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Airport reports successful year, plans for the future

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Anthony Victor Reyes/Daily News Drake Clark, center, and his fellow birdwatchers observe birds on Monday during the annual Christmas Bird Watch at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in Prairie City. More than 40 bird lovers volunteered to inventory the various bird species on the prairie.

Bird lovers flock to wildlife refuge for annual Christmas bird count

By Anthony Victor Reyes Newton Daily News

Anthony Victor Reyes/Daily News Bird count participant James Oliver, 4, finishes a cup of hot chocolate before the bird counting festivities at the Prairie Learning Center on Monday at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge.

PRAIRIE CITY — “[I hope I see] a hawk,” said 7-year-old Oliver Fecteau.

Oliver and his 4-year-old brother James were two of more than 40 bird lovers who flocked to the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge this New Year’s Eve to participate in the annual Christmas Bird Count.

“We’ve never done it before.

Thought it would be fun,” Oliver’s mother, Kendra said. “I like birds.”

During the count, volunteer birders of all ages and skill levels spread across the refuge to help compile information for a national database sponsored by Audubon.

Karen Viste-Sparkman, a biologist at the refuge, said the count helps them track how birds are responding to climate change.

“Birds are important. We are using birds to measure what’s going on in the environment,” she said. “You can see overall population trends, but one of the things that goes along with that is climate change — seeing how bird populations are changing over time and how that might be related to changing climates.”

Viste-Sparkman has worked the holiday event for 11 years.

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With a busy and successful year to look back on, the staff at the Newton Municipal Airport is already looking at what is next.

President of Johnson Aviation Ethan Nasalroad recently gave a presentation to city council about completed work in 2016 and plans for the airport in the coming years.

Nasalroad started with the status of the T hangers, which hold and store aircrafts at the airport.

“Currently your T hangers are full with a small waiting list,” Nasalroad said. “The future expansion on that, financing wise, is at 2020, 2021, as the need is incurred. Right now that is where you want to be, the hangers are full.”

Traffic that uses the airport was divided into three categories: day in

and day out corporate visitors and personal flyers, race traffic and agricultural traffic. Nasal road said as activity in Newton increases, he sees more activity at the airport. He told of a time when the airport had a special guest, Marine One, and the special services they provided.

“We’ve done department of defense fueling before for charter operators that didn’t even have the president on board.

We thought, they didn’t check our fuel, they didn’t check all of these things, why is that?” Nasalroad said. “He said you guys are Philips branded, we looked you up, we know. We are out there providing branded fuel and that is important to our visitors. When you are branded you have to keep a certain standard.”

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News President of Johnson Aviation Ethan Nasalroad gives a presentation to the Newton City Council about the status of the Newton Municipal Airport and how it looks to grow in the future.

City to address northeast corridor intersections

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A review of the northeast portion of Newton by the Traffic Safety Committee has identified 15 uncontrolled intersections. The committee recommended and city council approved the first reading of an ordinance to address the intersection through new traffic signs.

The section under review includes an area bound on the west by First Street North, on the east and north by city limits and on the south by First Avenue East.

A citizen request for a four-way stop prompted the committee to look at the intersection of East Fourth Street North and North Fourth Avenue East. Both

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former Maytag Corporation. Current traffic counts showed approximately 2,500 vehicles per day on North Fourth Avenue East compared to 1,780 vehicles per day on North Third Avenue East.

Following the review, the committee recommended the intersection at North Fourth Avenue East and East Fourth Street North change to a four-way stop while North Third Avenue East and East Fourth Street North go to a two-way stop where eastbound and westbound traffic stop. The committee found the traffic will flow better on the collector streets where stop conditions are spaced several blocks apart.

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streets are considered collector streets and currently there are two-way stops where eastbound and westbound traffic stop.

“Staff obtained traffic counts for the East Fourth Street North intersections from First Avenue East to North Fourth Avenue East,” interim city administrator Jarrod Wellik said. “The traffic counts reveal that 2,850 to 4,230 vehicles per daily travel on East Fourth Street North.

The east-west traffic ranges from 760 vehicles per day on South Second Avenue East to 2,500 vehicles per day on North Fourth Avenue East.”

The four-way stop in place at North Third Avenue East was the result of the avenue being a busier street used by employees working at the

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Iowa Biodiesel Production Smashes Record in 2016

Justin Jagler/Daily News Newton’s Earl May Nursery and Garden Center put its leftover Christmas trees to good use this holiday season by donating more than 30 trees to Jasper County Conservation.

Earl May donates more than 30 trees to Jasper County Conservation Trees will serve as fish habitats in area lakes

By Justin Jagler Newton Daily News Earl May Nursery and Garden Center in Newton donated 36 leftover Christmas trees to Jasper County Conservation last week.

The trees will serve as fish structures in Jasper County lakes.

Earl May Manager Tony Pherigo said the garden center started donating to the county 2.5 years ago.

When Pherigo took over managing duties, donating the trees seemed logical.

“I got with Jasper County Conservation because I knew at times they use trees for fish habitat,” Pherigo said. “Since that point, they’ve been picking them up for us and sticking them in the bottom of ponds.”

Pherigo said the trees would have probably went to the landfill

if they were not donated. He said individuals sometimes ask about using the trees on private property, but he likes to help out the public lakes and ponds if possible.

Jasper County Conservation thanked Earl May for the donation via Facebook and included a photo of some trees being put to use.

Jasper County Conservation Naturalist Greg Oldsen said the trees were used at two locations this winter - a nature center site just east the of the sheriff ’s department and another property west of Monroe.

Trees are important for many fish species. Fish use underwater structures for spawning, protection and shade. The trees donated

by Earl May will provide Jasper County fish communities with an abundance of uses.

In most cases, concrete blocks are tied to the trees to ensure they sink. If the body of water is frozen, the trees will sit on the ice until it warms up. Oldsen said the county clusters several trees together to create larger structures.

“The Christmas trees are nice because they last for sometimes up to three years,” Oldsen said. “If we keep getting donations around Christmas time, we can continually resupply the lakes and ponds.”

Pherigo said donated trees were used at a pond near the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge last year. Recycling Christmas trees is a popular post-holiday tradition across the country. It benefits wildlife and reduces the solid waste in landfills.

Contact Justin Jagler at 641-792-3121 ext 6532 or jjagler@newtondailynews.com

JOHNSTON — Iowa’s 2016 biodiesel production reached a recording-breaking total of 297 million gallons, surpassing 2015’s total 242 million gallons by 55 million gallons. This 23 percent increase is largely attributed to policy certainty at the federal level during 2016, including the biodiesel tax incentive and Renewable Fuel Standard. State level policies targeting higher biodiesel blends, such as Iowa’s B11 excise tax differential, also helped drive demand.

“This record-busting year speaks volumes of the hard work and strength of Iowa’s biodiesel producers,” Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Executive Director Monte Shaw said. “Iowa is home to some of the most efficient biodiesel plants in the world and they took advantage of strong demand in 2016. As we turn the calendar forward to 2017, we unfortunately turn back to the policy uncertainty of prior years. The federal biodiesel tax credit expires on Dec. 31, and we don’t know for sure whether or when it will be reinstated in 2017. Regardless of the pending challenges of 2017, Iowa plants are well-positioned to remain number one in biodiesel production.”

Compared to 2015, soybean oil remained the largest feedstock for Iowa biodiesel production – holding steady at 66 percent. Animal fats dropped slightly to 14 percent of production, while corn oil held steady at around 10 percent.

Used cooking oil and canola oil doubled their 2015 numbers, combining to account for roughly 10 percent of 2016 biodiesel production in Iowa.

Outstanding farmer leaders recognized

by Iowa Soybean Association Ankeny, Iowa — An up and coming high school student, innovators in research and environmental conservation, a dedicated farm family that’s hosted the Chinese president and the state’s top executive were recognized by the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) during its annual awards banquet held Dec. 15 in Ankeny.

Those credited for outstanding service to the soybean industry and Iowa agriculture were: • Rising Star — Kaleb Miller, Lacona • New Leader — Anderw Lauver, Lake City • Friend of the Iowa Soybeen Farmer — Gov. Terry Branstad • Environmental Leader — Rob Stout, Washington • Innovator in Production Research — Steve Killpack, Beebeetown • Legacy of Leadership — Rick and Martha Kimberley, Maxwell

PorkBridge Educational Series Returns in February 2017 AMES — The 11th year of the PorkBridge distance education series begins Feb. 2. This low-tech program features timely and intriguing topics presented by recognized industry experts.

Operating through the collaboration of 11 land-grant universities, PorkBridge reaches producers and industry professionals across the country and around the world in an every other month series of six sessions.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach swine specialist Ken Stalder is the Iowa contact for PorkBridge.

He said the distance education series provides relevant and accurate information for those who own, manage or work in swine grow-finish facilities.

“Producers and others in the industry can get the information they need without the hassle of traveling or giving up a whole day to attend a meeting,” Stalder said.

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Local & State News Continued from Page 1A “For this count, one of the fun things is all the people that get involved,” she said. “We get a lot of families and people of all different backgrounds.”

Leland Searles took part in the wildlife refuge’s Christmas count for the second time.

“I have been doing bird counts since 1972,” she said. “(I like) seeing birds. I like seeing new birds. I like seeing what’s going on.”

For the count, partic-

ipants were divided into groups. They then spent time birding around the refuge, covering a 15mile diameter.

The volunteers were also paired with experienced birders.

“One of the things I like about going out and looking at birds is that it is sort of like solving a mystery,” said Viste-Sparkman. “You see a bird and you try to figure out what it is.

I like learning how to identify them, watching birds, their behavior.

It is just amazing how these tiny birds can sur-

Airport Continued from Page 1A Another important feature at the airport is the avgas fuel truck.

With the truck, Newton is able to service a larger variety of aircraft, which is unique to Newton.

Nasalroad said very few airports Newton’s size have that ability.

“This was our busiest Indy race to date. It filled all of the new ramp, all of the older ramp,” Nasalroad said.

Even with the full ramp, Nasalroad feels they are comfortable with the existing space.

At the two NASCAR events this season, the traffic was slightly down. Nasalroad contributed the decrease to two reasons, consolidated charter operations and teams upgrading to larger jets.

Many of the teams are traveling together in larger planes that are unable to use the facility because of runway length or the lack of crash, fire and rescue services.

While adding those services might increase usage, Nasalroad said it is important the addition is justified.

Agricultural operations were also down at the airport. Nasalroad said the operators look for

Signs Continued from Page 1A Additional recommendations for traffic signs include: • Replacing yield signs with stop signs for northbound and southbound traffic on East Fifth Street North at North Second Avenue East.

• Adding a stop sign for southbound traffic on East Sixth Street North at North Fourth Avenue East.

vive out here in the winter. It’s just so cold and you wouldn’t think they would be able to survive, but they are so adapted to it.”

According to the biologist, the refuge typically sees about 40 to 50 species of birds.

“In the wooded areas, we’ll get things like chickadees and woodpeckers. There are some sparrows and things in the grassy areas,” she said. “We’ll get pheasants, hawks and eagles.”

Vi ste - Sp ar k m an said Monday’s warmer weather and windy

overall plant health and try to lengthen the season as long as possible. Having an increase in activity for agricultural operations brings an increase in fuel sales.

Charter flights have increased with multiple options now available at the airport. Flight instruction classes are also steady, Nasalroad said.

“Our managed corporate aircraft have been busy, very busy.

These are customers that are either in town or out of town who we want to base an aircraft in Newton,” Nasalroad said. “We are constantly working at that aircraft management business and try to base as large of corporate aircraft as possible.”

New to the airport this year is a snowplow and snow removal equipment building. Both additions were

conditions may produce some interesting results in this year’s count.

For 4-year-old James Fecteau, it seemed his favorite part of waking up early for the event was the hot refreshments provided Friends of Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. “(I like) the hot chocolate,” James said.

The national Christmas count is held Dec. 14 to Jan. 5. For more information, visit audubon.org.

Contact Anthony Reyes at areyes@newtondailynews.com

paid for with federal entitlement funds.

“With its wingblade, it is about 25 percent more efficient,” Nasalroad said. “We like the fact that if we have a trip going out at 5 a.m. and it is going to snow all night, we’ll be able to get somebody out if we need to. We will do whatever we have to do to make sure people are getting in and out safely.”

A 24-hour, heated restroom was also added for pilot convenience.

In the next month, Nasalroad will start work on the airport master planning process, which is a requirement by the Federal Aviation Administration.

“The FAA requires that we have purposeful planning to accommodate potential growth and use of federal dollars,” Nasalroad said. “They are looking out for that and making sure that we have a plan if the city grows, double its size, how are we going to handle that, if you need to add things or do you have the space for them.”

Also coming at the airport is a new taxiway, replacing an aging taxiway that is currently located too close to the runway.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com

• Adding stop signs for northbound and southbound traffic on East Sixth Street North at North Ninth Avenue East.

• Adding a stop sign for northbound traffic on East Sixth Street North at North 11th Avenue East.

• Adding a stop sign for northbound traffic on East Seventh Street North at North 11th Avenue East.

• Adding stop signs for northbound and southbound traffic on East Ninth Street

North at North Ninth Avenue East.

• Adding stop signs for northbound and southbound traffic on East Ninth Street North at North 10th Avenue East.

• Adding stop signs for northbound and southbound traffic on East 10th Street North at North Ninth Avenue East.

• Adding a stop sign for northbound and southbound traffic on East 10th Street North at North 10th Avenue

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• Dinners on Tuesday, a free meal will, begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Christian Life Church, 421 S. Second Ave. W. in Newton. Everyone welcome.

Dinner will be in the basement of the church.

• Discover Hope, a faith-based addiction support group, will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at 219 N. Second Ave. W., in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Beginner’s Support Group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Free Community Meal will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, 210 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton. Those interested may enter the church through the glass/ elevator doors on the Second Avenue East side or through the single glass door off the north parking lot. The meals are open to the public and everyone is welcome.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Penny Bingo will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at Jasper County Senior Citizens Center, 702 E. Third St. S. in Newton.

• A barn dance will begin at 7 p.m. Friday at Sugar Grove Gathering Place, 6602 Ginger Ave. in Newton.

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• Adding a stop sign for southbound traffic on East Fifth Street North at North Sixth Avenue East.

• Adding a stop sign for southbound traffic on East Seventh Street Place North at North Second Avenue East.

• Adding a stop sign for traffic on East Seventh Street Place North at East 18th Street North.

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Keeping me on my toes Jamee A. Pierson

wo weeks and five-ish Christmases later, the holiday season has wrapped up for my family. Starting the weekend before Christmas and running through Friday, we went to all of our family gatherings along with celebrating with friends and classmates, too.

The saying is true, at least for me, that Christmas is more fun with children. From the first get-together with my dad’s side of the family to our final Christmas with my brother, sisters and family, watching the kids get excited about Santa and hearing the squeals of joy as they open presents is, well, awesome.

My girls definitely came out ahead

this year in the gift department, in part due to me getting shopping done “early” for once. I thought it was a great idea, having all of the gift purchased early and being prepared as the final days ticked away until the big reveal came. What actually happened was the girls got more presents than ever because I didn’t stop shopping when I saw a new, fantastic thing I thought they needed to have or would really enjoy. I know it is completely my fault, I should have a stronger resolve to stop, but I know my kids are only little once and I am willing to do a little too much while I can.

As Christmas Day approached, I wrapped a few presents and put them

under the tree to build the anticipation for the girls. For the most part, they did really well not asking to open any, but I could tell they were getting more excited as we counted down the days.

Another fun treat the girls were given was a daily letter from Santa, also known as my mom, Grandee, along with a little present in a mailbox she has on her porch. Every day they would excitedly rush out of the car to see what was in the mailbox and the message Santa left, including a countdown to Christmas. It was also a great reminder to behave because Santa was always watching.

When Christmas Eve was finally here, we went to the traditional church service and the girls opened one present, pajamas and a princess pillow, before setting out cookies and milk and heading to bed. It is the earliest they fall asleep all year, which is

great for us as we transform into Santa for a couple of hours.

When morning came the girls woke us up and then headed out to see what Santa has left under the tree.

They weren’t disappointed and spent the rest of the morning opening presents, playing and emitting pure joy that can’t be found anywhere else.

I know every year I will probably go overboard in the present department. I’m not a “you only live once” kind of person, but I really want to enjoy each stage of my kid’s childhood and want them to have great memories that last a lifetime. Whether it be through presents, working with charities or spending time with family, I hope to give them a foundation that they want to continue with their families.

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Living and Dion Marc Dion

Trump’s world So, Donald Trump, who’s, like, leader of the free world and stuff, goes on Twitter and says, in part, “Thought it was going to be a smooth transition — NOT!” Pure “Wayne’s World.”

The reference is from a popular movie and “Saturday Night Live” skit from the late Cocainic Period. In other words, maybe 700 slang waves out of date.

Still, you can’t blame the old guy for trying. He’s rich. He’s got a hot young wife. He’s got a jolt of nuclear Viagra under his belt. He’s gonna reach for cool. It’s like that time your Uncle Ray, the one who got rich in the used mobile home business, showed up at your sweet 16 party in a Rocawear jacket.

You wanted to die — obvie!

Oh, hell, I knew it was going to be bad when the morons got their president. I just figured it would be presidential bad, statesman bad, even corporate-boardroom bad. I figured the money chimp in charge would puff himself up with pride and start using big, rolling words, or at least shorter, tougher words.

NOT! Is this what we get?

I can hear the negotiations now.

TRUMP: “You have to stop fiddling with your currency.”

POWERFUL CHINESE AMBASSADOR: “I don’t think there is a way we can do that.”

TRUMP: “WAY!” I’m not looking forward to the collapse of the American economy because I’m six years from retirement. But I’ll tough it out. I’m pretty healthy. I could easily work until I’m 75. Besides, the men in my family tend to die in their 60s, so I don’t feel all that threatened.

And I’ll forgive Trump for sounding crazy grandpa during the debates. It’s a lot of pressure for a guy, a debate. This is particularly true if the guy isn’t used to saying presidential stuff. For most of his career, Trump’s been able to get ahead by saying, “Screw the contractors, don’t pay ‘em.” And “You’re fired.” And, of course, “You want green card? We make boom-boom, I get you green card.”

You want to know who our next president is? Go to your local newspaper webpage, bring up any story about your mayor, and scroll through the comments.

Sooner or later, you’ll find this comment.

“Mayor Smith has done SO much for our city! Oh, wait a minute, I forgot. He’s done NOTHING!” Laugh when you read that comment. Laugh loudly and laugh for a long time, because that’s who is in charge now.

By the way, the name given by the commenter will be “Second Amendment Sam,” “Citizen Journalist or “Term Limits NOW.” It’s not so much that Trump is so full of snark. It’s just that it’s such bad snark, such kid-in-the-back-of-theclass-who-never-takes-off-his-coat snark.

The best way to learn how to cover politics is to cover town politics in the small places, the little towns where character is written in very dark ink.

I was covering a town council race in one of those places years ago, and there was a candidate’s debate in the Methodist church. One of the guys running was Donald Trump, but younger.

A guy in the crowd asked the incumbent a softball question, and Trump Boy was on it like ugly on an ape.

“That guy’s a plant!” He yelled victoriously. “He’s your campaign manager! You got him here asking you the easy questions because you can’t answer the hard questions!”

“He’s not my campaign manager,” the incumbent said.

Messengers were dispatched to the Town Hall. Soon enough, they returned with the incumbent’s nomination papers. His campaign manager was, as he said, not the fellow who’d asked him the question. I enjoyed my job that night, and I enjoyed working election night, when Trump Boy lost.

Which is not what happened this year. Get used to it, and keep laughing for as long as it lasts. Say it with me: Trump’s World! Party on! Excellent! Nuclear holocaust!

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Close them down Donald Trump is appointing good people — Andy Puzder, for example, Trump’s nominee for labor secretary.

When Puzder took over Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s restaurants, they were deep in debt. Four years later, they were profitable. I bet his 70,000 workers are happy about that.

“What did you do that your predecessor didn’t?” I asked Puzder. His answer sounded a little like Trump.

“They were entrenched. ... My second memo as CEO was: Next person that answers a question with ‘because we’ve always done it that way’ will be fired.”

Sounds ruthless. No wonder he opposes the minimum wage!

But wait: He got his start scooping ice cream at Baskin-Robbins.

“Minimum wage, dollar an hour... I learned about customer service, about inventory. That was a good start, a good step on that ladder.”

Puzder painted houses and mowed lawns as a teenager, jobs that today’s minimum wage and employment regulations sometimes make illegal. People think those rules are compassionate, but not Puzder.

“I have a 16-year-old son, and I really love him,” he told me, but “there’s no way in the world I’d pay that kid $12 an hour to do something. We’re losing a generation of people because we’ve eliminated jobs that those people normally filled. How do you pay somebody $15 an hour to scoop ice cream? How good could you be at scooping ice cream? It’s just not a job where you could compensate somebody like that.”

The media hate businessmen who say things like that. A Wash-

Eye on America John Stossel ington Post headline: “Ayn Rand acolyte Donald Trump stacks his cabinet with fellow objectivists.”

This is absurd. Trump likes capitalism, but he’s no objectivist.

Objectivists have firm principles.

The Post article smears Puzder as a cruel Ayn Rand fan who “wants to automate fast-food jobs.” But Puzder doesn’t want to automate. He just states an obvious truth: A higher minimum wage leads employers to replace some workers with machines.

Fast-food companies were already installing touch screens. A $15 minimum wage speeds that process.

If reporters were actually compassionate, they would oppose the endless regulations they routinely champion. People can’t gain the experience needed to earn higher wages if they aren’t allowed to be hired in the first place.

“We have restaurants in 33 countries and 45 states,” says Puzder, describing how hard it is to get permits to open restaurants. “In Texas, it’s 60 days. In LA, it takes 280. I can open a restaurant faster in Siberia than I can in California.”

Remember when it was Russia that opposed capitalism?

“The permitting is ridiculous,” said Puzder. “They make us put in stoplights and curb cuts and plant trees two blocks away.

Everybody on the planet wants input. You’ve got to get approvals from the city, the county, the

state, satisfy federal regulatory requirements.”

As a result, “You can’t grow, can’t build restaurants, can’t build a new Wal-Mart, that new office building if you can’t use the land, if you can’t get through the regulatory process.”

Trump nominating someone who sees that problem is encouraging. I hope he surrounds himself with other people who love free markets, not just power.

Another possibly good Trump appointee is Linda McMahon, his nominee to head the Small Business Administration. McMahon almost defeated Connecticut’s clueless socialist Sen. Richard Blumenthal in the 2010 Senate race. She calls herself a fiscal conservative, so I wish she’d won.

But I hesitate to support her, since I once sued her and her husband for allegedly telling one of their giant actors to beat me up because I pointed out that WWF wresting is fake. Really. Google “Stossel wrestler” and you’ll see what I mean.

But my main objection to both nominations is that we don’t need either agency! The SBA is wasteful cronyism. Federal bureaucrats have no clue which small businesses deserve funding.

Likewise, workers don’t need a Department of Labor to set one-size-fits-all labor policies.

Let competition set the rules.

Employers and workers will make the choices and contracts that work best for each of them.

I hope Andy Puzder and Linda McMahon take over the SBA and Labor Department, then immediately shut them down.

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Obituaries Paul C. Davis Jan. 1, 2017 Paul C. Davis, 81, of Albia, passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 1, 2017, at t h e Monroe County Hospital in Albia.

Paul was born May 24, 1935, to Handy and Elsie (King) Davis in Columbia. He grew up in Albia, and graduated from the Al-

David D. Deaton Dec. 29, 2016 David Duane Deaton, 77, of Baxter, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, at Mercy Hospice of Johnston in Johnston. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m.

Marie L. Van Der Hart Dec. 29, 2016 Marie L. Van Der Hart of Newton, passed from this life Thursday evening, Dec. 29, 2016, at her home at Park Centre.

Marie Lavon BrownVan Der Hart, 87, was born Sept.

10, 1929, the daughter of Doyal L. and Rachel

Faye B. White Dec. 31, 2016 Faye B. (Wessel) White, 89, of Newton, died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, at Newton Vi l l age C a r e Center in Ne wton.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5 at the First Unit-

bia High School with the class of 1953. Paul then moved to Newton, to work for the Maytag Company from which he retired June, 1, 1988.

He met Patty Ann Repp at the Blue Moon Café in Newton, and they were united in marriage Dec. 18, 1954, at the Foursquare Church. Paul and Patty were blessed with three girls, Doris, Rhonda and Tina. Paul devoted his life to his family, hunting, fishing and camping and enjoyed sitting by the campfire.

Death came to Patty Jan. 30, 1998. On May 1,

1999, Paul was united in marriage to Alice Shaw at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Albia. At that time, Paul moved back to Albia to reside with Alice.

Those left to honor the memory of Paul are his wife Alice (Shaw) Davis of Albia; two daughters, Rhonda (Patrick) Cupples and Tina Davis; three grandchildren, Brian (Heather) Cupples, Angie (Chris) Peery and Jeffry Trent; three great-grandchildren, Mackenzie Cupples, Kennedy Patterson and Jeffrey Trent II, all

of Newton; five step-children, Debera (Michael) Richmond of Ankeny, Terry (Joyce) Shaw of Albia, Cindy (Bill) Beary of Albia, Karla (Larry) Clements of Muscatine, Vicki (Mike) Watkins of Muscatine, and Becca (Tom) Shoppa of Fruitland; and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren. Paul is also survived by two sisters, Eva (Don) Kables and Ina (Raymond) Hartman; a brother, Fred (Wauneta) Davis; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

Paul will be missed by

Wednesday, Jan. 4 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton.

The family will greet friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4 at the funeral home.

Burial will be at the Greencastle Cemetery in rural Colfax. Memorials to the Emerson Hough Chapter of the Izaak Walton League or to the donor’s choice maybe left at the funeral home. Memorials may also be mailed to the funeral home, please add, Attn: Deaton Family on

the envelope.

Those left to honor David’s memory are his children, David (Janet) Deaton of Baxter and Deanna (Jeff) Holmes of LuVerne; five grandchildren, Cody (Jen) Holmes of Lu Verne, Danielle Holmes (Troy Kane) of Story City, Tanner Holmes of Des Moines, Derek Deaton of Baxter and Shelby Deaton of Baxter; his great-grandson, Koen Kane of Story City; brother, Delbert “Sonny” Deaton of Story

City; half-brother, Tim (Wanda) Deaton of Newton; half-sisters, Debbie McNeely of Altoona, Pam (Michael) Czerwiec of Orlando, Fla., and Brenda (Mike) Hansen of Newton; his former wife, Bertha Deaton of Newton; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, John and Ronald Deaton; sisters, LaVerne Deaton, Betty Westberg and Kathy Deaton.

(Smith) Brown, in Prairie City.

On July 22, 1950, Marie was united in marriage with Carl Steenhoek in Reasnor.

To this union four children were born, Sandra, Marvin, Joyce and Donald. Marie devoted her life to her family as a homemaker and farm wife. Having lived near Newton, rural Monroe, and rural Melrose, she was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She later married Donald Van Der Hart, July 23, 1983, in the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They have lived in Park Cen-

tre since retirement.

Marie is survived by her husband, Donald; her children, Sandra (Larry) Hartman, Marvin (Kathy) Steenhoek, Joyce (Francis) Van Der Hart and Donald (Lu Anne) Steenhoek; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; a sister, Marilyn Schwartz; brothers, Harold (Lois) Brown and Duane (Grace) Brown; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Floyd Brown and Karl Brown; and a grandson, Matthew Steenhoek.

A time of remembrance and celebration of life will be at 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 4 at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton, with visitation an hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Silent City Cemetery in Monroe.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to the family in Marie’s name, to the Alzheimer’s Association, Chariton United Methodist Church, PCM Foundation or a charity of your choosing. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.pencefh.com.

ed Methodist Church, 210 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton. The family will greet friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5 at the church.

Burial will be at the Newton Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to the First United Methodist Church or to the Iowa River Hospice; memorials may be left at the church at the time of the services or at the Wallace Family Funeral

Home. Memorials may also be mailed to the Wallace Family Funeral Home, please add, Attn: White Family on the envelope.

Those left to cherish Faye’s memory are her children, Larry (Sabeth) White of Des Moines and Debra (Robert) Anderson of Tampa, Fla.; grandchildren, Nicholas (Natalie) White, Alissa (Mike) Bubon, Miranda (Ben) Piepho, Nathan (Shannon) White, Anthony

White, David Anderson, Jeffrey Anderson, Christopher Anderson and Christopher (Carolyn) Stafford; nine great-grandchildren; her sister, Doris Wessel of Marshall, Mo.; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Donald C. White in 2006; an infant daughter, Karen in 1951; sisters, Virginia Kling and Dorothy Anspach; and brother, Lloyd Wessel.

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He was preceded in death by his first wife, Patty; a daughter, Doris; his parents, Handy and Elsie; two brothers, Ned and Glen Davis; and a sister, Ada Mae Barnes.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 5 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Albia, with Father Michael E. Volkmer, C.PP.S. officiating. Burial will follow the service at Memorial Park Cemetery in Newton. A visitation with refreshments will be from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Wallace Family Fu-

Janet Elizabeth (Trusler) Matthews Dec. 31, 2016 Janet Elizabeth (Trusler) Matthews was born Jan. 28, 1919, in Sherm a n To w n ship, Jasper County, to Will i a m Henr y Trusler and Janet Elizabeth (Leonard) Trusler.

She passed away Dec. 31, 2016.

Janet graduated from Colfax High School. She married C. Robert “Bob” Matthews July 3, 1938, in Des Moines. Two sons and two daughters were born to them, Barbara (Edwin) Krekow, Robert E. (Marilyn) Matthews, James D. (Mary) Matthews and Mary (Roland) Issac-

neral Home in Newton, following the committal service at the cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4 at the Tharp Funeral Home in Albia.

Paul’s family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday night. A rosary will be led by the St. Mary’s Altar and Rosary Society at 4 p.m. and a Christian Wake Service will be at 6 p.m.

Memorials have been established to the American Heart Association.

Condolences may be left for the family at www.tharpfh.com.

son. They lived on their farm north of Ira until moving to Newton. In 2007, they moved to the HealthCare Center in Baxter.

Janet was preceded in death by her husband, Bob; parents; her brother, Morris Trusler; and sister, Lela (Trusler) Clark. She leaves her four children and their spouses; 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 5 at the Ira United Church in Ira. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service and at a lunch following the service.

The family requests no flowers; memorials maybe given to the Ira United Church. The Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory is handling the cremation.

David J. Miller Jan. 1, 2017 David J. Miller, 76, of Newton, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, at the Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Services are pending at the Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton.

Ella Jolene Savage Services for Ella Jolene Savage, 73, of Newton, are pending at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

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DEAR ABBY: My niece has a 1-year-old son. Neither my niece nor the baby’s father is religious, and they have chosen not to have the baby baptized. My sister, the baby’s grandmother, while not wanting to impose her beliefs on the parents, comes from a generation when even couples who were not demonstrably religious usually had their baby baptized.

I know it would comfort my sister to know this ancient ceremony had been performed. Since my sister watches the little boy at her house, would it be wrong for us to organize an informal baptism — just holy water and a couple of prayers? We don’t feel we need to have an officiant of any religion present and, of course, we would not tell the baby’s parents. Would this be appropriate? — MORTIFIED IN MONTANA DEAR MORTIFIED: No, it would not. If you were sure that it would be, you wouldn’t have written to me about it. My advice is not to do ANYTHING like this behind the parents’ backs, because if you do, there will be hell to pay. Consider this: Not all denominations baptize their members as infants.

DEAR ABBY: Please post my message for people to be more considerate and nonjudgmental about their “help.”

I am a housekeeper by choice. I have office skills, massage therapy skills and many talents, but I have noticed that clients seem to have a preconceived idea of who I am.

I am not someone who is money-driven. I am also not uneducated. I am a person who enjoys helping others, no matter what I may be doing. What I do for a living is not who I am.

I have been treated disrespectfully.

People who have housekeepers — beware. We “might” be doing a sociological study on how people treat the help. Wasn’t there a movie about that?

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Man takes plea deal in HIV threat robbery case COUNCIL BLUFFS — A Nebraska man accused of threatening to stab someone with a syringe that he said held HIV-tainted blood has pleaded guilty to a reduced Iowa robbery charge. Court records say 35-yearold Jeshua Divis, who lives in Omaha, pleaded guilty Thursday in a Council Bluffs courtroom and was sentenced to time served. Divis had been convicted of robbery in March 2015. His conviction was overturned and he was granted a new trial after he challenged his conviction.

DURANGO — Authorities say one man was killed and another injured while repairing a tractor in Dubuque County.

The accident occurred around 2 p.m.

Monday at a farm in rural Durango. The Dubuque County Sheriff ’s Office says the tractor slipped into gear during the repairs and ran over the two men. One man was pronounced dead at the scene. The other man has been taken to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Their names haven’t been released.

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IOWA CITY — A University of Iowa benefactor has donated $5 million toward the renovation of Kinnick Stadium’s north end.

The university announced Sunday, during Outback Bowl festivities in Tampa, Fla., that Ted and Deb Pacha had made a contribution to the $90 million project. In October the Board of Regents approved the project plans, which include a second deck for seating, new restrooms, expanded concourses and improved concessions.

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DANVILLE — A partial owner of a nursing home in southeast Iowa has been accused of misusing a resident’s money.

Court records say 46-year-old Marc Johnson, of Hamilton, Ill., is charged with felony dependent adult abuse-exploitation.

He and his attorney didn’t immediately return calls Monday from The Associated Press. Authorities say Johnson took about $1,700 from a resident of the care center.

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Officers were sent to the scene around 2:30 p.m. Monday. Police say the 55-yearold man died about an hour after he was taken to the hospital. His name hasn’t been released. Police say investigators have identified a suspect, but no arrest has been reported.

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Donors to Iowa governor’s 2015 inaugural fund remain secret IOWA CITY (AP) — A charity controlled by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad missed a legal deadline for disclosing the names of donors who paid for his 2015 inaugural celebration, keeping them secret even as he prepares to become the U.S. ambassador to China.

Tax experts say the lack of disclosure could subject the charity to IRS penalties of $100 per day retroactive to Nov. 15, when the information was due.

It also means that weeks after President-elect Donald Trump named Branstad to the important diplomatic post, the public doesn’t know the identities of individuals and corporations who wrote checks totaling roughly $1 million to fund the Republican governor’s inauguration and namesake college scholarships.

The Branstad-Reynolds Scholarship Fund was founded after Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds won election in 2010 to raise private money to pay for their 2011 inauguration. Bran-

stad pledged that the leftover money would be used to award $30,000 annually in s ch ol ars h ip s for Iowa college students, although it has Branstad fallen short of that goal. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate as ambassador to China, Branstad plans to resign as governor and be replaced by Reynolds.

After winning re-election in 2014, the administration again used the group for inaugural fundraising, bringing in $1.5 million. About $500,000 went to pay for an inaugural ball in Des Moines and other events in January 2015 that celebrated Branstad’s unprecedented election to a sixth term as governor. The rest will go toward an endowment fund for college scholarships.

Because the group is a private

Four Iowans killed in Illinois plane crash identified VIENNA, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in southern Illinois have identified the four people who died after a single-engine plane crashed in a wooded area on New Year’s Eve. Johnson County Coroner David Rockwell says 34-year-old Curt Terpstra, 37-year-old Krista Green, 35-year-old Jordan Linder and his 26-yearold sister, Jasmine Linder, died in Saturday night’s crash. All four were from Iowa.

The Federal Aviation Administration has said the Piper PA28 aircraft went down in unknown circumstances. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.

Johnson County is about 130 miles southeast of St. Louis, near the Shawnee National Forest.

foundation, the IRS requires it to annually disclose the names of anyone who gave $5,000 or more. Contributors who donated in 2014 were disclosed in that year’s tax return, filed in November 2015. But those who contributed in 2015 — when $1.1 million rolled in — have been kept secret amid delays in disclosure.

The charity’s 2015 return was due May 15, but it received an automatic three-month extension. The group applied for a second three-month extension through Nov. 15 — the only additional time allowed — saying it was “waiting for additional information needed from a third party.” It finally filed its return Nov. 15 listing amounts raised and spent but disclosing only one contributor: Des Moines-based Principal Financial Group, which gave $25,000.

Branstad spokesman Ben Hammes said the group’s accountant, Robert Buckley, is still gathering information about the

other donors and plans to file an amended return. He said getting donor information has been a challenge because the inaugural committee has disbanded.

He says the group isn’t trying to hide anything.

Branstad and Reynolds serve as the group’s president and vice president and receive no compensation.

The IRS could subject the foundation to penalties of $100 per day, up to $50,000, because it brought in more than $1 million in 2015. Des Moines accountant Joe Kristan said the IRS generally considers tax returns that are missing information as incomplete and subject to late penalties, which could be waived if the group shows “reasonable cause” for failing to file on time.

“They are running up a daily fine,” said Marcus Owens, former director of the IRS division that oversees nonprofit groups, who said the group has significant compliance issues. He noted that as a director, Branstad

has a fiduciary duty to ensure the group complies with state and federal law.

The 2014 donor list includes companies with major state business, philanthropists and Branstad supporters.

At the top was Iowa’s largest electric company, MidAmerican Energy, which donated $100,000. Months later, the company’s CEO complained directly to Branstad about a ruling from the Iowa Utilities Board that made its wind energy projects less profitable. Branstad soon ordered a shake-up on the board, which one ousted regulator said was done to placate MidAmerican.

UnitedHealthcare gave $10,000 months before it won a major contract following Branstad’s decision to privatize Iowa’s Medicaid program. Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, which has lobbied Branstad’s administration to reject a Cedar Rapids casino that could drain its business, gave $25,000.

Students get education in workforce CEDAR FALLS (AP) — A group of Cedar Falls High School students will get some of their education in the workplace instead of the classroom when they start second semester next month.

The juniors and seniors will take on the title “associate,” exchanging homework and tests for assigned projects in which they’ll solve problems and meet deadlines.

After two years, Cedar Falls Community Schools is preparing to launch a new career program: the Center for Advanced Professional Studies.

The CAPS program is a partnership with local businesses to put students in a skilled career environment. They will study at

a host business for about 2 1/2 hours with high school teachers and business mentors, earning high school and Hawkeye Community College credit.

“It really is an opportunity to provide career readiness skills by focusing on real-world experiences outside of the classroom,” Dan Conrad, the district’s director of secondary education, told the Board of Education last week. Students will complete projects for the companies.

“It’s embedded opportunities for students working with professionals in professional careers,” said Superintendent Andy Pattee.

District officials have been looking at engineering, com-

puter science and information technology “strands” for the courses — emphasizing career fields for which students would earn at least two- or four-year college degrees.

“We really worked with our (Greater Cedar Valley Alliance &) Chamber about what strands would be most beneficial,” Pattee said, as well as identifying potential host businesses. They also met with Hawkeye Community College and University of Northern Iowa officials in determining college credit requirements.

The host business for the engineering strand will be Viking Pump. Administrators are still working on the other two strands.

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10 things to know for today The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. 115TH CONGRESS SET TO BE SWORN IN Republicans who now control the House and Senate are poised to aggressively dismantle eight years of Obama’s Democratic policies.

2. TURKISH MEDIA RUN ‘SELFIE’ VIDEO OF ALLEGED GUNMAN The suspected assailant is seen filming himself with a cellphone at Istanbul’s Taksim square, but it isn’t immediately clear if it was taken before or after the New Year’s massacre at the Reina nightclub.

3. GOLF CLUB SHOWS PITFALLS OF TRUMP PRESIDENCY The course in Dubai will open next month, but concerns about security, financial agreements and other matters have yet to be answered by the incoming U.S. president, the AP finds.

4. WHY TRUMP’S TWEET MAY NOT ADD UP The president-elect vows that North Korea’s push to develop a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S. “won’t happen,” but it may already have.

5. SOUTH BRACING FOR MORE SEVERE STORMS, RAIN A line of severe thunderstorms spawn several possible tornadoes, and the threat continues for southern Alabama, southwest Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.

6. DYLANN ROOF TO REPRESENT SELF FOR SENTENCING The same jury that found him guilty in the slayings of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church will return to court Wednesday to begin contemplating his punishment.

7. HOW TO KEEP THOSE DIET RESOLUTIONS Weight-loss experts say the key to losing weight is to make small changes in the kitchen, at the grocery store and in restaurants.

8. WHERE IRAQ’S DEATH TOLL STANDS FOR 2016 Violence claims the lives of at least 6,878 civilian Iraqis last year, the U.N. says, as Baghdad struggles to maintain security nationwide and to dislodge Islamic State group militants from areas under their control.

9. REAL-LIFE CLIFFHANGER FOR GEORGE LUCAS The legendary filmmaker will decide later this month whether to base his museum in San Francisco or Los Angeles.

10. PLAYOFF REMATCHES AREN’T ALWAYS AS GOOD Alabama and Clemson put together a classic title game last season, and now face the challenge of recreating it for the sequel.

Storms kill four across Southern states

A powerful storm system that moved across the South on Monday killed four people in Alabama and left a trail of damage over several states, officials said.

The line of severe thunderstorms spawned several possible tornadoes, and the threat continued into early Tuesday for southern Alabama, southwest Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.

Four people were killed Monday evening when a tree fell on their mobile home in Rehobeth, Alabama, said Kris Ware, a spokeswoman for the Dothan Houston County Emergency Management Agency.

The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for Houston County in the southern part of the state Monday evening. Local media outlets reported that emergency officials advised residents to stay in their homes and assess damage in the morning.

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Republicans primed for push to dismantle Obama’s policies WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the 115th Congress will be sworn in at noon Tuesday, setting off an aggressive campaign

by Republicans who control the House and Senate to dismantle eight years of President Barack Obama’s Democratic policies.

The first and biggest target is Obama’s signature health care law, which Republicans have long sought to gut and blamed as a primary cause for a lackluster economic recovery. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday encouraged a wholesale overhaul of the system, tweeting hours before the new Congress convenes “Obamacare just doesn’t work,” is unaffordable “and, it is lousy health care.”

Majority Republicans also are targeting decades-old programs that millions of Americans rely on every day, such as Social Security and Medicare as they seek to shrink both the size of the federal budget and the bureaucracy in Washington.

“We have a lot to do — and a lot to undo,” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said in a letter to fellow Republicans.

There were signs of Republican-on-Republican drama even before the new Congress officially opened on Tuesday. House Republicans on Monday night voted to defy their leaders and gut the chamber’s independent ethics panel created in 2008 to probe charges of lawmaker misconduct after several corruption scandals sent members to prison.

Lawmakers would have the final say on their colleagues under the change approved 199-74 over arguments from House Speaker Paul Ryan, McCarthy, and other GOP leaders. Some members said they have felt unfairly targeted by the independent panel, and Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, said Tuesday on ABC that there had been “overzealousness” under the old system. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., told CNN

national intelligence, is scheduled to testify Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee on an intelligence community assessment that Russia interfered in the U.S. election by hacking into Democratic email accounts. Allegations of Russian meddling in the U.S. political process will be examined by individual congressional committees, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has rejected a bipartisan call for a special, high-profile select panel to investigate.

Obama last week slapped Russia with sweeping penalties over the hacking allegations, yet Trump has not publicly accepted the conclusion Moscow was behind the election year intrusions.

Incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Monday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” that “there doesn’t seem to be conclusive evidence” that the Russians were responsible.

The House is slated to vote Friday to certify Trump’s victory in the presidential election over Democrat Hillary Clinton. She is the fifth presidential candidate to win the popular vote and lose the Electoral College. She received nearly 2.9 million more votes than Trump, according to an Associated Press analysis, giving her the largest popular vote margin of any losing presidential candidate and bringing renewed calls to abolish the Electoral College.

Other must-do items on the GOP’s agenda are an overhaul of the U.S. tax code. Conservatives also want to scuttle rules on the environment and undo financial regulations created in the aftermath of the 2008 economic meltdown, arguing they are too onerous for businesses to thrive.

The Senate plans to begin repealing Obama’s health care law on Tuesday, with consideration of a procedural measure that will shield the initiative from Democratic filibusters.

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Democrats will try to block the far-reaching conservative agenda by swaying public opinion and using the power they have in the Senate to filibuster legislation.

But that strategy has its political limitations. Twenty-three Senate Democrats are up for re-election in 2018, including 10 from states won by President-elect Donald Trump, and they could break ranks and side with the GOP. “What we will always do is hold the president-elect and his Republican colleagues in Congress accountable,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said in prepared remarks Tuesday. “We will be a caucus that works to make sure the president-elect keeps his commitment to truly make America great, in its finest sense and tradition.”

Obama plans a rare trip to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with congressional Democrats and discuss strategy for saving the health care law. Vice President-elect Mike Pence will meet with Republicans.

The first week of the new Congress will be a preview of the hectic pace planned by Republicans.

The GOP’s proposal to change the ethics process is part of a rules package to be voted Tuesday that also would give GOP leaders the tools to punish lawmakers if there is a repeat of the Democratic sitin last summer over gun control.

Votes also are expected on resolutions to denounce the United Nations for condemning the construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

Republicans blasted the Obama administration for refusing to veto the decision. Ryan, R-Wis., pledged “to reverse the damage done by this administration, and rebuild our alliance with Israel.”

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AP Photo Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard (16) stretches for the goal line in front of Florida defensive back Marcell Harris (26) during the first half of Monday’s Outback Bowl game in Tampa, Fla. Beathard was stopped on the 1-yard line and Florida stopped Iowa, winning 30-3.

Gators down Hawkeyes in Outback Bowl

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — No. 20 Florida dominated the Outback with stingy defense and a persistent offense that did its job, too.

Chauncey Gardner, Jr., returned one of his two fourth-quarter interceptions 58 yards for a touchdown, and graduate transfer Austin Appleby threw for 222 yards and two TDs to pace Monday’s 30-3 rout of No. 21 Iowa.

With Gardner grabbing game MVP honors, the Gators (9-4) held up their end of what many expected to be a day defense ruled , especially considering Florida entered ranked 115th in the nation in total offense — five spots ahead of the sputtering Hawkeyes.

Conversely, the teams were sixth and 24th, respectively, in total defense.

“The MVP, it goes to our guys up front, the linebackers and the coaching staff because they put me in good position to make plays. ... It should be a team MVP,” Gardner said. “Our motto is just go out there and have fun, and play our game.”

Mark Thompson scored on an 85yard pass play in the first half and Appleby, who spent the past four seasons at Purdue, tossed a 6-yard TD pass to DeAndre Goolsby to break the game open late in the third quarter.

Florida (9-4) rebounded from lopsided losses to archrival Florida State and No. 1 Alabama, scoring more points on Iowa (8-5) than the Hawkeyes allowed to Michigan, Illinois and Nebraska combined while

ending the regular season on a threegame winning streak.

“It was a tough day for our football team,” Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said.

“Our team really had a good month, they practiced and prepared well. I’m not sure there’s a thing I’d go back and change. Ultimately, we didn’t play well enough to come up with a victory.”

Iowa’s C.J. Beathard led an early field goal drive and managed to get his team close to the end zone on two other occasions. Florida’s defense stiffened both times, stopping the Hawkeyes on downs at the Gator 3 in the second quarter and forcing them to settle for a 30-yard field goal that sailed wide right midway through the third quarter.

Oklahoma shuts down Auburn NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Baker Mayfield passed for 296 yards and two touchdowns, including one scoring pass to fellow Heisman Trophy finalist Dede Westbrook, and seventh-ranked Oklahoma ended its season on a 10-game winning streak, defeating No. 17 Auburn 35-19 in the Sugar Bowl on Monday night.

Sooners running back Joe Mixon heard repeated boos from Auburn fans who also shouted derisive comments regarding a recently publicized video of

Sugar Bowl Mixon punching a woman in the face in 2014. Mixon, who has apologized for the assault, also drew cheers from crimson-clad Oklahoma fans with his play. His two short touchdown runs were among the highlights of a performance in which he gained 180 yards from scrimmage — 91 rushing on 19 carries and 89 receiving on five catches.

Auburn (8-5), which wound up in the Sugar

Bowl despite dropping its last two Southeastern Conference games to Georgia and Alabama, entered the game hopeful that it would be buoyed by the return of quarterback Sean White, who’d missed the Tigers’ final two games with a throwing shoulder injury. White led Auburn to a touchdown on its first series — Chandler Cox’s 3-yard run on fourth down — but the quarterback left the game for good in the first half with a right arm injury.

With John Franklin and

Jeremy Johnson taking the remainder of the snaps, the Tigers’ offense was less consistent, increasing pressure on Auburn’s 20th-ranked defense to keep the Sooners’ fast-paced, high-powered attack in check.

That was bound to be a struggle.

Mixon broke loose for a 35-yard run in the third quarter that set up his second TD, which he scored from 4 yards out by diving for the pylon.

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AP Photo Auburn quarterback John Franklin III (5) is tackled for a loss by Oklahoma linebacker Jordan Evans (26) during the first half of Monday’s Sugar Bowl game in New Orleans. Oklahoma’s defense held the Tigers to 13 points until the final play of the game in the Sooners’ 35-19 victory.

Appleby, who actually began his career at Purdue against Iowa, shrugged off throwing interceptions on Florida’s first two drives of the day to finish 14 of 25 passing.

“We didn’t panic early. We knew Iowa would come out swinging and make some plays on us early,” Appleby said. “We had some bad luck, but didn’t panic, and the defense made some stops and we got on a roll.”

Akrum Wadley ran for 115 yards, giving Iowa a pair of 1,000-yard rushers in the same season for the first time. The junior finished with 1,081, and LeShun Daniels wound up with 1,058 after gaining 45 Monday.

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Lane Kiffin is out as Alabama’s OC for title game TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Lane Kiffin isn’t sticking around to run Alabama’s offense in the national championship game, bringing an end to a successful but sometimes tense three-year pairing with Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban.

Saban said Monday that Kiffin will leave to focus on his new job as Florida Atlantic’s head coach. IncomKiffin ing offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian will replace him for the Jan. 9 game against Clemson in Tampa, Florida.

Kiffin and Saban said they made the decision after meetings following the Peach Bowl win over Washington.

“We appreciate all that Lane has done for our football program over the last three years,” Saban said. “We sat down following the Washington game and talked about the time demands of managing both jobs, and we recognized that it is best for our players, and for Lane, that we allow him to turn his full attention to his new head coaching role at FAU. “This wasn’t an easy decision and we appreciate the way Lane handled this in terms of doing what is best for our team.

At the end of the day, both of us wanted to put our players in the best position to be successful.”

Sarkisian, who was fired from USC last season , had already been announced as Kiffin’s successor. He’s been working as an offensive analyst for the Tide since the week after the opener against the Trojans and now has only a week to prepare for the national title game.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Tuesday Basketball Grinnell at Newton girls, JV 4:45 p.m., varsity 6:15 p.m., 9th 7:30 p.m.

Grinnell at Newton boys, JV 4:45 p.m., 9th 6:15 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Iowa Valley, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Tri-County, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

PCM at South Hamilton, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Thursday Bowling Newton at Clarke, 3:45 p.m.

Wrestling Newton at Oskaloosa, 6:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Colfax-Mingo quadrangular, 6 p.m.

Newton 7th/8th at Oskaloosa, 4:30 p.m.

Basketball Lynnville-Sully at CMB, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Newton 9th girls at Pella, 6 p.m.

Newton 9th boys at Pella, 6 p.m.

Newton JV boys at Pella, 7:30 p.m.

Friday Basketball Pella at Newton, JV girls 4:45 p.m., varsity girls 6:15 p.m., varsity boys 7:30 p.m.

Sigourney at Colfax-Mingo, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

North Polk at PCM, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Grinnell at 8th girls, 4:30 p.m.

Grinnell at 8th boys, 4:30 p.m.

Newton 7th girls at Grinnell, 4:30 p.m.

Newton 8th girls at Grinnell, 4:30 p.m.

Wrestling Newton 7th/8th at North Polk, TBD Saturday Boys’ Swimming NCMP at Waterloo West Invitational, 11 a.m.

Wrestling Newton at Ottumwa Invitational, 9 a.m.

Colfax-Mingo, Lynnville-Sully at PCM Invitational, 9 a.m.

CMB at BCLUW tournament, 9:30 a.m.

Bowling Newton at Pella Christian, 1 p.m.

Basketball Newton girls at Knoxville, JV 2 p.m., varsity 3:30 p.m., 9th 5 p.m.

Newton boys at Knoxville, JV 2 p.m. 9th 3:30 p.m., varsity 5 p.m.

CMB at Colo-NESCO, girls 3:30 p.m., boys 5 p.m.

AP Photo Southern California place kicker Matt Boermeester, right, celebrates after the game winning field goal against Penn State at the end of Monday’s Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, Calif. USC rallied from 14 points down to edge Penn State, 52-49.

Classic Rose Bowl shootout goes to USC PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Matt Boermeester kicked a 46yard field goal as time expired, and No. 9 Southern California rallied from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a spectacular 52-49 victory over No. 5 Penn State on Monday night in the highest-scoring Rose Bowl ever played.

Freshman Sam Darnold passed for 453 yards and five touchdowns while leading a jaw-dropping comeback for the Trojans (10-3), who won their ninth consecutive game and won their first Rose Bowl since 2009.

“It was a whole team effort,” Darnold said. “That’s the way it’s been all year. We never gave up.”

The Trojans were almost finished when they trailed 49-35 with nine minutes to play, but Darnold and the Trojans had something extra in one of the most entertaining chapters in the 103-game history of the Granddaddy of Them All. Deontay Burnett, who had three TD catches, caught a tying 27-yard scoring pass from Darnold with 1:20 left to cap an 80-yard drive in 38 seconds with no timeouts available.

Leon McQuay III then intercepted a long pass by Trace McSorley and returned it 32 yards to the Penn State 33 with 27 seconds left to set up Boermeester, who missed two earlier field goals.

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With one jaw-dropping play after another from two talent-laden offenses, the teams obliterated the combined Rose Bowl scoring record in the third quarter, surpassing Oregon’s 45-38 victory over Wisconsin in the 2012 game.

The Nittany Lions’ offensive stars put together a highlight reel for the ages during a 28-point third quarter. After trailing 27-21 at the break, Penn State scored three touchdowns on its first three snaps of the second half: a stunning 72-yard run

by Barkley, a jaw-dropping bobbled 79-yard catch by Godwin and a 3-yard TD run

by McSorley after an interception return.

Wisconsin’s Cotton Bowl game victory hands Western Michigan only loss

Sugar Bowl Continued from Page 1B Early in the fourth quarter, Samaje Perine took a direct snap for a 2-yard TD that made it 35-13.

With the Sooners (11-2) pulling away for their second Sugar Bowl triumph in four years, Auburn fans started filing out.

Rushing Record With back-to-back fourth-quarter runs of 16 and 15 yards, Perine reached the 83-yard mark, giving him the Oklahoma record for career yards rushing with 4,119. He added 3 more yards afterward to reach 4,122. The previous record of 4,118 was set by Billy Sims back in 1979.

The Takeaway Auburn: The Tigers had the talent to beat some good teams, but a lack of depth hurt them against elite competition. Oklahoma, winner of the Big 12, was the third conference champ Auburn faced this season, along with Clemson of the ACC and Alabama of the SEC. The Tigers lost all three.

Oklahoma: The Sooners continued to make a case that they’ve been playing well enough at the end of the season to be worthy of a College Football Playoff bid, which only makes their early season stumbles, including a lopsided loss to Ohio State, seem all the more costly.

Mayfield is coming back after throwing for 3,965 yards this season, but the Sooners will be looking for a new starter at receiver as Westbrook, a senior, departs.

drilled the Rose Bowl winner, and he sprinted away to celebrate amid pandemonium in the packed stadium.

“It’s beautiful,” McQuay said. “This is a special group of guys. Oh man, this is the time to step up. This is the time to make plays.”

McSorley passed for 254 yards and threw two of his four touchdown passes to Chris Godwin for the Nittany Lions (11-3), whose nine-game winning streak ended in heartbreaking fashion.

Saquon Barkley rushed for 194 yards and two TDs for the Nittany Lions (12-2), who followed up their 21-point comeback in the Big Ten title game with another ferocious rally.

AP Photo Wisconsin tight end Troy Fumagalli (81) catches a touchdown pass against Western Michigan defender Darius Phillips (4) during the fourth quarter of Monday’s Cotton Bowl game in Arlington, Texas.

Hawkeyes Continued from Page 1B The Takeaway Florida: The Gators could be looking at having to replace at least three stalwarts on defense — tackle Caleb Brantley and cornerbacks Jalen Tabor and Quincy Wilson — who are expected to leave school early to enter the NFL draft. Linebacker Alex Anzalone and defensive back Duke Dawson also are considering turning pro.

Iowa: Like Florida’s Tabor and Wilson, cornerback Desmond King is a likely high NFL draft pick. He won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back as a junior and was just as good this year, though opponents’ reluctance to throw his way — three interceptions this season vs. eight in 2015 — may have hurt his chances to win the award again as a senior.

The Hawkeyes will also lose quarterback C.J. Beathard, who finished

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Wisconsin tight end Troy Fumagalli made a leaping 8-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter and the Badgers won 24-16 in the Cotton Bowl on Monday to deny Western Michigan an undefeated season.

The touchdown catch by Fumagalli with 14 minutes left, in the back of the end zone between two defenders, came three plays after a rare interception thrown by Zach Terrell and made it 24-10.

With their “Row The Boat” mentality inspired by young head coach P.J. Fleck, the 12th-ranked Broncos (13-1) made it from one win during his first season in Kalamazoo three years ago to the last FBS team other than No. 1 Alabama this season with a chance to be undefeated.

“Told them I was very proud of them, how much I love them, and the effort they gave,” Fleck said about what he told his team on the sideline just before the end of the game. “We will continue to learn from this. We will embrace our past to create our future, and it just wasn’t enough tonight.”

Eighth-ranked Wisconsin (113), which finished with 11 wins for the fourth time in seven seasons, was clearly bigger and stronger —

his career 21-7 as a starter.

Turning Point Beathard directed the best drive of the game by either team, moving Iowa from its own 36 to inside the Florida 10 with help from runs of 27 yards by Akrum Wadley and 11 yards by LeShun Daniels, plus an 18-yard pass to tight end George Kittle on third-and-14 from the Gators 28. Three plays later, Beathard dropped back to throw before scrambling for a 6-yard gain near the goal line. The Hawkeyes thought he scored, but officials ruled him down at the 1. Daniels was dropped for a 2-yard loss on fourth down. Florida snapped the 3-3 tie less than six minutes later, when Thompson scored on the longest reception and TD in Outback Bowl history.

“That was big. Momentum definitely switched in their favor after that,” Wadley said. “But that was just one drive. A football game is four quarters, and we had to bounce back.”

especially up front. The Big Ten runner-up Badgers set the tone early, with rushing touchdowns on their first two drives to take a 14-0 lead against the Group of Five team.

Fumagalli had several other highlight catches, including a one-handed 20-yard grab on the Badgers’ opening drive, and a 26yard catch to convert third-and-8 as they ran out the final 3:27 after Western Michigan scored.

Terrell combined with All-America receiver Corey Davis for 51 career touchdowns, tying the FBS record on an 11-yarder on fourth down with 3:27 left. Even with cornerback Sojourn Shelton’s arms wrapped around him in the back of the end zone, Davis broke free to make the catch.

“It doesn’t matter if the defender is grabbing you or whatever it is.

Go make a play on the ball if it’s in the air, and go attack it,” said Davis, the FBS career leader in receiving yards and likely first-round NFL draft pick in April. “My four years at Western have been phenomenal. We’ve been through so much and I’ve learned so many lessons on the field, and off the field.”

Terrell had 33 touchdowns and only four interceptions this season, the last pick by Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Edwards.

Duke’s Coach K takes leave for back surgery DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Hall of Fame Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is stepping away from the team to have lower back surgery.

The school announced Monday that the procedure is scheduled for Friday, with an anticipated recovery time of four weeks.

Krzyzewski will coach Wednesday night’s game against Georgia Tech before handing off to associate head coach Jeff Capel for Saturday’s home game against Boston College.

Krzyzewski, 69, will have a fragment of a herniated disk removed at Duke University Hospital.

The school says Krzyzewski tried several treat-

ment options during the past month before deciding on surgery.

Krzyzewski said in a statement that he consulted with the university’s medical team and “together, we have determined that surgery is the best course of action at this time.” He says the Blue Devils will “be in the capable hands” of Capel and assistants Nate James and Jon Scheyer.

“As soon as the doctors clear me to do so, I look forward to returning and giving our team 100 (percent) of my energy and attention, which is certainly something that they deserve,” he said.

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT OF JASPER COUNTY Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Jeffrey Tyler Lint; Parties in Possession; Unknown spouse, if any, of Jeffrey Tyler Lint, et al.

Defendants.

EQUITY NO: EQCV120242 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of this court naming you as a defendant in this action. The petition was filed on November 23, 2016, and prays for foreclosure of Plaintiffs mortgage in favor of the Plaintiff on the property described in this notice and judgment for the unpaid principal amount of $73,691.07, with 6.375% per annum interest thereon from April 1, 2016, together with late charges, advances and the costs of the action including (but not limited to) title costs and reasonable attorney's fees, as well as a request that said sums be declared a lien upon the following described premises from May 11, 2007, located in Jasper county, Iowa: Lot Eleven and the North OneHalf of Lot Twelve in Block "D" in Community Heights Subdivision in the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, as appears in Plat Book D, at page 28 in the Office of the Recorder of said County, commonly known as 622 East 6th Street S, Newton, IA 50208 (the “Property”) The petition further prays that the mortgage on the above described real estate be foreclosed, that a special execution issue for the sale of as much of the mortgaged premises as is necessary to satisfy the judgment and for other relief as the Court deems just and equitable.

For further details, please review the petition on file in the clerk's office. The Plaintiffs attorney is Emily Bartekoske, of SouthLaw, P.C.; whose address is 1401 50th Street, Suite 100, West Des Moines, IA 50266.

NOTICE THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED FORECLOSURE WITHOUT REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY WILL OCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESS YOU FILE WITH THE COURT A WRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE. IF YOU FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALE WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL TWELVE MONTHS (OR SIX MONTHS IF THE PETITION INCLUDES A WAIVER OF DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT) FROM THE ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UNTIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS YOUR RESIDENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION AFTER THE SALE. THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE WILL BE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. You must serve a motion or answer on or before 24th day of January, 2017, and within a reasonable time thereafter file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Jasper County, at the county courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in a court action because of a disability, immediately call your District ADA Coordinator at 515-2863394. If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800735-2942.

This case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. You may find more information and general rules governing electronic filing in Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16. You may find information concerning protection of personal information in court filings in Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, Division VI. By: CLERK OF THE ABOVE COURT Jasper County Courthouse 101 N. 1st Street, #104 Newton, IA 50208 IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. December 20, 27 & January 3

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JELD-WEN Window Division in Grinnell has current opportunities, primarily on the off-shifts, including seasonal temporary winter employment if desired. Our need to stock windows for the spring requires a full staff and whether FT or seasonal employment fits your needs, you are encouraged to apply in person at 911 Industrial Avenue in Grinnell. Seasonal wages start at $13.50/hr. for the off-shifts and FT wages are $15.00/hr. JELDWEN is a market leader in vinyl windows and patio doors serving the Midwestern market.

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Previous experience preferred but not required. Open to applicants willing to work hard and learn a new industry.

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QHC Mitchellville, LLC is committed to "Making a difference in every life we touch and always striving for excellence in Care and Integrity." *All applicants must pass a pre-employment drug test and physical.

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 3). There will be a role reversal at the top of your solar return that will help you finally claim a property, obtain a title or change a habit. The early-year action will center on a youthful presence in your life. Windfalls come in March and July. Too many opinions come at you in August; stand strong in just one: yours. Libra and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 20, 5, 33 and 19.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19).

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

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CANCER (June 22-July 22). Laughter usually bonds people, but be aware that it can also alienate people. Not everyone has your stellar sense of humor, especially when it comes to kidding that’s a little too close for home. Sensitivity required.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). From

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

The social technology that is supposed to facilitate human connection often has the opposite effect, drawing us into a social fantasy while we ignore those who actually exist at an arm’s length. Don’t let it happen to you and yours.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Greatness and inner strength go hand in hand. You develop it the same way you do physical strength -- by doing hard

things over and over. It’s why you choose to stick to this job until it’s done.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

The animals have an effect on you, and you’ll be more keenly aware of this. Whether you care for an animal or just admire the natural world, you’ll be enriched by other lifeforms today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Being in control of a small part of your environment will make you feel in control of your whole world. To extend the idea, what you do for your body, you’ll do for your life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When it comes to “getting over it,” there’s no time limit.

Take as long as you need. Just know that until you’re “over

it,” it will be hard to get “on with it,” so it’s in your own best interest not to wallow.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Life doesn’t usually offer closure in any kind of neat form.

Endings often aren’t. And even when they are, they can be so long and drawn out, you might as well say “so long” instead of “goodbye.”

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