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By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is considering $1 billion or more in pension bonds because it has a chance to improve the state retirement

system’s financial health, not because officials want to back off short-term funding commitments, the Legislature’s pension committee chairmen said Monday.

Republican Sen. Jeff King, of Independence, and GOP

Rep. Steve Johnson, of Assaria, sought to lessen concerns that issuing bonds would be risky and delay efforts to erase a long-term funding gap facing the pension system for teachers and government workers. King and Johnson

are lead negotiators for their chambers on the final version of a bonding bill.

Negotiations began Monday, and legislative leaders hope lawmakers can pass a bill before beginning their annual spring break Saturday.

The measure is important to finishing a budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, because Republican Gov. Sam Brownback outlined proposals — including $1.5 billion See KPERS | Page A6

Report: Hospitals struggling to pay bills

By JIM MCLEAN KHI News Service

At left, Marmaton Valley High School ninth-grader Justice Pugh watches as his catapult launches a ball toward its target. Above, Korbin Smith, left, holds a ruler in place so classmate Genna Mitchell knows how much tension to apply as she prepares her attempt. The catapults capped a weeklong study on parabolas in the students’ algebra classes. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

Ingenuity on display as students launch catapult project

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

MORAN — “Fire away!”

With that command, Marmaton Valley High ninthgrader Justice Pugh released the wooden arm to his cata-

pult, sending a small rubber ball hurtling toward its goal, a buried cup 15 feet away.

The ball came tantalizingly close to hitting its mark, but landed a few inches past.

Another miss.

“We had one get pretty

close,” algebra instructor Rob Owens said. “It hit the side of the cup but bounced out.”

Monday’s catapult session capped a weeklong introduction into parabolas, Owens explained.

A parabola — the arc a

projectile follows — can be determined if three factors are known: its starting and end points, and its maximum height.

“Our next assignment is for See CATAPULTS | Page A6

Several factors, including the state’s rejection of Medicaid expansion, are conspiring to put some Kansas hospitals at risk.

Two southeast Kansas hospitals — one in Independence, the other in Fort Scott — are among several that might have to close their doors.

To prevent that, both are actively negotiating potential partnerships with neighboring hospitals. Officials at Mercy Hospital Independence and the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center are talking. Similar discussions are underway between Mercy Hospital Fort Scott and Via Christi in Pittsburg.

Even if agreements are reached, Medicaid expansion will remain a crucial issue, said David Steinmann, chief executive of the Independence hospital. He’s facing cuts of nearly $570,000 in Medicare reimbursements and federal disSee AT RISK | Page A3

Troxel critical to college’s success CFO bids adieu

By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register

Old Rugged Cross

Wesley United Methodist Church and Calvary United Methodist will perform “Stations of the Cross and Silhouette” Friday.

The acting is performed by the Wesley Youth Group and the music section is a mixture of Wesley and Calvary singers and musicians. The performance will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Wesley

United Methodist Church. The public is welcome. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET

Quote of the day Vol. 117, No. 104

A lot can happen in 22 years.

Children graduate, grandchildren are born and jobs change. For Steve Troxel, the last 22 years have flown by.

Troxel, vice president for finance and operations at Allen Community College, has announced his retirement effective Aug. 1.

Troxel serves as chief financial officer for the college. He manages the college’s fiscal affairs, auxiliary enterprise areas, the physical plant and information technology.

Troxel’s education started right here in Iola.

He graduated from Iola High and then attended ACC in 1970. He was in the first class to attend classes at the See TROXEL | Page A6

Steve Troxel

“Don’t judge each day by the harvests you reap but by the seeds you plant.”

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Obituaries

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Ronald Clay Caler, 56, Iola, died Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola.

He was born Nov. 4, 1958, in Iola, the son of Dale J. and Phyllis N. (Durkin) Caler. He graduated from Iola High School, Allen County Community College and Pittsburg State University. Ronald made his home in Iola most of his life. He enjoyed art work and did a lot of paintings. He was fond of all animals but cats were his Ronald Caler favorite.

He is survived by a brother, Bruce Caler, Topeka; a sister, Janet Thompson and husband Robert, Iola; a nephew, Bryan Frame, and two nieces, Amanda and Courtney Frame; a great-nephew, Braeden Frame, and a great-niece, Kaydance Frame.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Roger.

Family and friends will meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel for a time of visitation before leaving for 11 o’clock graveside service at Highland Cemetery in Iola.

Memorials are suggested to the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility (ACARF) or to Allen County Hospice.

To sign the guestbook online or to leave a condolence, go to www.iolafuneral.com.

Roberta ‘Bert’ Gregory Roberta Jo “Bert” Gregory, 59, Iola, died Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.

Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Iola American Legion with visitation to follow.

Memorials are suggested to the Roberta Gregory Memorial Fund.

Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola assisted the family. To sign the guestbook online or leave a condolence, go to www.iolafuneral.com.

MVES honor roll Marmaton Valley Elementary School has released the third nine week honor roll.

All A honor roll Kassidy Beggs, Lexis Jones, Alyson Ard, Kendall Scharff, Katie Bigelow, Tristan Cary, Dylan Drake, Kaitlyn Drake, Bryce Ensminger, Mallory Heim, Kolby Knavel, Bailey LaRue, Madison Lawson, Raveyn Kegler.

All A&B honor roll Mykayla Ard, Austin Gardner,

Nathan Louk, Wesley Lowder, Drake Sellman, Jenni Armstrong, Kamryn Boyd, Garrett Henderson, Cadience Johnson/Cook, Max Plaschka, Rabecca Reiter, Autumn Simpson, Zach Allee, Cinta Ard, Wyatt Ard, Zachary George, Jarrett Herrmann, Roslyn Houk, Joseph Kale, Corrin Maley, Thomas McDowell, Brynn Newman, Chloe Pilcher, Kiersten Sander, Eden Winkler, Noah Allison, Haley Artr, Joshua Buss, LesLeigh Cary, Janae Granere, Kody McVey, Payton Scharf, Benjamin Thrush.

Thought of the day “The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.” — Rene Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician (born this date in 1596, died in 1650).

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Iola, was arrested Friday for suspicion of domestic battery and criminal damage to property, Iola police officers said, following a dispute in the 500 block of South Elm Street.

Max E. Horner, Humboldt, was arrested Wednesday by Allen County sheriff ’s deputies on an outstanding Neosho County District Court warrant.

Horner was taken to Allen County Jail and released on bond.

Donald D. Fulton, Mildred, was eastbound on West Virginia Road Saturday, about a quarter-mile west of 3400 Street, when he left the road in his vehicle and struck a fence, tree row and hay bales.

Allen County sheriff ’s deputies said Fulton fled the scene on foot.

He was located a short time later and arrested and charged with failing to report an accident. He was taken to Allen County Jail and released on bond.

Iolan accused of filing false report Iola police officers cited Brandon Mixon, 24, for allegedly interfering with a law enforcement officer and falsely reporting a crime at 2 W. Jackson Ave. Friday morning.

Arrests reported Matthew Gengler, 37, Iola, was arrested for suspicion of domestic battery Sunday in the 200 block of South Jefferson, Iola police officers reported.

Iola police arrested Donald Nichols, 28, Iola, in the 1200 block of East Street for allegedly being under the influence of alcohol as a pedestrian and possessing a controlled substance.

Jeffery Wilson, 25,

Store windows damaged Iola police discovered a number of damaged window panels Saturday morning at Hibbett Sporting Good, 1606 N. State St. The damage was caused by somebody

Scholarships on tap for FFA members Applications for the Edward B. Zahn Memorial Scholarships are available by contacting the Iola FFA Chapter at the Iola High School or by phoning 365-4755.

Applications are available to those FFA members who had a minimum of two years participation in the Iola High School FFA program, a history of achievement and leadership within the FFA organization, Iola High School and the local community.

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Burglary reported Iola police officers are investigating a burglary in the 100 block of North First Street Monday.

Officers were told shortly after midnight Monday somebody stole a pair of television sets, a PlayStation 3 video game and a pair of toolboxes filled with hand tools.

Iolan cited Felicia Schubert, 41, Iola, was cited for suspicion of theft following an incident Saturday afternoon in the 500 block of South Jefferson Avenue.

Deer hit Sharon C. Bauer, Gas, was southbound on U.S. 169, just south of South Dakota Road Saturday, when she struck a deer.

Bauer was not injured.

Vehicles struck An unknown driver backed into another vehicle March 21 in the Humboldt Speedway

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Theft, damage reported Allen County sheriff ’s deputies are investigating a March 22 theft, criminal damage and trespassing incident in rural Humboldt.

Total loss was listed at $2,100.

In a separate incident Saturday, deputies investigated a criminal damage report in rural Humboldt. Damage there was listed at $20.

Bicycle found A red Murray boys mountain bicycle was found early Monday in the alley south of Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel in the 10 block of North Buckeye Street.

Neosho Falls news Neosho Falls Senior Center held a luncheon on March 21. Thanks to Jan Heslop for the great dish of corned beef. It was such a beautiful day for a party.

It was good to hear that Jay Leedy has improved some. He is at Deseret Nursing and Rehabilitation, 801 S. Fry, Yates Center.

On Sunday, the Rev. Russ Anderson’s message, “Take up the Charge,” was from Hebrews 5:5-10 and Jeremiah 31:31-34.

Wes Carroll celebrated his 88th birthday at the Senior Center.

Spring is here and the little old town of Neosho Falls is pretty busy.

Residents are taking care of lots and yards with a lot of burning and cleaning. Lawn mowers are getting prepared to mow the grass. Trees in several yards are starting to turn pretty colors —

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Some of the men burned and cleaned up Riverside Park, which is now greening up and will be ready for sunrise service come Easter morning.

It seems local fishermen met with good luck last weekend on the Neosho River.

There were 10 turkeys running through a field at Punkin Kolig early one morning last week.

One thing tells us winter isn’t over, though. We hit only 40 degrees on Friday morning.

Easter schedule: Sunrise service at 6:45 a.m. at Riverside Park, with a breakfast at the community building to follow.

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In a separate incident Sunday, deputies said an unknown vehicle struck a mailbox at R&R Sales, 1303 East St. in Iola.

In both cases, the drivers left without reporting the accidents.

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At risk: Lack of Medicaid funds among factors hospitals face Continued from A1

souri policymakers to expand Medicaid eligibility contributed to the recent closure of the Sac-Osage Hospital in Osceola. Several hospitals in southern states have suffered the same fate.

proportionate share hospital (DSH) payments, which are designed to partially cover the costs of treating uninsured patients.

Those reductions, Steinmann said, would be more than offset if Kansas expanded its Medicaid program — known as KanCare — to cover more poor adults.

He said expansion would generate an estimated $1.6 million in additional revenue for the hospital, enough to cover the anticipated reductions with about $1 million to spare.

“For hospitals like ours that are truly struggling, that could mean the difference between cash flowing or not. So, it’s really significant for us,” Steinmann said.

David Steinmann A June 2012 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court changed that. The court rejected a constitutional challenge to the health reform law but made Medicaid expansion optional for states.

The offsetting arrangement has generally worked for hospitals in the 28 states and District of Columbia that have expanded Medicaid. But hospitals in Kansas and the other 21 states that have not expanded Medicaid don’t have access to that offsetting revenue, and many are struggling as a result, particularly low-volume facilities in rural areas not classified as critical access hospitals.

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When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act, it intended reductions in Medicare and DSH payments to be offset by revenue from increasing numbers of patients with Medicaid and private coverage.

SINCE 2010, 48 rural hospitals have closed and more than 280 are now listed as “in trouble,” according to the National Rural Health Association.

Alan Morgan, the association’s chief executive, said rural hospitals in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid are particularly vulnerable because they can’t offset reductions in Medicare and DSH payments.

“A lot of these rural hospitals saw a double cut,” Morgan said during a recent appearance on the RFD Radio Network.

The Kansas Hospital Association estimates that rejecting expansion has cost the state about $475 million and counting.

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Rep. Jim Kelly, a Republican from Independence, said he wasn’t concerned about Medicaid expansion until he found out about the financial struggles of the hospitals in his district.

“We have one very stressed hospital, and we have another that is probably not at the same level but still not good,” Kelly said at a recent legislative hearing.

Without expansion, Kelly said he feared that hospitals across the state might be forced to close their doors.

“Are my fears realistic or not?” he asked Tom Bell, chief executive of the hospital association.

Bell said several factors were conspiring to increase the financial pressure on Kansas hospitals, but he said Medicaid expansion was the most significant for many, including Mercy Hospital Independence.

“If that hospital were to decide that it couldn’t continue to operate, this issue would be at the very, very top of the list of reasons why they had to shut down,” Bell said.

Kelly is one of many moderate Republicans and Democrats who support a bill backed by the hospital association that would require Gov. Sam Brownback and his administration to craft a Medicaid expansion plan and negotiate its approval with federal officials.

But the conservative

Republicans who control the House and Senate are blocking a vote on the bill. It’s bottled up in the House Health and Human Services Committee, where, barring some procedural maneuvering by expansion supporters, it will remain.

Opponents say the federal government can’t be trusted to pay the lion’s share of expansion costs, even though that’s what the law requires.

They also say expanding public coverage to poor but non-disabled adults would allow people capable of supporting themselves to “cut in line” ahead of Kansans with disabilities who receive medical care but are on waiting lists for KanCare support services.

Akash Chougule, a senior policy analyst for Americans for Prosperity, a free-market advocacy organization that wields political power nationally and in many states, said Kansas legislators who support Medicaid expansion could find themselves fighting to keep their seats.

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A police report says 61-year-old Ronnie Buckner told officers he was eating salsa with his girlfriend, Phyllis Jefferson, at his Akron, Ohio, apartment Sunday when she started complaining that he was eating all of it. Buckner told police that the 50-year-old

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Adults with dependent children can participate in KanCare, but only if they have annual incomes below 33 percent of the federal poverty level, about $8,000 for a family of four. Nondisabled adults without children aren’t eligible for coverage no matter how poor they are.

Expansion would make all Kansans with incomes up to 138 percent of poverty eligible for KanCare: $16,105 for an individual and $32,913 for a family of four.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 324,000 Kansans age 19 to 64 have incomes that would qualify them for Medicaid under expansion. Of those, about 131,000 are uninsured.

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Where’s the beef cow?

If you are in the cattle business, you are well aware that total cow numbers in the United States are at their lowest levels in decades. There is a lingering question about when this will begin to change. The following information from Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, attempts to answer the question.

The long-awaited end to beef cow herd liquidation happened in 2014 as the industry abruptly switched to expansion. The 2.1 percent increase in beef cow numbers in 2014 was not a big surprise, as the conditions were right for such a turnaround. Modest growth in heifer inventories has occurred since

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1995, the average annual herd growth rate was 1.4 percent. Leaving out the slow first year and tapering off the last year, the principal four years of expansion during this period averaged 2 percent per year. In the current expansion, a single year of faster growth is very possible but it is unlikely that an annual growth rate much above 2 percent could be maintained for two or three years consecutively. There are, however, a number

The 2015 beef cow inventory of the Southern Plains (Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas) was down 13.2 percent from 2008, a decrease of over 1.1 million head.

2012. It wasn’t until 2014 that beef cow culling decreased enough to combine with heifer retention and result in herd growth. This leads to a number of questions, including how much additional herd growth is needed, how fast can it happen and where will it take place.

The answers to these questions are not completely apparent at this time and will depend on a number of factors yet to be determined in the coming years. However there are some indications already in place.

After a brief attempt at expansion in 2004 and 2005, the industry has experienced unplanned herd liquidation. I mean unplanned in the sense that it was not typical cyclical factors that caused the liquidation. It was not, for the most part, low cattle prices but rather cost shocks that caused low returns and liquidation between 2006 and 2010.

Widespread drought forced additional liquidation between 2011 and 2013. The question of how much growth is needed will depend on domestic and international market conditions over the next few years as herd growth occurs. It will depend also on things such as carcass weights that will determine total beef production relative to slaughter rates. At this point I see little reason why the cow herd should not rebuild to at least the level of the truncated expansion in 2007-2008…roughly 32.5 million head. That would suggest another 2.8 million head beyond the January, 2015 level.

This implies total herd growth of nearly 9.5 percent in the next few years. Time and market conditions will, however, determine exactly what the size potential is for the industry.

How long will it take? At the 2014 rate of 2.1 percent per year, it would take until 2019 to surpass the 32 million head level. In the last complete cyclical expansion from 1990-

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of regional factors that could slow down expansion. An average herd growth rate of 1.5 percent would take until 2021 to exceed 32 million head of beef cows.

The question of how long is related to the question of where herd growth will take place.

In five Midwestern states from Missouri to Ohio, the beef cow herd in 2015 was 8.4 percent smaller than in 2008. In the Appalachian states of Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, the 2015 beef cow inventory was down 15 percent compared to 2008. In both of these regions, the decrease in beef cows is largely the result of decreased forage acreage due to expanded crop production. Lost pasture and hay production in these regions is not likely to return quickly, if ever. The

beef cow herd in these regions will grow but is unlikely to rebuild to previous levels. The Northern Plains states of Nebraska and the Dakotas experienced a modest 2.9 percent decrease in the beef cow herd between 2008 and 2015. Similarly, the 2008-2015 beef cow herd decrease in the Northern Rocky Mountain region of Montana and Wyoming was only 1.2 percent. These regions will likely experience herd rebuilding but the two regions together are currently only 155 thousand head below the 2008 level. The beef cow herd in other regions is down as well including the South (down 3.8 percent; the Great lakes region (down 4.7 percent); the Gulf region (down 8.1 percent); the Southern Rocky Mountain region (down 2.8 percent) and the Southwest (down 9.4 percent). These five regions combined are down just over 500 thousand head from 2008 and will likely rebuild but drought will limit or slow the rate of growth in Southwest and Southern Rocky mountain regions.

The 2015 beef cow inventory of the Southern Plains region (Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas) was down 13.2 percent from 2008, a decrease of over 1.1 million head. This represents 42 percent of the total beef cow herd decline between 2008 and 2015.

This region will clearly play a central role in U.S. beef cow herd expansion in the coming years. Parts of the region are still experiencing severe to exceptional drought conditions.

The 6.2 percent herd expansion in 2014 in the Southern Plains may be difficult to maintain if drought conditions do not improve significantly. Moreover, herd expansion could be halted or reversed if drought conditions redevelop in the region.

Tips to protect your credit In a world where data breaches, credit card fraud and identity theft are becoming more common, consumers should consider ways to protect themselves. With mega data breaches coming from entities such as retail stores, insurance providers and restaurant chains, someone could more easily gain access to personal financial information that consumers have legitimately shared with companies.

It’s always a good idea to know what is happening with your credit and your credit report to keep your personal identifying information safe. Sometimes it takes companies that have faced a mega data breach months to figure out specific compromised information and the consumers affected. If you think your information could have been compromised as part of a data breach, consider placing an initial fraud alert on your credit card account. Initial fraud alerts tell credit card companies to monitor your account closely, typically for 90 days.

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to place a fraud alert or extended fraud alert, contact one of the nationwide credit reporting companies. You must provide proof of your identity. The company you call must tell the other credit reporting companies, so they also will place an alert on their versions of your report.

Creditors can still get a copy of your credit report after taking steps to verify your identity while fraud alerts are in place, according to the FTC. Fraud alerts can be effective in stopping a criminal from opening new accounts in your name, but they cannot prevent the misuse of your existing accounts.

If issuing a fraud alert and extended fraud alert aren’t enough, consider a credit freeze, especially if you believe your credit information has been compromised and someone else is using your information. A credit freeze is a

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security measure that lets you restrict access to your credit report, locks down your credit and makes it difficult for criminals to open new accounts in your name.

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It is recommended that consumers monitor their credit card accounts, bank accounts and insurance statements on a regular basis and contest any charges that are not correct. True identity theft — when someone falsely uses another person’s identity and financial information — can be difficult to prove.

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keep people from using your information, including yourself, to get any new credit. A credit freeze requires a fee, and you would likely face other fees to temporarily lift the freeze or unfreeze it completely. The credit freeze fee is state specific and normally ranges from $5 to $10. Kansas’ credit freeze fee is currently $5, but could change at any time.

During a credit freeze, your existing creditors or debt collectors acting on behalf of those creditors could still access your credit report, according to the FTC. Government agencies that need your credit report in response

can get one free report from each bureau every year. It is recommended to use one of those free reports every four months.

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Short-shrifting public universities of financial aid hurts students most Up until now, student financial aid from the state was split 50-50 between public and private universities. Baker University, for instance, received as much as Pittsburg State.

As of last week, however, that’s all likely to change.

In a meeting of the Kansas Senate Ways and Means Committee, members approved skewing the formula to favor private schools.

Of next year’s $15.7 million pot, more than $13 million would go to private institutions, creating a balance of 84 percent private, 16 percent public.

About 82 percent of Kansas students attend public universities. The needsbased grants max out at $1,500, but under the new formula private schools will be able to award grants of $3,500. Public institutions, however, will continue to be held to the $1,500 award.

In all, it will mean 3,500 students will be denied financial aid hitherto provided by the state’s six Regents universities and Topeka’s Washburn University.

Some say Sen. Tom Arpke’s motive behind proposing such legislation is his

purported dislike of public education. Arpke, R-Salina, is chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and has Kansas Wesleyan University in his district.

Supporters contend encouraging more students to attend private schools would save the state money, a most specious argument.

The cost of the grants pale in comparison to the return they bring by keeping our university system thriving. Universities are enormous economic engines for the state; they create thousands of jobs, make massive investments in buildings and infrastructure and bring untold prestige.

The grants are also of a much higher value to students wanting to attend a public university. The average tuition for one year at a public university in Kansas is $6,676 a year compared to $20,338 for a private college.

BOTH KINDS of schools benefit Kansas and should receive as much support as possible. But to skew the aid so disproportionately seems punitive, at best, if not outright vindictive.

— Susan Lynn

KS prioritizes tax cuts over kids As states in our region — and around the country — use higher revenues to invest in education, Kansas’ deep tax cuts are causing our schools to fall behind. While facing a $344 million budget shortfall for the current year, Gov. Brownback announced $28 million in cuts to K-12 education.

Cuts to education are often low on the list of things lawmakers prefer to use to

Duane Goossen KS Center for Economic Growth shore up budgets. When cuts do happen it’s often only during recessions. In Kansas, though, large budget short-

A�look�back�in�time � Excerpts from the upcoming “Annals of Allen County, 1945-2000.”

1972 Kansans approved all three proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot.

Chief among those was a revamping of the executive branch by having the governor and lieutenant governor run as a team and increasing their terms of office from two years to four years. Another amendment reorganized the court system and the third allows the state to make compacts with other states in the handling of prisoners. ***** Three new stores will celebrate their openings tomorrow morning in the Iola Plaza shopping center on North

State Street. Foodtown Supermarket, TG&Y and P.N. Hirsch all will be open for business.

January 1973

Residents of Bassett were asked last night to take the legal steps necessary to dissolve the city. The request was made by the board of directors of Iola Industries, Inc., which purchased most of the property within Bassett from the Lehigh Portland Cement Company after it ceased operations. Bassett citizens were invited to discuss the matter in the meeting room at the Iola City Hall. Spokesmen for Iola Industries were Ray Pershall, president, Howard Gilpin, secretary, Emerson Lynn Jr., chairman of the board, and Howard “Tony” Immel, counsel.

Germanwings and the limits of security For a moment, near the end, the only sound was a lone person breathing. It was the sound of someone committing an unfathomable act.

And then the screams of 149 people filled the air.

There will be time to discuss exactly what happened on Germanwings Flight 9525, which on Tuesday crashed into the French Alps, apparently at the direction of its co-pilot. There will be time to debate how to respond — how cockpit doors should be locked, how pilots should be screened, how much authority a flight crew should have. And there will be time to plumb the psyche of Andreas Lubitz, the 28-year-old co-pilot who investigators say locked his commander out of the cockpit and directed the plane to its terrible descent.

For now, it’s enough simply to observe that he was a human being — and as such was subject to the bewildering matrix of emotions, motives and anxieties that roil the human soul. That’s part of

what makes this crash so awful: It crystallizes the one danger that no amount of metal detectors, security guards or preflight lectures could ever prevent.

Humans often behave irrationally. We panic, succumb to depression, embrace extremism. We’re impulsive and

Predators — one young man with the wrong intent is capable of bringing down a jet in a matter of minutes.

Someday, the skies may be largely free of human pilots, and planes will cruise with robotic efficiency from takeoff to landing. Such a system would have complications and

For now, it’s enough simply to observe that he was a human being — and as such was subject to the bewildering matrix of emotions, motives and anxieties that roil the human soul.

prone to error. We fall asleep and lose focus. In short, we make mistakes.

For all these reasons, the act of flying has been increasingly automated over the years, so much so that even working pilots can get rusty.

And yet — even in an age of drone deliveries and pilotless

consequences all its own, of course. And it would surely still require input and supervision from people. But it may be the best way to mitigate the risks of the most maddening, illogical and stubbornly unpredictable aspect of aviation: the human element.

— Bloomberg News

falls caused by unaffordable tax cuts are driving cuts to the entire state budget, and dollars for kids in classrooms are no exception. Meanwhile, states in our region and across the country that didn’t cut taxes are re-investing those extra dollars in educating kids.

The other states in our region did not drastically cut income taxes like Kansas. On average, they saw tax revenues increase by almost 3 percent and were able to increase general per-pupil education spending by about 1 percent.

Kansas, on the other hand, saw a 2.6 percent drop in revenues and cut general per-pupil spending by 2.6 percent, or $129 per student.

Other states outside our region have failed to heed Kansas’ experience and have cut their taxes as well. Wisconsin made large tax cuts, leading to lost revenue, and is now making cuts to education, too. In contrast, Maryland didn’t cut taxes and is investing more in its schools.

Where a state invests its money indicates its priorities.

Smart investments in schools can deliver a big return for the economy by developing a strong workforce, attracting businesses and expanding opportunity. Tax cuts like the one Kansas enacted, on the other hand, have a negligible impact on state economies and jeopardize investments in kids, teachers and classrooms.

We don’t have to go any further than our own backyard to see that.

Today in history Today is Tuesday, March 31, the 90th day of 2015. There are 275 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 31, 2005, Terri Schiavo, 41, died at a hospice in Pinellas Park, Florida, 13 days after her feeding tube was removed in a wrenching right-to-die dispute.

In 1814, Paris was occupied by a coalition of Russian, Prussian and Austrian forces; the surrender of the French capital forced the abdication of Emperor Napoleon.

In 1889, French engineer Gustave Eiffel unfurled the French tricolor from atop the Eiffel Tower, officially marking its completion.

In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Emergency Conservation Work Act, which created the Civilian Conservation Corps.

In 1943, “Oklahoma!,” the first musical play by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, opened on Broadway.

In 1949, Newfoundland (now called Newfoundland and Lab-

rador) entered confederation as Canada’s tenth province.

In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson stunned the country by announcing he would not seek re-election.

In 1976, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Karen Ann Quinlan, who was in a persistent vegetative state, could be disconnected from her respirator.

(Quinlan, who remained unconscious, died in 1985.)

In 1986, 167 people died when a Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashed in a remote mountainous region of Mexico.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama threw open a huge swath of East Coast waters and other protected areas in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska to oil drilling. A Chechen militant claimed responsibility for deadly attacks on the Moscow subway two days earlier that claimed 40 lives; the claim came hours after two more suicide bombers struck in the southern Russian province of Dagestan, killing a dozen people.

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Catapults: MV algebra instructor launches unique lessons Continued from A1

these kids to graph their attempts,� Owens said.

Each student’s attempt was measured, so they know the distances their attempts traveled.

Owens stood by with a measuring pole to determine their maximum height. “Then they’ll be asked the height the ball was

when it was one foot out, and so forth,� Owens said. “It’s a great project to introduce quadratic equations that the students really enjoy.�

Owens is fond of using real-life examples to better illustrate textbook lessons. “We were going to do something on basketball,� following the arc a

ball travels when a player attempts a shot, for instance, Owens said. “We couldn’t find a pole tall enough for that.�

The students were given simple directives.

They had to come up with a device capable of accumulating tension, which when suddenly released, launches an object.

Most used wooden contraptions, with attached pieces of rubber to provide the tension, although another was made of metal, with a spoon acting as the firing arm. “Whatever they could find was acceptable,�

Owens said. “I thought they did very well. It was interesting to see what

they came up with.�

The catapults were assembled in short order, before the students spent the balance of the week making adjustments prior to Monday’s test.

IF TIME permits, Owens will introduce other exercises, such as bridge constructions projects, in which the spans are

made of toothpicks.

He leads another project in which students calculate projected earnings from specific jobs, then create a budget to determine if they could realistically live off the income. “It’s fun to get them to learn in other ways than reading from a book,� he said.

Troxel: College’s chief financial planner will retire in August Continued from A1

campus north of town.

From there he attended Pittsburg State University where he earned his bachelor’s in accounting. After college he enlisted in the military. His first job was in public accounting in Joplin, Mo. “I came back here (Iola) and went to work for Max Snodgrass and Andy Dunlap,� Troxel said of the local accounting firm. “From there I went to Allen County Hospital and was the CFO for five and half years.�

After working for the hospital he opened his own accounting firm as a CPA. That lasted 10 years until in 1992 the new ACC president John Masterson reached out to Troxel. “He has been one of the strengths to our administration team and

has a good handle on our finances,�

Masterson said. “He will be hard to replace.�

When Troxel came on board in December 1992 enrollment was declining and the college as a whole was trying to figure out what to do next. “I think we’ve been successful at growing the college,� Troxel said. “There was a 10-year period when we were the fastest growing college in the state.�

In that time they were able to build up their cash reserves and implement a 20-year facility plan. “We look ahead every four to five years,� Troxel said. “This year we will remodel labs, entryways and give a facelift to the locker rooms and restrooms.�

While not as visible, a maintenance prevention plan is as critical, Troxel

said, including wiring for the Internet, plumbing and boilers. “There are a lot of things we’re able to do and you don’t realize how much you’ve done until you take a look back,� Troxel said.

In the time that Troxel has served as vice president of operations the college has spent $14 million on capital improvements.

With his extensive background in finance, Allen trustees look to Troxel for answers. “The trustees trust him and he’s always very careful with the figures,�

Masterson said. “He explains it thoroughly to them and he believes in transparency.�

When Troxel brings a bid or a budget to the trustee meeting he tries to bring as much information to them as possible.

KPERS: Pension bonds defended Continued from A1

bonds — to decrease the state’s payments to the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System. “You always wonder if it’s going to work,� said Dennis Phillips, chairman of the Kansas Coalition of Public Retirees.

KPERS is on track to close a projected $9.8 billion gap between revenues and benefit costs from now until 2033, thanks to laws enacted in recent years. But those laws require increasing contributions to KPERS by the state, and Brownback has argued that the payments will strain the budget.

Supporters of issuing bonds face skepticism of the idea outside Kansas.

A report last year from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College said issuing bonds decreases financial flexibility, turning pension payments that can be modified into firm bond payments. The report also said pension bonds can benefit wellfunded pension systems but under-funded plans and financially stressed governments typically issue them.

Alicia Munnell, the center’s director, said officials can seek to use bonds to avoid “the hard job� of adequately funding pension systems. “It’s sort of like a Hail Mary pass,� she said.

Brownback’s proposals would reduce the state’s contribution to KPERS by $40 million during the next fiscal year, when the state is trying to close a budget shortfall.

The House passed a bill last week to authorize $1.5 billion in bonds, and the Senate last month approved $1 billion in bonds, but the legislative plans would reduce pension costs during the next fiscal year only between $7 million and $10 million, according to KPERS.

That is only about a quarter of the reduction Brownback projects.

Issuing bonds would give the retirement system an infusion of cash, narrowing its long-term funding gap. KPERS expects to earn 8 percent long-term on its investments, and the legislative proposals limit the state to paying investors 5 percent interest or less on the bonds.

“This is a wonderful pension tool if you are ready to keep your commitments to properly fund a system,� King said.

Johnson said lawmakers are pursuing bonds only to realize financial gains for KPERS. But, he acknowledged, “Any time you look at numbers with that many commas, it’s a cause for pause.�

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“I’ve always tried to give them the best information,� he said. “I guess I put myself in their situation and ask what they would want to know and provide them with that information.

I’ve always tried to give them the best information and I hope I’ve done that for them.�

TROXEL plans to trade in his calculator for a fishing rod. Hobbies have been put on hold for the last 40 years as Troxel built his career. “My wife, Linda, and I will do some traveling,� he said. “With the nature of my job I’ve never been

able to take more than a week at a time.�

He enjoys all types of fishing but would like to do more fly fishing. He and Linda have talked about doing a Canadian fishing trip because she likes to fish, too.

A few years ago the couple purchased an RV and plan to go site seeing. “Hopefully we could take the grandkids with us, too,� he said. “I would like to spend more time with them.�

Troxel has a daughter, Jennifer, who is an ACC graduate and a nurse in Kansas City. He has three grandchildren, So-

fie, 7, Liam, 4, Stella, 2.

Looking back over the years Troxel is pleased with his time at Allen. “I think one of the greatest accomplishments is moving the college in a positive direction,� Troxel said. “I hope my contribution was positive and I made a difference, I think I did.�

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JV Mustangs start season off strong with sweep

By SPENCER MICHELSON The Iola Register

Baseball has started for Iola High’s junior varsity team.

The bats were red hot for the Mustangs in their 16-0 and 16-1 home wins over Central Heights.

“The hardest part, especially early in the season and when they don’t throw strikes, is that we don’t want [our batters] going up there swinging at everything because you’ll get into really bad habits,” Coach Mark Percy said.

The team listened, patiently drawing a walk eight times down the lineup in the Mustang’s 16-0 win to start the season. It also helped that the Viking squad hurt themselves with multiple balks, wild pitches and errors. Iola’s offense took advantage and peppered in some key hits.

The third inning really saw that offense on display.

Ethan Scheibmeir knocked in a run by grounding out to the shortstop. Joey Zimmerman, Keanen Badders and Garrett Wade each hit a two-run double during the frame.

Everyone else in the lineup — Brett Taylor, Coleson Wiggin, Ethan Sigg, Ben Cooper and Isaac Vink — reached base at least once during the game and scored a run.

Darius Greenawalt earned the win, pitching three innings. He struck out seven, didn’t give up a hit and walked one batter. Vink pitched the next game, posting similar numbers. He also didn’t give up a hit, but walked a batter that came around to score on a sacrifice fly in the first in-

ning. He pitched four innings, struck out seven and walked two.

“We had two pretty good pitching performances, not bad,” Percy said. “Darius threw around 40 pitches in three innings and Vink threw 60 pitches in four innings.

Darius is a sophomore and hasn’t played for a few years and Vink is a freshman. It’s huge getting guys game experience.”

During the 16-1 win, Iola got off to an early lead. Zimmerman, Ethan Tavarez and Braden Plumlee each had an RBI-double. Colton Toney and Greenwalt had an RBI-single in the inning.

Tavarez added another RBI via a single during the second inning. Toney nailed a double that got over the head of the center fielder for a two RBIdouble in the same inning.

Again, though, much of Iola’s offense was helped by balks errors and wild pitches. Everyone in the lineup reached base at least once for the Mustangs.

“We’ve got some pretty raw players that haven’t played for a few years,” Percy said.

“They’re just getting back into it. Anytime we can get on the field is huge and get game competition.”

But, the team came to play.

So much so, that in the top of the second inning, center fielder Garrett Wade made a nice sliding grab for the third out. Instead of running back into the dugout, he ran back to his position in center field looking for a fourth out.

The varsity season starts See JV | Page B3

Isaac Vink slides into third base, before a wild throw allows him to run to home safely.

Keanen Badders gets some hitting advice from third base coach Marty Taylor before his at-bat.

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Garrett Wade lays down a sacrifice bunt. As a bonus, he made it to first base safely for the infield single. REGISTER/SPENCER MICHELSON

Pittsburg State football player battles cancer

By JIM HENRY The Joplin Globe

PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — Sitting in a hospital in Joplin, nothing needed to be said.

Robert McField knew the news would not be good.

“About five doctors walked in, and when I saw that, I knew it wasn’t right,” he said.

“One of them, his eyes were as big as a grapefruit. I looked at him, he looked at me and said, ‘Man, we have to get you out of here fast.’

“He said, ‘Don’t get me wrong, I trust the people here.

But there are specialists, and I’ve seen some things in you

that need (immediate attention).’ “ An ambulance took McField to the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, and there he learned he had cancer — more specifically, non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

“It was like my whole world turned around,” he said. “I cried. I cried. I didn’t know what I was going to do. I didn’t know anything about what I had. I went there and had five surgeries done within eight days.

“The first diagnosis they told me is that in (the next) five years, I had a 45 to 50 percent chance to live. Medically they told me that was great

My body, my neck and my shoulders started aching and hurting. It really got bad in November. I went to the emergency room. I remember throwing up and having to take pills, ibuprofen and Tylenol to make it through the day.

— Robert McField

... but it didn’t sound great to me.

“After that I got a specialist at the KU Cancer Center.

He broke things down to me a little better in a way where I understood exactly what I had. He told me it was a freak accident. There was nothing I could have done about

it. He showed me the tumor in my neck. He showed me the tumor in my stomach. He showed me the masses in my shoulders, and the one in my stomach was humongous.”

The tumor in his neck — about the size of a softball See PSU | Page B3

Iola recreation department soccer scores

March 24th Games 5-year-old-Kindergarten League Moon’s Home Town Market 2, Dairy Queen 5 Emmitt Carson scored two goals for Moon’s. Austin Crooks and Reed Clift each had two goals and Ean DeLaTorre chipped in with a goal for D.Q.

1st-2nd Grade League Gates 12, Platinum K Salon 0 Ryun Cole led the way with four goals, Dreden Ellis and Everett Glaze each scored two goals with Henry White, Caleb Measles Jr., Alex Smail and Griffin Westervelt each finding the net for Gates.

A&W 5, Fellowship Regional Church 0 Wyatt Williamson led the way with three goals with Jordy Kaufman and Eliott Stephenson each adding a goal for A&W. 3rd-5th Grade League Tholen’s Heating & Cooling 9, B&W 0 Holden Barker found the net five times, Landon Weide scored two goals with Cooper Riley and Ally Ellis each scoring a goal for Tholen’s.

Dude Be Nice 2, Precision Pump 6 Landon Oliver and Ben Leo each scored a goal for Dude Be Nice. Carter Hutton led the way with three goals,

Jack White scored two goals with Keynan Stahl chipping in with a goal for Precision.

March 28th Games 5-year-old-Kindergarten League Dairy Queen 2, Twin Motors Ford 3 Kamry DeLaTorre and Austin Crooks each had a goal for D.Q. Kale Pratt found the net twice with Zoie Hesse adding a goal for Twin Motors Ford.

Moon’s Home Town Market 0, Ellison Construction 12 Jase Herrmann and Cooper Criss led the way with four goals a piece, Truman Grzybowski found the net three times, with Cole Anderson adding a goal for Ellison Construction.

The Frame Shop 0, A&W 4 Ethan Tice, Brock Michael, Brody Maley and Layton Holding each chipped in with one goal for A&W. Dairy Queen 1, Ellison Construction 7 Austin Crooks had the only goal for D.Q. Cooper Criss led the way with four goals, with Jase Herrmann adding three goals for Ellison Construction.

Johnson Law Office 1, A&W 1 Ben Fager found the net for Johnson Law. Brody Maley of A&W had the lone goal for his team.

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Johnson Law Office 3, Community National Bank 0 Noah Schowengerdt, Rohan Springer and Tre Wilson each chipped in with one goal for Johnson Law. H&R Block 4, Platinum K Salon 0 Bryce Walden and Konner Larney each found the goal twice for H&R Block.

Gates 4, Smith Contracting 0 Ryun Cole scored two goals, with Dreden Ellis and Everett Glaze each adding a goal for Gates.

Community National Bank 0, Monarch Cement 3 Jacob Harrington found the back of the net three times for Monarch Cement.

H&R Block 0, Johnson Law Office 4 Noah Schowengerdt of Johnson Law found the net four times.

Platinum K Salon 1, Stacy Cakes 4 Scoring the only goal for Platinum K Salon was Kade Nilges. Blake Ellis led the way with two goals, with Nick Bauer and Shayann Bushong each chipping in with one goal for Stacy Cakes.

Monarch Cement 2, Smith Contracting 1 Anthony Rodriguez and Cassidy Friend each found the net for Monarch Cement. Gustavo Vera scored the only goal for Smith Contracting.

3rd-5th Grade League Allen County Chiropractic 0, Iola Insurance Associates 2 Charles Rogers and Rogan Weir each found the net for Iola Insurance Assoc.

Dude Be Nice 6, B&W 0 River Kaufman led the way with three goals, with Brennen Nuessen chipping in with two goals and Christopher Rodriguez adding one goal for Dude Be Nice.

Precision International 2, Tholen’s Heating and Cooling 2 Keynan Stahl and Carter Hutton each scored a goal for Precision Pump. Landon Weide and Christina White each scored a goal for Tholen’s.

Sigg Motors 3, Ashley Clinic 0 Sam Fager scored two goals, with Jakoby Wilson adding one goal for Sigg Motors.

Ashley Clinic 1, B&W 1 Cooper Woods found the net for Ashley Clinic. Eli Works of B&W had the lone goal for his team.

Allen County Chiropractic 2, Tholen’s Heating and Cooling 0 Tyler Boeken found the back of the net two times for Allen County Chiropractic.

Sigg Motors 0, Precision International Scoring the only goal for Precision was Carter Hutton.

Iola High softball coach suspended Vince Coons, the only softball coach Iola High has had in the program’s 11-year history, has been suspended from his coaching duties, and will not be at the helm when the Fillies hit the diamond today to start their 2015 season.

In his stead, is IHS ninthand 10-grade counselor Melissa Stiffler.

Neither USD 257 Supt. of Schools Jack Koehn nor Athletics Director Martin Bambick would comment.

The suspension was handed down by Koehn prior to a special USD 257 school board meeting Friday afternoon, apparently for board members to discuss the matter.

The board did not take action.

Coons, who remains employed as a science instructor at IHS, also declined comment, referring any questions to Bambick.

Stiffler has coaching experience. She coached softball in Missouri for 13 years before coming to IHS, Bambick said.

Attempts to reach Stiffler were unsuccessful.

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High court to hear plea to reinstate death sentence WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The nation’s highest court agreed Monday to hear Kansas’ appeal seeking to reinstate death sentences for two brothers convicted of robbing and forcing four people to engage in sex acts before being shot to death naked in a Wichita soccer field in 2000.

The U.S. Supreme Court also agreed to review a separate Kansas Supreme Court decision overturning the death sentence of a man convicted of killing a couple in Great Bend in 2004.

The justices said they will review the Kansas high court’s rulings that threw out the sentences of Jonathan and Reginald Carr and Sidney Gleason.

The Kansas court hasn’t upheld a death sentence since a new capital punishment law was enacted in 1994. The state’s last executions, by hanging, took place in 1965.

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider instructions given to jurors in the sentencing phase of capital trials about evidence favorable to the defendants, as well as whether sentencing the Carr brothers together violated their rights.

Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said the Carr case is “important to us, important to the victims, important to this community.

In terms of legal importance, well, I guess that is in the eye of the beholder.

The U.S. Supreme Court

obviously thought it merited their attention.”

But Sarah Johnson, an attorney with the state capital appellate defender’s office who represents Gleason and Jonathan Carr, said they were “honestly a little surprised” that the court agreed to hear the cases.

“We don’t think this

We don’t think this is an issue that really is worthy of the U.S. Supreme Court’s time and attention, but we are confident that once they get into it they will recognize that the Kansas Supreme Court acted well within its discretion.

— Sarah Johnson, state appellate attorney

is an issue that really is worthy of the U.S. Supreme Court’s time and attention, but we are confident that once they get into it they will recognize that the Kansas Supreme Court acted well within its discretion,” Johnson said.

The Kansas Supreme Court in July upheld one conviction of capital murder with respect to the Carr brothers, but overturned their death sentences. That same month, the court also upheld Gleason’s conviction, but reversed his death sentence.

“We have carefully analyzed the opinions of the Kansas Supreme Court and we do not believe they have correctly applied

to withdraw money from ATMs. The two women were raped repeatedly before all five were taken to a snow-covered soccer field and shot. Four of them — 29-year-old Aaron Sander, 27-year-old Brad Heyka, 26-year-old Jason Befort and 25-year-old Heather Muller — died. One woman survived a gunshot wound to the head and ran naked through the snow to seek help.

Gleason was convicted for in the 2004 murders of Mikiala Martinez and her boyfriend, Darren Wornkey. She was a potential witness against Gleason in an earlier crime.

The cases will be argued in Washington in the fall.

Tyson nears settlement

KS awaits word on March tax collections TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials are waiting to see whether state tax collections this month met expectations.

The state Department of Revenue’s report to be released this afternoon comes as lawmakers worked on proposals to erase a budget shortfall projected at nearly $600 million for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

Tax collections for the current fiscal year through February were $38 million short of official projections, about 1 percent less than anticipated.

If tax collections exceed expectations this month, it could make closing the projected budget shortfall easier for lawmakers.

The budget shortfall arose after lawmakers aggressively cut personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013 at Brownback’s urging to stimulate the economy.

the U.S. Constitution,” Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a written statement. “I am encouraged the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the cases.”

The brothers broke into a Wichita home in December 2000 and forced the five people there to have sex with each other and later

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A judge has granted preliminary approval to a proposed settlement of more than $730,000 in the class-action lawsuit brought against Tyson by workers at the company’s meatpacking plant in Emporia. The deal ends a nearly eight-year legal battle.

U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten also cleared the way on Monday for notices to go out to the nearly 4,900 affected current and for-

mer workers. The court scheduled a final approval and fairness hearing for July 2 at the federal courthouse in Kansas City, Kansas.

The lawsuit alleges that Tyson did not pay its workers for the time they spent putting on and taking off protective clothing and walking.

Under the proposal, the workers would split about $377,000. Their attorneys would receive about $351,000 in attorney fees.

Hallmark offers 200 buyouts KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hallmark Cards is offering a buyout as it tries to cut 200 jobs by this summer.

President David Hall says the company is looking for ways to reduce costs as consumer spending changes.

Eligibility for the

buyouts will be based on a combination of years of service and age. If enough employees don’t take the voluntary buyout, involuntary staff cuts will occur.

Employees will be offered severance payments and outplacement assistance.

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The Royals Way: Speed, defense and the best bullpen

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

Iola’s Ethan Tavarez, catcher, keeps his eye on the ball.

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today at Central Heights. The season was supposed to start last Thursday at home against Chanute, but rains from the day before left the field waterlogged.

“We’re excited about the start. We only kept two guys out [of the lineup today.] This year they moved it up to 26 games that players can play,” Percy said. “It hurt in the past moving from JV to varsity, because you

can pinch run once in a varsity game and that counts as a game played.

With our numbers — we only have 16 — this rule helps.”

Percy said he expects good competition from Central Heights’ varsity squad.

“They were solid last year and will be solid this year,” Percy said.

“Usually, the wind is blowing in on their field and their grass is [long].

So if you hit the ball hard, it might not even get out of the infield.”

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — The first thing Dayton Moore makes clear is that he never set out to change how baseball clubs are built. He simply wanted to win games, something the Kansas City Royals had repeatedly failed to do for nearly three decades.

Never once did Moore think he’d become the next Billy Beane, the Oakland Athletics’ general manager whose use of advanced statistics revolutionized the game.

“We were just trying to put ourselves in the best position to win,” Moore said.

Like the A’s, the Royals are a small-market team operating within very narrow margins.

They can’t spend big on key free agents. But rather than search for undervalued players by putting a premium on things such as on-base percentage — the “Moneyball” approach of Beane — Moore chose to identify specific players and skillsets for the wide expanses of Kauffman Stadium.

The result was The Royals Way: Invest heavily in speed and defense at the expense of power, and build the game’s best bullpen to take pressure off the starting rotation.

“In a market like ours, we may not be able to af-

ford top-of-the-rotation pitchers, or a power bat,” Moore explained in an interview with The Associated Press. “But what helps your starting pitchers? A good bullpen.

What makes them better? Defense. So what we tried to do was make sure we have as many quality

They stole bases, went first to third on infield hits, scrapped for the lead. Once they got it, they turned it over to Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland, a trio of relievers whose 100 mph fastballs were nearly unhittable.

“They’re always put-

The Royals grinded out runs one at a time.

They stole bases, went first to third on infield hits, scrapped for the lead. Once they got it, they turned it over to Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland.

defenders and speed-type players as possible.”

Makes sense, right?

Speedy, weak-hitting outfielders come cheaper than someone who pounds 30 homers. And you can get a bushel of relievers for the price of a starting pitcher.

Yet the approach was initially met with derision. Many fans still could not understand why the frugal Royals never made runs at pricy power bats like Albert Pujols. It hardly quelled their voices when the Royals continued to languish near the bottom of the standings.

But something strange happened last year, when Moore’s longterm vision finally matured.

It wound up working.

The Royals grinded out runs one at a time.

ting pressure on you,” Indians manager Terry Francona said of his club’s division rival.

“Sometimes you play a team like Detroit and they kind of pummel you. But they’re not stealing bases. So it’s a different way of contending.”

That’s exactly what the Royals did, too: They started to contend. And when folks looked at the standings in October, the long-suffering franchise was headed for the playoffs.

The Royals made the trip count. Relying on that winning formula, they beat the A’s in a dramatic wild-card game.

They swept through the Orioles and Angels and all the way to the World Series, where they took the playoff-tested San Francisco Giants to

PSU: Fighting off cancer instead of tackles Continued from B1

— was surgically removed. Then McField started receiving chemotherapy, The Joplin Globe reported.

“That’s the worst part about everything,” McField said. “Chemotherapy, it breaks you down.

I’ve lost 25 pounds so far, and I have to look forward to it every three weeks.

But it’s either that or not be living. I’ll take the bad part of it now.”

During the football season, McField, a twotime all-state defensive player at Normandy High School in St. Louis, saw his 6-foot-6, 268-pound body slowly break down.

“It started in segments,” he said. “My body, my neck and my shoulders started aching and hurting. It really got bad in November. I went

to the emergency room.

I remember throwing up and having to take pills, ibuprofen and Tylenol, to make it through the day.

As a football player, they tell you to be tough ... and I kind of brushed it off.

They let me go and told me to take Tylenol, ibuprofen, and I could make it through.”

McField certainly didn’t feel like celebrating on Nov. 15 when the Gorillas won at Central Missouri to secure a share of the MIAA championship.

“Every play was horrible to go through,” he said. “I kept going to the sideline asking for stomach medicine. I can definitely say before that it was manageable. I was just exhausted every single play that I did, but after that, everything

started getting painful, especially in my neck and my stomach.”

Despite the pain, McField played in the Gorillas’ two playoff games, and he caught the 2-point conversion pass at Minnesota State-Mankato that sent the game to overtime. It was his only catch — and target — of the season.

“I’ll never forget,” he said. “They called the play, and I think that was the only time my sickness went away, my pain went away. I don’t recall being nervous or scared. I just remember as soon as they called it I was like it’s time to go to overtime.”

McField attempted to resume offseason workouts in January, but that didn’t last long. His body changed from that of a big, strong college foot-

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“One morning I woke up and my whole right arm went numb. I went to the emergency room and they told me that I have masses in my stomach and my neck that were there in November but they were very small. Then I went to the Joplin emergency room to get a second opinion, and they told me that it was looking like cancer.

I had to leave and go to KU Medical Center immediately because these (masses) were getting really big. The thing about non-Hodgkin lymphoma is 100 percent of the cells spread. So in a matter of months it can start diminishing your body, and that’s what it did. I was a firsthand witness to it. I couldn’t run, I couldn’t lift my arm up, my right arm went numb. It can eat you up pretty fast.”

Once the initial shock of the cancer diagnosis wore off, McField’s out-

look changed.

“When he got used to the idea — this is what really was going on — he kind of encouraged the rest of us,” said his girlfriend, Kaylee Kinsch. “Me and his mom (Denise McField), we were obviously very distraught. He was like I’m going to fight this thing. He knew he was going to be strong. Obviously that was before we hit chemo, but before we hit chemo, he was ready ... let’s do everything we can.”

As a registered nurse, Kinsch fought some frustrations.

“When I can’t fix him, that’s the hardest part because that’s my job,” she said. “We have medicines at home. I’ll give him all the medicines, and sometimes he’s still (nauseated), he’s still hurting. I’ve depleted all my sources, and I’m like now what do we do. Sometimes I just have to walk out of the room and say OK, I can’t fix you right now.”

Game 7.

By that point, folks around baseball were trying to figure out how the Royals had done it.

Then, some of them started trying to replicate it.

The market for highend relievers exploded this past offseason, the White Sox throwing $46 million at David Robertson, the Yankees tossing $36 million toward Andrew Miller.

A bear market made heavy hitters as pricy as ever, but money lavished on defensive dynamos also started to rise. Gold Glove winner Nick Markakis signed a $44 million deal with the Braves, and Gold Glove finalist Adam LaRoche inked a two-year, $25 million deal with the White Sox.

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Kaminsky, Okafor lead 2014-15 AP All-America team

By JIM O’CONNELL AP Basketball Writer

Frank Kaminsky and Jahlil Okafor are as different as stories can be in college basketball. The two, however, have a lot in common — both are in the Final Four and both were the top selections on The Associated Press’ 2014-15 All-America team.

Kaminsky, the 7-foot senior from Wisconsin, was a unanimous choice Monday. Okafor, the 6-11 freshman from Duke, received all but one firstteam vote.

Notre Dame senior Jerian Grant, Kentucky junior Willie Cauley-Stein and Ohio State freshman D’Angelo Russell rounded out the first team.

Kaminsky worked his to the top by improving through four seasons in college. Okafor arrived with all the laurels out of high school and immediate talk about leaving for the NBA. “Not to be overly patriotic, but we’re an American story, that you can do that in this kind of a system,” Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan said. “Sometimes where it looks like the privileged, the ones that are identified as being great players and can’t-miss-type guys, where there can always come that guy from behind in the race and then cross the tape first.

“Frank is that guy who got a little bit later start as far as people noticing his abilities, but that’s just a great accomplishment on his part. ... He took advantage of a chance and has made the most of it.”

Kaminsky, projected as a top pick in the NBA draft, led the Badgers to their second straight Final Four berth, averaging 18.2 points and 8.0 rebounds while shooting 55.3 percent from the field, including 39.5 percent from 3-point range.

He is one of those big men as comfortable on the perimeter as in the lane, and his outgoing personality has made him a media favorite.

“It’s cool to be named first team All-American.

It’s something you dream of as a kid,’” Kaminsky said. “To finally be able to do so, it’s a good thing and it shows how hard I’ve worked in my career.

To be up there with Alando Tucker is a pretty cool thing.”

Kaminsky is Wisconsin’s second All-America joining Tucker in 2007.

He is the second unanimous pick in as many years following Doug McDermott of Creighton.

Okafor is Duke’s 16th first-team All-America and is the Blue Devils’ second freshman in as many years, with Jabari Parker being chosen last season.

Okafor, who received 64 first-team votes, averaged 17.7 points and 9.0 rebounds while shooting 66.9 percent, second in the nation.

“His game has grown continuously and he’s got a lot more growth ahead of him,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said.

“The main thing for Jah is that he’s gotten better as the season’s gone along.”

At Notre Dame, Grant’s career was in jeopardy last season when he was suspended for the second semester for what he called an academic mistake. The son of former NBA player Harvey Grant star returned for his senior season and averaged 16.8 points and 6.6 assists while playing 36.6 minutes per game.

“I can’t think of a better comeback story in college basketball the last couple years than Jerian,” Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. “When I told him you need to come back because we have unfinished business, I didn’t know it would be this good and I am thrilled that it is this good because I was nervous it wouldn’t be this good. He came back for all the right reasons.”

Grant, who received 53 first-team votes and is Notre Dame’s first All-America since Troy Murphy repeated in 2001, said receiving an honor like this makes his decision to return that much sweeter.

“It’s great, especially with where I was last year,” he said. “The work I’ve put in, the guys having so much confidence in me to welcome me back like that.”

Cauley-Stein and his teammates are chasing history with an undefeated season just two wins away. The 7-footer is the first first-team AllAmerica to average less than 10 points per game.

He averaged 9.3 points while grabbing 6.4 rebounds and shooting 58.8 percent. He anchors Kentucky’s stifling defense.

“Coming in I felt like I was really overlooked and didn’t know if I really belonged but just worked and worked and worked and eventually became a player that everybody looks at like ‘Dude, you’re a freak athlete, you’re a beast,’” said CauleyStein, who received 45 first-team votes. “You can

Above, Wisconsin's Frank Kamininsky drives against Arizona's Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (23) during firsthalf action in the NCAA Tournament's Elite 8 at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday. Wisconsin advanced, 85-78. TNS/LOS ANGELES TIMES/ROBERT GAUTHIER Right, Duke’s Jahlil Okafor (15) lays the ball off the glass in the third round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on March 22 at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. TNS/CHARLOTTE OBSERVER/JEFF SINER do so many things that I never imagined even happening and now it’s coming together.”

He is the 18th AllAmerican from Kentucky and first since Anthony Davis in 2012.

Russell is another freshman who isn’t expected to be back for a second season. He averaged 19.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists and received 51 first-team votes. Russell is 15th AllAmerican from Ohio State and the first since Jared Sullinger repeated in 2012.

“The level that he sustained was the most impressive thing,” Buckeyes coach Thad Matta said. “The other thing that I loved was that the mistakes early, he learned from. He got better as the season went on. He became a more

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Public notice (First published in The Iola Register on March 31, 2015) DISTRICT COURT, ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK & TRUST, f/k/a COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff, CASE NO. 2014CV77 v.

TITLE INVOLVING REAL ESTATE DIEBOLT LUMBER AND SUPPLY, INC., SUSAN H. DIEBOLT, DONALD D. DIEBOLT a/k/a DONALD DARRELL DIEBOLT, UNKNOWN TENANT, KITCHENS AND MORE, INC.,

LIFETIME SURFACES, INC., BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS, KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, GE CAPITAL COMMERCIAL, INC., LCA BANK CORPORATION, HOUSE ACCOUNT FUNDING, LLC, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. and all unknown tenants, or persons in possession, heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors and trustees, creditors, and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are unknown; the heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any person alleged to be deceased and any other party claiming any interest in said real property, Defendants.

Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60 (REAL ESTATE FORECLOSURE ACTION NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Allen County District Court in the above-entitled action, I will, on the 22nd day of April 2015 at 10 o’clock a.m., at the South Entrance of the Allen County District Court, 1 N. Washington, Iola, Kansas, to sell at a public auc

tion and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, all rights, title and interest of the defendants above-named in and to the following described real property situated in the County of Allen, State of Kansas, to-wit: Tract 2: North 5-acre tract A tract in the Northeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 24 South, Range 19 East, Allen County Kansas ( the East line of said Quarter having an assumed bearing of North 00°00’00” West described as: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Northeast Quarter; thence North 00°00’00” West along the East section line 1413.00 feet to the true point of beginning; thence South 89°12’00” West, 466.70 feet; thence North 00°00’00”West, 466.70 feet; thence North 89°12’00” East 466.70 feet to the East section line; thence South 00°00’00” East, 466.70 feet to the point of beginning, containing 5.00 acres more or less. (Tract 1 on Mortgage Tract 3: A tract of land in the Northeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 24 South, Range 19 East, Allen County, Kansas; beginning at the Southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter; (with the East section line having an assumed bearing of North 00°00’00” East.

Thence North 89°58’49” West, 466.70 feet along the Quarter section line; thence North 00°00’00” East 702.14 feet; thence North 90°00’00” East, 466.70 feet to the East section line; thence South 00°00’00” West 702.30 feet along the East section line to the true point of beginning. Containing 7.523 acres, more or less. (Tract 2 in Mortgage Tract 4: A tract of land in the Northeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 24 South, Range 19 East, Allen County, Kansas; commencing at the Southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter; thence North 00°00’00” East (an assumed bearing along the East section line 1229.11 feet to the true point of beginning; thence North 86°27’25” West, 196.18 feet; thence North 78°08’00” West, 286.00 feet; thence North

72°05’00”West, 377.76 feet; thence North 43°28’35” West, 303.08 feet; thence North 05°00’00” East, 341.34 feet; thence North 60°15’37” East 317.54 feet; thence South 41°31’40” East, 348.82 feet, thence North 89°12’00” East, 40.30 feet; thence South 00°00’00” West, 466.70 feet; thence North 89°12’00” East, 466.70 feet to the East section line; thence South 00°00’00” West, 183.89 feet along the East section line to the true point of beginning containing 9.841 acres, more or less.(Tract 3 in Mortgage Tract 5: A tract of land in the Northeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 24 South, Range 19 East of the 6th P.M. Allen County, Kansas (the East line of said quarter having an assumed bearing of North 00°00’00” West described as: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Northeast Quarter; thence North 00°00’00” West along the East Section line 708.00 feet; thence North 90°00’00” West 1093.00 feet to the true point of beginning; thence South 85°43’40” West, 731.50 feet; thence North 09°18’00” West, 1006.00 feet; thence South 86°56’00” East, 939.20 feet thence South 02°57’10” West, 889.22 feet to the point of beginning.

Together with an easement for roadway for ingress and egress as set forth in Book 137 Misc., Page 462. (Tract 4 in Mortgage Tract 6: A tract lying in the North Half of Section 30, Township 24 South, Range 19 East, Allen County, Kansas, described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said North Half; thence North 00°00’00” E (an assumed bearing along the East Section line 1615.14 feet; thence North 90°00’00” W 1403.69 feet; thence N 86°56’00” W 722.79 feet to the true point of beginning; thence S 86°56’00” E 140.59 feet; thence S 9°18’00” East 1006.00 feet; thence N 85°43’40” E 731.50 feet; thence S 2°57’10” W 708.55 feet to the South line of said North Half; thence N 89°58’49” W along the said South line to the center of Rock creek; thence Northeasterly along the center of Rock creek to a point that is N 00°00’00” E of

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the point of beginning, thence S 00°00’00” W to the point of beginning, exclusive of the oil, gas and all other minerals in and under said real estate. (Tract 5 in Mortgage Tract 7: A tract lying in the Northeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 24 South, Range 19 East, Allen County, Kansas; commencing at the Southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter; thence North 00°00’00” East (an assumed bearing along the East Section line 1169.00 feet to the true point of beginning; Thence North 00°00’00” East, 60.11 feet; thence North 86°27’25” West, 196.18 feet; thence North 78°08’00” West, 286.00 feet; thence North 72°05’00” West, 377.76 feet; thence North 43°28’35” West, 303.08 feet; thence South 05°00’00” West, 40.31 feet; thence South 02°57’10” West 41.17 feet; thence South 43°28’35” East, 263.28 feet; thence South 72°05’00” East, 396.23 feet; thence South 78°08’00” East, 293.54 feet; thence South 86°27’25” East, 204.26 feet to the point of beginning, containing 1.599 acres, more or less, exclusive of the oil, gas, and all other mineral in and under said real estate. (Tract 6 in Mortgage Said real property is levied on as the property of the defendants above-named and without appraisement to satisfy said Order of Sale.

Sheriff of Allen County, Kansas Robert Minter, #06749 Creath L. Pollak, #21681 MINTER & POLLAK 545 N. Woodlawn Wichita, Kansas 67208 Telephone: (316 265-0797 Facsimile: (316 618-0058 Email: minter@mintwin.com Attorneys for Plaintiff, Community National Bank & Trust MINTER & POLLAK AS ATTORNEYS FOR COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK & TRUST IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. (3) 31 (4) 7, 14

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Former Chiefs TE Sean McGrath among many NFL players retiring early

By TEREZ A. PAYLOR The Kansas City Star

(TNS) — Late last July, a young tight end walked slowly into the Chiefs’ training camp dormitory at Missouri Western in St. Joseph, sporting his trademark beard and a hat.

The smile that had been plastered on Sean McGrath’s face the previous season was gone; instead, he appeared emotionless as he disappeared inside the building on this bright, sunny day.

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to work for his religion, and Tennessee quarterback Jake Locker, 26, retired because of what he said was a loss of passion for the game. Before last season, former Arizona and Pittsburgh running back Rashard Mendenhall, 26, retired because he wanted to pursue writing as a career.

McGrath, by all accounts, loved football.

But the Chiefs and McGrath’s agent, Richard John Owens, said other passions — particularly art — overtook his desire to play. Before he quit, McGrath was a solid contributor on the Chiefs’

Sean McGrath, by all accounts, loved football. But, the Chiefs and McGrath’s agent, Richard John Owens, said other passions — particularly art — overtook his desire to play.

porters nor his teammates standing nearby — knew the message he would soon give Chiefs coach Andy Reid and general manager John Dorsey.

McGrath, 27, was retiring from professional football.

Seven months later, McGrath attends art classes at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Ark., where he played college football.

He’s working on a master’s degree, according to his agent.

And seven months later, McGrath isn’t alone in his decision. Several young, established players, not unlike McGrath, have recently left professional football.

At the top of the list is San Francisco linebacker Chris Borland, 24, who made national headlines this offseason when he retired after a 100-plus-tackle rookie season because of his concerns about the long-term effects of concussions.

Also this offseason, Pittsburgh linebacker Jason Worilds, a Jehovah’s Witness, retired at age 27

depth chart, catching 26 passes for 302 yards and two touchdowns in 2013. “We sat and talked for an extended period of time,� Dorsey said of McGrath at the NFL’s annual meetings last week in Phoenix. “And part of that was to see, truly, is this what you want to do in life? “Because if you don’t have it inside your soul, if you’re not totally committed to execute what you want to execute, it’s not going to work.�

Owens said he speaks to McGrath roughly once a month, in addition to receiving pieces of art from the former player.

McGrath gave Owens a piece of pottery at his pro day workout in 2012.

But Owens remains surprised by his client’s decision. He said McGrath remains a “bit of a different guy.� “The main reason, he told me, is that the idea of art was drawing him away from the game,�

Owens said, adding that he gets the impression McGrath wants to teach and be part of an art gallery. “But I still, to this

day, scratch my head. “Sean, to this day, absolutely loved the game, and I think he still does.

I’m just as baffled, probably, as you are.�

By last July, based on what he told the Chiefs, McGrath’s commitment level had fallen off. “He said, ‘I’m not totally prepared.’ But you applaud him because he didn’t at least come out there and try to fake it. Nobody has time for that,� Dorsey said. “So you applaud him for at least standing up, realizing where he was in his career and ultimately making the toughest decision of his life.�

Reid, who has been an NFL head coach for 16 seasons, said his reaction to McGrath was simple — he told him you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do. “I listen to him, and then, if I feel like he wants advice or wants to talk through it, options, I’ll give him the options,�

Reid said. “But normally if you’re in that position, if they’ve come to you with it, they’ve probably thought it through pretty good.�

When asked directly,

Owens said McGrath did not retire because of concern about his long-term health, or any other reason. But safety is exactly why Borland’s retirement made such a splash this month.

According to ESPN,

more than 70 former players have been diagnosed with progressive neurological disease after their deaths, and numerous studies have shown connections between the repetitive head trauma associated with football and

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