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Wednesday, August 15, 2018 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

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In the news Man charged with murder in brother’s shooting death ANCHORAGE (AP) — A 47-year-old Anchorage man has been taken into custody in the shooting death of his brother. Harry Steward was arrested on a second-degree murder warrant in the death Monday of 33-year-old Robert Steward. Harry Steward just before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday turned himself in at the Anchorage jail. Online court records do not list his attorney. Police responding to a report of a shooting early Monday night found Robert Steward dead inside a home on east 20th Avenue. Police earlier said two men in the same family had argued and one shot the other. Police were in phone contact with Harry Steward before he turned himself in.

Biologists survey invasive crawfish in Kodiak Island lake KODIAK (AP) — A team of biologists is surveying a lake on Kodiak Island for crawfish, an invasive species in Alaska that has been observed in higher frequency over past several years. The biologists working for the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak began the three-year project this spring, analyzing the distribution, movement and diet of crawfish in Buskin Lake, the Kodiak Daily Mirror reported Monday. Documentation of the crawfish began in 2002. Evidence appeared in 2015 indicating that the population was breeding, said Kelly Krueger, a biologist for the tribe. Since then, the tribe has been making efforts to study if the population is increasing and if crawfish are affecting native wildlife. The previous research was conducted under a grant from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs’ invasive species program and was largely “to test what measures worked best for catching them,” Krueger said. For the new survey, which is being funded through a $200,000 grant from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the team is examining 30 sites in the lake. “It’s repeated sampling, so we’re seeing how many crawfish we catch within this one area and then if it’s being repopulated when we come back to the same spot,” Krueger said. “We’ve found the crawfish in areas where we didn’t think they would be.”

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Premera files to drop rates again, cites lower utilization, reinsurance program By ELIZABETH EARL Peninsula Clarion

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams listens to a presentation at the Henu’ Community Wellness Court on Thursday in Kenai. Adams visited Dena’ina Wellness Center as part of a statewide tour aimed at better understanding Alaska’s opioid crisis. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Getting a closer look Surgeon general tours Dena’ina Wellness Center as part of statewide tour By ERIN THOMPSON Peninsula Clarion

The federal official tasked with providing health advice to the nation last week lauded the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s holistic approach to health care. In a tour of the tribe’s Dena’ina’s Wellness Center in Old Town Kenai on Thursday, U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome Adams said he hoped to find ways of supporting and scaling up the facility’s integrated approach to providing wellness — which centralizes a number of health services, including medical, behavioral and traditional healing.

“This is just a tremendous asset to the community,” he said. “It’s a model for the rest of the country. Folks hear about the opioid overdose epidemic that’s going on in the country and affecting Kenai — they can hear abut the poverty here, they can hear about the unemployment rates — but it’s equally important that they hear about the great integration and collaboration that’s leading to better health in Kenai.” At the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s campus, Adams met participants in the Henu’ Community Wellness Court — a joint-jurisdiction court that diverts cases for certain defendants facing charges related to substance abuse.

During a presentation in a packed room, Superior Court Judge Jennifer Wells described the court’s communitybased approach, which brings together criminal justice officials — such as judges, lawyers and probation officers — and health care providers, including medical practitioners and behavioral health counselors to help clients recover from addiction and rebuild relationships with the community. “What we’re doing here has been a dream. We know that locking people up isn’t really the most successful thing,” Wells said. Tribal elder Eli Darien, who used See TOUR, page A10

For the second year in a row, health insurance premiums on the individual market are set to get less expensive. Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska, the sole health insurer on the individual Affordable Care Act marketplace — where those not covered by employer-sponsored plans or public insurance like Medicaid can buy health insurance — filed a notice with the state to decrease its rates by an average of 3.9 percent. Similarly, last year, the company filed an application with the state Division of Insurance to lower its premiums by an average of 22.4 percent, bringing down the average premium cost by more than 25 percent since 2017. According to the company, the average monthly cost has fallen from $1,043 in 2017 to $770 in 2019. A news release from Gov. Bill Walker’s office credited the installation of the state’s Reinsurance Program for the decreases. The reinsurance program, authorized by the Legislature in 2016, fundamentally works as insurance for insurers — transferring responsibility for some of the highest-cost individuals in a risk pool to See HEALTH, page A2

Rollout: Central Peninsula Landfill plans ahead with new construction By ELIZABETH EARL Peninsula Clarion

There’s a lot going on at Central Peninsula Landfill. Up the hill from the big blue building where most members of the public drop off their trash, workers with excavators and soil compactors are busy putting together infrastructure to last the landfill into the next decade and beyond. At the center of that activity is an enormous pit that is much more than a pit. Cell 3, which covers approximately 5.4 acres, will serve as the main disposal point for the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s municipal solid waste in the future. The contractors building it should be done by the end of the summer, said Kenai Peninsula Borough Solid Waste Director Jack Maryott. The cell contains a lot of careful engineering, from the slight grade tipping it downhill to the multilayered liner that goes on the bottom and side slopes to the pipes connecting it into the landfill’s multi-cell system. It cost about $3.4 million to build, with $300,000 in design and engineering alone, Maryott said. The liner has a number of components meant to contain the leachate — liquid generated by decomposing trash — and allow the managers to actively treat waste to help it decompose rather than burying it dry. Beneath the layer of soil is a fab-

ric layer, a geotextile meant to transport liquid, a thick plastic layer and a cloth layer that contains clay, meant as a stopper in case any liquid gets through the plastic. That is all required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The new cell should serve the borough for five to seven years, if not longer, he said. Beyond that, the landfill managers are already working on the plans to build cells 4 and 5, the final two in the initial design for the system. And it’s possible that even after the initial capacity in Cell 3 is filled, they may get to go back and fill it in a little more, too. That’s what the landfill workers are doing with Cell 1, the first lined cell, which hasn’t been actively used in several years. Brian Smith, who manages the operations at Central Peninsula Landfill, said the active decomposition of waste beneath the liner due to the treatment they do has given them some capacity back in the cell, which they are actively using. The solid waste department conducts a capacity study each year. “(Each cell) has a design capacity and an actual capacity, and we’ll be able to determine that,” he said. Central Peninsula Landfill is taking the bull by the horns on waste-handling technology. Instead of accepting trash and simply burying it they way landfills once did, Central Pen-

insula Landfill collects leachate and sprays the waste they’re burying with it. The wet garbage compacts better, giving the landfill more capacity out of each cell, and helps the trash decompose faster. That leachate comes out of the cells through the buried pipe systems to a storage tank and lagoon nearby. Some of it is collected by trucks to treat the waste going into the cells; the rest is evaporated either by

the sun or by a specific piece of machinery meant for just that. In July, it was sunny enough that the landfill was able to evaporate the majority of its leachate without having to actually burn gas to do so, Smith said. On a warm day in early August, the leachate lagoon was nearly empty. The extra space essentially acts a buffer in case of a large rain event where they’d need to store a lot of liq-

uid, Maryott said. “I look at that (low level in the lagoon), and that makes me happy,” he said. The leachate evaporator is part of the long-term plan to handle the landfill’s leachate and the gas generated by decaying garbage. Along the edges of the closed Cell 1, which is covered by black tarp, tall black pipes passively vent gas to the atmosphere. The borough is See TRASH, page A10

Senate candidate charged with illegally receiving benefits By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — A candidate for the state Senate and her husband have been accused of illegally receiving food stamps. A charging document filed by the state says Rebecca Halat and her husband, Jarek Halat, did not disclose several bank accounts and did not report his employment with a ride-hailing service. Rebecca Halat is running against state Rep. Chris Birch in next week’s Republican primary for a state Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Kevin Meyer of Anchorage. The charging document says she and her husband exceeded the resource limit for food stamps when they received benefits this year. The couple, who have two children, received about $4,700 in food stamps this year, according to the monthly benefit information pro-

vided in the document. The Halats each face a felony charge of second-degree theft and a misdemeanor charge of submitting a false statement. Rebecca Halat’s arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 24. In an emailed statement, she said the last year has been hard on her family. Her husband was laid off from his job at AT&T, and the family lost its health insurance, she said. Halat said “false allegations from those trying to steal this election” do not scare her and said she looks forward to answering the allegations “in the proper venue.” Since becoming a candidate, she said people have learned a lot about her. “But there’s a lot more they have to learn if they think that I’m going to just curl up in a ball and let someone else represent me and my district through attacking my family,” Halat said. On her campaign website, she calls for repealing a criminal justice overhaul that critics See CHARGE, page A2

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

Utqiagvik 47/40

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6:35 a.m. (20.8) 7:05 p.m. (20.8)

12:46 a.m. (-0.8) 1:04 p.m. (-1.7)

5:54 a.m. (19.6) 6:24 p.m. (19.6)

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4:35 a.m. (10.7) 5:13 p.m. (10.8)

10:50 a.m. (-0.6) 11:23 p.m. (0.7)

10:47 a.m. (31.6) 11:15 p.m. (31.7)

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24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. Trace Month to date ............................ 1.79" Normal month to date .............. 1.14" Year to date .............................. 9.04" Normal year to date ................. 8.03" Record today ................ 0.42" (-2015) Record for August ........ 5.39" (1966) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963)

Juneau 61/50

National Extremes Kodiak 57/46

Sitka 59/51

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118 at Death Valley, Calif. 28 at Wisdom, Mont.

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67 at Petersburg 28 at Kuparuk

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Downpours will drench northern New England today and may bring the risk of localized flooding to the middle Mississippi Valley. Storms will dot the Southeast and Southwest. Most of the West will stay dry.

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Cold Bay 52/46

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Kenai/ Soldotna 60/47 Seward 58/47 Homer 59/45

Anchorage 61/51

Bethel 58/43

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Fairbanks 59/45

Talkeetna 60/48 Glennallen 51/42

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another party, which in this case is the state of Alaska. “Reining in the high cost of healthcare in Alaska is a key priority of my administration, and this filing from Premera is yet another sign that we are making progress,” Walker said in the release. “Tens of thousands of Alaskans will save money because of this innovative policy. This is especially remarkable because, at the same time our costs were dropping dramatically, other states have endured double-digit increases.” The reinsurance program is certainly a factor in the decreases year over year, though Premera has also seen fewer claims, said spokesperson Dani Chung. “As far as the lower utilization last year, it was actually a 10-year low,” she said. “I can’t really speculate as to why. People are just using less.” Alaska’s individual insurance market is very small compared to other states, with just 16,637 members as of May 2018. By comparison, more than 207,765 people were enrolled in Alaska’s Medicaid program as of May, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Because the market is so small, it fluctuates as people come and go. Jim Grazko, the president and general manger of Premera’s Alaska office, cited the turnover as one of the reasons the Alaska individual insur-

. . . Charge Continued from page A1

say was too soft on crime and for reducing the state budget. She also cites her experience in business. Attorney Robert Herz, who is representing Jarek Halat, said his client “intends to defend against the charges and will be pleading not guilty when the time comes.” Herz said he does not represent Rebecca Halat or the campaign.

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ance market is hard to predict. “While I am hopeful rates can continue to stabilize, it is important to note that the Alaska market remains difficult to predict due to its small size and the fact that more than 30 percent of individual market participants enter and leave the individual market each year,” Grazko said in a company news release. Most people in Alaska qualify for federal subsidies to help with premium costs on the insurance market under the Affordable Care Act. Alaska has some of the highest health care costs in the country. Reach Elizabeth Earl at eearl@peninsulaclarion.com.

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Community Calendar Today 8 a.m. Q Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Suite 1 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. Q Alcoholics Anonymous Unity Group, 35260 Kenai Spur Highway. 9:30 a.m. Yoga in the park at the Nikiski Recreation Center, with instructor Lacey Stock. Free. Call 776-8800. 10 a.m. Q Full Swing Golf at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center until 8 p.m. 10:30 a.m. Q Bouncing Babies Storytime at the Soldotna Public Library. Call 262-4227. Q Preschool Story Time at the Kenai Community Library: Designed for children ages 3-5. Enjoy a program full of stories, songs, movement and more. No registration required. Noon Q Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Group at St. Francis by the Sea, 110 South Spruce Street (Beach Access). For more information call 283-3777. Q Alcoholics Anonymous Unity Group 35260 Kenai Spur Highway. Q TOPS group AK 222 Soldotna meets at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 Soldotna Ave. Call 260-1662. 2:30 p.m. Q The Teen Center is open until 8 p.m. at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center. 4 p.m. Q YA Cafe at the Soldotna Public Library in the Community Room. PS4, painting, board games, movies and more. Call 262-4227. 6 p.m. Q Pickleball at the Nikiski Community Rec Center. 6:30 p.m. Q Celebrate Recovery at Peninsula Grace Brethren Church, 44175 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Soldotna, upstairs in room 8 in the worship center (coffee served at 6:15 p.m.). Questions? Call 907-598-0563. 7 p.m. Q Card games, Funny River Community Center. Q Narcotics Anonymous support group â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clean Machineâ&#x20AC;? at Central Peninsula Hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Redoubt Room, 250 Hospital Place, Soldotna. Call 907-3359456. Q Alcoholics Anonymous Kasilof Renegades, at New Life Christian Fellowship Church in Kasilof. Q Al-Anon Support Group in the Kasilof Room in the new building at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna. Call 252-0558. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

Homeschool fall fundraiser

The the Kenai Peninsula Homeschool Activities Committee will host a fall Craft Fair Aug. 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Before school starts is a great time to talk to your healthcare Kenai Peninsula Center Mall. The fair will include vendors and provider or your local public health center to make sure your crafters. Admission is free. Vendors interested in participating childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vaccinations are current. For more information call Kenai contact 513-9469. Public Health Center at 335-3400.

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Sterling Street Fair Sterling Senior Center is hosting a Sterling Street Fair on Saturday, Aug. 18 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Music by Conway Seavey and Troubadour North, activities include sip and paint, wine and beer garden, artisan marketplace and food trucks. Free concert. Bring a chair! For further info contact sterlingseniors.org or call 262-6808.

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank to host gala The Soup Supper Gala will be held at the Soldotna Sports and Recreation Center on Sept. 15. Doors open at 5 p.m. Buy-It-Now from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Buy a raffle ticket for your chance to win two Alaska Airlines tickets. There will be games, music, locally made soups, craft beers, wine, live and silent auction items and so much more!

Nikiski Recreation Center activities â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nikiski Recreation is hosting Strong by Zumba classes on Mondays and Thursdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. For more information or to register call 776-8800. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Open registration for swim lessons is ongoing at the Nikiski Pool. Lesson registration will be available for beginners, advanced beginners, intermediates, tiny tots and semi-private lessons. For more information, call 776-8800. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Nikiski Community Recreation Center will be hosting Yoga in the park beginning in May. Come join instructor Lacey Stock at 10 a.m on Wednesdays for this FREE reviving class. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;NCRC Open Gym Nights: Teen Center, Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Friday, 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Full Swing Golf, Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Friday. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Mountain View Elementaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class lists will be posted at 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 17. Students are invited to come meet their teacher on Monday, Aug. 20 from 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 p.m. The first day of school is Tuesday, Aug. 21. Doors open and morning recess begins at 8:20 a.m. If you have any questions, please call 283-8600.

Kenai Alt interviews Kenai Alternative High School is currently scheduling interviews for our 1st Rotation. Interviews will be held the week of August 14-17. Classes for the 1st Rotation begin Aug. 21. Students who are interested in scheduling an interview are asked to call the school at 335-2870 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

1968 Kenai Central High School 50-year class reunion The event starts at 5 p.m. on Aug. 17 at Paradisoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Kenai, with dinner orders at 6 p.m. Price range is $25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$28, plus drinks if desired. On Saturday, Aug. 18, the event will continue at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Kalifornsky Beach Road from 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11 p.m with a potluck with soft drinks if desired, a catered bar and live music. All classes are welcome. There is a $10 cost per persn at the door Saturday. For more information call 394-1850.

Pickleball tournament

The Second Annual Kenai River Pickleball Tournament will be held on Aug. 25 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. This is a round robin tournament with a single elimination finals bracket. There will be three skill divisions that include Advanced (4.05.0), Intermediate (3.5), and Novice (2.0-3.0). This is an nonsanctioned tournament but USAPA rules will be used. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disabled American Veterans event doubles tournament will be from 8:00 am to noon and the Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A Department Service Officer for the Disabled American Vet- Doubles Tournament will be 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 p.m. For more information or to erans organization will be providing free, professional assistance register visit www.soldotna.org or call 907-714-1211. to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Kenai Vet Center on Aug. 15 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Please call 907-257-7426 to get an appointment or Kenaitze Early Childhood Center accepting just walk in. applications The DAV Department of Alaska will be at the Kenai Peninsula The Kenaitze Indian Tribeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Early Childhood Center is acCollege on the same day from 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 p.m. to recruit and get a new cepting applications for the Early Head Start and Head Start DA chapter started in the Kenai/Soldotna area. They will be at the college in the Goodrich Room, room 151. This recruitment preschool programs for the upcoming school year. Early Head is open to all veterans who are interested in joining the Disabled Start is a no-fee, home-based program serving pregnant mothAmerican Veterans Organization and having a local chapter to ers, infants and toddlers up to serve brothers and sisters of the local communities from here to age 3. Early Head Start staff schedule weekday home visits Homer and surrounding communities. year-round. Head Start/Alaska Native Education Preschool is KPC College Council seeks member a no-fee, classroom program Kenai Peninsula College is seeking an interested community for children age 3 or 4 by Sept. member to fill a Seward-area at-large seat on its College Council. 1. Head Start preschool classes The borough-wide council serves as an advisory board to the col- run from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. lege director and advocates for the interests of the college to the Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Thursday at the Early FREE Discount Double Check . community and legislature; members serve 3-year terms. Seward- Childhood Center during the ,WÂˇV D TXLFN DQG HDV\ ZD\ WR PDNH area residents interested in serving should submit a letter of inter- school year. Early Head Start VXUH \RXÂˇUH VDYLQJ DOO \RX FDQ est and resume by Aug. 28 to: College Director, Kenai Peninsula and Head Start services are Like a good neighbor, State Farm open to Native and non-Native is there. College, 156 College Rd., Soldotna AK 99669. children, regardless of houseCALL ME TODAY. Interested individuals with questions can call 262-0318. hold income. School tours are always available and staff is Kenai National Wildlife Refuge activities available to answer any quesNancy A Field, Agent .HQDL 6SXU +Z\ The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center is open tions may have about enrolling 6ROGRWQD $. a child in the program. Applievery day from 9 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. on Ski Hill Road near Soldotna. For %XV cations are available at many more information, call 260-2820. QDQF\ Ă&#x20AC;HOG F [F#VWDWHIDUP FRP â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Daily wildlife movies at the visitors center. 11 a.m., noon community locations, as well and 2 p.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Refuge film, 1 p.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Raptor force, 3 p.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Moose: as the Early Childhood Center, 130 North Willow Street in KeLife of a twig eater â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Aug. 18 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wild Berry fun day â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Drop in for ID walks, nai, and on the Kenaitze Indian Tribeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, www.kenaitze. indoor exploration stations and kids crafts. 10 a.m.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 p.m. 6WDWH )DUP +RPH 2ÇŚFH %ORRPLQJWRQ ,/ â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Aug. 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tale of Two Cabins â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hear stories of org. life one the Kenai and explore two renovated log cabins from the 1920s and 1940s. Easy, short walk on a gravel path. 2 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sept. 1â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cubaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s endemic birdsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Guides speaker Ernesto Reyes. 2 p.m.

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One step forward, two steps back on North Korea denuclearization The U.S. and North Korea are again

publicly disagreeing about progress toward the North’s denuclearization, and that’s no surprise. This was likely to happen once President Trump agreed to “phased” progress and dropped demands that the North agree up front to reveal and dismantle weapons. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been in Asia urging the region’s leaders to tighten enforcement of United Nations sanctions against North Korea. That prompted the North’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho to accuse the U.S. of violating the denuclearization agreement President Trump and Kim Jong Un signed in Singapore in June. The text calls for “simultaneous actions and phased steps,” and the North has returned U.S. soldiers’ remains and dismantled a missile test site as promised. So the North figures why isn’t the U.S. relaxing sanctions instead of trying to tighten them? Let’s look at this with North Korean logic. Yes, it is continuing its nuclear and missile programs, which violates the spirit of the Singapore agreement. But there was no timetable or specifics on how the North would denuclearize. Pyongyang figures it has kept its side of the bargain, and now it’s the U.S. turn to give something on sanctions. Meanwhile, the Trump Administration says progress toward North Korean denuclearization is still being made. Mr. Pompeo says he’s confident that Kim remains committed to that goal, and Mr. Trump boasts at rallies that the North hasn’t launched a missile test in months. So perhaps Mr. Ri figures the North isn’t doing anything wrong by using this time to keep building its nuclear arsenal. A U.N. report submitted Friday and leaked to the press sums up the U.S. problem. The North’s production of ICBMs and nuclear material for warheads continues. Ship-to-ship trade in petroleum and coal in violation of sanctions has increased massively this year. The North’s exports of textiles are still strong, and it is getting around financial sanctions. It is trying to sell weapons to Syria and the Houthis. Recent satellite imagery shows that the North has added two buildings at its missile-production facility near Pyongyang as well as new facilities at its nuclear-enrichment facility in Yongbyon. It has expanded a facility in Hamhung that makes solid-fuel missile components. The U.S. acknowledges that the North probably has a uranium-enrichment plant at Kangson, which means it has more material to build bombs than previously estimated. The Journal reported last week that Russia registered 10,000 new North Korean workers this year, in violation of U.N. sanctions. Mr. Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley criticized Russia for violating sanctions, and the U.S. Treasury sanctioned a Russian bank on Friday for handling North Korean transactions. This action is welcome but it amounts to scrambling to make up for the concessions Mr. Trump made to Mr. Kim in Singapore. The North will insist on further U.S. concessions for even the smallest step toward denuclearization. So far the North hasn’t even turned over a complete list of its weapons and facilities. Meanwhile, with Mr. Trump bragging that he has ended the North Korean nuclear threat, the global sanctions regime erodes because Russia and China feel no pressure to enforce them. The prospect of complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization looks further away now than it was before Singapore. —The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 5, 2018

Doonesbury By GARRY TRUDEAU

The sleaze squeeze

From your wretched writer: Our story’s perverse It keeps getting worse So why not, from time to time Try to soften it with rhyme To describe our political curse? Robert Mueller continues his reeling And Trump never ceases his squealing Or whatever it is you do when you tweet Walls relentlessly closing While “fake news” keeps exposing Stuff that might get him impeached. And he’s angrily moanin’ For Manafort and Mike Cohen Shouting stuff that’s not nice It’s all a “hoax” and a “witch hunt” Or worse a “political stunt” Meanwhile Bob Mueller just tightens the vise. And let’s not forget Stormy All the other charges he’s smarmy They, too, add to the squeeze Lawsuits that charge defamation Have made their donation To the picture of Trump as a sleaze. There’s more on display in this obscene bazaar We’ll soon have to deal with the Oma-

rosa memoir The way she describes him, he’s totally vile He’s a “bigot,” “misogynist,” a rake and a fake If need be she’ll prove it; says she even has tape. Bob Franken So add her new book to the Trump garbage pile. Still, it’s the focus on Russia that remains the big threat Was there election theft, did the campaign aid and abet? Prosecutors now want to question Trump, to his lawyers that’s crap The POTUS attorneys, in particular Rudy Feels it’s his lawyerly duty To warn it’s a perjury trap. The pros haggle about the parameters While debate rages among us pundit rank amateurs Those watching all this might just sigh Even with knowledge, that’s basic or

cursory We all know the best way to completely avoid perjury It’s obvious: You simply don’t lie. But to Trump that’s a hardship; he learned in his youth That only fools think you must tell the truth So that would be something he just doesn’t try He’s just one of many in the political species Most everything they say is politely male cow feces. You can see why his lawyers are skittish and gun-shy. He calls Omarosa a “low life,” he’s used that one before His insults are lifeless, they’re becoming a bore He’s losing his edge, he’s seeming to tire Even when he’s at rallies demagoguing his rabble He seems incoherent, sometimes he’ll babble It’s hard work to be such a liar.

Judge Brett Kavanaugh deserves better The United States Senate would serve our country by confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Judge Kavanaugh’s immense qualifications and exemplary record alone should carry him to the bench. But to those of us who care about our nation’s Constitution, and the clear roles between our different branches of government, the stakes are too high to assume qualifications are the determining factor during a confirmation process. Like many western states, Alaska has a high-friction relationship with the federal government. Time and again, judges insert themselves into decisions involving land management, wildlife protection and reasonable access to our resources. The lives of Alaskans and Americans in western states are impacted every day by what happens in the sealed chambers of a judge’s mind. Many of our nation’s federal courts have become de facto lawmaking chambers. Instead of interpreting laws and determining constitutionality, many federal judges proclaim decisions effectively creating new laws never envisioned by a legislative body or regulatory agency. Instead of “calling balls and strikes” as Chief Justice John Roberts said a good judge should do, many of the judicial umpires craft new rules of their own design. Andrew Kleinfeld, a 9th Circuit Federal judge from Fairbanks, wrote, “The Founding Fathers did not establish the U.S. as a democratic republic so that elected officials could decide trivia, while all great questions would be decided by the judiciary.” Millions of voters, in western states and throughout America, demand the right to decide the great questions facing our vast nation. To do that, we need judges who believe in the Constitution. The president appointed Judge Kavanaugh, a man with credentials from America’s finest schools and a record on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals spanning nearly fifteen years. At least a dozen Supreme Court decisions directly sided with the

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A laska P ete K elly & C athy G iessel opinions Judge Kavanaugh wrote, affirmation that the highest bench in the land, time and again, found his arguments worthy. We are impressed by the praise Judge Kavanaugh receives. Akhil Reed Amar, a professor at Yale Law School, one of the country’s pre-eminent legal scholars and an avowed progressive, penned a piece in the New York Times last month making the case for confirming Judge Kavanaugh. One line of Professor Amar’s review is striking: “Good appellate judges faithfully follow the Supreme Court; great ones influence and help steer it.” Professor Amar’s explanation of how Judge Kavanaugh’s fairness and even-handed track record have already impacted our judiciary is profound and convincing. Because he was appointed by President Trump, progressive interest groups were mounting attacks against Brett Kavanaugh before he was even selected. They are now ferociously lobbying the United States Senate to oppose him, having replaced the placeholders in their press releases with his name. These groups are not interested in anything Judge Kavanaugh has accomplished; their only goal is a manufactured political victory, and they are pressuring Alaska’s senators to get it. That’s not the way a nation under the rule of law should choose a Supreme Court judge. We deserve better. President Trump committed to appoint good judges who analyze the law, uphold the Constitution and don’t legislate from the bench. Our senators have committed to support good judges and protect the integrity of our courts. The president upheld his campaign

promise; that’s why we have Justice Neil Gorsuch, and why Judge Kavanaugh stands ready to join him. We ask our United States senators to keep their commitments to the voters and confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Pete Kelly is president of the Alaska State Senate. He lives in Fairbanks. Cathy Giessel has served in the Alaska State Senate since 2011. She lives in Anchorage.

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Nation Manafort’s defense rests, calls no witnesses By CHAD DAY, MATTHEW BARAKAT and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Paul Manafort’s defense rested its case Tuesday without calling any witnesses in the former Trump campaign chairman’s tax evasion and fraud trial. Manafort himself chose not to testify. The decision by Manafort’s lawyer, Kevin Downing, not to call witnesses clears the way for the jury to hear closing arguments in the trial, now in its third week. Manafort is accused of hiding millions of dollars in income he received advising Ukrainian politicians. The defense has tried to blame Manafort’s financial mistakes on his former assistant, Richard Gates. Defense attorneys have called Gates a liar, philanderer and embezzler as they’ve sought to undermine his testimony. Closing arguments in the case are scheduled for Wednesday morning. Asked by Judge T.S. Ellis III whether he wished to testify in his defense, Manafort responded: “No, sir.” The decision came after a more than twohour hearing that was closed from the public.

The judge has not given any explanation for the sealed proceeding, only noting that a transcript of it would become public after Manafort’s case concludes. Manafort’s decision not to testify and not to call witnesses came after Ellis rejected a defense motion that the case should be dismissed on grounds the government failed to meet its burden of proof. Manafort’s lawyers asked the judge to toss out all the charges against him, but they focused in particular on four bank-fraud charges. The government says Manafort hid at least $16 million in income from the IRS between 2010 and 2014 by disguising the money he earned advising politicians in Ukraine as loans and hiding it in foreign banks. Then, after his money in Ukraine dried up, they allege he defrauded banks by lying about his income on loan applications and concealing other financial information, such as mortgages. Manafort’s lawyers argued that there is no way that one of the banks, Federal Savings Bank, could have been defrauded because its chairman, Stephen Calk, knew full well that Manafort’s finances were in disarray but approved the loan to Manafort anyway.

NEW YORK — The latest efforts to disrupt the U.S. midterm elections through Facebook manipulation seem to be following a persuasion playbook refined by legitimate companies and organizations — but with a twist. The aim of these possibly Russia-linked perpetrators appears to be to draw in as many people as possible with emotional appeals and then spur them to action. In this case, though, the action is public protest rather than affinity marketing, and the goal is to sow dissension rather than to build brand awareness. “They’re almost functioning like social media editors, figuring out what the trending topics are in the U.S. and figuring out where they can insert themselves,” said Jennifer Grygiel, a communications professor at Syracuse University. The idea, experts say, is to widen the rifts in the U.S. population via propaganda that is less about winning hearts and minds and much more about setting Americans against one another. The removed pages share “moralistic language” and appeal to emotions, said Jay Van Bavel, a New York University psychology professor who studies group identity. “The conflict already existed but they’re stirring it up, picking at a scab.” David Stewart, a marketing and business law professor at Loyola Marymount University, said those behind the scheme are trying to create an “us versus them” mentality, without which Facebook users might not be so polarized. Groups tied to the Russian government have been trying to meddle in U.S. politics since at least the 2016 elections. In February, the Justice Department charged 13 Russians and three companies with plotting to aid Donald Trump’s presidential campaign through fake Facebook posts, ads and groups. More recently, Facebook said it had removed 32 apparently fake accounts and pages on Facebook and Instagram created by “bad actors” involved in what Facebook calls inauthentic political behavior ahead of the U.S. midterms. Although Facebook didn’t specifically say Russians were behind the latest efforts, the reported activity shared many similarities with Russian influence campaigns during the 2016 presidential election. It isn’t clear how well the efforts worked or if they have swayed the outcome of elections, either in 2016 or this time around. Sowing discord, however, could prompt people to stay home instead of voting — or to vote for more extreme candidates who support

their view, experts say. Discord could also lead to real-world violence and conflict. During the 2016 elections, Russian agents bought a slew of issue-based ads to push arguments for and against immigration, gun rights and other issues. Many of them attempted to stoke racial divisions by mentioning police brutality or disparaging the Black Lives Matter movement. Russian agents took advantage of the same tools available to businesses and groups to target messages with precision. One video parodying Trump was targeted at blacks who also were interested in BlackNews. com, HuffPost Politics or HuffPost Black Voices, for instance. This time around, the efforts seem more focused on calling people to participate in protests and take action, at least based on the limited information provided by Facebook so far. The removed accounts appear designed “to trigger standoffs between genuine Americans, bringing the risk of real-life violence from false stories,” wrote the Digital Forensic Research Lab of the Atlantic Council, which has been working with Facebook to study misinformation and foreign interference on its services. Those behind the accounts aren’t spending a lot of time creating original posts. Instead, they do what many other people do on social media to get likes and clicks: They steal or reshare other people’s posts. From there, legitimate organizations sometimes spread the messages further. “Americans thus became the unwitting amplifiers of Russian information operations,” the Atlantic Council researchers wrote. One indication that these efforts are working is that legitimate activist groups seem to have gotten swept up in some

Around the Nation Florida candidate accused of faking diploma drops out

Members of the defense team for Paul Manafort, including Kevin Downing, left, Brian Ketcham, Richard Westling, and Thomas Zehnle, walk to federal court as the trial of the former Trump campaign chairman continues, in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Witnesses testified at trial that Calk pushed the loans through because he wanted a post in the Trump administration. Ellis, in making his ruling, said that the defense made a “significant” argument, but ultimately ruled the question “is an issue for the jury.” Prosecutors rested their case on Monday, closing two weeks of testimony that depicted Manafort as using the millions of dollars hidden in offshore accounts to fund a luxurious lifestyle — and later obtaining millions more in bank loans under false pretenses. The trial is the first to emerge from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, but it does not relate to any alle-

gations of Russian election interference or possible coordination with the Trump campaign. Neither Manafort nor Gates have been charged in connection with their Trump campaign work. Still, the proceedings have drawn President Donald Trump’s attention — and tweets — as he works to undermine the standing of the Mueller investigation in the public square. Trump has distanced himself from Manafort, who led the campaign from May to August 2016 — with Gates at his side. Gates struck a plea deal with prosecutors and provided much of the drama of the trial so far.

Social media ads sow dissent to subvert US elections By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer

Peninsula Clarion | Wednesday, August 15, 2018 | A5

This Nov. 1, 2017 photo shows some of the Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and stir up tensions around divisive social issues, released by members of the U.S. House Intelligence committee, are photographed in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

of the event listings created by these purportedly fake groups. For instance, several anti-racism groups attached themselves to a Washington protest called “No Unite the Right 2.” Though April Goggans, an organizer of Black Lives Matter DC, said the protest was

organized by real people in the U.S., the event listing on Facebook was created by a left-leaning account that Facebook identified as fake. Facebook cancelled the account — and the listing — less than two weeks before it was to take place.

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SARASOTA, Fla. — A Republican candidate for the Florida Legislature who falsely claimed she had a college degree and posted a purported copy of her diploma online dropped out of her race on Tuesday. Melissa Howard told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune that the right thing to do was drop out of the race for the Florida House seat. “I made a terrible error in judgment,” Howard said. “I am thankful for everyone who gave so much toward my success, and I am deeply sorry.” Howard last week posted a photo of herself with what looked like a Miami University diploma after being accused of lying about her degree. The Ohio university later sent reporters a statement saying she attended the school, but never graduated and the diploma Howard posted has inaccuracies. Howard later posted an apology on her campaign Facebook page and admitted she didn’t graduate from the school. The House seat represents portions of Manatee and Sarasota counties. She would have faced primary opponent Tommy Gregory if she had stayed in the race. Sarasota County GOP chairman Joe Gruters told The Associated Press that Howard made the right decision. “I think she saved the party and community a lot of heartache,” Gruters said. “I hope she gets the help she needs.” With Florida’s primary in two weeks, it’s too late to get her name off the ballot. Vote by mail ballots were sent out a month ago, and about 20,000 Republican votes have already been cast.

Judge denies request to move US trial for ‘El Chapo’

NEW YORK — A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied a request by notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to move his trial as a way to alleviate the public spectacle created by the intense security measures being used to transport him to court. The measures have included shutting down the Brooklyn Bridge for a police motorcade taking Guzman from a highsecurity jail in Manhattan to a Brooklyn courthouse where he’s due to go on trial this year. At a hearing on Tuesday, Judge Brian Cogan rejected arguments by lawyers for Guzman that the security drill could hurt his chances for a fair trial by giving the public the impression he’s already guilty. The judge said he wouldn’t publicly explain his reasoning for denying the request to move the case to Manhattan. He said some of the logistical concerns would be addressed, though didn’t go into specifics. Guzman, who was extradited to the U.S. last year, has pleaded not guilty to charges that his cartel laundered billions of dollars and oversaw a ruthless campaign of murders and kidnappings. He faces life in prison if convicted at a trial that could last several weeks and is set to begin in November. Authorities have justified the tight security for Guzman by noting that he has twice escaped from prison in Mexico. The second time, it was via a mile-long (1.6 kilometer-long) tunnel dug to the shower in his cell. — The Associated Press

Today in History Today is Wednesday, Aug. 15, the 227th day of 2018. There are 138 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 15, 1945, in a pre-recorded radio address, Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced that his country had accepted terms of surrender for ending World War II. On this date: In 1483, the Sistine Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV. In 1812, the Battle of Fort Dearborn took place as Potawatomi warriors attacked a U.S. military garrison of about 100 people. (Most of the garrison was killed, while those who remained were taken prisoner.) In 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened as the SS Ancon crossed the just-completed waterway between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. In 1935, humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow in the Alaska Territory. In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces landed in southern France in Operation Dragoon. In 1947, India became independent after some 200 years of British rule. In 1961, as workers began constructing a Berlin Wall made of concrete, East German soldier Conrad Schumann leapt to freedom over a tangle of barbed wire in a scene captured in a famous photograph. In 1965, the Beatles played to a crowd of more than 55,000 at New York’s Shea Stadium. In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York. In 1971, President Richard Nixon announced a 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents. In 1974, a gunman attempted to shoot South Korean President Park Chung-hee during a speech; although Park was unhurt, his wife, Yuk Young-soo, was struck and killed, along with a teenage girl. (The gunman was later executed.) In 1989, F.W. de Klerk was sworn in as acting president of South Africa, one day after P.W. Botha resigned as the result of a power struggle within the National Party. Ten years ago: Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili grudgingly signed a U.S.-backed truce with Russia, even as he denounced the Russians as invading barbarians and accused the West of all but encouraging them to overrun his country. Michael Phelps won his sixth gold medal with his sixth world record, in the 200-meter individual medley at the Summer Olympics. American Nastia Liukin won the gold in women’s individual allaround gymnastics; friend and teammate Shawn Johnson was second. Record producer Jerry Wexler, who coined the term “rhythm and blues,” died in Sarasota, Fla. at age 91. Five years ago: President Barack Obama scrapped plans for joint military exercises with Egypt, where spiraling violence in and around Cairo were claiming hundreds of lives. A powerful car bomb ripped through a crowded southern Beirut stronghold of Hezbollah, killing at least 27 people. One year ago: President Donald Trump, who’d faced harsh criticism for initially blaming the deadly weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia on “many sides,” told reporters that there were “very fine people on both sides” of the confrontation and that groups protesting against the white supremacists were “also very violent.” (In between those statements, at the urging of aides, Trump had offered a more direct condemnation of white supremacists.) An Army Black Hawk helicopter with five soldiers aboard crashed during offshore training in Hawaii; all five were declared dead after a lengthy search. Sen. Luther Strange and former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore advanced to a Republican primary runoff to fill the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (Moore won the September runoff, but was defeated in the December special election by Democrat Doug Jones.) Today’s Birthdays: Actress Abby Dalton is 86. Actress Lori Nelson is 85. Civil rights activist Vernon Jordan is 83. Actor Jim Dale is 83. Actress Pat Priest is 82. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is 80. U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is 80. Musician Pete York (Spencer Davis Group) is 76. Author-journalist Linda Ellerbee is 74. Songwriter Jimmy Webb is 72. Rock singer-musician Tom Johnston (The Doobie Brothers) is 70. Actress Phyllis Smith is 69. Britain’s Princess Anne is 68. Actress Tess Harper is 68. Actor Larry Mathews is 63. Actor Zeljko Ivanek (ZEHL’-koh eh-VON’ehk) is 61. Actor-comedian Rondell Sheridan is 60. Rock singer-musician Matt Johnson (The The) is 57. Movie director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (ihn-YAH’-ee-tu) is 55. Philanthropist Melinda Gates is 54. Country singer Angela Rae (Wild Horses) is 52. Actor Peter Hermann is 51. Actress Debra Messing is 50. Actor Anthony Anderson is 48. Actor Ben Affleck is 46. Singer Mikey Graham (Boyzone) is 46. Actress Natasha Henstridge is 44. Actress Nicole Paggi is 41. Christian rock musician Tim Foreman (Switchfoot) is 40. Actress Emily Kinney is 34. Figure skater Jennifer Kirk is 34. Latin pop singer Belinda (cq) is 29. Actress Courtney Hope is 29. Rock singer Joe Jonas (The Jonas Brothers) is 29. Actor-singer Carlos PenaVega is 29. Actress Jennifer Lawrence is 28. Rap DJ Smoove da General (Cali Swag District) is 28. Thought for Today: “Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.” -- Hannah Arendt, American author and philosopher (1906-1975).

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Italian bridge collapses, killing at least 26 By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press

MILAN — A highway bridge collapsed Tuesday in the Italian city of Genoa during a violent storm, sending dozens of vehicles tumbling 45 meters (nearly 150 feet) into a heap of rubble. Authorities said at least 22 people were killed, although some were found alive in the debris. A huge section of the Morandi Bridge fell at midday over an industrial zone, sending tons of twisted steel and concrete onto warehouses below. Photos from the Italian news agency ANSA showed a massive gap between two sections of the bridge. The disaster raised questions about the integrity of Italy’s aging bridges. Up to 35 cars and at least three trucks were on the 80-meter (260-foot) section of the span that collapsed, said Angelo Borrelli, the head of Italy’s civil protection agency. Hundreds of firefighters and emergency officials were searching for survivors in the rubble with heavy equipment. At least four people were pulled alive from vehicles under the bridge, ANSA reported. Video of the collapse cap-

tured a man screaming: “Oh, God! Oh, God!” Other images showed a green truck that had stopped on the bridge just short of the edge and the upended tires of a tractor trailer in the rubble. There was confusion over the death toll, which changed several times during the day. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte went to the site and said 22 people were killed and 16 were injured, and he feared the death toll may rise in what he called “an immense tragedy.” “It is shocking to see the twisted metal and the bridge collapsed with victims who were extracted,” Conte told RAI state TV. Conte also praised the hundreds of rescue workers still at the site, saying “they saved people who fell 45 meters (nearly 150 feet) and are now alive and in the hospital.” Borrelli, the civil protection chief, told a news conference in Rome that the dead appeared to all have been in vehicles that fell. One man who was standing under the bridge in front of his truck when the span collapsed called it “a miracle” that he survived. The middle-aged man, who did not give his name, said the shockwave sent him flying

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Cars are blocked on the Morandi highway bridge after a section of it collapsed, in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni)

over 10 meters (33 feet) into a wall, injuring his right shoulder and hip. “I was in front of the truck and flew away, like everything else. Yes, I think it’s a miracle. I don’t know what to say. I’m out of words,” he said, walking away from the site. The disaster occurred on a highway that connects Italy to France, and northern cities like Milan to the beaches of Liguria. The Morandi Bridge connects the A10 highway that goes toward the French Riviera and the A7 highway that continues north toward Milan.

Inaugurated in 1967, it is just over a kilometer (.6 miles) long. Borrelli said highway engineers were checking other parts of the bridge, and that some nearby areas were evacuated as a precaution. He said they were still trying to figure out the cause of the collapse. “You can see there are very big portions of the bridge (that collapsed). We need to remove all of the rubble to ascertain that all of the people have been reached,” he said. More than 300 rescue workers and canine crews were on the scene.

Kurds discuss self rule with Syrian government By PHILIP ISSA Associated Press

BEIRUT — Representatives from Syria’s Kurdish-run northeastern region met with the government in Damascus last week to discuss self-administration in a postwar Syria, a leading Kurdish official said Tuesday. It was the second meeting between the two sides, and they agreed to continue their discussions, said Ilham Ahmed, the co-president of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Council. The SDC delegation pressed for constitutional reforms to enshrine regional self-administration, said Ahmed, who described the government’s re-

sponse as “not positive.” “We have lots of work ahead of us, and I don’t think this will be easy,” said Ahmed. The Syrian government has vowed to reassert its rule over the whole country after surviving seven years of civil war. President Bashar Assad is demanding the departure of U.S. troops, who are embedded with the military arm of the SDC, the Syrian Democratic Forces, in the northeast Rojava region. U.S. forces supported the Syrian Democratic Forces in their campaign against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria. An estimated 2,000 U.S. troops and military advisers are in northern Syria, and

the U.S. operates air bases in the Kurdish-administered region. The Trump administration remains noncommittal about its plans for northern Syria. Ahmed said the Kurdish-run region would not participate in nationwide local elections slated for next month, despite pressure from the government. She said the SDC delegation met with officials from Damascus’s authority on local administration and the ruling Baath Party’s National Security Bureau, which oversees all intelligence operations in Syria. Also Tuesday, Syrian state media said five drones were shot down in the coastal Latakia

province as they approached a Russian air base in the area. The air base, known as Hemeimeem, is the headquarters for Russia’s military operations in support of Assad’s forces. Russia has been a major ally and has turned the tide of the civil war in his favor. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group says the drones were downed late Monday. It says this is the fifth time in as many days that drones have been shot down as they tried to reach the air base. The Observatory and Syrian state media say the drones were launched by rebels holding territory in the neighboring Idlib province in northwestern Syria.

Mattis: US needs Space Force to counter Russia, China By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer

RIO DE JANEIRO — A U.S. Space Force is necessary to protect American satellites from being targeted by attack weapons in the hands of China and Russia, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday. Mattis’ comments came days after Vice President Mike Pence announced ambitious plans to create a sixth, separate U.S. military warfighting service by 2020 to ensure American dominance in space. Speaking during a trip to Brazil, Mattis said repeatedly that the U.S. has no plans to put weapons in space, but he emphasized the vital and growing role that satellites play not just in military operations but in the world economy. He recalled China’s use of a ground-based missile to destroy one of its own nonfunctional weather satellites in January 2007, which he suggested was a calculated demonstration to the United States of Chinese capabilities. “We understand the message that China was sending — that they could take out a satellite in space,” Mattis said in remarks to about 270 military officers and civilians at Brazil’s premier war college. “Since then our intelligence services have watched other nations, including Russia, develop a space attack capability.” He was responding to a question from an audience member who expressed concern that the planned Space Force could lead to an international arms race in space. Mattis said the U.S. cannot ignore potential threats to satellites that are crucial to communication, navigation, weather information and other underpinnings of modern life. “So this is a reality,” he said. “We are not initiating this. We are saying we will be able to

defend our satellites in space. At the same time, if someone is going to try to engage in space with military means, we will not stand idly by. We don’t intend to militarize space. However, we will defend ourselves in space if necessary.” He did not say this meant

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the U.S. would respond to a satellite attack by attacking the aggressor’s satellites or with any other use of force. But that scenario is one that worries many who have warned that space could become the next global battlefield. The U.S. military has worked on anti-

satellite weaponry in the past but has no deployed weapon dedicated to that mission today. Asked later to elaborate on how the U.S. would respond to an attack on a satellite, Mattis said he preferred to maintain ambiguity.

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SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Health Ministry says more than 1,200 people have been infected in a growing measles outbreak linked to cases imported from neighboring Venezuela. The ministry said Tuesday that six people have died. The cases are concentrated in two states on Brazil’s border with Venezuela. Health services have collapsed in the neighboring country amid economic and political turmoil, and Venezuelan officials have been dealing with a measles outbreak since last year. More than 1 million people have fled Venezuela’s chaos, often carrying disease with them. To combat the measles outbreak, Brazil launched a campaign this month to vaccinate all children between ages 1 and 5 — regardless of whether they have previously been vaccinated. So far, the campaign has reached only around 16 percent of the target population.

UN says an estimated 2.3 million people have fled Venezuela

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations says an estimated 2.3 million Venezuelans had fled the country as of June, mainly to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters Tuesday that those fleeing cited lack of food as the main reason for leaving Venezuela, which has a population of 32.8 million. He said U.N. humanitarian officials report that 1.3 million of those who fled suffer malnourishment. Dujarric also said severe shortages of basic medicines and medical supplies in Venezuela “have led to a sharp deterioration of the quality of hospitals.” U.N. officials say more than 100,000 HIV/AIDS patients are “at risk” due to lack of access to necessary medication.

Libyan militia forces 1,900 people from camp in Tripoli

CAIRO — The U.N. refugee agency says it’s concerned over a Libyan militia forcing 1,900 displaced people out of their refugee camp in the capital, Tripoli. UNHCR spokesman William Spindler says the militia ran 370 families, originally from the western city of Tawergha, out of their homes in the Triq al-Matar camp last week. He says the militia also “arrested” around 100 of the Tawerghas, 12 of whom are being held in dismal conditions. He said Tuesday the displaced in other Tripoli camps are also at risk of “forced evictions.” Libya plunged into chaos after the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed dictator Moammar Gadhafi and is now split between rival governments, each relying on several militias. The Misrata militia, which is dominant in Tripoli, blames the Tawergha for siding with Gadhafi.

Hezbollah downplays US sanctions on Iran

BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah says U.S. sanctions against Iran and his Iran-backed group will not have major effects on them and will not lead to regime change in Tehran. Hassan Nasrallah said Tuesday in a speech marking the 12th anniversary of the end of the 34-day war with Israel that the Trump administration is “mistaken” by thinking that the sanctions will lead to riots in Iran. Last week the U.S. began restoring sanctions that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, which Trump withdrew from in May. The administration says the renewed sanctions are meant to pressure Tehran to halt its alleged support for international terrorism, its military activity in the Middle East and its ballistic missile programs. — The Associated Press

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Maryland apologizes for death of player By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The University of Maryland acknowledged Tuesday that the football player who collapsed during practice and subsequently died did not receive proper medical care and the school must accept “legal and moral responsibility for the mistakes.” Maryland also parted ways with strength and conditioning coach Rick Court, who resigned in the wake of the death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair.

Athletic director Damon Evans acknowledged “mistakes were made” by the training staff in the treatment of McNair, who was hospitalized on May 29 after a team workout and died June 13. Head trainer Wes Robinson and Steve Nordwall, an assistant athletic director for training, were placed on administrative leave by Maryland last week. The attorney for the McNair family said a preliminary death certificate indicates the cause of death was heatstroke. Court posted his letter of resignation on Twitter on Tuesday. He wrote:

“I am stepping down to allow the team to heal and move forward.” He had previously been placed on administrative leave. A person familiar with Court’s settlement agreement told The Associated Press that he received a one-time payment of $315,000. He was in the first year of a two-year contract that ran through February 2020. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement was not released by the school. Head coach DJ Durkin is also on administrative leave and his future is unclear. McNair family attorney Billy

Murphy Jr. has said Durkin should be fired immediately. Evans said Tuesday the university has “hired an external review team to take a look at this, but as additional information comes forward, we will do what’s appropriate.” Dr. Rod Walters, a former college athletic trainer, has been hired by Maryland to investigate the circumstances of McNair’s death. A report is expected by Sept. 15, but the school has been provided preliminary findings and shared some of those in a news conference. “We have learned that Jordan did

not receive appropriate medical care, and mistakes were made by some of our athletic training personnel,” Evans said. “Walters found that the emergency response plan was not appropriately followed” and that McNair’s symptoms “were not properly identified or treated.” Evans said the training staff did not take McNair’s temperature or immerse him in cold water, the suggested treatment for an individual overcome by heat. University President Wallace Loh said the visit to the McNair home was to apologize personally for the loss.

Cano returns after 80 games By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — Robinson Cano is back in the major leagues with the Seattle Mariners after serving an 80-game drug suspension. The eight-time All-Star has a new position — first base, for the first time — and a new spot in the batting order, too. “It feels great to be back, especially the way the team is playing,” Cano said before Tuesday night’s game against the Oakland Athletics. “I’m excited. I was waiting for this moment.” Cano arrived in Oakland late Monday, woke up early Tuesday and was at the Coliseum taking batting practice underneath the outfield stands three hours before the scheduled first pitch. “It was really hard, I’m not going to lie,” Cano said. “It was so hard watching the game from home knowing that (I) should be in there. My daughter was the thing that kept me positive. That was the biggest thing, being around my family.” The 35-year-old Cano rejoins a Seattle team that is in the middle of a playoff race. The Mariners entered the day

1 ½ games behind the Athletics for the second AL wild-card spot. Cano would be ineligible for postseason play if his team makes it. Cano was batting second after hitting third in 39 games before getting suspended. He was hitting .287 with four home runs and 23 RBIs when he was penalized. “It’s been a long wait for Robbie,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “We’ve hung in there. We’ve put ourselves in a position where these games are very important and he’ s anxious to get back out there and help us.” Cano was suspended May 15 after testing positive for Furosemide, a diuretic that can be used to mask performance-enhancing drugs. The former New York Yankees second baseman underwent surgery to repair the fractured metacarpal in his right hand shortly after the suspension was announced. During his suspension, Cano worked out privately, spent some time at home in the Dominican Republic and played in the minor leagues before getting reinstated. It was during his time in the minors that Cano was apSee CANO, page A8

Browns warn rookie receiver to stay straight By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer

CLEVELAND — Rookie wide receiver Antonio Callaway has been warned by the Browns to run straight routes off the field. Callaway, who came to Cleveland with a troubled background, was cited last week for marijuana possession and driving with a suspended license. The fourth-round pick didn’t inform the team for several days, but in a meeting shown on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” on Tuesday night, both coach Hue Jackson and general manager John Dorsey told Callaway they were disappointed in him and cautioned him to change his behavior. After Callaway explained

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details of the traffic stop, Jackson told the 21-year-old that things have to change. “Now listen, you’ve got talent but talent ain’t everything I’m looking for,” Jackson said. “I want you to become a man here, and responsible and accountable to John and me, this organization and your teammates — or else I wouldn’t keep you on this team. I’m just being very honest with you. If (stuff) comes up, you have my number and you got John’s number. You call us ASAP. That’s what I expect from you from here on in.” Callaway was suspended last season at Florida following his involvement in a credit card fraud scheme. He had other transgressions in college and he fell in the NFL draft after proSee GOOD, page A9

Atlanta Braves left fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (13) is dunked by Johan Camargo the Braves defeated the Miami Marlins 10-6 in a baseball game Tuesday in Atlanta. Acuna hit two home runs. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Acuna Jr. sends Braves to win Atlanta rookie becomes youngest player to homer in 5 straight ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuna Jr. became the youngest player in major league history to homer in five straight games, hitting a leadoff shot on the first pitch and later adding a three-run drive to help the surging Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 10-6 on Tuesday night. The 20-year-old Acuna homered on Miami’s first pitch for the second straight night and became the first player to hit a leadoff homer in three consecutive games since Baltimore’s Brady Anderson went deep in four straight in 1996. On Monday, he became the fourth player in major league history to hit leadoff homers in both games of a doubleheader. Acuna connected in the first off Trevor Richards and homered to right-center,

his 19th of the year, off Adam Conley (33) to give the Braves a 10-6 lead in the seventh. Freddie Freeman hit his 20th homer to tie it in the sixth, and Dansby Swanson had a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh as the NL East-leading Braves won for the 13th time in 17 games. Acuna, who has homered in seven of his last eight games, and Charlie Culberson homered on Richards’ first two pitches. Jesse Biddle (4-1) won in relief.

inning, then Alen Hanson hit an RBI single in the ninth to lift San Francisco over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The fracas starter when Puig swatted his bat in frustration after fouling off a pitch from Tony Watson, and Hundley said something to the mercurial slugger while still in his crouch. Puig turned around and walked toward Hundley, the catcher stood up, and they stood face to face and argued for a moment before Puig shoved Hundley twice. That brought players out of the benches and bullpens. Puig and Hundley were momentarily separated, but Puig ducked around teammates, coaches and manager Dave RobGIANTS 2, DODGERS 1 erts before reaching back to hit Hundley. He LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yasiel Puig took smacked Hundley with an open hand across a swing at Giants catcher Nick Hundley dur- the front of his catcher’s mask. Both players See MLB, page A8 ing a benches-clearing scrap in the seventh

Sparano returns after dad’s death By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tony Sparano Jr. directed drill after drill Tuesday, clapping his hands and offering positive feedback to players. He smiled. He laughed. He joked with Jacksonville’s offensive linemen during breaks. His emotions might be totally different

the rest of the week. The son of longtime NFL coach Tony Sparano will return to Minnesota a little more than three weeks after his father’s death and step onto the same practice fields his dad roamed the last three years. It won’t be easy for the younger Sparano, an assistant offensive line coach with Jacksonville. “He’s going through a tough time,” said Jaguars coach Doug Marrone, whose team will hold two joint practices with the Vi-

kings before a preseason game Saturday. “It is a tough, tough time. It is not just him, individually. It’s his family, his mom, and there is a lot going on. ... We will do whatever we have to do to make sure we are doing the right thing for his family.” Marrone offered to let Sparano stay behind in Jacksonville, realizing how difficult the trip might be for him. But Sparano declined and opted to head north with his football family.

Wisconsin gives Big 10 West hope as season nears By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer

The Big Ten West might not be best, but it is getting closer to challenging the East Division’s conference dominance. Wisconsin returns the entire offensive line and a 1,900-yard rusher from its record-setting 13-win team, and some see the Badgers as a contender for the College Football Playoff. Iowa has the nation’s top tight end in Noah Fant, Northwestern is coming off its second 10-win season in three years and Purdue is on the rise under Jeff Brohm. Nebraska, mostly a nonfactor since joining the league in 2011, is poised to make a move up after native son Scott Frost was brought home to revive the proud program. Teams from the current East, dating to the years of the Legends and Leaders divisions, have won five straight conference championships. Ohio State, which

will break in a new quarterback, is the favorite again. Penn State has a favorable schedule and a quarterback who’s passed for more than 3,500 yards two straight years. Michigan State returns a bevy of skilled players from last year’s 10-win team. Michigan, winless against Ohio State and 1-2 against Michigan State the last three years, is looking for more in year four under Jim Harbaugh. “The West will be the most competitive it’s been since the Big Ten has been split up geographically,” said Big Ten Network analyst and former coach Gerry DiNardo, who also noted facility upgrades across the West, Brohm’s fast start and how Frost’s hiring has energized Nebraska fans. The East is the flashpoint for offthe-field issues this preseason. Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is on administrative paid leave while his handling of domestic violence allegations

against former receivers coach Zach Smith is investigated. Maryland coach DJ Durkin is on leave amid allegations of an abusive culture in the program and the team’s failure to properly react after offensive lineman Jordan McNair fell ill during a May 29 workout and later died. CHAMP EXCLUDED FROM CFP The Big Ten champion has been left out of the four-team playoff the last two years, coinciding with the start of the nine-game conference schedule. A oneloss Ohio State made the playoff in ‘16 over two-loss league champion Penn State; the two-loss champion Buckeyes were left out in 2017. “I don’t think there’s any doubt that playing nine games in the kind of rigorous schedule that we play makes achieving an undefeated season more difficult. And it is true that the committee has not selected a team with two losses from any conference,” commissioner Jim

Delany said. “We continue to build a conference and want to be as good as we can be, and we think that includes playing each other as much as we can, playing the best teams in the country in the nonconference as well as postseason and continuing to make the case that our teams are among the four best in the country.” FROST FIX? Frost is the Big Ten’s only first-year coach, returning to the program he quarterbacked to a share of the 1997 national title. The Huskers haven’t won a conference championship since 1999 (Big 12) and are 12-14 in Big Ten games the last three years. The Huskers’ difficult schedule means progress might not be measured in wins and losses this season. Frost wants to bring back the physicality and player development that spawned championships in the program’s 1990s heyday. Then he will set his sights on overtaking Wisconsin.

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were ejected. Hansen’s single in the ninth came off Kenta Maeda (7-8), making his first relief appearance of the season, and gave the Dodgers their fifth consecutive loss, all against the bullpen. The Dodgers had a play at the plate, but catcher Yasmani Grandal dropped the throw home. The Dodgers tied it with two outs in the eighth on Justin Turner’s third double and Manny Machado’s base hit off Sam Dyson (3-2). It was Machado’s first RBI this month. Will Smith threw a scoreless ninth to earn his 10th save.

ANGELS 7, PADRES 3 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Upton had three hits, including a home run for the second straight night, and drove in three runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels over San Diego. Eric Young Jr. tripled and had two RBIs, and rookie Taylor Ward had two hits, including an RBI double in his first major league atbat. Freddy Galvis homered in the third straight game for the Padres. Jaime Barria (8-7) won for the third time in four starts after losing six in a row. Brett Kennedy (0-2) gave up five runs over five innings in his second major league start.

ATHLETICS 3, MARINERS 2 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jed Lowrie hit his 100th career homer long after his line drive knocked Mariners ace James Paxton out of the game, and the Oakland Athletics moved within one game of the slumping Houston Astros for the AL West lead. Felix Hernandez (8-11) replaced Paxton in the first relief appearance of his career after 398

starts. The former Cy Young Award winner, who has struggled all year and was demoted to the bullpen last week, allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings. Paxton suffered a bruise on his left forearm after Lowrie’s line drive popped him in the first inning, and X-rays taken later were negative. Mike Fiers (8-6) gave up two runs on six hits in his second start since being acquired in a trade from Detroit. Oakland won its fourth straight and improved to 17-6 since the All-Star break. Robinson Cano returned to Seattle’s lineup after serving an 80-game suspension for using a diuretic that can mask performanceenhancing drugs. The eight-time All-Star batted second and played first base, going 1 for 4. Four Oakland relievers combined to pitch three scoreless innings. Blake Treinen worked the ninth for his 32nd save in 36 opportunities.

WHITE SOX 6, TIGERS 3 DETROIT (AP) — Ryan LaMarre hit his first major league home run, a drive that bounced off the top of the bullpen shelter in left field and into the hands of his uncle, as Chicago beat Detroit. LaMarre was born 10 miles north of Comerica Park and played college baseball at Michigan. Chicago won for the second time in eight games, improving to 2-9 against Detroit this season. Lucas Giolito (8-9) allowed three runs in six innings. Xavier Cedeno got his first save since Aug. 11, 2015. Blaine Hardy (4-5) gave up four runs in four innings.

ROCKIES 5, ASTROS 1 HOUSTON (AP) — Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story each went deep, German Marquez pitched well in a matchup with Justin Verlander, and Colorado beat slumping Houston. The Astros have matched a sea-

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proached about making a switch to first base for the first time in his career. Cano has played 1,995 games at second base, one at shortstop and 48 as designated hitter during his 14-year

son high with five straight losses and extended their home skid to nine games. Colorado trailed 1-0 and Verlander (11-8) had retired 13 of 14 when DJ LeMahieu singled with two outs in the sixth inning. Arenado then hit a 96-mph fastball into the third row in right field for his 30th homer. Marquez (10-9) allowed just three hits and a run while fanning seven in seven innings. Verlander was denied his 200th win again as he dropped his second straight despite striking out 11 in six innings, allowing six hits and two runs.

CARDINALS 6, NATIONALS 4 ST. LOUIS (AP) — John Gant homered for his first major league hit and pitched one-run ball into the sixth inning, helping St. Louis to its season-high seventh consecutive victory. Kolten Wong had three hits and three RBIs as St. Louis (6555) pulled within four games of the NL Central-leading Cubs and moved within one game of the Phillies for the second NL wild card. The Cardinals also improved to 18-9 since Mike Shildt became interim manager on July 13, the most wins for a manager through his first 27 games in franchise history. The Nationals (60-60) have dropped six of eight to fall eight games behind Atlanta in the NL East. Gant (5-4) permitted four hits in 5 1/3 innings. He was 0 for 30 for his career when he drove a 1-1 pitch from Gio Gonzalez (7-9) over the wall in left in the second. Jordan Hicks got three outs for his fourth save in eight chances.

RED SOX 2, PHILLIES 1 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pinch-hitter Brock Holt hit a tiebreaking solo homer, Rick Porcello threw seven impressive innings and the major league-leading Red

career. The change was made in part because Cano is ineligible for the postseason. Dee Gordon has played well at second base since the suspension and the coaching staff wants him to get as much work there as possible. “I had a chance to sit down with Robbie earlier today and talk through some things with him and what the

Sox won again. Sandy Leon also went deep for Boston, which improved to 86-35. The Red Sox increased their total to 168 homers, matching their number from last year when they hit an AL-low 168. Porcello (15-5) gave up one run and two hits, striking out 10. Craig Kimbrel worked the ninth for his 36th save. Rhys Hoskins homered, but the Phillies wasted a solid outing from Nick Pivetta. He allowed one run and three hits in six innings. Holt hit the first pitch he saw from Tommy Hunter (3-2) in the eighth off the video screen on the facing of the second deck in right field.

INDIANS 8, REDS 1 CINCINNATI (AP) — Jose Ramirez hit his 36th home run and Cleveland ace Corey Kluber extended his dominance over Cincinnati. The Indians have won the first two games of the series by a combined 18-4 despite a rough week with outfielder Leonys Martin hospitalized with a serious bacterial infection and right-hander Trevor Bauer on the DL with a fractured right leg. Kluber (15-6) allowed one run and five hits and struck out seven in seven innings. In his past four starts against the Reds, he is 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA. Sal Romano (7-10) left after allowing six runs and seven hits in 1 2/3 innings, the shortest start of his career.

BREWERS 7, CUBS 0 CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Braun hit two of Milwaukee’s four homers, Jhoulys Chacin struck out 10 in seven innings and the Brewers cut into the Cubs NL Central lead. Lorenzo Cain homered on Jose Quintana’s second pitch. Braun hit a two-run drive in the first and third. Erik Kratz added a solo homer in the sixth and an RBI double in

plan is going forward,” Servais said. “Nothing is set in stone. Just trying to give him a heads up. He’s willing to do whatever’s asked of him.” Changing positions has been an adjustment, Cano acknowledged. “I don’t want to say difficult. I just want to say I’m not used to it,” Cano said of playing first base. “It’s good with me. It’s not about myself.

the eighth. Chacin (12-4) allowed three hits and walked two. The Brewers pulled within two games of the Cubs after dropping eight of 11 against them. Quintana (10-9) got tagged for five runs and six hits in five innings after dominating the Brewers over seven previous starts.

YANKEES 4, RAYS 1 NEW YORK (AP) — J.A. Happ allowed one soft single in seven shutout innings to win his third consecutive start since being traded from Toronto to the New York Yankees. Happ (13-6) struck out four and walked four, throwing 71 of 106 pitches for strikes. The only Tampa Bay hit he permitted was a flyball by C.J. Cron that fell in front of left fielder Brett Gardner in the fourth. Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman completed a crisp threehitter that took just 2 hours, 32 minutes. Shaking off some recent struggles, Chapman worked a onehit ninth for his 31st save in 33 chances. Hunter Wood (0-1) got the loss.

DIAMONDBACKS 6, RANGERS 4 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit his 27th homer to put Arizona ahead to stay, and All-Star lefty Patrick Corbin worked seven innings for his 10th victory. Corbin (10-4) struck out seven without a walk while allowing three runs and throwing 66 of 96 pitches for strikes. He has made 10 consecutive starts without allowing a homer, the longest span for the Diamondbacks in 15 years and matching Boston’s Chris Sale for the longest active streak in the majors. Goldschmidt went deep to left in the first with a solo shot off Yovani Gallardo (7-2). Arizona led 4-0 in the fourth after Daniel Descalso had an RBI double and scored on a wild pitch. Descalso

It’s about the team. It’s about help the team to keep winning games and help the team to make it to the playoffs. No matter where they need me, I’ll be ready for (it).” Several of Cano’s teammates, including Nelson Cruz, Denard Span and Gordon, attended Cano’s pregame news conference in support. That session a team meeting in

earlier had an RBI groundout. Brad Boxberger worked the ninth for his 27th save in 32 chances.

TWINS 5, PIRATES 2 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jorge Polanco got two hits, scored twice and drove in two runs and Miguel Sano hit a two-run homer, leading Minnesota over Pittsburgh. Jake Odorizzi (5-7) won for the first time in six starts, striking out nine in 5 2/3 innings. Trevor Hildenberger, the Twins’ fourth reliever, pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save since the trade of closer Fernando Rodney. Jameson Taillon (9-9) finished six innings and allowed three earned runs, the 14th straight time he’s taken the mound and surrendered no more than that.

BLUE JAYS 6, ROYALS 5 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kevin Pillar hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning to lift Toronto over Kansas. Blaine Boyer (2-1) retired his first two batters before walking Aledmys Diaz and backing Pillar into an 0-2 count. Pillar hit the next pitch over the wall down the left field line. Ken Giles worked a perfect ninth for his 14th save and second with the Blue Jays since being acquired from Houston on July 30. Salvador Perez and Jorge Bonifacio hit back-to-back doubles in the seventh off Jake Petricka (2-1) to give the Royals a short-lived 5-4 lead.

ORIOLES 6, METS 3 BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Davis, Adam Jones and Tim Beckham each homered to back a strong performance by starter Andrew Cashner, and Baltimore snapped a five-game skid. Baltimore won both games against the Mets at Citi Field on June 5-6 and can complete the season sweep Wednesday.

which Cano addressed the Mariners players and coaches. “I told them I want to give my best and that I apologize man-to-man that I let the team down,” Cano said. “We’re all on the same page. From the beginning of spring training, we all want to make it to the playoffs. (I know) that I’m not going to play, but I want to help the team make it to the playoffs.”

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viding a diluted urine sample at the combine. The Browns took a chance selecting him and their gamble appeared doomed when Callaway got into trouble on a recent off day from training camp. However, Jackson said he believed Callaway’s account of his traffic stop and he told Cleveland’s players that he intends to support him. During the “Hard Knocks” episode, Jackson brings Callaway to the front of the room to apologize to his teammates. “It won’t happen no more,” he said. Dorsey explained to Callaway that he’s going to be under more scrutiny as a professional athlete. “This isn’t college football,” Dorsey told Callaway at the meeting with Jackson. “This is the National Football League and just to put it out there plainly, you are under the microscope. They want to see you (mess) up. You know what, but you gotta prove to them, you know what? I’m a man. I’ve learned from my past. I’ve learned from my mistakes and we are moving forward.” The Browns punished Callaway by making him play in every snap of last week’s game against the New York Giants. He flashed some of his skills with a touchdown and several nice catches. During the game, offensive coordinator Todd Haley asked Pro Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry to take Callaway under his wing. “You need to take that kid on,” Haley said. “I don’t care if he’s living at your house.”

Smith finally signs with Bears LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Roquan Smith wore a smile on his face, and a Chicago Bears uniform for the first time since training camp started. The Bears on Tuesday got a first look at their first-round round draft pick 30 days after he was supposed to report with rookies for camp. Both sides

quickly sought to put the stalemate in the past. “It’s a great feeling just to be back out here with my teammates, getting back into rhythm,” Smith said. “So it’s an awesome feeling.” Drafted by general manager Ryan Pace No. 8 overall, the Georgia linebacker had been the last unsigned pick of the 2018 NFL draft. Smith settled on a four-year contract that guarantees $18.5 million and includes an $11.5 million signing bonus, a person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press. The person spoke Monday night on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. The sticking point reportedly had been the agent’s insistence on protection for Smith regarding guaranteed money. “That’s between my agents and Mr. Pace,” Smith said. “So that was something that they had to deal with, and we got it all figured out.” The Bears immediately put Smith to work at Halas Hall. The team worked out at one of their new practice fields before leaving for Denver to practice and play against the Broncos. He practiced with the first and second team during an unpadded workout. Smith missed all of their practices at Bourbonnais. So now it’s a matter of catching up. “We understand that he’s a very driven individual, both on and off the field,” coach Matt Nagy said. “And I know he’s going to do everything he possibly can to catch up. ... It’s good for him to get back in shape and take some hits.” Smith will practice in Denver, but Nagy said it’s too soon to say whether he’ll play Saturday. Smith said he’s in shape after working out on his own in Georgia during the holdout. “I was training pretty hard down in Athens, back at school,” he said. Coaches will closely watch Smith during practice the next few days to avoid injuries. “Now it’s going to naturally pick up when you go against another team,” Nagy said. “But I’m not worried about it with Roquan. I know that he’ll be ready for that, as the rest of our guys will.”

Scoreboard baseball National League

East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 67 51 .568 — Philadelphia 65 53 .551 2 Washington 60 60 .500 8 New York 50 67 .427 16½ Miami 48 74 .393 21 Central Division Chicago 68 50 .576 — Milwaukee 68 54 .557 2 St. Louis 65 55 .542 4 Pittsburgh 61 59 .508 8 Cincinnati 52 68 .433 17 West Division Arizona 66 55 .545 — Colorado 64 55 .538 1 Los Angeles 64 57 .529 2 San Francisco 61 60 .504 5 San Diego 48 74 .393 18½ Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee 7, Chicago Cubs 0 Baltimore 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Boston 2, Philadelphia 1 Cleveland 8, Cincinnati 1 Atlanta 10, Miami 6 Arizona 6, Texas 4 Colorado 5, Houston 1 Minnesota 5, Pittsburgh 2 St. Louis 6, Washington 4 L.A. Angels 7, San Diego 3 San Francisco 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh (Archer 4-5) at Minnesota (Berrios 11-8), 9:10 a.m. Milwaukee (Guerra 6-7) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 8-9), 10:20 a.m. Boston (Eovaldi 5-4) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 8-9), 3:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 7-6) at Baltimore (Bundy 7-10), 3:05 p.m. Cleveland (Bieber 6-2) at Cincinnati (Stephenson 0-1), 3:10 p.m. Miami (Urena 3-12) at Atlanta (Gausman 6-9), 3:35 p.m. Colorado (Anderson 6-4) at Houston (Cole 10-5), 4:10 p.m. Washington (Hellickson 5-2) at St. Louis (Gomber 2-0), 4:15 p.m. L.A. Angels (Pena 1-3) at San Diego (Erlin 2-3), 5:10 p.m. San Francisco (Holland 6-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 3-0), 6:10 p.m.

American League

East Division W L Pct GB Boston 86 35 .711 — New York 75 44 .630 10 Tampa Bay 60 59 .504 25 Toronto 54 65 .454 31 Baltimore 36 84 .300 49½ Central Division Cleveland 68 51 .571 — Minnesota 55 63 .466 12½ Detroit 50 70 .417 18½ Chicago 43 76 .361 25 Kansas City 36 83 .303 32 West Division Houston 73 47 .608 — Oakland 72 48 .600 1 Seattle 69 52 .570 4½ Los Angeles 61 60 .504 12½ Texas 53 69 .434 21 Tuesday’s Games Baltimore 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Boston 2, Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 1 Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 3 Cleveland 8, Cincinnati 1 Arizona 6, Texas 4 Colorado 5, Houston 1 Minnesota 5, Pittsburgh 2 Toronto 6, Kansas City 5

Oakland 3, Seattle 2 L.A. Angels 7, San Diego 3 Wednesday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Rodon 3-3) at Detroit (Zimmermann 5-4), 9:10 a.m. Pittsburgh (Archer 4-5) at Minnesota (Berrios 11-8), 9:10 a.m. Seattle (Leake 8-7) at Oakland (Anderson 2-3), 11:35 a.m. Boston (Eovaldi 5-4) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 8-9), 3:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 7-6) at Baltimore (Bundy 7-10), 3:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Faria 4-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Cessa 1-2), 3:05 p.m. Cleveland (Bieber 6-2) at Cincinnati (Stephenson 0-1), 3:10 p.m. Colorado (Anderson 6-4) at Houston (Cole 10-5), 4:10 p.m. Toronto (Estrada 5-9) at Kansas City (Lopez 0-1), 4:15 p.m. L.A. Angels (Pena 1-3) at San Diego (Erlin 2-3), 5:10 p.m. All Times ADT

Yankees 4, Rays 1 T.B. 000 000 010 —1 3 1 N.Y. 100 020 01x —4 7 0 H.Wood, Beeks (2), Kolarek (7) and Sucre, Perez; J.Happ, Betances (8), A.Chapman (9) and Romine. W_J.Happ 13-6. L_H. Wood 0-1. Sv_A.Chapman (31). HRs_Tampa Bay, Adames (6). New York, Romine (8).

White Sox 6, Tigers 3 Chi. 310 020 000 —6 8 0 Det. 300 000 000 —3 9 1 Giolito, J.Fry (7), Minaya (9), Cedeno (9) and K.Smith; Hardy, McAllister (5), Farmer (7) and McCann. W_Giolito 8-9. L_Hardy 4-5. Sv_Cedeno (1). HRs_Chicago, LaMarre (1).

Blue Jays 6, Royals 5 Tor. 021 100 020 —6 6 0 K.C. 003 100 100 —5 12 0 Borucki, Biagini (5), Pannone (7), Petricka (7), Clippard (8), Giles (9) and Jansen; Fillmyer, Adam (6), Boyer (8), Hill (9) and S.Perez. W_Petricka 2-1. L_Boyer 2-1. Sv_Giles (14). HRs_Toronto, Pillar (10), Jansen (1).

Athletics 3, Mariners 2 Sea. 100 010 000 —2 9 0 Oak. 102 000 00x —3 8 0 Paxton, F.Hernandez (1), Vincent (7), Warren (8) and Zunino; Fiers, Buchter (7), Petit (7), Rodney (8), Treinen (9) and Lucroy. W_Fiers 8-6. L_F.Hernandez 8-11. Sv_Treinen (32). HRs_Seattle, Maybin (1). Oakland, Lowrie (19), Semien (10).

Orioles 6, Mets 3 N.Y. 000 020 001 —3 7 0 Bal. 000 101 22x —6 11 1 Vargas, Wahl (7), Sewald (7), Bashlor (8) and Plawecki; Cashner, P.Fry (8), M.Castro (9), Givens (9) and Joseph. W_Cashner 4-10. L_Wahl 0-1. Sv_Givens (4). HRs_Baltimore, Jones (13), Beckham (8), Davis (15).

Red Sox 2, Phillies 1 Bos. 001 000 010 —2 6 0 Phi. 000 010 000 —1 2 1

Porcello, Hembree (8), Kimbrel (9) and Leon; Pivetta, Neshek (7), Hunter (8), Arano (9) and Alfaro. W_Porcello 15-5. L_Hunter 3-2. Sv_Kimbrel (36). HRs_Boston, Leon (5), Holt (3). Philadelphia, Hoskins (23).

Indians 8, Reds 1 Cle. 420 011 000 —8 10 0 Cin. 000 000 100 —1 5 0 Kluber, Ne.Ramirez (8), T.Olson (9) and Gomes; Romano, Lorenzen (2), Hughes (7), D.Hernandez (8), R.Iglesias (9) and Barnhart. W_Kluber 15-6. L_Romano 7-10. HRs_Cleveland, Ramirez (36).

Twins 5, Pirates 2 Pitt. 020 000 000 —2 7 0 Min. 000 300 02x —5 10 0 Taillon, Ri.Rodriguez (7) and Cervelli; Odorizzi, Duffey (6), Rogers (8), Magill (8), Hildenberger (9) and Garver. W_Odorizzi 5-7. L_ Taillon 9-9. Sv_Hildenberger (2). HRs_Minnesota, Sano (9).

D-Backs 6, Rangers 4 Ari. 110 201 010 —6 9 0 Tex. 000 102 001 —4 8 1 Corbin, Chafin (8), Hirano (8), Boxberger (9) and Avila; Gallardo, Springs (4), C.Martin (7), Claudio (8) and Kiner-Falefa. W_Corbin 10-4. L_Gallardo 7-2. Sv_Boxberger (27). HRs_Arizona, Avila (6), Goldschmidt (27).

Rockies 5, Astros 1 Col. 000 002 111 —5 12 1 Hou. 000 010 000 —1 3 0 Marquez, Ottavino (8), W.Davis (9) and Wolters; Verlander, McHugh (7), Sipp (7), Peacock (7), Harris (9) and Maldonado, Stassi. W_Marquez 10-9. L_Verlander 11-8. HRs_Colorado, Arenado (30), Story (25).

Angels 7, Padres 3 L.A. 020 120 101 —7 11 0 S.D. 000 102 000 —3 10 1 Barria, Robles (6), No.Ramirez (6), Jerez (7), Johnson (8), J.Anderson (9) and F.Arcia; Kennedy, Strahm (6), Stock (7), Wingenter (9) and Ellis. W_Barria 8-7. L_Kennedy 0-2. HRs_Los Angeles, Upton (26). San Diego, Galvis (10).

Brewers 7, Cubs 0 Mil. 302 001 010 —7 11 0 Chi. 000 000 000 —0 3 0 Chacin, Knebel (8), Jennings (9) and Kratz; Quintana, Chavez (6), De La Rosa (8) and Contreras. W_Chacin 12-4. L_Quintana 10-9. HRs_Milwaukee, Kratz (4), Cain (9), Braun 2 (14).

Braves 10, Marlins 6 Mia. 002 301 000 Atl. 202 011 40x

—6 11 1 —10 15 1

Richards, Guerra (5), Conley (6), Steckenrider (8) and Realmuto; A.Sanchez, Biddle (6), Venters (8), Minter (9) and Suzuki. W_ Biddle 4-1. L_Conley 3-3. HRs_ Miami, Realmuto (15). Atlanta, Culberson (9), Acuna 2 (19), Free-

man (20).

Cardinals 6, Nationals 4 Was. 000 010 030 —4 9 0 S.L. 030 201 00x —6 8 0 G.Gonzalez, Gott (5), Holland (7), Collins (8) and Wieters; Gant, Shreve (6), Mayers (8), Hudson (8), J.Hicks (9) and Molina. W_Gant 5-4. L_G.Gonzalez 7-9. Sv_J.Hicks (4). HRs_Washington, Harper (30). St. Louis, Wong (8), Gant (1).

Giants 2, Dodgers 1 S.F. 010 000 001 —2 7 0 L.A. 000 000 010 —1 5 0 Suarez, Watson (7), Dyson (8), W.Smith (9) and Hundley, Posey; A.Wood, Chargois (6), Ferguson (7), Floro (8), Maeda (9) and Grandal. W_Dyson 3-2. L_Maeda 7-8. Sv_W.Smith (10).

soccer MLS Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Atlanta United FC 14 4 6 48 50 28 New York 15 6 2 47 45 23 New York City FC 14 5 5 47 48 31 Columbus 11 7 6 39 31 29 Philadelphia 9 11 3 30 32 39 9 13 3 30 31 41 Montreal New England 7 8 8 29 38 38 Orlando City 7 15 2 23 37 57 Toronto FC 6 12 5 23 39 44 Chicago 6 14 5 23 35 49 5 9 6 21 33 38 D.C. United

WESTERN CONFERENCE FC Dallas 12 5 6 42 37 30 S. Kansas City 11 6 6 39 42 30 Portland 10 4 7 37 34 27 LA Galaxy 10 8 7 37 48 42 Los Angeles FC 10 7 6 36 45 39 Real Salt Lake 10 9 5 35 34 41 9 9 6 33 38 47 Vancouver Seattle 9 9 5 32 26 26 Minnesota United 9 13 2 29 38 48 Houston 7 10 6 27 39 34 Colorado 6 12 6 24 31 40 3 13 7 16 33 43 San Jose NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Tuesday, August 14 Colorado 2, LA Galaxy 2, tie Wednesday, August 15 Portland at D.C. United, 4 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles FC, 6 p.m. All Times ADT

basketball WNBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 22 10 .688 — x-Washington 20 11 .645 1½ x-Connecticut 19 13 .594 3 Chicago 12 20 .375 10 New York 7 24 .226 14½ Indiana 5 26 .161 16½ WESTERN CONFERENCE x-Seattle 24 8 .750 — x-Los Angeles 19 13 .594 5 x-Phoenix 18 14 .563 6 x-Minnesota 17 15 .531 7 Dallas 14 18 .438 10 Las Vegas 13 18 .419 10½ x-clinched playoff spot

Tuesday’s Games Connecticut 96, Dallas 76 Chicago 91, Minnesota 88 Los Angeles 74, New York 66 Wednesday’s Games Washington at Indiana, 3 p.m. New York at Las Vegas, 6 p.m. All Times ADT

transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Activated C-UTL Blake Swihart from the 10day DL. Designated C Dan Butler for assignment. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Placed RHP Trevor Bauer on the 10-day DL. Recalled LHP Tyler Olson from Columbus (IL). LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned INF Jose Fernandez to Salt Lake (PCL). Selected 3B Taylor Ward from Salt Lake. Transferred OF Chris Young to the 60-day DL. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Acquired RHP Shane Baz from Pittsburgh to complete the trade that sent RHP Chris Archer to the Pirates. TEXAS RANGERS — Acquired OF Alexander Ovalles from the Chicago Cubs to complete am earlier trade for LHP Cole Hamels and cash considerations. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Acquired RHP Brian Baker from Colorado to complete an earlier trade. National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Placed RHP Scott Oberg on the paternity list. Recalled INF Garrett Hampson from Albuquerque (PCL). MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Acquired RHP Jake Thompson from the Philadelphia Phillies for cash considerations and optioned him to Colorado Springs (PCL). Designated RHP Alec Asher for assignment. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled RHP Trevor Gott and selected the contract of LHP Tim Collins from Syracuse (IL). Optioned LHP Sammy Solis to Syracuse. Placed RHP Ryan Madson on the 10-day DL. Transferred RHP Erick Fedde to the 60-day DL. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS — Signed G Derrick Walton Jr. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed WR Austin Wolf. Released WR Rashad Ross. CHICAGO BEARS — Signed LB Roquan Smith. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Signed LB Kyle Coleman. Waived DL Albert Havili. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Activated OT Donald Penn from the PUP list. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Released CB Orlando Scandrick. Waived-injured LB Alex McCalister. HOCKEY National Hockey League NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed D Ryan Ellis to an eightyear contract. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Resigned D Steven Santini to a three-year contract.

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currently working with utility Homer Electric Association to study how to use that gas, primarily looking to use it as an alternative source of energy to operate the evaporator instead of natural gas, Maryott said. Central Peninsula Landfill is one of two landfills in the state with a Research, Development and Demonstration permit

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through the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation via the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Fairbanks also has one, and Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley have also had them in the past but have since let the permits lapse, said Lori Aldrich, who manages the state’s landfill permitting program. Though using leachate recirculation and evaporation system with lined cells isn’t brand new, it is technically still experimental and requires a research tragic one. But it’s especially tragic, it’s especially disheartening when you feel like it could have been prevented.”

project, Aldrich said. “You’re trying to show something with your project,” she said. “Basically, you propose a project, and in most cases, the purpose of it was to be able to recirculate their leachate and ultimately have less cost for managing the leachate.” EPA originally allowed three renewals of the permits, for a period of up to 12 years. Soldotna, which has had the permit since 2006, is now coming to the end of its 12th year. EPA has extended the program renewals and is currently considering developing an advanced notice of rulemaking requesting information and data on the performance of wet landfills and bioreactors as well as requesting comments on whether the agency should make changes to the current regulations on wet landfills,

said EPA spokesperson Tricia Lynn in an email. If the EPA amends its rules, that would eliminate the need for a project demonstration permit and cut down on the documentation landfills doing what Central Peninsula Landfill is doing, Aldrich said. The main cell isn’t the only thing Central Peninsula Landfill has been working on, though. Down the hill from the cell construction is a newly completed stormwater handling system, which will handle stormwater runoff that the landfill managers aren’t required to evaporate because it hasn’t come in direct contact with waste. Down another road toward Arc Lake is a site under preparation for an expansion of the construction and demolition waste cell as well, which should meet the land-

This Aug. 7 photo shows the construction of Cell 3 at Central Peninsula Landfill in Soldotna. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

drugs for 40 years and served Reach Erin Thompson at fill’s needs for another 12–15 the future here,” he said. several stints in jail before be- ethompson@peninsulaclarion. Reach Elizabeth Earl at eeyears, Maryott estimated. ing diverted the court, was com. “We’re always thinking into arl@peninsulclarion.com. one of three Henu’ court clients who testified during the presentation. He said that the court was the first program that helped him overcome his addiction. “I started with this program and I just figured I would give it a try — do everything, follow the rules and everything — and six weeks deep in the program I decided my life was changing,” he said. “I don’t ever want to get high again.” Darien, who had just passed one year and five months of sobriety, is now working in the tribal fishery. He hopes to move into a position as a drug and alcohol counselor at the Dena’ina Wellness Center. He emphasized the need for alternatives to imprisonment when it comes to those who have substance abuse problems. Salmon declines are due to problems in the ocean “Putting a drug addict in jail just ain’t working. It didn’t and Ballot Measure 1 will do nothing to fix that. work for me. It was like I was going to jail just to rest up for the next party when I got out of there,” he said. At the Wellness Center, Adams got a look at a number of the facility’s services, such e a kitchen, fitness center and lem is in the marin b ro p e th counseling — or “talking” — at th ts es gg rooms. producing plenty y, “Most of the data su h lt ea h e ar s em st “My impression so far has water sy is going on in g in h environment. Fresh et m so just been one of wonder. … I at th st t. It’s ju can’t think of anywhere I’ve olt and fry going ou sm f o been that has been more invitn’t control.” ing, more tranquil when you the ocean that we ca e Biologist walk in — more like what I ent of Fish and Gam tm ar ep D ka as Al , - Nicole Zeiser personally would want my care July 6, 2018 to be like when I come into a KTOO Radio, Juneau, health setting,” he said. Adams said he was especially impressed with the collaboration between traditional healing and modern medical practices, he said. We know the t. u o g in go e ar lt o “Just the cooperation and the y sm “We know how man integration here is amazing, and even above average, r o e ag er av e ’r ey h T to see it can be done successfulnumbers are good. a marine issue.” is is ly … allows us to go back and th e, su is er at w write funding opportunities that so it’s not a fresh r itiative Coordinato In will facilitate people to incorch ar se Re on lm k Sa porate traditional care into their - Ed Jones, Chinoo practices in the future,” he said. ay 11, 2018 Alaska Public Media, M The former Indiana State Health Commissioner who took on the role of surgeon general in September 2017, Adams visited a number of Alaska communities last week, including Anchorage, Mat-Su and Kotzebue, in an effort to better assess the state’s response to the opioid crisis. “As surgeon general my goal is to make it to all of the states, because it would be incredibly presumptuous, and in my opinion incredibly wrong, of me to think that we can sit in Washington, D.C. and figure out what folks need in any part of the United States — and especially out here in Alaska,” he said. As part of his visit, Adams met with the governor and cabinet members, participated in a community town hall on the opioid crisis in Anchorage, and worked with Project HOPE — a program of the Department of Health and Social Services — to prepare 400 Narcan kits for distribution, he said. Narcan is a brand name for naxolone, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses. In April, Adams released an advisory emphasizing the importance of naloxone and encouraging people to keep the kits on hand. “Anyone can save a life. I’m so, so frustrated when I go around the country and everywhere I go there’s someone who comes up to me and tells me about their daughter or their son who died of an overdose — again in the bedroom next door or just downstairs — and to think that if they had naxolone they potentially could have in@standforalaska /standforalaska tervened,” he said. “(They) potentially could have saved their Paid for by Stand for Alaska Vote No on 1, 200 West 34th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503. Marleanna Hall, chair, Aaron Schutt, Jaeleen Kookesh, Joey Merrick, and loved one’s life.” Sarah Lefebvre, co-chairs, approved this message. Top contributors are Donlin Gold, Anchorage, Alaska, ConocoPhillips Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, and BP Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska. “Any death, any loss is a

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About garage sales, wonderful people and glitches: Over this last weekend, Susan Jordan had a great big, giant garage sale in her greenhouse with 11 families participating. It was a grand success and we thank Susan for her coordination and hard work! I met old friends, made new friends and had a great time visiting with my neighbors and relatives. One of the most asked questions to me was — where was your Grannie Annie article in last weeks Clarion? (It was a glitch, a mishap, a mis-co-bobble on both ends.) But what warms my heart the most, is the phone calls, the texts messages and the in-person questions to me, wondering if I was going to stop writing, (NOPE) and if I was moving (NOPE) and if I was feeling OK (YUP) and that they missed my article and hoped it would be back in the paper next week. Thank you, everyone — you are special and much appreciated. And you make me smile! My three kids and I had been in Alaska two years, arriving in July 1967. In those two years I had remarried and acquired 14 fishing sites at the left of Arness Dock in Nikishka Bay. This northern Colorado gal, never ever seeing a body of water bigger then an irrigation lake, was now in wonderment of the beautiful body of water on the eastern shore of Cook Inlet. Have you ever been in a forest fire? There are many in Alaska this time of year, mostly starting in May. They are terrifying and not easy to deal with. The Swanson River fire was started by a careless camper. I had acquired three more kids through my marriage, so there were six cute kids in my care. We were back on the homestead of Betty and Gene Coulter’s, painting an old wooden dory white. We were gearing up for the first season for my family to go setnet fishing (fishing by net from the beach.) Betty and Gene were our teachers. Betty was my teacher this day as Gene was with my husband getting supplies to start our fishing career. The only communication — no phone service in those days — was a CB which was turned on all the time. You more or less monitored the calls, listening to everyone’s conversation, sort of like a radio newspaper. We had the dory almost painted, after chinking the cracks with long ropes of sticky oakum. Betty looked at me and bent down to look at the wet white paint on the boat. “What the heck is that? Look, little black

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Facing a glut of cherry tomatoes? Turn ‘em into a tasty cobbler By ELIZABETH KARMEL Associated Press

This time of year, I could live on tomato sandwiches. But it’s hard to make a sandwich out of cherry tomatoes, and I have loads of cherry tomatoes. I don’t know what it is, but I can’t resist buying them when I see them at the farmer’s market. If you are like me and have a glut of cherry tomatoes, this recipe is for you. Often, I make a simple fresh tomato sauce with cherry tomatoes, but this week, on a rainy day, I was craving summertime comfort food. There is nothing more comforting than homemade biscuits and I had all those cherry tomatoes. so I decided to combine them and make a biscuittopped cobbler. Just the idea of it, hit the spot. To be honest, I had never made a tomato cobbler or even tasted one, but it made so much sense. Once I decided to make the savory cobbler, I thought of one of my favorite childhood sandwiches; a hot open-face pimento cheese and tomato and so, pimento-cheese biscuits it would be! I wanted the cobbler to be simple and showcase the fresh vine-ripened local tomatoes, so I kept it to basically two ingredients, leeks and tomatoes. I sweated three leeks with olive oil, salt and white pepper, but you could use about half as many shallots instead. Once they were soft and fragrant, I de-glazed the pan with balsamic vinegar which would be the “tang” in the cobbler. I gently mixed in the clean whole cherry tomatoes and seasoned them with salt and granulated garlic—not wanting to add any more “wet” ingredients. Finally, I added some corn starch to thicken This Aug. 12, 2018 photo shows cherry tomato cobbler with pimento cheese biscuits from a the juices. I wanted the cherry tomatoes to cook in a similar recipe by Elizabeth Karmel in Amagansett, N.Y. To keep the cobbler simple and showcases manner to a berry cobbler. fresh vine-ripened local tomatoes, the recipe features just two basic ingredients, leeks and See PIE, page B6 tomatoes. (Elizabeth Karmel via AP)

Cake, cream, strawberries can’t go wrong By AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN Associated Press

It’s hard to believe that the wellloved combination of cake, cream and strawberries could be anything other than perfection, but soggy cake, squishy cream, or bland, underripe berries can easily ruin this heavenly trio. We wanted a sturdy multilayer cake with a firm filling and unmistakable strawberry flavor fit for a starring role—a berry-filled showpiece that could serve a formal occasion. We quickly realized that layers of tender butter cake couldn’t support a substantial strawberry filling, so we developed a chiffon-style cake that combined the rich flavor of a butter cake with the light-yet-sturdy texture of a sponge cake. For a bright, prominent fruit filling, we made a berry “mash” with half of the berries and then reduced the macerated juice in a saucepan (with a little kirsch) to help concen-

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, trate and round out the flavor. The remaining element—the melted and cooled 2 tablespoons water whipped cream—presented one fi2 teaspoons vanilla extract nal challenge: When the cake was Pinch cream of tartar assembled, the cream squished out Filling: the sides and the layers fell apart. To 2 pounds strawberries, hulled (6 correct this problem, we reduced the number of layers from four to three cups) 4-6 tablespoons sugar and fortified the whipped-cream fill2 tablespoons kirsch ing with cream cheese for a filling Pinch salt that stayed put. Whipped Cream: Sliced berries were the perfect 8 ounces cream cheese, softened finishing touch for this spectacular 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) sugar summertime cake. If your berries 1 teaspoon vanilla extract aren’t very sweet, use the higher 1/8 teaspoon salt amount of sugar in the filling. 2 cups heavy cream, chilled Strawberry cream cake Adjust oven rack to lower-midServings: 10-12 dle position and heat oven to 325 Start to finish: 2 1/2 hours F. Grease 9-inch round cake pan or Cake: 9-inch springform pan, line with 1 cup (7 ounces) sugar parchment paper, grease parchment, 1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) cake flour and flour pan. Reserve 3 tablespoons 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder sugar in small bowl. Whisk flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt baking powder, salt, and remaining 5 large eggs (2 whole, 3 separat- sugar together in bowl. Whisk in 2 ed), room temperature eggs and 3 yolks, melted butter, wa-

ter, and vanilla until smooth. Using stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, whip egg whites and cream of tartar on medium-low speed until foamy, about 1 minute. Increase speed to medium-high and whip whites to soft billowy mounds, about 1 minute. Gradually add reserved 3 tablespoons sugar and whip until glossy, soft peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes. Using rubber spatula, stir one-third of whites into batter. Gently fold remaining whites into batter until no white streaks remain. Transfer batter to prepared pan and smooth top with rubber spatula. Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cake cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan, discarding parchment, and let cool completely on rack, about 2 hours. Halve 24 of best-looking berries and reserve. Quarter remaining berries, toss with sugar in bowl, and See CAKE, page B6

Chuck roast sings after a slow grill and some smoke flavor By AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN Associated Press

For our Shredded Barbecued Beef, we cut a chuck roast into quarters. The smaller pieces of beef absorbed more smoke flavor and cooked much faster. After cooking the meat in a disposable roasting pan on the cooler side of the grill for a few hours, we flipped all four pieces, wrapped the pan in foil, and placed the roast in the oven to finish cooking. For a barbecue sauce with richer flavor, we sauteed the onions in beef fat from the pan. Chili powder and pepper added bite, while ketchup, vinegar, coffee, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and the beef juices rounded out the flavors. If you prefer a smooth barbecue sauce, strain the sauce before tossing it with the beef. We like to serve this beef on white bread with plenty of pickle chips. Three medium wood chunks, soaked in water for 1 hour, can be substituted for the wood chips on a charcoal grill.

Shredded barbecued beef Servings: 8-10 Start to finish: 6 hours 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon pepper 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 (5- to 6 pound) boneless beef chuck-eye roast, trimmed and quartered 1 (13 by 9 inch) disposable aluminum roasting pan 3 cups wood chips, soaked in water for 15 minutes and drained 1 onion, chopped fine 4 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1 1/4 cups ketchup 3/4 cup brewed coffee 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon pepper Combine salt, pepper, and cayenne in small bowl. Pat meat dry with paper towels and rub evenly with spice mixture. Wrap meat in plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for at least 1 hour or refrigerate up to 24?hours. (If refrigerated, let sit at room temperature for 1?hour before grilling.) Before cooking, unwrap meat and transfer to disposable pan. Using two large pieces of heavy-duty aluminum foil, wrap soaked chips in two foil packets and cut several vent holes in tops. — For a charcoal grill: Open bottom vent completely. Light large chimney starter half filled with charcoal briquettes (3?quarts). When top coals are partially covered with ash, pour into steeply banked pile against 1

This undated photo provided by America’s Test Kitchen in July 2018 shows shredded barbecued beef in Brookline, Mass. This recipe appears in “The Complete Cook’s Country TV Show Season 10 Cookbook.” (Carl Tremblay/ America’s Test Kitchen via AP)

side of grill. Place wood chip packets on coals. Set cooking grate in place, cover, and open lid vent halfway. Heat grill until hot and wood chips are smoking, about 5?minutes. — For a gas grill: Place wood chip packets directly on primary burner. Turn all burners to high, cover, and

heat grill until hot and wood chips are smoking, about 15?minutes. Leave primary burner on high and turn other burner(s) off. (Adjust primary burner as needed to maintain grill temperature between 250 F and 300 F.) Place pan of meat on cool side of the grill. Cover (positioning lid vent

over meat if using charcoal) and cook until meat is deep red, about 2 hours. During final 20 minutes of grilling, adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 300 F. Flip meat over in pan, cover pan tightly with foil, and roast beef in oven until fork slips easily in and out of beef, 2 to 3 hours. Transfer meat to large bowl, tent loosely with foil, and let rest for 30 minutes. While meat rests, skim fat from accumulated juices in pan; reserve 2 tablespoons fat. Strain defatted juices; reserve 1/2 cup juice. Combine onion and reserved fat in medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until onion has softened, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and chili powder and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in ketchup, coffee, vinegar, sugar, Worcestershire, pepper, and any accumulated meat juices and simmer until thickened, about 15 minutes. Using two forks, pull meat into shreds, discarding any excess fat or gristle. Toss meat with 1/2 cup barbecue sauce. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately. Nutrition information per serving: 407 calories; 71 calories from fat; 8 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 155 mg cholesterol; 1076 mg sodium; 29 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 24 g sugar; 53 g protein.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND SALE 0229-3052088 NAMING TRUSTEE: FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, as successor by merger to SOUTHCENTRAL TITLE AGENCY TRUSTORS: DeANN R. CRANDALL, an unmarried person, and RICHARD G. POLITTE, an unmarried person BENEFICIARY: HELEN I. WARE, an unmarried person OWNER OF RECORD: McGERRA L. BECK and IRA L. BECK, wife and husband Said Deed of Trust was executed on the 26th day of April, 2010, and recorded on the 30th day of April, 2010, Serial No. 2010-003446. Said Deed of Trust has not been assigned by the Beneficiary. Said documents having been recorded in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, describing: LOT TWENTY-ONE (21) and LOT TWENTY-TWO (22), McFARLAND SUBDIVISION AMENDED, according to the official plat thereof, filed under Plat No. K-797, Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska (Parcel No: 065-050-34 and 065-050-33). The physical address of the real property described above is 33077 Sterling Hwy; and 38088 Midway Dr., Sterling, Alaska, 99672. There is of record a NOTICE OF LIEN for Delinquent Sales Tax, including the terms and provisions thereof, filed by the KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH against McGUERRA L. BECK, individually, and Sterling Auto and Hardware, Inc., Lien No. 2016-008, in the amount of $1,885.74, plus interest, costs and fees until paid, recorded April 4, 2016, Serial No. 2016-002772-0, Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska. There is of record a NOTICE OF LIEN for Delinquent Sales Tax, including the terms and provisions thereof, filed by the KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH against McGUERRA L. BECK, individually, IRA L. BECK, individually, and ACE TOWING, INC., Lien No. 2016-009, in the amount of $290.78, plus interest, costs and fees until paid, recorded April 4, 2016, Serial No. 2016002773-0, Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska. There is of record a NOTICE OF LIEN for Delinquent Sales Tax, including the terms and provisions thereof, filed by the KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH against McGUERRA L. BECK, individually, IRA L. BECK, individually, and ACE TOWING, INC., Lien No. 2017-096, in the amount of $1,844.04, plus interest, costs and fees until paid, recorded November 30, 2017, Serial No. 2017-013262-0, Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska. There is of record a NOTICE OF LIEN for Delinquent Sales Tax, including the terms and provisions thereof, filed by the KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH against McGUERRA L. BECK, individually, and Sterling Auto and Hardware, Inc., Lien No. 2017-100, in the amount of $2,334.36, plus interest, costs and fees until paid, recorded November 30, 2017, Serial No. 2017-013263-0, Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska. The undersigned, being the original, or properly substituted Trustee hereby gives notice that a breach of the obligations under the Deed of Trust has occurred in that the Trustors have failed to satisfy the indebtedness secured thereby: TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY and 18/100TH DOLLARS ($270,450.18), plus interest, late charges, costs, attorney fees and other foreclosure costs actually incurred, and any future advances thereunder. Said default may be cured and the sale terminated upon payment of the sum of default plus interest, late charges, costs, attorney fees and other foreclosure costs actually incurred, and any future advances thereunder, prior to the sale date. If Notice of Default has been recorded two or more times previously and default has been cured, the trustee may elect to refuse payment and continue the sale. Upon demand of the Beneficiary, the Trustee elects to sell the above-described property, with proceeds to be applied to the total indebtedness secured thereby. Said sale shall be held at public auction at the ALASKA COURT SYSTEM BUILDING, 125 TRADING BAY DR., #100, KENAI, ALASKA, on the __22__ day of _August_, 2018, said sale shall commence at 11:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in conjunction with such other sales that the Trustee or its attorney may conduct. DATED this 17th day of May, 2018. FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY By: KRISTI A. LARSON Title: Authorized Signer Pub: 7/25,8/1,8,15/2017 818309

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Kachemak Bay Campus Director KPC’s Kachemak Bay Campus is looking to hire a Campus Director that demonstrates leadership, strong communication skills, integrity and vision to lead the campus into the future. The KBC Director is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the campus and reports to the KPC Director/CEO. Expected hire date is December 2018. Review date is 8/29/18; posting may close on or after the review date. Salary is commensurate with experience, excellent benefits include health and life insurance, retirement and tuition waiver benefits. For more information and to apply for this position go to KPC’s employment page at www.kpc.alaska.edu UA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination

Senior Accountant KPC is seeking to hire an exceptional individual for its Senior Accountant position in Soldotna. It is a fulltime, 12-month, grade 79 position. Benefits and tuition waivers are included, biweekly salary $2,065.60. The Senior Accountant assists with management of the budget, reconciles all accounts and is the KPC Purchasing Officer. Review of applications will begin July 30, but applications will be accepted until the position closes. Expected hire date is August/September 2018. For more information and to apply for this position go to KPC’s employment page at www.kpc.alaska.edu UA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

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