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Governor says masks a must

By JIM MCLEAN Kansas News Service

TOPEKA — Kansans from Liberal to Leavenworth will need to wear a mask in public starting Friday.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said she will issue a new executive order later this week requiring masks. While the State Finance Council will review the order — a Republican-majority panel of legislators that she has clashed with during the pandemic — they cannot revoke it. Only the full Legislature has the ability to do that with a concurrent res-

SEK sees uptick in COVID cases PAGE B1 olution Kelly’s office said.

“If they care about keeping the businesses in their district open, they won’t fight this one,” Kelly said at a news conference Monday.

However, counties can vote not to implement the mandate.

Kansas is one of several states that has seen an increase in coronavirus cases

I know people don’t like masks. I don’t like them either. Too bad.

— Gov. Laura Kelly

over the past few weeks. As of Monday, the state’s tally is at 14,443 COVID-19 cases, an alarming increase of 905 since Friday, and 270 deaths.

Because of the uptick across the country as busiSee MASKS | Page A3

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly puts on a mask after a news conference on June 22. KANSAS NEWS SERVICE/JIM MCLEAN/KCUR.ORG

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Iola Rec League seasons open

By TREVOR HOAG The Iola Register

Iola firefighters, from left, Zach Davis, Denver Mitchell, Corey Isbell and Jeremy Ellington strike a pose alongside emergency response vehicles from the Iola station. REGISTER/TREVOR HOAG

With Independence Day approaching, the crew at the Iola Fire Department will have their hands extra full with the likelihood of holiday-related mishaps as well as tinderbox-conditions due to a lack of rain.

To them, it’s just another challenging but rewarding week on the job.

The department covers a fairly large area including the City of Iola and 5 miles of the surrounding rural county, as well as providing assistance to the neighboring counties.

This is one reason why it often feels like there is never enough “meat” on the clock, despite the Iola department having a full-time staff.

The situation is “always changing,” said Lieutenant

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Supreme Court nixes abortion law

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Connecting with kids rewarded

By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany

Lawmakers voice alarm on Russia bounties report WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight Republican lawmakers attended a White House briefing about explosive allegations that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan — intelligence the White House insisted the president himself had not been fully read in on.

Members of Congress in

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both parties called for additional information and consequences for Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, and eight Democrats were to be briefed on the matter this morning, a day after the Republicans’ briefing.

Still, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany insisted Trump had not See TALIBAN | Page A6

HUMBOLDT — Kristen Cook, a second grade teacher at Humboldt Elementary School, ignored the numerous emails last fall about a certain teachers award, assuming they were spam.

Then one day she opened one of the messages only to see that Wendy Froggate, district nurse, had nominated her for a Sanford Teacher Award, including an essay.

Cook recently learned she had won the $10,000 Sanford Teacher Award, representing Kansas.

“I’m still in shock,” she said.

THE NATIONAL University System-Sanford Teacher Award recognizes teachers across the country who demonstrate inspirational teaching practices and support social-emotional learning, according to Dr. Michael

Humboldt Elementary School second grade teacher Kristen Cook with her son, Collin, and daughter, Karis. COURTESY PHOTO R. Cunningham, chancellor of the National University System. The award was established in the name of philanthropist T. Denny Sanford.

Cook learned of her success during a recent Zoom

call — that she almost missed.

Cook was headed to a softball game on June 18 when HES principal Staci Hudlin called to say, “You might want See COOK | Page A6

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Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion law

Wesley Sparks

By DAVID G. SAVAGE Los Angeles Times

Wesley Perle Sparks died Saturday, June 27, 2020.

Wesley Perle Sparks was born on Jan. 6, 1927, to Frances Floressa Sparks and Perle Sparks.

Wesley was the light of his parents’ life. He graduated from Novelty High School and was promptly drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served in the occupation forces in Nagasaki, Japan at the end of World War II. After honorably serving his country, he attended the Northeast Missouri State Teachers’ College at Kirksville, Mo., graduating with a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in music education. Wesley subsequently acquired his first teaching position at Knox City, Mo. While teaching at Knox City, Wesley met Wanda Benner, who he later married. Out of this union, came two children, Constance and Terry.

Wesley taught music at various schools in Iowa and Missouri throughout his 35-year career and eventually retired from the Ferguson-Florissant School System in St. Louis County. It should be noted that while his vocation was teaching, farming was his true love. During his summer teaching breaks, Wesley repeatedly returned to the family farm near Hurdland, Mo., to assist his father in planting and harvesting the crops and working with the animals. After retirement from teaching, Wesley and Wanda left St. Louis and moved to Kirksville. During this time he expanded the family farm with more acreage and a larger herd of Angus cattle. He also enjoyed the new friendships that he made in Kirksville.

He especially enjoyed travelling with the Senior Songsters and other singing groups in Kirksville. Wesley was a member of The Church of God Holiness Church in Kirksville, Mo., and had many good friends there.

Wesley is survived by his wife, Wanda; his daughter, Constance and son-in-law, John Toler; his son, Terry and daughter-in-law, Cheryl; his grandchildren, Laura and husband, David; Ryan and wife, Adie; Shawn and wife, Aubrey; and Eric and wife, Jenna. In addition, he is survived by 12 great-grandchildren and special friends.

A private family graveside service will be on Friday at Park View Memorial Gardens in Kirksville, Mo. Arrangements in the care of Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home; www.davisplaylehudsonrimer.com.

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joined the Supreme Court’s liberal justices to deal a surprising setback to abortion opponents on Monday, striking down a restrictive Louisiana abortion law and reaffirming the court’s past rulings that have upheld a woman’s right to choose.

By a 5-4 vote, the court threw out a Louisiana law that would have required abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. If put into effect, it was expected to result in the closing of all but one of the state’s abortion providers.

It came as no surprise that the four liberal justices opposed the law since they struck down a similar Texas law four years ago. But the chief justice, a conservative who has consistently opposed abortion rights in the past and had voted to uphold the Texas law, cast the fifth vote with them, citing precedent as his reason.

It was the court’s first abortion ruling since President Donald Trump’s two appointees took their seats, and it dashed hopes of abortion opponents who expected the more conservative court to move to repeal Roe vs. Wade, or at least give states more power to narrow it.

It also marked the third

People rally in front of the United States Supreme Court as arguments are heard in Russo v. June Medical Services LLC in Washington, D.C. (Brian Cahn/Zuma Press/TNS)

major decision in the past two weeks in which the chief justice joined with the court’s four liberals. The court extended workplace protections for LGBTQ employees and blocked Trump’s repeal of the Obama-era policy that protected so-called Dreamers from deportation.

A statement from the White House press secretary called the decision “unfortunate,� adding that “unelected justices have intruded on the sovereign prerogatives of state governments by imposing their own policy preference in favor of abortion to override legitimate abortion safety regulations.�

Anti-abortion advocates cast the loss in political terms, saying the ruling underscored the need to reelect Trump in November so he could appoint another conservative justice to provide the fifth voted needed to repeal Roe vs. Wade. “Today’s ruling is a

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Once on a plane, most viruses and other germs don’t spread easily because of the way air cir-

culates, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Airlines also say they are focusing on sanitizing the hard surfaces that passengers commonly touch.

Some airlines like Alaska, Delta, JetBlue and Southwest are blocking middle seats or limiting capacity. But even if every middle seat is empty you will likely be closer than the recommended distance of 6 feet to another passenger now that planes are getting fuller.

American, United and Spirit are now booking flights to full capacity when they can. All leading U.S. airlines require passengers to wear masks.

Lauren Ancel Meyers, an expert in disease outbreaks at the Uni-

versity of Texas, says that can help limit risk.

For air travel, and all other types of transportation, the CDC recommends washing your hands, maintaining social distancing and wearing face coverings.

Several airlines announced Monday that they will ask passengers about possible COVID-19 symptoms and whether they have been in contact with someone who tested positive for the virus in the previous two weeks.

Still, Meyers said you still might consider whether you need to be on that plane. “We should all be in the mindset of ‘only if necessary’ and always taking the most precautions we can to protect ourselves and others,� she said.

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bitter disappointment,� said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List, which opposes abortion. “It is imperative that we reelect President Trump and our pro-life majority in the U.S. Senate so we can further restore the judiciary, most especially the Supreme Court.�

Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said the November election would be critical to protecting abortion rights. “Let’s be clear: Republicans in state legislatures will stop at nothing to get rid of Roe _ and we have to be just as strong in our defense of it,� Biden said. “They are trying to get these laws appealed to the Supreme Court in the hope that Trump’s justices will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. It’s wrong.

It’s pernicious. And we have to stop it.�

Roberts, in a 16-page concurring opinion for June Medical Services

vs. Russo, said he did not agree with the legal reasoning in Justice Stephen Breyer’s ruling, joined by the three other liberal justices, which said that the court should balance the health costs and benefits of each abortion regulation. A similar argument was used to strike down the Texas law.

But Roberts concluded nevertheless that the court should honor the outcome of the Texas decision. “The legal doctrine of stare decisis requires us, absent special circumstances, to treat like cases alike. The Louisiana law imposes a burden on access to abortion just as severe as that imposed by the Texas law, for the same reasons. Therefore Louisiana’s law cannot stand under our precedent,� he said.

Roberts’ decision to cross the ideological divide to support a liberal precedent is in keeping with his stated concerns that the court is increasingly viewed by Americans through a partisan lens. In public statements, Roberts likes to say the justices do not decides cases as Republicans or Democrats.

Some Senate Republicans turned their ire on the chief justice. “If the court cares about preserving its legitimacy as a nonpolitical institution, then it shouldn’t make decisions based on how its judgments will be perceived politically,� said Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb.

Mississippi rebel-themed flag will fade away JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi flag is fading from public display in many places, even before the governor signs a bill that will retire the last state banner in the U.S. that includes the Confederate battle emblem.

A broad coalition of legislators passed the landmark bill Sunday after a weekend of emotional debate. On Monday, a U.S. flag fluttered outside the state Supreme Court building and a pole for the state flag stood vacant. Several local governments also furled the 126-yearold state banner. “In the middle of a pandemic, we — the legislators of the state of Mississippi — decided that it was past time to remove the flag,� Democratic state Rep. Oscar Denton of Vicksburg said Monday as he stood on the Capitol steps with other Legislative Black Caucus members.

Widespread protests in the past month have focused attention on racial injustice in the U.S., and Mississippi came under increasing pressure to surrender the flag that has the Confed-

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A few supporters of the flag marched outside the Mississippi Capitol with it Saturday and Sunday. Inside the building, dozens of spectators cheered and some wept with happiness after legislators voted to change the flag. Senators on opposite sides of the issue embraced.

Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is expected to sign the flag bill this week, and the banner will be removed from state law. It still flew Monday on two poles atop the Capitol, signaling that the House and Senate were working.

White supremacist legislators put the Confederate emblem on the upper-left corner of the Mississippi flag in 1894, as white people were squelching political power that African Americans had gained after the Civil War. The Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups have used the rebel emblem, and critics have said for generations that it’s wrong for a state with a 38% Black population to have the image on its flag.

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COVID-19 cases in SEK increase

By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register

Reports of positive COVID-19 cases increased significantly in the past week in the four counties served by the SEK Multi-County Health Departments.

Director Rebecca Johnson issued a weekly update Monday, which showed increased positive cases in all but Anderson County.

Allen County’s positive cases doubled, from two to four, in the past week. The county has one recovered case and one case of someone who is currently in another state.

Bourbon County’s positive cases jumped from 11 to 21, and late last week Johnson issued a stern warning that she will start issuing written orders to force those who test positive to stay home,

after some of those who tested positive refused to remain in isolation or quarantine.

One Bourbon County resident has died from the coronavirus. Ten have recovered.

Woodson County reported two new cases this past week, bringing the total there to eight.

Six have recovered.

Anderson County did not report new cases, and currently has three recovered cases.

Johnson also released guidelines to advise people when to stay home: After you have been tested for COVID-19, until told otherwise by the County Health Department • If you have been in close contact with a confirmed positive COVID-19 case, until told otherwise by the County Health Department.

EU likely to ban American travelers BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union today is announcing a list of nations whose citizens will be allowed to enter 31 European countries, but most Americans are likely to be refused entry for at least another two weeks due to soaring coronavirus infections in the U.S. As Europe’s economies reel from the impact of the coronavirus, southern EU countries like Greece, Italy and Spain are desperate to entice back sun-loving visitors and breathe life into their damaged tourism industries.

More than 15 million Americans are estimated to travel to Europe each year, while some 10 million Europeans head across the Atlantic.

Still, many people both inside and outside Europe remain wary of travel in the coronavirus era, given the unpredictability of the pandemic and the possibility of second waves of infection that could affect flights and hotel bookings. Tens of thousands of travelers had a frantic, chaotic scramble in March to get home as the pandemic swept across the world and borders slammed shut.

EU envoys to Brussels have launched a written procedure which would see the list endorsed

today as long as no objections are raised by member countries. The list is expected to contain up to 15 countries that have virus infection rates comparable to those in the EU. Infection rates in Brazil, Russia and India are high too, and they are also unlikely to make the cut.

The countries would also have to lift any bans they might have on European travelers.

The list of permitted nations is to be updated every 14 days, with new countries being added or even dropping off depending on if they are keeping the disease under control.

The daily number of new confirmed cases in the United States has surged over the past week. The U.S. has the world’s worst coronavirus outbreak, with nearly 2.6 million people confirmed infected and over 126,000 dead, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University that experts say understates the pandemic’s true toll due to limited testing and other reasons.

In contrast, aside from a notable recent outbreak tied to a slaughterhouse in western Germany, the virus’s spread has generally stabilized across much of continental Europe.

• If you are feeling sick.

• If your doctor or the County Health Department has instructed you to do so.

A positive test result will require a minimum of 10 days of isolation after onset of symptoms or testing date. You must be fever free and asymptomatic for at least 72 hours, and cleared by

the county health department, before returning into the public.

A household contact of a positive COVID-19 case must quarantine for at least 24 days, until released by the health department.

A non-household contact of a positive case must quarantine for 14 days from the date of last contact.

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nesses have reopened, other states with Democratic governors, including California.

Washington and North Carolina, have instituted mask ordinances. Florida and Texas, which have Republican governors, shut down bars after large spikes in COVID-19 cases.

Kelly said that there is “enough data to really prove that masks work, and no mask doesn’t work,” adding, “I know people don’t like masks. I don’t like them either. Too bad.”

Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle, a member of the State Finance Council, said in a statement that Kelly is “inconsistent in her direction, one day giving authority to local government, and the next, taking it back, causing total confusion.”

Wagle also said the focus should stay focused on the budget shortfall caused by the pandemic.

Already, Kansas City, Missouri, has instituted a mask ordinance, with Wyandotte County to follow at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Douglas County’s mandate starts Wednesday.

The governor said the attorney general’s office will enforce the statewide mandate.

The governor’s office said that most Kansans will have to wear masks in stores, shops, restaurants and places where people cannot maintain a 6-foot distance.

More details about the ordinance will be re-

leased on Thursday.

Kelly and Republican lawmakers on the State Finance Council had contentious fights over executive orders starting about a month into the pandemic over whether churches could be singled out in the statewide stay-athome mandate.

Eventually, lawmakers and the governor had to compromise on things like Kansas’ reopening plan, which became a recommendation instead of mandate, as well as who could decide on how to spend coronavirus aid.

Two of the leading candidates for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Kansas, former Secretary of State Kris Kobach and U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall, came out in strong opposition to mask requirements at a debate last week in Wichita.

Kobach, who lost the 2018 governor’s race to Kelly, charged that she and other Democratic office holders have used the pandemic to expand their authority.

“All of the states that have the most oppressive, totalitarian rules in place are blue states and the state’s that allow freedom, that allow choice are red states,” Kobach said.

Marshall said while he’s against governments ordering people to wear masks business owners “should have the right” to require it of their customers.

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Trump’s goal to void the ACA in the midst of pandemic is telling A philosophy of the Trump Administration was laid bare last week when in the midst of a global pandemic it took action to strip the health insurance of 23 million Americans.

On Thursday, the administration petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act, signing on with 18 Republican state attorneys general.

To Kansas’s shame, Attorney General Derek Schmidt has been part of the team to disband the healthcare program.

With 10 years under its belt, the Affordable Care Act is more popular than ever and for many their only option for health insurance.

To Mr. Trump and crew that seems not to matter.

What does?

They won’t say.

WE’LL TAKE a stab.

For 10 years, Republicans have been unhappy with the premise of a healthcare program that guarantees coverage no matter one’s situation because it goes against the big-business mantra of making as much money as possible.

Decade after decade, the Aetnas and Anthems of the world have raked in untold billions by being able to limit health insurance to primarily the healthy and wealthy.

Before the ACA, one out of every six Americans were uninsured, either because it was too expensive or because health insurance companies wouldn’t take them. Today, that number has been cut by more than half.

Before the ACA, the estimated 50 million Americans with pre-existing conditions such as high blood pressure, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular or liver disease, etc., were either denied health insurance or charged excessive rates.

Before the ACA, insurance was primarily available only through one’s employer, tying down many to jobs simply because of insurance. And even though it may have been available, many employer-provided plans set strict limits as to what they would cover and for how much. Today, such caps are illegal.

Before the ACA, children were booted off their parents’ plans at age 19 or 23, if they were a full-time college student. Today, they can remain on until age 26.

Before the ACA, the indigent had no avenue to

health insurance. Today, the poor in most states have access to Medicaid.

For the 14 states that have not expanded Medicaid — including Kansas — the poor continue to suffer.

Before the ACA, women were not only charged more for health insurance but it also failed to cover procedures such as mammograms and pap smears, birth control or annual checkups.

Simply put, before the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. healthcare system was geared toward the wealthy.

SCHMIDT and his cohorts are basing their argument before the Supreme Court on a technicality — because they know ethically, they stink.

In 2017, the Republican-controlled Congress ruled that Americans cannot incur a tax penalty for not carrying health insurance. The vote then was not to eradicate Obamacare, only to withdraw the fine.

But once it passed, Schmidt and crew leapt at the chance to twist the vote’s interpretation to mean that without the fine, there’s no teeth to the stipulation that everyone carry health insurance. And without the individual mandate the essence of the law — to make health care affordable and available to all — falls apart.

If their argument succeeds, there’s no Plan B. In fact, all along the Republicans’ “repeal and replace” has only been about repeal, which is why the smattering of Republicans with a conscience, including Sens. Jerry Moran and the late John McCain have been able to prevent its overturn.

DEFENDING the health care law are a group of Democratic state attorneys general. Arguments are expected to begin in fall just before the Nov. 3 election.

In the last four months more than 30 million Americans have lost their jobs due to COVID-19 pandemic and 2.6 million have contracted the disease. Of those, an estimated 3 million have applied for health insurance under the ACA. This is a health and economic crisis.

That the president — as well as our own attorney general — are working to wipe out coverage for our most vulnerable Americans should be foremost in voters’ minds come Election Day. — Susan Lynn

Today in history Today is Tuesday, June 30, the 182nd day of 2020.

In 1865, eight people, including Mary Surratt and Dr. Samuel Mudd, were convicted by a military commission of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Four defendants, including Surratt, were executed; Mudd was sentenced to life in prison, but was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson in 1869.

***** In 1934, Adolf Hitler launched his “blood purge” of political and military rivals in Germany in what came to be known as “The Night of the Long Knives.” ***** In 1997, the Union Jack was lowered for the last time over Government House in Hong Kong as Britain prepared to hand the colony back to China at midnight after ruling it for 156 years.

Politics botched chance at police reform Americans must insist Doyle McManus Congress try again WASHINGTON — After Americans reacted in outrage Los Angeles to the killing of George Floyd Times in Minneapolis, Republicans and Democrats in Congress promised quick action on po- that’s pretty much what happened.” lice reform.

But King also faulted the Leaders on both sides offered a long list of ideas: a ban Republican leader for refuson chokeholds, an end to “no- ing to let Democrats participate in drafting the bill. knock” searches, and more.

“The only way to get things Then, last week, the Senate deadlocked on the issue done in the Senate is with a almost as quickly as it had bipartisan process,” he said.

“This was a bill on a very vowed to act.

Majority Leader Mitch Mc- complex topic drafted by one Connell (R-Ky.) proposed a party.”

Even as McConnell cut the GOP bill with relatively mild measures that had been ap- Democrats out, he submitted proved by the White House. his bill to the White House to Democrats pronounced the make sure President Trump Republican bill so weak that wouldn’t denounce it.

That’s a normal part of legit was “unsalvageable” and blocked it. Senate Republi- islating — but in the process, cans in turn refused to take some measures were watered up a House bill passed by down.

I n i t i a l l y, Democrats.

Sen. Tim Scott Each side the denounced the The only way to get (R-S.C.), other, and a things done in the bill’s main author, said he once-bipartisan goal suddenly Senate is with a bipar- wanted to ban appeared un- tisan process. This was or limit noreachable. a bill on a very com- knock searches, have led It was only plex topic drafted by which to fatal police one legislative shootings of infailure among one party. nocent people. many; Congress’ — Sen. Angus King, When the proreputation for Independent, Maine posal emerged, gridlock has it merely called been richly on the Justice earned.

But this one was a special Department to collect data tragedy. Most of the public, about no-knock warrants.

The result was a bill that reacting to the gruesome video of Floyd’s death, wanted had broad support among some kind of legislation. Re- Senate Republicans but fell publicans and Democrats who far short of what Democrats spoke to each other — a mi- had promised their supportnority on Capitol Hill — said ers.

“There is overwhelming they believed compromise opposition to the bill in our was possible. caucus,” Minority Leader WHAT WENT wrong? Both Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) sides behaved badly. Each sur- said. The desire for party rendered to internal political unity on each side meant the ground for compromise kept pressures.

That wasn’t surprising, es- shrinking.

McConnell said he would pecially in an election year, allow Democrats to try to but it was still disappointing.

This bill could have been an amend the bill, but Schumer said that offer fell short of a exception to the rule.

I called Sen. Angus King of guarantee.

“There’s a fundamental Maine, an independent who usually votes with Democrats, lack of trust between the two to find out why the bipartisan sides,” King told me. push failed. King had voted IN THE HOUSE, where with Republicans to allow McConnell’s bill to move for- Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Democratic majority can pass ward. without Republican He said he thought it was bills a mistake for Democrats to help, a mirror-image process occurred: A Democratic bill block the bill.

“I think there was space for passed with almost no GOP a compromise, and now I’m participation.

It included bans on chokeafraid we’re not going to get anything,” he told me. “My holds and no-knock warrants, concern was that if Demo- limits on police officers’ imcrats refused to go forward, munity from lawsuits and a McConnell would say, ‘OK, publicly available database I tried,’ and move on — and of police officers with disci-

plinary records.

On all those issues, King argued, compromises might have been possible.

A bipartisan majority could agree to ban chokeholds except when a police officer’s life is in danger, strict restrictions on no-knock searches, and even perhaps stripping police officers’ immunity to lawsuits if they violate their departments’ policies (although police unions have long resisted any change).

There was plenty of blame to go around.

Norman J. Ornstein, a congressional expert at the American Enterprise Institute, pointed at the Republican leader.

“The way McConnell set up the process almost guaranteed this outcome,” he said. “If he had wanted bipartisan legislation, he could have gotten it either by turning the issue over to the Judiciary Committee (which includes members of both parties) or by forming a bipartisan group. He did neither.”

Frances E. Lee, a political scientist at Princeton University, said the Democrats were responsible, too.

“It’s clear that Democrats believe that they would be better off preserving the issue for the election,” she wrote in an email. “A negotiated outcome would force Democrats to accept far less than what they want ... (and) muddle the clarity of the party’s election message.”

THERE ARE TWO morals to this story — one all too familiar, the other less so.

The first is that in a polarized and closely divided Congress, bipartisan deals are almost impossible, especially in an election year.

But the countervailing message is also striking: On some issues, if the public demands action, both parties will try to respond.

That was true when Congress passed a series of bills to counter the economic shock of the coronavirus lockdowns. And it was true in Congress’ initial reaction to the death of George Floyd.

Like King, I think it would have been better if Senate Democrats had allowed McConnell’s bill to move ahead, and tested his promise that they could amend it on the floor.

They chose otherwise. Now McConnell can either walk away from the issue — or he can try again, with a bigger dose of bipartisanship. But only one force can compel the Senate leader and his colleagues to move: loud, sustained pressure from the public.

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Food safety takes spotlight with grilling For many, the Fourth of July holiday may be a day off from work, but Karen Blakeslee says it’s not a day off from food safety.

“Handling food safely is important every day, not just at holidays,” said Blakeslee, a food safety specialist with K-State Research and Extension. “During the summer, it is more important to follow the four core principals of cook, chill, clean and separate.”

She notes that foodborne illness often peaks in the summer for a couple important reasons: Bacteria multiply faster in warmer temperatures, and preparing food outdoors makes safe food handling more difficult.

“Temperature abused food can allow bacteria to grow and multiply every 20 minutes,” Blakeslee said.

For picnics and barbecues, Blakeslee provides some timely tips: • Cook food to the recommended internal temperature. If

Kathy McEwan Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences

bacteria are present on food, they can be killed by cooking meat properly. There is no need to wash meat or poultry. Marinate meat in the refrigerator and discard unused marinade. For popular picnic foods, the suggested internal temperatures are 165 degrees for poultry; 160 for ground meat and hamburgers; and 145 for beef, pork, lamb and veal steaks or chops.

• Chill foods that won’t be in a refrigerator. Use several ice chests to store cold food below 40 and keep it cold until meal time.

Don’t leave picnic food out for more than two hours or one hour if outdoor temperatures are above 90. Once the meal is finished, put

Anything but normal We are only a few weeks away from the start of the Allen County Fair — and I usually write an anticipatory column to incite excitement and attendance of the Fair.

Past columns have been along the lines of County Fair season is just around the corner!

The week nearly every 4-H member has worked and waited for since the fair ended last year. It is a time of year when youth from across the county get together to showcase their projects, but more importantly, it is a time for 4-H families to be together.

The words be together strike me because they are the words that we are the most focused on in 2020 during a pandemic. We want to gather together to celebrate accomplishments and enjoy time with friends, but we just cannot.

Planning the 2020 Allen County Fair has been hard. Our Fair Board, Extension Board, and others have spent numerous hours on phone calls and Zoom meetings (because Extension has not been allowed to meet face-to-face until after July 4) trying to navigate schedules and keep some resemblance of a county fair that allows our 4-H members to showcase projects while keeping everyone socially distant and safe.

Did I mention this has been hard?

I believe those who have canceled their events or activities actually took the easy way out, because modifying the traditional county fair has been more challenging than we could have possibly expected.

I did not expect to face a global pandemic.

I did not expect to have to modify the 4-H rabbit show because of the potentially fatal rabbit hemorrhagic disease. I did not expect to have to answer questions about Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) that has con-

Carla Nemecek Extension Agent for Agriculture

firmed cases in Kansas and puts our horse show at risk.

The Dog Show at the Kansas State Fair has already been canceled, and we anxiously await what the State Fair will look like in 2020. This has been hard.

We want a normal county fair just as much as you.

I don’t know what normal is, or what it will look like by 2021. I am certain we will continue to plan the county fairs as an event for our communities that helps us recognize the importance of 4-H and agriculture.

Please understand that a new fair schedule is not the schedule we will follow until the end of time. We have made the best decisions possible with the information we had at the time. Fair results will be updated online, and we expect to utilize social media channels more than ever.

To discover more about your County Fair, find us on Facebook at Southwind Extension District. Agents have planned to conduct judging and showing activities to keep youth and their families safe.

Alternative virtual options will be available to those who uncomfortable attending in person. Mask wearing will likely be common, orpossibly required.

In the meantime, I hope you will continue to be patient and kind with each other and look forward to a day that we can be together again. I look forward to the day I can publish an article that highlights a fun 4-H activity — that includes families working and learning together.

Free flags for kids leftovers on ice or in the refrigerator promptly.

• Clean produce, surfaces and hands regularly. Wash produce with plain water before prepping or cooking.

Rub or scrub when possible to remove dirt.

Clean surfaces often.

When washing hands, any soap that produces bubbles -- which break up bacteria and germs – will work. Rub between fingers, back of hands and up your arms, too.

If you don’t have running water, moist disposable towelettes are a good choice.

• Separate foods. Keep raw foods away from ready-toeat foods. Use separate plates and utensils for raw meat and cooked meat. Or, wash plates and utensils before using them for cooked meat.

“It is easy to get distracted with summer activities and for-

get about food,” said Blakeslee, who suggests keeping the meal simple.

“Plan ahead to reduce mishaps since cooking and eating outdoors is out of your normal routine. Keep food safe for everyone at your party to enjoy.”

For more outdoor food safety tips, contact Kathy in the Southwind Extension office at 620365-2242 or kmcewan@ ksu.edu.

Youngsters who visit the Allen County Farmers Market Thursday will get a Fourth of July flag.

The market runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Jefferson Avenue on the east side of the courthouse square.

Market sessions also run from 8 to 11 a.m.

Saturday at the Humboldt city square, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at 700 N. State St. in Iola.

Vendors accept EBT and debit cards and participate in the Double Up Food Bucks Program.

Farm issues key in Kansas GOP congressional race

By ANDY T. FIELD The Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A commercial real estate broker from Salina who ran for Congress 10 years ago and an eye surgeon from Finney County are trying to draw attention to themselves and distinctions from one another ahead of an August Republican primary that’s likely to decide who will win Kansas’ 1st District seat.

The two candidates with the most active campaigns, Tracey Mann, a real estate broker who was briefly lieutenant governor, and Bill Clifford, a doctor, U.S. Air Force veteran and Finney County commissioner, are both anti-abortion, progun and say they plan to support President Donald Trump’s policies. So voters will be looking at other issues to differentiate the candidates who seek to replace Rep. Roger Marshall, who’s running for the U.S. Senate.

The candidate with the most votes will face the winner of the Democratic primary in November. The seat seat hasn’t been won by a Democrat since 1952. It’s one of the nation’s most Republican congressional districts and has elected three congressmen who went on to become U.S. senators over the past 50 years.

The Aug. 4 primary is “Mann’s to lose,” said Patrick Miller, a University of Kansas political scientist, but he added that Clifford could make the race competitive if he “puts himself on people’s radar.”

The 1st District’s congressperson is expected to represent Kansas on the House Agriculture Committee, a post former Rep. Tim Huelskamp lost after clashes with former House Speaker

John Boehner and other GOP leaders. The removal caused local farm groups to turn against Huelskamp before he was ousted in 2016 by Marshall, who gained a seat on the committee.

The state’s main farm lobby, the Kansas Farm Bureau, endorsed Mann last month. That endorsement is “probably the most important endorsement any (1st Congressional District) candidate can get,” said Bob Beatty, a Washburn University political scientist.

Other candidates on the primary ballot are Jerry Molstad, a physician’s assistant, and Michael Soetaert, who listed himself as a reverend. The Democratic candidates are Kali Barnett, an author and music teacher, and Christy Davis, a former nonprofit executive director.

Mann has been increasing his profile in the area since his failed effort in the GOP primary for the seat in 2010, former Kansas GOP Chairman Kelly Arnold said.

“He did extremely well in that primary. He raised a lot of money, made a lot of inroads with people across the district, but ultimately, with a five-way primary, with basically five heavy-hitters, the vote split on that,” Arnold said.

Mann’s April campaign finance reports showed he received $548,667 in total contributions. Clifford’s reports showed total contributions of $703,678, including $435,000 he loaned the campaign “A lot of people would say that Tracey Mann is in a good position, but if Clifford is able to put a lot of resources in, he can make it competitive,” Beatty said. “If Clifford doesn’t do anything, I would guess Tracey Mann wins because of

such high name recognition, but Clifford is already doing what he needs to be doing at this point.”

Some Republican voters have already made up their minds.

Celia Beymer, a GOP activist from Kearny County, is supporting Mann, who was born and raised on a family farm. Clifford may be “talented with the knife on the eye,” Beymer said, referring to Clifford’s background as an ophthalmologist, but she doesn’t like his lack of an agricultural background.

“He’s not a farmer for crying out loud,” she said.

State Rep. Don

Hineman, a Dighton Republican, and former Kansas Senate President Steve Morris, a Hugoton Republican, are supporting Clifford, who removed both their cataracts.

“I just know him better and I just know his background and I’m retired Air Force also,” Morris said.

Hineman is backing Clifford partly due to his “age and experience and maturity,” but he said he still thinks Mann, if elected, would “do a great job for the Big First.”

“I don’t think you can go wrong either way. I have confidence in both candidates,” Hineman said.

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to tune in.”

“I got to thinking it might be just for the teachers from Kansas, or maybe the finalists,” Cook said.

Instead, each state’s winner was on the call to learn that they had won the prestigious award.

“Everyone started crying. It was very unexpected,” Cook said.

The winners then discussed how they have adapted to the remote learning programs caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Cook, participating in the call while in her car, shared her efforts to keep in touch with students, including going to the homes of a few who were struggling and needed extra encouragement. “You have to do whatever you can to keep that connection with every kid in your class,” she said. “For them to know you still cared for them, even though you weren’t seeing them every day, was so important.”

In a visit with the Register, Cook talked of visiting a child who had just gotten a trampoline and asked her to watch him jump on it. During a normal day in school, the student would have told her all about it.

“But on a Zoom call, you don’t get as much information as you

Humboldt Elementary School second grade teacher Kristen Cook helps Sydney Daniels, left, and Tinley Ermel make ornaments last year. COURTESY PHOTO would if you were in class all day.”

“We tried to social distance,” she said of the students she visited. “But I did get some hugs.”

During a normal school year, Cook would run a mock zoo, encouraging children to research and present facts on different animals.

She created a French Market where students have responsibility for running the store. Students sell bread and cheese, learn to manage money, count in French, and practice addition and subtraction. They also walk down the store’s fashion runway.

COOK EXPECTS she will use some of the award money for something fun for her classroom — “I’m a teacher.

I can’t NOT spend some-

thing on my classroom.”

— but she’s hoping to use most of the money to take her family on a vacation when the pandemic subsides.

“I want to splurge on something exotic,” she said.

She also gave credit to her fellow teachers, who she said created a culture of excellence at Humboldt schools long before she came aboard.

“I work with the most amazing teachers who deserve it more than I do,” she said. “I’m very thankful.”

COOK has taught at HES for four years, previously teaching preschool at The Growing Place.

She and husband, Jason Cook, have three children: Colden, 13; Collin, 11; and Karis 9.

had not been briefed on the findings because they hadn’t been verified.

The White House seemed to be setting an unusually high bar for bringing the information to Trump, since it is rare for intelligence to be confirmed without a shadow of doubt before it is presented to senior government decision-makers. McEnany declined to say why a different standard of confidence in the intelligence applied to briefing lawmakers than bringing the information to the president.

Republicans who were in the briefing Monday expressed alarm about Russia’s activities in Afghanistan.

Rep. Michael McCaul, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Adam Kinzinger were in the briefing led by Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and national security adviser Robert O’Brien. McCaul and Kinzinger said in a statement that lawmakers were told “there is an ongoing review to determine the accuracy of these reports.”

“If the intelligence

review process verifies the reports, we strongly encourage the Administration to take swift and serious action to hold the Putin regime accountable,” they said.

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Texas Rep. Mac Thornberry, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said, “After today’s briefing with senior White House officials, we remain concerned about Russian activity in Afghanistan, including reports that they have targeted U.S. forces.”

Senators reviewed classified documents related to the allegations Monday evening.

The information they received was not previously known, according to one aide who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

On CNN, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed the timing of the Democratic briefing but said “it’s no substitute for what they owe the Congress of the United States.”

She said that “this is as serious as it gets.”

She speculated that Trump wasn’t briefed “because they know it makes him very unhappy, and all roads for him, as you know, lead to Putin. And would

he tell Putin what they knew?”

The intelligence assessments came amid Trump’s push to withdraw the U.S. from Afghanistan.

They suggested Russia was making overtures to militants as the U.S. and the Taliban held talks to end the long-running war. The assessment was first reported by The New York Times, then confirmed to The Associated Press by American intelligence officials and two others with knowledge of the matter.

Trump’s Democratic general election rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, used an online fundraiser Monday to hammer the president for a “betrayal” of American troops in favor of “an embarrassing campaign of deferring and debasing himself before Putin.”

“I’m disgusted,” Biden told donors, as he recalled his late son Beau’s military service. Families of service members, Biden said, “should never, ever have to worry they’ll face a threat like this: the commander in chief turning a blind eye.”

Asked about the reports on the alleged bounties, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday, “These claims are lies.”

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Corey Isbell.

“It’s always a mystery, and not any day is the same. … You never know what you’re gonna get.”

But as firefighter/ paramedic Denver Mitchell pointed out, all the guys “work well in chaos,” and get a literal high from saving lives.

“That’s the word right there: ‘adrenaline

junkies,’” confirmed Isbell — and it’s a rush that doesn’t quickly subside, like “drinking two or three Red Bulls.”

It’s easy to see why, especially after taking “450 degrees to the face,” as Mitchell described it, facing temperatures so extreme as to melt a facemask, or any number of other unthinkable dangers. the

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days crawl by, as the guys are waiting for something to happen; but this doesn’t mean they don’t stay busy.

In addition to fighting fires or performing rescues, the responders are jacks of all trades.

On a given day, they might perform maintenance on emergency response vehicles, paint the station inside or out, fix the air conditioning or do some necessary

BENEFITING

plumbing.

Oftentimes they’re assisting the elderly, performing business safety inspections and interacting with kids at local schools so they’re not afraid of how “scary-looking … like Darth Vadar” someone can be in a fire-fighting suit.

These days they’re also busy inspecting fireworks stands.

And everyone has a second job outside the station, such as farming, servicing vehicles, coaching or taking classes as a student.

OF COURSE, what keeps the crew coming back is saving lives, even though many have experienced the trauma of having lost someone

on the scene.

For instance, Isbell recalled a multi-vehicle accident on the Neosho River bridge involving a young girl, where “there was nothing I could do to save her, and I knew it.”

Afterwards, he said, “I wanted to be by myself. Let me have my tears. Let me cry.”

“There are days this job just sucks,” when dealing with such pain.

Moreover, the crew must often make excruciating decisions about who to treat based upon who they can save in an emergency.

This is one reason why “time is always the enemy,” Isbell explained. “From the time you get that call till the time you get to the hos-

pital, you have 10 to 15 minutes.”

Sometimes, against all odds, people pull through — like the premature infant that the crew recently resuscitated despite it having turned blue.

“I’ve worked far more worse things than I’ve seen good,” said Isbell.

“But a little bit of good is what makes you feel real good about what you do.”

Isbell recalled saving a man’s life at the scene of a car accident.

“I shocked him 30 times, and did CPR continuously. It was an amazing medical save.”

“It’s that save that keeps you coming back,” he said.

“It’s not just a job for me.”

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Centenarian Chiefs fan Melba Mills of Bonner Springs was presented with an autographed football and jersey at the team’s home opener earlier this season. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is her personal favorite. RICH SUGG/ KANSAS CITY STAR/TNS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Many credit the Kansas City Chiefs’ comeback victory in Super Bowl LIV to star quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ three touchdowns in just over five minutes.

Melba Mills, the Sports Radio 810 KC Fan of the Year, suggests with a wink that fans — and Mahomes and his teammates — have her to thank, too.

When the Super Bowl kicked off Feb. 2 in Miami, Mills, like many of us, was planted in front of the TV. Not far from where she sat was the No. 100 jersey given to her by the Chiefs and NFL

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Now 101, with Mahomes and Chiefs about to take on the San Francisco 49ers, she’d donned a gown and was sitting in her chair in Bonner Springs, Kansas, for kickoff. But as the Chiefs started to struggle, she grew concerned and decided it was time to bring in what some Chiefs fans had already dubbed “Melba Magic.”

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MLB:

PHOENIX (AP) — A small group of players, including Nationals slugger Ryan Zimmerman and Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond, have announced they plan to sit out this season. The Minnesota Twins have shuffled their on-field staff to protect the health of some of their older coaches.

As the sport lurches toward a late July start during the coronavirus crisis, roster flexibility and organizational depth will be key.

Zimmerman, who told The Associated Press last week he still was deciding whether to play this year, ultimately said having three young children, including a newborn, and a mother at higher risk because of multiple sclerosis factored into his decision.

“Given the unusual nature of the season, this is the best decision for me and my family,” Zimmerman said.

The 35-year-old Zimmerman, who has been with the Nationals since 2005, said he still is deciding on his future beyond this season. The two-time All-Star and 2009 Gold Glove winner has 270 career homers.

Desmond cited his family as one reason why he decided to stay home for the upcoming 60-game season.

But the biracial slugger also mentioned a myriad of issues within baseball, including racism, sexism, homophobia and socioeconomic concerns.

“With a pregnant wife and four young children who have lots of questions about what’s going on in the world, home is where I need to be right now,” the 34-year-old Desmond wrote in an Instagram post. “Home for my wife, Chelsey. Home to help.

Home to guide. Home to answer my older three boys’ questions about Coronavirus and Civil Rights and life. Home to be their Dad.” Desmond, who hit .255 with 20 homers in 140 games last season, had been due $5,555,556 for the prorated share of his $15 million salary, part of a $70 million, five-year contract.

He is owed $8 million next year, and his deal includes a $15 million team option for 2022 with a $2 million buyout.

The Twins confirmed Monday that 68-year-old bullpen coach Bob McClure and 66-year-old major league coach Bill Evers won’t be in the clubhouse at the start of this season because of health concerns. Both will stay with the organization to help in altered roles.

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Video posted online showed Mark McCloskey, 63, and his 61-year-old wife, Patricia, standing outside their Renaissance palazzo-style home Sunday night in the city’s well-to-do Central West End neighborhood as protesters marched toward the mayor’s home to demand her resignation. He could be heard yelling while holding a long-barreled gun. His wife stood next to him with a handgun.

Mark McCloskey told KMOV-TV that he and wife, who are personal injury lawyers, were facing an “angry mob” on their private street and feared for their lives Sunday night.

No charges were brought against the McCloskeys.

Police said they were still investigating but labeled it a case of trespassing and assault by intimidation against the couple by protesters in the racially diverse crowd.

However, Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner issued a statement later Monday characterizing what happened differently and saying her office was working with police to investigate the confrontation.

“I am alarmed at the events that occurred over the weekend, where peaceful protesters were met by guns and a violent assault,” she said. “We must protect the right to peacefully protest, and any attempt to chill it through intimidation or threat of deadly force will not be tolerated.”

Their attorney, Albert Watkins, told The Associated Press on Monday that the couple are long-time civil rights advocates and support the message of the Black Lives Matter movement.

He said they grabbed their guns when two or three protesters — who were white — violently threatened the couple and their property and that of their neighbors.

“The most important

HONG KONG (AP) — China today approved a contentious national security law that will allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong, a move many see as Beijing’s boldest yet to erase the legal firewall between the semi-autonomous territory and the mainland’s authoritarian Communist Party system.

President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order promulgating the law after it was approved by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the official Xinhua News Agency said. It will be added to the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s constitution.

Few details were given but China’s liaison office in Hong Kong issued a statement warning opponents of the law not to “underestimate the party center’s determination to safeguard Hong Kong’s national security” or its willingness and ability to enforce the new rules.

On Wednesday, Hong Kong’s government will mark the 23rd anniversary of the territory’s passing from British to Chinese control. A series of official events are scheduled and a heavy police presence is expected to deter any anti-government protests of the type that rocked the city for the second half of last year.

“We hope the law will serve as a deterrent to prevent people from stirring up trouble,” said Tam Yiu-Chung, Hong Kong’s sole representative on the Standing Committee “Don’t let Hong Kong be used as a tool to split the country.”

Tam said punishments would not include the death penalty, but did not elaborate on further details.

Passage of the law came amid fears in Hong Kong and abroad that it would be used to curb opposition voices in the Asian financial hub.

The U.S. has already begun moves to end special trade terms given to Hong Kong after the former British colony was returned to China in 1997.

The legislation is aimed at curbing subversive, secessionist and terrorist activities, as well as foreign intervention in the city’s affairs.

It follows months of anti-government protests in Hong Kong last year that at times descended into violence.

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thing for them is that their images (holding the guns) don’t become the basis for a rallying cry for people who oppose the Black Lives Matter message,” Watkins said. “They want to make it really clear that they believe the Black Lives Matter message is important.”

The marchers were angry at Mayor Lyda Krewson for reading aloud the names and addresses of several residents who wrote letters calling for defunding the police department. The group of at least 500 people chanted, “Resign, Lyda!

Take the cops with you!” news outlets reported.

Police said the couple had heard a loud commotion in the street and saw a large group of people break an iron gate marked with “No Trespassing” and “Private Street” signs.

The video showed the protesters walking through the gate and it was unclear when it was damaged.

The McCloskeys’ home was recently featured in the local St. Louis Magazine after undergoing a renovation.

President Donald Trump retweeted an ABC News account of the confrontation without comment.

Krewson has faced demands for her resignation since a Facebook Live briefing on Friday in which the white mayor read the names of those who wrote letters about wanting to defund the police force.

The video was removed and Krewson apologized the same day, saying she didn’t intend to cause distress.

The Rev. Darryl Gray, an organizer with ExpectUs, who used a megaphone to urge protesters to keep moving after the couple brandished firearms, blamed Krewson, saying she “threw gasoline on an already burning fire” by releasing people’s home addresses.

“In this climate of hatred and this climate of fear and the concern activists have for safety, we didn’t feel that this was the most prudent thing to do in this particular time,” Gray said. “It is a sign that she just does not know or does not care.”

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Geneva, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said the law would “only target an extremely small minority” of lawbreakers, would not be retroactive, and that mainland legal bodies would only have jurisdiction in “rare, specified situations.”

Critics say it is the most significant erosion to date of Hong Kong’s British-style rule of law and the high degree of autonomy that Beijing promised Hong Kong would enjoy at least through 2047 under a “one country, two systems” framework.

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Nathan Law issued statements on Facebook saying they would withdraw from their organization Demosisto, which then announced that it would disband with the loss of its top members.

Wong said “worrying about life and safety” has become a real issue and nobody will be able to predict the repercussions of the law, whether it is being extradited to China or facing long jail terms.

More than a hundred protesters gathered at a luxury mall in Hong Kong’s Central business district, chanting slogans including “Free Hong Kong, Revolution Now,” with several holding up a flag representing an independent Hong Kong as well as posters condemning the law.

The law’s passage “represents the greatest threat to human rights in the city’s recent history,” said Joshua Rosenzweig, head of Amnesty International’s China Team.

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Under the law, Beijing will set up a national security office in Hong Kong to collect and analyze intelligence and deal with criminal cases related to national security.

Government critics fear Beijing will use the law to pursue political opponents. Some have questioned the legal basis on which China proceeded with the legislation, saying it undermines the Basic Law. An earlier attempt to pass a security law in 2003 was dropped after hundreds of thousands of people marched in Hong Kong’s streets against it.

China for years had put off another such effort. Citing a new urgency after last year’s protests, it announced it would bypass the Hong Kong legislature and enact the law on its own.

Chinese officials have railed against what they claim is foreign interference in the territory that they blame for encouraging the anti-government protests. Beijing condemned the protests as an attempt to permanently split Hong Kong away from China.

Drafting of the law took place amid intense secrecy, with even top Hong Kong officials reportedly not given advance notice of its specifics.

Questions linger over the effects on Hong Kong’s free press that has come under increasing political and financial pressure, as well as the operations of nongovernmental organizations, particularly those with foreign connections.

The law’s passage comes after Hong Kong’s legislature in early June approved a contentious bill making it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem.

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Concerns also were expressed in Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory to be brought under its control by force if necessary.

“Democracy and freedom are shared universal values of Hong Kong and Taiwan,” the island’s Mainland Affairs Council said, adding that China had betrayed its promises to Hong Kong, The self-governing island recently said it would consider providing asylum for Hong Kong opposition figures who fear arrest.

Ahead of the law’s passage, the Trump administration said Monday it will bar defense exports to Hong Kong and will soon require licenses for the sale of items that have both civilian and military uses.

“We cannot risk these items falling into the hands of the People’s Liberation Army, whose primary purpose is to uphold the dictatorship of the (ruling Communist Party) by any means necessary,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said his government was “deeply concerned” over reports of the law’s passage, saying that would be a “grave step.” Britain has said it could offer residency and possible citizenship to about 3 million of Hong Kong’s 7.5 million people.

“This issue is purely China’s internal affairs, and no foreign country has the right to interfere,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said.

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The justices rejected an appeal from four inmates who were convicted of killing children. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor noted that they would have blocked the executions from going forward.

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He’s hot for soon-to-be-ex-wife’s new neighbor Dear Carolyn: “Susie” and I separated last year.

Our divorce will be final soon. We have a young son and maintain a friendly relationship.

When we separated, Susie moved with our son.

Susie’s new next-door neighbor Debbie has a young daughter, and Susie and Debbie have become friends. They babysit for each other, etc.

I have bumped into Debbie from time to time, and we have developed a strong connection/mutual attraction. I recently made Susie really mad about something and called Debbie to talk to her and learn more.

This flipped Susie out, and she demanded that I have no contact with Debbie.

In order to maintain harmonious relations with Susie for the sake of our son, I have had no contact with Debbie. But I

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hate to just let go where there was a strong mutual attraction. Suggestions?

— Perplexed in PA Perplexed in PA: Then don’t let go, and go to war with Susie at your son’s expense. That is your other option. Please don’t ask me to provide a rationale for choosing it.

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would be worse than your hitting on Debbie.

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Dear Carolyn: I’m 24.

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Is this natural or do I find someone who meets my (unrealistic?) expectations?

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You can’t get newness back, by definition, so forget what you had and face what you’ve got. If you have to work to hold his attention now, then you always will. And he’s cringing. That can’t be what you want.

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Can former MVP Cam Newton be money for Patriots at quarterback?

By SAM FARMER Los Angeles Times

Quarterback Cam Newton arrives at a bargain-basement price and could be a steal for the New England Patriots in their quest to fill the vacancy created by Tom Brady’s departure.

Even as news of the Newton signing rippled through the sports world — all attributed to unnamed sources — the Patriots declined to confirm they have added the former No. 1 pick and NFL most valuable player to their roster. Nonetheless, even the club’s website, Patriots.com, heralded the signing.

That Newton, the erstwhile centerpiece of the Carolina Panthers, reportedly signed a oneyear deal that will pay him as much as $7.5 million this season rankled a fellow NFL icon. Ten starting quarterbacks will make at least $20 million more than that this season.

Tweeted San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman: “How many former League MVPs have had to sign for the min? (Asking for a friend.) just ridiculous.

A transcendent talent and less talented QBs are getting 15/16m a year.

Disgusting” Newton brings his share of risk. Beset by foot and shoulder injuries, he played just two games last season, 14 the year before, and is five years removed from his MVP season. Stylistically, he’s the polar opposite of the immobile Brady,

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) prepares to throw a pass as quarterback Kyle Allen, right, looks on during the team’s first practice of training camp at Wofford College on July 25, 2019.

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although the Panthers had tried to transform their offense in recent years to be less reliant on Newton’s running and more on his passing.

Still, it was a punishing brand of football for the 6-foot-5, 245-pound Newton, involved in more than 1,200 collisions in games since he was the top pick of the 2011 NFL draft.

“People throw up the stat about how many times Cam’s been hit,” said former Carolina center Ryan Kalil, who snapped the ball to him

for eight seasons. “But I’ve seen those in real time and I don’t think it’s accurate to say times he’s been hit. I would argue there’s a good amount of those where he was doing the hitting.

“I watched a lot of guys bow down from him and not want to take all of that. Because he is a large individual. He has the highlights of all the moves and spins and jumps, but people forget what an imposing, physical athlete he is. When he first walked on the field, he looked bigger

than some D-ends that we played against.”

The Patriots have yet to acknowledge signing him, let alone promoting him to starter, but it’s hard to imagine Newton not claiming the top job over second-year Jarrett Stidham or journeyman Brian Hoyer.

It remains to be seen, though, how Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels will mold the scheme to fit Newton’s strengths. This isn’t a case of plugging in a system quarterback the way New England did with

Wizards rule out Wall returning this season

By STEPHEN WHYNO The Associated Press

John Wall will not join the Washington Wizards for the resumption of the NBA season this summer, ending the chances of the five-time All-Star guard playing his first game since 2018.

General manager Tommy Sheppard effectively ruled out Wall returning this season when he said Monday the 29-year-old wouldn’t be part of the Wizards’ traveling party to Central Florida. Among the factors in the decision was a cap of 35 people per team in the quarantined bubble at Walt Disney World.

The COVID-19 pandemic also hindered Wall’s progress in his rehab

from multiple surgeries.

“He definitely lost all the basketball gains that he had made,” Sheppard said on a video call with reporters.

“He’s got to focus on what he’s got to do, but having somebody go into that bubble that’s not going to play, that’s just more people going into the bubble.”

Wall hasn’t played an NBA game since December 2018. Surgery for bone spurs in his left heel ended that season; while he was working his way back from that, he tore his left Achilles tendon and needed another operation in 2019.

He declared himself “110 percent” healthy in late May, saying, “I’m itching to get back out there.” The Wizards

put the brakes on that, meaning Wall will try to return for the 202021 season as originally planned.

“He’s been fantastic in keeping his weight and being active during all this period, and this will be a continuation of the work and the plan that we’ve done for him,” Wizards chief of athletic care and performance Daniel Medina said. “We’re going to make sure that his body and his mind are at the highest level for a safe and successful return when he comes back.”

Sheppard said Wall will continue to work out under team supervision in Washington and Miami. Coaches who are not part of the group of 35 quarantining at Disney World will

be available to oversee his progress.

“The last thing I ever have to worry about is John Wall’s work ethic,” Sheppard said. “He’s going to get after this. This is a very critical offseason to him, and I think he’s got a very, very big chip on his shoulder.

I think he just really wants to get back to playing basketball.”

When the season was suspended in midMarch, the Wizards were 24-40 and ninth in the Eastern Conference, 5 1/2 games behind the eighth-place Orlando Magic. As one of 22 teams returning, Washington will have an outside chance without Wall — and forward Davis Bertans, who opted out — to earn a playoff spot.

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Matt Cassel when Brady missed the season with a shredded knee in 2008.

Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner sees some similarities between his path and Newton’s, with the way the onetime St. Louis Rams star reinvented himself in Arizona after a bumpy stretch with the New York Giants.

“I was a two-time MVP who had been to two Super Bowls in three years,” Warner said, “and two years later I’m looked at as damaged goods and I’ll never be the same player that I used to be and never play at that level. I think that’s very much how people see Cam. “After the injuries that (Newton) suffered and the way he played, ‘Oh, he’s never going to be

the same guy.’ So I think there’s a perception around the league that the best of Cam Newton has been played. Us as competitors, we’ve lived our entire lives saying, ‘Give me an opportunity to compete.’”

This could be a career second wind for Newton. It was that way for Junior Seau, Rodney Harrison, Randy Moss and Corey Dillon, all of whom had been stars in other places yet had lost some luster only to rediscover it with coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots.

Newton has passed for 29,041 yards and 182 touchdowns and has run for 4,806 yards and 58 touchdowns in his career.

“There’s an aspect of Cam’s game that will fit in well there that’s not this dynamic-running-quarterback kind of stuff where people are saying this is drastically going to change their offense,” said Kalil, a former USC standout. “I genuinely believe Cam will assimilate to the play calling and the type of offensive system that they’ll want to continue to run.

“Is it going to be guns blazing right out the gate? I don’t know.

There’s the question of lack of offseason and prep time that will weigh in. There’s a lot of work ahead on that.”

In an Instagram post Sunday night, Newton wrote: “I’m excited as I don’t know what right now!” and included the hashtag “#LETSgoPATS.” Said Kalil: “He’s not afraid of work. He’s one of the few teammates I’ve had where it’s not a 9-to-5 job, it’s an obsession. … And that’s the kind of guy you want on your team.”

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MLB: Players put family over baseball for 2020

Chiefs

Continued from B1

Did a dose of her magic turn around the Chiefs’ fortunes in the Super Bowl?

Maybe, maybe not, but she definitely loves her team.

Mahomes, AllPro tight end Travis Kelce and now-retired punter Dustin Colquitt are on Mills’ list of favorites.

Colquitt presented her with the KC Fan of the Year Honorary ESPY. All joking aside, Mills is pretty humble. She’s well aware that the award from 810 is owing to the more than 50,000 fans who voted for her as fan of the year.

“Really and truly, I want to thank all the people that voted for me as the Kansas City Fan of the Year,” she said.

Mills’ son, Monte, and daughter, Mary, are appreciative of everything the Chiefs organization and fans have done for their mother. Monte, who initially sent a letter to the team in hopes of getting a signed football for his mom, said he reminded her going onto the field before the home opener that “this was a once-in-alifetime experience.”

He soon realized it was for him, too.

He had no idea how that one letter would change their family’s life.

“Honestly, this has become a once-ina-lifetime thing for the whole family,” he said.

Continued from B1

during a Zoom call, said he’s known both coaches for a long time and that the decisions were difficult. He added that both coaches were disappointed.

“I think we all know that we’re making the right decision, but that doesn’t mean it feels good,” Baldelli said. “It’s very, very challenging to even think about these sorts of things and have these conversations.”

But they’re exactly the conversations that are being had at both the organizational and personal level across the MLB landscape. The defending World Series champion Nationals will begin their title defense without Zimmerman and pitcher Joe Ross, who also declined to play because of health concerns.

“We are 100% supportive of their decision to not play this year,” Nationals GM Mike Rizzo said in a statement. “We will miss their presence in the clubhouse and their contributions on the field.”

Ross, 27, has five seasons of MLB experience.

He appeared in 27 games last season.

Zimmerman was due $740,741 and Ross $555,556 as prorated portions of their salaries, originally $2 million for the first baseman and $1.5 million for the pitcher. If they are deemed high risk by team physicians, they would still get paid and receive service time.

Arizona’s pitching depth took a hit when Mike Leake said he had decided not to play this year. Leake was expect-

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ed to be a part of the team’s starting rotation after starting 10 games last season and finishing with a 3-3 record and 4.35 ERA following a midseason trade with Seattle.

Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen didn’t elaborate on Leake’s decision, but the pitcher’s agent issued a statement saying he made a personal decision not to play during the pandemic. The GM also didn’t say whether Leake falls under the highrisk category. If Leake does, he would be due $5,555,556 as the prorated share of his $15 million salary.

The fragility of baseball’s current health situation has been apparent for the past few weeks. The Philadelphia Phillies had a coronavirus outbreak at their spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida, earlier this month. Seven players and five staff members tested positive in the organization.

Phillies GM Matt Klentak said the team was “fortunate that none of the cases, player or staff, have been especially serious.” He said no one has been hospitalized.

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“What is eye opening to a lot of us is how quickly it spread even in an environment where we were on the extreme end of caution,” Klentak said. “The facility in Clearwater was pretty airtight in terms of staggering times of players reporting to work out, cleaning the facilities in between. Truthfully, it was frustrating to some players how strict it was and yet the outbreak still happened.”

San Francisco minor league center fielder Hunter Bishop has tested positive for the coronavirus and has mild symptoms, according to president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi.

The 10th overall pick last year would have been among 51 players reporting to training this week.

Boston Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke, 63, said his organization is doing as much as it can to keep

everyone — especially older staff members — as safe as possible. Terry Francona, Cleveland’s 61-year-old manager, said he’s not nervous, even though he’s had previous health issues.

“I know I’m probably one of the higher-risk guys because of my age and some of the things that have gone on,” he said. “But the trainers and the doctors have been terrific. I would rather manage and be around the guys and be around the game than not.

“I’d be miserable if I didn’t do it.”

Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen said some of his team’s coaching staff and player-development staff fall into the highrisk category.

“We don’t have full clarity on if all of our coaches will be here, but we anticipate having that clarity here by the time

we open up on Friday,” he said.

Van Wagenen said the club anticipates all its players will report to training camp, which begins Friday at Citi Field.

Long-absent slugger Yoenis Céspedes might finally be healthy enough to play on opening day, especially with the designated hitter now available in the National League.

There’s little doubt the upcoming season will be unlike any other — if it can be played. Angels manager Joe Maddon, who is 66, said it’s up to individual players and coaches to accept and embrace the safety protocols.

“If you want to come in expecting the norms that we’re normally accustomed to, then you’re going to be frustrated constantly, and you can’t permit that to happen,” Maddon said.

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