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Wednesday, November 9, 2016
TRUMP’S STUNNER
By JULIE PACE The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump claimed his place today as America’s 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters’ economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House. Trump’s triumph over Hillary Clinton, not declared until well after midnight, will end eight years of Democratic dominance of the White House. He’ll govern with Congress fully under Republican control and lead a country deeply divided by his rancorous campaign against Clinton. He faces fractures within his own party, too, given the numerous Republicans who either tepidly supported his nomination or never backed him at all. As he claimed victory, Trump urged Americans to “come together as one united people.” Clinton, who hoped to become the nation’s first female president, called her Republican rival to concede
Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to supporters after winning the election at a party at the Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York City early this morning. J. CONRAD WILLIAMS JR./NEWSDAY/ TNS
but did not plan to speak publicly until this morning. Trump, who spent much of the campaign urging his supporters on as they chanted “lock her up,” said the nation owed Clinton “a major debt of gratitude” for her years
of public service. The Republican blasted through Democrats’ longstanding firewall, carrying Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, states that hadn’t voted for a GOP presidential candidate since the 1980s. He
needed to win nearly all of the competitive battleground states, and he did just that, including Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and others. Global stock markets and See TRUMP | Page A6
Supreme Court justices favored to survive By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas voters appeared to be blocking a push from conservatives to give Republican Gov. Sam Brownback a chance Lawton Nuss to remake the Kansas Supreme Court and ousted some of his allies from the Legislature in a backlash over the state’s bud-
get problems. Five of the Supreme Court’s justices were on the ballot in Tuesday’s election for a yes-or-no decision by voters statewide on whether they remain on the bench. Four were appointed by previous governors and strongly criticized by conservatives, abortion opponents and critics of rulings overturning death sentences in capital murder cases. But the court’s defenders benefited from voters’ frustration with the state’s fiscal woes. Kansas has struggled
to balance its budget since GOP lawmakers slashed personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013 at Brownback’s urging in an effort to stimulate the economy. With returns looking favorable for all of the court members on the ballot, Chief Justice Lawton Nuss issued a statement saying, “we will continue to make rulings without fear or favor, under the law.” In another sign of voters’ discontent, at least nine Republicans in the Kansas House lost their seats to
Democratic challengers. The down-ballot races became the state’s most notable contests this year because they represented a referendum on the term-limited governor. Fellow GOP conservatives control both legislative chambers, and ousting Supreme Court justices would allow Brownback to appoint their replacements. The campaign against the justices began with murder victims’ families, but abortion opponents also wanted See COURT | Page A4
Voters stick with Murphy By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
Tense election nights are becoming old hat for Bryan Murphy. For the second time in three months, Murphy fended off a spirited challenge in his bid for a second term as Allen County Sheriff. On Tuesday, Murphy defeated his c h a l l e n g e r, Kent Iola police of- Thompson ficer Michael Aronson, 2,867 to 2,495 (53 percent to 47 percent). “I am honored and humbled (voters) have reaffirmed their trust in me,” he said. “I will work tirelessly on your behalf to help address challenges, and to secure lasting and meaningful improvements to Allen County’s quality of life.” Murphy’s 372-vote margin wasn’t secured until the final See MURPHY | Page A6
Wind farm moving ahead By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register
EDP Renewables, a national company headquartered in Houston, has options on about 10,000 acres of Allen County farmland and will learn Nov. 29 whether planning commissioners will recommend zoning to permit wind farms countywide. Discussion of wind farms has surfaced in two previous planning meetings. At the first meeting no opposition was expressed. At the second, with “six or seven people there, some were opposed,” County Counselor Alan Weber said. Opposition centered on esthetics, he said, with those so disposed See WIND | Page A3
One-acts tickle the funny bone The Marmaton Valley High School drama department is bringing a series of comic one-act plays to the stage of the old gymnasium at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Above, left, Isabella Duke plays a detective in “Law and Order: Fairy Tale Unit.” Behind her are six out of seven dwarfs: Genna Mitchell, Beth Yarnell, Molly Henderson, Kirsten Adams, Jailen Adams and Allison Heim (prone). At right, three little pigs stand trial. They are, from left, Kaitlyn Knavel, Josh Wise and Allison Heim. The three short plays, which run in succession with a brief intermission, are directed by MVHS teacher Katie Farrell. REGISTER/RICK DANLEY
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