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‘MALE DOMINATION MONDAY’

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

Mowing effort recalls yesteryear By RICHARD LUKEN richard@iolaregister.com

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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Iola City Attorney Chuck Apt’s contract for the city will not be renewed past By this BOBmonth. JOHNSON City bob@iolaregister.com Council members voted 5-3 Calls against reappointing Apt for to the 911 dispatch center the next one twoalmost years. every Councilmen average 10 minDonald utes. Becker, Joel Wicoff, Jim Kilby, Fordmay andsound DavidaToAndNancy while that litland voted against Apt’s reaptle slow, played out over 24 hours pointment. Votingday to keep Apt as a day and every of the year, city attorney through September the total comes to 55,000. 2014 were Beverly Franklin, “That’s what we receivedScott last Stewart and Steve French.dispatch year,” Angie Murphy, The dismissal means for center director, told AllenIola, County the first time inTuesday 50 years,mornwill commissioners not ing.have an Apt as city attorney. Charles Apt, total Chuck father, The call — Apt’s she figures preceded his son that capacity half or more areinfor true emerfrom 1962—towasn’t 1994. the point of her gencies The city’s but other appearance, theappointed magnitudepoof sitions were captivated unanimously apthe number commisproved sioners.through September 2014: Municipal Saxton, MurphyJudge was Thomas before commisPolice Jared Warner, Fire sionersChief to request a 20 percent Chief Donald Leapheart and City increase in the department’s budClerk Councilget forRoxanne 2012, up Hutton. $126,000 over this men also unanimously approved year’s $490,000. Debra Troxel’s seemed appointment The increase pretty as city treasurer, effectivehealth next hefty . Murphy reasoned April, whenwill hercost two-year term as insurance an additional an elected official ends.$6,000 was $50,000 and another The cityfor treasurer years had expected KansasforPublic EmSee COUNTY Page A5 been appointed, but her| position

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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 Register/Allison Tinn rotating andup forth. Tim Cox back showed to Gene and Theresa Weatherbie’s resiJoining Whiteley neighbor in the “Male Domination Mondence Monday nightwas to participate and friend Greg Gleue, with was his part of Allen County Meltdown, day” challenge. The challege own mowing outfit, another sickan eight-week, county-wide program promoting healthy eating le bar mower pulled by a pair of and living. There were 10 stations that not only men, but women Percheron draft horses. needed to run through. Above, Cox breezes through the “Well...” “We’re having some fun with station where joked. Cox had to drop a bucket into a well, fill it up with it,” Whiteley “Greg’s kind water and dump it into a tub until of a wimp about it. He needs a it is full. At left, Cox drives

Ray Whiteley down a metal fence post using a post driver, then pulls the post See MOWING | Page A5 out.

EMS chief Cheating prepares scandal ambulance detailed proposal

ATLANTA (AP) — Former Atlanta schools Superintendent Beverly Hall knew about cheating allegations on LUKEN standardized By RICHARD tests but either ignored them or richard@iolaregister.com tried hide them, according to a RontoConaway, Iola’s emergency state investigation. medical service director, said he An to 800-page released hoped have areport proposal for a Tuesday to The Associated Press potential merger of Iola’s and Alby County’s Gov. Nathan Deal’sservices office len ambulance through an public open records request ready for consumption shows reportby Oct. several 8. That’seducators when Iola’s city ed cheating in their schools. But councilmen gather for their next the report says Hall, who won regular meeting. the nationaland Superintendent of Conaway Jason Nelson, the Year award in 2009, and other the county’s emergency medical administrators thosebyreservice director,ignored were asked a ports and to sometimes retaliated committee come up with a proagainst the whistleblowers. posed merger. The yearlong investigation Conaway admitted to being shows educators at nearly caught off guard by Nelson four last dozen who Atlanta and week, told elementary county commismiddle schools cheated on stansioners the meetings with Condardized tests “nowhere.” by helping stuaway had gotten dents changing thethat answers “It’s or been suggested I was once exams were handed in. less than cooperative,” Conaway The investigators alsomembers found a told Iola City Council “culture and Monday . of “I fear, can intimidation assure you that retaliation” the school district was not the in case. I’m willing to over theany cheating allegations, consider idea he has and will which led to so. educators lying continue to do Hopefully we about theup cheating or destroying can come with something that See CHEATING | Page A5 See AMBULANCE | Page A6

Temps for run Online shoppers can pad district coffers look inviting By SUSAN LYNN susan@iolaregister.com

Schools are increasingly By BOB JOHNSON forced to find additional bob@iolaregister.com sources of funding, USD 257 By RICHARD LUKEN An anticipated field of a thouBoard of Education members richard@iolaregister.com sand runners and walkers, who were reminded Monday. A wayward squirrel triggered will flee Iola’s downtown busiAn upside to this gloomy a citywide blackout about noon ness district early Saturday as scenario is that USD 257 supMonday, causing damage to a Charley Melvin did in 1905, can porters can contribute to $30,000 piece of equipment in the be thankful that Melvin chose to school coffers while also padprocess. do his dastardly deed in the midding their own pockets. Kent Tomson, Iola’s electric dle of the night. The win-win plan is the distribution superintendent Had the event being commemobrainchild of former Iola explained how the blackout ocrated occurred in mid-day, parHigh School graduate, Shawn curred. ticipants would battle oppressive Walden, and his partner Shug The squirrel, making its way heat and humidity, with both picked up,” Weiner said Tuesday Schippers, who founded It across the top of a circuit tie forecast at the upper end of the afternoon. As in the past, “we exAll Counts, an Overland Park breaker at Iola’s Oak Street elecdiscomfort scale during daytime pect a lot of people to sign up Fribusiness that provides contric substation, came in contact Register/Susan Lynn Friday and Saturday. As is, they day night.” sulting services and processes with a pair of nearby bushings, Cost is $12online for the walk. RunShawn Walden, right, and Shug Schippers, said shopping will run and walk in somewhat that help fund education. Tomson said. ners’ fees are $14 for youth to age can raise funds for USD 257 through their business, It All Counts. more inviting temperatures preRegister/Susan Lynn Walden graduated from IHS The contact created an elec17, $20 for adults and $17 each for dicted for the low 70s by 12:26 a.m. The two spoke before the board of education Monday night. These men are ready to leave their inhibitions at home as they participate in Friday night’s favorite in 1983. trical arc, sending thousands of members of teams. race, of theelectricity drag race. through From leftthe to right are Matt Skahan, Brian Wolfe, Nic Lohman,See David and A5 Saturday. USDToland 257 | Page volts Runners in the third annual The race — many walkers will Fred Heismeyer. The race begins at 10:30 p.m. on the courthouse square. unfortunate squirrel. event will aim for best times of be out for a stroll — will cap activsouth of town — where Westar The intense heat from the ities that start late Friday after- 15.40.06 for males and 20.44.78 for electrical jolt caused the squir- electric service feeds into the city noon and will go on throughout females, set last year. — which is why the entire city rel literally to burst into flames, Sticks of “Melvin Dy-No-Mite” the evening. Included will be the was without power for about 20 Tomson said, causing extensive An unfortunate schedule condents have signed up for Iola’s tors to town at thethe same time 180 will be awarded first three much-awaited “drag race,” feaminutes. damage to the breaker. flict may leave a few unsightly Cleanup Week effort starting residents have piles of junk at the places for males and females in “The system did exactly what By electric SUSAN system LYNN funcyear a woman’s garter was transThe Shirt Shop, 20 W. Jackson, turing some of the area’s finest The city’s Monday . curbside for Cleanup Week,” Ford messes for visitors to Iola this each of five ages groups, 15 and men and women dressed in drag. was supposed to do,” Tomson from one participant’s leg where participants will have a tionedsusan@iolaregister.com exactly as it was designed itferred weekend. Ford Weiner assumes more than said. 16-30, 31-45, 46-60 and 61 Chris at Thrive Allena under, “As soon as the Westar feed of it, to another. wide selection from which to to Ifdo.you’ve The got arc enough prompted a Fritie said. City Council member Nancy few of those residents already over.acknowledged it’s probCounty, co-sponsor with Allen andFord shut down, it apretty much day night the to let your was “It’s better than baton,” said choose. Doors open at 10 p.m. breaker to is one ofnight two transformably late to delay will the upcomFord noted Iola’s annual Buster have prepared for cleanup week All too participants break put outToland, the fire executive at the substation hair David director Registration to participate County Crimestoppers for “The ers todown. open at the substation. Keaton Celebration is expected to by situating piles of junk, limbs ing Cleanup Week activities, but from in front of the post office. Charley Melvin Mad Bomber Run by itself.” One sure test is to participate of Thrive Allen County and one in the drag race is $5. That also The transformer shutdown and other debris in front of their suggested city planners check bring in hundreds of out-of-townRunners will follow a course that the organizers time city crews arrived in the “Drag Race” as a runup to ofBythe gains participants entrance to a for your Life,” said total of particfor Friday’s triggered another breaker to trip ers to Iola Friday and Saturday. houses.. their calendars before scheduling the Charlie Melvin Mad Bomber events. 9:30 p.m. pre-party at the Thrive ipants was approaching 450, with will take them on West to WashSee OUTAGE | Page A5 at the city’s Bassett substation Meanwhile, more than 180 resi“So we’ll have hundreds of visisimilar activities in future years. ington, then Jackson, Jefferson about 200 signed on for the 5-kiloRun For Your Life race. If you don’t have a thing to office, 12 W. Jackson. Tickets can Men and women alike are en- wear — no worries. be purchased in advance at the meter run. The walk will follow a and East to Cottonwood. They See TEMPS | B6 couraged to dress in a cross-genDresses, hats, purses, jewelry Thrive office or Friday night on 3-kilometer course. “Registration, including probder manner and then “compete” and other accoutrements will be See EGO | Page B6 ably a fifth online, has really in teams of four in a relay. Last available at Elizabeth Donnelly’s

Cleanup Week timing ‘unfortunate’ Put that ego on the shelf, boys

Free counseling helps smokers quit Pekarek finds home at USD 257

Algerians in Iola for whirlwind visit By BOB JOHNSON bob@iolaregister.com

Bob Hawk introduced five Algerians to Iola and the ways of Iola Rotarians Monday afternoon. The — Since 1871 — group is in town for a four-day At the bandstand Jim Garner, director visit. Thursday, July 7, 2011 8 p.m. They are members of Rotary PROGRAM in Algeria and are in the United Star Spangled Banner..................................................arr. J.P. Sousa States as members of a group Americans We — march .......................................... Henry Fillmore study exchange team. Rock, Rhythm and Blues — medley ...................... arr. Jack Bullock Hawk, an Iola Rotarian, inArmy of the Nile — march...................................Kenneth J. Alford formed the three men and two Begin of the Beguine ...................................................... Cole Porter women about Rotary District Invercargill — march ................................................... Alex Lithgow 6110’s Vision Quest program, inHymn to the Fallen.................................... John Williams/Sweeney cluding an exacting demonstraMen of Ohio — march ............................................. Henry Fillmore tion of how to make a pair of readA Sixties Time Capsule — medley .............................. arr. Jennings ing glasses in about 15 minutes. The Washington Post — march ...................................John P. Sousa See ALGERIANS PagebeA6 Rained out concerts| will rescheduled for Friday evening.

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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 achievement and public transparency, Pekarek hopes he can further success for the district and the more than 1,300 students relying on it. Pekarek walks his talk. A naRegister/Bob Johnson

See PEKAREK | Page A5 Bob Hawk quickly fashions a pair reading glasses while five visitors from Algeria look on. They are, from left, Adel Rahmani, Leila Guerrak, Feril Sarah Brahimi, Abdelkader Boutaleb and 75 Cents Sadek Sidani.

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By ALLISON TINN allison@iolaregister.com

There are more avenues people can take today to quit smoking. Some employers offer benefits for quitting, insurance companies give discounts to non-smokers and doctors are constantly trying to find a way to wean their patience off of tobacco. One method becoming more popular is free one-on-one counseling provided by the state. Matthew Schrock, cessation coordinator for Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Brian Pekarek, center, visitswas with at Allen County Hospital Monday the USD 257 board office. presenting information on the Kansas Tobacco Quitline (KanQuit), a source people can use to

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help them quit smoking. People have to go through a registration process and then will be given five sessions spread out over a four- to six-week period, Schrock said. Pregnant women get 10 sessions. The program is free and in addition to the telephone counseling sessions, people become life members of the free website where people can live chat with others who are trying to quit smoking or gives tips as to what to change in a person’s day-to-day lifeBoring to make Barb Geffert and Marcy at tapering out tobacco from their lives an easier process. “An average caller has tried See KANQUIT |Iola, PageKS A6 Iola, KS

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Obituaries Ellen Klotzbach

Ellen Jane Klotzbach, 84, passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute. She was born Dec. 23, 1927, in New Hope, Mo., the daughter of Tom L. and Leanna (Hanson) Hammack. When Jane was a young girl, her mother passed away. She was adopted by her fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, Mary Georgia Hammack, who raised her as her own. Jane graduated from Buchanan High School, Troy, Mo., in 1945. She was united in marriage to Wayne Klotzbach on Nov. 13, 1948, in Troy, Mo. During their first 11 years of marriage, while Wayne was employed by Sinclair Pipeline, the couple moved 13 times, eventually settling

on the family farm east of Humboldt in 1960. Jane dedicated her time as a farm wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her children, William Klotzbach and wife Marcia, Humboldt, Marilyn Clave and husband Robert, Holiday Island, Ark., Stephen Klotzbach and wife Barbara, Abilene, Kan., and Janice Klotzbach, Humboldt; grandchildren, John Brust, Jennifer Wilson, Amy Ehmke, Jeffrey Klotzbach, Stephenie Klotzbach and Keith Kueny; and 11 great-grandchildren. It was Janeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wish to be cremated. The family will receive friends for remembrance of Janeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life today at the Fellowship Hall of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Humboldt, from 6 to 8 p.m. Services will take place at a later date, to be announced by the family.

The family requests memorial contributions in Janeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name to the Humboldt Public Library or Humboldt Ministerial Allianceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Pantry, which may be left at the church or at Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel. A message for the family may be left at www.PenwellGabelHumboldt.com.

Roscoe Rash

Roscoe William Rash, 83, Toronto, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Cowboy Church and Arena of Life, Toronto. No formal visitation is planned. Memorials to the Roscoe W. Rash Memorial Fund may be sent to Campbell Funeral Home, P.O. Box 188, Yates Center, KS 66783.

Midwest town readies to greet Myanmar leader â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are from the 88 Generation. We align By TOM COYNE Associated Press

with her. ... We are very excited to be here. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been waiting for 20 years.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kaung Shein, factory worker and supporter of Myanmar President Aung San Suu Kyi

political prisoners. Since 1991, when a single Burmese refugee resettled in this city 8,000 miles from southeast Asia, thousands more have followed, many of them relocating under a federal program after years in refugee camps in Thailand. They join other political refugees from a host of countries who have made the city a second home since the fall of Saigon in 1975, thanks largely to the help of Catholic Charities. The 2010 census found 3,800 Burmese in Allen County, but Fred Gilbert, a retired welfare worker who now runs a website designed to help immigrants adjust to American life, says the number may be actually be a few thousand higher because some Burmese identify themselves by ethnic origin rather than nationality. Signs welcoming Suu Kyi have been showing up throughout the city. Local students gathered recently to make flags depicting the fighting peacock that appears on the flag of the democracy movement in the country also known as Burma. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is the hope for the people,â&#x20AC;? said Thiha Ba Kyi, a former dentist who earned an MBA after coming to the U.S. in 1994 and now works for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and helps the Burmese opposition in exile. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She can bring democracy again in Burma.â&#x20AC;? For many of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Burmese residents, Suu Kyiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit will be the first tangible connection with the homeland some hope to return to one day. From this

unlikely base , Suu Kyiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s followers speak out about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening in their homeland through Voice of America broadcasts and YouTube videos, lobby Congress for continued economic sanctions and raise money for the opposition in Myanmar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They cannot talk in there, so we talk for them here,â&#x20AC;? said Ba Kyi, 57, who hosts a weekly Burmeselanguage talk show on local television. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are very staunch and very outspoken. ... I believe thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why Suu Kyi come here.â&#x20AC;? Many Burmese refugees, like Ba Kyi, left behind careers when they fled their homeland and have had to learn new skills to get a job. U Tun Oo was elected to parliament in the 1990 election won by Suu Kyiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s party that was nullified by the military regime and served as finance minister for the elected government in exile. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m finance minister in the jungle,â&#x20AC;? he said with a laugh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jungle minister.â&#x20AC;? Now Tun Oo, who was a construction engineer in Asia, works in a Fort Wayne factory. When heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not working, he heads the local branch of Suu Kyiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s party. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We see people who were university professors and members of parliament who are very accomplished who are doing all kinds of work,â&#x20AC;? said Tom Lewandowski, president of the AFL-CIOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s area labor council. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do what it takes to get by.â&#x20AC;? Refugees qualify for federal government assistance, but Meghan Menchhofer, a staffer at the Burmese Advocacy Center, said that while many newcomers rely on food stamps, only a handful accept cash welfare. The center, which is funded by federal grants and private donations, helps refugees find jobs and homes and navigate issues

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s devoted followers are expected to turn out by the thousands today to hear her speak in an Indiana city where one of the largest Burmese communities in the United States has taken root. The visit by the 67-yearold Nobel laureate, who spent 15 years u n d e r house arrest for opposing military rule, Suu Kyi marks the zenith of a two-decade influx of Burmese refugees that has brought a new global awareness to Fort Wayne, Ind., a city of 256,000 about two hours north of Indianapolis. Security was tight for Suu Kyiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appearance at Memorial Coliseum. At least 7,000 people from as far away as Toronto and Minneapolis indicated they would attend the speech, which Suu Kyi will deliver in Burmese with English translations on video. The visit is part of a 17-day trip to the U.S. during which she has met with President Barack Obama and received the Congressional Gold Medal. About two hours before the Burmese opposition leader was scheduled to speak, hundreds of people had already claimed their seats at in the coliseum. Factory worker Kaung Shein, 42, was helping to hang banners to welcome the democracy icon. He said he had been among the approximately 1 million students who took part in a failed pro-democracy uprising to protest Burmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s military-backed regime in August 1988. Oxford-educated Suu Kyi rose to prominence during that period. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are from the 88 Generation,â&#x20AC;? Kaung Shein said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We align with her. ... We are very excited to be here. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been waiting for 20 years.â&#x20AC;? Thousands of those protesters were killed and tens of thousands more, including Suu Kyi, served time as

from laws and customs to getting a driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was different. Vastly different. I knew very little English,â&#x20AC;? said May Ayar Oo, 26, who came to the U.S. at age 16. She graduated in the top five in her high school class and now works as an engineer while attending graduate school. Patrick Proctor, a member of the board of directors at the Burmese Advocacy Center, said some people in Fort Wayne harbor a negative stereotype of the Burmese who live there. About two years ago, some of that prejudice came to light when a worker at a coinoperated laundry posted a sign barring Burmese â&#x20AC;&#x153;for sanitary reasons,â&#x20AC;? apparently a reference to some peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s habit of spitting out the residue from chewing betel nuts. But many of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Burmese seem to have found their way. Burmese-run businesses have popped up across the city, and both the valedictorian and salutatorian at a local high school this year were Burmese. Those attending todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech will be eager to hear Suu Kyiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s views on sanctions toward Myanmar. Since her release in 2010, she has joined hands with members of the former ruling junta that detained her to push ahead with political reform. She is under pressure from Myanmar President Thien Seinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s government to urge the U.S. to remove the restrictions. Ba Kyi wants to be a part of the change Suu Kyi is expected to bring. He said he wants to teach his people, who have no experience of freedom, what democracy is about. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to move back,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need educated people who have experience in a democratic country.â&#x20AC;?

Program targets prospective teachers Information for those considering a middle school or high school teaching career will be distributed at a free workshop at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Iola High School lecture hall.

Police reports Vehicle hits deer

A vehicle driven by Beau Whitcomb, Chanute, struck a deer along an Allen County road about five miles southeast of Humboldt Saturday morning.

Vehicle rolls

Robert Ross Allen, rural Humboldt, lost control of a vehicle he was driving on an Allen County road south of Humboldt late Saturday afternoon and rolled. Officers said Allen suffered cuts and bruises.

and Tibetans. Alpine companies say China rejected climbing permits for mountaineers hoping to scale peaks in the Tibetan Himalayas, forcing many to crowd onto mountains in Nepal, including

Mount Manaslu. About two dozen climbers were sleeping at a camp high on the mountain early Sunday when the avalanche swept over them. Rescuers have so far brought down the bod-

Woman arrested

Arianna Onnen, 21, Humboldt, was arrested just after midnight Saturday morning for domestic battery and disorderly conduct. Officers said the victim was her husband, Douglas Onnen.

Driver arrested

Christopher S. Kiel, 39, Humboldt, was arrested early Sunday morning two miles north of Humboldt while allegedly driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Bomb hits Syrian forces BEIRUT (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Several bombs went off today inside a school in the Syrian capital that activists say was being used by regime forces as a security headquarters. Ambulances rushed to the area and an initial report on state media said seven people were wounded. An amateur video posted online showed smoke billowing from several spots in an area near a major road. The narrator said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A series of explosions shake the capital Damascus.â&#x20AC;? The authenticity of the video could not be independently confirmed. Over the past few months, rebels have increasingly targeted secu-

rity sites and symbols of regime power in a bid to turn the tide in Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 18-month conflict, which activists say has left some 30,000 people dead. In July, a bombing in the heart of Damascus killed four senior security officials including the defense minister and President Bashar Assadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother-in-law. Other large blasts have targeted the headquarters of security agencies in the capital, killing scores of people this year. Abu Hisham al-Shami, an activist based in Damascus, told The Associated Press via Skype that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sons of Martyrs Schoolâ&#x20AC;? had recently been turned into a regime security center.

Our family thanks all those who helped care for our mother during her recent illness. We appreciate the excellent care she received from Guest Home Estates, Dr. Stone and Associates, the staff at Allen County Hospital and Hospice. The services provided by Waugh-Yokum and Friskel Funeral Home, Rev. Gene McIntosh, Lloyd Houk, and Calvary UMC were exceptional. We thank the members of Calvary UMC for the many visits and the lovely meal. Your willingness to provide loving care for Mom and our family is a great comfort. God Bless You,

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Humboldt

The Missourians headline Biblesta By TERRY BROYLES Humboldt correspondent

Courtesy photo by Vada Aikins

June Stipp, seated, visited with Assistant Chief Scott BigHorse, left, and Everett Waller, standing, about the medicine wheel flower garden, part of the Neosho River Park beautification project.

River Park was former Indian campground By TERRY BROYLES Humboldt correspondent

HUMBOLDT — Neosho River Park caught the attention of Osage Indian Nation leaders from Pawhuska, Okla., bringing them to town for a personal look specifically at the medicine wheel flower garden being developed. Eileen Robertson suggested to the Humboldt Healthy Ecosystem team that they name the medicine wheel after an Indian tribe, but contact would have to be made to use the name. “I saw in the Humboldt Historical Book by the Choghuills that the river was named by the Osage,” HHE member Vada Aikins said. “June Stipp got in touch with them (the Osage) and they emailed her they were coming Wednesday.” Stipp had the idea for

a medicine wheel-shaped flower garden with different colors of flowers in each section. Ellery Robertson has been helping with the project. Assistant Principal Chief Scott BigHorse, his brother, Vann BigHorse, and Everett Waller, the minerals liaison and cultural advisor of the Osage Indian Nation, toured the Neosho River Park and told committee members the park had been one of their Indian campgrounds. “They told us their tribe does not have what is called a medicine wheel, but have prayer wheels,” Aikins said. The visitors offered to name the wheel and indicated they want to be sponsors of the park. “They didn’t have a lot of time Wednesday,” Aikins said, “but, they were very excited and plan to return soon.”

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Today — Biblesta Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m., Faith Assembly of God Church; Biblesta Chorus practice, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church. Thursday — Mary Martha Circle of First Baptist Church, 7 p.m., Mary Elizabeth Kirby hostess; PRIDE and Humboldt Healthy Ecosystem countywide PRIDE social, 5:30 p.m., Neosho River Park. Saturday — Artist Alley, Chanute. Sunday — Community singspiration, 5 p.m. dinner, 6 p.m. program, city square.

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Ida Trowbridge presented a lesson on membership to seven members of the South Logan FCE on Sept.

HUMBOLDT — Oct. 6 will be a day packed with musical groups, youth activities, a parade and a free bean feed. For the 55th year, the community will welcome scores of visitors to enjoy a day of Christian-themed entertainment, followed in the evening by a Christian youth rally beginning at 6:30 p.m. More information about the day’s activities will be listed next week. Back by popular demand, the Missourians will appear in the city square at noon. They have performed during Biblesta on several occa-

sions and are a crowd favorite. The Missourians are a Midwest-based group that has developed a unique blend that combines southern gospel with a more progressive sound with close-knit harmonies and powerful voices. The group started as a male trio in the 1980s and took on the traditional four-part harmony sound several years later. Over the last 20 years the group has recorded 13 albums and two videos, the latest “No Boundaries.” Top priority for the group, whether in concert or recording, is to lift up Christ through songs and testimony.

The Missourians will perform at noon on Oct. 6.

Respecting the flag By TERRY BROYLES Humboldt correspondent

HUMBOLDT — Learning how to properly handle the American flag, along with time-honored flag etiquette, is an annual tradition for third-grade students at Humboldt Elementary School. Friday, Iolans Alfred

Link and Mike Byers spoke to third-grade classes about the flag’s meaning, demonstrated the correct folding procedure and answered questions from the group. Link and Byers have a combined total of more than 60 years military service with the Army.

Students taking part in a saluting demonstration are, from left, Evan Lucke, Brayden Oliver, Jaron Bonczowski, Gavin Page and Kirstyn Murrow.

Downtown Action Team learns of grants Downtown Action Team members were updated Friday by Barbara Anderson with the Kansas Department of Commerce on possible grant opportunities for sidewalk and park improvements. She discussed guidelines associated with the Kan-Step, Sunflower Foundation and Kansas Department of Transportation grant programs and will continue to provide information

18 at the Humboldt library. Officers were re-elected for next year: Jeanice Cress, president, Wilma Brock, vice president, Lorene Ellison, secretary, Bonnie Ladd, treasurer, and Nila Dickason and Ladd, council representatives. Members were thanked for helping at the Allen County Fair and the community ice cream social hosted by Craig and Sussie Sharp in August. About 70 neighbors and friends attended the social enjoying ice cream, desserts and visiting. Bonnie Ladd gave the county council report. Fall Learning Day is Nov. 19 at the library. Margaret Bruenger gave a report on the tree the unit planted at the Tri-Valley home. In recognition of National FCE week Oct. 14-20, Cress reviewed unit history. South Logan was organized in 1938 at the home of Mrs. Leroy McCall. Mrs. W.W. Works was the township advisory member and early lessons included making a cheese recipe that called for five gallons of milk, reupholstering furniture, caning chairs, making slipcovers, cooking and sewing. South Logan has received more than 65 gold seals. The unit merged with Better Homes FCE several years ago combining memberships. There are five units in Allen County open to all women. Public awareness

Humboldt Police Chief Brian Dillow will offer tips on recognizing and avoiding identity theft as well as scam professionals on Thursday at noon at the Humboldt Senior Center. The program is free and open to the public.

as it becomes available. DAT has plans to submit a grant application to the USDA Rural Development office after it meets with the City Growth Committee and City Council. Plans were finalized for the bandstand celebration and volunteer recognition activities for Oct. 13 in the city square. Local school children

will be encouraged to draw pictures and/or tell stories about the bandstand and the city square to be used at the celebration, refreshments will be made available and entertainment will be provided. Larry Tucker of DAT will meet with Allen County commissioners in October to further discuss the senior center building.

“We’ve had a few calls reporting scams,” Dillow said. “I just want there to be more awareness.” The senior center is at 718 Bridge St. G.A.L.S. FCE

Fifteen members gathered Sept. 17 at Terry’s Flower Shop. Roll call was answered with a first day of school tradition. Notes of thanks were read from recipients of the open class added premium awards and from the Biblesta Committee. Volunteers were asked to help with the fall sessions of Story Hour. A committee of Janie Works, Judy Middendorf and Linda Leonard was appointed to plan the annual couples Christmas party. In club news, members discussed the December Humboldt Holiday Craft Market and use of the Humboldt High School gym, confirmed assistance from the Lutheran youth for market vendors and readiness of letters to be sent to prospective vendors. It was noted the Humboldt Chamber of Commerce voted to donate $500 toward advertising expense. Officers for next year are Terry Butts, president, Glenna Wulf, vice president, Susan Owens, secretary/reporter, Roxane Orr, treasurer, and Leonard and Wulf, council representatives. Dru Cox presented the lesson, “Coping with Conflict in Society,” with members taking part in conflict scenarios and arriving at solutions. Butts reported 21.5 volunteer hours. Following the meeting, members folded, stuffed and addressed information to be sent to Holiday Market vendors. Orr provided refreshments.

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ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) started the action Saturday afternoon at Wide Open Speed Park to get the Central Mud Boggers Association mud run under way. About 600 spectators, fans and drivers watched the mud fly under clear blue skies. Owner Justin Hoepker said 35 trucks challenged the pit, some from as far away as Oklahoma. “The feedback we got has been really good,” Hoepker said. “It was a positive day.”

PRIDE social Thursday at River Park The countywide PRIDE social was front and center Thursday when the Humboldt PRIDE committee met. The Healthy Ecosystems Committee, Allen County commissioners, state Pride officials and the Humboldt City Council, along with area PRIDE groups, are invited to the Neosho River Park for a picnic of hot dogs at 6 p.m. Thursday. Visiting Pride groups will be asked to report on local activities and projects. Chris Bauer reported welcome banners and brackets for the down-

town light poles are to be delivered by Oct. 3 and efforts will be made to get them installed before Biblesta festivities on Saturday. Humboldt PRIDE Inc. articles of incorporation are now on file with the secretary of state’s office, allowing the not-for-profit 501c(3) designation to be completed from the Internal Revenue Service, a process that could take up to six months. Bauer is also looking into having larger arrows made for the new directional signs in order to improve the sign’s visibility.

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Clift predicts an Obama victory Eleanor Clift is a regular panelist on the syndicated talk show, The McLaughlin Group, and writes about politics for Newsweek magazine as well as playing herself in movies from time to time. She gave the 2012 Muncy Journalism and Politics Lecture at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas Sunday afternoon. She has covered every presidential campaign since 1976. Drawing on that deep well of experience, she predicted a solid win for President Barack Obama and also guessed that the Senate will remain in Democratic hands on Nov. 6. Clift echoed forecasts made by pollsters of every political hue. She said the race seemed to be a sure thing for the Republicans as the campaign began because of the miserable economy, but that Mitt Romney had not won the people’s trust. Romney’s inability to connect with the public has also spilled over into key senate races, in

her opinion. She also cited Romney’s May remarks at a high-dollar fund raiser in which he said the 47 percent of Americans who pay no income tax consider themselves victims and believe they are entitled to “medical care, food, housing, you name it” and would probably vote for President Obama. It wasn’t his business, he said, to try to win those people over to his side. At the beginning of the presentation, Clift recalled she was hired out of college as a secretary at Newsweek and wormed her way into reporting. Women’s libbers tried to get her to quit, reportedly because she was “being exploited.” “But if I quit being exploited, I would have had to go back to just being a secretary,” she said. That background may explain why she identifies with the 47 percent that Romney writes off. — Emerson Lynn, jr.

Romney’s taxes beside the point Democrats are making a big deal of Mitt Romney’s taxes. Romney released his 2011 tax returns last week. They showed he paid $1.9 million in federal income taxes on an income of $20 million, a 14.1 percent rate. That is, his opponents are quick to point out, a lower rate than a person earning $50,000 a year would owe. Romney’s rate was low because his income is from investments rather than salary. He told television reporters he thinks the lower tax on investment is both fair and good policy because it encourages investment. He shouldn’t be criticized for taking advantage of the tax structure. He had nothing to do with passing those laws. It is both legal and moral to pay the lowest legal rate tax accountants can find. And if he has taken advantage of overseas tax havens over the years that were also legal, that’s OK, too. Those loopholes should be closed, but that’s for Congress to do. But his insistence on defending tax laws that favor the rich and the super-rich while they reduce federal income invites argument. U.S. income tax rates since World War II have gone from as high as 90 percent to today’s low. For decades, the top rate was 70 percent. That didn’t stop people like George Romney, Mitt’s dad, from investing their money in wealth-creating

businesses. The top rate was also higher in the 1990s, a decade of spectacular investment and growth. It simply is not true that higher tax rates will stop economic growth or, for that matter, that lower rates on investment income stimulates investment. If that were the case, then today’s low rates — which have been in place for over a decade — would have created an investment boom and there would have been no recession. Both Romney and Obama should be advocating tax restructuring that will increase federal revenue while lessening the gap between income groups, similar to the recommendations made by the Simpson-Bowles Commission of 2010. Such a balanced approach would win the approval of thoughtful Americans and raise the level of trust in government and public officials. Instead, Romney not only defends the preferential rate he pays on his huge income, he also advocates an across the board reduction of current rates, while President Obama asks for higher taxes on the rich but ignores the need to raise more revenue from the rest of the population in order to match income with essential spending. Arithmetic has been declared dirty politics in the 2012 campaign. — Emerson Lynn, jr.

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Letters to the editor Dear editor,

A big thanks to all who were involved in making Iola High’s Friday footbaqll game a great night of entertainment. Of course it didn’t hurt that the weather was picture perfect, but the whole evening was planned to perfection. The Homecoming crowning of king and queen is always exciting. I loved the “bombs bursting in air” (fireworks for those of you who weren’t there) during the national anthem. The halftime was filled with a super dance routine. The band looked great and played well while constantly moving into interesting formations. The cheer-

leaders did a good job of keeping the crowd cheering and a spirited bunch of students ran across the stadium with every touchdown! The icing on the cake — or maybe that was the cake itself — was a spunky football team that won the Homecoming game. Hurrah for Iola! Flo Haynes, Iola, Kan. Dear editor,

Duh, maybe 47 percent of the U.S. people don’t pay income tax because they don’t earn enough to owe any or have anything stashed away in a foreign bank. During Vietnam, some pro-

tested the war by withholding Income Tax that paid for it. Wars that followed have been done “on the cuff,” so no protest of this sort was possible. But we paid for it just the same. The hatred toward the poor is similar to the hatred whipped up by a madman many decades ago against a minority Hebrew culture in another country. And we thought we had laws against hate crimes! Respectfully, Jim Brownrigg, Iola, Kan. P.S. It’s a bad joke about the “Golden Rule.” Those that have the “Gold” rule.

Redistribution isn’t a bad word All the talk about this presidential election being one of the most important in American history isn’t just hype. The contrasts between Mitt Romney and President Obama are so sharp, the outcome of their battle could forever change what this country represents. Romney has been trying hard to portray Obama’s policies as being radical and far from the ideals represented in this nation’s history, but it is his recent comments about redistributing wealth that have many people wondering if the America he envisions is really what they want. The Republican nominee upset even members of his own party with last week’s release of a surreptitiously made video of him making remarks that seemed to disparage the poor during a $50,000-a-plate fund-raiser in May hosted by Philadelphia 76ers’ coowner Marc J. Leder at his mansion in Boca Raton, Fla. Noting that 47 percent of Americans don’t pay federal income taxes, Romney called them “victims” who have become dependents of the government. “My job is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.” The backlash was immediate and strong. Romney apparently

Without a redistribution of income through taxation, which pays for Medicaid, Pell Grants, small-business loans, veterans benefits, food stamps, etc., what kind of nation would this be? never considered that nearly a third of the people who don’t pay income taxes do pay payroll and other taxes. In other words, they work; they’re not sitting around waiting for government bailouts. Most of the rest who don’t pay federal income taxes are either elderly or poor, or both — and some of them are Republicans. Attempting to deflect a storm of criticism, Romney said he believes in an America “where government steps in to help those that are in need.” But he then seemed to contradict that position by dragging up an audiotape from 14 years ago at a Chicago forum where then-State Sen. Barack Obama said he believed in income redistribution, “at least at a certain level to make sure that everybody’s got a shot.” “I disagree,” Romney told Fox News on Tuesday. But if that’s so, how does he expect government to “step in” to help the needy? Does he want government to limit itself to offering friendly advice?

Without a redistribution of income through taxation, which pays for Medicaid, Pell Grants, small-business loans, veterans benefits, food stamps, etc., what kind of nation would this be? Much of that type of assistance is meant to be temporary, provided mostly to get a family through a rough patch or give a young person a chance to excel. That Romney uses redistribution as if it were an obscene word again suggests his campaign is in the thrall of antitax acolytes of the late Ayn Rand, who believed government punishes the rich by confiscating their wealth to help people who otherwise would be working harder. That philosophy doesn’t sit well with Americans who believe there are times when government is the right tool to help people help themselves. Who wins this presidential election will determine which philosophy prevails, and what type of nation this should be. — The Philadelphia Inquirer

Quotations of the day The Associated Press

“I think there is no disagreement anywhere that the situation in Syria is extremely bad and getting worse, that it is a threat to the region and a threat to peace and security in the world.” —

International envoy Brahimi Lakhdar Brahimi giving a gloomy assessment of Syria’s civil war to the U.N. Security Council.

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olence that can never be justified. It comes from taking responsibility and advancing our common humanity.” — Sec-

these allegations seriously, does a complete investigation, and ensures that whoever authorized this outrageous misconduct is held accountable.” — Deputy Federal Public

retary of State Hill- Hillary Clinton ary Rodham Clinton appealing to Muslims to show “dignity” and not resort to violence as they protest an anti-Islam film produced in the United States.

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have never seen anything like during my career as a crimidefense lawyer. I hope that Department of Justice takes

Defender John Littrell after an undercover FBI agent was accused in court documents of spending U.S. taxpayer dollars on prostitutes in the Philippines for himself and others during an international weapons trafficking probe last year. Thought for the Day:

“Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804-1864

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Farm FCE clubs meet The FCE GALS had a meeting Sept.17 for a lesson in “Coping with Conflict.” The meeting leader was Dru Cox and 12 members were in attendance. They stuffed and prepared vendor envelopes for Holiday Market. Their next meeting will be Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at Judy Middendorf ’s residence. Kathy McEwan will provide a lesson on “Couponing.”

4H news The September meeting of Square B 4-H club was called to order by President Shannon Vogel. The flag salute and pledges were led by John Hutton. Roll call was “your favorite subject in school.” The song “This Land is Your Land” was led by Levi Meiwes. Officer elections were held with the following results:

Shannon Vogel as president, Emily Klubek as vice president, Klair Vogel as secretary, Erin Klubek as treasurer, Tyler Powelson as reporter and song leader, Levi Meiwes as recre-

SOUTH LOGAN FCE had a meeting on Sept. 18 for a lesson on “Recruiting Members.” The lesson was led by Ida Trowbridge. Seven members attended. The group also elected some officers and paid their dues. Their next meeting will be Oct. 16 at 1:30 p.m. at the Humboldt Library for a lesson about “Coping with Conflict” led by Bonnie Ladd.

ation leader, John Hutton as parliamentarian, Tristan Miller as historian and Shannon Vogel, John Hutton and Tyler Powelson as council members.

Tristan Miller and John Hutton participated in the program. Tristan showed her rabbit Cinnamon BunE. She talked about how to hold a rabbit and make it feel safe. John presented some pictures of his rodeo events. Tristan Miller led recreation which was the game “Telephone.” Club Reporter, Emily Klubek

Fall: Time to tidy up, tuck in plants and plan Finally! Fall is here. I don’t think I can recall a year that I have been more ready for fall to come than this year. More than anything, I think I’m optimistic that with the fall season, rain will come too. With the change of season, now is the time to do some tidying up around the home, tuck things in for winter, and yes – start making plans for the next growing season. This fall, don’t forget to dig your summer flowering bulbs and store those that will not survive Kansas winters. Bulbs such as gladiolus, caladium, dahlia, tuberous begonia, calla lily, and canna lily need to be dug and stored so they can be planted next year. All of these plants should be dug after frost has browned the foliage. Then they should be allowed to dry for about a week in a shady, wellventilated site such as a garage or tool shed. Any excess soil should be removed. The bulbs should

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be packed away in peat moss or perlite. When packing, make sure the bulbs don’t touch each other. That way if one decays, the rot won’t spread onto neighboring bulbs. Dusting the bulbs with fungicide before storing will help prevent them from rotting. Caladium should be stored between 50 and 60 degrees.The rest of the bulbs mentioned should be stored near 40 degrees. Finding a good storage spot may be tricky. A basement wall away from a furnace is often a good location. As for the other type of bulbs (spring flowering), now is the time to establish them into the landscape. It is also time to fertilize spring-flowering bulbs.

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The idea of the program rests on shoppers making all their online purchases through the keyhole of the website It All Counts, which links to more than 500 retailers, including Home Depot, Nordstrom and Walmart. Each retailer has determined a percentage of each purchase price to be dedicated to a school. From there, the shopper receives one-half of that monetary gift. “We’re capturing a trend of online shopping,” Walden said, noting that its numbers have been steadily growing over the years. Several Iolans were used to test the marketing plan, Walden said. Of those, nine people made 49 purchases amounting to $6,409. Of that, $72 went to the school district with

an equal amount being rebated to the shoppers. As a business, It All Counts takes 35 percent off the top of the rebates before they are distributed. Board members were receptive to the fundraising idea. They will vote on the matter at their next meeting on Oct. 8. SCHOOL

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stashed in the basement of IHS will have to stay there a while longer. Board members were hesitant to accept an idea from the USD 257 Alumni Endowment Association to use the trophies as a means to raise funds by their sale to former students at their class reunions. About 50 or so trophies are stored in the basement, many in need of repair. Board members wondered if some sort of criteria could be set to prevent

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If you have an established bulb bed and it has been fertilized in the past, there is probably plenty of phosphorus and potassium present in the soil to grow the plants next spring. If you’re not sure, take a soil test. A complete fertilizer such as 10-10-10 or 9-9-6 at the rate of 2.5 pounds per 100 square feet should be used if the soil needs phosphorus and potassium. This would also equal 1 rounded teaspoon per square foot. Blood meal makes an excellent fertilizer if phosphorus and potassium are not needed. It should be applied at the rate of 2 pounds per 100 square feet or 1 teaspoon per square foot. While you’re out and about in your yard this fall fertilizing bulbs, you may want to take the time to clean up the iris beds as well. Iris are known for a couple of very common problems: a fungus known as iris leaf spot and an insect named iris borer.

Though both cause problems in the spring, now is the time to start control measurers. Both the fungus and eggs of the borer overwinter on old, dead leaves. Removing iris leaves and other landscape debris from the iris bed this fall will significantly reduce problems next spring. October is a good time to plant garlic if you want large cloves next summer. The soil should be fertilized before planting with three pounds of a 10-10-10 fertilizer, per 100 square feet, and mixed into the soil. Cloves should be planted point up and spaced three inches apart and one to two inches deep. The larger the clove planted, the larger the bulb for harvesting next summer. Once planted, water in well and mulch with straw to conserve soil warmth and encourage good establishment. The garlic will be ready for harvest next summer when most of the foliage has browned.

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a valuable memento of student success be lost to the “whims of the Internet,” said Darrel Catron, board member. Laura Caillouett-Weiner of the endowment association said the association has been working with members of the Allen County Historical Society to inspect the trophies. Deniece Edson, also representing the alumni association, said digital images of each trophy would be preserved in a book. The board was still uneasy about losing the physical presence of the trophies and tabled the issue. Board member Buck Quincy said 1947-48 was a great year for district athletes and were it not for the trophies denoting those successes, no one would know. BRETT LINN, district technology director, told trustees of a program where parents could pay for their children’s school lunches and various fees through an online payment program. Trustees viewed the EFunds program as a convenience for parents who are good about paying for their children’s activities, but that it would not solve the more than $40,000 in unpaid fees in delinquent accounts. Linn also discussed an ongoing survey of district students, parents, teachers, and the public at large

about the school district. So far, a small percentage of a possible 4,000 or so surveys has been returned. Of those completed, concerns about bullying have arisen, Linn said. If the concern about bullying among students becomes prevalent, Linn suggested a service could be contracted to help those students. The service would allow students to remain anonymous. Quincy rebuffed the notion, applying himself to the situation by saying, “If I don’t have guts enough to stand up and admit I have a problem, then I don’t have much of a problem.” The survey can be accessed at the district’s website, www.usd257.org. ALTHOUGH they admitted they were not in the business to be landlords, school board members agreed to rent to Erica Taylor the building trades house at 405 N. McGuire that she is under contract to buy for $75,000. Taylor is to pay $350 a month for the new home until financing through the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Federal Housing Administration can be secured. Taylor’s application has been put on hold due to funding restrictions in this fiscal year, she said. Tony Leavitt, board president and Taylor’s uncle, and Terry Taylor, clerk to the board and Erica Taylor’s mother, excused themselves from the discussion.

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became an elected one when voters disbanded the three-member city commission for the current default eight-member city council. A charter ordinance approved earlier this year by the council — and officially becoming law earlier this month — reverts the treasurer to an appointed position. THE CITY received a $20,828.75 check from Shafer, Kline and Warren, a local engineering firm, as a settlement for the city’s efforts to retroactively improve drainage near Scott Street. The city spent about $70,000 to improve water drainage along West Scott after it became evident construction of an auto parts store – with the engineering firm’s blessing — adversely affected drainage at the home of Jim and Martha Heffernon during rainy weather. The Heffernons’ yard would flood during moderate to heavy rains. COUNCIL

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at the substation minutes later, the only remaining flames were coming from the squirrel. Crews reset the transformer breakers at Oak Street to bypass one of the transformers and the damaged tie breaker.

Tonight, thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Wednesday, partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs near 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday night, thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Thursday, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80.

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THE COUNCIL also approved a boot block at the intersection of Washington and Madison avenues from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 6 by organizers of an Alzheimer’s Walk. Councilmen approved a one-year termination notice to Southern Star to end the city’s agreement for transportation of natural gas with the existing tariffs in place. A new agreement would allow the city to take advantage of a more beneficial tariff for the city, Slaugh explained. The maneuver will save the city an average of $20,000 a month.

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option from housing developer Tom Carlson to reserve the right to purchase as many as 29 vacant lots near Cedarbrook Golf Course for potential housing development. Carlson has applied for tax credits to free him up to build more affordable housing units to income-eligible residents, similar to the 30 rental houses he already has built there. The current development has a waiting list for occupants.

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CREWS FROM Iola’s power plant were on the scene Monday afternoon to further assess the damage. City Administrator Carl Slaugh said he was hopeful the unit could be repaired. The worst-case scenario involves replacing the entire tie breaker, costing upwards of $30,000, and likely taking about seven months to complete. “These things aren’t just lying around,” Power Plant Superintendent Mike Phillips said. “They have to be built.” If the tie breaker cannot be replaced, a single transformer from the Oak Street substation will continue to service the entire city. That should be more feasible, Tomson said, now that summer has passed — and hopefully so has the extreme demands for electricity from air conditioners draining huge amounts of electricity. “We’d be a in a lot worse shape if this happened a year ago,” Phillips said. NO BURIAL is planned.

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voiced by County Commissioner Dick Works last week struck a nerve with City Councilman Scott Stewart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It came up againâ&#x20AC;Ś the reason the county â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;took overâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the ambulance service was because there were â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;poor and/or dangerous activitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on the part of our paramedics. Has this ever been documented?â&#x20AC;? Stewart asked Conaway. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a lot of misinformation, whether intentional or not, put out for public consumption for the past several years,â&#x20AC;? Conaway responded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know of no instances where our people have given grossly substandard care. As a matter of fact, if you talk to the medical director (Dr. Timothy Spears), whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been medical director for both of our services, I think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find quite a different story.â&#x20AC;? Stewart said his query came about after hearing second-hand that Iola has asked for instances in which the city has provided substandard care. Those requests have been denied, Stewart said, due to patient privacy laws. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand is if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to charge your doctor with malpractice, which is essentially the same thing in my book, wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you have to tell him what it was he supposedly did wrong?â&#x20AC;? Stewart asked â&#x20AC;&#x153;You would think so,â&#x20AC;? Conaway said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like I said, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a lot of misinformation put out there. The city, prob-

ably wisely, has asked us not to get into a headbutting match over issues like that. But it does have an unfortunate effect of people reading something over and over again for several years, they get to where they believe it.â&#x20AC;? Conaway also refuted County Commissioner Rob Francisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; contention that an earlier round of negotiations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; shortly after he was elected to his county position â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were near an agreement that fell apart at the last minute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had multiple talks, had multiple ideas, but at no time were we on the edge of an agreement,â&#x20AC;? Conaway said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every time we mentioned any scenario where the city of Iola continued to provide EMS, it was immediately vetoed.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have the privilege of working in both Humboldt and Moran,â&#x20AC;? Stewart replied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an unfortunate perception among a lot of people â&#x20AC;Ś for whatever reason thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a push to do away with Humboldt and Moran ambulances, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the case at all. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not our intention. We have no animosity toward anybody. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just trying to provide the best service we can.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I agree,â&#x20AC;? Conaway responded. Conaway urged all in attendance with questions or concerns about Iolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ambulance service to question what he described as an unbiased, professional source: the staff at Allen County Hospital. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To suggest we give substandard care without any kind of proof does a disservice to every one of these people sitting here tonight,â&#x20AC;? Conaway said. In attendance were sev-

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The process intrigued Abdelkader Boutaleb, team leader and computer consultant; Sadek Sidani, an accountant; Adel Rahmani, a banker; Feriel Sarah Brahimi, a corporate lawyer; and Leila Guerrak, an investment specialist. They came to Iola from Pittsburg after arriving in Joplin Sept. 15. Additional visits will be made to Altus, Okla., and Rogers, Fort Smith and Fayetteville, Ark. Bob and Ginny Hawk, Jim and Karen Gilpin, Neil and Joy Westervelt and Tom and Judy Brigham are the fivesomeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Iola hosts.

who said what. We need to be in the mode of trying to extend an olive branch â&#x20AC;&#x201D; trying to be conciliatory â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and to continue to try to have a productive negotiation. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Iola City Councilman David Toland

eral Iola firefighters and ambulance personnel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than a disservice; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a crime,â&#x20AC;? Stewart said. Councilman Donald Becker, meanwhile, praised Iolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ambulance crews. He recounted a conversation with a staffer at the University of Kansas Medical Center, who echoed his comments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you go any higher for recommendation than (KU) youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gonna have to go a ways,â&#x20AC;? Becker said. David Toland, meanwhile, was less interested in what has been said than what happens in the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really not interested in the history of who said what,â&#x20AC;? Toland said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to be in the mode of trying to extend an olive branch â&#x20AC;&#x201D; trying to be conciliatory â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and to continue to try to have a productive negotiation. Certainly, I have no interest in seeing any agreement that is going to hurt the people of Moran, Elsmore, Savonburg, Mildred, Humboldt. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t imagine anybody on the council would want to see that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope we can keep our eye focused on the future,â&#x20AC;? Toland concluded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know a lot of things have been said in the past. We need to dial it down and get this thing solved, by the end of the year.â&#x20AC;?

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IN A RELATED matter, council members expressed little interest â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with one noteworthy exception â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in opening a collective bargaining process with Iolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s firefighters union. Robert Wing, president of IAFF Local 64 and the Kansas State Council of Fire Firefighters, spoke about the benefits of collective bargaining, saying such a process â&#x20AC;&#x153;gives employees a voiceâ&#x20AC;? and promotes a â&#x20AC;&#x153;harmonious and cooperativeâ&#x20AC;? spirit between firefighters and city managers. Councilman Joel Wicoff said his opinion of Iolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s firefighters â&#x20AC;&#x153;was nothing but very good.â&#x20AC;? However, when dealing with employee unions elsewhere, collective bargaining tended to drive up costs. Wicoff and City Administrator Carl Slaugh both noted Iola already has an employee task force in place to deal with a number of work issues. Mayor Bill Shirley also said he remained opposed to collective bargaining. The views were not unanimous. Councilman Steve French, who brought the matter before the council, said he would bring up the matter again because he would rather have the matter decided by a formal vote.

HAWK, who has been to South America several times on Vision Quest missions, produced a kit containing materials necessary to make a pair of glasses, including a simple device with a long slot that slides down a recipientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face to determine what strength of glasses he or she needs. On query from Hawk, Dr. Ellis Pottery, retired Iola optometrist and former District 6110 governor, said a quickly constructed pair of reading glasses could make a huge difference in the life of people in countries where health and vision amenities donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t approach those in the United States. He mentioned an artisan in Chile who had to discontinue making crafts that were her source of income because of poor eyesight. With a pair of glasses, the woman was able to resume providing a stream of income for her family. The Algerian visitors watched closely as Hawk deftly turned stainless steel wire into frames for glasses and then, using the same jig but different parts, cut and grooved lenses to fit perfectly. Brahimi tried on the glass-

es, which fit snugly on her face, testimony to Hawkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expertise. Eddie Abbott, another Iola Rotarian, explained the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water project, which has resulted in drilling of 200 wells in Nicaragua over the last eight years. He also showed how a fivegallon bucket, with a hole drilled in the bottom edge to accept a fitting to attach apparatus normally used for blood dialysis, makes a perfect water-purification device. Water is filtered through the dialysis tubing and â&#x20AC;&#x153;comes out 99.999999 percent pure,â&#x20AC;? Abbott said. About 20 gallons may be purified in an hour and a single setup is estimated to be good for a million gallons, he said. Ken Gilpin, its president, and officers Tom Strickler and Jim Gilpin gave information about Community National Bank, 120 E. Madison, the Algerian Rotarians gathering point when they arrived in Iola. They also toured the bank before retiring to their hostsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; homes. DURING their time in Iola, the visiting Rotarians will ride the Molly Trolley, visit the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant near Burlington, be guests at a cookout at the home of Iola Rotarians Fred and Judy Works, tour the ethanol plant in Garnett, and see the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence. Also in Iola they will hear about Superior Products, Mark Burrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; oil support company that has worldwide sales; visit with attorney Bob Johnson about oil contracts; tour Derrick Adamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Angus farm, Steve Stricklerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dairy farm and talk crops with Doug Strickler; and get a look at local technology at Advantage Computers and Sonic Equipment.

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quitting eight to 10 times before calling the Quitline,â&#x20AC;? Schrock said. Quitting cold turkey only has about a 5 percent success rate and with counseling alone there is about a 30 percent success rate. If people tried quitting with the help of medicine, the patch or gum then they would

see an even higher success rate, Schrock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Quitting smoking will be the most difficult thing a person will ever do,â&#x20AC;? Schrock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Especially if they have been doing it for 20 or 30 years.â&#x20AC;? Ninety-five percent of the callers are cigarette smokers, but smokeless tobacco has health risks such as higher chances of

getting mouth and throat cancer. Counselors will work with the person by suggesting small tips they can do to take the temptations out of their lives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taking out all ash trays from the house or changing who you go on break with has helped previous callersâ&#x20AC;? kick the dangerous habit, Schrock said.

The telephone sessions last between 25 to 30 minutes. Once the five sessions are up, a counselor will follow up with the person after seven months to see how their process is going. For more information or to get registered visit the KanQuit website at www.kanquit.org or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669).

Matthew Schrock, cessation coordinator for Kansas Department of Health and Environment speaks at Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s KanQuit program. KanQuit is a one-on-one counseling service that helps people quit smoking.

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IMS eighth-grade Ponies take second By JOCELYN SHEETS jocelyn@iolaregister.com

CHANUTE — Two wins and a third meeting with host Royster Middle School’s Rockets, Iola Middle School’s Ponies played

At left, Toni Macha of Iola Middle School eighth grade dives to dig out the volleyball at a home match. The Pony A-team took second at a tournament in Chanute Monday. Register/Jocelyn Sheets

for the Royster tournament title Monday night. The Rockets were able to hold court and defeated the Ponies 2514, 25-17. Iola’s eighth-grade volleyball players walked out of RMS gym with silver medals to end their 2012 season. “I couldn’t have asked for a better group of girls to coach,” said Terri Carlin, IMS eighth-grade coach. “We knew that this (the Royster match) was going to be a See PONIES | B2

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Mustangs run at Rim Rock

Replacement ref furor grows in NFL ranks

LAWRENCE — Running at the University of Kansas Rim Rock Farm Classic is always a challenge. Part of the challenge is not to get swallowed up by the sheer volume of runners in the races. Iola High’s Mustangs finished 19th out of 44 teams in the Blue Division race. There were 12 races contested. There were 251 runners starting in the varsity boys’ race Iola was in on Saturday on Rim Rock Farm northwest of Lawrence. There were 280 in the junior varsity boys race. Christ Prep of Kansas City, Kan., won the Blue Division boys’ title and Frontier Academy of Greeley, Colo., was second. IHS head coach Marvin Smith said six of the top 10 teams were private schools. Labette County High of Altamont finished seventh. “We expected to place higher but Jeremy Spears was not able to complete the race. He is still bothered by knee problems and dropped out about halfway through the race,” Smith said. Tyler Powelson was Iola’s No. 1 runner on Saturday. With 25 medals on the line, Powelson placed 25th in 17 minutes, 32 seconds in the 5K race. Trent Latta finished in 33rd at 17:41. Michael Wilson took 145th

NEW YORK (AP) — The furor over the work of replacement officials reached a fevered pitch during Week 3 in the NFL, especially Monday night when Seattle beat Green Bay 14-12 on a desperation pass that many thought was an interception. Seahawks receiver Golden Tate was awarded a touchdown on the final play after a scrum on the ground in the end zone. Packers safety M.D. Jennings appeared to catch the ball against his body, with Tate getting his arm around the ball. After a few seconds, one official indicated a stoppage of play, but another signaled touchdown for a conclusion former NFL coach Jon Gruden, working the game on TV, called “tragic” and “comical.” Tate clearly shoved cornerback Sam Shields to the ground on the play, but as Gruden noted, offensive pass interference almost never is called on desperation passes. “Very hard to swallow,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. “I have never seen anything like that in my time in football.” One day after New England

coach Bill Belichick was confused about a decisive field goal he thought was off-target and Detroit’s Jim Schwartz couldn’t understand a 27-yard penalty walk-off for unnecessary roughness, things had gotten even more chaotic. “These games are a joke,” Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman tweeted. McCarthy was measured in his postgame remarks. “Most unusual football game I have been a part of,” he said. “I know it’s been a wild weekend in the NFL and I guess we are part of it.” Packers guard T.J. Lang was even more emphatic, tweeting that the Packers were robbed “by the refs. Thanks NFL.” In Sunday night’s Ravens-Patriots game, shoving matches followed even insignificant plays. One TV analyst called it the substitute-teacher syndrome: See how much you can get away with before the real thing returns. “Nature says for us that we’re going to go out there and push the See NFL | B2

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in 19:29 followed by Blaine Klubek in 162nd at 19:45 and Zach St. Clair in 213th in 20:51. “Tyler and Trent had very good races and a significant improvement over previous times,” Smith said. “The start of the race is a nice downhill run and that helps get started without using so much energy. Both passed a lot of runners in the final half mile.” Smith said Wilson and Klubek equaled their previous best times but St. Clair “may have been a little overwhelmed with the bigness of the race and the tough hills.” Bryan Mueller and Levi Baker ran in the junior varsity division. Mueller was 194th in 21:20 and Baker finished 217th in 21:42. Iola did not have any girls running in the meet. Low numbers and injuries prompted Smith to hold out the Fillies for another meet. He said he hopes runners will be healed for Thursday’s meet. Iola competes at Central Heights on Thursday. Runners are limited to seven cross coun-

At right, Tyler Powelson (215) shows good form in last week’s home cross country meet. Powelson led the Mustangs to a 19th place finish at Rim Rock on Saturday in Lawrence. Register/Jocelyn Sheets

Tabor football player dies from beating; charges are filed

Sports calendar

Today 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. Thursday Junior High Football Pittsburg at IMS 7th, 8th, 4 p.m. Cross Country Iola, Humboldt, Marmaton Valley, Yates Center, Crest at Central Heights, 4 p.m. Friday High School Football Iola at Central Heights, 7 p.m. Marmaton Valley at Marais Des Cygnes Valley Humboldt at Cherryvale Waverly at Crest Elk Valley at Southern Coffey County (HC) Yates Center at Pleasanton Jr. College Volleyball Cottey College at Allen, 6:30 p.m.

try meets in a season. Powelson, Latta and Wilson won’t compete on Thursday.

Cops for Jocks

Senior Stephen McDonald, sitting, and junior Jacob Rhoads were named the MVPs for the Iola High Mustangs’ 27-16 win Friday over the visiting Prairie View High Buffalos. The weekly football awards are decided and presented by the Iola Police Department. On hand for the presentation Monday were, left to right, IPD Chief Jared Warner and officers Bob Droessler and Mike Ford. The Mustangs are 2-0 in Pioneer League play after Friday’s win and travel to Richmond this Friday to play Central Heights High’s Vikings.

MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) — A former McPherson College football player is facing charges in connection to the beating death of a football player at nearby Tabor College in Kansas, authorities said Monday. Alton Franklin, 19, of Dallas, Texas, was charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder following the death of 26-year-old Brandon Brown of Sacramento, Calif., McPherson County Attorney David Page said. Police said Brown never regained consciousness following a fight earlier this month. He died Saturday. Franklin made his initial court appearance Monday and is being held on $500,000 bond. A message left for his attorney wasn’t returned. A McPherson College spokesman said Franklin was a linebacker last year but wasn’t on this year’s team, and that he was suspended from school Saturday. Franklin was arrested earlier Saturday, and the charges were upgraded after Brown died. McPherson Police Chief Robert McClarty has said more charges are possible and that the investigation is ongoing. Brown transferred to Tabor this fall as a redshirt junior from a California college. The defensive lineman was found unresponsive early Sept. 16 after a fight outside a party in McPherson, about 25 miles from the Tabor campus in Hillsboro. He has a 3-year-old son and 7-month-old daughter. McPherson College released a statement saying the presidents of both NAIA colleges have been in contact and are looking for answers. “McPherson College has spent the past week trying to comprehend how such violence could occur in our community,” the statement said. “We are devastated that one of our own McPherson College students has been arrested in conjunction with this criminal act, and we pray for him and his family, as well.” Counseling is being offered to Tabor students, and the school set up a fund to help Brown’s family.

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tough one.” In the championship match, Jadyn Sigg had three kills for Iola while Toni Macha delivered two kills. Sydney Wade, Alexis Heslop, Riley Murry and Della Lohman each had one kill. Wade served two aces and Macha had one ace serve. Heslop put up four set assists and Wade had two assists. Carlin said Brook Storrer and Taylor Stout came off the bench and did a great job passing the ball. The Ponies opened with a 25-8, 25-13 win over Independence. Macha racked up eight kills at the net and had two ace serves. Heslop had two kills, made three set assists and served four aces. Wade had six assists in the match. Sigg put down two kills and served three aces. Lohman had one kill and three ace serves. Iola came a way with a

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Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade volleyball team claimed second at Royster Middle School’s tournament in Chanute Monday. Members are, left to right, front row, Brook Storrer, Rylee Knavel, Sydney Wade, Alexis Heslop, Toni Macha; back row, assistant coach Debbie Russell, Jadyn Sigg, Riley Murry, Della Lohman, Taylor Stout, head coach Terri Carlin. 17-25, 25-21, 15-11 against Meadowview of Parsons. Macha put down seven kills and served five aces. Murry downed five kills and had one assist. “Our setters — Alexis

and Sydney — did a tremendous job at putting the ball where our hitters could attack. They both had five assists and three kills,” Carlin said. “Tony had a great night at the net.”

Lohman and Sigg had two kills against Meadowview and Sigg had two ace serves. Rylee Knavel had some great digs along with one ace serve, Carlin said.

called).” If you can figure it out. Broncos coach John Fox was fined $30,000 Monday and defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio $25,000 for verbal abuse of the officials during a Monday night game against Atlanta on Sept. 17. More fines are likely for Belichick and Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, and perhaps for others. Fox and Del Rio were hit for their sideline histrionics, particularly when Fox was told he couldn’t challenge a call of 12 men on the field — he was correct that he could challenge, although replays showed the Broncos were guilty. Before grabbing the arm of an official, Belichick wanted to know why Justin Tucker’s field goal was called good in Baltimore’s 31-30 victory Sunday night. He couldn’t tell from his angle on the sideline, he said. “So when the game was over, I went out and I was really looking for an explanation from the officials as to whether the play was under review,” he said, “and I did try to get the official’s attention as he was coming off the field to ask that, but I really wasn’t able to do that.” Most confusing was the mark-off for a Lions penalty in overtime at Tennessee. Officials wound up penalizing Detroit from its 44-yard line rather than from the

original line of scrimmage, the Titans 44. Soon after, Rob Bironas kicked a go-ahead field goal. Schwartz noted that the alternate official who helps the replacements with administrating penalties was on the Detroit sideline. “We said, ‘You’re enforcing it from the wrong spot.’ He was adamant that they weren’t doing so,” Schwartz said. “At that point, we just needed to play.” They didn’t play well enough to avoid losing 4441, and Titans coach Mike Munchak wasn’t apologizing for how his team won. The league and the officials’ union met Sunday without reaching any agreement on ending the lockout that began in June. The players’ union also called on the 32 team owners to end the lockout because it is compromising the integrity of the game. While most of the coaches are being careful what they say about the replacements, the players and broadcasters are less inhibited. “Unfortunately, I feel

like that it’s like changing an intersection from a stop sign to a red light,” Browns kicker Phil Dawson said. “You have to have so many car wrecks before they deem that intersection to be dangerous enough — and we’re heading that way. Someone’s going to lose a game, if it hasn’t already happened, to get both sides to a pressure point to get a deal done. It’s sad.” Certainly not holding back on the criticism are some of the NFL’s broadcast partners. Analyst Cris Collinsworth was forthright in his evaluation of the officiating problems Sunday night, as were Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden during last Monday night’s flag-fest in Atlanta. “We don’t want to talk about the officials, trust us,” ESPN’s Tirico said. “But it’s affecting the game. When we meet with teams and coordinators, frustration boils out into limited on-the-record statements. Off the record, what guys are saying — it’s a nightmare. It is impacting the game.”

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Iola Crush second

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Iola Crush, an 8-and-under traveling girls’ softball team, took second place at the Blue Valley Recreation Tournament a week ago. It was their first tournament. Members of the Crush are, left to right, front row, coach Briana Curry, Morgan Collins, Gracie Westerman, Chloe Sell, Karley Wools, Hannah Jones; back row, coach Brett Curry, Jenna Curry, Reece Murry, Brooklyn Ellis, Lindsey Godderz, McKenna Orear, Kailey Schinstock, coach Corey Schinstock.

Indians beat Lancers Lady Titans, Wildcats notch court victories By JOCELYN SHEETS jocelyn@Iolaregister.com

ST. PAUL — A fumble return for a touchdown turned the tide in Friday’s Three Rivers League contest between Crest High’s Lancers and host St. Paul High’s Indians. It was the Indians benefiting from the play and it put them up 30-20 with 8:43 left in the third quarter. The Lancers came right back to score but never could catch up, losing 50-40. St. Paul had back-to-back touchdown drives in a fourminute span that pushed it to victory. The Indians held a 22-20 halftime lead then came the fumble return score to halt the Lancers’ drive to open the third quarter. The Lancers dropped to 2-2 on the season and in TRL play. St. Paul is 2-0 in the league and 3-0 overall. Kyle Hammond had touchdown runs of 60, five and five yards plus connected with Brock Ellis for touchdown passes of 13 and seven yards for the Lancers. Ellis also caught a twopoint conversion pass from Hammond. Dylan Sedlak scored

Crest’s first touchdown of the night on a three-yard run. He had 34 yards on six carries and caught two passes for 14 yards. Ellis had eight receptions for 82 yards. Hammond rushed for 146 yards on 21 carries and had one reception for 16 yards. He completed 11 of 20 passes for 120 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Jordan Morton rushed for 15 yards on seven carries, caught two passes for 38 yards and was 2 of 5 passing for 30 yards. The Lancers amassed 345 yards of total offense — 195 yards rushing and 150 passing. Sedlak made eight solo tackles and three assisted tackles for the Lancer defense while Hammond eight solo stops and seven assisted tackles. Ellis made five solo stops and six assisted tackles. Jesse Boone had a fumble recovery and four solo tackles. Clayton Miller had six unassisted tackles. Crest hosts Waverly this Friday when Kansas EightMan II, District 3 play begins.

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play against Crest and Olpe.

Southern Coffey County High’s Lady Titans placed fourth at Saturday’s Burlington High volleyball tournament. They were 2-1 in pool play. They started by losing to Waverly 25-17, 25-15 then ran off two straight victories — 25-23, 25-21 over Humboldt and 25-22, 25-18 over Fredonia. In bracket play, Lebo downed SCCH 23-25, 26-24, 25-23 and Waverly beat the Lady Titans 25-14, 25-23. Sarah Webb had 50 kills and 17 blocks for the tournament. Breanna Isch made 12 blocks at the net. Martyna Hegwald was credited with 32 set assists and 15 digs. Chenae Newkirk had 15 digs. The Lady Titans (8-9) travel to Olpe tonight to

THURSDAY, Marmaton Valley recorded wins over Caney Valley 25-11, 25-17 and Oswego 25-18, 25-21. It lost 25-21, 25-14 to Sedan. Kacie Shadden served for 18 points in the Caney Valley match. Emily Meiwes led the net attack with five kills. Against Oswego, Meiwes and Emily Boyd each served for nine points and Kailey Boyd had eight service points. Kailey Boyd downed four kills while Meiwes and Kaitlin Ensminger each had three kills. In the loss to Sedan, Shadden, Meiwes and Kailey Boyd each served up six points. The Wildcats take on Chetopa and Uniontown in Three Rivers League play tonight in Uniontown.

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Pioneer League 2012 Football Standings Team League Overall Iola 2-0 3-1 Prairie View 2-1 2-2 Anderson County 1-1 2-2 Central Heights 1-1 2-2 Wellsville 1-1 1-3 Osawatomie 0-3 0-4

Three Rivers League 8-Man 2012 Standings Name League Overall Marmaton Valley 2-0 4-0 St. Paul 2-0 3-0 Chetopa 2-2 2-2 Crest 2-2 2-2 Pleasanton 0-2 2-2 Uniontown 0-2 1-2

Tri-Valley League Name League Overall Caney Valley 2-0 3-1 Neodesha 1-0 3-1 Cherryvale 1-0 1-2 Burlington 1-1 1-3 Humboldt 0-1 3-1 Eureka 0-1 0-4 Fredonia 0-2 0-4 8-Man Yates Center none 0-4

Lyon County League Name League Overall Waverly 3-0 4-0 Madison 2-0 3-1 Lebo 2-1 3-1 Burlingame 1-0 1-3 Marais Des Cy Vly 2-2 2-2 Southern Coffey Cty 0-3 0-4 Hartford 0-4 0-4

Iola High’s junior varsity volleyball team took third at Saturday’s Independence High JV tournament. The Fillies beat Neodesha and Parsons and lost to Pittsburg and Independence. No match scores or individual statistics were provided to the Register. Above is Torrie Lewis hitting the volleyball at a home match.

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limit regardless,” Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway said. “If they’re calling a game tight, if they’re calling a game loose, it’s going to be pushed to the limit. You are pushing it to the brink. If things are going to be called easier, and in some situations I feel like they’ve been less lenient, too, you’ve just got to play and see how (it’s being

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By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Kansas urged residents Monday to join the fight against prescription drug abuse, saying more people in the United States now die from drug overdoses than from auto accidents each year. At the news conference held to kick off “The Medicine Abuse Project,” U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom cited statistics showing every 19 minutes one person dies from a drug overdose — with the death toll from prescription painkillers tripling in the past decade. Emergency room visits involving prescription drug abuse have doubled from 2004 to 2010. “It is a concern that snuck up on law enforcement,” Grissom told reporters. Federal officials are most worried about teenagers, and designed the project to encourage parents to talk to teens about the dangers of prescription drugs. Each day 2,500 teens nationwide try a prescription drug for the first time to get high, he said. The U.S. attorney’s office cited a case this year in which a heroin trafficking organization sold to users in Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth and Franklin counties. Prosecutors say the group catered to teenagers and young adults who became hooked on oxycodone and then graduated to heroin. Grissom also cited the convictions two years ago of Dr. Stephen Schneider and his wife for a moneymaking conspiracy linked to 68 overdose deaths. The government contended their Haysville clinic was little more than a “pill mill” used to unlawfully prescribe controlled substances to addicted patients. The doctor is serving a 30-year sentence and his wife is serving 33 years in federal prison. Grissom also asked Kansans to participate Saturday in the National Drug Take Back Day. Law enforcement agencies nationwide will be accepting unused prescription drugs for safe disposal. Nearly 8,800 pounds of drugs were collected in Kansas during a Drug Take Back Day earlier this year. Grissom said.

Rethinking hurricane ratings, post Isaac Analysts strive to better predict storms’ other after-effects By CURTIS MORGAN The Miami Herald

MIAMI — For Rick Knabb, halfway through his first season as director of the National Hurricane Center, recent weeks have underscored one of the biggest challenges of the job. It’s not figuring out where storms will go. The center’s scientists, analyzing sophisticated computer models, have become increasingly precise at predicting tracks. Persuading the public that there is no such thing as a minor hurricane, however, remains a continuing struggle. Hurricane Isaac offered only the latest lesson that hurricanes, or tropical storms for that matter, can’t be judged by wind speed alone. “Historically, we’ve done a better job of conveying wind hazard than we have the water-related hazards, and we realize that and have for some time,” said Knabb, 44, a veteran hurricane center forecaster who returned to the center in June after two years as an on-air expert at The Weather Channel. “You have to learn from every event and we’re going to learn from Isaac.” As a tropical storm skirting South Florida, Isaac only ruffled the hair of bar patrons on Key West’s Duval Street but it dumped a once-a-century deluge over Central Palm Beach County that left neighborhood streets looking like lakes for a week. As a massive but minimal Category 1 hurricane, it pushed the Gulf of Mexico over the roof eaves of homes in Louisiana’s lowlying Plaquemines Parish. Despite evacuation orders from emergency managers and repeated warnings from forecasters of a storm surge up to 12 feet — easily capable of topping the community’s 8{-foot-high protective levee — dozens of bedraggled residents had to be rescued by boat.

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Rick Knabb, in the National Hurricane Center in West Miami-Dade, Fla., is the new director of the National Hurricane Center. IN THE wake of Isaac, there have been numerous calls in the media, from weather bloggers to The New York Times, for an overhaul of the familiar Saffir-Simpson scale, which ranks storms on the strength of winds alone, from Cat 1 to Cat 5. One pointed criticism of the NHC, which occupies a bunker-like building bristling with satellite dishes and antennas at the western edge of Florida International University’s main campus in West Miami-Dade County, came from a former colleague at the Weather Channel, hurricane expert Bryan Norcross. “The NHC’s system for disseminating the forecast is archaic and relies on the media to sort it out and get it right,” Norcross wrote in a blog post. The center and local National Weather Service offices produce excellent and accurate forecasts, Norcross wrote, but the torrents of information can be difficult for even trained meteorologists to digest. Norcross said the NHC’s official advisory — posted online in an all-capitalletters format resembling an old teletype dispatch —

buried the critical storm surge forecast for Isaac at the bottom of the text. He argued it should have been the headline and written in plainer language. Many media outlets were complicit in downplaying Isaac as “only a tropical storm,” wrote Norcross, who gained national fame as a Miami television weather forecaster during Hurricane Andrew in 1992. “The message for Plaquemines Parish should have been, “Listen, if the forecast is right, the Gulf is coming over that levee and the water will up to your roof. Now get the hell out!” KNABB, IN an interview before flying to the Gulf Coast for post-Isaac briefings with regional emergency managers and forecasters, agreed the center needs to do a better job of explaining all the threats posed by an approaching hurricane — not just wind but tornadoes, flooding rains and especially storm surge, which has historically killed the most people. Before he took over as director in June, the center was already experimenting with a new storm surge

warning and maps intended to show potential inundation levels above ground level. Isaac, Knabb said, has given forecasters motivation to expand the testing. Surge forecasts pose significant complexities, with the size, speed and approach angle of the storm factoring in with an array of local conditions — the timing of tides, the depth of coastal waters, the shape of the coast line, even the contour of the sea bottom. The main challenge now, said Knabb, is to quickly produce analyses and easyto-understand maps. While Knabb said the center welcomes feedback to improve future warnings, he also strongly defended its work on Isaac. Those complicated official advisories, for instance, are written to serve a broad array of users, from shipping interests to the military and local TV weathercasters, and are just one way information is delivered to the public. IN THE days before Isaac approached South Florida and the Gulf Coast, Knabb was leading daily briefings with federal, state and lo-

cal emergency managers, and he and other forecasters were regular faces on national and local news broadcasts. The NHC also was pumping out regular social media updates in more digestible nuggets on Facebook and Twitter. In all of it, the repeated message to the Gulf Coast was to worry more about water than wind. Knabb acknowledges Isaac was a challenging storm for forecasters — a sprawling but poorly organized system that danced at the threshold of hurricane strength for much of its long journey across the Caribbean and into the Gulf of Mexico. Because it never developed a tight center core, computer models also spit out widely varying tracks for a storm with eerie timing, approaching South Florida just after the 20th anniversary of Andrew and Louisiana just before the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. In the end, Knabb said, the center’s team of forecasters generally nailed Isaac’s track. Forecasters admittedly struggle with intensity predictions and Isaac was no exception, remaining on the low side of wind speed estimates. The center’s hurricane watches and warnings reflected that, with only the Keys falling under a hurricane warning as the storm’s core passed just south of Key West — but there was also a prediction of heavy rains, with up to a foot in some spots. Still, there was grousing from the Keys that the storm had been overhyped, quickly followed by shock at what a brute Isaac became in Palm Beach County and Louisiana. Knabb, who spent eight years as a senior hurricane specialist and science and operations officer at the National Hurricane Center and two years as deputy director of the Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu, calls that typical. “After every storm, there are folks who express that what happens isn’t what they expected,” he said. “They either didn’t get it as bad as they expected or they got it worse.”

Colombian president pays visit to alma mater By JOHN MILBURN Associated Press

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The president of Colombia said Monday that he is hopeful that negotiations with rebel factions will result in peace for his nation after more than 50 years of fighting. Juan Manuel Santos told the media ahead of receiving an award from the University of Kansas, his alma

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mater, that peace with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, would be welcome news for the South American country and the entire region. “The conflict with FARC needs to have a negotiated way out. They have the will; we have the will,” the president said. Santos graduated from University of Kansas in 1973, earning degrees in economics and business. This was his first trip back to the campus since he graduated. He visited the places where he lived and studied, including walking by Allen Fieldhouse where the Jayhawks play basketball. “It was here that the seed was put, and it has been growing for the past 40

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We’ve been killing each other for 50 years. I hope that the next time I come to KU I can say that I have achieved peace. — Juan Manuel Santos Colombian president

years,” he said. Santos was being honored with the Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award, the highest honor given by the College of Liberal Arts and Science. He discussed his career after leaving Kansas and answered questions before departing for New York to attend the United Nations

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General Assembly. Santos said the gathering has a lot to discuss, including the troubles in the Middle East and the ongoing financial crisis across Europe. Santos said ending the violence with FARC would be “the end of a very sad chapter in our history” and show that Colombia was successful in working toward democracy, freedom and the rule of law. He said ending the violence would improve relations with Colombia’s neighbors and the United States by eliminating a source of friction. “We’ve been killing each other for 50 years. I hope that the next time I come to KU I can say that I have achieved peace,” he said during his appearance Monday afternoon at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. Santos said he made the decision to start a dialogue with FARC with certain conditions, including that the war and judicial operations against the rebels would continue. He decided to go ahead with an operation to take out “high-value targets” even though talks were starting. “I’m certain that’s why in two weeks that we are sitting down in Oslo, Norway, to talk about peace,” he said. He said he also made de-

cisions as finance minister with the economy and defense minister to unite the Colombian intelligence agencies, which started making a difference in the fight against the FARC. “It taught me how to make tough decisions,” he said. Santos said one of his biggest accomplishments since becoming president was legislation to provide reparations to the peasants and victims of war. “It’s part of the process of creating the environment for peace. This is a component, a necessary component, but it is not enough,” Santos said. He added that Colombia needs outside investment from the United States through its free-trade agreement to continue growth. Ending the fighting against FARC would also allow Colombia to focus all its efforts on fighting the ongoing drug trade, he said. Santos also hailed the recent capture of one of Colombia’s most-wanted drug lords with the help of the Venezuelan government. Colombian officials said Daniel Barrera, 50, had been in Venezuela since 2008 and owned ranches worth millions of dollars. Barrera, known as “El Loco,” or “The Madman,” was captured Sept. 18.

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Romney hopes for unlikely support JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press KASIE HUNT Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney says he hopes to get an electionyear bounce from an unlikely ally. Former President Bill Clinton introduced Romney before Romney’s speech Tuesday to Clinton’s annual global conference in New York and praised Romney’s support for the AmeriCorps program. Romney joked that if there’s one thing he’s learned, it’s that, quote, “a few words from Bill Clinton can do a man a lot of good.” It was a nod to Clinton’s speech praising President Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention earlier this month, and the slight bounce in the polls for Obama that followed. Clinton and Romney appeared chummy as they shook hands and chatted onstage afterward.

Israel halts for holy day DANIEL ESTRIN Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel ground almost to a halt Tuesday afternoon in preparation for Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day of the year. The country has completely closed its airspace to airplanes, shut down its buses and trains, and locked its border crossings in preparation the holy day, which begins Tuesday evening and ends Wednesday after sundown. Restaurants, businesses and schools closed, government ministries shuttered, and Israeli television and radio stations went silent. Highways and roads emptied of cars — a convention honored even by most secular and non-Jewish Israelis. Yom Kippur is Judaism’s day of atonement, when devout Jews ask God to forgive them for their transgressions. They refrain from eating and drinking and attend intense prayer services in synagogues. The day caps a traditional ten day period of soulsearching that began with the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish new year. This year, the day of introspection comes amid heightened speculation that an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could be near. When Yom Kippur comes to a close Wednesday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make his way to New York to address the United Nations with one main message: Iran’s nuclear

program is an existential threat to Israel, and it must be stopped. Israeli Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar told Israel Radio that Israelis should pray this Yom Kippur that Israel’s enemies be kept at bay. “May God upturn whatever schemes they are scheming for us,” Amar said. Many Israelis also reflected on the 1973 Arab-Israel War, which Israelis call the Yom Kippur War because it broke out surprisingly on that day. The war marked a watershed moment in Israeli collective memory, when the country suffered heavy losses on the battlefield. On Tuesday, families published notices in the obituary section of newspapers in memory of their loved ones who died in the war. Thousands of Jewish worshippers shrouded in white prayer shawls convened on the Western Wall Tuesday morning for lastminute penitent prayers. At Jerusalem’s outdoor market, many scurried around doing last-minute errands before the country shut down. Adesu Masala, 72, an Ethiopian Jewish immigrant to Israel, was leaving the tailor’s with a newly hemmed pair of dress pants to wear at his synagogue. He looked up to the heavens when he reflected on his prayers for the holy day. “I will pray to God for a long life, and health for my children, wife and grandchildren,” he said.

Obama confronts Muslim rage BEN FELLER AP White House Correspondent

NEW YORK (AP) — Campaign politics shadowing every word, President Barack Obama on Tuesday will challenge the world to confront the root causes of rage exploding across the Muslim world, calling it a defining choice “between the forces that would drive us apart and the hopes we hold in common.” Obama will step before the United Nations General Assembly and declare that the United States will not shrink from its role in troubled, transitioning nations despite the killing of four Americans in Libya, including U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens, and more than 50 people total in violence linked at least in part to an anti-Muslim film. Obama will also to seek to show U.S. resolve in preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, a menacing issue that has undermined White House relations with Israel’s leadership. In his final international address before the November election, Obama will stand up for democratic values on a stage afforded to presidents, not presidential challengers. He will use it to try to boost his political standing without ever mentioning Republican opponent Mitt Romney. “Today, we must affirm that our future will be determined by people like Chris Stevens, and not by his killers,” Obama said of

the U.S. ambassador, who was killed during an assault on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that the White House has deemed a terrorist attack. “Today, we must declare that this violence and intolerance has no place among our United Nations.” Obama’s comments will be scrutinized around the globe and by the gathering of presidents and prime ministers in the famed United Nations hall, given the tumult, terrorism, nuclear threats and poverty that bind so many nations. His emphasis will be on the unrest in the Muslim world and on Iran, whose

disputed nuclear ambitions have unnerved much of the world and caused tension between the United States and longstanding ally Israel over whether Obama has forcefully defined his breaking point for military action. “Make no mistake: a nuclear-armed Iran is not a challenge that can be contained,” Obama says in his speech. He adds: “That is why a coalition of countries is holding the Iranian government accountable. And that is why the United States will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”

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Is there hope for this stinky car? Dear Tom and Ray:

I need your help. My car has an odor that will not go away. My car, now known as “The Farm,” smells like a barn. Basically, my brother’s dog (her name is Drama) squirted her anal gland (yes, it’s disgusting) on my Prius’s fabric back seat. The substance permeated several layers of seat fabric. By the way, this was three years ago. I’ve had the car cleaned many times. They’ve shampooed the seats, done some sort of ozone cleaning, sprayed weird animal-scent removers, etc., and the smell hasn’t gone away. The odor is so horrific that if I roll down the window and stop at a tollbooth or to pay a fastfood worker, the person literally flinches. Have you ever seen that “Seinfeld” episode about the car smell? Well, that’s

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Tom and Ray Magliozzi pretty much the situation I’m in. My mom thinks that if I change out the back seat, it will get rid of the smell. I think it’s too late. Anything that is in the car for more than a few hours takes on that smell. If I’m in the car for several hours, I smell like the car. I think even if the seats are removed, the smell has become part of the interior’s DNA and will never go away. It’s horribly embarrassing! I can’t let anyone get in the car. Do you have any advice? Is there any cleaning substance you can recommend? Or should I

cut my losses and trade it in, hoping the dealer has no sense of smell? Please help. – Joan RAY: Wait until your dealer has a terrible cold, then go and trade it in. TOM: I’ve had several cars like this, although not with this particular odor. Usually, it was mold. I’d have an old convertible, and the top would either leak or stop going up and down altogether. So I’d leave it down all summer (of course). The car would get wet, mold spores would be fruitful and multiply, and before I knew it, I was driving a biohazard level 3 containment zone. RAY: Didn’t help him much with dates. Although, on the plus side, he never got asked to drive the carpool. TOM: If you hadn’t waited three years, I

think you’d have a better shot at this. We spoke to our Car Talk veterinary consultant, Dr. Linda Siperstein, and she says that for dog anal gland odor, they use a product called A.O.E., made by Thornell. She says this can even be sprayed right on the dog’s tailpipe if necessary. RAY: Thornell also makes a similar product for carpets and upholstery called Dog Odor-Off. The company claims that it works even after the offending material has dried, but who knows? Or maybe you’ve tried it already and it didn’t help. TOM: I’d say you’ve got three choices now. One is to replace the back seat with one from a junkyard, and then do your best to treat the rest of the car with one of these doggland-specific industrialstrength odor fighters.

What’s the story on probiotics? Dear Dr. Donohue: My question is about probiotics. I heard that it is good to take them when you’re on antibiotics, to replace antibodies that the antibiotics destroy. Then I heard it is good to take them all the time. Please inform me and other readers if we should be taking probiotics. – P.L. Answer: Probiotics are living bacteria or fungi added to foods or put in pills in the hope that these good microbes will become the predominant organisms of the digestive tract and will cure illnesses caused by bad microbes. Some of the good germs are lactobacillus, bifidobacterium and saccharomyces. The illness you describe is Clostridium difficile infection, which also goes by the names antibioticassociated colitis and pseudomembranous colitis. In this condition, antibiotics

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condition called bacterial vaginosis. They have been proposed as well for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. An exciting new discovery is that probiotics might reduce artery hardening – arteriosclerosis, the underlying problem for most heart attacks and many strokes. The reputed effect comes from the body’s decreased produc-

tion of a substance called TMAO (trimethylamine N-oxide). If this theory proves to be true, it will be a major breakthrough in curing some major diseases. Taking probiotics while taking antibiotics has been proposed by some as a preventive step for protection against C. difficile infection. It’s not standard practice.

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Outside the floodgates at New Orleans By MOLLY HENNESY-FISKE Los Angeles Times

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Isaac may have proved a successful test for the 840,000 people inside the New Orleans hurricane protection system — 133 miles of levees, floodgates and walls that surround the city and portions of four parishes like a fortress. But the storm highlighted the vulnerability of more than 200,000 people just beyond the system. As of last week, an estimated 13,000 homes were reported flooded in Louisiana, most just outside the $14.5 billion federal levee system rebuilt around New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Experts estimate that total insured on-shore damages from the Category 1 storm could reach $1.5 billion. That’s somewhat less than the roughly $2 billion in damage caused by Hurricane Gustav in 2008. Local and state lawmakers are lobbying the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to extend hurricane protection beyond the existing New Orleans system. They hope that the contrast between Isaac’s effects on the haves and the have-nots — that is, the urban areas inside the levee system and the rural areas outside it — will lead to more equal treatment. Residents and officials of areas with the most Isaacrelated flooding — Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. John the Baptist and St. Tammany parishes — are pushing for taller levees, new barrier walls, floodgates and pumping stations. In Jefferson, the most significant project would be a planned 16-foot-high, 28-mile-long ring levee that would protect 3,000 homes, including many belonging to people who have lived there for generations. But Steven Stockton, the Army Corps’ deputy director of civil works, says the corps faces a $60 billion backlog in projects already authorized by Congress — and only $2 billion a year for projects nationwide. The projects most likely to win funding must promise benefits that outweigh construction and maintenance costs at least 2 to 1. “In a rural, less populated area, you just don’t generate the benefits,” Stockton said. Emphasizing that the corps has to keep in mind the best interests of all taxpayers, he asked: “Should a taxpayer in Iowa be subsidizing someone’s risky behavior in southern Louisiana if they want to live in a flood plain?” Jean Lafitte Mayor Tim Kerner says his Jefferson Parish town, among the communities flooded during Isaac, is a cultural treasure that merits hurricane protection. Built by French and Spanish settlers, it’s

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A floodgate is inspected in New Orleans. Hurricane Isaac emphasized the vulnerability of about 200,000 people in rural areas not part of the city’s system. named after a French pirate who helped fight off a British attack on New Orleans. The ring levee that he and other officials are pushing is a scaled-back version of a nearly $1 billion project that Congress authorized but that the corps canceled. The larger project wasn’t worth the expense, corps officials concluded, noting that one study had estimated the average annual storm damage in the area at $15 million to $22 million — compared with the levee’s annual construction and maintenance costs of $67 million to $75 million. “Right now, if we were treated as second-class citizens, it would be an improvement,” Kerner said. He and others resent being excluded from the federal levee system. Stoking their anger is one of the grandest post-Katrina improvements in the system: the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway West Closure Complex, a $1 billion series of flood walls, gates and pumps on the Intracoastal

Waterway just north of Jean Lafitte. Billed as the largest pumping station in the world, the complex was designed by the Corps of Engineers to protect the west bank of New Orleans. When it was used for the first time during Isaac, the complex did just that — even as Jean Lafitte flooded. “We knew it was going to happen, and it’s going to happen over and over again,” Kerner said. “We are happy for them, but not at our expense.” Some complain the levee system worsened flooding outside the protection

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