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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 45, Issue 26

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Assembly gets feel for new members

By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

Katrina Nelson, of Nikiski, looks for her home on a map depicting the study corridor for a potential right-of-way for the Alaska LNG pipeline on Tuesday during an open house in Nikiski.

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Kenai apartment fire contained to one room An early morning fire damaged an apartment Wednesday in Kenai but no occupants were found inside.

Kenai Fire Department received a call for a structure fire at 7:11 a.m. on Linwood Lane. When crews arrived on scene they found smoke and flames coming from one of the four-plex units, said Kenai Fire Chief Jeff Tucker.

Firefighters performed a search and found the apartment unoccupied. The damage was contained to the living room of the two-bedroom apartment and the fire was extinguished in 15 minutes, he said.

The entire building was evacuated as a precaution.

The renter of the apartment was found at a family’s house and had been gone three days, Tucker said.

Kenai Fire Marshall Tommy Carver is investigating the cause of the fire. The living room sustained extensive smoke damage and personal items were lost, he said. It is not known if the renter had renter’s insurance, Tucker said.

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By RASHAH MCCHESNEY Peninsula Clarion

Very few things seemed as interesting to the crowd as finding bird’s-eye-views of the homes in Nikiski in the two oversized map-books on a table near the back of room Tuesday in the Nikiski MiddleHigh School cafeteria.

More than 115 people signed in to the Alaska LNG project open house, the first of 12 scheduled across the state, as organizers share information about the multibillion dollar natural gas development that would pipe gas from the North Slope and Prudhoe Bay to the Kenai Peninsula.

Katrina Nelson patiently waited at the crowded map table, glancing over shoulders and moving from one end to the

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other, her two children dutifully tagging along behind.

“I want to know if my house is in the study area,” she said, pointing to a dotted lining marking a 2,000 foot-wide corridor running down into Nikiski. “It looks like it’s out of the scoping zone. I didn’t realize the pipeline was going to go down the coast like that.”

John Swanson, pipeline executive manager, stood near the table answering questions for the throngs of people curious to see what exactly Alaska LNG has planned for the Nikiski-area.

In all reality, the pipeline route is far from set. The project is in the pre-frontengineering and design, or pre-FEED phase, which it expects to complete in late 2015 or early 2016. Part of that phase

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involves extensive scoping work as project organizers — ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, BP, TransCanada and the state of Alaska — try to determine the best way to build what could become one of the world’s largest natural gas development projects.

The 42-inch-diameter pipeline, built to carry 3-3.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day, is currently mapped to take one of two routes to Nikiski. One runs south from the North Slope until it reaches the Anchorage area and hops the Susitna River, running down the west side of the Cook Inlet to a spot between Beluga and Tyonek before crossing the inlet to Nikiski. The other potential route crosses to the east side of the Cook Inlet sooner See GAS, page A-10

Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly member Dale Bagley can add the title of president to his business card.

Bagley was unanimously elected assembly president at Tuesday’s borough assembly meeting in Soldotna. Assembly member Sue McClure, of Seward, was elected vice president. Bagley replaced Hal Smalley as president while McClure replaced Bill Smith as vice president. Smalley and Smith were term-limited out. Assembly member Brent Johnson respectfully declined a nomination from assembly member Mako Haggerty.

Bagley, who served two terms as borough mayor and is in his fourth year representing Soldotna, said his goal is to run meetings as quick and efficiently as possible and make sure everyone is treated with respect.

“I have sat through a number of years (of assembly meetings) and it’s tougher to run the meeting versus sitting and letting it happen,” Bagley said. “I want See NEW, page A-10

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By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

The campaign clock is winding down for newcomer Shauna Thornton, a Democrat from Kenai, and incumbent Rep. Kurt Olson, R-Soldotna, for the District 30 seat in the state House of Representatives.

Since announcing her candidacy in August, Thornton has been knocking on doors. Most residents she talked to were surprised to see her on their doorstep, she said.

“It’s those private conversa-

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She said her job has been challenging not being the incumbent running in the contested race.

Olson, who has represented the district for a decade, said he hopes to return to Juneau to tie up some loose ends.

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Romney, Cruz to rally for Sullivan

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s U.S. Senate race is drawing in big names as former presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz are heading to the state to rally support for Republican Dan Sullivan.

Sullivan’s campaign manager told the Alaska Dispatch News that Romney and Cruz offered their help in the closing days of a race that could decide control of the Senate.

A Romney aide said by email to The Associated Press on Wednesday that the campaigns for Sullivan and Republican Gov. Sean Parnell asked

Romney to come to Alaska and he was happy to help.

Sullivan spokesman Thomas Reiker said by email that Sullivan is bringing together “a broad coalition of conservatives, independents and fiscally responsible Democrats with his vision of less government, more freedom. We are excited to spend the closing days of the race building on that grassroots support with two strong conservative leaders, Senator Ted Cruz and Governor Mitt Romney.”

U.S. Sen. Mark Begich’s campaign is casting the visits

by Romney and Cruz as desperation by Sullivan, with BeSee SENATE, page A-10

“I have a few things that I haven’t quite finished,” Olson said. He said his biggest accomplishments Kurt Olson in office have been his successful avocation for improving worker’s compensation.

Since his first year in office Olson has helped move Alaska from being the first in the nation for compensation, to fifth.

He has a long list of committee positions under his belt including the Chair of the Labor and Commerce Shauna Committee, Thornton the Oil and Gas Committee and the Community and Regional Affairs Committee.

Olson also spent two years on the Soldotna City Council and the Central Emergency Ser-

vice Area Board of Directors.

Thornton, has also spent her fair share of time in Juneau, where she has spent the past five years advocating for funding for education and student’s issues. She is currently the Student Union President.

The drive to represent a wider body came when Thornton realized the voices of her peers were not being heard, she said.

So she started doing her homework.

Thornton and Olson agree the one of the biggest issues See HOUSE, page A-10

Funds OK’d for Poppy Lane path

By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

The days of students walking in the dark without a sidewalk on Soldotna’s Poppy Lane will soon end.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly passed an ordinance Tuesday to appropriate $463,100 from a state grant that will go toward extending an existing lighted paved path from Kalifornsky Beach Road to the Kenai Peninsula College. The lighted path will extend .04 miles from Kalifornsky Beach Elementary School to Poppy Ridge Road.

Funding for the project had been requested more than three years ago as a joint effort from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, KPC

and Alaska Christian College.

After three attempts, the borough received the funding from the state capital budget in April.

KPC Director Gary Turner said the area has seen more foot traffic every day with students young and old walking and biking to and from school.

The dark days of winter make it difficult to see pedestrians who walk alongside the road, he said.

“I have almost hit four students and I drive slow,” he said.

“The residential area has become a high-density corridor.”

Six people testified in support of the borough passing the ordinance Tuesday.

KPC alumna Shauna Thornton said a lighted path would also address safety concerns

by increasing the visibility of moose and bears that frequent the area. She said it is exciting to see the community involvement in the project and know it’s close to being a reality.

Tammy Willis, associate director of residence life at KPC read a letter from students that addressed the safety concerns of not having a sidewalk on Poppy Lane.

Superintendent Steve Atwater said he is anxious to see the pathway project extended because so many students from the neighborhood walk to the elementary school and the lighted path will make their travel safer.

Assembly member Wayne Ogle said planning for pathway extension has been a long See PATH, page A-10

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National Guard members sue Army

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

Alaska — Four Alaska National Guard members have sued the U.S. Army, saying investigative and other records pertaining to them were improperly leaked to reporters and state officials.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Washington, D.C., said the plaintiffs have suffered humiliation, embarrassment and a potential loss of promotions as a result.

It seeks unspecified damages.

It also seeks to have those found responsible for the leaks to be referred to the U.S. Justice Department for prosecution.

It also wants inaccurate or derogatory records expunged from the plaintiffs’ records.

The plaintiffs — Shannon

Tallant, John Nieves, Jarrett Carson and Joseph Lawendowski — were all part of the Guard’s recruiting team.

Their names also have appeared in recent news stories based on leaked investigative reports.

In a report released in September, the National Guard Bureau’s Office of Complex Investigations, called in by Gov. Sean Parnell to look into allegations of sexual assault and other misconduct within the Guard noted a “high level of misconduct” within the Guard’s recruiting and retention command.

The plaintiffs’ attorney, Mathew Tully, said his clients have had consensual relationships with other adults.

He said his clients sought to blow the whistle on inappropriate activities.

Tully said Wednesday that

he doesn’t know who leaked the records.

Tully said he believes the plaintiffs were singled out as part of a “smear campaign.”

He said selective information was released that did not include responses from the men or final outcomes.

The lawsuit also claims the National Guard kept information in its records related to the plaintiffs that wasn’t relevant and was inaccurate.

“We have not received a legal complaint with regard to this matter, and cannot confirm whether the U.S. Army has been served with legal documents at this time,” said Lt. Col. Candis Olmstead, a spokeswoman for the Alaska National Guard, said in an email to The Associated Press.

“If the allegations involve non-compliance with the Fed-

eral Privacy Act by members of the Alaska National Guard, we will take the allegations very seriously and respond appropriately,” Olmstead said.

Tully said he believed the Anchorage Police Department and FBI had opened investigations into the release of the records.

The police department has received documents related to disciplinary proceedings that it is looking at to determine if criminal cases could be filed, Anchorage municipal attorney Dennis Wheeler said.

The focus currently is not on the alleged improper release of records, Wheeler said.

An FBI spokesman said the agency doesn’t discuss whether or not it has a pending investigation.

Bethel women’s home makes more room BETHEL, Alaska — A Bethel facility for pregnant women from the YukonKuskokwim region has moved into a new home that is three times the size of the old one.

The new 17,000-squarefoot Prematernal Home has the capacity for 45 women.

That number is nearly double what the old home had offered.

It also has a movie and game room, laundry room, kitchen and workout room, KYUK reported.

The facility houses pregnant women from the region during their last month of pregnancy.

It gives women easier access to health care and emergency services.

The home, which is run by the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp., facility opened for business Oct. 1, YKHC spokeswoman Donna Bach said. An official grand opening is set for Nov. 18.

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“The first and foremost thing that everybody notices is that there’s more bathrooms,” she said.

The home began as a standalone nonprofit in the late 1960s. It was established after local health care workers real-

ized that many Alaska Native struction of the new facility. women had nowhere to go in Information from: KYUKBethel.

AM, http://www.kyuk.org Administrators were in-Associated Press structed by health care providers to relocate to the hub town. YKHC took over the operation in 2004.

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Oil Prices Tuesday’s prices North Slope crude: $82.77, UP from $81.85 on Monday West Texas Int.: $81.42, UP from $81.00 on Monday

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Peninsula Clarion, Thursday, October 30, 2014

Community Calendar Today 8 a.m.

• Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 3989440.

8:30 a.m.

• TOPS AK No. 220 Kasilof weigh-in at CES Station 6, 58260 Sterling Highway. Meeting starts at 9 a.m. Call 2627319 or 252-3436.

10 a.m.

• TOPS AK No. 164 Soldotna weigh-in at First Baptist Church, 159 S. Binkley. Meeting starts at 11 a.m. Call 2627339.

• Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai.

Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917.

5:30 p.m.

• Free Seated Zumba Gold at the Kenai Senior Center.

New participants, active older adults, and chair-bound or limited mobility participants are encouraged.

6 p.m.

• AA Step Sisters women’s meeting at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, O’Neill Hall, 222 W. Redoubt, Soldotna. Call 262-2304.

• TOPS AK 20, Soldotna, weigh-in at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 North Soldotna Avenue, Soldotna. Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Call 262-1557.

• Celebrate Recovery, Midnight Son Seventh-day Adventist church on the corner of Swires Rd. and Kenai Spur Hwy in Kenai. Dinner is at 6 p.m.; Recovery Lesson at 6:30 p.m.; Open Share groups at 7:15 p.m. Email rking4@mac. com or call260-3292.

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• Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Dopeless Hope Fiends,” 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai.

• Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Sterling Group,” Moose River RV Park, Mile 81.5 Sterling Highway, Sterling.

• Square dance group at Ninilchik Senior Center.

• Alcoholics Anonymous “Unity Men’s Group” meets downstairs the Salvation Army building in Soldotna.

8 p.m.

• AA Attitude of Gratitude at URS Club, 405 Overland Drive. Call 283-3777.

• AA North Roaders Group at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 242-9477.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Ninichick support group at United Methodist Church, 15811 Sterling Highway, Ninilchik. Call 907-567-3574.

The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@ peninsulaclarion.com.

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Book group forming

Readers Wanted! The Soldotna Public Library is starting a new Outside The Box Book Club for adults, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m.

Take a break with a craft fair in the Community Room. Come share refreshments and ideas Peninsula Take-a-Break’s annual craft fair fundraiser ben- with fellow book lovers. No required reading for the first meetefitting Stonecroft Ministries and luncheon will be held on ing. For more information, call 907-262-4227.

Nov. 12, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Solid Rock Conference Center. Donated crafts and collectibles will be appreciated. In- Soldotna library hosts yoga session spirational speaker is Shirley Lowe. Cost of the luncheon is $12 Ready to start your weekend off right? Visit the Soldotna with complimentary child care available. For further informaPublic Library on Friday mornings at 10:15 a.m. for a 45-mintion and reservations call Susan at 335-6789. ute free “Yoga Strength” session. Set to modern music, this class makes for a perfect introduction to yoga or a fun addition Soldotna Library Friends book sale today to your existing routine. Bring your own mat! For more inforThe monthly Soldotna Library Friends book sale will take mation, call 907-262-4227. place this Thursday from 2-7 p.m. in the Soldotna Library Basement.

Cinderella’s Closet accepting donations Soldotna High School is collecting gently used formal dresses, shoes, and accessories for 2015 Cinderella’s Closet.

This program helps all area high school ladies with prom attire Sprout and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District for free. Please email mbos@kpbsd.k12.ak.us for more inforChild Find Program will be offering free screenings for chil- mation. All donations can be dropped off to the front office dren not yet in kindergarten (5 years old and younger). The from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. screening will be held in Ninilchik at the NTC Clinic Annex on Nov. 5, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Your child’s early devel- 4-H exchange programs accepting opment, motor skills, speech, early learning concepts, vision applications for summer 2015 exchanges and hearing will be screened. Children will be seen by apThe deadline to apply for the states’ 4-H International Expointment only. Immunizations are available upon request. To make an appointment, please call the NTC Clinic at 907-567- change Program is Dec. 15. Participants are placed with a host sibling of the same gender and a similar age, and they experi3970. ence everyday life during a three- or four-week homestay with their host families.

HEA Energy, Conservation Fairs coming up Youths do not have to be current 4-H members to apply but Homer Electric Association is offering its members an op- they must be 15 to 18 years old when they participate in the portunity to learn about the latest innovations in energy conser- Costa Rica and Finland programs. Participants in the Japanese vation and efficiency. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., HEA program may be 12 to 18 years old. will be hosting its annual Energy and Conservation Fair at the Dates for the Costa Rica trip are June 18 to July 17; Finland, Kenai Middle School in Kenai. The Fair will be repeated Nov. June 9 to Aug. 1; and Japan, July 8 to Aug. 6. The Japanese 8 at Homer High School in Homer. program has an eight-week option that includes a four-week The Fairs will feature vendors and energy conservation ex- intensive Japanese language program. perts displaying a variety of energy efficiency related products Program fees cover everything except personal expenses. and information. Topics covered will include appliances, re- Costs vary from $1,350 to $1,990 for the four-week programs, cycling, construction materials, doors and windows, heating plus airfare. To apply, contact Jason Floyd, the Alaska 4-H cosources, lighting options, and alternative energy. The Fairs, ordinator, at 907-262-5824 or jfloyd1@alaska.edu. For more which are family-oriented, will also feature door prizes, pop- information, go to www.alaska4h.org/outbound.html. corn, hot dogs, refreshments and the announcement of the winners of an energy conservation student contest sponsored by Judo club season under way HEA. The Sterling Judo Club has started a new season. Those who For additional information, please call HEA Director of are interested in joining and are ages 13 and up may register Member Relations Joe Gallagher at 283-2324. at any time. The Sterling Judo Club meets every Tuesday and Thursday, at Sterling Elementary, from 6-8 p.m. For more inGED test information available formation contact Bob Brink at 907-242-9330 or obobo1a@ A GED Instruction and Test Information session will take gmail.com. Information can also be found on the Sterling Judo place at the Soldotna Public Library Nov. 4, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Club’s Facebook Page. in the Community Room. For more information, call 907-2624227.

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Group exposes residents’ voting histories

By RACHEL D’ORO Associated Press

ANCHORAGE — Scores of Alaskans have complained about receiving emails and letters to find their voting histories and those of their acquaintances sent by an elusive group calling itself the Alaska State Voter Program.

The messages say the super PAC-backed group plans to update the lists following next week’s election. One voter, Cheryl Alsip, said she is furious and feels the group is trying to shame people into voting. Alsip, 57, is a Vietnam veteran who believes it’s important to vote, but she is disabled and homebound in the small interior Alaska town of Salcha.

“I believe in this country. I fought for this country,” Alsip, a registered Republican, said.

“I want my voice heard in one way or another.

But whether she voted, and when?

“It’s nobody else’s damn business.”

Stakeholders in the midterm elections are trying to boost voter turnout in contests like Alaska’s that could help determine control of the Senate.

Similar pressure tactics have been employed elsewhere, including postcard mailers in Arkansas, where Sen. Mark Pryor is defending his seat against a strong challenge from Republican Rep. Tom Cotton. In Louisiana, the conservative group

funded by the billionaire Koch brothers, Americans For Prosperity, sent postcard mailers in the battle for the seat held by Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu.

In Alaska, Democratic Sen. Mark Begich is struggling to hold off a challenge from Dan Sullivan, and turnout there is a particular challenge give the state’s size and climate.

The Alaska messages are sponsored by the Opportunity Alliance PAC. John Bryan of Lake Oswego, Oregon, contributed $200,000 to the PAC, but said he didn’t know it would pay for the vote-shaming letters and emails in Alaska. Bryan is the founder of the Plano, Texas, based nonprofit Challenge Foundation, which supports the start-up of charter schools around the country, as well as the affiliated TeamCFA, based in Lake Oswego. He said he personally contributes to conservative causes.

This year, his goal was to support Republican U.S. Senate candidates, he said.

“I hope the Republicans gain control of the Senate,” Bryan told The Associated Press. “I want to be quite clear about that.”

Opportunity Alliance PAC treasurer Cabell Hobbs said Wednesday he just handles the accounting and the Federal Election Commission filings, and had no further comment, including if the PAC is conservative or who is behind it.

Both conservative and liberal groups have employed mailers about voter histories. In 2012, the left-leaning political organization Defend Oregon sent postcards to residents, showing how their voting participation stacked up against their neighborhood average. USA Today also reported in 2012 that the liberal group MoveOn sent similar vote scores to potential progressive voters. In both cases, voting histories of neighbors were not listed.

The letter Alsip received over the weekend arrived in an envelope with a red arrow pointing to the inscription: “IMPORTANT TAXPAYER INFORMATION ENCLOSED.” There was no tax information.

“Why do so many people fail to vote? We’ve been talking about the problem for years, but it only seems to get worse,” the letter states. “This year, we’re taking a new approach. We’re sending this mailing to you, your friends, your neighbors, your colleagues at work, and your community members to publicize who does and does not vote.”

The Alaska voter group’s website says, “We’re advertising to you and your friends and neighbors to publicize who does and does not vote.” The letters and emails are not signed, and there is no listing in the state for the group. An email seeking comment from the group was not returned. The Anchorage

address listed on the envelope Alsip received is a mail box service.

State elections director Gail Fenumiai said Tuesday her office has received several dozen complaints from voters who received the messages from the group, which purchased a statewide voter list from the state for $21. At least one voter registration with the state has been canceled because of the messages, according to Fenumiai.

“We’ve never seen the state list used in such an invasive manner,” she said. “People are very upset by it. It is public information, but the way they’ve used it is above and beyond anything we’ve ever seen before.”

Her office is giving voters a Washington, D.C., number affiliated with the group, which did not return a call from The Associated Press.

There’s nothing illegal about the messages because state law doesn’t put any limitations on what can be done with the voter lists. Fenumiai said any limits placed would have to come from state legislators.

Alsip, who also received two emails from the group, said she plans to contact lawmakers to implement those changes. She hopes other Alaskans to the same.

Beyond being angry about the letter, “I feel humiliated,” she said about being targeted.

“I feel intimidated.”

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What Others Say

Mass transit needs to be sustainable It hasn’t been a secret that the bor-

ough bus system’s Gold Line route between Fort Wainwright and downtown suffers from poor ridership. But a report in the News-Miner Sunday that calculates the cost per rider at $100 is shocking. Fortunately, the burden of funding the route so far doesn’t lay on the shoulders of local taxpayers. But money wasted is undesirable no matter its source, and the stakeholders in the Gold Line need to figure out how to dramatically improve ridership or put the grant funds devoted to its operation to better use.

The Gold Line was unveiled with considerable fanfare a year ago, but it proved much less popular with soldiers on post than both borough leadership and Army brass forecast.

With only a few regular riders, and sometimes only the Armymandated security guard accompanying the driver onto Fort Wainwright, the route has been hemorrhaging funds, unlike other better-established routes in the greater Fairbanks area.

There are a variety of factors likely influencing the dearth of soldiers using the route: as the Gold Line runs now, its only off-post destination is the borough transit station, where riders must transfer to other routes to get where they’re going. This adds an element both of complexity and delay, as routes don’t always line up well with regard to a speedy layover at the transit park. Perhaps the addition of some high-demand stops for soldiers to the route (the East Fairbanks shopping district, for instance) would draw those who aren’t opposed to riding if the line offers more of a destination.

The Gold Line is funded through a federal grant that runs through late 2016. But the fact that we’re not yet footing the bill for the route doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do more to encourage ridership. In fact, the defined end date should be motivation to military and borough officials to make sure soldiers are aware of the line. Perhaps service members and their families truly aren’t interested in mass transit, in which case the appropriate move would be to shutter the line as soon as funding runs out and consider the move a useful but failed experiment. But until we know that to be the case, it certainly seems like we could do better than the current level of use.

Make no mistake, mass transit is important to encourage both for economic and environmental reasons. The system serves to provide a lower-cost option to borough residents — especially those without reliable transportation of their own — at a lower cost than personal vehicle use. And the net impact of buses both in terms of pollutants and wear on area roads are considerably less than if riders each drove their own vehicles instead.

But a route that costs the municipality $100 per rider is unsustainable by any standard. We can do better — and if we don’t do better, it’s imperative that we cut our losses before borough taxpayers are the ones footing the bill.

— Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Oct. 21

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Editor’s note: The following opinion pieces were requested by the Clarion to offer our readers the viewpoints of those running for office in the Nov. 4 general election.

Each candidate also received a questionnaire, the answers to which may be found on this page.

Today’s focus is on candidates running

for state House of Representatives. In District 29, which includes Nikiski, Sterling, Funny River and the eastern Kenai Peninsula, Rocky Knudsen, a Democrat, is challenging incumbent Mike Chenault, a Republican.

In District 30, which includes Kenai, Soldotna and parts of Kalifornsky Beach, Shauna Thornton, a Democrat, is challeng-

ing incumbent Kurt Olson, a Republican.

In District 31, which stretches from Homer to Kasilof, incumbent Paul Seaton, a Republican, is running unopposed.

Each response is printed exactly as it was received. Seaton did not submit an opinion piece. Chenault did not submit questionnaire answers; an opinion piece from Chenault was published on Oct. 21.

House District 29

Knudsen: State needs to be more efficient Deficit Spending: Make cuts to the operating budget by requiring the departments to be more efficient in their daily operations. Stop extended studies for projects that we are not going to build (the Knik Arm Bridge has been studied since before statehood). There have been five new power plants and several plant upgrades in south-central Alaska making the Watana Dam less urgent, to Alaska’s power needs. Stop spending for projects that are not needed (LIO building in Anchorage, Smoking Pavilion in Juneau). Stop giving subsidies to refineries when they don’t even ask for them. We could also cut out retirement for elected officials. I do not believe that politicians should be in office long enough to be eligible for re-

Rocky Knudsen tirement benefits.

Revenue Uncertainty: Make sure we have a market for our natural gas and build the LNG project. The people of the State of Alaska own the gas, are a customer, and a partner in the project and need to have a strong voice in how the project is built.

We need to have a project labor agreement with an Alaska hire requirement to ensure it is built with professional Alaskan craftsmen. This project would also help to get cheaper energy to interior Alaska.

Education: School districts that do not already have budget difficulties, soon will.

We have to make sure school districts have

the resources they need to properly train our children for the future. We also need secondary education that focuses on the industries in Alaska so more Alaskans will be employed. We need to employ and retain the best teachers available. We can do this by allowing teachers and other public employees to return to a defined benefit retirement program. Forward funding for our schools would help the State, and local School Districts, budget for the resources our children need, instead of making cuts which hinder educators.

Leadership: We really need our legislators to work together for the needs of Alaska citizens. If Bill Walker is elected, this could happen.

House District 30

Olson: Issues include gas line, health care I am continually asked about several issues. Here are my thoughts about three of them: Gas Line After being involved with the gas line issue for 13 years, I feel confident we are on the right track. We are closer than ever to monetizing our North Slope gas. No one who has been following the various proposals can argue that point. With any luck, it will not be stranded gas much longer.

We have a project that has producers aligned with the state and with gas buyers.

These pieces of the puzzle have never fit together so well, until recently. Permitting is going forward, route surveys and analyses are in ongoing; work at Point Thomson is progressing at the highest rate since Prudhoe Bay. We are moving forward. Maybe not as fast as some might like but you don’t build a project of this magnitude quickly.

While we work towards the construction phase, we must make every effort to have a workforce trained and ready to take on the thousands of jobs that come with a mega-project. Not just construction workers are needed. Many high paying technical positions will be available long after the construction equipment has been parked.

Vocational education is critical to our chil-

Kurt Olson dren and grandchildren’s future.

SB21 I supported SB21 in its current form.

While I supported earlier versions of the tax structure, SB21 made important changes. I feel that the outcome of the referendum was correct and that I am in tune with my constituents. District 30 overwhelming voted NO – by 68% of the votes cast. This was the highest percentage in the State.

Although the recent drop in the price of oil will have a significant impact on our upcoming budgets, at current prices SB21 will generate at least $200 million more than the previous tax structure. SB21 helps reduce the budget deficit as long as the price of oil remains depressed.

Affordable Care Act or Obama Care Call it what you may, it did not meet the expectations of many Alaskans. Most people agree that we did not have a perfect insurance system. But for the majority of Alaskans, it worked. We were told that Obama Care would allow us to keep our doctor, keep our health plan and that it would save the average family several thousand dollars per year. However, plan

designs are confusing, deductibles and copays have increased significantly as have out of pocket expenses. New taxes will kick in next year. Many small employee group plans were cancelled or dropped when they became unaffordable.

On a positive note, several thousand Alaskans who were not previously covered now have coverage. Some of these Alaskans came out of the high risk pool, may have either lost or could never afford medical coverage, or were covered under federal plans. It was recently announced that premiums for several types of Obama Care coverage will experience significant increases in the range of 35-71%. The challenge for both the Legislature and Congress is to fix the ACA before it gets any worse.

On the State level, we have begun the process. My committee, the House Labor & Commerce Committee recently held a two day hearing. We heard from the underwriters who were hit by unexpected losses, medical practitioners, consumers who either had no previous coverage or can’t handle the increases, and State regulators.

This solution will come from both Juneau and Washington.

I encourage every one of you to vote on Tuesday. Many have sacrificed to give us this precious right. Please exercise it.

Thornton: Challenges require innovation “Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.” — Jesse Jackson The issues facing Alaska over the coming years will take a particular kind of leadership one that is forward thinking, innovative, courageous, and proactive.

I believe that I have what it takes to lead the Kenai/Soldotna into the next chapter. I pledge to listen, pay attention, and never give up when it comes to our community.

My parents taught me at an early age determination through our love of fishing; chasing elusive fish not only takes commitment but also drive. This same approach is something that I believe in never giving up, never saying cannot, and if there is a will; there is a way. This determined and driven approach is what we need now to take on the challenges our state faces. There is no such thing as giving up; I believe it is just another opportunity to find a different solution.

During the predicted lower oil prices, we are going to have to take cost-cutting approaches, and this will take innovation to preserve programs relevant to our community. This can be approached with dis-

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Shauna Thornton cussion, common sense and listening to those in the field. This will require working together for Alaska, not parties or special interests. It is going to take all of us working together to overcome the hurdles that are facing the State of Alaska’s budget shortfalls.

Education is something that needs protection and future funding. It is difficult to plan with the current funding methods.

Education will provide jobs for Alaskans and filled by Alaskans, and in turn benefits everyone. We need to be proactive and determine what jobs are needed in the future and educate those to fill them accordingly.

We have exciting projects in the works, and this will bring jobs, growth, and opportunities to our community. We will need to be mindful of the infrastructure and environment so that we can have the best possible results. This is going to take many conversations and active planning to ensure that our communities are ready and able to sustain this growth.

The fishing industry and the perils of the times of need. People who are not just there for the good times or personal gain.

I highly encourage everyone to exercise their great privilege of being able to vote. I voted early to be sure my vote was counted. If you vote for Bill Walker I believe you will be glad you did, when you see how he balances the budget, while creating more jobs for the people of Alaska and addresses many issues near and dear to the hearts of Alaskans.

Kristy McConville Kasilof

During the debate last Sunday night between Governor Parnell and Bill Walker, I believe Mr. Walker showed himself to be a gentleman and true Statesman, not a politician. He possesses a high level of personal integrity, high energy and great workable ideas for the betterment of the state of Alaska and its people. He is not interested in his own private agenda but rather what is Walker’s judgement too risky best for the greatest good.

It’s been said that it’s wiser to deal with I have personally known members of his family since the 1980’s and know his an undesirable but familiar situation than family to be honest, hard working, people to risk a change that might lead to an even of their word, whom you can count on in worse situation.

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last years need addressing, there are many discussions, and issues on the table. This is going to take innovation and courage to do what is right for all involved and avoiding it or sitting on the sidelines is not going to be acceptable. We need to take initiative and have a complicated discussion. This is not something that is going to resolve itself or we can avoid. Like it or not we are going to have to get in there and make some sound common sense decisions that might even get heated, it is far past time. All groups need to be heard and represented no excuses, no special interests; real non-partisan leadership is what is needed to solve the issues we face today.

As your legislator, I will always be accessible and accountable to you. I will always listen and do what it takes to represent our community fairly. This will require hard work and dedication, not complacency and avoidance. This I have learned through volunteering and being at many events and working with many different groups. It is through courage and innovation that we will achieve our goals. I ask for your vote November 4 th.

The Unity Ticket held great promise until Bill Walker’s foolhardy decision to drive all the way from Anchorage to Sarah Palin’s lakeside home in Wasilla to personally accept her endorsement. That bizarre act raised a huge red flag of what to expect should Walker win this November.

What compels someone who wants to be our next governor to thoughtlessly cozy up to a former governor who dishonored See LETTERS, page A-5

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Q&A: Alaska House of Representatives

House candidates weigh in on issues 1. With the recent drop in oil process, the Legislature will face some tough decisions in 2015. What will be your top priorities for funding?

Are there areas you think should be cut?

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Rocky Knudsen, District 29: Schools need to be funded to the levels that local school districts can meet their budget needs.

Wasteful spending in the operating budgets must come an end.

Kurt Olson, District 30: I believe we should base our next three years of funding decisions on oil prices in the low $80 per barrel range. It will be less painful to err on the side of caution. I recommend starting with some strict limits on the capital budget. No nonessential capital projects for the next three years while giving highest priority to life and safety projects and infrastructure maintenance projects. Next, place a moratorium on existing large and mega projects, with the exception of those related to the gas line.

The operating budget will be more difficult. Each department should prioritize a list of all non-essential activities, unfilled positions and unspent funds. These lists would then be presented to the House and Senate budget subcommittees, who make recommendations to their full committees. They would then budget to reduce spending.

Life, health and public safety should still remain our highest funding priority.

Shauna Thornton, District 30: The top priorities for funding will be education, job creation, and resource development. We need to have discussions where we “roll up our sleeves and working hard” to find solutions.

While some might sit back and say that there is nothing that can be done is unacceptable. We need to work hard and be innovative, to keep the budget within manageable parameters. Common sense and working hard is something that I am not afraid of. After visiting constituents for the past six months I have gained far more insight to what is needed and will continue to listen.

Paul Seaton, District 31: We need to figure out how to do many things more efficiently in Alaska. Prisons/ corrections is an example, we have one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation multiplied with the highest cost per person yet one of the highest reoffender rates. Health care is a similar situation - highest cost in the nation (world) yet we have measurably one of the least healthy populations. Status Quo produced these results so we need to change the incentive structures. We also need to terminate unrealistic and high maintenance cost projects - such as the Kodiak rocket launch facility, the Juneau road and the Knik Arm Bridge.

Making tough decisions on which big capital projects to drop is necessary

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and must be weighed against the ben- education policy you would like to efit to the state as a whole. address during the next legislative session?

2. Are there steps the Legislature can take to diversify the state’s revKnudsen: First we should focus enue stream? our efforts toward teaching our children how to problem solve, rather than Knudsen: The State of Alaska re- the current policies of weighing heavy lies on Oil for most of our revenue. on testing.

The State should act like the resource We also need to focus recruiting, owner that it is, and partner with in- and retaining, the best educators. dustry to ensure Alaska gets the maxi- This can be more easily achieved by mum benefit of it’s resources. offering a defined benefit retirement Olson: It will be difficult when plan.

90% of the State’s revenue comes Olson: There are several elements from the oil and gas industry. I do not of our education policy that must be believe that the citizens of Alaska or addressed during the next session. The the Legislature would consider an in- first is revisiting the Area Cost Difcome tax, a State sales tax or raiding ferential (ACD) issue. The ACD was the Permanent Fund until such time used to levelize state funding across as we have exhausted all reductions all school districts in Alaska, on a available in the existing capital and percentile basis, either above or beoperating budgets. I would not sup- low Anchorage. As it turned out, our port the fund sources outlined above district was on the losing end of this without it being the will of the people formula for a number of years. Ultiof Alaska, either by referendum or the mately, Speaker Chenault and I, along initiative process. I remember the pub- with several legislators from smaller lic reaction to studded tire and alcohol districts, were able to recover a portaxes from years ago. The public ex- tion of the funds lost by this flawed pects us to be prudent and not over- formula. react. Again, we need to look at this The second issue is that of accountproblem on at least a three year basis ability. While we are blessed with a and handle this as if we are a family school administration and staff who trying to live within our means rather are accomplishing much, even with than with a debit card that doesn’t run reduced funding, there have a numout of money. ber of districts that appear to lack acThornton: We as a state need to countability. This issue needs to be addevelop and diversify the state’s rev- dressed on a statewide basis. enue stream, this can be accomplished We also need to consider the conby networking and identifying areas solidation of smaller rural districts of potential growth and working hard Thornton: Working proactively to bring these potential new and added and with common sense, we can forvalue revenue streams into fruition. ward fund so that educators do not Working together Alaskans can ac- constantly have to adjust and change. complish many more things, because This is nothing different than for the we are innovative, resourceful, and corporate sector that would rather determined as history shows. We will see plans for five to ten years head so have to work proactively to achieve di- that they can plan. Why, do we view versity in our revenue stream. educational needs differently? If there Seaton: Alaskans wanted revenue comes a time extra funding is available diversification measures passed in def- then it is possible to add to the budicit years 2003-06 rolled back as soon get. It is impossible to plan and retain as we had high oil prices and an oil tax good quality teachers, and staff facing structure that gave us a surplus. For a merry go round of funding that could example, the business tax was cut in drastically change from year to year. half, the lowest gasoline tax in the na- Educated communities are successful tion was suspended, and vehicle reg- communities. istration fees were reduced. Oil taxes Seaton: We need to expand vocawere just changed to preclude big sur- tional/technical education — currentpluses if future oil prices spike so we ly called Career Technical Education cannot rely on balancing deficits with (CTE). About 70% of Alaskan students future surpluses. We are left to dras- are not going to a four-year college so tically cut budgets, reduce programs, we should align our teaching strategies use the ‘other earnings’ from the Per- so they are relevant to students while manent Fund after dividends are paid, meeting the standards. These are local institute a broad based tax or deplete district decisions but the state can offer our savings. Alaska now gets no rev- help and incentives. I was disappointenue from job creation because there ed that the administration eliminated is no income, sales, state property the requirement that all high school tax or school tax. Hard choices when students take the WorkKeys assessthere is great resistance to any tax, and ment with the level recorded on tranresidents want to grow the Permanent scripts. We have struggled for years to Fund from it’s earnings. enable schools, parents and employers to be able to know what high school 3. Are there aspects of the state’s diplomas from across the state mean.

either the Kenai City office or at the Borough Building in Soldotna.

Continued from page A-4 A positive future depends on all of us.

Alaskans, quit mid-term, and Sharon Waisanen still causes us an untold amount Soldotna of embarrassment and shame?

He must believe that it’s just A definition for peachy to unethically misuse ‘buying the election’ Alaska’s esteemed office and What does the phrase, “buyposition of Governor for personal gain and benefit and aban- ing the election” mean? It seems don her duties, as Palin did. kind of hyperbolic. I mean, we What other irresponsible no- each have a mind, right? We tions does Walker aspire? This each have a vote. Nobody can certainly doesn’t bode well for buy that. But I’m finally underthe numerous administration, standing it, I think. The other judicial, and perhaps, legisla- day I was singing to my eleventive appointments he would month-old granddaughter one make if he was elected.

Alaska’s been at this ‘anyone-but-him’ juncture before when someone totally unprepared and unqualified to occupy the governor’s chair was subsequently elected. Chaos and mayhem followed.

Better to not make that mistake again. My vote for Alaska’s stewardship no longer tends towards Walker. Sean Parnell’s failures are manageable. Bill Walker’s judgment is too peculiarly risky.

Andrée McLeod Anchorage

Time for new people in Juneau Your vote is important! Let’s give new people a chance to go to Juneau. These three are hardworking folks who will bring stability to our state government at a time when the incumbents have spent our fortune unwisely. Please vote for Shauna Thornton, House District 30, Rocky Knudsen, House District 29, and Eric Treider, Senate O. Remember to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 4th, or vote early at

of our favorites, “Zip-a-deedoo-dah!” I thought she might enjoy hearing the original. I looked it up on my computer to play it for her, and before it would play, I had to listen to vitriol from a snotty, self-important actor payed to smear politicians on the “other side,” and anyone who might agree with them.

The same smirk leered out at us before “Bare Necessities!” and “The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Music!”

Buying the election means when someone or a small group of someones has enough money that they can fill everyone’s ears and eyes and nostrils and throats and guts with messages

The Administration eliminated that by reversing the requirement for the single WorkKey assessment, allowing students to choose either of two other tests and not require any level of proficiency or record of scores. I hope we reverse that poor decision.

4. As a member of the Legislature, what can you do to help Alaskans deal with access to and the cost of health care?

Knudsen: Push to expand Medicaid for Alaska’s working poor. States like Kentucky have seen reductions in cost, by their expanded Medicaid programs. I believe Alaska could see the same results with a State-Based Marketplace health care.

Olson: As chair of the House Labor and Commerce Committee for eight years, I have access to a number of tools. I have been a member of the National Association of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) which gives me access to the Labor and Commerce chairs from 42 other states. I have also been liaison between the Alaska Legislature and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Both groups are devoted to finding ways to fix the unintended consequences of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Earlier this month I held a two day hearing on the upcoming 37% increases on certain groups of ACA programs. Many Alaskans were not able to keep their health plans, keep their doctor or receive a $2,500 reduction in our annual premium. Promises made in Washington DC were not kept. Although this is a federal issue we are doing what we can to stabilize and improve the situation.

Thornton: The key here is to expand Medicaid and to do what it takes to assist our community members access to good quality medical care available right here in our communities. Preventative and proactive health care services are needed to keep our community members healthy. While we have designed, and implemented many innovative and original programs for Veteran’s health care services. We need to do more, traveling outside or far distances, waiting for days, weeks, and months for care should be a last resort not a first resort, when there is good quality care right in their communities.

Seaton: The cost of healthcare must be addressed by improving the health of Alaskans. In 2011 the legislature unanimously passed House Concurrent Resolution 5 calling on the Governor to adopt “prevention of disease as a primary model of healthcare.” HCR5 cited 35 studies indicating if Alaskan’s vitamin D levels were above 30 ng/ml instead of below the national average of 22 we would lower by 50% respiratory infections, significantly reduce cancer rates, etc.

in every media, and pay for that night and day without it making a dent in what they own. When anyone tries to run against this bottomless reserve of money, they must do so by asking thousands of people all to continue to give money to somehow match the unlimited amount being spent by those attempting to “buy the election.” This, by definition, is impossible, yet still urgently necessary.

That overwhelms the lines of communication in such a way that people who aren’t paying close attention fall for their incessant message. “Gee! If people care so much about this that they are urging me to

Unfortunately, the administration has not taken any initiative to implement the legislative request other than make vitamin D blood tests available free to employees. New studies and clinical trials demonstrated that up to 90% of diabetes and 82% of breast cancer could be avoided with blood levels of 50ng/ml and higher. My HB356 demonstrated that lowering the incidence of disease among employees and retirees would reduce the PERS/TERS unfunded liability by 6 billion dollars.

It passed the House.

5. Will you pre-file any bills for the 2015 session? On what issues?

Knudsen: No. Olson: I will be pre-filing a number of bills for the 2015 legislative session, many of which I have been working on for several years. Most of these pieces of legislation will be related to workers compensation reform; including return to work, drug dispensing and drug misuse issues. I expect to have legislation regarding oil and gas issues but these may not be ready in time to meet the pre-filing deadline. Also, I plan to address consumer protection and professional licensing issues. It is always my intent to make government more efficient for the public. I would be delighted to discuss these bills with the Clarion after they have been pre-filed and before the beginning of the next session.

It would be premature and possibly counter-productive to open them up for discussion before they have been pre-filed.

Thornton: I am sure I will. However, I will need to assess what our needs are after elected and get to work.

Which I have plans to do the day after elections. When elected I believe that the work is year round not just during the legislative session or a few months a year.

Seaton: I will re-introduce HB356 — saving $6 billion in future expense is imperative. I will continue to push for voluntary improvement in health for all Alaskans. The new vitamin D studies show drastic reduction in hospital infections, better recovery from trauma, half the risk of Alzheimer’s, lower preterm births, 1/3 the amount of severe/moderate language impairment to kids entering school, 70% fewer respiratory tract infections, 80% reduction in gingivitis and fewer dental carries. Our citizens need to know the latest research on how to stay healthy — especially when it costs only $10 per person per year.

I will also be reintroducing the aquatic and marine invasive species bill to prepare for rapid response to new outbreaks. Preparation will save our streams and productive coastal areas from huge impacts and huge future response costs.

vote this way no matter where I turn, even on Disney videos, it must be the right thing.”

Or people are sickened unto death from being inundated by this tsunami of unending “Yessir!” “No-sir!” screaming from every direction. Those fall by the wayside, throwing up their hands in disgust, vowing never to vote again.

In this election it isn’t even the candidates themselves who have the deep pockets. It is a small group of people with extremely, vastly “unlimited” resources — so unlimited that they are making a blitz not only here in Alaska, but all across the nation at once. When they

get their way, they’ll make all that money back in a week or two by owning the government and the banks and whatever else they want to own, shortsheeting the “little people” to their heart’s content. As a bonus, they will have bankrupted those who tried to fight back with their meager little piggy banks. Done deal!

“My, oh, my! What a wonderful day!”

Fortunately, in Alaska (so far, at least) we each have a mind, and we each have a vote! They can’t buy that. I pray we’ll keep it that way! Vote your mind!

Carol Ford Kenai

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Around the World 21-day holds ordered for returning troops; nurse resists her confinement in Maine WASHINGTON — Ordering firm restrictions for U.S. troops returning from West Africa, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday that the military men and women helping fight Ebola must undergo 21-day quarantines upon their return — longer than required for many civilian health care workers.

In Maine, meanwhile, a civilian nurse was vigorously resisting the quarantine she was told to undergo. Kaci Hickox, who had treated Ebola patients in West Africa, said she planned to stop quarantining herself in her home, signaling a potential showdown on Thursday with state police monitoring her movements and Maine officials preparing to legally enforce the order.

President Barack Obama, meeting with health care workers at the White House, acknowledged that the United States was not invulnerable to the disease but cautioned against discouraging civilian volunteers with overly restrictive measures upon their return home. “We can’t hermetically seal ourselves off,” he declared.

There seemed to be good news from the region of most severe outbreaks. The World Health Organization said the rate of new Ebola infections in Liberia appeared to be declining, although it cautioned that the epidemic there was far from over.

Nearly 5,000 people have died and more than 13,700 have been sickened in the outbreak, which has hit Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone hardest. More than 6,300 of those are in Liberia alone. The U.S. military has nearly 1,000 troops in Liberia and just over 100 in Senegal supporting efforts to combat the virus. The total could grow to 3,900 under current plans, although none are intended to be in contact with Ebola patients.

Blue states no longer as friendly for Dems as election nears; rush is on to save incumbents WASHINGTON — Desperate Democrats are rushing to save suddenly vulnerable House incumbents, even in states where President Barack Obama cruised to double-digit victories, amid fresh signs of Republican momentum less than a week before the midterm elections.

The once friendly terrain of New York, California, Obama’s native state of Hawaii and adopted state of Illinois all now pose stiff challenges to Democrats who are determined to limit their losses next Tuesday. Both parties agree the GOP will hold its House majority; the question is whether Republicans can gain enough seats to rival their post-World War II high water mark of 246.

The current breakdown is 233-199 in favor of the Republicans with three vacancies.

“We’re in trench warfare. I’m not going to sugarcoat it,” Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said in an interview.

In one sign of Democratic concern, Vice President Joe Biden was heading to Massachusetts on Wednesday for a rally with Seth Moulton, who is trying to hold onto a Democratic seat against Republican Richard Tisei. Then Biden was traveling to California on Saturday to campaign in an openseat contest east of Los Angeles that surprisingly looks closer than a sure-fire Democratic gain.

Al-Qaida wants to end infighting with IS; feud tapering off; reconciliation not expected WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence analysts are closely watching al-Qaida’s overtures to the renegade Islamic State to reunite and fight the West, and while a full reconciliation is not on the horizon, there is evidence the two groups have curtailed their feud and are cooperating on the Syrian battlefield.

The al-Qaida global terror network recently has extended olive branches to the rival Islamic State through messages released by its affiliates around the world. The most recent was on Oct. 17 from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the Yemen-based offshoot that denounced the airstrikes and called on rival militant groups to stop their infighting and together train their sights on Western targets. Al-Qaida also has sent emissaries to Syria on unsuccessful missions to get the rival groups working together.

Al-Qaida is saying, “Let’s just have a truce in Syria,” said Tom Joscelyn, who tracks terror groups for the Long War Journal. “That is what’s underway now. ... What we have seen is that local commanders are entering into local truces. There are definitely areas where the two groups are not fighting.”

The Islamic State group has seized about a third of Iraq and Syrian territory and is terrorizing civilians to impose a strict interpretation of Islamic law. Their advances led to airstrikes by the United States and a coalition of Western and Persian Gulf nations in both Iraq and Syria.

Girls’ jihadi quest stirs fear

By SADIE GURMAN Associated Press

AURORA, Colo. — The strange journey of three suburban Denver girls who authorities say tried to join Islamic State militants in Syria has many in their close-knit east African community worried about whether their own children will be the next to be lured to terror.

The girls’ voyage has mystified many in the U.S., and has been even more troubling among Aurora’s Somali and Sudanese immigrants, thousands of whom fled civil war and forged new lives in the Denver suburbs, where refugees easily find jobs driving cabs or working in the meat industry.

But while the girls’ parents were working to give them a better life, being a Muslim teenager isn’t easy in an American high school, said Ahmed Odowaay, a community advocate who works with youth. It’s easy to feel like an outsider, even as a U.S. citizen.

Even his 10-year-old daughter gets taunts of “terrorist” when she wears her hijab in school, he said.

“This community is outcast.

They feel like they don’t belong here. They’re frustrated,” Odowaay said from his seat at Barwaaqo, a restaurant hidden in one of Aurora’s low-slung strip malls, where other men dined on goat and spaghetti, a favorite east African dish. “I’m

‘This was not a problem we were aware of. If we knew, maybe we could have spoken to the right people.’

— Halimo Hashi, owner African fashion boutique worried their frustrations will lead them in the wrong direction.”

Young people in communities like this across the country are vulnerable to extremists in Syria and elsewhere who reach out to them online, promising the glory of battle, the honor becoming a wife, or just acceptance. Odowaay said it’s easy for young Muslims to encounter recruiters while trolling Facebook. He said it’s happened to him.

Family and friends saw the three — two Somali sisters ages 17 and 15 and their 16-year-old Sudanese friend — as typical Muslim teenagers who like the mall and movies, not fundamentalists.

It wasn’t until they missed class that the 16-year-old’s father realized they had been talking online to militants, who convinced them to steal cash from their parents, buy plane tickets and head to Syria with their U.S. passports. Authorities said one of the girls did most of the planning and encouraged the others to follow.

Alarm spread quickly as friends and relatives realized the girls were gone, and saw

signs of their plans on their Twitter accounts.

“She asked her friends to pray for her ... and at that time, I just knew that something really bad was going to happen,” said the father of a 16-year-old, who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because he is concerned for the girls’ safety.

He called the FBI and his congressman for help, and agents stopped them at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany.

The girls likely won’t be charged with a crime and are safe now, but the father said he is still troubled by lingering questions about their intentions, who recruited them online and how they were so easily able to board a plane and head overseas. His daughter seemed not to have a clear idea of what she would be doing if she had made it there.

“They’re just like, you know, stupid little girls,” he said.

“They just want to do something, and they do it.”

At the girls’ high school, the possibility that students might be lured to terror wasn’t something they had previously considered, said Cherry Creek

School District spokeswoman Tustin Amole. That’s changed, and FBI officials spent the past week doing outreach, looking for friends who may have had similar intentions. Teachers encouraged students to come forward with concerns or if they see something suspicious.

“This was not a problem we were aware of,” said Halimo Hashi, who owns an African fashion boutique. “If we knew, maybe we could have spoken to the right people.”

Hafedh Ferjani of the Colorado Muslim Council said he is arranging meetings with Denver FBI officials and youth in the community, as they held several years ago after concerns arose that young men were returning to Somalia to join the terror group al-Shabab.

“If we learn what happened from the girls, we can avoid someone else doing that,” he said.

As the community comes to grips with the dangers, things have changed for the girls’ families, too. The sisters’ father doesn’t grasp the severity of the situation, said Rashid Sadiq, who leads the Somali Organization of Colorado and met the girls’ father more than a decade ago.

As 16-year-old’s father tries to repair his family, he has advice for those worried their children might be led astray.

“I just ask any parent to look for what their kids are doing online,” said the father.

Islamic State group kills 30 Iraqi men

By SAMEER N. YACOUB and SINAN SALAHEDDIN Associated Press

BAGHDAD — Islamic State group militants lined up 30 men in western Iraq and shot them dead Wednesday, an official and residents said, the latest mass killing carried out by the group since its advance across the country.

The slayings, on a main street in the al-Bakir district in the town of Hit, targeted Sunnis tribal fighters allied with the government and members of the security forces that the extremists captured when they overran the town, the official and the residents said.

The militants first paraded the men through town, shouting through loudspeakers that the captured men were apostates who fought against them, residents said. The extremists then lined up the men and shot them dead with assault rifles, residents said.

A photograph obtained by The Associated Press showed a line of the men’s bodies by a small pool of blood as onlookers walked by.

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Karhout called the slayings “a crime against humanity” and demanded more international support for the Sunni tribes fighting the militants in Anbar.

Iraq is in its worst crisis since the 2011 withdrawal of U.S. troops as Sunni militant groups led by the al-Qaida breakaway Islamic State group have seized a third of the country. In one lightning offensive over the summer, Iraq’s U.S.-trained army and security forces melted away as the extremists advanced and captured key cities and towns in country’s north.

In Iraq and along with areas in eastern Syria, the militants have declared a self-styled caliphate and imposed their own harsh interpretation of Shariah law. They also have targeted the country’s religious minorities, including Christians and others, killing hundreds and forcing hundreds of thousands to leave their homes.

A U.S.-led coalition is now targeting Islamic State extremists with airstrikes. U.S. Central Command said the coalition

launched six airstrikes in Iraq over Tuesday and Wednesday using jet fighters and drones, hitting targets near Fallujah and Sinjar.

In other violence Wednesday, police said a roadside bomb exploded near an army patrol in a town just south of Baghdad, killing three soldiers and wounding seven. A later bomb blast on a commercial street in

Baghdad’s eastern district of Ur killed two people and wounded eight, police said.

Wednesday night, a suicide bomber drove his bomb-laden car into a police checkpoint in the town of Youssifiyah, just south of Baghdad, killing five police officers and wounding 18 people, including some civilians, officials said.

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Selig sees off final World Series winner RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — For his final game as baseball commissioner, Bud Selig was able to see the low-budget Kansas City Royals compete with the high-spending San Francisco Giants for the title.

Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night featured a pair of wild-card teams that had already played during the regular season. In a finale hosted by the club whose league won the All-Star game. With managers able to contest calls by umpires, the final decision coming from a replay room far from the field.

All those innovations came during Selig’s 22 years in charge.

Yet his biggest imprint before de-

parting in January may be the economic changes he helped usher into the tradition-bound game.

“It’s our job to provide hope and faith and have the system where teams can compete,” he said during the AllStar game FanFest last summer. “Not just on the size of the market, but on what they do.”

With the 19th-biggest payroll at $97 million, Kansas City fell just short of becoming the first team from among the bottom half of spenders to win the title since the 2003 Florida Marlins.

The Royals extended San Francisco (sixth at $165 million) to a seventh game before losing 3-2 in their first postseason appearance since winning the 1985 World Series.

Then the Milwaukee Brewers owner, Selig took over as baseball’s boss

in September 1992 after helping lead the group that forced the resignation of Commissioner Fay Vincent.

As chairman of the executive council, he pushed for a salary cap that led to a 7 1/2-month strike and the cancellation of the 1994 World Series. He didn’t get the cap, but revenue sharing and a luxury tax were in the labor contracts that emerged, and they helped the middle and smaller markets compete.

“The ‘90s were painful. We had to change the whole economic structure,” he said. “So today there’s hope and faith in Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, the Twin Cities, on and on and on. As a result, baseball is so much stronger and so much better.”

Selig, now 80, presided over nearly one-fifth of all World Series games ever played: 121 of 641. After years

of saying he would never take the job permanently, Selig did just that and was elected commissioner in July 1998. He agreed to a new contract in 2001, first announced his planned retirement in 2003 and went on to agree to new deals in 2004, 2008 and 2012.

He leaves a legacy in concrete: 20 of the 30 big league ballparks opened during his tenure. While that building boom enhanced revenue and fan experiences, critics say he backed clubs trying to extract government money and assistance.

Selig also pushed for splitting each league into three divisions instead of two and the expansion of the playoffs from four teams to eight (1994); interleague play (1997); having the All-Star game winning-league receive World Series home-field advantage (2003); and another playoff expansion

to 10 teams (2012).

“We all sat back and have watched teams that have gotten in on the wild card go to the World Series and be successful in the World Series,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “So that gave us hope.”

This is just the second all-wild card World Series following 2002 and the first year in which the champion needed to win 12 postseason games.

“I love the wild card, by the way.

It’s a beautiful thing,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “Anything can happen when you get to the playoffs. You get good pitching, timely hitting, you’re getting a good chance to keep moving, and that’s what’s happened to us. That’s what’s happened to Kansas City. You get two teams that get hot and they were playing well at the right time.”

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The San Francisco Giants celebrate after Game 7 of baseball’s World Series against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo. The Giants won 3-2 to win the series.

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San Francisco wins World Series on Bumgarner’s clutch game 7 pitching RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A giant, indeed.

Madison Bumgarner punctuated one of the finest World Series performances in baseball history by pitching the San Francisco Giants to their third title in five years with a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals in Game 7 on Wednesday night.

The big left-hander came out of the bullpen to throw five scoreless innings on two days’ rest, saving a Series pushed to the limit. And by winning Game 7 on the road, Bumgarner and the Giants succeeded where no team had in 3 1/2 decades.

“I wasn’t thinking about innings or pitch count. I was just thinking about getting outs, getting outs, until I couldn’t get them anymore and we needed someone else,” Bumgarner said in a monotone that made it sound as though he was talking about batting practice.

A two-out misplay in the ninth almost wrecked it for Bumgarner

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San Francisco Giants fans celebrate after Game 7 of baseball’s World Series against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo. The Giants won 3-2 to win the series.

and the Giants. He had retired 14 in a row when Alex Gordon’s single fell in front of center fielder Gregor Blanco, who let the ball get past him for an error that allowed Gordon to reach third.

Left fielder Juan Perez hustled back to the wall and retrieved the

ball in time to hold Gordon at third.

“When it got by him, I had a smile on my face. I thought maybe I could score, but he got to it quickly enough,” Gordon said. “I just put my head down and ran, almost fell around second base, was

just waiting for Jirsch (third base coach Mike Jirschele) to give me the signal. It was a good hold, he had the ball in plenty of time.”

Bumgarner then retired Salvador Perez on a foulout to third baseman Pedro Sandoval for the final out. The 25-year-old ace was immediately embraced by catcher Buster Posey, and the rest of the Giants rushed to the mound to join the victory party.

Most of the San Francisco players tossed their gloves high in the air as they ran to the center of the diamond.

Three days after throwing 117 pitches in a four-hit shutout to win Game 5, Bumgarner threw 68 more and dropped his record-low career Series ERA to a barely visible 0.25.

Bumgarner initially was credited with the win. But nearly an hour after the final out, the official scorers switched up and decided on Jeremy Affeldt, who was in the game when San Francisco took the lead.

Bumgarner got a save instead.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Pau Gasol had 21 points and 11 rebounds in his Chicago debut, Derrick Rose scored 13 points after missing most of the last two seasons, and the Bulls spoiled Derek Fisher’s first game as an NBA coach by beating the New York Knicks 104-80 on Wednesday night.

Reserve Taj Gibson finished with 22 points to lead the Bulls, who with a wealth of frontcourt depth didn’t even need a big night from Rose. The former MVP took only seven shots and had five assists in 21 minutes in a game Chicago led by as much as 35.

Rose missed the 2012-13 season after tearing his left ACL in the 2012 playoffs. He returned last season and hit the go-ahead shot to beat the Knicks on Halloween in Chicago’s home opener, but was lost again for the season when he tore cartilage in the other knee in November.

Carmelo Anthony had 14 points for the Knicks, who won’t have it any easier in the second half of their season-opening, backto-back. They visit the Cavaliers, the other Eastern Conference favorite, on Thursday in the first game since LeBron James returned to Cleveland.

The Knicks, running the triangle offense that Fisher played in under Knicks president Phil Jackson, shot 36.5 percent. They were missing starting point guard Jose Calderon, who was a late scratch because of a strained right calf.

Shane Larkin made his first career start.

HEAT 107, WIZARDS 95 MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh had 26 points and 15 rebounds, Norris Cole scored a career-high 23 points after winning Miami’s starting point-guard job, and the Heat beat Washington to open the postLeBron James era.

Dwyane Wade added 21 points for Miami, 12 of those down the stretch after he briefly departed with a leg injury. Luol Deng, part of the class assembled this summer after James departed, scored 12 points.

It wasn’t just James that the Heat were missing from last year’s Game 1 rotation. Shane Battier has retired, Ray Allen hasn’t decided if he will continue his career and both of those players scored in double digits in the 2013 ring-night matchup against Chicago.

Marcin Gortat and Drew Gooden led the Wizards with 18 points apiece. Paul Pierce added 17 in his Washington debut, and John Wall finished with 16 points and 11 assists.

CELTICS 121, NETS 105 BOSTON (AP) — Rajon Rondo returned from a broken hand and had 13 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds in the season opener to help Boston beat Brooklyn.

Kelly Olynyk had 19 points and Jeff Green added 17 for Boston, which opened a 29-point lead at the end of the third quarter and coasted to the win.

Mirza Teletovic had 20 points and six rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench for the Nets. Joe Johnson scored 19 points for Brooklyn, and Deron Williams had 19 points and eight assists.

Rondo said he didn’t decide to play until about an hour before the tipoff, after waking up from a pregame nap and feeling ready to play. With the point guard missing all the exhibition season, coach Brad Stevens wasn’t sure what he could expect.

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NCAA adds 2 additional games to Gurley suspension PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia was hoping to get Todd Gurley back on the field.

Looks like the No. 9 Bulldogs will have to wait two more games.

The NCAA announced Wednesday that Gurley, once a leading Heisman Trophy contender, must sit out until Nov. 15 for accepting more than $3,000 for autographed memorabilia and other items over a

two-year period.

Gurley already missed the Bulldogs’ last two games, and the school had petitioned for him to be reinstated in time for Saturday’s Cocktail Party rivalry against Florida.

But the NCAA ruled that Gurley must serve a four-game suspension — about 30 percent of the regular season — and said it “strongly considered” a harsher punishment given the extent of the violations. The junior running back was found to have taken cash from mul-

tiple individuals, even though he received “extensive rules education about the prohibition of receiving payment for autographs.”

“The university’s due diligence in its investigation and the student’s full disclosure of his involvement in the violations were factors in not imposing a more severe withholding condition,” the NCAA said in a statement.

The school announced an immediate appeal, which will be heard this week by an NCAA

committee that can reduce or remove the sanctions imposed by the staff but can’t increase them.

After practice, coach Mark Richt steadfastly refused to comment on severity of the penalty. He said repeatedly that his team is only going to focus on “things we can control.”

“When rules are broken, you don’t have control over the discipline,” Richt said. “That’s a part of life.”

If the suspension is upheld, Gurley would also miss a Nov.

8 contest at Kentucky. But he would be able to return for a Southeastern Conference showdown in Athens against No. 4 Auburn on Nov. 15.

“In determining the appropriate reinstatement conditions, a 30 percent withholding condition is consistent with precedent in similar cases,” the NCAA said.

Former Georgia receiver A.J. Green received a fourgame suspension in 2010 after acknowledging he sold a bowl jersey for $1,000.

The NCAA said Gurley must also repay a portion of the money to a charity of his choice and perform 40 hours of community service. The organization did not specify how much of the money he would have to repay or a deadline to comply with the rest of his sanctions.

Gurley’s suspension raised questions about rules barring college players from receiving money for their autograph or likeness at a time when the major conferences are pushing to increase athlete benefits.

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Regardless, he etched his place in postseason lore among the likes of Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson, Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling — players who delivered indelible October performances to lead their team to titles.

Posey expected Bumgarner to throw three innings, then turn over the game to setup man Sergio Romo and closer Santiago Casilla — who threw four pitches in the entire Series.

“But he just kept rolling,” Posey said. “I mean, it’s unbelievable.”

Michael Morse hit a goahead single in the fourth that stood up, and the Giants eked out a battle of the bullpens on a night when both starting pitchers made unusually quick exits.

The Giants were dubbed a “Band of Misfits” in 2010 when they beat Texas to win the franchise’s first title since 1954 in New York. Two years later, they swept Detroit for another championship.

And this time, they became the second NL team with three titles in a five-year span, matching Stan Musial’s St. Louis Cardinals of 1942-46.

Every other year. It’s the closest thing to a dynasty baseball has seen in the 21st century.

Home teams had won nine straight Game 7s in the Series since Pittsburgh’s victory at Baltimore in 1979, including the Royals’ 11-0 rout of St. Louis in 1985. Teams hosting the first two games had won 23 of the last 28 titles, including five in a row. And the Giants had lost all four of their previous World Series pushed to the limit.

But before a pumped-up, blue-and-white-clad crowd of 40,535 that hoped noise and passion could lift the smallmarket Royals to a title that seemed improbable when Kansas City was languishing two games under .500 in mid-July, the Giants won the second allwild card World Series, 12

years after losing Game 7 to the Angels in the first.

Both managers promised quick hooks if their starters showed the slightest signs of faltering, and both managers delivered as Tim Hudson and Jeremy Guthrie combined for 15 outs — matching the fewest by Game 7 starters. Hudson, at 39 the oldest Game 7 starter, allowed two runs in 1 2-3 innings. The 35-year-old Guthrie took the loss, giving up three runs in 3 1-3 innings Jeremy Affeldt followed Hudson with 2 1-3 innings of scoreless relief in his longest outing since July 2012, getting help from the first successful replay challenge in World Series history.

With his shaggy hair making him look every bit a gunslinger, Bumgarner entered to boos in the bottom of the fifth, coated his long arms with rosin and groomed the pocked-up mound with his spikes.

He gave up an opposite-field single to his first batter, Omar Infante, who advanced on a sacrifice. Bumgarner retired Nori Aoki on a liner near the left-field line that was grabbed

by Juan Perez, starting over Travis Ishikawa because of his defense. Bumgarner then struck out Lorenzo Cain.

He retired the side in order in the sixth, seven and eighth, increasing his pitch count to 52. With loud chants of “Let’s Go Royals!” echoing through Kauffman Stadium, he struck out Eric Hosmer to open the ninth, then retired Billy Butler on a foulout to bring up Gordon.

Bumgarner allowed two hits, struck out four and walked none. He pitched 52 2-3 postseason innings, 4 1-3 more than the previous mark set by Arizona’s Curt Schilling in 2001, and finished with 270 innings combined, including the regular season.

“Yeah, it was hopeless,” Royals manager Ned Yost said.

Voted the Series MVP, MadBum became king of SoMa, and from Nob Hill to North Beach, from The Marina to The Mission, San Francisco celebrated another title won by Kung Fu Panda and Hunter Pence.

Red Wings rally to beat Capitals The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justin Abdelkader scored twice in the third period to help the Detroit Red Wings rally for a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.

Abdelkader broke a 2-2 tie when he took a drop pass from Pavel Datsyuk and beat Braden Holtby from the left circle at 10:34 for his fifth goal of the season. Detroit tied it at 4:04 when Abdelkader scored off a Washington turnover in the slot.

Datsyuk added a power-play goal in the final minute. Gustav Nyquist also scored — off an assist from Abdelkader — and Henrik Zetterberg had two assists. Jimmy Howard made 25 saves.

Datsyuk’s goal ended a streak of 23 Detroit power plays

without a goal.

Troy Brouwer and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored for Washington, which has lost three of four.

Alex Ovechkin failed to score a point for the fifth straight game, the longest drought of his career.

PREDATORS 4, OILERS 1 EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Craig Smith scored twice and Nashville rebounded from its first regulation loss of the season with a victory over Edmonton.

Shea Weber and Taylor Beck also scored and Pekka Rinne made 26 saves to help Nashville improve to 6-1-2 in the first game of a six-game trip.

Taylor Hall scored for Edmondton. The Oilers had won four straight after opening 0-41.

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Nashville 9 6 1 Chicago 9 5 3 Dallas 9 4 2 Minnesota 8 5 3 St. Louis 8 4 3 Winnipeg 9 4 5 Colorado 10 2 4 Pacific Division Anaheim 10 8 2 Los Angeles 9 6 1 San Jose 11 6 4 Vancouver 9 6 3 Calgary 11 5 4 Edmonton 10 4 5 Arizona 8 3 4 NOTE: Two points for a point for overtime loss.

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wrist and hand, showed no ill effects of the injury, dribbling with both hands and shooting 6 for 9 — better than his career 47.5 shooting percentage.

SUNS 119, LAKERS 99 PHOENIX (AP) — Isaiah Thomas scored 23 points in his Phoenix debut, Marcus Morris matched his career high with five 3-pointers and the Suns dominated their season opener against Los Angeles despite Kobe Bryant’s 31 points.

Goran Dragic scored 12 of his 18 points in the third quarter, when the Suns outscored the Lakers 3924 and led by as many as 29. Phoenix’s Eric Bledsoe had 16 points and nine assists before he drew his second technical foul and was ejected with 30 seconds left in the third quarter.

WARRIORS 95, KINGS 77 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 19 points and undermanned Golden State made Steve Kerr a

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Detroit at Minnesota, 4 p.m.

New York at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Utah at Dallas, 4:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m.

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GP W L OT Montreal 10 8 2 0 Tampa Bay 10 6 3 1 Detroit 9 5 2 2 Ottawa 8 5 2 1 Boston 11 5 6 0 Toronto 9 4 4 1 Florida 7 2 2 3 Buffalo 10 2 8 0 Metropolitan Division N.Y. Islanders 9 6 3 0 Pittsburgh 8 5 2 1 N.Y. Rangers 9 5 4 0 Philadelphia 9 4 3 2 New Jersey 9 4 3 2 Washington 9 4 3 2 Columbus 9 4 5 0 Carolina 8 0 6 2

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Chicago at Ottawa, 3:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 3:30 p.m.

Arizona at Florida, 3:30 p.m.

Anaheim at St. Louis, 4 p.m.

San Jose at Minnesota, 4 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Colorado, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Vancouver, 6 p.m.

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Sunday, Nov. 2 Arizona at Dallas, 9 a.m.

Philadelphia at Houston, 9 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Kansas City, 9 a.m.

Washington at Minnesota, 9 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Cleveland, 9 a.m.

Jacksonville at Cincinnati, 9 a.m.

San Diego at Miami, 9 a.m.

St. Louis at San Francisco, 12:05 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 12:25 p.m.

Denver at New England, 12:25 p.m.

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 3 Indianapolis at N.Y. Giants, 4:30 p.m.

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Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES С Assigned RHP Evan Meek outright to Norfolk (IL).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS С Assigned OF Tony Campana and RHP Ryan Brasier outright to Salt Lake (PCL).

National League CINCINNATI REDS С Assigned 1B Neftali Soto outright to Louisville (IL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAY-

ERS ASSOCIATION С Named Dominique Foxworth chief operating officer, Gary Kohlman general counsel, Roger Mason Jr. director of player relations, Walter Palmer director of international relations and marketing and Ron Klempner senior counsel for collective bargaining.

DALLAS MAVERICKS С Signed G J.J. Barea. Waived G Gal Mekel.

FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS С Signed WR Jace Davis to the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS С Released DT A.J. Pataiali’i from the practice squad. Signed DB Marcus Cromartie to the practice squad.

DALLAS COWBOYS С Placed LBs Justin Durant and Troy Davis on injured reserve. Released G Rishaw Johnson from the practice squad. Signed LB Will Smith and G Jeff Baca to the practice squad and LB Tim Dobbins.

DENVER BRONCOS С Released DE Greg Latta.

HOUSTON TEXANS С Released CB Kendall James from the practice squad and DB Elbert Mack.

Signed RB Ben Malena to the practice squad and LB Zac Diles.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS С Released RB Jeff Demps from the practice squad. Signed WR Chandler Jones to the practice squad.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS С Placed CB Alan Ball on injured reserve. Signed DB Matt Daniels to the practice squad and CB Tommie Campbell.

MIAMI DOLPHINS С Released DB Rod Sweeting, TE Jake Murphy and QB Seth Lobato from the practice squad. Signed TEs Evan Wilson and Gerell Robinson and DB Rashaan Melvin to the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS С Released LB Deontae Skinner.

Signed DL Alan Branch.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS С Placed WR Joe Morgan on the reserve/suspended list. Signed TE Tom Crabtree.

NEW YORK GIANTS С Released LB Carlos Fields from the practice squad. Signed CB Mike Harris from Detroit’s practice squad and LB Justin Anderson to the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS С Signed LB Chris Young to the practice squad.

OAKLAND RAIDERS С Signed LB Bojay Filimoeatu to the practice squad and S Larry Asante.

ST. LOUIS RAMS С Released QB Garrett Gilbert from the practice squad and QB Case Keenum.

Placed OT Jake Long on injured reserve. Signed LB Korey Toomer from the practice squad.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS С Signed CB Richard Crawford.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS С Released WR Phil Bates and TE Brett Brackett. Signed LB L.J. Fort from the practice squad and FB Will Tukuafu.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS С Signed QB Mike Kafka and WR Tavarres King to the practice squad.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL С Suspended N.Y. Rangers D John Moore five games for an illegal check during Monday’s game.

CAROLINA HURRICANES С Reassigned D Ryan Murphy and D Brody Sutter to Charlotte (AHL).

DALLAS STARS С Reassigned LW Curtis McKenzie to Texas (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS С Assigned D Richard Nedomlel from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS С Assigned F Rich Clune to Milwaukee (AHL). Activated F Matt Cullen from injured reserve.

NEW YORK RANGERS С Assigned G Jason Missiaen and D Samuel Noreau from Hartford (AHL) to Greenville (ECHL).

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS С Reassigned D Maxim Lamarche from Reading (ECHL) to Lehigh Valley (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING С Recalled F Danick Gauthier from Florida (ECHL) to Syracuse (AHL).

MOTORSPORTS SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA С Announced the resignation of vice president of club racing Terry Ozment.

SOCCER Major League Soccer COLUMBUS CREW С Signed M Mohammed Saeid.

PORTLAND TIMBERS С Announced the retirement of M Steve Zakuani.

COLLEGE NCAA С Suspended Georgia RB Todd Gurley until Nov. 15.

Declared St. John’s men’s basketball F Keith Thomas academically ineligible for the 2014-15 season.

HAWAII С Fired men’s basketball coach Gib Arnold and assistant coach Brandyn Akana.

Promoted men’s associate head basketball coach Benjy Taylor acting head coach.

LEHIGH С Named Vincent Johnson director of men’s basketball operations.

LONG BEACH STATE С Agreed to terms with men’s basketball coach Dan Monson on a fiveyear contract extension through the 2018-19 season.

LOUISVILLE С Promoted Roger Williams associate head baseball coach.

MINNESOTA С Dismissed junior G Zach Lofton from the basketball program.

MINNESOTA STATE (MANKATO) С Named Brittany Heinz director of marketing and special events.

TRINITY INTERNATIONAL С Named Paul Grotelueschen Jr. assistant baseball coach and Tal Gerald graduate assistant baseball coach.

winner in his coaching debut, roll- ebrating the return of the Hornets Hibbert had 22 points, eight reing past Sacramento. name after a 12-year absence. bounds and seven blocks, leading short-handed Indiana past Phila- C delphia.

TRAIL BLAZERS 106, GRIZZLIES 105, Y Indiana won its season opener THUNDER 89 TIMBERWOLVES 101 for the fourth consecutive year, but PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — this was the first one during that LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points Marc Gasol scored a career-high 32 stretch without All-Star swingand Portland rallied in the fourth points and Memphis beat Minne- man Paul George, who is out afquarter to beat the injury-depleted sota for the franchise’s first victory ter breaking his right leg in two Oklahoma City. in a season opener since 2000. places.

The Thunder only suited up nine players. Most notably they ROCKETS 104, JAZZ 93 RAPTORS 109, HAWKS 102 were without reigning NBA MVP SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant, who had surgery for TORONTO (AP) — DeMar a fractured bone in his right foot Dwight Howard had 22 points DeRozan had 15 points and a cathis month and will likely be side- and 10 rebounds and Houston beat reer-high 11 rebounds, and Kyle Utah to spoil Quin Snyder’s NBA Lowry added 11 points in Toronlined until December. coaching debut. to’s victory over Atlanta.

James Harden added 18 points HORNETS 108, and 10 assists, and Trevor Ariza BUCKS 106, OT had 20 points for the Rockets, who NUGGETS 89, PISTONS 79 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — opened the season Tuesday night DENVER (AP) — Kenneth Kemba Walker made a 21-footer in Los Angeles with a loss.

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Week 9: Choose wisely when picking winners Lowly 6-9 mark in week 8 leaves salty taste when unforeseen upsets hit picks hard

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The margin for error in the NFL is razor thin. The 6-1 Dallas Cowboys entered week eight with the most feared rushing attack in the NFL, an overachieving defense, and a veteran quarterback playing some of the best football of his career.

The 2-5 Washington Redskins were coming to town as a diminished product. Washington was minus its top pass rusher and vagabond Colt McCoy was charged with throwing passes. There was every reason to believe Dallas would roll to an easy victory. That’s not how life works in the NFL. The Redskins, 10-point dogs, took Jerry’s World by storm. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo absorbed hit after hit, and DeMarco Murray remember how much he liked to fumble the football. At one point Romo look like an old boxer who had taken one too many punches to the gut. A particularly jarring blow forced Romo to the locker room for much of the second half. Moments later Washington left the Metroplex with an inprobable victory.

The 6-2 Cowboys enter week nine with Romo’s status very uncertain, their defense exposed as the inadequate unit it was expected to be at the beginning of the year, and a running back hell bent on fumbling the football. Jerry’s World is crumbling!

Amazing the difference a week makes. That’s life in the NFL. This may come as a shock to you considering past results but I’m incapable of predicting the future. The column recorded an unsightly 6-9 mark in last week’s slate of games.

That drops our season total to 6654-1, a solid record, but far short of our lofty standards. We’ll attempt to makes amends this week.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS @ Carolina Panthers +3 The 3-4 New Orleans Saints march into Charlotte to battle the 3-4-1 Carolina Panthers. First place in the putrid NFC South is up for

grabs. New Orleans has yet to win a road contest in 2014. The Panthers are 2-2 at home. Carolina has won three of the last four meetings between these rivals. The teams enter this contest going in opposite directions. The Saints crushed NFC favorite Green Bay a week ago. Carolina lost a defensive battle at home against Seattle. This is a game the Saints should win. If Drew Brees avoids costly turnovers the Saints will record their first road victory of the season. Saints win 31-24 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ CLEVELAND BROWNS -7 Siding with the Cleveland Browns minus seven is hard to stomach. The Browns have been terrible since I was born. For decades, honest gamblers would be ridiculed for such a move, and rightfully so. In yet another sign of the Armageddon fast approaching the 4-3 Browns are apparently good at football. Tampa Bay is the opposite of that. The season can’t end soon enough for the 1-6 Bucs. Tampa’s minus 90-point differential is only topped by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Florida sucks at football. Browns win 24-16 ARIZONA CARDINALS @ Dallas Cowboys -3 The 6-1 Arizona Cardinals are in the midst of a dream season. Everything that can go right does, everything that can go wrong doesn’t. The Desert Bats received the ball trailing the Philadelphia Eagles 20-17 with a 1:56 remaining in the contest. The Eagles should win right? Or at worst relinquish a field goal to force overtime. Three plays later Carson Palmer hit John Brown on a 75-yard scoring pass to win the game. That’s ridiculous. Cinderella’s story continues.

Cardinals win 30-27 Philadelphia Eagles @ HOUSTON TEXANS +2.5 J.J. Watt is a hurricane. He’s a tornado, a super volcano. Watt is an offensive natural disaster. The last de-

fensive player to rag doll 300 pound lineman as frequently as Watt was Reggie White. The guy is incredible.

Philly’s offensive line has struggled to run or pass block all year. That’s not good when you’re about to face Watt and his sidekick Jadeveon Clowney.

Eagles QB Nick Foles has authored a trend of throwing the ball to the other team under pressure. Foles will be under pressure on Sunday. Texans win 26-23 New York Jets @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS -10 I sided with the Jets a week ago as a small favorite at home against the Buffalo Bills. One hundred interceptions later I vowed to never side with a Rex Ryan Jets team again. I won’t do it. Ten is more points than I’d like to lay backing a plodding Chiefs offense but what’s a guy supposed to do? The Jets are capable of completely imploding at any moment. Chiefs win 21-7 Jacksonville Jaguars @ CINCINNATI BENGALS -11.5 Cincinnati hasn’t lost a home game in two seasons. Jacksonville is 5-19 since 2013. It is likely that Cincinnati loses a home game at some point in the future. It is unlikely Jacksonville will be the team that ends the Bengals home streak.

As mentioned earlier, Jacksonville leads the league in getting crushed.

Cincinnati, still trying to break out of a patch of sloppy play, should win this battle of cats quite comfortably. Bengals win 31-13 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS @ Miami Dolphins -1 This is the definition of a coin flip. Miami has rebounded from a slow start, winning two straight to get back over .500 for the year. San Diego roared out of the gate winning five of their first six contests before dropping two consecutive games.

The Chargers fancy themselves a Super Bowl contender and I tend to agree. QB Philip Rivers is playing

the best football of his career and the defense has been stingy. San Diego can’t afford to drop another game to keep pace with the Denver Broncos in the hotly contested AFC West. Chargers win 28-20 Washington Redskins @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS -1.5 Robert Griffin is expected to return this week for the Pre-Columbus Americans. Washington is riding a high after their dramatic victory in Dallas last Monday, but that alone won’t knock the rust off Griffin’s right arm. It feels like RG3 hasn’t played in forever and there’s no guarantee his fragile body and mind will survive four quarters this weekend.

I hate to back Vikings rookie Teddy Bridgewater without getting points, but a surprisingly strong Vikings defense should carry the day. Vikings win 27-24 ST. LOUIS RAMS @ San Francisco 49ers -10 This is the third of four matchups this weekend featuring double digit spreads. Such large numbers always complicate matters. Side with the favorite and you’re susceptible to the dreaded backdoor cover. In gambling parlance getting “backdoored” refers to having a comfortable margin slip away because of a meaningless late score. I expect the 49ers to win rather convincingly but 10 points in a rivalry game is just too many. 49ers win 26-17 DENVER BRONCOS @ New England Patriots +3.5 New England has won four in a row and looked fantastic while doing it, but with the way his majesty (Peyton Manning) is playing lately you can’t turn down an opportunity to side with the Denver Broncos for less than a touchdown. Home field advantage in the AFC playoffs is likely at stake and the winner certainly becomes the favorite to represent the conference in the Super Bowl. The two quarterbacks will garner all the headlines, but Den-

ver’s pass rush will be the difference.

Broncos win 38-24 OAKLAND RAIDERS @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS -15 My beloved Seattle Seahawks have been in a funk all season. The team has been hampered by an incredible amount of injuries and off field noise. It’s definitely been the most stressful football season I’ve experience in a while. The Seahawks treaded water last week surviving a scare in Carolina before capturing the win on their final possession.

Seattle simply isn’t playing well enough to warrant a two touchdown spread even if their hosting the thoroughly incapable Oakland Raiders.

Seahawks win 24-14 Baltimore Ravens @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS +1 Isn’t football better when the two teams rushing the field have a long history of hating each other? This year’s second meeting between the Steelers and Ravens will be contested with added importance. Both teams (plus Cincinnati) are in a tight race for the AFC North crown, and neither can afford a fourth loss and maintain any realistic hope of earning home field advantage in the playoffs. Expect a close contest, one that will be settled in the final minutes. Steelers win 2423 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS @ New York Giants -3.5 Andrew Luck has gotten off to an MVP-caliber start to his third season, but the real story for this Colts team was the surprisingly frugal defense.

That storyline didn’t hold up in Pittsburgh. The Colts were shredded for a fifty burger last week by the Steelers.

If you’re not familiar with “burger” being used in that way you’re not alone. I have no idea why the term means what it does, but I’m trying to stay young at heart, so I’ll make it a part of my nomenclature. Now that’s old school! Oh by the way the Colts are going to win. Colts win 40-24

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to make sure it runs efficiently and be respectful to people that come here to testify. Hopefully assembly members will treat each other with professionalism and respect.”

The meeting was the first for three assembly members — Blaine Gilman of Kenai, Stan Welles of Sterling, and Kelly Cooper of Homer. Gilman said his mantra will be that education is funded to the cap. Cooper accepted a mayor’s proclamation from Mike Navarre declaring November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

Cooper’s husband Jim Cooper lost his battle with pancreatic cancer in January of 2011 and she has since hosted events to raise awareness to fund a cure.

The new members will look to fill three vacanies in the finance, policies and procedures and legislative committees, Bagley said.

The assembly discussed reconsideration of a resolution regarding climate change and ocean acidification that passed at the Oct. 15 meeting. The resolution, introduced by Haggerty, requested the state reconvene a task force and take action on recommendations and support efforts to adapt to climate change.

Assembly member Kelly Wolf said he gave notice for reconsideration because he didn’t believe the assembly should tell the state of Alaska what to do. Assembly member Wayne Ogle, who was absent at the last meeting, agreed that climate change wasn’t a matter the borough should get involved in.

Gilman said he would hate it if the resolution was used against the borough to argue against oil and gas development.

Haggerty opposed reconsideration because he said it is important the state takes proactive steps to address climate change and ocean acidification for the benefit of the next generation.

Johnson said the resolution doesn’t allude to whether climate change is human-caused, or how to mitigate the effects.

He said evidence of climate change could be seen in the glacier melt and bluff erosion, which threatens infrastructure, as the borough has seen with the hole near the Sterling Highway near Clam Gulch.

“We are seeing aggressive erosion,” he said. “The place is warming up.”

The assembly voted 5-4 to reverse the vote and the resolution failed by the same count with assembly members Wolf, Ogle, Welles, Gilman and Bagley against the resolution.

Haggerty said he was disappointed the vote failed. The resolution was intended to ask the state to get more information on the issue. He said the result of the vote gives him a better understanding of the assembly

members’ perspectives.

“The whole idea of climate change seems to threaten people,” he said. “People are worried how it hits their pocket book. I’m worried how it affects the future.”

The assembly heard two presentations. Rick Davis, CEO of Central Peninsula Hospital gave a quarterly report that showed hospital revenue has gone up 11 percent since the first quarter last year with $64 million in gross revenue and net income up 27 percent. Davis said revenue is based on utilization multiplied by price. CPH had a five percent price increase last year, which factors into the rise in income, he said.

Davis reported the average Medicaid inpatient charge was on the lower end compared to other hospitals in the state.

CPH has added eight physicians since the 2013 first quarter.

Ogle asked Davis what measures CPH has taken against infectious diseases like Ebola.

Davis said the hospital has four negative pressure rooms used for isolation of potential Ebola patients and new guidelines from the Center Disease Control instruct any person screened for Ebola to be transported to one of four hospitals in the U.S. for treatment.

Davis said it is unlikely Alaska will see any Ebola cases because all travelers to Alaska are screened for potential Ebola exposure. He said CPH has a protocol in place in the event they come across an Ebola patient.

“We are doing all we can to get ready for it,” he said. “Even though it is unlikely we will need it but we will take it seriously.”

The assembly passed an ordinance that appropriated nearly $65,000 for the purchase of portable radios for the Anchor Point Fire Service area and an emergency generator for the Moose Pass Volunteer Fire Company. The funding comes from the state department of military and veteran affairs, division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

The assembly passed a resolution to approve community revenue sharing program expenditures for 27 unincorporated communities. Through various community meetings, the borough gathered information for program funding and appropriated $545,000.

Among the projects: volunteer fire departments borough-wide received $19,804 for equipment, supplies and training. The Kasilof Regional Historical Association received $15,300 for building renovations. The Tsalteshi Trails Association received more than $7,000 for trail improvements and the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank received nearly $8,000 for food provisions, according to the resolution.

The next borough assembly meeting is Nov. 25 at 6 p.m. in Soldotna.

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and runs along the coast toward Nikiski.

“This is actually slightly shorter,” Swanson said, pointing to the route that route that crosses the Susitna River. “It’s a little bit more preferred, but the further you get out there, it’s very remote. Access is more of an issue.”

The other route involves much more private land and negotiations with owners.

“We’re studying all of that,” Swanson said. “You’d like it to be more remote, but there’s just a lot of trade-offs.”

While the company is studying a 2,000 foot-wide corridor for the approximately 800-mile pipeline, the actual right-ofway will be much narrower, Swanson said.

“About 50 feet,” he said.

In addition, most of it will be located underground, minimizing its visual impact to the surrounding landscape.

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facing the winner of this election will be developing the infrastructure on the central peninsula to handle the pending Alaska LNG project.

Olson said the area is being properly prepared. Roads, office space and land are being aquired.

“Nothing in life is a for sure thing, but the ball is rolling,” Olson said.

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“There’s a few river crossings and everything, where it will be above-ground. But, generally, it’ll be buried around here,” he said, pointing to the Cook Inlet on one of several maps taped to the walls at the high school. “Maybe we’ll keep it above ground in the North Slope area,” he said.

The three-hour meeting generated a lot of discussion and groups stood in small clusters around the room well into the evening.

Some, like Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, posed for photos with the project diagrams, or, like Rep. Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, answered questions from community members. Others, like the group of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, members, passed out information on the agency’s role in project permitting. Several dozen Alaska LNG representatives circled the room, answering questions and handing out white papers, maps and trinkets or directing children to a central table covered in coloring pages and crayons.

The FERC officials will attend each meeting with Alaska LNG as the organization prepares an environmental impact statement for the project. The federal agency’s approval will be required to construct and operate the gas treatment plant at the north slope, the 800-mile pipeline, and a gas liquefaction plant and LNG shipping terminal in Nikiski.

Swanson said most of the questions he heard from residents were about safety.

“They’re concerned about what will happen when construction comes through,” he said.

Swanson said he had been building pipelines for most of his career and had just returned from doing similar work in Australia. The public scoping meetings can be a helpful part of the project-planning process, he said, especially when it comes to quelling rumors.

“We were in a cafe over here this afternoon for a couple of hours ... (someone) came over and said ‘I hear you guys are buying up people’s property

and you’re only paying 10 percent.’ I said ‘No, that’s not true.

This is a free economy.’ What this helps do is, they can hear it from somebody who’s got the (Alaska LNG) tag on, who can say, this is how it works.”

The companies have estimated a cost of between $45-65 billion for the project for the plant which would provide gas for Alaskans and foreign buyers.

Swanson said a project of the size of the Alaska LNG proposal needed residents to be on-board.

“These are huge land-use projects,” he said. “The land has value to the landowners and we’re guests on their property and we have to respect that. We have to understand that we’re going to put something through there and it’s not going to eliminate, but it’s going to alter how they derive their value, their income from the land. That’s got to be compensated.”

insula are innovative and have the ability to fulfill the requirements of the positions but need the right foundation to make sure they are in a competitive position, Thornton said.

The first step is education, Thornton said. She wants to see the jobs created by the LNG project filled by Alaskans.

Kenai Peninsula College is doing a good job at making sure people are learning what they need to know to secure those jobs, Olson said.

Both contenders will also be feeling the pressure of potentially very deep cuts to the

state’s revenue. Olson said he is prepared to remind legislators they need to tighten their belts.

“I am good at being able to say, ‘Hey, we can’t afford it,’” Olson said. “I might loose some of my friends.”

Thornton said she also has a fiscally conservative approach to spending. Education needs some assistance in that area, she said.

Last year there was a 14 percent cut to education at KPC across the board, Thornton said.

“Cuts don’t mean slashing everything with a black pen,” Thornton said. However, the

legislators need to be spending responsibly.

Olson said he is confident he can secure support for local needs with legislators. He said sometimes it takes a few years, but he has never had a bill he has supported fail.

Thornton said it would be tough taking the seat without direct experience in the political process but would be able to make things happen for her constituents.

ing an Alaska Department of Transportation right of way, and is in Soldotna city limits, the borough is working with all the parties involved to come to an agreement on construction, ownership and maintenance of the path, he said.

After an agreement is reached, a schedule can be developed to plat the easement and then the project will go out to bid.

The deadline for the borough to submit a grant agreement to

the state is Nov. 25.

Assembly member Brent Johnson said the administration has had discussions with the colleges and school district and concerns have been resolved.

“All applicants want to see the walkway come to completion,” Johnson said. “It makes the best sense for everyone involved.”

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gich’s campaign manager, Susanne Fleek-Green, saying that Sullivan has relied on outside supporters to attack Begich and “prop up” his campaign.

During the primary, Sullivan said he would ally himself with the likes of Cruz and others in pushing for more limited government. Cruz is a tea party favorite.

Romney will appear at a getout-the-vote rally with Sullivan and Parnell, whom he has endorsed, on Monday, Parnell’s campaign said.

“Like Governor Romney, I have fought to create more economic opportunity and strengthen our families,” Parnell said in a release. “I thank Governor Romney for his endorsement and look forward to his visit to Alaska next week.”

Parnell’s major opponent, independent candidate Bill Walker, said his campaign’s “star power” comes from Alaskans across the political spectrum.

time coming and the improvements are much needed in the area.

Kevin Lyon, borough capital projects director said the next step is to get the grant agreement in place. Because the project will be completed on college property, involv-

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What’s Happening Best Bet n Triumvirate Theatre’s political satire “Lame Ducks and Dark Horses” runs Friday and Saturday at the Triumvirate Theatre North, 42715 Kenai Spur Highway, North Kenai. Show time is 7 p.m. Tickets are available online or at the door only. Purchase tickets online at www.triumviratetheatre.org, and click the “buy tickets” button. Tickets will be available at the door, but availability will be limited based on what has already sold online. There will be no reserves offered. n Join Naomi Gaede-Penner as she presents her Prescription for Adventure book series Nov. 6 at noon, in the Community Room at the Soldotna Public Library. Listen to excerpts from her books and see slides from her family’s early homesteading years on the Kenai Peninsula. Her Alaska History Study Guide has been used by students across the state, grades 6-12, especially those needing to complete their Alaska History credit requirements. A discussion to follow. For a sneak peek visit Naomi’s website at http://www.prescriptionforadventure.com. For more information, call 907-262-4227.

Events and Exhibits n Kenai River Brewing in Soldotna hosts artist J. Jason Lararus’ “Stories Fading Fast: Capturing the Remnants of the Alaskan Gold Rush” through Nov. 1. Hours are noon-7 p.m.

Monday to Saturday. n The Peninsula Art Guild’s 2014 Experimental art show called “Beyond the Covers” is at the Kenai Fine Arts Center, 816 Cook Avenue in Olde Town Kenai, across from the Oilers Bingo Hall. n The Kenai Fine Arts Center Art Gallery Two will host the Soldotna High School Art Club in November. Visual Arts Students from grades 10 - 12 will display artworks they have created outside the classroom. The creations are in varied mediums chosen by the student artists. The show will be an exciting display of the different styles of artwork, as varied as the students themselves, of their creations and their interpretations of the world around them. For more information write Stephanie Cox at scox@kpbsd.k12.ak.us n The third annual Recycled Runway Design Competition is Nov. 15 at 3 p.m. in the Cooper Landing Community Club.

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Senior Paige Reide emerges from a coffin at the Soldotna High School drama club’s haunted house fundraiser on Tuesday, at Peninsula Center Mall in Soldotna.

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By Steve M. Schoonmaker, Kasilof If the smell of a fresh caught Salmon in the last moments of it’s focused taking registered, and returned, in memory and senses as you read this Please Vote Fish If the act of catching Salmon, however the method leaves you with a certain, and active joy Intrinsic and unmeasured in value caught, killed, and eaten maybe feeding your kids introductions to primal joy Please Vote Fish If what enters your body comes to you from the flesh of the lands, and the waters around you, and the flesh of nutrition has scales, and gills, and needs clean water Please Vote Fish If you understand fragility and demand, and our past and present paths into extraction, and development, and the fragilities of hungers unsatisfied, the ever economic demands on the fragilities of our own Human nature, and our landscapes Ancient habitats Please Vote Fish If you’ve sensed a relationship with Salmon, and our habitats shared, Intrinsic, and unmeasured in value, and you understand the sources fishery survivals and abundance, or means of extinction, include us, sustaining limitations and tolerance inclusive in nature … effecting all involvements, and everything involved Please Vote Fish If you care enough to vote and you do understand You do have a part in this … and, if you have done your part listening, and looking into Ballot measure four … or, the tract records and philosophies of candidates up for election, issues concerning Wild Salmon, Yes, and Salmon people habitats shared … unaware of affiliation If there’s clowns to the left of you and jokers to the right Please Vote Fish

If you want Wild Salmon Please Vote, and in the moment, solo in your election booth focused on voting responsibly and wisely aware … consciously knowing Wild Salmon can’t vote Please Vote Fish

Poems must include the writer’s name, phone number and address. They should be kept to no more than 300 words. Submission of a poem does not guarantee publication. Poems may be e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion. com, faxed to 283-3299, delivered to the Clarion at 150 Trading Bay Road or mailed to P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, AK 99611.

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From Left: Senior Zach Haslow plays a murderous psychopath, Stockton Jones plays a chainsaw killer, Nathan Heathers menaces visitors from the top of a ladder, Amber Hall hunts for brains as a zombie, at the Soldotna High School Drama Troupe’s haunted house fundraiser on October 28, at the Peninsula Center Mall. The group will perform the same show on Oct. 30 from 1-3 p.m. and again on Oct. 31 from 5-8 p.m. A show specifically tailored for smaller children will be put on Oct. 31 from 1-3 p.m.

Drama Troupe does haunted house fundraiser in Soldotna

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An empty store-space in Soldotna’s Peninsula Center Mall has been possessed this week by demonic forces from beyond the grave, according to the Soldotna High School Drama Troupe. The Troupe, led by

Soldotna High English teacher and drama coach Sarah Erfuth, has transformed the space into a black pit of insanity and terror for their haunted house fundraiser.

“The kids came up with it,” said Erfuth of the haunted house. “They thought it would be something that would help

provide a little more entertainment around Halloween, as well as something that might get a little bit more attention.”

Erfuth said that the 18 participating students “set it up, and they’re doing everything themselves. I’m the supervisor.” The students collectively created their the make-up and

costumes, using items they found and contributions from other sources.

“The props are from the theater department,” said Erfurth, “and also we had some donations from the Kenai Performers, and from the student council at our school.”

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No doubt, you’ve been told that before. What you want and what you need are often two different things, and desires can be dangerous. The wrong wish acquired could lead to disaster. Or, as in the new novel “Falling from Horses” by Molly Gloss, it could also be a means of escape.

For Bud Frazer, Hollywood was almost a last-minute thought.

Oh, the notion to go there had fleetingly occurred to him a time or two while watching westerns at the local theatre. After awhile, he reasoned that if movie cowboys could get paid for riding, then so could he; riding was something he knew well. Winning second-prize rodeo money only sealed the idea.

It was 1938, and Bud’s parents worked on somebody else’s Oregon ranch, after having lost their own. Bud was eighteen, and Hollywood sounded good; he couldn’t bear to go with his folks, away from the land he considered home. There was just no point. After his sister died, there was nothing left to say.

And as the bus crossed into California from Oregon, Bud met Lily Shaw.

She wasn’t much to look at; she was older than Bud, but he decided he liked her anyhow. She was bold; said she was headed to Hollywood to be a screenwriter, and she seemed to know what she was talking about. Once they hit town, she even pointed him toward a place to stay.

She couldn’t help with work, but Bud managed that. He spent a couple months wrangling on a ranch that provided horsSee SEZ, page B-2

Never be afraid of robots? Perhaps we should be “Automata” Millennium Entertainment 1 hour, 50 minutes

The weeks leading up to Halloween typically don’t offer a whole lot in the way of cinematic variety, but this year is especially bleak. On offer this week, as far as new films, it was “Ouija,” a horror film I have no intention of seeing, and “The Book of Life,” which looks cute, but which I’d already promised my little girl I would take her and her birthday party too next weekend. What’s especially galling is that there is a movie that opened wide this weekend that’s getting rave reviews from critics and fans alike. Keanu Reeve’s latest shoot ‘em up, a phrase that doesn’t necessarily guarantee long lines at the box office, “John Wick” (Don’t set him off!)

R eeling It In C hris J enness exploded onto the scene everywhere but here, it seems. I have a friend who made firm plans to see “Wick” this weekend for his birthday, and all last week he was calling, asking if I knew what time it was going to show. “I hate to tell you this,” I said, “but I don’t actually think we’re getting it.”

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Phil Collins gives his vast Alamo collection to Texas SAN ANTONIO (AP) — British pop star Phil Collins on Tuesday handed over his vast collection of artifacts related to the Battle of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution to the state of Texas.

Collins was in San Antonio to donate what’s considered the world’s largest private collection of Alamo artifacts.

It includes a fringed leather pouch and a gun used by Davy

Crockett, Jim Bowie’s legendary knife and letters from garrison commander William B. Travis.

“There’s things in there that will make your mouth drop,” Collins said.

The 1980s pop artist and Genesis singer-drummer has joked that he spent all the money he made from music on artifacts related to the 1836 battle in which 1,500

Mexican troops laid siege to 200 Texans.

The collection was given to Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, the state steward of the Alamo who is pushing for a new historical center that would house Collins’ collection.

“Texans are deeply indebted to Phil Collins,” Patterson said. “He is giving us back our heritage. Now these Texas trea-

sures need a home where all can see them and study from them and learn about how Texans won our liberty.”

Collins, who’s a Grammy and Academy Award winner, donated a collection of more than 200 items for display.

Five crates full of artifacts were unloaded from a cargo truck Tuesday.

“This completes the journey for me. I’m 64. When I

was 5 or 6 years old, this thing began,” Collins said of his fascination with the Alamo.

“My 9-year-old son was saying, ‘Why are you going to give it all away, Dad? I thought I was going to have it,’” he said with a laugh.

Patterson said it will likely take at least five years to raise the millions of dollars needed to design and build a center to house and display the collec-

tion.

The location of the center will be decided in about two weeks, Patterson said, and will likely charge for admission.

The 4.2-acre Alamo grounds are free to the public.

“This collection is coming home and it’s going to be very interesting for people to come and see and learn,” Collins said. “And this is what it’s all about.”

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Before being haunted by the Drama Troupe, the space in the mall was previously occupied by another actor’s group, the Triumvirate Theatre company, which moved to a building in Kenai in August. The haunted house’s student organizer, senior Courtney Van Zant, contacted the mall’s owners about using the empty space. Peninsula Center Mall lent it to the Drama Troupe free of charge.

In order to transform the empty mall space into a haunted house, the group draped black plastic sheets from the ceiling to create a winding route for visitors to follow. After buying

their $5 tickets and entering the house, visitors will be stalked and ambushed by Drama Troupe students playing a variety of monsters, psychopaths, and undead creatures.

“They (the students) brainstormed what freaked them out the most and then we built on that,” said Erfuth. Among the horrific attractions they devised for the house are a long corridor of lurking ghosts, an asylum of murderous lunatics, a butcher’s shop of human flesh, and a circle of (electric) candles entrapping a writhing demon-possessed girl, portrayed

by Soldotna freshman Emilie Fuhrman.

“We decided that I’m more flexible than normal people,” said Fuhrman, describing the contortions of her possessed character. “Basically, I have no backbone, so I was put in the circle.”

Soldotna graduate and Drama Troupe alumni Jazmin Hetherton was “the genius behind the make-up,” said Erfuth. “We used fake blood from the store, and we also made fake blood out of Caro oil, water, and red dye,” Hetherton said. “For peeling skin we used Vaseline.”

Junior Stockton Jones portrays the haunted house’s hockey-masked chainsaw killer. He threatens visitors with a real

chainsaw, albeit with the chain removed. “Basically, I’m one of the only ones who actually uses a chainsaw, and I know how to pull the chain off of it, so I just had the tools and I had the strength to start the chainsaw,” he said.

“Also, since he’s built bigger, and he’s taller, he can actually grab people and carry them off,” added sophomore Carleen Marshall. “It’s actually terrifying.” One of Stockton’s jobs as a chainsaw killer is to kidnap and drag away Marshall, who describes herself as “the plant” in the audience. Her role is to mingle with visitors before they enter the house, then to walk

through posing as one of them, before being abducted and presumably dismembered.

“I am the screamer,” she said.

“I know,” said Jones. “It rang in my ears.”

The haunted house will be open again on Thursday from 1-3 p.m, and during the mall’s Halloween Carnival on Friday, from 5-8 p.m. Also on Friday, from 1-3 p.m, the Drama Troupe will do a less frightening haunted house performance for younger children.

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shop in London, England, this June. “We’ll have a few workshops,” Erfuth said. “One at the Globe Theater, actually, with the Shakespeare Company, a couple of backstage tours, and we’re going to go see three West End plays, and tour all the local theatre hot-spots.”

“This year the kids are fundraising to get themselves over there,” Erfuth said. Among the group’s other planned fundraisers are a talent show this winter and a dinner theater in the

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munity Recreation Center for children accompanied by parent or guardian. Free admission. n The Boys and Girls Club annual Trunk or Treat is from 4-6 Continued from page B-1 p.m. Friday at the Boys and Girls Club at 705 Frontage Road in Kenai.

Create a fashion forward garment with accessories from mate- n Trunk or Treat at Kenai Christian Church from 5-7 p.m. rials that are used, post-consumer, or on the way to a landfill. n Nikiski Pool Pumpkin Plunge for 3- to 6-year-olds is Friday at Sign up by Nov. 10 by filling out the entry form and sending it 6 p.m. Come join us for fun, prizes and pumpkins! to CooperLandingRecycle@gmail.com. A complete list of rules and the registration form can be found at www.facebook.com/ CooperLandingRecycle. Free to all ages. Hosted by Ameri- Entertainment Corps. n Veronica’s Cafe in old town Kenai has open mic from 6:30-9 n Call for water color artists to enter their art in the Peninsula p.m. Friday, and live music Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Art Guild’s November, 2014 Water Color Art Exhibit at the Ke- n Join Steve and Fern Holloway for karaoke every Saturday nai Fine Arts Center in Old Town Kenai. The Entry is due by night at the Kenai Moose Lodge. Singing starts at 9 p.m. and Saturday Nov. 1 by 5 p.m. There are no size restrictions. Each everyone is welcome. entrant may enter a maximum of three entries. To be included n An all acoustic jam takes place every Thursday. The jam is at in the exhibit, all wall art is required to have wire installed on Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna on the first Thursday of the the back for appropriate installation. Participating artists are month, and at the Kenai Senior Center during the rest of the encouraged to attend the First Thursday opening reception on month. Jam starts at 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 6 from 6-8 p.m. This is not a juried exhibit. Call 283-0515 n AMVETS Post 4 is open to all military veterans and their famior 283-7040 for details. lies for support and camaraderie. Join us for Friday night tacos,

Halloween and Harvest Happenings n The Soldotna High School Drama Troupe will host a Haunted House fundraiser at the Soldotna Mall from 5-8 p.m. Today, and from 1-3 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. on Friday. The early event on Friday will be for children, and the evening events on today and Friday will be for teenage and adult audiences. The cost will be $5 for students and adults, and $2 for kids under the age of kindergarten. Proceeds will go toward the drama troupe’s trip to London. n There will be a Halloween movie marathon today at the Kenai Community Library, call 283-4378. n Join the Kenai Elks Lodge #2425 for their annual Spooktacular event! Food, games, candy, prizes, and a costume contest for ages 2-10. Bring your family to the Kenai Elks Lodge on Halloween from 5-7 p.m. for a great time. n Birch Ridge Community Church is hosting it’s annual Fear Not Festival on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. This is a free event featuring games, prizes, candy, and much more. Bring the family! n Kenai New Life Church would like to invite kids and their families its annual Harvest Carnival on Friday from 6-8 p.m.

There will be dozens of carnival games, a bounce house, a cakewalk, a snack bar, and (of course) lots of candy. Please avoid scary or inappropriate costumes. For more information, visit kenainewlife.org or call the church office at 907283-7752. Kenai New Life Church is located at 209 Princess Street in Kenai. n Visit Soldotna Church of God at the corner of Binkley and Redoubt in Soldotna for the Truth Time Machine on Friday from 6-9 p.m. for Bible based adventure, loads of fun and lots of candy. For more information contact the church at 262-4729. n The Que’ana Bar and Sleeping Lady Gifts at Mile 122.5 of the Sterling Highway in Clam Gulch will host a free all ages Halloween Party from 7-9 p.m., Friday with a costume contest with prizes, scary snacks and live music. Lodging and free camping available. Call 907-567-3454. n Trick or Treat Alley is Friday, 5-6 p.m. inside the Nikiski Com-

or Saturday night steaks with Karaoke. Sunday afternoon its super hamburgers. Not a member? Stop by and we can show you how to become a part of this special veteran’s organization. AMVETS is located in the Red Diamond Center next door to IDEA Schools. n Sharpen your dart skills with a fun tournament every Sunday during the season at the AmVets in the Red Diamond Center.

The number of players will determine the game. Sign up begins at 1:00 p.m. For more information call 262-3540. n Odie’s Deli in Soldotna has live music Friday from 6-8 p.m. and Pub Quiz night every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. n The Bow bar in Kenai has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays and live music Fridays, Saturdays at 10 p.m. n Hooligans Saloon in Soldotna has poker Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 p.m. and live music Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. n The Duck Inn on Kalifornsky Beach Road has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and DJ Arisen on Saturdays. n Mykel’s in Soldotna has live music Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. with Robb Justice, and Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30-9:30 p.m. with Bob Ramponi and Dave Unruh. n The Duck Inn will have live music from 7 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday with Robb Justice and Trio. n The Pinochle Club, formally from Kasilof, will be playing at Hooligans Bar & Restaurant in Soldotna. Starting with a play day on Saturday Oct. 4 at 12:30 p.m. League will start on Sat. Oct. 11. Bring a partner and come along for some winter fun.

Questions? Cal Jay Vienup at 907-252-6397. n The Performing Arts Society will present UAA professors Dr. Armin Abdihodzic, guitar, and Zach Milliman, tenor, in two school concerts on Wednesday Oct. 22, at Soldotna High School and Nikiski Middle-High School will be the venues.

Music teachers Kent Peterson, Vernel Schneider and Kristen Dillon will be hosting the events. For more information, please

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for movie companies, then a ramrod gave him decent money for stunt riding. He worked a few movies, collected a few scars, and learned enough about the industry to sour him. Every now and then, he called his parents, and he thought about Lily Shaw.

She was irritating, driven, and courageous, always acting like she was smarter. She liked to pretend that she had things to teach him.

It took years for Bud to learn…

I had a bit of a hard time with “Falling from Horses” at first. It’s slow, and moseys a little too much; in fact, I almost quit it twice.

But then, after thirty pages or so, I gasped at one of author

Molly Gloss’s small plotlines.

My “awwww” response was on high, and I realized that I was completely wrapped up in what’s ultimately a quiet novel of friendship and haunting memories.

The kicker is in the way that Gloss ekes out her backstory.

Through that, we get to know characters that are integral to the tale but that barely make an appearance in it. Those glimpses were my favorite part here because they act to smooth out the edges of the rest of the novel.

And no, I can’t tell you more.

Again, this book starts slow but stick with it. It’s worth it in the end, especially if you like old movies, old cowboys, or gentle tales. For you, “Falling from Horses” could be all you wish for.

instead I decided to seek out an independent sci-fi film I’d heard about called “Automata,” starring Antonio Banderas. The tale of robots gaining sentience and rising up is nothing new, but the bleak setting, beautiful cinematography, and unsentimental special effects did offer a unique take on an old tale.

Isaac Asimov came up with the concept of laws governing robots in his series of novels from the 1940’s and 50’s. This theme has been carried over many times, with the latest iteration being the basis for the tale told in “Automata.”

Set in 2044, the film takes place in a world blasted by radiation, where society has all but fallen apart. At some point in the past, the ROC robotics corporation created a new kind of machine, one that would The Bookworm is Terri serve mankind and carry him Schlichenmeyer. Email her at through the terrible environmental crisis it was facing. bookwormsez@gmail.com.

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Called Pilgrims, these robots, or automata, could perform a variety of tasks, so long as said tasks fell within the jurisdiction of two guiding protocols: 1. A robot may never harm a human being or allow, through inaction, a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot may not perform repairs on itself, other robots, or create new robots. These protocols are, we are told, inalterable.

Unfortunately, mankind was not saved, and now, with everythign falling to ruin and desolation all around, people are crammed into just a few remaining cities, choked with garbage and shimmering advertisments for all manner of sin. Many automata have become a permanent subset, peppering the city’s homeless population. Others still work dangerous jobs, but many are idle, and a very select few are neither jealous nor under the sway of mankind. These appear to have found away around the previously mentioned protocols, and it falls to ROC insurance investigator Jacq Vaucan,

Reach Ben Boettger at ben. boettger@peninsulaclarion. com

call 283-3024.

Markets, fairs and bazaars n Soldotna Senior Center’s Fall Bazaar, Bake Sale and Annual Amateur Art Show will be held on Nov. 7-8 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Buy the finest crafts and gifts for the upcoming holidays, delectable baked goods, jams and jellies and enjoy the area wide amateur judged art show. A festive lunch menu will be available. For more information call 262-2322. n The Sterling Senior Center is seeking vendors for their annual fall bazaar Nov. 14-15 from 10 a.m-4 p.m. Tables are available for $25 each for both days. Merchandise must be hand crafted. Tables can be reserved by calling the Center at 2626808 or Glenda Graham at 262-2943. n The Kenai Fine Arts Center annual arts and crafts fair will be held again at the Kenai Central High School Nov. 28-29. The fair includes more than 220 vendors with room for a few more.

To rent a booth call Joyce at 260-5996. Santa Claus will be at the fair on Nov. 28 and Nov. 29 at Kenai Central High School. n The Peninsula Center Mall craft food fair is Nov. 21-22. Tables are still available; call 252-3292. n Lutheran Women’s Missionary League members and members from the South Alaska Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans are hosting a Christmas Bazaar to help fund mission projects locally, nationally and internationally Nov. 15 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Star of the North Lutheran Church, 216 N. Forest Drive in Kenai. Baked goods and craft items will be available for sale to provide funds for mission projects. For more information call 283-4153. n The 4th Annual Black Friday Bazaar will take place on Nov. 28-29 at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai. For vendor information email: bazaar@douthits.com. n The Central Peninsula Hospital Auxiliary Annual Holiday Bazaar will be held Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Dec. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The bazaar will be held in the Denali Conference Room at the hospital. n Nikiski Community Recreation Center is now taking vendor registration for annual Christmas Craft Fair on Dec. 13. For additional information, please call 776-8800.

Films n Call Orca Theaters at 262-7003 for listings and times. n Call Kambe Cinemas at 283-4554 for listings and times.

Down the Road n The Pratt Museum in Homer is open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.

For more information and a schedule of events, visit www.prattmuseum.org.

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played by a weary Antonio Banderas with a Bruce Willis bald pate, to figure out what’s going on. What he finds will eventually change his world forever, though I can’t say any of it is particularly surprising.

“Automata” is pretty to look at, and has some interesting themes, but never got to the level of blowing my mind, mostly because it’s cribbed from so many other science fiction tales. Banderas is a great actor, but he’s joined by Dylan McDermott and Robert Forster, both of whom seem to be merely going through the motions, and Melanie Griffith who is just terrible in her small role. The real stars of the film, howver, are the robots and I was very pleased with this element of the movie. These robots look vaguely human, but only just barely. They’re not cute, nor wisecracking, nor do they transform or produce weapons from their clunky bodies. The design feels very real, very possible. I was reminded somehwat of the robots from “A.I.” though these are

much more rudimentary than that. Interestingly, the movie I kept returning to in my mind is “The Matrix” specifcally “The Animatrix.” In that film of short stories, one piece shows the world prior to the Matrix, and the war between humans.

In that short film, we see the world before the robots, and how the two groups were unable to coexist. That situation didn’t actually turn out all that well for the humans, not that I think about it. As far as the production was concerned, I appreciated one elements especially. One, the lead characters of the film, Jacq, and others, never seemed afraid of the robots, so ingrained is the first protol. It’s a subtle touch, but I picked up on it. Maybe I’m part Automata. Grade: BAutomata is rated R for language, nudity, and violence, and can be found on iTunes streaming.

Chris Jenness is a freelance graphic designer, artist and movie buff who lives in Nikiski.

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NIKISKI 3-Bedroom, 2 1/2-baths, large kitchen with island, wood burning stove, 2-car garage. approximately 2000sqft., on 2 acres.

Very peaceful, a lot of wildlife. $310,000.

(907)776-8487, (907)394-1122.

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Apartments, Unfurnished COLONIAL MANOR (907)262-5820 Large 1-Bedroom, Walk-in closet, carport, storage, central location.

Onsite manager.

EXECUTIVE SUITES K-BEACH, SOLDOTNA Brand new executive suites 2/3 Bedrooms, 2-baths, washer/dryer, heated garage. No Smoking/ no pets. $1,300.

(907)398-9600 REDOUBT VIEW Soldotna’s best value!

Quiet, freshly painted, close to schools.

1-Bedroom from $625.

2-Bedroom from $725.

3-Bedroom, 2-bath, from $825.

No pets.

(907)262-4359.

Apartments, Furnished 1-LARGE ROOM FULLY FURNISHED Soldotna, quiet setting, includes utilities.

(907)394-2543.

Apartments, Furnished EFFICIENCY APT. Killer view $450./ month.

Plus utilities Clam Gulch Mile 118 (907)260-2092.

Homes 3-BEDROOM, 2-Bath over size 2-car garage. Sterling area, 4 miles to Soldotna.

No smoking/ pets. $1,450. per month plus utilities, (907)394-3939, (907)262-3806.

SOLDOTNA/ Endicott Executive home, River front, furnished 3-bedroom, 3-bath, appliances included, long term lease, $2,500.

(907)252-7110 TOWNHOUSE 3-bedroom, 1 bath, Newly remodeled washer/dryer $1200 plus tax & utilities.

Woodland 394-1825.

WHY RENT ?????

Why rent when you can own, many low down & zero down payment programs available.

Let me help you achieve the dream of home ownership. Call Now !!!

Ken Scott, #AK203469.

(907)395-4527 or cellular, (907)690-0220.

Alaska USA Mortgage Company, #AK157293.

Manufactured/ Mobile Homes NIKISKI 2-Bedroom, $800. per month.

Pets allowed, includes utilities.

Call (907)776-6563.

Retail/ Commercial Space 900Sq.ft. -5,000Sq.ft.

Office/ Retail space, second floor.

Close to Soldotna City Hall/ Borough/ Post office.

Utilities included.

(907)262-5888

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Miscellaneous MASSAGES AVAILABLE Swedish Massage: 1 Hour: $55.; Seniors $50.; 30 Minutes: $35.; Foot Massage: 30 Minutes: $35.; Christmas Gift Vouchers available: Massages as gifts.

Call/Text: 907-362-1340

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Parts & Accessories ALL WEATHER TIRES 205/70R15 like new. on Ford rims. $350.

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Trailers 2014 24FT. x 8.5FT Enclosed Trailer / Car Hauler 10,400 GVW. Trailer has side door & 30in.x30in. side window. Clean title in hand. Trailer is lightly used, in excellent shape. $9,800.

Call (907)299-7252 or email thesnaders@gmail.com 2014 26x8.5FT. Heavy duty, tandem axle, enclosed, trailer/ car hauler with man door.

Lightly used. $7,000.

Call (907)420-0434

Trucks: Commercial TRUCK STEEL FLAT BED 6’X8’ $800.

Double axle 26Ft., stripped trailer.

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Bids INVITATION TO BID CITY OF SOLDOTNA 177 NORTH BIRCH STREET SOLDOTNA, ALASKA 99669 Phone 907•262•9107

INVITATION TO BID CITY OF SOLDOTNA 177 NORTH BIRCH STREET SOLDOTNA, ALASKA 99669 Phone 907•262•9107 The City of Soldotna hereby invites qualified firms to submit a firm price for acceptance by the City for the 2014 Soldotna Airport Clearing Project. The project includes the following scope of work: Construction Surveying 1 Lump Sum Clearing 8 Acres A pre-bid conference will be held at City Hall, 177 N Birch, Soldotna, AK on November 12, 2014 at 9:30 AM local time. 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.

The City of Soldotna has received federal assistance from the Department of Transportation, and as a condition of receiving this assistance, the City of Soldotna has signed an assurance that it will comply with 49 CFR Part 26: Fostering Small Business Participation.

One (1) complete set of the bid package is to be submitted to the City of Soldotna at 177 North Birch 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: 2014 Soldotna Airport Clearing Project SOLB 14-22 DUE DATE: November 20, 2014 at 2:30 PM Local Time at Soldotna City Hall The project documents may be obtained from the City of Soldotna beginning October 30, 2014 for a non-refundable fee of $53.00 (tax included). An additional non-refundable fee of $15.00 will be required if mailing is requested.

Project documents may be downloaded from the City of Soldotna web site www.ci.soldotna.ak.us.

To receive project addendums, you must be on the planholders list. To be placed on the planholders list, please contact Suzanne Lagasse either by phone (714-1234) or e-mail (slagasse@ci.soldotna.ak.us). Downloading projects from the City web site does not automatically put you on the planholders list.

The City of Soldotna hereby invites qualified firms to submit a firm price for acceptance by the City for the Soldotna Airport 2014 Apron Expansion and Taxilane Asphalt Rehabilitation project. The project includes the following scope of work: Storm Drain Pipe 520 Linear Feet Taxiway Edge Lights 18 Each Airport Signs 2 Each Common Excavation 7,990 Cubic Yards Muck Excavation 50,520 Cubic Yards Borrow Subbase 96,180 Tons Crushed Aggregate Base Course 5,990 Tons Hot Mix Asphalt 4,130 Tons Airfield Marking Paint 6,450 Square Feet Topsoil and Seeding 1.1 Acres A pre-bid conference will be held at City Hall, 177 N Birch, Soldotna, AK on November 12, 2014 at 10:00 AM local time. 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.

WINTER MASSAGE Relaxation.

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Specials. Monday-Saturday, 11am-6pm (907)252-6510,

Bids REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CITY OF SOLDOTNA 177 NORTH BIRCH STREET SOLDOTNA, ALASKA 99669 Phone 907•262•9107 The City of Soldotna hereby invites qualified firms to provide proposals for the development of Utility Master Plans.

The City of Soldotna is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to develop a master plan for the City of Soldotna's water, sewer and storm drainage systems, with an emphasis on the following: (1) assessment of physical inventories; (2) rehabilitation, repair or replacement; and (3) identification and prioritization of capital improvement projects (CIP). Deliverables will also include professional design services for one CIP priority project.

Upon completion, the Water, POTW, Sewer, and Storm Drainage Master Plan will provide an inclusive assessment of all systems, which will aide City officials during emergency services, with land use development, planning and financial forecasts for operations, maintenance, capital improvement projects and anticipated growth that may challenge system capacities. The project will also include a five year utility rate study performed under AWWA standards, and a GIS data update for existing utilities.

The RFP does not commit the City to award a contract, nor to pay any of the costs incurred in the preparation and submission of proposals in anticipation of a contract. The City of Soldotna reserves the right to waive irregularities and accept or reject any or all proposals.

Six (6) complete sets of the proposal package are to be submitted to the City of Soldotna at address shown above. These forms must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the proposer's name on the outside and clearly marked: PROPOSAL: Professional Design Services Utility Master Plans DUE DATE: 11/25/2014 at 5:00 p.m.

Proposals and forms must be delivered to the above address no later than 5:00 p.m. on 11/25/2014.

A pre-proposal conference will be held on November 13, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Soldotna City Hall address shown above. Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly recommended.

The City of Soldotna has established a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 49 CFR Par 26.

The City of Soldotna has received federal assistance from the Department of Transportation, and as a condition of receiving this assistance, the City of Soldotna has signed an assurance that it will comply with 49 CFR Part 26.

One (1) complete set of the bid package is to be submitted to the City of Soldotna at 177 North Birch 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 Airport - 2014 Apron Expansion and Taxilane Asphalt Rehabilitation SOLB 14-21 DUE DATE: November 20, 2014 at 3:00 PM Local Time at Soldotna City Hall The project documents may be obtained from the City of Soldotna beginning October 30, 2014 for a non-refundable fee of $53.00 (tax included). An additional non-refundable fee of $15.00 will be required if mailing is requested.

Project documents may be downloaded from the City of Soldotna website at www.ci.soldotna.ak.us. To receive project addendums, you must be on the planholders list. To be placed on the planholders list, please contact Suzanne Lagasse either by phone (714-1234) or email (slagasse@ci.soldotna.ak.us) Downloading projects from the City web site does not automatically put you on the planholders list.

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The project documents may be obtained from the City of Soldotna beginning October 24, 2014 for a non-refundable fee of $20.00 ($21.20 with tax). An additional non-refundable fee of $10.00 will be required if mailing is requested. Project documents may be downloaded from the City of Soldotna web site at www.ci.soldotna.ak.us. To receive project addendums, you must be on the planholders list. To be placed on the planholders list, please contact Suzanne Lagasse either by phone (262-9107) or email ( PublicWorks@ci.soldotna.ak.us). Downloading projects from the City web site does not automatically put you on the planholders list.

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Notice to Creditors IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT KENAI In the Matter of the Estate of: ) EDWARD P. MACIARIELLO, ) Deceased ) ) Case No. 3KN-14-00067 PR NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that Laura Maciariello has been appointed personal representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to Laura Maciariello, Personal Representative, % Law Offices of PHIL N. NASH, 110 S. Willow, Suite 104, Kenai, AK 99611, or be filed with the above named court.

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PUBLISH: 10/23, 30, 11/6, 2014

There’s a wonderful world around us. Full of fascinating places. Interesting people. Amazing cultures. Important challenges. But sadly, our kids are not getting the chance to learn about their world. When surveys show that half of America’s youth cannot locate India or Iraq on a map, then we have to wonder what they do know about their world. That’s why we created MyWonderfulWorld.org. It’s part of a free National Geographic-led campaign to give your kids the power of global knowledge. Go there today and help them succeed tomorrow. Start with our free parent and teacher action kits. And let your kids begin the adventure of a lifetime.

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ABANDONED VEHICLE

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Bride’s best friend hesitates to stand up at her wedding cause they feel guilty. Preparing a meal is expensive and time-consuming. We would like to celebrate on the actual holiday.

I think we should be treated with more respect. I also feel like telling these ingrates to stay home this year because we have decided to donate our time to a homeless shelter. Your thoughts?

— LEFT OUT IN LEX- Abigail Van Buren INGTON DEAR LEFT OUT: I can see why your feelings are hurt. In fairness, I think your children should alternate with which in-laws they spend the holidays.

If you would prefer to make or serve Thanksgiving dinner at a shelter, you should do it. Many DEAR ABBY: Every year, my children choose to people volunteer their time during the holidays, attend Thanksgiving with their in-laws or friends rath- and at other times during the year, and find it er than come to our home. Then they ask me to prepare gratifying. a celebration the day after or another day.

However, when you inform your children about My husband and I feel left out. It’s plain that we your plans, try to keep the anger out of the tone are considered “second” and the kids come only be- of your message.

DEAR ABBY: I’m 11 and my dad is a drug addict. I’m not allowed to have contact with him because of his past choices. People would look down on me if they knew — like my own teacher.

She was being snoopy at the beginning of the year and asked me a bunch of questions about my family, and now I feel like she doesn’t treat me the same.

— DISTURBED IN SPOKANE DEAR DISTURBED: Your father’s “past choices” are not your fault, and you should not be blamed or judged for them. If you haven’t already told your mother that your teacher questioned you about your family at the beginning of the year, that you answered her honestly and now you feel you are being treated differently because of it, you definitely should.

And your mother should discuss this with the teacher because the questions she was asking may have been appropriate.

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

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Take your time when changing directions. Your decision to enter a more positive situation could revolve around your family or an important investment. You might want to get some feedback from a trusted pal. Tonight: Do a little shopping on the way home.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might want to see a situation from a different perspective.

Reach out to different people who tend to think outside the box. A brainstorming session could present you with some unique ideas and solutions. Tonight: Make time for friends and loved ones.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Be aware of your financial responsibilities within a relationship or commitment. You might not be able to back away from your position. Know that you will have to work through this issue. Learn to trust this person more often. Tonight: Make it your treat.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH How you deal with a personal matter could change because of a discussion involving some important information and someone else’s clear expression of his or her caring. You might have been wondering about this person’s feelings; now you’ll have your answer.

Tonight: Be open.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH You sometimes need to pull back, especially if you’re feeling moody. Reach out to someone at a distance, as this person tends to give you a lot of feedback and insight. Your ability to use this information usefully remains high.

Tonight: Where you want to be.

The mystery of the circle W Dear Heloise: I have a garment that has a fabric-care label for dry cleaning that is a circle with a “W” inside. What does that mean?

— Ginni P., via email The symbol for dry cleaning is the circle, and the letter “W” inside it means Wet Cleaning, which means exactly like it sounds. Using water, special equipment, plus soaps and conditioners, clothes are cleaned without using the chemicals that are used for cleaning.” However, dry cleaning is not really DRY. It means no water is used, but rather liquid solvents and chemicals are used.

Check with your cleaner if you have questions, as they are the go-to experts. Many dry-clean items can be wet-cleaned, but some can’t. Yes, it can be confusing! Follow the care label when in doubt.

— Heloise Halloween treats Dear Readers: Halloween is almost here! Ghosts and goblins are getting ready, too! What’s the best giveaway?

It can be tricky (sorry, bad pun!) deciding what to hand out instead of candy, especially with many children having allergies as well as safety concerns.

Here are a few Heloise hints: * How about a little sack with a small toy, some stickers or the like. (Most of these items are at dollar stores.) * Coupon for ice cream or frozen yogurt. * Glow sticks, which are fun for adults as well. * Coins! One year I had a big plastic jack-o’-lantern filled with change. The children could have as much as they could grab with one hand!

— Heloise

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By Dave Green

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You could be questioning what you want to do with a key partnership. As a result, your inquiries are likely to open new doors. A solution you hear might be somewhat offbeat, but it is likely to be successful. Tonight: Opt for an adventure.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH You might break past the normal boundaries of a friendship and have to deal with a considerable amount of discomfort as a result. You could go to extremes in an attempt to ease some of the tension. Do not worry so much.

Tonight: Keep conversations light and easy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHThe attention you seem to be getting from those around you will let you know that you have a lot going on. Understand that sometimes people have an odd way of demonstrating their caring. Tonight: So many admirers, so many choices.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH While you look around and notice others having fun, you might wonder exactly what you are hoping to accomplish. Honor a need for a change of pace. Understand that you might need to take some time away from a project. Tonight: Play it nice and easy.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHHYourplayfulnesswillemerge, even if you don’t want it to. That twinkle in your eye says it all. Try to position yourself in such a way that your levity is greeted warmly.

A new friend could be very intense about his or her feelings. Tonight: Someone is happy to see you!

Hints from Heloise

Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars A baby born today has a Sun in Scorpio and a Moon in Capricorn if born before 9:32 a.m.

(PDT). Afterward, the Moon will be in Aquarius.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014: This year you could feel pulled in two different directions. Many opportunities will come to you through public commitments and outside engagements. On the other hand, you will want to spend more time at home. If you are single, a relationship could be very important to you. Later in the year, you could meet someone quite special. If you are attached, the two of you often might be apart, unless you decide to keep your sweetie more involved in the aspects of your life that have little to do with him or her. In any case, make special time for this person.

AQUARIUS often stands up to you; don’t take it personally.

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 You have the ability to bring people together, whether it’s for a fun time or for a group commitment. You might get some flak from an associate or a loved one for no real reason. Make a point to let it go, as this too will pass. Tonight: All smiles.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You could have the idea of trying something different, only to have someone pull you in to help him or her handle a responsibility. You might not be as sure of yourself or of your choices as you would like. Open up to potential change. Tonight: In the limelight.

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DEAR ABBY: My best friend is getting married.

She left me a message asking me to be a bridesmaid.

Of course I’m honored, but I don’t know what to do. I dislike her fiance. He is disrespectful and mean to her and to their son.

I can’t stand up with them and pretend to be happy for her when I think she’s making a terrible mistake.

I want her to marry someone who will be nice to her.

Help!

— CONFLICTED IN MINNESOTA DEAR CONFLICTED: If standing up with her will make you feel like a hypocrite, then don’t do it.

But recognize that if you don’t, it will distance you from her. If your friend’s relationship is dysfunctional now, just wait until after she and her fiance are married, because it isn’t going to magically get better. This young woman is going to need all the support she can get from her friends in the years ahead.

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