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6B Daily News – Thursday, December 22, 2011 Romney sidesteps tax dispute; Gingrich dives in DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mitt Romney refused to be pinned down Wednesday on how Con- gress should break an impasse that threatens to raise taxes for 160 million workers — the latest pressing policy debate the Republican presidential hopeful has sidestepped. Rival Newt Gingrich, in contrast, castigated Congress for ''an absurd dereliction of duty.'' With less than two weeks before the Iowa cau- cuses, the two rivals exchanged ever sharper words over a barrage of negative ads coming from Rom- ney's allies as they took a divergent approach on the payroll tax dispute deadlocking Washington. ''I'm not going to get into the back-and-forth on the congressional sausage-making process,'' Rom- ney, the former Massachusetts governor, said in Keene, N.H., as the day began. ''I hope they're able to sit down and work out a solution that works for the American people. My hope is that the solution includes extension of the payroll tax holiday.'' But Romney left open the terms for an extension, which is the crux of the stalled debate in Washing- ton. He suggested it should last more than two months and ideally a year, but called such details ''deep in the weeds.'' House Republicans rejected a bipartisan compro- mise in the Senate that would have kept the tax cuts going for two months, instead calling for talks seek- ing a one-year extension. The cuts expire Jan. 1 unless Congress acts, and there is little chance of achieving that in time to head off a hit in people's paychecks. In Iowa, Gingrich called a two-month extension ''insufficient'' and scolded the Democratic-con- trolled Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid and President Barack Obama's administration for ''lurching from failure to failure'' and marveled: ''They can't figure out how to pass a one-year exten- sion, so the Senate leaves town?'' ''It's game-playing,'' added the former House speaker, who stopped short of criticizing House Republicans and their leader Ohio Rep. John Boehner. Gingrich also did not criticize Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate leader who signed off on the short-term extension. With that, the two Republicans leading the GOP primary field in polls took different approaches to an urgent issue that has ramifications for millions of Americans. Gingrich jumped in — though saving his scorn for Democrats — while Romney avoided the fray. The different postures over the payroll tax exten- sion played out against a backdrop of intensifying rancor — and a dispute over negative advertising — between Romney and Gingrich with the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses drawing close. Romney argued that Gingrich wasn't strong enough to withstand the criticism coming his way, especially from $2.8 million in ads by the pro-Rom- ney group Restore Our Future. The group is going after Gingrich relentlessly in Iowa and exacting a price in the former speaker's standing in polls. ''I'm sure I could go out and say, 'Please, don't do anything negative,''' Romney said on Fox News. ''But this is politics. And if you can't stand the heat in this little kitchen, wait until Obama's Hell's Kitchen turns up the heat.'' Gingrich shot back from Manchester, N.H.: ''If he wants to test the heat, I'll meet him anywhere in Iowa next week.'' He went on: ''If he wants to try out the kitchen, I'll be glad to debate him anywhere. We'll bring his ads and he can defend them.'' Gingrich tried to show he was aiming for a high- er road. He started collecting petition signatures from like-minded people who don't want to see the Republican candidates ripping into each other. ''Attacking fellow Republicans only helps one person: Barack Obama,'' the petition states. Gingrich has complained that the Restore Our Future ads, most painting him as an ethically chal- lenged Washington power broker, are untrue. But he declined to say during a news conference in Des Moines on Wednesday what specifically is inaccu- rate about the ads, instead citing independent reviews that have questioned their validity. ''It would be nice if Governor Romney was either honest about his former staff and his support- ers running negative ads, and either disown them — ask that they take them off the air — or admit this is his campaign,'' Gingrich said. For his part, Romney largely took a pass on the payroll tax matter despite casting himself as an out- sider with the business expertise necessary to fix Washington and the economy. He has spent much of the year declining to weigh in on the hot-button fis- cal issues Congress has wrestled over. He stayed out of the summertime fight over rais- ing the federal debt ceiling, urging cooperation but stopping short of endorsing the House GOP's one- year extension or the Senate's two-month extension. He eventually opposed the deal. In the spring, he was initially reluctant to embrace Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan's budget pro- posal, which would have essentially transformed Medicare into a voucher system. Since then, he's endorsed parts of it. Gingrich, conversely, hasn't shied away from injecting himself into the latest debates on Capitol Hill, eager to show that he has the leadership quali- fications necessary to run Washington and the coun- try — even when it was politically perilous. He supported raising the debt ceiling, anathema to many conservatives, and castigated the Medicare portion of the Ryan plan, popular with the GOP's right flank, as ''right-wing social engineering,'' a phrase he later apologized for using. On the latest issue, Gingrich favors a one-year extension of the payroll tax cut. He has argued that he's a proven national leader for having battled Democratic President Bill Clinton in the 1990s. He usually doesn't mention that as House speaker back then, he bore much of the blame for the federal government twice shutting down when he could not agree to a budget with the Clinton White House. On Wednesday, in Iowa, he tried to use the latest stalemate to his advantage, saying: ''This is an example of why people are sick of Washington, and sick of politics.'' Meanwhile, in eastern Iowa, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, vying for the conservative crown in Iowa, blasted the extension as ''a very bad proposition'' that's too costly. Gingrich is trying to end his slide in Iowa, where the attacks have taken hold in the past two weeks, with a show of force from establishment Republican leaders in early voting states endorsing his candida- cy. He also was dispatching former Oklahoma Rep. J.C. Watts to Iowa to meet privately with GOP lead- ers and the media in an attempt to stabilize the cam- paign. The spat between Romney and Gingrich over third-party ads has dominated the GOP campaign in recent days and highlighted the role of super PACs, independent groups that may accept unlimited dona- tions but are not supposed to directly coordinate with candidates. Such groups have sprung up to support every serious Republican candidate following a Supreme Court decision last year that said individuals, unions and corporations can donate unlimited sums of money to outfits advocating the election or defeat of candidates. Two pro-Gingrich groups have started raising money and Gingrich's longtime aide Rick Tyler just signed on with one of them. But Romney's support- ers have had a head start in raising money and are slated to spend $3 million this month in Iowa alone, most on anti-Gingrich ads. Gingrich, who trails Romney badly in fundrais- ing, said he would disavow any group that runs neg- ative ads on his behalf. Signaling a possible softening of ads just before the holiday, Gingrich this week began showing a Christmas greeting commercial while Texas Gov. Rick Perry launched one featuring his wife Anita. But the spirit hadn't hit with a group supporting Perry, which launched an ad criticizing Romney for his past support of abortion rights and Gingrich for ethics violations while in Congress. In a sign of his fundraising and organizational deficiencies, Gingrich was rushing home to Virginia later Wednesday to help ensure he has the needed signatures to get on the ballot there. New election rules a win for labor unions WASHINGTON (AP) — In a win for organized labor, the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday approved sweep- ing new rules that would speed the pace of union elections, mak- ing it easier for unions to gain members at companies that have long rebuffed them. Business groups quickly denounced the move, saying it limits the time that employers have to educate workers about the impact of joining a union. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has already filed a federal lawsuit challenging the rules. The rules, which take effect April 30, simplify procedures and reduce legal delays that can hold up union elections after employees at a work site gather enough signatures to form a union. ''This rule is about giving all employees who have petitioned for an election the right to vote in a timely manner and without the impediment of needless litiga- tion,'' board chairman Mark Pearce said. Unions say the old rules allowed companies to file frivo- lous appeals, stalling elections for months or years. The new rules could help unions make inroads at businesses like Target and Wal-Mart, which have suc- cessfully resisted union organiz- ing for years. But business groups claim the new plan allows ''ambush'' elec- tions that don't give company managers enough time to respond. ''This decision erodes employers' free speech and due process rights and opens the door to rushed elections that will deny employees access to critical information,'' said Katherine Lugar, executive vice president for public affairs at the Retail Industry leaders Association. Most union elections current- ly take place 45 days to 60 days after a union gathers enough sig- natures to file a petition. The new rules could shorten that time by several weeks, depending on the situation. Many employers use the time leading up to an election to talk to workers about the cost and impact of joining a union. But union officials claim the lag time is often used to pressure or intim- idate workers against forming a union. ''It's good news that the NLRB has taken this modest but important step to help ensure that workers who want to vote to form a union at their workplace get a fair opportunity to do so,'' said AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka. While union leaders publicly tried to play down the new rules as a modest development, labor experts called the change signifi- cant. Unions have seen their ranks dwindle steadily over the last three decades to 11.9 percent of the work force. ''Employers wouldn't have fought against it so hard if it was- n't going to make a difference,'' said Kate Bronfenbrenner, direc- tor of labor education research at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. One way employers can cur- rently delay union elections is to raise questions about which workers should be included in a bargaining unit. Supervisors aren't eligible for union member- ship, and the company and union can spend months litigating that issue. Under the new rules, ques- tions about the makeup of bar- gaining units are resolved after the election takes place. ''This isn't going to change the world, but it's one step, and we haven't had a step towards workers' rights in a very long time,'' Bronfenbrenner said. The rules were approved by the board's two Democratic members. Its lone Republican, Brian Hayes, has not yet cast his vote, but he is expected to cast a dissenting opinion sometime before the rule takes effect. Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE OPERATING UNDER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE # 2010000370 STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL FROM PARTNERSHIP The following has/have withdrawn as general partners from the partnership operating under the fictitious business name: person(s) Perfectly Personal by Canda Kay The fictitious business name re- ferred to above was filed on: 2/5/08 in the County of Tehama Original File #2008000038 Canda Kay Williams 19688 Kingsley Cove Cottonwood, CA 96022 Donald Robert WIlliams 19688 Kingsley Cove Cottonwood, CA 96022 This Business is conducted by:husband and wife S/By: Canda Kay Williams Canda Kay Williams S/By: Donald Robert WIlliams Donald Robert Williams This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 12/9/2011 Beverly Ross LEGAL NOTICE Notice Re: Seizure of Property and Initia- tion of Forfeiture Proceedings, Health and Safety Code Sections 11470 et. seq. and 11488.4. To: All persons claiming any right, title, or legal interest in the following seized property (appraised values appear in pa- rentheses): FIve Hundred Thirty- One dollars ($531.00) valued in terms of United States Currency, seized from or about the person or property of Christian Dejesus Ramirez Nares. Notice is hereby given that the above described property was seized on December 2, 2011, at an enforcement stop on I-5 Northbound, Corning, CA by T.I.D.E. for alleged violations of California Health and Safety Code section(s) 11378 and 11351. On December 2, 2011, non- judicial forfeiture proceedings were commenced by the Tehama County District Attor- ney in Action #AS11-506. Please use this case number on all documents and correspond- ence. You have thirty (30) days from the date of the first publication of this notice to file a verified claim, unless you have received actual notice. The claim must state the nature and extent of any interest you hold in the property, must be verified, and must be filed with the Superior Court Clerk, 633 Washington St., Red Bluff, CA 96080, or the prop- erty will be forfeited to the State. An endorsed copy of the claim must be served on the Dis- trict Attorney, 444 Oak St., #L, Red Bluff, CA 96080 within thirty (30) days of the filing of your claim. Claim forms can be ob- tained from the Asset Forfeiture Clerk, District Attorney¹s Office. Dated: December 15, 2011 Gregg Cohen, District Attorney By: MATTHEW D. ROGERS, Assistant District Attorney Publish: Dec 22 & 29, 2011 & Jan 5, 2012 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee's Sale No. 05-FWA- 110947 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UN- DER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/26/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On January 12, 2012, at 02:00 PM, AT THE MAIN EN- TRANCE TO THE TEHAMA COUN- TY COURTHOUSE, 633 WASHING- TON STREET, in the City of RED BLUFF, County of TEHAMA, State of CALIFORNIA, REGIONAL SERV- ICE CORPORATION, a California corporation, as duly appointed Trustee under that certain Deed of Trust executed by AMBER WILSON, A SINGLE WOMAN, as Trustors, recorded on 2/1/2007, as Instrument No. 2007002176, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of TEHAMA County, State of CALIFORNIA, under the power of sale therein contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, or cashier's check (paya- ble at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States) without warranty express or im- plied as to title, use, possession or encumbrances, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it as such Trustee, in and to the following descri- bed property situated in the aforesaid County and State, to- wit: TAX PARCEL NO. 024-330-331 From information which the Trustee deems reliable, but for which Trustee makes no repre- sentation or warranty, the street address or other common desig- nation of the above described property is purported to be 2112 RETA WAY , RED BLUFF, CA 96080. Said property is being sold for the purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, including fees and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, interest thereon, to- gether with reasonably estimat- ed costs, expenses and advan- ces at the time of the initial pub- lication of the Notice of Trust- ee's Sale is $152,039.96. In com- pliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c), the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or author- ized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to as- sess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid fore- closure; or that it has made ef- forts to contact the borrowers) to assess their financial situa- tion and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one or more of the following methods: by telephone, by United States mail; either 1st class or certi- fied; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting or the bor- rower has surrendered the prop- erty to the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent and that the compliance with Civil Code Section 2923.5 was made at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of this Notice of Sale. Dated: 12/9/2011 REGIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee By: MARILEE HAKKINEN, AU- THORIZED AGENT Agent for Trustee: AGENCY SALES AND POSTING 3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 Tele- phone Number: (800) 542-2550 Sale Information: (714) 730-2727 or http://www.rtrustee.com ASAP# 4156736 12/22/2011, 12/29/2011, 01/05/2012 LEGAL NOTICE File No. 2011000358 STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Northstate Conservation Part- ners, 530-347-0996, 18990 Shore- line Drive, Cottonwood, CA 96022 Northstate Conservation Part- ners LLC 18990 Shoreline Drive Cottonwood, CA 96022 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fic- titious business name or names listed above on 11/16/11 This business is conducted by: limited liability company S/By: Mary E. Mitchell Mary E. Mitchell This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on: 11/22/2011 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: Dec 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2011 Tehama County Clerk Publish: December 15, 22, & 29, 2011 & January 5, 2012 LEGAL NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2011000371 STATEMENT The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Melody's Hair Studio, 530-941-1364, 18973 Jib Court, Cottonwood, CA 96022 Melody Gebhard 18973 Jib Court Cottonwood, CA 96022 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fic- titious business name or names listed above on N/A This business is conducted by: an individual S/By: Melody Gebhard Melody Gebhard This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on12/9/2011 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: Dec 15, 22, 29, 2011 & Jan 5, 2012 LEGAL NOTICE TS # CA-11-460836-AB Order #: 5724281 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UN- DER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 4/7/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC- TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP- ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUB- LIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EX- PLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW- YER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cash- ier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or fed- eral savings and loan associa- tion, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Sec- tion 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or im- plied, regarding title, posses- sion, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, inter- est thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): AR- NOLD A. SISCO, AN UNMARRIED MAN, AND RICHARD A. SISCO, AN UNMARRIED MA, AS JOINT TEN- ANTS Recorded: 04/11/2008 as Instrument No. 2008005047 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the Office of the Re- corder of Tehama County, Cali- fornia; Date of Sale: 1/4/2012 at 2:00 PM Place of Sale: At the main entrance to the TEHAMA County Courthouse, 633 Wash- ington St., Red Bluff, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $137,000.09 The pur- ported property address is: 19458 PINE CREEK RD RED BLUFF, CA 96080 Assessors Parcel No. 022180-11-1 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other com- mon designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the loca- tion of the property may be ob- tained by sending a written re- quest to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publi- cation of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the success- ful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-573-1965 or Login to: www.priorityposting.com Re- instatement Line: (800) 422-1498 Ext. 3704 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bank- ruptcy, you may have been re- leased of personal liability for this loan in which case this let- ter is intended to exercise the note holder's rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLD- ER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report re- flecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit re- port agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obliga- tions. P899018 12/8, 12/15, 12/22/2011 D NEWSAILY Website: RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 redbluffdailynews.com E-Mail: advertise@redbluffdailynews.com