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Body of missing Iola man found

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Doug Tressler is the new executive director of the ANW Special Education Cooperative. REGISTER/

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ANW chief stays cool amid uncertainty

By RICK DANLEY The Iola Register

HUMBOLDT — Formed in 1971, the Humboldt-based ANW Cooperative was designed with the goal of providing a full range of services to students with special education needs across southeast Kansas. The timing was pro-

pitious. The early 1970s inaugurated a cascade of landmark legal precedent, and eventual legislation, guaranteeing students with disabilities the same rights and opportunities as their “nonimpaired” cohorts. It’s the basic standard emphasized in ANW’s mission statement today: “Special education can-

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Shawn Cook County Sheriff ’s Department have teamed with Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents in the ongoing investigation.

Allen County Crime Stoppers announced a $2,000 reward for anyone with information to help resolve Cook’s disappearance.

Hathaway urged anyone with information regarding the disappearance to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477), Iola Police Department at 1-620-365-4960 or the Allen County Sheriff ’s Department at 1-620-3651400.

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‘Junk’ on topic Just in time for spring cleaning, Ray Maloney of Ray’s Metal Depot, LaHarpe, will explain the highs and lows of salvaging, in “Junk,” an Iola Public Library program starting at 7 o’clock tonight.

Gus the junkyard dog will accompany Maloney.

The program is in the library meeting room at the west end; attendees should enter from the parking lot.

not and should not be developed separate and apart from regular education.”

Because, as with any civil right, majority sentiment lags well behind point of law, special education groups across the country realized the importance of selecting as their

A 16-day search ended Sunday when investigators found the body of Iolan Shawn Cook after he had been reported missing by relatives in mid-March.

Allen County Attorney Jerry Hathaway said a medical examiner confirmed Monday the identity of Cook’s body.

No cause of death has been determined. Investigtors said the body was found “several miles northwest of Iola.” Hathaway declined to give the exact location.

Cook, 33, was last seen March 13, and reported missing to the Iola Police Department four days later after he failed to return home or contact relatives.

On March 24, authorities arrested Josh Knapp on unrelated charges. Hathaway described Knapp as a “person of interest” in Cook’s disappearance.

Officers from the Iola Police Department and Allen

Info shows how money is hidden

By DAVID McHUGH and FRANK JORDANS The Associated Press

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Sticker shock Iola High School sophomore Macayla Bycroft affixes a sticker to a beer container Monday as part of a countywide “Sticker Shock” campaign. Members of the IHS Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) chapter joined the Allen County Substance Abuse Task Force, the Allen County Multi-Agency Team and state and local law enforcement agencies to put stickers and other warnings on alcohol containers, stressing the ramifications of buying alcohol for minors. Volunteers targeted 16 locations around the county, including Bycroft’s stop at Pump ‘N Pete’s in Iola. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A leak of 11.5 million documents from a Panama-based law firm offers a glimpse into the shadowy world where the rich and powerful hide their money, raising sharp questions about the use of shell companies that obscure the identities of their true owners.

Leaders of the Group of 20 — representing about 80 percent of the global economy — have vowed to crack down on the practice, which is blamed for helping conceal money laundering, corruption and tax evasion.

By themselves, shell companies aren’t illegal. Countries have tightened rules on using them — but not enough to satisfy anti-corruption activists.

News organizations working with the Washingtonbased International Consortium of Investigative Journalists have been processing the legal records from the Mossack Fonseca law firm that were first leaked to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper based in Munich, Germany.

In reports that began Sunday, they said the document dump that they dubbed the “Panama Papers” shows the hidden offshore assets of politicians, businesses and celebrities, including 12 current or former heads of state.

Among the countries with past or present political figures named in the reports are Iceland, Ukraine, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Argentina.

The law firm said in a statement it observed all laws and international standards covering corporate registrations.

Ramon Fonseca, a co-founder of Mossack Fonseca — one of the world’s largest creators of shell companies — confirmed to Panama’s Channel 2 that documents investigated by the ICIJ were authentic and had been obtained illegally by hackers.

But he said most people identified in the reports were not his firm’s direct clients but were accounts set up by intermediaries.

One of the most prominent subjects of the report is Russian President Vladimir Putin, although his name does not appear in the documents.

ICIJ said on its website that the documents show how complex offshore financial deals channeled as much as $2 billion to a network of people linked to Putin.

One focus was Sergei Roldugin, a professional cellist and childhood friend of

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Putin. Roldugen was listed as the owner of companies that obtained payments from other companies worth tens of millions of dollars, and of a stake in Bank Rossiya, described by the U.S. Treasury as “designated for providing material support to government officials.”

“The evidence in the files suggests Roldugin is acting as a front man for a network of Putin loyalists — and perhaps for Putin himself,” the consortium said. Roldugin was unavailable for comment Monday. A receptionist at the St. Petersburg House of Music, where he is artistic director, said he was not in.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Putin was the “main target” of the investigation, which he suggested was the result of “Putinophobia” and aimed at smearing Russia in a parliamentary election year.

He suggested the ICIJ had ties to the U.S. government.

The ICIJ is part of the nonprofit, non-partisan Center for Public Integrity, and neither takes U.S. government funding, said Peter Bale, CPI’s See HIDDEN | Page A4

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Lyle Scott Doolittle, 54, Neosho Falls, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Neosho Falls.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Neosho Falls Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Friends For Life of Yates Center.

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Anne Kazmierczak Anne Marie Kazmierczak, 52, former employee of The Iola Register, died March 11, 2016, in Missoula, Mont.

She was the loving mother of Jacob and Owen Bauch. Other survivors include her mother, Rita Kazmierczak; and three brothers, Jim, David, and Michael. She was preceded in death by her father, Edward Kazmierczak.

Anne Born and raised in Buffalo, Kazmierczak N.Y., Anne attended SUNY Geneseo. She later graduated with a B.S. degree from the University of Montana in Missoula, after various jobs in New York and Montana, most notably on farms. While getting her degree, she worked for the Montana Riparian Association and thrived in riparian restoration sciences. She lived in Santa Fe, N.M., for a couple years before returning to Missoula, where she began her life as a mother. Later she returned to UM to obtain a degree in journalism, and worked as a newspaper reporter and photographer.

She volunteered with many civic programs in Missoula and also served as Missoula Councilman from 2002 to 2005. She later moved to Iola, Kan., to work as a reporter for the local paper, and she happily lived there for a few years before returning, again, to Missoula. Anne was amazing at gardening, writing (for which she earned many honors throughout her life), art, cooking and many other things. Most of all, she loved her sons, many friends and family deeply, had a beautiful spirit, an exuberance for life and a wonderful sense of humor and way of expressing herself.

Services were Friday at St. Francis Catholic Church in Missoula. Brothers Mortuary and Crematory were in charge of arrangements. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at brothersmortuary.com.

Michael Folk Michael Anthony Folk, 38, Iola, died Sunday, April 3, 2016, following a motorcycle accident near Belvue.

Michael was born Aug. 16, 1977, to Cindi (Folk) VanHouden and Edward Ortiz. He was later adopted by his grandparents John R. (Tom) and Jerri S. Folk.

He married Kristi Beerbower in Las Vegas in 2011 and they later divorced. To this union two sons Michael Folk were born, Rayce Thomas Folk and Keaton Michael Folk, Yates Center. He later had a daughter, Alayna K. Folk, Bird City.

In Michael’s younger years he worked for Norman Bell Oil and Folk Brothers Drilling. At the time of his death he worked for the Boilermakers Local Union 83 as a welder out of Kansas City, Mo., for the last 19 years.

Michael was preceded in death by his grandfather, John R. (Tom) Folk, and aunt, Janeen R. Wilson.

Besides his children, he is survived by his mother, Cindi (Folk) VanHouden and husband Chris, Iola; father Edward Ortiz and wife Beth, Humboldt; grandmother Jerri S. Folk, Iola; brother Russell VanHouden and Nicole, Iola; two sisters, Nicole Gardner and Joshia, Coffeyville, and Sarah Ortiz, Humboldt; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Michael’s main passion in his life was spending time with his three children, racing racecars and just living every day the best he could.

Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Covenant of Faith Christian Center, 407 N. Chestnut, in Iola. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to Allen County Animal Rescue Facility (ACARF) and may be left with the funeral home. To leave a condolence, go to www.iolafuneral.com.

Daryan Yeager, 20, Iola, was arrested Sunday evening for suspicion of domestic battery and criminal damage to property after Iola police officers were called to a disturbance in the 400 block of South Third Street.

Eric Bain, 51, Colony, was arrested Sunday for allegedly driving while intoxicated, expired registration and failing to signal for a turn in the 1600 block of North State Street.

Sydney Allala, 22, Iola, was arrested Friday evening for alleged disorderly conduct after police officers were called to a disturbance in the 2700 block of North Cottonwood Street.

Kelly Ewing, 45, Iola, was arrested for suspicion of possessing methamphetamine, felony theft, criminal use of a weapon and obstructing apprehension, officers said, during an incident Friday in the 2200 block of North State Street.

Melissa F. Elder, 36, Humboldt, was arrest-

Spill closes Keystone FREEMAN, S.D. (AP) — TransCanada Corp. says the Keystone pipeline will likely remain shut down for the rest of the week while officials investigate an apparent oil spill in southeastern South Dakota.

Oil was discovered on a 300-square-foot area in a ditch near a Freeman-area pump station. About 100 workers are at the site removing soil and determining the location of the leak.

A company spokesman says crews have found no pipeline damage.

TransCanada hasn’t released the amount of oil or speculated on cleanup costs.

TransCanada says it has found no significant harm to the environment. State environmental officials are monitoring the cleanup.

The Keystone pipeline runs from Alberta, Canada, to refineries in Illinois and Oklahoma, passing through the eastern Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri.

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ed Friday morning in the 1300 block of North State Street for alleged probation violations.

Jason Garner, 43, Fort Scott, was arrested Friday morning in the 1900 block of North State Street after police officers learned he was wanted on a warrant out of Shawnee County.

Deliabel Sanchez, 34, Gas, was arrested Thursday afternoon in the 1200 block of East Street for allegedly driving while intoxicated.

Trailer stolen The Iola Housing Authority reported the theft Friday of a trailer in the 800 block of Kansas Drive.

Vehicle burglarized Richard L. Barnum III told police officers Friday morning that items were stolen from his vehicle in the 700 block of North Chestnut Street.

Bike stolen Shawna Stewart, 37, told officers her bicycle was stolen from the 200

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Garage burglary reported Justin Ruppert, 36, Iola, told police Friday his garage was burglarized Friday in the 700 block of North Chestnut Street. A suspect was identified.

Burglary reported Carolyn McLean, 63, Iola, reported a burglary Sunday afternoon in the 600 block of North Street.

Charge filed Kyla Wertz, 34, was charged with one count of phone harassment, Iola police officers said, after officers were called to the 200 block of North Fourth Street.

Door damaged Angela Torres, 23, Iola,

told police Sunday somebody damaged her garage door in the 600 block of North First Street.

Vehicles collide Morgan S. Lust, 21, was eastbound on Madison Avenue Thursday morning, between Oak and Colborn streets, when she began to veer into the outside lane.

Lust’s vehicle sideswiped a car driven by Ruth Tucker, 50, who also was eastbound.

Neither was injured.

Car struck Robert A. Dunlap, 76, was northbound on Washington Avenue Saturday afternoon, and failed to stop at the Lincoln Street stop sign, Iola police officers said. Dunlap’s pickup struck an eastbound car driven by Katrina S. Wolfe, 41.

Neither was injured.

Gas meter hit Lisa L. Griffith, 47, was backing her vehicle when she struck a gas meter in the 300 block of North Cottonwood Street Saturday.

BP settles 2010 Gulf disaster NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge in New Orleans granted final approval Monday to an estimated $20 billion settlement over the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, resolving years of litigation over the worst offshore spill in the nation’s history.

The settlement, first announced in July, includes $5.5 billion in civil Clean Water Act penalties and billions more to cover environmental damage and other claims by the five Gulf states and local governments. The money is to be paid out over roughly 16 years. The U.S. Justice Department has estimated that the settlement will cost the oil giant as much as $20.8 billion, the largest environmental settlement in U.S. history as well as the largest-ever civil settlement with a single entity.

U.S District Judge Carl Barbier, who approved the settlement, had set the stage with

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an earlier ruling that BP had been “grossly negligent” in the offshore rig explosion that killed 11 workers and caused a 134-milliongallon spill.

In 2012, BP reached a similar settlement agreement with private attorneys for businesses and residents who claim the spill cost them money. That deal, which didn’t have a cap, led to a protracted court battle over subsequent payouts to businesses.

A court-supervised claims administrator is still processing many of these claims.

BP has estimated its costs related to the spill, including its initial cleanup work and the various settlements and criminal and civil penalties, will exceed $53 billion.

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch praised the settlement.

“Today’s action holds BP accountable with the largest environmental penalty of all time while launch-

ing one of the most extensive environmental restoration efforts ever undertaken,” Lynch said in a statement.

In Louisiana, where delicate coastal marshes were damaged by the oil, Gov. John Bel Edwards said the decision clears the way for the state to receive critical coastal restoration funding. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, who acted as a coordinating lawyer for the five Gulf states, also was among those touting the settlement.

David Uhlmann, a University of Michigan law professor and former chief of the Justice Department’s environmental crimes section, said Barbier’s ruling “ends a long sad chapter in American environmental history.”

“The question that remains is whether we have learned enough from this tragedy to prevent similar environmental disasters in the future,” he said.

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representatives good, strong advocates.

ANW Co-op believes it has found in its newly named director, Doug Tressler, just that.

Tressler, who will take over the role from Bob Coleman in August, arrives to the directorship not from a lifetime of administration but from the ranks.

“I certainly climbed the ladder,” explains Tressler, who has taught special education in Humboldt, Iola, Yates

accumulated too many degrees, certificates and qualifications to count — started his work-life fixing front ends on the floor of Iola Auto Body.

“I always wanted to be a teacher,” remembers Tressler. “But, then, I never really had the money to do it. So I figured I’d go and get my mechanic degree” — which he did, after high

You have a choice .... you can serve yourself or you can serve others. I always wanted to use my abilities to help other people.

I think that’s a teacher’s nature.

— Doug Tressler, new director for ANW Cooperative

Center and Burlington, and was, for the last four years, one of the co-op’s regional coordinators.

Even then, it was never a straight line with Tressler. The Colony native — who, at 50, has

school, from Coffeyville Junior College — “and I planned to work my way through college. But, you know — life happens.”

Ten years passed, Tressler’s twenties came and went; he’d

reached the urgent age of 30. “One day it was just really hot in the shop, about 108 degrees, I was sweating and I thought ‘I can’t do this my whole life.’ So that day I went and enrolled at Allen County [Community College].”

From there, he went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from Newman University, in Wichita, and set the gears in motion on a career that would define the majority of his professional life.

“You have a choice if you’re an intelligent person,” said Tressler, “you can serve yourself or you can serve others. I always wanted to use my abilities to help other people. I think that’s a teacher’s nature.”

And yet Tressler has been around long enough to know that there are some problems for which temperament alone is no match.

REFLECTING on the progress achieved in special education across ANW’s nearly 50 years, it’s with apparent disappointment that Tressler describes the lineaments of the current situation: “I think budgets have pushed us backwards, unfortunately. Nationally, we’re seeing fewer services for people with disabilities.”

That’s at the federal level. But of course fans of regression have a huge ally in the Kansas Statehouse, too. “What’s happening in Kansas is compounding our problems. Here, you’re seeing services reduced for the disabled, the elderly, for children, for people with the least amount of voice.”

One potential casualty of the lapse in school funding, explains Tressler, is the relationship a special education

cooperative like ANW enjoys with the greater general ed population — primarily because it appears to place the two sides, whether accurately or not, in competition

of a sudden, the district has to choose between special ed and football.

“My concern is that it will make special ed look bad. But, you know, these students deserve

ers simply because our wages in this area are so low.”

THESE ARE only a couple of the frustrations that await Tressler on his first day as director. But having himself waded through the difficult waters of special The funding situation is a little different education instruction, for special education. See, it’s not like and having seen the tide turn against his profeswe can cut a program. We have to have sion during his years as these programs. And so the problem is, an ANW coordinator, he when the cuts hit, when we lose money, wears his burden lightly the districts have to make it up. and embraces the challenges in store. Tressler — Doug Tressler, new director for ANW Cooperative remains optimistic. He is a young-looking 50, easy to smile, physically fit. He uses a stand-up for the same shrinking an education. That is desk — which he is carepool of finite resources. the commitment we ful to point out he paid Tressler has a talent make as a community, for himself — and there for explanation, and so helping out those people is a box on a shelf in his it’s worth quoting him at with the greatest need. office bookcase, which length on a subject that And yet I know, at the either contains or once will likely occupy much same time, students de- contained a stability of his time as director: serve a chance to play ball.

Asked late Monday “The funding situa- football, they deserve a tion is a little different chance to learn music afternoon to consider for special education. and drama — I’d hate to the most pressing deciSee, it’s not like we can see those programs cut, sions facing the co-op, Tressler pauses, crosscut a program. We have too. to have these programs.

“I think all of our ing his arms. The direcAnd so the problem is, superintendents want tor-elect wears a compliwhen the cuts hit, when to do the very best they cated wrist watch and has a small tattoo etched we lose money, the dis- can.” tricts have to make it up.

ANW provides ser- on the top of his ring That’s hard on the dis- vices in eight school dis- finger, a word. “It says trict and that’s hard on tricts across five coun- ‘SURE,’” he explains, us. As costs go up, con- ties — Allen, Anderson, “because when I got tributions from our dis- Neosho, Wilson and married my wife didn’t tricts have to go up.

Woodson — and assists, say ‘I do’ — she just said “So, again, the prob- according to Tressler, on ‘sure.’” The pair now lem is that as money is average, about 1,200 stu- lives in Yates Center, squeezed down, districts dents per year. “But it’s where the busy Tressler have to make choices disappointing to have was once mayor.

“I’m sure I’ll learn about what they can of- to make these choices. fer. See, there’s the whole And I think superinten- how much stress there is once I theory of excess cost — dents right get started. that is, it simply costs now are There’s almore to educate a stu- struggling dent with special needs with big isThe state is sup- ways stress when you than it does the general sues: how posed to fund 92 have a budpopulation. And that are they percent [of special get situaexcess cost is where the going to state isn’t fully funding provide an ed] and they’re tion like we its part. The state is sup- appropriate right now only have right now. But the posed to fund 92 percent e d u c a t i o n hitting about 72 bottom line of that excess cost, and for all stupercent. They’re is that here they’re right now only dents? hitting about 72 percent.

“But I not following their at ANW, in They’re not following would say,” statutes or what our catchment area, their statutes or what c o n t i n u e d they’re supposed there are they’re supposed to do.

T r e s s l e r, to do. more than “But the cost is still “more than 100 families there. So that’s what’s ‘ a p p r o p r i — Doug Tressler, ANW every year putting the squeeze on ate,’ how Cooperative that strugthe district. And so we are they gogle with get to the point where, all ing to prothe notion vide quality education? At what that their child has a point do we compromise disability. We’re here to quality just because we give them support and need to keep the lights the extra services that turned on? they need to make sure “ANW Co-op, histori- that their children can cally, has had some of have a free, appropriate the most talented special education, and have suced teachers in the busi- cessful lives.” ness. And we should be Will there be difficulproud of the quality of ties, wonders Tressler teachers we have now. aloud. Sure. “But I look But I think that, more forward to this opportuand more, we’re hav- nity. You know the old ing to hire teachers for Chinese saying ‘May ye whom special ed wasn’t be born in interesting their first love. We hire times?’ Yeah — nailed more teachers on waiv- that one.”

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Mindful eating to improve your health Succession planning It’s common for people trying to lose weight by restricting their diets to struggle in keeping the weight off, according to Sandy Procter, assistant professor in Kansas State University’s College of Human Ecology. Practicing mindful eating can be much more beneficial.

To be mindful means simply being present in the moment without judgment. Having mindful eating habits helps amplify our body’s signals of hunger and fullness, break old eating habits and better understand what our body is saying, Procter said.

“We often don’t take time to listen to our bodies,” said Procter. “Mindfulness is a big part of eating well, but also of healthfulness in general.”

She outlined several ways a person can eat more mindfully and develop healthier habits.

Procter’s first suggestion is to shift away from automatic eating. By being deliberately aware of why they’re eating, when they’re eating and other factors such as portion sizes, people can make more mindful eating decisions.

People shouldn’t default to eating on a schedule, either; they should think about what they’re eating and whether or not

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they’re actually hungry, she said.

Many people use their break time to have a snack, but according to Procter, they tend to eat just because it’s break time rather than because they’re actually hungry.

If only a little hungry, they should consider waiting until a later time to eat when their appetite has increased.

“It’s good to be aware of how we eat, to shift out of this auto-eating and think about what we eat every day,” Procter said.

“Don’t just do things automatically because the clock says it’s time to eat, or because you’ve always used a giant bowl for your cereal. Sit back and think, ‘This is what I want; this is what I feel like I need, and I think I’m done (eating).’”

People should also avoid multitasking while eating, she said, because they eat less if they’re only focusing on the meal and are more aware of their hunger signals.

“We eat less, we eat

more purposefully and we can hear the signals from our body,” she said.

“And sometimes, those will say ‘I don’t really need the rest of my sandwich right now; I could eat the rest later or take it home.’”

Focusing on the meal and allotting a proper amount of time to eat can help with more attentive bites. Attentive eating might require planning healthy meals ahead of time, planning what snacks to eat during the day, taking a proper amount of time to eat and even sharing meals with someone who is also practicing mindful eating.

While eating, people should check their body signals and avoid focusing on internal negative messages as much as possible, Procter said. Negative messages can cause under- or over-eating, neither of which are beneficial.

Also, when experiencing negative messages about eating habits or weight, avoid vocalizing them.

“We do seem fairly quick to jump on the bandwagon about feeling comfortable commenting on someone’s weight change — whether they’re ‘too fat’ or ‘too thin’ — but we have to realize that sometimes we are just as quick to send

those messages inward,” Procter said.

Studies have shown that young children will repeat messages they hear, she said, and when hearing adults speaking critically of eating habits or of certain foods, children can have these negative messages imprinted upon them.

“You hear a lot of this ‘mindful’ speech and the messages we inadvertently send children if we’re always talking about, ‘I’m not going to eat that because it’s fattening,’ or, ‘I’m not going to drink milk because it’s fattening,’ or, ‘I weigh too much, so I’m going to skip this meal,’” Procter said.

Procter said having a support system to assist with mindful eating can be helpful.

“When we’re trying to change habits, some people are with us and some may not be, and it’s important to find those who are going to support us,” Procter said.

It’s also better to make gradual small changes than sudden big ones, she added. By taking gradual steps such as being more mindful of eating habits and adding in small bursts of physical activity rather than trying to fit in a 30-minute session at the gym, people can work toward overall healthier habits.

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chief executive.

Peskov said he would not go into the details of allegations that Putin’s friends ran an offshore scheme, “mainly because there is nothing concrete and nothing new about Putin, and a lack of details.”

Peskov, who had warned last week of an upcoming “information attack” on Putin, said he expected more reports to follow.

In Russia, where the investigation was published by the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, the scandal initially faced an effective coverage ban. Following hours of silence, stateowned Channel One reported the story, leading with Peskov’s denial and mentioning dealings involving Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The TV report

said the leak may have been a U.S.-orchestrated attempt to remove Panama as a tax haven since it is competing for tax revenue.

The U.S. Justice Department was reviewing the leak for evidence of possible criminal wrongdoing that might have a link to the United States or to its financial system but could not comment on specific documents, said spokesman Peter Carr. It’s not clear how many Americans have been identified in the documents, but thousands of Europeans have been named, according to local journalists.

At the U.S. Treasury Department, spokeswoman Whitney Smith also declined specific comment on the revelations of the documents.

The U.S. government “intently focuses on

investigating possible illicit and sanctionsevasion activity using all sources of information, both public and non-public,” she said in a statement.

Australia’s Tax Office said Monday it was investigating more than 800 wealthy people for possible tax evasion linked to their alleged dealings with Mossack Fonseca. The agency said it had linked more than 120 of those people to an offshore services provider in Hong Kong, but did not identify the company.

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Tax shortfall makes budget hole deeper Kansans have learned to keep expectations low about the state’s fiscal condition, which made March’s $1.7 million miss of revenue estimates almost something to celebrate.

But it was still the 12th time in 13 months that collections have come up short. And March does nothing to shrink the budget hole that lawmakers and Gov. Sam Brownback will face April 27, when they’ll also have new official revenue estimates and perhaps another Kansas Supreme Court ruling to consider as they try to wrap up the session’s work.

Up 3 percent from estimates, the March sales tax receipts were a relief after months of disappointing collections, but individual income taxes were 9 percent and $14 million short of projections — another indicator of the state’s fiscal disorder.

There is a growing realization that something must be done, other than giving the administration freer rein to borrow or to draw down funds meant for highways and children’s programs.

Many tax filers have been disappointed to learn that the 2015 Legislature not only hiked the statewide sales tax rate and cigarette tax but also eliminated most state income tax deductions, including for medical expenses, and halved the property tax and mortgage interest deductions.

That was an effective increase in income taxes for them, accompanied by a pause in Brownback’s promised “march to zero” state income taxes for all.

Meanwhile, of course, the full exemption on state

income taxes on the passthrough income of 330,000 business owners and farmers continues. The governor has threatened to veto any rollback of that perk.

But that deterrent may not last, and shouldn’t.

A recent House hearing featured testimony from a number of business owners favoring a do-over on the pass-through exemption.

A Wichita Independent Business Association survey of members found nearly 80 percent support for changing the law, even though 45 percent of the 52 respondents benefit from it, according to the Wichita Business Journal.

When the beneficiaries of a tax break are calling for its reform or repeal, state leaders ought to listen.

The case for standing by the exemption weakens further with every report about Kansas’ economy, which has yet to show evidence of the “shot of adrenaline” Brownback said his tax cuts would deliver.

Kansas’ income growth was just 2.5 percent last year, the seventh worst rate in the nation. Kansas also lost 5,400 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs between February 2015 and February 2016 ­— far from the gain of 25,000 a year Brownback set as a goal during his re-election campaign.

Brownback and his fiscal team may have faith that their tax policy will prevail — eventually. But at what cost? More and more Kansans recognize both the reality and elected officials’ responsibility to react to it with more than fund raids, service cuts and deeper debt.

— The Wichita Eagle

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Real Americans rise above hate, discontent Here’s the salutation from an email that appeared in my inbox recently: “You liberal, tree hugging ACADEMIC [expletive]!” And then it turned ugly.

The writer asserts that “We conservatives” are tired of “you folks” in higher education who think they have a “better grasp on political matters than those of us who ACTUALLY WORK FOR A LIVING! “But we ask why are you so [expletive] smart!?! YOU REALLY ARE NOT!?!”

Then the writer questions my manhood and courage for never having been “in a fist fight” or “gone to battle.”

In fact, he thanks God that my “WEAK [expletive]” was never on the front lines protecting “real Americans.”

And in closing: “[Expletive] off... LIBERAL [expletive]!!!”

Columnists usually have thick skins. The angry, namecalling responses are ordinarily ignored, or they serve as the source of amusement.

Still, an email like this one deserves consideration, not because it’s particularly threatening — I’ve seen worse — but because the anger and division reflected in it appear to be playing such a prominent role in the chaos of modern American politics.

Is this the outburst of a rare, disaffected loner who’s exploiting the assumed anonymity of the Internet to vent his rage? Or does it represent an authentic force in American politics and life that we ignore at our risk?

And does any of this have anything to do with Donald Trump?

John Crisp Tribune News Service The fundamental divisions in this irate email aren’t unique to our era, but these days they seem particularly intense. Conservative versus liberal. People who “work” in higher education versus people who “actually work for a living.” People who are too cowardly to fight for their country versus “real Americans.”

These dichotomies are probably oversimplified and mostly false. Higher education isn’t by any means the exclusive domain of liberalism, and if the only “real Americans” were the ones who served on the front lines, very few of us would qualify.

Furthermore, if we’re willing to say that people don’t know what they’re talking about unless they’ve been in a “fist fight,” then we’ve permitted our fascination with violence, already essential to sports and entertainment, to get way out of hand.

This is where Donald Trump comes in. Whether he’s generating anger and discontent, of the sort found in this email, or whether he’s merely stoking and exploiting what already exists for political purposes shouldn’t concern us as much as the fact that he appears to be able to do both. And this should make us

a little uneasy.

This strange political season has taken an ugly, divisive turn. It’s not all Trump’s fault, of course, but he capitalizes on a Republican theme that depends on the notion that we have plenty to fear from those who aren’t like us, even if they’re Americans, as well.

And Trump often telegraphs the subtle message — and sometimes not so subtle — that force is the only way to deal with people that you disagree with, whether it’s Iranians or protestors at your rallies.

I usually don’t respond to emails as rude as the one at the top of this column. But sometimes I do, on the principle that “A soft answer turneth away wrath.” Once the anonymity is stripped away, dozens of times the rudest emails turn out to have been sent by decent people. Sure, we disagree, but after a little conversation nobody is talking about punching anyone else, or using the F-word.

The guy who wrote the email above isn’t really a nutcase loner. He doesn’t seem like a bad guy, at all. In fact, he’s been a policeman in a northeastern city for more than 30 years. Cops. We ask them to do our dirtiest work in our society’s dark underbelly in exchange for modest pay and grudging respect. No wonder they sometimes get angry and cynical.

But one hopes that “real” Americans are the ones who resist the emotional appeals of division and anger and rise above the politicians who are bent on using them for their own ends.

Delayed Medal of Honor recognitions a valuable lesson “The real world is full of anti-Semitism, homophobia, sexism and racism. The question is: Do we prepare students to accept the world as it is, or do we prepare them to change it?” — Williams College administrator Ferentz Lafargue, in a Washington Post op-ed, March 28, 2016 The obvious answer to that question is: We should prepare students to make the world better, of course. But how to do that?

One way is to teach them about resolve in the face of prejudice and discriminatory treatment.

We’re thinking about the lives of three soldiers who died recently.

All had been awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest tribute America bestows on soldiers or sailors. These men, however, had had to wait decades to be recognized.

Their heroics finally came to light because, more than a decade ago,

Congress ordered a review of the war records of Jewish and Hispanic soldiers from World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

Under earlier legislation, the Pentagon also reviewed military records of Asian-Americans who fought in World War II. The aim: Ensure that those who deserved a Medal of Honor were not denied because of prejudice. And so the nation has honored these men, among others whose military records have been revisited: — U.S. Army Sgt. Santiago Jesus Erevia, who died March 22, was presented the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama in 2014 for heroic action on the battlefield in 1969 during the Vietnam War. Erevia crawled from one wounded soldier to another, tending to their injuries, before charging four enemy bunkers. After Obama called him with the news of his award, Erevia told a reporter. “They say you

deserve it. I’ll take it in stride. And I’ll jump in joy, but I’m going to jump in joy by myself in the bedroom.”

— Army Cpl. Tibor Rubin was awarded the medal for his Korean War service — in 2005

by President George W. Bush. Rubin, who died in December, was born in Hungary and survived a concentration camp as a teenager. He was rescued

by U.S. soldiers and, to show his gratitude, he enlisted during the Korean War. In Korea, Rubin held a hill against an overwhelming assault

by North Korean troops, allowing his fellow soldiers to retreat. Rubin was taken prisoner and sent to a POW camp. Because he had been born in Hungary, he was offered a chance to return to his homeland. He declined. He spent the next 30 months providing medical care — and pilfering extra food — for his fellow prisoners.

Although his Medal of

President Barack Obama awards U.S. Army Sgt. Santiago Jesus Erevia the Medal of Honor on March 27, 2014.

Honor was delayed 50 years because of antiSemitism, he remained proud of his service and his adopted country. “It is the best country in the world and I am part of it,” he said.

— Army Pvt. George Sakato, who died the same week as Rubin, snagged his Medal of Honor in 2000. On a rescue mission behind enemy lines in 1944, Sakato single-handedly stopped an enemy attack while under withering fire. His medal was delayed for

56 years because of his Japanese ancestry. “I am American and I wanted to show my loyalty to the country,” Sakato said without a trace of rancor. As a boy, Sakato and his family moved from their California home to Arizona to avoid being placed in an internment camp following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was classified as an “enemy alien” even though he was a native Californian. He enlisted as part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team,

a World War II unit of 12,000 Nisei (secondgeneration JapaneseAmerican) volunteers. It became one of the most highly decorated U.S. units — and suffered some of the highest casualty rates.

At the end of World War II, President Harry Truman expressed his gratitude to Sakato’s unit: “You fought not only the enemy, but you fought prejudice, and you’ve won. Keep up that fight, and we’ll continue to win. And make this great republic stand for just what the Constitution says it stands for — the welfare of all the people, all the time.”

Each of these soldiers fought to make the world a better place. Recognition of their bravery and exploits came late, but it did come. Terrible wrongs were corrected.

That’s how we make change — progress — happen.

— The Chicago Tribune

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Body found in Topeka lake TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in Shawnee County, Kansas, are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in Lake Shawnee.

Sheriff Herman Jones says someone in a sailboat spotted the body Monday afternoon about 25 yards from a yacht dock and summoned authorities.

A wildlife park department worker put a boat in the water and retrieved the body.

The man’s identity was not immediately released.

Boning up Some turtles found a sunny spot to catch some rays — and a healthy dose of bone-strengthening vitamin D — Monday afternoon on a tree branch along the shore of Elm Creek. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

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Lofty perch Crews from KwiKom Communications in Iola installed an antenna Friday morning atop the Colony water tower in an effort to provide wireless, high-speed Internet service to the Colony area. Crews said the service should be online in Colony by early this week. PHOTO COURTESY OF PHYLLIS LUEDKE

Follow that Chihuahua SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Chihuahua is in animal custody after leading police on a chase across the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge.

The California Highway Patrol tweeted the small dog “led us on quite a chase” Sunday and posted a video of it running furiously on the bridge while being trailed by a motorcycle officer.

After it was captured, the Chihuahua was taken to a San

Francisco animal shelter where staff members named it Ponch, after the CHP Officer Frank Poncherello played by Erik Estrada in the TV series “CHiPs.” A spokeswoman for the city’s Department of Animal Care and Control said the dog wore a tag decorated with a human skull, but it had no identification. Deb Campbell said the dog was recovering from its misadventure.

parency International in Berlin, said the reports “should light a fire under governments to take action.”

“We hope that it will galvanize political leadership to actually walk the talk... You can now see the names of the people,” he said.

Development advocates say shell companies help drain tax and natural-resources revenue from poor countries that desperately need the money.

The ICIJ said the documents involve 214,488 companies and 14,153 clients of Mossack Fonseca.

The nonprofit group said it would release the full list of companies and people linked to them next month.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung said it was offered the data more than a year ago through an encrypted channel by an anonymous source. The

source sought unspecified security measures but no compensation, said Bastian Obermayer, a reporter for the paper.

The data was from 1977 through 2015, the paper said. The newspaper and its partners verified the data’s authenticity by comparing it to public registers, witness testimony and court rulings, Obermayer added.

“It allows a neverbefore-seen view inside the offshore world — providing a day-to-day, decade-by-decade look at how dark money flows through the global financial system, breeding crime and stripping national treasuries of tax revenues,” the ICIJ said.

Panama “is the last major holdout that continues to allow funds to be hidden offshore from tax and law enforcement authorities,” said Angel Gurria, secretary-gen-

eral of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, an organization representing mostly rich countries. It has been working with the G-20 to restrict the use of shell companies.

Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela said his government had “zero tolerance” for illicit financial activities and would cooperate “vigorously” with any investigation.

Reports based on the leak said Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson set up a company called Wintris Inc., in the British Virgin Islands in 2007 with his partner at the time, Anna Sigurlaug Palsdottir, who is now his wife.

He reportedly sold his half of the company to Palsdottir for $1 on Dec. 31, 2009, the day before a new Icelandic law took effect that would have

required him to declare the ownership of Wintris as a conflict of interest.

Wintris lost money as a result of the 2008 financial crash that crippled Iceland, and is claiming a total of 515 million Icelandic kronur ($4.2 million) from the three failed Icelandic banks: Landsbanki, Glitnir, and Kaupthing.

Gunnlaugsson stands accused by opposition leaders of a serious conflict of interest because as prime minister he was involved in reaching a deal for the banks’ claimants.

But he told parliament Monday: “I have not considered quitting because of this matter nor am I going to quit because of this matter.” An estimated 8,000 angry protesters gathered outside in Reykjavik, demanding he step down and call new elections.

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Buzzer-beater for Jenkins wins it for Wildcats

HOUSTON (AP) — Kris Jenkins is one of those players who believes every shot is going in.

Sometimes, it feels so right to be right.

The Villanova junior answered a doubleclutch, game-tying 3-pointer by North Carolina’s Marcus Paige with a buzzer-beating 3 of his own Monday night to lift the Wildcats to a 77-74 victory and the national championship.

One good shot deserved another.

And Jenkins wasn’t about to be outdone.

“I think every shot’s going in,” he said, “and this one was no different.”

The shot came on a play Villanova works on every day in practice: Jenkins inbounds the ball to Ryan Arcidiacono, he works it up court and forward Daniel Ochefu sets a pick near halfcourt to clutter things up, then Arcidiacono creates.

This time, the senior point guard made an underhanded flip to Jenkins, who spotted up a pace or two behind the arc and swished it with Carolina’s Isaiah Hicks running at him. Or, as Jenkins put it: “One, two step, shoot ‘em up, sleep in the streets.”

Jenkins had to come up big after Paige collected a pass on the top right side of the arc and, with Arcidiacono running at him, double clutched and pumped it in to tie the game at 74 with 4.7 seconds left.

It completed a Carolina comeback from six points down with 1:52 left.

Coach Jay Wright called timeout and called the play the Wildcats (33-5) have worked on all See VILLANOVA | Page B3

Villanova’s Kris Jenkins shoots the game-winning three-point basket over North Carolina on Monday at NRG Stadium in Houston. Yong Kim/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS

Senior Bryce Isaac and junior Joe Kline are no strangers to the top of the podium in their Humboldt track and field careers.

On Friday, the duo each added two more first-place finishes to each of their counts in Humboldt’s events at Central Heights High School.

Isaac took first in both the long jump and triple jump, while finishing second in the 100.

Kline was first in the 800 and 1600.

Sophomore Colin Gillespie rounded out the first-place finishers on the boys’ side as he tied for first in the high jump.

Freshman Kaylie Johnson was the top performer on the girls’ side as she finished second in the 400 and third in the long jump.

Cub coach Eric Carlson was very happy with the results for his team considering when he wants his athletes to peak.

“I try not to put too much pressure on our kids during the first few meets,” Carlson said. “They hear me repeat that these meets are just practice.

“The meets we really care about are the last three with league, regionals and state.”

He was happy with the way that both his boys and girls competed.

“Both the boys and the girls exceeded my reasonable expectations as a team and individually,” Carlson said. “On a very cold, windy, not-fun-to compete-in day, they did an awesome job.”

Local middle school track athletes compete Iola, Humboldt, Southern Coffey County and Yates Center’s middle school track and field teams descended on Humboldt to take part in the school’s middle school track meet.

Humboldt’s top individual performers included eighth graders Alayna Johnson (1st in discus), Emma Johnson (1st in 3200) and Bailey Goodell (1st in 200).

Seventh-grader Zoey Wilson also earned a first-place finish in the 100.

Iola results will appear in Wednesday’s paper.

Proper’s dominance helps Wildcats to sweep

Yates Center’s Dalton Brittan pitches to a Neodesha batter on Monday in game two of the team’s doubleheader in Yates Center. Neodesha swept the Wildcats. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

Yates Center drops two, focused on big picture

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

YATES CENTER — The Yates Center baseball program entered the season with some pretty simple goals and they had nothing to do with wins and losses.

“My (goal) is to basically improve the character of our players,” Wildcat coach David Daugharthy said during a

preseason interview. “Basically focusing on hard work and the kids doing what is right on and off the field and being mature, responsible adults.”

A pair of lopsided losses to Neodesha on Monday night showed Daugharthy that his team still has a long way to come before they measure up to his See WILDCATS | Page B4

From left, Southern Coffey County’s Alycia Julian, Iola’s Lori Carpenter and Humboldt’s Gabi Jackson run down the straightaway Thursday at the Humboldt M.S. track meet. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

Yates Center’s Emily Proper throws a pitch during game one against Neodesha on Monday in Yates Center. REGISTER/ JON DYKSTRA

YATES CENTER — Yates Center softball coach Abby Collins knew that the key to her team’s success on the softball diamond this year would be the player that will stand in the center of it for a majority of the year.

Junior Emily Proper entered this season without much experience on the varsity level throwing pitches, but in the lead up to the season, it became clear to Collins that if the team were going to realize its potential this year, it would be with Proper in the pitcher’s circle.

“She is staying positive and

keeping her head up through mistakes,” Collins said. “She is really doing a good job.”

Proper has had some ups and downs early in the season, but in a pair of wins on Monday over Neodesha, the righty gained some much-needed confidence.

“She has already been such a phenomenal aspect of our team,” senior Jess Rossillon said. “She has done great things and without her we would definitely be struggling.

“She has has taken the step that we needed to take as a leader of this team.”

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Uncertainties dog plan for nation-leading wage LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s decision to push its statewide minimum wage to a nationleading $15 comes with uncertainties that could see the pay jumps postponed if the economy sours or the state budget slumps, while the overall goal of helping the working poor might be lessened if some employers cut jobs or, worse, leave the state.

With Congress deadlocked on sweetening the federal minimum wage, California on Monday stepped in. Under a law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, the state will bump its $10 hourly minimum by 50 cents next year, and to $11 in 2018.

Hourly $1 raises will then come every January until 2022. Businesses with 25 or fewer employees have an extra year to comply; wages will rise with inflation each year thereafter.

But after the first 50cent step-up, there’s a catch.

The governor can suspend a planned increase if job growth retreats and retail sales tank. And a delay could also kick in — up to two times — if the state is facing a serious budget crisis. “Predicting the future’s a dangerous game,� warned Jeffrey Wenger, a senior policy researcher at Rand Corp.

The governor, too, has alluded to the uncertainties of a fickle economy, and what it could mean for the planned wage hikes. He began his term in early 2011, when the state was struggling to recover from the recession and a housing crisis.

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tory for those struggling on the margins of the economy and the politically powerful unions that pushed it, business groups warned that the higher wage could cost thousands of jobs as employers are forced to provide steadily bigger paychecks.

The new laws in California and New York mark the most ambitious moves yet by legislatures to close the national divide between rich and poor. Experts say other states may follow, given Congress’ reluctance to act....

he signed the law that will gradually boost the pay rate. The former first lady predicted the movement will “sweep our country.�

Bernie Sanders said in a statement that his campaign is about building on the steps in California and New York “so that everyone in this country can enjoy the dignity and basic economic security that comes from a living wage.�

The new laws in California and New York mark the most ambitious moves yet by legislatures to close the national divide between rich and poor. Experts say other states may follow, given Congress’ reluctance to act despite entreaties from President Barack Obama.

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On the other hand “that’s big as a number and it’s big as a percentage of the state budget.�

Brown, a Democrat, never specifically addressed criticism of the bill on Monday but argued the decision to set the nation-leading wage was about “economic justice.� “Economically, minimum wages may not make sense,� the governor said. “But morally and socially and politically they make every sense, because it binds the community together and makes sure that parents can take care of their kids in a much more satisfactory way.�

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Villanova: Wildcats win NCAA National Championship Continued from B1

season.

“I didn’t have to say anything in the huddle,” he said. “We have a name for it, that’s what we’re going to do. Just put everybody in their spots.”

He knew the shot was going in, too.

“Bang,” Wright said as he watched it fall, then calmly walked to shake Carolina coach Roy Williams’ hand. Confetti flew.

The refs looked at the replay to make sure the shot got off in time. It did.

The points went up on the scoreboard. Celebration on.

Jenkins finished with 14 points — the last three as memorable as any that have been scored in the history of this tournament.

After being thrown to the floor by his teammates, Jenkins got up, leaped over press row, hugged his birth mom — a college basketball coach who helped him hone his shot — and shouted, “They said we couldn’t, they said we couldn’t, they said we couldn’t.”

Oh yes, they could.

This adds to the title Villanova won in 1985, when Rollie Massimino, who was on hand Monday

Villanova players celebrate after beating North Carolina 77-74 to win the NCAA Championship game on Monday at NRG Stadium in Houston. Steven M. Falk/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS

night, coaxed a miracle out of his eighth-seeded underdogs for a victory over star-studded Georgetown.

Hard to top this one, though.

Jenkins, who was adopted by the family of North Carolina guard Nate Britt when his mother moved to take a coach-

ing job, now has a spot alongside — and probably above — Keith Smart, Lorenzo Charles, Christian Laettner and everyone else who ever made a late game-winner to win a big one in March Madness.

Paige finished with 21 and Joel Berry II had 20 for the Heels (33-7), the only No. 1 seed to make

the Final Four. They came one agonizing shot short of giving Williams his third national title.

Not surprisingly, the tears flowed from the 65-year-old coach who, some speculate, could have worked his last game on the sideline; the entire sports program at Chapel Hill is under NCAA scru-

Villanova’s Jenkins earns ‘bragging rights’ over North Carolina brother HOUSTON (AP) — It took two families and lots of sacrifice to get Kris Jenkins to Villanova. That was the difficult part. Making one of the biggest shots in college basketball history was easy by comparison.

With both of his families in the house — the one that took him in and provided the stability he needed, and the one that realized that what they could give him might not be what he needed most — Jenkins dropped in a 3-pointer at horn Monday night to give the Wildcats their first national championship since 1985. The 77-74 victory against North Carolina also gave Jenkins bragging rights for life over his brother, Tar Heels guard Nate Britt.

“Nobody, really understood the hard work and dedication it took from my family, both of my families,” Jenkins said as he sat in the locker room, the national championship trophy lying on his chest like a resting baby. “It was great to share this moment with

them.”

On the last play, which began with 4.7 seconds left, Jenkins was the player to inbound the ball from under his own basket to Ryan Arcidiacono. Jenkins had a feeling he would be open as the trailer. Sure enough he was.

“I believe every shot’s going in,” said Jenkins, who was slowed by foul trouble in the first half but scored 14 points in 21 minutes.

“Kris Jenkins’ explanation was brilliant,” Wright said of the junior’s break down of the last play. “That’s what I said to him when he was walking out. Because he’s the last option because he’s the inbounder.

If he can catch up with Arch and get ahead of him and get in his vision, that’s your last look.”

Wright says he wanted Britt more than he wanted Jenkins when he started recruiting the brothers from the Baltimore area. Jenkins was out of shape and Wright wasn’t sure he could put in the work needed to play Vil-

lanova basketball.

Jenkins, by the way, doesn’t quite buy that story from his coach. But the fact remains that Jenkins has dropped about 40 pounds from his 6-foot6 frame to become the second-leading scorer on a national championship team.

“I’ve been doubted my whole life. People always had buts after they say, ‘well Khris can do this but,’” Jenkins said.

“One thing they can’t say is Kris is not a national champion.”

Jenkins played AAU ball with Britt, on a team coached by Britt’s father, Nate Sr. After his birth parents split up, his mother, Felicia Jenkins, got a job coaching basketball at a small school in Columbia, South Carolina. Felicia Jenkins helped craft the shooter that Jenkins has become, making sure he built up his range by not letting him shoot 3s until he mastered 2s.

She moved Kris to South Carolina but didn’t feel like it was the best situation for him. She asked

the Britts if he could live with them back in Maryland and they became his legal guardians in 2007.

Jenkins and Britt aren’t just like brothers, they are brothers.

Britt and Jenkins’ sister, Natalia, sported a shirt for the game that had a depiction of Nate’s 0 jersey and the North Carolina logo on the front and Kris’ No. 2 jersey and a Villanova logo on the back.

Nate Britt and Jenkins hugged after the game and Britt congratulated him. Britt said he knew when Jenkins stepped into that shot it was going in. Having his brother be the hero, didn’t make it feel any better.

“Obviously, right now it hurts more than anything,” he told reporters.

It was Britt who said Sunday the winner would be able to hold this over the loser forever.

“As my brother I’m sad for him, but as a competitor I want to win so I’m happy that the shot went in,” Jenkins said. “A lifetime of bragging rights.”

tiny and awaiting possible penalties for a longrunning academic-fraud case.

“I’m not very good because I can’t take away the hurt,” Williams said.

“I told them I loved them.

I told them I wish I could have helped them more.”

His thought when he saw the last shot fly: “It was helpless. It was not a good feeling.”

Even MJ felt the pain.

In the stands with the thousands of Carolina Blue-wearing fans, Michael Jordan simply nodded, smiled, looked at his buddy Ahmad Rashad and said, “Good shot, good shot.”

High praise from the Great One. And what a night for Villanova — a second-seeded team full of scrappers, grinders and also-rans, who proved you don’t have to have a roster full of NBAbound one-and-doners to win a title. More people in the ESPN bracket contest picked ‘Nova to lose to a No. 15 seed in the first round than to win the whole thing. This team flamed out early in the last two tournaments despite big expectations.

Not this time.

Before Jenkins did his

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thing, it was unheralded sophomore Phil Booth — who isn’t unheralded on that Villanova squad? — pouring in a career high 20 points to give the Cats their late six-point lead.

Booth forced a turnaround jumper with the shot-clock blaring to give ‘Nova a 69-64 lead at the 3:03 mark. With 1:52 left, a free throw from Josh Hart pushed the lead to six.

But Carolina never quits. Paige sandwiched a 3-pointer and a putback around a bucket from Brice Johnson (14 points, eight rebounds) to help the Tar Heels stay within striking range.

Then, he took a bounce pass, scooted by the diving Ochefu, twisted past Arcidiacono and hit his double-clutch.

Carolina fans went wild, and it looked like overtime.

Only, it wasn’t.

“If I could get a shot, I was going to shoot it,” said Arcidiacono, who finished with 16 points and two assists, one more memorable than the other. “But I heard someone screaming in the back of my head. It was Kris. I just gave it to him and he let it go with confidence.”

Twitter to broadcast NFL NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has picked Twitter to stream its Thursday night games.

When the league negotiated its latest deal for Thursdays, it decided to sell the streaming rights separately for an “over the top” broadcast. This past season, it partnered with Yahoo to stream a game from London that took place on a Sunday morning in the United States.

Only the 10 Thursday games on CBS and NBC will be streamed through Twitter under a one-year agreement, the NFL announced Tuesday. They will be free worldwide on all devices through the Twitter platform.

Viewers will not need to be registered Twitter users.

The NFL Networkonly Thursday games are not part of the deal.

The league wants to experiment with digital broadcasts to see how they might fit into future strategies.

In the meantime, this also offers a new revenue source with digi-

tal companies eager to get involved in live sports.

So far, the audience for NFL streams has been significantly smaller than that for traditional television. The Yahoo broadcast of the BillsJaguars game from London in October averaged a worldwide audience of about 2.4 million. A Jets-Dolphins matchup from London earlier that month, which started at the same time, averaged more than quadruple that in the U.S. alone with 9.9 million viewers on CBS. The Bill-Jaguars game was available on TV only in the teams’ home market, whereas the Thursday night broadcasts are nationally televised.

The London game took place at a time of day when fans might be less likely to find themselves in front of a TV. For “Sunday Night Football,” only a tiny percentage of viewers typically watch online. Those broadcasts are “authenticated,” which means fans must log in as a subscriber to a cable or satellite package.

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Henry signs with ACC On Thursday, Rock Creek’s (St. George) Winter Henry signed a letter of intent to continue her softball career at Allen Community College. Henry is pictured with her parents Bill and Laurie Henry, as well as her grandparents. Rock Creek coaches Jeri Brummett and Michele Holaday are also pictured. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Royals to keep minor-league home SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — The Northwest Arkansas Naturals have announced a four-year extension of the club’s player development agreement with the defending World Series champion Kansas City Royals.

The agreement announced Monday means the Naturals will remain the Royals Double-A af-

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The Naturals play in the Texas League and have been the Royals affiliate since moving to Springdale in 2008.

Northwest Arkansas opens the 2016 season on Thursday by hosting the Frisco RoughRiders.

Gilberry signs with Lions ALLEN PARK, Mich.

(AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed defensive end Wallace Gilberry.

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standards.

“We still have a long way to go with that,” Daugharthy said after the games. “We aren’t where I want to be. We aren’t running balls out, we aren’t backing people up. Those are the simple things that I’m hoping for that show the heart of doing whatever I can for this team and we aren’t there yet.”

Neodesha jumped on the over-matched Yates Center squad often but the Wildcats continued to fight even as their hopes grew more dim. That fighting spirit will be key in building the program, Daugharthy said.

In game one, the first two batters for Neodesha came around to score, setting the tone for how difficult it was going to be for the Wildcats to secure outs.

The Streaks tacked on another run in the third and four more in the fourth to build a sevenrun lead.

Instead of quitting, and accepting the looming 10run rule that could end the game, Yates Center put together their best offensive innings late in the game.

Wildcat nine-hitter Dakota Renfro scored runs in the fifth and seventh innings and even though it didn’t affect the win/loss column, the team showed that it wasn’t willing to quit.

The game ended with a 12-3 Neodesha win.

Game two saw the Wildcat pitching get off to a much better start with a

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1-2-3 first inning, but in the second inning things began to turn.

Neodesha put up five runs in the second frame.

Daugharthy is quick to point out that while a team’s defense should not rest solely with the pitcher, there are some things his pitchers need to improve on.

“Right now, we have a few little fundamental things a couple of pitchers need to work on to try and get them to throw a few more strikes,” Daugharthy said. “Biggest thing is, it is hard to consistently throw strikes and not get frustrated with a defense behind you that makes errors. I think we had 10, 11, 12 errors in that game.”

After the Streaks added two more runs in the third, Yates Center responded with a three-run bottom of the third and nearly had more but were left stranded with the bases loaded.

“We got a few guys swinging the bats pretty well,” Daugharthy said.

“For the most part, if we are aggressive at the plate, looking for our pitch, we do pretty well.”

A five-run fourth inning, all but sealed the contest for the visitors.

Yates Center, however, made the game go the full seven innings before falling 16-7.

Daugharthy knows the program can’t be completely turned around in

games, we come out and act like we’ve never picked up a ball.

“In practice, we are just fine because we are relaxed, but in games we are all tense and nervous.

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Prp injections may be future therapy for arthritis Dear Dr. Roach: My mother is in her mid-60s and was diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the thumb last year. She is in good health. Conventional treatment thus far has consisted of multiple injections of triamcinolone and lidocaine coupled with splinting, as well as six sessions of physical therapy. Medications taken without relief were meloxicam, Limbrel and aspirin.

Surgery has been discussed. Mom does not want to have surgery, and has tried the following: curcumin, turmeric, bone broth and 13 sessions of low level laser therapy.

Now Mom is considering therapy with platelet-rich plasma by an

Dr. Keith Roach To Your Good Health orthopedic doctor. The therapy costs $1,200 and is not covered by insurance. There is a list of supplements to be taken in conjunction with the PRP. The literature distributed by the doctor during his seminar — which Mom dragged me to — sounds impressive; however, I’m concerned that Mom could be taking a precarious step with this treatment and procedure. What is your take on PRP for treatment of osteoarthritis?

— C.D.

Answer: More trials and reviews have been published on plateletrich plasma injections since the last time I commented on it. Obtaining PRP involves drawing the patient’s own blood and separating out various components of platelets, serum proteins and sometimes white blood cells (there are several protocols). PRP injections continue to show promise in several conditions; but specifically for degenerative arthritis, most studies have shown a benefit. However, the benefit might not be lasting, with several studies suggesting the benefit will last about one year.

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ease.

The fact that it is not covered by insurance reflects the early stage status of this therapy. The procedure appears safe, and the biggest risk probably is to her pocketbook.

Several readers have written to me about their experiences, and most were favorable. I believe that PRP will become a more commonly used therapy, and that U.S. insurance companies eventually will start covering it. However, I personally am fairly conservative when it comes to adopting new treatments, and I would like to see additional studies on the long-term effectiveness and safety of PRP injections before recommending them in general.

They rudely canceled dinner plans for a lame reason Hi, Carolyn: Recently, an engaged couple that my boyfriend and I dine with semi-regularly bailed at the last minute on longstanding dinner reservations at a nice restaurant. Their cancellation was so last-minute that we couldn’t have canceled the reservation even if we’d wanted to; fortunately, another couple was included in the reservation and the four of us were able to enjoy dinner together.

— Annoyed Friend Answer: Bailing at the last minute with thin excuses isn’t good friend behavior, obviously. However, holding an active grudge against people

Tell Me About It Carolyn Hax who do this to you exactly once isn’t good friend behavior, either.

Nor is hanging on to rigid expectations of people. Even if you decide these friends aren’t worth keeping — it happens, you’re entitled — eventually everyone is going to let you down somehow.

And when that happens, you owe them a more mature response mechanism than lashing

out angrily (“sarcastically” would have been, “Wow, great excuse”) and then staying angry till you get the amends you think you deserve.

So please try thinking both small and big about social slights like this one. The small part involves waiting a few minutes before you respond to a friend-related disappointment, so those caring emotions can settle. If when you’re calm you still feel the need to say something, then be direct instead of snarky.

“I’m disappointed. I wish you’d said something sooner.”

The thinking-big part is in choosing your friends carefully, so you

can trust them not to break plans lightly and forgive them when they do. It’s a lot easier to focus on a few people who you know respect their commitments — and then not dwell on anyone’s missteps — than it is to maintain high expectations of everyone you socialize with.

Another thinking-big element is to bring your outrage into proportion.

This couple canceled, once, without significant consequences, and you’re hanging onto it like they stabbed you in the back. Why give them another chance? We’re talking dinner; it’s hard to get lower-risk than that.

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Mustangs sweep Iola freshman Derek Bycroft makes contact during a Monday junior varsity game with Prairie View in Iola. The Mustangs beat Prairie View 14-2 and 11-0 in the doubleheader.

The two schools’ varsity teams will do battle in La Cygne tonight.

There will also be both junior varsity and varsity softball games.

Proper: Yates Center takes two Continued from B1

in the second matchup.

Both games were shortened to just five innings due to the 10-run rule.

Game one was all Proper as she struck out 10 batters and threw a no-hitter over her five innings. “For her to gain confidence, it is going to take us further,� Collins said. “Once she gets down, we all get down.�

The offense was also driven early by Proper.

Rossillon and freshman Jordan Weseloh both reached base in front of Proper who was hitting third.

A double by the pitcher made the score 2-0. Proper came around to score later in the inning and the first frame ended with a 3-0 Wildcat lead.

In the second inning, Proper hit a triple where she added two RBIs and gave her team a 5-0 lead.

Yates Center added two more runs in the third and another Proper double helped contribute to a three-run fourth inning to give them the margin to secure the early win.

Game two was not as easy for the Wildcats but the result was much the same in their cruise to a 10-run, 5-inning victory.

Proper gave up a pair of runs in each of the first two innings and going into the bottom of the second, they trailed 4-1.

The Wildcats scored two runs in the second and one in the third to tie the game. “We’ve been talking about having confidence and after make a mistake to move on, so that showed me that,� Collins said. In the fourth inning, they busted the game open as six consecutive batters

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