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Grievance filed over state tech plan JUNEAU — A major Alaska public employees union has filed a grievance, saying the state is improperly seeking to outsource information technology jobs. The Alaska State Employees Association/ AFSCME Local 52 on Tuesday said a feasibility study should have been conducted under terms of a collective bargaining agreement. Earlier this month, the Department of Administration announced what it called a digital alliance with Microsoft and plans to work together on various initiatives, including efforts to modernize state information technology. The department also said Microsoft would support efforts to move data to the cloud, saying this would allow for greater data security and cost savings. The union said such a move could cost money and disrupt services. A message seeking comment was left for the department. The union said the grievance was filed Feb. 14.
Anchorage man charged with attempted murder in arson fire ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage man has been charged with attempted murder, arson and felony assault in a fire last week at a home. Freddie Fox, 66, was arrested Friday, Anchorage police announced. Police and Anchorage firefighters just after 2 a.m. Feb. 19 responded to a fire on Eagle Street and saw two people dragging a man out of burning apartment. The man was transported to a hospital and is expected to survive. The man is a relative of Fox. Investigators believe Fox while outside the firstfloor apartment broke a window, set something on fire, and threw the burning object and an accelerant into the apartment. Fox fled afterward, police said. Police have not determined a motive, they said. Fox is represented by the Alaska Public Defender Agency, which See news, Page A3
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UAA releases proposal for program cuts By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion
The University of Alaska Anchorage has released a list of programs that may be eliminated or suspended to cope with budget cuts arranged by the university system and Gov. Mike Dunleavy last year. The proposal, posted on the university’s website on Tuesday, does not recommend
the suspension or deletion of any programs at Kenai Peninsula College. This year, the University of Alaska system is facing a second consecutive $25 million cut in state funding, which will be followed by another $20 million cut in 2020-2021, UAA’s website says. To address the funding cuts, UAA is seeking to reduce the number of degree programs they offer. In his proposed FY20 budget,
Dunleavy called for a $135 million cut to the university system, but that number was reduced to a $70 million cut over the three years. All programs offered at the University of Alaska Anchorage, which includes the Kenai Peninsula College, MatSu College, Prince William Sound College and Kodiak College, were included in the review process.
No Kenai Peninsula College programs were identified for suspension or deletion, Gary Turner, the college’s director, said. However, the college’s corrections occupational endorsement certificate and undergraduate certificate programs will undergo revision, Turner said. The general business associate’s See cuts, Page A3
Wave South Korean virus cases spike, 1st US soldier infected of anti-
abortion bills filed One measure, a so-called “heartbeat bill,” already has significant support By Peter Segall Juneau Empire
the nationwide epidemic of addiction and substance misuse. McCarthy’s presentation at the Quality Inn in Kenai was attended by several dozen people, some of whom represented local organizations that provide recovery services, such as Change 4 the Kenai, the Cook Inlet Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (CICADA) and Set Free
Republicans in the Legislature introduced multiple anti-abortion bills this session, with three being introduced Monday, just before this session’s bill-filing deadline. One bill, introduced by Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, would prohibit abortions after a heartbeat is detected and already has 16 co-sponsors. Nine other states have introduced so-called “heartbeat bills,” which can prohibit abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy. However, some of those laws have been challenged in court, and just last Thursday, a ban on Mississippi’s heartbeat bill was upheld in a circuit court. But Vance is convinced her support in the Legislature is reflective of Alaskans’ views on abortion. “I feel that most Alaskans value life and want to see that protected. That’s how I was able to get 17 other sponsors,” Vance said. “This is representative of the will of Alaskans.” Not everyone agrees. On Wednesday, pro-abortion rights groups will be giving testimony against SJR 13 at the Capitol. Planned Parenthood of the Greater Northwest and Hawaiian Islands, which oversees Planned Parenthood in Alaska, could not be reached for comment. With 17 co-sponsors the bill already has nearly the 21 needed to pass. Vance said she approached representatives not based on party but based on their views of abortion. “This is something that, for there to be this many members sign onto a piece of legislation like this is significant,” Vance said. “This is not my bill. This is our bill.” In January a number of Republican and one Democratic lawmaker attended an anti-abortion rally on
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A worker wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant as a precaution against new virus Wednesday at a market in Seoul, South Korea.
By Kim Tong-Hyung Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea — The number of new virus infections in South Korea jumped again Wednesday and the U.S. military reported its first case among its soldiers based in the Asian country, with his case and many others connected to a southeastern city with an illness cluster. South Korea’s Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention said 134 of the 169 new cases were confirmed in Daegu, where the government has been mobilizing public health tools to contain the virus. Another 19 cases were in neighboring North Gyeongsang province towns. A U.S. military statement said the 23-year-old soldier was in self-quarantine at his off-base residence. He had been based in Camp Carroll in a town near Daegu, and visited both
Carroll and nearby Camp Walker in recent days, according to the statement. South Korean authorities and U.S. military health professionals were tracing his contacts to determine if other people may have been exposed. About 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea as deterrence against potential aggression See virus, Page A2
First steps: Journey through recovery By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion
A representative from a national organization focused on empowering people suffering from addiction met with members of the Kenai community last week to discuss the group’s recovery strategies. Faces and Voices of Recovery is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded in 2005, whose
mission is to give a voice to the millions of Americans in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Patty McCarthy, CEO of the organization, visited Kenai last Tuesday as part of a tour across Alaska to share information about the work she does and to teach people how to make their town or city a “recovery-ready” community. McCarthy’s organization also advocates for policies on the federal level that address
SeaLife Center welcomes rescued otter pup By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion
Less than three weeks had passed in 2020 before the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward rescued its first stranded animal of the decade: a young, male sea otter pup. On Jan. 17, a resident of Seldovia called the SeaLife Center’s stranding hotline to report that the otter pup — only two weeks old at the time — had been found on a beach surrounded by birds and with snowballs embedded in his fur, according to a
Tuesday press release from the center. “Sea otters leave their young in what they perceive to be a safe place while they forage for food,” the press release said. “If people or pets are nearby when they return they are likely to abandon their young.” Since 1972, the Marine Mammal Protection Act has prohibited any disturbance to marine mammals without permission from the appropriate government agency, in this case the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. After the SeaLife Center
received permission to rescue the pup from Fish and Wildlife, a Homer-based bear viewing company called Smokey Bay Air donated a flight to Seldovia and brought the pup to Homer. From there, volunteers transported the otter to the SeaLife Center in Seward. The pup is now seven weeks old and is under 24-hour care from the SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response Team. “Young otter pups like this one need constant care and See pup, Page A3
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A member of the Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response Team holds the newest addition to the SeaLife Center, a male otter pup, in this undated photo.
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from North Korea. United States Forces Korea previously said a widowed dependent had the virus, the first case involving a USFKrelated individual. South Korea’s 600,000-member military has reported 18 cases and placed thousands of soldiers in quarantine as a precaution. Col. Edward Ballanco, commander of the U.S. Army Garrison Daegu, said two bowling alleys at Camp Walker and Camp Carroll and a golf course at Camp Walker were closed after the soldier’s case was
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Minister Chung Se-kyun said at meeting in Daegu City Hall to discuss quarantine efforts. The number of cases were expected to rise as health workers finish testing hundreds of members of the Daegu branch of a church that has the country’s biggest cluster of infections. The Shincheonji Church of Jesus, which mainstream Christian organizations describe as a cult, agreed to hand over a list of 200,000 members nationwide so screenings could widen. China, by far, still has the most cases and deaths from the illness, though its numbers have slowed recently. Chinese officials Wednesday reported another
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confirmed. All restaurants at the bases, and also Camp Henry and Camp George in Daegu, could now provide only takeout meals with soldiers and family members prohibited from dining there, he said. South Korea now has 1,146 confirmed infections of the virus and 11 fatalities from the COVID-19 illness it causes. The national government has been channeling medical personnel, protective suits and other supplies to Daegu, and there are concerns the local hospitals are being overwhelmed and fatigued doctors are becoming vulnerable to infections. “This week will be critical in the fight to combat the (COVID-19) illness,” Prime
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Today’s activity: MODERATE Where: Weather permitting, moderate displays will be visible overhead from Utqiagvik to as far south as Talkeetna and visible low on the horizon as far south as Bethel, Soldotna and southeast Alaska.
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406 cases and 52 additional deaths, all of them in hard-hit Hubei province and all but 10 in the epicenter of the city of Wuhan. China has recorded 2,715 deaths from COVID-19 and 78,064 confirmed cases of the virus on the mainland since the illness emerged in December. China has put Wuhan and nearby cities under virtual quarantine for weeks, halting nearly all movement except for disease prevention, health care and supplying necessities. It has sent thousands of personnel to build and staff virus-dedicated hospitals in the epicenter region. In the capital Beijing and throughout the country, public events
were canceled and factories, offices and schools closed. Chinese banks have been ordered to disinfect old banknotes before reissuing them to the public. State broadcaster CCTV showed staff of a state-owned bank in Shanghai putting old banknotes under ultraviolet disinfection and putting them into a vault. The bank told CCTV money removed from high-risk sites such as hospitals and markets would not be returned to circulation. Other banknotes will be disinfected and sealed for at least 7 days before being recirculated, the bank said. While the response efforts to the disease have long
focused on China and its neighbors, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier called for Americans to be prepared for the illness to spread there. New outbreaks occurring in far-flung places were raising concerns about containing the illness and what will happen when it reaches new places. “It’s not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather more a question of exactly when this will happen — and how many people in this country will have severe illness,” Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the U.S. CDC told reporters Tuesday.
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John Michael Standefer June 12, 1951 - February 21, 2020
John Michael Standefer, 68, died on February 21, 2020 from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date where John has instructed us to provide free coffee & donuts. He was born on June 12, 1951 to John Carl (Jelly) Standefer and Leta Belle (Maxey) Standefer in McAlister, Oklahoma. He was proud of his Oklahoma heritage where family values are deeply engrained, and patriotism abounds. He proudly served as a Corpsman in the US Navy during the Vietnam era. John arrived in Alaska in the 70’s having ridden his Harley from California to Seldovia with his trusty rescue Dalmatian Pete perched on the back. He immediately felt at home in Alaska and embraced all it had to offer. His work history included logging and commercial fishing, some in the remote wilderness of Alaska. He was a skilled carpenter, mechanic, and craftsman. He had an eye for photography. He left his mark on the Kenai/Soldotna community where he worked as a Physician Assistant, including at his walk-in clinic MEDEX, which he and his wife owned and operated from 1997 through 2001. As a PA-C, his honesty and sense of humor endeared for life those he served. John loved his family and had an extra soft spot for kids. He loved messing with horses: moose hunting on the Tustumena Bench, haying, fencing, and play-days at the rodeo grounds with family and friends. He took pleasure in simple things: a setting sun, a baby’s smile, a cloud formation. Always quick to laugh and engage in a practical joke. He valued honesty, integrity, and hard work and passed down those traits to his kids. He was very humble and never took himself too seriously. His wife Debbie writes, “I am heartbroken at the loss of my love and best friend, but I am relieved that he no longer suffers the ravages of Alzheimer’s. John lived every day and didn’t want this disease to define him. His decline over the past 12 years has been slow torture. I am hopeful that a cure can be found in my lifetime. I am forever grateful for the support from our family and this community. Thank you to all the caregivers for your compassion, care, and your devotion to seeing that his final months were lived with dignity and respect. John and I are truly blessed with your love.” He was preceded in death by his parents, John Carl and Leta Belle Standefer and his brother, Jimmy Darrel Standefer. John is survived by his wife of 31 years, Deborah Ann (Hutchens) (Kimple) Standefer; his children, Rena Megan Sanger (Darren) of Soldotna and John Garland Standefer of Kenai; and those he raised as his own, Dillon Hubert Kimple (Krista) and Monica Ann Ellis (Ethan) of Kasilof; grandkids, Dillon Alexander Kimple, Dylan Jon Ryser Rowland Jr., Anara Brook Kimple, Kazen Lane Giesler, and Jacob Thomas Anderson; and great-grandson, Jesse Alexander Kimple. He was especially close to his nephew, Michael Shea Standefer of Kasilof and niece, Shara Diane Montoya of New Mexico, also many nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family. Arrangements were by Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai.
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Donald E. Thomas
December 26, 1927- February 4, 2020 Donald Eugene Thomas, 92, died on February 4, 2020, in St. George, UT. Having already greatly exceeded his shelf life, the effects of old age finally caught up with him, and he died in his sleep. From available records, he appears to have set the family record for longevity. Don was born on December 26, 1927 in Sacramento, California, to Raymond and Annie (Clemence) Thomas. After graduating from Sacramento High School, he served two (long) years in the U.S. Navy. Upon his return to civilian life, he overcame his fear of women and married Yolanda (Jodie) Baird on May 5, 1951. After obtaining a job with the Sacramento County assessor’s office as an appraiser, Don was offered the position of being the first assistant assessor for the newly formed Kenai Peninsula Borough. Maybe the smartest decision Don ever made was to accept that position. He moved to Soldotna in late 1964, with the wife and three kids following in January 1965. A fourth child was born in November 1967. Don filled a vacancy and became the Borough assessor in 1974, a position he held until he retired in March 1988. He and Jodie moved to St. George, UT (Jodie’s choice) in 1993, where he remained until his death. Don was extremely involved in community activities. Highlights: He drove the ambulance (a purple refurbished hearse) and responded to fire calls for the nascent Soldotna Volunteer Fire Department. He joined Toastmasters in Soldotna and was named his club’s Outstanding Toastmaster for 1968. The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce designated March 19, 1968, as “Don Thomas Day,” “An Award for Community Service.” The Chamber also named Don the “Person of the Year” in 1983. Don joined the Elks Club in Soldotna (Lodge # 2706), and was named the Lodge’s Elk of the Year in 1992. Don was predeceased by his wife of 62 years, his parents, and two brothers. He is survived by his four children, Christine (Glenn) Sherwood (Orem, UT), Elaine (Ray) Gagnon (Mt. Home, ID), Don (Cindy) Thomas (Anchorage), and Wendy (Robert) Hill (Las Vegas, NV), 13 grandchildren, and 37 great‐grandchildren, a sister and many nieces and nephews. Per his request, Don was cremated and asked that his ashes be spread on the Santa Clara River, which runs by the cemetery where Jodie is buried. He requested no service, but that doesn’t mean people can’t hold whatever observances they feel like to honor Don. He requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in his name to the Shriners Hospitals for Children (they provided medical services to some of Don’s grandchildren) or the American Diabetes Association.
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attention, from grooming his coat to encouraging him to play in the pool,” Wildlife Response Curator Jane Belovarac said in the press release. “We are with him around the clock.” The otter pup is currently eating every three hours, and his diet consists of both formula and solid food. The Wildlife Response team recently introduced clam into his diet and the pup is
progressing well, according to the release. The caretakers at the SeaLife Center are focusing on teaching him proper grooming skills and “swimming with purpose,” and according to the release, the young otter has already shown himself to be an athletic swimmer. If a sick or injured animal is found, the staff at the SeaLife Center urge people to call their 24-hour stranding hotline at 1-888774-7325 so that trained professionals can walk through the proper steps in assisting the animal.
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the steps of the Capitol. “We have a significant force (in the Legislature) to work with you,” Sen. John Coghill, R-North Pole, told the crowd at the rally. “It’s a moral battle and a political battle.” Rep. Sara Rasmussen, R-Anchorage, introduced two bills Monday, one which would limit the age at which abortions can be performed to 20 weeks. The other says medical professionals providing abortions, “shall use the method of terminating the pregnancy that provides the best opportunity for the unborn child to survive after the child is removed from the pregnant woman’s womb.” Additionally, the bill calls for medical professional to provide the same care to the removed child as would be provided to any infant, and
to keep that child alive. Rasmussen could not immediately be reached for comment. Sen. Shelly Hughes has introduced a bill that would add a constitutional amendment regarding abortion. “To protect human life, nothing in this constitution may be construed to secure or protect a right to an abortion or require the State to fund an abortion,” the bill, SJR 13, reads. Lastly, Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, has a bill co-sponsored by Rep. Sharon Jackson, R-Eagle River, which would criminalize abortions and make performing an abortion considered murder. However, Rep. Ivy Sponholz, D-Anchorage, told the Associated Press last year that as the chair of the House Health and Social Services Committee, she would not hear the bill. • Contact reporter Peter Segall at 523-2228 or psegall@juneauempire.com.
being considered for suspension at UAA, including Associate of Applied Science in aviation administration, undergraduate certificate of civic engagement, Bachelor of Arts in hospitality administration, Associate of Applied Science and occupational endorsement and undergraduate certificates in logistics and supply chain operations, Bachelor of Business Administration in management information systems, occupational endorsement certificate in office foundations and
support, occupational endorsement certificate in radiologic tech and limited radiography and Associate of Applied Science in welding and nondestructive testing. Some programs were recommended for enhancements, like nursing, accounting, fire and emergency services technology, health sciences, pharmacy technology and social work. The recommendations are not final decisions for each program. The Board of Regents will make a final decision in June.
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Alaska cannabis industry engages in government lobbying ANCHORAGE — Since recreational use became legal in Alaska, marijuana businesses have joined other state industries such as oil and fishing in working to influence how their sector is regulated. Marijuana businesses are holding fundraisers and interacting with local and state leaders to try to build the industry’s political capital, The Anchorage Daily News reported Sunday. The lobbying efforts are aimed at shaping everything from rules restricting signage to how the industry is taxed. Anchorage marijuana attorney Jana Weltzin encourages her clients to engage with politicians and make donations. “It’s really important if you don’t like the way the government is handling its business to be involved and to make that known and to contribute to the politicians that you think will change the system,” Weltzin said. Anchorage Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar, who is running for mayor in 2021, said the marijuana business has always been “more sophisticated than people think.” Weltzin said the industry can point out loopholes and the unintended consequences of regulation, which she predicted will continue to change over the next three years. “It’s still evolving,” she said. “In 2016, these regulations were made with no real understanding of how it was going to look in real life.” — Associated Press
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degree is a program shared across campuses and is recommended for a continued review, Turner said. In their proposal, the university said the majority of UAA’s degree and certificate programs will not be impacted by the budget reductions. To figure out what should stay and what should go, an expedited academic program review began this month and will conclude in June when the Board of Regents makes its final decisions. The proposal released Tuesday includes six recommendation options: the enhancement of the program; continuing the
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obody should have been surprised when Rod Blagojevich called himself a victim and a “political prisoner” last week. Blagojevich never was very good at telling the truth. He is good at gaming the system, and he did it again last week. As we all know, the former Illinois governor is no longer in prison. President Donald Trump commuted his 14-year prison sentence last week, springing the disgraced governor four years early. The president has said he was impressed with Blagojevich’s wife, Patti, in her appearances on Fox News, where she pleaded for mercy for her husband — and just happened to add that she thought the president was being railroaded by impeachment. On Wednesday, Blagojevich also ladled praise on the president, declaring himself a “Trumpocrat.” But what of the people of Illinois? It was Blagojevich, their governor, who tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat and who shook down a children’s hospital, holding up state funds in order to get a campaign contribution. It was Blagojevich, the state’s governor, who we all heard on those tapes, his bald-faced corruption on display. The words still repulse us. In a state where corruption is endemic, Trump just cut it some slack. Perhaps it would have been easier to take had Blagojevich been humbled by prison. He clearly wasn’t. His press conference on Wednesday was a swill of self-pity. We think that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot put it pretty well when she said there are a lot of people who are released from prison every day, but “the difference between most of them and Rod Blagojevich is that they accept responsibility for the crimes that they committed. They are willing to do what’s necessary to make amends for the harm that they caused.” Rod Blagojevich is having none of that. That he actually called himself a “political prisoner” is a grave insult to people who are shackled and deprived of their freedom because of their courageously held beliefs. Not for trying to sell a public trust that, as Blagojevich infamously once said, was “(expletive) golden.” Aside from our revulsion at Blagojevich’s early release, this commutation is a symptom of a greater problem: the way that Trump is doling out clemency. It’s not that he is granting clemency in greater numbers than previous presidents. We know that’s not the case. President Obama did so nearly 2,000 times, according to Justice Department figures. But at least Obama relied on a process, including a program created in 2014 that sought to even the scales for those he thought had been dealt with too harshly by previous sentencing practices. To qualify, prisoners had to have been convicted of nonviolent offenses and to have served at least 10 years, among other criteria. It’s fair to criticize this program, but at least it had some foundation. At least there was a procedure for being considered. Trump, on the other hand, did not rely on the Justice Department’s pardon office, but instead he turned to the advice of friends, acquaintances, political contacts and other celebrities. Just look at the list of those who were on the clemency list last week. In addition to Blagojevich, there was Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former owner of the San Francisco 49ers; junk bond king Michael Milken; and Bernard Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner. As for the former Illinois governor, the president made clear his views were strongly influenced by the televised pleas of Patti Blagojevich. Last August, Trump said this: “His wife, I think, is fantastic. And I’m thinking about commuting his sentence very strongly. I think he was — I think it’s enough: seven years. I’m very impressed with his family. I’m very impressed with his wife. I mean, she has lived for this. She has — she’s one hell of a woman. She has lived. She goes on and she makes her case. And it’s really very sad.” This isn’t how clemency should be doled out. It undermines confidence in the system. Just consider the case of Paul Pogue, the owner of a Texas construction firm who was convicted of tax-related charges. His pardon last week came after family members donated $200,000 to help with the president’s re-election campaign. None of this should give regular Americans much comfort. As for Blagojevich, the commutation of his sentence adds yet another punch line to the long-running joke about Illinois governors who have been imprisoned. Unfortunately, nobody in Illinois is laughing. — The (Moline) Dispatch & The Rock Island Argus (Illinois), Feb. 23
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ast year Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed three constitutional amendments. One would make the traditional formula for the Alaska Permanent Fund the supreme law of the land. Another would require voters to approve any tax increase. The third would place a stricter cap on state spending. Each would require approval by two-thirds of each house of the Legislature and a majority of voters. The Legislature hasn’t acted on any of these. And they shouldn’t. I’m not arguing that Alaskans don’t deserve to be consulted on these questions. But replacing representative democracy with direct democracy isn’t the answer for solving the state’s budget problems. First of all, on the PDF and tax issues, voters can’t be trusted to put the public interests ahead of their own any more than we would trust legislators voting themselves a pay raise. But the main point I want to make is that most people lack the skills and expertise to understand the complexity involved in government spending. We have the neither the time nor a paid staff to help us make fully informed budget decisions. Instead, we’re more likely to be influenced by overly simplistic arguments that confirm our bias. This is true even at the local level. Not many people attend Assembly or school board meetings when the education budget is on the agenda. Even fewer read the documents. Instead, public discussion generally
focuses on teacher salaries, the amount of spending per student and average class size. State government is more complicated. Most can’t name the 17 different departments which make up the executive branch or describe the mission of the multiple agencies within each one. Or know why the current appropriation limit has failed to control spending. Not knowing isn’t a matter of ignorance of apathy. It’s not our job. However, Dunleavy wants citizens to play a central role in limiting state spending. Without that, he argued during an hourlong appearance on Talk of Alaska, the focus on new revenue from taxes or a reduced PFD is premature. Dunleavy was invited on the program to discuss his state budget plan and ideas for stabilizing state spending. But instead of describing his detailed approach to the problem, he gave listeners little more than stale talking points. And as politicians are known to do, he trotted out several misleading statements and a few that weren’t even true. For instance, Dunleavy implied that the amount of oil flowing down the pipeline resulted in increased state spending every year. And he said after oil prices fell several years ago, “the spending continued, but the revenue fell, and we backfilled that with savings.” This isn’t the first time the state reduced spending due to lower oil prices. It happened in 1986, 2003 and
2008. And this time around the cuts began before Dunleavy was elected. The first operating budget Bill Walker proposed was $1.3 billion less when he took office. He also he laid out a sustainable budget vision that included a reduced PFD. And when lawmakers failed to act, he vetoed a portion of the annual appropriation for the PFD in order to minimize the draw from the budget reserve. Dunleavy twisted the second part of that story by stating “many legislators voted not to follow the law of the PFD” last year. The truth is the state Supreme Court upheld Walker’s veto by ruling that spending from the permanent fund is subject to legislative appropriation and the governor’s veto power. To be fair, a one-hour talk show isn’t a good venue to explain the mission, budget and effectiveness of every state agency. But it’s a lot longer than 30-second campaign ads. And those are coming if the proposed constitutional amendments are put on a ballot. For elected officials “to gain the people’s trust, we must trust the people,” Dunleavy said last month in defense letting voters determine the fate of the amendments. “It’s the people we serve — we work for them.” I agree with the sentiment, but not the way in which he applied it. They need to earn our respect by doing the work we elected them to do. And that includes making the difficult decisions on how to pay for the state services that Alaskans across the state expect and deserve.
Wahl, teachers whom I met when I came here 45 years ago. Of course that reminded me of two top-notch students, Kathy and Stephen Wahl, whom I had the privilege of meeting about 40 years ago when SoHi first opened its doors. As I recall Kathy is Ben’s mother and Stephen is his uncle. Ben made my day a better day. Later at Kim’s dinner we talked about the acts of kindness we had experienced in Alaska and were very grateful we live here. Kim recalled she had seen Ben helping a woman get her car free from a snow berm earlier in the day just before he helped us. We are all grateful for all those people that have made the last 45 years the best. Thank you Alaskans for giving us hope for the future. — Hugh R. Hays Veteran for Integrity, Equality, Justice and Peace
hormone levels. Those abnormal levels then work to degrade a salmon’s migratory instincts and cause them to appear to drop off the map. This all means that hormonal changes can reset a salmon’s migratory alarm clock along with changing its navigation and imprinting instincts. Those kind of radical changes can make entire salmon runs collapse or disappear at sea. Have you noticed any wild run mysteriously disappearing? Hatchery salmon need to have their genomes examined and compared to the wild salmon genome BEFORE being allowed to mix with wild salmon. Any salmon type that does not maintain the wild salmon genome standard should be classified as an “invasive hatchery salmon” and not be allowed to reproduce with wild salmon. Currently the ADF&G has the wild salmon genome information for many locations but it lacks a desire, mandate or funding to enforce such a standard on hatchery salmon before allowing them to mix with wild salmon. It took nature thousands of years of only allowing the strongest to survive to produce today’s wild salmon. Hatcheries work to destroy that strength by allowing the weakest to survive and thereby corrupting that wild strength. Each hatchery salmon that enters the environment helps dilute wild salmon genetic strength by reproducing with wild salmon. Make no mistake this “long-term genetic corruption” is plainly being allowed by the ADF&G so humans can “shortterm profit” from the marketing of Weak Hatchery Salmon. If the ADF&G continues to ignore these invasive hatchery salmon, and does not enforce a wild salmon genome standard on them, there eventually will not be ANY wild salmon left to save. — Donald Johnson Soldotna
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Alaskans’ kindness gives hope for the future Every so often I am reminded why I love Alaska and Alaskans and am confident our future remains looking good in spite of our current political experiences. Yesterday was one of those times. My youngest daughter, Kim, had arrived and was partly into my snow-packed drive and parkway. I was walking out to greet her in about a foot of snow just as she was exiting the car, and a pickup stopped in the road. The driver exited his pickup with my dog, Goldie, enthusiastically greeting him with joy by jumping in the snow and all over him. He shouted, “do you want the snow removed from the drive and parkway?” Expecting company for my daughter’s birthday dinner that night and the fact my plowman had been extremely busy the last two days I shouted back, “YES!” He said, “I’ll be right back.” Assuming mistakenly he was going for his plow, Kim, Goldie and I walked inside. Later looking out the window I saw the unmistakable plume of snow from a snowblower. He had gone home to get his snowblower and walked it about three eighths of a mile to my driveway. Then on top of that, when I attempted to determine what he wanted for the work he would emphatically have no part of it. He was one of those kind and thoughtful people who make Alaska and the Soldotna area a great place to live. As we talked, I learned this person was Ben Griess and he lives at the end of our road. His name did not ring a bell until he disclosed the names of his grandparents, LaVern and Bev
Saving wild salmon We use to call salmon “salmon” but now we have to specify if they are “wild or hatchery” salmon. Hatchery salmon is THE BIG EXPERIMENT to see if they will either save or destroy our wild salmon. The degree to which they genetically impact wild salmon will decide if they help or harm them. Currently, the ADF&G does not believe hatchery salmon will harm wild salmon. Juvenile salmon hormone levels generate hatching, imprinting, smolting, feeding, size and spawning. Abnormal hormone levels result in minimum hatching, imprinting, smolting, feeding, size and spawning. Normal hormone levels result from an intact wild DNA genome. Hatchery salmon environments directly cause DNA genome degradation, which then results in abnormal salmon
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Mixed messages sent on virus risk in U.S. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Jonathan Lemire Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his chief economic adviser said Tuesday that the new coronavirus is under control in the U.S., even as the government’s top disease fighters warned Americans to prepare for an outbreak here. The mixed messages came as the stock market tumbled for a second straight day and lawmakers of both political parties questioned whether the White House’s request for $2.5 billion in virus response funding will be enough to prepare the nation.
Speaking earlier in the day from New Delhi, India, Trump said “we have very few people with it.” A “lot of talent” and a “lot of brainpower” is being tapped for the coronavirus response, he added. He said the situation is “very well under control in our country.” Later, economic adviser Larry Kudlow portrayed the stock market’s slide as a buying opportunity for investors. “Our economy is in good shape,” said Kudlow. “This virus won’t last forever. We have contained it.” But Dr. Nancy Messonnier, who leads work on respiratory diseases for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told reporters that “it’s not so much a question of if this
will happen anymore, but rather more a question of exactly when this will happen — and how many people in this country will have severe illness.” U.S. health officials say there’s no mixed messaging — they have previously warned that they expect some spread around the country. The message has become more urgent as they work to educate Americans about the risk, and about the steps that would happen if they are unable to contain the new virus by quarantining travelers coming to the U.S. Now, they want people to start thinking about different kinds of measures they might see if the virus starts spreading, including closing
schools and encouraging telework. Those steps were taken during the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic. “Part of preparedness is an educated population thinking about the future,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. “The immediate risk to the general American public remains low, but that has the potential to change quickly,” he added. Tuesday morning on Capitol Hill, senators of both political parties questioned whether the White House’s request for $2.5 billion would be enough. “If you low-ball something like this, you’ll pay for it later,” Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., told Azar, Trump’s top health official. The two
faced each other at a budget hearing that turned into a forum for assessing U.S. readiness. Shelby said if the virus keeps spreading, “it could be an existential threat to a lot of people in this country.” He chairs the powerful Appropriations Committee, which sets spending levels for federal agencies. Azar said that nearly two months after the first alarms were raised, there’s no evidence the virus has spread here beyond patients infected overseas and a few close relatives. He credited travel controls and mandatory quarantines, adding that government scientists are working to develop a vaccine and to perfect a test for detecting the virus.
New Orleans celebrates end of Mardi Gras touched by tragedy By Rebecca Santana and Janet McConnaughey Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — Dressed in sequined costumes, grooving to the rhythm of marching bands and clutching at strands of shiny beads, people in New Orleans celebrated the end of a Mardi Gras season tinged by tragedy after two bystanders were killed by floats in the days leading up to Fat Tuesday. The party took place in neighborhoods across the city and got started before dawn. In the Treme neighborhood, the Northside Skull and Bone Gang in skeleton costumes went door to door to wake people up before sunrise. In Central City, where the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club parades, families seemed to have gotten up and in position just as early. And in the French Quarter, the streets were filled with costumed revelers. “It’s any other day anywhere else in the world but here we celebrate life,” said Paul Craven, who
was walking with his wife, son and friends on Royal Street in the Quarter. “Every day, every week there is some sort of festival going on. It’s either very extreme or very small but there’s the celebration of life but that’s what has kept New Orleans alive.” Craven wore a sweeping purple sequined cape and a wreath of grape leaves on his head. He and his wife had dressed “Bacchusesque” — a nod to Bacchus, the Greek god of wine and the namesake of one of the parades leading up to Fat Tuesday. Carnival season began Jan. 6 and ends Tuesday. It’s usually a time of frivolity and fun as thousands of people swarm the streets of New Orleans and other cities and towns in southern Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. But this season has been touched by tragedy after two revelers were killed during parades. On Feb. 19, as thousands gathered to watch the all-female Krewe of Nyx parade, 58-year-old Geraldine Carmouche of New Orleans
died after being struck by a tandem float. Tandem floats are multiple floats pulled by one tractor. Then on Saturday night during the Endymion parade — one of the biggest and glitziest parades every year — Joseph Sampson, 58, of New Orleans was hit and killed by a float, also a tandem, while watching the parade. Following the deaths, the city announced a ban on tandem floats for the rest of the season. Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said Monday that representatives from parade krewes, police and city officials will meet this week or next to discuss parade safety issues. Safety was a concern for many parents as they watched over children eager to catch the last beads of the season. “That has always been my No. 1 rule: Don’t run up to the floats,” said Keitra Boutan who was watching the Zulu parade in Central City with her daughter. Like many others in Central City,
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Andy Overslaugh is dress as “day” as he marches along with the Society of St. Anne on Royal Street on Mardi Gras day Tuesday in New Orleans.
Derek Hale got up early to stake out a place on the parade route to see Zulu. Hale’s friend was riding in the parade so he was helping his friend’s wife and three children watch. “The most important thing is
family, just being able to be out here and enjoying the music, the high school bands, the excitement that the kids have,” Hale said, holding his friend’s daughter in his arms as she watched her first Mardi Gras.
Dems thwart Republicans on abortion-related Senate bills By Matthew Daly Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a pair of Republican bills that would ban most late-term abortions and threaten prison for doctors who don’t try saving the life of infants born alive during abortions. The measures have been defeated multiple times in recent
years, but Senate Republicans pushed for renewed votes to allow GOP lawmakers to make an election-year appeal to conservative voters. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Democrats of bowing to “the radical demands of the far left” to “drown out common sense” and the views of millions of Americans. “It almost defies belief that
an entire political party could find cause to object to this basic protection for babies,” the Kentucky Republican said. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer blasted McConnell for taking up the Senate’s time on what he called “fake, dishonest and extreme legislation that has nothing to do with improving the lives of ordinary Americans.” Noting that existing laws protect
infants, Schumer said the GOP bills would, in effect, “criminalize” women’s reproductive care and intimidate health care providers. “Putting these already defeated bills up for a show vote is not a good faith attempt to improve the lives of … American women,” the New York Democrat said. “Every single Senate Republican knows that these bills cannot and will not pass. But they’re putting them on
the floor anyway to pander to the hard right. And to cover up the fact that they won’t provide good health care for women.” Senators voted 56-41 for the born-alive bill, and 53-44 for a separate measure banning most abortions after 20 weeks. Both tallies were short of the 60 votes needed to end Democratic delaying tactics and force a Senate vote.
briefly charge of calling out quesGeneric tionable sales, Karen Harper, who oversaw Mallinckrodt’s drugmakers suspicious order monitoring system, said yes. sold most opioids during NTSB: Tesla overdose crisis Autopilot, distracted Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals doled out lavish perks for top U.S. employees who hit or beat sales goals for prescription opioids and other drugs: six-figure bonuses and a chance to snag a coveted “President’s Club” award, which could mean vacations to Hawaii, the Caribbean or Mexico. The company placed that same staff in charge of reporting any sales of its painkillers that appeared to be suspicious, including to distributors or pharmacies requesting extreme volumes of its most potent formulas. Asked during a federal court deposition last year whether she believed it was appropriate to put incentive-motivated sales staff in
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WASHINGTON — Tesla’s partially automated driving system steered an electric SUV into a concrete barrier on a Silicon Valley freeway because it was operating under conditions it couldn’t handle and because the driver likely was distracted by playing a game on his smartphone, the National Transportation Safety Board has found. The board made the determination Tuesday in the fatal crash, and provided nine new recommendations to prevent partially automated vehicle crashes in the future. Among the recommendations is for tech companies to design
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driver use of smartphones. Much of the board’s frustration was directed at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and to Tesla, which have not acted on recommendations the NTSB passed two years ago. The NTSB investigates crashes but only has authority to make recommendations. NHTSA can enforce the advice, and manufacturers also can act on it. — Associated Press
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Soldotna Montessori Charter School Lottery Enrollment Opportunity We are welcoming all families to apply for our lottery enrollment for the upcoming 2020-21 school year. The deadline for submitting a lottery application is 3 PM on Friday, February 28, 2020. Families can pick up lottery applications at Soldotna Montessori Charter School, which is located in the 400 wing of Soldotna Elementary at 158 E. Park Ave. in Soldotna. SMCS is a free, public school of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. An informational meeting will be held at the school on Monday, February 10th from 5:30 - 6:00 PM for anyone interested in learning more about Montessori education. We hope to see you and your student soon.
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Do try these at home Cold and snowy days are a perfect time to explore new recipes By Teri Robl For Homer News
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inter is full on here with all the snow and cold temperatures, so I am indoors spending time in the kitchen and trying new recipes. I highly recommend both of these yummy dishes. Crisp Gnocchi and Brussels Sprouts in Brown Butter (From my friend Sam Sifton at the New York Times ) The key to this recipe is how you cook the store-bought gnocchi: No need to boil. Just sear them until they are crisp and golden on the outside, and their insides will stay chewy. Feel free to add in a handful of toasted pine nuts, crispy bacon bits or fried prosciutto, maybe a bit of pan roasted sliced shallot or all three, like I did! 1 pound Brussels sprouts 1 lemon ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt and black pepper ½ teaspoon red-pepper flakes 1 (18-ounce) package shelf-stable potato gnocchi 6 tablespoons butter, sliced into 6 pieces ½ teaspoon honey Freshly grated Parmesan, for serving Trim and halve the Brussels sprouts. Using a vegetable peeler, peel thick strips of lemon zest, then coarsely chop. (You should have about 2 teaspoons chopped zest.) In a large (preferably 12-inch) skillet, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high. Add the Brussels sprouts, season with 1⁄2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper, then arrange the Brussels sprouts in an even layer, cut-side down. Scatter the lemon zest over the top and cook, undisturbed, until the Brussels sprouts are well browned underneath, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the red-pepper flakes, stir and cook until the Brussels sprouts are crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl. In the same skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high. Break up any gnocchi that are stuck together, add them to the pan and cook, covered and undisturbed, until golden brown on one side, 2 to 4 minutes. Add the butter and honey, season with salt and a generous amount of black pepper, and cook, stirring, until the butter is golden, nutty smelling and foaming, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the Brussels sprouts until warmed through. Serve with grated Parmesan. This savory slab pie from Deb Perelman of
Smitten Kitchen is a great way to serve a homemade breakfast to guests. It reheats beautifully, serves a crowd, and has an easy, serve-yourself vibe to give the host a little break. It would also be a great breakfast to eat during the week before leaving for work or school, or even taking with you.
Breakfast Slab Pie Crust 4 cups (482 g) All Purpose Flour (or half allpurpose and half whole wheat flour) 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt 1 1⁄2 cups cold butter 3 ⁄4 cup cold water Filling: 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled 1 teaspoon seasoned salt 10 ounces fresh spinach 1 teaspoon kosher salt or 1/2 teaspoon table salt plus more, to taste freshly ground black pepper 4 scallions, thinly sliced 2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese 11 large eggs plus 1 egg white (reserve the yolk for the glaze) 2 teaspoons hot sauce * cooked sausage, bacon or ham To make the crust: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour(s) and salt. Work the butter into the flour until the largest pieces are the size of small peas. Stir in the water until a craggy mass forms. 1. Knead the dough with your hands two or three times to form a ball or use a bowl scraper to fold the dough over on itself until it comes together. Divide the dough into two pieces, with one slightly larger than the other. 2. Pat each piece into a rectangle about 1⁄2” thick, then wrap and chill for 1 hour or as long as 2 days. 3. To make the filling: Place the potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with cold, salted water. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer, cooking for 7 to 10 minutes, until the potatoes are easily pierced with a paring knife. Remove from the heat, drain, and let cool. 4. Wash the spinach, then cook the wet leaves in a large skillet over high heat until they just collapse. Drain in a colander, squeezing out as much liquid as possible; there should be about 2 cups spinach when you’re done. 5. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a 10” x 15” x 1” jelly roll pan with parchment. 6. To assemble: On a floured piece of parchment, roll the larger of the two dough pieces to
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This recipe of gnocchi and Brussels sprouts in brown butter might be just the thing to warm you up on a cold winter day. an 18” x 13” rectangle. Use the parchment to help you transfer the dough to the prepared pan, flipping it over and peeling off the paper. Tuck the dough into the bottom of the pan and leave 3⁄4” overhanging the edges. 7. Cut the potatoes in 3⁄8” slices and arrange in the pastry-lined pan. Sprinkle potatoes with seasoned salt. Roughly chop the spinach and distribute over the potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the scallions and cheddar over all. Beat the eggs briefly, then slowly pour them over the filling in the pan. Add the hot sauce to the beaten eggs. 8. Roll the remaining dough into a 16” x 11” rectangle. Drape over the filling, trim the edges to line up with the edge of the pan, and fold the overhang from the bottom crust up and over to
seal the pie. Pinch the edges and cut a few 1⁄2” slits in the lid to act as vents (too many or too big and the eggs will leak out). Beat the remaining egg yolk with water and brush it over the top crust. 9. Bake the pie until the crust is golden and the filling is set, about 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on a rack for 10 minutes before cutting into squares. 10. Store any leftovers, well wrapped, in the refrigerator for several days. *Note: The addition of cooked breakfast sausage, bacon or diced ham added to the filling is tasty. Use approximately 2 cups of bulk cooked sausage, 1 cup cooked diced bacon, or 1 1⁄2 cups diced ham. Reach Teri Robl at easthood.queen@gmail.com.
Sustainable, versatile, global, delicious: Honey’s got buzz By Katie Workman Associated Press
Honey isn’t just honey anymore. At farmers markets, grocery stores and restaurants, there’s a wide assortment of honeys in various colors and tastes, from far-away places and ones next door. Why is a food that’s been part of the human diet for millennia suddenly so trendy? First, of course, honey is delicious and versatile. It can be used in baking, dressings, marinades, sauces, cocktails — in all sorts of dishes both savory and sweet. It is sweeter than straight sugar, so you can use less. Honey is produced all over the world, so as we explore new cuisines, we’re seeing the many ways honey can be utilized. Increased awareness of the importance of bees and pollination also has a lot to do with why people are seeking out honey, says Lori Jean
Levy, CEO and owner of My Global Table, an importer of specialty goods. Bee populations have plummeted, she notes, threatening the food supply. “This makes it a true current events issue,” she says. Honey is a sustainable and ecofriendly product at a time when many consumers are making that a priority. Elyse Hohnerlein, operations coordinator for Savannah Bee Honey, in Savannah, Georgia, notes that honey producers support “both the beekeepers and the bees.” “People are wanting to make the environment a better place, and honey is a delicious way of getting to that goal,” she says. A preference for local food has also boosted the popularity of honey, says Hohnerlein. She says there are more than 300 types of honey in the United States alone, and Savannah Bee bottles 15 different types of liquid honey from
around the world. She explains that raw, artisanal honey is often monofloral (from one pollen source) and is labeled with that plant name, such as sourwood, lavender or orange blossom. Honey takes on some of the flavor of its pollen source. She also says sales of honeycomb have spiked over the past few years. Levy says that unlike processed honey, raw honey “is neither heated or filtered.” Those processes, she says, removes much of raw honey’s nutritional punch. One of her favorite imports is Happy Honey, a raw honey from Serbia that is pollinated from sunflowers. Maria Loi, chef and owners of Loi Estiatorio in New York City, started her own line of organic honey. “Thankfully people are going back to nature,” says Loi, and are interested in where their food comes from. She packages two
kinds of honey from Greece, one of them a Wild Forest Black Honey that comes from the mountains near Delphi. Loi says she harvested honey there with her grandfather as a child. The honey is available for collecting only for a few days each summer. Raw honey is a nuanced food, comparable to wine in the way it can be tasted and considered. And because it is a product of nature, it is always changing. Dara Bliss Davenport, a chef and partner at Loi Brand, notes that the color can vary from bottle to bottle even for honey from the same hive. The language she uses to describe the flavor of Loi’s black honey is similar to the way oenophiles talk about wine: “not as sweet, with notes of burnt caramel, and a pronounced molasses flavor with a citrus finish.” But honey’s popularity goes beyond food. It has been touted for various health and beauty benefits
too over the years. Manuka honey is particularly popular and pricey these days. It is pollinated from the manuka bush or tree in New Zealand, which flowers for only six to eight weeks a year. There are different grades of manuka honey, including ones intended to be used as food and others for medicinal purposes. Kyle Barnholt, an executive at the honey company Manuka Health says exports of New Zealand Manuka Honey to North America have tripled over the past three years. Finally, honey is beautiful. It ranges from a pale golden color to a deep almost-black. That feeds into the graze board craze. Graze boards are large boards or platters carrying cheeses, charcuterie, and other nibbles, and honey is often a companion to these items and part of the presentation. Honeycomb, in particular, is a beautiful and popular addition to a graze board.
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There is an art to toasting nuts, and here’s how to do it By Elizabeth Karmel Associated Press
I sometimes joke and say that as a Southern cook, I use pecans like other chefs use salt and pepper. That is to say, on just about everything. I love pecans and every other nut because they add a crunchy texture and an earthy sweet — nuttier — flavor to food. Most of the time, I lightly toast my nuts to enhance their flavor. And I’m not alone: Many recipes that call for nuts, also call for toasting the nuts because it makes such a difference in the overall flavor of the dish. Toasting or lightly roasting nuts removes all the raw green, slightly astringent flavors that you taste when they are uncooked. This is especially true with walnuts. Almonds, hazelnuts and pecans are crisp and lightly caramelized, and you can’t stop eating them when they are roasted — likewise peanuts. Even seeds are so much
better with a little heat to bring out their deeper more nuanced flavors. Think sesame seeds, pine nuts, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds. The volatile oils are released, and the seeds are lightly browned making them taste so much more flavorful. I learned to toast nuts from my mother, and she learned from her mother. You toast nuts on a cookie sheet (or sheet pan) in a preheated oven set on a low heat. The low heat is crucial because nuts burn both easily and quickly. This is due to the high percentage of oil in the nuts. Pecans burn particularly fast and can go from deliciously lightly toasted to inedible and acrid in a matter of a minute. So, it will come as no surprise that my pet peeve is the way so many popular food people today demonstrate toasting nuts. The first time that I saw someone “toast” nuts in a skillet on top of the stovetop, I was flabbergasted.
Because the heat is direct, it heats the metal pan and that heat is transferred to the surface of the food making contact with the pan. The side of the food exposed to the direct heat will continue to cook until it is moved. I am sure everyone can relate to how easy it is to burn food in a skillet on the stovetop. And, the more delicate the food, the faster it happens. That is what happens to the nuts. Even if you shake the pan, you will end up with some parts of the nuts still raw and some parts — the parts that touch the bottom of the pan — with burned edges. And that means you will be adding burned acrid flavor to your dish. Maybe the problem is in our terminology. As recipe writers, we tell people to “toast” their nuts and we really should be telling them to “roast” their nuts. If you cook with nuts and seeds a lot, you have probably already figured out that the best way to toast them is in an
oven. But if you are still toasting them on the stovetop, you will love the oven method. Not only do you get better results, it is also easier, and you don’t have to tend to it as much. When I toast nuts, I place a sheet of parchment paper on a sheet pan and pour the nuts on top. I spread them out so that they are in a single layer and place them in a preheated 250 F oven. This is a low temperature, but I find that the higher I set the temperature, the higher the chances of burning the nuts. I check on them after 5 minutes because smaller nuts takes less time to toast than larger nuts and I don’t want them to burn. Most nuts take 8-10 minutes to toast, but often the smell of roasting nuts is a sign that they are done. It’s important to check them as soon as you smell them because they can burn before you know it! For maximum crunch, let the nuts cool before using them in your recipe.
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Kenai boys, Nikiski girls nab league wins Staff report Peninsula Clarion
The Kenai Central boys survived a historic shooting effort from Nikiski’s Austin Stafford on Tuesday to secure a 71-67 overtime victory over the Bulldogs in Southcentral Conference play. Stafford hit 11 3-pointers on the way to 36 points. Nikiski coach Reid Kornstad said the previous school record of 10 belonged to Matt Johnson in the mid-1990s. The Bulldogs nailed 19 3-pointers in the game, while Kenai had just four. In the girls game, Nikiski notched a 41-22 win. “Give credit to Nikiski right from the start,” Kenai boys coach Ken Felchle said after moving to 7-11 overall and 3-4 in the league. “They came out ready to play and they always do. We’ve never played a game against them that wasn’t a close game. “We were trading 2-pointers for 3-pointers, but I said to my boys, credit to them, they obviously ran into a hot team and somehow found a way.” With seniors Michael Mysing, Noah Litke and Bryan McCollum getting honored before the game for senior night, Nikiski’s attitude also stood out to Kornstad. “What characterized the game was the manner in which the guys approached the game,” Kornstad said. “They had a confident approach to the game. They expected to play at a high level, and they did.” The Bulldogs tried to bury Kenai in 3-pointers in the first quarter, with Stafford, a 6-foot-4 junior who transferred from Kenai before this season, hitting five and Mysing and Brady Bostic adding treys. Kenai stayed in the game by plugging away with 2-pointers and trailed just 25-17 after eight minutes.
“We were getting quality possessions on the offensive end,” Felchle said. “We were patient with the basketball and making the most of our opportunities. “A lot of times you talk about staying in the game with defense, but we were staying in the game with offense.” With 3 minutes, 42 seconds, left in the second quarter, the Kardinals climbed into a 29-28 lead on a bucket by Bradeon Pitsch, who had 21 points. The game was then close the rest of the way. Felchle said he was not thrilled with the way his team was closing out on shooters, but he said the defense was great on Stafford as he buried 3-pointers with 1:51 and 1:00 left in the game for a 61-58 lead. With the gym going bonkers, Pitsch, not known for his outside shooting, stepped up and drilled a 3 for a 61-all game with 45 seconds left. “He had the courage to take that shot,” Felchle said. “That took guts.” Added Kornstad: “A great kid made a big shot.” Nikiski then ran the clock down and Litke missed a jumper with three seconds left to send the game to overtime. In extra time, Nikiski went cold from 3-point land and Kenai won the four minutes 10-6. “We had a hard time executing when we needed to because we were so hot,” Kornstad said. “It’s hard to stay disciplined when you’re that hot, and that’s something they’ve had no experience with before.” Evan Stockton added 16 points for Kenai, while Jordan Kvasnikoff had 15. Litke added 17 for the Bulldogs.
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2020. There are 309 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 26, 1993, a truck bomb built by Islamic extremists exploded in the parking garage of the North Tower of New York’s World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others. (The bomb failed to topple the North Tower into the South Tower, as the terrorists had hoped; both structures were destroyed in the 9/11 attack eight years later.) On this date: In 1616, astronomer Galileo Galilei met with a Roman Inquisition official, Cardinal Robert Bellarmine, who ordered him to abandon the “heretical” concept of heliocentrism, which held that the earth revolved around the sun, instead of the other way around. In 1904, the United States and Panama proclaimed a treaty under which the U.S. agreed to undertake efforts to build a ship canal across the Panama isthmus. In 1916, actor-comedian Jackie Gleason was born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed a congressional act establishing Mount McKinley National Park (now Denali National Park) in the Alaska Territory. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson signed a congressional act establishing Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. In 1929, President Calvin Coolidge signed a measure establishing Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. In 1940, the United States Air Defense Command was created. In 1952, Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that Britain had developed its own atomic bomb. In 1966, South Korean troops sent to fight in the Vietnam War massacred at least 380 civilians in Go Dai hamlet. In 1984, the last U.S. Marines deployed to Beirut as part of an international peacekeeping force withdrew from the Lebanese capital. In 1994, a jury in San Antonio acquitted 11 followers of David Koresh of murder, rejecting claims they had ambushed federal agents; five were convicted of voluntary manslaughter. In 1998, a jury in Amarillo, Texas, rejected an $11 million lawsuit brought by Texas cattlemen who blamed Oprah Winfrey’s talk show for a price fall after a segment on food safety that included a discussion about mad cow disease. Ten years ago: New York Gov. David Paterson announced he wouldn’t seek reelection amid a criminal investigation over his handling of a domestic violence complaint against a top aide. (Investigators found no evidence of witness tampering.) At the Vancouver Olympics, the Americans reached 34 medals with a silver and a bronze in short-track speedskating. Five years ago: Internet activists declared victory over the nation’s big cable companies after the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to impose the toughest rules yet on broadband service to prevent companies like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T from creating paid fast lanes and slowing or blocking web traffic. “Jihadi John,” the masked knife-wielding Islamic State militant seen in execution videos, was identified as Mohammed Emwazi, a London-raised university graduate known to British intelligence for more than five years. Theodore Hesburgh, 97, a Catholic priest who transformed the University of Notre Dame into a school known almost as much for academics as football and who championed human rights around the globe, died in South Bend, Indiana. One year ago: After making his way from Pyongyang in an armored train, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vietnam’s capital ahead of a summit with President Donald Trump, who arrived later in the day aboard Air Force One. A federal appeals court cleared AT&T’s takeover of Time Warner, rejecting claims from the Trump administration that the $81 billion deal would harm consumers and reduce competition. Today’s Birthdays: Game show host Tom Kennedy is 93. Country-rock musician Paul Cotton (Poco) is 77. Actor-director Bill Duke is 77. Singer Mitch Ryder is 75. Actress Marta Kristen (TV: “Lost in Space”) is 75. Rock musician Jonathan Cain (Journey) is 70. Singer Michael Bolton is 67. The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH’-jehp TY’-ihp UR’-doh-wahn), is 66. Actor Greg Germann is 62. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is 62. Bandleader John McDaniel is 59. Actor-martial artist Mark Dacascos is 56. Actress Jennifer Grant is 54. Rock musician Tim Commerford (Audioslave) is 52. Singer Erykah Badu (EHR’-ih-kah bah-DOO’) is 49. Actor Maz Jobrani (TV: “Superior Donuts”) is 48. Rhythm-and-blues singer Rico Wade (Society of Soul) is 48. Olympic gold medal swimmer Jenny Thompson is 47. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kyle Norman (Jagged Edge) is 45. Actor Greg Rikaart is 43. Rock musician Chris Culos (O.A.R.) is 41. Rhythm-and-blues singer Corinne Bailey Rae is 41. Country singer Rodney Hayden is 40. Pop singer Nate Ruess (roos) (fun.) is 38. Tennis player Li Na is 38. Latin singer Natalia Lafourcade is 36. Actress Teresa Palmer is 34. Actor Alex Heartman is 30. Actress Taylor Dooley is 27. Thought for Today: “If you have it and you know you have it, then you have it. If you have it and don’t know you have it, you don’t have it. If you don’t have it but you think you have it, then you have it.” — Jackie Gleason (1916-1987).
Nikiski girls 41, Kenai 22 The Bulldogs outscored the Kardinals 17-0 in the third quarter for the Southcentral Conference victory. Nikiski honored seniors America Jeffreys, Elora Reichert, Kaycee Bostic, Kaitlyn Johnson, Tika Zimmerman and manager Madelin Weeks after the game. It was junior Lillian Carstens who had the biggest impact on the game. She hit for 27 points to outscore Kenai by herself. Nikiski, which led 8-3 after a quarter and 16-7 at the half, had five other scorers and none of them had over four points. Jaiden Streiff paced the Kardinals with 10 points.
Soldotna sweeps Homer The Soldotna girls and boys basketball teams rolled to victory over the host Homer Mariners during a nonconference matchup Tuesday in the Alice Witte Gymnasium at Homer High School. The Start beat the Lady Mariners 59-15, while the boys team beat Homer 52-40. Homer girls head coach Chad Felice sat out three of his starting players due to injuries. He’s resting them before their Friday game against Nikiski, he said. “We’re trying to get them healed up as quick as we can before Friday,” he said. Leading Soldotna in points was Ituau Tuisaula with 23, followed by Josie Sheridan with 12. Mikayla Leadens and Drysta Crosby-Schneider both had five points, Kianna Holland had four, Autumn Fischer had three, Ellie Burns, Rhys Cannava and Morgan Bouschor all had two points, and Rachel Spence had one. For Homer, Sailey Rhodes led with four points. Hannah Hatfield and Delilah Harris each contributed three points, Rylee Doughty and Laura Inama both had two and Kappa Reutov had one. Felice said a handful of junior varsity girls were able to dress for the varsity game and get valuable playing time. “SoHi’s a really good team,” Felice said. “… But I thought, you know, our girls fought hard and we worked on some stuff. And you know, the biggest thing is we got better today.”
Nikiski’s Austin Stafford drives on Kenai Central’s Braedon Pitsch on Tuesday at Nikiski High School in Nikiski. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna coach Kyle McFall also said in a text message that his team got better. “It was great to see us get back to playing our style … relentless defensive pressure and quick pace on offense,” he texted. “Our goal for the remainder of the regular season is to re-establish our identity. Girls did a great job of taking a step toward achieving that goal tonight.” In the boys game, the Mariners originally pulled out ahead, leading the Stars by two at the end of the first quarter and working up to a 19-14 lead early in the second. “Our intensity maybe, kind of like got us off to a good start (with) some confidence and knocking down some shots,” said head coach Weston Carroll. Soldotna caught a lead in the second quarter, however, and held it for the rest of the game, widening from eight points at the close of the third quarter to a 12-point gap by the end of the game. For the Stars, Jersey Truesdell led the way with 17 points, aided by Ray Chumley with 11 points, Tyler
Morrison with eight, Mekhai Rich with seven, Levi Rosin with five and Zach Hanson with four. Clayton Beachy led the Mariners with 17 points. Jonathan Raymond contributed seven points, Michael Munns had a pair of threepointers, Eyoab Knapp had five points, Josiah Raymond had three and Ethan Anderson had two. Carroll said the Homer boys lost some momentum in the second quarter when it came to sinking shots, at the same time that the Stars started making them. “It just seemed like we had a long stretch where we kind of, not necessarily took bad shots, it just was, they just weren’t falling,” he said. “And they started making a few on the other end.” Carroll said the team will hopefully use the game as a learning opportunity to improve in a few areas. “I thought we did good at breaking their pressure for the most part, but then there was a few times where we kind of … got out of our system I guess you’d say, and didn’t break the press properly, and then that caused
turnovers,” he said. Both Homer teams will host Nikiski High School on Friday at the high school for senior night. Megan Pacer of the Homer News contributed to this report. Reach Megan Pacer at mpacer@homernews.com. Tuesday boys Kardinals 71, Bulldogs 67, OT Kenai 17 14 19 11 10 —71 Nikiski 25 9 15 12 6 —67 KENAI CENTRAL (71) — Jor. Kvasnikoff 15, Bezdecny 5, Stockton 16, Tunseth 7, Pitsch 21, Daniels 7. NIKISKI (67) — Mysing 3, Litke 17, Stafford 36, Bostic 3, Handley 8. 3-point goals — Kenai 4 (Jor. Kvasnikoff, Tunseth, Pitsch, Daniels); Nikiski 19 (Stafford 11, Litke 5, Mysing, Bostic, Handley). Stars 52, Mariners 40 Soldotna 12 12 14 14 —52 Homer 14 6 10 10 —40 SOLDOTNA (52) — Rich 7, Morrison 8, Hanson 4, Chumley 11, Truesdell 17, Rosin 5. HOMER (40) — Munns 6, Beachy 17, Jon. Raymond 7, Anderson 2, Knapp 5, Mann 3. 3-point goals — Soldotna 5 (Truesdell 3, Rich, Rosin); Homer 7 (Beachy 5, Munns 2). Tuesday girls Bulldogs 41, Kardinals 22 Kenai 3 4 0 15 —22 Nikiski 8 8 17 8 —41 KENAI CENTRAL (22) — Morris 3, Koziczkowski 1, Hamilton 1, Streiff 10, Severson 7. NIKISKI (41) — Carstens 27, Bostic 3, Johnson 4, Zimmerman 2, B. Epperheimer 2, Freeman 3. 3-point goals — Nikiski 4 (Carstens 3, Freeman); Kenai 3 (Streiff 2, Severson). Stars 59, Mariners 15 Soldotna 1427 14 4 —59 Homer 5 0 3 7 —15 SOLDOTNA (59) — Sheridan 12, Burns 2, Cannava 2, Bouschor 2, Tuisaula 23, Leadens 5, Fischer 3, Holland 4, Spence 1, Crosby-Schneider 5. HOMER (15) — Rhodes 4, Harris 3, Doughty 2, Inama 2, Hatfield 3, Reutov 1. 3-point goals — Soldotna 4 (Sheridan, Tuisaula, Leadens, Crosby-Schneider); Homer 1 (Rhodes).
Ostrander, Carstens step up at next level Staff report Peninsula Clarion
Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central high school, took seventh place in the women’s 3,000meter run at the USATF Indoor Championships on Feb. 14 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The effort came one week after Ostrander had won the 3,000 at the prestigious
Millrose Games, also an indoor meet, in New York City. In New York, Ostrander recorded a personal-best 8 minutes, 48.94 seconds, for the victory. In Albuquerque, which is 5,300 feet above sea level, Ostrander ran 9:03.55. Shelby Houlihan won the race in 8:52.03. Carstens has big freshman year for Chicago State
Bethany Carstens, a 2019 graduate of Nikiski High School, is more than proving she belongs at the Division I level in her freshman season. Playing at Chicago State, Carstens has appeared in 24 games this year and is averaging 11.9 points per game. The 5-foot-9 guard is standing out most as a shooter. Carstens is shooting .375 from the floor, but is a red-hot .410 from 3-point range. She
also is .744 at the line. Carstens has scored 20 points or more three times this season. Feb. 6 against New Mexico State, Carstens poured in 23 points, playing a season-high 40 minutes and hitting 9 of 19 from the floor and 3 of 7 from 3-point land. Chicago State is rebuilding this season and has a 1-25 record, with Carstens being one of the reasons the team has hope for the future.
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 64 39 13 12 90 210 164 63 40 18 5 85 224 175 64 33 23 8 74 224 213 63 33 24 6 72 219 213 65 29 27 9 67 197 199 62 29 25 8 66 182 193 64 21 31 12 54 169 219 65 15 46 4 34 131 244 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 63 39 18 6 84 222 193 Pittsburgh 61 37 18 6 80 201 168 Philadelphia 63 36 20 7 79 210 185 N.Y. Islanders 62 35 20 7 77 179 168 Columbus 65 31 20 14 76 170 171 Carolina 62 35 23 4 74 202 176 N.Y. Rangers 62 34 24 4 72 207 191 New Jersey 62 25 27 10 60 171 211 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 64 37 17 10 84 206 179 Dallas 63 37 20 6 80 171 160 Colorado 61 36 18 7 79 212 166 Nashville 62 31 23 8 70 198 198 Winnipeg 65 32 27 6 70 196 195 Minnesota 62 30 25 7 67 191 201 Chicago 63 27 28 8 62 187 203 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vegas 64 34 22 8 76 208 196 Vancouver 62 34 22 6 74 207 190 Edmonton 63 33 22 8 74 201 196 Calgary 64 33 25 6 72 192 198
Arizona Anaheim San Jose Los Angeles
scoreboard BASKETBALL NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 42 16 .724 — Boston 40 17 .702 1½ Philadelphia 36 22 .621 6 Brooklyn 26 30 .464 15 New York 17 40 .298 24½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 36 21 .632 — Orlando 25 32 .439 11 Washington 20 36 .357 15½ Charlotte 19 38 .333 17 Atlanta 17 42 .288 20 Central Division W L Pct GB x-Milwaukee 50 8 .862 — Indiana 34 24 .586 16 Chicago 20 39 .339 30½ Detroit 19 41 .317 32 Cleveland 16 41 .281 33½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Houston 37 20 .649 — Dallas 35 23 .603 2½ Memphis 28 29 .491 9 New Orleans 25 33 .431 12½ San Antonio 24 32 .429 12½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 40 18 .690 —
Utah Oklahoma City Portland Minnesota
36 21 .632 3½ 36 22 .621 4 26 33 .441 14½ 16 40 .286 23 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 44 12 .786 — L.A. Clippers 38 19 .667 6½ Sacramento 24 33 .421 20½ Phoenix 24 34 .414 21 Golden State 12 46 .207 33 x-clinched playoff spot Tuesday’s games Indiana 119, Charlotte 80 Milwaukee 108, Toronto 97 Oklahoma City 124, Chicago 122 Denver 115, Detroit 98 Boston 118, Portland 106 L.A. Lakers 118, New Orleans 109 Sacramento 112, Golden State 94 Today’s games Brooklyn at Washington, 3 p.m. New York at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Philadelphia at Cleveland, 3 p.m. Minnesota at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Orlando at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. Memphis at Houston, 4 p.m. Dallas at San Antonio, 4:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 5 p.m. Boston at Utah, 6:30 p.m. All Times AKST
HOCKEY NHL
Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Florida Montreal Buffalo Ottawa Detroit
66 31 27 8 70 182 176 63 25 30 8 58 165 200 63 26 33 4 56 161 207 63 22 35 6 50 156 203 Tuesday’s games Philadelphia 4, San Jose 2 Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 3 Dallas 4, Carolina 1 Vancouver 4, Montreal 3, OT N.Y. Rangers 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT Calgary 5, Boston 2 Washington 4, Winnipeg 3, SO New Jersey 4, Detroit 1 Minnesota 5, Columbus 4 Nashville 3, Ottawa 2 St. Louis 6, Chicago 5 Florida 2, Arizona 1 Anaheim 4, Edmonton 3, OT Today’s games Buffalo at Colorado, 4 p.m. Edmonton at Vegas, 6:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m.
DEALS BASKETBALL NBA G League WESTCHESTER KNICKS—Waived G Nate Hickman. Reassisgned F Ivan Rabb. FOOTBALL Canadian Football League MONTREAL ALOUETTES—Re-signed LS Martin Bedard. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS—Reassigned RW Troy Terry and D Brendan Guhle to San Diegeo (AHL).
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8 AM
B
CABLE STATIONS
(20) QVC
137 317
(23) LIFE
108 252
(28) USA
105 242
(30) TBS
139 247
(31) TNT
138 245
(34) ESPN 140 206
(35) ESPN2 144 209
(36) ROOT 426 687 (38) PARMT 241 241
M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F
M T (43) AMC 131 254 W Th F M T (46) TOON 176 296 W Th F
(47) ANPL 184 282 (49) DISN
(50) NICK (51) FREE (55) TLC
A = DISH
9 AM
M T 173 291 W Th F M T 171 300 W Th F
180 311
M T 183 280 W Th F
(3) ABC-13 13 (6) MNT-5
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(8) CBS-11 11 (9) FOX-4
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(12) PBS-7
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(20) QVC
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(23) LIFE
108 252
(28) USA
105 242
(30) TBS
139 247
(31) TNT
138 245
(34) ESPN 140 206 (35) ESPN2 144 209 (36) ROOT 426 687 (38) PARMT 241 241 (43) AMC
131 254
(46) TOON 176 296 (47) ANPL 184 282 (49) DISN
173 291
(50) NICK
171 300
(51) FREE
180 311
(55) TLC
183 280
(56) DISC
182 278
(57) TRAV 196 277 (58) HIST
120 269
(59) A&E
118 265
(60) HGTV 112 229 (61) FOOD 110 231 (65) CNBC 208 355 (67) FNC
205 360
(81) COM
107 249
(82) SYFY
122 244
303 504
^ HBO2 304 505 + MAX
311 516
5 SHOW 319 546 8 TMC
329 554
1:30
Strahan, Sara & Keke Divorce Divorce The Talk ‘14’ Paternity Simpsons Days of our Lives ‘14’ Molly Go Luna
Clarion TV
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5 PM
5:30
Family Feud (N) ‘PG’
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ABC World News
2 PM
2:30
General Hospital ‘14’ Judge Judy Judge Judy The Mel Robbins Show Dish Nation Dish Nation Tamron Hall ‘PG’ Nature Cat Wild Kratts
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3:30
Jeopardy Inside Ed. 25 Words 25 Words Dr. Phil ‘14’ Wendy Varied The Kelly Clarkson Show Varied Programs
6 PM
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7 PM
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Wheel of For- The GoldThe Goldtune (N) ‘G’ bergs (N) bergs ‘PG’ ‘PG’ Chicago P.D. The team helps Mike & Molly Mike & Molly Last Man Last Man Dateline “Deadly Conspiracy” retired Cmdr. Perry. ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ Standing ‘PG’ Standing ‘PG’ A dedicated detective catches murderers. ‘14’ The Ellen DeGeneres Show KTVA 11 CBS Evening KTVA 11 News at 6 (N) Survivor “Out for Blood” (N) ‘PG’ News at 5 News (N) ‘PG’ Two and a Entertainment Funny You Funny You The Big Bang The Big Bang The Masked Singer Group Half Men ‘14’ Tonight (N) Should Ask Should Ask Theory ‘PG’ Theory ‘14’ B’s “playoff” performances. ‘PG’ ‘PG’ (N) ‘14’ Judge Judy Judge Judy Channel 2 NBC Nightly Channel 2 Newshour (N) Chicago Med A patient pre‘PG’ ‘PG’ News 5:00 News With tends to be someone else. Report (N) Lester Holt (N) ‘14’ Finding Your Roots With BBC World BBC World PBS NewsHour (N) Nature “Arctic Wolf Pack” The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. News News Outside white wolf fights for survival. “Criminal Kind” (N) ‘PG’ America Source ‘PG’
Jeopardy! (N) ‘G’
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Modern Fam- (:31) Single ily ‘PG’ Parents (N) ‘PG’ Dateline Charles Manson’s former parole officer. ‘PG’
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9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30
Shark Tank “Greatest of All Time” (N) ‘PG’
ABC News at (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Live! 10 (N) ‘14’
Dateline ‘PG’
2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls How I Met Pawn Stars ‘14’ ‘14’ Your Mother “Free Agent” ‘14’ ‘PG’ KTVA 11 (:35) The Late Show With James CorNews at 10 Stephen Colbert (N) ‘PG’ den TMZ (N) ‘PG’ TMZ ‘PG’ Entertainment Two and a Tonight Half Men ‘14’
(:01) SEAL Team “Siege Protocol: Part 1; Siege Protocol: Part 2” A CIA agent is being held hostage. ‘14’ (:01) LEGO Masters “Movie Fox 4 News at 9 (N) Genres” A movie-themed challenge. (N) ‘PG’ Chicago Fire “Off the Grid” (:03) Chicago P.D. IntelliSeveride partners with an old gence looks for a drug dealer. friend. (N) ‘14’ (N) ‘14’ NOVA “Mysteries of Sleep” Expedition With Steve BackThe significance of sleep. shall The Guiana Shield’s (N) ‘G’ wildlife. ‘PG’
(:37) Nightline (N) ‘G’
Channel 2 (:34) The Tonight Show Star- (:37) Late News: Late ring Jimmy Fallon ‘14’ Night With Edition (N) Seth Meyers Earth’s Natural Wonders -- Amanpour and Company (N) Life at the Extremes ‘PG’
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Married ... Married ... Married ... Married ... How I Met How I Met DailyMailTV DailyMailTV With With With With Your Mother Your Mother In the Kitchen With David (N) (Live) ‘G’ Authentic Living with Sandra (N) (Live) ‘G’ House to Home by Valerie House to Home by Valerie Gardening Made Easy by House to Home by Val(N) (Live) ‘G’ (N) (Live) ‘G’ Cottage Farms (N) ‘G’ erie ‘G’ The King of Married at First Sight “Couples Couch: Home Is Where Your Married at Married at First Sight “The L Word” The couples plan roman- Bride & Prejudice: Forbid- (:03) Married at First Sight (:01) Married at First Sight Queens ‘PG’ Spouse Is” Married life in new homes. ‘14’ First Sight tic surprises. (N) ‘14’ den Love “Will You Marry Me” The couples plan romantic The couples plan romantic (N) ‘14’ (N) ‘PG’ surprises. ‘14’ surprises. ‘14’ NCIS “Handle With Care” ‘PG’ NCIS An antique weapon is NCIS Gibbs must protect a girl WWE NXT (N Same-day Tape) ‘PG’ (:05) Miz & (:37) Miz & (:06) Modern (:36) Modern (:06) Modern (:36) Modern seen on TV. ‘PG’ from a gang. ‘14’ Mrs (N) ‘14’ Mrs ‘14’ Family ‘PG’ Family ‘PG’ Family ‘PG’ Family ‘PG’ American American Family Guy Family Guy The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang It’s Personal The Big Bang Conan (N) ‘14’ Hot Ones: Hot Ones: Conan ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ “Jungle Love” ‘14’ Theory ‘PG’ Theory ‘14’ Theory ‘14’ Theory ‘PG’ Theory ‘PG’ Theory ‘PG’ With Amy Theory ‘PG’ The Game The Game ‘14’ Hoggart (N) Show ‘14’ Show ‘14’ (3:30) Super- “The Legend of Tarzan” (2016) Alexander Skarsgard, Christoph Waltz. Tar- All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (N Same-day Tape) ‘14’ All Elite Wrestling: Dyna“Immortals” (2011) Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff. A stonemanatural zan must save his captive wife in the jungles of Congo. mite ‘14’ son revolts against a bloodthirsty king. (3:30) NBA Basketball Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio NBA Basketball Boston Celtics at Utah Jazz. From Vivint Smart Home Arena (:35) SportsCenter With SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter Spurs. From the AT&T Center in San Antonio. (N) in Salt Lake City. (N) (Live) Scott Van Pelt (N) (Live) (3:00) College Basketball College Basketball LSU at Florida. From Exactech Arena in SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter NFL Live Now or Never NBA Basketball Dallas Mavericks at San Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Gainesville, Fla. (N) (Live) (N) (N) Antonio Spurs. (N Same-day Tape) (3:30) Women’s College Basketball Texas at PBA Bowling U.S. Open. From Lincoln, Neb. MASL Prime- College Basketball St. John’s at Villanova. From Finneran College Basketball Georgetown at Marquette. From Fiserv TCU. (N) (Live) time Pavilion in Villanova, Pa. (N Same-day Tape) Forum in Milwaukee. (N Same-day Tape) Two and a Two and a Two and a Two and a “Red 2” (2013, Action) Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker. Retired operatives 68 Whiskey “Mister Fix-It” “Red 2” (2013, Action) Bruce Willis, John Malkovich. Retired Half Men Half Men Half Men Half Men return to retrieve a lethal device. (N) ‘MA’ operatives return to retrieve a lethal device. (2:00) “Ely“The Book of Eli” (2010) Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman. A lone warrior “Ghostbusters” (1984, Comedy) Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis. “Ghostbusters II” (1989, Comedy) Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd. A long-dead sium” (2013) carries hope across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Four paranormal investigators battle mischievous ghouls. Carpathian warlock attempts to return to Earth. Home Movies Bob’s Burg- Bob’s Burg- Rick and American American Family Guy Family Guy Robot Chick- Mike Tyson Eric’s Awe- Family Guy Family Guy American American Rick and ‘MA’ ers ‘14’ ers ‘14’ Morty ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ en ‘14’ Mysteries some Show ‘14’ ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ Morty ‘14’ I Was Prey “Backyard Bite” I Was Prey “Surviving for my I Was Prey “Invisible Assas- I Was Prey: Under Attack “No Safe Place” A woman is I Was Prey A wolf drags a I Was Prey Attacked twice by I Was Prey: Under Attack ‘PG’ Son” ‘PG’ sin” ‘PG’ struck by a black bear. (N) ‘PG’ boy from his tent. ‘PG’ a grizzly bear. ‘PG’ “No Safe Place” ‘PG’ (:05) Disney (:35) Jes(:05) Jes(:35) Raven’s (:05) Raven’s (:35) Bunk’d Bunk’d ‘G’ Gabby Duran Sydney to the (:40) Just Roll Coop & Cami Sydney to the (9:55) Bunk’d Gabby Duran (:10) Jes(:35) JesFam Jam sie ‘G’ sie ‘G’ Home Home ‘G’ Max ‘G’ With It Max ‘G’ ‘G’ sie ‘G’ sie ‘G’ The Loud The CasaThe Loud The Loud “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” (2012, Children’s) Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ (:35) Friends (:10) Friends (:45) Friends House ‘Y7’ grandes House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine. ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ The SimpThe SimpThe Simp“21 Jump Street” (2012, Comedy) Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson. Party of Five In Mexico, the Good Trouble “Truths and The 700 Club “Mirror Mirror” (2012) Julia sons ‘PG’ sons ‘PG’ sons ‘PG’ Young cops go under cover as high-school students. truth comes out. ‘14’ Dares” (N) ‘14’ Roberts, Lily Collins. (3:00) My 600-Lb. Life Liz is My 600-Lb. Life “Carlton & Shantel’s Story” Shantel and her My 600-Lb. Life “Seana’s Story” (N) ‘PG’ My Feet Are Killing Me “Fix- Save My Skin “EczemaMy 600-Lb. Life “Seana’s now able to walk. ‘PG’ brother Carlton. ‘14’ ing Frankenstein” ‘14’ stential Crisis” ‘14’ Story” ‘PG’ Expedition Unknown ‘PG’ Expedition Unknown ‘PG’ Expedition Unknown: UnExpedition Unknown “Ancient Ancestors Revealed” Josh Gates studies wild chimpanzees. (:08) Curse of the Bermuda Expedition Unknown ‘PG’ earthed (N) ‘PG’ (N) ‘PG’ Triangle ‘PG’ (3:00) Paranormal Caught on Paranormal Caught on Cam- Paranormal Caught on Cam- Paranormal Caught on Cam- Paranormal Caught on Cam- Paranormal Caught on Cam- Paranormal Caught on Cam- Paranormal Caught on CamCamera ‘PG’ era ‘PG’ era ‘PG’ era ‘PG’ era (N) ‘PG’ era (N) ‘PG’ era ‘PG’ era ‘PG’ Counting Counting Forged in Fire “The OForged in Fire “The Javanese Forged in Fire: Epic Weapons “Top Axes” Finalists recreate a Scottish weapon. 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Husband is unsettled by his attraction to another man DEAR ABBY: I am a do, so I apologized and 57-year-old married man. excused myself, hastily I share a house with my and rudely, I’m sure. wife and daughter. After I don’t know if he had dinner last month, my any intentions other than wife and I had a big fight. listening to old records. I can’t believe the things He didn’t say, and I didn’t we said. In 30 years, it has stick around long enough never gone that far. to find out. But I rememI left the house and ber that feeling. All day went to a bar. A slightly long I remember it. Dear Abby older man sat down next My wife and I have to me, and we talked for Jeanne Phillips made up. We both regret a long time, about the the fight. But, Abby, I think Beatles, hockey, science, evolution about him every day. I’ve considered and the universe. Conversation just going back and knocking on his door, flowed. but I can’t. I never imagined I’d feel I decided to tell him about the fight this way at my age. What can I do? — with my wife. He told me he lived in TWISTED UP IN THE SOUTH the building and had a vintage vinyl DEAR TWISTED UP: I’ll be frank. collection. If I wanted, we could go up Sexuality is not necessarily black and and listen to some records. I said yes. white; there are shades of gray. You We had a few drinks, listened to some met this person at a time when you great music and talked some more. He were emotionally vulnerable. The best was so smart and so cool. thing you can do for your marriage Then I caught myself looking at him would be to talk about this with a liwith more than just admiration for censed mental health professional. The his intellect, if you know what I mean. most destructive thing you could do for It scared me. I didn’t know what to your marriage would be to knock on
that person’s door at this time. DEAR ABBY: My father has always been very careful with money, paying credit cards in full and living within his means. He recently retired with his house paid off and enough savings to maintain a middle-class life for him and my stepmother. Last month, my sister confided to me that my stepmother, “Lynda,” has racked up $100,000 in credit card debt, mostly from online shopping. She hasn’t worked for many years due to health reasons, so she has no way to pay the bills on her own. Everyone in the family knows about this and is hiding it from my father. I feel Dad has a right to know, as interest charges over time will only make the situation worse. If he finds out sooner rather than later, he will be in a better position to pay the debt. If necessary, he could return to work, at least part time. However, I’m afraid that both my and my father’s relationship with my stepmother will be jeopardized if I tell him the truth. He has a history of not being able to con-
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trol his temper. While it caused marital problems in the past, he currently has a loving relationship with Lynda. They recently returned from a cruise, and all I could think about was whether they should have been spending money on a vacation. I’m afraid they could eventually lose their house and the means to support themselves if I don’t speak up. What should I do? — NERVOUS IN NEW ENGLAND DEAR NERVOUS: Rather than aid and abet your father’s wife by hiding her (shopping) addiction, your family should have informed your father before the debt reached such large proportions. What you should do is speak up! Let him know you are worried because it doesn’t take a crystal ball to see there is serious trouble on the horizon that will only grow worse if something isn’t done immediately. 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.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19)
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You have had enough feedback to know what the best path is. Friends or work associates seem to keep suggesting the same course of action. Eye possibilities without bias. Tonight: As you like.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH You have an advantage that others might lack. You cannot duplicate these circumstances. A higher-up might share some important news and facts that force you to revise your thinking. Tonight: Wherever you are, you are a force to be dealt with.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
HHHH You might be quite assertive, but your mind keeps taking you to distant lands and topics not in sync with the events around you. You might need to address an issue in order to clear your mind. Tonight: As you wish.
HHHH If you eye the big picture, you might decide to test out a new idea or different approach. Opportunities could come up for travel or increasing your knowledge in some way. Take advantage of these situations. Tonight: Try out a new spot.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
HHHH A friend could be quite direct, but in some way, you find this person’s ideas weak and unrealistic. On the other hand, some quality of
HHHH One-on-one relating seems to draw better results. Whether you eye the material or emotional world, you will need to work with certain individuals directly. Listen to
their words with care. Tonight: Be open to another person’s ideas.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Be willing to acknowledge another person’s ideas as well as your own. You might see this person as extremely self-involved. Before you make any comments, take a hard look at yourself and how you might project your feelings onto others. Tonight: Go along for the experience.
Dear Heloise: I have a recipe that calls for adding sherry to a soup recipe, but it doesn’t say when the sherry is to be poured into the soup. Any ideas? — Kate V., Hutchinson, Minn. Kate, sherry is usually added just before serving. Some chefs in New Orleans add the sherry right at the diner’s table so the taste doesn’t evaporate. — Heloise
HHH Pace yourself, knowing that everyone has limits no matter what they do and say. Flex and work with other concepts. Your willingness to toss yourself into a situation indicates maturity and a desire to come out on top. Tonight: Take a long walk.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21) HHHHH Your creativity excels and opens up ideas, not only yours but others’ too. A child or loved one’s admiration is more important to you than you realize. He or she often proves to be an inspiration. Tonight: Go for a wild night.
PEANUT PROBLEM Dear Heloise: A few weeks ago, you printed a hint for making turkey moist by rubbing the turkey in peanut oil. Now that may make a great meal, but it also presents a serious danger to people with peanut allergies. As the parent of a child with a peanut allergy, I was very concerned that this dangerous idea didn’t come with a warning. Anyone using this method NEEDS to contact everyone who will eat the meat to alert someone who probably would not
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LEMON WATER Dear Heloise: Every morning I have a glass of water with the juice of a half (or sometimes a whole) lemon. This is a good way to help prevent hunger spikes, and it helps the stomach digest food, which in turn helps to prevent bloating. It sort of cleans out the kidneys and adds vitamin C to my daily intake of vitamins. However, always rinse your mouth out with clean, clear water after drinking your lemon water. The acid in lemons should never be allowed to rest on your tooth enamel. — Melissa via email
HHHHH Speak your mind, but choose your words with care. Another person’s response might be strange. You want this person to understand you. Invite conversation even though it might draw some controversy too. Tonight: Hang at a favorite haunt.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Feelings and intuitive hunches keep coming up, especially around finances. You cannot get to a definitive point because of a difference in perspective within. Share some of these thoughts with a trusted confidant. Tonight: Make it your treat.
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expect such a danger. — Michael B., Clifton Park, N.Y. Michael, thank you for your letter. Peanut allergies can be very dangerous, and cooking apparently does not change that fact. I use olive oil in most of my dishes that call for oil. It’s a safer choice than peanut oil. — Heloise
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HHH You might have a lot of words, but to many people they could sound hollow. You are saying what you think you should say, not voicing certain personal concerns and opinions. You might not want to make yourself vulnerable. Tonight: Have a heart-to-heart talk.
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This year could offer many opportunities to gain prestige, both financially and in respect from your comrades. You will naturally see them show up; you will not need to push. If single, you could date a lot but find it difficult to commit. Note a possessiveness that could emerge. Paying attention to this feeling will guide you in the right direction. If attached, the two of you relate unusually well this year. You might feel that you and your sweetie finally connect as you have always wanted. To maintain this, you will need to work on the bond. ARIES has unusual ideas about making money.
this person’s thinking appeals to you. Be open to a discussion. Tonight: Take a personal night.
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Hindu, Muslim clashes kill 13 as Modi, Trump talk By Sheikh Saaliq and Ashok Sharma Associated Press
NEW DELHI — Hindus carrying pickaxes and iron rods hurled rocks at Muslims protesting a new citizenship law Tuesday on a second day of deadly clashes that cast a shadow over President Donald Trump’s visit to India. Thirteen people have been killed and scores injured. After his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trump told reporters he had heard about the violence but did not discuss it with Modi. Black smoke rose into the sky over northeastern New Delhi after Hindu protesters set fruit and vegetable shops and a Muslim shrine on fire, witnesses said. Sunil Kumar, medical director of the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, said Wednesday the death toll in the violence stood at 13. In addition to the deaths, at least 186 people — 56 police officers and 130 protesters — have been injured in the clashes since Monday, said Anil Kumar, a New Delhi police spokesman. Authorities shut schools in the violence-hit areas. The Press Trust of India news agency reported said police have arrested one person and detained 20 people for questioning for alleged involvement in the violence. Television images showed streets littered with mangled remains of vehicles, rocks and burnt tires int he worst hit areas of Chand Bagh, Bhajanpura, Gokulpuri, Maujpur,
Kardampuri and Jaffrabad which witnesses pitched battles between the rival groups who also hurled petrol bombs and opened fire on Monday and Tuesday. India has been rocked by violence since Parliament approved a new citizenship law in December that provides fast-track naturalization for some foreign-born religious minorities but not Muslims. Critics have said the country is moving toward a religious citizenship test. Trump declined to comment on the new law. “I don’t want to discuss that. I want to leave that to India and hopefully they’re going to make the right decision for the people,” he said. The group of protesting Hindus shouted praise for Hindu gods and goddesses. Police fired tear gas to disperse them and a group of rival Muslims. The two groups retreated to the opposite sides of a highway. Also Tuesday, protesters in several other areas of northeastern New Delhi defied orders prohibiting the assembly of more than five people, throwing stones and setting several shops and vehicles on fire, said a police officer who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose details. Some homes were attacked with rocks. Television images showed the streets in the violence-hit areas littered with mangled remains of vehicles, bricks and burnt tyres, mute testimony to the violence and bloodshed that took on a communal taint on Monday.
Mubarak, Egypt’s autocrat ousted in uprising, dies at 91 By Samy Magdy Associated Press
CAIRO — Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who was the autocratic face of stability in the Middle East for nearly 30 years before being forced from power in an Arab Spring uprising, died Tuesday, state-run TV announced. He was 91. Mubarak was a stalwart U.S. ally, a bulwark against Islamic militancy and guardian of Egypt’s peace with Israel. But to the hundreds of thousands of young Egyptians who rallied for 18 days of unprecedented street protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and elsewhere in 2011, Mubarak was a latter-day pharaoh and a symbol of autocratic misrule. His overthrow, however, plunged the country into years of chaos and uncertainty, and set up a power struggle between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood group that he had long outlawed. Some two and a half years after Mubarak’s ouster, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi led the military overthrow of Egypt’s first freely elected president and rolled back freedoms gained in the 2011 uprising. State TV said Mubarak died at a Cairo hospital where he had undergone an unspecified surgery. The report said he had health complications but offered no other
details. One of his sons, Alaa, announced over the weekend that the former president was in an intensive care after undergoing surgery. El-Sissi offered condolences and praised Mubarak’s service during the 1973 war with Israel but made no mention of Mubarak’s almost three-decade rule as president of the most populous Arab state. He announced three days of national mourning beginning Wednesday. “The Presidency mourns with great sorrow the former President of the Republic, Mr. Mohammed Hosni Mubarak,” he said in a statement. It referred to Mubarak as “one of the leaders and heroes of the glorious October war, as he assumed command of the Air Force during the war that restored dignity and pride to the Arab nation.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed “deep sorrow” over Mubarak’s death. “President Mubarak, a personal friend of mine, was a leader who guided his people to peace and security, to peace with Israel,” Netanyahu said. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Mubarak “spent his life serving his homeland and the issues of righteousness and justice in the world, with the issue of our Palestinian people at the top of them.”
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BEIJING — A court in eastern China has sentenced a Swedish seller of books that took a skeptical look at the ruling Communist Party to 10 years in prison for “illegally providing intelligence overseas,” in a further sign of Beijing’s hard line toward its critics. Gui Minhai first disappeared in 2015, when he was believed to have been abducted by Chinese agents from his seaside home in Thailand. He and four others who worked for the same Hong Kong publishing company all went missing at around the same time, only to turn up months later in police custody in mainland China. The Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court announced Tuesday that it gave Gui, a naturalized Swedish citizen, a 10-year prison sentence. Gui admitted to his crime, agreed with the sentence and will not appeal, the court said. Human rights groups have repeatedly accused China of extracting forced confessions from individuals it perceives to be opponents of the Communist Party’s rule.
Officials: German man drove into Carnival crowd ‘to kill’ BERLIN — A German man who drove his car into a crowd celebrating Carnival, injuring dozens of people including many children, is being investigated on suspicion of attempted murder, prosecutors said Tuesday. The 29-year-old man, who suffered serious head injuries in the crash, lived in the central German town of Volkmarsen, where the incident took place Monday. Authorities said 61 people were injured when the man plowed into a crowd watching the traditional “Rose Monday” procession, including 20 children. Those injured ranged in age from 2 to 85. By Tuesday, 35 remained hospitalized, some with life-threatening injuries. Prosecutors said they were still investigating
the driver’s motive, but alleged he drove his car “into a large group of people with the intention to kill.” A court approved the Frankfurt prosecutors’ request to detain the suspect for the duration of the investigation. The silver Mercedes station wagon the man drove was registered to him, police spokesman Henning Hinn said. The crash in Volkmarsen, a town of about 7,000 near Kassel, about 175 miles southwest of Berlin, came at the height of Germany’s celebration of Carnival, with the biggest parades in Cologne, Duesseldorf and Mainz. All other Carnival parades in the central state of Hesse were ended Monday as a precaution. Processions resumed Tuesday amid a heightened police presence.
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EU approves tough negotiating mandate for UK trade talks BRUSSELS — The European Union on Tuesday gave its chief negotiator a robust mandate for free trade talks with ex-member Britain, setting up a likely clash over the U.K.’s demand to export to the continent on its own terms without the need to necessarily respect the bloc’s rules and regulations. The 27 remaining EU nations are insisting that if Britain wants the best possible trade deal, it will have to adhere to many of its rules from state aid to environmental standards and to keep its waters open to EU fishing boats. The contrasting starting positions suggest the talks over the future trading relationship could be as frayed as the three-year negotiations related to issues around Britain’s actual departure from the bloc. After insults and backbiting, the discussions eventually yielded an agreement on the divorce terms. “It will be very tough. But it has been very tough for the past three years,” said the EU’s negotiator Michel Barnier. Britain immediately accused the EU of backing away from its previous commitment to striking a free trade agreement. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman, James Slack, said the bloc was demanding “onerous commitments” from the U.K. — Associated Press
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Sanders faces attacks in Dems’ debate-stage clash By Steve Peoples, Meg Kinnard and Aamer Madhani Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Democrats unleashed a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders’ electability and seized on Mike Bloomberg’s past with women in the workplace in a raucous debate Tuesday night that tested the strength of the two men leading their party’s presidential nomination fight. Sanders, his status as the Democratic frontrunner undeniable, faced the brunt of the attacks for much of the night. Pete Buttigieg, mired among the moderates fighting to emerge as the chief Sanders’ alternative, seized on Sanders’ self-described democratic socialism and his recent comments
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Community Center and Church. Some were parents, grandparents or friends of people currently in recovery, and some in attendance were actively in recovery themselves. McCarthy began the presentation by explaining that she, too, considers herself in long-term recovery and has been sober for the past 30 years. “I share that with you because if it wasn’t for my recovery, I wouldn’t be the wife, the mother, the taxpayer, the grandmother, actually, of a 7-year child, and I wouldn’t have the career that I have today, that’s for sure,” McCarthy said. McCarthy said her own journey through recovery from substance use is what inspired her to be a voice for others on that journey. “This really is important, because there’s so many of us,” McCarthy said. During her presentation, McCarthy touched on four dimensions of life that she said need to be addressed in order to facilitate a person’s successful recovery from addiction: health, home, purpose and community. McCarthy also
expressing admiration for Cuban dictator Fidel Castro’s push for education. “I am not looking forward to a scenario where it comes down to Donald Trump with his nostalgia for the social order of the 1950s and Bernie Sanders with a nostalgia for the revolutionary politics of the 1960s,” Buttigieg declared. Sanders lashed back throughout the night, pointing to polls that showed him beating the Republican president and noting all the recent attention he’s gotten: “I’m hearing my name mentioned a little bit tonight. I wonder why?” The new wave of infighting came as Democrats met for the party’s 10th — and perhaps most consequential — debate of the 2020 primary
season. Tuesday’s forum, sponsored by CBS and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, came just four days before South Carolina’s first-in-the-South primary and one week before more than a dozen states vote on Super Tuesday. The intensity of Tuesday’s clash, with candidates repeatedly yelling over each other, reflected the reality that the Democrats’ establishment wing is quickly running out of time to stop Sanders’ rise. Even some critics, Bloomberg among them, conceded that Sanders could build an insurmountable delegate lead as soon as next week. The Democrats’ 2020 class will not stand side-by-side on the debate stage until the middle of next
month, making Tuesday’s debate the best, and perhaps last, chance for some candidates to save themselves and alter the trajectory of the high-stakes nomination fight. The night marked a bitter-sweet high point of sorts for Sanders’ decades-long political career. After spending nearly three decades as an outside agitator who delighted in tearing into his party’s establishment, that same establishment was suddenly fighting to take him down. Even Sanders’ ideological ally, Elizabeth Warren, questioned the Vermont senator’s ability to lead the nation. “Bernie and I agree on a lot of things, but I think I would make a better president than Bernie,” Warren said in one of her few swipes
at Sanders in recent weeks. And while the knives were out for Sanders, Bloomberg also faced sustained attacks that gave him an opportunity to redeem himself after a bad debate debut one week earlier. Warren saved her fiercest attacks for the New York billionaire. She cut hard at Bloomberg’s record as a businessman, bringing up reports of one particular allegation that he told a pregnant employee “to kill it,” a reference to the woman’s unborn child. Bloomberg fiercely denied the allegation, but acknowledged he sometimes made comments that were inappropriate. Bloomberg “cannot earn the trust of the core of the Democratic Party,” Warren said. “He is the riskiest candidate standing on this stage.”
had those in attendance split into groups to discuss where in those four dimensions the Kenai Peninsula does well, and where it struggles to provide adequate resources. When it comes to health, McCarthy said that people struggling with substance use often neglect other conditions that might be affecting their mental and physical health, so part of the recovery process includes managing one’s well-being and making informed lifestyle choices. Many attendees agreed that while most medical services are available on the peninsula, some specific areas including mental health care are lacking. With only a handful of licensed therapists, counselors, psychiatrists, and psychiatric nurse practitioners in the area, the accessibility of mental health services is limited and the wait time to get prescribed medication can sometimes be as long as several months, participants said. Having a stable home also goes a long way towards long-term recovery, McCarthy said. “It’s really hard to help someone stop using alcohol or drugs or find their pathway to recovery if they don’t have a safe and stable place to live, isn’t it?” McCarthy said. Some local organizations like Freedom House offer faith-based transitional housing for those in recovery, but no emergency shelter currently exists on the peninsula.
Finding a purpose, McCarthy said, means allowing someone in recovery the opportunity to participate in society in a meaningful way. “Purpose is so important,” McCarthy said. “It means finding people volunteer opportunities, finding them a role at their local recovery center, taking care of a family member who’s ill, being a parent. All of those things are important in addition to finding a job and having some income.” The fourth aspect, community, is the idea that a person in recovery is strengthened by having a network of friends, family and peers that can support them. “There’s a phrase that the opposite of addiction is connection,” McCarthy said. “So if we have relationships and social networks that provide that support, friendship, love and hope, we will feel connected.” McCarthy used her own story of recovery to explain that by joining the organization she now runs, she got to know many people who were on similar paths as her and began to feel like she was part of something bigger than herself. “We don’t want to be forgotten,” McCarthy said. “We want people that know a little bit more than us right now and have more resources than us to help us.” Two people at the presentation, Amy Lynn Burdett Belue and Dana
Glenn, spoke to the Clarion about how purpose and community have helped them in their own recovery process. Glenn is a new volunteer at Set Free, a community center and church in Kenai that offers faithbased recovery services and free food during the week. Belue is the director of Set Free and one of their recovery coaches. Glenn said that from the moment he walked in the door at Set Free he felt that it was the right place to offer him healing and support, even though he went there thinking it was just a new pool hall. “They were healing my soul from the minute I walked through the door, and I just never stopped coming back there,” Glenn said. Everyone’s road to recovery looks a little different, and Glenn said that, for him, a big step on his journey was embracing his faith, which the people at Set Free helped him do. “They help heal the dehumanized souls that walk through the door. When I walked through that door I was dehumanized. Today, I’m human. I have value. I have worth,” Glenn said. “And every day, they put that worth back into me … They will not give up on you, even when you’re ready to give up on yourself.” Belue said that her own story of recovery started in July of 2016 in South Carolina. After completing
her long-term treatment there, she moved back to Massachusetts, where she was originally from, to regain custody of her daughter, which she accomplished within 10 months. Just over a month ago, Belue and her family moved to Alaska to help start and run Set Free’s recovery program. Belue had actually met McCarthy and learned about the Faces and Voices of Recovery while in treatment in South Carolina. As soon as she moved up here, she said, she was pushing to get the organization to pay a visit to Kenai, only to discover that McCarthy was already on her way. “She’s (McCarthy) my mentor. She’s my all,” Belue said. “God has put me in the right place at the right time.” Belue has only been in Alaska for a little over her month, but she said that she has found her purpose by helping people like Glenn on their paths to recovery, so she brought several members of the Set Free community to McCarthy’s presentation because she felt it was important to hear. “Everybody here comes to the table with different gifts,” Belue said. “You saw Dana speak. Everybody that joins, every volunteer, has gifts. I want them to learn everything I know and be better than what I am. That’s what a true leader is, right?”
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Russian seafood embargo hurts Alaska fishing While the U.S. trade war with China gets most of the headlines, there has been an ongoing embargo on U.S. seafood headed for Russia that has been going on much longer and is also having a large impact on the industry. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute released a white paper this month detailing the 2014 Russian embargo on food products from the U.S. and other Western nations. That embargo bans all Alaska seafood products to the country except canned salmon, which is not exported to Russia in large quantities. There is no corresponding embargo on Russian seafood imported to the U.S. Alaska and Russia harvest many of the same species, and Russian-sourced products are available in the U.S., frequently at lower prices than Alaska based products are sold. The U.S. and the European Union have not imposed any additional terms on the import of perishable Russian goods to the U.S. or the EU, and Russia continues to export seafood to the U.S. almost entirely duty free. Also, the value of Russian seafood imported by the U.S. has grown 69 percent since 2013, the year preceding the embargo, according to ASMI. Russian fishermen have a significant advantage in that their government commits substantial federal investment in their seafood sector, increasing their capacity to produce high-quality seafood products that compete directly with U.S. seafood products in major world markets. In the year prior to the embargo, Alaska seafood producers exported $61.3 million worth of products to Russia, primarily salmon roe. Prior to the embargo, Russia was the secondmost important export market for Alaska salmon roe, next to Japan. In 2013, without taking into account transshipments where product is transferred at sea from a catcher vessel to a refrigerated freighter (often illegal catches), the two markets took roughly 64 percent of all Alaska salmon roe exports. That left no single comparable market for Alaska salmon roe other than Japan when the Russian market closed. The embargo covers all fish, crustaceans, mollusks and other aquatic invertebrates. This includes virtually all edible seafood products with the exception of canned seafood. Prior to the embargo,
which began in August 2013, there were indications of a growing market in Russia. Alaska producers and the State of Alaska, primarily through ASMI, invested in the Russian market. ASMI conducted marketing efforts to build demand in the region starting in 2006, attending events such as World Food Moscow alongside Alaska producers. ASMI contends that growth in the Russian market created competition with the Japanese buyers, which contributed to increases in Alaska pink salmon prices from 2010 through 2013, which benefited Alaska producers and fishermen. Prior to the embargo, Russia was also importing a growing volume of surimi made from Alaska pollock, and also imported a few million dollars’ worth of other Alaska products such as frozen pink salmon. The U.S. imported $551 million of seafood from Russia in 2018, plus $50 million of pollock products from China which primarily consist of pollock caught in Russia. Crab made up 84 percent of the value of products imported from Russia in 2018. Other products of significant value include cod, salmon and haddock (not including pollock products produced in China). These are important species for the Alaska industry and compete directly with Alaska seafood products in the U.S. market. Russia is not subject to any special import duties in the U.S. and is designated as having NTR (Normal Trade Relations) status. Meanwhile, Russia is implementing a plan to nearly double the value of its seafood exports by 2024 to over $8 billion. The plan is based on a huge national investment in increasing and modernizing their processing capacity, with construction either underway or planned for more than 20 new processing facilities and 35 catcher vessels, primarily centered around fishing ports on the far east seaboard, with a goal of 90 new vessels by 2030. The plan also includes the launch of a new marketing and supply chain organization known as “The Russian Fish.” Total investments in the Russian fishery sector, including ship building, plant building, aquaculture investment and marketing between 2018 and 2025 are estimated to reach $6.9 billion. Cristy Fry can be reached at realist468@ gmail.com
In an effort to rehabilitate the king salmon population in the Kenai River, the Alaska Board of Fisheries adopted a proposal last Friday that increases the escapement goal and tightens restrictions on both sport and commercial fisheries. Proposal 104, originally introduced by the Kenai River Sportfishing Association, was adopted by a vote of 5-2 on Friday with substitute language crafted by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Board members and staff from ADF&G spent several hours on Thursday deliberating over changes to the
language of the proposal. After the measure’s passage, the Kenai River Sportfishing Association released a statement praising the decision. “Without the collaboration of all user groups — set netters, guides and Alaska sport fishermen — this proposal may not have passed,” KRSA Executive Director Ben Mohr said in the release. “Protecting the Kenai Kings is a legacy we can all be proud of. The Board of Fisheries deserves credit for encouraging all stakeholders to collaborate on this effort.” The original proposal was unanimously rejected by the Kenai Soldotna Advisory Committee when they met in January. In their
comments submitted to the Board, the Advisory Committee noted that more clarity was needed and the proposed paired restrictions could add additional costs to the management of the fisheries. The committee also cautioned against including the proposed provisions in the Kasilof River management plan. In their staff comments submitted to the Board, ADF&G noted that this proposal was not expected to result in an additional direct cost for the department. Paul A. Shadura II, commercial fisherman and vice chair of the Kenai/ Soldotna Advisory Committee, submitted a public comment to the Board
warning against the effects that the proposed changes would have on the commercial fishing industry. “Board members should acknowledge that actions that they take today will affect the lives of many, destroy the economy of many communities, add to the destruction of our state’s economy, cause many entities to become insolvent and create a social demise in our Alaskan communities,” Shadura said in the comment.
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state news in brief Subcommittee advances plan to restore ferries JUNEAU (AP) —Alaska House lawmakers took a first step to bolster funding to the Alaska Marine Highway System in an attempt to restore ferry service to stranded communities. Members of a House Transportation subcommittee advanced a proposal for an additional $11.3 million appropriation last week, Coast Alaska reported. The proposed budget authorization totaled $18.7 million in spending authority with projected revenues from ticket sales. The budget amendment will need approval by both the state House and Senate and the signature of Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy. “The intent is to provide basic minimal service to coastal communities in Alaska by the marine highway system,” Republican Rep. Louise Stutes of Kodiak said. A $43 million budget cut last year produced bare bones ferry schedules that left some communities without winter service. Reduced funding for maintenance also forced the state to rely on just one mainline ferry to provide regional service. That ship, the Matanuska, broke down last month. With the Matanuska off line, all service has been suspended until March, with the exception of a small ferry that shuttles between Ketchikan and Metlakatla. Hundreds of people rallied across the state last week for fully funded ferries as some coastal communities face shortages of food and goods due to the lack of service. Dunleavy also proposed $12 million in
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Kenai River Late-Run King Salmon Management Plan in several ways, including replacing the sustainable escapement goal of 13,50027,000 large king salmon to an optimum escapement goal of 15,000-30,000 large king salmon. If the optimal escapement goal is projected to be exceeded, the ADF&G commissioner can issue an emergency order to extend the sport fishing season by up to seven days in the first week of August. Sustainable escapement goals, as defined by ADF&G, are meant to conserve stock over a 5- to 10-year period and are used by the Department when a biological escapement goal cannot be estimated. Optimum escapement goals are set by the Board of Fisheries and supersede sustainable escapement goals. The goals are meant to allow for sustainable runs based on biological needs and to ensure healthy returns for all fisheries. Large king salmon are defined by ADF&G as at least 75 cm from mid-eye to tail fork. ADF&G released their forecast earlier this year for both the early and late runs of king salmon in the Kenai River, predicting approximately 4,794 large fish in the early run and 22,707 large fish in the late run. The 2019 forecasts from ADF&G turned out to be off by a large margin. Last year the Department forecasted 22,105 large fish in the late run but had an estimated total of about 12,780 large fish.
Bait and size restrictions The proposal adds a new provision to the management plan that allows the ADF&G commissioner to issue an emergency order
supplemental funding in the current year’s budget. The money would pay for existing operations and overhaul work, but would not expand service.
Searchers find body of Seward man overdue on snowmobile trip SEWARD (AP) — The body of a Seward man overdue from a snowmobile trip has been recovered, Alaska State Troopers said. The body of Cody Slemp, 40, was found Monday afternoon near Bear Lake, troopers said. A suspected cause of death was not released. Slemp had last been seen at around 2:30 p.m. Sunday and a caller reported him overdue early Monday. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the Bear Creek Fire Department and volunteers conducted a search.
Villages, tribal entities share in $95 million for housing ANCHORAGE (AP)— Alaska Native villages and other tribal entities in the state are receiving nearly $95 million in federal grants for housing improvement projects. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department officials say the money announced Tuesday is being distributed among 237 Alaska tribes and villages. Officials say the money is part of $655 million in Indian housing block funds being distributed to tribes and their housing in 38 states.
prohibiting the use of bait and the retention of large king salmon — defined as 34 inches or greater in length — in the Kenai River sport fishery in order to achieve the optimum escapement goal. The proposal also changes the paired restrictions for the Upper Subdistrict set gill net commercial fishery and no longer excludes the East Foreland Section from these paired restrictions. During times when the sport fishery is restricted from bait use and retention of large king salmon, the commercial fishing periods will be limited to 36 hours per week, with a 36-hour continuous closure from 7 p.m. Thursday to 7 a.m. Friday every week. Commercial fishing periods that occur within 600 feet of the mean high-tide mark are exempt from hour and gear limitations. If any of the time restrictions are in place, commercial fishing operations will also be limited to four gill nets no more than 35 fathoms in length, 105 fathoms in aggregate length and 29 meshes in depth, two set gill nets that are no more than 35 fathoms in length and 45 meshes in depth, or one set gill net no more than 35 fathoms in length and 45 meshes in depth. Any gill nets less than 29 meshes in depth must be identified with an attached blue buoy no less than 9.5 inches in diameter. The gear restrictions laid out in this proposal will not apply to the Kasilof Special Harvest Area section of the Kasilof River Salmon Management Plan, but the time restrictions will apply to this section. The provisions of the laterun management plan will be in effect from June 20 to Aug. 15. The Board will continue to discuss proposed regulatory changes to the Upper Cook Inlet Finfish Fisheries until Tuesday, Feb. 18. Audio from the meetings is streamed live on the Board’s website and posted online in their entirety after they take place.
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Murkowski: ‘Do what’s good for Alaska’ Coming from deeply partisan Washington, senator tells local lawmakers to be better By Peter Segall Juneau Empire
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has a message for the state’s lawmakers: It’s time to move past partisanship and toward solutions. Speaking to the Alaska Legislature at the Capitol Tuesday, Murkowski said the current environment in Washington was one of the most bitter and divided of her career. Murkowski, one of Alaska’s two Republican senators, is often considered a moderate in Washington and in her address to the Legislature said she felt worn down by “one of the darkest, most partisan experiences of (her) career.” Murkowski made national headlines earlier this month when she voted to acquit President Trump in his impeachment trial but then on the floor of the Senate made a speech excoriating the president, partisanship in the House and Senate, and the media for what she said was the sad state of national institutions. “As we went further down the partisan pit, I realized
my vote would do nothing but drag us down and the judiciary with us,” she told the Legislature. Murkowski told reporters after her speech she disliked many of the things the president has done, such as taking money already appropriated by Congress to fund construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. But, she said, there were many things the president has done she believed were good for the country and the state. “I think that many of the policies that have come out of this administration have been good,” Murkowski told reporters. “The (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), we don’t talk about that here in Alaska.” Asked if she saw any parallels between the effort to impeach the president and the campaign to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Murkowski warned about letting the kind of partisanship that exists in Washington come to Alaska. “I think about what we have just gone through with the impeachment,” Murkowski said, “it’s allowed for a schism that has made legislating challenging. You’ve got to work with the president that you’ve got.” She lauded members of the Alaska House of Representatives who have formed a bipartisan caucus.
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Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, left, and Sen. Donny Olson, D-Golovin, speak with U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska in the halls of the Alaska Capitol on Tuesday.
“I fear greater political divide. Impeachment divided us straight down the middle. I hope we are better than the example that has been set in Washington, D.C.,” she said. Her speech was not all focused on the division in Washington. She repeated several times in her speech there were many examples of politicians moving past debate and onto solutions. She said she was working on a number of cleanenergy bills that could help bring low cost power to
Alaska’s rural communities. One of those energy sources she wanted to bring to the state was nuclear power. Not large reactors that could power an entire city, but smaller generators that could power small communities, military outposts or resource development projects. She said it’s important to transition to clean energy and limit the state’s carbon footprint, but she is troubled by people who called for the immediate end of fossil fuel use.
“The very last drop of oil that the world uses should come from Alaska’s North Slope,” she told the Legislature. Development of Alaska’s resources is critical to the state’s future, Murkowski said, which is why she worked with the Trump administration to exempt the Tongass National Forest from the Roadless Rule. That decision was not about timber, she said, but about reasonable access to resources and infrastructure for island communities.
Murkowski also stressed the importance of the Alaksa Marine Highway System. “Highways include a Marine Highway, it’s just as simple as that,” she said to a round of applause from lawmakers. Murkowski said there were several highway funding bills working their way through Congress that will appropriate money for the AMHS. Speaking to reporters following the speech, Murkowski admitted that currently the amount of federal money available for ferries was not much, roughly $18 million. But, she said, she would be working to get access to certain federal accounts that could get funding for operation maintenance. It was up the the Legislature to decide what a sustainable ferry system would look like but said the ferry system was “absolutely critical.” Murkowski urged Alaska’s lawmakers not to spend their energy trying to tear each other down. She ended her speech by saying not a day goes by when she doesn’t think of a quote from the late Ted Stevens, “To hell with politics, do what’s good for Alaska.” Contact reporter Peter Segall at 523-2228 or psegall@juneauempire.com.
Hundreds gather to honor Alaska civil rights icon Elizabeth Peratrovich By Michael S. Lockett Juneau Empire
Hundreds gathered Sunday to celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day at the Juneau Tlingit and Haida Community Council, and to honor the release of the 2020 Elizabeth Peratrovich gold dollar. The Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood sponsored the event, which nearly filled the hall. Speeches and performances of traditional dances and songs set a bright tone for the day, the 75th anniversary of Peratrovich’s famous speech before the territorial legislature of Alaska. “Ms. Peratrovich made it clear that asking for equal rights implies that they’re someone else’s to give,” Alicia Maryott of the ANS said. “As we honor her today, let’s remember her resilience.” Maryott exhorted the crowd to follow Peratrovich’s example in standing up to injustice, especially with the huge number of missing and murdered indigenous people.
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Alaska Native Sisterhood Grand Camp President Paulette Moreno, holding a newly minted $1 gold Elizabeth Peratrovich coin, addresses the crowd during the Elizabeth Peratrovich Day celebration at the Tlingit and Haida Community Council on Feb. 16.
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Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, established Feb. 16, 1988, honors the day Peratrovich made an impassioned speech to the territorial legislature in 1945 in support of the Anti-Discrimination Act, an act designed to outlaw discriminatory practices against Alaska Natives present across much of the territory. “I would not have expected that I, who am
barely out of savagery, would have to remind gentlemen with 5,000 years of recorded civilization behind them of our Bill of Rights,” Peratrovich said at the 1945 hearing, firing back at a senator who had wondered aloud why Alaska Natives should be afforded equal rights. Peratrovich’s testimony is widely considered to be decisive. “This is one of our own,
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The design for the new gold $1 Elizabeth Peratrovich coin was on display during the Elizabeth Peratrovich Day celebration at the Tlingit and Haida Community Council on Feb. 16.
the first Alaska Native woman to grace currency in the United States, Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich,” Paulette Moreno of the ANB/ANS Grand Camp said. “Peratrovich is the first Alaska Native woman to appear on the $1 U.S. coin, of which five million are being issued.”
Rep. Andi Story and Rep. Sara Hannan also briefly addressed the crowd, praising Peratrovich’s efforts to build a better future with equality for all on the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the U.S., though Hannan acknowledged that in 1920, only white women truly gained their suffrage.
“The Juneau delegation really wanted this 31st Legislature to honor Elizabeth Peratrovich,” Story said. “We know we need to improve and keep on moving.” Contact reporter Michael S. Lockett at 757-621-1197 or mlockett@juneauempire. com.
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DOWN 1. Petri dish filler 2. Kind of shark 3. Assortment 4. Dorothy Gale, e.g. 5. Gordon Gekko: “____ is good” 6. Bridal path 7. “Hey, over here!” 8. *He installed library at the White House 9. Marco Polo’s destination 10. “Oh ____!” 11. Little squirt 13. Conjure up 14. “Faster!” to a horse 19. Glorify 22. *Announce presidential ____ 23. *He established Yellowstone as 1st national park 24. 1/100 of a rial 25. “I love you” or “J’____” 26. *Only one to hold position
in Executive and Judicial branches 27. Prenatal 28. Orwell’s animals’ turf, pl. 29. North face, e.g. 32. “You had” or “you would” 33. Baryshnikov’s step 36. *First president to campaign by telephone 38. Dixon of “The Walking Dead”
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Native leaders: Discrimination still present Leaders: Lots of progress since Anti-Discrimination Act, but legacy of exclusion remains By Peter Segall Juneau Empire
Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky, D-Bethel, became emotional Monday as she spoke to a crowd of about 100 about her experiences in the Alaska Legislature. “We’ve made so much progress in 75 years,” she said, referring to the passage of the 1945 AntiDiscrimination Act which prohibited racial discrimination in the state. “But sometimes in that building, you would never know the difference,” she said of the Capitol. Speaking at a gathering at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall for a Native Issues Forum, Zulkosky said she often had to sit by fellow lawmakers who made what she considered to be derisive remarks
about Alaska Natives. It can be difficult, Zulkosky said, “when you’re sitting in committee next to people who say thing’s like ‘those people who choose to live in rural Alaska.’ ” Zulkosky didn’t mention any legislators by name, but she like other Alaska Natives have expressed anger at legislators who have said living in rural Alaska is a choice. But many of those rural communities are ancestral homelands that have been occupied by Alaska Natives for thousands of years, Zulkosky said, and having to continually remind people of that can be stressful. “While we’ve made progress, there continues to be somewhat of a gap in understanding the role that Alaska Native people have played in this place traditionally since time immemorial,” she said. “It’s really difficult work for tribes and Alaska Native people to continue to educate people,
educate policy makers and who carry the burden to ensure that Alaskans as a state are taken care of.” Monday’s Native Issues Forum began with the screening of a film about Elizabeth Peratrovich and the passage of the 1945 law. The film, “For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crowe in Alaska” by Jeffry Silverman is part documentary, part dramatization, with actors re-creating the debate over the bill. After the film, Zulkosky was joined in a panel by Freda Kaagaantaan Westman, council member for Camp 70 of the Alaska Native Sisterhood and Dr. Carolyn Brown of the League of Women voters. Brown talked about her and the League’s efforts to get copies of the film, as well as copies of Annie Boochever’s book, “Fighter in Velvet Gloves,” into every Alaska high school. The film and Boochever’s book tell Peratrovich’s life story, which according to Brown,
photo by Peter Segall | Juneau Empire
Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky, D-Bethel, center, speaks at the Native Issues Forum at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall with Dr. carolyn Brown, left, and Freda Westman, right, on Monday in Juneau.
“we have to keep telling this story, we must, we must, we must, carry on.” In her address to the crowd, Westman said the best way to honor Peratrovich’s legacy was by showing up. Taking part in political action was good she said, but also being active in the community such as local schools. “One of the issues that is always present is racial discrimination in our communities, but we can
make a difference,” she said. “We have to hold those people in leadership positions accountable to what will make our lives better.” Westman described the lack of ferry service in Southeast Alaska as something that demanded immediate attention. Westman even went so far as to call the situation surrounding the ferries “genocidal.” “Even discriminatory practices that are not intended can be racist, can
be genocidal,” Westman told the Empire in an interview. “These are Alaska Native villages, and so when the food supply is cut off, when the medicine supply is cut off, it starts to look like an elimination of a people.” Alaska Native Brotherhood Grand President Heather Gurko agreed with Westman’s assessment, citing the United Nations’ definition of genocide which lists “causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group” as a component of genocide. “It’s disconnecting people from their communities,” Gurko said of the ferry situation. “Our people are disconnected from their communities and our people are saying that this is an act of genocide. It is a continuation of a pattern that has been happening to our people for hundreds of years.” Contact reporter Peter Segall at 523-2228 or psegall@juneauempire.com.
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The group opposing an effort to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Tuesday it plans to drop its court fight and instead gear up for a possible recall election. Stand Tall With Mike, in a statement, said it told its attorneys to withdraw its appeal before the Alaska Supreme Court, saying recent court actions indicate “further participation in the legal process would not be a productive use of its resources.” “Stand Tall with Mike will place its trust in the voters, not unelected judges, to protect the integrity of our elections, now and into the future,” the group said. The court last week allowed for pro-recall group Recall Dunleavy to begin a new signaturegathering phase while the case is on appeal. The state, on behalf of the Division of Elections, had joined with Stand Tall With Mike in appealing a lower court ruling that found the recall should be allowed to proceed. The state’s appeal will continue, Department of Law spokeswoman Cori Mills said by email. The state maintains an opinion by Attorney General Kevin Clarkson and a decision by the Division of Elections based on that
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“Big mines like Red Dog (near Kotzebue) move a significant amount of material as part of their daily operations, but such actions do not adversely impact human health and the environment,” Brune said in a release. “Characterizing such releases as toxic is disingenuous at best.” However, that’s not everyone’s impression of the annual analysis. David Chambers, founder
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This Toxics Release Inventory map included in the Environmental Protection Agency’s annual TRI analysis shows facilities throughout the state that reported the release of toxic chemicals to the EPA. Releases include permitted releases and movement of waste rock.
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Alaska in 2018 led the nation in releasing toxic chemicals tracked by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a new EPA report, but the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner says the numbers aren’t what they seem on the surface. Thirty facilities across the state released 971.9 million pounds of Toxic Release Inventory chemicals in 2018, according to the EPA’s TRI National Analysis shared last Tuesday morning. That’s the most in the U.S. by volume and the 11th most per square mile. TRI chemicals are toxic chemicals whose release must be reported to the EPA. There are currently 755 listed TRI chemicals. The annual TRI analysis tracks the management of toxic substances at the state and national levels. DEC Commissioner Jason Brune said in a release the EPA’s numbers don’t tell the whole story of what’s happening in Alaska. That’s because the vast majority — 970.6 million pounds, more than 99% — of Alaska’s releases are land releases connected to metal mining, and Brune argues that unearthed rocks moved to a different part of the mining site don’t have a significant impact on public health and should not be qualified as a toxic release.
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and moving them to another location as anything other than a release that creates the potential for harmful materials to enter the environment. “If you let them loose they can be a real problem,” Chambers said. “That’s basically what mining does to these metallic elements.” With this year’s report, the EPA published a new guide with the 2018 TRI National Analysis to help explain metal mining data. The EPA was unable to respond to a request for comment in time for the publication of this article. The guide notes that because large mines relocate millions of tons of excavated waste rock, the reported quantity of chemicals can be quite large, and it acknowledges TRI data is not in itself enough to determine the level if any of public exposure to toxic chemicals. In Alaska, Red Dog Operations accounted for more than 90% — about 885.7 million pounds — of the state’s releases, according to the EPA’s figures, but it wasn’t the only mining company in the top five. The entirety of the top five releasers in Alaska were
mining projects, according to the analysis. Red Dog was trailed by Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co. at about 55.6 million pounds, Fort Knox Mine at about 19.5 million pounds, Pogo Mine at about 7.9 million pounds, and Couer Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project at about 2.3 million pounds. For comparison, Nevada as a state released over 339 million pounds of TRI chemicals, Utah over 291 million and Texas over 225 million. In a letter shared with the Empire, Red Dog general manager Les Yesnik and Wayne Westlake President and CEO for the NANA Regional Corporation, acknowledged the presence of lead and zinc in waste, but stated the EPA report creates “confusion and misinformation.” NANA is a regional Alaska Native corporation whose region includes 11 communities in the northwestern portion of the state and owns the land on which Red Dog Operates. “This is a normal part of the mining process and does not indicate any health or environmental effect,” Yesnik and Westlake wrote. “Red Dog is required to
report the amount of materials moved at the mine site due to the grades of zinc and lead naturally occurring in the rocks in the ground. This does not relate to any releases of materials from Red Dog to the environment.” Chambers said lead and zinc may occur naturally, but so does cyanide. He also said that if toxic materials stayed entirely on mining sites all of the time, there would likely not be many complaints about the contents of mining waste. “We’ve seen it demonstrated over and over again that those contaminants get off the mine site, and that’s where you get problems,” Chambers said. He said the annual analysis can help track what chemicals and in what quantity are present at mining sites, and that information would be useful for quantifying risk to the public if the materials made their way off site. “I think fundamentally, TRI is a good thing,” Chambers said. • Contact reporter Ben Hohenstatt at (907)523-2243 or bhohenstatt@juneauempire.com. Follow him on Twitter at @BenHohenstatt.
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