LaPaz & Lakeville, Indiana; January 24, 2009

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FDA Warning: The FDA warns consumers to avoid using cookies, cakes, ice cream, and other foods containing peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination.
Beacon Sports
High School Basketball Scores: Boys, Bi-County Tournament--Bremen 62, New Prairie 45; Culver Academy 62, Culver 35; Argos 55, LaVille 31; John Glenn 63, Oregon-Davis 48.
ND Scores, ND's Shamrock Invitational, Women--Irish sweep all but one event to take commanding lead; Men--Irish lead Denver 58-52, Michigan St. 72-38, and West Virginia 70-40 after first day of action; Hockey--Irish icers practice outdoors at Mishawaka‘s Merrifield Park rink and meet public.
NFL Notes: Chiefs--Chiefs fire head coach Herm Edwards after three poor seasons; Lions--Lions name Scott Linehan offensive coordinator; Buccaneers--Bucs hire Jim Bates as defensive coordinator.
NBA Scores: Pacers 107, Rockets 102; Raptors 114, Bulls 94; Mavericks 112, Pistons 91; Bobcats 98, Suns 76; Hawks 117, Bucks 87; Knicks 108, Grizzlies 88; Timberwolves 116, Hornets 108; Spurs 94, Nets 91; Clippers 107, Thunder 104; Cavaliers 106, Warriors 105.
NHL Scores: No regular games scheduled; All-Star weekend.
College Basketball Scores: Women--Butler 77, Valparaiso 44; (22) Florida St. 80, (16) Virginia 75; Fairfield 73, (20) Marist 65 (OT).
MLB: Cubs--Cubs’ price tag for Ricketts family is $900-million.
Local
Local Headlines: Three Charged--Wallace Wilson, 24; Latrice King, 25; and Brandon Phillips, 21, charged with murder in February, 2008 death of Marcus Rice; first two in jail; police still looking for Phillips, say he’s armed and dangerous; Doctor Charged--Elkhart doctor Lesley Scholl, 49, charged with hiring hit-man to kill wife, her lawyer, and another doctor; Airport Renovation--South Bend Regional Airport begins renovation; 45,000-square-foot addition will create single concourse with eight jet bridges; a small café; expanded bathroom facilities and waiting areas; and single, expanded security checkpoint.
Nation/World
Nation/World Headlines: White House--President Obama holds bipartisan gathering of congressional leaders to discuss economic stimulus plan; China--dollar-yuan exchange rate could be source of first conflict between China and Obama administration; Spain--three children die as gale-force winds tear roof off of sports arena.
Weather
Today High 17 Low 0 Snow Showers
Sun High 16 Low 2 Chance Snow
Mon High 16 Low 7 Chance Snow
Tue High 22 Low 11 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 27 Low 18 Mostly Cloudy
Uncle Ron’s Ramblings

Chelsea for Congress: For those of you (maybe I’m the only one) who are wondering if Chelsea Clinton might be interested in the vacant New York Congressional seat, it won’t necessarily be that easy.
New York Gov. David Paterson appointed the former U.S. representative from the largely rural district, Kirsten Gillibrand, to replace Chelsea’s mom, Hillary, in the U.S. Senate.
When a Congressional seat becomes open, however, a special election needs to be held and there are probably residency requirements (although the Clintons have been able to get around those).
Chelsea would have the advantage of her name recognition, her education--a bachelor’s degree from Stanford and a master’s degree in international relations from Oxford (the one in England, not the one in Arkansas which Jethro Bodine attended)--and the fact that she has had more experience campaigning than the average person.
Chelsea also hasn’t formally stated whether she is interested in Senator-designate Gillibrand’s seat since it just became open. It would give her an opportunity to help carry on her mother’s work in Congress.
She’s at a good age to begin a political career, 28; no one can question her qualifications for a Congressional seat like they did Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg’s for the vacant Senate seat.
It would be an advantage for the district. Having Chelsea as their representative in Congress would give the district recognition.