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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

KanCare meets Obamacare

By MIKE SHIELDS KHI News Service

TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback once called Obamacare “an abomination,” and with the federal health reform law now four years on the books bad-mouthing it has become a conservative Republican ritual.

But this week, after more than a year of planning and preparation by Kansas and federal officials, the Affordable Care Act and Brownback’s own KanCare initiative begin coming together in ways that will make the two programs indistinguishable to as many as 72,000 Kansas Medicaid beneficiaries.

Kansas officials will launch the Medicaid health homes program, which is a key but little-publicized Obamacare component, by sending letters to the thousands of potential participants informing them they will be included in it unless they opt out.

The actual services are then scheduled to begin Aug. 1.

“Lt. Gov. (Jeff) Colyer … has been very involved in this project and is very committed to it,” said Becky Ross, director of Medicaid initiatives at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the state’s lead Medicaid agency.

“So, I think this administration is pretty supportive of it.

“It’s not a Medicaid expansion. We’re not adding more Medicaid members,” Ross See KANCARE | Page A4

From left, Allen County Counselor Alan Weber partially hidden, and county commissioners Tom Williams and Dick Works discuss concerns Jim Potter has with areas near the Southwind Rail Trail. REGISTER/BOB JOHNSON

ALLEN COUNTY COMMISSION

County seeks happy trails resolution

By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register

Allen County commissioners will huddle with Southwind Rail Trail volunteers to develop a plan for dealing with concerns of some landowners.

Jim Potter, through whose land the trail passes about a mile south of Iola, wants a field crossing upgraded, fences rebuilt and brush and debris cleaned from ditches on either side of the trail.

Bud Sifers, who lives just north of Potter, also wants trail-side brush to be removed, which Sifers says inhibits drainage.

Hospital adds services Allen County Regional Hospital will add several services, Chief Executive Officer Ron Baker told Allen County commissioners Tuesday.

Specifically: • Vascular surgery clinic.

In association with Wichita surgeons, ACRH will provide pre-operative and postCommissioners heard Potter’s concerns a week ago.

Tuesday they went to see for themselves.

Commissioner Tom Wil-

op services to make the process more efficient. Baker said a semi-retired surgeon from Wichita will assist with the program.

• Orthopedic surgery. At behest of Coffey Health System in Burlington, an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Shane See COUNTY | Page A2

liams agreed a field access road over the trail on Potter’s place needed attention.

He also noted that water was standing in low areas near

the trail, which in his estimation wasn’t a recent phenomena.

Potter complained the county did not have a solid plan in place before the old railroad right of way was improved to trail status for walking and biking. He also claimed laws having to do with trail development didn’t permit the trail in the first place. He referred to a Supreme Court decision, without being specific.

Williams said he read the decision and had a different interpretation.

“I guess you need to get a See TRAIL | Page A2

State unveils ‘water vision’

By ROXANA HEGEMAN The Associated Press

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas unveiled its first draft of a “water vision” plan Tuesday that aims to ensure a reliable future supply for its citizens, warning that if the state doesn’t act now its future is bleak.

Without action, the document contends, the Ogallala

Aquifer will be 70 percent depleted within the next half a century and Kansas reservoirs will be 40 percent filled with sediment.

Kansas Water Office Director Tracy Streeter said the recent drought has been a “game changer” in making Kansans see what that future looks like.

“We scared ourselves a little See WATER | Page A2

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KAREN INGRAM

Officers spell out texting and driving dangers

By KAREN INGRAM The Iola Register

Last month, Volkswagen played a commercial for moviegoers at MLC Cinema in Hong Kong and secretly filmed their reaction. The commercial featured a first-person perspective of somebody getting into their car and driving.

After several seconds the audience became bored. Suddenly,

cell phones began to beep and vibrate across the theater and people pulled their phones out of their pockets and purses.

Then a loud crash occurred and the audience jumped, startled. On screen, the car was wrecked.

Volkswagen’s video experiment, “Eyes on the Road,” which can be viewed on YouTube, illustrates the dangers of distracted driving.

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“It’s a serious problem everywhere,” said Technical Trooper Rick Wingate, public resource officer for the Kansas Highway Patrol.

KHP is currently conducting a texting enforcement initiative to cite drivers caught texting while driving.

The initiative began Tuesday and will run through July 10.

See TEXTING | Page A3

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Obituaries

County: Hospital announces new services

George LeGrande

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George M. LeGrande, Jr., 67, Welda, passed away Monday, June 30, 2014, surrounded by his family.

Private services are planned. Arrangements are being conducted

by Kansas City Funeral Directors, 4880 Shawnee Dr., Kansas City, Kan., 66106.

Frank Eichstaedt Frank L. Eichstaedt, 68, Wichita, husband of Kathy (Burke) Eichstaedt, died Monday, June 30, 2014 in Wichita.

Visitation will be at 6 o’clock tonight at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel. Inurnment will be at a later date in St. Martins Cemetery in Piqua. To sign the guestbook online go to http://www. iolafuneral.com/

Fejfar, will do minor surgeries at Allen County, in large measure because of less than full-time demand at Burlington. Baker said opportunities at ACRH could be expected to evolve over time.

• Addition to oncology services. Two oncologists from Kansas City will join with one from Emporia to give a broader range of services locally.

• Veterans Administration project. While a bricksand-mortar addition doesn’t seem likely, Baker said plans were being developed to contract services for veterans at Allen County. “At one time we thought maybe a consolidated clinic with Chanute, Parsons and Garnett might evolve, but that is politically dead,” Baker said. He thinks

something may unfold later this month, which could include use of ACRH’s swing bed program after procedures performed elsewhere for veterans.

While the old hospital is shuttered and no immediate use is anticipated, the clinic building is taking on more life.

Baker said Southeast Kansas Mental Health would occupy some basement offices for clerical work, and geriatric outpatient opportunities on the ground floor were in the exploration stage. Home Health has moved to the clinic, and will be relocated within if a geriatric project works out.

Commissioners wondered if a way could be found to reduce utility expenses in the vacated hospital, which were $2,500 last month.

Baker had no immediate ideas, although he said it was necessary to maintain boilers to keep chemicals active that prevent decay of pipes. He noted soon after moving from the hospital a pipe burst and that others were of the same age and condition.

Commissioners have about $125,000 budgeted for maintenance of the old hospital, with expenses tracking toward about $60,000 for this year. The remainder could be used if razing proves the only alternative.

Eventually unneeded equipment will be sold through an auction.

As for the new hospital, Baker said about $150,000 has been retained on its construction contract and that “we’re struggling a bit with the punch list and warranty

items.” Punch list items are things that need to be corrected or redone, including landscaping that will be put off until fall, the better time to plant grass and trees.

A water pump that proved not to be correctly sized will be replaced.

Also, work is being done to rectify a sewer gas problem that may be corrected by venting a manhole cover near the emergency room.

Baker said gas surged through the line when a lift pump operated, causing the foul-smelling gas to escape.

Plans are to develop a wellness program for the hospital and the community, Baker said, with “starting in our backyard with employees.” The wellness program involves physical testing to determine targets for healthy living.

Fair revives talent show

Trail: Commission seeks resolution

The Allen County Fair hopes to showcase local stars with their upcoming talent show.

Linda Garrett, fair secretary, said a talent show was popular several years ago, but it fell by the wayside until fair organizers decided to bring it back.

“We have a lot of talent in the area that doesn’t always get shown,” Garrett said.

The competition is open to anyone, not just Allen County residents. Tryouts to participate in the talent show begin at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday in the Riverside Park community building. Garrett hopes for a large turnout.

Participants are

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welcome to show off dancing, singing, or instrumental skills. They must provide their own instruments.

Judges will select three competitors for each age group: 8 and under, 9-13, 14-20 and 21 and over. These selected 12 will compete at the show at 7:30 p.m.

July 28. First place wins $100, second wins $75, third and fourth each win $25.

If all goes well, the talent show will become a regular part of the fair’s lineup.

Preregistration for the tryouts is appreciated, but not necessary.

Questions may be directed to Garrett at 620228-2101.

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lawyer,” Williams said, but allowed “we’re reasonable” and want to do what they could to reach agreement.

“We’d be glad to work with you,” Commissioner Dick Works said. “We can do the fence.”

Before leaving their meeting to congregate on the trail, County Counselor Alan Weber said the county was responsible for keeping fences along it in usable condition, which meant capable of holding livestock but not necessarily new from the ground up.

“We need a responsi-

ble plan,” he said, pointing out that when the railroad used the right of way it kept up adjacent property and it, as does the county now, had an obligation to keep the trail from becoming a nuisance for nearby landowners.

Potter showed an aerial photograph of the right of way from when the railroad was active.

It showed brush and vegetation along the right of way was not nearly as profuse as is today.

Potter estimated it had been about 12 years since the railroad maintained the right of way.

Financial Focus Could You Afford To Live To 100?

Here’s an interesting statistic: Over the past three decades, the centenarian population in the United States has grown about 66%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Of course, this doesn’t necessarily mean that you have a good chance of living to 100 — but the possibility may not be as remote as it once was. In any case, if you do plan to retire in your mid-60s, and you are in good health, you may well have two, or even three, decades ahead of you. To enjoy this time to the fullest — and to help prevent the possibility of outliving your financial resources — you will need to invest for income and growth throughout your retirement years.

As a retiree, how much income do you need from your investments? There’s no one “right” percentage for everyone. Furthermore, you shouldn’t have to rely solely on your investment portfolio, because you may have other sources — such as Social Security and potentially your employer-sponsored retirement plan — from which to draw income. Nonetheless, your investments can play a big role in providing you with the income you’ll need during retirement.

Many retirees depend on fixed-rate investments for a good portion of their retirement income — so it’s a real challenge when interest rates are low, as they have been for the past several years. Consequently, when you retire, you’ll certainly need to be aware of the interest-rate environment and the income you can expect from these investments. Longer-term fixed-rate vehicles may be tempting, as they typically offer higher rates than shorterterm ones, but these longer-term investments may have more price fluctuation and inflation risk than shorter-term investments. Ultimately, you’ll likely need a balance between short-, intermediate- and long-term fixed-income investments to provide for a portion of your income in retirement.

While it’s important to invest for income, you can’t ignore the need for growth — because you won’t want to lose purchasing power to inflation. As you know, we’ve experienced quite mild inflation recently. But over time, even a low rate of inflation can seriously erode your purchasing power. To illustrate: If your current monthly costs are $3,000, they will be about $4,000 in 10 years with only a 3% annual inflation rate. And in 25 years at that same rate, your monthly costs will have more than doubled, to about $6,200. To help protect yourself against inflation risk, you should consider having at least some investments that offer growth potential, rather than only owning fixed-income vehicles. And some investment vehicles, such as dividend-paying stocks, can offer both growth potential and current income. In fact, some stocks have paid, and even increased, their dividends for many years in a row, giving you not just income, but rising income. (Keep in mind, though, that companies are not obligated to pay dividends, and can reduce or discontinue them at any time.)

To determine the right mix of growth and income vehicles for your individual needs, consult with a financial advisor who is familiar with your retirement plans, your risk tolerance and your family situation. And it may well be a good idea to plan for a very long retirement. You may not live to be 100 — but it would be a good feeling to know that you could afford to do so.

When trail proponents first thought about redoing the right of way as a trail more than two years ago, the old rail bed was overgrown with vegetation and areas along each side were heavily laden with brush, trees and weeds.

The volunteers cleared all from the top of the right of way. County

crews then laid a trail of crushed limestone, which today, according to trail manager David Fontaine, is well-used by walkers and bikers.

Potter disputed “wellused,” but in less than an hour late Tuesday morning half a dozen people were noted on the trail, some even while light rain was falling.

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Many of you will be preparing a feast on the grill over the Fourth of July weekend, and maybe many times after that this summer. While we all enjoy the festivities that go along with a backyard barbecue, it’s important to keep your four-legged friends in mind as you prepare and take part in the fun. First, think about your yard. Do you leave the gate open for friends and neighbors to come into your backyard oasis while you are cooking? That could be a quick exit for your pets.

Nobody wants to have to scour the neighborhood look ing for your pet after devouring a plate full of hotdogs and potato chips. Keep them inside where it is cool and quiet. Now, think about the things that you put on your grill. Few things are better than a big cob of corn that’s dripping with butter, but watch where you set down that cob when you’re done eating. Dogs like the taste of butter as well, and that cob could easily become lodged in his/her intestines. Then there are the skewers for the kabobs…they could do much worse than become lodged in the intestines if they are swallowed after licking the last few juicy morsels that you may have left behind. Either way, you could be looking at a very expensive trip to your veterinarian.

You already know the dangers of feeding your pet table scraps, so save yourself the trouble of picking up some unwanted “piles” around the house or yard.

Throw all of these items in the trash before your pet can even smell the tasty temptations. Aside from the meat and veggies, there are other items to think about while you are waiting on the entree to be served. You may think that, since fruits are a healthy snack for us, they must be safe for your pets as well. That isn’t always the case. Grapes and raisins can be extremely toxic to some dogs. Those apple cores and peach pits…they can become lodged in your dog’s intestines, too. Having a few cookies for dessert or while the grill is heating up? Steer clear of treats with chocolate or macadamia nuts, as they, too, are toxic. Finally, use common sense. Make sure your pets are nowhere around while the grill is hot. Also, things like glow sticks and sparklers are great for the kids, but not for your four-legged friends. If you or your neighbors are planning on setting off fireworks, please keep your pets in a safe place! Loud noises can create very destructive behavior or even an unplanned escape route. What about those fireworks that you light and then toss…think of your pet that enjoys “retrieving” toys, balls, etc. Again, it’s best to keep them inside.

While not everybody enjoys the “dog days” of summer, many of your pets do! Longer days often mean more outdoor time with extra-long walks and a few extra minutes prowling the backyard for any birds or squirrels that just might let their guard down for an instant. We know that your pets are like children to you, and we hope you treat them that way as well. Not spoiling them with a lavish meal that you will ALL pay for later, but protecting them from potentially dangerous situations. While many of you will be taking a vacation over the next few months, we will be here should disaster strike…or if your pet just needs a general “lookover”. From all of us at the Red Barn, please have a safe and happy summer!

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Calendar

Thursday - Lions Club, United Methodist Church basement, 7 p.m.; fire meeting, fire barn, 7 p.m.; FridayCommunity dinner at 6:30 p.m. at ballpark shelter house. Drinks and hot dogs furnished, bring side dish or dessert. Fireworks at dark; Monday-Cemetery board meeting, City Office, 7 p.m.

Summer ball

Boys: July 7-11-Coach Pitch Tournament at Bronson; Girls: Monday-Moran 1 at Colony, T-ball, Coach Pitch and Pigtail. The boys T-ball tournament was held at Colony; Colony T-ball boys placed fourth.

Meal site

Friday-Independence Day, picnic lunch available, kitchen closed; Monday-chicken lasagna, rollup, broccoli, Texas toast, plums; Wednesday-turkey and noodles, Mediterranean veggies, yeasty roll, ambrosia salad. Expected meal donation $3.

Phone 620-852-3540 for reservations.

Church news

Scripture presented Sunday was Matthew 5:4. Pastor Mark McCoy’s sermon was “Embracing Emptiness.�

Leadership training in Adult Cross Training class for adults and teens, 9:24 a.m., Tuesday. See Mark McCoy to get reservation sheets to go to Christian Hidden Haven Camp, near Thayer.

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Colony Day

The 18th annual Colony Day celebration will also be 7 a.m to 6 p.m.

Aug. 30.

Story hour

Community Building, 505 N. Buckeye, Iola on Aug. 30. Doors will open for visitation and registration at 5:30 p.m. The welcoming opening of the evening will be at 7 p.m. The main reason for moving the location was due to heat problems in the Colony/ Crest Auditorium.

Invitations will be sent by mail or email.

by June 15. If you did not receive an invitation last year, please contact us at once with your correct address.

Alumni dues are $5 per person at the door.

Reservations must be received no later than Aug. 18.

The 2014 senior class of the Crest High School will be our honored guests this year. They are Taylor Davis, Brock Ellis, Emily Frank, Aaron Geery, Alexis Lakin, Clayton Miller, Maley Sherman, Erin Steedley, Landon Stephens, Paige Tush and Trevor Young. Emily Frank, daughter of Steve and Jean Frank, and Brock Ellis, son of Terry and Kim Ellis, will be recognized for receiving the Colony/Crest Association/Earl Clemans Memorial scholarships.

The e-mail for the alumni association is Colony.Crest.Alumni@ gmail.com, or contact Arvin Clemans at 620-

The first summer story hour was June 24 with 17 children. This year’s theme is “Fizz, Boom, Read!� Teenage helpers were Karlee Hammond, Makayla and Jerrick Jones. Debbie Wools read the stories “Hop! Plop!,� “Dog Breath,� “Disgusting Animals� and “The Popcorn Book.� The children made paper plate owls. They had Owl Barf Balls (no-bake cookies), popcorn and juice for snacks. An additional story hour will be July 10 featuring a “Nutty Professor and Science Show.� All other story hours are held on Tuesday of each week.

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munity Diner. Attending were his daughter Laura Sterling, Yates Center, Paula Decker, Welda; his sister Bonnie Rook and friend Dave Holeman, Welda; his sister, Arlene Allen and daughter Sandy, Emporia; and grandson Jon Culler, Colony. Bonnie brought ice cream and Laura brought an angel food cake. He received lots of birthday cards.

Arley Weatherman Womack celebrated her 90th birthday Sunday with a requested card shower. Arley graduated from Colony High School in 1942, is a sister-in-law of Virginia Weatherman and now lives at 327 Swan Lake Dr., O’Fallon, Mo.

Anderson County Hospital opened the Family Care Center-South in Colony. Shown above are dignitaries at the ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday.

From left: Trena Golden, Garnett State Service Bank, Colony; Shana Pedrow, ARNP; Danny Hachenberg, Anderson County Hospital CEO; Dave Lybarger, Operating Board Chairman; Bill Barnes, Trustee Chairman; Dr. Ross Kimball; Neal Wallace, Colony Mayor; Jim Johnson, Anderson County Commissioner. In back: Ron Jones, Anderson County Hospital Chaplin. REGISTER/PHYLLIS LUEDKE

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This is the second time for the KHP check, Wingate said. Timing it for the Fourth of July is because more people are on the road for the holiday and they want to keep the roads safer. “There are studies done by professionals... that have determined that texting is as dangerous as driving while under the influence of alcohol,� Wingate said.

KHP has invited local law enforcement across the state to participate in the initiative. Wingate’s area, Troop H, covers 16 counties, including Allen County and Iola. “We do watch out for texting and driving and have some education in

Historical society

The next Anderson County Historical Society potluck dinner meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. July 10 at Kincaid Baptist Church.

Around town

Arden Culler celebrated his 87th birthday. Visitors Ron Cunningham and Darlene Hall brought ice cream and a gold watch. His son Roger and Sherrie Culler, visited. Sending gifts were son Harry Culler, Coventry, R.I., cousin Hollis and Doris Donaldson, Portville, Calif., and Arden’s wife, Thelma, a gift plus a kiss. June 25 his family met at Colony Com-

schools,� said Iola Police Chief Jared Warner.

Warner said distracted driving is not limited to texting. “Anything that can take your attention off the task of driving could be distracting,� he said. “A lot of times it’s reaching for something in the vehicle.�

Wingate added distracted driving can cover a lot of everyday tasks that are easy to become part of a routine, such as eating or drinking, putting a CD in the player, or grooming. Wingate said he sees a lot of people who shave in the car on their way to work or put on makeup.

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2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 18 percent of fatal crashes were caused by distracted driving — 3,092 people. Another 416,000 people were injured.

The highest number of fatalities were from teenagers and 20-somethings, but according to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, 10 percent of parents of teens admitted having multitext message conversations while driving.

While KHP troopers and other law enforcement officers will take extra care to look out for distracted drivers, Kansas law prohibits texting while driving. The fine is $60, plus court costs.

Only 13 states require the use of a headset or Bluetooth, and Kansas is not among them. Handheld use of a cell phone is permitted, except in cities that have specific ordinances, such as Manhattan.

However, both Wingate and Warner strongly discourage drivers from using their phones at all. “All it takes is a second or two to potentially have an accident,� Warner said.

Kansas law bans text messaging and all cell phone use for novice drivers with a learner’s permit and school bus drivers. For more information on state laws for cell phone usage while driving, visit the Governors Highway Safety Association website at w w w. g h s a . o r g / h t m l / s t a t e i n f o / l aw s / c e l l phone_laws.html.

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said. “We’re simply trying to use this opportunity to bring some more resources to particular segments (of the Medicaid population) to make sure we get good health outcomes.”

Though federal approval of the state’s Medicaid plan amendment to enact the initiative has not yet been received, it is expected, Ross said.

More federal aid

In states that agree to adopt the system — which relies on closely managed, wraparound or integrated health services for specifically targeted, high-risk, high-cost Medicaid enrollees — the federal government will pay 90 percent of the costs for the first two years each individual is involved, versus the normal federal match to Kansas of about 57 percent.

Kansas is one of more than 25 states that have accepted the Obamacare requirements and funding, though in a way that officials say is somewhat unique because the health homes will be implemented through Medicaid managed care companies, rolled out statewide and include more target groups.

“Other states don’t have managed care programs as large as ours,” Ross said, “and so tend to operate (health homes) for populations not in managed care, or their MCOs (managed care organizations) have a minimal role.”

The Kansas program will be run by the state’s three KanCare MCOs and will include not only beneficiaries with serious mental illness but eventually also those with the chronic conditions of asthma or diabetes and at risk of developing another potentially chronic malady.

“We estimate about 36,000 people are going to be eligible for the SMI (serious mental illness) health home and about 38,000 for the chronic conditions,” Ross said.

“Of course, there will be some overlap.”

Ross said officials project that about 75 percent of those eligible from the two target groups would choose to stay in the program, for a total of about 55,000 Kansans.

Those who opt out may remain in Medicaid.

Letters out this week

The notification letters to those with mental illness were scheduled to go out Tuesday. Last week, KDHE officials said they also were planning to send notifications this week to those with chronic conditions.

But Monday, they said they were delaying action on that until at least Jan. 1, 2015, because an adequate provider network wasn’t yet in place.

“We’re just not ready to pull the trigger yet on that part,” said Sara Belfry, an agency spokesperson. “We’ll keep working on that and re-evaluate Jan. 1.”

That is the second significant delay to the health homes program.

The administration initially had planned to launch it Jan. 1 this year.

As of last week, 120 Medicaid service providers had submitted the information to KDHE indicating they wanted to take part in the program either as lead health home agencies or as subcontractors for the three managed care companies that run KanCare: Amerigroup, UnitedHealthcare and Sunflower Health Plan, a subsidiary of Centene.

Lead health homes agencies will be expected to provide each of six core services. Subcontractors might provide as few as one or two.

Still negotiating

Representatives of the KanCare MCOs and the various providers interested in participating in the program said they were still working through the contracting arrangements and negotiations, though that is being done with amendments to existing KanCare contracts as opposed to new legal agreements.

Among those expressing interest in participating so far are all the state’s community mental health centers and many of the Community Developmental Disability Organizations. Some centers for independent living and some doctor groups also want in the program.

Ross said about 19 local health departments and 13 safety net clinics also have indicated they plan to participate.

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Some providers, such as the Center for Counseling and Consultation in Great Bend and The Guidance Center in Leavenworth, have made significant investments in anticipation of participating in the program. Both are community mental health centers that serve multiple counties.

“We are putting a lot of effort and investing quite a bit of resources,” said Dwight Young, executive director of the center in Great Bend.

“We are establishing a service that will operate under the name of Center for Health and Wellness. A couple of months ago, I went to my board and said we need to make these investments. We don’t have any signed contracts for any of this.”

Young said the center was hiring additional staff and leasing additional building space.

“We’ve probably committed $400,000 or $500,000 in the total package that we’re going to need to recoup from the services,” he said.

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Keith Rickard is executive director of The Guidance Center, the community mental health center that services Leavenworth, Atchison and Jefferson counties.

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“We’re ready to go soon as we have contracts.”

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KDHE officials projected the program in its first two years would result in about $16.4 million in savings from reduced medical expenses, of which about $7 million would be the state’s share. And the additional federal aid would reduce state general fund expenditures by about $24 million. The state’s share of Medicaid costs is more than $1 billion a year.

Policy experts say numerous studies show health homes can be effective in reducing costs and improving health outcomes.

Two of the state’s three KanCare contractors apparently are taking similar approaches to health homes. Representatives for UnitedHealthcare and Sunflower each said their companies are seeking lead health home partners that are willing and able to take responsibility for the six core service functions that are required by federal and state officials.

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Friedebach said she “was very impressed” that many of the providers were choosing to work with both targeted populations, even though many of them had more experience with one group or the other.

“We are delighted to see health care providers expanding beyond that comfort zone in a very holistic, patientcentered way,” she said.

Tim Spilker, chief executive of United’s KanCare plan, said the company was “very close” to completing health home agreements with about 25 providers “with about 10 or 15 more that will probably fall right behind that and a number of others assessing their readiness.

“We really hope that providers will take on all six services,” he said, “because we really believe that this type of care coordination is so intensive and face-toface,” that it is best to have the primary health home providers in the same community as the patient.

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Amerigroup is taking a different approach with some of the providers, particularly those that work with the developmentally disabled, and in some instances will not farm out all of the six core service functions, Porras said.

“We know that some providers may not be ready or able at this time to perform all six services,” she said in an email to KHI News Service.

That different approach has been confusing or confounding to some providers that want to provide all six.

“My hope is that they (Amerigroup) might change their mind on that,” said Sharon Spratt, chief executive of Cottonwood, Inc., a Lawrence-based nonprofit that serves the developmentally disabled.

“But we don’t know yet.

We do want to be a health home partner, because we do these functions already and have a lot of the systems in place.”

“We’re still in negotiations with Amerigroup,” said Rickard of The Guidance Center. “We don’t understand the offer. Until I talk with them, I can’t be critical.”

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Birth control ruling discriminates against female employees The numbers of teen births and abortions have dropped dramatically over the last several decades thanks to the prevalence and easy access to birth control measures.

Most women like being able to determine if and when they are ready to have children, and don’t view birth control as an affront to their religion.

The Obama Administration agrees both with a woman’s reproductive rights and with the fact that birth control has helped reduce unwanted births.

Thus, in the design of the Affordable Care Act was included the provision that businesses include the cost of birth control in their health insurance plans.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that closely held companies can abstain from the coverage if they say it violates their religious leanings.

Two companies, Hobby Lobby, a nationwide chain of 500 arts-and-crafts stores, and Conestoga Wood Specialities, a custom cabinet manufacturer, brought forth the suit.

Attorneys for the two companies said paying for certain kinds of birth control for their female employees violates their religious beliefs. Specifically, they are against any measure that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting in a woman’s uterus, such as an intrauterine device (IUD), which they regard as a form of abortion. About 6 percent of U.S. women use an IUD. The decision opens the floodgates for other privately held companies to all of a sudden “find religion” in an effort to curb

costs.

To date, more than 70 other companies are in line with similar suits.

Also, the designation “closely held” can have broad interpretation. The court’s intention is a company with a limited number of shareholders, which in reality could include Walmart and Koch Industries. Privately held companies employ more than half of all employees in the U.S. marketplace.

BIRTH CONTROL typically costs $15-$50 a month, depending on the measure and whether it is covered by insurance.

As Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg pointed out in her dissent, “Women of childbearing age spend 68 percent more in out-ofpocket health care costs than men.”

For most women, birth control is a necessary cost and they work it into their budgets.

But for those with limited means, the fact that for the first time ever it has been covered 100 percent by health insurance has been a true boon.

Today, about 90 percent of American women in their childbearing years, 15-44, use birth control.

The typical woman wants only two children, according to the Guttmacher Institute. To achieve this, she must use contraceptives for roughly 30 years.

These are not wanton women. They are Iola’s mothers, daughters and sisters.

And neither their employers nor the U.S. government should be interfering with decisions of such a private nature.

— Susan Lynn

All not well on the voting front With the Aug. 5 primary approaching, the voting rights of more than 18,000 Kansans are snagged on the law requiring proof of citizenship to register as of 2013. Yet Secretary of State Kris Kobach acts as if all is well. As for the governor, attorney general and legislative leaders — cue the crickets.

Kobach even described the voters in limbo — 18.5 percent of the total attempted registrations since Jan. 1, 2013 — as “actually a pretty small percentage of the people who have registered since Jan. 1 (2013).”

Recall that Kobach persuaded the Legislature of the need to pass a law in 2011 requiring photo ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register though there had been just seven convictions for voter fraud between 1997 and 2009. And although he claimed as a candidate in 2010 that “in Kansas the illegal registration of alien voters has become pervasive,” he recently referred to 20 cases of illegal immigrants registering to vote between 2006 and 2009 in Kansas having been presented in federal court.

As Kobach downplays the number of suspended voter registrations thanks to his law, he minimizes the difficulty involved for some in complying

As Kobach downplays the number of suspended voter registrations thanks to his law, he minimizes the difficulty involved for some in complying with the paperwork mandate. with the paperwork mandate.

“You could just take your smartphone and then take a picture of your passport or your birth certificate and then just e-mail it into the county election office,” said Kobach, who also has characterized the suspended voters as people who “are taking their time” but “can do it at home from their couch this evening.”

Such advice is unhelpful for those who lack smartphones, computers, passports or easy access to birth certificates. The Eagle also has heard from already registered voters who’ve run into problems after moving within the state. The reality hasn’t matched Kobach’s assurances that the implementation and document sharing between state agencies would be seamless.

Jean Schodorf, the former Republican state senator running as a Democrat against Kobach, has a credibility problem on the issue because she

America’s breadbasket helps bring world peace

By JOHN SCHLAGECK Kansas Farm Bureau

Television, newspapers, magazines and the web are filled with images of starving children – skeleton-like figures crouched like dogs on their haunches while their mothers wail in anguish.

Sometimes these pictures from such far-away places as Sudan, Ethiopia or Somalia also include children eating bread, bowls of rice and other staples that may have come from food produced on the fertile land of Kansas farmers and their counterparts across the United States.

The idea for food aid for these hungry people originated 60 years ago in Kansas. Named Food for Peace, this program started as an outgrowth of our country’s foreign-aid policy.

Here’s how it all began. A few years after the conclusion of World War II, the United States implemented plans to help countries devastated by the war. The Marshall Plan in Western Europe became the cornerstone of this newly emerging program.

While some of the funding was used for reconstruction, other monies were used to help feed starving people left

The idea for food aid for the world’s hungry originated 60 years ago in Kansas. Named Food for Peace, this program started as an outgrowth of our country’s foreign-aid policy. homeless and unemployed by the war. During this same period, the United States enjoyed bumper crops and began stockpiling huge commodity surpluses.

In September 1953, Cheyenne County Farm Bureau — in northwestern Kansas — held a countywide policy development meeting. In that meeting, Peter O’Brien, a young farmer and rancher, suggested that it would make more sense to give aid in the form of food items than in the form of money.

Cheyenne County Farm Bureau drafted a foreignaid resolution that called for exporting grain to other countries. The northwestern Kansas farm leaders believed that if underdeveloped countries were able to secure food they would become major buyers of U.S. commodities once they became more prosperous.

The Kansas farmers also saw this as a “sure-fire”

method to help reduce grain inventories and increase shipments of U.S. agricultural products that could generate more business for American processors, packers, shippers, railroads and ocean vessels.

The county Farm Bureau resolution became a state resolution at the Kansas Farm Bureau annual meeting and later part of the official policy of the American Farm Bureau Federation. In 1954, Kansas Sen. Andy Schoeppel sponsored legislation known as Food for Peace that passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law by Kansas’ own native son, President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Since its beginning in Cheyenne County, Kan., Food for Peace has gone through many changes. It remains, however, a key ingredient in our overseas plan to aid countries with food rather than money.

Food for Peace has worked

in more than 150 countries and provided food assistance to more than 3 billion people since 1954.

In 2013, Food for Peace provided approximately 1.1 million metric tons of food aid valued at approximately $1.4 billion in 46 countries. It also provided $577.6 million in grants in 29 countries for local and regional purchase of food commodities, food vouchers and cash transfers under the Emergency Food Security Program.

Using food for humanitarian relief programs helps everyone. Without Food for Peace and the output of Kansas producers and their counterparts across the United States, millions of people will continue to go hungry.

It is only fitting we pay tribute to the Farm Bureau leaders in rural northwestern Kansas for planting this fertile seed that has grown to feed people and peace around the world.

John Schlageck is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas. Born and raised on a diversified farm in northwestern Kansas, his writing reflects a lifetime of experience, knowledge and passion.

unwisely voted for the voting changes, though she offered some reasonable remedies Tuesday for what to do about the law long term.

Unfortunately, it would violate that law to follow her recommendation to allow suspended voters to vote unless the state can prove they aren’t citizens. And there appears to be nothing to stop Kobach’s ridiculous two-tiered voting plan, under which those few voters who registered using the federal form will only be allowed to vote in federal races.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will weigh in on the Kobach-filed lawsuit over the federal registration form.

But until the political will changes within the state, Kansas’ 18,000-plus suspended voters are on their own, and their right to vote is contingent on their ability to produce the papers proving they aren’t illegal immigrants.

— The Wichita Eagle

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Goal: Reduce water usage by 20% by 2065

Water: State plans Continued from A1

bit with this last drought,” he said. “We have seen communities where their water levels got dangerously low and they have had to take extraordinary measures.

And I think that is also true with the irrigation community, they have seen irrigation being insufficient for meeting the crop needs during this drought. So I think they know — I think we all know — that we have to change our ways.”

The ambitious fourpronged approach of the plan includes voluntary and involuntary conservation and more efficient reservoir management.

It also draws on technological advancements in irrigation and plant varieties and development of new water sources.

The 46-page “preliminary discussion draft” released by the Kansas Water Office is essentially a compilation of all the suggestions it compiled after 160 meetings across the state. The agency plans a statewide tour starting July 7 to gather more public input about its draft.

Among its aims is for Kansas to reduce its statewide water consumption by 20 percent by 2065.

While outlining more than 170 generalized “strategies” garnered from the public for doing that, the proposal contains no cost estimates.

Officials decided not to get into financial strategies in this initial draft: “Lead with the need, the money will follow,” said Susan Metzger, policy chief at the Kansas Water Office.

The conservation efforts target education programs for students

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in grades K-12 and youth organizations as well as adult outreach through university extension services and other academic programs. The plan suggests evaluating state water rate structures with a view on how they affect conservation.

Other recommendations include building or renovating state-owned facilities to meet stricter water efficiency standards, and more assistance to fix leaks in public water supply systems.

“No matter what we do, conservation has to be a common denominator. ... I just hope that the public meetings and subsequent conversations just strengthen that notion that we really have to change our culture in Kansas, that we need to be more conservative with our water resources,” Streeter said.

The water management piece of the plan deals with operating Kansas reservoirs more efficiently. It also raises the possibility of modifying flows on the Kansas River to save water stored in the Tuttle Creek, Milford and Perry reservoirs.

Another major thrust of the plan involves the promotion new technologies for more efficient crop irrigation. Other suggestions include greater adoption of less water-intensive crops such as sorghum and more drought-resistant grasses such as triticale.

The section on finding new sources of water suggests exploring using lower-quality sources of water — such as treated wastewater effluent and runoff from confined animal feeding operations — for irrigation.

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Local couple rack up the miles at rec pool

By SPENCER MICHELSON The Iola Register

Jogging or walking is a common exercise for many adults.

Walt and Mary Ann Regehr take a different approach during the summer by swimming a mile per day.

If jogging, one mile takes about 10 minutes. Swimming that same distance takes exponentially longer because it’s much harder to move in water than on land. A mile at the recreation pool is 64 lengths and will take about 50 minutes.

“If we go really fast, it can be 47 minutes, but that’s about as fast as we go,” Mary Ann, 58, said jokingly.

Even increasing their mile time by just three minutes requires much more work.

“Forty-seven minutes requires a lot of huffin’ and puf-

fin’,” Walt, 63, said. “You don’t start at that. Each summer the first week or two, is not so much in strength for the arms and the legs, but it’s lung power and building the lungs back up. Once you build the lungs back up, then you can really start to push yourself more.”

The Regehrs have been swimming since they grew up in Iola.

“We’ve swam since we were kids, and in the summer you don’t notice the sweating when you’re swimming,” Mary Ann said.

According to Walt, they have spent a lot of time by the water. The couple has been married for 39 years and he is retired Air Force. When in the service, they would spend a lot of time in Florida.

“We’d go visit the Gulf and different things,” Walt said.

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volved with water in one way or another growing up. It’s just a great activity around this area with the pool, and especially with the adult swim times.”

This summer they reached the mile distance earlier than usual. Typically, they build up their stamina by swimming one kilometer — about 40 laps — for a few weeks. Walt had some stitches in his leg, so he couldn’t start swimming until a couple weeks later than normal. Once he could, he decided to just try for the mile.

“I think we’ve been doing it enough years now, that we kind of get the lung power back quicker,” Walt said. “So, we’ve just been into the mile ever since, every day we can get in there.”

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Baseball Tuesday’s Results Bitty Ball Community Living Opportunities 16, Sonic Drive-In 15. Hits for C.L.O: Will Talkington, 1 HR, 3 s; Dreden Ellis, 4 s; Trey Wallace, 3 s; Thomas Chapman, 3 s; Ashton Hesse 1 HR, 2 d; Jordy Kaufman, 1 t, 1 d; Konner Larney, 1 d, 2 s; Jesse Throckmorton, 2 s. Hits for Sonic: Brigg Shannon, 1 d, 3 s; Briar Holding, 1 d, 3 s; Hayden Tice, 1 s; Wyatt Williamson, 4 s; Shepard Smith, 2 s, 1 t; Kyser Nemecek, 1 d, 1 s; Cole Moyer, 1 s; Brandon Williams, 2 s; Payton Houk, 2 d, 1 s.

Iola Insurance Assoc. 12, Iola Vision Source 4. Hits for Insurance: Noah Schowengerdt, 3 s; Ryun Cole, 1 HR, 1 s; Rogan Weir, 1 HR, 1 t, 2 d; Grady Dougherty, 1 d, 1 s; Ethan Riebel, 1 s; Easton Weseloh, 1 s; Bryce Walden, 2 s; Drake Weir, 2 s; Breakin Jones, 2 s.

Little League Humboldt I 11, Dairy Queen 3.

Hits for Dairy Queen: Josh Kaufman, 1 s; Asher Sievers, 1 d.

Humboldt I 15, Dairy Queen 0.

Hits for Dairy Queen: Trevor Stover, 1 s; Grant Luedke, 1 s.

Sports Calendar AA Legion Today 6 p.m. — vs. Paola (doubleheader at Humboldt)

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Swim Team Today 6 p.m. — vs. Chanute at Riverside Park Baseball Bitty Ball Thursday 5:45 p.m. — A&W Restaurant vs.

CLO 7 p.m. — Iola Insurance Association vs. Cameron 8:15 p.m. — Iola Vision Source vs.

Sonic Drive-In PeeWee Thursday 6 p.m. — Sonic Drive-In vs. First Title Service 7:30 p.m. — Superior Products vs.

Iola Vision Source Little League Today 6 p.m. — Humboldt II vs. Emprise Bank (doubleheader) Softball Pigtail Thursday 5:45 p.m. — Cameron vs. H&R Block 7:15 p.m. — A&W Restaurant vs.

Iola Elks 8:45 p.m. — Iola Elks vs. A&W Restaurant

Will Talkington, above, admires his hit down the first base line in a Bitty Ball game Tuesday night. Brigg Shannon, right, takes a cut at a pitch. Community Living Opportunities beat Sonic Drive-In 16-15. REGISTER/SPENCER MICHELSON

Softball Tuesday’s Results Pixie Fellowship Regional Church 4, Tholen’s Heating & Cooling 0. Hits for Fellowship: Kenleigh Westhoff, 1 s; Kyndal Bycroft, 1 s; Shelby Shaughnessy, 2 s; Aysha Houk, 1 t, 1 s; Jenelle Hartman, 1 s; Hailey Stogsdill, 1 s. Hits for Tholen’s: Kinsey Schinstock, 1 s; Addie Fudge, 1 s; Abigail Stephenson, 1 s.

Fellowship Regional Church 9, Tholen’s Heating & Cooling 2. Hits for Fellowship: Kenleigh Westhoff, 1 s; Kyndal Bycroft, 2 s; Shelby Shaughnessy, 1 t, 1 s; Aysha Houk, 1 d, 1 s; Jenelle Hartman, 2 s; Hailey Stogsdill, 1 s; Raeya Keagle, 2 s; Peyton Weast, 1 s, Kameron Erbert, 1 s. Hits for Tholen’s: Kinsey Schinstock, 1 s; Makayla Dunne, 2 s; Brianne Ruppert, 1 s; Addie Fudge, 1 s; Abigail Stephenson, 1 s; Natalee Lower, 1 s; Kaylah Lampe, 2 s.

Ponytail AK Construction 14, Humboldt 5. Hits for AK: Sarah Spillman, 1 d; Taylor Salzwedel, 1 s; Caleigh Porter, 1 s; Jada Stogsdill, 1 s.

Humboldt 17, AK Construction 9. Hits for AK: Sarah Spillman, 1 s; Taryn Covey, 1 s; Taylor Salzwedel, 1 s.

Sarah Spillman makes contact in game one of a doubleheader against Humboldt in a Ponytail game Tuesday night. AK Construction beat Humboldt 14-5 in the first game and lost 17-9 in the second game. REGISTER/

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VA nominee brings business background WASHINGTON (AP) — A onetime Army Ranger and former CEO of a Fortune 500 consumer products company, Robert McDonald may face his toughest challenge yet in fixing the huge, scandalplagued Veterans Affairs Department.

Veterans groups worry that the longtime corporate executive, nominated by President Barack Obama to lead the VA, may have trouble adjusting to a far-flung bureaucracy of more than 300,000 employees, where hundreds of hospital directors and other career executives wield great power far from the agency’s Washington headquarters.

“Procter & Gamble is going to feel like a Ferrari compared to the VA,” said Paul Rieckhoff, CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

A year after he was forced out as P&G’s CEO, McDonald, 61, was tapped by Obama this week to overhaul an agency reeling from revelations of widespread treatment delays and falsified records to cover up months-long waits for appointments.

The White House released a scathing report last week, saying the VA was battling a “corrosive culture” of distrust, lacks resources and was ill-prepared to deal with an influx of new and older veterans with a range of medical and mental health needs. The agency serves nearly 9 million veterans with an annual budget of $154 billion.

“The VA is a large and troubled organization,” said Robert Bies, a management professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. “What’s really missing is management of the culture. You have to have someone who can manage complex organizations, and (McDonald) has a track record of doing that.”

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Kansas City blown out in 10-2 loss to Minnesota

By MIKE COOK Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Just when Joe Mauer was getting on a roll, pain forced an early exit.

Mauer drove in two runs before leaving with an injury, Eduardo Nunez homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 10-2 on Tuesday night.

Mauer extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a two-run double down the leftfield line in the fourth inning, but was noticeably limping as he ran to second base. The team said he has a strained oblique muscle on his right side and will be evaluated today.

“I’ve been kind of battling this area for about a week or so, maybe a little more,” Mauer said.

“I’ve been stiff and getting it loose and every-

thing’s been fine, but today on that one swing, ball down the line, it felt like somebody hit me pretty hard right there.”

Mauer missed almost a week earlier this year with a bad back and sat out the final 39 games last season with concussion-like symptoms.

“I’ve never had this happen before, so I hope it’s a lot sooner than what guys in the past have had,” Mauer said.

“I’ve been feeling pretty good and getting some results, so it’s bad timing.”

Eric Hosmer had four hits for the Royals.

Ricky Nolasco (5-6) earned his first win in five starts, allowing one run and eight hits in six innings.

Minnesota signed Nolasco to a $49 million, four-year contract in the offseason, hoping he would help a rotation that had a major league-

worst 5.26 ERA last year.

Nolasco has struggled, however, posting a 5.49 ERA. He pitched more than six innings just once in his past 11 starts.

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said before the game that Nolasco had a good bullpen session last weekend in hopes of improving his mechanics to get better command of his fastball to set up his breaking pitches.

Nolasco was better Tuesday, but remained far from dominant. He gave up six hits in the first three innings before settling down and retiring the Royals in order in the fourth and sixth.

“I didn’t have too many quick innings, but it was just kind of battling and I made some pitches when I had to,” Nolasco said. “(My fastball) was better. Just trying not to do too much.

It’s a step in the right

In his shortest outing of the season, Shields allowed nine hits and five runs — four earned — in five innings. Although he struck out five, he was constantly behind in the count, leading to a 113-pitch outing. direction.”

Kansas City starter James Shields (8-4) was hoping a new month would change his fortunes. It didn’t.

In his shortest outing of the season, Shields allowed nine hits and five runs — four earned — in five innings. Although he struck out five, he was constantly behind in the count, leading to a 113-pitch outing.

It was his first loss since May 2, a span of 10 starts in which he had five wins and five no-decisions.

The right-hander has a 5.66 ERA in his past eight starts, and only

twice has he allowed three or fewer runs.

“I actually thought I made some pretty good pitches and they just found a lot of holes today,” Shields said. “It’s definitely frustrating that I’m not getting outs.

I’m not getting my job done.”

Nunez homered and Sam Fuld had a tworun single as part of a five-run sixth inning for the Twins. Minnesota scored more than five runs for just the third time in 16 games.

“We got some breaks,” Gardenhire said. “They always say it evens out, so hopefully this is the

start of it evening out.”

A miscue by the Royals gave Minnesota a 2-1 lead in the third.

With Nunez on first, Chris Parmelee hit a popup to short left field with two outs. Mike Moustakas backpedaled from third base as left fielder Alex Gordon was coming in. The two nearly collided and the ball bounced off Gordon’s glove to put runners on second and third. Kendrys Morales drove in Nunez with an infield single.

“I think Gordy just thought that he wasn’t going to get there, then at the last second realized he had a chance to get there and they both get there at the same time,” Royals manager Ned Yost said.

An RBI double by Parmelee scored Nunez in the first, but an RBI single by Moustakas evened the score in the second.

Psychologist report says Pistorius is traumatized

By CHRIS TORCHIA Associated Press

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius is severely traumatized after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year and will become an increasing suicide risk unless he continues to get mental health care, the judge overseeing his murder trial heard today.

Defense lawyer Barry Roux read excerpts from a psychologist’s report that said the doubleamputee runner is suf-

fering depression and post-traumatic stress disorder and “his condition is likely to worsen” if professional treatment for those conditions is halted.

The report was compiled during a 30-day observation period at a state psychiatric hospital. A report was also compiled by three psychiatrists.

The experts concluded that Pistorius was not mentally ill when he fatally shot Steenkamp through a closed toilet door in the early hours

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The report by the psychologist found that Pistorius did not have a history of “abnormal aggression or explosive violence,” has a past of insecure and vulnerable feelings and does not display narcissistic tendencies associated with

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Belgium dashes U.S. World Cup hopes SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — Kevin De Bruyne turned a heroic night for U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard into defeat on Tuesday with an extratime goal and an assist that gave Belgium a 2-1 victory and a quarterfinal match against Lionel Messi and Argentina.

With three extratime goals in a thrilling match, De Bruyne and substitute Romelu Lukaku gave Belgium a two-goal buffer before Julian Green closed the gap with 12 minutes to go.

“For my heart, please don’t give me too many games like this,” said Belgium coach Marc

Wilmots, who must now get his team ready to face Argentina on Saturday.

Belgium’s unyielding attacks for 90 minutes only highlighted the great performance of the 35-year-old Howard, but the goalkeeper’s U.S. teammates finally wilted in the evening heat once extra time came.

Three minutes in, Lukaku found space on the right and passed into the center. At first, the ball was poked out before De Bruyne gained possession. But Belgium’s creative genius still had the energy for a sharp move and his low shot finally beat the yellow foot of

Howard and settled inside the post.

Realizing he had finally been beaten, Howard fell back on the grass almost in slow-motion, arms and legs outstretched. The player of the match turned out to be on the losing side.

“The levee is going to break at some point,” said Howard, who plays for Everton in the Premier League.

In the 105th minute, Belgium appeared as if it had put the game away.

De Bruyne launched Lukaku into open space on the left and the Everton striker beat his club teammate with a drive to the near post.

The Americans got late hope when Green pulled one back in the 107th minute with a volley on the turn that Thibaut Courtois could only touch before he saw it fly into his net.

With six minutes to go, the Americans almost got the equalizer. A free kick move set Clint Dempsey free in the center with only Courtois to beat. But the Belgium keeper proved he is one of the world’s best by spreading his giant body to smother the shot.

The reinvigorated Americans kept searching for a late goal right up until the final whistle. It never came.

Nadal, Sharapova ousted in Wimbledon shockers LONDON (AP) — For the third year in a row, Rafael Nadal made an early exit from Wimbledon after a stunning loss to a player ranked 100th or lower.

Nick Kyrgios, a 19-yearold wild card from Australia with a world ranking of 144, served 37 aces and used a fearless gofor-broke style — he even hit a winning betweenthe-legs shot — to beat the No. 1-ranked Nadal 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

On a day when former champion Maria Sharapova was eliminated in the fourth round and Serena Williams could barely hit a ball and had to pull out of a doubles match with a viral illness, Krygios made the biggest splash of all.

Playing in his first Wimbledon, Kyrgios is the first player outside the top 100 to defeat a No. 1 at a Grand Slam since No. 193 Andrei Olhovskiy downed Jim Courier in the third round at Wimbledon in 1992.

Kyrgios served out the match against two-time champion Nadal at love, hitting an ace on match point. Kyrgios will next face eighth-seeded Milos Raonic. He beat No. 10 Kei Nishikori of Japan 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) 6-3.

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Federer’s win set up an all-Swiss duel with Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka, who beat Feliciano Lopez in straight sets.

Sharapova, the 2004 champion, saved six match points before falling to Germany’s Angelique Kerber 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4 in a fourthround match that lasted 2 hours, 37 minutes.

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During the warmup, Serena had trouble collecting tennis balls and missed completely on some practice strokes.

In the match, she hit serves which bounced before reaching the net.

Umpire Kader Nouni climbed down from his chair and walked over to speak to Serena. When the match was stopped, Serena wiped away tears as she left the court.

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Singing Family feuds over mother’s care may stymie apnea DEAR DR. ROACH:

I appreciate your columns. Recently, in a column about sleep

Dr. Keith Roach To Your Good Health apnea, you did not mention one thing that I have heard of that will help. I was told this by a dentist who makes mouth appliances for apnea patients: singing.

I haven’t tried it; I don’t know why.

Strangely, I used to be a singer. But I let it slide some years ago. I am now 82.

Is there a statistic on that? I’m going to start singing when I’m alone and see if it helps. I hate that machine. I’ll let you know if I live long enough to find out anything. It should be fun, anyway. — J.S.B. ANSWER: I will admit to skepticism when I read your letter. However, part of being a scientist is to evaluate a hypothesis by examining the evidence in an unbiased fashion. In this case, to my surprise, the evidence is good that singing can help improve obstructive sleep apnea.

A study in 2013 from the U.K. showed that a three-month program of daily singing exercises caused a reduction in snoring and improvement in symptoms of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea.

I am sure that any kind of singing exercises may help, but the actual program used in the study is available for sale at s i n g i n g fo rsnorers. com.

Carolyn: Five years ago, my mother became unable to continue living alone, so she came to live with me, my husband and two young children. As she physically declined, she paid for upgrades to our home that allowed her to stay with us longer. However, in the last year she began to fail and I was diagnosed with a chronic illness, so we made the difficult decision for her to move into assisted living. She is doing well, and I was able to return to school and go back to work full time.

Now, my mother-inlaw is unable to live alone. Unbeknownst to us, my husband’s sisters put her house on the market and told her, since we have a “seniorcitizen-ready” house, she would live with us!

We only found out when my husband called his mother for Mother’s Day. To his credit, my husband said this was not going to happen due to my health issues; he travels for his job, and the primary responsibility for her care would fall to me.

His sisters’ response was to call us “selfish” and state that caring for their mother does not suit their lifestyles since they are raising young families (they have forgotten that our children were young when my

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mother was with us).

They won’t speak to us and will not let our children contact their cousins. My mother-in-law told my husband she is “hurt beyond words” that we will not do for her what we did for my mother.

How do we handle this? — SELFISH? Answer: That’s the appeal of chutzpah, for its practitioners at least; it doesn’t leave you with a whole lot to handle.

Either you cave, and pay dearly for it, or stand tall — and pay dearly for it.

These steep consequences are the meager leavings that you and your husband get to discuss and manage.

Even then, you’ve already decided the consequences to your health rule out caregiving; that seems rock-solid to me, except perhaps if turning away your motherin-law meant consigning her to the streets. The hypocritical bullying of two siblings hardly rises to that level of emergency.

The consequences of your other choice — sticking to “no” — are largely in your in-laws’

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hands, since silent treatments cut your options nearly to nil. (It’s another appealing weapon among the punitive.)

Your husband can certainly write each sister a heartfelt, non-angry letter — restating that your health precludes caregiving; that he stands ready to help however else he can; that he knows firsthand how difficult a time they’re all facing, Mom especially; that their volunteering him without asking first, and now shunning him, mystifies him and breaks his heart — but it’s hardly a satisfying remedy, if “remedy” even applies.

Which brings us to your mother-in-law, your only real opportunity to “handle this,” since she, apparently, will speak.

So speak he must: “Of course you’re hurt, I understand. “Wife’s” health simply won’t allow this, though. I’m stunned and saddened you were told otherwise without my knowledge.

“But that doesn’t change the fact that we need a Plan B. Are you ready to discuss one, Mom, or do you need time to think?”

You all have a right to be firm. To stand out in this crowd, though, you apparently need to be kind.

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Navy gets first female four-star admiral WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy has its first female four-star admiral.

She is Michelle Janine Howard, promoted on Tuesday to the service’s Michelle Howard highest rank. The ceremony was held at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at the Arlington National Cemetery, near the Pentagon.

She will serve as the vice chief of naval operations, which makes her the No. 2 admiral in the Navy behind Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the chief of naval operations.

Howard has served 32 years in the Navy.

She is a 1978 graduate of Gateway High School in Aurora, Colo.

She graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1982.

Among her many distinctions, Howard in 1999 became the first African-American woman to command a Navy ship.

Writer-director dies LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Mazursky, the innovative and versatile director who showed the absurdity of modern life in such movies as “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice” and “An Unmarried Woman,” has died at 84.

The filmmaker died of pulmonary cardiac arrest Monday at CedarsSinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

As a writer, actor and producer as well as director, Mazursky racked up five Oscar nominations, mostly for writing such films as “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice” and “Enemies, A Love Story.” He also created memorable roles for the likes of Art Carney, Jill Clayburgh and Natalie Wood. Later

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Are you a member of the Purcell family? Do you know a Purcell?

Shelby Purcell, LaPorte, County, Ind., is searching for information on his great-grandfather, James Monroe Purcell, an early settler of Piqua.

Born in 1842 in Illinois, James had enlisted by age 20 with Company E of the Seventh Missouri State Militia but served only six months due to a physical disability. After recovering his health, he re-enlisted as a member of Company I, 45th Missouri Infantry. He is

credited with having his boot heel shot off while serving near Jefferson, Mo. — as well as a uniform button. However, he returned unscathed.

He married Lucinda Ferguson in 1864. After living in Missouri for a period of time, they settled in Piqua around 1882. Ultimately, they owned 1,187 or more acres of farmland in Woodson County.

He later established the Purcell Hay & Grain company in Piqua.

James and Lucinda

(Ferguson) Purcell had at least eight children: Molly, Isaac, Ulysses, Arthur, John Willie, George, James M. II and Grover.

Shelby knows of 13 Purcells buried in Allen County.

He would like to talk with and possibly meet any descendants of James Monroe Purcell, Isaac Shelby Ferguson or Logan Wright, and he has a modest amount of information to share.

Shelby and his wife, Margot, are planning a

visit to Woodson and Allen counties the weekend of July 12-13. He is a member of the Purcell Family of America and serves on the organization’s board of trustees.

He also plans to donate Civil War pistols belonging to James to the Woodson County Historical Society on behalf of the Purcell family.

Shelby Purcell can be reached at (800) 672-9089 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily except Sunday.

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