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Chamber gets artwork
Iolan Max Grundy applies a coat of primer to the east wall of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce building in downtown Iola Wednesday morning. The primer is necessary before Grundy and wife Candice paint a 10-foot-tall mural depicting the Chamber’s “Fearless Fred” trolley traveling through Iola. Grundy said the mural also will feature images of rural countryside with airplanes in the sky to recognize Kansas aviation. Much of the painting will be done at night so the Grundys can project an image of Max’s design onto the wall to provide proper dimensions. He expects the work may take a few weeks.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his long-awaited plan to deliver on his campaign promise to provide $10,000 in debt cancellation for millions of Americans — and up to $10,000 more for those with the greatest financial need. Borrowers who earn less than $125,000 a year, or families earning less than $250,000, would be eligible for the $10,000 loan forgiveness, Biden announced in a tweet. For recipients of Pell Grants, which are reserved for undergraduates with the most significant financial need, the federal government would cancel up to an additional $10,000 in federal loanBidendebt.is also extending a pause on federal student loan payments for what he called the “final time” through the end of 2022. He was set to deliver remarks Wednesday afternoon at the White House to unveil his proposal to the public. If his plan survives legal challenges that are almost certain to come, it could offer a windfall to a swath of the nation in the run-up to this fall’s midterm elections. More than 43 million people have federal student debt, with an average balance of $37,667, according to federal
Senator espouses bipartisanship
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By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register Sen Jerry Moran, right, tours Iola’s KwiKom Communications facility Tuesday, along with KwiKom’s Eric Vogel, left, and Zach Peres. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
WASHINGTON — Far from bogging down in a stalemate, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has evolved into an increasingly dangerous conflict as it passes the sixmonth mark, with fighting around Europe’s largest nuclear plant, a high-profile assassination in Moscow, escalating threats and daring Ukrainian attacks in Russian-held territory.
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It’s not practical to outfit county storm shelters with food and water, Emergency Management Director Jason Trego told commissioners on Tuesday.His research into the matter follows a request from a resident, who was concerned that if a tornado hit, residents could be trapped in the shelter without food or water. This spring, the county installed six storm shelters in small communities without access to suchThoseprotection.shelters are situated in places that could be easily accessed by residents in those communities. But that also means
“The dynamic of the battlefield” is shifting, said retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, former commander of U.S. Army Europe. Armed with increasingly lethal weapons from the U.S. and other allies,
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The federal labor bureau reported July jobless figures of Kansas’ four border states, compared to June: Nebraska, 2% in July, up from 1.9% in June; Missouri, 2.5%, down from 2.8%; Oklahoma, 3%, up from 2.9%; and Colorado, 3.3%, down from 3.4%.
TOPEKA — The unemployment rate in Kansas remained at 2.4% in July with growth of 4,000 private-sector jobs and a decline of 500 in the government workforce. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Kansas Department of Labor said a pair of monthly surveys — one of employers and the other of households — indicated Kansas’ jobless rate stood at 2.4% in July and June. The rate in 2022 has flowed from a high of 2.6% in January to a low of 2.3% in “KansasMay.and the U.S. have maintained relatively low unemployment rates so far in 2022, with Kansas remaining at 2.4% and the U.S. reaching 3.5% in July,” said Amber Shultz, secretary of the state Department of Labor. In 2021, the Kansas unemployment rate ranged from 3.8% in January to 2.8% in December. During July of last year, Kansas had a rate of 3.4%. The seasonally adjusted job estimate for Kansas showed total nonfarm payroll, which includes private sector and government employers, increased by 3,500 in July. That number was the result of 4,000 additional private-sector workers combined with 500 fewer government workers.Emilie Doerksen, a state labor department economist, said the Kansas manufacturing industry expanded by 1,500 jobs. The growth also reflected 1,000 hires in the trade, transportation and utility sector, sheSincesaid. July 2021, nonfarm employment has risen by 13,500 in Kansas. It represented 16,700 additional private-sector jobs and a reduction of 3,200 government employees.
Clounch joins Washburn administrative team
TOPEKA — Dr. Teresa L. Clounch, an Iola native, has been named the associate vice president of student life and dean of students at Washburn University. Clounch will replace Dr. Joel Bluml who accepted a position as vice president for student engagement and athletics at the University of Providence in Montana.Afterassuming her new duties in September, Clounch will oversee all matters relating to student code of conduct, including helping set and regulate Washburn University’s conduct standards. She will also provide administrative leadership for residential living and the student recreation and wellness center. Clounch is currently the assistant vice president for student affairs, Title IX officer and senior diversity officer for Fort Hays University in SheHays.also serves as an adjunct faculty member. Clounch has been with Fort Hays since 2017.She has grown her career in higher education across multiple institutions in Kansas and Missouri, including Baker University, the University of Kansas, Emporia State University, Cottey College in Nevada, Mo. and Allen County College. Clounch earned her associate degree in business from Allen Community College. She went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in business administration and master’s degree in student personnel administration from Emporia State University. She completed her Doctor of Education in educational leadership and policy studies from the University of Kansas.
Energy programsefficiency
Evergy, regulators clash over costs of e ciency program
Recouping costs When utilities invest in energy efficiency programs, it means they will receive less money from customers’ bills. Almost universally, Gupta said, utilities are allowed to charge customers for their lost revenue. In the regulatory proceedings, it’s called the “earnings opportunity.”That’swhat regulators object to. The earnings opportunity “represents benefits retained by Evergy for shareholders, which are not enjoyed by customers, and we cannot support (earnings opportunity) levels this high,” the KCC staff’s filing says. Evergy argued in its Tuesday filing that the analyses done during the regulatory proceedings show substantial benefits of the program would flow to Kansas customers.Evergy said KCC staff’s proposed earnings opportunity was “substantially out of sync with what can reasonably be expected to incent a utility to voluntarily take action detrimental to its business — spending money to sell less of its product.”“Staff’s position was viewed as inconsistent with the policy goals of (the Kansas Energy Efficiency Investment Act ) as it would not promote thesas…itmanagementdemand-sideinKan-wouldkillit,”filingsays.
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Evergy could soon receive approval for more than $96 million in energy efficiency programs in Kansas meant to lower carbon emissions — and customers’ bills. But the proposal is in a precarious position.
“I want to be excited, but I also know there’s a big a piece missing still, and it could easily all fall apart,” said Ashok Gupta, a senior energy economist for the Natural Resources Defense Council, who advised on the programs.OnTuesday, Evergy filed with regulators at the Kansas Corporation Commission to delay proceedings on the issue while the company negotiates a financial deal to make the programs possible.
Millie Trester Mildred “Millie” Lucille Trester of Iola, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, with family at her bedside. Millie was born in January 1949 to parents Perry and Leta Thornton-Masten in Kansas City, Mo.Millie was preceded in death by her parents, her unborn child at birth, husband John Trester, step-son Stewart Trester, siblings, brother Harry “Butch” Thornton, sister Cheri Graves, and husband Denny, brother Charlie Thornton and wife Wanda, sister Joetta Elliott, brother-in-law Clyde Branstetter, and brother-in-law Troy Thomas. Survivors include son Lyle Robert “Bobby” Matthews of Peculiar, Mo., step-children, Monroe Trester of Iola, Randall Trester of Boise, Ind., and Kathy Bale of Hutchinson, sister-in-law Barbara Thornton of Stockton, Mo., brother Terry Winter of Great Bend, brother Jim Elliott and wife Peggy of Bolivar, Mo., sister Frances “Tiger” Branstetter of Humansville, Mo., and sister Kim Thomas of Stockton, Mo. Millie has 10 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren, and several great-great-grandchildren whom she loved dearly, as well as many nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends. All will miss her as we move forward, honoring and remembering her life. Millie traveled throughout the United States during her youth and young adult life before meeting John and making their home in Kansas. Millie worked many years in the community, retiring from the Iola area school district. She also worked with John as his partner in many business endeavors. They actively maintained the farm where they had proudly lived since early in their marriage.Oneof the hobbies she enjoyed most was bird watching, especially hummingbirds. The hummingbirds gathering outside her kitchen window were admired and cared for by her with pride, respect, and love. Millie will rest in peace beside John, the love of her life of more than 40 years. She was cremated and no funeral services are planned at this time. Memorial contributions can be made to the National Audubon Society in her name. Please join us as we celebrate Millie’s life and love for her feathered friends.
“Starting all over again in a new docket a year or more from now would be wasteful and could cause Kansas to continue to lose out on what has been proven to be the clear benefits of (demand-side management),” the filing says.Evergy serves 1.6 million customers in Kansas and Missouri, covering the Kansas City metro area and much of eastern Kansas and western Missouri. For years, the utility’s Missouri customers have benefited from programs meant to increase energy efficiency, including allowing customers to finance upgrades, such as new windows, through a fee on their utility bills. But Kansas has almost no energy efficiency programs.
The state ranks 47th out of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., for energy efficiency policies and programs, according to the American Council for an
Advocates often refer to energy efficiency programs as the “lowest-cost resource,” meaning helping customers conserve energy is cheaper in the long run than building new coal plants or wind turbines.Evergy estimates its Missouri programs have saved energy equivalent to powering 89,000 homes and lowered emissions as though it took 150,000 cars off the road. The Kansas proposal is estimated to save enough energy to power 39,000 homes. The lowered emissions equate to removing 45,000 cars from the road. The proposal has won support from the Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board, which represents residential and small business utility customers. Dave Nickel, consumer counsel for CURB, said even customers who don’t directly participate in the programs will benefit. “The benefit to customers in general, whether they’re part of the program or they’re not participants in the program, is to lower the overall cost of energy over time,” Nickel said.Lightening the electrical load is an important step for Evergy to achieve net-zero carbon emissions. The utility plans to do so by 2045. But utilities have to design their operations to meet demand during summer and winter peaks. That means having power generators that can be called upon to create energy for only a few days or weeks a fidesignedoncedeliverhasacomparesGuptayear.frequentlyittohavingdeliveryservicethattohaveatrucktoonepackageayear.“Thewholesystemisforpeaks,andxingpeople’shomesis so much cheaper than to keep building more and more and more, and keep buying more and more and more trucks that you hardly ever use,” Gupta said earlier this year.
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WHILE in Iola, Moran toured KwiKom and learned about the company’s origins from co-founder John Vogel, who recalled the great difficulty in securing high-speed internet service to his rural home near Elsmore. In response, he started his own company, focused on providing fixed wireless internet to rural parts of the area, mainly his neighbors. In 2010, he merged with Michael and Zach Peres of LaHarpe, who had started their own internet service provider, keeping the Pereses’ KwiKom name. The company’s early years focused on providing digital access to rural areas, particularly for grain elevators across southeast Kansas, noted Eric Vogel, John Vogel’s son The company has continued to grow, adding fiber-optic service throughout the eastern part of the state. KwiKom also provides digital telephone service. All told, KwiKom provides internet service to roughly 50 counties in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Since the merger, the company has grown from a small office along Iola’s courthouse square, first to the old IMP boat plant, and finally the old Precision Pump facility along West Miller Road. And even that spacious building has become cramped, Eric Vogel said, to the point KwiKom may soon look at finding an additional facility in Iola or building anew.
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“Kansans have treated me well in the past,” he said. “I work to do my job as best as I know how. Kansans get to make those decisions. I’ve always thought the best campaign is to do the job you have as well as you know how to do it.”
Moran declined to forecast Republicans’ chances of taking control of the House or Senate: “I have trouble predicting who’s gonna be my next sheriff,” he joked.Moran also stressed the need for more information stemming from the FBI’s raid of Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida in search of classified materials kept by the former president. “I would say, it is unique — odd — for a former president’s home to be subject to a warrant,” Moran said. “The Department of Justice needs to be ingneedtransparent.”exceptionallyWhilestressingtheforalevelplay-fieldforall,Moran
Jim Willing of KwiKom, seated, shows a a digital coverage map for the Iola-based internet service provider during a tour of the Iola headquarters Tuesday. Among those in the tour are, from left, Zach Peres, Sen. Jerry Moran, Jonathon Goering of Thrive Allen County, Mike Peres and John Vogel.
stressed the need for Americans to let the process play out before jumping to conclusions. “So many things remain unknown,” he said. “More information helps assure Americans decide whether the Department of Justice did something wrong or right. I would encourage people before they reach a decision, that we know what the factsMoran,are.” 68, first served in the Kansas Senate from 1989 to 1997 before being elected to Congress in the House of Representatives, serving there until being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010. If re-elected, this would be his third Senate term.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas anti-abortion activist is suing for a complete hand recount of an election in which voters soundly rejected a proposal to remove abortion rights from the state’s constitution. Mark Gietzen is representing himself in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Sedgwick County District Court after a nine-county hand recount that his supporters largely funded wrapped up over the weekend. Fewer than 100 votes changed out of more than 500,000 cast in those counties. The measure failed by about 165,000 votes statewide. Republican Secretary of State Scott Schwab said in a news release that the recount results should “put to rest the unfounded claims of election fraud.”Inthe lawsuit, Gietzen alleges without evidence that votes statewide might have been vulnerable to the same type of programming error that initially switched results in a county commission race. The suit also seeks a revote “where necessary.” A judge quickly dismissed a lawsuit Gietzen filed before the election seeking to have ballot drop boxes removed across the state.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A 17-year-old pilot became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed on Wednesday in Bulgaria, where his journey kicked off five months ago. Mack Rutherford, a Belgian-British dual national, landed on an airstrip west of Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, to complete his task and to claim two Guinness World Records. Along with becoming the youngest person to fly around the world by himself, Rutherford is the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe in a microlightRutherfordplane.said he hoped his achievement would inspire young people to pursue their dreams. “Just follow your dreams, no matter how old you are – work hard and move forward to achieve your goals,” he said after he stepped out of the aircraft. His sister, Zara, who finished her own trip global flight in January at age 19, previously held the ultralight record. Mack Rutherford took the age record from Travis Ludlow of Britain, who was 18 when he made a solo flight around the world last year. The journey, which began March 23, took Rutherford through 52 countries over five continents. He turned 17 during the trip. To set a mark recognized by the Guinness World Records, he crossed the equatorBorntwice.into a family of aviators, Rutherford qualified for his pilot’s license in 2020, which at the time, made him the youngest pilot in the world at the age of 15.
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CLOSER TO home, Moran offered support from his office during a successful effort in Kansas to entice Panasonic to open a $4 billion, 4,000-job battery production plant in De Soto. As part of the recruitment, state lawmakers approved a slew of incentives to attract the manufacturer.Moran described his role as a recruiter, which included touring Panasonic’s current facilities and assuring the company that if it chose Kansas, “it would have a United States senator there to be of help to them in their future needs as a company and as a major employer in the state,” he said. “I’m pleased Panasonic chose Kansas,” Moran said. “We think of it as a benefit accruing to the folks of De Soto. What I also appreciate is this is a stamp of approval on Kansas, that we can attract hightech, high-paying jobs that are looking into the future.“Every community in Kansas benefits from the decision Panasonic’s arrival here represents,” he said. And both required bipartisan support, a welcome sight amid an often highly volatile political atmosphere.. “A lot of what I’m about is trying to make sure Kansas and Kansans have a bright future,” Moran said. “Particularly in the U.S. Senate, every piece of legislation that becomes law requires 60 votes. There’s no way to pass a piece of legislation that isn’t bipartisan. If you’re going to do anything in the U.S. Senate, ultimately it has to be done by Republicans andMoranDemocrats.”fielded questions on other topics, including the November midterm elections, including his own bid for re-election. (Moran is seen as a heavy favorite in November.)
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Budget Commissioners conducted their annual budget hearing, which was a little different this year because of legislative changes at the state level.One resident asked why he’s paying more in taxes, even as the county set a slightly lower mill levy at 61.4 mills, down from 61.5 mills lastChairmanyear.
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Tehran has increasingly claimed that the Americans are now delaying the deal, even though Iran spent months in back-and-forth negotiations that previously stalled in both Vienna and Qatar.Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said it has begun a “precise review “ of the U.S. response to a European proposal and would submit its own response to the Europeans, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday. Kanaani did not elaborate. Lapid warned that Iran would divert billions of dollars in unfrozen funds to hostile militant groups, such as Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon, that threaten Israel.He stopped short of blaming any one power for the apparent progress of the talks, but he opened his statement Wednesday by singling out the European Union and suggesting that those nations and other negotiating powers are caving in to last-minute Iranian demands. “The Iranians are making demands again. The negotiators are ready to make concessions, again,” Lapid said. He was careful to repeat that Biden, who visited Israel last month during a trip through the Middle East, remains a strong ally. Israel’s national security adviser, Eyal Hulata, is in Washington this week for talks with Biden administration officials, and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz will head to the U.S. on Thursday for meetings with the head of the U.S. military’s Central Command, which oversees operations in the Middle East, and national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
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IN OTHER news, commissioners:•Learnedone of the county’s boom mowers caught on fire and will need to be replaced. Road and Bridge Director Mark Griffith already had been looking to buy a new mower, so perhaps he can use the insurance money to find something that better fits the department’s needs.
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• Heard a proposal from Jes Pfannenstiel, with KWORCC, the county’s worker’s compensation insurance provider. He suggested the county change to a policy that doesn’t require a deductible, and believes it will save money. He’ll return another time with a more concrete proposal.
Kristi Kranker Stauffer Luken StaufferRodriguez Megan Hageman Locke they are exposed to the elements and subject to extreme changes in temperature.“Long-term, shelf-stable food and water is meant to be kept in a cool, dry place. Going from one extreme to another is not conducive to a long shelf life. Even canned water that’s supposed to last 50 years will degrade very quickly under those conditions,” Trego said. Plus, the shelters are unlocked and open to the public. That could make items susceptible to theft or rodents. Trego offered assurances to residents who are concerned about being trapped in the shelters: If there’s an emergency, shelters would be the first place first responders check. Rescue efforts would begin as quickly as conditions allow. They would also provide food and water as Tregoneeded.also suggested anyone who is concerned about being stuck in a shelter without food and water should pack an emergency “to go” bag and keep it close to a door or somewhere it could be quickly accessed in an emergency.Hesuggested a backpack filled with water bottles and snacks such as granola bars would be ideal in such a situation.
Clerk Sherrie Riebel offered an analogy to explain the relationship between valuations, tax levies and budgets.
Final valuation numbers won’t be known until October, she said, so even though the county plans for a 61.4 mill levy rate, that number actually could change when everything is finalized. Under the state’s new rules, Riebel was required to obtain a voice vote from the three commissioners as they approved the county’s budget as well as budgets for fire and sewer districts.Eachof the county’s fire departments sets a maximum mill levy of 5 mills, she said. A department’s rate might actually be lower, but it won’t exceed that rate. She also talked about sewer districts No. 1 and 2, which typically use their mill levies to build up reserve funds. They’ve recently had to dip into those funds for repairs, so they’ll set higher rates of 9 and 20 mills, respectively, to build back those funds.
• Accepted a bid for $6,450 from Barney’s Roofing to make repairs to roofs at six hangars at the airport.
Israeli prime minister urges West to reject Iran nuclear deal
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister urged President Joe Biden and Western powers to call off an emerging nuclear deal with Iran, saying that negotiators are letting Tehran manipulate the talks and that an agreement would reward Israel’sYairenemies.Lapid called the emerging agreement a “bad deal” and suggested that Biden has failed to honor red lines he had previously promised to “Theset.countries of the West draw a red line, the Iranians ignore it, and the red line moves,” Lapid told reporters at a press conference in Jerusalem. An emerging deal, Lapid said, “does not meet the standards set by President Biden himself: preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear state.”Biden has been eager to revive the 2015 deal, which offered sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on Iran’s nuclear program. The original deal unraveled after then-President Donald Trump withdrew from it in 2018 and reimposed sanctions, with strong encouragement from Israel. It remains unclear whether the United States and Iran will be able to reach a new agreement. But the Biden administration is expected to weigh in on Iran’s latest offer in the coming days. With an agreement appearing close, Israel has stepped up its efforts to block it. Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only, though U.N. experts and Western intelligence agencies say Iran had an organized military nuclear program through Nonproliferation2003. experts warn Iran has enriched enough uranium up to 60% purity — a short technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90% — to make one nuclear weapon should it decide to do so. However, Iran still would need to design a bomb and a delivery system for it, likely a monthslong project. Israel is widely believed to have acquired nuclear weapons decades ago, something it has neither confirmed nor denied in keeping with a policy of nuclear ambiguity.
ARPA update An updated look at the county’s plan to spend $2.4 million in federal relief money shows there’s just $11,827 left but another $85,438 in additional requests. Thrive Allen County offered an updated report that outlined all the various expenses paid or obligated. The county still has until 2024 to decide how to use the money and until 2026 to spend it, but nearly all of it has already been promised.Themajority of the money is going to two projects: a communications tower for $875,000 and infrastructure improvements to the airport for $968,965 for a total of $1.844 million. Another $251,960 paid for the six storm shelters, $103,226 went to Rural Water District No. 2 for improvements to their infrastructure, and $96,101 will go to Thrive for an administrative fee. All of those projects total $2.295 million. Several smaller projects — a labor study, an architect’s study for a potential courtroom remodel, upgrades to the Register of Deeds department, improvements to the K-State Research and Extension building and probation office, and courthouse security upgrades — bring the total to $2.39 million.Thecounty also plans to install security barriers in the treasurer’s and clerk’s offices at the courthouse, and pay for a 911 backup office. But the exact dollar of those requests were unknown, with estimates of $56,637 and $28,801 tionwillestimates,ectsthoseasaboutthatcationsworkvidingandtheandinclinedvidBrucerespectively.CommissionersSymesandDa-Leesaidtheyaretotakea“waitsee”approachonremainingprojectsavailablefunds.Thecountyispro-some“in-kind”forthecommuni-towerprojecthasalreadysaved$26,000.Perhapstimegoesbyandremainingproj-getmoreexactcostthecountybeinabetterposi-tohelp.
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• Heard from Public Works Director Mitch Garner, who said no one submitted a bid to buy a used Ford Crown Victoria that serves as an extra shuttle car at the airport. He also talked about issues with chemical applications, as employees who are certified to sign off on chemical sales have been reluctant to do so.
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“It’s like a teeter totter. The budget dollars are the base. Valuation is on one side and the tax levy is on the other. As one side goes up, the other goes down. But the dollar doesn’t change.”
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Top Republicans certainly wouldn’t want to see Pyle miss the big guber natorial debate Sept. 10 at the Kansas State Fair. Oh, right. They most cer tainlyDon’twould.getme wrong. I ex pect that Schwab and his of fice, not to mention the State Objections Board, will fulfill their duties in full accor dance with the law. But that doesn’t mean they want to be in any hurry about it.
A Ukrainian Emergency Ministry rescuer attends an exercise in the city of Zaporizhzhia on Aug. 17, in case of a possible nuclear incident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant located near the city. (DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/GETTY IMAGES/TNS)
Top Republicans in Kan sas have gritted their teeth about Laura Kelly and her position in the governor’s office since the day she was sworn in. They have accused her of having no mandate. They have gone to absurd lengths in attempting to deny her power in the executive branch. Schmidt has lately taken to — hilariously — crit icizing her rock-solid record on education and efforts to fix the state’s foster care system. They’ve picked Schmidt, a likable enough man who hap pens to be very tall, as their best choice to defeat her this fall. And while he’s made all the Trump-appeasing contor tions necessary as attorney general, he’s temperamental ly Themoderate.last thing his cam paign needs is a figure like Pyle, an honorable legisla tor with rock-ribbed conser vative views, to challenge their standard-bearer’s care fully constructed, inoffen sive-to-all persona. That might make sense po litically. But it’s not good for Kansas.Schwab has been at pains to defend the integrity of our state’s elections. I’ve written about his debunking of outra geous claims from folks like Douglas Frank, the Mike “My Pillow” Lindell associate who held lawmakers enthralled earlier this year. He’s right to hold the line and right to speak up definitely. Yet the more that he and other Republicans play coy with Pyle’s candidacy, the less reason he gives Kansans to trust him. Even if Pyle eventually shows up on the November ballot, what harm will be done to his campaign by potentially missing a de bate and campaigning time? To which some Republi cans might say he’s a spoil er. To which I respond: So what? If roughly 9,000 Kan sans signed his petition, they made their desire clear. Yes, that applies even if Democrats helped collect them.AsPyle said while submit ting his paperwork, “Politics makes strange bedfellows.” Former president Donald Trump has shown repeated ly that damage to democracy doesn’t come from falsifying ballots or faking precinct results. Those things don’t happen. Instead, the damage comes from leaders openly and publicly undermining public confidence in the pro cess. In Trump’s case, he psy chologically can’t process a loss. In Kansas, the Secretary of State’s Office appears to be looking out for the GOP gu bernatorial nominee. Kansans deserve both ac curate counts and fair admin istration. Pyle — or any other candidate filing as an inde pendent for governor — de serves timely processing and respect from administrators.
Given the track record of Putin, a KGB man who spent most of his career manipu lating reality with disinfor mation and lies, I find this moreThisplausible.points to another timeless problem made acute by this crisis. It’s the eternal tension described by Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian veteran of the Napoleonic wars who became a philoso pher on war. Even when gen erals want to keep conflict limited, war itself seems to want to become absolute. The Ukrainians obviously don’t want to cede ZNPP to the Russians, for that would be a major setback in their existential struggle to pre serve their nation. Putin, however, can’t afford to re treat from the plant, which would make a Russian victo ry in Ukraine — however he defines it nowadays — elu sive. And defeat would prob ably spell his demise. Since his senseless attack in February, Putin’s personal incentives do not align with those of Russians or people anywhere, least of all Ukrai nians. He cares only about whether and how he goes down, not about how many others he’ll pull down with him. That’s why, if things go badly for him, Putin may yet decide to escalate, by us ing chemical or even nuclear weapons.Inthe standoff at Zapor izhzhia, Putin — no matter what he tells Macron — might willingly incur the risk of nuclear meltdown in a country he wants to subju gate. The whole world, from Paris to Ankara and Beijing, must now steer him away from the brink. Success is not assured. About the writer: An dreas Kluth is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering European politics.
Fate of Ukraine’s nuclear power plant has world leaders on edge
But Pyle has good reasons for his doubts. A cou ple of days after the primary election, the state GOP texted voters to delete their names from the roughly 9,000 on the candidate’s petition. Politi cal observers suggest that he stands to siphon votes from GOP standard-bearer Derek Schmidt.Soisn’t it convenient that his petition is taking so long to process? Wouldn’t it be a shame if someone then filed an objection that had to be addressed?
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want to keep its electricity flowing to Ukraine rather than to enemy-occupied re gions. And they want to clear the plant of Russian occupi ers so they can move on to retake the rest of southern Ukraine.Above all, though, the Ukrainians want to prevent a nuclear catastrophe remi niscent of that at Chernobyl in 1986, just up the Dnipro. And they share this objective with the United Nations, the International Atomic Ener gy Agency, as well as coun tries in the West, East, South, North and middle — that is, with all of humanity. Pre sumably, that even includes people in the Kremlin. The nature of the peril is what makes this situation unprecedented. A radioac tive cloud in Zaporizhzhia would waft wherever the winds carry it. It could show up in western Europe, the Middle East, in Belarus, Rus sia, or somewhere else. Because such a disaster would be impossible to con tain geographically, it would also be hard to limit militari ly, strategically and geopolit ically. It would spread panic far and wide, and could draw other countries into the con flict.
Putin’s personal incentives do not align with those of Russians or people anywhere, least of all Ukrainians. He cares only about whether and how he goes down, not about how many others he’ll pull down with him.
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TO PREVENT these hor ror scenarios, Mariano Gros si, director general of the IAEA, has repeatedly plead ed for a timeout in Zapor izhzhia to let the agency send a team of monitors to assure ZNPP’s safety. After a confer ence call with Macron over the weekend, the leaders of the US, UK and Germany also called on Putin to allow such an inspection. One problem is that even though the situation is new, human nature is timeless. The first casualty in war is always the truth, as the old maxim has it. We know that things are exploding around ZNPP. But we can’t confirm who’s doing the shooting. The Russians naturally blame the Ukrainians for the shelling. That seems implau sible. Yes, the Ukrainians would, if they could, liberate the plant with special forces. But they’d hardly destroy a big source of their own electricity at the risk of re leasing radioactivity in their own country — in effect, massThesuicide.Ukrainians in turn say that the Russians are de liberately provoking an esca lation, and even preparing to stage “false flag operations.”
By all appearances, Pyle’s candidacy is being sidelined Kansas elections have been proven accurate once again. Recounts of the state’s an ti-abortion amendment vote, as well as the treasurer’s race, reaffirmed the origi nal results. Yes, the margins changed ever so slightly, as they often do in such cas es, but the overall outcomes stood.That’s a win for Secretary of State Scott Schwab and his office. The person it’s most emphatically not a win for is independent gubernatorial candidate Dennis Pyle, who has been left waiting for his petition signatures to be re viewed.“Icertainly hope we are not seeing the secretary of state applying a double standard,” the state senator said last week, according to Kansas Reflector’s Tim Carpenter. Pyle noted that independent candidate applications in previous election cycles were processed more speedily. “We have already seen the dubious actions taken by the establishment GOP leader ship to remove names from the petition,” the candidate continued. “I hope we are not seeing insider collaboration by the Secretary of State’s Of fice based upon party loyalty oaths.”Does that sound a bit like one of the conspiracy the ories that the recounts ad dressed?Maybe.
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Rep. Dennis Pyle reportedly has the required signatures to run as an independent for governor, so why is the Secre tary of State’s office dragging its feet to declare his candida cy legitimate?
The history of warfare has no precedent for what is happening right now in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Nev er before has a nuclear power plant been on the front line of a major war, and indeed a main object of the warring parties’ strategies. How Russia, Ukraine and the rest of the world han dle this moment of peril is becoming a test of how war will be waged in our time — and whether it can ever be limited.There are reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his French counterpart, Emmanuel Ma cron, that the Kremlin would allow international monitors to visit the nuclear plant in question to guarantee its safety. If Putin means that, it would be encouraging. But he habitually lies about his intentions, as he did before his invasion of Ukraine half a year ago. The plant, called ZNPP, is the largest in Europe. Before Putin’s attack, it supplied about one-fifth of Ukraine’s electricity. The Russians took it in March and have held it since. But the employees — originally about 11,000, many of whom have fled — are still Ukrainian. These engineers are now hostages. They’re keeping the reactors safe and running, but at gunpoint. Tactically, the Russians are using ZNPP as a shield. They’re sheltering troops, weapons and ammo near the reactors and the stored nucle ar waste on the assumption that the Ukrainians won’t dare to obliterate them with artillery, lest the explosions cause a radioactive leak or even a meltdown. By firing from the plant at the Ukrainian troops across the Dnipro River, the Rus sians are also tying down the defender’s army and thereby slowing the Ukrainian coun terattack to retake the coun try’sStrategically,south. the Russians are planning to disconnect ZNPP from the Ukrainian electricity grid and link it to their own. In effect, they’re hoping to steal a large part of Ukraine’s power supply. This involves destroying — detonating, basically — the transmission lines at the plant, which is unbelievably dangerous.TheUkrainians have the opposite objectives. They want to liberate their compa triots inside the plant. They
John Della Volpe, who worked as a consultant on Biden’s campaign and is the director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, said the particulars of Biden’s announcement were less important than the decision itself. “It’s about trust in politics, in government, in our system. It’s also about trust in the individual, which in this case is President Biden,” Della Volpe said.Republicans, meanwhile, see a political upside if Biden pursues a large-scale cancellation of student debt ahead of the November midterms, anticipating backlash for Democrats — particularly in states where there are large numbers of working-class voters without college degrees. Critics of broad student debt forgiveness also believe it will open the White House to lawsuits, on the grounds that Congress has never given the president the explicit authority to cancel debt on his own.
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The debt forgiveness is expected to apply only to those currently holding student debt. But if you’ve voluntarily made payments since March 2020, when payments were paused, you can request a refund for those payments, according to the Federal Office of Student Aid. Contact your loan servicer to request a refund.
Details of that have not yet been announced, but keep an eye on the federal student aid website for more details in coming days. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL THIS HELP? About 43 million Americans have federal student debt, and a third of those owe less than $10,000. Half owe less than $20,000. The total amount of federal student debt is more than $1.6 trillion. Nearly one third of all American students take out loans to pay for college, with an average balance of $37,667, according to federal data. WHAT IF I’VE ALREADY PAID OFF MY STUDENT LOANS — WILL I SEE RELIEF?
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Biden is also set to propose capping the amount that borrowers pay monthly on undergraduate loans at 5% of their earnings.
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seen his public approval tumble over the past year, can help motivate younger voters to the polls with the announcement.Although Biden’s plan is changed from he initially proposed during the campaign, “he’ll get a lot of credit for following through on something that he was committed to,” said Celinda Lake, a Democratic pollster who worked with Biden during the 2020 election. A survey of 18- to 29-year-olds conducted by the Harvard Institute of Politics in March found that 59% of those polled favored debt cancellation of some sort — whether for all borrowers or those most in need — although student loans did not rank high among issues that most concerned people in that age group. Some advocates say Biden’s plan still falls short.“If the rumors are true, we’ve got a problem,” Derrick Johnson, the president of the NAACP, which has aggressively lobbied Biden to take bolder action, said thatestcannotdecision“PresidentTuesday.Biden’sonstudentdebtbecomethelat-exampleofapolicyhasleftBlackpeople — especially Black women — behind,” he said. “This is not how you treat Black voters who turned out in record numbers and provided 90% of their vote to once again save democracy in 2020.”
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During the 2020 presidential campaign, Biden was initially skeptical of student loan debt cancellation as he faced off against more progressive candidates for the Democratic nomination.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., had proposed cancellations of $50,000 or more. As he tried to shore up support among younger voters and prepare for a general election battle against President Donald Trump, Biden unveiled his initial proposal for debt cancellation of $10,000 per borrower, with no mention of an incomeBidencap.narrowed his campaign promise in recent months by embracing the income limit as soaring inflation took a political toll and as he aimed to head off political attacks that the cancellation would benefit those with higher take-home pay. But Democrats, from members of tingyoungticularlyalief,asistrationhavebidsingleadershipcongressionaltothosefac-toughreelectionthisNovember,pushedtheadmin-togoasbroadpossibleondebtre-seeingitinpartasgalvanizingissue,par-forBlackandvotersthisfall.Democratsarebet-thatBiden,whohas
Biden’s tweet said the payment freeze will be extended one last time, until Dec. 31. The freeze started in 2020 as a way to help people struggling financially during the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s been extended several times since. It was set to expire on Aug. 31. Interest rates will remain at 0% until repayments start. Under an earlier extension announced in April, people who were behind on payments before the pandemic will automatically be put in good standing. WHO WILL QUALIFY FOR STUDENT FORGIVENESS?LOAN
Critics believe the White House will face lawsuits over the plan, because Congress has never given the president the explicit authority to cancel debt. We don’t know yet how that might impact the timetable for student loan forgiveness. announces student debt cancellation plan
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that many Americans can have up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt forgiven. That amount increases to $20,000 if they went to college on Pell grants. Here’s what we know so far and what it means for people with outstanding student loans: WILL BIDEN FORGIVE STUDENT LOANS? Biden said his administration plans to forgive up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt for anyone who makes less than $125,000 a year. People who went to college on Pell grants, which are reserved for undergraduates with the most significant financial need, can have up to $20,000 forgiven.
Only people making less than $125,000 a year are expected to qualify. People who borrowed through most federal student loan programs are likely to be eligible, while those who have private loans issued by banks or schools probably won’t be.
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The Republican National Committee on Tuesday blasted Biden’s expected announcement as a “handout to the rich,” claiming it would unfairly burden lower-income taxpayers and those who have already paid off their student loans with covering the costs of higher education for the wealthy. Biden’s long deliberations have led to grumbling among federal loan servicers, who had been instructed to hold back billing statements while Biden weighed a decision.Industry groups had complained that the delayed decision left them with just days to notify borrowers, retrain customer service workers and update websites and digital payment systems, said Scott Buchanan, executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance. It increases the risk that some borrowers will inadvertently be told they need to make payments, he said. “At this late stage I think that’s the risk we’re running,” he said. “You can’t just turn on a dime with 35 million borrowers who all have different loan types and statuses.”
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno said Tuesday he is exploring the possibility of selling the franchise, a move that surprised superstar slugger Mike Trout and was welcomed by Hall of Famer Rod Carew. Moreno purchased the team for $184 million in 2003, a year after it won its first World Series championship. The club was then known as the Anaheim Angels, a name that Moreno changed in a move that drew ire in the Orange County city. The Angels haven’t made the postseason since 2014 and they haven’t had a winning season since 2015, even with the likes of Trout and Shohei Ohtani. “I’m still trying to process it,” Trout said before the Angels played at Tampa Bay on Tuesday night. “Looking back, I’ve been here my whole career. Had some great times with Arte. He took care of me, my family. I appreciate all he has done for me. I guess he’s movingMoreno,on.” a decision“AlthoughMorenotheordaywereandfeaturingeighthmissowner.Classichasn’tJoshstarssivelytionwithhopeTwitter.news,”andAnderson,suchitedhittinglaterAngelswithaexpressed18-timeasaboutatoffattendanceibundcurrentchampionships.thenoweretionals.joiningteamAngelsMajorwhiteinMexican-American76-year-oldbornArizona,istheonlynon-controllingownerinLeagueBaseball.ThearethesecondMLBcurrentlyforsale,theWashingtonNa-LongtimeAngelsfansonboardwithMore-earlyinhistenureasteamwonfivedivisionButthestateofthemor-franchisehashurtandturnedmanysupporters,whotimeshavebeenvocalwantingMorenooutowner.NolessthanCarew,anAll-Starinfielder,pleasureaboutpossiblesale.Hestarredthethen-Californiafrom1979-1985.Heworkedastheteam’scoachandiscred-withhelpingdevelopAngelsstarsasGarretJimEdmondsTimSalmon.“WellthisishappyCarewpostedon“Ihaverenewedthatmyrelationshipthe@Angelsorganiza-canbefullyrestored.”Morenospentaggres-onagingfreeagentlikeAlbertPujolsandHamilton,buttheclubbeenbacktotheFallsincehebecameLosAngelesissettothepostseasonforthestraightyeardespiteALMVPsTroutOhtani.TheAngels52-70goingintoTues-night.“Ithasbeenagreathon-andprivilegetoownAngelsfor20seasons,”saidinastatement.thisdifficultwasentirelyour hiseyesMorenosellingAngels
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson, whose unmistakable swagger in helping the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title earned him the nickname “Lenny the Cool,” died Wednesday. He was 87. Dawson’s family announced his death in a statement through KMBC, the Kansas City-based television station where he starred in his second career as a broadcaster. No cause was given, though Dawson had been in declining health for years. He entered hospice care on Aug.“With12. wife Linda at his side, it is with much sadness that we inform you of the passing of our beloved Len Dawson,” the family’s statement read. “He was a wonderful husband, father, brother and friend. Len was always grateful and many times overwhelmed by the countless bonds he made during his football and broadcast careers.” Dawson was the MVP of the Chiefs’ 23-7 Super Bowl victory over the Minnesota Vikings in January 1970. “Len Dawson is synonymous with the Kansas City Chiefs,” owner Clark Hunt said in a statement on Wednesday. “Len embraced and came to embody Kansas City and the people that call it home. You would be hardpressed to find a player who had a bigger impact in shaping the organization as we know it today than Len DawsonDawsondid.” personified the Chiefs almost from the start, when the suave standout from Purdue lost out on starting jobs in Pittsburgh and Cleveland and landed with the nascent franchise, then located in Dallas. There, Dawson reunited with Hank Stram, who had been an assistant with the Boilermakers, and together they changed the franchise. The coach and quarterback won the AFL championship together in 1962, their first year together, and became bona fide stars the following year, when club founder Lamar Hunt moved the team to Kansas City and rechristened it the Chiefs. They proceeded to win two more AFL titles, one in 1966 when they lost to the Green Bay Packers in the first Super Bowl, and the other in ‘69, when Dawson returned from an injury to help beat the Vikings at Tulane Stadium in New “LookingOrleans.backon my career, I’ve been blessed for what I had the opportunity to do,” Dawson said told The Associated Press in 2017, shortly after he announced his retirement from his second career as a Hall of Fame broadcaster. “I could not have accomplished so much without my teammates and colleagues, and I’m grateful for each of them.”
Dawson always remained a beloved figure in Kansas City, even though he cut back on public appearances several years ago when his health began to fail. But he always had time for fans, whether a photograph or signature, the latter often on an iconic black-and-white photo from halftime of that first Super Bowl: The exhausted quarterback, white uniform caked with mud, sitting on a folding chair with a cigarette in his mouth and a bottle of Fresca at his feet. It perfectly captured a time and place. And it perfectly captured a man that embodied poise and self-assurance.Dawson was born June 20, 1935, the ninth of 11 children that filled the house of James and Annie Dawson in the blue-collar manufacturing town of Alliance, Ohio. He was a three-sport athlete at Alliance High School, setting records in both football and basketball, and turned his success on the gridiron into a scholarship offer from Purdue.Heled the NCAA in passing efficiency as a sophomore while also playing defense and kicking, and helped lead an upset of Notre Dame during that 1954 season. By the end of his college career, Dawson had thrown for more than 3,000 yards, despite playing in an era that favored ground-andpoundDawsonfootball.waschosen by the Steelers in the first round of the 1957 draft, but he wound up riding the bench behind Earl Morrall as a rookie and then failed to beat out Bobby Layne for he starting job the following season. The Steelers ultimately traded him to the Browns, where Dawson was unable to beat out Milt Plum for the job and was released.One of the great disappointments of Dawson’s career wound up with a positiveWithoutcome.newfound freedom to sign anywhere, Dawson jumped to the upstart AFL and the Texans, lured in part by the chance to play for one of his old coaches at Purdue. Stram tapped into his talent, helping Dawson to quickly become one of the league’s prolific passers as the Texans went 11-3 and won the first of three championships.Thesecond came in 1966, when Dawson led the Chiefs to an 11-2-1 record and a 31-7 blowout of the Bills in the AFL title game. That earned the Chiefs the chance to face the powerhouse Packers — and coach Vince Lombar-
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ATLANTA (AP) — The PGA Tour made its boldest response yet to the rival Saudi-funded league Tuesday with a plan for the best players to commit to a 20-tournament schedule in which they will compete against each other up to 17 times. The schedule includes the four majors and features $20 million purses, except for the smallest field at the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua to start the year.Most of the key tournaments already were in place — the Genesis Invitational at Riviera, Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill and the Memorial; Kapalua and Match Play; the three FedEx Cup playoff events; the four majors and The Players Championship.Stilltobe announced are four tournaments that would be “elevated events.” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan hopes to announce those in the next two months.Players also would be required to play three regular PGA Tour events. The changes stem from several meetings among top players that began at the J.P. McManus Pro-Am in Ireland last month and culminated with a players-only meeting involving 23 top players at the BMW Championship lastPlayersweek. who take part next year will be determined by the Player Impact Program, which has been revised. The tour said 20 would come from this year’s PIP program and from another list that involves the newThecriteria.touris moving away from a system geared toward Q-rating and social media
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30 clubs play on the same opening day for four of the past five seasons.Pittsburgh at Detroit and Washington at Cincinnati were rained out in 2018. For 2019, Seattle and Oakland started ahead of other teams with a two-game series in Tokyo. In 2020, the season’s start was delayed to July 23 because of the pandemic, and the only game on opening night had the Yankees at Washington. In 2021, the Mets’ game at Washington and Baltimore’s game at Boston wereThispostponed.year’sstart was delayed from March 31 to April 7 because of the 99-day lockout that ended on March 10, and only seven games were scheduled for opening day.Every team is scheduled to play on Jackie Robinson Day, April 15, which falls on a Saturday.The All-Star Game will be at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park on July 11, eight days earlier than this year’s game at Dodger Stadium. Then called Safeco Field, the ballpark hosted the 2001 All-Star Game.Nogames are scheduled on the two days after the All-Star Game, creating a four-day break and leaving the second half to start July 14. The regular season ends Oct. 1. There are two scheduled day-night doubleheaders: the Padres at Philadelphia on July 16 and the Dodgers at Colorado on Sept. 26. This year’s original schedule had one doubleheader but 30 twinbills were added in the revisions caused the lockout.TheCubs and Cardinals play a two-game series at London’s Olympic Stadium in June 24-25, and the Phillies and Nationals play in the Little League Classic at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 20.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Every major league team will play each other in the same season for the first time next year as the sport switches to its first balanced schedule since 2000. As a result of the format switch agreed to in the March lockout settlement, high-profile games between division rivals such as Yankees-Red Sox, Dodgers-Giants and Cubs-Cardinals will be reduced from 19. Intradivision games will drop from 47% to 32%. A team will host all of the other 29 clubs at least once every two seasons.“Ithink it’s great for the fans,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. “I’m so tired of playing the same people.” Major League Baseball said Wednesday it will open the 2023 season on March 30 and again will try to have every team start on the same day, which last occurred in 1968. A team will play 13 games against each division rival for a total of 52 and six or seven against each other club in its league for a total of 64. The remaining 46 games are against interleague opponents: a home and road twogame series against a so-called natural rival and a single three-game series against each of the 14 other clubs in the opposite league. “This new format creates more common opponents, both in the division and among your league opponents, so that typically when you’re competing for the wild card, there’s a much higher percentage of common opponents across divisions,” said Chris Marinak, MLB’s chief operations and strategy officer. “And we think that equity is good for the competition on the“Onfield.the marketing side, we think that the new schedule gives our fans more opponents at home, so they get to see a broader array of clubs in their ballpark,” Marinak said. “And probably more importantly, it gives us a chance for our star players to get exposure more nationally and be seen in more places throughout the season.”TheAmerican League used a balanced schedule from 1977-2000 and the National League from 1993-2000, with interleague play starting in 1997 and limited to 1518 games per season for each team. Then-Commissioner Bud Selig had pushed for a return to an unbalanced schedule. AL openers have Baltimore at Boston, the Chicago White Sox at Houston, Minnesota at Kansas City, the Los Angeles Angels at Oakland, Cleveland at Seattle and Detroit at Tampa Bay. NL openers are Milwaukee at the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, Arizona at the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Mets at Miami, Colorado at San Diego and Atlanta at Washington.Interleague openers have San Francisco at the New York Yankees, Toronto at St. Louis and Philadelphia at Texas. Other home openers are the Giants at the White Sox and the Mets at Milwaukee on April 3; San Diego at Atlanta, the Dodgers at Arizona, the Yankees at Baltimore, Boston at Detroit, Houston at Minnesota, Miami at the Mets and Cincinnati at Philadelphia on April 6, and Seattle at Cleveland, Washington at Colorado, Toronto at the Angels, the White Sox at Pittsburgh and Kansas City at San Francisco on AprilToronto7. opens with 10 road games before hosting Detroit on April 11, a request made by the Blue Jays because of construction at Rogers Centre.Theschedule usually is updated with game times during the winter. Next year’s start is the earliest since 2019. The season will revert to 186 days from the 182 it was shortened to this year due to the lockout. Natural interleague rivals include Mets-Yankees, Cubs-White Sox, Dodgers-Angels, Giants-Athletics, Reds-Indians, 10.lastdays,daysscheduledtion,otherofhostownbroadcasting.torres,trips,”changetake,thedictatesandsix(sevenotherdivisionplaymat,samedres-Mariners.Astros-Rockiesers-Diamondbacks,lies-BluePirates-Tigers,pairedterleaguewithers-Twins.als-CardinalsOrioles-Nationals,Marlins-Rays,Roy-andBrew-Amongtheteamsnogeographicin-rivals,MLBRedSox-Braves,Phil-Jays,Rang-andPa-Travelisroughlytheasthepriorfor-whichhadteams76gamesagainstfoes,66againstclubsintheleaguevs.sixteamsandagainstfourteams)20interleague.“Thebulkofwhatyourtravelisnumberoftripsyouandthisdoesn’tthenumberofsaidChuckTor-MLB’sseniordirec-ofschedulingandOtherthanwithinitsdivision,ateamcanorvisitamaximumthreeteamsfroman-division.Tocombatexhaus-eachteamwasforsevenoffamongitslast67threeamongits32andoneinitslastMLBtriedtohaveall
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NEW YORK (AP) — Three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber withdrew from the U.S. Open on Wednesday because she is pregnant, announcing the news via social media by joking that “two against one just isn’t a fair competition” and posting a string of emojis that included a baby bottle. The 34-year-old German won the title at Flushing Meadows in 2016 to rise to No. 1 in the WTA rankings. She also won the Australian Open that year and added a beginsdrawthenervousingthememeansa“Iberpossiblebelieveplayerthebreakmonths,currentlydonroundonchampionshipWimbledonin2018.Shehasn’tcompetedtoursinceathird-lossatWimble-onJuly1.Sheisranked52nd.“ForthenextIwilltakeafromtravelingglobeasatennisbutthenagain,Iit’sforthebestreason,”Ker-wroteWednesday.willmissallofyou.”Shealsosaid:“BeingprofessionalathleteeverythingtobutI’mgratefulfornewpathI’mhead-to.Tobehonest,I’mandexcitedatsametime.”PlayinthemainoftheU.S.OpenMonday.
Ukraine: Fears grow as Russian invasion hits 6-month mark
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Putin’s long-held design has been to expand Russia’s imperial glory by retaking Ukraine and its fertile fields and abundant mines, a land he believes does not merit being an independent nation.One of the most potentially calamitous fronts in the war has been fighting that is raging in southern Ukraine around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which Russian forces seized early in the invasion. United Nations nuclear power monitors worry Russian strikes or Ukrainian return fire could unleash radiation that could kill tens of thousands of people. “As we speak, Ukraine, neighboring states, the entire themonedthecollapsedanddemilitarizeRussiarifiare,oncurityMills,dorthenuclearundercommunityinternationalarelivingthethreatofacatastrophe,”deputyU.S.ambassa-totheU.N.,RichardtoldaspecialSe-CouncilmeetingTuesday.“Andpeopleunderstandably,ter-ed.”NegotiationswithandUkrainetotheareagivetheU.N.accesslastweek,andU.S.formallysum-andchastisedRussianambassador to Washington for his country’s “reckless disregard for nuclear safety.”The U.S. amentZelenskyy’swithwhichandinbemilitarytankphisticatedacles.sistantmine-clearingmobilelightweightsurveillanceintelligence-gatheringnearlyweekannouncingformertomeanwhile,government,continuedarmthebesiegedSovietrepublic,latelastanewpackageof$800millionindrones,andhighlyhowitzers,andbomb-re-armoredvehi-Alsoincludedisfirstallotmentofso-TOWanti-missilesystems.ThePentagonsaidthesupplieswouldespeciallyusefulUkraine’ssoutherneasternterritories,Russiahassownmines,andwheregovern-wouldliketopushstringofcounterattacks to take back cities and towns. Such military action would probably require closer-range combat than has generally taken place thus far, as well as extensive detonation of gasEuropean“willsoaringmandwarntobeforewidegasolinesianhavetobadlywinterbethatEuropeanparttonationalplete,aitssanctionshisofidentlygresswellenemykindsouth,”thefromthermoretheymademeanpower.espanseifitationslybylargeanalystgeneralHertling,mines.theretiredwhoisaregularforCNN,saidacounteroffensiveUkrainewasunlike-givencontinuedlim-andthelarger,somewhatinept,ex-ofRussianforc-andespeciallyairButthatdoesn’tUkrainehasn’tadvances,hesaid.“Russianowrealizeshavetodefendinplaces,whichfur-drainstheirforcesthefightbothineastandpartsofthehesaid.“Thatofactionputstheonthebackfoot.”U.S.publicopinionasasreactionsinCon-havebeengeneral-positivetowardPres-Biden’shandlingtheUkraineconflict,administration’sonRussiaandabilitytogalvanizelarge,thoughincom-coalitionofinter-support.TheabilityofUkrainefightdependsinlargeontheresolveofitsallies—andresolveislikelytoseverelytestedoncesetsinandtheyneedRussianoilstaywarm.WesternsanctionsimpededsomeRus-exports,andoilandpricesworld-rosedramaticallyfinallybeginningstabilize.Analyststhatwinterde-couldsendpricesagain.SerwersaidRussianodoubtcutoffantagonists’supplies.”
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— Daniel Serwer, analyst, Foreign Policy Institute
The war is far from over. The Ukrainians lack the manpower to conduct a conventional o ense but are using their supplies of NATO-origin artillery, drones, antitank missiles and other weapons to batter the Russians and their supply lines.
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Angels Continued from B1 ward Q-rating and social media and moving more toward television exposure, media mentions and fanTheawareness.PIPbonus pool goes from $50 million to $100 million next year, with the leading player getting a $15 million bonus. The announcement comes at the season-ending Tour Championship, where the winner of the FedEx Cup gets $18 million. The LIV Golf series is expected to announce a new batch of PGA Tour players that is likely to include as many as six players.
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evolution over four decades has made the offense both ubiquitous and inconspicuous. It would be difficult to watch a football game at any level and not find a team running at least some of the Air Raid’s foundational concepts and plays — mesh, Y cross, four verts, the quickHowever,game. finding a team at the highest levels of the sport running Air Raid in a way that resembles what Mumme unleashed on the Southeastern Conference as Kentucky’s coach in 1997 is nearly impossible — outside of Leach’s teams. “It’s everywhere and nowhere,” said Nate Tice, a former quarterback at Wisconsin who is now a football analyst for The Athletic. “Everyone in college runs Y cross. If you watch Ohio State, they run it 100 times a game, but you don’t think of Ohio State as an Air Raid team. But they’re running Air Raid concepts.”The Air Raid is more a process than a playbook these days. Keeping things simple, stressing execution over matchups and seemingly endless repetition of a relatively small number of plays in practice are what links the Air Raid’s past and present.
“That really to me is the genius of Hal (Mumme) and Mike Leach and what they’ve done is they have a system of teaching and practicing that allows the players to improve at a high level,” said Colorado State coach Jay Norvell, whose quarterbacks coach is Matt Mumme, Hal’s son. Hal Mumme’s monster was created at Copperas Cove (Texas) High School and inspired by LaVell Edwards’ BYU passingOne-wordgame.play calls, hand signals that take just a finger or two and a slim playbook were hallmarks of Mumme’s Air Raid and still are Leach staples.
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PGA Continued from B1 Mike Leach settles into a leather chair in his office overlooking Mississippi State’s practice field after a routine spring session with his team and is asked to give a status report on the Air Raid offense, which has been carving up major-college defenses for the last 25 years. As is often the case with Leach, his assessment of the
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“He was basically trying to dumb this thing down for guys that were just learning to play football,” Matt Mumme said of his father. “But then realized that the way he was doing it can be highly successful at the collegiate level and it has.” Of the top 25 most-prolific passing seasons in major college football history by yards per game, 12 have direct connections to Mumme and Leach — from Kentucky to Houston to Texas Tech to New Mexico State to Washington State.
