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ert 13 brenda.f.coteweifsfafgo com Continued from Page 1A There was the time someone reported seeing Brianna performing at a strip club in Boston. "We went down there, and we showed Brianna's picture to a person there," Bruce Maitland said. "She said, 'Yeah, she works across the street in another And there was It. Brianna a giri there Maitland who if yQU weren't her father, you'd think was her. "But it wasn't her." Another time, police found a garbage bag on a field near Montgomery.

The Maitlands were told the bag contained a body. It was a pig carcass. "At first, they weren't sure what it was," Kellie Maitland said. "I was such a nervous wreck when I left work. I didn't have any fingernails left by the end of the day." The harder they look, the harder it becomes to keep looking.

They have looked along almost every road embankment from Interstate 87 in New York to Vermont 100. They have gone to New York and Hartford and Montreal and Syracuse and Albany. Nothing. "The way we think now is not the way we did before," Kellie Maitland said. "I look at people going by in cars, looking for Brianna.

I see some shape off the side of the road, just the gnarly part of a tree's roots, and I think it's a body." Kellie Maitland works as a clerk in a local hardware store. She drives to work everywhere, really with her doors locked and a handgun Kellie and Bruce Maitland (center and right) show photos of Brianna, who has been missing since March 19. Maple-glazed, Spiral-sliced Ham Fully Cooked and ready to serve! Jackets VERMONT GIFT BASKETS PURE VERMONT SYRUP VERMONT CHEDDAR dakin Farm VWfHAT VERMONT TASTES LlKE- Call 1-800-993-2546 www.dakinfarm.com 100 Dorset Street So. Burlington, VT 05403 802-658-9560 5797 Route 7 Ferrisburgh, VT 05456 802-425-3971 refuse to Friends and neighbors have been supportive, he said, but the experience of searching for a missing child has made the Maitlands feel alone at times. "I feel like there is a huge cloud following me around that everyone can see but me," he said.

Life goes on, barely Since March 19, Brianna's grandmother has died. So has a great-grandmother. In October, her 18th birthday came and went; it was acknowledged by a gathering of neighbors at Byam's Quick Stop in town. Lt. Gov.

Brian Dubie dropped by a quiet break from his re-election campaign. Now Christmas is around the corner. Several boxes of holiday decorations includ O'Neal Wallace games and resolve to permanently exclude those who overstep those bounds," Stern said. Artest and Jackson bolted into the stands near center court and throwing punches at fans after debris was tossed at the players. Later, fans who came onto the court were punched in the face by Artest and O'Neal.

Players who entered the stands and tried to act as peacemakers were not penalized. Wallace began the fracas by delivering a hard, two-handed shove to Artest after Wallace was fouled on a drive to the basket with 45.9 seconds remaining. Referees ultimately called off the rest of ate ount their NBA: Nine players suspended Pacers-Pistons brawl Thanksgiving Special WO Off Entire Collection of give up free rra piofo 18-year old daughter, ing some handmade by Brianna sit by the kitchen counter. Kellie Maitland said she isn't sure if she can bear to put them up. The couple tried to get away for a few days this summer; they went to Nova Scotia for a week where they wandered the ocean beaches.

One day, Kellie Maitland came upon a cavern in the rocks; there, in the sand at her feet, was a heart-shaped stone. "The rock and the cavern seemed to magnify how I felt," she said. With the stone cupped in her hands, she broke out in tears. "How the sea cut this stone and left it there. I knew it was there for her, that she is always in my heart." Contact Sam Hemingway at 660-1850 or shemingwaybfp.bur-lingtonfreepress.com the game.

The initial skirmish wasn't all that bad, with Artest retreating to the scorer's table and lying atop it after Wallace sent him reeling backward. When a fan tossed a cup at Artest, he stormed into the stands, throwing punches as he climbed over seats. Jackson joined Artest and threw punches at fans, who punched back. Later, Indiana players were pelted with drinks, popcorn and other items as they left the court; at one point, a chair was tossed into the fray. Artest was benched for two games this month for asking Pacers coach Rick Carlisle for time off because of a busy schedule that included promoting a rap album.

Artest was suspended twice by the NBA last season, once for leaving the bench during a fracas at a Pacers-Celtics playoff game; the other for elbowing Portland's Derek Anderson. ffflj mm You AS -k S. Burlington. VT 7. away for Christmas now Web extra For news coverage surrounding Brianna Mait-land's March disappearance, as well as a link to the poster, go to the Web extras section at www.bur-lingtonfreepress.com and click on the related link.

nearby. She fears dangerous people might be responsible for her daughter's disappearance. Bruce Maitland describes the grimness of their task: "I'll see buzzards flying somewhere, and I have to go see why. I say 'Oh, look, there's a bag or there's some clothes' and I have to go poke at it to see what's there. After a while, you can't do it anymore." Stern Jackson and injuries, Indiana dropped an 86-83 decision to Orlando.

"I'm sick bout that for Indiana. I'm devastated for them," Pistons coach Larry Brown said. "And we lost our heart and soul." Billups, Coleman and Campbell served their suspensions Sunday. Wallace will be eligible to return Dec. 3 against San Antonio.

Stern noted that fans who threw punches of their own and tossed drinks at players shared some blame for the brawl. "To watch the out-of-con-trol fans in the stands was disgusting, but it doesn't excuse our players going into the stands," Stern said, promising a wide-ranging review that will 1 encompass everything from security procedures to alcohol sales at arenas. The NBA must "redefine the bounds of acceptable conduct for fans attending our A SOFT TISSUE INJURY, WITH ANYTHING BUT SOLUTION include Achilles Tendonitis, Ankle Injuries, some types of back and neck pain, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Frozen Shoulder, and Rotator Cuff Syndrome, Golfer'sTennis Elbow Hand Injuries, Hip Pain, Running Injuries, Sports Injuries, Tendonitis and nerve related disorders. A.R.T. has a success rate that surpasses 90 percent and is quickly becoming the treatment of choice for soft tissue injuries.

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Artest will lose approximately $5 million in salary, while O'Neal's suspension will cost him nearly 25 percent of his $14.8 million salary for the season. "I respect David Stern, but I don't think that he has been fair with me in his situation," Artest said in a statement released by the players' union. Artest also expressed his regrets. "It is very important to me that people understand that I didn't mean for the situation to turn out like it did," he said. Players' union director Billy Hunter called the penalties excessive and said an appeal would be filed today.

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