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THE IOLA REGISTER Monday, September 30, 2013
Thompson picked to succeed Bideau By BOB JOHNSON bob@iolaregister.com
Former Allen County Commissioner Kent Thompson was nominated Sunday afternoon to fill the Ninth District seat in the Kansas House of Representatives made vacant by the death of Ed Bideau. “I’m humbled and flattered,” said Thompson, 49, after Jim Talkington, Allen County GOP chairman, announced Thompson had more than enough votes for the nomination, which required at least 29 votes. Thompson’s nomination drew 37 of a possible 57 votes from precinct representatives in Allen and Neosho counties.
Carnival for the kids
His name will be forwarded to Gov. Sam Brownback, who will make the appointment. Vote totals for the other candidates, Jeff Locke, Judy Brigham and Ken Lott, were not announced. “I will do the job to the best of my God-given ability,” Thompson told the gathering of precinct leaders and a handful of spectators. “I will do my best for you and go to bed each night with a clean conscience.” “I’m excited,” Thompson told the Register later Sunday afternoon of the appointment. “I’ve thought about running the last two election cycles, and very seriously last time,” See THOMPSON | Page A4
9,000 tickets sold
Above, Lauryn Holloway, left, Britain Folk, and Jocelyn Erbert try to guess where Hunter Preston will move the ball during the Jefferson PTO Carnival Friday evening. At left, Bryson Yocham, 2, runs through the inflatable obstacle course. Jefferson principal Brad Crusinbery said he hopes to purchase more technology with the funds raised from the carnival. The Jefferson PTO sold around 9,000 tickets. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET Kent Thompson
ACA will help some, ACC theater season heating up force others to dig deep By KAYLA BANZET kayla@iolaregister.com
By GORDON D. FIELDER JR. The Salina Journal
SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Maggie Daisy could have benefited from the Affordable Care Act had it been in force earlier this year. She worked full time for a major fast food franchise that offered no benefits, so when she needed to see a doctor, she did what has long become a tired health care talking point. “If I got sick enough to require medical attention, I had to go to the ER,” said Daisy, a single mother of two teenagers. That emergency room visit, coupled with an outpatient surgery procedure, left the uninsured Salina woman with medical bills totaling more than $2,000 that she is struggling to pay off. “In the long run, I think it will be a good thing for everybody,” she said of the health care overhaul that’s scheduled to begin Jan. 1. “It’s not going to be as affordable for some people as what the government’s thinking,” she added. Subsidies and tax credits apply to families with household incomes between 100 percent and 400 percent of poverty, but a household with an income below that threshold could
face sticker shock. A check with insureks.org, the website established by the Kansas Insurance Department where applicants will go beginning Oct. 1 to shop for insurance plans, shows why this is so. The site shows that a 27-year-old single mother living in Saline County with three children and an annual income of $23,550 could expect a monthly health insurance premium of $533. However, she could qualify for an estimated $493 in advanced tax credits, lowering the premium to $40 a month. But were her income to drop by just a dollar, she would fall below the poverty line and, if she’s ineligible for Medicaid, she’d pay full freight — $533 a month — or 27 percent of her monthly income on health insurance. Salinan Patty Killingsworth, 54, used the calculator and discovered she would not be in line for a bargain-basement insurance premium. A rheumatoid arthritis sufferer, Killingsworth was forced to quit work when the arthritis attacked her spine. She was covered by her employer’s insurance but now is on COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act), which allows workers who See ACA | Page A4
Quote of the day Vol. 115, No.237
The Allen Community College Theater is gearing up for a jam-packed year. Directors Tony Piazza and Susan McKinnis have chosen pieces for every season and are excited to get them started. “Every year we do four shows,” Piazza said. “We do the musical first in October, typically a play in the winter, the student one-acts around
February and a comedy or drama in April.” Piazza and McKinnis take turns directing the plays and musicals “It’s our mission as a college to give a variety of experiences,” Piazza said. Piazza will start the season by directing the lighthearted “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” The musical will premiere Oct. 1012. Show times are 7:30 p.m. at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.
“We pick our musicals by the talent we have coming in,” Piazza said. He said a mix of students audition for the theater performances, including theater majors, music majors and hobbyists. In December, McKinnis will direct “The Diary of Anne Frank.” It is a newly adapted play based on Frank’s autobiography, “Anne Frank: The See THEATER | Page A4
Keaton Celebration wraps up Dave Macleod interviews Melissa Talmadge Cox, Buster Keaton’s granddaughter, and Barbara Talmadge, Keaton’s daughter-in-law, Saturday afternoon at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Attendees came from across the nation to celebrate the silent film star’s career. REGISTER/STEVEN SCHWARTZ
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