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Idaho preps for Medicaid expansion

‘IT’S A BOY!’

Royal baby born; name will be announced ‘in due course’

Department of Health and Welfare readies for expanded coverage just in case state decides to opt into that aspect of overhaul By JOHN MILLER The Associated Press

BOISE — Idaho has so far balked at expanding Medicaid coverage for more low-income residents, part of President Barack Obama’s insurance overhaul left optional for states by the U.S. Supreme Court. But the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare doesn’t want to get caught flat-footed, just in case lawmakers and Gov. Butch Otter decide otherwise.

By GREGORY KATZ and SYLVIA HUI The Associated Press

LONDON — Champagne bottles popped and shouts of “Hip! Hip! Hooray!” erupted at Buckingham Palace on Monday as Britain welcomed the birth of Prince William and his wife Kate’s first child, a boy who is now third in line to the British throne. Hundreds of Britons and tourists broke into song and dance outside the palace as officials announced that the future king was born at 9:24 a.m., weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces, at central London’s St. Mary’s Hospital — the same place where William and his brother Harry were born three decades ago. The imminent arrival of the royal baby was the subject of endless speculation on social media and was covered for days on live television around the world, but in the end the royal family managed to keep it a remarkably private affair. In line with royal tradition, a terse statement announced only the time of birth, the infant’s gender and that mother and child were doing well. It gave no information about the baby’s name, and officials would say only that a name would be announced “in due course.”

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Cheeky’s Chic Boutique offers sassy style with heart Tony Appleton, a town crier, announces the birth of the royal baby, outside St. Mary’s Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing in London. The baby boy, born Monday at 9:24 a.m., weighs 8 pounds, 6 ounces.  Britons place bets on name of royal baby, A8 AP

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FIVE ROYAL BABY TRADITIONS TO KNOW LONDON — Prince William and Kate are seen as the new face of a centuriesold institution, keeping the best of traditions while moving forward with the times. Here are five things to know about the royal baby in relation to royal births of the past:

HOME BIRTHING Most people take a hospital birth for granted these days, but just a few decades ago the custom among royals — as it was among commoners — was to give birth at home. That changed by the 1980s, when Princes William and Harry were both born at the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s hospital in central London. Wil-

expectations of many modern parents — and he delivered on that promise. He follows in the footsteps of his father, Charles, liam and Kate’s first child — a prince — who declared how much he relished was born Monday in the very same wing. being in the delivery room in a letter to his godmother, Patricia Brabourne. HOME SCHOOLING

TO NANNY OR NOT

Store owner passionate about fighting breast cancer By TORRIE COPE

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NAMPA — Cheeky’s Farm Girl Chic Boutique sells clothing for women and girls who know how to work hard on the farm but want to look good doing it, owner Jessi Roberts said. “We try our best to service the ag community, girls that show stock, stuff like that,” she said. “…We relate more to the farming community.” Cheeky’s clothing, including a line of shirts made in-house, has a touch of sass to it but is still familyoriented, Roberts said. The store also has a heart in the fight against breast cancer.

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William and Kate have not made any public announcements about hiring a nanny to help them bring up their son. Many expect the couple to be more hands-on parents than earlier generations of royals, and some have For a long time, royals were educated OFFICIAL INTRUDERS speculated that because of the couple’s in private. The queen was taught at In the early 1900s — and probably home by her father, tutors and govern- before — custom dictated that govern- close ties with Kate’s parents, Michael esses, and never mingled with common- ment officials should be present when and Carole Middleton will also have a ers at a school, college or university. big role in helping Kate with the baby. a royal was born. When the queen was Charles was the first royal heir to have born in 1926, for example, the home sec- Nannies have always been central to gone to school, and William and Kate, bringing up royal babies. Charles was retary was present among the doctors. who were both educated at indepenThe current home secretary, Theresa famously close to his nannies, and Wildent schools, will doubtless have their May, said the centuries-old tradition liam and Harry also enjoyed a bond with son do the same. required the official to attend “as their former nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke evidence that it was really a royal birth — who was so well known that she DADS IN THE DELIVERY ROOM and the baby hadn’t been smuggled in.” herself frequently appeared in the news. William said he would be there with Fortunately for Kate — the practice was n Written by Sylvia Hui, AP Kate when she gave birth, in line with the abolished years ago by George VI.

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Inmate with scissors allegedly attempts escape By IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE STAFF newsroom@idahopress.com

NAMPA — A jail inmate produced a pair of scissors at the Nampa annex of the Canyon County Courthouse in an apparent attempt to escape, Nampa Police Sgt. Tim Randall said. The inmate, Jackie C. Curl, 19,

Jackie Curl Inmate

Nampa, was transported to the courthouse for sentencing Monday morning. According to Randall, Curl asked to used the bathroom shortly after he arrived at the courthouse. Once he was in the bathroom, Curl used a pair of scissors to cut off his restraints and to threaten a correc-

tional officer who had stepped into the bathroom to check on him, Randall said. The officer was able to leave the bathroom and court deputies blocked Curl in the bathroom. Nampa Police officers arrived on scene and evacuated the courthouse. Members of the Nampa Police Crisis Negotiations Team were able to speak

with the suspect, who surrendered a short time later. No one was injured in the incident and court proceedings were disrupted for about 30 minutes, Randall said. Curl was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, burglary, obstruct and delay and escape. He is being held at the Canyon County jail without bond.

Nampa man pleads guilty to lewd Washington man faces robbery charge in Caldwell The second employee went to the conduct, sexual exploitation KYLE JAY BELCHER front of the store, where the suspect By IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE STAFF newsroom@idahopress.com

Defendant used relationship with family to groom victim for over a year By IDAHO PRESSTRIBUNE STAFF

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CANYON COUNTY — Joseph Howard Brown, a 34-year-old Nampa man charged earlier this year with lewd con- JOSEPH duct and sexual exploitation of a minor, HOWARD pleaded guilty to both charges Monday BROWN against the advice of his lawyer. Third District Judge George SouthAge: 34 worth asked Brown several times if he Residence: wanted to proceed with his plea, de- Nampa spite defense attorney Gerald Bublitz’s Charges: advice to the contrary. Brown said reLewd conduct peatedly that he did. Brown was arrested earlier this with a minor year after he admitted to the victim’s under 16, stepfather that he’d had a sexual rela- sexual exploitationship with her, according to court tion of a minor. documents. She turned 15 during the relationship. Brown had a professional relationship with the victim’s stepfather, court documents said, and used the trusting relationship with her family to groom her for more than a year. He said he planned to leave his current wife and wished the girl was 18 so he could marry her. During an interview with detectives, the girl also expressed a desire to marry Brown. Authorities feared that if given a chance, Brown might have kidnapped her and fled the state. The girl consented to a search of her cell phone, where investigators found a video of a male and female engaged in sexual acts. The girl said the video depicted her and Brown. While conducting a search warrant on Brown’s phone, detectives found the same video, among others. The defendant has prior felony convictions in Georgia and Texas, court records say. Brown is scheduled to be sentenced 9:30 a.m. Sept. 16 by Southworth.

CALDWELL — A Washington man was arrested Sunday night after police say he tried to rob a Subway store, Caldwell Police Lt. Alan Seevers said in a prepared statement. Kyle Jay Belcher, 29, of Graham, Wash., is charged with robbery and possession of marijuana. Shortly after 9:06 p.m. Sunday, Seevers said, the suspect entered the Subway on 319 N. 10th St. in Caldwell

Age: 29 Residence: Graham, Wash. Charges: Robbery, possession of marijuana

and told an employee to put all the money from the cash register in a bag. The employee went to the back of the store, informed a coworker and called 911.

Caldwell man found dead in Snake River near Payette County PAYETTE COUNTY — A Caldwell man who disappeared in the Snake River on Saturday night was found dead Monday morning, Payette County officials said in a prepared statement. Personnel from Payette Police, Payette County Sheriff’s Office, Payette County Paramedics and Payette Rural Fire responded at about 6 p.m. Saturday after witnesses said Daniel Bravo-Rodriguez, 26, went underwater near Centennial Park. Rescuers, later joined by deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Malheur County Sheriff’s Office, searched for Bravo-Rodriguez Saturday night and all day Sunday before finding his body early Monday morning, about a mile downstream near Nagaki Island.

Three-year-old girl injured after fall from moving vehicle in Nampa NAMPA — A 3-year-old girl suffered facial injuries and a possible head injury after falling out of a moving vehicle in Nampa on Monday afternoon, Nampa Police Sgt. Tim Randall said. The incident happened on Cassia behind the Golden Corral restaurant at about 12:45 p.m. Witnesses told police that as the vehicle, a four-door pickup truck, was traveling east on Cassia, the back door

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again demanded money, Seevers said, but then fled to a nearby parking lot. The suspect attempted to get away after employees confronted him but was stopped about a block away by officers from the Caldwell Police Department and the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office. No one was injured and no money was taken from the business, Seevers said.

of the truck opened and a 3-year-old child fell out onto the roadway, Randall said. The child’s mother stopped the vehicle and picked the child up out of the street. The incident is still under investigation, but officers investigating the scene said the child was not wearing a seat belt and the vehicle did not have a child’s car seat in the backseat, Randall said. Witnesses reported seeing the child walk back and forth in the backseat of the pickup unrestrained, he said. The back door had a childproof lock but it was not engaged, and it appears the child was the one who opened the door, he said. The 3-year-old was transported to a Boise hospital. Citations are pending while the incident is under investigation, Randall said.

Habitat for Humanity accepting applications from families in need NAMPA — Canyon County Habitat for Humanity is now accepting applications from low-income families who wish to be homeowners. An orientation meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Habitat ReStore, 1404 First Street South. Applicants must be currently employed or on permanent disability who have lived or worked within Canyon County for a minimum of one year. Applicants must live in inadequate housing, be able to repay an interest-free loan and willing to provide “sweat equity” on the homes built. Fill out an application at the ReStore or at http://canyonhabitat.org/become-a-homeowner. Bring copies of pay stubs and documents for all sources of income within the household, copies of state and federal income tax returns for 2012 and $6 for a credit check to the orientation meeting. Call 463-0222 for more information.

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Idaho Press-Tribune • Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Christian ‘share’ programs alternative to health insurance Members save on costs but must follow strict conduct code

HEALTHCARE-SHARING MINISTRIES Medi-Share: mychristiancare.org Samaritan Health Services: samhealth.org Christian Healthcare Ministries: chministries.org The country’s established Christian healthcare sharing programs are exempt from the Affordable Care Act’s insurance mandate.

By MIKE BUTTS

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NAMPA — Hundreds of Idahoans have turned to a faith-based system of health care they say saves money and keeps them out of traditional, secular insurance markets. Bruce and Beverly Donnell, owners of Home and Turf Spray Services in Nampa, are members of Medi-Share, a Christian healthcare sharing program that functions somewhat like insurance but with a religious philosophy. It has about 800 members in Idaho. Members contribute payments to the program and get large medical bills paid for when needed. The programs have high “household portions,” which function like insurance deductibles, based on family size and age of the oldest family member. “It’s a lot cheaper than traditional insurance,” Bruce Donnell, 55, said. He said members are responsible for routine healthcare, but the lower program payments “more than make that up.” The program doesn’t cover dental or eye care. But

Donnell’s wife Beverly said the insurance she and her husband had before was twice their current monthly payment of $506 and had an annual deductible of $2,500 per person. With Medi-Share, the household portion, or “deductible,” for the Donnells is $1,250 for both of them. Another Nampa man and small business owner, Clyde Durham, 61, said the program was a “life-saver” for him. Durham had two knee surgeries and gallbladder surgery since joining Medi-Share in 2006. He pays less than $350 a month for membership. He said his maximum annual out-of-pocket expense is $1,250. “It’s worked real well for me,” said Durham, who owns Treasure Valley Curb and Sprinkling. Both Durham and the Donnells are required to be active, church-going Christians to join the program. They

Salvage yard fire keeps crews working into evening By IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE STAFF newsroom@idahopress.com

MIDDLETON — Agencies across Canyon County responded to a fire at B&T Auto Salvage near Middleton around 5 p.m. Monday and were expected to be actively working into the evening to put out the flames for a large number of vehicles. Middleton Rural Fire District Captain Marty Ogan said the amount of vehicles, plus near 100-degree temperatures, was compounding to create a difficult firefighting situation. Crews were being rotated out throughout the night, including Caldwell Fire units. “They have to wear air packs because of the toxicity of the smoke,” Ogan said.

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Smoke billows from a salvage yard fire near Middleton on Monday. Some witnesses also reported hearing small explosions from gas tanks and other parts in the yard. Ogan “couldn’t even fathom a guess” at how many vehicles were affected but said each one

that caught fire would be a challenge to extinguish. “It’s not like a house where you can go in and start ripping up ceilings and all manner of other things,” he said. “It’s a lot more difficult.”

Campground evacuated at Red Fish Lake for fire By IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE STAFF newsroom@idahopress.com

BOISE — In addition to the salvage yard fire in Middleton on Monday, a new fire sparked near Red Fish Lake and several other large fires in Idaho continued to burn. Temperatures in the high 90s are expected through Friday, increasing fire danger. Today’s forecast air quality is yellow/moderate at 79, meaning outdoor burning is prohibited in Canyon County.

Red Fish Fire Idaho State Police said troopers assisted Custer County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Idaho Transportation Department with a forest fire near Red Fish Lake off State Highway 75 at about 6 p.m. Monday. The campground in the area was evacuated and road blocks were put in place. Motorists were asked to avoid the area Monday evening. No further details were available.

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So for just over a month, Health and Welfare has been quietly asking private insurance companies for details about how they’d go about providing expanded Medicaid coverage for roughly 104,000 adults who earn less than 138 percent of the federal poverty line. Companies have until Wednesday to submit their feedback. “Basically, we want to be ready, if and when Idaho decides to expand,” Denise Chuckovich, Health and Welfare’s deputy director in charge of Medicaid, said Monday. During the 2013 Legislature, her agency helped determine that expanding Medicaid could save county property taxpayers some $478 million through 2024, because the state could replace its existing system of providing medical treatment for indigent residents with one that, at least initially, is 100 percent funded by the fedC M Y K

Papoose Fire The Papoose Fire, sparked July 8 by lightning, has grown to more than 6,500 acres and continues to burn inaccessible terrain about the Middle Fork Salmon River. Four trail closures are in effect around the area because of hazards associated with the fire. A map of the closed trails can be found at www.inciweb.org. Growth potential is still high for this fire.

Pine Creek Fire This fire burning 15 miles northeast of Boise in the area of Grimes Creek is now reportedly 90 percent contained. It burned nearly 2,800 acres.

Ridge Fire The Ridge Fire was started by lightning last week and is about 10 percent contained. It has burned about 3,700 acres, and more than 300 fire personnel are battling the flames in a difficult area 15 miles north of Lowman.

eral government. But lawmakers and Otter balked at tackling Medicaid expansion during a session that had already seen bitter debate over adopting a state-based insurance exchange that numerous Republicans railed against as an acceptance of the Affordable Care Act — or worse, a step toward socialized medicine.

Before any expansion, Otter has said he wants to revamp Idaho’s Medicaid program, to ensure any new recipients take more responsibility and make good health care choices. To that end, Health and Welfare has been developing its so-called “Healthy Idaho Plan,” which would require newly eligible Medicaid recipients to make co-pays to discourage abuse of services, punish those who don’t adhere to rules and offer incentives, including for quitting smoking.

must abstain from sex outside of “Christian marriage” and cannot use tobacco or illegal drugs in any form, or abuse legal drugs or alcohol. Some preexisting conditions are not covered. And obese members work with health coaches to improve their condition. “There is accountability,” Florida-based Medi-Share President Tony Meggs said. “This is sharing. This isn’t charity.” The Christian healthcare sharing programs have their detractors. Last year Kentucky shut down Medi-Share in the state because it did not have regulatory approval from the state Department of Insurance. But that issue has been resolved, Meggs said, and Medi-Share is in all but one state — Montana — because Montana requires a large performance bond, which would guarantee the program’s obligations. Since 1993, more than $750 million has been shared and discounted among Medi-Share members, Meggs said. It’s billed as a proven biblical model of healthcare — “Christians helping Christians.” Meggs admits the program is not for everybody. But many members — tens of thousands nationwide — willingly take advantage of it as a different way to access affordable healthcare.

Idaho state police: No crime in teen’s treatment

MOSCOW (AP) — An investigation by the Idaho State Police has found no criminal wrongdoing by a law enforcement agency that named a man as its most wanted person on its Facebook page before he committed suicide. State police investigators released a preliminary report on Friday regarding the Latah County Sheriff’s Office’s treatment of 19-year-old Andrew Cain of Pullman, Wash. Sheriff Wayne Rausch requested the review after members of Cain’s family claimed he was targeted in June as the department’s most wanted person. Cain’s sister, Alise Smith, has said online harassment via the page contributed to the June 23 death of her brother, who at the time was wanted by the department for marijuana possession and a probation violation. ISP Detective Sgt. Vern Grotjohn said no criminal acts were committed by the sheriff’s office in its communications

with Cain. He said state police do not assess the administrative conduct of other law enforcement agencies.

2 face meth trafficking charges in Ada County

BOISE — Two California residents are in Ada County Jail with $2 million bonds each after allegedly selling an undercover detective 10 pounds of methamphetamine last week, the Ada County Sheriff’s Office said. Oscar Gutierrez-Chavez, 24, and 19-year-old Areli Mejia are charged with trafficking a controlled substance and are scheduled to appear at a preliminary hearing Aug. 3. The couple allegedly picked up the drugs in Northern California and drove them to Boise to sell to the undercover official. Gutierrez-Chavez is also on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold at the jail, meaning he may be in the country illegally. The two face possible life sentences for the charges.

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“Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well and will remain in hospital overnight,” it said. William also issued a brief statement, saying “we could not be happier.” Officials said William, who was by his wife’s side during the birth, would also spend the night in the hospital. William’s press aides had talked about preserving Kate’s “dignity” throughout the pregnancy, and the way the birth was handled showed that the palace’s impressive stagecraft could give the royals a bubble of privacy even in the age of Twitter and 24-hour news broadcasts. Just before 6 a.m., 31-year-old Kate, also known as the Duchess of Cambridge, entered the hospital through a side door, avoiding the mass of journalists camped outside. Officials did not announce she was hospitalized until more than an hour later. Later, as the world media gathered outside filled hours of airtime with speculation, the baby’s

The large waiting crowds cheers as they read the news on an easel in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace, to announce the birth of a baby boy to William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at St. Mary’s Hospital in west London, Monday. The notification was set up on an easel facing the gates for public view. The child is now third in line to the British throne. birth went unannounced for nearly four hours, allowing the royal couple the private time they needed to act like a regular family — a goal 31-yearold William has cherished. He was able to tell his father, Prince Charles, and grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, about the birth and enjoy his wife’s company without having to cope with the overwhelming media and public desire for information. By nightfall, the public still knew very few details, but most people seemed satisfied with the day’s

events. London’s landmarks, including the London Eye, lit up in the national colors of red, white and blue, and the city had a party atmosphere unmatched since last summer’s Olympics. Outside the hospital, a man dressed as a town crier in traditional robes and an extravagant feathered hat shouted the news and rang a bell. A car carrying the announcement drove from the hospital to the palace, where the news was greeted with shrieks of “It’s a boy!”

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Online coupons can be good deals, but be careful I’m seeing more and more advertising trying to convince me to go online to find coupons. I’m definitely a coupon clipper, but I don’t want to get ripped off or scammed by going online. Any advice?

pace. Not all coupons are as great a deal as they may appear, and you should use caution when clicking on coupons online. It is important to read the fine print. DALE DIXON BBB offers the followBetter Business Bureau ing advice on redeeming online coupons: n Check out who is offering Coupons are a good way to save money and be financially the coupon. Check to see if the responsible. A savvy shopper no coupon is being offered directly longer has to use a pair of scisby the store or if it is being ofsors in order to reap the benefits. fered by a third party such as a With the popularity of online partner or affiliate. If it is via a coupons on the rise, Better Busi- third party, they might ask for ness Bureau offers advice for additional info or require you identifying deals and avoiding sign up for services to redeem deceptive offers. the coupon. If so, BBB recomRedeeming online coupons is mends using extreme caution growing in popularity at a rapid before sharing any personal

Calendar, notifications Wednesday: Meridian Town Hall Meeting — Develop-

ment in Meridian, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Challenger School, 2020 W. Everest Lane, Meridian. Residents will have the chance to learn about new residential and commercial development coming to north Meridian, future parks and large-scale projects.

Friday: Metro Conversations, 8 to 9 a.m., Parks Royal Body Works, 905 Royal Blvd., Boise. The Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Boise Association present this free, semi-monthly networking event.

Monday: Web.com and SCORE Small Business Forum, 8

to 10:30 a.m., Riverside Hotel, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Boise. This free interactive forum will focus on how to successfully market a small business online. Speakers include Dale Dixon, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving the Snake River region, and JoAnne Del Toro, vice president of operations for Web.com. For more information call (800) 862-8718.

Aug. 6: Caldwell Chamber of Commerce noonbreak

luncheon, sponsored by the city of Caldwell, 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., Simplot Dining Hall at The College of Idaho, 2112 Cleveland Blvd. $15 members, $20 nonmembers.

DEQ accepting nominations for pollution-prevention champions BOISE — The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality invites Idaho businesses, industries and organizations that incorporate pollution prevention into their daily operations to apply for recognition as “Pollution Prevention Champions.” Up to five Idaho businesses, industries and organizations will be recognized in observation of Pollution Prevention Week this fall. Applications are due Aug. 23. Businesses, industries and organizations that participate in any method or activity that prevents, eliminates and/or minimizes the production of waste at its source, uses non-toxic or less-toxic products, conserves energy or water and/or reuses material are eligible for recognition. To apply or provide a nomination, go to tinyurl. com/m49o858.

Netflix gains 630,000 subscribers as second quarter earnings soar SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix’s revival of the comedy series “Arrested Development” didn’t reel in as many subscribers to the Internet video service as Wall Street had hoped, turning a solid second-quarter earnings report into a reality check. Even though Netflix’s profit more than quadrupled, the report released Monday flopped among investors because it didn’t live up to the lofty expectations propelling the company’s high-flying stock. The shares have nearly tripled since the beginning of the year, raising the pressure on Netflix Inc. to deliver spectacular numbers. That didn’t’ happen during the three months ending in June, despite the much-anticipated return of “Arrested Development” after a seven-year absence. Netflix’s stock slid $15.11, or 5.8 percent, to $246.80 in extended trading after the numbers came out.

information. Check the company out, free of charge, at www. bbb.org n Be cautious of pop-up offers. BBB advises coupon clickers to be wary of pop-up ad coupon offers that require you to immediately click to redeem. Clicking on the ad may automatically sign you up for services you are not interested in receiving, along with an extra monthly charge on your credit card. We often see this tactic used when making an online purchase — even on legitimate retail sites. As you complete the order, you’ll see the pop-up promising some type of discount or special offer. The fine print is hidden behind a hyperlink, “terms and conditions,” that few people read. Clicking the “accept” but-

ton usually commits you to some type of recurring monthly charge on your credit card as part of a buying club. n Read the fine print. Carefully read the terms and conditions for the use of the coupon. Check for the expiration date, limitations of use and whether it is an online coupon good for only online purchases or if it can also be redeemed at the physical store location. n Will the coupon be honored? With some stores concerned about fraud related to online coupons, not all businesses are eager to redeem them. BBB recommends contacting the store where you wish to use the coupon directly to find out whether the coupon is being honored or not.

n Be wary of required phone calls. Be extremely cautious if the coupon requires you to call the company to redeem the value of the coupon and/or has any requirement to give personal information. n Don’t fall for phony coupons via e-mail. Many fake coupons have been making the rounds via e-mail, and just because it may come from a friend or family member, don’t assume the coupon is legitimate. Bottom line: Online coupon clipping requires an extra dose of caution, but you can find some good deals.

Dale Dixon is the president/CEO of the Better Business Bureau. Find the BBB online at www.bbb.org or call the Idaho Press Tribune-BBB ActionLine at 947-0468. n

Cheeky’s Continued from A1 Roberts assembled a group of 16 girls who all have a background in or are currently involved in agriculture to volunteer on behalf of the store at shows and events. Cheeky’s and the girls work to raise money for Chicks n Chaps, a nonprofit organization that teaches women about rodeo and raises money and awareness for breast cancer. Cheeky’s is a sponsor for the first time Chicks n Chaps will hold an event at the Caldwell Night Rodeo this summer.

GROWING DEMAND Roberts and her husband wanted to bring a new business to the community of New Plymouth, where they live, and she saw two things the town could use — a laundry mat and something for girls. She chose the latter and opened the family-owned Cheeky’s two years ago. Cheeky’s in New Plymouth is a boutique and salon that includes tanning and hair and nail services. “I thought the bulk of the business was going to be in the salon, but it turned out to be the store,” Roberts said. The small town store grew with the help of an online presence that includes a Facebook page with more than 5,600 likes and a website for online shopping. In April, Cheeky’s opened a second boutique in Nampa’s Karcher Mall. Roberts said 100 people were waiting outside the store for the grand opening. But the change from the hometown store to a larger location in the mall has proven challenging. “We have to carry more items, and because we’re not a big corporation and we’re not a franchise, it’s harder making sure we have the inventory there for everybody,” she said. Roberts said she works hard to carry items that her competitors don’t have. Concealed carry purses, for example, are a popular item at the Nampa store, she said. Cheeky’s also recently started carrying boots for men, women and children, part of its growing inventory.

CHICKS N CHAPS Missoula, Mont.-based Chicks n Chaps is a rodeo clinic that teaches women about rodeo while raising money and awareness for breast can-

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Adrina Hernandez, 7, checks out the jewelry at Cheeky’s inside Karcher Mall on Monday.

CHEEKY’S BOUTIQUE 121 Plymouth Ave., New Plymouth Karcher Mall, 1509 Caldwell Blvd., Nampa n www.cheekysboutique.com n n

cer patients and their families. Women learn the seven events of rodeo from PRCA cowboys and cowgirls, including how to sport rope using hay bales and how to ride mechanical bulls, but no animals are involved, founder and co-president Shannone Hart said. “We invite women into the rodeo arena who may not know about rodeo at all,” Hart said. “... It’s a fun girls’ night out — sort of more like a cocktail party in a rodeo area.” The women also learn about the importance of mammograms, recon-

structive surgery and care available to people losing someone to breast cancer, Hart, whose mom died from the disease, said. All of the proceeds from the “fun raisers,” as Chicks n Chaps call them, stays local, and the organization is very adamant about that, Hart said. The first Chicks n Chaps Caldwell event will be Aug. 15. The event includes a free gift bag, food and beverages. The women get to stay and watch the rodeo in a VIP seating area the organization calls “The Chick Pit.” Brooke Jeter from the television show “Texas Women” is scheduled to emcee the event. Cheeky’s will also auction off a custom set of chaps for the cause. To register and for more information, visit chicksnchaps.org/Rodeo_ Clinic_Caldwell.aspx.

DSK men’s consignment store opens in Caldwell Owner DiAnne Wilson started the business for her granddaughters By TORRIE COPE tcope@idahopress.com

CALDWELL — A Caldwell woman recently came out of retirement to start a business she hopes to pass along to her granddaughters. DiAnne Wilson held the grand opening of DSK, a men’s consignment clothing store, on July 17. The store, located at 722 Main St. in downtown Caldwell, sells name-brand men’s clothing in like-new condition. The name “DSK” combines the first letter of Wilson’s name and the names of her granddaughters,

DSK MEN’S CONSIGNMENT STORE 722 Main St., downtown Caldwell Hours: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. To schedule an appointment to consign clothing, call 880-4780 Shelbie, 20, and Kylee, 19. “The goal is to get the store off and running and then give it to them,” Wilson said. Wilson, who retired from a career with the police department, is good friends with Ruth Story, the owner of Story and Company, a women’s consignment clothing store also in downtown Caldwell. Wilson said Story had been bugging her to open a men’s consign-

Torrie Cope

DSK, a men’s consignment clothing store, held its grand opening July 17. The downtown Caldwell store carries quality men’s brands. ment store for a while, and the opportunity finally came up. When it came to choosing a location, downtown Caldwell was the clear choice for Wilson. “I totally believe downtown Caldwell has the potential to be a great little

shopping center,” she said. “I like being a part of that.” The racks at DSK are already stocked with clothing from suits and work pants to casual styles by popular young men’s brands. “It’s kind of fun. You never know what will come in,” Wilson said. C M Y K

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County Fair, Canyon County Fairgrounds, 111 22nd St. Friday is Military/ Veteran Appreciation Day and 38 Special performs Today at 8 p.m. BOISE — Celebrating NAMPA — Nampa High School Class of 1954 the 60s, 6:30 p.m.luncheon, 1 p.m., LeBaron’s midnight, Idaho Historical Honker Cafe. For more Museum. Join us for our information, contact Louise 1860s/1960s dueling Hill at 466-9011. decades event decked out NAMPA — Nampa in your best ‘60s costume. High School Reunion Enjoy a night of surprises: Planning Luncheon, 1 Wild West and Mod bars, p.m., Marianne’s Deli, 318 games, dancing, music, Caldwell Blvd., Johnson prizes and more. One Square. The Nampa High free drink and appetizers School Class of 1964 will included with $25 ticket hold a luncheon to plan price. For tickets or for the upcoming 50th information, go to history. reunion. These planning idaho.gov, or call 334sessions will be held 2120. every fourth Tuesday BOISE — San Inazio of the month. For more Festival, Basque Block. information, call 466-0105 The San Inazio Festival or 466-4180. is an annual event to honor St. Ignatius of Wednesday Loyola, the patron saint CALDWELL — Caldwell of the Basques. Visit Farmers Market, 4-7:30 basquecenter.com for p.m., Blaine and 7th. Vendors, event schedule. music and more.

Thursday CALDWELL — Canyon County Fair, Canyon County Fairgrounds, 111 22nd St. The fair celebrates the community with a focus on education, family and agriculture. Thursday is Senior Day and The Oak Ridge Boys perform at 8 p.m.

Friday NAMPA — “Fourth Fridays” (new name for Nampa food truck rally and Nampa Nights concert series), 5-9 p.m., Lloyd Square downtown Nampa. Local food and drinks, music and more. For more information visit downtownnampa.com. CALDWELL — Canyon C M Y K

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy who survived being buried for three hours after a sand dune collapsed is moving around the Chicago hospital where he is recovering and could be released soon, his doctor said Monday. Nathan Woessner, who was in a coma after being buried by a dune in Indiana, “is listed as in good condition and continues to improve,” Dr. Diana Mitchell said in a statement released by Comer Children’s Hospital. She said the boy, who lives in Sterling, Ill., returned to a regular diet on Monday, “and can leave his room to visit the playroom.” Nathan was buried for more than three hours July 12 in the dune called Mount Baldy at Indiana

Dunes National Lakeshore, about 40 miles southeast of Michigan City. He is expected to make a full neurological recovery but may suffer lingering lung problems from inhaling sand, doctors have said. He was removed from a ventilator last week. When the boy was intubated, two front teeth that had been loose were knocked out, said his grandfather, Don Reul. “We’re saving them for him, and they’re going to put them under his pillow at some point,” Reul told The LaPorte County Herald-Argus newspaper. Nathan sustained scrapes on his face and a cut on his head that required more than 20 staples, and his each of his corneas was scratched from the sand, his grandfather said.

Dennis Farina, star of television’s ‘Law & Order,’ dead at age 69

NEW YORK (AP) — Dennis Farina, a onetime Chicago cop who as a popular actor played a cop on “Law & Order,” has died. Farina died Monday morning in a Scottsdale, Ariz., hospital after suffering a blood clot in his lung, according to his publicist, Lori De Waal. He was 69. For three decades, Farina was a character actor who displayed remarkable dexterity, charm and, when called for, toughness, making effective use of his craggy face, steel-gray hair, ivory smile and ample musJuly 27 tache. Farina appeared in films including “Get CALDWELL — Canyon Shorty,” ‘’Saving Private Ryan,” ‘’Midnight County Fair, Canyon Dennis Farina Run” and “Out Of Sight.” County Fairgrounds, 111 Actor Among his many TV portrayals was De22nd St. The fair celebrates tective Joe Fontana on “Law & Order” durthe community with a focus ing the 2004-06 seasons. He starred in the 1980s cult faon education, family and vorite “Crime Story” and was a regular in the 2011-12 HBO agriculture. Saturday is Healthy Living Day and Neal drama “Luck.” He recently completed shooting a comedy, “Lucky McCoy with Julie Roberts Stiff.” performs at 8 p.m. A veteran of the Chicago theater, Farina appeared in NAMPA — Nampa Joseph Mantegna’s “Bleacher Bums” and “Streamers,” diFarmers Market, 9 rected by Terry Kinney, among other productions. a.m.-1 p.m., Front Street Born Feb. 29, 1944, in Chicago, he was a city detective and 14th Avenue, rain or before he found his way into the acting profession as he shine. Vendors, music and neared his forties. demonstrations. His first film was the 1981 action drama “Thief,” directBOISE — San Inazio ed by Michael Mann, whom he had met through a mutual Festival, Basque Block. friend while still working for the Chicago Police DepartThe San Inazio Festival is ment. an annual event to honor “I remember going to the set that day and being inSt. Ignatius of Loyola, the trigued by the whole thing,” Farina recalled in a 2004 inpatron saint of the Basques. terview with The Associated Press. “I liked it. And everyVisit basquecenter.com for body was extremely nice to me. If the people were rude

event schedule.

Nathan Woessner, with cuts and scrapes on his face from his ordeal, sleeps at a Chicago Hospital. “The ophthalmologist has been in, and they don’t see anything (serious). His motor skills are good so there doesn’t seem to be any damage in that area,”

Reul said. “He’s coming along at a rapid rate in his recovery, so we’re just really happy about where things are and how they’re progressing.”

and didn’t treat me right, things could have gone the other way.” Farina is survived by three sons, six grandchildren and his longtime partner, Marianne Cahill.

Court: Coast Guard properly detaining Maltese coal ship

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court says the Coast Guard is properly detaining a Maltese-flagged coal ship over alleged environmental violations. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond issued its ruling on Monday. It overturns an earlier decision by a federal judge in Norfolk. That ruling ordered the ship freed for a $1.5 million bond, half of what the Coast Guard originally demanded. The U.S. Coast Guard has been detaining the ship and its roughly 20-member crew since April in Virginia. During a routine inspection, one of the ship’s crew members passed a note to an inspector saying oily bilge water had been discharged overboard. In its ruling, the appeals court said the federal district court didn’t have jurisdiction to provide the relief the ship’s owners sought.

OPINION

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

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Scouts go too far with policy on body weight It’s fine to teach healthy living, but restrictions on access to jamboree creates demoralizing stigma

Next week is the start of the Boy Scouts’ National Jamboree in the hills of Southern West Virginia. This is the first National Jamboree after the Boy Scouts’ muchdebated passage of a new gay policy. However, the Boy Scouts’ efforts to be inclusive apparently have limits. They announced that Scouts and leaders with a body mass index, or BMI, of 40 or more will be excluded from WHAT DO YOU THINK? this year’s jamboree. Scouts and leaders with Do you support the Boy Scouts’ policy of excluding Scouts and leada BMI of 32 and over ers from the jamboree for being too will need to obtain overweight? Go to idahopress.com unmedical clearance. In other words, if you’re an der “Opinion” to vote in our online poll. Previous poll results: Should the U.S. overweight Boy Scout Senate eliminate the filibuster? or Boy Scout leader, you Yes: 38.5% probably won’t be allowed to participate in the jamboree. Boy Scouts of America spokesman Deron Smith No: 61.5% explained the organization’s rationale for the policy: “Teaching Scouts and Scouters how to live a sustainable life, which includes a healthy lifestyle, and the health of our participants are important goals of the jamboree. We published our height-weight requirements years in advance, and many individuals began a health regimen to lose weight and attend the jamboree. But for those who couldn’t, most self-selected and chose not to apply.” While teaching young people to live active healthy lifestyles is a good thing, the Boy Scouts’ ban on fat Scouts attending the jamboree has put the organization back in the spotlight only weeks after the decision to allow gay scouts. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Robert Lustin, a pediatric endocrinologist at University of California San Francisco and president of the nonprofit Institute for Responsible Nutrition, said, “So they’ve stopped discriminating against gay people and started discriminating against fat people.” Lustin added, “If they’re all about improving Scouts’ health, that’s not going to help those who need it most.” Lustin went on to criticize the Scouts’ use of BMI as a measure of health. Lustin stated that many youths with high BMI scores “have no metabolic disease, will live a completely normal life, live to a completely normal age, and not cost the taxpayer anything. They are just fat.” One of the ironies of this new policy is that many of the Boy Scouts’ national leaders and executive board members are obese themselves. One wonders if they will be asked to step on a scale before they attend this year’s National Jamboree? After all, shouldn’t the Boy Scouts enforce their policy uniformly and include those who make policy for the organization? The Boy Scouts’ concern for the health of the organization’s members is also a bit ironic. The recent Boy Scout encampment in Bingham County, co-sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was rife with injuries. Many boys suffered broken bones and other serious injuries while engaging in supervised activities at the event. Then there was the 2011 death of a Boy Scout in Bear Lake during an official Scout outing and the organization’s national safety director being arrested and convicted of possession of child pornography. All this calls into question the organization’s practices with regard to the health and safety of boys. One effect of the Boy Scouts’ policy on obesity is certain. Overweight boys are being excluded from full participation in Scouting. The policy will serve to further humiliate a group of youths who already suffer exclusion, bullying and ridicule. The Boy Scouts of America has demonstrated that it needs to work on its own set of merit badges in logic, kindness to others and setting a good example for their members. Encouraging fitness and including those who need it most in activities makes a lot more sense than locking them out of the woods. n

This view is from the Idaho State Journal editorial board in Pocatello.

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YOUR VIEWS Nampa’s teachers deserve support

why I stay. Not only have I worked for NSD for the past 24 years, but I’ve worked at the same school for I just had to agree 100 percent those same 24 years. Yes, loyalty with the “Our View” of July 17. has everything to do with that. The teachers who have chosen Did I consider applying to to stay are truly dedicated to another district? Briefly. the Nampa School District, and Am I qualified to work elsethe teachers who have just been where? Definitely. hired, some maybe for their first Would another district hire year, others veteran teachers me? Absolutely. themselves, will do the best they Do I want to leave the school can to make a it a good year for that I’ve worked at for 24 years; the students. Let’s support them. that my children have attended, “Get back on firm financial and that I hope my 1-year-old son ground, support our students will some day attend? No. and teachers, don’t abandon the Does loyalty to my school (not district, and we’ll be all the stronnecessarily the district) and the ger for it when things get better” families and kids who go to that — Our View, July 17, 2013. school have anything to do with I want my grandchildren to that? Everything. have great education and a great year for the 2013-2014 school year. n Shaun Roberts, Nampa The district and educators need our support. They have mine. n

Barbara Hartley, Melba

Yes, Nampa teachers do feel some loyalty In response to the opinion that experienced teachers who continue working for the Nampa School District “can’t get a job somewhere else and are just sticking it out,” I’d like to share the reason, as a veteran teacher,

Meals on Wheels can use more help

I would like to give a great shout-out to all of my wonderful volunteers at Caldwell Meals on Wheels and make a plea for more of them! Summer gets a little tricky for us, as even our volunteers like to take vacations and our seniors count on us to keep delivering those hot meals every day

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Please limit to 300 words. Include your name, phone number and address for verification. We accept one letter per person every 30 days. You can send them by way of: n Mail: P.O. Box 9399, Nampa ID 83652 n Drop off: 1618 N. Midland Blvd., Nampa n Fax: 467-9562 n Email: op-ed@idahopress.com anyway! We deliver hot meals to 5060 people each and every day. We have three routes, and we always send two people out on each route — one driver and one delivery person. I am in need of drivers (your use of your own car for this is also your donation, and we appreciate it) and folks who would like to deliver. Your rewards are the smiles and hugs you get from the folks who count on these meals, and my undying appreciation! If you think you might like to help, please give me a call between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Monday through Friday at 454-8142. Thanks.

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A more realistic approach to Idaho public land? An Idaho legislawall: The lands are tive interim committee owned by the whole meeting next month country, and that’s could make a splash — unlikely to change. by keeping its ripples Bogert’s compendium on the small side. That included a paper from might mean shifting the Southern Utah its assigned mission, RANDY STAPILUS Wilderness Alliance, but it could also mean offering reasons states accomplishment rather than should not get the lands, such as, flailing. “the Legislature has indicated that some of these lands would be The panel is the federal lands sold outright to the highest bidinterim committee, meeting Aug. 9, co-chaired by Sen. Chuck der, while others would be kept in Winder, R-Boise, and Rep. Lawer- state ownership but opened to oil and gas drilling, off-road vehicle ence Denney, R-Midvale. House Concurrent Resolution 21 asked it use and extractive industries.” to assemble research “before the Conservatives, too, have Idaho Legislature can properly expressed reservations. In May address the issue of the manage- 2012, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vement and control of public lands toed its version of HCR 22, which now controlled by the federal she said “does not identify an engovernment in the state of Idaho forceable cause of action to force should title to those public lands federal lands to be transferred to be transferred to the State of the state. Moreover, as a staunch Idaho …” Context: HCR 22, which advocate for state sovereignty, also passed, “demand[ed] that we still must be mindful and the federal government extinrespectful of our federal system.” guish title to Idaho’s public lands Many state officials, in Idaho and transfer title to those lands to as elsewhere, argue that state the state of Idaho.” lands are better managed than Before the meeting, attorney federal lands. There’s debate Michael Bogert was asked to over this. An analysis from the collect background materials, conservative Cato Institute and he assembled a 274-page (No. 276, in July 1997, and in the report. As he noted, it covered Bogert report) said that “most many of the issues involved, but it state natural resource agencies could have been even larger: I’ve cost state taxpayers far more watched similar efforts flail and than they return to state general fail over the last 40 years. funds. The key to the profitability The states active on this, like of state trusts is not that they are Utah and Arizona, hit a brick state but that they are trusts.” The Mallard Fillmore

OPINION PAGE EDITOR: PHIL BRIDGES, 465-8115, OP-ED@IDAHOPRESS.COM

argument that the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, which manage upwards of 60 percent of Idaho’s land, are “absentee landlords” runs into the many Idaho communities where the biggest employers of Idahoans are the Forest Service and the BLM. Still, the debate over just how well the states could do is far from conclusive. States can be useful laboratories of experimentation, and there’s talk in some quarters about something more modest than a fruitless demand for massive land turnover. One suggestion is to carve out a few small and varied parcels of federal land, require that federal standards be maintained in managing them, and then in essence pay the state to manage them in a pilot project. Could the state do better? If so, how? The exercise might open new and useful approaches to management and either quash the state’s argument that it could do better, or strengthen it. A relatively modest and non-ideological proposal along those lines, submitted to the 2014 Legislature, might find favor in more quarters than a series of won’t-happen demands.

Randy Stapilus is a former Idaho newspaper reporter and editor, author of The Idaho Political Field Guide, edits the Idaho Weekly Briefing, and blogs at www.ridenbaugh.com. He can be reached at stapilus@ridenbaugh. com. n

By Bruce Tinsley

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Detroit bankruptcy hearing set DETROIT (AP) — The federal judge overseeing Detroit’s bankruptcy set the first hearing in the case for Wednesday after the city urged him to stop pensioners from filing lawsuits that could gum up plans to restructure billions of dollars in debt. It will be the first hearing less than a week after Detroit became the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy. Judge Steven Rhodes said Monday he’ll take up just a few issues. The city wants Rhodes to suspend lawsuits and prevent new ones, especially in state court. In one lawsuit, pensioners have complained that retirement checks could be in jeopardy in violation of the Michigan Constitution. An Ingham County judge ordered Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr and Gov. Rick Snyder to not take any more action in the bankruptcy. The status of employee pensions is expected to be a key issue in the bankruptcy. Orr has said that pension benefits could be reduced along with other debts as the city returns to sound financial footing. Lawyers for the city said U.S. Bankruptcy Court is the only appropriate venue for matters related to the case. It’s routine, they said, for

This Oct. 24, 2012 file photo shows an empty field north of Detroit’s downtown. Detroit, which on Thursday filed the largest municipal bankruptcy case in American history, owes as much as $20 billion to banks, bondholders and pension funds. all other litigation to be stopped, giving a debtor such as Detroit a “breathing spell” as it works to protect assets and restructure debts. Employee unions are citing a provision in the Michigan Constitution that says pensions for public employees

“shall not be diminished or impaired.” In her ruling Monday, Ingham County Circuit Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said, “I don’t think the constitution should be made to be Swiss cheese. Once we erode it with one hole, there will be others.”

Officials: Zimmerman helped 4 out of wrecked SUV ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman helped rescue four people from an overturned vehicle in central Florida last week, just days after he was cleared of all charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, officials said Monday. Seminole County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Kim Cannaday said in a statement that deputies responding last Wednesday afternoon to the wreck in Sanford — the Orlando suburb where Martin was shot — found Zimmerman and another man had already helped a couple and their two children out of a flipped SUV off the road near Interstate 4. They were not hurt.

House GOP to cut environmental, arts funding

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WASHINGTON (AP) — If President Barack Obama’s new focus on the economy sounds familiar, that’s because he’s done it before. Since the first year of his presidency, Obama has been launching — and re-launching — initiatives on the economy. Some came with new policy proposals, others with catchy slogans. Remember 2011’s “Winning the Future” campaign? Or the “We Can’t Wait” initiatives that followed later that year? Just a few months ago, Obama was headlining the “Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour.” So far there’s no slogan attached to the White House’s latest initiative, which kicks off Wednesday in Galesburg, Ill. The president’s advisers are billing his remarks as a major address on the economy, though no new initiatives are expected to be announced. “I’m going to talk about where we need to go from here, how we need to put behind us the distractions and the phony debates and nonsense that somehow passes for politics these days, and get back to basics,” Obama said Monday as he addressed Organizing for Action, the non-profit group backing his agenda. Obama said Wednesday’s speech would kick off a months-long effort to refocus on the economy and start exploring “some big and bold ideas” — some he’s offered previously, and some new ones, too. Aides said those fresh policy proposals would come in a series of followup speeches planned through September, most of which will be narrowly targeted on issues like housing, retirement security and expanding access to education. White House spokesman Jay Carney said Obama’s repeated attempts to orient his public agenda on the economy should serve as a reminder that “the president has always been focused on these issues.” But congressional Republicans, who continue to be a roadblock for many of the president’s economic proposals, dismissed the White House’s new public relations push as a retread of old ideas. “We’ve seen this song and dance before,” said Brendan Buck, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. “Whether it’s his health care law, his job-destroying energy policies, or the mountain of regulations piling up, it’s the president’s own policies that are responsible for this new normal of weak economic growth and high unemployment.” Still, the timing of Obama’s latest economic initiative underscores the degree to which jobs and growth have been overshadowed in Washington since the president began his second term. That’s been driven in part by the White House, which has invested significant time on other areas of the president’s agenda, including the failed effort to enact stricter gun laws and the push for immigration reform, which succeeded in the Senate but faces an uncertain future in the House. A series of foreign policy crises, like the Syrian civil war and Egyptian coup, have also competed for the White House’s attention. So have a flurry of recent controversies, including the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of political groups, the Justice Department’s seizure of journalists’ phone records, and renewed attention on the investigation into the deadly attack on Americans in Benghazi, Libya.

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Britons place bets on name of royal baby

LONDON (AP) — Bookies are having a banner day as thousands of Britons place bets on the name of the child that will be born to Prince William and his wife, Kate. Ladbrokes took 50,000 bets in the hours after the Duchess of Cambridge went into labor Monday. Company spokesman Alex Donohue says the public has rushed to put small amounts of money — such as a pound — on the soon-to- be-born royal infant’s name because they “want to be involved.” So far, the money is on Alexandra for a girl and James for a boy. The public may have to wait, though. It is not uncommon for the palace to take its time to choose just the right name.

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Wrong turn in pope’s car leads to Brazil mob scene

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The mob scene witnessed as Pope Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Monday took place because his driver made a wrong turn, church and Brazilian authorities said. Rio Transportation Secretary Carlos Osorio said the Fiat that Francis was riding in from the airport to the city center inadvertently turned into the wrong side of a 12-lane thoroughfare, known as Avenida Presidente Vargas. Instead of taking the left lanes that were free of traffic, the car turned into the right lanes cluttered with buses and taxis, forcing the pontiff’s car to stop, he said. Thousands of faithful who lined the streets then rushed the car, reaching into the pope’s open window, many taking photos of him with their phones. The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, acknowledged that the pope’s motorcade took a wrong turn, but he said the pope was never concerned for his safety, even if his secretary who was sitting with him in the car was.

Death toll in northwest China quake rises to 89

BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers with shovels and sniffer dogs combed through collapsed hillsides Tuesday as the death toll rose to 89 from a strong earthquake in a farming region of northwest China. Another five people were listed as missing and 628 injured in Monday morning’s quake near the city of Dingxi in Gansu province. About 123,000 people were affected by the quake, with 31,600 moved to temporary shelters, the provincial earthquake administration said on its website. Almost 2,000 homes were completely destroyed, and about 22,500 damaged, officials said.

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Mexican small-town mayor killed by police chief

VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Prosecutors in southern Mexico have arrested the police chief of the small town of Aquila for allegedly shooting the mayor to death following an argument. The prosecutors’ office in the southern state of Oaxaca says the shooting occurred at a party in Aquila early Monday. The office hasn’t revealed what the two argued about. Prosecutors identify the police chief as Adan Gonzalez and the dead mayor as Geronimo Manuel Garcia Rosas. More than two dozen mayors have been killed in Mexico since 2006. Drug gangs are suspected in some of those killings, but a dispute between a mayor and his local police force was the motive in at least one other killing.

Deadly Iraq prison raids free hundreds of inmates

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces locked down areas around the infamous Abu Ghraib prison and another highsecurity detention facility on Baghdad’s outskirts Monday to hunt for escaped inmates and militants after daring insurgent assaults set hundreds of detainees free. The carefully orchestrated late-night attacks killed dozens Sunday, including at least 25 members of the Iraqi security forces. Insurgents fired dozens of mortar shells and detonated suicide and car bombs, drawing Iraqi forces into firefights that lasted more than an hour. Attacks elsewhere claimed at least 18 more lives on Monday, many of them soldiers, highlighting the rapidly deteriorating security conditions across Iraq.

Ukrainian charged with terror murder of UK man

LONDON (AP) — British police on Monday charged a 25-year-old Ukrainian man with the terror-related murder of a Muslim grandfather in Birmingham, central England. West Midlands Police said Pavlo Lapshyn, a post-graduate student working in Britain, was charged Monday with the murder of 82-year-old Mohammed Saleem. Saleem was stabbed to death as he walked home from a Birmingham mosque on April 29. Police initially were unable to discover a motive. Lapshyn was arrested last week after home-made bombs exploded outside three mosques near Birmingham. No one was injured. Police say Lapshyn is still being questioned about those attacks.

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Chiefs rally to top Treasure Valley Stars Nampa advances to final in American Legion tourney By JOHN ENGEL

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Nampa Chiefs starting pitcher Toby Anderson stepped off the mound in the seventh inning, glanced at the four run deficit on the scoreboard, then proceeded to yell at his teammates in order to inspire some run support. The same teammates he will be leaving in three weeks

to join the University of Minnesota baseball program. Chase Swainston came to the plate with the bases loaded, and the Chiefs finally had some hope after Treasure Valley’s stingy starter Clint Blackwell dominated for seven innings. Swainston drew the walk on a full count in the eighth inning, late substitute Ryan Sullivan cleared the bases with a ball up the middle and Nampa had its first lead of the game. Anderson closed out the

ninth inning for a complete game win, finishing with five strikeouts and two walks, and the Chiefs escaped with a 6-5 victory over Treasure Valley to advance to the Area B West Division district tournament finals. “I’m a vocal leader; I’m going to try to get everyone else into it,” Anderson said. “A lot of guys moving on might settle down, but I’m way to competitive. Every game is a chance for me to work harder.” The Chiefs won their first

two games of the tournament against Middleton and Rocky Mountain, and will face either Eagle, Rocky Mountain or Treasure Valley in the finals Blackwell pitched 7 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts and two walks in the no decision for Treasure Valley. Back-to-back singles RBI singles by Treasure Valley’s Tom LaMue and Tanner Alexander gave the Stars a three-run lead in the top of the fourth inning.

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When will enough be enough for the power conferences? LAS VEGAS onference expansion may have come to a halt, but the chatter for change around college football continues. This summer, commissioners from the five power conferences aren’t pining for more teams and television money. That was so last year. Instead, one-by-one, they are announcing they want control of college football. Last week in Hoover, Ala., SEC commissioner Mike Slive led off. The ACC’s John Swofford made his case on Monday in Greensboro, N.C., so did Bob Bowsley of the Big 12 from tfox@idahopress.com Dallas. The Big Ten’s Jim Delany and Pac-12’s Larry Scott will bat cleanup when they meet with media during their conference football media days on Wednesday and Friday, respectively.

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NEW YORK — The first star to fall in baseball’s latest drug investigation is one of its biggest: Ryan Braun. The 2011 National League MVP was suspended without pay for the rest of the season and the postseason Monday, the start of sanctions involving players reportedly tied to a Florida clinic accused of distributing performanceenhancing drugs. The Milwaukee Brewers star accepted the 65-game ban, 15 games more than the one he avoided last year when an arbitrator overturned his positive test for elevated tesRyan tosterone beBraun cause the urine sample had been improperly handled. “I am not perfect. I realize now that I have made some mistakes. I am willing to accept the consequences of those actions,” he said in a statement. Braun, injured Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and more than a dozen players were targeted by MLB following a report by Miami New Times in January that they had been connected with Biogenesis of America, a now-closed antiaging clinic. “For these guys still to be involved with this stuff just baffles me,” Miami Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. “The education’s there and everybody knows what you can and can’t take. It baffles me that this continues to be a black cloud over the game. I know Major League Baseball’s done a great job of cleaning up the game and the testing policy and all that. And it’s working. But at the same time, too, it seems like we’ll go through a lull and then, bam, here comes another guy that gets suspended. It’s got to stop.” MLB Commissioner Bud Selig announced Braun’s penalty, citing the outfielder for unspecified “violations” of both baseball’s drug program and labor contract. Braun will miss the Milwaukee Brewers’ final 65 games without pay, costing him about $3 million of his $8.5 million salary. With the Brewers in last place in the NL Central, they aren’t likely to have any playoff games for him to miss. “I wish to apologize to anyone I may have disappointed,” Braun said. “I am glad to have this matter behind me once and for all, and I cannot wait to get back to the game I love.” Under the agreement reached by MLB and the players’ association the specifics of Braun’s admission were not made public.

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NFL: RG3 cleared, Geno inked, trade voided VON MILLER: The latest distraction for the Denver Broncos comes from All-Pro linebacker Von Miller, who insisted Monday he did nothing wrong in the face of reports he could miss four games for violating the NFL’s drug policy. “I know I did nothing wrong. I’m sure this’ll be resolved fairly,” Miller tweeted.

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Legion Continued from B1 The Nampa Chiefs finally came alive in the bottom of the sixth inning while sitting in a 4-0 hole against Treasure Valley when Mike Metzger slugged an RBI double to give Nampa its first run of the game. There looked to be a possible transition in momentum, but Metzger was stranded at second. Leaving runners on base was a challenge all game for Nampa, even though run support is normally easy to come by. “We’re too good of hitters to not hit throughout the game,” Anderson said. “My job was keeping us close enough so we could stay in it.”

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Together, they are expressing their desire for college football’s big boys to find a way to continue to create separation from the rest of the NCAA. As if the SEC’s seven straight national championships weren’t enough. Money matters to these conferences, and they have plenty of it. The Big Ten and Pac-12 networks each garnered around $250 million. The SEC’s new net-

GENO SMITH: The New York Jets signed quarterback Geno Smith, their second-round draft pick, to a four-year contract that is worth about $5 million. Smith, drafted 39th overall after an unexpected slide out of the first round, is competing with incumbent Mark Sanchez for the starting quarterback job. —AP

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Bowlsby says NCAA needs changes now COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Monday there is “unanimity” among leaders from five power conferences that significant changes are needed now in the NCAA. “We all have a sense that transformative change is going to have to happen,” Bowlsby said at the start of the Big 12’s football media days. “This is not a time when trimming around the edges is going to make very much difference.” Bowlsby and the commissioners of the SEC, Big Ten, Pac 12 and ACC met about six weeks ago to discuss issues, including an NCAA legislative system that makes it difficult to enact substantial changes or enforce the rules in place. There are also huge gaps in resources between schools in the same divisions. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive, whose league has won AP the last seven national titles MLB: Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate throws out the first in football, delivered a simipitch of a baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Seattle lar message last week at his Mariners on Monday in Seattle. league’s media days. “It’s bad grammar but a good concept: If we always part of such a division. There is no regional 11U do what we’ve always done, “If you begin trying to tournament. we’ll always get what we’ve put together homogeneous FERNANDA JOINS VANDALS: always got,” Bowlsby said. groups, somebody gets Idaho women’s basketball “That’s kind of where we are included, and somebody coach Jon Newlee finalized right now.” gets left out. ... Wherever his roster for the 2013-14 ACC Commissioner John you draw those lines, if season with the addition of Swofford also addressed the they’re bright lines, you have Agueda Fernanda, a 6-foot issue Monday, saying signifi- controversy,” he said. “I’m freshman guard who will be cant changes could be put in pretty dyed in the wool of a 3-point shooting threat for place when the NCAA has its the NCAA, and I believe with the Vandals. annual convention in Januall my heart that a solution Fernanda averaged 21 ary. Bowlsby even indicated inside the organization is points and 6.3 rebounds the possibility of a special the right one. Whether Divi- per game in high school, convention. sion IV is the right one, the and was ranked as the No. 2 Before taking over as the devil’s in the details.” player on the Baleric Islands Big 12 commissioner just (Spain). more than a year ago, Bowls- Nampa 11U team wins title IHMELS ADDS TO STAFF: by had been a long-time Boise State head cross counLOCALLY: Evan Harmon athletic director — serving try and track and field coach was hit by a pitch with the at Stanford, Iowa and North- bases loaded in the bottom Corey Ihmels added Travis ern Iowa. Bowlsby said his Hartke and Grant Wall as asof the eighth inning, bringthoughts about the NCAA sistant coaches for 2013-14. ing home the winning run are “driven by frustration and giving the Nampa Valley Babcock to coach Canada more than anything else. 11U Little League team the And that’s been a frustration state championship with a NHL: Mike Babcock will that’s grown over the last 15 9-8 win against Lewiston on return as coach of Canada’s years.” Sunday. Olympic hockey team. A real consideration Nampa Valley took the The Detroit Red Wings could be a separate division best-of-three series after coach will have the St. Louis for the top football-playing dropping the opener 15-8 on Blues’ Ken Hitchcock, Dallas schools, for which Bowlsby Friday. The team responded Stars’ Lindy Ruff and Boston said he is listening and with a 14-9 win on Saturday, Bruins’ Claude Julien as aslearning about many differ- rallying after being down sistants at next year’s Sochi ent models. 8-2. Games. Therein lies what can beWith their win on Sunday, Babcock led Canada to come another difficult issue: Nampa Valley finishes the gold at the world championdetermining who would be season as state champions. ships in 2004.

work next year will likely eclipse that mark. But these conferences want more money and more power to do things, such as give players stipends if are for it and, say, Boise State is not. “With 130 FBS institutions, with budgets from $130 million to $15 million, there’s quite the disparity,” Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson said. That’s what Slive, Swofford and Bowlsby are stating: their football programs don’t relate with the small-budget programs and shouldn’t have to play by the same rules. Bowlsby went as far as to say it

may be time to consider a federation within the NCAA. Maybe even without it. Slive and Swofford said basically the same. It’s likely that Delany and Scott will deliver similar messages. Right now, the leaders of power conferences are having hypothetical conversations, which Thompson believes is healthy. “This is the right time and place to have these conversations now that apparently memberships have kind of stabilized and we know who’s going to be where, hopefully, for a couple years anyway,” he said.

But the fact that leaders of these heavyweight conferences are wanting even more separation in college football and, possibly, college athletes altogether, than there already is, should raise some eye brows. Constant conversations about more and more growth and bigger and better paychecks and exposure cannot last forever. Somewhere down the line, college football has to plateau, whether in the SEC or the Mountain West. “Just the budgets in the Mountain West have doubled and in some cases almost tripled since we started 14 years ago, and I just don’t know how all sustainable

CARLOS HYDE Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has disciplined four players for legal problems, including suspending leadingscorer Carlos Hyde from all team activities in the wake of an alleged assault against a female over the weekend in Columbus. In addition, star cornerback Bradley Roby, who was arrested in Indiana for an altercation with a security guard at a bar this past weekend, will not represent the Buckeyes at this week’s Big Ten media days. He was one of the players initially selected to speak to reporters at the annual event. Freshmen recruits Marcus Baugh, a tight end, and defensive lineman Tim Gardner were also disciplined on Monday. There were published reports earlier in the day that Hyde had been kicked off the team for being listed as a person of interest in the alleged assault of a woman at a downtown Columbus bar. The Columbus Dispatch cited sources saying Hyde was dismissed from the team over the incident early Saturday. Hyde, a 6-foot, 242-pound senior from Naples, Fla., rushed for 970 yards on 185 carries last season, second best on the team behind quarterback Braxton Miller, and was the unbeaten Buckeyes’ leading scorer with 17 touchdowns and 102 points.

P.J. HAIRSTON Authorities have dismissed charges against North Carolina basketball leading scorer P.J. Hairston from a traffic stop last month. Hairston was arrested June 5 and charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession and driving without a license at a checkpoint in Durham, N.C. But prosecutors dismissed those charges Friday afternoon after Hairston produced proof he had a driver’s license and had completed a drug assessment program, said Elizabeth Tapley with the Durham County clerk of court’s office. The drug assessment determines whether a person has a drug problem, Durham County district attorney Leon Stanback said Monday afternoon. In a phone interview, Stanback said it’s a common way for his office to handle first-time offenders on a misdemeanor marijuana charge. “That’s a standard operation,” Stanback said.

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that is,” Thompson said. “You can only keep generating so much revenue. The TV/media packages are all-time absolute high. We have to worry about attendance, we have to worry about gift giving and sponsorships, we have to worry about contributions from all the various alumni. I don’t know how you can keep giving and giving and giving and growing and growing and growing. “It’s just gotten to the point the argument’s about: ‘we need a bigger and better mouse trap.’ I don’t know where the end game might be.” CC MM YY KK

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Idaho Press-Tribune • Tuesday, July 23, 2013

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Carr played injured in 2012

BSU coach concerned many players will be ejected for illegal hits By B.J. RAINS

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LAS VEGAS — Saying Boise State coach Chris Petersen is not pleased with a new rule that allows referees to eject players for illegal hits above the shoulders would probably be an understatement. “I’m worried,” Petersen said. “There’s going to be a lot of guys who are going to be out of the game.” Petersen and the rest of the Mountain West football coaches gathered in Las Vegas Monday to meet with the media and discuss the upcoming season. But they also met as a group with Big 12 head of officials Walt Anderson to discuss the stricter penalty for illegal hits above the shoulder. And what they saw and heard from video examples and explanations apparently didn’t sit well. “Some of the clips they were showing us, we’re kind of all looking at them like, ‘really?’ That’s going to eject a guy? It’s very concerning,” Petersen said. In addition to a 15-yard personal foul penalty, players who commit illegal “targeting” hits will be ejected from the game. If the ejection comes during the second half of a game, the player is suspended for the first half of their next game as well. The main issue comes from what will likely be a gray area where referees are forced to decide whether or not the hit was intentional or just incidental contact. And Anderson told the media in a session Monday that referees will be told to call the penalty and eject the player when there is any doubt regarding whether or not the hit was illegal. “Just how they are talking to us, how they are planning on regulating it, I mean if there’s any doubt, they are calling it,” Petersen said. “It’s definitely a big change from where we were last year. “I think half or even three quarters of (the hits) that you see, you go, ‘Yeah, that needs to be out of the game.’ We’re all for that, but there was another handful of plays that it was like, ‘The guy is getting thrown out for that?’ They just really want to protect the head, which we get, but there was a couple where everybody was pretty surprised that that was going to cost the guy playing time.” Boise State safety Darian Thompson was shown in the video making a hit on a wide receiver from BYU during a game last season. Under the new rule, he would have been ejected from the game. Petersen said he didn’t object to that hit. Ejections for targeting or illegal hits will be subject to video review. The personal foul penalty cannot be reversed but the ejection can, proven the video replay shows a “clear and obvious” mistake. Boise State quarterback Joe Southwick also has issues with possible ejections and what it might do to a defensive team if it causes them to lose a key player in a key spot in the game. “I understand player safety and all that and I appreciate them looking out for the well being of the players, but ejecting a player, that’s a serious deal,” Southwick said. “All I know is, and I feel pretty comfortable in saying this, that it’s going to change a few games. It will definitely change a few games. “That’s what I’m concerned about, when it changes a game. What if it changes an SEC game, what if it changes an SEC Championship game? On the biggest stage you can think of, what if it happens there? That’s what’s going through my head.” Petersen said his defensive coaching staff was already looking for ways to teach safer tackling and met with coaches from a local rugby team in Boise to explore the topic deeper. Rugby players don’t wear helmets and therefore don’t lead with the head when they are tackling like most college players do on illegal hits. They also display the need to wrap up to make a tackle, something Petersen said would need to be stressed. “We’re all about safety, we really are,” Petersen said. “So, hopefully, we do a good job teaching our kids that the game has changed in terms of tackling and the shots you can take. The penalty is going to be the minor thing. You’re going to be out of the game. You might miss portions of two games.” Asked for how the new rule might change things, Petersen joked, “We better travel every defensive back we’ve got because they might all be out of the game.” C M Y K

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Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr revealed Monday that he played last season with a sports hernia and an abdominal muscle tear. Carr says he will be healthy for his senior season this fall.

Fresno State QB healthy, named preseason offensive POY By B.J. RAINS and TOM FOX bjrains@idahopress.com tfox@idahopress.com

LAS VEGAS — Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr revealed Monday that he won the Mountain West Conference offensive player of the year Award last season while playing with a sports hernia and an abdominal muscle tear that caused severe pain and limited him on the field. Carr suffered the injury during fall camp and was forced to either deal with the pain or undergo season-ending surgery. He decided to tough it out. “No one knew about it and I wasn’t going tell anybody, because I didn’t want it to distract our team,” said Carr, who was announced Monday as the preseason pick to repeat as the offensive player of the year. “Playing hurt last year was hard, but I’m healthy this year and I have a whole offseason of being healthy and working on things that I can get better at. “Never in my mind did I think I was going to sit out and have the surgery and let my teammates (hang) out to dry. It was just something you have to deal with. It sucked. It hurt to sneeze, let alone play football.” Carr passed for 4,107 yards and 37 touchdowns last season in leading Fresno State to the best scoring offense in the Mountain West (37.9 points). And considering he put up

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With the debut of the Mountain and West divisions this fall, the media picked winners for each division instead of one overall winner. Fresno State was predicted to win the West Division. The last time Boise State wasn’t picked to finish first was 2007, when Hawaii was the preseason WAC favorite and went on to win the league title. And as is apparently the case with Utah State, the Broncos figure to have plenty of teams gunning for them again this fall. “There’s always going to be that target on our back and we know it,” Boise State quarterback Joe Southwick said. “Now it’s about going out and putting the work in. We know for sure when we play everybody in the Mountain we’re going to get everyone’s best shot. “Everyone wants to have their best game against us to try and knock us off and as

those numbers at significantly less than 100 percent, opposing defenses in the conference probably aren’t sleeping any better with Monday’s news. The possible high-round NFL Draft pick said the pain was manageable the first two games, but became so tough that Fresno State coaches had to alter the playbook and what they asked of him in practice. But that will change this fall, when he looks to lead Fresno State into the first Mountain West Championship Game. The Bulldogs, co-league champions with Boise State and San Diego State in 2012, were picked by media who cover the league to win the West Division title. “There were a lot of teammates that didn’t know,” Carr said. “The coaches knew because there were things at practice that we had to modify. I couldn’t roll out. We tried to hide it the best we could, but we couldn’t roll out, I couldn’t do a lot of the zone read stuff, which is big in our offense. “They would tell me we have to do it a couple times just to keep the defense honest, so you just grit your teeth and grind to it. It was a fun year but it was a hard year. It’s never easy, college football is hard, but I’m glad I’m healthy going into this year.” Carr’s teammate, Fresno State defensive back Derron Smith, was the media’s choice

for Mountain West defensive player of the year in the voting released by the Mountain West Monday morning.

a bunch of competitors, we wouldn’t want it any other way. That’s what I love about the group of guys we got. We’re going to compete and we’re going to fight. We’re going to be ready.” The Broncos received 40of-41 first-place votes in the Mountain Division and finished with 245 points. Utah State, which received the other first-place vote, finished in second place with 204 points after going 11-2 and finishing last season ranked in the top 25. Air Force was predicted to finish third in the Mountain Division, followed by Wyoming, Colorado State and New Mexico. The winners of the Mountain and West divisions will play in the first Mountain West Championship Game at the site of the higher ranked BCS team on Dec. 7. And if Monday’s preseason poll turns true, Boise State and Fresno State would meet once in the regular season (Sept. 20) and again in the title game. “You know, same old, same old,” said Boise State offensive

tackle Charles Leno Jr. on again being the preseason favorite. “But honestly we’re not worried about that right now because it’s just preseason. What we care about is the real champion at the end of the year.” Fresno State returns several key weapons at skill positions including likely NFL draft pick Derek Carr at quarterback. The Bulldogs received 39-of-41 first place votes in the West Division. San Diego State, which beat Boise State on The Blue last season, received one first-place vote in the West Division and finished in second. League newcomer San Jose State also received one first-place vote and was third, followed by Nevada, UNLV and Hawaii. Boise State also landed three players on the media’s preseason all-Mountain West team, released Monday: Leno Jr., center Matt Paradis and defensive end Demarcus Lawrence. Lawrence, predicted by several preseason publications, including Lindy’s, as the defensive player of the year, wasn’t

NEW FACILITIES COMING ALONG Boise State coaches have moved into their new $22 million, 70,000-square-foot Gene Bleymaier Football Center at the north end of Bronco Stadium, but the project is not yet complete and a little behind schedule. Broncos coach Chris Petersen said his personal belongings are stacked up in boxes in his new office, but he and fellow coaches are working out of their new offices because game film has been moved there. Petersen said the facility will be ready to be used by players for the team’s first practice on Aug. 5, but it may take several weeks for minor details such as wall decorations and graphics to be installed. “There’s just little things here and there that got held up,” he said. “It’s still going to be fine. We’re still going to (use) it. ... It’s not going to distract us.” Petersen said the lush building that features football offices, weight rooms and locker room is not about this year’s team. “The new facility’s about one thing, it’s about recruiting,” he said. “It’s one of those things where kids go certain places and they say ‘wow, they have great facilities.’ They’re going to come to our place and say the same thing, so at least we’re on a level playing field.” Atop the football facility, the Broncos will have a new HD LED video board. The 37.2-feetby-58.8-feet high-definition video board could be ready for the Broncos’ home opener Sept. 7 against Tennessee-Martin, but Petersen said, the old video board will remain intact just in case there are issues. “It’s going to be great, it’s going to change a lot for the fans,” Petersen said. Boise State also is targeting a grass practice field on campus to be ready for the 2014 season. Boise State does not use Dona Larsen Park anymore and Petersen wanted to have a grass field for his players. He said grass gives more than turf and

reduces wear and tear. “We like being on grass and we really think it’s important to be on grass,” Petersen said. “It’s different than the turf, and for us to have access to that is big.”

BSU RECEIVES PAYMENT FROM MWC FOR STICKING AROUND Despite not playing a game in the Big East Conference, Boise State is facing a $5 million bill for exiting the conference. The school is currently in a lawsuit, but if forced to pay, a check from the Mountain West should help cover part of the cost. Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson said the league decided to give Boise State its annual distribution of “about $3 million” once the Broncos renegotiated to remain in the Mountain West. “We paid them their distribution as if they had not announced they were going to the Big East,” Thompson said. Boise State originally had forfeited its share when it notified the Mountain West it was joining the Big East in December 2011. In April, Boise State filed a lawsuit in Boise courts, asking that the $5 million penalty from the Big East not be assessed, because many changes occurred and the conference was much different than the one the Broncos agreed to join. The Big East has or will lose Louisville, Syracuse and Pittsburgh and seven basketball schools. The conference has even changed its name. It is now known as the American Athletic Conference.

NOTES Boise State junior tight end Kyle Sosnowski suffered a torn patella tendon and will miss the 2013 season, Broncos coach Chris Petersen said. Sosnowski, a Capital High graduate, has dealt with several injuries since arriving at Boise State in 2010. He did not play in a game last season due to injuries. … Boise State has granted 2013 wide receiver signee Kendall Keys his release. Petersen said the program has “parted ways” with Keys, who has recently posted messages on his Instagram account about UNLV, where his brother Kenny is a defensive back.

a choice on the ballot because Boise State didn’t nominate him. The junior had two single game suspensions last year, including the bowl game against Washington. Wide receiver Matt Miller, the only other Boise State choice on the ballot, was not picked for one of the two wide receiver spots. “For some reason all the preseason media people always want to hype up our team and not our individuals, which is fine,” Southwick said of the lack of Broncos on the list. “It’s all preseason hype anyways. Obviously I think he’s very deserving to be on that list. Do I think he’s one of the best receivers in the conference? Absolutely. I think he’s proven that. “But that doesn’t matter so much to us. What matters is when we start playing games for real and then we can look back at those lists and probably laugh a little bit.” Boise State opens fall camp Aug. 5 and their season opener is Aug. 31 at Washington.

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Idaho Press-Tribune • Tuesday, July 23, 2013

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Mickelson missing a peculiar link in majors COMMENTARY

“This is what I love about Scott,” Mickelson said, loud By DOUG FERGUSON enough for Piercy to hear. “For more than a hundred years AP Golf Writer they’ve been playing here, everyGULLANE, Scotland — Phil Mickelson described his feelings one tries to keep it short of those toward links golf as a “hate-love” bunkers. Scott gets here and says, ‘What do they know? I’m taking relationship, meaning he once driver over those bunkers.’” dreaded coming over to the The entire group broke into British Open for a brand of golf laughter. played only once a year. Now he Mickelson is not sure when loves it. he figured out the secret to links He felt that way even before golf. his name was engraved on the Even though he won the silver claret jug. British Open in his 20th try, he Mickelson was in a great played good enough to win twice mood the first day he set foot on before. He finished one shot Muirfield last week. Fresh off out of a playoff at Royal Troon a win at the Scottish Open, he played a practice round late Mon- in 2004, and a Sunday charge at Royal St. George’s two years ago day afternoon with Scott Piercy, was derailed when he missed a a newcomer to links golf who short par putt on the back nine. received plenty of advice and a But he was always capable. little needling from Mickelson. Anyone with more than 40 titles When they reached the 18th and multiple majors can win hole, Piercy decided to hit driver anywhere on any surface. with a slightly helping wind. He He still won’t be looked upon pulled it and watched it run into a bunker. as a links specialist, not like

BASKETBALL WNBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago Atlanta Washington Indiana New York Connecticut WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota Los Angeles Phoenix Seattle Tulsa San Antonio Sunday’s Games Indiana 65, Washington 52 Tulsa 90, Atlanta 63 Minnesota 82, Phoenix 77 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Game New York at Indiana, 5 p.m.

W 12 10 8 7 6 4 W 13 12 9 6 6 5

L Pct GB 4 .750 — 5 .667 1½ 9 .471 4½ 8 .467 4½ 10 .375 6 11 .267 7½ L Pct GB 3 .813 — 5 .706 1½ 8 .529 4½ 10 .375 7 13 .316 8½ 12 .294 8½

FOOTBALL Arena Football League

NATIONAL CONFERENCE Central Division W L T Pct PF PA y-Chicago 10 7 0 .588 933 882 San Antonio 9 8 0 .529 740 856 Iowa 6 11 0 .353 782 829 West Division W L T Pct PF PA y-Arizona 14 3 0 .824 1119 821 x-Spokane 13 4 0 .765 1137 853 x-San Jose 12 5 0 .706 968 837 Utah 6 11 0 .353 848 942 AMERICAN CONFERENCE South Division W L T Pct PF PA y-Jacksonville 11 6 0 .647 889 839 Tampa Bay 7 10 0 .412 915 928 Orlando 6 11 0 .353 894 990 New Orleans 5 12 0 .294 791 998 Eastern Division W L T Pct PF PA y-Philadelphia 12 5 0 .706 1024 797 Cleveland 4 13 0 .235 801 999 Pittsburgh 4 13 0 .235 683 953 x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division Friday’s Game Pittsburgh at Spokane, 8 p.m. Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Orlando, 5 p.m. Arizona at Iowa, 6:05 p.m. Cleveland at Utah, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Chicago at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

GOLF PGA Tour Statistics

Through July 21 FedExCup Season Points 1, Tiger Woods, 2,481.333. 2, Phil Mickelson, 2,117.500. 3, Matt Kuchar, 2,019.500. 4, Brandt Snedeker, 1,677.857. 5, Billy Horschel, 1,459.289. 6, Justin Rose, 1,357.713. 7, Bill Haas, 1,320.083. 8, Kevin Streelman, 1,259.883. 9, Boo Weekley, 1,206.467. 10, Jason Day, 1,181.976. Scoring Average 1, Tiger Woods, 68.987. 2, Justin Rose, 69.317. 3, Charl Schwartzel, 69.360. 4, Adam Scott, 69.442. 5, Sergio Garcia, 69.537. 6, Matt Kuchar, 69.623. 7, Phil Mickelson, 69.662. 8, Brandt Snedeker, 69.743. 9, Freddie Jacobson, 69.820. 10, Luke Donald, 69.835. Driving Distance 1, Gary Woodland, 305.7. 2 (tie), Nicolas Colsaerts and Luke List, 305.4. 4, Dustin Johnson, 303.5. 5, Jason Kokrak, 303.1. 6, Robert Garrigus, 303.0. 7, Keegan Bradley, 302.7. 8, Bubba Watson, 302.5. 9, Ryan Palmer, 301.7. 10, Eric Meierdierks, 301.4. Driving Accuracy Percentage 1, Russell Knox, 73.68%. 2, Chez Reavie, 70.93%. 3, Henrik Stenson, 70.89%. 4, Ken Duke, 70.81%. 5, Jim Furyk, 70.79%. 6, Tim Clark, 70.47%. 7, Jerry Kelly, 70.43%. 8,

Mark Wilson, 70.29%. 9, Jeff Maggert, 70.23%. 10, Justin Hicks, 69.74%. Greens in Regulation Percentage 1, Graham DeLaet, 71.62%. 2, Henrik Stenson, 71.11%. 3, Boo Weekley, 70.06%. 4, Ricky Barnes, 69.97%. 5, Ross Fisher, 69.44%. 6, Nick Watney, 69.35%. 7, Kevin Stadler, 69.31%. 8, Bill Haas, 69.16%. 9, Justin Hicks, 69.12%. 10, Cameron Tringale, 69.11%. Total Driving 1, Justin Rose, 47. 2, Graham DeLaet, 53. 3, Henrik Stenson, 76. 4, Keegan Bradley, 81. 5, D.J. Trahan, 89. 6 (tie), Boo Weekley and Matt Jones, 92. 8 (tie), Hunter Mahan and Jordan Spieth, 101. 10, Jim Herman, 102. Strokes Gained - Putting 1, Sergio Garcia, .989. 2, Greg Chalmers, .852. 3, Stephen Ames, .847. 4, Tiger Woods, .833. 5, James Driscoll, .723. 6, Luke Donald, .717. 7, Aaron Baddeley, .711. 8, Bryce Molder, .709. 9, Peter Hanson, .702. 10, Russell Henley, .648. Birdie Average 1, Phil Mickelson, 4.41. 2, Billy Horschel, 4.19. 3, Brandt Snedeker, 4.12. 4 (tie), Tiger Woods and Ryan Palmer, 4.08. 6, Bubba Watson, 4.06. 7, Charl Schwartzel, 4.05. 8, Rory Sabbatini, 4.00. 9, Charley Hoffman, 3.98. 10, Chris Kirk, 3.93. Eagles (Holes per) 1, Dustin Johnson, 79.2. 2, Tiger Woods, 92.6. 3, Ernie Els, 97.7. 4, Chris Kirk, 100.5. 5, Robert Garrigus, 102.0. 6, Patrick Reed, 106.4. 7, Michael Thompson, 108.0. 8, Kevin Stadler, 109.8. 9, Joe Ogilvie, 114.0. 10, Jason Kokrak, 116.0. Sand Save Percentage 1, K.J. Choi, 70.48%. 2, Justin Rose, 67.39%. 3, Steven Bowditch, 66.07%. 4, Stuart Appleby, 64.08%. 5, Lee Williams, 63.33%. 6, Rickie Fowler, 63.22%. 7, Matt Kuchar, 62.96%. 8, Casey Wittenberg, 62.24%. 9, Cameron Tringale, 62.20%. 10, Tom Gillis, 62.16%. All-Around Ranking 1, Tiger Woods, 190. 2, Justin Rose, 314. 3, Jordan Spieth, 355. 4, Billy Horschel, 364. 5, Brandt Snedeker, 366. 6, Charley Hoffman, 368. 7, Keegan Bradley, 379. 8, Brendon de Jonge, 389. 9, Phil Mickelson, 390. 10, 2 tied with 392.

RODEO Pro Rodeo Leaders

Through July 21 All-around 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, $119,958 2. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, $67,109 3. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., $55,301 4. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas, $55,106 5. Caleb Smidt, Yorktown, Texas, $51,939 Bareback Riding 1. Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah, $70,768 2. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, $67,115 3. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., $64,668 4. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., $61,063 5. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., $60,826 Steer Wrestling 1. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., $62,646 2. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, $49,279 3. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, $45,540 4. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., $44,723 5. Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif., $43,829 Team Roping (header) 1. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., $72,847 2. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., $59,318 3. Drew Horner, Plano, Texas, $52,456 4. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., $50,554 5. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, $46,139 Team Roping (heeler) 1. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., $75,955 2. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., $60,717 3. Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan., $51,995 4. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., $50,226 5. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas, $48,211 Saddle Bronc Riding 1. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, $70,198 2. Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., $68,895 3. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, $56,257 4. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., $51,479 5. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., $46,921 Tie-down Roping 1. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas $70,561 2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, $68,240 3. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash., $64,310 4. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas, $51,157 5. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, $50,790

Tiger Woods or Ernie Els from his generation. Even so, Mickelson’s threeshot victory at Muirfield for his fifth career major was every bit as important as his first major in 2004 at the Masters. The greatest players don’t just have multiple majors, their major trophies come in a variety of shapes and sizes, such as green jackets and silver jugs, along with more traditional cups. Of the 26 players who have won at least four majors, only two never won a British Open — Byron Nelson and Raymond Floyd. Nelson played in an era when Americans rarely played in golf’s oldest championship because the prize money was so small they would lose money even if they won. Floyd skipped his share of Opens, too, for it really wasn’t until the late 1980s when hardly anyone considered not playing. The ultimate measure of greatness is the career Grand Slam.

Steer Roping 1. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., $43,372 2. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas, $38,455 3. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla., $38,394 4. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas, $34,839 5. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas, $30,929 Bull Riding 1. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas, $71,130 2. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, $69,693 3. Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo., $67,131 4. Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo., $65,084 5. Elliot Jacoby, Fredricksburg, Texas, $60,986 Barrel Racing 1. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., $112,665 2. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas, $100,043 3. Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, $90,990 4. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, $75,136 5. Sabrina Ketcham, Yeso, N.M., $67,004

SOCCER Major League Soccer

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Sporting Kansas City 10 5 6 36 31 20 Montreal 9 5 5 32 31 29 New York 9 7 5 32 29 24 Philadelphia 8 6 7 31 32 30 Houston 8 6 5 29 22 19 New England 7 7 6 27 25 18 Chicago 7 9 3 24 24 29 Columbus 6 9 5 23 23 25 Toronto FC 2 10 8 14 17 28 D.C. 2 14 4 10 9 33 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Real Salt Lake 11 6 4 37 33 20 Portland 8 2 10 34 30 18 Los Angeles 10 8 3 33 32 25 Vancouver 9 6 5 32 33 28 FC Dallas 8 5 8 32 27 27 Colorado 8 7 7 31 26 24 Seattle 7 7 4 25 22 21 San Jose 6 9 6 24 21 32 Chivas USA 4 11 5 17 18 35 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Saturday’s Games Columbus at Toronto FC, Noon Sporting Kansas City at Montreal, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Vancouver, 5 p.m. Real Salt Lake at New York, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Colorado, 5 p.m. New England at D.C. United, 5 p.m. Chicago at Houston, 7 p.m. Portland at San Jose, 8:30 p.m. Sunday’s Game Chivas USA at Seattle FC, 9 p.m.

CONCACAF Gold Cup

SEMIFINALS Wednesday At Arlington, Texas United States vs. Honduras, 5 p.m. Panama vs. Mexico, 8 p.m. CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday At Chicago Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.

American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Optioned 3B Brent Morel to Charlotte (IL). Reinstated 1B/DH Paul Konerko from the 15-day DL. TEXAS RANGERS—Acquired RHP Matt Garza from the Chicago Cubs for RHPs C.J. Edwards and Justin Grimm, INF Mike Olt, and a player to be named. Reinstated RHP Yu Darvish from the 15-day DL list. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Sent RHP Brandon McCarthy to Reno (PCL) for a rehab assignment. CHICAGO CUBS—Recalled LHP Chris Rusin from Iowa (PCL). ATLANTA BRAVES—Transferred LHP Eric O’Flaherty to the 60-day DL. LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Sent RHP Stephen Fife to Albuquerque (PCL) for a rehab assignment.

Garza traded to Texas MLB NEWS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers finally have Matt Garza in their starting rotation. Texas acquired Garza from the Chicago Cubs in a trade completed Monday, getting a pitcher they had long coveted just more than a week before the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline and several days after it initially appeared that the two teams had a deal in place. “He’s an extremely talented pitcher that’s had success in the toughest of divisions and the biggest of stages, who’s throwing the ball as well as anybody right now,” Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said. “It’s a power repertoire, a little bit of a different look from what we’ve got, and he was available. ... He was in our opinion the best guy on the market.” The 29-year-old right-hander provides a boost to a starting rotation plagued by injuries and a team that slipped three games behind Oakland in the AL West after being swept in a three-game weekend series at home against Baltimore. Texas sent the Cubs rookie right-hander Justin Grimm, top prospect third baseman Mike Olt and Class-A pitcher C.J. Edwards. There will also be at least one player to be named later, possibly two, depending on who is chosen by Chicago. “We paid a steep price in talent to acquire Matt, but we did so knowing that we’ve got other guys in the system,” Dan-

iels said. “What it comes down to, ultimately why we got him, beside the desire, is we had the players to do it.” Garza (6-1, 3.17 ERA), who can become a free agent after this season, has made 11 starts since missing the first seven weeks this season with a strained left lat muscle. He is 5-0 with a 1.24 ERA his last six starts. Garza had been scheduled to start Monday night for the Cubs in Arizona. He will instead start for the Rangers against the New York Yankees, likely Wednesday night. Daniels said Garza was scheduled to fly from Arizona to Texas later Monday night, and join the Rangers on Tuesday. Tampa Bay traded Garza to Chicago instead of Texas after the 2010 season. The Rangers were also interested in Garza last summer before he missed the last two months with a stress reaction in his right elbow, and they instead acquired Ryan Dempster from the Cubs. Garza has a 63-62 career record in 181 major league games (178 starts) with Minnesota (2006-07), Tampa Bay (2008-10) and the Cubs (2011-13). He was a firstround draft pick by the Twins in the 2005 amateur draft. “He was the best pitcher in baseball in his last five, six, seven starts. He’s young, has great velocity, has good command of his pitches and that makes him attractive to any team,” Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. “It’s not easy to part with a guy like Garza and someone has to step in and be productive.”

Phoenix Open where he missed out on a 59 by the smallest or margins, and a win last week in the Scottish Open. And the missing link is the U.S. Open, which Mickelson always thought would be the one major he could win. It hasn’t been from a lack of effort. Mickelson holds the U.S. Open record with six silver medals, the latest heartbreak coming only a month ago at Merion. He was poised to win until twice making bogey with a wedge in his hand. Mickelson’s national championship has never meant more than it does now. “I think there’s five players that have done that. And those five players are the greats of the game,” he said. “You look at them with a different light.” The U.S. Open returns to Pinehurst No. 2 next year, a slightly different course that now features expanses of sandy waste area.

BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

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EAST Boston Tampa Bay Baltimore New York Toronto

W L PCT GB 60 40 .600 — 58 41 .586 1½ 56 43 .566 3½ 52 46 .531 7 45 52 .464 13½

EAST W L PCT GB Atlanta 55 43 .561 — Philadelphia 49 50 .495 6½ Washington 48 50 .490 7 New York 43 51 .457 10 Miami 35 61 .365 19

CENTRAL Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago

W L PCT GB 53 44 .546 — 52 46 .531 1½ 45 50 .474 7 41 54 .432 11 39 56 .411 13

CENTRAL W L PCT GB Pittsburgh 53 34 .609 — St. Louis 53 34 .609 — Cincinnati 50 38 .568 3½ Chicago 38 48 .442 14½ Milwaukee 35 52 .402 18

WEST Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle Houston

W L PCT GB 57 41 .582 — 54 44 .551 3 46 50 .479 10 46 52 .469 11 33 64 .340 23½

WEST Arizona Los Angeles Colorado San Francisco San Diego

TODAY’S AL SCHEDULE Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 5-10) at Boston (Lester 8-6), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 4-9) at Texas (Ogando 4-2), 6:05 p.m. Baltimore (Hammel 7-6) at Kansas City (B.Chen 3-0), 6:10 p.m. Detroit (Porcello 6-6) at Chicago White Sox (H.Santiago 3-5), 6:10 p.m. Oakland (J.Parker 6-6) at Houston (Cosart 1-0), 8610 p.m. Minnesota (Gibson 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Hanson 4-2), 8:05 p.m.

Cleveland (McAllister 4-5) at Seattle (E.Ramirez 0-0), 8:10 p.m. TODAY’S NL SCHEDULE Cincinnati (Cingrani 3-1) at San Francisco (Surkamp 0-0), 5:05 p.m., 1st game Pittsburgh (Cole 4-3) at Washington (Jordan 0-2), 5:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 3-6) at Toronto (Redmond 1-1), 5:07 p.m. Atlanta (Medlen 6-9) at N.Y. Mets (C.Torres 0-1), 5:10 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 0-4) at Milwaukee

W L PCT GB 47 41 .534 — 42 45 .483 4½ 42 47 .472 5½ 40 47 .460 6½ 40 49 .449 7½ (D.Hand 0-1), 6:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Pettibone 5-3) at St. Louis (S.Miller 9-6), 6:15 p.m. Miami (Fernandez 5-5) at Colorado (Chacin 9-4), 6:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 6-6) at Arizona (Corbin 11-1), 7:40 p.m. San Francisco (Zito 4-7) at Cincinnati (G.Reynolds 0-0), 8:15 p.m., 2nd game TODAY’S INTERLEAGUE SCHEDULE L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 3-6) at Toronto (Redmond 1-1), 3:07 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE RANGERS 3 YANKEES 0

Yu Darvish allowed two singles over 6 1-3 scoreless innings in his first start in 16 days, combining with three relievers on a three-hitter. Darvish (9-4), who last pitched July 6 before going on the disabled list with a right trapezius strain, struck out four and walked two.

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3 0

Matt Moore pitched a two-hitter for his first career shutout and the Tampa Bay Rays moved within a half-game of first place in the AL East. Ben Zobrist had three hits and James Loney drove in two runs for the Rays.

TIGERS 7 WHITE SOX 3

Max Scherzer outpitched Chris Sale in a matchup of All-Star starters, and Detroit overcame Miguel Cabrera’s injury to beat Chicago. Scherzer (14-1) went eight innings and allowed four hits while striking out five. Cabrera, the 2012 AL MVP, was removed with a sore hip flexor muscle.

ORIOLES 9 ROYALS 2

Chris Davis and J.J. Hardy each drove in three runs and Baltimore defeated Kansas City to extend its winning streak to a season-high five games. The Orioles’ 18-hit attack matched their season high.

ATHLETICS 4 ASTROS 3

Josh Reddick put Oakland on top with a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Chris Young hit a solo homer for the A’s, who are 10-0 against their new AL West foes this season and 15-1 all-time.

MARINERS 2 INDIANS 1

Kendrys Morales and Mike Zunino each homered. Seattle manager Eric Wedge suffered dizziness during batting practice and had to be helped off the field. He felt better but was expected to stay overnight in a hospital.

TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL

Five players make up the most elite class in golf — Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen. Woods won his career Grand Slam when he was 24 and had played in only 15 majors. Nicklaus and Player had all four majors when they were in their 20s. Hogan and Sarazen got theirs before the modern version of the Grand Slam even came into existence. In that context, the last player to pick up the third leg of the Grand Slam would have been Floyd when he won the 1986 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. By then, he was 43 and not considered a favorite to add a claret jug to his collection. Mickelson also is 43, though the dynamics are entirely different. For starters, he believes he is playing some of the best golf of his career, and it’s hard to doubt him. Mickelson has won three times this year, including the

TWINS 4 ANGELS 3

Clete Thomas homered and hit an RBI double, then robbed pinchhitter Chris Iannetta of a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning to help Minnesota. Joe Blanton suffered his major league-worst 13th defeat.

NATIONAL LEAGUE PADRES 5 BREWERS 3

Former Boise Hawk Andrew Cashner (6-5) pitched six solid innings and keyed the Padres’ sixth-inning rally with a leadoff bunt single. The righthander allowed three runs on three hits and three walks while striking out six in six innings.

MARLINS 3 ROCKIES 1

Tom Koehler tossed seven strong innings, Ed Lucas homered and Miami scored for the first time in four games in a victory over Colorado. Giancarlo Stanton reached base three times and Steve Cishek notched his 18th save.

BRAVES 2 METS 1

Jason Heyward made a diving catch with runners on first and second and two outs in the ninth inning after pinch-hitter Reed Johnson hit a go-ahead single with two outs in a two-run top half, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1, comeback victory over the New York Mets.

PIRATES 6 NATIONALS 5

Andrew McCutchen hit a pair of two-run homers off Dan Haren (4-11), who’s 0-8 in 11 starts since May 9. Charlie Morton (2-2) gave up three runs, six hits and a walk in 6 2-3 innings to earn his first win in five starts. He struck out five.

CUBS 4 D-BACKS 2

Rookie Junior Lake hit his first major league homer and drove in three runs to power Chicago to the victory over Arizona. Lake’s two-run homer off Tyler Skaggs with no outs in the fifth inning gave the Cubs a 3-0 lead. Lake’s RBI single in the ninth scored Darwin Barney with an insurance run.

REDS 11 GIANTS 0

Bronson Arroyo pitched a seven-hitter for his sixth career shutout, beating Tim Lincecum and San Francisco for victory No. 100 with Cincinnati. Arroyo (9-7) struck out six and didn’t walk a batter in his 15th career complete game, a 108-pitch gem.

INTERLEAGUE DODGERS 14 BLUE JAYS 5

A.J. Ellis hit a two-run homer and drove in a career-best five runs, HyunJin Ryu pitched 5 1-3 innings, and Los Angeles beat Toronto for its fourth straight victory and 21st in 26 games. Skip Schumaker added a three-run shot as the Dodgers moved a season-high four games above .500 and won their eighth straight road game.

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Backto-back shutouts

BOISE — Recording their second-straight three-hit shutout, the Boise Hawks won their ninth game in 10 outings, routing the Everett Aquasox, 10-0, before 1,930 fans at Memorial Stadium. The Cubs quartet of draft picks continued to impress on the mound, as Rob Zastryzny, Sam Wilson, Zach Godley, and Scott Frazier tossed eight shutout innings, HAWKS 10 limiting the AQUASOX 0 Aquasox to just two hits and striking out nine. The Hawks opened the scoring in the first, stringing together three two-out hits, including an RBI single from Cael Brockmeyer. An inning later, runs scoring singles from Trevor Gretzky and Lance Rymel pushed the lead to 3-0. Rogers launched a long solo homer in the seventh. NOTES: Boise has 59 hits in the last four games and now leads the NWL in batting average…James Pugliese was named NWL Pitcher of the Week on Monday after tossing 11 shutout innings spanning two outings.

NORTHWEST LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION Everett (Mariners) Vancouver (Blue Jays) Spokane (Rangers) Tri-City (Rockies)

W 23 22 19 19

L 15 16 18 19

PCT. GB .605 — .579 1 .514 3½ .500 4

SOUTH DIVISION W Salem-Keizer (Giants) 23 Boise (Cubs) 21 Eugene (Padres) 13 Hillsboro (Diamondbacks) 11

L 15 17 25 27

PCT. .605 .553 .342 .289

MONDAY’S GAMES Tri-City 2, Salem-Keizer 1 Boise 10, Everett 0 Vancouver 4, Eugene 2 Spokane 11, Hillsboro 3

GB — 2 10 12

TODAY’S GAMES Vancouver at Spokane, 7:30 p.m. Hillsboro at Salem-Keizer, 7:35 p.m. Boise at Eugene, 8:05 p.m. Tri-City at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

HAWKS 10, AQUASOX 0 EVERETT AB R H BI BOISE AB R H BI Faulkner, dh 3 0 0 0 Lockhart, 2b 5 0 4 2 Brito, 3b 4 0 1 0 Rymel, dh 0 0 0 0 Reinheimer, ss 3 0 0 0 Balaguert, cf 4 2 2 0 Lawson, 1b 3 0 1 0 Rogers, 1b 4 1 1 1 Carmichael, c 3 0 0 0 Brockmeyer, c 5 0 1 0 Wilson, rf 2 0 1 0 Dore, rf 5 2 2 1 Zamarripa, cf 3 0 0 0 Hankins, 3b 4 0 2 3 Castillo, lf 3 0 0 0 Gretzky, lf 4 0 1 0 Kauppila, 2b 3 0 1 0 Penalver, ss 4 0 0 0 Totals 27 0 3 0 Totals 41 10 15 8 Everett 000 000 000 — 0 Boise 121 100 23x — 10 DP–Boise 2. LOB–Everett 2, Boise 8. 2B–Rogers, Hankins, Rymel. 3B–Dore. HR–Rogers. RBI–Brockmeyer, Gretzky, Rymel, Dore, Lockhart, Rogers, Hankins, Balaguert. CS–Faulkner. EVERETT IP H R ER BB SO Vieira (L, 3-2) 4 10 5 5 0 6 Valenza 2 0 0 0 0 1 Burns 2 5 5 3 0 1 BOISE IP H R ER BB SO Zastryzny 2 1 0 0 0 1 Wilson (W, 1-0) 2 0 0 0 1 4 Godley 2 1 0 0 0 2 Frazier 2 0 0 0 0 2 Bremer 1 1 0 0 0 0 WP–Burns (2). HBP--Wilson (by Frazier), Brockmeyer (by Vieira) T–2:20. A–1,930 C M Y K

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Add updating vaccinations to back-to-school ‘to-do’ list

It’s hard to believe, but the start of school is just about a month away. Preparing for school means gathering supplies, backpacks, new clothes and shoes. It’s also a great time to ensure your children are current with their vaccinations for the new school year. In Idaho, as in most states, students are required to have current vaccinations against communicable diseases when school starts to protect the health of all students. Schools and day cares are prime settings for transmitting vaccine- LAURIE BOSTON preventable Southwest diseases. District Health If children don’t receive the vaccinations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, they are susceptible to many preventable diseases that can cause breathing problems, lung damage, brain damage, heart problems and blindness. They may also easily spread illnesses to others in their classrooms and community — including babies who are too young to be fully vaccinated, and those with weakened immune systems, such as grandparents and other loved ones. In addition, to attend any childcare facility in Idaho, a child must receive the required, age-appropriate vaccinations. Parents/guardians must present their child’s vaccination record to the childcare provider within 14 days of the child’s initial attendance. We tend to forget vaccinations are not just for babies and young children. As children get older, the protection provided by some early childhood vaccines can weaken. Children also generally develop risks for more diseases as they approach their teen years. For these reasons, older children — including teens — also need to receive recommended vaccinations. This is especially true for teens heading off to college who may be living in dormitories. Close proximity to new contacts can open the door to serious, but preventable, diseases. Remember, be wise and immunize for back to school. Vaccines offer the best protection for children against some very serious diseases.

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VACCINATION CLINIC On Aug. 24, the SWDH facility at 13307 Miami Lane will hold a walk-in vaccination clinic for kids, ages 4 to 18 years, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. If you have no insurance, the cost is $20 per child, no matter the number of vaccinations. If you do have insurance, bring your insurance card and your insurance will be billed. Don’t forget each of your children’s vaccination records, as those are very important to review. For more information regarding vaccinations, call 455-5345.

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WHAT’S IN THE GLASS? “Drunk History,” originally part of Will Ferrell’s FunnyorDie.com, has arrived at Comedy Central, where it serves up even more inebriated historical re-enactments. And although they’re somewhat entertaining, we figure seeing comedian Duncan Trussell (after a six-pack of beer and a bottle of absinthe) narrate the story of Nicola Tesla, the father of Western technology (with John C. Reilly as Tesla), should be enough to convince the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that mandatory nutritional labels on booze is a smart move. Until that happens, we’re glad beer, wine and liquor companies in the U.S. are now allowed to put nutritional labels on their products, identifying ingredients and serving size. (In Canada, there’s no such regulation.) But you still won’t see them on all bottles. So, here’s an overview: n 1 bottle of beer (12 ounces): 150 calories; 13 grams carbohydrates; 1.6 grams protein; 10 percent of RDV for vitamin B-6 and 5 percent for magnesium. n 1 glass of wine (5 ounces): 125 calories; 4.1 grams carbohydrates; 0.1 gram protein. n 1 ounce of vodka (80 proof): 64 calories; 0 carbs; 0 protein; 0 vitamins or minerals. n 1 ounce of whisky (86 proof): 70 calories and another big 0 on everything else! Beware! If you follow the Canadian Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines (women, 10 drinks a week; men, 15), you could take in 1,250 to 1,875 extra calories weekly! We say stick with one drink a day (if you’ve got no risk for alcohol or drug abuse); a recent study shows folks who have a nightly drink are thinner than those who have more than one and those who have none. — MEHMET OZ, M.D., and MICHAEL ROIZEN, M.D.

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When Sly and the Family Stone sang “Hot Fun in the Summertime,” we don’t think they were talking about eating habanero peppers on a steamy July afternoon. But there are many places (most near the equator) where folks use spicy foods to cool down. When your body’s built-in thermostat (in your hypothalamus) senses your core temperature is over 98.6 F, you sweat. As each drop of moisture evaporates, it cools you. Since spicy foods make you perspire, eating them will provide a cooling sensation. But if you’re lookin’ to chill out, there are other foods that can lower the heat without the pepper burn. Water-rich foods slow digestion (so your body isn’t working so hard), rehydrate you and — if you pick the right ones — replenish minerals and vitamins lost through perspiration. Our favorites include: n Watery fruits: Watermelon, 90 percent water, delivers 25 percent of your daily vitamin C, plus artery- and prostate-loving lycopene. Juicy cantaloupe? Every cup contains 17 percent of your daily potassium needs. Great for postexercise muscle care. Also with a cooling blend of water and nutrients: frozen grapes, oranges and cucumbers. n Salads: Toss fruits with iceberg (95 percent water and no nutrients) and arugula or red leaf lettuce (less moist, but nutrient-dense). n Sweet treat: Mashed, frozen banana (lots of potassium) with vanilla flavoring or real chocolate chips! FYI: Two summer favorites that aren’t great for cooling — ice cream (the high fat content stokes your inner flame) and a cold beer (alcohol dehydrates, so you sweat less). Drink about 16 ounces of water for each beer you have.

In the 1992 movie “Death Becomes Her,” Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep opt for immortality, but forget about one thing — youthfulness. They end up eternally unhealthy. Have we learned from that cautionary tale? Doesn’t look like it. A Mayo Clinic report reveals that you — and you and you — may not be doing what it takes to achieve a HEALTHY longer life. Around 70 percent of Americans need to take at least one prescription drug daily, and 20 percent take five or more (25 percent of women 50-64 take antidepressants; 22 percent of all Americans 45 and older take a statin). Another zinger: In the past decade, the risk of dying from degenerative brain disease rose 39 percent. What does it all add up to? In Canada and the U.S., the prospect for a guy (at birth) to achieve a HEALTHY life expectancy is ranked seventh and 32nd respectively compared with all other countries. For women in Canada and the U.S., the prospect for healthy life expectancy ranks 23rd and 35th. To improve your healthy long-life prospects, first determine your RealAge (take the test at Sharecare.com) and start today to make your RealAge younger and your old age healthier: 1. Walk 10,000 steps daily. 2. Avoid all added sugars and syrups, saturated and trans fats and grains that aren’t 100 percent whole. Food is not “Let’s Make a Deal.” 3. Meditate 12 minutes a day. 4. Volunteer — for anything that helps others. 5. Be affectionate with friends, family, pets. You’ll start to feel younger right away.

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Heat doesn’t deter dedicated photographers Summer heat can bring some beautiful blooms, like this rose mallow that Pat Howe shared with us. According to Pat, the flowers were suffering from the heat, but lots of straw helped keep the plants blooming and happy. And the heat hasn’t deterred birdwatchers like Levi Cavener, who sent us this great shot taken out at Lake Lowell. “Today was the first time I have ever seen what appears to be a Bald Eagle sitting with a Golden Eagle,” Levi said.

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Avoiding big problems from common infections For all the overuse of antibiotic soaps and kitchen cleaners — North Americans spend billions of dollars annually on products that don’t clean up any more effectively than plain old soap — you may be uninformed about the big problems that can come from common infections and how easy it is to avoid them. So here’s our rundown on trouble-causing infections, such as gum disease (yes, that’s a bacterial infection!) and most ulcers, and simple, effective ways to dodge them! Your power: You can brush and floss away blood-sugar problems. You’ve probably heard that gum disease ratchets up bodywide inflammation that could harm your heart, but did you know bacteria growing below your gum line also can raise your risk for type 2 diabetes? Inflammation interferes with your body’s ability to use blood sugar for fuel — raising glucose levels to dangerous heights. Plus: If you’ve already been diagnosed

MEHMET OZ, M.D. and MICHAEL ROIZEN, M.D. with diabetes, gum disease makes it more difficult to get your blood sugar down into a normal range, raising your risk for complications like atherosclerosis and nerve damage. Say yes to the brush, the floss and the visit: Brush at least twice a day, floss daily and see your dental professional every six months. Follow his or her advice for treating gum disease, pronto. Your power: You can defeat a cancer-causing virus. We’ve known for some time that HPV (human papillomavirus) is the viral infection behind cervical cancer. Now we know it also causes 90 percent of anal cancers, 65 percent of vaginal can-

cers, 50 percent of vulvar cancers, 35 percent of penile cancers and 65 percent of throat cancers. These can all be thwarted with a readily-available vaccine. Say yes to the HPV vaccine: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported rates of HPV strains related to genital warts and some cancers have decreased 56 percent among U.S. teen girls since a vaccine was introduced in 2006. Yep, the vaccine works and is saving lives right now. Your power: You can battle another cancer-causing virus. The liver-infecting hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a prime cause of liver cancer. These days, 75 percent of HCV cases are in adults born between 1945 and 1965, but about 800,000 people with this dangerous, treatable infection don’t know it. If you get tested, you can get treated! Say yes to an HVC Check: Even if you don’t have symptoms, treatment that quells the virus reduces your risk for liver

cancer. And make sure you and your kids get the HCV vaccine; 66 percent of Americans haven’t done that! Your power: You can stop bacteria from causing stomach cancer. Peptic ulcers come from infection with the Helicobacter pylori bacteria. When it burrows into the inner wall of the stomach, it lets your stomach’s superstrong digestive juices boost inflammation and, left untreated, can lead to stomach cancer. Say yes to the check-up: Don’t ignore signs that you may have a peptic ulcer. See your doc if you feel burning pain, bloating, nausea, lack of appetite or feel full on just a few bites of food. If diagnosed, you’ll get treatment with a combination of antibiotics and acid-blocking medications such as bismuth salicylate. Your power: Preventing a heart attack. Your digestive system plays host to trillions of bacteria. Eating too many foods rich in choline and lecithin (like whole eggs, commercial baked

Skipping breakfast may increase heart attack risk By MIKE STOBBE The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Another reason to eat breakfast: Skipping it may increase your chances of a heart attack. A study of older men found those who regularly skipped breakfast had a 27 percent higher risk of a heart attack than those who ate a morning meal. There’s no reason why the results wouldn’t apply to other people, too, the Harvard researchers said. Other studies have suggested a link between breakfast and obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and other health problems seen as precursors to heart problems. “But no studies looked at long-term risk of heart attack,” said Eric Rimm, one of the study authors at the Harvard School of Public Health. Why would skipping

breakfast be a heart attack risk? Experts aren’t certain, but here’s what they think: People who don’t eat breakfast are more likely to be hungrier later in the day and eat larger meals. Those meals mean the body must process a larger amount of calories in a shorter amount

were not prepared to pass judgment on whether a fatty, sugary breakfast is better than no breakfast at all. Other experts agreed that it’s hard to say. “We don’t know whether it’s the timing or content of breakfast that’s important. It’s probably both,” said Andrew Odegaard, a University of Minnesota researcher who has studied a link between skipping breakfast and health problems like obesity and high blood pressure. “Generally, people who of time. eat breakfast tend to eat a That can healthier diet,” he added. spike sugar levels The new research was rein the blood and perhaps leased Monday by the jourlead to clogged arteries. nal Circulation. It was an obBut is a stack of syrupy servational study, so it’s not pancakes, greasy eggs and designed to prove a cause lots of bacon really better and effect. But when done well, such studies can reveal than eating nothing? The researchers did not important health risks. The researchers surask what the study participants ate for breakfast, and veyed nearly 27,000 men about their eating habits in 1992. About 13 percent of them said they regularly skipped breakfast. They all were educated health professionals — like dentists and veterinarians — and were at least 45. Over the next 16 years, 1,527 suffered fatal or nonfatal heart attacks, including 171 who had said they regularly skipped breakfast. In other words, over 7 percent of the men who skipped breakfast had heart attacks, compared to nearly 6 percent of those who ate breakfast. The researchers calculated the increased risk at 27 percent, taking into account other factors like smoking, drinking, diet and health problems like high blood pressure and obesity.

goods and even some supplements) and creatine (found in red meat), changes the mix of bacteria, and certain ones gain evil powers, releasing arteryclogging chemicals. Luckily, you can rebalance your system by eating right and taking probiotics; that’ll keep your heart healthier. Say yes to the good diet: Cutting back on red meat (skinless chicken, salmon, ocean trout and beans are great alternatives), steering clear of sugary treats, eating fewer eggs and avoiding dietary supplements that contain choline or lecithin (a choline precursor) will reduce the power of bad bacteria in your gut. Vegetables and fruit, yogurt with live active cultures and fermented foods like sauerkraut all promote good bacteria.

Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Medical Officer at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute. For more information go to RealAge. com. n

Q&A SIBLING BULLYING

Q: My 13-year-old son is always picking on his 11-year-old brother. It bothers me, but my husband says boys will be boys. What should I do? — Helen B., University Heights, Ohio A: Well, ask your husband what he would say if it were an older kid at school, instead of his brother, who was picking on your 11-year-old. Chances are he wouldn’t take that so lightly. Most parents now recognize how detrimental bullying can be and step in to help stop it. Being pushed around at home by an older sibling can be as damaging as being bullied at school. What’s more, if the abuse is at home, there’s little chance for the victim to avoid the bully, making it even more intense. Both forms of abuse (bullying at school and at home) create anxiety, self-doubt, low self-esteem, depression and suppressed rage in the victim. And bullying is a sign of emotional problems in the perpetrator, too. Fortunately, you can straighten this out with direct intervention. Make it clear to your 13-year-old that his bullying behavior is never OK. And there need to be consequences if he does it — no TV time, no digital games, no allowance. But you and you husband also should talk about what may be motivating your older child. Are you playing favorites? Does your older child need more attention, more support? And discuss with each other (and perhaps with a professional counselor) how you can help your younger child learn to stick up for himself and to make it clear he won’t tolerate the behavior. Another great strategy: Start to spend special time with each child every week. And plan family activities so the kids can build positive memories together. If the problem continues, clevelandclinic.org offers great advice on managing sibling rivalry and talking with your pediatrician. Then consider that it may be time to see a family counselor. You want to get this resolved as quickly as possible so that your kids can grow up to enjoy the special love and support that siblings can offer one another throughout life.

RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME Q: My uncle seems to have restless leg syndrome — at least, that’s my guess based on how my aunt describes her nights lately. At first I just thought he should exercise more and shake it off. But I’ve done some research, and I’m surprised at what I found out. Shouldn’t he be under a doctor’s supervision? — George J., Harrisburg, Pa. A: Getting a diagnosis is always the first smart step. If it is WED/ RLS — restless leg syndrome, now officially called Willis-Ekbom disease — it can be serious. Researchers have discovered that this neurological disease, somewhat like Parkinson’s, ups the risk for early mortality by 39 percent. In addition, symptoms such as a painful throbbing in the legs along with an overwhelming urge to move (usually while trying to rest or sleep) are sometimes complicated by respiratory disease, kidney problems or health issues that cause metabolic syndrome (high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity). Fortunately, WED/RLS symptoms can be dealt with effectively. Iron supplements (if needed) and medications (ropinirole and pramipexole) may reduce symptoms. And you were right, regular exercise does help reduce symptoms by 40 percent or more. Your uncle could ride a stationary bike for at least 30 minutes a day. Not only will it help him with WED/RLS, it may ease associated conditions such as metabolic syndrome. Also, there is a genetic component to WED/RLS. If it turns out your uncle does have the condition, it’s essential that you start exercising regularly if you don’t already. Walking 10,000 steps a day, or getting 30 to 60 minutes of aerobic exercise five days a week and doing strength training two to three times a week for 20 to 30 minutes slashes your risk for WED/RLS. You’ll be three and a half times LESS likely to get it, and that makes your RealAge younger right now! Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Wellness Officer and Chair of Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic. Email your health and wellness questions to Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen at youdocsdaily@sharecare.com. n

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MORE HEALTH TIPS FROM THE DOCTORS DEALING WITH INCONTINENCE There are few things more embarrassing — or, truth be told, more common — than piddling in your pants. Internet pictures of celebrities prove that sometimes, a gal just has to go with the flow. But despite the fact that it’s a reported problem for 7 percent of women ages 20-39, 17 percent of women ages 40-59, 23 percent who are 60-69 and 32 percent of those over age 80 (and probably afflicts many more), no one likes to talk about it, even to a doctor. That’s unfortunate. Keeping quiet can hurt your social and love lives and keep you from exercising. But at least 80 percent of the time, opening up about it lets you resolve or at least improve the situation. (BTW, guys: 3 percent to 11 percent of young and middle-age men and 15 percent of men 80 or older have to deal with it, so listen up.) Whether you have stress incontinence and leak when you strain, cough or laugh, or urge incontinence and often feel a sudden need to urinate, there are remedies. Talk to your doctor about medications, devices and procedures. And in the meantime, here’s what you can do to ease your discomfort.

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Kegel away! Contract your pelvic (and in women, vaginal) muscles used to stop the flow of urine; don’t move your butt or belly. Hold for three seconds; release for three; repeat 10-15 times, three or more times a day, every day. n Ask your doc about biofeedback. It’s effective in gaining control over muscles in your bladder and your urethra. n Drink plenty of water; dehydration makes things worse. Really! n

DON’T GET OUTTA JOINT — MEDS, THAT IS When the French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir developed rheumatoid arthritis in the 1890s, there was nothing but mineral baths, aspirin and red wine to ease his pain and prevent his hands from becoming deformed. About a hundred years later, in the 1980s, when heart surgeon Christian Barnard (he did the first-ever heart transplant) was forced to retire because of RA’s crippling effects, treatment options were still limited. (Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, or DMRDs, such as methotrexate, were just coming into widespread and effective use.) Now, in the past decade,

10 approved biologic medications have become game changers. They promise great benefits (with some risks, such as increased infections and some cancers) when other treatments don’t work. This has made doctors and patients more optimistic about slowing joint damage, preserving mobility — and even achieving remission. So why do more than half of RA patients stop taking their medication or grudgingly switch therapies within two years? Almost 40 percent report that their meds aren’t working the way they want them to, and 20 percent say it’s because they are worried about side effects. But having to try a new combination of medications is not failure; with RA that’s the process you have to go through to discover what works best for you. So let your doctor know your concerns and expectations and explain how your meds affect you. Chances are very good you will be rewarded with a new treatment plan that provides big improvements in your quality of life. Don’t stop treatment; find out what works for you! Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Medical Officer at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute. For more information go to RealAge.com. n

Prosecutors: New law doesn’t make old crimes OK

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Oregon prosecutors say they won’t drop cases against people who are now accused of selling medical marijuana at retail outlets — even though the business soon will be legal. “This conduct was against the law at the time people committed the crime,” Bracken McKey, a Washington County prosecutor told The Oregonian newspaper. “We are expected to hold people accountable.” Gov. John Kitzhaber is expected to sign a bill creating a legal marketplace for medical marijuana for an estimated 56,000 Oregon patients. Prosecutors, however, won a last-minute amendment that protects cases existing before the state issues cards for dispensaries, expected next year.

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Practice your smile and biting your tongue DEAR ANNIE: My daughter has been dating the same guy for 11 years. Three years ago, she purchased a townhouse, and he moved in. He has terrible sleep habits. He claims his “internal sleep clock” is not in sync with the rest of the world. He stays up most nights playing on his computer and has a difficult time waking in the morning. He then spends his weekends trying to catch up on his sleep, staying in bed until late afternoon. He claims this is why he has yet to complete his college degree. He has a dead-end job because they tolerate his hours. My daughter has done research on sleep disorders and offered him names of doctors and clinics in the area that specialize in helping people, but he refuses to go. My daughter has a fantastic job. She is intelligent, beautiful, outgoing and fun, and has a wide circle of friends who apparently make up for what she doesn’t get from Rip Van Winkle. This lopsided relationship is not what I had hoped for her. She deserves so much more. She and I have had many discussions about this, and at one point it negatively affected our relationship. Since then, I’ve tried to keep my thoughts to myself. She recently told me that Rip expects to inherit some money from an aunt who recently died. He claims he will use the money to buy an engagement ring and pay for online college classes. Frankly, I would prefer she never marry him.

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How do I prepare myself to react to a possible engagement? — Sleepyhead’s Mother-In-Law-To-Be DEAR SMILTB: Sleep disorders can be serious, but the fact that Rip Van Winkle has no interest in seeing a doctor means he would rather maintain the status quo. You already know your daughter isn’t inclined to listen to your opinions about this guy. So practice smiling in front of the mirror, because there isn’t much else you can do. We hope Rip Van Winkle has some redeeming qualities to make up for his lack of ambition, and one of them may be that he loves your daughter a great deal. Please try to focus on those good qualities and accept her decision with grace and fortitude. DEAR ANNIE: I recently asked a good friend to accompany me to a store where I needed to make a return. I wasn’t sure the manager would be cooperative and wanted my friend for support. She declined. I was hurt and now wonder whether she is as good of a friend as I thought. I would have done it for her had she asked. Am I mak-

ing too much of this? — What Are Friends For? DEAR WHAT: Yes. Your friend may have her own issues about returning items, and this particular request may have made her terribly uncomfortable. Our friends cannot be all things to us. If she is otherwise good to you, please let her off the hook for this type of activity. DEAR ANNIE: I had to respond to “Frustrated Cook,” who admonished children who were picky eaters. My son was like that. Rather than create tension, I decided to cook what he would eat, even if it meant cooking a different dish. I remember my relatives giving me “the look” because they thought I was enabling him and that it was my fault he had such a limited palate. As an adult, he is still picky, but now he can explain it to me. He says the texture of certain foods has always been a huge issue for him. He will now try different foods within limits. But he has expressed his gratitude to me for not forcing him to eat or go without. To my relatives and others out there, don’t judge unless you know the whole story. — Happy Mom and Son

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Sleep problems can have multiple causes DEAR DOCTOR K: I fall asleep just fine, but then I wake up around 4 a.m. It’s too early to get up, but I can’t fall back asleep. Help! DEAR READER: Practically everyone has sleep problems occasionally. And a lot of people have sleep problems often. Sometimes it’s trouble falling asleep. Sometimes, as in your case, it’s trouble staying asleep. And sometimes it’s just waking up unrefreshed, even though you think you’ve slept soundly. Sleep doctors call waking up in the middle of the night “sleepmaintenance insomnia.” That’s difficulty staying asleep, particularly waking too early and struggling to get back to sleep.

When my patients tell me they keep waking up at night for no good reason, I ask them if they wake up once or repeatedly. Sometimes they wake up just once, a few hours before they want to wake up — as seems to be the case with you. That can be a sign of depression, even in people who aren’t aware that they are depressed. At least as often, patients say they wake up multiple times at night, not just early in the morning. There’s no good reason: The dog isn’t barking, the baby isn’t crying, a car hasn’t driven by the house playing its radio too loud. They just wake up. Sometimes the problem is a stressful day. You lay your head

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on the pillow, and events from the day keep streaming through your brain. You’ll benefit from relaxation techniques. We’ve discussed those before in this column, so no more detail here. Consider meditation, deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation or biofeedback. Sometimes the problem is stimulants — stimulant medicines or an alcoholic “nightcap” before bed. Alcohol makes many people sleepy and helps them fall asleep. But a few hours into sleep, alcohol becomes a stimulant to the brain and causes people to awaken easily. Sometimes the problem is pain. A person with arthritis, for example, may have joints that ache —

or use 4 of your favorite varieties of apples 1 tablespoon lemon juice 8 ounces of cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup honey 1 teaspoon lemon zest Ground pistachio nuts In a shallow bowl, combine the apple slices and lemon juice to prevent browning. In a

Today in history Today is Tuesday, July 23, the 204th day of 2013. There are 161 days left in the year. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Gloria DeHaven is 88. Concert pianist Leon Fleisher is 85. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is 77. Actor Ronny Cox is 75. Radio personality Don Imus is 73. Country singer Tony Joe White is 70. Rock singer David Essex is 66. Actor Larry Manetti is 66. Singer-songwriter John Hall is 65. Actress Belinda Montgomery is 63. Rock musician Blair Thornton (Bachman Turner Overdrive) is 63. Actress Edie McClurg is 62. Actress-writer Lydia Cornell is 60. Actor Woody Harrelson is 52. Rock musician Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) is 52. Actor Eriq Lasalle is 51. Rock musician Yuval Gabay is 50. Rock musician Slash is 48. Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is 46. Rock musician Nick Menza is 45. Model-actress Stephanie Seymour is 45. Actress Charisma Carpenter is 43. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sam Watters is 43. Country singer Alison Krauss is 42. Rhythm-and-blues singer Dalvin DeGrate is 42. Rock musician Chad Gracey (Live) is 42. Actor-comedian Marlon Wayans is 41. Country singer Shannon Brown is 40. Actress Kathryn Hahn is 40. Retired MLB All-Star Nomar Garciaparra is 40. Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky is 40. Actress Stephanie March is 39. Country musician David Pichette (Emerson Drive) is 36. Rhythm-and-blues singer Michelle Williams is 33. Actor

not so much that they are aware of pain during the night, but enough to stimulate the brain. Some people with this problem sleep a lot better if they take an aspirin or acetaminophen pain pill at bedtime. When depression, life stresses, stimulants or pain are not the cause, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be helpful. Working with a therapist, you’ll learn new ways to think about your sleep problems and develop better strategies for dealing with those problems. For example, you may believe that you need eight hours of sleep and that you won’t be able to function the next day if you don’t get that much. Some people do need

an average of eight hours a night, but still can function DOCTOR K fine after one Health or two nights of less sleep. CBT can help change such beliefs, making it easier to relax and fall back asleep. Finally, I’ve put a list of so-called “sleep hygiene” tips — habits that promote healthful sleep — on my website, AskDoctorK.com.

Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. Go to his website to send questions and get additional info: AskDoctorK. com. n

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Paul Wesley is 31. Actor Daniel Radcliffe is 24. Country musician Neil Perry is 23. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 23, 1983, an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel while flying from Montreal to Edmonton; the pilots were able to glide the jetliner to a safe emergency landing in Gimli, Manitoba. The near-disaster occurred because the fuel had been erroneously measured in pounds instead of kilograms at a time when Canada was converting to the metric system. On this date: In 1885, Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, died in Mount McGregor, N.Y., at age 63. In 1886, a legend was born as Steve Brodie claimed to have made a daredevil plunge from the Brooklyn Bridge into New York’s East River. However, there are doubts about whether the dive actually took place. In 1888, author Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago. In 1914, Austria-Hungary issued a list of demands to Serbia following the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serb assassin; the dispute led to World War I. In 1945, French Marshal Henri Petain, who had headed the Vichy government during World War II, went on trial, charged with treason. He was convicted and condemned to death, but the sentence was commuted. In 1951, Petain died in prison. In 1952, Egyptian military officers led by Gamal Abdel Nasser launched a successful coup against King Farouk I. C M Y K

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