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Allen Countians may soon be asked to vote on loosening the county’s alcohol laws.

Paul Cloutier of A Bolder Humboldt asked county commissioners Tuesday to consider adding a resolution to the general election ballot, that allows entertainment establishments to sell primarily alcohol.

Current law requires those that sell liquor by the drink to derive 30% of their profits from food sales.

Cloutier said A Bolder Humboldt was interested in opening “multiple new and compelling businesses” that may only be possible without the 30% stipulation.

Cloutier, who also serves on the Humboldt City Council, noted five out of nine counties in southeast Kansas (including Bourbon and Woodson) have already overturned this rule, “a vestige of strict alcohol regulations dating back to the 1880s.”

He also noted “this rule lim-

Paul Cloutier, representing A Bolder Humboldt, discusses with Allen County commissioners Tuesday the benefits of overturning the “30 percent rule” regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages. He is appealing for the county to put the question on the general election ballot to let Allen Countians decide whether to lift the requirement. REGISTER/TREVOR HOAG

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Additional grant support available for local businesses

By TREVOR HOAG The Iola Register

At least $60,000 still remains to help local businesses cover costs related to COVID-19, of the initial $132,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) funds awarded to Allen County from the Kansas Department of Commerce.

So far, nine local businesses

have already received funding assistance through this mechanism.

Businesses that are interested can visit the Allen Lisse Regehr County website (allencounty.org), and scroll down the homepage to find both the “Employee

LaHarpe shapes spending plan

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

LAHARPE — LaHarpe property owners should expect to pay largely the same in property taxes to support the city’s budget in 2021.

City Council members gathered for a special meet-

ing Tuesday to draft the city’s spending plan for 2021.

The $1.3 million budget is supported in part with an ad valorem tax levy of about 71 mills, roughly the same levy as was used for 2020.

That means the owner of a See LAHARPE | Page A5

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Certification Form” and the “Business Application” form along with instructions.

Any additional questions can be directed to Thrive Allen County at 620-365-8128 (ask for Becky Voorhies), and contacting Thrive is recommended because “the guidelines for receiving assistance continue to shift,” said Thrive CEO Lisse Regehr.

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REGARDING the details of receiving funding, below are the criteria developed by the federal government, as

CBDG-CV funds are part of recent CARES Act legislation: Small businesses (6-50 employees) are eligible for up to $12,000 in assistance, and micro-businesses (1-5 employees) are eligible for up to $7,500 in assistance.

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State must ID who cast provisional votes

By ROXANA HEGEMAN The Associated Press

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab must release the names of people who cast provisional ballots in the 2018 general election, including whether their votes were counted, a Kansas judge ruled, handing a victory to a group that wants to expand voting rights.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas on Tuesday called the court’s decision a “res o u n d i n g Scott Schwab rebuke” to Schwab’s office and a win for all Kansas voters.

“Now that we’ve secured the right to access this infor-

mation, our client can start letting voters know if their votes counted in the last election and help Kansans who encounter similar problems in upcoming elections,” Lauren Bonds, the legal director for the ACLU of Kansas, said in a statement.

Shawnee County District Judge Teresa Watson issued her ruling Friday in a lawSee BALLOTS | Page A3

Lawrence schools to begin online classes after Labor Day LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Lawrence school district has decided to start its school year after Labor Day with at least six weeks of online learning because of the threat of the coronavirus pandemic.

School board members voted Monday to begin with fully remote learning and consider later in the year whether to adopt a hybrid model that would allow for students to spend some See LAWRENCE | Page A5

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Barr defends aggressive federal response to protests WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr defended the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America as he testified for the first time before the House Judiciary Committee, pushing back against angry, skeptical Democrats who said President Donald Trump’s administration is unconstitutionally suppressing dissent.

The hearing, held Tuesday as the late civil rights icon John Lewis lay in state steps away outside the Capitol, highlighted the wide election-year gulf between the two parties on police brutality and systemic racism in law enforcement. Massive protests have sparked unrest across the nation following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, and calls for police reform are growing louder.

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ing place in Portland, Oregon, and other cities is disconnected from Floyd’s killing, which he called a “horrible” event that prompted a necessary national reckoning on the relationship between the Black community and law enforcement. But he also said there was no systemic racism in law enforcement.

“Largely absent from these scenes of destruction are even superficial attempts by the rioters to connect their actions to George Floyd’s death or any legitimate call for reform,” Barr said of the Portland protests.

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and is holding hearings on what Democrats say is politicization of the Justice Department under his watch. But little new ground was uncovered; fuming Democrats often used their five minutes to lay out their frustrations and cut Barr off as he attempted to answer questions.

The hearing comes during a tumultuous stretch in which Barr has taken actions cheered by President Donald Trump but condemned by Democrats and other critics. Among them: the Justice Department’s decision to drop the prosecution of former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn and Barr’s urging for a more lenient sentence for Trump ally Roger Stone, a move that prompted the entire trial team’s departure.

Trump later commuted the sentence entirely.

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can on the panel, Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, used his opening statement to show an eight-minute video that spliced together images of violence by protesters around the country.

Democrats retorted with a video of their own of more peaceful protesters, shown by Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline.

“We fought for democracy, for the right to speak freely and you are attempting to take that away,” Cicilline told Barr. “What’s worse, you’re doing it for the sole purpose of furthering the president’s political agenda and generating footage for Trump campaign commercials.”

Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said the Trump administration had “twisted the Department of Justice into a shadow of its former self,” serving the powerful before average Americans.

Nadler said Barr had “aided and abetted” Trump’s worst impulses and excoriated him and the Justice Department for turning a blind eye to necessary reforms to police departments, for dismissing Black Lives Matter protests and for flooding streets with federal agents to stop protesters.

Under combative questioning, Barr acerbically defended himself but revealed little new information about his motivations or the Justice Department’s recent actions on policing or otherwise.

Obituaries Bill Goode On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, William (Bill) Marvin Goode, loving husband and father of two children, passed away at age 95.

Bill was born on Feb. 8, 1925, in Beaumont, Texas, to Mackernuss and Lottie Winifred (Deakle) Goode.

He served his country during WWII signing up, with his mother’s ap- Bill Goode proval, at age 17 in the U.S. Navy. He received his AA degree in electronics after the war and worked as an electrician for Boeing Aircraft Company, where he was assigned to all of the Apollo moon projects in New Orleans, Louisiana. His original design contribution to the Apollo project is held in the Smithsonian; he was honored at Boeing for that accomplishment with a “Bill Goode Day” celebration. After the Apollo projects were completed, Bill finished his career at the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons facility in Denver, Colorado, where he again created an original design for radiation monitoring equipment, which is still used today in the nuclear complex.

Bill retired and moved back to Beaumont after Vaunda’s death where he enjoyed all of his siblings and their families for many years. Bill was always tinkering, building, or creating something at home — from early versions of Heathkit stereos with cabinetry to poodle skirts for his two little girls. He loved music and to dance.

Bill was married to Vaunda Lee Rish on Sept. 17, 1949, who preceded him in death in 1986. Bill was also preceded in death by his beloved seven sisters and their spouses.

Bill is survived by his two children, Pamela Sue and husband, Richard Arnold, of Prescott, Arizona, and Margo Lynn and husband, Thomas Williams, of Lawrence, Kansas; three grandchildren, Stacey, Erin, and Ashley; and four great-grandchildren, Zane, Lauren, Isaac, and Natalie.

Bill will be inurned next to his wife, Vaunda, in Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.

Memorials are suggested to Heartland Meadows, and may be left with Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 U.S. Highway 54, Iola.

Condolences for the family may be left at www. feuerbornfuneral.com.

Minnie Smoot Minnie M. (Gerdsen) Smoot passed away March 17, 2020 at the age of 101.

A celebration of life will be Aug. 1 with a private family event. Family will receive visitors from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 201 W. Madison, Iola.

More Kansans voting early or by mail amid virus outbreak

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is seeing an increase in advance voting for the Aug. 4 primary amid the coronavirus

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Wife goes all out for nursing home reunion FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — One hundred and 14 days. That’s how long Mary Daniel went without seeing her husband after the coronavirus banned visitors from his nursing home, separating the couple for the first time since he was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s seven years ago.

When the Jacksonville nursing home locked down in March, Daniel didn’t think it would last long. The 57-yearold, who runs a medical billing company, promised Steve she would not leave his side after his life-altering diagnosis at the age of 59.

But the 66-year-old thrived at Rosecastle at Deerwood and became known as the mayor of the facility, sitting at the front desk and hugging every visitor and delivery person.

They settled into a peaceful routine. Every night, Mary headed to the facility, changed Steven into his pajamas and the two cuddled in bed and watched TV. On March 11, she got a call from the home forbidding her from returning as nursing homes across the state went on lockdown to prevent the virus from spreading among its vulnerable patients.

Undaunted, she asked about taking a volunteer position.

When that didn’t work, she offered to bring in the therapy dogs she raises for wounded

veterans into the facility for the residents. Still, no.

“Can I get a job?” she asked with sincerity, marking each day apart from her husband with growing unease. “I’m throwing all these things out.”

She watched as people across the country found creative ways to connect with loved ones now locked away, but it’s different with dementia patients. Steve doesn’t complete sentences, so video chats were useless.

She tried two “window visits,” but Steve cried both times. He didn’t understand why she was so far away. It was torture and she vowed not to return until she could hold him. Dementia patients decline more quickly without human touch, she said.

She emailed the governor every day, along with anyone else who would listen as the days stretched into months.

She joined a support group on Facebook, “Caregivers for Compromise Because Isolation Kills Too,” and has become an advocate.

“My husband is 5 miles away from me, but I can’t get to him,” she said. “It’s like he’s died, but it’s worse than him dying because he’s not at peace.”

Then out of the blue, the phone rang three weeks ago.

It was the corporate office at Steve’s nursing home. They

had an opening for a parttime dishwasher. Was she interested?

She jumped at the chance, and went through a drug test and 20 hours of video training on hazardous waste disposal and food safety, knowing Steve was on the other side.

Kelley Withrow, the facility’s executive director, stressed that the visitation ban is necessary but acknowledged it’s “been hard on families and residents alike, so we felt creative solutions were necessary, especially in the case of Mary and Steve.”

Now, twice a week Daniel finishes her office job, heads to the nursing home kitchen and scrubs dirty dishes for 90 minutes. She said she’s “doing everything in my power to get to my husband, because he needs me to touch him.”

She worries for the families still separated.

On Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he was considering loosening the state’s ban on visitations at nursing homes for loved ones who can take a rapid-response test for the virus before entering the facility.

“There’s a hopelessness; there’s a helplessness,” Daniel said. “Hundreds of thousands of people are feeling that right now. They’re dying alone, and it’s tragic. It’s bordering on cruelty at this point.”

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States: Jobless plan could lead to delays

By GEOFF MULVIHILL The Associated Press

A Republican proposal to slash the $600 weekly benefit boost for those left jobless because of the coronavirus shutdown could result in weeks or even months of delayed payments in some states.

Older computer systems that took weeks to set up for the initial federal unemployment enhancement would need to be reprogrammed again twice under the GOP plan.

In Florida, state Rep. Anna Eskamani, a Democrat from Orlando, said the state has not even gotten the original supplemental benefit to everyone entitled to it.

“So the idea of changing the current process that has taken us months to put into place, that is still not even perfect, is a scary thought,” she said.

“These changes, whatever they end up being, are going to create more bureaucratic layers for people to get the relief they need. Meanwhile we have bills to pay, we have to put food on the table, we have medical expenses

and a lot of people are suffering.”

How to handle unemployment is a fiercely contested part of the debate as Congress negotiates the latest relief legislation.

Democrats want to bring back the federally funded $600-a-week unemployment bonus that is expiring, saying it’s a way to keep families and the economy afloat in a time when there are far more people out of work than jobs available.

Republicans argue the current amount is so high that it encourages people to remain on unemployment.

They want to reduce it in two steps: First, by cutting the benefit by two-thirds — to $200 a week through September. Then they want to switch that flat rate to a percentage in which the unemployed would receive benefits equal to no more than 70% of their previous incomes in November and December.

The debate isn’t only about the economy and ideology. It’s also about what’s doable technologically, especially on software many states use that dates to the 1970s.

Alcohol: Humboldt group pushes for ballot referendum Continued from A1

its the types of innovative and desirable businesses that can exist here, including microbreweries, wine tasting rooms, [music venues,] or other creative, popular bar experiences.”

Because these types of businesses are currently precluded from existing, noted Cloutier, “our county is leaving money on the table.”

“Microbreweries, in particular, are reshaping the economic landscape,” he noted, “drawing tons of outside visitors, and generating loads of new tax

dollars.”

The precise wording of the resolution would read: “Shall sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink in Allen County be allowed in public places without a requirement that any portion of their gross receipts be from sales of food?”

Commissioners did not immediately take action on adding the resolution to the ballot, but seemed amenable to doing so after they’d reviewed the appropriate documentation.

They have until next Tuesday, Aug. 4, to ap-

prove adding the measure in order to get the public’s feedback.

IN THE event that commissioners do not approve adding the resolution to the ballot, A Bolder Humboldt is also working to obtain signatures on a petition that would add the “30% rule” question to the ballot.

According to a post on Facebook, they “need to collect 450 signatures on a petition by the end of the week.”

A Bolder Humboldt will have booths set up in both Iola and Hum-

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suit filed last month on behalf of Loud Light, a nonprofit group whose mission is to increase voter turnout, and voting rights advocate Davis Hammet.

Schwab’s office blasted the decision.

“The Kansas Judiciary, once again, paid disrespect to the intent of policy,” Schwab said in a statement. “Our priority has been, and will continue to be, that every voter has the right to cast a ballot without fear of harassment, intimidation, or retaliation. The entitlement of these activist organizations to confidential information of those they also claim to champion is sad.”

About 29,000 provisional ballots were cast in the 2018 general election in Kansas, the ruling noted.

Voters are given provisional ballots if they do not appear to be registered, if they fail to present the required identification, if their signature doesn’t match the one on file, or if they are trying to vote at the wrong polling place.

Loud Light sought

the release of the 2018 provisional voter information so that it can help voters correct the problems that caused them to be given provisional ballots, such as correcting mismatched signatures in voter registration records or telling them what ID they’ll need to present and what polling site they’re supposed to use.

The group intends to submit similar requests for the 2020 primary and general elections.

The lawsuit stems

from a September request by Loud Light and Hammet for information in the state elections database as well as registration and poll books.

The ACLU sued after a nearly 300-day delay in the fulfillment of the open records law request and multiple attempts to avoid litigation.

Schwab’s office refused to release the records, citing state and federal statutes that it claimed prohibit such disclosures — an argument the judge rejected.

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received the good news that, with regard to residential and commercial properties, the county is within “statistical compliance.”

Hence they invited appraiser Jami Clark to the meeting to thank her for a job well done, an especially difficult task given that this is only her first year in the position.

“We study the sales that are occurring,” Clark explained, “and the state requires that we be within 10% of every sale price. …

We work hard to keep up with everything that’s gone on with [any] house.”

Communications director Angie Murphy shared a concern with commissioners about not having

enough funds available to purchase adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to help the county and other entities fight the spread of COVID-19.

At present, Murphy had only $2,000 available by the end of August for expenses, but was worried that adequate preparation and equipment purchasing would cost closer to $8,000.

After some discussion on the issue, including highlighting that all expenditures should ultimately be reimbursable through CARES Act funds, commissioners approved Murphy’s request.

Clerk Sherrie Riebel obtained a vote from commissioners to pursue $5,000 in grant funding to be spent on the Services to the Elderly van.

Riebel also noted that although meals services have resumed at area senior centers, the centers have not yet been reopened for games and other social activities.

She further highlighted the dramatic need for volunteers to deliver

food with the Meals on Wheels program, and encouraged any interested parties to contact her office.

According to public works director Mitch Garner, the county’s rock reclaimer is functional once again, and will immediately be put back to use.

Commissioner King also shared a letter from Deb and Greg Kaufman that read: “With our thanks, you made our world a happier place to be. Thanks to all for the excellent job you did on the ditches.”

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Despite emergency, it will be business as usual for Big Pharma The U.S. Government is putting its shoulder to the wheel in an effort to develop a vaccine to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Billions of U.S. tax dollars are being committed to Operation Warp Speed to research, develop, manufacture and distribute several vaccines to fight the coronavirus.

With such a public investment, it’s our hope the vaccine will be free for at least the low-income.

Sen. Patty Murray, a Washington state Democrat, has proposed that the current debate on another relief package include $25 billion to ensure the vaccine is free and available to every American.

To date, five companies have accepted the U.S. challenge to make the vaccine their first priority, requiring them to redirect the efforts of thousands of employees.

Typically, big pharmaceuticals shy away from developing vaccines because they’re not big money-makers. In the U.S. most vaccines sell for between $16 and $25 per dose. In countries with nationalized health programs, $5-$10.

Either way, a pittance compared to drugs that treat chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease, among others.

Pharmaceutical companies argue that because drugs are expensive and time-consuming to develop — usually five to 10 years — they must demand high prices.

But with U.S. taxpayers bearing the responsibility for a COVID-19 vaccine, that argument falls flat.

We’ll be paying companies just for trying.

Take for instance the company Novavax. Despite having no products on the market, Novavax was awarded $1.6 billion for clinical studies and the development of a vaccine for COVID-19. In return, Novavax has said it would deliver 100 million doses, possibly by the end of the year.

As expected, its shares on the stock market soared by almost 30% the next day.

It can’t lose.

U.S. tax dollars are also backing vaccine efforts by Moderna Therapeutics,

Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck and AstraZeneca.

Worldwide, at least 150 vaccines are in development. That’s good. Without global access to a variety of COVID-19 vaccines, it will be impossible to get a pandemic this size under control. Also, because the virus affects different demographics differently, scientists say more than one vaccine will be necessary for those of different ethnicities, ages, and underlying conditions such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and other risk factors.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus reach in and touch the casket of civil rights pioneer and longtime US Representative John Lewis (D-GA), who died July 17, as Lewis lies in state at the center of the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington on Monday. (Jonathan Ernst/pool/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

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WITH SO much government buy-in will the pharmaceutical industry feel compelled to give the public a price break?

Not willingly.

In recent Congressional hearings, officials with Pfizer refused to provide details, saying only that its price would reflect the “extraordinary times” of the pandemic. AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson said they would sell their vaccines at cost of production — at least until the panic of the pandemic subsides. And Moderna and Merck said they would set prices exceeding their manufacturing costs.

Even with the government handouts, analysts say the most lucrative industry in the world feels no compunction to change its business model. From the first year of production alone they stand to make billions in sales.

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ONCE AGAIN, the lesson is made clear that the U.S. government’s leverage over Big Pharma is negligible.

For forever, Americans have called for Congress to stop kissing up to the pharmaceutical industry and demand that the government call the shots on prescription drug pricing just as they’ve done for our veterans and for our senior citizens and disabled.

The United States is the only developed country in the world that lets private industry hold its public’s health hostage.

This crisis demands every American be on equal footing.

If not, we are our own undoing.

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The news that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is being treated for a recurrence of cancer is striking terror in the hearts of liberals. As long as she is physically able, the resolute, gutsy Ginsburg will stay on the Supreme Court until there is a Democratic president and a Democratic majority in the Senate. But what if, in the worst-case scenario, Ginsburg’s health forces her out before President Donald Trump’s term in office is over?

Worried liberals have been asking me if there’s anything Senate Democrats can do to prevent Trump from getting a third Supreme Court pick in his four years in office.

I can’t give them a very comforting answer. If Ginsburg should leave while Trump is still president, it seems overwhelmingly likely that Trump would nominate a replacement more or less immediately — and that the replacement would be a staunch conservative. And Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would likely act quickly to get that person confirmed.

Once the president nominates a justice, it falls to the Senate to confirm the nominee according to its own discretionary timetable. As we all know, McConnell exercised that discretion on behalf of his caucus by refusing to hold hearings for a vote when President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill Justice Antonin Scalia’s vacancy after his sudden death.

As a result, Trump got to fill that seat. Now, one would expect McConnell to go to the opposite extreme and push for a rapid confirmation of Trump’s nominee.

We are accustomed, in our current era, to somewhat lengthy confirmation hearings for Supreme Court justices. But these are in no way required by the Constitution,

which merely says the Senate has the power to advise and consent on Supreme Court nominees. Formal hearings weren’t even conducted until the nomination of Louis Brandeis in 1916. And no nominee appeared before the Senate in person until Felix Frankfurter in 1939, who chose to appear to fight anti-immigrant slurs against his character.

To give you a sense of how quickly things used to go, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt nominated then-Senator Hugo Black on a Friday. He was confirmed just a few days later, on Wednesday — despite the fact that over the weekend, rumors of his membership in the Ku Klux Klan were beginning to fly around Washington. (Those rumors turned out to be accurate, but by the time this was publicly confirmed, Black had been appointed to his lifetime position.)

If we do see a vacancy on the court in the next few months, Senate Democrats would be sure to pull out every procedural barrier they can dream up. The trouble is that, with a Senate majority, McConnell could block any maneuver, including a filibuster. The only question would be whether 51 senators would be prepared to get on board with a rushed confirmation.

The usual handful of “moderate” Republicans would be called on by Democrats to exercise discretion and good judgment. It seems unlikely that such begging would succeed.

If any Supreme Court vacancy should occur after the November election, and should Trump lose that vote, the Democrats could argue that to allow him to name a new justice would go against the will of the people. But that argument would be moral and political, not legal. The president remains the president until the next president is sworn into office. Lame duck

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Senators are still Senators in the eyes of the law.

THE ONLY silver lining for worried liberals is that, short of impeachment, there is no constitutional mechanism for removing any justice from office without her consent.

Whether Ginsburg is able to perform her duties is a matter that the Constitution gives squarely to Ginsburg, and her attitude toward quitting seems to mirror that of Justice Thurgood Marshall. He began to ail during the twelve years of the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations and supposedly joked to his law clerks that if he should happen to die, they should “stuff me, prop me up, and keep on voting.”

In the past, unwritten norms of behavior guided both political parties. For the most part, the majority party respected the prerogatives of the minority party. The most prominent example of the Senate’s mutual courtesy play was the filibuster. This was not idealism. Both parties were operating on the understanding that they would want to be extended this courtesy when they were in the minority.

That world is now gone, replaced by pure power politics in the realm of judicial nomination confirmation. You can guess my takeaway: Pray for the health of RBG — and of the republic.

How to contact your elected officials

President Donald Trump, (Republican) 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Washington D.C., 20500; phone (switchboard): (202) 456-1414; (comments): (202) 456-1111

Gov. Laura Kelly, (Democrat) Capitol, 300 S.W. 10th Ave., Suite 212S, Topeka, KS 66612-1590; phone: (785) 2963232; www.governor. ks.gov/comments/comment.htm

U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, (Republican) 109 Hart Senate Office Building Washington D.C., 20510; phone: (202) 224-4774; Email: www.roberts. senate.gov/public/index. cfm?p=EmailPat

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, (Republican) Russell Senate Office Building, Room 354, Washington D.C., 20510; phone: (202) 224-6521; Email: moran.senate. gov/public/index.cfm/email-jerry

Rep. Steve Watkins, (Republican) 130 Cannon House Office Building, Washington D.C., 20515; phone: (202) 225-6601; Email:watkins.house. gov/contact/email

Sen. Caryn Tyson, (Republican) State Capitol-236 E Topeka, KS 66612 phone: (785) 2966838; e-mail: caryn. tyson@senate.ks.gov

Rep. Kent Thompson, (Republican) House District No. 9, phone: (620) 496-7200 State Capitol, Room 050-S 300 SW Tenth Ave. Topeka, KS 66612, email: kent@iolare. kscoxmail.com

Rep. Kenneth Collins, (Republican) House District No. 2, phone: (785) 296-7698;State Capitol, Room 043-S 300 SW Tenth Ave. Topeka, KS 66612,

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expenses may not ultimately be reimbursable.

Any funds received do not need to be repaid, as they take the form of a grant rather than a loan.

The grant funds are a reimbursement rather than a lump sum payment, so businesses must submit appropriate invoices for expenses incurred due to COVID-19. Some reimbursable expenses include: rent, inventory and payroll.

As expenses must have been incurred due to COVID-19, invoices cannot be from before March 2020.

Utility payments due to the county or a city cannot be reimbursed.

To qualify, 51% or fewer of employees must be considered low-to-moderate income (LMI) status. This means that a household (not an individual employee) must earn less than $36,200 per year. A household

with five members, for example, must earn less than $55,850 per year.

Businesses that are considered sole proprietorships are exempted from the LMI requirement, but cannot use CBDG-CV funds to cover payroll. However, a salon owner, for example, could use the funds to reimburse costs related to rent or supplies.

Businesses that have already received Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) funds are disqualified.

If a business has already received Payment Protection Plan (PPP) funds, this does not automatically disqualify them. However, CBDG-CV funds cannot be used to cover the same expenses as covered by a business under PPP. Any business applying for CDBG-CV funds must have a “Dun and Bradstreet” or Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, or be actively in the

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school days in classrooms and others at home with remote learning, the Lawrence Journal-World reported.

Board member Carole Cadue-Blackwood said she did not feel comfortable starting with anything other than remote learning because of the public health threat of COVID-19.

The Kansas State Board of Education last week rejected making Gov. Laura Kelly’s recent order to begin the school year after Labor Day a statewide mandate, leaving the deci-

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Three of Kansas’ largest school districts voted last week not to resume their classes until after the holiday.

The Wichita district’s Board of Education delayed school until after Labor Day, and also approved two online alternatives for families who are leery of returning their students to school too soon.

The Blue Valley and Shawnee Mission districts in Johnson County also announced last week their decisions to postpone the school year.

process of applying for one. Businesses can contact Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711.

“Without the DUNS number, we can’t distribute the funds to the businesses,” said Regehr.

The deadline for application is Friday, August 14, and because funds may soon become depleted Regehr said interested businesses should act quickly, especially as “there’s a lot [of] interest” and applications may have to be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.

On Aug. 18, applications will be reviewed by county commissioners at their weekly meeting, but no business information will be shared with the public.

“We want to make sure we’re protecting everyone,” said Regehr.

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$75,000 house will pay about $615 in taxes to replenish the city’s general fund, or about $5 more than was spent for this year.

The city’s general fund — the only part of the budget supported by property taxes — was pegged at $228,563.

Council members scheduled a budget hearing for their 7 p.m. Aug. 12 meeting.

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By DARIA LITVINOVA The Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials today rejected accusations that Moscow is spreading disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., slamming them as “conspiracy theories” and a “persistent phobia.”

U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Russian intelligence services were using a trio of English-language websites to spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, seeking to exploit a crisis that America is struggling to contain ahead of the presidential election in November.

The three websites published about 150 articles about the pandemic response, including coverage aimed either at propping up Russia or denigrating the U.S. between late May and early July, one of the officials said.

One of the identified websites, One World, posted a response Wednesday, denouncing as “categorically false” allegations that it worked for the Russian military intelligence service or was involved in propaganda or meddling.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday called the allegations “some kind of a persistent phobia.”

“Russian media actively work to cover the

situation with the coronavirus. Indeed, when it comes to Russia, it is going through this difficult time better than many other countries, albeit not without problems. Indeed, all the media point to considerable problems that the United States are experiencing during this period,” Peskov told re-

porters.

“So in this case if anyone talks about some kind of disinformation, it is some kind of persistent phobia, and there is no need to blame objective and quality work of the media,” the official said.

Lawmaker Konstantin Kosachev, head of the foreign affairs committee in the upper house of the Russian parliament, said Wednesday that the accusations are either “new conspiracy theories” invented by journalists or “yet another hoax of American security services.”

Kosachev added that “so far none of the conspiracy theories” aired

in Western media “has been confirmed in real life.”

U.S. government officials on Tuesday told the AP that two Russians who have held senior roles in Moscow’s military intelligence service known as the GRU have been identified as responsible for a disinformation effort meant to reach American and Western audiences.

Among the headlines that caught the attention of U.S. officials on the websites were “Russia’s Counter COVID-19 Aid to America Advances Case for Détente,” which suggested that Russia had given urgent and substantial aid to the

U.S. to fight the pandemic, and “Beijing Believes COVID-19 is a Biological Weapon,” which amplified statements by the Chinese.

Officials described the Russian disinformation as part of an ongoing and persistent effort to advance false narratives and cause confusion.

In 2019, a European Union task force that studies disinformation campaigns identified One World as “a new addition to the pantheon of Moscow-based disinformation outlets.” The task force noted that One World’s content often parrots the Russian state agenda on issues including the war in Syria.

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“Much to my dismay DCF continues to handle protective services as a confidential undertaking and it shouldn’t be,” said state Rep. John Carmichael, a Wichita Democrat. “The safety of our children is something

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Olivia’s remains were found in a shallow grave on July 10, after her father, Howard Jansen III, 29, reported the Kansas City, Kansas, girl missing. According to a probable cause affidavit, Olivia’s body was covered with bruises and she died of a brain bleed.

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By VAHE GREGORIAN The Kansas City Star

A measly four starts into Patrick Mahomes’ NFL career in 2018, Mahomes Mania already was at a fever pitch in Kansas City. So much so that we playfully pictured a version of the future in which a Mahomes monument stood alongside The Scout looking over the city … and a roofed Arrowhead Stadium was known as the Mahomes Dome … and State Line Road had been renamed Mahomes Pass.

None of that has come to be … yet, anyway.

But the more Mahomes has become entwined with Kansas City, the more the not-yet-25-year-old is becoming enshrined here in momentous and indelible ways. His seemingly inexhaustible capacity to amaze and endear himself to the region was engaged in yet another way off the field Tuesday.

Only weeks since Mahomes signed a 10-year contract extension worth about $500 million, the Royals announced that Mahomes had joined their ownership group led by KC businessman John Sherman.

“He’s proven himself to be one of the top professional athletes and competitors anywhere, and he’s built a championship culture,” Sherman said in a news release that noted the Major League Baseball career of Mahomes’ father, Pat. “He loves football, but he also grew up loving

By HAYDEN BARBER The Kansas City Star

Football, volleyball, boys soccer and all other fall sports will play as originally scheduled this fall.

The Kansas State High School Activities Association’s executive board voted 5-4 against a postponement proposal Tuesday, ruling athletics will soon begin amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decision means practices will begin Aug. 17, and competitions will start as follows: Girls golf, girls tennis: Aug. 21 Boys soccer, volleyball: Aug. 28 Football, cross country: Sept. 2 Gymnastics: Sept. 4.

The proposal, which had been set forth by the activities association itself, would have pushed back the start of Kansas’ high school football, volleyball, boys soccer and gymnastics seasons to Tuesday, Sept. 8, with the first football games being played Sept. 11.

Girls golf, girls tennis, cross country would have started as presently scheduled.

If it had passed, the proposal would have next gone before the KSHSAA’s board of directors, which is comprised of more than 70 administrators from unified school districts across Kansas.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes throws out the ceremonial first pitch as the Kansas City Royals play host to the New York Yankees on May 18, 2018. JOHN SLEEZER/KANSAS CITY STAR/TNS the game of baseball. We look forward to many years of a winning partnership.”

Now, it would be even more intriguing if Mahomes instantly added himself to the Royals’ roster instead of just throwing out a first pitch like he did in 2018. Or if he, say, immediately announced a campaign for a downtown ballpark.

Then again, it’s not his style to just try to take over (see: Alex Smith and the year of mentoring). And, more seriously, it would figure that

his role would be relatively subdued and anonymous among 22 known investors … particularly with his day job keeping him plenty occupied, assuming an NFL season will be played this fall.

Speaking of which, at one level, this fascinating turn reinforces the notion of the bond between the Chiefs and Royals.

That’s happened in part because of the proximity of their headquarters at the Truman Sports Complex but it’s been largely spurred by

the communications departments of each team … and perhaps strengthened all the more by the parallels in the paths to their most recent championships.

But mostly this reaffirms something profound and cool about the relationship between Mahomes and Kansas City: He wants to be here, forever and ever, as much as we want him here.

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Baron Folk, left, fouls off a pitch in Little League play on Tuesday. Zoie Hesse delivers a pitch in Jr. Ponytail action. REGISTER/ERICK MITCHELL

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as we move forward,” KSHSAA executive director Bill Faflick said before the vote. ”In fact, we know that every decision that is made is right and every decision is wrong.”

Here are some of the other proposed changed that were not accepted Tuesday: * Reducing the football regular season from nine to eight games for high schools and six games for middle schools and junior highs * Elimination of all football jamborees * Reducing the boys soccer regular season from 16 to 14 games for high schools and eight games for middle schools and junior highs * Reducing the volleyball regular season from 36 to 30 competition points for high schools and 24 for middle schools and junior highs DURING A National

Federation of State High School Associations news conference Monday, it was revealed that 24 of the nation’s 51 state activities associations had made some changes to their respective activities calendars; several other states were still pending a decision.

Before Tuesday’s vote, some KSHSAA executive board members expressed their concerns about altering the state’s late-summer/fall sports schedules.

“We have to know ... we are competing against the club (sports) world,” said Jason Herman, an executive board member and Olathe North High School’s principal. “If we don’t keep the integrity of our high school sports, those kids will have other places to go.”

Although five executive board members voted against the proposal and four chose to support it, those four expressed their faith in the KSHSAA’s staff to make the best choice possible.

“I’m not smart enough to make this decision,” said executive board member Monty Marlin, the principal at Sublette High School. “They have taken the time, taken the effort, to look through this and come up with what would probably be considered by most to be a fair compromise.

“But I don’t think there’s anybody in the room that thinks we’re not going to have issues once we get started,” Marlin said.

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MLB: Round-up

Detroit Tigers slip by Royals DETROIT (AP) — Jonathan Schoop and Christin Stewart each hit a two-run homer in the third inning to lift Detroit over Kansas City, 4-3.

Whit Merrifield hit a three-run shot in the top of the third for Kansas City, but the Tigers answered quickly and held on from there. Tyler Alexander (1-0) and four other relievers kept the Royals scoreless for the final six innings, with Joe Jimenez pitching the ninth for his third save.

Kansas City starter Kyle Zimmer pitched two scoreless innings, then hit JaCoby Jones with a pitch to start the Detroit third. Tyler Zuber (0-1) relieved and allowed the homers to Schoop and Stewart.

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— Javier Báez homered twice, doubled and scored on a deft dive to the plate as Chicago extended its opening surge by beating Cincinnati.

Alec Mills pitched six solid innings for the Cubs, who have won four of their first five games and scored first in each one. Jason Kipnis’ triple — Shogo Akiyama lost it in the sun — got Chicago going again.

Mills (1-0) added to Chicago’s stretch of impressive starts, holding the Reds to two hits in six innings. Cubs starters have a 1.80 ERA and a .131 opponent batting average this season.

The Reds got two-run homers by Nick Castellanos — his first since signing a $64 million deal — and Freddy Galvis but fell to 1-4, tied for the worst start in

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Cody Reed (0-1) allowed two runs in the fifth after relieving starter Tyler Mahle.

DODGERS, 5, ASTROS 2

HOUSTON (AP) — Benches cleared Tuesday night during the Dodgers’ 5-2 victory over the Astros in the first game between the teams since it was revealed that Houston illegally stole signs en route to a 2017 chamspionship that came at Los Angeles’ expense in the World Series.

The fracas occurred after Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly threw highand-tight pitches to Astros stars Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa in the sixth inning.

Kelly threw an errant breaking ball over Correa’s head. Correa, who homered and finished with three hits, took off his batting helmet and stared Kelly down before continuing the at-bat.

Kelly struck out Correa, then stuck out his tongue and made a face in his direction. Correa started walking toward him and the players exchanged words, prompting the benches to clear in the first such incident of this pandemic-delayed season.

There was plenty of yelling and crowding — outlawed as MLB tries to play a 60-game season amid the pandemic — but no pushing or punches thrown.

Order was restored after a couple of minutes and there were no

ejections, but Houston manager Dusty Baker was still upset before play resumed and got in the face of an umpire.

Brusdar Graterol (11) worked a scoreless fifth and Kenley Jansen earned the save.

Astros starter Framber Valdez (0-1) permitted three runs — two earned — in 4 1/3 innings.

DIAMONDBACKS 4, RANGERS 1

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Merrill Kelly took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before giving up a home run as Arizona beat Texas.

Rougned Odor’s oneout homer in the seventh was the first of three hits off Kelly (10), who struck out seven and walked one in 7 2/3 innings.

After winning the season opener in their new $1.2 billion stadium with a retractable roof, the Rangers have lost three in a row. They are last in the majors with a .156 team batting average and only six runs.

Archie Bradley worked a perfect ninth for his first save.

The Diamondbacks led 3-0 before Kelly threw his first pitch, getting three unearned runs off Kyle Gibson (0-1) in his Texas debut.

David Peralta had an RBI single after Arizona scored two runs on a two-out throwing error.

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his magical relationship with coach Andy Reid, who seems as planted here as Mahomes.

The native Texan and now-international superstar, the MVP of the Chiefs’ mesmerizing Super Bowl LIV comeback watched by 100 million, wants to be of Kansas City.

So much for the decades of envy of what other teams had, the tortured sense of curses and defeatism that came with a 50-year gap in Super Bowls and endless bizarre playoff losses.

Now any sports fan here has to feel more like, “Can you believe he’s ours?”

“I love this city and the people of this great town,” Mahomes said in a statement. “This op-

ANAHEIM, Calif.

(AP) — Anthony Rendon hit a two-run homer and reached base three times in his Angels debut, and Albert Pujols added his 657th career homer in Los Angeles’ victory over Seattle.

Max Stassi hit a three-run homer, Shohei Ohtani had a long RBI double and Justin Upton drove in two runs as the Angels won their home opener for only the second time in eight years.

The 40-year-old Pujols has homered in 20 consecutive seasons.

Tim Lopes went deep for the Mariners.

Justus Sheffield (0-1) allowed four runs and four hits in three-plus innings.

Ryan Buchter (1-0) worked a perfect inning of relief for his first win with Los Angeles.

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portunity allows me to deepen my roots in this community, which is something I’m excited to do.”

If you haven’t tracked Mahomes closely or been around him, those may seem like predictable and hollow words. But Mahomes is far more about substance than style, and he’s one to say what he means, including when it comes to supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.

His actions have affirmed his affection for this area from the start.

Long before he was, you know, bringing “Whataburger” to Kansas City, remember when he wore jorts and a cutoff T-Bones jersey to the KC Masterpiece 400 at Kansas Speedway? Or you could see him in a Royals

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jersey or jacket at Kauffman Stadium? (Imagine how much Royals gear he’ll add now.)

Or you might have found him in Sporting KC garb at Children’s Mercy Park. And at any number of concerts, hospitals and events, such as one at the Truman Library to read aloud Dr. Seuss’ “Oh the Places You’ll Go.” All of that ultimately in the name of staying put.

When I spoke with Chiefs general manager Brett Veach last August for a column on Mahomes “beyond the arm,” Veach was eager to share a story that he and his staff found telling in multiple ways. After Mahomes hit a home run during the Big Slick Celebrity Weekend softball game last year, his first words into a microphone were, “I’m going to Worlds of Fun!” “Only Pat would say ‘Worlds of Fun,’” Veach

said, noting the deviation from the traditional idea of going to Disneyland. “He hits the home run and he has the wherewithal and the understanding to keep it in Kansas City, to keep it here.”

That’s because to Mahomes, keeping it here is keeping it real. And he’s all the more a pillar of the community now.

Even if it’s hard to know how much direct sway he’ll have, or want to have, among nearly two dozen known investors, we know this: Less than a year since Sherman and his group bought the team from David Glass, who died in January, Mahomes has added some financial heft and further prestige to the group.

And another vital local force — a civic treasure who continues to find new ways to redefine what seems possible while further immersing and investing himself in the future of the region.

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by Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr., two errors by Starlin Castro that led to three unearned runs, and just one hit for Washington after the third inning.

Washington has lost three consecutive games — scoring a grand total of four runs — which looms larger when there are only 60 games to play.

Today in history Today is Wednesday, July 29, the 211th day of 2020.

In 1986, a federal jury in New York found that the National Football League had committed an antitrust violation against the rival United States Football League.

But in a hollow victory for the U-S-F-L, the jury ordered the N-F-L to pay token damages of only three dollars.

One year ago: Britain’s weather agency confirmed that the country had seen its highest temperature on record, 101.7 degrees Farenheit, during the heat wave that broke temperature records across Europe in the preceding days.

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U.S.D. 256 is committed to providing an educational environment that promotes the maximum mental, physical and social development of each individual.

Marmaton Valley Jr.-Sr. High School will provide a safe and conducive learning environment that will enable students to function as healthy productive adults.

Marmaton Valley Elementary is dedicated to instilling in their students the need for knowledge and to develop a desire for lifelong learning.

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USD 256 ADMINISTRATION Brian Campbell....................................................................................................................7-12 Principal Kim Ensminger........................................................................................................Elementary Principal

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Mike McEwan.............................................................................................................Activities Director Niki Ard...................................................................................................................Jr./Sr. High Secretary Cynthia Johnson...................................................................................................Elementary Secretary

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“Remote learning” will be offered for students whose parents do not feel it is safe to send their students to school due to the pandemic. Kansas State Department of Education has established strict requirements that “remote learning” be more rigorous and involve more accountability than what was experienced this spring.

SCHOOL HOURS FOR ALL STUDENTS: 8 A.M.-3:20 P.M.

USD 256 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS Kim Ensminger.......................Superintendent

Kris Smith.................................Board Member

Sherry Henry.............................................Clerk

Bob Whodes...........................Board Member

Steve Becker......................................President

Jason Kegler............................Board Member

Bill Bigelow...............................Vice President

Jim Armstrong........................Board Member

Cynthia Johnson...............................Treasurer

Mark Spillman........................Board Member

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Sr. High Lunch.............................12:09-12:39

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5th Hour..........................................12:42-1:32

3rd Hour.......................................10:18-11:08

6th Hour............................................1:36-2:26

4th Hour.......................................11:12-12:02

7th Hour............................................2:30-3:20

USD 256 Marmaton Valley is dedicated to providing access to all students to appropriate educational technologies for instruction, remediation, enhancement, production, information, communication and creativity.

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Marmaton Valley USD 256 Jr./Sr. High School offers an “hourly” school format allowing students the ability to participate in various online courses on site. Students are also offered access to the Regional Rural Tech Center in LaHarpe. Courses at the RRTC are dual-credit courses with a Math and English credit embedded in the content.

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