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Miss Macomb Auction and Dinner set for this weekend MACOMB — The 29th annual Miss Macomb Scholarship Pageant Auction and Dinner will be held on Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Macomb Country Club. The festivities, according to a news release, will include a silent auction from 4 to 6 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. and the grand auction at 7 p.m. The auction and dinner held each year benefits the scholarships, wardrobe and other portions of the Miss Macomb Scholarship Pageant. Miss Macomb 2013 Rayni Lasley and Miss Macomb Princesses 2013 Kalea Foster and Gretchen Swarrtz will hosting the event Also appearing at the auction will be the 2014 Miss Macomb contestants. Bruce J. Biagini will emcee the affair, and Lowderman Auction Service will conduct the Grand Auction.

Local cities ration salt for snowfall MACOMB — As inches of snow pile on the ground and cities around the state and region scramble for salt, many cities around the county are bracing for impact to keep the streets clean. The salt situation is different for each city, but rationing attempts are being made to ensure enough salt will be available as the winter streak continues. Snow accumulation itself was expected to be between 5 and 7 inches for the outlook area including Macomb and McDonough County, according to the National Weather Service, and a winter weather advisory was projected to end at noon today.

Macomb rations salt judiciously for snow emergency By Patrick Stout pstout@McDonoughVoice.com

MACOMB — Mayor Mike Inman said this week that Macomb has a snow emergency policy that is automatically ac-

Snow Emergency —The city of Macomb declared a snow emergency through 8 a.m. Thursday. With forecasts projecting several inches in snow accumulation, residents living on designated snow routes were reminded to remove vehicles. —Western Illinois University issued an advisory for its Macomb campus through 6 a.m. today. Classes were expected to be held.

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Macomb resident Austin Jackson walks with his dog, Penny Lane, named for the song, on Tuesday afternoon through Chandler Park during the widespread heavy snowfall, which was projected to bring up to 7 inches of snow to the region. Jackson said his beagle mix had been cooped up most of the winter and he was looking to get her out for a short time. He lives near the park.

tivated whenever 3 inches or more of snow has fallen. The city on Tuesday, indeed, declared a snow emergency effective until 8 a.m. Thursday, prohibiting parking of cars on designated snow routes. "I announce the emergency each time as both a reminder and a courtesy to our residents," Inman said on Monday. "I want to give someone a warning if their vehicle may be towed away for being See SNOW — A2

Extended winter brings salt shortage, steeper prices By Don Babwin Associated Press

CHICAGO — As piles of snow grow taller during this seemingly endless winter, the mounds of salt for spreading on the nation's icy, slushy roads are shrinking, forcing communities to ration supplies or try exotic new icemelting substances. Cities have already gone

Electricity rate change too high for some in Bushnell

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Concern expressed over 90 versus 12 percent hike By Lainie Steelman

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BUSHNELL — The city of Bushnell's recent 12 percent, across-the-board electricity rate hike boils down to a 90 percent increase for some residents, accused one Bushnell resident during a council meeting Monday. John Slater, owner of Slater Construction & Siding, told aldermen he's received several complaints from residents who are on all-electric utilities. Slater said those residents' electric rates went up by 90 percent rather than by 12 percent.

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Justin Griffith, utilities manager for the city, said the electricity rate hike included doing away with an all-electric discount of 4 cents per kilowatt hour, because the city was paying more to purchase electricity for those customers than they were charging for it. Griffith said under 100 residential, all-electric customers with radiant electric furnaces saw a higher than 12 percent increase to their electricity rates, out of 1,629. This winter's extreme cold also cause all residents to see higher bills this month, he added. He also said the utility office fielded about 10 calls from allelectric customers after bills were See CITY — A2

through most of their salt well ahead of the time they traditionally really need it — when the coldest part of winter gives way to temperatures just warm enough to turn snow into freezing rain and sleet and roads into ribbons of ice. "If we don't get the salt, at some point people are going to be sliding all over

the place like what you saw in Atlanta," said Julius Hansen, public works director in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn, citing last week's television images of thousands of motorists getting stranded on ice-covered roads in the South. So far this year, Glen Ellyn's snow-removal crews have responded to 31 storms. "In an average winter, we have 20," Hansen said. A community the size

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CITY OF COLCHESTER

Council talks inconsistencies between documented policies By Nick Draper ndraper@McDonoughVoice.com

COLCHESTER — Discussion over changes to the city employee handbook and policy was had at the city council meeting on Monday. Alderman Catherine Lowderman pointed out that the current handbook is not clear regarding the life insurance policy and dependents and suggested it be cleared up before the revisions are made. “The current ordinance book reads that its only the employee that is being paid a life insurance policy,” Lowderman said. “In the handbook, somehow it got written

in that the city would pay for insurance for the full-time employees and their dependents.” She said the handbook and the ordinance should be consistent and asked what the council’s wishes were regarding the life insurance policies for dependents. A change that would allow employees to purchase life insurance for their dependents if they so choose was suggested, while it was decided to remove the city’s responsibility to pay for the life insurance. City Clerk Donna Wetzel noted the handbook pointed out that city employees should report to See COUNCIL — A2

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WASHINGTON — The sweeping farm bill that Congress sent to President Obama Tuesday has something for almost everyone, from the nation's 47 million food stamp recipients to Southern peanut growers, Midwest corn farmers and the maple syrup industry in the Northeast. After years of setbacks, the Senate on Tuesday sent the nearly $100 billion-ayear measure to President

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Barack Obama. The White House said the president will sign the bill on Friday in Michigan, the home state of Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow. The Senate passed the bill 68-32 after House passage last week. The bill provides a financial cushion for farmers who face unpredictable weather and market conditions. It also provides subsidies for rural communities and environmentally-sensitive land. But

the bulk of its cost is for the food stamp program, which aids 1 in 7 Americans. The bill would cut food stamps by $800 million a year, or around 1 percent. House Republicans had hoped to reduce the bill's costs even further, pointing to a booming agriculture sector in recent years and arguing that the now $80 billion-a-year food stamp program has spiraled out of control. The House

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parked along an emergency route." Unlike some other communities, Macomb is not experiencing a shortage of salt. "We had 400 tons of salt on hand at the start of winter," Inman said, "and we use about 75 tons per snow event." The mayor said he has announced emergencies in mid-December and last weekend. Depending on the snowfall this week, Inman said there was still enough salt available but that he wants city crews to use it judiciously. Macomb has 17 city employees and 14 pieces of equipment dedicated to the city's snow removal efforts. "We could handle several more storms with the supply we've got on hand," said City Administrator Dean Torreson. But he noted that there is a salt shortage nationwide. "Funding is not an issue for many municipalities," Torreson said. "It's a matter of availability." Inman said Public Works Director Jason Bainter is looking into opportunities to bring in more salt if it's needed in the next three to six weeks. "One supplier did not have any," the mayor said. "Another does have some, but we are testing the quality to make sure it's what we would want to use." Torreson said the Department of Public Works is still within budget in terms of the financial cost of snow removal. Inman said the issue is more the impact on the crews. "We've discussed alternative shifts and the plowing is based on the need

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received this month. "To take it away all at once and not let them know isn't fair," Slater told aldermen. Bushnell Mayor Jim Evans asked what Slater would like to see happen. Slater said he would like

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their supervisors with no clear definition of who is classified as a supervisor. Lowderman said that originally the city had more employees and there was indeed a supervisor, but now that the staff has shrunk there is no supervisor position. Alderman Jason Orris suggested the supervisor position revert back to the

Faculty Chamber Music Series Concert III - featuring mixed chamber repertoire, 7:30 p.m., COFAC Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.

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Snow is dumped into a truck to be carried off of Courthouse Square Jan. 6.

rather than a particular schedule," the mayor said. "One day they started at 6:30 a.m. and on another day they started at 4:30 a.m." Inman said Macomb also contracts out some snow removal work. Private contractors take loads of snow out of the downtown square and other selected locations and pile it up in remote fields.

Colchester salt supplies plentiful By Nick Draper ndraper@McDonoughVoice.co m

COLCHESTER — Salt supply remains high because the aggressive rationing done by the city of Colchester, according to Mayor Danny Bice. “We have been watching it. We haven’t even taken half of what we ordered,” Bice said. “We pre-order every year just so if we have to have it, it’s there. We’ve

only taken 40 tons, so there’s still 60 tons spoken for.” Bice said historically, they’ve not run out of salt because the city’s rationing policy is to only use it when it will be effective and when it needs to be used. However, Bice said that three workers would not be sufficient to stay on top of an all-day snow and suggested that an outside source be considered to give the workers a break. Additionally, he urged the city council to consider working on an ordinance that would designate which roads are emergency snow routes.

through this winter and, as of this week, has 52 tons left. "If we have three more bad storms," said City Superintendent David Raymond, "we might look into trying to purchase more." Raymond said the city uses about 10 tons during an average wintery blast and as much as 20 tons during a bad storm. Bushnell purchases salt from the North American Salt Company at $50 per ton, according to Raymond. He said that's a lower than average cost and, that so far, the extra use of salt this winter hasn't impacted the city's budget. The hours of overtime accumulated by city employees out clearing roads, though, are adding up. Raymond said the city has five employees on the street crew and, during a storm, two other city employees are brought in to By Lainie Steelman help. lsteelman Last Friday and Satur@McDonoughVoice.com day's snowfall, he said, reBUSHNELL — The city sulted in 12 hours of overof Bushnell purchased 300 time for workers out plowtons of road salt to get ing the streets.

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the city to adjust rates back for all-electric customers and in the future better communicate such changes. The city council adopted the electricity rate increase at the Dec. 16, 2013, meeting as a way to address a $300,000 utilities shortfall. Since that meeting, a link to a copy of the resolution and the full electricity rate schedule has

been available at and promoted from http://issuu.com/mcdonoughvoice/docs/project1. John Slater was one of two guests in attendance at Monday's city council meeting. Another resident, Donna McCleery, asked the council for a $510 reimbursement on a bill for sewer repair work that fell on city-owned property.

A utilities committee meeting was scheduled to look into the matter. In other business Monday, aldermen discussed a request received last month from the Bushnell VFW Post #1422 for a package carry-out liquor license. That request was dropped by the VFW after informal discussions with the liquor committee.

mayor, while Alderman Jolene Mason suggested listing a hierarchy of some sort. Mayor Danny Bice asked the council to think on the issue so that when the changes are made, they are correct and will not have to be revisited in eight or nine months. Several other smaller changes were suggested including a suggestion by Mason to bring back physicals for necessary positions in the city.

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cil consider an action to set a time frame for residents to get their trash cans up onto their property, stating that certain residents never move their trash cans posing a problem when there is snowfall. Wetzel asked that the council consider the purchase of two computers before a sale ends at the cost of $670. Lowderman agreed that the city’s computers are outdated and this would be a good opportunity to make the purchase.

Discussion regarding an ordinance and procedure for use of the city’s rights of way prompted by the Logonix Corporation was tabled for the next meeting to allow City Attorney Diane Diestler more time to complete the ordinance. A payment to the Western Illinois Regional Council was approved in the amount of $8,472 for administrative costs of acquiring the emergency CDAP grant. Bice asked that the coun-

Comedy and Poetry = CoMeTry , 7-9:15 p.m., WIU’s Multicultural Center. A college touring performance duo featuring 2009 WIU graduate, Iggy Mwela, and his stage partner, Chad Songy, CoMeTry blends performance poetry and stand up comedy into clean, clever, observational entertainment. Each performance piece or "coem" tells a story, raises awareness, or delivers an inspirational message. Admission is free.

Feb. 6 MACOMB Guest/Faculty Trio Recital: Felix Olschofka, violin, Moises Molina, cello, Jeffrey Brown, piano, 7:30 p.m., COFAC Recital Hall. Free and open to the public. The Casey Donahew Band’s performance live at The Forum, doors open at 8 p.m., The Forum, 124 N. Lafayette St. Tickets on sale now. Special gust will be Drew Baldridge. Seniors’ Day at Citizens, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Citizens Bank, South Side Square downtown. Topic: Day Health Services, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. For more information, call MDH Day Health Services at 309-8361656. Dr. Bondi lecture, 7 p.m., WIU’s Morgan Hall room 109. Martha Biondi, professor from Northwestern University, will present “The Black Revolution on Campus: Black Students and the Transformation of Higher Education,” to kick off the “Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle” event series. Talk describes an extraordinary chapter in the Black freedom struggle when Black students rose up and pressed for change on college campuses across the country.

Feb. 7 MACOMB Ham and bean dinner, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 136 W. Carroll St. Suggested donation: $5. WIU’s Bureau of Cultural Affairs presents: Switchback, 7:30 p.m., COFAC Recital Hall. Duo Brian FitzGerald and Martin McCormack, known as Switchback, entertain audiences with American Roots music blended with Celtic Soul.

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First Ph.D. program gains approval MACOMB — The Illinois Board of Higher Education and the Higher Learning Commission have granted approval to Western Illinois University to establish a Ph.D. program in environmental science. The new degree program, which focuses on large river ecosystem, will be available at the WIUQuad Cities Campus. "We are pleased the University's first Ph.D. program has been approved and that students can begin their studies in Fall 2014," said WIU President Jack Thomas. "Students in Western's environmental science doctoral program will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to find solutions to regional, state and national environmental problems." WIU also currently offers a doctoral program in educational leadership. The degree will allow WIU to advance its position as a leader in environmental research on the upper Mississippi River, noted Provost Ken Hawkinson. A multidisciplinary committee of WIU faculty members developed the proposal for the new program. They are affiliated with geography, biological sciences, mathematics and the WIU College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office. The committee was assisted by a number of organization representatives, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and River Action. "It is a great honor to host this program, its students, faculty and staff in our new Riverfront facilities," said Vice President for Quad Cities and Planning Joe Rives. "We are grateful for the community support and partnerships as Western Illinois University continues to grow, innovate and thrive in the Quad Cities." Roger Viadero, director of the WIU Institute for Environmental Science, will direct the new Ph.D. program. In addition to faculty assigned full-time to the ES doctoral program, other WIU teaching and research faculty lend their expertise in support of the program. To qualify for the program, students must have earned a thesis-based master's degree in a physical, life or mathematical science and fulfill several other requirements. The 60-semester hour degree includes 14 hours of core curriculum that focuses on the connection between environmental compartments, the development of advance methods for the quantitative analysis of environmental data and the integration of the principles into environmental decision-making. For more information on the new degree program, visit wiu.edu/cas/ies. —WIU University Relations

'Four Men for Men's Health' coming Feb. 19 MACOMB — Western Illinois University’s Employee Wellness committee will present the fourth annual “Four Men For Men’s Health” Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 12:10 p.m. in the University Union Sandburg Theatre. Four presenters will answer questions regarding men's health, and the event

DINNER will be moderated by Dale Adkins, the associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services. Presenters include: -WIU Kinesiology Instructor Russell Dahms“Reduce Your Risk for Heart Disease by 30 percent by Exercising 30 Minutes per Day.” -WIU College of Business and Technology Associate Dean John Drea - “Persistence, Prevention, and Perspective: Lessons in Men’s Health” -WIU Admissions Counselor D’Angelo Taylor “Taking Baby Steps Toward Exercise and Healthy Eating” -WIU Music School Director Bart Shanklin - “An Ounce of Prevention” The program is co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Masculinities and Men’s Development. The program is open free to the public. For more information, visit wiu.edu/wellness or contact Campus Recreation at (309) 298-1670, or the Center for the Study of Masculinities and Men’s Development at (309) 2983047. —WIU University Relations

Rural economic conference March 5-6 MACOMB — The 25th annual Rural Community Economic Development Conference, "Revitalization and Development Opportunities," is set for Wednesday-Thursday March 5-6 at the Marriott Pere Marquette in Peoria. Presented by the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University, in conjunction with the Governor’s Rural Affairs Council and Rural Partners, the annual event features presenters from throughout the country who offer tested strategies specifically designed to address rural economic development issues. A welcome reception opens the conference at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, and will provide attendees the opportunity to network and socialize. The March 5 plenary session, "Revitalizing a Local Economy: Northeast Kingdom, Vermont," will be presented by Sarah Waring of the Center for an Agricultural Economy. In addition, the opening session will feature Jim Crandall of the Nebraska Cooperative Development Center; Crandall will present "Cooperatives as a Rural Business Model." —WIU University Relations

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The $23 donation includes dinner and the auction. Dinner will consist of a choice of chicken with champagne sauce or roast beef in a red wine demi-glace, caesar salad, sugar snap peas, au gratin potatoes, dinner rolls and cheesecake. Tickets can be purchased at Citizens Bank, The Princess Shoppe or by calling the Footes at 309-833-2898. The public is welcome to attend the event. Many local businesses, sports organizations, celebrities and hotels have donated items for the auction. One item is the “St. Louis Cardinals Experience,” which features four field box tickers to a Cardinals home game, an on-field VOICE FILE PHOTO BY LAINIE STEELMAN visit during batting prac- Miss Macomb 2012 Krista Shirley (left) and then-Miss Macomb Princess Kalea tice and a professional Foster (right) converse while Mike Grafton of Good Hope checks out a bottle of wine up for silent auction at the auction and dinner in 2013. photo of your group.

OBITUARIES (Bill) Jones of Warsaw, Ill. Betty is survived by her sons Jim Dietz and Tom 94, of Columbus, Ind. Dietz, both of Columbus, Ind.; grandchildren Betty Denholm Dietz, James “Denny” Dietz of 94, of Columbus, Ind., Denver, Colo., Julie Owpassed away at her home ings (Tom) of on Jan. 31, 2014, with Pflugerville, Texas, her family by her side. Tiffany Dietz of KalamaShe had been under Hos- zoo, Mich., and Andrew pice care for a number of Dietz of Pflugerville, weeks prior Texas; and four great to her pass- grandchildren, the ing. sparkles in her eyes-NaBetty was talie, Carter and Aidan born on July Owings of Pflugerville, 16, 1919, to Texas and Kristen Kuhtic James and of Kalamazoo, Mich. Inez Denholm, in HamilA graveside memorial ton, Ill. She graduated service will be held at a from Hamilton High future date with interSchool, attended Carthage College and graduated with honors from the University of Illinois in Champaign. Although she spent most of her life at home raising her two sons, she also spent a number of years teaching school in Naperville and Michigan City, Ind. She was a longtime member of the Presbyterian Church and a loyal member of P.E.O. Chapter ME. She loved gardening, reading and playing bridge, but most of all, she loved and adored her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 53 years, Harold; a brother, Jim Denholm of Ponte Vedra, Fla.; and a sister and brother-inlaw, Janet and Ross

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ment in the family plot in Hamilton. Lamporte-St. Clair Funeral Home of Hamilton is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Our Hospice of South Central Indiana, 2626 East 17th Street, Columbus, IN 47201.

Debra Ileen Davis 57, of Rushville

Debra Ileen Davis, 57, of Rushville passed away at 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at the Countryview Care Center

in Macomb. She was born on Aug. 23, 1956, the daughter of the late Amos and Gladys Sipes Taber. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, at Worthington Funeral Home with David Haney officiating. Interment will follow in Rushville City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Debra Davis Memorial Fund. Private condolences and& expressions of sympathy may be sent to www.worthingtonfh.com.

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Be a light in The audacity of hopelessness the darkness T “

Compassion is harder to accept than condemnation when you feel as disgusting and horrible as I do,” Ryan Loskarn wrote before he took his own life. His mother posted his suicide note on the Internet, hopKATHYRYN ing that his words might help even “one person who LOPEZ is suffering in silence.” “In the aftermath of my arrest and all that followed, the mental equilibrium I had created to deal with my past is gone,” Loskarn wrote. Loskarn was arrested late last year on child-pornography charges. He was a chief of staff for a senator at the time. “Rising star” was a word previously used to describe him. Now he’s dead. Looking at how this all ever came to pass should be a non-partisan issue. This is an evil and a darkness that does not know party discrimination. Our media culture thrives on scandal and crime. Behind these tawdry headlines is raw humanity — often deeply broken hearts and desperate souls. In Loskarn’s letter, he reveals the sexual abuse he experienced as a child, which he didn’t seek help for. In the letter, he seems to be trying to understand what he did, without excusing it. He addresses the children who appeared in the pornographic images he collected: “I should have known better. I perpetuated your abuse and that will be a burden on my soul for the rest of my life.” The criminal complaint against Loskarn is repulsively graphic. His letter provides a fuller view of the darkness that imprisoned him. If you’re angry reading about abhorrent pornographic material involving children, imagine yourself drawn to and sharing it. You might feel the self-hatred Loskarn did. “Like so many people who attempt or complete suicide, this young man found himself in a situation of intolerable suffering, where suicide appeared to be his only way out — the only available escape hatch,” Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, author of “The Catholic Guide to Depression,” says. “This is a lie, of course, and we have a responsibility to reach out and encounter people who are trapped in this prison of suicidal thinking to offer them a sense of hope. To anyone who feels trapped — whether due to depression, shame and humiliation, or any other affliction — we need to communicate that there is hope, and there are other options, other avenues of healing.” Loskarn’s letter reveals a blend of a “feeling of hopelessness and despair at his situation and a plea for forgiveness for what he has done,” Helen Smith, a forensic psychologist and author of “Men on Strike,” observes. “It’s a terrible tragedy that he never sought professional help for dealing with the legacy of the abuse,” Ed Mechmann, who oversees the Safe Environment Program of the Archdiocese of New York, comments. “Sadly, it is very common for people who were abused in childhood to keep their victimhood secret indefinitely,” Dawn Eden, author of “My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints,” reflects. “A recent study indicates that about one-third of children who were sexually abused by an adult never tell anyone. The same study reports that more than 80 percent of children abused by a peer likewise keep it a secret.” “Speaking as a victim,” Eden says, “I do believe that an adult who is in denial about his or her abuse is more likely to be a danger, first, to himself, and, second, to others. But if he gets help, he can, over time, not only improve, but flourish, psychologically and spiritually in ways that did not seem possible. There are no quick fixes, but your life begins to get better the moment you begin the hard work of getting well.” Loskarn’s death is tragic because there is help available. His death was a response to a lie that he was beyond help and redemption. It is cause for reflection on what we watch and read and say and cover. “The news coverage of my spectacular fall makes it impossible for me to crawl in a hole and disappear,” Loskarn wrote. “I’ve hurt every single human being I’ve ever known and the details of my shame are preserved on the Internet for all time. There is no escape.” No one should ever feel alone and imprisoned in thoughts and memories. Pope Francis has described the Church as a field hospital for the wounded after battle — and it’s an institution that has experienced its own battles against abuse and secrecy, and learned valuable lessons from them. The Pope’s quote “suggests that the world has become a war zone, where countless people are lying spiritually wounded and in dire need of help. Our pornography-saturated culture wounds people, even and especially in their tender early years when they are exposed to pornography, or to the kind of sexual abuse that pornography encourages. Loskarn was one of these wounded souls.” Loskarn’s innocence was stolen from him, and he never recovered. He needed to encounter the depth of God’s love and grace. So many do. That’s why society needs people of faith who feel that obligation to serve, out of love of God and thanksgiving for His mercy. Don’t settle for pain and false encounter. Don’t just curse the darkness, either: Turn on a lamp, insist on light.

Kathryn Jean Lopez is editor-at-large of National Review Online, director of Catholic Voices USA and a consultant with the Magnificat Foundation. She can be contacted at klopez@nationalreview.com.

here was more to President Obama’s State of the Union speech Tuesday night than met the eye or ear. For the president tried to meet the historical moment of 2014 while colliding with the trends that define America in 2014. DAVID M. The speech contained SHRIBMAN about 7,000 words, and most of them were consistent with the sonata-form structure that the occasion warrants, if not rewards: an exposition consisting of a list of achievements and then a list of goals; a development theme with a plea for political unity and then an assertion of presidential prerogative or initiative; followed by a recapitulation celebrating America’s heroes and its enduring promise. But buried in those 7,000 words, many of them unremarkable and unsurprising, were five that matter, for they define the Obama years even as the president seeks to redefine American politics. Those five words: “Opportunity is who we are.” With that one sentence, itself in some ways unremarkable, the president made a common notion — America is the land of opportunity — into the centerpiece of his administration. And because that notion seems so common, the significance of the statement, and the prominence it has in the Obama administration, may have been lost. The word “opportunity” does not appear in the mission statement of the nation (the Declaration of Independence), nor in the bylaws of the country (the Constitution). It does not appear in important, defining and transforming presidential speeches such as the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural or John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address. And yet it appears more than 10 times in Obama’s State of the Union speech. Opportunity may have been the unsung soundtrack of the American experience, but — this may strike many as a surprise — it has not been the overarching theme of American politics. The American Revolution was about freedom from colonial rule and dynastic tyranny. The Civil War was about preserving the Union and freeing the slaves. The Gilded Age was about building a manufacturing powerhouse. The New Deal was about economic survival. World War II and the Cold War were about ideological struggle and global power politics. But Obama wants to stamp his era with the notion of opportunity. There were strains of that concept in Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, the 50th anniversary of which will be marked this spring; that was what the War on Poverty and many of the other initiatives of the Johnson years were about. A subtheme of Ronald Reagan’s anti-government rhetoric was the conviction that an unfettered market would provide economic opportunity. Bill Clinton’s focus on the middle class was implicitly a paean to opportunity. But the Johnson administration had a divisive war, a civil rights struggle and a youth rebellion to share its attention; the Reagan administration was consumed with national defense and tax overhaul struggles; and the Clinton years ended with a lengthy struggle over impeachment and a national debate about the difference between personal behavior and political performance. None of them focused on single parents, the working poor or women to the extent that Obama

has — and did again Tuesday night. In his Tuesday speech and his Wednesday appearance here in Pittsburgh, the president’s focus was preeminently on creating opportunity — or, more precisely, preserving opportunity. Where Dwight Eisenhower had to contend with a missile gap and Johnson with a credibility gap, Obama’s major preoccupation is the wage gap and its cousin, the opportunity gap. Obama’s speech began with an upbeat reassessment of the recovery from the 2008 economic debacle, but the president believes — and academic studies have confirmed — that the recovery he has presided over has been at best uneven. Emmanuel Saez, the Berkeley economist who is perhaps the most prominent chronicler of the economic gap, points out that in the first two years of the recovery, the top 1 percent captured 95 percent of the income gains across the country. The president vowed to “reverse these trends,” though he understated the difficulty of doing that. Speeches alone cannot accomplish it, and he faces a divided Congress that is in no mood and has no apparent ability to overhaul the tax code. The president spoke bravely — opponents and some allies believe he spoke dangerously — of unilateral executive action, saying that “wherever and whenever I can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more Amercan families, that’s what I’m going to do.” But even his most dramatic action, an executive order to raise the minimum wage for some government contract workers, would have little effect and carries substantial risk. Of all the divisions in American political life — between Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, young and old, working and retired — none is nearly as important nor as enduring as the division between the legislative and executive branches. By declaring the Congress not merely inconvenient but unnecessary, Obama displayed the audacity of political hopelessness rather than the audacity of hope he once celebrated — and it is an audacity that will make cringe even some Democratic lawmakers who support the president. These Democrats, many of whom are not retiring in January 2017, know that Obama eventually will be succeeded by a Republican president who may use the Obama precedents in ways they will revile. Obama’s actions may be remembered as opportunism in service of opportunity. Though the term “opportunity society” has bipartisan appeal, it has Republican roots and both reflects and causes deep partisan rancor. Liberals and conservatives agree that economic opportunity should be a central element of American politics and of the American identity. They differ bitterly on how to achieve it, and on fundamental questions: Should opportunity be measured at the beginning or at the end of the process? Should politics focus on whether Americans receive relatively equal opportunities to launch their lives, or whether Americans have relatively equal outcomes during and at the end of their lives? The president may have thought he was addressing a basic issue in American life during Tuesday’s speech. He has in fact rekindled a basic American debate. The legacy of the Obama years, and the opportunities offered to those born in the Obama years, depends on how that debate is conducted and whether it is concluded.

David M. Shribman is executive editor of the PostGazette (dshribman@post-gazette.com, 412 2631890). Follow him on Twitter at ShribmanPG.

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Lifestyle

QUOTE OF THE DAY “THERE IS NO INTENSITY OF LOVE OR FEELING THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE THE RISK OF CRIPPLING HURT. IT IS A DUTY TO TAKE THIS RISK, TO LOVE AND FEEL WITHOUT DEFENSE OR RESERVE.” — William S. Burroughs

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MEETINGS AND CLUBS

Mondays

7:30 p.m.,Prairieland Barbershop Chorus rehearsal, four-part harmony singing, Macomb Presbyterian Church, Dudley and Carroll, 837-1388

Tuesdays

1-2:30 p.m., “Parenting Again” support group, McDonough County YMCA Senior Center 4-6 p.m., Kneedles Group, YMCA 6 p.m., Macomb Kiwanis Club, Wesley Village

Thursdays

1-3 p.m., Line Dancing Seniors dance session, YMCA Macomb Senior Center. No partner needed, all are welcome. We will teach you how to dance. Absolute beginner sessions from 1-1:30 p.m., easier dances from 1:30-2 p.m., and harder dances from 2-3 p.m. Call 8332766 7 p.m., senior pitch club, YMCA, 400 E. Calhoun, for ages 60 and up

munity Connections, Colchester City Hall

Second Friday Noon, Park Board Finance Committee meeting. Macomb Park District Office, 1406 N. Randolph

VFW Post #1921 makes Valentines for veterans

Prolonged fatigue can accompany mononucleosis

Third Monday 5:30 p.m., Bushnell City Council, City Hall 6 p.m., La Leche League breastfeeding support, 339 S. Johnson St. 7 p.m., Macomb School Board, MHS library 7 p.m., Macomb City Council, Macomb City Hall, second floor 7 p.m., McDonough County Genealogical Society, 201 S. Lafayette St. 7:30 p.m., MDH Board, MDH Board Room

By Anthony L. Komaroff DEAR DOCTOR K: What

is mononucleosis, and why is it called the “kissing disease”? DEAR READER:

Third Tuesday 6 p.m., Macomb Park District meeting, Macomb City Hall 7 p.m., Macomb Public Library Board meeting, Macomb Public Library meeting room

First Monday

7 p.m., Tennessee Village Board, Village Hall 7 p.m., Macomb City Council, Macomb City Hall, second floor 7 p.m., Colchester City Council, City Hall 5:30 p.m., Bushnell City Council, City Hall

First Tuesday

7 p.m., Blandinsville Village Board, Village Hall

First Wednesday

7 p.m., Industry Village Board, Kiwanis Building

First Thursday

Senior Day, Citizens National Bank, 127 S. Side Square, most services free, 837-0643 6:30 p.m., Lions Club meets, Lions Club meets, Wesley Village 7 p.m., Sciota Village Board, fire department

Second Monday

Noon, Housing Authority, Eisenhower Towers 5 p.m., Macomb City Committee of the Whole, City Hall 5:30 p.m., McDonough County Humane Society meeting, Wesley Village Retirement Center, 1200 E. Grant Street. 776-3087 6 p.m., Macomb Airport Authority Board of Commissioners, Airport Authority office, Terminal Building, Macomb Municipal Airport, 16190 E. 1300th Road. 7 p.m., Good Hope Village Board, Village Hall

Second Tuesday

11:30 a.m., Grandmothers Club, YMCA Senior Center

Second Wednesday

11:30 a.m., AFSCME Retirees Chapter 81, Old Dairy restaurant. For more information, call Verna Parker at 309-333-1209 7 p.m., Macomb County Finance/Insurance Committee, third floor McDonough County Courthouse 7:30 p.m., Order of the Eastern Star, Macomb Masonic Temple 7:30 p.m., McDonough County Board of Health meeting, 505 E. Jackson St.

Second Thursday

6 p.m., Colchester Com-

Third Wednesday 7 p.m., McDonough County Board, McDonough County Courthouse, large courtroom. 6:30 p.m., BushnellPrairie City School Board meeting, B-PC High School, Bushnell

Third Thursday 9:30 a.m., La Leche League breastfeeding support group, 339 S. Johnson St. Noon, Macomb Chamber of Commerce Transportation meeting, Aurelio’s. Meets in January, March, May, July, September, and November 6:30 p.m., Lions Club meets, Wesley Village

COURTESY PHOTOS

Top, from left: Nedra Amerine, Alma Feathers and Louise Irwin. Right, from left: Kathleen Barry and Viriginia Hocker.

MACOMB — Members of the VFW Post #1921 Ladies Auxiliary gathered Jan. 28 for the annual “Valentines for Veterans” project. More than 500 valentines were created, and will be delivered to area nursing homes and the Quincy Veterans Home.

Third Saturday 10 a.m., Macomb Coffee Party meeting, political civil discourse, coffee provided, all ages and political views welcome, City Hall Community Room

Fourth Monday 5 p.m., Macomb City Committee of the Whole, City Hall 6:30 p.m., McDonough County Democratic Central Committee, City Hall community room 7:30 p.m., McDonough County Democratic Coalition City Hall community room 7 p.m., Macomb Community Theatre membership meeting, 837-1828 Macomb American Legion Post 6 meets, call 8332951 for information 7 p.m., Good Hope Village Board, Village Hall

Fourth Thursday Noon, Colchester Area Business Association (CABA) meeting at the Lions Den in Colchester 7 p.m., West Prairie School Board meeting, West Prairie Middle School, Colchester ● Macomb VFW Post 1921 meets, call 837-1921 for information

Fourth Friday 5:30 p.m., Critical Mass bike ride, meet at the fountain in Chandler Park.

Last Monday 7 p.m., Colchester City Council committee of the whole, City Hall

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2-3 p.m., Alzheimer’s support group meeting, Macomb City Hall community room

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ASK DR. K

Mononucleosis, or “mono,” is an illness caused by several viruses, primarily the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Mono was nicknamed the “kissing disease” because EBV commonly is transmitted during kissing. The virus lives in different parts of the body, including the throat. The virus can leave throat cells and enter the saliva. Most viruses that infect us enter our body, maybe cause temporary illness, and then get killed by the immune system. EBV is different. It is a member of the herpesvirus family, a cousin to the virus that causes cold sores and genital sores. Once any member of the herpesvirus family infects you, it remains in your body for the rest of your life. The immune system can suppress it, but cannot eliminate it. In the United States, most people get infected with EBV when they are teenagers or young adults. When a person is first infected with EBV, the virus does not always cause mononucleosis. Sometimes EBV causes only a mild illness or no illness at all. When EBV does cause mono, the first symptoms typically include fever, headaches, muscle aches and unusual fatigue. The fatigue may be overwhelming, compelling a person to sleep for 12 to 16 hours at a stretch. These symptoms are quickly followed by sore throat, enlarged lymph nodes, joint aches, loss of appetite, a red rash (usually on the chest), abdominal pain and an enlarged spleen. The spleen is a small organ near the stomach. In rare cases, an enlarged spleen can rupture, causing life-threatening internal bleeding. It is important to protect the spleen from rupture. A person who develops mono should avoid strenuous activities, especially contact sports, for at least four weeks. They should wait even longer if their doctor finds their spleen is still enlarged. Symptoms usually are most intense during the first two to four weeks of the illness. But some symptoms, especially fatigue, can last for several months or longer. There is no medical cure for mononucleosis. Most treatment focuses on making the person more comfortable. Recovery usually calls for getting plenty of rest and fluids and treating symptoms. Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or acetaminophen (Tylenol) can help fight fever and body aches. Prednisone can shrink extremely swollen tonsils. This disease is most contagious during its acute stage, when the affected person still has a fever. The patient should avoid kissing others while feeling ill. Also avoid sharing food, drinks or eating utensils during the first few weeks of the illness.

Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. To send questions, go to AskDoctorK.com.

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Horn Field Campus will host ‘Wellness Weekend’ WIU University Relations

MACOMB — Make time for yourself and a friend and head to Horn Field Campus next month for the sixth annual Wellness Weekend, slated for Friday-Sunday, Feb. 22-24. Full of activities to nourish the mind, body and spirit, the weekend package is only $55 per person, and if you bring a friend or loved one, the cost is $100 (for both participants). Wellness Weekend 2014, to be held at HFC's 92acre retreat, will offer guided meditation, yoga, nature hikes and self-exploration sessions with certified instructors Karen MauldinCurtis, Kelley Quinn and Adam Chacksfield. Registration cost will cover Saturday lunch and dinner, Sunday breakfast and lunch and shared lodging in on-site cabins. Registration is limited and is due on or before Tuesday, Feb. 18; checks should be made payable to "Horn Field Campus." The schedule for the 2014 Wellness Weekend and information about each facilitator are listed below. To register, contact Horn Field Campus Program Manager Mindy Pheiffer at 309-833-5798 or send an email to HF-Campus@wiu.edu. Karen Mauldin-Curtis is the program manager for the WIU Peace Corps Fellows Program in Community Development. She has been practicing yoga for more than 20 years and teaching yoga for more than 10 years. In 2011, Mauldin-Curtis completed a 200-hour in-

tensive yoga teacher-training program through tapas yoga shala (Rock Island, IL) and is a registered yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance. Kelley Quinn earned her master's degree in contemporary art history and criticism from Webster University (St. Louis, MO) and has received Illinois Arts Council teaching artist status since 2006. Quinn is a certified labyrinth facilitator. She teaches Spanish and critical theory at Western. Adam Chacksfield is a nondual teacher and coach and serves as the president of The Center for Nondual Awareness. At the age of 33, he left his job as a faculty member at WIU to devote himself to spiritual opening in community with others. Five years later, with the support and guidance of Peter Fenner, a pioneer in nondual psychology, Chacksfield began to publicly offer nondual teaching and coaching. He now facilitates people falling open to the liberating truth, by supporting the release of burdening beliefs and holding patterns in the body. He currently offers a fourmonth online course called, "Falling Open," The Macomb Nondual Dialogue Group, two Macomb meditation groups and works with individuals providing nondual transformation coaching and meditation coaching. He also regularly offers retreats and workshops in regional cities and on the west coast. More information is available at www.nondualcenter.org/ad am-chacksfield.

- 8-8:15 a.m. — Check-in at HFC Lodge - 8:30 a.m. — Welcome, Introductions and Overview - 9-10:30 a.m. — Cultivating Awareness through the Practice of Yoga with Mauldin-Curtis - 10:30-10:45 a.m. — Do as you please - 10:45 a.m.-noon — Meditation guidance with Chacksfield - noon-12:30 p.m. — Communal midday meal - 12:45-1:05 p.m. — After lunch walk - 1:15-3:15 p.m. — Self-Exploration Through the Labyrinth with Quinn - 3:15-3:30 p.m. — Do as you please - 3:30-5 p.m. — Heart and Mind Falling Open workshop with Chacksfield - 5-5:15 p.m. — Do as you please - 5:15 p.m. — Yoga with Mauldin-Curtis -6 p.m. — Communal evening meal and open time - 7:15 p.m. — Introduction to Mandalas with Quinn - 8 p.m. — Make Your Own Mandala with Quinn

Sunday Schedule - 7 a.m. — Daybreak stroll on Lazy Creek - 7:30-8 a.m. — Sun salutations yoga with MauldinCurtis - 8 a.m. — Communal morning meal - 8:45-10:30 a.m. — Heart and Mind Falling Open workshop (continued) with Chacksfield - 10:30-11 a.m. — Do as you please - 11 a.m. — Reflections and feed forward - 12:30 p.m. — Communal meal and conversation

HFC is located south of Macomb on China Road. - 7-8 p.m. — Check in at Parking is permitted on the the lodge HFC lot. Visit HFC online at www.wiu.edu/coehs/rpta/h Saturday Schedule orn_field_campus.

Friday Schedule

MDH offers specialized care for traumatic stress MACOMB — Specialized therapy for individuals suffering from traumatic stress is available through McDonough District Hospital Behavioral Health Services. MDH has Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors Becky Derry and Sheryl Yoder certified to provide EMDR treatment for those in need. EMDR is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a form of trauma treatment shown to be effective, according to the American Psychiatric Association, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, according to news release. Those who may benefit

from EMDR include individuals who have experienced major traumas such as childhood experiences of physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse or adult experiences of physical or sexual assault, combat experiences, accident or the sudden loss of a loved one. Anyone diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can benefit from EMDR treatment. Symptoms of PTSD may include unwanted thoughts about the event, nightmares or flashbacks, avoidance of reminders of the event and increased arousal (for example: sleep difficulties, angry outbursts, being easily startled or having difficulty concentrating). EMDR is effective for

children, adolescents and adults. While the more traditional talk therapies are also helpful for treating the effects of trauma, individuals who have had traditional treatment and are still struggling with the effects of trauma, may benefit from EMDR. For more information about EMDR treatment contact Behavioral Health Services at 309-836-1582. The Behavioral Health Services staff at MDH offers a full range of counseling services, including individual, group and family therapy. Located on the lower level of Health Services Building 1, the clinic employs a professional staff of licensed counselors, intake and on-call specialists.

800-747-5401. Donors who last gave blood on or before Dec. 14 are eligible to give at this drive.

Scouts of America Organization, the Post meets during the school year, according to news release. The Medical Explorers program offers a truly unique experience. At each meeting we will explore a department of the hospital or another medical facility, and give Explorers the chance to get a sampling of hands-on experience, as well as talk to a medical professional to ask questions. If a high school student is interested in “exploring” any health related career, we invite them to join us! This year’s Post Advisor is Patty Henness, MDH Public Relations. Pre-registration is required. For more information about Medical Explorers or to pre-register, you may call 309-836-1557 or email plhenness@mdh.org.

BRIEFS

WU’s Delta Sigma Pi to host blood drive MACOMB — Western Illinois University Delta Sigma Pi will host a community blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at WIU University Union, in the Heritage Room. Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age, or 16 with parental permission form available through www.bloodcenter.org, and weigh more than 110 pounds. A photo I.D. or MVRBC Donor Card is required to donate, according to news release. To schedule an appointment for donation, please call the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center at

MDH Medical Explorers schedule next program MACOMB — McDonough District Hospital will hold its next Medical Explorers program Wednesday, Feb. 12. Students are invited to meet at 7 p.m., in the front lobby of MDH, 525 E. Grant St., in Macomb. The focus will be laboratory. Medical Explorers is a program offered to all area high school students interested in learning about various medical careers. Chartered under the Boy

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ILLINOIS GOVERNOR RACE

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By Sara Burnett and Sophia Tareen Associated Press

NAPERVILLE — The four Republicans running for Illinois governor agreed Tuesday the state needs to cut spending and change its tax structure, but they differed on how best to do so. State Sens. Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard, businessman Bruce Rauner and Treasurer Dan Rutherford faced off in a debate that focused heavily on Illinois' struggling economy and how to improve its business climate. All four candidates said they support allowing a temporary income tax increase approved in 2011 to roll back as scheduled on Jan. 1 — a move they say will make the state friendlier to business and provide much-needed relief to residents. The rollback, which is likely to be the subject of heated debate in the Legislature this year, is expected to reduce state revenue by about $2 billion next fiscal year. Rutherford, however, repeated his position that scaling back the tax hike may not be immediately possible because he can't anticipate what kind of budget situation he'll inherit if he becomes governor. But the former legislator from Chenoa said he would work with the Democrat-controlled General Assembly to reach consen-

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of Glen Ellyn, population 27,000, might use 50 to 100 tons per storm. A bigger community such as Waukesha, Wis., which has about 70,000 residents, could use 300 tons or more. The same storm in Chicago would call for more than 13,000 tons. Demand is so high that salt gets more expensive every day. Communities are trying to decide what do to. They could buy a little more salt now, when it costs twice or three times more than earlier in the season, and hope it doesn't snow too much more. Or they could wait until it does snow more and risk paying even higher prices. In some areas, there has been so much snow that cities have had to find creative ways to stretch their supplies: spreading salt only on intersections and major roads and mixing it with sand. In Indiana's Morgan County, there is so little salt left that what is on hand will be mixed with sand and used only on the hills. "We can only do what we can do," county engineer

Reminder Two of the current GOP candidates campaigning for a shot at the Illinois gubernatorial race will make separate appearances in Macomb Thursday. State Sen. Bill Brady, RBloomington, will visit with Western Illinois University College Republicans at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the WIU Union Lincoln Room, according to the student group's president, Anthony Tiberi. The appearance, Tiberi said, will be open to other students outside College Republicans and local residents and serves a chance for Brady "just to get the youths' perspective on what they want to see Illinois change." Following the oncampus visit, Tiber added the state senator will visit a prominent local Macomb factory. Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford, who's also running for the GOP spot in the race for governor, will be in Macomb for a yard sign pick-up appearance Thursday. According to an email from a representative from Rutherford's campaign, the appearance is not a fundraising event. The pick-up will be at Sports Corner 124, 124 N. Lafayette St., and Rutherford will be there from 4 to 5 p.m.

sus on how to reduce spending. "A governor is not king of the forest," Rutherford said during the Naperville forum, which was sponsored by the Illinois Manufacturers' Association and the Valley Industrial Association. "You cannot go in and command it to be done." The other candidates offered more specifics about how they'd like to reduce spending. Brady, who won the 2010 GOP nomination but lost to Gov. Pat Quinn in the general election, noted he supported legislation last year to cut public-employee pensions and eliminate the state's $100 billion unfunded liability. He says that measure — which currently is being challenged in court by labor unions and retired state employees — could save Illinois $1.3 billion in the first year if it's allowed to take effect. Rauner, a businessman from Winnetka making his first bid for public office,

said he supports replacing public-worker pensions with a 401K-style, defined contribution plan he says would create "dramatic savings" within three years. He also said the state should take a tougher stance on rooting out Medicaid fraud, calling the insurance program for the poor and disabled "broken and corrupt and out of control." Dillard also said Illinois should target Medicaid abuses. "If you clean up your Medicaid rolls, people who truly need our help will get better help and taxpayers will save billions of dollars," the lawmaker from Hinsdale told reporters afterward. Dillard and Rauner both said that if elected they would convene a task force of business and other leaders to analyze Illinois' tax structure and recommend changes. They said they would be open to considering imposing a tax on services — such as haircuts

and landscaping — if it meant lowering tax rates overall. Brady, of Bloomington, said there's "no question" that the state should broaden its tax base in order to reduce rates. But he said Illinois first must find a way to require out-of-state companies that sell products in Illinois online to pay state taxes. The Illinois Supreme Court last year threw out a law that imposes the so-called "Amazon tax" on some digital sales. But Rutherford called a tax on services "a bad idea." "When government starts to be able to tax something new, they're going to look for the next thing new after that," he said. The Republican who wins the nomination in the March 18 primary likely will face Quinn in November. The Chicago Democrat faces a lesser-known challenger, anti-violence activist Tio Hardiman of Hillside, in the primary.

Larry Smith said. In Pennsylvania's Butler County, they're trying out a product called Beet Heet, made of processed sugar beet molasses, for anti-icing purposes. Milwaukee road crews are experimenting with liquid cheese brine, mixing it in with rock salt before it goes on the road to make the salt wetter "so it will stick in place instead of bouncing away," said Sandy Rusch Walton, a spokeswoman with Milwaukee's Public Works Department. Elsewhere, communities have cut back. "As the season goes along, we become stingier," said Fred Abadi, the public works director in Waukesha. Motorists have noticed. When Emira Palacios got into her car in Wichita, Kan., Tuesday, as another storm rolled in, "none of the streets had salt," she said. "It is a little scary." Wichita has received only about 800 tons of the 3,000 tons of salt it ordered. So salt is being mixed with sand and road crews are given just enough of the mixture to cover emergency routes. When the salt runs out, road crews will use sand alone.

But sand has its limitations and can even create problems. "Sand gives you some traction to get started, to stop, but it doesn't do any melting," said Joseph T. Pajor, deputy director of the city's public works and utilities department. Some communities have been told by suppliers that they must make do with the salt they have; no more is coming. Others have found salt for sale, but it must be transported by train from as far away as Utah or Canada. Or they have been offered salt that is on barges, but

that salt must be loaded onto trucks because the barges are stuck on frozen rivers and waterways. "So the municipalities that could buy bulk salt early in the year at $53 a ton are now paying $130 a ton a week ago," said Tom Breier, general manager of Ice Melt Chicago, which sells salt to cities and school districts. "And I heard the prices have gone up to $175 to $180 a ton. It could easily go to $200 a ton or more." By the end of January, the Pennsylvania Transportation Department had gone through 686,000 tons of salt — more than

passed a bill in September that would have made a cut to food stamps that was five times more than the eventual cut. Those partisan disagreements stalled the bill for more than two years, but conservatives were eventually outnumbered as the Democratic Senate, the White House and a still-powerful bipartisan coalition of farm-state lawmakers pushed to get the bill done. The White House has been mostly quiet as Congress worked out its differences on the bill. But in a statement after the vote, Obama said the bill would reduce the deficit "without gutting the vital assistance programs millions of hardworking Americans count on to help put food on the table for their families." He said the farm bill isn't perfect, "but on the whole, it will make a positive difference not only for the rural economies that grow America's food, but for our nation." Obama praised the bill for getting rid of controversial subsidies known as direct payments, which are paid to farmers whether they farm or not. Most of that program's $4.5 billion annual cost was redirected into new, more politically defensible subsidies that would kick in when a farmer has losses. To gather votes for the bill, Stabenow and her House counterpart, Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., included a major boost for crop insurance popular in the Midwest, higher subsidies for Southern rice

200,000 tons beyond the amount used in a typical year. The storms have driven up other costs, too. Glen Ellyn spends about $50,000 in overtime in an average year. A mild winter can drive that as low as $15,000. But this year, "we are already at $80,000," Hansen said. Several communities simply weren't ready for winter to be this cruel. They ordered salt based on a typical winter. So far, Chicago has been socked with 30 inches more snow than the 21.6 inches it usually gets by this time

and peanut farmers and land payments for Western states. The bill also sets policy for hundreds of smaller programs, subsidies, loans and grants — from research on wool to loans for honey producers to protections for the catfish industry. The bill would provide assistance for rural Internet services and boost organic agriculture. Stabenow said the bill is also intended to help consumers, boosting farmers markets and encouraging local food production. "We worked long and hard to make sure that policies worked for every region of the country, for all of the different kinds of agricultural production we do in our country," she said. The regional incentives scattered throughout the bill helped it pass easily in the House last week, 251-166. House leaders who had objected to the legislation since 2011 softened their disapproval as they sought to put the long-stalled bill behind them. Leaders in both parties also have hoped to bolster rural candidates in this year's midterm elections. Conservatives remained unhappy with the bill. "It's mind-boggling, the sum of money that's spent on farm subsidies, duplicative nutrition and development assistance programs, and special interest pet projects," said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. "How are we supposed to restore the confidence of the American people with this monstrosity?" McCain pointed to grants and subsidies for sheep marketing, for sushi rice, for the maple syrup industry.

of year. Milwaukee has received 14 inches more than the 29.2 inches it usually sees, according to the National Weather Service said. "After two mild winters," said Lori Roman, president of the Salt Institute, a trade group, "the severe weather has caught a lot of people off guard."

Associated Press writers Tom Coyne in South Bend, Ind.; Michelle Johnson in Milwaukee; Heather Hollingsworth in Kansas City; Roxana Hegeman in Wichita; and Mark Scolforo in Harrisburg, Pa., contributed to this report.

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In addition to Gracie Gold, the U.S. Olympic figure skating team includes: Ashley Wagner Two-time U.S. champion Ashley Wagner, 22, of Aliso Viejo, Calif., is also a seven-time Grand Prix Series medalist. Her nomination to the Olympic team seemed it might be in jeopardy when she fell twice and finished fourth at the U.S. Championships in January. Polina Edmunds Just up from the junior ranks, 15-year-old Polina Edmunds of San Jose, Calif., took silver in the 2013 U.S. Championships and grabbed a surprise berth on Team USA. She has never competed in an international senior event but took gold in the 2013-12 Junior Grand Prix and was 2013 national junior champion. Jason Brown

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Olympics: Figure Skating, Snowboarding, Freestyle Skiing. (SamedayTape)

Nineteen-year-old Jason Brown of Highland Park, Ill., brings youth, charisma and exuberance to the two-person men’s figure skating team. The ponytailed Brown also is a viral sensation, with more than 3 million YouTube views of his 2014 U.S. Nationals free skate when he exuberantly Irish-style Riverdanced to “Reel Around the Sun.” Jeremy Abbott Four-time national champion Jeremy Abbott, 28, returns to the Olympics where he famously imploded in 2010, finishing ninth. An artist and an athlete, the Aspen, Colo., native is the 2008 Grand Prix Final champion and a two-time Four Continents bronze medalist.

PAIRS Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir The is the first Winter Olympic Games for Marissa Castelli, 23 of Cranston R.I., and Simon Shnapir, 25 of Russia, who have recently dominated figure skating pairs. They took home their second straight gold in the 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Felicia Zhang and Nathan Bartholomay Felicia Zhang, 20, and Nathan Bartholomay, 24, won the silver medal at 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships to earn a place on Team USA.

ICE DANCE Meryl Davis and Charlie White 2010 Olympic silver medalists Meryl Davis, 27, and Charlie White, 26, both of West Bloomfield, Mich., have won six consecutive national titles and are defending world champions. Madison Chock and Evan Bates This is the first Olympics as a duo for Madison Chock, 21, of Novi, Mich., and Evan Bates, 24, of Ann Arbor, Mich. Maia and Alex Shibutani Brother and sister Maia, 19, and Alex Shibutani, 22, of Ann Arbor, Mich., took third place at the 2014 U.S. Championships.

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Putin strokes leopard, wins IOC support Associated Press

SOCHI, Russia — Stroking a Persian leopard sprawled on his lap, toughguy President Vladimir Putin showed his softer side Thursday as he prepared to welcome the world to his budget-busting Winter Olympics. Basking in the glow of support from International Olympic Committee Chairman Thomas Bach, Putin began his stay at the Sochi Games by promoting a cuddly image, visiting a group of endangered Persian leopard cubs born last summer in the mountains above the Black Sea resort. "We've decided to restore the population of the Persian leopard because of the Olympic Games," Putin said. "Let's say that because of the Olympic Games, we have restored parts of the destroyed nature." Putin entered the cage and petted the leopard on the head. "We liked each other," he said. Some journalists accompanying him weren't so lucky. They apparently upset the big cat, which scratched one of them on the hand and bit another on the knee, Russian news agencies reported. In Putin's presence later, Bach used an IOC gathering to criticize politicians for attacking the Sochi Olympics "on the backs of the athletes" and to slam world leaders who snubbed the games. He said sports should not be "used as a stage for political dissent or for trying to score points in internal or external political contests." Without naming any individuals, Bach's comments appeared directed at President Barack Obama and European politicians who have taken stands against Russia's law banning gay "propaganda" among minors. "People have a very good understanding of what it really means to single out the Olympic Games to make an ostentatious gesture which allegedly costs nothing but produces international headlines," said Bach, a German lawyer and Olympic gold medal winner. The buildup to the Olympics has been overshadowed by Western criticism of the anti-gay law and Russia's record on human rights and other issues, making Sochi among the most politically charged games in years. Obama and key European leaders are shunning the Olympics. Obama, in a clear message against the anti-gay laws, has sent a delegation to Sochi made up of three openly gay athletes — tennis great Billie

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the boards.” Ashley Luke led the Leathernecks with 10 rebounds, which is no surprise, but the big stunner was guard Maher, who grabbed nine boards. “That may be the proudest thing, she had nine rebounds, which is huge from your point guardcombo guard,” Gravina said of Maher. “Offensively and defensively she was strong with it, that’s part of that physical toughness we talk about.”

Jean King, 2006 Olympic hockey medalist Caitlin Cahow, and figure skater Brian Boitano. Speaking to the same IOC meeting, Putin said nothing about the hard issues confronting the Sochi Games — cost overruns, unfinished hotels and an uproar in some countries over gay rights. But he boasted that Russia had undertaken the monumental effort of starting from scratch in Sochi and completing the needed construction in a short time, something he said it took other countries decades to prepare. "We realize what a difficult decision this was to hold the games in a city that barely had 10 to 15 percent of the necessary infrastructure," Putin told the IOC. "You believed in us, you believed in the Russian character which can overcome all difficulties." Putin's visit to the leopard preserve was designed as a show of environmental concern during the Sochi Games, which open Friday. The sanctuary was established five years ago as an Olympics-related project. The former KGB operative has thrown open the Kremlin treasury to finance the Olympics, lavishing a record $51 billion on sports facilities and transportation infrastructure in Sochi. With the vast sum Putin invested in the games, he has turned the once-sleepy resort into a kind of Disneyland of phantasmagorical structures — new highways, sweeping overpasses and top-notch sports venues. Winding roads and rail lines were cut upward into the mountains to newly built Alpine facilities. While the massive project doesn't represent a door-die moment for Russia, the most expensive Olympics in history — with billions of dollars reportedly lost to graft — will reverberate through the economy and Kremlin politics. Putin's third term as president will end in 2018. Top officials from Olympic heavyweights such as France and Germany also won't be in Sochi. The paucity of national leaders of major world powers leaves Putin with a schedule of meetings that will begin Thursday with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In the following days he will sit down with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Japanese leader Shinzo Abe. Bach reiterated that

Streak snapped Saturday’s win was the first home victory for the Leathernecks in the Summit League, something that was not lost on the team, as they had lost three straight league games at home. “The home tilts have been tough,” Gravina said. “Obviously we played a great game against South Dakota State, we lost on the last possession, but the game we want back is against North Dakota State, they’re a good team and came in here and played well but that’s a game you look back on in the conference season and that one stings a bit and

Putin had given the IOC assurances that the Olympic Charter would be upheld during the games and that homosexuals would not face discrimination. But he stressed that athletes must not use the Olympic Village and venues for "political demonstrations." The IOC has come under criticism for not doing more to fight the anti-gay law, but Bach said the committee was a sports organization with limited responsibilities. Bach's speech was delivered at a ceremony marking the opening of the IOC's three-day session, or general assembly, ahead of the games. His sharp comments marked a strong contrast with the relatively anodyne, diplomatic speeches of his predecessor, Jacques Rogge.

Officials brief Obama on Sochi Olympics security WASHINGTON — Top U.S. security officials are telling President Barack Obama that all appropriate steps are being taken to keep Americans safe at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The White House says Obama received an update on security for the Olympics on Tuesday in the Situation Room. Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and CIA Director John Brennan were among the officials taking part. Leaders from the FBI and the Pentagon also joined. The White House says Obama directed his team to work closely with Russia and others to make the Sochi Games safe. Some lawmakers have raised concerns about safety at the Olympics and cooperation with Russia. FBI Director James Comey told a Senate panel last month U.S. cooperation with the Russian Security Service has improved.

More than half Americans plan to follow Olympics NEW YORK — Just over half of Americans surveyed plan to watch or follow the Winter Olympics, according to an Associated Press-GfK Poll, and onethird of respondents say they have only a little or no confidence about Russia's ability to safeguard safety at the Sochi Games that start this week. The likely audience for the Olympics is on the older side, with 65 percent age 50 or over planning to follow the quadrennial event compared with 47 percent among younger adults, according to the survey, conducted from Jan. 17-21.

of course IUPUI is a good team.” The team was also happy to snap the skid. “It was definitely nice to get a home win,” Maher said.

Halfway home The Leathernecks are now at 3-4 in the Summit League, currently in a tie for fourth with Denver. League play is at the halfway point, and Western Illinois is looking to make a charge. “The league is really flexible, anybody can make a run,” Luke said. “We have a whole half left and we’re ready to be the team that makes that run.”

Ohio State upsets No. 17 Iowa 76-69 LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Aaron Craft had 17 points with six assists and six steals to help Ohio State upset 17th-ranked Iowa 7669 on Tuesday night for its third win in four games. LaQuinton Ross added 13 points for the Buckeyes (18-5, 5-5 Big Ten), who moved back to .500 in the league after starting a surprising 2-4. Craft's first points of the second half came on a three-point play that put Ohio State ahead 66-59 with 1:17 left. That sealed back-to-back road wins for the surging Buckeyes, who beat Wisconsin 59-58 on Saturday. Mike Gesell had 16 points for lead Iowa (17-6, 6-4), which shot just 3 of 20 from 3-point range and lost its second straight at home. Hawkeyes stars Devyn Marble and Aaron White combined for just 18 points. The Hawkeyes clearly wanted to attack Ohio State from the perimeter. But they missed all but one of their first 14 3s, and the

No. 8 Kansas rebounds with 69-52 win at Baylor STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Basketball Writer

WACO, Texas — Naadir Tharpe scored 22 points, nine in a go-ahead run for No. 8 Kansas before halftime, and the Big 12-lead-

Buckeyes were able to manage a slim lead for most of the second half. Gabe Olaseni, who had been Iowa's best player for nearly 30 minutes, was called for a flagrant foul on Amir Williams with 8:50 left. Williams, Ross and Shannon Scott all followed with layups that made it 58-49 Ohio State with 6:17 left. Iowa rallied within four before Williams threw down a dunk off an inbounds pass with just two seconds left on the shot clock. Sam Thompson then buried a 3 for a 63-54 lead with 3:56 to go. Williams and Lenzelle Smith Jr. each had 12 points for Ohio State, which won despite a 38-25 deficit on the boards. It certainly helped that Iowa was just 12 of 19 from the free throw line. Olaseni had 14 points, six rebounds and a pair of blocks off the bench. Iowa soundly defeated Ohio State in their first meeting, rallying from nine down to win 84-74 in Columbus. At the time it seemed like a breakthrough road

win for the Hawkeyes — a sign the program had truly arrived under coach Fran McCaffery. But the Buckeyes unexpectedly kept losing, dropping three of their next four to fall from No. 3 to out of this week's Top 25 poll. It was Iowa that looked like the unranked early though. The Hawkeyes missed their first nine 3s and fell behind by as much as 26-17 — until a play more suited for the football field gave them the lead at halftime. Marble and Gesell trapped Craft near half court. Marble stripped the ball and hiked it under his legs to Gesell, who then chucked the ball like a post pattern to a waiting Aaron White for a slam dunk. That would prove to be a rare miscue from Craft — and plays like that were few and far between for the Hawkeyes. Iowa fell 2 ½ games behind idle Michigan and Michigan State in the league standings with eight to play. Iowa hosts the Wolverines at home on Saturday.

ing Jayhawks rebounded from their first league loss with a 69-52 victory at Baylor on Tuesday night. Andrew Wiggins overcame a slow start to score 14 points, while Perry Ellis had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Kansas. Wiggins, the Big 12's top scoring freshman, finished 4-of-13 shooting and didn't make his first basket until

a half-court shot to beat the buzzer going into halftime. That capped a 14-3 run over the final 5 minutes for a 35-27 lead. Early on, there were three ties and nine lead changes. Tharpe's short jumper with 3½ minutes left in the half broke a 25all tie and put the Jayhawks (17-5, 8-1 Big 12) ahead to stay.

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College staffs turn to Twitter for recruiting edge STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer

Recruiting is the lifeline of college coaches and with teenagers using social media like Twitter to communicate, some football staffs have pushed the boundaries of NCAA regulations to reach top high school recruits. National Signing Day is Wednesday and the stakes are high. The NCAA allows schools to confirm they're recruiting a specific unsigned prospect, but coaches can't comment on that recruit's athletic ability, how he'd contribute to their team or the likelihood that prospect might commit to a particular school. Some coaches and staffers are bending the rules, tweeting thinly veiled references to prospects without naming them. J.R. Sandlin was working as a recruiting analyst at Notre Dame on Dec. 17 when he tweeted, "The DT from KY calling me out. Just wait my man! Just wait! We want you here! Need u to be Irish!" One day later, Sandlin tweeted that "what I like about 'THE' 2014 DT from KY is

ASTROGRAPH Push a little harder and prepare to excel in the coming year. Interacting with others will help open windows of opportunity, allowing you to get the results you seek. To ensure your success, pick up new skills or information that will keep you ahead of the pack. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) -- You should involve yourself in physical activities that will help you get into shape. You will also find time to catch up on overdue correspon-

the explosive power he can generate from his lower body. Truly impressive. The guy is a BEAST!" He didn't name a prospect, but the only defensive tackle from Kentucky being recruited by Notre Dame was Matt Elam of John Hardin High School in Elizabethtown. The Twitter feed of fivestar running back prospect Leonard Fournette of St. Augustine High in New Orleans is filled with references to "Buga Nation." Fournette was still uncommitted on Dec. 18 when LSU coach Les Miles tweeted "Geaux Buga Nation!!!" Miles' message received 782 retweets, including one from Fournette himself. Two weeks later, Fournette committed to LSU. NCAA spokesperson Stacey Osburn said the NCAA rules on what a coach says to or about a recruit also apply to social media. "It doesn't matter if you're doing it when you talk to a reporter or are on social media," Osburn said. "It's the same rule." Jen Vining-Smith, Notre Dame's assistant athletic director for compliance, said she got several calls from

compliance officers at other universities regarding Sandlin's Dec. 18 tweet about the Kentucky prospect. ViningSmith told Sandlin she could defend the tweet, but she didn't want him tweeting so "pointedly" again. "I do think it pushes right up to the line. ... You can't make it that identifiable," Vining-Smith said. Miles was reminded by LSU administration officials to use caution when taking to Twitter to discuss recruiting. He was not admonished, however, because officials determined that Miles had tweeted a phrase which was not a direct reference to Fournette, as opposed to using a publicly known nickname, for example. "Coach Miles understands that social media gives him the forum to promote his program to tens of thousands of people at any given time," LSU athletic department spokesman Michael Bonnette said in an email to The Associated Press. "He's careful and mindful of the rules when it comes to using social media as a recruiting tool, but he's savvy enough to understand the impact that it can have."

dence. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Improve your surroundings. Invest in items that will add to your comfort. Use your skills to gain respect and recognition. Invest in yourself in order to excel. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You can outtalk and outsmart anyone who challenges you. Present your ideas and concerns before you agree to take on a job or responsibility. Get whatever agreement you make in writing. TAURUS (April 20May 20) -- Your best efforts

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NASCAR creates new ‘deterrence' penalty system JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR unveiled a revamped penalty system Tuesday that for the first time will define specific offenses with pre-determined penalties. The new "Deterrence System" classifies six different levels of penalties, with fines and point deductions increasing as the infractions become more severe. The new system will be applied only to technical infractions; NASCAR will still handle behavioral offenses individually. The structure also allows the sanctioning body to hit repeat offenders with a multiplier that could increase penalties by 50 percent. NASCAR's previous penalty system did not tie pre-determined sanctions to specific offenses. "Our goal is to be more effective, fair and transparent," said Steve O'Donnell, senior vice president of racing operations. "It's never our intent to penalize, but in order to keep the playing field fair for everyone, we recognize that strong rules need to be in place." NASCAR has also removed chief appellate of-

a decision that can alter your future. Evaluate your position and make a move. Avoid excessive individuals. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Get ready for action and take on responsibility. Your leadership ability may be challenged, but in the end you will come out on top. Show enthusiasm if you want to attract attention. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Deal with personal business that has the potential to influence your financial future. An older friend or relative is likely

ficer John Middlebrook. The retired General Motors executive has been replaced by Bryan Moss, president emeritus of Gulfstream Aerospace. Middlebrook had overturned or modified some key NASCAR decisions, including a penalty to Hendrick Motorsports in 2012 and Penske Racing last year. "I wanted to clearly state that Bryan's appointment is not a result of recent appeals outcomes or because of the changes to the Chase," O'Donnell said. "John did a great job for us, but Bryan will take over as the final appeals officer." NASCAR also has removed track promoters from its appeals panel in order to keep them from having to rule on a team while also needing that team's members to help promote races. "We have probably put some people in some tough spots in the past," O'Donnell said. "You won't see national series promoters as part of that panel and you'll see more industry experts participate in that role in the future." Another change to the penalty system is in the appeals process: Penalized teams will be allowed to

to challenge one of your decisions. Patience will be required. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Travel for business or pleasure will lead to information and the ability to make a good decision. Don't share the information that you discover until you feel you are in a strong position. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Do whatever it takes to secure money matters and pending legal affairs. Lending or borrowing will lead to trust issues. Listen carefully to what's being offered and respond ac-

see NASCAR's presentation during the first appeal. Previously, each side presented its case without the other side in the room. Parties will now submit summaries of issues in advance of the hearing and it will be NASCAR's burden to prove that a penalty violation occurred. During second and final appeals, the burden will shift to the team to prove the panel decision was incorrect. The biggest changes are to the penalty system, which is now broken into six classes. Minor technical infractions in the P1 class could lead to lost track time and other relatively light punishments; violations affecting the internal workings and performance of the engine in P6, on the other hand, could lead to the loss of 150 points, a fine of at least $150,000 and suspensions. If P5 and P6 infractions are found in post-race inspection, wins would not be eligible to be used to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship or to advance through the Chase rounds. And if the same car repeats an offense in the same category during the season, the penalty increases 50 percent above the normal standard.

cordingly. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Mix business with pleasure, network, share ideas and -- most of all -- build good relationships. An adventure or business trip will grab your attention and offer new possibilities. Jump into action. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- Get down to business and smooth out any wrinkles in a presentation you want to make. Attention to detail will make the difference between success and failure. Avoid joint ventures.

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SPORTS ON TV WEDNESDAY MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 6 p.m. ESPN2 — Boston College at Virginia ESPNU — Oklahoma at West Virginia 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Stanford at California ESPNU — Louisville at Houston 10 p.m. ESPNU — Wyoming at New Mexico NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — Portland at New York 9:30 p.m. ESPN — Miami at L.A. Clippers NHL HOCKEY 6:30 p.m. NBCSN — Pittsburgh at Buffalo

THURSDAY GOLF 2 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, first round, at Pebble Beach, Calif. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 6 p.m. ESPN — Connecticut at Cincinnati ESPN2 — LSU at Georgia ESPNU — Robert Morris at LIU 8 p.m. ESPN — Oregon at Arizona ESPN2 — Penn St. at Michigan St. ESPNU — Murray St. at Belmont FS1 — UTEP at East Carolina 10 p.m. ESPNU — Santa Clara at BYU FS1 — Oregon St. at Arizona St. NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. TNT — San Antonio at Brooklyn 9:30 p.m. TNT — Chicago at Golden State WINTER OLYMPICS At Sochi, Russia All events taped unless noted as Live NBC 7 p.m. Figure Skating - (Team Event: Men's Short Program, Pairs' Short Program); Men's and Women's Snowboarding - Slopestyle Competition; Women's Freestyle Skiing - Moguls Competition

FRIDAY BOXING 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Middleweights, Norberto Gonzalez (20-2-0) vs. Roberto Garcia (33-3-0), at Chicago GOLF 8 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Joburg Open, second round, at Johannesburg (same-day tape) 11:30 a.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Allianz Championship, first round, at Boca Raton, Fla. 2 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, second round, at Pebble Beach, Calif. 4:30 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Joburg Open, third round, at Johannesburg MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 6 p.m. ESPNU — Manhattan at Canisius FS1 — Seton Hall at Villanova 8 p.m. ESPNU — Detroit at Valparaiso FS1 — DePaul at Creighton MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY 6:30 p.m. NBCSN — Maine at Notre Dame NBA 6 p.m. ESPN — Portland at Indiana 8:30 p.m. ESPN — Minnesota at New Orleans WINTER OLYMPICS At Sochi, Russia All events taped unless noted as Live NBC 6:30 p.m. Opening Ceremony NBCSN 2 a.m. Women's Hockey - United States vs. Finland (LIVE) 4:30 a.m. Women's Cross-Country Skiathlon Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men's Speedskating - 5000 Gold Medal Final (LIVE)

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 26 22.542 — Brooklyn 21 25.457 4 New York 19 29.396 7 Boston 16 33.32710½ Philadelphia 15 34.30611½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 34 13.723 — Atlanta 25 21.543 8½ Washington 24 23 .511 10 Charlotte 21 28.429 14 Orlando 13 37.260 22½ Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 37 10 .787 — Chicago 23 24.489 14 Detroit 19 28.404 18 Cleveland 16 32.33321½ Milwaukee 9 39.18828½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 35 13.729 — Houston 32 17.653 3½ Dallas 28 21 .571 7½ Memphis 26 21.553 8½ New Orleans 20 27.42614½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 39 11.780 — Portland 34 14.708 4 Denver 23 23.500 14 Minnesota 23 24.48914½ Utah 16 32.333 22 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 34 17.667 — Phoenix 29 18 .617 3 Golden State 29 19.604 3½ L.A. Lakers 16 31.340 16 Sacramento 16 32.33316½

GIRLS BASKETBALL Mercer County at West Prairie, 7 p.m. Macomb at Illini West, 7:30 p.m.

THURSDAY GIRLS BASKETBALL Monmouth-Roseville at Macomb, 7:30 p.m. Camp Point Central at West Prairie, 7 p.m. Bushnell-Prairie City at Peoria Heights, 6 p.m. COLLEGE WOMENS BASKETBALL Omaha at Western Illinois, 7 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL West Prairie at Lincoln Trail Tournament

FRIDAY BOYS BASKETBALL PORTA at Macomb, 7:30 p.m. Peoria Heights at Bushnell-Prairie City, 6 p.m. West Prairie at Lincoln Trail Tournament Knoxville at Rushville-Industry, 6 p.m.

SATURDAY WRESTLING Macomb at Ashland Regionals MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Western Illinois at Omaha, 1 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL West Prairie at Lincoln Trail Tournament

MONDAY GIRLS BASKETBALL Lewistown Regional: Bushnell-Prairie City vs. Spoon River Valley, 7 p.m. Havana Regional: Macomb vs. West Hancock, 7 p.m. Camp Point Central Regional: Rushville-Industry vs. Beardstown, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY BOYS BASKETBALL Mercer County at Macomb, 7:30 p.m. Bushnell-Prairie City at Elmwood, 6 p.m. West Prairie at Annawan, 7 p.m. Rushville-Industry at Southeastern, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lewistown Regional: Lewistown vs. BPC-Spoon River winner, 6 p.m.; Abingdon-Avon vs. West Prairie, 8 p.m. Illini West vs. MacombWest Hancock winner, 6 p.m.; Havana vs. Midwest Central

WEDNESDAY GIRLS BASKETBALL Camp Point Central Regional: Camp Point Central vs. Rushville-Industry/Beardstown winner, 6 p.m.; Pleasant Plains vs. Pittsfield, 8 p.m.

THURSDAY WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Western Illinois at North Dakota State, 7 p.m. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL North Dakota State at Western Illinois, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY BOYS BASKETBALL Camp Point Central at Macomb, 7:30 p.m. B-PC at ROWVA, 6 p.m. West Central at West Prairie, 7 p.m. WRESTLING Macomb at Sectionals

SATURDAY WRESTLING Macomb at Sectionals COLLEGE WOMEN BASKETBALL Western Illinois at South Dakota State, TBA COLLEGE MENS BASKETBALL South Dakota State at Western Illinois, 7 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Brimfield at Rushville-Industry, 3:30 p.m.

Monday's Games Indiana 98, Orlando 79 Washington 100, Portland 90 Brooklyn 108, Philadelphia 102 Miami 102, Detroit 96 Oklahoma City 86, Memphis 77 Milwaukee 101, New York 98 San Antonio 102, New Orleans 95 Dallas 124, Cleveland 107 Denver 116, L.A. Clippers 115 Toronto 94, Utah 79 Sacramento 99, Chicago 70 Tuesday's Games Indiana at Atlanta L.A. Lakers at Minnesota Chicago at Phoenix Charlotte at Golden State Wednesday's Games Detroit at Orlando, 6 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. San Antonio at Washington, 6 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Houston, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Dallas at Memphis, 7 p.m. Atlanta at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Portland at New York, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Denver, 8 p.m. Toronto at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Miami at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Thursday's Games San Antonio at Brooklyn, 7 p.m. Chicago at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

COLLEGE MENS BASKETBALL The Top Twenty Five The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 2, 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. Syracuse (65) 21-01,625 2 2. Arizona 21-1 1,517 1 3. Florida 19-21,482 3 4. Wichita St. 23-0 1,447 4 5. San Diego St. 19-11,370 5 6. Villanova 19-21,252 9 7. Cincinnati 21-2 1,182 13 8. Kansas 16-5 1,141 6 9. Michigan St. 19-3 1,136 7 10. Michigan 16-5 949 10 11. Duke 17-5 940 17 12. Creighton 18-3 790 20 13. Saint Louis 20-2 728 19 14. Louisville 18-4 723 12 15. Texas 17-4 719 25 16. Iowa St. 16-4 717 16 17. Iowa 17-5 669 15 18. Kentucky 16-5 653 11 19. Oklahoma St. 16-5 420 8 20. Virginia 17-5 364 — 21. Oklahoma 17-5 361 23 22. UConn 17-4 252 — 23. Gonzaga 20-3 237 — 24. Memphis 16-5 114 22 25. Pittsburgh 18-4 110 18 Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 79, Ohio St. 45, VCU 44, SMU 15, New Mexico 12, California 9, UCLA 9, Harvard 4, George Washington 3, LSU 3, Tennessee 2, American U. 1, Southern Miss. 1.

Team

Summit League At A Glance All Times Local Conf Pct. All Pct.

Fort Wayne N. Dakota St. S. Dakota St. Denver Omaha WIU South Dakota IUPUI

6-1 5-2 4-3 4-3 3-4 3-4 3-4 0-7

.857 .714 .571 .571 .429 .429 .429 .000

18-6 16-6 12-10 11-11 13-9 9-13 8-13 5-19

.750 .727 .545 .500 .591 .409 .381 .208

——— Tuesday’s Game Peru State College at South Dakota Wednesday’s Game Peru State College at Omaha, 11 a.m. Thursday’s Games IUPUI at North Dakota State, 7 p.m. Fort Wayne at South Dakota State, 7 p.m. Saturday’s Games Western Illinois at Omaha, 1:07 p.m. Fort Wayne at North Dakota State, 4 p.m. IUPUI at South Dakota St, 4 p.m. South Dakota at Denver, 5 p.m.

COLLEGE WOMENS BASKETBALL The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 2, 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

TUESDAY BOYS BASKETBALL Macomb at Sacred HeartGriffin, 7:30 p.m. B-PC at North Fulton, 6 p.m. Galva at West Prairie, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY COLLEGE WOMEN BASKETBALL Denver at Western Illinois, 7 p.m.

1. UConn (36) 2. Notre Dame 3. Stanford 4. Louisville 5. Duke 6. South Carolina 7. Baylor 8. Tennessee 9. Penn St. 10. Maryland 11. Arizona St. 12. Oklahoma St. 13. North Carolina 14. NC State 15. Kentucky 16. LSU 17. West Virginia 18. Vanderbilt 19. Texas A&M 20. Gonzaga 21. Middle Tennessee

23-0 21-0 21-1 22-1 21-2 20-2 18-3 18-4 17-4 17-4 19-3 18-3 17-5 19-3 17-5 17-5 19-3 17-5 17-6 20-3 18-3

900 863 827 775 766 707 680 647 595 545 465 464 453 436 435 354 344 298 243 194 134

1 2 4 5 3 7 9 10 12 8 15 11 6 18 13 14 20 16 17 22 25

22. Nebraska 15-5 102 — 23. California 14-7 93 21 24. Michigan St. 15-7 88 — 25. Purdue 15-7 85 19 Others receiving votes: Iowa St. 68, St. John's 28, Rutgers 22, Syracuse 17, Florida St. 16, Wichita St. 14, Oklahoma 12, Bowling Green 7, Chattanooga 6, DePaul 4, James Madison 3, Michigan 3, Saint Mary's (Cal) 3, Texas 3, Iona 1.

Team

Summit League At A Glance All Times Local Conf Pct. All Pct.

S. Dakota St. IUPUI Fort Wayne WIU Denver South Dakota N. Dakota St. Omaha

7-0 1.000 6-1 .857 4-3 .571 3-4 .429 3-4 .429 2-5 .286 2-5 .286 1-6 .143

16-7 16-6 11-10 11-11 5-17 11-11 6-16 9-12

.696 .727 .524 .500 .222 .500 .273 .429

——— Thursday’s Games North Dakota State at IUPUI, 6 p.m. South Dakota State at Fort Wayne, 6 p.m. Omaha at Western Illinois, 7 p.m. Friday’s Game Denver at South Dakota, 7 p.m. Saturday’s Games North Dakota State at Fort Wayne, 1 p.m. South Dakota State at IUPUI, 2 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL Illinois High School Boys Basketball Top 10 Poll The Associated Press Here are the boys prep basketball polls with rank, team, first-place votes, record and total points. Class 4A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Curie (12) 18-1 120 1 2. Whitney Young 16-5 100 2 3. Stevenson 18-1 95 3 4. Zion Benton 19-1 80 4 5. Chicago Heights 17-2 64 5 6. Simeon 16-4 48 6 7. Alton 18-2 36 T7 (tie)Edwardsville 17-1 36 T7 9. Fremd 18-0 35 9 10. Loyola 18-2 23 10 Others receiving votes: Aurora West 15. St. Viator 2. Rockford Auburn 2. Ottawa 1. Rockford Boylan 1. York 1. East St. Louis 1. Class 3A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Springfield Lanphier (13) 21-0 139 1 2. Bogan (1) 22-3 111 2 3. Lincoln 21-2 109 3 4. Orr 17-2 104 4 5. Morgan Park 14-6 71 5 6. North Chicago 17-3 54 6 7. Normal University 18-3 53 7 8. Carbondale 16-2 36 10 9. Limestone 18-2 31 9 10. Westchester St. Joseph 16-4 14 8 Others receiving votes: Champaign Centennial 10. Fenwick 9. Cahokia 7. Althoff Catholic 6. Centralia 6. Carmel 3. Rockford Lutheran 3. Burlington Central 2. Champaign Central 1. Effingham 1. Class 2A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Rockridge (15) 20-0 150 1 2. Providence-St. Mel 13-5 131 2 3. Sterling Newman 20-2 99 T3 4. Monmouth-Roseville 15-3 92 T3 5. St. Joseph-Ogden 17-2 86 5 6. Decatur St. Teresa 18-2 59 6 7. Breese Central 17-5 56 NR 8. Bismarck-Henning 19-1 41 7 9. Breese Mater Dei 17-6 23 8 10. Kewanee 16-4 21 10 Others receiving votes: IC Catholic 16. Bloomington Central Catholic 14. Clifton Central 10. Hales Franciscan 8. St. Edward 7. Cerro Gordo-Bement 4. Mt. Carmel 2. Seneca 2. Winnebago 2. Williamsville 1. Petersburg PORTA 1. Class 1A School W-L Pt Prv 1. Payson Seymour (8) 18-2 129 1 2. Brimfield (4) 19-0 117 2 3. Mounds Meridian (1) 18-3 106 3 4. Waterloo Gibault (1) 16-4 96 6 5. Mooseheart 16-2 65 7 6. Kewanee (Wethersfield) 18-2 57 8 7. Madison 10-5 40 4 8. Colfax Ridgeview 19-2 35 5 9. Lanark Eastland 15-2 29 9 10. Arthur-Lovington 16-2 20 NR Others receiving votes: Springfield Lutheran 13. Aquin 12. Putnam County 11. Henry 8. Altamont 8. Liberty 7. Blue Ridge 7. Okawville 4. St. Anne 3. Shiloh 2. Champaign St. Thomas More 1.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL Illinois High School Girls Basketball Top 10 Poll Here are the girls prep basketball polls with rank, team, first-place votes, record and total points. Class 4A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Homewood-Flossmoor (10)17-2100 1 2. Whitney Young (1) 21-3 99 2 3. Rolling Meadows 21-3 89 3 4. Edwardsville 19-1 64 5 5. Wheaton Warrenville South20-3 59 7 6. Chicago Heights Marian 17-4 58 6 7. Fremd 20-3 56 4 8. Naperville Neuqua Valley 21-5 32 9 9. River Forest Trinity 19-4 20 10 10. New Trier 20-2 18 8 Others receiving votes: Geneva 2. Bolingbrook 2. Rock Island 2. Huntley 2. Bradley-Bourbonnais 1. Prospect 1. Class 3A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Montini (12) 23-2 129 1 2. Joliet Catholic 21-1 114 2 3. Quincy Notre Dame (1) 22-2 100 3 4. Springfield 21-1 94 4 5. Morton 22-3 75 5 6. Morgan Park 17-3 63 6 7. Bishop McNamara 17-3 37 8 8. Washington 17-3 28 7 9. Normal University 19-3 21 9 10. Vernon Hills 17-5 10 NR Others receiving votes: Fairbury Prairie Central 9. Hillcrest 8. Champaign Centennial 7. Effingham 6. Burlington Central 5. Rochester 3. Mendota 3. Richwoods 2. Coal City 1. Class 2A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Cha St. Thomas More (14)24-2 140 1 2. Breese Central 27-0 124 2 3. Sherrard 24-2 92 5 4. Teutopolis 21-5 88 4 5. Nashville 23-3 83 3 6. Prophetstown 25-2 59 7 7. Byron 23-3 55 6 8. El Paso-Gridley 17-3 33 8 9. Mt. Carmel 21-4 23 9 10. Illini West (Carthage) 23-2 17 10 Others receiving votes: Piasa Southwestern 10. Sullivan 10. Clinton 9. Marshall 8. Carterville 6. Watseka 5. Westminster Christian 4. Oregon 2. Bloomington Central Catholic 1. Havana 1. Class 1A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Annawan (12) 20-4 120 1 2. Lanark Eastland 21-4 91 4 3. Moweaqua Central A&M 21-5 83 2 4. Shiloh 23-3 75 5 5. Gilman Iroquois West 19-4 66 3 6. Brimfield 24-3 65 6 7. Calhoun 19-2 55 7 8. South Fulton 22-4 24 T9 9. Dakota 21-6 18 NR 10. Arcola 18-4 14 NR

Others receiving votes: Danville Schlarman 12. Carrollton 8. Putnam County 8. Salt Fork 7. Neoga 5. Aquin 5. Cissna Park 3. Stark County 1. CLASS 1A REGIONAL PAIRINGS Lewistown Regional Mon., Feb. 10 – Game 1 at 7:00 pm: (4) Bushnell-Prairie City vs. (5) Spoon River Valley Tue., Feb. 11 – Game 2 at 6:00 pm: (1) Lewistown vs. Winner Game 1; Game 3 at 8:00 pm: (2) Abingdon /Avon vs. (3) West Prairie Thu., Feb. 13 – Game 4 at 7:00 pm: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 CLASS 2A REGIONAL PAIRINGS Camp Point Central Regional Mon., Feb. 10 – Game 1 at 7:00 pm: (4) Rushville-Industry vs. (5) Beardstown Wed., Feb. 12 – Game 2 at 6:00 pm: (1) Camp Point Central vs. Winner Game 1; Game 3 at 8:00 pm: (2) Pleasant Plains vs. (3) Pittsfield Fri., Feb. 14 – Game 4 at 7:00 pm: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 Havana Regional Mon., Feb. 10 – Game 1 at 7:00 pm: (4) Macomb vs. (5) West Hancock Tue., Feb. 11 – Game 2 at 6:00 pm: (1) Illini West vs. Winner Game 1; Game 3 at 8:00 pm: (2) Havana vs. (3) Midwest Central Thu., Feb. 13 – Game 4 at 7:00 pm: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3

PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Montreal Detroit Ottawa Florida Buffalo

54 55 57 56 56 56 55 55

35 32 30 29 25 24 21 15

16 18 21 21 19 21 27 32

3 5 6 6 12 11 7 8

73164 119 69162137 66170 176 64137139 62146158 59159178 49133 174 38107164

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh N.Y. Rangers Columbus Philadelphia Carolina Washington New Jersey N.Y. Islanders

56 56 56 57 54 56 57 57

39 30 29 28 25 25 23 21

15 23 23 23 20 22 21 28

2 3 4 6 9 9 13 8

80178 133 63145140 62167156 62157165 59137 151 59164172 59133142 50159 191

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago St. Louis Colorado Minnesota Dallas Nashville Winnipeg

58 54 55 57 55 57 57

34 37 36 29 25 25 27

10 12 14 21 21 23 25

14 5 5 7 9 9 5

82205161 79185125 77167143 65140144 59158160 59142 172 59161166

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 58 40 13 5 85191143 San Jose 57 35 16 6 76170139 Los Angeles 58 30 22 6 66137 127 Vancouver 57 27 21 9 63142149 Phoenix 55 26 19 10 62159164 Calgary 55 21 27 7 49132 173 Edmonton 58 19 33 6 44150196 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday's Games Edmonton 3, Buffalo 2 Pittsburgh 2, Ottawa 1, OT Detroit 2, Vancouver 0 Colorado 2, New Jersey 1, OT Columbus 4, Anaheim 2 Chicago 5, Los Angeles 3 Philadelphia 5, San Jose 2 Tuesday's Games Vancouver at Boston Colorado at N.Y. Rangers Winnipeg at Carolina Calgary at Montreal Toronto at Florida N.Y. Islanders at Washington Ottawa at St. Louis Tampa Bay at Minnesota Dallas at Phoenix Wednesday's Games Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. Chicago at Anaheim, 9 p.m. Dallas at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. Thursday's Games Calgary at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Edmonton at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. Colorado at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Washington, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. Buffalo at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Detroit at Florida, 6:30 p.m. Boston at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Nashville at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Columbus at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League HOUSTON ASTROS — Announced the addition of a second Dominican Summer League club. Named Carlos Alfonso international development coordinator and special assignment scout. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Promoted Farhan Zaidi to assistant general manager/director of baseball operations. Agreed to terms with OF Sam Fuld on a minor league contract. SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with INF-OF Logan Morrison on a one-year contract. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with OF Jason Heyward on a two-year contract. COLORADO ROCKIES — Agreed to terms with OF Jason Pridie, LHP Pedro Hernan-

dez, LHP Yohan Flande and INF Rafael Ynoa on minor league contracts. American Association KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed OF Byron Wiley. Released RHP Sean Toler. SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed RHP Matt Milke and RHP Alex Pagano. Atlantic League ATLANTIC LEAGUE — Named Rick White president. Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Traded 1B Chris Duffy to Sioux Falls (AA) for INF Tim Pahuta. FOOTBALL National Football League GREEN BAY PACKERS — Named Cliff Christl team historian. TENNESSEE TITANS — Named Cannon Matthews quality control coordinator-defense. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Named Bradford Banta assistant special teams coach; Shane Day assistant offensive line and offensive quality control coach; Jake Peetz offensive quality control coach and Aubrey Pleasant defensive quality control coach. Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed OL D'Anthony Batiste. OTTAWA REDBLACKS — Signed QB Henry Burris. Arena Football League ORLANDO PREDATORS — Acquired WR Quentin Sims, DB Syd'Quan Thompson and DB Andre Freeman from San Jose for DB Simeon Castille and future considerations. HOCKEY American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Bridgeport D Marc Cantin four games as a consequence of a match penalty for an illegal check to the head of an opponent vs. Springfield on Feb. 1. TENNIS World Team Tennis WTT — Announced the Sacramento Capitals are moving to Las Vegas, where they will compete as the Las Vegas Neon. COLLEGE FELICIAN — Named Andrew Toriello women's bowling coach. MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH — Named Jack Holleran sports information director. RADFORD — Announced it will discontinue field hockey, swimming and diving, men's indoor track and field, and men's outdoor track and field programs as varsity sports, effective at the conclusion of their 2013-14 seasons. Announced the addition of women's lacrosse as a varsity sport and will begin varsity competition in the spring of 2016. WINTHROP — Named Pete Jenkins volunteer assistant baseball coach.

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Feb. 5 1913 — The New York State Athletic Commission bans boxing matches between fighters of different races. 1919 — Charges against Cincinnati's Hal Chase of throwing games and betting against his team are dismissed by National League president John Heydler. Two weeks later, Chase is traded to the New York Giants. 1948 — After landing the first double axel in Olympic competition, Dick Button becomes the first American to win the Olympic gold medal in figure skating. Gretchen Fraser becomes the first U.S. woman Olympic slalom champion. 1972 — Bob Douglas is the first black elected to Basketball Hall of Fame. Known as "The Father of Black Professional Basketball," Douglas owned and coached the New York Renaissance from 1922 until 1949. 1976 — Austrian Franz Klammer wins the Olympic gold medal in the downhill at Innsbruck, Austria. Bill Koch wins a silver in the 30-kilometer cross-country race to become the first American to win a medal in a Nordic event. 1990 — Notre Dame bucks the College Football Association and becomes the first college to sell its home games to a major network, agreeing to a five-year contract with NBC beginning in 1991. 1991 — Dave Taylor of the Los Angeles Kings has two assists in a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers to become the 29th player in NHL history with 1,000 points. 1994 — Peter Bondra becomes the 10th player in NHL history to score four goals in one period, then adds another in the second period as the Washington Capitals beat Tampa Bay 6-3. 2001 — Al Scates becomes the first men's volleyball coach to reach 1,000 wins as UCLA beat Pepperdine 3-1. 2003 — Bob Knight wins his 800th game, becoming the fourth Division I men's coach to reach the mark in guiding Texas Tech past Nebraska 75-49. 2003 — Bode Miller of the United States captures his first major title, winning the gold medal in the combined at the world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland. 2004 — Brian Joubert becomes the first Frenchman in 40 years to win the European men's figure skating title when he upsets world champion Evgeni Plushenko. Joubert also becomes the first non-Russian to win since 1996. 2005 — Steve Young and Dan Marino are elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Senior committee nominees Benny Friedman and Fritz Pollard are also elected. 2006 — Pittsburgh wins a record-tying fifth Super Bowl, but its first since 1980 with a 21-10 win over the Seattle Seahawks. 2006 — South Korean teen Amy Yang becomes the first amateur to win a major women's professional golf tournament in Australia, beating American Catherine Cartwright in a playoff in the ANZ Australian Ladies.

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QUOTE OF NOTE “I was in a bad mood at practice (Friday) and told them this is Division I basketball and you have to find a way to get it done.” Western Illinois womens basketball coach JD Gravina

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Area girls try and get games and practices in before regionals BY SCOTT HOLLAND sholland@mcdonoughvoice.com

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Standings, schedules and scores OLYMPICS, A8

Gold going for the gold

MACOMB – With regional play starting Monday, area girls basketball coaches are getting desperate to find time to get practice and games in before the weekend. Constant snow and cold have canceled classes and postponed games, leaving team out in the cold when it comes to doing anything. “I’d love to be doing either one,” Macomb girls basketball coach Zach Keene said of would he rather practice or play right now. “We had to cancel practice (Tuesday) because we got out early.

“It’s only lightly coming down, but we know we’re going to get hit hard. We’d like to be on the court and in the same sense we’d like to practice to work on things. We’re getting to the point where with games left to play before regionals, time is starting to slip away from us.” Coaches are also trying to find creative ways to get their team a little extra work to keep squads fresh. “I’d love to have some practice, but we haven’t been able to,” BPC coach Tony Ackers said. “We haven’t had practice since last Friday so we’ve had open gym during home room, kids come in and shoot before school or

shoot before we get on a bus before a game, it’s all we can do. “We try to get in as often as we can, but with the weather, I don’t know when we can squeeze everything in, but the good thing is we’re not alone, everyone is in the same boat.” It’s been frustrating for teams and coaches, as the most important part of the season has arrived and they’ve been helpless to prepare for the postseason. “It’s extremely tough, we’ve not had a team practice since last Wednesday, we’ve had a full week without practice and it’s not like we’ve been playing

gimme games this week,” Keene said. “We played one of the top teams in 3A (Monday) night in Quincy Notre Dame, we played a tough West Hancock team to double overtime, we play a stateranked team in Illini West (Wednesday) and a Monmouth-Roseville (Thursday) team that is playing well, so it’s frustrating, but in the same sense, we have to get everything in. “It’s even tougher because we play West Hancock again Monday (in the regional opener) and we’d like to get some practice in, but with the weather, it’s tough to tell.” Postponing of games and canceling of school

are out of the hands of coaches, so even making plans for what their teams will do has become difficult. “We’re going day-by-day, you don’t know whether or not you’ll be in school,” Rushville-Industry coach Zac Royer said. “This season has been insane, the weather is relentless, nothing could go off for the next couple days. “We’re supposed to have two games this week, I’d rather be playing, but you don’t know, with the weather we may have the whole week off before starting (regionals) on Monday.”

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WIU football announces new commits

FIGHTING FOR A WIN

IN THE KNOW Fan on team plane pleads guilty in cocaine case ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri men's basketball fan who over four seasons regularly traveled with the team to NCAA tournament games has pleaded guilty to a federal drug conspiracy involving cocaine and marijuana distribution in Columbia. Online court records show Levi McLean Franklin Coolley pleaded guilty Jan. 17 to two felony counts of attempting to sell more than 88 pounds of cocaine and an unspecified amount of marijuana between 2005 and 2011, as well as one count of money laundering. Coolley, who owns a car stereo shop in Columbia, was arrested by FBI agents in March 2012 while at the Missouri team hotel in Omaha, Neb., hours before the Tigers' second-round loss to Norfolk State in the NCAA tournament. A review by Missouri found no improper influence by Coolley. He was on team flights as a guest of Columbia real estate developer and prominent Missouri donor Jay Linder and received complimentary tickets from players at nine games in the 200809 and 2009-10 seasons. The connection was first reported by the Columbia Daily Tribune, which obtained flight manifests from the university under state open records laws. Like other Division I programs, Missouri allows major donors to purchase empty seats on team planes when traveling to big events, such as tournaments and bowl games. A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson in Kansas City said the criminal case against Coolley did not involve Missouri athletics. "We've never made any allegations of any connection," said spokesman Don Ledford. A total of 16 people were charged in the federal investigation, with all but one of defendant, a Kansas City man, listing central Missouri addresses in court documents. Like Coolley, most have since pleaded guilty. Coolley's plea deal requires him to forfeit $54,400 that he reportedly earned from drug sales and funneled into his car stereo business.

West Prairie advances to second round of Lincoln Trail tourney BY THE VOICE STAFF sholland@mcdonoughvoice.com

BOYS BASKETBALL West Prairie 53, ROWVA 37

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Western Illinois’ Ashley Luke battles for a loose ball against Fort Wayne during Saturday’s game at Western Hall.

Leathernecks get tough in win over IPFW BY SCOTT HOLLAND

Hitting the glass

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The Leathernecks owned the area around the basket at both ends of the floor on Saturday. Western Illinois outscored Fort Wayne 3814 in the paint but also outrebounded the Mastodons 42-26. Of those 42 rebounds, 17 came on the offensive end. “We had a lot of opportunities for offensive rebounds because we missed a lot of shots,” Gravina said. “But again, that’s huge, you get frustrated sometimes when you’re not hitting shots but we went back and fought for those offensive rebounds.” The Leathernecks’ 17 boards were extremely impressive, considering Fort Wayne had 18 defensive rebounds. “Whenever a shot went up, we made it a 50-50 ball, we had 17 offensive rebounds and they had 18 defensive rebounds,” Gravina said. “We got almost 50 percent of the offensive rebound chances, which is tremendous. “We knew we had to dominate them on the glass and we got better rebounding play. We’ve lost to good rebounding teams so it was nice to show we can hang with teams on

MACOMB – After a rough performance against IUPUI last Thursday, Western Illinois womens basketball coch JD Gravina was disappointed with his squad, calling into question their mental toughness. After Saturday’s win over Fort Wayne, Gravina was a much happier camper, praising his team’s toughness and effort. “I thought our mental toughness was tremendous, it was a big area of focus,” Gravina said. “It’s something that’s hard as a coach for a team to work on, maybe you have to be a little mean. “I was in a bad mood at practice (Friday) and told them this is Division I basketball and you have to find a way to get it done.” Western Illinois showed that toughness, repeatedly holding off the Mastodons as Fort Wayne kept trying, but never could, capture control of the game. “When they (Fort Wayne) made runs, especially after they hit tough shots, it’s so easy to deflate,” Gravina said. “On their second-to-last possession I thought we had a steal, but they recovered and hit

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Sophie Reichelt grabs a rebound during Saturday’s game vs. Fort Wayne

a dagger three. That one could have easily deflated us, but we did a good job to recover and make free throws down the stretch.” Guard Michelle Maher said thoughts of Western’s last loss to Fort Wayne, at last year’s Summit League tournament, were fresh in her mind and she was determined to make sure there would be no Mastodon comeback on Saturday. “I started to flashback to our conference tournament, we’re lucky it was a different outcome this

year,” she said. “We all had to fight real hard.” The game was also part of Western Illinois’ Think Pink Extravaganza, an event to honor cancer victims and survivors, something that served as motivation to Tori Niemann. “It was kind of neat, it was Think Pink Night, so there was big emphasis for us to keep fighting like those who are fighting cancer,” Niemann said. “We used that as motivation to keep fighting and win this one.”

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SCIOTA – The West Prairie boys advanced out of the first round of the Lincoln Trail Conference Tournament on Monday, topping ROWVA 53-37. The Cyclones advance to play the tournament's second seed, Stark County at Stark County. Dustin Logan had another big night against the Tigers, this time scoring a game-high 21 points in the post. Jamie Cousins also had a nice night, scoring 12.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Farmington 56, Rushville-Industry 46

FARMINGTON – The Rockets led by two at the end of the first quarter, but a 15-6 second quarter Farmington run gave the Farmers enough distance to take home a win. Allison Collins led Rushvile-Industry, scoring 15 points. Riley Plumer added 14 in the loss.

Bulls C Noah fined by NBA

NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah has been fined by the NBA for yelling at the officials after he was ejected from a game at Sacramento. The league announced the $15,000 penalty on Tuesday. Noah received two technical fouls in less than three minutes during the third quarter of Chicago's 99-70 loss on Monday night. The AllStar gestured at the referees and yelled obscenities as he was escorted off the court at the 7:40 mark. Noah apologized for his actions after the game.