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School fee season approaches Amount local parents will pay varies by district, activities and classes

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com The time of year has come for parents to open their wallets and pay for their children’s public education, which could cost hundreds of dollars depending on where they go to school.

Illinois law allows public school districts to charge fees for consumable goods, with costs for items such as workbooks and textbooks falling into parents’ laps, depending

on the district. School districts across DeKalb County also charge fees for lockers, graduation and technology depending on the district.

“It’s a revenue stream to cover costs,” Genoa-Kingston District 424 Superintendent Joe Burgess said. “We do not bring in enough in tax revenues to cover costs.”

Last year, registration fees, including those from Kishwaukee Education Consortium and driver’s education fees, netted District 424 about

$195,000.

The state doesn’t have a formula for how much districts can charge. As a result, there’s no uniformity across districts. Costs differ depending on where a student attends school, the sports or activities they’re involved in and the classes they take.

Parents of an elementary school student at Hinckley Big-Rock District 429 could pay as little as $93 this year, but those of an elementary school student in DeKalb Dis-

trict 428 will pay at least $125.

Genoa-Kingston District 424, Somonauk District 432 and Sandwich District 430 have the highest basic registration fees among DeKalb County high schools, with each charging $195.

Burgess explained the high school registration fee is higher than those at other area schools because the district doesn’t charge a fee for sports or parking as others do.

Basic registration fees D-424 D-425 D-426 D-427 D-428 D-429 D-430 D-432

High school $195 $75 $125 $140 $155 $75 $195 $195

Middle school $140 $65 $100 $140 $140 $75 $185 $175

Elementary school $100 $95 $85 $90 $125 $75 $110 $90

Source: School districts

See SCHOOL FEES, page A7

HIGH TECH HIDE AND SEEK

U.S. had role in Ebola drug given to aid workers

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE The Associated Press

Photos by Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com

Jonny Locascio, 8, opens a cache he and his dad, Greg Locascio, found Friday while geocaching around DeKalb.

Geocaching still popular throughout DeKalb County

By JESSI HAISH jhaish@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Dave Yanke has gone on more than 8,000 little treasure hunts in the past decade or so.

The prize wasn’t gold or jewelry, but the satisfaction of finding special containers called caches hidden by other players in the GPS-driven game of geocaching. Some of the caches have been the size of a dumpster, while others have been as small as a pencil eraser.

“Basically, you become the search engine,” said Yanke, of Sycamore. “It’s something you can do whether you live in downtown Detroit or the middle of the desert. It gets you outside and moving. Kids get to play with technology and get outside.”

Geocaching is an international phenomenon, but there are plenty of local caches, including a mag-

netic key box hidden near the Egyptian Theatre in downtown DeKalb, a jar propped in a tree near Littlejohn Elementary School in DeKalb, and a tube hidden inside a chain-link fence post near Sycamore High School.

Dozens of caches are hidden under the metal skirts surrounding parking lot light posts, and nine remain in Sycamore parks, placed there last year to celebrate the Sycamore Park District’s 90th year.

Greg Locascio of Sycamore has been teaching his son about the game after playing himself since 2012. Starting to geocache can be as simple as downloading a free application to a smartphone or jotting down coordinates from a geocaching website.

“Anybody with a GPS unit or smartphone can do it,” Locascio said.

“You don’t need to be an

The Locascio family found a Travel Bug on Friday while geocaching around DeKalb.

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Two American aid workers infected with Ebola are getting an experimental drug so novel it has never been tested for safety in humans and was only identified as a potential treatment earlier this year, thanks to a longstanding research program by the U.S. government and the military.

The workers, Nancy Writebol and Dr. Kent Brantly, are improving, although it’s impossible to know whether the treatment is the reason or they are recovering on their own, as others who have survived Ebola have done. Brantly is being treated at a special isolation unit at Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital, and Writebol was expected to be flown there today in the same specially equipped plane that brought Brantly.

They were infected while working in Liberia, one of four West African nations dealing with the Kent Brantly world’s largest Ebola outbreak. On Monday, the World Health Organization said the death toll had increased from 729 to 887 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria, and that more Nancy than 1,600 people have Writebol been infected.

In a worrisome development, the Nigerian Health Minister said a doctor who had helped treat Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American man who died July 25 days after arriving in Nigeria, has been confirmed to have the deadly disease. Tests are pending for three other people who also treated Sawyer and are showing symptoms.

There is no vaccine or specific treatment for Ebola, but several are under development.

The experimental treatment the U.S. aid workers are getting is called ZMapp and is made by Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc. of San Diego. It is aimed at boosting the immune system’s efforts to fight off Ebola and is made from antibodies produced by lab animals exposed to parts of the virus.

In a statement, the company said it was working with LeafBio of San Diego, Defyrus Inc. of Toronto, the U.S. government and the Public Health Agency of Canada on development of the drug, which was identified as a possible treatment in January.

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8DAILY PLANNER Today

Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary: 7 a.m. at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive in DeKalb. Contact: Becky Beck Ryan, president, 815-758-3800.

Kirkland Chamber of Commerce: 7:30 a.m. at Kirkland Family Restaurant, 507 W. Main St. New members are welcome.

Weekly Men’s Breakfast: 8 a.m. at Fox Valley Community Center, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich.

Cost for these men-only events is $4 for food and conversation, along with bottomless cups of coffee or tea.

Easy Does It AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Weight Watchers: 9:30 a.m. weigh-in, 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. meetings at Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi), DeKalb.

Open Closet: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at 300 E. Taylor St., DeKalb.

Clothes and shoes for men, women and children. 815-758-1388.

Safe Passage Sexual Assault adults’ support group; 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org.

ESL and GED Classes: 6 to 8 p.m. at 330 Grove St, across from the DeKalb Municipal Building. To register and for more information, call Dr. George Gutierrez at 815970-3265.

Hinckley Big Book Study AA(C): 6 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 801 N. Sycamore St., 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

Reiki Share for healing: 6 to 8:30 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb. Contact: Joan Watson-Protano at 815-739-4329 or bjoanwatson@hotmail.com.

Sycamore Kiwanis: 6 p.m. at Mitchel Lounge, 355 W. State St.; 815-899-8740 or visit sycamorekiwanis.org.

Women’s “Rule #62 Group”: 6 p.m. at Federated Church, 612 W. State St., Sycamore. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 6 to 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30 p.m. meeting at CrossWind Community Church in Genoa. 815-784-3480.

Better Off Sober AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

Free Fit Club: 6:30 to 8 p.m. at International Montessory Academy, 1815 Mediterranean Drive, Sycamore. Featuring rotating cardio or yoga programs from various Beachbody workouts like P90X, Insanity, Turbo Fire, Body Gospel, Turbo Jam, Hip Hop Abs, Rev Abs and many others. Call 815-901-4474 or 815-566-3580 for more information.

Green Party: 6:30 p.m. at American National Bank, Sycamore and Bethany roads in DeKalb.

Meetings are open to all. Contact: John at 815-593-0105.

Alcoholics Anonymous Tuesday Night Fellowship Group(C): 7 p.m. at The Church of St. Mary, 244 Waterman St. in Sycamore. 815-739-1950.

Bingo: 7 p.m. at Genoa Veteran’s Club, 311 S. Washington St. Must be 18 or older to play. www. genoavetshome.us; contact Cindy at crmcorn65@yahoo.com or 815751-1509.

Fellowship group AA(C): 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Memorial Hall, 322 Waterman St., Sycamore. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

Good Vibes Al-Anon group: 7 to 8 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 324 N. Third St., DeKalb. Wheel chair accessible entrance is on N. Third St. Meeting is held in Classroom A on the second floor.

Parking available in lot located on northwest corner of Third and Pine streets. Contact Mary Ann at 815-895-8119.

Northern Illinois Walleye Club: 7 p.m. at Pizza Pros, 1205 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. For information, call Terry Parkhouse at 815-895-6864 or 815-901-6265.

Sexaholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. at 512 Normal Road, DeKalb (behind church in brick building).

815-508-0280.

Willard Aves Post 1010 American Legion: 7 to 8 p.m. at the Kingston Friendship Center, 120 S. Main St. Contact Daniel W. Gallagher at genoadanny@aol. com.

Prairie Echoes women’s chorus: 7:15 to 10 p.m. at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave., in Sycamore, corner of Peace Road and Route 64. (St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 900 Normal Road in DeKalb).

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DeKalb Municipal Band Director Kirk Lundbeck pauses during each Tuesday concert to pay tribute to his predecessor, the late Dee Palmer, with a brief salute to Dee’s statue. tractor parade announced this year by Max Armstrong and DeKalb County Farm Bureau president Mark Tuttle.

I learned later that Mark Poss of Big Rock won the President’s Trophy with his 1932 Farmall F30 and 88-year-old Ralph Johnson of Waterman took the Announcer’s Choice award riding his 1939 John Deere H. I’ll explain more about the Waterman Library book sale there at end of this column.

The same day, I headed up to Genoa for the 85th anniversary picnic of the Ney Grange, then over to the Kingston Picnic, where the exciting cardboard boat race on the Kishwaukee River is a big hit. Everybody loves to see people capsize or sink in shallow water so no one gets hurt, just a little wet.

Three sad events this month were the funeral of a distant cousin Wayne Stryker down in Lee, a memorial gathering for my Genoa classmate Linda Holder Williams, and a memorial service for an Oak Crest friend, Gordon Bird, a longtime NIU bands director, held on what would have been his 100th birthday. Something really special at Gordon’s service was a trumpet quartet made up of Mark Baldwin, Garth Anderson, Michel Swope and Brian Balika playing an arrangement written by the

late Oscar Haugland, also an NIU Music Department faculty member.

Then there were two area library groundbreakings, one in Genoa led by Library Director Jen Barton, which I missed, and one in DeKalb where Dee Coover was ecstatic to finally see her dream of a major expansion become a reality.

Getting back to the Waterman library sale: I found a coffee table book by renowned photographer Pete Souza who was Ronald Reagan’s White House photographer and is now serving in the same capacity for President Barack Obama. I paid 50 cents for it, then later showed it to Richard McKay who was visiting from Washington, DC to take part in his father-in-law Gordon Bird’s memorial. He offered to take it to the West Wing where he works with Souza and get it autographed for me. Now that really made my day.

So I am looking forward to this August when I can just sit in my rocker and watch the corn grow and grow. Fat chance!

• Barry Schrader can be reached via email at barry815@sbcglobal.net or at P.O. Box 851, DeKalb, IL. 60115. His column appears every other Tuesday.

Lawmaker pleads to misdemeanor The Associated Press CHICAGO – An Illinois lawmaker who faced nearly 20 federal bank-fraud charges that could have landed him in prison for decades pleaded guilty Monday to a single misdemeanor tax charge for shortchanging the Internal Revenue Service of $3,782.

State Rep. LaShawn Ford’s case was a rare instance of government attorneys backing away from felonies at the core of their case and letting a defendant short-circuit a trial by pleading guilty to a far lesser crime. Prosecutors offered no explanation for the change of heart.

As part of the deal, the 42-year-old Chicago Democrat pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Chicago to one new count of delivering a false federal income tax return, which carries a maximum sentence of a year behind bars.

Prosecutors will dismiss the eight bank fraud counts and nine counts of submitting false information at Ford’s Nov. 11 sentencing. Each felony count carried up to 30 years in prison. A felony conviction also would have resulted in Ford automatically losing his seat in the Illinois Legislature.

Outside court later Monday, Ford smiled as he and his attorney addressed reporters.

“This is a tremendous result,” defense

attorney Thomas Durkin said. “[The plea deal] permits him to get on with his life.”

Ford declined to discuss details of the case, but said: “I’m sorry I underestimated my taxes.”

Ford’s presiding judge, Rebecca Pallmeyer, also oversaw the 2006 corruption trial of former Republican Gov. George Ryan. A jury in the same courthouse also convicted Ryan’s successor, Democrat Rod Blagojevich, of corruption in 2011.

Before his 2012 indictment, Ford was seen as an LaShawn up-and-coming politician Ford with broad appeal in his district, which includes Chicago’s west side. Even amid his legal troubles, he continued to play key roles in the legislative process, including by helping to pass a law that makes it easier for young people to wipe away minor arrest records.

The crime the former elementary teacher-turned-politician and sometimes-real estate investor admitted to on Monday was misstating the value of a single-home investment property on his taxes.

The now-obsolete felony counts involved vastly more complex allegations.

Prosecutors had accused Ford of making false statements to a bank to get a $500,000 increase on a line of credit. They

claimed he told the now-failed ShoreBank he’d use the money to rehabilitate investment properties, when he actually used the funds for expenses such as car loans, casino payments and his 2006 election campaign. Ford denied those allegations.

Prosecutors didn’t speak to reporters after Monday’s hearing. Durkin declined to say why he thought prosecutors backed away from the more serious charges, though he repeatedly thanked and praised them for doing so.

In a June filing, the defense accused authorities of unfairly singling out Ford for bank fraud charges, arguing that Ford’s race and status as a politician played a role.

“Unable to find any political corruption grounds to prosecute [Ford], the prosecutors selected this misguided and improper bank fraud case in an attempt to unseat a popular African-American elected represented,” the filing said.

In a response to the court, prosecutors denied race entered into the decision to charge Ford with the felonies. But prosecutors said Ford’s political status was an appropriate factor to consider, arguing the law allows for extra scrutiny of elected officials.

On Monday, Durkin declined to criticize prosecutors.

“I’m going to take my wins where I find them and I’m not going to gloat,” he said.

Players Dictionary,” out Aug. 11 from Merriam-Webster.

The dictionary’s last freshening up was a decade ago. Entries in the forthcoming book include texter, vlog, bromance, hashtag, dubstep and selfie were mere twinkles on the racks of recreational players.

But it’s the addition of te and three other

two-letter words – da, gi and po – that has Robin Pollock Daniel excited. Daniel, a clinical psychologist in Toronto, is a champion of the North American Scrabble Players Association, which has a committee that helps Merriam-Webster track down new, playable words of two to eight letters.

8NATION BRIEF 5,000 new Scrabble words are on the way NEW YORK – To Scrabble fanatics, big gifts sometimes come in small packages.

The word “te” as a variant of “ti,” the seventh tone on the musical scale, is a hardworking little gem among 5,000 words added to “The Official Scrabble

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From one end of the county to another Summer is supposed to be the lazy season, smelling the roses, sitting on the porch, watching the sun set over a field of corn; but it wasn’t to be for me this year.

Coming home just before July 4 from our trip out west, we immediately got into the Independence Day spirit, taking part in the Kirkland parade riding the Ney Grange float.

Then we resumed our tradition of attending the weekly Hopkins Park municipal band concerts, now in their 160th season. Director Kirk Lundbeck has done a terrific job after he inherited the baton from his mentor, the late Dee Palmer. I am always touched by his display of respect for Dee when he stops during the last song each Tuesday and salutes the statue that stands beside the bandshell.

On July 12 at the Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve, a ceremony to rededicate the historical marker to the Chief attracted a sizable crowd thanks to the efforts of Terry Hannan and Denny Sands. The lengthy text on the marker makes it more informative than many small bronze plaques that don’t explain the significance of each historic spot.

Next, we enjoyed the Glidden Homestead open house and a talk on antique tools by Roger Watson. Following that was the Drum & Bugle Corps competition at Bob Brigham Field. My favorite corps, the Concord, (California) Blue Devils, took first. We lived just 30 miles from that town for many years and relished the opportunity to see them perform.

On July 16 we got to hear Genoa seventh-grader Hunter Swanson tell about his Regional History Fair display on the 1835 Miller-Ellwood log cabin, which earned him a Superior rating at NIU and a trip to the state competition in Springfield. His exhibit will be at the upcoming Steam Power Show later this month.

Soon after that was the Waterman Tractor Show, where I always meet old grade school classmates and spend time chatting with friends like Craig Rice and Leonard Johnson. I had to leave early for another event, so I missed the

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District 428 budget has $3.5M operating deficit

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com DeKALB – District 428 officials today will give initial approval to a tentative 2015 budget that includes a nearly $3.5 million operating deficit.

But School Board President Tracy Williams cautioned the shortfall in the district’s $76 million financial plan is based on the state’s unclear financial picture and will likely change in the coming months.

District officials project the state will fund general state aid at 85 percent of its “baseline” level, a decline from last year’s

If you go n WHAT: DeKalb School Board meeting n WHEN: 7 p.m. today n WHERE: District 428 Education Center, 901 S. Fourth St.

89 percent funding level. If the state cuts funding, the district will receive around $14.2 million, $620,000 less than it did last school year.

However, Williams said there’s a chance the state could maintain funding general state aid at 89 percent. Every

percentage point equals about $167,000.

“We anticipate closing that deficit in the coming months,” Williams said. “But based on preliminary information we have gotten, we are being very conservative.”

District officials also don’t expect to know until after the November election if the state is going keep its personal income tax rate at 5 percent or allow it to decrease to 3.75 percent in January. Although Gov. Pat Quinn has said extending the income tax increase could allow for a higher rate of state education spending, Williams

was skeptical.

“That still doesn’t mean the school’s going to get any share of that revenue,” Williams said.

Of the district’s projected deficit, $1.1 million is from one-time expenses associated with school construction projects funded by a $21 million construction grant, according to information from Andrea Gorla, the district’s assistant superintendent of business and finance. Those costs show as a deficit because the district received the money in previous years.

The construction costs include renovating Tyler Ele-

mentary School, creating an early childhood education center at Huntley Middle School and launching a pilot technology program at Lincoln Elementary School and in eighth-grade classrooms.

If the state fully funded state aid, it would close the district’s remaining $2.4 million budget gap, school officials say.

In total, District 428’s initial budget includes $73.3 million in operating revenue and $76.7 million in operating expenditures.

On the expenditure side, the budget allows for the district to hire five additional full-time

employees. So far, the district has hired a full-time elementary social worker, a full time elementary psychologist, a fulltime kindergarten teacher and a part-time middle school counselor. Also, district officials still are in contract negotiations with the union representing their teaching assistants.

At the end of the 2015 budget year, the district should have $20 million – or 26 percent of its expenditures – in reserve. This includes the district’s construction grant dollars.

School board members will adopt the budget after a public hearing in September.

DeKalb South Pointe Center, golf course have new owners Under new management

By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com DeKALB – An Iowa businessman who already is the owner of two former elementary schools in DeKalb County has bought a vacant conference center in DeKalb.

Destan Aliu recently purchased South Pointe Center in DeKalb at a public auction for $136,000. Since making the purchase last month, Aliu has not done any work, similar to what happened when he bought the former Cortland and Malta elementary schools for a combined $82,500 in 2012.

South Pointe Center, 210 S. Pointe Drive, is near Chicago Golf and Tiki Tees, a newly opened business that Naperville resident Sundeep Oberoi bought July 2. Oberoi said that Aliu told him he wanted to open South Pointe as a banquet hall in their only meeting.

“I don’t know what their plans are,” Oberoi said. “I’ve been in there. They probably are going to need to renovate it before they reopen. That might take some time. It depends on how aggressive the new owners are.”

Attempts to contact Aliu at Iowa phone numbers listed for him were unsuccessful.

Chicago Golf and Tiki Tees, a nine-hole golf course with clubhouse, banquet room and mini-golf course at 200 Gurler Road in DeKalb, has reopened under new owners.

The new owner of nearby South Pointe Center at 210 S. Pointe Drive, has not confirmed plans for the facility.

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The South Pointe Center, once used as a conference center and banquet facility sits vacant in a photograph from June at 210 S. Pointe Drive in DeKalb. The property was recently bought at auction for $136,000 by Destan Aliu.

South Pointe Center opened as a banquet hall after George Stratton bought the property in 1996, said Roger Hopkins, DeKalb’s economic development consultant.

According to Almburg Auctioneering, South Pointe has approved seating for 900 people with three divided rooms and a fully-equipped commercial kitchen. The second parcel includes a 6,000 square-foot maintenance building and an additional two-story 11,000 square-foot building that has been closed for more than 20 years with no heat or other utilities and is in need of major renovation or tear down, according

to Almburg Auctioneering.

The best use for South Pointe would be to offer it as a banquet facility with office space, Hopkins said.

Ron Gedye, director of operations for Chicago Golf and Tiki Tees, has checked the South Pointe Center building for sump pump doors and to make sure the doors were locked. Gedye, who said he has only talked to Aliu once or twice, said he also does not know what work Aliu plans to do and when.

“Repairs need to be done,” Gedye said. “You can’t let a building sit unheated or uncooled without having issues take place.”

As for Oberoi, he wants the community to know his golf course is open for business.

The nine-hole course also has a clubhouse where customers can buy chips and soda, a banquet room suitable for up to 220 people and a wedding gazebo.

It took Oberoi 13 days to open the golf course after he bought it. He hopes to offer mini golf for children and market Chicago Golf and Tiki Tees as a family business.

“We want that banquet center to be operational,” Oberoi said. “The more people that come to visit the area, the more exposure our golf course will get.”

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DeKALB – DeKalb County Engineer Nathan Schwartz received the highest award in the state for his field.

Schwartz received the Illinois Award from the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers’ highest award during its annual convention July 11.

The award recognizes an engineer for service to the profession and his community.

“I feel like I have so much more to give to the community, and I’m very pleased they deemed me worthy of the award,” Schwartz said.

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Society of Professional Engineers executive director, said Schwartz was chosen as someone who has excelled in all aspects of his career and has given countless contributions to his community.

He has been Nathan t h e DeKalb Schwartz County engineer since 2011 and is a volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America, American Youth Soccer Organization and Habitat for Humanity. Before he worked for DeKalb County, he spent 15 years with Ogle County Highway Department.

“I feel so young in my career still that it’s more of a motivation to keep doing what I’ve been doing,” he said. “I will continue to do my best for whatever is in the best interest for the public and for safety.”

Schwartz serves as chairman of the technical advisory committee and chairman of the bylaws committee of the DeKalb-Sycamore Area Transit Study Metropolitan Planning organization, the DeKalb County Watershed Steering committee, the DeKalb County Stormwater Management Planning committee and the DeKalb County Emergency Preparedness committee.

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She was preceded in death by her Born: Oct. 13, 1945 Send obituary information parents; and sister, Joan Cook of Died: July 24, 2014 to: obits@Daily-Chronicle.

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Cremation and a private family Barbara Ilse Notices are accepted until gathering in the celebration of her Goodrich, born 3p.m. for the next day’s edilife followed her death.

October 13, 1945 tion. Obituaries also appear Arrangements were entrusted to went to be with online at Daily-Chronicle.

Anderson Funeral Home in DeKalb. the Lord on July com/obits where you may In lieu of flowers, memorials can 24, 2014, being sign the guest book, send be made to the Marie L. Haendel preceded in death flowers or make a memorial Memorial Fund, sent in care of Anby her mother, Edith Grimes and donation. derson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 605, her sister, Margaret Armstrong.

2011 South Fourth Street, DeKalb, She was born and raised in LautIL 60115. enthal, Germany. After emigrating to For information, visit www. the United States she became a part sharing memories at www.SimpleC- AndersonFuneralHomeLtd.com or remationsandBurials.com time laborer but a full time, single call 815-756-1022. mom. Barbara was an avid gardener who loved tending to the many flowers and trees in her yard year-round. MARIE LOUISE HAENDEL DR. WAYNE A. Born: Nov. 11, 1929; in Barton, WI When she wasn’t gardening, she Died: Aug. 1, 2014; in Rockford, IL was lovingly raising all of the many HERSHBERGER animals and birds that she adopted.

Born: Oct. 7, 1931; in Akron, OH Marie Louise For many years she had an Audubon Died: Aug. 1, 2014; in Sebastian, FL Haendel, 84, of Wildlife Sanctuary in her back yard.

DeKalb, Illinois, She is survived by her four Dr. Wayne Albert died Friday, August children; Robert Goodrich, Michael Hershberger, of 1, 2014, at OSF St. (Margaret) Goodrich, Katina Roy Sebastian, Florida, Anthony Hospital in and Joe (Vicki) Ross Jr.; father Nolan formerly of DeKalb, Rockford.

Grimes, brother Mike Grimes, sister Illinois, passed Born November Sharon Higbie, brother Bert Grimes, away shortly after 11, 1929, in Barton, Wisconsin, several nieces & nephews and her 8:00pm, August 1, five beautiful grandchildren: Lyndsey the daughter of Corbin and Leona 2014, at home surrounded by the Goodrich, Megan Roy, Denholm Roy, (Krause) Wagner, Marie married comfort of his family.

William George Haendel on August Blake Ross and Abigail Ross.

Visitation is scheduled from 20, 1955.

A private celebration of life will 3:00-5:00pm on Saturday, August A resident of DeKalb for 48 years be held. Barbara will be fondly and 9, 2014, at Seawinds Funeral Home and a homemaker, Marie was a lov- & Crematory in Sebastian, followed happily remembered and sadly missed by all those that loved her. In ing wife, mother and grandmother at a later date by private services, who enjoyed gardening, being an lieu of flowers, the family requests after cremation. memorial contributions be made to avid reader and visiting antique Wayne was born October 7, 1931, shops. the Alzheimer’s Research Foundain Akron, Ohio, the first son of Wilbur She is survived by her husband, tion at www.alzfdn.org and Nellie (Shorder) Hershberger. On William; sons, Michael Haendel The family would like to send a March 7, 1953, he was united in marof Austin, TX, Russell Haendel of special Thank You to Anne and Bill riage with his college sweetheart Snider for their special care and con- DeKalb and Kurt Haendel of San Joyce Ann Eikenberry at her family Diego, CA; daughter, Elise (husband, church, The Church of the Brethren, cern and to Charles, from Southern Care Hospice for his kind and gentle Kerry) Keilman of Bentonville, AR; in Union City, Indiana. Wayne and granddaughters, Amy and Katie care.

Joyce enjoyed extensive travels Keilman of Bentonville; brother, John throughout their enduring marriage, Arrangements are under the direction of Simple Cremations and (Barb) Wagner of Nekoosa, WI; sisbuilding many happy memories ters, Lillian (Donald) Haesley of Port together, and recently celebrated Burials.

Washington, WI, and Kathy (Jerry) Please join Barbara’s family in the 61st anniversary of their loving

marriage.

He is survived by his wife Joyce of Sebastian, and their children, David (Jan) Hershberger of Geneva, Illinois, Stephen (Heidi) Hershberger of DeKalb, Illinois, and Debbie (David) Hershberger-Kidwell of Charleston, Illinois. Also surviving are grandchildren Lauren Kidwell of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Brian Kidwell of Fairfax, Virginia, PFC Devin Hershberger and Trevor Hershberger of DeKalb, Illinois, Christine (Scott) Antor of South Elgin, Illinois, and Stefanie (Stu) Girgins of Geneva, Illinois, as well as four great-grandchildren Jason and Camryn Antor of South Elgin, Illinois and Lucas and William Girgins of Geneva, Illinois.

He was preceded by sister, Betty Lou Cayford and brothers, J. David Hershberger, and Barton Lee Hershberger, parents Wilbur and Nellie Hershberger, in-laws Millard and Helen Eikenberry, brother and sister-in-law Millard Jr. and Mary Eikenberry, and sister-in-law Charlein Yost.

After completing his education at Manchester College, Kent State University, and The University of Colorado at Boulder, Wayne and Joyce moved their family from Colorado to Belmont, California in June 1962 where Wayne began his career with the American Institutes for Research in Palo Alto. The family moved from Belmont to Palo Alto the following year before Wayne accepted a teaching position at Northern Illinois University, beginning fall semester 1964, and thereafter he devoted the greatest portion of his career to teaching, service, and research as a Professor of Psychology at Northern Illinois University. He retired December 1997, after 34 years at NIU, and Wayne and Joyce relocated to Sebastian in January 1998.

During their years in California Wayne was active in community theater productions with the Hillbarn Theatre, in San Mateo, an interest he pursued in DeKalb,

8POLICE REPORTS Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and city police departments. Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

DeKalb County Elizabeth M. Such, 18, of the 500 block of Highland Drive, Elburn, was charged Monday, Aug. 4, with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

David T. Brown, 41, of the 10800 block of Howison Road, Waterman, was charged Friday, Aug. 1, with domestic battery.

Danny L. Tanner, 46, of the 300 block of North Sixth Street, Malta, was charged Saturday, Aug. 2, with aggravated driving under the influence and aggravated fleeing to elude.

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Dennis Anderson to stop in Sycamore SYCAMORE – An U.S. Congressional candidate will make a town hall stop in Sycamore next week.

Dennis Anderson, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Congress for Illinois’ 14th District, will host a public town hall at 7 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Jane Fargo Hotel, 355 W. State St., Sycamore. The event will include a question-and-answer time period.

Anderson is running against Republican Randy Hultgren.

Upcoming town hall tour stops include Harvard, Marengo, Sugar Grove, Hampshire and Huntley, according to a news release.

For information, contact Jim Rauh at 224-513-1016.

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Police finish search in Dwight killings SHERIDAN – Illinois State Police said Monday that they’re processing evidence found during a large-scale ground search in northern Illinois connected to shootings that left a Dwight mother and daughter dead.

More than 100 law enforcement and fire officials from six agencies participated in the four-hour search Sunday. It took place over about 26 acres in the Sheridan area, about 40 miles north of Dwight. The search also was focused on solving recent Grundy County burglaries.

– Wire report

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Illinois with the Stage Coach Players where he both acted in, and directed, a number of productions.

A life long aviation enthusiast Wayne was an active participant and leader in the Kishwaukee RC Flyers Club in DeKalb, where he shared his love of RC modeling with sons Dave and Steve, and the Airmasters RC Club in Sebastian, where he introduced his grandsons Brian, Devin, and Trevor to the fun of RC flying and was recognized by the club as an instructor level pilot.

He especially appreciated the many friendships made in his association with fellow aviation enthusiasts in these clubs. An avid reader, he frequently stopped at the North Indian River County Library to check out new books on his way home from the Airmasters RC flying field.

Wayne was a thoughtful man, willing to devote the time and energy to achieve precision in his professional career, in his devotion to his family, and in his avocational interests. Wayne’s legacy will be as a mentor to both his family and a chosen group of doctoral students, throughout his career and retirement. He prided himself on the virtues of being a strong and kindhearted soul, and his family and friends will dearly miss him.

Cards may be addressed to the Hershberger family c/o Seawinds, 735 S. Fleming St., Sebastian, Fl. 32958, www.seawindsfh.com.

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Drake M. Burns, 21, of the 700 block of Regent Drive, DeKalb, was charged Saturday, Aug. 2, with driving under the influence, obstructing justice and Northern Illinois aggravated battery.

University Quinn C. Bell, 27, of the 400 Nicholas A. Valdez, 22, of block of Russell Road, DeKalb, the 10400 block of Avenue J, was charged Saturday, Aug. Chicago, was charged Friday, 2, with disorderly conduct Aug. 1, with driving under the and resisting, obstructing or influence, possession of drug disarming an officer. equipment and possession of Jules Ruremesha, 22, of the marijuana.

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WESTMONT – Republican state Sen. Kirk Dillard, who made two attempts at Illinois governor, officially resigned from the Legislature after more than two decades in office to become chairman of the Chicago-area’s Regional Transportation Authority, Senate Republican officials announced Monday.

The Hinsdale lawmaker, who first took office in 1993, also served as chief of staff to former Gov. Jim Edgar, a fact he often tout- Kirk Dillard ed during his most recent gubernatorial bid. Despite heavy support from unions, Dillard lost the four-way GOP primary in March to businessman Bruce Rauner.

He also lost a close 2010 gubernatorial GOP primary to state Sen. Bill Brady.

Dillard, 59, was an intern for Senate Republicans as soon as he graduated from Western Illinois University in 1977. He went to law school, later going on to work as a legislative director for former Gov. Jim Thompson. He was appointed to the Illinois Senate to fill a vacancy in 1993 and won election

the following year.

“I was called to public service at a young age,” he said in a statement from Senate Republicans. “I respected the process and worked hard to honor the wishes of those who elected me and sent me to the General Assembly to work humbly on their behalf.”

He said his biggest accomplishments include working on a bill creating the Amber Alert system in Illinois.

In his most recent run for Illinois governor, Dillard also emphasized his bipartisan work. He worked on campaign reform in 1998 with then-state Sen. Barack Obama and later appeared in a 2008 campaign ad for Obama’s presidential run.

The move earned him some criticism during the GOP primary.

“I am proud to have worked in a bipartisan fashion, without ever giving up my Republican principles of less government, lower taxes and individual liberties,” Dillard said in a statement.

Dillard was named to the RTA post in June and submitted his resignation in July. Republican officials said they will discuss who will replace him until the winner of the Nov. 4 election takes office.

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The report, the result of a 2½-year Justice Department investigation into violence at three Rikers Island juvenile jail facilities, recommended major reforms to almost every aspect of how young offenders are treated.

It identified problems that occurred between 2011 and 2013 on Rikers that also likely hold true for adult inmates, including poor staff training, inadequate investigations, an ineffective management structure and the overuse of solitary confinement, particularly for mentally ill inmates.

“The bottom-line conclusion is this: According to our investigation, for adolescent inmates, Rikers Island is broken,” Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said at a news conference.”

In past cases investigated by the Justice Department’s civil rights division, federal authorities work with local officials to reform the jails and reserve the right to sue if they feel reforms are not being done.

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The city’s juvenile jails are extremely violent and unsafe, the result of a deeply ingrained culture of violence in which guards routinely violate constitutional rights of teenage inmates and subject them to ‘rampant use of unnecessary and excessive force,’ federal prosecutors said in a scathing report released Monday. improving security for adolescent inmates, and had already started rewriting use-of-force policy to “bring it into the 21st century,” ordered the speedy installation of video cameras and recruited and trained more experienced guards.

Still, the theme repeated throughout the 80-page report was that violence permeates the three Rikers facilities for 16- to 18-year-olds.

The investigators found particular problems in the main jail that houses young inmates, the Robert N. Davoren Complex, where new corrections officers are assigned to “one of the most combustible environments at Rikers, illequipped to cope with adolescents who are often belligerent and suffer from a wide range of mental illnesses and behavioral disorders,” Assistant

tion’s second-largest jail system, with an average of 11,500 inmates held at any time. In March, he appointed Joseph Ponte, a longtime corrections official from Maine with a reputation as a reformer, as commissioner.

Prosecutors acknowledged that de Blasio and Ponte inherited many of the problems, which have been pervasive for years despite some small reform-minded undertakings during the final years of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s tenure.

Bharara said Monday he was optimistic based on past public comments that city officials would move promptly toward implementing the more than 70 suggested reforms listed in the Rikers report.

In a statement, Pone said he was committed to “radically”

U.S. Attorneys Jeffrey Powell and Emily Daughtry wrote.

The consultant used by the federal prosecutors said that in reviewing hundreds of correctional systems, he had never seen such a high rate of punches to the head, such a high use-of-force rate and such pervasive inmate-on-inmate violence.

In one August 2013 case, four unidentified inmates suffered broken noses, perforated eardrums, head trauma and facial injuries during a “brutal use of force” involving multiple guards in a trailer where school classes are held – and again later when they were handcuffed in a clinic holding area.

There is no video of the encounter and, nearly a year after it occurred, corrections investigative reports were not completed, the federal government lawyers noted. What’s more, in the initial use-offorce reports, the officers used similar wording of how the fight went down, “suggesting that the officers may have colluded with each other to ensure their reports were consistent.”

That case is representative of others, the federal attorneys found, noting that when usesof-force occur, their reporting is widely inconsistent and subsequent investigations are incomplete, untimely and often inconsequential.

Four officers were involved in 50 to 76 use-of-force incidents at Davoren complex between 2007 and 2012 – and an officer with the most incidents during the six-year period was disciplined only once, the attorneys found.

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The sides said a preliminary 72-hour truce was to begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday.

Egypt was then set to host indirect talks to work out a long-term truce over the next three days.

A delegation of Palestinian officials from various factions, including Hamas, has been negotiating with Egypt in recent days.

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Trackable ring allows those geocaching to find each other • GEOCACHING Continued from page A1 available to everyone for the first time, Yanke said. Dave Ulmer, a computer consultant from Beavercreek, Oregon, planted a bucket with a logbook inside, released the coordinates online and waited to see who could find what he had planted to ensure GPS accuracy, Yanke said. People took him up on the challenge, and a trend was born.

Since then, geocaching sanctioning companies have created trackable tags that participants can attach to figures or other items, encouraging other participants to carry the items from cache to cache. Others use trackable coins or leave small items, such as simple toys or stickers, in caches. Sometimes, the people who hide caches leave gift cards or other gifts for the first person who finds it.

As the owner of LINE-X of Greater Illinois, Yanke’s work truck has its own geocaching setup, including a laptop with mapping software connected to a GPS. He geocaches often with his wife, but also takes a trip once a month with three friends, a group dubbed the League of Adequate Geocachers. He’s cached in 22 states, Canada and Mexico.

He also wears a trackable geocaching ring, one of 11 in existence, so if other geocachers find him, they can log where they met him.

Meanwhile, geocaching has made Locascio look differently at his surroundings: He gets to explore his world in a different way.

“It gives you a little bit of weirdo status, kind of poking around, looking around parking lots,” Locascio said.

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GoNIL.org: Geocachers of North“I thought: ‘Wow, free eastern Illinois food. I like this game,’ ” Locascio remembered.

Dubbed Mom’s Place, How to get started the hiding place was created March 25, 2005, although n Register for a membership “mom” – Sue Myers, a 76-yearonline or download a free app on a old retired medical technical smartphone – replaced the original black n Enter a postal code plastic container after anin Choose a geocache, click on its mals got into it. There’s also name a wire sticking out from the n Enter the coordinates into a GPS, tree for geocachers to leave or active the GPS in the smartphone unused keys. app Myers’ son, Bob, a 52-yearn Find the geocache container, old DeKalb resident, created sign the logbook and return geothe cache to give his mother cache to original location another social outlet. He’s created four or five caches in Source: Geocaching.com the 10 to 12 years he has been geocaching, but Mom’s Place is the only one that remains active. He estimated its been “I like going to parks to find found 1,300 times.

“I wanted to make it fairgeocaches. I don’t know how often I’ve gotten off the trail, ly easy,” he said. “It’s really and I’m just the guy com- mostly about the experience.” ing out of the deep brush.”

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Payment plans an option for some • SCHOOL FEES Continued from page A1 “We don’t have an activity fee,” Burgess said. “That’s their fee.”

Student-athletes at DeKalb and Sycamore high schools pay a separate $100 fee to participate in sports. A Sycamore High School student who plans to park at school will pay $160 for a parking permit while a DeKalb High School driver will pay $50.

Parents also have to shell out cash if their children are taking specific classes or participating in activities. For instance, Sycamore’s District 427 charges $30 for advanced biology and physics or advanced horticulture classes.

District 427 Superintendent

Kathy Countryman said she occasionally hears complaints from parents about the fees, which she maintains are necessary to make up for shortfalls in funding from the state or property taxes, as well as the rising costs of the items they cover.

“With the financial constraints that school districts are under, as well as the rising costs of materials, it’s just something we have to do at this point,” Countryman said.

Instructional registration fees account for 1 percent of District 427’s operating budget revenue, bringing in $364,000 last year.

DeKalb District 428’s board recently increased fees for some of its high school courses.

Some of DeKalb High School’s advanced clothing, textiles and

fashion class fees went from $40 to $60 this year. Parents also will pay between $23 and $87 for their children to take Spanish or French classes, a couple of dollars more than last year, depending on the class.

District 428 hasn’t raised its basic registration fees since the 2009-10 school year, when prices jumped by $30.

All school districts in Illinois also must waive fees for students who qualify for free lunch and cut them for students who qualify for a reduced-cost lunch. Gorla and Countryman said their respective districts also work with parents and will offer payment plans in some cases.

“We know our families even who are paying are struggling,” Gorla said. “So we try to work with our families.”

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Brantly, 33, who works for the international relief group Samaritan’s Purse, also was said to be improving. Besides the experimental dose he got in Liberia, he also received a unit of blood from a 14-yearold boy, an Ebola survivor, who had been under his care.

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Sycamore Montessori school opens to toddlers

By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – In the two years that Sycamore resident Kaelyn Evans’ oldest daughter, Peyaira, has been a student at the International Montessori Academy, the child has become more sociable.

Evans enrolled five-yearold Peyaira in the Sycamore day care because she is busy pursuing a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at Northern Illinois University.

When International Montessori Academy recently opened its toddler house for children ages six weeks to under three years, Evans enrolled her 15-month-old daughter Aniya as well.

“The learning style is individualized,” Evans said.

“When younger children aren’t ready for a classroom setting, they need individual [attention].”

International Montessori Academy opened its toddler house July 22 at 1715 DeKalb Avenue, Suite 101A in Sycamore, in response to requests from parents with younger children, said Kim Staffey, International Montessori Academy owner and director. The day care already had a location for children in preschool

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Teaching assistant Krystal Williams works with 7-month-old Jerome Williams (no relation) on his balance at the little ballet bar Thursday at the International Montessori Academy Infant and Toddler House in Sycamore. The infant and toddler house enrolls babies 6 weeks to 35 months. LEFT: At the International Montessori Academy Infant and Toddler House in Sycamore, 2-year-olds Navae Murphy (left) and Janaé Connolley play peek-a-boo through a tunnel Thursday.

through eighth-grade at 1815 Mediterranean Drive in Sycamore.

International Montessori Academy has a unique individualized teaching style, Staffey said. Staff are trained to sit with a child one-on-one and explore their interests as well as incorporate their in-

Chamber ready for fall kickoff For some of us, summer can’t get here fast enough and it’s not long enough. For others, it’s too hot and they can’t wait until the fall.

Regardless of your preference, another summer is now wrapping up and the school year is about to begin. For the students, moving on to the next grade is exciting and a little scary at the same time.

Whether they are graduating at the end of the coming year or have already moved into a new challenge, it’s still a time to prepare for the year ahead.

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce knows that there is not just anxiety for the students starting in a new grade, a new school, or even a new city, but also for the new teachers. For the fifth straight year, we have reached out to welcome the new teachers, staff and administrators and DeKalb School District 428 to the area. As we welcome these new additions, we want to reach out to show them what a great community they are about to join.

The DeKalb Chamber will be hosting our annual New Teachers Welcome Event on Aug. 20 at 11:30 a.m. at the DeKalb High School cafeteria. The event will serve a variety of purposes, including introducing the new teachers to the community, presenting them with a welcome bag from local businesses and organizations, and raising funds for scholarships for local students attending local colleges or trade schools.

This event has been a great community event and we’ve only been able to do it with the help of our three presenting sponsors – KishHealth System, NB&T and Hy-Vee.

There are many great reasons to host this event.

First, it allows are teachers to meet our community members and feel welcomed to the district and the community.

Second, we allow the community members to meet those people who will be working to make our area better through their roles within the school district.

Third, we’re able to provide scholarships to local students who are attending local institutions to continue their education. The circle of the community supporting the students and those dollars cycling back to the community through the tuition they pay to institutions of higher education via scholarships is a great way for us to support local.

As the students return to NIU later this month, we’ll also be providing welcome bags to them and their family members to help them become better acquainted with the community and make them feel welcome, too.

It’s an exciting time in DeKalb, and we look forward to welcoming everyone to this great community.

To find out more about joining us for the New Teachers Welcome Event or any other events, be sure to visit www.dekalb.org or give us a call at 815-756-6306.

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“We thought it would be a good business, as there wasn’t a U-Haul dealership in the area,” Morales said in a news release. “I am grateful to U-Haul because they really did help the community.”

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terests with other areas in the curriculum, she said.

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“It’s such an amazing way of teaching,” Staffey said.

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house’s capacity is 25 students, Staffey said.

The toddler house is open from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Big government not designed for digital era Earlier this week, I was thinking of writing a column about the lying and duplicity of Obamacare backers who argued that the difference between providing subsidies in states with state-run health exchanges and providing no subsidies in states with federal exchanges resulted from inadvertence, or a typographical error.

Typical among them was MIT health care expert Jonathan Gruber. The folks at the Competitive Enterprise Institute found video of him in 2012 arguing that all or most states would create their own exchanges because they wouldn’t get subsidies if they let the federal government run their exchanges.

That was just a “speako” (the oral equivalent of a typo), Gruber replied.

And Phil Kerpen of American Commitment published New Republic health care maven Jonathan Cohn writing in 2010 that “a state could opt out of the exchanges” but added that it’s “not something I’ve looked into that closely.”

Yet people like Gruber, Cohn and columnist E.J. Dionne attacked the D.C. Circuit’s Halbig v. Burwell decision, which, quoting the statute’s language, ruled that subsidies can’t be paid in states with federal exchanges, as “judicial activism,” based on a typo.

And White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, not evidently a legal scholar, explained, Congress wanted to give lots of people lots of money, so who cares what the law says?

But on reflection I decided that there’s something other than blatant dishonesty and political hackery going on here. It’s something that discredits Obamacare in particular and big government enterprises generally more than run-of-the-mill partisan

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Cohn in 2010 and Gruber in 2012 evidently really believed that almost all states would set up their own exchanges because their residents would get more money than if the feds ran the exchange.

That’s how federal powers have increased over the years. Congress can’t order states to adopt policies, but it can dangle money in front of them if they meet certain conditions.

That’s how we got the 21-year-old drinking age even though the 22nd Amendment recognizes states’ powers to regulate alcohol.

So why did 36 states refuse to create their own health exchanges? One reason is that Obamacare turned out to be massively unpopular. Another is that conservative policy experts argued it would weaken the law.

Most important, setting up health exchanges is hard to do. Government doesn’t handle information technology well, here or around the world.

The State Department’s visa system is currently offline for weeks, keeping businessmen, tourists and exchange students from entering the country. The FBI had to abandon a massive IT project after spending hundreds of millions of dollars.

These bureaucracies did a good job of delivering passports and maintaining files in the industrial age. But they can’t keep up in the information age. Moore’s Law says that computer capacity doubles in two years or less. Government procurement cycles are a

lot longer than that.

Governors and legislators had reason to fear that state health exchange IT wouldn’t work well (as it hasn’t in about half the states that tried), and they would get blamed.

And blamed for being associated with an unpopular law.

All of which suggests a broader lesson.

Government was reasonably good at replicating the bureaucratic processes of large corporations in the industrial age. But it’s not very good – it’s often downright incompetent – at replicating the IT processes of firms such as Wal-Mart and Amazon.

Markets work better than government in the information age. The Medicare Part D prescription drug program, with many market components, has produced high satisfaction and costs lower than projections.

Obamacare has not done as well.

Obamacare required states to expand Medicaid or lose all Medicaid funds. In June 2012, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that that violates the Constitution. Once they had a choice, some Republican states chose more Medicaid money. But 21 states have said no thanks to the extra funds, and three are debating the issue. Only 54 percent of Americans are receiving Medicaid programs Obamacare promised to give – or impose on – everyone.

This is not what Obamacare boosters like Gruber and Cohn expected. They thought Obamacare money would be too tantalizing to resist. But for many or most states it wasn’t.

The Obamacare cheerleaders failed to understand that in this information age most Americans mistrust big government policies.

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By EDWARD D. KLEINBARD Bloomberg News Our political discourse today is riven by the issue of inequality. Some commentators embrace inequality as an inevitable byproduct of free markets. Others say inequality is greatly overstated. Both claims are harmful and deceptive.

Defenders of inequality begin with an incontrovertible fact: Free markets rely on inequality. It inspires those who have less to work harder. But this doesn’t explain why inequality was much lower a generation ago. In 1979, chief executive officer pay was 29 times higher than the typical worker’s; in 2011, it was 231 times higher. Nor does it tell us how much inequality is enough.

As measured by two leading researchers, Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez, inequality has grown when examining tax-return data. Tax returns are useful when looking at changes at the highest income levels because the Census Bureau, the only other good data source, treats everyone over a certain figure (currently $250,000) as earning the threshold amount.

Piketty and Saez tell us that average incomes (in constant dollar terms) increased 15 percent over the 33 years to 2011.

The minimum income required to join the 1-percent club increased 62 percent over that period. And the average income of the 1-percent club increased 129 percent.

“The market made me do it” isn’t a complete response to these facts. So the question really is: What defense can be mounted, not to inequality in general, but to current levels of inequality?

N. Gregory Mankiw, a well-known economist and the author of popular economics textbooks, took on this challenge. In his paper, “Defending the One Percent,” Mankiw doesn’t dispute the surge in inequality.

Instead, he explains it as a consequence of globalization and rising demand for highly educated and exceptionally talented individuals in the digital economy.

Mankiw offers the example of the late Steve Jobs of Apple Inc., who created tremendous value for customers and shareholders – and became very rich in the process. There is certainly a grain of truth in this. The trouble is that there are more than 1.5 million Americans in the top 1 percent – too many for this explanation to be convincing. Most are finance types, lawyers, doctors, and second- and third-tier business executives, not Steve Jobs clones.

By definition, all the CEOs of the Fortune 500 put together are only 500 strong. What are the other 1.4995 million doing?

If technology and globalization explain the surge in U.S. inequality, one would expect to see similar rates of inequality growth elsewhere. Instead, one sees much more modulated growth.

A more complete explanation would

include “rent seeking” – a topic Mankiw dismisses too quickly. The idea is that people look for shortcuts to wealth or power by advancing their interests through whatever levers are available to them, but without creating new economic value.

In reality, almost everyone engages in rent seeking. Joseph Stiglitz’s book, “The Price of Inequality,” argues that rent seeking explains the surge of top incomes in the United States. Much of what went on in the finance industry in the early 2000s was rent seeking, and even Mankiw acknowledges some of this. But Mankiw rejects rent seeking more generally as an explanation.

He does so by defining it very narrowly, as political lobbying for monopoly rights and the like.

Defenders of the status quo have no answer to why the U.S. is an outlier in the rate at which income inequality has grown.

There is something about the U.S. that is unique, and it’s not its markets, which are largely indistinguishable from those of other countries. No, it’s the comparatively parsimonious investments the U.S. makes in its citizens.

Americans simply do not have equal opportunities.

• Edward D. Kleinbard is a law professor at the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law, and a fellow at The Century Foundation.

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AMENDMENT

We’ve heard and seen it all before.

But until Congress and the White House agree to a new way to provide medical care to the nation’s military veterans, there is little reason to think the latest deal – cooked up under the pressure of lawmakers itching to go on vacation – will serve us any better than the current broken system.

Lawmakers last week cobbled together a bipartisan deal that would authorize about $17 billion to help veterans avoid long waits, hire more doctors and nurses and make it easier to fire executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Perhaps the encouraging news is that $10 billion of the $17 billion total is to allow veterans to seek outside care at hospitals in their hometowns, a move that could be a first step to better utilize the nation’s existing health care industry to care for veterans.

Although turning to the private sector wouldn’t be a panacea, it would resolve many of the issues of time and distance that have plagued the VA system since its inception.

One of the major elements of the latest scandal to rock the VA is the apparent practice of faking records to make it look as though the long waits for care most vets encounter were shorter than they actually were.

There are estimates that as many as 1,000 veterans died waiting for care in the past few years. Although dying while waiting for care is not unique to the VA, faking records to hide that fact is reprehensible.

So letting vets go to their local hospital or their own doctor for care instead of getting on a long waiting list at a facility sometimes a couple hundred miles away certainly has its benefits.

And miles are as much a factor as time. The grind of traveling long distances for treatment wears on veterans and their families and costs them money many can’t afford.

The $17 billion breaks down into three major areas: n About $2 billion to lease 27 new medical facilities.

While 27 new clinics is better than none, it’s not by much. That’s one new clinic each for just 27 states out of 50, a laughable number. n $5 billion for hiring doctors and nurses and some construction. The 130-page bill increases incentives for young doctors to work at the VA by doubling the amount of their student loans the agency can repay per year. n And $10 billion to allow veterans to seek outside care if they wait longer than 30 days for an appointment or live more than 40 miles away from a VA hospital.

In a July 1 letter, former Munson Medical Center president and chief executive officer Ralph Cerny wrote that veterans “should be able to see any health care provider they want to see wherever that provider is located, not just those employed by the government.”

Veterans deserve first-class medical care in a responsive and respectful system. Spending more money to do essentially the same thing over and over serves no one.

Traverse City (Michigan) Record-Eagle

8ANOTHER VIEW

EPA fills policy void on global warming The Environmental Protection Agency began marathon public hearings July 29 on its new climate-change plan. “This week,” the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Frances Beinecke predicted before the sessions, “we’ll hear loud and clear that the American people are strongly behind the EPA’s plans.”

Things were loud, anyway.

Industry groups, environmentalists and various other activists pushed alternate versions of reality.

The EPA’s proposed greenhouse-gas program “threatens to dismantle our nation’s economy, fundamentally alter the American way of life and severely hamper U.S. energy independence and leadership,” according to Lauren Sheehan of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. Those on the other side of the debate argued that those sorts of things would happen without strong efforts to slash greenhouse emissions.

Punctuating the point, the Moms Clean Air Task Force brought children to EPA headquarters to protest the spoiling of the planet for future generations.

In this ongoing back and forth, the Obama administration has tried to produce specific numbers to justify its plan. In June, the EPA calculated that the various benefits of its new anti-carbon rules – both in terms of fighting global warming and in terms of cleaner air – outstrip the inevitable costs many times over. On Tuesday, the Council of Economic Advisers released a separate analysis finding that each decade action on carbon emissions is delayed increases the cost of meeting carbon targets by 41 percent, and that acting in a timely manner is economically worthwhile even if some countries have not yet committed to cutting their emissions.

Still, general indications are enough. Here’s the reality: The world is warming, scientists say humans are responsible, the United States has contributed more than any other nation to the carbon dioxide that is already in the atmosphere, and the problem won’t get addressed any time soon without serious U.S. buy-in and leadership. The consequences of unabated warming are somewhat uncertain – yet the possibility of very negative, perhaps catastrophic, global outcomes is too distinct to do nothing.

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7-DAY FORECAST TODAY

A slow-moving front will sag south of the area bringing cooler and more comfortable air. There is still a chance of a t-storm or two early in the day before northeast winds ilter in drier air. High pressure will build across the Great Lakes Wednesday - Friday bringing cooler temperatures along with mainly dry conditions. It will be warmer by the weekend.

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Sports TWO-WAYS MAYS Tyler Flowers (right) homers, drives in three runs to lead the White Sox to a rain-shortened 5-3 victory over the Rangers. PAGE B2

SECTION B

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Daily Chronicle

Sports editor Eddie Carifio • ecarifio@shawmedia.com

8MORNING KICKOFF

NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL

AP file photo

Baez’s arrival officially starts the hysteria

Are you going to let Javy Baez (above) breathe?

No, I mean really breathe, without weighing him down with all of your hopes and dreams, specifically the dream in which he walks on water to shake hands with Kris Bryant, who is holding a cup of wine that a split-second ago was water.

I’m talking to you, Mr. Cubs Fan, along with your wife and the one son whom you demanded – under threat of divorce – be named ‘‘Ryno.”

Is there any possibility that you will give Baez room to grow without holding him to impossible standards?

I wonder. I seriously wonder.

The Cubs called up Baez on Monday, and he’s expected to make his big-league debut tonight in Denver against the Rockies. It will be a huge day for the 21-year-old infielder, as well as for president of baseball operations Theo Epstein, who has been selling the idea of homegrown products since he arrived in 2011. It’s only a matter of time before Bryant and other prospects get their shots.

I’ve heard some fans and observers insist the Cubs will be a World Series contender by 2017. Based on what, I’m not sure. Minor-league stats, I guess. Or their own alcohol intake.

Baez’s arrival officially will start the hysteria. Some of you have taken Baseball America’s top-prospects list to heart and carved out vacation time for future Octobers.

Any way we might tamp down some of that excitement? You know, for the sake of the kid?

I have a feeling I’m whispering in a gale.

Epstein’s stance always has been that the march of prospects to the majors would be a deliberate process, that no one would be rushed. Hopefully, the sole reason Baez is a Chicago Cub is because Epstein thinks he’s ready. Any other reason isn’t a good one.

– Rick Morrissey, rmorrissey@suntimes.com

8WHAT TO WATCH Pro baseball Cubs at Colorado, 7:40 p.m., CSN+ Javy Baez makes his major league debut against Brett Anderson (1-3, 3.12 ERA) and the Rockies.

Also on TV...

Pro baseball Detroit at N.Y. Yankees or Baltimore at Toronto, 6 p.m., MLB Texas at White Sox, 7:10 p.m., CSN Little League baseball Playoffs, Southwest Regional semifinal, 4 p.m., ESPN2 Playoffs, Southwest Regional semifinal, 7 p.m., ESPN2

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Northern Illinois junior Boomer Mays, who at middle linebacker is expected to be a key member of the Huskies’ defense, also spends time as the team’s third-string long snapper.

Starting middle linebacker also can long snap for Huskies

By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Boomer Mays is entering is second full season as Northern Illinois’ starting middle linebacker, and the junior is a rare breed in college football.

Mays, who is expected to be a key member of the Huskies’ defense, also spends time as the team’s thirdstring long snapper.

In fact, Mays was recruited to NIU primarily as a long snapper by Jerry Kill’s staff.

However, he started getting reps at linebacker during camp as a true freshman, and

the time kept going up from there.

Mays redshirted his first season in DeKalb in 2011, and started four games as a redshirt freshman, finishing with 82 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and two sacks.

“Really, like everyone else, high school to college, you have to adjust to the speed, you’ve got to learn the game,” Mays said. “It’s a different style. It was just a mental aspect. Finding people watching them, and the speed of the game, adapting to college football.”

When talking about Mays’ play, the one thing that stands out to Huskies

CUBS

More online For all your Northern Illinois University sports coverage – including stories, features, scores, photos, videos, blogs and more – log on to HuskieWire.com. linebackers coach Kevin Kane – who was a linebacker and long snapper himself at Kansas – is Mays’ physicality.

“Boomer will hit you,” Kane said. “He’s got that oldschool physical mike linebacker mentality. Once he hits you, he’s done. He’s just

gotten smarter and faster and stronger as his years have progressed here.”

As the team’s starting middle linebacker, Kane said that when Mays speaks, the others listen.

“I think he’s mastered our defense. I think he’s able to get our guys lined up,” Kane said. “The biggest thing is he’s stepped into that leadership role. Nobody’s going to mess with Boomer. He’s a former state champ wrestler.

Boomer holds the court when he’s talking; he just needs to talk a little more.”

Mays still takes long snapping reps at the beginning of

each practice. He started long snapping in junior high as a way to make it to varsity as a freshman at Eudora High School in Lawrence, Kansas.

He ended up playing varsity his freshman year anyways, as both a long snapper and a linebacker.

Looking back, he’s glad he made the decision to take up snapping duties.

“That’s probably what got me the extra attention,” Mays said. “I was getting linebacker (looks) in high school. One of the things that a lot of coaches really like is if you can do multiple things, especially play special teams. That helped.”

BEARS IN BOURBONNAIS

Baez to make his Cubs debut

Wilson breaks clavicle

By GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com

By ARTHUR ARKUSH DENVER – Buckle up. The Cubs will unleash Javy Baez on Coors Field this week.

Whether the promotion of their No. 2 prospect provides the kind of high impact the Cubs eventually envision, the hard-charging, harder-swinging middle infielder promises to at least bring some energy to the final weeks of a last-place season.

Baez, 21, is expected to make his major-league debut tonight as the Cubs’ second baseman, alongside young All-Star shortstop Starlin CasJavy Baez tro, as the team opens a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies and starts the clock on assembling their lineup of the future.

It’s the promotion players in the Cubs’ clubhouse said they wanted to see since the trade Thursday of a pair of veterans created the roster flexibility to do it.

“I don’t know when, but he has to be here – soon,” Castro said Sunday.

Not soon enough for Baez, who admitted in spring training he hoped to make the club out of camp, then appeared to let it affect him as he slumped out of the gate at Triple-A Iowa and was involved in a brief dugout altercation with teammate Eli Whiteside in the third game of the season.

See CUBS, page B2

aarkush@chicagofootball.com

One of the few fears for this offense is and has been the lack of depth at all the skill positions, particularly receiver.

Last year’s seventh-round draft choice, Marquess Wilson, had been handed the third receiver spot, deservedly or not, and was being counted on perhaps more that any other player on the roster to be an emerging star.

His play had been erratic in camp to date, occasionally star-like and at other times invisible.

BOURBONNAIS – The buzz surrounding Bears No. 3 receiver Marquess Wilson throughout the offseason and first week of training camp disappeared almost instantly Monday, when he suffered a broken clavicle while diving for a pass from Jay Cutler.

No immediate timetable was given for Wilson’s return, but a best-case scenario likely would have him out at least four to six weeks.

The play represented what had the Bears so excited about Wilson – speed to get behind cornerback Charles Tillman and a large catching radius to get his hands on an overthrow – but also a reminder of why coach Marc Trestman constantly emphasizes staying off the ground in camp.

“That’s the hardest part about coaching in practice,” said a clearly disappointed Trestman after Monday’s practice, moved from 3 p.m. to 11 a.m. because of expected inclement weather that never arrived. “You hear us say it all the time, ‘Stay off the

See ARKUSH, page B2

See BEARS NOTES, page B2

H. Rick Bamman – hbamman@shawmedia.com

Bears receiver Marquess Wilson hydrates on the first day of training camp July 25 in Bourbonnais.

The team’s No. 3 receiver broke his clavicle while diving for a pass during Monday’s practice.

Loss bad news for offense BOURBONNAIS – In a summer full of hope and optimism, Monday was a day for the Bad News Bears.

A practice set for 3 p.m., scheduled weeks earlier, was moved to 11 a.m. with barely two hours notice becaus of a threat of inclement weather.

Preseason Nobody’s fault really, and probably in everyopener one’s best interest. But vs. Philadelphia, that didn’t make the 7 p.m. Friday, scores of fans who began FOX, AM-780, arriving around 1 – only to be told they missed 105.9-FM practice – any happier.

What they missed was a great deal worse.

BEARS INSIDER Hub Arkush

SPORTS

Page B2 • Tuesday, August 5, 2014

8SPORTS BRIEFS Tiger watch is on for final major of the year LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Joe LaCava walked nearly every blade of grass on the 18th green at Valhalla Golf Club, jotting notes in his yardage book after stepping off the distances from every edge of the green to every possible pin position. It was just like any other Monday at a major.

The caddie just didn’t know whether any of this information would be useful in the PGA Championship. LaCava was awaiting word on whether his boss – Tiger Woods – would be healthy enough to play the final major of the year.

“I’m optimistic,” LaCava said after he finished charting the entire golf course. “I’m hoping he plays. So I’m just doing whatever work I would normally do.”

The caddie was at Valhalla. So was his car, a silver SUV parked in the spot assigned to the fourtime PGA champion.

As for Woods?

Stay tuned. His agent, Mark Steinberg at Excel Sports Management, said in an email that Monday would be too early for doctors to decide whether Woods could oreven should try to play this week after another back injury.

AP source: U.S. cuts Wall, Beal, Millsap, down to 16 NEW YORK – The U.S. men’s national team cut John Wall, Bradley Beal and Paul Millsap on Monday, a person with knowledge of the details said, leaving the roster at 16 players.

With Paul George lost to a broken right leg, the Americans will have to drop four more players before the World Cup of Basketball starts this month in Spain.

The Americans made the cuts that had been planned for Saturday but delayed after George’s injury, the person told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the roster moves were to be announced today. They were first reported

by Yahoo Sports.

White Sox add Cleto to battered bullpen CHICAGO – The White Sox have promoted right-handed reliever Maikel Cleto from Triple-A Charlotte and added him to a battered bullpen.

The Sox bought Cleto’s contract before Monday night’s game against Texas.

Right-hander Taylor Thompson was optioned to the minors Sunday after the Sox’s relievers gave up 15 runs and 18 hits in four innings of a 16-3 loss to Minnesota.

Packers adding Favre to Hall of Fame in 2015 GREEN BAY, Wis. – Brett Favre is returning to Titletown.

The quarterback, estranged from the franchise he helped resurrect during his 16-year career, will be inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and have his number retired next July 18. Favre’s No. 4 will be unveiled on the Lambeau Field north end zone facade at halftime of a yet-to-be-determined game during the 2015 season.

“I’m truly honored,” Favre said Monday via conference call from his home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. “It is time to come back.”

NIU FOOTBALL NOTES

MLB

Huskies deep at linebacker • Linebacker should be a strength for NIU’s defense.

Boomer Mays returns in the DeKALB – Northern Illinois middle, as does 2013 first-team held its third football practice All-Mid-American Conference of the season Monday, in hel- selection Jamaal Bass, who mets and shoulder pads. didn’t practice this spring.

The Huskies will hold their “Between Jamaal Bass comfirst full-padded practice at 2:30 ing back from his injury, and p.m. Wednesday.

Bobby Jones has grown up a lot Notes and observations for his redshirt year. [Michael from Monday: Santacaterina]’s back, Boom-

By STEVE NITZ

snitz@shawmedia.com

er, Sean Folliard, a lot of those guys are coming strong,” NIU linebackers coach Kevin Kane said. “I feel pretty good about where we’re at. I’ve got a solid eight linebackers I can trust right now.”

• Akeem Daniels returned from a foot injury suffer last fall and was limited during spring drills. So far, he looks to be back to old form. His quick-

ness and pass catching ability stand out.

• Two true freshmen who have been getting some good reps on offense are Christian Blake and Ezra Saffold, two South Florida products.

• You’ll be able to tell from the photos we run with accompanying stories throughout camp, but NIU has new practice uniforms that look pretty sharp.

Bennett, Fuller scuffle ends practice

SOX 5, RANGERS 3 (7 INN.)

Flowers, Abreu lead Sox

• BEARS NOTES Continued from page B1 ground, stay off the ground.’

And diving for balls is one of the most difficult things not to do when you’re a competitive player.”

Wilson caught only two passes as a seventh-round rookie, but seemed poised for a breakthrough after a strong offseason in which he worked with Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery and others in Miami.

“It is (frustrating),” said Wilson, wearing a sling on his right shoulder, “but … you can’t be down on it. You’ve just got to feed off of this and then come back even stronger.

That’s what my plan is to do, come back stronger when I get healthy and keep working.”

Eric Weems and Chris Williams both have made plays in camp and will have a chance to earn the No. 3 role.

Free-agent acquisition Josh Morgan has the most NFL experience among the reserve wideouts (199 career recep-

By JOHN JACKSON The Associated Press CHICAGO – Tyler Flowers homered and drove in three runs and Jose Abreu had two hits and two RBIs to lead the White Sox to a rain-shortened 5-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night.

The game was called in the bottom of the seventh inning after a 57-minute delay.

Flowers went 3 for 3 and was a double shy of a Tyler Flowers cycle. He scored two runs as the Sox snapped a two-game losing streak.

Abreu, who has 86 RBIs, went 2 for 3 on a day when he named the American League’s player and rookie of the month for July. The Cuban slugger also won both awards in April and is the only rookie to win the player of the month award twice.

Rougned Odor had a tworun homer for Texas, which has lost four straight.

Hector Noesi (6-8) bounced back from a rough outing at Detroit in his last start – six runs in six innings – to allow one earned run and four hits in seven innings.

Texas starter Nick Martinez (1-8) allowed five runs and eight hits in five-plus innings.

The rookie has lost his past seven decisions.

In the sixth, with the rain starting to fall, Dayan Viciedo led off with a single and Conor Gillaspie followed with a double to knock out Martinez. With the infield playing in, right-hander Nate Adcock came on to strike out Gordon Beckham and Alejandro De Aza, but Flowers came through with a two-out single to drive in both runs for a 5-3 Sox lead.

That was the score in the bottom of the seventh when the rain intensified and the game was delayed for the second time. There was a 22-minute delay at the start even though it wasn’t raining because of showers in the vicinity.

Martellus Bennett

Kyle Fuller

tions), but he’s been quiet in Bourbonnais.

Tempers flare: The most tense scuffle of camp occurred between tight end Martellus Bennett (6-foot-6, 265 pounds) and nickel cornerback Kyle Fuller (6-0, 190 pounds). In a red zone drill, Fuller brought down Bennett by the shoulder pads after breaking up a pass.

Bennett immediately bounced up and went after the rookie, first shoving, then body slamming Fuller to the ground.

Marshall quickly got in the face of Bennett, before Trestman ended practice abruptly.

Special teams installment: The Bears added several new wrinkles to special teams drills, including onside kicks, free kicks and field goal re-

turns. In the more traditional drills, Weems and Sherrick McManis were first-team gunners on punts; Ryan Mundy and Kelvin Hayden lined up outside on kickoffs.

Attendance report: Safeties Chris Conte (shoulder) and Craig Steltz (groin) remain on the physically unable to perform list. Cornerback Tim Jennings (quadriceps) and offensive lineman Eben Britton (hamstring) also remained out. Defensive end Jared Allen and running back Shaun Draughn were again excused for personal reasons.

Highlights: Before his injury, Wilson had the day’s biggest completion, a go route in which he beat Tillman before running under a well-placed Cutler sideline throw. … Cornerback Isiah Frey had the defense’s only takeaway, picking off a telegraphed throw over the middle

by Jimmy Clausen. … Alshon Jeffery showed off his strong hands on two sideline throws, including high-pointing a Cutler pass over Hayden to move the chains on third-and-long.

Hub: Good news is it’s only a broken bone • ARKUSH Continued from page B1 Early in Monday’s practice, he tried to go the star route, laying out completely for a ball Jay Cutler ever-so-slightly overthrew just short of the end zone. After landing on the ball and his right shoulder, Wilson will miss at least the next six weeks or so, possibly longer, with a fractured clavicle.

Wilson, his right arm in a sling, explained after practice: “I was just trying to make a play. It’s an opportunity. Me being a receiver, I saw the ball and in my mind I said, ‘Go get it.’ “ The problem, according to coach Marc Trestman, is that diving for balls in practice is something he teaches his guys not to do. “That’s probably the hardest part about coaching.

You hear us say it all the time: ‘Stay off the ground, stay off the ground.’

“Diving for balls is probably one of the most difficult things not to do when you’re a competitive player,” Trestman conceded. “We promote

it, talk about it a lot, but in my experience, it’s very difficult to stop when a guy goes to make a play on a ball.”

Tall and rail thin even after a spring indoctrination to the Brandon Marshall school of training, Wilson is a pleasant, bright-eyed and at times almost bubbly young man who often strikes you as a kid in the candy store.

He seems to love the game and his teammates and that made it doubly painful to watch him acknowledge his coach had tried to warn him.

“It was just second nature,” Wilson said. “I look back at it and I probably shouldn’t have done it, but it just happened.”

The good news for the Bears is it’s a broken bone and not a ripped up joint or torn ligament or tendon, which are much more difficult to treat and heal. Broken bones mend and Wilson should be back this season.

When he will return is anybody’s guess, and what they do until he returns and how good he will be when he does, are open questions.

According to the early

depth chart, next up are Eric Weems, Josh Morgan, Josh Bellamy and Chris Williams.

None can match Wilson’s Marshall- and Jeffery-like size and, more importantly, none is close to what Trestman called his “ascension” at the position.

It is important to note that the Trestman offense gets the bulk of its production and explosiveness primarily from two-receiver and two-tight end (one catcher, one blocker) sets with the running back heavily involved in the passing game.

As long as Marshall and Jeffery stay upright, there is no reason to quell your optimism yet.

But, as I wrote just the other day, should something now happen to cause one of those starters to miss meaningful time, combined with the Bears’ brutal first-half schedule, it would leave 2014 playoff hopes twisting precariously in the wind.

• Chicago Football editor Hub Arkush can be reached at harkush@chicagofootball.com or on Twitter @Hub_Arkush.

Baez hit .305 with a .606 sluggling percentage since slump • CUBS Continued from page B1 “We’ve certainly seen a maturation process continue,” said Jason McLeod, the Cubs’ top scouting and player-de-

velopment executive. “We’ve seen someone whose start of the year didn’t go as well as he hoped, or we all hoped, and he was certainly frustrated and searching.”

But since slumping to .142 with just five extra-base hits

Browns’ Gordon practices as NFL appeal concludes BEREA, Ohio – Josh Gordon got back on the field before the NFL stopped him.

Gordon returned to training camp and practiced Monday as his appeal hearing with the NFL took place for a second day in New York. The Pro Bowl receiver ended his workout earlier than his teammates so he could participate in the hearing via teleconference with his legal team, which fought his potential one-year suspension for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy.

Gordon’s hearing carried into Monday after the sides met for nearly 10 hours Friday in Manhattan.

– Wire reports

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through May 15, Baez has hit .305 with a .606 slugging percentage and 20 home runs in 76 games. He hit Nos. 22 and 23 overall Sunday.

“Since the first month of the year, his approach has been much better,” Iowa manager

Marty Pevey told minorleaguebaseball.com. “He’s been starting to drive the ball better. He’s been a lot more patient, swinging at better pitches, giving himself a chance rather than chasing out of the zone. And he’s been a better teammate.”

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SATURDAY’S RACE RESULTS SUPER LATE MODELS Race Car No. Name Fast Time 11 Roger Markham Trophy Dash 03 Dan White Heat 1 23x Danny Deutsch Heat 2 03 Dan White Feature standings Place Car No. Name 1.

15 Jay Brendle 2.

02 Jim Kingel 3.

13 Jeff Kerley 4.

14 Victor Benedett 5.

28 Adam Laurie 6.

23x Danny Deutsch 7.

11 Roger Markham 8.

00 Cliff Garcia 9.

01 Greg Cantrell 10.

26 Silvestre Garcia POWDER PUFF Race Car No. Name Heat 1 73j Linda Sparks Feature standings Place Car No. Name 1.

73j Linda Sparks 2.

10 Mickey Rungee 3.

43c Stacy Doris COMPACT Race Car No. Name Heat 1 56c Scott Vetter Feature standings Place Car No. Name 1.

56c Scott Vetter 2.

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10 Jordan Jackowiak DeKalb 2.

00 Danny Markham Garden Prairie 3.

50d John Dietrich Carol Stream 4.

71 Austin Runge Lake Zurich 5.

54 Cory McCay St. Charles 6.

83 Michael Karles Pingree Grove 7.

44 Kathleen O’Shields St. Charles 8.

72 Mitch Moag Oswego 9.

2 Chad Puffer Sycamore 10.

02 Matt McCain Aurora SPECTATOR Race Car No. Name Town Fast Time 66j Joe Jackson Jr. St. Charles Feature standings Place Car No. Name Town 1.

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71c Michael Lindsay Aurora 3.

15x Mark Kneebone Genoa 4-BAR Race Car No. Name Town Fast Time 12L Jeff LeSage Burlington Trophy Dash 39 Jeff Hartzel Genoa Heat 1 12L Jeff LeSage Burlington Feature standings Place Car No. Name Town 1.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct Detroit 61 48 .560 Kansas City 57 53 .518 Cleveland 57 55 .509 White Sox 55 58 .487 Minnesota 50 60 .455 East Division W L Pct Baltimore 63 48 .568 Toronto 60 53 .531 New York 58 53 .523 Tampa Bay 54 57 .486 Boston 49 62 .441 West Division W L Pct Oakland 67 43 .609 Los Angeles 66 44 .600 Seattle 57 54 .514 Houston 47 65 .420 Texas 43 69 .384

GB — 4½ 5½ 8 11½ GB — 4 5 9 14 GB — 1 10½ 21 25

Monday’s Results White Sox 5, Texas 3 (7 inn.)

Baltimore 7, Washington 3 Cleveland 7, Cincinnati 1 N.Y. Yankees 2, Detroit 1 Tampa Bay at Oakland (n) L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers (n) Today’s Games Texas (Lewis 7-8) at White Sox (Joh. Danks 9-6), 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Cueto 12-6) at Cleveland (Tomlin 5-7), 6:05 p.m.

Detroit (Price 11-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 7-7), 6:05 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 10-7) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 5-11), 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore (B.Norris 8-7) at Toronto (Buehrle 11-7), 6:07 p.m.

San Diego (Hahn 7-2) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 10-8), 7:10 p.m.

Boston (R.De La Rosa 3-4) at St. Louis (Lynn 11-8), 7:15 p.m.

Kansas City (D.Duffy 5-10) at Arizona (Miley 7-7), 8:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Smyly 6-9) at Oakland (Hammel 0-4), 9:05 p.m.

Atlanta (A.Wood 7-8) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 11-3), 9:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 3-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 13-2), 9:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Texas at White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

San Diego at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.

Atlanta at Seattle, 2:40 p.m.

Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Houston at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

Boston at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Kansas City at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 61 51 .545 — St. Louis 59 51 .536 1 Pittsburgh 59 52 .532 1½ Cincinnati 56 56 .500 5 Cubs 47 63 .427 13 East Division W L Pct GB Washington 60 50 .545 — Atlanta 58 54 .518 3 Miami 54 57 .486 6½ New York 53 59 .473 8 Philadelphia 49 63 .438 12 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 63 49 .563 — San Francisco 61 51 .545 2 San Diego 51 60 .459 11½ Arizona 49 63 .438 14 Colorado 44 67 .396 18½ Monday’s Results San Francisco 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Baltimore 7, Washington 3 Cleveland 7, Cincinnati 1 L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers (n) Today’s Games Cubs (T.Wood 7-9) at Colorado (B.Anderson 1-3), 7:40 p.m.

Cincinnati (Cueto 12-6) at Cleveland (Tomlin 5-7), 6:05 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 10-7) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 5-11), 6:05 p.m.

Miami (Hand 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Morton 5-10), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Za.Wheeler 6-8) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 6-7), 6:05 p.m.

San Diego (Hahn 7-2) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 10-8), 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Lincecum 9-7) at Milwaukee (J.Nelson 1-2), 7:10 p.m.

Boston (R.De La Rosa 3-4) at St. Louis (Lynn 11-8), 7:15 p.m.

Kansas City (D.Duffy 5-10) at Arizona (Miley 7-7), 8:40 p.m.

Atlanta (A.Wood 7-8) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 11-3), 9:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 3-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 13-2), 9:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Cubs at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.

San Diego at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Seattle, 2:40 p.m.

Houston at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Miami at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Boston at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Kansas City at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

NFL PRESEASON NATIONAL CONFERENCE North W L T Pct Bears 0 0 0 .000 Detroit 0 0 0 .000 Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 East W L T Pct N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 1.000 Dallas 0 0 0 .000 Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 Washington 0 0 0 .000 South W L T Pct Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 Carolina 0 0 0 .000 New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 West W L T Pct Arizona 0 0 0 .000 San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 Seattle 0 0 0 .000 St. Louis 0 0 0 .000

PF PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PF PA 17 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 PF PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PF PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AMERICAN CONFERENCE North W L T Baltimore 0 0 0 Cincinnati 0 0 0 Cleveland 0 0 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 East W L T Miami 0 0 0 New England 0 0 0 N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 Buffalo 0 1 0 South W L T Houston 0 0 0 Indianapolis 0 0 0 Jacksonville 0 0 0 Tennessee 0 0 0 West W L T Denver 0 0 0 Kansas City 0 0 0 Oakland 0 0 0 San Diego 0 0 0

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Sunday’s Result N.Y. Giants 17, Buffalo 13 Thursday’s Games Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets, 6 p.m.

New England at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

San Francisco at Baltimore, 6:30 p.m.

Cincinnati at Kansas City, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Denver, 8 p.m.

Dallas at San Diego, 9 p.m.

Friday’s Games Philadelphia at Bears, 7 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m.

Oakland at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Cleveland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Giants, 6:30 p.m.

Green Bay at Tennessee, 7 p.m.

Houston at Arizona, 7:30 p.m.

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Looking forward

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 • Page B3

2014 standings

NASCAR the big winner with Gordon, Earnhardt on top

SPRINT CUP SERIES Cheez-It 355 at the Glen Race time: Noon Sunday Site: Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, N.Y. TV: ESPN

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It was Jeff Gordon’s championship to lose just a week ago after his record fifth win at the Brickyard. Then Dale Earnhardt Jr. completed a season sweep at Pocono and now he’s the guy to beat.

Jeff and Junior, two of NASCAR’s biggest stars heating up during this lazy summer stretch of racing. NASCAR really couldn’t ask for anything more.

NATIONWIDE SERIES Zippo 200 at the Glen Race time: 1:15 p.m. Saturday Site: Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, N.Y. TV: ABC

IN THE PITS Jenna Fryer Well, it wouldn’t hurt if Tony Stewart threw his hat into the ring, too. As of today, it will be one year since the broken leg that ended his season, and Stewart now has gone 14 months without a victory.

He is on the outside looking in on the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field.

Stewart is one of the very few drivers who move the needle for NASCAR, and he has only five races remaining to grab a win he desperately needs to make him automatically eligible to race for the championship. For now, the only noise Smoke is making on the track is his constant sniping against blocking (do as he says, not as he does), but it might be time for him to block his way into Victory Lane.

That would give NASCAR the trifecta for its highly anticipated Chase, which for the first time will feature elimination rounds and a winner-take-all finale. Picture the glee on Brian France’s face in Phoenix if it’s some combination of Junior and Jeff, Smoke and Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick all jockeying to make the Final Four showdown at Homestead.

Maybe Stewart makes it, maybe he doesn’t – and really, he needs to be in the Chase because the intensity is

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Aug. 31: August Atlanta Race, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga. Sept. 6: Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va. Sept. 14: September Chicagoland Race, Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet Sep. 21: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H. Sept. 28: AAA 400, Dover International Speedway Dover, Del. Oct. 5: Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.

son, much like a swimmer, to taper off before turning it up several notches when everything is on the line.

Then there’s Harvick, who seems to be up front and in contention every week, and Team Penske’s Keselowski and Joey Logano. They’ve got a combined seven wins and eight poles between them, and all three are locked into the Chase and looking ahead to September.

But there are many drivers who don’t have that luxury just yet, including Matt Kenseth, who fell just short of winning the title last season.

He’s winless so far this year, and like his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin, not at the same performance level they were last season. Although Kenseth should get in on points – he’s fourth in the standings with five weeks to go – no one can take anything for granted.

Same goes for Clint Bowyer (ninth in points), Greg Biffle (13th) and Kasey Kahne (14th). They all are perennial Chase qualifiers, but could all AP photo be bumped if some longshots – Dale Earnhardt Jr. is doused by crew members in Victory Lane after see: Aric Almirola at Daytona winning Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway – start winning some races. in Long Pond, Pa. A coveted Chase spot could vanish if road course ringer The win went to Earnalways higher when Smoke is Marcos Ambrose makes it to hardt, who used crew chief involved – but that’s just anVictory Lane on Sunday at other element of this win-win Steve Letarte’s strategy to Watkins Glen. complete the Pocono sweep. It time for NASCAR. NASCAR also could see was his third win of the seaThe powers that be can’t hotshot rookies Kyle Larson, son – the same amount of vicask for anything more than a success story from its ditories Earnhardt earned all of versity program, and Austin the Nos. 24 and 88 flexing 2006 through 2013 – and came their muscles right now, Dillon, the grandson of team only four days after Hendrick owner Richard Childress, when neither team has anything to lose. They are playing Motorsports announced Lesneak their way into the with house money, having fun tarte’s replacement for 2014.

Chase. Both are ranked inside It showed the 88 team isn’t the top 16 in the standings, seeing what they are made of letting up, and Letarte is debefore the 10-race Chase. and should there not be 16 termined to guide Earnhardt For Gordon, the points race winners, they’ve got a to his first championship beleader for 14 of the past 15 shot at making the final cut. fore he turns him over to Greg weeks, it’s about building The story lines are changIves at the end of the season. the confidence of his team ing every week, and in these Both will have to contend and making them believe a dog days of summer, a time with Hendrick teammate championship is possible. when nothing used to matter Johnson, who might or might in NASCAR, everything is There was no doubt after the not be playing possum. He Brickyard victory, and he going right. doesn’t have a top-10 finish followed it by leading a racehigh 63 laps Sunday at Pocono since the last week of June, • Jenna Fryer is the Associbut it’s not unusual for Johnbefore finishing sixth. ated Press’ auto racing writer.

SPRINT CUP SERIES 1. Jeff Gordon ...........................757 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ..............740 3. Brad Keselowski................. 687 4. Matt Kenseth......................668 5. Ryan Newman .................... 642 6. Jimmie Johnson.................. 633 6. Joey Logano........................ 633 8. Carl Edwards .......................618 9. Clint Bowyer........................617 10. Kyle Busch.......................... 611 11. Kevin Harvick.....................608 12. Kyle Larson........................ 595 13. Greg Biffle..........................590 14. Kasey Kahne......................589 15. Austin Dillon......................588 16. Paul Menard...................... 562 17. Marcos Ambrose...............541 18. Brian Vickers..................... 539 19. Tony Stewart .................... 537 20. Jamie McMurray.............. 536 21. Denny Hamlin ................... 532 22. Aric Almirola.....................506 23. Kurt Busch ........................488 24. Casey Mears..................... 487 25. AJ Allmendinger............... 477 25. Martin Truex Jr. ............... 477 27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ........ 423 28. Danica Patrick.................. 396 29. Justin Allgaier....................371 30. Michael Annett ................ 347 31. David Gilliland....................312 32. Cole Whitt......................... 305 33. David Ragan...................... 287 34. Reed Sorenson................. 262 35. Josh Wise .......................... 259 36. Alex Bowman ................... 257 37. Ryan Truex .........................169 38. Michael McDowell............138 39. Travis Kvapil ......................132 40. Terry Labonte......................77 41. Bobby Labonte ................... 54 41. Parker Kligerman................ 54 43. Jeff Burton ........................... 51 44. Michael Waltrip ................. 48 45. Juan Pablo Montoya...........47 46. David Stremme...................43 47. David Reutimann ................37 48. Dave Blaney.........................34 49. Brett Moffitt ........................32 50. Alex Kennedy ..................... 26 SPRINT CUP WINNERS 1. Brad Keselowski ......................3 1. Jimmie Johnson .......................3 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ...................3 4. Carl Edwards ...........................2 4. Jeff Gordon...............................2 4. Joey Logano.............................2 4. Kevin Harvick...........................2 8. Aric Almirola............................ 1 8. Kurt Busch ............................... 1 8. Kyle Busch ............................... 1 8. Denny Hamlin.......................... 1 NATIONWIDE SERIES 1. Chase Elliott .........................714 2. Regan Smith ........................712 3. Elliott Sadler ....................... 702 4. Ty Dillon............................... 702

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Be careful when naming baby after relative Dear Abby: What is the protocol for naming a baby after a deceased person? If the name you want to use is a deceased family member’s name, do we ask his next of kin for approval? Do we say nothing? Is it assumed that people who wish to use someone’s name when naming their child should seek permission (whether the person is living or dead)?

Obviously, some people will use the name regardless of being granted a blessing or not, but I’m wondering what is appropriate in this situation. – Pregnant in Illinois Dear Pregnant: In the Jewish faith, it is traditional for a baby to be named for a

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips deceased parent or grandparent – or at least given a name with the same first initial.

However, if the person who died was a child of a close relative, I can see how that could be very painful for the parents who lost their child.

The appropriate thing to do would be to first have a conversation with the surviving family member(s) to be sure it will be considered the honor it is intended to be and not open fresh wounds. If it would cause pain, perhaps the

expectant parents should consider making the name of the deceased their baby’s middle name instead of first name.

Dear Abby: During my teens, I was diagnosed with depression and institutionalized following a suicide attempt. Depression is something I live with daily. Unfortunately, my parents and siblings have a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy when it comes to anything that may stir up emotions. I feel that it’s detrimental to my well-being.

My doctor has suggested cutting my family out of my life. Dealing with them gives me great anxiety. My mother is a master manipulator who denies my suicide attempt

ever happened, and I’m afraid she will tell my extended family members (many of whom I have relationships with) that I have “abandoned the family.”

No one outside my immediate family knows about my depression or suicide attempt, and I feel I may be forced to reveal that very private part of my life in order to defend my actions. I don’t know what to do. – Reluctant To Reveal Dear Reluctant To Reveal: I think you should follow your doctor’s advice and not be intimidated. You have an illness – depression – that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is shared by about 9 percent of our population. It

is nothing to be ashamed of.

Because you’re afraid of what your mother will say, explain to those relatives you feel close to what you need to do and the reasons for it.

I can’t guarantee that some of them won’t take sides, but I’m sure not all of them will.

Sadly, not all families are functional. Not all parents are good parents, and some of them are toxic.

P.S. Because your struggle with depression is ongoing, I hope you are still under the care of a psychotherapist. If you’re not, please consider it.

• Write Dear Abby at www.

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

Aim for exactly seven to eight hours of sleep Dear Dr. K: I read about a new study on sleep and memory. I understand why too little sleep could affect memory. But why would too much sleep be harmful?

Dear Reader: When it comes to memory, sleep is a Goldilocks issue: Neither too much nor too little is good. Aim for “just right,” says Dr. Elizabeth Devore, an instructor in medicine at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Devore led a new study that suggests getting an “average” amount of sleep – seven hours per day – may help maintain memory in later life.

In 1986 and again in 2000, researchers asked a large number of women who were enrolled in a long-term study

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff about their sleep habits.

Women who slept five hours or fewer per night or nine hours or more performed worse on brain testing compared with women who slept seven to eight hours a night.

The researchers estimated that “undersleepers” and “oversleepers” were mentally two years older than the women who got seven to eight hours of shut-eye a night.

A study like this one can find only an association, a connection, between two things – in this case, the

number of hours of sleep and memory. It cannot prove that sleeping more or less than seven or eight hours a night (on a regular basis) is bad for memory. It can only suggest that possibility.

Is the possibility plausible? If so, how might sleep affect memory? People who are persistently sleep-deprived are more likely to have conditions that can decrease blood flow inside the brain. The most common is atherosclerosis of the arteries of the brain. Atherosclerosis blocks arteries, and thereby slows blood flow. This may negatively affect the ability of brain cells to work properly.

Sleep-deprived brains may also collect more deposits of

a protein called beta amyloid.

These deposits are linked to declines in memory and thinking and increased risk of dementia.

One of the most interesting and potentially important scientific reports of the past year was a study done in mice.

It may, or may not, apply to humans. The study showed that during sleep the brain “flushes out” toxic substances. If this is true in humans, it could be part of the explanation as to why sleeping fewer than seven or eight hours per night on a regular basis could impair memory. But it wouldn’t explain why people who regularly sleep more than seven or eight hours per night have impaired memory.

What might the explanation be? People who spend more than nine or 10 hours a night in bed often have poor sleep quality. So for both too little and too much sleep, the important number may be the hours of quality sleep.

To improve your sleep: • Go to bed and wake up at the same time every day.

• Use your bed only for sleeping or lovemaking.

• If you can’t fall asleep after 15 to 20 minutes, get out of bed. Get back into bed only when you feel sleepy.

• Limit caffeine.

• Don’t take long naps during the day.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

Tips for parents dealing with school bullying Dr. Wallace: Thank goodness it’s summer break and our 10-year-old son doesn’t have to go to school. Our son is small for his age and, unfortunately, he has poor vision requiring him to wear thick-lens glasses. We moved to our present location in the middle of the school year, and it was difficult for him to adjust to the new school.

At his previous school, all the kids knew him since first grade and accepted him for what he is: a nice young boy.

He had no bullying problem at his old school, but at his new school kids made fun of him and even physically pushed him, sometimes causing him to fall.

When school starts in the fall I plan to talk to the principal to ensure that our son will attend school to get an education, not to be bullied by undisciplined students.

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace Please tell parents whose children are bullies what to do to end their unacceptable behavior. Maybe they read your column and will take your advice. – Mother, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mother: You make an excellent suggestion! First, let me define bullying for parents: Bullying is defined as any verbal (teasing, taunting, name-calling), physical (hitting, kicking, shoving, destroying another’s property) or non-physical (threatening or obscene gestures) behavior.

My research for your suggestion produced a group of tips for parents and teens presented by the National

8ASTROGRAPH

By EUGENIA LAST Newspaper Enterprise Association

TODAY – It’s time for new beginnings. Embrace the changes and surprises that are heading your way. You have the ability to make the best of every situation, so look to the future with confidence, and take charge of your destiny.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Plan to have some fun today. If you have been taking life too seriously, now is the time to spice things up. Avoid individuals who tend to be argumentative or negative.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – You can achieve good results if you network or combine business and pleasure. An unexpected proposal will lead to a new adventure and an exciting opportunity. Stand tall and exude confidence.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Work on your to-do list and fix-it projects that are long overdue. Follow directions and don’t scrimp on detail. You can make your life more comfortable and convenient.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Don’t try to put on a brave front.

Let your family in on what has been worrying you. They will be able to help clarify and deal with any perplexing situations.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Play to win, but stick to the rules. Visit someone you haven’t seen in a while. You can gain a new perspective from discussions with a distant relative or friend.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Community activities will allow you the chance to hone your leadership skills. By participating in local events, you will increase the likelihood of meeting someone who shares your concerns.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Choose your friends carefully.

Someone you know quite well will purposely get you into trouble. Don’t blame others for your shortcomings. You need to take responsibility for your actions.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – A career event will enable you to make some promising connections. Things are looking up in your personal life. Make plans with a special someone.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You have a take-charge attitude that will win you favor with friends and family. Your communication skills will help you defuse an unsettling issue with an opponent.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – You will get quality results if you are a good listener and have the patience to let others carry the conversation. Attempting to dominate matters will alienate you from your peers.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Don’t give anyone the chance to meddle in your affairs. Keep your personal life private. You will meet someone interesting while working on an exciting and novel project.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – By enhancing your looks, you will improve your self-esteem. Use your newfound confidence to your advantage, and plan a good time with a friend or lover.

Association of Social Workers called “Dealing with School Bullying.” These tips could encourage parents to be aware if their child is being bullied, or if their child is the bully. I am amazed at the number of parents who had no idea their son or daughter was a bully and became distraught when they were informed. These nine Tips will help parents to take preventive measures!

Tip No. 1: Know the Warning Signs Teens may be too afraid to tell their parents that they are being bullied. If teens frequently come home with bruises and scrapes, or are often upset, it may be an indication that they are being bullied at school.

edge it as a serious problem.

Be open, let them know that it is not their fault and tell them that you are there to help.

ing teachers and counselors.

They will inform you of any bullying behavior your teen displays outside of the home.

Tip No. 3: Model Non-Punitive Behavior

Tip No. 7: Intervene When Teens Are Bullying Others

When kids see their parents use aggressive or hostile behavior, they are more likely to exhibit it themselves.

Confront teens displaying aggressive actions about their behavior, and let them know it is an issue. Then discuss alternative behaviors with them, including expressing anger appropriately, talking about their feelings and walking away when they are upset.

Tip No. 4: Provide Consequences If your teen shows signs of these behaviors, immediately provide consequences.

A bullying pattern may start if it is not dealt with in the beginning stages.

Tip No. 5: Deal With Siblings If siblings display bullying toward one another, discuss it and provide consequences. If not addressed at home, the problem may continue in other places.

Tip No. 2: Acknowledge Bullying As A Problem

Tip No. 6: Communicate With Schools

If teens talk to you about bullying, be sure to acknowl-

Develop open communication with staff at school, includ-

8SUDOKU

BRIDGE Phillip Alder

Tip No. 8: Provide Tools Help teens build social skills, coping skills, self-esteem and assertive behavior.

Tip No. 9: Talk With A Counselor or The School Social Worker.

Meet to discuss the situation and what changes can be made in the home.

• Email Dr. Robert Wallace at rwallace@galesburg.net.

8CROSSWORD

The signal that helps but needs watching Bob Hope said, “If you watch a game, it’s fun. If you play it, it’s recreation. If you work at it, it’s golf.”

As you watch the cards closely, you play well and find bridge to be fun. The work is training your partner also to pay close attention.

Today’s deal can either be a 50-50 bet or a sure thing, depending upon the skill level of East and West. How should they card to defeat three notrump? West leads the spade five. Declarer takes East’s king with his ace and attacks diamonds.

North added one point for his decent five-card diamond suit and raised to three notrump.

South starts with only five top tricks: two spades (given the first trick) and three clubs.

However, four more winners are readily available from the diamonds. So, if East has the diamond ace, the contract is guaranteed. If West has that ace, maybe he will not find a heart shift; or if he does, it will not prove lethal.

Here, though, as you can see, if West leads the heart jack, then when he gets in with his diamond ace, the contract can be defeated. But how does West know to lead a heart rather than a club?

West should duck the first diamond to get some help from his partner. East should play first the two to show an odd number. But on the second round, he could play either the eight or the three.

By following suit with the eight, the higher card, East is expressing interest in the higher-ranking of hearts and clubs, the two unplayed suits.

This points West in the right direction – if he is watching.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The DeKalb County Community Mental Health Board located in DeKalb, Illinois, seeks to fill a vacancy for its chief executive officer. The position is accountable for a county local mental health authority serving a jurisdiction of approximately 105,000 residents. The position is responsible for planning, contracting for and monitoring community mental health, substance abuse and developmental disabilities services delivered through private contract agencies in accordance with the Illinois Community Mental Health Act. The position reports to the DeKalb County Community Mental Health (708) Board. Responsibilities include: providing leadership in implementing all policies developed by the mental health board, overseeing day to day operations, organizational and systems planning, implementation of the Board's mission, carrying out the goals of the strategic plan, managing activities surrounding the agency grant process, assuring outcomes-driven accountability, engaging in performance monitoring and preparing the organization's annual budget of $2.3 million and annual report. Required qualifications for the position include: Master's degree in public administration, psychology, social work, healthcare management or related field, five years of progressively responsible experience in administrative capacity including fiscal management functions. Professional experience in behavioral health and human services fields, supplemented by grant development skills, is preferred. Desired management traits include: the ability to provide strategic leadership to the Board and contracted agencies with a “Big Picture” view, the facility to develop and lead community partnerships, the ability to work with a nonprofit board, and the capacity to use creative problem solving skills.

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SELLERS WILL GIVE BUYERS $3000 FOR CLOSING COSTS Nothing to do BUT MOVE IN! Fenced Yard, Deck, 2.5 Garage.

All appliances stay.

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Sycamore TH Like New 2BR Great location! 2BA, 2 car garage, skylights, appl, W/D, C/A, $935.

No pets.

815-758-0123

Sycamore. 22X29' Shop/Storage 9' overhead door. $400/mo. Heat & Electric incl.

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Cortland 89 W. George Ave. 2BR, 1BA, W/D in bsm, pets OK, Sect 8 OK, $850/mo + util + 1st, sec, ref. Agent 630-688-0119

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No pets/smkg, $800/mo + lease, deposit & ref. 815-758-6439 ELECTRIC PARK 3 bedroom, finished basement, attached garage. Appliances furnished. $900/mo. includes water/sewer. 1st, last, security.

Sycamore schools. 815-953-7646.

DEKALB OFFICE FOR RENT Locust St. 380 sq ft. $475 plus utilities.

815-758-2632 SYCAMORE – Office space: 200 square feet, $200. 600 square feet, $600. Utilities included. 815-8958526 Sycamore, Near courthouse, Furnished office spaces, $175/mo. - $550/mo.

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815-895-6747

DEKALB – 3 BR 1 bath, large fenced yard, pets considered. $1050/mo. Nice neighborhood.

815-756-1539

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Beautiful home, $1750/mo, available 8/5. 815-758-6580 DeKalb 4BR, 2 car gar, big yard, $1195. 3BR, DR, garage, $1025.

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815-762-4730

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Near GMS 815-762-3240 KINGSTON – 5 BR 9/1/14 - $1350 + UTILITIES, NO SMOKING. FIRST & SECURITY. 815-751-4730

KINGSTON ~ 2 BEDROOM

Appliances, no pets/smoking. $650/mo + sec. 815-975-4601 MALTA 3BR 2BA HOME 1,200/MO 506 S 1st St Malta Great family home with big yard. 2 car grg. C/A. f, avail mid- late Aug. Eric (815) 501-9577 Newer 3 BR, 2 BA, 2-car garage, fireplace, basement, washer-dryer, Sycamore schools. $1000/month.

Call 815-758-5000

DeKalb. Ideal for Student, Professional or Working Person.

Comfy place to live. Nice & quiet.

Reasonable Rates! 815-501-6322

Call Adolph Miller RE for Office, Retail or Industrial Space for your Business. 815-756-7845

DeKalb ~ Near Downtown North 2nd St, 1200 + Sq Ft. Ideal for office, retail, salon.

Call for details, Agent Owned.

815-756-2359 Or 815-758-6712

SYCAMORE – 1500 square feet of shop space. $1000, utilities included. 815-895-8526

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Sycamore, Illinois, 60178 in the courtroom occupied by the presiding judge, Theresa Lee Brown will file his/her petition requesting that his/her name be changed from THERESA LEE BROWN to TERRY LEE BROWN pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided.

Any persons interested in said request for change of name may appear at said time and place, if they so desire.

Theresa Lee Brown 1403 State Street DeKalb, IL 60115 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, August 5, 12 & 19, 2014.)

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IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: DAMIAN MICHAEL ELLIOTT FOR CHANGE OF NAME PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on September 16, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178 in the courtroom occupied by the presiding judge, Angela Carraher will file his/her petition requesting that his/her child's name be changed from DAMIAN MICHAEL ELLIOTT to DAMIAN MICHAEL OLSON pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided. Any persons interested in said request for change of name may appear at said time and place, if they so desire.

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Ange 2331 Briarwood Lane Sycamore, IL 60178 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, August 5, 12, & 19, 2014.)

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PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on August 1, 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transact-

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