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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska

Vol. 44, Issue 138

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Disaster funds split unresolved Yukon-Kuskokwim and Cook Inlet fisheries to divvy $20.8 million in federal aid

By Molly Dischner Alaska Journal of Commerce

Alaska is set to receive $20.8 million for the 2012 salmon fisheries disasters, but how the money will be used is still being decided.

First the State of Alaska and the Association of Village Council Presidents, or AVCP, must work on how to split the funds between Cook Inlet and YukonKuskokwim stakeholders, said Art Nelson, policy and outreach director for the Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association.

AVCP President Myron Naneg said the two parties have yet to meet.

“We haven’t had the chance to sit down with them yet,” Naneng said March 11.

Nelson said that the State of Alaska and AVCP are considered the disaster “requestors” so National

Marine Fisheries Service, or NMFS, is working with those two entities to figure out the split. If they don’t come up with something, the agency could make a decision on its own.

AVCP and the State of Alaska requested fishery disaster status for the poor king salmon runs on Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers and in Cook Inlet in 2012, although the Yukon designation also applied to 2010 and 2011, and the Kuskokwim designation also applied to 2011.

When the disaster declaration was being made, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Commissioner Susan Bell gave a letter to the federal government with a breakdown of the impacts on affected fisheries.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion According to that information, commercial fish- In this June 27, 2013 file photo, several dozen setnetery permit holders lost about $16.8 million in direct caught fish tumble into a tote at an Icicle Seafood’s See AID, page A-12 receiving station near Clam Gulch.

AP Photo/Bob Hallinen, Anchorage Daily News

In the news

Dallas Seavey holds one of his dogs after winning the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. The win, a second for Seavey came as a surprise to the musher who thought he was finishing the race in third place, instead setting a new speed record by completing the race in eight days, 13 hours, 4 minutes and 19 seconds.

Alaskan health care enrollment growing

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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Government figures show more than 6,600 Alaskans have signed up for private insurance plans on the online federal marketplace since the website launch in October.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had originally targeted 16,000 Alaskans for enrollment by the end of February. That goal was included in a September departmental memo, before the rocky launch of the online exchange.

Zack Fields, a spokesman for the state Democratic party, said enrollment has been growing. He said that’s probably more important than “a number established by someone in D.C., six months ago.”

Open enrollment ends March 31.

In Alaska, 87 percent of those who’d selected plans between Oct. 1 and March 1 were receiving federal help paying premiums. Twentynine percent of enrollees are between 18 and 34 years old.

Caught by surprise Dallas Seavey claims second Iditarod win MARK THIESSEN Associated Press

Inside ‘Happily, Senate rules prohibit weaponry on the floor, or his visual stunt before CPAC would be nothing compared with what he’d concoct fro the cameras of C-SPAN’...

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NOME, Alaska — Two hours, 38 minutes.

That’s how long musher Aliy Zirkle spent waiting out a storm at the final checkpoint, 22 miles from the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Nineteen minutes.

That’s how much of a lead Dallas Seavey had over Zirkle in leaving the checkpoint, in Safety.

Two minutes, 22 seconds.

That was Seavey’s winning margin over Zirkle early Tuesday morning.

Seavey ran a blistering pace to rally from third place and

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actually Zirkle, and they were battling for first place.

Only Zirkle knew it, though.

“Sure, yeah, hindsight, blah, blah, blah ... second’s pretty good,” Zirkle said about her third consecutive runnerup spot.

“I’m sure I’m going to be bummed,” an exhausted Zirkle told fans who mobbed her in the city’s convention center, where top mushers traditionally meet with fans immediately after coming off the trail.

But she also noted that three second places are “better than scratching.”

The strange finish started Monday afternoon when four-

By Dan Balmer Peninsula Clarion

Dog musher Gus Guenther of Clam Gulch said he picked the wrong year to return to competition.

Competing in his third Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and first since 1998, Guenther, 45, said the rough trail conditions were the worst he’s ever seen. Just 180 miles into the 1,000-mile trek after passing through Dalzell Gorge, his sled tipped and rolled over his leg, six miles past the Rohn checkpoint. He suffered a broken left fibula and was forced to scratch at Rohn on March 4, just two days into the restart.

The lack of snow on the trail made braking nearly impossible, causing uncontrollable speeds, he said. Sledding over rocks and bumpy terrain without snow to fill in the gaps made the conditions treacherous, he said.

“When I got out there from day one it was frightening,” he said. “I couldn’t stop or slow down.”

Guenther was one of 19 mushers to scratch before reaching Nome. He said he was surprised the race did not start in Fairbanks. At trail meetings prior to the start, officials made it sound fairly reasonable, he said. Not one See SCRATCH, page A-12

See RACE, page A-12

Man charged in Otto Landing Inn sexual assault case

By Dan Balmer Peninsula Clarion

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win his second Iditarod early Tuesday in a record-breaking finish. The twist ending to the 1,000-mile long competition came after a sudden storm blew front-runner Jeff King out of the competition.

The victory was so strange that Seavey said he didn’t even realize he won the race until about 90 seconds after he crossed the finish line.

“Man, this is a lot of people coming out to see third place come in,” he thought about the hubbub when he arrived in Nome.

He thought he was “racing my dad for third,” he said. But the trailing musher he thought was his father, defending champion Mitch Seavey, was

Clam Gulch musher reflects on ‘treacherous’ Iditarod run, scratch

A Sterling man indicted on sexual assault charges is out on bail after he fled the Kenai Peninsula before being picked up outside of Wasilla four days after Alaska State Troopers allege he attacked his girlfriend.

The Kenai Superior Court issued an arrest warrant for Levi T. Mchone, 24, on Feb. 26 fol-

lowing the assault of a woman in front of her two young children in a room at Otto Landing Inn off the Sterling Highway on Feb. 23, according to an affidavit filed by troopers.

Troopers arrested Mchone between Palmer and Wasilla the next day, said trooper spokesperson Megan Peters. The following day he was arraigned in Palmer District Court.

Mchone was indicted on

March 7 at the Kenai Courthouse and released on bail the same day. According to court documents, Teresa Deguillo posted a $5,000 cash performance bond and assumed responsibility as his third party custodian.

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fourth-degree, kidnapping, interfering with a report of a crime involving domestic violence, and criminal mischief in the fourth-degree.

Calls made to Mchone’s attorney, Shana Thieler, and Otto’s Landing Inn were not returned Tuesday.

On Feb. 23, troopers were contacted by the victim at Central Peninsula following the report of a domestic violence

incident at Otto Landing Inn in Sterling. The victim said her boyfriend had physically and sexually assaulted her earlier in the day, according to the affidavit filed by trooper Jack LeBlanc.

The woman identified her boyfriend as Mchone, who she has been in a relationship for the past six months and had been staying at the inn with him See BAIL, page A-12

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California considers trucking salmon SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Wildlife officials said they will consider a plan to move millions of hatchery-raised salmon by tanker trucks to the ocean if the Sacramento River and its tributaries prove inhospitable due to the drought.

Officials fear the rivers could become too shallow and warm, affecting food supply and making salmon easier to catch by predators, the Sacramento Bee reported.

State and federal officials said Monday they were watching conditions and would be ready to implement the plan next month, barring heavy rains.

Salmon are usually released in April and May from the Coleman National Fish Hatchery on Battle Creek, a tributary

Oil Prices Monday’s prices North Slope crude: $106.85, down from $108.31 on Friday West Texas Int.: $101.12, down from $102.58 on Friday

Tuesday Stocks Company Final Change ACS...........................1.93 -0.16 Agrium Inc............... 94.70 -1.67 Alaska Air Group...... 88.81 -0.11 AT&T........................ 32.23 -0.28 BP ........................... 48.22 -0.22 Chevron...................114.51 -1.33 ConocoPhillips......... 66.53 -0.36 1st Natl. Bank AK....1745.00 -10.00 Forest Oil...................1.81 -0.04 Fred Meyer.............. 43.34 -0.41 GCI.......................... 10.34 -0.19 Harley-Davidson...... 68.10 +0.69 Home Depot.............81.29 -0.42 Key Bank................. 13.78 -0.20 McDonald’s.............. 98.78 +3.58 National Oilwell........ 78.08 -0.83 Shell Oil................... 72.66 -0.52 Safeway................... 38.65 -0.23 Tesoro...................... 52.37 -0.41 Walmart....................74.92 +0.49 Wells Fargo...............47.81 -0.34 Gold closed.............1347.61 +7.88 Silver closed............ 20.84 +0.02 Dow Jones avg..... 16,351.25 -67.43 NASDAQ................ 4,307.19 -27.26 S&P 500................ 1,867.63 -9.54 Stock prices provided by the Kenai Peninsula Edward Jones offices.

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AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

In this Feb. 4, 2014 file photo a warning buoy sits on the dry, cracked bed of Lake Mendocino near Ukiah, Calif.

of the river. The hatchery is the largest in the state, producing about 12 million fall-run Chinook salmon.

Such fish are key to West Coast salmon populations, producing most of the wild-caught salmon found in California markets and restaurants. The fish are also key to California’s robust salmon sport fishing industry.

“What this means is we’ll likely have a much better salm-

on fishing season in 2016, when these fish reach adulthood, than we would have otherwise gotten,” said John McManus, executive director of the Golden Gate Salmon Association.

Unless the state sees lots of rain in March, wildlife officials worry the rivers will slow to a trickle in April and May when young salmon migrate to the sea. The problem is heightened by water diversions from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

to farms and cities.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is also putting together similar trucking plans for the Feather, American and Mokelumne rivers, which also produce millions of young salmon annually.

Some concerns over trucking the fish have been raised after evidence that the transported fish sometimes swim into the wrong river when they return to spawn as adults, harming the unique genetic traits of the species.

The trucking plan would be a one-time program meant to protect the fish during the drought.

It’s similar to one used during the drought of 1991-92.

The state would scrap the plan if heavy rains hit the region.

“We don’t want to truck them down if conditions aren’t going to be as bad as we think they’re going to be,” said Bob Clarke, fisheries program supervisor at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Obituary September Ranae Lloyd “Klumb” September Ranae Lloyd “Klumb”, 33, passed away Sunday March 9, 2014, surrounded by her loving family at the Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna.

September was born August 30, 1980, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents Jeff and Tamie Lloyd. She moved to Soldotna in 1996, graduating from Skyview High School in 1999 and beginning a career at the Soldotna Fred Meyer’s in 2000, where she later became an assistant manager. September was always known as a hard worker, even at times when she wasn’t feeling well. She was a loving mother to her five surviving children and was always known for kindness and thoughtfulness toward others.

September belonged to the LDS Church and had a strong

Around the Peninsula Local Republican Convention scheduled

faith in Jesus Christ. She had many friends in the community and received a lot of support during the difficult battle she had to face. September was diagnosed with cancer in 2012 and fought with strength and courage until her passing. She was preceded in death by her son Xavier; her step-mother, Dorinda Lloyd; her grandfather, Lenard Lloyd; and her grandparents, Marilyn and Ralph Harker. She is survived by her sweetheart, Matthew Klumb; her children, Elias, Arianna, Tristan, Isabella, and Lukas; her mother and step-father, Tamie and Jeff Anderson of Sterling; her father, Jeff Lloyd of Idaho Falls; her twin sister, Autumn Fidai of Soldotna; her brothers, Benjamin Lloyd of Eagle River, Jeramy Denner of Anchorage, Jason Lloyd of Idaho Falls, Brandon Lloyd of Idaho Falls, Kendon Lloyd of Idaho Falls, Cody Lloyd of Idaho Falls, Ben Lloyd of Spanish Fork, and Jeremy Lloyd of Idaho Falls; and her sister, Heather Lloyd of Idaho Falls.

There will be a public viewing in honor of September at the Peninsula Memorial Chapel on Friday, Mar. 14, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. A second viewing as well as the funeral services will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Soldotna on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. The funeral will be followed by a graveside service.

for yourself and spouse if married filing jointly. Volunteers are not able to do rental property with depreciation, business with inventory or business use of a home.

For more information or to make an appointment, call the Senior Center at 262-6808.

Districts 29 (Nikiski-Sterling-Seward) and 30 (Kenai-Soldotna) will hold their biennial Republican Convention Saturday, March 15 at Peninsula Grace Brethren Church on Kali- Alaska Judicial Observers seeks courtroom fornsky Beach Road from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. District Officers volunteers and Delegates to the State Convention will be elected and a Alaska Judicial Observers is looking for volunteers to obstraw poll for US Senator will be held. Fee is $50 and includes serve in courtrooms. Volunteers must be able to take notes, lunch. All registered Republicans are invited. Call Dale at complete paperwork and sit for up to 2 hours at a time. Vol398-1865 for more info. unteers are screened to ensure that they have not been a victim of a violent crime, have no criminal background and have no Storytime slated for Soldotna library cases pending before the court. Volunteers go through approxiSoldotna Public Library will hold a preschool storytime mately 40 hours of classroom and courtroom training and then 10:30-11 a.m. Wednesdays. The library is temporarily located are asked to evaluate for a minimum of 10 hours per month in at the Peninsula Mall. Stories, singing and easy crafts are some the courtroom closest to your home. For more information call of the activities the children will experience. For more informa- 907-646-9880. tion call 907-262-4947.

St. Patrick’s Day parade on tap Soldotna’s 23rd annual St. Patrick’s Day parade is scheduled to start at 4:40 p.m. Monday, March 17. The parade starts at the Bailey’s Furniture parking lot and proceeds down the Kenai Spur Highway toward the Y.

Tax help available in Sterling

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AARP Tax-Aide volunteers will be available to provide free tax preparation services at the Sterling Area Senior Center starting Feb. 4. Volunteers will be available every Tuesday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tax preparers will be available by appointment on March 8 and April 12 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tax filers should bring a copy of last year’s tax return, W-2 forms from each employer, unemployment compensation statements, SSA-1099 (Social Security), all 1099 forms (1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-B, etc.) showing interest or dividends and documentation showing original purchase price of sold assets, 1099-MISC showing miscellaneous income; 1099-R (pension), forms showing federal income tax paid, dependent care provider information, receipts or canceled checks if itemizing deductions, Social Security cards or other official documentation, and a picture ID

Community Calendar Today 10:30 a.m.

• Pre-School Storytime at the Soldotna Public Library. Call 262-4227.

11 a.m.

• Redoubt Homemakers at Nikiski Fire Station No. 1.

• Wee Read at the Kenai Community Library Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at URS Club, Kenai. Call 262-1917.

5:30 p.m.

Cinderella getting ready for the prom

Cinderella’s Closet is opening March 18, 20, 25, and 27 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the theater dressing rooms at Soldotna High School. This program helps local ladies in need with free prom dresses, shoes, and accessories. Last year, Cinderella’s Closet provided items to 92 local students from Soldotna High, Cook Inlet Academy, Skyview High, River City Academy, Kenai Central High, Nanwalek, Port Graham, Susan B. English (Seldovia), and Nikiski High. Donations can be dropped off at the Soldotna High School office from 8:00 a.m.-2:45 p.m. The program is in need of formal dresses, accessories, and shoes.

Nikiski Senior Food pantry accepting applications The Nikiski Senior Food Pantry is accepting participant applications, available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

They may be done at the Nikiski Senior In-Home facility at 50810 Island LakeRoad.

The Nikiski Senior Food Pantry is open on Mondays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., or by appointment. Non-perishable items or monetary donations are being accepted, and can be picked up. Call the Nikiski In-Home services at 776-7586.

• Weight loss and health support group, Christ Lutheran Church.

Call 362-1340.

7 p.m.

• Card games, Funny River Community Center.

• Narcotics Anonymous support group “Clean Machine” at Central Peninsula Hospital’s Redoubt Room, 250 Hospital Place, Soldotna.

Call 907-335-9456.

• Alcoholics Anonymous “Into Action” group, 12X12 study meeting, VFW basement Birch Street, Soldotna, 907-262-0995.

8 p.m.

• Al-Anon Support Group at Central Peninsula Hospital in the Augustine Room, Soldotna. Call 252-0558.

Peninsula Clarion death notice and obituary guidelines: The Peninsula Clarion strives to report the deaths of all current and former Peninsula residents. Notices should be received within three months of the death.

We offer two types of death reports: Pending service/Death notices: Brief notices listing full name, age, date and place of death; and time, date and place of service. These are published at no charge.

Obituaries: The Clarion charges a fee to publish obituaries.

Obituaries are prepared by families, funeral homes, crematoriums, and are edited by our staff according to newspaper guidelines. Obituaries up to 300 words are charged $50, which includes a one-year online guest book memoriam to on Legacy. com. Obituaries up to 500 words are charged $100, which also includes the one-year online guest book memoriam. Tax is not included. All charges include publication of a black and white photo. Obituaries outside these guidelines are handled by the Clarion advertising department.

How to submit: Funeral homes and crematoriums routinely submit completed obituaries to the newspaper. Obituaries may also be submitted directly to the Clarion, online at www.peninsulaclarion.com, or by mail to: Peninsula Clarion, P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, Alaska, 99611. Pre-payment must accompany all submissions not already handled by a funeral home or crematorium.

Deadlines: Submissions for Tuesday – Friday editions must be received by 2 p.m. the previous day. Submissions for Sunday and Monday editions must be received by 3 p.m. Friday. We do not process obituaries on Saturdays or Sundays unless submitted by funeral homes or crematoriums. Obituaries are placed on a space-available basis, prioritized by dates of local services.

Copyright: All death notices and obituaries become property of the Clarion and may not be republished in any format.

For more information, call the Clarion at 907-283-7551.

LIO Schedule Wednesday 8:30 a.m.

The House Finance Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 266 Appropriations: Operating Budget / Loans / Funds, HB 267 Appropriations: Mental Health Budget and HB 306 Evaluate Indirect Expenditures; Tax Credits.

Testimony will be taken on HB 306; listen only for HB 266 & HB 267.

Wednesday 9 a.m.

The Senate Finance Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss SB 98 VPSO Firearms, SB 105 Quitclaim Land to United States, SB 77 Big Game Hunting with Children and HB 231 Cattle Brand Registration. Testimony will be taken.

Wednesday 1:30 p.m.

The Senate Health & Social Services Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 263 Extend Senior Benefits Payment Program. 3 minute testimony limit.

Wednesday 3:15 p.m.

The House Labor & Commerce Committee will sponsor a public hearing for an Update: “Alaska LNG Project” by Steve Butt, Project Manager. Testimony by invitation only.

Wednesday 3:30 p.m.

The Senate Resources Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 77 Land Use / Disposal / Exchanges; Water Rights. 2 minute testimony limit.

Thursday 8 a.m.

The State Board of Education will hold their regular quarterly meeting and will take Public Comment on agenda items.

For complete information go to the Board’s website: http:// www.eed.state.ak.us/State_Board/ Thursday 3 p.m.

The House Health & Social Services Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 134 Medicaid Payment for Mediset Prescription, HB 250 Medical Malpractice Actions, HCR 18 Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative and HCR 19 Supporting Efforts of Recover Alaska. 3 minute testimony limit.

Friday 3:15 p.m.

The House Labor & Commerce Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 203 Reimbursement of Health Insurance Claims, HB 282 Landlord and Tenant Act, HB 230 AIDEA Bonds for Processing Facilities and HB 316 Workers’ Compensation Medical Fees. Testimony will be taken.

All teleconferences are held at the Kenai Legislative The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings Information Office, 145 Main of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization Street Loop No. 217, Kenai, name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact unless otherwise noted.To phone number to news@peninsulaclarion.com. confirm call 283-2030 or email Kenai.LIO@akleg.gov.To listen or watch online go to http:// alaskalegislature.tv/.

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Alaskans lack involvement in judicial selection

McConnell armed, not dangerous

I’m sorry, people, but I just can’t ignore the sight of Mitch McConnell walking onto the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference hoisting a musket. Pardon the pun, but it may be the political shot of the year, although it’s early. If you haven’t seen it, put “McConnell with rifle” into your search engine, although “Dweeb with long gun” probably will do the trick. Let’s face it: Mitch McConnell is not the Mr. Macho type. He comes across as more ... how shall I put it? ... uh, studious.

So the picture of him armed but probably not dangerous is just a little incongruous, which is appropriate because he’s in Congress. More to the point, he wants to stay in Congress, and maybe switch from Senate minority leader to majority leader. Before that can happen, however, the first thing he has to do is defeat the tea-party opponent in his GOP primary back home in Kentucky -- Matt Bevin, who charges that McConnell has betrayed the conservative cause by working out deals with (gasp!) Democrats.

So there he was, prancing locked and loaded before the right-wing CPAC audience near Washington, and also preening for the gun lovers back home, to show that he is one of them. Maybe it will work, but it may be another of those photos that bring on a shower of ridicule, like the one of Michael Dukakis in the tank helmet. (For those not past puber-

ALASKANS SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE judicial selection process.

Not enough do.

That is a concern.

The process is largely conducted by the Alaska Judicial Council, which consists of three non-attorney Alaskans and three Alaska attorneys. The state Supreme Court’s chief justice participates as chair, and votes rarely, only to break a tie.

House Bill 33 seeks to change the makeup of the Council, largely for two reasons: Worries about attorney dominance on the Council, and public confusion about Council work.

Confusion could be addressed if the public participated more in the process than it currently does. The Council holds public comment periods for each judicial vacancy.

The public can comment at the Council meeting in the community with the vacancy or in writing; little of either is provided to the Council, especially when considering the number of Alaskans.

The Council, as a public entity, also is available to answer questions concerning its processes.

Concerning worries about attorneys dominating the Council, that insinuates that the non-attorney members are being intimidated against voting for the best candidates. That’s simply untrue.

In most cases, it’s a mix of attorney and non-attorney votes that narrow the list of applicants for a judicial vacancy to the most qualified. That list is forwarded to the governor for the final selection.

To add additional non-attorney seats to the Council would politicize the Council, unbalancing the makeup and the power, which isn’t an environment suitable to selecting the most qualified judges. The constitution’s authors did as much as possible to eliminate politics from the process.

The Council works well as it is. It’s balanced, and the public has every opportunity to participate.

Alaskans simply should do that; that’s how we can Letters to the Editor influence the Council toward the most qualified judicial Car gas costs too much candidates.

Having made a trip to Anchorage this Work with the Council; leave its makeup alone. past week, I feel extremely discrimated by the distributers of our gas all over our

Ketchikan Daily News area. This has been going on for many March 10 years. I filled up my gas tank there at

Classic Doonesbury, 1970

By GARRY TRUDEAU

40 cents a gallon less and most stations were at least 30 cents a gallon less.

I have leased a service station, worked for my brother who owned and operated a station for more that 40 years in our home town in Iowa.

Transportation cost can`t be an excuse as his station was on the end of a 1000 mile pipeline with about 70 miles from tank farm to his station. He called me the other day and was amazed that we were paying $4.04 a gallon, and they were paying $3.32 there; We all should be up at arms because of this big difference in Price. Anchorage prices are based on a pipeline from Kenai to them and then trucked to all the stations in the area and at Alyeska ski resort, being hauled approximately 40# miles was 30 cents less.

Please Mr. Governor, you being an old oil man should be able to find some equity in helping the people on the peninsula.

I have my own ideas why we are being treated this way is because of taxes. Hope I’m just dreaming. Mine and a number of other Alaska residents’ opinion. Thank you.

Paul D. Morrison Kenai

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Volunteers, community make things happen

ty, Dukakis was the 1988 Democratic presidential candidate. On Sept. 13 of that year, a picture of him was snapped on a military base wearing a tank commander’s helmet. Let’s put this gently: Dukakis, Bob Franken obviously of Greek descent, was called “Zorba the Clerk.” Many believe that photo of him with a helmet sitting high on his head sunk his campaign.)

As for McConnell, his opponents have jumped all over his stunt. The Democratic candidate for his seat, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Grimes, tweeted that “It’s not the way to carry a gun.” But Mitch is focusing more right now on his primary race, so once he handed off his musket, he fired some potshots at President Barack Obama, like, “My friends, never before has it been so hard for the rich to become poor or for the poor to become rich. That’s what is un-American!

I can’t stand it, and you can’t stand it, and if we win the majority in November, I will work every day to change it.”

As usual, though, the focus at CPAC’s annual shindig was on the presidential possibilities. Chris Christie was there this year, which is mostly notable because he wasn’t invited in 2013. But now

working, cooperative, creative fifth graders mixed, baked, packaged, labeled, sold and delivered 960 cinnamon rolls to the community as part of a World of Work/ Fractions unit that also served as a fundraiser for our upcoming Kenai Fjords marine biology floating lab field trip. Because this cinnamon roll project teaches the children so much about themselves; about working hard together; about the expectations of employers; about health, nutrition and safety; about fractions – and because I’ve had phenomenally willing and loyal volunteers and wonderful community support – I’ve continued to do this project each year for at least fifteen years with my fifth and sixth grade classes. Robin Bennett has been my exquisitely capable behind-the-scenes organizer and on-site supervisor every year for the past fourteen years, and Wayne and Maxine Carroll have been the chief expediters and bakers for the last ten.

Amazing! The community and I am so grateful for their support, their expertise and their volunteer hearts, for they made things happen! In addition, this year’s super-organized powerhouses who ran the practical side of things in the Matson Cinnamon Roll Factory (and made the process look effortless) were Ramona Malston and Amy Stock. I’d also like to thank Felix Martinez at M&M Supermarket in Nikiski, who has been so cooperative and generous in his donations and support for many years, Scott Griffith with XTO Energy, for his gracious and generous donations, and the hundreds of faithful Nikiski businesses, parents and community members who have been supportive in so many ways over the years.

The children and I warmly thank you.

Sherry Matson Kenai

Thank you for health fair support

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he was back to build some bridges (sorry, I couldn’t restrain myself) to the far right.

All the other usual suspects were there: Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Bobby Jindal, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, plus the amazing self-promoters like Sarah Palin and Donald Trump. Unlike McConnell, some of them didn’t need any props to come off as bizarre. For the record, the CPAC gathering closed out with its unscientific-to-the-point-ofbeing-meaningless straw poll, which was won this year by Rand Paul. Then everyone headed off satiated after several days of red meat.

McConnell will be returning to his foxhole in the Capitol building, looking for ways to somehow show the party faithful that, somehow, for all his years of deal-making in Washington, he’s as uncompromising as they are. Happily, Senate rules prohibit weaponry on the floor, or his visual stunt before CPAC would be nothing compared with what he’d concoct for the cameras of C-SPAN. The Kentucky primary is May 20. If he survives it, he’ll need to switch gears to take on Grimes. Assuming he’s the candidate, he’ll be out to convince the large mass of nonextremist voters that he’s really just warm and fuzzy. That also might be farcical.

Bob Franken is a longtime broadcast journalist, including 20 years at CNN.

want to extend our appreciation and gratitude to the community and vendors for their contribution and support of our 1st Annual Health Fair.

Thank you to the following vendors who share a common interest with us in serving our community: Hospice of the Central Peninsula, Frontier Medical, Providence Imaging Center, LeeShore Center, Independent Living Center, Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, Safe Kids Kenai Peninsula Coalition and Peninsula Smoke Free Partnership. By supplying pamphlets, handouts, and information, your booths helped the public better un-

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Court reports The following judgments were recently handed down in District Court in Kenai:

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n Daniel Wayne Malone, Jr., 45, of Wrangell, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of thirddegree theft, committed May 14.

He was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 170 days suspended, may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Robert D. McCamon, 22, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to resisting or interfering with arrest, committed Dec. 19. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail and fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended. n Maggie Lisa Penix, 37, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to sixthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Feb. 22. She was fined $150, a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. n A jury found Charlene Sterling, 53, of Kenai, guilty of violating a domestic violence protective order, committed Jan. 31, 2013. She was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to obtain a mental health assessment and follow recommendations, ordered to have no contact with victim unless written consent is filed with the court and was placed on probation for two years. n Brennan M. Coleman, 26, address unknown, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed June 9. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for two years. n Kirk Daman, 50, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of reckless driving, committed Oct. 28. He was sentenced to 40 days in jail with 35 days suspended, may perform 40 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined $500, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 30 days and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Rita Lucille Seaton, 35, address unknown, pleaded

guilty to an amended charge of violating conditions of release, committed Oct. 28. Imposition of sentence was suspended and she was placed on probation for one year, sentenced to one day in jail, credited for time served in a prior case and fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended.

marijuana, not to reside where alcoholic beverages are present, not to enter any business establishment whose primary business is the sale of alcohol, not to possess, apply for or obtain a medical marijuana card, to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, to be employed, actively seeking employment or The following dismissals actively engaged in school or vowere recently handed down in cational training while on probaDistrict Court in Kenai: tion and was placed on probation for three years. All other charges n Charges of one count of in this case were dismissed. driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited and one count of driving in violation of license limitation against Dalton L. Bush, 22, of Soldotna, were dismissed. Date n On March 6 at 11:46 p.m., of the charges was Jan. 20.

Soldotna police stopped a ven A charge of driving while hicle near the intersection of license suspended against Sterling Highway and Funny Thawatchai Labnongsang, 39, River Road. Karena I. Jenkins, of Soldotna, was dismissed. 29, of Soldotna, was issued a Date of the charge was Aug. 13. criminal citation for not havn A charge of fourth-degree ing motor vehicle insurance criminal mischief against Rita and released.

Seaton, 35, of Nikiski, was disn On March 7 at 11:52 p.m., missed. Date of the charge was Soldotna police responded to a Oct. 26. residence on Shady Lane for a disturbance. George Guiles, The following judgments 43, of Soldotna, was issued a were recently handed down in criminal citation for disorderly Superior Court in Kenai: conduct and released. n On March 8 at 12:02 p.m., n Bryan Wayne Keys, 49, ad- Soldotna police responded to dress unknown, pleaded guilty Trustworthy Hardware for a to felony refusal of chemical report of a female acting sustest, committed Sept. 24. He was piciously inside the store. Sarsentenced to 24 months in prison ah L. Urdahl, 31, of Soldotna, with 20 months suspended, fined was found to be in possession $10,000, a $100 court surcharge of methamphetamine. She was and a $200 jail surcharge with arrested for fourth-degree mis$100 suspended, forfeited ve- conduct involving a controlled hicle seized, ordered, among substance and taken to Wildother conditions of probation, wood Pretrial without bail. not to consume, use or possess n On March 9 at 11:18 p.m., any alcoholic beverages or illegal Soldotna police stopped a vehicontrolled substances, including cle on the Kenai Spur Highway marijuana or synthetic drugs, not at Sports Lake Road. Malachi to reside where alcoholic bever- McMullen, 27, of Anchorage, ages are present, not to enter any was arrested on an outstanding business establishment whose warrant for failure to appear on primary business is the sale of the original charge of fourthalcohol, to complete a substance degree assault in the fourth abuse evaluation and comply degree (domestic violence), with treatment recommendations driving while license revoked and was placed on probation for and driving in violation of a lithree years. All other charges in cense limitation. He was taken this case were dismissed. to Wildwood Pretrial Facility n Herbert Dean Myddelton, on $1,500 bail.

43, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to n On March 6 at 4:12 p.m., felony driving under the influ- Kenai police conducted a trafence, committed Jan. 10. He was fic stop at Tinker Lane and sentenced to 24 months in prison with 16 months suspended, fined #10,000, a $100 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited all items seized, had his license permanently revoked, subject to conditions of restoration, is disqualified for life from driving a commercial vehicle, subject to reinstatement conditions, forfeited vehicle used in commission of the offense, subject to conditions of remission, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to use consume, use or possess any alcoholic beverages of illegal controlled substances, including

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Kaknu Way. Robin A. Greep, 51, of Clam Gulch, was issued a summons for no valid operator’s license and failure to insure vehicle. Kevin W. Dell, 54, of Clam Gulch, was issued a summons for permitting an unlicensed driver to drive. The vehicle was impounded from the scene. n On March 7 at 4:12 p.m., Kenai police conducted a traffic stop on the Kenai Spur Highway. Stephen M. England, 50, of Kenai, was arrested for driving under the influence, sixthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance and driving in violation of a restricted license. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On March 8 at 8:12 p.m., Kenai police conducted a traffic stop at Carl’s Jr. parking lot.

Jon D. Gilliam, 30, of Kenai, was issued a summons for failure to insure vehicle and was released from the scene. n On March 8 at 3:03 a.m., Kenai police responded to a disturbance at a Kenai residence. Michael P. Brazell, 45, of Kenai, was arrested for fourth-degree criminal mischief (domestic violence) and first-degree criminal trespass (domestic violence). He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On March 8 at about 12:10 a.m., Kenai police conducted a traffic stop at the Kenai Spur Highway and Redoubt Avenue. Kaylie R. Peters, 28, of Kenai, was arrested for false information and driving while license revoked and on three outstanding Soldotna troopers’ warrants totaling $1,000 for failure to comply with conditions of release on the original charge of petition to revoke probation for failure to appear for arraignment on the original charges of driving while license revoked, failure to insure vehicle, fourth-degree theft and failure to appear at pre-trial conference hearing on the original charge of driving while license revoked.

She was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On March 8 at 3:45 p.m., Kenai police responded to a report of male lying in the roadway. Daniel W. Lusk, 39, of Kenai, was arrested for disor-

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derly conduct and obstructing a highway and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On March 8 at 7:42 p.m., Kenai police conducted a traffic stop at Kalifornsky Beach Road and Kalgin Drive. Nicholas C. Dushkin, 43, of Soldotna, was arrested for driving under the influence and taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On March 9 at 4:11 p.m., Kenai police received a report of a dangerous driver swerving inbound to Kenai. Police stopped the vehicle, and Brenda S. Dotson, 28, of Kenai, was arrested for driving under the influence and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On March 9 at 7:26 p.m., Kenai police responded to a disturbance at a Kenai residence. Brian W. Keys, 50, of Kenai, was arrested for one outstanding Soldotna Alaska State Troopers warrant totaling $1,000 for failure to comply with conditions of probation on the original charge of petition to revoke probation.

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the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, was on a traffic stop on the northbound shoulder of the road near Mile 78 of the Sterling Highway. A vehicle traveling southbound went into the northbound lane at a high rate of speed and passed another southbound vehicle near the traffic stop. The vehicle was identified as an older model Chevrolet truck and was observed to continue passing other vehicles at a high rate of speed. The driver was identified as Samuel P. Penrod, 19, of Soldotna. A passenger in the vehicle was identified as Adam P. McMillan, 20, of Sterling. McMillan was found to have two outstanding warrants out of Kenai and a third outstanding warrant for his arrest out of Seward for the original charges of minor consuming alcohol and failure to appear.

Penrod was issued a speeding citation and a misdemeanor citation for reckless driving and was released at the scene. McMillan was arrested on the outstanding warrants and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $450 bail.

Woman crashes into parked police car On March 8 at 7:47 p.m., Kenai police stopped Brealand Garrett II, 27, of Soldotna, on Bridge Access Road, south of the Warren Ames Bridge. Garrett was arrested for driving under the influence, second-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. At about 8:50 p.m., officers were still on the scene of the arrest, when a southbound Honda passenger car, driven by Anna Nisler, 19, of Kasilof, rear-end impacted the arresting officer’s police cruiser.

Mr. Garrett was in custody in the rear of the cruiser at the time of the crash. The investigating officer (Hershberger) was standing at the open right rear door of the cruiser at the time of the crash. The two police cruisers on scene were both parked on the far right portion of the southbound side of the roadway with police red/blue lights illuminated when the impact occurred. Brealand Garrett, Anna Nisler and Officer Hershberger were all taken to Central Peninsula Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Alaska State Troopers assisted the Kenai Police Department with the crash investigation. No citations have been issued, yet, and the case is still under investigation.

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Senator sees torture probe as meddling

By DONNA CASSATA Associated Press

WASHINGTON — In an extraordinary public accusation, the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee declared on Tuesday that the CIA interfered with and then tried to intimidate a congressional investigation into the agency’s possible use of torture in terror probes during the Bush administration.

The CIA clandestinely removed documents and searched a computer network set up for lawmakers, said Sen. Dianne Feinstein in a long and biting speech on the Senate floor. In an escalating dispute with an agency she has long supported, she said the CIA may well have violated criminal laws and the U.S. Constitution.

At odds on major contentions, both sides have involved the Justice Department. The CIA’s inspector general, David Buckley, has referred the matter to Justice, and the CIA’s acting counsel responded by filing a criminal report about the intelligence committee staff.

“I am not taking it lightly,”

‘Heads should roll, people should go to jail if it’s true. If it is, the legislative branch should declare war on the CIA.’ — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. Feinstein said of the tit-for-tat investigations. “I view the acting counsel general’s referral as a potential effort to intimidate this staff” in the interrogation investigation.

The dispute between the CIA and senators, which has been going on privately for more than five years, exploded into a public clash as Feinstein offered a detailed account of the Senate’s secretive dealings with the CIA in an investigation of post-Sept. 11 interrogation and detention practices.

More broadly, all U.S. spy agencies have drawn intense scrutiny since revelations last summer about surveillance of Americans by the National Security Agency. The Obama administration has struggled to rebuild public trust since former analyst Edward Snowden

made the disclosures. Feinstein has been one of the intelligence community’s most ardent advocates, arguing that the wide surveillance of people’s electronic and telephone communications was a necessary counterterrorism tool.

In the current matter, CIA Director John Brennan rejected Feinstein’s accusations, insisting that the agency was not trying to thwart the committee’s work and denying that it had been spying on the panel or the Senate. He said the appropriate authorities would look at the matter further and “I defer to them to determine whether or not there was any violation of law or principle.”

Brennan said if he did “something wrong, I would go to the president and he would be the one to ask me to stay or go.”

Both Feinstein and the CIA acknowledge they examined documents that were part of the investigation but insisted that they acted appropriately in following an agreement worked out between her committee and then-CIA Director Leon Panetta in 2009.

But Feinstein and the CIA also have accused each other’s staffs of improper behavior. She said she had “grave concerns that the CIA’s search may well have violated the separation of powers principles embodied in the United States Constitution,” as well as the Fourth Amendment that prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.

She said she has sought an explanation and an apology from the CIA. Neither has been forthcoming.

Feinstein received a standing ovation from her Democratic colleagues at a closed-party lunch on Tuesday. Several Republicans also expressed their concerns, but the Intelligence Committee’s top Republican, Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, wasn’t one of them.

He indicated he disagreed

Decision is latest twist in Army sex case

By EMERY P. DALESIO and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The trial of an Army general accused of sexual assault moved into uncharted legal territory Tuesday when the judge dismissed the jury to allow the defense time to hammer out a new plea deal with the military.

While the highly unusual decision gives Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair a second chance to negotiate the dismissal of the most serious charges, he appears certain to face an inglorious end to a nearly 30-year career spanning service in three wars. His lawyers said it could take weeks to finalize an agreement.

Experts in military law said Judge Col. James Pohl is seeking a just and innovative solution for a courtroom situation that doesn’t fit prior case law.

“No one has ever seen anything like this before, but it seems like the right thing to do,” said retired Maj. Gen. Walt Huffman, a Texas Tech University law professor who previously served as the Army’s top lawyer. “This case was already unusual in so many respects.”

Judge Pohl reviewed newly disclosed emails Monday and said he found the appearance of “unlawful command influ-

ence” in Fort Bragg officials’ rejection of a plea bargain with the general in January. He declined to dismiss the charges outright, but allowed Sinclair’s lawyers to negotiate with Army officials not previously involved with the case.

If they fail to reach a plea deal, the trial would resume. But with the jury sent packing, it’s unlikely that could happen quickly.

The jury of five two-star generals was seated last week, traveling from as far away as Korea and Alaska. They appeared confused as Pohl sent them home, saying they may or may not be asked to return.

“Sometimes there are twists and turns you can’t anticipate,” Pohl told the jurors.

Sinclair, 51 and the former deputy commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, is accused of twice forcing a female captain to perform oral sex on him in Afghanistan in 2011 during a three-year extramarital affair. He has admitted to adultery, which is a crime in the military, but denied assaulting the woman.

Believed to be the highest-ranking U.S. officer ever court-martialed on sexual assault charges, Sinclair appeared upbeat as he left court Tuesday, joking with the military police guarding the door.

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Lead defense attorney Richard Scheff said his client would not agree to plead guilty to any charges involving sexual assault or any charges that would require him to register as a sex offender.

“He did not sexually assault anybody,” Scheff said. “He did not threaten anybody. He’s not maltreated anybody. We’d love to resolve the case. But if we can’t, we look forward to our day in court and his vindication.”

Lt. Col. Robert Stelle, the lead prosecutor, declined to comment.

Last week, Sinclair pleaded guilty to three lesser charges involving adultery with the captain and improper relationships with two other female Army officers. Those charges could bring 15 years in prison. A trial then began on the remaining charges, with a potential sentence of life in prison.

Now, with Tuesday’s decision, the defense may ask Pohl to withdraw Sinclair’s guilty plea in favor of whatever new deal can be reached. Sinclair also faces charges he defrauded the Army of more than $4,000 in travel expenses to visit his mistress.

The latest upheaval in the case comes as the Pentagon is under heavy pressure from Congress to fight sex crimes in the military.

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with her on the dispute, without providing specifics. He called for a study “on what happened so people can find out what the facts are.”

“We’re going to continue to deal with this internally,” he told reporters.

Other senators said the dispute had a chilling effect on congressional oversight.

“Heads should roll, people should go to jail if it’s true,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. “If it is, the legislative branch should declare war on the CIA.” Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., an outspoken critic of the NSA practices, shared Feinstein’s concerns that laws were violated in an “unprecedented invasion by the CIA into computers used by Senate” investigators, and said misleading statements from intelligence leaders undermine their credibility.

It all goes back to 2009, when the CIA provided computers to congressional staffers in a secure room at a CIA facility in northern Virginia so the panel could review millions of pages of top secret documents in the course of its investigation of the agency’s detention and interrogation practices.

After first turning in 6.2 million pages without any index or search function — what Feinstein called “a true document dump” — the CIA provided an electronic search tool and congressional staff could make copies on their computers. The committee discovered that about 870 documents or pages of documents that they had been able to access had been removed in February 2010, and roughly another 50 were removed in mid-May 2010.

The removal of the documents “was the exact sort of CIA interference in our investigation that we sought to avoid at the outset,” she said.

A CIA official apologized

for the removal of the documents on May 17, 2010.

Separately, committee staff had found draft versions of documents that Feinstein referred to as the “internal Panetta review.”

Feinstein said those documents were written by CIA personnel to summarize and analyze the materials that had been provided to the committee. She said the internal documents were unique for their “analysis and acknowledgment of significant CIA wrongdoing.”

Those documents disappeared as well.

Jeremy Bash, former chief of staff for Panetta, said the director had asked CIA employees to draw up “concise summaries” of the documents made available to the Senate panel. Bash said neither Panetta nor any of his senior staff — including Bash — saw those summaries.

To Bash’s knowledge, the summaries “did not say or analyze what was being provided to the committee or ask the (CIA employees) to come to conclusions,” he said. “Whether some people went beyond that ... I don’t know.”

Then, on Jan. 15 of this year, Brennan informed Feinstein and the committee’s top Republican, Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, that the CIA had searched the computer network. Feinstein said that search also encompassed the committee’s network drive with its own internal work product and communications.

Two follow-up letters seeking answers on why the search occurred have gone unanswered, Feinstein said.

Feinstein did not name the CIA counsel who filed the criminal complaint, but two congressional officials identified the official as Robert Eatinger, who was involved in legal decisions involving agency interrogations during the Bush administration.

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Health care law gets 1st test in Florida

Around the World Malaysian military: Missing jet changed course, was far from last reported position

By MICHAEL J. MISHAK and TAMARA LUSH Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The missing Boeing 777 jetliner changed course over the sea, crossed Malaysia and reached the Strait of Malacca — hundreds of miles from its last position recorded by civilian authorities, Malaysian military officials said Tuesday, citing military radar data.

The development added confusion and mystery into one of most puzzling aviation incidents of recent time, and it has raised questions about why the Malaysia Airlines flight apparently was not transmitting signals detectable by civilian radar, why its crew was silent about the course change and why no distress calls were sent after it turned back.

Many experts have been working on the assumption there was a catastrophic event on the flight — such as an explosion, engine failure, terrorist attack, extreme turbulence, pilot error or even suicide. The director of the CIA said in Washington that he still would not rule out terrorism.

Flight MH370, carrying 239 people, took off from Kuala Lumpur at 12:41 a.m. Saturday, bound for Beijing. Authorities initially said its last contact with ground controllers was less than an hour into the flight at a height of 35,000 feet, when the plane was somewhere between the east coast of Malaysia and Vietnam.

But local newspaper Berita Harian quoted Malaysia’s air force chief, Gen. Rodzali Daud, as saying that radar at a military base had tracked the jet as it changed its course, with the final signal at 2:40 a.m. showing the plane to be near Pulau Perak at the northern approach to the Strait of Malacca, a busy waterway that separates the western coast of Malaysia and Indonesia’s Sumatra island. It was flying slightly lower, at around 29,528 feet, he said.

LARGO, Fla. — President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is getting its first test ahead of the 2014 midterm elections Tuesday in a Tampaarea House district where Democrats and Republicans have spent millions of dollars trying out national strategies for the rest of the year.

The candidates are Democrat Alex Sink and Republican David Jolly, and their contest to succeed the late GOP Rep. Bill Young is considered a tossup, although Libertarian candidate Lucas Overby could affect the outcome by siphoning votes away from both candidates.

The implications of the dueling messages for the midterm elections inspired both parties to call in star advocates like President Bill Clinton and former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, in addition to blanketing the district with ads, calls and mailings. More than $11 million has been spent on

1964 murder of Kitty Genovese in New York stands as symbol of urban breakdown NEW YORK — Kitty Genovese’s screams for help couldn’t save her on the night she was murdered outside her apartment in 1964. Fifty years later, those screams still echo, a symbol of urban breakdown and city dwellers’ seeming callousness toward their neighbors.

The case “caught the spirit of the time,” said Thomas Reppetto, a police historian. “It seemed to symbolize that society no longer cared about other people.”

Genovese’s random stabbing by Winston Moseley on March 13, 1964, became a sensation when The New York Times reported that “38 respectable, law-abiding citizens” in Queens watched the attack unfold over more than half an hour and didn’t call police during the assault.

While more recent reporting — some of it by the Times itself — found that the number of people who actually saw the murder was greatly exaggerated and that some neighbors did try to help, the Genovese case left its mark on public policy and psychology.

It has been credited with spurring adoption of the 911 system in 1968 as well as “Good Samaritan” laws that give legal protection to people who help those in trouble.

Teacher gets 25 years in child pornography case; replaced bin Laden on FBI wanted list

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WASHINGTON — A former Washington elementary school teacher who became one of the FBI’s most-wanted criminals after taking hidden video of his students using the bathroom and then eluded law enforcement officials by assuming fake identities and escaping to Nicaragua has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Eric Justin Toth spent five years on the run, living in Arizona and Texas before escaping the country. In 2012, the FBI put him on its “Ten Most Wanted” list, where he filled a vacancy created by Osama bin Laden’s death.

Before sentencing him Tuesday a judge noted his skill at evading law enforcement and the large number of victims in the case, 17 in all.

Toth had asked for 22 years in prison — expressing remorse and promising to “do penance” for his deeds. A prosecutor asked for 30.

“I know I’ve hurt people, a lot of people,” Toth told Judge Rudolph Contreras at a federal court hearing.

the race, according to the Sunlight Foundation, a nonprofit group that tracks government information.

As Jolly and Sink shook hands around the district Tuesday, steady streams of people filed into retirement communities, churches and libraries to cast ballots. As of Monday, 27 percent of registered voters had cast ballots through absentee or early voting, with Election Day turnout increasing throughout the afternoon.

The battle for Florida’s 13th District seat is a prequel of sorts to the national fight this year over who controls Congress in the last two years of Obama’s final presidential term. The House is expected to remain under Republican control. But in the Senate, Republicans are hoping to leverage Obama’s unpopularity and his health care law’s wobbly start to gain the six seats required to control the 100-member chamber.

That makes the race in Florida a pricey proving ground for both parties heading into November elections.

Jolly, a former Young aide backed by Republicans and outside groups, has campaigned on repealing the health care law, saying in one ad that Sink would undermine Medicare because of Democraticpassed cuts to programs under “Obamacare.”

The message is a rallying cry for Republican voters.

“No more big government.

We’ve got to stop,” said Irene Wilcox, a 78-year-old retired waitress and Republican from Largo who voted for Jolly.

Others described Sink as a clone of Obama and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, a key argument of Jolly and national Republicans.

“As bad as Bush may have been, he was a saint compared to the guy we have in Washington,” said Rich Castellani, a retired treasury agent who supported Jolly.

Meanwhile, Sink, Florida’s former chief financial officer and the Democratic nominee for governor in 2010, painted Jolly as an extremist who wants to “take us back” to when peo-

ple were denied coverage due to existing conditions. She has pledged to “to keep what’s right and fix what’s wrong” in the health care law.

That argument resonated with some voters.

“While I know it’s not perfect, it’s may be the beginning of where we can provide adequate health care to everyone, not just the wealthy,” said Frieda Widera, a 51-year-old Democrat from Largo who backed Sink.

Others compared the botched rollout to the beginnings of popular government programs like Social Security and Medicare.

In an attempt to deflect criticism over the law, Sink and Democrats have painted Jolly as a Washington lobbyist who backs efforts to privatize Social Security and gut Medicare.

The attack has put Jolly on the defensive in recent weeks, and some voters cited concern about GOP cuts to programs for the elderly. More than one in four registered voters in the district is older than 65.

Attitudes and laws against pit bulls soften

By BILL DRAPER Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For much of the past three decades, pit bulls have been widely regarded as America’s most dangerous dog — the favorite breed of thugs, drug dealers and dogfighting rings, with a fearsome reputation for unprovoked, sometimes deadly attacks.

Hostility toward “pits” grew so intense that some cities began treating them as the canine equivalent of assault rifles and prohibited residents from owning them.

But attitudes have softened considerably since then as animal activists and even television shows cast the dogs in a more positive light. The image makeover has prompted many states to pass new laws that forbid communities from banning specific breeds. And it illustrates the power and persistence of dog-advocacy groups that have worked to fend off pit bull restrictions with much the

same zeal as gun-rights groups have defeated gun-control measures.

“Lawmakers are realizing that targeting dogs based on their breed or what they look like is not a solution to dealing with dangerous dogs,” said Lisa Peters, a spokeswoman for the American Kennel Club.

Seventeen states now have laws that prohibit communities from adopting breed-specific bans. Lawmakers in six more states are considering similar measures, and some cities are reviewing local policies that classify pit bulls as dangerous animals.

Pit bull advocates hail the changes as recognition that breed-specific laws discriminate against dogs that are not inherently aggressive or dangerous unless they are made to be that way by irresponsible owners.

The dogs’ foes complain that their message is being drowned out by a well-funded, wellorganized lobbying effort in

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state capitols. The debate puts millions of pit bull owners up against a relatively small number of people who have been victimized by the dogs.

Ron Hicks, who sponsored a bill in the Missouri House to forbid breed-specific legislation, said he was surprised when nobody spoke against his proposal last month at a committee hearing.

“I figured a few parents would be there who would bring tears to my eyes,” the Republican said. “Would it have changed my opinion or what I believe in? No.” A version of Hicks’ legislation was endorsed by a House committee last month and needs to clear another committee before a full House vote. The state Senate is considering a comparable bill, as are lawmakers in

Utah, South Dakota, Washington, Vermont and Maryland.

In Kansas, the communities of Bonner Springs and Garden City repealed their pit-bull bans earlier this year.

Summer Freeman did not know there was a ban when she moved to Bonner Springs last year after a divorce. She panicked when an animal-control officer discovered her pet and told her she had 15 days to get rid of the dog named Titan or move out of town.

“I think of him like my son,” she said. “He’s my dog-son, I guess you could say. He’s at my hip all the time. He’s just a big baby that wouldn’t hurt a fly.”

Freeman was forced to leave Titan at a shelter in Lawrence for nine months until she successfully fought to overturn the law in January.

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Crimea’s parliament pushes for independence

By MIKE ECKEL Associated Press

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine — As the campaign increased for tension-filled Crimea to split off from Ukraine in a weekend referendum and join Russia, the region’s parliament said Tuesday that if voters approve the move it would first declare itself an independent state, a maneuver that could de-escalate the standoff between Moscow and the West.

The move would give Moscow the option of saying there is no need for Crimea to become part of Russia while keeping it firmly within its sphere of influence.

The dispute between Moscow and the West over Crimea is one of the most severe geopolitical crises in Europe since the end of the Cold War. Russian forces have secured control over the peninsula, but Ukraine’s government and Western na-

tions have denounced the referendum as illegitimate and strongly warned Russia against trying to annex Crimea.

Backers of voting to split off from Ukraine in Sunday’s referendum say becoming part of Russia would return the Black Sea peninsula to its rightful home. Billboards around the regional capital proclaimed “Together with Russia” and street vendors were selling Russian flags to passing motorists.

But Russia’s absorbing Crimea would only worsen tensions with the West, and the parliament declaration could put the bid on hold, depending on the outcome of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bargaining with the West.

In Sunday’s referendum, the public will be given two options: becoming part of Russia, or remaining in Ukraine with broader powers.

Crimea, where Russia maintains its Black Sea Fleet base,

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Demonstrators march during a pro-Russia rally in Donetsk, Ukraine, March 11.

became the epicenter of tensions in Ukraine after President Viktor Yanukovych fled last month in the wake of months of protests and outbreaks of bloodshed.

Kiev-based political analyst Vadim Karasyov said the Crimean parliament’s move is “a message to the West that there is no talk about Russia in-

China picks owners for new banks

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer

BEIJING — Ten companies including Internet giants Alibaba and Tencent have been picked to invest in China’s first five privately owned banks, the industry’s chief regulator said Tuesday.

The planned banks, part of sweeping reform plans announced last year, will be expected to operate independently and according to market principles, said Shang Fulin, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission.

He gave no timetable for when they would open or details of their intended size.

Regulators announced last year Beijing would allow the creation of privately financed banks as part of efforts to make the economy more productive by giving market forces a bigger role.

An overhaul of the state-dominated financial system is expected to be the core of what the ruling Communist Party bills as the most ambitious economic changes since the launch of market-style reform in 1979.

Reform advocates complain state banks hold back the economy by lending mostly to state industry, rather than to entrepreneurs who create its new jobs and wealth. Interest paid on savings is low, effectively forcing Chinese households to subsidize politically favored borrowers.

Premier Li Keqiang, the country’s top economic official, promised this week to give

market forces a “decisive role” in allocating credit and other resources in hopes of nurturing more sustainable long-term growth.

Each new bank must have at least two private investors, Shang said at a news conference held during the annual meeting of China’s legislature. He said preparatory work still was underway.

Alibaba Group is one of the world’s biggest e-commerce companies and Tencent Holdings Ltd. is China’s most popular online games provider. Both have launched online financial services that have drawn deposits away from banks by paying higher interest.

Critics accuse them of hurting state banks and a commentator for state television called them “financial parasites.” But Li, the premier, threw the party’s support behind them last week, pledging in an annual policy speech to promote growth of online financial services.

In addition to Alibaba and Tencent, the ruling party newspaper People’s Daily said the 10 companies include Wanxiang Group, an auto parts maker; Fosun Group, a conglomerate that owns French tourism company Club Med; and Huabei Group, a real estate developer.

The new institutions will be expected to focus on lending to small- and medium-size companies, Shang said, using the ruling party’s term for private business. He said they will be required to have a “living will,” or plans to wind up a failed bank, to prevent the burden from falling on taxpayers.

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“It’s a tranquilizer for everybody — for the West and for many in Ukraine who are panicking,” he said.

Karasyov speculated that Crimea could exist as a “quasilegitimate” state, while Russia and the West negotiate.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry later said in a statement that the Crimean parliament’s action was legitimate. “Russia will respect the results of Crimea’s referendum that will be monitored by” observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the ministry said.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke by telephone Tuesday at Washington’s initiative.

“From the Russian side, the necessity was underlined of taking into complete account the interests of all Ukrainians and all regions in the search for an exit from the crisis and also the respect of the right of the residents of Crimea to determine their fate on their own in accordance with the norms of international law,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Kerry “conveyed that, as we often do, there is an off-

ramp here,” State Departments spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.

While Washington respects Russia’s interests, they “in no way justify military intervention or the use of force.”

Sergei Zheleznyak, a deputy speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament, rejected proposals to draft new legislation to facilitate Crimea’s accession into Russia.

Zheleznyak wouldn’t elaborate, and it wasn’t clear whether his statement signaled the Kremlin’s willingness to relax tensions or was part of legal maneuvering over the annexation plans.

In a sign that some members of Putin’s entourage would prefer a negotiated solution to an all-out confrontation with the West, Konstantin Remchukov, the well-connected publisher and editor of the daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta, spoke strongly against annexing Crimea.

Remchukov, who avoids criticizing Putin, said on Ekho Moskvy radio that the move will trigger painful Western sanctions and cripple the Russian economy.

Remchukov said he believes Russia could negotiate a deal that would have the West guarantee the rights of Russianspeakers and ensure its Black Sea Fleet’s continuing presence in Crimea. Russia could promise concessions on the Syrian and Iranian crises in response to the Western willingness to respect Russian interests in Ukraine, Remchukov suggested.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s acting president called for the formation of a national guard and for the mobilization of reserves and volunteers into the country’s armed forces.

At the same time, acting Ukrainian Defense Minister Ihor Tenyukh admitted that

Ukrainian armed forces and equipment were significantly outnumbered by the Russian army and exhorted wealthy Ukrainians to donate money to equip the nation’s army.

He said Russia has some 220,000 troops, 800 tanks, 400 helicopters, 150 planes and 60 ships deployed in Crimea and in military exercises near Ukrainian borders, “several times” more than what the Ukrainian army has.

“What secures victory at war is organization, resources, strategy, tactics and fighting spirit.

Today, the armed forces only have the latter two elements — tactics and fighting spirit,” Tenyukh told parliament.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who will fly to Washington to meet President Barack Obama on Wednesday, called on the West to defend Ukraine against a nation “that is armed to the teeth and that has nuclear weapons.”

Yatsenyuk asked Russia, the U.S. and Britain to abide by a treaty signed in 1994, in which they pledged to guarantee Ukraine’s security in exchange for surrendering its share of Soviet nuclear arsenals to Russia.

“We are not asking for anything from anyone,” Yatsenyuk told parliament. “We are asking for just one thing. Military aggression has been used against our country. Those who guaranteed that this aggression will not take place must from the one side pull out troops and from the other side must defend our independent, sovereign state.”

Later in the day, parliament passed a resolution calling on the U.S. and Britain to “use all possible diplomatic, political, economic and military measures for an immediate stopping of aggression.”

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Europe wants its Parmesan back, seeks name change

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Would Parmesan by any other name be as tasty atop your pasta? A ripening trade battle might put that to the test.

As part of trade talks, the European Union wants to ban the use of European names like Parmesan, Feta and Gorgonzola on cheese made in the United States.

The argument is that the American-made cheeses are shadows of the original European varieties and cut into sales and identity of the European cheeses. The Europeans say Parmesan should only come from Parma, Italy, not those familiar green cylinders that American companies sell. Feta should only be from Greece, even though feta isn’t a place.

The EU argues it “is so closely connected to Greece as to be identified as an inherently Greek product.”

So, a little “hard-grated cheese” for your pasta? It doesn’t have quite the same ring as Parmesan.

U.S. dairy producers, cheesemakers and food companies are all fighting the idea, which they

say would hurt the $4 billion domestic cheese industry and endlessly confuse consumers.

“It’s really stunning that the Europeans are trying to claw back products made popular in other countries,” says Jim Mulhern, president of the National Milk Producers Federation, which represents U.S. dairy farmers.

The European Union would not say exactly what it is proposing or even whether it will be discussed this week as a new round of talks on an EU-United States free trade agreement opens in Brussels.

European Commission spokesman Roger Waite would only say that the question “is an important issue for the EU.” That’s clear from recent agreements with Canada and Central America, where certain cheese names were restricted unless the cheese came from Europe. Under the Canadian agreement, for example, new feta products manufactured in Canada can only be marketed as feta-like or feta-style, and they can’t use Greek letters or other symbols that evoke Greece.

Though they have not laid out a public proposal, the EU is expected to make similar attempts

‘We have invested years and years making these cheeses. You cannot stop the spreading of culture, especially in the global economy.’

— Errico Auricchio, president of Green Bay, Wis., company BelGioioso Cheese Inc. to restrict marketing of U.S.made cheeses, possibly including Parmesan, Asiago, Gorgonzola, feta, fontina, grana, Muenster, Neufchatel and Romano.

And it may not be just cheese. Other products could include bologna, Black Forest ham, Greek yogurt, Valencia oranges and prosciutto, among other foods.

The trade negotiations are important for the EU as Europe has tried to protect its share of agricultural exports and pull itself out of recession. The ability to exclusively sell some of the continent’s most famous and traditional products would prevent others from cutting into those markets.

Concerned about the possible impact of changing the label on those popular foods, a bipartisan group of 55 senators wrote U.S.

Trade Representative Michael Froman and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week asking them not to agree to any such proposals by the EU. Led by New York Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Pennsylvania Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., the members wrote that in the states they represent, “many small- or medium-sized, family owned businesses could have their businesses unfairly restricted” and that export businesses could be gravely hurt.

Schumer said artisanal cheese production is a growing industry across New York.

“Muenster is Muenster, no matter how you slice it,” he said.

Trevor Kinkaid, a spokesman for the U.S. trade representative, said conversations on

the issue are in the early stages but that the U.S. and E.U. have “different points of view” on the topic.

The agency wouldn’t disclose details of the negotiations, but Kinkaid said the U.S. government is “committed to increasing opportunity for U.S. businesses, farmers and workers through trade.”

Large food companies that mass-produce the cheeses are also fighting the idea. Kraft, closely identified with its grated Parmesan cheese, says the cheese names have long been considered generic in the United States.

“Such restrictions could not only be costly to food makers, but also potentially confusing for consumers if the labels of their favorite products using these generic names were required to change,” says Kraft spokesman Basil Maglaris.

Some producers say they are incensed because it was Europeans who originally brought the cheeses here, and the American companies have made them more popular and profitable in a huge market. Errico Auricchio, president of the Green Bay, Wis., company BelGioioso Cheese Inc., produced

cheese with his family in Italy until he brought his trade to the United States in 1979.

“We have invested years and years making these cheeses,” Auricchio says. “You cannot stop the spreading of culture, especially in the global economy.”

He says that companies who make certain cheeses would have to come together and figure out new names for them, which would be almost impossible to do.

His suggestion for Parmesan? “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Parmesan,” he jokes.

Jaime Castaneda works for the U.S. Dairy Export Council and is the director of a group formed to fight the EU changes, the Consortium for Common Food Names. He says the idea that only great cheese can come from Europe “is just not the case anymore.”

He points out that artisanal and locally produced foods are more popular than ever here and says some consumers may actually prefer the American brands. European producers can still lay claim to more place-specific names, like Parmigiano-Reggiano, he says.

“This is about rural America and jobs,” he said.

Government eyes ways to make planes easier to find in ocean

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WASHINGTON — For nearly five years, government and industry officials have been exploring ways to make it easier to find airliners and their critical “black boxes” that end up in the ocean. But their efforts are too late to help in the case of a Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared over the weekend.

The efforts were spurred primarily by the search for Air France Flight 447, which disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris on June 1, 2009. It was nearly two years later before the main wreckage of the Airbus A330 and its black boxes — it data and cockpit voice recorders — were found about 13,000 feet below the ocean’s surface.

“I think at the time a lot of people were looking at Air France 447 as unique,” William Waldock, who teaches accident investigation at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Ariz. “We really had not had one like that where it takes so long to find it.”

Since then, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a U.N. agency, has issued new standards requiring signals from underwater locator beacons on black boxes on all airliners to last at least 90 days instead of the current 30.

But those requirements aren’t effective until 2018.

ICAO has also issued new standards effective in 2018 requiring underwater locator beacons be attached to the aircraft fuselage to help searchers find wreckage. ICAO’s standards

are not binding, but are followed by most nations.

Three months ago, the Federal Aviation Administration requested that a technical advisory panel explore ways to strengthen requirements for aircraft emergency locator transmitters. Transmitters, which relay location by satellite, only work above the water’s surface. The panel began a threeday meeting in Washington on Monday on the issue, but that effort is just getting started.

Another idea that has been discussed is whether airliners should also have transmitters that automatically detach and float to the surface, which would enable them to continue sending signals after a plane plunges into the water, according to a National Transportation Safety Board briefing Tuesday.

The U.S. Navy has had such floating transmitters on its planes for about 15 years, Waldock said.

“It boils down to expense as much as anything,” he said.

“These systems are pricey.”

None of these efforts have helped find a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, which disappeared with 239 people on board en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8.

Data recorders typically record over a 24-hour period at least hundreds of types of information about how a plane is functioning. Investigators count on that information for clues to the cause of an accident, including how the engines are working, the pilots’ actions, the status of key systems like the autopilot and autothrottle, and the position of wing flaps and

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rudder.

The cockpit voice recorders contain pilots’ conversations and any sounds inside the cockpit in a continuous two-hour loop.

Both are equipped with underwater locator beacons powered by a tiny radioactive pellet that continually sends out sonic signals for a minimum of 30 days. Even with a functioning beacon, the signal can only be heard underwater with special equipment and can diminish depending upon the ocean depth, water currents and whether the boxes are buried in silt or sand.

There have been discussions about requiring boxes also be made so that they float, the board said.

Some newer airliners already stream much of the same information recorded by black box-

es back to their home base via satellite during flight. Airlines do this primarily so that they know whether there are any problems with the plane that require maintenance or repairs. If they get the information while the plane is still in-flight, they can have mechanics and parts in place when it lands, saving time and money.

But if planes also streamed back information like altitude, airspeed and heading, it could provide critical clues to searchers in the event of a crash.

However, if all the thousands of airliners that are in the air in the U.S. everyday were all streaming large amounts of data at the same time, there wouldn’t be enough bandwith to transmit the data or enough capability to record it on the ground, Waldock said.

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NFL trades move fast as free agency begins Big moves: Cowboys release Ware, Bears unload Peppers, and 49ers get Gabbert and Martin HOWARD FENDRICH AP Pro Football Writer

A couple of accomplished NFL pass rushers suddenly became available when DeMarcus Ware and Julius Peppers were released to create room under the salary cap in two of the biggest moves at Tuesday’s start of the free-agency signing period.

The Bears cut ties with Peppers, who has 118½ sacks in 12 seasons, as part of a series of moves aimed at improving their defense, including a five-year contract with former Raiders end Lamarr Houston.

The Cowboys let Ware and his 117 sacks go.

“A decision like this, involving a man who is a cornerstone player in the

history of your franchise, is extremely difficult,” Dallas owner Jerry Jones said. “We were also in very strong agreement that playing for the Dallas Cowboys would be one of the options we would both be exploring.”

With the cap rising $10 million to a record $133 million, a crop of players quickly found new homes as soon as the market officially opened Tuesday afternoon — and safeties and offensive linemen were popular commodities.

About 5½ hours after free agency began, one of the top players available, three-time Pro Bowl safety Jairus Byrd, agreed to terms with the Saints, part of a merry-go-round of moves at his position. Other safeties swapping clubs: Michael Jenkins, from Saints to

Eagles; Donte Whitner from 49ers to Browns; Antoine Bethea from Colts to 49ers; T.J. Ward from Browns to Broncos; Mike Mitchell from Panthers to Steelers; Ryan Mundy from Giants to Bears.

In addition to jettisoning Peppers and adding Houston and Mundy, Chicago agreed to one-year deals with linebackers Jordan Senn and D.J. Williams.

Deals for offensive linemen were highlighted by Pro Bowl left tackle Branden Albert’s five-year contract with the Dolphins. Albert left Kansas City to take over the position played at the start of last season by Jonathan Martin, whose exit from Miami in October led to an NFL inquiry into bullying on the team.

Late Tuesday, Martin was traded by the Dolphins to the 49ers.

Left tackle Jared Veldheer and the Cardinals agreed to a five-year contract worth up to $35 million. Veldheer left the Raiders, who replaced him by giving former Rams lineman Rodger Saffold a five-year deal. Another left tackle, Eugene Monroe, agreed to a five-year contract to stay with the Ravens.

Guards switching teams: Zane Beadles was joining the Jaguars from the Broncos, pending a physical; the Falcons agreed to terms with Jon Asamoah, who left the Chiefs; the Redskins struck a deal with Shawn Lauvao, who left the Browns. The Redskins also agreed to terms with Cardinals receiver Andre Roberts and special

teams standout Adam Hayward and scheduled a visit with cornerback Corey Graham.

The Jaguars also were busy, including a trade that sent quarterback Blaine Gabbert to the 49ers for a sixth-round draft pick, an agreement with former Vikings running back Toby Gerhart, and re-signing cornerback Will Blackmon to a two-year deal.

Kick returner and receiver Dexter McCluster went to the Titans from the Chiefs; defensive end Arthur Jones joined the Colts from the Ravens; defensive end Tyson Jackson and defensive tackle Paul Soliai joined the Falcons; and defensive tackle Earl Mitchell left the Texans for the Dolphins.

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Stars win in OT 1 day after scary Peverly incident R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer

ST. LOUIS (AP) — After the morning skate, captain Jamie Benn vowed that the Dallas Stars would play to honor ill teammate Rich Peverley.

With the forward following the Stars game against the St. Louis Blues from a hospital bed back in Dallas, Benn put his team over the top.

Stars coach Lindy Ruff said Peverley, who is sidelined because of a heart issue that caused him to collapse on the bench on Monday, was well aware his teammates beat the Blues 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday night.

“I texted him right after the game and he responded,” Ruff said. “He was happy. He said ‘Keep rolling.’ I just said at the end, ‘See you tomorrow.’”

Benn scored 3:42 into overtime to end the Blues’ five-game winning streak. St. Louis is first overall in the NHL standings.

“Obviously, (Monday) night was a scary situation but today is a new day,” Benn said. “We were thinking about Rich back home, but I thought we did a great job getting mentally ready for this game.

“We’re still in a big playoff push and we found a way to get two points.”

Defensemen Alex Pietrangelo and Roman Polak ended lengthy goal droughts for the Blues, who lost for the first time in five games with new goalie Ryan Miller.

They might have run into an inspired team.

“You’ve got to give them credit. They’ve been through a lot in the last 24 hours,” Blues forward Steve Ott said. “It’s pretty honorable for them to come out and play like that.”

Colton Sceviour, one of two call-ups by the Stars with Peverley out indefinitely and teammate Alex Chiasson also hospitalized due to emotional distress after his teammate’s “cardiac event,” scored on a power play in the first period.

Miller robbed the other callup, Chris Mueller, with a glove save from point-blank range with 2:16 to go in the third. But he couldn’t cross the crease in time to corral a shot from the

right circle by Benn that gave Dallas its fourth win in five games.

“I kind of knew he got lost up there, but no one was on the back side the way the play developed,” Miller said. “I just didn’t get my whole body over in time.”

PENGUINS 2, CAPITALS 0 PITTSBURGH — Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, leading Pittsburgh over Washington.

Jussi Jokinen and Sidney Crosby scored for the Penguins, who swept the teams’ home-and-home series one night after beating the Capitals 3-2 in Washington. Pittsburgh has won three in a row and picked up at least a point in eight of its last 10 games.

BLUE JACKETS 4, RED WINGS 1 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Boone Jenner and Brandon Dubinsky scored 40 seconds apart in the third period and Sergei Bobrovsky had 39 saves, leading Columbus to the victory against Detroit.

Nick Foligno and Derek MacKenzie also scored and Nathan Horton had two assists for the Blue Jackets, who have won five of six.

SHARKS 6, MAPLE LEAFS 2

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Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah, right, loses the ball to San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Tuesday in Chicago.

NBA-leading Spurs outgun Bulls

Late Chicago rally comes up short after trailing 61-33 at half The Associated Press

CHICAGO — Manu Ginobili scored 22 points and Tony Parker had 20 as the leagueleading San Antonio Spurs beat the Chicago Bulls 104-96 on Tuesday night.

Kawhi Leonard added 16 for San Antonio, which won its seventh straight and 10th in its last 11. The Spurs (4716) maintained their hold on the NBA’s best record, staying ahead of Oklahoma City and Indiana, who both started play

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joe Pavelski had two goals and an assist and passed the 400-point milestone for his career to lead San Jose to its third straight victory, topping Toronto.

Tommy Wingels also scored, had a second goal waved off, delivered a bone-crushing check, and got into a fight for the Sharks, who moved within two points of Anaheim for first place in the Pacific Division. Brent Burns, MarcEdouard Vlasic and Marty Havlat added goals. Antti Niemi made 19 saves.

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Tuesday a half-game behind the Spurs.

San Antonio jumped out to a big lead early, taking a 6133 advantage into halftime, including 18 from Parker. That helped them improve to 24-6 on the road, the NBA’s best mark away from home.

PACERS 94, CELTICS 83 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — David West scored 24 points and Andrew Bynum grabbed a

season-high 10 rebounds in his Pacers debut, helping suddenly struggling Indiana pull away late for a win over Boston.

Indiana (47-17) ended its longest losing streak of the season at four. Paul George added 12 points as the Pacers extended their Eastern Conference lead to 1½ games over two-time defending champion Miami in the East.

THUNDER 106, ROCKETS 98 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —

Kevin Durant scored 42 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Houston Rockets.

Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook scored 24 points and got the best of nemesis Patrick Beverley. During last year’s playoffs, Beverley dived for the ball and ran into Westbrook’s right knee as a timeout was being called, causing the injury that ended Westbrook’s season and cost him about half of this season.

It was their first meeting since the incident.

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Gonzaga beats BYU for WCC title AP Basketball Writer

OILERS 4, WILD 3, SO ST. PAUL, Minn. — Taylor Hall scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lift Edmonton over Minnesota.

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LAS VEGAS — Gonzaga has been the class of the West Coast Conference, regular hoisting regular-season and tournament trophies for nearly two decades.

Even for a team such as this, finishing off another title sweep is a feel-good accomplishment.

Sam Dower Jr. had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Gonzaga

held its ground during a second-half rally to beat BYU 7564 Tuesday night for its 13th WCC championship.

“It never gets old. Never gets old,” Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. “It’s obviously something we start talking about it and prepare for way back in the summer.

For these guys to step up and make it happen, not only in the regular season but to win here and not share, is just an awesome, awesome accomplishment.”

Gonzaga (28-6) raced out to a 21-point lead in the first half, taking advantage of the Cougars’ late overtime game the night before. Once the Cougars got their legs and started chipping away at the lead, the Bulldogs had an answer, leaving no doubt about the NCAA tournament by earning the conference’s automatic bid.

Gary Bell Jr. had 14 points and David Stockton dished out seven assists to send the Bull-

dogs to the NCAA tournament for the 16th straight year.

“We came in with the mindset and us controlling being in the tournament,” Stockton said. “We didn’t try to think about that, just winning the next game.”

BYU (23-11) rallied after a dismal first half, pulling within eight with 3 minutes left. The Cougars couldn’t finish off the comeback and now have a long five-day wait until Selection Sunday.

NASCAR tweaks new qualifying format to prevent disaster JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Moving swiftly to address driver safety concerns, NASCAR on Tuesday banned cool-down laps and will start allowing teams to hook up cooling units to their engines on pit road — the first major changes to the popular new knockout qualifying format unveiled this season.

The decisions were made during a conference call with crew chiefs.

Several people who participated told The Associated Press that NASCAR initially said teams could use external fans on pit road to cool the engines.

But after nearly unanimous objection, NASCAR relented on the use of cooling units.

NASCAR this season moved to the knockout format that has been widely praised as more entertaining. Drivers, however, were barred from cooling their engines on pit road because using the cooling units would mean opening the hood — and once hoods are open, NASCAR inspectors would have too difficult a time policing the pits to make sure adjustments were not being made.

The result? Drivers the last two weeks were slowing their cars to a crawl and circling the track at slow speeds at the same time other drivers were speeding past during their qualifying attempts — sometimes 150 mph faster.

Brian Vickers called it “the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done in racing” following last week’s qualifying

session at Las Vegas.

Crew chiefs argued during the call that teams already own cooling units and forcing them to purchase external fans was an unnecessary cost. NASCAR officials claimed engine builders preferred the use of the fans, but that theory was widely rejected on the call so NASCAR permitted the use of the cooling units as long as they are hooked up through a flap on either side of the car. Teams can still not lift the hood of the car.

Two crew members will now be permitted to service the cars, but they must be wearing helmets when cars are on the track.

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The changes are in response to two weeks of driver complaints about the dangers of slow cars driving on the apron. There was even more concern this week as NASCAR heads this weekend to Bristol, where there is a decided lack of space on the 0.533mile bullring.

“It’s going to be a tough one. I think the cooling will be obviously a little bit better this week just from the fact that it’s 15 second laps, the engine temps won’t get quite as high,” Paul Wolfe,

crew chief for Brad Keselowski, said earlier Tuesday. “But yeah, trying to go out and cool down at Bristol, that could be a potential issue. There’s really no room to get out of the way, unless you’re just running around on the flat part there on the apron.”

NASCAR did not make a decision Tuesday on a second complaint — the practice of having cars back out of their spots on pit road at the start of each qualifying round. Six-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson called it “sketchy” and said “we’re going to start crashing cars just backing out, because you’ve got guys at various angles trying to back out.”

NASCAR said the cars will still back out at Bristol, in part because of procedures already in place at the track.

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W L Toronto 35 27 Brooklyn 32 30 New York 25 40 Boston 22 42 Philadelphia 15 48 Southeast Division x-Miami 44 17 Washington 33 30 Charlotte 30 34 Atlanta 27 35 Orlando 19 46 Central Division x-Indiana 47 17 Chicago 35 29 Detroit 25 39 Cleveland 24 40 Milwaukee 13 51

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio 47 16 Houston 44 20 Memphis 37 26 Dallas 38 27 New Orleans 26 37 Northwest Division Oklahoma City 47 17 Portland 42 22 Minnesota 32 31 Denver 27 36 Utah 22 42 Pacific Division L.A. Clippers 45 20 Golden State 41 24 Phoenix 36 27 L.A. Lakers 22 42 Sacramento 22 42 x-clinched playoff spot

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Tuesday’s Games Indiana 94, Boston 83 Detroit 99, Sacramento 89 San Antonio 104, Chicago 96 Minnesota 112, Milwaukee 101 Oklahoma City 106, Houston 98 Memphis 109, Portland 99 Golden State 108, Dallas 85 Wednesday’s Games Denver at Orlando, 3 p.m.

Sacramento at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

Charlotte at Washington, 3 p.m.

Brooklyn at Miami, 3 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 3 p.m.

New York at Boston, 3:30 p.m.

Memphis at New Orleans, 4 p.m.

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GP W L OT Pts Boston 64 42 17 5 89 Toronto 67 35 24 8 78 Montreal 66 35 24 7 77 Tampa Bay 65 34 24 7 75 Detroit 65 29 23 13 71 Ottawa 65 28 25 12 68 Florida 65 24 34 7 55 Buffalo 65 19 38 8 46 Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh 65 44 17 4 92 N.Y. Rangers 66 35 27 4 74 Columbus 65 34 26 5 73 Philadelphia 65 33 25 7 73 New Jersey 66 29 24 13 71 Washington 67 30 27 10 70 Carolina 65 28 28 9 65 N.Y. Islanders 67 25 33 9 59 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division St. Louis 65 44 14 7 95 Chicago 65 38 13 14 90 Colorado 65 42 18 5 89 Minnesota 65 34 22 9 77 Dallas 65 32 23 10 74 Winnipeg 66 30 28 8 68 Nashville 66 28 28 10 66 Pacific Division Anaheim 65 43 15 7 93 San Jose 66 42 17 7 91 Los Angeles 66 38 22 6 82 Phoenix 66 31 24 11 73 Vancouver 67 29 28 10 68 Calgary 65 25 33 7 57 Edmonton 66 23 35 8 54 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games Edmonton 4, Minnesota 3, SO Nashville 4, Buffalo 1 New Jersey 2, Philadelphia 1 Carolina 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Columbus 4, Detroit 1 Phoenix 3, Florida 1 Pittsburgh 2, Washington 0 Dallas 3, St. Louis 2, OT San Jose 6, Toronto 2 Wednesday’s Games Boston at Montreal, 3:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Winnipeg, 3:30 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 5:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Calgary, 6 p.m.

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Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES Agreed to terms with RHPs Brad Brach, Kevin Gausman, Miguel Gonzalez, Steve Johnson, Josh Stinson and Chris Tillman; LHPs Mike Belfiore, Tim Berry, Zach Britton and TJ McFarland; Cs Steve Clevenger, Johnny Monell and Michael Ohlman; INFs Mi-

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CHICAGO WHITE SOX Traded RHP Zach Stewart to Atlanta for cash.

SEATTLE MARINERS Optioned LHP Bobby LaFramboise, RHP Logan Bawcom, C Jesus Sucre and INFs Ji-man Choi and Carlos Triunfel to Tacoma (PCL).

Reassigned RHPs Logan Kensing and Matt Palmer, LHP Nick Hill, C Mike Dowd and INFs Ty Kelly and Nate Tenbrink to minor league camp.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Assigned LHP Santos Rodriguez outright to Reno (PCL). Agreed to terms with LHP Oliver Perez on a two-year contract.

CINCINNATI REDS Optioned RHP Carlos Contreras, RHP Daniel Corcino, LHP David Holmberg, OF Ryan LaMarre, OF Donald Lutz and RHP Chad Rogers to Louisville of the International League. Optioned OF Juan Duran, LHP Ismael Guillon and OF Yorman Rodriguez to Pensacola of the Southern League. Reassigned to minor league camp RHP Tim Crabbe, RHP Michael Lorenzen, IF Reynaldo Navarro, C Rossmel Perez, C Max Ramirez and RHP Robert Stephenson. Released INF Henry Rodriguez.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS Optioned RHP Matt Magill to Albuquerque (PCL). Reassigned C JC Boscan, RHPs Carlos Frias and Red Patterson and INFs Brendan Harris and Clint Robinson to minor league camp.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS Assigned OFs Kentrail Davis and Mitch Haniger, INFs Hector Gomez and Taylor Green and RHP David Goforth to minor league camp. Optioned 1B Hunter Morris, 1B/OF Jason Rogers and RHPs Jimmy Nelson and Ariel Pena to Nashville (PCL) and RHPs Brooks Hall and Kevin Shackelford to Huntsville (SL). Released RHP Michael Olmstead.

SAN DIEGO PADRES Optioned LHP Juan Pablo Oramas to El Paso (PCL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA Suspended Phoenix Suns F P.J. Tucker for one-game without pay for elbowing Los Angeles

Travis Zajac had the other goal for New Jersey (29-24-13), which won for the fifth in seven games to move within two points of the third-place Flyers in the tightly bunched Metropolitan Division.

HURRICANES 3, RANGERS 1

PHILADELPHIA — Jaromir RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Jagr scored a tiebreaking goal in the Staal and Jiri Tlusty both had a third period, leading New Jersey to goal and an assist, and Carolina M the victory against Philadelphia. snapped its 10-game losing streak

Clippers F Blake Griffin.

Women’s National Basketball Association INDIANA FEVER Traded G Erin Phillips to the Phoenix Mercury for F Lynetta Kizer and a firstround draft pick.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS Agreed to terms with TE Jake Ballard and PK Jay Feely on one-year contracts and DE Frostee Rucker on a two-year contract. Released G Daryn Colledge.

ATLANTA FALCONS Agreed to terms with DT Jonathan Babineaux on a three-year contract.

Agreed to terms with OL Joe Hawley on a two-year contract extension and G Jon Asamoah, DE Tyson Jackson and DT Paul Soliai. Released S Thomas DeCoud.

BUFFALO BILLS Re-signed TE Mike Caussin and PK Dan Carpenter. Released QB Kevin Kolb.

CINCINNATI BENGALS Resigned WR Brandon Tate. Terminated the contract of C Kyle Cook.

CHICAGO BEARS Agreed to terms with DE Lamarr Houston on a five-year contract; S Ryan Mundy on a two-year contract; and LB D.J. Williams and LB Jordan Senn on one-year contracts.

Terminated the contract of DE Julius Peppers.

DALLAS COWBOYS Released DE DeMarcus Ware.

DENVER BRONCOS Agreed to terms with WR Andre Caldwell on a two-year contract and S T.J. Ward.

HOUSTON TEXANS Released TE Owen Daniels and CB Brice McCain.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Resigned PK Adam Vinatieri. Agreed to terms with DE Arthur Jones.

Re-signed CB Vontae Davis and RB Ahmad Bradshaw.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Released RB Justin Forsett. Agreed to terms with G Zane Beadles.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS Re-signed LB Larry Dean. Agreed to terms with QB Matt Cassel on a twoyear contract and DE Everson Griffen.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Agreed to term S Jairus Byrd on a six-year contract.

NEW YORK JETS Re-signed K Nick Folk to a multiyear contract.

OAKLAND RAIDERS Agreed to terms with OL Rodger Saffold on a five-year contract, Re-signed RB Darren McFadden to a oneyear contract.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Agreed to terms with P Donnie Jones and S Malcolm Jenkins on three-year contracts. Released S Patrick Chung.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS Released LB LaMarr Woodley.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Released CB Carlos Rogers. Acquired QB Blaine Gabbert from Jacksonville Jaguars for a 2014 sixth-round draft pick this year and a conditional 2015 pick. Agreed to terms with K Phil Dawson on a two-year contract.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Signed TE Anthony McCray to a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS Resigned WR Santana Moss to a one-year contract and LB Perry Riley. Agreed to terms with G Shawn Lauvao.

HOCKEY National Hockey League DALLAS STARS Recalled Fs Chris Mueller and Colton Sceviour from Texas (AHL).

FLORIDA PANTHERS Recalled F Joey Crabb and D Mike Mottau from San Antonio (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS Agreed to terms with D Kevin Czuczman on a two-year, entry-level contract.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS Recalled F Casey Wellman and D Patrick Wey from Hershey (AHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer SPORTING KANSAS CITY Signed M Antonio Dovale.

COLLEGE BOWLING GREEN Named Mike Mickens cornerbacks coach and Andrew Sowder director of player personnel. Announced it will not renew the contract of men’s basketball coach Louis Orr. CALIFORNIA Named Fred Tate defensive line coach. Announced Garret Chachere will be the linebackers coach. Reassigned Andy Buh to the athletic department.

CHATTANOOGA Named Chris Malone offensive line coach.

GEORGETOWN Named Luke Thompson defensive coordinator.

NYU Named Joe Roman men’s and women’s assistant track and field coach.

TENNESSEE STATE Fired Travis Williams, men’s basketball coach.

UNC WILMINGTON Fired men’s basketball coach Buzz Peterson.

Named Eddie Biedenbach men’s basketball coach.

VANDERBILT Named Frank Maile defensive line coach.

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Amid it all, the Ware and Peppers departures might have been the most significant developments.

The 31-year-old Ware, who went to seven Pro Bowls while in Dallas, was set to count $16 million against the salary cap.

By releasing him now, the Cowboys, who were right up against the cap, saved more than $7 million. Ware had a career-low six sacks last season, his ninth in Dallas. He missed time with a thigh injury, then had offseason elbow surgery.

Others released included Bills quarterback Kevin Kolb (who failed a physical), Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud, Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley, 49ers cornerback Carlos Rogers, Eagles safety Patrick Chung, and Bengals center Kyle Cook.

Among players staying put: —RB Darren McFadden was given a $4 million, oneyear contract by the Raiders.

—KR-WR Brandon Tate resigned with the Bengals.

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Josh Smith scored 24 points and Rodney Stuckey added 23 to lift the Detroit Pistons over the Sacramento Kings.

Andre Drummond added 15 points and eight rebounds for Detroit, outscoring DeMarcus Cousins in a matchup of two of the NBA’s top young big men. Cousins had 13 points and 14 rebounds but against the New York Rangers.

Paul Gaustad also scored for Nash- shot 5 of 15 from the field.

Elias Lindholm added an insur- ville, which got 24 saves from ance goal for Carolina late in the Carter Hutton.

TIMBERWOLVES 112, third period. Cam Ward made 24 BUCKS 101 saves for his first win since Dec. COYOTES 3, PANTHERS 1 31.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — KevSUNRISE, Fla. — Radim Vr- in Love had 27 points, 10 rebounds PREDATORS 4, SABRES 1 bata had a goal and two assists, and six assists and J.J. Barea broke powering Phoenix to a road win out of a horrid shooting slump to BUFFALO, N.Y. — Shea We- over Florida. score 19 points to lift the Minneber had a goal and an assist, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson and sota Timberwolves over the MilNashville earned its second straight Mike Ribeiro also scored for the waukee Bucks. road win by beating Buffalo.

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Other PKs getting new contracts: Nick Folk (Jets), Phil Dawson (49ers), Dan Carpenter (Bills).

—CB Vontae Davis resigned with the Colts.

—RB Joique Bell is now signed with the Lions for $9.3 million over three years, with $4.3 million guaranteed.

—LB Perry Riley and WR Santana Moss re-signed with the Redskins.

—DT Jonathan Babineaux got a three-year contract from the Falcons.

—TE Anthony McCoy got a one-year deal from the Super Bowl champion Seahawks after he missed all of last season with a torn Achilles tendon.

—WR Andre Caldwell got a two-year contract from the Broncos.

AP Sports Writers Bob Baum, Tim Booth, Schuyler Dixon, Josh Dubow, Larry Lage, Mark Long, Michael Marot, Brett Martel, Janie McCauley, Paul Newberry, Teresa M. Walker, Dennis Waszak Jr., John Wawrow, Joseph White and Steven Wine contributed to this report.

10 shots to help wake the sluggish Wolves up and Kevin Martin scored 26 points to help them finish a four-game homestand at 2-2.

GRIZZLIES 109, TRAIL BLAZERS 99 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Marc Gasol scored 19 points, Zach Randolph added 18 points and 12 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies solidified their hold on the final Western Conference playoff spot with a victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Mike Conley added 17 points and Courtney Lee finished with 16, including helping the Grizzlies extend their lead in the third quarter.

Mike Miller had 14 for Memphis, which won its third straight.

WARRIORS 108, MAVERICKS 85 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Crawford scored 19 points, Andrew Bogut had 15 points and 10 rebounds and the surging Golden State Warriors routed the Dallas Mavericks for their fifth straight win.

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ex-vessel revenue in the years included in the disaster designation.

Once there’s a split between regions, discussions will turn to how to use the money.

Congress appropriated the money, and NMFS will work with interested parties and Alaska’s congressional delegation to decide who will administer the funds and develop a spending plan.

According to NMFS Alaska Region spokeswoman Julie Speegle, the State of Alaska has administered most past Federal Fishery Disaster Relief programs through the State’s Department of Commerce (or its predecessor, the Department of Community and Regional Affairs), except for the 2010 Yukon River disaster,

which was administered by the Oregon-based Pacific States Fisheries Commission.

As of March 7, the state had not yet decided if it would pursue administering the 2012 funds.

ADFG Deputy Commissioner Kevin Brooks said Fish and Game was not actively pursuing the role, and Sharon Leighow, a spokeswoman for Gov. Sean Parnell said it was too early to say whether the Governor’s Office or Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development would do so.

“We are still working with congressional delegation to understand authorities and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) policy guidance,” Leighow wrote March 7.

Pacific States Executive Director Randy Fisher said his organization would be willing to take the role again, but

hadn’t yet heard if they would be needed.

Speegle wrote in an email that a rough plan for how the money will be used will likely be in place by mid-March.

“Discussions are underway now between NOAA, the State of Alaska, and Alaska’s Congressional delegation to understand the options for eligible disaster relief and determine the entity best suited to carry out this activity,” Speegle wrote in a March 3 email.

Based on past experiences, Speegle said it could take about 75 days following the submission of a grant application, proposal and spending plan for the money to be distributed.

Speegle said the funds could be used for direct payments to fishermen, infrastructure projects, habitat restoration, vessel or permit buybacks and job training.

Molly Dischner can be reached at molly.dischner@ alaskajournal.com.

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for the past several days, according to LeBlanc’s report.

Her two-year-old son and five-year-old daughter were also staying in the room, according to the report.

At 6:30 a.m., the woman woke up and went out to the parking lot to have a cigarette and call a friend. While she was outside, she got a text from Mchone that said he was calling the police because she abandoned her kids. When she went back into the room, she said she could tell something bad was going to happen by the way he was looking at her, according to the affidavit.

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to bring attention to himself or make excuses, he said he is disappointed for failing to finish a race for the first time in his 20year career.

He said the trail was littered with broken sled parts from all the crashes. When he arrived at the Rohn checkpoint before the crash that ended his race, he spent six hours and heard similar stories from other mushers about their difficulty on the trail. Iditarod veterans like Dee Dee Jonrowe and Linwood Fiedler, who between them have competed in 50 races, also scratched in Rohn.

Guenther was one of 10 mushers who failed to advance past Rohn. After the crash, he stopped and laid straw down for his dogs to rest. He tried to convince himself he could con-

tinue, but deep down he knew he was finished.

“Nobody wants to put their dogs in harm’s way,” he said.

“We have spent so much time together. My dogs are my family and I want to take care of them.”

Despite his injury, his 15 dogs are 100 percent healthy, he said. In fact, his girlfriend Emily Thiem will race his dog team at the Tug 150 in Knik this Saturday. Guenther said his team has more than 13,000 miles of racing and training in the past two years and are ready to go.

“It’s the best team I’ve ever had,” he said. “I am stacked with leaders. The dogs are athletic, just a beautiful team that have done more than I could have asked. I’m bummed I couldn’t lead them to Nome.”

Guenther, who is back home recovering, said he didn’t watch the Iditarod finish live when Dallas Seavey crossed under

the arch in record-breaking time. He said the final stretch along the Northern Sound Coast where Jeff King and Aliy Zirkle stopped because of limited visibility is dangerous when the wind is howling and blowing snow.

With six to eight weeks of recovery ahead of him, Guenther said he didn’t want to go stir-crazy sitting around his home. He accepted an invitation to travel to Florence, Italy with his friend Dr. John Bramante and his family. While sipping on wine he can reflect on the race, which he called a learning experience.

“Stuff happens for a reason,” he said. “I got to hang out with my dogs all winter and compete in a race so many others dream about. I still feel like the luckiest guy around because I got to bond with my dogs.”

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King wasn’t challenged as he maintained, and at times, extended his lead along the Bering Sea coast. He was trying to become the race’s second fivetime winner.

Then Safety happened.

Safety is the last checkpoint in the race and the area was buffeted by extremely high winds and a ground blizzard.

A gust of wind blew King off course and into driftwood about 4 miles before Safety. He was able to get the team back together, but they wouldn’t run.

So he sat for 2 1/2 hours until he flagged down a passing snowmobiler. He hitched a ride to the checkpoint at Safety and scratched.

Zirkle had made up the hour on King, and conditions were so bad, she decided to stay in Safety — a checkpoint no one ever uses for a break.

“I had to stop in Safety for a couple of dogs and myself,” said Zirkle, who had frostbite on her hands.

hooded sweatshirt and dragged her inside where he slammed her head against the wall and dragged her to the room by her hair. Once in the room, he lifted her off the ground by her neck and threw her into the bathroom floor, according to the report.

The victim told police Mchone then threw her onto the bed and had sex with her against her will. During the alleged sexual assault, she told him to stop. Her daughter woke up and at that time, he stopped and offered to make her daughter breakfast, according to the affidavit.

She stated during that time Mchone had her in a chokehold and was strangling her, she though he was going to kill her, according to the affidavit.

Later in the day, the victim tried to call for help but Mchone threw her phone to the ground. She was eventually

When she went to sign in, the paper was blank. She asked workers where King was, and they were surprised she didn’t see him on the trail.

“I never saw Jeff out there, but I wasn’t on the trail most of the time. I don’t know where I was,” she said.

Because of the blizzard-like conditions, she wasn’t going to continue.

“I said, to heck with it, I’m staying,” Zirkle said.

She had a cup of coffee, talked to people in Safety about how bad the conditions were, took a nap.

And after she woke up, she saw Seavey breeze through the checkpoint, staying only 3 minutes. She walked outside, and decided to get on the trail.

Zirkle then left the checkpoint 19 minutes after Seavey and lost the race by 2 minutes.

“I wasn’t in a big hurry. I was racing for third, and I was telling my dogs, ‘We’ve done our work here, you guys have done a good job, let’s go home,’” Seavey said. “’No rush, guys, let’s take it easy.’”

At one point, he even stopped to take selfies during sunset, right before he hit the bad weather.

Seavey finished the race in

able to get her kids out of the room and call for help with the help of another man at the inn, according to the report. She told police Mchone appeared downstairs, gave her phone back and left the inn.

While at CPH, the Sexual Assault Response Team performed an exam and revealed multiple injuries and evidence of sexual abuse, according to the complaint.

The court issued a warrant for his arrest and labeled Mchone as a danger to the public and flight risk who has already fled the peninsula, according to court documents.

Mchone is scheduled for arraignment in the Kenai Superior Court in front of Judge Charles Huguelet on March 18, at the Kenai Courthouse.

Reach Dan Balmer at daniel.balmer@peninsulaclarion.com

eight days, 13 hours, 4 minutes and 19 seconds, easily breaking the previous record set in 2011.

Zirkle was 2 minutes 22 seconds behind him.

The trail this year has been marked by poor conditions because of a lack of snow after a warm winter by Alaska standards.

A number of mushers were injured at the beginning of the race as their sleds ran on gravel near the Dalzell Gorge. One musher, Scott Janssen of Anchorage, had to be rescued by a National Guard helicopter crew after breaking an ankle.

Snowless conditions again greeted mushers as they reached the western coast of the nation’s largest state.

The race began March 2 in Willow with 69 teams. As of Tuesday, 18 mushers had dropped out and one was withdrawn.

The Iditarod winner receives $50,000 and a new truck. The 29 teams after that get cash prizes decreasing on a sliding scale. All other teams finishing the race receive $1,049.

John Baker had held the fastest finish in Iditarod history, covering the trail from Anchorage to Nome in eight days, 18 hours and 46 minutes in 2011.

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Since shortbread contains minimal ingredients, you’ll want to use the best of the best, including premium butter, such as Kerrygold’s Pure Irish Butter. Kerrygold’s recipe for “Butter Shortbread Petticoat Tails” is spectacular,

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as is the color of Kerrygold’s all–natural golden-hued Pure Irish Butter, a result of the beta carotene-rich grass-fed cow’s milk it contains. You will want to bake shortbread at a low temperature to be sure it doesn’t overbrown.

It should look almost white to a light golden brown after baking, whether baked as a stamped cookie, in a square pan or fashioned into petticoat tails. If you don’t eat (or gift) all your shortbread, it will keep in an airtight container, for up to one week.

Sue Ade is a syndicated food writer with broad experience and interest in the culinary arts. She has worked and resided in the Lowcountry of South Carolina since 1985 and may be reached at kitchenade@yahoo.com.

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Kerrygold (www.kerrygold.com) using pure Irish butter used a tart pan with a removable bottom to make these perfectly molded triangles of Butter Shortbread Petticoat Tails created from a recipe. Some insist that the name “petticoat tails” comes from the resemblance of the shortbread triangles to the petticoats worn by the ladies of the 16th century French-influenced Court in the time of Mary Queen of Scots.

(for use with a 3-inch Brown Bag Design Cookie Stamp) / cup King Arthur unbleached all-purpose flour (spoon flour into measuring cup, then level with the flat end of a knife) ½ cup premium salted butter, room temperature 1 3 / cup confectioners’ sugar (dip measuring cup into sugar, then level with the flat end of a knife) 1 3 / cup cornstarch (dip measuring cup into cornstarch, then level with the flat end of a knife) 2 3

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“Shortbread cookies have long been a staple of Irish baking and have always been a timeless classic. All you need are a few quality dry ingredients and some grass-fed cow’s milk Irish butter and you’ve got the makings of a dessert the Irish have been making for centuries,” say the makers of Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter. Placed alongside a stick of premium domestic butter, the unique natural golden color of Kerrygold butter, made from the milk of cows that feed on beta-carotene rich grass, makes the Irish butter easy to spot in the photo, bottom right. For further information about Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter and to view recipes using a wide array of Kerrygold products, visit www.kerrygoldusa.com.

With an electric mixer set to medium speed, cream the butter in large bowl until fluffy. Turn mixer off and sift confectioners’ sugar over butter. With speed set to low, mix sugar with butter until it is well blended. Add flour, then continue to beat just until all the flour is incorporated into the creamed mixture. Roll unchilled dough into a 1½- to 1¾-inch ball, dust each ball lightly with flour and place 4 inches apart on an ungreased, parchment lined baking sheet. Stamp each ball with your cookie stamp, being careful to press down evenly. (Do not use

excess force when pressing stamp. Stop pressing when you start a feel a little resistance coming back from the stamp.)

Bake in a preheated 325-degree oven for approximately 20 minutes or until cookies just begin to turn a golden brown around the edges.

Remove pan from oven and allow cookies to set for 10 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely. Paint cookies, as desired, then store between sheets of wax paper for up to 1 week. Makes 8 (2½-inch) molded cookies.

To make cookie paint Place a few drop of gel food coloring into a small dish or painter’s palette. Add enough clear vanilla imitation extract to make “paint,” stirring with your paintbrush until desired consistency and color are reached. You can also use food-grade airbrush colors, as well as powdered “luster dust” (available at craft stores or on-line sources specializing in cake decorating supplies) for making cookie paint.

Recipe courtesy Kerrygold, www.kerrygoldusa.com 1¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour ½ cup cornstarch ¼ teaspoon salt* ½ cup granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling on top of shortbread* 1 cup (8 ounces) cold Kerrygold Unsalted Butter, cut into ¾-inch pieces *(If you use salted butter, cut the amount of salt in the recipe to 1/8 teaspoon.)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract Heat the oven to 300 degrees. Have ready a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.

Sift the flour, cornstarch and salt into the large bowl of an electric mixer. Add the sugar and mix on low speed just to blend the ingredients, 15 seconds. With the mixer running, add the butter pieces and continue mixing until crumbs form and there is no loose flour, about 2 minutes. Add the vanilla, mixing until large clumps form that pull away from the side of the bowl, about 15 seconds.

Transfer the dough to the tart pan. Use the palm of your hand to press the dough evenly into the pan. Use a thin metal spatula to smooth the top.* The dough will be ½-inch thick. Use a fork to prick the dough at 2-inch intervals. Use a small sharp knife to mark 12 even wedgeshaped cookies. Bake the cookies until the top is light golden, about 1 hour. Immediately use a small sharp knife to cut completely through the marked wedges. Cool the shortbread thoroughly in the pan.* Remove the sides of the pan and separate the cookies. The cookies can be stored in a tightly covered container for up to 1 week. *Kitchen Ade note: It is easier to press the shortbread dough evenly into the pan if you first cover the dough with a piece of plastic wrap. If you use the plastic wrap, you will not have to smooth the top with a spatula.

In addition, sprinkling the top of your shortbread with granulated sugar, white or colored, is a nice touch. Do it while the shortbread is still warm. Makes 12 large cookies.

The recipe for “Good Cookie Stamp Shortbread” works well with cookie stamps, like Brown Bag Designs’ Celtic Cross 3-inch cookie stamp. After baking, “paint” cookies using products such as AmeriColors soft-gel paste. A #30 ice cream scoop (disher), bottom right, dispensed the perfect amount of dough for use with the 3-inch cookie stamp. Find cookie stamp and soft-gel pastes at www.kingarthurflour.com or by calling 1-800-827-6836.

bread while it is warm. If you attempt to cut your shortbread after it is cooled, it will crumble.

Acknowledgement: for the purpose of this recipe, King Arthur Flour’s heavy-duty 9 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan was used. Made exclusively for King Arthur Flour, by USA Pans, the pan is coated with Americoat, a clear, non-stick, nontoxic, environmentally friendly coating that is specially formulated for superior baking. The unique corrugated surface provides air circulation all around, for better browning, more even baking, and perfect release. The pan also carries a lifetime warranty. For information, visit www.

Combine the flour with the cornstarch and set kingarthurflour.com or call 1-800-827-6836. aside. In a medium-sized bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer set to medium speed. Lowering the speed of the mixer, add the flour/cornstarch mixture, mixing until a dough is formed. Press the dough evenly into a 9 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan, then prick all over with a fork. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes in a preheated 300-degree oven until top is a light golden brown. While shortbread is still warm, sprinkle with granulated sugar. Cool slightly, then cut into 12 to 16 pieces.

Kitchen Ade note: always cut your short-

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 1½ cups King Arthur All-Purpose Flour (spoon flour into measuring cup, then level with the flat end of a knife) 2 3 / cup confectioners’ sugar (dip measuring cup into sugar, then level with the flat end of a knife) ½ cup cornstarch (dip measuring cup into cornstarch, then level with the flat end of a knife) Granulated sugar for sprinkling on top of shortbread

To make easier the patting of shortbread dough into a baking pan, cover the dough with a piece of plastic wrap, then roll the dough evenly with a pastry roller. Piercing the dough with the tines of a fork before baking will help to keep the dough from buckling or puffing up in the oven. Pictured is King Arthur Flour’s heavy-duty 9 x 9 x 2-inch square baking pan (see acknowledgment following recipe).

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Grannie Annie is the author of Grannie Annie Cookbook series, featuring Alaskan recipes and stories

About reminiscing…Grandma Cogswell, quilting, cooking,and candy making Growing up on a farm Northern colorado 1937-1955 owe my interest in cooking and sewing clothes to my Mom. I owe my interest in baking bread, crocheting and quilting to my Grandma Cogswell. She was so patient with me when I was little trying to get my two left hands to hold the needle. Embroidery was a little hard to learn. She allowed me to help her and her sisters, my great aunts, to quilt with them along with my Mom and my Aunt Ruth.

At Thanksgiving, after a wonderful roasted turkey (Grandpa raised, killed and plucked) dinner and her Waldorf salad, (apples from their apple cherry orchard) homemade dinner rolls, fluffy mashed potatoes (not instant) and pies with lard in the flakey crust, we would all help her lower the unfinished quilt in the frame down from the ceiling, held by clothes line rope and little pulleys. But... this was after we all pitched in with her very white embroidered tea towels (she ironed hers) to dry the dishes, rinsed in the boiling water. After all the dinnerware was put away, we all gathered around the quilting frame.

Everyone got a needle, (this is where I learned to thread the needle) and we sat around the quilt frame making tiny stitches on her quilt that was sewn from chicken-turkey feed and flour sacks. She usually made crazy quilts, using the scarps the were left over from making aprons, my dresses and pajamas, boys’ shirts, tea towels and underwear.

The colorful cotton printed feed sacks contained corn and grain for the turkeys and chickens Grandpa raised in his big chicken coop. The flour sacks were the same quality of printed cotton material. I had my own little side of the quilt and my grandma would help guide my needle into place.

She was so patient! I still do not take the tiny stitches that she took.The rest of the little kids played underneath the quilt like it was a tent.

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visit and show me how to bake bread, she stayed in our little rental cabin down by the river and highway. I scrubbed and cleaned and made new curtains and washed in the old wringer washing machine that sat outside my door, all the bedding, hanging it out in the warm Colorado sunshine. I made her a nice soft comfortable place to sleep. I went down the next morning to take her a cup of coffee and she was sitting on a chair at the little table - with Grannie Annie a gleam and smile on her face.

On the other side of the tiny This is also where I learned cabin was the nice soft bed, how to listen to all my aunts collapsed on the floor. and cousins chatter about juicy Seems Grandma crawled tidbits of gossip. Now that was into the bed and gave a turn more fun that quilting! and the slats that held the matQuilting done - time for pie tress gave way and fell to the and hand whipped cream. The floor. Grandma was trapped in men folks would play “pitch” the middle of the bed with the a kind of card game, at the big rails of the bed on both sides. round oak table in the living She said it took her some time room. The older boys went to get up and crawl over the out doors to do what ever big rails. She said it was so hard to boys do! Men were served pie get out of bed because she was first. I do know dad wanted laughing to hard. We laughed a apple and cherry on his plate long time over that! and pilled high with wonderful She did teach me how to whipped sweet cream. The big bake bread while visiting. I boys were called in after the never ever bake bread unless “women folk” got a piece of I think of my grandma Cogpie. I can still smell the coffee swell. to go with the pie, perking on And I love to sew quilts the kerosene stove. because my grandma taught The years Grandma did not me how to sew on an old have a quilt in the frame we treadle machine. I do not hand spent the afternoon making quilt them though! I learned to divinity (my moms’ favorite “quilt as you go” by Eleanor candy.) Fudge was made the Burns. Great method of quiltold fashion way-hoping it ing on a regular machine. If I would not turn to “sugar.” I had room I would have a long do remember them tackling arm quilting machine! taffy on one occasion - and Times have changed and I do remember they all said peoples needs have changed. they would never do it again.

Blankets and quilts a very All the candy was put away in available at the big box stores.

Grandmas tin candy containThe loaf of bread in the groers, after each one of us got “a cery store is affordable. We piece of candy.” It was saved have lost the art of taking the until Christmas time. time of baking love into a loaf Grandma allowed me, when of bread or making a quilt with I was about 10 or 12, to put pin more love for the next child to curls in her thick, long pretty get married. I do have many hair. After it dried I would quilter friends. comb and comb it. Oh my she was a patient Grandma!

I hope I am as good a Later years, when I lived in Grandma as my Grandma Poudre Canyon with my three Cogswell was!! little kids, Grandma came to

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he series is written by a 44 year resident of Alaska, Ann Berg of Nikiski. Ann shares her collections of recipes from family and friends. She has gathered recipes for more that 50 years. Some are her own creation. Her love of recipes and food came from her Mother, a self taught wonderful cook.

She hopes you enjoy the recipes and that the stories will bring a smile to your day.

Grannie Annie can be reached at anninalaska@gci.net

OLD FASHION DOUBLE FUDGE BROWNIES I have had this recipe for over 50 years 1 cup butter softened 4 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 cup Cocoa 1 cup flour 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 1 cup chocolate chips

ALASKA CRAB ANTIPASTO SALAD Assemble ingredients.

If you are using Alaska crab - steam 2 pounds for 5 minutes and cool. I use imitation crab now. Do not steam.

Slice 1 cucumber Drain and reserve juice of 16 ounce jar marinated artichoke hearts Sliced 2 cups fresh mushrooms 1 tomato cut in wedges Chop iceberg lettuce or lettuce of your choice into bite-size pieces Make dressing with combined reserved artichoke liquid 3 tablespoons lemon juice

PORTLAND, Ore. — Far from the expectant gaze of major restaurant critics and the accompanying pressure to produce the Next Big Thing, this little-big city offers chefs a unique opportunity — the chance to experiment with less fear of scathing reviews, empty tables and For Sale signs after an adventurous flop.

Innovation is rewarded here, and maybe that’s called for in a region that’s looking beyond the novelty of farm-to-table, toward something new. But what?

A dozen chefs from Los Angeles to British Columbia recently came to Portland to wrestle with that idea. For people who hate labels, here’s one they particularly dislike: “modernist cuisine,” that murky term that’s come to mean vacuum sealing, gel layering, foams, globules, centigrade measurements and one famous 2,400page, $625 cookbook.

It is, however, the one that best describes the culinary wave that has crested over big-city restaurants. Now even humble Portland, nearly a decade on, is finding its own way to express it.

Chef Gregory Gourdet — who organized the Chefs Week PDX event — says the catchall of “modernism” in the Pacific Northwest can vary by the chef.

“Portland is still not moderntechnique heavy,” he says. “It keeps things very approachable, but it’s applying some of the tools (of modernism).”

The romantic vision of Port-

Different ingredients 2 tablespoons chopped onion About 1 1/2 pounds of baked left over 2 tablespoons chopped celery salmon or halibut - or one pint of drained 2 cups mayonnaise-or more salmon Combine all ingredients and serve as a 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish sandwich, or on shredded lettuce as a salad, 1 tablespoon prepared mustard or as a dip for crackers

FETTUCCINE ALFREDO USING ALASKA SCALLOPS 3 quarts boiling water adding 1/8 cup of olive oil.

Add 8 ounces of uncooked egg noodles.

Drain when done and set aside.

Heat in large skillet with 1/8 cup olive oil and add: 12 large scallops 2 cloves garlic minced 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper Cook until scallops or milky white half way through then turn and cook another 3 to 5 min. Do not over cook, they will get tough.

Remove from skillet and set aside

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The “Grannie Annie” Cook Book Series includes: “Grannie Annie’s Cookin’ on the Woodstove”; “Grannie Annie’s Cookin’ at the Homestead”; “Grannie Annie’s Cookin’ Fish from Cold Alaskan Waters”; and “Grannie Annie’s Eat Dessert First.” They are available at M & M Market in Nikiski.

— Justin Woodward, Portland’s Castagna garde drizzles and dabs haven’t taken root here, and despite Portland’s reputation for culinary innovation, most of its residents — the Tuesday-nighters, not the tourists — will take salmon on a plank over piquillo pepper spheres.

So what is next? Consider the carrot.

Justin Wills of Restaurant Beck in coastal Depoe Bay likes its raw flavor. Not the mushy boiled version or the crunchy roasted one, just raw.

And he doesn’t want to serve a carrot or carrot shavings or, heaven forbid, an orangey pool of carrot juice.

This is where he abides that edge of modernist cuisine: a raw carrot, juiced and combined with agar to form carrot gel, presenting all the flavor and none of the textural problems. It is, Wills says, modernism with a purpose.

And those are the seeds planted by events like Chefs Week PDX, a brief infusion of inspiration in a state where serving spring peas in March gets eye-rolls from chefs (who know that those greens don’t appear locally until later in the year).

If Portland’s cuisine is adapting, perhaps it comes with some dissidence from dogmatic

Prepare Alfredo sauce in same skillet add : 1/2 cup butter melt slowly and add slowly: 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream-in a pinch I have used canned milk Stir slowly and constantly for 5 min., Add 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons dried parsley-simmer to thicken-do not boil!

Add scallops to skillet, stir and serve over noodles.

Cookbooks make great gifts!

‘We’re kind of the Wild West. We don’t have a Michelin Guide.

We don’t have The New York Times breathing down our neck.

We can basically do whatever we want.’

land restaurant kitchens — loud and tattooed and full of open flames — is fusing with this new notion, combining the region’s reliance for that which is fresh and nearby with the inevitable encroachment of high-powered kitchen toys. It’s a marriage that was on display with yuzu mousse riding alongside a shard of bigeye tuna and Oregon black truffle at one of the chefs’ dinners.

“We’re kind of the Wild West,” said Justin Woodward of Portland’s Castagna. “We don’t have a Michelin Guide.

We don’t have The New York Times breathing down our neck.

We can basically do whatever we want.”

That attitude led to shelves full of awards, a reputation for risk and dishes like smoked rabbit pie with mustard ice cream.

But it also created a bit of an archetype for what Portland cuisine should be, dangerous to a city that’s food scene is built on invention.

“A lot of menus look the same these days,” said Jason French of the Portland woodfired kitchen Ned Ludd. “Everyone has charcuterie. Everyone’s dabbling in some aspect of molecular gastronomy.”

The Pacific Northwest still values its comfort food. Avant-

1 clove garlic crushed 1/4 teaspoon oregano 1/4 pound sliced Swiss cheese or cheese of your choice cut into triangles Pour the liquid over the mushrooms and cucumbers, toss lightly. Cover and refrigerate for two hours.

Line 4 salad plates with lettuce and arrange crab, mushrooms, cucumbers, artichoke hearts, tomato wedges and cheese triangles on plate. Drizzle the remaining marinade and serve.

Serves four. Added ingredients: ripe olives, chopped green onions.

SALMON OR HALIBUT SANDWICH SPREAD

Modernism comes to Portland

By NIGEL DUARA Associated Press

Preheat oven to 325°.

Oil a 9 x 13 pan. Cream butter in large mixer bowl, adding eggs one at the time and beating well. Add sugar and remainder of dry ingredients including nuts and chips.

Spread mixture into the oiled pan and bake at 40 to 50 min.

adherence to terms like “locavore.” French learned that a few years ago, when he proposed a winter dinner that would serve only ingredients found within 100 miles of Portland, eschewing California produce and anything that arrived on dry ice from the East Coast.

The result was a fiasco. They were left with just carrots, parsnips and kale; even the winter chard had a bad year and was off the menu. The organizers ultimately scrapped the idea, and French said the experience underscored for him the necessity of adaptation and flexibility. He and his culinary kin will need it.

The food scene in Portland finds itself nearing a crossroad.

The city was largely shut out of this year’s national James Beard Awards, and in late February, pioneering farm-to-table restaurant Wildwood closed after 20 years.

Among the elegiac lamentations for its two-decade run, reviewers and patrons wondered whether it changed too much after the 2007 departure of its founder or perhaps not enough — among the items on its final published menu were brick oven roasted mussels, Oregoncaught petrale sole and lamb shoulder confit.

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KENAI, AK Come join a family-friendly, innovative work environment. The Kenaitze Indian Tribe is opening our Dena'ina Wellness Center, featuring an integrated model of care, in April. Employees at Kenaitze Indian Tribe deliver health, social service, education and tribal court services to tribal members, Alaska Native/American Indian people and others.

Kenaitze Indian Tribe is recruiting for the following Full Time Positions: Director of Information Technology Acts in a key leadership role within Kenaitze Indian Tribe whose primary responsibility is the oversight of KIT's information technology functions: computer and software support, network development and administration telecommunications, and cloud-based services.

The Director provides guidance to the Executive Director in planning information technology strategies, goals, initiatives and structure in alignment with KIT's values and vision. The Director reports to the Executive Director and responds to budgetary and performance measures, achievement of goals and strategies,and results of monitoring functions.

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Frontier Community Services is a Soldotna based non-profit agency providing in-home and group home services to people experiencing a disabling condition. We are seeking top-notch personnel for full-time and part-time positions within the agency with an interest in providing health care services for the Kenai Peninsula area.

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3-Bedroom 2-bath 2-car garage. Beautiful cedar sided home in very quite paved neighborhood on a corner lot with 1.37 acres. All one floor with no steps! All doors are extra wide. Paved driveway and parking area. Excellently maintained. Ideal open floor plan with open kitchen. In floor heat throughout. Vaulted ceilings and a gas fireplace. Large master bedroom with walk in closet and sliding glass door leading to the back deck with lots of privacy (perfect for a hot tub). Each room has its own thermostat and this house is very energy efficient. Well maintained large front and back lawn with lilac trees and rose bushes. Top of the line water filtration system that has eliminated all iron! Garage is 601Sq.Ft. Asking $269,000. (907)283-5747

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Physical Therapy Assistant Works under the direction of the Physical Therapist to assist customers recovering from injury, illness or de-conditioned state to improve their movement, manage their pain, and contribute to their overall wellness employing a variety of treatment modalities. Responsible for cleaning and preparation of physical therapy treatment areas and equipment. Lead, instruct, and motivate individuals or groups in exercise activities. Work with customers of all ages (youth to elder) and skill levels. Ensure the safety of customers and monitor them while they are using the physical activity area (gym).

Certified Medical Assistant Supports the physician or healthcare practitioner by keeping the practice running smoothly and on schedule. This position works closely with healthcare providers to give support such as rooming patients, assist with procedures, update and administer immunizations, assist with dispensing of prescriptions, answering phones, data entry, participate in training processes, and run simple laboratory tests. CMAs will also administer patient blood draws and injections when directed by providers or nurses.

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INVITATION TO BID SOLDOTNA HIGH SCHOOL SITE WORK AND TRACK AND FIELD IMPROVEMENTS The Kenai Peninsula Borough Capital Projects Department hereby invites qualified firms to submit a firm price for acceptance by the Borough for the Soldotna High School Site Work and Track and Field Improvements. The Track and Field Construction project consists of the following: Removal of existing track pavement and natural turf grass field; grading and base construction for an artificial turf field; installation of artificial turf grass will be done by others; Construction of goal posts; Construction of an 8-lane asphalt track. Installation of synthetic track surfacing will be done by others; Construction of perimeter sub drain, infiltration trench, and storm drain connection.

A pre-bid conference will be held at the KPB Public Works Conference Room, 47140 East Poppy Lane, Soldotna, AK on March 17, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. A site visit will follow. Attendance at the pre-bid is not mandatory but is strongly recommended.

This contract is subject to the provision of State of Alaska, Title 36, Minimum Wage Rates. The subsequent contract will require certificates of insurance and may require performance and payment bonds.

Bid documents may be obtained beginning March 11, 2014 at the Capital Projects Department, 47140 East Poppy Lane, Soldotna, AK 99669, 907-262-9657 for a non-refundable fee of $35.00 for each set of documents, $50.00 for any that require shipping and handling. Bid documents may also be downloaded from the web at: http://purchasing.borough.kenai.ak.us/ Opportunities.aspx One (1) complete set of the bid package is to be submitted to the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Purchasing and Contracting Department at 144 North Binkley Street, Soldotna, Alaska 99669.

These forms must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the bidder's name on the outside and clearly marked: BID: Soldotna High School Site Work and Track and Field Improvements DUE DATE: March 27, 2014 no later than 2:00 PM PUBLISH 3/12, 14, 2014

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Public Notices

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) Project Name: Kenai Municipal Airport Engineering Services Contract Proposal Documents Available: March 10, 2014 Pre-Proposal Meeting: Tuesday March 18, 2014 @ 1 PM at City Hall Last Day for Questions: Wednesday March 19, 2014 @ 5 PM Proposal Due Date: Tuesday April 1, 2014 @ 2 PM at City Hall The City of Kenai and the Kenai Municipal Airport plan to construct certain improvements to the Kenai Municipal Airport over the next five years and are soliciting proposals from qualified airport consultants to provide professional architectural, engineering, environmental, and construction management services. The effective date of this contract shall be for three years from the date of award with an option to renew for two additional one-year periods, upon mutual consent by the successful firm and the City of Kenai.

Proposers should contact the Public Works Department at (907) 283-8236 to be placed on the list to receive addenda. Attendance at the Pre-Proposal meeting is not mandatory but is strongly recommended.

RFP documents can be obtained on the City of Kenai website at www.ci.kenai.ak.us or at City Hall for a non-refundable fee.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Lucas Thibodeau is making application for a new Eating Place Liquor License AS 04.

11. 400 d/b/a The Flats, Inc., located at 39815 Kalifornsky Beach Rd. Kenai, Alaska.

Interested persons should submit written comment to their local governing body, the applicant and to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board at 2400 Viking Dr., Anchorage, AK 99501.

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Notice to Consumers The State of Alaska requires construction companies to be licensed, bonded and insured before submitting bids, performing work, or advertising as a construction contractor in accordance with AS 08..18.011, 08.18.071, 08.18.101, and 08.15.051. All advertisements as a construction contractor require the current registration number as issued by the Division of Occupational Licensing to appear in the advertisement.

CONSUMERS MAY VERIFY REGISTRATION OF A CONTRACTOR . Contact the AK Department of Labor and Workforce Development at 907-269-4925 or The AK Division of Occupational Licensing in Juneau at 907-4653035 or at www.dced.state.ak.us/acc/home.htm

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Man’s last wish is to let his death give others life “Give my heart to a person whose own heart has caused nothing but endless days of pain.

“Give my blood to the teenager who has been pulled from the wreckage of his car, so that he might live to see his grandchildren play.

“Give my kidneys to one who depends on a machine to exist from week to week.

“Take my bones, every Abigail Van Buren muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and find a way to make a crippled child TO REMEMBER ME by Robert Test walk.

“At a certain moment a doctor will determine that “Explore every corner of my brain. Take my cells, if my brain has ceased to function and that, for all intents necessary, and let them grow so that someday a speechand purposes, my life has stopped. less boy will shout at the crack of a bat and a deaf girl “When that happens, do not attempt to instill arti- will hear the sound of rain against her windows. ficial life into my body by the use of a machine. And “Burn what is left of me and scatter the ashes to the don’t call this my ‘deathbed.’ Call it my ‘bed of life,’ winds to help the flowers grow. and let my body be taken from it to help others lead “If you must bury something, let it be my faults, fuller lives. my weaknesses and all my prejudice against my fel“Give my sight to a man who has never seen a sun- low man. rise, a baby’s face or love in the eyes of a woman.

“Give my soul to God. If by chance you wish to

remember me, do it with a kind deed or word to someone who needs you. If you do all I have asked, I will live forever.”

Readers, “Keepers” is a collection of favorite letters, poems and essays that have appeared in this column over the years. It was assembled because so many readers said the items were meaningful to them and requested that they be compiled as a booklet. It can be ordered by sending your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby Keepers Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. Shipping and handling are included in the price. It covers subjects from temptation to forgiveness, animals, children and human nature. Filled with down-to-earth nuggets of wisdom, both philosophical and witty, it’s a quick, easy read, and an inexpensive gift for newlyweds, pet lovers, new parents or anyone recovering from an illness because it covers a wide variety of subjects.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.

DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, March 12, 2014: This year your life evolves in a very exciting way. You might get involved with someone who could become a business associate. Together you will be very successful. You smile more, and enjoy your work as much as you enjoy your free time. If you are single, you could meet someone appealing through your day-to-day travels. Keep dating, because you have more than one potential suitor coming your way. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy being together more than ever. A mutual interest allows greater give-and-take than in the past. You always have fun with LEO. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH A hedonistic breeze floats through wherever you are. If handling a serious matter, you might have difficulty staying focused.

Creativity spills over into all your thoughts, which eliminates boundaries and opens the doors for fun.

Tonight: All smiles.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You could opt to stay home.

You will express what you want, and others will listen. For now, you might just need some time off. Indulge in the mood of the moment.

Lighten up a conversation that could be awkward. Tonight: Make it easy.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHYou’ll see what needs to happen between you and someone else. You could be so anxious

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You will be much happier if you do.

Tonight: Let the chips fall where they may.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You could be more willing to understand what is happening once you relax. Recognize that a problem will correct itself without your interference. In fact, the more attention you give to this matter, the more likely it is that it will backfire on you. Tonight: Midweek break.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You will be expressive, despite someone being very hard on you. You might wonder why you must do something a certain way.

The unexpected could occur, and it could throw a happy opportunity your way. Tonight: On center stage, where you belong and love to be.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHYou know when you have gone too far. You might feel challenged and confused by a loved one. Your solution will be to focus on what you must do, and that will give you more stability. Walk away from a power play. Tonight: Say “yes” to living.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Emphasize what you want and why you want it. Your ability to zero in on the basics will allow you to take care of necessities first.

Know that you have more understanding than most signs. Realize what is going on with a friend who is close to your heart. Tonight: In weekend mode already.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH You could feel pressured by a

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars boss, a parent or a respected individual. You might agree with this person, but you’ll need to decide what to do on your own. You’ll be surprised by the positive response you receive, should you choose to open up. Tonight: Till the wee hours.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHYou’ll act spontaneously and get good results. Let your fiery spirit speak. You could be overly assertive with someone who is far more conservative and who also believes that he or she is far wiser than you are. Let it go. Avoid a fight, if you can. Tonight: Follow the music.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You might feel as if you have very little choice, as someone else who has a lot of support seems to dominate the scene. You could choose to observe, but a partner will want to draw you out in order to have an important one-on-one chat. Tonight: A cozy dinner for two.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHHOthersmightinsistondominating right now. You are likely to get much more of what you desire if you keep communication open and stay close to your friends. You could be thinking some very negative thoughts, so try to turn them around. Tonight: Say “yes.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You could see a situation develop differently from how you might have expected it to. A friend or loved one could be unusually controlling and might cause you some distress. You have a lot to do, so focus your energy on getting it done. Tonight: Out late.

Frozen not chosen for slow cooker Dear Heloise: I use a slow cooker several times a week. I always use fresh meat or meat that I thawed after being in the freezer. Can you put frozen meat in a slow cooker?

— Anna L., via email No, and that’s from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Meat and Poultry Hotline (888-674-6854), which is the authority I go to for the right answer.

Meat always should be properly thawed before placing it in the slow cooker. The reason is that it takes a longer time for the slow cooker to reach the correct temperature if you are trying to cook a big hunk of frozen meat. Bacteria could start growing because of the lower temperature and longer cooking time.

If you hear or read otherwise, it’s your call, and you are taking a chance of food poisoning.

There are frozen meals available that are made specifically for the slow cooker. You can order them online or check in grocery stores.

— Heloise Send a great hint to: Heloise P.O. Box 795000 San Antonio, TX 78279-5000 Fax: 210-HELOISE Email: Heloise(at)Heloise.com Peel off Dear Heloise: I always wash fruits before eating. However, I would have the hardest time removing the fruit sticker — that is, until I figured out an easier way.

Take the sticker off before washing the fruit. This one simple step can keep you from trying to remove a wet sticker that seems to glue itself to the fruit once water is added.

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DEAR ABBY: I work in a palliative care unit in a local hospital, and I’m all too aware of how important it is to have one’s end-of-life wishes documented, notarized and on-hand in case of an emergency.

I remember reading an essay that appeared in your column years ago; it eloquently described the desire of the writer that his body be used to allow others to live through organ donation. Is it part of your “Keepers” booklet?

— JYNNA IN NORTH CAROLINA DEAR JYNNA: Yes, it is included. And I’m printing it for you today because it contains an important message. The author, Robert Test, was not only altruistic, but also the ultimate “recycler.”

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