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Moran boosts employees’ pay

By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register

MORAN — Moran’s five full-time employees were given raises of 25 cents an hour Monday evening following individual reviews conducted in executive sessions.

Two of the employees are salaried, which means they will receive annual raises of $510.

Employees also were awarded holiday bonuses of a $30 gift certificate which may be redeemed with any Moran merchant.

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appraised of a water supply rate increase of 40 cents per 1,000 gallons by Public Wholesale Water Supply District No. 5, Iola.

The district draws its water from the Neosho River and purifies it at its plant northeast of Iola. The plant processes water for several small cities and rural water districts.

Moran residents won’t see an increase in their rates, however. The city raised water rates earlier this year and the wholesale rate change will be absorbed by the city.

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IHS track team takes over Jingle Bell Jog The 18th annual Jingle Bell Jog returns to Iola Dec. 19 with new organizers.

The Iola High School track team is hosting the 5K run and 3K walk for the first time.

“We are trying to keep everything the same so that it won’t be too stressful,” track team member Klair Vogel said.

Most of the activities will mirror previous Jingle Bell Jogs.

Runners and walkers will be adorned with bells tied to their shoelaces.

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Iola High School Players members Madison Carlin, left, and Catherine Venter don Cinderella and Snow White costumes for the upcoming Princess and Prince Tea Party Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

Iola High School hosts tea party fundraiser

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

stroke of 1 p.m. in front of the Thrive Allen County office, 12 W. Jackson Ave., although activities begin at noon with a “Catch the

The Bowlus Fine Arts Center will be converted into a venue fit for a princess Saturday. Princes, too.

The Iola High School Players and forensics club members will host a Princess and Prince Tea Party from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Creitz Recital Hall.

The main thrust of the fundraiser is to give young-

sters from preschool through fourth grade a chance to meet real Disney royalty — Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, et al — while giving parents a kid-free afternoon to focus on Christmas shopping or other household duties.

Participants can dine on tea and cookies, have their pictures taken with a princess, join in singing and dancing activities, or partake in a number of other crafts and games.

Drama instructor Regina Chriestenson encouraged parents to preregister their children, so organizers know what kind of crowd to expect.

Registration costs $20 per child, or $5 per adult, with discounts available for families with multiple children.

To register, call 365-4765 or visit bowluscenter.org.

Proceeds will go to the Iola Players and the NCFL national forensics team members.

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Survey: Fewer Americans struggle to pay medical bills WASHINGTON (AP) — For the fourth straight year fewer Americans are struggling to pay medical bills, according to a major government survey released today. Most of the progress has come among low-income people and those with government coverage.

The data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the number of people in households that faced problems paying medical bills decreased by 12 million from the first half of 2011 through the first six months of this year.

Most of the improvement happened in the last two years, coinciding with the big coverage expansion under President Barack Obama’s health care law. The results from the National Health Interview Survey are for people under age 65, since virtually all seniors are covered by Medicare.

In 2011 more than 56 million people under 65 were in households that faced problems with medical bills. Ac-

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Trump rejects Muslim ban criticism

By JILL COLVIN and BRUCE SMITH The Associated Press

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump today stood by his call to block all Muslims from entering the United States, even as the idea was widely condemned by rival Republican presidential candidates, party

leaders and others as unAmerican.

Trump defended his plan for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” by comparing it with President Franklin Roosevelt’s decision to inter Japanese Americans during World War II. “This is a president who was highly respected by all,”

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cording to the survey, that translated to more than 20 percent of U.S. residents under Medicare’s eligibility age.

By the first six months of this year, the number with problems was down to 44.5 million people, or 16.5 percent. The change is statistically significant.

But the new numbers may also help explain why the public remains divided over the health care law. Although the law has expanded coverage, its economic dividends have gone mainly to low-income households.

People with private insurance — the large majority of those in working families — saw much less of an improvement than people with government coverage. The finding also held true for middle-class households.

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Energy stocks take hit as oil prices stumble NEW YORK (AP) — Energy stocks are falling again as the price of oil continues to slide.

Most of the biggest decliners in early trading today were oil and gas companies. Devon Energy lost 8 percent,

Kinder Morgan fell 7 percent and Southwestern Energy fell 5 percent.

U.S. crude dropped another 2 percent to $37 a barrel. Oil is the lowest it’s been since early 2009.

In other trading, Chipotle Mexican Grill fell another 4 percent after people were sickened after eating at one of the company’s restaurants in Boston.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 206

Kale benefits stressed E L S M O R E — Healthy cooking with kale was the premise of a K-State Extension Family Education Nutrition program Saturday at the Elsmore Community Building.

Mary Daniels offered tips and demonstrated ways to include kale — a nutritionally dense cold weather vegetable — to existing meals.

Daniels showed several examples, such as a baked egg, kale and salsa dish; potato cake and kale and juices consisting of kale, apples and a few other

Elsmore residents learned the health benefits of kale at a recent workshop. COURTESY PHOTO ingredients.

Daniels also explained why many use sea salt to cut down on their salt intake.

While sea salt contains the same amount of

sodium as other salt, it’s more coarse, so you tend to use less.

Daniels also urged attendees to use olive or canola oil when frying foods.

points, or 1.2 percent, to 17,519 as of 9:35 a.m.

Eastern time.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gave up 22 points, or 1.1 percent, to 2,054. The Nasdaq composite dropped 54 points, or 1.1 percent, to 5,046.

KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany’s DAX fell 1.2 percent to 10,750 while the CAC-40 in France was 1.2 percent lower at 4,701. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was down 0.9 percent at 4,698. U.S. stocks were poised for a lower open with Dow futures and the broader S&P 500 futures both 0.7 percent lower.

OIL SLUMP: Last week’s decision by OPEC to maintain production levels has hit oil prices hard over the past two trading sessions. Today, oil prices recouped some losses but still remain near their lowest levels since early 2009, when the world economy was in its deepest recession since World War II. Brent crude, the

international standard, was up 60 cents at $41.33 per barrel in London after plunging $2.27 on Monday.

Benchmark U.S. crude gained 28 cents to trade at $37.93 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

The contract lost $1.32 on Monday.

OIL STOCKS: Shares in oil companies have suffered as traders price in the prospect of lower future earnings and the impact it will have on production plans — low oil prices make many projects uneconomic.

Among the fallers were Britain’s BP, which was down 1.5 percent, and France’s Total, which dropped 1.8 percent.

ANALYST TAKE: “The renewed decline in the oil price in the aftermath of last Friday’s OPEC meeting is the main focus of financial markets and is weighing on equity prices,� said Neil MacKinnon, global macro strategist at VTB Capital.

Moran: City Council approves employee raises Continued from A1

Councilman Jerry Wallis, who represents Moran on the District No. 5 board, said the district had the lowest rate of any in Kansas at $2.85 per 1,000 gallons before the 40-cent raise. The highest is $6.

Wallis said the raise is necessary because the district is having to replace three pumps, each of which will cost $30,000.

Chief of Police Shane Smith was told to sign a new five-year contract with Taser, the company that provides his body camera.

The contract is about $412.50 a year. Smith said he may be able to reduce the fee because he doesn’t need the storage space for the audio visual recordings that a larger department would require.

Smith has worn a body camera since one was authorized by council members a year ago this month. “It’s a good thing,� he said, in that what it records, verbally and visually, protects “me and the city.�

In other news, council members: — Discussed briefly but came up with no ideas for Boy Scout Alex Sager to pursue for an Eagle Scout project. Mayor Phillip Merkel said he noticed disc golf courses elsewhere and one might be good for Moran’s

park. A walking path was mentioned by Councilman Bill Bigelow. — Smith said he was making a dent in cleaning up trash and unsightly appearances of

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a community garden project, which council members embraced at an earlier meeting. The next step is to find a place. — The Moran Meth-

odist Church was given right of way to send out carolers Wednesday evening on a tractor-drawn hay rack. Smith foresaw no problems on Moran residential streets.

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Police reports Arrests reported Allen County sheriff ’s deputies arrested Iolan Austin L. Myrick Thursday on a warrant issued out of Iola Municipal Court for allegedly failing to comply with a court order.

Billy W. Haney, Chanute, was arrested Saturday on a warrant out of Greenwood County District Court for suspicion of domestic battery.

Deer hit Norma Roberts, Humboldt, was westbound on Georgia Road, just east of Humboldt on 1400 Street, when he struck a deer Friday. Roberts was not injured.

Driver unhurt Alexis Poffenbarger, Iola, was northbound on 2000 Street, one-half mile north of Gas, when her vehicle left the roadway and overturned.

No injuries were reported.

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Governor: No plans for another cigarette tax hike

By ANDY MARSO KHI News Service

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of articles by the KHI News Service previewing health-related issues that the Kansas Legislature will face in its upcoming 2016 session.

The 2015 session of the Kansas Legislature began with a budget crisis and Gov. Sam Brownback proposing a large hike in the state tobacco tax to help solve it.

The 2016 session is set to begin in January with the budget again in need of patching. But the kind of tobacco tax increase anti-smoking advocates believe would spur Kansans to kick the habit is less likely.

Last year’s temporary budget fix raised the cigarette tax by 50 cents per pack. That was only onethird what Brownback had requested, but even that level of increase was a source of considerable angst for legislators.

Brownback said in October that he plans to balance the budget in the upcoming session without further tax increases. His spokeswoman, Eileen Hawley, said in an email Friday that he will not propose another cigarette tax hike, even after revenue estimates were lowered in November, leaving another budget hole.

But the fears some Legislators voiced about

last session’s tax increase have not come to pass, which could crack the door for another increase if the Legislature finds itself scrambling against the clock to balance the budget again.

Taxes on smokeless tobacco products also could be part of the discussion, and hearings on electronic cigarette legislation are almost a certainty.

Border issue Happy Patel is a big fan of the cigarette tax increase that the Kansas Legislature enacted last session. He believes it’s helped his business.

Patel owns Discount Smokes & Cheap Smokes, a tobacco shop on the Missouri side of State Line Road in Kansas City. Missouri has the lowest cigarette tax in the nation at 17 cents per pack. Across the street in Kansas the tax is now $1.29 per pack, and those who usually shop on the Kansas side of State Line Road seem to like his prices.

Patel’s windfall was the nightmare scenario for Kansas legislators. They disregarded Brownback’s larger tax increase proposal in part because they feared Kansans in border counties would flock to Missouri to buy their cigarettes, nullifying the revenue boost needed to balance the budget.

Despite anecdotes like Patel’s, the aggregate data shows that so far cigarette tax collections

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in Kansas haven’t suffered.

Since the state tax rose from 79 cents to $1.29 per pack — a 63.3 percent increase — revenue from tax stamps is up 65.5 percent over the same period in 2014.

That means cigarette sales actually have climbed a bit in Kansas for the first five months of the higher tax.

Kansas isn’t losing much cigarette business to Missouri. Nor have Kansans cut back on their cigarette use — at least not yet.

“We haven’t seen the decline in consumption that was expected, but don’t have an explanation,” Jeannine Koranda, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Revenue, said via email.

Public health advocates had warned that the 50-cent increase wasn’t likely to be nearly the deterrent that Brownback’s proposed $1.50-per-pack hike would have been.

But they still expect it to help lower smoking rates somewhat in the long run.

“Regular and significant tobacco tax increases are an effective strategy for reducing tobacco use, particularly when the increase is coupled with funding for proven cessation programs,” said Kevin Walker, re-

gional vice president of advocacy for the American Heart Association, which was part of a coalition of public health groups that pushed for the governor’s $1.50 increase.

Anti-smoking advocates say the state is paid back several times in public health savings for every dollar lost in tobacco taxes when a person quits.

But in the short term, the extra revenue from Kansans continuing to buy cigarettes looks good to legislators weary of budget crises.

Addressing an interim committee last month, Chris Courtright, the legislative research department’s top economist, called the higher-than-expected cigarette tax revenue “the biggest piece of good news” after months of lackluster reports from other revenue streams.

But Courtright also warned that recent history suggests anti-smoking advocates may be right.

“There may be some early indication that the slippage model developed by the Department of Revenue may have overestimated consumer behavior in response to this particular tax increase,” Courtright said. “But I would hasten to add that the last

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So this one will also bear some close scrutiny, I think, over the next 18 months.”

Walker offered a possible explanation for the delayed consumer reaction. Tobacco companies often use coupons and rebates to buffer the effect of a tax increase and ease smokers into paying more.

Walker expects cigarette purchases to fall but said Kansas policymakers still have work to do to deter smoking.

The tax rate remains in the bottom half of states nationally, and Kansas doesn’t fund programs that help people quit at recommended levels.

Other products Brownback’s proposal for the last legislative session would have raised the tax rate on other tobacco products as well, but legislators stripped that part from the final package.

The current tax of 10 percent of wholesale price on products like smokeless tobacco and cigars has not changed in decades. Jodi Radke, regional advocacy director for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said not keeping the smokeless tobacco tax in line with the cigarette tax gives smokers an incentive to shift their addiction to smokeless tobacco rather than quit.

“The Legislature’s decision to not include other tobacco products in the final package last session, despite Gov. Brownback’s inclusion in his budget proposal, was disappointing and a missed opportunity

that encourages users to choose alternate products to evade the current taxation on cigarettes,” Radke said.

Smokeless tobacco users remain a much smaller share of the overall tobacco market than cigarette smokers, but their numbers have been growing in recent years while cigarette use has declined.

Radke said if the Legislature is willing to consider increasing the tax rate on other tobacco products in the upcoming session, her group would support that.

Anti-smoking advocates will be taking more of a “wait-andsee” approach on e-cigarette taxes, she said.

Last year’s tax package included a levy on the liquid nicotine that e-cigarettes burn to produce an inhalable vapor. The tax goes into effect in July 2016, but e-cigarette industry representatives have called it unworkably vague, given the variation in ecigarette liquids.

Tax committee leaders have said they’ll take another look at it during the 2016 session, and Radke said antismoking advocates will watch what comes of those talks.

“We anticipate that the introduced language last session may change, and thus, will need to see the language before determining any level of involvement or position,” Radke said.

Other health advocates have said they’ll push for e-cigarettes to be included in the state’s smoking ban during the upcoming session. In August, Topeka became the sixth Kansas city to add them to local smoking bans.

Alligator blamed in hiding burglar’s demise PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a man who may have hidden as officers investigated reports of two suspicious men in a Florida community targeted by recent burglaries was killed by an 11-foot alligator.

Brevard County Sheriff ’s Maj. Tod Goodyear says 22-yearold Matthew Riggins told his girlfriend he would be in Barefoot Bay to commit burglaries with another suspect. Authorities received calls Nov. 13 about two suspicious

men in black walking behind homes and investigated. Riggins was reported missing the next day.

Goodyear said sheriff ’s divers recovered Riggins’ body 10 days later in a nearby lake and the injuries were consistent with an alligator attack. Authorities said Riggins had drowned and the alligator, which behaved aggressively toward divers, was trapped and euthanized.

A second person has been taken into custody.

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A moment on the lips: How to enjoy a holiday snack without wearing it It is that glorious time of year again, six weeks of indulgence starting with Thanksgiving and ending with New Year’s.

Combine all the family meals, parties, celebrations, shopping, work, and “I deserve a break” syndrome, and you have a recipe for holiday weight gain. Don’t fret, though, success can be yours while enjoying the holiday season.

Stay in the Zone: Exercise and diet are as important as ever over the holidays, if not

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more so. You will likely indulge in a few treats at a holiday party or family gathering and that is OK, but within moderation. Stay in your exercise, eating, and healthy habit zone

by staying consistent.

Enjoy the holidays, but don’t abandon the habits and dedication you have embraced for nearly the last 11 months.

Don’t overeat. Don’t ignore your physical activity routine. Don’t give up.

Give a Gift to Yourself: Stress can be the operative word around the holidays. When it comes to weight gain, stress can be a trigger, biochemically and mentally. Stress triggers the production of cortisol,

a stress hormone, and can lead to weight gain among other health issues. Stress can “weigh you down,” making you more likely to curl up on the couch and eat ice cream. So give yourself some stress-relief by being physically active, a relaxing bath, or treat yourself to a massage or movie.

Take It Step by Step: The quest for health and wellness is a day by day, step by step process.

Use that same philosophy over the holidays

to stay active. Holiday shopping at the mall?

Don’t drive around attempting to find an open parking space up front when you can escape the stress and get some exercise by parking farther away. Family in town? Catch up on old times while taking a nature hike or walking around town.

You are in control, stay strong and stay healthy this holiday season — you deserve it. After all, your New Year’s Resolutions

should never be “Lose the weight I regained over the holidays” again.

Visit the Southwind website (www.southwind.ksu.edu) Health and Nutrition section for the Fact Sheet Emotional Appetite: The Food and Mood Connection; Dining on a Dime and You Asked It newsletters; and look for Walk Kansas Health Challenge and Strong People Healthy People Strength Training Programs coming in 2016.

Few KU students use free gun storage US faces $1 billion in trade LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas is one of two universities in the state that provides storage for guns on campus, though only a handful of students use the service.

The Lawrence Journal World reports the university’s Office of Public Safety has provided gun storage for students, faculty and staff living on campus since 2009.

University police Capt. James Anguiano says the free storage is aimed at hunters who want to bring their firearms to school, but are not allowed to keep the weapons in their on-campus residence halls or apartments. He says about four to five students per semester store their guns.

“A lot of our students that are from this

area, they can go home, and they’re usually hunting in their area,” Anguiano said. “Sometimes we get students from out of state, from

to verify the gun is not stolen or connected to any crime. He says that the weapons are stored in a locker and only police have the key to the

University police Capt. James Anguiano says the free storage is aimed at hunters who want to bring their firearms to school, but are not allowed to keep the weapons in their campus residence halls or apartments.

Texas, or sometimes the East Coast.”

Anguiano says any student wanting to use the service must take their gun to the Kansas University Office of Public Safety and provide a governmentissued photo ID, which is photocopied and kept with the weapon, and sign a log. Police check serial numbers

locker.

According to university police, the weapons must be transported in cases and the police will not store ammunition. Anguiano said he initiated and wrote the policy after seeing that a number of other schools, mostly in the Midwest, offered a similar service.

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versity also provides gun storage for students for at least 10 years.

A new state law has set a schedule for opening public buildings to concealed carry of firearms, unless the building is secured with metal detectors and armed guards. Kansas public universities must allow concealed weapons on campus beginning July 1, 2017.

The Kansas Board of Regents and individual universities are working on policies to implement the change.

Ed Howell, university police chief at Fort Hays, said one reason his office doesn’t provide gun storage is liability. He said he has concerns with storing weapons in case someone should later use the gun to commit a crime.

New agricultural exhibit planned for St. Louis Science Center ST. LOUIS (AP) — A new $7.3 million permanent exhibit meant to teach how food is produced is coming next summer to the St. Louis Science Center, featuring a flock of chickens and a do-it-

yourself farming area.

The one-acre exhibit called “GROW” will be open year-round and include more than 40 displays encompassing chemistry, economics, life sciences, culture and technology, follow-

Kansas lifts ban on poultry exhibitions MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Agriculture announced on Friday that it will be lifting the ban placed on poultry exhibitions and other events where birds are gathered or co-mingled.

The order, signed by Secretary of Agriculture Jackie McClaskey on June 9 was implemented in an effort to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza (HPAI) and protect poultry health in Kansas.

Kansas experienced a positive case of HPAI in Leavenworth County in 2015.

Secretary McClaskey, in

consultation with Kansas Animal Health Commissioner Dr. Bill Brown, lifted the ban as a result of no new cases of HPAI in Kansas since March 2015.

While the ban is lifted, Dr. Brown continues to encourage all poultry owners to monitor their flocks and maintain good biosecurity practices. For additional information about HPAI and the response efforts in Kansas, visit http:// a g r i c u l t u re. k s. g ov / divisions-programs/division-of-animal-health/ animal-disease-controland-traceability/avianinfluenza.

ing the seasons and stages of food production. Along with an introduction to farming, the exhibit will feature facts about water, weather and how plants work, and a greenhouse with a working aquaponic farm, in which fish fertilize the plants.

There also will be bees and a fermentation station, where visitors can experience what the center’s president and CEO, Bert Vescolani, called “the power of using microbes and the unique environment that these little critters live in to make the things we love, like cheese and wine and beer.”

The project — the first major addition of a permanent

exhibit at the center since 1991 — will be underwritten largely by private donations and bond money, along with a National Science Foundation grant.

In assessing prospects for new ventures at the center, the staff noted that with the global population expected to rise from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050, a major increase in global food production will be required, Vescolani said.

“We got excited about things that were happening in food and agriculture,” Vescolani told the St. Louis PostDispatch. “We tested it with our scientific advisers, and it resonated with everyone.”

The idea, he said, “is to learn more about the food that we eat.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Trade Organization ruled Monday that Canada and Mexico can slap more than $1 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods in retaliation for meat labeling rules it says discriminated against Mexican and Canadian livestock.

At issue were U.S. labels on packaged steaks and other cuts of meat that say where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered.

The WTO has previously found that the so-called “country of origin” labeling law put Canadian and Mexican livestock at a disadvantage. It ruled Monday that Canada could impose $780 million in retaliatory tariffs and Mexico could impose $228 million.

“We are disappointed with this decision and its potential impact on trade among vital North American partners,” said Tim Reif, general counsel for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

The labels are supported by some U.S. ranchers and by consumer groups. They are opposed by meatpackers who say they require costly paperwork.

The WTO’s decision shifts responsibility to Congress, which is considering working a repeal of the labeling law into a massive year-end spending bill.

Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, said Monday that he will look for “all legislative opportunities” to repeal the labeling law. “We must prevent retaliation, and we must do it now before these sanctions take effect,” Roberts said.

The labeling law was included in the 2002 and 2008 farm bills at the behest of ranchers from those northern U.S. states who compete with the Canadian cattle industry. It has also been backed by consumer advocates who say it helps shoppers know where their food comes from.

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Will more guns make us safer?

We hope that what occurred in 2007 at Virginia Tech, where a gunman killed 32 people and wounded another 17, is never repeated, but chances are it will be. If there’s one certainty, it’s that there will always be a deranged loner willing to take out his frustrations on the world.

If such a mass murder were to occur on a Kansas college campus, would it help if students were legally able to arm themselves?

Or, would having students try to take down an active shooter only make things worse?

The question matters because the gun-happy Kansas Legislature this year loosened the state’s gun laws to allow anyone over the age of 21 who legally owns a gun to carry it in almost all public buildings, without a permit or training.

According to a recent Associated Press story, if a public agency wants to ban guns in a building, it must provide adequate security, such as metal detectors, to make sure no weapons are allowed. Colleges can ban guns on campus until July 2017, to give them time to adjust to the new law.

Part of the rationale behind such open-carry laws is that they make things safer. For instance, if one or

more of the students at Virginia Tech had been armed, they would have been able to drop the shooter, and thus save lives? In theory, yes, but there’s a reason that many in law enforcement are opposed to public involvement in an active shooter situation. It’s difficult enough for law officers to safely handle such situations, without the public getting involved.

OUR FEAR is that panicked, untrained gun holders might do as much damage as they prevent. Since nearly all college campuses will never face an active shooter situation, for all practical purposes, the wisdom of having armed students in such a situation is a moot question.

Probably the greatest danger will be from some student showing off his new handgun and the weapon accidentally going off.

Some at the University of Kansas predict that allowing armed people on campus will be a disaster.

We doubt that. But we also think that those who believe having more guns around will automatically make us safer are wrong.

If nothing else, more guns simply means more chances for things to go horribly wrong.

— The Salina Journal

Federal bill is not the way to change mental health system A bill moving through Congress professing to strengthen America’s mental health system should send chills through Kansans because of its potential repercussions.

Arlan and Linda Kaufman would approve of the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, sponsored

by Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Penn.

Fortunately for the rest of us, the Kaufmans are in prison, convicted in 2005 of abusing severely mentally ill people in their care.

If the so-called Murphy Bill, officially HR 2646, had been in effect a decade ago, the Kaufmans never would have been brought to justice.

Indeed the Kaufman House, a chamber of horrors for the abused people who lived there, might still be in business.

The bill is a knee-jerk reaction to a spate of mass shootings blamed on mental illness. As a cloak for doing what they should do — have a well-regulated gun-owning population — politicians have aimed their sights on restricting the civil rights of the mentally ill.

Buried deep within the Murphy Bill is a provision that would all but do away with advocates who provide legal assistance for those who live with mental illness, such as the Disability Rights Center in Kansas.

The DRC was instrumental in exposing the abuses of the Kaufman House and rescuing the abused people who lived there. Remember, the Kaufmans were convicted in federal court of charges including involuntary servitude.

The bill cripples provi-

sions in the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, signed into law by President Ronald Regan in 1986. Even disregarding the terrors of the Kaufman House for a moment, this bill would prevent organizations like the DRC from helping veterans and the homeless — two populations prone to mental illness.

Another provision limits legal assistance about the treatment or the ability even to question caregivers. Arlan Kaufman escaped detection for years by simply stopping those who would expose him at his doors. Too often, those trusted to care for people are the ones who violate civil rights.

No question mental health services need to be examined and changed. When lawmakers closed state hospitals in favor of community treatment programs in the 1980s, it was a good first step. Unfortunately, those same politicians didn’t adequately pay for those community services. For years, they’ve been struggling to help those in need. Instead of correcting that and making sure the treatment centers are strong, this bill calls for more inpatient, and forced, treatment and limits their civil rights.

This bill seems to take us back to those bad old days of institutionalization.

We don’t need another Kaufman House. Kansas’ congressional delegates should study this bill closely and insist on the removal of these and other provisions that limit the rights of those who need help. HR 2646 will do more harm than the good it professes to do.

— The Hutchinson News

Crime prevention in a free society The 2002 film “Minority Report” postulates a future in which a special police unit can detect crimes before they occur and thereby both prevent the crime and punish its perpetrator. Certainly preventing crimes is better than pursuing, prosecuting and punishing criminals, but two recent, related news stories illustrate how difficult this is in a free culture like ours.

Gilberto Valle, a former New York City police officer, is the “Cannibal Cop.” In March 2013 he was convicted of conspiring with others in Internet chat rooms to kidnap, torture, rape, cook and eat young women, including his wife.

His lawyer contended that her client never intended to carry out his perverse fantasies, that the crimes were only imagined inside of Valle’s bizarre mind. She said, “These are thoughts, very ugly thoughts, and we don’t prosecute people for their thoughts.”

The jury didn’t see it that way. Nevertheless, a year later a judge overturned the guilty verdict, citing insufficient evidence that Valle’s chat room activities were anything other than “fantasy role play.” Last Thursday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the judge’s opinion by a 2-1 vote.

It’s complicated. Had Valle actually committed any of the gruesome crimes that he fantasized, his online activities would have been damning evidence against him, an after-the-fact answer to the question, “Why didn’t we see this coming?”

On the other hand, the case of the Cannibal Cop doesn’t entirely settle this basic question of the Internet age (as expressed by the New York Times): “When does a plot discussed in Internet chat rooms cross the line into actual criminality?”

John M. Crisp Tribune News Service Nevertheless, I’m happy to live in a culture that values the privacy of each citizen’s mind, no matter how gruesome and unseemly, that we spend time and energy addressing questions like these.

Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, crime prevention is taking an only slightly less-complicated tack. On Nov. 26, the city council voted to authorize the city attorney to consider a proposal to collect license plate numbers of cars seen in areas known for prostitution and to send the car owners Dear “John” letters.

According to an Associated Press report, similar letters used elsewhere are typically written in a “cordial tone,” reminding recipients that prostitution isn’t a “victimless crime,” nor is it “an act between two consenting adults.”

Civil libertarians have pushed back over this assumption of guilt, but one city council member says, “If you aren’t soliciting, you have no reason to worry about finding one of these letters in your mailbox.”

She doesn’t say what happens if your mother, girlfriend or wife takes in the mail for you that day.

I’ll decline to take a position on these two efforts to prevent crimes before they happen, except to note the complexity, controversy and tinge of sanctimony embodied in both.

And to wonder, if we want to prevent crime, why we don’t go for the lower-hanging fruit.

For example, the notion that more educated citizens are much less likely to wind

But while we worry about whether prostitutes and “Johns” are actually consenting adults, we’re distracted from the fact that spending more and working harder on education could actually prevent crimes long before they happen. up in prison is thoroughly intuitive. It’s also borne out by study after study. The relationship between education and crime can be expressed in a number of ways, but here’s an example from The American Prospect: In 2008, Texas spent $175 million to imprison residents from just 10 neighborhoods in Houston. Of the six Houston schools evaluated “lower-performing” five are in the neighborhoods with the highest rates of incarceration. Of the 12 higher-performing schools, eight are in the lowest-incarceration neighborhoods.

Yet while Texas spends more than $21,000 per year to keep an inmate incarcerated, it spends around $9,500 to educate each student. Other examples abound.

But while we worry about whether prostitutes and “Johns” are actually consenting adults, we’re distracted from the fact that spending more and working harder on education could actually prevent crimes long before they happen. Just like in “Minority Report.”

John M. Crisp, an op-ed columnist for Tribune News Service, teaches in the English Department at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Readers may send him email at jcrisp@delmar.edu.

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Kelly Welch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Welch of rural Moran and a senior at Kansas State University, has been named a Rhodes Scholar. He was one of four selected from a group of 12 candidates from six Midwestern states for the prestigious honor. Welch will go to England and Oxford University in early October. ***** Sales of adjustable wrenches by TOP-USA, a new division of the Klein Tool Co. in Moran, guarantee a dramatic expansion in production during 1987, Jim Cloud, plant manager, told a group of

about 50 guests at the plant.

He said he expects to hire three trainees the first of January and will continue to add to the workforce as rapidly as is practical. John Smith, Klein Tools manager, also provided tours of the forging operations. Smith said Klein Tools had 132 employees and he expected the workforce to grow to 150 by year end. ***** Dr. Lyle F. Schmaus, who practiced medicine in Iola for nearly 50 years, died today at his home at 1020 N. Jefferson.

He was 87. Dr. Schmaus came to Iola in February, 1933, and closed his office in April, 1982.

During that time he assisted

with the birth of more than 2,000 babies, a part of his practice he gave up after a heart attack in 1960. He was honored by the community on July 8, 1979, which was proclaimed Dr. Lyle Schmaus Day by the mayor. He served as a physician in the U.S. Army for four years during World War II. ***** Sharon Cheung will become a U.S. citizen Dec. 18, when she is naturalized in Kansas City. She and her husband, Paul, have operated the China Palace restaurant for nearly a year. She is a native of Hong Kong who immigrated to the U.S. in 1980. The couple moved to Iola in December of 1985.

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Trump: Plan to ban Muslims necessary in time of war Continued from A1

wrong.” Muslims in the United States and around the world denounced it unconstitutional or offensive.

The front page of the Philadelphia Daily News pictured Trump holding his right hand out as if in a Nazi salute with the headline “The New Furor.” In morning TV interviews today on ABC and CNN, Trump was asked about being compared to Hitler.

The candidate didn’t back down, saying that banning all Muslims “until our country’s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on” is warranted after attacks by Muslim extremists in Paris and last week’s shooting in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14.

“We are now at war,” Trump said, adding: “We have a president who doesn’t want to say that.”

Trump’s proposed ban would apply to immigrants and visitors alike, a sweeping prohibition affecting all adherents of a religion practiced by more than a billion people worldwide.

Trump announced his plan to cheers and applause at a Monday

Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life.

— Donald Trump

Presidential hopefuls react “Donald Trump is or not say.”

— Chris Christie unhinged. His ‘policy’ proposals are not se“Trump’s overreacrious.”

— Jeb Bush tion is as dangerous as President Obama’s “Well, that is not my under-reaction.”

— Carly Fiorina policy. ” — Ted Cruz

evening rally in South Carolina.

“Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life,” Trump said in a written statement.

At the rally he warned that without drastic action, “it’s going to get worse and worse, you’re going to have more World Trade Centers.”

Rod Weader, a 68-yearold real estate agent from North Charleston who attended the rally and said he agreed with Trump’s plan “150 percent.”

“As he says, we have to find out who they are and why they are here,” he said.

Since the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and wounded hundreds more, a number of Republican presidential contenders have proposed restrictions on Syrian refugees — with several suggesting preference for Christians seeking asylum — and tighter surveillance in the U.S. But Trump’s proposed ban goes much further, and his Republican rivals were quick to reject the latest provocation from a candidate who has delivered no shortage of them. “Donald Trump is unhinged,” Jeb Bush said via Twitter. “His ‘policy’ proposals are not serious.”

John Kasich slammed Trump’s “outrageous divisiveness,” while a more measured Ted Cruz, who has always been cautious about upsetting Trump’s supporters, said, “Well, that

“There are folks in this race who don’t care about what the law says because they’re used to being able to just fire people indiscriminately on television. So, they don’t have to worry about what laws say is not my policy.”

Trump’s plan also drew criticism from the heads of the Republican Party in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, the first three states to vote in next year’s presidential primaries.

“It is un-Republican.

It is unconstitutional.

And it is un-American,” said Jennifer Horn, chairwoman of the Republican Party of New Hampshire.

Jog: Iola track team hosts 5K run Continued from A1

Cookie” race and costume contests for children 10 and under.

Winners get their own gingerbread houses.

Youngsters are especially encouraged to dress up, although runners of all ages are wel-

come to wear costumes, Vogel said “The runners can dress any way they want, as long as they stay warm,” Vogel said.

Runners will make their way to the Prairie Spirit Trail.

Track team members

will do the behind-thescenes efforts, although some members may also run in the races, Vogel said.

“We are still trying to find helpers and volunteers,” Vogel said.

Registration is available by going to the

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were in households struggling with their health care costs. That was about half the rate as was faced by the poor and those near the poverty line.

By the first half of this year, the share of the non-poor with

problems was reduced to about 12 percent — modest progress.

But among the poor, the share of those with problems fell from 32.1 percent to 24.5 percent over the same period, a noticeably bigger impact.

The health care law

offers subsidized private insurance for people who don’t have access to job-based coverage as well as expanded Medicaid aimed at low-income adults with no children living at home. The Medicaid expansion is optional for states.

“Jingle Bell Jog 2015” Facebook page. Sign-up sheets also are available at the Thrive Allen County office, 12 W. Jackson Ave. Registration costs between $13 and $18. Each participant will get a drifit shirt.

Online registration runs until noon Dec. 18.

Proceeds will be used to buy new sweats for the track team. The old ones “are as old as Marv,” Vogel joked, referring to Marv Smith, who retired last year as IHS track coach.

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Mustangs lose by 22 to Burlington

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Olivia Bannister

LOUISBURG — Some hot shooting propelled Iola High’s Mustangs out of the gate in a big way Monday.

Junior Joey Zimmerman connected three times from 3-point range in the early going as the Mustangs traded baskets with Burlington, Iola’s opening-round opponent in the Bulldog-Wildcat Classic.

Charles vows to return KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When he planted his right foot and his knee buckled beneath him, the first thing that went through Jamaal Charles’ mind was that it couldn’t possibly be something serious.

Not a torn ligament. Not again.

T h e n , the star running back for Jamaal Charles the Kansas City Chiefs was hit with reality. For the second time in five seasons, one of the most dynamic players in the NFL had torn the ACL in his knee. He was done for the year, and faced the prospect of another round of grueling rehabilitation.

Just as his team’s season See CHIEFS | Page B3

“We played better overall, but we still have a long way to go,” Iola head coach Jay Applegate said. “We lost our legs in the second half.”

Burlington also held a commanding rebounding advantage, Applegate said, which was particularly troublesome with Iola hitting at only 31 percent (14 of 45) from the field.

The Mustangs stayed within shouting distance, 46-34, by See MUSTANGS | Page B6

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IMS hosts Royster The Iola Middle School girls basketball team hosted Chanute on Monday night.

The Ponies’ eighthgrade A team lost, 28-18.

Elysia Kunkler had a team-high 6 points while also adding 3 rebounds.

Kelsey Morrison and Nissa Fountain each recorded 5 points and 8 boards.

Gabby Richards had 2 points.

“We played well, but missed lay ups and going 2-for-20 from the line was too big of a hole to dig out of,” coach Marty Taylor said.

The eighth-grade B team won, 14-10. Richards scored a team-high 4 points. Haley Carlin, Sadrie Overall, Carlie Payne, Allie Utley and Chrissy Helman each had 2 points.

The Ponies’ seventhgrade A team lost, 54-9.

Jenna Miller scored a team-high 8 points while adding 9 rebounds. Britain Folk had Iola’s only other point.

The seventh-grade B team lost, 20-9. Folk led the team with 6 points.

Jocelyn Erbert had 2 points and Taylor Johnson had 1.

Iola’s next game is today against Fort Scott at home starting at 3:30 p.m.

But the Wildcats scored eight unanswered points at the end of the first quarter to take the lead for good. A 20-9 run spanning the second quarter pushed Burlington’s lead to double digits for good in its 58-36 victory.

The loss drops Iola to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in tournament action. The Mustangs don’t have long to mope. They return to action to take on host Louisburg tonight at about 6:30.

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WILDCAT WINTER CLASSIC Yates Center’s annual basketball tournament kicked off Monday night.

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SCC wins first round games

By JONATHAN CZUPRYN The Iola Register

YATES CENTER — In the opening round of the 2015 Wildcat Winter Classic, Yates Center High had its opportunities to advance to the winners’ bracket in both the boys’ and girls’ games against Southern Coffey County.

But the Titans held strong down the stretch in both contests, and, as a result, the Wildcats must begin their own home tournament from the losers’ bracket.

In the girls’ game, SCC defeated Yates Center, 37-24.

The Wildcats had a difficult time trying to stop Danielle Kasprzak, who was the only player in the game with a double-digit scoring performance (10).

With SCC’s Erikah Lyons and Kalyn Deal adding another 8 and 7 points, respectively, the Lady Titans had more scoring from just of

their players than the entire Wildcats team combined.

Still, Yates Center was still very much alive throughout the matchup because it was able to reach the free-throw line 11 times in the night.

Had the Wildcats made all 11 of its attempts from the charity stripe rather than just 4, coach Jason Graf ’s team would have been in position to come back — especially considering the Lady Titans went just 5-for-21 at the free-throw line.

In the boys’ game, SCC defeated Yates Center, 42-40.

Like in the girls’ matchup, the Wildcats’ less-than-stellar free-throw performance may have cost them a chance at victory.

Yates Center finished the night 5-for-11 at the freethrow line.

The Wildcats’ Aaron King had an opportunity to tie the contest at 41 with less than a minute left when he was sent to the line, but he only

sunk 1-of-2 to cut the deficit to 41-40.

After being fouled, SCC knocked down 1-of-2 free throws to extend its lead to 2 points, which was all the Titans would need to claim a win because the Wildcats never got the chance to get off another shot before the game concluded.

Although both Aaron and Josh King for Yates Center put up 10 points each, they were no match for SCC’s duo of Weston Weers and Chonnor Ludolph. The Titans’ two leading scorers recorded 15 points each to account for 71 percent of the team’s offensive output.

With their victories over Yates Center, both the boys and girls teams for SCC will advance in the tournament to face Lebo on Thursday night.

Yates Center, on the other hand, will face off against Altoona-Midway in the losers’ bracket.

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Yates Center Splechter, Hay. — 2-2-4-6 Holloway — 2-0-3-4 Bruner — 2-0-4-4 King, J. — 4-2-4-10 Forsyth — 1-0-1-3 Smith — 1-0-3-3 King, A. — 3-1-0-10 Southern Coffey County Gibson, D. — 0-0-2-0 Isch — 1-0-3-3 Gilbert — 0-1-1-1 Weers — 6-3-3-15 Ludolph — 5-4-4-15 Leimkuhler — 3-2-3-8

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HMS plays Galesburg GALESBURG — The Humboldt Middle School basketball team traveled to Galesburg on Monday to begin its season.

The Lady Cubs’ A team won, 37-10. Maddie Gean scored a team-high 18 points while also adding 7 steals and 6 rebounds.

Emma Johnson had 9 points and 5 steals. Winter Snyder had 4 points, 6 steals and 9 rebounds.

Alayna Johnson had 4 points and 7 rebounds.

And Maycie DeNoon had 2 points. “(We) did some really good things for our first game but still have a lot we can improve on,” coach Scott Brady said.

The B team lost, 1913. Kennady Wilkerson, Kady Hart, Isabelle Murrow, Maycie DeNoon, Bailey Goodell and Ty Sellman each had 2 points.

Kirsten Roush had 1 point.

In the boys games, the Cubs’ A team lost, 42-41. Cooper Jaro finished with a team-high 15 points while also adding 7 rebounds. Josh Hull had 10 points and 7 rebounds.

Conor Haviland had 6 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals. Gunner Elder had 5 points. Briar Orth had 2 points and 3 steals.

And Jackson Aikins had 2 points.

“I was extremely pleased with how we played,” coach Jeremy Weilert. “There are a few things we will improve upon.”

The B team lost, 2418. Drew Schoendaller scored a team-high 6 points while adding 3 steals and 4 rebounds.

Drake Herrington had 4 points and 4 steals. Reid Smith, Jacob Grzybowski, Drake Sellman and Thane Meadows each had 2 points.

Pistorius granted bail PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A judge on Tuesday let Oscar Pistorius remain under house arrest at his uncle’s mansion and set an April sentencing date, five days after an appeals court convicted the double-amputee Olympian of murdering his girlfriend.

His legal team plans to appeal his murder conviction in South Africa’s highest court. Pistorius’ bail amount was 100 times higher when he first appeared in court for the 2013 shooting.

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Foundation officials announced Monday that it has received a $1 million gift from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation of Logan. The Hansen Foundation awards grants and scholarships to those who work to-

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The grant will help fund the renovation of the entrance gallery in the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka.

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Kansas chief justice won’t hear case involving court funding TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court’s chief justice removed himself Monday from a lawsuit over an attempt by legislators to curb the high court’s administrative power that’s threatened the state judiciary’s entire budget.

Chief Justice Lawton Nuss and the high court’s other six members said in a joint, unsigned opinion that the judiciary’s ethics code doesn’t require any of them to step aside. The court is hearing argu-

the entire Supreme Court to remove itself from the case and appoint state Court of Appeals judges in their stead.

But in its joint, unsigned opinion, the Supreme Court said none of the statements issued on its behalf criticizing last year’s law said the statute was unconstitutional. The justices added, if the court cannot rule on questions of its “institutional power,� it “frequently would be unable to fulfill its constitutional duty.�

The law enacted last year by the Republican-dominated Legislature stripped the Supreme Court of its power to appoint the chief judges for the trial courts in each of the state’s 31 judicial districts, giving it to the local judges.

ments in the case Thursday and could rule by the end of the year.

Nuss wrote in a short, separate opinion that he was more involved than the others in public statements criticizing a 2014 law at the heart of the legal dispute and would voluntarily remove himself.

The law enacted last year by the Republicandominated Legislature stripped the Supreme Court of its power to appoint the chief judges for the trial courts in each of the state’s 31 judicial districts, giving it to the local judges.

Lawmakers followed up earlier this year with another law saying that if the administrative change were overturned, the court system’s entire budget through June 2017 would be invalidated, though its enforcement is on hold.

A Shawnee County judge ruled that last year’s law improperly interfered with the power granted to the Supreme Court under the state constitution to administer the judiciary. Attorney General Derek Schmidt, a Republican and former state senator, appealed last month and asked

“Even publicly expressing a viewpoint on the law is not itself grounds for disqualification,� the court’s unsigned opinion said.

Nuss took direct responsibility for the public statements in his separate opinion.

Justices Carol Beier, Lee Johnson, Marla Luckert and Eric Rosen issued their own, joint opinion saying they did not participate in drafting the statements critical of the 2014 law. Justice Caleb Stegall noted in his own opinion that he did not join the Supreme Court until December 2014, after the statements were issued.

Schmidt said in a statement that Nuss’ decision to step aside was “prudent,� and the other justices’ opinions all speak “to the importance of a fair and impartial hearing.�

The lawsuit challenging last year’s policy change was filed by Chief Judge Larry Solomon of the 30th District in south-central Kansas. His attorney, Pedro Irigonegaray, called Nuss’ decision “wise� and said the facts didn’t warrant all of the justices stepping aside. “The court followed the law,� he said.

State lawyers reject arguments raised by death row inmate ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for Georgia filed court papers Monday rejecting arguments by an inmate set to be executed today that prosecutors had used false and misleading testimony to convict him.

Brian Keith Terrell, 47, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at 7 p.m. today at the state prison in Jackson. He was convicted of the June 1992 killing of John Watson, a friend of his mother.

Terrell’s lawyers argued in a court filing Friday that no physical evidence links Terrell to the slaying of the man from Covington, east of Atlanta. They also said Terrell’s cousin, whose testimony prosecutors relied on, has since said he lied to save himself.

Lawyers for the state countered Monday that the courts have already heard and rejected the issues raised by Terrell’s lawyers.

Terrell was on parole when he stole and forged checks belonging to Watson, who reported the theft but asked police not to pursue charges if Terrell returned most of the money. On the day Terrell was to return the money, he had his cousin drive him to Watson’s house, where he shot the 70-yearold man several times and severely beat him, lawyers for the state have said.

Terrell’s cousin, Jermaine Johnson, was his co-defendant and had been in jail for more than a year with the threat of the death penalty hanging over him when he agreed to a deal with prosecutors to testify against Terrell.

Johnson was allowed to plead guilty to a robbery charge, receiving a fiveyear prison sentence.

In a sworn statement submitted Friday by Terrell’s lawyers, defense investigator Melanie Goodwill wrote that Johnson has told her and defense

attorney Gerald King that he was 18 and facing the death penalty and was pressured by police and the prosecutor to testify against his cousin. He told Goodwill and King he would like to give a sworn statement telling the truth but is afraid he might be arrested and put in prison for perjury if he does, Goodwill wrote.

Johnson has consistently testified under oath that Terrell admitted to killing Watson, state lawyers wrote. The hearsay statement given by the defense investigator does not meet the legal bar for new consideration, they wrote.

Prosecutors also misleadingly presented the testimony of a neighbor of Watson’s as having said she saw Terrell at the scene, but the woman said Terrell is not the one she saw and prosecutors never asked her to identify him in court, Terrell’s lawyers wrote.

State lawyers argued

in their filing Monday that Terrell’s attorneys already argued in previous court proceedings that prosecutors knowingly presented false testimony

by Johnson and misleadingly presented the neighbor’s testimony. Those arguments have already been reviewed and rejected by courts, state lawyers argued.

In a separate state court filing, Terrell’s lawyers have challenged the safety and effectiveness of the drug the state plans to use to execute Terrell. They withdrew that challenge Monday but filed a similar complaint in federal court and asked a judge to halt his execution.

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, the only state entity authorized to commute a death sentence, denied clemency after a hearing for Terrell on Monday. As is its custom, the parole board gave no reason for its decision.

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was spiraling out of control.

“Even then, I was just chill,” Charles said. “I just wanted to get the surgery done and get back on my feet again. I want to be ready for the start of next season. I want to play.”

The Chiefs do not allow injured players to speak to reporters at their facility, but Charles agreed to discuss his surgery, recovery and the road back with The Associated Press.

The play that ruined his season was about as innocuous as they come.

After taking a handoff from Alex Smith in Week 5 against Chicago, the four-time Pro Bowler darted forward.

He planted his right foot and tried to go left, where a hole was opening up, and his right knee seemed to collapse.

He fell face-first into the turf at Arrowhead Stadium, which was suddenly as quiet as a funeral parlor.

“It wasn’t something I was even thinking about,” Charles said of an ACL injury. “I was just thinking about getting an MRI and seeing if it was a sprain or something.”

The way I’m moving, I’ll be back before the season starts. I want to be back. I want to play. I want to be out there again.

— Jamaal Charles Kansas City Chiefs running back

Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles (25) dives into the end zone on Sept. 13 at NRG Stadium in Houston. DAVID EULITT/KANSAS CITY STAR/TNS The NFL is a cruel sport, though. So while Charles had taken countless hits since tearing the ACL in his left knee at Detroit in 2011, and almost every time popped right back up, it was a play that didn’t even involve contact that took him down.

And robbed Charles of another year of his prime.

After recovering from his first knee injury, he came back to run for a career-best 1,509 yards.

The following year, he ran for a career-high 12 touchdowns. And last season, he went over 1,000 yards rushing for the third straight season despite some nagging bumps and bruises.

This year was off to a steady start, too. Until the game against Chicago.

There are differences between the first knee injury and this one, Charles said. The rehab from his first made both legs stronger, and that has given him a better base to begin his recovery this time. He is also right-handed, so his right leg is naturally a bit stronger.

But nothing is more important than his outlook. He was emotionally distraught when he got hurt in the second game of the 2011 season, nervous and uncertain about the future. But he’s gone through this process once, and that

has left him in better spirits.

“It’s easier,” he explained, “just because I know what I know.”

That doesn’t mean this recovery isn’t without challenges.

There were difficult days after he was operated on by Dr. James Andrews, and every workout is painful. Then there are those who argue his injury was a blessing for a Chiefs team that lost five of its first six games. Without Charles on the field, coach Andy Reid has become more creative on offense and they have won six straight after Sunday’s win in Oakland.

“That’s OK,” Charles

said. “I’m not worrying about what anybody says. What they were doing when I was there, they could still be doing it.”

Besides, Charles said, “it ain’t me. It’s Coach Reid’s system. I’m just a part of it.”

Indeed, Charcandrick West and Spencer Ware have become fantasy football must-haves while they fill in for Charles, and both journeymen credit him for helping them learn the ropes.

“I’m happy for their success,” Charles said.

“I knew if we got on the same page, we’d be winning. I feel like they’re all clicking on the same page.”

But it’s difficult to watch the sudden success from afar. Charles basically spends his time rehabbing his knee, playing video games — “Destiny” is his title du jour — and spending time with his family, all while wish-

ing he could contribute on the field.

Charles turns 30 next season, ancient for running backs in the modern NFL. But his shiftiness means he rarely takes shots squarely, so he doesn’t have the wear and tear of many others at his position.

And the fact he’s missed most of two seasons because of knee injuries means, assuming he fully recovers from this one, he could have a few good years left.

In other words, Charles intends to earn the $5.75 million in salary and bonuses he is due next season, part of a contract extension signed with Kansas City prior to last season.

“That’s the goal,” he said. I had 11 (games) left in the season when I did it, so it’s a lot of time to come back from it. The way I’m moving, I’ll be back before the season starts. I want to be back.

I want to play. I want to be out there again.”

Adventure show star charged with hunting violations ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A former beauty queen who hosts an Outdoor Channel adventure show illegally shot an Alaska grizzly bear and conspired to cover up the violation, according to charges filed in a rural state court.

Theresa Vail, 25, of Wichita, the star of

“Limitless with Theresa Vail,” is charged with killing a grizzly bear in May without possessing a state bear tag for the animal.

Investigators say she held a single bear tag and shot a male grizzly bear, attempted to kill it with a second shot, and instead fired and killed a second bear, a sow grizzly.

Vail also is charged with unsworn falsification, another misdemeanor. Prosecutor Aaron Peterson in a criminal complaint said Vail signed and backdated a big game tag record to make it appear she had purchased the tag before shooting the bear.

Also charged in the case are master guide Michael Wade Renfro, 46, and assistant guide Joseph Andrew Miller, 45. They conspired to cover up Vail’s violation by obtaining the second bear tag after the bears died and submitted wrong information to game authorities, charging documents say.

Renfro’s attorney, Myron Angstman said Monday that he had not seen the criminal complaint but was aware of the charges.

“It’s an unfortunate event,” Angstman said.

“It was an accidental shooting of a second bear while a person was lawfully engaged in shooting a first bear,” he said. “Those kinds of

things happen once in a great while.”

Afterward, Angstman said, it appears errors in judgment occurred.

Tom Caraccioli, director of communications for the Outdoor Sportsman Group networks, said in an email that the Outdoor Channel is committed to legal and ethical hunting.

“We have strict policies and procedures in place that require all of our talent and producers to abide by all hunting regulations,” he said. “In June, Theresa Vail and the ‘Limitless’ production team alerted the authorities of the situation. The hunt never aired on Outdoor Channel.”

The channel describes the show as “the compelling story of a young, grass roots, red-blooded, all-American woman who is on a mission to overcome stereotypes, break barriers, and use her life story as a platform to help transform people’s opinions of all the things a woman

We have strict policies and procedures in place that require all of our talent and producers to abide by all hunting regulations.

— Tom Caraccioli Outdoor Sportsman Group

should, could and can be.”

Vail is a former Miss Kansas, a member of the Army National Guard and an “ambassador” for Bass Pro Shops, Franchi Shotguns, and the National Rifle Association, according to her biography on the show.

Vail was on a hunt May 19 to May 27 arranged with Renfro’s business, Renfro’s Alaska Adventures, south of Holy Cross, Alaska State Trooper spokeswoman Beth Ipsen said in an email.

According to the criminal complaint, Vail hunted with Miller and used a right-handed bolt action rifle even though she’s left-handed.

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Both bears died.

According to prosecutors, Miller contacted Renfro and a collective decision was made to obtain a second grizzly bear tag. Renfro, according to the criminal complaint, packed the second tag in a bag, flew over the group and dropped it out of a Piper PA-18 airplane. Miller attached the invalid tag to the second bear, and the parties skinned both bears.

Vail a day later signed the second bear tag and backdated it to May 26 to make it appear that it had been purchased the day the bears were killed, according to the complaint.

Renfro and Miller as guides are required to contact authorities to report illegally taken game, according to the complaint.

The film crew on June 3 reported to Alaska Wildlife Troopers what happened.

The investigation comes on the heels of another hunting case that involved a television show.

Clark W. Dixon, host of another Sportsman Channel show, “The Syndicate,” pleaded guilty last month to poaching at remote Noatak National Preserve in northwest Alaska.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Skrocki said the investigation uncovered an extensive illegal outfitting enterprise that operated undetected for years and that hunts were edited to appear legal for Dixon’s TV show.

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Royals keep Chris Young, bring back Joakim Soria NASHVILLE, Tenn.

(AP) — The Royals liked what they saw of Chris Young so much they decided to keep him. And they liked Joakim Soria so much from his past stint in Kansas City they struck a deal to bring him back.

The World Series champions announced an $11.5 million, twoyear contract with Young on Monday and also agreed to a $25 million, three-year deal with Soria that still needs to be finalized.

“Him and Chris Young are very similar people,” general manager Dayton Moore said at the winter meetings.

Details of Soria’s

agreement were provided by a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because it had not yet been announced.

“We’re working towards an agreement.

Nothing is official at this point,” Moore said.

“He’s very poised, great command of his fastball, just very efficient with his pitches. A tremendous presence in the clubhouse.”

A 6-foot-10 righthander who turns 37 in May, Young was the 2014 AL Comeback Player of the Year with Seattle after missing a season while recovering from shoulder surgery. The

Princeton graduate signed a $675,000 deal with the Royals this year and went 11-6 with a 3.06 ERA in 18 starts and 16 relief appearances, earning $2.55 million in performance bonuses.

Among pitchers with 120 or more innings, he led the AL in opponents’ batting average (.202) and fewest hits per nine innings (6.64).

“Our players absolutely loved him. They learned a lot by watching him compete,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “It was that winner’s mindset that he brought in the clubhouse, not only his ability to produce as a pitch-

er on the mound but everything he brought to the table with him that was so important to our team.”

Young won the World Series opener by pitching three hitless innings of relief against the New York Mets and started Game 4, allowing two runs in four innings. Kansas City plans to use him in its rotation next year.

“Chris Young is special,” Moore said. “He’s an unbelievable com-

petitor, and you can make a case that he was the MVP of our pitching staff.”

Young gets $4.25 million next season and $5.75 million in 2017, and the deal includes an $8 million mutual option for 2018 with a $1.5 million buyout. Young can earn $250,000 annually in roster bonuses: $125,000 each for 90 and 120 days on the active major league roster.

Soria, a 31-year-old right-hander, was 3-1

with a 2.53 ERA in 72 relief appearances with Detroit and Pittsburgh this year. He had 160 saves in 180 chances for the Royals from 2007-11.

“Coming back from the Tommy John, I thought his stuff was a little bit softer in his first couple months back. But last year, I thought he was all the way back,” Yost said.

“He was the Soria that we had, and it was very impressive to sit back and watch.”

Cowboys defeat Redskins LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — After the game’s 10th drive finally resulted in the evening’s first points, Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant stalked around the sideline, cursing and yelling and, oddly, even removing his shoes.

He was upset that the football wasn’t being thrown his way.

On the game’s final scoring drive, Matt Cassel’s only two completions both went to Bryant, helping set up Dan Bailey’s 54-yard field goal with 9 seconds left Monday night that gave Dallas a 19-16 victory over the Washington Redskins and allowed the Cowboys to somehow keep themselves in the thick of the playoff chase in the woeful NFC East.

“I was frustrated,” Bryant said of his first-half tantrum.

“But then I had to calm down and understand that this is the game.

Everybody wants to make plays and be there for their team.”

At halftime of a game that was dull until the last 90 seconds, Bryant had zero catches and had been targeted twice. He finished with three receptions

for 62 yards, including a diving 42-yard grab that led to — what else? — a field goal.

“I have to do a better job of giving him more opportunities,” said Cassel, who is now 1-4 as a starter in place of injured quarterback Tony Romo.

The last-place Cowboys (4-8) won for the first time this season without Romo and now are only one game behind the Redskins, New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles, who are all 5-7.

“We are still in this thing,” Bryant said.

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An honest look at herpes: Warts and all Dear Dr. Roach: I think I may have herpes, but I’m not sure. What are the symptoms of the virus? When I go to the doctor, what do I say?

When I was there last time, I was given a urine test for STDs, which was negative, but now I urinate a lot and have a bump on my penis. — M.G. Answer: When we are discussing herpes as a sexually transmitted disease, we usually refer to herpes simplex virus type 2. Even though other herpes viruses can be transmitted sexually, HSV-2 is the most prevalent, with approximately 50 million people in the U.S. infected. HSV-2 usually is asymptomatic, but in both men and women it can be associated with

Dr. Keith Roach To Your Good Health periodic outbreaks of blisters, classically filled with clear fluid and painful. During this time, the virus can be accurately identified by a laboratory. However, it is often not a classic appearance, and it’s wise to consider the diagnosis of HSV for any genital lesion. The quality of the herpes blood test has improved in recent years, and it is a good way to make the diagnosis in someone who doesn’t have a lesion at the time they see the doctor.

Two other STDs —

gonorrhea and chlamydia — can be diagnosed using a urine test, but not HSV. When you go to the doctor, ask for a blood test to rule out herpes definitively.

Urinating a lot is not a usual symptom for STDs, but painful or uncomfortable urination is.

Dear Dr. Roach: I recently heard that after age 50 you should not take in any caffeine. I do enjoy a cup of regular coffee with breakfast. Is this dangerous? — Anon.

Answer: The majority of people over 50 continue to drink and enjoy caffeine in coffee, tea and other drinks. At reasonable doses it is very safe, and previous studies showing links to cancers have been pretty

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thoroughly discredited. I am all in favor of maximizing enjoyment of life in ways that aren’t harmful, and a cup of coffee in the morning is not harmful and is a big source of enjoyment to many.

As we age, many drugs (I’ll consider caffeine a “drug” for this purpose) are metabolized more slowly by the body, so some people may find that the same “dose” affects them more. This may occasionally cause a problem with sleeping for people who drink caffeine later in the day or at night, in which case the solution is to drink less or drink earlier.

Finally, age 50 seems pretty young, to me, to be concerned about changes in drug metabolism.

My boyfriend’s family is a financial drain on him

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Dear Carolyn: I am in a great relationship with the man of my dreams.

We have plans to live together, and we each make a comfortable living.

The problem is his family. None of them is very financially stable, and all of them depend on his help. I love that he is so generous but am bothered that they take advantage of him. It just seems terribly unfair that they are all a financial drain on him because they feel entitled to a lifestyle that they haven’t earned.

If we are going to be sharing our lives and

our finances I want to suggest that he set limits with them but am unsure how to do this without seeming like a horrible Grinch.

— Anonymous Answer: You basically just said you want to jump in and tell him how to deal with his family, and that’s not a great way to start off this next phase of your relationship.

For one thing, you do not, DO NOT want to move in with him unless and until this is resolved in a way you both can embrace fully. Not tolerate, not bear — embrace.

And, you’re not going to get there by throwing

out suggestions without understanding the situation fully. You need to understand why his family is this way. Why is Man o’ Dreams OK with this, assuming he is; what is his limit when it comes to sacrificing his (or your) comfort for theirs; when would he be willing to revisit this arrangement; who would be a higher priority to him than these family members, if there ever came a time when he couldn’t support everyone?

Would he ever help you out, as live-in partner?

Would he only help in the context of marriage?

If he ever has a child,

will the child come first?

So get right at this: Say you’re struggling to understand the arrangement with his family. Ask him to explain more thoroughly. If you expect both of you to have some say in how the other deals with family, then you need to get that out there now.

Then you need to take whatever he says and give it time to prove true. People may want to behave a certain way around family, and promise they will, but nothing’s real until it survives the reality test.

In this case, the test of the likely pushback from his family if he reduces their cash flow.

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ing Iola within arm’s length, 11-9, by the end of the period.

But an extended dry spell spanning the second and third quarters spelled doom.

The Wildcats took full control with a 19-0 run on its way to a 4716 victory.

By the time the Fillies dented the scoreboard again, in the opening minutes of fourth quarter, Burlington had pushed its lead to 30-11.

Junior guard Sydney Wade left the game in the third quarter after colliding with a Burlington player.

In first-half scoring (full game statistics were unavailable at press time) Murry led the way with four points for Iola. Shields had three and Macha two.

The Fillies don’t have to wait long to wash the bitter taste from their mouths.

They return to Louisburg this afternoon at 5 o’clock to take on the host Wildcats.

the end of the third quarter before Burlington slammed the door with a 10-2 run down the stretch. “Our rebounding was horrible,� Applegate said. “We need to want the rebound more than the other team.

Right now, we are pretty puny in that department.�

Zimmerman’s early outburst gave him a team-high 12 points.

Ben Cooper, Isaiah Fawson and Chase Regehr added six points each. Ethan Holloway, Evan Sigg and Mason Ingle each scored two.

Owen Redding scored 20 points to lead the Wildcats.

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the Fillies figured they’d have a tough opponent Monday as well.

Burlington, after all, had won its season-opener, 61-6, over Osawatomie three days earlier.

Iola equalled Osawatomie’s offensive production by the midway point of the first quarter, when Toni Macha’s basket gave the Fillies a 6-4 advantage.

Riley Murry scored a little later in the quarter, and Ashlie Shields hit a free throw, keep-

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