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THE IOLA REGISTER Wednesday, November 6, 2013
ACC highlights donor spirit
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Pragmatic candidates win overall By KEN THOMAS Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Electability and pragmatism won. Ideology and rigidity lost. In Democratic-leaning New Jersey, voters gave Republican Chris Christie a second term and rewarded him for his bipartisan, get-it-done, inclusive pitch. In swing state Virginia, voters narrowly rejected Republican Ken Cuccinelli’s uncompromising, conservative approach. If there’s a lesson from Tuesday’s off-year elections, it might be that during a time of deep divisions within the Republican Party, staunchly conservative GOP candidates who press ideological positions have difficulty winning general elections in competitive states. Candidates with mainstream appeal like Christie in New Jersey and Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Virginia can overcome obstacles that might trip up others. Christie, in a victory speech aimed at national Republicans, said Americans “angry with their dysfunctional government in Washington” could look to his state as a model for getting things done. “I know that if we can do this in Trenton, New Jersey, maybe the folks in Washington, D.C., should tune in their TVs right now,” Christie said. “See how it’s done.” Christie trounced his Democratic opponent, state Sen. Barbara Buono, offering a template for Republicans who want to win and attract a broad coalition of voters. His See ELECTION | Page A6
ACC President John Masterson addresses guests of the ACC Endowment Association’s Scholarship Luncheon Tuesday afternoon in the red barn at the college. Below, members of the ACC theater program provide entertainment. REGISTER/STEVEN SCHWARTZ
Endowment luncheon brings donors, students together By STEVEN SCHWARTZ The Iola Register
A culture of support has grown at Allen Community College over the past 90 years, and hundreds gathered to show their thanks to those who have contributed. The ACC Endowment Association Scholarship Luncheon brought a full crowd to the red barn to celebrate ACC’s 90th year Tuesday morning. The college was founded in 1923. “It’s a great chance to sit across from the students and meet them face-to-face,” Endowment Association President Jim Bauer said. “It’s refreshing to see these young minds.”
Students were seated next to their contributing scholarship donors at the banquet, and had the chance to thank their supporters in person — or at least put a face with a name. REAGAN Vigola, 19, is a first-year student at ACC who received the Gary and Barbara McIntosh Scholarship. She came to Iola after graduating from Topeka High School to play soccer. She has a twin sister, Jordan, who is also studying at the college. Her coach Jeremy McGinnis, moved to Iola as well from Topeka, and convinced her to See ACC | Page A5
Safety concerns addressed for old hospital building By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register
Cubs victorious in playoff opener
Humboldt High’s Hunter Murrow (9), Alex Murrow (10), Zack Osborn (51) and Dalton Modlin (62) hold the Bi-District championship plaque aloft Tuesday after securing a 13-6 victory over Central Heights to open the Class 3A playoffs. More details about the game, as well as Yates Center’s thrilling, 38-36 win at previously unbeaten West Elk in eight-man playoff action, is on B1. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
Quote of the day Vol. 116, No. 9
Once the old Allen County Regional Hospital is abandoned, James Gentry will patrol it once or twice a day, including weekends, to check its operating systems and ensure the building is secure. Gentry is a member of the hospital’s maintenance staff and will look after the older hospital in addition to his duties at the new hospital on North Kentucky. He will be paid an additional $400 a week, which will include compensation for any overtime Gentry might incur if problems surface. Cameras, inside and out, will provide round-the-clock surveillance, Gentry told Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning. He also will confer with Sheriff Bryan Murphy and Iola Chief of Police Jared Warner to enlist local officers in security efforts. Alert systems will be attached to boilers, pumps and other sensitive equipment that might fail if problems weren’t handled quickly, he said.
“First thoughts are not always the best.”
— Vittorio Alfieri, Italian poet 75 Cents
The clinic attached to the older hospital will remain in service after the new one goes on line, which prompted Gentry to recommend locking doors in a basement corridor connecting the two. Commissioners are uncertain how long they will have to maintain the older hospital, and because of that will not move a back-up emergency generator that could be used by Public Works or at the courthouse. “We don’t want to get in any hurry with it,” said Commission Chairman Dick Works. To date, no one has shown encouraging interest in the hospital as a site for another enterprise, and commissioners have no thoughts about what to do with it. The building is about 60 years old, but has been maintained and gives all indications of being rock-solid from a structural standpoint. COMMISSIONERS eventually will confront what position to take in regard to concealed carry See HOSPITAL | Page A5
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