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WILL IOWA LEGALIZE CANNABIS?

Eminent domain talks sparked by pipeline, clean line projects

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News

The legislature approved a limited cannabis-oil use bill last year; Newton native has a stake in 2015 efforts

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News When the Iowa Legislature convenes on Monday to begin its 2015 session, thousands of Iowans will be pining to make thousands of things happen.

One of those groups of Iowans will be addressing issues surrounding cannabis — as a medicine, and not as a recreational-use drug. A Newton native, whose wife is chronically ill, will be a part of the movement to get cannabis oil, and the medicines that contain it, approved as a more formal program in 2015 by the legislature.

The legislature approved the Medical Cannabidiol Act last year, but when Gov. Terry Branstad signed the bill into law, it really only gave a limited number of epilepsy patients the right to legally possess one drug — and there’s no provision for it to be produced in Iowa, so finding and getting it to the state is tricky

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Craig Miller Jr., the son of Sue Miller and Craig “Bud” Miller Sr. of Newton, said the 2014 activity and the Medical Cannabidiol Act represent important

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The physical, mental and emotional strain cancer can have on a family is tremendously painful but when you add onto that the cancer diagnoses of another immediate family member then it feels nearly unbearable. That is what cancer patients Sarah Hesson and mother, Pauline Hesson, along with their supportive family have faced the last two years and continue to be overwhelmed with the tenacious disease.

Sarah, 37, grew up in Newton, and it is the town she calls home. She is the daughter of Steve and Pauline Hesson and was a CNA at Newton Health Care Center. She is also the mother of three children, Grant, 14, Brandon, 6, and Courtney, 4.

Two years ago, Sarah

was diagnosed with lobular (breast) cancer, was treated at John Stoddard Cancer Center in Des Moines, and had to make the decision of having a double mastectomy in 2013.

Sarah was in good spirits after she fought the disease and was in the clear, but less than a year later she found out the cancer was back and had spread.

The bad news didn’t stop there for the Hesson family.

As Sarah was unable to work, she and her family have been taken care of by her parents. But last year, Pauline was also diagnosed with breast cancer and, like her daughter, went through a double mastectomy. She starts chemotherapy radiation Friday.

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Alex Olp/Newton Daily News Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds meet with members of the Iowa news media Wednesday at the state capitol building in Des Moines during the annual Associated Press Legislative Seminar. Branstad announced he would submit a two-year budget as the 2015 legislative session begins next week.

Authorities: Be cautious of snowplows, winter roads

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By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Although the snow has stopped falling, drivers need to remain cautious with snow still on the roads and the Iowa Department of Transportation reporting 12 wrecks statewide with its snowplows in the recent storm.

When visibility is poor and/or the road is wet, snowy or icy — slow down. Conditions are continually changing and can be very unpredictable. To help maintain control of the vehicle, avoid excessive actions while steering, breaking or accelerating.

“The road conditions can change in a second. They can be

completely dry and no problem and then within the next mile they could have black ice and snow,” said Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty.

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DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad stated his intention Wednesday at the annual Associated Press Legislative Seminary to present a two-year budget to the General Assembly in conjunction with next week’s Condition of the State Address. Branstad, a Republican, also indicated he would include a 5-year projection of the state’s finances.

Near the top of the governor’s list of priorities for the 2015 legislative session is Iowa road and infrastructure funding. Branstad said he intends to present a series of options to Republican and Demo-

cratic lawmakers aimed at increasing rural road funding, but the suggestion pushed most aggressively by the governor Wednesday was a 1 cent local option sales tax per every gallon of gas. The proposal would give Iowa counties the option of holding a referendum on the local 1 cent increase, allowing those funds to remain within county lines for local roadway projects.

The governor said he hopes to see action on this early in the session.

“We have local option sales on everything else, but gasoline and diesel fuel does not. But if you had an excise tax on that, a county could

Jason Brooks/Daily News Newton native Craig Miller Jr. is the primary caretaker for his wife, Debbie, who has been chronically ill from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome for more than five years. Miller Jr. is one of many Iowa residents hoping to see an expanded medical cannabis program approved by the legislature this year.

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Guide for healthy eating may consider environment WA S H I N G T O N (AP) — The government issues dietary guidelines every five years to encourage Americans to eat healthier. This year’s version may look at what is healthy for the environment, too.

A new focus on the environment would mean asking people to choose more fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains and other plantbased foods — possibly at the expense of meat.

The beef and agri-

culture industries are crying foul, saying an environmental agenda has no place in what has always been a practical blueprint for a healthy lifestyle.

An advisory panel to the Agriculture and Health and Human Services Departments has been discussing the idea of sustainability in public meetings, indicating that its recommendations, expected this month, may address the environment.

The two departments

will take those recommendations into account as they craft the final dietary guidelines, expected by the end of the year.

The guidelines are the basis for USDA’s “My Plate” icon that replaced the wellknown food pyramid in 2010 and is designed to help Americans with healthy eating. The guidelines will also be integrated into school lunch meal patterns and other federal eating programs.

A draft recommendation circulated by the advisory committee in December said a sustainable diet helps ensure food access for both the current population and future generations. A dietary pattern higher in plant-based foods and lower in animalbased foods is “more health promoting and is associated with lesser environmental impact than is the current average U.S. diet,” the draft said.

Newton YMCA

1701 S. Eighth Ave. E.

Classes are free for members, or $9 for a nonmember adult day pass.

Aquacise Monday, Wednesday, Friday — 9 to 10 a.m.

Stretching, stamina and strength training are the focus of the class with stretching, aerobic exercise and arms, abdominal and gluteus muscles.

Firm Express Monday and Wednesday — 5:55 to 6:25 p.m.

Hand weights, tubing, medicine balls, steps and more will help you increase strength, tone up, improve metabo­lism, and flexibility.

Silver Sneakers Tuesday and Thursday — 8:15 to 9 a.m.

Move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement, and activity for daily living skills.

Step Monday, Wednesday — 5:15 to 5:50 p.m.

This class is a moderate to high intensity aerobic workout for participants who want to increase cardiovascular fitness.

Yoga Tuesdays and Thursdays — 7 to 8 a.m.

Experience the mind/body connection through a series of postures, creating a continuous flow, accompanied by deep breathing, focusing on internal strength, postural integration and health.

Zumba Kids Tuesdays — 4 to 4:45 p.m.

The routine features aerobic/fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms.

First Presbyterian Church 220 N. Second Ave. E.

Classes are free and open to the public.

Yoga — Chair Thursdays — 3 p.m.

File Photo Strength training exercises include lifting weights, using resistance bands and doing push-ups, pull-ups and situps. Everyday activities like carrying groceries, playing with your kids and gardening can strengthen muscles, too.

Improve your strength, muscle mass this year

By Nancy Schive, RD, LD Skiff Medical Center The new year is now in full swing, and many of us are starting fresh with a renewed interest and desire to get healthy and be more physically fit.

One part of that fitness equation is strength training.

Did you know muscle is more difficult to build and maintain as we age? In fact, many of us start losing muscle around age 30, with a 3 to 8 percent reduction in lean muscle mass every decade thereafter. This is due to lower testosterone levels in men and lower estrogen levels in women — both hormones needed to help build muscle — as well as changes in nerve and blood cells and the body not efficiently converting amino acids to muscle tissue, among other factors. However, muscle loss is not inevitable.

For both adult men and women, regular strength training exercises are key to building and maintaining muscle. Men and women should participate in muscle strengthening activities that work the major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, chest, abdomen, shoulders and arms) at

least two times per week.

Strength training exercises include lifting weights, using resistance bands and doing push-ups, pull-ups and sit-ups. Everyday activities like carrying groceries, playing with your kids and gardening can strengthen muscles, too. One important way to support strength building is good nutrition including protein, carbohydrates and fat as well as adequate calories throughout the day.

When building and maintaining muscle, the more protein the better? Not necessarily. Research has shown that eating adequate protein not excessive protein is the key.

A typical day’s intake for a sedentary adult might include three servings of low-fat or fatfree dairy plus 4 to 6 ounces from protein foods such as lean meat, poultry, fish or beans. Keep in mind, that this amount is an approximation and may vary with each individual. One ounce protein equivalents include 1 egg, ¼ cup cottage cheese, ¼ cup tuna, shredded cheese or loose meat such as ground beef/turkey, 1 string cheese stick or 2 tablespoons peanut butter.

Carbohydrates are also im-

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portant for fueling muscles. The reason for this is that carbs are partially converted into glycogen, which gets stored in your muscles to provide energy for your workouts.

Men and women who are strength training at least two times/week need to include at least half their calories from carbohydrates. That does not, however, mean you should load up on pizza, bagels, cakes and cookies.

Choose good quality carbs that are also low in fat such as whole grain breads and cereals, low-fat or fat-free milk/yogurt and fruits and vegetables.

Fats are also a necessary nutrient in your diet. For overall health and muscle strength, focus on heart-healthy fats (extra-virgin olive oil, canola oil, walnuts, pistachios, almonds, avocados and fatty fish such as salmon, halibut, mackerel, sardines and trout). Because fats contain twice the number of calories as carbohydrates and protein, be sure to monitor portion sizes closely.

For example, a tablespoon of olive oil has 120 calories and 1 ounce of walnuts (about 14 nuts) has 185 calories. Measure and count before you eat.

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Yoga — Flow Mondays, 6:15 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 a.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.

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Classes are free and open to the public.

Chair Workout Tuesdays and Fridays — noon to 12:45 p.m.

Basic Step Aerobics Tuesdays and Thursdays — 8:15 a.m.

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6 to 7:30 p.m., Jan. 17, Hy-Vee Club Room, $5 Join dietitian Jenny Thompson for a cooking class featuring a variety of great tasting, healthy appetizer recipes.

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Intro to DISH — Dinner is Solved at Hy-Vee 6 to 7:30 p.m., Jan. 29, Hy-Vee Club Room, Free Join dietitian Emily Ring for a sneak peak into the new freezer meal workshops and learn how to get nutritious meals onto the dinner table quickly. Sample seasonal menu items and arrange a future meal planning meeting.

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HealthMarket Gala 3 to 7 p.m., Jan. 30, Hy-Vee HealthMarket, Free Join dietitians Emily Ring, Jenny Thompson and HealthMarket Manager Erin Blank host the event to help create health and nutrition goals, sample food and a provide a mini-tour to introduce consumers to products. No registration is required.

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The Newton Daily News announced Monday it is expanding the news coverage of its weekly publications with the hire of staff writer Alex Olp. The 22-year-old reporter graduated in December from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with a B.A. in journalism. He was a sports writer and assistant sports editor for the UW Oshkosh campus newspaper, The Advance-Titan and worked as an editorial assistant for FOX CITIES Magazine in Appleton, Wis. Olp will tackle multiple beats for the Jasper County Tribune and Prairie City News, covering city government, community schools and local news. Growing up in a small town, Olp has a familiarity with the individuality rural and small communities hold in their

culture.

“I take pride in my work, especially when I’m writing for smaller communities.

I think it’s Olp e x t re m e l y important for people to know what is happening within their community, which is why I love my profession,” Olp said. “I’m excited to start a new chapter in my life, and learn more about the communities I will be working in.”

Olp will also be a contributing writer for the Newton Daily News. News Editor Mike Mendenhall said he is confident in Olp’s story-telling ability and looks forward to the new perspective the young journalist will bring to western Jasper County.

Cannabis Continued from Page 1A Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which affects collagen and connective tissue, and has left her with chronic pain and fatigue. However, aside from avoiding possession charges, the 2014 legislation did little to make medicine more accessible in Iowa.

“It would be really tough to follow every state’s laws to get the medicine into the state legally,” Miller Jr. said. “The system just isn’t there. And most states won’t accept any kind of card from another state. Places that require patients to register want them to stay in the state, and not take the drug across state lines.”

The 1992 Newton High School graduate and current lab technician for Underwriters Laboratories’ Newton facility is one of many Iowans who is hoping legislators take even more action on medical cannabis than they did in 2014.

Miller Jr. is hoping the assembly propose and approve a more complete program for either Cannabidiol or cannabis oil in general. Monday, the Iowa Pharmacy Board recommended legislators reclassify a marijuana extract that has little of the chemical THC, making it easier to use legally for treating epilepsy.

He said the movement of chronically ill patients and their families and caretakers is completely separate from the marijuana changes associated with Washington state and Colorado.

“Most of us (in the medical cannabis movement) aren’t interested in legalizing marijuana for recreational use,” Miller Jr. said. “In fact, it’s not about getting government out of the way. If anything, we’re

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Plows Continued from Page 1A have a higher potential for developing black ice, which is a thin coating of clear ice that can form on the pavement surface and is difficult to see.

Winter roads often result in longer stopping distances, so leave extra room between vehicles. When pulling out into intersections, do not take chances and assume that a vehicle can slow down or that your vehicle can accelerate quickly. Snow and ice covered streets do not give the same control as dry pavement. When driving, leave the cruise control off to maintain complete control over the car.

While driving in snowy conditions, there is a chance that a snowplow will be in the path of your vehicle. Just during the last snowfall, 12 Iowa DOT snowplows were involved in collisions statewide. Most of the plows only had minor damage, but a few will be off the road permanently, the DOT said. When coming upon a snowplow, be aware that it often travels between 5 to 35 miles per hour and prepare to reduce your speed.

Maintain a safe following distance and be prepared to stop as

Submitted Photo Drivers are cautioned to be careful on the roads as crews clear the roads during winter weather events.

snowplows often need to make a stop or take evasive maneuvers to avoid stranded vehicles.

Because of its size and general purpose, be cautious of blowing snow coming from the snowplow or a snowplow concealed within the blowing snow. If you can pass the plow, make sure to have a clear view ahead and allow plenty of room when passing. Do not cut in too quickly in front of the plow. On two lane roads, operators will periodically pull over to let following vehicles pass. If visibility is poor, do not attempt to pass the snowplow.

It is never recommended to pass a snowplow on the right

Iowa leaders have mixed stances on medical cannabis

Several states have different types of medical cannabis programs going, and there are 23 states with either recreational and/or medical marijuana legalized.

There will be a push from the medical community to get Iowa legislators to expand the cannabis program this year.

Iowa legislators approved the Medical Cannabidiol Act in 2014, but when Gov. Terry Branstad signed the bill into law, it really only gave a limited number of epilepsy patients the right to legally posses one drug that can’t legally be produced in Iowa and many other states.

Newton native Craig Miller Jr., who works as a lab tech for Underwriters Laboratories’ Newton facility, is one of the administrators of the Facebook group called Concerned Iowans for Medical Cannabis.

Sally Gaer, wife of West Des Moines mayor Steve Gaer and mother of an adult daughter who has a severe form of epliepsy, is a longtime and passionate advocate for medical cannabis.

Monday, the Iowa Pharmacy Board recommended legislators reclassify a marijuana extract that has little of the chemical THC, making it easier to use legally for treating epilepsy, When asked by the Daily News what she’d like to see the legislature do with medical cannabis this year, Gaer had this reply: “Steve and I would like to see medical cannabis removed from Schedule I, as per the 2010 recommendation of the Iowa Board of Pharmacy. We would also like a medical cannabis program set up in Iowa

more interested in letting government intervene and set up and run a program. We’re not talking about a mild painkiller.

We’re talking medicine for epileptics with severe symptoms.”

Debbie was diagnosed in 2006 at the height of an extremely successful sales career with Nebraska Furniture Mart. She qualified for full federal disability benefits on her first try, which Miller Jr. describes as a rare success; the Creston native has days when she is barely mobile.

Debbie said there’s no guarantee any cannabis extract or oil would ease her symptoms or make anything more manageable. However, she’d like to

of Iowa needs to focus on sparking our economy through support for agriculture, support for renewable energy and seeking employers from the coasts and other parts of the Midwest who may want to locate their jobs here.”

Iowa Senator-elect Chaz Allen (DNewton) said last year’s legislation was not an attempt to legalize recreational marijuana —and, most likely, any proposals this session regarding cannabis will likely be strictly for medical purposes as well.

Kelley Allen “Just like allowing the limited use of morphine, on the battlefield as well as the with a board made up of doctors, pharma- emergency room, this is about what it right and what is wrong,” Allen said. “Senate cists, nurses, patients, law enforcement, drug enforcement, experts in growing and File 2360 passed the legislature and was testing the plants. This would leave decision signed into law last year, and it garnered making up to this board and not legislators overwhelming bipartisan legislative support — as well as Gov. Branstad’s signature.” who do not have the expertise. The result Allen said getting medicine to patients, would be to have the medicine grown, processed, tested, and distributed in Iowa.” such as Miller Jr.’s wife or those with severe Iowa Rep. Dan Kelley (D-Newton) voted epilepsy, is a matter of simply helping citizens in need. against the Medical Cannabidiol Act. Like “It just seems like a no-brainer to me,” many leaders, he is reluctant to encourage Allen said. “We’re not talking about choosstates to approve actions that might be in ing whether or not to be tough on crime. It conflict with federal laws and regulations. is wrong to play politics with this issue to “The bill that came before the legislature last session is incredibly flawed,” Kelley gain points in the next election cycle. I look forward to seeing the bill improved, and said. “The bill (required) a study from the better access provided to this medicine University of Iowa that would determine so these parents are allowed to provide whether cannabis oil actually helps medically or not. That study did not happen, and comfort for their children in such chronic need of our help.” it’s highly unlikely to happen, because our Allen said it’s important for the legislabill violated federal drug policy. It was the ture to make more than symbolic gestures. right vote, and I’m proud to have taken it.

“I will proudly stand with these mothers, “I believe that efforts to legalize illegal drugs are misplaced efforts. I think the state caregivers and children,” he said.

see the legislature at least give chronically ill patients the opportunity to try out cannabis as an alternative.

“I don’t want to be taking so many opiates,” Debbie said. “Some of the medicines almost make my symptoms worse in ways. I feel like I’m not living life.”

While she doesn’t usually have obvious symptoms, Miller Jr. said, his wife can dislocate a rib simply by sneezing, and has dislocated her shoulder while rolling over during sleep.

“The thing is, she doesn’t look sick,” Miller Jr. said. “The winters are worse, because the cold makes it tougher for her body. Some of the meds she

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takes are to combat the side effects of other meds, so cannabis oil or something like it might replace one or more medicines, with reduced overall side effects.”

Miller Jr. said he realizes the large lobby of the pharmaceutical industry won’t quickly step aside and allow natural herbs and small growers to simply take over.

However, he sees Cannabidiol and other medical cannabis efforts as new, untapped markets for those established companies. Iowa legislation regarding marijuana and cannabis dates back at least as far as the 1970s.

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1996 to “remove federal prohibition” from marijuana for medical purposes. Miller Jr. said he’s willing to go to great lengths to help get medical cannabis going in Iowa, but he realizes other illnesses and causes might be able to gain greater traction with the legislature.

“The epilepsy folks have really taken the lead, and has a larger group,” Miller Jr. said.

“And multiple sclerosis is a known cause. Ehlers-Danlos is often mis-diagnosed, and even Crohn’s disease and ALS are more widely known.”

A Quinnipiac University poll of 1,411 registered Iowa voters, conducted in early March 2014, showed 81 percent support use of marijuana for medical purposes.

“I don’t want to get high,” Debbie said. “In fact, I don’t want drugs at all. I want medicine. There’s another realm to marijuana plants that legislators need to understand, and if they had a close family member that might be helped by something new, they might listen closer.”

Miller Jr. said it might not matter to him which disorder or application gets widereaching cannabis approval first. Once the oil is introduced to the general public as a larger component of treatment, he’s confident it would soon be approved for more applications.

“Leaders who are worried about potential drug abuse often haven’t seen things like my wife struggling to crawl up a flight of stairs,” he said. “Those folks (patients with other ailments and their caregivers) go through the same hell my wife and I go through, and, in many cases, a much worse hell.”

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By Mike Mendenhall Staff Writer

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I had been the cops and courts reporter at the Newton Daily News for only three weeks when I went on my first police ride-along.

I spent the evening patrol with a young, pleasant officer who is still serving at the NPD today.

It was a fairly quiet evening in February of 2011, but we took a call regarding a middle-aged male subject who was allegedly looking at young teens from his pickup truck. We received reports that the subject was driving through a park in northern Newton. The officer spoke to a group of children in the park who corroborated the story.

The officer immediately recognized the subject’s vehicle and physical description and knew the man had a history of looking at young girls in an inappropriate manner. With a sense of urgency, the officer drove to the subject’s last known position, and we found the man driving through the southwest neighborhoods of town not too far from Maytag Park.

We followed him for a bit, and when the subject arrived at his residence, the officer — a bulky built fellow in his mid-20s — spoke with the subject about his behavior. The officer had a very calming presence, but made it quite clear to the man this activity would even-

tually lead to a devastating place.

Knowing that he had no cause for arrest, the officer put the fear of God in the man without even raising his voice. This demeanor is a talent and difficult to mimic.

In smaller, Midwestern communities relationships with local police departments tend to be less adversarial. Core groups of repeat offenders might take issue with police activity, but the general public has an overall positive viewpoint of law enforcement.

But in larger cities, a contentious culture between minority and low income communities and police has persisted for decades.

The profiling and subconscious racial biases of the Caucasian population toward Black America, Hispanic America and minorities in America in general has manifested itself in recent incidents of police action against young black men in two notable instances, resulting in fatalities. For these cops, cultural misunderstanding leads to fear which leads to aggression and hate. It’s easy to fear what is not understood.

The August 2014 shooting of black teen Michael Brown in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo., is well documented, as is the rioting and violence which per-

sisted after the grand jury decided not to indict the officer who shot the teen. This was followed by a widely agreed upon injustice in New York City where an unarmed black man was suffocated by an arresting officer in the aftermath of a nonviolent crime.

The reprehensible slaying of NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu which followed the protests is an example of how misplaced anger can quickly spread to the innocent. The violent protesting has done nothing but fuel the anxiety of our men and women in uniform as they put on their Kevlar vests and go to work each day.

But as those who might feel farther removed from these events, we should attempt to look at these protests — both violent and peaceful — through the lens of history. The new Hollywood adaptation “Selma,” directed by Ava DuVernay reminds us the shadow cast by the detractors of the Civil Rights Movement and the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act is not that far from memory. The progress gained since the 1960s cannot be described in any other way other than fragile. We have given people the rights assured by the constitution, but our society has

yet to prove we can rid ourselves of unconscious biases that still persist and truly transcend the legacy of our forebears.

This doubt has manifested itself in the events of Ferguson and New York. But police officers around the country go to work every day, not able to fully promise their families that they will come home safely, so the people of Ferguson and those around the United States can exercise their rights to peacefully protest. Although the injustices by some police departments have been brought to light, as a society we cannot allow ourselves to forget the tens of thousands of cops who go to work daily to defend our neighborhoods regardless of the dominant creed, ethnicity or orientation.

We need to continue to train our police forces how to deescalate potential deadly situations, but we also need to learn to trust law enforcement in this country. Only when those who feel oppressed feel they are supported by our officers, and our officers feel there is nothing to fear, will we move forward with clarity toward a just society.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

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By Emily Schwarts Greco United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and several of John D. Rockefeller’s heirs have some investment advice for you.

They want you, your college or alma mater, your local firefighters’ pension fund, and all other investors — big and small — to adopt a new financial strategy.

They’re calling for everyone to shed their oil, gas, and coal assets while actively investing in solar and wind power, along with other climate-friendly industries.

Are they tilting at windmills?

Sagging oil prices have been dragging down shares in solar and wind power companies since the middle of 2014. After rising early in the year, most renewable energy stocks fell by December 31.

They underperformed the Dow Jones Industrial average, which climbed 7.5 percent.

But dirty-energy industries fared worse. Coal and fracking stocks plunged more than 20 percent.

Renewable-energy stocks slumped because many investors wrongly assume that cheap oil will sap demand for solar panels and wind turbines.

For one thing, solar power is on fire. New installations go online every three minutes, and the sun’s rays are fueling more than a third of the electric power installed last year across the country.

Wind energy is also flourishing after growing 26.2 percent a year for nearly two decades worldwide.

Those modernistic turbines now boost grids in many of the most conservative and oil-rich corners of the United States, including Texas, North Dakota and Oklahoma.

While climate concerns do help, market forces are driving this surge.

Generating a kilowatt of solar energy today costs less than 1 percent of what it cost in 1977.

Both wind and solar are becoming increasingly competitive against dirtier energy options. And on average, U.S. homeowners can bank on saving $20,000 or more within two decades of sticking solar panels on their roofs.

“It isn’t often we have an opportunity to both do well and do good,” Wallace Global Fund executive director Ellen Dorsey wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.

Yet that’s the case today for people and institutions which, like Wallace, divested from oil, coal, and gas over the past two years — and then channeled money into wind, solar, energy efficiency, and other climate solutions.

The Guggenheim Solar exchange-traded fund (ETF) zoomed up 128 percent in 2013, while the First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy ETF jumped 65 percent. These renewable-energy benchmarks blew past the Dow’s 26.5 percent gain that bull-market year.

Even with last year’s decline, solar shares increased 118 percent and wind stocks gained 46.5 percent over the course of 2013 and 2014, outshining the Dow’s cumulative 36 percent rise. In contrast, standard oil and gas stocks inched

up 11 percent, fracking shares sank 3 percent, and coal shares plummeted 42 percent during that period.

Of course, the market has foolishly snubbed the immense promise of wind and solar power before.

Many individual stocks in these industries fizzled between 2010 and 2012, and they remain far below levels seen prior to the 2008 crash.

But I think the past two years say more than the previous five about how the stock market will treat these industries from now on.

While renewable energy remains vulnerable to volatility as governments phase subsidies in and out, it’s poised for massive growth.

Consider this: Thanks partly to China’s efforts to stamp out smog by closing coal-fired power plants, solar power alone may fuel half the global grid by 2050, according to the International Energy Agency.

That would mark a major transformation from its global market share today of under 1 percent worldwide and less than 2 percent in the United States.

What about wind? It generates about 5.5 percent of America’s electricity and has plenty of room to grow.

Wall Street will eventually accept renewable power’s full potential.

In the meantime, you can do well by doing good by heeding that call from Ban, Tutu, and the Rockefellers.

Columnist Emily Schwartz Greco is the managing editor of OtherWords, a non-profit national editorial service run by the Institute for Policy Studies. OtherWords.org.

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Everybody else does it this time of year, so I might as well, too. Judging from the amount of feedb a c k I received, b o t h positive and negat i v e, t h e s e By Curt Swarm are the Guest Columnist m o s t popular Empty Nest columns for 2014.

“Happiness” was my runaway best column for 2014. I received more emails and phone calls for this column than any of the others combined — and all the comments were positive. I usually manage to hack someone off, but not on this one. In “Happiness,” I quote from my daily meditation book that you can’t search for happiness, “happiness is a byproduct of right living.”

So important is this concept, that my meditation book repeats it four times throughout the year.

One very important concept I didn’t have room for in the “Happiness” column is the “one-day-ata-time” concept. I firmly believe in this, and so do others, as it is preached far and wide by many disciplines. In a world of worry, all we have to do is take care of what is in front of us today, and the tomorrows work out. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow isn’t here, all we have is today. Enjoy. It’s a gift. In my early days of sobriety, when my brain was racing like the Newton Speedway on a hot day (and just as noisy, too). I condensed one day at a time down to one minute at a time.

Then I worked up to one hour at a time, one event at a time, and so on. I still practice one-day-at-attime today, maybe more so than ever.

There’s one more thing I would like to add to the

column on happiness, and that is “God won’t give us more than we can handle in any given day.” If I’ve offended anyone by my mention of God, I don’t apologize.

“Low and behold.” I wrote a column championing the advantages of a Liberal Arts education, and criticizing technically educated people who have poor grammatical and communication skills. In my haste to make a point, I spelled “Low and behold” wrong. Well, you would have thought I had committed the most egregious error. People I’ve never heard from before jumped all over it, gleefully pointing out that the term is spelled “lo and behold.” Geesh. I’m sorry! You might know, as soon as I’m critical of other peoples’ errors, I make one myself. I need to point out that my editor missed the spelling error, as well as the editors of the newspapers. I just wish that all these people I hear from when I make a mistake, would let me know when I write something they like. But that would be the perfect world.

“Race Relations in America.”

Following the fatal shooting of a black man in Ferguson, Missouri, and a number of similar shootings around the country, I wrote a searing indictment of race relations in America. I received both high praise and glowering ridicule for my opinionated piece, in equal proportions, somewhat representative of feelings in the United States, in general. I don’t usually write hardcore opinions, sticking to human interest, which is the genre of Empty Nest.

However, once-in-awhile, following major events, I can’t contain myself. I do have an opinion and like to express it.

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Records Free community meal at Trinity Lutheran There will be a free community meal from 5 to 6 p.m.

Sunday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1409 S. Eighth Ave E., just west of the Newton YMCA. The meal will include soups, bread, fruit and brownies. All are welcome to attend.

Skiff Medical Center audit report released Newton Daily News The accounting firm of Seim Johnson, LLP released an audit report for Skiff Medical Center in Newton on Oct. 2, 2014.

The Medical Center’s operating revenue totaled $33,952,315 for the year ended June 30; an 2.8 percent decrease from the prior year.

Total operating revenue included $31,739,651 in net patient revenue and $2,212,664 in other operating revenue. Nonoperating revenue amounted to $20,286, which was comprised of $38,773 in capital grants and contributions, $70,059 in investment loss, and $11,000 in additions to permanent endowments.

Operating expenses for the year totaled $37,025,839; a 2.7 percent decrease from the prior year, and included $22,283,756 for salaries and benefits and $4,050,929 for purchased services and professional fees, and $10,691,154 for medical supplies and other expenses.

The Medical Center’s net position at the beginning of this fiscal year was $22,327,947 At the end of the fiscal year, net position was $19,234,137, a 13.9 percent decrease.

A copy of the audit report is available for review in the Hospital Administrator’s Office, in the Office of the Auditor of State and on the Auditor of State’s website at auditor.iowa.aov/reoorts/reDorts.htm.

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Submitted Photo Knights of Columbus donated $2,500 to the Pregnancy Center of Central Iowa. Pictured (from left) are Lee Zmolek, member of Knights of Columbus and PCCI board member, PCCI administrative assistant Juana McConnell, PCCI director Rita Baker and Knights of Columbus treasurer Bruce Hoffmeier.

Safe ways to reduce energy bills Newton Daily News With Iowa enduring dangerously low temperatures this week, the Iowa Utilities Board reminds utility customers of safe ways to reduce monthly utility bills through several energy-saving methods.

Whenever possible, lower the thermostat. A programmable thermostat is the best option, is the most efficient and can be easily installed. Never reduce the temperature to a setting that might adversely impact the health of anyone in the home.

Lowering the temperature by a few degrees when sleeping and by several additional degrees when residents are away from home is recommended. To prevent water pipes from freezing, never set the temperature below 50 degrees Fahrenheit when a residence is unoccupied.

Other safe and efficient ways to reduce energy use and costs: • Inspect, clean, and change furnace filters regularly.

• Have heating systems serviced annually by a qualified professional.

• Ensure air registers, heating ducts, and radiators are clean and not blocked.

• Weatherize exterior windows and doors.

• Turn off lights, electronic devices, exhaust fans, and appliances when not in use.

• Turn off power strips when not using electronic equipment to reduce phantom energy use.

• Open or close window coverings to let in sunlight or insulate against cold and wind, especially at night.

• Replace inefficient light bulbs, windows, furnaces, water heaters, or other appliances. Ensure replacement items are Energy Star

certified.

• Upgrade insulation in the attic, walls, floors, basement, or crawl spaces.

• Check with your local energy utility about a free or low-cost energy assessment. Many utilities also offer energy efficient programs or rebates for energy efficiency investments.

• Inquire with the local Community Action Agency for eligibility requirements of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance and Home Weatherization Programs. These programs can provide certified applicants with limited financial assistance for winter heating, short-term protection from energy utility service disconnection, resources to improve home energy efficiency, consumer information about energy use and proven means to reduce energy consumption.

To keep your home safe this winter: • Never use a gas stove or oven for space heating.

• Never leave open burning fireplaces, candles, or active space heaters unattended.

• Always ensure adequate venting if you use a fireplace or wood burning stove.

• Never use portable combustion generators or engines indoors, which can be fatal due to carbon monoxide, fire, and other risks even when operating near open windows or doors.

• Indoor use is not recommended for gas or kerosene heaters, stoves and grills.

Contact your local natural gas or electric utility for more information about options to assist in lowering energy usage and saving money during the winter heating season and throughout the year.

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• Total Forgiveness will meet at 1 p.m.

Thursday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• TOPS Iowa 254 will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Newton.

• Battlefield of the Mind will meet at 1 p.m.

Friday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Peer Support for those living with mental illness will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday at Optimae Life Services, 1730 First Ave. E. in Newton.

• Free U.S. Cellular Device Workshop will be at 11 a.m. Sunday at U.S. Cellular in Altoona, 3418 Eighth St. SW. • Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Sunday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Beauty for Ashes Women’s Study will meet at 9 a.m. Monday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Monday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Boundaries Women’s Study will meet at 12:30 p.m. Monday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

• Celebrate Recovery will meet at 5 p.m.

Monday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

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Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Kaitlin M. Keeling, 20, of Newton, is charged with driving while license suspended after being pulled over in the 2900 block of North 11th Avenue East at 3:52 a.m. Jan. 1. She was cited and released to appear.

• Jarrod M. Hesse, 35, of Newton, is charged with driving while license suspended after being pulled over at the Hy-Vee Gas parking lot at 10:35 p.m. Dec. 31.

He was cited and released to appear.

• Laura K. Hin-

shaw, 32, of Newton, is charged with driving while license suspended after being pulled over at the intersection of East Fifth Street South and South Third Avenue East at 9:09 p.m.

Dec. 30. She was cited and released to appear.

• Deann L. Cormeny, 44, of Newton, is charged with harassment of public officers and employees and driving while license under suspension after authorities pulled her over in the 100 block of West Fourth Street North at 5:50 p.m. Dec. 31. Officers began the

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investigation when they were informed of a red Ford Escort that was involved in a road rage incident. The vehicle’s license plate did not match the vehicle, according to police, and after being pulled over, Cormeny lied and gave an alternate name. She later admitted her true identity. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Torrey C. J. Henderson, 30, of Newton, is charged with disorderly conduct after authorities were called to 1426 First Ave. E. at 5:45 p.m. Jan. 1. Of-

ficers spoke with Henderson who alleged he argued with another man, which led to him getting hit in the eye.

Witnesses alleged Henderson and his friend kept the other man from leaving the scene and started the altercation.

Henderson said that he left the residence because the other man’s mother was “jumping down their throats.”

When he left, the other man was yelling at him then an altercation took place. He was cited and released to appear.

• Taggart L. Stanley, 24, of Newton, is

charged with disorderly conduct after authorities were called to 1426 First Ave. E. at 5:45 p.m. Jan. 1. Officers spoke with Stanley who alleged that two men were at the residence and began calling his mother derogatory names. He left the residence to confront them and was in an altercation where Stanley hit one of the men. He was cited and released to appear.

• Luis M. Sandoval, 33, of Marshalltown, is charged with driving while barred after authorities pulled him

over in the 900 block of East Ninth Street South at 1:58 a.m. Dec. 31. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Ahmed M. Zakaria, 28, of Newton, is charged with consumption/intoxication in public places after authorities were called to the 600 block of First Avenue East at 1:43 a.m. Jan. 1. Officers found Zakaria, who said that he was going to get more beer before the gas station closed. He also said he drank a six pack of beer. Officers smelled a strong odor of alcohol, noticed slurred speech

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Online search yields shocking news about live-in boyfriend DEAR ABBY: Recently, a member of the family suggested that my mother Google the name of my sister’s new live-in boyfriend. (Another family member said he had done it months ago.) When Mom did, she saw that he is a convicted sex offender. We were all shocked as he has been very good to my sister and other members of the family.

So far, we haven’t said anything to my sister or her boyfriend, and I am unsure what to do. I have a small child and it makes me nervous. I don’t know if my sister knows, and I don’t know how to bring it up.

I am upset with my family member because he didn’t say anything immediately after finding this information.

I’m upset at my sister if she knows and hasn’t been honest with us, and I am upset with this man. What should I do? — UPSET IN VIRGINIA DEAR UPSET: First let me tell you what NOT to do. Do not remain silent and stew. Tell your sister everything you have written to me and ask if she’s aware that her live-in boyfriend is on a sex offender website. If his offense concerned a minor child, it is possible that he is not supposed to be around children — and if he has been that the authorities would like to know. But first, discuss this with your sister who may — or may not — be able to put your fears to rest.

DEAR ABBY: I have been dating a widower for a year. While he was eager to jump into the dating pool, he still has a mini shrine of his late wife’s ashes and belongings in their house.

I can’t bring myself to have dinner or sleep over there with that overt presence.

He recently told me he’s saving her remains to be intermingled with his

when he dies. It was among a long list of her afterlife instructions he described. He’s in good health. I figure he has 25 years — or more — life expectancy before the big event.

Realistically, shouldn’t I expect more than second best in his world? Is there a time limit for grieving, or does the deceased get to control her hubby from the other side? — WAITING AND WONDERING DEAR WAITING AND WONDERING: Realistically, this has less to do with what you should “expect” than conclusions the widower must arrive at on his own. Ask him in a nonconfrontational way how he FEELS about carrying out all of his deceased wife’s wishes — and whether he thinks it is fair to himself or you. Be prepared to discuss it without becoming emotional. His answers will tell you everything you need to know about a future with him.

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Council OKs steps toward using eminent domain NORTH LIBERTY — North Liberty is drawing closer to using eminent domain for land that officials say is needed to run sewer and water lines to the new Liberty High School. The city council voted at a special session on Monday to authorize condemnation of three parcels owned by three different parties. City Administrator Ryan Heiar says the city must acquire land spanning 13 properties to complete the utility line project, which is expected to cost about $6 million.

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City worker helps woman, infant escape fire CARTER LAKE — A city worker has helped a woman and her infant daughter escape a fire that damaged their home in Carter Lake. Authorities say Ronnie Fisher and Mark Murray were driving by the home a little before 1 p.m. on Tuesday when they saw smoke billowing from the back of the residence. Murray called 911 while Fisher went to the front door and pounded on it. He told Tiffany Peck her house was on fire when she answered the door.

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MASON CITY — A trial has been scheduled later this month for a Mason City man accused of vehicular homicide and other crimes.

Victor Rivera, 47, pleaded not guilty on Monday. His trial is set to begin on Jan. 27. Authorities say Rivera was driving a pickup on Nov. 22 that struck a motorcycle carrying two people, fatally injuring one. Authorities say Rivera fled the scene but was pulled over a short time later by a Cerro Gordo County sheriff ’s deputy.

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DES MOINES — Des Moines police have identified a robbery suspect who was fatally shot by an officer after he pointed a gun at another officer.

A police spokesman says 30-year-old Nicholas Ryan Brickman was shot in the torso by officer Scott Newman.

Newman is on leave pending an investigation of the shooting, which the spokesman says is standard procedure for the department. The Polk County attorney says a grand jury will review the shooting.

SHENANDOAH — A former Shenandoah school superintendent says health issues led him to end his fight to keep his job.

After Jeff Hiser withdrew his request for a hearing, the school board on Tuesday carried through on its intention to terminate Hiser’s contract. Hiser said through his attorney that the withdrawal shouldn’t be viewed as agreement with district allegations of fraud, policy violations and a cover-up of misdeeds.

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Ex-manager cooperated in US inquiry of halal beef supplier The Associated Press IOWA CITY — A manager who was fired from a halal beef supplier charged with deceiving Muslim customers has been cooperating with prosecutors under a plea deal that may keep him out of prison, court records show.

Phil Payne, former operations manager at Midamar Corp. in Cedar Rapids, admitted he was part of a scheme to export beef to Indonesia and Malaysia that did not meet those countries’ requirements, according to a plea agreement filed Tuesday.

Payne pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to make and deliver false certificates and writings, marking the first conviction in the federal government’s lengthy investigation of Midamar.

Two other charges will be deferred under a pretrial diversion agreement with

Payne, 50, of Ryan.

Midamar founder William Aossey Jr. and two sons who now run the company have pleaded not guilty to charges related to exporting and marketing practices.

Midamar and its halal certification organization, Islamic Services of America, also have pleaded not guilty.

Prosecutors say the companies conspired to mislead U.S. regulators, foreign officials and customers about the source and nature of Midamar’s beef products and the level of adherence to halal standards of Islamic slaughter.

Midamar has defended its practices and accused the government of improperly trying to regulate halal standards that should be left to religion.

“Midamar’s halal processes are vetted and approved by scholars and industry leaders the world over,” spokeswoman Sara

Sayed said when asked about Payne’s plea. “We will continue to defend the integrity of the company.”

According to the plea agreement signed in June, Payne agreed to “fully and completely cooperate” with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He promised to testify before a grand jury, provide relevant documents, be available for interviews and debriefing sessions and record conversations as directed.

Payne was fired in March 2012 after telling Midamar president Jalel Aossey that he intended to seek employment elsewhere, the document says. He has since gone to work for Iowa Premium Beef, which is starting a large processing plant in Tama with the help of state tax incentives.

Company spokeswoman Michelle Baumhover refused to say whether Payne is still its coordinator for halal and interna-

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tional sales.

Payne admitted that, from 2007 to 2009, he directed Midamar workers to repackage beef products from a slaughterhouse that wasn’t approved for export to Malaysia and Indonesia to make them appear they came from an approved plant. That scheme involved 22 shipments totaling 124,000 pounds of beef, the document shows.

He also admitted that as demand grew for halal beef, Midamar had difficulty finding enough product prepared by Muslim slaughtermen as the company advertised, so it supplemented purchases with kosher beef slaughtered by rabbis at a Minnesota plant. All cattle at that plant were killed using a stunning device, despite Midamar’s claim on its website that the practice wasn’t allowed for halal slaughter, the document says.

The Associated Press BURLINGTON — A dog may have led a Burlington police officer to fire shots that led to a woman’s death during a dispute at her home, according to a neighbor who said he witnessed the shooting.

Autumn Mae Steele, 34, died Tuesday after being shot by an officer who was trying to quell a disturbance between Steele and her husband, Gabriel Steele.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, which is leading the investigation, identified the officer Wednesday as Jesse Hill. He has been with the Burlington Police Department since August 2013.

Neighbor Ed Ranck told the newspaper that he watched as the officer was trying to break up an argument and then was startled by the couple’s German shepherd. The officer fired shots and fell to the ground, according to Ranck.

DCI said Hill fired his weapon twice, with one round striking Steele in the mid-torso. She was pronounced dead a short time later. An autopsy is scheduled Thursday.

Authorities are still interviewing witnesses, Agent Richard Rahn told The Associated Press, but declined to give additional details. A press release from the agency said Hill received treatment for at least one dog bite after the shooting.

Less than hour before Tuesday’s shooting, Autumn Steele was released from a county jail on a charge of domestic abuse assault causing injury.

Des Moines utility to sue upstream counties over nitrates in water The Associated Press DES MOINES — After years of struggling to keep drinking water for almost 500,000 residents in Des Moines and its surrounding areas clear of contaminants largely from upstream farms, the Des Moines Water Works board says it plans to sue three counties.

Water Works’ lawsuit would aim to hold Calhoun, Buena

Vista and Sac counties responsible for the high nitrate levels in the Raccoon River, a primary water source for Des Moines.

Before the suit can be filed, the Water Works board must approve doing so in a vote, which is planned for Thursday.

It could be one of the first lawsuits in the U.S. filed by a water utility holding local officials responsible for pollution from farm drainage systems.

“They’re transporting

groundwater that is heavily polluted because of the agricultural activities,” Water Works CEO Bill Stowe said. “They’re a point-source polluter like a factory or a city stormwater system or a wastewater plant.

The state has chosen to turn its head from regulating them and we’re obviously at a point where we no longer consider that to be a tenable outcome.”

The Sac County Board of Supervisors who were meet-

ing about the issue Wednesday had no immediate comment, a woman in the county auditor’s office said. That board oversees seven drainage districts in coordination with Buena Vista and Calhoun.

Drainage districts were established to help move water out of farm fields so they can be more agriculturally productive.

Northern Iowa has the most extensively drained farmland in the country — an estimated 9

million acres.

The three counties that would be targeted under the lawsuit have about 1.2 million hogs, more than a million turkeys and 96,000 cows, according to the most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics. Manure and fertilizer are rich in nitrogen, which helps produce high corn yields.

But when left unused in the soil, it can wash into rivers and streams as nitrates.

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The governor defended Iowa’s “pay-as-you-go” approach to infrastructure spending and stated bonding to supplement the lack of road use dollars at the county level is something he thinks should be avoided.

Legislative leaders gave an indication Tuesday that road repairs would be a priority as session begins. Leaders in both chambers of the General Assembly indicated they would look at the governor’s local option gas tax proposal, but stopped short Wednesday of voicing support.

Senate Minority Leader Bill Dix (R-Shell Rock ) said his party will entertain increasing road use funding, but what form that takes is “still a bit of a mystery.”

Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs) echoed Dix’s hesitation to openly support the governor’s plan at this early stage.

“I don’t have a particularly deep thought on that,” Gronstal said. “I think that becomes a challenge because your farm to market roads go past county boundaries. I think there is some concern but I’m certainly open to looking at that.”

Lawmakers in Des Moines and the governor have been under increased pressure from the agricultural industry and Iowa

farmers in recent years to increase funding for rural and farm to market roads repairs. The Iowa DOT estimates an annual road funding gap of $215 million.

Rep. Greg Heartsill, a Republican representing southeast and south central portions of Jasper County, told the Newton Daily News in December he felt the formula for appropriating money from Iowa’s road use tax fund favored urban infrastructure— a problem he sees as an inequity given the greater portion of Iowa’s roads are farm-to-market and secondary systems and located away from the major cities.

Roughly 90,000 miles or 78 percent of Iowa’s 114,000 miles of roadways are maintained at the county level.

Eminent Domain Debate Leader in both the House and Senate sent signals Wednesday that eminent domain might be a topic of debate during the 2015 session, triggered by two highprofile energy projects slated to be considered by the Iowa Utilities Board for approval.

Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners will file a permit later this month to build 343.43 miles of crude oil pipeline through the state as part of a 1,134-mile project connecting the North Dakota Bakken and Three Forks oil fields with Patoka, Ill. Approximately 33.73 miles of the proposed 343.43 miles of piping to be laid in Iowa will go through Jasper County’s boundaries.

The second project on IUB’s

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Alex Olp/Newton Daily News Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha) and Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (DCouncil Bluffs) take questions during Wednesday’s AP Legislative Seminar in Des Moines. The Iowa General Assembly begins the 2015 legislative session Monday.

plate is the proposed Rock Island Clean Line consisting of 500-miles of high voltage overhead power lines transmitting wind energy through the northern and east-central portions of Iowa. Both projects would utilize eminent domain laws to build on privately owned property.

Although the parties disagree over the public good and potential economic benefits of an oil pipeline, there is a weariness on both sides to over utilizing eminent domain laws to acquire privately held land for these projects. Both Gronstal and Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen

gave indications that the legislature would weigh in on the laws governing the fate of both the clean line and pipeline. Paulsen said he “fully expects” legislation to be introduced into the house addressing issues of property condemnation for public projects.

The governor, who appoints the three-person IUB, said Wednesday he doesn’t see a need for congressional intervention disrupting current eminent domain laws and to influence the two energy projects.

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Kate Malott/Daily News Leah Osborn and Tate Osborn show off 3-foot long icicles found at the Newton Public Library Wednesday afternoon. The two are students at Newton Christian School and had the day off due to the frigid weather.

the theatre. She volunteers at the Newton Community Theatre and has directed, acted and done hair and makeup for many productions.

Friends of Pauline and Sarah at the NCT wanted to help raise money for their friends who have given so much of themselves to the theatre, but didn’t know what to do. They got together and decided to organize a variety show and silent auction in hopes to raise money for the two.

“Pauline is a really good friend and people want to help but they don’t know how,” said Kathy Smith.

“We’ve had so many people help out and donate.

It’s truly been a community effort.”

Theatre board members, along with family and friends of Sarah and Pauline, will host a silent auction and variety show Saturday night at the NCT with all proceeds going toward past, present and future medical expenses of the family.

The silent auction begins at 6:30 p.m. with items including rounds of golf, restaurants and salon pampering.

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think we should abide by the processes that have been put in place,” Branstad said. “We have thousands of miles of pipeline through the state of Iowa. I’ve seen the map and virtually every county has a pipeline going through it in some way or another. I feel because of the value of our farm land here in Iowa that if anyone is going to build a pipeline ... they need to be careful that if they go through that the tie lines are repaired and the value of the land is not diminished.”

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mixture of talent from local comedians, actors and musicians. Past cast will return to sing, inMotion Dance Studio will perform and current actors will do skits as well. Newton High School Drama instructor Mark Burnett will also participate in the event.

“With Aunt Poopsie (Pauline) now battling breast cancer, undergoing treatment and unable to work, and Sarah’s declining health keeping her from work, financial burdens may arise, which is the last thing needed in such

a emotionally challenging time,” said Heather Bucklin, Sarah’s cousin.

The variety show is a freewill offering and the NCT will provide snacks and drinks during intermission.

For those interesting in donating silent auction items or who would like to donate but are unable to make to the event, call Kathy Smith at 641-5214980.

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Tuttle leads Panthers past Salukis CEDAR FALLS (AP) — Seth Tuttle tied a career-high with 24 points, on 9-of-12 shooting, and Nate Buss scored a season-high 15 to lead Northern Iowa to a 55-39 win over Southern Illinois on Wednesday night.

Tuttle had eight rebounds and Buss made 6-of-9 field goals, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range.

Southern Illinois made just 8-of-27 field goals in the first half and trailed 25-18 at the break.

Sean O’Brien opened the second half with a 3, pulling the Salukis within four, but a 19-6 run by Northern Iowa (13-2, 2-1 Missouri Valley) over the next 8-plus minutes made it 43-27 and Southern Illinois trailed by double digits the rest of the way.

Jordan Caroline led Southern Illinois with 13 points and eight rebounds.

Illinois State 81, Drake 45 NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Daishon Knight scored 15 points, MiKyle McIntosh had 10 with nine rebounds and Illinois State rolled past Drake for an 81-45 victory Wednesday night.

Paris Lee chipped in 12 points and Tony Wills had 10 with six assists for the Redbirds (9-6, 1-2 Missouri Valley), who shot 56.6 percent from the field and had a 38-21 rebounding advantage.

Drake (3-12, 0-3) was held to 14-of-44 shooting, gave up 21 points off turnovers and another 12 on secondchance opportunities.

Chris Caird was the lone scorer in double figures for the Bulldogs with 15 points and Trevor Berkeley had nine.

SPORTS CALENDAR Thursday Wrestling Newton at Osklaoosa, 5:30 p.m.

CMB, Pleasantville at PCM, 6 p.m.

Roland-Story, Saydel, Panorama at Colfax-Mingo, 5:30 p.m.

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

Basketball Oskaloosa at Newton, 9th boys, 6 p.m., JV boys 7:30 p.m.

Norwalk at Newton 8th boys, 4:30 p.m.

Newton 7th boys at Norwalk, 4:30 p.m.

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

Bowling Newton at Clarke, 4 p.m.

Friday Basketball Newton at Oskaloosa, girls 6:15 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

CMB at Saydel, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Pella at Newotn 8th boys, 4:30 p.m.

Newton 7th boys at Pella, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday Bowling Norwalk at Newton, 9 a.m.

Boys’ Swimming Newton at Waterloo West Invitational, 10 a.m.

Wrestling Newton at Ottumwa, 10 a.m.

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

CMB at BCLUW tournament, 8 a.m.

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IGHSAU changes girls XC race distance

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News Starting this fall, high school girls cross country runners will run the same distance as the boys.

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s board of directors voted Wednesday to extend the distance of races from 2.5 miles to the 3.1 miles the boys have already been running, according to Jason Eslinger of the IGHSAU. Area coaches have mixed opinions of the change, stating there are both positives and negatives with the decision.

Colfax-Mingo coach Zach Tomas and Collins-Maxwell/ Baxter coach Jerry Meinerts guide both the boys and girls teams. So setting up one course at home meets will make things easier and the experience for the fans should be better, too.

“I see positives and negatives,” Tomas said. “It will be nice to set up just one course. I think this makes it easier overall for coaches that coach both girls and boys. You can do the same workouts for both teams.

“This was bound to happen.

The coaches association put a vote out last year. I figured it was something that was in the works eventually.”

Female runners at the Iowa high school level have been running a 4K since 2002. The

Troy Hyde/Daily News file photo Colfax-Mingo sophomore Dakota Hostetter catches her breath after finishing the 4K race at the state cross country meet in Fort Dodge in October.

Hostetter returns to the Tigerhawks next season but will have to run a little farther each race after the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union voted to change the girls’ race distance to a 5K (3.1 miles) on Wednesday.

new 5K distance falls in line with many of the states across the country.

“I was unaware of the push for a new distance but believe it is a good move,” said Rachelle Tipton, Newton girls’ head coach. “The majority of states race the 5k distance and we are now in line with them. Most runners will have ran a 5k road race, so the distance is not

foreign. I know the Newton girls are capable of making the move up and I look forward to next season.”

Fewer than 10 states were still running the 4K distance last year. Nebraska changed to the longer distance in 2013 and Wisconsin made the switch this past season.

“I wasn’t expecting it to come this soon, but I thought it was

in the plans down the road,” Meinerts said. “The girls will have to learn different courses and different loops, but I don’t think running another 1/2 mile will be that big of a difference. I was fine with the girls running the shorter distance but the 5K distance will be better for girls who have aspirations to run in college.”

Whether or not the distance will affect athlete participation is still unknown. Tomas said he has never had a female runner ask to run further but doesn’t expect the change to affect numbers.

“You would hope not,” Tomas said. “My only concern now would be to make the middle school distances longer, too. Those younger kids have a tough enough time adjusting to the high school distances as it is. They need to make the adjustment easier.”

The Tigerhawks advanced to the state meet for the first time in school history this past season. Tomas lost five seniors from that squad so he will have to rebuild the roster anyway.

Meinerts thinks being able to compete for a new school record could help with participation. But overall, he doesn’t anticipate the change affecting the Raiders’ numbers.

Contact Troy Hyde at 641-792-3121 ext. 6536 or thyde@newtondailynews.com

Johnson, Martinez, Smoltz among 4 voted to Hall NEW YORK (AP) — Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz dominated in an era of offense, each in their own way.

The 6-foot-10 Big Unit became the tallest of 215 players elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame and the 5-foot-11 Martinez the shortest pitcher picked for Cooperstown since Whitey Ford in 1974.

Smoltz, who found unusual success both as a starting pitcher and a reliever, also was voted in Tuesday along with Craig Biggio, the first time since 1955 writers picked a quartet of players in one year.

For many, the election of Johnson and Martinez was the long and short of it.

“You’re talking about freak-

ish talent,” Smoltz said. “I’ve never seen at each person’s height anybody come close to what they were able to do.”

Johnson, Martinez and Smoltz were crowned by big margins on their first tries, the first trio of pitchers voted in together by the writers.

Biggio made it on his third attempt after falling two votes shy last year.

Steroids-tainted stars Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa again fell far short of half of the votes and appear to have little chance of reaching the necessary 75 percent during their remaining time on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot.

“It’s actually sad, to be hon-

est. It’s sad,” Martinez said.

“People I admired are not going in with me.”

The quartet will be inducted in Cooperstown on July 26.

The BBWAA had not voted in four players together since selecting Joe DiMaggio, Gabby Hartnett, Ted Lyons and Dazzy Vance 60 years earlier Mike Piazza fell 28 votes short but increased his percentage to 69.9 from 57.8 in 2013 and 62.2 last year.

Both making their third appearances, Clemens received 37.5 percent and Bonds 36.8 percent.

In his ninth and next-to-last year of eligibility, McGwire got 10 percent — less than half his peak of 23.6 percent in 2008. Sosa was on 6.6 percent

of the ballots, just above the 5 percent threshold for remaining on next year’s list.

Don Mattingly received 9.1 percent in his 15th and final appearance on the ballot.

Under a change made by the Hall’s board last summer, players’ eligibility was cut from 15 years to 10 but the 11-15 group was grandfathered.

Among the 17 first-time eligibles who will be dropped are Carlos Delgado (3.8 percent) and players’ association head Tony Clark, who did not get any votes.

Ken Griffey Jr., Trevor Hoffman and Billy Wagner are among the players eligible for the first time in next year’s ballot.

NFL’s top QBs highlight divisional round of playoffs

By Barry Wilner AP Pro Football Writer In this quarterback-driven league, nothing could be better than teams driven by their QBs meeting in the playoffs.

So next weekend can’t come soon enough: Denver’s Peyton Manning vs. the man who replaced him in Indianapolis, Andrew Luck.

Baltimore’s Joe Flacco, who twice has defeated the Patriots and Tom Brady, heading to New England.

Aaron Rodgers against Tony Romo in Lambeau Field — just as enticing.

Even Carolina’s Cam Newton against another new-wave QB, Seattle’s Russell Wilson, who merely won a Super Bowl last February.

The divisional round opens next Saturday with AFC top seed New England (12-4) hosting Baltimore (11-6), which eliminated Pittsburgh 30-17.

That will be followed by defending Super Bowl champion Seattle (12-4), the NFC West champion, against Carolina (88-1), which beat Arizona 27-16.

NFC North champ Green Bay (12-4) is home for Dallas in the early game next Sunday.

It’s the first postseason visit to

Lambeau Field for the Cowboys since the 1967 Ice Bowl. Dallas beat Detroit 24-20 in the wildcard round.

The final division-round contest next Sunday has Indianapolis (12-5) at Denver (12-4). Indy disposed of Cincinnati 26-10 in a wild-card game.

Colts at Broncos Andrew Luck threw for 376 yards and one touchdown, Daniel “Boom” Herron ran for another score, and Indianapolis dominated the second half to beat Cincinnati on Sunday.

The Colts made a fair share of mistakes, but nothing like the Bengals (10-6-1), who became the first team in NFL history to lose four consecutive openinground playoff games.

Ravens at Patriots Yes, New England was 7-0 at home in games with any meaning. But if there’s one team that has shown no fear of Foxborough, it’s Baltimore.

The Ravens knocked off the Patriots at Gillette Stadium in the 2009 and 2012 playoffs; Baltimore won the Super Bowl after the latter victory.

Brady, of course, owns three Super Bowl rings and two more AFC titles. In recent years,

though, Flacco has been just as successful in the playoffs and has a 10-4 record, 7-4 on the road.

Cowboys at Packers A longstanding rivalry — they have met six times in the playoffs, with Dallas having four wins — will be renewed. Standing in for Bart Starr or Brett Favre will be Rodgers, who already owns a Super Bowl ring.

In place of Don Meredith or Troy Aikman will be Romo, whose late touchdown pass lifted Dallas over Detroit in the wildcard round on Sunday.

Green Bay was 8-0 at home in 2014. Dallas (13-4) won all eight of its road games.

Panthers at Seahawks Just the second team with a losing record to win a division title, the Panthers took their fifth straight game by ending Arizona’s season Saturday. It was Carolina’s first playoff win in nine years.

The defense held the Cardinals (11-6) and third-string quarterback Ryan Lindley to 78 yards, the fewest in NFL playoff history. But facing Wilson is a far tougher challenge, to say the least.

AP source: KC signs QB Pryor to 1-year deal KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have signed Terrelle Pryor to a one-year deal to provide competition at the backup quarterback spot, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday night because the Chiefs had not announced the deal.

Pryor worked out for the team earlier in the day.

The signing could mean the end of backup Chase Daniel’s run in Kansas City.

The Chiefs are tight against the salary cap, and parting with Daniel could save nearly $4 million.

The Chiefs also have developmental quarterbacks Tyler Bray and Aaron Murray on the roster.

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Astrograph Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015

Most of the work will get done in a sudden wave of late afternoon productivity after the moon leaves ostentatious Leo for reasonable Virgo. The small details will matter disproportionately. One way to show you care is to tend to the minor details of a personal interaction as though they were extremely important. They are!

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 8). Your humor lights up the world for someone special this month. You produce a sensational piece of work in February.

Invest your earnings in getting more certifications or training. Your personal life sparkles with new friendships in June. Family business will benefit all in July. Sagittarius and Gemini people adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 24, 4, 29, 48 and 33.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). You are self-sacrificing, but only for those few special people who have your heart. There is nothing you won’t do to make them smile, and

when they are happy, you are happy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Avoid those who seem unapproachable or standoffish. It’s not your job to warm everyone up today, and your time will be better spent on the genuinely nice people.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll determine which sacrifices were worthwhile and which ones not to make again.

Tonight, you really don’t need anything from your romantic counterpart, and that is what makes the situation so appealing for both parties.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You will have greater than normal powers of discipline, but don’t make yourself forgo the things you want and need. Go easy on yourself! Before you deprive yourself, decide what to use as a replacement.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll be tempted to say too much. When in

doubt, hold back. You’ll be admired for your discretion. Your action will say enough and bring results where words failed.

name of love. It’s probably a small concession, but it will set the tone for the future, so go carefully into this.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You have extraordinary powers of perception. You believe there is more going on than your eye can detect, and by the end of the day, a mystical experience will prove your theory.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Think about all you’ve overcome. Things that used to bother you don’t anymore. What used to scare you has no emotional charge to it whatsoever.

Love has made you immune in some way.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Before you get busy, consider the possibility of doing absolutely nothing.

Stillness can be deceptively productive. It is possible that you’ll attract all you need through stillness.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Don’t waste your time dwelling on past mistakes.

If you disappointed yourself, chalk it up to experience. You probably did the best you could under the circumstances, and next time you’ll do better.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

You make better choices when a certain someone is there to encourage and support you. The love in your heart warms you from head to toe like hot chicken broth on a cold day.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22). You’ll be asked to make a sacrifice in the

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When you have a feeling that the world is about to contradict your best expectations and validate your worst one instead, it’s time to get rid of those expectations altogether.

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