. (Church of God in Christ) and a missionary worker at the Lord's Temple City of Refuge in Hastings.

Beverly Susan Shillinglaw
Beverly Susan Shillinglaw, 77, of St. Augustine, died Sept. 19, 2006, at Flagler Hospital. Mrs. Shillinglaw was a native of Providence, R.I. and had resided in St. Augustine since 2000, moving here from Zephyrhills. Mrs. Shillinglaw had worked as an administrator in social services for many years and had most recently worked as a historical interpreter in the Spanish Quarter for several years.

James Lenton Cobbert
James Lenton Cobbert, 66, of Tampa, died Sept. 17, 2006, at St. Joseph Hospital in Tampa. Mr. Cobbert was a native of Miccosukee, resided in Tampa for the past 25 years and was a former resident of Green Cove Springs. Mr. Cobbert was a truck driver and a member of New Salem Primitive Baptist Church in Tampa.

Fredrick Byron Dollar
Fredrick Byron Dollar, 80, of St. Augustine, died Sept. 21, 2006, at his home. Mr. Dollar was a native of Phelham, Ga., and had lived in North Florida, including Jacksonville, Palatka and St. Augustine for the past 60 years. Mr. Dollar was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II. Mr. Dollar was a retired barber.

Edward Justice Nock
Edward Justice Nock, 17, of Satsuma died Sept. 16, 2006, at Shands Hospital, Gainesville. Mr. Nock was a native of Jacksonville and a former resident of St. Augustine where he attended the R.B. Hunt Elementary School. Mr. Nock moved to Palm Coast and attended Flagler Palm Coast High School. For the past two years, he lived in Satsuma and attended Crescent City High School.

Thomas E. McDaniel
Thomas E. McDaniel passed away Sept. 13, 2006.

Willie Glover Jr.
Willie Glover Jr., 42, of Espanola died Sept. 11, 2006, at Florida Hospital, Bunnell. Mr. Glover was a native and lifelong resident of Espanola. Mr. Glover was a cook.

Wilmuth Edward Hubbs
Wilmuth Edward Hubbs, 63, of Elkton, died Sept. 20, 2006, at the Earl B. Hadlow Center For Caring, Jacksonville. He was born in Baton Rouge, La., and had resided in Elkton since 2001.

Helen Louise Faulk
Helen Louise Faulk, 90, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006, in Ft. Pierce. Mrs. Faulk was born and lived her entire life in St. Augustine. She was a life-long member of Ancient City Baptist Church where she was active in a variety of ministries, and retired from the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind.

Carol Catherine Sullivan
Carol Catherine Sullivan, 66, of St. Augustine, died Sept. 19, 2006, at the Earl B. Hadlow Center for Caring. Mrs. Sullivan was a native of New Rochelle, N.Y., and had resided in St. Augustine since 1975, moving here from Jacksonville. Mrs. Sullivan was retired from the St. Johns County School Board, having worked as the administrative assistant to the principal at Webster School, Ketterlinus Jr. High and finally at St. Augustine High School, retiring in 2005.

Carol Catherine Sullivan
Carol Catherine Sullivan, 66, St. Augustine, died Sept. 19, 2006 at the Earl B. Hadlow Center for Caring. She was born in New Rochelle, N.Y., and had resided in St. Augustine since 1975, moving here from Jacksonville.

Letter: Solution offered to fill VIC Parking Garage
Editor: I am writing in regards to the Visitors Information Center Parking Garage.

Letter: Rigid Iraq policy leaves country blind to options
Editor: Remember something called an "agonizing reappraisal"? You do, if you lived through the Vietnam war era.

Letter: Bush lies, lies, lies to justify unjust war
Editor: It completely defies the imagination to think there could be one person left in America who believes a word passing through the lips of George W. Bush.

Perspective
A congressional proposal to add 10,800 more security personnel to guard the northern border is preposterous.

Letter: Editorial right on about media access
Editor: I agree with the editorial (Sept. 20) that the county's no media contact policy is preposterous.

Editorial: Thank you, Broudy family
We tip our hats and raise our thumbs to the Broudy family for the way they liquidated the stock at their Foodway store on West King Street, which they closed Sept. 15.

Letter: Bush haters closing eyes to threat of terrorists
Editor: Many of the views expressed and published in your paper regarding the war on terror, remind me of the words and actions of Neville Chamberlain, the prime minister of Great Britain before World War II.

Perspective: A penny for my thoughts
I wish the pope had talked to me before he gave his "evil and inhuman" speech that got Muslims so testy at him. I could have told him, "Don't quote some old emperor's thoughts about Muslims unless you're willing to have people confuse his views with yours." You don't tell a Mormon, "My neighbor used to be Mormon and he says it's the weirdest religion since the Incas." He'll give you the hairy eyeball and go off to the temple and start converting your deceased ancestors.

Editorial: A simple plan
Voters spoke clearly Sept. 5 and said they want the quality of life in St. Johns County to remain pretty much as it is, with fresh air, green spaces, clean beaches and forests.

Letter: Here's how to wean us off some fossil fuels
Editor: An Aha!, moment was reached last week when a meeting of Saudia Arabia oil and Exxon executives declared that there was plenty of oil available and would be throughout this next century. Nothing to worry about with increased technology and exploration plentious oil supply is within the worlds needs.

Sowell: Suicidal hand-wringing
When you enter a boxing ring, you agree to abide by the rules of boxing. But when you are attacked from behind in a dark alley, you would be a fool to abide by the Marquis of Queensbury rules. If you do, you can end up being a dead fool.

Share your poetry at CPL
The Center for Positive Living presents the first open mic poetry reading at 7 p.m. Sept. 29 at the center, 1795 Old Moultrie Road. This is open to all poets in the community who want to read their own poetry to other like-minded people. Call the CPL office at 825-3600 to get your name on the poets' list.

Palm Coast Girl Scouts saluted for Operation Cookie Lift
PALM COAST -- Everyone associates Girl Scouts with the annual sale of cookies, but for the past three years, St. Mark By The Sea Lutheran Church Girl Scout Troop No. 1116 in Palm Coast has been selling cookies that are delivered half-way around the world. It's called "Operation: Cookie Lift" and the cookies are sent to our service men and women who are currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Beginning a new year
Rosh HaShanah means the beginning of the year.

Converts lead services during High Holidays
ORLANDO -- At sundown today, when members of the Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation begin services for Rosh Hashana, they will behold a sight that might seem unusual to those outside the faith.

Gandhi statue unveiling at UNF
The Gandhi Memorial Society, in collaboration with the University of North Florida, will unveil a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi during an Intercultural Program and Peace Walk at 2 p.m. Oct. 1.

IRS investigation of Calif. church could reverberate in political season
PASADENA, Calif. -- With the campaign season in full swing, a liberal church is locked in an escalating dispute with the IRS over an anti-war sermon -- delivered two days before the 2004 presidential election -- that could cost the congregation its tax-exempt status.

Female priests challenge Catholic tradition
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- At 11, Kathleen Stack Kunster felt a strong pull to the priesthood. When the 61-year-old Emeryville, Calif., woman was finally ordained July 31 in a riverboat ceremony in Pennsylvania, she cried for an hour and a half.

McGhee Ministries returns to New St. James
A "Hallelujah good time" is promised at 10 a.m. Sunday at New St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 135 Rodriquez St.

'Know before whom you stand' theme for High Holy Days
The faith of Judaism provides an annual opportunity for religious renewal and introspection.

Scholarship celebration at St. Cyprian
St. Cyprian Episcopal Church provides scholarships to students who show sound character and good scholastic ability.

Religion Notes
Voting is topic at Unitarian-Universalist "Taking Back Our Country for All of Us, One Vote at a Time" is the topic of the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Guest speaker Mary Lawrence will be discussing the latest information about voter suppression nationwide. She will focus her thoughts on electronic voting as a form of suppression. Lawrence has worked as a poll worker and has trained on the electronic voting machine.

Jews to celebrate the arrival of a new year
The two-day observance of Rosh HaShanah will be celebrated by Jews around the world beginning today.

St. Anastasia sets women's retreat
Sister Paula Hagen, O.S.B., will lead a day of retreat for women from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 14 in the St. Anastasia Catholic Church community center. She will focus on "Mary, Our Mother, Our Sister."

Europe has the cup and wants to keep it
STRAFFAN, Ireland (AP) \u2014 As if recent history weren't enough, Europe showed just how tight a grip it has on the Ryder Cup.

Reporters ordered to jail for refusing to reveal leak sources
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Two San Francisco Chronicle reporters were ordered jailed Thursday for a maximum of 18 months, pending an appeal, for refusing to testify about who leaked them secret grand jury testimony from Barry Bonds and other elite athletes.

Burton, Harvick brush off cheating allegations
DOVER, Del. (AP) -- Jeff Burton says the only hot air surrounding his team comes from false allegations of cheating, not the kind leaked by manipulated rims.

Murphy, St. Joe catch up with Bell for 28-27 victory
Curtis Murphy caught the ones that counted.

James standing tall for fifth-ranked Gators
GAINESVILLE -- Florida coach Urban Meyer is expecting more big plays from his smallest player.

Falcons test Broncos, but fall
MIDDLEBURG -- Menendez's football team finally got its offense cranked up but still finds itself winless. The Falcons invaded Middleburg Friday night and put a scare into the Broncos before falling 25-14.

Girardi isn't worried about his job status
PHILADELPHIA -- Florida manager Joe Girardi insisted he's focused on helping the Marlins continue their surprising playoff push, despite rumors he'll be fired after the season. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, citing unidentified sources, reported Friday that Girardi's chances of returning next season are "zero" on a scale of 1 to 10.

NFL picks: 2-0 Jaguars getting no respect in Indy
Everyone now knows Jacksonville is good, especially on defense.

Streeter's return boosts Jackets
Kevis Streeter spent the last two games on the St. Augustine sideline. Lake Mary probably wished that he would've stayed there.

Twins fall to Orioles
BALTIMORE -- Daniel Cabrera took a four-hitter into the seventh inning, Brian Roberts homered and drove in three runs, and Baltimore beat Minnesota 7-3 on Friday night.

Column: Colts better brace for Jaguars' heavy hitters
INDIANAPOLIS -- It's hard to believe anyone wouldn't love the Indianapolis Colts, what with Peyton Manning's clever commercials, Marvin Harrison's pretty catches and coach Tony Dungy's refreshingly professional demeanor on the sidelines.

Tough win
Nease found itself trailing for the first time this season Friday night against Palatka. The deficit was nearly permanent. The defending Class 4A champs avoided their first loss in almost a full year by holding off Palatka, 35-32.

Can Louisville be like Nebraska and overcome loss of its stars?
In 1994, Nebraska was undefeated and No. 2 in the country when the Cornhuskers' national title hopes took a potentially devastating blow.

Jaguars aiming to avoid letdown after two big wins
JACKSONVILLE -- The lecture, like most that deserve rapt attention, was concise.

Backup quarterback Tebow shows his versatility for Florida
GAINESVILLE -- For a night in Knoxville, Tenn., Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was a novelty.

Menendez drops two matches in volleyball
Menendez's volleyball team dropped two games on Friday in the Keystone Invitational Tournament.

Europe leads the way at Ryder Cup
STRAFFAN, Ireland -- The tears of Darren Clarke gave way to exhaustive relief for Colin Montgomerie. American red shifted to European blue on the scoreboard. A day that began in brilliant sunshine ended in gray skies and showers.

Axley, Points share the lead in Texas
SAN ANTONIO -- Eric Axley shot a bogey-free 7-under 63 on Friday for a share of the second-round lead with D.A. Points in the Texas Open.

Year Two: Domination
Howard's power display puts him in elite company

2005 co-champs square off in Big Ten opener
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Everything Ohio State has accomplished so far, including that huge win over Texas, was a mere prelude for the Buckeyes.

NL Capsules
HOUSTON -- Lance Berkman hit a pair of two-run homers off Chris Carpenter and the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 Thursday night.

No. 9 Georgia to lean on running game against Colorado
ATHENS, Ga. -- The headlines through the first three weeks of Georgia's season have focused on the team's new starters at quarterback and strong play on defense.

Georgia Tech 24, Virginia 7
ATLANTA -- Calvin Johnson caught the two longest touchdown passes of his Georgia Tech career and set a personal best with 165 yards receiving, leading the Yellow Jackets past feeble Virginia 24-7 on Thursday night.

Pigskin Extra
Staff Picks Menendez at Middleburg: The window is shrinking for the Falcons to get that elusive win -- and it comes on the road tonight.

Changed ends set defensive tone for TCU
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Tommy Blake went to TCU expecting to run for touchdowns, not chase quarterbacks.

Sizing Things Up
A football and a fence. Those were the tools Eric "Ikie" Desmore relied on as a little boy to reach his dream of being a quality player.

Local roundup: St. Joe SAHS get volleyball wins
St. Joseph dumped Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind 3-0 Thursday night in volleyball.

Recruiting Watch
The University of Florida is interested in another Nease Panther.

Minus big gains, Saints still sense boost from Bush
NEW ORLEANS -- Reggie the role-player?

Struggling Rice visits No. 18 Florida State
TALLAHASSEE -- Rice coach Todd Graham is looking for his first career victory Saturday against Florida State and coach Bobby Bowden, who claimed his first more than five years before Graham was born.

Nevada downs Northwestern
RENO, Nev. -- Joe Garcia returned his second interception of the game 24 yards for a touchdown with 2:14 left to help Nevada hold off Northwestern 31-21 on Friday night for its first victory ever over a Big Ten school.

Kentucky tries to make history against No. 5 Gators
GAINESVILLE -- Kentucky won its first Southeastern Conference opener in nearly two decades last week. Now, the Wildcats will try to snap an even longer losing streak.

Christalin, FSDB run over Merritt Island, 38-32
Michael Christalin and the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind keep on rolling up the points.

Lotto jackpot at about $14M
TALLAHASSEE -- No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, causing Saturday's jackpot to roll over to an estimated $14 million, lottery officials said Thursday.

News briefs from around Florida
Repeat offender gets 30 years in DUI death

School boards may challenge charter commission
TALLAHASSEE -- A state commission established to authorize more charter schools held its first meeting Friday under the shadow of a looming legal challenge from Florida's school boards.

Hurricane Helene no threat to land
MIAMI -- Hurricane Helene was downgraded to a Category 1 storm early Thursday as it remained over the open Atlantic well east of Bermuda, forecasters said.

Following success of Atlantis flight, NASA looks to finish space station
But the real payoff is coming up. With its first space station construction job since the Columbia disaster complete, NASA is on an ambitious schedule to perform 14 similar missions in just four years.

Bush signs death warrant for Rolling
JACKSONVILLE -- Gov. Jeb Bush signed a death warrant Friday for Danny Harold Rolling, who pleaded guilty to the grisly 1990 slayings of five Gainesville college students.

Ormond Beach soldier killed during training
ORMOND BEACH -- A soldier from Ormond Beach was one of two Americans killed when a U.S. helicopter crashed during routine training in southern Germany, Army officials said.

Rock icon Petty gets key to city, university award
GAINESVILLE -- Rock icon Tom Petty has come home.

Week 14: Mind seeks to entertain, occupy self amidst grueling training schedule
This last Wednesday I got out of bed early knowing that it would take nearly 1.5 hours to run the nine miles listed on my marathon training schedule.

Ahmadinejad: Iran willing to negotiate
UNITED NATIONS -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that his government is prepared to consider suspending its controversial uranium-enrichment program if Western governments meet unspecified conditions.

World report
19 workers killed in southern Afghanistan

Gaza calm disrupted with rockets, deaths
JERUSALEM -- Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians on Thursday in the Gaza Strip, while gunmen there fired rockets into Israel during the day.

Abbas says the planned government will recognize Israel
UNITED NATIONS -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the U.N. General Assembly Thursday that the planned national unity government will recognize Israel.

Pakistan leader claims U.S. threatened country
WASHINGTON -- President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan says the United States threatened to bomb his country back to the Stone Age after the Sept. 11 attacks if he did not help America's war on terror.

Sunni mosques attacked in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen opened fire on Sunni mosques and homes in a religiously mixed Baghdad neighborhood Friday, killing four people in an attack that drew the condemnation of Sunni leaders across the city.

New bridge, blockade for Afghanistan
KANDAGAL, Afghanistan -- The stout new wood-plank bridge over the Pech River, paid for by the U.S. Army, was a strategic gift to the people of this remote area of eastern Afghanistan, where insurgents are active. The aim: to open the river's valley to markets and health care and thereby strengthen local support for the central government.

Hezbollah leader shows off strength of his militia
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday rejected calls to disarm and told a massive rally in the bomb-ravaged suburbs of Beirut that his militia still has more than 20,000 rockets after its 34-day war with Israel.

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