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St. Timothy’s primed to feed the masses

By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church will dedicate its new dining hall and expanded kitchen area Saturday evening. The event is by invitation, and will be followed by a public grand opening on Jan. 21.

For 10 years the church has served community meals once a month. Long ago facilities became fist-tight with 160 to 180 people being fed at each monthly session.

The kitchen was so compact that it was difficult to

stir a vat of soup and remove hot rolls from the oven at the same time.

At mid-summer, knowing her health was failing, the Rev. Jan Chubb orchestrated efforts to solve space problems. The Reverend passed away Sept. 25. The tightly knit membership of 34 enthusiastically took on the building project and mounted a capital campaign to raise $135,000.

Worth noting is that St. Timothy’s is the second smallest Episcopal church in See CHURCH | Page A2

Ready for Christmas An overnight storm dumped about 2½ inches of snow, according to readings this morning at Iola’s Water Plant. The remnants of the storm created a picturesque blanket of white at the courthouse (above) and on street signs in Iola.

The winter storm also kept Allen County sheriff’s deputies busy as they responded to several accidents related to slick roads. Warmer temperatures are expected starting Friday.

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Barbara Wille, from left, Sue O’Connor, Bud Sifers and Donna Sifers sit around a table in St. Timonthy’s Episcopal Church’s new parish hall. REGISTER/BOB JOHNSON

Professional joins ‘Nutcracker’ cast

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Rhonda Dewitt, left, and Ashley Vogel work with the Big Brother Big Sister program in Southeast Kansas. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET

Big Brother Big Sister program relaunches

By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register

The Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters program in Allen and Neosho County is relaunching.

“We have a new working model in the state and new practices in the program,” area director Rhonda Dewitt said. “We have new staff in place and are trying to better promote the program.”

Dewitt oversees the southeast Kansas area. Ashley Vogel is the match support specialist for Allen, Neosho, Montgomery and Wilson counties and is helping Dewitt. Vogel has degrees in family studies and gerontology.

She recently was the administrator at Moran Manor. Vogel herself was a Big Sister when she was in college at Kansas

State University.

“I know there is a huge need for this program here,” Vogel said. “We’ve made our first match in Allen County already.”

Big Brothers Big Sisters is a mentor program that works to reach at-risk youth in the community. Just like an older sibling, the mentor takes a youth under his wings and spends time with them. A mentor typically spends one hour a week in volunteering their time. Bigs and Littles are matched based on interests. If a child is interested in the outdoors then Vogel tries to find a Big that also has a passion for outdoor activities.

“We try to find them a Big who can connect with them,” she said.

Eight out of 10 Littles come See BBBS | Page A4

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Cooper Studios Dance Center dancers will bring the magic of “The Nutcracker,” to Iola once again this holiday season. This year the company will have a special guest dancer.

Alec Roth, a professional dancer from Milwaukee, Wis., will perform multiple scenes with the young dancers. Roth, 24, dances in the Quad Cities, a region of four counties in northwest Illinois and Southeastern Iowa.

“Jesse and I go way back.

Kristopher Estes-Brown was his teacher and he’s been very helpful to both of us,” Roth said.

Roth has performed “The Nutcracker” 11 years in a row, playing multiple roles.

“In the first act I’m playing a party parent and the snow king,” Roth said. “In the second act I will be doing an Arabian dance with Emily (Weide).”

Roth said the snow scene is

Alec Roth, left, dances with Emily Weide during the Arabian scene in “The Nutcracker.” Cooper Studios Dance Center will perform the show at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET his favorite.

“I’ve done Snow King once before. I really like how the snow is falling. It’s beautiful and the music is amazing. It’s really wonderful,” he said.

The company has only had a short period of time to practice with Roth and perfect his scenes.

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Madison Ave. building fails to sell Iola’s iconic H.L. Miller and Son building — most recently home to Madison Avenue Steaks and Chops — remains for sale.

Three bids from prospective buyers were opened Wednesday morning at Community National Bank. None met the base bid of $250,000, reported Mike Waldman, CNB vice president.

The two top bidders, who

were on hand for the opening, were told about the base bid.

One declined to pursue the matter further. The other indicated he would check with investors to determine if he could meet the asking price, Waldman said.

The large brick building at the intersection of Madison Avenue and State Street has been shuttered since January 2013. Owner Dan Neal is in

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failing health, following his wife’s death from cancer, and is no longer able to operate the restaurant on his own.

AN ARTICLE in the Dec. 3 Register incorrectly reported the building opened as the H.L. Miller and Son dress factory.

Rather, the building was See MADISON | Page A4

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the eastern Kansas diocese.

The result was a 1,000-square-foot addition to the southwest corner of the church.

Sue O’Connor, one of the principles of the church as well as the meals program, likes to crow that all materials for the addition and the expanded kitchen were purchased locally, with exception of a large commercial grade sink and hanging lights in the dining room. The lights found their way to Iola from a church salvage company in Iowa.

The first public event for the new quarters will be when members of Allen Community College’s basketball teams are fed on Dec. 29.

“It will be the second year we’ve fed the basketball teams,” O’Connor said. “The college cafeteria is closed over the (holiday) break and we want the kids to have a good, homecooked meal.”

St. Timothy’s had a similar meal — the fourth year straight — for the college cross country team before fall semester classes took up and cafeteria meals were available.

While monthly meals have become a standard, the church canceled this fall’s Thanksgiving feast due to the construction.

“We’ll do the Thanksgiving meal again next year,” Donna Sifers said.

The meals come primarily from food prepared and donated by members, with the church bearing remaining costs.

“The thing is, we don’t buy food with any money donated by people who come to eat,” O’Connor said. “Although, we do encourage people to contribute.”

But, if someone doesn’t have the financial wherewithal, their plates are just as full as those who do.

Fact is, she said, “we want to feed people who are hungry.”

Proceeds from donations — it isn’t unusual for a $100 bill to show up in the basket — are used to help disadvantaged and poor folks in the Iola area. Some goes to organizations, such as Hope Unlimited, but individuals benefit, too.

The women, including Barbara Wille, said typical purchases include gas cards, or sometimes things such as false teeth or hearing aids.

At one meal a child and adult came and mentioned they had only the clothes on their backs.

The next day they were treated to new clothing.

Food also is kept on hand to help families whose money and food run out before the next

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Work is complete on a 1,000-square-foot addition to St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church. REGISTER/BOB JOHNSON pay day.

St. Timothy’s and Sonic Equipment share responsibility for a weekend backpack food program. The church makes sure kids attending Jefferson and McKinley schools have nutritious meals over the weekend; Sonic Equipment does the same for Lincoln and Iola Middle schools.

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from members “believing in each other and what we’re trying to do to help others,” O’Connor said.

“We’re like a family,” Sifers chimed in.

“We don’t have any committees,” O’Connor added. “Whenever something needs to be done, like the additional to the church or the monthly meals, we all just pitch in and get it done.

“I think us being such a small church helps out,” rather than hinders its mission of benevolence. “You make

a couple of telephone calls and everything gets done.”

“There never are any arguments,” Sifers professed. “We’re really all very close.”

Again, the women proclaimed, it all is testimony to Chubb and her ability of drawing the congregation together to live their faith and be helpful to those in need.

“She gave us the courage to do all we’ve done,” O’Connor said. “Everything we’ve needed seems to have fallen into our laps and I’m sure Jan (Chubb) is in Heaven watching over us.”

When Chubb understood she wouldn’t be with the church much longer, she made arrangements for a replacement.

The Rev. David Kent comes from Lawrence twice a month and on alternating Sundays a priest comes from one of 10 area Episcopal churches to lead services.

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New York announces fracking ban ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York plans to prohibit hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, citing unresolved health issues and dubious economic benefits of the widely used gas-drilling technique and delighting opponents who previously managed to win only local bans.

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Police report Weather cited in accident Chance M. Hunley, Columbus, was southbound on U.S. 75, about four miles south of Yates Center, Wednesday evening when he lost control of his pickup on the slick pavement.

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gas-rich rock formation that has also led to a drilling boom in nearby states, has banned shale gas development since the state began its environmental review in 2008. Wednesday’s announcement, though not final, means a ban is all but etched in stone.

“Never before has a state with proven gas reserves banned fracking,” said Deborah Goldberg, an attorney with Earthjustice, adding that the decision “will give courage to elected leaders throughout the country and world: fracking is too dangerous and must not continue.”

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“We are very disappointed that it appears the governor is unwilling to be a leader and is going to pass the buck at the expense of New Yorkers,” said Jack Gerard, president of the American Petroleum Institute. “This technology has been used for over 65 years in the United States. It’s been demonstrated repeatedly after drilling millions of wells that we’re able to do it while protecting the environment and protecting the people.”

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Putin accuses West of trying to defang Russian bear MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed today to fix Russia’s economic woes within two years, voicing confidence that the plummeting ruble will recover and promising to diversify Russia’s gas-dependent economy.

Putin also displayed a defiant stance toward the West, which he insisted was still trying to destroy Russia.

Putin acknowledged that Western economic sanctions over Russia’s actions in Ukraine was just one factor behind Russia’s economic crisis, accounting for roughly 25 to 30 percent of the ruble’s troubles. He said a key reason for the currency’s recent fall was the nation’s failure to ease its overwhelming dependence on oil and gas exports.

The current situation has been provoked by external factors, but it’s worth noting that we haven’t done what we planned to do to diversify our economy.

— Russian President Vladimir Putin

The Russian leader sought to soothe market fears that the government could use administrative controls, such as obliging exporters to sell their currency earnings, to help stabilize the ruble.

Putin said the nation’s currency reserves are sufficient to keep the economy in stable condition, adding that the Central Bank shouldn’t aimlessly “burn” its $419 billion in reserves.

“Our economy will overcome the current situation. How much time will be needed for that? Under the most unfavorable circumstances I think it will take about two years,” he said.

Putin struck a defiant note against America and the European Union, saying that sanctions slapped against Russia after it seized the Black Sea region of Crimea in March were part of a historical

campaign to weaken Russia. He accused the West of trying to infringe on Russia’s sovereignty, adding that the Ukrainian crisis was just a pretext for Western action.

“Sometimes I think, maybe they’ll let the bear eat berries and honey in the forest, maybe they will leave it in peace,” said Putin, referring to Russia’s famed symbol.

“They will not. Because they will always try to

North Korea-linked Sony hack may be costliest ever WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators have now connected the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. to North Korea, a U.S. official said Wednesday, though it remained unclear how the federal government would respond to a break-in that exposed sensitive documents and ultimately led to terrorist threats against moviegoers.

Until Wednesday, the Obama administration had been saying it was not immediately clear who might have been responsible for the computer break-in. North Korea has publicly denied it was involved, though it did issue a statement earlier this month describing the hack as a “righteous deed.”

The unidentified hack-

ers had demanded that Sony cancel its release of the movie “The Interview,” a comedy that included a gruesome scene depicting the assassination of North Korea’s leader. Sony on Wednesday canceled the Dec. 25 release, citing the threats of violence at movie theaters that planned to show the movie, and later said there were no further plans to release the film.

Tracing the origins of hacker break-ins and identities of those responsible is exceedingly difficult and often involves surmise and circumstantial evidence.

Investigators typically disassemble any hacking tools left behind at the crime scene and scour them for unique characteristics that might iden-

tify who built or deployed them. Hints about origin might include a tool’s programming code, how or when it was activated and where in the world it transmitted any stolen materials.

In some cases, investigators will trace break-ins by hackers to “command and control” computers or web servers, and logs in those machines or information in Internet registration records might provide further clues about who is behind the hack.

Sometimes, hackers using aliases are identified on social media networks or in chat rooms discussing targets or techniques.

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key because it had many commonalities with preexisting malware — specifically Operation Troy and DarkSeoul — used in North Korea-linked cyberattacks on South Korean media and its financial institutions in recent years, according to the security professional, who was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Security professionals looked at the code structure, the language setting and time zone, and then looked at what infrastructure the malware was using to communicate, the professional said. In the end, a singular IP address in Bolivia seemed to match the server used in the DarkSeoul attack, while two others led to Singapore and Thailand.

Because North Korea is highly controlled in its connection to the outside world, links back to it are almost always to proxies or presumed connections to the country, the security professional said.

Beyond the technical commonalities, the professional said, the circumstantial evidence was strong, including a June declaration by the North Korean foreign ministry that the movie would be considered an “act of war.”

It wasn’t immediately clear how the U.S. government was preparing to respond to the Sony hack.

Bernadette Meehan, National Security Council spokeswoman, said the United States was “considering a range of options.”

put him on a chain, and as soon as they succeed in doing so they tear out his fangs and his claws.”

He said by fangs and claws he meant Russia’s nuclear weapons, adding that the West wants to weaken Russia to win control over its rich natural resources.

“Once they’ve taken out his claws and his fangs, then the bear is no longer necessary. He’ll become a stuffed animal,” he said.

“The issue is not Crimea, the issue is that we are protecting our sovereignty and our right to exist.”

Despite his anti-Western rhetoric, Putin urged a political solution for the crisis in Ukraine, where pro-Russian insurgents have been battling Ukrainian government troops since April, leaving 4,700 people dead.

Putin also held out hope for normalizing ties with the West, saying that Russia still hopes to expand its gas supplies to southern Europe using a prospective gas hub on Turkey’s border with Greece.

Putin said the government and the Central Bank are generally working correctly to deal with the current economic woes, albeit some of their action was belated.

“The current situation has been provoked by external factors, but it’s worth noting that we haven’t done what we planned to do to diversify our economy,” Putin said.

Putin eventually toned down his accusations against his foes, who he previously branded as agents for the West bent on undermining Russia.

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Political debate reignites over Cuba Ballet: Nutcracker WASHINGTON (AP) — The surprising move

by President Barack Obama to restore U.S. ties with Cuba reignited long-simmering political passions over the fate of the island nation, reinforcing yet another difference between Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and several Republicans eyeing bids for the White House.

Yet even in Florida, the nation’s most essential swing state, those distinc-

tions may not matter as much as they once did amid an increasingly diverse electorate of Hispanic voters and younger Cuban-Americans, many of whom do not share the same fervor to depose Cuba’s Castro brothers as their parents and grandparents.

“If you’re a third-generation Cuban, in your mid-30s, went to college here ... things that define your worldview are not Cuban embargo poli-

tics,” said Steve Schale, a Florida-based Democratic strategist who led Obama’s state effort in 2012.

Among potential Republican presidential candidates, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio led the attack Wednesday on Obama’s plans to ease of economic and travel restrictions on Cuba, to open an embassy in Havana and to review the communist nation’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. Ru-

bio and others called the decision an appeasement of the Castro regime and criticized the release of Cuban spies as part of the deal.

“When America is unwilling to advocate for individual liberty and freedom of political expression 90 miles from our shores, it represents a terrible setback for the hopes of all oppressed people around the globe,” said Rubio, the son of Cuban exiles.

New pastor joins Seventh-day Adventist Church Michael (Mike) Hill will serve as the new pastor of the Seventhday Adventist Church in Iola.

Pastor Hill comes to Iola with many years of pastoral experience.

He holds a bachelor’s in theology and is currently working toward his master’s degree in pastoral ministry. Prior to this position, he pastored churches in North Carolina, Alabama and Florida. He was an associate pastor

in South Carolina and served as an assistant pastor in Tennessee.

Hill said he looks forward to working with the members in Iola and integrating himself into the community.

Mike will be joined in team ministry by his wife, Marla.

The Iola Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2401 S. State St., has worship service at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday. Visitors are welcome.

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DEWITT said in the past the program lacked a direct focus but this has changed now that Vogel is staffed full time.

“We might have people who have inquired before and we want them to do their best by trusting us again that we will get matches moving,” Dewitt said.

“We’re open to speaking at any community groups and we will start doing info sessions for people who

members can help raise funds for BBBS programs in the southeast Kansas area. Patrons are able to purchase tickets for a chance to win a Canadian Spring Black Bear hunt or Canadian fishing trip. Tickets are $80 each and the purchaser can choose which agency they would like to COMMUNITY

built in 1910 by local businessmen to help attract new industries to Iola.

The first occupant was the Wheeler-Motter Mercantile Co., which later became the Wheeler Overall Factory.

H.L. Miller & Son acquired the building in 1933.

The building sat vacant for years after the dress factory relocated to Miller Road before it was converted into a

steakhouse and then a sports bar.

Many of the restaurant furnishings remain. Most of the upper level also has been remodeled, including a living area and a cigar bar.

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from single-parent homes and live at or are below the poverty level. Six out of 10 Littles come from alcohol and drug addiction backgrounds.

There is a large need for mentors in the program. The BBBS office is located in the basement of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce office, 208 W. Madison Ave. Littles and Bigs can pick up an application at the office, call Vogel at 363-4277 or apply online www.bbbs. org.

Littles are ages 5 to 17 and Bigs can apply if they are 18 and older.

There is no waiting list in place at this time.

Vogel said they are currently accepting applications for both Bigs and Littles.

Different options for Bigs exist within the programs. A community based option involves individuals or families who spend time with their Little doing everyday activities three to four times per month. Site-based matching is when individuals meet with their Little once a week at a specific site. These options can also be combined.

Vogel and Dewitt would love to see the program take off in the school systems. In a school setting, the mentors must be at least 16 years old and work with younger students. In Cherryvale, Vogel has 33 Bigs in the school system.

“I’m hoping to put that in place here soon,” she said.

are interested,” Dewitt said.

By this time next year they would like to see the program grow to 100 matches. Dewitt has a positive mindset for the relaunch of the program in Allen County.

“I’m encouraged by the other counties’ success with the program,” Dewitt said

“I got here on Monday and it’s been kind of a wild ride,” he said.

“I normally would have a month to rehearse a show.”

He said dancing with younger dancers is a great learning experience for them.

“I was talking to Jesse and this is a lot of the girls’ first time to partner with a professional,” he said. “It’s a valuable experience for them.”

In a typical year Roth dances in 50 shows with his company. He

said he knew he wanted to become a professional dancer at the age of 15. Roth has valuable advice for young male dancers.

“Just do it,” he said. “If people give you trouble for being a dancer don’t even worry about it. Do whatever you want to.

You have only to make yourself happy.”

Showtimes for The Nutcracker are at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $10.

The students are under the direction of Jesse Cooper.

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Another Bush tests presidential waters Jeb Bush would be a strong presidential Republican candidate for 2016.

As the former governor of Florida he knows the constraints of a budget, he has a strong base of support, a familial tie to the Hispanic community, incredible name recognition, is a staunch supporter of public education, and he’s made himself an authority on immigration.

In his 2013 book, “Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution,” Bush endorses a pathway for illegal immigrants to attain legal resident status, but not citizenship. That in itself would woo a large swath of Hispanics the Republican way, plus the fact that his wife of 40 years, Columba, is a native of Mexico. Jeb Bush handles Spanish as easily as his native tongue.

Four U.S. families have had two generations occupy the White House: the Adamses, Roosevelts, Harrisons and Bushes.

If Jeb Bush were nominated, the fact that the office is viewed somewhat of a legacy — not necessarily a good thing — would be poohpoohed if Hillary Clinton were the Democrats’ choice.

And vice-versa.

Detractors say Bush has been out of elective politics too long and is rusty. He last campaigned for governor in 2002.

But not being a perennial candidate has its positives.

Since serving as governor, Bush spent several years studying public education and advocating for the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

He’s also used that time to make a lot of money.

He serves on the board of directors of a handful of large corporations, including Tenet Healthcare, which has paid him more than $2 million for his service to date.

He’s also dabbled in real estate and private equity finance. As a public speaker, he generally garners $50,000 a pop.

Jeb takes a dip: First flavor of the week Jeb Bush is “actively exploring” a run for President of the United States, making him the first Republican to make his exploration official.

When he announced his decision on Tuesday, some political observers quickly pointed to polls that showed Bush with a huge lead over most other potential contenders for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. There is a political word that perfectly describes that line of thinking.

“Poppycock.”

Winning a presidential nomination requires a lengthy, brutal campaign in which big names fall and unknowns rise from nowhere. There are no guarantees. And before there

JEB BUSH has demonstrated a willingness to butt up against mainstream conservative thought, giving Republicans a candidate those on both sides of the aisle could strongly consider.

That takes guts, not ego.

Good for him.

— Susan Lynn

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is even a race, there can be no “front-runners.”

In the 2000 presidential primaries, Sen. John McCain was the first Republican to announce his candidacy. He had name recognition, establishment credentials, and the ability to raise tons of money.

He lost to lesser-known Gov. George W. Bush of Texas.

In the 2008 primaries, Sen. Hillary Clinton announced shortly after Sen. Barack Obama did. But she had the name recognition, establishment credentials, and ability to raise tons of money. Hardly anyone had heard of Obama.

She lost.

There will be no 2016 coronation. The primaries will

be hard-fought on both sides, and winning is going to take toughness, determination, endurance, good strategy and luck.

On the Republican side, Jeb Bush is the Flavor of the Week. On the Democratic side, it is Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who keeps telling reporters she is not running (present tense) rather than she will not run (future tense). Other weeks will bring other flavors, and primary voters are going to try them all (except, possibly, Huntsman Vanilla and Edwards Nut Crunch). Who knows which one they will prefer in a year and a half ?

— New Hampshire Union Leader

Budget problems A new beginning with Cuba must be addressed Historic accord would patch torn relations Following months of secret negotiations with the Cuban government, President Obama on Wednesday announced sweeping changes to normalize relations with Havana, a bold move that ends one of the most misguided chapters in American foreign policy.

The administration’s decision to restore full diplomatic relations, take steps to remove Cuba from the State Department list of countries that sponsor terrorism and roll back restrictions on travel and trade is a change in direction that has been strongly supported by this page.

The White House is ushering in a transformational era for millions of Cubans who have suffered as a result of more than 50 years of hostility between the two nations.

Mr. Obama could have taken modest, gradual steps toward a thaw. Instead, he has courageously gone as far as he can, within the constraints of an outmoded 1996 law that imposes stiff sanctions on Cuba in the pursuit of regime change.

“These 50 years have shown that isolation has not worked,” Mr. Obama said. “It’s time for a new approach.”

ship, the country has begun a process of economic reforms that have empowered ordinary Cubans and lifted travel restrictions the government cruelly imposed on its citizens.

“We must learn the art of coexisting with our differences in a civilized manner,” he said on Wednesday.

The changes the Obama administration announced have the potential to empower Cuba’s growing entrepre-

These 50 years have shown that isolation has not worked. It’s time for a new approach.

Pres. Obama

neurial class by permitting commercial and financial transactions with the United States. The White House also intends to make it easier for American technology companies to upgrade the island’s primitive Internet systems, a step that could go a long way toward strengthening civil society. Given Cuba’s complicated history with the United States, it’s all but certain that

We must learn the art of coexisting with our differences in a civilized manner.

Raul Castro

Cuba’s President, Raúl Castro, deserves credit for his pragmatism. While Cuba remains a repressive police state with a failed economy, since 2008, under his leader-

The United States has been right to press for greater personal freedoms and democratic change. But its punitive approach has been overwhelmingly counterproductive. Going forward, Washington’s support for Cuba’s civil society and dissidents is likely to become more effective, in good part because other governments in the Western Hemisphere will no longer be able to treat Cuba as a victim of Washing-

this new chapter will include suspicion and backsliding.

Leaders in both countries must make every effort to deal with those in a rational, constructive way.

ton’s pointlessly harsh policy.

As part of the negotiations, the Cuban government released an unnamed American intelligence agent who had been imprisoned for nearly 20 years and Alan Gross, an elderly American subcontractor who had been imprisoned in Havana since 2009. The United States, meanwhile, released three Cuban spies who have served more than 13 years in prison.

The prisoner swap paved the way for a policy overhaul that could become Mr. Obama’s top foreign policy legacy.

Administration officials recognize that Congress is unlikely to take complementary steps toward a healthier relationship with Cuba anytime soon. But this move will inevitably inform the debate about the merits of engagement. In all likelihood, history will prove Mr. Obama right.

— The New York Times

To suggest that Gov. Sam 20 tax deductions and credits, Brownback and legislators including the earned income must find a way to balance the tax credit and deductions for state’s budget for the current interest on home mortgages fiscal year would be redun- and charitable contributions. dant.

Legislators declined to do They have no choice. The away with those deductions, Kansas Constitution demands and most of the others Brownbalanced state budgets. Deficit back wanted eliminated, but spending is not allowed. did eliminate tax credits for How Brownback and legis- working Kansans who care for lators will reach the balanc- people with disabilities, chiling point for a budget that, as dren or spouses. of this writing, is projected That wasn’t enough, and the to have a $279 million gap be- state faces a $279 million gap in tween revenues and expendi- the current year’s budget and tures is unknown, however. a project deficit of $435 million What is certain is that the gov- in the budget for the following ernor and legislators share fiscal year. (Legislation adoptresponsibility for the state’s ed previously includes further current finanreductions in cial condition the tax rates.) and share reB r ow n Legislators must accept back has recsponsibility their share of the respon- o m m e n d e d for getting us out of it with sibility for the state’s fi- some steps as little harm alleviate nancial problem and step to as possible. the revenue/ forward and propose their spending gap Many critics point to own remedies — and in the curBrownback’s rent budget, quickly. proposal in including the 2012 to retransfer of write the funds among state’s income tax code by re- different accounts, reducing ducing the number of brack- the state’s contributions to ets and lowering the rates the Kansas Public Employees in the remaining personal Retirement System and inincome tax brackets. His pro- structing department heads to posal also included elimina- reduce spending, but his aution of taxes on non-wage thority is limited. Much of the income for certain types of problem can’t be addressed businesses. Compliant legis- without new legislation. lators ran with the idea, but Elected officials from both the bill they passed and sent political parties have critito the governor for his signa- cized the proposal to reduce ture didn’t include most of the the KPERS contribution. offsets, Brownback calls them That’s fine, but legislators “pay fors,” which would have must accept their share of the reduced the financial impact responsibility for the state’s fiof the tax cuts on the state nancial problem and step forbudget. ward and propose their own In his initial proposal, remedies — and quickly.

Brownback recommended — The Lawrence the elimination of more than Journal-World

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Homewords: Poetry as home, land Recent themes are Home as House and Home as Land, using the American Cinquain — 22 syllables divided among five lines in this order: 2, 4, 6, 8, and back to 2.

The first is written by Joanne Hickey of Lawrence, a lover of poetry who has lived in Wichita, Hickey Argonia, Emporia and St. Marys.

Empty nest yet still home little footsteps echo as I drink in quiet and am reborn.

The next cinquain comes to us from a neurosurgeon from Atlanta who has married a Kansan and prefers to write

the door into the p o e m , and how the final spondee pounds in the ending.

Wyatt Townley Kansas Poet Laureate under his pen name, “MobiusDick.” The poem’s sound system offers up both internal and line-end rhyme.

Return Lose, tie,...or win.

Do you know what’s meant by “You can never go home again”?

Begin Two poets chose to take a historic look at our landscape. Michael Harty lives in Prairie Village, practices psychoanalysis, and occasionally publishes in literary magazines. I like how his title becomes

Coming To the breast of A ridge the pioneers Were awed by their first viewing of Flint Hills Harty

Coronado Came was not interested tall grass bison roaming empty sky everlasting wind no gold Carol Dark Ayres of Leavenworth is a retired educator and author of “Lincoln and K a n s a s . ” The mom e n t Ayres she describes is a familiar one.

Comforts of Home

Poets and poets-to-be of all ages from across the state are invited to submit to HomeWords.

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The Kansas Humanities Council is a nonprofit organization that supports community-based cultural programs and encourages Kansans to engage in the civic and cultural life of their communities.

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ACC harrier Brock Artis signs with OCU

By SPENCER MICHELSON The Iola Register

Brock Artis will run his way back to Oklahoma.

The Tulsa native spent the past two seasons running for Allen Community College’s cross country program and has signed a letter of intent to run for Oklahoma City University.

The NAIA school boasts an enrollment of 3,770 students and the previous two NAIA national champion cross country teams.

“I chose them because they're a really good team,” Artis said. “I wanted to be closer to my home and I feel like (coach) Holt can take me to the next level.”

Coach Connor Holt of OCU said he is excited to have him join the team.

“Brock will be a great addition to our championship program here at OCU,” Holt said. “Academically, we will be a great fit for him to continue his artistic goals.”

Artis plans on majoring in art with the hopes of becoming an art teacher.

But, he will not forget about his stay in Iola.

“The town grows on you,” Artis said. “I didn't like it at first, but I found family here and a good support system

I got to see him grow as a person and mature.

That’s why I’m happy for him, more than for the running. I’m confident he’ll find success there academically. Athletically, he’s going to a great program.

— Vince DeGrado, ACC coach

with my team. I'm going to miss it.”

Allen coach Vince DeGrado said he is happy to see Artis moving forward with his life.

Artis finished as the second fastest cross country runner in the program’s history. His last race — the NJCAA HalfMarathon Classic in Topeka — was worthy of All-American status. Artis finished sixth.

“I got to see him grow as a person and mature. That's why I'm happy for him, more than for the running,” DeGrado said. “I'm confident he'll find success there academically. Athletically, he's going to a great program.

“They've won consecutive national titles. We ran against them this season at Missouri Southern and Brock was in their top-five had he been on

Brock Artis at the start of a race earlier this season. COUR-

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Brock Artis signs his letter of intent to play at Oklahoma City University. From Left, Martha DeGrado, Blane DeGrado, Brock Artis and coach Vince DeGrado. REGISTER/SPENCER MICHELSON

the team. That struck a chord with their coach right there.

Brock is going to go there and help them win a third title.”

Artis said his favorite memory at Allen was running with his teammates along the county’s rail trail system.

“The trail was amazing, I honestly don't know what I'm

going to do without it,” Artis said. “I love my teammates and the support they've given me.”

DeGrado said that he is looking forward to seeing Artis grow academically.

“What I like about where he's headed is that I think academically he will get taken

care of and be able to do something with his degree,” DeGrado said. “That's the most important thing because once you get out of junior college, those last two or three years you've got to set yourself to be successful. No one is going to be a professional runner. The chances of that are slim.”

‘TUESDAY SCORES’

Lady Cubs, Crest boys win big; SCC Titans stumble

By SPENCER MICHELSON The Iola Register

Crest High’s Hunter Frazell (5) goes up for a layup between Humboldt defenders at a game earlier this season. Frazell scored a team-high 16 points in their win against Pleasanton Tuesday. REGISTER/ RICHARD LUKEN

Josiah Witteman takes a shot at a game earlier this season.

He scored 17 points in the Titans’ loss Tuesday. REGISTER/ SPENCER MICHELSON

Humboldt’s Brooke Turner (5) tries to catch a stretch pass earlier this season while Crest’s Madison Covey (33) tracks Turner down.

Humboldt beat Yates Center Tuesday. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

PLEASANTON — Crest High secured a 55-26 win on the road against Pleasanton Tuesday.

Thanks to a huge secondquarter scoring outburst, the Lancers eased to victory.

Crest outscored Pleasanton 32-5 in the quarter.

“Offensively, we weren’t great. But, we are getting better,” coach Travis Hermreck said. “We were able to generate a lot of our offense on defense, and did a good job getting out and running the floor.”

Hunter Frazell scored a team-high 16 points, while also swiping the ball five times and dishing out three assists.

Evan Godderz scored 14 points in the win, while grabbing seven rebounds. Austin Green scored nine points, grabbed five rebounds and had five steals.

Brandon Brallier scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds.

“Hunter and Evan did a good job managing the game for us, and Gage (Adams) and Colton (Strickler) gave us a big spark off the bench,” Hermreck said.

Crest is off for the holiday break and resumes play at Northeast-Arma Jan. 6.

LE ROY — Southern Coffey County High’s Titans lost a close game, 54-49, to Lebo on Tuesday.

The difference in the game came in the first half, with Lebo taking a 24-19 lead.

Each team scored 30 points in the second half.

Offensively, we weren’t great. But, we are getting better. We were able to generate a lot of our offense on defense, and did a good job getting out and running the floor.

— Travis Hermreck, Crest boys coach

Chonnor Ludolph, Josiah Witteman and Walker Harred did all the scoring for the Titans. Harred led the team with 21 points, Witteman scored 17 and Ludolph added 11.

The Titans travel to Marais des Cygnes Valley Friday to wrap things up before the Christmas break.

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs streaked past Yates Center, 46-17, Tuesday.

“The girls did a good job of pressuring the ball and forced 21 turnovers,” coach Aubrey Jones said. “They also held the Wildcats to only one point in the third quarter.”

Lakota Wilson led the team with 13 points and Makaylah McCall followed with nine.

Delaney Umholtz scored five points, Madison Kellar added four, Annalise Whitcomb scored three, Tilar Wells and Breanna Kline each scored two, while Rylan Wilhite and Cheyenne English each added a free throw.

The Lady Cubs travel to Neodesha on Friday.

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Nut snob helps Hawaii HONOLULU (AP) — A Korean Air Lines executive’s tantrum over bagged nuts in a firstclass cabin is drawing enough attention to give Hawaii’s $38 million macadamia nut industry a boost.

Cho Hyun-ah, an airline vice president of cabin service and daughter of the company’s chairman, ordered a flight attendant off a Dec. 5 flight from New York City after she was served macadamia nuts in a bag instead of on a plate.

The incident dubbed “nut rage” imploded her career, embarrassed her family and led to an unexpected boom in sales of macadamias in South Korea.

Some producers told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that’s also helping Hawaii, home to more than 700 macadamia nut farms and eight processing plants.

Any type of publicity is good for the industry,” Hawaii Macadamia Nut Association President

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John Cross said. “Macadamia nuts are not wellknown outside of Hawaii and the West Coast. If they were as well-known in the Central and Eastern U.S., there wouldn’t be enough nuts to supply demand.”

Almost all of Hawaii’s macadamia nuts come from the Big Island. They are also grown in Australia, Central America and South Africa.

“If anything should be served on a silver tray, it should be macadamia nuts,” Richard Schnitzler, president of Hamakua Macadamia Nut Co., said with a laugh, referring to the inflight outburst. “It’s a high-quality nut. It’s understandable how that can happen.”

He said it would be difficult to track a recent surge in sales because sales are always up during the holiday season.

Macadamias are now a household name in South Korea, and with curiosity about their taste piqued, sales are booming.

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AL ROKER OF ʻTODAYʼ ON NBC AND ʻWAKE UP WITH ALʼ ON THE WEATHER CHANNEL

Doing your dual duty on ʻTodayʼ and ʻWake Up With Al,ʼ which involves very early hours and sometimes tricky logistics, how have weekday mornings been going for you?

You know, a lot of people have the same dance and the same early hours.

My dad was a bus driver and worked these hours, so itʼs all good, to be able to broadcast into peopleʼs homes and drill down and really be able to give them a detailed forecast on The Weather Channel.

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And then on ʻToday,ʼ youʼre sitting next Neil Diamond and Lionel Richie and talking to Alicia Keys. You just go down the list, and itʼs pretty amazing.

How was it for you to return recently to your alma mater, the State University of New York at Oswego, to participate in a “media summit” with Charlie Rose among others?

It was a hoot. Letʼs face it, youʼre coming back a little different than when you left. We all have – well, maybe we all donʼt, but I do – this dream of coming back as kind of a big deal and a success, and you get to come back and youʼre a success. And people appreciate it. And thatʼs a good thing.

Are you happy about the bounty of activity that your wife, ABC reporter Deborah Roberts, has had lately?

Yeah, sheʼs very busy, doing stuff not only for “20/20” now but also for “Nightline” and “Good Morning America” and “World News Tonight.”

Sheʼs very good at what she does, and thankfully, they recognize that at ABC News.

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SUNDAY 8:30 p.m. on KOAM The Mentalist A miserable head cold forces Jane (Simon Baker) to work from the office as he coordinates the team’s investigation into a murder connected to a counterfeit diamond operation.

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News News News Law & Order: SVU Movie: ›››› “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) ‘PG’ “Muppet-Carol” “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause” ‘G’ (9:20) Movie: “The Family Man” News Wheel I Love Lucy Madam Secretary Scorpion News Christmas at King/Hill Cleve “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas” Merry Seinfeld Seinfeld Holiday Hearth PBS NewsHour Mr. Stink Washburn Hol Cmas Carol World Busi C. Rose News Ent Middle Gold Mod blackish blackish blackish News Jimmy Kimmel Two Theory Burgers Burgers Brook Brook Fox 14 News Mod Theory Mike Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Mod Mod Chrisley Seinfeld Seinfeld Movie: ›››› “A Christmas Story” Movie: ›››› “A Christmas Story” Christ Castle “Rise” Movie: ›››› “A Christmas Story” Movie: ›››› “A Christmas Story” Christ “Puss in Boots” Movie: “How to Train Your Dragon” Movie: ››› “Kung Fu Panda 2” Shrek SportsCenter College Football Sheraton Hawaii Bowl -- Fresno State vs. Rice.

SportsCenter NFL Review Bskball Hour 30 for 30 SportCtr NFL Live Running Big 12 UFC Unleashed College Basketball World Poker UFC Ridic.

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Bad Movie: ››› “Bad Santa” (2003) ‘R’ Movie: ›‡ “Friday After Next” ‘R’ “All About Eve” Movie: “Christmas With the Kranks” Movie: “Holiday Switch” (2007) ‘NR’ Christ Lake Lake Property Brothers Property Brothers Hunters Hunt Intl Property Brothers Property Cutthroat Kitchen Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Kitchen Inferno Cutthroat Kitchen Diners Duck D. Duck D. Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Duck D. Duck D. Duck Dynasty Duck D. Last Frontier Last Frontier Last Frontier Last Frontier Last Frontier Alaska The Secret Santa The Secret Santa The Secret Santa Santa Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops iMPACT “Home Alone” Girl Dog Austin Jessie Twas (7:10) Movie: ›‡ “Home Alone 3” Sponge. Sponge. House House House House Prince Prince Friends Friends Mother “National Lamp. Christmas” Scroog Movie: ››› “Elf” (2003) Will Ferrell. The 700 Club Walker, Texas Ranger Ray Ray Ray Cleve The King King Friends American Pickers American Pickers American Pickers American Pickers Swamp Christmas Pickers Wizard Wars Wizard Wars Wizard Wars Wizard Wars Wizard Wars Prestige Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn Barmageddon Barmageddon Barmageddon Pawn Raising Raising Movie: “A Christmas Story 2” (2012) ‘PG’ Cops Cops Cops Cops “Meet-St. Louis” “The Man Who Came to Dinner” ‘NR’ Movie: “Christmas in Connecticut” Cover Movie: ››‡ “Big Jake” (1971) John Wayne.

Movie: ››› “Rio Bravo” (1959) John Wayne. ‘NR’ Too Cute!

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(9:01) Too Cute! (10:01) Too Cute! Too Madea Movie: “A Very Larry Christmas” (2014) ‘NR’ Nellyville Chris Rock: Pain Wendy Dunham Jeff Dunham: All Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Gabriel Iglesias G. Iglesias: Fluffy Hamptons Hamptons Hamptons Hamptons Hamptons Kar MLB Big Big Mo Mo Derek Jeter D. Jeter FOX Sports Live Sports Gangs (5:00) Movie: ›› “Pearl Harbor” Movie: ›› “Pearl Harbor” (2001) Ben Affleck. ‘PG-13’ Man v Man v Bizarre Foods Bizarre Foods Food Paradise Food Paradise Foods Adven Regular King/Hill King/Hill Cleve Cleve Amer. Amer. Family Guy Chicken

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TUESDAY 7 p.m. on KOAM NCIS When dozens of children from military families are stricken with a mysterious illness, Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and his colleagues try to pinpoint the cause.

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Ray News Holly On Spot Big The Better Show Intellig. Made King King Cougar Cougar Cook Lidia Paint Paint Sew It Quilting Burt Bacharach’s Best Week Turtle Paid Paid World of X College Football: Duck Commander Independence Bowl Friends Paid Friends Paid Office Mike Mike Glee Two Two NCIS NCIS NCIS NCIS NCIS NCIS Friends Friends Friends Friends Ray Ray (11:30) Movie: ›››› “The Dark Knight” Movie: “Terminator Salvation” (2009) “Clash-Titans” Movie: ››‡ “The Book of Eli” (2010) ‘R’ (11:00) Movie: ›››‡ “Avatar” (2009) Movie: ››‡ “Step Brothers” (2008) “Here Cm Boom” College Football: Military Bowl College Football: New Era Pinstripe Bowl Basket College Basketball College Basketball Basketball Hoosier UFC Reloaded Jones vs. Jackson; Hughes vs. Koscheck. Boxing Fantasy Fantasy Fantasy Fantasy Fantasy Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory Fantasy “Friday After” Movie Movie Movie Movie Flip or Flip or Flip or Flip or Flip or Flip or Flip or Flip or Flip or Flip or Flip or Beat Restaurant: Im. Diners Diners Top Restaur.

Kitchen Inferno Chopped (11:00) Movie: “Apollo 13” Movie: ›››‡ “The Green Mile” (1999) Tom Hanks.

Criminal Minds Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch E.R. Stories of the ER Stories of the ER Stories of the ER Stories of the ER Stories of the ER (11:32) “Raiders of the Lost Ark” “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” ‘PG’ “Indiana Jones” I Didn’t I Didn’t I Didn’t Austin Austin Austin Girl Girl Girl I Didn’t I Didn’t Sponge. Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Movie: “Jinxed” “Harry Potter” Movie: “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” ‘PG’ “Harry Potter-Phoenix” Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden Fam Fam Fam Fam (12:00) Prophets of Doom The Antichrist Rise of Antichrist Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens “Mega Shark” Movie: “Mega Python vs. Gatoroid” Movie: “Piranhaconda” (2012) Dum World Dumbest Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends World Dumbest Hot 20 Movie: ››‡ “The Guardian” (2006) Kevin Costner.

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“The Lost World: Jurassic Park” TBA To Be Announced To Be Announced To Be Announced To Be Announced To Be Announced Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game (3:45) Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity Dunham (12:07) ›› “Tommy Boy” Jeff Dunham: Controlled 2 Hamptons Hamptons Hamptons Hamptons Hamptons Basket 2014 World Series Film: Giants MLB Mo UFC UFC Best of UFC Vander Vanderpump Vanderpump Vanderpump Vanderpump Vanderpump Booze Food Paradise Food Paradise Food Paradise Ghost Adventures Ghost Adventures Teen Teen Uncle Uncle Gumball Gumball Teen Teen Teen “Open Season 3”

WEDNESDAY 7:30 p.m. on KODE The Goldbergs Murray (Jeff Garlin) is dreading a Thanksgiving visit from Marvin (Dan Fogler), his brother, who always stresses the family out on holidays. Troy Gentile and Hayley Orrantia also star.

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(6:00) Today TCW Wrestling Astrob Chica Tree Fu Lazy Poppy Noodle Paid Paid Paid Manhattan (9:09) Manhattan (10:19) Manhattan (11:20) Manhattan CBS This Morning Lucky Dr. Innova Recipe All In Chan Paid Paid We Dog Dog Dr. Pol Dr. Pol B. Barr B. Barr Expedi Expedi Rock- Reluc Live Life Tiger Clifford Red Street Motor This Old House Hr Woods. Wood Victory Garden Good Morning Hanna Ocean Rescue Wildlife Outback Explore Paid Paid Paid Life DFlyTV Planet Space Paid Paid Paid Paid Music Missouri Paid Paid Paid Benche Benche NCIS NCIS NCIS “Obsession” NCIS King King King King “Dark Knight” Movie: ››› “Spider-Man” (2002) ‘PG-13’ Law & Order Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Movie: ›› “Ghost Rider” (2007) ‘PG-13’ Buffy, Slayer Anger Anger Two Two Two Two Movie: ›››‡ “Avatar” SportsCenter SportsCenter Football Car NFL NFL Live NFL Live Basketball College Basketball Running UFC Paid Paid Paid Best Cooker Pain Sports Unlimited Ne Ridic.

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Fantasy Fantasy Fantasy Fantasy Fantasy Fantasy Factory Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid Unsolved Mystery Movie House House House House Rehab Rehab Rehab Rehab Rehab Rehab Flip or Be.Best Farm Pioneer Pioneer Trisha’s Trisha’s Brunch Diners, Drive Rewrap.

Dog Dog Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Movie: “Apollo 13” (1995) J. Meyer Paid Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Catch Paid Paid Walt Disney Wld Disney Hotels Disney Parks Disney Cruise E.R. Paid Paid Bar Rescue Rescue Movie: ›‡ “Jumper” (2008) ‘PG-13’ “Raidrs-Lost Ark” The 7D Sofia “Alvin and the Chipmunks” Rebels (10:05) Jessie Dog Dog Dog Parents Sponge. Sponge. Sponge. Sponge. Sanjay Bread Rabbids Power Sponge. Sponge.

(6:00) “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” Movie: “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” ‘PG’ Barbara Walters - Most Fascinating Fam Fam Fam Fam Fam Fam Golden Nostradamus Nostradamus: 500 Years Later The Lost Book of Nostradamus Proph Paid Paid Movie: “Dinocroc vs. Supergator” Mega Movie: ››› “Croc” (2007) ‘NR’ Paid Paid Paid Paid World Dumbest World Dumbest World Dumbest Dum CMT Music Hot 20 Hot 20 Hot 20 Hot 20 Hot 20 Ziegfeld Movie: ›› “Riffraff” (1935) ‘NR’ Movie: “Carry on Teacher” “Shadow of a Doubt” ‘PG’ Riflem’n Riflem’n Riflem’n Riflem’n Riflem’n Riflem’n Movie: ››› “Tombstone” (1993) ‘R’ Dogs 101 Bad Dog! To Be Announced To Be Announced To Be Announced TBA Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Movie: ››‡ “National Lampoon’s Vacation” Movie: ››› “Coming to America” (1988) ‘R’ Tommy True Hollywood True Hollywood E! News Soup Movie: ››‡ “Two Weeks Notice” FOX Sports Live FOX Sports Live Fox 1 NASCAR Hub Hoops College Basketball Guide-Divorce Guide-Divorce Guide-Divorce Guide-Divorce Vanderpump Vander Only Happens In Mysteries at Mysteries at No Reservation Hotel Impossible Booze Poké Teen Teen Teen Gumball Gumball Gumball Clar Clar Clar Teen

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News News Murray-Xmas Elf: Buddy’s Rockefeller Ctr. News Christmas, Mass Funny Videos Funny Videos Funny Videos Funny Videos Funny Videos Videos News Wheel Theory Mom Two McCar Elementary News Letterman King/Hill Cleve Movie: “The 12 Dogs of Christmas” Seinfeld Seinfeld Cougar Cougar Raising PBS NewsHour Call the Midwife Holiday Washburn Hol Euro World Busi C. Rose Basket NBA Grinch “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” News Jimmy Kimmel Two Theory Bones Fox 14 News Mod Theory Mike “Jingle All the Way 2” ‘PG’ Movie: ›‡ “Little Fockers” (2010) Movie: ››› “Bridesmaids” (2011) “Christmas Stry” Family Family Theory Theory Theory Theory Conan Cougar “Christmas Stry” NBA Basketball: Lakers at Bulls NBA Basketball: Warriors at Clippers “Christmas-Krank” Movie: ››› “Kung Fu Panda 2” Movie: ››‡ “Shrek Forever After” SportsCenter 30 for 30 Shorts 30 for 30 SportsCenter SportCtr College Basketball College Basketball NFL Live Sports.

World Poker World Poker World Poker World Poker World Poker Poker “Bad Santa” ‘R’ Movie: ›‡ “Friday After Next” ‘R’ Movie: ››› “Bad Santa” (2003) ‘R’ Ridic.

“12 Men-Cmas” Movie: “Christmas With the Kranks” Movie: “The Santa Con” (2014) ‘NR’ Christ Tiny Tiny Rehab Rehab Rehab Rehab Hunters Hunt Intl House Hunters Rehab Chopped Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Beat Beat Diners Diners Diners Duck D. Duck D. Duck Dynasty Duck D. Duck Dynasty Duck D. Duck Dynasty Duck D. Monster Hammer Lair of the Mega Shark of Darkness: Wrath Megalodon: Extended Cut 90 Day Fiance 90 Day Fiance 90 Day Fiance 90 Day Fiance 90 Day Fiance 90 Day (5:00) Movie: ››› “Troy” (2004) Brad Pitt. ‘R’ Movie: ››› “X2: X-Men United” (2003) Jessie Girl Dog Liv-Mad. I Didn’t Girl Dog Austin Jessie Good Santa Nicky House House House House Prince Prince Friends Friends Mother The 700 Club Home 3 Movie: ››› “Elf” (2003) Will Ferrell. Movie: ››› “Home Alone” (1990) Barbara Walters Ray Ray Ray King King King King Friends Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn Movie: ›› “Snowmageddon” (2011) Movie: “Christmas Icetastrophe” Movie: ›› “Ice Quake” Jokers Jokers Carbon Carbon Carbon Carbon Carbon Grown Carbon Carbon Carbon CMA Awards George Strait: The Cowboy Rides Movie: “A Christmas Story 2” (2012) ‘PG’ “Love-A. Hardy” Movie: ››‡ “High Anxiety” (1977) Movie: “Silent Movie” ‘PG’ “To Be or Not” (4:30) “The Cowboys” ‘GP’ Movie: ›››‡ “True Grit” (1969) John Wayne. ‘G’ “Sons of Katie” Wildman Wildman Wildman Wildman Wildman Wildman Wildman Wildman Wildman Wildman Wildman Hus Hus Nellyville Wendy Movie: ››‡ “Lottery Ticket” (2010) Bow Wow. ‘PG-13’ Jeff Dunham: All Movie: “Hot Tub Time Machine” ‘R’ (9:15) Movie: ››› “Hot Tub Time Machine” “Maid-Manhatt.” Movie: ›› “Evan Almighty” (2007) Hamptons Hamptons Sex-City NASCAR Racing Cam Fox 1 NASCAR 2015 Dale Earnhardt FOX Sports Live Sports Movie Movie Movie: ››‡ “Bee Movie” (2007) Bizarre Foods Bizarre Foods No Reservation Booze Traveler No Reservation Bour Adven Regular King/Hill King/Hill Cleve Cleve Amer. Amer. Family Family Chicken

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News Football One Direction Bublé-Christmas Kelly Clarkson’s News Tonight Show “Santa Paws” (7:04) “The Muppet Christmas Carol” “Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups” ‘G’ Parks News Wheel NCIS “Homesick” NCIS: LA NCIS: N.O. News Letterman King/Hill Cleve The Flash Supernatural Seinfeld Seinfeld Cougar Cougar Raising PBS NewsHour Sacred Journey Sacred Journey Frontline World News Ent Shrek Toy The Year: 2014 News Jimmy Kimmel Two Theory New Girl Mindy New Girl Mindy Fox 14 News Mod Theory Mike Mod Mod Mod Mod Mod Mod Benche Benche Benche Benche Mod Seinfeld Seinfeld Theory Theory Theory Theory Ground Theory Conan Ground Bones Bones Bones CSI: NY CSI: NY CSI: NY Mike Mike Movie: “Christmas With the Kranks” Movie: “Christmas With the Kranks” Museum College Football: Boca Raton Bowl College Football College Basketball Stanford at Texas. College Basketball SportsCenter SportCtr Extreme Thunder NBA Basketball: Trail Blazers at Thunder Thunder Sports Unlimited Poker Catfish: The TV Catfish: The TV Real World Real World Girl Real World “Under the Mist” Movie: “Dear Santa” (2011) ‘NR’ Dear Movie: ›› “Home by Christmas” Property Brothers Flip or Flip or Flip or Flip or Hunters Hunt Intl Fixer Upper Flip or Chopped Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Chopped Chopped Diners Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Wars Storage Storage Storage Moonshiners Moonshiners: Out Moonshiners Moonshiners Moonshiners Moon The Little Couple Couple Couple Couple Couple Risking It All Couple Couple Risking Ink Master Ink Master Ink Master Ink Master Tattoo Tattoo Tattoo Dog Girl “Good Luck Charlie” Shake It Girl Dog Austin Jessie Good “Odd Christmas” House House House House Prince Prince Friends Friends Mother The 700 Club Arthur C Movie: ››› “Home Alone” (1990) Movie: ››› “The Polar Express” Walker, Texas Ranger Fam Fam Ray Barbara Walters - Most Fascinating Friends The Curse of The Curse of The Curse of (9:03) Pawn Stars The Real Story Oak Is CSI: Crime Scene CSI: Crime Scene CSI: Crime Scene CSI: Crime Scene CSI: Crime Scene CSI Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Friends Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Raising Raising Movie: ›››› “Stand by Me” (1986) ‘R’ Cops Cops Cops Cops “Finians Rainbw” Movie: ››› “King of Kings” (1961) Jeffrey Hunter.

Movie: ›››› “Ben-Hur” Movie: “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” ‘PG’ Santa Movie: ›› “The Santa Clause 2” (2002) ‘G’ North Woods Law North Woods Law North Woods Law North Woods Law North Woods Law NorthFamily Movie: ›‡ “Obsessed” (2009) Idris Elba.

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FRIDAY 9:04 p.m. on ANPL Redwood Kings A new episode called “A Treehouse for Heroes” finds the Daniels Wood Land crew expressing their thanks for faithful military service by building a fantasy playground.

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Street Start Up Austin Extra 20/20 News Chiefs Ent Movie: ›‡ “Norbit” (2007) ‘PG-13’ Theory Theory Bones Sleepy Hollow News Theory Animation Dom Two NCIS NCIS “Baltimore” NCIS NCIS “Pyramid” NCIS Bourne Ray Ray Theory Theory Theory Theory Theory Theory Ground “Blades of Glory” “Clash-Titans” Transporter Transporter Librari Movie: ››› “300” (2007) ‘R’ “Here Cm Boom” Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Anger Anger Archer College Football College Football: National University Holiday Bowl SportsCenter Basketball SEC Storied 30 for 30 SportCtr Car NBA UFC Reloaded Jones vs. Jackson; Hughes vs. Koscheck. Wolves NBA Basketball “Friday After” Movie: ›› “She’s Out of My League” (2010) Movie: ›‡ “Friday After Next” ‘R’ (5:00) Movie Movie: “A Wife’s Nightmare” (2014) Movie Wife Flip or Flip or Property Brothers Property Brothers House Hunters Hunters Hunt Intl Property Chopped Chopped Chopped Chopped Chopped Chop Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Catch Stories of the ER Stories of the ER Craziest Cases Sex Sent Me to Sex Sent Me to Cra. (5:13) “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” Jessie Jessie Dog I Didn’t Liv-Mad. Jessie Lab Kickin’ Dog Dog Dog Jinxed Henry Henry Nicky Thunder Haunted Prince Prince Friends Friends Mother “Harry Potter-Phoenix” Casper Movie: ››› “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (2009) Fam Fam Fam Fam Ray Ray King King King King Friends Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens Aliens “Ragin’ Cajun Redneck Gators” ‘NR’ Movie: “Robocroc” (2013) ‘NR’ Movie: “Bait” (2012) ‘R’ World Dumbest Grown Grown Barmageddon Barmageddon World Dumbest Grown “Truman Show” Movie: ››‡ “We Are Marshall” (2006) ‘PG’ Cops Cops Cops “Lawrnce-Arabia” Movie: ›››‡ “The Black Stallion” “Adventures-Crusoe” Lord “Lost World” Movie: ››‡ “Jurassic Park III” Movie: ›››‡ “Jurassic Park” (1993) Oddest Animal Too Cute!

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Dear Santa, I like when you bring me toys and presents. I would like Frozen dolls, Barbie Dolls, Barbie Castle, Frozen playset and clothes.

From, Izabella Sheldon Deer Santa, I have ben good this yeer.

Please give me a iPod Touch.

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Conner’s list to Santa Boots/shoes, basketball, Playstation controller and games, football and field goal, easy bake, 3-D target, stuffed animals, clothes, Olaf off of Frozen and Elf on the clothes and stuff.

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Cuba will impact MLB

49ers release McDonald

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Citing a pattern of behavior and off-field issues, San Francisco 49ers general manager Trent Baalke informed defensive lineman Ray McDonald that he was released Wednesday amid a sexual assault investigation by San Jose police.

Baalke spoke with McDonald and his agent by phone around 11:30 a.m. PST to let them know the defender is “terminated” “After the recent allegations concerning Ray McDonald, we as an organization notified him and his agent that

NEW YORK (AP) — Fred Claire can see the day when Major League Baseball teams open academies for prospects in Cuba.

“It’s absolutely a natural, just as the Dominican was and Venezuela.

You go to where the talent is,” the former Los Angeles Dodgers gener-

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al manager said Wednesday. “The high talent level for Cuban players is still there.”

That talent has faced obstacles getting to the U.S. since 1961, when the United States terminated diplomatic relations with Cuba. President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the two nations were re-establishing relations.

The path to the major leagues for Cuban players has often involved smugglers who bring them out of the island nation for a price. It’s hard to foresee exactly how that will change in the short-term, or whether MLB teams will be allowed to invest resources in the communist country.

“While there are not sufficient details to make a realistic evaluation, we will continue to track this significant issue, and we will keep our clubs informed if this different direction may impact the manner in which they conduct business on issues related to Cuba,” MLB said in a statement.

Twenty-five Cubanborn players appeared in the major leagues this year, a group that includes outfielders Yasiel Puig and Yoenis Cespedes, and hardthrowing reliever Aroldis Chapman. There have been 59 since 1995, according to STATS. Many have received large contracts, topped by a $72.5 million, sevenyear agreement in August between outfielder Rusney Castillo and the Boston Red Sox. Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu was voted AL Rookie of the Year this season after agreeing to a $68 million, six-year deal with the Chicago White Sox. Yasmany Tomas, an outfielder who may be shifted to third base, signed a $68.5 million, six-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks this month.

Because of the American trade embargo, a player who defects from Cuba has to obtain a license from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control to “unblock” him before he can sign with a major league organization. It would take congressional action to lift the embargo.

“We remain hopeful that today’s announce-

ment will lead to further positive developments,” the Major League Baseball Players Association said in a statement.

The Cuban government has approved a policy allowing athletes to sign in foreign leagues and pay tax on their earnings, but the U.S. embargo prevents American teams from employing Cuban residents. Well regarded outfielder Alfredo Despaigne agreed this year to a contract with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan’s Pacific League.

Defecting players have established residency outside the U.S. in order to become free agents and not be subject to MLB’s amateur draft.

But free-agent riches could come to an end in 2017, when MLB teams hope to start an international draft.

Under MLB’s collective bargaining agreement with the players’ association that runs until December 2016, Cubans and others who reside outside the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico are included in each MLB team’s international signing pool unless they are 23 or older and have played as a professional in a professional league for at least five seasons.

Teams are penalized for exceeding their signing bonus pools. The New York Yankees, Boston and Tampa Bay have forfeited their rights to give any international player a bonus over $300,000 in the next two signing years, which start each July 2.

MLB and the union instituted similar signing pools in 2012 for players covered by the amateur draft each June. But Cuban defectors remain exempt from those limits for now.

“Frankly, American players, many of them have a lesser standard than what’s offered international players,” said agent Scott Boras, who has criticized restraints on contracts for players in American high schools and colleges. “We’ve really got to review what we’re doing with our draft and our international players to really say what we do with the Cubans. Maybe it will prompt a broader discussion to revamp the entirety of the system.”

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Baalke said CEO Jed York and coach Jim Harbaugh also were involved in the decision.

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Baalke said the 49ers notified the NFL of the allegations against McDonald, saying: “This is a team decision. This is not a league decision.”

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