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Monday, November 3, 2014

Focus stays on schools Makeshift panel voices concerns

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Gov. Sam Brownback visits with Iolan Jim Talkington during a campaign stop here Saturday. REGISTER/BOB JOHNSON

Brownback makes sweep through Iola Saturday

By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register

November “smells like victory,” Gov. Sam Brownback told a small crowd gathered on the courthouse lawn Saturday afternoon.

State Treasurer Bob Estes and Sen. Pat Roberts’ daugh-

ter, Ashley, accompanied the governor as they campaigned across southeast Kansas. Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole joined the Republican camp as did Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer.

Conspicuously absent were Sen. Roberts, Secretary of State Kris Kobach and U.S. See GOP | Page A4

Now, it’s up to the voters.

A crowd of about 40 attended a town hall-style meeting at Iola’s Riverside Park to discuss the upcoming vote Tuesday to decide whether to build new elementary and high schools on the north edge of Iola.

The meeting featured commentators on school finance, climate control systems of the existing schools, Americans With Disabilities Act compliance and infrastructure costs.

A problem, organizer Ray Maloney noted, was that some of the participants originally pegged to show up at Sunday’s meeting declined

to do so.

Those who did admitted they didn’t know much about the needs facing Iola schools.

Sen. Ty Masterson, RAndover, the Senate’s Ways and Means chairman, spoke primarily about education financing, and how it related to districts such as Iola’s.

Masterson said districts such as USD 257 should not worry about losing state aid to help with future bond projects.

“My word of caution, the urgency that appears to be in your material is really not there,” Masterson said. “I just want you to know, you have time to make a decision.”

Masterson’s comments drew responses from USD 257 Superintendent of Schools Jack Koehn and architect Kirk Horner of Hollis and Miller, the firm hired by the district to design the new schools, if voters approve.

Horner said legislation to do away with the state bond

Ray Maloney presents during the town hall meeting on Sunday afternoon. REGISTER/

RICHARD LUKEN

and interest assistance progresses “one step further each year.”

“That’s strictly opinion, Masterson replied.

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Kansas State football coach regrets endorsing Roberts MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Popular Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder found himself in the middle of a nasty late-in-the-game political pileup after he was filmed praising incumbent Republican Sen. Pat Roberts and the video was used in a campaign ad.

Roberts, a Kansas State alumnus and devout fan of the team and its coach, is locked in a close re-election battle with independent challenger Greg Orman. How better to

score a late campaign edge than to seize on Snyder, who is credited with turning around one of the nation’s worst major college football programs?

Snyder is so revered that both the stadium where the team plays and the highway leading into Manhattan from Interstate 70 are named after him.

In the ad, Snyder is asked who he would vote for. “My good friend Pat Roberts, of course,” he replies, adding that Roberts has worked hard

for the state.

But the coach’s unusual foray into politics raised eyebrows at the university.

Kansas State President Kirk Schulz reminded school employees not to endorse political candidates and instructed staff to contact the Roberts campaign to take down the ad, according to an email given to The Associated Press and other news outlets.

Schulz also described Snyder in an email as “unaware it

was going to be used in such a fashion and was apologetic for the resulting issues.”

Roberts campaign spokesman Corry Bliss said Saturday that “we haven’t been contacted by the university.”

And Snyder said after the No. 11 Wildcats’ 48-14 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday night that he would prefer that the advertisement no longer run.

“I made a mistake,” Snyder said, when questioned about

the endorsement by The Associated Press. “I’m not going to delve into it, how exactly everything happened. I made a mistake. I embarrassed the university. That’s my responsibility. That’s my error.”

Fans of the program quickly came to Snyder’s defense Saturday.

Ross Jensby, a 23-year-old senior at Kansas State, said he does not fault Snyder for the See SNYDER | Page A2

Tax cuts loom over election October collections $23 million short

Iola Reading Festival Thomas Fox Averill, the keynote speaker at the Iola Reading Festival, reads an excerpt from his book about coming to Kansas.

Averill was one of 12 speakers at the event Saturday.

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and Democratic challenger Paul Davis scrambled for votes in a tight Kansas governor’s race Saturday, a day after new figures suggested that massive tax cuts Brownback championed could be widening a predicted state budget shortfall.

Brownback’s aggressive tax cuts have cemented his reputation as a reformer in national conservative circles but brought something of a backlash in typically-Republican Kansas, leading to a surprisingly close re-election fight.

“The results are in on the Brownback experiment, and it has been a total failure,” Davis told about 70 supporters at a meet-and-greet session in a coffee shop in the Aggieville bar and restaurant district of Manhattan near the Kansas

State University campus, before beginning a two-day tour of western Kansas.

The GOP governor started his day in Pittsburg, in southeast Kansas, on the fourth and final day of a bus tour with other prominent Republicans that ended with a rally at the party’s Topeka headquarters. He and his supporters are confident the policies he pursued during his first, four-year term boosted the state’s economy, whatever its short-term budget challenges.

“The state’s economy is good and growing,” Brownback said after the Topeka rally, attended by more than 100 people. “Overall, this economy in this state is performing well.”

The two rivals stumped a day after the state Department of Revenue reported that tax collections fell $23

million short of expectations in October. Before the report, the Legislature’s nonpartisan research staff projected a $260 million budget shortfall

by July 2016 — and the gap is likely to widen.

Davis hopes to win Tuesday’s election with support from moderate Republicans and unaffiliated voters uneasy that the tax cuts could lead to cuts in programs such as education and social services. Those voters include Joseph Wenberg, a 21-yearold Kansas State University student and registered Republican from Wichita.

“His policies have made us a fiscal train wreck,” Wenberg said of Brownback.

At Brownback’s urging, legislators cut the state’s top personal income tax rate by 26 percent, exempted the

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Obituary

All In One handles more than pests

Richard Houk

E. Richard Houk, 86, rural Moran, died Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at Moran Manor.

Richard was born Dec. 27, 1927, on a farm west of Moran, the son of Russell E. and Jennie M. (Whitlow) Houk. He grew up on the farm and graduated from Moran High School in 1945.

On July 17, 1948, Richard married Maxine M. Love at Moran. They made their home and farmed west of Moran all of their married lives. Maxine preceded him in death on May 7, 1994.

Richard and Ann Morrison were married on Nov. 25, 2000, E. Richard Houk at the Moran United Methodist Church. Richard was a member of the church and had served as a supervisor for the Allen County Conservation District for a number of years.

His wife survives, as do three children, Donna McCoy and husband, Dallas, Erie, Janet Jackson and husband, Brian, Elsmore, and Larry Houk and wife, Karen, Mitchell, Neb.; a brother, Harold Houk and wife, Joy, Moran; six grandchildren, Traci Westhoff, Tasha McCoy, Shane Jackson, Jason Houk, Justin Houk and Christa Wilhelm; and seven great-grandchildren, Megan, Colin, Rylan, Emmit, Jarin, Brycen and Jayden.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Maxine, and his grandson, Brent Matthew Jackson.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Moran United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Moran Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8 o’clock at the WaughYokum and Friskel Chapel in Iola.

Memorial gifts to Moran United Methodist Church may be left with the funeral home, which is in charge of arrangements. To sign the guestbook online or leave a condolence, go to www.iolafuneral.com.

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Jerad Larkey does more than just hunt down pesky critters.

In fact, “pest control is only one part of what we do now,” he said.

Larkey recently acquired Heinrich Pest Control from Iolan Jeff Heinrich to create All In One Pest Control.

The name is more than fitting.

In addition to eradicating pests — such as termites, ants, cockroaches, fleas, bedbugs, rodents or nuisance birds — Larkey offers lawn maintenance and home care.

He’ll clean gutters, mow and fertilize lawns, remove snow, do landscaping or do some foundation work, such as fixing fallen supports or moisture remediation.

“That’s my thought,” Larkey said. “You can always do better.”

Larkey worked for Heinrich full time for the past four years, and as a part-time employee for

Calendar — Moran Public Library meeting, 5 p.m., Moran Public Library.

— Moran City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Moran City Hall.

— Unity Club, Nov. 10, B&B Cafe.

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— Election Day — Allen County Commission meeting, 8:30 a.m., Allen County Courthouse.

— Iola Kiwanis Club, noon, Allen County Regional Hospital.

— Allen County Historical Society board meeting, 7 p.m., Allen County Historical Museum.

— Knights of Columbus, 7 p.m., KofC Room in the St. John Parish Center.

— Rotary Club, noon, The Greenery.

— TOPS No. KS 880 5 p.m. weigh in, 5:30 p.m. meeting, Calvary United Methodist Church.

— Iola Public Library board meeting, 6 p.m., Iola Public Library.

— Senior Citizens Card Club potluck dinner, 5:30 p.m., senior citizens center.

—Allen County Hospital Auxiliary, 1:30 p.m., hospital conference room.

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— Cancer Support Group, 10-11 a.m., Parish Hall at St. John’s Catholic Church.

— Veterans Day Parade, 11 a.m., town square.

Jerad Larkey, right, is the owner of All In One Pest Control. He is assisted by David Williams. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN two years prior to that.

“Jeff allowed me to handle some aspect of every job, account and inspection,” Larkey said.

Heinrich remains available in an advisory role, Larkey said.

All In One’s new mailing address is 311 S. First St. The phone number will remain the

owners of 191,000 businesses altogether — and promised future reductions. At the Topeka rally, Steve and Linda McGinnis of Topeka said the policies benefited small business owners like them.

The couple sells antiques and benefited from the elimination of income taxes for business owners. Linda McGinnis, 67, said if she were younger, she’d consider expanding the business and expects that many business own-

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ers are reinvesting their tax savings.

The state has seen more robust growth in private-sector employment since Brownback took office in January 2011. Federal statistics show Kansas gained more than 70,000 private sector jobs after December 2010 and through September, growth of 6.6 percent. The state saw its gross domestic product — the total value of all goods and services produced — rise by 6.1 percent from 2010 through 2013, slightly better than

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As an aside, Larkey said weather conditions and other factors each year usually determine which types of pests are more prevalent in the Iola area.

Last year, termites were more plentiful. This

year, brown recluse spiders are more abundant.

Larkey is assisted by David Williams, a lead technician in pest control.

Larkey’s service area extends from Fort Scott to Toronto and from Mound City to Chanute.

He’s open Monday through Friday, by appointment.

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the national figure.

But federal employment statistics also show that the state’s privatesector job growth was less robust than the nation’s as a whole after December 2010 — the U.S. figure through September was 8.8 percent.

And the state’s privatesector job growth slowed after the tax cuts took effect in 2013 and has been about half the national

figure since December 2012.

Kansas Budget Director Shawn Sullivan said any budget challenges are manageable. He announced in September that the administration identified $101 million in potential administrative savings from various initiatives, including consolidating computer systems across state government.

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statement supporting Roberts when approached in Manhattan on Saturday.

“He can do what he wants,” Jensby said. “I don’t think he was trying to do anything wrong.”

Kathy Johnston, a 57-year-old Wichita resident and Kansas State football fan, said she was surprised by Snyder’s en-

dorsement. But she said it would not sway her vote, which will go to Orman.

Meanwhile, Orman blamed Roberts for the flap.

“That’s just once again another demonstration of how the Roberts campaign is willing to distort the record and ultimately use people, as they have with coach Snyder,” Orman said.

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Don’t let Brownback’s ideology become law; vote yes to keep judges Two state supreme court justices are up for re-election on Tuesday’s ballot.

Gov. Sam Brownback would like you to give them the boot.

Why? Because he would like to appoint their replacements.

Supreme Court Justices Eric Rosen, Topeka, and Lee Johnson, Caldwell, are under attack because of a majority ruling that a sentence by a lower district court did not follow sentencing guidelines.

The case involves a most heinous crime including rape and murder by two brothers, Reginald and Jonathan Carr, back in 2000.

A district judge gave the brothers the death sentence. The glitch came when it was discovered the brothers must be sentenced separately, not as a twosome.

So, the death sentence is lifted — temporarily — until the case goes back before the district court.

Make no mistake, the brothers will never walk free again.

And yet Brownback has portrayed this as an instance of “liberal” judges running ramshod over our

constitutional rights. In a political ad, Brownback accuses the justices of basing their decision to have the case resentenced on “political beliefs.”

No governor, it is you who is putting politics above the law.

God help us when a governor’s personal ideology dictates the laws of Kansas.

PEER REVIEW is a most effective tool. When you are in the same business you know what to look for as to what makes a good minister, cook, teacher, nurse, or in this case, judge.

That’s why the state’s court system has in place a Kansas Judicial Evaluation Committee. Attorneys, former judges, law professors and lay people comprise the committee of 15 whose job is to evaluate sitting judges.

To a one, these supreme court justices, and those running for the Court of Appeals, received overwhelming approval from their peers with the recommendation they should be retained in office.

That should give voters all the confidence they need to vote accordingly.

— Susan Lynn

The math is not there to keep Kansas afloat This is serious, Kansas!

Our state is now a third of the way through fiscal year 2015 and revenue collections are far below last year’s pace, as reported Saturday. Midfiscal year budget cuts are ahead! Education and other key state services are in peril!

Do the math: Expenses in the legislature’s approved FY 2015 budget total $6.325 billion.

The state began FY 2015 with a reserve balance of $380 million.

But even after draining that reserve, the state would have to collect $5.945 billion just to stay above zero.

Is Kansas on track to collect

Duane Goossen Former state budget director that much? Not at all.

In all of the last fiscal year, revenue totaled only $5.653 billion — and that was a drop of $688 million from FY 2013.

If FY 2015 revenue were to just stay even with FY 2014 — and that’s a big “if ” — the state still would have to cut expenses $292 million before this fiscal year is over. But FY 2015

revenue is not even keeping pace with last year — it’s falling, as today’s report shows.

Meanwhile, unavoidable costs are rising: expenses for Medicaid, the retirement system, education, and other public services — yet more income tax rate reductions are scheduled for each year until 2018.

The math simply doesn’t work.

The state budget is crashing, and the Brownback administration pretends not to notice. The administration’s election campaign message is to stay the course!

Don’t look away, Kansans.

Take notice, and change course!

Letters to the editor Dear editor,

At this time of year I am always proud to be an American! I am grateful for the Founding Fathers of this nation who were inspired to enable us with the freedom we have today and I am grateful for the countless men and women who have fought and died to ensure that freedom. What a blessing it is to live in a country where we have the opportunity to express our political views and be able to cast our vote to make it happen.

For the past several months we have heard and read many issues

Dear editor,

Four years ago, Allen County voters chose by a wide margin to tax themselves to help pay for a new hospital. Citizens did the right thing and took an important step toward securing a stable future for city and county. Tuesday, Iola and USD 257 voters have a chance to take an even more significant step for our shared future by voting yes on both ballot questions having to do with new educational facilities.

Many arguments, for and against, have been made in these pages.

Almost without exception, the “yes” arguments trump the “no,” especially on the most substantive questions.

Of the many reasons to VOTE YES/YES for new schools, three stand out.

1) Iola deserves as much as any other Kansas town to benefit from the state matching money, which of

surrounding our upcoming school bond vote. As Americans, we have the right to our own opinions. We each have one vote … no matter what our educational or socio-economic status. So, please take the time to learn the facts and vote on Tuesday.

Then, Tuesday evening when the votes are counted and the voters’ decision has been made, we need to accept that decision, whatever it is, and move forward to make it work. We need to put our differing opinions aside and bond together

as a community again … and maybe even forgive a little. We make Iola strong by uniting, not dividing. We are a strong, caring community. That is why my family moved here almost 30 years ago and why we have stayed.

We love Iola. We love the community, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and the Midwest hospitality.

So … let’s vote on Tuesday, then do all we can to strengthen Iola and be thankful to God that we live in this wonderful land of freedom.

Deb Greenwall, Iola, Kan.

course comes from a fund that we have all been contributing to since 1992. Susan Lynn said it well; it isn’t free money but it is our money. If the state matching funds are eliminated, USD 257 will almost certainly never be able to build new or renovate.

2) It is the unanimous recommendation of the elected board that you take this step, based on years of careful study of all options.

Their due diligence merits respect.

3) The district cannot continue to throw good money after bad to maintain buildings that are on their last legs, buildings that don’t meet the needs of exceptional students. There are so many more studentoriented uses for that money than patching old roofs.

Our children attend school in Moran. We remember voting on a

bond issue here almost 18 years ago that resulted — narrowly — in the building of a new addition to Marmaton Valley schools. We are still paying off those bonds (and no, the state has never missed a payment in aid to bond and interest). We think the beautiful and functional new addition was worth every penny. We believe it went a long way toward keeping MV schools viable.

How can Iola schools best remain viable? We are persuaded that you can’t do it over the next generations in seven old buildings, even renovated to the hilt. Build new schools. Together, we — property taxpayers, shoppers from all over, income taxpayers statewide — can afford to do this. The children and the community have so much to gain.

Vote YES/YES. Respectfully, Mark and Patti Boyd, Moran, Kan.

Dear editor,

I am writing to show my support for the new school bond vote. I would like to preface my supporting opinion by stating I fully appreciate and respect all those who have expressed concerns and are opposed to the proposition. This being said, it doesn’t change the fact that our district is facing real issues with the current facilities, which has adverse effects on the entire educational environment.

On Nov. 4 we are faced with a crucial decision on how to address these issues, and position our educational system for the future. This decision is about taking advantage of an opportunity which is far more than just buildings and infrastructure. It is an opportunity for the community, our educational system, and most importantly the KIDS! From the community standpoint, it is a chance to take advantage of funding from a tax base across the state, not just locally generated taxes.

It also affords us the opportunity to utilize our current buildings/locations, which presently don’t meet our educational needs, in another capacity to better serve the community. I will not get into these details, as they have been communicated many times, and I fully believe there are many tremendous op-

portunities available.

It is an opportunity for our educational staff and students. I am a firm believer that when you treat people like professionals, they respond like professionals. I have seen firsthand how these decisions make such an impact. It will inspire good leaders to become great leaders, good teachers to become great teachers, and students to strive for success. I believe new facilities would significantly increase initiative and develop a culture of passion for learning and leadership, which fully supports student development. Successful student development is dependent on an environment conducive to innovative and creative learning.

One thing for certain about opportunity is, if you don’t take advantage of it when it is presented, it will pass you by and someone else will reap its benefits. On Nov. 4 we have this very opportunity, and if the proposition fails, we will still be faced with the current issues, issues which will continue to worsen and deprive our educational environment.

I would like to thank our current board members: Doug Dunlap, Don Snavely, Tony Leavitt, Jack McFadden, Mark Burris, Darrel Catron and Buck Quincy. I firmly believe this group has

given the entire process, and all available options, proper due diligence. I am also willing to say that whether you are for or against this proposal, no one has put as much thought and effort into making a decision which encompasses the best interest of our community. These individuals have done exactly what they were elected to do, and from the research I have done, they give me no reason to not fully trust and support this decision. I believe there is no question as to the “Why” of this proposal, and I have confidence that the decision to move forward with this proposal is the most practical and logical choice. I have the utmost respect and appreciation for their unrelenting time and effort!!

I encourage everyone to take a hard look at the “Why’s” of what is before you, and to fully educate yourself on the facts and opportunity, which has been presented to our community.

Whether your vote is for or against, I believe it is a disservice to the entire process to not make an informed decision. On Nov. 4 I am voting “YES” for the opportunity to strengthen our community, our educational system, and most importantly the future of our KIDS! Respectfully, Johnnie Riley, Iola, Kan.

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Forum: Panelists share issues during town hall meeting Continued from A1

Koehn noted state aid is being looked at by an efficiency task force, which could lead to changes in how it is distributed.

“My concern, being a citizen in a rural area, is that we basically have ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’” across the state,” said Tony Leavitt, USD 257 Board of Education President. Redistricting has created an even wider disparity. “The ‘haves’ have more votes,” Leavitt said.

“I disagree with that statement,” Masterson said.

Koehn, Horner, Leavitt and others with the district were not a part of the panel, but were in the audience. They later agreed to field a number of questions.

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MILLER,

representing Knipp Equipment of Wichita, a TRANE supplier, attended in order to report on the district’s heating, ventilating and cooling (HVAC) systems.

However, Miller admitted up front he had not inspected the systems.

“We spent 15 minutes driving around town looking at schools, but we didn’t go in them,” he said. “I don’t know what the issues are here. I don’t know space confinements, or if buildings are falling down. I can give you a little bit of insight of what we can do, we can offer with other districts.”

Miller noted his company deals largely with existing systems.

“If you vote yes, obviously, you don’t need us,” he said.

If the district were to hire Knipp, he estimated the new HVAC units could

cost anywhere from $7 million to $10 million, if they needed new control systems as well.

“That’s a broad-based, throw a dart at the screen” estimate, Miller said. “Don’t hold me to it.”

BERNARD NEYER, Chanute, admitted he was a part of the panel “because I answered the phone.”

He spoke in place of Randy Galemore, a former Chanute city commissioner slated to talk about infrastructure costs and taxing responsibilities.

Neyer took his opportunity to speak to decry government spending.

“The people who are really driving this, that benefit from this, are the bureaucrats,” Neyer said.

“The kids are only going to be in that building, four years at grade school, four years at middle

We spent 15 minutes driving around town looking at schools, but we didn’t go in them. I don’t know what the issues are here.

— Brett Miller, a Wichita heating and cooling installer who spoke at Sunday’s forum

school, four years at the high school. The teachers are going to be there 25 or 30 years. Superintendents are going to be there. The schools are really for them.”

MALONEY, meanwhile, spoke on behalf of Ray Pettis, of the Great Plains ADA Center out of Columbia, Mo. Pettis, at Maloney’s behest, inspected USD 257’s schools to determine

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Rep. Lynn Jenkins.

Even though Tuesday’s race is just a mid-term election, the Republicans reserved most of their vitriol for President Obama.

Brownback promised to deliver GOP victories “to conservative Kansas, by the Reagan model rather than Obama’s way.”

Brownback triumphed the Reagan way as “lower taxes and more freedom” from government.

Brownback is seeking a second four-year term. According to some recent tracking polls, he trails Democratic challenger Rep. Paul Davis.

Despite his feeble appearance, Dole, 91, remains clear of mind.

With a strong voice, Dole recalled having first met Brownback when he came to Washington, D.C. on a high school Future Farmers of America mission.

Dole then was in the midst of a 28-year career in the U.S. Senate.

“I’m just along for the ride,” Dole said in his typical self-deprecating way, and opined that Brownback “has been a good governor.

I want him re-elected.

He’s for lower taxes, less spending and less government.”

Dole also stumped for Roberts.

“It’s a big national story, who controls the Senate,” said Dole, who was its majority leader for 10 years. “The

how much would need to be spent to get them in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Pettis’ report dealt with such things as ensuring at least one restroom was fully accessible, that ramps at each school met federal standards and that drinking fountains and doorways could be accessed by wheelchairbound users.

“They’re talking about program access,” Maloney said. “If you have a building that doesn’t have an elevator, but if you can get that child entrance to the building, access to a restroom, access to the cafeteria, access to the programs he needs, you’re in compliance. It’s minimum compliance, but that will work. You don’t have to redo every single room.”

To get the schools into minimum compliance

House has passed 360 bills, with 98 percent of them bipartisan and they’ve all died in the Senate.”

He blamed the senior chamber’s inaction on Democrat Harry Reid, its majority leader.

“He (Reid) won’t let the bills come to a vote,” Dole said. “It never occurred to me to do that,” when he was majority leader.

“We (Republicans) need to pick up six seats and we can’t lose one” now in the fold, meaning Roberts’ seat.

“It’s very important to vote for Roberts; you’re voting for a Republican Senate,” Dole concluded.

Brownback noted “virtually every potential 2016 (Republican) presidential candidate has been in Kansas,” encouraging his reelection. He mentioned several, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.

Also, it was reported late last week the Republican Governors Association had poured more than $4.5 million into Brownback’s reelection campaign.

Roberts’ daughter, Ashley, said her father was “proud to be a Kansas conservative and mostly of all a fighter.

Polls show he’s making a comeback.”

She characterized Roberts’ opponent, Greg Orman, as a Democrat masquerading as an independent.

would cost about $382,000, Maloney said, citing an estimate prepared by Hollis and Miller.

There are two noteworthy omissions, he admitted — elevators at Jefferson and Lincoln elementary schools.

Those with disabilities would need to have access to classrooms and programs on the first floor, Maloney said.

Horner said the inspection did not cover all of

the ADA issues facing USD 257.

“If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of an ADA audit, they count quarters of inches,” Horner said.

Koehn, meanwhile, has noted that shuffling of classrooms already occurs. If another secondstory class at Lincoln Elementary gains a student with disabilities, there aren’t enough first-floor rooms in which to hold them.

LEE GUMFORY, for-

mer Iola city commissioner, showed up unannounced to show off a large chunk of what he said was a piece of an old city water line near his house.

He said the city should work on replacing its water lines before building a school.

LEAVITT and Koehn, et al, answered a handful of questions posed by the audience that could not be answered by the panelists.

Q — If student population is declining in Iola and elsewhere in southeast Kansas, why are there no longer enough classrooms?

A — With increasing number of special education students, schools need additional rooms for more programs, said Scott Stanley, the district’s maintenance supervisor.

Q — Will transportation costs increase to shuttle students from old school sites to the new campus north of town?

Will students living in town be able to ride the bus, even if they’re within 2.5 miles of the new

Stan Grigsby moderates the meeting.

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buildings?

A — Costs will increase, but will be covered by additional state aid because more students will live farther than 2.5 miles away, the basis for the state aid, Stanley said.

Because each of the bus drivers already shuttle students from one school to another, the increased costs will be mitigated.

Yes, students will be allowed to ride the bus from bus stops in town, even if they live within 2.5 miles of the school, Stanley continued.

Q — What is the plan for the old buildings?

A — They will be put up for sale, Leavitt said, with any potential buyers undergoing a thorough, vigorous background check.

If the district does not find a buyer, the buildings will be demolished.

Money is in the budget for demolition already.

The playgrounds will be kept and the areas will be converted into city parks.

As for the high school, the newer section — gym, commons area and lecture hall — would be kept as a community center.

Q — Would the bond

monies pay for new furnishings and equipment?

A — Yes, Horner replied. The budget contains about $1.1 million for such items.

Q — Why can the middle school be renovated, while the others must be rebuilt?

A — The scope of the middle school work is less than the others, Horner said, and could be done over the summer.

The middle school work would not be a full-scale renovation. About $1 million of the bond issue will go toward renovations at the middle school.

Q — Did the district look at other companies before hiring Hollis and Miller as architects and Universal Construction as the construction manager?

A — Yes, Stanley said.

The district interviewed five different architectural firms before settling on Hollis and Miller before choosing new construction as the most viable alternative for the district.

The district then interviewed “nine or 10” contractors with experience in building projects before choosing Universal.

Diebolt Lumber files for bankruptcy LaHARPE — Diebolt Lumber’s days are numbered.

Don Diebolt, owner, said he has filed for bankruptcy and has put his inventory and buildings up for sale.

Diebolt Lumber and Supply, Inc., and its sub-

sidiaries, Kitchens & More and Lifetime Surfaces, were shuttered Oct. 24 after Community National Bank issued a foreclosure notice.

Dielbolt, 65, has since reopened and will conduct a sale with increasing dis-

counts up until Black Friday, Nov. 28.

In a conversation Friday, Diebolt said he hoped to emerge from the sale “free of debt,” upon which point he can “start all over again,” with a business that concentrates on cus-

tom home, shed, and utility building construction, “somewhere along the highway.”

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Fillies take fourth place at state tournament

Taking fourth place at the Class 4A-II State Volleyball Tournament were Iola High’s Fillies. They are, front row from left, manager McKayli Cleaver, manager Kaleb Mock, Sydney Wade, Taylor Sell, Cassie Delich and Katie Shields; second from left, coach Jeff Fehr, coach Lori Oestreicher, Joie Whitney, Kyra Moore, Addie Haar, Emma Piazza, Emery Driskel, Toni Macha, Ashlie Shields, Mikaela Platt, manager Taylor Heslop, Coach Emily Sigg and daughter Elliot Sigg. REGISTER/SPENCER MICHELSON

Iola placed in volleyball for the first time in the program’s history

By SPENCER MICHELSON The Iola Register

SALINA — For the first time in Iola High Fillies volleyball history, the team placed at the state tournament. Iola took fourth at the Class 4A-II State Volleyball Tournament Saturday afternoon.

The team ended the season with two losses, which was bitter for the team to accept after accomplishing so much during the season.

“It would have been nice to end on a win and it's hard for them because they wanted to end on a win,” coach Emily Sigg said. “But, we got fourth and Iola has never done that in state volleyball. They need to be proud of what they did and what they accomplished during the season. It's just hard to do that when you end the season on a loss.”

Saturday was the last time seniors Emma Piazza, Kyra Moore, Katie Shields, Addie Haar and Emery Driskel suited up for Fillies volleyball.

“They were awesome across the board,” Sigg said. “They’re

true athletes.”

The day started off with a loss to Baldwin in the semifinals.

In the first set, Iola struggled to get anything going in a 25-11 loss. The Bulldogs took a quick 5-0 lead and never looked back.

Iola scored two points in a row only twice during the set.

Baldwin started the second set with an 8-2 advantage, but the Fillies fought hard to get back in it. Down 20-12, Iola outscored the Bulldogs 8-5 in the final 13 points. But, Baldwin only needed five points to get the win, 25-20.

Driskel and Haar each had five kills, while Haar had the team’s lone ace.

Piazza struggled with only one kill, but led the Fillies with 10 assists.

Moore had two kills and three assists. Mikaela Platt had a kill and an assist.

The Fillies gave it their all in the next match against HoytRoyal Valley, but came out on the wrong side of a win.

Iola started the first set up 6-3, but gave up the lead. This match went point-for-point and saw the game tied 16-16. The

Panthers took a 23-19 lead, but Iola didn’t let up, bringing it back to a two-point game at 2422 before losing the last point.

Iola lost the second set, 2522. Iola started with a 10-5 advantage, but couldn’t expand the lead. The Panthers edged closer with a three-point rally.

The Fillies had a 16-13 lead, but Royal Valley had another three-point rally to tie the game. The Panthers took the lead 19-18, before going on to win.

Haar and Driskel each had nine kills, this time with Driskel adding an ace. Moore led the Fillies with 12 assists and had two kills. Piazza had a kill and six assists. Platt had an ace and Sydney Wade had a kill.

Although the team ended the season with a loss, their fourth place finish was a win for the program and season, Sigg said.

Iola’s Emma Piazza lines up for a kill against Baldwin in the semifinals Saturday. The Fillies dropped both sets to the Bulldogs. REGISTER/SPENCER

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Endicott finishes high school career at state meet Iola’s Kohl Endicott crosses the finish line in first place at the Doc Stiles Invitational earlier this season. He won four meets this season. REGISTER/SPENCER MICHELSON

By SPENCER MICHELSON The Iola Register

WAMEGO — Kohl Endicott didn’t finish where he wanted to at the Class 4A State Cross Country Meet on Saturday, placing 62nd out of 106 runners. He ran the 5-kilometer course in 18 minutes and 15 seconds — a great time in Pioneer League Meets.

“We both expected a better time and a better place,” coach Marv Smith said. “But, this is a ‘one-time race’ and you have to make the best of the circumstances on that day.”

At the beginning of the race, a tight U-turn around one of the golf greens forced the runners to make a mad dash to get into a good position. Endicott was pushed into the middle of the pack.

There were so many runners making the turn that the race turned into a walk until everyone was around the turn.

“The next mile is a switchback of long hills. Kohl had to try to get back into a better position on the steepest part of the course,” Smith said. “That really takes your legs away from you in the last stages of the race.”

The temperature was 22 degrees when Smith left the hotel in Manhattan at 8 a.m. Saturday. Smith said Endicott’s only complaint about the cold was that his teeth hurt once he started breathing through his mouth during the race.

Smith said Endicott had a dream season, but would like a do-over on the course with a different starting set-up, where he could better negotiate that U-turn.

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Terminally ill woman ends life as planned PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Brittany Maynard stuck by her decision.

The woman with brain cancer who revived a national debate about physician-assisted suicide ended her life Saturday by swallowing lethal drugs made available under an Oregon law allowing terminally ill people to choose when to die.

She would have been 30 on Nov. 19.

Maynard had been in the spotlight for about a month since publicizing that she and her husband, Dan Diaz, moved to Portland from Northern California so that she could take advantage of the Oregon law. She told journalists she planned to die Nov. 1, shortly after her husband’s birthday, but reserved the right to move the date forward or push it back.

Maynard ended her suffering right on schedule after hinting at a possible delay in a video released last week.

“She died as she intended — peacefully in her bedroom, in the arms of her loved ones,” said Sean Crowley, a spokesman for the advocacy group Compassion & Choices.

Crowley said Maynard “suffered increasingly frequent and longer seizures, severe head and neck pain, and strokelike symptoms. As symptoms grew more severe, she chose to abbreviate the dying process by taking the aid-in-dying medication she had received months ago.”

The issue of physician-assisted suicide is not new, but Maynard’s youth and vitality before she became ill brought the discussion to a younger generation.

Working with Compassion & Choices, Maynard used her story to speak out for the right of terminally ill people like herself to end their lives on their own terms.

Maynard’s choice was not without detractors.

Some religious groups and others opposed to physician-assisted suicide voiced objections.

“We are saddened by the fact that this young woman gave up hope, and now our concern is for other people with terminal illnesses who may contemplate following her example,” Janet Morana, executive director of the group Priests for Life, said in a statement after Maynard’s death.

“Brittany’s death was not a victory for a political cause. It was a tragedy, hastened by despair and aided by the culture of death invading our country.”

Oregon was the first U.S. state to make it legal for a doctor to prescribe a life-ending drug to a terminally ill patient of sound mind who makes the request. The patient must swallow the drug without help; it is illegal for a doctor to administer it.

More than 750 people in Oregon have used the law to die as of Dec. 31, 2013. The median age of the deceased is 71. Only six were younger than 35.

The state does not track how many terminally ill people move to Oregon to die. A patient must prove to a doctor that they are living in Oregon. Some examples of documentation include a rental agreement, a voter registration card or a driver’s license.

Four other states — Washington, Montana, Vermont and New Mexico — allow patients to seek help to die.

Maynard earned two degrees and had an adventuresome spirit during her short life. She taught at orphanages in Nepal and spent time in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Costa Rica. She climbed Kilimanjaro a month before marrying Diaz in September 2012.

She was diagnosed with brain cancer on New Year’s Day of this year and was later told she had six months to live.

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Chelation therapy: Testing can be flawed Dr. Keith Roach

Dear Dr. Roach: Would you please comment on chelation therapy? A urine test for mercury, lead and arsenic was done that showed abnormal elevations after I was given DMSA. I also was prescribed a long list of vitamins and supplements. This testing and treatment have caused me great confusion. — Anon.

Answer: Chelation is the process of using a medication to rid toxic chemicals, especially the heavy metals you mention, from the body. DMSA is a chemical that binds to mercury and lead, and is then excreted into the urine. We all have some amount of these metals in our bodies, because they are present in the environment, but few people have toxic amounts. Toxicity happens mostly in people

To Your Good Health with industrial exposure to the heavy metals. Toxic levels usually, but not always, are associated with symptoms.

The DMSA you took before the urine test will cause these small amounts to be rapidly excreted by the kidney. The problem I have with this type of testing is that comparing your urine toxin levels after DMSA with urine toxin levels in healthy people who have not had DMSA is not valid, and I would not recommend treatment based on this faulty analysis. Unfortunately, the analysis you had is commonly done, so that near-

ly everybody tested will show falsely abnormal results. Thus, I recommend strongly against testing without a clear reason to do so, and never using this method.

Chelation treatment of heavy metals is appropriate only if there are symptoms and a history of exposure, and if blood levels not obtained after administration of a chelating drug are high (or urine, for mercury). An occupational medicine physician has expertise in this area and would be a good consultant if you still are confused.

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She has a terrible cough.

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The coughing can go on

for a few minutes. She insists that she is not sick, and that it’s just allergies.

I say she is spraying her sputum, and I might catch what she doesn’t know she has. — S.B. Answer: You don’t need to be worrying about yourself. Although it is possible that she has pneumonia, most pneumonias are not transmitted from person to person, so the risk to others is low.

You need to be worrying about your relative. With this degree of cough, it is very likely that she has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. What’s worse, a small number of smokers with a cough like this have lung cancer. In all probability, she is fooling herself that she has only allergies. She needs to quit smoking, now, and also get evaluated.

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Public notice (First published in The Iola Register on Oct. 20, 2014) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff vs.

Unknown Heirs of Kenneth S. Julich, deceased; John Doe (Tenant/ Occupant); Mary Doe (Tenant/Occupant); Unknown Spouse, if any, of Kenneth S. Julich; Ashlee Julich; Unknown Spouse, if any, of Ashlee Julich; Amber Chastain; Unknown Spouse, if any, of Amber Chastain; David Julich; Sheri Julich; Dan Julich; Loretta Julich; Janis Krone; Bob Krone, Defendants.

Case No. 14CV59 Court Number: Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60 NOTICE OF SUIT THE STATE OF KANSAS, to the above-named defendants and the unknown heirs, executors,

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Chiefs surge over Jets, gain ground in division

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Smith doesn’t care how the Kansas City Chiefs score touchdowns.

It could be on running plays with Jamaal Charles and Knile Davis.

It could be short passes to tight ends Travis Kelce or Anthony Fasano. As long as they are putting up touchdowns, and the Chiefs are piling up wins, the veteran quarterback will be happy.

Nope, it doesn’t bother Smith at all that no wide receiver has a TD catch this season.

“The most important thing is that we’re scoring,” Smith said after a 24-10 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday. “I think that speaks to the guys we have — we don’t have guys looking at their numbers and fantasy numbers every week.”

Besides, the Chiefs (5-3) have won three straight and five of six.

Charles and Davis have become a potent one-two punch, and their stingy defense shut down the Jets (1-8) in a game that was never really in doubt after the Chiefs took a 14-0 lead by the end of the first quarter.

So if the biggest quibble in Kansas City right now is the inability of wide receivers Dwayne Bowe and A.J. Jenkins to get into the end zone, so be it.

“I’m proud of them for starting with two losses and then coming back, putting some things together, getting some wins together,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said.

Meanwhile, the Jets’

slide continued with another lackluster performance.

Michael Vick, starting in place of the injured Geno Smith, threw for 196 yards and a touchdown, missing one series in the fourth quarter after taking a blow to the head. He played well enough that embattled coach Rex Ryan plans to stick with him next week against Pittsburgh, but not well enough that the Jets could avoid their eighth consecutive defeat.

“I know I can still start,” said Vick, who went through the NFL’s concussion protocol before he was cleared to finish the game. “I’ve played in this league a long time and I believe in what I can do. ... I’ll do everything in my power to get this turned around.”

The Jets hadn’t lost eight straight games since 1996, when they went 1-15 in their final year under Rich Kotite.

The franchise has never lost nine in a row, an embarrassment the Jets will try to avoid Sunday against the Steelers.

“This team, I think, you misjudge the character if you think losses are the only thing that identify this team. That’s not the case,” Ryan said, when asked about the seemingly endless string of losses. “This team is made up off character and these are mighty men. I hope like hell we don’t have to endure too many more but we will, if that’s the case.”

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HOUSTON, WE HAVE PROBLEM: Chiefs

linebacker Justin Houston, who had an NFLleading 10 sacks enter-

ing the game, had two more on Sunday. He also sacked Vick 4 1/2 times last year, when the Chiefs played the Eagles. “It’s a group effort,” Houston said. “I’m receiving all the credit, but I can’t do it without everybody else.”

SPEAKING OF SACKS: The Jets had

24 sacks coming into the game, tied with the Chiefs for fourth-most in the NFL. Jason Babin had their only sack Sunday, and it didn’t happen until there was about 2 minutes left. “Yeah, that was one I was just going to keep the clock rolling rather than throwing the ball away there,” Smith said.

CHIEFS CRY PERCY:

Jets wide receiver Percy Harvin was the lone bright spot, catching 11 passes for 129 yards in his second game since getting traded from Seattle. “Overall, execution of the offense was pretty good,” he said, “other than we couldn’t punch the ball in.”

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PLATEAU:

Bowe may not have a TD catch this season, but he still managed to reach another milestone. With six catches for 55 yards, he surpassed 500 catches in his career. Tony Gonzalez holds the franchise record with 916.

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GATE:

The Chiefs have been impenetrable at the goal line this season, the only team in the NFL that has not allowed a rushing touchdown. The Jets had a couple of chances from the 3, throwing a TD pass on one of them and an incompletion on fourth down on another.

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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Anthony Fasano (80) leaps into the end zone past New York Jets strong safety Dawan Landry (26) after recovering a deflected pass during the first quarter Sunday. MCT/KANSAS CITY STAR/JOHN SLEEZER

Allen basketball teams lose openers A quick lead didn’t materialize into a win for Allen Community College’s men’s basketball team in its season opener against Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa Saturday night. The Red Devils dropped the contest 72-58.

Allen started the game with a 7-0 run, but that was overshadowed by a 16-0 Mavericks run.

“Tonkawa’s zone defense gave Allen some problems, and Allen carelessly turned the ball over too many times,” coach Andy Shaw said.

At halftime, the Red Devils had fought back to trail 32-28. Once the second half started, ACC had a two-point lead.

Around the 10-minute mark Tonkawa took the lead and extended it to double digits. The Mavericks outscored the Red Devils 40-30 in the second

half to get the win.

Allen’s Courtney Stockard led all scorers with 25 points, while also grabbing four rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Josh Sweet scored 13 points and had five rebounds. Jermaine Long scored 11 points off the bench, shooting 3-6 from the three-point line. Jordan Nanton dished out six assists.

Allen shot 35.4 percent on the day, while the Mavericks hit 44.4 percent of their shots.

It also didn’t help that Allen had 20 turnovers to Tonkawa’s 15.

The Red Devils (01) play tonight at 8 o’clock against Butler.

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team opened up their season with a 88-63 loss to NOC-Tonkawa on Saturday.

The Mavericks took an early 13-1 lead. Allen settled down, but

were never able to get the lead. Coach Katie Mahoney said turnovers and three-pointers were the difference in the game.

Tonkawa shot 37.9 percent from the threepoint line to Allen’s 17.4 percent. The Red Devils also turned the ball over 24 times.

The Mavericks had a 44-29 lead at half and then outscored Allen 44-34 in the second half.

Emily Azubell led the Red Devils with 12 points. She also snagged seven rebounds and had two blocks. Rachael Bruce led the team with eight boards and had 10 points. Ashley Washington led the team with four assists, coming off the bench. Josie Reilly added 10 points from off the bench.

Allen (0-1) will face Butler tonight at 6 o’clock.

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Iola IMS Wrestling Thursday, at Fort Scott, 4 p.m.

IMS Basketball Tuesday, girls at Pittsburg, 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, girls vs. FORT SCOTT, 3:30 p.m.

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Southern Coffey Co. High School Football Eight Man-II playoffs Tuesday, at Attica/Argonia, 6 p.m.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith (11) makes a five-yard pass completion to wide receiver Dwayne Bowe during the third quarter Sunday’s win. MCT/KAN-

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Allen Volleyball Wednesday, vs. COTTEY COLLEGE, 6:30 p.m.

Cross Country Saturday, NJCAA Championship in Lubbock, Texas, 10 a.m.

Basketball Today, vs. BUTLER, women 6 p.m., men 8 p.m.

Kansas State Football Saturday, at Texas Christian University, 6:30 p.m.

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In Our 46th Year!

As election day draws near, the USD 257 school bond initiative has taken center stage as, perhaps, the most important community issue to face most residents during their lifetimes. Unfortunately, the campaign has proven divisive in the community at large and in our own organization as well. As has been reported, the majority of the Board of Thrive Allen County did vote to support the initiatives and the plans developed by the USD 257 school board based on their individual feelings.

However, it would be unfair for us to fail to recognize that our executive director has expressed his opposition to this action and has, in fact, offered his resignation. His objection is to our organization taking a position on an issue not initiated by Thrive which undermines our ability to unite a divided community after November 4th. We have the greatest respect for our executive director and the rest of our staff.

Thrive has had much success as a driving force in promoting a healthier community through numerous initiatives and we firmly believe that this success has grown out of the mutual respect held by our board and staff and our commitment to work through difficult issues together. The members of the Thrive board have determined not to accept the resignation of our executive director.

The Thrive board does not propose to argue the pros and cons of the issue in this statement. While board members will continue to support the school initiative individually, a majority of the board members have agreed that the Thrive organization must and will maintain a neutral position on the bond issue. Board members and staff alike are free to and are encouraged to campaign on the issue in accord with their individual beliefs and we ask all parties to remember that the future of our community lies not in buildings, old or new, but in the commitment of all citizens to build a better future. Just as our organization has overcome its divisions, whatever the outcome on election day we ask you to come together and join us in continuing to work for a healthier and more prosperous Allen County.

Brian Wolfe, MD, Thrive Board Chairman, Iola

Tosca Harris, Petrolia

Alan Weber, Humboldt

Georgia Masterson, Iola

Karen Gilpin, Iola

Kathy Ward, Moran

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