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Monday, December 22, 2014

Iola health center earns $170K grant

Toyland Iola boys and girls peer into Santa’s toy shop, 206 S. Jefferson Ave., to admire all of his toys on Friday. Children were able to visit with Santa over the weekend and pick out one toy to take home and cherish. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET

The Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC/SEK) has been awarded a $170,000 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) to support access to health care services for the uninsured in Allen County.

CHC/SEK will utilize the funding to provide medical, dental and support services to low-income, uninsured and underserved residents of Allen County at its clinic at 1408 East St. in Iola. It is the only federally qualified health center in the area and offers discounted services based on income.

“We are extremely grateful to the Health Care FounSee CHC | Page A4

GOP taps Hathaway for old post Departments on alert after cop killings

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Come meet the new boss — same as the old.

Former Allen County Attorney Jerry Hathaway earned the endorsement Sunday of local Republicans to refill his old position over the next two years.

Of the 36 voting delegates at Sunday’s GOP caucus, 25 favored Hathaway to fill the unexpired term of Wade Bowie, who announced his resignation earlier this month. Bowie will return to his native Michigan.

The county’s recommendation goes to Gov. Sam Brownback, who will make the formal appointment.

Hathaway originally came to Allen County in 2002 as assistant county attorney under Nan Webber before being

Jerry Hathaway elected county attorney in 2004. He subsequently was reelected in 2008 before resign-

ing in January 2011 to move to Springfield, Mo. See ATTORNEY | Page A4

NEW YORK (AP) — Bigcity police departments and union leaders around the country are warning the rank and file to wear bulletproof vests and avoid making inflammatory posts on social media in the days after a man ambushed two officers and shot them to death inside their patrol car.

The slayings of Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu on Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn heightened fears about the safety of law enforcement officials nationwide, though authorities haven’t said if they believe any threats are imminent.

The gunman, 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, had vowed in an Instagram post to put “wings on pigs” as retaliation for the slayings of black

men at the hands of white police.

Brinsley was black; the slain New York Police Department officers were Hispanic and Asian.

Investigators are trying to determine if Brinsley had taken part in any protests over the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, whose names he invoked in his online threat, or simply latched onto the cause for the final act in a violent rampage.

The slayings come at a tense time as police nationwide are being criticized following Garner’s death in a New York officer’s chokehold and Brown’s fatal shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. ProSee POLICE | Page A4

Resurrecting I-70 tolls Elks help local families in need may be a tough sell

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

WRIGHT CITY, Mo. (AP) — Truck driver Curtis Banks Jr. traverses Missouri and Kansas on Interstate 70 every week and has no real beef with its condition.

“Now you go out (Interstate) 40 going towards California, it beats you to death,” Banks said after stepping out of his truck at the Wright City rest area along I-70.

“Seventy’s pretty good. It’s one of the best highways to ride on.”

Banks, of Tennessee, said Missouri’s latest look at charging tolls on the eastwest highway simply raises too many questions. Where will the money go? How is the state spending the money it already has? Why doesn’t Missouri make I-70 — “the

main drag” — a top priority for the funds it already has?

Faced with tight roadbuilding budgets, states are looking for new pots of money. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon this month resurrected the idea of using tolls to rebuild a roughly 200-mile stretch of I-70 from Wentzville to Independence at a cost of $2 billion to $4 billion, the St. Louis PostDispatch reported.

The idea of adding tolls to existing interstate highways has been raised — unsuccessfully — from time to time in Missouri and elsewhere. But Missouri is still one of three states with “provisional” authorization to impose tolls See I-70 | Page A2

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One of Iola’s most enduring holiday charitable efforts had perhaps the biggest year in its history Saturday.

Iola Elks Lodge No. 569 provided food baskets for 70 area families, nearly twice as many as in years past.

“Our goal is to help as many people as we can, and there seemed to be a big need this year,” reported Teresa Grewing, one of the organizers.

The gift baskets were handed out Saturday afternoon.

Fortunately, the Elks were well-prepared, Grewing said, because it was evident early on this year more people needed help.

The lodge upped the number of fundraisers through the year to ensure members

Elizabeth Baker, with an assist from Iola Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Tim Thompson, loads a food basket Saturday morning. The Elks handed out 70 such baskets. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN had enough funds on hand for more food.

“And it’s not just Iola,” Grewing said.

“Things don’t have to change the world to be important.”

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Food baskets went to families as far away as Elsmore, Moran, Neosho Falls, Piqua and Moran.

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John Lust John W. Lust, 91, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, in Iola.

Mr. Lust was born near LaHarpe on Nov. 23, 1923.

He grew up on the farm his grandfather homesteaded in the 1800s. John graduated from LaHarpe High School and Iola Junior College. He joined the Army in 1942 and served with the 87th Infantry Division and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. During his military service he received three Theater medals, one Occupation medal and the Combat Infantry Badge.

John married Joyce D. Nicholas in 1944. Together they built Lar-Le Farms, renowned for Brown Swiss cattle. They bred several grand champions, in addition to Lar-Le’s Stretch Titan, a Brown Swiss bull whose fame reached as far as Switzerland. Joyce preceded him in death in 1977.

Mr. Lust is survived by his five children: Leona (Ed) Beezley, Golden, Mo., retired Maj. Gen. Larry (Cathy) Lust, Lenexa, David (Cathy) Lust, Denver, Colo., Denis (Sirena) Lust, Humboldt, and Terry (Sherry) Lust, Omaha, Neb.; 13 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his second wife, Ruth, his third wife, Betty, and grandson, Michael Beaman.

Cremation has taken place and a private burial will take place in Moran. Memorials are suggested to Wounded Warriors Project and may be left with the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel in Iola, which assisted the family. Go to www.iolafuneral.com, to sign the guest book online or leave a condolence.

Dorotha Ann ‘Dottie’ Lee

Dorotha Ann “Dottie” Lee, 75, Salina, passed away Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, at Salina Regional Health Center.

Dorotha was born in Iola on May 14, 1939, a daughter of the late Crystal Maxine (Jensen) and Franklin Glen West. She was the widow of Boyd E. Lee. Dottie worked as a small business Dorotha Ann owner; who owned and operated “Dottie” Lee Bachelors Inn and Boondocks Tavern in Salina. She most recently retired from Crane Rental. She was a member of the American Legion, Salina Women’s Bowling Association, and Salina Women’s Pool League Survivors include two daughters, Denise Russell and husband Dennis, Salina, and DeEtta Petty, Salina; five sons, Dale Petty and wife Mona, Harrison, Ark., Doug Petty and wife Deena, New Cambria, Mo., David Petty and wife Ronda, Kinsley, Donald Petty and wife Jonetta, Salina, and Duane Petty and wife Bobbi, St. George; sister, Reita Jordan and husband, Scott, Albuquerque, N.M.; three sisters-in-law, Sandy Moss, Manhattan, Evelyn Ellis, Chanute, and June Dwyer, Tulsa; brother-in-law, Bill Lee and wife Donna, Hollister, Mo.; brother-in-law, Bud Lee and wife Daphene, Salina; 16 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Boyd Lee, and brother, Lewis West.

A memorial service will be this afternoon at 3 o’clock at Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home in Salina, the Rev. Loran Forbes officiating. Inurnment will be at St. George Cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Dottie’s name to Tammy Walker Cancer Center or American Legion Post 62 in care of Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home.

For more information or to send an online condolence, visit www.carlsonfh.net or Facebook.

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Roberts skeptical of Cuban diplomacy

By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts is skeptical of President Barack Obama’s decision to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba, labelling it as nothing more than a shift in public relations.

The Republican senator said the Democratic president should consult Congress on changing U.S. policy and questioned whether Obama can unilaterally normalize relations with communist Cuba through executive action.

“I don’t know how he can do that,” Roberts said during an Associated Press interview Sunday. “He’s got to come to the Congress with things like this

See related story, A3 or it just poisons the well.”

Roberts’ skepticism of Obama’s actions contrasted sharply with the support offered by Kansas’ other Republican senator, Jerry Moran, a longtime supporter of lifting the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba as a potential boost to agriculture. Roberts is expected to become Agriculture Committee chairman when the GOP takes control of the Senate in January.

Farm groups and businesses are backing the shift in policy, seeing the potential for increased trade. While

Famed ‘Christmas Story’ leg lamp reported stolen NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) — Who took the leg lamp belonging to Ralphie’s “Old Man” from a New York store’s annual tribute to “A Christmas Story”?

The owner of the Yankee Spirits liquor store in North Tonawanda says his annual window display honoring the holiday classic includes memorabilia from the 1983 film, including several versions of the nowiconic leg lamp.

The store’s surveillance video shows a man in a gray hoodie and sunglasses walking into the store and glancing around before he grabs a large leg lamp and leaves.

Store owner Gary Brennan tells Buffalo’s WIVB-TV even his customers are angry about the theft.

In the movie, Ralphie’s father wins a prize that

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agricultural commodities such as wheat are exempt, Moran said last week in an AP interview that rules imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department under former GOP President George W. Bush are burdensome enough to block trade. Moran wants the rules rolled back.

Moran said in an AP interview last week that when people become

market-oriented, seeking consumer goods, they demand personal freedoms as well.

But Roberts said Sunday: “That promise has always gone unfulfilled, so I don’t what we’re gaining from this, except a public relations change.”

Roberts said he also doesn’t believe Cuban President Raul Castro or former dictator Fidel Castro respect individual freedoms. Fidel Castro is Raul Castro’s older brother and ceded power to him in 2006 after ruling the island nation since 1959.

“They haven’t changed at all with regards to individual freedoms, and I thought our country was supposed to stand for that,” Roberts said.

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on an existing interstate as a pilot project.

Under the same status, former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell proposed tolls on the stretch of Interstate 95 through his state, but lawmakers rejected it during the 2013 session of the Legislature.

“The public was very much against it,” said Tamara Rollison, a spokeswoman for the Virginia Department of Transportation. “We are not considering I-95 as a candidate for a toll road.”

North Carolina, the third state with the federal authorization, held public hearings a couple of years ago to air the idea of collecting tolls on its part of I-95 to pay for maintenance.

This month, the state released a 10-year spending blueprint for transportation that does not include tolls, said Mike Charbonneau, spokes-

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man for the that state’s Department of Transportation.

“We’re definitely a state that sees challenges in having enough funding to support our transportation needs,” Charbonneau said.

Missouri lawmakers had authorized use of tolls and a publicprivate partnership to build the I-70 Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge across the Mississippi River just north of downtown St. Louis.

But Illinois refused to sign off on tolls, which led officials to other means of funding. The bridge opened in February.

In 2012, transportation officials in Missouri floated the idea of using tolls to rebuild I-70, but the proposal failed to gain much traction and faced opposition from the trucking industry and gas station owners, among others.

Stretches of I-70 are

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Raney services

A celebration of life will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Iola’s Senior Center at the intersection of Jefferson and Jackson avenues.

Raney, a former Iolan, was living in Wichita at the time of his death Nov. 4.

Raney’s obituary appeared in the Nov. 7 Register.

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more than 55 years old.

It was designed to carry up to 18,000 vehicles a day, but now carries an average of 31,000 on its most rural stretches.

About one-third are trucks.

The daily pounding from all those vehicles has resulted in damage deep beneath the road’s surface, rendering resurfacing projects a mere Band-Aid, officials say.

Still, critics insist there are better ways to cover repair costs than charging tolls.

“Tolls are a horrible value,” said Tom Crawford, president of the Missouri Trucking Association. “If you are looking for the best way to put a dollar into infrastructure, tolls are one of the worst ways to do it.”

Toll roads require too much spending on overhead costs compared to fuel tax collections, he said.

Crawford added that placing toll booths on I-70 would have the unintended consequence of diverting drivers to other east-west routes that are free, including Highways 50 and 36.

Julian Walker, spokesman for the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates, added that placing tolls on an existing interstate highway amounts to “double taxation.”

“What we’ve seen is there are three states that have these pilot programs,” Walker said. “In each of those states, public and elected representatives have come out and said this is a bad idea.”

Earlier this year, Missouri voters overwhelmingly rejected Amendment 7, which would have financed transportation improvements — including a rebuilding of I-70 — by raising the sales tax three-quarters of a cent.

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ACARF is more than a shelter; it’s salvation for pets A month ago a little dog wandered about the streets of Iola, loosed for whatever reason from what had been his home for years.

Far removed from his days as a puppy, the little fellows had a difficult time of it. No one left food in a convenient and predictable place, sleep came on hard, cold ground and unfamiliar places. He anxiously lived in a shadow world, no one with whom to commiserate.

He was lonely and often frightened — in contrast to Pavlov’s pragmatic conclusions that animals lack cognitive abilities — not knowing why he had been abandoned or what he should do.

He lost weight. Few Iolans leave discarded food for weekly alleyside pickup in containers easy for a prowling and hungry animal, wild or domestic, to breach. Soon, his ribs were a prominent feature under the dark hair covering his torso.

Not being too large and on the shorter side of his life expectancy, death could have come in any number of ways.

Then, Iola animal control had a welcome presence in the little dog’s world. He was taken to Allen County Animal Rescue Foundation’s shelter at the east edge of LaHarpe, where food, water, shelter and, most importantly, people who care about orphaned or abandoned dogs and cats were waiting.

In a flash his world changed.

SATURDAY the little dog became the 1,205th pet to cycle through ACARF by adoption to a home where each one has become an integral part of a family.

For Angus — the name arbitrarily given — it was wife Beverly and I. He fit into our household as if he had been there for years and quickly took possession of what without hesitation we agreed was “his chair.”

He now has food — a mix that’s scientifically tailored to a dog of his age and size — and fresh water at his leisure. He came well-

equipped to be accepted.

Angus is quick to let us know when it’s time for a jaunt outdoors to answer the call. He is loving and affectionate, and, a strong point in his favor, seldom barks. In his first two nights Angus slept soundly throughout.

ACARF WAS on the verge of having to close its doors a few days ago. Incoming financial support was not keeping up with outgo.

About $4,500 is required each month to meet the needs of the multitude of furry waifs that find their ways to the facility.

ACARF faithful put out the word and response appears to be enough to meet immediate needs into the new year, a worker confided Saturday.

But, what ACARF needs is long-term support.

At the moment the shelter is closed to new animals, although Saturday seemed to be a banner day for adoption requests, with several others than Angus going out the door.

To ensure that ACARF doesn’t have to operate in crisis mode in the months ahead, a much better outcome would be for folks who care about pets — whether they have one or not — to commit to make monthly or other periodic financial contributions to the shelter.

That would be helpful with ongoing expenses and also permit its board members to plan ahead with assurance that the rug won’t be pulled out from under not only their feet but hundreds of paws of dogs and cats that would make fine additions to area families.

A few dollars a month is well within the scope of anyone’s budget and agreeing to make a regular contribution can eliminate the financial guesswork that has plagued ACARF board members for too long.

Do your share. You won’t be disappointed, nor will untold dogs and cats whose futures otherwise would be gloomy.

— Bob Johnson

Today in history Today is Monday, Dec. 22, the 356th day of 2014. There are nine days left in the year.

On this date: In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman said in a message to President Abraham Lincoln: “I beg to present you as a Christmas-gift the city of Savannah.”

In 1894, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide charges of anti-Semitism.

In 1910, a fire lasting more than 26 hours broke out at the Chicago Union Stock Yards; 21 firefighters were killed in the collapse of a burning building.

In 1937, the first, center tube of the Lincoln Tunnel connecting New York City and New Jersey beneath the Hudson River was opened to traffic. (The second tube opened in 1945, the third in 1957.)

On Dec. 22, 1944, during the World War II Battle of the Bulge, U.S. Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe rejected a German demand for surrender, writing “Nuts!” in his official reply.

In 1977, three dozen people were killed when a 250-foot-high

grain elevator at the Continental Grain Company plant in Westwego, Louisiana, exploded.

In 1989, Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu, the last of Eastern Europe’s hard-line Communist rulers, was toppled from power in a popular uprising. Playwright Samuel Beckett died in Paris at age 83.

In 1992, a Libyan Boeing 727 jetliner crashed after a midair collision with a MiG fighter, killing all 157 aboard the jetliner, and both crew members of the fighter jet.

In 2001, Richard C. Reid, a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami, tried to ignite explosives in his shoes, but was subdued by flight attendants and fellow passengers.

Ten years ago: Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, stung by criticism that he’d been insensitive to the needs of troops and their families, offered an impassioned defense, saying when he would meet wounded soldiers or relatives of those killed in battle, “their grief is something I feel to my core.”

Thought for today: “My mistakes are my life.” — Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)

US policy toward Cuba reveals GOP naivete Just a year ago, at a memorial service for Nelson Mandela in South Africa, President Barack Obama set tongues wagging by greeting Cuba’s President Raul Castro with a handshake. That small gesture caused some to wonder if a little thaw might be possible in the ice-cold war that has defined U.S. relations with its island neighbor for more than a half century.

Declaring that the policies of the past — a trade embargo, thorough isolation — have not worked in those 53 years, Obama on Wednesday announced a momentous shift in attitude toward the Communist-led nation.

He intends to set in motion policies that would begin to normalize relations, establish embassies and recognize that the U.S. and Cuba have joint interests in the hemisphere and the world that would benefit both countries if allowed to speak and work together.

Coinciding with prisoner swaps, and reportedly in-

spired in part by whispers from Pope Francis, Obama’s action is sure to face stiff opposition in Congress. But it’s long overdue and will help make at least our part of the world Sen. Pat Roberts better.

Obama, at times speaking directly to the Cuban audience as well as those in this country, called “on Cuba to unleash the potential of 11 million Cubans.”

Most Cubans on the island have known little more than oppression and relative poverty under the dictatorship begun by the elder Castro brother, Fidel, after the revolution of the late 1950s.

In reacting to the news, the gnarliest of Republican opponents seem exceedingly out of touch with a majority of Americans and with reality.

Despite his Cuban-American heritage, Florida’s Sen. Marco Rubio could do little more

than grandstand on Wednesday. He belittled the president, saying Obama was “willfully ignorant of the way the world works.” To hand normalized relations to the Cubans, Rubio said, would preserve that government’s iron-fisted rule for decades to come. How can Rubio’s political naivete be taken seriously?

Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas has yet to be heard from, but he should speak up and break ranks with the most vocal of his GOP brethren.

In the past, Roberts has recognized the business potential for Kansas farmers in a future under which the U.S. and Cuba can get along. Kansas farmers and ranchers — and those in Missouri, as well — have a lot to teach the Cubans, whose agricultural infrastructure is woefully underdeveloped.

Obama’s speech was one of his strongest of recent months, another important display in his new period of lame-duck boldness. ­— The Kansas City Star

Where are Kansas’ mentally ill supposed to turn?

State officials have arrived at a plan to stabilize Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for patients at Osawatomie State Hospital.

Unfortunately, that plan will create even more problems for community mental health centers across the state.

Osawatomie, one of just two remaining state inpatient facilities for people with serious mental illness, was in danger of losing Medicare reimbursement because of overcrowding that stressed both hospital facilities and staff.

The hospital is licensed for 206 patients but state officials reported the patient population reached 250 several times in late summer and fall. Faced with the threat the hospital would lose funding from the federal Centers of Medicaid and Medicare Services, state officials decided to take relatively drastic steps to reduce Osawatomie’s patient census.

Earlier this month, the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services announced that Osawatomie wouldn’t accept any voluntary admissions until the hospital’s census reached 185 patients. The hospital also implemented policy to “aggressively triage” patients referred for involuntary admission.

The steps at least temporarily solved Osawatomie’s problem, but it created a whole new level of stress for community mental health centers that depend on state hospitals to handle severe mental

The state contends that many of these cases can be handled by community mental health centers, but at the same time the state acknowledges the growing need for these services it has been cutting funding for the community centers. health cases, mostly people who have been deemed to be a danger to themselves or others. For instance, in the first weekend after Osawatomie instituted the new triage system, eight patients referred by Comcare, Sedgwick County’s mental health agency, were denied involuntary admission to Osawatomie.

Unlike most smaller counties, Sedgwick County at least has some options. According to news reports, Wichita has about 100 beds for psychiatric patients, but that is down from nearly 300 beds about 20 years ago. A spokeswoman for KDADS acknowledged that the availability of private inpatient programs for people with mental illness has declined drastically across the state and that state facilities are having to take up the slack. But what happens to people with serious mental illness when the state also is unable to provide treatment? In too many cases, it’s left to families or local law enforcement to deal with crisis situations.

The state contends that many of these cases can be handled by community men-

tal health centers, but at the same time the state acknowledges the growing need for those services it has been cutting funding for the community centers.

State officials may not have had any good options to deal with overcrowding at Osawatomie State Hospital, but a triage system that turns away people facing serious and potentially dangerous mental health challenges isn’t an acceptable long-term strategy for the state.

— The Lawrence Journal-World

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Attorney: Hathaway tapped Continued from A1

Jingle all the way Runners dash down Washington Avenue during the 17th annual Jingle Bell Jog Saturday afternoon. The Wilson family from Garnett rang in first place for men and women. Tanner and Lynn Wilson were the top male runners. Averi and Bailey Wilson were the top female runners. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET

CHC: Center earns $170,000 Continued from A1

dation,” CHC/SEK chief executive officer Krista Postai said in a press release. “Since day one, their support has allowed us to continue to serve the growing health care needs of the uninsured in the community.”

Last year, CHC/SEK provided care to 6,400 patients in Allen County, 36 percent of whom were

uninsured.

The Community Health Center received support from HCF when it first opened the dental clinic in Iola in 2008 and then again in 2013 when it expanded services to include primary medical care at the same location.

Before the addition of medical services, approximately 800 Allen County resi-

dents sought services at CHC/SEK sites in Pittsburg and Coffeyville.

The Community Health Center was one of only 31 organizations across Kansas and Missouri to receive funding from HCF, which awarded more than $4 million last week in funding to improve access to health care.

There — in addition to getting married — Hathaway became a senior assistant prosecuting attorney in the major crimes unit for Green County for about two years.

“I didn’t necessarily retire,” Hathaway said.

“I just had an opportunity to do other things.”

Most recently, Hathaway has provided prosecutorial services on a special needs basis throughout Kansas.

That is, if a county has conflicting interests in a case, it would bring in Hathaway as a special prosecutor to handle a case.

Hathaway noted he hired Bowie as his assistant before Bowie filled Hathaway’s old role.

“With the situation I’m in, I work a little bit, and I have the time to be able to come back to a place I enjoyed so much,” Hathaway said.

“I know everybody. I know the officers, I know the deputies.”

Hathaway said he planned only to fill the remaining two years of Bowie’s term. He did not plan to seek reelection in 2016, “although you never say never.”

Instead, his highest priority is to ensure a seamless transition.

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tests erupted in recent weeks after grand juries declined to charge the officers involved.

After the officers’ killings, a union-generated message at the 35,000-officer NYPD warned officers that they should respond to every radio call with two cars — “no matter what the opinion of the patrol supervisor” — and not make arrests “unless absolutely necessary.” The president of the detectives’ union told members in a letter to work in threes when out on the street, wear bulletproof vests and keep aware of their surroundings.

Another directive warned officers in Newark, New Jersey, not to patrol alone and to avoid people looking for confrontations. At the same time, a memo from an NYPD chief asked officers to limit their comments “via all venues, including social media, to expressions of sorrow and condolence.”

In Philadelphia, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey urged the leaders of protests over the deaths of Garner and Brown to “call for calm and not let this escalate any further.” In Boston, Police Commissioner William Evans said police issued an alert warning officers about the New York City slayings and added that the department had issued several alerts following the Ferguson grand jury’s decision.

At a news conference in New York on Sunday, Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce detailed Brinsley’s long criminal record, hatred for police and the government and apparent history of mental instability that included an attempt to hang himself a year ago.

Brinsley had at least 19 arrests in Georgia and Ohio, spent two years in prison for gun possession and had a

troubled childhood so violent that his mother was afraid of him, police said. He ranted online about authority figures and expressed “self-despair and anger at himself and where his life was,” Boyce said.

Hours before shooting the officers, Brinsley had shot and wounded his ex-girlfriend, Shaneka Thompson, at her home in Baltimore.

“He shot me! I don’t want to die. I don’t want to die,” Thompson screamed, according to neighbor Yevette Seay.

She told The Associated Press she called 911 as Thompson lay on the floor, clutching her stomach.

Authorities have said Thompson is expected to survive.

After leaving Baltimore, authorities said, Brinsley took a bus north to New York City and used Thompson’s phone to write on Instagram: “They take 1 of ours, let’s take 2 of theirs.” He ended the

post with references to the Brown and Garner cases.

Once in New York and shortly before he opened fire on the officers, Brinsley walked up to people on the street and asked them to follow him on Instagram, then told them, “Watch what I’m going to do,” Boyce said. Then Brinsley approached the squad car and fired four shots, killing the policemen.

He ran into the subway station and committed suicide.

At the site of the shooting, a makeshift memorial with an NYPD baseball cap, flowers, teddy bears and candles lay Sunday in remembrance of the officers.

Police Commissioner William Bratton placed flowers at the memorial and visited both officers’ families after attending Sunday Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral with Mayor Bill de Blasio.

De Blasio’s relationship with rank-and-file

police has been so fractious that their union president recently suggested officers sign a petition telling the mayor not to attend their funerals if they died on duty. But one of Ramos’ relatives said the family would welcome a visit from the mayor, who visited both officers’ families at the hospital Saturday but did not see them Sunday.

“If he wants to come and show support, by all means, we’ll accept that,” said Ramos’ cousin Ronnie Gonzalez.

Ramos’ 13-year-old son, Jaden, said in a Facebook post that Saturday was the worst day of his life.

“Today I had to say bye to my father,” Jaden wrote. “He was the best father I could ask for.

It’s horrible that someone gets shot dead just for being a police officer.

Everyone says they hate cops but they are the people that they call for help.”

Not only is Allen County losing Bowie, he noted, but Assistant County Attorney Chris Phelan also is leaving to become Coffey County attorney.

“What I would hope to do, and I got real lucky with it last time, is to be able to bring a good assistant in here and train them, and have them so they, and whoever, can run (for election) in 2016,” he continued. “I’d like to have this seamless transition from Wade the last two years.

“This job, the Allen County attorney’s job, means something to me,” Hathaway said.

“This is family, in a way.

I will definitely devote all the time it needs. My wife and I talked quite a bit the past few days.

She understands why it’s important to me, and how it’s important to me. She’s fully supportive.”

The local Republican committee picked Hathaway over three other candidates: Jill Gillette and David Clark, Chanute, and Darrell Smith, Olathe.

Precinct members

interviewed each for about 30 minutes before their private vote.

Hathaway said he in-

This job, the Allen County attorney’s job means something to me.

This is family, in a way.

— Jerry Hathaway

tends to keep the same office workers.

“Wade has run that place the last four years in a fantastic manner,” he said. “I’m pretty sure it’s running pretty well. I don’t see needing much change, but I’m always willing to listen to what other people have to say.”

Hathaway said he does not have a candidate for assistant county attorney in mind. He will reach out to University of Kansas and Washburn law schools placement services to interview candidates soon.

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Monday, December 22, 2014

Chiefs playoff hopes dim in 20-12 loss to Steelers

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andy Reid refused to take the easy path. His aggressive decision made Kansas City’s fading road to the postseason decidedly more difficult.

Needing all of an inch on fourth down deep in Pittsburgh territory late in the first half Sunday, Reid ordered the Chiefs to go for it. Alex Smith stuffed the ball into Jamaal Charles’ gut. The Steelers stuffed Charles right back into Smith.

The emphatic stop gave the Steelers momentum that would carry them to a 20-12 victory.

While Pittsburgh is heading to the postseason after a twoyear absence, Kansas City (8-7) needs to beat San Diego next week and hope for plenty of help to salvage a playoff berth.

“There’s a certain mindset here that we’ve been working with here the whole season,” Reid said. “When you’re put in that situation, you strap it on and go get the thing.”

Not this time. Cruising along in mid-November, the Chiefs have lost four of five. While they outgained the NFL’s topranked offense 327-288, they also surrendered six sacks and failed to reach the end zone.

Six drives into Pittsburgh territory ended with four field goals by Cairo Santos, Charles’ fumble and the failed fourthdown attempt.

“I think there are so many little things that happened,” Smith said. “They’re not big things, but just little stuff that gets magnified.”

Kansas City came in second in the league in red zone touchdown percentage but failed to cross the goal line against a Pittsburgh defense that is starting to show some of its signature snarl. Jason Worilds had two sacks and 36-year-old James Harrison added 1.5 as the Steelers found enough resolve to keep Kansas City at bay.

Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles (25) is tackled on an 11-yard gain by Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker Lawrence Timmons (94) during the fourth quarter on Sunday at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. TNS/KANSAS CITY STAR/DAVID EULITT Charles was held to just 29 yards rushing on nine carries.

While Smith completed 31 of 45 passes, almost all of them were short and intermediate routes that did not test Pittsburgh’s depleted secondary. The Steelers played without safety Troy Polamalu and cornerback Ike Taylor, but the closest Kansas City came to the big play it was desperately needed was an overthrow by Smith with Albert Wilson wide open in the third quarter.

“We just needed to capitalize on some of the plays that were called in the red zone and we would have been in good shape,” wide receiver Dwayne Bowe said.

Instead, the Chiefs head home looking to stop an alarm-

ing trend under Reid. While Kansas City is vastly improved since his arrival, the Chiefs lost six of their final eight games a year ago, including a meltdown against Indianapolis in the first round of the playoffs.

This time around, Kansas City will be fortunate just to get to January.

The Steelers will be there after Ben Roethlisberger passed for 220 yards and a touchdown and Le’Veon Bell added a score. Pittsburgh (10-5) faces Cincinnati next week for the AFC North title.

“We’re going to treat that like a playoff game like we’ve had the last three weeks,” Roethlisberger said.

Roethlisberger wasn’t as dy-

FSU’s Winston cleared in conduct hearing

By KAREEM COPELAND Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston was cleared Sunday of the accusations he faced at a student code of conduct hearing involving an alleged sexual assault two years ago.

Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Major Harding wrote in a letter to Winston that the evidence was “insufficient to satisfy the burden of proof.” Prosecutor Willie Meggs made a similar decision a year ago when he decided not to criminally charge Winston, citing a lack of evidence.

This month, a two-day hearing was held to determine whether Winston violated four sections of the code of conduct — two for sexual misconduct and two for endangerment.

The ramifications for Winston ranged from a reprimand to expulsion from school.

The woman can request an appeal within five days.

“We will consider an appeal but right now we feel a little duped,” Baine Kerr, one of the woman’s lawyers, said in an emailed statement. “At some point we have to recognize that Florida State is never going to hold James Winston re-

sponsible.”

AP is not identifying the woman because it does not identify people who say they are victims of sexual abuse.

“Somehow Jameis Winston still wins,” Kerr said. “The order doesn’t even follow the Student Conduct Code and it ignores the bulk of the evidence.”

Kerr said that between his client, Winston, and two teammates that were at the offcampus apartment — Chris Casher and Ronald Darby — only the woman would answer questions about what happened.

Winston did submit a lengthy statement detailing his version of events.

Florida State president John Thrasher said the university selected the former state Supreme Court justice to remove any doubt about the integrity of the process.

“He (Harding) conducted a thorough Student Conduct Code hearing and reviewed more than 1,000 pages of evidence generated by three other investigations, and we would like to thank him sincerely for his service,” Thrasher said.

Harding wrote that both sides’ version of the events had strengths and weaknesses, but he did not find the credibility of one “substantially stronger than the other.”

“In sum, the preponderance

of the evidence has not shown that you are responsible for any of the charged v i o l a Jameis Winston tions of the Code,” Harding wrote.

Winston family adviser David Cornwell did not respond to requests for comment.

Cornwell has contended that attorneys for the former student pushed for the hearing after they were rebuffed in an attempt to reach a settlement with Winston.

Florida State faces Oregon in the College Football Playoffs semifinal on Jan. 1. Before the ruling, there were questions whether Winston would be available to play. The Seminoles won a national championship with Winston at the helm last season and have not lost a game since he earned the starting job before the beginning of the 2013 season.

Florida State is currently being investigated by the Department of Education on how hit handles possible Title IX violations. The woman who said Winston assaulted her filed a complaint with the U.S. See WINSTON | Page B4

namic as he’s been at times this season but led a pair of long touchdown drives. The second ended with a 3-yard strike to Antonio Brown that gave Pittsburgh a 17-6 lead late in the third quarter. Roethlisberger briefly went to the locker room with a right knee injury but returned after a Kansas City field goal to guide a 12-play, 70yard march that ended with Shaun Suisham’s 23-yard kick with 4:04 remaining to all but clinch it.

The teams spent the first half trading methodical drives, but Kansas City kept getting bogged down near the end zone. Three times the Chiefs drove inside the Pittsburgh 20. Three times they failed to cross the goal line.

The first ended with Santo’s 23-yard field goal.

The second included a flip from holder Dustin Colquitt to tight end Travis Kelce on fourth-and-4 at the Pittsburgh 11. Kelce converted it, but three additional downs produced a single yard and another kick from Santos.

Kansas City at least managed points that time. The Chiefs came up empty when Timmons and safety Will Allen hammered Charles late in the half.

“Most of these games we lose it is not because another team is whipping us,” linebacker Tamba Hali said. “We shoot ourselves in the foot sometimes and do not know how to bounce back from it.”

Romo, Cowboys make playoffs after 42-7 rout of Colts

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys don’t have worry about a win-and-you’rein finale this year.

They’re in.

Dallas ended a four-year playoff drought Sunday in a dominating 42-7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, with Romo throwing four touchdown passes and breaking Troy Aikman’s franchise record for yards passing.

After three straight season-ending losses that left them at 8-8 and out of the postseason, the Cowboys (11-4) don’t have to worry about winning at Washington next weekend. They are NFC East champions for the first time since 2009 a week early.

“I just don’t have bad Christmases. I’ve been too fortunate,” owner Jerry Jones said. “On the other hand, to have the promise of getting ready to compete in the playoffs, but with a

team that can compete in the playoffs ... we’ve got a chance to do something.”

The Colts (10-5) didn’t have much to play for with the AFC South title secured, and looked like it while they barely avoided their first shutout loss in 21 years. Falling behind 28-0 by midway through the second quarter, they lost a slim chance to earn a first-round bye.

“Yeah, it was a dismal start,” said Andrew Luck, who threw for a season-low 109 yards with two interceptions and was pulled in the third quarter with the game out of hand. “It was bad. A lot of bad. Not much good, if any.”

Coming off back surgery that kept him out of last year’s season-ending loss to the Eagles, and another back injury sustained against Washington in October, the 34-year-old Romo had his fifth game with a passer rating of at least 135.

He completed 18 of 20 passSee COWBOYS | Page B4

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Give doctors all your info for the best advice Dear Dr. Roach: About three years ago, I was walking from the parking lot to church (not a long distance) and was overcome with a feeling of warmth and weakness throughout my body. I almost dropped my purse, but it stopped almost immediately. About three weeks ago, the same thing happened. I did not feel ill, and it passed almost as fast as it came on me.

I am 65 years old, exercise regularly and eat a healthy diet. I have yearly checkups and blood tests.

After looking over my yearly blood work, which we do at work, my white blood cell count is usually low, according to my hematologist. He had me do a total body X-ray and several blood tests over a three-month period and found nothing wrong with me. I did not mention the above to him. Can you tell me what can pos-

Dr. Keith Roach To Your Good Health sibly be going on in my body? — A.N. Answer: Since it has happened only twice in three years, and since you have had an evaluation without finding anything, it may just be one of those things that happens that we don’t get an answer to. In fact, I think that is the most likely outcome.

However, whenever I hear about warmth all over the body, I worry about conditions that cause a release of substances that act on the blood vessels of the body. Carcinoid syndrome and pheochromocytomas are two rare conditions that can cause a temporary flushing sensation, and you certainly should mention this to

your doctor. Neither of them is likely, but you don’t want to miss either possibility.

Sudden onset of weakness is a warning sign of a TIA or stroke, but your situation doesn’t really sound like that. Still, giving your doctor the most information will help him decide whether this needs to be looked into further.

Dear Dr. Roach: I had mitral valve prolapse for many years. In 2005, I got an infection, and it ended up as endocarditis. My mitral valve was not able to be repaired. I got a porcine valve. I am starting to have a little problem with my heart. Have you heard of a doctor doing a second replacement? My cardiologist says it is a really big deal. — J.L.F. Answer: Endocarditis is an exceedingly serious infection of the heart valves. It is much more likely in people who have

damaged heart valves, such as from rheumatic fever, but it also can happen in people with normal heart valves.

Endocarditis is treated with antibiotics, almost always intravenously to begin with, but complications such as an abscess or heart failure may require surgery, either repair or a valve replacement.

I have seen many cases of replacement of a damaged prosthetic valve. As your cardiologist suggests, the risk of the operation is high. However, if the valve is very damaged, you don’t really have any other options. It is clear that the decision to replace a prosthetic valve is difficult and should be undertaken only if other treatments have failed. An experienced cardiac surgeon, hospital and entire team is critical.

Uncle struggles with unequal feelings for kids My husband’s (much) younger sister had a child as a teenager, when she was not at all able to raise one because of drug problems and other issues. We became the baby’s legal guardians and raised her as our own. Earlier this year, at age 15, the child wanted to live nearby with the biological mother, who has gotten herself (somewhat) together.

The child we raised has a sibling, younger

Tell Me About It Carolyn Hax by eight years, and the mother allows us to only see them together. I didn’t raise the younger child as my own and naturally don’t feel the same attachment.

I feel torn purchasing gifts for one as I do for

my other children while only getting a token gift for the sibling who lives in the same household.

HELP!!

Answer: Of course you love the older child as one of your own, and the younger as a (spouse’s) niece/nephew.

At 7, this sibling would know the elder had lived with you, obviously — but having that information is not the same as achieving mastery over the hollow feeling of re-

ceiving less attention than a sibling. And of watching this less-than relegation play out right in your face, repeatedly, especially over holidays.

So spend the extra time and effort cultivating a relationship with the younger, and — by far the easier part — buy the younger sibling a gift “as I do for my other children.” It is, to use the standard you set, the only reasonable and flexible thing to do.

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Monday, December 22, 2014

Cowboys: Clinch NFC East in rout Continued from B1

es for 218 yards.

“I think the way he’s played this year, the way great quarterbacks in this league have played for a long time, that’s how Troy played,” said coach Jason Garrett, who was Aikman’s backup in Dallas. “We ran the ball really, really well, controlled the line of scrimmage. And when Tony had opportunities today, and really throughout the year, he cashed in on them.”

Things to consider after the Cowboys emphatically ended a three-game home losing streak, scoring touchdowns on their first four possessions while eliminating division rival Philadelphia from the playoffs a day after the Eagles gave them an opening by losing to the Redskins: ANOTHER RECORD

ROMO

In his eighth full season as the starter, Romo broke Aikman’s record on a 25-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jason Witten, his teammate since they came into the league together 11 years ago.

Nobody has caught more passes from

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By DENNIS WASZAK AP Sports Writer

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) talks with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) following the game on Sunday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Indianapolis Colts 42-7 to win the NFC East. TNS/FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM/RON JENKINS Romo than Witten, who clinched his 11th straight 600-yard season.

“We literally were on the same bus from the airport when we arrived in Dallas for our first rookie minicamps,” said Romo, who has 32,971 career yards, 29 more than the three-time Super Bowl winner. “He’s obviously just got a special place in my heart.”

OH BY THE WAY

NFL rushing leader DeMarco Murray had 22 carries for 58 yards and a 1-yard score six days after surgery for a broken left hand. He was injured in last week’s win at Philadelphia that put the Cowboys in position to win the division.

“It was hurting throughout the game, but I made my mind up a long time ago that I was going to play,” said Murray, who needs 29 yards

to break all-time NFL rushing leader Emmitt Smith’s franchise record of 1,773 yards from 1995.

PLAYING FOR POSITION

With a home playoff game already in hand, Indianapolis sat receiver T.Y. Hilton (groin injury) and right tackle Gosder Cherilus. The Colts had season lows in points and total yards (229) for the second straight week, and finished with just 1 yard rushing.

The Cowboys could face a similar scenario next weekend. It’s possible they could earn a first-round bye regardless of whether they beat the Redskins. “Whatever happens, I will be fine either way,” said Romo, who came out in the third quarter of a loss at Washington in the 2007 finale when Dallas had the NFC’s No. 1 seed in

hand.

FLUBBED FAKE

Indianapolis had Dallas beaten on a fake punt after three straight running plays on its first possession. But a backpedaling Dewey McDonald, left uncovered on the outside, dropped punter Pat McAfee’s perfect throw.

“I took my eyes off of it for just a split second,” said McDonald, whose flub came right in front of the Colts’ bench.

DAZZLING DEZ

Dallas receiver Dez Bryant had his NFLleading 14th touchdown for a 14-0 lead the first play after McDonald’s flub on the fake punt. He caught a scoring pass in his 12th consecutive game against the AFC to extend the longest interconference streak since the 1970 merger.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Sheldon Richardson was stunned when he heard the news Saturday that two New York City police officers were killed in the line of duty.

The New York Jets defensive lineman who has been critical of law enforcement in the past spoke out Sunday in support of Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu. They were fatally ambushed in their squad car in Brooklyn by a gunman with a long criminal record.

“Some innocent blood was spilled,” Richardson said after New York’s 17-16 loss to New England. “I’m not with that at all. That’s the message that I’m trying to get across. It’s sad, real sad that two officers lost their lives and can’t go home to their families. It’s just tough, man.”

Richardson, from the St. Louis area, had recently been critical of the grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, which didn’t indict officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown on Aug. 9. He wrote on Twitter after the jury’s decision that “they let this pig get off.”

Ramos and Liu were shot while sitting in their patrol car in the B e d fo rd - S t u y ve s a n t

section of Brooklyn.

The gunman, Ismaaiyl Brinsley, wrote on an Instagram account: “I’m putting wings on pigs today. They take 1 of ours, let’s take 2 of theirs,” officials said.

“I don’t know the guy, I don’t know the perp,” Richardson said. “I just heard that two officers lost their lives sitting in their car. I’m with the peaceful protests and stuff like that, defending your rights. ...

That’s not the way to go, murdering innocent cops.”

Jets center Nick Mangold wore a black NYPD cap while walking into MetLife Stadium off the team bus, and held it to his heart during the singing of the national anthem. The team also observed a 10-second moment of silence before the game.

Mangold, who left the game with an ankle injury in the second quarter, said in the locker room that it was “a shame” to hear the news.

“Every one of those guys that’s out there, they risk their lives every day,” Mangold said.

“They go out there to keep the community safe and for that to happen to those two guys, their families, that’s a raw deal. If wearing that (cap) gives them a little bit of comfort or shows support for those folks, I’m happy to do it.”

Merry Christmas!

Winston: Cleared of accusations Continued from B1

Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, which decided the university should be investigated for possible Title IX violations over the way it responds

to sexual violence complaints.

Title IX is a federal statute that bans discrimination at schools that receive federal funding. The Department of Education in 2011

warned schools of their legal responsibilities to immediately investigate allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence, even if the criminal investigation has not concluded.

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