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Brownback PAC donations used in effort to oust judges TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is tied to an effort to oust a majority of the Kansas Supreme Court’s justices through his PAC, despite saying that he would not get involved.

The latest campaign finance report for Road Map PAC, which was formed by Brownback, showed that it donated a total of $65,000 to Kansans for Life in September and October. The anti-abortion group’s executive director, Mary Kay

Fair Board seeks county assistance

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Allen County commissioners were asked a second time to help fund upgrades of county fair buildings in Riverside Park on Tues- Carla Nemecek day.

Carla Nemecek, Extension agent, and Jerry Middendorf, fair board member, handed commissioners a plan that proposed spending $30,000 to $35,000 a year for the next several years — a total of $150,000 — to bring all structures up to snuff.

Some work has been done, Nemecek said, with meager funding coming from 4-H clubs and parents of members. Much more is needed, she said, including more exSee COUNTY | Page A4

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Culp, confirmed Tuesday that the money would go toward its campaign to remove the justices in next week’s election, The Wichita Eagle reported.

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State revenues miss mark again

By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas collected nearly $13 million less in taxes than anticipated in October, with the latest disappointing report Tuesday coming a week before an election determines whether voter discontent with Gov. Sam Brownback

will cost his fellow Republicans seats in the Legislature.

The state Department of Revenue’s report marked the sixth consecutive month of lower-than-expected tax collections. Brownback told The Associated Press that it’s another sign of a “rural recession” tied to slumps in See REVENUES | Page A2

Family cites love of Iola with Bowlus gift

By RICK DANLEY The Iola Register

All his life, Mack Colt kept Iola in his thoughts.

Though he made his home and his livelihood elsewhere — primarily in the Kansas City area — the successful businessman would pay return visits to his hometown often.

“This town meant so much to my husband,” remembered Sara Colt, his partner of 54 years. “He was always so proud to be from Iola, Kansas.”

In January, after a long illness, Mack Vail Colt died. He was 76.

ON TUESDAY, however, all thoughts were on Mack Colt’s life. Around 1:45 p.m., Sara Colt, along with her eldest daughter Liz, delivered to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center a small bronze sculpture from the celebrated studio of artist Rosalind Cook. The memorial gift, which also honors Colt’s parents, will be on permanent display in the Bowlus’s lower lobby in the coming weeks.

According to Colt’s

Humanity House fundraiser planned for utility bill relief Humanity House, Iola’s nascent organization geared to helping local families in need, has its eyes on another fundraiser this month.

So far, 18 volunteers have been recruited to prepare heaping helpings of chili, soup and pie for a Nov. 17 feast.

The fundraiser will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the New Community Building at Riverside Park.

Proceeds will be used to help struggling families pay their utility bills over the winter.

Georgia Masterson, one of the organizers, said others wishing to prepare some chili, soup or pie should call either her or Tracy Keagle to let them know.

Volunteers to help the day of the meal also are being sought.

If enough sign on the help, some meals will be delivered, Masterson said.

“But it’s too soon to tell whether we’ll have enough people on hand for that,” Mas-

Abortion opponents want to oust four of the court’s seven justices ahead of a ruling in a pending abortion case.

They were appointed by moderate GOP Gov. Bill Graves and Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Justices are on the ballot every six years for a statewide, yes-or-no vote on whether they remain on the court.

“We’re thankful for it,” Culp said of the PAC’s contri-

Sara Colt, widow of the late Mack Colt, and her daughter, Liz Colt Deckert, present a sculpture Tuesday to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. REGISTER/RICK DANLEY daughter, the specific nature of the piece, which depicts Jesus surrounded by small children — a babe on his lap, a girl at his knee and a small boy gazing lovingly up — “summarizes [my father’s] values of Christianity, family and

community.”

“My husband was a very committed Christian,” said Sara, “and really did try to live his life based on Christian principles. ... And it’s because of his values and our family’s values, I suppose,

Legal experts: Few expect Clinton to be charged

By DEL QUENTIN WILBER Tribune News Service

terson said.

Regardless, diners can have lunch at the Community Building, or carry out their orders.

Those who eat on site also will have their choice of coffee, tea or water.

Meals will cost $6 apiece.

Pre-orders also will be accepted — “We’d really love for businesses to think of us for lunch that day,” Masterson said — by calling 363-2757 or 333-2477.

To volunteer or order food, the pair also can be reached at humanityhousefoundation@ gmail.com.

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WASHINGTON (TNS) — Even if FBI agents discover classified information on a newly seized laptop, Hillary Clinton is unlikely to face criminal charges, according to legal experts and former federal prosecutors.

That’s largely because the Justice Department and FBI Director James B. Comey have already declined to prosecute based on a legal conclusion that there was no evidence that Clinton and her aides intended to violate laws governing the handling of classified information, a key element of such a criminal offense.

To change the calculus, the FBI would have to find correspondence that clearly demonstrates Clinton or her aides knowingly broke the law, exchanged materials they knew to be classified or attempted to interfere with the investigation by withholding or destroying evidence, according to former federal prosecutors and le-

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign rally in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Tuesday. MIAMI HERALD/PATRICK FARRELL/TNS

gal scholars.

“Such an email itself would have to be one of those things you would be saying, ‘I can’t believe you wrote

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that this piece appealed to us — because of what it represents.”

In a description of the bronze, the sculptor Cook has explained that the “triangular See COLT | Page A4

Veterans Day events Saturday The Kansas National Guard’s Maj. Chris Broadrick will speak at the Veterans Day event here S at u rd ay.

His presentation will occur in front of the Veteran Memorial Wall on the south Allen County courthouse lawn at 11 a.m.

The noon parade will be preceded by a free bean feed, arranged by Iola Elks.

Soldiers from Headquarters and Forward Support companies, 891st Engineer Battalion, Iola, will participate in the parade. They will carry a huge U.S. flag and drive military vehicles.

Individuals or groups who want to be in the parade may contact Tom Nevans, 620-380-1381, Connie Prock, 620-365-0199. Lineup for the parade will start at 11:30 a.m.

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that down,’” said Roscoe Howard Jr., a former federal prosecutor and U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia during the George W. Bush administration. “I would be shocked if they found such a thing.”

The chances of the bureau missing such evidence after what Comey had described as a comprehensive inquiry would appear to be slight, former prosecutors said.

“Short of a truly inculpatory email, the existence of which I find hard to fathom, I don’t see a situation that comes out of this that justifies the hoopla,” said Stephen Vladeck, a law professor at the University of Texas.

The analysis comes as federal agents and analysts are scrambling to review emails found on

A classic defense in any criminal case is to accuse the investigating law enforcement agents of ‘shoddy’ police work. When there are inconsistencies in the evidence itself, or any delays or missteps in collecting evidence, the government’s case is vulnerable to attack.

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a laptop used by former Rep. Anthony Weiner and his estranged wife, Huma Abedin, one of Clinton’s closest aides.

Agents came across Abedin’s correspondence while searching the computer for evidence that the disgraced former lawmaker may have violated federal laws when exchanging sexually explicit messages with a 15-year-old girl.

During its nearly

yearlong probe, the FBI interviewed dozens of witnesses, conducted forensic tests and examined tens of thousands of messages that passed through the private email server used

by Clinton and some of her aides while she was secretary of state. In the end, agents uncovered classified information in 193 emails that were part of 81 email chains, though none of the emails was marked with

a classified header. Of those chains, the department concluded that eight should have been treated as top secret, the highest level of classification, the FBI reported.

“So if there were 100 examples of classified information before and now they find 10 more, how is that going to change the analysis?” asked Peter Zeidenberg, a former federal prosecutor who signed a public letter critical of Comey’s decision last week to publicly reveal the new inquiry. “It’s the same question. It’s the same issue. That’s even assuming the emails they find on the laptop are classified emails.

There may all be duplicates, or emails that don’t have any classified information. We don’t know.”

And even if agents discover evidence that

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agriculture and energy production and affecting other states.

“The urban areas are doing well, and the rural areas are just — some of them are doing very poorly,” Brownback said. “There’s enough of them that it’s really hurting the revenue picture.”

But Brownback’s fellow Republicans have faced a backlash for months over the state’s financial problems.

Kansas has struggled to balance its budget since GOP lawmakers slashed personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013 at the governor’s urging in an effort to stimulate the economy.

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Revenue said Kansas collected $447 million in taxes last month, when the official projection was nearly $460 million, for a shortfall of 2.8 percent. Since the current budget year began in July, tax collections, at $1.8 billion, have fallen more than $80 million short of projections, for a shortfall of 4.2 percent.

Kansas is now facing a projected shortfall in its current, $15.5 billion budget of at least $70 million and potential spending cuts or tax increases for the next fiscal year beginning in July 2017. State officials, legislative researchers and university economists will issue a new fiscal forecast next week

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that is expected to be more pessimistic in projecting revenues — two days after the election.

“Republicans, independents, Democrats, whomever, none of them believes a word that comes out of the governor’s office,” said Tucker Poling, the Democratic Party vice chairman in Johnson County, which has affluent Kansas City suburbs and some of the state’s hottest legislative races. “There’s a credibility chasm.”

Fourteen conservative GOP legislators lost their seats in the August primary, and Democrats are hoping to cut into Republican supermajorities in next week’s election.

The state’s tax collections have fallen short of expectations 33 of the 46 months since the first income tax cuts championed by Brownback took effect in January 2013.

In the 46 months before that, the state exceeded its projections 24 times.

But the Department of Revenue’s report showed that personal income tax collections both exceeded projections during the past four months and are running almost 6 percent ahead of collections during the period in 2015.

Meanwhile, sales tax

collections are 5.6 percent below expectations for the past four months and trail last year’s collections by 2.1 percent.

Corporate income tax collections are far below both the estimates and last year’s collections.

Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan said the numbers suggest a decline in sales in rural areas, softer corporate revenues and perhaps higher wages in a tight labor market.

“We feel good about the individual income tax doing as well as it’s doing,” Jordan said in an AP interview. “The one tax we cut is growing.”

Jordan added later: “This is just national, regional economic forces at work, causing the crunches.”

Both Poling and Clay Barker, the Kansas Republican Party’s executive director, doubted the latest revenue report or the debate over it will influence voters’ behavior, suggesting few remain undecided about Brownback.

“A lot of Republicans pride themselves on fiscal policy management,” Barker said. “It makes them feel uncomfortable when they keep seeing the report, revenue estimate and revenue didn’t match.”

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warrants an indictment, Comey’s past public statements could undermine a future prosecution, legal experts said.

Defense lawyers would certainly seek all records associated with his public announcement in July, when he declared Clinton’s actions were “careless” but not criminal.

An about-face by the FBI would permit defense attorneys to attack the thoroughness of the entire investigation, pointing out that it failed to turn up Abedin’s emails on a laptop she shared with her husband.

“A classic defense in any criminal case is to accuse the investigating law enforcement agents of ‘shoddy police work.’” said Mary Pat Brown, a former federal prosecutor. “When there are inconsistencies in the evidence itself, or any delays or missteps in collecting evidence, the government’s case is vulnerable to attack.”

Comey’s unusual move to publicly discuss the case with reporters and Congress in July was in part to demonstrate that the bureau’s inquiry was meticulous and independent.

But Vladeck agreed his action could now backfire.

“Those statements make it difficult for there ever to be a prosecution,” he said. “Comey laid a

trap for himself in July.”

Perceptions that the new emails won’t dramatically change the case are part of the reason Clinton supporters were so incensed by Comey’s surprise and vague announcement last week that the bureau would examine the materials over the coming weeks.

Agents are hoping to have a preliminary assessment of the Abedin emails completed by Election Day, though it remains unclear whether the FBI will make a further public statement about the case, despite calls for more information from both Democrats and Republicans.

Agents will need to sort out Abedin’s emails, discard duplicates and then examine what’s left to see if anything is relevant to the Clinton inquiry, a federal law enforcement official said.

The laptop contains hundreds of thousands of emails — most of them Weiner’s — and it will take weeks to fully vet them, the official said.

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Financial Focus How Should You Use Retirement Plan Distributions?

During your working years, you are (hopefully) putting money into your IRA and your 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored retirement plan. But once you’ve retired, how can you maximize the benefits you get from these plans?

First of all, you need to be aware of the rules governing withdrawals from your retirement plans. If you are older than 59½, you can withdraw money from your traditional IRA without paying penalties, though the withdrawals will typically be taxable. But once you reach 70½, you generally must start taking “required minimum distributions” (RMDs) from these accounts, with the annual amount determined by your age, the account balance and other factors.

(The situation is different with a Roth IRA. If you are the original account holder, you are not required to withdraw funds from your Roth IRA at any age. You can choose to withdraw your contributions at any time, tax and penalty free. To withdraw your earnings tax and penalty free, you generally must have owned the account for at least five years and have reached age 59½.)

So, assuming you do have a traditional IRA and a 401(k) or similar plan, what should you do with the RMDs? You’ll probably require at least some of these distributions for your living expenses, but if you don’t need it all, what should you do with the “excess”?

Here’s one suggestion: As part of your overall retirement investment portfolio strategy, you can reinvest the money into these three “buckets”: • Near-term income bucket – For this bucket, you’re not concerned with high returns – you just want the money to be there when you need it for expenses and unexpected costs, such as a major car repair, a new furnace, and so on. It’s always a good idea to have an emergency fund containing three to six months’ worth of living expenses – and your shortterm income bucket could be an ideal source to help build such a fund.

• Medium-term income bucket – During retirement, you can probably never have too many sources of income, so you may want to fill a bucket with intermediate- and long-term bonds, which make regular interest payments.

• Long-term income bucket — Even when you’re retired, you will need some growth potential in your portfolio to help keep you ahead of inflation in the long run. So this bucket should be filled, not surprisingly, with growth-oriented investments.

These investments can fluctuate in value, but as long as you don’t need to tap into them in a hurry, you may be able to avoid taking withdrawals when the price is down.

In addition to this “bucket” approach, you do have other options for your RMDs. For example, you could give your grown children some financial assistance, possibly for help in funding their IRAs. Or, you could contribute to a college-savings vehicle, such as a 529 plan, for your grandchildren.

And you can always make charitable contributions, which allow you to support worthwhile organizations and, by doing so, earn some potential tax benefits.

Clearly, you can do a lot with your RMDs. And you worked hard for them – so make sure they work just as hard for you.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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Thursday-Communi- Mary A. ty Church Missionary Luedke meeting, church annex, 1:30 p.m.; United Meth- 852-3379 odist Church fellowship hall, 7 p.m.; SaturdayOpen House, City Hall Community Room 2-4 p.m. for Myrtle Fran- tion Christmas Child. cis; Monday-Cemetery Nov. 9-Working Wonders board meeting City Hall CWC at 7 p.m. at the Community Room, 7 church. Devotions-Bev p.m.; Tuesday-Election Wittmer; refreshmentsDay, City Hall Commu- Cindy McGhee. Nov. nity Room, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., 10-Harvest Feast at City Ozark and Indian Creek Hall Community Room.

Townships; Nov. 9-Ru- Nov. 19 -Harvest Feast ral Water District No. 5 at the City Hall Commuboard meeting, board of- nity Room. fice, 7:30 p.m.

UMC School calendar Sunday’s Scripture T h u r s d a y - m i d d l e at United Methodschool basketball at ist Church was Psalm Pleasanton, 5:30 p.m.; 119:137-144, Habakkuk Tuesday-middle school 1:1-4, 2: 1-4, 2 Thessalobasketball at Crest, 5 nians 1:1-4, 10-12 and p.m.; high school Schol- Luke 19:1-10. Pastor Dorar’s Bowl at Crest, 4 p.m. othy Welch presented Meal site the sermon, “Vertically Friday-chicken fried Challenged.” steak, mashed potatoes, The November Chalcarrots, wheat bread, lenge is Feed a Family lemon medley; Monday- (food for Thanksgiving) turkey burger, raw veg- Oldest couple gie salad, pasta salad, Ralph and Evelyn hamburger bun, apri- Bunnel, Colony’s oldcots; Nov. 9-pork cutlet, est married couple, will sweet potato, Brussels observe their 73rd annisprouts, roll, bread pud- versary Nov. 25. Ralph ding. Phone 620-852-3457 graduated from Colony for meal reservations.

High School in 1940 and; Christian Church Evelyn Neuenswander Scripture presented in 1941. They have 11 Sunday was John 21:1- children (all living), 28 25. Pastor Andrew Zoll’s grandchildren and 33 sermon was “Feed my great-grandchildren.

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Cards may be sent to Cross training class- Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bunes are at 9:30 a.m. each nel, 604 E. Broad St., P.O. Sunday; worship service Box 155, Colony, KS 66015. follows at 10:45. Men’s The couple enjoy visits at Bible study-Tuesday, 7 their home as well. a.m.

Fire Dept.

On Sunday, memThe firemen met for bers will have lunch in their regular meeting the basement and pack Oct. 26 and were pleasshoe boxes for Opera- antly surprised when

Happy fall The Colony Christian Church hosted a picnic at the Colony Ball Park shelter Sunday evening with many of the attendees going on a hayrack ride. “Happy Fall” gifts were handed out as well to folks around town. REGISTER/MARY A. LUEDKE the United Methodist Women brought refreshments. Their support and encouragment are much appreciated.

Two new members are Austin Green and Jerry Jones. Richard Buckle and Butch Lytle retired,

Sarah McDaniel went to the Welda Fire Department, and two others are gone, Tom Buckle and Rick Cerruti. Luke Decker and KeWade Seabolt recently were certified to dive.

Firefighters remind

everyone that the end of Daylight Saving Time on Sunday is a good time to change batteries in smoke detectors.

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Al Richardson, president, conducted the Oct. 19 meeting with 13 mem-

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Business included the casket stand painting and planned upgrades for a pirate ship.

Sealing was done by Ron McMullen, Robert Faulkner and Kenton King.

King, Victoria Faulkner, DeDe McMullen, Robert Faulkner and Butch Lytle were to attend the Crest schools’ Halloween party Monday.

Gene Anderson and Ron McMullen collected aluminum cans for recycling.

Kevin Drake of Michigan won the drawing for the Ruger American rifle.

The Nov. 16 meeting was tapped as pizza night.

Missouri seeks calm with new president KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A University of Connecticut provost is about to be named president of the University of Missouri, nearly a year after the Columbia campus was roiled by protests over administrators’ handling of racial and other issues on the Columbia campus.

The appointment of Mun Y. Choi was to be announced this morning.

Choi, 52, has been provost at the University of Connecticut since 2012. He would replace Tim Wolfe, who resigned in November 2015 along with Chancellor R. Bowen

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Loftin, in response to sistant professor Methe protests, which in- lissa Click was not cluded a hunger strike immediately fired for by one student and the confronting a student football team threaten- photographer and viding not to play a eographer during the protests. game if the adAfter months of ministration did not respond to contention, Click was dismissed students’ comfrom the univerplaints. sity in February.

Former Dep- Mun Y. Choi State Rep. Cauty Chancellor Mike Middleton has leb Rowden, a Repubbeen interim president lican from Columbia, since then. said having “somebody The university also consistent there at the was strongly criticized top helm, that will be by state lawmakers, able to move forward who threatened fund- with some stability and ing cuts and closer certainty, I think that scrutiny of the sys- was really important.” tem’s budget. Others Rowden praised the efwere angry after as- forts of Middleton and

interim chancellor Hank Foley to speak with key lawmakers at the Capitol last legislative session and said he hopes the next president continues that effort.

“Most of these issues, time and stability are about the only things that can heal them,” Rowden said.

“There’s not a lot of shortcuts here, as far as some of the tension.

You’ve just got to engage.”

Democratic Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, of University City, said the next president should be “inclusive of different cultures and ways of thinking.” She recommended he read through a list of demands from Concerned Student 1950, the group that led the protests last year, to start a good relationship with students.

Choi joined the University of Connecticut in 2008 as dean of engineering and professor of mechanical engineering. Before that, he was department head of mechanical engineering and associate dean for research at Drexel University.

From 1994 to 2000, he was a faculty member in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Illinois. He earned his master’s and doctorate in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University.

Professor Ben Trachtenberg, president of the University of Missouri faculty council, said he was pleased that Choi has an academic background. Wolfe came to the university from a software company. His predecessor, Gary Forsee, was CEO of Sprint Corp.

The old Allen Courthouse may have been a challenge to maintain, but it was a beauty nonetheless. This picture appeared in the Register on May 24, 1957 showing someone felling trees on the courthouse lawn in preparation of construction of the new courthouse. If you can identify the tree trimmer, please call us at The Register, 365-2111.

Do you have photos to share? We’d love to see them.

The Iola Register is looking for photos for its third volume chronicling the history of Allen County. We’re interested in photos of people at work and at play that depict the years from 1946 to 2000.

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School bus hits teen cyclist Aiding DARE The Iola Police Department Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program received a $500 boost Friday from the Iola Elks Lodge as part of a law enforcement appreciation dinner. On hand for the presentation were, from left, IPD DARE officer Mike Ford, Elks members Mike Taylor, Jon Wells, Gary Stout and officer Steve Womack. Officers from Iola, Allen County, Humboldt and Moran were treated to dinner as well.

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composition� of the piece results in a tableau in which “every major line leads to the face of Christ, who is the focal point and apex of the sculpture.�

IN 1958, Mack brought Sara to Iola for the first time. They were young then, nearing the end of their freshman year at KU, not yet married. She met Mack’s parents, his grandparents. She met his friends, the ones he’d grown up with and the buddies he golfed with on weekends out at the country club. He

showed Sara around town. Eventually, they graduated, married.

Mack would go on to earn his law degree.

Sara would teach for a time. The pair had three children. Across the years, Mack was a life insurance producer, the owner of banks, he was a successful restaurateur, an active entrepreneur, he was on the US Bank board, he was a frequent presenter at industry conventions, and was, throughout, a loyal friend to a number of charitable organizations. “But he was always from Iola,� remembered

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pensive construction and replacement of such things as roofs.

The fair board has about $2,500 in hand.

The county budgets $11,000 a year for the fair, most of which goes for insurance premiums associated with putting on the weeklong event as well as utility bills, averaging about $2,000.

In addition to the $11,000 from the county, the fair board also receives $2,000 from Iola’s distribution of transient guest tax proceeds, raised by motel use. “We need to give some� money to help with the projects, said Commissioner Tom Williams, but mentioned no specific number.

Commissioner Jim Talkington was not so receptive. “I’m opposed to a flat-out donation,� he said, though would agree to public works

crews helping.

Chairman Jerry Daniels had another view, saying he thought the fair was “important to the agricultural community, as much as is the Bowlus to the county.� Commissioners earlier agreed to provide $75,000 to help with maintenance of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center this year, and budgeted $100,000 for 2017.

COUNTY Counselor Alan Weber said Planning Commission members were expected to decide Nov. 29 whether to recommend a zoning arrangement to permit wind farms in the county. “We had six or seven people at the last meeting who had questions, and some were opposed,� Weber said.

That will be resolved at this month’s meeting, he predicted.

Commissioners ultimately will decide the issue.

spokeswoman Susan Arensman says preliminary reports were that the student ran a red light before the collision. The bus was headed to an elementary school with three students aboard. No other injuries were reported.

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a school bus has struck and seriously injured a Wichita high school student on a bicycle.

The 17-year-old boy was hit Tuesday and taken to a hospital.

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Sara. “From that very first time he brought me to this town, I found the community so accepting, so warm, so kind. I also noticed that the people, on the whole, were really involved civically, and very dedicated to their children’s education. The city on the whole was, for a smaller town, really very culturally aware. ... And so I thought what better way to honor that than to give this piece of sculpture to the Bowlus Center, where other people could enjoy it. “I think it would please Mack that we recognized his roots, his parents, and the community that he loved.�

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butions to her organization. “I think that they understand more than most people do what’s at stake here.�

Road Map PAC’s three contributions to Kansans for Life came before an Oct. 17 news conference in which Brownback told reporters that he intended “to not weigh in on the races.�

Asked about the contributions on Tuesday, Brownback said they show his consistent support for the antiabortion movement.

Brownback said he stands by his pledge not to make any public statements on the campaign to oust the judges. “I don’t know what all she (Culp) is using it for,� Brownback said of the contributions.

State campaign finance laws do not require any disclosure by groups opposing or supporting Supreme

Court justices. But PACs like Road Map that help elect or defeat candidates in partisan races must file campaign finance reports disclosing all their spending.

The Road Map PAC also contributed $25,000 in July to Kansans for Life’s separate PAC. The PAC has included information about ousting the Supreme Court justices on mailers that also endorse candidates for congressional, legislative and local offices.

The targeted Supreme Court members are Chief Justice Lawton Nuss and Justices Marla Luckert, Carol Beier and Dan Biles.

Nuss and Luckert were appointed by Graves, and Beier and Biles were appointed by Sebelius. If they are ousted, Brownback can name their replacements.

Also on the ballot is

Justice Caleb Stegall, Brownback’s only Supreme Court appointee.

Abortion opponents are not targeting him for ouster.

Road Map PAC’s treasurer, T.C. Anderson, also serves as the Kansas Republican Party’s treasurer.

The abortion case before the Kansas Supreme Court is a lawsuit by two doctors challenging a first-inthe-nation state law enacted in 2015 to ban a common second-trimester procedure. A Shawnee County judge temporarily blocked its enforcement.

The Kansas Court of Appeals split 7-7 on whether the state constitution protects abortion rights independently of the U.S. Constitution so that state courts could overturn restrictions no matter how federal courts ruled.

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Letters to the editor Dear editor and citizens of Allen County,

As your elected Republican candidate for county commissioner and your current commissioner, I have tried to remain neutral in the current race for Allen County sheriff between current Sheriff Bryan Murphy and Mike Aronson. I attended the forum last Wednesday and applauded both candidates for their presentations.

When asked in private, I tell people I am supporting Sheriff Murphy. He was my undersheriff during my last term as sheriff and did a great job for this county.

However, the news of Mike Aronson announcing his choice for undersheriff to be Jerod Froggatte, has forced me to speak out.

Mike Aronson called me at home several days after the primary election last August to tell me the only reason he had filed as an independent in the sheriff race was because he was afraid that Jerod Froggatte was going to be elected and he could not stand by for that. He told me he did not believe Froggatte would be good for Allen County.

Mike may tell you he did not say this, but I know of at least six others he repeated the exact same statement to. I believe voters have the right to know what Mike has stated and on what he has based his decision.

If Mike truly believed what he told others and me, what has changed? Was Mike telling me what he thought I wanted to hear or did he believe his statement? If he was lying to me and others, that is wrong.

If he is now playing politics and overlooking his former position on Froggatte’s qualifications in order to garner votes, that is also wrong.

I represent Allen County and its citizens. I take that responsibility seriously and am concerned with the county and its citizens.

Sheriff Bryan Murphy has done a professional job as sheriff for the last four years. He has been a good steward of the county en-

Dear editor,

As someone who is considering pursuing law enforcement as a career, I consider Sheriff Bryan Murphy a good role model.

I feel that he conducts the office with high morals, dedication and care. He makes me strive to better myself and provide the best service I can when I go into corrections and/or law enforcement. Although I’m not old enough to vote yet, I speak on behalf of my family and a large portion of the community that it would be an honor to have Sheriff Murphy continue the amaz-

suring he does not exceed his budget and has handled the internal operations of the Sheriff Department in an efficient and professional manner. That is what I care about as your commissioner and a fellow citizen.

As a life-long Republican I am certainly going to vote for the Republican candidate, although if Bryan were a Democrat, based on his record, I would probably be quietly voting for him anyway. As a Republican, I also have taken great offense at the way Mike Aronson entered the race and I have not minced words on how some in the Republican leadership have abandoned their roles and responsibilities. I told Mike that was my position when he called. It was not fair to any of the Republican candidates who were running at the time and very well could have affected the election.

Allen County is very lucky. We have great leadership in all the elected positions at the courthouse as well as great department heads. They and their staffs all make me as a commissioner look good. We are facing some hard economic times I believe and we do not need a new sheriff who by his own admission does not know how to manage a budget or how to manage a department with over 30 employees and be responsible for a budget of over $1 million.

Mike and Jerod are good people and great law enforcement officers and either one, someday I believe, will make great candidates for sheriff if they gain some experience and knowledge in the law enforcement profession. They can do this by taking on additional roles within their departments or supplement it with education. But someday is not today and I ask you to support our current Sheriff Bryan Murphy.

Respectfully to the citizens of Allen County, Thomas R. Williams (KBI ret.)

Former Sheriff Allen County, Iola, Kan.

ing work of protecting our county, towns and families.

Sheriff Murphy has taken the time out of his schedule to visit with me personally about my career choice. He told me why he enjoys his job and how thankful he is for people like myself who sent in letters that showed appreciation for a very difficult profession.

After speaking with Sheriff Murphy, it’s very clear why he is in law enforcement. Overall he loves serving his community in any way possible.

Caleb Barnhart, Humboldt, Kan.

A�look�back�in�time � 60 Years Ago Week of Nov. 3, 1956

Tippie’s Market, corner of State and Neosho, was purchased yesterday by Charles Hattan and John Masquelier, owners of the Model Grocery, from Edgar Tippie, who has operated the market since it was opened five or six years ago. Hattan said he plans to manage both stores. ***** The Iola school bond issue was defeated, 1,894 opposed, 1,192 in favor. *****

With its business district gaily decorated and fair, sunny weather predicted, Iola is all set for its 24th annual Veterans Day celebration Monday. Jim Christy, general chairman, said the parade will start promptly at 1 p.m. The day will close with three dances at Memorial Hall, the Community Building on North Buckeye and the Community Building at Riverside Park. Over 100 units will be in the parade, including 40 bands, drum corps, military units and floats.

Selzer puts people before politics Kansas insurance commissioner secures competition for plans

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Open enrollment for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act began Tuesday.

People in Kansas and across the country will be able to log in to the online marketplace, healthcare.gov, and purchase plans for 2017 with federal subsidies based on income.

Some Kansans will face the sticker shock of big premium hikes, but their premium increases will be lower than those for some nearby states.

And, thanks to Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer, they will have choices that they otherwise would not have.

Ken Selzer Like every candidate in the five-way Republican primary race for insurance commissioner in 2014, Selzer made opposition to the ACA, commonly called “Obamacare,” part of his campaign.

But once elected to work on behalf of Kansas insurance consumers within the confines of the federal system, Selzer put practicality ahead of politics by recruiting a new insurer, Medica, into the Kansas ACA marketplace for 2017.

Selzer worked for months to get Medica and another insurer, Coventry Health and Life (a subsidiary of Aetna), to join the exchange.

Things ultimately didn’t work out with Coventry, but getting Minnesota-based Medica was important.

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Avoiding a single option

UnitedHealthcare’s decision to exit Kansas — and many other state exchanges — appeared to leave Kansans able to buy 2017 ACA coverage from only one insurer: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City in Wyandotte and Johnson counties and Blue Cross and Blue Shield Kansas Solutions in the rest of the state.

If that had happened, Kansas would have joined five other states — South Carolina, Alabama, Alaska, Oklahoma and Wyoming — in which Blue Cross was the only marketplace option.

Under that scenario, Kansans outside the Kansas City metropolitan area also would have been restricted in their choice of medical providers.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is offering traditional insurance plans in which members get reimbursed more if they visit providers in a “preferred” network but still are reimbursed

something for out-of-network care.

But Blue Cross and Blue Shield Kansas Solutions is offering only HMO plans, which provide no coverage for out-of-network care, on the marketplace. Those plans won’t provide any coverage to see specialists outside the network at places like the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City.

If Blue Cross were the only insurer on the exchange, Kansans outside the KC area whose doctors aren’t in the HMO network would have had two choices: pay entirely out of pocket or find a new doctor.

As it is, they will have a third choice: Buy a traditional plan from Medica, which provides some coverage even for out-ofnetwork care.

Effect on premiums

It’s hard to say exactly what effect it would have had on premiums if Blue Cross became the only seller on the Kansas exchange. But in general, getting more insurers into a market drives down premiums, so long as they’re selling comparable plans.

With Medica in the marketplace, premiums are still up substantially. The Kaiser Family Foundation has been tracking premiums of benchmark plans in major metropolitan areas year over year and found that such a plan in Wichita will cost 46 percent more in 2017 than the year before.

But without Medica the increases might have been higher.

Consumers in Oklahoma City saw premiums for their benchmark plan rise by 67 percent. Premiums were up 55 percent in Minneapolis and 48 percent in Chicago.

Experts say premiums are increasing and insurers are leaving the ACA marketplace for several reasons: • Those who are signing up for plans are requiring more health care than estimated.

• Not enough young, healthy people are signing up through the marketplace.

• Prescription drug costs are driving up health insurance prices both on and off the marketplace.

Some of that could turn around in 2017. The tax penalty for not carrying insurance, known as the “individual mandate,” has been rising and

is up to a minimum of $695 per adult in 2016. The penalty is either the per-person fee or 2.5 percent of income, whichever is higher, so those with a penalty based on income could pay far more. The fee for not having insurance in 2017 hasn’t been set yet, but by law it rises with inflation so it could go higher again. That changes the risk-reward calculation for generally healthy people trying to decide if it makes more personal financial sense to pay premiums and get health insurance or just pay the tax penalty.

2017 deadlines Tuesday was the first day to enroll, re-enroll or change a 2017 health insurance plan through healthcare.gov, the online marketplace. Other deadlines: Dec. 15 is the last day to enroll in or change plans for coverage to start Jan. 1, 2017.

Jan. 31, 2017, is the last day to enroll in or change a 2017 health plan, except for those who qualify for a special enrollment period.

As more people get insured and stay insured, the costs of pent-up care that they had been going without should also dissipate.

But it’s also possible that by now premiums and other outof-pocket costs for ACA plans are so high that they will attract only buyers who need a lot of medical care, which will further drive up costs — what the insurance industry calls a “death spiral.”

Either way, there was little Selzer and his team in the insurance department could do to hold down premiums this year. A spokesman for Selzer’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

It’s also important to note that most Kansans won’t be personally affected by the ACA marketplace premium hikes.

Most Kansans get their insurance from an employer or from government programs like Medicare and Medicaid.

In past years, about 100,000 Kansans — or 3.5 percent of the state population — have purchased insurance from the ACA marketplace.

Of those 100,000, about 85 percent will get federal subsidies based on their income to offset the premium increases, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

That leaves about 15,000 Kansans who will take the brunt of the sticker shock when open enrollment begins.

But, thanks to the recruiting efforts of Selzer and his team, they will at least have choices.

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Police: Two Iowa officers killed in ambush-style attacks DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two Des Moines area police officers were shot to death early today in separate ambushstyle attacks while they were sitting in their patrol cars, and police said they are searching for a known suspect.

Officers responded to a report of shots fired at 1:06 a.m. and found an Urbandale Police Department officer who had been shot. Authorities from several agencies saturated the area after that shooting, and about 20 minutes later discovered that a Des Moines officer had been shot in a patrol car at an intersection, Des Moines Sgt. Paul Parizek said. The shootings happened less than 2 miles apart and both

The shootings follow a spate of police killings, including ambushes of officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Five officers were killed in Dallas on July 7 and three were killed later that month in Baton Rouge. took place along main streets that cut through residential areas.

“There’s somebody out there shooting police officers. We hope to find him before somebody else gets hurt,” said Parizek, who stopped briefly during a news conference as he worked to control his emotions.

The shootings follow a spate of police killings, including ambushes of officers in Dallas and

Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Five officers were killed in Dallas on July 7 and three were killed later that month in Baton Rouge.

Des Moines and Urbandale Police later said in a statement that they have identified 46-yearold Scott Michael Greene as a suspect in the killings, describing him as armed and dangerous and urging members of the public not to

approach him.

Police described Greene, of Urbandale, as white, 5’ 11” and 180 lbs. with brown hair and green eyes, last known to be driving a blue 2011 Ford F-150 with Iowa license plate 780 YFR. Police did not explain how they identified Greene as a suspect.

“There is a clear and present danger to police officers,” Parizek said.

He said officers are now conducting patrols in pairs for protection.

Urbandale Sgt. Chad Underwood said he believes this is the first time an officer in his department has been shot in the line of duty.

Urbandale officers are equipped with body cameras, but they don’t run constantly and it’s

unclear whether there was video of the shootings.

The attacks on police this summer in Dallas and Baton Rouge came in the wake of several high-profile police shootings of black men, fueling a national debate about police use of force, especially against minorities — a frequent topic in the nation’s presidential race.

Republican nominee Donald Trump has argued that police need the freedom to use greater force, while Democrat Hillary Clinton has taken a more nuanced position of supporting officers while also calling for restraint when dealing with minority communities. The most divisive general election

Brother sues over 2014 fatal police shooting OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man alleges in a lawsuit that police fatally shot his unarmed brother, even though relatives warned that the brother was suicidal and trying to bait officers.

Chris McHenry of Kansas City, Kansas, filed the lawsuit last week in federal court.

He alleges that police were “reckless and careless” in the 2014 shooting of his 18-year-old brother Joseph Jennings in an Ottawa store parking lot, according to the Kansas City Star.

The shooting was deemed to be justified.

The Franklin County attorney determined that Jennings was shot after pointing a dark item,

Jennings was shot after pointing a dark item, which turned out to be black sunglasses, toward officers. which turned out to be black sunglasses, toward officers. Court documents show that night Jennings walked to the store and dialed 911, reporting a man waving a gun around and giving a description of himself. When police arrived, Jennings refused to show his hands before pulling what officers thought was a firearm

from his waistband. According to the lawsuit, five officers and sheriff ’s deputies fired 29 bullets.

Jennings was struck by the bullets eight or nine times.

The lawsuit said two family members at the scene told officers that Jennings was trying to goad the officers into shooting him to commit

suicide. Some of the officers at the scene of the shooting were the same ones who had taken Jennings to a hospital the night before, because he had attempted suicide.

Jennings was diagnosed with anxiety disorder, depression, bipolar disorder and pseudo seizures, according to court documents.

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“We call on Iowans to support our law enforcement officials in bringing this suspect to justice. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the police officers who were tragically killed in the line of duty as well as the officers who continue to put themselves in harm’s way.”

Urbandale is a suburb of about 40,000 people in the Des Moines metro area with about 50 officers. Officials in Urbandale cancelled school for the day. Des Moines has about 375 sworn officers.

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I am running for Sheriff of Allen County because I believe that we in Law Enforcement can do better for our citizens by working as a team and not as individual agencies. I have served 15 years with the Iola Police Force and have a strong record of service. I will work to strengthen programs that make the community safe and secure.

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• Proud Marine Corp Veteran: Operation Desert Storm • Former Iola Firefighter & Allen County EMS •15 Years of Service on Iola Police Force REVIEW FACEBOOK POLICY It is the duty of the Sheriff’s department DRUG TASK FORCE to protect the right of every citizen until Formation of the Allen County Drug found guilty in a court of law. It is a Task Force will enable agencies to work disservice to convict our citizens in the in a more efficient & timely manner. court of public opinion on Facebook.

This task force will be overseen by The social media policy of posting mug myself along with my undersheriff, shots will be suspended immediately Jared Froggatte. We have to “knock” until further review of the social media this problem out. policy of the department

K-9 UNIT & TRAINING Allen County is behind the curve when it comes to combatting drugs. A K-9 unit will be added to the Sheriff’s staff to aid & assist the task force. Training opportunities will also be a part of strengthening the department & offering personnel opportunities to acquire certifications.

PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS Finding solutions for those repeat, non-violent offenders through programs such as mentoring & work release into the public and opportunities through vocational education.

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Expanding programs that prevent drug & alcohol use by our children. Programs like D.A.R.E would span every grade in all public schools with an added leadership program offered to juniors & seniors in high school. By working with at-risk youth early, we can help curb and eliminate future bad decisions. I would dust off the Neighborhood Watch Program that will create relationships on every level.

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World Series: Cubs 9, Cleveland 2; Series tied at 3-3

Cubs send it to seventh game

By TOM WITHERS The Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) — After 108 years, what’s one more day?

The Chicago Cubs are far from finished. They’re frothing.

Addison Russell hit a grand slam and tied a World Series record with six RBIs, and Chicago took advantage of a huge

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early misplay in Cleveland’s outfield as the Cubs throttled the Indians 9-3 on Tuesday night in Game 6 to push this tense tug-of-war between baseball’s two longest title drought holders to the limit.

Game 7, it is. The biggest, most nerve-wracking day yet.

For one city, hysteria.

For the other, heartbreak.

“It’s correct and apt it will go seven games,” Cubs man-

ager Joe Maddon said.

Kris Bryant homered to spark a three-run first inning, Russell hit the first slam in the Series in 11 years and Jake Arrieta worked into the sixth as the Cubs, who came to Progressive Field one loss from elimination, are now rolling and one victory from their first championship since 1908.

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The Chicago Cubs’ Addison Russell, second from right, is greeted by teammates Anthony Rizzo (44), Ben Zobrist and Kyle Schwarber after hitting a grand slam in the third inning against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday in Game 6 of the World Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS

High School Football: Wellsville 54, Humboldt 6

By DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles was placed on injured reserve Tuesday after developing some swelling in his surgically repaired right knee, leaving Kansas City perilously short of depth at the position.

The four-time Pro Bowl running back will miss at least eight weeks, a person familiar with his situation told The Associated Press. That means Charles could return in time for the end of the regular season and the playoffs, assuming Kansas City (5-2) qualifies for the postseason.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Chiefs have not announced the move.

Spencer Ware has been the primary fill-in for Charles since getting hurt in Week 5 last season, but he sustained a concussion in last Sunday’s win in Indianapolis. He was still going through the concussion protocol and it’s unclear whether he will be available against Jacksonville on Sunday.

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Humboldt junior Brent Yost, left, and sophomore Dagen Goodner, right, combine to tackle Wellsville senior running back Reece Williams during Tuesday’s Bi-District playoff game in Wellsville. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

LESSONS LEARNED Cubs fall to Eagles in first round playoff game

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

WELLSVILLE — It never feels good to lose, especially when that loss is a 54-6 playoff defeat, but when Humboldt coach Logan Wyrick is able to reflect on his team’s 2016 season, he will be fairly happy.

The Cubs entered the season with junior running back Jacob Barker as the top returning playmaker from a year ago. He had only four carries

for 22 yards, but he was the only Cub with any varsity yardage.

The team featured just two seniors with linemen Levi Habiger and Colton Riebel. Wyrick had one of the youngest and most inexperienced teams in the state.

The young Cubs did not come into the year timid however. They won their opening game and ended up qualifying for the playoffs with a 4-5 See HUMBOLDT | Page B6

College Basketball: Allen women 72, Missouri Baptist 57; Allen men 93, Oklahoma Wesleyan JV 50

Red Devil teams roll to wins in season openers at home

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Allen Community College’s Kendra Houston drives Tuesday against Missouri Baptist. Houston scored 12 points and had six steals in the Red Devils’ 72-57 victory. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

An evening of sparkling debuts filled the Allen Community College gymnasium Tuesday evening.

The ACC Red Devil women, consisting entirely of newcomers, used an early 15-0 run to topple visiting Missouri Baptist University Junior Varsity squad, 72-57.

Meanwhile, the Red Devil men — in Brock McGinniss’s first and only game as head coach — raced to an early 25-3 lead over Oklahoma Wesleyan University’s JV and never looked back in a 93-50 whitewash.

McGinnis is Allen’s head assistant. He slid over into the head coach’s chair when Andy Shaw was ordered to

sit out the game because of an obscure recruiting violation involving an assistant coach giving a recruit a ride to the ACC campus. Shaw will return to the sideline Friday against MCC-Penn Valley.

THE ALLEN women spotted Missouri Baptist a quick 2-0 lead before responding with a 15-0 run to take control.

Katelyn Swanson and Jhailyn Johnson both drilled a pair of 3-pointers as the Red Devils raced to a 35-11 lead at one point.

The pace slowed from there, as head coach Todd Buchanan fully expected, while the Red Devil newcomers — all freshmen — adjusted to the college game on the fly.

“Nobody’s going to play the perfect game,” Buchanan

said, “and they’re definitely not going to play a perfect game their first game out. But you have to be proud of how those kids played in their first college game ever. We’re going to use the positives and move forward and continue to build confidence. This was definitely a confidence builder for all of us.”

Allen’s lone returning sophomore, Damonica Franklin, had to sit out Tuesday’s opener to complete a two-game suspension tied to an altercation last season against Neosho County Community College.

A balanced scoring attack followed in her absence. Akia Andrews registered teamhighs with 15 points and five rebounds. Kamri Summons See ALLEN | Page B6

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Schlitterbahn founder dies NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (AP) — The man who founded the Schlitterbahn water park in Central Texas has died.

Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts said in a statement Tuesday that Bob Henry died at his New Braunfels home a day earlier after a prolonged illness. He was 89.

Gary Henry, president of Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts, says his father leaves a legacy “to generations of guests who have made memo-

ries in the parks he made possible.”

Henry and his family started Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels in 1979.

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‘I Like Ike’ plates promoted ABILENE, Kan. (AP) — The Eisenhower Foundation is hoping that people still like Ike enough for Kansas to continue production of “I Like Ike” specialty license plates.

Three hundred of the license plates with the slogan from the 1952 U.S. presidential campaign for former President Dwight D. Eisenhower need to be purchased by May 2017 for production to continue, according to the Salina Journal.

The license plates are available in all counties in Kansas. Foundation executive director Meredith Sleichter said every plate that is sold and renewed sends $50 to benefit the foundation.

Sleichter said the Kansas Legislature approved the tags and part of the

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“This is a great way to promote the state of Kansas and keeping Eisenhower’s legacy alive,” Holm said. “It helps to fund the foundation, and there is a lot of good work going on.”

Supervisor of Saline County vehicle registration Dena Jilka said the license plates can be purchased at any time, and vehicle owners don’t have to wait until it’s time to renew tags.

The cost is a $45 onetime fee to the state and a $50 fee to the foundation, plus regular property taxes. Sleichter said anyone purchasing a plate before the year ends will also receive a free Eisenhower hat.

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When is thinning skin too thin?

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an active 72-year-old male, who is in pretty good physical condition.

I do understand that as you age, your skin thins out and is prone to bruising and blood spots during normal activity. However, I am concerned that the skin on my arms is especially sensitive. My skin tears easily and has ripped off just from the adhesive from a bandage.

Is this normal? I am not on any blood thinners.

Is there any underlying condition? Is there a way to promote the growth of my skin? It is very embarrassing. It is not the end of the world, but any suggestions or comments would be appreciated. — Anon.

Answer: It is normal to have some thinning of the skin as you age.

It comes from a variety of reasons, including sun damage and loss of fat from underneath the skin. I have read that vitamin A-based skin creams, such as RetinA, can reverse some of these changes, but I wouldn’t recommend it

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for this purpose.

A drop of mineral oil or petrolatum on the bandage (where the adhesive is) will help it be removed easily. You can also use plain gauze and self-adherent wrap (such as Coban or Medique wrap).

Dear Dr. Roach: I recently visited my doctor to schedule my blood screenings (for cholesterol and A1c) early in the morning because I would be fasting. She said I don’t need to be fasting, that it is a myth. Since when has this change occurred? ­­— J.M. Answer: An article in 2009 showed pretty conclusively that a nonfasting cholesterol and HDL level provides enough information about heart risk that, for most people,

fasting is not necessary.

Doctors can use the nonHDL cholesterol (calculated by subtracting HDL from total cholesterol) instead of LDL cholesterol (it requires a triglyceride level, which is very sensitive to food intake).

People who have serious issues with high triglycerides need fasting levels, but for most people, I agree with your doctor.

Some physicians are conservative about changing their ways.

The A1c level looks at the average sugar over the past two months or so, so fasting does not matter at all for that test.

Dear Dr. Roach: What happens with malabsorption? How is it treated? — M.M.

Answer: Malabsorption isn’t a diagnosis, it’s a condition where the body has a decreased ability to absorb nutrients.

This can be caused by many different specific diagnoses. The treatment depends on the underlying cause. The hallmark symptoms of malabsorption are weight loss (or

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inability to gain, especially in children) and diarrhea; however, in some cases these can be subtle or absent, and the first indication that there is something wrong is due to deficiency of a particular nutrient, especially a vitamin (like B-12) or mineral (like iron).

One common cause of malabsorption is celiac disease, also called gluten sensitive enteropathy. Some people may present with weight loss and diarrhea, but others may have only a mild iron deficiency anemia.

Celiac disease is treated by strict avoidance of gluten. Bacterial overgrowth, found especially in people with irritable bowel syndrome, may have deficiency in vitamin A or other nutrients, and is treated with antibiotics and treating the underlying condition, if possible. Pernicious anemia is caused by an autoimmune destruction of the cells in the stomach that make intrinsic factor (necessary for vitamin B-12 absorption); it is treated with B-12 supplementation.

Boyfriend hasn’t told parents about her Dear Carolyn: I have been dating my boyfriend for about a year and a half. He is Asian and I am white. For whatever reason, he still hasn’t told his parents about me. We argued about it over Christmas, but he said he didn’t want to tell them. After several arguments, we finally set a deadline when he would tell them, but as of today (just two days left), he has not. I have dropped a few hints the last couple of days, but have not flatout reminded him. If the deadline comes and goes, and he still hasn’t told them, what should I do?

By the way, they are not totally oblivious to me. I have met them, and they are aware that we are friends.

Answer: You’ve been together for a year and a half, you have argued about the parent issue openly, and the sum of

Tell Me About It Carolyn Hax your insight into his behavior consists of: “for whatever reason...?”

Either he isn’t talking, or you aren’t listening.

Or both.

There’s room for speculation about oldworld parents and dutiful sons, but that would be the equivalent of letting your cancer run its course while I treat your paper cut.

I see so little honesty here. Obviously, there’s his unwillingness to be honest with his parents.

Then, there’s his failure to be honest with you about his reasons. You, meanwhile, have failed to demand honesty of him in any real or productive way.

I sense you don’t know how. It’s not about lobbing words. “Respect me

by X date or else” breeds only resentment or ridicule. Only deeds are effective: No respect, no you.

Instead of establishing consequences without ultimatums, though, you’ve made an ultimatum without consequences. You’re asking what to do next, meaning your threat was empty, meaning you weren’t honest with him.

Most important, you haven’t been honest with yourself. What do you need from this guy, why is it important, why do you think it’s missing, why do you regard him as the best person to provide it, are you being realistic, what are you prepared to do when and if he doesn’t come through?

The relationship you need right now — urgently, it seems — is with your

own mind. Please step back from the issue of what he tells his parents, and try to see whether the relationship itself is working. Start with a new definition of working: He’s open with you, you’re open with him, each of you likes what you see.

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MLB: Series goes 7 Humboldt: Cubs lose at Wellsville Continued from B1

“You dream for that, man,�

Bryant said. “We’re going to play a Game 7 tomorrow and that’s pretty special.�

Indians ace Corey Kluber, dominant while winning Games 1 and 4, starts again on short rest Wednesday night at home against big league ERA leader Kyle Hendricks.

The NL champions, who also got a two-run homer from Anthony Rizzo, are trying to become the seventh team to rally from 3-1 deficit and first to do in on the road since Willie Stargell and the Pittsburgh Pirates came back against Baltimore in 1979.

Maddon didn’t take any chances despite a comfortable late lead, using atomic-armed Aroldis Chapman for one out in the seventh, the eighth and one batter in the ninth. The lefty, who got the final eight outs in Game 4, will be on call for Game 7.

Maddon said he used Chapman as long as he did because he felt the game was still in the balance.

The Cubbies, shut out twice earlier in this Series, brought their clubbies to Cleveland.

They hammered Josh Tomlin, who couldn’t get out of the third inning and didn’t get any help from his outfield in the first. The right-hander, who was so effective in Game 3 at Wrigley Field, pitched on short rest for the second time in his career but wasn’t the problem as much as his location.

Everything seemed to be lined up for a massive downtown street party in Cleveland, which has waited since 1948 for another World Series title.

On an unseasonably warm November day, fans came hoping to witness the first championship win at home by a Cleveland team since the Browns took the NFL title in 1964 by shutting out the Baltimore Colts.

With Eddie Robinson — the last living member from that ‘48 title team — in attendance, and LeBron James and the NBA champion Cavaliers coming over from Quicken Loans Arena after they beat Houston, Cleveland was poised to have a night to remember like the one just 134 days ago in June when the Cavs ended the city’s 52-year championship dry spell.

The Cubs blew through those plans like a wicked wind off Lake Michigan.

Arrieta wasn’t dominant, but he didn’t have to be. Staked to the early lead, he held the Indians without a hit until the fourth when Jason Kipnis doubled leading off and scored on Mike Napoli’s single.

Arrieta worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth, and gave up a homer to Kipnis in the fifth but struck out nine.

Maddon came to get him in the sixth, the

right-hander got several pats on the back from Chicago’s infielders and Cubs fans saluted him with a standing ovation.

Tomlin was one strike from getting out of the first unscathed when everything fell apart.

He had Bryant down 0-2 when he hung a waist-high curveball that Chicago’s third baseman, who came in just 2 for 17 in the Series but had homered in Game 5, cracked nearly halfway up the bleachers in left field, a 433-foot shot that sent a shockwave through standing-room-only Progressive Field.

There was a bigger one to come.

Rizzo and Ben Zobrist followed with singles before Tomlin got Russell to hit what appeared to be a routine out. However, right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall and rookie center fielder Tyler Naquin, perhaps unable to hear each other over the roaring crowd, looked at each other and let the ball drop onto the grass for a double.

While they scrambled to recover it, Rizzo scored easily and Zobrist beat a relay throw to the plate, bowling over Indians catcher Roberto Perez as a sizeable contingent of Cubs screamed with delight. “Lonnie went hard after it, as he should, but it’s Naquin’s ball,�

Indians manager Terry Francona said. “He was playing on that side and he’s the center fielder. That was an unfortunate play.�

Although it was early, with Arrieta on the mound, Chicago’s lead felt more like 30-0 than 3-0.

Russell then delivered the knockout blow with his shot to deep left-center.

A walk and a pair of one-out singles by Rizzo and Zobrist chased Tomlin, who walked to the dugout dejectedly as Indians fans tried to cheer him up with an ovation.

Dan Otero came on and placed a 2-0 pitch over the heart of the plate to Russell, who launched it over the wall spent much of his home-run trot howling.

The Cubs were loud all night.

ME AND THE MICK At 22, Russell became the secondyoungest player to hit a grand slam in the World Series. Yankees legend Mickey Mantle was 21 when he hit one on Oct. 4, 1953 against Brooklyn. Russell is the first Cubs to player to connect for a slam in the Series.

Russell tied Bobby Richardson, Hideki Matsui and Albert Pujols for the most RBIs in a Series game.

Continued from B1

regular season record.

The Cubs’ season ended with a first round playoff loss to the senior-laden Wellsville Eagles, who entered the game with an 8-1 record while playing in a mostly 4A league. The nice thing for Cubs fans is that this year’s young roster guarantees solid entertainment for several years to come.

Humboldt will return a 1,100-yard running back with Barker. The junior was productive against a tough Wellsville defense on Tuesday with 100 yards on the ground which bodes well for him entering his senior season. “It will be great having a 1,000-yard rusher returning,� Wyrick said.

The Cubs will also have freshman playmaker Conor Haviland back into

Humboldt quarterback Kyler Allen rolls out to pass Tuesday in Wellsville. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA the fold. His versatility late in the season provided a big boost to the Cub attack. Haviland’s 70-yard touchdown reception was the only score of the game for the Cubs.

“We could have run (Haviland) more as a freshman, but we didn’t want to just throw him into the fire,� Wyrick said. “We eased him in.

He and Dagen Goodner are around 300 yards each (rushing this season), so as far as our offense, it should be fun to look at going into next season.�

The quarterback responsible for the touchdown pass was sophomore Kyler Allen. Allen took over the starting job late in the season and helped the playoff push. He leads a group of quarterbacks that certainly won’t lack for experience next season. “We had six players take a meaningful snap from under center this year,� Wyrick said. “In 3A that is unheard of... Kyler has gotten very good experience.�

Wyrick says the Cubs will certainly miss the leadership Habiger and Riebel provided this season as the team’s only two seniors. “It doesn’t hurt any less only having two (seniors),� Wyrick said. “I don’t say this as a bad thing, but they aren’t the most talented (football players) in the world, but everything they have gotten, especially Habiger, has been through hard work. They have both been leaders and I couldn’t ask for better ones.�

Tuesday’s loss is certainly a stinger, but the future is bright for the young Cubs who should only continue to grow more fierce next season. “It hurts tonight,�

Wyrick said. “But hopefully we are moving on to bigger and better things.�

Allen: Men, women each roll to victories Continued from B1

followed with 13 points and five assists. Kendra Houston was the third player in double figures with 12 points to go with six steals. Swanson and Summons had three steals each. “I gave Kam our game ball,� Buchanan. “She came off the bench and played big for us tonight.

She really grew up. I couldn’t be prouder of her.�

A SIMILAR theme followed for the men’s game.

All 10 players who saw action in the first half scored as the Red Devils raced to a 52-21 lead at the break.

By game’s end, four ACC players were in double figures, and eight players had at least seven points. “We played with great energy, which was what I wanted to see the most,�

McGinnis said. “With a lot of things we’re doing offensively, you’ll see a lot of games like tonight.

We have 10 guys who can score. “Everybody off the bench played very well,� he continued. “I told them when they came into the game, we couldn’t let our energy level drop. If anything, they raised the bar a little bit. It was good to see.�

For the record, Allen’s top three scorers, Hafeez Anifowoshe (16 points), Beau Shockley (14) and Ahmad Winston (13), all came off the bench.

Quentin Blaue followed with 12 points and eight boards. JaMarkus Dawn dished out six assists.

E.J. Garnes had three steals.

The Red Devil squads return home Friday for the inaugural ACC season-opening tournament. Allen’s women

Chiefs: Charles on I.R. Continued from B1

the only other running back on the active roster, the Chiefs moved swiftly Tuesday to sign Bishop Sankey. The Chiefs tried out a few running backs before they settled on the former second-round pick, who has been on the Patriots’ practice squad.

The Chiefs also cut linebackers Sam Barrington and Sio Moore on Tuesday.

The decision to put Charles on injured reserve was no doubt frustrating for the Chiefs and their career rushing leader. Charles returned to the field for offseason workouts over the summer and was part of training camp, even though the Chiefs took a slow-andsteady approach in his return.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid insisted through the first few weeks of the season that he wanted to make sure Charles was healthy

before getting on the field.

He finally played in Week 4 against Pittsburgh, and again the next two games, totaling 12 carries for 40 yards and a touchdown.

But he was inactive last Sunday against Indianapolis, and Reid said after the game that Charles was planning to consult with Dr. James Andrews to decide whether he had experienced a setback. “We just can’t seem to get that thing to where it needs to be for him to be able to play,� Reid said. “We are trying to be as cautious as we possibly can with him.�

will take on Redlands Community College at 5 p.m.; the men host MCC Penn Valley at 7. The tournament wraps up Saturday.

Women ACC 72, Missouri Baptist 57 Allen (23-18-16-15—72) (FG/3pt): Swanson 0/2-0-3-6, Summons 6-1-2-13, Shaver 1-0-3-2, Houston 3/2-0-2-12, Andrews 5/1-2-3-15, Trautloff 2/1-0-2-7, Alleyne 2-0-5-4, Seals 2-2-2-6, Johnson 0/2-11-7. TOTALS: 21/8-6-23-72.

Men ACC 93, Oklahoma Wesleyan 50 Allen (52-41—93) (FG/3pt): Dawn 2/1-0-0-7, Garnes 3-13-7, Sanders 2/1-0-2-7, Anifowoshe 5/2-0-1-16, Blaue 3/20-1-12, Cross 2-0-3-4, Shockley 5-4-3-14, Winston 2-9-4-13, Watson 1/1-0-1-5, Hultgren 2/1-1-1-8, Patterson 0-0-1-0.

TOTALS: 27/8-15-20-93.

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