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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Business owners critical of hotel complex

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Three local restaurant owners spoke out against using city funds to support a private business venture — in this case, a proposed hotel and restaurant along the U.S. 169 bypass in East Iola.

Toby Shaughnessy, owner of Sam and Louie’s, Marshall Barnhart, owner of Dudley’s Done Right, and Mike Sailor, owner of Rookie’s Sports Bar and Grill, each said it would be unfair

to existing businesses to give any tax breaks or financial support above and beyond what’s allowed in Iola’s property tax revitalization program.

“To give a handout to a non-local business owner, it’d be shameful,” Shaughnessy said. “Moving forward for this would be reckless and irresponsible, and it would jeopardize local businesses. It’s a slap in the face of local business owners who have made a treSee OWNERS | Page A3

Bridge plans still a go

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

truss bridge over the creek along South Washington Avenue were nearly $100,000 short of what they should have been.

The bridge originally was pegged to cost about $250,000, but that projection did not cover installation costs, City Administrator Sid Fleming noted. Adding the installation costs pushes

Iola City Council members agreed Monday that plans for a pedestrian bridge over Elm Creek should continue, although they stopped short of pledging to cover any of the cost.

The bridge issue cropped up this summer after city officials realized engineer’s estimates to place an iron

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City discusses energy options Iola officials will continue to pursue the addition of used diesel-powered generators to the city’s electric generating capacity.

Where they’ll sit, idle.

“We’re not planning to run them,” Scott Shreve, Iola’s energy consultant, said at Monday’s City Council meetSee POWER | Page A3

Two injured after minivan strikes antique Model T

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

A driver and his passenger aboard a 1926 Model T Ford were hospitalized Monday following a two-vehicle accident east of Iola.

The Allen County Sheriff ’s Department reported Charles Redding, 80, was driving his Model T between Gas and Iola, when the vehicle was struck from behind by a minivan driven by Ashley Cook, 28, Moran.

Sheriff ’s Deputy Daren Kellerman said Cook was briefly distracted by her 3-year-old son, who was in a child safety seat in the back.

“She said she looked back for maybe 2 seconds, then looked back up and saw the Model T,” Kellerman said.

Redding was part of a caravan of antique Model T’s.

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Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy watches as a damaged minivan is loaded onto a tow truck Monday. The minivan struck the rear end of a 1926 Model T Ford, shown at right.

Despite the heavy damage sustained by the van, and the apparent lack of damage to the Model T, it was the Model T’s passengers who were injured and sent to the hospital. REGISTER/

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Quincy steps down from BOE seat

Lawmakers end session, await ruling on schools

By RICK DANLEY The Iola Register

Buck Quincy, a long-time teacher and then USD 257 Board of Education member, announced Monday he was stepping down from his school board seat. Here, Quincy is with his wife, Dixie.

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Monday’s USD 257 Board of Education meeting was a conclave of fond farewells.

After serving the district for 16 years, board member Buck Quincy resigned his seat effective June 30, and Superintendent of Schools Jack Koehn, who announced his retirement in January, took a few minutes on Monday to bid his final goodbye.

Quincy’s association with the Iola school district — as a teacher, a coach, then as a board member — reaches back nearly 60 years. “Buck, you’ve given years to this district,” observed Koehn, “even more than I know. It’s been an honor to serve with you.”

“Better watch out now,” joked Quincy, “or your nose might start growing.”

Quincy’s announcement, however, coming as it did after the electoral filing deadline, evoked a procedural quandary that necessitated a call to the Kansas Association of School Boards.

Because no candidate has filed for Quincy’s Position 5 seat, said Koehn — though ruSee QUINCY | Page A4

By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators adjourned their annual session Monday to wait for a state Supreme Court ruling on education funding later this summer that will tell them whether their work for the year is really finished.

The House and Senate met briefly on their 114th day, tying a record for session length set in 2015. Lawmakers earlier this month passed a plan to boost education funding and enacted an income tax increase over Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto.

Brownback complained in a post-adjournment statement that this year’s session was historic “for all the wrong reasons,” decrying legislators’ bipartisan decision to close budget shortfalls and provide extra money for public schools by largely rolling back past income tax cuts he has championed. The tax increase is expected to raise $1.2 bil-

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lion over two years.

“This session marks a drastic departure from fiscal restraint,” Brownback said. “I trust that future legislatures will return to a pro-growth orientation.”

The governor also chided legislators for what he described as excessive spending, though he did not use his power to veto individual budget items to trim it significantly.

Brownback’s fellow Republicans view the termlimited governor as a candidate for an ambassador’s post in President Donald Trump’s administration and expect him to step down well before his term ends in January 2019.

Many lawmakers also are looking ahead to the Kansas Supreme Court’s review See STATE | Page A3

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FCE discusses personal safety Happy Hearts FCE met Monday at Riverside Park.

Members discussed the upcoming Allen County Fair, July 2731. The fair’s theme is “Under Construction.”

Happy Hearts will have a booth.

Marla Wilson gave a lesson on personal safety.

One suggestion was to take your keys out before you approach your home or car. You will be able to enter the car or home more quickly in the event someone approaches you. Always lock the doors behind you.

Be a good citizen, Wilson said. If you see something suspicious, say something. You never want to be in a situation where you kept quiet and could have saved a life. Call the police if you see someone in danger.

Never walk with ear buds in.

If someone attempts to steal your purse or wallet do not hand it to them. Instead, throw it as far as you can and run in the other direction.

Know your surroundings. If there is a large van parked next to your car, go around

and get in on the other side. Vans are often used for kidnapping women when putting purchases in their car.

You can see more than you realize. Noticing car tags, color and the model of cars can be very helpful when needed.

If someone says they need your help, tell them you will call the police to assist them.

If citizens work together to help prevent crime, they can be the change so badly needed in the world today.

The Aug. 21 meeting will be a fun night.

Pulling a load Jason Atkinson, Iola, traveled 72.9 feet pulling this sled, Saturday, on his 16 hp tractor named AC Orange during the Renegades Tractor Pull at Riverside Park.

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Ruling on travel ban leaves myriad questions unanswered

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s decision to partially reinstate President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban has left the effort to keep some foreigners out of the United States in a murky middle ground, with unanswered questions and possibly more litigation ahead.

The justices ruled Monday in an unsigned opinion they would hold a full hearing on the case in October. In the meantime, the administration can bar travelers from six majorityMuslim countries from the U.S. if they don’t have a “credible claim of a bona fide relationship” with someone or some entity in the country.

It’s unclear what will ultimately constitute

a “bona fide relationship,” though the ruling suggested that an American job, school enrollment or a close relative could meet that threshold. Equally unclear is how many foreigners will be affected from the six countries: Syria, Sudan, Iran, Yemen, Libya and Somalia.

The ruling was seen as at least a partial victory for Trump in the biggest court case of his presidency. Trump claims the temporary ban is needed to prevent terrorist attacks. Opponents reject that and argue it’s a backdoor way to bar Muslims from entering the United States, as Trump promised in his campaign.

The early indications are that the administration will use the decision to take a tough line on travelers from those countries. A senior U.S. official familiar with the situation said the

Trump administration has plans in place to relaunch the stalled ban and tourists will be among those kept out.

Under these plans, largely orchestrated by White House adviser Stephen Miller, tourists from those countries and any academics, lecturers or others invited to speak or make presentations in the U.S. will be barred. Those groups are regarded as unable to show a substantial and pre-existing tie to a person or institution in the United States.

The official who described the plans was not authorized to discuss them publicly by

name and spoke on condition of anonymity.

But some immigration lawyers and advocates said relatively few people would fall under the ban because these travelers tend to have sufficient relationships with people or institutions in the United States.

Jamal Abdi, policy director for the National Iranian American Council, said most Iranians who visit the United States have relatives here or are coming to work or study. He said his group has no idea how the administration plans to judge family relationships and a hard line could mean a significant number of Iranians will be kept out the country for the time being.

It could also mean more lawsuits if advocates for immigrants believe the administration is going beyond the Supreme Court’s guide-

20-pound lobster found in luggage at Boston airport BOSTON (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration says a 20-pound live lobster had been spotted in a passenger’s luggage at Boston’s Logan International Airport.

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McCarthy said the TSA doesn’t prohibit transporting lobsters,

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McCarthy said the lobster was in a cooler and “cooperated quite nicely with the screening process.”

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lines in barring visitors to the United States.

Like the fate of would-be tourists and scholars, the immediate future for refugees is murky.

In its opinion, the court partially reinstated Trump’s temporary prohibition on refugees from any country, using criteria similar to that used in the travel ban.

The effect on refugees could be greater because they are less likely to have family, school or business relationships in the United States.

Lavinia Limon, CEO of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, said she was dismayed by the ruling, but insisted that her agency has “an existing relationship with incoming refugees, certified and arranged through the Department of State.”

“Travel plans are in process, beds have been made and staff around

the country plan to meet new Americans at the airports today, tomorrow and in the coming weeks and months,” Limon said.

Trump’s initial travel ban caused panic and chaos at airports around the world in late January as it took effect immediately after being signed.

Refugees, legal U.S. residents and visa holders were turned back at airports or barred from boarding U.S.-bound planes. A federal court blocked it about a week later.

There may be less confusion as the ban is partially reinstated.

The administration has revised its travel ban to exclude legal residents and visa holders. Also, the government said last week the ban would go into effect 72 hours after the Supreme Court ruling — which would be Thursday morning in Washington.

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Power: Council eyes options

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ing. “All you need is iron in the ground.”

He explained the rationale.

In order to maintain its status as a “partialrequirement electric utility,” Iola must be able to prove it can produce enough electricity on a given day to meet the entire city’s peak needs, plus 10 percent — about 28 megawatts.

Over the past 10 years, when the city lost a series of steam generators, and then had to remove other diesel generators considered non-compliant with rising environmental standards, Iola’s generating capacity fell to 22.5 megawatts.

To cover the shortfall, Iola pays Chanute and Sabetha anywhere between $80,000 and $100,000 annually for their excess capacity.

Concerns have arisen that Iola may lose that access in 2020 as Chanute renegotiates its electric production contracts, City Administrator Sid Fleming noted.

That gives Iola a few options, some of which are cost-prohibitive.

— The city could add a 10-megawatt generator like Iola’s pair of 5-megawatt Wartsila generators powered by natural gas, at a cost of $10 million to $12 million.

— Iola could do nothing, which would likely result in an immediate 60-percent increase in the city’s power purchasing costs, which would result in electric bills skyrocketing for consumers.

— Iola could look, as Osawatomie has done recently, in purchasing used diesel generators at a much cheaper cost than buying new.

Fleming sought the Council’s consensus to pursue the third option. He pegged the price at adding four 2-megawatt diesel generators at about $1.2 million to $1.8 million.

The city has about $1.3 million saved for electric generation purchases.

THERE are other factors to consider, Shreve noted.

Iola’s electric demands are lower today than they were in 2010 — industries like Haldex have closed up shop, after all — but the city must still account for potential growth.

“You always want to see a little bit of growth,” added Mike Phillips, power plant superintendent. “We’re going to see a new grocery store, and they’re adding a (Dollar General) in Gas. There will be a little bit of growth, but I’m not going to put my neck out and say it will be what it was in 2010.”

Fleming also noted consumers continually are seeking energy efficiency in their homes and businesses.

Iola also has the advantage of having the infrastructure for the old diesel generators already in place, Shreve added.

“We’d just slide the new generators back in the same holes.”

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brakes, but could not avoid striking Redding’s vehicle, sending the Model T into a skid and popping open the passenger door.

Karen Redding, 71, tumbled out the open door while the Model T was skidding, and landed on the highway. Kellerman noted cars that old were not equipped with seat belts.

“We were expecting the worst” when being called to the scene of a wreck in which a passenger was ejected, Kellerman said.

However, emergency crews arrived to find Karen Redding scraped and bruised, but conscious and alert.

Charles Redding was treated for injuries to his ribs, Keller-

man said.

Both were held overnight at Allen County Regional Hospital.

Cook was uninjured, as was her son.

KELLERMAN said he was uncertain if the damage each vehicle sustained was a testament to their design, but the minivan’s bashed-in front end rendered it undriveable.

The Model T, conversely, was driven away from the scene, the only outward appearance of damage a spare tire bracket bent forward on the back.

The Reddings, Waverly, are members of the East Central Kansas T’s, a group of Model T aficionados.

SHREVE noted that Iola, like its Southwind Power Pool partners in Chanute and Sabetha, could in turn sell its excess generating capacity if it adds 8 megawatts like Fleming suggested.

He declined to say how much Iola could recoup by doing so.

COUNCILMEN Aaron Franklin and Jon Wells quizzed Shreve on the reliability and environmental standards provided by used diesel generators.

The generators in question will pass all federal and state standards, Shreve responded.

Likewise, they’ll also be under warranty, but that comes with the understanding the city would rarely fire them up, if at all.

IN A related matter, the Council voted 8-0 to let the city’s contract with the Southwestern Power Association to purchase about a megawatt of electric capacity expire in 2019.

The costs for the hydroelectric power are higher than what Iola pays for other sources, Shreve noted.

And with other renewable energy sources coming online, such as wind and solar power, he is confident the city can find less expensive sources.

the price tag to about $350,000.

The city has $269,000 already in the bank, all of which comes from various grants, the largest of which is a $197,000 grant from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.

That still leaves the city $81,000 short of estimates.

“Part of what concerns me is the estimate still is just an estimate,” Councilman Aaron Franklin said. “If we commit to $80,000 and it comes up we’re $120,000 (short), are we boxing ourselves in?”

“You don’t have to do anything until you sign the contract,” Fleming responded.

Assistant City Administrator Corey Schinstock noted the city is pursuing other funding avenues. He said KDWP may make additional funding available if grants to other entities go unfilled.

However, there are time constraints to waiting for additional funding, because the original KDWP grant, and those from other agencies, may have deadlines to have the project completed, Fleming added.

“Right now, we just don’t know what the gap is,” Schinstock said.

“Until we bid out the project, we don’t know where the gap will be.”

“It’s important we move forward, because we have so many grants from so many entities,” Councilwoman Nancy Ford said. “It’s important to show we appreciate these grants, and the people involved. If we can get more grants, great, but if comes out of capital projects, it’s something we should do.”

The city has about $1.3 million in its capital projects reserve.

Franklin disagreed.

“Nancy laid out a lot of good reasons why we can do it, but I’m not for this,” he said.

“Iola has a lot more important priorities than the bridge. If it can happen on grants, it’s awesome. There are better places for us to use money.”

Schinstock said the city has not approached Allen County commissioners about assistance because the city does not have a firmer grasp on what the bridge will cost.

“My assumption is that after the engineers came up short the first time, they padded their estimates the second,” Schinstock said. “The bids may come in under what they’ve projected.”

Iolan Donna Houser, a member of Iola’s CITF/ PRIDE Committee, noted other funds may come from the sale of memorial plaques, al-

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though those funds likely would not be raised in time for the city to make its decision about the bridge’s fate.

MARK Peterson, a retired employee at Gates Corporation, noted he and his wife walk Iola’s trails daily.

“I’m not against the bridge, but I’m not for it, either,” he said. “How many people are using the trails?”

He also wondered if adding trails, and now a bridge, would further tax city employees when it comes to upkeep.

“My backyard is on the trail,” Ford responded. “I see people on it all the time. It’s used a lot, at all times of day.”

“I don’t disagree that it’s used a lot,” Franklin said, “but is it more important than the infrastructure needs we have.”

“We may not end up being short at all,” Ford replied. “The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks may come through with additional funding. I don’t want to see this abandoned with all this work they’ve done.”

The discussion concluded with Mayor Joel Wicoff asking around the table if there was sufficient support from the Council for the project to proceed.

Some of the members nodded.

“Let’s do it,” he said.

Google fined $2.7 billion in antitrust case

By LEVI SUMAGAYSAY The Mercury News (TNS)

The European Commission has hit Google with a record $2.7 billion fine after concluding that the search giant unfairly favored its comparison-shopping service over others. “(Google) denied other companies the chance to compete on the merits and to innovate,” said Margrethe Vestager, the EU commissioner in charge of competition policy, in a news release today. “And most importantly, it denied European consumers a genuine choice of services and the full benefits of innovation.”

Europe in 2015 formally charged Google with abusing its dominance in search by giving advantage to its own comparison-shopping service. At the time, the EU also opened a separate investigation into whether Google has taken advantage of its dominance in mobile operating systems with

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Android. In addition, the Silicon Valley tech giant faces an inquiry into its advertising practices in Europe.

Google disagrees with the EU’s decision and says it’s considering an appeal.

“When the Commission asks why some comparison websites have not done as well as others, we think it should consider the many sites that have grown in this period — including platforms like Amazon and eBay,” Kent Walker, Google’s general counsel, said in a blog post today.

The EU is calling on

Google to “end the conduct” within 90 days or risk “penalty payments of up to 5 percent of the average daily worldwide turnover of Alphabet, Google’s parent company,” the commission says.

The fine is “merely a financial inconvenience for Alphabet,” said Richard Windsor, analyst at Edison Investment Research, in a statement.

“Hence, we think that the real issue here is the remedies that the EU may enforce on the way that Google does business in the EU.” A tech trade group to which Google belongs

slammed the decision, citing the success of other comparison-shopping services such as Zalando, Asos and Trivago.

“We fail to see the evidence for consumer harm and for qualityrelated product degradation,” said Jakob Kucharczyk, Europe director for the Computer & Communications Industry Association, in a statement. “If the result of this investigation is to force Google to undo more than 10 years of search engine evolution, EU competition enforcement would clearly not live up to its promise of spurring innovation.”

The 2.4 billion euro fine, which had been expected, is the largest of its kind — Intel was fined $1.2 billion by the EU in 2010 and is appealing that decision. Also, the EU decided last year that Apple should repay Ireland $14.5 billion in back taxes, saying that the country gave the company illegal tax benefits.

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of the new school funding law.

The justices plan to hear arguments from attorneys July 18, and lawyers for four school districts that sued the state over education funding in 2010 have argued that the new law isn’t enough to fund a suitable education for every child. The court ruled in March that the state’s $4 billion a year in aid to its 286 school districts is inadequate.

The new law phases in a $293 million increase in educa-

tion funding over two years. Democrats have predicted that the court will require a bigger increase and force legislators to have a special session later this summer.

While the Kansas Association of School Boards argues that the increase should be larger, lobbyist Mark Tallman said it represents a good start.

And Senate President Susan Wagle, a Wichita Republican, said, “We want to meet the needs of our students, and clearly, I believe, the funding is adequate.”

mendous effort to make Iola a better community.”

Shaughnessy noted he took advantage of Iola’s neighborhood revitalization program incentives when Sam and Louie’s was built, where a portion of the property taxes are reimbursed to the taxpayer for five years, then gradually reduced until 10 years have passed.

“I’ve taken advantage of those property tax incentives, and I’ve given back several thousands of dollars to the community,” Shaughnessy said.

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munity, and I want it to flourish and grow. But I want to grow it in ways that benefit the community as a whole.”

Barnhart noted that adding a business of any size in Iola affects all of its competitors.

“If you want to build a restaurant and hotel, do it with your dollars, just like I did,” Barnhart added.

“If you guys want to give money to them, you should have to give money to all of us first,” Sailor told the Council. “I don’t like random people coming in who aren’t going to plant roots here, and

are just going to open something along the highway.”

“We have so many houses that need to be demolished,” she noted.

COUNCIL members approved a pair of bids from Mueller & Sons, Iola, to demolish homes at 311 S. Chestnut and 524 North St. Both structures had been destroyed by fire. The Mueller & Sons bid of $6,740 was the lower of two.

After the vote, Councilwoman Beverly Franklin wondered if it would be easier, and less expensive, to use city employees and equipment to demolish homes instead of hiring outside contractors.

THE COUNCIL also: — Approved a request

by Humanity House to waive a rental fee to use the John Silas Bass Community Building at 505 N. Buckeye St. for a “Bridges Out of Poverty” program July 22.

— Accepted the resignation of Brandon Westerman from the city’s power plant. Westerman had been an Iola employee since 2010.

— Noted a retirement party for Ron Conaway, a long-time firefighter, is this afternoon.

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Never too early for Xmas anxiety Market report

By JOY MILLER Southwind Extension

It’s summer — the season for cookouts, gardening, going to the pool — and a time to begin setting aside money for the holidays.

As with many things in life, preparing and planning before you begin makes things easier — it is no different with financially preparing for the holidays. The holidays are a time to gather with family and friends and we often find ourselves getting caught up in the excitement and spending more than anticipated.

Planning ahead of time can save you financial and emotional strain. Budgeting for parties and gift giving in advance is vital Gift giving

We all expect a little present, especially our children. Begin creating a budget specifically for gifts by making a list of all of the people who you want to give a present.

Assign a sum of money and slowly start saving by putting money in an envelope that says the name of that person.

Observe what your children and others like.

Or ask them now, “if someone gave you $30, what would you buy with it?” By asking months ahead of time, the surprise effect could still work since the holidays are so far away. Shop throughout the year and take advantage of sales

of having to find the perfect gift for multiple people. When suggesting this to your family and friends now, explain that you’re proposing exchanging names in July so everyone has time to shop or make gifts ahead of the holiday rush.

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in stores or online.

Remember that not all gifts have to be purchased. One of the benefits of starting now is that you can create some of your gifts. Some gift suggestions she shares are: • For a child who likes to cook, gradually buy a cookbook with simple recipes and the dry ingredients for one recipe, put them in a mixing bowl and wrap it with cellophane; • For budding artists, gradually buy brushes, paint, and a canvas, and put them into a decorative bag; • A good gift for grandparents or a neighbor is for children to create coupons of volunteer time: shoveling snow

twice, wash the car three times, yard cleanup twice or a plate of something you can cook twice are some examples; • If you or your kids like photography, grandparents often appreciate receiving framed photos; or • Use a clear jar and put the mixture of dry ingredients of a soup recipe in a decorative way. Don’t forget to include the recipe and any other necessary instructions.

Another idea to save money on gifts is to only purchase gifts for your children or partner and have a gift exchange with other family and friends. This way, price limits can be set for gifts and it removes the stress

The holidays are also characterized by a lot of spending on food. Start to plan in July by asking family members to bring different items to holiday dinners rather than any one person assuming all the work and cost.

If there are five siblings, perhaps for Christmas two siblings will be responsible for the meat, one is responsible for sodas, another is responsible for dessert and another is responsible for the salad. Distribute the load and a more relaxed atmosphere is created.

Do not buy at the last minute and avoid impulse purchases. Start shopping early enough to avoid feeling pressured to buy whatever shows first. This allows you to compare similar items and take advantage of sales.

Planning for the festivities will save you time, money and energy, while at the same time, bring peace of mind, good relations and happiness to you and those around you.

For more information or questions, contact Joy Miller at joymiller@ksu. edu or 620-223-3720.

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mors of at least one potential write-in candidate are circulating — the KASB has suggested that the board wait to fill any vacancies until after the Nov. 7 election.

(Board member Darrell Catron’s months-long absence has created a similarly premature vacancy — although there are currently two LaHarpe residents vying for his Position 6 seat.

Koehn said he has not been able to get in touch with Catron in recent days.)

There is a protocol, however, which, if followed, would allow whomever is elected to the board in one of the districts saddled with a current vacancy to take their place on the board immediately following their election in the fall — rather than wait, as normal procedure dictates, until the first meeting in January.

According to Koehn, it looks like this, in a nutshell: At the final meeting in October, the BOE would instruct the board clerk to put a notice in the local newspaper alerting the public to the current vacancies. Those residents running for the

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There’s no sense in me sitting around taking up space when you could have someone who will be as enthusiastic and interested as some of our new, young board members have been.

— Buck Quincy, retiring school board member

relevant seats would then need to apply to the board of education at that time. If the eventual electoral victor has failed to apply to the board in advance, he or she will still take their seat on the BOE — but not until January.

However, if the victor has previously applied to the board, he or she will assume their duties at the board’s first November meeting.

The board of education will continue to discuss the wisdom of this option in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, on Monday, members continued to heap their thanks on the outgoing Quincy. “It’s been an enjoyable journey,” reflected Quincy, “but you guys need young blood.

There’s no sense in me sitting around taking up space when you could have someone who will be as enthusiastic and

interested as some of our new, young board members have been.”

KOEHN, too, was full of gratitude for the board, for the district, for teachers and staff, for students, and for the communities that made his four years as superintendent what they were. “It has been a tremendous honor to serve with this board of education. If I could give one last piece of advice?” said Koehn.

“Continue to focus on what’s best for students.

We live in a world and in a community in which you can sometimes get distracted and you can start looking for what’s best for adults. But you’re the best advo-

cates that we have for students. Continue to be that advocate.”

Board president Tony Leavitt (also outgoing) highlighted the menu of achievements Koehn had either spearheaded or facilitated during his short tenure: grade-level attendance centers, food service improvements, increased tech spending, teacher raises, the founding of the Regional Rural Tech Center and more.

The just-fêted Quincy then added his assessment. “You came along at a time when we were in desperate need for leadership and, boy, we got it. Thank you. I hope the kids and parents in Iola realize what they are losing.”

IN OTHER NEWS, the board: — Approved a $38,000 bid from Zones for the purchase of 126 new Chromebooks.

— Hired Darci Lisher as Lincoln Elementary fourth-grade teacher and accepted the resignation of high school bookkeeper Rebekah Daugherty.

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Thursday’s market, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on the square, will have the following: breads, brownies, cinnamon rolls, chocolate covered strawberries, cobbler, cookies, pies, glutenfree selections, eggs, elk meat, elk dog bones, fresh herbs, honey, jams and jellies, natural personal products, vinegars, and various craft items. Some of the fresh produce you will be able to take home and enjoy will be: beets, bok choy, carrots, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, garlic, green beans, kale, kohlrabi, onions, sweet corn, swiss chard, tomatoes, yellow squash and zucchini.

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As summertime temperatures heat up, cool season farm and ranch pastures begin to lose productivity. This can cause us to think about other ways to stretch or improve our ability to feed livestock. One possibility is alternative (cover) crops for livestock feeds. These crop mixes often include legumes, grasses, and brassicas (turnips or radishes). Planted in the fall, these mixes can provide extra feed to help conserve or extend limited feed resources.

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Opinion A5 The Iola Register

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

~ Journalism that makes a difference

If health care plan is so good, then why does it hurt so many?

It’s all been by design, from the get-go.

Weeks of closed-door deliberations with nary one public hearing. And now we are to believe time is of the essence for the Senate to pass the 142-page health care bill.

Public decisions made in private avoid scrutiny and accountability — exactly what the Senators wanted.

Again, to script.

This caginess is just one example of why Americans clamor, “Drain the swamp!”

Get rid of this toxic cronyism that puts the interests of a special few at the expense of the majority.

Under the Senate’s plan the poor and elderly will be hit hardest. The plan has what the retirement group AARP refers to as an “age tax.” Insurance companies will be allowed to charge those age 50 to 64 five times the rate others pay for health insurance in addition to eliminating the tax credits that help make insurance affordable. Under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) insurers were allowed to charge seniors three times as much.

The plan also would permanently restructure Medicaid, the 52-year cost-sharing program between the federal government and states, drastically cutting its funding by more than $800 billion over a decade.

To bring the discussion closer to home, the area’s three school districts — Marmaton Valley, Iola and Humboldt — rely on Medicaid funds to help provide services to students with special needs. Iola schools receive on average $100,000 a year

in such funding, Marmaton Valley, $6,000, and Humboldt, $37,000.

ANW Cooperative depends on more than $300,000 a year in Medicaid funding to help pay the salaries of the multiple therapists and paraprofessionals needed to care for students with disabilities over its five-county area. ANW serves more than 1,200 students in eight school district.

Other services typically covered by Medicaid include long-term care costs for those in nursing homes and home-health services.

Without Medicaid, the country’s nursing homes will be reserved for only the well-todo.

Medicaid also pays prescription costs for the poor.

It hardly needs saying that keeping an outbreak of hepatitis C at bay, for example, is a public service.

Under the Senate’s plan, 22 million would lose insurance by 2026, almost twice as many as under Obamacare.

That puts at double the number of people who will go without routine care and be forced to use a hospital’s emergency room for cases that range from a sore throat to a broken arm.

Hospitals, needless to say, will not be adequately reimbursed for the additional workload.

SO WHO WINS?

You’re not going to like this, but it’s those who least need help.

For starters, health insurance companies can expect to be able to charge considerably more while providing

less coverage. What good is coverage if your deductible is $10,000? Health economists refer to this as a “Hobson’s choice,” where no good alternative exists. Americans will have to choose between a plan with a premium they cannot afford, and a plan with an out-of-reach deductible.

Monday’s report by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates a 64-year-old with an annual income of $26,500 could expect to pay a premium of $6,500, compared to $1,700 under Obamacare. And the insurance would cover less.

Without the mandate to require all to sign on, it’s expected that the young and healthy will abstain. The result? Insurers will set rates on what it costs to cover that sicker and older pool.

The wealthy also come out smelling like a rose.

Under the Affordable Care Act, those who make $200,000 and above are taxed 2.35 percent to help pay for Medicare — the health care plan for seniors. For those high-income earners with investments, those earnings are taxed an additional 3.8 percent.

Under both the House and Senate plans those taxes will be eliminated.

With the federal deficit at its highest since World War II, this is not the time to give the wealthy such tax breaks.

And need we say it’s terrible PR. When it comes to health care, there should be no winners or losers.

Instead, everyone should get a fair shake.

— Susan Lynn

Medicaid enrollees

Chart shows those enrolled in Medicaid by state (2016) California New York Texas Florida Ohio Illinois Pennsylvania Michigan North Carolina Georgia Arizona Massachusetts Washington Tennessee New Jersey Louisiana Colorado Kentucky Indiana Minnesota Wisconsin South Carolina Maryland Oregon Alabama

13,107,000 4,961,100 4,327,900 4,031,300 2,983,000 2,925,100 2,747,700 2,321,200 1,986,400 1,889,500 1,884,600 1,845,500 1,818,300 1,690,000 1,682,200 1,466,200 1,321,700 1,281,500 1,280,300 1,246,000 1,201,800 1,128,600 1,103,700 1,102,100 1,047,100

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Graphic: Tribune News Service

Virginia Missouri Connecticut New Mexico Arkansas Mississippi Oklahoma Nevada Iowa West Virginia Kansas Utah Hawaii Idaho Rhode Island Maine Nebraska D.C. Delaware Vermont Montana New Hampshire Alaska South Dakota Wyoming North Dakota

992,800 969,200 856,100 855,800 767,000 729,700 669,200 592,400 591,400 510,200 384,900 334,900 319,300 305,300 281,600 272,100 237,000 236,500 221,800 209,500 201,300 192,100 137,800 109,100 64,400 NA

Opinions on health care reform The Kaiser Family Foundation polled 1,208 adults between June 14-19 on their opinions about the plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Affordable Care Act Favorable Unfavorable Don’t know

51% 41% 8%

Plan to repeal and replace Favorable Unfavorable Don’t know Margin of error: +/- 3% Source: Kaiser Family Foundation

30% 55% 16% Graphic: Tribune News Service

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Iola’s three premier cyclists, Jim Cook, Chuck Roehl and Ballou Heigele Jr. are back home. They started off on a trip to Chicago but took a bus when young Heigele wrecked his bike “somewhere in Missouri.” They returned where the bikes were stored and started back to Iola but found a stout south wind too rough and called for help. Mr. Heigele responded and picked the trio up 25 miles this side of Kansas City and brought them back home. ***** A new east-west train connecting Iola with Denver

with sleeper service will be added by the Missouri-Pacific beginning Sunday. ***** A vision of a modernized business district of architectural harmony and pleasing appearance rather than a hodgepodge of “relics of grandfather’s day,” was presented to the chamber of commerce at a dinner meeting by “Tip” Brown, Lehigh Portland Cement Co. representative. Brown pointed out the commercial value to a town of “lifting the face” of its main business section to present a prosperous and up-to-date appearance to the public. At the close of the meeting President Tom

Waugh appointed a town planning committee to contact an architect and obtain a preliminary sketch of a few business blocks as they might be remodeled. ***** With 20 of its guest rooms air conditioned, the Kelley Hotel is now the only hotel that offers such facilities between Kansas City and Tulsa. ***** Remodeling of Cooks’ Drug will soon be completed, making it one of Iola’s most modern drug stores. The interior has been redecorated, the soda fountain has been enlarged and improved with the installation of a refrigerator cabinet for ice cream.

The king of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday changed his successor. King Salman, 81, named his son, Mohammed bin Salman, 31, previously minister of defense, as crown prince and deputy prime minister. The son replaced the king’s nephew, Mohammed bin Nayef, 57, who had been deputy prime minister and minister of the interior as well as crown prince.

No reason was given. It could have been health, or some scandal, just plain nepotism or a result of intra-family maneuvering. Saud family rule requires no explanation to be given for such moves.

There is no indication that the change comes in any way as a result of the visit of President Donald Trump to the kingdom last month.

There are nonetheless U.S. policy implications. The change points up again the irony of close American relations with a country whose form of government in its utter lack of democratic character or even semblance of representative rule is so unlike ours. The United States has had for many years important relations with Saudi Arabia in the domain of petroleum. U.S. firms, including Exxon Mobil, of which Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was formerly CEO, play an important role in the economy of Saudi Arabia, which relies almost entirely on its petroleum production for revenue. The new crown prince is known to be seeking to diversify the Saudi economy away from oil.

The second role of the United States in which close coordination with Saudi Arabia has been a consistent theme is defense, and, particularly,

arms sales. Trump announced more important sales during his visit there. The complicating factor in those sales is that it ties America to any Saudi war-making that its rulers determine to undertake.

One particularly disastrous example of this is the war Saudi Arabia and its Persian Gulf client states have been waging in bordering Yemen for two years now. That conflict is in effect a proxy war between Sunni Islamic Saudi Arabia and Shiite Islamic Iran for pre-eminence in the region. One major problem with the Yemen war is that it has reduced that country, with a population of 27 million, to ruin, including hunger and disease, most recently cholera.

The latest quarrel the Saudis have picked is with Qatar, over its sometimes independent policy positions. That conflict is complicated greatly for the United States by the fact of a large American military presence in the emirate as well as American educational institutions and many businesses.

The new crown prince, as minister of defense, was known as a strong advocate of a more aggressive Saudi role in the Middle East’s many wars. It will be interesting to see what changes he will make in his new role. Unfortunately for the United States, policy changes that will involve America will not be made with reference to even a glance at Saudi popular support, not to mention best interests determined in any democratic fashion. If the past is any indication, U.S. support of Saudi undertakings will be assumed and received.

— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Teacher enjoys wildlife

By SHELLIE SMITLEY The Iola Register

Allen Community College will have a new online psychology instructor this fall.

Beth Ryan, Lawton, Okla., has been hired to teach Psychology 101 this fall and is considering teaching anatomy and physiology in the future.

Ryan, who is wellversed in many areas, grew up in Boston but considers herself to be an Oklahoman. She earned an undergraduate degree and a medical degree at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. In her spare time she enjoys flying and is a private pilot. She is studying the Torah and Talmud and likes to camp and hike. She volunteers at the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge.

“I’m a Lieutenant Colonel in the Civil Air Patrol (“CAP” is the U.S. Air Force’s Auxiliary) where I will step down from squadron command soon in order to take up the duties of

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Beth Ryan, seen here at the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, will teach an online psychology class at Allen Community College this fall.

the director of emergency services for the Oklahoma wing of the CAP,” she said in an email.

Ryan is the Operations Section Chief for CAP’s National Flight Academy in Shawnee, Okla.

The weekend of June 23 she directed 13 airplanes, eight vehicles, and a trailer in support of an intensive weeklong academy to allow as many cadets as possible the opportunity to fly solo in an airplane.

Although she has not had the opportunity to visit Iola, she intends to before the end of the year.

“I prefer life here in the Midwest and in smaller cities and towns,” she said.

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Major League Baseball: Turmoil in Venezuela

Escobar balances baseball, concern for home

By RUSTIN DODD The Kansas City Star

Alcides Escobar has never endured a season like this.

He has never performed this poorly at the plate, even after years of declining offense.

Never felt the mental weight

of a slump this deep. Never felt the pressure of looming free agency, either.

“I’ve never been in this situation,” said Escobar, the Royals’ 30-year-old shortstop.

And yet, when Escobar disSee ESCOBAR | Page B6

The Kansas City Royals’ Alcides Escobar (2) is greeted by Whit Merrifield after scoring on a triple by Alex Gordon in the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday. The Royals won, 3-2.

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Column: Crest 2017-18 Preview

A NEW PASTIME Lancers to add baseball, softball

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

This is the third installment of a six-part series of columns that will look ahead to the upcoming high school sports year for our six area schools.

- June 21 — SCC Titans - June 24 — Yates Center Wildcats - Today — Crest Lancers Crest fans will have a pair of new sports to cheer their Lancers on in this next year.

While Roland Weir and Travis Hermreck will lead the Lancer baseball program in its return to the diamond, Casey Cook and Bailey Lee will oversee the

Lancer softball program.

Both programs will provide some intrigue and mystery to the 2017-18 athletic season. Away from the ball diamonds, expectations are high for Crest with a strong group of returners across the other sports.

BOYS BASKETBALL Before Hermreck joins Weir to coach baseball, he will take his familiar spot in front of the Lancer’s basketball bench.

The exciting thing for Hermreck and Lancer fans is that the players will be very familiar. As opposed to last year, when the LancSee COLUMN | Page B3

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National Basketball Association: Regular Season Awards

Westbrook wins first MVP

By BRIAN MAHONEY The Associated Press

Going. Going. Gone.

Fast Lube’s Lucas Maier hits a home run on Monday against the Chanute Lightning in PeeWee action on Friday night at Riverside Park. Monday’s box scores are on page B4. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

NEW YORK (AP) — Russell Westbrook moved past Oscar Robertson and kept right on going to the top of the NBA. Westbrook was voted MVP on Monday night after setting a record with 42 triple-doubles during his historic season. He led the league with 31.6 points and added 10.7 rebounds and 10.4 assists per game, joining Robertson as the only players to average a triple-double for the season and breaking Robertson’s single-season record of 41 triple-doubles in 1961-62.

“I remember growing up just being home, playing the video games and stuff with my pops, and my mom sitting there and my brother and just talking about maybe one day I could be the MVP. Obviously I was joking at the time,” Westbrook said.

“But now to be standing here with this trophy next to me is a true blessing, man, and it’s an unbelievable feeling, something that I can never imagine.”

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The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook makes a pass in the traffic against the Orlando Magic at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., on March 29. The Thunder won, 114-106, in overtime. Stephen M.

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ed the first NBA Awards show, which included two wins apiece for the Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks.

He received 69 first-place votes and 888 points from a panel of 100 media members and a fan vote to easily beat Houston’s James Harden, who had 22 first-place votes and 753 points. Kawhi Leonard was third with nine first-place

votes and 500 points.

Westbrook succeeded Stephen Curry, who had won the past two MVP awards.

The point guard who plays with defiance on the court got choked up during an acceptance speech in which he brought some teammates onto the stage with him.

The Thunder went 33-9 when he had a triple-double, riding Westbrook’s record run into the playoffs in their first season after losing Kevin Durant to the Golden State Warriors.

“Oscar, guys like him, Magic Johnson, those guys, obviously I wasn’t able to see those guys play, but just to look back at history and see the things that they did, it’s something that I looked up to as a kid,” Westbrook said.

“I never thought I would be able to say that I broke Oscar Robertson’s record, and that’s just a true blessing.”

Earlier, Milwaukee’s Malcolm Brogdon became the first player not picked in the first round to win NBA Rookie of the Year in the common draft era, beating out Philadelphia’s Dario Saric and Joel Embiid.

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ers had to replace nearly every point scored from the previous year, this year’s team will lose only one player — graduated starting guard Nate Berry.

The Lancers seem poised to make a leap back up the Three River League standings and challenge for a state berth once again this year. A major reason for that is junior guard Hayden Hermreck.

The 6-foot-4 coach’s son led the Lancers with 17.6 points per game last season and his long frame combined with his 3-point marksmanship make him a matchup nightmare for most 1A squads.

The Lancers will have four seniors with a year of experience under their belts to support Hermreck.

Austin Hendrix returns at the point guard spot after leading the team in assists last year.

Nick Vaughn will likely take the other guard spot after serving as the team’s sixth man for much of last year. Despite more limited minutes, Vaughn still led the team in steals last year.

The frontcourt will once again feature Caleb Stephens and Hayden Seabolt. Both big men specialized in doing the dirty work for the Lancers this past year with more than 250 rebounds between them.

Developing depth will be key for the Lancers but with Hermreck and a veteran supporting cast, expectations in Colony should be high.

overall selection out of Virginia. The common draft era began in 1966.

“I think it’s an example for guys that are told they are too short, they are not athletic enough, they are not real point guards, they are not real shooting guards,” Brogdon said. “I just think it’s an important message for people to see, and it can be done. It just takes a lot.”

Teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo won the Most Improved Player award.

Houston coach Mike D’Antoni won his second Coach of the Year award, and the Rockets’ Eric Gordon was Sixth Man of the Year after setting a record for most 3-pointers off the bench in his first season as a reserve.

“Obviously I’m just proud of the team and the way they responded all year. Great organization,” D’Antoni said of the Rockets’ 55-win season.

“This is not an individual award. This is a lot of people, a lot of hard work goes into it, and I’m the recipient of some pretty good players.”

In his first season coming off the bench, Gordon set a single-season record with 206 3-pointers by a reserve. He averaged 16.2 points to help fuel the Rockets’ run to the surprising No. 3 seed in the Western Conference and edged former NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala of Golden State by 32 points.

Golden State’s Draymond Green won the Defensive Player of the Year, ending Leonard’s two-year run. Leading the league in steals from his do-everything role with the NBA champions. He had a franchiserecord 10 steals in a Feb. 10 game at Memphis while recording the first triple-double in NBA history without scoring in double figures, adding 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

The NBA formerly gave out its individual awards at various points throughout the postseason before switching to the awards show this season and presenting them all at once in front of the league’s top players and stars from the entertainment world.

Two of the best moments came during segments that didn’t include the NBA’s six individual awards.

Bill Russell was presented the first Lifetime Achievement award, welcomed on stage by fellow Hall of Fame centers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, David Robinson, Shaquille O’Neal, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo. The 11-time champion as a player and the league’s first black coach first pointed at them and joked that he would have kicked their butts, then told them: “You have no idea how much respect I have for you guys.”

Former Thunder assistant coach Monty Williams was given the SagerStrong Award for the strength he showed after his wife was killed in a car crash in Oklahoma City. He was given a colorful jacket like the ones worn by Craig Sager, the longtime Turner Sports reporter who died of cancer this past season.

GIRLS BASKETBALL The Lancers have been on the rise from the point of having to forfeit games three years ago to earning the three-seed in their substate last season.

Miranda Golden, Laurel Godderz and Callie McGhee played tremendous roles in the team’s development over the past two years. Having those three seniors graduate will leave a hole in the program, but one that the Lancers are equipped to fill.

If the team is to continue its rise, a lot of the responsibility will fall on

Crest’s Camryn Strickler, right, races against a Pleasanton runner during a relay in Burlington last season.

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the shoulders of junior point guard Regan Godderz.

Godderz will be entering her third year as the starting point guard in Colony and made tremendous strides as a sophomore. If the young floor general can cut down on her turnovers this year, the Lancers will be in good hands.

Golden missed time last season with illness and that allowed more of Crest’s strong junior class to get important minutes that should pay dividends this season.

Cassie Bowen and Camryn Strickler will likely form the new frontline, replacing the strength and height of Golden with a speedier, more versatile pair of forwards.

With an experienced point guard and an athletic frontcourt, the Lancers are poised to be a much more up-tempo team this year.

Joining Godderz in the backcourt is another junior with Jewel Armstrong likely to be elevated to the starting lineup.

MaKayla Jones will likely take a large leadership role with the Lancers as she will be the lone returning senior.

TRACK & FIELD While the addition of baseball and softball offers plenty of uncertainty and intrigue in its own right, it also will likely throw the Lancers’ track and field program into a bit of upheaval as some athletes are likely to defect to those new programs.

As it currently stands, the Lancers return a strong group of athletes including all three of their state competitors.

Sophomore Billy Lyda highlights that group after winning two state medals as a freshman last season. The sprinter will be looking to come back even stronger.

Senior Caleb Stephens qualified for state in two events last year. After just qualifying in the high jump as a sophomore, Stephens went in both the high jump and triple jump last season.

He will be in search of his first state medal this year.

Junior Camryn Strickler will be counted on to lead the Lancer girls after she qualified for state in each of her first two seasons with the program.

Strickler went to state

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in the 100-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles last season and will be looking for her first trip to the podium this year.

FOOTBALL The Lancer football team is on very solid ground heading into the season after going 4-5 last year and only having to replace three starters.

The Lancer defense should be a strength in 2017 with three seniors returning after earning First Team All-Three Rivers League recognition last year.

Tavyn Springston will lead the defensive backfield after he was able to pick off four passes last season.

Hayden Seabolt led the Lancers in sacks with seven and had eight addition tackles for loss from his defensive line spot.

Nik Peterson was a unanimous selection All-League linebacker after he recorded 25 solo tackles and was versatile enough to start at all three linebacker spots at different points in the season as a junior.

The offensive side of the ball poses the most questions for the Lancers, but a big-time answer

may have already arrived.

Billy Lyda didn’t play football as a freshman, but he plans to join the team as a sophomore and after qualifying for the State Track and Field Championships in all three sprinting events last year and emerging with two state medals, he will inject some speed into the backfield.

Peterson will also be a weapon for the Lancers in the backfield after scoring 10 touchdowns and averaging 6.9 yards per carry last year.

VOLLEYBALL As with basketball, the volleyball team loses Laurel Godderz and Miranda Golden, who will be tough to replace.

Camryn Strickler, Regan Godderz, Cassie Bowen and Breyanna Benjamin all played big roles last year and will be asked to do even more for their team this year.

Replacing Golden as a go-to option for kills will be the key for the Lancers to continue their growth.

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Base treatment on symptoms, not numbers Dear Dr. Roach: A few months ago, I had routine follow-up thyroid tests, and my results were normal except for a slightly high free T4 level. My doctor decreased my medication dose to 137 mcg from 150 mcg; now my TSH is high (8.77), but my free T4 and T3 levels are normal.

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Dr. Keith Roach To Your Good Health to regulate the thyroid).

A higher TSH means the body is trying to make the thyroid put out more thyroid hormone.

However, it doesn’t always work the way it should. People can have symptoms with normal labs. The TSH and the T3/T4 can point in different directions. When that happens, I base treatment mostly on symptoms, not numbers.

Of course, the hormone levels are important too: If the T3 and T4 get too high, it increases the rate of atrial fibrillation and can adversely affect the bones.

In your case, your doctor has a choice: On

one hand, there is a normal T4, a high TSH and symptoms of low thyroid; on the other, there is a slightly high T4, but normal TSH and no symptoms. While I am oversimplifying a bit, the better choice (to use the higher 150-mcg dose and treat the symptoms) seems easy to me.

Dear Dr. Roach: The herbicide glyphosate has been cited as a possible cause of cancer. Is the greatest risk from using the product at home and in farming applications, or from eating agriculture products that are resistant to glyphosate when used for weed control? — A.R. Answer: I often read that glyphosate has been linked to cancer, but when I researched the connection, I found several well-done trials that

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show there is no strong link to cancer. (I say “strong link” because it is impossible to prove that there is no link.)

For example, in people whom we would presume to have a very high exposure — the workers who apply the pesticide — a well-done study by the University of Washington and the National Institutes of Health showed no significant increased risk for cancer overall, or for any of the 13 different subtypes of cancer they evaluated.

The available evidence suggests that glyphosate is relatively nontoxic and is unlikely to be cancer-causing even if consumed in very high amounts. However, I still recommend thorough washing of produce to remove residual pesticides (even organic produce still may have pesticides).

Breaking up with a manipulative roommate Hi, Carolyn: How do I tell my friend/roommate that I want to spend less time together? I’d like to try just being roommates for the rest of our lease, but she’s been having a hard time and I don’t want to upset her further. Our friendship feels toxic and onesided but I’m not sure what to say that I won’t be manipulated out of.

I’ve helped her through a lot the past few years but it seems like there’s always a new crisis.

I’m worried that if I explain why I don’t want to be her friend anymore, she’ll spiral, lash out, and we’ll both be even more miserable.

Help? ­— Stressed Froomie Answer: It’s on her that she’s manipulative, but on you that her attempts are successful.

This answers a different question from the one you asked, but it sounds as if you need to work on your own emotional fortitude. That means learning to say no; to say something because it’s true or honest, versus because it’s

through and zero room for judgment. Sorry, but childless people don’t know squat when it comes to raising kids. — Anonymous

Tell Me About It Carolyn Hax expedient; to accept consequences for the previous two as awkward but better than the alternative of getting sucked in; that getting involved with people’s dramas isn’t the only definition of “help.”

Sometimes, upsetting people is the natural consequence of being true to yourself.

Sometimes, being upset is bad for the moment but good for the person.

Sometimes, the most helpful thing to say is, “I’m sorry to hear that.

What do you think you’ll do?” — as opposed to volunteering yourself to propose or execute a solution.

Dear Carolyn: Could we just have a moratorium on people without kids commenting about parenting? If you don’t have children, you have zero basis for knowing what a parent is going

Answer: There’s a line here, certainly, but I don’t draw it where you do.

To say that a childless person has no standing to be concerned when, say, a parent is mistreating a kid, is just hostile to people without kids.

They have eyes and ears and brains, and they’ve all been kids themselves.

In fact, many choose not to be parents because they won’t risk repeating the mistakes of their own abusive parents. Are you really going to say these people of conscience can’t responsibly identify -- or identify with -- a child in distress?

If we’re talking about a decision to serve cheezy poofs vs. carrot sticks, OK, then I’m all for telling bystanders -- with and without children -- where they can stuff their opinions. And certainly getting a quick glimpse of

something amiss is not proof of anything, and a veteran parent is probably in a better position to envision a bigger picture than a non-parent would be, and a lot of people have big ideas pre-kids that they laugh at knowingly post-kids.

All granted.

But if a childless villager witnesses enough to conclude reasonably that a parent is out of line, then I’ll have that villager’s back. The alternative endangers kids.

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Escobar: Shortstop’s homeland in turmoil family remains out of harm’s way, he says, living more than two hours from the capital. Escobar also has been granted permanent residence in the United States, allowing him to stay here full time in the offseason. Yet, he still spends at least a month in Venezuela each offseason, visiting family and seeing old friends.

“I still have about 90 percent of my family there,” he said.

His home is never far from his mind. The uncertainty has come at one of the most uneasy moments of his career. As the Royals (37-37) prepared to open a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, Escobar was batting .210 with a .230 on-base percentage. According to Weighted Runs Created Plus, an advanced metric that measures total offense, Escobar has been the worst offensive player in baseball. He will be a free agent when the season is over.

The Royals could pursue a reunion with Escobar via a cheap, shortterm deal. Yet they also have an internal replacement waiting in the wings in Raul Mondesi. Escobar has hinted that he would welcome staying in Kansas City, where his postseason heroics contributed to two World Series runs and a world championship. Yet he also recognizes the business aspect of the game.

“It’s been a hard year,” Escobar said. “Thank God, we’ve been playing better as a team.”

For now, the lack of

production has not affected his playing time.

One year after playing in all 162 games, Escobar has started all 74 games.

Earlier this year, he broke the franchise record for consecutive games played.

Royals manager Ned Yost still sees value in Escobar’s defense in the middle of the diamond.

“There’s more to this game than just the offense,” Yost said. “There’s more value to a player’s position in that lineup than swinging the bat.”

For Escobar, quiet offensive production has been part of the package for the last three seasons.

But the numbers have never dipped quite like this. Always a free swinger, Escobar has swung at more than 52 percent of all pitches this season and 35.3 percent of pitches outside the strike zone. The latter ranks 18th in baseball among hitters qualified for the batting title. In recent weeks, the Royals have continued to stress better plate discipline.

“You break down what he does on pitches in the strike zone, it’s pretty good,” Yost said. “Especially breaking stuff in the strike zone. Where he gets into trouble is swinging at pitches outside the zone.”

For reasons that Escobar cannot quite explain, his eyes, hands and body don’t always operate in sync at the plate. For now, the battle continues.

On most days, Escobar heads to the batting cage and tries to adopt a simple approach with hitting coach Dale Sveum. Yet in

the quiet moments, when the work is done, he returns to his phone. There are more stories about Venezuela, more news to catch up on. The stream is endless and daily, and Escobar says he can’t forget his home.

“It’s a point of pride for me, for them, for every one of us,” Escobar said.

“Coming from another country to triumph in the United States fills us with pride.”

Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar leaps into the arms of former teammate and Toronto’s Kendrys Morales (8) on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. David Eulitt/Kansas City Star/TNS

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His home country of Venezuela is in turmoil, the scene of daily protests, civic unrest and political violence. There are food shortages and economic turmoil. Escobar cannot go a few hours without looking to see the latest developments.

“It’s hard,” Escobar said in a recent interview in Spanish. “When you get to the stadium you have to focus on your job. But when it’s done, you start looking at Twitter and Instagram and reading the news and your mind just goes back to Venezuela.”

On Twitter, Escobar’s feed has become a repository for news and articles on the growing political and economic chaos. Every day, he consumes articles on DolarToday, an American-based site that has aggressively covered the country’s political climate.

“It’s where I was born and raised,” Escobar said.

“I always offer support to my people. I know something better will come.”

Escobar, of course, is not alone. On Opening Day, there were 77 Venezuelan players on majorleague rosters, more than 10 percent of the league.

Outside of the United States and the Dominican Republic, the South American country of 31 million people has produced the highest concentration of major leaguers in the world. Many of them are among the game’s greatest stars, from Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera to Houston’s Jose Altuve to Salvador Perez, Escobar’s friend and teammate.

Their country is also caught in the grips of a worsening domestic crisis as anti-government protesters continue marching in the capital city of Caracas, opposing President Nicolas Maduro, the successor to Hugo Chavez.

Across baseball, more and more Venezuelan players have begun speaking out against the violence against protesters. Yet many remain reluctant to publicly criticize the government. Escobar has sought to occupy a space in the middle.

“It’s my country,” he said. “I love my country.”

Every day, he retweets articles about the protests.

In May, Escobar spoke about his country in a video for La Vida, a branch of the Hall of Fame that celebrates Latin baseball.

“I hope it doesn’t become worse,” he said, looking toward the camera. “I hope that we don’t see more deaths, that we don’t have more violence.”

The message came a month after Perez addressed the situation in an Instagram post, stating that he was neither a “Chavista” — a supporter of former president Chavez — nor in opposition.

“I love you my #venezuela,” Perez wrote. “It hurts me to see all that is happening to you, it’s enough already with so much violence, hungry children, lack of jobs, GOD please take care of all those people!!!”

Escobar was born in La Sabana, a coastal town that sits nearly 70 miles northeast of Caracas. His

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