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Wednesday, May 1, 2013 – Daily News 3B FEATURES Rush to newspaper leads to snit house and fill in all Dear Annie: the clues to the Recently, my wife crossword puzzle. and I stayed for four But there is nothing days at the home of wrong with reading one of her school the paper early, chums. The gals putting it back yakked until late at together nicely and night, so I was the having it available first one up every morning. I'm an Annie's to your hosts when they awaken. early riser anyway. You can resolve I like reading the newspaper with my by Kathy Mitchell this simply enough. breakfast, so when and Marcy Sugar When you arrive, inform your hosts I'd get up, I'd go outside and pick up the that you are an early riser, paper and bring it in. My and ask whether they would wife says it was wrong to mind if you fetch their paper get the paper before our and read it with your coffee, hostess. Anyway, after a promising to keep it in priscouple of days, the school tine condition for when they friend seemed in a snit about are ready to read it. You also something, and my wife could offer to go to the local says that was the reason, coffee shop and bring back even though she never said coffee and muffins (and a so when I asked whether newspaper) for everyone something was bothering else. Dear Annie: I need to her. Recently, we were invit- vent. My daughter, my 8ed to stay with different year-old granddaughter and friends for a weekend, and I I recently went to a Broadam getting no end of hassle way show. After we were from my wife to make sure I seated, a woman, her young wait for our hosts to finish daughter and her mother sat with the paper. I figure I'll next to us. The woman was just go out for coffee some- rather large, but instead of where and buy a paper. My taking the aisle seat, she wife says it would be rude to gave that to her mother and take off at breakfast. Is this sat next to me. She was idiotic or what? — Califor- practically sitting on top of the chair arms due to her nia Dear California: It size and was taking up part would be rude to read the of my space. At the end of paper in such a way that the show, she told us we your hosts must wait for you would need to climb over to finish, or that you drag her because her knees hurt sections of it all over the and she couldn't move yet. Mailbox Vaccine for HPV good for boys, girls much higher risk for getting DEAR DOCTOR K: My 14I'm sure her knee problems HPV-related cancers. year-old daughter got the Garare due to her size. To sum up: A person can dasil vaccine, which protects This woman looked to be her from cervical cancer have an HPV infection and not in her mid-30s. At this rate, caused by HPV. But boys can know it. He or she can pass the she might not live long get HPV, too. Should my infection to a sexual partner, enough to see her daughter teenage son also get the vacand the partner may not know reach adulthood. Don't you cine? it (because they, too, may not think she should have taken have symptoms). And both DEAR READER: HPV the aisle seat? — Loved the stands for human papilloma Dr. K people are at increased risk for Show, Disliked the Seat by Anthony L. HPV-related cancers. virus. There are more than 100 That's why it is recomstrains of HPV; about 40 of Komaroff, M.D. Dear Loved: It seems mended that both girls and logical that the person with these strains can be transmitthe most difficulty moving ted by sexual contact. So-called low- boys be vaccinated against the virus in would prefer the aisle seat, risk strains cause genital warts. High- the years before they become sexually but perhaps the woman's risk strains can cause cancers of the active. The vaccination greatly mother insisted on taking it. cervix, anus, penis and throat. I'll call reduces the risk that they will become When stuck in these situa- these the HPV-related cancers. Not all infected and suffer the possible consetions, there isn't much you of these cancers are caused only by quences of that infection. The Gardasil vaccine (also known can do other than show tol- HPV, but the virus is an important as HPV4) was approved for boys in cause of each. erance for two hours. Most cases of cervical cancer in the United States in 2009. The vaccine Dear Annie: I had to women in the United States are caused protects against two low-risk strains laugh when I read ''Frustrat- by HPV. HPV can also cause cancer in of HPV and two high-risk strains. ed Cook's'' letter. I remem- men, including invasive cancer of the These four strains of HPV are responber how my parents battled penis and anus. But these cancers are sible for most cases of genital warts with me over eating broccoli uncommon, and not all cases are and HPV-related cancers. when I was a kid. I was caused by HPV. Some strains of HPV Current guidelines recommend that forced to finish it, so I would have also been linked to cancer of the boys aged 11 or 12 years be vaccinatwash small bites down with mouth and throat. ed with Gardasil. The vaccine is given my sweet tea, as if they were HPV is very common. Most sexual- as a series of three doses. The first pills. ly active adults become infected with dose can be given as early as age 9. I'm 48 now, and broccoli HPV before the age of 50 — and most Males aged 13 to 21 who have not had is one of my favorite foods. of them don't know they have it. It the vaccine or didn't get all three However, I can no longer doesn't cause symptoms, but infected doses should also be vaccinated. All tolerate sweet tea. I think adults can still transmit HPV to their men can get the vaccine through age 26. texture is often the issue, as sexual partners. Even with a vaccine, men and Safe sexual practices such as using it was for me. When I had condoms can reduce the risk of infec- women should also remember to prekids, I never forced them to eat what I fixed. I gave them tion, but since condoms don't cover vent HPV the old-fashioned way: by the option of making them- all potentially infected tissues, protec- practicing safe sex. selves a peanut butter sand- tion is incomplete. Dr. Komaroff is a physician and Fortunately, many people with wich if they did not want to HPV infection never develop cancer professor at Harvard Medical School. To eat my meals, but I also did send questions, go to AskDoctorK.com, not prepare a separate dish from it. However, people with HPV or write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., infections — including "silent" infecfor them. — Memphis tions that cause no symptoms — are at Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115. Mama COURT ROUND-UP The following defendants were sentenced in Tehama County Superior Court, according to the Tehama County District Attorney's Office: —————— Recent State Prison Commitments • Leonard Allen Puccetti was sentenced to six years in state prison for maintaining place for selling or using controlled substances with special allegation-prior strike. Agents served a search warrant at Puccetti's residence and located several people inside. Puccetti was found in possession of a methamphetamine pipe and was taken into custody. Another individual was found to have been selling methamphetamine from Puccetti's residence. • Jason Allen Pope was sentenced to four years in state prison for carjacking, second degree robbery. The victim was giving the Pope a ride in his vehicle. When they arrived at t h e i r destination Pope asked the victim if he could drive his vehicle. When the victim refused Pope pulled a knife and threatened to cut the victim if he did not comply with his demands. Pope then grabbed victim's cell phone and drove away in the victim's vehicle. • Kevin Thomas Bennett was sentenced to four years in state prison for receiving stolen property, motor vehicle with special allegation-prior strike. Bennett stole victim's checkbook and vehicle and attempted to cash one of the checks at a local bank. Officers were contacted and located Bennett a short time later along with the stolen vehicle. • James Sheldon Currie was sentenced to two years and eight months in state prison for assault with a deadly weapon, street terrorism with special allegation-16-yearold minor. Currie was originally granted formal probation. He violated his probation when he was found in possession of ammunition and marijuana, failed to keep probation informed of his current contact information and tested positive for alcohol. • Howard Monroe Todd IV was sentenced to two years in state prison for Second Degree Commercial Burglary. Todd was originally granted formal probation. He violated his probation when he tested positive for marijuana and methamphetamine. • Joseph Eugene Ure was sentenced to two years in state prison for resisting an executive officer. Ure was originally granted formal probation. He violated his probation when he failed to complete his work release program and was found in possession of methamphetamine and marijuana. • Cooper Shad Hiller was sentenced to two years in state prison for vandalism over $400. Hiller was on parole and placed onto an electronic monitoring device. He cut off the electronic monitoring device and absconded. • Shauna Presley Rawlins was sentenced to two years in state prison for grand theft of personal property; (NCR85500)VC20001(a)-Leaving the Scene of an Accident. Rawlins was originally granted formal probation. She violated her probation based upon the offense in NCR85500Rawlins was driving a vehicle when she failed to stop for a pedestrian crossing the road. Rawlins hit the pedestrian with her vehicle and continued to drive away. • Damien Dwayne Jones was sentenced to 16 months in state prison for carrying a dirk or dagger. An officer contacted Jones after he was observed in the area of where a business alarm was ringing. The officer located a large fixed blade knife concealed on his person. • Robert Ted Jenner was sentenced to 16 months in state prison for possession for sale of a controlled substance. A deputy contacted Jenner and conducted a search of his person based upon his conditions of probation. Inside a bag belonging to Jenner the deputy located methamphetamine, a hypodermic syringe and a methamphetamine pipe. The deputy also located a digital scale. • Jason Edward Puetz was sentenced to 16 months in state prison for possession of a billy club. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Puetz. The officer confirmed Puetz had a warrant out for his arrest and placed him into custody. The officer conducted a search of the vehicle and located a billy club under the driver's seat. • Porfirio Gonzalez was sentenced to 16 months in state prison for possession of firearm by a felon. Agents served a search warrant at a residence and located Gonzalez along with several marijuana plants and firearms. Recent County Jail Commitments • Clifford Manuel Palmer was sentenced to 365 days in Tehama County Jail for assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury. Palmer and victim began arguing over who was going to bring firewood into the house. The victim became angry and hit Palmer over the head with a breathing machine. Palmer then punched the victim in the face causing him to fall to the floor and stop breathing. The victim was unable to be revived and died as a result of the incident. • Glenn Leroy Chase was sentenced to 270 days in Tehama County Jail for second degree robbery. Chase entered a local bank and approached a teller. He advised the teller he had a gun in his pocket and to hand over her money. After receiving the cash Chase walked out of the bank and waited in his car for police to arrive. He was taken into custody without incident. • Dianna Lynn Warriner was sentenced to 180 days in Tehama County Jail for driving under the influence of alcohol with three prior convictions. An officer responded to St. Elizabeth Hospital in regards to Warriner driving while possibly intoxicated. The officer contacted Warriner and observed an odor of alcohol on her person. After failing the field sobriety tests Warriner was taken into custody. • Cassandra Michelle Ceja was sentenced to 120 days in Tehama County Jail for corporal injury to spouse. Officers responded to a residence in regards to a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival officers were advised Ceja had hit the victim several times before leaving the residence. Ceja was contacted a short time later and taken into custody. • Joseph John Fosdick was sentenced to 90 days in Tehama County Jail for possession of concentrated cannabis. An officer responded to an internet advertisement from Fosdick and agreed to purchase marijuana from him. The officer arranged a place to meet for the purchase and upon arriving at the designated location Fosdick was taken into custody. • Sean Patrick Murphy was sentenced to 90 days in Tehama County Jail for transportation of a controlled substance. A deputy observed a suspicious vehicle parked off the roadway. The deputy contacted the occupants of the vehicle and confirmed Murphy had a warrant out for his arrest. The deputy searched the vehicle and located several bindles of methamphetamine and a methamphetamine pipe. Recent Proposition 36 Commitments Note: All cases wherein a defendant is sentenced per the terms of Proposition 36 are not at the request of the Tehama County District Attorney's Office. Per the requirements of Proposition 36, a defendant who possesses drugs cannot be sentenced to confinement time in jail or prison. Instead, the court must place defendant on probation and require drug treatment alone. Per the requirements of Proposition 36, only upon a third drug related probation violation may the court impose confinement time. In the event the defendant violates a non-drug related term of probation the court may then elect to sentence defendant to jail or prison. The Tehama County District Attorney's Office contends that each criminal case is unique and that in certain, specific, cases a defendant should be sentenced to a combination of drug treatment and jail time. We further contend that in other specific cases where a defendant has an extensive criminal record and/or a history of non-compliance with either previous grants of probation or previous grants of drug treatment, a state prison sentence should properly be imposed. • Matthew Eric Switzer and Christian Daniel Judnick were sentenced to Prop. 36 probation for possession of a controlled substance, possession of concentrated cannabis. A deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Switzer with Judnick sitting in the passenger seat. Upon contacting the men the deputy observed an odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle. A search was conducted and the deputy located methamphetamine and concentrated cannabis.