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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska

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District charter schools to pay rent School board approves plan stemming from action by Legislature By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion

Four Kenai Peninsula schools will be paying rent soon. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education approved a rent plan for the four active charter schools in the district at its Monday meeting. The issue has been a topic at previous board meetings and work sessions and was unani-

mously approved at the Monday meeting. Mo Sanders, principal at Soldotna Montessori Charter School, said the principals of all of the operating charters — Aurora Borealis, Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science and Fireweed Academy — are supportive of the plan. Assistant Superintendent Dave Jones figured the rent based on the Adjusted Average Daily Membership, or per

pupil figures that take into account school size, special needs and other factors at the schools. Each charter is scheduled to be charged $615 per its daily membership. The Borough Assembly voted to fund the district at $44 million in its fiscal year 2015 budget, which is $20.4 million above the required local contribution. A total of $1.7 million is scheduled to go to the charter schools.

According to a May 27 memo from Jones to the board, the district had not previously “officially designated” money from the additional allowable funds to charters. It did, however, support them by sharing in-kind services, which include property, liability and workers compensation insurance, audits, utilities, custodial and maintenance costs. The charter schools will also be charged for these costs based on daily

Buccaneer bankruptcy leaves businesses in the lurch

Pension shortfall projected at $8.7 billion at year’s end M

JUNEAU (AP) — The state is projecting to end the fiscal year with an $8.7 billion pension shortfall. The unfunded liability for the public employees’ and teachers’ retirement systems stood at roughly $12 billion when the Legislature earlier this year approved moving $3 billion from savings to further address the shortfall. Deputy commissioner of Administration Mike Barnhill says the $3 billion will be deposited in three installments over the course of the year. He said the projection also includes actuarial assumptions, such as an 8 percent investment return. He said there’s no guarantee the unfunded liability will be $8.7 billion at the end of the fiscal year but that’s the best projection at this time.

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membership. With the passage of House Bill 287, the district is now required to contribute a portion of the additional allowable funds to charter schools based on their daily memberships. “The funds come directly to us and then are basically paid back to the district for all of the kinds of things that would be covered … so I think it’s fair and reasonable,” Sanders said.

By ELWOOD BREHMER Morris News Service-Alaska Alaska Journal of Commerce

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

Kenai City Council candidates Mike Boyle, Henry Knackstedt, Tim Navarre and Holly Spann laugh during a chamber luncheon and forum Wednesday at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center in Kenai.

Kenai council candidates debate Two seats up 20 for grabs14 in October municipal election By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

On Oct. 7, the citizens of Kenai will choose between four candidates for two open city council seats. The four candidates — incumbents Mike Boyle and Tim Navarre and newcomers Henry Knackstedt and Holly Spann — met for a candidate debate Wednesday at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Kenai Visi-

2014 tors and Cultural Center. The candidates discussed issues from thoughts on the veteran’s memorial to how to plan for anticipated economic growth and their future visions for the city of Kenai. Boyle, who has served on the council for nine years, said

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he has always made it a priority to pay attention to all citizens concerns and act in a way that would benefit everyone equally. “I will make one promise — I will listen,” he said. Navarre, who completed his first three-year term on the council, said he has been actively involved in the Kenai community since he arrived in 1957 and looks forward to continuing his public service to improve the quality of life.

In addition to serving on the Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission prior to his election to council, Navarre has also represented Kenai as a borough assemblyman and is currently on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education. Knackstedt is a life-long Kenai resident who is no stranger to public service to the city. He has served as the Kenai Airport Commission See KENAI, page A-12

Buccaneer Energy Ltd. and its family of subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy in May, leaving millions worth of unpaid bills in Alaska. The Australia-based independent’s debt in the state is more than $2.1 million, according a list of Buccaneer’s 30 largest unsecured creditors filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, located in Houston. The Alaska Department of Revenue is listed as Buccaneer’s ninth-largest creditor and the second-largest in the state, with a bill of $605,116. Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman Elizabeth Bluemink said the money is actually owed to DNR for a combination of Cook Inlet oil and gas lease payments and production royalty payments. Once paid it would almost immediately be transferred to the treasury, and subsequently the Revenue Department. See LURCH, page A-12

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Rollover accident Union reps critical of pension victim identified settlement touted by Sullivan By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

A vehicle rollover on Funny River Road Tuesday resulted in one death. The deceased driver has been identified as Connor Jezorski, 21, of Soldotna. The single-vehicle accident occurred at about 7 a.m. Tuesday when a silver Toyota pickup traveling on Funny River Road toward Soldotna entered the opposing lane, hit a culvert in a ditch. The impact caused the vehicle to become airborne, rollover and crash through a fence at the Soldotna Airport, said Soldotna Police Sgt. Duane Kant.

Jezorski, the only occupant in the truck, was on his way to work in Nikiksi, Kant said. No other vehicle was involved and no eyewitnesses saw the accident, Soldotna Police Chief Peter Mylnarik said. Soldotna Police, Alaska State Troopers and Central Emergency Services responded to the crash within minutes of the report. CES paramedics declared Jerorski deceased on scene. Responders found him underneath the vehicle, partially ejected from the crash. He was not wearing a safety belt, Kant said. Soldotna police are waiting for toxicology reports but there See CRASH, page A-12

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — Union representatives said Wednesday that former Alaska attorney general Dan Sullivan dropped the ball in settling a professional malpractice lawsuit against a former state actuary for $500 million. Sullivan, who was attorney general from June 2009 to November 2010, is currently the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Mark Begich. Wednesday’s news conference with union representatives in Anchorage was proC

moted by Begich’s campaign. It came as the NEA Advocacy Fund, a super political action committee affiliated with the National Education Association, a major teachers’ union, unveiled an ad criticizing the settlement. Sullivan campaign spokesman Mike Anderson called it an attempt to rewrite history. In 2007 — at the leading edge of the Great Recession — the state sued Mercer Inc. for at least $1.8 billion and potentially $2.8 billion or more, alleging the company had made mistakes that contributed to a shortfall in public employee pension funds. At the time of

the settlement, Sullivan was attorney general. The 2010 settlement emerged as a campaign issue when Sullivan touted it in a recent ad, featuring a woman identified as a teacher. She says her pension took a “big hit” after the financial crisis but that Sullivan “fought back, forcing a Wall Street firm to pay for their malpractice, returning almost half a billion dollars into the retirement fund for Alaskans.” In announcing the settlement, Sullivan said the state was prepared to go to trial but faced risks in doing so, See PENSION, page A-12

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Oil Prices Monday’s prices North Slope crude: $96.53, DOWN from $97.25 on Friday West Texas Int.: $92.66, DOWN from $93.29 on Friday

Around Alaska Oily sheen traced to federal research ship KODIAK, Alaska— A fuel spill in Kodiak Island’s Womens Bay has been traced to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research ship. Jade Gamble with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation says the spill is estimated at 1,640 gallons. KMXT reports an oily sheen in the bay was traced to NOAA research ship Rainier, docked at Nyman Peninsula on the Kodiak Coast Guard base. NOAA spokesman David Hall says NOAA is working with the Coast Guard to minimize environmental impacts. Hall says the incident is being investigated. Gamble says the spill was traced to a rupture in the vessel’s bulkhead between a fuel tank and a water tank. Absorbent boom and a fuel skimmer have been employed at the site. -Assoociated Press

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Community Calendar Today 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. 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 262-7319 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 262-7339. • Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. 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 women’s meeting at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, O’Neill Hall, 222 W. Redoubt, Soldotna. Call 262-2304. • 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,” 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Sterling Group,” Moose River RV Park, Mile 81.5 Sterling Highway, Sterling. • 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 907-567-3574. 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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Glass Is Half Full” Equinox Run at 10 a.m. Sept. 20. There will be a 5K and 10K run (walkers welcome for the 5K). The cost will be $25 which includes a T-shirt and snacks. For more information, course map/profile, directions and registration visit: Cooper Ninilchik Library hosts author Landing Equinox Run on Facebook or email equinoxrun@gmail. On Friday, from 5-7 p.m. the Ninilchik Community Library is com. hosting a book signing with Michelle Kennedy Hogan, author of 15 books including, Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (with kids) in America and Year of the Dog. Please join us for an evening First support meeting scheduled of food and fun! Have you lost a child, grandchild, or adult sibling of any age? The Compassionate Friends of the Kenai Peninsula will hold their first monthly support meeting on Sept. 23, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at League of Women Voters planning forums the Soldotna Public Library. This is an opportunity to talk freely The League of Women Voters of the Central Kenai Peninsula about the emotions and experiences you are going through and rewill hold their monthly meeting Friday at Christ Lutheran Church ceive the understanding support of others who have “been there.” in Soldotna at noon. The League will be making calendar updates Activities will be provided for children ages 5-13. For more inand planning forums for the upcoming local election Oct. 7 and the formation, email tcfofthekenai@gmail.com or call Leslie at 907general election Nov. 4. Bring a sack lunch and a friend. For more 398-3113. information contact Gail Knobf at 262-6635 or tiamat@eagle. Take-a-Break hosts ‘Night Out for the Ladies’ ptialaska.net. Peninsula Take-a-Break starts off the fall season with a “Night Out for the Ladies” to be held on Tuesday evening Sept. 16 from Sterling Senior Center to hold September sale 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the Solid Rock Conference Center, mile The Sterling Senior Center is having a multi-vendor garage sale 90.5 Sterling Highway. The special feature is “Show and Tell” of Friday and Saturday form 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Anyone interested in par- a few of your favorite things. Ladies are encouraged to bring one ticipating in the garage sale can rent a table for $25 for both days. or two favorite items of interest to share with the group. InspiraFor further information or to reserve a table call the center at 907- tional Speaker will be Vera Velk with Stonecroft Ministries. Dinner 262-6808. cost is $12. For further information and reservations, call Susan at 907-335-6789. Peninsula Take-a-Break is affiliated with Stonecroft Domestic Animal Protection League Ministries.

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The domestic animal protection league will be available to answer questions about a borough advisory vote on Oct. 7 which will address protections for domestic animals outside of city limits. n Sept.13 at 11 a.m., Information table and bake sale at Save-UMore on Kalifornsky Beach Road. n Sept. 15 from 7-9 p.m., Town hall meeting in the Sterling Community Center n Sept. 18 from 7:30-9 p.m., Town hall meeting in Nikiski Fire Station #1. n Sept. 19 from noon-4 p.m., Information table in the Kenai Safeway. n Sept. 23 from 5:30-7 p.m., Town hall meeting at the Funny River Road Community Center. n Sept. 24 at noon, Information table at the Seward Senior Citizen’s Center; 6-7:30 p.m., Town hall meeting in the Seward Community Library Museum. n Sept. 25 at noon, Information table at the new Nikiski Senior Center; 7-9 p.m., Town hall meeting at the old Nikiski Senior Center. n Sept. 30 from 7-9 p.m., Town hall meeting at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association Building. n Oct. 3 from 6-8 p.m., Town hall meeting in the Homer United Methodist Church.

Equinox run in Cooper Landing The Cooper Landing School will host the second annual “The

Extension Service offers local berry hike Join the Cooperative Extension Service for a Local Berry Hike to celebrate Local Foods Week, Sept. 15, 5:30-7:00 p.m. starting at the Food Bank on Kalifornsky Beach Road. This free hike is intended for people new to berry picking in the Central Peninsula area. Janice Chumley will take the group on a hike on Tsalteshi Trails to show the landscapes necessary for various types of berries. Participants need to be able to walk a mile on unstable terrain. This hike is limited to 15 participants. Contact your local Cooperative Extension Service Office to register at 262-5824.

Masters swimmers back in the pool The Masters Swimming program has resumed on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-7 p.m. starting Sept. 9 at the Skyview Middle School pool. U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) is a national organization that provides organized workouts, competitions, clinics and workshops for adults aged 18 and over. Programs are open to all adult swimmers — fitness, triathlete, competitive, and non-competitive — who are dedicated to improving their fitness through swimming. The fee is $65 per month to swim two workouts per week; $40 to swim one day per week; or $10 to drop in. For more information, Angie Brennan at fitalaskans@gmail. com. Submit announcements 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.

FAIRBANKS (AP) — Both sides of the marijuana debate presented their views at a Fairbanks forum this week on a ballot measure to legalize and regulate recreational pot in Alaska. The Coalition for Responsible Cannabis Legislation and the opposition group — Big Marijuana. Big Mistake. — met at the Noel Wien Library on Tuesday night for the event hosted by the League of Women Voters of Tanana Valley, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. The initiative, Measure 2, is on the Nov. 4 general election ballot. Proponents of legalizing marijuana say it would improve the state’s judicial and criminal system with fewer arrests of nonviolent offenders and provide a tax-revenue boost. Supporters also said there are comparatively minimal health impacts compared to alcohol. Brandon Emmett, executive director of the advocacy group, said marijuana would be legal only for people 21 and older, under the initiative. He said

parents would need to talk to their children about responsible use. “If we teach our children from a young age what the substance is, what the appropriate dosage, when the appropriate time and place to use it is, we will have a much more informed and responsible society,” Emmett said. Opponents say the commercialization and industrialization of marijuana results in much different products such as edibles and high-concentrate oil. “This is not some simple, healthy material. It is not a healthy product,” opposition group spokesman Charles

Fedullo said. “This is not the marijuana we grew up with. It is more potent and it is more dangerous.” Colorado and Washington are the only states in the U.S. that allow retail sales of marijuana for recreational use. Be-

sides Alaska, efforts to legalize recreational marijuana are underway in Oregon, Massachusetts, New York and the District of Columbia. Alaska and 22 other states, as well as the nation’s capital, permit marijuana use for medical purposes.

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Restoring history requires many small steps In 1899, a group of Seattle business-

men wanted a centerpiece for Pioneer Square. They took a steamship north to the Tlingit village of Tongass, chopped down a totem pole and erected it in Seattle to the applause of a large crowd. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, tourists and businessmen treated Alaska Native culture as another resource to be extracted from the territory. Native art was exhibited at the 1876 Columbian exhibition in Philadelphia. Clan hats and regalia walked away with French visitors. Slowly, the tide that carried away so much Alaska Native heritage is starting to come back in. Last week, the Annenberg Foundation returned a formline carved and painted wood panel to the Sealaska Heritage Institute. The panel was one of several pieces up for bid at a Paris auction house. For the past several years, the Annenberg Foundation has been donating money to repatriation efforts by bidding on art objects that become available through foreign auctions. Rather than send the art to a private collector, the foundation sends the art back to the clan, tribe or group it belongs to. This is a noble effort and one we’d like to see more of. Too often, we see Tlingit items appear on the auction block, only to disappear again into private collections. In May, a Tlingit clan hat up for auction by Sotheby’s of New York was sold for $365,000. We don’t know if the hat was taken like the Pioneer Square totem pole, given away or rightfully purchased. What we do know is that Alaska Native history has far too many holes, created either through the benevolent malevolence of missionaries or by simple neglect. We may not be able to repair these holes entirely, but by bringing Native artifacts home, we’ll at least have a fighting chance. The Annenberg Foundation and Sealaska Heritage Institute should be congratulated for another step forward. — Juneau Empire, Sept. 7

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By GARRY TRUDEAU

Obama’s immigration red line

No one will ever mistake President Barack Obama for Lyndon Johnson, the master legislator as president. He doesn’t really do congressional schmoozing or arm-twisting. Compromise and dealcutting are beneath him. Once he lost the Democratic supermajorities of 2009-2010 and the power to push things through Congress by sheer brute force, his legislating essentially came to an end. So perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise that even the niceties of unilateral lawmaking are beyond him. When it became clear that House Republicans weren’t going to act on so-called comprehensive immigration reform over the summer, President Obama thundered in the Rose Garden in June that he would act on his own to fix the system. He told representatives of immigration groups that he would move at the end of summer. Activists encouraged him with the hashtag #GoBigObama. Now, he’s not going #Big, or #Small, or #In-between. He’s going to pass. The White House let it be known over the weekend that it is putting off executive action on immigration at least until after the election. In his June remarks, the president said, “If Congress will not do their job, at least we can do ours.” If, he should have added, the politics are congenial. The president loves to say, when promoting his unilateral powers, that “we can’t wait.” Actually, we clearly can wait when the political futures of swing-state Democrats are at stake. Then, waiting is the only

Letters to the Editor Drift fleet battles tides, winds, questionable management I read “Winding down” (Sept. 7 Peninsula Clarion) and in particular “Cook inlet drift fleet critical of new management restrictions.” Last February the Alaska Board of Fish passed two board generated re-allocation proposals the last two hours of a two week long meeting. Then they brought out a retirement cake for Lance Nelson. Vice-chair Klubberton, former chairman of the MatSu Blue Ribbon Fisheries Committee, authored the proposal to take more area away from the drift fleet. Klubberton’s vision of a “Bristol Bay Style Fishery” is blatantly incongruent considering upper Cook Inlet tides and river terminals plugged with dip netters. The board of fish failed in their own protocol/mandate to consider the economic impact of the new restrictions which further limit access to red salmon as well as chums and copious pink salmon. A simple disclaimer read into a record is not acceptable. The drift fleet already lost Area Two, once called the golden triangle from Kenai River, 60:32, to North Kalgin, and up to the Forelands. To quote an old politician, “a cruel hoax has been perpetrated against us!” The fleet is now restricted to little boxes with no fish present. While sockeyes stage in the middle of the inlet prior to entering the rivers, the fleet is restricted to narrow corridors along the east side. One percent of the fishery is regulating most of the fishery. In February drifters asked for two 12hour openings a week, which left over five days for fish to pass through. This would still function better than the board generated re-allocation proposal. So much for the mendacious Mr. Klubberton and his Bristol Bay Style Management. This is Cook Inlet, second biggest tides in the world. The fleet battles wind and tide and a questionable board process all of which have resulted in C

prudent course. Waiting is wise. Good for the country. The — insert furrowed brow here — right thing to do. On “Meet the Press” over the weekend, President Obama said in one Rich Lowry breath that politics wasn’t the reason for the delay, and then in another that “the politics did shift midsummer” with the influx of unaccompanied children from Central America. But he’s above political considerations himself, naturally. He says he wants “to make sure that the T’s are crossed and the I’s are dotted,” as if governing by diktat is as tricky as getting a bill through markup in the House Judiciary Committee. The “obstructionists” are no longer Republicans in Congress, but the lawyers and policy mavens in his own administration. Of course, the president has managed to make other unilateral moves on immigration — gutting interior enforcement and granting de facto amnesty to DREAM children — with all due dispatch. What’s different this time is that Senate Democrats were begging him not to wield his famous pen and phone, for fear his blatantly unconstitutional act would inflame Republicans, turn off independents and cost them their Senate majority. Their collective posture is that the presi-

dent should trample the separation of powers and render their institution irrelevant in two months’ time rather than right now, when voters have an immediate recourse in the November elections. Even some of the president’s usual allies are outraged by the cynicism of the delay and accuse him of throwing Latinos under the bus. But what did they expect? His tough talk on the immigration executive action is the domestic equivalent of the Syrian “red line” fiasco, when he made bold statements without thinking about what it meant to follow through and then backed off. The White House insists that the president will still act by the end of the year. But it will be even harder to defend his administrative amnesty as an urgent response to a national crisis if he’s so obviously played politics with the timing. Republicans should make the evidently still-impending immigration order a top issue in the midterms. The first step to any meaningful immigration reform is real enforcement, and as a matter of law, the president doesn’t get to decide who comes here, lives here and works here on his own. The president may not be very good at unilateral lawmaking, but it is an offense to the Constitution and self-government all the same. His executive amnesty will be just as poisonous and outrageous come December. Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.

a greatly reduced area. The drift fleet can- many people taking pictures. The flowers not be held hostage to the lack of steward- are beautiful and what a great idea. I enjoy it every time I drive by. ship and production in the Mat-Su. Lee Sparlin John McCombs Kenai Ninilchik

Other principles to consider in surgery center agreement I read with interest your editorial of September 7, 2014. Please allow me to reply: While it is laudable to support the borough taxpayers who are the defacto owners of CPGH, it is also important to support 2 other tenets that are being short changed by the current refusal of granting a transfer agreement to Surgery Center of Kenai. 1. Competition. This is what makes the free enterprise system and capitalism strong, and has built our magnificent country into the wealthy, democratic envy of the free world. The monopolistic, anticompetitive actions of the hospital remove the level playing field necessary to improve performance and drive down costs. Everyone hates a monopoly except for the monopoly. 2. Choice. Medicare and Medicaid patients, and military veterans and their families are being refused the ability to chose the low cost alternative. The Medicare fee schedule pays the hospital 50-90 percent more for the same procedures that can (and should) be done in a surgery center. State and Federal taxpayers are picking up the difference. Medicare and military patients are paying 50-90 percent more in co-pays at the hospital. Who is speaking up for them? The transfer agreement costs the hospital nothing, but costs the citizens money and freedom. As for future hospital losses, perhaps different management would ensure that $227,000,000 in annual income sustains a profit. Harold Gear, member Surgery Center of Kenai, LLC

Flowers in Kenai appreciated The poppy field is beautiful. I have seen

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Banker upbeat on business By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer

NEW YORK — Based on what she’s seeing among the bank’s more than three million small business customers, Capital One’s Keri Gohman is upbeat. Business owners are reporting better earnings and reinvesting in their businesses and that’s translating into a rebound in loan demand, says Gohman, the head of small business banking at the McLean, Virginiabased bank, which has But there’s still caution out there. When it comes to reinvesting, many small business owners are taking advantage of cash they set aside. “We’re seeing them coming back from the recession smarter and more thoughtful about their business plans,” says Gohman. Capital One is more confident about lending to small businesses that many lenders considered a bad bet during and after the recession. But if it can’t give a loan to a company, Capital One will help it find alternatives. Gohman spoke recently with The Associated Press about the small business climate. Here are excerpts, edited for brevity and clarity: Q. How has your small business lending grown since the recession? A. We went through the Great Recession and we saw our business owners really pull back. We saw that reflected in small business sentiment. They were concerned about the future. We saw them begin to save their cash. As the economy has started to improve, as sentiment has started to improve, we’ve seen their earnings begin to recover, we’ve seen them begin to reinvest in their businesses. Not all business owners are using loans to invest; some are taking advantage of the savings they set aside. Many don’t want to become too leveraged. But we’ve seen our demand pick up. Our application levels are at pre-recessionary levels. We’ve been growing every year. And we’ve been able to meet that demand. Q. Are you concerned that some companies may borrow too much? A. No, we have continued to be incredibly focused on being responsible lenders. We have business bankers who are expert in credit management and who are specialists dedicated to working with our small business owners. We spend time talking to owners about whether now is the time is appropriate, whether it’s something that might be appropriate down the road and how to prepare for it. Or how to structure a

WASHINGTON — Rosemary Anderson could be 81 by the time she pays off her student loans. After struggling with divorce, health problems and an underwater home mortgage, the 57-year-old anticipates there could come a day when her Social Security benefits will be docked to make the payments. Like Anderson, a growing percentage of aging Americans struggle to pay back their student debt. Tens of thousands of them even see their Social Security benefits garnished when they cannot do so. Among Americans ages 65 to 74, 4 percent in 2010 carried federal student loan debt, up from 1 percent six years earlier, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Wednesday at a Senate Aging Committee hearing. For all seniors, the collective amount of student loan debt grew from about $2.8 billion in 2005 to about $18.2 billion last year. Student debt for all ages totals $1 trillion. “Some may think of student loan debt as just a young person’s problem,” said Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., chairman of the committee. “Well, as it turns out, that’s increasingly not the case.” Anderson, of Watsonville, California, amassed $64,000 in student loans, beginning in her 30s, as she worked toward her undergraduate and graduate degrees. She said she has worked multiple jobs — she’s now at the University of California, Santa Cruz — to pay off credit card debt and has renegotiated terms of her home mortgage, but hasn’t been able to make a student loan payment in eight years. The amount she now owes has ballooned to $126,000. “I find it very ironic that I incurred this debt as a way to improve my life, and yet I still

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Business News Chambers set schedules n On Tuesday, the Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. A forum on Kenai Peninsula Borough Propositions A and B is planned. RSVP to 262-9814 or 283-1991. n On Wednesday, the Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon at the Kenai Visitors Center. A forum with candidates for Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is scheduled. RSVP to 2629814 or 283-1991.

Rombach wins Small Office Honor of the Year Award

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In this Aug. 19 photo, Keri Gohman of Capital One Financial speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in New York. Gohman says small business owners are reporting better earnings and are reinvesting in their businesses and that’s translating into a rebound in loan demand.

loan. It’s in our best interest to partner with small businesses to make sure they are making well-informed choices. We continue to have very high standards when it comes to underwriting and we’re seeing small business owners really thoughtful. They don’t want to be overextended either. We see business owners looking for lines of credit, which have a lot of flexibility. And many business owners at an earlier stage of their business or coming out of the Great Recession and who are just starting to rebuild their business might take a smaller line of credit and then begin adding to it as they get a more established track record or feel more comfortable taking on more credit risk. Another part of our business growth is in loans backed by the Small Business Administration. They help us provide loans to companies that might not otherwise qualify or that might not be ready for a conventional loan. In our last survey, we found that while 80 percent of small business owners were aware of SBA-backed loans, a much smaller percentage — under 10 percent — were actually taking advantage of them. Q. What happens when a loan officer at a branch encourages a company to seek a

loan, but underwriters then reject the application? A. The process starts with our understanding a small business, its business plans, its goals, how it has performed historically. That’s the local relationship. We view our loan officers, our team members that are working with the business owner on a day-to-day business as part of a team. They’ll communicate with a team of underwriters and a team of support professionals. All of us have a goal to make a responsible decision for that customer. We go to great lengths to try to find a way to support the business owner as best we can. We have a process where, if we can’t do a conventional loan, we see if there is a way to make this work with an SBA-guaranteed loan. We also have a huge number of (small loan program) partners like Kiva, like Accion and we’ll partner with them to see if they can help that business owner if they’re not quite ready for a conventional loan. If they’re not ready for a loan today, we ask, how do we make sure if they want a loan in the future, they make sure they’re prepared? That becomes a whole system that supports the business owner.

Seniors burdened with student debt By KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer

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sit here today because the debt has become my undoing,” Anderson testified. Despite not making payments, she’s managed to keep the education debt in good standing by getting permission to defer the payments even as the amount she owes has grown, she said. Ed Boltz, a bankruptcy attorney in Durham, North Carolina, who is president of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, said in an interview that many of the seniors he sees with student loan debt are also struggling with challenges such a medical problems, job loss or divorce. Some, he said, went back to school with hopes of making a higher salary and that didn’t pan out, or the children they helped fund to attend school are not in a position to help the parent in return.

“They are stuck with these debts and they can’t try again,” Boltz said. “There’s no second act for them.” The GAO found that about 80 percent of the student loan debt by seniors was for their own education while the rest was taken out for their children or other dependents. It said federal data showed that seniors were more likely to default on loans for themselves compared with those they took out for their children. It’s unclear when the loans originated, although the GAO noted that the time period to pay back such debt can range from a decade to 25 years. That means some older Americans could have taken out the loans when they were younger and they’ve accumulated with interest, or got them later in life — such as workers who enrolled in college after a layoff in the midst of the

economic downturn. The GAO found that about a quarter of loans held by seniors ages 65 to 74 were in default. The number of older Americans who had their Social Security benefits offset to pay student loan debt increased about fivefold, from 31,000 to 155,000, from 2002 to 2013. “As the baby boomers continue to move into retirement, the number of older Americans with defaulted loans will only continue to increase,” the GAO said. “This creates the potential for an unpleasant surprise for some, as their benefits are offset and they face the possibility of a less secure retirement.” Typically, student loans can’t be discharged in bankruptcy. In addition to docking Social Security, the government can use a variety of tools to recoup student loans, such as docking wages or taking tax refund dollars.

Cindy Rombach, Executive Officer of the Kenai Peninsula Builders Association, has received the Small Office Honor Award from the Executive Officers Council (EOC) of the National Association of Home Builders. The award was presented during the annual NAHB’s 2014 Association Leadership Institute held in St. Louis. The counCindy cil’s membership consists of the staff Rombach executives who manage the nearly 800 state and local home builders associations that comprise NAHB. “Winning the Small Office Honor Award is truly a great honor,” said Kevin Kelley, Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders, in a press release. “Cindy exemplifies what executive officers strive for, and I’d like to personally thank her for the guidance she gave her fellow colleagues at the Alaskan Conference I attended in 2013.” This award, named in honor of Rachel Manley, the late executive officer of the Arrowhead Builders Association in Minnesota, is traditionally presented to an executive officer from a small association who is judged to have made exceptional accomplishments in spite of limited resources. Cindy is recognized for her many professional accomplishments on behalf of the building industry on the Kenai Peninsula, the state of Alaska, and the nation, as well as her contributions to the local community. The Kenai Peninsula Builders Association represents home builders, contractors and associate members in the housing industry throughout the area.

Agricultural equipment for rent The Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District has a wide variety of agricultural equipment for rent, including manual and mechanized tools for soil preparation (Meri Crusher), tillage, re-seeding, planting, pesticide and fertilizer application and bale wrapping. For information, see the “Equipment Rental” page at www.kenaisoilandwater. org or call 283-8732 ext. 5.

Job Center hosts training The following job skills workshops will be offered at the Peninsula Job Center the week of Sept. 15: Monday, Sept. 15 — 10:15 a.m., ALEXsys Job Leads; 11:30 a.m., Intro to ALEXsys and the Job Center; 3:30 p.m. Interviewing Skills Workshop. Tuesday, Sept. 16 — 11:30 a.m. CareerReady 101 Lab. Wednesday, Sept. 17 — 1:30 p.m., WorkKeys® Testing; 3 p.m., Job Search Strategies for the Ex-Offender. Thursday, Sept. 18 — 9:30 a.m., Resume Writing Workshop; 3:30 p.m. Vocational Rehabilitation Orientation. Friday, Sept. 19 — No workshops offered. All workshop are free of charge to the public. Those interested in attending any workshops offered at the Peninsula Job Center can call 335-3010 or visit the job center located in Kenai at 11312 Kenai Spur Hwy., Suite No. 2. Business hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. excluding state and federal holidays. You can also reserve space by clicking on the “Schedule Workshops” option located on the main screen in your ALEXsys account www.jobs.alaska.gov.

What’s new in your business? Have you opened a new business, moved to a new location, hired a new person or promoted an employee? The community wants to know, and so do we. Send us your information at news@peninsulaclarion. com, fax it to 907-283-3299, or drop it by the Clarion at 150 Trading Bay in Kenai. Questions? Call 907-335-1251. Business announcements may be submitted to news@ peninsulaclarion.com.

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Nation & World Islamic State is not a juggernaut

Around the World Obama ready to deepen US military role in Mideast after years of winding down wars WASHINGTON — In a major reversal, President Barack Obama is moving to deepen the U.S. military role in the volatile Middle East, including training and arming Syrian rebels to fight Islamic State militants and potentially expanding airstrikes across the Iraqi border into Syria. Obama was to outline his plans for battling the Islamic State group in a high-stakes address to the nation Wednesday night. Ahead of his remarks, congressional leaders grappled with whether to support his request to arm the Syrian opposition and if so, how to get such a measure through the fractured legislature. Obama’s plans amount to a striking shift for a president who has steadfastly sought to wind down American military campaigns in the Middle East and avoid new wars. That stance has been notable in Syria, where Islamic State militants have taken advantage of the instability created by a three-year civil war and now operate freely in areas near and across the Iraqi border. Closer to home, U.S. officials fear that Westerners who have joined the militant group could return to their own countries and launch attacks. However, officials said Wednesday they were not aware of a credible threat of a potential attack in the United States by the Islamic State. Earlier this summer, Iraq’s government asked the U.S. for help in confronting the militants, and Obama approved airstrikes within Iraq’s borders. He may now authorize strikes in Syria as well and has told people briefed on the White House plans in recent days that the U.S. must view the Islamic State as one group, not two separate entities split by a border.

Not all airlines are soaring: Majors earn record profits; regional carriers struggle DALLAS — For passengers traveling between smaller cities and large hub airports, the ticket may say Delta, American or United, but they’re likely flying on a regional airline whose planes are painted in the major carrier’s colors. This arrangement helps the big airlines pack their planes more cheaply and contributes to recent record profits. It isn’t as wonderful for the regional airlines, however. Their profits are shrinking, costs are rising, and they’re having trouble finding enough pilots to work for the salaries they pay. Consumers should be concerned. Fares could rise as regional airlines are forced to raise pilots’ pay. Aviation experts predict that some regional airlines may fail, which could lead to reduced service at smaller airports. This week, an airline industry group said that 86 communities — from former hubs such as Cleveland and Memphis to small cities like Dickinson, North Dakota, and Hollis, Alaska — have lost at least 10 percent of their flights since last year. Regional airlines say the trend will get worse this winter and next year because of a pilot shortage.

Democrat Grimes’ hopes for upset depend on getting votes Obama couldn’t SOMERSET, Ky. — Gina Roberts was pleased to see a woman capture a statewide office in Kentucky when Alison Lundergan Grimes was elected secretary of state. That doesn’t mean Roberts is voting for the Democrat over Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell in November. “We’re comfortable with Mitch,’” said Roberts, an office manager who described herself as a conservative, but not a partisan. “We know that he represents us, and we know what he does for Kentucky.” This is the crux of Grimes’ challenge as Democrats defend their uneasy Senate majority. McConnell has a consistent, though narrow advantage in most polls. Grimes’ mission: drive up turnout in urban Democratic strongholds, but also win over voters such as Roberts and others who never have supported President Barack Obama and now detest his administration. Grimes pulled it off in her 2011 campaign for secretary of state. In Kentucky’s Pulaksi County, south of Lexington, for example, she won 46 percent of the vote. Compare that with Obama’s 21.7 percent in 2008 and 19.1 percent in 2012. — The Associated Press

By ZEINA KARAM, and VIVIAN SALAMA Associated Press

BEIRUT — The Islamic State group is often described as the most fearsome jihadi outfit of all: a global menace outweighing al-Qaida, with armies trembling before its advance. But while the group has been successful at seizing parts of Iraq and Syria, it is no unstoppable juggernaut. Lacking the major weaponry of an established military, it wields outsize influence through the fanaticism of a hard core of several thousand, capitalizing on divisions among its rivals, and disseminating terrifying videos on social media. President Barack Obama is outlining plans Wednesday for an expanded military and political effort to combat the group in Syria and Iraq, ushering in what is likely to be a long-term engagement by the U.S. and its allies to destroy the militants in those countries. It is useful to remember, though, that while it is a formidable force that controls roughly a third of Iraq and Syria, there also has been an inclination to exaggerate the group’s capabilities. “I think sometimes there’s been a tendency to sort of overestimate the technical sophistication of the Islamic State,” said Charles Lister, visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Center. Lister, like many other analysts, said much of the power of the Islamic State group — also known by the acronyms ISIS or

ISIL — lies in its centralization of command and intense loyalty within the organization. That distinguishes the group from others, which are overstretched by years of conflict. In the case of the Syrian rebels, there are deep divisions that have hampered their cause. Militants from the Islamic State group have waged an aggressive social media campaign. They have released statements with detailed information on conquests and battles, and posted high-quality videos that often provide visual proof of their activities in regions that have suffered a media vacuum recently as the risks have become too great for journalists. In Syria, two American journalists were beheaded by the group in the past month. The killings, posted on militant websites, were shot in high definition, featured embedded soundbites from Obama, and used wireless microphones to amplify statements from the masked, English-speaking militant and his victims. According to a senior Iraqi intelligence official, more than 27,600 Islamic State fighters are believed to be operating in Iraq, about 2,600 of whom are foreigners. Most analysts, however, estimate the number of Islamic State fighters in both Iraq and Syria to be about 20,000. In any case, the group is dwarfed by its foes in the Syrian and Iraqi armies — both in numbers and firepower. The Iraqi military and police force are estimated at more than

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In this undated file image posted by the Raqqa Media Center, a Syrian opposition group, on June 30, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, fighters from the Islamic State group sit on a tank during a parade in Raqqa, Syria.

1 million. The Syrian army is estimated at 300,000 soldiers. There are believed to be more than 100,000 Syrian rebels, including the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front and the powerful Islamic Front rebel umbrella group, currently fighting the Islamic State group in Syria. Tens of thousands of Kurdish Peshmerga forces are fighting the group in Iraq. The Islamic State group’s greatest shortcoming is that it lacks the means to fight airpower, meaning that U.S. airstrikes can go a long way in destroying its capabilities. Still, the Islamic State group has amassed a significant amount of weapons and hardware captured from Iraqi and Syrian military installations in recent months. The Iraqi official, who declined to be identified because he is not authorized to brief the

media, told The Associated Press that the group’s arsenal includes Kalashnikovs, machine guns, anti-aircraft guns and mortars, adding that they also have about 35 Iraqi military tanks, about 80 armored police vehicles and hundreds of Humvees. In addition to those, the group earlier this year paraded in its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa what appeared to be a Scud missile, although it is unclear if the group has the capability to launch it. Richard Brennan, an Iraq expert with RAND Corporation and a former U.S. Department of Defense policymaker, said the Islamic State group has captured 155mm howitzers — artillery weapons the Iraqi army commanded. It also captured some old Soviet-era tanks. They also seized some heavy weapons, including 50-caliber machine guns.

Scientists say the ozone layer is recovering By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON — Earth’s protective ozone layer is beginning to recover, largely because of the phase-out since the 1980s of certain chemicals used in refrigerants and aerosol cans, a U.N. scientific panel reported Wednesday in a rare piece of good news about the health of the planet. Scientists said the development demonstrates that when the world comes together, it can counteract a brewing ecological crisis. For the first time in 35 years, scientists were able to confirm a statistically significant and sustained increase in stratospheric ozone, which shields the planet from solar radiation that causes skin cancer, crop damage and other problems. From 2000 to 2013, ozone levels climbed 4 percent in the key mid-northern latitudes at about 30 miles up, said NASA scientist Paul A. Newman. He co-chaired the every-four-years

ozone assessment by 300 scientists, released at the United Nations. “It’s a victory for diplomacy and for science and for the fact that we were able to work together,” said chemist Mario Molina. In 1974, Molina and F. Sherwood Rowland wrote a scientific study forecasting the ozone depletion problem. They won the 1995 Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work. The ozone layer had been thinning since the late 1970s. Man-made chlorofluorocarbons, called CFCs, released chlorine and bromine, which destroyed ozone molecules high in the air. After scientists raised the alarm, countries around the world agreed to a treaty in 1987 that phased out CFCs. Levels of those chemicals between 30 and 50 miles up are decreasing. The United Nations calculated in an earlier report that without the pact, by 2030 there would have been an extra 2 million skin cancer cases a year around the world. Paradoxically, heat-trapping

greenhouse gases — considered the major cause of global warming — are also helping to rebuild the ozone layer, Newman said. The report said rising levels of carbon dioxide and other gases cool the upper stratosphere, and the cooler air increases the amount of ozone. And in another worrisome trend, the chemicals that replaced CFCs contribute to global warming and are on the rise, said MIT atmospheric scientist Susan Solomon. At the moment, they don’t make much of a dent, but they are expected to increase dramatically by 2050 and make “a big contribution” to global warming. The ozone layer is still far from healed. The long-lasting, ozone-eating chemicals still lingering in the atmosphere create a yearly fall ozone hole above the extreme Southern Hemisphere, and the hole hasn’t closed up. Also, the ozone layer is still about 6 percent thinner than in 1980, by Newman’s calculations. Ozone levels are “on the up-

swing, but it’s not there yet,” he said. Achim Steiner, executive director of the U.N. Environment Program, said there are encouraging signs that the ozone layer “is on track to recovery by the middle of this century.” Steiner called the effort to get rid of ozone-destroying substances “one of the great success stories of international collective action in addressing a global environmental change phenomenon.” “More than 98 percent of the ozone-depleting substances agreed over time have actually been phased out,” he said. If not for such efforts, Steiner said, “we would be seeing a very substantial global ozone depletion today.” Paul Wapner, a professor of global environmental politics at American University, said the findings are “good news in an often dark landscape” and send a message of hope to world leaders meeting later this month in New York for a U.N. climate summit.

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UK leader rushes to fend off Scottish independence By JILL LAWLESS and PAUL KELBIE Associated Press

GLASGOW, Scotland — The British political establishment descended on Scotland on Wednesday to plead for a united United Kingdom, after polls suggested the once-fanciful notion of Scots voting to break from Britain has become a real possibility in next week’s referendum. The leaders of the three main London-based parties — all of them unpopular in Scotland — wooed skeptical Scottish voters with the fervor of a rejected lover. But some Scots seemed unmoved, and increasingly confident independence leader Alex Salmond accused his opponents of succumbing to panic. In a rare display of crossparty unity, Prime Minister David Cameron, Labour leader Ed Miliband and Liberal Democrat chief Nick Clegg all pulled out of a weekly House of Commons question session to make a campaign dash to Scotland, as polls indicated the two sides are neck-and-neck ahead of the

Sept. 18 referendum. Cameron said Scottish independence would break his heart, in a personal plea aimed at preserving the 307-year-old Anglo-Scottish union — and preventing himself from going down in history as the last prime minister of Great Britain. He is likely to face pressure from his Conservative Party to step down if Scots vote to secede. “I would be heartbroken ... if this family of nations is torn apart,” Cameron told an invited audience at the Edinburgh headquarters of the Scottish Widows insurance firm. While Cameron has ordered the blue-and-white Scottish flag to be flown over his office at No. 10 Downing Street until the vote, his critics noted that he did not risk speaking before an uninvited audience of Scots on the street. Cameron’s Conservatives are deeply unpopular in Scotland, where the welfare cuts, unemployment and privatization of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s time are remembered with bitterness. Many independence supporters cite

‘Please stay with us. Stay with us because we are stronger together. Stay with us so we can change Britain together.’ — Labour leader Ed Miliband the Cameron government’s budget-slashing policies as one reason they want to leave the United Kingdom. Cameron insisted the vote was not about giving “the effing Tories” a kicking. “This is not a decision about the next five years,” he said. “This is a decision about the next century.” Like Cameron, Miliband sounded like a lover pleading for his partner not to leave, telling an audience of Labour supporters near Glasgow that he supported Scotland with “head, heart and soul,” and promising change if the union stuck together. “Please stay with us,” he said. “Stay with us because we are stronger together. Stay with us so we can change Britain to-

gether.” Though many Scots traditionally support Labour, Miliband is widely seen as out of touch. And like Cameron, he faces a predicament in the event of independence. Labour holds two-thirds of Scotland’s seats in the British Parliament, and their removal would make it harder for Labour to become the governing party again. The politicians’ entreaties did little to impress committed Yes voters. “If Cameron, Clegg and Miliband really cared, they would have been up here campaigning to save the U.K. weeks ago and not just at the last minute when the polls suggest there’s a chance they could lose,” said Alistair Davidson, a computer programmer from Dunblane in

central Scotland. Salmond said the Londonbased politicians were only in Scotland because “they are panicking,” and predicted their visit would help his Yes campaign. “If I thought they were coming by bus, I’d send the bus fare,” he said. The wave of love from politicians was accompanied by ripples of unease about the economic impact of independence. Britain’s currency, the pound sterling, and shares in Scotland-based financial institutions have both sagged amid uncertainty over what currency an independent Scotland would use and whether businesses and capital would flee across the border. Salmond’s administration argues that North Sea oil revenue, much of it in Scottish waters, will underpin the prosperity of an independent Scotland. Others say that view is based on an optimistic assessment of how much oil remains. The chief of the oil giant BP said Wednesday that remaining reserves are “smaller and more challenging to develop than in

the past.” “Future prospects for the North Sea are best served by maintaining the existing capacity and integrity of the United Kingdom,” BP chief executive Bob Dudley said. Financial group Standard Life, which employs 5,000 people in Scotland, added to the jitters, announcing it is ready to move parts of its business to England if the Yes voters win. In a statement to shareholders, the company said it has put in place “precautionary measures,” including transferring pensions, investments and other long-term savings to England, to ensure they remain part of Britain’s currency and tax regime. Salmond said suggestions that Standard Life would pull jobs from Scotland were “nonsense.” But Murray Wilson, a mechanic from Livingston, west of Edinburgh, expressed the uncertainty that is driving some voters to reject independence. “It’s not that I don’t think Scotland could be independent,” he said. “But why take the risk?”

Putin promises new weapons to counter Western military moves By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press

MOSCOW — Russia will counter military moves by the U.S. and NATO with an array of new nuclear and conventional weapons, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday as the military successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine. At the same time, he emphasized that Russia will not enter a new arms race and will tightly control its military budget to avoid overburdening the economy. Putin accused the West of using the crisis in Ukraine to reinvigorate NATO, warning that Moscow will ponder a response to the alliance’s decision to create a rapid-reaction “spearhead” force to protect Eastern Europe.

The statement appeared to signal that the Russian leader is determined to pursue a tough course in the face of more Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis that has sent Russia-West relations plummeting to their lowest point since the Cold War. Addressing a Kremlin meeting on weapons modernization, Putin ominously warned the West against getting “hysterical” about Moscow’s re-arming efforts, in view of U.S. missile defense plans and other decisions he said have challenged Russia’s security. “We have warned many times that we would have to take corresponding countermeasures to ensure our security,” Putin said, adding that he would now take personal charge of the government commission overseeing military industries. “I would

like to underline that we only take retaliatory steps.” Putin claimed that some in the West would like to pull Russia into a new arms race, but “we will not enter such race, it’s absolutely excluded.” He argued that Russia needs to upgrade its arsenals to replace Soviet-designed weapons approaching the end of their designated lifetime. Putin’s comments came as the European Union was mulling a new wave of sanctions against Russia intended to persuade it to honor its part of a cease-fire agreement signed last week. A decision is expected later this week. Putin said Russia’s weapons modernization program for 2016-2025 should focus on building a new array of offensive weapons to provide a “guaranteed nuclear deter-

rent;” re-arming strategic and long-range aviation; creating an aerospace defense system and developing high-precision conventional weapons. He would not elaborate on prospective weapons, but he and other officials have repeatedly boasted about new Russian nuclear missiles’ capability to penetrate any prospective missile shield. The Kremlin has bolstered defense spending in the past few years under an ambitious weapons modernization program that runs through 2020 and costs the equivalent of $540 billion. Russia inherited most of its arsenal from the Soviet Union and has struggled to develop new weapons systems after the post-Soviet industrial meltdown. With hundreds of subcontractors going out of

Senators chide freight railroads on delays By JOAN LOWY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Senators and shippers complained Wednesday that widespread delays in freight rail shipments are hurting a wide array of industries and driving some companies out of business, and they expressed doubt that the railroad companies are doing all they can to fix the problem. The delays, which escalated late last year and continued through the spring and summer, appear to be the result of too few rail cars and too much demand from shippers, officials representing the agriculture, auto and chemical industries told a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. Lawmakers displayed a photo of a giant mound of wheat standing in the open because North Dakota farmers can’t get a railroad company to ship it. Shipping rates are 90 percent higher than they were in

2002, but service has drastically diminished, said Calvin Dooley, president of the American Chemistry Council. Edward Hamberger, the rail industry’s top lobbyist, said the industry is struggling to keep up with a sharp increase in freight rail demand created by the oil fracking boom in the Bakken region of North Dakota and two years of unusually bountiful harvests, and that the problem was acerbated by an unusually harsh winter. Railroads spent $26 billion last year on new track and other capital improvements, and that shipping rates are the same level they were in 1988 when adjusted for inflation, he said. “This industry recognizes our customers aren’t getting the service to which they have become accustomed,” said Hamberger, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads. “We didn’t see the surge in traffic coming; many of our customers didn’t either.” Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-

Wash, told Hamberger she didn’t believe the $26 billion figure. “I don’t believe your investment figures are sincere figures,” she said. “You are making a ton of money and what is happening is people are losing their jobs and their products can’t get to market.” Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W. Va., said he didn’t buy Hamberger’s explanation for the causes of the delays. “You can’t blame everything on the winter. You just can’t do that. Sorry,” Rockefeller said.

“I know you have the money. I don’t want to hear about a record amount being invested.” The freight rail industry is “the most powerful, under-theradar lobbying group” in Washington, he said. But he warned that their support in Congress is ebbing. “I think the world is gradually going to shift against thinking like yours, and I think when that happens you will be surprised and you will be unready ... and we’ll have a different situation,” said Rockefeller, a long-time critic of the freight rail industry.

production, Russian arms manufacturers often had to make components themselves, swelling costs and affecting production quality. The difficulties faced by the Russian arms industry have been highlighted by the long and painful development of the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile, which has suffered repeated launch failures. Its designers finally seem to have cured the glitches, and the navy boasted of a successful launch of the Bulava from a nuclear submarine on Wednesday. Two more launches are set for the fall. Putin’s emphasis on highprecision conventional weapons reflected government concerns about the U.S. and other NATO countries enjoying a significant edge in that area. The comparative weakness

of Russia’s conventional arsenals have prompted Russia to rely increasingly on a nuclear deterrent, with the nation’s military doctrine envisaging the possibility that Russia may use nuclear weapons first in response to a conventional aggression. Talking about potential threats, the Russian president specifically pointed at the U.S. missile defense program and Washington’s plans to develop new conventional weapons that could strike targets anywhere in the world in as little as an hour with deadly precision. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who is in charge of weapons industries, told reporters after the meeting that Russia will respond to the U.S. challenge by developing its strategic nuclear forces and aerospace defenses.

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Sports

Report: NFL received Rice video 5 months ago

Commissioner Goodell says league did not see video until this week; voicemail says otherwise ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee to an NFL executive five months ago, while Commissioner Roger Goodell has insisted the league didn’t see the violent images until this week. The person played The Associated Press a 12-second voicemail from an NFL office number on April 9 confirming the video arrived. A female voice expresses thanks and says: “You’re right. It’s terrible.” Hours after the report Wednesday, Goodell announced former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III will conduct a probe into how the league pursued and handled evidence as it investigated claims against Rice. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in a statement that the investigation will be overseen by owners John Mara of the New York Giants and Art Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Goodell said that Mueller will have access to all NFL records and will have full cooperation from league personnel. The law enforcement official,

speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, says he had no further communication with any NFL employee and can’t confirm anyone watched the video. The person said he was unauthorized to release the video but shared it unsolicited, because he wanted the NFL to have it before deciding on Rice’s punishment. The NFL has repeatedly said it asked for but could not obtain the video of the Baltimore Ravens running back hitting Janay Palmer — who is now his wife — at an Atlantic City casino in February. The league says it has no record of the video, and no one in the league office had seen it until it was released by TMZ Monday. When asked about the voicemail Wednesday, NFL officials repeated their assertion that no league official had seen the video before Monday. “We have no knowledge of this,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Wednesday. “We are not aware of anyone in our office who possessed or saw the video before it was made public on Monday. We will look into it.” Goodell, who was supposed to attend an award ceremony for Panthers

owner Jerry Richardson in Charlotte Wednesday night, did not attend the event and instead changed his plans and headed back to New York. The law enforcement official said he sent a DVD copy of the security camera video to an NFL office and included his contact information. He asked the AP not to release the name of the NFL executive for fear that the information would identify the law enforcement official as the source. Goodell initially suspended Rice for two games following the February incident, but the Ravens released Rice on Monday and the NFL suspended him indefinitely after TMZ released the video. Goodell told CBS on Tuesday that “no one in the NFL, to my knowledge” had seen a new video of what happened on the elevator until it was posted online. “We assumed that there was a video. We asked for video. But we were never granted that opportunity,” Goodell said. In a memo to the NFL’s 32 teams on Wednesday, Goodell said that the league asked law enforcement for the video, but not the casino. “In the context of a criminal investigation, in-

formation obtained outside of law enforcement that has not been tested by prosecutors or by the court system is not necessarily a reliable basis for imposing league discipline,” he wrote. A video shown to the AP on Monday is slightly longer than the TMZ version, and includes some audio. Rice and Janay Palmer — now Janay Rice — can be heard shouting obscenities at each other, and she appears to spit at Rice right before he throws a brutal punch. After she collapses, he drags her out of the elevator and is met by some hotel staff. One of them can be heard saying, “She’s drunk, right?” And then, “No cops.” Rice had been charged with felony aggravated assault in the case, but in May he was accepted into a pretrial intervention program that allowed him to avoid jail time and could lead to the charge being purged from his record. A prominent New Jersey lawmaker has called for that decision to be reviewed. Hours after portions of the video were made public by TMZ, Goodell suspended Rice indefinitely and Baltimore terminated his contract. He had originally been suspended for two games, and team officials had praised

him for his apologies and actions after his arrest for aggravated assault. Goodell and team officials said they were taking more severe action because of the violence in the video. Pressure mounted from outside the NFL even before the law enforcement official’s account was published. Twelve Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee sent Goodell a letter calling for greater transparency from the NFL, and Republican Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada said Goodell had not acted swiftly enough to punish Rice.

FBI starts investigation NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL says former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III will conduct a probe into how the NFL handled evidence as it investigated domestic violence claims against former Ravens running back Ray Rice. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in a statement that the investigation will be overseen by NFL owners John Mara of the New York Giants and Art Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will grant Mueller access to all NFL records, the statement said.

Shields pitches Royals to victory DETROIT (AP) — James Shields allowed two hits over seven innings in another terrific performance, and the Kansas City Royals edged Detroit 3-0 on Wednesday night to take a one-game lead over the Tigers atop the AL Central. Shields (14-7) gave up a single to Ian Kinsler leading off the first. Then he picked off Kinsler — and retired every other batter he faced until another Detroit single in the seventh. The Tigers put two on that inning, but Shields worked out of the jam. Kelvin Herrera pitched the eighth and Wade Davis finished for his third save. Rick Porcello (15-11) pitched well for the Tigers, but Kansas City pushed across two runs in the fourth on RBI singles by Salvador Perez and Lorenzo Cain. Alcides Escobar added a sacrifice fly in the ninth.

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France’s Thomas Heurtel, center, drives around Spain’s Marc Gasol and Pau Gasol, right, during the basketball World Cup quarter finals match between Spain and France in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday. The 2014 Basketball World Cup competition will take place in various cities in Spain from Aug. 30 through to Sept. 14.

France upsets in World Cup hoops Spain drops quarterfinal game to France in FIBA World Cup MADRID (AP) — France upset Spain 65-52 in front of its stunned fans in the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup on Wednesday. After dominating its first six games and blowing out France by 24 points in the group phase, Spain appeared to be the main candidate to dethrone the United States in a possible final that would have been a rematch of the past two Olympic gold-medal games. But France defended well and rebounded even better to ruin Spain’s quest for a title

for a second straight summer. Last summer, Tony Parker helped France end Spain’s quest for a third consecutive European title. This time, Spain had several reasons to believe it would avenge that loss. Parker wasn’t playing for France, and Spain had Pau Gasol back in its ranks, besides playing at home. “It’s a painful and disappointing defeat,” Pau said. “We had such high expectations and had played so well until now.”

Spain had averaged 88 points per game through its first six wins, all blowouts. But France cut off Spain’s passing lanes and forced it into solo efforts. Spain’s guards didn’t adjust by looking for Pau and Marc Gasol in the post enough, and then compounded that by missing all but two of their 22 attempts from beyond the 3-point arc. “Everyone thought we had won this before it started, but we didn’t prepare well for the game and were trying to play

catchup the entire way,” Spain guard Juan Carlos Navarro said. “They prepared better than we did. We relied on doing what we always do, defend and get out on the break, but our shots didn’t fall, and they played with a lot of poise.” Boris Diaw scored 15 points and Thomas Heurtel added 13 for a France team which pulled in 50 rebounds to Spain’s 28. Pau had 17 for Spain, but his brother Marc and Serge Ibaka each went 1-of-7 from the field to combine for just 5 points.

inning when McCutchen hit a ball off the wall in straightaway center field. The ball ricocheted toward the alley in right-center, and McCutchen scored standing up. Russell Martin homered into the center-field seats later in the inning. Vance Worley (7-4), traded by the Phillies after the 2012 season, won in his return to Philadelphia. Four relievers combined for four hitless innings, and Mark Melancon got his 28th save.

YANKEES 8, RAYS 5

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark C Teixeira made up for a botched foul pop in the Rays’ four-run first Y inning with a go-ahead triple in the fifth, Brian McCann homered and drove in three runs, and the Yankees used their biggest comeback of the season to beat Tampa Bay. The Yankees entered 5 1/2 games out of a playoff spot with 20 remaining, and they did not get off to a good start. Teixeira overran leadoff batter Ben Zobrist’s foul ball behind first base for no play. Zobrist then singled for his 1,000th career hit. BRAVES 6, NATIONALS 2 Five of the next six Rays reached before Chris Capuano was lifted in WASHINGTON (AP) — Aaron the shortest start of his career. By Harang outdueled Stephen Stras- the end of the 30-minute top of the burg, Justin Upton drove in three first, New York trailed 4-0. runs and the Atlanta Braves avoided a series sweep in Washington REDS 4, CARDINALS 2 with a win over the Nationals. The Braves snapped a threeCINCINNATI (AP) — Alfredo game losing streak as Harang (11Simon shook off a rough start but 10) held the NL East leaders to one lasted seven innings and drove in unearned run over seven innings. the go-ahead run with the second Upton’s RBI single in the sixth of his two doubles as the Reds ralbroke a 1-all tie, and he added a lied for a win over the Cardinals. two-run double off reliever Ryan Ryan Ludwick hit a solo home Mattheus during a three-run sevrun to help the Reds win back-toenth. back games for the first time since Strasburg (11-11) allowed Aug. 27-28 against the Chicago three runs and seven hits in six inCubs. The Central Division-leadnings. Bryce Harper homered for ing Cardinals hadn’t sustained conWashington, which had won three secutive defeats since a four-game straight. losing streak from Aug. 26-30. B.J. Upton homered for the wild Simon (14-10) allowed five hits card-contending Braves. Washingand two runs with three walks and ton leads Atlanta by eight games in five strikeouts for his second win the division. in eight decisions over 11 starts since the All-Star break. Sam LeCure and Ryan Dennick PIRATES 6, PHILLIES 3 pitched the eighth, and Aroldis PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chapman worked a perfect ninth Andrew McCutchen hit the first for his 32nd save. inside-the-park home run of his career and the Pittsburgh Pirates METS 2, ROCKIES 0 protected their lead in the NL wildcard race, beating Philadelphia. NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Pittsburgh has won six of sevMontero earned his first major en. league win, Eric Young Jr. went Pittsburgh trailed 3-2 in the fifth See MLB, page A-9

Birch Ridge gets its “bird cooked” at annual B&B at Bird Homestead great bunch of ladies for ladies night. Long drive on hole No. 9 went to ird omestead Kelsey Slough. First place team was the unstoppable pair of Elaine Taylor olf eport and Susan Ellis. Ladies night starts at 6 p.m. every Kelsey S lough Wednesday night. Don’t be concerned with your skill level, it’s a blind draw, was on fire for the evening, as he also scramble format and it’s all about fun won long drive. Don’t forget men’s night is starting with the ladies. Mens Night at 6 p.m. now. Every Tuesday night Even though it was pouring down the men play a fun round of golf with rain, 10 diehard men showed up for no ladies. New men are always welmen’s night last Tuesday. The winning come to play. B&B Recap Ladies Night team was the team of Roy Bird, Aaron Unfortunately for Birch Ridge, Last Wednesday night, we had a Blackburn, and Mike Gardner. Aaron

The season is coming to a close very shortly. The weather is getting colder, but the one good thing about golfing in the cold, is when you come in after a round of golf, the hot soup from the kitchen tastes even better. There is still plenty of time and light to play a few rounds before the snow starts to fall. You will not be disappointed when you make the drive down Funny River Road, you will be stunned how beautiful the course looks. Larry Hamilton and his crew have done a remarkable job this summer keeping the course looking beautiful.

they were not able to “Cook the Bird” on Sunday. Bird Homestead prevailed once again winning the traveling trophy at the annual B&B. There was a great turnout. Andre, James, Matt Hopson, and Tim Bornowski led the Bird Homestead team and won first place after a chip off. Thank you to all the Birch Ridge members who cooked a great dinner for all the golfers after the tournament. Upcoming Tournaments: Skills Tournament

This tournament is your choice of nine holes low gross score, or nine holes low handicap adjusted score (you must have a handicap). You can also enter in a chip and/or putt contest. Three different putts, shortest cumulative distance wins. Three different chips lowest cumulative distance wins. Potluck and prizes after the tournament. For more information or to register call the clubhouse at 260-4653. Fun Fact Thursday

The longest golf hole in the world is Bird Homestead Golf Association the 7th hole (par 7) of the Sano Course has organized a skills tournament for at the Satsuki Golf Club in Japan. It this Saturday, September 13, at 11 a.m. measures an incredible 909 yards.

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ANGELS 8, RANGERS 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Albert Pujols opened the scoring with his first triple in more than four years, rookie Matt Shoemaker had another strong start, and the Angels beat the Rangers. Pujols almost made it two straight triples, only to change his mind as he rounded second. He was then tagged out trying to get back to the base and finished a home run shy of the cycle. The AL West-leading Angels (90-55), who are nine games up on Oakland after the A’s lost at the Chicago White Sox, were the first team in the majors to 90 wins with their season-high seventh straight victory.

3 for 3 with an RBI triple and the suddenly surging Mets beat the Rockies for their fourth consecutive victory. Montero (1-3) returned from the minors and allowed three hits over 5 1-3 innings in his seventh big league start. Juan Lagares had a sacrifice fly for the Mets, who have won seven of eight. New York finished a three-game sweep of last-place Colorado, winning the final two by identical scores behind Montero and fellow rookie Jacob deGrom. Montero did not give up a hit until a fifth-inning double by WHITE SOX 2, Rockies starter Tyler Matzek. The ATHLETICS 1 right-hander struck out seven and walked two, throwing 106 pitches CHICAGO (AP) — Avisail in his first major league start since Garcia drove in two runs with a Aug. 17. bases-loaded single in the eighth inning, and the White Sox beat the struggling Athletics. BLUE JAYS 11, CUBS 1 The Athletics were in line for TORONTO (AP) — Drew the win after Jeff Samardzija threw Hutchison matched his career-high seven scoreless innings, and Adam with 10 strikeouts in 6 1-3 innings, Dunn singled in a run against his Dioner Navarro had two hits and former team. two RBIs, and the Blue Jays comInstead, they lost for the 10th pleted a three-game sweep with a time in 13 games because the bullwin over the Cubs. pen failed again to protect a lead. Hutchison (10-11) allowed one run and four hits in his second career 10-strikeout game — both this BREWERS 4, MARLINS 1 season. He also did it against MilMILWAUKEE (AP) — Rookie waukee on July 1. Matt Clark hit his first career home Jorge Soler’s seventh-inning run, Wily Peralta pitched into the homer provided the only run for seventh inning, and the Brewers the Cubs, who matched a season- beat the Marlins. worst with their sixth straight loss. Peralta (16-10) gave up one At 64-82, they are ensured of a earned run and five hits in 6 2-3 fifth straight losing season. It is the innings to help Milwaukee snap a first time they have had five con- four-game losing streak and win secutive seasons below .500 since for just the second time in its last six straight from 1978-83. 15 games. The right-hander also

ORIOLES 10, RED SOX 6 BOSTON (AP) — Wei-Yin Chen pitched perfect ball into the sixth inning, Adam Jones helped provide an early cushion and the Orioles beat the Red Sox for a three-game sweep. The Orioles took an 8-0 lead in the fifth and maintained their double-digit lead atop the AL East. Caleb Joseph homered and drove in three runs and Ryan Flaherty got a career-high four hits as Baltimore won for the 11th time in 14 games. Chen (15-4) retired the first 16 batters before Dan Butler doubled off the Green Monster for his first major league hit. Chen gave up one run and three hits in seven innings, striking out four without a walk. C

had an RBI for the Brewers, who remained 1 1/2 games behind Pittsburgh for the second wild-card spot. Francisco Rodriguez got the last three outs to reach 40 saves for the fifth time in his career.

ASTROS 5, MARINERS 2

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Scoreboard baseball American League

East Division W Baltimore 86 Toronto 76 New York 74 Tampa Bay 70 Boston 63 Central Division Kansas City 80 Detroit 80 Cleveland 74 Chicago 65 Minnesota 62 West Division Los Angeles 90 Oakland 81 Seattle 79 Houston 65 Texas 54

L 59 69 69 76 83

Pct GB .593 — .524 10 .517 11 .479 16½ .432 23½

64 66 69 80 82

.556 — .548 1 .517 5½ .448 15½ .431 18

55 64 66 81 91

.621 — .559 9 .545 11 .445 25½ .372 36

Wednesday’s Games Baltimore 10, Boston 6 N.Y. Yankees 8, Tampa Bay 5 Minnesota at Cleveland, ppd., rain Toronto 11, Chicago Cubs 1 Kansas City 3, Detroit 0 L.A. Angels 8, Texas 1 Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland 1 Houston 5, Seattle 2 Thursday’s Games Minnesota (Gibson 11-10) at Cleveland (Kluber 14-9), 8:05 a.m., 1st game Oakland (Kazmir 14-7) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 11-3), 10:10 a.m. Minnesota (Nolasco 5-10) at Cleveland (House 2-3), 11:35 a.m., 2nd game Tampa Bay (Cobb 9-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 3-4), 3:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Cor.Rasmus 3-1) at Texas (N.Martinez 3-10), 4:05 p.m. Boston (Buchholz 7-8) at Kansas City (Hendriks 1-1), 4:10 p.m.

National League

East Division W Washington 82 Atlanta 75 Miami 71 New York 71 Philadelphia 67 Central Division St. Louis 80 Pittsburgh 76 Milwaukee 75 Cincinnati 69 Chicago 64 West Division Los Angeles 83 San Francisco 80 San Diego 67 Arizona 59 Colorado 59

L 62 71 73 75 78

Pct GB .569 — .514 8 .493 11 .486 12 .462 15½

66 69 71 77 82

.548 .524 .514 .473 .438

63 65 78 86 87

.568 — .552 2½ .462 15½ .407 23½ .404 24

Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 6, Washington 2 Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 3 Toronto 11, Chicago Cubs 1 N.Y. Mets 2, Colorado 0 Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 2 Milwaukee 4, Miami 1 L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 0

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San Francisco 5, Arizona 0 Thursday’s Games St. Louis (Lynn 15-8) at Cincinnati (Cueto 17-8), 8:35 a.m. Arizona (Delgado 3-3) at San Francisco (Peavy 4-4), 11:45 a.m. Pittsburgh (F.Liriano 4-10) at Philadelphia (A.Burnett 8-15), 3:05 p.m. Washington (Roark 12-10) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 13-11), 3:10 p.m. Miami (Eovaldi 6-10) at Milwaukee (Fiers 5-2), 4:10 p.m. Orioles 10, Red Sox 6 Bal. 006 020 002—10 15 0 Bos. 000 000 105—6 8 1 W.Chen, R.Webb (8), J.Saunders (9), Tom.Hunter (9), O’Day (9) and C.Joseph; Workman, Breslow (4), Layne (6), A.Wilson (7), Tazawa (8), Mujica (9) and D.Butler. WСW. Chen 15-4. LСWorkman 1-9. SvСO’Day (3). HRsСBaltimore, C.Joseph (9). Boston, Bogaerts (11), Rivero (1). Yankees 8, Rays 5 TB NY

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Odorizzi, Beliveau (5), Geltz (6), Jo.Peralta (8), Yates (8) and Hanigan; Capuano, Whitley (1), Claiborne (4), Warren (6), Betances (7), E.Rogers (9) and B.McCann. WСClaiborne 3-0. LСOdorizzi 1012. HRsСTampa Bay, Longoria (20). New York, B.McCann (18), C.Young (1). Royals 3, Tigers 0 KC Det.

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Shields, K.Herrera (8), W.Davis (9) and S.Perez; Porcello, Ji.Johnson (7), Coke (8), Alburquerque (8), Soria (9) and Avila. WСShields 14-7. LСPorcello 15-11. SvСW. Davis (3). Angels 8, Rangers 1 LA Tex.

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Shoemaker, Jepsen (7), Pestano (8), J.Smith (8), Y.Herrera (9) and Iannetta; Tepesch, Klein (5), Edwards (7), Bonilla (7), Sh.Tolleson (8), Cotts (9) and Telis. WСShoemaker 15-4. LСTepesch 4-10. HRsСLos Angeles, Calhoun (16). White Sox 2, Athletics 1 Oak. 000 100 000—1 5 2 Chi. 000 000 02x—2 8 0 Samardzija, Gregerson (8) and De.Norris; Bassitt, Surkamp (7), Putnam (8), Petricka (9) and Phegley. WСPutnam 5-3. LСGregerson 4-4. SvСPetricka (12).

Tropeano, D.Downs (6), Veras (8), Sipp (9) and Stassi, J.Castro; Iwakuma, Leone (5), Farquhar (7), Wilhelmsen (8), Medina (9) and Zunino. WСTropeano 1-0. LСIwakuma 14-7. SvСSipp (4). Blue Jays 11, White Sox 1 Chi. Tor.

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Hendricks, Grimm (6), W.Wright (7), Fujikawa (7), Vizcaino (8) and Castillo, R.Lopez; Hutchison, Cecil (7), Loup (8), Morrow (9) and D.Navarro, Thole. WСHutchison 10-11. LСHendricks 6-2. HRsСChicago, Soler (4). Braves 6, Nationals 2 Atl. 000 012 300—6 13 0 Was. 000 010 0 01—2 7 1 Harang, D.Carpenter (8), Kimbrel (9) and Bethancourt; Strasburg, Blevins (7), Mattheus (7), R.Soriano (8), Treinen (9) and Lobaton. W_Harang 11-10. L_Strasburg 11-11. HRs_Atlanta, B.Upton (11). Washington, Harper (12). Pirates 6, Phillies 3 Pit. 200 022 0 00—6 13 0 Phi. 010 200 0 00—3 4 0 Worley, LaFromboise (6), Holdzkom (7), Watson (8), Melancon (9) and R.Martin; Je.Williams, Lu.Garcia (6), C.Jimenez (6), Miguel Alfredo.Gonzalez (8), O’Sullivan (9) and Nieves. W_ Worley 7-4. L_Je.Williams 3-1. Sv_ Melancon (28). HRs_Pittsburgh, A.McCutchen (23), R.Martin (9). Reds 4, Cardinals 2 S.L. 200 000 0 00—2 6 0 Cin. 110 110 0 0x—4 10 0 Lackey, Lyons (3), Maness (5), C.Martinez (7) and Y.Molina; Simon, LeCure (8), Dennick (8), A.Chapman (9) and Mesoraco. W_Simon 14-10. L_Lyons 0-4. Sv_A.Chapman (32). HRs_Cincinnati, Ludwick (9). Mets 2, Rockies 0 Col. 000 000 0 00—0 4 1 N.Y. 010 000 10x—2 5 0 Matzek, Belisle (7), Flande (8) and McKenry; R.Montero, D.Alvarez (6), C.Torres (6), Familia (8), Mejia (9) and T.d’Arnaud. W_R.Montero 1-3. L_Matzek 5-10. Sv_Mejia (25). Brewers 4, Marlins 1 Mia. 000 000 100—1 6 2 Mil. 001 100 20x—4 8 0 Cosart, S.Dyson (7), Da.Jennings (7), Capps (7) and Saltalamacchia; W.Peralta, Duke (7), Broxton (7), Fr.Rodriguez (9) and Lucroy. W_W.Peralta 16-10. L_Cosart 4-2. Sv_Fr.Rodriguez (40). HRs_ Miami, Ozuna (22). Milwaukee, Clark (1).

Dodgers 4, Padres 0 S.D. 000 000 0 00—0 4 0 L.A. 010 001 11x—4 12 1 Kennedy, Vincent (7), Stauffer (8) and Rivera; Haren, Howell (8), Jansen (9) and A.Ellis. W_Haren 13-10. L_Kennedy 10-13. Giants 5, D-Backs 0 Ari. 000 000 0 00—0 2 0 S.F. 000 000 41x—5 9 0 Collmenter, O.Perez (7), E.Marshall (7), A.Reed (8) and M.Montero; Vogelsong, Machi (7), Affeldt (8), Romo (9) and Posey. W_Machi 7-1. L_O.Perez 3-4.

soccer MLS Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W D.C. 14 S. Kansas City 12 New England 12 New York 9 Columbus 9 Philadelphia 9 Toronto FC 9 Houston 9 Chicago 5 Montreal 5

L T Pts GF GA 9 5 47 42 31 10 6 42 39 34 12 3 39 39 38 8 10 37 42 39 9 9 36 38 34 9 9 36 43 41 11 6 33 35 42 13 4 31 31 48 7 14 29 33 39 16 6 21 31 50

WESTERN CONFERENCE Seattle 16 7 3 51 48 35 Los Angeles 14 5 8 50 56 29 Real Salt Lake 12 5 10 46 42 32 FC Dallas 12 9 6 42 46 36 Vancouver 8 6 13 37 35 34 Portland 8 8 11 35 47 46 Colorado 8 13 6 30 37 46 San Jose 6 11 9 27 32 38 Chivas USA 6 15 6 24 23 47 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Wednesday’s Scores Montreal 2, Los Angeles 2 New York 1, DC United 0 Vancouver 2, San Jose 0 Friday’s Games Real Salt Lake at Seattle FC, 6:30 p.m. S. Kansas City at Chivas USA, 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games New York at Philadelphia, 11 a.m. Montreal at New England, 3:30 p.m. Vancouver at FC Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Toronto FC at Chicago, 4:30 p.m. Columbus at Houston, 4:30 p.m. Portland at Colorado, 5 p.m. Sunday’s Games Los Angeles at San Jose, 11 a.m. All Times ADT

Transactions BASEBALL National League CINCINNATI REDS С Acquired RHP Kevin Shackelford and RHP Barrett Astin from Milwaukee to complete the Aug. 31 trade that sent RHP Jonathan Broxton to Milwaukee. BASKETBALL National Basketball

SEATTLE (AP) — Jose Altuve had two hits and an RBI and the Astros 5, Mariners 2 Astros damaged the Mariners postHou. 030 010 010—5 10 1 season hopes. Sea. 020 000 000—2 5 1 Altuve had a RBI double in the fifth and a single in the seventh for his league-leading 200th hit. and Bob Welch in 1985. Padres. He is the second Astros player to Haren (13-10) allowed four hits, DODGERS 4, PADRES 0 accomplish the feat, joining Craig struck out five and walked one. Biggio — who set the franchise reGIANTS 5, LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dan He joined Clayton Kershaw, cord of 210 in 1998. Altuve leads Haren tossed seven sharp innings Hyun-Jin Ryu and Zack Greinke DIAMONDBACKS 0 the American League in hitting at to give the Dodgers four pitchers as the first quartet with at least that SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — .337, hits and steals with 52. with 13 wins for the first time in many wins since Orel Hershiser, 19 years, and Los Angeles beat the Fernando Valenzuela, Jerry Reuss Four pitchers combined on a two-

Association GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS С Signed G Leandro Barbosa. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS С Announced LB Jonathan Abraham left the team and was granted a roster exemption. Re-signed LB Marcus Benard. CINCINNATI BENGALS С Signed DT Devon Still from the practice squad. Signed CB Onterio McCalebb and TE Ryan Otten to the practice squad. Placed TE Tyler Eifert on the injured reserve/return list. CLEVELAND BROWNS С Signed OL Ryan Seymour to the practice squad. Released OL James Brown from the practice squad. DETROIT LIONS С Signed OL Garrett Reynolds. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS С Placed C Nick Hardwick on injured reserve. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS С Placed CB Mike Jenkins on injured reserve. Waived DE Scott Solomon. Claimed DE Jacquies Smith off waivers from Buffalo. Signed CB Crezdon Butler. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL PLAYERS’ ASSOCIATION С Free agent F Saku Koivu announced his retirement. ANAHEIM DUCKS С Agreed to terms with coach Bruce Boudreau on a two-year contract extension through the 2016-17 season. SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS Atlanta Named Darren Eales president. National Women’s Soccer League SKY BLUE FC С Announced D Caitlin Foord signed with Perth Glory (Australia W-League) COLLEGE BROWN С Named Sean Kirwan and Gill Conners men’s assistant lacrosse coaches. BUFFALO С Agreed to terms with athletic director Danny White on a five-year contract extension through 2019. CHOWAN С Named Tamoria Holmes women’s assistant basketball coach. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON С Named Pete Lappas director of men’s basketball operations. FARMINGDALE С Named Sean Chamberlain men’s lacrosse coach. HOLY CROSS С Named Kindyll Dorsey women’s assistant basketball coach. MINNESOTA ST. (MANKATO) С Named Brent Pollari women’s assistant basketball coach. WAKE FOREST С Dismissed RB Dominique Gibson and C Cody Preble from the football team for violations of undisclosed team rules.

hit shutout and Gregor Blanco had an RBI double as part of a four-run seventh inning that sent the Giants to a win over the Diamondbacks. Hunter Pence drew a leadoff walk from Arizona reliever Oliver Perez (3-4) to jump-start the Giants offense.

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Pigskin Pick‘em Pigskin Pick’Em: Ravens open week 2 with Steelers after tough week against the Cleveland Browns than the group that puked all over itself in the second half. Baltimore is reeling from a poor opening I don’t like to jump into social is- performance and the Ray Rice video. On a week, with so many non-football stosues but I can’t help but address this short rylines surrounding the team the Ravens enRay Rice ordeal. Obviously, there is ter with clipped wings. Steelers win 27-16 By NOLAN ROSE For the Peninsula Clarion

no place in our society for domestic violence. It’s a transgression that should never take place, but this pervading stereotype, pushed by some talking heads on television, that labels NFL players as a bunch of wife-beating goons is ridiculous. Wednesday morning, the President of the National Organization for Women called for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to resign for his mishandling of the Ray Rice domestic violence incident. The following is a quote from the NOW statement, “The NFL has lost its way. It doesn’t have a Ray Rice problem; it has a violence against women problem”. That’s a very unfair position to take against the NFL and a misrepresentation of facts. Certainly, Mr. Goodell was not firm enough in his initial punishment for Ray Rice, and the video released Tuesday is awful. Ray Rice deserves whatever punishment he gets, but the reality is there are only a handful of domestic violence cases each year involving NFL players. There are 32 teams in the league, each with 53 players on the active roster. That means there are at least 1,696 active players on NFL rosters each year. Disregarding practice squad players and roster changes the percentage of incidents per employee (a player is an employee of his NFL team) is between 0-2%, a mark lower than the national average. There is a great article on fivethirtyeight.com that explains all that. OK, I’m off the soap box. The Prince of Prognostication started the season off right with a positive 9-7 mark against the spread. The first few weeks of each NFL season are always challenging to predict. We’ll gladly take a winning record and move on to the next slate of games this time of year. Speaking of which... PITTSBURGH STEELERS @ Baltimore Ravens -2.5 Pittsburgh is closer to the team that jumped out to a 27-3 halftime lead last week

Miami Dolphins @ BUFFALO BILLS +1 The fighting fish scored 23 unanswered points against the Brady Bunch last Sunday resulting in a surprising 33-20 victory. The Buffalo Bills travelled to Chicago and upset a hibernating Bears team in overtime. Something has to give in this battle of undefeated AFC East doormats. There’s an old gambling adage I’m about to say for the first time. If both teams are bad at football, side with the bad team playing at home. Bills win 24-23

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS @ Washington Redskins -5.5 What happened to the Jungle Kittens? Jacksonville jumped out to an early 17-0 lead against the Philadelphia Eagles last Sunday before losing 34-17. Did the Jaguars run out of catnip? I’m convinced that Robert Griffin doesn’t excel at throwing a football. The Redskins struggled to score six measly points against a Houston Texans team that won two games last year. That hardly inspires confidence. Redskins win 17-14

DALLAS COWBOYS @ Tennessee Titans -3.5 Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo handed the ball (and the game) to the San Francisco 49ers a week ago in a truly ugly performance. Romo was awful, and the Cowboys looked like a team coached, not owned, by Jerry Jones. I wouldn’t be surprised if the fancy suits at the Clarion revoke my writing privileges for siding with Dallas again, but defying all logic, that’s exactly what I’m about to do! Expect Jerry’s plastic surgeon to give the offense a facelift this Sunday when the Boys visit Tennessee to face the Titans. Cowboys win 28-21 Side note: Taking shots at Jerry Jones is really fun. Has an NFL owner ever been an easier target? I encourage everyone to try it. It’s easy and uplifting. See? I just did it again.

ARIZONA CARDINALS @ New York Giants +1 This is the green light game of the week!

The Arizona Cardinals, fresh off a come from behind victory over a strong San Diego Chargers team on Monday Night, are only a one-point favorite against the New York Small Persons? The Giants are really bad. I said it last week, this is the year Tom Coughlin gets fired. New York’s anemic effort against the Detroit Lions a week ago hammered that point home. The Cardinals are a much better team. Cardinals win 30-14

New England Patriots @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS +3.5 If the Patriots struggled to stop the run a week ago against the Dolphins how will they fare against Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings? This Vikings team feels different than its most recent renditions. The question is, are the Vikings this good or are their week one opponents, the St. Louis Rams, that bad? Matt Cassel, a longtime Tom Brady understudy, will do just enough to keep things interesting. Patriots win 20-17

a lot of teams look really good this season, and the Detroit Lions certainly benefited from the Giants poor play in week one. With that said, Detroit has a lot going for it early in the season. Quarterback Matthew Stafford looks great chucking the ball up for grabs to All-World receiver Calvin Johnson. The Lions have a pair of good running backs and a scrappy defense. Even their new head coach, the mild mannered Jim Caldwell, seems like a great fit. All that adds up to a week two road win over a Carolina team led by a hobbled Cam Newton. Lions win 21-14

St. Louis Rams @ TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS -5.5

Can the Rams apply for membership in Conference USA or another lower tier NCAA Football league? Someplace where the team could be competitive? St. Louis has to be the most disappointing team from the opening weekend. 34-6? At home? Against a very average Minnesota Vikings team? That’s embarrassing. Tampa Bay looked nearly as bad losing at home to NEW ORLEANS SAINTS @ the injury depleted Carolina Panthers, but Cleveland Browns +6.5 I how can anyone possibly side with the The New Orleans Saints defense was Rams right now? Bucs win 17-9 shredded for 37 points a week ago in a narrow defeat at the hands of their rival, the Atlanta SEATTLE SEAHAWKS @ Falcons. A deflating loss for a team expected to San Diego Chargers +6 compete for the top seed in the NFC playoffs. Expect a strong bounce back performance this The Seahawks crushed San Diego in week Sunday against a Cleveland Browns offense that struggles to move the football forward. two of the preseason 41-14. Is there any reason The Browns, to their credit, staged a wild to expect a different result this Sunday? I like comeback last Sunday in their opener against this Chargers team, and I have them winning the Pittsburgh Steelers before falling by a field their fair share of games this season, but this goal. There won’t be any late heroics this time is a bad matchup for the home side. Seattle was dominant in the season opener against the around. Saints win 33-16 Green Bay Packers last Thursday. The early start provided the Seahawks with extra time to ATLANTA FALCONS @ prepare for a Chargers team coming off a short Cincinnati Bengals -5 week following their matchup with the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night. Seahawks The Falcons were flying high week one win 34-13 against the New Orleans Saints. Quarterback Matt Ryan looked particularly sharp throwHouston Texans @ ing to a flock of talented receivers. The BenOAKLAND RAIDERS +3 gals have a strong defense but stopping Julio Jones, Roddy White, Harry Douglas, and This matchup has a twilight zone feel Devin Hester will prove to be quite a chalto it. David Carr, drafted by the Houston lenge. Cincinnati has a talented receiver of Texans in 2002 with the number one overtheir own in A.J. Green and a raucous crowd all pick, was one of the biggest draft busts will be a positive factor favoring the Benin NFL history. Over a decade later the gals. I want to take the home side but five Texans travel to Oakland to face rookie points is just too many. Bengals win 27-24 quarterback Derek Carr (David’s younger brother) and the Raiders. Word count restrictions won’t allow me to go into great DETROIT LIONS @ detail, but the Universe owes the Carr Carolina Panthers -2.5 family a victory this Sunday. Raiders win The New York Giants are going to make 23-20 on a last second touchdown pass.

NEW YORK JETS @ Green Bay Packers -8.5 Jets quarterback Geno Smith is terrible, and siding with a terrible quarterback on the road is one of gambling’s great no-no’s. Especially when the opposing quarterback is a future Hall-of-Famer. There isn’t a single good reason to side with New York, which makes them a great play. If you’ve worked in a Vegas Book before, that makes perfect sense. Packers win 28-21

Kansas City Chiefs @ DENVER BRONCOS -13 The last time the same two teams met in consecutive Super Bowls was in the early 1990’s when the Buffalo Bills faced the Dallas Cowboys. You can’t help but feel like the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks are on a collision course to repeat that feat. Spooky stat warning! Both the Cowboys and Seahawks won the first contest by 35 points. The Cowboys topped Buffalo 5217 and Denver fans surely remember the 43-8 beatdown last February. The similarities don’t end there. The early 90’s Buffalo teams were one of the first to implement a no-huddle passing attack led by Hall-ofFame quarterback Jim Kelly. The vaunted K-Gun offense confounded opponents just like Peyton Manning is doing today. Dallas was led by one of the great defenses of alltime and a punishing rushing attack. Sound familiar? Seahawks win... Oh wait, that’s for later. Broncos win 37-16

Chicago Bears @ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS -7 Even spookier? When the 90’s Cowboys won three of four Super Bowl’s to earn the “Dynasty” label their greatest obstacle wasn’t their championship opponents from the AFC. It was the Steve Young led San Francisco 49ers. Dallas defeated San Francisco in the NFC Championship game prior to winning the Super Bowl in 1993 and 1994. Who did Seattle top a year ago to reach the Big Game? 49ers win 30-17

Philadelphia Eagles @ INDIANAPOLIS COLTS -3 Week two ends with a great matchup of high powered offenses on Monday Night C Football. The Eagles rebounded from a slow Y start a week ago to post a 34-17 victory over the Jungle-Kittens. The Colts are coming off a seven point loss in Denver against the Broncos. It’s hard to imagine Andrew Luck and the Colts starting the year off 0-2. Colts win 31-27

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work,” he said. “All of this wording you have to be an attorney to understand.” He has been told more should be known by the end of the month, and payments could come by the end of the year, he said. However, being an unsecured creditor he likely won’t get it everything he is due, Duero said. “They’re not going to get you 100 percent; they’ll probably get you like 30 cents on the dollar,” he remarked. Until then, Duero and his one remaining employee are operating Mayflower Catering in Anchorage. City of Kenai Manager Rick Koch said the city had an amicable working relationship with Buccaneer while the company was in town. “We never had any issues with them, but we never had much money in play either,” he said. Buccaneer has kept current on its lease payments for three Kenai Loop wells located in the city through the bankruptcy, which total about $25,000 per year, according to Koch. The other parties looking for payments related to the Kenai Loop production, namely Cook Inlet Region Inc., which claims it is owed gas royalties, will likely resume their case in Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission hearings later this year. That case has been on hold while Buccaneer attempts to resolve its other known debts in bankruptcy court. Koch added that Buccaneer adhered to its permits and followed protocol when doing seismic work on city property. Koch said three or four local businesses testified at public meetings about work with Buccaneer that the city should’ve ended its relationship with the company based on the fact that they were not paid on time. Several Peninsula companies ultimately demanded up-front payments from Buccaneer, he said. Back in the South Texas court, Buccaneer filed to have five office leases and IT contracts vacated Sept. 9. Buccaneer’s attorneys filed for immediate relief from a $6,118 per month office lease in Anchorage that is set to expire Aug. 31, 2015. In Nikiski, the company wants to vacate a $7,815 per month lease for 6,000 square feet of warehouse space that was used to house spare parts and equipment for the Endeavor. Buccaneer no longer operates the Endeavor so it has no use for the warehouse and the money could be better allocated somewhere else, its attorneys reasoned in the court motion. Having paid through July, the lease would be retroactively rejected effective July 31. According to Buccaneer the property owner holds a $7,800 security deposit and Buccaneer has vacated both the Anchorage and Nikiski properties. A hearing regarding the lease motion is scheduled for Sept. 23, at noon, Alaska Standard Time.

Overall, Buccaneer owes about $33 million to its 30 largest creditors. One of the businesses it owes is Mayflower Remote Services, a catering and housekeeping company in Kenai, which has seen its work dry up since Buccaneer pulled out of Alaska this spring. Mayflower was one of the first companies to contract with Buccaneer when it began exploring Cook Inlet late in 2012, owner Edgar Duero said. “I’m just a small business owner. The bankruptcy has really devastated my company,” Duero said. “They owe me $96,000 and that’s a lot. I’m just trying to get legally what I can.” Buccaneer owes Duero $96,800 to be exact. He understands that some other businesses are owed many times more, but Mayflower was under contract exclusively with Buccaneer, he said, meaning he has had to lay off all of his employees. “The life of my business is pretty much gone,” he said. Duero and his 16 employees fed drilling crews on Buccaneer’s Endeavor jack-up rig and onshore West Eagle from late 2012 through midFebruary of this year, when Buccaneer’s tenuous financial situation began to catch up with it. The nearly $100,000 bill is for about 10 weeks of work last winter, ending when Buccaneer shut operations down, according to Duero. Any money he ends up seeing from Buccaneer will not be pocketed. Duero said he owes $30,000 for food consumed on the Endeavor and at the West Eagle site east of Homer. Additionally, he owes about another $30,000 in federal taxes, which he said he doesn’t know how he’ll pay at this point. Duero used a personal loan to pay his now laid off employees. “Even though I got burned I cannot burn my people,” he said. When operational, Buccaneer was almost always late with payments by about a month, Duero said, but the money eventually came through. Working with Buccaneer was supposed to be a way to grow Mayflower Remote Services. He said he was optimistic when the state — through the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority — partnered with Buccaneer to bring the offshore jack-up rig to Cook Inlet. “In the beginning I though I could trust them because I heard the State of Alaska was part of this Endeavor rig and that was encouragement for a little guy,” Duero said. Following the bankruptcy proceedings in Texas has been difficult and making sense of the stacks of court filings he gets from the creditor committee, which sends updates several times a week, has been equally as challenging for Duero. Elwood Brehmer can be “Of all the paperwork in my reached at elwood.brehmer@ office I have more from the alaskajournal.com. bankruptcy than my own paper-

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chairman for the past 20 years and spent the last four years as vice chair of the Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission. He is also a licensed pilot and member of the Kenai Civil Air Patrol. Along with running a small family business as a consultant, he works for the Kenai Peninsula Borough as a road engineer. Spann said she hopes to represent a new generation, if elected to the council. She has served on the Kenai beautification committee for the past two years and was recently nominated as vice chair. Spann, a mother of four, has volunteered for the Boys and Girls Club and been involved with Caring for the Kenai for the last few years. “I have always been interested in politics and felt like now is the time to make a difference,” she said. “Working on the council is an opportunity to enhance and create a better community.” The first question posed to the four candidates involved the issue of the veteran’s memorial in Leif Hansen Park. Two months ago, the council passed a resolution to support the memorial despite the city receiving two letters, one in opposition and another in support of the monument, which has a cross symbol that represents a soldier’s grave. Boyle, an Army veteran, he said it’s important to honor veterans, but voted against Navarre’s resolution to support the memorial because he didn’t feel the city should have sided in either group. “This is not about honoring veterans,” he said. “It’s about two entities with opposing in-

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Sanders said in Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, many charter schools are located in off-campus buildings. “It’s very expensive,” she said. … “That’s what those funds were basically intended for — schools that need to lease or pay.” After in-kind and rent costs are calculated, Aurora Borealis

terests who have a lot of money and are both threatening to sue the city. My job as a council member is to do what’s in the best interest of the city.” Navarre said while a lot of people want to put a dollar figure on a potential lawsuit he felt proud that the city took a stance in support for veterans. “My whole issue is if (veterans) can go to war and put their lives on the line for our freedoms and we are worried about getting sued back home, I say bring it on,” Navarre said. “If you don’t stand for something, you don’t stand for anything.” Knackstedt said he supports the memorial and veterans and viewed the cross not as religious but as a mural that tells a story. “It seems like in life you can always offend somebody on any issue,” he said. “It should be supported and I do believe we have support outside the city to defend it. Some things are worth supporting.” Spann said she also supported the memorial and that is should be left as it is. Last October, Kenai citizens voted down the city’s comprehensive plan. Navarre, Spann and Knackstedt said they supported the plan, which failed in a referendum. Navarre, who is the Planning and Zoning Commission liaison, and Knackstedt, commission vice chair, said they both worked extensively on the comprehensive plan. Navarre said he looks forward to continuing work on the plan, which will go out for public input next year. “I respect the voters’ opinion, but I was disappointed,” Knackstedt said. “It will come back and we will make the necessary changes.” Boyle said he voted against the comprehensive plan because he didn’t feel it was complete. “It didn’t take into account

the true feelings of the citizens,” he said. “The plan is a view of the future and we need to understand the voters’ thinking.” All four candidates shared a similar vision for the long-term future of Kenai and how the city can capitalize on the population boom expected from the Alaska LNG pipeline project. Boyle said he would to see an economy based on small business in a central business district that people can walk to. He said the city should also reexplore the development of a convention center. Spann said with the enhanced growth is an opportunity for more small business entrepreneurs. “We need to support a diverse mix of small businesses and encourage people to think and shop local and bring more traffic to Kenai,” she said. Knackstedt and Navarre both emphasized with the bluff erosion stabilization underway, the city could see revitalization of Old Town in the future. Knackstedt said high-end commercial development of Millennium Park and letting developers know about Industrial Park on Marathon Road would be a benefit to the city. He said Kenai Municipal Airport is an economic asset to the city. “The airport is close to my heart,” he said. “It is the crown jewel of Kenai and doesn’t cost the city anything. We need to start knocking on doors of developers and let them know we are open for business.” With the economic opportunities aside, the candidates were asked about what challenges can come with population growth. Navarre said it is imperative that the city works with their neighbors to the north and south, Soldotna and Nikiski, to plan ahead on infrastructure. “We need to make sure we

have the right leadership in place to deal with concerns,” he said. “If we plan for impact we will be better prepared.” Spann and Knackstedt agreed the city would need to address more residential zoning for housing to deal with the population grown expected in the next five years. “(The LNG project) is going to make a huge impact and we need to be ready for it,” Spann said. When asked about how well the current city council works together, Boyle said he’s heard people describe it as dysfunctional, but he disagreed. If the definition of a strong council is one that always votes unanimous, he said he would say that is a weak council. “The whole premise of American government is people discussing issues and coming together on it,” he said. “One that listens to all point of views weather they agree or not. When the work is done they move forward with what they have.” Knackstedt said some people might view the current council could as divisive, but he doesn’t believe that is the case. “I think there is good healthy debate going on,” he said. “I do think the council could work better on issues that benefit the public. If I were elected, I would provide good dialogue and even keel within council.” Navarre and Spann both said what makes a good council is a body that is out participating in the community. “I promise to communicate better,” Navarre said. “I know there will always be challenges and tough decisions ahead but I promise by working with everyone I know we can find a solution to any problem.”

and Kaleidoscope are both left with $1,777.12, Soldotna Montessori will have $1,405.26 and Fireweed Academy will have $126,459.84 remaining. Fireweed is housed in West Homer Elementary and in a non-district building that it pays for and maintains. Jones only calculated Fireweed’s payments for its space in West Homer. Sanders said Soldotna Montessori did consider other housing options a few years ago, but funds would have come out of

the general fund budget. “My belief … is that general funds are designed for the instructional purposes of the kids, to staff and teach the kids,” Sanders said. “And to pay $250,000 to $350,000 a year for a lease, and that’s minimum, that means you’re going to cut staff because almost all money in schools goes to staff.” Rent based on square footage was considered, but presented challenges, according to a Sept. 2 memo from Jones.

Soldotna Montessori shares a building and rooms with Soldotna Elementary School. Kaleidoscope has a larger space with more kids. So the question of whether square footage was a fair way to consider school utilization came up, and it was determined that per pupil calculation was the best option, Sanders said.

held Tuesday until an immediate family who was out of the area was contacted. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. CES Health and Safety Officer Brad Nelson said crews responded to two other vehicle rollovers in a 24-hour period. On Monday a vehicle went off the road on Mile 8 of Funny River Road and the driver was transported to Central Peninsula Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. On Tuesday at about 9 a.m. a female driver went into the ditch on

Echo Lake Road near the Sterling Highway. She sustained a head injury and was transported to CPH for non-life threatening injuries, Nelson said. Nelson said the roadways in both incidents didn’t appear to be slick from the recent weather. “To have that many vehicle rollovers in a short period of time this time of year is an oddity,” Nelson said.

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including the potential for future countersuits and drawn-out appeals. He said he felt good in settling, calling the settlement significant and a great result. He said he believed it to be the largest of its kind. Of the $500 million, the Department of Law said just over $400 million was returned to the public employees’ and teachers’ retirement funds, with the remainder going for court costs and to outside lawyers. As part of the settlement, Mercer admitted no liability or wrongdoing. Anderson said the Sullivan campaign stands by its ad. Stock market declines and soaring health care costs also contributed to Alaska’s multibillion-dollar pension shortfall, the state has said.

is no evidence to suggest drug or alcohol may have been a factor in the accident. The truck was taken to the Soldotna city shop and inspected by Kant and a mechanic before it was released to a towing company. No evidence suggests any mechanical error, he said. The next of kin had been notified. Kant said the name was with-

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What’s Happening Events and Exhibits n On Sept. 12 from 5-7 p.m. the Ninilchik Community Library is hosting a book signing with Michelle Kennedy Hogan, author of 15 books including, “Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (with kids) in America” and “Year of the Dog.” n The Kenai Fine Arts Center has issued a call for artists for its October 2014 Experimental Exhibit. Call Joy, 283-0515, if you have questions. n “Souvenirs: Europe 2014” is on display at the Gary L. Freeburg Gallery at Kenai Peninsula College through Sept. 11. A closing reception will take place from 4:30-6 p.m. on Sept. 11. The gallery is open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. n Frontier Community Services and the Kenai Senior Connection Inc. are hosting their annual fundraising Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. There will be two dinner shows only, Sept. 26 and 27 at the Kenai Senior Center. This year’s audience participation play is titled “Murder by Magic.” On the menu is fruit/cheese/cracker platter, chicken Wellington, zucchini/ red pepper/mushroom medley, rosemary baby potatoes, roll and strawberry crepes. Doors at the Kenai Senior Center will open at 6:00, dinner will be at 7:00 and the show will start at 8:00. Tickets are $40 per person and are available at Charlotte’s Restaurant in Kenai and River City Books in Soldotna. For more information, please call the Kenai Senior Center at 283-4156 or Frontier Community Services at 262-6331. n Triumvirate Theatre will be holding stained glass classes for kids 7th through 12th grade starting September 11th at Triumvirate North five miles north of Kenai. Two time slots are available, one at 3:00 p.m. and one at 4:00 p.m. on Thursdays. The instructor is Sandy Stevens and the class is free. A $50 deposit will be required but returned when the student completes the class attendance requirements. Space is extremely limited. First come first serve. If you are interested please email Joe Rizzo athereliesdrama@hotmail.com. This program funded in part by the Alaska State Council on the Arts. n Voices of Alaska Wilderness Art Show celebrating the 50th anniversary of Wilderness with this state-wide travelling art show by artists in residence from around Alaska. The opening reception will be held Friday oct. 3 at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center. For more information about the show contact Michelle Ostrowski at 907-260-2839.

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n Veronica’s cafe in old town Kenai, this Friday we have our always fun open mic starting at 6:30 p.m.- 9 p.m. and on this Saturday we have the wonderful and comical The Pepper Shakers will be playing at 6:30 - 9 p.m. so come in and enjoy our home made food, desserts and coffees that are heavenly, come and enjoy one of the many great nights at Veronica’s Cafe. n 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. n An all acoustic jam takes place every Thursday. The jam is at 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. n AMVETS Post 4 is open to all military veterans and their families for support and camaraderie. Join us for Friday night tacos, or Saturday night steaks with Karaoke. Sunday afternoon its super hamburgers. Not a member? Stop by and we can show you how to become a part of this special veteran’s organization. AMVETS is located in the Red Diamond Center next door to IDEA Schools. n 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. n The Bow bar in Kenai has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays and live music Fridays, Saturdays at 10 p.m. n Hooligans Saloon in Soldotna has poker Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 p.m. and live music Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. n The Duck Inn on Kalifornsky Beach Road has karaoke at 9 See ART, page B-2

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This sculpture, created by Kenai artist Jessica Bookey, depicts dumplings, a common name foreign locals gave the touring group from the Art Student League Association on their trip to Europe last spring. The exhibit photographed Tuesday is in the Gary L. Freeburg Art Gallery at Kenai Peninusla College in Soldotna.

By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

Resting on a short stand in the middle of the Gary L. Freeburg Art Gallery is a giant, magenta macaroon. The one-foot-wide sculpture is a manifestation of one of many memories made by the six members of the Art Student League Association club made on their trip to Europe last spring. The group stopped in Venice,

Paris, Rome and London taking photographs of themselves and the cities, buying trinkets and eating cuisine they would later reconstruct out of pastels, charcoal, fibers and watercolor for the art exhibit assembled in the Kenai Peninsula College’s art gallery. The show is simply and appropriately titled “Souvenirs: This sculpture, created by Kenai artist Jessica Bookey, depicts Europe 2014.” a giant macaroon which touring group from the Art Student “It’s is the first time the as- League Association ate many of on their trip to Europe last spring. The exhibit photographed Tuesday is in the Gary L. See EAT, page B-2 Freeburg Art Gallery at Kenai Peninusla College in Soldotna.

Raise your fingers high ing, $28.95, 256 pages) and that helps a bunch. Robert Ripley was one of those people Young readers will love this book, be- with “true star quality.” Everybody, it lieve it or not! seemed, knew who he was, and they all Raise your fingers high. loved him — maybe because he had a That’s what you’ll be doing this school “multitude of dazzling achievements” that year, because you’ve been practicing. he enjoyed sharing with the world. You’ll be the fastest hand-raiser in the enRipley, you see, liked to travel and he tire school, fingers pointed at the ceiling, liked weird, unusual things. Nowhere was ready to answer any question the teacher too remote for him to go, and nothing was throws your way. You know things, and too dangerous. The novelties he collected you’re going to prove it with a sky-high simply astounded people almost a hunhand, fingers pointing up. dred years ago; today, you can see some So how do you get to be so smart? of the items he might have gathered in this You’ve got “Ripley’s Believe It or Not! See SEZ, page B-2 Reality Shock!” (c.2014, Ripley Publish-

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Dee Rusin, Kenai Fall is here How do I know The wind blew in Through the trees Bending low Leaves changing colors Some kind of slow While Evergreens faithfully stand The fields of fireweed A flood of bloom Soon will be replaced By darkness and gloom Ice and snow Small animals scramble Over here and there Filling there pouches Hiding food everywhere For winter Migrating birds Stop for a snack Then take to the air To join with the pack Flying South Enjoy the days bathed in the Sun Since fall is now here You know what will come Winter Poems must include the writer’s name, phone number and address. They should be kept to no more than 300 words. Submission of a poem does not guarantee publication. Poems may be e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion. com, faxed to 283-3299, delivered to the Clarion at 150 Trading Bay Road or mailed to P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, AK 99611.

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This image shows Pierce Brosnan in a scene from the film, “The November Man.”

Film leaves reviewer wondering what else is on “The November Man” Relativity Media 1 hour, 48 minutes Pierce Brosnan is one of those actors that everybody likes but nobody really loves. You’ll find some people passionate about his particular take on James Bond or perhaps a big “Remington Steele” fan here and there, but for the most part Brosnan doesn’t really inspire a huge fan-base. The upshot of this is that using him as a leading man pretty much ensures that you’ll get people out to the theater as long as there’s not much else on. That fact — that there’s not much else on — is the only thing that can account for the even moderate suc-

R eeling It In C hris J enness cess of this week’s tedious throw-back spy thriller, “The November Man” — moderate being the operative word. People are so bored with the new round of flicks that “Guardians of the Galaxy” has topped the box office for the fourth weekend in a row. That’s a month at number one and, while

“Guardians” is a lot of fun, it’s certainly not some kind of cinematic revelation. The trailer for “The November Man” looked dull, but you have to figure that if there’s anything Brosnan is good at, it’s playing the spy. Unfortunately, it seems as though the actor is as bored with playing the role as we are of watching him. Here he plays Peter Devereaux, veteran CIA operative and certified badass. After an op-gone-wrong (isn’t that always the way?) Devereaux retires, leaving Mason, his agent-in-training, to pick up the pieces without his mentor. The two are destined to meet again, however, when our hero is pulled back See REEL, page B-2

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PBS’ ‘The Roosevelts’ portrays an epic threesome four times to the White House as the 32nd president; and TR’s niece, Eleanor Roosevelt, who wed FDR, and, even beyond the unique partnership they forged with marriage, lived a life of activism and moral leadership that extended nearly two decades after his death. “The Roosevelts” thus spans a century, from TR’s birth in 1858 through Eleanor’s passing in 1962, at age 78. Not only are these three lives intertwined but, as Burns’ rich portrayal demonstrates, they are inseparable from the history of the early 1900s, notably World War I, the Great Depression and World War II. If you have ever seen a Ken Burns documentary, you know

what to expect here: a leisurely pace; lyrical writing (by frequent Burns collaborator Geoffrey C. Ward); a bursting archive of photos and film clips; a gallery of talking heads (among them Doris Kearns Goodwin, George Will and Ward himself); sonorous narration (by Peter Coyote); the words of its major figures recited, in character, by notable actors (Meryl Streep voices Eleanor). The stately Burns formula is as predictable as the tides, perhaps too much so by now. But its robust ritual serves the Roosevelts well. Here were three individuals who, for varying reasons, couldn’t sit still with the privi-

lege they were born into. TR, sickly as a youth, became a champion of physical exertion and boundless activity, in part to outrun the depression that plagued him for a lifetime. (An illuminating early entry from his journal: “Black care rarely sits behind a rider whose pace is fast enough.”) By contrast, FDR, after a promising start in public service, was robbed of the ability to outrun his demons: He was stricken with polio at age 39 and then compelled to face and defy this affliction which he did with a public smile of confidence, as told in Part Four, perhaps the series’ most affecting episode.

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p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and DJ Arisen on Saturdays. n Mykel’s in Soldotna has live music Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. with Robb Justice, and Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30-9:30 p.m. with Bob Ramponi and Dave Unruh. n The Duck Inn will have live music from 7 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday with Robb Justice and Trio.

sociation has had their own art show,” former member Nicole Lopez said, standing among the pieces that ranged from sculptures to paintings to manipulated digital photography. “Usually they only have one show for student pieces per year, but this year they made an exception.” Associate Professor of Art Cam Choy pulled strings for the club, Lopez said. The trip was conceived years ago, Lopez said. In total $17,000 was raised to house, feed and transport the group around Europe’s artistic epicenters. Funds were taken from the club’s annual Art Extravaganza, the clubs annual fundraiser, countless bake sales, homemade Valentines Day specialty cakes and spaghetti feeds said associated member Brandi

Kerley. Kerley and Lopez stood in the middle of the gallery, momentarily stumped when trying to choose their favorite pieces out of the bunch. “Well this one is my favorite,” Kerley said, pointing to a small photograph with psychedelic color tones. The raised piece was titled “The Conquering of Rome.” The original photograph had been taken on a cellphone, Kerley explained. She laughed at the image that Jessica Bookey shot, which caught her in a triumphant walk down the middle of the group’s favorite Roman restaurant, with a plate that had been unfairly taken from her. The store was family owned and made delicious homemade meals. The staff was playful and tricky, Kerley said. One of the brothers working as their server had taken a plate from Kerley and didn’t believe she would follow him all the

By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer

NEW YORK — Behold this saga of bygone titans, a trio on an epic scale who share the same name. The latest magnum opus from Ken Burns, “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History,” premieres on PBS as a seven-night, 14-hour extravaganza airing Sunday through Saturday (Sept. 14-20) at 8 p.m. EDT. It is a story that takes a holistic view of greatness, interweaving Theodore Roosevelt, the nation’s 26th president and a Republican; his fifth cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a Democrat who was elected

Markets, fairs and bazaars n Kenai’s Saturday Market is open every Saturday through Sept. 13. It is held in the grassy area across the parking lot from the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center. The market will include very talented folks selling beautiful Alaskan Arts & Crafts. Fresh vegetables will start showing up about the middle of June. Vendor rates are as low as $20 per Saturday and spaces are limited, so pick up an application at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center or call Harold at 283-1991. n The Central Kenai Peninsula Farmer’s Market is open each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until mid-September. This market features Alaskan Grown and Alaska Made products and includes fresh baked goods, jams, jellies, fresh vegetables and gift items. The market is located at the corner of Corral Street and the Kenai Spur Highway at the bus “turn-around.” New vendors are welcome. Call Carolyn at 262-7502 for more information. n A new farmers’ market in downtown Ninilchik is open Saturdays, featuring homegrown plants and veggies, a wide variety of crafts, handmade artisan sea salt and dog cart rides. It will be across from the Kenai Peninsula State Fairgrounds. Vendors are needed! For an application or information call Michelle Hogan 299-4999. Cost for a booth is $25 for the season or $5 per day. n The Farmers Fresh Market is open every Tuesday, 3-6 p.m., in the parking lot of the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank on KBeach Road at Community College Drive. The market features local food producers and a kids’ activity booth. For updates on what is in season, see the Farmers Fresh Market page on Facebook. Interested vendors can contact Market Manager Dan Funk at 382-0210. n The Soldotna Wednesday Market is open Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Peninsula Center Mall. n Table space is available for the 2nd Annual Craft Bazaar at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Kenai on Friday, October 10th 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, October 11th 10 a.m.4 p.m. Any questions or for a table space application please contact Karen at (907) 350-0843 or Joan at (907) 283-2020 n The Sterling Community Center invites artists, crafters, and vendors to participate in its Fall Craft & Vendor Fair to be held Saturday, October 18, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the SC Center. $30 for a space, $10 to rent a table. Limit 1 vendor per product line. Early registration going on now for Sterling, Soldotna, and Kenai-area vendors. Open registration for all vendors begins Sept. 15. Visit www.sterlingcommunityclub. com for a registration form, or stop by the Sterling Community Center in person. Call 262-7224 or email sterlingcommunityclub@live.com for more information.

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book. Things, for instance, that are creepy, like spiders and alligators that lurk beneath beds, squirrels that make knots with their tails (accidentally, for sure!), and snakes that curl up in piles with other snakes. Ripley would have liked jeweled skulls, color-changing frogs, monster fish, and a bug that looks like he’s wearing fiber optics. Ripley liked oddities, too: names that are super-long or made up of silly words; “death

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into the life five years later. Devereaux is sent in to rescue a fellow agent and instead comes face to face with Mason, Films whose assignment is to kill said agent. What?! Is someone n Call Orca Theaters at 262-7003 for listings and times. in the agency running a doun Call Kambe Cinemas at 283-4554 for listings and times. ble-cross? Is someone trying to clean the slate, getting rid of old agents? And what about Down the Road that mysterious Serbian womn The Pratt Museum in Homer is open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. an and the heir to the Russian For more information and a schedule of events, visit www.pratt- presidency? Could there be a shady conspiracy brewing that museum.org. will pit two master assassins Submissions may be emailed to news@peninsulaclarion.com. against each other, one trying to avenge his love and find the The deadline is 5 p.m. Mondays.

Eleanor also had her battles, beginning in childhood with the death of both parents. Raised by her maternal grandmother, she was dismissed for her homeliness and tagged with the nickname “Granny.” Her life became a campaign of proving herself and eventually charting a course beyond the powerful pull of FDR, whom she had wed at 20. Detailing the ways in which the Roosevelts helped shape events and transformed the nation calls for many hours of screen time, and this series is equipped to provide them. How profoundly did a Roosevelt change America? Leave it to commentator George

Will, who declares, “Prior to Franklin Roosevelt, the assumption was that the federal government existed to produce the conditions for the pursuit of happiness. Frank Roosevelt said, ‘Why stop there?’” Reaching several steps further, FDR wanted government to do nothing less than “deliver happiness,” says Will, “in the form of material wealth.” Such a vision will thrill some citizens and appall others. But “The Roosevelts” should leave everyone, whether approving or not, in wonder at all this threesome did. It may also stir dismaying thoughts about the current politicians the Roosevelts dwarf.

‘It’s is the first time the association has had their own art show.’ — Nicole Lopez, former member way into the kitchen to get it back. But he was wrong, and there is a photograph to prove it. The largest piece in the gallery is a meter-long, black and white painting hanging on the back wall. The piece was an enlarged version of a selfie taken of Kerley and Lopez. The trip was the first inclusive excursion for the association, Lopez said. It will also likely be the last for some time. Lopez and Kerley had been in the group for more than five years. Other trip-goers Bookey, Nita Dreyer, Alisah Kress, and Kathi Overpeck have graduated from KPC. The trip and gallery were a

huge accomplishment for the association, Lopez said. “Let’s face it, six women traveling tonether looking at art, museums, shopping and sight-seeing is bound to be a good time,” reads the artist statement at the entrance of the gallery. “Art was found every direction we turned from the food, architecture, museums and people, cultural immersion was all pervasive.” Closing Reception is from 4:30-6 p.m on Thursday. The gallery will reopen in February 2015 for one month at the Kenai Fine Arts Center.

zones” on mountains; rickety wooden sidewalks on the face of a sheer cliff; pictures of sneezes; chewing gum portraits; or South African games that involve spitting antelope poop. He might have personally seen rainbow trees in Hawaii, rainbow waterfalls in British Columbia, or rainbow mountains in China years ago. You can see them in this book now. Ripley also liked things that were outside of normal, like the world’s shortest lady, the tallest man (who also has the biggest hands), the largest waist and hips, the biggest foot, the longest tongue, tat-

tooed people, and the longest fingernails. And, by the way, how does someone live with long fingernails? The answer to that is in this book, believe it or not… In the first few pages of “Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Reality Shock!” the authors promise readers that “everything in this book is definitely true… .” For parents and grandparents, that’s really good news: ever since we were kids, Ripley’s stories have been based on authenticity and that hasn’t changed — it just gets weirder for the next generation of readers to enjoy. And enjoy it they will,

because this book is filled with everything a kid could want: disgustingly fascinating fullcolor pictures, quick anecdotes to share with friends, entries to astound, and superlatives that could spark creativity. Packed as it is with that kind of greatness, I can’t imagine any kid age 12-andup who wouldn’t like to page through this book. Leave “Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Reality Shock!” lying around the house, and I think even reluctant readers will want to get their fingers on it.

truth and the other trying to do his job and prove something to his old master? Could it be that we’ve seen everything in this film in a dozen better movies? Yes. I was checked out of “The November Man” within the first few lines of cliché dialogue, and things really don’t ever pick up. Brosnan is supposed to be a man on the edge, but there’s no edginess about him. He’s better at playing smooth. Here, the smooth turns to a weary listlessness which I think is supposed to be Brosnan’s version of menacing. I found it impossible to care about the character, mostly because it felt as though Brosnan didn’t care. The rest

of the cast is equally tiresome with no one feeling particularly invested in the production. I’m a little surprised, actually, that “The November Man” got a wide-screen release at all. The production values, the script, even the themes feel 20 years old. Sure, there’s some passable action, and even a surprise or two. There is a moment, a confrontation between Devereaux and Mason involving Mason’s new girlfriend, where Brosnan even comes alive for a second, but the scene is weirdly out of character and the whole episode is abruptly dropped. Beyond that it’s the same old pseudocomplicated plot you’ve seen before where it’s difficult to

keep up with the tiny plot details, but impossible not to guess the major ones. I don’t know if this film was an effort to build a new franchise for the aging Brosnan, but I hope the powers that be rethink that decision. “The November Man” is dull, glum and unengaging and though his star-power is somewhat waned, Pierce Brosnan deserves a better retirement than this. Grade: D+ “The November Man” is rated R for language, violence, completely gratuitous nudity and sexual situations.

Kelly Sullivan can be reached at kelly.sullivan@peninsulaclarion.com

The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Email her a bookwormsez@yahoo.com.

Chris Jenness is a freelance graphic designer, artist and movie buff who lives in Nikiski.

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Garage Sales MOVING SALE, INDOORS! Thursday, Friday, noon-8pm. Saturday morning. Deville off Sterling Hwy. Follow signs. (907)262-8341 Furniture, electronics, books & home school education material, fishing equipment, sporting- hockey/skiing, toys, household etc.!

Retail/Commercial Space Multiple Dwelling 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

Employment K-Beach (W. Poppy) Duplex for Sale or Rent. Spacious 1100sqft. (x2), 3-Bedroom, 1-bath Garage, laundry. New bathrooms. One COMPLETELY REMODELED... paint, flooring, kitchen. Exterior to be painted this month. Excellent rental history. Currently rented one side month-to-month; remodeled side not rented. Perfect place to live and have other side pay most of your mortgage! $1,450. to rent remodeled side. Purchase for $268,000. OBO. (907)252-9153.

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Single family residential mobile home, 1268sqft, on 1.06 acres. Property includes a well-maintained, partially fenced yard, along with an untouched treed area. Very private setting with wooded views on all sides. Conveniently located 4 miles from Nikiski High School and 8.5 miles from Captain Cook State Park. Includes a 12 x 12 shed with additional overhead storage, a large fenced dog pen, and is wired for your generator. 100 gallon propane tank, and an above ground 300 fuel tank, private well and septic. All appliances stay. Wonderful investment opportunity. Owners are highly motivated. $65,000. OBO (907)776-7641 call anytime.

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General Employment BUILDING MAINTENANCE PERSON 15hr/ wk. Maintain grounds, repairs, janitorial tasks, painting units, $12- $15. DOE. Apply in Person Monday- Thursday 8am- noon. Northwood Apts. 190 W. Park Ave. Soldotna CAREGIVER NEEDED For assisted living home. Call between 9am-9pm (907)262-5090.

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NIKISKI 3-Bedroom, 2 1/2-baths, large kitchen with island, wood burning stove, 2-car garage. approximately 2000sqft., on 2 acres. Very peaceful, a lot of wildlife. $310,000. (907)776-8487, (907)394-1122.

Cabins PRIVATE CABIN In Kasilof, 1-bedroom with carport, washer/dryer hookups. $700. month. (907)252-1325

Rentals Apartments, Unfurnished Apartments, Furnished Cabins Condominiums Town Homes Duplex Homes Lots For Rent Manufactured/Mobile Homes Misc. Rentals Office Space Out of Area Rentals Rental Wanted Retail/Commercial Space Roommate Wanted Rooms For Rent Storage Rentals Vacation Rentals

Apartments, Unfurnished 3-BEDROOM 2-bath, fireplace, washer/dryer, 1-car garage. Soldotna, clean 4-plex, near schools. $950. plus utilities. No smoking/ pets. (907)260-5870. EXCELLENT OCEAN VIEW! Bay Arm Apartments, Kenai. Accepting applications for studio apartment, utilities included. $25. nonrefundable application fee. No pets. (907)283-4405. NEWLY REMODELED Brunswick Apts. Soldotna. 1-bedroom, storage, $580. Washer/dryer on premises. (907)252-9634, (907)262-7986. No AHFC. Application outside 340 Apt. 5. REDOUBT VIEW Soldotna’s best value! Quiet, freshly painted, close to schools. 1-Bedroom from $625. 2-Bedroom from $725. 3-Bedroom, 2-bath, from $825. No pets. (907)262-4359.

Apartments, Furnished KENAI 1-Bedroom, furnished, heat, cable included. No pets. $700. month. (907)283-5203, (907)398-1642. Seasonal TOWNHOUSE Condominium On the River in Soldotna Fully furnished 1-bedroom, cable, from $880. Utilities included. No smoking/ pets. (907)262-7835 SOLDOTNA Furnished 1-Bedroom. Shady Lane Apartments. $725. Heat & cable included. No pets. (907)398-1642, (907)283-5203.

Cabins CABIN Furnished, Sterling, 1-bedroom, quiet, utilities included. No Pets/ smoking. $715. month. (907)262-5325

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3-BEDROOM, 2-BATH Home. Roommate wanted. Sterling. Fully furnished. No pets. $600. month includes utilities/ dish. References required. Available immediately. (907)229-2648 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.

Manufactured/ Mobile Homes SOLDOTNA HOME for Sale. Two story 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath on a quiet cul-de-sac. Garage and carport. fireplace. New roof & paint. Close to schools. Approximately 1,500sqft. 273 Arlington Ct. $220,000. Paul (907)398-4773

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NIKISKI 3-Bedroom, 2.-bath, $990. per month. Pets allowed, includes utilities. Call (907)776-6563.

Retail/ Commercial Space WAREHOUSE K-Beach, 2,000Sqft., 14ft.-door, bathroom, heat included/ Deposit. $1,110. (907)283-7430.

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KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT INVITATION TO BID #104-15 Dell Computers & iPad Cart

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District hereby invites qualified vendors to submit a proposal for acceptance by the District to purchase Dell Computers & iPad Cart. One (1) original of the sealed bid must be submitted to the Purchasing Department, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, 139 East Park Avenue, Soldotna, AK 99669, no later than 4:00 PM local time on September 26, 2014. Bid can be obtained by calling 907-714-8876 during normal business hours, or from the District website www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us Kenai Peninsula Borough Code requires that businesses or individuals contracting to do business with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District be in compliance with Borough tax provisions. PUBLISH: 9/11, 2014

PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The regularly scheduled monthly board meeting for the Board of Directors, Central Emergency Services Area, will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2014, at 6pm at Station 6, 58260 Sterling Hwy, Kasilof. Regular agenda items and reports will be discussed. The public is welcome to attend the meeting. For further information, please contact Chief Chris Mokracek at 262-4792. PUBLISH: 9/11, 2014 1918/491

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Public Notices Alaska Statewide Land Sale The Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office is holding a sealed bid auction for approximately 58 parcels throughout Alaska. Lots are approximately 0.5 to 7 acres in size. Information on the sale and the parcels can be viewed on the Trust Land Office's website at www.mhtrustland.org or call (907) 269-8658 PUBLISH: 8/4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31, 9/2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 28, 29, 10/1, 3, 5, 7 8, 9, 12, 15, 17, 2014 1856/2285

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Husband holed up in man cave leaves his wife out in the cold Crossword you once shared. What you have described is a platonic roommate relationship and not a healthy marriage. If you want to change the dynamics, you are going to have to have some serious conversations with your husband about what your needs are, and also his. Start now.

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DEAR ABBY: My par- Abigail Van Buren ents immigrated here from a foreign country 20 years ago. Although they speak some basic English, they have yet to become even remotely fluent in the language. As a result, they are always asking me to do everything for them — pay their bills, file their taxes, go with them to doctors’ appointments, translate for delivery people and take my mom on errands because she doesn’t drive. I am irritated. When will they learn English? I am the CHILD, not the parent. I feel like I have been a mini-adult for many years as their personal chauffeur, secretary, interpreter, etc. I don’t mind doing occasional favors for them, but enough is enough. What should I do?

DEAR BEYOND FRUSTRATED: I think you should take into consideration that learning a new language is much easier for children than it is for adults. You were immersed in English when you went to school and were exposed to it not only in the classroom but also on the playground. Your parents weren’t so lucky. They should have enrolled in an ESL class right away, but instead apparently interacted only with people who spoke their language. However, it’s never too late to make an effort, so encourage them to start NOW. A way to persuade them would be to ask them what they would do if, heaven forbid, something happened to you. Some people who have picked up English did so by watching English language television instead of what’s aired in their own. You are not alone in having this problem. The children of every ethnic group that has come to the United States has experienced what you are. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars A baby born today has a Sun in Virgo and a Moon in Aries if born before 9:17 p.m. (PDT). Afterward, the Moon will be in Taurus. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014: This year you have a lot of excitement packed into your life. This vitality comes through others who are close to you. You will learn to relax and go with the flow more. You will have a great deal of energy and drive in the next 12 months. Make sure you have a hobby or a means of relaxing, like yoga. If you are single, check out potential suitors with care, as they might project a very different persona from their true identity. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy each other the most when it is just the two of you. Make sure you take frequent trips together. TAURUS understands you. 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 You might feel restrained by a lack of connection with someone. Make an effort to have a one-onone conversation with this person, and get to know him or her better. You might discover that he or she has quite a dynamic thought process. Tonight: Pick up the tab. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You could feel off, and as a result, you might want to head in a new direction. Play it low-key, and you will feel your way through a problem. An associate or partner could be very difficult to deal with. Try to transform this person’s anger into useful energy. Tonight: Do your thing. GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Cross off as much as you can from your to-do list. You easily could be overwhelmed. The only way to get through this list is to start immediately. Schedule a gettogether for later in the day, when you are likely to feel more relaxed. Tonight: Say “yes” to an invitation. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might want to detach from someone else’s opinions, especially if they are negative. You’ll need to establish a more creative and dynamic tie between you and this person. Remain open to his or her various viewpoints. Tonight: Get some much-needed R and R. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Stay centered, and understand what your limits are. Family and your domestic life will be the focus today. You might wonder what would be best, under the present circumstances. Your innate ingenuity will emerge. Tonight: Think before you act; your capacity for mischief is high. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Be more direct, and say what is on your mind. Consider your options carefully. You could be a lot more tired than you realize, and you might need to ask someone else to pitch in. You could be surprised by this person’s response. Tonight: Home is your castle. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHYou might be juggling your finances more than you would like. Detach and see if there is a better way to handle your money. Get different opinions before making a decision. Allow yourself to tackle this issue and resolve it. Tonight: Go with something unusual.

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DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 13 years, and I’m beginning to wonder if my husband still wants to be with me. He gets home before I do and stays in his room watching TV and piddling around on the computer. He never comes out to say hello when I get home; I go in there and greet him. He comes out when I have dinner fixed and then returns to his room. I understand the “man cave” thing. Everyone needs their time and space, but this has become an everyday routine. I have tried to tell him I feel ignored. The next night he’ll come into the living room and watch TV with me, but I feel he’s doing it only because he feels he should, not because he wants to. Is this my clue that he doesn’t care about sharing time with me anymore? I don’t want to beg for his attention. — LONELY IN NORTH CAROLINA DEAR LONELY: It appears that way. You refer to the room in which your husband watches TV and uses his computer as “his” room and not a den. Does he also sleep in there? If that’s the case, and the only time you spend together is at the dinner table, your marriage is in suspended animation. If what he’s watching on television or his computer has become a substitute for having a relationship with you — and that’s what it appears — you need to find out what happened to the intimacy

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