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2 – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2006 Bush says troops will still be in Iraq when he leaves office WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush said Tuesday that American forces will remain in Iraq for years and it will be up to a future president to decide when to bring them all home. But defying critics and plunging polls, he declared, “I’m optimistic we’ll succeed. If not, I’d pull our troops out.” The president rejected calls for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, chief architect of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Listen, every war plan looks good on paper until you meet the enemy,” Bush said, acknowledging mistakes as the United States was forced to switch tactics and change a reconstruction strategy that offered targets for insurgents. He also rejected assertions by Iraq’s former interim prime minister that the country had fallen into civil war amid sectarian violence that has left more than 1,000 Iraqis dead since the bombing last month of a Shiite Muslim shrine. 100 gunmen storm Iraqi jail, kill police and free fellow insurgents BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — About 100 masked gunmen stormed a prison near the Iranian border Tuesday, cutting phone wires, freeing all the inmates and leaving behind a scene of devastation and carnage — 20 dead policemen, burned-out cars and a smoldering jailhouse. At least 10 attackers were killed in the dawn assault on the Muqdadiyah lockup on the eastern fringe of the Sunni Triangle, police said. The raid showed the mostly Sunni militants can still assemble a large force, capable of operating in the region virtually at will — even though U.S. and Iraqi military officials said last year that the area was no longer an insurgent stronghold. The insurgency’s strength, spiraling sectarian violence and the stalemate over forming a government in Iraq have led politicians and foreign policy experts to say Iraq is on the brink or perhaps in the midst of civil war. In all, 33 prisoners were freed, including 18 insurgents who were detained Sunday during raids by security forces in the nearby villages of Sansal and Arab, police said. Spring snow storm closes schools, Plains still digging out INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The spring snow storm that buried parts of Nebraska under more than 2 feet of snow swept through the Ohio Valley on Tuesday, shutting down schools and making travel tough for voters headed for the polls for the Illinois’ primary election. As much as two inches of snow an hour fell in some areas of Illinois and Indiana, and wind gusted to 40 mph, weather officials said. “Our weather’s terrible. The highways are terrible. It’s not the highway department’s fault, they just can’t keep up with it,” DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 The Ukiah Daily Journal udj@pacific.net [\ MARGRETTE SHEVICK Margrette Shevick born October 28, 1916 passed March 20th, 2006. She was The world briefly Coupon $25.00 OFF AUTO DETAILING • 4 TIRES WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT • WINDOW TINTING FREE P/U AND DELIVERY 859 N. State Street, Ukiah • 462-4472 Coupon How to reach us EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY Switchboard..............................468-3500, 468-0123 Circulation.................................................468-3533 Classified..................................468-3535, 468-3536 Legal/Classified Advertising.......................468-3529 Kevin McConnell - Publisher ...................... 468-3500 K.C. Meadows-Editor..................................468-3526 Cindy Delk - Advertising Director ..............468-3510 Sue Whitman - Group Systems Director ....468-3548 FUNERAL NOTICES predeased by her husband Eugene Shevick of Ukiah and sister Gertrude Merill of Fort Bragg. Margrette is survived by her brother Frank and his wife Jean Markham of Mt. Home, Idaho, daughter Toni Burns and son Ray Morrisof Ukiah. Granddaughters Terry and husband Mark Silva of Ukiah, Connie Balderston of Ukiah, grandson Ed and his wife Mary McManus of Tacoma, WA, several great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and her faithful companion Misty. Margrette worked for the Business Hours ...........468-3500 Mon-Fri .................9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Sat-Sun............................Closed Mendocino Co. Building Dept. until her retirement in 1973. She was a past president of the Mendocino County Employees Association, a member of Ukiah Emblem Club #148, was active in various volunteer work including the Senior Center, nursing home and Tops & Kops. At Margrette’s request there will be no services. A celebration of her life will follow in a few weeks. In lieu of flowers the family prefers donations to a favorite charity. [\ DONALD JOHNSON ALLEN Donald Johnson Allen said Morgan County, Ill., Sheriff’s Deputy Trevor Lahey. He answered more than 50 calls Tuesday morning about cars in ditches west of Springfield. In Colorado, Interstate 70 reopened early Tuesday after its eastbound lanes between Denver and the Kansas line were shut down for nearly 18 hours because of heavy snow. Interstate 80 remained closed across central Nebraska but was expected to reopen during the day. Supreme Court blocks state investor class-action suits Selzer Realty For All Your Real Estate Needs 350 East Gobbi Street, Ukiah 707-462-6514 www.REALTYWORLDSelzer.com Realtor Richard P. Selzer licensed by CA. Dept. of Real Estate as a Real Estate Broker. License #00528452 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court made it harder Tuesday for investors to join forces to file high-stakes fraud lawsuits against companies. The 8-0 decision blocks state class-action lawsuits by stockholders who contend they were tricked into holding onto declining shares. Justice John Paul Stevens, writing for the court, said that to rule otherwise would allow “wasteful, duplicative litigation.” The decision does not shut the door to lawsuits filed by individual stockholders, but rather to suits brought on behalf of large groups. “There had been some upswing in these after the Enron and WorldCom scandals,” said Columbia Law School professor John Coffee, who believes it will be too expensive for individual stock owners to pursue such suits. It was a major victory for Merrill Lynch & Co., which faced a spate of lawsuits prompted in part by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s 2002 probe into the investment banking firm’s practices. U.S. makes low-key appeal on behalf of Christian on trial in Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration issued a subdued appeal Tuesday to Afghanistan to permit a Christian convert on trial for his life to practice his faith in the predominantly Muslim country. The State Department, however, did not urge the U.S. ally in the war against terrorism to terminate the trial. Officials said the Bush administration did not want to interfere with Afghanistan’s sovereignty. The case involves an Afghan man who converted from Islam and was arrested last month after his family accused him of becoming a Christian. The conversion is a crime under Afghanistan’s Islamic laws. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns and department spokesman Sean McCormack asked Afghanistan to conduct the trial “in a transparent way.” Burns said he told Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, with whom he held talks at the department, that “we would follow the case closely.” Police foil Palestinian suicide bombing after high-speed highway chase Tony Adame - Sports Editor.......................468-3518 Richard Rosier - Features Editor..................468-3520 Chief Photographer ................................... 468-3538 John Graff..................................................468-3512 Joe Chavez-Advertising..............................468-3513 Victoria Hamblet-Advertising.....................468-3514 Emily Fragoso-Advertising Asst. .................. 468-3528 Yvonne Bell-Office Manager ....................... 468-3506 passed away March 11, 2006 in Yuma, Arizona with his daughter Judy and grandson Troy by his side. At Donald’s request there will be no formal services. He leaves behind two daughters; Marge Cashada and Judy Kramer. He also leaves behind 7 grandchildern; Denny Cashada, Brenda Martin, Michelle Cashada, Lori Cashada, Mary Ramos, Donna Crabtree and Troy Crabtree. Don will be forever loved and remembered in our hearts. Arrangements are under the direction of the Eversole Mortuary. Please sign the guest book at www.ukiahdailyjournal.com. Funeral notices are paid announcements. For information on how to place a paid funeral notice or make corrections to funeral notices please call our classified department at 468-3529. The Journal Delivers! To Subscribe call: 468-3533 LATRUN JUNCTION, Israel (AP) — With sirens wailing See BRIEFLY, Page 16 MARCH SPECIAL All Citizen Watches in stock 20 - 30% Off D. William Jewelers Pear Tree Center 462-4636 POLICE REPORTS The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department. To anonymously report crime information, call 463-6205. ARREST -- Patrick Kerr, 59, of Ukiah, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in the 300 block of Seminary Avenue at 6:08 p.m. Monday. Those arrested by law enforcement officers are innocent until proven guilty. People reported as having been arrested may contact the Daily Journal once their case has been concluded so the results can be reported. Those who feel the information is in error should contact the appropriate agency. In the case of those arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant: all DUI cases reported by law enforcement agencies are reported by the newspaper. The Daily Journal makes no exceptions. CLARIFICATION In the article that ran Tuesday, “Jail plan calls for Associated Press LOS ANGELES — After more than three-quarters of a century working for public transit agencies, a bus maintenance worker will retire Wednesday on his 100th birthday. For decades, Arthur Winston reported to work at a bus yard at the crack of dawn. By 6 a.m. he would be supervising a crew of workers as they cleaned and refueled the region’s bus fleet. But on Tuesday, Winston abandoned his routine and put on a suit, tie and black fedora and headed downtown to meet the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. There, he was lauded for his nearly perfect work record and decades of service with what is currently called the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. “I’m kind of nervous about leaving the job, I’ve been doing it for so long,” Winston told The Associated Press. “I’m going to miss my crew. But I’ll find plenty of things to do with my free time.” Winston has missed only one day of work in his entire career, transit officials say. That was in 1988, when his wife of 65 years died. “He has an impeccable fashionable comfort shoes for men and women Fall and Winter Clearance Sale— new markdowns—up to 70% off! 120 B West Standley Street, Ukiah Across from the Courthouse ~ 463-6933 Business Hours...........468-3533 Mon-Fri ........... 9 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. Sun.......................7 a.m.- 9 a.m. Circulation Director...................................468-3532 Newspaper In Education Services .............. 468-3534 UDJ Web site..........................ukiahdailyjournal.com E-mail...............................................udj@pacific.net LOCALLY OPERATED MEMBER DEATH NOTICES • Patricia Ann Hynes, 47, of Ukiah, died Thursday, March 16, 2006. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Eversole Mortuary. Arrangements are under the direction of Eversole Mortuary. Death notices are free for Mendocino County residents. Death notices are limited to name of deceased, hometown, age, date of death, date, time, and place of services and the funeral home handling the arrangements. For information on how to place a free death notice please call our editorial department at 468-3500. $125 million,” the estimated cost of $125 million to $159 million for the new jail includes plans for an integrated justice center that would include offices for the District Attorney, Public Defender, Alternate Defender, Grand Jury, Juvenile Hall, Probation and the Sheriff. The Ukiah Daily Journal reserves this space to correct errors or make clarifications to news articles. Significant errors in obituary notices or birth announcements will result in reprinting the entire article. Errors may be reported to the editor, 468-3526. LOTTERY NUMBERS DAILY 3: night: 0, 5, 1. afternoon: 3, 2, 2. FANTASY 5: 13, 14, 16, 19, 37. DAILY DERBY: 1st Place: 02, Lucky Star. 2nd Place: 01, Gold Rush. 3rd Place: 09, Winning Spirit. Race time: 1:45.47. MEGA MILLIONS: 4-16- 17-28-31. Meganumber: 8. Jackpot: $68 million. Los Angeles bus worker retiring on 100th birthday safety record, he never calls in sick, he’s always on time, he’s Mr. Reliable,” said Alex DiNuzzo, Winston’s manager of seven years. A co-worker, Sergio Rubalcava, said Winston began each work day by bending over to touch his toes to demonstrate that he was fit to work. “He’s incredible,” Rubal- See RETIRING, Page 16 Introducing all the insurance companies who offer more discounts than Farmers ®. No one offers more discounts. With all kinds of ways to save on your policy, the choice for auto insurance in California couldn’t be easier. If you want a great rate, great service, and a great agent, there’s really only one name you need to know. Call now to fi nd out more about our new lower rates. Since 1893 Eversole Mortuary Lupita Chavez Insurance Agent Dave Hull Insurance Agency 275 W. Gobbi St. Ukiah, CA 95482 Bus: 707-462-6506 Fax: 707-462-6508 License #097344 E-mail:dhull@farmersagent.com Crematory & Evergreen Memorial Gardens Where consideration, dignity and class have become a tradition in Ukiah for over 112 years Personal Service 24 hours a day 462-2206 FD-24 ©2006, MediaNews Group. Published Daily by The Ukiah Daily Journal at 590 S. School St., Ukiah, Mendocino County, CA. Phone: (707) 468-3500. Court Decree No. 9267 Periodicals Postage Paid at Ukiah, CA. To report a missed newspaper, call the Circulation Department between 5 and 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or between 7 and 9 a.m. weekends. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Ukiah Daily Journal, Post Office Box 749, Ukiah, CA. 95482. Subscription rates for home delivery as of March 1, 2005 are 13 weeks for $30.78; and 52 weeks for $112.15. All prices do not include sales tax. Publication # (USPS-646-920).
COMMERCE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2006 – 3 Editor: Richard Rosier, 468-3520 The Ukiah Daily Journal udj@pacific.net McClatchy likely to sell Knight- Ridder papers to several buyers By DEBORAH YAO AP Business Writer PHILADELPHIA -- The bloc of 12 newspapers being sold by the McClatchy Co. as part of its acquisition of Knight Ridder Inc. will likely be broken up and bought by several buyers, McClatchy said Tuesday. Elaine Lintecum, a spokeswoman for McClatchy, said there has been strong interest in the papers by several parties, although she declined to name them. “It’s not likely to be one transaction,” she said. “It’s not likely to be 12 transactions. It’s somewhere in between.” Last week, McClatchy agreed to pay $4.5 billion in cash and stock to acquire San Jose, Calif.-based Knight Ridder, the parent of The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News. The deal gives Sacramento, Calif.-based McClatchy 32 newspapers. Of those, 12 will be sold, including the two Philadelphia dailies and the Times Leader in Wilkes- Barre. The papers are being jettisoned because they’re in slower growing markets. Analysts have cited industry leader Gannett Co. in McLean, Va., as a possible buyer, as well as MediaNews Group Inc., a privately held newspaper company based in Denver and run by William Dean Singleton. The Newspaper Guild, backed by financier Ron Burkle, also announced its interest. John Morton, president of Morton Research Inc., a media consulting firm in Silver Spring, Md., said the logical buyers for most of the dailies would be publishing companies in nearby areas. That’s because a publisher that owns several newspapers becomes more attractive to advertisers, who only need to deal with one company and get exposure to several cities. “Most newspapers like to cluster ownership,” said Morton, who also writes a column about the newspaper industry for the American Journalism Review. By buying nearby papers, Morton said, a publisher can boosts ad revenue and can cut costs by consolidating administration and publishing functions. Antitrust issues shouldn’t be a problem if the two publications aren’t in the same city or adjacent communities. Morton said it makes sense for MediaNews to buy the San BUSINESS BY THE BLOCK Jose Mercury News and The Monterey County Herald, both in Northern California, since it owns a slew of newspapers in the East Bay. Singleton also recently visited the Inquirer, fueling speculation that he might buy the paper. The owner of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Advance Publications in New York, could be interested in the Akron Beacon Journal. Gannett could take a look at The News-Sentinel in Fort Wayne, Ind., since it owns The Indianapolis Star and a paper in Muncie, Ind. Gannett also might be a bidder for the Philadelphia papers, since it’s shown interest in entering big markets in recent years. As for the Newspaper Guild and Burkle’s Yucaipa Cos. in Los Angeles, Morton said unions that have talked about buying papers on the block often couldn’t get financing. The Guild is different because the union has Burkle’s backing. But Morton notes that it’s unusual for outside equity investors to get into the newspaper industry. One scenario is that the investor will flip the property after about five years, once it gets a good return. But it might be tough to find a buyer for the Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, because it has competition in the same community -- The Citizens’ Voice. “A competitive newspaper always has lower profit margins and always will, as long as there’s another newspaper in the market,” Morton said. Oracle profit surges 42 percent, tops analyst expectations y MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO -- After pouring nearly $20 billion into a recent takeover spree, Oracle Corp. is having trouble convincing investors the money has been well spent. Oracle’s stock remained in a funk even after the company reported its biggest quarterly profit increase since embarking on its high-priced expansion more than a year ago. In a report released after the stock market closed Monday, the Redwood Shores-based company said it earned $765 million, or 14 cents per share, for the three months ending in February. That compared with net income of $540 million, or 10 cents per share, at the same time last year. Revenue for Oracle’s third quarter totaled $3.47 billion, an 18 percent increase from $2.95 billion a year ago. If the value of the dollar hadn’t increased substantially over the past year, Oracle estimated its revenue would have climbed 22 percent. After subtracting acquisition costs and other charges unrelated to its ongoing operations, Oracle said it earned 19 cents per share. That figure was penny above the average estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial. Oracle’s management reiterated its previous earnings guidance for the current quarter ending in May -- traditionally the period when the company posts its biggest profit. Excluding acquisition costs, the average analyst estimate for the fourth quarter stands at 27 cents per share, according to Thomson Financial. Oracle’s shares climbed 12 cents to close Monday at $13.72 on the Nasdaq Stock Market, then dropped 53 cents, or 4 percent, in extended trading. The past quarter represented Oracle’s most robust earnings growth since it devoured longtime rival PeopleSoft Inc. in an $11.1 billion acquisition completed in January 2005. Since then, Oracle has taken over Siebel Systems Inc., Retek Inc. and several other small software makers, raising the total price of its recent buying binge to nearly $20 billion. Oracle mounted the aggressive expansion to bolster its stock price and pose a stiffer challenge to Germany-based SAP AG, the longtime leader in business applications software -- the computer coding that automates a wide range of administrative tasks. The strategy hasn’t panned out yet as Oracle’s market value has remained largely unchanged since it began spending all that money. SAP, meanwhile, says it is picking more sales from corporate customers worried about how Oracle’s wave of takeovers might affect the quality of future products. SAP ended 2005 with a 21 percent share of the business applications software market followed by Oracle at 10 percent, according to AMR Research. Safra Catz, Oracle’s co-president and chief financial officer, said the latest quarter showed the company is getting stronger. “We don’t feel like we are losing customers at all,” she said in a conference call Monday with reporters. “Our renewal rates remain extremely high. If anyone is taking (market share), I would say it is us.” Oracle’s sales of new software licenses totaled $1.1 billion in the quarter, a 16 percent increase from a year ago. New licenses are viewed as a good way to gauge a software maker’s health because those sales produce a lucrative stream of service and support revenue in future years. Sales of business applications software, particularly on SAP’s home turf in Europe, accounted for a large chunk of Oracle’s growth in the last quarter. Oracle’s business applications totaled $269 million, a 77 percent increase from $152 million a year ago. The growth rate was unusually high, largely because Oracle only owned PeopleSoft for twothirds of last year’s quarter and its sales of PeopleSoft products right after the takeover were unusually weak, totaling about $30 million. If not for a slight lift from the Siebel acquisition in February, Oracle’s business applications licenses would have been $247 million in the fourth quarter. By another measure used by some industry analysts, Oracle’s business applications growth isn’t as impressive the year-over-year increase makes it appear. While they were still rivals, Oracle and PeopleSoft combined to sell $270 million in business applications software during the comparable period two years ago. Oracle’s sales of database software -the company’s foundation -- didn’t generate as much growth as some analysts had hoped. The company licensed $827 million in database software during quarter, up by just 4 percent last year. Catz blamed the lackluster growth largely on currency exchange rates that worked against the company. Q: I am 82 and in fairly good health. At my daughter’s suggestion, I began living with her and her husband shortly after my wife died 10 years ago. Since they offered to add a small apartment onto their home to make me comfortable, I made a gift to my daughter of $85,000 to cover the construction and expense of furniture and appliances. My accountant told me that because of the size of the gift, I would have to file a gift tax return, which I did. Since then, I have paid my daughter and son-in-law $750 each month for my share of the food and utilities, etc. Otherwise, I pay my other expenses. I have a son who lives with his wife and two children about 800 miles away, and he visits and calls only occasionally. I thought things were going OK until my son-inlaw told me last week that he and my daughter were planning to sell the house and move to a smaller place, and that I would have to go to assisted living or live with my son. To make things worse, he told me that I had put a strain on their marriage, something I tried very hard not to do. When I gave my daughter the money, I thought I would be able to stay with her until I got so bad that I needed to be cared for in a nursing home. Since I still drive, take no medicine and exercise every day, I am far from needing a nursing home. My Social Security and retirement income is $2,500 monthly, and I have better than $225,000 in certificates of deposit. My son (who says he can’t take me in because he has no room) says that I should get my $85,000 back from my daughter. I have no close friends in the area and feel that I have nowhere to turn. I am afraid that if I go into assisted living, I will lose my abilities before my time. I know I will have to sign a new will and power of attorney. I never expected to be homeless at my age. A: Based on your good health and independence, we see no need for you to even consider an assisted-living facility today. Instead, you should check out independent senior living facilities and communities in your area, where you can probably find a suitable apartment, condominium or even a patio home, depending on the layout of the community. There, you will be able to mix with folks your own age who, like you, are still very independent and have their abilities, as you put it. Choosing a senior community that best fits your needs and pocketbook is a task that requires a lot of planning. You will probably want to take tours of the various campuses in your locale and even spend the weekend to acclimate yourself. If you feel lost and would like some help, we suggest you contact a professional geriatric care manager by visiting the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers’ Web site at www.caremanag- Editor’s note: When you’re driving, biking or walking around in downtown Ukiah do you often look over at a storefront and say to yourself “Gee, I didn’t know that was there.” Well, so do we. So we thought we’d start a kind of business census by photographing and identifying downtown businesses block by block, week to week, here on the Commerce Page. It's nothing fancy, just a quick look at what’s there. Of course it will take us some time to go through State, School and Main streets and then up and down Perkins, Gobbi and other streets. And that's just within the city limits. But we figure, like painting the Golden Gate Bridge, when we’re done, we’ll just have to start over. We hope you’ll enjoy discovering what’s out there. Business from 680 S. State St. to 628 S. State St., listed from the left: Rite Aid Pharmacy; Sunrise Inn; and Curves fitness center. Independent living the antidote for homelessness Next steps By Jan Warner and Jan Collins er.org. From what you describe, your son’s idea about getting reimbursement from your daughter has no legal foundation. This means that if your daughter and her husband voluntarily give you one nickel, it will be a gift. And if it is gift, to the extent you receive more than $12,000 in any one year from either of them, or more than $24,000 from both of them, they will be required to file a gift tax return. Here, you made an absolute gift to your daughter of $85,000 with no strings attached. The “agreement” you felt you had with your daughter was not a written condition of the transfer of your funds. Plus, you filed a federal gift tax return. Even if you are dealing with family, don’t think you won’t need that written agreement. Because of situations like this -- which are becoming more and more prevalent - - a written agreement setting out what each person involved expects and will receive should be signed by all interested persons. With your income and remaining assets, you should have no problem affording a comfortable independent living environment. If you and your daughter are still getting along otherwise, there would be no real reason to change your powers of attorney; however, if you are not, you should consider the replacement carefully. Since your son lives far away and has little contact with you, your daughter may still be the best choice. However, make sure your power of attorney does not become effective unless and until you are incapacitated (called a springing durable power of attorney) and, under these circumstances, since you want to make sure all the rest of your money is available for your care, we suggest that there be no gifting authority granted to your agent. And one last thing: Had you contacted an elder law attorney before forking over $85,000, we can think of at least two ways in which you -- and your money -would have been protected. Jan Warner is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and has been practicing law for more than 30 years. Jan Collins is editor of the Business and Economic Review published by the University of South Carolina and a special correspondent for The Economist. You can learn more information about elder care law and write to the authors on http://www.nextsteps.net
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