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County maintains mask order

By TREVOR HOAG The Iola Register

Allen County commissioners gave their stamp of approval on the wearing of face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at their meeting Tuesday.

Gov. Laura Kelly had issued the statewide mandate last week. Individual counties, however, can opt out of the directive.

The mandate requires people to wear masks in indoor spaces and in outdoor spaces where social distancing isn’t possible.

Several other surrounding counties, including Anderson and Woodson, voted to opt out of the order or alter its language.

The decision to reaffirm the order came after an intense discussion between commissioners and community members, with about half in attendance for and about half against the mandate.

Commissioners said their decision was based primarily on recommendations from local health officials, and they also emphasized taking whatever steps necessary to keep

Residents raise their hands to show disapproval of Gov. Laura Kelly’s mask mandate. An equal number raised their hands in favor of it. REGISTER/TREVOR HOAG

We do listen to our medical experts.

— Commissioner Jerry Daniels

the county open and prevent a second shutdown.

“We do listen to our medical experts,” said commissioner Jerry Daniels, though he continued to emphasize he wished the language in the order said “strongly rec-

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Several candidates for elective office weren’t about to let a few glitches stop them from spreading their respective campaign messages Tuesday.

The candidates were a part of an online forum hosted by Allen County Farm Bureau, and moderated by ACFB county coordinator Debbie Bearden via Zoom.

Participating were Allen County Commission hopefuls David Lee, Michelle Meiwes and Craig Mentzer, who are seeking to fill Bill King’s seat on the commission for District 2, which covers much of the northern regions of the county. Unable to appear was Republican candidate Eugene Weatherbie.

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ommend” rather than “mandate.”

“We’re trying to do what’s best for the county,” said commissioner Bill King. “Surely we can come together.”

King also said he’d “rather overreact a bit for now … and see how things play out.”

Commissioner Bruce Symes said though he was grateful local infection rates have been low, he added that “Allen County doesn’t live in a bubble,” suggesting that that situation could change.

All told, he said he would

County Commissioner Bruce Symes and challenger John Brocker for Symes’s seat for District 3, which e n c o m p a s s - David Lee es all but the northeast quadrant of Iola, and areas south of town; and Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy and County Commissioner Jerry Daniels, who is bidding to oust Murphy as sheriff.

All but Meiwes are Republicans and will be in races decided during the Aug. 4 primary election. As a Democrat, Meiwes has no opposition in August, but will face either Lee, Mentzer or Weatherbie in the November general election.

Also taking part in the online discussion were Alana Cloutier, a Democrat, who will face either KanCraig Mentzer sas Rep. Kent Thomposon or his challenger Armando Hernandez in November. Neither Thompson, who was unable to attend because he was working in the hay fields Tuesday, nor Hernandez participated.

State Sen. Caryn Tyson, a Republican who represents Allen County in the Kansas Senate, spoke, as did her challenger, Mike Bruner of Humboldt, a Democrat. Those two will face off in November.

State Rep. Kenneth Collins, who represents the eastern

third of Allen County — primarily points east of U.S. 59, including Moran — spoke, as did challenger Lynn Grant of Frontenac. Collins, a Republican, and Grant, a Democrat, also will have their race decided in November.

Despite being plagued with the occasional technical snafu, Bearden was able to allow all participants to get their full say in the 2-hour forum.

A brief summation of each participant’s comments follows.

Note: The Register will profile the candidates further in the coming days. Thursday’s edition will cover the sheriff ’s race.

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Meals program runs out of funding

By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register

Free meals for adults are almost over.

Just two weeks ago, a program that provides free meals to children expanded to include adults, but proved so popular it likely will run out of funds next week. The children’s meal program will continue.

USD 257 received a grant for $8,609 through the “Feeding Kansas Kids During COVID” program from the Kansas Health Foundation and Sunflower Foundation. The grant allowed the district to expand its summer meals program

Angela Petty, with USD 257 food service, prepares a sack lunch in mid-June. REGISTER/VICKIE MOSS

to everyone, no matter their age. The program offered five breakfasts and lunches each week.

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Lois Pierson Lois Jayne Becker Pierson, 81, passed away May 15, 2020, at her home in Great Bend.

She was born July 10, 1938, in Great Bend, to Fred and Frieda (Morris) Smith.

Lois married Gene Edward Becker Nov. 15, 1956, in Great Bend. Gene passed away July 16, 1984. She then Lois Pierson married Jerry Allen Pierson on April 17, 1993, in Great Bend. Jerry passed away Nov. 20, 2011.

A Celebration of Life will be at 4 p.m. Friday at King United Methodist Church, with Reverend Laurie White presiding. It has been requested by the family, due to current COVID-19 health concerns, that everyone in attendance of the service wear a mask. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Golden Belt Humane Society, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.

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Iolan gets KSU award MANHATTAN — Tonya Brutchin, Iola senior in personal financial planning, has received a K-State Kansas Insurance Certificate Scholarship.

Brutchin is one of

84 students attending Kansas State University Online to receive scholarships this summer semester.

The scholarships ranged from $600 to $1,500 and totaled $49,400.

Kelly issues order on foster kids’ education KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly issued an executive order on Tuesday that will require the state to track foster children’s progress in school, shortly after having vetoed a similar bill last month.

In an annual report card detailing the academic progress and classroom struggles of children in its care, Kelly’s order will require the state Department of Education to work with the Department for Children and Families to prepare the report and submit it by January 15 of each year to the education committees in both legislative chambers, according to The Kansas City Star.

Kelly had initially vetoed the bill on June 1, saying the state couldn’t afford it.

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“This executive order is another step my administration is taking to improve outcomes for vulnerable children in the foster care system,�

Kelly said in a statement accompanying her order. “Education is key to a strong future workforce in Kansas. This report will help us track educational outcomes of Kansas students in foster care — which will in turn help Kansas’ vulnerable families, and make our public education system more accountable.�

The report card will contain graduation rates of Kansas foster kids, suspension rates and standardized test scores.

Each category also will include race and ethnicity data.

Kelly’s order says that “as their legal custodian, the State of Kansas bears a heightened responsibility to make every effort to ensure Kansas students in foster care receive a quality education.�

Laura Howard, secretary for DCF, applauded Kelly and her order and said her agency is already working with the Department of Education to begin gathering data.

In “After She Wrote Him� by Sulari Gentill, Madeleine d’Leon is a writer of crime novels who comes up with a new character, Edward McGinnity. But wait— Edward McGinnity is a writer of literary novels who creates a character, also a writer, named Madeleine d’Leon. Are both real? Are both fictional? Who created who?

Sisters-in-law who both lost their husbands in a scuba diving accident are the focus of the Christian fiction novel “The Joy of Falling� by Lindsay Harrell. Eva is left childless and wealthy. Angela has to take two jobs to support her three children.

More than a year after the brothers’ deaths, Eva finds out that they had signed up for an “ultra-marathon� in New Zealand along with their friend Marc.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is among the top 14 states in the country for the most rapid spread of coronavirus, and in the top 14 states for having the least restrictions on activities, the state’s top health official said Tuesday.

Lee Norman, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, tweeted: “Do you think those two things are related? We were a shining example of success, only to squander it.�

Kansas set a new record Monday for its worst two-week spike in reported coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. The state Department of Health and Environment reported 982 more confirmed coronavirus cases since Friday, an increase of 6% that brought the total to 16,901. It also reported another three COVID-19-related deaths to bring the total for the pandemic to 280.

The number of infections is thought to be far higher because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected with the virus without feeling sick.

In other coronavirus developments: — People from Kansas who travel to New York or New Jersey will have to quarantine for 14 days when they arrive there,

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She convinces the reluctant Angela and Marc that the two widows should compete in the marathon in place of their husbands. The experience makes them face things about themselves they had been avoiding; it also brings hope. “The Socialite� by J’nell Ciesielski is an historical novel with elements of romance, set during the German occupation of France.

Kat uses her family’s wealth and connections to travel from Britain to occupied Paris with the goal of bringing her sister El-

the two northeastern states said Tuesday.

Their quarantine applies to states which have a positive test rate higher than 10 cases per 100,000 people or a positivity rate of 10% or higher over a 7-day rolling average. — The Shawnee County Health Department said Tuesday that it has identified some coronavirus cases linked to the Topeka Service Area on the Interstate 70 Turnpike located at mile marker 188 just east of Topeka. The department believes people were exposed to the virus in the food court and restrooms. — A local emergency order was issued for Topeka and Shawnee County beginning Thursday that tightens restrictions to bars and restaurants. The order limits the hours of operation, closes dance floors, and prohibits any eating or drinking at counters or in standing-only areas. — Wichita now has a number to call to report violations of its mask requirement, The Wichita Eagle reported.

Sedgwick County commissioners opted out of Gov. Laura Kelly’s mandate requiring people to wear masks in public spaces, but the city of Wichita, where 76% of the county’s residents live, imposed one on Friday. Violators may be fined $25-$100.

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lie back home. Ellie, always the wild child, is the mistress of a Nazi officer and refuses to leave. Unknown to the two, their father also used his connections to hire Resistance trainer/bar owner Barrett to do what he can to deliver the two to safety.

Barrett is not thrilled with being the minder for a couple of socialites, but he eventually sees beyond Kat’s aristocratic façade to appreciate the strong woman she really is.

The septuagenarian Cassandra Tipp has disappeared in “You Let Me In� by Camilla Bruce. She is a controversial figure whose own family members believe her guilty of two murders for which she was never convicted. The police are convinced she is dead.

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heirs, a niece and nephew, are directed by her will to go to her house and read a manuscript Cassandra has left for them. The manuscript will reveal a password which must be used to get the rest of their inheritance. The bizarre stories they find in the manuscript may or may not reveal things about their aunt’s life.

One legend of country music writes about her friendship with another in “Me and Patsy Kickin’ Up Dust� by Loretta Lynn. Not much different in age, Patsy Cline was already a legend while Lynn was a near unknown and just beginning of her career when they met.

Yet the two formed a deep friendship which greatly influenced Lynn’s life, despite being cut short after two years by Cline’s death in a plane crash.

Facebook criticized in civil rights audit BARBARA ORTUTAY The Associated Press

A two-year audit of Facebook’s civil rights record found “serious setbacks� that have marred the social network’s progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias.

Facebook hired the audit’s leader, former American Civil Liberties Union executive Laura Murphy, in May 2018 to assess its performance on vital social issues. Its 100page report released Wednesday outlines a “seesaw of progress and setbacks� at the company on everything from bias in Facebook’s algorithms to its content moderation, advertising practices and treatment of voter suppression.

The audit recommends that Facebook build a “civil rights infrastructure� into every aspect of the company, as well as a “stronger interpretation� of existing voter suppression policies and more concrete action on algorithmic bias. Those suggestions are not binding, and there is no formal system in place to hold Facebook accountable for any of the audit’s findings. “While the audit process has been meaningful, and has led to some significant improvements in the platform, we have also watched the company make painful decisions over the last nine months with real world con-

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sequences that are serious setbacks for civil rights,� the audit report states.

Those include Facebook’s decision to exempt politicians from fact-checking, even when President Donald Trump posted false information about voting by mail.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has cited a commitment to free speech as a reason for allowing such posts to remain on the platform, even though the company has rules in place against voter suppression it could have used to take down — or at least add warning labels to — Trump’s posts.

Last month, Facebook announced it would begin labeling rule-breaking posts — even from politicians — going forward.

But it is not clear if Trump’s previous controversial posts would have gotten the alert. The problem, critics have long said, is not so much about Facebook’s rules as how it enforces them. “When you elevate free expression as your highest value, other values take a back seat,� Murphy told The Associated Press. The politician exemption, she said, “elevates the speech of people who are already powerful and disadvantages people who are not.�

More than 900 companies have joined an advertising boycott of Facebook to protest its handling of hate speech and misinformation.

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extensive history of service, first in the military, then in other elective office roles as a USD 257 school board member, Allen Community College trustee and LaHarpe councilman.

“I love to serve; I feel an obligation to serve,” Lee said. “I’m uniquely qualified to tackle the known and unknown issues the county is going to face.”

He points to two areas of interest for Allen County: economic development and infrastructure.

“We see counties to the south and east and wonder what they’re doing right” by bringing in various industrial employers and other entrepreneurs, he said.

“I wonder, what are we doing that we’re not able to entice those opportunities to Allen County.”

The county should not be considered a bank, but rather a conduit for businesses to seek financial assistance through other means, such as Community Development Block Grants, he continued.

“As I talk to rural residents and county employees, and when I look back to my time as a city council member, my sense — my instinct — is we can do better in terms of infrastructure management,” he continued, by supporting county employees with better training and equipment.

Lee acknowledged economic development and infrastructure are long-term projects, “but they’ll definitely not happen if they’re put on the back burner. I will not let that happen.”

He pledged a teamwork approach: “communicating, cooperating and collaborating” if elected.

CRAIG Mentzer said his decision-making process as a county commissioner would be shaped by two questions: 1. How will it create value for the county?

2. How will it save the county money?

As a lifelong farmer, Mentzer touted his firsthand knowledge with instruction and maintenance issues.

He’s been active in the community through a number of venues, including with K-State Research and Extension, the Allen County Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the USD 257 Vision Board

as well as other community and church c o m mittees, and with F a r m John Brocker Bureau.

He also is a retiring board member with the Le Roy Farmers Cooperative, which has 34 full-time employees and a multi-million dollar budget.

Mentzer remains active on his cow/calf operation.

He, too, sees infrastructure — roads and bridges — as one of the key issues facing the county, as well as expanding access to highspeed internet service.

“With limited funds, we must concentrate on basics,” Mentzer said.

Mentzer also touched on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

While others see dangers to health or livelihoods, Mentzer sees an opportunity.

“We can either worry or hide, or we can capitalize on being an environment where people want to be.”

MICHELLE Meiwes isn’t facing competition in August, but still spoke briefly about her experience first as a long-time career in nursing as a school nurse in Garnett, then as director of nursing at Arkhaven care homes in Garnett and then Iola. She has worked with Hope Unlimited the last 20 years.

“I seek office as a county commissioner because I genuinely love Allen County and care about our constituents,” she said. “I feel called to represent their interests, the people of District 2. And what’s good for one district is good for all of the people of Allen County.”

She encouraged everyone to vote, even if they don’t support her.

“Just go vote,” she implored.

Allen County Commission District 3

JOHN Brocker served briefly on the County Commission when he was appointed to replace the outgoing Tom Williams in 2018. He was defeated in the GOP primary that summer by Symes, who went on to win in the general election that fall.

Since then, Brocker has served on the Allen County Regional Hospi-

tal Board of Trustees.

H i s public service r o l e s go well Bruce Symes beyond that.

The longtime real estate agent has been on the Kansas Board of Realtors for several years, and has frequently gone to Topeka and Washington, D.C., to lobby on behalf of Allen County farmers and property owners.

Most recently, he testified in front of the Kansas Senate to improve transparency on how governing bodies determine property tax levies. The bill ultimately was approved by lawmakers, but vetoed by the governor.

“I’ve had a great life here, having been involved with the community so long,” Brocker said. “I want to give back.”

Brocker pointed to his time on the hospital board, during which ACRH reached an agreement with Saint Luke’s Health System to have the provider take over management of the hospital.

He predicts the move will be an asset to the county.

“They will bring more to the table for our people than what we were able to provide on our own,” Brocker said.

“There are several things we need to deal with,” he said, from addressing property taxes and improving the county’s roads.

BRUCE Symes has been in office for the past year and a half.

The weight of the decision-making process was hammered home early in his tenure, when Symes recalled spending $250,000 for a new ambulance.

“I must be a good steward of taxpayers’ dollars while keeping Allen County viable and providing our necessary services,” he said. “On that decision and every decision I’ve made since … I’ve tried to be thoughtful, deliberate and informed in doing what is right for Allen County.”

In his time in office, Symes pointed to increasing retirement benefit options for county employees, approving construction of new ambulance stations in Humboldt and Moran,

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and being a part of the process to bring Saint Luke’s to the county hospital.

He, too, notes the vitality of a strong infrastructure.

“As a county commissioner, I want to do everything I can to support our farmers and their families, from the never-ending challenge of maintaining our county roads to supporting the fair, Extension programs and farmers markets.”

Symes also touched on the ongoing debate over whether the county should adhere to the governor’s order requiring protective masks be worn when out in public.

Symes notes the mandate has no enforcement arm, and all indications are it won’t be enforced locally. Still, he supports the order because of the advocacy of the county’s health director and others in the medical community.

“Allen County can set itself apart while going through this time like we’ve never seen before by staying above the fray, avoiding the ill will and division and polarization we see around the country,” he said.

“Not everyone’s going to agree on hot-button issues like masks, but there shouldn’t be any shaming or malicious behavior on anyone’s part.”

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JERRY Daniels has served a total of 22 years in law enforcement, much of which was with the Kansas Highway Patrol in western Kansas.

He eventually returned to his native Humboldt, while continuing to work with KHP before working briefly with the Allen County Sheriff ’s Department. Daniels was elected to the County Commission five years ago.

Daniels also served in the Army in Operation Desert Storm in 1991, and then joined the National Guard’s 891st Engineer Battalion, retiring in 2006.

“We’re a law enforcement family,” Daniels said, noting his son is a deputy in a neighboring county.

Daniels also is an experienced pilot, having helped with the recovery efforts of the 2011 Joplin tornado.

He will seek to make operations work smoothly. “I’m always looking and seeking suggestions

from citizens,” he said.

“This department needs to be more transparent, and Jerry Daniels must be able to work with all law enforcement agencies.”

He noted that if elected sheriff, the possibility exists the county commission could have three newcomers in January. If so, he vowed to assist the new commissioners.

“We must always strive to be better,” Daniels said. “We can do better. This isn’t about the position. It’s about doing what’s right.”

In response to a question from the audience, Daniels said he served briefly as undersheriff for Murphy, but ultimately resigned because of disagreements “in philosophy, leadership and supervision.”

MURPHY did not address Daniels’s comments, but instead focused on his extensive experience in all manners of law enforcement, first as a corrections officer and jailer in Wyandotte County 28 years ago.

He’s been elected twice as Allen County sheriff.

He notes the myriad responsibilities the county’s top law enforcer entails.

“I’m very well rounded,” Murphy said. “I know the ins and outs.”

Murphy also spoke extensively about oversight of the Allen County Jail, “something the community doesn’t see or hear a lot about. The jail is the one that gets lost in the background.”

Murphy was part of the design team that worked on planning for the jail’s construction in 2004.

Kansas House District 9

WITH neither Thompson nor Hernandez a part of the proceedings, Alana Cloutier was given the opportunity to espouse her philosophy, even though she faces no opposition in the August primary.

She moved to Humboldt in 2017, and is a founding member of A Bolder Humboldt, a local non-profit organization designed to “make Humboldt a better place to live, work and visit.”

The group has overseen a number of com-

munity events o v e r the past y e a r and a half, including Bryan Murphy weekly movie nights and last summer’s Water Wars extravaganza.

(Both have been shelved during the coronavirus pandemic.)

Cloutier said she’s been a part of non-partisan voting drives, and sensed rural Kansans and younger voters feel left out in the world of politics: “not represented in both parties.”

“We moved here because it was an opportunity to start a small business,” she said. “We should be doing all we can to help small businesses.”

She called Medicaid expansion in Kansas long overdue.

“We’re behind Oklahoma,” she said, noting voters there narrowly approved Medicaid expansion last month.

“That’s embarrassing.”

Cloutier also noted the importance of funding schools.

“If we can’t fund schools in rural Kansas, it signals that it’s not a safe bet as a place to buy a home or start a business,” Cloutier said.

Finally, “let’s help consumers by putting our heads together to finally repeal the food tax,” she said.

FALL RACES Kansas House District 2

Kenneth Collins was first elected to the Kansas House in 2018.

He was a part of the health committee that eventually led to passage of legislation allowing Kansas Farm Bureau members to develop their own health insurance protocols.

As a convenience store owner, Collins sees several businesses and residents moving to Missouri, in part because of the lower tax burden across the border.

LYNN Grant noted Kansas has foregone more than $4 billion in potential tax dollars because the state has not yet approved Medicaid expansion.

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Should Chiefs change name?

American sports are changing, and the Kansas City Chiefs are on the clock.

Last week, the NFL’s Washington Redskins announced plans to reconsider the team’s nickname, a decision that will almost certainly lead to a new name by the start of the football season. A few days later, the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball said they would think about a new name, too.

“We recognize our unique place in the community,” the baseball team said in a statement, “and are committed to listening, learning, and acting in the manner that can best unite and inspire our city.”

If both franchises pick new names, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Atlanta Braves and the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks would be the only remaining major sport franchises using Native American symbols in their promotions and game-day activities (Some would also add the Golden State Warriors to that list).

Each of those teams — including the Kansas City Chiefs — must begin a thorough reappraisal of their use of those images and traditions.

Changing the defending Super Bowl champs’ name would be an enormous, controversial undertaking. But the Chiefs — and other community leaders who happily bask in the club’s success — must at least publicly explain in this current moment why keeping the name and associated rituals are so essential to the team’s success.

On Monday, the Chiefs did not respond to a request for comment.

The concerns of the Native American community, and a much broader audience, can’t be ignored. As other teams take a hard look at ethnic stereotypes and racist caricatures, the Chiefs can’t simply sweep this issue under the rug or hope that a well-timed meeting will calm everyone down. It’s time for a real examination of all of

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it: the tomahawk chop, the drum, Arrowhead Stadium, Warpaint and the costumes worn by fans at the game.

The National Congress of American Indians calls such iconography intolerant. “Rather than honoring Native peoples, these caricatures and stereotypes are harmful, perpetuate negative stereotypes of America’s first peoples, and contribute to a disregard for the personhood of Native peoples,” the group says.

Many in the Native American community take issue with the nicknames and associated symbols. A February survey found 65% of Native Americans who engage frequently in cultural practices believe the tomahawk chop and associated chant are offensive.

THE QUESTION isn’t whether all Native Americans find these symbols objectionable. The point is that some Native Americans do.

That should be enough for the team and the city to reconsider their fondness for a chant and a costume that have no relation to the game.

How can the NFL pressure the Washington team to change its name while endorsing the chop or the war drum here in Kansas City?

The contrast will be too obvious — and will be noticed by everyone in America if the Chiefs’ success continues.

(Quarterback Patrick Ma-

homes’ newly inked 10-year contract extension gives us hope that it will.)

There will be enormous resistance to even talking about this. As in Washington, D.C., and in Cleveland, fans will insist the names are meant to honor Native Americans or aren’t related to that community at all. In Kansas City, some will insist the team is named after former Mayor Roe Bartle, whose nickname was the “Chief.”

Funny. Not many fans dress up as a chunky politician on game day. Feathers and face paint, on the other hand, are everywhere.

If Kansas City were picking a name today for a sports franchise, would it pick one based on ethnicity?

Of course not. Times have changed. What made sense in the 1960s would never even be considered now.

Others will claim political correctness run amok, or another example of so-called “cancel culture.” In a Monday tweet, President Donald Trump criticized name changes in Washington, D.C., and Cleveland: “They name teams out of STRENGTH, not weakness,” he wrote.

He’s wrong. Real strength is understanding the power of words and images and the importance of using them to promote unity, not division.

Real strength is re-examining old traditions in the light of new circumstances.

— The Kansas City Star

Monuments’ meaning should determine status WASHINGTON — At Gettysburg, where the bloodiest and most decisive battle of the Civil War occurred, no fewer than 1,320 monuments are scattered across the rolling Pennsylvania landscape.

Some memorialize Union generals and their men; others remember Confederates.

One is especially poignant: the Maryland monument, which lists both Union and Confederate units from one divided state. It depicts two wounded men, one from each army, propping each other up.

There’s a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, surveying the battlefield on horseback, and another of the Union commander, Gen. George G. Meade.

The Union monuments outnumber those of the Confederates, just as their armies did in 1863.

It’s an open-air museum, and it leaves no doubt which side won: the North.

Almost 200 miles to the south, in Richmond, Va., Civil War statues were erected to convey a very different message.

Monument Avenue is the Virginia capital’s grandest boulevard. Until recently, it was dominated by heroic statues of Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and others.

They are the men who lost the war — but on Monument Avenue, they appeared triumphant.

That was the point. Richmond’s statues were erected more than a generation after the war ended, after white segregationists regained control of the Southern states.

“The message (was) a victory narrative about the overturning of Reconstruction and the reestablishment of white supremacy,” Yale historian David W. Blight, the biographer of Frederick Douglass, wrote last week.

Now the Richmond statues are coming down. Protesters toppled Davis on June 10, the city removed Jackson, and the governor is battling in court to remove Lee. Their removal is long overdue. By contrast, Lee’s statue in Gettysburg should remain standing because its meaning is so different.

In Richmond, Lee appears dominant, his presence designed to intimidate. At Gettysburg, outnumbered by federal troops and about to lose the most important battle of his career, he appears in a more appropriate context — as history, not mythology.

The distinction is not only whom the statue shows, but

Doyle McManus The Los Angeles Times what message it conveys.

Monuments to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson celebrate their wisdom in founding the republic, not their flaws, chief among them their ownership of slaves.

We honor them despite those flaws, not because of them.

Statues of Christopher Columbus pose a tougher question. Are we honoring him for his intrepid navigating or because he opened the Americas to European colonization?

The good news about this summer’s protests is that they’ve forced us to confront our history more squarely — not merely the mythologized version most of us received.

Case in point: Army bases. Until last month, how many of us knew that 10 U.S. Army bases in the South were named for Confederate officers who fought against the United States? The names were usually given to placate white politicians.

The strangest is Fort Bragg, N.C., named for Braxton Bragg, perhaps the least competent general in Lee’s army.

One of his officers called him “cruel, yet without courage ... crafty, yet without strategy.”

He resigned his commission after losing the battle of Chattanooga.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he’s open to changes, but President Trump has declared the Army bases’ names a matter of high principle. The only principle involved is his relentless drive to nail down his conservative base by pushing a culture war against Black Lives Matter.

The president waded back into the battle at Mt. Rushmore last week, charging spuriously that protesters against racism “are determined to tear down every statue, symbol and memory of our heritage.”

Most of the public agrees with the protesters, not with the president.

The protests have not only started useful conversations; they appear to be building a new national majority in favor of change.

Those Confederate generals should be hoisted off their pedestals and put where they belong: in a museum or on a battlefield, not in a position of honor.

U.S. Capitol building at sunset in Washington, D.C. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

Our national treasures increasingly need protecting Our public spaces have been put under extreme pressure in the last few months. Since the pandemic lockdown, people have headed for open spaces to revive their mental and physical health. More recently, public spaces across the city and the country have played a key role in protests and demonstrations, reminding us how important they are for democracy’s health, too.

In June, the Senate met this moment by passing the Great American Outdoors Act, providing critical funding for a popular environmental conservation program, and putting billions toward the upkeep of public lands. Expected to pass in the House, it is a rare feat of bipartisan cooperation

in an uneasy moment.

Most Americans, hiker or hunter, support environmental conservation. Tourists flock to public lands, which protect nature and drive local economies.

Independence Day is an occasion to think about American unity. This bill should remind us that we can still find points of agreement, and our leaders should work these patches of common ground.

The Great American Outdoors Act secures $900 million a year for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and would put $1.9 billion annually for five years toward a backlog of deferred maintenance at national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and recreation areas. Both are

overdue but welcome investments in our public lands.

The fund was established in 1965 and has been used nationwide to invest in city and state parks, protect watersheds and working farms, preserve battlefields, and critical habitat.

The program has never had stable funding.

LWCF is funded not through tax dollars, but revenue from federal leases to companies drilling for oil and gas, largely offshore. It is a compromise balancing energy needs with environmental priorities, where the dirty hand washes the other clean. But pinning this conservation program’s dependence on a fossil fuel future is not sustainable. And given the risks of offshore

drilling, future administrations may limit new leases (as candidate Joe Biden has proposed), diminishing this revenue source as old ones expire.

While the Great American Outdoors Act provides $9.5 billion to fix and repair our aged national park infrastructure, the National Park Service recently estimated its deferred maintenance at $12 billion. Our public lands are already underresourced and overused. If travel restrictions and the threat of contagion curb far-flung travel, we can expect even more people trying to enjoy America’s parks. That extra burden may mean this $9.5 billion may not stretch far enough.

The bill’s bipartisan support was in part due to its po-

tential to create jobs, particularly in rural economies hurt by pandemic-related unemployment. Congress could do one better by advancing legislation to pair this funding with a conservation jobs program, putting people back to work rebuilding park infrastructure.

By reinvesting in the public places that we share, Congress is supporting what we the people have loved all along.

Besides being places where we can reset our too-wired brains, they are places of deep memory; before this land was our land, belonging to Indigenous forebears. Our public lands are a powerful inheritance and a wise bet on the future.

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New rules: Foreign pupils must leave US if classes go online

By COLLIN BINKLEY The Associated Press

International students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall, under new guidelines issued Monday by federal immigration authorities.

The guidelines, issued

by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, provide additional pressure for universities to reopen even amid growing concerns about the recent spread of COVID-19 among young adults. Colleges received the guidance the same day that some institutions, including Harvard University, announced that all instruction will be offered remotely.

President Donald Trump has insisted that schools and colleges return to in-person instruction as soon as possible. Soon after the guidance was released, Trump repeated on Twitter that schools must reopen this fall, adding that Democrats want to keep schools closed “for political reasons, not for health reasons.”

Under the updated

rules, international students must take at least some of their classes in person. New visas will not be issued to students at schools or programs that are entirely online.

And even at colleges offering a mix of in-person and online courses this fall, international students will be barred from taking all their classes online.

It creates an urgent dilemma for thousands of international students who became stranded in the U.S. last spring after the coronavirus forced their schools to move online. Those attending schools that are staying online must “depart the country or take other measures, such as transferring to a school with in-person instruction,” according to the guidance.

The American Council on Education, which represents university presidents, said the guidelines are “horrifying” and will result in confusion as schools look for ways to reopen safely.

Of particular concern is a stipulation saying students won’t be exempt from the rules even if an outbreak forces their schools online during the fall term. It’s

The rule requires international students enrolled in online-only courses to “depart the country or take other measures, such as transferring to a school with in-person instruction, to remain in lawful status” or face consequences including deportation, according to an ICE statement. (Dreamstime/TNS) unclear what would happen if a student ended up in that scenario but faced travel restrictions from their home country, said Terry Hartle, the council’s senior vice president.

“It’s going to cause enormous confusion and uncertainty,” Hartle said. “ICE is clearly creating an incentive for institutions to reopen, regardless of whether or not the circumstances of the pandemic warrant it.”

The international education group NAFSA blasted the rules and said schools should be given the authority to make decisions that are right

for their own campuses.

It said the guidance “is harmful to international students and puts their health and well-being and that of the entire higher education community at risk.”

Nearly 400,000 foreigners received student visas in the 12-month period that ended Sept.

30, down more than 40% from four years earlier.

School administrations partly blame visa processing delay.

Colleges across the U.S. were already expecting sharp decreases in international enrollment this fall, but losing all international students could be disas-

trous for some. Many depend on tuition revenue from international students, who typically pay higher tuition rates.

Last year, universities in the U.S. attracted nearly 1.1 million students from abroad.

Trump’s critics were quick to attack the new guidelines. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, said the “cruelty of this White House knows no bounds.”

“Foreign students are being threatened with a choice: risk your life going to class in-person or get deported,” Sanders said in a tweet. “We must stand up to Trump’s bigotry. We must keep all our students safe.”

Dozens of colleges have said they plan to offer at least some classes in person this fall, but some say it’s too risky. The University of Southern California last week reversed course on a plan to bring students to campus, saying classes will be hosted primarily or exclusively online.

Harvard on Monday said it will invite firstyear students to live on campus, but classes will stay online.

Trump attacked Harvard University for its

decision to hold instruction online for the fall term.

“I think it’s ridiculous, I think it’s an easy way out and I think they ought to be ashamed of themselves, if you want to know the truth,” Trump said Tuesday.

Immigration authorities suspended certain requirements for international students early in the pandemic, but colleges were awaiting guidance on what would happen this fall. ICE notified schools of the changes Monday and said a formal rule would be forthcoming.

The announcement was the Trump administration’s latest pandemic-related strike against legal immigration. Last month, authorities extended a ban on new green cards to many people outside the United States and expanded the freeze to include many on temporary work permits, including at high-tech companies, multinational corporations and seasonal employers.

The administration has long sought deep cuts to legal immigration, but the goal was elusive before the coronavirus.

Trump pushes state, local leaders to reopen schools in fall

By COLLIN BINKLEY The Associated Press

President Donald Trump launched an allout effort pressing state and local officials to reopen schools this fall, arguing that some are keeping schools closed not because of the risks from the coronavirus pand e m i c but for political President reasons.

Trump “They think it’s going to be good for them politically, so they keep the schools closed,” Trump said Tuesday at a White House discussion on school plans for the fall.

“No way. We’re very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools.”

The White House’s roundtable gathered health and education leaders from across the nation who said schools and colleges are ready to open this fall and can do

so safely. They argued that the risks of keeping students at home outweigh any risks tied to the coronavirus, saying students need access to meal programs and mental and behavioral health services.

“We want to reopen the schools,” Trump said. “Everybody wants it. The moms want it, the dads want it, the kids want it. It’s time to do it.”

But that bright outlook was met with skepticism by some beyond the White House. The president of the nation’s largest education union said Trump is more interested in scoring points for the November election than in keeping students safe.

“Trump has proven to be incapable of grasping that people are dying — that more than 130,000 Americans have already died,” said Lily Eskelsen García, president of the National Education Association. “Educators want nothing more than to be back in classrooms and on college campuses with our students, but

we must do it in a way that keeps students, educators and communities safe.”

At the White House event, Trump repeated his claim that Democrats want to keep schools closed for political reasons and not health reasons. The Republican president made the same claim on Twitter a day before, saying: “They think it will help them in November. Wrong, the people get it!”

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“It’s clear that the greater risk to our society is to have these schools close,” Redfield said. “Nothing would cause me greater sadness than to see any school district or school use our guidance as a reason not to reopen.”

The CDC’s guidance for schools recommends that students and teachers wear masks “as feasible,” spread out desks, stagger schedules, eat meals in classrooms instead of the cafeteria, and add physical barriers between bathroom sinks.

Some schools have announced plans to bring students back for only a few days a week, an option that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday said was unacceptable.

“It’s clear that our nations schools must

fully reopen and fully operate this school year. Anything short of that robs students, not to mention taxpayers, of their future,” DeVos said.

During a call with governors, DeVos slammed plans by Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools to have families decide between fully remote instruction or two days a week at school. “A choice of two days per week in the classroom is not a choice at all,” DeVos said, according to audio of the call obtained by The Associated Press.

DeVos also criticized many schools’ attempts at distance education after the pandemic prompted them to move classes online last spring. She said she was disappointed in schools that “didn’t figure out how to serve students or who just gave up and didn’t try.”

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costs, Grant said.

“We have 150,000 working Kansans one accident or illness away from losing everything.”

Kansas Senate District 12

CARYN Tyson, a Republican, has served the past eight years as a state senator. She grew up around meatpacking plants, and notes her education is centered on software engineering management.

Both are key for rural Kansans today, Tyson said.

The Farm Bureau’s health plan “was a huge lift,” Tyson said.

“I’m proud to be a major part of it.

“I’m running for smaller, smarter government,” she said, while advocating for greater transparency with setting property taxes, and seeing greater access to broadband internet.

MIKE Bruner, a Democrat, has been politically active, first as an educator, then through other retirement groups.

“The function of politics and government is to make our communities and lives better,” he said. “But the real issue that pushed me over the edge to interrupt my enjoyable retirement was health care.”

Telemedicine is vitally important to rural Kansas, Bruner opined.

“I’m also extremely concerned about education issues,” he said. “I’m very much opposed to various schemes to push toward consolidation to move to countywide high schools, which would be very destructive to communities like Moran and Humboldt.”

He also spoke out against “schemes to transfer public funds to private schools.”

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Get ready for hurricane season to heat up again

By BRETT CLARKSON Sun Sentinel

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — From the earliest outlooks of 2020, experts have warned of a busy hurricane season. But after starting with a bang, the Atlantic went quiet.

Things are changing with the disappearance of a hurricane-suppressing layer of Saharan dust and hot, dry air that put parts of the tropics to sleep.

This week saw three systems form that caught the attention of hurricane watchers.

Tropical Storm Edouard, which became official Sunday before fizzling into a post-tropical cyclone on Monday.

But before disappearing, it was already in the record books.

The City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida reinstated beach closures for the Fourth of July weekend due to COVID-19. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS) “It’s active,” said Dennis Feltgen, spokesman for the Miami-based National Hurricane Center.

“When we had Edouard, that’s the earliest we’ve ever had an ‘E’ storm in the satellite era, which started in 1966.”

Also on Monday, a disturbance that emerged in the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend moved

over Georgia and northern Florida. It could develop into a cyclone if and when it travels off the U.S. East Coast and into the Atlantic, where it was expected to head north along the coast of the Carolinas. On Tuesday morning, the hurricane center gave it a 40% chance of development.

And a tropical wave

east of the eastern rim of the Caribbean was being watched by encountered unfavorable environmental conditions and all but fizzled out.

When hurricane season began June 1, two named storms, Arthur and Bertha, had already come and gone. The next day, Cristobal formed.

“So, we’re way ahead of the pace,” Feltgen said. “However, there have been no hurricanes yet, which is good.”

What will the rest of July, and the remaining four months of hurricane season look like? Obviously nobody knows, but it’s been a hectic start and we’re still much closer to the start than the finish.

“We’re only entering the second month of the six-month hurricane season,” Feltgen said, “so we have a long way to go.”

Suit over sex abuse at VA hospital goes to trial KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A lawsuit against a Veterans Affairs hospital in Kansas where a former physician assistant molested countless patients involves “the largest sexual abuse scandal in the history of the VA,” a lawyer for one of the victims told a federal judge Tuesday.

“Countless veterans have never gotten their

day in court, have never gotten justice,” attorney Daniel A. Thomas said in opening statements.

“And more importantly, not a single person from the VA has ever been held accountable.”

The lawsuit being tried via Zoom video conference before U.S. District Judge Daniel D. Crabtree will determine whether the federal gov-

ernment is liable for the actions of Mark Wisner, who is serving a 15-year prison sentence for sexual battery and sodomy, KCUR-FM reported.

Wisner was convicted in 2017, and the government does not dispute that he sexually molested veterans by conducting unnecessary genital and rectal exams and prescribing pain med-

ications to make them dependent on him.

“Indeed, all who have heard about these matters cannot help but be outraged,” Justice Department lawyer Larry Eiser said in his opening statement. “A sexual predator in the guise of a health care provider preying upon wounded warriors — outrageous.”

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demure to health advisers on the issue, and “that’s gonna guide my decision.”

PUBLIC debate on the mask mandate was kicked off by Arlyn Briggs, who said he was “totally against it,” and called the order a “kind of tyranny” enacted by “a governor who’s overstepped her bounds.”

He said “I don’t wash all the time,” but that nonetheless he hadn’t had to visit a doctor in 15 years, suggesting he wasn’t worried about COVID-19; and he further contended that fear of the virus was based on “politics.”

Another resident opposed to the order said having a mandate suggests “Allen County residents are dumb” and not “smart enough to take their own precautions.”

Jennifer Coltrane spoke to commissioners for the third meeting in a row and said she thought attitudes

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Thrive Allen County CEO Lisse Regehr advocates to county commissioners that they keep Gov. Laura Kelly’s mask mandate in place. towards COVID-19 were “largely being driven by fear and emotion.” She also highlighted the low number of cases in Allen County, suggesting a mandate was unnecessary.

On the other side of the issue was Dr. Rebecca Watson, who works with the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department.

Watson sent commissioners a letter stating her concern that if there isn’t a mandate in place “we’re basically telling people to do what they want.”

She said a mandate “gives people ground to stand on” for enforcing mask-wearing in businesses and other shared spaces, and that “the simple act of wearing a mask is the best protection we have” against COVID-19.

Watson also said that if the spread of the virus cannot be controlled, “the next step will be another lockdown.”

Also speaking in favor of the mask mandate was Thrive Allen County CEO Lisse Regehr, who said that when people aren’t willing to wear a mask, “we’re not being empathetic … caring about the people around us.”

“I want our businesses open and to avoid a shutdown,” she said. “I

encourage us to listen to the health professionals on this one.”

“It’s a simple sacrifice we can make,” added Humboldt City Administrator Cole Herder. “The masks allow us to not stay home and keep the economy going.”

For now, then, the mask mandate stands in Allen County, though it is possible that could change in the future.

“We’re gonna take it week by week,” said Daniels.

IN OTHER news, Russ Baxley highlighted places on Delaware Road in need of repair, and shared a video with commissioners to show the extent of the problem.

Commissioner King was sympathetic to Baxley’s plight, and said the county would help in whatever way possible, likely by tearing the road up and returning it to gravel.

According to Mitch Garner, dust control measures are complete throughout the county, and workers are continuing to mow ditches.

He also said the county’s reclaimer was still down, and that unfortunately it would be almost a month before the necessary parts arrived.

Terry Call said that after staff had moved

into the new ambulance barn in Humboldt last week, a minor disaster struck, namely, a sewer line broke. Fortunately, no irreversible damage was caused.

Call and commissioners also raised the possibility of building a rock garden at the new ambulance barn.

For Thrive Allen County, Regehr obtained a letter of support from commissioners to proceed with building new trail infrastructure along the old Mo-Pac line by the new elementary school and theater.

She also got the green light to put a steering committee in place that would help oversee how $2.4 million in CARES Act funds would be spent throughout the county.

The goal is to “make sure none of [these funds] go back, and our county keeps all of it.”

Regarding the CDBG-CV grant recently obtained by the county, Regehr also wanted to emphasize that interested businesses should apply, but that if they’ve already received EIDL funds, this will disqualify them.

Businesses must also have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, or be able to provide evidence that they have applied for one.

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Mahomes and KC make perfect match

By SAM MCDOWELL The Kansas City Star

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The richest contract in sports now resides in one of its smallest markets. Patrick Mahomes will be paid half a billion dollars to play quarterback for the Chiefs over the next dozen years, his decision to sign a contract extension representing one of the biggest days in Kansas City history.

The Chiefs are locked in to a 24-year-old Super Bowl and regular-season MVP at a position that only nine seasons ago included Matt Cassel, Brodie Croyle and Tyler Palko throwing footballs.

How did we get here?

It traces to a decision Mahomes made years earlier.

One that had less to do with money or his ability to sling an inflated ball 57.1 yards in the air to complete Jet Chip Wasp.

One that had everything to do with his personality — certain characteristics unaltered by a college scholarship, a first-round draft selection or a Lombardi Trophy.

“What people don’t realize about Patrick,” said Bobby Stroupe, his trainer since middle school who owns APEC, “is that he has never wanted to be famous necessarily.”

Back in early 2017, as Mahomes’ agents maneuvered his NFL draft landing spot, they posed a question.

Big market. Big money. Or ideal situation?

Easy, Mahomes replied, per a later recounting of the story.

Ideal situation.

As a kid, Mahomes would forget to take home his baseball tournament trophies.

When his mom asked where they were, he would literally shrug. It was about winning, he would later explain, not the fame that followed.

No, he didn’t need to be in New York or Los Angeles.

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“We loved East Texas — a lot of good people, a lot of blue collar, hardworking individuals. And, you know, we weren’t pampered growing up. We all just didn’t come from a lot of money. We worked hard for what we were given. We lived in a community that understood the value of a good work ethic.”

Don’t get it twisted: Ma-

As baseball nears the two-week countdown to the start of its delayed season, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep more players, including Boston Red Sox projected opening day starter Eduardo Rodriguez, off the field.

On Tuesday, one day after Major League Baseball released its 60-game schedule, there was continued evidence of the difficulties caused by the pandemic.

The San Francisco Giants suspended workouts at Oracle Park as they awaited the results of weekend tests for the coronavirus. The Chicago Cubs’ workout was delayed.

Oakland left-hander Jake Diekman, who has ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune condition, said teams having to call off workouts because of delays in test results “just can’t happen.”

“I know they’re trying their hardest, but I don’t know if that’s good enough for right now,” Diekman said Tuesday. “It’s a little worrisome. Say we go on a 10-day road trip and we only get results one time.

That’s not very good with 45 or 50 people in a clubhouse at one time.”

G i a n t s manager Gabe Kapler said one missed day wouldn’t put his club behind. He said he expects the testing process to improve.

“I feel as confident today as I did yesterday,” Kapler said. “I understand that there are going to be hic-

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Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs throws a pass against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2. ELSA/GETTY IMAGES/TNS thought of him living among skyscrapers. His mom was relieved when he didn’t choose a fast-paced city for college.

It would’ve been an awkward match.

He’s found a fit in Kansas City.

A home worth sticking around.

A home that reminds him of, well, home.

“I think Kansas City is just a perfect place for me,” Mahomes said during Super Bowl

week in Miami. “It’s kind of how I grew up.”

Mahomes spent his childhood in Tyler, Texas, a town of 100,000. He attended high school in nearby Whitehouse, a town of 8,000 absent a formal downtown or city square. The two share a collection of middle-class ranch homes. The police station and city hall are merely glass storefronts.

“Man, we all loved Whitehouse,” childhood friend Coleman Patterson said in an inter-

Left, Shae McCain takes a swing at a pitch in Jr. Ponytail action against A&W Restaurant. At right, Piqua State Bank coach Brandon Thomas celebrates with his son Ty after the youngster’s first ever over-the-fence grand slam. REGISTER/ERICK MITCHELL

Iola Recreation Baseball Monday’s results Bitty Ball Iola Pharmacy 10 Sonic Drive-In 7 Hits for Pharmacy: M. Franklin, 4 1b; R. Hall, 1 1b, 1 2b; K. Woods, 3 1b; HR; C. Coffield, 2 1b, 2 2b; M. Franklin, 1 1b; E. Irby, 2 1b.

Hits for Sonic: M. Ebberts, 1 1b; C. Barett, 1 1b, 1 2b; L. Desmarteau, 4 1b; K. Morrison, 2 1b, 1 2b; K. Jones, 1 1b; K. Spears, 1 1b; R. Ballard, 1 1b.

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Hits for Vision: T. Trester, 2 1b, 1 2b; A. Cooper, 1 1b; G. Skahan, 4 1b; J. Mueller, 3 1b; D. Rodriguez, 3 1b; W. Schooler, 1 1b; J. Mueller, 3 1b.

Hits for Piqua: A. Gleue, 3 1b, 1 2b; D. Dix, 2 1b; T. Thomas, 2 1b, HR; C. Curry, 1 1b, HR; C. Conley, 1 1b, 1 2b; J. Newland, 2 1b; B. Yocham, 3 ab; W. Folk, 3 1b.

Jr. Prixie State Farm 3 Iola Register 10 Hits for State Farm: H. Sparks, 3 1b; W. Clift, 1 1b, 1 2b; E. Bradford, 2

1b; A. Boeken, 2 1b; E. Eyler, 1 1b; J. Newland, 1 1b.

Hits for Register: C. Kerr, 3 1b; M. Springer, 2 1b; L. Flory, 2 1b; E. Irby, 2 1b; M. Hamilton, 2 1b; S. Murry, 2 1b; Appling, 2 1b; P. Murphy, 2 1b; R. McGinnis, 2 1b.

Farm Bueeau Insurance 7 Iola Pharmacy 3 Hits for Insurance: L. Allen, 3 1b; G. Yoder, 1 1b; E. Sigg, 2 1b; J. Allen, 2 1b; H. Folk, 3 1b; A. Yoder, 3 1b; N. Hill, 1 1b; K. Chapman-Burris, 2 1b.

Hits for Pharmacy: T. Sailor, 2 1b; F. Nelson, 1 1b; M. Bain, 1b; C. Rutherford, 1 1b, 1 2b; N. Kaufman, 2 1b; P. Womelsdorf, 1 1b.

Pigtail El Charro 10 Emprise Bank 3 Hits for El Charro: A. Drake, 2 1b, 2 2b, 2 3b; L. Fehr, 4 1b, 2 2b; K. Rodriguez, 3 1b, 2 1b; G. Vargas-Garcia, 5 1b; M. Peres, 3 1b.

Hits for Emprise: M. Lee, 1 1b, 1 3b; E. Schooler, 1 1b; A. Rhodes, 2 1b; M. Mathis, 1 1b; A. Ferguson, 1 1b.

Iola Insurance Associates 4 State Farm 7 Hits for Insurance: C. Wille, 2 1b; b.

Rutherford, 2 1b, 1 2b; J. Ivy, 1 1b; B. Folk, 1 1b, 1 2b.

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Sonic Equipment Co. 4 A&W Restaurat 6 Hits for Sonic: K. Schinstock, HR; B. Crooks, 1 1b.

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Protective gear for medical workers running low McConnell eyes liability protection; Schumer wants aid

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and CAMILLE FASSETT The Associated Press

The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again as the virus resumes its rapid spread and the number of hospitalized patients climbs.

A national nursing union is concerned that gear has to be reused.

A doctors association warns that physicians’ offices are closed because they cannot get masks and other supplies. And Democratic members of Congress are pushing the Trump administration to devise a national strategy to acquire and distribute gear in anticipation of the crisis worsening into the fall.

“We’re five months into this and there are still shortages of gowns, hair covers, shoe covers, masks, N95 masks,” said Deborah Burger, president of National Nurses United, who cited results from a survey of the union’s members.

“They’re being doled out, and we’re still being told to reuse them.”

When the crisis first exploded in March and April in hot spots such as New York City, the situation was so desperate that nurses turned plastic garbage bags into protective gowns.

The lack of equipment forced states and hospitals to compete against each other, the federal government and other countries in desperate, expensive bidding wars.

In general, supplies of protective gear are more robust now, and many states and major hospital chains say they are in better shape. But medical professionals and some lawmakers have cast doubt on those improvements as shortages begin to reappear.

In other virus-related developments Tuesday: — Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, said he has tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downp l a y ing the virus’ severity. The 6 5 - ye a rold popu l i s t Jair Bolsonaro c o n firmed the test results while speaking to reporters in the capital of

A nurse organizes sanitized N-95 masks and face shields for reuse by their original user at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas.

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Brasilia. Bolsonaro has often appeared in public to shake hands with supporters and mingle with crowds, at times without a mask.

— The Trump administration formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization. The move makes good on President Donald Trump’s vow to terminate U.S. participation in the WHO, which he has criticized for its response to the pandemic and accused of bowing to Chinese influence. The pullout will not take effect until next year, meaning it could be rescinded under a new administration or if circumstances change.

— Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said the nation’s schools must reopen this fall and be “fully operational” even as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge around the country. She said anything short of a full reopening would fail students and taxpayers. DeVos made the comments during a call with governors.

Audio of the call was obtained by The Associated Press.

Speaking about protective equipment on the call, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Tuesday that it’s important for gear to be reused and repurposed as a way to stretch the stocks and avoid shortages.

Dr. Aisha Terry said that she has good access to PPE as an associate professor of emergency medicine at George Washington University in Washington, but some non-academic and rural health facilities have much less.

“I think overall, production, distribution and access has improved,” Terry said.

“But the fear is that we with the goal of buildwill become compla- ing up a two-month supcent” and allow supplies ply. to dwindle in some placAlthough all U.S. es. states and territories The American Medi- have received some procal Association wrote to tective gear from FEMA, the Federal Emergency an Associated Press Management Agency, analysis of the agency’s Vice President Mike own data found that the Pence and members of amounts varied widely Congress calling for a when measured by popcoordinated national ulation and the number strategy to buy and allo- of confirmed COVID-19 cate gear. cases.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, The AP analysis a New York Democrat, found that low-populareleased a memo last tion, mostly rural states week ahead of a congres- received the largest sional committee hear- FEMA allocations per ing that raised concerns confirmed case. As of about looming problems mid-June, for example, in the supply chain. Her Montana had received report was based on in- 1,125 items of protective terviews with unnamed gear per case, compared employees at medical with 32 items per case in supply companies, one Massachusetts, an early of whom warned that hot spot. States includraw material for gowns ing California, Iowa and is not available at any Nebraska, all of which price in the amounts have seen a surge in needed, leadconfirmed ining to an fections, re“unsustainIt would seem ceived among able” situathe lowest like in less than 30 amounts of tion.

Rear Adm. days , we’re going p r o t e c t i v e John Polow- to have a real cri- gear from czyk, who FEMA per sis. is in charge case, accord— Rep. Bill of coronaviing to the AP Foster, D-Ill. rus-related analysis. supplies for M a n y the White states say the House, told Congress federal supplies make last week that more up a small part of their than than one-fourth of stockpiles after they the states have less than spent millions of dollars a 30-day supply. to acquire equipment on “It would seem like in their own. FEMA told less than 30 days, we’re the AP that its initial going to have a real cri- distributions were made sis,” said Rep. Bill Fos- on a per-capita basis, ter, an Illinois Demo- but also said the agency crat. has tried to accommoFEMA, one of the date individual requests main federal agencies from the states. in charge of the coronaConcerns extend bevirus response, would yond the amount of not break down which gear. In New Hampshire, states have enough gear an association repreto last beyond 30 days senting nursing homes and which do not. It re- said most items sent ferred those questions by FEMA in early June to individual states. In were unusable, includJune, the government ing child-size gloves, started replenishing its surgical masks with ear once-depleted stockpile loops that broke when stretched and isolation gowns with no arm openings.

A nonprofit group called #GetUsPPE was established in March by physicians to help distribute donated protective gear.

The group had a 200% increase in requests during the last two weeks of June from medical providers in Texas, a state with a big surge in confirmed virus cases. State officials there have said their supplies are adequate.

“We anticipated that we would need to be around for a few weeks until someone else stepped in and solved this problem,” said Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency physician at Rhode Island Hospital who was among the group’s founders. “Here we are, still getting hundreds of thousands of requests a week.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — An eviction moratorium is lifting. Extra unemployment benefits are ending. Parents are being called to work, but schools are struggling to reopen for fall as the COVID-19 crisis shows no signs of easing.

With Congress bracing for the next coronavirus aid package, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is outlining Republican priorities as earlier programs designed to ease Americans through the pandemic and economic fallout begin to expire. He is eyeing $1 trillion in new aid.

“This is not over,” McConnell said during a visit to a food pantry Monday in Louisville, Kentucky.

The GOP leader’s next virus aid package is centered on liability protections, a top priority for Republicans seeking to shield doctors, schools, businesses and others from coronavirus-related lawsuits brought by patrons claiming injuries during reopenings.

McConnell is also considering a fresh round of direct payments targeted at those earning $40,000 a year or less. He wants the liability shield to run for five years, retroactive to December 2019.

“Liability reform, kids in school, jobs and health care,” he said. “That’s where the focus, it seems to me, ought to be.”

Democrats have proposed a far more ambitious aid approach in the $3 trillion Housepassed coronavirus rescue package, setting the outlines of a robust debate over how best to help Americans as COVID-19 cases surge in hot spots nationwide, threatening public health and economic livelihoods.

Congress is away for a two-week recess, but the contours of the debate are taking shape before lawmakers resume session July 20.

Deadlines for many programs expire by the end of the month.

McConnell’s earlier decision to hit “pause” on new relief has infuriated Democrats, especially as state and local governments clamor for aid to prevent worker layoffs.

SENATE Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement Tuesday that McConnell “has created needless uncertainty and pain for millions of families who are still reeling from the public health and economic crises.”

Schumer said, “Senator McConnell ought to be working across the aisle to prevent mass evictions, a new hunger crisis, and the layoff of more essential state and local government employees — all things that will happen if Republicans continue to delay action or act stingily.”

The earlier rounds of aid, including the sweeping $2 trillion coronavirus aid pack-

age approved in March, were the biggest in U.S. history. And while aid was approved almost unanimously, it is now dividing the parties.

Many Republicans view the outlay as excessive, and they want to avoid another round of big-ticket spending.

Democrats argue that more aid is needed, and their bill includes new worker health and safety protocols to ensure a safe reopening.

While the two sides share many common goals in boosting public health research toward treatments and a vaccine, the difference in the economic aid to Americans is stark.

For example, Republicans mostly oppose the $600 weekly boost to unemployment benefits, arguing it’s a disincentive to work because some employees earn more by staying home than they would on the job. Democrats say it’s a lifeline for struggling Americans trying to make ends meet.

Democrats also provide more money in their bill to prevent evictions: $100 billion in rental assistance and $75 billion for homeowners paying mortgages. The $2 trillion coronavirus aid package’s 120-day federal eviction moratorium on certain rentals expires at the end of July. The Democrats’ bill would extend it through March 2021.

Democrats are wary of the liability protections being proposed by Republicans. Instead, their bill includes other priorities, such as funding to shore up the struggling U.S. Postal Service, which they see as another lifeline for Americans, and to provide $50 monthly stipends toward broadband services for households with laid-off or furloughed workers to stay connected online.

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Finance Committee, said McConnell’s idea for another round of direct $1,200 payments is no substitute for extending the enhanced unemployment benefits.

“The next coronavirus relief package must extend supercharged unemployment benefits,” Wyden said in a statement.

He said the jobless aid has “kept the economy afloat and allowed millions of families to pay the rent and buy groceries.”

One area of common ground that has emerged in recent weeks is that both parties believe in the importance of wearing masks in public to help limit the virus spread as more shops and businesses reopen and Americans leave their homes.

McConnell told people in Kentucky that wearing masks is the single-most important thing they can do when around others.

“It ain’t confusing,” McConnell said Monday at a hospital in Bradford. “Put on a mask.”

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Mahomes MLS: Ongoing virus knocks out Dallas; depletes team rosters Continued from B1

homes knew fame. He traveled the country with his father, Pat Sr., a professional baseball player. He remembers meeting Derek Jeter.

But he enjoyed the simpler aspects of life without it. Never minded the slow pace of East Texas. Never minded the lack of college interest.

Never minded his rarely-viewed high school highlights that so many see now and wonder, “How did so many miss on this kid?”

“I think KC is a really good vibe for him,” Patterson said. “I think it kind of fits, you know, who we are and where we came from.”

The football franchise always had the ideal match. It had a quarterback mastermind in head coach Andy Reid and a plethora of young talent on offense that already included tight end Travis Kelce and wide receiver Tyreek Hill. They’ll all be back this season, and, as Mahomes announced on his social media pages, “We’re chasing a dynasty.”

But when he connects with his friends — a circle that remains tight today — they rarely talk football. They talk life.

Relationships.

Memories. So when Kansas City comes up in conversation, it’s in that context.

“Every time I talk to him,” said Jake Parker, another childhood friend, “he just sounds like he just loves, I mean just loves, Kansas City so much.”

He’ll never again know a life without fame. By the time he completes this contract at age 36, he will be the most famous athlete in Kansas City history — if he’s not already. At 24.

Ideal situation. Big market. Or big money.

He has two of three now.

On Sunday, Mahomes called Stroupe from Fort Worth, irked he had to cancel Monday’s morning workout. He had a trip to make.

He flew to Kansas City and signed papers to pay him $503 million.

But he’s flew back Monday evening. A workout awaited Tuesday.

A couple of weeks later, he returns home.

“I can tell you, it’s not going to change him,” Stroupe said. “This isn’t what he’s after. This has never been the end goal.

He’s got a lot of fire left in his belly. I don’t think one (Super Bowl) is going to be enough.”

By ANNE M. PETERSON The Associated Press

Major League Soccer is about to resume its season — in a state that has seen a huge spike in coronavirus infections, with one team absent because of a COVID-19 outbreak, and with plenty of worry about what will happen next.

The MLS is Back tournament starts today in Florida. The league’s teams are sequestered in resorts for the duration of the World Cup-style tournament, which will be played without fans at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World.

FC Dallas withdrew from the tournament on Monday after 10 players and a coach tested positive for the virus. On Tuesday, Nashville SC’s status was thrown into doubt with five confirmed positive tests.

“It’s a strange time, because on one hand you’re focused to get ready for this tournament, and get pumped up and get excited about it because the the tournament sounds a lot of fun, World Cupstyle,” Real Salt Lake veteran Kyle Beckerman said. “But then on the other hand you’re thinking, ‘Is this even going to happen?’ So there’s mixed emotions going on.”

The tournament kicks off with a match between Orlando City and expansion Inter Miami, a nod to the host state. Nashville was supposed to play Chicago in the second game tonight, but it has been postponed.

Additionally, Toronto FC’s opening game against D.C. United was moved from Friday evening to Sunday morning. Toronto was supposed to depart on Friday, but additional testing meant the Reds didn’t arrive until Monday.

MLS shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic on March 12, after the league’s teams had each played two regular-season games.

Commissioner Don Garber said that despite the disappointment about Dallas, the case shows that the league’s extensive testing in its so-called bubble is working.

“We knew when we created this tournament that we would ex-

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perience some impact of some of the coronavirus,” Garber told The Associated Press.

“We’re all learning to live with COVID-19 and to adapt to the pandemic and to ensure that we’re taking care of each other and taking care of ourselves and following the health and safety protocols as closely as possible. We also knew that when we launched this tournament, there would be an element of risk.”

Also troubling are the rising cases in Florida. On Tuesday, the state reported 7,347 new infections and 380 new hospitalizations.

Portland Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese said it’s important to be vigilant.

“I think MLS has worked very hard to try to create a safe environment," Savarese said.

"But nevertheless, we still have to continue to make sure that we take always as a priority the health of the players, and making sure that they’re safe.”

While there are legitimate concerns, most of the teams are looking forward to getting back on the field and the feeling of a bit of normalcy.

“We are proud of

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Major League Soccer, and we want to show our game to the world,” Orlando City coach Oscar Pareja said. “We’re committed to that.”

OPTING OUT

LAFC captain and reigning league MVP Carlos Vela opted out of the tournament, choosing to remain home with his pregnant wife and their young son.

Vancouver’s Fredy Montero and Lucas Cavallini also decided not to go for personal reasons. Cavallini revealed that two family members had died because of COVID-19.

“I would love to be out on the field with my teammates fighting with everything I have to play for this club and community in Orlando.

Unfortunately COVID-19 has had a very big impact, taking away two beloved members of my family. I feel that it is best that I remain home to support my loved ones at this challenging time,” he said in a statement.

The Whitecaps’ Andy Rose also decided not to go because his wife is expecting a baby. Real SL defender Nedum Onuoha opted out because of the time apart from his family.

KEY INJURIES, OTHER ABSENCES

Minnesota’s Ike Opara is undergoing treatment for an undisclosed condition and likely won’t join the team until the knockout rounds. LA Galaxy’s Jonathan dos Santos will miss the tournament because of hernia surgery. Inter Miami rookie Robbie Robinson left the bubble for what were described as personal reasons and won’t be allowed to return.

DALLAS DISAPPOINTMENT

Dallas coach Luchi Gonzalez spoke to reporters on Tuesday, a day after the team withdrew from the event. He said players felt hurt and hopeless in the moment — but they also knew there was going to be risk.

“I don’t think there was going to be a right or wrong moment (for the tournament).

I think it needed to happen and there’s no regrets,” Gonzalez said.

“I’m not sorry I’m having this experience with these players, because I know it’s a good learning lesson for the league, for the game and for all the other

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EARLY STARTS

Because of the heat and humidity in the Orlando area during the summer, some games will be played at 9 a.m.

That means routines will have to be adjusted, like big pregame meals.

“Never have I ever coached a 9 a.m. real game, so that will be an experience,” Sporting KC coach Peter Vermes said. “At the same time, I think that we’re going to obviously readjust the way we do things.

Maybe wake up a little bit earlier, try to fuel the body a little bit differently, probably the night before and earlier that day."

THE SKINNY

The 25 teams (following Dallas’ withdrawal) are divided into six groups for the preliminary round. Each team will play three groupstage games over 16 consecutive days. The results in the group stage will count toward the regular season.

The winner of the final match on Aug. 11 will get a place in the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League. The teams are playing for a $1.1 million prize pool.

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MLB deals with bumps in the road Continued from B1

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Jackson apologizes for anti-Semitic posts PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has apologized after backlash for sharing anti-Semitic posts on social media over the weekend.

Jackson initially posted a screenshot of a quote widely attributed to Adolf Hitler, saying in part: “Jews will blackmail America.” In another post, Jackson showed support for Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam leader who is known for anti-Semitic rhetoric.

“My post was definitely not intended for anybody of any race to feel any type of way, especially the Jewish community,” Jackson said in a video he posted on Instagram on Tuesday.

“I post things on my story all the time, and just probably never should have posted anything Hitler did, because Hitler was a bad person, and I know that.”

The team issued the following statement:

“We have spoken with DeSean Jackson about his social media posts.

Regardless of his intentions, the messages he shared were offensive, harmful, and absolutely appalling. They have no place in our society, and are not condoned or supported in any way by the organization. We are disappointed and we reiterated to DeSean the importance of not only apologizing but also using his platform to take action to promote unity, equality, and respect. We are continuing to evaluate the circumstances and are committed to continuing to have productive and meaningful conversations with DeSean, as well as all of our players and staff, in order to educate, learn, and grow.”

The NFL also issued a statement, saying: “DeSean’s comments were highly inappropriate, offensive and divisive and stand in stark contrast to the NFL’s values of respect, equality and

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inclusion. We have been in contact with the team which is addressing the matter with DeSean.”

Jackson, a three-time Pro Bowl pick, is in his second stint in Philadelphia, returning last season to the team that drafted him in the second round of the 2008 draft.

Former Eagles president Joe Banner criticized Jackson on Twitter. Banner wrote: “If a white player said anything about (African-Americans) as outrageous as what Desean Jackson said about Jews tonight there would at least be a serious conversation about cutting him and a need for a team meeting to discuss.

Which would be totally appropriate. Absolutely indefensible.”

Banner, who also worked for Cleveland and Atlanta, later shared an anti-Palestinian tweet with the hashtag “Palestinianprivilege getting away with murder.”

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I think more than anything I just maintain a level of empathy for everybody that’s working really hard to get our camp up and running but also across the league and for all the clubs that are working really hard to put their players in a position to have success. Nobody expected this to be easy and everybody is doing the best that they can.”

The Giants already have had prospect Hunter Bishop and pitcher Luis Madero test positive.

Rodriguez, who broke out in 2019 as a star, and Red Sox prospect Bobby Dalbec tested positive for the virus.

Rodriguez had not reported to camp after informing the team that he had been around relatives who had been ill. Dalbec, a third baseman, also is home and is asymptomatic.

Manager Ron Roenicke said it is “just unfortunate” the positive test could jeopardize Rodriguez’s chances to start on opening day. Rodriguez had career-best numbers with 19 wins and a 3.81 ERA in 2019.

Also, the Kansas City Royals announced right-hander Brad Keller and first baseman Ryan O’Hearn had positive tests and gave the team permission to announce the results.

Keller, 24, said he has “minor symptoms that remind me more of an allergy attack.”

The threat of an infection was enough for the Cleveland Indians to keep outfielder Franmil Reyes away from camp.

Reyes was told to stay home after he was seen on social media attending a weekend holiday party without wearing a mask.

It was an example that off-field activities can affect a player’s status.

Manager Terry Francona said Reyes would be re-tested “when it’s

appropriate.”

Francona said Reyes could have exposed himself and his teammates to the virus by not practicing social distancing or wearing a mask. Francona said he has used the incident as a teaching point for other players. He said Reyes has apologized.

“This is not to poke at Franmil,” Francona said, adding Reyes is “a wonderful kid and I don’t ever want that to be disputed. But we have gone around to the other players and talked to them about it.”

The Cubs’ workout was delayed a few hours as the team awaited test results. On Monday, Cubs slugger Kris Bryant criticized the lack of frequency of the tests and delays in getting results.

Manager David Ross said Tuesday’s delay “isn’t a huge deal” and seemed bigger “with what’s been going on with some teams the last day or so.”

“We can’t just crush MLB because this is new to them, too, and the testing facility,” Ross said.

The two teams from last year’s World Series, the champion Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros, resumed workouts after canceling practices on Monday because of testing delays.

“They’re still trying to iron out the bugs,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “No one’s happy about it — the players, the MLB, probably the testing site. But the tests came back today, and we were able to work.”

Some Washington players did not take part in workouts, including Starlin Castro, Juan Soto, Howie Kendrick and Victor Robles.

General manager Mike Rizzo said two unidentified players tested positive for the coronavirus.

Any players and staff who came into contact with the two players had to be re-tested.

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“Several of those players that you mentioned beyond the two positive tests have tested negative in their intake test, but if you come into any type of contact with a player that is positive — and we cast a real wide net of being in contact — (then) you have to be re-tested,” Rizzo said.

“Those players were re-tested a couple days ago, and we’re waiting on the results on a group of those players.”

Braves manager Brian Snitker, eager for a quiet day, embraced “our first normal feel day since we’ve been back.”

Four Atlanta players, including first baseman Freddie Freeman and one of the team’s top relievers, Will Smith, have tested positive. Two veterans, outfielder Nick Markakis and righthander Félix Hernández, have decided to sit out the season.

On Tuesday, Snitker had his first chance to address his full squad at Truist Park as he made plans for a situational scrimmage on Wednesday and the team’s first intrasquad game on Monday. Before Tuesday, only small groups had been on the field as the team practiced social distancing.

“I told the guys I’ve never felt so detached from the team in all my life because we’ve been here, there and everywhere,” Snitker said.

“I feel like today is the start of something that we’re all kind of getting back in the swing of these things.”

Among Braves pitchers scheduled to throw on Wednesday are Mike Soroka, Max Fried, Josh Tomlin and Shane Greene.

The Baltimore Orioles will play their first intrasquad game tonight at Camden Yards.

Left-hander Tommy Milone and right-hander Tom Eshelman will start in the game, which is scheduled for 7 1/2 innings.

“Everyone’s getting tired of going through the daily workout and ready to play some meaningless games, at least where pitchers face hitters in a game environment,” manager Brandon Hyde said.

The intrasquad games and workouts give top prospects opportunities to show they belong.

In a matchup of the Marlins’ last two firstround picks, righthander Max Meyer faced right fielder JJ Bleday in batting practice. Both hope to make the majors this season.

“Everyone has to be ready to go,” Meyer said. “COVID could go through the locker room. You never know what’s going to happen, especially the time we’re in right now. So all of us are getting ready.”