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County PIQUA HAS DAY IN THE SUN hears budget requests

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On April 24, 2010, oil from a rupture of the Deepwater Horizon offshore well started to leak in the Gulf of Mexico. It continued unabated for three months. Cleanup continues, said Chris Phelan, assistant Allen County attorney, who recently completed a 54-day deployment as a Coast Guard reservist in New Orleans. “Great progress has been made, but there’s still much to do,” said Phelan, 38, an attorney whose specialty is environmental concerns. Register/Richard Luken “It’s a complicated process,” Whiteley of Le Roy. Whiteley was he said, made so by weather conditions and concerns for endangered species of wildlife that inhabit the gulf coast — nesting and raising of young have to be taken into consideration. Phelan noted that cleanup of the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska, much smaller that the 5 million barrels of crude that streamed from British Petroleum’s offshore well, took three years to

Mowing effort recalls yesteryear LE ROY — Unlike the mechanized behemoths of today, Ray Whiteley’s mowing outfit was considerably quieter. His “engine” — a pair of 1,200-pound mules — needed only an occasional break from the stifling summer heat as Whiteley traversed his way around an 18acre prairie hay meadow. “It’s a little warm, so we’ve been taking it easy,” Whiteley said. “It’s our little hobby.” The mules were pulling Whiteley’s antique sickle bar mower, a small wagon with cutting bar

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Mules Pat and Pete pull an antique sickle bar mower piloted by Ray joined by Greg Gleue in cutting an 18-acre prairie hay field Tuesday.

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Iolan studies 2010 oil spill Cheating

By BOB JOHNSON bob@iolaregister.com

Calls to the 911 dispatch center average one almost every 10 minutes. And while that may sound a little slow, played out over 24 hours a day and every day of the year, the total comes to 55,000. “That’s what we received last year,” Angie Murphy, dispatch center director, told Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning. The call total — she figures half or more are for true emerRegister/Bob Johnson gencies — wasn’t the point of her People from throughout eastern appearance, but the magnitude of Kansas came to Piqua Saturday the number captivated commisfor a Kansas Explorers Club sioners. seminar on life a smallcommisKanMurphy wasinbefore sas town. sioners to request a 20 percent increase in the department’s budget for 2012, up $126,000 over this year’s $490,000. The increase seemed pretty hefty. Murphy reasoned health insurance will cost an additional $50,000 and another $6,000 was expected for Kansas Public Em-

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attached. The bar was triggered through a gear box engaged as its wheels roll. With no mechanical engine to speak of, the only noise emanating from his unit was from the teeth of the seven-foot cutting bar rotating back and forth. Joining Whiteley was neighbor and friend Greg Gleue, with his own mowing outfit, another sickle bar mower pulled by a pair of Percheron draft horses. “We’re having some fun with it,” Whiteley joked. “Greg’s kind of a wimp about it. He needs a

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complete. The 1989 spill was less than a million barrels. Phelan’s role in the c l e a n u p w a s n ’ t hands-on, rather in coordination ATLANTA with state (AP) — Former Atlanta schools and local Superintendent Beverly Hall about cheatChris Phelan governmentsknew ing allegations on standardized and Native tests but either ignored themproor American tribes that have tried to hide them, according to a priety rights with some land afstate investigation. fected, as well as British PetroAn 800-page report released leum. Tuesday toinput The Associated Press “I gave (on legal issues) by Gov. Nathan Deal’s office and investigated adverse efthrough an open records request fects,” Phelan said. shows educators reportWithseveral his office was in New ed cheating in their schools. But Orleans, Phelan experienced a the report says Hall, who won hurricane firsthand, when Isaac the national came ashore Superintendent in late August. of the“We Year award in 2009, and other shut everything down administrators ignored reand didn’t work for those several ports and sometimes retaliated days,” he said. against the whistleblowers. The Coast Guard, well-versed The yearlong in dealing with investigation ocean-born shows educators at nearly four storms, gave Phelan and others dozen Atlanta elementary and middle schools cheated| Page on stanSee PHELAN A4 dardized tests by helping students or changing the answers once exams were handed in. The investigators also found a “culture of fear, intimidation and retaliation” in the school district over the cheating allegations, which led to educators lying about the Pekarek, cheating or destroying Brian USD 257 superintendent of schools, sat A5 in See CHEATING | Page on a meeting Friday in Newton among coalition members. A three-judge panel is hearing evidence from the plaintiffs, who contend the state has violated the Kansas Constitution by cutting back in school funding in recent years. The cutbacks were necessary, state officials counter, because of declining state revenue. Pekarek said regardless of how the judges rules, an appeal

Resolution to school funding a ways off By RICHARD LUKEN

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Don’t hold your breath waiting for a quick resolution of an PIQUA — Piqua’s population is ongoing lawsuit between more listed at 80. For a few hours Saturthan 50 school districts and the day, it more than doubled. state. She explained being unincor“That’s the thing about Piqua,” About 100 people from throughThat was the message Friday out eastern Kansas, many of them porated means Piqua “really is Lampe quipped. “We don’t have shared with representatives members of the Kansas Explor- considered a village. We don’t anything against people riding from 52 districts, all of which ers Club, came to town to learn have a city council” and regula- lawn mowers on our streets. are suing the state because of “Just about everyone is related how a small unincorporated town tions come from Woodson County. what they consider unfair cuts Jan Eckroat, Lampe’s mother, to everyone else and for the most By BOB JOHNSON gets along. in public education funding. bob@iolaregister.com Quite nicely, Shelia Lampe, a accentuated her daughter’s de- part we get along,” she observed. Iola’s USD 257 is one of the An anticipated field of a thouresident and director of the Iola scription of Piqua, chugging “We have a few arguments, but plaintiffs in the Schools For Fair sand runners and walkers, who up on a lawn mower to join the it’s just like what you’d have in a Area Chamber of Commerce, Funding coalition, which is beSee LAWSUIT | Page A4 will flee Iola’s downtown busicrowd. said. See PIQUA | Page A4 hind the suit. ness district early Saturday as Charley Melvin did in 1905, can be thankful that Melvin chose to do his dastardly deed in the middle of the night. Had the event being commemorated occurred in mid-day, participants would battle oppressive heat and humidity, with both picked up,” Weiner said Tuesday forecast at the upper end of the afternoon. As in the past, “we exBy ALLISON TINN discomfort scale during daytime pect a lot of people to sign up Friallison@iolaregister.com Friday and Saturday. As is, they day night.” The community-wide reading Cost is $12 for the walk. Runwill run and walk in somewhat project, “Iola Reads,” will kick more inviting temperatures pre- ners’ fees are $14 for youth to age off Oct. 1, with the selection of Register/Susan Lynn dicted for the low 70s by 12:26 a.m. 17, $20 for adults and $17 each for “Moon Overare Manifest,” Clare These men ready toby leave their inhibitions at home as they participate in Friday night’s favorite members of teams. Saturday. Vanderpool. race, the drag race. From left to right are Matt Skahan, Brian Wolfe, Nic Lohman, David Toland and Runners in the third annual The race — many walkers will The book is set inrace southeast Fred Heismeyer. The begins at 10:30 p.m. on the courthouse square. be out for a stroll — will cap activ- event will aim for best times of Kansas and follows the journey ities that start late Friday after- 15.40.06 for males and 20.44.78 for of Abilene Tucker, a young girl noon and will go on throughout females, set last year. who grew up in the railroad inSticks of “Melvin Dy-No-Mite” the evening. Included will be the dustry with her father. Her father chose the book because of its will be awarded the first three much-awaited “drag race,” feasends her to live in a little town achievement with the Newbery places for males and females in also because it is set in of Manifest, Kan., a LYNN coal mining Medal, By SUSAN year a but woman’s garter was transThe Shirt Shop, 20 W. Jackson, turing some of the area’s finest each of five ages groups, 15 and Kansas, Carswell said. men and women dressed in drag. town, susan@iolaregister.com during the Great Depres- southeast ferred from one participant’s leg where participants will have a under, 16-30, 31-45, 46-60 and 61 is a really good book,” he Chris Weiner at Thrive Allen sion. If you’ve got enough of it, Fri- to“It another. wide selection from which to and over. “Anytime you read a good County, co-sponsor with Allen Vanderpool is the first Kansas day night is the night to let your said. “It’s better than a baton,” said choose. Doors open at 10 p.m. All participants will break becomesexecutive your friend.” author to ever win the Newbery book hair down. Davidit Toland, director Registration to participate County Crimestoppers for “The Medal, is the award One which sure test is highest to participate of Thrive Allen County and one in the drag race is $5. That also Charley Melvin Mad Bomber Run from in front of the post office. is a for “One Book, in inchildren’s the “Dragliterature, Race” as aaccording runup to ofIOLA gains participants entrance to a for your Life,” said total of partic- Runners will follow a course that the READS organizers Friday’s West to WashCommunity” project encourRoger Carswell, director of the One the Charlie Melvin Mad Bomber events. 9:30 p.m. pre-party at the Thrive ipants was approaching 450, with will take them on Register/Allison Tinn ington, then Jackson, Jefferson aging all Iolans to read a book choabout 200 signed on for the 5-kiloIola Public Library . Run For Your Life race. If you don’t have a thing to office, 12 W. Jackson. Tickets can Above is Gene Weatherbie shooting at an exotic animal decoy while his dog Mossy watches from and East to Cottonwood. They by the project’s committee. It meter run. The walk will follow a Though book alike is targeted Men andthe women are en- sen wear — no worries. be behind. purchased in advance at the Friends and family showed up at the Weatherbie residence Saturday for some healthy cooperative project involving See TEMPS | B6 3-kilometer course. to a younger crowd, author is aDresses, couraged to dress in “the a cross-genhats, purses, jewelry Thrive office orGene Friday night on Theresa put on the annual hay maze, but when the grounds aren’t competition. and his wife 257, Iola Public Library, “Registration, including probcould have expected book to USD der manner and thenthe “compete” and other accoutrements willAlbe | Page B6 evening they become a 3D archery course. The course has 18 tarbeing used See on aEGO scary October Community College Library ably a fifth online, has really appeal to of all four generations,” in teams in a relay.CarsLast len available at Elizabeth Donnelly’s gets. Scoring a 180 would be the equivalent of making par in golf. And as with golf, the goal of the and the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. well said. game is to score as low as possible. Decoys are as far as 58 yards away. The Iola Reads committee See READS | Page A4

Marci Penner, Kansas Sampler Foundation director, left, reacts to a comment made by Shelia Lampe as she talks about Piqua, her hometown.

Temps for run look inviting

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Book set in southeast Kansas chosen for Iola Reads project

Put that ego on the shelf, boys

Pekarek finds home at USD 257 — Since 1871 — Governor fashions narrative suggesting budget cuts may be necessary Iola Municipal Band

At the bandstand Jim Garner, director Thursday, Kan. July 7, 2011— Gov. state agencies to draft proposals 8 p.m. TOPEKA, (AP) PROGRAM Sam Brownback’s administrafor slicing up to 10 percent of

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By JOE SNEVE joe@iolaregister.com

When Brian Pekarek was hired as superintendent of the Iola school district in February, he saw an opportunity to “reinvigorate” USD 257. With a focus on academic An AP achievement and public transparnews ency, Pekarek hopes he can furanalysis ther success for the district and the more than 1,300 students relying onthe it. nation’s economy may cause Pekarek walks Europe’s his talk. finanA naremain stagnant. cial crisis also looms as a potenSee PEKAREK | Page A5 tial threat. “There are forces beyond the state’s control,” Brownback 75 Cents

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spokeswoman Sherriene JonesSontag said last week. “There’s still a great deal of uncertainty with the economy.” The state is decreasing its individual income tax rates for 2013, with the top rate dropping to 4.9 percent from 6.45 percent. Also, the state will exempt the owners of 191,000 partnerships, sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes. Brian center, visits with The Pekarek, Legislature’s research the USD 257 board office. staff projects that the tax cuts will be worth $231 million during the current fiscal year and increase

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to more than $800 million during the next fiscal year. The collective tax relief over the next six years is estimated at more than $4.5 billion. The same legislative researchers project that the tax cuts will create collective budget shortfalls approaching $2.5 billion over the next six years. Brownback’s aides described July’s budget instructions as a Barb Geffert and at planning tool, butMarcy signsBoring that significant cuts are a possibility keep popping up. The Department of See BUDGET | Page A4

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Tobacco dispute threatens children’s programs By DAVE RANNEY KHI News Service

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In July, an arbitration panel began hearing tobacco companies’ complaints that some states — including Kansas — have been less than diligent in enforcing the terms of the 1998 master settlement agreement. If the panel agrees with the tobacco companies, Kansas likely will have to refund at least $9.6 million or, in a worst-case scenario, all $48.3 million paid to the state in 2003. Under current arbitration, a state will not have to give back more than it received in 2003, but similar refunds are possible in subsequent years as well.

“ It’s obvious, I think, that there’s going to be

some kind of cut because other states have been dropped from the arbitration and Kansas wasn’t. But little kids shouldn’t be left holding the bag for whatever the state failed to do. Alternative funding solutions have to be on the table. — Shannon Cotsaridis, Kansas Action For Children exectuive

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“Clawing back” payments

The settlement agreement includes a section that requires states to be “diligent” in making sure that cigarette companies that weren’t part of the settlement pay a $6-per-carton fee to an escrow fund. “That was part of the deal,” said Bryan Haynes, tobacco team leader with Troutman Sanders, a Richmond, Va., law firm that represents Bryan Haynes several tobacco companies. “In exchange for the participating manufacturers making settlement payments on a going-forward basis, the states were to force the non-participating manufacturers to pay a comparable amount — about $6 a carton — into an escrow fund,” Haynes said. “It’s meant to keep nonparticipating companies from coming in and undercutting the companies that were making settlement payments.”

The agreement allows participating tobacco companies to retrieve or “claw back” a sizable portion of their payments if they can prove three things: • That they lost market share; • That the lost market share was a result of conditions in the settlement agreement; • That a state had been lax in its enforcement of the non-participating companies’ escrow obligation. Since 2006, the participating companies — R. J. Reynolds, Philip Morris Inc., Brown & Williamson, Lorillard and 16 smaller companies — have accused the states of being less than diligent in enforcing the non-participating companies’ payments. When the companies joined the agreement in 1998 and 1999, they controlled 99.6 percent of the nation’s cigarette market. By 2003, their share had fallen to 91.6 percent, and the non-participating companies’ share had increased

from less than half a percent to almost 8.4 percent. The non-participating companies manufacture cut-rate cigarettes that tend to be sold in smoke shops, on Indian reservations and online. Their brand names include Tracker, Cheyenne, Carnival, Mohawk, Heron, American Harvest and Smokin Joes. Enforcement questions

Coming events

In July, a three-judge arbitration panel began a year-long process for hearing the tobacco companies’ complaints and each state’s defense. “There are state-specific arbitrations going on right now,” Haynes said, noting that the initial scope of the hearings is limited to what happened in 2003. Many states, he said, have argued that they did as much as their then-current laws allowed them to do. “One of the most interesting questions for the arbitrators is: What does diligent enforcement mean?” Haynes said. “Because for better or worse, the MSA does not have any definition or specifics as to what it means.” Kansas’ arbitration hearing was held Aug. 1 in Chicago. Jeff Wagaman, a spokesman for Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, declined comment about the issues raised during the hearing. “As this matter is in arbitration we decline comment,” he wrote in an email to KHI News Service. The state-by-state arbitration hearings are due to continue into June 2013. The panel is expected to issue its ruling later in the year. Late last year, tobacco companies dropped their complaints against 13 states: Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. “There’s a formula that the participating companies use to figure out which states were dropped,” said Clyde Hutchins, a senior Wyoming assistant attorney general. “A lot of factors were involved and ‘diligent enforcement’ was one of them. It wasn’t the only one, but it was one of the bigger ones, certainly.”

Thursday-Saturday

Kansas may owe refund

Calendar Today

Iola City Council meeting, 6 p.m., New Community Building, Riverside Park. USD 257 school board meeting, 6:30 p.m., Iola High School lecture hall.

Tuesday

Allen County Commission meeting, 8:30 a.m., Allen County Courthouse. American Red Cross office, 9-11:30 a.m., Emprise Bank. Iola Kiwanis Club, noon, Allen Community College Student Center. Allen County Hospital trustees meeting, 7 p.m., Mary Ellen Stadler meeting room at Allen County Hospital, open to public.

Wednesday

Iola BPOE No. 569, 8 p.m., Elks Lodge.

Thursday

Rotary Club, noon, The Greenery. Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. KS 880, Iola, 5 p.m. weigh-in, 5:30 meeting, Calvary United Methodist Church, 118 W. Jackson. Farmers Market, 5:30 p.m., southwest corner of Iola square.

Friday

Senior Citizens Card Club potluck dinner, 5:30 p.m., senior citizens center, 204 N. Jefferson.

Oct. 1

Moran Public Library Board of Directors meeting, 5 p.m., at the library. Moran City Council, 7 p.m., Moran City Hall. Iola Community Theatre board meeting, 7:30 p.m., Warehouse Theatre, 203 S. Jefferson, open to public.

Kincaid Free Fair.

Friday and Saturday

Buster Keaton Celebration, all day Friday and Saturday, Bowlus Fine Arts Center.

The decision is significant because the 12 states’ share of whatever refund may be owed to the partici-

Sources: Orzechowski & Walker, Tax Burden on Tobacco, 2010; media reports; state revenue department websites.

pating tobacco companies will fall on the remaining states that didn’t do enough to enforce the escrow payments. The settlement allows the tobacco companies to recoup more than $1.2 billion — 20 percent of the total payments made in 2003 — if they can prove the states fell short of meeting their obligations. In 2003, the participating tobacco companies paid Kansas $48.3 million. So if the panel finds that Kansas was less than diligent in its enforcement efforts, the state likely will have to refund at least $9.6 million (20 percent) or, in a worstcase scenario, all of what it received, according to the original settlement terms as analyzed by attorneys familiar with the proceedings. The refund — whatever it may be — will be deducted from the tobacco companies’ 2014 or 2015 payment, depending on when the panel issues its decision. The companies pay the states on April 15 each year. A state will not have to give back more than it received in 2003. Similar refunds are possible in subsequent years as well. Children’s fund

In Kansas, most of the tobacco companies’ payments are deposited in a Children’s Initiative Fund, which is used to underwrite early childhood development programs throughout the state. The underwriting is administered by the 15-member Children’s Cabinet. Its president is appointed by the governor. In an email to KHI News Service, Children’s Cabinet President Amanda Adkins said she expected the prospects for reduced funding to be discussed during the group’s Sept. 26 meeting. She declined further comment. In addition to her Amanda Adkins Children’s Cabinet duties, Adkins is chair of the Kansas Republican Party. Cotsoradis of Kansas Action for Children also serves on the Children’s Cabinet. She said she and other child advocates are exploring alternate sources of revenues for offsetting whatever monies may be lost in the diligent enforcement arbitration. “It’s obvious, I think, that there’s going to be some kind of cut because other states have been dropped from the arbitration and Kansas wasn’t,” Cotsoradis said. “But little kids shouldn’t be left holding the bag for whatever the state failed to do. Alternative funding solutions have to be on the table.”

“ Our position is that raising the tax on ciga-

rettes reduces smoking. That’s why we’re for it. But, yes, it could be used to offset lost revenues as well. — Danny McGoldrick, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids vice president for research Low state cigarette taxes

Nationally, the Campaign for Tobacco-free Kids is encouraging states to consider offsetting the losses — as well as losses tied to declines in cigarette sales — with increases in their cigarette taxes. “To protect against any serious future budget disruptions relating to the cigarette companies’ MSA payments ... states could respond to the ongoing MSA payment reductions by increasing their tobacco tax rates, or could pass legislation directing the state revenue department to increase all state tobacco tax rates whenever the state’s total tobacco settlement and tobacco tax revenues fall below certain stated amounts or significantly below the prior year’s level,” the ad-

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TOPEKA — A longsimmering dispute over whether state officials have done enough to regulate offbrand cigarette companies is threatening to pull tens of millions of dollars from the state’s programs for children and at-risk families. “The potential is there, certainly, for this to decimate children’s programs all across Kansas,” said Shannon Cotsoradis, chief executive of the advocacy group Kansas Action for Children. The dispute stems from the 1998 master settlement agreement in which tobacco companies agreed to make billions of dollars in compensatory payments to states for as long as they remain in business. In Kansas, most of the tobacco companies’ payments — $761 million in total since 1999 — are used to finance early childhood development services and programs that assist at-risk families, such as those with disabled children.

vocacy group wrote in a recent position paper. “Our position is that raising the tax on cigarettes reduces smoking. That’s why we’re for it,” said Danny McGoldrick, vice president for research with Campaign for Tobacco-free Kids. “But, yes, it could be used to offset lost revenues as well.” Kansas last raised its tax on cigarettes — from 24 cents per pack to 79 cents per pack — in 2002. In the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2011, the tax generated almost $96 million, all of which went into the state’s general fund.

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Unwanted attention makes Kansas less attractive Sam Brownback came to KU last week and rhapsodized about his tax cut legislation at the Business School’s annual Chandler Lecture. “We are trying to create a pro-growth environment,” he said, as he defended the large and highly weighted (to partnerships, trusts, sole proprietors, etc.) tax cuts enacted last May. Like some Texas Hold’em poker pro, the governor has pushed most of the state’s chips into the pot, banking on the power of tax cuts to help us attract new investment to Kansas. In his homey metaphor, “I want to win our [economic] league.” To tell the truth, this goal of regional domination might have meant more before Missouri, Nebraska and Colorado left the Big 12. The entire tax-cut philosophy rests on shaky ground, but state taxes unquestionably play some role in business decisions. Still, the quality of the workforce, the strength of schools, good transportation and various amenities are also significant. Indeed, any state seeking to attract new business must be seen as an attractive destination.

Burdett Loomis Insight Kansas And there’s the rub. Over the past two years, the Brownback-Kobach administration, which is definitely how the outside world views Kansas government, has done a tremendous job in making the state appear unattractive to exactly the kind of high-quality, financially sound firms and start-ups that would provide a powerful wave of good new jobs. Most recently, we have experienced the fatuous “birther” controversy, which Kobach and his “Objection Board” needlessly fueled, to the point of legitimizing a trivial complaint that could have been dismissed with no fanfare. Rather, Kobach and his wingmen, Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer, extended

the agony by seeking further documentation, only to have the request withdrawn. Across the country, the news stories and editorials were withering in their criticism. In this case, Kobach won further adulation from his rightwing base, always valuable in some forthcoming primary election, while conveniently not being forced to make a pro-Obama decision that might alienate his most fervent supporters. So, Kobach was a winner, Obama was a winner, to an extent, and the state of Kansas again became the butt of national — even international — jokes. Blessed by the presence at the hearing of Orly Taitz, the socalled “queen of the birthers,” Kansas was once more painted with the broad brush strokes of political weirdness and intolerance. Such a portrait, of course, is just what the state needs in the wake of two decades of creationist controversies, unending Westboro Church protests, a governor whose administration monitors a student’s Twitter ac-

Maybe cutting taxes to the bone will prove a great boon to the Kansas economy. But this narrow policy choice must navigate upstream, against an unceasing flow of national news that makes the state look spiteful and stupid. count, and a secretary of state who flies around the country amping up a nasty, ego-satisfying campaign against any presence of illegal immigrants. That’s not all. Remember the governor’s ill-conceived “marriage summit” and his $75,000 contract with discredited economics guru Alfred Laffer? Or, more recently, Kobach’s sterling anti-immigrant, anti-sharia-law stances at the GOP Convention? All these incendiary statements, false steps and flat-out blunders encourage the thought that perhaps there has been a cagey plot to make prospective employers, along with thousands of well-qualified professionals recruited by NBAF and the KU Cancer Center, think long and

hard about putting down roots in Kansas. In contrast, as illustrated by Richard Florida’s “Creative Class” argument, it is good schools, lively cities, safe suburbs and thriving arts communities that attract the most innovative firms and the most accomplished professionals. Who knows? Maybe cutting taxes to the bone will prove a great boon to the Kansas economy. But this narrow policy choice must navigate upstream, against an unceasing flow of national news that makes the state look spiteful and stupid. I’m not sure we can lower taxes enough to overwhelm the torrent of negative stories that shows no sign of drying up.

More substance, Mitt

Farming: Look ahead, not backward By JOHN SCHLAGECK Kansas Farm Bureau

Proponents of organic, laborintensive farming contend we should go back to the days when every family owned 40 acres, farmed with hay burners (horses) and applied no chemicals. You remember the good ol’ days when people were self-sufficient, owned a couple milk cows, tilled a garden and butchered 40 or 50 fryers each spring. Some of these zealots propose each nation should also strive for self sufficiency. No imports. No exports. Should such events occur, you may want to prepare yourself for milking each morning instead of that piping hot mug of coffee. Forget about sliced bananas on your bowl of corn flakes. These goodies we import into this country, and a lot more, won’t be on the kitchen table any more. Count on it. God forbid we adopt these policies. If we cave in to those who spread hysteria about unsafe food

and giant farms, be prepared to do without the services of all the non-agricultural types. This includes carpenters, painters, nurses, doctors, teachers, writers and musicians. In case you haven’t heard, laborintensive farming doesn’t permit time for many other pursuits. Neither does production agriculture. Farmers run non-stop, from early morning to late at night, planting and harvesting crops, tilling the soil, feeding and caring for livestock. Their work seldom ends. It’s foolish to assume everyone would want to leave his or her job in the city to move to the farm. It ain’t all “Green Acres” out there folks. And who’s to say all these people from other professions would become productive farmers? A friend of mine who lives in Denver remarked to me when we were visiting last weekend that he does not want to be a farmer. He says he couldn’t feed himself, much less the rest of the country

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or world. “I’d starve to death and so would the rest of us,” he told me. “If you want to till the soil, go for it. But that doesn’t mean the rest of us want to, thank you.” If we return to a system where everyone farms, brace yourself for even more uncertain economic times. Manual labor and animal power could spell the return of food shortages and famine. A nation of farmers translates to a nation even more vulnerable to depressions and hunger. A drought, plague of insects or disease could trigger such tragedies because we’d have no chemicals to fight them. Today’s mechanized farmer provides us with the safest, most abundant food in the world. He works closely with crop consultants when applying herbicides, insecticides and fertilizers. He has cut his uses significantly in recent years — up to 50 percent in some cases. Farmers work years to leave a legacy of beneficial soil practices. Most of the farmers I know would give up farming rather than ruin their land. They are proud of the crops they grow and the land they work. Farmers continue to work to conserve water, plug abandoned wells, watch their grassland grazing and continue to adopt sound techniques that will ensure preservation of the land. There’s an old saying that rings true today: “You can never go home.” Yes, we can never return to the good ol’ days. Besides, were they really all that good?

SARASOTA, Fla. — The best political minds at Romney headquarters have come up with an antidote to the candidate’s floundering presidential bid: “More Mitt” — putting more of him in front of more voters more often. This is supposed to be a good thing? After watching the candidate on Florida’s Gulf Coast, I’m not convinced. It’s true that Romney hasn’t exactly been burning up the campaign trail of late. At Romney’s event in Sarasota on Thursday, his lone public event of the day, one reporter in the traveling entourage joked that Romney isn’t running for president — he’s walking. But voters don’t need More Mitt. They need Core Mitt: a sense of what exactly he proposes to do as president. At this late stage, just six weeks before the election, even his most ardent supporters don’t know. Some 2,000 Floridians got a heaping portion of Mitt on Thursday afternoon — I saw two dozen of them carted off by medics after they passed out in the 90-degree heat — as they listened to him rail for nearly 20 minutes about the ills of all things Obama. Yet he failed to give these hard-bitten Republicans here in Katherine Harris country what they craved most: a reason to be for him. He offered nary a specific about what he would do as president. In the Sarasota crowd, I spoke with Billy Murphy, a retiree holding a poster board with the handlettered message: “NO REDISTRIBUTION TO FREELOADERS.” Murphy, an avowed foe of Obama, will support Romney — but he does not know why. “He hasn’t really told the people yet what he’s gonna do,” Murphy said. “We need to know.” Noting Murphy’s sign, I suggested that he must, at least, agree with Romney’s criticism of the roughly 47 percent of Americans who pay no federal income taxes and expect government handouts. “I don’t know,” Murphy said, suddenly sheepish. “I’m one of the 47 percent. I’m on Social Security.” As Romney’s difficulties mount — strained finances, weak polling, unforced errors, criticism from conservatives and moves by vulnerable Republicans to distance themselves — his advisers have been debating how to revive the campaign. Focus on jobs? Provide more specifics? Moderate his positions? Hit Obama on redistributing wealth? Go after Obama on foreign policy? Defend his “47 percent” remark? Back away from it? Ultimately, Romney’s advisers declared that the candidate would present a more detailed agenda.

Dana Milbank Washington Post Writers Group But that was not in evidence in Sarasota. Instead, Romney did what he has done when in trouble in the past: He lashed out. “Do you want four more years with 23 million people out of work or underemployed?” he asked. “Do you want four more years where incomes go down every single year? You want four more years with gasoline prices doubling? Do you want four more years with unemployment above 8 percent?” ROMNEY

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jabbing his finger in the air. He repeatedly accused Obama of throwing “the white flag of surrender” and of changing his slogan from “yes, we can” to “no, I can’t. ... He went from the president of change to the president who can’t get change.” As for his alternative, Romney promised “five steps” to revive the economy — and then, Rick Perry-style, appeared to forget the fifth. “And number five — number five — if you want to see jobs really take off in this country, we’re going to have the number of — all five of these things.” He then went through the list again, finally coming up with “number five is to champion small business.” The others — such as “making sure that we have trade that works” or getting “on track to a balanced budget” — were no more specific. Neither were his vows that “jobs is my priority” and that “I will never apologize for America.” Romney’s attacks on Obama were well received by the crowd assembled outside the Ringling Museum of Art (yes, named after the circus tycoon). Several in attendance cooled themselves with “Defeat Obama” fans, and there were the usual depictions in the crowd of Obama the socialist. But while they were united in antipathy toward the incumbent, those in the audience I spoke with wanted the challenger to do something more than criticize Obama. They asked for more details on Medicare, national security, health care and taxes. “He’s got to push his platform, and not get into mudslinging,” said Sue Kerzisnik of Sarasota. She’s right. Voters don’t need More Mitt. They just need to know what he’s for.

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H Phelan in his detachment â&#x20AC;&#x153;a laundry list of things we needed to do. We filled our bathtubs with water (for drinking and sanitary needs) and were told to stay inside. The day before the storm hit, New Orleans was like a ghost town. The streets were empty.â&#x20AC;? When the storm arrived, curiosity got the better of Phelan. He couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resist

going outdoors, â&#x20AC;&#x153;to see what it was like. It was hard to keep your balance. It was like a long-lasting bad storm (in Kansas). Trees were blown over and it rained hard for several days.â&#x20AC;? The storm stirred intrigue more than fear, Phelan said, with it being a category 1, the least severe on the scale used to describe hurricanes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was an opportunity

for me to see a hurricane with no adverse effects,â&#x20AC;? Phelan said. PHELAN joined the Coast Guard in 1996, with duty including time in South America working with drug interdiction teams. He remained in the reserves after his discharge and graduated from the University of Kansas Law School in 2004. The reserve

role included 14 months of port assessment duty, to determine security risks of incoming vessels, before he became County Attorney Wade Bowieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistant in June 2011. He spends one weekend a month with his reserve unit in Louisville and is obligated to two weeks of summer training, as well as special calls to duty such as that in New Orleans.

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Lampe gave some statistics. In Piqua and its surrounding area are 14 business with 48 employees. Several are single-employee and home-based; the Piqua Farmers Cooperative, with an elevator and farm store, employs 13. Marci Penner, who founded Kansas Sampler Foundation, the parent organization of the Kansas Explorers Club, moderated a 90-minute gathering on a grassy area in the shadow of several large silos where area farmer Bryan Specht stores grain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In how many towns can you get a haircut at the farmers co-op,â&#x20AC;? Penner asked. Jay McNett, barber, said he has been â&#x20AC;&#x153;a part of the community forever and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m comfortable here.â&#x20AC;? McNett has cut hair of four generations in some families and moved into a corner of the co-opâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farm store when a building housing a bar, cafe and his shop burned about 20 years ago. Penner told about her first visit to Piqua several years ago and how she had some reservations about going into the Silveradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar and Grill, the only restaurant in town. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here I was a Mennonite girl looking at a bar and grill with a front door that was beat up,â&#x20AC;? she said. With hunger winning out, Penner found â&#x20AC;&#x153;great people and great food. Later I wrote about it on my blog

and the next time I was here, there was a new door.â&#x20AC;? Most of those attending Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tour had lunch at Silveradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, after casual walking tours of Piqua. In the afternoon they drove to Kalida, original Woodson County seat, and its cemetery. Kalida is southwest of Yates Center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I MOVED here 38 years ago when I got married,â&#x20AC;? said Judy Westerman, water district office manager and tour guide for the Buster Keaton Museum that occupies a part of the office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At first I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leave because my husband wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, and now I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t because I love Piqua.â&#x20AC;? Westerman told of Keatonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birth in Piqua on Oct. 4, 1895, when his family was performing in a vaudeville show. The only time Keaton returned to the area was when his travelling show was headed to Hutchinson via U.S. 54 and they stopped for a few minutes. Westerman said the rural water that serves Piqua residents had 20 miles of lines when it started in 1969 and now has 600 miles carrying water to 750 customers. The first Catholic church was built on an acre of land just west of Piqua, opening Nov. 1, 1884, said Linda Wille. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The land cost $65 and the church was built for $2,000,â&#x20AC;? she said. Work on St. Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, at the southwest corner of

Moyer, nee Lampe, grew up in Piqua, graduated from Southwestern College, Winfield, and was living in Manhattan, when she and husband Jeremy, decided they wanted to raise their children in a small town. They moved to Piqua in 2005. She worked as a reporter for the Yates Center News for three years, until the draw of being a stayat-home mom became too great. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I get frustrated, I bake to relax,â&#x20AC;? said Moyer, in an explanation of how her home-based business, Victory Sweets, got its start. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned to bake from my grandma (Jan Eckroat) and especially how to make pies from my great-grandma (Katherine Eckroat),â&#x20AC;? Moyer said. Moyer, 33, specializes in cupcakes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she sold several dozen Saturday morning â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

and pies, â&#x20AC;&#x153;with strawberryrhubarb and gooseberry my best sellers.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re rural by choice,â&#x20AC;? asked Penner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, I am,â&#x20AC;? Moyer replied. Penner said the mission of the Kansas Sampler Foundation is to preserve, support and sustain rural culture, where â&#x20AC;&#x153;community comes together.â&#x20AC;? The Farmers Cooperative was incorporated in 1956 and â&#x20AC;&#x153;we took in our first crop in 1957,â&#x20AC;? said Marvin Lynch, an employee since 1971 and manager since 1984. He will step down in February and give the reins to Ken Smail, only the third manager the co-op has had. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The co-op exists for the mutual benefit of the farmers who own it,â&#x20AC;? Lynch said, giving them a place to sell grain at harvest and also a place to buy seed, fertilizer, chemicals and fuel. As a cooperative, members share in profits. In a normal year the coop takes in 2 million bushels of grain, Lynch said, with corn delivery this year of about 500,000 bushels, a third of normal yield because of heat and drought. Don Lampe noted the coop is in two parts, with a farm store being the second leg. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of like a convenience store, with hardware, some groceries and garden supplies,â&#x20AC;? as well as fuel and basic vehicle repairs, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where Jay cuts hair.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This plan simplifies their taxes and helps business owners retain more of their profits, which can then be reinvested in their livelihood or the community,â&#x20AC;? Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan said in a statement earlier this month. The administration sees the potential growth to be too promising to reverse course, even when faced with the possibility of trimming the budget. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the meantime, we have to make sure the state

is well-prepared to live within its means while ensuring that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still funding our core services,â&#x20AC;? Jones-Sontag said. Still, raising questions about the national or global economy could help the administration as it defends the income tax cuts. The post-9/11 recession in 2002 largely shielded then-GOP Gov. Bill Graves and legislators from recriminations that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been too aggressive in cutting taxes during the 1990s.

town and south of U.S. 54, started in 1915, and was dedicated in 1922. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It took seven years because it was started during World War I,â&#x20AC;? she said, and construction slowed and stopped for a while during 1920-21 because of hard times. Cost of the church was $45,000. Its steeple is 125 feet high. The church, which can seat 400, closed to regular services in 1998, but has special events, which â&#x20AC;&#x153;always draw a large crowd,â&#x20AC;? Wille said. MANDY

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Commerce announced last week it was ending its longrunning Kansas Main Street program â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which provided money and support for communities to help preserve small downtown businesses â&#x20AC;&#x201D; trimming 18 jobs. During a state Governmental Ethics Commission meeting, Executive Director Carol Williams warned that one of two staff auditors was at risk of being laid off, and said administrators in other agencies are certain

that 10 percent cuts are imminent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The biggest force driving his budget problem is the tax cut,â&#x20AC;? said Kansas Democratic Party Chairwoman Joan Wagnon, a former state revenue secretary, said of Brownback. Brownback and his allies have argued repeatedly that the projections are too pessimistic about future revenue growth that would come from a boost in economic activity, particularly small businesses.

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Additional committee members are Dixie Quincy and Nancy Toland. The project, started in 2006, releases two books a year. It is now on its 14th book. Six hundred books are distributed in tubs to roughly 12 local businesses, school libraries, including the college and the public library. Typically, the book released in the spring is targeted to a more mature crown where the fall book targets to upper elementary and middle school students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books have been just as popular with the adults as the adult selections have been,â&#x20AC;? Carswell said. The book chosen for this project is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moon Over Manifestâ&#x20AC;? by Clare Vanderpool. People are asked to either pass the book along to some-

one else, return them to one of the locations or if they intend on keeping the book a $2 donation is requested. This project is funded by the Helen Gates Whitehead Trust. Additional funding comes from donations and from the Iola Kiwanis Club. The committee tries to choose contemporary books so as to give readers the chance to meet the author, Carswell said. Some of the books chosen in the past have been â&#x20AC;&#x153;Touching Spirit Bear,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our Boys,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Greatest Generation,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peakâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;To Kill a Mockingbird.â&#x20AC;? Vanderpool will present three programs for Iola schools on Nov. 16. On Nov. 17, she will speak as part of the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Family Reading Festival at Allen Community College at 1 p.m.

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is a virtual certainty, either by the coalition or by the state. An appeals case wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be heard until next August at the earliest, Pekarek said. Pekarek estimated the earliest possible resolution

to the case would be in 2014. The judges have plenty to sort through, Pekarek said, noting more than 1 million pages of various documents have been entered as evidence, as have 480 exhibits and testimony from 44 subjects.

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Red Devils are perfect in Allen Invite By JOCELYN SHEETS jocelyn@iolaregister.com

Trending — Allen Community College volleyball. Allen bounced back from a disappointing loss at Hesston Wednesday with a stellar performance in its 2012 Allen Invite this weekend. The two-day round-robin tournament had two teams go undefeated. Allen was one of those teams with a dramatic five-set win over NJCAA Division II 17thranked Fort Scott Community College. The other was Neosho County Community College of Chanute, which also knocked off the ranked Greyhounds in Friday’s first round of games. Allen jumped out to a two-set lead on Fort Scott. The Red Devils were leading in the third set but the Greyhounds found a way to extend the match with a win. Again, the Red Devils led late in the fourth set, 20-17 and had the serve. Again Fort Scott, led by Ashley Bell at the net, rallied and forced a deciding fifth set, in which the first team to 15 wins. All the other teams were done and cleared out of the Iola Recreation Building at Riverside Park Saturday afternoon. The Red Devils and Greyhounds plus their fans were all alone in the gym. It was point-for-point and tied at 6-6 when freshman libero Sarah Charbonneau stepped to the service line for Allen. It was 7-6 and

Celebrating a five-set win over 17th-ranked Fort Scott Community College are Allen Community College’ Red Devils in the final match of this weekend’s 2012 Allen Invite. The Red Devils went 4-0 in the event at Iola’s Recreation Community Building in Riverside Park. freshman Sidney Keith made a solo block for a point then the teams changed sides with ACC up 8-6. Allen still had the serve and Hayley Mertens, sophomore hitter, put down one of her matchhigh 23 kills. Fort Scott claimed

Sierra Morgison (3) hits the volleyball between Fort Scott Community College’s blockers for a kill in Allen Community College’s final match Saturday.

possession but Allen stayed in the lead in a sideout contest. Fort Scott tied the set at 12-12 then sophomore Randi Billings delivered a kill for Allen. Freshman Tayler Shook served and Mertens’ final kill of the match put Allen up 14-12. The Greyhounds fended off a match point and got the serve. It’s didn’t matter. The Red Devils only needed one point. That point came on a combined block by Mertens and Billings. Allen defeated Fort Scott 25-20, 25-20, 21-25, 25-22, 15-13. It was a perfect finish to a perfect weekend in their own tournament. The Red Devils opened action Friday afternoon with a 25-19, 2523, 25-21 win over Labette Community College. They pulled out a four-set win — 25-20, 25-20, 25-27, 25-19 — over Southeast Community College of Lincoln, Neb. Saturday morning, Allen beat Dodge City Community College 31-29, 2521, 18-25, 25-13. Mertens, Charbonneau and sophomore setter Jacqui Ortiz were named to the all-tournament team. Mertens, Allen’s outside hitter, earned the tournament MVP honor. She had 63 kills in the four matches, five block assists, 74

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Today High School Football Iola JV at Prairie View, 4:30 p.m. Jr. College Soccer Allen at Cloud, women 2 p.m., men 4 p.m. Jr. High Volleyball IMS 8th at Chanute, 3:30 p.m. Jr. College Golf Allen at Jayhawk Conference No. 2, Wichita Girls’ Tennis Iola JV at Chanute, 3 p.m. Girls’ Golf Yates Center at Uniontown Tuesday High School Volleyball Iola at Osawatomie, 4:30 p.m. Marmaton Valley, Chetopa at Uniontown Humboldt, Frontenac at Yates Center Crest, Southern Coffey County at Olpe Girls’ Tennis Iola at Coffeyville, 3 p.m. Youth Tackle Football 3rd-4th Grade League Iola at Humboldt Yates Center at Mound City 5th-6th Grade League Iola at Uniontown Garnett at Humboldt Yates Center at Mound City Wednesday Jr. College Volleyball Kansas City, Kan., at Allen, 6:30 p.m. Jr. College Soccer Allen at Pratt, women 2:30 p.m., men 4:30 p.m.

digs and had five ace serves. Charbonneau led the Red Devils with 95 digs and had four ace serves. Ortiz put up 86 set assists, one service ace and made 66 digs. Fort Scott’s Bell, a middle blocker and hitter, joined the three ACC players on the all-tournament team. Others on the team were Neosho County’s outside hitter Yuleika Jimenez and Laura Broadfoot, who tied with Allen’s Ortiz as setter; Dodge City’s Victoria Cross, Labette’s Alice Cardona and Southeast’s Bailie Muller. “It took the contributions of everyone to claim this 4-0 weekend,” said Jessica Peters, Allen head coach. “The match with Fort Scott was a tremendous win for us. Coming into this weekend, this team as a whole committed every ounce of effort in each set and to each other.” Fort Scott suffered only its third and fourth losses of the season here over the weekend. Neosho County beat the Greyhounds 25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-13 on Friday and defeated Dodge City 25-20, 25-20, 25-21. Fort Scott beat Dodge City 25-15, 25-13, 25-18. Neosho County decked Southeast 25-14, 25-12, 25-11 and Labette 25-15, 25-15, 25-17 on Saturday.

Dodge City beat Southeast 25-14, 18-25, 25-22, 16-25, 15-10. Fort Scott defeated Labette 25-20, 25-17, 25-15. In the final match, the Red Devils won the first set against Fort Scott on an ace serve by freshman Sierra Morgison. The second set featured a six-point serving run by Shook and ended with freshman setter Adriee Munoz serving with Merten’s kill to win. Allen pushed out to a 16-12 lead then Fort Scott took control of the third set. In the fourth set, the Red Devils took a 13-8 lead on a fivepoint serving stint by Mertens but gave up the advantage late. “This is what we’ve done a lot this season. The difference today was that our players found the way to win. This was the proof this team needed to realize that they have what it takes to succeed,” Peters said. Against Fort Scott, Shook and Keith each served up 10 points while Ortiz had eight service points and Mertens had seven. Charbonneau had five points, Munoz four and Morgison had two service points. Shook had four of her six ace serves of the tournament against the Greyhounds and Mertens had three aces in that match. Overall, Keith had seven ace serves in the tournament, Billings had three while Munoz and Morgison each had one ace serve. Morgison delivered 45 kills at the net and had two block assists. Keith put up six solo blocks and seven assisted blocks plus downed 27 kills at the net for ACC. Freshman Danielle Goodman had 24 kills, one solo block and one assisted block. Billings had 18 kills, two solo blocks and two assisted blocks while sophomore Autumn Douglas made three solo blocks, five assisted blocks and had 14 kills. She also had 11 set assists. Munoz had 51 digs and Shook had 42 digs. Morgison came up with 21 digs and Billings had 18 digs. “We can only look forward to what challenges we will continue to face and work for success the rest of the season. We want to take this momentum into our home match this week against KCK,” Peters said. NJCAA Division II 14th-ranked Kansas City, Kan., Community College comes to Iola Wednesday in Jayhawk Conference play. The Red Devils (9-10) take on the Blue Devils (15-2) at 6:30 p.m. at the ACC gym.

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Kansas City Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop (6) celebrated his 43-yard field goal behind New Orleans Saints cornerback Patrick Robinson (21) to send the game to overtime Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La. Succop’s 31-yard field goal lifted the Chiefs to a 27-24 win in overtime.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ryan Succop finished all the drives the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense couldn’t in their improbable comeback against the Saints. Succop kicked four of his clubrecord six field goals after the end of the third quarter and hit the game-winning 31-yarder with 6:27 left in overtime as the Chiefs rallied from a 24-6 deficit in the second half to beat winless New Orleans 27-24 on Sunday. It is the largest lead Kansas City has overcome in franchise history. Succop’s 43-yarder tied it with 3 seconds left in regulation after he converted from 34 and 38 yards earlier in the fourth. “The best part is our guys never gave up,” Succop said. “We kept fighting, it was a huge team win and I’m just really excited to have had a part in it.” Jamaal Charles’ 91-yard touchdown run — the longest running play in Chiefs history, and the longest ever given up by the Saints — started Kansas City’s comeback. Then the Chiefs’ defense thwarted a Saints scoring chance when Stanford Routt intercepted Drew Brees’ underthrown pass for Devery Henderson near the Kansas City goal line late in the third quarter. Brees, who was 20-of-36 for 240 yards and three touchdowns — never had another completion after that, and only attempted six

passes because the Saints also never got another first down while statistically going backward — for minus-16 yards — through the fourth quarter and overtime. Charles, who finished with 233 yards rushing and 55 yards receiving, scored the only touchdown the Chiefs (1-2) needed. The rest of the scoring came on field goals, as well as a safety on Justin Houston’s third sack of the game. “This team needed a win, and a win like that really helped out in particular,” Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said. “There were a lot of doubts about what we could do and they showed a lot of character.” The Saints (0-3) remain winless since head coach Sean Payton was suspended for the season in connection with the NFL’s bounty investigation. “All I can say is Sean Payton is a great football coach,” Brees said. “But he’s not here, so the rest of us have to find a way.” Instead, the Chiefs found a way after their sack of Brees for a safety got them the ball, down 2421, with 5:33 to go. Matt Cassel’s spinning scramble and 11-yard pass across the field to Jon Baldwin on thirdand-10 extended the game-tying drive, as did Cassel’s completion to Dwayne Bowe on fourth-and-5. In one of several lowlights for the crew of replacement officials See OVERTIME | B4

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Murray Company is soliciting bids for a 40’ x 80’ Pre-engineered Metal Building to be constructed at 3066 N. Kentucky Rd., Iola, KS. Pre-qualification forms are available through Tim Moore with Murray Company. Bids are due in Allen County Clerk’s office on September 25, 2012 @ 2 p.m. Bids may be faxed, mailed or hand delivered. Delivery information is included with Bid Instructions. Bidders should contact Sheldon Streeter on Tim Moore at 913-451-1884 or sstreeter@murray-company.com or tmoore@murray-company.com. Murray will evaluate all bids received and award based on the lowest and best bid provided. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality or technicality in bidding. Allen County, Kansas, Allen County Hospital and Murray Company are an EOE.

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Hazel Economides

Hazel Economides, 65, Olathe, a former resident of Colony died Sept. 20, 2012 at Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Olathe.

Funeral services are Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Olathe. Graveside services are 2:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at the Colony Cemetery.

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Recreation Vehicles 33’ TRAVEL TRAILER, 1 slideout, selling at auction Mound City, KS September 29th, 913-205-8148.

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Help Wanted USD #258 Humboldt Schools is looking for SUBSTITUTE COOKS. Must be good with children and have good working skills. Applications can be picked up at the Board of Education office, 801 New York St., Humboldt, KS 66748. Deadline is October 5th. The City of LaHarpe will be accepting bids for a CEMETERY SEXTON to the LaHarpe Elm Cemetery. A description of duties and responsibilities may be picked up at the LaHarpe City Hall. Bids must be submitted before noon on October 9, 2012. Bids may be mailed to: PO Box 10, LaHarpe, KS 66751 or dropped off at the LaHarpe City Hall located at 902 S. Washington.

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BOLLING’S MEAT MARKET has job opening. Must be at least 18 years old, experience preferred. Must be available to work at both locations, Iola & Moran. Must be able to lift 65lbs+, drug screen required. Great communication & people skills needed & reliable transportation. Apply in person only, 201 S. State, Iola. MANPOWER OF CHANUTE has openings for long-term temporary workers in GENERAL LABOR & ASSEMBLY, Chanute & Iola areas. Must have good work history, mechanical ability & soldering experience. Must be able to pass background check and drug screen. Please apply at http://www. manpowerjobs.com/, call or come by 406 E. Main, Chanute, 620-4310001. HIRING IMMEDIATELY: National companies need employees to assemble products at home for pay, no selling, $500 weekly potential. Info. 1-985-646-1700 Dept. KS-2816. Accepting applications NCCC NURSING PROGRAM through November 30th, 620-431-2820 ext. 254 for information or email nursing. chanute@neosho.edu. FULL-TIME DRIVERS NEEDED. Must have valid Class B CDL, w/ clean MVR. 2-year driving history. Positive attitude, flexible, energetic, neat, dependable. Pre-employment drug screen required. Benefits include health insurance, some paid holidays, & IRA. Payless Concrete Products, Inc., 802 N. Industrial Rd., Iola, KS, 620-365-5588. The City of LaHarpe is accepting applications for a CITY TREASURER. Knowledge in QuickBooks and Excel preferred (necessary). Interested individuals may apply at the LaHarpe City Hall located at 902 S. Washington. Application deadline is October 3rd. CHILDREN’S AIDE. Working with children after school 1218 hours/Mon-Thur. Requires driver’s license and reliable vehicle. Prefer experience w/children. Minimum 18 years old. Drug screen required. Call Michelle at 620-3655717 if questions. Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, PO Box 807, Iola, KS 66749. Applications at local SEKMHC office. EOE/AA.

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LOS ANGELES — With the presidential election just six weeks away, it was only fitting that politics took center stage at the 64th Emmy Awards. Showtime’s political thriller “Homeland” made television history Sunday evening when it delivered the cable network’s first dramatic series Emmy for the show about a Marine under suspicion of being a terrorist operative. The freshman series won four major Emmys. Besides the top prize, it also won in the drama categories for lead actress for Claire Danes, lead actor for Damien Lewis and for writing. HBO’s controversial “Game Change,” which revolves around 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin,

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Police reports Bicycle found

paying for $55 in fuel.

Iola police officers were told Sept. 17 somebody abandoned a Holly Quest Elevation bicycle at 507 N. Jefferson Ave. The bike was taken to the police department.

Tire damaged

Tina Hale, 27, Iola, reported a tire on her vehicle was damaged while it was parked Wednesday in the 600 block of East Street. A suspect was named.

Fuel stolen

Jump Start Travel Center employees reported Wednesday someone in a white Ford Mustang drove off without

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Burglary reported

Rhonda Shepherd, Savonburg, told Allen County officers Wednesday that several things, including electronics, hunting equipment and weapons, were stolen from her place.

No arrests follow dispute

Iola police were called to 424 S. Buckeye St. Wednesday for what they described as a possible domestic dispute. Because the dispute was only verbal in nature, officers made no arrests. The parties were separated for the night.

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won for miniseries or movie, director, writing and lead actress for Julianne Moore, who played Palin. Of course, if Palin were watching Sunday night, she probably wasn’t clapping. Many thought Moore turned in an uncanny performance, but apparently Palin was not among them. “I feel so validated,” Moore said, clutching her Emmy, “because Sarah Palin gave me a big thumbs down.” On the comedy side, Julia Louis-Dreyfus won for lead actress, playing the vice president of the United States in HBO’s satirical “Veep.” Comedy Central’s highly politicized “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” picked up the Emmy for variety series for the 10th year in a row. And ABC’s “Modern Family,” which won comedy series for the third straight year, just happens to be the favorite show of Ann Romney, the wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. “It’s an amazing time in politics,” Louis-Dreyfus said backstage at the Nokia Theatre, after accepting her trophy. “It seems frontand-center right now in our lives, and there’s a lot of good, rich material out there from which to glean — and not parody. But (there are) little morsels that we can take away almost every day.” Along with “Homeland,” “Game Change” and “Modern Family” were the big winners Sunday night, also taking home four trophies apiece. In addition to winning the top comedy trophy, ABC’s ensemble comedy “Modern Family” also won awards for directing, supporting actor for Eric Stonestreet and supporting actress for Julie Bowen.

Area news

Toronto man dies in crash

Roscoe Rash, 83, Toronto, died Sunday morning when the truck he was driving crashed on U.S. 54 11 miles west of Yates Center. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Rash’s westbound vehicle ran off the highway on the north side, returned and slid across both lanes before rolling two and a half times. He was ejected.

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Sore Achilles tendon needs to be rested Dear Dr. Donohue: I need your help, fast. I have pain in my heel cord, and sometimes it makes a creaking sound. My brother had a similar thing about five years ago, and his heel cord ruptured. He was laid up for quite a long time. I don’t want that to happen to me. The pain isn’t so bad that I can’t walk, but I cannot run. What caused this? What should I do? Should I get a cortisone shot into my heel cord? — L.H. Answer: The heel cord is the Achilles tendon, the body’s longest and strongest tendon. It connects the calf muscles to the

Dr. Paul Donohue To Your Good Health heel bone. Contraction of the calf muscles draws the heel off the ground so we can walk, jump and get up and down stairs. The Achilles tendon makes these movements possible. At times, the force on the Achilles tendon is 12 times the body weight. It takes a beating. It was the one vulnerable spot of the Greek warrior Achilles, and it’s

Public notice (First published in The Iola Register September 17, 2012) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS GNB MORTGAGE COMPANY INC. Plaintiff, vs. JERRY JONES Defendants. Case No. 12CV57 Div. No. K.S.A. 60 Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF SUIT The State of Kansas to: JERRY JONES, A/K/A JERRY R. JONES, JR.; JASON RUSH, A/K/A JASON GUY RUSH; JOHN DOE (REAL NAME UNKNOWN); MARY DOE (REAL NAME UNKNOWN) and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns of such of the defendants as may be deceased; the unknown spouses of the defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of such defendants as are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown guardians and trustees of such of the defendants as are minors or are in anywise under legal disability; and all other persons who are or may be concerned: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in the District Court of Allen County, Kansas, by GNB Mortgage Company Inc. for judgment in the sum of $72,161.78, plus interest, costs and other relief; judgment that plaintiff’s lien is a first lien on the said real property and sale of said property to satisfy the indebtedness, said property described as follows, to wit: LOT TWENTY-FIVE (25), GARFIELD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF IOLA, IN ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS Commonly known as 806 N. Garfield, Iola, Kansas 66749 and you are hereby required to plead to said petition in said Court at Iola, Kansas on or before the 1st day of November 2012. Should you fail therein judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Thomas Williams, Sheriff Allen County, Kansas SHAPIRO & MOCK, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 6310 Lamar – Suite 235 Overland Park, KS 66202 (913) 831-3000 Fax No. (913) 831-3320 Our File No. 12-004985/dkb (9) 17, 24, (10) 1

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(First published in The Iola Register September 17, 2012) IN THE THIRTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT, ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS PROBATE DEPARTMENT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LELAND I. GUMFORY Deceased. Case No. 2012 PR 12 PURSUANT TO K.S.A. CHAPTER 59 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT The State of Kansas to All Persons Concerned: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed on September 10, 2012, in this Court by Maxalene Gumfory and Rose Ann Johnson, the duly appointed, qualified and acting Co-Executors of the estate of Leland I. Gumfory, deceased, requesting that the Co-Petitioners’ acts be approved; the heirs be determined; the Will be construed and the estate be assigned to the persons entitled thereto; the Court find the allowances requested for attorneys’ fees and attorneys are reasonable and should be allowed; the costs, if any, be determined and ordered paid; the administration of the estate closed; upon the filing of receipts the Co-Petitioners be finally discharged as the Co-Executors of the estate of Leland I. Gumfory, deceased, and the Co-Petitioners be released from further liability. You are hereby required to file your written defenses thereto on or before October 9, 2012, at 8:30 o’clock a.m., on such day, in such Court, in the City of Iola, in Allen County, at which time and place such cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition. Maxalene Gumfory and Rose Ann Johnson Co-Petitioners Tim J. Larson, 11494 Tim J. Larson, JD, PA 7570 W. 21st Street, Bldg. 1026, Ste. C Wichita, KS 67205 (316) 729-0100 Attorneys for Co-Petitioners (9) 17, 24, (10) 1

one of our weak spots, too. It has a poor blood supply. Achilles tendinopathy consists of pain, swelling and warmth, most often centered in the middle of the tendon. It frequently makes creaking noises, like yours does. These are warning signs to be very careful. They’re a prelude to tendon rupture. The first thing to do is stop running. You can walk if walking isn’t painful, but don’t push it. Warm compresses applied to the tendon often make the pain less intense. If they don’t, try icing it. Taking one of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, like Advil, controls pain and takes care of any inflammation. Above all, rest is the most important ingredient for healing. Don’t attempt to run until the tendon has been free of pain for two weeks. You can stay in good condition by exercising in other ways. Swimming won’t put the tendon in jeopardy. You want to know the cause; usually, it’s overuse. You have started running farther than usual or have increased your running time. New running shoes also can be responsible. Runners whose feet turn inward, on the big-toe side of the feet, are more likely to get this kind of tendon

trouble. Don’t ask for a cortisone injection. It can weaken the tendon. If your pain lasts longer than another week, get to the family doctor for an evaluation. Ddear Dr. Donohue: My wife and I are retired. We love to dance, and have done so our entire married life. Now we teach ballroom dancing and have a large clientele of retirees and quite a few younger people, too. I don’t remember you ever mentioning dancing as a good exercise for health. — J.R. Answer: Dancing is an excellent exercise. It fits the definition of aerobic exercise, the kind of exercise in which large muscles — in this case, the leg muscles — are moving continuously for a protracted period of time. Dancing also increases the heart rate, another criterion for aerobic exercise. It provides the same benefits that jogging and brisk walking provide. In an hour, dancers burn from 250 to 300 calories. If the dance is one of the faster dances, the calories burned in an hour can reach 400 or more. The constant change of the direction of dance steps improves balance and provides exercise for all the leg muscles.

Monday, September 24, 2012

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Sudoku is like a crossword puzzle, but uses numbers instead of words. The puzzle is a box of 81 squares, subdivided into 3x3 cubes of 9 squares each. Some squares are filled in with numbers. The rest should be filled in by the puzzler. Fill in the blank squares allowing the numbers 1-9 to appear only once in every row, once in every column and once in every 3x3 box. One-star puzzles are for beginners, and the difficulty gradually increases through the week to a very challenging fivestar puzzle.

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Lady Cubs win one, lose two By JOCELYN SHEETS jocelyn@iolaregister.com

BURLINGTON — Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs needed a boost. They had lost their first two matches of the day. The Lady Cubs battled Waverly High’s Bulldogs and walked out of the Burlington High tournament with a victory. Humboldt downed Waverly, which finished third in the tournament, 25-22, 19-25, 25-14. “This was a huge win for us,” said Stephanie Splechter, Humboldt head coach. “It gave us the confidence to know, not only can we play with a good team but we can beat one.” Against Waverly, Breanna Kline had 11 kills and nine service points for the Lady Cubs. Kayle Riebel delivered 11 kills also. Sheri Middleton had seven kills and five blocks at the net plus served for eight points. Haley Riebel had seven service points and four digs. Anna Setter was credited with 26 set assists. Fredonia beat Humboldt 25-22, 24-26, 25-18. Splechter said the Lady Cubs did not serve receive well in this match so they couldn’t get their offense going. Kayle Riebel served for 10 points. She also had three kills and two blocks at the net. Middleton put down five kills and made four blocks. Kline had three kills and Setter had 10 set assists. Humboldt lost to Southern Coffey County High’s Lady Titans 25-23, 25-21. “We passed better but we had too many unforced errors,” Splechter said. Middleton served eight points while Kline, who had two ace serves, and Kayle Riebel each had six service points. Kline led the net attack with nine kills followed by Kayle Riebel with seven kills and Middleton with six kills. Setter had 20 set assists. Burlington won the tournament championship. Lebo finished second.

Blue Dragons beat ACC Allen Community College’s Red Devil women couldn’t break through against NJCAA top-ranked Hutchinson here Saturday. The Red Devils lost 5-0 in the Blue Dragons in Jayhawk Conference soccer action. Allen County’s Rebekah Zellars had 15 saves playing in goal.

Iola Middle School’s Emma Weseloh passes the volleyball with teammates Katie Bauer (31), Scout Rush (22), Karly McGuffin and Madison Carlin watching the play during a match at Saturday’s IMS Net Games. The IMS seventh-graders ended their season at home.

Ponies, Wildcats compete in IMS Net Games By JOCELYN SHEETS jocelyn@iolaregister.com

Marmaton Valley Junior High’s Paige Becker serves the volleyball in a match at Saturday’s IMS Net Games. The Wildcats finished second in the tournament.

Iola Middle School’s seventh-grade volleyball team concluded its 2012 season at home in the IMS Net Games Saturday. The Ponies went 1-4. “Overall, the girls played very well,” said Stacy Sprague, IMS seventh-grade coach. “The girls are working really hard to develop the basic skills allowing us to play with three passes. “We have several girls who are working hard to develop the ability to hit well at the net. We lack strength and timing but next year the girls will excel and do well.” Iola opened with a 7-21, 21-16, 15-7 win over Parsons. The Ponies lost 21-16, 21-14 to Marmaton Valley and 2114, 21-14 to Independence. Pittsburg beat Iola 21-12, 2115 and Royster of Chanute downed the Ponies 21-12, 21-13.

Scout Rush was 29 of 38 serving for the Ponies on the day and Colbi Riley was 23 of 34 from the service line. Karly McGuffin was 14 of 21 serving and Emma Weseloh was 12 of 14. Madison Carlin was 11 of 14 serving the ball and Katie Bauer went 6 of 8 on serves. Sprague said she normally doesn’t keep track of hitting attacks but at the tournament, she had Rush with 11 hits, Carlin with 10, McGuffin with eight and Bauer with six. “Eliza Hale and Olivia Taylor came off the bench and played well for us with serving and passing. Emma and Colbi work hard developing skills as setters,” Sprague said. “I’m proud of how far the girls have come in the short time of our season.” Marmaton Valley Junior High’s seventh-grade Wildcats claimed the second-

place team medals at the IMS Net Games. The Wildcats went 3-2 on the day. Marmaton Valley opened with a 21-19, 21-3 loss to Royster but came back to defeat Iola. The Wildcats dropped a 21-15, 25-15 decision to Pittsburg. The Wildcats finished the day with a 21-11, 21-14 win over Parsons and a 21-17, 21-16 victory over Independence. “The girls really fought back and played well in the last two matches,” said Scott Brady, MVJH seventh-grade coach. “It was a total team effort today and I’m extremely proud of our team.” Trinitee Guterrez served for 23 points for the Cats in the tournament. Shelby Yoho had 21 service points followed by Paige Becker with 19 and Clara Boyd with 18. Megan Ensminger and Emily Smart each served for 12 points on the day.

McCluster, the Chiefs lost starting C Rodney Hudson to an apparent right knee injury and RB Peyton Hillis to an ankle injury in the third quarter. ... Saints LB David Hawthorne left with a hamstring injury in the first half and did not return. ... Brees now has touchdown passes in 46 straight regular season games, one behind Johnny Unitas’ record of 47.

Sunday’s Games Dallas 16, Tampa Bay 10 Chicago 23, St. Louis 6 Minnesota 24, San Francisco 13 Tennessee 44, Detroit 41, OT Kansas City 27, New Orleans 24, OT Cincinnati 38, Washington 31 N.Y. Jets 23, Miami 20, OT Buffalo 24, Cleveland 14 Jacksonville 22, Indianapolis 17 Arizona 27, Philadelphia 6 Atlanta 27, San Diego 3 Oakland 34, Pittsburgh 31 Houston 31, Denver 25 Baltimore 31, New England 30 Tonight’s Game Green Bay at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

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working the game, New Orleans was briefly ruled the winner on the field in overtime when running back Shaun Draughn lost the ball stretching for a first down and safety Roman Harper picked up the ball and ran to the end zone. The fumble was overturned on video review, but the spot came up a halfyard short of a first down. Charles easily converted a fourth-down run to extend the winning drive. “We knew coming in that we could run against this defense,” Charles said. “It was an opportunity we had to take advantage of.” The Saints scored first when Lance Moore’s leaping

nine-yard catch capped an 83yard, game-opening drive. After that, however, no team got in the end zone for the rest of the half, which ended with the Saints up 10-6. New Orleans appeared to be taking command in the third quarter thanks to a pair of turnovers by the Chiefs. First came a fumble by Dexter McCluster, who hurt his shoulder while falling on his own after a short catch, then let the ball go moments before he would have been touched down by cornerback Jabari Greer. Officials initially ruled McCluster down while linebacker Jonathan Casillas scooped the ball and ran

to the end zone. The Saints challenged and won a reversal on replay review, giving them the ball on the Chiefs 19. That set up Brees’ oneyard touchdown pass to tight end Jimmy Graham. New Orleans then went ahead 24-6 on Brees’ sixyard swing pass to fullback Jed Collins, capping a short drive set up by Greer’s interception and 28-yard return to the Kansas City seven-yard line. After that, the Saints fell apart. “We’re obviously disappointed, but not disheartened,” Saints interim coach Aaron Kromer said. “We don’t know how we’re supposed to act right now.” NOTES: Along with

NFL Scores Thursday’s Game N.Y. Giants 36, Carolina 7

K-State shakes up the Big 12 with win over OU NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — It’d be just fine with run-

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Kansas State linebacker Justin Tuggle strips the ball from Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones (12) in the second quarter on the goal line on Saturday at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla. Kansas State recovered the fumble for a touchdown.

estimate Kansas State and believe that this latest run of success under Bill Snyder was a fluke. It may be too late for that. The Wildcats (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) vaulted up to No. 7 in The Associated Press’ rankings on Sunday, for their highest position since 2003, following a 24-19 upset at Oklahoma that shook up the conference pecking order with just two games in the books. The Sooners, who have won seven of the 15 titles in Big 12 history, were the preseason favorites before losing their conference home opener for the first time with Bob Stoops as coach. In the process, the Wildcats established themselves as one of the front-runners for the championship. “We are one of those teams that could be in in the top-five easily,” said Hubert, who ran for 130 yards and a touchdown Saturday night. “We kind of actually like

to be underdogs. It just kind of gives us the momentum, kind of gives us the confidence to go out and play hard.” Leading the way is Collin Klein, the hard-to-tackle, piano-playing quarterback who carries a notebook with scripture passages in the breast pocket of his shirt. Klein outplayed NFL prospect Landry Jones of Oklahoma not with dazzling throws but with solid, mistake-free football. Both teams head into an off week while the six teams yet to play their Big 12 openers will get in on the action: No. 25 Baylor at No. 9 West Virginia, Texas Tech at Iowa State and No. 12 Texas at defending Big 12 champion Oklahoma State. TCU beat Kansas in the only other league game so far this season. But now, it’s the Wildcats who are the highest ranked team in the conference and suddenly in the spotlight.

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