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MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska

Vol. 44, Issue 88

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State report details fisheries injuries

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By MOLLY DISCHNER Morris News Service-Alaska Alaska Journal of Commerce

In the news State health officials look out for measles

JUNEAU — Alaska health officials are monitoring for cases of measles, especially in people who have been traveling in the Philippines. Authorities in the Philippines declared a measles outbreak in Manila, KTOO reported. That’s of concern in Alaska because there is a large Filipino population here, and many residents travel to the Philippines during the holidays or have traveled to help in post-typhoon relief efforts. Dr. Mike Cooper, an epidemiologist with the state health department, says the risk of Alaskans contracting measles is pretty low, even though it’s a highly contagious virus. In 1996, Juneau had a measles outbreak with 63 confirmed cases. Anchorage had 30 confirmed cases in another outbreak two years later. The state now requires two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine for public school students. “It’s one of those diseases where we’ve done a good job in the U.S. of lowering rates and getting rid of homegrown disease,” Cooper said. “But then when you get pockets of people that are not immunized — whether they declined it, or didn’t get immunized when they were children, or as they got older their immunity waned — they’re vulnerable.” — The Associated Press

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Two cars drive by the corner of Marydale Drive and Binkley Street on Sunday in Soldotna. The intersection is one of three proposed sites for a roundabout on Binkley Street. The other two sites are at Wilson Lane by Safeway and Redoubt Avenue.

City considers roundabouts By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion

By the end of construction season this year, the Kenai Peninsula could see its first roundabouts. The proposed plans for Binkley Street rehabilitation in Soldotna calls for mini roundabouts at the street’s intersections at Wilson Lane, Redoubt Avenue and Marydale Drive. Kyle Kornelis, city engineer, and Joe McElroy, consultant with engineering and surveying firm SGM, Inc., presented the proposed solution for Binkley Street at Soldotna’s council meeting on Wednesday. “Obviously (roundabouts) come with mixed reviews,” Kornelis said. See STREET, page A-10

Rendering provided by the City of Soldotna

Illustration of proposed mini roundabout at Binkley Street and Wilson Lane.

ANCHORAGE — A recent state analysis of injuries treated at a Dutch Harbor clinic provides some patterns on who is injured, and on what vessels, in Alaska’s fisheries. According to a report from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Division of Public Health: “It is not surprising that the majority of the non-fatal injuries occurred on catcher processors, as they employ the largest number of workers and process the largest volumes of seafood relative to other vessel types.” The division’s analysis relied on data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, collected at the Illiuliuk Family Health Center, in Dutch Harbor, in 2007 and 2008. The study collected information on 366 fishermen seen at that clinic for their injuries. The report was published in Alaska’s Bulletin of Epidemiology Dec. 5. Of the fishermen seen in Dutch, processors were slightly more likely than deckhands to be injured while fishing, while trawl vessels accounted for 60 percent of the injuries, compared to 21 percent for longliners, and 11 percent fishing pots. Those proportions could also be influenced by the make up of the fleets delivering in Dutch Harbor. Data from other Alaska fishing communities was not included in the analysis, although the report noted that a more comprehensive study would help improve the understanding See REPORT, page A-10

State OKs CPH Program gives tools to expansion plans talk about civil rights Additional info requested for endoscopy suites and imaging services approval

By MELISSA GRIFFITHS Morris News Service-Alaska Juneau Empire

By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion

With the approval of two different applications required for the Central Peninsula Hospital expansion plan this past week, the project is moving forward. The State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services approved CPH’s Certificate of Need on Wednesday giving it the OK to build the $87,981-square-foot expansion. The certificate was required for the Kenai Peninsula Borough to get its revenue bond application approved, which the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank did on Thursday. “It’s been a long, tough road, but we’re happy to be where we are,” Rick Davis, Central Peninsula Hospital CEO, said about the certificate approval. In November, the state denied part of the hospital’s certificate request and approved a conditional certificate. Davis submitted a revised budget as requested by the state for fur-

ther approval of the conditional certificate in December as well as answers to follow up questions from the state. With the additional information, the state has authorized the hospital to build the expansion to house an oncology area; specialty clinics for pain management, neurology and general surgery; and physical rehabilitation space among other services. The state previously denied approval of endoscopy suites and imagining services — MRI and CT scans. Approval for those planned services now hinges on the hospital submitting additional information and making a request for determination to the state as to whether a Certificate of Need is required for those services. “As far as the imaging goes, CT scan, I think that one is very, very important for us to get eventually because a CT scan is really a life and death piece of See CPH, page A-2

JUNEAU — Elizabeth Peratrovich’s most famous quote is likely, “I would not have expected that I, who am barely out of savagery, would have to remind gentlemen with 5,000 years of recorded civilization behind them, of our Bill of Rights.” - a response to comments made by a territorial senator. It seems Peratrovich had a way with words and a presence that would captivate people for long after the bill being debated was signed. When Carolyn Brown saw the film “For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska,” she was moved. She felt the film, a documentary about civil rights activism in Alaska focusing on the efforts of Elizabeth Peratrovich, her husband, Roy, and members of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and the Alaska Native Sisterhood, should be in every school and library in Alaska. Brown brought the C

idea to the Juneau chapter of the League of Women Voters and the Elizabeth Peratrovich Project was born.

The film Described as “a blend of documentary and drama, with re-enactments, new interviews and rare historic footage and photographs, this one hour film traces the remarkable story of Alaska’s civil rights movement in a series of victories for citizenship,” according to the film’s website alaskacivilrights.org. “The climax is the 1945 passage of the AntiDiscrimination Act, a groundbreaking law. ... Particularly inspiring is the remarkable poise of Tlingit activist Elizabeth Peratrovich, whose senate hearing testimony turned the tide in favor of the equal rights bill.” The hour-long film, released in 2009 by Blueberry Productions, Inc., won the People’s Choice award in the American Indian Film Festival at Bellevue College and was a

featured selection at the Alaska Native Film Festival, Indigenous World International Film Festival and the Denver Indigenous Film & Arts Festival It was also selected for the Native American Indian Film & Video Festival. The film has been used by some educators as a tool for teaching about Alaska’s history and civil rights, but the Elizabeth Peratrovich Project makes the film more accessible to educators and provides a viewers’ guide, which organizers hope will prove a useful tool. “I thought this was an incredible teaching thing that needs to be done throughout the state,” carolyn Brown said.

The project A steering committee was formed by the League of Women Voters’ Juneau chapter, including Carolyn and George Brown, Cheryl Jebe and Marjorie Menzi; with TlinSee RIGHTS, page A-10

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

Barrow -18/-31

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Daylight Length of Day - 6 hrs., 27 min., 27 sec. Daylight gained - 3 min., 40 sec.

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Full Jan 15

Today 10:00 a.m. 4:27 p.m.

Last Jan 23

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Nome -4/-16 Unalakleet McGrath 4/-1 17/-4

First Feb 6 Tomorrow 3:56 p.m. 8:31 a.m.

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24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. Trace Month to date ........................... 0.59" Normal month to date ............. 0.39" Year to date .............................. 0.59" Normal year to date ................. 0.39" Record today ................. 0.32" (1963) Record for Jan. ............. 3.03" (1980) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. Trace Month to date ............................. 0.3" Season to date ......................... 33.1"

Juneau 37/32

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Ketchikan 43/39

46 at Metlakatla -47 at Arctic Village

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Some rain will stretch from the eastern Great Lakes to the central Gulf Coast today. Nuisance snow will drop into the Dakotas as potentially damaging winds continue to howl from Montana to Colorado.

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Company Final Change ACS.......................... 2.28 +0.03 Agrium Inc................91.56 +1.07 Alaska Air Group...... 79.08 +1.69 AT&T........................ 33.62 +0.08 BP ........................... 49.20 +0.35 Chevron...................121.01 -2.28 ConocoPhillips......... 68.87 -0.59 1st Natl. Bank AK...1,752.00 0 Forest Oil.................. 3.53 -0.08 Fred Meyer.............. 39.46 +0.10 GCI...........................11.50 -0.05 Harley-Davidson...... 69.62 -0.43 Home Depot.............82.01 +0.44 Key Bank................. 13.63 -0.13 McDonald’s.............. 95.80 +0.34 National Oilwell........ 78.05 +0.28 Shell Oil................... 72.00 +1.35 Safeway................... 32.15 +0.07 Tesoro.......................57.51 -0.49 Walmart................... 78.04 -0.05 Wells Fargo.............. 45.94 -0.22 Gold closed............1,246.32 +18.38 Silver closed............ 20.13 +0.54 Dow Jones avg..... 16,437.05 -7.71 NASDAQ................ 4,174.66 +18.47 S&P 500................1,842.37 +4.24

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Kenai/ Soldotna 30/24 Seward 35/29 Homer 34/26

Valdez Kenai/ 24/19 Soldotna Homer

Cold Bay 39/28

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High ............................................... 18 Low ................................................ 14 Normal high .................................. 24 Normal low ...................................... 8 Record high ....................... 41 (2003) Record low ....................... -40 (1972)

Anchorage 27/23

Bethel 12/8

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equipment,” Davis said. However, the state did approved 7,400 square feet of “shelled in space,” which would be used for endoscopy and imaging services. “Even though they didn’t allow it at this point, there’s a fu-

Oil Prices Thursday’s prices North Slope crude: $101.81, down from $102.24 on Wednesday West Texas Int.: $91.66, down from $92.33 on Wednesday

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‘We expect that we’ll need (the services) and be able to provide additional justification to the commissioner’s office under the CON process to get approval for it at some point in the not too distant future.’ — KPB Mayor Mike Navarre ture,” Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre said. “It’s a 40-year facility. We expect that we’ll need (the services) and be able to provide additional justification to the commissioner’s office under the CON process to get approval for it at some point in the not too distant future.” The bonds for the project will be priced in February, Navarre said, so until then the borough won’t know the exact interest

rate. But he said it looks like a 15-year term gives the borough a “good rate” and makes the most fiscal sense. Navarre said the next steps in the expansion plans are putting the project out to bid and selling the bonds — both likely to happen in February. Kaylee Osowski can be reached at kaylee.osowski@ peninsulaclarion.com.

Peninsula Clarion, Monday, January 13, 2014

Community Calendar Today Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at URS Club, 405 Overland Drive. Call 262-1917. 5 p.m. • TOPS group 182 meets at the Sterling Senior Center. Call 260-7606. 6 p.m. • Kenai Bridge Club plays duplicate bridge at the Kenai Senior Center. Call 252-9330 or 283-7609. 7 p.m. • Women’s Barbershop sings at the Soldotna Church of God on the corner of Redoubt and Binkley. For more information, call 335-6789 or 262-4504. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Middle of the Road” at United Methodist Church, 15811 Sterling Highway, Ninilchik. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Dopeless Hope Fiends” at 607 Frontage Road, Kenai. 8 p.m. • Al-Anon Support Group at Central Peninsula Hospital in the Augustine Room, 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.

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Stars attend Haiti benefit By SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer

BEVERLY HILLS, — While many stars are awash in the gifts and parties of Golden Globes weekend, a few used their privilege to benefit the people of Haiti — and they were rewarded with an intimate performance by U2. Bette Midler, Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Charlize Theron, Piers Morgan, Chelsea Handler, Sarah Silverman, Idris Elba and Kathryn Bigelow were among the guests Saturday at Sean Penn’s third annual Help Haiti Home benefit, which raised nearly $6 million for the J/P Haitian Relief Organization. The dinner party at the Montage Hotel included a surprise performance by U2— the band’s first in four years. The J/P Haitian Relief Organization has been working since the 2010 earthquake to provide emergency care and sustainable shelter and education to the

people of Haiti. But Penn says he hopes his organization is obsolete within 10 years. He said progress in the Caribbean nation has been miraculous despite corruption and “inaccurate, bad Journalism.” “I’m not satisfied. I want more,” he said. “But this couldn’t have happened in the United States: This amount of clean up, this amount of resilience.” He expects all of the people displaced by the earthquake to find permanent housing within the next two years. Nearly two million have already moved out of the emergency camps and into homes. Besides lending his time and his fame to the cause, Penn also gave his vintage El Camino to benefit his organization. It sold for $100,000 at auction Saturday. The earth is such a tiny speck in the universe that the only thing that makes sense is to take care of those on the planet with us, he said.

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Coast Guard Auxiliary plans monthly meeting

The Kenai Flotilla of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will conduct its monthly meeting on Jan. 18 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting Fish and Game AC to discuss fish board will be held at the Nikiski Fire Station No. 1, 44800 Kenai Spur proposals Highway. The public is cordially invited attend and take part in a The Kenai/Soldotna Fish & Game Advisory Committee will Change of Watch ceremony in which elected officers take the Oath meet today at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture building, located on of Office. For more information, contact the Flotilla Commander K-Beach Road at 6:30 p.m. Agenda will include continued at 776-8522 or the Vice Flotilla Commander at 776-8457. discussion of the Upper Cook Inlet BOF proposals as follows: Upper Cook Inlet Salmon Management Plan proposals, Nos. Caregiver Support Program plans for 2014 103-106, Central District Drift Plan Nos. 135-147; Permit The Kenai Peninsula Family Caregiver Support Program stacking proposals Nos. 122 & 127; Pink salmon management will have the following meetings this month: plan proposals Nos. 173-180 and Coho salmon proposals Nos. — Soldotna Senior Center, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1:00 p.m., 107-110; 116-117, 119-120, 131-132, 248, 263-265, 319-320. Caregiver Peer Support Meeting For more information contact Bob Ermold at 398-9544. — Kenai Senior Center, Monday, Jan. 20, 1:00 p.m., Caregiver Peer Support Meeting Diabetes support group to meet — Soldotna Senior Center, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 1:00 p.m., Caregiver Peer Support Meeting There will be a diabetes support group meeting today at 6 Meetings held in January are to plan for 2014. All Caregivp.m. in the Redoubt Room at Central Peninsula Hospital. Lyers are asked to attend and share training needs and areas of nette Knapp, LCSW, will talk: “The Good News about Depresinterest to your situation. If you are unable to attend please call sion.” Please call 714-4726 if you have questions. and give your input to Shelley or Judy at 907-262-1280.

Garden club discusses agriculture innovation

Cook Inlet Regional Planning Team meeting

Central Peninsula Garden Club’s January program features slated the agricultural development at historic Manley Hot Springs, The Cook Inlet Regional Planning Team will meet on Jan. 15 at by John Robert Dart, owner/manager/grower of Dart A.M. Farms. His presentation is Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Cook Inlet 10 a.m. at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association building, 40610 Aquaculture Building, mile 16.5 Kalifornsky Beach Road. The Kalifornsky Beach Road. The agenda for the meeting is located on event is free and open to the public. Membership and general CIAA’s website (ciaanet.org). The public is welcome to attend. club information is available at www.cenpengardenclub.org, on facebook, or contact Marion Nelson, 283-4632 or mmkn@ Citizens advisory council plans election, ptialaska.net.

seeks membership applications

Swim lessons, lifeguard training available at Nikiski pool The Nikiski Pool is offering four sets of Group Swim Lessons starting Jan. 15, including Beginners, Advanced Beginners, Intermediates and Tiny Tots. Semi-private lessons start Feb. 26. Register at the Nikiski Pool. American Red Cross Lifeguard Class starts Jan. 21 and Aqua Zumba is Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Call 776-8800 for more information.

Slots open for SwimAmerica lessons A few openings remain in the 4:15-4:45 p.m. and 4:50 p.m.-5:20 p.m. class of the SwimAmerica program starting at Skyview Pool on Tuesday. Lessons are for ages 3 to teenage and are 1/2 hour in length running on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 4 weeks. There will be additional sessions in February, March, and April. For more information, please contact Joanne Wainwright at 262-5308 or joswims@alaska.net.

Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council, a congressionally mandated citizens’ council for oversight of oil industry operations and safe marine transportation in Cook Inlet, represents regional stakeholder groups through its Board of Directors. The Board positions for Environmental interest groups and Alaska Native organizations become available in 2014. CIRCAC is accepting applications from environmental and Native groups that are currently not members. To become a certified member and participate in the upcoming election process to fill these Board seats, contact Jerry Rombach at jerryrombach@ circac.org, or call 907-283-7222. The deadline for submittal of applications is January 24, 2014. There is no membership fee.

KPB residents can still apply for assistance For individuals and families on the Kenai Peninsula Borough who sustained damages to their primary residence and or personal property during the 2013 flood can still apply for State Disaster Assistance by calling the hotline at 1-855-445-7131 until Jan. 17, 2014.

‘Lone Survivor’ tops box office By DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES — “Lone Survivor” triumphed at the weekend box office. The patriotic Navy SEAL drama starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch and Ben Foster smashed expectations to earn $38.5 million domestically in its first weekend in wide release, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Universal film directed by “Friday Night Lights” and “Battleship” filmmaker Peter Berg is based on Marcus Luttrell’s memoir about a dangerous mission his Navy SEAL team embarked on in Afghanistan in 2005. “We’re thrilled for us, the filmmakers and Marcus, who — as brave as a man as he is — continues to be brave in telling this true story,” said Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal. “It’s an amazing result. What’s most gratifying about this is that it’s been endorsed by every quadrant of the movie-going audience: young, old, male, female.” Rocco said “Lone Survivor” performed particularly well in middle America. The movie’s launch marks the second biggest opening for a film in January, after the $40.1 million debut of the monster movie “Cloverfield” in 2008.

“We had an inkling it’d do well when it opened in limited release in December, but projections had it coming in between $17 million to $28 million,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for boxoffice tracker Rentrak. “Nothing had it coming close to $40 million.” In its eighth weekend, Disney’s icy animated tale “Frozen” stayed cool in the No. 2 spot, earning $15 million and bringing its domestic total to $317 million, passing Disney Animation’s $312 million record set by “The Lion King” in 1994. “Frozen” also topped the international box office with $27.8 million from 50 international markets. Paramount’s controversial “The Wolf of Wall Street” scored No. 3 in its third weekend, earning $9 million and boosting its total domestic haul to $78.6 million. The hedonistic tycoon drama directed by Martin Scorsese stars Leonardo DiCaprio as reckless stock broker Jordan Belfort. The film earned an additional $10 million from 17 international territories. Lionsgate’s “The Legend of Hercules,” the weekend’s only other major release, tied Sony’s “American Hustle” for the No. 4 position, with both films earning $8.6 million, according to studio estimates. “American Hustle,” whose

domestic total now stands at $101.5 million, also earned an extra $5.2 million this weekend from four international territories. The con-artist caper leads the nominees at Sunday’s Golden Globes alongside “12 Years a Slave” with seven nods each. Several other awards contenders expanded into wide release this weekend ahead of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s glitzy ceremony, including the Weinstein Co.’s “August: Osage County” at No. 6 with $7.3 million, Warner Bros.’ “Her” at No. 10 with $5.4 million and CBS Films’ “Inside Llewyn Davis” at No. 14 with $1.9 million. Overseas, Universal’s animated sequel “Despicable Me 2” earned $13.8 million alone in China, where it opened this weekend seven months after its initial release. The original animated film featuring the voice of Steve Carrell was not released in China. Estimated ticket sales for

Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday: 1. “Lone Survivor,” $38.5 million ($750,000 international). 2. “Frozen,” $15 million ($27.8 million international). 3. “The Wolf of Wall Street,” $9 million ($10 million international).

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Agreement between Fairbanks, railroad makes sense It’s back to work for the Fairbanks

Obama’s insincere war

Robert Gates has roiled the Beltway with perhaps the least surprising bombshell ever to appear in a tell-all Washington memoir. Did anyone believe that President Barack Obama was passionately committed to the Afghanistan War that he escalated at the same time he announced a withdrawal date? If what Gates tells us isn’t particularly new, it still packs a punch coming from such a highly placed, credible source. For Obama, Afghanistan is the insincere war. More than 1,500 troops have died there during his time in office — almost three times as many as under George W. Bush — yet by early 2011, the president had lost whatever faith he had in the war, according to Gates. In the telling of his former secretary of defense, Obama violated what should be the psychological Powell Doctrine: If you don’t believe in it, don’t fight it. John Kerry famously asked during the Vietnam War: How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake? Now the secretary of state should pose a version of his long-ago rhetorical question to his boss. Obama evidently has been asking men to die for what he considers a mistake for years now. As reported in the press, Gates describes a dawning realization at a March 2011 meeting in the situation room. “As I sat there,” he writes, “I thought: The president doesn’t trust his commander, can’t stand [Afghan leader Hamid] Karzai, doesn’t

City Council on Monday, and one of the items on the agenda is introduction of an agreement with the Alaska Railroad that will lead to the extension of a pedestrian/bike path on the north side of the Chena River. A review of the proposal shows the terms to be reasonable. And the ultimate goal of a lengthy and continual path — the Chena River Walk — along nature’s centerpiece in the city is one that should have broad support. The proposal in front of the council Monday night is for the approval of a land-use permit issued by the railroad for the creation of two segments of a path on railroad land on the north side of the Chena. The segments total just more than one mile. The western segment would run from Peger Road to the existing footbridge that crosses the Chena at Pioneer Park. The segment east of that would run on the north side of the river opposite the baseball diamonds, the Fairbanks Curling Club and a residential area. The city would be required, as part of the agreement, to purchase from the railroad the footbridge near Pioneer Park. The Fairbanks Metropolitan Area Transportation System Policy Committee has already provided $400,000 for that purpose. The city also will be required to maintain the trail segments that cross railroad property. A lot of work remains to be done — including the actual construction of the path and the building of two bridges to connect the eastern of the two segments under discussion with the existing path on the south side of the river. The agreement with the railroad, including the required purchase of the bridge, becomes void if the city can’t find the funding to build the path by Jan. 31, 2019. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that. A unified Chena River Walk would be a great asset for FairLetters to the Editor banks, not only for our annual influx of visitors but also for residents year-round. It’s good to see work Seniors respond to exemption vote on this project continuing. Thank you Assembly members, Kelly — Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Wolf, Wayne Ogle, Dale Bagley, CharJan. 4

Doonesbury By GARRY TRUDEAU

lie Pierce and Sue McClure for your vote against Ordinance 2013-36 that would have raised taxes on about 20 percent of KPB seniors. Your votes were a significant step in protecting senior benefits and rights, that some of your fellow assembly members want to reduce or eliminate. During my short but active involvement with defeating this ordinance, I have learned much about the attitudes, beliefs and positions of most assembly members, when it comes to Senior issues. Some of it surprising, some heartwarming and some frightening for seniors. From: Anti-senior comments such as “this ordinance has nothing to do with money, it is about principle, seniors need to pay more.” To: “We must support the Seniors of the borough, many of us always have and I believe we should continue” Mayor Navarre, who will run for reelection, supported raising taxes on seniors and stated that senior benefits should be reviewed as there are too many seniors and the population of seniors is growing. Obviously that is a politically calculated statement he felt was necessary in an election year. A mixture of arrogance, disdain, jealousy, and disregard for seniors came through. Rather than point at specific Assembly members, suffice to say, all wanting to take benefits from seniors are “termed out” as they put it, let’s just take a look. Disdain: Get even for term limits. Arrogance: I can do whatever I want with no recourse (termed out). C

believe in his own strategy and doesn’t consider the war to be his. For him, it’s all about getting out.” This is the war that the president and other Democrats had long hailed as “the good war.” Candidate Rich Lowry Obama made the first item in his proposed “comprehensive strategy” in the war on terror, “getting out of Iraq and on to the right battlefield in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” The president may have meant every word he said at the time, but his position also happens to have been politically convenient. It allowed him to promise a quick exit from one (very unpopular) war while still sounding tough on the other. He wasn’t a stereotypical dove, but a nuanced, cleareyed hawk. Once in office, the rhetoric came due. By all accounts, the president felt trapped by his own advocacy. He and his team resented the military for asking for more troops than he really wanted to send. He escalated by about 50,000 all told, anyway, although with an uncertain trumpet and a highly ambivalent spirit. Gates writes of how Obama’s political advisers steadily worked on him, driving distrust of the military and skepticism of the war. They were pushing on an open door. According to Gates, the president was “deeply suspicious” of senior mili-

Jealousy: Jealous of some seniors. Disregard: Seniors already have too many benefits, we will just take some back. The good news, assembly members and the mayor are on the record for supporting or not supporting seniors. All the political PC and political rhetoric in the world cannot change the facts. Where do seniors go from here? Forward to insist that all Assembly members and future mayors support and honor Senior citizen rights and benefits. How do we do it? We vote. We make it known that our vote will go to those who support seniors, period. In the last mayoral election Mayor Navarre was elected with only 9 percent of registered voters voting for him. Hardly a mandate. Seniors represent 22 percent of registered voters on the KPB. We can make a difference and we should make a difference both at the Assembly and Mayoral level. Seniors should not let themselves be quieted with political correctness or political rhetoric. We can demand yes or no answers to our questions, no gray areas. Quite a challenge for politicians. Mayor Navarre said the senior population is growing and their benefits should be reviewed for reduction. He has staked out his position on seniors in the upcoming election. Seniors look forward to seeing how other mayoral candidates view the seniors of the KPB. The vote tally and more commentary can be found at www.kpbseniors.com Thank you again to all who supported the seniors of the KPB. Peter T. Zuyus Homer

HB 77 needs work After reading HB 77 and other material

tary officers and “considered time spent with generals and admirals an obligation.” Gates still says the president got the big decisions right, so what difference does his sincerity or lack of it make? There are costs to halfheartedness. After announcing the surge, Obama began to effectively vote “present” on his own war. He has refused to make a concerted public case for it. And if a president doesn’t believe in a war, he is obviously less likely to see it through. The cost of liquidating our position in Iraq — after failed, halfhearted negotiations for a new status of forces agreement — has been a resurgence of al-Qaida in Iraq. If we pull out from Afghanistan right away, the Taliban will surely enjoy a similar windfall. Obama has a remarkable ability to create critical distance between himself and almost anything. Here is a conflict that began with an invasion that he supported, that he consistently called for escalating and that he ordered tens of thousands of additional troops to go fight, yet he resisted taking ownership of it. “I never doubted Obama’s support for the troops,” Gates writes, “only his support for their mission.” Stranger words may never have been written about an American president. Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.

regarding HB 77, I believe that this bill is a severe infringement on our democracy, the democratic process, and the due process of law for the people of Alaska. Members of the armed forces are serving in Afghanistan today, and thousands of men and women have served our country in past wars and given their lives fighting for our freedom and democratic way of life. HB 77 is a contradiction to their sacrifice. It deprives individual citizens of their right to question the actions of the government by limiting public meetings and public input, and by placing decision-making into the hands of one person — the Commissioner of Natural Resources. Yes, there should be resource development, but not without the input and safeguards that the people of Alaska can bring to the table for discussion. Many times, individuals at the local level are more attuned to their environments and the needs of their surroundings than administrators sitting in Anchorage or Juneau. I strongly encourage all legislators and administrators to look very seriously at HB 77 and to either veto or make drastic amends to HB 77 whereby the people of Alaska have more voice in the decisionmaking process; safeguards are put in place to protect the environment and the fisheries; the power of decision-making is not in the hands of just one person; and the laws currently on the books should stay on the books and not be overridden by HB 77. Bob McCard Kasilof

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Police reports

n On Dec. 23 at 12:53 a.m., Soldotna police contacted a pedestrian walking in the roadway on Kalifornsky Beach Road near Polar Drive. Steven Mapes, 24, of Nikiski, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear. Mapes was also found to be in possession of heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription medication that was not prescribed to him. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility for the warrant and for second-degree and fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and held without bail. n On Dec. 23 at 3:45 p.m., Soldotna police responded to the Kenai Spur Highway and Marydale Avenue for a motor vehicle collision. One of the involved drivers, Joel K. Brence, 19, of Kenai, was arrested for reckless driving, driving without a license and for having no vehicle liability insurance and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $1,500 bail. n On Dec. 23 at 4:21 p.m., Soldotna police responded to Fred Meyer store for a shoplifter. Joy A. Horan, 38, of Soldotna had removed $73.22 worth of property from the store without payment. Horan was arrested for third-degree theft and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $500 bail. n On Dec. 22 at about 12:40 a.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on the Sterling Highway at Binkley Street. A passenger in the car, Beverly R. Carpenter, 20, of Soldotna, was issued a criminal citation for minor consuming alcohol and released. n On Dec. 22 at 2:25 a.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle at the end of Parkwood Circle. Chantz A. Gillman, 22, of Soldotna, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, breath test refusal and driving while license revoked and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $1,500 bail. n On Dec. 22 at 2:22 p.m., Soldotna police contacted the driver of a four-wheeler being driven on the roadway on Knight Drive near Fireweed Street. Zackery A. Bryant, 23, of Soldotna, was issued a criminal citation for driving with a suspended license and released. n On Dec. 22 at about 4:30 p.m., Soldotna police contacted Bradley S. Sekulich, 32, of Soldotna, at a residence on Oehler Road and arrested him on an outstanding warrant. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On Dec. 21 at about 8:30 a.m., Soldotna police contacted William Tapey, 21, of Anchorage, in a vehicle at the end of Chinook Court. Tapey was arrested for driving while license revoked and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $500 bail. n On Dec. 21 at 9:35 p.m., Soldotna police contacted the driver of a 2005 Suzuki King Quad four-wheeler as it was being driven in the roadway on East Poppy Lane. Investigation showed that the four-wheeler had been stolen in Ninilchik during the summer of 2013. The four-wheeler was impounded to be returned to the owner, and the investigation is continuing. n On Dec. 20 at 5:04 p.m., Soldotna police responded to Fred Meyer store for a shoplifter. Pamela Lowry, 54, of Sterling, had removed $940.97

worth of merchandise from the store without payment. Lowry was arrested for second-degree theft and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On Dec. 19 at 8:32 p.m., Soldotna police contacted Robert McCamon, 22, of Soldotna, as he was walking near the Soldotna Visitor’s Center. McCamon fled on foot from officers and was caught a short distance away, where he then resisted arrest. McCamon was arrested for a felony probation violation and resisting arrest and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On Dec. 18 at 1:51 a.m., Soldotna police contacted Thomas Northcutt, 55, of Soldotna, at a residence on Riverside Drive. He was found to be violating his conditions of release from a previous arrest by consuming alcohol and also by being in possession of alcohol. He was issued a criminal citation and released. n On Dec. 22 at 12:39 a.m. the Alaska State Troopers Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, stopped a 2003 Ford Mustang for an equipment violation at Mile 2 of Miller Loop Road in Nikiski. Investigation revealed that Jeff M. Waldroupe, 51, of Nikiski, was driving without a valid license. He was issued a misdemeanor citation and released to a licensed driver on scene. n On Dec. 21 at 1:06 a.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, conducted a traffic stop on a 1998 Saturn passenger car for a moving violation near Mile 2 of South Miller Loop. Investigation revealed that Dominic S. Rollenfitch, 18, of Nikiski, had switched seats with a 16-year-old minor, of Nikiski, prior to stopping for the trooper. Neither individual possessed a valid operator’s license. Both were issued misdemeanor citations for no valid operator’s license and released to a responsible party. n On Dec. 21 at 3:39 a.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a reported domestic disturbance at a residence in Kasilof. Investigation revealed that Brandon Paul Roesing, 23, of Kasilof, unlawfully destroyed a family member’s property. He was arrested for fourth-degree criminal mischief (domestic violence) and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail pending arraignment. n On Dec. 21 at about 10:50 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, stopped a brown 1977 Chevrolet pickup near Mile 95 Sterling Highway for an equipment violation. Investigation revealed that a passenger in the vehicle, Bruce Henry Hawkins, 28, of Kenai, had a warrant outstanding for his arrest for failure to appear for arraignment on the original charge of operating a vehicle without liability insurance. Hawkins was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $250 bail. n On Dec. 20 at about 11:30 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, stopped a brown 1987 Chevrolet Tahoe on Island Lake Road for an equipment violation. Investigation revealed that a passenger in the vehicle, Justin Shawn Pruitt, 21, of Nikiski, had a warrant outstanding for his arrest for the charge of firstdegree burglary. Pruitt was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $2,500 bail. n On Dec. 19 at 7:27 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol,

Kenai Peninsula Team, conducted a traffic stop on a 1986 Mazda passenger car for an equipment violation near Mile 2 of South Miller Loop. Investigation revealed that Robert Michael Luton, 27, of Soldotna, was operating the motor vehicle with a revoked license for the original charge of possessing alcohol as a minor. Luton had just been released from jail the previous day and was also found to be in violation of his current conditions of release. He was arrested for driving while license revoked and violating conditions of release and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $1,000 bail. n On Dec. 15 at 6:38 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, located an occupied 1997 Chevrolet van in the ditch near Mile 100 of the Sterling Highway. Upon contact, the owner was identified as Kevin G. Kempf, 60, years of age of Kasilof. Kempf was found to be in possession of alcohol and was found to have been consuming alcohol, which is against his conditions of probation. He was arrested for violating probation and taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Dec. 25 at 3:34 p.m., Soldotna dispatch received a report of a disturbance in Nikiski. Alaska State Troopers responded and contacted a female who said she had been involved in an argument with Timothy Hildereth, 48, of Nikiski. Investigation revealed that Hildereth committed the crime of fifthdegree criminal mischief when he intentionally broke items inside the home. Hildereth was arrested for criminal mischief and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail. n On Dec. 25 at 3:36 p.m., troopers responded to a motor vehicle collision withinjury at Mile 109 of the Sterling Highway, near Kasilof, involving two vehicles. Kimberly Jones, 31, of Kasilof, was traveling south on the Sterling Highway, when she drove her 1995 Ford Taurus into the back a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado truck, driven by Edward Marsh, 55, of Kasilof, that was traveling south on the Sterling Highway, making a left-hand turn. Marsh did not receive any injuries. Jones received minor injuries and was not taken to the hospital. No alcohol was involved. n On Dec. 25 at 7:05 p.m., troopers responded to a report of a vehicle in the ditch at Mile 3 of South Cohoe Loop Road in Kasilof. Investigation revealed that Crystal Greminger, 21, of Kasilof, was driving her 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, when she lost control of the vehicle and went into the ditch. Greminger was driving while under the influence of alcohol and was arrested. She was also under conditions of release from a prior driving under the influence arrest on Dec. 13, which stated she wasn’t to consume alcohol. She was taken to Wildwood Pretrial on the charges of driving under the influence and violating conditions of release. The vehicle was impounded on scene. n On Dec. 24 at 5:07 a.m., Kenai police responded to a theft at Safeway. Brenda S. Dotson, 31, of Kenai, was arrested for driving under the influence and fourth-degree theft and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On Dec. 26 at about 5:40 a.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team,

responded to Mile 76 of the Sterling Highway for a report of a single-vehicle motor vehicle collision. Investigation revealed that a 2000 Mercury passenger car struck a moose that was crossing the highway. The driver was identified as Thomas J. Karpow, 34, of Anchorage. Karpow’s wife was traveling with him as well. Neither party reported injuries and both individuals were wearing their seat belts. The vehicle was towed. The moose was retrieved by the Alaska Moose Federation. n On Dec. 24 at 1:17 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, conducted a traffic stop on a red 2007 Dodge truck on Pollard Loop in Kasilof. A passenger in the truck provided a false name and was later found to be Terry Shade, 44, of Ninilchik. Shade had two outstanding arrest warrants for her arrest, with a total bail of $300. One warrant was for failure to comply with Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment and the second for failure to appear for a driving while license revoked charge. Shade was arrested for the two warrants and for providing false information. Shade brought a controlled substance into Wildwood Pretrial and so was also charged with fourthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance and firstdegree promoting contraband. n On Dec. 20 at 8:45 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, responded to a report of a vehicle, a white 2008 Ford Explorer, in the ditch near Mile114 of the Sterling Highway. Investigation revealed that Brian Miller, 45, of Ninilchik, was driving under the influence of alcohol and was required to have an ignition interlock device installed on his vehicle, which he did not have. Miller was arrested for driving under the influence and ignition interlock device avoidance and taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Dec. 26 at 5:33 p.m., the Alaska Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, stopped a blue 1991 Subaru near Mile 109 of the Sterling Highway for an equipment violation. After investigation, Matthew Daniel Kidd, 33, of Kasilof, was issued a misdemeanor citation for driving while license revoked.

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Alaska Briefs Prosecutors announce narwhal tusk smuggling pleas ANCHORAGE — The investigation of a smuggling ring that trafficked in narwhal tusks began with the discovery of contraband by Alaska investigators. The Anchorage Daily News reports Jay Conrad and Eddie Dunn, both of Tennessee, pleaded guilty to trading in illegal animal parts, including 19 narwhal tusks taken to Alaska. Federal prosecutors announced the pleas last week. The narwhal is a protected whale species. Sales of tusk to Americans have been illegal since 1972. Conrad and Dunn admitted to buying narwhal tusks from Canadians, starting in about 2003. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Skrocki says U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents based in Alaska discovered narwhal tusk smuggling while investigating another wildlife parts seller in the Lower 48. Dunn faces sentencing in March. No date has been set for Conrad.

Police ID suspect in Anchorage jewelry thefts ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police say tips from the public have helped them identify a suspect in the theft of $19,000 worth of jewelry from area shops. They say a warrant has been issued for the arrest of 30-year-old Christopher Ross Wilson. He’s charged with four counts of second-degree theft stemming from four incidents at pawn shops and jewelry stores. He’s described as being about 5-foot-9 and 190 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. Anyone with information about where he is is asked to call Anchorage police.

Bystanders chase alleged Fairbanks purse snatcher FAIRBANKS — Police say bystanders chased down a man accused of snatching a woman’s purse and held him until police arrived. Authorities in Fairbanks arrested a 23-year-old North Pole man on Thursday. A 63-year-old woman told police she was sitting in her car in a Walmart parking lot when the man opened the door and grabbed her purse off the floor. Fairbanks police Lt. Dan Welborn tells the Daily News-Miner that the woman chased after him as far as she could, yelling “thief.” Others in the parking lot heard the exchange. About a half-dozen people chased after him, catching up to him in a nearby parking lot where one person wrestled him to the ground. The man told police the purse belonged to his girlfriend. —The Associated Press

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Nation

Black rhino hunting permit auctioned for $350,000 By MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press

DALLAS — A permit to hunt an endangered African black rhino sold for $350,000 at a Dallas auction held to raise money for conservation efforts but criticized by wildlife advocates. Steve Wagner, a spokesman for the Dallas Safari Club, which sponsored the closed-door event Saturday night, confirmed the sale of the permit for a hunt in the African nation of Namibia. He declined to name the buyer. The Safari Club’s executive director, Ben Carter, has defended the auction, saying all money raised will go toward protecting the species. He also said the rhino that the winner will be allowed to hunt is old, male and nonbreeding — and that the animal was likely to be targeted for removal anyway because it was becoming aggressive and threatening other wildlife. The auction drew howls from critics, including wildlife and animal rights groups. The FBI said it was investigating death threats against club members.

Officials from the Humane Society and the International Fund for Animal Welfare have said that while culling can be appropriate in abundant animal populations, all black rhinos should be protected, given their endangered status. An estimated 4,000 black rhinos remain in the wild, down from 70,000 in the 1960s. Nearly 1,800 are in Namibia, according to the Safari Club. Critics have also said any hunting of a rhino sends a bad message to the public. “This auction is telling the world that an American will pay anything to kill their species,” Jeffrey Flocken, North American regional director of the Massachusetts-based IFAW, said. “This is, in fact, making a spectacle of killing an endangered species.” The auction took place in downtown Dallas under tight security. Organizers hoped to at least break the previous high bid for one of the permits in Namibia, which was $223,000, and had said the amount could be as high as $1 million. The nation offers five permits each year, and the

one auctioned Saturday was the first to be made available for purchase outside of Namibia. The winning bidder could have come from anywhere in the world, and at least some bidders were expected to enter by phone. About 40 protesters gathered early Saturday evening outside the convention center where the auction and a pre-auction dinner were to take place. They held signs and chanted. Most dispersed by just after 6 p.m. CST. Jim and Lauren Ries traveled with their children from Atlanta to protest the auction of the rare black rhino hunting permit in Dallas. Jim Ries said it was his son Carter, 12, and daughter Olivia, 11, who pushed for them to go and participate. “We heard what the Dallas Safari Club was doing and we thought it was just wrong that they were auctioning off to kill a black rhino and we really got upset that they were thinking this,” Carter Ries said. The family started a nonprofit called One More Generation, dedicated to saving endangered species.

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Pat Antonisse, left, of Dallas, Susan Oakey, center, of Dallas and Gary Angle, right, of Richardson, Texas, holds sign protesting outside the Dallas Convention Center where the Dallas Safari Club is holding its’ weekend show and auction, Saturday, Jan. 11 in Dallas. Hunt the black rhino to save the black rhino. That’s the Dallas Safari Club’s approach to a fundraiser for efforts to protect the endangered species. The group hopes to raise more than $200,000 Saturday by auctioning off the right to shoot and kill a black rhinoceros in the African nation of Namibia.

Christmas delivery finally arrives at space station By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The six space station astronauts finally got their Christmas presents Sunday with the arrival of a privately launched supply ship that took an extra month to soar. The spacemen opened the capsule a day early and started removing items, as soon as the Orbital Sciences Corp. vessel was moored safely at the International Space Station. Packed inside were 3,000 pounds of groceries, equipment and experiments, as well as eagerly awaited Christmas gifts from

their families back home and some fresh fruit courtesy of NASA. Among the first things out: ants that are part of an educational project. NASA is relying on private industry to keep the orbiting lab well stocked in this post-shuttle era and, in three or four more years, possibly supply rides for U.S. astronauts as well. This was Orbital Sciences’ second shipment. The Virginia company was supposed to make the latest delivery last month, well before Christmas, but had to wait for reasons beyond its control. A space station breakdown in

mid-December took priority, and NASA bumped the flight to January in order to repair the disabled cooling system at the orbiting outpost. Then frigid weather at the launch site at Wallops Island, Va., forced a delay. Then a strong solar storm interfered. Everything finally came together for a smooth liftoff on Thursday. Flight controllers for Orbital Sciences, wearing red company shirts, broke into applause when astronaut Michael Hopkins used the space station’s main robot arm to grab onto the Cygnus capsule, more than 260 miles above the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar. With-

Desegregation aid could end for Arkansas schools By CHUCK BARTELS Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An agreement awaiting a federal judge’s final approval soon could end one of the nation’s most historic desegregation efforts following decades of court battles and $1 billion of special aid to Little Rock-area schools. Lawyers and patrons this week will pick apart details of a proposed settlement among three school districts, state lawyers and others involved in the case to determine if it is fair. Unless U.S. District Judge Price Marshall finds fault with the deal, for the first time in more than a quarter century the state no longer will be required to make extra payments to help fund racial integration of schools. In November, Marshall gave tentative approval to a plan that would end the state’s payments within four years. However, he will hear formal arguments Monday and Tuesday on whether to officially end the dispute that has roots in the Central High School desegregation fight 56 years ago. “I grew up in Arkansas; I remember the 1957 crisis,” said Jerry Guess, the superintendent of the Pulaski County Special School District. “I believe all of this is entwined and I believe this is an important moment in education in Arkansas.” Little Rock was the scene of the nation’s first major desegregation battle when President Dwight Eisenhower used federal troops to escort nine black schoolchildren into Central High School, the city system’s flagship school. Court cases involving desegregation have been in place during most years since then. The Little Rock School District sued the state and the Pulaski County Special and North Little Rock districts in 1982, saying their policies had created a racial imbalance

among schools countywide. Under terms of a 1989 settlement, the state of Arkansas agreed to give the districts extra money to boost desegregation efforts, including adding magnet schools and allowing student transfers. Under the proposed settlement, payments that total nearly $70 million a year now would end in four years. Funds in the final year must be used to improve facilities. Without the settlement, the districts risk having payments stopped immediately, which almost happened two years ago. U.S. District Judge Brian Miller, who has since recused himself from the case, attempted to cut off the funding, saying the districts had become accustomed to the money and benefited more if they didn’t fully comply with the settlement. “It seems that the State of Arkansas is using a carrot and stick approach with these districts but that the districts are wise mules that have learned how to eat the carrot and sit down on the job,” Miller wrote in 2011. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned him, saying no one had asked for the payments to end. Taking that as a clue, the state petitioned to end the payments. Marshall cannot modify the terms of the agreement; his role is only to approve or not approve it. If the agreement reached among the parties falls apart, a trial on the state’s request is set for March. Aaron Sadler, a spokesman for Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, said he doubted any objections raised would “impair approval of the settlement.” John Walker, a state representative and noted civil rights attorney who also represents black schoolchildren as intervenors, said he also sees no reason the judge would disapprove. “Factually, nothing has

changed since the last hearing,” Walker said. Under the proposed agreement, students currently attending schools out of their home districts would be allowed to continue their studies without having to transfer back. School patrons in Sherwood, a small city north of North Little Rock, have criticized plans to let the nearby Jacksonville area secede from the Pulaski County district while Sherwood cannot until the judge declares the district officially desegregated, or unitary. Pulaski County’s unitary status has been held up by shortcomings in facilities, discipline, scholarships and student achievement, according to recent court documents. “That does not offer us a ray of hope. ... We’ve been in this court case for 30 years,” said Linda Remele, a retired teacher and administrator who backs a separate district for Sherwood and has filed a written objection to the court. However, the rest of the settlement does not necessarily signal an end to discrimination in the schools, he said. “The only thing historic about (the settlement) is that the state no longer will have to pay money after four years for trying to help these districts do what they’re supposed to do,” Walker said, pledging to file another lawsuit if the districts falter. But Walker said a new suburban high school illustrates the continuing problem for black children. The new high school is in heavily-white Maumelle, and a shiny new middle school in Little Rock is in the Chenal neighborhood, among the wealthiest enclaves in the state. “The idea has to be that the intended beneficiaries (of the settlement) have their issues addressed,” Walker said. “Poor sections of the districts, including Jacksonville, are underserved.” C

in two hours, the capsule was bolted to the station. And four hours after that, the astronauts threw open the hatch. Because of the long day, the astronauts were supposed to wait until Monday before opening the capsule. But with presents from their families awaiting them, they couldn’t resist. As a holiday treat, NASA stashed away the fruit for the two Americans, three Russians and one Japanese, and Orbital Sciences included a few surprises of its own. “It was difficult keeping up with you today,” Mission Control radioed. “You guys were blazing.”

Orbital Sciences conducted a test run to the space station last September. This is the first official supply run under a $1.9 billion contract with NASA. “I’ve been up here on station for about 3½ months,” Hopkins said, “and I’ve seen two Orbital vehicles in that time, and I think that’s very impressive. So congratulations to everyone.” As before, the Cygnus will be filled with trash and cut loose for a fiery, destructive reentry, in mid-February. NASA is paying Orbital Sciences and the California-based SpaceX company to supply the space station. SpaceX will make its fourth delivery next

month, launching from Cape Canaveral. Russia, Japan and Europe also make periodic deliveries. Russia is the lone means of astronaut transport, however, until SpaceX or another American company is able to fly humans. NASA estimates that should occur by 2017. This Cygnus is named for the late shuttle astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton, who helped conduct air-launched rockets for Orbital Sciences in the 1990s. He died in August at age 76 following a stroke. Sunday’s successful linkup is a testament to Fullerton’s career, both Hopkins and Mission Control noted.

World Charter vote defines Egypt’s future By HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press

CAIRO — With a presidential run by Egypt’s powerful military chief seeming more likely by the day, this week’s constitution referendum, to be held amid a massive security force deployment, is widely seen as a vote of confidence in the regime he installed last summer. The charter is an overhaul of an Islamist-backed constitution adopted in December 2012 during the rule of Mohammed Morsi, the ousted president, and his Muslim Brotherhood. Drafted by a 50-member panel of mostly secular-leaning politicians, it criminalizes discrimination, enshrines gender equality and guarantees a raft of freedoms and rights. And crucially, the Jan. 1415 vote provides the country’s increasingly popular military chief, Gen. Abdel-Fattah elSissi, with a first electoral test since he ousted Morsi in a military coup on July 3. A comfortable “yes” vote and a respectable turnout would be seen as bestowing legitimacy, while undermining the Islamists’ argument that Morsi remains the nation’s elected president. “It is not just a referendum on the constitution. It is on many things, including el-Sissi and the fight against violence by militants,” said analyst and columnist Makram Mohammed Ahmed, who is close to the military. “I cannot imagine that a big ‘yes’ majority will automatically usher in a new legitimacy that will be swiftly recognized by the West, but it is a good constitution that must be given its due.” With the stakes so high, authorities are undertaking a massive security operation to protect polling stations and voters. The deployment involves 160,000 soldiers, including elite paratroopers and commandos backed by armored vehicles and helicopters, according to military and security officials. An even larger number of police— over 200,000 officers — will also participate. Fearing militant attacks, troops are being stationed at airports around the country to be flown to sites of possible attacks at short notice. And military aircraft will be used to monitor rarely used desert routes to major cities, a tactic designed to stop the infiltration of militants, said the officials, who agreed to discuss the details of the operation only on condition of anonymity. Snipers will be deployed at secret locations close to polling stations, they said. Provinces that witness major outbreaks of violence will be sealed off from the rest of the country while the police and army move to contain it. The charter adopted under Morsi won some 64 percent of the vote on a low turnout of about 30 percent — partly

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A supporter of ousted leader Mohammed Morsi flashes the “Rabaa” sign during a protest in Nahda Square, near Cairo University in Giza, Egypt, Sunday, Jan. 12. With a presidential run by Egyptís powerful military chief seeming more likely by the day, this weekís two-day constitution referendum, to be held amid a massive security force deployment, is widely seen as a vote of confidence in the regime he installed last summer.

caused by the then-opposition calling for a boycott of the vote. This week, it is the Muslim Brotherhood and its backers who are urging a boycott. Their argument is that the entire process, beginning with the coup, is illegitimate, and they are planning mass demonstrations on voting days. The group has honed its mobilization tactics in the 85 years since its inception, winning more than 40 percent of the vote in parliamentary elections held in late 2011 and early 2012. Still, it’s difficult to predict how effective the boycott will be given that most of the Brotherhood’s top and midlevel leaders are either in jail or on the run. The government’s recent move to label the group a terrorist organization has in effect meant that mere membership can bring a lengthy jail sentence. “The arrests have left entire provinces without a local leadership to organize and execute,” said a Brotherhood activist in southern Egypt, a stronghold of Islamists, who asked to be identified only by his first name, Mohammed, because he feared arrest. “We are heavily relying on sympathetic students, sisters and workers to lobby for a ‘no’ vote.” To help ensure strong turnout, wealthy businessmen have been asked by local officials to fund the transport of poor voters to polling stations. The government has also decreed that voters can cast their ballots wherever they happen to be on Tuesday and Wednesday, rather than at polling centers in the districts where they are registered. While sure to boost turnout, the move also raises the specter of fraud. The government says anyone caught voting more than once will be swiftly put on

trial and that a conviction will mean a jail sentence. Since Morsi’s removal, elSissi has remained silent on whether he would run for president, though he told a newspaper interviewer late last year he could not rule it out. Addressing a crowd of military officers, police commanders, politicians, artists and writers, el-Sissi said he would run if he received a popular mandate to do so. “I cannot turn my back on Egypt,” he said. Close aides have said that el-Sissi would view a big “yes” majority of some 70 percent and a respectable turnout as a popular mandate for him to run. The vote will also show how much influence supporters of ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak retain after throwing their weight behind Morsi’s removal and the roadmap announced by el-Sissi in July, which includes presidential and parliamentary elections later this year. It will also test whether the ultraconservative Islamic AlNour party, the military-backed regime’s unlikely ally, can succeed in rallying its skeptical supporters to a “yes” vote. The referendum is Egypt’s sixth nationwide vote since Mubarak’s ouster nearly three years ago in a popular uprising triggered by deeply rooted grievances over suppression of freedoms, police brutality, and social

and economic injustice. The five previous votes were probably the freest in Egypt’s history, though they were held amid a growing sense of polarization. By contrast, this week’s vote will be held in a climate that, in many ways, is a throwback to Mubarak’s days. Many of the freedoms won by the 2011 uprising have been rolled back since the military coup, the brutal police tactics of Mubarak’s 29-year rule are making a comeback and a climate of intolerance for dissent is growing. Liberal youth leaders have been thrown in jail and a new law places draconian conditions on allowing street protests. A massive crackdown against Morsi’s Brotherhood continues, with thousands of mostly Brotherhood members thought to be in detention. They include Morsi and almost every top Brotherhood leader. The former president faces three separate trials that carry the death penalty. Meanwhile, police have detained volunteers plastering fliers urging Egyptians to vote “no,” and the media, both stateowned and private, is firmly in the “yes” camp, continuously airing pro-”yes” propaganda, along with patriotic songs and promotional films. Thousands of giant billboards and fliers have appeared across the country, all exhorting a “yes” vote.

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has agreed to limit uranium enrichment and to open its nuclear program to daily inspection by international experts starting Jan. 20, setting the clock running on a six-month deadline for a final nuclear agreement, officials said Sunday. In exchange, the Islamic Republic will get a relaxation of the financial sanctions that have been crippling its economy. The announcement that Iran and six world powers had agreed on the plan for implementing an interim agreement came first from Iranian officials and was later confirmed elsewhere. Some U.S. lawmakers have been leery of the agreement, calling for tougher sanctions against Iran, rather than any loosening of controls. Iran’s official IRNA news agency quoted Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as saying the deal, which sets the terms of a landmark agreement reached in November, would take effect from Jan. 20. The agency said Iran will grant the United Nations’ watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency access to its nuclear facilities and its centrifuge production lines to confirm it is complying with terms of the deal. Araghchi later told state television some $4.2 billion in seized oil revenue would be released under the deal. Senior officials in U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration put the total relief figure at $7 billion.

Kerry calls attendance a credibility test as Syrian opposition strains democracy PARIS — Syria’s Western-backed opposition came under steely pressure Sunday to attend peace talks in just over a week as envoys from 11 countries converged to help restore, and test, credibility of a rebel coalition sapped by vicious infighting and indecision. But diplomacy’s limits were starkly apparent in Syria itself, where activists said rebel-on-rebel clashes have killed nearly 700 people in the deadliest bout of infighting since the civil war began. The bloodshed, pitting al-Qaida-linked militants against several Islamist and more moderate rebel brigades, has begun to overshadow the broader war against the government. Sunday’s meetings in Paris came just over a week before the scheduled talks in Switzerland, as the Syrian National Coalition nears collapse, its influence eroded by the chronic infighting, international pressure and disagreement over whether to negotiate with Syria’s president, Bashar Assad. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry joined 10 other foreign ministers who urged coalition President Ahmed al-Jarba to deliver his group to the Switzerland talks and finally meet face-to-face with the government it hopes to overthrow. Kerry said he was confident the coalition would be at the talks, and hinted at a diplomatic backlash from its allies if it skips the meetings. - The Associated Press

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Bosch details Rodriguez’s program HOWIE RUMBERG AP Sports Writer

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s key witness in its case against Alex Rodriguez said he designed and administered an elaborate doping program for the 14-time AllStar starting in 2010. Anthony Bosch, the founder of the now shuttered Florida anti-aging clinic, Biogenesis, said in a “60 Minutes” interview aired on CBS on Sunday night that Rodriguez paid him $12,000 per month to provide him with an assortment of banned drugs that included testosterone and human growth hormone. Rob Manfred, the chief operating officer of Major League Baseball, said during the news program that Bosch

chose to cooperate in the investigation in part because he feared for his life. MLB’s suspension of Rodriguez was reduced on Saturday by an arbitrator from 211 games to 162, plus all playoff games next season. Rodriguez’s lawyers plan to file a suit in federal court Monday to overturn the arbitration ruling. Commissioner Bud Selig, who did not testify during the slugger’s appeal, defended the largest suspension ever handed out under the Joint Drug Agreement. “In my judgment his actions were beyond comprehension,” Selig said on the show. “I think 211 games was a very fair penalty.” Bosch said he began working with Rodriguez — who was motivated by

his pursuit of 800 career home runs — five days before the New York Yankees third baseman hit his 600th homer on Aug. 4, 2010. Bosch said the first words out of Rodriguez’s mouth were: “What did Manny Ramirez take in 2008 and 2009?” Ramirez was suspended 50 games in 2009 while with the Los Angeles Dodgers after testing positive for a banned drug, his first of two offenses. Of the 14 players suspended as a result of MLB’s investigation into Biogenesis, Rodriguez was the only one to appeal the ban. A self-taught practitioner who was once fined $5,000 for practicing medicine without a license, Bosch outlined his relationship with the three-time AL MVP. He said he designed the program

to help Rodriguez maximize the effects of the drugs and remain clean in the eyes of baseball. Rodriguez never failed a test during the period in question. Detailing a clandestine operation, Bosch said the duo used code words for the drugs like “gummies” for testosterone lozenges, which Rodriguez sometimes took right before games. Bosch said he once drew A-Rod’s blood in the bathroom stall of a Miami restaurant. Bosch also said he injected A-Rod with banned drugs because the former No. 1 draft pick with 654 career homers was afraid of needles. Details of Bosch’s relationship with Rodriguez have never been made public because the Joint Drug Agreement and Collective Bargaining Agreement requires confidentiality from both sides.

Rodriguez’s lawyer Joseph Tacopina chastised MLB for participating in the segment — even though he also was interviewed. “Tonight’s further expansion of Bud Selig and Rob Manfred’s quest to destroy Alex Rodriguez goes beyond comprehension,” he said in a statement. “In a clearly pre-orchestrated display, Selig and Manfred, having known for some time what the result of the arbitration would be (in light of Manfred sitting on the arbitration panel) put forth an unparalleled display of hubris and vindictiveness — complete with Manfred appearing in tandem with the drug dealer Tony Bosch, both in full makeup, celebrating the joint victory of Bosch’s lies and Manfred’s intimidation and payments for testimony.”

49ers crush Panthers STEVE REED AP Sports Writer

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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning passes under pressure from Chargers outside linebacker Melvin Ingram in the fourth quarter of an NFL playoff game Sunday in Denver.

It’s Manning vs. Brady Broncos overcome Chargers to set up dream matchup ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer

DENVER — Peyton Manning took a knee again, just as he had at the end of regulation exactly a year earlier. Only this time, he trotted off to cheers, high-fives and smiles. Manning welcomed Wes Welker back into the lineup with a touchdown toss Sunday and the Denver Broncos narrowly avoided a repeat of their playoff slip from last year, advancing to the AFC championship game with a 24-17 win over the San Diego Chargers. The Broncos (14-3) took a 17-0 lead into the fourth quarter before Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers capitalized on an injury to corner-

back Chris Harris Jr. to stage a comeback reminiscent of Baltimore’s shocking win 3835 win in double overtime at Denver. On that night, Jacoby Jones hauled in a 70-yard pass from Joe Flacco to tie it and Denver coach John Fox had Manning take a knee so the Broncos could regroup in overtime. This time, Manning rescued the Broncos from the brink of another crushing collapse and sent them into the title game for the first time in eight seasons. They’ll host the New England Patriots (13-4) on Sunday. Get ready for Brady vs. Manning once more. In the most recent matchup of QBs with Hall of Fame cre-

dentials, Tom Brady and the Patriots rallied past Manning and the visiting Broncos 3431 in overtime on Nov. 24. “That’s two of the greats,” Eric Decker said. “It’s going to be talked about a lot throughout the week.” “It’s the Broncos versus the Patriots and certainly Tom and I have played against each other a lot,” Manning said. “But when you get to the AFC championship, it’s about two good teams that have been through a lot to get there.” The Chargers regretted not trying another onside kick after Manning converted a 20yard pass to Julius Thomas on third-and-17 from his 20-yard line, the first of three thirddown conversions on Denver’s final possession.

In their playoff loss last year, they couldn’t salt away a fourth-quarter lead, in no small part because of curious calls and inexact execution. “I felt like that game last year forced us to address those types of situations all season long,” Manning said. “We’ve worked on it in training camp, we’ve worked on it in the season. ... It was nice that all that hard work paid off for us.” Manning also hit Thomas on third-and-6 from his 45, then the Broncos iced it on Knowshon Moreno’s 5-yard burst on third-and-1 with 1:12 left. “When they got that first down I was jumping up and down,” Broncos defensive lineman Malik Jackson said. See NFL, Page A-9

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Colin Kaepernick raced into the end zone, then pretended to rip open his shirt with both hands imitating Cam Newton’s Superman touchdown celebration. Three years of frustration had come to a head. “Just a little shoutout,” Kaepernick said. To whom? “I think you know the answer,” Kaepernick said with a grin. Kaepernick said he “will never forget” that he was selected in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft, 35 spots behind Newton, the Heisman Trophy winner and the top pick that season. On Sunday, he outplayed his quarterback counterpart, throwing one touchdown pass and running for another score as the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Carolina Panthers 23-10 to advance to the NFC title game for the third straight season. Kaepernick completed 15 of 28 passes for 196 yards in the divisional playoff win, avenging his worst statistical performance of the season two months ago against the Panthers. “That’s not the first, nor will it be the last time somebody does that,” Newton said of Kaepernick’s copycat display before leaving the postgame podium. Anquan Boldin had eight catches for 136 yards and Frank Gore ran for 84 yards on 17 carries for the 49ers (14-4), who will visit Seattle next Sunday looking for a return trip to the Super Bowl. “I think we’re the two teams that everybody was looking at from the beginning,” Kaepernick said. “It’s going to be a knockdown, drag-out game.” The 49ers will have their hands full. San Francisco (14-4) split two games with the Seahawks this season, but lost 29-3 at CenturyLink Field in September. The 49ers were missing re-

ceiver Michael Crabtree in that lopsided loss. Crabtree only had three catches for 26 yards against Carolina, but Boldin said he drew plenty of double teams that allowed him to get open. “That’s the great thing about our team — we have weapons all around,” Boldin said. “You try to take one guy out and you still have two or three guys left who can make big plays.” The 49ers held Newton in check, intercepting him twice and sacking him five times while stopping the Panthers (12-5) twice on the 1-yard line in the first half. Newton finished with 267 yards passing and had 54 yards on 10 carries, but the Panthers only found the end zone once — on a 31-yard TD strike to Steve Smith. It was a rough playoff debut for Newton. Linebacker Ahmad Brooks stopped Newton on a fourthdown sneak early in the second. Later, Brooks vaulted over the line and past Newton — he was called for offsides, but the 49ers showed the Panthers it wouldn’t be easy. “Terrible ending to a great season,” Newton said. Almost fittingly, he misfired into the end zone on the final play of the game. Kaepernick was held to 91 yards passing, 16 yards rushing and sacked six times in the first meeting with Carolina, a 10-9 loss at Candlestick Park. But he played efficient football Sunday. “We had to get settled down,” Kaepernick said. “We came out, they did some unorthodox things against us. We settled down, we got into our rhythm, we started making plays.” San Francisco led 13-10 at the half when Kaepernick scored midway through in the third quarter on a 4-yard touchdown run off a read option. The Panthers couldn’t answer, failing to score in the second half.

No. 20 Iowa gives No. 3 Ohio State its 2nd loss this week By The Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Roy Devin Marble scored 22 points, Aaron White added 19 and No. 20 Iowa ended the game on a 22-9 run to hand No. 3 Ohio State its second loss of the week, 84-74 on Sunday. Melsahn Besabe had 11 points and 10 rebounds, Mike Gesell added 11 points and Jarrod Uthoff had 10 for the Hawkeyes (14-3, 3-1 Big Ten), who ended a string of eight straight losses to the Buckeyes. LaQuinton Ross scored 22 points, Amir Williams had 11 and Lenzelle Smith Jr. 10 for Ohio State (15-2, 2-2), which had opened with 15 consecutive wins. The Buckeyes fell 72-68 in overtime at No. 5 Michigan State on Tuesday night. It was Iowa’s first win over a top 5 team since an 83-65 victory at No. 2 Missouri on Dec. 15, 2001. Iowa was 0-2 on opponents’ home courts coming in. Their three losses have come against teams with a combined 45-2 record (Villanova, Iowa State and Wisconsin) — with each loss coming by five or fewer points.

Mike Moser scored 24 points to lead The Hawkeyes had not won in Co- son for SMU while Shawn Williams added highs with seven 3-pointers and 31 points, lumbus since 2004, losing on their last 10 points. The Mustangs hit just 24 of 65 including 21 in the second half, for Wash- the Ducks (13-3, 1-3), who had two from the field (a season-low 37 percent), ington. chances to tie the game in the final 8 seven trips.

No. 12 LOUISVILLE 71, SMU 63 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Luke Hancock had a career-high 23 points, including two free throws with 46 seconds remaining, for Louisville in a meeting of Hall of Fame coaches. Hancock’s second straight 20-point game helped Rick Pitino’s Cardinals (143, 3-1 American Athletic Conference) get the final word in his first collegiate matchup against Larry Brown and his Mustangs (11-4, 1-2). Making his first start despite dealing with a left Achilles issue, the senior guard made 8 of 15 from the field — 4 of 9 from 3-point range — to help keep Louisville ahead in a tense game that Montrezl Harrell finally settled with a dunk and a block after Hancock’s free throws. Russ Smith scored 23 points and Harrell added 12 points and 13 rebounds as Louisville bounced back from Thursday’s loss to No. 24 Memphis with 47 percent shooting, despite being outrebounded 4835 including 20-6 on the offensive end. Markus Kennedy had 12 points and eight rebounds in his first start of the sea-

well below their league-best 50 percent Washington (11-6, 3-1 Pac-12) had lost mark coming in. 12 straight against ranked teams. Colorado (14-3, 3-1) never recovered after leading scorer Spencer Dinwiddie No. 13 SAN DIEGO ST. 79, crumbled to the court late in the first half AIR FORCE 72 after his left knee buckled while dribAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — JJ bling on a fast break. Dinwiddie had to be O’Brien had 18 points and 11 rebounds helped to the locker room by teammates as San Diego State extended its winning and did not return. The Huskies outscored the Buffaloes streak to 13 games. It is the second-longest winning streak 49-29 after Dinwiddie’s injury. Josh Scott led Colorado with 15 points. in school history for the Aztecs (14-1, 3-0 Mountain West) and it continues their sec- Askia Booker, the reigning Pac-12 player ond-best start ever behind 20-0 in 2010- of the week, was 0 for 9 from the field and went scoreless for just the second time in 11. Tre’ Coggins had 29 points, including his college career. five 3-pointers, for the Falcons (8-7, 2-2), who led for much of the first half before STANFORD 82, trailing 31-27 at the break. No. 17 OREGON 80 The Aztecs held a 39-30 rebounding edge including 17-6 on the offensive end. EUGENE, Ore. — Anthony Brown The Aztecs were 7 of 14 from beyond the scored a career-high 24 points and Stanarc while the Falcons were 7 of 20. ford held on to send Oregon to its third straight loss. Chasson Randle had 23 points for the WASHINGTON 71, Cardinal (10-5, 1-2 Pac-12), who beat their No. 15 COLORADO 54 second ranked team this season, something SEATTLE — C.J. Wilcox set career they hadn’t accomplished since 2009. C

seconds but Johnathan Loyd missed an open jumper and Dominic Artis had a last-ditch layup roll off the rim as time expired. Oregon opened the season 13-0 but hasn’t won since beating Utah in overtime on Jan. 2. Brown made his first seven attempts from the field and 10 of 12 overall. Randle, who was coming off a 30-point performance in a loss to Oregon State in Thursday, was 8 of 14 from the field.

NORTHWESTERRN 49, No. 23 ILLINOIS 43 EVANSTON, Ill. — Tre Demps scored 11 points and made three late 3-pointers to lead Northwestern to the upset of in-state rival Illinois. Drew Crawford added 14 points and JerShon Cobb had 11 for Northwestern (89, 1-3 Big Ten), which gave coach Chris Collins his first conference victory. Tracy Abrams had 13 and Rayvonte Rice had eight for the Fighting Illini (13-4, 2-2), who have lost two straight after four consecutive wins.

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“It was delightful.” San Diego coach Mike McCoy, who was Denver’s offensive coordinator a year ago, was downcast in Denver once again, and so was Rivers, who had led his team to five straight do-or-die wins. “If we got it one more time, I believe deep down we would’ve tied that thing up,” Rivers said. “But we didn’t. Those are all a bunch of what-ifs.” Manning ended a personal three-game postseason skid in winning for the first time since leading Indianapolis over the Jets 30-17 in the AFC championship game on Jan. 24, 2010. Manning completed 25 of 36 passes for 230 yards and two TDs, numbers that weren’t quite up to the standards he set during a record-breaking regular season when he established new benchmarks with 55 TD passes and 5,447 yards. But it was windy and the Broncos were intent on establishing the run and controlling the clock, and they converted 9 of 13 third downs while holding the ball for 35½ minutes. After gaining just 18 yards on the ground against San Diego last month, the Broncos ran for 133 yards, including 82 by Moreno, whose 3-yard TD run put them ahead 24-7 with 8:12 left. After that, things got interesting. Keenan Allen hauled in a 49-yard catch with Quentin Jammer in coverage on fourthand-5 from the San Diego 25 with seven minutes left. That

led to his second TD — both from 16 yards — that pulled the Chargers to 24-14 with 5:43 left. “We got those two touchdowns in the second half, but it’s unfortunate we didn’t get started earlier,” said Allen, who finished with 142 yards on six catches. Decker then made his third big blunder of the day, flubbing the onside kick, which San Diego recovered, leading to Nick Novak’s 30-yard field goal with 3:53 remaining that pulled the Chargers (10-8) to within a touchdown. Novak followed with a pooch kick, and Trindon Holliday secured the ball at the Denver 27 with 3:51 left. Manning’s third-down brilliance kept the Chargers’ offense on the sideline. “Third-and-17, I was thinking we were definitely going to get the ball back,” Allen said. “And we were feeling good on the offensive side, having the momentum. It was just unfortunate we didn’t get it.” Notes: In the first half, Decker tripped at the San Diego 30yard line after a 47-yard punt return. “I guess it was that invisible fence that got me.” said Decker, who then let Manning’s pass in the end zone bounce off his chest and into the arms of linebacker Donald Butler — Manning’s first red zone interception of the season. ... Welker wore an oversized safety helmet. ... Manti Te’o and Marcus Gilchrist sustained concussions. ... Denver did not punt for the first time in its playoff history and just the eighth time in NFL postseason history — three of those came with Manning under center.

Kings rip Cavs By The Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Isaiah Thomas scored 26 points and the Sacramento Kings won their third straight game with this season’s biggest rout, a 12480 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. The Kings scored 16 straight points in the third quarter and led by 28 points heading into the fourth. The three-game winning streak is Sacramento’s first since December 2012. The 44-point victory margin was the largest in the NBA this season, according to STATS. SPURS 104, TIMBERWOLVES 86 SAN ANTONIO — Kawhi Leonard scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half and San Antonio held off Minnesota for its fourth straight win. Tim Duncan had 15 points

and Tony Parker added 14 points and 10 assists for Western Conference-leading San Antonio. Matt Bonner also scored 14 points — including 4-for-5 shooting on 3-pointers — and Marco Belinelli had 13 points and Patty Mills added 10. Nikola Pekovic scored 22 points to lead Minnesota. Kevin Love had 14 points and Alexey Shved added 11. GRIZZLIES 108, HAWKS 101 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mike Conley had 21 points and 13 assists and Zach Randolph added 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead Memphis over Atlanta. Paul Millsap scored 21 points to lead the Hawks, who had won two straight. It was only the Hawks’ third loss to the Grizzlies in the past 15 games.

Sports Briefs Seldovia hoops drops games The Seldovia girls and boys basketball games dropped nonconference games in Anchorage this weekend. Friday, Seldovia traveled to play the West JV. The Sea Otters girls lost 35-20, getting nine points from Marina Chissus. The Sea Otters boys lost 58-43, trailing by eight at the half before getting outscored 23-7 in the third. Aidan Philpot had 19 points, while Seth O’Leary added 14. Saturday, the Sea Otters faced Grace Christian. The girls fell 49-12. The boys lost to Grace 69-63. Seldovia led 18-14 after one quarter, but Grace led by one at the half. The game was tied after three quarters. Philpot had 23, while Calem Collier had 17.

Walker wins Sony Open HONOLULU — Jimmy Walker, an astronomy fanatic and now a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, gazed through a glass window across the room to a television that showed his most recent photo of Orion’s Sword. Walker toiled on the PGA Tour for seven years and 187 tournaments without winning. Now it appears the stars have aligned for him. That certainly was the case Sunday in the Sony Open. In a wild final round, where four players were in the mix with an hour to go, Walker followed a clutch par save with three straight birdies to pull away from the pack. He closed with a 7-under 63 for a one-shot victory over Chris Kirk. That’s two wins in six starts for Walker.

Venus Williams loses in Australia MELBOURNE, Australia — Just as she was starting to show glimpses of returning to form, Venus Williams was let down by her serve and her concentration at crucial times and lost 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Ekaterina Makarova on day one of the Australian Open. The No. 22-seeded Makarova upset Serena Williams in the fourth round here in 2012, but was comprehensively outplayed in the first set against the elder of the Williams sisters on Monday, dropping serve three times. Williams had chances in the second set, too, missing a breakpoint opportunity to go up 4-2, and then serving three consecutive double-faults after leading the ninth game 40-30 to surrender a crucial break. The 33-year-old Williams, the second-oldest player in the tournament and seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, took some time out after the second set to change her zebra-striped dress and came back strongly, taking a 3-0 lead. But Makarova rallied again and Williams’ error count rose — she had 21 of her 56 unforced errors in the deciding set. — Staff and wire reports

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Islanders take down Stars By The Associated Press

DALLAS — John Tavares scored with 1:24 to go and Brock Nelson added an emptynetter, leading the streaking New York Islanders to a 4-2 victory over the slumping Dallas Stars on Sunday. Kyle Okposo had two goals in New York’s fourth consecutive victory. The Islanders (1822-7) also have won seven straight road games. The Islanders rallied past the Stars after trailing 2-0 after one period for the second time in a week. This time, New York scored three goals in the final 4:16. Dallas (20-18-7) has lost six in a row for the first time since March 2011. Ray Whitney and Sergei Gonchar scored first-period goals for the Stars against goalie Kevin Poulin, who finished with 29 saves. Dallas goaltender Dan Ellis stopped 27 shots.

Hodgson, returning after missing eight games with a hand injury, beat Philipp Grubauer in a skills contest that mirrored the rest of the game — not many quality chances, hardly any pucks in the net. Tyler Ennis scored in the first period, and Ryan Miller made 28 saves for the Sabres, whose 11game road skid was the secondlongest in club history, behind a 12-game streak in the 2011-12 season. Jason Chimera also scored in the opening period, and Grubauer made 30 saves for the Capitals, who have lost five of seven.

MAPLE LEAFS 3, DEVILS 2, SO

TORONTO — James van Riemsdyk scored in the shootout to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday night. Tyler Bozak and van Riemsdyk scored in regulation for Toronto, which had lost four straight since winning the Winter Classic on Jan. 1. Toronto goalie Jonathan Bernier stopped 36 of the 38 shots he faced through overtime. He then SABRES 2, denied Jaromir Jagr, Ryane Clowe CAPITALS 1, SO and Reid Boucher in the shootout WASHINGTON — Cody to get his 14th win. Hodgson decided a lackluster game with the only goal in the shootout, RANGERS 4, FLYERS 1 and Buffalo avoided matching the NEW YORK — It is no aclongest road losing streak in francident the New York Rangers are chise history.

surging just as Henrik Lundqvist is finding his Vezina Trophy form. Daniel Carcillo, Rick Nash and Derick Brassard scored less than 10 minutes in, and Lundqvist made 37 saves as the Rangers routed the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Sunday night. Chris Kreider got his teamleading 12th goal in the second period to help the Rangers win their third straight and fourth in five (40-1). Lundqvist has allowed just eight goals in New York’s past four games.

BLACKHAWKS 5, OILERS 3 CHICAGO — Marian Hossa had a power-play goal and an assist on his 35th birthday, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Sunday night to end a three-game losing streak. Ben Smith, Andrew Shaw, Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook also scored for Chicago, which had 15 goals against Edmonton in a threegame sweep of the season series. Ales Hemsky and Taylor Hall scored for Edmonton. The Oilers’ Boyd Gordon was credited with a fluke short-handed goal in the second period when Chicago’s Patrick Kane inadvertently bounced a pass off the boards and into an empty net during a delayed penalty call. After a slow start, the Blackhawks dominated the action and outshot Edmonton 41-21. Chicago’s Antti Raanta made

18 saves in just his second start since No. 1 goalie Corey Crawford returned from a lower-body injury on Jan. 2.

WILD 4, PREDATORS 0 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A big milestone for Darcy Kuemper came in a big win for the Minnesota Wild. Dany Heatley had a goal and an assist, Kuemper made 23 saves for his first career shutout, and the Wild beat the Nashville Predators 4-0 on Sunday night. Jason Zucker and Matt Cooke also scored for Minnesota, which has won five of six. Kuemper made five saves in the first, nine in the second, and nine in the third. The rookie’s best save came with 2:17 left in the third period when he denied former Wild forward Matt Cullen from just outside of the crease on the right side.

DUCKS 1, RED WINGS 0 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jonas Hiller made 22 saves in his 14th consecutive victory, and the steamrolling Anaheim Ducks beat the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 Sunday night for their 17th victory in 18 games. Andrew Cogliano scored in the second period for the NHL-leading Ducks, who improved to 19-0-2 at home this season despite playing without injured scoring leader Ryan Getzlaf.

Scoreboard Stewart Cink (47), $54,818 69-69-66-67—271 Jason Kokrak (47), $54,818 66-67-70-68—271 K.J. Choi (47), $54,818 67-69-69-66—271 Chris Stroud (47), $54,818 68-65-70-68—271 Heath Slocum (47), $54,818 69-69-65-68—271 John Peterson (47), $54,818 68-69-65-69—271 Brendon Todd (47), $54,818 70-66-66-69—271 Robert Allenby (47), $54,818 68-68-65-70—271 Boo Weekley (41), $38,080 67-67-70-68—272 Spencer Levin (41), $38,080 69-69-66-68—272 Jason Dufner (41), $38,080 67-68-67-70—272 Brian Harman (37), $30,987 69-66-69-69—273 John Daly (37), $30,987 66-73-64-70—273 Michael Putnam (37), $30,987 70-68-68-67—273 Sang-Moon Bae (37), $30,987 63-70-70-70—273 Justin Leonard (37), $30,987 68-66-69-70—273 Brian Gay (37), $30,987 71-68-67-67—273 Ben Martin (30), $22,400 67-69-68-70—274 David Hearn (30), $22,400 68-70-67-69—274 Ricky Barnes (30), $22,400 68-69-68-69—274 Billy Hurley III (30), $22,400 67-69-69-69—274 Brice Garnett (30), $22,400 67-71-67-69—274 Charlie Beljan (30), $22,400 68-70-69-67—274 Charlie Wi (30), $22,400 69-70-68-67—274 Peter Malnati (30), $22,400 69-69-70-66—274 Tim Wilkinson (23), $15,523 71-67-67-70—275 James Hahn (23), $15,523 67-68-71-69—275 Chad Collins (23), $15,523 71-67-68-69—275 Daniel Summerhays (23), $15,523 66-71-70-68—275 William McGirt (23), $15,523 67-72-68-68—275

Golf Sony Open Scores

Sunday At Waialae Country Club Honolulu Purse: $5.6 million Yardage: 7,044; Par: 70 Final Jimmy Walker (500), $1,008,000 66-67-67-63—263 Chris Kirk (300), $604,800 64-69-65-66—264 Jerry Kelly (190), $380,800 67-67-66-65—265 Harris English (135), $268,800 66-66-67-67—266 Marc Leishman (110), $224,000 67-64-71-65—267 Brian Stuard (100), $201,600 65-65-71-67—268 Jeff Overton (90), $187,600 68-68-65-68—269 Charles Howell III (64), $119,000 71-67-66-66—270 Adam Scott (64), $119,000 67-66-71-66—270 Matt Kuchar (64), $119,000 68-68-68-66—270 Kevin Na (64), $119,000 70-67-67-66—270 Matt Every (64), $119,000 69-65-69-67—270 Hudson Swafford (64), $119,000 70-64-69-67—270 Ryan Palmer (64), $119,000 65-70-67-68—270 Zach Johnson (64), $119,000 68-67-66-69—270 Hideto Tanihara (0), $119,000 66-65-70-69—270 Retief Goosen (64), $119,000 66-69-66-69—270 Pat Perez (64), $119,000 68-67-66-69—270 Will Wilcox (64), $119,000 69-66-64-71—270 Ryuji Imada (47), $54,818 67-69-68-67—271

Football Wild-card Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 4 Indianapolis 45, Kansas City 44 New Orleans 26, Philadelphia 24 Sunday, Jan. 5 San Diego 27, Cincinnati 10 San Francisco 23, Green Bay 20

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, Jan. 11 Seattle 23, New Orleans 15 New England 43, Indianpolis 22 Sunday, Jan. 12 San Francisco 23, Carolina 10 Denver 24, San Diego 17

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 19 New England vs. Denver, 11 a.m. (CBS) San Francisco at Seattle, 2:30 p.m. (FOX) All Times AST

49ers 23, Panthers 10 SF Car.

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First Quarter SF—FG Dawson 49, 9:12. SF—FG Dawson 33, 4:33. Second Quarter Car—S.Smith 31 pass from Newton (Gano kick), 13:40. Car—FG Gano 24, 3:41. SF—V.Davis 1 pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick), :05. Third Quarter SF—Kaepernick 4 run (Dawson kick), 8:53. Fourth Quarter SF—FG Dawson 34, 7:35. A—73,784. SF Car First downs 21 18 Total Net Yards 315 325 Rushes-yards 34-126 24-93 Passing 189 232 Punt Returns 0-0 2-27 Kickoff Returns 0-0 4-78 Interceptions Ret. 2-17 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 15-30-0 16-25-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-7 5-35 Punts 2-47.5 2-42.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-40 8-73 Time of Possession 29:55 30:05 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—San Francisco, Gore 17-84, Hunter 9-27, Kaepernick 8-15. Carolina, Newton 10-54, Tolbert 8-20, D.Williams 5-13, LaFell 1-6. PASSING—San Francisco, Kaepernick 15-28-0-196, Boldin 0-1-00, Lee 0-1-0-0. Carolina, Newton 16-25-2-267. RECEIVING—San Francisco, Boldin 8-136, Crabtree 3-26, Patton 1-23, Gore 1-8, Tukuafu 1-2, V.Davis 1-1. Carolina, Ginn Jr. 4-104, S.Smith 4-74, Olsen 4-55, LaFell 4-34. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Broncos 24, Chargers 17 SD Den.

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First Quarter Den—D.Thomas 2 pass from Manning (Prater kick), 2:25. Second Quarter Den—Welker 3 pass from Manning (Prater kick), 6:00. Third Quarter

Den—FG Prater 45, 9:35. Fourth Quarter SD—Allen 16 pass from Rivers (Novak kick), 12:59. Den—Moreno 3 run (Prater kick), 8:12. SD—Allen 16 pass from Rivers (Novak kick), 5:43. SD—FG Novak 30, 3:53. A—76,969. SD Den First downs 13 26 Total Net Yards 259 363 Rushes-yards 18-65 34-133 Passing 194 230 Punt Returns 0-0 3-66 Kickoff Returns 0-0 3-77 Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 18-27-0 25-36-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-23 0-0 Punts 4-51.8 0-0.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 8-63 6-50 Time of Possession 24:33 35:27 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—San Diego, Woodhead 9-29, Mathews 5-26, Rivers 3-10, R.Brown 1-0. Denver, Moreno 23-82, Ball 10-52, Manning 1-(minus 1). PASSING—San Diego, Rivers 18-27-0-217. Denver, Manning 2536-1-230. RECEIVING—San Diego, Allen 6-142, R.Brown 4-18, Woodhead 3-10, Gates 2-10, Green 2-7, Royal 1-30. Denver, D.Thomas 8-54, J.Thomas 6-76, Welker 6-38, Decker 2-32, Caldwell 1-15, Moreno 1-12, Green 1-3. MISSED FIELD GOALS—San Diego, Novak 53 (WL). Denver, Prater 47 (WL).

Tennis Australian Open

Monday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $29.72 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Men First Round Stanislas Wawrinka (8), Switzerland, def. Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 4-1, retired. Mikhail Youzhny (14), Russia, def. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2. Ivan Dodig (32), Croatia, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 7-6 (8), 6-3, 7-6 (4). Sam Querrey, United States, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3). Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Jan Hajek, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1. Adrian Mannarino, France, def. Steve Johnson, United States, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0, 5-7, 6-4. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. Florian Mayer, Germany, def. Denis Kudla, United States, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3. David Ferrer (3), Spain, def. Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Tomas Berdych (7), Czech Republic, def. Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Richard Gasquet (9), France, def.

David Guez, France, 7-5, 6-4, 6-1. Women First Round Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-0, 6-1. Kirsten Flipkens (18), Belgium, def. Laura Robson, Britain, 6-3, 6-0. Irina Falconi, United States, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, 6-3, 6-1. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, def. Anna Tatishvili, Georgia, 6-2, 6-4. Angelique Kerber (9), Germany, def. Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, 6-3, 0-6, 6-2. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, def. Caroline Garcia, France, 6-2, 7-6 (7). Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, def. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, def. Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 6-2, 6-2. Ekaterina Makarova (22), Russia, def. Venus Williams, United States, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Daniela Hantuchova (31), Slovakia, def. Heather Watson, Britain, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. Li Na (4), China, def. Ana Konjuh, Croatia, 6-2, 6-0. Flavia Pennetta (28), Italy, def. Alexandra Cadantu, Romania, 6-0, 6-2. Virginie Razzano, France, def. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3). Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, def. Donna Vekic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-1. Annika Beck, Germany, def. Petra Martic, Croatia, 6-0, 6-0. Ana Ivanovic (14), Serbia, def. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 6-4, 6-4. Eugenie Bouchard (30), Canada, def. Tang Hao Chen, China, 7-5, 6-1.

Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 45 29 14 2 60 129 98 Tampa Bay 45 27 14 4 58 132 109 Montreal 46 26 15 5 57 117 107 Detroit 46 20 16 10 50 118 127 Toronto 47 22 20 5 49 128 143 Ottawa 46 20 18 8 48 131 146 Florida 45 17 21 7 41 105 139 Buffalo 44 13 26 5 31 77 121 Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh 47 33 12 2 68 152 112 Washington 45 22 16 7 51 136 135 N.Y. Rangers 47 24 20 3 51 118 124 Philadelphia 46 23 19 4 50 121 129 New Jersey 47 19 18 10 48 108 117 Carolina 45 19 17 9 47 111 128 Columbus 45 21 20 4 46 126 129 N.Y. Islanders 47 18 22 7 43 130 152

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Chicago 48 30 8 10 70 175 132 St. Louis 44 31 8 5 67 161 99 Colorado 45 28 12 5 61 132 115 Minnesota 48 25 18 5 55 118 119 Dallas 45 20 18 7 47 127 139 Nashville 47 19 21 7 45 109 141 Winnipeg 47 19 23 5 43 128 145 Pacific Division Anaheim 48 35 8 5 75 161 119 San Jose 46 28 12 6 62 148 116 Los Angeles 46 27 14 5 59 119 96 Vancouver 46 24 13 9 57 123 114 Phoenix 44 21 14 9 51 133 136 Calgary 45 15 24 6 36 101 144 Edmonton 48 15 28 5 35 126 169 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for

Tim Herron (16), $12,902 68-70-66-72—276 Y.E. Yang (16), $12,902 73-66-66-71—276 Greg Chalmers (16), $12,902 68-66-69-73—276 D.A. Points (16), $12,902 70-69-67-70—276 John Rollins (16), $12,902 69-68-70-69—276 Russell Henley (16), $12,902 73-65-69-69—276 Steven Bowditch (16), $12,902 72-66-69-69—276 Mark Wilson (16), $12,902 68-68-71-69—276 Justin Hicks (16), $12,902 69-69-70-68—276 Brendon de Jonge (16), $12,902 68-71-69-68—276 Tyrone Van Aswegen (9), $12,040 69-69-66-73—277 Seung-Yul Noh (9), $12,040 70-66-69-72—277 John Senden (9), $12,040 72-67-68-70—277 Paul Goydos (9), $12,040 74-64-70-69—277 Hyung-Sung Kim (0), $11,648 70-68-66-74—278 Morgan Hoffmann (5), $11,648 68-69-71-70—278 Stuart Appleby (5), $11,648 70-68-71-69—278 Robert Streb (3), $11,368 70-69-67-73—279 Scott Brown (3), $11,368 71-67-70-71—279 Derek Tolan (0), $11,144 70-66-70-76—282 Tommy Gainey (1), $11,144 72-67-70-73—282 Made cut; did not finish Scott Verplank (1), $10,696 71-67-72—210 John Huh (1), $10,696 71-67-72—210 Miguel Angel Carballo (1), $10,696 68-70-72—210 Toshinori Muto (0), $10,696 70-69-71—210 Ken Duke (1), $10,696 68-71-71—210 Kevin Foley (1), $10,696 67-72-71—210 Eric Dugas (0), $10,304 70-68-73—211 Joe Durant (1), $10,192 68-71-73—212

overtime loss. Sunday’s Games Buffalo 2, Washington 1, SO Toronto 3, New Jersey 2, SO N.Y. Islanders 4, Dallas 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 1 Chicago 5, Edmonton 3 Minnesota 4, Nashville 0 Anaheim 1, Detroit 0 Monday’s Games Calgary at Carolina, 3 p.m. Tampa Bay at Columbus, 3 p.m. Phoenix at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Vancouver at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m. All Times AST

Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 18 17 Brooklyn 15 22 New York 14 22 Boston 13 25 Philadelphia 12 25 Southeast Division Miami 27 10 Atlanta 20 18 Washington 16 19 Charlotte 15 23 Orlando 10 27 Central Division Indiana 29 7 Chicago 17 18 Detroit 16 22 Cleveland 13 24 Milwaukee 7 29

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio 29 8 Houston 24 14 Dallas 22 16 Memphis 17 19 New Orleans 15 21 Northwest Division Portland 28 9 Oklahoma City 28 9 Denver 19 17 Minnesota 18 19 Utah 12 26 Pacific Division L.A. Clippers 26 13 Golden State 25 14 Phoenix 21 15 L.A. Lakers 14 23 Sacramento 13 22

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Sunday’s Games Sacramento 124, Cleveland 80 Memphis 108, Atlanta 101 San Antonio 104, Minnesota 86 Monday’s Games Milwaukee at Toronto, 3 p.m. Houston at Boston, 3:30 p.m. Phoenix at New York, 3:30 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 4 p.m. San Antonio at New Orleans, 4 p.m. Orlando at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Denver at Utah, 5 p.m. All Times AST

Men’s Scores EAST Canisius 87, Monmouth (NJ) 67 Iona 87, Siena 78 La Salle 75, Duquesne 56 Manhattan 86, Marist 79, OT Rider 90, Niagara 78 St. Peter’s 74, Quinnipiac 67 Stony Brook 73, Hartford 50 SOUTH Florida St. 85, Maryland 61 Louisville 71, SMU 63 MIDWEST Akron 83, Ohio 80, 2OT Creighton 95, Xavier 89

Green Bay 93, Milwaukee 86, OT Iowa 84, Ohio St. 74 N. Illinois 45, Bowling Green 36 Northwestern 49, Illinois 43 Purdue 70, Nebraska 64 Wright St. 58, Ill.-Chicago 53 SOUTHWEST Tulsa 75, Southern Miss. 71 FAR WEST San Diego St. 79, Air Force 72 Stanford 82, Oregon 80 UCLA 87, Arizona St. 72 Washington 71, Colorado 54 Washington St. 49, Utah 46

Women’s Scores EAST Albany (NY) 69, Hartford 52 Canisius 76, Rider 72 Cent. Michigan 82, Buffalo 68 Purdue 84, Penn St. 74 Quinnipiac 77, Manhattan 74 St. Peter’s 67, Niagara 55 Syracuse 76, Georgia Tech 70 Towson 66, Northeastern 65 West Virginia 56, Texas 49, OT SOUTH Alabama 93, Mississippi 79 Clemson 77, Pittsburgh 67 Coll. of Charleston 101, William & Mary 65 Duke 78, Boston College 57 Hofstra 64, UNC Wilmington 55 James Madison 87, Delaware 51 Kentucky 80, Missouri 69 LSU 82, Florida 68 Louisville 62, South Florida 54 Miami 64, Virginia Tech 62 NC State 62, Wake Forest 54 North Carolina 65, Florida St. 61 Notre Dame 79, Virginia 72 South Carolina 72, Auburn 66 Texas A&M 58, Georgia 44 VCU 73, Saint Joseph’s 69 Vanderbilt 74, Tennessee 63 MIDWEST Ball St. 55, Kent St. 31 Bowling Green 81, Akron 65 Cleveland St. 98, Wright St. 82 Evansville 71, Drake 67 Indiana St. 47, Illinois St. 44 Iowa 82, Wisconsin 65 Loyola of Chicago 63, Missouri St. 61 Michigan St. 79, Michigan 72 Minnesota 94, Northwestern 59 N. Illinois 77, E. Michigan 54 N. Iowa 87, S. Illinois 53 Nebraska 75, Illinois 56 Ohio 70, W. Michigan 53 Toledo 68, Miami (Ohio) 52 Wichita St. 74, Bradley 72 SOUTHWEST Mississippi St. 54, Arkansas 50 FAR WEST Arizona St. 59, UCLA 57 California 68, Utah 59 Denver 91, South Dakota 84 Hawaii 54, CS Northridge 44 Southern Cal 54, Arizona 45 Stanford 87, Colorado 77

Transactions FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Fired defensive line coach Mike Phair and linebackers coach Tim Tibesar. HOCKEY National Hockey League PHOENIX COYOTES — Recalled F Jordan Szwarz from Portland (AHL). Assigned D Connor Murphy to Portland. WINNIPEG JETS — Fired coach Claude Noel. Named Paul Maurice coach.

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of non-fatal injuries. Onboard a vessel, 29 percent of injuries were on deck, 15 percent were in freezers and 5 percent were in processing areas. The most common injury was a sprain or strain, at 22 percent, compared to 19 percent contusions with intact skin, 10 percent upper limb fractures, 8 percent unspecified superfi-

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git elder Marie Olson providing guidance, educator Brenda Campen creating the viewers’ guide, and Annie Calkins as the project evaluator and editor. The project was made possible in part by a grant from the Alaska Humanities Forum and National Endowment for the Humanities, with matching funds provided by the Alaska League of Women Voters and financial support from Sealaska Heritage Institute. The film documentary and viewing guide were made available to all Southeast Alaska middle and high schools, as well as libraries, in December of 2013, after peer testing, focus group feedback and pilot runs in a number of Southeast Alaska communities. George Brown said the film would be available at 19 libraries and 28 middle and high schools. Campen, who has taught social studies in the state for 33 years, often with a focus on Alaska History, said she was asked to work on the project because of her extensive teaching background, curriculum work and teacher education. “My intention was to make it really usable in different kinds of school settings,” Campen said. “I kept coming back to, this has got to work in places like Tenakee, Craig, Kake, Sitka, Angoon - it has to resonate with students.” Campen talked about the viewer’s guide as leading students through discussion “about the Peratroviches and others heavily involved in advocating,” adding that it also talks about “the broader implications and applications for looking at discrimination and prejudice.” Her goal was to create something that could generate conversations that would be relevant in the various communities, as well as for different populations, including immigrant populations or LGBTQ. “It’s about the subject and the important contribution of the Native people who pushed for this act,” Campen said. “But also larger - community, state, nation, world.”

Application in education Graham Storey, a teacher at Thunder Mountain High School, has used the film when teaching American Government, tying it in with the nation’s civil rights era and civil war amendments to the constitution, he said. He’s also planning to use the film when he teaches Alaska history in the coming semester. “Any time we as teachers can bring a subject closer to our students, through location, personal experiences, or even family relationships -one of (Elizabeth Peratrovich’s) relatives was a student at Thunder Mountain a couple of years ago - deeper learning occurs,” Storey said. Juneau-Douglas High School teacher Kurt Dzinich said he’s shown the film in the past, but more often now discusses the topic when showing the film “Land is Ours” during the first semester. “I believe that students relate to the discussion. Many students don’t know that Alaska was in

fingers that go up in this intersection because you just can’t see,” he said. Any other traffic control device wouldn’t work as well as a roundabout solution, he said. And the mini roundabouts fit within the 60-foot right-ofway, which exists along the majority of the nearly 1-mile long street, he said. As crews continued considering Binkley Street and conducted traffic counts, they realized roundabouts could be the best solution for the inter-

sections at Redoubt Avenue and Marydale Drive, which can get backed up especially during rush hour, McElroy said. He said Redoubt Avenue is a “painful four-way stop,” but probably doesn’t need a roundabout as badly as the other two intersections. Each roundabout would be one-lane wide and medians would be constructed with gradual curbs allowing for semi trucks and other large vehicles to drive over them, if

necessary. “The reason why we raise (the medians) is because you don’t want your everyday traffic doing that,” McElroy said. “You want people in the flow of traffic in the lane they’re supposed to be in.” He said roundabouts provide a safety buffer for pedestrians. Traffic will hit crosswalks about 30 feet before the actual roundabouts and other traffic. Pedestrians also only cross one lane of traffic at a time, he said.

cial injuries and percent upper limbs with open wounds. The most injuries were attributed to contact with objects or equipment, at 58 percent, while 20 percent came from falls and slips. The mechanism for the remainder was not given. Frozen fish were listed as the agent for 23 percent of the injuries, while decks were responsible for 7 percent and knives credited with just 3 percent. A cause of injury for the other 60 percent was not given. According to the study,

65 percent of the injuries occurred at sea, and 17 percent on land, which was described as in port. The location of the remainder of the injuries was not given. The study also looked at the timing of the injury reports — 19 percent were seen on the day they were injured, while 48 percent were seen within a week, 12 percent were seen eight to 14 days post-injury and 8 percent visited the clinic 15 to 30 days after being hurt. The report noted that those with the most severe injuries

were likely transported with a medical evacuation or on another vessel to get more immediate treatment. The report noted: “However, 20 percent of fishermen who required specialty referral for their injury were initially evaluated at IFHC (at least seven days) after their injury occurred, indicating that appropriate care might have been delayed in some cases.” According to the division, fishing has the most fatalities of any occupation in the state, and the second most injuries.

the lead when it came to civil rights regarding women’s voting rights and segregation of schools. Also, first Native-led civil rights organization,” Dzinich said, adding that he’s “not sure if they find it applicable to modern issues, the main thing that I probably relate this to is when we discuss ANCSA and the issues of Corporation held land, and/or “Indian Country.” Campen wanted the viewer’s guide to be something teachers could say, “Wow, this is a resource that I can use.” She built it so that “for those who want a lot of assistance, here are questions, vocabulary, ways to start,” but its also applicable for educators who want to rely on it less - “they can pull as much as they want, change things around, use it just to spark ideas.” Campen knows the life of a teacher and the expectations placed on them, so she wanted flexibility for teachers to use the film and guide in a number of ways. “I hate to say it,” Campen said. “Things like this come across teachers’ desks frequently and end up in a drawer someplace unless they are given the freedom to adapt it to their particular situation. It’s valuable, no doubt about it, but it’s about how to create the room in their curriculum and provide the support for that.” Storey shared more about how he discusses civil rights with high school students. “At the high school level, as with many at the adult level, the trick to meaningful conversations is defining the issue as to what it is: a systemic action against a group with a defining characteristic -race, religion, etc. - that is conducted with at least the tacit approval of the government, local, state or federal, if not outright codified into law. Versus what it isn’t: the casual racial (or other defining characteristic) insult, the illegal denial of service corrected by existing law and community standards, or the unintentional slight that is corrected when attention is drawn to it,” Storey said. With the film taking place in the 1940s, which may seem ancient to some, Storey introduces the students with current news stories. He said he still finds, every few years, stories about long-segregated high school proms finally integrating and said that, “Once teens can realize there are still high school dances where attendance is determined by skin color, then we can move on and discuss Alberta Schenck and the Nome theater and Elizabeth Peratrovich and the neighborhoods in Juneau where she was and was not allowed to live.” Storey challenges his students at the end with the question - not for a grade, but for thought, he said - “Could you, when the situation demands it, step up and speak out?” “If I’ve done a good job helping the class define the discussion, then the students are ready for that question and the introspection it requires,” Storey said. “If not, it’s back to the drawing board.” Asking questions like that, applying the concepts to other issues and other groups, and asking bigger questions are goals Campen set out when working on the viewer’s guide.

“I don’t want them to shut down. I don’t want them to look at this and go, ‘That’s not my life, those aren’t my people,’” Campen said. “But it is you. Those are your people.”

listed a handful of Alaska Native administrators in the Juneau School District and the University of Alaska, as well as Assistant Professor of Alaska Native Languages Lance Twitchell, but said she’d like to see more. And seeing more success doesn’t The historical setting apply only to the field of eduBefore the signing of the An- cation. Olson looks forward to ti-Discrimination Act of 1945 in greater success overall. Territorial Alaska, Alaska Natives suffered great injustice. The woman, the Longtime activist and labor organizer Olson - who said she symbol started as early as 12 - described For many, Elizabeth Peraa Juneau with segregated schools trovich is the face of Alaska Naand employment scarce for tive civil rights. Alaska Natives. Signs on busiPeratrovich was one of many nesses would read “No Dogs activists who worked tirelessly or Natives.” Olson described for civil rights in Alaska. “Every having to stand in the corner at February the schools are talking school for simply speaking her about Elizabeth Peratrovich,” first language, Tlingit. Olson said. “Most of the students Olson met Elizabeth Pera- are quite familiar now with what trovich at the age of 12 and finds she’s accomplished.” inspiration in civil rights and She said the Peratroviches union activists from Alaska and “believed in human rights, and beyond. they believed in equality, and “I was in Juneau when the they believed in verbalizing their United Mine Workers of Amer- issues. They were not afraid to ica first organized at the AJ speak up - and you can’t afford Mine, when they had their first to be.” strike - that was frightening, Hope had praise for Elizathey had a fight on the streets beth Peratrovich as well, calljust about where the cold stor- ing her “one of the most beauage used to be,” Olson said. “I tiful heroes that any community believe in unions because, being could proudly and beautifully an American Indian, you might embrace, she was a great, great say we were at the bottom of the hero.” totem pole when it came to apBut some who spoke up, and plying for a job and getting it. whose contributions were just Racism was rampant in Alaska as great or greater, Hope said, at the time, I remember that, but were not as well-received outI couldn’t understand why.” side the Alaska Native commuIshmael Hope, the grandson nity, “leaders who were more of Alaska Native Civil Rights inclined toward Tlingit lanactivist Andrew Hope, described guage and values.” Hope added “a community that’s been tor- that it made them “more obscure mented, illegally undermined,” to those who didn’t understand and noted that in many ways, Tlingit culture. Less politically the fight is not over. Issues of safe, too.” racism and rights were and are Hope urges the community very real. not to forget William Paul Sr., “’Don’t you feel good about Frank Johnson, Louis Paul, Helhow far you’ve gone?’” Hope en Sanderson, Amy Hallingstad, said people often ask. “Which Peter Simpson, Andrew Hope means, ‘Shouldn’t you stop talk- (Hopes grandfather), and huning? Stick with the status quo.’” dreds and hundreds of others. Their histories live more in family stories, while Peratrovich’s is Modern issues widely known. Prejudice and racism didn’t “I talked to a woman who die out with laws like the Anti- is Pueblo, in Santa Fe, N.M., Discrimination Act of 1945, and and she said, ‘I thank Elizabeth Hope is not alone in pointing out Peratrovich. She’s how I have that offering protection under my rights.’ It’s traveled far in the law doesn’t restore all the the Native community all over,” rights taken from Native Alas- Hope said. But added that, “If kans with colonization, nor does you really know and take some it solve many other, less tangible time to understand who did problems stemming from the what, there should be a William treatment of Alaska Natives. Paul Week. There should be a “We could get behind hav- Frank Johnson Building. There ing people feel comfortable in should be a Roy Peratrovich a restaurant, feeling safe in a Place.” business,” Hope said, but the isHope also questioned whethsues he cites today tend to make er the “values of putting one some people uncomfortable. person so high above everyone A topic Hope called “equally else” was something Elizabeth relevant, in cases even more rel- Peratrovich herself would emevant” is aboriginal land rights. brace. “People had a legal claim to “I’m all for proper recognithe land. They still do,” Hope tion of individuals, individual said. “A legal claim to ancient accomplishments, that’s great hunting and fishing rights - to - as long as there’s a nuanced continue practicing their an- understanding of what those accient, god-given culture.” complishments were.” Hope explained that he’s Whether viewed as a sym“not... advocating for any- bol of the fight or as one indithing but sort of practi- vidual among hundreds of accal, reasonable, legal goals tivists whose words resounded when I’m talking about that.” through Alaska’s history, the Looking at some of the leaps legacy of Elizabeth Peratrovich forward - Olson cited the suc- and of the civil rights activism cess of scholarship program PI- of Alaska Natives reaches far TAAS, which helped to educate beyond state borders and should and boost the careers of Alaska reach beyond the lifespans of Native teachers and adminis- those who fought so fervently trators - still brings reminders for change. The goal of the of how far is left to go. Olson Elizabeth. C

“These roundabouts have been proven to be safer,” McElroy said. “That probably goes against a lot of people’s intuition because I think when you first go into a roundabout you think you’re going to die.” He said the bulk of traffic on Binkley Street is commuter traffic and he thinks drivers will learn how to navigate the roundabouts quickly. Along with three roundabouts, improvements to Binkley Street include repaving,

widening sidewalks and landscaping. The preliminary plans squeezed down the driving surface and bike lanes to give sidewalks more space. Creating a tighter driving area also helps to slow traffic, McElroy said. The $2.6 million dollar project is 100 percent funded by state grants. Kaylee Osowski can be reached at kaylee.osowski@ peninsulaclarion.com.

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Fundraising gets creative Student-made bowls, volunteer-made soups help fund trips By McKIBBEN JACKINSKY Morris News Service-Alaska Homer News

Chance Percival

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley Street in Soldotna (unless otherwise noted). For more information, call 907-714-8888 or visit http://www. kpbsd.k12.ak.us/board.aspx?id=28035. The agenda and packet items are posted on Wednesday afternoon prior to the date of the Board Meeting. Persons with disabilities who need accommodations to participate at School Board meetings should contact Debbie Tressler at 907-714-8836 or email dtressler@kpbsd.k12. ak.us no later than three business days before the meeting date. The board will meet: n Today; n February 3; n March 3; n April 14; n May 5 (at Seward High School); n June 2; n June 3 (Board Planning Session).

Early release dates for KPBSD schools Six times throughout the academic year, on a Wednesday, schools will meet the minimum day, so that teachers may have approximately 90 minutes of additional time to work on improvement strategies. On these early release dates, school will end 90 minutes earlier. Bus transportation will be adjusted by 90 minutes. Upcoming early release dates are: January 22; February 26; and April 16.

Career and Tech training offered

KPBSD Career and Tech Department is offering free after school academies to train students in the Welding, Construction and Medical Field. Upcoming Academies for the 2013-2014 school year include: Emergency Trauma Technician, Personal Care Attendant, Welding and Construction. Any high school student is able to participate in any of our academies. If a student successfully completes the 60 hour academy they will receive 1/2 practical art credit. There is a Personal Care Attendant (PCA) academy starting January 13 at 3:30 p.m. in room C106 at Skyview High School. This first day is a mandatory meeting. Academy schedule TBD by students and instructor. This academy is open to Juniors and Seniors only. The PCA course is a state program. Students will learn Personal Care Services, Employability Awareness, Earn First Aid and State Certification, and participate in Job Shadowing. At the Workforce Development Center (located behind KCHS) there will be a welding academy with Mr. Widaman. This academy runs February 10th-May 1st. Class days will be Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-4:30. Skyview High School will have a construction academy starting January 7th-March 6th. Class days will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-6 p.m. Students will be building a gazebo. To sign up go to http://onestop.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/ For more information call Debbie Pearson at 283-2145 or see your counselor. Funding for the Alaska Construction Academies comes from a grant from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Alaska Department of Commerce and Economic Development and the Alaska Youth First Program.

Connections Home-school Dates To Remember: Thursday — Aims Web Assessment K-6th Grade at 9:0011:30 and 1:00-2:00 p.m. Friday — Aims Web Assessment K-6th Grade at 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (excluding 12:00-1:00) Jan. 22 — Connections Spelling Bee at Borough Assembly room, 1:00 p.m. Jan. 23 — Aims Web Assessment K-6th Grade at 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Jan. 24 — Aims Web Assessment K-6th Grade at 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Feb. 19 — Fish and Game Ice Fishing Field Trip Sport Lake. Meet at boat ramp at Sports Lake at 10:00 a.m. Aims Assessment K-6th Grade: Soldotna Connections is now scheduling the Winter/January AIMS Web Assessments (Literacy & Math) for grades Kindergarten – 6th. The dates and times listed above are available at the Soldotna Connections Office. Please call our office at 714-8880 and schedule a time for your K-6 student to meet with their advisor; this assessment and conversation will take about 25 minutes. Fish and Game Ice Fishing Field Trip Sport Lake: Join Alaska Fish and Game and your Connections advisors for an hour of ice fishing on Feb. 19 at Sport Lake. We will meet at the boat ramp on Sport Lake at 10 a.m. Sport Lake is located one mile outside of Soldotna off the Kenai Spur Highway. Fish and Game will have the fishing rods and Connections will have the bait. All you need is warm clothes and a fishing license for anglers 16 and older. All are welcome but we do request that you RSVP with Reubin Payne at the Connections office, rpayne@kpbsd.k12.ak.us or 714-8880. Connections Spelling Bee News: The Connections Spelling Bee is coming up. The date and location have had to be changed. We will now meet on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 1:00 p.m. in the Borough Assembly room in the Borough Building on Binkley in Soldotna. Please contact Lennie Yoter at 7148880 or eyoter@kpbsd.k12.ak.us if you have questions.

IDEA Home-school IDEA students join in the fun of the IDEA Team Olympics. Bring in your 2nd quarter samples and progress report to earn a Gold Medal in learning. Place your best sample on the podium wall and earn a prize. See SCHOOLS, page B-3

Field trips are a fun way to take learning from the classroom and into the real world. Those opportunities don’t come cheap, however. The biggest cost: transportation. At Fireweed Academy, students in grades two through six are raising funds to help pay their own way for those opportunities. On Jan. 17, they are offering student-made ceramic bowls for $5. For another $5 you can have the bowl filled with some volunteer-made soup. “They were inspired by Lynn Marie Naden,” said Fireweed teacher Stephanie Zuniga, referring to a 2013 “Artist in the Schools” program with the Homer artist. During Naden’s residency, the youngsters worked with low-fire terra cotta and a pinch-pot technique to create beads, cups, bowls and spoons. “We decided this year to take what we learned and apply it to a fundraiser,” said Zuniga of using the learned techniques, making the bowls big enough to hold a helping of soup, and firing and glazing each bowl to be used as a vessel for food. “It’s for the student activity fund, to pay for buses to go on field trips.” The students have been hard at work since November, some of them creating more than one bowl, some of them focusing their attention on one, with the total number completed about 50. “Some kids did a second round of bowls, but I don’t think we’ll get them glazed and fired in time,” said Zuniga. “We might, though. There might be more than 50.” The trick, however, is that the students get first right of refusal on the bowls. “Many of the students want their bowls, even though they donated the ones they made, so they have first right of refusal until Jan. 17,” said Zuniga. That doesn’t mean the students get their works of art free. They get first pick, but, like everyone else, have to pay $5 per bowl. “We’ve already raised $150 and that’s just the bowls. That’s because the kids really loved their work and they want to claim their bowls,” said Zuniga. Whatever bowls aren’t claimed on Jan. 17 are available for purchase by family, friends and the public. Once the bowls run out, there will be free paper bowls for the $5-per-serving soup. Putting some dollar figures to transportation costs, Janet Bowen, Fireweed’s administrative assistant, said it costs approximately $45 for an hour of bus time. “It’s always a one-hour callout, so

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Fireweed Academy students in Homer have been busy making bowls to help raise funds for the charter school’s outings.

‘We decided this year to take what we learned and apply it to a fundraiser. It’s for the student activity fund, to pay for buses to go on field trips.’ — Stephanie Zuniga, Fireweed teacher

ementary School building, and the cost is a total $90. A trip to the Cooper Landing area during the 2012-2013 school year “was expensive,” said Bowen. “You pay for the bus to take you up there, then a couple of days later it comes back to get you. Usually the most expensive part of any trip is the travel portion.” Volunteers are signing up to make soup for the Jan. 17 soup-and-bowl fundraiser. There will be Brazilian black bean soup, chowders and other bowl-filling selections. “Nobody will be denied soup with or without a donation,” said Zuniga. “As long as there’s soup, you’ll be fed.”

even if we’re picked up here and taken to Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, a 20-minute trip, that’s an hour,” said McKibben Jackinsky can be reached at Bowen. Add a return trip to Fireweed Academy, located in the West Homer El- mckibben.jackinsky@homernews.com.

Spring semester off and running at KPC K enai

P eninsula C ollege A round C ampus KPC students are back in classes beginning today and enrollment is trending slightly up compared to this time last year across the KPC system. According to KPC Director Gary Turner, the college is doing very well as many institutions around the state are seeing decreasing enrollments as the economy picks up. “We are very fortunate to see the increase here. Overall, the University of Alaska is seeing a 3 to 4 percent decline compared Photo by Spring Sibayan to the same period last year,” Turner told KPC employees at Professor Alan Boraas receiving his fortieth year commemorathe spring semester convoca- tive award for employment at Kenai Peninsula College’s spring commencement. tion on Jan. 6.

Kenai River Campus anthropology professor recognized for service Dr. Alan Boraas began teaching Adult Basic Education courses part time at the college in the late 1960s when it was still known as Kenai Peninsula Community College. Boraas, who holds a doctorate in anthropology, began teaching full time in 1974. This year marks Boraas’ fortieth year at KPC. He was recognized at the recent convocation by Director Turner with a plaque adorned with an eagle in flight. Boraas was honored by his fellow KPC employees with

a resounding standing ovation. In his own quiet, mild mannered style, Boraas addressed the group with “a little story” as he accepted his longevity award. “They give you a clock at 30 years and then another clock at 35. I’m just glad it’s not another clock,” Boraas said. He spoke about the prospect of retiring and that it would please his wife, then he spoke about a recurring dream that seems to be sending him a message. “The dream is about building a house that I can’t finish; I think it represents work I still have to do here at the college. I guess I’ll retire when I stop having the dream,” Boraas said. C

the lower 48. Entry into the program is competitive and has pre-admission requirements that include being a current EMT and successful completion of Biology A111 and A112 (anatomy and physiology). Interested students are encouraged to submit an application right away, even if they have not completed the pre-admission courses. Students can complete those courses as part of the process toward having their application being accepted. Download the application form at kpc.alaska.edu/paramedictechnology and return to Program Director Paul Perry by May 16, 2014. For more information, contact Perry at 2620378 or e-mail peperry@kpc. alaska.edu.

Rarefied Light 2013 open in gallery

The public is invited to view “I hope you never finish that Alaska’s largest juried photoghouse, Alan,” Turner said to the raphy exhibition in the G.L. Freeburg Gallery. The exhibit, delight of all in attendance. curated by the Alaska PhotoCenter in Anchorage, is Paramedic Technology graphic shown annually in Anchorage, program application Fairbanks and at KPC’s Kenai River Campus. period open There will be an opening reKPC’s associate of applied ception for the exhibition from science degree program in para- 4:30-6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17 medic technology is among the at the gallery located in the best in the country. Students Brockel Building. For more who successfully complete information, contact Professor this prestigious degree have Cam Choy at 262-0274 or eno problems finding jobs. Stu- mail cchoy2@kpc.alaska.edu. dents train with state-of-the-art equipment in the classroom, at This column is provided by local and regional hospitals and Suzie Kendrick, Advancement during internships offered with Programs Manager at Kenai major ambulance services in Peninsula College.

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Students participating in Battle of the Books plan to come to the office for the school battles. Each grade level battle is scheduled for a separate day during the week of January 21st through the 24th. Parents and friends are welcome to attend the book “battles” and all participating students will receive certificates. Families plan now for a great afternoon of snow tubing at Solid Rock Camp on January 28th. Each participating person will need to pay $5.00 for tubing at the IDEA office before January 28th. Hot chocolate will be provided.

Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science Monday — Auditions for the KMS sponsored Talent Show are after school for 3-6 graders. Students can sign up in the office if they are interested. Wednesday — Cooking Club and Backcountry Snow Club are meeting from 3:45-4:45 for those who have turned in their permission slip forms. Thank you for picking your child up on time. Thursday — Tap Dance Club is meeting from 3:45-4:45 for those who have turned in their permission slip forms. Auditions for the KMS sponsored Talent Show are after school for 3-6 graders. Students can sign up in the office if they are interested. Friday — Report cards will be sent home with students. Reminders: Look for re-enrollment forms in the mail by the end of the week. They are due back to the school by February 14 in order to reserve your child’s position in Kaleidoscope. If your child is not returning to Kaleidoscope, even if it’s because they are moving on to 7th grade, please return the form with the backside filled out so the office knows where to forward their records. Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science is requesting proposals from artists interested in creating art to be located in front of the school. For more information, go to http://kaleidoscope.blogs. kpbsd.k12.ak.us/wpmu/ or email ksasartproject@gmail.com. The LifeSkill we are focusing on this week is Organization: To plan, arrange, and implement in an orderly way; to keep things orderly and ready to use. Winter has arrived! It’s very important to make sure that your child comes to school with full winter gear each day. District policy is to send the children outside for recess as long as the wind chill is not below minus-10 degrees.

Kalifornsky Beach Elementary Report Cards are being sent home today. January 20 – No School January 22 – Early Release Day, school lets out at 12:55 p.m.

Kenai Central High

School is back in full swing, and we trust that everyone had a great winter break. Be sure and start this semester out on the right foot. The study hall is open Monday through Thursday from 2:30-3:30. This is a great place to study and receive extra help with your homework. If you would like more information regarding the afterschool study hall, please contact Mrs. Bisset. Attention Junior Parents: The Junior Class Officers will be hosting the first after-prom meeting Wednesday at 6:30 in the Little Theater. The After-prom activities are well attended by our students and is an excellent venue that provides a positive, safe night for the teens that attend. Please make room on your calendars to help plan, organize, and run this event.

Mountain View Elementary Friday is “Pajama Day.” Jan. 20 is a Vacation Day, no school for students. Jan. 22 is a “Minimum Day.” Students will be dismissed at 1:50 p.m.

Nikiski Middle-High Monday, 6:30 p.m. — Graduation/After Grad Party Planning meeting in the library Tuesda, 4:00 p.m. — Site Council Meeting in the library; C Team Basketball at Nikiski vs. Kenai (C Team Girls, 3:00 p.m.; C Team Boys, 4:30 p.m.) Thursday-Saturday — Nikiski Tip-Off Tournament (Thursday, 5:45 p.m., Nikiski Girls vs. Dillingham; 7:15 p.m., Nikiski Boys vs. Dillingham) Friday— 5:45 p.m., Nikiski Girls vs. Homer; 7:15 p.m., Nikiski Boys vs. Dillingham Saturday — 3:00 p.m., Nikiski Girls vs. Houston; 4:30 p.m. Nikiski Boys vs. Houston Friday-Saturday — High School XC Skiing at Kenai Klassic – TBA Friday — Middle School Wrestling at Kenai Invite, 3:00 p.m.

Nikiski North Star Elementary There will be a site council meeting today at 3:45 p.m. in the staff lounge. Please remember to send your child to school each day with their snow gear. This includes snow pants/suit, boots, gloves/mittens, coat and a warm hat. We are starting to sled at recess and your child will need full gear in order to sled on the hill. The Geography Bee will be held in the school library on Thursday.

Redoubt Elementary Redoubt PTA is hosting their second annual “Winter Carnival.” Mark your calendar for Feb. 15. Come join us for an afternoon of fun. There will be door prizes, raffles, games, and a silent auction. Don’t miss the opportunity to dunk Mr. Pothast in the dunk tank. If you would like to volunteer to help at the carnival please call the school office. Maybe you own a business and wish to make a donation of goods or services for the auction, if so, please contact the school office. The winner of the Redoubt school T-Shirt logo design contest was Marlie Roetman. There were 37 awesome T-Shirt Logo entries; it was not an easy task to choose just one logo. Thank you to everyone who participated in the logo contest. Box Top Winners last week – Emma Davidson, Anna Mae Gilliam and Jacob Walden. Keep turning in those Box Tops for education. January 14 — PTA Meeting 3:45 staff lounge – child care provided January 15 — Site Council Meeting 3:45 staff lounge January 20 — Vacation day - no school in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. January 22 — Early Release Day for Students – 1:45 January 24 — Fun Fest, 3:30-5:00 p.m., all students attending must turn in a permission slip by noon Fun Fest day. The cost is $4 per student; this fee will cover all activities. Snacks are available to purchase. Permission slips will be sent home with all students. February 6-7 — Parent Teacher Conferences, no school for students February 15 — Winter Carnival noon-4 p.m. February 25 — Winter Musical 6:30-7:30pm at Soldotna High School

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Also note that during school hours the only open door will be the Front Entrance Commons/Flag Pole doors. The above is to improve our overall school security. There are two ways to order a transcript. Each way serves a different purpose. If you need a transcript sent to a college or NCAA or a similar agency, then you will need to log on to: www. parchment.com to order transcripts to be sent. The request is then forwarded to SoHi. All transcripts that are headed for NCAA, colleges, etc. have to be processed this way. A final transcript is one that shows your second semester grades. If you order your transcript when we are in second semester, you will need to make sure you choose “next grading period” when you go on to Parchment. That way your transcript request will wait until the grades are in at the end of the year before it is sent.

The boys basketball team finished 2nd at the Petersburg Basketball tournament. The girls basketball team finished 2 and 0 at a recent trip to California. Winter Ball — The “Arctic Dream” semi-formal dance is Saturday at 7:30, cost is $12.00. Hosted by Skyview National Honor Society. Photos will be available starting at a reasonable charge of $10.00 for a basic package. Refreshments will be available for purchase. The dance is open to Skyview and Soldotna High School students and this should be a great dance for all to enjoy. Tickets will be on sale at lunch as well as at the door. This year’s Mass Dance concert will be Friday and Saturday nights, April 4-5 at the KCHS auditorium. Local and school dance troupes will be bringing their best material, costumes and music. Skyview dancers — or those interested in being Soldotna Middle part of this final troupe — should check the after-school rehearsal schedules posted by Mrs. Zopf’ler’s room or around Wrestling, Nordic Skiing and Intramural Volleyball are under the school. way! Wresting – First scheduled meet is Friday at Kenai, 3:00 p.m. Nordic Skiing – First scheduled meet is January 24 at Kenai Soldotna Elementary – 3:00 p.m. Last week, we started our Reading Counts Contest at SOEL. Intramural Volleyball – Ends January 28. Competitive VolleyAll classes 2nd through 6th are participating. The students read ball begins January 29. books, take quizzes, earn points, receive prizes, and someone Complete sports schedules can be found online by visiting the from each class will win a grand prize at the end of the contest Soldotna Middle School KPBSD Web Homepage at http://soldotin May. More information to follow on this exciting annual ven- namiddleschool.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/wpmu/ > Spartan Sports ture. > Sports Schedule> Soldotna Middle School Sports Schedule Here are some important dates to remember: 2013-2014. Today, please join us at the PTA meeting at the library at 3:45. SMS events: Childcare is provided, and all are always welcome. Today – Site Council Meeting, Library – 3:45 p.m. The Band/Choir Concert is Thursday, 6:00 p.m., in the gym. Today to January 30 – Ed Performance Testing for all 7th Come and listen to what the students have been working on the Grade Students first semester. January 20 – No School for students and staff January 20 — There is NO SCHOOL for students or staff on Haley Buckbee was chosen as the December 7th Grade Chamthis Monday. Enjoy! ber Student of the Month. She will be honored at the Soldotna January 22 — This Wednesday is an early release day for stu- Chamber of Commerce luncheon on January 28. Congratulations dents. They will be dismissed at 1:55 p.m. Bus schedules will be Haley! adjusted by 90 minutes. There will be no afternoon class for Mrs. Spartan Student Council activities in December were a huge Cannava’s preschoolers. success! The SMS Food Drive to benefit the Kenai Peninsula January 23 — Family Math Night, Thursday, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Food Bank totaled 871 items weighing in at 934 pounds. The More information to follow regarding Math Night. Bake Sale to benefit the Soldotna Animal Shelter earned $262.00 January 31 — Ice Cream-Snack sale on Friday, at 2:00 p.m. to purchase pet toys and other supplies. A BIG thank you to all plus it’s Sports Day. Wear your favorite team jersey! the parents, students, and staff who contributed to these fundFeb. 6-7 — Thursday and Friday will be parent/teacher confer- raisers! ences. Soldotna Middle School Perfect Attendance 2nd Quarter: Soldotna Elementary was able to provide Christmas surprises Anna Aley, Hali Anderson Currier, Kellie Arthur, Kenneth Asfor some families from the school community. Special thanks to bell, Garryn Baker, Sarah Baktuit, Derrick Bever, Kortney Birch, Christmas elf, Nurse Tammy, and the Soldotna EL PTA for spear- Trayton Bird, Brittani Blossom, Thomas Brown, Gage Burns Hanheading the Christmas project. We thank all our contributors for kins, Garrett Cadwalader, Skyler Checketts, Caroline Cho, Charis their generous donations which helped bring Christmas to many. Curry, Rachel Davidson, Wyatt Denna, Amanda Eby, Kiernan EsOur wonderful PTA sponsored a food drive before Christmas for cott, Megan Eskue, Titan Farrell, Colin Fleming, Korie Gilmore, our Christmas Kindness Program. Due to overwhelming partici- Cassie Haeg, Alice Han, Dalton Hatten, Ashlee Heiman, Kealey pation by all classrooms, it was a huge success! Thank you ev- Hendricks, Joseph Hensley, Selby Hill, John Holland, Kennedy eryone! Holland, Tristan Jenkins, Courtney Johnston, Angel Joseph, CurCongratulations to Willow Duffy and Lance Billings for being tis Kanakis, Jayden Kemp, Katelynn Kimes, Madeline Kindred, the Box Top winners in December. Keep those box tops coming, Anthony Kitson, Derek Lewis, Anthony Long, Reva Lovett, Jake kids! Thank you for remembering to save those little coupons for Marcuson, Kamala Martin, Tyler McDonald, Mathphia McEntire, your school! Amanda McGlothen, Joseph McLeod, Richard Metcalf, Calvin Though we are having a bout of warmer weather, please re- Mitzel, Daniel Mitzel, Emily Noblin, Natalia O’Toole, Brianna member to check those children before they go out the door to Peters, Joseph Pons Vives, Carson Ratky, Austin Reeves, Paige school to make sure they are wearing their winter gear. Boots, Reger, Arin Reger, Michael Reutov, Andrea Rodriguez, Tre Rysnow pants, gloves, and jackets are critical even on these warmer bak, Logan Schrader, William Seldon, Eli Sheridan, Luke Tramdays to protect them from the standing water as well as the tem- mell, Taha Trigg, Haiden Tryon, Alexander Van De Grift, Benjaperatures. Then, as the cold swings back in, and it will, they need min Van Hoose, Sean Verg In, Gabriel Wackler Murdock, Levi their hats! Wahl, Thomas Wells, Hailey Wilkinson, Kindle Williams, Melinda Williams, Benjamin Wilson, Andrew Winslow, Denali Wurst, Colleen Yeskie Soldotna High Soldotna Middle School Perfect Attendance 1st Semester: The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (or FAFSA) beGarryn Baker, Derrick Bever, Kortney Birch, Brittani Bloscame available on January 1. Completing and submitting a FAF- som, Gage Burns Hankins, Garrett Cadwalader, Skyler Checketts, SA is the single most important thing you can do to help finance Caroline Cho, Charis Curry, Wyatt Denna, Megan Eskue, Titan your post-secondary education. Get your application started today Farrell, Colin Fleming, Alice Han, Kealey Hendricks, John Holby going to www.fafsa.gov. Come see your College and Career land, Kennedy Holland, Curtis Kanakis, Jayden Kemp, Anthony Guide if you have any questions. Long, Calvin Mitzel, Daniel Mitzel, Austin Reeves, Arin Reger, ROBOTICS CLUB: Thank you to everyone for supporting Michael Reutov, Andrea Rodriguez, Tre Rybak, Haiden Tryon, the robotics club. Our students performed great at our Bartlett Gabriel Wackler Murdock, Thomas Wells, Andrew Winslow, HaiHigh Qualifier in December. The FrostBots qualified for the state ley Wilkinson, Kindle Williams, Denali Wurst tournament in Fairbanks in March. They are actively seeking Citizens of the Second Quarter — Sharon Childsdress White, sponsors and fundraisers. Our next Lego Adventures & Robot- Calvin Mitzel, Anthony Carrasco, Daniel Grubb, Derek Lewis, ics kids camps will be on Saturday from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at SoHi Austin Reeves, Dalton McWhorter in Rm 76. The registration is $35. Registration can be paid for at either Skyview High School or Soldotna High School. Please email Mrs. McGlothen (kmcglothen@kpbsd.k12.ak.us) for more Soldotna Montessori Charte information. Spelling Bee practice begins this week. The Spelling Bee is a YEARBOOK: Students have completed with their first and national competition that starts at the local school level. Students second spreads. That puts us at about 1/2 of the way finished. With must have permission to be in our final school Spelling Bee. All winter sports in full swing of their competition part of the season, 3rd – 6th grade students may choose to participate in the Spelling please look for those photo ops and snap a quick picture for us Bee. Our local school Spelling Bee will take place on February 5 and upload them to the replayit.com website. I will be trying to in the library at 1:00 p.m. get cameras at most events, but even with the hundreds of football The combined Soldotna Elementary and Soldotna Montessori photos we had I was searching for just the right photo at the end Winter Band and Choir Concert will take place in the gym at 6 so ‘the more the merrier.’ I would also like some crowd shots as it p.m. on Thursday. shows our community support for the athletics programs. Our Ice Fishing Derby will continue through February 28. We I have created a page on our school website that has updated have extra yarn “rulers” for the ice fishing Derby available anyinformation about where we are and there are links to the photo time. replayit.com site and how to order yearbooks and advertising Each month one of our classrooms is responsible for hosting space. an assembly for our students on the first Friday of the month. We are short on our sales goals; if you are interested in pur- Families are welcome to attend. Mr. DeVolld’s class will host the chasing a yearbook or advertising space please do so before win- January assembly. Mrs. Hurst’s class will host the February aster break to get the best pricing. Josten’s is now offering website sembly. business advertising on replayit.com for businesses that purchase a ∏ page or full page advertisement. If you would like to donate Tustumena Elementary a yearbook to a senior please email me and I will help make that happen. Yearbooks this year are $57 and come with free personTuesday-Thursday — Lynx Track Activity to Soldotna Sports alization if pre-ordered before February 2nd. Yearbook staff are Center (Ice Skating) required to sell 5 yearbooks and 2 advertisements, if you would Thursday — Awards Assembly, 2 p.m. like to support their efforts please email me with the student’s January 20 — Vacation Day, no school name and your purchase confirmation number so that I can credit January 21 — PTO Meeting, 4 p.m. the student in the grade book. January 22 — Early Release, 2:10 p.m. We have a few spots open for senior and business ads. If you January 27 — Site Council Meeting, 4 p.m. are interested in supporting the yearbook and sending a shout out to a senior, please email me for more information. The Study If you ever have any questions or just too many photos to upThe Study is excited to announce an all day Academic Kinder load to the website, please feel free to email Mrs. McGlothen Prep in 2014. Sign up now to reserve your spot, space is limited (kmcglothen@kpbsd.k12.ak.us) and I will get back to you. Higher Expectations Greater Success Parent Guide (Alaska to ten students. If there is enough interest, The Study will offer a Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics) is now 3 year old course as well. Coming up at The Study: available at the front office. Alaska’s standards in English and Private Pilot Ground School: January 23rd-February 27th math set high expectations for students from kindergarten to Alaska Studies for Credit: January 27th-March 6th grade 12. Students who meet these goals will be ready for sucSAT Prep: January 14th-January 23rd cess after high school-whether it is in the military, on the job, The Study offers private tutoring for all subjects and all ages or in a union apprenticeship, technical school, or college. Your schools will decide how to meet the standards through a local as well as voice, piano and guitar and is fully accredited by Adcurriculum and teaching methods that respect your community’s vancEd. Call 907-262-6227 for more information. cultures. Soldotna High School is collecting gently used formal dresses, Wing Christian Academy shoes, and accessories for 2014 Cinderella’s Closet. This is a proOffice of the Week-LLC: Valerie Cazares gram which helps all area high school ladies with prom attire for Second Semester Awards — Perfect Attendance: Madison Berfree. Please email mbos@kpbsd.k12.ak.us for more info. All doga, Sara Brubaker, Jayla Conner, Samuel Kuehn, Tyler Ophus, nations can be dropped off to the front office 8am-2pm. Salena Pena, and Charisma Watkins. Honor Roll: A Honor Roll: Pool Schedule: Ethan Berga, Madison Berga, JD Brad, Valerie Cazares, Wade Morning lap swim 6-8 Monday – Friday James, Samuel Kuehn, Zane James, Chase Miller, Kobe Miller, Evening lap swim 6-7 Mon, Wed, Fri Sunny Miller and Charisma Watkins. B Honor Roll: Sara BrubakEvening Open swim 7-8:45 Mon and Wed er, Levi McComsey, and Tyler Opus. Sports Calendar — www.schedulestar.com Upcoming Honor Roll trip: Friday, Snow Sledding at Solid SoHi will be locking the Parking lot entrance Door during the Rock Bible Camp. following hours: 7:50 a.m. to noon and 12:35 p.m. to 2:25 p.m. C

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Reformed bully still regrets the pain she caused others DEAR ABBY: You said in your Nov. 14 column on bullying that you hadn’t received a single letter from anyone who had bullied others. Well, I was a bully. As a young girl I’d tease and taunt, and when I was older I used sarcasm as a way to bully. I was involved in an abusive relationship in my 20s. With support and counseling, I was able to stop being abused and being abusive. I learned the feelings I had repressed — shame, fear and low self-worth from a childhood of sexual and physical abuse — were misdirected at the people around me instead of at my abuser, my father, as they should have been. I’m not saying this is an excuse for the hurt I inflicted on others, but for me there was a correlation. I’m now in a loving and supportive relationship. We have raised our children to be kind, thoughtful and confident individuals. I’m involved with an organization supporting nonprofit programs in our community that empower abused children, reach out to the sexually exploited and help women experiencing domestic violence. Because of the life I lead now, I have been able to let go of the negativity and shame of being abused, but the shame of being abusive stays with me. I hope the people I hurt have forgiven me and have been able to

move forward. But I will never know for sure. Thank you for allowing me to share my story. Even if it doesn’t get printed, writing it has lifted a little bit of the weight that I still carry from my bullying days. — REDEEMING MYSELF OUT WEST DEAR REDEEMING: Confession is good for the soul, and if getting this off Abigail Van Buren your chest has been helpful, I’m glad. Obviously, you have grown since the days when you were an abuser, and your focus on helping vulnerable people in your community is laudable. I hope you will continue the work that you’re doing because there is great need for it. If your letter makes just one person stop and think twice about WHY he or she would deliberately hurt or diminish someone else, it will have been worth the space in my column because sometimes those scars can last a lifetime. DEAR ABBY: I recently lost a niece. She had

struggled with substance abuse and was away at college when she died. I believed in what a wonderful person she was and could be, and often sent her cards of encouragement. When my sister and her husband went to retrieve her belongings, they mentioned that she had my cards around her room. I had hoped that her parents would give them to me, but three months later, they have not. Would it be wrong for me to ask for them? — LOVING AUNT IN THE SOUTH DEAR LOVING AUNT: Please accept my sympathy for your family’s loss. The cards may not have been offered because your sister and her husband are experiencing the depths of grief. While it would not be “wrong” to ask if you can have them, don’t be surprised if they refuse to let them go — at least for the time being. Having the possessions their daughter surrounded herself with may be important to them right now as a way of feeling closer to her. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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why. In this case, you might want to help someone lighten up. However, keep in mind that sometimes your actions could backfire. Tonight: Buy a special gift for a loved one. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HH Take a back seat until you gain a greater perspective and a better sense of direction. You might not be as tuned in to a situation as you think you are. Do some research, and keep your judgments to yourself for now. Tonight: Let go of today, and enjoy living. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Use the daylight hours to the max. You could feel as if a family member is holding you back. Listen to your inner voice in this situation. Your ability to go for what you want will be unfettered by this person. That strength comes from within. Tonight: Go for some extra R and R. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Others will follow, once they understand why you’re doing what you’re doing. You might feel as if you have taken on too much. You need to emphasize what you want from others. Understand that they will be more responsive later in the evening. Tonight: A late discussion. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Reach out for new information. If you don’t, you won’t be able to make a solid decision. There will be a lot going on around you; sort through as much of it as you can. You might note athat a common thread runs through these different issues. Tonight: Work late. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Your instincts will kick in

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Hints from Heloise

Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Jan. 13, 2014: This year your focus remains on your daily life and on your relationships. You’ll have a goal in mind and, with endurance, you can make it happen. Don’t focus on the obstacles; instead, focus on the end results. If you are single, in the next six months, you could meet someone of significance. Do not settle right now. Go for what you want. If you are attached, the two of you might disagree about who should take out the garbage, but your relationship will evolve to a much closer and intimate level. CANCER challenges you in many ways. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHYou could be set on having certain results, most likely involving your finances. You will communicate your determination, but there are others involved who might be less enthusiastic. This conversation could continue for several days. Tonight: At home, indulging in a fun pastime. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Others will want to have a discussion with you involving your funds. You might need to distance yourself a bit, but still be aware of where they are coming from. Try not to cut off the parties involved; instead, just change the topic. Tonight: Have a long-overdue chat. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You will turn whatever is going on into a social happening. Be aware of what you are doing and

By Eugene Sheffer

when dealing with a partner and/ or a financial matter. Your sixth sense could go against your logic, but it likely is right-on. Detach some, and revisit this issue later. You will understand a lot more at that time. Let go for now. Tonight: As you like it. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Others really want you to hear what they think. Your knee-jerk response might not be positive. Stop, and get to the bottom of what is happening with you first. Try not to give feedback until you clear up your feelings. Tonight: Be with a favorite person. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Pace yourself. Stop and visit with someone in your daily life who could seem off. You have the capacity and organization to make time for this person. You might decide to return calls and schedule a meeting toward the end of the day. Tonight: Reach out to a loved one. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHYour playfulness might be endearing to some, but it won’t be to a boss, who might be quite stern and difficult to deal with. Stop, take a deep breath and adjust to the moment. How you see a situation could change radically as a result. Tonight: Be constructive. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Realize that it is OK if you have a difficult time starting the day. If you can take a personal day, you could enjoy some extra time at home. Know that you will lighten up in either case; you just have a case of the Monday blues. This, too, will pass. Tonight: Choose a stressbuster.

The Unwanted Direction Dear Readers: Here is this week’s Sound Off, about calling a company and being directed to the website: “My Sound Off is that it is really frustrating when I call a company because I have a question or need help, and while I am on hold, it directs me to the website. First of all, I wouldn’t have called if I could find the answer on the website. Second, not everyone has a computer. I think many companies forget that. Sometimes you just need to talk to a real person in order to get the answer.” — A Reader in Texas How right you are! If a person calls a phone number, he or she wants to talk with a person, not listen to an automated response. Yes, real people want to talk with real people! Hang in there! The customer should not be shuffled around. We won’t buy that product, and will certainly tell our friends and others. Readers, if you have a complaint or a good suggestion, please let me know, and I will print as many as I can. A few good words or suggestions can change things! — Heloise

Friday’s Answer

Fast facts Dear Readers: Uses for small plastic lids: * Use as a mixing bowl for cream makeup. * Use under plant pots to allow for water to drain. * Use as a measuring cup for your favorite powdered drinks. * Use for salt or other spices so you can easily grab a pinch of it. — Heloise

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