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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

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Nikiski to talk about thefts

Question Have you ever needed assistance to feed your family? n Yes, extended family or friends helped me out; n Yes, I received help from a non-profit or public agency; n No.

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ing cases before the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and Alaska Superior Court in Anchorage. The Superior Court case — closed June 5 pending resolution of the bankruptcy proceeding — is a lawsuit filed by Cook Inlet Region Inc. against Buccaneer for natural gas royalty payments the regional Native corporation claims it is owed as a result of production from two Buccaneer wells on the Kenai Loop pad in the City of Kenai. CIRI, which owns a property adjacent to the Kenai Loop pad, claims it owns 20 percent of the Kenai Loop gas reservoir, and thus should be paid for a portion of what Buccaneer has produced.

A group of Nikiski residents, fed up with the increase of thefts in the area, have organized a town hall meeting today to address the ongoing problem. Elected state and local officials and candidates, law enforcement and Peninsula Crime Stoppers representatives are expected to be in attendance to discuss the lack of police coverage in the area, said Nikiski resident Ann Krogseng. “We are the largest growing community on the peninsula and with growth comes big changes,” she said. “The hope is the community can mobilize together and collectively we can find solutions to the problem.” Krogseng said a rash of burglaries has occurred since a break-in at M&M Market in Nikiski on Aug. 10, where an automatic teller machine was pulled out of the store and dragged down the street, in the early morning. A stolen truck used in the burglary was found burned a mile down the road, according to an Alaska State Troopers dispatch. M&M Market owner Felix Martinez said in an interview shortly after the break-in that the types of crimes being committed show the need for a trooper post or expanded police coverage in Nikiski. Two businesses, AA Dan’s Construction and Water Systems and Service Company in Nikiski reported property crimes committed on Sept. 14 to troopers. Krongseng, coowner of AA Dan’s Construction and Toni Dyer of Water Systems and Service Company, said the stolen property and the damage have temporarily put them out of work and they are still attempting to recover from their losses. After speaking with other members of the community who have been burglarized, Krongseng said the string of

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State won’t M appeal decision K in refuge case JUNEAU (AP) — The state will not appeal the dismissal of its lawsuit over the closure of national wildlife refuges during last year’s partial federal government shutdown. Department of Law spokeswoman Cori Mills says the state hopes the situation won’t happen again. She says the state will continue to monitor the situation. In July, U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason sided with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Department of Interior, declaring the case moot. The refuges reopened after Congress passed legislation to end the 16-day shutdown last October. The state persisted in the lawsuit with the Alaska Professional Hunters Association, arguing in part that another shutdown could be reasonably expected. Gleason said that didn’t make it reasonable to expect the agencies’ response to a future shutdown would be the same.

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Above, a seagull with a hook and line stuck in its beak takes flight over the Kenai River Tuesday at Centennial Park in Soldotna. Right, Silver salmon anglers line the banks of the Kenai River Tuesday, enjoying the sunshine. Forecasters are calling for more sunshine today. Photos by Rashah McChesney/ Peninsula Clarion

Miller makes bid for Buccaneer By ELWOOD BREHMER Morris News Service-Alaska/ Alaska Journal of Commerce

There is a new suitor for Buccaneer Energy’s Alaska assets and a tangled web of legal challenges continue for the bankrupt independent producer. Miller Energy Resources Inc. announced its intent to spend $40 million to $50 million on “substantially all” of Buccaneer’s Alaska holdings in a Sept. 15 release. The Knoxville, Tenn.-based independent entered a non-binding letter of intent with Buccaneer, according to the release. Miller is the parent company of Cook Inlet Energy LLC, which has an office in Anchor-

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$50,000 in cash and at least $50 million and up to $100 million in liabilities when it made its claim for bankruptcy protection. Buccaneer’s debt to unsecured creditors in Alaska is more than $2.1 million. The State of Alaska and nine Alaska-based companies are on a list of Buccaneer’s 30 largest unsecured creditors. Once a promising new entrant to Cook Inlet when gas production was declining, Buccaneer seemingly spread itself too thin over the past two years to absorb exploration that came up empty and financing that fell through. The bankruptcy proceedings have slowed down and complicated Buccaneer’s other ongo-

Grading by the numbers Elementary grading system gets a makeover By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion

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age. Buccaneer’s Cook Inlet interests are scheduled to go up for bid Oct. 14, a result of the company filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District on May 31. An Australian company, Buccaneer has operations in Houston, but its domestic work was primarily in Southcentral Alaska. AIX Energy LLC, a Houston-based energy finance group, has also made it known that it will bid for Buccaneer’s Alaska holdings. In April, AIX purchased debt from Buccaneer’s major creditor, Meridian Capital International. According to court filings, Buccaneer had no more than

Elementary school students’ quarterly report cards will look a little different this year. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has implemented a Standards-Referenced reporting system, which evaluates students’ performances in different skill areas under standards as determined by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.

Dr. Chrstine Ermold, KPBSD director of elementary education, said the new system is designed to help students understand where they are in their learning and also to motivate them to go beyond expectations. “Knowing that this is a move that we’re making because it’s about promoting the success of kids. Where they’re at is so important,” she said. Under the new system, teachers score students on “strands”

in language arts including reading literature, reading informational texts, writing and speaking and listening, among other areas. In math students are graded on “domains,” which include counting and cardinality, operations and algebraic thinking and statistics and probability, along with other skills. Science, health and social studies only have comment areas where teachers can report what students studied. Music See GRADES, page A-12 C

In this Jan. 10, 2013 file photo a group of students dig into a carcass during a pink salmon dissection in a third grade classroom at K-Beach Elementary School in Soldotna. The Kenai Peninsula Borough school district is implementing a new, number-based grading scale for elementary school students.

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J. California Cooper, prolific writer, dead at 82 By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP Associated Press

SEATTLE — Prolific writer J. California Cooper, who was writing plays until Alice Walker suggested she switch to short stories and novels, because they were an easier path to a paycheck, has died at age 82. Cooper died early Saturday after experiencing several heart attacks over the past few years, her daughter Paris Williams said Tuesday. She lived most of her life in northern California and wrote more than a dozen plays and had about a dozen books published after switching to prose fiction. She met Walker after the Pulitzer Prize winner came to see one of her plays.

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When Cooper asked Walker to write an introduction to her first story collection, the writer who had just been honored for “The Color Purple” asked to publish the book at her own publishing house. Walker also helped Cooper get one of her stories published in Essence

magazine and the book took off from there, Williams said. Williams called Cooper a hard worker who worked a variety of jobs from a teamster on the Alaska pipeline to an escrow officer and a manicurist to pay the bills. She went to the pipeline

to work as a secretary and switched to bus and truck driving after she realized she could make a lot more money, her daughter recalls. She drove welders up to their work site and then panned for gold while waiting for the return trip, Williams said.

Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Obituary Will Troyer A bear wrangler has gone to rest. Will Troyer, 88, peacefully passed away at his Cooper Landing home on September 21, 2014. His last days were spent surrounded by friends and family. In addition to being a wonderful husband, father and grandfather, Will created a rich history steeped in Alaska wilderness. He was a bear biologist and wrote two books from those experiences: “Into Brown Bear Country” and “Bear Wrangler: Memoirs of an Alaska Pioneer Biologist.” As a conservationist, he was awarded the Alaska Conservation Foundation’s Olaus Murie Award in 1987. He was a gardener, birder, hunter, fisherman, photographer and writer. He lived a full life, starting as an Amish farm boy and ending as one of Cooper Landing’s Sexy Seniors. Will was born October 2, 1925, near Kokomo, Indiana. He wrote about his early years in “From Dawn to Dusk: Memoirs of an Amish-Mennonite Farm Boy.” As an adult he followed his love of wildlife to Alaska, working in fisheries and game enforcement in the early 1950s before becoming a biologist. In Juneau he fell in love with LuRue Quein and the two later married in Kodiak, where Will had been hired to manage the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. They had three children during Will’s time as manager. On Kodiak, Will and his assistants pioneered techniques for capturing brown bears to collect biological data. They caught the bears using padded leg-hold traps, then lassoed and tied out the bears limb-by-limb, before putting a bucket of ether over the animals’ snouts. Amazingly, the men survived and graduated to poking the bears with anestheticfilled syringes on poles. In 1963, Will became manager of the Kenai National Moose Range (now Refuge). From his Soldotna base, he did biological work and oversaw expansion of the Swan Lake and Swanson River canoe systems. In 1968, he was hired to survey Alaska’s national wildlife refuges for areas to be included as Wilderness following the Wilderness Act of 1964. Will and his family moved to Anchorage, but Will’s job took him from the North Slope to the Aleutian Islands. In 1974, Will took a job as a National Park Service biologist and once again became a bear wrangler, this time using a dart gun in Katmai National Park. After Will retired in 1981, he and LuRue moved to Cooper Landing, where they built a log home. When the couple started spending winters in Arizona, Will went hunting, hiking and birding in both places. In Cooper Landing, Will had an active social life, playing cards and volunteering, including as one of the Sexy Seniors Dumpster Cleaners. He was also a member of Soldotna United Methodist Church. Will is survived by his wife, LuRue, children, Janice, Teresa (Mark) of Park City, Utah, and Eric (Corrine) and their children, Riley and Montana, of Fairbanks. A memorial service will be held at Cooper Landing Community Hall on Friday, Sept. 26, 1-4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Audubon Society, the Nature Conservancy or charity of your choice. Condolences may be sent to LuRue Troyer, P.O. Box 756, Cooper Landing, AK 997089. C

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merce, local businesses, and individuals committed to Kenai Parks & Recreation improvements. Registration is open until midnight on September 27. Register online at www.kenairivermarathon.org or stop by the Kenai Hospital offers drive-through flu shot clinic Visitor and Cultural Center by Sept. 27. The event kicks off Central Peninsula Hospital is offering free adult (18 years with a spaghetti feed 5:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Kenai Visitor and older) flu shots during a drive-through clinic on October and Cultural Center. 9 from 3-5:30 p.m. on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last. Enter the covered parking garage at the hospital from Fireweed Street and follow the signs. Take this opportunity to Disc golf tournament tees off beat the flu season by getting immunized. The North Peninsula Recreation Service Area is hosting a free Recreational Disc Golf Tournament Saturday. Competition starts at 1 p.m. at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center. Hospice community presentations planned All ages welcome to participate. Choose from a short 3-hole Hospice of the Central Peninsula will host a series of com- or full 18-hole tournament. Participate in the closest to the pin munity presentations: competition for fun prizes! For more information call NCRC — On Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m., Donna Stephens, RN, 776-8800. ME.d, FT, and Lee Coray-Ludden, bereavement coordinator for Hospice of the Central Peninsula, will facilitate a desicussion on “Children’s Experience of Loss” at the Soldotna Com- Teen writers sought munity Library. The Clarion is seeking students in grades nine through 12 — A presentation on “Five Wishes,” a popular living will, from central peninsula high schools interested in writing for its will take place on Oct. 21 from 6-8 p.m. at the Soldotna Prep Verbatim column. (formerly Soldotna Middle School) library. “Five Wishes” is The column is designed to let teens voice their opinions on a way to begin those difficult conversations and is a resource topics that affect their daily life, such as home, family, school, for structuring discussions about the type of care you would peers, social pressures, etc. Columns are 300-500 words in like to receive. It was written with the help of the American length. Students interested in writing should submit a sample Bar Association’s Commission on Law and Aging and the na- column for consideration by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26. Submistion’s leading experts on end-of-life care. The presentation is sions must include first and last name, school, grade, mailing for adults only. address and contact phone number. Submissions should be — A discussion on “Grief and the Holidays” is scheduled emailed to schools@peninsulaclarion.com. for 6-7:30 p.m. on Nov. 20 at the Kenai Community Library. For more information, call Will Morrow at 335-1251. Workshops are free and open to the public. The presentations are ideal for Hospice volunteers and potential volunteers, Judo club season under way caregivers, health care professionals, clergy, mental health proThe Sterling Judo Club has started a new season. Registration fessionals and the general public. For more information or to register, call Hospice of the Central Peninsula at 907-262-0453 for new members under the age of 13 will take place through Oct. 2. Ages 13 and up may register at any time, though regisor email hospice.admin@alaska.net. tration prior to Oct. 2 is encouraged, if possible. The Sterling Judo Club meets every Tuesday and Thursday, KPC hosts documentary screening at Sterling Elementary, from 6-8 p.m. (7 p.m. leave time for As part of National Hispanic Month, a screening of the younger participants). For more information contact Bob Brink at 907-242-9330 documentary “Latinos Beyond Reel: Challenging a Media Stereotype”will take place Monday at 5:30 p.m. in room 159 of or obobo1a@gmail.com. Information can also be found on the the Brockel Building at Kenai Peninsula College. Admission is Sterling Judo Club’s Facebook Page. free. For more information, call 907-262-0328.

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Kenai River Marathon registration open

MARC celebrates 50 years

Join the Missionary Aviation Repair Center in celebrating The Kenai River Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay Race, and 50 years of ministry in Alaska at the MARC hanger at the Sol5k Family Fun Run are on Sunday and begin in Kenai. The runs dotna airport at 2 p.m. Sept. 27. An RSVP is requested to 907are sponsored by the city of Kenai, the Kenai Chamber of Com- 262-5388 or marc@marcalaska.org.

Soldotna. Call 907-335-9456. • Alcoholics Anonymous “Into Action” group, 12X12 study meeting, VFW basement Birch Street, nai Community Library. Soldotna, 907-262-0995. 5:30 p.m. • Weight loss and health 8 p.m. support group, Christ Lutheran • Al-Anon Support Group at Central Peninsula Hospital in the Church. Call 362-1340. Augustine Room, Soldotna. Call 7 p.m. • Card games, Funny River 252-0558. Community Center. • Narcotics Anonymous support group “Clean Machine” at Central Peninsula Hospital’s Redoubt Room, 250 Hospital Place,

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. 10:30 a.m. • Pre-School Storytime at the Soldotna Public Library. Call 2624227. 11 a.m. • Redoubt Homemakers at Nikiski Fire Station No. 1. • Wee Read at the Kenai Community Library Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917. • TOPS group AK 222 Soldotna meets at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 Soldotna Ave. Call 260-1662. 4 p.m. • Build It Workshop at the Ke-

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Road to economic health remains slow The economy has been on the road to recovery since mid-2009, when the Great Recession

officially ended. But, for most Americans, recovery is not there yet, and, at the recent rate of progress, it won’t be for a long time, if ever. New census data on income and poverty, released on Tuesday, show that median household income barely budged in 2013 for the second year in a row, following two consecutive annual declines. At nearly $52,000, it is still 8 percent below its level in 2007 before the recession. To make matters worse, the income declines from the recession came on top of losses carried over from the prior business cycle from 2000 to 2007. In all, median household income in America is 8.6 percent below its peak in 2000. The situation is even bleaker for households led by people under age 65. Unlike older households, their income is not usually cushioned by steady Social Security payments; instead, they rely largely on paychecks in an era of flat or falling wages. For them, median income from 2000 to 2013 declined 11.2 percent, from nearly $65,800 to $58,450. Even positive news in the report is overwhelmed by dismaying longer-term trends. The poverty rate fell from 15 percent in 2012 to 14.5 percent in 2013, the first meaningful year-to-year decline in seven years. (The poverty threshold for a family of four in 2013 was $23,834.) But the rate is still well above its levels of 12.5 percent in 2007 and 11.3 in 2000. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has calculated that, at the recent pace of poverty reduction, it would take until 2020 for the rate to fall below the level in 2000. Similarly, poverty among children fell from 2012 to 2013, but remains above its levels in 2007 and 2000. The improvement, such as it is, appears to stem from a rise in the employment and earnings of low-income parents. That is, of course, a positive sign in any recovery: When jobs begin to grow, low-income groups hit the hardest in the bad times should show clear signs of a rebound. It also means, however, that further economic progress will depend on even more jobs at even higher pay. But several policy makers in Congress and at the Federal Reserve believe it is time to back off from remaining stimulus policies. Federal spending already has been cut, and safety-net programs like federal jobless benefits have ended. The push now is for the Fed to raise interest rates — using monetary policy not to combat joblessness, which is real, but to combat inflation, which is not. Progress toward economic health has been and continues to be slow and unreliable. That’s because the policy response never was and probably never will be commensurate with the damage caused by the serial recessions and poor recoveries since 2000. — New York Times, Sept. 16

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By GARRY TRUDEAU

Hard to kick a bad NFL habit

It’s become quite the thing for celebrities, or even semi-celeb journalists, to let us in on the dark secrets of their lives. Whether it’s coming out as gay, confessing past drug use, revealing they’ve battled severe anxiety, you name it, it’s become trendy to reveal something or other that’s deeply personal. A big one currently is that he or she was abused. Frankly, my response usually is a big “Thank you for sharing,” by which I mean, “Who cares?” You’d never see me dishing about my private shame. Until now. I can’t go on any longer without bearing my soul. You ready for it? I’m an addict. There it is. No, it’s not a drug thing. I’m not a user, never have been — I don’t even drink. This is far more insidious. I watch NFL games ... can’t shake the habit. Even though the National Football League has proven to be a disgusting institution that, in spite of its sanctimony, puts profits over what’s right, I have not been able to boycott the games. Even though the Washington franchise identifies itself with a hateful slur, there I am every Sunday, or Monday night, or Thursday night, or even Saturday sometimes, watching each and every play, ignoring all the injuries. I should be ignoring the games, but I can’t. I did give up my season tickets a few years ago, refusing to pay the exorbitant prices to watch live at the stadium, but I can’t tear myself away from the TV with all its instant replays, graphics, slow-mo and

bizarre camera shots accompanying the chatter of the playby-play announcers, sideline reporters and sometimes helpful color commentators, the ones who survived the violent concussions from Bob Franken collisions. I watch even though the league executives denied for the longest time that head injuries were a serious problem, suppressing information to the contrary, and grudgingly admitting they were ravaging players and former players only after bad PR about shocking studies. Forced to acknowledge the scourge, the NFL’s own actuaries have submitted a court document that shows that one in three former athletes can expect cognitive difficulties. Behold suddenly, the league is trumpeting its concerns about brain trauma. So it is with domestic abuse by some of its most prominent athletes. It was only after an uproar that commissioner Roger Goodell began to treat harshly those accused of battering their wives and children. He acted only after several advertisers started pulling back as fast as their sponsorship deals allowed, threatening the mother’s milk of this cash cow. Now Goodell and his own-

ers have decided they’d better get serious about abuse, at least as serious as they were about their jocks using various pharmaceuticals. So they’re appointing a commission to study a new code of conduct. Those of us who follow politics know that’s a smarmy way to conduct crisis management. By the time the commission completes its study, the story will have petered out and the harsh spotlight will be shining on the newest scandal du jour. Goodell will still get his $40 million a year, and the league will make its billions of dollars, some of it tax-exempt. And there I’ll be, watching the excesses of Super Bowl Sunday, America’s highest holiday, like all the millions of other addicts, consumed by the rush of commercialism. Is there rehab for my condition? Is there a 12-step program for those of us who love football but know how objectionable its purveyors are? We need something. We need some sort of resolve to personally recover to the point that we can participate in a boycott and find something else to do on Sunday. Maybe then, the NFL executives can get their commission to study a code of conduct for themselves. But first, they must admit they have a problem. Bob Franken is a longtime broadcast journalist, including 20 years at CNN.

2016 looms, but Jeb Bush is focused on business By MICHAEL J. MISHAK and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — While other Republicans considering the 2016 presidential race are openly laying the foundations of potential campaigns, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is busy tending to a growing personal business empire. It’s a break in style from recent candidates who distanced themselves from the sometimes politically risky business of making money before running. A Republican establishment favorite, Bush is chairman of a Florida-based private equity and business advisory group, and is a managing partner of at least eight other separate companies that dabble in ventures ranging from privatized emergency response to real estate to driverless cars, according to state and federal records. In the past three years, regulatory filings show that he and his partners at the private equity firm, Britton Hill Holdings, have branched out into nearly a dozen different investment entities and raised at least $66.4 million from domestic and foreign investors. That includes several million this past April from a group that included a privately owned Chinese conglomerate, a deal first reported by Bloomberg. Bush says he will make a decision about 2016 by year’s end. Should he run, this son and brother of the past two Republican presidents will face pressure to disclose years of personal tax returns and details about his private business activity, as well as to unwind his ownership in the business network he began building after leaving office in 2007. For now, in much the same way he is quietly working to support GOP candidates in the November elections, Bush’s business deals are made out of the spotlight. There is no suggestion any are improper. Because they are private enterprises and disclosure laws require only basic information, public documents offer few details about their exact nature. They are, however, reminiscent of the GOP’s last presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, who struggled at times to explain C

AP News Extra the often complicated and sometimes controversial ways he made a living. Romney, as well as Bush’s father and brother, wound down personal business affairs years before running for president. “It is a legitimate issue to think about,” said Ron Kaufman, a former Romney adviser who is close to the Bush family. “In a perfect world, would he be better served if (the presidential race) was four years away? Sure. But it’s not.” Bush declined a request for an interview. Those close to him say that after his two terms as governor, he has worked aggressively to improve his personal finances, a common practice for politicians after public service. Bush “is not currently a candidate for office. He’s a businessman,” said his spokeswoman, Kristy Campbell. “If he makes a decision to run for president, he would certainly review his work engagements at that time.” Other Bush confidants caution against reading too much into his business dealings. They believe he is well positioned to wait longer than other candidates to make a call on a campaign because of his political connections and deep fundraising network. “You don’t put your life on hold or call a time out. You move on until you make a decision,” said Al Cardenas, a Bush friend and adviser. “He enjoys what he’s doing. Investors trust him. So why would you put a stop to that?” Operatives in both parties said the calculus isn’t that simple. In 2012, Romney was attacked by other Republicans as a “vulture capitalist,” which helped create the portrait of job-destroying buyout chief who enjoyed a lower tax rate than most people in the United States. “It is a target-rich environment for opposition research teams to pour through and begin to build a narrative that you’re out of touch,” said South Carolina-based Republican operative Hogan Gidley. “It

sounds like he’s doing everything right, everything above board. But the political reality exists that it still might hurt him.” Cardenas rejects the comparison to Romney, whose Bain Capital held a majority stake in dozens of companies and directly oversaw management decisions. Bush, unlike Romney, will not be defined by his “fairly modest” investments, Cardenas said, adding that comparing the two is “the difference between running a gas station and running Texaco.” Friends and former aides say Bush’s behavior is consistent with the way he handled his business affairs while contemplating runs for governor in 1994 and 1998. “Before he was a candidate, he was a businessman, and he conducted his business sort of not thinking about his next (political) move. He just did it,” said Phil Handy, a Florida businessman who was chairman of Bush’s gubernatorial campaigns. “I think it reflects his ambivalence about running for office, but I don’t think it’s at all unusual.” Still, at this point in their political careers, Romney and the previous Bush presidents had all but exited the business world. Bush’s father, former President George H. W. Bush, turned his financial affairs over to a blind trust once he became vice president. Jeb Bush’s brother, former President George W. Bush, sold stocks with connections to Mideast oil companies roughly a decade before running. He later put the majority of his assets into treasury notes and a blind trust. Jeb Bush’s business obligations sometimes have conflicted with the political calendar. When some possible contenders, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington this year, Bush declined to appear because of undisclosed business commitments. But Bush has traveled the country this year raising money for Republicans and continues to work on education issues at his foundation.

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Airstrikes in Syria and Iraq are just the start By LOLITA C. BALDOR and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The one-two-three punch of American and Arab airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq was just the beginning, President Barack Obama and other leaders declared Tuesday. They promised a sustained campaign showcasing a rare U.S.-Arab partnership aimed at Muslim extremists. At the same time, in fresh evidence of how the terrorist threat continues to expand and mutate, the U.S. on its own struck a new al-Qaida cell that the Pentagon said was “nearing the execution phase” of a direct attack on the U.S. or Europe. “This is not America’s fight alone,” Obama said of the military campaign against the Islamic State group. “We’re going to do what’s necessary to take the fight to this terrorist group, for the security of the country and the region and for the entire world.” Obama said the U.S. was “proud to stand shoulder-toshoulder” with Arab partners, and he called the roll: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Bahrain and Qatar. Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon’s press secretary, said four of the five had participated in the strikes, with Qatar playing a supporting role. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Turkey, too, is joining the coalition against the Islamic State group and “will be very engaged on the front lines of this effort.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in New York for U.N. meetings, said he was considering expanding support of NATO operations against the Islamic State to include military involvement. In all, Kerry said, more than 50 nations are allied in the fight.

‘We wanted to make sure that ISIL knew they have no safe haven, and we certainly achieved that.’ — Army Gen. Martin Dempsey It was a measure of the gravity of the threat and the complex politics of the problem that Syrian President Bashar Assad gave an indirect nod of approval to the airstrikes in his own country, saying he supported “any international antiterrorism effort.” There has been concern among U.S. officials that any strikes against militants fighting Assad could be seen as inadvertently helping the leader whom Obama wants to see ousted from power. Monday night, in three waves of attacks launched over four hours, the U.S. and its Arab partners made more than 200 airstrikes against roughly a dozen militant targets in Syria, including Islamic State headquarters, training camps and barracks as well as targets of the rival Nusra Front, al-Qaida’s branch within Syria. The first wave, conducted by the U.S. alone, focused mostly on a shadowy network of al-Qaida veterans known as the Khorasan Group, based in northwestern Syria. “We’ve been watching this group closely for some time, and we believe the Khorasan group was nearing the execution phase of an attack either in Europe or the homeland,” said Lt. Gen. William Mayville, director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The group is known to be working with the Yemeni branch of al-Qaida to recruit foreign fighters with Western passports and explosives to target U.S. aviation. Pentagon officials released photos and video showing strikes on rooftop communications equipment at an Islamic

State finance center in Raqqa, the group’s self-declared capital in Syria. Another showed damage to a command-and-control building in the same city. A third showed damage in a residential area along the SyrianIraqi border that had been used as a training site for fighters. A Syrian activist group reported that dozens of Islamic State fighters were killed in the strikes, but the numbers could not be independently confirmed. Several activists also reported at least 10 civilians killed. Even as the military was still assessing the full impact of the strikes, U.S. officials pledged there was more to come. Obama met at the United Nations on Tuesday with representatives of the five Arab nations and told them the airstrikes were “obviously not the end of the effort, but this is the beginning.” Mayville promised “a credible and sustainable persistent campaign to degrade and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State. The participation of the Arab nations marked an unusual public convergence of interests between the United States and its Sunni Arab partners against the Sunni Islamic State group. Each of the five had privately supported U.S. action, but until now had shied away from overt military cooperation against the militants, fearing reprisals. Each of the nations faces threats from militant Sunnis, but they all also harbor fears of growing assertiveness in the region by Iran, which is largely a Shiite country. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the top American military lead-

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President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and other officials, meet with the representatives of Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and United Arab Emirates in New York, Tuesday. Obama met with the five Arab nations who participated in strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria. On the far left is King Abdullah II of Jordan.

er, called the coalition unprecedented and said the partnering had set the stage for a broader international campaign against the extremists. “We wanted to make sure that ISIL knew they have no safe haven, and we certainly achieved that,” Dempsey told reporters as he flew to Washington after a weeklong trip to Europe. ISIL is an alternate name for the Islamic State group whose fighters swept across much of Iraq this summer. Said Kerry in New York: “We are going to do what is necessary to take the fight to ISIL, to begin to make clear that terrorism, extremism does not have a place in the building of civilized society.” The president got swift bipartisan backing from Congress. Republican House Speaker John Boehner called the airstrikes “just one step in what must be a larger effort to destroy and defeat” the Islamic State group. Mindful that Americans are weary after two prolonged wars in the region,

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the participation of the Arab nations in the coalition and the president’s pledge not to use U.S. ground forces in combat “are clear evidence that President Obama will not repeat the mistakes of the past.” Senior administration officials said Obama had the legal authority to take the action under an Authorization for Use of Military Force that Congress passed in the days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power had informed Syria of its intent to take action but did not request the Assad government’s permission. Syria’s two key allies, Iran and Russia, condemned the strikes. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called them illegal. Russia said “unilateral” U.S. airstrikes were destabilizing the region and urged Washington to secure either Damascus’ consent or U.N. Security Council support.

U.S. Central Command said the bombing mission against the Khorasan group took place west of the Syrian city of Aleppo, with targets including training camps, an explosives and munitions production facility, a communication building and command and control facilities. The U.S. military has been launching targeted airstrikes in Iraq since August, focusing specifically on attacks to protect American interests and personnel, assist Iraqi refugees and secure critical infrastructure. Last week, as part of the newly expanded campaign, the U.S. began going after militant targets across Iraq, including enemy fighters, outposts, equipment and weapons. Urged on by the White House and U.S. defense and military officials, Congress passed legislation late last week authorizing the military to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels. Obama signed the bill into law Friday, providing $500 million for the U.S. to train about 5,000 rebels over the next year.

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Obama urges world to follow US lead on climate By DINA CAPPIELLO and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — In the first international test for his climate-change strategy, President Barack Obama pressed world leaders Tuesday to follow the United States’ lead on the issue, even as a United Nations summit revealed the many obstacles that still stand in the way of wider agreements to reduce heat-trapping pollution. “The United States has made ambitious investments in clean energy and ambitious reductions in our carbon emissions,” Obama said. “Today I call on all countries to join us, not next year or the year after that, but right now. Because no nation can meet this global threat alone.” But none of the pledges made at Tuesday’s one-day meeting was binding. The largest-ever gathering of world leaders to discuss climate was designed to lay the groundwork for a new global climate-change treaty. It also revealed the sharp differences that divide countries on matters such as deforestation, carbon pollution and methane leaks from oil and gas production: — Brazil, home to the Amazon rainforest, said it would not sign a pledge to halt deforestation by 2030. — The United States decided not to join 73 countries in supporting a price on carbon, which Congress has indicated it would reject. — And minutes after Obama said “nobody gets a pass,” Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli insisted the world treat developing nations, including China, differently than developed nations, allowing them to release more heat-trapping pollution. China, the No. 1 carbon-polluting nation, signed on in support of pricing carbon and vowed to

stop the rise of carbon-dioxide emissions as soon as possible. “Today we must set the world on a new course,” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, who added that pricing carbon was critical. “Climate change is the defining issue of our age. It is defining our present. Our response will define our future.” In some ways, the summit, which was part of the annual U.N. General Assembly, answered that call. The European Union said its member nations next month were set to approve a plan that would cut greenhouse gases back to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. The EU also called for using renewable energy for 27 percent of the bloc’s power needs and increasing energy efficiency by 30 percent. The United States will not release its new emissions targets until early next year. “There were not that many surprises,” said Connie Hedegaard, the top climate official for the European Commission, referring to Obama’s speech. Hedegaard said the first-ever limits on carbon from power plants, proposed by Obama back in June, were “a good signal to send, but after today we will still have to wait until first quarter of 2015 to see how ambitious the United States will be.” By 2020, China will reduce its emissions per gross domestic product by 45 percent from 2005 levels, Zhang said. But because economic growth in China has more than tripled since 2005, that means Chinese carbon pollution can continue to soar. Still, outside environmentalists hailed the country’s promises because they went beyond any of China’s previous statements. More than 150 countries set

the first-ever deadline to end deforestation by 2030, but that goal was thrown into doubt when Brazil said it would not join. Forests are important because they absorb the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. The United States, Canada and the entire European Union signed onto a declaration to halve forest loss by 2020 and eliminate deforestation entirely by 2030. If the forest goal is met, the U.N. says it would be the equivalent of taking every car in the world off the road. A group of companies, countries and nonprofits also pledged to restore more than 1 million square miles of forest worldwide by 2030. Norway promised to

spend $350 million to protect forests in Peru and another $100 million in Liberia. World leaders pledged to spend at least $5 billion making the world more sustainable. France promised $1 billion. Korea pledged $100 million. Others, like Chile, pledged cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. A 2009 agreement called the Copenhagen Accord called for developed countries to contribute $10 billion a year in 2010 and scale it up to $100 billion a year by 2020 to help developing countries cut emissions and adapt to a changing climate. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro chastised “polluting

powers” for causing an “evil of such planetary dimensions” and then trying to barter their way out of their responsibilities. Seychelles President James Michel called small island nations like his “victims of this pollution” and said it was up to the countries that burn the most coal, oil and gas to do the most. “If they don’t do something, the Earth will not survive, and that will be the end of us all,” Michel said in an interview before the start of the summit. Ban, actor Leonardo DiCaprio, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and scientist Rajendra K. Pachauri warned that time was short. By 2020, Ban

said, the world must reduce greenhouse gases to prevent an escalating level of warming. Five years ago, leaders pledged to keep world temperatures from increasing by another 2 degrees Fahrenheit (3.6 degrees Celsius). Pachauri, who headed a Nobel Prize-winning panel of scientists that studied the issue, and Ban told world leaders the effects of global warming are already here, pointing to a U.N. building that flooded during the devastating Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Pachauri said it will get worse with droughts, storms and food and water shortages. He foresaw even more violent climate-driven conflicts.

Hillary Clinton highlights gender as 2016 looms By KEN THOMAS Associated Press

NEW YORK — Hillary Rodham Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign emphasized her experience, competence and preparation to become president. Her 2016 pitch could be simpler: She’d be the first female president. As Clinton considers a second White House bid in 2016, she is making a pronounced case for female empowerment and the role of women in the nation’s economy and politics. From the stage of the annual Clinton Global Initiative to the campaign trail, the former secretary of state has emphasized breaking barriers and the need for female leadership — themes that could resonate in a future campaign in which women voters will be critical. “Don’t let anyone dismiss what you’re doing today as women’s work,” Clinton told a women’s leadership forum last week at the Democratic National Committee. “Don’t let anyone send you back to the sidelines.” Along with her husband, former President Bill Clinton, the former first lady spent the week highlighting the role of women leaders this week at their

family’s annual conference. The expresident spoke to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet about the challenges female leaders face. Other panels featured General Motors CEO Mary Barra and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty, the first female heads at their respective companies. Mrs. Clinton is raising money for Democratic women running in the 2014 elections and is expected to campaign for Democrats in the coming weeks. In Iowa, she praised Democratic congressional candidate Staci Appel, noting that the early presidential state has never elected a woman to Congress or governor. During her DNC speech last week, Clinton rattled off the names of 10 Democratic women whom she said gave her hope, from candidates for governor like Mary Burke of Wisconsin and Wendy Davis of Texas to Sens. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Kay Hagan of North Carolina and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire. The former New York senator’s remarks frequently touch on a number of policy issues important to woman. Clinton called for a “movement” to bring equal pay, access to child care and raising the minimum wage, reminding her audi-

ence that two-thirds of minimum wage earners are women. Anytime she is introduced, speakers invariably mention Clinton’s 1995 United Nations speech in Beijing, when she declared that “human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights.” Her campaign message to women wasn’t always so explicit; her advisers were concerned that being a woman could hurt her with male voters. When Clinton sought the presidency in 2007 and 2008, her team presented her as a strong leader — in the mold of the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher — with the toughness and experience to lead the nation. One of her most memorable television ads involved a 3 a.m. phone call, which implied her Democratic primary opponent, Barack Obama, wasn’t ready to respond to a crisis. But when she ended her campaign amid praise for her tenacity, Clinton gave what might have been a preview of her approach to the gender question, noting she hadn’t shattered the White House’s glass ceiling, but had left 18 million cracks in it — a reference to the votes she won in the primaries.

World Around the World Palestinians seek $3.8B in aid for Gaza NEW YORK — Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said Tuesday he has asked for $3.8 billion in urgent aid to help rebuild Gaza following its devastating 50-day war with Israel this summer. Hamdallah told The Associated Press that Saudi Arabia has pledged $500 million and other nations have indicated they would join in. He spoke at the end of a donor meeting lead by Norway on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. The aid request comes as Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas Abbas is preparing to submit a resolution to the U.N. Security Council seeking a three-year timetable for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the West Bank. Palestinian officials said the resolution will be handed in immediately after Abbas speaks at the U.N. General Assembly on Friday. The recent Gaza war has weakened Abbas domestically, with Hamas enjoying a surge of popularity among Palestinians for fighting Israel. He is under pressure at home to come up with a new political strategy after his repeated but failed attempts to establish a Palestinian state through U.S.-mediated negotiations with Israel.

Secret Service twice interviewed accused intruder before vet scaled White House fence WASHINGTON — Secret Service agents in Virginia and Washington earlier this summer twice interviewed an Army veteran accused of climbing over a White House fence during the weekend and running into the executive mansion in the two months before the embarrassing security breach, a federal law enforcement said Tuesday. In both cases, the official said, the Secret Service concluded there was no evidence that Omar J. Gonzalez was a security threat. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss details of an ongoing investigation, said agents interviewed Gonzalez after he was arrested during a traffic stop in southwestern Virginia in July. State troopers there said Gonzalez had an illegal sawed off shotgun and a map of Washington tucked inside a Bible with a circle around the White House, other monuments and campgrounds. The troopers seized a stash of other weapons and ammunition found during a search of Gonzalez’s car after his arrest. Agents in Washington spoke to him again in late August after Gonzalez was found near a White House fence with a small hatchet in his waistband. The official said the agents in Washington searched his car and found camping equipment, two other hatches and empty gun cases but no guns or ammunition.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A man wearing his work uniform started shooting at his former colleagues inside a UPS sorting facility in Alabama a day after he was fired from the company, killing a supervisor and another employee before committing suicide, police said Tuesday. Neither the gunman nor his two victims have been named, and Lt. Sean Edwards said police were still trying to reach their families. UPS spokesman Steve Gaut would not say what the shooter’s job duties had been. — The Associated Press

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Ebola could infect 1.4 million By MIKE STOBBE and MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writers

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials Tuesday laid out worst-case and best-case scenarios for the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, warning that the number of infected people could explode to at least 1.4 million by mid-January — or peak well below that, if efforts to control the outbreak are ramped up. The widely varying projections by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were based on conditions in late August and do not take into account a recent international surge in medical aid for the stricken region. That burst has given health authorities reason for some optimism. “I’m confident the most dire projections are not going to come to pass,” CDC chief Dr. Tom Frieden said in releasing the report. About 5,800 illnesses and over 2,800 deaths have been counted since the first cases were reported six months ago. But international health author-

ities have warned that the crisis is probably far worse in reality, with many corpses and infected people hidden or unreported. The CDC, for example, estimated that the real number of cases, reported and unreported, could reach 21,000 by Sept. 30 in just two of the hardest-hit countries, Liberia and Sierra Leone. In its worst-case scenario, the CDC said the number of illnesses in those nations could hit 1.4 million by Jan. 20. But the CDC also said that the epidemic in both countries could be almost ended by Jan. 20, by aggressively isolating the sick, either in hospitals or at home, and by taking steps to reduce the spread of the disease during burials. “A surge now can break the back of the epidemic,” Frieden said. The CDC did not give an estimate of how many Ebola cases overall could be expected under the best-case scenario. But it said the number of new cases per day could be fewer than 300 by mid-January, instead of the thousands feared under the grimmer projections.

The World Health Organization released its own estimates Tuesday, also warning that cases could soar dramatically. The U.N. agency, whose estimates were published online by the New England Journal of Medicine, said 21,000 people could be infected in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone by early November. WHO said the death rate has been about 70 percent among hospitalized patients. Guessing the epidemic’s path — especially long-term — is difficult, experts said. “This is a bit like weather forecasting. We can do it a few days in advance, but looking a few weeks or months ahead is very difficult,” said Christopher Dye, WHO director of strategy and co-author of the organization’s study. He added: “We’re beginning to see some signs in the response that gives us hope this increase in cases won’t happen.” Last week, the U.S. announced it would build more than a dozen medical centers in Liberia and send 3,000 troops. Britain and France have also pledged to build treatment cen-

ters in Sierra Leone and Guinea, and the World Bank and UNICEF have sent more than $1 million worth of supplies to the region. Sierra Leone on Sunday completed a three-day lockdown in what was believed to be the most dramatic diseasecontrol measure taken since the plague was ravaging Europe in the Middle Ages. The nation’s president said it was so successful that a second one is being considered. In an indication that the crisis is worse than the official numbers suggest, health teams that went door-to-door in Sierra Leone identified 130 confirmed cases of Ebola and 70 suspected cases. In addition, 92 bodies were found, though it was not clear how many had Ebola. The CDC’s worst-case numbers seem “somewhat pessimistic” and flawed for not accounting for the infection-control efforts already underway, said Dr. Richard Wenzel, a Virginia Commonwealth University scientist who formerly led the International Society for Infectious Diseases.

Shiite rebel leader vows to fight al-Qaida By AHMED AL-HAJJ Associated Press

SANAA, Yemen — The leader of Shiite rebels who swept through Yemen’s capital vowed on Tuesday to go after al-Qaida’s branch in the country, a show of the group’s strength and confidence as it ignored calls by the government for its fighters to leave the city. The Shiite rebels known as Hawthis overran Sanaa over the weekend, defeating Sunni Islamist fighters. The rebels signed a peace deal with the government on Sunday and handed over control of key buildings like the Central Bank, state TV building and the cabinet headquarters back over to military police. But the rebel fighters remain virtually in control, setting up checkpoints in the streets, checking IDs of drivers. The president, Abed Rabbo

Mansour Hadi, defended himself in an emotional speech Tuesday, insisting that he had not surrendered the capital to the rebels and saying foreign “conspiracy” was at work. It appeared to be a veiled reference to Iran, which he has accused in the past of arming and supporting the Hawthis. Iran denies doing so. “I understand that you all feel shocked,” Hadi said in the televised speech. “You have to know that the conspiracy is beyond any imagination. We were stabbed and we were betrayed. ... It is a cross-border plot where many forces allied together.” Hadi said he chose not bring the divided army into a stronger confrontation with the rebels for fear of civil war, and he called on the Hawthis to leave the capital. The leader of the rebels, Abdel-Malek al-Hawthi, addressed his supporters in the

streets in a speech from his northern stronghold on Saada, speaking almost like a head of state. He said the rebels had removed “the most dangerous obstacles facing the state,” a reference to the Hawthis’ main opponents — Sunni tribal fighters and a powerful general, Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, who is backed by Islamists but was defeated by the rebels. Al-Hawthi called al-Qaida the “remaining obstacle.” He said the way to battle al-Qaida is through building a strong army and security forces with support of the “popular committees,” a phrase used to refer to his rebel forces, indicating that they will be part of the war on al-Qaida. Al-Qaida in Arabian Peninsula is the terror group’s most dangerous offshoot. The United States has long provided aid to Yemen’s counterterrorism

forces and regularly carries out drone strikes aimed at al-Qaida militants. In Sanaa, Hawthi fighters have carried out revenge attacks against their main opponents — the Islah party, which is the Muslim Brotherhood’s branch in Yemen and its allies. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar fled into hiding as the group stormed and occupied his house. Late Monday, the rebels stormed the Islah TV-owned network al-Souhai, owned by Hamid alAhmar, a powerful member of the Ahmar tribe. Violence died out in the capital after Hawthis and political groups signed a United Nationsbrokered deal that responds to Hawthis earlier demands to change the government and reinstate fuel subsidies. However, the group refused to sign a security appendix of the deal that would require the group to give up its weapons.

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German-US reporter held in Somalia is freed By ABDI GULED Associated Press

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A German-American journalist who was kidnapped in Somalia more than two years ago was freed Tuesday, according to a Somali police official and a leader of the Somali pirates who had held him.

The journalist, identified by the German weekly Der Spiegel as 45-year-old Michael Scott Moore, was immediately flown to Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after being freed, Somali police official Mohamed Hassan said by phone from the town of Galkayo in north-central Somalia. Some of the pirates who held Moore reached a deal with

negotiators after a ransom was paid, said Bile Hussein, a pirate commander in the Somali coastal town of Hobyo. Moore, who was held in several locations as his captors tried to avoid detection, was most recently held near the central Somali town of Adado, Hussein said, offering no more details. Germany’s Foreign Ministry

confirmed that a “German citizen who also had U.S. citizenship and who was kidnapped in Somalia was set free today” but wouldn’t give further details. Der Spiegel, for which Moore had freelanced, reported on its website Tuesday that Moore was taken by plane to the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Spiegel’s editor-in-chief

Wolfgang Buechner said the magazine was grateful for the efforts of everyone who had helped bring about Moore’s release. “We never gave up hope and we’re happy now with Michael and his mother Marlis that this nightmare is finally over.” Moore, a native of Redondo Beach, California, was kid-

napped in January 2012 while researching a book on piracy on a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Although piracy once was a scourge off the coast of Somalia, it has dropped significantly as a result of armed guards aboard cargo ships and an international naval armada that carries out onshore raids.

Life term for China scholar chills ethnic dialogue By DIDI TANG Associated Press

BEIJING — A life sentence given to a moderate Chinese scholar on Tuesday shows the ruling Communist Party is cutting off dialogue on ethnic tensions and could backfire by radicalizing minorities, scholars and analysts said. A court found economics professor Ilham Tohti, an ethnic Uighur Muslim, guilty of separatism and sentenced him to life in prison. It was the most severe penalty in a decade for illegal political speech in China and eclipsed the 11-year jail sentence given Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo on subversion charges. “Ilham Tohti’s situation gives scholars like me who ... work on the issue great concern about our safety and academic freedom,” a scholar said after Tuesday’s sentencing, requesting anonymity because of fear of punishment from authorities. Ilham Tohti is seen as a moderate voice with ties to both ethnic Uighurs and the Han Chinese majority. A Communist Party member and professor at Beijing’s Minzu University, he

ran the website Uighur Online that highlighted issues affecting the ethnic group. The sentence of life imprisonment “is a very disturbing message, as the door to dialogue is closed because this scholar promoted dialogue between the Uighurs and the Chinese intellectuals,” said Willy Lam, a political analyst at the City University of Hong Kong. “Beijing’s message is that they do not look to dialogue with the Uighurs but suppression.” China says it faces grave terror threats, particularly in Xinjiang, the ancestral home of Uighurs. Riots in 2009 in the regional capital of Urumqi killed nearly 200 people, according to the government, and violence over the past year and a half has left more than 300 people dead, nearly half shot by police in a strike-hard campaign by the government to fight what it calls terrorist cells. Beijing has blamed the unrest on foreign-influenced terrorists seeking a separate state. But many Muslim Uighurs bristle under Beijing’s heavyhanded restrictions on their religious life and resent the influx of the Han majority into their homeland.

For years, Ilham Tohti has been speaking openly about the problems in his home region. “At present in Xinjiang, the exclusion of and discrimination against Uighurs is quite systematic, with the government leading the way,” he said in an interview with Voice of America last year, following a deadly attack involving Uighurs in the heart of Beijing. Prosecutors said Ilham Tohti was the ringleader of “a criminal gang seeking to split the country” and “caused severe harm to national security and social stability.” His lawyers said the scholar’s remarks — on the Internet, in his classrooms or with foreign media — did not advocate separatism and instead sought to resolve the region’s ethnic tensions. James Leibold, a scholar

of ethnic policies at La Trobe University of Melbourne, said Ilham Tohti “made a positive, moderate, and courageous contribution to the ongoing discussion on China’s ethnic policy” and his life sentence is a “real tragedy.” “The sentencing will clearly have a chilling effect on other minority scholars, especially those within the Uighur and Tibetan communities, whose voices and opinions are clearly crucial to fixing some of the problems with China’s ethnic policies and creating an environment more conducive to interethnic harmony,” Leibold said. The verdict drew international condemnation. The United States said it was deeply disturbed by Ilham Tohti’s conviction and sentenc-

ing. “Peaceful dissent is not a crime,” Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement Tuesday. He described the scholar as a moderate and a voice of tolerance. Silencing him and others who seek to resolve peacefully differences between minority Uighurs and majority Han Chhinese “can only make tensions worse,” Kerry said. The White House, in a statement, called for Tohti’s release. “We believe that civil society leaders like Ilham Tohti play a vital role in reducing the sources of inter-ethnic tension in China, and should not be persecuted for peacefuly expressing their views,” the statement said. The European Union called the life sentence “completely unjustified,” and Amnesty In-

ternational said the decision was “shameful” and “an affront to justice.” Nur Bekri, chairman of the Xinjiang regional government, has defended the Communist Party’s ethnic policies, calling them earlier this year “the best in the world.” “Some people are always pointing their fingers at China’s ethnic policy. They must have ulterior motives,” he said. When Ilham Tohti was arrested in January along with seven of his students, the Global Times newspaper, published by the Communist Party, suggested in an editorial why he was targeted. To isolate terrorist forces, it said, China must not only “strike against front-line terrorists” but also “clean up the opinion front that supports terrorism.”

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Goodell, players meet about violence issue BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and chief assistant Troy Vincent were told by 11 former players Tuesday that the league must act immediately when someone is accused of domestic violence. At a 3 1/2-hour meeting to discuss ways to improve the league’s personal conduct policy, the former players also said teams must be held accountable when players misbehave. “One question asked around the room was, when an arrest occurs, do you take them off the field or let them play and let the due process take care of itself?” said Vincent, the NFL’s vice president of football operations. “To a man, they said, ‘Take them off

the field, pay them, and let due process take care of itself.’” At the meeting were Hall of Famer Mike Singletary, plus Matt Birk, Eddie Mason, Patrick Kerney, Willie McGinest, Roman Oben, Marty Lyons, Charles Way, Tony Paige, Scott Turner and Robert Porcher. More weekly meetings are planned among league officials and former players, current players and team owners. “I felt like the clock was on after last Friday and the clock was on that we can’t talk to enough people,” Vincent said of a news conference at which Goodell announced the league will re-examine how and when it should discipline players for violating the policy. “You begin this discussion with people it means the most to: the play-

ers and the owners,” Vincent added. “Let’s begin by bringing in some of our ‘thought leaders.’” The NFL has faced heavy criticism of its personal conduct policy after incidents this year involving Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, Greg Hardy, Ray McDonald and Jonathan Dwyer. Goodell repeatedly has said he mishandled the punishment of Rice for punching his then-fiancee in a hotel elevator. Vincent said the meeting became emotional at times as the players stressed the importance of “making sure everyone is accountable.” Singletary, the great former Bears linebacker, pointed out the need to “find who is most influential person in this person’s life” and then get the message across that if the player can’t accept societal and league rules, “the

lines are long behind them, and the people on those lines are ready to step up and assume the responsibility.” Vincent said he felt the league got a bit closer to finding solutions to swifter and more emphatic punishments for players who violate the personal conduct policy. “You can’t negotiate the game,” Vincent said, his voice cracking. “The one thing we all got to fight for ... we are talking about the game and we all got to be all-in. We all have got to answer the questions of where are we today, how did we get here, why is this happening, how do we stop this and manage this? “We don’t have time to wait on anybody to give us direction. There is one thing we don’t negotiate, it’s the game.”

More info uncovered in Dwyer case PHOENIX (AP) — Police say Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer broke his wife’s nose with a head-butt during an argument that began after she learned about his recent phone contact with another woman. Search-warrant records made public Tuesday say the July 21 argument came after Dwyer’s wife came to believe her husband was cheating. Dwyer was arrested last week after his wife told police her husband assaulted her on July 21 and 22 at their Phoenix apartment. The arrest came at a time when the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell are under fire over a series of violent off-the-field encounters involving some marquee players.

Pirates clinch playoff spot Pittsburgh assures itself of spot 2nd year in a row The Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Gerrit Cole retired the final 17 hitters he faced, and the surging Pittsburgh Pirates clinched a spot in the playoffs with a 3-2 win over the free-falling Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. The Pirates’ win combined with Milwaukee’s loss to Cincinnati assured Pittsburgh of no worse than an NL wild card. The Pirates wrapped up their berth exactly one year after clinching a place in the 2013 playoffs. They reacted to the final out on Tuesday with little emotion. The Pirates exchanged high-fives in a line on the field before sharing hugs in front of their dugout. AP Photo/John Bazemore Starling Marte gave PittsPittsburgh Pirates first base coach Rick Sofield celebrates in the locker room after defeating the burgh the lead with a sixth-inAtlanta Braves 3-2 in a baseball game to clinch a playoff berth, Tuesday in Atlanta. ning double. The Pirates, who

Nikiski netters edge Homer By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

In a crucial Tuesday night Southcentral Conference matchup, Nikiski took care of business with a 3-1 win over Homer at Nikiski High School. The Bulldogs trailed after the first set, which the Mariners won 25-23, but rallied back to win with set wins of 25-17, 2517 and 25-23. The two schools are now tied in the Southcentral Conference with 3-3 records, which will be important when the time comes for seeding teams into November’s Southcentral Conference tournament. “I think all-around, we did really well as a team,” said Nikiski coach Stacey Segura. “Everyone contributed.” With a balanced distribution of play, Nikiski was able to fight back on more than one occasion. Brittany Perry led the team in kills with 11, while teammates Ayla Pitt and Lauren O’Brien had five kills each. Pitt added four blocks as well. Senior libero Laura Hufford provided 28 digs and seven aces, Rachel Thompson had 26 assists and three aces, and Zykiah Cooney had two aces. Homer’s Larsen Fellows ended the night with 11 kills and 16 digs. Teammates McKi Needham provided 26 assists, 11 digs and four aces, Maggie LaRue had 26 digs and six serving aces, Maryhana Bowe had three blocks, and Malina Fellows recorded six kills. “I think after we went down a few points in the first game, we were shaken up by it,” Segura said. “I told them in the locker room that Homer’s gonna be tough, they’ve been competing at the same level we have, so it’s going to be a pointfor-point match.” Segura’s analysis was spot on, as Homer battle Nikiski tooth and nail all night. After being down as much as seven points in the first set, Nikiski charged back to take a lead of 18-16, helped by mistakes on Homer’s end. After the ball was sent out

of bounds by Homer to leave Nikiski two points away from winning the set at 23-21, a costly serve into the net by Hufford resulted in a four-point swing that ended with Fellows knocking down the ball to give Homer the 25-23 edge. “We didn’t make as many errors that first game,” said Homer coach Beth Trowbridge. Down but not out, the Bulldogs reracked and burst out of the gate in the second set with an 8-1 early lead. “They didn’t want to see that again,” Segura said about the first two sets. “It kind of made them angry I guess, so they turned their mental toughness on and played aggressive, and we were really tough at the net.” Homer came back to take a two-point lead midway through the second set, prompting Segura to call timeout. Following the brief break, the Bulldogs managed to string together nine straight points to take a dominant 20-12 lead, which was enough to hold off the Mariners in the late going. The 25-17 win tied the match up at a set win apiece. Afflicted by several key mistakes, Trowbridge said she thought the Mariners were lacking the mental focus Tuesday. “We just lost a little focus and let our guard down some,” Trowbridge said. “The games that we’ve lost, we lose because of that mental focus, and we haven’t been able to figure out how to maintain and make our errors off of playing aggressively.” Nikiski once again streaked out to a comfortable lead in the third set, getting points from Melanie Sexton and Pitt to bump the gap to 14-2. However, the Mariners took off on their own 14-2 points run to tie the set up at 16-16, but Hufford guided Nikiski to the set win with three consecutive service points. Heading into the fourth set with the chance to take the match, Nikiski came out swinging, but not at the right spots, as a number of shots fell to the See DAWGS, page A-11

are still chasing St. Louis for two wild-card spots. The Royals are closing in on the NL Central title, have won their first postseason appearance 11 of 13.

since 1985, when they won their only World Series title. ROYALS 7, INDIANS 1 At 86-71, Kansas City matched its win total from last season. It’s CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie the first time the Royals have had Yordano Ventura blanked Cleve- consecutive seasons with at least land’s punchless offense for seven 86 victories since 1977-78. innings as the Kansas City Royals kept pressure on first-place Detroit in the AL Central with a win over DODGERS 4, GIANTS 2 the Indians. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin The hard-throwing Ventura (1410) allowed four singles and threw Turner homered twice and Matt a 100 mph fastball on his 104th Kemp had a two-run shot in a testy first inning, helping the Los Angepitch. Salvador Perez’s two-out, two- les Dodgers beat the second-place run double off Danny Salazar (6- Giants to stretch their NL West 8) put the Royals ahead 5-0 in the lead to 4 1/2 games. The Giants’ seventh loss in 10 fifth and they turned their attention to the left-field scoreboard to mon- games kept them from clinching a itor the Tigers’ score. Kansas City playoff berth after Milwaukee lost entered one game out of first and at Cincinnati. with a grasp on one of the league’s See MLB, page A-11

Scoreboard baseball American League

East Division W L x-Baltimore 94 63 New York 81 76 Toronto 80 77 Tampa Bay 76 81 Boston 68 89 Central Division Detroit 87 70 Kansas City 86 71 Cleveland 82 76 Chicago 72 85 Minnesota 67 90 West Division x-Los Angeles 97 61 Oakland 86 71 Seattle 83 74 Houston 69 89 Texas 64 93 x-clinched division

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Tuesday’s Games Baltimore 5, N.Y. Yankees 4 Kansas City 7, Cleveland 1 Toronto 10, Seattle 2 Detroit 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Tampa Bay 6, Boston 2 Texas 2, Houston 1 Minnesota 6, Arizona 3 L.A. Angels 2, Oakland 0 Wednesday’s Games Baltimore (B.Norris 14-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Greene 5-3), 9:05 a.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 12-4) at Detroit (Verlander 14-12), 9:08 a.m. Arizona (Nuno 0-6) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 15-10), 9:10 a.m. L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 5-9) at Oakland (Lester 16-10), 11:35 a.m. Kansas City (J.Vargas 11-10) at Cleveland (Bauer 5-8), 3:05 p.m. Seattle (T.Walker 2-2) at Toronto (Buehrle 12-10), 3:07 p.m. Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 11-12) at Boston (Ranaudo 3-3), 3:10 p.m. Houston (Feldman 8-11) at Texas (Bonilla 2-0), 4:05 p.m.

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East Division W L Pct x-Washington 92 64 .590 Atlanta 76 81 .484 New York 76 81 .484 Miami 75 81 .481 Philadelphia 71 86 .452 Central Division z-St. Louis 88 70 .557 z-Pittsburgh 86 71 .548 Milwaukee 80 77 .510 Cincinnati 73 84 .465 Chicago 70 88 .443 West Division z-Los Angeles 90 68 .570 San Francisco 85 72 .541 San Diego 75 82 .478 Colorado 66 92 .418 Arizona 63 95 .399 z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division

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Tuesday’s Games Washington 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Cincinnati 3, Milwaukee 1 Miami 2, Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 2 Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis 3, 10 innings Minnesota 6, Arizona 3 Colorado 3, San Diego 2 L.A. Dodgers 4, San Francisco 2 Wednesday’s Games Arizona (Nuno 0-6) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 15-10), 9:10 a.m. N.Y. Mets (Gee 7-8) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 9-10), 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Lohse 12-9) at Cincinnati (Corcino 0-1), 3:10 p.m. Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 9-13) at Miami (Hand 3-8), 3:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Locke 7-5) at Atlanta (Teheran 13-13), 3:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Lackey 3-2) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 9-5), 4:05 p.m. Colorado (Flande 0-5) at San Diego (Wieland 0-0), 5:10 p.m. San Francisco (T.Hudson 9-12) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 20-3), 6:10 p.m. All Times ADT Royals 7, Indians 1 KC Cle.

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U.Jimenez, Brach (6), O’Day (7), A.Miller (7), Tom.Hunter (8), Z.Britton (9) and Hundley; McCarthy, R.Hill (6), E.Rogers (6), Betances (8), Dav.Robertson (9) and B.McCann. WСU.Jimenez 6-9. LСMcCarthy 7-5. SvСZ.Britton (36). HRsСBaltimore, Ke.Johnson (7), Markakis (13), N.Cruz (40). New York, B.McCann (23). Blue Jays 10, Mariners 2 Sea. Tor.

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F.Hernandez, Leone (5), E.Ramirez (6), Medina (8) and Zunino; Dickey, Cecil (8), Janssen (9) and Thole. WСDickey 14-12. LСF.Hernandez 14-6. HRsСToronto, Pompey (1), Encarnacion (34). Tigers 4, White Sox 3 Chi. Det.

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Carroll, Belisario (7), Cleto (8), Petricka (9) and Phegley, Flowers; D.Price, Nathan (9) and Avila. WСNathan 5-4. LСPetricka 1-6. Rays 6, Red Sox 2 TB 000 000 051—6 10 1 Bos. 000 100 010—2 6 1 Cobb, Boxberger (8), Balfour (8), Jo.Peralta (9) and Hanigan; Buchholz, Layne (8), Tazawa (8), M.Barnes (9) and Vazquez. WСCobb 10-8. LСBuchholz 8-10. HRsСTampa Bay, Joyce (9). Rangers 2, Astros 1 Hou. 000 000 001—1 7 1 Tex. 000 200 00x—2 12 0 Oberholtzer, J.Buchanan (5), Foltynewicz (7), Qualls (8) and Corporan; N.Martinez, S.Patton (7), Cotts (9) and Chirinos. WСN. Martinez 5-11. LСOberholtzer 5-13. SvСCotts (2). HRsСTexas, Chirinos (12). Angels 2, Athletics 0 LA 010 001 000—2 3 0 Oak. 000 000 000—0 7 1 LeBlanc, Grilli (6), Jepsen (7), J.Smith (8), Street (9) and Conger; Gray, Otero (8), Abad (9), Cook (9) and G.Soto. WСLeBlanc 1-1. LСGray 13-10. SvСStreet (16). HRsСLos Angeles, G.Beckham (9). Twins 6, D-Backs 3 Ari. Min.

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Chafin, Spruill (4), Stites (8) and Gosewisch; Gibson, Fien (8), Duensing (8), Burton (9) and

Pinto. WСGibson 13-11. LСChafin 0-1. Nationals 4, Mets 2 N.Y. 000 010 100—2 7 2 Was. 000 040 0 0x—4 5 0 B.Colon, C.Torres (7), Edgin (8), Matsuzaka (8) and T.d’Arnaud; Roark, Detwiler (7), Barrett (7), Blevins (7), Clippard (8), Storen (9) and W.Ramos. W_Roark 1510. L_B.Colon 14-13. Sv_Storen (10). HRs_Washington, LaRoche (26). Pirates 3, Braves 2 Pit. 000 111 0 00—3 8 0 Atl. 110 000 0 00—2 6 1 Cole, J.Hughes (8), Watson (9) and R.Martin; A.Wood, D.Carpenter (7), Shreve (9) and Bethancourt. W_Cole 11-5. L_A. Wood 11-11. Sv_Watson (2). HRs_ Pittsburgh, Snider (12). Reds 3, Brewers 1 Mil. 000 001 0 00—1 4 0 Cin. 200 000 01x—3 6 2 Fiers, Estrada (6), Jeffress (8) and Lucroy; Cueto, A.Chapman (9) and Mesoraco. W_Cueto 199. L_Fiers 6-4. Sv_A.Chapman (34). HRs_Milwaukee, C.Gomez (22). Cincinnati, Frazier (28), Mesoraco (25). Marlins 2, Phillies 0 Phi. 000 000 0 00—0 8 0 Mia. 000 110 0 0x—2 7 0 Hamels, De Fratus (8) and Ruiz; H.Alvarez, M.Dunn (8), Cishek (9) and Saltalamacchia. W_H.Alvarez 12-6. L_Hamels 9-8. Sv_Cishek (38). Cubs 4, Cardinals 3 S.L. 000 003 000 0—3 8 0 Chi. 020 010 000 1—4 9 1 (10 innings) S.Miller, Lyons (5), Maness (6), Choate (8), C.Martinez (8), Neshek (9) and Y.Molina; Hendricks, Grimm (6), N.Ramirez (7), Strop (8), H.Rondon (9), Rosscup (10) and W.Castillo. W_Rosscup 1-0. L_Neshek 7-2. HRs_St. Louis, Holliday (20). Chicago, W.Castillo (13), Szczur (2). Dodgers 4, Giants 2 S.F. 002 000 0 00—2 7 0 L.A. 300 000 01x—4 6 0 Bumgarner, Romo (8) and Posey; Greinke, Jansen (9) and A.Ellis. W_Greinke 16-8. L_Bumgarner 18-10. Sv_Jansen (44). HRs_San Francisco, Bumgarner (4). Los Angeles, Ju.Turner 2 (7), Kemp (24). Rockies 3, Padres 2 Col. 001 100 010—3 8 0 S.D. 000 002 0 00—2 9 0 J.De La Rosa, Nicasio (7), Ottavino (8), Friedrich (8), Hawkins (9) and Rosario; Erlin, Stauffer (5), R.Alvarez (7), Thayer (8), Boyer (9) and Rivera. W_Nicasio 6-6. L_Thayer 4-4. Sv_Hawkins (23). HRs_Colorado, Stubbs (15).

Transactions BASEBALL American League TEXAS RANGERS С Reinstated OF Jim Adduci from the 15-day DL. National League COLORADO ROCKIES С Signed

a four-year player development contract with Boise (NWL) through 2018. NEW YORK METS С Signed general manager Sandy Alderson to a contract extension through 2017. Recalled INF Wilfredo Tovar from Binghamton (EL). American Association WINNIPEG GOLDEYES С Released RHP Barry Fowler and RHP Kaohi Downing. Can-Am League ROCKLAND BOULDERS С Sold the contract of RHP Joe Donino to Arizona (NL). BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS С Signed G Kent Bazemore. Re-signed F-C Elton Brand. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS С Named Adonal Foyle community ambassador. MIAMI HEAT С Signed G Andre Dawkins and F Shawn Jones. Women’s National Basketball Association INDIANA FEVER С Named Stephanie White coach. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS С Signed RB Marion Grice from the San Diego practice squad. Released P Drew Butler. ATLANTA FALCONS С Signed OT Reid Fragel to the practice squad. Waived OT Terren Jones. CHICAGO BEARS С Signed WR Joshua Bellamy to the practice squad. CLEVELAND BROWNS С Signed WR Lee Doss to the practice squad. DALLAS COWBOYS С Re-signed DE Lavar Edwards. GREEN BAY PACKERS С Signed G Josh Walker to the practice squad. Released C Josh Allen from the practice squad. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS С Signed LB Trevardo Williams to the practice squad. Released DE Nnamdi Obukwelu from the practice squad with an injury settlement. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS С Signed LB Jeremiah George from the New York Jets practice squad and rookie tight end Nic Jacobs from New Orleans practice squad. Re-signed S Sherrod Martin. Waived/injured S Chris Prosinski. Waived TE Marcel Jensen and WR Kerry Taylor. Signed FB Eric Kettani to the practice squad. NEW YORK JETS С Released CB Ellis Lankster. Signed CB Brandon Smith. PITTSBURGH STEELERS С Signed LB James Harrison. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS С Signed LB Cordarro Law, RB Shaun Draughn and LB Kevin Reddick. Placed RB Danny Woodhead on the injured reserve list. Released DE Lawrence Guy. Released CB Marcus Cromartie from the injured reserve list. Signed RB Marion Grice from the practice squad. Re-signed LB Colton Underwood and RB D.J. Adams to the practice squad. Signed TE Dave Paulson to the practice squad. Waived S Adrian Phillips from the practice squad. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS С Signed QB Josh Johnson to a one-year contract. Waived TE Asante Cleveland. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS С Announced offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford has taken an indefinite leave of absence. Resigned WR Louis Murphy. Waived WR Chris Owusu. Released LB Ka’Lial Glaud, S Kimario McFad-

den and DE Adrian Robinson from the practice squad. C WASHINGTON REDSKINS С Signed OL Tevita Stevens to the Y practice squad. Released OL Braxston Cave from the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES С Assigned F Joseph Blandisi to Barrie (OHL), F Eric Cornel to Peterborough (OHL), F Michael Joly to Rimouski (QMJHL), F Vaclav Karabacek to Gatineau, (QMJHL), F Jack Rodewald to Moose Jaw (WHL), D Ryan MacKinnon to Charlottetown (QMJHL), D Brycen Martin to Swift Current (WHL), D Jared Walsh to Mississauga (OHL) and G Francois Brassard to Quebec (QMJHL). CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS С Assigned G Mac Carruth and G Kent Simpson to Rockford (AHL). Released F Ryan Schnell, D Kirill Gotovets, D Justin Holl and D Zach Miskovic. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS С Extended their affiliation with Springfield (AHL) through the 2015-16 season. DALLAS STARS С Assigned G Philippe Desrosiers to Rimouski (QMJHL), LW Remi Elie to Belleville (OHL) and C Brett Pollock to Edmonton (WHL). MINNESOTA WILD С Signed D Alex Gudbranson and D Hunter Warner to three-year, entry-level contracts. SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS С Fined Toronto MF Michael Bradley an undisclosed amount for public criticism of match officials following a Sept. 13 game with Chicago. COLLEGE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE С Suspended Mississippi State OL Dillon Day one game for multiple flagrant and unsportsmanlike acts during a Sept. 20 game against LSU. CASTLETON С Named David Heitkamp track & field coach when the school begins competition during the 2015-16 academic year. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON С Named Dick Bender men’s assistant basketball coach. COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY С Named Wayne Burrow senior associate director of athletics for external affairs. EAST CAROLINA С Named Kelly Sharp life skills coordinator. GEORGIA TECH С Announced the NCAA granted basketball F Charles Mitchell a waiver to transfer from Maryland without sitting out a season. HOLY CROSS С Named Meghan Smith women’s assistant lacrosse coach. MANHATTAN С Named Kevin Ross associate director of athletics for athletic communications. MIDDLE TENNESSEE С Named Justin Morrison assistant athletic director for development. MINNESOTA STATE (MANKATO) С Named Karey Kalakian athletics academic advisor. NEBRASKA С Named Boyd Epley assistant athletic director for strength and conditioning. NORTH DAKOTA STATE С Named Matt Larsen athletic director. ST. JOHN’S (NY) С Named Amy Marron women’s volunteer assistant soccer coach. TEXAS С Dismissed OT Kennedy Estelle for a violation of team rules.

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The Dodgers can win the division title behind ace Clayton Kershaw with a victory in the series finale Wednesday night. The game got off to a rocky start when both benches and bullpens emptied after left-hander Madison Bumgarner hit Dodgers star Yasiel Puig in the left foot with a pitch. No punches were thrown and order was soon restored.

ANGELS 2, ATHLETICS 0 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Gordon Beckham homered and the Angels dropped the Athletics into a tie for the top AL wild card. Sonny Gray whiffed Mike Trout three times among his career-best 12 strikeouts, one month to the day after Jon Lester fanned the Angels slugger three times at the Coliseum. But Gray had nothing to show for it as the Athletics were shut out for the seventh time since Aug. 1. Oakland and Kansas City are tied for the two wild-card spots at 86-71, three games ahead of Seattle with five to play. The Royals beat Cleveland 7-1 earlier in the night and won the season series with Oakland 5-2, giving Kansas City the tiebreaker.

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the ninth lifted the Tigers to a key victory over the White Sox. The win kept Detroit a game ahead of Kansas City atop the American League Central and dropped their magic numbers to five for the division and two for the postseason. Ian Kinsler started the bottom of the ninth by bouncing a single over Conor Gillaspie’s head at third, and Jake Petricka (1-6) walked Torii Hunter. Cabrera then lined a single to left, with Kinsler scoring from second.

ORIOLES 5, YANKEES 4 NEW YORK (AP) — Nelson Cruz hit his major league-leading 40th home run and the Orioles pushed Derek Jeter and the Yankees to the brink of playoff elimination, beating New York. The Yankees fell five games behind for the second AL wild card with only five games left. Jeter extended his hitting streak to seven games, but struck out on three pitches with a runner on first to end it. The retiring captain has two more home dates scheduled. The AL East champion Orioles began the day 2 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Angels, who played later at Oakland, for the best record in the league and home-field advantage for the entire postseason.

a diving, tumbling catch, and NL East champion Washington went on to a victory over the Mets. The win boosted the Nationals’ push for home-field advantage during the National League playoffs. They began the day three games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the league’s best record with less than a week left in the regular season.

Rays in the series opener between the bottom two teams in the AL East. Cobb (10-8) allowed just one run on five hits, striking out three and walking one. Daniel Nava had an RBI double in the fourth for the Red Sox. It stood as the game’s only run until Tampa Bay got to Boston starter Clay Buchholz in the eighth.

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REDS 3, BREWERS 1

CINCINNATI (AP) — Johnny Cueto kept his hopes of a 20-win season in play, and Todd Frazier and Devin Mesoraco hit back-toback homers, sending the Reds to a victory that pushed the Brewers to the verge elimination from wild card contention. Cueto (19-9) gave up Carlos Gomez’s homer over eight innings. He’ll pitch Cincinnati’s final game on Sunday against Pittsburgh at Great American Ball Park. The Reds haven’t had a 20game winner since left-hander Danny Jackson in 1988. The last RAYS 6, RED SOX 2 Reds right-hander to win 20 games BOSTON (AP) — Ben Zobrist was Sammy Ellis in 1965. had three hits and drove in Tampa Bay’s first two runs during an MARLINS 2, PHILLIES 0 eighth inning rally for the Rays in MIAMI (AP) — Henderson a win over the Red Sox. Alex Cobb pitched seven strong Alvarez pitched into the eighth ininnings and Matt Joyce added ning to outduel Cole Hamels and a solo homer in the ninth for the the Marlins beat the Phillies. Alvarez (12-6) gave up five hits TORONTO (AP) — Dalton Pompey hit his first major league homer and the Blue Jays roughed up Felix Hernandez for a career worst-tying eight earned runs in a victory over the Mariners that further dented Seattle’s fading wildcard chances. Edwin Encarnacion added a two-run shot and R.A. Dickey (1412) allowed two runs over seven innings to win for the fourth time in five starts.

NATIONALS 4, METS 2

WASHINGTON (AP) — NaDETROIT (AP) — Miguel Ca- tionals center fielder Denard Span brera’s RBI single in the bottom of left in the third inning after making

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wayside, giving Homer the early lead. Homer boosted its lead in the fourth set to 15-8 at one point, helped by a few timely kill points from Jane Rohr. Rohr ended with 14 kills overall. “That fourth game is really hard because, yes, you can relax because you’re up two games, but at the same time, you still have to work hard,” Segura said. “Some teams don’t really know the difference.” Repeating the “You-canwin” mantra over and over to her players during timeouts, Segura gave the Bulldogs the mental edge at the right time. Nikiski notched four straight

points to take a 23-22 lead before Trowbridge called timeout. On the ensuing point, Bowe put the two teams even again with a tip to the ground, but Nikiski secured the match victory with two points from Pitt and Perry. Trowbridge said she believes the emphasis on winning conference matches is directed more at gaining confidence for the team, rather than the seasonending tournament seeding. “These games aren’t as important because all teams go to regions, but they’re important because you gain confidence as you win,” Trowbridge said. “It’s important to win those games to build that confidence so when you do go into those big region tournament matchups, you’re able to push through them.”

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and struck out two over 7 2-3 in- ber of four to wrap up their second nings to lower his ERA to 2.70. consecutive division crown. Jeff Baker and Casey McGehee had RBIs for the Marlins in the TWINS 6, 2-hour, 20-minute contest.

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RANGERS 2, ASTROS 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nick Martinez pitched 6 2-3 scoreless innings and Robinson Chirinos homered to lead the Rangers to a victory over the Astros. The Rangers won their third straight and 10th of their last 11 games. The Astros have dropped six of eight. Martinez (5-11) got his first win at home and his first at night. The rookie right-hander went into the game 0-6 in eight starts at Globe Life Park in Arlington and 0-10 in 14 starts at night. He allowed five hits, no walks and struck out five.

CUBS 4, CARDINALS 3 CHICAGO (AP) — Welington Castillo homered and drove in the winning run with a 10th-inning single, giving the Cubs a victory over the Cardinals that tightened the NL Central race. St. Louis’ lead was reduced to 1 1/2 games over second-place Pittsburgh, which clinched a playoff berth by beating Atlanta. With four games to play, the Cardinals, who secured a postseason spot last weekend, still have a magic num-

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Gibson matched a career high with eight strikeouts, Chris Parmelee hit a two-run single after entering the game for an injured Joe Mauer, and the Twins beat the Diamondbacks. Trevor Plouffe added four singles and Aaron Hicks two hits and an RBI for the Twins. After getting hit in the right elbow by Andrew Chafin (0-1) in the first inning, Mauer played defense in the second before coming out with a bruised elbow. The Twins say he is day to day.

ROCKIES 3, PADRES 2 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Drew Stubbs hit a tiebreaking home run leading off the eighth and left fielder Brandon Barnes robbed Rene Rivera of a tying shot in the bottom of the inning to lead the Rockies to a victory against the Padres. The Padres, who were trying to extend their winning streak to a season-high six games, were assured of their fourth straight losing season. The Padres (75-82) can still finish with their best record in three seasons. They went 76-86 in 2012 and 2013.

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break-ins seems to have occurred on weekends. Members of the community have resorted to posting wanted posters and sharing news of thefts on Kenai Peninsula Crime Facebook page to spread awareness. While investigating recent thefts in Nikiski, troopers arrested three Nikiski residents at a residence on Blue Jay Circle on Sunday. Brandon Bernier, 34, of Nikiski had an outstanding arrest warrant for a parole violation. Trooper spokesperson Beth Ipsen couldn’t contact the arresting trooper Tuesday for details of his arrest. Krogseng said Bernier is one of two men who have warrants out for their arrest in the robbery of a Nikiski lodge on July 27. Troopers arrested Taylor Lawler, 19, of Nikiski for hiding the wanted man. Lawler was arrested for hindering prosecution in the first-degree, C felony. If convicted, Lawler faces up to five years in prison and up to $50,000 in fines. Kristopher Bayes, 23, of Ni-

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and physical education are graded on a participation basis. Students are graded on classroom community skills as well, which includes demonstrating effort, working cooperatively, following directions, working independently and completing homework, among other skills. While the scoring key differs slightly among classroom community, music and physical education and language arts and math, in each area students are scored on a 0-4 number system in Marzano’s Modified Scale Score. Ermold said the system was the tool chosen by the Elementary Report Card Committee. If a student receives a 4 mark in a skill, it means the student exceeded the skills in the standard. A 3 means the student met the standards. If a teacher gives a student a 2 in a skill, it means the student demonstrated some of the skills in the standard. A 1 means that with help, a student demonstrated some skills in the standards. If a student receives a 0, it means even with help the student can-

kiski was arrested for assault in the fourth-degree. All three were taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. Lawler was also involved in a July 23 disturbance where troopers responded to a disturbance at Blue Jay Circle and arrested Nathan Hanley, who troopers allege assaulted Lawler. Hanley was arrested for assault in the fourth-degree and for violating conditions of release. On July 8, troopers arrested Hanley for allegedly stealing welding leads from J&C Construction in Nikiski and selling them to Peninsula Scrap and Salvage on Kalifornsky Beach Road, according to a police affidavit. Kimber Smith, office manager for Peninsula Scrap and Salvage, said Hanley worked for the salvage company for three months before he was fired last summer. Smith said they have come across several people who have attempted to sell ill-gotten scrap metal and the company works with police during investigations. If someone seems suspicious, employees ask where the person got the material. Peninsula Salvage has security cam-

eras all over the yard, which helps police identify thieves and contractors locate stolen material, she said. “A couple times a year we help put people in jail,” Smith said. Hanley has been indicted on assault in the third-degree and theft in the second-degree and criminal mischief in the thirddegree. All three are C felonies. Each charge carries a possible 5-year prison sentence and up to $50,000 in fines. Hanley is currently jailed at Wildwood Pretrial Facility. He is scheduled to appear in Kenai District Court today. The nearest trooper post to Nikiski is on Kalifornsky Beach Road in Soldotna, about 22 miles, or a 30-minute drive, away. The issue of expanding police coverage to Nikiski has been talked about for years, Reach Dan Balmer at daniel. Krogseng said. In 2001, the balmer@peninsulaclarion.com North Peninsula Community

not demonstrate skills in the standard. “The reason that the committee selected a 0-to-4 scale is because it was really important that when students are able to go above and beyond … that we’re able to reflect that on the report card and not limit our kids by saying, ‘Well, meeting the expectation is the best you can do,’” Ermold said. If a student is consistently getting 4s in a standard, his or her teacher can record the student’s progress on the gradelevel standards, Ermold said. Using this system, Ermold said, will eliminate fears that students who are doing above average work will have to do the same work next year. “Now we can document their progress on the above-level standards and be able to keep moving them ahead as they’re ready,” she said. For parents who have students with learning disabilities, they can see what specific skills their children are able to do and to what degree, Ermold said. Before bringing the system online district-wide in kindergarten through sixth grades, the system was piloted in three area schools, Ermold said. When sixth grade is part of a middle school, she said this

model is not used. However, some middle school and high school teachers are interested in a blended grading model that incorporates the StandardsReferenced Reporting. Ermold said she doesn’t think the system will replace the role of traditional grades. Ermold said many parents ask why can’t the schools use an A through F system. “Our society really has an idea that we think we know what an A means,” she said. “An A means 100 percent. Well, what goes into that 100 percent?” She said each teacher has a different idea of what an A means. If a student gets a 70 percent on a test that works on different skills, she said it can be difficult for a child to determine which skill he or she needs to work on. If student is graded on each skill, he or she will know what to work on, Ermold said. “So it provides me, as a student, with the tools that I need so that I can do better,” she said. She said many people also try to compare the two grading systems. “They want to say, ‘Oh, a 4 must mean an A and a 3 must mean a B,’ and that is not cor-

n The Nikiski town hall meeting will be held today at 7 p.m. at the Nikiski Community Center on the Kenai Spur Highway.

Council met with Alaska State Troopers to talk about ways law enforcement could improve their service area to the north. In 2004, Nikiski voters turned down a measure that would have created a Nikiski Law Enforcement Service Area. The proposition was defeated by almost two to one – 849 to 454. “People didn’t want to pay the taxes for another service area,” Krogseng said. “But in the amount of time victims have had to deal with insurance companies and lost revenue I would be more than happy to pay taxes for it considering the amount of money I’ve lost is far more than the tax.” Peninsula Crime Stoppers a local program, which started in 1983, is a community-based organization, which offers cash rewards for information that leads to the arrest of felony suspects. Anyone who has information on stolen property can go to www.peninsulacrimestoppers.com or call to submit a tip at 1-800-478HALT.

rect,” Ermold said. “You cannot draw that comparison in any way shape or form.” If a comparison were attempted, a 3 would more accurately represent an A. But a 2 isn’t really a B because a 2 means a student can do some of the standard independently, which would be more closely related to an A, she said. “A 2 means your kid’s got part of it, that’s great,” Ermold said. “This is what you need to work on next. It should be empowering and informative.” Ermold said the district will continue to collect parent and teacher feedback to determine how to improve the system. She said she wouldn’t be surprised if teachers wanted to reconsider the community skills categories assessed and possibly include content standards for physical education and music. “Right now we just need to get really good at using that 0-to-4 scale for not only reporting on how our students are doing but helping our students use that tool in a way that is motivating and meaningful,” Ermold said. Kaylee Osowski can be reached at kaylee.osowski@ peninsulaclarion.com.

Murkowski featured in ad supporting Sullivan By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is featured in a new ad from Alaska GOP Senate candidate Dan Sullivan, calling him the partner she needs in Washington, D.C. Murkowski, who won her contentious 2010 election with a write-in campaign that emphasized Alaska over party politics, last month said she would work hard to get a Republican elected to replace Democratic Sen. Mark Begich. While she has said she and Begich agree on a number of Alaska issues, she also has said they disagree on a number of national issues

and has questioned how Alaska has benefited from having a Democratic senator working with a Democratic administration in the White House. “I’ve yet to see it,” Murkowski told reporters in August. In the ad, Murkowski said she is disappointed by the “dishonest attacks” on Sullivan and defended work he did as Alaska’s attorney general to combat domestic violence and as Natural Resources commissioner to push back against federal overreach. “I need a partner in the Senate who will work to advance Alaska’s interests, not the Obama agenda,” she said. “Alaska needs Dan Sullivan.” Earlier in the campaign, Be-

gich — who has sought to cast himself as an independent voice — ran an ad touting the level of cooperation between him and Murkowski. Attorneys for Murkowski called on the campaign to pull the ad, saying it implied Murkowski’s support. The Alaska race could help decide control of the U.S. Senate, and Murkowski stands to benefit if Republicans take over. She is in line, for example, to take over leadership of the Senate energy committee. Begich spokesman Max Croes said Begich has proven he’s willing to work with Murkowski and Republican Rep. Don Young, the third member of the state’s congressional delegation “to accomplish real

results for Alaska.” He said in a statement that Sullivan doesn’t share the same beliefs as Begich and Murkowski on abortion and questioned Sullivan’s position on subsistence rights. Murkowski spokesman Kevin Sweeney said in an email that Murkowski “would prefer that Senator Begich not characterize her views or speak on her behalf, particularly since she clearly spoke for herself in the TV ad and promoted Dan Sullivan’s candidacy.”

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company is also owed a share of the royalties Buccaneer has paid to the Mental Health Trust Land Office, because those payments were made for gas that is technically CIRI’s. Buccaneer, CIRI, the Mental Health Trust Land Office and the state Department of Natural Resources, which manages oil and gas leases on state land, negotiated for most of the year to reach a settlement outside of the commission until recently. All of the parties willing to comment have said they were close to an agreement several times but a sticking point is unclear. Buccaneer has been publicly quiet on this point and most others throughout the saga. According to Morrison and the hearing transcript, a holding account was set up after Buccaneer unsuccessfully tried to establish the escrow account. Morrison said all of the Kenai Loop gas revenue was being diverted to the backup account. Commission chair Cathy Foerster said that she was aware of an issue with the wording in the commission’s order that did not comply with the rules of the bank Buccaneer used and made it clear to the producer’s attorney Jon Katchen that action needs to be taken to resolve the escrow account issue. “We’re as serious as a heart attack when we tell you to do something here … and it goes on a piece of white paper and it goes out to everybody and I’m not aware why it hasn’t happened — really doesn’t sound good,” Foerster said. “You need to get with our assistant attorney general and figure out what you’re going to do, what we need to do to get this escrow established and get it going.” Ultimately, the commission agreed to continue the hearing Dec. 3 with the consent of the parties.

The state Mental Health Trust Land Office owns the pad parcel that Buccaneer is producing from via an operating lease. Ethan Schutt, vice president of land and energy development for CIRI, has said Buccaneer’s gas contract is for about $7 per thousand cubic feet, or mcf, of gas. Based on CIRI’s claims and Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission production data, the total value of the gas produced from the Kenai Loop wells is about $47 million, meaning CIRI would be owed about $9.4 million if its assertions are correct. An Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission hearing that parallels the Superior Court case resumed Sept. 17 after an August agreement between Buccaneer and its creditors allowed the Texas bankruptcy court to lift a stay on the hearing. CIRI counsel Jim Torgerson told the commissioners that Buccaneer had — as of Sept. 17 — not followed through on a May 22 commission order to set up an escrow account at an Alaska financial institution to hold its Kenai Loop revenues until the dispute is sorted out. “From CIRI’s standpoint the first order of business is ensuring compliance with — Buccaneer’s compliance with the commission’s order and we would ask that the commission work to ensure that compliance with its order,” Torgerson said, according to a transcript of the proceedings. Mental Health Trust Land Office Deputy Director John Morrison said in an interview that to his knowledge the last royalty payment the state agency received from Buccaneer was in June for May producElwood Brehmer can be tion. reached at elwood.brehmer@ CIRI’s Schutt has said his alaskajournal.com.

Early morning incident closes Robinson Loop By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

dent, but was not involved, Ipsen said. It was still dark when the bus passed and the citizen blocked the road before troopers arrived, she said. Kenai Peninsula School District spokesperson Pegge Erkeneff said a citizen was already on scene when the bus arrived and the school bus left the area immediately. None of the seven students on board saw the incident and it was dark when the bus came to the scene, she said. Erkeneff said the route number 12 school bus serves middle and high school students from Kenai Alternative School, River City Academy, Skyview Middle School, Soldotna High School and Soldotna Prep.

A section of Robinson Loop Road in Sterling was closed Tuesday morning after Alaska State Troopers say Sterling man committed suicide on the roadway. Troopers received a call at 6:25 a.m. from a passing motorist who found a 19-yearold Sterling man dead in the middle of the road from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, said trooper spokesperson Beth Ipsen. The incident occurred on Robinson Loop Road near the intersection of Oomingnak Street. Troopers arrived on scene 10 minutes later and determined the man shot himself not long before he was found. Ipsen said no witReach Dan Balmer at nesses saw the incident. A school bus passed the daniel.balmer@peninsulascene shortly after the inci- clarion.com.

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About mom’s purple hat About 1995-96 would like to call your attention to something that is dear to me and my families heart. Our Mom and her sister died of complication from Alzheimer’s. Mom, Loretta, died in 1999 at the age of 84 and Aunt Ruth died in 2003 at the age of 85. Their last ten years were not a quality of life that these two loving people gave to their families ALL their adult life. They were robbed of their memory’s of loved ones. And the loved ones were robbed of the pleasant loving Mom’s they once were. The Thief - Alzheimer’s! I visited Mom several times while she was living with my sister, Ginger in Boulder, Colorado. Ginger took loving care of her after Mom had to sell her house and move to Boulder. Mom eventually ended up in Colorado Spring where my brother Jim and his wife Sandy, took care great of her until she died in 1999. I went to visit around 1994 in Boulder. Mom was so glad to see me in her own fashion. Frail and old, suffering from the first stages of Alzheimer’s, but full of smiles. While I was unpacking I showed her a hat the my friend Bernie had made for me with purple flowers and a brim that could be bent into various shapes. It had a big fabric rose on the side. Mom fell in love with it. I wore it, she wore it, I wore it, she took it off my head and put it on hers. We played the hat game all day. The next morning the purple hat was resting on the dresser just inside my bedroom. I looked up just in time to see an old wrinkled hand with a crooked finger, grab the hat. Mom poked her head in the door, jammed the hat on her fuzzy grey haired head and M skip-ran down the hall, laughing, “tee hee tee hee.” She pulled out a chair and sat down at K the table to eat her oatmeal with the purple hat setting on her head. If I came near her she would grab the brim and pull the hat down around her ears and with smiling eyes and a big grin, telling me, “It’s mine!” She wore the hat off and on each day I was there. We had so much fun with the purple hat. When I left, the hat was in her bedroom and I told her she could have it. A big grin came across her face, she hugged the hat said “Thank you!” I had the feeling that the hat was hers the very first day I arrived. After she died, my brother Jim’s daughter, Kaylee wore it and had a picture taken of her and Moms Purple Hat. Her brother Nick had a picture taken wearing Dads cowboy hat. I have those pictures. They sent the hat back to me and I wore it off and on, until I gave it to Susan so she could wear.”Grandma’s Purple Hat.” I treasure these memories of Mom and the purple hat. September is Alzheimer’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Find a place in your community to honor those who silently slipped away from us. My sister, Elaine and her girls walk for Alzheimer’s in LaSalle-Greeley Colorado. They have done this years - I am so grateful to them. A portion of the sale of my cookbooks go to Alzheimer’s research each year. The Purple Hat Ann McClure Berg, Nikiski 2004 Mom so frail and tiny Eyes dull, once they were Bright and shining. I prefer to remember her In her kitchen, baking Cookies, cake and pies I prefer to remember her Wearing the Purple Hat With an Impish grin, Skipping down the hall Holding onto the brim, Telling me once again About the Purple Hat “It’s Mine!”

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love baking cakes, especially ones that are made from scratch. On the days I bake, I admit, I don’t much like getting involved in too much else, so if I have to put together a quick meal, I’ve come to rely on a few trusted “friends.” Today, my best friends include a can of organic pumpkin purée, almond butter and almond flour from the natural foods section of the market, a jar of Cherry & Ancho Chili Chutney and Pistachio & Roasted Red Pepper Dip from my local Harry & David store and, for fun, coming all the way from Colorado, a handcrafted live bark edge black walnut slab with stand, that makes whatever I put on it look spectacular. Although I’ve never met them, I also consider Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito, the authors of “Baked Elements: Our Ten Favorite Ingredients,” close and personal friends, too, because anything I’ve ever baked from any of their cookbooks (there are three of them, with a fourth due out on October 7) turns out a winner, including the Pumpkin Almond Cake with Almond Butter Frosting here. We are moving into the holiday season

Kitchen Ade Sue Ade fast. First, we see pumpkins, then turkeys and before we can catch our breath, it’ll be Christmas and time to toast the New Year – so keep your old friends close and be ready to welcome several more that you’ll meet right here. Sue Ade is a syndicated food writer with broad experience and interest in the culinary arts. She has worked and resided in the Lowcountry of Photos by Sue Ade unless otherwise noted South Carolina since 1985 and may be reached at kitchenade@yahoo. Store bought and recipe ready, prepared dips and chutney work their magic on com. chicken and pasta dishes left, while pumpkin purée, as well as almonds in all forms,

do much to enhance the moist flavor and good looks of “Pumpkin Almond Cake with Almond Butter Frosting,” right. For further information on the products used to present these recipes, including the rustic live bark edge black walnut slab with stand, upper right, see “resources” section following recipes.

Quick Pasta Dishes

Breaded Chicken Breasts with Cheese and Chutney over Tri-Color Pasta For the chicken 4 (4-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breasts, pounded to a thickness of ¼-inch

Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 cup all-purpose flour (for dredging) 2 large eggs 2 tablespoons milk 2 cups dry breadcrumbs, plus more if need4 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

For the topping 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese Fresh ground black pepper 1 (10.5) ounce jar Harry & David Cherry & Ancho Chili Chutney (see resource notes) 1 small lime Fresh cilantro, minced, for garnish Tri-Color Angel Hair pasta (12 ounces) for serving (see resource notes) 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil You can make your own chutney to prepare Breaded Chicken Breasts with Cheese and Chutney over Tri-Color Pasta (top) or pesto sauce for Mediterranean-Style Pasta Salad with Pistachios (bottom), but using quality, ready-made products will help get dinner on the table fast.

“Baked Elements: Our Ten Favorite Ingredients” cover photo, left, by Tina Rupp. Also pictured is “Pumpkin Almond Cake with Almond Butter Frosting,” upper right, on a live bark edge walnut slab pedestal stand, and bottom right, an assortment of Harry & David food products and giftware, including a green ceramic dip bowl and an autumn-themed kitchen towel.

For the chicken: line a baking sheet with waxed paper; set aside. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Place flour in a shallow pan. In another shallow pan, beat eggs with milk. Place the breadcrumbs in a third shallow pan. Working with 1 chicken breast at a time, dredge in flour, shaking off excess; then dip into egg mixture, turning to coat on both sides; then carefully coat with breadcrumbs, pressing crumbs gently to adhere to chicken. Transfer chicken to prepared baking sheet. Heat oil and butter in a skillet large enough to hold chicken breasts over mediumhigh heat. Cook chicken until golden brown on both sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to a baking pan. For the topping: combine well the cream cheese and Swiss cheese. Season with a few grinds of fresh black pepper. Dividing evenly, spread the cheese mixture gently on top of each chicken breast. Blend the chutney with the juice and zest of the lime, then spoon and divide evenly over the chicken. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven until hot and bubbly, about 10 minutes. While the chicken is baking, cook pasta according to package directions; drain and toss with olive oil. Serve chicken over angel hair pasta, spooning with any accumulated pan juices. Garnish with minced cilantro, before serving. Makes 4 servings.

Mediterranean-Style Pasta Salad with Pistachios ½ pound shells, fusilli, or elbow pasta 1 stalk celery, diced ¼ to ½ small red onion, minced ½ cup halved cherry tomatoes ¼ cup halved medium pitted black olives 1 (12-ounce) jar Harry & David Pistachio & Roasted Red Pepper Dip (see resource notes), or 1 (7-ounce) container prepared pesto sauce ¼ cup lemon vinaigrette, or vinaigrette salad dressing, homemade or store-bought, plus more, as needed ¼ cup toasted pistachio nuts, for garnish

2 fresh basil leaves, torn in shreds, for garnish

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pumpkin, malted milk powder, cinnamon, cheese, chocolate and banana – visit the authors’ website at www.bakednyc.com. Once there, you’ll find information on all the “Baked” cookbooks, including the brandnew “Baked Occasions: Desserts for Leisure Activities, Holidays, and Informal Celebrations, scheduled for release on October 7. For the live bark edge black walnut slab with stand, made with pride in Colorado, visit www. etsy.com/shop/WoodenNickelGirl, or call 720301-1990, for sizes, pricing and more.

To find Harry & David’s Cherry & Ancho Chili Chutney, Angel Hair Rainbow Pasta, Pistachio & Roasted Red Pepper Dip and Pumpkin Pie Jordan Almonds, visit www.harryanddavid.com (1-877-322-1200) to locate a store near you, or to order. For “Baked Elements: Our Ten Favorite Ingredients,” a book arranged by the favorite ingredients of authors Matt Lewis and Renato – lemon and lime, caramel, booze, For

Cook pasta according to package directions, then rinse with cold water. Place cooked and drained pasta in a large mixing bowl and chill. Once pasta is chilled thoroughly, gently toss pasta with celery, onion, olives and tomatoes. Combine dip (or pesto sauce) with salad dressing, then gently fold into pasta mixture, adding more salad dressing, as needed, to reach desired consistency. Garnish salad with pistachio nuts and torn basil leaves. Makes 4 servings.

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Bulking salads with Brussels sprouts SHAVED BRUSSELS SPROUTS AND CHICKEN SALAD WITH BLACK PEPPER-MUSTARD DRESSING

1 pint grape tomatoes, halved 1/4 cup almonds, toasted and roughly chopped 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast, cooked and chopped or shredded (about 1 cup) 1 scallion, chopped 1 ounce Parmesan cheese, broken into shards Lemon wedges, for serving

Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 4 For the dressing: 1/4 cup plain low-fat Greek yogurt To make the dressing, in a blender combine all ingredients and 1/2 clove garlic, smashed or roughly chopped blend until smooth. Set aside. 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard To prepare the salad, in a large serving bowl toss the diced 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar apple with the lemon juice. Add the Brussels sprouts, tomatoes, 1 tablespoon water almonds, chicken and scallion. Drizzle 1/4 cup of the dressing 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt and toss well to coat. Top with Parmesan shards. Serve with the 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper remaining dressing and lemon wedges on the side. For the salad: 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and diced Nutrition information per serving: 280 calories; 120 calories 1 teaspoon lemon juice from fat (43 percent of total calories); 14 g fat (2.5 g saturated; 0 1 pound Brussels sprouts, shaved or thinly sliced (about 5 g trans fats); 35 mg cholesterol; 23 g carbohydrate; 7 g fiber; 10 g cups) sugar; 21 g protein; 400 mg sodium. C

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This Sept. 15 photo shows Brussels sprouts and chicken salad with mustard pepper dressing in Concord, N.H. Brussels sprouts belong to the same family as cabbage, broccoli and kale, so it’s no surprise that they are incredibly healthy.

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Pumpkin Almond Cake

GINGER’S CHICKEN LASAGNA She has an eye for good recipes

Our Pumpkin Almond Cake is all things a pumpkin cake should be, but better: it’s moist without being oily, spicy enough to stand out, and easy to make.” – Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito

Pumpkin Almond Cake with Almond Butter Frosting Recipe courtesy “Baked Elements: Our Ten Favorite Ingredients,” by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito; photographs by Tina Rupp. Stewart, Tabori & Chang publishers, www.abramsbooks.com. Reprinted by permission of the publisher. For the Pumpkin Almond Cake 1½ cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup almond flour 1½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg ¼ teaspoon ground cloves 4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar ¼ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 1 cup pumpkin purée 2 large eggs ¾ cup well-shaken buttermilk For the Almond Butter Frosting ½ cup almond butter 2 ounces (½ stick) unsalted butter, softened 2 to 4 tablespoons almond milk, to taste 1¼ to 1¾ confectioners’ sugar, sifted, to taste ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste For the assembly ¼ cup sliced almonds, toasted, or pumpkin seeds, raw or toasted* Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter one 9-inch round cake pan line with parchment paper and butter the parchment. Dust the parchment with flour and knock out the excess flour. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Set aside. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter

and sugars together on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the pumpkin purée and beat just until incorporated. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix again for 20 seconds. Add the flour mixture in three parts, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and beat for a few more seconds. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Set the pan on a wire rack to cool for at least 20 minutes. Loosen the sides of the cake from the pan, then turn the cake onto the rack. Remove the parchment, flip the cake right side up, and let the cake cool completely. Make the Almond Butter Frosting: place the almond butter, butter, 2 tablespoons of almond milk, 1¼ cups confectioners’ sugar and salt in a food processor. Pulse in short bursts until the frosting comes together and is shiny and smooth. If you prefer a slightly looser frosting, add 1 to 2 additional tablespoons almond milk; if you prefer a thicker frosting, add ½ cup confectioners’ sugar. Process again. To assemble cake: transfer the cake to a board or serving platter and use an offset spatula to spread the frosting evenly across the top. Sprinkle the perimeter with almonds or pumpkin seeds. The cake can be stored covered at room temperature for up to 3 days. Makes 1 (9-inch) single-layer cake. *Kitchen Ade note: I liked the way covering the entire top of the cake looked with sliced almonds, so I used more almonds than was called for in the recipe. Also, Harry & David’s Pumpkin Pie Jordan Almonds, coarsely chopped, made an attractive topping for the cake, as well.

Recall of black pepper Gel Spice Company, Inc., of Bayonne, NJ, is issuing a voluntary recall notice for 16,443 cases of Fresh Finds-Ground Black Pepper, 3.53 oz, plastic jars, because it has the possibility to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. Product was distributed via Big Lots Retail Stores, Inc. nationwide, with the exception of Alaska and Hawaii. There are 16,443 cases of the recalled product sold in 3.53 oz.(100 g) plastic jars with Best By Dates of 6/30/17, 7/01/17, 7/02/17, 7/22/17, and 7/23/17 with the Fresh Finds brand label with UPC Code 4 11010 98290 1 is sold exclusively at Big Lots Retail Stores, Inc. The Best By dates are printed on the neck of the bottle above the label. There have been no reported illnesses related to this product to date. The recall was issued as the result of sampling by the FDA which revealed that the finished products contained the bacteria. C

2 cups of sliced fresh mushrooms 1 cup chopped onions 1 tblsp butter 1 envelope Hollandaise sauce mix-prepared OR in a pinch use cream of mushroom soup 8 oz lasagna noodles, cooked 1 lb. chicken, cooked and thinly sliced or diced Salt and pepper 1/2 tsp each basil and oregano-divded 1 1/2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheesedivded 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese for top 1 cup steamed broccoli OR 1 can asparagus-drained Sautee mushrooms and onions. in butter. Prepare Hollandaise using directions on enve-

lope OR the can of cream of mushroom soupundiluted. Spread a small amount of sauce in bottom of 9 x 13 pan. Layer half noodles and chicken. Sprinkle half the basil and oregano, sprinkle half the Mozzarella cheese. Arrange all broccoli or asparagus over cheese. Repeat layers of noodles, chicken, salt and pepper. Hollandaise sauce, herbs and cheese. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 350° for 35 to 45 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before serving. You can make this the day before. Ham or a combination of ham and chicken can be used. Serve with green salad and warm bread sticks

ELAINE’S RHUBARB UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE Prepare a box of two-layer cake mix - yel- Sprinkle sugar over rhubarb. low or white, according to directions of box Pour cream or canned milk over top. 1 cup sugar Bake according to cake mix. It may take 1 cup cream - or 1 can of canned milk longer. 4 to 5 cups of finely sliced rhubarb Loosen edges with knife and invert on a Pour prepared cake in a greased and floured serving tray. 9 x 13 pan. Spread rhubarb over top of batter. Vanilla ice cream sure is good on this!

SANDY’S CARAMEL CORN Pop and keep warm 6 quarts of popped corn In a large saucepan, place: 2 cups brown sugar 1/2 cup light Karo syrup 1/2 tsp salt Bring to boil and remove from heat

Add: 1 tsp soda 1 tsp vanilla Stir and pour over popped corn, stirring and folding corn until well coated. Put on cookie sheet and bake 250° for one hour. Stir every 15 minutes. I know that Sandy has made tons of this and so have I. Gave away another ton!

he series is written by a 44 year resident of Alaska, Ann Berg of Nikiski. Ann shares her collections of recipes from family and friends. She has gathered recipes for more that 50 years. Some are her own creation. Her love of recipes and food came from her Mother, a self taught wonderful cook. She hopes you enjoy the recipes and that the stories will bring a smile to your day. Grannie Annie can be reached at anninalaska@gci.net

Cookbooks make great gifts! The “Grannie Annie” Cook Book Series includes: “Grannie Annie’s Cookin’ on the Woodstove”; “Grannie Annie’s Cookin’ at the Homestead”; “Grannie Annie’s Cookin’ Fish from Cold Alaskan Waters”; and “Grannie Annie’s Eat Dessert First.” They are available at M & M Market in Nikiski.

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could be demanding your attention. Don’t try to bypass this person, as it likely will only cause an argument. A project seems to be infused with new energy. Tonight: Pain the town red. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You could be concerned about a loved one and what he or she has to offer in a particular situation. You will notice how others’ perceptions are very different from those of the person in question. You could see a problem evolving far too quickly for your taste. Tonight: Be close to home. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You could want a change of pace. It is up to you to create it, though, as others are likely to be demanding. Consider how much you are valued before deciding not to answer your phone. Make a point to create more time for your concerns. Tonight: Take a midweek trip. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Be sensitive to others, and know that you have extra leeway to respond. You might want to avoid a situation that surrounds a business arrangement involving property. The timing might be off to resolve the issue immediately. Tonight: Time to treat a pal to some munchies. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHYou seem to have the energy to handle whatever comes down the path, except perhaps an irate individual. Be careful when dealing with this person, as you could say something you will regret later. On the other hand, do not sit on your anger. Tonight: Only where you can relax. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

By Leigh Rubin

Ziggy

HHHH You might want to open up a conversation. You know that you don’t always have all the right answers. A brainstorming session could point to quite a few different paths. Don’t try to be logical with someone who is a bit zany; just be polite. Tonight: Get some shopping done. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might be coming off as being a lot more assertive than you realize. Remain confident that you will fight for what you want. Try to allow others to come over to your way of thinking by giving them enough time and space. Tonight: All smiles. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Try to read between the lines when dealing with a parent or someone you care about. Understand that you might need to bypass this person’s interference in your life yet still make a point to honor this person and his or her goals. Tonight: In the limelight. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You could be getting mixed signals from a loved one at a distance. You also could be misreading a situation and projecting some personal issues into the mix. Try to have a conversation so you can ask more questions. Tonight: Let your hair down. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You could have a lot going on in your life regarding a partner or a financial matter. You might be pondering what is important and what would be best in the long run. There could be many twists and turns in the road ahead. Tonight: An intense talk with a favorite person.

These foods need a different can Dear Heloise: My wife and I canned tomatoes, green beans and tomato juice in 1997. Since then, my wife passed away, and time has moved on. Are these HOME-CANNED GOODS still good to use? I have asked friends and family and continue to get different answers. — Dale, via email No, they are not safe to eat, especially anything acidic, such as tomatoes. Home-canned foods should be eaten within a year. Unfortunately, you should toss out all of the canned foods. They have been sitting on the shelf too long, and you certainly don’t want to get sick. For others who can, the quality of food may be affected within just a few months if not canned correctly or stored in a cool, dry place. You should process the amount you know you will use in about a year, or give away to friends and family. — Heloise P.S.: My heart sends a hug to you on the loss of your wife. You may want to keep a few jars for sentimental reasons, which is just fine. Send a great hint to: Heloise P.O. Box 795000 San Antonio, TX 78279-5000 Fax: 210-HELOISE Email: Heloise(at)Heloise.com Greasing pan Dear Heloise: I read your column on using a pastry brush to get the shortening into the crevices of a fluted cake pan. I use a sandwich bag as a makeshift glove. I scoop the shortening and spread it around the pan. This makes it easy to get into those crevices. Cleanup is easy. — Pam R., via email

SUDOKU

By Tom Wilson

By Dave Green

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

4 8 7 6 2 5 1 3 9

3 9 6 7 1 4 5 8 2

1 2 5 9 8 3 7 4 6

5 1 3 2 4 7 9 6 8

9 6 8 3 5 1 4 2 7

2 7 4 8 6 9 3 1 5

6 4 1 5 9 8 2 7 3

8 3 9 4 7 2 6 5 1

Difficulty Level

7 5 2 1 3 6 8 9 4

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A baby born today has a Sun and Moon in Libra. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014: This year you will experience a new beginning, if not several new beginnings. Your immediate circle of friends will expand, and you will find your life to be more rewarding. New friends and associates are more likely to be on the same plane as you. If you are single, decide what type of relationship you would like to experience, and keep this in mind when dating. If you are attached, you will zero in on a mutual long-term goal. This period could be very exciting for the relationship, and also for both of you as individuals. You might wonder about the superficiality of a fellow LIBRA. 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) HHH Others might decide on a new beginning, which could result in a discussion about what is going on around you. Your questions will prove to be instrumental and are likely to expose what is really happening. Tonight: Try not to explain to others what is going on. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Pace yourself, and know what is important and what needs to occur. You might need to make a decision about a health-related matter, and this time it just might stick. Feel free to examine what someone really means. Be nice. Tonight: Kick back and relax. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHYou might want to mingle and share with others, but a loved one

9/23

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B.C.

By Johnny Hart

Garfield

By Eugene Sheffer

By Jim Davis

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Tundra

Shoe

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

By Chad Carpenter

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Mother Goose and Grimm

9/24

By Michael Peters

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DEAR ABBY: I am a 42-year-old divorced father of two. I have had a girlfriend, “Dawn,” for about a year. She has met my kids, but she’s still uncomfortable with the “situation.” She has concerns about me having been married before, such as having experienced many of the firsts she has yet to enjoy. Dawn doesn’t like being in my house because I had it when I was married, and she says my kids remind her of my past. She says she doesn’t want to share me with anyone, including them. When we’re alone, we are absolutely phenomenal as a couple. We love and care about each other deeply. This is causing a tremendous amount of stress on us, and neither of us knows how to handle it or what to do. Please help. — TWO’S COMPANY IN ILLINOIS DEAR TWO’S COMPANY: Forgive me for being blunt, but you need to break it off with this woman before you waste any more of her time or yours. You may be crazy about Dawn, but your first responsibility must be to your children, and she has made it clear how she feels about them. You may be phenomenal as a couple, but there are more people involved than just the two of you. She needs to find someone who has no encumbrances, and you need to find a lady who has a greater capacity for love than Dawn appears to be capable of.

Crossword

B-8 Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, September 24, 2014