CMYK Mother Nature Camera shy? wins Daytona Not around here Rain forces race to be Misericordia-King’s game; postponed until noon today. St. David’s Society; Toy Show. $ VOUCHER $ SPORTS, 1B CLICK, 1C 50 FOR ONLY 25 740996 The Times Leader WILKES-BARRE, PA timesleader.com MONDAY,FEBRUARY27, 2012 50¢ District THE 84TH ACADEMY AWARDS Santorum: court SILENCE Romney not changes fit for GOP proposed IS GOLDEN GOP contender urges Michigan voters to Plan would eliminate Freeland reject former Mass. gov. in his native state. court currently presided over by District Judge Feissner. By CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press MARQUETTE, Mich. — The question of By EDWARD LEWIS whether Mitt Romney is conservative enough to [email protected] deserve the Republican presidential nomination Aproposed plan to phase out regained center stage in the the magisterial district court GOP contest Sunday, with based in Freeland would not take Rick Santorum saying the for- effect until 2018, when the six- mer Massachusetts governor year term of current District fails the test. Judge Gerald Feissner expires. Santorum urged Michigan The plan fur- voters to turn the race “on its ther calls for re- ear” by rejecting Romney in alignments of Tuesday’s primary in his native Romney other magist- state, in which Romney is erial districts to spending heavily to avoid an even the num- upset. Santorum said Rom- ber of case fil- ney’s record is virtually identi- ings in each dis- cal to President Barack Oba- Feissner trict court. ma’s on some key issues, espe- Luzerne cially mandated health cover- County President Judge Thomas age, making him a weak F. Burke Jr. submitted the pro- potential nominee. Santorum posed plan under a directive from “Why would we give away the Administrative Office of the most salient issue in this election?” an impas- Pennsylvania Courts that is seek- sioned Santorum told more than 100 people in a ing to eliminate 50 magisterial remote, snow-covered region of Michigan’s Up- districts in Pennsylvania. per Peninsula. Santorum, a former senator from There are currently 17 magist- Pennsylvania, said he is the true conservative on erial district courts in Luzerne fiscal and social issues. County, including Wilkes-Barre AP PHOTO Romney rejected the claims. Central Court, which hears pre- Jean Dujardin accepts the Oscar for best actor in a leading role for ‘The Artist’ during the 84th Acad- “The biggest misconception would be that I’m liminary hearings for the two dis- emy Awards on Sunday in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. aguy that comes from Massachusetts and there- trict courts in Wilkes-Barre. fore I can’t be conservative,” Romney told “Fox Under Burke’s proposal, Ma- THE WINNERS gisterial District 11-3-05, held by ‘The Artist’ captures SeeCAMPAIGN, Page 10A Feissner since 1982, will be elim- inated and the caseload will be absorbed by neighboring district courts. best picture Oscar Other district courts will lose Professor writes municipalities that will be re- By DAVID GERMAIN Her third win put her in a cate- Jean Dujardin aligned with other magisterial AP Movie Writer gory with other three-time Oscar Best Actor districts. LOS ANGELES — Academy winners Jack Nicholson, Walter “The Artist” book about abuse For instance, the townships of Awards voters have spoken up for Brennan and Ingrid Bergman. Only Pittston and Jenkins are current- “The Artist,” the first silent film to Katharine Hepburn with four wins Hunter Manasco of Misericordia University ly assigned to Magisterial Dis- triumph at Hollywood’s highest had more. addresses children with special needs. trict Court 11-3-08, held by Dis- honors since the original Oscar She joked about how many times trict Judge Diana Malast, in ceremony 83 years ago. she’s been up for acting’s highest The black-and-white comic melo- honors. Meryl Streep By ANDREW M. SEDER SeeCOURTS,Page 10A drama took four prizes Sunday, “When they called my name, I Best Actress [email protected] including best picture, actor for had this feeling I could hear half of “The Iron Lady” DALLAS TWP. – The more Misericordia Uni- Jean Dujardin and director for Mi- America going, ‘Oh no... her versity speech-language pathology professor chel Hazanavicius. Not since the again,’”Streep said. Hunter Manasco interacted with special-needs INSIDE World War I saga “Wings” was Streep played the British prime children and those who provided care for them, ANEWS: Local 3A named outstanding picture at the minister as a senile retiree, as well the more he heard concerns about their well-be- Nation & World 5A first Oscars in 1929 had a silent film as a hectoring, dominant figure who ing and a high levels of abuse. Obituaries 6A earned the top prize. instilled fear and respect in her own Octavia Spencer “The potential for these young people to be Editorials 9A The other top Oscars went to cabinet. At the film’s pinnacle, Supporting Actress abused was at the forefront of everyone’s minds,” “The Help” Manasco said. BSPORTS: 1B Meryl Streep as best actress for Streep as Thatcher is the backbone “The Iron Lady,” Octavia Spencer as of a nation that goes to war over the Yet there were no books that he could find that CCLICK: 1C supporting actress for “The Help” distant Falkland Islands after Argen- could serve as a how-to educate guide for not on- Community News 2C and Christopher Plummer as sup- tina invades in 1982. ly the caregivers of the mentally or physically Birthdays 3C porting actor for “Beginners.” She thanked her fans “for this handicapped children, but for the children them- Television 4C Streep, 62, won best actress for inexplicable wonderful career” and selves. Movies 4C So he wrote one. Crossword/Horoscope 5C her 17th Oscar nomination, the paid special tribute to her husband, Christopher Plummer Supporting Actor “An Exceptional Children’s Guide to Touch: Comics 6C most times any performer has been nominated by the Academy. SeeOSCARS, Page 2A “Beginners” Teaching Social and Physical Boundaries to DCLASSIFIED: 1D Kids” is being published by Jessica Kingsley Pub- SeeABUSE, Page 10A WEATHER Angelina Holliday Partly sunny, breezy. to use big words, 2012 is known as an intercalary year. To High 50, low 27. >> AN EARLY BEGORAH: Aye, the winds of March THINGS the rest of us, it’s called a Leap Year. Feb. 29, which is this barely be blowin’ in, when Celtic rockers Gaelic Storm be Details, Page 6B Wednesday, is not really a big party day, just an extra day puttin’ on a show in the fair city o’ Wilkes-Barre this YOU NEED wedged in after Feb 28th to make sure our calendar Thursday. The lads will be singin’ their Irish drinking doesn’t get all screwy. Although, in some parts of the songs at the F.M. Kirby Center, as a wee bit of a preview British Isles, it’s a folk tradition that women may turn for St. Patty’s Day. Also appearing will be special guests TO KNOW the tables and propose marriage to a man on Feb. Enter The Haggis – a quintet from Canada named 29. So, if you’re British and want to stay sin- after a pudding made from sheep’s liver and 5THIS WEEK gle, well … RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! oatmeal. Mmmmmm, haggis. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. >> SUNNY DAYS …: Thanks to Sesame Street, learning has never been so warm >> SEUSS IS LOOSE: Spread the word, >> VOTE FOR ME. PLEASE: When last we left our and fuzzy. And you can share in all this north and south, tell every child, man and intrepid Republican presidential adventurers, they were warmness, fuzziness and learningness moose, this Friday’s a day to read out loud, wading knee deep in the political jungles of Michigan and this weekend when Sesame Street Live and celebrate the works of Dr. Seuss. Schools Arizona, desperately seeking the fabled “Lost Votes of “1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends” takes across this great land, will have an event well the Undecided.” OK, maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but the the stage at the Mohegan Sun Arena. and planned. It’s a double dose of fun coming battle for the GOP nomination will be waged in those two There will be dancing. There will be our way, it’s “Read Across America” and Dr. states in primaries this Tuesday. Frontrunners Mitt Rom- singing. And there will be numbers. Oh Seuss’s very own birthday. So, put on your red, ney and Rick Santorum would love a sweep. Newt Gin- yes, there will be numbers! Shows striped hat, and open up this book or that, and read grich would love if people remembered he’s on the ballot. start Thursday and run until to a child this Friday, if you want a smile to come 6 0981510011 >> LEAPS AND BOUNDS: To smart people who like Sunday. your way. K PAGE 2A MONDAY, FEBRUARY27, 2012 ➛ timesleader.com THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com THE WINNERS ARE … List of the 84th Annual Academy DETAILS OSCARS Award winners announced Sun- day: Continued from Page 1A Cinematography: “Hugo.” LOTTERY Art Direction: “Hugo.” sculptor Don Gummer. Costume Design: “The Artist.” MIDDAY DRAWING Streep also called out for spe- Makeup: “The Iron Lady.” cial mention her “other partner,” Foreign Language Film: “A Sep- DAILY NUMBER – 1-0-7 J. Roy Helland, who has done her aration,” Iran. BIG 4 – 1-9-5-3 makeup since 1982 in “Sophie’s Supporting Actress: Octavia QUINTO – 0-1-8-4-1 Spencer, “The Help.” Choice,” the movie that won Film Editing: “The Girl With the TREASURE HUNT Streep her first best actress Dragon Tattoo.” 13-16-19-26-30 award.