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THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska

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Guides support early run king salmon closure, say it’s hard to stay in business By RASHAH MCCHESNEY Peninsula Clarion

Bruce Ewitt guided on the Kenai River for 11 years before he quit after the 2012 fishing season and shifted his efforts toward king salmon returning to the Columbia River. He joined the ranks of sportfishing guides, nearly 100 since 2007, who have stopped guiding on the Kenai River a trend that other guides say could be indicative of future river use. Ewitt, who primarily guided for king salmon, said the dwindling numbers of king salmon returning to the river made it difficult to make a living. “When you drive up and

you’re going to stay up there for almost four months, by the time you pay your rent and your meals … it’s about 30-40 percent higher than it is back here (in Washington),” he said. “You need to be doing something to generate a cash flow and if you’re not fishing, you ain’t doing anything.” As an out-of-state guide, Ewitt is part of a minority in the guided fishing industry on the Kenai River where about 75 percent of the registered guides are residents, according to Alaska Department of Natural Resources permit data. But, dwindling fishing time has made it increasingly difficult for professional guides

to make a living taking anglers out for a chance at the iconic Kenai River king salmon. “I took another job,” said Ed O’Conner, owner and guide at Sterling-based Advantage Angling. “It’s wiping me out. It’s almost impossible to book June trips.” In June, anglers hoping for a chance at Kenai River king salmon would be targeting the early run of the fish. However, in late February the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, or ADFG, announced a preseason closure of king fishing on the early run — eliminating the already struggling six-week fishery. See KINGS, page A-10

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In this undated Clarion file photo, guides work the Kenai River. An unusual pre-season closure to early run king salmon fishing, coupled with an ongoing decline in king salmon runs has put pressure on many who make a living guiding on the river.

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Ninilchik beach closed for clams

State announces oil and gas lease sale

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas announced its annual Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sales will be held at 9 a.m. on May 7 in Anchorage. The state has about 4 million acres with in the Cook Inlet area divided into 815 tracts ranging in size from 100 to 5,760 acres available for lease sale. The sale area is within the Kenai Peninsula and Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the Municipality of Anchorage. The deadline for bidder qualification is 4 p.m. on May 2 and bids must be received by 4 p.m. on May 5. Lease sale of Alaska Peninsula area tracts ranging in size from 1,280 to 5,760 acres was also announced. A map of tracts is available on the Division of Oil and Gas website, dog.dnr. alaska.gov — Staff report

Clarification In Wednesday’s edition the story entitled, “Man charged in Otto Landing Inn sexual assault case” we reported the man to be from Sterling. Levi T. Mchone resides in Palmer, but was staying at Otto Landing Inn for work, said Otto Landing Inn owner Linda Otto. Aurora Drilling was paying for Mchone’s room, but he has since been fired, she said.

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Quizmaster Andy Schaafsma one of the PubQuiz hosts at Odie’s Deli in Soldotna reads trivia questions to a full house on Wednesday night. Trivia topics vary from week to week. Participants pay $5 for teams of up to four people and $10 for teams of five and the winning team takes home the cash prize. PubQuiz starts at 6 p.m. every Wednesday at Odies in Soldotna.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that the Ninilchik Beaches would be closed to harvest of razor clams beginning Wednesday and running through the end of 2014. Bag and possession limits for razor clams harvested from beaches on the rest of the east side of the Cook Inlet have been reduced to 25 razor clams and 25 in possession. The closure came after interviews with diggers suggested fewer razor clams were being found along the east side of the Cook Inlet, according to the ADFG media release. The beach is to be closed to taking any clams from the north bank of Deep Creek to a marker located about 3.2 miles north of the Ninilchik River, according to the release. Razor clam abundance on the Ninilchik Beach will be reassessed in April and May according to the release.

Low wages an unexpected way of life for many WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, many Americans followed a simple career path: Land an entry-level job. Accept a modest wage. Gain skills. Leave eventually for a betterpaying job. The workers benefited, and so did lower-wage retailers such as Wal-Mart: When its staffers left for better-paying jobs, they could spend more at its stores. And the U.S. economy gained, too, because more consumer spending fueled growth. Not so much anymore. Since the Great Recession began in late 2007, that path has narrowed because many of the next-tier jobs no longer exist. That means more lower-wage workers have to stay put. The resulting bottleneck is helping widen a gap between the richest Americans and everyone else. “Some people took those jobs because they were the only ones available and haven’t been able to figure out how to move out of that,” Bill Simon, CEO of Wal-Mart U.S., acknowledged in an interview with The Associated Press. If Wal-Mart employees “can go to another company and another job and make more

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In this Tuesday, March 4, 2014, photo, Wal-Mart employee Richard Wilson, 27, is photographed outside the store where he works in Chicago. Wilson earns $9.25 an hour at that Wal-Mart and lives on the city’s western edge with his grandmother.

money and develop, they’ll be better,” Simon explained. “It’ll be better for the economy. It’ll be better for us as a business, to be quite honest, because they’ll continue to advance in their economic life.” Yet for now, the lower-wage jobs once seen as stepping stones are increasingly being held for longer periods by older, better-educated, more experienced workers.

The trend extends well beyond Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest employer, and is reverberating across the U.S. economy. It’s partly why average inflation-adjusted income has declined 9 percent for the bottom 40 percent of households since 2007, even as incomes for the top 5 percent now slightly exceed where they were when the recession began late that year, according to the Census C

Bureau. Research shows that occupations that once helped elevate people from the minimum wage into the middle class have disappeared during the past three recessions dating to 1991. One such category includes bookkeepers and executive secretaries, with average wages of $16.54 an hour, according to the Labor Department. Since the mid-1980s, the economy has shed these middle-income jobs — a trend that’s become more pronounced with the recoveries that have followed each subsequent recession, according to research by Henry Siu, an economist at the University of British Columbia, and Duke University economist Nir Jaimovich. That leaves many workers remaining in jobs as cashiers earning an average of $9.79 an hour, or in retail sales at roughly $10.50 — jobs that used to be entry points to higher-paying work. Hourly pay at Wal-Mart averages $8.90, according to the site Glassdoor.com. (WalMart disputes that figure; it says its pay for hourly workers averages $11.83.) Since the Great Recession

began, the share of U.S workers employed by the retail and restaurant sector has risen from 16.5 percent to 17.1 percent. “It really has contributed to this widening of inequality,” Siu said. The shift has injected new pressures into the economy. Older and better-educated retail and fast food workers have become more vocal in pressing for raises. Labor unions helped launch protests last year against such employers as Wal-Mart, McDonald’s and Burger King. Fewer teenagers are staffing cash registers, prepping meals or stocking shelves, according to government data. Replacing them are adults, many of whom are struggling with the burdens of college debt or child rearing. Some are on the verge of what was once envisioned as retirement years. They are people like Richard Wilson, 27, in Chicago. More than 2½ years ago, a Wal-Mart store manager spotted Wilson cleaning the cafeteria at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. A double major in biblical studies and business communications, Wilson had $3,000 in See WAGE, page A-10

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Minn. board: More study needed on sulfates By AMY FORLITI Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said Wednesday that more data analysis must be done to determine whether it

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will recommend changes to the state’s water quality standards to protect wild rice from sulfates. A preliminary analysis of a two-year study on the issue makes no recommendations for changes to the standard for sulfate discharges at this time but says site-specific standards might be needed for some waters. The analysis also suggests the current standard is within a range suitable for protecting wild rice. “We’re learning it’s more complicated than it is simple,” said MPCA Commissioner John Linc Stine. “So we have more work to do on that before we can settle on a recommendation or ... recommendations that we know would be more comprehensive and protective.” He said the analysis released Wednesday only begins to look at the complexity of the subject and is not a final answer on water quality standards. Minnesota limits sulfate discharges from mines and other sources into waters that produce wild rice to 10 milligrams per liter, based on research from the 1940s suggesting that higher levels can stunt development of the plants. Supporters of iron and

copper-nickel mining have argued the standard is obsolete, and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce has said its own analysis concludes a standard is unnecessary. But the state’s American Indian bands fear any weakening could imperil a food source they consider sacred and central to their cultural identity. The theory behind the study, conducted by scientists at the University of Minnesota and the University of MinnesotaDuluth, is that higher concentrations of sulfates can harm wild rice plants when they’re converted into sulfides in the sediments where the plants grow. The MPCA’s analysis found that the amount of sulfide in the sediment is affected by the amount of sulfate in the water as well as the amount of iron in the sediment. A higher amount of iron in the sediment mitigates sulfide concentrations, so in those areas, a higher level of sulfate in the water might not result

in too much sulfide, the analysis found. On the flip side, areas with very low iron levels might require lower sulfate standards. Because of that, the analysis said, site-specific standards might be needed for some waters. The MPCA will continue to examine whether the type of water body — lakes, streams or rice paddies — affect wild rice’s susceptibility to sulfide. Stine said the MPCA is working on developing recommendations based on sound science and good policy. He said the agency continues to analyze the data and refine its findings as needed. A scientific review will take place this year and there will be an opportunity for all stakeholders and members of the public to comment before final recommendations are made. Stine said recommendations could be put forth late this year or early next year, at the earliest.

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Community Calendar Today 8:30 a.m. • TOPS AK No. 220 Kasilof weigh-in at CES Station 6, 58260 Sterling Highway. Meeting starts at 9 a.m. Call 2627319 or 252-3436. 10 a.m. • TOPS AK No. 164 Soldotna weigh-in at First Baptist Church, 159 S. Binkley. Meeting starts at 11 a.m. Call 2627339. Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at URS Club, 405 Overland Drive. Call 262-1917. 12:30 p.m. • The local chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society meets at at Heritage Place in Soldotna, 232 Rockwell Ave. Call Lindy at 262-4724. 5:30 p.m. • Free Seated Zumba Gold at the Kenai Senior Center. New participants, active older adults, and chair-bound or limited mobility participants are encouraged. 6 p.m. • AA Step Sisters at Central Peninsula Hospital. Call 2622304. • Weight Watchers, Woodruef Building, 155 Smith Way, Soldotna. Doors open at 5:15; joining members should arrive by 5:30; Getting Started session for newcomers at 6:30. • TOPS AK 20, Soldotna, weigh-in at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 North Soldotna Avenue, Soldotna. Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Call 262-1557. • Celebrate Recovery, Midnight Son Seventh-day Adventist church on the corner of Swires Rd. and Kenai Spur Hwy in Kenai. Dinner is at 6 p.m.; Recovery Lesson at 6:30 p.m.; Open Share groups at 7:15 p.m. Email rking4@mac.com or call260-3292. 7 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Dopeless Hope Fiends” at 607 Frontage Road, Kenai. • Square dance group at Ninilchik Senior Center. • Alcoholics Anonymous “Unity Men’s Group” meets downstairs the Salvation Army building in Soldotna. 8 p.m. • AA Attitude of Gratitude at URS Club, 405 Overland Drive. Call 283-3777. • AA North Roaders Group at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 242-9477. • Alcoholics Anonymous Ninichick support group at United Methodist Church, 15811 Sterling Highway, Ninilchik. Call 907567-3574. 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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The Peninsula Clarion strives to report the deaths of all current and former Peninsula residents. Notices should be received within three months of the death. We offer two types of death reports: Pending service/Death notices: Brief notices listing full name, age, date and place of death; and time, date and place of service. These are published at no charge. Obituaries: The Clarion charges a fee to publish obituaries. Obituaries are prepared by families, funeral homes, crematoriums, and are edited by our staff according to newspaper guidelines. Obituaries up to 300 words are charged $50, which includes a one-year online guest book memoriam to on Legacy.com. Obituaries up to 500 words are charged $100, which also includes the one-year online guest book memoriam. Tax is not included. All charges include publication of a black and white photo. Obituaries outside these guidelines are handled by the Clarion advertising department. How to submit: Funeral homes and crematoriums routinely submit completed obituaries to the newspaper. Obituaries may also be submitted directly to the Clarion, online at www. peninsulaclarion.com, or by mail to: Peninsula Clarion, P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, Alaska, 99611. Pre-payment must accompany all submissions not already handled by a funeral home or crematorium. Deadlines: Submissions for Tuesday – Friday editions must be received by 2 p.m. the previous day. Submissions for Sunday and Monday editions must be received by 3 p.m. Friday. We do not process obituaries on Saturdays or Sundays unless submitted by funeral homes or crematoriums. Obituaries are placed on a space-available basis, prioritized by dates of local services. Copyright: All death notices and obituaries become property of the Clarion and may not be republished in any format. For more information, call the Clarion at 907-283-7551.

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and avid fly fisher, at the Main Street Grill in Kenai, Tuesday, March 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Court Appointed Special Advocates needed

The Kenai Flotilla of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will conduct it’s monthly meeting on Saturday, March 15 at 1 p.m. at the Nikiski Fire Station No. 1, 44800 Kenai Spur Highway. The public is cordially invited to join us to share ideas and information about boating. For more information, contact the Flotilla Commander at 776-8522 or the Vice Flotilla Commander at 776-8457.

The Kenaitze Indian Tribe will hold a meeting to provide information to people interested in becoming Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers. CASA volunteers advocate for abused and neglected children in both tribal and state courts. Learn how to be the voice of a child in need Tuesday, March 18 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be at the Kenatize Indian Tribe’s administration building at 150 N. Willow St. in Kenai. For more information about the Kenai Peninsula CASA Local Republican Convention slated program, contact Tyler Nichols at 335-7229 or at tnichols@ Districts 29 (Nikiski-Sterling-Seward) and 30 (Kenai-Sol- kenaitze.org. dotna) will hold their biennial Republican Convention Saturday, March 15 at Peninsula Grace Brethren Church on K-Beach Road from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. District Officers & Delegates Swim America lessons available to the State Convention will be elected and a straw poll for There is still time to sign your children up for the next US Senator will be held. Fee is $50 and includes lunch. All SwimAmerica session at Skyview Pool starting on Tuesday, registered Republicans are invited. Call Dale at 398-1865 for March 18 and ending on Thursday, April 10. SwimAmerica is more information. the leading learn-to-swim program in the United States, and classes are being offered for children ages 3-teenage. Class times are 4:15-4:45 p.m. and 4:50-5:20 p.m. on Tuesdays and Blus Grass music session Thursdays for four weeks. For more information or to register All are invited to the monthly session of Blue Grass held your child, please contact Joanne Wainwright at 262-5308 or in the Fellowship Hall of the Kenai United Methodist Church. joswims@alaska.net March’s session will be held on Sunday, March 16 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Musicians and listeners are warmly urged to participate. There is no charge. Participants are urged to enter Children’s art workshop planned through the side door of the church. For more information call A free PEEP’s children’s art workshop will take place SaturJim Evenson at 776-8060. day, March 22, from 1-4 p.m. Teachers will provide instruction and encouragement for artists of all ages at the Kenai Visitors & Cultural Center. This is a great opportunity to get creative for African bow hunting safari video class the Kenai Birding Festival’s PEEP’s Art Contest. Thoses interested in learning to bow hunt in the African safari, a free video class will be held at the Kenai First Baptist Church, located at 12815 Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai on Spaghetti feed fundraiser for KPC art students Monday, March 17 at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the KeThe public is invited to attend Kenai Peninsula College’s nai Peninsula Archers and the Kenai First Baptist Church. For Art Student League Association (ASLA) spaghetti feed donamore information call Len Malmquist at 296-7375. tion fundraiser at Kenai Lodge #11 36086 Kenai Spur Road on March 23, from 4 to 8 p.m. Desserts will be available for sale by auction. Six art degree students will be taking their scholarFly-tying demonstration planned ship abroad to deepen their understanding of the art they have The Kenai Peninsula Chapter of Trout Unlimited and only seen in books. Working to earn money toward this project Sportsman’s Warehouse present “Bar Flies 2, Tie One On: An for four years, they are now in the final stages of preparation for Evening of Free Fly tying Instruction and Demonstration.” The their journey.Please show your support by bringing your family event will be hosted by Brendyn Shiflea, KPTU Board member to this event. For more information call 907-262-3506.

Rare redwood faces chopping block By JASON DEAREN Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s a tree so rare that there are believed to be fewer than 10 of its kind in the world, and it could be chopped down to make way for commuter trains in Northern California. Preservationists are hoping to stoke public awareness and save the albino chimero coast redwood growing in the small Sonoma County town of Cotati. Standing 52-feet tall, the tree features a unique mixture of normal green leaves and white, albino sections. It’s believed to be the largest of its kind on the planet. But Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) officials say the decision to remove it is out of their hands. Federal regulators have determined the tree must come down for safety reasons. The genetically mutated redwood

is apparently too close to a proposed set of new tracks. “We have federal safety clearance requirements we must comply with,” said Carolyn Glendening, a SMART spokeswoman. “Whether it’s this tree or any other tree.” To mitigate the tree’s loss, the rail project is required to plant 20 coast redwoods elsewhere. They will also take “thousands of cuttings” from the rare tree in an attempt to preserve it, Glendening said. The SMART rail line was approved by voters in 2008 to help ease congestion on Highway 101 through Marin and Sonoma Counties. The first 43-mile stretch of the commuter rail line is scheduled to open in late 2016, with 10 stations and so-called “clean diesel” trains designed to meet new federal emissions standards. “The new engines lower greenhouse gas emissions to unprecedented levels, and

they are quieter,” Glendening said. There is hope for the tree. Scientists and others are urging local politicians to consider a plan to move the rare genetic specimen to land nearby by the city of Cotati. Talks are underway. Emily Burns, who studies redwoods as science director at Save the Redwoods League in San Francisco, said the tree is a scientific treasure. It’s a chimera — or a plant with two sets of DNA fused together — which is only seen in a handful of naturally occurring redwoods on the planet. Alone, albino redwoods cannot survive in the wild because they are unable to conduct photosynthesis, the process of turning sunlight into nutrients. Existing albino redwoods are joined with normal trees that can produce the

needed nutrient. “A chimera is really a genetic oddity in any species,” Burns said. “It has two separate genomes mashed together. It’s a mosaic of tissues.” Burns said the tree is also old enough to have developed male and female cones — meaning it would produce offspring. “I’m curious to see what the offspring of this tree would be,” she said. Her group is considering whether to help any relocation plans. And SMART’s board has begun discussions to see if it’s possible to move the tree to city-owned land. “It’s still super tenuous,” Deb Fudge, a SMART board member, told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. “But at least that gives it a shot. We haven’t figured out who would pay or any of that yet.”

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Unemployed suffering

Dumbing down the SAT

It turns out that SAT words were too abstruse. The College Board is updating its iconic test yet again in ways that are indistinguishable from dumbing it down. The old vocabulary words are out, the math is easier, guessing is no longer punished in the scoring -- and we’re supposed to believe that the test is better than ever. The SAT, relied on heavily in college admissions, has long been attacked for not producing sufficiently egalitarian results. The multiple-choice test has been accused of everything from racism to classism. It is almost certainly the most hated exam in America, and the easiest way to placate the critics is simply to make it less exacting. The last round of changes 10 years ago eliminated the analogies (e.g., zenith: nadir::pinnacle: valley) and instituted an essay. This was supposed to be an upgrade, but the mandatory essay is now being discarded. Peter Wood of the National Association of Scholars describes it as “a decade-long experiment in awarding points for sloppy writing graded by mindless formulae.” The new SAT will move away from what a reporter in The New York Times calls -- obviously relying on his readers’ knowledge of old SAT vocabulary -- “esoteric” words. Instead, the test will emphasize “evidencebased reading.” The head of the College Board says an example would be an excerpt from an old speech by Rep. Barbara Jordan in which she said that the impeachment of

More than two months have passed since Congress failed to extend emergency unemployment benefits. The National Employment Law Project reports that 2 million Americans have been cut from the federal assistance program, many struggling to make mortgage and car payments, even to hold their households together. They have faced the misfortune of losing their jobs through no fault of their own and now seek work in a weak recovery. In February, the economy added 175,000 jobs, the 48th straight month in which employment levels have expanded in the private sector. Unfortunately, the pace has not matched the stronger recoveries of the past, during which 200,000 jobs to 300,000 jobs per month have been generated. No surprise, then, that long-term unemployment (jobless for 27 weeks or longer) has remained frustratingly high. Congress should have approved an extension for six months or a year without much trouble in December. Enough Republicans and Democrats, especially in the Senate, insist that they want to achieve as much. They have been at odds for weeks about how to pay for the extension, roughly $12 billion for six months. Thus, many people suffer while lawmakers clash and lack the necessary sense of urgency. This past week, both parties have revived their discussions. The hope is, they will find a way to bridge their differences. U.S. Sen. Rob Portman has played a leading role in the negotiations. The Ohio Republican noted last week a need to repair “a broken system that is failing to connect Americans with jobs.” The system may need improvement. The suggestion should not be that the high number of long-term unemployed reflects a flawed program. The real culprit is an economy failing to generate enough jobs, payroll employment still below the peak before the recession. As it is, too much has been made about lawmakers paying for an extension of jobless benefits. To be sure, the country has a huge deficit problem in the long term. Still, the deficit has shrunk by roughly half the past five years. More, the answer to the deficit problem does not reside in covering the expense of a temporary extension that actually would boost the economy. That said, the politics are such that a mechanism for cov- Applause ering the cost is required. What both Democrats and Republicans could use is that sense of urgency. Many people in Kudos to BOF for effort to make Ohio and elsewhere are hurting. They deserve better from changes their representatives in Congress. Members of the Matanuska-Susitna

Two of our key borough staff are public relations specialists and played a major part in publicizing BOF happenings and “getting the word out” to the public about submitting comments. They arranged both TV and radio interviews for commission members and our consultant. Another borough staffer was instrumental in defusing the various habitat issues being portrayed as the only reason why there are no salmon in the Northern District. And let us not forget our friends to the south, the Kenai River Sportfishing Association and the Kenai River Professional Guide Association for their support as well. While our areas and specific issues were different, KRSA and the KRPGA both aided us in their testimony and in arguing similar issues in their area. Getting kings into the Kenai is, in many ways, similar to getting salmon into the Northern District. Those points were not lost on BOF members. While the MSBFWC might have been the tip of the spear, there were a bunch of other folks who played very important and key roles in our efforts. To all of them, I say a heartfelt “Thank You.” I was raised to thank a person when they helped me out in some manner. It would be very appropriate for sport anglers and those interested in healthy Cook Inlet salmon stocks to thank the BOF for their efforts in changing the basic approach to how salmon will be managed in Cook Inlet. Send your thanks to Board Support, PO Box 115526, Juneau, AK 99811-5526 or email them through the ADF&G website. Howard Delo Big Lake

Borough Fish and Wildlife Commission Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal, March 10 and key borough staff were honored at the March 4 Mat-Su Borough Assembly meeting for efforts at the recently completed Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting in securing changes aimed at improving health of our Northern District salmon By GARRY TRUDEAU the stocks. I am a member of this commission. While honored by the assembly’s gesture, I want to point out the other folks who helped bring about these significant changes. The commission is an authorized and recognized agency of the Mat-Su Borough. Without the borough assembly’s support, we would not have been in the position we were to work with the BOF in explaining our conservation concerns in the Northern District. With this support, we were able to hire a professional biologist/consultant who is very familiar with Cook Inlet issues and is a great organizer and strategist. We received further testimony from the cities of Houston, Palmer, and Wasilla about the negative impacts being felt from lack of healthy salmon stocks. Several of our valley legislators also submitted written statements about our conservation issues. Members from the Mat Valley Fish and Game Advisory Committee and the Anchorage AC presented testimony and served on committees. Hundreds of Northern District residents submitted written and/or oral Sponsors make a splash testimony during the meeting about the poor condition of our valley salmon popuThey have made a very big splash! lations. This level of public support from Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors of the Northern District hasn’t been seen i the monthly public swim events we have ofdecades, if ever, at a BOF meeting.

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Richard Nixon would divide people into two parties. Students taking the test would then have several choices for what Jordan meant by the word “party.” (Students answering a gathering to celebrate an occasion, or Rich Lowry to drink with friends, will presumably get no credit.) The SAT is called an instrument of privilege because students from higher-income families perform better. But parental educational attainment tracks with parental income, and highly educated parents will inevitably pass along their advantages to their kids. It is not in the power of the SAT to change this. As Robert VerBruggen of the website RealClearPolicy writes, “Income gaps are evident on basically every academic measure we have.” The changes and a partnership with the free online Khan Academy are supposed to frustrate the test-prep industry, which is taken to be another unfair advantage for rich kids. There are two fallacies here, though. The first is that test-prep makes an enormous difference in scores. It bumps them up by about 30 points on average. The second is that minority kids get no test prep. According to research cited by Inside Higher Ed, slightly higher percentages of black and Hispanic

students than white students use test prep, and they make slightly higher gains on their scores on average. The SAT is hardly perfect. It isn’t strictly an aptitude test: The more you read and the more math you know, the better you are going to do. Maybe we should go all the way and use achievement tests instead? But that has its own problems, as Howard Wainer of the University of Pennsylvania pointed out in his book “Uneducated Guesses.” How much does proficiency in one subject area weigh against another? And this doesn’t help if a student is in a rotten school that teaches nothing. The SAT aims to predict first-year performance in college, with only modest success. The test explains about 24 percent of the variation in performance during the first year of college, while high-school GPA explains 34 percent, according to Anthony Carnevale of Georgetown University. But when the two are combined, they account for 41 percent of the variation. With its broader, more general approach, the SAT provides different information about students than either GPA or achievement tests. It is a useful tool. At the end of the day, the problem isn’t the SAT, it’s ourselves. We have to do a better job raising and educating kids. That is much harder than complaining about the SAT, and the College Board can’t do them for us. Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com

fered at Skyview High School Pool this past year, over 450 people have experienced the joy of swimming. These free swim events were made possible by Soldotna Rotary Club, Central Peninsula Hospital, Central Peninsula Health Foundation, Kenaitze Indian Tribe, Sweeney’s Clothing, and several anonymous donors. Their investment in the health of our local people created these swimming opportunities and at the same time helped the Change Club achieve our goals to increase facility use and improve the physical activity of Central Peninsula residents. The Skyview High School Pool is unique because during our open swim there is space for both lap swimming and unstructured swimming (play). The pool provides fun aquatic toys for children and families to play with. These toys entertain the swimmers for hours! Also, a big thank you to KPBSD District-wide Pool Supervisor Cindy Aldridge, Skyview High School Pool Manager Luke Baumer, and life guards Jessica Jackson, Trace Braxling, and Joseph Rife. They are outstanding professionals and have created a fun and safe setting for our swimmers to enjoy Skyview High School Pool. Because of our sponsors and the Skyview High School Pool staff we can say our monthly swim events have gone swimmingly! With sincere gratitude, Central Peninsula Change Club Members: Jenny Anderson, Pat Cue, Amber Delago, Tami Marsters, Barb Norbeck, Deb Nyquist, Mary Olson, Sue Olson, Linda Tannehill

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Sew fashionable Soldotna clothing designer makes tunic for musher

By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion

An Alaskan scene plays out at the bottom of a woman’s tunic; an appliqué musher and her dogs journey across a dark blue backdrop while stars sweep across the back. A lighter blue fabric makes up the sleeves, hood and hem and blue fox fur trims the hood of the garment. Susanna Evins, owner of Mountain Mama Originals, a Soldotna-based handmade clothing company, created the tunic with the appliqué designed by her sister Jo Watts, who is a graphic designer. Evins originally created the tunic for the to female winner of the Kenai Peninsula’s Tustumena 200 sled dog race. When the race was cancelled, she decided to gift it to the first woman finisher of this year’s Iditarod. “I feel like Alaska has been really good to me, and why not give back to one of our heroes, our own female hero?” she said. Watts met musher Aliy Zirkle, who placed second overall in the Iditarod, at the ceremonial start of the race in Anchorage where Watts told the 12-time Iditarodfinisher about tunic. “I knew she was going to win (the tunic),” Watts said. Zirkle was in position to win the race after then-leader Jeff King scratched, but stopped at the last checkpoint in Safety, Alaska due to inclement weather. She and former Iditarod win-

ner Dallas Seavey raced toward the finish line and Zirkle finished two minutes and 22 seconds behind. Evins said she has only been in contact with Zirkle via emails but hopes to be able to deliver the tunic in person. “She’s like the icon of what I make my clothing for,” Evins said. “I make active clothing. … It’s functional but it’s art.” To cover the cost of making a tunic for the finisher and the photoshoot for the garment, Evins decided to auction off a second garment of the same design. The winner was a Valdez woman who bid $375 for the garment. Evins said she wants to team up with her sister and design a new tunic for the top female Iditarod finisher each year. Her favorite pattern is the tunic because it’s versatile, functional, warm and is flattering on all women. “It’s like the new trendy kuspuk,” she said, referring to a type of long-sleeved hooded slip-on shirt. The garment starting at $110 wears and washes well, Evins said. She wears one that is three years old and people comment that it looks like new. Evins said most of her sales are made via Facebook, but she does have a few pre-made items for sale on Etsy — an online marketplace for crafters and vintage retailers from throughout the world. She used to travel to multiple festivals selling her clothes,

but this summer plans to only travel to the Salmonstock music festival in Ninilchik in August. Along with tunics, Evins has a variety of patterns for other clothing articles including vests, sleeveless tunics, cardigans and aprons. Until her new shop opens clients can continue to make appointments to visit Evins’ home to work with her to create personal pieces. Customers can choose from a variety of fabrics and buttons from Alaska and develop a unique appliqué design with Evins. “Every piece isn’t just a piece it custom fits you, but your personality — the fabric the prints, whatever you want — it’s made just for you,” Evins said. “It’s an adventure in your own personality.” During the last six months, Evins said her 12-year-old business has blossomed. While she currently works out of her home, she is having a store built on the same property as her Funny River Road home. She plans to open the store in June followed by a grand opening in September with a cheese and wine party and 15 percent off fall orders. To make an appointment to begin creating a custom piece with Evins, message her on her Mountain Mama Originals Facebook page. Kaylee Osowski can be reached at kaylee.osowski@ peninsulaclarion.com.

Small Business Development Center plans seminar

The Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will hold a joint luncheon at the To register for Alaska SBDC seminars got Kenai Visitors Center at noon on Wednesday, to http://aksbdc.ecenterdirect.com and click March 19. The topic will be on the “Vote No on “Training Events.” Scroll down to “Cenon 1” campaign. ters Location” and select “Kenai Peninsula”; click on “Browse” to find the workshop, then Candidates file for HEA Board click “Sign Up” and complete the information needed. Call Bunny 260-5629 for quesThree candidates will be on the ballot for tions. three open seats on the Homer Electric AssoProfit Mastery ($200 limited time offer) — ciation (HEA) Board of Directors. The dead- On March 18 and March 19 from 9:00 a.m. to line to file for the 2014 HEA board election 5 p.m. Bryan Zak will present a 2-day Profit was Feb. 28. Mastery workshop in the Red Diamond Center, HEA directors are elected by the members Suite 12, in Soldotna. This is your best opporin their respective district, with members vot- tunity for knowledge-driven financial manageing only for the candidates residing in their ment education. This 16-hour hands-on course district. will help you set goals for the future of your This year, there is just one candidate on the business, control spending and pricing, and ballot in each of the three HEA districts. leave with a process to assess the performance In District 1 (Kenai — Nikiski — parts of of your business and a strategy to implement Soldotna area) the candidate is incumbent di- change. In addition to the program content, you rector Kelly Bookey of Kenai. will master the material through quizzes, lively In District 2 (Soldotna — Sterling — Kasi- discussion, guided practice, and real-life applilof), incumbent director Dick Waisanen of cation to your own business. To qualify for job Soldotna will be seeking re-election. bill funding’s limited time offer of $200, you In District 3 (Kasilof south to Kachemak must register online before March 10. Only five Bay area), incumbent director Don Seelinger openings left. You can use our secure UPAY of Seldovia will be on the ballot. for MasterCard or VISA, or contact Bunny if The ballots will be mailed to Homer Elec- you prefer to pay by cash or check. If you are tric members on March 28. Completed mail- a veteran with DD-214 identification, contact in ballots must be received by April 30 in or- Bunny before making payment. der to be valid. HEA members will also have an opportunity to vote at the Annual Meeting which will be held May 1 at Soldotna High Job center hosts classes School. The following job skills workshops will be offered at the Peninsula Job Center the week Citizens’ Advisory Council of March 17: recertification application availMonday, March 17 — 9:30 a.m., ALEXsys Job Leads; 10:30 a.m., Introduction to ALEXable for public review sys and the Job Center; 2:30p.m., Resume The Prince William Sound Regional Writing Workshop Citizens’ Advisory Council is seeking reTuesday, March 18 — 10:30 a.m., Job certification as the alternative voluntary Prep Workshop advisory group for Prince William Sound, Wednesday, March 19 — 10:30 a.m., Caas authorized under the Oil Pollution Act of reerReady 101 Lab; 1:30 p.m., WorkKeys® 1990 (OPA 90). The application has been Testing; 3:00 p.m., Job Search Strategies for submitted to the U.S. Coast Guard, which the Ex-Offender is charged with assessing whether the counThursday, March 20 — 10:30 a.m., Intercil fosters the general goals and purposes viewing Skills Workshop of OPA 90 and is broadly representative of Friday, March 21 — No workshops ofcommunities and interests as envisioned un- fered. der OPA 90. All workshop are free of charge to the pubThe application is open for public review un- lic. til March 7 under federal register docket number Those interested in attending any workUSCG-2013-1003. The full text of the federal shops offered at the Peninsula Job Center can register notice can be found at www.regulation. call 335-3010 or visit the job center located gov using the docket number. Comments may in Kenai at 11312 Kenai Spur Hwy., Suite be submitted on line at that website. No. 2. Business hours are Monday – Friday, The recertification application is avail- 8:00am to 5:00pm excluding state and fedable for public review on the council’s web- eral holidays. You can also reserve space by site at www.pwsrcac.org. To obtain a printed clicking on the “Schedule Workshops” option copy, contact the Prince William Sound Re- located on the main screen in your ALEXsys gional Citizens’ Advisory Council, 3709 account www.jobs.alaska.gov. Spenard Road, Suite 100, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. Call 907-277-7222 or toll-free 800-478-7221. What’s new in your business? Comments on the application may be sent to: Have you opened a new business, moved Commander, 17th Coast Guard District (Dp), PO Box 25517, Juneau AK 99802, Attn: LT to a new location, hired a new person or promoted an employee? The community wants Tomas Pauser, Inspections & Investigations. Comments also can be forwarded to the to know, and so do we. Send us your infordocket manager at the address indicated. All mation at news@peninsulaclarion.com, fax correspondence must include the docket num- it to 907-283-3299, or drop it by the Clarion ber. The Coast Guard will be taking comment at 150 Trading Bay in Kenai. Questions? Call 907-335-1251. until March 7.

GM to offer loaner cars, cash to small-car owners By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer

DETROIT — General Motors is offering free loaner cars and $500 toward a new GM vehicle to more than a million owners of compact cars that are being recalled for a deadly ignition switch defect. But the owners have to ask in order to get the benefits. The offers, disclosed in a document posted Wednesday on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website, are effective immediately. Owners will be able to use the loaner cars until parts arrive at dealerships to replace the faulty switches. They are expected around April 7, GM said. The $500 cash allowance offer runs through April 30. GM last month announced the recall of 1.6 million older small cars worldwide because faulty ignitions can shut off engines unexpectedly. If the engines shut off, drivers can lose power steering and power brakes, and the air bags may not inflate if there’s a crash. GM now counts 12 people as having died in crashes linked to the problem. The company said Wednesday that one victim had been double-counted. GM is facing a Department of Justice investigation, as well as investigations from two congressional committees and federal safety regulators over its handling of the recall. The company

has admitted that it knew about the problem a decade ago. Committees in the House and Senate also want to know why the government’s road safety watchdog, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, didn’t take action sooner. The loaner/rebate program is part of GM’s damage control efforts. Last week, CEO Mary

Barra promised that an internal review would bring improvements and prevent similar problems in the future. She also said current management is intent on “taking great care of our customers and showing that it really is a new day at GM.” On Feb. 13, GM announced the recall of more than 780,000 Cobalts and Pontiac G5s (model

years 2005-2007). Two weeks later it added 842,000 Saturn Ion compacts (2003-2007), and Chevrolet HHR SUVs and Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky sports cars (2006-2007). In a separate document released Wednesday night, GM tried to explain why the Ion, HHR, Solstice and Sky weren’t included in the Feb. 13 recall,

even though they have the same ignition switches as the Cobalt and G5. Engineers examining the four models in 2011 inexplicably did not look at crash data for the 2004 Ion. But early this year, another inquiry found four crashes involving 2004 Ions in which four people were killed. Air bags did not inflate in those crashes. The document says GM em-

ployees were told of most of these crashes within two weeks of when they occurred. GM spokesman Greg Martin said he could not comment on why the 2004 Ion crashes were excluded from the 2011 inquiry. In a statement, he said GM decided to do a more in-depth analysis of the four additional models after the Cobalt and G5 recall.

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Blast destroys 2 NYC buildings; at least 2 dead By JAKE PEARSON and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press

NEW YORK — A gas leak triggered an earthshaking explosion that flattened two East Harlem apartment buildings Wednesday, killing at least two people, injuring 36 and leaving more than a dozen others missing. One tenant said residents had complained repeatedly in recent weeks about “unbearable” gas smells. By evening, rescue workers finally began the search for victims amid the broken bricks, splintered wood and mangled metal after firefighters spent most of the day dousing the flames. Heavy trucks arrived to clear the mountain of debris where the two five-story buildings stood. The fiery blast on Park Avenue at 116th Street, not far from the edge of Central Park, erupted about 9:30 a.m., around 15 minutes after a neighboring resident reported smelling gas, authorities said. Con Edison said it immediately sent utility workers to check out the report, but they didn’t arrive until it was too late. The explosion shattered windows a block away, rained debris onto elevated commuter railroad tracks close by, cast a plume of smoke over the skyline, and sent people running into the streets. “It felt like an earthquake had rattled my whole building,” said Waldemar Infante, a porter who was working in a basement nearby. “There were glass shards everywhere on the ground, and all the stores had their windows blown out.” Police said two women be-

lieved to be in their 40s were killed. At least three of the injured were children; at least one was reported in critical condition. Fire officials said more than a dozen people were unaccounted for, but cautioned that some may not have been in the building. A tenant in one of the destroyed buildings, Ruben Borrero, said residents had complained to the landlord about smelling gas as recently as Tuesday, a day before the disaster. A few weeks ago, Borrero said, city fire officials were called about the odor, which he said was so bad that a tenant on the top floor broke open the door to the roof for ventilation. “It was unbearable,” said Borrero, who lived in a second-floor apartment with his mother and sister, all of whom were away at the time of the explosion. “You walk in the front door and you want to turn around and walk directly out.” The Fire Department said a check of its records found no instances in the past month in which tenants of the two buildings reported gas odors or leaks. Edward Foppiano, a Con Ed senior vice president, said there was only one gas odor complaint on record with the utility from either building, and it was last May, at the address next door to Borrero’s. It was a small leak in customer piping and was fixed, he said. The block was last checked on Feb. 28 as part of a regular leak survey, and no problems were detected, Foppiano said. One of the side-by-side buildings had a piano store on

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Emergency workers respond to the scene of an explosion that leveled two apartment buildings in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, Wednesday. Con Edison spokesman Bob McGee says a resident from a building adjacent to the two that collapsed reported that he smelled gas inside his apartment, but thought the odor could be coming from outside.

the first floor, the other a storefront church. City records show that the building Borrero lived in was owned by Kaoru Muramatsu, proprietor of the piano business. A number listed for Muramatsu rang unanswered. Records at the Department of Housing Preservation and Development indicate the agency responded to complaints from a tenant and cited Muramatsu in January for a broken outlet, broken plaster, bars over a fire escape, a missing window guard and missing carbon monoxide and smoke detectors. City building records don’t

show any work in progress at either address, but the building owned by the Spanish Christian Church had obtained permits and installed 120 feet of gas pipe last June. Con Ed said it remains to be seen whether the leak was in a company main or in customerinstalled inside plumbing. The gas main that serves the area was made of plastic and cast iron, and the iron dated to 1887, Foppiano said. “Age is not in and of itself an issue with cast iron,” he said, noting that Con Edison has a cast iron replacement program and the pipe was not slated to be removed in the next three-

year period. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was sending a team to investigate. The agency investigates pipeline accidents in addition to transportation disasters. Just before the explosion, a resident from a building next to the two that were destroyed reported smelling gas inside his apartment and thought the odor might be coming from outside, Con Ed spokesman Bob McGee said. Con Ed dispatched two crews two minutes after the 9:15 a.m. call came in, McGee said. But they didn’t get there in time. The tragedy brought the

neighborhood to a standstill as police set up barricades to keep residents away. Thick, acrid smoke made people’s eyes water. Some wore surgical masks, while others held their hands or scarves over their faces. Witnesses said the blast was so powerful it knocked groceries off store shelves. The Metro-North commuter railroad, which serves 280,000 riders a day in New York and Connecticut, suspended all service to and from Grand Central for much of the day while the debris was removed from its tracks, the structural integrity of the elevated structure was checked, and test trains were run past the explosion site to see if vibrations would endanger the rescue effort. Service resumed late in the afternoon. A resident of the one of the buildings, Eusebio Perez, heard news of the explosion and hurried back from his job as a piano technician. “There’s nothing left,” he said. “Just a bunch of bricks and wood.” He added: “I only have what I’m wearing. I have to find a place to stay for tonight and organize what’s going to be my next steps.” A Red Cross center was set up at a public school, where about 50 people had gathered, including some who were searching for loved ones. The explosion destroyed everything Borrero’s family owned, including the ashes of his father, who died a few years ago. Borrero said he assumes his 5-year-old terrier, Nina, was killed. But “I have my mother and sister,” he said. “I’m happy for that.”

Afghan forces kill 3 attackers in battle in southern part of city By KATHY GANNON Associated Press

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — It began with a rattle of gunfire when insurgents attacked a former intelligence headquarters in this southern Afghan city. For more than an hour Wednesday, automatic weapons and machine gun fire resounded as police and commandos hunted down the three attackers. The battle, witnessed by The Associated Press, provided a rare firsthand glimpse of Afghan security forces in action without international support. The troops showed some weaknesses — lack of equipment and glitches in coordination — but eventually emerged victorious, killing the insurgents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which showed the sort of daily tests Afghan forces have faced since taking the lead in security duties while U.S. and allied combat troops prepare to withdraw by the end of the year. The Islamic militant movement has stepped up its campaign of violence ahead of April 5 presidential elections. Kandahar is the birthplace of the Taliban movement, which held power in Afghanistan for five years until it was ousted in a 2001 U.S.-led invasion following the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States. It has been the site of some of the deadliest battles between insurgents and international troops, but Afghan forces have assumed responsibility for securing the area and only receive help from NATO forces when they request it. Washington has said it will likely refuse to leave behind a residual U.S. force of several thousand troops to train and mentor Afghanistan’s security forces if the Afghan government does not sign a bilateral security agreement with the U.S. by the end of the year. Wednesday’s attack began with what appeared to be a mistake by the Taliban. The building they struck was abandoned by the intelligence agency several months ago when it moved its headquarters to a nearby location. Only a skeleton crew of guards was there on Wednesday. “They must not have known

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Afghan National Security Forces members arrive after an attack by a suicide squad on the former Afghan intelligence headquarters, Wednesday, in the center of Kandahar, Afghanistan.

that the intelligence headquarters had relocated,” deputy police chief Rehmatullah Atrafi told the AP after the battle. The three attackers — young men in their early 20s wielding hand grenades, automatic rifles and smaller weapons — opened fire on the building at about 11

a.m., forcing the guards to retreat inside. The insurgents then moved onto nearby rooftops. The police response was quick. Officers rushed to the site from a nearby station in green armored pickup trucks and cordoned off the road. They had bullet-proof vests,

but notably no helmets. They were followed by police armored vehicles mounted with machine guns that fanned across nearby streets, searching for the attackers. Soon after, intelligence service commandos moved in. They were equipped with considerably better body armor and had helmets — along with scarves wrapped around their faces to protect their identities. They rode in Humvees, instead of the pickup trucks used by police. One insurgent was gunned down early in the fight, but the two others held out as the security forces raced through the streets, a constant sputter of automatic gunfire reverberating through the area. Two AP journalists witnessed the gun battle along with several Afghan reporters from behind the cordon a few hundred yards (meters) from the former intelligence building.

At one point, chaos erupted. It appeared that one insurgent had managed to flee into surrounding streets and was on the loose. The police — speaking rapidly on their walkie-talkies — weren’t sure. Several ran down a main road looking toward the rooftops. Some ducked as they ran, fearing they could be hit from above. Amid the confused battle, communication appeared to be shaky at times. Despite the walkie-talkies, police cordoning off the roads were not sure what was going on in the thick of the shooting a short distance away. At one point, police Col. Mohammed Omar looked surprised to see his men retreat away from the site of the gun battle. He moved for cover, not sure what turn the battle had taken. Talking rapidly into his walkie-talkie, he received word that an insurgent might be nearby, maybe on a nearby rooftop.

Then a powerful boom from a heavy machine gun sounded from the area of the former intelligence headquarters, followed by automatic weapons fire. The remaining two insurgents were trapped, police said. Finally, the machine gun fire stopped. Policemen slowly walked away from the site. It was over. The mangled corpses of the insurgents were left on the street and displayed to journalists for about an hour before being taken away in a police pickup truck. One commando and a woman who lived in the area were wounded in the fight, police said. One policeman bent down and fixed one slain insurgent’s baggy pants, not wanting his body to be exposed. One attacker had been shot in the neck, another in the head. Lying on top of one insurgent’s body were blood-soaked rupee notes from neighboring Pakistan.

Peninsula Clarion, Thursday, March 13, 2014

Militants fire rocket barrage at Israel

Around the World Chinese government website has images of suspected debris of missing plane.

By IAN DEITCH

BEIJING — China’s official Xinhua News Agency says a government website has images of suspected debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. The report says the satellite images from the morning of March 9 appear to show “three suspected floating objects” of varying sizes. The report includes coordinates of a location in the sea off the southern tip of Vietnam and east of Malaysia. The report says the largest of the suspected pieces of debris measures about 24 by 22 meters.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Militants in the Gaza Strip fired dozens of rockets Wednesday into southern Israel, sending civilians rushing into bomb shelters but causing no casualties. The Israeli military said it was the largest rocket barrage since 2012, when it launched an eight-day air campaign in Gaza it said was aimed at stopping the attacks. The Israeli military said its aircraft targeted “29 terror sites in the Gaza Strip” in retaliation late Wednesday. Gaza health official Ashraf Al Kedra said nobody was hurt in the Israeli strikes that he said targeted training sites used by the Islamic Jihad and Hamas militant groups. Israel’s military said Gaza militants fired more than 40 rockets at Israel in two hours, with three intercepted by its “Iron Dome” missile defense system and eight hitting populated areas. The others fell in open areas. The barrage set off air-raid sirens in southern communities within range of the rockets. “This retaliation was precise and prompt. We targeted the infrastructure that serves the terrorists while they train, plan and implement their hideous attacks. They will not be permitted to conspire in the safety of their terrorist temples,” Israeli Military spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said. Earlier, Israeli tanks fired at “terror infrastructure” in Gaza, the Israeli military said, saying it confirmed at least one

Little-known CIA lawyer at center of computer snooping clash between Senator, spy agency WASHINGTON — The top CIA lawyer accused by the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee of trying to intimidate the panel over its investigation into secret prisons and brutal interrogations of terrorism suspects was himself involved in the controversial programs, cited more than 1,600 times in the Senate’s unpublished investigative report, according to the panel’s chairwoman, Sen. Dianne Feinstein. On Wednesday, White House spokesman Jay Carney confirmed that CIA acting general counsel Robert Eatinger also was one of two senior spy agency officials who informed administration lawyers earlier this year about plans to file a criminal complaint against Senate Intelligence Committee staffers. The CIA suspects the aides improperly gained access to a classified CIA report on the George W. Bush-era secret prisons and harsh interrogations overseen by the spy agency. Carney said CIA Director John Brennan also notified the White House about the decision. Until Feinstein’s extraordinary Senate speech Tuesday in which she said the CIA was possibly trying to intimidate committee staff, Eatinger was little known outside a small cadre of highly specialized national security lawyers. He has maintained a low profile in a legal career that has spanned two decades at the CIA and in the Navy. But Feinstein’s remarkable accusations instantly made Eatinger famous — or infamous — over a simmering constitutional dispute that threatens to engulf two branches of the government. Eatinger’s criminal complaint to Justice boomeranged when Feinstein rose in the Senate chamber Tuesday to lambaste the CIA for what she described as quietly removing documents the agency had earlier provided to Senate investigators, monitoring committee staffers and undermining congressional authority. Feinstein lashed out at Eatinger personally — though not by name — in accusing the CIA lawyer of “a potential effort to intimidate” committee aides and of providing “inaccurate information” to the Justice Department.

Last transmission from missing Malaysian plane was routine: ‘All right, good night’

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The last message from the cockpit of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight was routine. “All right, good night,” was the signoff transmitted to air traffic controllers five days ago. Then the Boeing 777 vanished as it cruised over the South China Sea toward Vietnam, and nothing has been seen or heard of the jetliner since. Those final words were picked up by controllers and relayed Wednesday in Beijing to anguished relatives of some of the 239 people aboard Flight MH370. The search for the missing plane, which left Kuala Lumpur for Beijing early Saturday, now encompasses 35,800 square miles (92,600 square kilometers) of Southeast Asia and is expanding toward India. After several days of sometimes confusing and conflicting statements, the Malaysian military officially disclosed why it was searching on both sides of country: A review of military radar records showed what might have been the plane turning back and crossing westward into the Strait of Malacca.

Obama, in meeting with Ukraine’s leader, holds out hope for ‘rethinking’ on Crimea vote WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama expressed a glimmer of hope Wednesday that a referendum on the future of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula can be halted, as he met with the new leader of the former Soviet republic. Sitting side by side in the Oval Office with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Obama said he hoped last-ditch diplomatic efforts might lead to a “rethinking” of Sunday’s Russian-backed referendum. If the vote does occur, Obama said, the U.S. will “completely reject” its results. And he warned that the international community would be “forced to apply a cost to Russia’s violation of international law.” “There’s another path available and we hope President Putin is willing to seize that path,” Obama said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “But if he does not, I’m very confident that the international community will stand firmly behind the Ukrainian government.” — The Associated Press

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A trail of smoke from rockets fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza toward Israel is seen above Gaza City on Wednesday. The militant group Islamic Jihad in Gaza said it fired 20 rockets toward Israel on Wednesday, in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike that killed three of its members the day before.

hit. Residents in the Beit Hanoun area of Gaza said they saw an Israeli strike hit a rocket launcher squad. The rocket barrage from Gaza began Wednesday afternoon. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said one rocket exploded near a gas station and another near a public library in two separate communities in southern Israel. In Gaza, the Islamic Jihad militant group said it fired 20 rockets to avenge the deaths of three of its members killed in an Israeli airstrike the day before. The Israeli military said they fired at soldiers with mortars. Lerner, the military spokesman, called Wednesday’s rockets “an escalation... Yesterday they attacked our troops and today it is our civilians.” Another Gaza militant group,

the Popular Resistance Committees, said they fired several rockets as well. The Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad has killed dozens of Israelis in suicide bombings and other attacks over the years. Israel’s military said it had targeted the militants on Tuesday after they fired at Israel. Gaza militants have fired thousands of rockets and mortar rounds at Israel over the past decade. Attacks have declined since an eight-day Israeli offensive against Gaza militants in 2012 but rocket fire still persists. Israeli aircraft periodically strikes militants that launch the rockets. The military said Wednesday’s barrage was the biggest since that campaign. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue striking the Gaza rocket launcher squads.

“We will continue to thwart (rocket attacks) and hit those that want to harm us, and we will act against them with great force,” Netanyahu said. “Last year, the number of rockets fired from Gaza was the lowest in a decade but that is not enough. We will continue to act to ensure the security of the citizens of Israel in the south and in the entire country.” The Israeli military said Gaza militants fired 32 rockets toward Israel so far this year prior to those fired today, compared to 49 in 2013. Militants fired rockets at southern Israel on an almost daily basis before that. An Associated Press reporter standing on a balcony saw more than a dozen rockets being fired from the southern outskirts of Gaza City. Last week Israeli special forces captured a ship in the Red Sea that was carrying rockets and other weapons that Israel says were supplied by Iran and destined for Gaza. Visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron condemned the rocket fire. “Let me absolutely clear about these attacks from Gaza, we condemn them completely,” he said. “These attacks are completely indiscriminate aimed at civilian populations and that is a demonstration of how barbaric they are,” Cameron said. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that Washington “condemns in the strongest terms today’s rocket attacks into Israel by terrorists from the Gaza Strip .... Israel, like any nation, has a right to defend itself.”

Welding possible cause of San Francisco fire By SUDHIN THANAWALA and TERRY COLLINS Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco fire investigators on Wednesday were looking into whether welding work was to blame for a massive blaze that barreled through an apartment building construction site, threatening nearby buildings, prompting evacuations and forcing officials to call in about half the city’s on-duty firefighters to prevent its spread. As fire crews doused hotspots in the charred remains of the block-long apartment complex, city officials said they narrowly avoided a catastrophe in an upand-coming neighborhood near the San Francisco Giants ballpark. “I think we’re very lucky that the fire didn’t jump anymore,” Mayor Ed Lee said. The exact cause of the fire — one of the city’s largest in recent years — was under investigation. But fire officials were looking into preliminary reports that workers were doing torch work at the site shortly before the fire was reported around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White said. The five-alarm fire created a plume of black smoke that was visible for miles and led to the

evacuation of nearby buildings, as about 150 firefighters were called in to contain it. One of the walls of the burning building collapsed about an hour after the fire began. “We were hoping that we could contain it as quickly as possible,” said firefighter Stephen Maguire, whose crew was among the first to arrive at the scene. Firefighters had to take a defensive stance because the building was leaning in some areas, he said. The blaze cracked windows on an apartment building, Strata at Mission Bay, across the street and sent an ember onto the roof of a University of California, San Francisco building in the neighborhood. It also briefly spread to scaffolding at another building under construction, Maguire said. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries. One of them, Tom Murphy, suffered burns while battling the fire from above, but he didn’t realize he was injured for hours, Maguire said. The fire was fueled by wood frames and other materials at the site, Hayes-White said. Because it was under construction, the building also had no fire-suppression systems. “Our objective last night, which we were able to achieve, was to contain (the fire) to the

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In this photo smoke rises from a fire as seen from Dolores Park in San Francisco, Tuesday. San Francisco firefighters have prevented a major blaze from spreading from a condominium construction site to nearby buildings.

building of origin,” she said. Fire officials did not have an exact estimate on the damage on Wednesday, but they said the entire six-story building was considered a loss. The Strata apartment building remained evacuated on Wednesday. San Francisco Fire Deputy Chief of Operations Mark Gonzales said exterior sprinklers on that building that went off have to be replaced and the fire protection system restored before residents will be allowed back in. About 30 units suffered damage, fire officials said. Eli Brill and his wife Justyn Bellsey, both 31, returned to

their apartment at Strata late Wednesday morning. Firefighters had helped them retrieve their dog the previous night. “It was really scary,” Bellsey said. “I’m just relieved that we were able to get in.” The burning building was part of a residential development project with 172 units, according to BRE Properties, the building’s owner. It was going up in a onetime-industrial area that became a redevelopment district in the 1990s and has since attracted a mix of highend residential housing and retail businesses. A new University of California, San Francisco hospital is also going up.

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NFL free agency sees Denver get Ware HOWARD FENDRICH AP Pro Football Writer

Well, that didn’t take long. Pass rusher DeMarcus Ware got a $30 million, three-year contract from the Denver Broncos on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after being released by the Dallas Cowboys. Not quite keeping pace with the nonstop nature of Day 1 of free agency, Day 2 did include the Buccaneers releasing cornerback Darrelle Revis after failing to trade him; wide receiver Eric Decker bolting Denver to sign with the New York Jets; receiver Golden Tate leaving the Super Bowl champion Seahawks to play alongside All-Pro Calvin Johnson with the Lions; and the Browns cutting two quarterbacks, Brandon Weeden and Jason Campbell. The Revis move saved the Bucs a $1.5 million bonus that would have been due if he remained on the ros-

ter with his $16 million salary. It also freed up room under the cap for a continuing roster overhaul under new coach Lovie Smith and general manager Jason Licht. With Broncos executive John Elway showing the same ability to close a deal that he did during his Hall of Fame career as a quarterback — and used two years ago to lure Peyton Manning to Denver — Ware’s first team visit resulted in a deal that includes $20 million in guaranteed money. “It’s a perfect fit for me,” Ware said at a news conference. He’ll pair with linebacker Von Miller to give AFC champion Denver a pair of quarterback chasers. Elway has been busy upgrading the defense during the first two days of the NFL’s free-agency period, adding cornerback Aqib Talib from the Patriots and safety T.J. Ward on Tuesday. “Their mentality is a ‘now’ mentality,” Ware said about the Broncos.

“Not looking forward to next season or the season after that. The time is now.” The 31-year-old Ware had 117 sacks and went to seven Pro Bowls in nine seasons with the Cowboys. He had a career-low six sacks last season, when he missed time with a thigh injury, then had offseason elbow surgery. The Cowboys made another move to clear cap space Wednesday, jettisoning receiver Miles Austin, as expected, saving about $5.5 million. Austin’s release is effective June 1. And they signed free agent defensive linemen Terrell McClain and Jeremy Mincey. Revis, meanwhile, spent only one season with the Bucs, who got him from the Jets for a 2013 first-round draft pick and a 2014 fourth-round choice. If Revis had still been on Tampa Bay’s roster by 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, the Bucs would have needed to

upgrade that 2014 draft pick to a thirdrounder. The Bucs already signed a topflight cornerback, former Titans player Alterraun Verner, on Tuesday, when they also brought aboard defensive end Michael Johnson, defensive tackle Clinton McDonald and tight end Brandon Myers. Decker spent all day Wednesday at the Jets’ facility and had dinner with a contingent of team officials, including coach Rex Ryan. He gives quarterback Geno Smith and the offense a sorely needed playmaker and No. 1-type wide receiver. The 6-foot-3, 214-pound Decker, who’ll be 27 on Saturday, set career highs last season catching passes from Peyton Manning with 87 catches and 1,288 yards receiving to go along with 11 touchdowns. He had 85 receptions for 1,064 yards and a career-best 13 TDs in 2012. Tampa Bay added a quarterback Wednesday by agreeing to a two-year

contract with Josh McCown, a backup who got a chance to start five games last season for the Bears in place of an injured Jay Cutler. A player expecting to be on the move soon was Carolina receiver Steve Smith, whose agent, Derrick Fox, told The Associated Press the five-time Pro Bowl pick “is not going to play for the Panthers next year.” Fox said he expected Smith to get cut, although Carolina was trying to trade him. In other news Wednesday: —Yet another pass rusher became available when defensive end Chris Clemons was released by the Seahawks. Clemons was due to make $7.5 million in base salary next season. He is the fourth member of Seattle’s defense to be released or sign with another club as a free agent. Tate departs from the offense, getting a five-year deal worth $31 million with $13.25 million guaranteed, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.

‘Melo: Jackson coming to Knicks TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer

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Brooklyn Nets forward Paul Pierce, right, attempts to steal the ball from Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday in Miami. The Nets defeated the Heat 96-95.

Nets close Heat in close win Pierce comes up big for Brooklyn, winners of 7 of past 8

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MIAMI (AP) — Paul Pierce scored 17 of his 29 points in the third quarter, Mirza Teletovic scored 17 off the bench and the Brooklyn Nets beat Miami for the third time in as many tries this season, topping the Heat 96-95 Wednesday night. Shaun Livingston scored 13 points, Andray Blatche added 11 and Deron Williams had eight assists for the Nets, who’ve won seven of their past eight games and are 23-9 since Jan. 1.

Chris Bosh scored 24 points for Miami, giving him 15,003 for his career. Dwyane Wade scored 22, LeBron James finished with 19 and Mario Chalmers scored 14 for the Heat. CLIPPERS 111, WARRIORS 98 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin had 30 points and 15 rebounds, Danny Granger added 18 points off the bench, and Los Angeles surged past Golden State for its ninth straight victory. Chris Paul had 16 points, 12

assists and eight rebounds for the Clippers, who split their fourgame season series against their Pacific Division rivals with an impressive finish to a tight game. Los Angeles has the thirdlongest winning streak in club history and the team’s best record after 66 games (46-20). Klay Thompson scored 26 points and David Lee had 20 for the Warriors, whose five-game winning streak ended with their fourth straight loss to the Clippers at Staples Center. Stephen Curry had just 13 points and 11 assists before sitting out the final minutes.

KINGS 115, 76ERS 98 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rudy Gay scored 27 points, Isaiah Thomas added 20 and Sacramento extended Philadelphia’s losing streak to 18 games. DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Ben McLemore scored 15 points for the Kings, who snapped a threegame skid. Jason Thompson added 14. The Kings are in the midst of a seven-game, 12-day road trip, their longest of the season. They See NBA, page A-9

Carmelo Anthony said Wednesday that he has heard Phil Jackson will be “coming on board” with the New York Knicks, the strongest indication yet that the 11-time NBA champion coach will soon be taking over the team’s basketball operations. Anthony went as far as to suggest that it’s no longer a question of if Jackson will rejoin the Knicks, but when. “Everything’s in his hands now,” Anthony told reporters in Boston at the Knicks’ gameday shootaround practice. Neither the Knicks nor Jackson had any immediate comment. Jackson played on the Knicks’ last championship team in 1973, and later went on to win six NBA titles as a coach with the Chicago Bulls and five more with the Los Angeles Lakers. “I’m agnostic as to what team, but I would love to see Phil Jackson” back in the league, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday after speaking to the Boston College Chief Executives’ Club of Boston. “To have one of the greatest ever sitting on the sidelines is a loss for the league,” Silver added. “The league needs him. I hope he lands with some organization.” Jackson, 68, has said in the past that teams have tried to lure him back to the NBA, and there has been speculation for several days that this offer from the Knicks would be good enough to get him to interrupt retirement. Jackson has been out of the league and largely out of the public eye since 2011, when he ended his coaching stint with the Lakers. “I still don’t have a lot of the details, all the details,” Anthony

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In this June 3, 2009 file photo, Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson answers question during a news conference after practice for Game 1 of the NBA final basketball series in Los Angeles.

told reporters. “Have I heard? Yeah, I’ve heard that he will be coming on board. It’s not official yet. You can always use Phil Jackson’s insight on whatever ... his philosophy, his mindset, his resume, what he brings to the game, what he brings to a team or organization. That goes without even saying, so we’ll see how that plays out.” Anthony said he hasn’t spoken with Jackson about his plans for the Knicks. If this deal becomes official, that will likely change quickly, since Anthony could leave this summer as a free agent. Anthony said the Knicks told him about their pursuit of Jackson over the last couple days. He gave no indication if Jackson’s potential involvement with the Knicks would affect his free-agency plans. “It wasn’t something that was do-or-die based on my decision,” Anthony told reporters. “Them guys was going to make that decision regardless of what I said.” Ever since Jackson last coached, there has been a certain amount of guessing about when he would return to the league — or if any offer really could get him to leave Montana, where he’s spent much of retirement.

Lakers decide to shut injured Kobe down for season GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Immediately after the Los Angeles Lakers declared Kobe Bryant out for the season, he already was thinking about how to make sure the Lakers will be much less miserable when he

returns. Bryant expressed only mild frustration Wednesday after the long-expected decision to end his 18th NBA season after just six games. The superstar guard’s broken bone in his left knee has kept him out since shortly before Christmas, and it still hasn’t healed enough for

weight-bearing exercise. With just five weeks left in their injury-ravaged season, the Lakers (22-42) elected to preserve Bryant for next year, when he’ll be 36. And though Bryant has barely played, he is determined to make sure the Lakers’ failures of this season aren’t repeated in 2014-15.

The Lakers’ ruthlessly competitive scorer can’t take much more of this incompetence from his 16-time NBA champion franchise. “I feel like killing everybody every time I go to the arena,” Bryant said. “I’m just on edge all the time. Yeah, I still feel it, probably more than anybody in

the organization does. I probably feel it more, and it drives me absolutely crazy.” Bryant clearly identified the Lakers’ top offseason priorities in his mind, and they didn’t include specific free-agent additions. The fourth-leading scorer in NBA history called on the Lakers’ front office — and

owner Jim Buss in particular — to set “a clear direction” for the franchise’s return to the top after they miss the playoffs this spring for just the second time in his career. “You’ve got to start with Jim,” Bryant said. “You’ve got to start with Jim and Jeanie See KOBE, page A-9

Varlamov scores 100th win, Avalanche edge Blackhawks The Associated Press

DENVER — Semyon Varlamov stopped 37 shots for his 100th NHL win and Brad Malone scored his first goal of the season, helping the Colorado Avalanche hold off the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Wednesday night. Matt Duchene and Ryan O’Reilly added goals as the Avalanche took four of five from the Blackhawks in the season series. They also moved a point ahead of the defending Stanley Cup champions for second place in the Central Division. Patrick Kane and Brandon Saad scored for Chicago. Antti Raanta made 26 saves filling in for Corey Crawford.

It was the first time Raanta has been in net since Jan. 28. With a goal and an assist, Duchene extended his points streak to a careerbest nine games. Varlamov became the fourth Russian-born goaltender to record 100 wins, joining Evgeni Nabokov (347), Nikolai Khabibulin (333) and Ilya Bryzgalov (213). This also was Varlamov’s 33rd win, second-most in the league behind Pittsburgh’s Marc-Andre Fleury (34).

trice Bergeron and Milan Lucic scored in the second period and Boston beat Montreal for its sixth straight victory. Tuukka Rask made 35 saves, and Zdeno Chara also scored for Boston. The Bruins improved to 43-17-5 and pulled within a point of idle Pittsburgh for the Eastern Conference lead. They are 9-1-2 in their last 12 games.

FLAMES 7, DUCKS 2

CALGARY, Alberta — Mikael Backlund scored twice and added an assist to help Calgary rout Anaheim. Backlund set up Mike Cammalleri in BRUINS 4, CANADIENS 1 the slot for a power-play goal at 11:28 of MONTREAL — Carl Soderberg, Pa- the first that chased Ducks starter Jonas C

Hiller, then beat Frederik Andersen two minutes later to make it 4-0. Backlund added his second of the night 1:31 into the second period, this time shorthanded. Firing a wrist shot past Andersen as he broke in alone off the wing, it was the Flames’ second short-handed goal of the night and NHL-leading 11th of the season. Backlund has four of them, tying him for top spot with Boston’s Brad Marchand and Tampa Bay’s Tyler Johnson. Mark Giordano, TJ Galiardi, Ladislav Smid and Corban Knight with his first NHL goal also scored for Calgary. Andrew Cogliano and Nick Bonino scored for Anaheim. The Pacific Division-leading Ducks are 0-2-0 in their last four games.

CANUCKS 3, JETS 2, SO WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Chris Higgins had the only goal in the shootout and Vancouver beat Winnipeg, rebounding from a third-period collapse in its last game. The Canucks, 2-4-1 in their last seven games, allowed seven goals in the third period in a 7-4 home loss to the New York Islanders on Monday night. Alexandre Burrows, with the first and second goals of his injury-marred season, tied it 2 at 11:17 of the third period. Andrew Ladd and Michael Frolik scored for the Winnipeg. The Jets have lost five straight.

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are 2-3 on the trip.

SPURS 103, TRAIL BLAZERS 90

MAVERICKS 108, JAZZ 101

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Patty Mills scored 15 points, Tim Duncan had 10 points and 11 rebounds in limited minutes, and San Antonio rolled to its eighth straight win. Damian Lillard had 23 points for Portland, which lost LaMarcus Aldridge to a bruised back early in the second half. Danny Green added 14 points for San Antonio, Manu Ginobili scored 13, Kawhi Leonard had 12, and Tiago Splitter had 12 points and 10 rebounds. San Antonio’s bench outscored Portland’s 46-23, enabling coach Gregg Popovich to limit Duncan, Parker, Ginboli, Splitter and Green to less than 30 minutes. Portland opened the third on an 8-0 run after trailing by as many as 17 in the first half, but lost Aldridge 43 seconds into the quarter.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki scored 31 points and moved into sole possession of the No. 12 spot on the NBA’s career scoring list in Dallas’ win over Utah. The big German made 12 of 14 from the field and all four his 3-point attempts to help the Mavs snap a three-game road skid. Trey Burke scored 20 points and Enes Kanter had 18 points and 11 rebounds, but the Jazz wilted down the stretch against Dallas’ long-range shooting. The Mavericks converted 13 of 21 3-point attempts while the Jazz went 5 of 26.

KNICKS 116, CELTICS 92 BOSTON (AP) — Carmelo Anthony scored 19 of his 34 points in the first half as New York opened a 24-point lead and coasted past Boston for its fifth straight win. Tim Hardaway Jr. added 22 points, J.R. Smith 13 and Cole Aldrich had 12 with 10 rebounds in his first career start for the Knicks, who are making a charge for the Eastern Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot. The victory moved the Knicks into ninth place, a half-game ahead of Detroit, which lost in Toronto on Wednesday. They are three games behind eighth-place Atlanta.

CAVALIERS 110, SUNS 101

were held scoreless from that point. Conley scored 16 points to lead the Grizzlies, who won their fourth straight game. Marc Gasol added 15 points, and Zach Randolph and Tony Allen 13 each for Memphis.

PHOENIX (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and Cleveland spoiled Eric Bledsoe’s return for Phoenix. Spencer Hawes added 19, 17 in the first quarter, and Luol Deng scored 18 as the Cavs snapped a four-game losing streak. Bledsoe, who had knee surgery and missed 33 games, had 15 points on 5-for-16 shooting and a team-high nine assists. Goran Dragic scored 20 points, Markieff Morris 18 and Channing Frye 17 in the Suns’ third straight loss.

BOBCATS 98, WIZARDS 85 WASHINGTON (AP) — Al Jefferson had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Gerald Henderson went 6 for 9 in his return from a calf injury to lead Charlotte over Washington. Henderson finished with 13 points, and Kemba Walker’s 16 points included four consecutive free throws during a late fourthquarter run for the Bobcats, who have won four of five and sit in seventh place in the Eastern Conference. John Wall scored 23 points to lead the Wizards, but he went scoreless in the fourth and received little help from his teammates. Washington had won eight of its previous 10 and began the day in fifth, one-half game ahead of the Brooklyn Nets.

NUGGETS 120, MAGIC 112 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kenneth Faried scored 26 points and Wilson Chandler added 21 points and 10 rebounds to rally Denver past Orlando. JJ Hickson had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Ty Lawson added 17 points and 12 assists for the Nuggets, who ended a twogame losing streak. Arron Afflalo led Orlando with 24 points. Nikola Vucevic added 20, but had only four points in the second half. Jameer Nelson scored 19 points and had nine assists in Orlando’s fifth loss in six games.

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Scoreboard basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Atlantic Division Toronto 36 27 Brooklyn 33 30 New York 26 40 Boston 22 43 Philadelphia 15 49 Southeast Division x-Miami 44 18 Washington 33 31 Charlotte 31 34 Atlanta 27 35 Orlando 19 47 Central Division x-Indiana 47 17 Chicago 35 29 Detroit 25 40 Cleveland 25 40 Milwaukee 13 51

Pct GB .571 — .524 3 .394 11½ .338 15 .234 21½ .710 — .516 12 .477 14½ .435 17 .288 27 .734 — .547 12 .385 22½ .385 22½ .203 34

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio 48 16 Houston 44 20 Memphis 38 26 Dallas 39 27 New Orleans 26 38 Northwest Division Oklahoma City 47 17 Portland 42 23 Minnesota 32 31 Denver 28 36 Utah 22 43 Pacific Division L.A. Clippers 46 20 Golden State 41 25 Phoenix 36 28 Sacramento 23 42 L.A. Lakers 22 42 x-clinched playoff spot

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.734 — .646 5½ .508 14½ .438 19 .338 25½ .697 — .621 5 .563 9 .354 22½ .344 23

Wednesday’s Games Denver 120, Orlando 112 Sacramento 115, Philadelphia 98 Charlotte 98, Washington 85 Brooklyn 96, Miami 95 Toronto 101, Detroit 87 New York 116, Boston 92 Memphis 90, New Orleans 88 Dallas 108, Utah 101 San Antonio 103, Portland 90 Cleveland 110, Phoenix 101 L.A. Clippers 111, Golden State 98 Thursday’s Games Houston at Chicago, 3 p.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 5:30 p.m. All Times ADT

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EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts Atlantic Division Boston 65 43 17 5 91 Toronto 67 35 24 8 78 Montreal 67 35 25 7 77 Tampa Bay 65 34 24 7 75 Detroit 65 29 23 13 71 Ottawa 65 28 25 12 68 Florida 65 24 34 7 55 Buffalo 65 19 38 8 46 Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh 65 44 17 4 92 N.Y. Rangers 66 35 27 4 74 Columbus 65 34 26 5 73 Philadelphia 65 33 25 7 73 New Jersey 66 29 24 13 71 Washington 67 30 27 10 70 Carolina 65 28 28 9 65 N.Y. Islanders 67 25 33 9 59 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division St. Louis 65 44 14 7 95 Colorado 66 43 18 5 91 Chicago 66 38 14 14 90 Minnesota 65 34 22 9 77 Dallas 65 32 23 10 74 Winnipeg 67 30 28 9 69 Nashville 66 28 28 10 66 Pacific Division Anaheim 66 43 16 7 93 San Jose 66 42 17 7 91 Los Angeles 66 38 22 6 82 Phoenix 66 31 24 11 73 Vancouver 68 30 28 10 70 Calgary 66 26 33 7 59 Edmonton 66 23 35 8 54 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday’s Games Vancouver 3, Winnipeg 2, SO Boston 4, Montreal 1 Colorado 3, Chicago 2 Calgary 7, Anaheim 2 Thursday’s Games Phoenix at Boston, 3 p.m. Buffalo at Carolina, 3 p.m. San Jose at Columbus, 3 p.m. Florida at Tampa Bay, 3:30 p.m. Edmonton at St. Louis, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Toronto at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m. All Times ADT

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES Assigned RHP Brock Huntzinger, LHP Eduardo Rodriguez and INF Ivan De Jesus to minor league camp. CHICAGO WHITE SOX Optioned LHP Charlie Leesman to Charlotte (IL) and OFs Jared Mitchell and Trayce Thompson

to Birmingham (SL). Reassigned C Miguel Gonzalez, RHPs Deunte Heath and Omar Poveda, LHP Scott Snodgress and OF Keenyn Walker to minor league camp. CLEVELAND INDIANS Optioned RHP Austin Adams, LHP T.J. House, INFs Jesus Aguilar and Jose Ramirez and OF Carlos Moncrief to Columbus (IL) and INF Erik Gonzalez to Carolina (Carolina). Reassigned INFs Francisco Lindor and Joey Wendle, Cs Jake Lowery and Roberto Perez, OF Tyler Naquin and C/INF Tony Wolters to minor league camp. NEW YORK YANKEES Optioned LHP Nik Turley and OF Slade Heathcott to Scranton/WilkesBarre (IL) and C Gary Sanchez to Trenton (EL). SEATTLE MARINERS Named Roy Howell manager of Tacoma (PCL). TEXAS RANGERS Assigned RHPs Nate Adcock and Armando Rodriguez and INF Rougned Odor to minor league camp. Optioned RHPs Wilmer Font and Ben Rowen to Round Rock (PCL) and RHP Lisalverto Bonilla and INF Luis Sardinas to Frisco (TL). National League ATLANTA BRAVES Agreed to terms with RHP Ervin Santana on a one-year contract. MIAMI MARLINS Optioned RHP Michael Brady and OF Kyle Jensen to New Orleans (PCL) and LHP Grant Dayton, RHPs Angel Sanchez and Jose Urena, C J.T. Realmuto and OF Brent Keys to Jacksonville (SL). Reassigned RHPs Anthony DeSclafani, Jesus Sanchez and Colby Suggs; LHP Justin Nicolino and INF Avery Romero to minor league camp. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Optioned LHP Mike Kickham, LHP Jose De Paula, OF Gary Brown and 1B Angel Villalona to Fresno (PCL); RHP Kendry Flores and RHP Hunter Strickland to San Jose (Cal). Reassigned RHP Mason Tobin, C Andrew Susac, RHP Jason Berken, RHP Mitch Lively and 3B Chris Dominguez to their minor league camp. WASHINGTON NATIONALS Optioned LHP Felipe Rivero to Harrisburgh (EL). Rassigned RHP A.J. Cole to minor league camp. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

Signed F Shane Edwards to 10day contract. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS Signed F Jarvis Varnado. Women’s National Basketball Association CONNECTICUT SUN Traded G Kara Lawson to Washington, who sent G Matee Ajavon to Atlanta. Atlanta sent G Alex Bentley to Washington. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS Signed OT Jared Veldheer to a fiveyear contract; C-G Ted Larsen to a two-year contract and RB Jonathan Dwyer to a one-year contract.Re-signed LB Marcus Benard to a one-year contract. BALTIMORE RAVENS Agreed to terms with OT Eugene Monroe on a five-year contract and WR Jacoby Jones on a four-year contract. BUFFALO BILLS Signed OL Chris Williams. Agreed to terms with CB Corey Graham and LB Keith Rivers. CHICAGO BEARS Agreed to terms with S M.D. Jennings on a one-year contract. CLEVELAND BROWNS Released QBs Brandon Weeden and Jason Campbell. Signed LB Karlos Dansby and DBs Donte Whitner and Isaiah Trufant. DALLAS COWBOYS Signed DT Terrell McClain and DE Jeremy Mincey. Released WR Miles Austin DENVER BRONCOS Agreed to terms with DE DeMarcus Ware on a three-year contract. DETROIT LIONS Re-signed RB Joique Bell to a three-year contract. Agreed to terms with WR Golden Tate on a five-year contract. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Signed DB Husain Abdullah, LB Joe Mays and OL Jeff Linkenbach. MIAMI DOLPHINS Signed OT Branden Albert to a five-year contract. MINNESOTA VIKINGS Agreed to terms with DT Linval Joseph. Signed LB Jasper Brinkley. Resigned OL Joe Berger. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Re-signed TE Michael Hoomanawanui. Released DT Isaac Sopoaga and OL Markus Zusevics. NEW YORK GIANTS Placed C David Baas on the waived/failed physical list. Re-signed PK Josh Brown, S Stevie Brown, RB Peyton Hillis, CB Trumaine McBride and QB Curtis Painter. Waived LB Marcus Dowtin. Signed G

Geoff Schwartz and C J.D. Walton. OAKLAND RAIDERS Signed T Austin Howard. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Agreed to terms with LB Bryan Braman on a two-year contract. PITTSBURGH STEELERS Resigned OL Cody Wallace to a three-year contract and S Will Allen and LS Greg Warren to one-year contracts. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS Signed TE David Johnson to a two-year contract. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Agreed to terms with S Antoine Bethea on a four-year contract. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Released DE Chris Clemons. Agreed to terms with WR Taylor Price on a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with DT Tony McDaniel. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Released CB Darrelle Revis. TENNESSEE TITANS Agreed to terms with RB Dexter McCluster on a multiyear contract. Waived OT David Stewart. WASHINGTON REDSKINS Signed LB Adam Hayward. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL Suspended Columbus F Blake Comeau two games for boarding Detroit D Brendan Smith during Tuesday’s game. DALLAS STARS Reassigned F Chris Mueller to Texas (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS Recalled RW Teemu Pulkkinen from Grand Rapids (AHL). FLORIDA PANTHERS Recalled F Quinton Howden and D Alex Petrovic from San Antonio (AHL). Reassigned D Mike Mottau to San Antonio. SAN JOSE SHARKS Reassigned D Nick Petrecki to Rochester (AHL) and F Sebastian Stalberg from Ontario (ECHL) to Portland (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer FC DALLAS Signed D Matt Hedges to a multiyear contract extension. COLORADO RAPIDS Promoted Paul Bravo to vice president of soccder operations and technical director and signed him to a three-year contract. NEW YORK RED BULLS Signed coach Mike Petke. SEATTLE SOUNDERS Signed F Cam Weaver. COLLEGE HOLY CROSS Named Joseph Bertoletti senior associate athletic director for external operations.

Peverly’s future in doubt after collapse SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer

DALLAS (AP) — Rich Peverley will not play again this season after collapsing on the bench during a game. Whether the Dallas Stars’ forward will ever play again

won’t be known until after more extensive work is done to evaluate his irregular heartbeat. Peverley appeared briefly at a news conference Wednesday, reading nervously from a statement that thanked “the number of people that saved my life” after he went down in the

RAPTORS 101, PISTONS 87 TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points, Amir Johnson had 20 against his former team and Toronto handed Detroit its 10th straight road defeat. Kyle Lowry added 19 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 13 rebounds for the Atlantic Divisionleading Raptors, who won for the fourth time in five meetings with Detroit. Toronto has won 15 of 19 at home after losing eight of its first 12 home games this season. Toronto won for the 10th time in 13 games and improved to 30-7 when holding its opponent below 100 points.

GRIZZLIES 90, PELICANS 88 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mike Conley hit a driving layup against Austin Rivers with 1.5 seconds remaining to complete Memphis’ comeback victory over New Orleans. Conley’s basket closed out a 9-0 Grizzlies run to end the game. Memphis trailed 88-81 with 3:22 remaining, but the undermanned Pelicans, playing without guards Tyreke Evans and Eric Gordon,

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(Buss), and how that relationship plays out. It starts there, and having clear direction and clear authority. And then it goes down to the coaching staff, and what’s Mike (D’Antoni) going to do, what they want to do with Mike, and then it goes from there. It’s got to start at the top.” Phil Jackson’s apparent decision to take a front-office job with the New York Knicks also drew a negative reaction from Bryant. The Lakers flirted with re-hiring the 11-time NBA champion coach early last season before unexpectedly choosing D’Antoni, whose two injury-plagued teams have gone 62-74. “You know how I feel about Phil,” Bryant said. “I have so much admiration for him, and respect, and have a great relationship with him. Personally, it would be hard for me to understand that happening twice. It would be tough. I don’t really get it.” C

first period of a game against Columbus, stunning players, coaches and fans. The 31-year-old left the questions to doctors who said his season was over and he would undergo a procedure that he decided to put off when his condition was first discovered during a physical be-

fore training camp in September. Dr. Robert Dimeff said Peverley was given the option of treating atrial fibrillation, the most common type of heart arrhythmia, with a minor adjustment and medication or missing several months to undergo a more invasive approach.

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tuition due and had maxed out on student loans. He said the recruiter suggested that a management job could eventually be within reach for him because, “Wal-Mart is where people’s dreams become a reality.” Wilson first worked at a Wal-Mart near college before returning to his Chicago hometown without a degree but with $50,000 in student debt and another job at a boutique Wal-Mart specializing in groceries. Today, Wilson earns $9.45 an hour at that Wal-Mart and lives on the city’s western edge with his grandmother. He boards a bus most mornings at 3:30 a.m. and arrives for his 5 a.m. shift in the more upscale neighborhood of Lakeview East. He has applied for promotions. So far, no success. If he had the money for a ring and a wedding, Wilson said he would propose to his girlfriend. Last year, 17.4 million Americans between ages 25 and 64

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While the preseason closure was unusual, managers said the action had precedent. The, last time the river was closed to king salmon fishing preseason was in 1965 according to ADFG data. The loss of catch-and-release fishing cut off an avenue of revenue for guides who could take anglers on other trips if king salmon fishing fell through. “I enjoy taking people out for sockeye, the silver fishing and rainbows,” Ewitt said. “The money fish are the big kings and they’re not there.” A preseason forecast of the run estimated a return of 2,230 fish — well below the lower end of the ADFG optimum escapement goal range of 5,300 – 9,000 fish. The sport fishery for early run kings will be closed beginning May 1 through June 30. While some private anglers, like Dwight Kramer chairman of the Kenai Area Fishermen’s Coalition, said they supported the closure — the move is a blow to guides who make a living on guiding for king salmon on the Kenai River. Guides like Greg Brush owner of EZ Limit Guide Service, who last year voluntarily switched his clients to catchand-release only fishing when they targeted Kenai king salmon. Brush questioned the rationale for the closure using data like the Kenai River creel census data, or the angler-reported data on fishing effort, data on the number of boats and anglers per day, and ADFG estimates of catch-and-release mortality on Kenai River kings, Brush estimated that the closure of the early run fishery would save about 35 fish. “I’m estimating 15 boats a day, three anglers on average per boat — which is generous — that’s 45 anglers per day. I’m estimating 45 anglers per day on the Kenai River during

earned less than $10.10 an hour, the minimum wage proposed by President Barack Obama (The current federal minimum is $7.25.) That’s equal to an income of nearly $19,000 for a full-time employee — less than half the median pay of a U.S. worker. The share of Americans in their prime earning years who earn the equivalent of $10.10 an hour or less, adjusted for inflation, has risen to 13.4 percent from 10.4 percent in 1979, according to government data analyzed by John Schmitt, a senior economist at the progressive Center for Economic and Policy Research. Nearly a third of low-wage employees last year had some college education. An additional 10 percent had graduated. By contrast, in 1979 less than 25 percent of low-wage employees had college experience. Most had not completed high school. For millions of lower-wage workers, more schooling hasn’t led to higher pay. “Where you start out in terms of wages helps to predict where you move over time,” Schmitt said. That principle has become an the early run during May and June. If we have a 25 percent success rate, so one fisherman out of four catches a king … that means 12 fish a day, 12 kings a day are caught on the Kenai River. That’s a very generous day,” he said. Assistant area management biologist Jason Pawluk said he could not corroborate Brush’s figures but that saving roughly 35 fish would not be a statistically significant number in the context of the entire early run of king salmon. However, he said, the larger issue was the extremely low forecast of the run of king salmon. “What is statistically significant is that we’re forecasting a run that’s less than half of the lower end of the escapement goal,” Pawluk said. “That’s significant.” Angler effort on the early run has trended downward in recent years and during 2013 ADFG managers restricted the early run of king salmon to catch and release and trophy fishing May 16 before closing it to king salmon fishing on June 20. Five fish died from catchand-release fishing in 2013, according to preliminary data from the ADFG 2010-2012 annual management report and 2013 recreational fisheries overview. While Brush called the ADFG decision to close the river controversial and disappointing, he said he did support it — in a fashion. “My gripe is not that they closed the Kenai River,” he said. “I’m actually in support of that.”

Paired Restrictions While the closure of the early run of king salmon represented a financial blow to many Kenai River guides and businesses associated with the sport fishery, Brush said there was a lack of equal harvest reduction in other fisheries in the Cook Inlet that harvest Kenai-bound king salmon. “They basically crushed our fishery,” Brush said. “They

alarming reality for many. Only 5.5 percent of people with jobs at the fast food chain Wendy’s will earn more than $70,000 in today’s dollars at that company, based on a review last year of 8 million resumes by the analytics firm Bright.com. Just 8 percent of Home Depot employees will be so fortunate. For Macy’s, 9.4 percent. By contrast, more than a quarter of Amazon staffers will exceed $70,000 a year. The ratio is even better for Verizon and AT&T workers. A majority of Ford employees will achieve that income at least once in their career. Just 10 percent of Wal-Mart workers will. Wal-Mart promotes itself as a source of opportunity, and in some cases, that’s proved true. Over 11 years, for example, Tonya Jones rose from staffing a checkout line to managing a section of a Wal-Mart supercenter in Hendersonville, Tenn. Jones, 41, said her pay exceeds $15 an hour — enough with scholarships, including one from Wal-Mart, to help put her daughter through college. Asked whether she represents an average Wal-Mart worker, Jones said opportuni-

“Basically — when Fish and Game closes a fishery, any fishery, they are saying in their actions, ‘we cannot afford one dead fish. It doesn’t matter what kind of fish it is, it doesn’t matter if it’s sport or if it’s saltwater or inriver.” — Greg Brush, guide need to have equal restrictions on the other fisheries that they are killing (king salmon).” Specifically, Brush said the commercial setnet fishery that opens in late June in the Kasilof section of the Cook Inlet and a marine recreational fishery that catches king salmon in the Lower Cook Inlet should be restricted. “Basically — when Fish and Game closes a fishery completely, any fishery, they are saying in their actions, ‘we cannot afford one dead fish,’” he said. “It doesn’t matter what kind of fish it is, it doesn’t matter if it’s sport or if it’s saltwater or inriver.” Pat Shields, commercial area management biologist, said he was not sure how ADFG would fish the Kasilof section of the setnet fishery as ADFG staff was still meeting to decide how they would fish the upcoming season. Restrictions to the marine recreational fishery in the Lower Cook Inlet were announced by ADFG alongside the emergency order that closed the early run of king salmon. The combined annual limit for king salmon, 20-inches or greater in length, is five for the Cook Inlet. However, just two of those kings can be harvested from the Anchor River, Deep Creek and Ninilchik River and

ties at the company boil down to personal choices. “I want to be No. 1,” she said. “I am very competitive.” That said, the data show why it’s harder now for workers to rise into higher-paying fields despite an economic recovery now nearly 5 years old. About 1.9 million office and administrative support jobs were lost to the Great Recession, according to government data. That includes 714,370 executive secretaries with annual incomes averaging $50,220. And 252,240 fewer bookkeepers with average incomes of $36,640. By comparison, the number of lower-wage jobs increased: The Labor Department says restaurants added 777,800 jobs since the recession began, general merchandise stores 345,600. “You see adults moving into these relatively generic services (jobs) that don’t require expertise, just dexterity, attention and showing up,” said MIT economist David Autor. “You want people to be in jobs that have good trajectories. I can imagine you only get so efficient as a checkout clerk or a stocker.” Wal-Mart customer service

manager Janet Sparks of Baker, La., trained as a bookkeeper. She owned a video rental store and worked for an accountant, a nuclear power plant, a McDonald’s and a bank before joining Wal-Mart about eight years ago. Sparks, 53, said Wal-Mart once offered a path to the middle class with merit raises of up to $2 an hour. The company ended those raises, while making more employees eligible for bonuses based on a store’s overall performance. It also introduced what’s called “optimal scheduling” to match employees with expected sales. It can mean that workers whose shift ended at 11 p.m. might have to begin their next shift at 7 a.m., Sparks said. Sparks said the erratic schedule makes it hard for employees to earn additional income from a second job. She joined WalMart in 2005 with the expectation that the since-cancelled merit pay raises would eventually let her clear $21 an hour. She instead received smaller raises and now earns $12.40. Wal-Mart said it began to change its bonus system in 2006. It now pays bonuses of

up to $2,500 to some employees based on their store’s performance. And it says its scheduling system considers the preferences and availability of employees and gives them three weeks’ notice of their work calendars. Other retailers have also adopted optimal scheduling. Starbucks was sued by a former employee over its system, according to Massachusetts court records. Starbucks said on its corporate site that the “goal” of optimal scheduling “was to provide the most working hours to those partners who were available to do so.” Wal-Mart spokeswoman Katie Cody said that its employees have “endless opportunities for advancement” and that “management is not saying that people should find other jobs.” “But when the economy is doing well, people tend to move around more,” Cody said. “If people were moving around more, that would be a better indicator that the economy is doing well, which is good for our customers, our associates and our business.”

all marine waters down to Bluff Point from May 1- June 30, according to the ADFG emergency order. “We tied the annual limit for kings in the marine waters with that of the Lower Cook Inlet streams,” said Carol Kervliet, management biologist in the area. Other restrictions have been placed on the marine recreational fishery in recent years including restricting the fishery to no-bait and single-hook fishing as well as restrictions on how close to shore marine anglers can fish according to ADFG emergency orders from 2012 and 2013. While each of the management actions were designed to conserve king salmon, which are returning in low numbers decline Inlet-wide, Tom Vania, ADFG coordinator who oversees management of the Cook Inlet, said restrictions in the Lower Cook Inlet were not necessarily mean to pair with those on the Kenai River. “In the marine rec fishery — typically for that early run time period — we’re managing that based on actions they’ve taken for the Lower Cook Inlet area,” he said. “It’s based more off of the Lower Cook Inlet streams than they are on the Kenai.” While the restrictions may be announced at the same time, Vania said, they were not necessarily related. Still, a reduction in king salmon harvest in the lower parts of the Cook Inlet would result in higher numbers of fish returning to Upper Cook Inlet. “If you reduce harvest in the marine rec fishery, because

they are a mixed stock fishery, they’re going to harvest less fish and a percentage of those fish are going to be Kenai fish,” he said. Just how much of the harvest of Kenai-bound king salmon occurs in the marine rec fishery is still in question, Vania said. However, genetic sampling is set to begin in 2014 in the marine fishery and will allow managers to understand how to structure the fishery, he said.

nity as guides did not have the famed king salmon as a lure for out-of-state anglers. In previous seasons when king salmon fishing has been severely restricted, McClure said, guides could still book other trips and guide for other types of fish with clients who —once on the Kenai Peninsula — are willing to spend a vacation fishing even if they cannot get a chance at the Kenai king salmon. “The Kenai king is the biggest king salmon in the world, it has a draw,” McClure said. Still, McClure said he was in support of the closure and was glad ADFG managers announced it as early as they did. “So we can tell our clients,” McClure said. “The more notice, the better.” For Ewitt, who stopped guiding on the Kenai River after the 2012 season — the last good season he had was in 2009. “There were a lot of years where I was hitting 150-200 kings a year. It was pretty good fishing,” he said. During his last year, Ewitt said he hooked nine king salmon. “That’s hardly worth talking to people about,” he said. “Why would I go up there and just sit on my hands and listen to disappointed people.” Still, Ewitt said, he has a lot of friends who are heavily invested in the fishery and he hoped the community would support them. “There’s an awful lot of people, businesses that aren’t able to stay with it if they don’t have the tourist trade there to make a living,” he said.

A difficult time As managers figure out how to reduce king salmon harvest in the commercial and sport fisheries, local guides say they are struggling to stay financially viable. “I guide for all species on the river, but the big draw is always the kings,” O’Connor said. “We were lucky we had a good early run of sockeye last year and we were able to get some people on fish last year … but it’s definitely harder to get them up here.” O’Connor, like several other guides, said he still thought the closure was “the right decision” for ADFG managers, but said he would likely be switching to guiding part-time permanently. Steve McClure, owner of McClure’s Rustic River Retreat, and president of the Kenai River Professional Guide Association said he had several clients that were not coming to the state at all, while others had moved to a different time period. While the season on early run king salmon is just about six weeks long, McClure said the closure would have a ripple effect throughout the commu-

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 The Corner Cafe in the Blazy Mall in Soldotna will be showing a colorful collection of Hand Painted Art Quilts by Chelline Larsen through the month of March. Call 260-9113 for more details.  The Sterling Community Center invites artists, crafters, and vendors to participate in its Spring Craft & Vendor Fair to be held Saturday, March 29, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the SC Center. $30 for a space, $10 to rent a table. Limit 1 vendor per product line. Visit www.sterlingcommunityclub.com for a registration form, or visit the Sterling Community Center in person. Call 262-7224 or email sterlingcommunityclub@live. com for more information.  A free PEEP’s Children’s Art Workshop will be held on Saturday, March 22nd from 1-4pm. Teachers will provide instruction and encouragement for artists of all ages at the Kenai Visitors & Cultural Center. This is a great opportunity to get creative for the Kenai Birding Festival’s PEEP’s Art Contest. AmVets Post 4 in the Red Diamond Center holds blind doubles darts every Friday evening with sign up at 6:30 p.m. Tacos are available; and burn your own steak dinner from 6 to 8 p.m every Saturday with Karaoke after dinner from 8 p.m. to midnight.  Join Steve and Fern Holloway for Karaoke every Saturday night at the Kenai Moose Lodge. Singing starts at 9 p.m. and everyone is welcome.  An all acoustic jam takes place every Thursday. The jam is as Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna on the first Thursday of the month, and at the Kenai Senior Center during the rest of the month. Jam starts at 6:30 p.m.  Veronica’s in Old Town Kenai has open mic Friday at 6:30 p.m. and live music with The Charmers Daughters at 6:30 p.m.  Four Royal Parkers on the Kenai Spur Highway in Soldotna has live music with Bob Ramponi and the Alaska Swing Company Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m.  Odie’s Deli in Soldotna has live music Friday from 6-8 p.m. and Pub Quiz night every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m.  The Studio Espresso Shop at Spur Highway and Nikiski Avenue in Nikiski hosts an open mic night on Saturdays starting at 7 p.m. Call 776-7655.  The Bow bar in Kenai has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays and live music Fridays, Saturdays at 10 p.m.  Hooligans Saloon in Soldotna has poker Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 p.m. and live music Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.  The Duck Inn on Kalifornsky Beach Road has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and DJ Arisen on Saturdays.  Mykel’s in Soldotna has live music Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. with Robb Justice, and Fridays and Saturdays from 6:309:30 p.m. with Bob Ramponi.  The Duck Inn will have live music from 7 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday with Robb Justice and Trio.  Main Street Tap and Grill has Wednesday karaoke with KJ Natalia, Thursday acoustic music with Dustin and Friends and Keeley & Nelson, and live music and dancing with 9Spine Friday and Saturday. The public is invited to attend Kenai Peninsula College’s Art Student League Association (ASLA) spaghetti feed donation fundraiser at Kenai Lodge #11 36086 Kenai Spur Rd on March 23, 2014 from 4-8 p.m. Desserts will be available for sale by auction. Six art degree students will be taking their scholarships abroad to deepen their understanding of the art they have only seen in books. Working ot earn money toward this project for four years, they are now in the final stages of preparation for their journey. Please show your support by bringing your family to this event. All are invited to the monthly session of Blue Grass held in the Fellowship Hall of the Kenai United Methodist Church. March’s session will be held on Sunday, March 16 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Musicians and listeners are warmly urged to participate. There is no charge. Participants are urged to enter through the side door of the church. For more information call Jim Evenson at 776-8060.  Celebrate Spring Break by watching free movies at the library. Friday March 14 from 2-4:30 p.m. visit the library to watch the film based on the award-winning novel Catching Fire. Large screen experience, refreshments are provided. Children under the age of 10, please bring an adult.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

Audience members dance through a haze of bubbles during The Big Wu’s show July 2, 2013 at Salmonstock in Ninilchik.

Cheapest way to summers’ biggest event

By Kelly Sullivan Peninsula Clarion

almonstocker Early Bird passes are now available for Salmonstock, the fourth annual art-centric union of salmon loving Alaskans. Tickets are offered until March 31 only, for the cheapest way to cut a rug at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik, August 1-3. As preparations mature, Jim Stearns, Music and Production Coordinator said, has no doubt this year will produce another monumental festival. The volume of applications from local bands has mushroomed and the influx of volunteers, vendors and staff has grown exponentially, not to mention tickets sales, which have steadily increased by the thousands since the festival’s introduction, he said. This year Stearns projects a potential sell-out; the festival’s first to do so. After pounding away at what Stearns refers to as “a perverse pleasure,” he is now resting on his laurels. “People are now buying tickets for the festival, not the individual acts,” said Stearns,

who has built a fixture unrivaled in the Alaskan community stemming from his 20-plus years coordinating musical festivals. One of Stearns co-worker’s recently recalled a discussion between him and his 5-yearold son. The boy said his two favorite holidays were Christmas and Salmonstock, Stearns said. His knowledge and connections in the music industry have contributed to an eclectic crop of local, Top 40 and all Clarion file photo around well-respected acts. A couple dances during Salmonstock. Keller Williams has already been announced for the 2014 festival. Big names like Brandi Carlile, Trampled by Turtles and Robert Randolph have performed in previous years. While offers for this year’s popular bands are still under negotiation, and choosing the 30 local acts will not be finalized until after the application deadline in early April, Stearns is confident they will ultimately announce another prodigious line-up, one that will not disappoint, he said. Stearns suggests buying tickets in advance, which hold Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion a value unbeatable by even See PASS, page B-2

“Shotgun Lovesongs” Bookworm Sez

Films  Call Orca Theaters at 262-7003 for listings and times.  Call Kambe Cinemas at 283-4554 for listings and times.

Down the Road  The Pratt Museum in Homer is open Tuesday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m. For more information and a schedule of events, visit www.prattmuseum.org. Submissions may be emailed to news@peninsulaclarion. com. The deadline is 5 p.m. Mondays.

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Danielle Rickard, of Ninilchik, gets an octopus painted on her face August 2, 2013.

It all seemed like a good idea. You’d graduate from high school and take three months to bike across country. Or build a house. Or start a business, hitchhike Europe, or any other harebrained plan your teenage minds thought up. It would be a bonding experience. Friends forever. It didn’t take long to learn that, sadly, plans and friendships are fragile things - and in the new novel, “Shotgun Lovesongs” by Nickolas Butler, both are riddled with holes. Leland Sutton never gave anybody a straight answer when asked about the title of his first album. Shotgun Lovesongs was about suicide, a tribute to another band, a nod to heartbreak, a different title-reason every time. It was what made Lee famous,

and what took him away from the small town of Little Wing, Wisconsin. Lee was perhaps Little Wing’s most famous son, but Ronny Taylor was the town’s first major celebrity. Ronny had been a rodeo rider once, flat-stomached, and cool under pressure and on a bull. Ronny’s only flaw was that he was an alcoholic, which is how he ended up a little bit not-quite-right. Everybody loved him anyhow, mostly because of his big heart. Few knew that Lee paid most of Ronny’s bills. Kip Cunningham wasn’t aware of it, in fact, but there weren’t a lot of things Kip was privy to anyhow. He’d always kept his boyhood friends at arms’ length and, truth was, he didn’t really quite fit in. He wasn’t good at people things; he was good at making money. So it came as quite a shock See SEZ, page B-2

‘300: Rise of an Empire’ R eeling It In C hris J enness 1hr 42min Rated R Warner Bros. Pictures Action/Adventure/Drama It seems like sort of an odd choice to make a sequel to a movie like “300,” the splashy, artsy, blood-soaked sword and sandal epic of 2006. After all, that movie was, if nothing else, self-contained. Spoiler alert: everybody dies at the end. Also, of all the tales surrounding the Greco-Per-

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Wayne, others score on Young Money album By MELANIE J. SIMS Associated Press

Young Money, “Rise of an Empire” (Cash Money/Republic Records Lil Wayne isn’t just the founder of Young Money Cash Money Billionaires, he’s the rap squad’s captain, too. And on “Rise of an Empire,” Weezy plays his role well, anchoring a winning compilation from the camp, and making up for last year’s lackluster “I Am Not a Human Being II.” “All y’all that lashed out, I’ll come see what that’s ‘bout, but you don’t need to call the fireman, to put a (expletive) match out,” Wayne rhymes on “Moment,” his singular solo contribution to the group’s latest release. Weezy is energetic on the D.A.-produced “Senile,” trotting out what sounds like a Drake-inspired flow, while Tyga dishes up a solid but forgettable verse in addition to his

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duties on the hook. Nicki Minaj drops in on “Senile,” too, but she’s best on another single, the ruthless “Lookin (Expletive) (Expletive).” The song pleased Minaj’s Barbz, but the colorful rapper drew heavy criticism when she used a photo of Malcom X with a rifle in his hands and juxtaposing it with a racial slur for the track’s artwork. That song, along with Drake’s Hit-Boy-produced single “Trophies,” certainly got fans buzzing about the new album, but the group’s top-billers aren’t the only ones doing their part. Newcomer Euro holds his own as the only other YMCMB star commanding a solo track on the compilation, and he proves himself deserving of the honor. The Dominican Republic-born rapper deftly narrates his rise from “ripped shoes. to water views,” establishing himself as one to watch on “Induction Speech.” YMCMB regulars Gudda

Gudda, Jae Millz and Mack Maine pull their own weight, too, muscling up on “Fresher Than Ever,” also featuring Birdman and Flow. Gudda, Millz and Maine also appear on “You Already Know,” featuring and produced by Maroon 5 keyboardist and YMCMB signee PJ Morton. But while both the producer and rappers seem to be doing their respective jobs, the collaboration doesn’t quite pay off. Lil Twist sends his croaky vocals cruising over the laidback beat of “One Time,” featuring Tyga and hot-right-now rapper YG, who has a Top 40 hit with “My Hitta.” Twist — who was arrested for investigation for driving under the influence behind the wheel of pal Justin Bieber’s car last year — fits right in on “Bang,” in which he brags about “leaving jail in Givenchy.” Though Wayne, Drake and Minaj are the star players, their This CD cover image “Rise of An Empire,” by Young Money. bench-warmers keep it hot.

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around the universal experiences of nearly every small-town teen: pilfered pilsners drunk by headlight in a cornfield; hanging out somewhere you think is unknown to everybody else; realizing that your neighbors gossip about you; keeping friends you’ve had since kindergarten. It’s a familiar feeling: we somehow know the businesses Butler writes about. We know his characters – or at least someone very much like them – and that gives readers a comfortable sense of home on every page. This is one of those books you step into, but never want to leave. It’s got a great keep-youguessing plot, a satisfying cast, and an easy touch to it. And if that’s what you need, then isn’t reading “Shotgun Lovesongs” a good idea?

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sian Wars, the Battle of Thermopylae, which was detailed in “300” and relates a powerfully simple tale of determination and martyrdom, would be the one to tell. The rest of the histories are more complicated with myriad moving parts and lots of different characters, each of whom have similarly sounding, unpronounceable names like Themistokles and Aesyklos. So, when I heard they were working on a sequel to “300,” I naturally assumed it would a be a cheap, maybe even direct to video, cash grab with very little to offer. I was definitely wrong on that point, and while I can’t say “Rise of an Empire” is as good as its predecessor, it is certainly ambitious. The movie opens with Queen Gorgo, widow to Spartan King Leonidas, regaling a platoon of armored warriors with tales of bygone days. This tale is for her theatrical audience, however, more than her military one. In summary, you know what happened in “300?” Well, here’s the backstory. Ten years previous, the Greeks had fought the Persian king Darius to a standstill at Marathon. In the battle, a valiant Greek soldier named Themistokles managed to mortally wound Darius but neglected to kill his son, Xerxes. At this point, Xerxes resembles nothing of the ten-foot-tall godking he will become, but give the boy time. Darius, at home on his death bed, warns Xerxes to leave the Greeks alone, but the King’s top aide, a dangerous warrior named Artemesia disagrees. Artemesia has her own backstory later in the movie, but suffice it to say she’s deadly and hates the Greeks. She alternately bullies and mentors young Xerxes, ultimately pushing him into godhood and engineering a massive attack on Greece, part of which will be so memorably portrayed in the original “300.” The tale continues, going from prequel, to the parallel tale of a massive naval battle between Themistokles

and Artemesia. Eventually, the film bypasses the events of “300,” becoming a true sequel, surprisingly wrapping up the story in under two hours. Stylistically, “Rise of an Empire” is nearly identical to “300,” with it’s beautifully staged settings, rich color scheme, and dramatic slo-mo action sequences. It works, but not quite as well. This is partly because it’s not quite as well done - the colors are slightly less vibrant, the slomo a little too prevalent, and partly because it’s been done before. The original “300” was a kind of revelation of how far CG can take you cinematically when you throw out all vestiges of trying to make things look “real.” Zack Snyder created something gorgeous and garish all at once, putting a major emphasis on style over substance. This new film does the same thing, but with a much more complicated story and a sense of having been-there-done-that - “Rise of an Empire” suffers somewhat in comparison. Plot-wise the film has highs and lows. On the one hand, I was very impressed at the bookending nature of the movie, of how it really envelopes its predecessor instead of simply rehashing it. I’ve never seen a sequel, outside of “The Godfather Part II” that does that - good company to be in. Many of the original actors are back, some in small, surprising ways, although the producers are saved from paying the massive salaries of Gerard Butler and Michael Fassbender, both of whom were relatively unknown when they starred in “300,” and whose characters conveniently died in that film. Australian actor Sullivan Stapeleton is fine as Themistokles, though he lacks some of Butler’s bombastic charisma. Eva Green, as Artemesia, however, completely fires up any scene she’s in. It’s scene chewing, but she’s a lot of fun to watch. The problem is, however, that with all the convoluted flashbacks and flashforwards, backstories and intrigue from this city-state or that - it becomes difficult to keep track of who is

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national standards, he said. Festivals of this caliber in the lower 48 states run between $50-100 more. Planning ahead also helps the sponsors, The Renewable Resources Foundation and Renewable Resources Coalition to plan the volume of resources necessary to put together a comfortable venue. For Stearns, building a cohesive atmosphere is equally as important as providing quality entertainment. Piecing together a posiKelly Sullivan can be tive event that focuses on the reached at Kelly.Sullivan@ state’s most coveted resource peninsulaclarion.com

when he bought the ancient mill that towered over Little Wing – and it failed, financially and spectacularly. Solid, dependable Henry Brown watched his friends’ worlds widen, but his home was on his western Wisconsin farm. His wife, Beth, was his life. His kids were his life. All he’d ever really wanted was in the town where he’d grown up. Little Wing was where he could go to the VFW and they knew him. It was where his friends came home when they wanted to let their hair down. It was where his heart was broken. Totally smitten. That was me, within four pages of the beginning of “Shotgun Lovesongs.” Photo submitted If you’re Of a Certain Age, you will be, too, because author Nickolas Butler, author of Nikolas Butler wraps his story ‘Shotgun Lovesongs’.

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who, when is when, and what exactly is going on. As well, the extreme stylized nature of the film doesn’t lend itself as well to such a wide spanning story. This is not to suggest that “300: Rise of an Empire” isn’t entertaining. It is, but at times it’s a little much. I also have to say, the title makes no sense whatsoever. “300” refers very specifically to the first movie and not at all to this one. And “Rise of an Empire?” Whose empire? The Persians had an empire and were in the process of losing it. The Greeks didn’t have an empire. I don’t know what they’re referring to, but that’s nitpicking, I guess. On the plus side, this movie finally showed me what all the hubbub over 3D is about. For 99% of the film, it’s just your typical, take it or leave it, eek-there’s-a-

spear-coming-at-me kind of 3D - but one scene, one thirty-second segment was pretty amazing. Xerxes is walking out onto a high dais looking down from atop his palace, and the camera pans up showing the god-king in the foreground and the entire city, a thousand feet below. For just a second it looked as if the entire screen had opened up and there was literally another world inside and that I was hovering above it. I actually had to grab the arms of my seat before the feeling passed. It was weird and I though to myself, “Oh so that’s what the big deal is.” The whole movie doesn’t live up to that one moment, but the remaining hour and fifty minutes are half-bad. Grade: B “300: Rise of an Empire” is rated R for bloody violence, gruesome battle scenes, sexuality, nudity and language.

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Take a walk on the mild side By CARA ANNA Associated Press

TARBERT, Scotland — I don’t have much to tell you about Scotland, really. It’s true, they have whisky, and kilts, and some people speak with an accent so thick that you wonder whether you’re hearing English or Gaelic. All of that’s fun. But I’m just here to tell you about the walks I took. If you’ve heard anything about the weather in Scotland, you’ve heard the word “wet.” Or perhaps “boggy.” Or “everchanging.” These conditions make even more impressive the large collection of well-known footpaths that are the best way to explore the stunning countryside. The most famous one is the West Highland Way, a 95-mile (150-kilometer) trail from the outskirts of Glasgow into the remote and moody Highlands. It ends shortly past the foot of the highest mountain in the UK, Ben Nevis, which can be walked up and down as a day hike, if you’re fit. Near the summit, I saw small children and dogs. The Way was my appetizer for more walks to come. I did its northern half, skipping the lowland part of the hike and heading straight into the landscape so heart-skippingly shown in the James Bond movie “Skyfall.” It’s easy; there are hotels or hostels at every stage, and even baggage transport service. The single most useful tool for planning walks in Scotland is the popular website WalkHighlands.com. The site breaks down dozens of trails, with frank talk about muddy or risky conditions. It also links to that other essential tool, Ordnance Survey topographical maps. And then there are the photos. WalkHighlands does what other trail guides don’t: It shows what the scenery looks like at several different stages of each walk. Before leaving for Scotland, I spent hours clicking through trails and shopping for landscapes. That’s how I came across the path to a place called Rhenigidale. It looked like a modest walk, just about 5 miles (8 kilometers) long, but the details that emerged made it more and more intriguing. It seemed the tiny seaside village in the string of islands called the Outer Hebrides had a hostel, one that didn’t take advance bookings but rarely would turn anyone away, especially if they arrived on foot. It seemed so remote, somehow so unlikely, that I emailed to make sure. The reply was prompt. “The hostel door is never closed,” Peter Clarke, the chair of something called the Gatliff Hebridean Hostels Trust, replied. “You may put your overnight fees in cash, or by cheque, in the honesty box. If it is not in the hostel, the warden usually visits in the morning and early evening.” To this triple-locked Manhattan resident, it had the whiff of a fairy tale. The next sign that I might be on to something came in an article by British author Robert Macfarlane, who has written movingly about nature and exploring it on foot. He called the winding old postman’s path to Rhenigidale, its only land route to the outside world until a road was completed in 1989, “one of the most beautiful paths I know.” And once in Scotland, after finishing the West Highland Way and happily making day hikes around the Isle of Skye, I found that speaking of Rhenigidale could have a profound effect. One especially excited bus driver nearly ran off the road. A hostel manager beamed and confided, “No tourist has mentioned that for months!” There’s something satisfying in taking a vacation and actually getting away from it all. As my ferry left Skye for the Outer Hebrides, it was decided: No Internet. No phone, even if it had signal. After the ferry docked in the village of Tarbert, I bought simple provisions at a small grocery — oats, tea, lentils — because Rhenigidale has no shops, just a handful of homes. And the next day, Sunday, everything on the stoutly Protestant island would be closed, except the churches. The path soon split from the paved road out of Tarbert and climbed into the low, stony hills. It eventually topped a rise, and there was the sea, which

the track began to follow. There were ruined stone houses, the snuffling of porpoises, rabbits skittering out of sight. It’s a lovely place to watch for the aurora borealis, and the stars. In my two days at the hostel, no one appeared but the friendly warden, Kate Langley, who lives with her husband and small children across the road. She knelt in the cozy sitting room of faded maps and old cushioned chairs and lit the coal stove. On a little radio, BBC Scotland played bagpipe music and folk songs. I almost wished for a pipe and slippers. I spent a startling amount of time just standing outside with a mug of tea. The modest Gatliff Hebridean Hostels Trust also runs two other rustic hostels in stellar locations

for those who wander through the islands, many of them by bike in the bracing winds. Some say the repurposed farmhouse on the small island of Berneray is the best, with its front doors and outdoor benches just a few steps from the sea. But there’s no pilgrimage-like approach, since the public bus service stops a couple minutes’ walk away. The third hostel, on the island of South Uist, is next to a ruined churchyard and a short walk from the Atlantic, past rich stretches of colorful machair, or shell-sand and wildflowers. The hostels make excellent bases for walks on sprawling white-sand beaches and climbs of the nearby hills. In the sumAP Photo/Cara Anna mer tourist season, the islands This October 2013 file photo shows the Gatliff Trust-run hostel on the island of Berneray, Scotbloom with galleries, B&Bs land. The hostel is steps from the sea, and from crumbling farmhouses called crofting houses. and local seafood. A marked trail nearby allows an easy day hike around the tiny island.

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Homes KENAI HOUSE 2-Bedroom, 1.5-bath, carport. No smoking, no pets. $850. /month plus utilities. (907)283-3878. NIKISKI 3-bedroom, 2-bath, garage, walking distance to Nikiski Rec. Center. Indoor pool & ice rink. $1,345. per month. message (907)776-3325 WHY RENT ????? Why rent when you can own, many low down & zero down payment programs available. Let me help you achieve the dream of home ownership. Call Now !!! Ken Scott, #AK203469. (907)395-4527 or cellular, (907)690-0220. Alaska USA Mortgage Company, #AK157293.

THREE-Bedroom, 2-bath, 2 large walk-inclosets, 1352 inside living space, crawl space, 1.5 car garage, fenced back yard, front and back decks. Asphalt DW & neighborhood roads. Large space next to garage for boat or RV. Back yard fully sunned, perfect for greenhouse. Just shy of 1/2 acre. Excellent water. 2 blocks down from K-Beach. New in 2010 natural gas furnace, all new in 2010 appliances included (DW, oven, microwave, frig, washer & dryer). Master bath renovated w/walk-in tile shower; beautiful easy to maintain high-end vinyl flooring throughout. Custom vertical blinds in living room and kitchen, and window coverings. Also included is 55-inch Samsung Plasma TV and 3-speaker Bose surround system; 8 camera security system; outside shed w/Honda lawn mower & weed trimmer. $1500 paint and wallpaper credit provided. Broker courtesy 2.5%. TWO ways to buy - Straight purchase or ASSUME low balance with $880 monthly payments for $70,000 up front cash. (No realtor or credit check is required for the assumption) MLS 14-560. Please call 398-8161; 24 hr notice requested for viewing. Owner financing not available.

Retail/Commercial Space PRIME KENAI RETAIL/ OFFICE SPACE 1,832SqFt to 20,000SqFt. Rates start @ $.50SqFt. Call Carr Gottstein Properties, (907)564-2424 or visit www.carrgottstein.com

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Bids INVITATION TO BID Sweeping and Removal of Sand, Gravel and Debris From Various Borough Facility Parking Lots The Kenai Peninsula Borough Maintenance Department hereby invites qualified firms to submit a firm price for acceptance by the Borough to provide Sweeping and Removal of Sand, Gravel and Debris from Various Borough Facility Parking Lots. The project consists of the following: Facilities to be swept are located throughout the Borough and are broken down by location into five groups: Group 1: Soldotna Area, Group 2: Kenai Area, Group 3: Nikiski Area, Group 4: Homer Area, and Group 5: Seward Area. Sweeping and Removal of Sand, Gravel and Debris will be conducted in parking lots and driveways and other areas as indicated on the facility drawings. Bidders must bid on all facilities within an individual Group. Bid documents may be obtained beginning March 13, 2014 documents are available at the Maintenance Department 47140 E Poppy Lane, Soldotna, Alaska, (907) 262-4011. Bid documents may also be downloaded from the web at: www.borough.kenai.ak.us/purchasing/ contractingopportunities.htm One (1) complete set of the bid package is to be submitted to the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Purchasing and Contracting Department, located at 144 North Binkley, Soldotna, Alaska. These forms must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the bidder's name on the outside and clearly marked: BID: Sweeping and Removal of Sand, Gravel and Debris from Various Borough Facility Parking Lots DUE DATE: March 25, 2014, no later than 2:00 PM PUBLISH: 03/13, 2014

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PUBLIC NOTICE FEMA-4162-DR-AK The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice to the public of its intent to reimburse eligible applicants for eligible costs to repair and/or replace facilities damaged by severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding occurring from November 5 to November 14, 2013. This notice applies to the Public Assistance (PA) and Hazard Mitigation Grant (HMGP) programs implemented under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5121-5206. Under a major disaster declaration (FEMA-4162-DR-AK) signed by the President on January 23, 2014, the following areas have been designated adversely affected by the disaster and eligible for PA: Bering Strait Regional Education Attendance Area (REAA), Fairbanks North Star Borough, Lower Kuskokwim REAA, and Lower Yukon REAA. All boroughs and REAAs in the State of Alaska are eligible for HMGP. This public notice concerns activities that may affect historic properties, activities that are located in or affect wetland areas or the 100-year floodplain, and critical actions within the 500-year floodplain. Such activities may adversely affect the historic property, floodplain or wetland, or may result in continuing vulnerability to flood damage. Presidential Executive Orders 11988 and 11990 require that all federal actions in or affecting the floodplain or wetlands be reviewed for opportunities to relocate and evaluated for social, economic, historical, environmental, legal and safety considerations. Where there is no opportunity to relocate, FEMA is required to undertake a detailed review to determine what measures can be taken to minimize future damages. The public is invited to participate in the process of identifying alternatives and analyzing their impacts. FEMA has determined that for certain types of facilities there are normally no alternatives to restoration in the floodplain/wetland. These are facilities that meet all of the following criteria: 1) FEMA's estimate of the cost of repairs is less than 50% of the cost to replace the entire facility and is less than $100,000; 2) the facility is not located in a floodway; 3) the facility has not sustained major structural damage in a previous Presidentially declared flooding disaster or emergency; and 4) the facility is not critical (e.g., the facility is not a hospital, generating plant, emergency operations center, or a facility that contains dangerous materials). FEMA intends to provide assistance for the restoration of these facilities to their pre-disaster condition, except that certain measures to mitigate the effects of future flooding or other hazards may be included in the work. For example, a bridge or culvert restoration may include a larger waterway opening to decrease the risk of future washouts. For routine activities, this will be the only public notice provided. Other activities and those involving facilities that do not meet the four criteria are required to undergo more detailed review, including study of alternate locations. Subsequent public notices regarding such projects will be published if necessary, as more specific information becomes available. In many cases, an applicant may have started facility restoration before federal involvement. Even if the facility must undergo detailed review and analysis of alternate locations, FEMA will fund eligible restoration at the original location if the facility is functionally dependent on its floodplain location (e.g., bridges and flood control facilities), or the project facilitates an open space use, or the facility is an integral part of a larger network that is impractical or uneconomical to relocate, such as a road. In such cases, FEMA must also examine the possible effects of not restoring the facility, minimize floodplain/wetland impacts, and determine both that an overriding public need for the facility clearly outweighs the Executive Order requirements to avoid the floodplain/wetland, and that the site is the only practicable alternative. State of Alaska and local officials will confirm to FEMA that proposed actions comply with all applicable state and local floodplain management and wetland protection requirements. FEMA intends to provide IA program funding for disaster-related emergency housing. This assistance may include repair, replacement or construction of housing. These actions may adversely affect a floodplain/wetland or may result in continuing vulnerability to floods. This will be the only public notice concerning these actions. FEMA also intends to provide HMGP funding to the State of Alaska to mitigate future disaster damages. These projects may include construction of new facilities, modification of existing, undamaged facilities, relocation of facilities out of floodplains, demolition of structures, or other types of projects to mitigate future disaster damages. In the course of developing project proposals, subsequent public notices will be published if necessary, as more specific information becomes available. Contact the State Hazard Mitigation Officer for more information on this program. The National Historic Preservation Act requires federal agencies to take into account the effects of their undertakings on historic properties. Those actions or activities affecting buildings, structures, districts or objects 50 years or older or that affect archeological sites or undisturbed ground will require further review to determine if the property is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (Register). If the property is determined to be eligible for the Register, and FEMA's undertaking will adversely affect it, FEMA will provide additional public notices. For historic properties not adversely affected by FEMA's undertaking, this will be the only public notice. As noted, this may be the only public notice regarding the above-described actions under the PA, IA, and HMGP programs. Interested persons may obtain information about these actions or a specific project by writing to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Field Office, 4510 Old International Airport Road, Anchorage, AK, 99502-1017, or by calling 907-342-4002. Comments should be sent in writing to Dolph Diemont, Federal Coordinating Officer, at the above address within 15 days of the date of this notice. PUBLISH: 3/13, 2014 1605/2508

PUBLIC NOTICE FEMA-4161-DR-AK The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice to the public of its intent to reimburse eligible applicants for eligible costs to repair and/or replace facilities damaged by flooding occurring from October 27 through October 28, 2014. This notice applies to the Public Assistance (PA), and Hazard Mitigation Grant (HMGP) programs implemented under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5121-5206. Under a major disaster declaration (FEMA-4161-DR-AK) signed by the President on January 16, 2014, the following areas have been designated adversely affected by the disaster and eligible for PA: Kenai Peninsula Borough. All boroughs and REAAs in the State of Alaska are eligible for HMGP. This public notice concerns activities that may affect historic properties, activities that are located in or affect wetland areas or the 100-year floodplain, and critical actions within the 500-year floodplain. Such activities may adversely affect the historic property, floodplain or wetland, or may result in continuing vulnerability to flood damage. Presidential Executive Orders 11988 and 11990 require that all federal actions in or affecting the floodplain or wetlands be reviewed for opportunities to relocate and evaluated for social, economic, historical, environmental, legal and safety considerations. Where there is no opportunity to relocate, FEMA is required to undertake a detailed review to determine what measures can be taken to minimize future damages. The public is invited to participate in the process of identifying alternatives and analyzing their impacts. FEMA has determined that for certain types of facilities there are normally no alternatives to restoration in the floodplain/wetland. These are facilities that meet all of the following criteria: 1) FEMA's estimate of the cost of repairs is less than 50% of the cost to replace the entire facility and is less than $100,000; 2) the facility is not located in a floodway; 3) the facility has not sustained major structural damage in a previous Presidentially declared flooding disaster or emergency; and 4) the facility is not critical (e.g., the facility is not a hospital, generating plant, emergency operations center, or a facility that contains dangerous materials). FEMA intends to provide assistance for the restoration of these facilities to their pre-disaster condition, except that certain measures to mitigate the effects of future flooding or other hazards may be included in the work. For example, a bridge or culvert restoration may include a larger waterway opening to decrease the risk of future washouts. For routine activities, this will be the only public notice provided. Other activities and those involving facilities that do not meet the four criteria are required to undergo more detailed review, including study of alternate locations. Subsequent public notices regarding such projects will be published if necessary, as more specific information becomes available. In many cases, an applicant may have started facility restoration before federal involvement. Even if the facility must undergo detailed review and analysis of alternate locations, FEMA will fund eligible restoration at the original location if the facility is functionally dependent on its floodplain location (e.g., bridges and flood control facilities), or the project facilitates an open space use, or the facility is an integral part of a larger network that is impractical or uneconomical to relocate, such as a road. In such cases, FEMA must also examine the possible effects of not restoring the facility, minimize floodplain/wetland impacts, and determine both that an overriding public need for the facility clearly outweighs the Executive Order requirements to avoid the floodplain/wetland, and that the site is the only practicable alternative. State of Alaska and local officials will confirm to FEMA that proposed actions comply with all applicable state and local floodplain management and wetland protection requirements. FEMA also intends to provide HMGP funding to the State of Alaska to mitigate future disaster damages. These projects may include construction of new facilities, modification of existing, undamaged facilities, relocation of facilities out of floodplains, demolition of structures, or other types of projects to mitigate future disaster damages. In the course of developing project proposals, subsequent public notices will be published if necessary, as more specific information becomes available. Contact the State Hazard Mitigation Officer for more information on this program. The National Historic Preservation Act requires federal agencies to take into account the effects of their undertakings on historic properties. Those actions or activities affecting buildings, structures, districts or objects 50 years or older or that affect archeological sites or undisturbed ground will require further review to determine if the property is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (Register). If the property is determined to be eligible for the Register, and FEMA's undertaking will adversely affect it, FEMA will provide additional public notices. For historic properties not adversely affected by FEMA's undertaking, this will be the only public notice. As noted, this may be the only public notice regarding the above-described actions under the PA and HMGP programs. Interested persons may obtain information about these actions or a specific project by writing to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Field Office, 4510 Old International Airport Road,, Anchorage, Alaska, 99502-1017, or by calling 907-342-4002. Comments should be sent in writing to Dolph Diemont, Federal Coordinating Officer, at the above address within 15 days of the date of this notice. PUBLISH: 3/13, 2014

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars A baby born today has a Sun in Pisces and a Moon in Leo. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, March 13, 2014: This year you express more concern for the quality of your life. You have the wherewithal and the desire to create more stability for yourself. You also could become interested in New Age healing. If you are single, you could meet your sweetie at the cleaners, in a parking a lot or at the bus stop — you don’t need to join an online dating site. If you are attached, be willing to indulge each other. Try not to stay angry any longer than necessary, as you both are very strong-willed. LEO might enchant you, but know that you have the same effect on him or her. 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) HHHH Your creativity can spin a wild tale. You might feel the need to loosen up a loved one who often gets uptight with you. You could feel pressured by the sheer presence of a key person. Make a point to go off and enjoy some “you” time. Tonight: Be easygoing. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHYou keep catering to a difficult person in your life. You might not be sure as to what else to do. Perhaps if you pull back a little, you might feel much better. Decide to wait and give this person time and space to reflect. Tonight: Go over the pros and cons. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Understanding will evolve to a new level. You could be off base

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You tend to change your mind about a situation so frequently that others could be left feeling rather confused. You might feel pressured to such an extent that you won’t be able to get your work done. Try to release some of the tension. Tonight: In the limelight. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH Keep reaching out to someone who has more information than you do about a certain topic. You could feel ready to make a major move, only to suddenly experience some trepidation. Confusion surrounds communication. Tonight: Let it all hang out. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH A close associate might be putting his or her focus into making a decision about an important matter that concerns both of you. Understand where this person is coming from. Confusion could be the basis of a misunderstanding. Tonight: Chat once more over dinner. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Defer to others and encourage them to express their thoughts and passions on a new level. You could feel overwhelmed by someone’s attitude, which has a very cold tone. Perhaps you want to bypass this person. Tonight: Accept an invitation. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You could be seeing a situation differently now that you are in the midst of it. Consider making a change in order to handle the sprouting issues in a more effective way. Understand the natural limitations of the problem. Tonight: Complete some errands first.

Keep your humidifier clean Dear Readers: Many people use humidifiers regularly because of allergies or illness, but did you know that they also can make you sick if you do not keep them clean? Here are some hints from the Environmental Protection Agency on keeping your humidifier clean and working well: * Clean the humidifier according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Unplug the unit, and do not use cleaning agents unless they’re specified safe by the manufacturer. * Do not use tap water in the humidifier. According to the EPA, use only distilled water or water with a low mineral content to prevent scale buildup and release of minerals into the air. (It’s your call!) * Every day, empty and refill the water with fresh water. If you see film floating on top of the water, throw out the water and clean the humidifier. * Before storing the humidifier, empty all water and clean thoroughly. When ready to use the humidifier again, clean it to get rid of any dust or dirt that settled while in storage. — Heloise Cheap phone-call screening Dear Heloise: I found a very simple way to avoid annoying phone calls: I installed an answering machine. When the phone rings, I do not pick it up. I let the machine answer, and then I listen to see who is calling. If I want to talk to the caller, I pick up the phone. I have found that at least half of the callers hang up before my machine’s “greeting” is completed. Sales calls ignored! — Jim V., Santa Maria, Calif.

SUDOKU

By Tom Wilson

By Dave Green

8 6 2 9 1 5 4 7 3

4 5 1 6 7 3 9 8 2

7 3 9 2 4 8 6 5 1

2 4 5 3 9 6 8 1 7

6 9 7 5 8 1 3 2 4

1 8 3 7 2 4 5 6 9

9 7 6 8 3 2 1 4 5

5 2 4 1 6 9 7 3 8

Difficulty Level

3 1 8 4 5 7 2 9 6

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Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.

Tundra

By Johnny Hart

Garfield

Shoe

By Jim Davis

Take It from the Tinkersons By Bill Bettwy

9 5 7 1 4 1

3/12

Previous Puzzles Answer Key

B.C.

By Eugene Sheffer

7 5 3 6 4 6 7 3 9 8 4 8 9 1 2 8 6

Difficulty Level

3/13

By Chad Carpenter

By Chris Cassatt & Gary Brookins

Mother Goose and Grimm

By Michael Peters

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DEAR ABBY: When I was in my early 20s, I had a baby boy I placed for adoption. I could barely take care of myself, let alone a newborn. The father wanted nothing to do with me or the baby, so I placed him with his relatives out of state, who adopted him. With counseling, I got my life back on track, finished college and got a good job. I am married now and have a family. After 20 years, this child, “Fred,” called me. We talked every night for a few weeks and I invited him here to live with me. BIG MISTAKE! Long story short, Fred is greedy, lazy and expects everyone to wait on him. He refuses to look for a job or go to school, and he expects me to pay all his expenses. I called his adoptive family. They said when things don’t go his way, Fred pouts and doesn’t communicate until he needs money. They feel exactly as I do — he should get a job or go to school. Abby, my family loves Fred and welcomed him with open arms, but I feel detached from him. As soon as I learned I was pregnant, I began separating myself because I knew it would be difficult to let go. I do not regard Fred as a member of my family and have no maternal feelings for him. I’d be OK if I knew he was doing well — from a distance. But I’d prefer not to maintain a relationship. I don’t love this young man, and I don’t know what to say when he says, “Love you,

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