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County City council OKs hearsproposal EMS budget requests By STEVEN SCHWARTZ steven@iolaregister.com

City council members approved Iola ambulance director Ron Conaway’s proposal to merge its services with those of the county at their meeting Monday night. By BOB JOHNSON The proposal will now go before bob@iolaregister.com a committee formed to study the Calls to the 911 dispatch center issue. average one almost every 10 minConaway said the new proutes. posal would save county taxpayAnd while that may sound a liters about $600,000. The combined tle slow, played out over 24 hours budget for Iola Fire/EMS and Ala day and every day of the year, len County EMS is $2.5 million. the total comes to 55,000. Under one service the work“That’s what we received last force would include 29 positions, year,” Angie Murphy, dispatch a reduction of about 15 positions, center director, told Allen County give or take. The exact number commissioners Tuesday mornis difficult to determine because ing. of the high number of part-time The call total — she figures positions in the county’s EMS dehalf or more are for true emerpartment. No one would be fired. gencies — wasn’t the point of her Reduction would come from attriappearance, but the magnitude of tion. the number captivated commisAll employees would receive sioners. fire training from the newly creMurphy was before commisated department. Conaway said sioners to request a 20 percent though the new positions are set increase in the department’s budto be trained as firefighters, not get for 2012, up $126,000 over this all would be required to actively year’s $490,000. fight fires. He said any employee The increase seemed pretty not wishing to fight fires could hefty. Murphy reasoned health assist with healthcare, rehabiliinsurance will cost an additional tation, equipment allocation and $50,000 and another $6,000 was maintenance, as well as medical expected for Kansas Public Emservices. See COUNTY | Page A5 In addition to the new services, the new agency would be a “type1” service — requiring a licensed paramedic to be present in at least one ambulance at all times.

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New employees would adopt the same scheduling as current fire department employees — utilizing 24-hour shifts. Conaway said the proposal ATLANTA (AP) — Former looks to create an EMS advisory Atlanta schools Superintendent board that would oversee operaBeverly Hall knew about cheattions and quality control within ing allegations on standardized the department. He said the board tests but either ignored them or would be comprised of five to six tried to hide them, according to a mainly medical professionals. state investigation. Council member David Toland An 800-page report released said the number of proposed Tuesday to The Associated Press board members may need to be Register/Richard Luken by Gov. Nathan Deal’s office expanded in order to make an Mules Pat and Pete pull an antique sickle bar mower piloted by Ray Whiteley of Le Roy. Whiteley was through an open records request adequate representation of the joined. by Greg Gleue in cutting an 18-acre prairie hay field Tuesday. shows several educators reportcounty ed cheating in their schools. But “I think that number (of board the report says Hall, who won members) may not be enough,” the national Superintendent of Toland said, “representation of the Year award in 2009, and other the entire county is key.” administrators ignored those reBy RICHARD LUKEN attached. The bar was triggered The proposal would call for two ports and sometimes retaliated richard@iolaregister.com through a gear box engaged as its ambulances stationed in Iola, one Register/Allison Tinn against the whistleblowers. ROY — one Unlike the mechawheels roll. in LE Humboldt, in Moran and From left is Mark Burris, Brian Pekarek, Buck Quincy, Angie Linn and Don Snavely looking at old The yearlong investigation nized behemoths of unit today, Ray With no mechanical engine to an additional backup for spetrophies in the Iola High School basement. shows educators at nearly four Whiteley’s mowing outfit was speak of, the only noise emanatcial circumstances. dozen Atlanta elementary and considerably quieter. ing from his unit was from the Council members discussed middle schools cheated on stanHis “engine” — a pair of teeth of the seven-foot cutting bar the issue of billing services for dardized tests by helping stu1,200-pound mules — needed only rotating back and forth. the new system. Council member dents or changing the answers an occasional break therecstiJoining Whiteley was neighbor Steve French said hefrom would once exams were handed in. fling summer heat as of Whiteley and friend Greg Gleue, with his ommend a privatization billing By ALLISON TINN could be auctioned off at alumni the most historical also significance The investigators found a traversed his involving way around an 18- own mowing outfit, another sickfor the county, a private allison@iolaregister.com events. was the of hard part,” Fager said. “culture fear, intimidation and acre prairie hay meadow. le bar mower pulled by a pair of organization. He said private billAfter a long Monday capped Unable to arrive at consensus, retaliation” “There are ainlot of school them.”district the “It’s a little warm, so we’ve Percheron draft horses. ing can lead to higher numbers of by a board of education meeting, the board postponed their deci- over Fager the board memthe took cheating allegations, been taking easy,” offset Whiteley “We’re having some fun with collections andit would the USD 257 board members appreci- sion. bers on a quick walk through the which led to educators lying said.of“It’s our little .” into it,” Whiteley joked. “Greg’s kind cost bringing the hobby company ated the opportunity to stretch Iola High School Principal commons area, the second floor about the cheating or destroying mules were pulling White- of a wimp about it. He needs a theThe agency . their legs with a trip through the Ray Whiteley Stacey Fager has taken some and into basement |where ley’s antique sickle bar mower, Seethe CHEATING Page reA5 See MOWING Page A5 high school to see old |trophies. of the trophies out of the dusty maining trophies are stored. a JASON small wagon with cutting bar NELSON, Allen county In September, board members basement, cleaned them off and As Iola board members looked EMS director, was to have prewere asked by the USD 257 En- placed them in various locations at the trophies they were able sented an alternative proposal to dowment Association to donate throughout the school. to identify some names. Fager See COUNCIL | Page A2 trophies not on display so they “Finding the trophies with See USD 257 | Page A6

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Temps for run lookreporter inviting New brings experience to paper By BOB JOHNSON bob@iolaregister.com

A big spider with a grin on its face sits on top of a house on North Kentucky Street. Register/Susan Lynn

These men are ready to leave their inhibitions at home as they participate in Friday night’s favorite race, the drag race. From left to right are Matt Skahan, Brian Wolfe, Nic Lohman, David Toland and Fred Heismeyer. The race begins at 10:30 p.m. on the courthouse square.

Put that ego on the shelf, boys If you’ve got enough of it, Friday night is the night to let your hair down. One sure test is to participate in the “Drag Race” as a runup to the Charlie Melvin Mad Bomber Run For Your Life race. Men and women alike are encouraged to dress in a cross-gender manner and then “compete” in teams of four in a relay. Last

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year a woman’s garter was transferred from one participant’s leg to another. “It’s better than a baton,” said David Toland, executive director of Thrive Allen County and one of the organizers for Friday’s events. If you don’t have a thing to wear — no worries. Dresses, hats, purses, jewelry and other accoutrements will be available at Elizabeth Donnelly’s

The Shirt Shop, 20 W. Jackson, where participants will have a wide selection from which to choose. Doors open at 10 p.m. Registration to participate in the drag race is $5. That also gains participants entrance to a 9:30 p.m. pre-party at the Thrive office, 12 W. Jackson. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Thrive office or Friday night on See Page B6 Photos by EGO Allison|Tinn

An old witch and a gravesite can be seen as part of a large yard display on Irwin Street.

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An anticipated field of a thousand runners and walkers, who ByIola’s SUSAN LYNN will flee downtown businesssusan@iolaregister.com district early Saturday as As editor-in-chief of 1905, her uniCharley Melvin did in can versity newspaper, Allison Tinn be thankful that Melvin chose to enjoyed pulling the pieces togethdo his dastardly deed in the mider The Paisano a vibrant dletoofmake the night. publication. Nowbeing as acommemoreporter Had the event for Theoccurred Register, in Tinn uses those rated mid-day, parskills as primary designer for the ticipants would battle oppressive Register’s and jump pages. heat and front humidity, with both “I love reporting and laying forecast at the upper end of out the pages,” Tinn, 24, said. “You don’t discomfort scale during daytime give a good justice it isn’t Friday andstory Saturday . Asif is, they packaged .” in somewhat will run correctly and walk As ainviting newspaper reporter, Tinn more temperatures presaid the onby a 12:26 different dicted forjob thetakes low 70s a.m. meaning Saturday.in a smaller city such as Iola. The race — many walkers will about what be“People out for ahere strollcare — will cap activtheir school city counities that startboard, late Friday aftercil or and county does, noon will commission go on throughout so important to getwill thebe facts theit’s evening. Included the straight,” she said. “People demuch-awaited “drag race,” feaserve the news. it wasn’t the turing some ofIf the area’sfor finest newspaper, how else would men and women dressed inpeople drag. know what was going on. By word Chris Weiner at Thrive Allen of mouth?co-sponsor Then the story is never County, with Allen the same Crimestoppers from person to person.” County for “The Charley Melvin Mad Bomber Run TINN GRADUATED the for your Life,” said total from of particUniversity of Texas at San Antoipants was approaching 450, with nio in May with aon degree in5-kiloEngabout 200 signed for the lish and a minor in humanities. meter run. The walk will follow a Besides her college education, 3-kilometer course. Tinn brings a depth of experience “Registration, including probof the aworld large. Ahas Texan by ably fifthatonline, really birth, Tinn grew up in Agnadello, Italy, where her father worked in

picked up,” Weiner said Tuesday afternoon. As in the past, “we expect a lot of people to sign up Friday night.” Cost is $12 for the walk. Runners’ fees are $14 for youth to age 17, $20 for adults and $17 each for members of teams. Runners in the third annual event will aim for best times of 15.40.06 for males and 20.44.78 for females, set last year. Allison Tinnof “Melvin Dy-No-Mite” Sticks will be awarded the first three the oil and gas industry. places for males and females in “It was a small village, not uneach of five ages groups, 15 and like Iola,” she said. Her Sicilian under, 16-30, 31-45, 46-60 and 61 grandmother was a draw for the and over. family, but after nine years in All participants will break Italy, the city of Houston made from in front of the post office. more sense for her father’s line of Runners will follow a course that work, Tinn said. will take them on West to WashFrom then on, Tinn was a Texington, then Jackson, Jefferson an. and East to Cottonwood. They “It was a tough transition,” See TEMPS | B6 she said of the move. “I was in a whole new country, having to See TINN | Page A6

Pekarek finds home at USD 257

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administration. This plan When Brian Pekarek waswould hired provide free preventive as superintendent of care the serIola vices city employees, with the schoolto district in February, he cost programstobeing paid saw of an the opportunity “reinvigoby theUSD city. This rate” 257. plan would result in aWith 7 percent reduction premia focus on in academic ums. achievement and public transparThe Pekarek third policy option would ency, hopes he can furbe to success integrate $2,500-5,000 dether fora the district and ductible, providing preventhe morewhile than 1,300 students relytative for city employees. ing onservices it. This would continue lower Pekarek walks histotalk. A the napremiumSee rate for the city, down to PEKAREK | Page A5 12 percent, due to the increase in deductibles for the city employSee CITY | Page A2 75 Cents

Brian Pekarek, center, visits with Barb Geffert and Marcy Boring at Register/Steven Schwartz the USD 257 board office. Ron Conaway presents his EMS merger proposal to the City Council in Monday night’s meeting. Council members gave Conaway Iola, KS approval to present his proposal to the EMS board.

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Georgia Spurgeon

Georgia Esther Spurgeon, 94, former resident of LaHarpe, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at Argent Court Assisted Living Community in Brenham, Texas. She was born Oct. 5, 1918 in LaHarpe, the daughter of Charles Spurgeon and Blanche Shorter Spurgeon. Following graduation, Georgia moved to Houston where she worked for the Houston Astrodome. Survivors include several nieces and nephews also a good friend and caregiver Edna. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Winfred, Everett and Wilbur Spurgeon; and two sisters, Elizabeth and Clara Spurgeon. The Rev. Dallas Peterson will conduct graveside services at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Bronson Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. Thursday until leaving for the cemetery at the Cheney Witt Bronson Chapel. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

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Last week was busy for city crews during its fall cleanup. Crews made 79 trips to the Allen County landfill. All told, the effort cost the city $29,000, including 1,596 miles logged by city vehicles requiring 644 gal-

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Top Zetas drug cartel leader Heriberto Lazcano has apparently been killed in a firefight with marines in the northern border state of Coahuila, the Mexican navy says. If confirmed, Lazcano’s death would be a huge victory for Mexican law enforcement, and mark the end of a founder of one of the world’s bloodiest cartels. The navy said Monday there were “strong indications” that one of two men killed in the shootout Sunday was Lazcano, known as “El Lazca.” But it added that more forensics tests the body would have to be carried out to confirm the identification. “Information was obtained after the first forensics tests were carried out that yielded indications that suggest that one of the

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ees. The “if it’s not broken, don’t fix it” mindset was behind the decision to keep the city’s insurance policy from recent years. Councilwoman Nancy Ford said the preventive health services under Obamacare may not be taken advantage of by the employees, leaving the city paying for programs that are not being used efficiently. She said the city could maintain its lower premiums and provide good quality health insurance to its employees. Council members also discussed the need for wellness programs, similar to the health fair organized by the city. Ford said programs such as the health fair would be more beneficial to employees, while saving the city money in the long run. The health fair offers free blood tests and screenings to its employees. Dillon said premiums for the city’s plan are determined by the number of insurance claims in the 32 months prior to a policy renewal. The council lauded city employees for their healthy lifestyles.

By PUAL WEST Tribune Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — Initial polling conducted since last Wednesday’s debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney confirms the expectations of strategists in both parties: Momentum in the presidential race has shifted but the contest has not yet been upended. The latest numbers from the Gallup Poll, released Monday, show a deadlocked race. Obama and Romney each was favored by 47 percent of registered voters. The survey was conducted from Thursday through Saturday, and had a margin of error of 3 percentage points. Gallup cautioned, in its analysis, that Friday’s jobs numbers, which showed a

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bodies is Heriberto Lazcano,” the navy’s statement said. “The Navy Department is coordinating efforts with Coahuila state, and will be awaiting the conclusions of the forensics examination in the case,” the statement said. The Zetas cartel that Lazcano helped found with other deserters from an elite army unit has carried out some of Mexico’s bloodiest massacres, biggest jail breaks and fiercest attacks on authorities. Lazcano, who is also known as “El Verdugo” (the Executioner) for his brutality, is suspected in hundreds of killings, including the June 2004 slaying of Francisco Ortiz Franco, a top editor of a crusading weekly newspaper in Tijuana that often reported on drug trafficking. Ortiz Franco was gunned down in front of his two young children as he left a clinic.

commissioners at this morning’s county commission meeting. In addition to discussions involving the merger, International Association of Fire Fighters No. 64 president Robert Wing discussed bringing a “meet and confer” agreement between the city and the union.

Council member Joel Wicoff said a “meet and confer” agreement would allow a private discussion between the union and the city, and he would not feel comfortable with the discussions taking place behind closed doors. The city does not currently recognize the union, based out of Kansas City, and all employee discussions are made on an indi-

vidual basis. City council members did not recognize the request to allow “meet and confer” discussions. Council member Toland said he does not want to see anything complicate the current EMS merger being presented before the council and thinks changing discussion processes between the city and the fire department could complicate the process.

Additional council actions: • Council members approved changes to background checks for coaches and volunteers hired by the city. The stricter regulations involved preventing the acquisition of employees with federal sex offenses and federal violent offenses on their record. • Council members approved “Happy Tails” as the name for the new dog park, located on South Chestnut Street. • Iola Industries was granted $15,000 from the city to create a new position for economic development. The new position will be under the Thrive Allen County organization. Iola Industries was to have sought an additional $15,000 grant from the county this morning. Iola Industries will provide $15,000 from its own budget to fulfill the $45,000 allotted for the position. The proposed budget for the position includes salary, benefits and “some overhead expenses.” • Council members approved a request by city employees to wave the formal bidding process to buy 300 tons of asphalt for patching streets this winter. The city is bidding with three different companies for asphalt: SeKan Asphalt, Gas,

Venture Corporation, Great Bend, and Whitaker Aggregates, Mound City. City employees cited availability of asphalt and the proximity of the asphalt provider to the construction site as factors in the decision of which asphalt provider to consider. • Council members approved a revised draft agreement between the Electric Power Pool and Westar Energy, Inc. The first draft of the agreement was brought before the council in September and the agreement needed re-approval due to minor edits. • The council postponed a request to pay back a $31,880.62 grant made to the city by FEMA during the 2007 flood. The grant was to be used to repair underground flood pump stations, but was later denied by FEMA. Councilman David Toland requested to postpone the process to make every effort to reverse the denial of the grant. • The council approved a monetary settlement to be paid to Bill Farmer for conditions involving his arrest in April. Settlement amounts were not released to the public.

Momentum shift in race after ‘historic’ Romney debate win

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drop in the unemployment rate to below 8 percent, could “blunt some of Romney’s post-debate momentum.” Obama began the week with a threepoint edge in Gallup’s seven-day tracking poll (a less Mitt Romney volatile measure); that survey will be updated at 1 p.m. Eastern. Throughout the campaign, Gallup’s numbers have shown the race closer than some other national polls. Additional opinion surveys, to be released over the next few days, will help give a clearer sense of just how much the shape of the presidential race was altered by

the debate. Of particular importance will be the polling in battleground states where the race will be decided. Obama aides said over the weekend that the president will be more aggressive in his next debate with Romney, on Tuesday of next week (the vice-presidential candidates will debate this Thursday). Obama, in remarks to donors in Los Angeles on Sunday night, acknowledged publicly for the first time that his debate performance didn’t measure up and compared it to “bumps in the road” from his last campaign. Gallup’s polling indicated just how bad a night he had. Calling Romney’s debate showing a win of “historic” proportions, it found that even Democratic voters concluded that Romney had done

Cancer fundraiser planned for Nov. Kappa Alpha Sorority is teaming once again with a number of local merchants as part of a fundraiser to aid Allen County breast cancer victims. A drawing for a number of prizes will be Nov. 8. Chances sell for $1 apiece or six for $5 and are available at All About U Salon and Allen County Chiropractic. They’ll also be available at

a Holiday Shopping Extravaganza Nov. 7 at the Allen County Country Club. Among the gift baskets include donations by Twin Motors Ford, State Farm Insurance, Jamie Glaze, massage therapist, Becky Helms, All About U, Jump Start Travel Center, Duane’s Flowers, Iola Office Supply and Allen County Chiropractic.

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a better job than Obama. Overall, 72 percent of debate watchers said Romney had won, compared with just 20 percent who said the president did a better job. That enormous 52-point edge was larger than the previous Gallup debate record, in 1992, when Bill Clinton out-performed President George H.W. Bush by 42 points in a town-hall-style forum that also included thirdparty candidate Ross Perot. Bush was seen, on camera, checking his watch, a moment that was highlighted in post-debate coverage as an indication that the president really didn’t want to be there (a criticism also lodged against Obama last week). The first post-debate polling, as is usually the case, was likely to have been in-

fluenced as much or more by news coverage than what happened on the night of the event. The debate was watched by an unusually large audience — 68 million people — but did not have any major gaffes, which often are associated with swings in postdebate polling. According to Gallup’s Jeffrey M. Jones, the impact of the debate “was not so strong that it changed the race to the point where Romney emerged as the leader among registered voters.” But, he added, “even that small movement is significant, given the competitiveness of the race throughout this presidential campaign year and the fact that debates rarely transform presidential election races.”

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District numbers up By TERRY BROYLES Humboldt Correspondent

HUMBOLDT — USD 258 Superintendent K.B. Criss is all smiles because enrollment numbers are up this year at Humboldt schools. The numbers are “unofficial” until a state school audit takes place later in the fall.

“We are showing an increase of approximately 25 students in grades K-12,” Criss said. Out-of-district students are few to none, Criss said. “From speaking with our building principals, that number is very few, if any,” Criss said. The school audit will also

confirm enrollment numbers in the Virtual Education program. “The virtual program was very successful last year and increased in enrollment for this year,” Jody Siebenmorgen, program director said. “It’s a great day to be a Cub!” Criss concluded.

Resident celebrates 105th By TERRY BROYLES Humboldt Correspondent

Homecoming candidates

Seniors nominated by their peers for 2012 Homecoming king and queen are, back row from left, Nathan Whitcomb and Whitney Strack, Noah Thornbrugh and Cheyenne Schomaker. Front row from left, Brook Boatwright and Trey Johnson, Aubrey Maxton and Tanner McNutt. The king and queen will be crowned during half-time ceremonies at Friday’s varsity football game against Eureka.

HUMBOLDT — Birthdays aren’t a big deal for Fannie Lou Skaggs. She thinks she’s had enough of them. Monday she marked her 105th birthday with cake and ice cream surrounded by her friends at Arrowood Lane Residential Care and her daughter, Bethel Ludlum of Elsmore. “She’s kind of funny about being 105,” Ludlum said. “She thinks she’s lived long enough.” Arrowood staff, however, didn’t want the milestone to go unnoticed, so they

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flowers. Skaggs came to Humboldt from Neodesha in the 1970s, after the death of her husband, John Piesker, in 1961. She and James Skaggs were married six years before he passed away. She taught school in Elk City until 1929. Before moving into Ar-

rowood eight years ago at 97, she liked to write poetry, was an avid reader and liked to quilt. She’s always liked people, Ludlum said. Skaggs is one of seven children and named after her Aunt Fannie. “She had one brother that also lived to be 105,” Ludlum said. Besides Ludlum and her husband, Skaggs also has a son, Rex, who lives in Wisconsin. She has three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Arrowood staff also commented on Skagg’s pleasant sense of humor and what a joy she is to have around.

Humboldt calendar Today-PEO meeting, 7:30 p.m., Linda Leonard hostess. Wednesday-United Methodist Women, 9:30 a.m., church. Friday-Cubs pep rally, 2:40 p.m., city square; Humboldt High School homecoming game against Eureka, 7 p.m. Saturday-Downtown Action Team celebrates bandstand renovation, 6 p.m., city square. Monday-Humboldt Historical Society presents Down Memory Lane with Lloyd Houk, 7 p.m., Riverside Schoolhouse. Oct. 16-South Logan FCE, 1:30 p.m., library, Bonnie Ladd hostess.

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Terry Broyles 473-3727 noon at 2:40. High school class floats will parade from the high school to the square, ending with a pep rally at the bandstand. The Cubs will host the Eureka Tornadoes at Walter Johnson field at 7 p.m. Crowning of the 2012 Homecoming King and Queen will be during half-time ceremonies Rotary

Wally Hart was recently recognized by the Humboldt Rotary Club for his 50 years of membership. Club president-elect Cliff Ralstin presented Hart with a 50-year pin during their noon meeting.

After-school program begins By TERRY BROYLES Humboldt Correspondent

HUMBOLDT — The 21st Century Cubs Expanded Learning program is off to an active start this year with student participation numbers about the same as last year, 153. Sunny Shreeve, first-year director, plans a wide variety of activities and recruits volunteers to assist in the students’ academic enrichment four days a week. “I’ve got an awesome bunch of volunteers this year,” she said. “I get ideas from the kids and from the staff, then put the program together. We give the kids the opportunity to learn different things from what they get in the classroom.” STUDENTS ENROLLED

in the after-school expanded learning program are divided by grade: kindergarten through second, third through fifth and sixth through eighth grade. Volunteers from the community vary, but usually there are at least six. There are five certified teachers, three paraprofessionals and a substitute teacher employed by the program.

“Last year we had only five middle school students,” Shreeve commented. “This year we have 15. I guess we appealed to a broader range of kids.” Those who attend not only have a supervised environment after school, but they also are learning while they do fun activities. Each grade group has a walking club and a book club. There is a Humboldt history club, chess club, a Wii and a tech class. A light snack is provided and tutoring is available. “The history club learned to churn butter and they have been learning what different businesses were in some of our downtown buildings,” Shreeve said. “The tech class is learning to do research using an iPad and they have gone on a field trip to the Safari Museum in Chanute.” The Cubs Expanded Learning program is funded by a federal five-year 21st Century grant with a focus on being healthy and helping students succeed academically. Shreeve said volunteers are always needed to be a part of the program and to share their various talents.

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Hail, knowledge! Science show us a bright future British researcher John Gurdon and Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka have discovered that ordinary cells in the body can be transformed into primitive cells which, like stem cells, can turn into any kind of tissue. They won the Nobel Prize Monday for their work, which was completed about six years ago. While the medical implications of their study won’t be fully realized for decades, this discovery holds enormous scientific promise. It may be possible, for example, to coax ordinary cells in the bodies of the victims of diabetes to generate insulin, curing the disease. The possibilities for human engineering seem limitless. Moreover, the work done by Gurdon, Yamanaka and their colleagues around the scientific world — a world without national borders, this pair demonstrates — has eliminated the necessity of destroying human embryos in order to obtain stem cells. It is not only exciting to see the limits of human knowledge being expanded so dramatically, it is enormously comforting. Science and scientists — words derived from the verb to know — keep reminding us that study, experimentation and contemplation can solve the most daunting problems. Gurdon and Yamanaka remind us that the enormous progress that has been made in medicine, most of which has occurred in the lifetimes of today’s grandfather generation, is still roaring ahead. Not only will most diseases be banished, as so many already have been, but pathways are opening now to the replacement of injured or nonfunctioning body parts. Life has been extended for our species. Now the prospects for improving the quality of those extended years grow brighter.

science hasn’t taught us how to get along with our neighbors or even take good care of our own countrymen. But that’s not really true. The level of violence around the world has dropped even as the world’s population has increased. A smaller portion of the world’s population goes to bed hungry. There have been no wars between major nations for half a century. The number of democracies — nations in which the citizens have real power — has grown very substantially and shows every sign of continuing to grow. Expanding economic freedom has cast a web around nations, drawing them into a one-world interdependency that makes war ever less likely because it not only causes blood to flow but also destroys wealth and halts progress. We — meaning all of us, everywhere — are taking a lesson from science and creating better patterns of human behavior. Heading for Utopia? Nope. Just a world that steers itself away from self-destruction. That may be as close to perfection as we can get. — Emerson Lynn, jr.

THOUGHTS LIKE THESE

prompt the cynical to object. Yes, they admit, all branches of science made the human species shine. We have a scientific miracle exploring Mars, sending pictures to us on Earth, analyzing the red planet, teaching us about another corner of the universe. We can prowl on the ocean bottoms. We are learning more and more about the gases that envelop Earth and support life. But, they say,

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Your local newspaper — there for you By RON DZWONKOWSKI The Detroit Free Press

Your newspaper will be there for you. A simple statement, but let’s break it down a bit. Your newspaper ... That’s right, all yours, assembled just for you, tailored to where you live, emphasizing the things that affect you, keeping track of the people and players in your community. Your newspaper is put together by people in a newsroom that was built for you, where people work to supply information that matters to you, from the details of that crash you passed by on Tuesday to biographies of the candidates for your school board to notices of what’s on sale at your local supermarket. ...Will be there for you. Be where? On your porch, in your mail, at your convenience store and, yeah, sometimes in your bushes. But also at your township hall, inside your local police department, attending your city council meeting, watching your elections. It will be where you can’t, paying attention, keeping watch, asking questions, making the record public. And you can take it wherever you’re going without worrying about battery life or Wi-Fi connections. Some say newspapers are dying, that people get their news today from the Internet, TV and radio. But where do the Internet, TV and radio get their news? From the newsrooms of America’s newspapers, large and small, which still encompass the nation’s largest newsgathering force. Other information providers may add opinion, pictures or sound, but most of the time, the facts begin in the newsrooms of newspapers, where journalists are there for you, cultivating sources, combing through records, asking tough questions. A few generations back, TV and radio were supposed to be the death of newspapers. Instead, they were catalysts for newspa-

pers to dig further, to offer context, analysis, perspective and storytelling that the electronic media couldn’t deliver. TV and radio didn’t kill newspapers; they made them deeper, smarter and more thoughtful. For about a generation now, the Internet has supposedly been driving newspapers into extinction. Nope. It’s just given their newsrooms another platform to deliver journalism that now includes videos, interactive graphics and access to informational archives built for years by ... Guess which medium? Unlike websites and bloggers, newspapers are fixtures in their communities. Most of them were around long before personal com-

puters and smart-phone apps, chronicling life, dissecting trends and exposing things that needed some air. And unlike less-established media, their newsrooms operate with standards and ethics intended to assure the credibility of the information they deliver. They don’t just make the record; they protect it, too. It’s a responsibility, a trust, a duty. And while newspapers and their newsrooms have always broken stories, the Internet has now enabled them to cover breaking news, too, with reporting that goes directly up on-line — just as soon as it meets those newsroom standards. So the evolution continues. But the mission remains the same: To be there. For you. Because it’s your newspaper.

Tax cuts really mean a tax shift onto Kansas’ poor Most Kansans track politics closely when elected officials are fiddling with changes in taxes and are savvy in understanding how such changes will affect their pocketbooks. However, the massive tax cuts recently enacted by state lawmakers have left many Kansans unaware of underlying shifts in the tax structure that will move the tax burden from wealthy Kansans to those with middle and lower incomes. What do we know about who pays taxes before the tax cuts? The only publicly available study of who pays state and local taxes in Kansas was commissioned by the Kansas Department of Revenue a few years ago. This study showed that state taxes tend to be regressive overall. Lower-income Kansans pay more of their income toward property and sales taxes than do higher-income Kansans. On the other hand the state income tax offsets this bias: high-

H. Edward Flentje Insight Kansas er-income Kansans pay more of their income toward income taxes, compared with lower-income Kansans, or at least did so prior to the tax cuts. Why are many Kansans not aware that tax cuts mean tax shifts? First, a bill reflecting Governor Sam Brownback’s tax plan was not available until weeks into the legislative session, and after that, the torturous process of stops and starts short-changed debate and ultimately left flaws in the final legislation. Second, the full effect of changes in state taxes will not

be felt until calendar year 2014 and beyond. Third, Brownback and his opponents have jousted on issues other than the shifts in who pays taxes as a result of the cuts. For example, Brownback and his revenue secretary crisscrossed the state and focused attention on eliminating all state income taxes for 191,000 businesses as part of his “pro-growth” agenda, optimistically projecting the creation of 22,900 new jobs, beyond normal growth by the year 2020. Even if the administration’s projection comes to pass, producing just over two new jobs each year for every 1,000 persons in the Kansas workforce is more like a low-dose aspirin, than “a shot of adrenaline into the heart of the Kansas economy” as Brownback asserts. Also, Brownback’s opponents have raised their alarm on the $4.5 billion deficit projected to occur as a result of the tax cuts

and the impact of that deficit in diminishing the state’s ability to fund education and assist vulnerable Kansans. They point to cuts in existing programs and Brownback’s order that state agencies prepare budgets based on a 10 percent reduction in spending. So, how do Brownback’s tax cuts change who pays taxes? The good news is that all state income taxpayers will benefit from the cuts, but the disparity in who benefits is dramatic. The Kansas Department of Revenue estimates that the state’s 285,000 low-income taxpayers, those with incomes of $25,000 and below, will receive a $46 tax cut, compared to a $9,792 tax cut for the 21,000 taxpayers with incomes of $250,000 and above. Stated another way, low-income taxpayers, who make up 26 percent of all tax filers, will receive less than 2 percent of the estimated $717 million tax cut, while the top group, who com-

prise less than 2 percent of filers, will take home $207 million in tax cuts, or 29 percent of the benefit. The estimates show similar but less extreme disparities when other categories of higher- and lower-income taxpayers are examined. The facts speak loudly: Brownback and his legislative allies have dramatically shifted the state tax burden from higher-income Kansans onto lower-income Kansans, and the progressive nature of the state income tax has been substantially eroded. The principle of fairness that has guided major changes in state tax policy throughout Kansas history has been abandoned. Brownback’s “pro-growth” tax cuts, coupled with his stated desire to move more funding of state obligations to higher and more regressive sales and property taxes, are blatantly unfair to middle- and lower-income Kansans.

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FCE meet Roach-eating ends in tragedy at Diehl’s MIAMI (AP) — The winner of a roach-eating contest in South Florida died shortly after downing dozens of the live bugs as well as worms, authorities said Monday. About 30 contestants ate the insects during Friday night’s contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach about 40 miles north of Miami. The grand prize was a python. Edward Archbold, 32, of

The Moran FCE met Sept. 21 at 1:30 p.m. at Barbara Diehl’s home for a “Brain Functioning” lesson lead by Kathy Ward. Their next meeting will be Oct. 19 at 1:30 p.m. at the Back Forty for the “Hearth Fire” lesson lead by Bonnie McAdam and will be hosted by Donna McCall.

West Palm Beach became ill shortly after the contest ended and collapsed in front of the store, according to a Broward Sheriff ’s Office statement released Monday. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Authorities were waiting for results of an autopsy to determine a cause of death. “Unless the roaches were contaminated with some bacteria or other pathogens,

I don’t think that cockroaches would be unsafe to eat,” said Michael Adams, professor of entomology at the University of California at Riverside, who added that he has never heard of someone dying after consuming roaches. “Some people do have allergies to roaches,” he said, “but there are no toxins in roaches or related insects.” “We feel terribly awful,” said store owner Ben Siegel, who added that Archbold did not appear to be sick before the contest. “He looked like he just wanted to show off and was very nice,” Siegel said, adding that Archbold was “the life of the party.”

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inquiring mind, concern for the community, healthy interpersonal relationships, and sound decision making. 4-H is more than a single game or activity. Your kids will learn to speak in front of a group, handle responsibility, help their community, try new things, work with others and make good decisions. The fundamental 4-H ideal of practical, “learn by doing” experiences encourage youth to experiment, innovate and think independently. 4-H programs are offered through school-based, after-school and camp settings and within community clubs. 4-H isn’t just about cooking and sewing or showing an animal. Nowadays, members can choose to gain valuable leadership experiences while enhancing life skills. In our local 4-H programs, it is critical that the entire family be involved. Kids can choose from dozens of activities related to science, the arts, citizenship, fitness and more. They can learn to train their dog, build a robot, run a meeting, or raise an animal. Additionally, senior 4-H members are eligible for local and state scholarships. Along the way, we have a lot of FUN too, especially at 4-H Camp at Rock Springs. Raising great kids is a challenging task, but it’s easier when you have a team of people behind you. 4-H clubs are groups of families that do just that. Through working together, families share knowledge and interests to help kids learn practical skills and important values. If you have a child between the ages seven and 18, a 4-H club in the Southwind District is excited to welcome you to the fold. Learn more at www. joinkansas4-h.org or www. southwind.ksu.edu

Greenhands compete Seventeen Greenhands, (first-year FFA members) from Iola competed Oct. 4 in the Southeast Kansas FFA district Greenhand Career Development Event (CDE). Five-hundred and forty-two contestants from the 24 schools competed. Kaleena Smith placed third in the FFA information test. She also placed second in the FFA spelldown. Emily McKarnin placed sixth in the FFA Creed speaking competition, while Clara Wicoff placed first in the Creed competition. Wicoff

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learn a brand new language.â&#x20AC;? Life in Houston was also a far cry from her Italian village, or for that matter, a small city like Iola. The high schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent homecoming festivities, for example, were a new experience for Tinn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was great â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a parade for homecoming. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that in Houston,â&#x20AC;? she said.

pointed out board member Mark Burrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; name on one of the trophies. Most of the awards were earned by the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s track teams, some dating back to the 1920s. The board will vote Oct. 22 as to whether they will allow the trophies to be donated to the endowment association.

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that the world opened up to Tinn, and vice-versa. The first avenue was through books. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I began to read everything, going through 10-20 books a week,â&#x20AC;? she said. Today, her favorite genre is American Literature. Ernest Hemingway ranks at the top. As a youth, Tinn had her first job busing tables at age 15. From there she worked as a hostess for several years. For two years during college she worked at Sea World in San Antonio where was assistant supervisor for Happy Harbor, the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That job brought me out of my shell,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had to constantly talk to strangers, and I found I enjoyed it. The job also made me consider education as a career. The kids were great.â&#x20AC;? A position on the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student-run newspaper however, changed her course of study. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was the first time an assignment didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem like work,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was fun. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never found anything before at which I seemed to be naturally good.â&#x20AC;? Tinn worked as a staff writer, was assistant features editor, news editor for two semesters and then finally editor-in-chief for The Paisano, which is Spanish for â&#x20AC;&#x153;fellow countryman.â&#x20AC;? TINN SEES her move to Iola as a good fit for her and her dog, Algy, â&#x20AC;&#x153;a mix of basnji and something else,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like the atmosphere here, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot more relaxed. The people are nice. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone through my phase of needing a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;night life.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m content to focus on my work and become a part of the community.â&#x20AC;?

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tion Cooperative director Bob Coleman gave board members an overview of the agency, which provides services to students with special needs. Coleman then launched into the upcoming Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the likelihood it will result in additional costs because of the requirement to provide health insurance to its paraprofessionals. The ACA takes effect in 2014. The co-op has not offered health insurance to its paraprofessionals, a fact that Coleman says is unfortunate, but the alternative of providing insurance to all employees is â&#x20AC;&#x153;costly.â&#x20AC;? With the new healthcare act, businesses of 50 or more employees must either insure all employees or take a penalty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will cost us $2,000 per para-employee, making the total penalty roughly $400,000,â&#x20AC;? Coleman said.

To insure all paras, it would cost the co-op roughly $6,000 per employee, bringing the total to more than $1 million. Though the future appears to be doom and gloom, Bob Coleman Coleman said the ACA is still in â&#x20AC;&#x153;continuing conversations.â&#x20AC;? More than likely, the coop will be able to take care of costs in 2014 through â&#x20AC;&#x153;carryover funds.â&#x20AC;? Beyond that, Coleman said the penalty will directly affect school budgets. Special education enrollment is up this year. Coleman said a possible reason for the increase is that more people are moving back home, to Iola, because housing is substantially cheaper here than elsewhere. Auditors will crack down on the co-op to â&#x20AC;&#x153;make sure money is being spent on special education,â&#x20AC;? Coleman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They will be checking that special education staff are working only with special education students.â&#x20AC;? Facilities must be comparable for both types of education. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatever space is available to special education is also available for general education,â&#x20AC;?

Coleman said. ALL SCHOOL principals gave a report about the progress their schools have made with standardized testing scores. Each school has been working diligently to target individual students to help them improve in areas each student has the most difficulty with. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are spending a lot of time monitoring progress,â&#x20AC;? McKinley elementary principal Larry Hart said. THE BOARD approved â&#x20AC;&#x153;It All Countsâ&#x20AC;? as an online fund-raising mechanism for USD 257 parentteacher organizations and the USD 257 Endowment Association. Board member Burris stepped out of the meeting during the discussion due to possible conflict of interest. Burris owns a business that could benefit from the r

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Baltimore, St. Louis nab playoff victories BALTIMORE (AP) — The New York Yankees now must grudgingly acknowledge that these aren’t the same Baltimore Orioles they used to knock around with merciless ease. Rookie Wie-Yin Chen outpitched 40-year-old Andy Pettitte, and the resilient Orioles beat the Yankees 3-2 Monday night to even their best-of-five AL playoff series at a game apiece. Game 3 will be held Wednes-

day at Yankee Stadium. In the National League, St. Louis routed the Washington Nationals Monday 12-4. In Baltimore, Chen gave up two runs, one earned, and eight hits over 6 1-3 innings. He left with a 3-2 lead, and the bullpen made it stand up. Johnson retired Derek Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki on grounders and struck out Alex Rodriguez to end it in See PLAYOFFS | Page B2

Iola High’s Blayke Reynolds (30) and Brice Aiello pursue Wellsville High’s Brody Young in the first quarter of Monday’s junior varsity contest between the two schools. Iola utilized a late score and defensive stand to fend off the Eagles 32-26.

Iola JV holds off Wellsville, 32-26 By RICHARD LUKEN richard@iolaregister.com

A late defensive stand, coupled with a pair of key penalties against visiting Wellsville High’s junior varsity football team, led the way to victory for the Iola JV Monday. Iola defeated the visiting Eagles 32-26, behind the one-two rushing attack of Brice Aiello and Keanen Badders. Aiello rushed for 185 yards and Badders 130 as the Mustangs overcame a 20-18 deficit at halftime. Badders’ four-yard touchdown run with 8:41 left in the game provided the decisive score. The teams traded touchdowns throughout the first half. Badders scored on a 23-yard touchdown run for a 6-0 lead.

Iola High’s Torrie Lewis, upper left, leaps for a potential kill Monday in a junior varsity volleyball match against Burlington. Results of the matches were not available by press time.

Concussion sidelines Kansas City’s Cassell By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs are down to their backup quarterback for the second year in a row. Matt Cassel sustained a concussion in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against Baltimore and is unlikely to play in next weekend’s game at Tampa

Bay, which means Brady Quinn is preparing to start an NFL game for the first time in nearly three years. Cassel was hit by the Ravens’ Haloti Ngata while completing a pass to Jamaal Charles in the Chiefs’ 9-6 loss. He remained on the ground for several minSee CASSELL | Page B2

Then tied at 6-6, Aiello’s 17-yard touchdown jaunt pushed Iola back in front 12-6. Wellsville scored again to go up 14-12 before Badders responded with a four-yard touchdown to lead 18-14. Trailing 20-18 in the third period, Iola’s Shane Walden plowed in from two yards out to push the Mustangs back on top 24-20. Wellsville retook the lead with a touchdown late in the third quarter. The Eagles narrowly missed two other scores late in the game. A long interception return by Wellsville was called back because of an illegal block, as was a potential 78-yard touchdown run by the Eagles with less than five minutes left on the clock.

Wildcat, SCC volleyball squads compete UNIONTOWN — Marmaton Valley High’s volleyball squad went 3-2 on the day Saturday at a tournament hosted by Uniontown. The Wildcats thumped Pleasanton in the opener, 25-12, 25-14, lost to their hosts from Uniontown 2512, 25-16 and downed Olathe Metro 25-17, 26-24. A pair of nail-biters capped the day for Marmaton Valley. The Wildcats won in three sets against Riverton 21-25, 25-18 and 25-23, then lost a heart-breaker to Yates Center 25-23, 12-25, 27-25. Meanwhile, Southern Coffey County went 2-2 on the day. The Lady Titans lost to Yates Center 2518, 26-24, defeated Crest 25-8, 25-11; lost to Frontenac 25-23, 25-11; and

ended the day by downing Northeast High of Arma 25-15, 25-18. A number of familiar faces led the Wildcat offense. Kaitlin Ensminger scored a team-high eight points against the Blu-Jays, followed by Kacie Shadden with seven points and four kills, Emily Boyd with seven points, Emily Meiwes with three blocks and four kills and Kailey Boyd with five kills. In the loss to Uniontown, Kailey Boyd and Meiwes registered eight and five kills, respectively. Kaysha Elmenhorst was tops against Olathe Metro with nine points. Kailey Boyd followed with six points and eight kills. Kailey Boyd and Elmenhorst shared high-scoring honors in the win over Riverton with nine points each. Kailey Boyd also had nine kills. Ensminger delivered six kills. Elmenhorst and Emily Boyd both registered eight points in the Yates Center loss. Kailey Boyd and Ensminger had 12 and five

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Iola held on downs with Wellsville at midfield in the game’s final minute to seal the win. Walden added 23 yards on two receptions for the Mustang JV and 13 yards on four carries. Brett Taylor completed 3 of 9 passes for 36 yards and an interception. Aiello completed his only pass attempt, good for 12 yards, while catching another for eight yards. Jake Gumfory pulled in an 11yard reception. Aiello and Luke Hopkins led the defense with seven tackles apiece. Badders, Dodger Beckham and Ethan Sigg each had six tackles. Two of Sigg’s stops were for losses. The junior varsity returns to action next Monday at home against Chanute.

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The Iola High Fillies tennis season came to an end Saturday at the Kansas Class 4A Regional Tournament. The 2012 girls tennis team members at IHS are, front from left, Bobbi Sinclair, head coach Jenn Bycroft and Abbey St. Clair; and second row from left, Alexis Hobbs, Shelby Reno, Megan Smith and Katana Smith.

Iola Middle School seventhand eighth-graders interested in participating in either wrestling or girls basketball and their parents are encouraged to attend a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the IMS music room. The meeting will coincide with the middle school’s parent-teacher conferences, which begin Monday evening. As an aside, IMS plans to “paint the school pink” Thursday for its home football game Thursday against Coffeyville. Students, teachers and administrators will wear pink garb during the day, while fans are encouraged to wear pink in the stands as a symbol of breast cancer awareness. The middle school band will play during Thursday’s football game as well.

kills, respectively. “WE HAD A slow start against Yates Center in the first match,” Southern Coffey County head coach Jeff True said, “but after that we settled in and played much better the rest of the day. Carley Nelson stepped into the starting setter position and did a nice job for us all day long.” Sarah Webb had 39 kills to lead the Lady Titans .Breanna Isch had 12 blocks. Carley Nelson had 25 set assists. “Our serve percentage (95 percent) was good,” True said.

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High School Volleyball Iola, Central Heights at Wellsville, 4:30 p.m. Humboldt at Cherryvale Southern Coffey County at Hartford Marmaton Valley, Crest at Jayhawk-Linn Yates Center at Caney Valley Wednesday Jr. College Volleyball Coffeyville at Allen, 6:30 p.m. Jr. College Soccer Allen at Johnson County, women 2 p.m., men 4 p.m. Thursday Jr. High Football Coffeyville at IMS 7th, 8th, 5 p.m. Cross Country Marmaton Valley, Yates Center, Humboldt, Crest at Burlington Friday High School Football Chanute at Iola, 7 p.m. Marmaton Valley at Pleasanton Eureka at Humboldt (HC) Chetopa at Crest (HC) Baileyville B&B at Southern Coffey County Yates Center at St. Paul Jr. College Volleyball Allen at Lincoln Land tournament, Springfield, Ill.

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Red Devil soccer teams struggle DALLAS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Allen Community Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer teams wrapped up their Texas road trip on a rough note. The Allen men lost a close match to Tyler (Texas) Community College 2-1. Jordan Drake played in goal and made 12 saves for the Red Devils. Brett Rex scored the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only goal, from an assist by Johnny Acker. On Friday, the ACC women fell to Western Texas 2-0. Keelie Arbuckle played in goal and made eight saves. The men, meanwhile, lost to Richland College

4-1. Drake made nine saves in goal. Jhovanty Baltazar scored the Red Devil goal. Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer teams travel to Overland Park Wednesday to take on Johnson County Community College before returning home Sunday to take on Dodge City Community College. Sunday is the final home game of the season for the men (4-8 overall and 2-5 in Jayhawk Eastern Conference play). The women (1-13, 1-7) will wrap up their home schedule Oct. 18 against Garden City Community College.

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Texans fend off Jets in MNF action EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; After Arian Foster ran over the New York Jets all night, it was time for the defense to seal things for the Houston Texans. A six-point lead. Three minutes left. Mark Sanchez and the Jets 84 yards away from sending the Texans to their first loss with a crowd-pleasing comeback. Not on this night. Kareem Jackson intercepted Sanchez with 1:51 remaining as the Texans held on for a 23-17 victory Monday night and a 5-0 start. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what you dream about,â&#x20AC;? defensive end J.J. Watt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Monday

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front of a rollicking crowd at Camden Yards. Pettitte, whose 19 wins and 43 starts are the most in postseason history, allowed three runs and seven hits in seven-plus innings. Pettitte came out of retirement before this season hoping to pitch again in the playoffs. He was effective; Chen was just better. Pettitte, however, got little offensive backing. New York stranded 10 and went 2 for 8 with runners in scoring position. After right field Chris Davis hit a two-run single to put Baltimore up 2-1 in the third inning, Matt Wieters led off the sixth with a double and scored on a single by Reynolds to make it 3-1. But New York came right back in the seventh. Eduardo Nunez got a double when Davis couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t catch his

Prep football standings 2012 Football Standings Pioneer League Team League Overall Iola 4-0 5-1 Prairie View 3-1 4-2 Wellsville 2-2 2-4 Anderson Co. 2-2 3-3 Central Heights 1-3 2-4 Osawatomie 0-4 0-6 Tri-Valley League Name League Overall Caney Valley 4-0 5-1 Neodesha 4-0 5-1 Humboldt 1-2 4-2 Burlington 1-2 2-4 Cherryvale 2-2 2-4 Eureka 0-3 0-6 Fredonia 0-3 0-6 8-Man Yates Center none 0-6 Three Rivers League Name League Overall St. Paul 4-0 5-0 Marmaton Valley 3-0 6-0 Chetopa 3-2 4-2 Crest 2-2 3-3 Pleasanton 0-3 3-3 Uniontown 0-4 1-4 Lyon County League Name League Overall Waverly 3-0 6-0 Madison 3-0 5-1 Lebo 2-2 4-2 Burlingame 1-1 1-5 Marais Des Cygnes 2-2 2-3 So. Coffey County 0-3 1-5 Hartford 1-4 1-5 Kansas High School District Football Standings Class 4A, District 6 Team District Overall Fort Scott 0-0 6-0 Iola 0-0 5-1 Chanute 0-0 3-3 Anderson County 0-0 3-3 Class 3A, District 6 Team District Overall Humboldt 0-0 4-2 Burlington 0-0 2-4 Eureka 0-0 0-6 Fredonia 0-0 0-6 Eight-Man I, District 2 Team District Overall Marmaton Valley 2-0 6-0 St. Paul 2-0 4-0 Pleasanton 1-0 3-3 Marais Des Cygnes 1-1 3-3 Uniontown 0-2 1-4 Yates Center 0-2 0-6 Eight-Man II, District 3 Team District Overall Waverly 2-0 6-0 Chetopa 1-0 4-2 So. Coffey Cty 1-1 1-5 Crest 1-1 3-3 Elk Valley 0-2 0-5

blooper to right and Jeter followed with an RBI single. After Suzuki hit into a fielderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice, Darren Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Day replaced Chen and struck out Rodriguez as Suzuki stole second. Brian Matusz came in and issued an intentional walk to Robinson Cano to set up a matchup with Nick Swisher. The Yankees used the nifty footwork of Suzuki to take a 1-0 first-inning lead, and it had nothing to do with his speed on the basepaths. Jeter led off the game with a single and Suzuki reached when Reynolds fumbled a bare-hand pickup at first base for an error. Rodriguez hit a low line drive at second baseman Robert Andino, who caught it and doubled up Jeter. Cano followed with a drive to the base of the right-field wall for a double. The relay from Davis to Andino to Wieters beat Suzuki to the plate by plenty, but he dodged the tag coming toward home. Suzuki then circled around the batterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s box, juked around the catcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s desperate lunge and touched the plate an instant before Wietersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; glove found its mark.

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IN ST. LOUIS, the Cardinals enjoyed a typical highoutput day against Jordan Zimmermann. The bats came alive when they needed it most. Allen Craig and Daniel Descalso homered early to build a nice cushion and Carlos Beltran added two long shots in a 12-4 rout over the Washington Nationals on Monday night that evened the best-of-five series at a game apiece. Game 3 is Wednesday afternoon at Nationals Park, the first postseason contest in the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital since the original Senators played the New York Giants in the 1933 World Series. Edwin Jackson starts for Washington against longtime Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter, who made only three starts during the regular season because of injury. Beltran homered twice in the postseason for the third time in his career, connecting in the sixth off Mike Gonzalez and eighth off Sean Burnett. Jon Jay had two hits and three RBIs, plus an outstanding catch at the center-field wall to deprive Danny Espinosa of extra bases in the sixth.

Night Football. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the field. You have a chance to end the game. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what you want. For us to go out there and do that, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s huge.â&#x20AC;? Foster ran for 152 yards and a touchdown, and the Texans overcame some big throws by Sanchez, a few exciting moments by Tim Tebow and a 100-yard kickoff return by Joe McKnight to beat the Jets for the first time in team history. The Texans (5-0) joined the Atlanta Falcons as the NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only teams without a loss. Houston quarterback Matt Schaub was 14 of 28 for 209 yards and a touchdown to Owen Daniels, winning his ninth straight game â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the longest active streak in the NFL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; dating to last season. Daniels finished with four catches for 79 yards for the Texans, who have just their second five-game winning streak in team history.

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New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie intercepts a pass over Houston Texans Johnathan Joseph during NFL action Monday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

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utes before walking off the field and straight to the locker room. Quinn finished out Kansas Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final offensive series. Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t officially rule Cassel out against the Buccaneers, but he said that Quinn and thirdstring quarterback Ricky Stanzi would be preparing to play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the good things about having three quarterbacks on the roster,â&#x20AC;? Crennel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you lose one, at least you still have two guys, and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to go trying to pick someone up off the street. You have guys who have been in the system.â&#x20AC;? That was the predicament the Chiefs found themselves in last season. Cassel hurt his throwing hand against the Denver Broncos last Novem-

ber, undergoing surgery and landing on injured reserve. Tyler Palko was an abject failure starting in his place, and the Chiefs wound up claiming Kyle Orton off waivers to finish out the season. The move to Quinn may have happened eventually even if Cassel hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been hurt. The former Pro Bowl quarterback has struggled mightily the past two seasons, and his troubles this year have been especially glaring. His quarterback rating of 66.2 is the lowest since he became a starter in New England. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the reason some intrepid fans raised enough money to hire a plane to tow a banner before Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game pleading for Cassel to be benched, and why a small segment of the crowd

at Arrowhead Stadium cheered when he got hurt â&#x20AC;&#x201D; drawing the ire of right tackle Eric Winston and his teammates, and touching off a national debate about uncouth behavior of some fans. Winston called the cheering â&#x20AC;&#x153;100-percent sickeningâ&#x20AC;? after the game, and stood by his opinion during a meeting with a few reporters Monday. But he also made sure to clarify that he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talking about all Kansas City fans, just those who were cheering Casselâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s injury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It might have been 7,000, might have been 700, but it was still too many,â&#x20AC;? Winston said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was directing those comments at a few people, and when I say a few people, I do mean a few people, because I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it was the majority of people or even the vast minority of people.â&#x20AC;?

MVJH volleyball takes second College top 25 ST. PAUL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Marmaton Valley Junior Highâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A Team took home second place Monday at a volleyball tournament in St. Paul. The Wildcats downed Thayer 25-19, 25-11 and Altoona-Midway 25-14, 25-8 before losing in the championship match to Oswego 25-22, 25-15.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We ran into a really good Oswego team tonight and felt like we could hand them their first loss,â&#x20AC;? Wildcat head coach Brenda MiIls said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They came back on us that first set and kept things rolling from there. The girls played very well tonight, though.â&#x20AC;? Trinitee Gutierrez was

good on all 43 service attempts, winning 33 service points. Kyla Drake delivered 15 service points and had four kills. Nalea Alexander had 11 service points. Misty Storrer knockedin five kills. Marmaton Valley wraps up its season at home Thursday against Crest.

MLB postseason schedule All Times EDT WILD CARD Friday, Oct. 5 National League: St. Louis 6, Atlanta 3 American League: Baltimore 5, Texas 1 DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5; x-if necessary) American League Detroit 2, Oakland 0 Saturday, Oct. 6: Detroit 3, Oakland 1 Sunday, Oct. 7: Detroit 5, Oakland 4 Tuesday, Oct. 9: Detroit (Sanchez 4-6) at Oakland (Anderson 4-2), 9:07 p.m. (TBS) x-Wednesday, Oct. 10: Detroit (Scherzer 16-7) at Oakland (Griffin 7-1), 9:37 p.m. (TNT) x-Thursday, Oct. 11: Detroit (Verlander 17-8) at Oakland, TBD (TBS) New York 1, Baltimore 1 Sunday, Oct. 7: New York 7, Baltimore 2 Monday, Oct. 8: Baltimore 3, New York 2 Wednesday, Oct. 10: Baltimore (Gonzalez 9-4) at New York (Kuroda 16-11), 7:37 p.m. (TBS) Thursday, Oct. 11: Baltimore (Tillman 9-3) at New York (Hughes 16-13), TBD (TBS) x-Friday, Oct. 12: Baltimore at New York, TBD (TBS) National League Cincinnati 2, San Francisco 0 Saturday, Oct. 6: Cincinnati 5, San Francisco 2 Sunday, Oct. 7: Cincinnati 9, San Francisco 0 Tuesday, Oct. 9: San Francisco (Vogelsong 14-9) at Cincinnati (Bailey 13-10), 5:37 p.m. (TBS)

x-Wednesday, Oct. 10: San Francisco (Zito 15-8) at Cincinnati, 4:07 p.m. (TBS) x-Thursday, Oct. 11: San Francisco at Cincinnati, TBD (TBS) Washington 1, St. Louis 1 Sunday, Oct. 7: Washington 3, St. Louis 2 Monday, Oct. 8: St. Louis 12, Washington 4 Wednesday, Oct. 10: St. Louis (Carpenter 0-2) at Washington (Jackson 10-11), 1:07 p.m. (MLB) Thursday, Oct. 11: St. Louis (Lohse 16-3) at Washington (Detwiler 10-8), TBD (TBS) x-Friday, Oct. 12: St. Louis at Washington, TBD (TBS)

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) American League All games televised by TBS Saturday, Oct. 13: Oakland-Detroit winner at New York OR Baltimore at Oakland-Detroit winner Sunday, Oct. 14: Oakland-Detroit winner at New York OR Baltimore at Oakland-Detroit winner Tuesday, Oct. 16: New York at Oakland-Detroit winner OR Oakland-Detroit winner at Baltimore Wednesday, Oct. 17: New York at Oakland-Detroit winner OR Oakland-Detroit winner at Baltimore x-Thursday, Oct. 18: New York at Oakland-Detroit winner OR Oakland-Detroit winner at Baltimore x-Saturday, Oct. 20: OaklandDetroit winner at New York OR Baltimore at Oakland-Detroit winner x-Sunday, Oct. 21: Oakland-Detroit winner at New York OR Baltimore at Oakland-Detroit winner

National League All games televised by Fox Sunday, Oct. 14: Cincinnati-San Francisco winner at Washington OR St. Louis at Cincinnati-San Francisco winner Monday, Oct. 15: Cincinnati-San Francisco winner at Washington OR St. Louis at Cincinnati-San Francisco winner Wednesday, Oct. 17: Washington at Cincinnati-San Francisco winner OR Cincinnati at St. Louis Thursday, Oct. 18: Washington at Cincinnati-San Francisco winner OR Cincinnati at St. Louis x-Friday, Oct. 19: Washington at Cincinnati-San Francisco winner OR Cincinnati at St. Louis x-Sunday, Oct. 21: CincinnatiSan Francisco winner at Washington OR St. Louis at Cincinnati-San Francisco winner x-Monday, Oct. 22: CincinnatiSan Francisco winner at Washington OR St. Louis at Cincinnati-San Francisco winner WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) All games televised by Fox Wednesday, Oct. 24: at National League, (n) Thursday, Oct. 25: at National League, (n) Saturday, Oct. 27: at American League, (n) Sunday, Oct. 28: at American League, (n) x-Monday, Oct. 29: at American League, (n) x-Wednesday, Oct. 31: at National League, (n) x-Thursday, Nov. 1: at National League, (n)

13. Oklahoma 3-1 1,428 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 14. Clemson 5-1 1,410 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 15. Texas 4-1 1,287 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 16. Stanford 4-1 1,266 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 17. Miss. State 5-0 1,093 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 18. Louisville 5-0 1,088 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 19. Rutgers 5-0 785 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 20. Cincinnati 4-0 552 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 21. TCU 4-1 384 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 22. Boise State 4-1 335 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 23. Texas A&M 4-1 291 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 24. Louisiana Tech 5-0 147 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 25. Iowa State 4-1 129 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Other teams receiving votes: Baylor 126; Michigan State 121; Ohio 108; Arizona State 99; Nebraska 75; Michigan 67; Northwestern 42; Wisconsin 42; Texas Tech 39; NC State 33; Oklahoma State 31; Duke 21; UCLA 16; Nevada 13; Washington 12; California 6; Western Kentucky 5; Fresno State 4; Tulsa 4; Tennessee 3; Arizona 2; Louisiana-Monroe 2; Virginia Tech 2; Toledo 1.

The Top 25 teams in the Harris Interactive College Football Poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

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nesses (101 to 1,000 employees) as a group, experience an increase in costs per-person insured,â&#x20AC;? the report stated. Two factors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; expanded enrollment and penalties levied on an anticipated 5 percent of mid-size companies that are still not expected to offer coverage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; could lead to an increase in overall spending of 9.3 percent for this group of employers, according to the report. The report concluded: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overall, the evidence simply does not support criticsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; arguments that the ACA will burden employers and undermine employer-sponsored health insurance. On the contrary, except for a cost increase to mid-size employers due largely to enrollment increases, the ACA benefits rather than burdens small employers who want to provide health insurance, leaves the overall costs of employer-sponsored health insurance largely unchanged, and offers the potential, through cost containment, of slowing the growth in health care costs, benefiting private along with public purchasers of health insurance.â&#x20AC;? The ACA remains a point of contention in the presidential election. Republican nominee Mitt Romney has promised that he will attempt to repeal most of the law if elected.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your birthday or youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just had a baby, maybe got engaged or bought your first house. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re like many Americans, your friends are texting their congratulations, sending you an e-card or clicking â&#x20AC;&#x153;Likeâ&#x20AC;? on your Facebook wall. But how many will send a paper greeting card? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really, really bad at it,â&#x20AC;? said Melissa Uhl. The 25-year-old nanny from Kansas City, Mo.,

hears from friends largely through Facebook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;an e-card from my mom.â&#x20AC;? Once a staple of birthdays and holidays, paper greeting cards are fewer and farther between â&#x20AC;&#x201D; now seen as something special, instead of something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s required. The cultural shift is a worrisome challenge for the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top card maker, Hallmark Cards Inc., which last week announced it will close a Kansas plant that made one-third of its greeting cards. In consolidating its Kansas operations, Kansas City-based Hallmark

plans to shed 300 jobs. Pete Burney, Hallmarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior vice president who overseas production, says â&#x20AC;&#x153;competition in our industry is indeed formidableâ&#x20AC;? and that â&#x20AC;&#x153;consumers do have more ways to connect digitally and online and through social media.â&#x20AC;? Over the past decade, the number of greeting cards sold in the U.S. has dropped from 6 billion to 5 billion annually, by Hallmarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estimates. The Greeting Card Association, an industry trade group based in White Plains, N.Y., puts the overall-sold figure at 7 billion.

Brian Sword, 34, of Kansas City, said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;definitelyâ&#x20AC;? buying and receiving fewer printed cards than he did a decade ago, though he still prefers to send them to â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and receive them from â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a small group of close friends and family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do think there are a lot of benefits and it does say more when it comes in a paper card format than when it comes even as an online greeting card,â&#x20AC;? Sword said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just something about receiving that card in the mail and opening it up and having it be a physical card.â&#x20AC;?

Bomb suspect said to be mentally ill OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A 23-year-old Illinois man accused of planning to attack dozens of churches in Oklahoma with Molotov cocktails has struggled with mental illness, substance abuse and grief, said his cousin, who expressed relief that no one was hurt in the plot. Gregory Arthur Weiler II, of Elk Grove Village, Ill., was arrested Thursday after a motel maintenance worker spotted the makings of Molotov cocktails in a trash bin and alerted police. Officers found bomb-making materials in Weilerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motel room, along with plans to attack nearly 50 churches in Miami, a community of about 13,500 in northeast Oklahoma, according to a police affidavit. Weiler has been charged under a strict Oklahoma anti-terrorism law put in place after the federal building bombing in Oklahoma City in 1995. The law

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Gregory Arthur Weiler makes terrorism hoaxes a crime, as well as any effort to plan or help plan an act of terrorism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are relieved that nobody was hurt,â&#x20AC;? said Weilerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cousin Johnny Meyers, who lives in suburban Chicago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He can get to a (mental) hospital and get proper care.â&#x20AC;? Weilerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents both committed suicide, and Weiler has battled â&#x20AC;&#x153;a lot of mental illnessesâ&#x20AC;? that led to his own suicide attempt in

the eighth grade, Meyers said. He has been admitted to mental hospitals multiple times, and Meyers said â&#x20AC;&#x153;with his medication, he was perfectly fine and functional.â&#x20AC;? Family members believe Weiler must have stopped taking his medication before his arrest, he added. Meyers, whose parents cared for Weiler and his siblings, said his cousin has been out of touch for several years after leaving Illinois, but relatives plan to go to Oklahoma to see him. Weiler is being held without bail on charges of threatening to use an explosive or incendiary device and violating the Oklahoma Antiterrorism Act. Online court records indicate he has applied for a courtappointed attorney and is due in court Oct. 22. An affidavit filed by Detective Jeff Frazier says a maintenance worker alerted Miami police after notic-

ing a pile of brown bottles with cloth wicks attached by duct tape in a trash bin at the Legacy Inn and Suites, which sits just off a major interstate. A funnel and 5-gallon red gasoline can also had been dumped in the bin. While background checks were being done on the hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 18 guests, the maintenance worker accidentally walked into Weilerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room and saw Weiler with similar items and a Wal-Mart receipt showing the purchase of other items, the affidavit said. Police found pieces of paper in the trash that, when assembled, contained directions for making Molotov cocktails, a list of 48 local churches, a hand-drawn map of the churches and an outline of a plan to plant bombs. The paper also described plans to videotape the bombings and noted: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Try to get away with it ... maybe a plan out of town?â&#x20AC;?

School efficiency task force begins work â&#x20AC;&#x153; The work we TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Kansas school funding task force heard from a policy analyst Monday who said what matters isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the amount of money spent on K-12 education but how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spent. Dave Trabert, president of the Kansas Policy Institute, a conservative, free-market research and advocacy group, told members of the task force appointed by Gov. Sam Brownback that spending

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data and test scores suggest that subtle changes in yearly spending donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t greatly affect student achievement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certainly money matters. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take it all away,â&#x20AC;? Trabert said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But simply spending a little less is not going to have an impact on outcomes. Or spending more.â&#x20AC;? Much of his presentation focused on the amount of money that districts spend each year on instruction, operation costs and capital improvements. He said there were spending differences between large and small districts, based on the idea of economies of scale. But he added that there were also variances between districts of similar size that couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t readily be explained by just examining the raw budget data. According to figures provided to the task force, Kansas will spend $5.77 billion on K-12 education this fiscal year, up from $5.59 billion in the previous year. Brownback said in September when he formed the task force that he wanted to see districts hit the goal of putting 65 percent of resources into classroom instruction, arguing that only 15 districts are meeting that goal currently. The task force also was scheduled to hear Monday from the Kansas Association of School Boards and deputy education commissioner Dale Dennis from the Kansas Department of Education. State Board of Education member Ken Willard, who heads the task force, said the group should keep politics out of the process and focus on improving the system. Among the other members are certified public accountants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The work we are about to undertake is important

are about to undertake is important not only to the taxpayers but the school children who will be taxpayers.

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Report touts benefits of ACA for employers WASHINGTON, D.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A study released today by a nonpartisan think tank counters critics of the health reform law who say it will increase costs to businesses and undercut their ability to provide employee health coverage. Instead, the Urban Institute report says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;objective analysis of the ACAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Affordable Care Actâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) impact on coverage and costs demonstrates the opposite.â&#x20AC;? The report, written by four Urban Institute researchers, was based on a simulation of the impact the law would have had on businesses in 2012, had it been fully in effect. The reportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s authors concluded that owners of small businesses â&#x20AC;&#x201D; those with 50 or fewer employees â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that chose to offer coverage would have seen their â&#x20AC;&#x153;average costs per person insured reduced by 7.3 percent.â&#x20AC;? The law does not require small businesses to offer coverage but provides tax incentives to encourage them to do so. According to the report, the ACA wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t generally affect the per-person costs of coverage for large businesses â&#x20AC;&#x201D; those with more than 1,000 employees. But overall costs for businesses that size probably will increase because more employees are expected to sign up for coverage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Only mid-size busi-

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not only to the taxpayers but the school children who will be taxpayers,â&#x20AC;? Willard said, adding that the group would hear from educators and advocates in future meetings Democrats have criticized the absence of teachers and school administrators on the board. They also are concerned that spending on education will be cut in upcoming state budgets as a result of new income tax rates that take effect Jan. 1. State agencies, including education, have been asked by Brownbackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration to prepare budgets with 10 percent reductions. Trabert said the task force should identify barriers that keep districts from spending money more efficiently, and the next step would be to remove those barriers. Stephen Iliff, a member of the task force from Topeka, said he had been told over the years from administrators that they were able to get the most out of their students, staff and resources by creating a culture of success. He said that included removing teachers and staff who werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t performing well. Trabert said schools were no different than private-sector businesses that need ongoing reviews of outcomes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Changing that culture is critical,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Israelis, settlers trade rocket fire GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces and Palestinian militants exchanged fire on Monday in the most serious flare-up in months along the border with the Gaza Strip, officials said. The latest exchange came after Israel targeted two men in an airstrike into southern Gaza on Sunday night, killing one and wounding the other. Israel said they were militant jihadists responsible for attacks. Then, militants of the Islamic group Hamas that rules Gaza and a smaller hardline offshoot, Islamic Jihad, fired some 30 rockets toward Israel’s southern border on Monday morning, causing some property damage but no casualties, said an Israeli military spokeswoman. She spoke on condition of anonymity, citing military rules. Gaza’s interior ministry said Israel’s military launched around 20 tank shells and an airstrike, mostly toward targets around the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. Palestinian health official Ashraf al-Kidra said five people were injured after a strike near a mosque. Another mosque was targeted nearby and a factory was targeted in east of Gaza City, according to the interior ministry. The Israeli military spokeswoman said the houses of worship were used as “Hamas posts” but did not offer more information. Fearing further attacks, Hamas security officials evacuated their compounds, according to an official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the group’s movements. Hamas has not confirmed

the identity of the two men targeted Sunday. The Israeli military said the two were members of an al-Qaidainspired group identified as having been involved in rocket attacks and an infiltration from Egypt. Hamas’ spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the group on Monday fired rockets back to show Israel that it could not operate freely in Gaza. “We have the right to defend ourselves,” Zuhri said. Israel and Hamas have held to a shaky, unspoken truce over the past two years but the latest exchange was the worst barrage from Gaza since June, according to the Israeli spokeswoman. The exchange also comes in the wake of Israel downing a foreign drone over its territory on Saturday. Israeli officials would not say where the drone came from, although suspicion fell on the Lebanese group Hezbollah, a Hamas ally. On Sunday, Israeli aircrafts swooped over Lebanon, setting of sonic booms that rattled villages in the proHezbollah south.

Syran attacks seen as warning BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s cross-border attacks on Turkey in the past week look increasingly like they could be an intentional escalation meant to send a clear message to Ankara and beyond, that the crisis is simply too explosive to risk foreign military intervention. With Turkey eager to defuse the crisis, the spillover of fighting is giving new life to a longshot political solution, with the Turks floating the idea of making President Bashar Assad’s longtime vice president, Farouk al-Sharaa, interim leader if the president steps aside. A military option — which would involve foreign powers that already have expressed a deep reluctance to getting involved in the crisis — is still not on the table, analysts say, despite six consecutive days of Turkish retaliation against bombardment from inside Syria. “Syria is aware that Turkey cannot go a step further,” said Ali Tekin, assistant professor of International Relations at Ankara’s Bilkent University. “The Turkish people don’t want a war and there are no vital national interests at stake to warrant a war. Syria sees this.” The Syrian conflict has taken a prominent role in the U.S. presidential election at a time when the U.S. and its allies have shown little

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tioned Damascus not to test Turkey’s “limits and determination.” But the Syrian shelling has continued every day — leading many observers to conclude the acts are intentional provocation. “It’s not an accident. You can’t send shells across the border by mistake five days in a row,” said Mustafa Alani, a Middle East analyst of the Geneva-based Gulf Research Center, just hours before Syrian shelling struck Turkey for a sixth day. There have been no other reports of casualties from the shelling since Wednesday’s deaths. An activist group said Monday the number of people killed in the conflict crossed the threshold of 32,000 over the weekend, and the pace is accelerating. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it counted 32,079 dead as of Sunday — among them 22,980 civilians and civilians-turned fighters, 7,884 members of the Syrian military and 1,215 army defectors fighting alongside the rebels. In the past week alone, more than 1,200 people were killed, according to the head of the Observatory, Rami Abdul-Rahman, who said he only counts named victims or those whose death is verified by other means, such as amateur video.

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Older cars can take used computers Dear Tom and Ray:

My daughter has a 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse four-cylinder RS model. Everything electrical died, and she was told that the computer is no good. Since the car is not worth all that much, we wanted to get another computer from the junkyard. However, we were told that would not work. They said each Eclipse computer is programmed just for that car, and we would have to purchase a new computer, for about $1,200. Is there truth in what she was told?

Car Talk

Tom and Ray Magliozzi – Mike RAY: No. In lots of newer cars, you cannot just take a computer out of one car and drop it into another car; it won’t work. TOM: That’s partly due to the way the newer computers are wired. But making them difficult to reuse also helps reduce computer

theft. As you found out, these computers are kind of pricey. RAY: There is a method by which you can reuse these newer computers, but we’re not going to share it here, since that would only encourage computer thieves. TOM: Which, in turn, would cut into OUR computer theft business! RAY: But on your daughter’s car, Mike, and most older cars, you can buy a used computer. There’s no good reason not to. After all, the rest of the car is 10 years old

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-- what’s wrong with having a 10-year-old computer? TOM: But first, make sure you know which computer it is – there are several. Cars have electronic control modules for engine functions, and body control modules for the heater controls, power seat memory and other stuff. Then, once you get the right module, your mechanic may have to reflash it, because some modules contain “learned” information about the previous car. But that’s no big deal. “Used” is the way to go, Mike.

Warts are common and hard to get rid of

Dear Dr. Donohue: I am 80 years old and in the past few years developed two or three warts on my fingers. I had them burned off by a doctor. He said they might come back, and they did. What causes this? A virus, maybe? What else can I do to get rid of them? I have tried overthe-counter medications, and nothing really works. Any ideas? – G.K. Answer: Warts are caused by the human papillomavirus. They are indeed contagious, very common and can be difficult to get rid of. The customary first-line treatment is salicylic acid cream,

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found at your local drugstore or pharmacy. The treatment works much better if you remove the dead skin with a pumice stone or emery board. Although usually effective, it can take a very long time to work, and the warts may still come back. Liquid nitrogen freezes

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the wart and causes a blister, and this method is effective, although mildly painful. It may need to be repeated up to three times. A newer treatment is imiquimod cream, a prescription medicine that causes the body’s own immune system to fight off the virus. This cream is, unfortunately, quite expensive. None of these treatments can get rid of the wart DNA, so the wart can always come back. Often, the warts will go away on their own, but they can last for years. They can be contagious both to other people and to different parts of your own body. Dear Dr. Donohue: I am a lady who, at 88, had a minor stroke on the right side. I use a walker to get around, and

am currently going to therapy three days a week. Will I ever get back to normal? Before this happened, I was working as a store clerk at a Walmart. I am on a leave of absence until I am released from therapy. – E.R. Answer: Symptoms of a stroke are sudden weakness, loss of vision, inability to speak or even overall confusion. It can be caused by a blockage of blood flow to part of the brain (thrombotic or embolic stroke), or by bleeding into the brain (hemorrhagic stroke). They are less common than they used to be. Strokes can largely, but not completely, be prevented by managing major risk factors: high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.

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