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Berg reading teachers take spotlight Lifelong Newton resident objects to facility proposals

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The future of Westwood Golf Course was up for discussion at the City Council budget meeting Monday. After talking about closing the course versus spending a large amount of money in the future to update the course and facility, the council decided to move forward with the budgeted items.

Future of Westwood Golf Course discussed by council

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Whether or not to keep Westwood Golf Course became a major discussion point at Newton’s City Council budget meeting Monday. After discussing the pros and cons, the council decided to move forward with the items for the golf course in the budget, but may reallocate what its intended use is.

“I think before we spend money on any of them — are we going to have a golf course or not?” Jeff Price, council member said. “Because obviously they are on here because they are necessities of it, I think it is pretty much all or nothing.”

City Administrator Bob Knabel agreed, saying it is a great amenity, but asked what the city council wants to do with it.

The council agreed to keep the budget items — an interseeder for $6,000, Aerifier for $16,000, a sand trap rake for $18,000, a mower for $15,000, three work carts for $10,000, golf cart paths for $30,000 and the largest item, a new irrigation system, for $510,000 on the budget for a bond issue. However, the council intends to get more feedback from the community to see if residents even want a golf course.

“I would love to hear if any of the folks on the council are hearing from constituents about the golf course because I hear very little,” Noreen Otto, council member said. “I don’t know if the community is to a point where it doesn’t want a golf course.”

Additional items from the Community Improvement Plan, which is paid through a bond

issue, that were discussed included a new fire engine costing $550,000, fire tanker at $200,000, fire marshal truck at $40,000 and police vehicles at $63,000. The council wanted further explanation about spending the large amount of money on a fire engine “The fire engines that we currently have been purchased through the 90s, early 2000s and the oldest engine is a 1991.

We typically in the fire service say a 20-year life for an engine is a good life,” Fire Chief Jarrod Wellik said.

Wellik said the department currently does not have any engines in reserve and they are having trouble getting parts, such as lights, for the engines it does have.

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A few times per year, the Newton Community School District leadership makes trips to various campuses for board meetings.

Monday night, it was Berg Elementary School’s turn.

Berg Principal Jolene Comer introduced the four reading teachers at her kindergarten through third-grade school, and allowed each one to talk about unique tactics, arrangements or formats

that each felt have become helpful elements.

Comer relished the opportunity for who she called the “Fab Four” reading teachers — JoAnne Price, Brenda Newell, Lora Caves and Krista Baumgartner — to present their experiences to the board.

“We always want to share things that we feel are working well for us,” said Comer. “It’s always nerve wracking to speak in front of a board. Fortunate, these ladies are SCHOOL | 3A

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Gary Osborne spoke at Monday night’s Newton Community School District board meeting, asking the board if all alternatives to an expensive remodel or re-build of the Berg Complex have been studied. The board will hold a special open-to-the-public work session in the Emerson Hough conference room on Feb. 3.

City seeking City employee 8-mile residency public input on requirement under review camper parking

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News The city of Newton is seeking public input for camper and trailer parking rules through a survey available on the city’s website. After talking about the subject at two recent city council meetings, discussing current rules, past rules and potential new rules, the council did not come to any conclusions about how to word the ordinance.

“In December and January the city council began discussing the current law on the parking of campers, boats, trailers and motor homes on private property, residential property in Newton,” said Erin Chambers, director of planning and zoning for the city. “At the meeting in January, council was really unclear about the direction they wanted to go and asked if we could try to find out more from citizens, what their thoughts were and what the desire of the community is in terms of where you can park those things on the property.”

Currently, a trailer cannot be parked in front of a house, a change from the 25-foot set back rule which also allowed the trailer to be parked 25 feet from the front of the property whether it was even with the house or in front of it. That change made previously compliant properties no longer compliant with no grandfathering-in allowed. The current SURVEY | 3A

Three topics, including a change to an 8-mile residency requirement restriction were discussed by the Employee Relations Committee at the city council meeting Monday. Council members Evelyn George, Lin Chapé and Steve Mullen along with City Administrator Bob Knabel were present for the meeting.

A request to lift an 8-mile residency requirement was brought before the committee

by Newton Police Officer David Watson. The current requirement was last updated in 1984 and has designated some city employees be required to live within eight miles of Newton. He felt after discussion with other city agencies and acquiring information about other comparable cities

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Newton Police Officer David Watson requested a change to the 8-mile residency requirement restriction for certain city employees, with a suggestion of having a Jasper County residency requirement to the Employee Relations Committee Monday.

the requirement be reviewed and updated.

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bubble, although the driving distance is just that, one block,” Watson said. “We could use it as a marketing tool. We

have lost officers and applicants because of it.”

A suggestion he had is for a possible county restriction, so the designated employees must live within Jasper County.

He said from the furthest corners of the county, an employee could make it to Newton in approximately 30 minutes. The committee members wanted to review the current policy and what possibilities are available before moving forward, but were positive about a change to the requirement.

Knabel brought the retirement of Police Chief Jeff Hoebelheinrich to the committee and the process involved with a potential August retirement date and Hoebelheinrich requesting to take his vacation time off, rather than be paid

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Metro Connection Aerial pesticides are a part of the concerns addressed in a recent Iowa Farmers Union petition to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The petition calls for tougher penalties for violations and more information about applicators and their insurance and history.

Farmers Union petitions IDALS on spray-drift rules Information, applicator accountability are issues

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News

the beginning of the Iowa State ment that will provide for referLegislature’s 2015 session, as rals for criminal prosecution, fighting for appropriations and where applicable. code changes are the two aims of “Many farmers have told me The Iowa Farmers Union has the petition. that it just isn’t worth their time, filed a petition with the Iowa “It took us about a year to put trying to recoup losses,” LinderDepartment of Agriculture and the petition together,” Linder- man said. “And even if a file gets Land Stewardship in an effort man said. “It’s an urgent set of is- sent to a county attorney, in an to get some new pesticide spray- sues, regarding funding and staff- egregious case, these are only sedrift rules made. ing and policies that are about rious misdemeanors.”

Or, to put in another way, to information.”

A new section to Iowa Code, give IDALS the letter it needs to The union represents both according to the letter’s request, help get the resources needed to farmers who produce conven- would include remedies available change and uphold existing regu- tional crops using commercial to parties affected by spray drift. lations. pesticides and ones who are The section would detail practiThe petition, hand-signed by transitioning to non-GMO or cal and legal procedures to be executive director Jana Linder- organic crops. Linderman said followed, and would require such man of Cedar Rapids and bear- there are about 800 USDA-cer- information to be kept current on ing the names of the 13 members tified organic farms in Iowa, but the department’s website. of the board of directors, is dated the concerns about spray drift are “There needs to be a direct Dec. 15. It asks the department about far more than organic or list of steps affected parties can to “amend certain administra- specialty acreage. take, and information availtive rules relating to regulation “It’s much broader than organ- able about anyone who is sprayof pesticides.” There are five rec- ic or simply non-GMO crops,” ing pesticides,” Linderman said. ommendations to change specific she said. “There are a lot of va- “For example, farmers would like Iowa Code sections, and one rec- rieties in our state that shouldn’t to know if others in their area ommendation for a new section have Roundup applied to them.” have been having the same probto the code.

Linderman said she didn’t lems. There isn’t currently a nice, The farmers’ union is attempt- have any exact statistics handy searchable database.” ing to get help from Secretary Monday related to the number The petition concludes with of Agriculture Bill Northey and of farms or organic farms in the a request to hold a meeting with Pesticide Chief Dr. Gretchen Jasper County area. The recom- the agency to discuss the petiPaulch. The union wants help in mendations include changes to tion. She said it’s important to be reducing overspray from reaching certification and continuing edu- patient regarding the legislative the fields of the farms that have cation for pesticide applicators. possibilities. non-GMO commodities and orThere are also recommenda“Our understanding is that the ganic and specialty crops. tions for applicators to show fi- funding side is the first one to The letter’s intent is to “help nancial responsibility for spray be addressed,” Linderman said. build on IDALS’ existing frame- drift damage, to keep and main- “The others are helping provide work in a way that will better tain records differently and to pieces of information, so that allow for a variety of farm types provide 48 hours notification of spray drift isn’t as much of a mysto co-exist and prosper, side-by- crop spraying. tery.” side, and promote increased diThe final recommendation for versity in Iowa agriculture.” a code change calls for a change Contact Jason W. Brooks at Linderman said the timing of in monetary fines for violators of 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com theCI7-IA-66110-NEWT0-MARS0-NONE-NONE.pdf, petition is somewhat tied to pesticide policies,CI7, andItan amendpays to know..., IA, 6.6110 x4.5, PDF, GZBBCJIQNU, E

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DES MOINES — Iowa Agriculture Undersecretary for Rural Development Lisa Mensah announced five awards on Jan. 23 to expand access to credit for rural businesses, particularly small businesses in poor and underserved areas.

One of the recipients announced is the Newton Development Corporation.

“Helping rural businesses get access to investment capital is one of the most effective ways to help rural economies grow,” Mensah said. “These loans will help businesses create jobs, expand their operations, invest in materials and equipment, and promote their success and growth.”

USDA Rural Development is providing a total of $2.55 million in loans to five nonprofit groups through its Intermediary Re-lending Program (IRP). Under the IRP program, USDA provides loans to local organizations so they can create revolving loan funds for businesses.

The other recipients are the Four Bands Community Fund in South Dakota, which received $750,000, along with the North Central Planning and Development District in Mississippi ($600,000) and the Coastal Economic Development Corporation in New Hampshire and the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority ($500,000 each).

Newton Development Corporation will add the $200,000 to its current revolving loan fund resources to continue helping improve business opportunities in and around the community.

Newton FFA beats record fundraising sales Newton Daily News On Sept. 8, 2014, the Newton FFA kicked off the annual delivery fundraiser “Fruit Sales.” The Newton FFA chapter sold more than $46,000 in fruit, meats, cheese, candy and popcorn. The amount was an all-time high for the school’s organization.

The top three sellers for the Chapter were Dylon Morrison, Macy Leonard and Logan Zaabel.

“Fruit sales prepare the students for future careers in Ag. Sales and also allows members to participate in numerous FFA activities throughout the year,” said Newton FFA Chapter Secretary Macy Leonard.

The Newton FFA would like to thank everyone who donated money or bought fruit and other items to support the chapter.

Submitted Photo The top sellers, from left to right, are Dylon Morrison, Macy Leonard and Logan Zaabel.

Local News School Continued from Page 1A very passionate about the importance of reading skills.”

Comer said her school’s first Family Literacy Night last month got more than 400 attendees. Each reading teacher covered several elements during Monday’s presentation. Price discussed the different computer device apps that parents can download to supplement the school’s reading program.

“We were able to download more than 400 apps for parents to take home that night,” Price said. “The parents, kids and teachers all had a positive experience at Literacy Night.”

Newell talked about students who are in reading groups that are getting dismissed from reading programs for a positive reason: meeting benchmarks. She acknowledged some students don’t have the same reading opportunities at home, and the “Book in a Bag” program allows students to choose a level-appropriate book to take home.

“We’re trying to make sure everyone gets support,” she said.

Baumgartner said each grade level at the school has its own

Council Continued from Page 1A with this plan, we are taking and consolidating two engines. For this $550,000, we’re taking our main line pumper and our rescue engine and combining them together and turning it into a true rescue engine,” Wellik said.

The council brought up a program where fire departments work together using a neighboring town’s fire tanker.

Wellik said they do that, but were recently at a fire and had to wait 15 minutes for the tanker to reach them and had run out of water after seven minutes.

The council questioned the fire marshal truck and Wellik said that the current vehicle in

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selection of level-appropriate books, and were given books to take home over the holiday break in order to remain sharp.

“We care deeply about the success of students who are on all levels,” Baumgartner said. Caves said a book exchange is part of how students stay involved with books that are new to them, and how older students are asked to donate books they’ve “outgrown.”

Caves also said she greatly values the co-teaching sessions that have taken place this school year. Only one person signed up for the public forum part of the board meeting. Lifelong Newton resident Gary Osborne voiced his objection to both the re-build and the renovation of the Berg Complex proposals discussed in recent Daily News stories.

“Berg is probably one of the youngest of the buildings we have, and all of the sudden it’s not viable for usage?” Osborne said. “Engineers and architects: I don’t like them. All they know how to do is build a school and spend a lot of money. Why can’t it be looked at for not having to replace the whole darn thing at one time?”

The board scheduled a reconfiguration and public-finance

work session for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3 in the Emerson Hough conference room. It’s open to the public.

The next regular board meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9 in the Emerson Hough building’s conference room. In other action Monday: • Superintendent Bob Callaghan and board president Sheri Benson were among those who traveled to Des Moines on Monday to interact with individuals involved in the Iowa State Legislature’s 2015 session. Among various potential financial good news and bad news, much of which involves pending legislation, was an important con-

versation involving Callaghan, Benson and Rep. Dan Kelley.

Callaghan said Kelley explained that the Sept. 1 waiver and calendar discussion, which has been high-profile of late, could be a public distraction as the legislature makes heavy decisions about hundreds of millions of dollars of key education budget items.

• Callaghan announced the retirement of bus driver Karen Illingworth, who has worked for the district for 37 years.

• Student representative Drake Rhone, a member of the Newton High School speech team, announced every single member of the squad qualified for a Feb. 7 state competition

use is a 1996 Suburban that is having some lighting problems as well as a floor board that is getting very thin. The replacement vehicle would be a 3/4 ton pick-up that would serve as a mobile office for the fire marshal.

“Something that we can put all of the fire marshal investigation type things in there. He will also have his inspection materials and those types of things in there. We can also use it then to haul dirty hoses and use it as a utility vehicle,” Wellik said.

The council decided to take the police vehicles out of the bond issue area of the budget because it is very likely the bond would outlast the vehicles because of the intense use required.

Knabel gave bond issue policy recommendations including bonds to be issued every two years for major street repair, construction, equipment and projects — bonds would be eight to 10 years in duration.

Also, the bonds shall not exceed life expectancy of equipment or project it is paying for and payments would be end-loaded and structured to reduce front-end cost and to provide future flexibility and minimize compounding bond issues. The Debt Service Levy, which pays for the bond, will be targeted to range between $2.25 and $2.50. The current levy in place is in the area of $2, according to Knabel. Changes with items that could need bonding makes the future amount required for the

levy currently unknown. The last bond issue was done during 2014 as a part of the housing initiative.

The biggest operational costs concern was tort liability insurance because of an increase in cost because of a safety problem. Slips and falls, torn shoulders and falling on ice became big safety problems the safety committee is beginning to address, beginning with the Work Systems program.

The council also decided to give contributions to outside agencies at half of the additional requested amount. That means, for example, the YMCA, which had $16,000 in the budget and requested $20,000 will receive $18,000.

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Continued from Page 1A paid out for it, which prompted Knabel to recommend hiring an outside consultant for the hiring process starting in April. He felt it would give adequate time for the process so the city would be prepared for the August date. The committee motioned to follow Knabel’s recommendation.

Finally, the city was awarded the Hometown Rewards Program from Alliant Energy partnering with Black Hills Energy which is grant in the amount of $76,000 with a $7,000 kick-off bonus to educate and inform residents about energy conservation. The companies recommended the city hire a new position to administer the program on a part-time basis for two years. The committee wanted to look into a contract hire versus a part-time temporary employee before moving forward on the position.

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trailer because it would only have the width of the house to Continued from Page 1A work with.

The survey asks what the law states campers and trailers aesthetic preference would be are not required to be on any for the parking of campers, mokind of hard surfaces and also tor homes, trailers or boats inthat motor homes are consid- cluding being stored off-site, ered vehicles and do not have limited to side yard and rear to abide by camper regulations. yard regardless of how large a Those two topics are both avail- home may be setback, not be able for comment in the survey. located within the first 25 feet One issue that arose are of a property but beyond that houses with two front yards or it doesn’t matter even if it is in those that have a street to both front of the home, the location the front and the back of the doesn’t matter as long as they property. are place on hard surface or they In that situation, the owner don’t need to be on hard surface, has a very small or sometimes and they should be allowed anynon-existent place to park their where on a property.

We would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for your many acts of kindness and sympathy that continue to be a great comfort to us in our time of sorrow.

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general government funds at $8,528,864, special revenue funds at $7,987,614, TIF special revenue $2,587,594, debt service funds at $2,656,817, property funds at $5,431,775 and the capital project funds at $6,810,800 totaling $34,003,464 — $44,217,989 more than the 2014-2015 budget. Broken down by category, the budget puts $11,620,477 toward personnel, $7,275,937 for operations, $8,582,100 to capital, $3,006,375 and $3,518,575 to transfers. All budget decisions were only discussed and still have to be approved by the council to move forward.

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It also asks if the rules should cover motor homes and if hard surface storage should be required.

The survey is available for citizens to complete until Feb. 10 after which the information will be gathered to be presented to the council at a February city council meeting. No permanent changes will be made as the issue is still only in the discussion phase.

Visit the survey at this web address: http://www.newtongov. org/civicalerts.aspx?AID=301.

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Newton High School student representative Colby Larson gives a report at Monday night’s Newton Community School District board meeting at Berg Elementary as board member Travis Padget listens.

in Cedar Rapids on the basis of Saturday’s district performance.

• Student representative Colby Lawson reminded the board and the approximate 15 others in attendance that Legacy Night, when former coaches David “Rowe” Rowray and Buzz Levick will be honored, is this Friday when the Cardinal girls and boys hoops teams host Dallas Center-Grimes.

• Callaghan and Benson recognized the district’s 2014-15 Newton Community Educational Foundation’s Excellence in Education Award winners: Jen Elbert, Marla Cory, Kim Vanderlaan, Cori Latchman, Deborah Rose, Desia Kies, Alyssa Lewis and Scott Garvis.

• Callaghan reminded everyone in attendance that Feb. 16 — President’s Day — will be a regular school day to make up for the cold-weather cancellation of school on Jan. 7. The school calendar does not have any more school days in it, he said, so the board might have to extend the school year beyond May 28 if there are any more snow days this year.

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Keeping Me on My Toes

It was a long weekend

By Jamee A. Pierson Staff Writer

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As a storm blows through the Northeast, I feel like a storm just hit my house over the weekend. I definitely had a long weekend, and it wasn’t the good kind.

It started with a call from my babysitter on Wednesday telling me her son woke up with the stomach flu, and I needed to pick up my daughters as soon as possible. Normally, I would be concerned they were exposed because they only go to the sitter three days a week. It just so happens the two days they go in a row are Tuesday and Wednesday, which meant they had been exposed the whole day before.

As luck would have it, Thursday came and we had our first victim, my youngest.

She made it through about half of the day, but was sick most of the rest of the day, which is extra fun because she drinks a lot of milk. After a good night of sleep and no sick to be seen, the girls headed to the sitter.

I got several updates from my sitter, and after I decided to pick them up a little early, we had our second victim, my oldest. We were almost home when I heard a cough coming from the back seat and knew we were in trouble.

She was a real trooper, learning to use a bowl and letting

us know when her tummy was extra upset. The next day came and she told me her nausea was gone and not coming back.

It didn’t come back, but decided to travel to my husband. In the early hours of Saturday morning he headed to the bathroom and didn’t come out. I didn’t entirely escape it myself, unfortunately, but thankfully got the abbreviated version.

Before I started feeling any signs of the flu, I headed to Walmart to stock up on Gatorade, Sprite, disinfectant and paper towels. I sprayed down the house, scrubbed the floors and did several

loads of laundry before the bed called my name. Sunday was pretty rough for my husband, and I didn’t want to move from the bed. I think age is starting to catch up with me more than I would like to admit.

Thankfully, the weekend storm has passed and Monday brought hungry kiddos and working parents. I’m hoping we’ve seen the worst of what winter illnesses have to offer, but I’m still going to keep my doctor on speed dial.

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

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Stability and growth in education funding One of the more prominent topics of discussion this past week in the Iowa Legislature revolved around the setting of Supplemental State Aid (SSA) for Iowa’s public schools.

The House Education Committee submitted study bills to set

By Greg the SupplemenHeartsill tal State Aid Iowa (SSA) numbers Representative for public education: 1.25 percent for FY2016 (School Year: 2015-16) and 2.45 percent for FY2017 (School Year: 2016-17).

In response to these numbers, I have received numerous emails from various school administrators and education proponents from around the state and from House District 28. The message to me (and my fellow legislators) is that nothing less than 6 percent SSA will do.

Given the numbers from December’s Revenue Estimating Conference (REC), we knew heading into the 2015 legislative session that it was going to be a very challenging budget year.

In terms of funding, the Legislature will always be between the rock (what is requested) and the hard place (what is available). While the SSA numbers are disappointing for some, it is important that we put them into the larger context of the overall budgeting picture. In other words, it is better to set a modest number that is attainable (and make good on it) than to set a higher number that is unrealistic and unsustainable.

There have been numerous examples of over-promising and under-delivering in that last decade, where education funding has experienced some tumultuous times. One such example, in 2010, stands head-and-shoulders above the rest. That was the year of the painful 10 percent acrossthe-board cut, which amounted to a $530 million loss to public education in one single year.

This across-the-board cut not only negatively impacted public education, but all of state government. The state is still recovering from that loss. That recovery is only possible if we continue to adhere to responsible budgeting practices that have kept our state in the black for the last four years.

During that time (FY 201115), the State Aid to Schools

has increased $421 million or 16.6 percent. If Education Reform dollars are included that number jumps to $471 million or 18.6 percent. If the governor’s plan for FY 2016 is included that number spikes to $554 million or 21.9 percent. We can all agree that this is a sizable increase and a tremendous investment in our K-12 schools over the last four years, especially when you consider that statewide enrollment has steadily declined. Even more important than increased funding commitments: the checks have all cleared.

I am hopeful that an acceptable SSA number can be reached soon between the House, Senate and governor’s office; one that adheres to our responsible budgeting principles.

In the meantime, I intend to look into the issue of loosening restrictions placed on certain funding streams available to our public schools, so that they have the latitude and flexibility they need to meet specific requirements in their district.

It is an honor to serve as your representative in the Iowa Legislature. Until next time, God bless.

Rep. Greg Heartsill (R-Columbia) serves in Iowa House District 28.

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By now, the world (or that portion of it not reading the Quran and watc hi n g soccer) knows t h a t there w a s some j i g geryp o k e r By Marc Dion w i t h t h e feetballs used in the New England Patriots/Indianapolis Colts game, this year’s game of the century. The feetballs, it seems, were under-aerialized in a historic manner. This caused historic debate among fans whose histrionics are the stuff of history.

And, of course, it was a conspiracy.

Those of you enmeshed in the historic controversy probably failed to notice the historic State of the Union Address delivered by historically AfricanAmerican President Barack Obama.

That was the plan.

There was (and I know; I brought the carrot sticks) a historic meeting of limpwristed, welfare-loving, book-reading lefty traitors and we (with the assistance of rogue black people and Jews) arranged to have the balls deflated just before the game.

This created a controversy fiendishly timed to keep you from really absorbing the full socialist thrust of Obama’s Sharia-infused, Afrocentric, traitorous speech.

I’d like to pause here for a moment to thank the rogue black people and the Jews. Without the rogue blacks’ hatred of America (even the ones who are veterans) and the Jews’ total control of the media, the colleges, the movies and the banks, we never could have done it.

And that isn’t all we did to speed the communist/black/vegetarian/feminist/anti-gun/ Jewish/gay/no-prayerin-schools revolution.

Our Jew friends made it possible for that movie “American Sniper” to be made because we knew the violence in

it would make patriotic Americans sick of war.

OK, so that one backfired. Turns out patriotic Americans responded to that movie the way really stupid guys respond to strippers. Who knew?

But we’ve got more plans.

Let’s say a major midget stock car racing scandal breaks out just before Obama has Muhammad’s picture put on the dollar bill?

Who’s gonna notice the new money?

And, on the day the Supreme Court makes gay marriage mandatory in Alabama there will be a HUGE pro wrestling scandal. Turns out it’s been fake for all these years. We’re giving that story to The New York Times.

They’ll print anything we tell ‘em to print.

Oh, yeah. We got agents everywhere.

Until we came up with this sports idea, our agents were doing other things, like cutting taxes for the rich so you’d get mad about that and not notice how we stopped your fifth graders from having a live nativity scene in the lunchroom.

OK, so that one backfired, too. You noticed the whole nativity scene thing and didn’t care if rich people got all the tax cuts. The rightwingers caught us on that one. No matter how poor you got, the rightwing talk show hosts reminded you that gay marriage and nativity scenes are more important than decent health care and a living wage.

We misjudged your patriotic willingness to stay poor for Jesus.

We won’t make that mistake again. We got this sport thing worked out now.

When spring training starts, you’ll find out that every member of the Chicago Cubs has been playing with an Iraqi flag T-shirt under his jersey.

That’s the day we’ll come for your guns.

Marc Munroe Dion is a nationally syndicated columnist.

Dion’s book of Pulitzer Prizenominated columns, “Between Wealth and Welfare: A Liberal Curmudgeon in America” is available for Nook and Kindle.

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Obituaries Paul B. Doran Jan. 24, 2015 Paul B. Doran, 86, of Newton, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at Newton Healthcare. A funeral mass will be at 2 p . m . , Thursday, Jan. 29 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 28, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory with a vigil service at 7 p.m. Memorials to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church or in the family’s name to be used

Robbie Satterfield Jan. 23, 2015 Robbie Joe (Robb) Satterfield, 65, died peacefully, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his family.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 27 at Kinsley Mortuary. The family will receive friends

Connie Cae Horton Jan. 25, 2015 Connie Cae Horton, 69, of Colfax, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.

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for his great-grandson’s care.

Paul, the son of Frank and Floy (McNabb) Doran, was born April 19, 1928, in Ottumwa.

He grew up in Ottumwa and served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII where he was stationed on the USS Paricutin in Alaska. Paul was united in marriage with Marian Pyle on May 29, 1948, in Ottumwa.

They moved to Newton when Paul began working at the Maytag Company. While at the Maytag Company he also was the secretary of the UAW Local 997. In 1973, he began working full time for the UAW as an international auditor for Region 4, retiring

in 1992. Paul was a long time member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church; Knight of Columbus, where he served as the Grand Knight for many years; UAW Local 997; American Legion Post 111; and VFW Post 1655. Paul volunteered countless hours for the Sacred Heart Cemetery, the Democratic Party, and driving people to doctor’s appointments.

He also was an avid sports fan and enjoyed traveling and camping. Paul was a devoted husband, dad, grandpa, great-grandpa, brother, uncle and friend.

Those left to honor Paul’s memory are his children, Linda McKinney, Chris Doran and

David (Kathy) Doran, all of Newton; six grandchildren, Jessica McNeer, Sarah Doran, Dustin Doran, Justin (Patti) Doran, Jeramie (Sincearae) Doran and Chelsie Doran; two stepgrandchildren, Stephanie Suntken Cabiness and Andrea Suntken; his many great-grandchildren; sister, Rita Flanders; brother, Leo Doran; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Marian A. Doran; son, Paul Francis Doran; son-inlaw, Edwin McKinney; and his siblings, Francis Doran, Thomas Doran, Clarence Doran, John Doran, Cornelius Doran and Mary Wood.

from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28 at the Marysville Berean Church, Marysville. Burial will be in Marysville City Cemetery.

Robb was born to Bob and Dorothy Satterfield Oct. 11, 1949, in Altoona, Kan. He was the eldest of five children.

He married his childhood sweetheart, Becky,

Oct. 15, 1966. They were married for 48 wonderful years. They moved to Marysville in 2000.

Robb owned his own business, R&B Renovations for many years and loved his work.

Survivors include his wife, Becky; children, Robby (Laura) Satterfield of Newton, Regina (Russ) Breshears of Marysville; brother, Marty Satterfield of Winfield, Kan.; sisters

Debbie Keitel of Dodge City, Kan., Shelly Belles of Wichita; and eight grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Doug Satterfield.

A memorial fund is established to help families of cancer patients with airfare and travel expenses. Contributions may be sent to Kinsley Mortuary in care of the Satterfield family.

tion will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29 at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax. A private graveside service will be at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel at a later date.

Condolences may be left at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com.

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David Lile Jan. 25, 2015

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• Discover Hope 517 will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Newton Church of The Way, 2306 S. Third Ave. E. in Newton. Discover Hope 517 is offered for any adults (18+) who have struggled with addiction and are ready to make changes in their life. This ministry meets each Tuesday in The Way Cafe.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

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

• Newton Noon Kiwanis will meet at noon Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton for lunch and a program titled “What’s New at the Library”

by Nicole Lindstrom. Anyone interested in the program or in learning more about Kiwanis is welcome to be a guest for lunch. For more information, or to make a reservation for lunch, call Margie Criswell at 641-521-9482. Visit www. newtonkiwanis.org to learn more about the service club.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners Support Group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

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

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

• Peer Support for Those Living with Mental Illness will meet at 11 a.m. Jan. 31 at Optimae Life Services, 1730 First Ave. E. in Newton.

• Iowa Marble Club will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at Prairie City Community Building, 508 S. State St.

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David Lile, 69, of Newton, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.

Services are pending at Celebrate Life Iowa.

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James R. Wormley, 61, died Sunday afternoon, Jan. 25, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.

Funeral services for James are pending at Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton, who have been entrusted with the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.pencefh. com.

John and Cozette Nichols, of Newton, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Jase Evan, born at 7:54 a.m.

Jan. 19, 2015, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Jase joins Jacob, 9,

Jackson, 8, and Claire, 2.

Grandparents are Deb Nichols, of Des Moines, Mike and Toni Barber, of San Diego, Calif., and Tammy Fisher, of Lynnville.

Great-grandparents are Richard Hoffman, of Grinnell, Jody Hopkins, of Ottumwa and Robert Reeder, of Bethany, Okla.

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Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Jerrica L. Sanders, 21, of Columbus, Ohio, is charged with interference with official acts after authorities were called to 222 E. 11th St. S. at 4:39 p.m. Wednesday.

Officers were called about a fight between two women and when they arrived they found Sanders and another woman yelling at each other.

Sanders had to be physically restrained from going after the other woman, and she would not listen to the officers as they told her to calm down and stop resisting. She was placed under arrest but would not get into the car

and had to be carried to the back seat where she would not stop yelling. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Sheila C. Miller, 39, is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after authorities were called to the 600 block of East Eighth Street South at 9:52 a.m.

Thursday. Officers were called to a burglary in progress after the homeowners found two homeless people they let stay with them for the night going through their things. Officers found Miller hiding in a bathroom.

She was very fidgety and appeared under the influence of

something. Officers found a brass pot pipe after she started to empty her robe pockets and later a glass pipe and small baggie with white residue from her purse. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Brad A. Hutchcraft, 36, of Newton, is charged with domestic abuse assault after authorities were called to 1305 W. Sixth St. S. at 5:30 p.m. Friday. Officers spoke with the victim who alleged Hutchcraft grabbed her by the arm during a verbal argument. Officers saw her arm which appeared red. He was taken to the Jasper County

Jail and a no contact order was requested.

• Sonja J. Vanderputte, 32, of Newton, is charged with operating while under the influence, open container and assault on persons in certain occupations after authorities pulled her over in the 200 block of South Third Avenue West at 11:46 p.m. Thursday.

Officers saw the vehicle she was driving without headlights on and pulled her over.

They noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming form Vanderputte along with slurred speech and blood shot eyes.

She admitted she had been drinking and officers found

an open container of beer in the vehicle. When she was helped out of the vehicle she lowered her shoulder and hit the officer. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Tanya S. Coffelt, 45, of Leon, is charged with unsafe entry into roadway after authorities were called to 905 W. Fifth St. S. at 7:12 p.m.

Friday. Coffelt backed out of a driveway and her vehicle hit the front corner of Nancy Andrew’s vehicle which was parked legally on the street.

Both vehicles had approximately $500 in damage. She was cited and released to appear.

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Woman isn’t really attracted to the man of her dreams DEAR ABBY: I am considered to be a quite attractive — easily a nine or a 10 — professional dancer here in Las Vegas. I recently met a guy who has literally met almost all my dream qualities for a life partner, husband and father of my future children.

The problem is, I’m not attracted to him. He’s not ugly; he has symmetrical features, straight teeth, nice skin and is in pretty good shape, if a little on the skinny side. I have always dated muscular, very fit men who get me excited at the sight of them, and I’m wondering if there’s something wrong with me because after nine months I’m still struggling with his looks.

I feel like there is no sexual chemistry.

But we have another kind of chemistry because we get along great, and he motivates me to be a better person.

Am I shallow, or is the lack of sexual chemistry a sign that maintaining a successful long-term relationship won’t happen? — MISS PICKY IN LAS VEGAS DEAR MISS PICKY: I’m not going to call you shallow. Whether lack of sexual chemistry is a deal-breaker for you depends upon how important sex is to you. From what you have told me, looks are a primary factor in what draws you to men. (It would be interesting to know how long the relationships you described lasted.)

Bear in mind that men who are Adonises can lose their looks if they don’t consistently work at it — just as women do.

Much as we might wish it, looks don’t always last forever. That’s why, if you’re looking for a long-term relationship, it’s extremely important to take into consideration qualities that will last.

DEAR ABBY: My 67-year-old mother has vascular dementia and breast cancer. In accordance with her living will and many conversations we had before the dementia began, we (Mom, my sisters and I) have decided to forgo

treatment. She has been widowed for 17 years; she watched her husband — our father — die from cancer. She lives in an excellent health care facility that will provide her with palliative care when the time is right.

My question is, how do we inform people (family and friends) of her diagnosis and of our treatment plan? Without knowing the whole story, without having seen her very recently, it seems everyone has an opinion on what we “should” do. How do we tell these people that, while we appreciate their concern, this is her decision without hurting their feelings and our relationships? — FAMILY WITH A DILEMMA DEAR DILEMMA: How do these unwanted advice givers know that you do not plan to subject your mother to treatments that would only prolong her decline? If you solicited their opinion, you made a mistake. If you didn’t, then the last sentence of your letter — if said kindly — is an appropriate way to phrase the message.

Your mother’s treatment plan is nobody’s business but yours and your sisters’. If these are her wishes as stated in her advance directive for health care, then you should respect them. To do otherwise would be a betrayal of her trust.

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1 Officer honored after saving choking toddler

FORT DODGE — A north central Iowa police officer is being hailed as a hero after saving an 18-month-old boy from choking to death last month.

Patrol officer Cody Harris became the first recipient of the Fort Dodge Police Department Lifesaving Medal on Monday night. Mayor Matt Bemrich also proclaimed Monday to be Cody Harris Recognition Day. Authorities say Harris responded to a report of a boy choking at restaurant at a shopping center on Dec. 8.

2 Police charge 4 in connection with 2 killings in Osceola

OSCEOLA — Osceola police say they have arrested four people in connection with the killings of two people whose bodies were found Sunday.

Police announced Monday the bodies were found in a vehicle in the south-central Iowa city. They appeared to have died from gunshot wounds. Autopsies are planned for Tuesday. Police didn’t release the names of those killed until relatives could be notified.

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3 Waterloo may seek grant to restore firefighter positions

WATERLOO — The Waterloo department wants to seek a federal grant to restore three firefighters jobs cut from this year’s budget.

The city council will be asked at Monday’s meeting to approve the grant submission.

The grant would cover the full cost of three firefighters for two years, including wages, benefits and incidentals. The city would not be required to keep the positions when the grant expires.

Iowa lawmakers question regents’ proposed funding model The Associated Press DES MOINES — A proposed performancebased funding model for Iowa’s three public universities could have a negative financial impact among schools in the state and hurt funding for some graduate programs, state lawmakers said Monday during a committee meeting.

Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter told the House appropriations committee that the funding model, which regents approved last year, would help balance funding distribution between Iowa State University, the Uni-

versity of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa. He said the current funding model is dated and not sustainable.

The proposed model bases 60 percent of nearly $500 million in state funding allocation for the schools on the enrollment of in-state students. The rest would be based on performance measures such as the number of degrees awarded and access provided to lowincome and minority students. It would be enacted over three years beginning in 2016.

Rep. Mary Masher, D-Iowa City, said

the model could have a negative impact on private colleges and community colleges competing for in-state students.

“Many of them have a very small margin and if they lose some of the Iowa in-state students, they are in jeopardy of closing,” she said. “As legislators, we have to look at all of higher ed, not just the regents, when we make decisions like this.”

The funding would have the most impact on the University of Iowa, which currently receives more than 46 percent of the allocated funding.

Rep. Cindy Winckler,

Iowa State Patrol captain pays ticket in speeding case NEWTON (AP) — A high-ranking Iowa State Patrol officer has paid a $208 ticket for an off-duty speeding incident, two months after he was initially pulled over and let go by a subordinate.

Jasper County court officials said Monday that Capt. Ken Clary

pleaded guilty last week to driving 92 in a 70mph zone.

Video released this month shows trooper Bryan Guill speeding past cars on Interstate 80 near Newton to catch up with a van driven by Clary. Guill let Clary go without a ticket after a brief, friendly exchange.

Clary was wearing his uniform but off-duty, driving a vehicle owned by a nonprofit for which he volunteers.

Patrol officials have repeatedly refused to say how fast Clary was clocked on radar and whether they reduced the speed listed on the ticket.

D-Davenport, attended the meeting but is not on the committee. She questioned whether the funding model considers the costs between students enrolled in different programs like graduate programs.

Rastetter argued the regents are not directing money away from graduate programs.

Legislative lawmakers must approve Gov. Terry Branstad’s budget proposal for the funding model to be officially applied. Rastetter said if the budget is approved, any issues with the funding model could be revisited yearly.

Johnston couple claim $1 million Powerball prize CLIVE — A Johnston couple have claimed a $1 million Powerball prize they won in the New Year’s Eve drawing.

Friedel and Michele Djordjevic went to Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive on Friday to turn in the ticket that Friedel Djordjevic bought at a Johnston convenience store. Once he and his wife were certain that five of the six numbers on the ticket matched the numbers pulled Dec. 31, they put the ticket in a fireproof box and began planning what to do with their winnings.

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LITTLEPORT — A 33-year-old man has been treated at a hospital after being rescued from a northeast Iowa grain bin where he’d been trapped for nearly 20 hours.

Rod Sylvester got buried up to his neck on Saturday, with only one arm free. Firefighters from the Littleport area responded to the farm and were able to free him on Sunday.

—The Associated Press

Business school will become UI’s Des Moines campus The Associated Press DES MOINES — A Des Moines business college will become the University of Iowa’s Des Moines campus under an arrangement the two schools announced Monday.

Transitioning the 20-acre campus southwest of downtown will take at least a year, but all AIB students will become University of Iowa students as early as this fall, said AIB College of Business President Nancy A. Williams.

An integration committee has been formed to begin the transition and work out funding details.

Early plans include the addition of new degree programs. AIB currently offers only business degrees.

“Over time, expanding on both the business side and probably into some other areas is definitely going to be what our integration team is looking at,” said Iowa President Sally Mason.

Williams said AIB currently has the capacity to accommodate double its fall 2014 enrollment of more than 1,000 students.

“Our merger will allow for even greater opportunities for people who want to create a better future for themselves and their families,” Williams said.

COPPER DOLLAR RANCH Nearly 32 years ago Newton was shocked by the brutal slayings that took the lives of Steven Fisher and Melisa Gregory at the Copper Dollar Ranch.

Spokesman: Iowa governor remains in Des Moines hospital DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad remains in a Des Moines hospital, where he is receiving treatment for what doctors believe is a viral illness and dehydration.

Branstad spokesman Jimmy Centers didn’t provide a condition update Tuesday morning, but said more information about the gov-

e r n o r ’s status will be released when it becomes availa b l e .

Branst a d ’ s Branstad public appearances for the day have been canceled.

Branstad was taken

by ambulance to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines on Monday after he required assistance at a ribbon-cutting event.

Doctors said they believed the governor has a viral illness. The hospital conducted tests and ruled out other contributing factors, including cardiac issues for which he’s been previously treated.

Iowa woman accused of stealing $500,000 from car dealership CRESTON (AP) — A south-central Iowa woman has been accused of stealing more than $500,000 from a local car dealership.

Authorities say 44-year-old Lyndsay Jo Huntsman, of Creston, was arrested Monday

on charges of ongoing criminal conduct and five counts of first-degree theft.

According to a news release, police began investigating a report of missing money from a local Ford dealership, Creston Automotive, in

October. The investigation determined that more than $500,000 was missing from the dealership’s accounts.

No further information has been released.

An attorney for Huntsman could not be located.

The three-week double murder trial will begin Feb. 2 in Black Hawk County.

Look to the Newton Daily News for complete coverage by award-winning investigative reporter, Mike Mendenhall.

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Snowstorm lashes East Coast, blankets New York, Boston The Associated Press NEW YORK — New York City blinked back to life Tuesday morning, after getting blanketed by a massive snowstorm that disrupted life for tens of millions of people along the U.S. East Coast.

New York canceled its travel ban amid better-thanexpected weather conditions, while further north Boston remained shut down as Massachusetts was pounded by snow and lashed by strong wind.

Forecasters originally warned the storm could be historic, bringing up to 3 feet (about a meter) of snow and punishing hurricane-force winds. But early Tuesday, they downgraded most of those numbers, saying Boston and the northeastern New England region would fare the worst, but even then not as bad as expected.

AP Photo A man clears his snow-covered car on the Upper West Side, in New York, Tuesday. A storm packing blizzard conditions spun up the East Coast early Tuesday, pounding coastal eastern Long Island into Maine with high winds and heavy snow.

As dawn broke, New York City had an almost eerie feel to it. No airplanes in the sky and no trains running underground made for an unexpected quiet. Light snow fell

steadily early Tuesday in midtown Manhattan as a few municipal trucks rumbled down empty streets.

More than 7,700 flights in and out of the Northeast were

Border Protection lends a hand for Super Bowl security The Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz.

— Black Hawk helicopters and truck-sized X-ray machines that are typically deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border have been brought to the Super Bowl venue to assist with the security effort.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection showed off the technology Monday as it helps with Super Bowl security.

Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske was on hand for a demonstration of the agency’s Black Hawks and large

mobile X-ray machines that are used to detect contraband and explosives. The helicopters and X-ray machines are from Tucson and Nogales, some of the busiest spots in the nation for the smuggling of drugs and immigrants.

Kerlikowske said Arizona’s border with Mexico still has adequate security while some equipment is used in Glendale for the Super Bowl.

He said it’s not just the technology that will help keep the big game safe, but the expertise behind it.

“The real key about

this equipment is the people who operate them,” Kerlikowske said.

The CBP is also deploying about 100 officers who will assist other federal and local law enforcement agencies.

The X-ray machines are mobile and the size of a large truck.

They slowly pan outside a semi-truck while operators look for anomalies. The X-ray machines are in heavy use at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, one of the busiest ports of entry for commerce in the country.

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canceled, and many of them may not take off again until Wednesday. Schools and businesses let out early. Government offices closed. Shoppers stocking up on food jammed

supermarkets and elbowed one another for what was left.

Broadway stages went dark.

Sections of New York were forecast to see up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) of snow.

As the storm system spun northward, conditions improved quickly. Travel bans were lifted before midmorning in New Jersey and New York. New York City buses, subways and trains were expected to restart on a limited basis later in the morning and a return to a full schedule was expected by Wednesday.

Total accumulation was expected to reach or exceed two feet (half a meter) in most of Massachusetts, potentially making it one of the worst snowstorms ever to hit the state. Coastal residents braced for a powerful storm surge and the possibility of damaging flooding and beach erosion, particularly on Cape Cod.

Federal government failing to protect children, report says The Associated Press The federal government’s failure to enforce the nation’s child protection laws is a “national disgrace” that leaves abused children vulnerable to future harm, according to a three-year study by two child advocacy groups.

The 110-page report released Tuesday identified some of the same failures reported in December by The Associated Press after an eight-month investigation into hundreds of children who died of abuse or neglect in plain view of child protection authorities.

“Our laws are weak.

We don’t invest in solutions. Federal laws aren’t enforced. And courts are turning their backs. This creates a trifecta of inertia and neglect,” said Amy Harfeld, policy director at the Children’s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego School of Law, which wrote the report with the nonprofit group First Star.

AP’s investigation, published Dec. 18, also revealed a system in crisis, hobbled by weak federal oversight, budget constraints, worker shortages and a voluntary data collection system so flawed that nobody can say with accuracy how many children die from abuse or neglect each year.

The AP found that at least 786 children died of abuse and neglect over a six-year span — many of them beaten, starved or left alone to drown — while agencies had good reason to know they were in danger. That figure represents the most comprehensive statistics publicly available, but the actual number who died even as authorities were investigating their families or providing some form of protective services is likely much higher because antiquated confidentiality laws allow many states to withhold vital information, shrouding their failures.

The federal government estimates an average of about 1,650 children have died annually from abuse or neglect in recent years, whether or not they were known to the child welfare system, but many experts believe the actual number is twice as high.

And many more suffer from near-fatal abuse and neglect every year.

“Almost everything that happens to these children is cloaked in endemic secrecy, and most efforts by the media and advocates to provide the public with much needed transparency — which leads to accountability — are thwarted by the very governmental entities and officials who have

turned their backs on their official duties to children,” the groups said.

Michael Petit, who was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the Federal Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities and serves as adviser to the advocacy group Every Child Matters, said he agreed with what he has read thus far in the report, entitled “Shame on U.S.” “The report is saying what a lot of people have been experiencing,” Petit said, who wasn’t speaking on the commission’s behalf.

“I share many of those sentiments that the federal government is not providing the kind of oversight needed.”

The Children’s Advocacy Institute and First Star fault all three branches of federal government for failing to protect children.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for implementing and enforcing federal child welfare laws and programs, but the agency largely takes a hands-off approach, allowing states to selfcertify that they are in compliance with federal requirements.

“There is no meaningful oversight and the states know it,” the report said.

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Newton High’s Garvis is finalist for national athletic director award

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Scott Garvis, Newton High activities director, is a finalist for the National High School Athletic Coaches Association national athletic director of the year award.

Garvis was nominated by the Iowa Coaches Association and is a NHSACA regional award winner.

Eight finalists from across the nation will be honored during The National Coach of the Year Awards Banquet June 20 during the National High School Athletic Coaches Association’s national convention at the Kahler Grand Hotel in Rochester, Minn. The highlight of the banquet is the naming of the NHSACA national coach of the year in 19 recognized sports categories and the national athletic director of the year.

“It’s a nice honor to know people around you appreciate what you do. I’m so fortunate to have so many great people here in Newton who do some awesome things,” Garvis said. “It’s been a fun experi-

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Scott Garvis, Newton High activities director, is a National High School Athletic Coaches Association regional atheltic director award winner. Garvis is a finalist for the national NHSACA athletic director award.

ence being here and working with people at the school and in the community.”

Garvis, who is an Iowa

Indianola joining Little Hawkeye Conference

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Citing the right time and competition size, Indianola will become a member of the Little Hawkeye Conference beginning the 2016-2017 school year.

“We’re very excited with what Indianola brings to the conference in both activities and academics,” said Bill Peters, Newton High principal, of the decision. “It’s a great school and much like Newton.”

Monday night, the Indianola Board of Education approved changing the schools’ athletic and activities to the Little Hawkeye Conference from the Central Iowa Metropolitan League (CIML) Metro Division. The Indianola school board approved the motion 7-0.

“This is a great opportunity for our student athletes,” said Bernie Brueck, CAA, director of activities, Indianola Community Schools in a news release.

“The time is right, we’re at a place in our district where we want to compete with schools more in line with, not only our size, but our culture and fan base, and LHC offers that. Plus, there is great potential for community growth in each of the districts we’ll be playing. It’s a win-win,” said Brueck.

Indianola joins Newton, Grinnell, Norwalk, Oskaloosa, Pella, Pella Christian and Dallas Center-Grimes, which became a LHC member this year.

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native, is in his third year as NHS activities director. He has been a football coach and activities director at the

high school and college level in his 16-year career. Garvis has worked in Iowa, Minnesota and Washington.

“One of the best parts of my job is meeting so many great kids. You get to watch them excel in the classroom as well as in athletics,” Garvis said. “I want to thank the students, coaches, teachers, administration, boosters and community of Newton in winning this award.”

Selection for the award is based on longevity, service to high school athletics, honors, championship years and winning percentage.

The nominees and finalists are evaluated by experts in the field of coaching using a sport-specific rubrics to assign points in each category.

The National High School Athletic Coaches Association is the oldest coaches association in the nation formed by coaches, for coaches, and has been recognizing national coaches of the year since 1978.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com

Regional basketball pairings are released

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News The path to another state tournament berth has been drawn for the sixth ranked Lynnville-Sully girls’ basketball team.

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released its basketball pairings for Class 1A, 2A and 3A on Monday afternoon and the Hawks were given two home games and a potential trip to Iowa City for a regional final and a chance to lock down a fifth state tournament berth in the last six years.

Lynnville-Sully, one of six remaining undefeated teams in Class 1A, received a first-round bye and will face either HLV (2-13) or Cedar Valley Christian (7-8) in the 1A Region 5 quarterfinals in Sully on Feb. 17.

A win would then advance the Hawks (16-0) to the regional semifinals, which also will be in Sully on Feb. 20. Potential opponents include Iowa Valley (12-4), Montezuma (5-11), Belle Plaine (9-7) or Meskwaki Settlement School (4-10). L-S has beaten

Montezuma twice in conference play this year and also has a conference win over HLV, Iowa Valley and Belle Plaine.

The 1A Region 5 final will be played at Iowa City West. The favorite to reach that game on the other side of the bracket is No. 12 Springville (13-2). All girls basketball playoff games involving area schools tip off at 7 p.m.

Prairie City-Monroe is another area team which was potentially given a pair of home playoff games.

The Class 3A No. 15 Mustangs will play in Region 6 and will host Centerville (6-10) in the regional quarterfinals on Feb. 14.

A win would push PCM to the regional semifinals in Monroe on Feb. 18. The opponent would either be Albia (7-9) or Chariton (5-9).

Things could get much tougher for the Mustangs (11-5) after the first two rounds. The regional final will be played in Washington on Feb. 21 and the opponent will likely be 3A No. 1 and undefeated Mediapolis.

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Cyclones fend off Texas comeback AMES (AP) — Iowa State accomplished what it set out to do: respond to a brutal loss at Texas Tech with another big win over a ranked team.

But the Cyclones might be haunted by the final minutes of a game they nearly let slip away.

Georges Niang scored 19 points, Bryce Dejean-Jones had 18 and 15th-ranked Iowa State held off No. 19 Texas 89-86 on Monday night.

Jameel McKay had 14 points for the Cyclones (15-4, 5-2 Big 12), who let Texas score Niang 23 points in the final 2:58 and yet still managed to hang on for their fourth win over a Top 25 opponent.

“I feel like just seeing the ‘W’ on the board is something that helps put Texas Tech behind us,” Niang said.

“That being said, we have yet to put a 40-minute game together.”

For 28 minutes though, the Cyclones looked as good as they have all

season.

Then they let the Longhorns look even better.

Iowa State broke open a tight game with a 27-12 run and went ahead by 21 with 11:36 left. The desperate Longhorns answered with a furious rally, scoring 47 points in just more than 11 minutes, and pulled to 87-84 on Jonathan Holmes’ 3-pointer with 22 seconds left.

Javan Felix scored 20 points and Isaiah Taylor had 17 for Texas (14-6, 3-4), which has dropped consecutive games for the second time this month.

“When we were down 21 (I said), ‘We’ll see what we’re made of here.’

Our guys fought. They kept fighting.

We got aggressive,” Texas coach Rick Barnes said.

The Cyclones and Longhorns were widely believed to be among the strongest challengers to Kansas’ 10-year hold on the Big 12 title. But Iowa State’s 78-73 loss to the Red Raiders on Saturday and the 75-62 defeat Texas took against the Jayhawks in Austin left each team searching for a response.

The Cyclones beat the Longhorns

— barely — by going around them.

Iowa State compensated for a major size disadvantage by attacking the Longhorns’ zone with precise ball movement, and back-to-back alleyoops from Niang to McKay put the Cyclones ahead 36-23.

Niang opened the second half with a 3 to help Iowa State jump ahead 47-30, and a transition dunk by Monte Morris put the Cyclones up 51-33.

Still, it took free throws from Niang and McKay in the final 20 seconds to stave off what would have been a crushing defeat for Iowa State.

Morris had 13 points and six assists for Iowa State, which allowed an astounding 23 field goals in the second half.

“I loved our energy out of the gate,” Cyclones coach Fred Hoiberg said.

“Down the stretch, that was crazy. An absolutely crazy game.”

Holmes had 17 points with 10 rebounds, and Texas freshman Myles Turner scored in double figures for the fourth time in five games with 16 points.

Iowa State hosts TCU on Saturday.

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This & That

CMB’s Kemp to play in annual Shrine Bowl Another Collins-Maxwell/Baxter football player has been chosen to play in the Iowa Shrine Bowl.

CMB senior Bryce Kemp will step onto the UNIDome football field on July 25, and take part in the 43rd installment of the annual Iowa all-star football game.

Kemp will play with some of the By Troy Hyde best senior foot- Newton Daily ball players that News Iowa has to offer, Sports Writer including future Iowa Hawkeye and two-time statechampion quarterback Ryan Boyle of Dowling Catholic, future Northern Iowa running back Trevor Allen of Waukee, state wrestling champion Jake Marnin of Southeast Polk and fellow district stud Ryan Sarver of Albia.

Kemp will likely play wide receiver, which means he could catch passes from Boyle or Alex Nielsen, a Class 3A all-stater from Creston/Orient-Macksburg.

“We have been blessed to have many of our athletes get recognized to play in this game,” said CMB coach Rob Luther, who was an assistant coach in the game back in 2003. “It’s a great opportunity for Bryce to meet other great football players, but there is more to this week than just a football game, too,” Kemp was one of the reasons CMB went through the regular season undefeated for the first time in program history. He scored a touchdown five different ways and finished with 46 catches, 950 yards and eight scores as the Raiders’ primary receiver.

He also rushed for 222 yards and three scores, threw a TD pass, returned a kickoff for a score and had two interception returns for scores. Kemp led the team in tackles with 69 and also had four sacks and 10 tackles for loss.

Kemp will play for the South squad in the shrine bowl. His head coach will be Wade King of Davenport Assumption. The North team will be coached by Scott Frerichs of New Hampton, but the roster for his squad was not available on the Iowa Shrine Bowl website.

Kemp is an Eastern Michigan commit and can officially sign his National Letter of Intent on Feb. 4. He recently visited and received a scholarship offer from Northern Iowa as well as Illinois State, but Kemp turned down both schools, according to Luther. The CMB coach also said Kemp is scheduled to visit Iowa this weekend but is still committed to EMU. Other CMB student-athletes also are planning on signing football scholarships on Feb. 4.

First-team offensive lineman Patrick Girard has committed to Morningside College, while firstteam all-state kicker Joey Nissen will play for Grand View University.

Third-team all-state lineman Clayton Weltha has not picked a school yet, but he is deciding between Simpson, Wartburg, William Penn and Buena Vista.

Someone may need to tell my wife I won’t be available on Valentine’s Day. And then run away as fast as you can.

District wrestling tournaments were already scheduled for that day and then Monday the IGHSAU released its basketball pairings and the opening round of regionals for Prairie City-Monroe, Colfax-Mingo and CMB are later that night.

She is used to me working all day on weekends and probably won’t be too shocked that Valentine’s Day will have to be celebrated on a different day.

That’s the life of a sports writer.

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

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Sports

SPORTS CALENDAR Tuesday Basketball Lynnville-Sully at Belle Plaine, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Boys’ Swimming Newton at Fort Dodge, 5:30 p.m.

Wrestling Chariton, Eddyville-BlakesburgFremont, Martensdale-St. Mary’s at Lynnville-Sully, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday Wrestling Dallas Center-Grimes, Knoxville at Newton, 5:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo, Greene County at PCM, 6 p.m.

Roland-Story, Iowa Falls-Alden at CMB, 6 p.m.

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

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

Friday Basketball Dallas Center-Grimes at Newton, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Saturday Boys’ Swimming Newton at Conference meet, Decorah, Luther College Bowling Newton at Oskaloosa, 12:30 p.m.

Wrestling Little Hawkeye Conference tournament, Newton, 10 a.m.

SICL tournament, Lynnville-Sully, 10 a.m.

CMB at Colfax-Mingo Invitational, 9 a.m.

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Duke’s Coach K chalks up his 1,000th win NEW YORK (AP) — Make no mistake: Mike Krzyzewski is proud of his 1,000 wins. Just don’t expect him to keep chasing milestones much longer.

“There’s an end in sight. I’m going to be 68 next month. It’ll end sooner than later,” he said.

Krzyzewski became the first NCAA Division I men’s coach to get 1,000 wins when No. 5 Duke surged past St. John’s late in the second half Sunday for a 77-68 victory at Madison Square Garden.

Tyus Jones scored 22 points and the Blue Devils (17-2) went on an 18-2 run down the stretch to put Coach K in four figures on his first try.

“There will be others that win more, but it is kind of neat to be the first one to 1,000,” he said.

Coach 1K. How grand, indeed.

Krzyzewski shared the moment with his family, pointing out that two of his three daughters and seven of his nine grandchildren were in attendance as he spoke in the postgame interview room.

But he could do without all the recent hoopla and individual adulation.

“I’m glad it’s over,” Krzyzewski said.

“There have been so many articles written. There were things written that I didn’t even know about me.

“Now, no more stories about my past or whatever,” he pleaded. “Enough is enough.”

Jahlil Okafor had 17 points and 10 rebounds, combining with Jones and Quinn Cook (17 points) to fuel the decisive spurt after Duke trailed by 10 with 8:15 remaining.

That’s when the Blue Devils finally began to look like a Krzyzewski-coached team, picking up their defense and hustling to loose balls as he urged them on from one knee in front of the bench.

Duke outworked the Red Storm (13-6) on the glass and held them without a field goal for 6 pivotal minutes.

“It just, boom! It was great,” Krzyzewski

said. “It was beautiful, really, to see them fight today and win.”

When the final horn sounded, Blue Devils players engulfed Krzyzewski and he received a bear hug from top assistant Jeff Capel. Photographers swarmed the coach on the Krzyzewski court, and players were given T-shirts that read “1,000 Wins And Kounting.”

“It’s a great feeling. Winning in the fashion that we did for Coach’s big game, it’s really special,” junior guard Rasheed Sulaimon said.

A public-address announcement offered congratulations to Krzyzewski, and Duke fans at a packed Garden chanted his name.

“I’m not sure I’ve ever been a part of a game like that. That’s kind of nuts, huh?”

Krzyzewski said. “It just seemed like three different games.”

Here are some things to know about Krzyzewski’s milestone win: NEW YORK, NEW YORK: No. 1,000 came about 500 miles from the cramped and cozy confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium, but Coach K was hardly on unfamiliar soil. Madison Square Garden, after all, was where he notched victory No. 903 against Michigan State in November 2011, breaking the Division I record previously held by his college coach and mentor, Bob Knight. “To win the 1,000th here, you need to be a lucky guy. I like my place, Cameron, but this is a magical place,” Krzyzewski said.

BIG PICTURE: Krzyzewski improved to 1,000-308 in a 40-year coaching career that began in 1975 at his alma mater, Army. He is 927-249 in 35 seasons at Duke, guiding the Blue Devils to four NCAA titles and 11 trips to the Final Four. “It’s special. But it’s for all the players who have played for him who got

these wins. It’s not just us,” Cook said.

“That’s why we wanted to come out and get it done.”

PRIME TICKET: The vocal crowd of 19,812, mixed with fans of both schools, included about 15-20 former Duke players as well as Carmelo Anthony and Phil Jackson from the New York Knicks; St. John’s greats Chris Mullin, Lou Carnesecca and Felipe Lopez; and Nike boss Phil Knight.

Around 30 minutes before the opening tip, rising ticket prices ranged from $225 to $888 on stubhub.com — which also covered admission to the doubleheader finale between Iona and Niagara at “The World’s Most Famous Arena.”

EARLY STRUGGLES: Midway through an entertaining first half, Krzyzewski was on his feet as St. John’s erased an 11-point deficit. Wearing a blue suit and white sneakers to support Coaches vs. Cancer, Krzyzewski stalked after the officials at the end of the half to argue that D’Angelo Harrison’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer came after the shot clock expired. Coach K didn’t get the call, and the Red Storm went into the locker room leading 43-39. “At halftime I sent a text out to destroy all the books on leadership, because it wasn’t working,” Krzyzewski joked.

BY THE NUMBERS: Duke is 26-8 at Madison Square Garden under Krzyzewski, including 18 wins in its past 21 games. ... Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is second on the Division I men’s list with 962 wins. Ex-Tennessee coach Pat Summitt holds the women’s Division I record with 1,098 victories.

WHAT’S NEXT?: Two tough road tests for Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference — at No. 8 Notre Dame on Wednesday night, followed by a trip to No. 2 Virginia on Saturday. Krzyzewski has 421 wins in ACC regular-season and tournament play. He needs two to pass old rival and North Carolina great Dean Smith for the most in league history.

Williams sisters advance to quarterfinals at Australian Open MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Williams sisters are back in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam, and neither one is there just to watch.

Venus Williams continued her impressive career resurgence at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 win over sixth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska on Monday night, reaching the last eight at a major for the first time since the 2010 U.S. Open.

Younger sister, Serena Williams, was supporting her and cheering for her from the stands at Rod Laver Arena, just hours after she had to dig deep for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 comeback win over Garbine Muguruza on the same court.

The sisters haven’t both advanced this far at a major since Serena won Wimbledon in 2010, their careers seemingly veering off at opposite trajectories.

Serena has won five Grand Slam titles in the interim,

Serena Williams, left, and Venus Williams

lifting her tally to 18, while seven-time major winner Venus has labored for years since being diagnosed in 2011 with Sjogren’s syndrome, which causes fatigue and inflammation. She’d only been beyond the third round once at a Grand Slam event since the start of 2011, and many thought she’d never return to the last eight. Even so, she’s not getting too excited four wins into a tournament.

“I guess from the outside

looking in, I guess it could look like that,” the seven-time major winner said. “But for me I’m just really focused and poised right now. I feel like I’ve been here before, so it’s not like I’m jumping up and down for joy, ‘Oh, shoot, what is this? I’ve never done this.’

“Yes, I’ve done this. This is what I’m always going into each tournament thinking I want to do. Now is my moment and I want to keep this moment going.”

AP TOP 25 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

AP TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv 1. South Carolina (27) 18-0 867 1 2. UConn (8) 18-1 848 2 3. Baylor 18-1 799 3 4. Notre Dame 19-2 770 6 5. Maryland 17-2 699 7 6. Tennessee 17-3 684 5 7. Oregon St. 18-1 672 9 8. Louisville 18-2 653 4 9. Florida St. 19-2 525 17 10. Kentucky 16-4 513 14 11. Arizona St. 18-2 494 13 12. Stanford 15-5 416 11 12. Texas A&M 16-4 416 10 14. Texas 14-4 390 8 15. Nebraska 15-3 383 16 16. North Carolina 17-4 376 12 17. Duke 14-6 327 15 18. Mississippi St. 20-2 321 18 19. Princeton 17-0 255 19 20. Iowa 15-3 240 20 21. Georgia 17-4 183 22 22. Rutgers 14-5 118 25 23. Syracuse 15-5 114 23 24. Oklahoma 16-2 73 — 25. Chattanooga 17-3 60 — Others receiving votes: George Washington 32, Minnesota 31, Green Bay 27, Seton Hall 26, Washington 15, South Florida 12, W. Kentucky 12, Iowa St. 9, LSU 8, Florida Gulf Coast 3, Middle Tennessee 3, DePaul 1.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (64) 19-0 1,624 1 2. Virginia (1) 19-0 1,561 2 3. Gonzaga 20-1 1,476 3 4. Duke 17-2 1,402 5 5. Wisconsin 18-2 1,351 6 6. Arizona 18-2 1,300 7 7. Villanova 18-2 1,187 4 8. Notre Dame 19-2 1,139 8 9. Kansas 16-3 1,120 11 10. Louisville 16-3 1,027 10 11. Utah 16-3 996 12 12. Wichita St. 18-2 893 14 13. North Carolina 16-4 878 15 14. VCU 16-3 734 16 15. Iowa St. 14-4 719 9 16. Maryland 18-3 715 13 17. West Virginia 16-3 558 18 18. N. Iowa 18-2 440 20 19. Texas 14-5 431 17 20. Baylor 15-4 407 21 21. Georgetown 14-5 334 — 22. Indiana 15-5 165 23 23. Miami 14-5 164 — 24. Oklahoma 12-7 90 19 25. Butler 15-6 70 — Others receiving votes: Colorado St. 57, Arkansas 54, Ohio St. 43, SMU 43, Providence 29, Dayton 28, Georgia 28, Stanford 16, Wyoming 14, LSU 10, Seton Hall 10, San Diego St. 4, Texas A&M 2, Tulsa 2, Davidson 1, Green Bay 1, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 1, Stephen F. Austin 1.

The 34-year-old Venus next face Madison Keys, a 19-year-old American who was inspired to play tennis by watching the Williams sisters.

Serena was motivated by a Grand Slam loss that stung her more than any last year in her match against No. 24-seeded Muguruza, who had conceded only four games to her in a second-round upset at the 2014 French Open.

“She made me play a lot better,” Serena Williams said.

“I had to play the best match of the tournament or else I was going to be out.”

The five-time Australian Open winner next faces Dominika Cibulkova, who reproduced the kind of tennis that took her to the final here last year as she beat two-time champion Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Keys advanced to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal with a 6-2, 6-4 win over good friend and fellow American Madison Brengle.

Girls Continued from Page 1B The other three teams in the region include Mediapolis’ first-round opponent, Louisa-Muscatine (2-14), Central Lee (11-6) and Davis County (8-7).

Colfax-Mingo and Collins-Maxwell/Baxter will both play in Class 2A Region 7.

The Raiders (2-14) will travel to Pella Christian (8-6) for a firstround game on Feb. 14,

Serena had difficulty breathing at times Monday, and coughed throughout the match, later saying she’d been sick for a couple of days.

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic had a 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 win over Gilles Muller to reach the quarterfinals at a 23rd consecutive major. Next up, he faces No. 8 Milos Raonic, who moved into the last eight in Australia for the first time with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-3 win over No. 12 Feliciano Lopez.

Defending champion Stan Wawrinka beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6 (2), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (8) and will next take on U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori.

Spurred on by hundreds of flag-waving Japanese supporters at Rod Laver Arena, No. 5-ranked Nishikori had little trouble in a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 win over No. 9 David Ferrer, who reached the French Open final and Australian Open semis in 2013.

while Colfax-Mingo (0-15) heads to Conrad to face BCLUW (5-12) that same night.

A CMB win over the Eagles would put the Raiders in the regional quarterfinals against former Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference rival West Marshall (13-4).

That game will be played in State Center on Feb. 17.

Colfax-Mingo’s regional quarterfinal opponent, if it knocks off the Comets, will be 11th-ranked Des Moines Christian (12-4). That game will be in Urban-

dale on Feb. 17.

Those two regional quarterfinal winners will meet in the semifinals in Urbandale on Feb. 20.

The regional final will be played at Adel on Feb. 23. And the likely opponent from the other side of the bracket is No. 7 Panorama (14-2). Van Meter (11-5) also is on the other side.

The Class 4A and 5A pairings will be released by the IGHSAU on Feb. 2.

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

Iowa women beat Nebraska in overtime IOWA CITY (AP) — Ally Disterhoft scored all 20 of her points in the second half and overtime to lead No. 20 Iowa to its first victory against No. 15 Nebraska in nine tries as a Big Ten opponent, 78-72 on Monday.

Bethany Doolittle had six of her 12 points during the extra period while

Iowa outscored Nebraska 17-11. Samantha Logic finished with 22 points and eight assists and Disterhoft had 13 rebounds.

Iowa (16-3, 7-1 Big Ten) rallied with a 17-6 run to lead 60-57 on Disterhoft’s layup with 2:33 left in regulation.

Rachel Theriot’s jumper gave the Cornhuskers (15-

4, 5-3) a 61-60 lead with 4.5 seconds. Iowa inbounded long and handed off to Whitney Jennings who drew a foul with 1.3 seconds left. She made one free throw to force overtime.

Tear’a Laudermill and Emily Cady led Nebraska with 19 points each. Cady grabbed 18 boards and Theriot added 15 points.

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDNA ARLEEN CUSHATT, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036630 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Edna Arleen Cushatt, Deceased, who died on or about January 12, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 19th day of January, 2015, the last will and testament of Edna Arleen Cushatt, deceased, bearing date of the 22nd day of March, 1999,*none was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Mari Beth Polson was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 16th day of January, 2015.

Mari Beth Polson Executor of estate 1654 N 2050 E Rd Watseka, IL 60970 Address *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) Kathryn E. Walker, ICIS PIN No: AT0008220 Attorney for executor Walker, Billingsley & Bair 208 N 2nd Ave W Newton, IA 50208 Address Date of second publication 3rd day of February, 2015 Probate Code Section 304 January 27 & February 3

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Public Notices IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY CITY OF Newton, IOWA EQUITY NO. EQCV119259 Petitioner, ORIGINAL NOTICE vs.

DUANE A. CARLSON; DATE PETITION FILED: 01/13/2015 SPOUSE OF DUANE A. CARLSON, IF ANY;OHP 10 LC and UNKNOWN PARTIES Respondents.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT(S): You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of the clerk of this court naming you as a respondent in this action, which petition prays the Court to find that the property located at 315 E. 12th Street S., Newton, Iowa and legally described as: Lot 2 of Block "S" of Jones Subdivision in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa as appears in Plat Book "C" page 93 in the office of the Recorder of said County has been abandoned within the meaning of Iowa Code Section 657A.10A and grant the City title to the property free and clear of all claims, liens, or encumbrances. The name and address of the attorney for the petitioner is Gilbert R. Caldwell III, Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC, 211 1st Avenue West, Newton, IA 50208. The attorney's phone number is (641) number: 792-4160; facsimile (641) 792-2410.

You must serve a motion or answer on or before February 23, 2015, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Jasper County, at the courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

You are further notified that the above case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. Unless, within 20 days after service of this original notice upon you, you serve, and within a reasonable time thereafter file a motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, at the courthouse in Newton, Iowa, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Please see Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for information on electronic filing and Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, division VI regarding the protection of personal information in court filings.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in court because of a disability, immediately call your district ADA coordinator at (515) 286-3394. (If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942) IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL AT ONCE TO ADVICE PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS January 20, 27 and February 3 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY CITY OF Newton, IOWA EQUITY NO. EQCV119260 Petitioner, ORIGINAL NOTICE vs.

DUANE CARLSON; DATE PETITION FILED: 01/13/2015 SPOUSE OF DUANE CARLSON, IF ANY; OHP 10, L.C. and UNKNOWN PARTIES Respondents.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT(S): You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of the clerk of this court naming you as a respondent in this action, which petition prays the Court to find that the property located at 603 E. 4th Street N., Newton, Iowa and legally described as: Lot D in Block 6 of Lamb's Addition to the City of Newton, Jasper Iowa has been County, abandoned within the meaning of Iowa Code Section 657A.10A and grant the City title to the property free and clear of all claims, liens, or encumbrances.

The name and address of the attorney for the petitioner is Gilbert R. Caldwell III, Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC, 211 1st Avenue West, Newton, IA The attorney's phone 50208. number is (641) 792-4160; facsimile number: (641) 7922410.

You must serve a motion or answer on or before February 23, 2015, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Jasper County, at the courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

You are further notified that the above case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. Unless, within 20 days after service of this original notice upon you, you serve, and within a reasonable time thereafter file a motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, at the courthouse in Newton, Iowa, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Please see Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for information on electronic filing and Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, division VI regarding the protection of personal information in court filings.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in court because of a disability, immediately call your district ADA coordinator at (515) 286-3394. (If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942) IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS January 20, 27 and February 3 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDNA ARLEEN CUSHATT, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036630 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Edna Arleen Cushatt, Deceased, who died on or about January 12, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 19th day of January, 2015, the last will and testament of Edna Arleen Cushatt, deceased, bearing date of the 22nd day of March, 1999,*none was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Mari Beth Polson was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY CITY OF NEWTON, IOWA EQUITY NO. EQCV119261 Petitioner, ORIGINAL NOTICE vs.

LEON REEVES; DATE PETITION FILED: 01/13/2015 MARGARET REEVES; BAYVIEW FINANCIAL PROPERTY TRUST; STATE OF IOWA; DOUGLAS DEWOLF, DVM D/B/A PARKVIEW ANIMAL: HOSPITAL;SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER; IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN: SERVICES; SMITH APARTMENTS - GARY F. SMITH, INC.; THE COURTYARD APTS LLC; and UNKNOWN PARTIES Respondents.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT(S): You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of the clerk of this court naming you as a respondent in this action, which petition prays the Court to find that the property located at 1113 1st Street N., Newton, Iowa and legally described as: Part of Lot "M" of Ainsworth & Wheeler's Subdivision of the Subdivision of the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 and the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 27, Township 80 North, Range 19 West of the 5th P.M., in the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, as appears in the Plat of record in Book 205, at page 554 in the Office of the Recorder of said County, described as beginning at the Northeast Corner of Lot "M", thence South 124 feet, West 68 feet, North 20 feet, West 75 feet, North 104 feet, East 143 feet to the point of beginning has been abandoned within the meaning of Iowa Code Section 657A.10A and grant the City title to the property free and clear of all claims, liens, or encumbrances. The name and address of the attorney for the petitioner is Gilbert R. Caldwell III, Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC, 211 1st Avenue West, Newton, IA 50208. The attorney's phone number is (641) number: 792-4160; facsimile (641) 792-2410.

You must serve a motion or answer on or before February 23, 2015, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Jasper County, at the courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

You are further notified that the above case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. Unless, within 20 days after service of this original notice upon you, you serve, and within a reasonable time thereafter file a motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, at the courthouse in Newton, Iowa, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Please see Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for information on electronic filing and Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, division VI regarding the protection of personal information in court filings.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in court because of a disability, immediately call your district ADA coordinator at (515) 286-3394. (If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942) IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS January 20, 27 and February 3

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NEWTON, IOWA Notice is hereby given that the Newton City Council approved Schedule 14-17: Assessments for the Expenses of Nuisance Abatement has been filed with the Jasper County Treasurer under the authority of Iowa Code §364.12. The assessments may be paid in full or in part without interest within thirty days, and thereafter all unpaid special assessments bear interest at the rate specified by the council. All properties are located within the City of Newton, Iowa.

Schedule 14-17.

Deed/Contract Holder Duane Carlson Parcel Number 834281024 Address 315 E. 12th St. S. Total Amount Assessed $125.00 January 20 & 27

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Work in all outdoor elements especially freezing and hot temps If you can work hard and want a satisfying and rewarding experience taking care of grieving families, this is the job for you!

Serious inquiries only Call or stop by for an application Watts Vault & Monument Co. 4920 Hubbell Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50317 515-261-0825

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Call 1-877-9-Apply-TPI ext. 120 (1-877-927-7598) or apply online: www.ApplyTPI.com

Executive Director Position Opening for a full-time Executive Director of a Community Action Agency in Central Iowa. The ideal candidate will possess a B.S. or B.A. in human services, public administration, business or social work with five years administrative experience, including directing or managing a public or private non-profit or human services program OR at least ten years leadership experience at a Community Action Agency. Must have knowledge of preparing and monitoring budgets and working with multiple funding sources, knowledge concerning community needs and resources, and an interest and understanding of the needs of the low-income population.

For application package information and to see a detailed job description, go to http://bit.ly/1BxNYBh. Applications must be received by 5:00 pm on February 11, 2015.

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Applications are being accepted in person at: 530 North Front St. Montezuma, IA 50171 or email to: mmcgowan@a1fiberglass.com

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ATLAS HYDRAULICS is looking to hire a Second Shift Supervisor.

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Silgan Holdings Inc. Needed Secretary/ Administrative Assistant to be answering phones, filing, scheduling, incoming/outgoing mail etc.

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INSPIRATIONS CHILDCARE has two fulltime openings working with children.

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Central Iowa Residential Services Inc.(CIRSI) is recruiting for the following positions in Grinnell: Overnight Staff – training individuals with intellectual disabilities in a residential setting. The work schedule typically runs 11pm to 9am, seven times in a two week rotation (you can sleep during part of this shift). One shift in the two week rotation is day hours and no sleep time. Pay starts at $9.00 per hour (experience pays more) and benefits that includes(Health, Dental, and Life Insurance).

3 BEDROOM Townhome For Rent $710.00 per month 843 S. 17th Ave W. Newton 515-291-1162

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E. 18th St. N. E. 19th St. N. N. 6th Ave. E. N. 8th Ave. E. N. 10th Ave. E.

S. 12th Ave. W. S. 13th Ave. W. S. 14th Ave. W. S. 17th Ave. W. W. 7th St. S. W. 8th St. S. W. 9th St. S.

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Route 733 Approx. $28/mo N. 4th Ave. E. Glenway Dr. E. 12th St. N.

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2 ANTIQUE Iron bed frames, 1 single, 1 double, nice condition. $25. each.

791-7623.

2 DIGITAL photography beginners “how to” books, like new condition, “How to do just about anything with your digital photos” and “Perfect digital photos in a snap”. Beginner's guide to taking and making great digital photos. Original price $26.95 each, now selling two for $4. or $3. each. 641-791-2220.

2 MARLBORO sleeping bags $20. each, boxes have never been opened.

792-7186.

3 CARD tables, 30x30, garage sale quality, 3 @ $10., 2 metal folding tables, 60”x30” - 72”x36”, 2 @ $15., old glass ink well $15., red decanter with 6 glasses, made in France $15., Fry Daddy, in box, never been used $15., 3 nesting bowls, Sears, Roebuck on the bottom $20., Precious Moments 1986 “My have will never let you go” $10. 641-275-7600.

ALFALFA-BIG ROUND BALES, no rain. 641-4982501.

BLUE LAZY Boy recliner $75. or OBO. 641-8313218.

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1 month farm labor w/tractor operating experience required.

Guaranteed offer of employment for a min. of 3/4 of the workdays of the total work contract period.

Employer will: provide necessary tools supplies & equipment at no cost to worker; provide housing for workers who cannot return to their permanent residence at the end of the workday and reimburse the worker for transportation costs & subsistence to work site when worker completes 50% of the work period.

Report to or send resume to: Iowa Workforce Development, 430 E. Grande Ave., Des Moines, IO 50319 using job listing #1001200

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7 MONTH old, “As seen on TV” Nu Wave oven, paid $100+, used 3 times, will sell for $50. Dorm refrigerator, 4 cu. ft., brown $50.

Avon bottles mens after shave & cologne, they are trucks, deer, moose, quail, train and lots of different cars (empty). Many others.

40-50 of them. $75. or OBO. 792-7058.

9 MINIATURE perfume bottles, Beautiful, Marplum, Canve, Palmen, Avon Swan, Avon Santa, Laura Ashley, white Linen, 1 thur 4, full, next 3 empty, others ½ full, 9 @ $15., maple plant stand 24” tall x 12” round $35., yellow egg shape S & P shakers with Alexander & Allen produce co. Kellogg, Iowa $20., Chevrolet S-10 black coated tail lights $30. 7928017.

BUNK BED frame black metal, the top bed is twin sized and the bottom is full size, futon couch, good condition. $50. 792-5295 or 792-6943. Call after 2 pm.

COLEMAN POWER Mate propane convection heater, adjustable, 80,000 – 200,000 BTU, used once, still in box. $1000. or OBO. 641-259-3485.

DALE EARNHARDT Jr. 1:64 Collectible Cars $12 each. Hot Wheels Cars & Round-up Ranch play sets $50 (for all). I pod Shuffle 1GB $40. 515-313-7803.

MANUAL WHEEL Chair, new only used 3 times.

Reduced price. 641-5213927.

TWO AXION 10” LCD TV/monitor/DVD players, Not a flip style, accessories includes, mount in car or use as a home TV, call for more details, $200. for pair or $80. each or OBO. Nonsmoke. Can send pictures to email only.

641-521-9875.

WHIRLPOOL BUILT in dishwasher, only 2 years old, excellent condition, white with owners manual. $150. 641-275-0615.

REAL ESTATE

OPEN THE Front Door!! to this beautiful, custom built home. Stop by 2319 N 7th Ave E, Newton, for our open house Saturday, Jan. 31, 12:00 – 3:00.

Pictures on Zillow. 225K Call 641-521-9790 for more information.

REAL ESTATE

AUTOMOTIVE

DAEWOO-DD802L DOZER $20,000. 641-792-4332

AUTOMOTIVE

1994 K1500 CHEVY 4X4 Newer tires, less than 2,000 miles on them, new hubs, ball joints, A/C compressor battery, distributor intake, coil. 119,000 miles.

Purple w/waldoc stripe kit.

350 Engine Automatic. $4580.00 OBO 641-242-0361

1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792 1998 CADILLAC DeVille D'Elegance White Diamond, Cabriolet top with Power sunroof, Heated leather, loaded.

Just turned 80K miles.

Sharp looking! $6490.

641-275-0246 or 641-792-2988 1998 JEEP Sport, doesn't run, 152,000 miles, new battery, plugs, air filter, water pump, thermostat and alternator. Radiator and heater core needs flushed, A/C needs charged, asking $1,000. or OBO. Regular oil changes. 641-521-4100.

1999 ARCTIC Cat 4wheeler ATV, like new, runs great! $1950. 641831-3821. No calls after 8 pm.

2001 TOWN & Country, one owner, remote start, rear heat and air, newer tires, new radiator, headlights, privacy glass. 171K miles. $3500. or OBO. 641-831-2121.

2003 TOYOTA Rav 4.

Silver, very clean, good tires. $5600. 641-799-5788

AUTOMOTIVE

BLACK 1982 Ford F150 Pickup, 67,000 miles on the motor, newer transmission, newer paint job, looks and runs great. Standard cab with a full size bed. If you are looking for a great old truck, this is it; first $2,000 will drive it home.

Phone 641-792-3612.

Please leave a message.

2001 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT Quad Cab Dually pickup- 4 wheel drive. 5.9L Cummins Diesel with trailer tow package, airride bags, gooseneck ball and electric brake controller. Fully loaded, very well maintained and garaged, complete with a sno way 9' V-Plow with a new cutting blade.

One Owner- non smoking unit 135,000 miles. $20,000.00. 641-792-4332

Lost your Cat?

2002 GRAY, extended cab Chevy Silverado. Fully loaded with towing package, leather, heated seats, automatic seats, mirrors, etc. 207k miles and some very minor dents/scratches. Engine runs perfect.

Recently fully detailed and new battery. $7,000 OBO. Contact Cody if interested at 515-681-1373

2006 MONTE 123,000 miles.

641-521-1797

Carlo, $4500.

2008 HONDA Odyssey EXL 132K leather interior, DVD MP3 multi disc and back up camera, heated seats, 7-8 passenger seating. $11,000. 515-4016359.

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Astrograph Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015

Venus in Pisces will bring changes of heart. In the weeks to come, hearts that danced with intention will take it to the next level, sprouting wings and flying to unexpected places. The heart’s journey happens on many planes at once, including the astral plane.

Don’t be in a rush to make sense of it. The heart has its own mystical logic.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 27). Besides putting in the work to get use out of the intellectual abundance of your birthright, you’ll also apply emotional and spiritual intelligence to create the personal life of your dreams. February brings a financial breakthrough.

You’ll receive visitors in May and make memories.

You’ll make an important promise in September. Cancer and Virgo adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 40, 22, 14, 39 and 50.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Instead of avoiding negative feelings, dive right in to whatever is bothering you. Dealing directly with your challenges will

liberate you. A moment of unpleasantness will be followed by hours of relief.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You can plan this day to a point, but leave yourself exit strategies too, and be willing to bail on the plan when spontaneous opportunity arises (and it will).

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You don’t have to put people to the test to sense which ones are good for you. Affirm to yourself who your allies are because utilizing your alliances will help you succeed in the next 48 hours.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It’s too general to say that you trust one person or don’t trust another. Understanding who people are and how they are likely to behave is much more useful than blanket statements of trust or distrust.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It’s said that you’re not supposed to awaken people who are sleepwalking. Similarly, it could be dangerous

to offer too much outside reality to one who is living very much within a bubble of personal reality.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your social landscape is changing. Instead of offering signs of approval, try empathy. Ask the questions that might help you better understand how another person walks this world.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

Does self-improvement have to be such an endless quest? You may simply not be in the mood for it today.

As Winston Churchill said: “He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Even though you’ve done nothing wrong, those who misunderstand you could ask you to defend yourself.

If you think you might be put on the stand, prepare a case for yourself beforehand.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

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