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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

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State to begin ballot count

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By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press

ANCHORAGE — Alaska will begin counting more than 53,000 absentee and questioned ballots on Tuesday in an effort to resolve the state’s unsettled contests for the Senate and for governor. Democratic Sen. Mark Begich trailed Republican challenger Dan Sullivan by about 8,100 votes after Election Night. Begich is banking on the uncounted votes after waging an aggressive ground game in rural Alaska. The outcome of the new round of vote-counting won’t change the balance of the Senate. Republicans gained seven seats in last week’s election, more than enough to grab the Senate majority for the remainder of President Barack Obama’s presidency. The limbo between Election Night and the outcome of the new count created a vacuum the candidates’ spokesmen sought to fill. “Every Alaskan deserves to have their vote counted, and past experience indicates that counting these votes will favor Begich and draw this race closer,” Begich’s spokesman, Max Croes, said in an email Monday to The Associated Press.

In the news Michigan man’s WWII dog tag found in Nome

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man searching for sea glass along a western Alaska beach has discovered a Michigan soldier’s World War II dog tag. Mario Gandolfo said he found the dog tag in Nome, Alaska, on Nov. 4 and wanted to return the 70-year-old artifact to its original owner’s family, WOOD-TV reported. The tag belonged to Earl L. Vogelar of Grand Rapids. “I was hoping to get this to this man’s family by Veterans Day, which is just around the corner,” Gandolfo said. “I want to get this back to his immediate family — his cousin, his grandson, possibly his son, someone who is of his blood where this rightfully belongs.” Social media and the television station helped connected Gandolfo with Vogelar’s grandson Dustin Vogelar. He said he never met his grandfather because of a family feud. Although he doesn’t know how the dog tag got lost, Dustin Vogelar said he knows his grandfather was stationed in Alaska for a few years during the war, came home afterward and died in 1994. “It would have been nice to meet him and see what we had in common,” he said. Dustin Vogelar said he is very grateful to have connected with Gandolfo over his grandfather.

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A salute to veterans

Above: Kenai resident Betty Osborn, retired from the U.S. Air Force, stands for the signing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and posting of the colors Monday at the Kenai Senior Center. The community gathered for an evening of remembrance and celebration of veterans the day before Veterans Day. Local veterans organizations will host Veterans Day observances at 11 a.m. at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex today. Right: Students with the Mountain View Elementary School Choir sing patriotic songs Monday at the Kenai Senior Center. The concert was part of a evening of festivities to celebrate and remember veterans. Photos by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion

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Escape leads to security review of Kenai facility By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

State officials plan to review the Kenai Peninsula Youth Facility security policies after five inmates escaped following a riot that left two guards seriously injured Friday night. Karen Forrest, director of the state division of Juvenile Justice, said she is “saddened” by the incident that took place Friday when seven juvenile prisoners “engaged in a plot to overtake the staff at the facility and escape,” according to an

affidavit filed in Kenai Court Saturday. All five of the escapees were captured by Saturday night. Kenai police and Alaska State Troopers captured three of the five prisoners an hour after their escape. The three were found hiding in a Dumpster in the Kenai Multipurpose Facility parking lot at about 9:20 p.m. One of the three boys, Cody Rosenthal, 18, was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility where he was booked for riot, second-degree escape and second-degree theft. Rosenthal,

Responders rescued in attempt to rescue stranded boater By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

In an attempt to rescue a stranded boater Sunday night, four Central Emergency Services responders became stranded themselves before the five were rescued hours later. CES received a distress call at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday from a boater, Eric Ohlson, 47, of Anchorage, who experienced engine failure on his 22-foot vessel on Upper Skilak Lake. CES Health and Safety Officer Brad Nelson said the 22foot rigid hull inflatable rescue boat was deployed from the Funny River fire station. With no natural light and high winds by the time the crew of

four left the boat launch, the responders had limited visibility on the choppy water, he said. “It seemed like an easy rescue at first,” he said. “(The crew) got out into the water and it was nasty and windy out there and the waves pushed them into rocks and they got stuck.” The rescue boat ran aground near Caribou Island. Nelson said instead of risking another boat to get stuck in the rough conditions, Alaska State Troopers dispatched an aerial rescue through the Rescue Coordination Center. Master Sgt. Armando Soria, a controller with the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center said they received notification See RESCUE, page A-10

who turned 18 in September, was housed at the youth facility for “multiple criminal charges,” according to the affidavit. The other two juveniles, both 16, were captured Saturday in Nikiski and returned to the youth facility. Kenai police also arrested Sharon Berghone, 63, and Larry Crouse, 41, for harboring the two escapees. Berghone was charged with two counts of hindering prosecution in the first-degree, while Crouse was charged with one count of hindering prosecution. Both charges are class C felo-

nies and Berghone and Crouse were taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. Forrest said her department is immediately dealing with the aftermath and is taking a closer look at what led up to the situation, examining their policies and learning from what took place. “The event was impactful to the two people injured, the parents, to those who responded and the youths themselves,” Forrest said. “We are working to respond and move forward and learn from the event. If

there any practices that could help prevent this we want to know that.” The riot started while the nine teenagers were involved in a game activity at the 10-bed facility on Marathon Road. After assaulting the two guards, a set of keys was stolen from one of the guards and five juveniles escaped through the front doors, according to the affidavit. Two juvenile detention center guards were taken to Central Peninsula Hospital for serious injuries after they were attacked See ESCAPE, page A-10

Soldotna drivers getting used to roundabouts By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

Since the end of construction on the Binkley Street improvements, residents have been getting used to the new traffic patterns along Soldotna’s main roadway. “The intersections that were transformed into mini roundabouts have almost no wait times and very little congestion,” said Soldotna police officer Tobin Brennan. “The new intersections are doing their job.” Drivers are still getting used to the new system, so minor mishaps are not uncommon at this point, Brennan said. Around six fender benders have been reported C

‘We knew there would be a learning curve. It is to be expected when people are introduced to a whole new traffic pattern.’ — Soldotna police officer Tobin Brennan to the police department since construction began in May, he said. The most common issues Soldotna police are seeing are drivers failing to slow down as they approach the intersec-

tion, Brennan said. Officers also notice people who don’t yield to traffic already in the roundabout or acknowledge pedestrians attempting to cross through the intersections, he said. Once the police department began recording multiple instances of those issues, they started increasing traffic patrols along Binkley Street, Brennan said. “We knew there would be a learning curve,” Brennan said. “It is to be expected when people are introduced to a whole new traffic pattern.” Officers who notice drivers committing infractions have given out verbal warnings and See DRIVE, page A-10

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Research shines light on hummingbird life By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho — Hummingbirds are giving up some of their secrets. The perfecting of placing tiny numbered bands on their legs in the last decade has led researchers to discover hummingbirds can live longer than 10 years as opposed to the two or three once thought likely. And astonishing migrations have been found, with a Rufous hummingbird caught in Florida one winter showing up the following summer more than 3,500 miles away in southeast Alaska. Some birds have even been discovered wintering in areas where temperatures drop below zero degrees. “We’re learning a lot about hummingbirds through banding we never would have learned otherwise,” said Bruce Peterjohn, chief of the bird banding laboratory for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Maryland. Federal and state permits are required to capture hummingbirds, which are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. In the United States, Peterjohn said, there are some 225 hummingbird banders. About 125 are considered master bird banders because of the years they have spent perfecting the technique. An additional 100 banders trained by a master bird bander have sub-permits, though they are allowed to capture hummingbirds unsupervised. Despite the obstacles, the number of hummingbird banders has increased from about a dozen in the mid-1990s. That’s about when Fred Bassett started banding hummingbirds. “They know exactly what’s going on,” said Bassett, 68, a master bird bander who caught 1,900 hummingbirds in Idaho last summer but spends much of the winter at his home in Alabama. “They know humans are supposed to put up the feeders. They consider us C

to be their personal servants.” Bassett flew fighter jets before retiring from the U.S. Air Force in 1988 and still finds hummingbird flight amazing. “I envy them greatly for being able to fly like that — how they can maneuver, go from 0 to 50 miles per hour in about 10 feet,” he said. Besides advances in the tiny metal bands — which banders have to prepare themselves — breakthroughs have also been made in trapping equipment. Just as important, said Jessica Pollock, a research biologist with the Intermountain Bird Observatory at Boise State University, have been refinements in gathering information to give it greater relevance. “You need to have a standardized protocol,” she said. “You just can’t be willy-nilly.” Her group last year caught a record 635 hummingbirds, including 105 recaptures, during nine capture days between May and August on private property located about a mile south of Idaho City. Key to capturing hummingbirds, she said, is to go where there is an established feeding site put up by humans that has had time to attract generations of hummingbirds. “They’ll bring their kids, and there baby hummingbirds will bring theirs the next year,” Pollock said. “So you just get more and more every year.” Carl Rudeen, another hummingbird bander in Idaho, captured a record 768 hummingbirds in the state. He’s discovered that a new species of hummingbird, the Anna’s hummingbird, is starting to move into Idaho. “This year we caught two juveniles in August,” he said, “the first documentation of juveniles in Idaho.” His theory is that the species, which thrives in urban environments with human helpers, is moving from coastal areas to Idaho expecting to find hummingbird feeders at the ready. All the new information has led to yet more questions. For example, Peterjohn

said, it’s not clear if hummingbirds on their long migrations fly hundreds of miles at a time and make long layovers to refuel, or if they are making relatively short 30-mile flights. The longevity of hummingbirds is also unknown, with Peterjohn predicting birds in their teens will likely start showing as the banding program continues. A lack of banders in Mexico and central America is a problem though, he added.

And in Idaho, local banders are at a loss to explain why record numbers of hummingbirds were captured last summer. Some possibilities, Pollock said, range from a better breeding year to better migrating conditions. But researchers can only speculate. “Our knowledge has increased and made us realize how little we know and how much there still is to learn about hummingbirds,” Peterjohn said.

Monday Stocks Company Final Change Agrium Inc................97.88 -0.54 Alaska Air Group...... 56.32 +1.18 ACS...........................1.45 -0.05 Apache Corp........... 75.10 -1.42 AT&T........................ 35.12 +0.21 Baker Hughes...........51.64 -0.66 BP ............................41.86 -0.20 Chevron................... 117.92 -0.88 ConocoPhillips..........71.60 -0.58 ExxonMobil.............. 96.28 -0.31 1st Natl. Bank AK...1,670.00 -11.00 GCI.......................... 12.32 +0.53 Halliburton............... 53.63 -0.23 Harley-Davidson...... 66.48 +0.44 Home Depot............ 98.16 +0.52 McDonald’s...............95.11 +0.01 Safeway................... 34.89 +0.02 Schlumberger.......... 98.29 -0.44 Tesoro.......................71.43 -0.52 Walmart................... 79.44 +0.67 Wells Fargo.............. 53.83 -0.01 Gold closed............ 1,151.81 -26.18

Silver closed............ 15.60 -0.19 Dow Jones avg......17,613.74 +39.81 NASDAQ................ 4,651.62 +19.08 S&P 500................2,038.26 +6.34 Stock prices provided by the Kenai Peninsula Edward Jones offices.

Oil Prices Friday’s prices North Slope crude: $80.47, UP from $79.63 on Thursday West Texas Int.: $78.65, UP from $77.91 on Thursday

Clarion Question Results The Clarion question for last week was:

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Results are not scientific

Peninsula Clarion, Tuesday, November 11, 2014

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. • Take Off Pounds Sensibly, for all ages, meets at the Kenai Senior Center. For more information call 907-283-3451. • Toddler Story Time (18 Months-PreK) in the Children’s Area at the Soldotna Public Library. Get up and get moving with stories, songs, and silly fun that encourages your toddler’s language skills! For more information, call 907-262-4227. Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917. • Kenai Bridge Club plays party bridge at the Kenai Senior Center. Call 907-252-9330 or 907-283-7609. 1 p.m. • National Family Caregiver Support Group meets at the Soldotna Senior Center. Call Shelley at 907262-1280. • Free Seated Zumba Gold at the Kenai Senior Center. New participants, active older adults, and chair-bound or limited mobility participants are encouraged. 5:30 p.m. • Nikiski Senior Service Area board meets at the Nikiski Senior Center, 50810 Island Lake Road. Call 907-776-7654 for more information. 6 p.m. • ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) meets in Old Town Kenai. Contact Niki at 3949166 for directions. Kids are welcome at this potluck type event. 6:30 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous “Speaking of Solutions” group at Central Peninsula Hospital, Redoubt Room, Soldotna. 7 p.m. • Lost & Found Grief Self Help Group at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 Soldotna Ave. For more information, call 907-420-3979. 8 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “It works” at URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. • AA North Roaders Group Step and Traditions Study at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 907-242-9477. • Alcoholics Anonymous Ninichik support group at United Methodist Church, 15811 Sterling Highway, Ninilchik. Call 907-567-3574. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

Peninsula Clarion death notice and obituary guidelines: The Peninsula Clarion strives to report the deaths of all current and former Peninsula residents. Notices should be received within three months of the death. We offer two types of death reports: Pending service/Death notices: Brief notices listing full name, age, date and place of death; and time, date and place of service. These are published at no charge. Obituaries: The Clarion charges a fee to publish obituaries. Obituaries are prepared by families, funeral homes, crematoriums, and are edited by our staff according to newspaper guidelines. Obituaries up to 300 words are charged $50, which includes a one-year online guest book memoriam to on Legacy.com. Obituaries up to 500 words are charged $100, which also includes the one-year online guest book memoriam. Tax is not included. All charges include publication of a black and white photo. Obituaries outside these guidelines are handled by the Clarion advertising department. How to submit: Funeral homes and crematoriums routinely submit completed obituaries to the newspaper. Obituaries may also be submitted directly to the Clarion, online at www.peninsulaclarion.com, or by mail to: Peninsula Clarion, P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, Alaska, 99611. Pre-payment must accompany all submissions not already handled by a funeral home or crematorium. Deadlines: Submissions for Tuesday – Friday editions must be received by 2 p.m. the previous day. Submissions for Sunday and Monday editions must be received by 3 p.m. Friday. We do not process obituaries on Saturdays or Sundays unless submitted by funeral homes or crematoriums. Obituaries are placed on a space-available basis, prioritized by dates of local services. Copyright: All death notices and obituaries become property of the Clarion and may not be republished in any format. For more information, call the Clarion at 907-2837551.

Around the Peninsula AST accepting applications for Kenai Peninsula Citizen Academy Registration is open for the third Alaska State Troopers Citizen Academy offered in the Soldotna/Kenai area to promote and enhance citizen understanding and awareness of the role of troopers within the community. After two successful sessions in the Central Peninsula, the next will start on Jan. 13, 2015. The AST program is based on the Citizen Police Academy (CPA) model used by police agencies throughout the country. CPAs are intended to open the lines of communication between the community and their local police and help expand a police agency’s community-based efforts. AST’s Citizen Academy can also alleviate some misunderstanding by providing citizens a firsthand look at the statutes, regulations and policies that guide troopers in their daily duties. Starting in January, the academy will meet 6-9 p.m. every Tuesday through March 31, 2015. There will be a few Saturday field trips. Unless otherwise instructed, classes will be held at the Emergency Operations Center in Soldotna. Advance registration is required for the academy. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and reside in Alaska. Additionally, participants must pass a background investigation including a criminal history check. Felony and some misdemeanor convictions will preclude participation in the AST Citizens Academy. Application deadline is Dec. 12. Applications can be picked up and dropped off at the Alaska State Trooper posts located at 46333 Kalifornsky Beach Road or found on the AST Public Information Office website at http://www.dps.alaska.gov/PIO/citizenacademy.aspx. For more information, contact Dane Gilmore at 907-262-4453.

Food bank offers healthy eating classes

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Unlimited, talk fishing, find out what the chapter has been up to this past year, and learn how to become involved with events to come. There will be free appetizers and door prizes. Everyone is welcome; need not be a member to attend.

Community choir forming A new community choir, The Kenai Peninsula Singers, is open to everyone who wants to be there, whether it is their first time singing or they sang at The Met. The choir will rehearse every Tuesday night from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Kenai Central High School choir room. Call or email for more details: 907-283-2125 or simjnissen@gmail.com.

Gingerbread house contest under way The Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Ceter presents the 2nd annual Gingerbread House Contest. The contest is free to enter. Entries may be dropped off at the visitor center through Nov. 15. Prizes will be awarded in three ages groups: 12 and under; 13-17; and 18 and over. Houses will be on display Nov. 18-Dec. 20. For more information or to register, call 283-1991.

Electronics recycling available On Nov. 15, ReGroup is planning an Electronics Recycling Event from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Central Peninsula Landfill on the Sterling Highway. The event is free for households. Businesses and non-profits are invited to bring recyclable electronics in for free with the exception of monitors ($15/each) and televisions ($0.18/pound). Businesses and non-profits are asked to schedule an appointment on Nov. 15 to minimize congestion at the Central Peninsula Transfer Center. For more information, call 252-2773.

Coast Guard Auxiliary to meet

Want to eat healthy on a limited budget? Attend family friendThe Kenai Flotilla of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will ly nutrition classes featuring ways to eat healthy at the Kenai conduct its monthly meeting on Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. at the Nikiski Peninsula Food Bank Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 Fire Station #1, 44800 Kenai Spur Highway. through Dec. 11. Attend one or all. Classes include free recipes, The public is cordially invited to come and sharing ideas and samples, with door prizes available. For more information call information about paring safety. For more information, please 262-3111. contact the Flotilla Commander, 907-776-8522, or the Vice Flotilla Commander, 907-776-8457.

Apostolic Assembly taking cookie orders

The Apostolic Assembly of Jesus Christ is taking orders for its annual Christmas cookie box sale. Assorted Christmas cookies are for sale by pre-order only. The cost is $5 per dozen, or $4 per dozen for ordes of 20 dozen or more. Call Liz at 262-5525 or Diane at 262-1714 by Dec. 4 to place an order. Cookies will be ready for pick-up or delivery on Dec. 10.

Car seat check up events scheduled Children of all ages need special care when riding in motor vehicles. Stop in at a Safe Kids Kenai Peninsula event to have a child passenger safety technician check to make sure your child is riding safely in your vehicle. Kenai Fire Department — 1-3 p.m. Nov. 12, Dec. 8, Jan. 21. Nikiski Fire Station — 1-3 p.m. Nov. 6, Dec. 12. For an individual appointment contact: Safe Kids Kenai Peninsula Coalition/Central Peninsula Hospital, Jane Fellman, RN/Coordinator, at 714-4539 or safekids@cpgh.org.

Take a break with a craft fair Peninsula Take-a-Break’s annual craft fair fundraiser benefitting Stonecroft Ministries and luncheon will be held on Nov. 12, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Solid Rock Conference Center. Donated crafts and collectibles will be appreciated. Inspirational speaker is Shirley Lowe. Cost of the luncheon is $12 with complimentary child care available. For further information and reservations call Susan at 335-6789.

Gaming day at Soldotna library

Visit the Soldotna Public Library Nov. 15 for a day of strategy game playing and game testing from 1-5 p.m. in the Community Room. Be one of the few to game test the next big strategy game Serfs and Soldiers. Similar to the games “Settlers of Catan” and “Chess,” Serfs and Soldiers has you exploring for resources while defending your land using strategy and tactics. Light snacks will be provided. Settlers of Catan, Ages of Empires, Chess, and other games will be available for play. Don’t pass up the opportunity to help shape and form the proCook Inlet RCAC board meets totype of this exciting game! For more information, call 907Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council (Cook Inlet 262-4227. RCAC) will hold its regular Board of Directors meeting at The Hotel Captain Cook (939 W. 5th Ave.) in Anchorage on Dec. Elder law clinic at Soldotna library 5, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome to attend. For more information or an agenda, please call 1-800-652-7222 or A free legal clinic for those who would like more informa907-283-7222. Board materials will be available online just prior tion about Elder Law is scheduled for Nov. 19 at 5:30 p.m. in to the meeting. the Community Room at the Soldotna Public Library. You will learn about advanced health care directives, guardianship and conservatorship, power of attorney, probate, and wills. ApplicaTrout Unlimited plans social tions for Alaska Legal Services will be available if you are in Kenai Peninsula Chapter of Trout Unlimited is hosting a so- need of assistance from an attorney. Sponsored by Alaska Legal cial on Nov. 14 at 6 p.m., at Mykel’s Restaurant, in their ban- Services Corporation. Questions? Call the Kenai ALSC office quet room. Stop by and get to know your local chapter of Trout 907-395-0352.

Groups advocate for walrus habitat By DAN JOLING Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Six environmental groups sued Monday to throw out a federal agency rule that concludes oil exploration off Alaska’s northwest coast has a negligible effect on walrus. The groups claim the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has understated the effects of booming seismic airguns, ship traffic and other industrial activity as it promulgated a fiveyear walrus harassment rule. The agency has acknowledged there could be more significant disturbances when walrus gather in an important feeding area, Hanna Shoal, said Earthjustice attorney Erik Grafe. She promised to review the potential for harm in a forum that does not allow public comment. That’s illegal, Grafe said. “What we’re looking for is a rule to be vacated because the agency is trying to have it both ways,” Grafe said.

The lawsuit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Andrea Medeiros said by email the agency does not comment on pending litigation. The six groups — Alaska Wilderness League, Center for Biological Diversity, Greenpeace, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club and Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands — say petroleum exploration and drilling will harm a species already suffering from the effects of climate warming. The drilling will chase walrus out of important feeding areas. “These oil company activities in their critical feeding areas will just add to their woes,” Grafe said. Chukchi Sea walrus, a population shared with Russia, spend winters in the Bering Sea. When summer arrives and ice begins to melt, females and their young ride the sea ice edge

north through the Bering Strait into the Chukchi Sea. Walrus cannot swim indefinitely and use ice as a diving platform to reach snails, clams and worms on the shallow continental shelf. In recent years, sea ice has receded north beyond shallow continental shelf waters into remote Arctic Ocean water, where depths exceed 2 miles and walrus cannot dive to the bottom. Starting in 2007, without sea ice over shallow water, walrus have come to Alaska shores to rest in record numbers. An estimated 35,000 gathered near Point Lay this year, packed shoulder-to-shoulder in groups that leaves young animals vulnerable to stampedes. Royal Dutch Shell PLC has conducted preliminary drilling

in the Chukchi and could return next year. One of its prime prospects is about eight miles from Hanna Shoal, a 9,500-square mile critical feeding area that begins 75 miles off the village of Wainwright. Walrus forced to rest on shore continue to make an exhausting swims to feed there, Grafe said, but could be chased off by drilling. The lawsuit seeks to vacate the current five-year rule, which kicked in last year and come up with a version that accurately assesses the effects of exploration within Hanna Shoal. The agency also could require that oil companies apply to operate near Hanna Shoal under a different rule that is subject to public notice and comment, Grafe said.

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A reminder to remember Today is Veterans’ Day, a day set aside

each year to thank and honor veterans for their service and sacrifice. That reason was first expressed by President Woodrow Wilson when he proclaimed the first of what was called Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with lots of pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations.” Wilson was marking the first anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. The day was meant to celebrate peace, and to honor WWI veterans. Congress made it a legal holiday in 1938. Over the years, the honoring of all veterans was included, and Congress changed the holiday’s name to Veterans Day in 1954. With Americans — including many from the Kenai Peninsula — currently serving in harm’s way, and with our area home to many more veterans, let’s use today’s observances as a reminder not just to think of our nation’s veterans today, but to give thanks for their service and sacrifice — as well as all those who have sacrificed to support them on the homefront — every day.

Coolidge for president in 2016

NEW YORK — At a dinner sponsored by the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation last Thursday (I am an unpaid national advisory board member), there was a debate about wealth redistribution. A team of Canadian students who think government should “spread the wealth around” faced off against a team of American students who think government has no business doing any such thing. The theme continued when former Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas) debated Chrystia Freeland, a member of Canadian Parliament. While all of this was informative, civil, interesting and at times entertaining, the final speaker, CNBC commentator Larry Kudlow, may have uttered the most profound thought of the evening. While Kudlow takes the traditional conservative position when it comes to economics, he said what would help individuals as well as the nation the most is for people to “get married.” He said it loudly, and the super-sophisticated New Yorkers in the room fell momentarily silent. When the shock wore off, many heads began to nod. Kudlow’s point was that marriage gives people a reason to work, a home one hopes is stable, and children for whom two parents feel responsible. Sociologists have reached the same con-

clusion over many years. In her book, “One Marriage Under God: The Campaign To Promote Marriage in America,” sociologist Melanie Heath writes, “Married people” — for whatever reason — “are happi- Cal Thomas er, healthier and better off financially.” The point I took from the speakers at the Coolidge dinner was that the real power to influence a life does not lie in or emanate from Washington, D.C., whichever party is in power. Instead, it comes from the millions of personal decisions each person makes for his or her own life. How many politicians today would dare to admonish people who are living together to get married? And yet for not just economic reasons, doesn’t it seem the wisest course for most to take when one considers the benefits? Cohabiters may look at their divorced parents as an excuse not to marry, but that is an excuse, not a sufficient reason. One might better consider successful marriages, instead of failed ones, and emulate what made the good ones work. At the Coolidge dinner, the organiza-

tion’s chairwoman, Amity Shlaes, passed out buttons that said “Coolidge in ‘16.” Although the 30th president died in 1933, his ideas and philosophy of life are being given new life by events like these. If his ideas worked — and Coolidge’s did because they were born from a Puritan ethic that founded and sustained America well into the 20th century, making the 1920s roar economically — why not reconsider those ideas, updating them as necessary and applying them to solve today’s problems, rather than skipping from one failed policy to another? Back to marriage. The Coolidges had an unusual relationship, but it worked for them. Grace was vivacious and outgoing, her husband quite the opposite. And yet there was genuine love. Few men have ever uttered more noble words about their wives than what Coolidge said of his: “She has borne with my infirmities and I have rejoiced in her graces.” Larry Kudlow seemed to be suggesting — and I would agree with him — that you don’t get that kind of affirmation outside of a committed marital relationship, which also makes for stronger families, economies and nations. Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribune.com.

Quotable “He said, “I don’t want Korean food, that’s all I’ve been eating for the last two years.’” — Terri Chung, quoting her brother, Kenneth Bae, the U.S. citizen freed after a 2-year imprisonment in North Korea.

Grant Lake project needs more public input

“We’re still thankful we’ve had a lot of great support in this community but I’d be lying if I said that it didn’t make me a little bit nervous thinking about people from the other side of the debate and how they might react to me.” Homer Electric Association (HEA) — Kaci Hickox, the nurse from Maine who defied quarantine staff and several hired consultants were attempts after treating Ebola patients in West Africa. in Moose Pass on Nov. 6 at a public meeting on environmental impact studies for “There’s also a much bigger allure to use these skills to make the Grant Lake Hydro Electric Project. money, in a criminal sense” HEA went to great lengths to show that — Marc Maiffret, a hacker turned cybersecurity expert on the the Project will have virtually no impact vulnerability of the internet today compared to 20 years ago. on existing salmon habitat, and that once the facility goes on line, it will actually “U.S. attorneys are rarely elevated directly to this position, so help fish. Indeed, the current version of I look forward to learning more about her, how she will interact the project, which no longer includes a with Congress, and how she proposes to lead the department.” dam, involves the use of outflow from — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the top Republican Grant Lake that would be run through on the Judiciary Committee, on Loretta Lynch, an underground tunnel to a penstock who is expected to be nominated by President and power house located downstream Barack Obama to be the next attorney general. on Grant Creek while storing peak flows from the creek to benefit habitat in tributaries. Regardless of the win-win image of the Grant Lake Project HEA attempts to pres By GARRY TRUDEAU ent, however, we may never know what sort of impacts it will have on water and salmon until it is too late because HEA has elected not to participate in the formal Integrated Licensing Process under Federal Energy Regulatory Act guidelines. While HEA consultants have discussed the studies with state and federal agencies through a series of meetings held in 2013 and 2014, this does not include the give-and-take between the licensee, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, other State, Federal and tribal government entities, conservation groups and other stakeholders of the formal process. Also, the ILP process requires the licensee to create a study plan that includes an intensive schedule of reports, meetings and multiple opportunities for stakeholder participation in the process (in the form of comments, challenges to the studies and appeals). Indeed, the one and only chance for the public input on the Grant Lake studies, was a public meeting sponsored by HEA in Moose Pass near the Project location last week. Needless to say, HEA’s decision to ignore the formal study plan process did not go over well with most of the public participants at the meeting, in part because Moose Pass and Seward, which are outside of the HEA service area, will receive most of the potential environmental impacts and none of the energy benefits of the Project. Neither

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the chamber of commerce, Rotary clubs and tables at public events. Could it be that oices HEA’s reluctance to obtain input on the project is because it has reserved the right of the to sell the energy to outside utilities and the project, ultimately may not even benefit eninsula HEA members? Either way, needed are additional pubH al S hepherd lic meetings on the study plan so that the public can make an informed decision as to did it help that, regardless of the fact whether the project is appropriate and benthat if public comment is to be allowed eficial for the Kenai Watershed and HEA at such events this is traditionally stated customers. in the meeting notices, the Moose Pass Hal Shepherd is director of the Center participants were not informed that they could comment on the studies until after for Water Advocacy in Homer. arriving at the meeting. HEA attempts to downplay the almost non-existent public process related to the Grant Lake Project, by observing that the opportunity for the public input on the licensing decision starts in earE-mail: news@peninsulaclarion.com nest with the draft licensing application Write: Fax: which will be issued in early 2015. This Peninsula Clarion 907-283-3299 P.O. Box 3009 Questions? Call: conclusion, however, leaves out the fact Kenai, AK 99611 907-283-7551 that FERC, generally relies heavily on the results of the study plan when making licensing decisions. In this case, The Peninsula Clarion welcomes therefore, once FERC receives the study letters and attempts to publish all reports drafted, coordinated and conthose received, subject to a few trolled almost entirely by Project proguidelines: ponents, any licensing decision, along n All letters must include the writer’s with the irreversible impacts on salmon name, phone number and address. and water would, likely, be a foregone n Letters are limited to 500 words conclusion. and may be edited to fit available More importantly, the proposed projspace. Letters are run in the order ect is all that remains of what was once they are received. a proposal to build a network of multiple n Letters addressed specifically to hydroelectric that would have industrialanother person will not be printed. ized the headwaters of the Kenai River n Letters that, in the editor’s judgwatershed. This proposal was dropped ment, are libelous will not be only after a grass roots effort rose up in printed. opposition to the hydropower network n The editor also may exclude letand its impacts to natural flows, the ecoters that are untimely or irrelevant logical and hydrological health of tributarto the public interest. ies and cumulative impacts downstream. n Short, topical poetry should be In the absence of public participation in submitted to Poet’s Corner and will the Grant Lake project, therefore, could not be printed on the Opinion page. the original project concept rear it’s ugly n Submissions from other publicahead once again? tions will not be printed. Also, when HEA representatives are n Applause letters should recognize asked whether they plan to have a public public-spirited service and contribumeeting in Homer on the Project, the retions. Personal thank-you notes will sponse is that they have been communicatnot be published. ing to the public through meetings with

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Business What to expect in the new Congress

Central Peninsula Hospital awarded ‘A’ by Hospital Safety Score

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In this Nov. 4 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., joined by his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, smiles as he is greeted by supporters Taxes at his victory party in Louisville, Ky. The shift in power in Congress may give small Party differences dim chances for a big businesses help with taxes and regulations, but not the sweeping changes many federal income tax overhaul, says Dan owners want.

Republicans aren’t expected to try to repeal the health care law, but they are likely to try to change parts of the law small businesses oppose, NSBA’s McCracken says. Some owners oppose a portion of the law that declares employees who work C

30 or more hours a week full-time. Those workers must be offered affordable coverage if a business will have 100 or more employees in 2015. There’s a good chance Republicans will try to ease that requirement, Danner says. Republicans have opposed what they’ve seen as an increase in regulations issued by the Obama administration that affect small business. They’ll be in a stronger position to overrule some of them, including some from the Environmental Protection Agency, McCracken says.

Immigration Disagreements over making borders more secure are expected to make it difficult for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration legislation. Many small businesses want visa programs expanded because they can’t find enough workers in the U.S. But Obama could issue executive orders to address immigration is-

sues. “It’s not ideal, but it’s better than getting nothing done,” says John Arensmeyer, CEO of Small Business Majority.

Minimum wage Republicans have opposed Obama’s calls for the federal hourly minimum wage to be raised to $10.10 from $7.25. But voters in five states cast ballots in favor of a higher minimum, including usually conservative Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. The success of those referendums and legislative votes this year to raise the minimum in 10 other states may encourage Republicans to support a higher federal minimum, says Holly Sklar, director of the advocacy group Business for a Fair Minimum Wage. They may also be more inclined to raise the minimum, last increased in 2009, as the 2016 election approaches, she says.

How to lose $20 million in a year How could someone lose $20 million in a year? You’re about to find out just how easy it is to go from life-changing, neverhave-to-work-again rich to I-can’t-believeit’s-all-gone in less than 12 months. Let’s look at a hypothetical baseball player. He’s worked hard to develop his natural athletic abilities, and one day he gets the call. A California team will pay him $20 million for a single year — this is an amount that would take the average American worker nearly 500 years to earn. The national media reports this and the small town where he grew up throws the young man a parade to celebrate his good fortune. But before the first piece of confetti falls, our ball-player has already lost over half his money and he probably doesn’t even know it. After $10.9 million of taxes and commission, this leaves our athlete with $9.1 million — a whopping 55 percent drop in money from the headlines everyone read just a day earlier and before he even puts on his baseball mitt. Now let’s assume our player gets a divorce from his high school sweetheart whom he’s been married to for a couple of years. California is a community property state, which means any salary earned is deemed marital property and is subject to a 50 percent split in a divorce. Our player is a public figure and is a target for a lawsuit. He was not in the wrong, but he was advised to settle out of court. Real estate never goes down, right? His financial advisor pitched him on a development project that ran out of money and went bankrupt, taking our athlete’s money with it. The siren call of owning his own restaurant was too loud and convincing to ignore. What sounded like a safe investment turned out to be as bad as the food they served. Who wouldn’t want to invest in the next Google or Twitter? The tech company pitch sounded promising, but failed to materialize. The website went down along with his money. When everyone thinks he’s worth $20 million, surely he can afford a small loan among family, right? They supported him through the highs and the lows. His goal has always been to repay them, so he buys them a modest house in the suburbs. He can’t let his mom continue to drive her 15 year-old clunker, so he helps her pick out a nice new Lexus. He needs to drive to practice, so he leases a car for himself and one for his wife. He knows people who make $100,000 a year splurge on a $25,000 vacation, so this trip doesn’t seem out of his budget. After getting burned in the real estate deal, he thinks it is prudent to lease a house

Business News n The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon today at Froso’s Restaurant. A presentation from Kenai Peninsula United Way Executive Director Lisa Roberts is planned. RSVP to 262-9814. At noon on Nov. 18, the chamber will have a spotlight on local businesses at Froso’s. n The Kenai Chamber of Commerce next meets at noon Nov. 19 at the Kenai Visitors Center. Joe LoSciuto, president of ASRC Energy Services Marine Support, will give a presentation on the refurbishment of Rig Tenders Marine Terminal, additional capabilities and services of Marine Support. RSVP to 283-1991.

NEW YORK — The shift in power in Congress may give small businesses help with taxes and regulations, but there’s little expectation that sweeping changes are in store. In fact, more gridlock could be on the way. Although Republicans won a majority in the Senate in Tuesday’s election, Democrats have enough votes to prevent GOP leadership from cutting off filibusters aimed at stalling legislation. And President Barack Obama can veto bills. That could result in little getting accomplished. But the approaching 2016 presidential election might motivate lawmakers to come up with legislation Democrats and Republicans can agree on, says Todd McCracken, president of the National Small Business Association. He expects less fighting over spending bills than in recent years. Partisan disagreements caused the government’s 16-day partial shutdown in 2013. What small business advocates expect in the next Congress:

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Danner, president of the National Federation of Independent Business. That would keep many individual business owners in a higher tax bracket than many corporations have. Small business groups have been lobbying for lower tax rates for individual owners. Obama wants corporate tax rates reduced. But there could be more support in Congress for a permanent extension of a deduction that allows small businesses to deduct up-front rather than depreciate the costs of some equipment. The deduction for 2014 is $25,000, but is expected to be increased by Dec. 31; it was $500,000 in 2013.

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instead of buying. He’s proud of himself for cutting this expense from $500,000 down to something more reasonable. Stuff adds up, and he finds himself spending $500,000 Robert Pagliarini on living expenses to live a fairly normal life. If you add up these expenses, the total comes to . . . you guessed it . . . $4,550,000. And just like, that our guy is broke. His only assets are some used home furnishings and a worthless loan to a family member. Take a close look at how he “lost” his $20 million. Many of the items that destroyed his wealth he had very little if any control over — taxes, commissions, lawsuit, and divorce — total almost $16 million of his expenses. This athlete lost 80 percent of his salary on things he couldn’t control. And can we really fault him for the remaining 20 percent he spent? He made several investments he thought were smart such as real estate and technology and helped his family. Certainly things many people in his situation might consider. I sat down with sports agent Leigh Steinberg of Steinberg Sports & Entertainment and we had a lengthy conversation about money and athletes. Contrary to popular wisdom, athletes don’t lose their money by overspending. Leigh says, “It’s very difficult for a high-paid athlete to spend their way into bankruptcy. When you earn $10 million a year, buying a $175,000 car instead of a $100,000 isn’t going to make much difference. What really gets these guys are not the cars, jewelry, or even houses, it is the big three — divorce, poor tax planning, and bad investments.” Leigh went on to say, “Many of the players also have an illusion that their rate of income they earn as a professional athlete will continue over their lifetime.” His advice? “Work with a competent financial advisor from the beginning who can be part of the team and help you get started on the right path,” Leigh encourages. I also spoke with Adisa Bakari, veteran sports agent and Chair of The Sports Entertainment Group at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. Bakari recently conducted his firm’s annual NFL client retreat where I provided the keynote address. The theme for this year’s retreat was “Ensuring That Today’s Professional Athletes Remain Tomorrow’s Millionaires.” Bakari, like Steinberg, agrees that overspending, while a problem for some, is not the real culprit. Instead, Bakari points to the lack of com-

prehensive business and legal representation received by professional athletes. “It is beyond dispute that the issues affecting today’s professional athlete are far too complex for a solo sports agent to handle. Yet this outdated model of representation remains in vogue. Simply put, the money is too large and the issues are too complex to be handled by a traditional, singular sports agency. Today’s professional athletes are corporate executives and thus require a business team that can adequately protect all of their business concerns.” The athlete or sudden wealth recipient is ultimately responsible for his or her decisions. Robert Raiola, senior tax manager with O’Connor Davies, says “It is a big challenge to convince athletes to monitor their spending from the beginning of their career. I work closely with them to curb any desires that they may have to overextend themselves financially while keeping an eye on their second career.” Can you see how relatively easy it is to lose 50 percent, 75 percent, or even 100 percent of your money in this situation? With better financial planning, our athlete could still be set financially for life. However, it’s not just a professional athlete problem. Turning sudden wealth into lasting wealth is a challenge for anyone. I’ve had “regular” people from all over the world call me who have also gone through millions of dollars and are looking to save what they still have. It’s hard to make a buck; but it’s relatively easy to lose $20 million. We don’t have to feel badly for them — we’d all like the chance to earn $20 million and to see how we’d respond — but at the least we can see that it’s not always immaturity, intelligence, or exclusively dumb decisions for why athletes go broke. Although I’ve shown how quickly it is to go broke after sudden wealth, the truth is bankruptcy isn’t inevitable. Most of the money that is lost as a result of sudden wealth is entirely preventable — yes, even many of the issues our athlete faced above that appeared beyond his control could have been prevented or minimized. Athletes and others who experience a windfall can protect their money to ensure their sudden wealth turns into lasting wealth, but they need more than good financial, tax, and legal advice. Future columns will discuss the requirements and the mechanics to make this happen. Robert Pagliarini is a CBS MoneyWatch columnist and the author of “The Other 8 Hours: Maximize Your Free Time to Create New Wealth & Purpose” and the national best-seller “The Six Day Financial Makeover.” C

Central Peninsula Hospital was honored with an “A” grade in the Fall 2014 Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries and infections. The Hospital Safety Score is compiled under the guidance of the nation’s leading experts on patient safety and is administered by The Leapfrog Group, an independent industry watchdog. The first and only hospital safety rating to be peer‐reviewed in the Journal of Patient Safety, the Score is free to the public and designed to give consumers information they can use to protect themselves and their families when facing a hospital stay. “This is the fourth year in a row that Central Peninsula Hospital received an ‘A’ grade from Leapfrog, it is also the fourth year in a row that CPH is the only hospital in Alaska to receive an ‘A’ grade,” said Rick Davis, CEO of Central Peninsula Hospital. CPGH, Inc., Board President Trena Richardson added, “Our physicians and employees should be extremely proud of the ‘A’ grade as it demonstrates their commitment to patient safety and the care of members of our community.” Developed under the guidance of Leapfrog’s Blue Ribbon Expert Panel, the Hospital Safety Score uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” score representing a hospital’s overall capacity to keep patients safe from preventable harm. More than 2,500 U.S. general hospitals were assigned scores in fall 2014, with about 31‐percent receiving an “A” grade. The Hospital Safety Score is fully transparent, with a full analysis of the data and methodology used in determining grades available online at www.hospitalsafetyscore.org.

Job Center hosts training The following job skills workshops will be offered at the Peninsula Job Center the week of Nov. 17: Monday, Nov. 17 — 9:30 a.m., ALEXsys Job Leads; 10:30 a.m., Introduction to ALEXsys and the Job Center; 2 p.m., Resume Writing Workshop Tuesday, Nov. 18 — 10:30 a.m., Career Ready 101 Lab; 1 p.m., GED Orientation Wednesday, Nov. 19 — 9 a.m., WorkKeys® Testing Thursday, Nov. 20 — 10:30 a.m., Interviewing Skills Workshop Friday, Nov. 21 — No workshops offered All workshop are free of charge to the public Those interested in attending any workshops offered at the Peninsula Job Center can reserve space by clicking on the “Schedule Workshops” option located on the main screen in your ALEXsys account (www.jobs.alaska.gov ), call 3353010, or visit the job center located in Kenai at 11312 Kenai Spur Hwy., Suite #2. Business hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. excluding state and federal holidays.

Business workshops offered Small business workshops will be offered weekly in Fairbanks and by videoconference in Soldotna. The series is hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and the UAF Community and Technical College. Kathryn Dodge, Extension economic development specialist, said the workshops will offer guidance to small business owners interested in starting or expanding their businesses. Participants may attend one or all of the workshops. The topics include: n How to get a small business loan, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 Each class costs $25. Register online at http://bit.ly/cesworkshops. See more information about the classes and videoconference locations at www.uaf.edu/ces. Instructors will include Fairbanks attorney John Burns; accountant Paul Robinson; Scott Swingle of the Small Business Administration; Russ Talvi of the Alaska Small Business Development Center; Paul Bauer of the Spirit of Alaska Federal Credit Union; and Adam Krynicki of the UAF Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization. For more information, contact Dodge at 474-6497 or kdodge@alaska.edu.

SBA accepting Small Business Week Award Nominations The U.S. Small Business Administration - Alaska district office has announced the opening of SBA’s online portal and is ready to accept nominations for its 2015 National Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year award. SBA has been following the mantra - Smart, Bold and Accessible in the way the agency conducts business. This is now the third year SBA has been using the online portal submission process, a great and smart improvement from years past. The improved dedicated web portal http://awards.sba. gov provides all the guidelines and has made it much easier to submit and track submissions of nominees for National Small Business Week. All nominations must be submitted online, postmarked or hand delivered to the SBA no later than 3 p.m. EST, Jan. 5, 2015. In addition to the portal, nominations can also be sent directly to SBA’s Alaska District Office. For contact information and other District Office information visit online at www.sba.gov/ak, call 800-755-7034 or visit in person at 420 L Street, Suite 300, Anchorage, Alaska.

What’s new in your business? Have you opened a new business, moved to a new location, hired a new person or promoted an employee? Send us your information at news@peninsulaclarion. com, fax it to 907-283-3299, or drop it by the Clarion at 150 Trading Bay in Kenai. Questions? Call 907-335-1251.

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Nation & World

Around the World Federal agencies struggle to combat cyberattacks; employee missteps worsen problems They have clicked links in bogus phishing emails, opened malware-laden websites and been tricked by scammers into sharing information. Federal employees and contractors scattered across more than a dozen agencies, from the Defense and Education departments to the National Weather Service, are responsible for at least half of federal cyberincidents each year since 2010, according to an Associated Press analysis of records. One was redirected to a hostile site after connecting to a video of tennis star Serena Williams. A few act intentionally, most famously former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who downloaded and leaked documents revealing the government’s collection of phone and email records. Then there was the contract worker who lost equipment containing the confidential information of millions of Americans, including Robert Curtis, of Monument, Colorado. “I was angry, because we as citizens trust the government to act on our behalf,” he said. Curtis, according to court records, was besieged by identity thieves after someone stole data tapes that the contractor left in a car, exposing the health records of about 5 million current and former Pentagon employees and their families.

US reviewing democracy work in hostile countries; may ban risky aid-agency projects WASHINGTON The State Department said Monday it was reviewing some of its secretive democracy-promotion programs in hostile countries after The Associated Press reported that the nation’s global development agency may effectively end risky undercover work in those environments. The proposed changes follow an AP investigation this year into work by the U.S. Agency for International Development, which established a Twitter-like service in Cuba and secretly sought to recruit a new generation of dissidents there while hiding ties to the U.S. government. The agency’s proposed changes could move some of that work under America’s diplomatic apparatus. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki declined to elaborate on the plan Monday, saying it was “premature” because of ongoing deliberations. “We continue to believe we need to find creative ways to promote positive change in Cuba, but beyond that, we’re still assessing what any change or what any impact would be,” she said. USAID’s proposed policy closely mirrors a Senate bill this summer, which would prohibit the agency from spending money on democracy programs in countries that reject the agency’s assistance and where USAID would have to go to “excessive lengths to protect program beneficiaries and participants.” In turn, some of USAID’s high-risk democracy efforts would likely be moved under the State Department, according to government officials familiar with discussions about the policy who were not authorized to talk about the matter publicly. Other programs could shift to the National Endowment for Democracy, a nonprofit group that receives money from the U.S. government.

Wealth gap widens, educated workers escape downward pull by leaving their hometowns DANVILLE, Ill. This Illinois city already was struggling when Tara Holycross and her friends were kids riding their bikes to Custard Cup, swimming at the park district pool and hanging out in the Wendy’s parking lot. Manufacturers that provided thousands of well-paying, middle-class jobs; General Motors, General Electric, Hyster were closing. Neighborhoods were crumbling. By the time Holycross graduated from high school in 2004, a city best known for its massive downtown grain elevator was scrambling to create new opportunities. Ten years later, this city of 32,500 still is struggling. But Holycross and some of her classmates are doing just fine because they moved. They’re doctors and athletic trainers, software specialists and financial advisers. They’re living all over the country from Chicago to Charleston, South Carolina, to Boulder, Colorado where they found solid jobs that reward the kind of education they have. Holycross and four classmates interviewed said about half of their class of fewer than 50 left town, and those they’re in touch with landed good positions. “I knew there wasn’t an opportunity for me to have my career” in Danville, said Holycross, 28, a third-generation native who now works as an athletic trainer in Beloit, Wisconsin, about 90 miles northwest of Chicago.

Rockies, northern Plains get blast of wintry weather; frigid air pushes into several states PIERRE, S.D. blast of wintry weather blew into parts of the Rockies and Upper Midwest on Monday, bringing a foot of snow in some areas, along with plunging temperatures. The cold weather is expected to eventually blanket the central U.S. from the Rockies to the Great Lakes region. The frigid air was pushed in by a powerful storm that hit Alaska with hurricane-force winds over the weekend, and threatened to bury several states in snow and send temperatures as much as 40 degrees below average. A look at the storm and its effects: BUT IT’S NOT EVEN WINTER YET The storm began dropping snow in the Rockies and northern Plains Sunday evening. By Monday afternoon, areas of northwest Montana saw 14 inches of snow. Parts of the Dakotas saw as much 8 inches, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In Minnesota, the National Weather Service said a community in the central part of the state had seen more than 16 inches of snow. Northwest Wisconsin communities such as Webster saw 11 inches.

US Postal Service hacked By TOM RAUM Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service said Monday it had been hacked, potentially compromising sensitive information about its employees such as names and addresses, Social Security numbers, emergency contacts and other information. The FBI said it was leading a multi-agency investigation into the breach, which took effect in mid-September. The intrusion was similar to those reported by other federal agencies as well as in the private sector. The agency isn’t recommending that its customers take any action. “The intrusion is limited in scope, and all operations of the Postal Service are functioning normally,” said Postal Service spokesman David Partenheimer. He said that customers at local post offices or those using its website, usps.com, were not affected, but that people who used its call center may have had telephone numbers, email addresses and other information compromised. Partenheimer said the attacks affected Postal Service

‘Fortunately, we have seen no evidence of malicious use of the compromised data, and we are taking steps to help our employees protect against any potential misuse of their data.’ — Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe workers across the board, from the postmaster general to letter carriers to those who work in the inspector general’s office. The Postal Service provided no immediate information on how many people may have been affected. It said it employs over 800,000 workers. Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union, called the hacking “troubling.” “We’re starting to get feedback immediately. People are concerned,” Dimondstein said in an interview. He said that, so far, the hacking “doesn’t seem to have affected the public at all and doesn’t seem to have affected credit cards, bank accounts and things like that.” “What we don’t know is whether the Postal Service did

everything they could to protect the employees,” he said. He said the union did not get a heads-up about the two breaches from the Postal Service officials even though they happened weeks ago. However, the agency did notify congressional staffers about the hacking in classified briefings on October 22 and November 7, said Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, senior Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “The increased frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks upon both public and private entities highlights the need for greater collaboration to improve data security,” Cummings wrote Monday in a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe.

In a statement, Donahoe depicted cyber-attacks as “an unfortunate fact of life these days” for every organization connected to the Internet. “The United States Postal Service is no different.” “Fortunately, we have seen no evidence of malicious use of the compromised data, and we are taking steps to help our employees protect against any potential misuse of their data,” the postmaster general said. The issue is sure to come up at a previously scheduled Postal Service public meeting on Friday morning at agency headquarters here. FBI spokesman Joshua Campbell confirmed his agency is leading a multi-agency investigation of the hacking but declined to discuss details. “Impacted individuals should take steps to monitor and safeguard their personally identifiable information and report any suspected instances of identity theft to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov,” he said. The Postal Service said disclosing the breach when it first occurred could have jeopardized the agency’s efforts to fix the problem.

Suicide bomber kills 48 in Nigeria By ADAMU ADAMU and MICHELLE FAUL Associated Press Writer

POTISKUM, Nigeria — Disguised in a school uniform, a suicide bomber set off explosives hidden in a backpack during an assembly Monday at a high school in northern Nigeria, killing at least 48 students and wounding 79 others. It was the latest attack by suspected Boko Haram militants who kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls earlier this year. Soldiers rushed to the grisly scene, spattered with body parts, but were chased away by a stone-throwing crowd angry at the military’s inability to halt a 5-year-old Islamic insurgency that has targeted schools and killed thousands. The Islamic militants — whose name means “Western education is sinful” in the local Hausa language — have intensified the tempo and deadliness of attacks since the government announced last month that the group had agreed to a cease-fire and that the schoolgirls would be released imminently. Boko Haram’s leader has denied any cease-fire deal and the girls have not been set free. Monday’s bombing came one week after a suicide attack in Potiskum, the capital of Yobe state, killed 30 people taking part in a religious procession by moderate Muslims. Some 2,000 students had gathered for a weekly assembly at the Government Technical Science College when the explosion ripped through the school hall, survivors said. “We were waiting for the principal to address us, around 7:30 a.m., when we heard a deafening sound and I was blown off my feet. People

— The Associated Press

‘We were waiting for the principal to address us, around 7:30 a.m., when we heard a deafening sound and I was blown off my feet. People started screaming and running. I saw blood all over my body.’ — Musa Ibrahim Yahaya, 17-year-old student started screaming and running. I saw blood all over my body,” 17-year-old student Musa Ibrahim Yahaya said from his hospital bed, where he was being treated for head wounds. Survivors said the bomber hid the explosives in a type of backpack popular with students. Months ago Nigeria’s military reported finding a bomb factory where explosives were being sewn into backpacks in the northern city of Kano. Hospital records showed 48 bodies and many body parts were brought to the morgue. Seventy-nine students were admitted, many with serious injuries that may require amputations, health workers said. The hospital was so overcrowded that some patients were crammed two to a bed. The victims all appeared to be between the ages of 11 and 20, a morgue attendant said. The U.S. strongly condemned the attack. “Our sympathies and thoughts are with the victims and their families of these latest egregious assaults on innocent civilians by those bent on fomenting violence, extremism and insecurity in northeastern Nigeria and the region,” U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the suicide bombing and ex-

pressed outrage at “the frequency and brutality of attacks against educational institutions in the north,” U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said. “These repeated and relentless attacks on children and schools are attacks on the future of Nigeria, a country that already has the largest number of children out of school in the world,” UNICEF said. Ban demanded an immediate halt to “these abominable crimes” and called for the perpetrators to be swiftly brought to justice and adequate security measures to protect civilians, Haq said. The Yobe state government ordered the immediate closure of all government schools in the area. Potiskum was once the home of one of Africa’s biggest cattle markets and a booming grain market that attracted traders from neighboring countries before a state of emergency was declared in May 2013 in Yobe and two other northern Nigerian states, where Boko Haram has attacked schools and villages and driven hundreds of thousands from their homes in its fight to impose an Islamic state. Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam said he was heartbroken by the loss of life during Monday’s attack, and denounced the failure of emergency rule. “Instead of forcing insurgents and criminals to flee, the insurgents are

forcing innocent people to flee and making life miserable,” he said. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan owes an urgent explanation to people living under a state of emergency while attacks increase, the governor said. Garba Alhaji, the father of one of the wounded students, said the high school did not have proper security. “I strongly blame the Yobe state government for not fencing the school,” he said, adding that just three months ago a bomb was discovered in the school and removed by an anti-bomb squad. The government of Jonathan, who is running for re-election in February, has promised more security for schools. Boko Haram attracted international outrage with the April kidnapping of 276 mostly Christian schoolgirls as they were taking exams at a boarding school in northern Nigeria. Dozens of the girls managed to escape, but 219 remain missing. Boko Haram has said that the girls have all converted to Islam and been married off to extremist fighters. Many Nigerians are angry that Boko Haram has increased attacks and bombings since Oct. 17, when the government claimed to have brokered a cease-fire. Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has denied negotiating a truce.

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US Catholic bishops try to calm anxiety over pope By RACHEL ZOLL AP Religion Writer

BALTIMORE — America’s Catholic bishops came together Monday to project an image of unity, after a Vatican meeting on the family unleashed an uproar over the direction of the church. Last month’s gathering in Rome on more compassionately ministering to families featured open debate — alarming many traditional Catholics, who argued it would undermine public understanding of church teaching. Pope Francis encouraged a free exchange of ideas at the assembly, or synod, in contrast to previous years, when such events were tightly scripted. At a meeting Monday in Baltimore, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, signaled there was no conflict between a gentler approach and upholding church orthodoxy. Kurtz cited his home

visits to parishioners, where he wouldn’t give them “a list of rules to follow firsthand,” but would instead “spend time with them trying to appreciate the good that I saw in their hearts,” before inviting them to follow Christ. “Such an approach isn’t in opposition to church teachings. It’s an affirmation of them,” said Kurtz, who attended the Vatican gathering. Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, who also participated in the Vatican gathering, emphasized that last month’s meeting was only the start of a discussion before a larger gathering on the family next year, where bishops will more concretely advise the pope on developing any new church practices. New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said the divisiveness he read in media accounts did not reflect the collegial discussion inside the event. “It was a synod of consensus,” Dolan said. The pope, he

said, has a God-given gift “for attentive listening.” The bishops made the remarks at their fourth national meeting since Francis was elected. While many Catholics have praised Francis’ new emphasis on mercy over the culture wars, many theological conservatives have said Francis is failing to carry out his duty as defender of the faith. Some U.S. bishops have resisted turning their focus away from gay marriage, abortion and other contentious social issues to take up Francis’ focus on the poor, immigrants and those who feel unwelcome in the church. The papal ambassador to Washington, Archbishop Carlo Vigano, said in a wide-ranging speech bishops “must not be afraid to work with our Holy Father.” The public sessions at the U.S. bishops’ meeting are focused on religious liberty, upholding marriage between a man and a woman, and

moral issues in health care. In his speech, Kurtz said the bishops would continue to fight the Obama administration over the birth control coverage requirement in the Affordable Care Act. The administration has made several changes to accommodate the bishops’ concerns, but church leaders say the White House hasn’t gone far enough. Dozens of dioceses and Catholic nonprofits have sued over the mandate. At the Rome gathering, tensions arose when Vatican officials released a mid-meeting report that contained language more welcoming to gays and people in civil heterosexual unions. The language was not included in the final report. The Rev. Tom Rosica, a Vatican press office official for English-language media, attended the American bishops’ assembly. He said an in interview that Catholic church leaders and lay people, as well as those outside the church, are

AP Photo/Steve Ruark

From left, Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Ky., president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, address reporters at a news conference during the conference’s annual fall meeting in Baltimore Monday.

reacting strongly to the Vatican meeting because they aren’t accustomed to addressing issues the way Francis advocates. “The pope made it clear doctrine would remain untouched,”

Rosica said. He said Francis “is traveling at high altitude,” above the backlash to his leadership, as he tries to revive discussion and move the church forward.

Assailants kill 1 person, wound 3 in Israel and West Bank By PETER ENAV Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Assailants stabbed several Israelis on Monday, killing a young woman at a bus stop in the West Bank and gravely wounding an Israeli soldier in Tel Aviv, the latest in an ongoing wave of Arab violence that has put the country on edge. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised a harsh response to the violence, saying he will use all means available — and consider taking even tougher steps, to stop the unrest. And in a veiled threat toward Arab demonstrators in

Israel and east Jerusalem, he said attackers should consider moving to the West Bank or Gaza Strip. “Believe me, we will put no difficulties in your path,” he said. Netanyahu spoke after the soldier was stabbed at a crowded train station by a suspected Palestinian assailant in Tel Aviv, but before the deadly attack outside the West Bank settlement of Alon Shvut. Police said the assailant stepped out of a car at a bus stop in front of the settlement, then stabbed three people before he was shot by a security guard. Police said a woman in

‘Believe me, we will put no difficulties in your path.’ — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu her mid-20s was killed, while two other people were wounded. The attacker was in serious condition. In the Tel Aviv attack, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the suspect was from the West Bank city of Nablus, traveling in Israel without a permit, and was captured immediately after the stabbing. “He is presently under inter-

rogation,” Rosenfeld said. Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have been extremely high in recent weeks, following last summer’s war in the Gaza Strip and increasing frictions over a contested Jerusalem holy site. Palestinian attackers have carried out two deadly attacks in Jerusalem by ramming their cars into crowded train sta-

tions, while a third assailant attempted to kill a prominent Jewish activist who has pushed for greater Jewish access to the holy site. The fatal shooting of an Arab Israeli by a policeman early Saturday in the northern Arab Israeli town of Kfar Kana gave new impetus to the tensions, following the release of a video that appeared to show the man backing away from police when he was shot. The shooting sparked violent demonstrations in Kfar Kana. The police’s internal investigations department is looking into the shooting to determine whether proper protocol was

followed. Police officials say none of the attacks on Israeli targets appear to be related, and that the assailants all acted individually. The individual nature of the attacks could complicate efforts by authorities to prevent further violence. Arab citizens make up some 20 percent of Israel’s population. They enjoy full citizenship but share the ethnicity and culture of the Palestinians in the occupied territories, and have long complained of discrimination. They often identify with Palestinian nationalism, rather than Israeli.

President Barack Obama calls for tougher Internet regulation By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press C

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday embraced a radical change in how the government treats Internet service, coming down on the side of consumer activists who fear slower download speeds and higher costs but angering Republicans and the nation’s cable giants who say the plan would kill jobs. Obama called on the Federal Communications Commission to more heavily regulate Internet providers and treat broadband much as it would any other public utility. He said the FCC should explicitly prohibit Internet providers like Verizon and AT&T from charging data hogs like Netflix extra to move their content more quickly. The announcement sent cable stocks tumbling. The FCC, an independent regulatory body led by political appointees, is nearing a decision on whether broadband providers should be allowed to cut deals with the content providers but is stumbling over the legal complexities. “We are stunned the president would abandon the longstanding, bipartisan policy of lightly regulating the Internet and calling for extreme” regulation, said Michael Powell, president and CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, the primary lobbying arm of the cable industry, which supplies much of the nation’s Internet access. This “tectonic shift in national policy, should it be adopted, would create devastating results,” added Powell, who chaired the FCC during the Bush administration until 2005.

Consumer groups and content providers hailed Obama’s move, with Netflix posting to its Facebook page that “consumers should pick winners and losers on the Internet, not broadband gatekeepers.” “Net neutrality” is the idea that Internet service providers shouldn’t block, slow or manipulate data moving across its networks. As long as content isn’t against the law, such as child pornography or pirated music, a file or video posted on one site will load generally at the same speed as a similarly sized file or video on another site. In 2010, the FCC embraced the concept in a rule. But last January, a federal appeals court struck down the regulation because the court said the FCC didn’t technically have the legal authority to tell broadband providers how to manage their networks. The uncertainty has prompted the public to file some 3.7 million comments with the FCC — more than double the number filed after Janet Jackson’s infamous wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Super Bowl. On Monday, Obama waded into the fray and gave a major boost to Internet activists by saying the FCC should explicitly ban any “paid prioritization” on the Internet. Obama also suggested that the FCC reclassify consumer broadband as a public utility under the 1934 Communications Act. That would mean the Internet would be regulated more heavily in the way phone service is. “It is common sense that the same philosophy should guide any service that is based on the transmission of information — whether a phone call, or a packet of data,” Obama said.

This approach is exactly what industry lobbyists have spent months fighting against. While Internet providers say they support the concept of an open Internet they want flexibility to think up new ways to package and sell Internet services. And, given the billions of dollars spent to improve network infrastructure, some officials say it’s only fair to make data hogs like Netflix bear some of the costs of handling heavy traffic. AT&T on Monday threatened legal action if the FCC adopted Obama’s plan, while Comcast Corp. said reclassifying broadband regulation

would be “a radical reversal that would harm investment and innovation, as today’s immediate stock market reaction demonstrates.” Similar statements were released by Time Warner Cable Inc. and several industry groups including CTIA-The Wireless Association, USTelecom, the Telecommunications Industry Association and Broadband for America. Many Republicans including House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky sided with industry in denouncing the plan as government overreach.

“’Net Neutrality’ is Obamacare for the Internet,” declared Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a tea party favorite, on Twitter. “The Internet should not operate at the speed of government.” The Internet Association, which represents many content providers like Netflix, Twitter, eBay and Google, applauded Obama’s proposal. On Monday, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 index edged up slightly, big cable companies slid. Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Cablevision and Charter Communications dropped 2 percent to 4 percent in the hours immediately after the an-

nouncement. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, a former industry lobbyist and venture capitalist, has said he is open to using a “hybrid” approach that would draw from both Title II of the 1934 law and the 1996 Telecommunications Act. On Monday, Wheeler said he welcomed the president’s comments, but suggested that his proposal was easier said than done. “The more deeply we examined the issues around the various legal options, the more it has become plain that there is more work to do,” Wheeler said.

US faces last best chance on Iran nuke deal By LARA JAKES AP National Security Writer

MUSCAT, Oman — The Obama administration is facing its last best chance to curb Iran’s nuclear program — not just to meet an end-of-the-month deadline for a deal, but also to seal one before skeptical Republicans who will control Congress next year are able to scuttle it. In the final stretch of years of negotiations to limit Tehran’s nuclear production, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Monday for a second straight day with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and European Union senior adviser Catherine Ashton in Oman’s capital. The three diplomats ended discussions late Monday with no sign of an imminent breakthrough. Asked at a brief photo opportunity if they were making progress, Zarif responded: “We will eventually.” “We are working hard,” Kerry added. The stakes are high as the Nov. 24 deadline approaches. A deal could quell Mideast fears about Iran’s ability to build a nuclear bomb and help revive the Islamic Republic’s economy.

It also would deliver a foreign policy triumph for the White House, which is being hammered by prominent Republican senators over its handling of the civil war in Syria and the growth of the Islamic State militancy in Iraq. Those same critics seek to put the brakes on U.S.-Iranian bartering, if not shut it down completely, once they seize the majority on Jan. 3. The Obama administration “needs to understand that this Iranian regime cares more about trying to weaken America and push us out of the Middle East than cooperating with us,” Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona, the incoming chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, said in a statement last week. President Barack Obama told CBS’ “Face The Nation” that his administration’s “unprecedented sanctions” on Iran are what forced Tehran to the negotiating table. “Our number one priority with respect to Iran is making sure they don’t get a nuclear weapon,” he said. But Obama also cited “a big gap” between Iran and world powers as they try for a final agreement. “We may not be

able to get there,” he said in the interview broadcast Sunday. Over the past year, congressional Republicans have made little secret of their skepticism of Obama’s outreach to Tehran. They say it has alienated Israel and kept the U.S. from maintaining a hard line on a number of foreign policy fronts, including Iran’s detention of three Americans. That skepticism is borne mostly of concerns that Iran secretly will enrich enough uranium to build nuclear weapons, even after a deal is reached. For years, Iran hid some of its nuclear facilities and blocked inspectors’ access at others, raising widespread alarms about its intentions. Penalties imposed by the U.S., EU and the U.N. Security Council aimed to punish Tehran for its covert nuclear program. Iran has maintained that its nuclear activities are purely peaceful and necessary to fuel medical and energy demands. Last week, Kerry, a former Senate Foreign Relations committee chairman, rejected suggestions that a GOP-controlled Congress would be able to change course on negotiations with Iran.

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Abreu, deGrom claim rookies of year RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer

NEW YORK — Jose Abreu and Jacob deGrom were far from the major leagues at the start of 2013. Abreu was playing for Cienfuegos in Cuba, and deGrom was in A-ball for the second straight year after coming back from Tommy John surgery. On Monday, the pair were runaway winners in balloting for rookies of the year. The Chicago White Sox first baseman was voted the AL honor unanimously by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, and the New York Mets pitcher won the NL award in a landslide. One year after defecting from Cuba, the 27-year-old Abreu had a .581 slugging percentage to become the first qualifying rookie to lead the major leagues

since Oakland’s Mark McGwire in 1987, according to STATS. Abreu was sixth in batting at .317, tied for fourth in home runs with 36 and fifth in RBIs with 107. He said playing in the major leagues “never crossed my mind when I was a kid in Cuba.” “But in 2013, after the World Classic, I realized that I belonged to the major leagues and I am very happy that I’m here,” Abreu said through a translator during a news conference in Chicago. “And I’m very happy that my family’s happy that I am in the major leagues. Of course, now I realize that I could make it.” Abreu received all 30 first place votes for 150 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Los Angeles Angels right-hander

Matt Shoemaker was second with 40 points, followed by New York Yankees reliever Dellin Betances (27), Houston pitcher Collin McHugh (21) and Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (16), who was hurt for most of the season’s second half. Abreu hit .383 with three homers and nine RBIs for Cuba at last year’s World Baseball Classic, then defected that summer and signed a $68 million, six-year contract with the White Sox in October. He became the sixth White Sox player to earn the honor following Luis Aparicio (1956), Gary Peters (1963), Tommie Agee (1966), Ron Kittle (1983) and Ozzie Guillen (1985). “Playing baseball in Cuba made me the whole player I am now,” Abreu said. “I learned baseball in Cuba, and I’m very grateful of that.”

DeGrom received 26 of 30 first-place votes and 142 points. Speedy Cincinnati outfielder Billy Hamilton was second with four firsts and 92 points. He hit .285 with 38 stolen bases in the first half, then slumped to .200 with 18 steals after the All-Star break. “I was just thankful to be in the big leagues this year,” DeGrom said. A shortstop in college, deGrom’s career went on hiatus for a year when he needed reconstructive elbow surgery in October 2010. “I just tried to stick with the rehab program that I was given and follow it step by step,” he said. ‘Thankfully I had a pretty smooth rehab process and never had any setbacks, and I was on schedule the whole way.” He made it to Triple-A this year and was a month shy of his 26th birthday

when he was called up to pitch out of the bullpen last spring. But an injury to Dillon Gee led to deGrom’s debut as a starter against the Yankees on May 15. “He was very much on our radar,” Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen said. “We were going to find a spot for Jacob deGrom.” With his shoulder-length hair flapping out from under his cap, deGrom was a hit right from the start: His thirdinning single in the 1-0 defeat ended an 0-for-64 start to the season at the plate for New York’s pitchers, the worst slide to open a season in major league history. DeGrom went 0-4 with a 4.39 ERA in his first seven starts, then won at Miami with seven scoreless innings on June 21. He went on to win nine of his last 11 decisions, compiling a 1.99 ERA, and finished 9-6 with a 2.69 ERA.

Griffith stars in Bruins’ win By The Associated Press

BOSTON — Seth Griffith scored a highlight-reel goal to break a second-period tie, and Reilly Smith added another 80 seconds later Monday night to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils. It was the fifth straight victory for the Bruins. Griffith split two Devils as he crossed the blue line and, when New Jersey defenseman Marek Zidlicky spun him around, he slapped the puck backward between his own legs and the legs of goalie Cory Schneider. Smith made it 4-2 with 39 seconds left in the second period. Patrice Bergeron had a goal and two assists. Tuukka Rask stopped 26 shots for Boston. Schneider made 19 saves for

the Devils, who lost their fourth consecutive game. Travis Zajac scored and also assisted on Jaromir Jagr’s goal. It was Jagr’s 708th goal, tying him with Mike Gartner for sixth on the NHL’s career list. HURRICANES 4, FLAMES 1 RALEIGH, N.C. — Justin Faulk had a goal and two assists, Jeff Skinner scored his 100th career goal and Carolina beat Calgary. David Jones gave the Flames a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 13:07 of the first period. Zach Boychuk tied it with 2:30 left in the first for the Hurricanes, who won for the fifth time in six games since starting the season 0-6-2. Skinner added an assist on Tim Gleason’s third-period goal that made it 4-1. It was Gleason’s first goal of the season. AP Photo/Michael Perez

LeBron comes Eagles, Sanchez crush Panthers alive for Cavs Eagles tight end Brent Celek pulls in a pass against Panthers safety Roman Harper on Monday in Philadelphia.

ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer

Big 3 takes down Pelicans By The Associated Press

CLEVELAND — LeBron James had a triple-double with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, and Kyrie Irving scored 27 of his 32 in the second half to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers over the New Orleans Pelicans 118-111 on Monday night. Kevin Love added 22 points for the Cavs, who played their second home game this season. James and Irving dominated in the second half, combining for 46 points — 30 in the third quarter when the Cavs overcame a nine-point deficit. Love, too, was huge after halftime, making four 3-pointers. Anthony Davis scored 27 with 14 rebounds for the Pelicans, who beat defending NBA champion San Antonio on

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Saturday night and gave the Cavaliers all they could handle. Ryan Anderson added 32 points — 23 in the first half. BULLS 102, PISTONS 91 CHICAGO — Derrick Rose had 24 points and seven assists in his return to the lineup, and the balanced Chicago Bulls beat Detroit. Rose was 9 for 20 from the field in 32 minutes after being sidelined by sprained ankles. The 2011 NBA MVP had missed four of the previous five games after he was injured in an overtime loss to Cleveland on Oct. 31. Pau Gasol had 17 points and 15 rebounds for Chicago, and Joakim Noah finished with 13 points, 14 boards and six assists. The Bulls outrebounded the Pistons 49-46 after they had lost the battle on

PHILADELPHIA — Mark Sanchez did his part for the Eagles while the defense dominated and special teams shined. Darren Sproles had two touchdowns, Sanchez threw for two scores and the defense sacked Cam Newton nine times to help Philadelphia beat the Carolina Panthers 45-21 Monday night. Filling in for an injured Nick Foles, Sanchez had 332 yards passing in his first start since Dec. 30, 2012. Sproles returned a punt 65 yards for a score and had an 8-yard TD run. Bradley Fletcher returned an interception 34 yards for a TD and Jordan Matthews had 138 yards receiving and two TDs. “Just an outstanding performance by all three phases,” Sanchez said. The Eagles (7-2) stayed on

top in the NFC East. They’re trying to repeat as division champions without Foles, who broke his collarbone in a win at Houston last week. The Panthers (3-6-1) hardly look like the team that won the NFC South last year. They’ve lost four in a row and already have allowed more points in 10 games than they did in 2013. Making things worse, Panthers defensive tackle Star Lotulelei was carted off the field late in the third quarter. “We’ve got to do things better,” Panthers coach Ron Rivera said. “I have to coach better, coaches have to coach better, we have to practice better and then go out and play better. And we’re going to do it together as a team.” Newton threw the first of three interceptions and DeAngelo Williams lost a fumble on Carolina’s first three plays from scrimmage. The turnovers led

to 10 points for the Eagles. Conor Barwin had 3 ½ sacks and Brandon Graham had 1 ½. Newton had never been sacked more than seven times in his career. “We wanted to keep Cam in the pocket and if we didn’t, we didn’t want him to go north, we just wanted him to go east and west and we did that,” Barwin said. “Nobody gave him a hole to rush through. Everyone stayed disciplined and he didn’t really know where to go when he tried to escape.” The game was in Philadelphia’s control when Newton threw a pair of fourth-quarter TDs to Kelvin Benjamin. Sanchez, the former franchise quarterback for the New York Jets, signed a one-year deal to back up Foles after missing last season following shoulder surgery. Though he led the Jets to the AFC championship game his first two seasons, he

didn’t live up to enormous expectations in New York after being picked fifth in the 2009 draft. But one day before his 28th birthday Sanchez had one of the best games of his career in his first start in Chip Kelly’s up-tempo, quarterback-friendly offense. “After playing for a while, you learn a lot,” he said. “I’ve made plenty of mistakes and hurt the team. The most important thing was taking care of the football, communicating well and executing. If we do that, generally we’ll be successful. There are still plenty of things to clean up though. By no means was this perfect.” Casey Matthews, starting for injured linebacker DeMeco Ryans, forced Williams’ fumble and Cedric Thornton recovered at the Panthers 22. Cody Parkey hit a 39-yarder to make it 3-0.

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Torn ACL ends season for Cardinals’ Palmer By The Associated Press

TEMPE, Ariz. — In his 12th NFL season, Carson Palmer was having the time of his life. A career of big numbers but little team success was reborn in the desert, where the Arizona Cardinals, at 8-1, have the best record in the NFL. Then on Sunday, as the 34-year-old quarterback tried to evade a blitzing St. Louis Rams safety, he felt his left knee give way. Palmer knew immediately that his season was over. “I didn’t need an MRI or an X-ray,” he said. “I felt a pop so I knew it was my last time on the field this year.” Tests confirmed that it was a torn left ACL, the same knee he injured even more severely in a 2006 playoff game while with the Cincinnati Bengals. The injury came two days after he signed a three-year contract extension worth $50 million, with $20.5 million guaranteed. Surgery will wait for another two weeks to allow the swelling to subside. The team hopes he will be ready for OTAs next summer. On Monday, Palmer hobbled into the

Cardinals’ media room on crutches and spoke about the emotional pain. “It’s not easy,” he said. “I’m not going to lie. I cried like a baby last night and I’m not an emotional guy. The last time I cried like this was when I lost my friend and teammate Chris Henry back in ‘09.”

deserve our concern, sensitivity and careful review,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in the release. “After our thorough review of all the facts, we do not have evidence sufficient to convince a jury beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. McDonald committed a crime” against his fiancee. McDonald has played all season DA’s office does not file charges despite outside pressure on the 49ers against McDonald to bench him. He has 24 tackles, 15 of SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Ray Mc- those solo, while starting all nine games Donald can continue playing for the for the 49ers (5-4). San Francisco 49ers without the burden of a domestic violence case that has folNFLPA wants Peterson reinstated lowed him all season. EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The NFL The Santa Clara County district at- Players Association has filed an expetorney’s office announced Monday that dited grievance with the NFL to reinit declined to file charges against the state Minnesota Vikings running back defensive lineman in an investigation Adrian Peterson. stemming from his Aug. 31 arrest. The NFLPA cited Monday “explicit Prosecutors said in a release that they language in a signed agreement” from had insufficient evidence to charge Mc- Sept. 18, when Peterson was placed Donald. They cited conflicting versions on a special commissioner’s exempt of what happened, a lack of verifiable list following his indictment on felony eyewitnesses and a lack of cooperation child abuse in Texas. Peterson pleaded by the alleged victim, McDonald’s fian- no contest Tuesday to a lesser charge of cee. misdemeanor reckless assault, freeing “All domestic violence complaints him from the court system provided he C

fulfills the terms of his probation. The league began a review Thursday of his case under the personal conduct policy, but it said Peterson would remain on paid leave until the process is completed. That didn’t sit well with the union. The NFLPA demanded in a letter to the NFL last week that Peterson be allowed to rejoin the Vikings immediately until any determination of any discipline. Seahawks’ Mebane suffers hamstring injury RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Brandon Mebane suffered a “really legit” hamstring injury, according to coach Pete Carroll, with no timetable on when he could return. Mebane’s injury was the biggest blow from Seattle’s 38-17 win over the New York Giants on Sunday. Mebane was injured during the first half of Seattle’s third straight win. Carroll said veteran Kevin Williams would see his snap count increase, with Tony McDaniel and Jordan Hill also stepping in to help replace Mebane.

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Scoreboard Football NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East New England Buffalo Miami N.Y. Jets South Indianapolis Houston Tennessee Jacksonville North Cleveland Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore West Denver Kansas City San Diego Oakland

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PA 198 182 171 265

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290 206 144 158

211 197 223 282

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172 211 239 181

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Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 15 11 3 1 23 58 41 Montreal 15 10 4 1 21 37 42 Boston 16 10 6 0 20 47 37 Detroit 15 7 3 5 19 40 37 Toronto 15 8 5 2 18 47 42 Ottawa 14 7 4 3 17 38 34 Florida 12 4 4 4 12 20 30 Buffalo 16 3 11 2 8 20 54 Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh 13 10 2 1 21 55 27 N.Y. Islanders 14 9 5 0 18 42 42 Philadelphia 14 7 5 2 16 45 43 Washington 14 6 5 3 15 45 42 N.Y. Rangers 14 6 6 2 14 39 46 New Jersey 15 6 7 2 14 40 49

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SEATTLE — The Seattle Sounders advanced to the MLS Cup Western Conference finals for the second time in franchise history despite playing to a 0-0 draw with FC Dallas in the second leg of the conference semifinals on Monday night. The two-leg series finished tied 1-1 on aggregate but Seattle moved on thanks to its road goal in the first game in Dallas. Road goals were implemented as a tiebreaker this year. The Sounders were able to avoid the perils of the last two Supporters’ Shield winners by advancing from the conference semifinals. San Jose in 2012 and New York last season both finished as regular season champions but were bounced in the conference semifinals. Seattle will face rival Los Angeles in the Western Conference finals. Seattle had plenty of chances from Clint

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Monday’s Games Boston 4, New Jersey 2 Carolina 4, Calgary 1 Tuesday’s Games Minnesota at New Jersey, 3 p.m. Colorado at N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 3 p.m. Columbus at Washington, 3 p.m. Winnipeg at Montreal, 3:30 p.m. San Jose at Florida, 3:30 p.m. Buffalo at St. Louis, 4 p.m. Edmonton at Nashville, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Chicago, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Arizona, 5 p.m. Ottawa at Vancouver, 6 p.m. All Times AST

Soccer MLS Playoffs CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Eastern Conference New England 7, Columbus 3 Leg 1 — Saturday, Nov. 1: New England 4, Columbus 2 Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 9: New England 3, Columbus 1 New York 3, D.C. United 2 Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 2: New York 2, D.C. United 0 Leg 2 — Saturday, Nov. 8: D.C. United 2, New York 1 Western Conference LA Galaxy 5, Real Salt Lake 0 Leg 1 — Saturday, Nov. 1: LA Galaxy 0, Real Salt Lake 0 Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 9: LA Galaxy 5, Real Salt Lake 0 Seattle 1, FC Dallas 1 Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 2: Seattle 1, FC Dallas 1 Leg 2 — Monday, Nov. 10: FC Dallas 0, Seattle 0, Seattle advances on away goals

Leg 2 — Saturday, Nov. 29: New York at New England Western Conference Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 23: Seattle at LA Galaxy Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 30: LA Galaxy at Seattle

Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W Toronto 6 Brooklyn 4 Boston 3 New York 2 Philadelphia 0 Southeast Division Miami 5 Washington 5 Atlanta 3 Charlotte 3 Orlando 2 Central Division Chicago 6 Cleveland 3 Milwaukee 3 Detroit 2 Indiana 2

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Eastern Conference New England vs. New York Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 23: New England at New York

BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Named David Newhan assistant hitting

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Dempsey and Obafemi Martins to give itself a cushion but the match remained tense into stoppage time. Mauro Diaz’s free kick from 30 yards in the second minute of stoppage time was bounced around the penalty area and deflected wide for a corner kick that was cleared from danger. It capped a wild second half where Seattle had the bulk of possession and opportunities but was unable to get a shot past Dallas goalkeeper Chris Seitz. Dallas took a 1-0 lead in the first leg on Michel’s penalty kick in the first half, but Seattle got the crucial equalizer on Osvaldo Alonso’s second-half header that gave the Sounders the advantage coming home. Seattle lost Alonso in the 55th minute on Monday when he pulled up grabbing at the back of his leg in near midfield. Alonso had been playing well helping control Dallas’ attack and retaining possession in the midfield.

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the glass in the previous six games, rankling hard-nosed coach Tom Thibodeau. Josh Smith had 19 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit, which was coming off a 97-96 home loss to Utah on Sunday. Greg Monroe had 16 points and 10 boards, and reserve D.J. Augustin scored 16.

SPURS 89, CLIPPERS 85 LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard tied his career high with 26 points despite playing with only one good eye, and San Antonio closed with a rush to beat Los Angeles. Leonard’s vision has been affected by a case of conjunctivitis. Still, he pulled down 10 rebounds and gave the defending NBA champions their first lead with 1:44 left after trailing by seven with just under 6 minutes to play. Tim Duncan added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Tony Parker scored nine of his 13 in the fourth quarter for the Spurs, who snapped a two-game skid while earning their first road win. San Antonio finished the game on a 14-3 run, giving Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Parker their 500th career victory together. They are second among trios in NBA his-

coach.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with OF Zoilo Almonte on a one-year contract and RHP ChienMing Wang and LHP Donnie Veal on minor league contracts. CINCINNATI REDS — Named Jim Riggleman third base coach. NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with OF Michael Cuddyer on a two-year contract. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Named Mark Conner director of scouting. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with INF Emmanuel Burriss and RHP Manny Delcarmen on minor league contracts. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Recalled G Jordan Adams and F/C Jarnell Stokes from Iowa (NBADL). PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed C Drew Gordon from Delaware (NBADL). HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Fined Dallas F Antoine Roussel $5,376.34 for punching an unsuspecting opponent during Saturday’s game. CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled D Michal Jordan from Charlotte (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled G Tom McCollum from Grand Rapids (AHL). Assigned G Petr Mrazek to Grand Rapids. Reassigned G Jared Coreau from Toledo (ECHL) to Grand Rapids. DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings today recalled goaltender Tom McCollum from the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins and assigned Petr Mrazek to the Griffins. MONTREAL CANADIENS — Assigned F Rene Bourque to Hamilton (AHL). Recalled F Drayson Bowman from Hamilton. NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F Jesper Fast from Hartford (AHL). Assigned D Conor Allen and F Ryan Malone to Hartford. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Assigned Fs Sam Carrick and Josh Leivo and D Stuart Percy to Toronto (AHL). OLYMPIC SPORTS USA LUGE — Elected Dr. Gerry Tate president. SOCCER Major League Soccer ORLANDO CITY SC — Named Mark Watson assistant coach. COLLEGE NCAA — Granted a sixth year of eligibility to Duke LB Kelby Brown and TE Braxton Deaver. ST. NORBERT — Announced the resignation of women’s volleyball coach Bethani Thibodeau. UCONN — Suspended women’s soccer player Noriana Radwan indefinitely.

tory to Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, who won 540 games with the Boston Celtics.

HAWKS 91, KNICKS 85 NEW YORK — Paul Millsap scored 19 points, Dennis Schroder extended his best stretch in the NBA with two big baskets in the final 2 minutes, and Atlanta sent the New York Knicks to their fifth straight loss. Kyle Korver added 17 points as Atlanta finished a home-and-home sweep, including a 103-96 win Saturday at home. Schroder, a second-year guard from Germany, scored a careerhigh 14 points, two nights after setting his previous best with 11. With the Hawks clinging to a three-point lead, he knocked down a jumper with 1:55 to play, then scored on a drive to the basket that gave Atlanta an 81-74 advantage with 59 seconds remaining.

PACERS 97, JAZZ 86 INDIANAPOLIS — Roy Hibbert scored a season-high 29 points to help Indiana beat Utah, ending the Pacers’ six-game losing streak. A.J. Price had 22 points and Lavoy Allen added 12 — also season highs for both players — as the Pacers won for the first time since the season opener. Allen also had 15 rebounds and Hibbert grabbed five.

Free agents shun offers; Cuddyer to Mets NEW YORK — For the third straight year, baseball’s free agents shunned qualifying offers from their former teams and chose to test the market. All 12 free agents who were given the $15.3 million offers last week chose not to accept by Monday’s 5 p.m. EST deadline. One of the dozen, Colorado outfielder Michael Cuddyer, became the first major free agent to switch teams when he agreed to a $21 million, two-year contract with the New York Mets. World Series star Pablo Sandoval (San Francisco) also let the deadline pass, as did pitcher Max Scherzer and first baseman-designated hitter Victor Martinez (Detroit), and left-hander Francisco Liriano and catcher Russell Martin (Pittsburgh). The others were shortstop Hanley Ramirez (Los Angeles Dodgers), outfielder Nelson Cruz (Baltimore), right-hander James Shields (Kansas City), closer David Robertson (New York Yankees), outfielder Melky Cabrera (Toronto) and pitcher Ervin Santana (Atlanta). In the three offseasons of the current collective bargaining agreement, none of the 34 qualifying offers have been accepted. “Players offered the qualifying offer carefully considered their options and decided to pursue further free agency rather than accept a $15.3 million contract in a market that should be robust given the economic health of the game,” union head Tony Clark said in an email. “I expect free agent compensation will be an important part of bargaining in 2016, as it has been over our entire history.”

Former Vikings safety Thomas dies EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — As ALS began to destroy his body, Orlando Thomas lost his ability to move. Then he could no longer speak. His wife, Demetra, guided him through every painstaking word. “She’d have to go through the entire alphabet, and he’d blink his eye. The only muscle that worked was his eyelids, so he would blink at the letter,” said Mark Bartelstein, the former agent for the free safety who led the NFL in interceptions as a rookie for the Minnesota Vikings in 1995. “Sentences would take forever.” The effort was worth it for friends and family of the beloved Thomas. He died Sunday at 42 in his hometown of Crowley, Louisiana, after fighting the fatal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the neurodegenerative disease commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, for more than 10 years. The death was confirmed Monday by the Vikings, Bartelstein and Glenn Boullion, the director of GeeseyFerguson Funeral Home in Crowley.

Djokovic, Wawrinka triumph LONDON — Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic extended his indoor winning streak with an impressive 6-1, 6-1 win over Marin Cilic Monday in his opening round-robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals, after Stan Wawrinka put his recent struggles behind him with an equally comfortable victory. Djokovic moved two wins away from sealing the year-end No. 1 spot, and improved his record against the U.S. Open champion to 11-0 with a dominant display that lasted only 56 minutes. The O2 Arena crowd was treated to several stunning rallies in the opening stages, with Djokovic coming out on top on every important point. The top-ranked Serb has now won his last 28 matches indoors, a streak going back more than two years.

Nadal will get stem-cell treatment on back BARCELONA, Spain — Rafael Nadal’s doctor says the 14time Grand Slam winner will receive stem cell treatment on his ailing back. Angel Ruiz-Cotorro told The Associated Press by phone on Monday that “we are going to put cells in a joint in his spine” next week in Barcelona. The Spanish tennis star was already sidelined for the rest of the season after having his appendix removed last week. — The Associated Press

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months, she said. The guards are not armed and Forrest said she doesn’t anticipate a change in weapons policy. Statewide there are 150 youth offenders between the ages of 12-20 locked up for a variety of charges, from assault to property crimes, she said. Forrest said it is too early to change any security policies until she can meet with superintendents of the other facilities around the state to discuss their procedures. She said the Kenai facility was not short staffed and they will look to shift personnel around to make sure the Kenai youth facility is fully staffed while the guards recover from injuries. While there have been other incidents of staff being assaulted by teens or escape attempts, she said it is unusual to see a group of this size plot to assault two guards and escape. In 1987, seven juveniles escaped from the Johnson Youth Center in Juneau, but no guard was injured in that case, she said. “This is a rare event,” Forrest said. “To have a planned escape and assault two of the staff this is a very serious combination. It’s not something we’ve seen before.” Kenai police Sgt. Scott McBride said the case is still under investigation.

by several of the boys. One of the inmates placed a guard in a “choke hold and strangled him until he went unconscious.” Another prisoner tried to perform a choke hold on the other guard and when that failed, several of the teens physically assaulted him. During the skirmish, the inmates took a set of keys from one of the guards and five boys escaped through the front doors. Two inmates were unable to escape and continued to assault the staff. Kenai police arrived and assisted the two guards to detain the remaining juveniles, according to the report. After the first three were located, police say Rosenthal denied he was involved in the physical assault, but admitted he was involved in the escape plot. He used the keys to open two sets of doors to exit the building and the five separated into two groups, according to the report. The Kenai facility, built in 2003, is the newest of the eight juvenile detention centers around the state. Forrest said the facility is intended for short-term service to house youths if they are a danger to the public or themselves. Typically, youths are placed in the center under 30 days, but some, Reach Dan Balmer at dandepending on their charges, iel.balmer@peninsulaclarion. could be detained for several com.

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people to slow down as they approach and enter the intersections. “You can’t travel through those roundabouts at 25 miles per hour,” Brennan said. Eventually people will forget the intersections were fourway stops, Brennan said. Most people don’t remember that Binkley Street used to have four lanes, he said. Brennan’s suggestions for drivers having trouble navigating the revised roadways are to slow down and remember to yield.

tried to offer some information and instruction on how to properly pass through the roundabout, Brennan said. Particularly at the Wilson Lane intersection, where the Safeway parking lot empties onto Binkley Street, drivers will come to a full stop at the roundabout’s entrance when the intersection has no vehicles moving through it, Brennan said. This backs up traffic and causes congestion outside of Reach Kelly Sullivan at kelthe intersection, which does ly.sullivan@peninsulaclarion. create wait times, he said. com. Brennan said the city has plans to install road signs that post the legal speed to be traveling through the roundabouts. He said the city will also erect “Slow” signs to encourage

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Begich has returned to Washington, D.C., for the lame duck session. “The math doesn’t add up for Mark Begich,” said Ben Sparks, Sullivan’s campaign manager, adding that according to their analysis, Sullivan will increase his lead once the votes are counted. Sullivan, who returned from

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from two separate personal locator beacons through their satellite notification system. The coordinates from the beacons plotted both points in the Skilak Lake area, according to a press release from the Alaska department of Military Affairs. Troopers requested assistance from the Alaska Air National Guard, who accepted the

weekend Marine reservist training, didn’t plan any public statements Monday, Sparks said. The race for Alaska governor is actually closer than the Senate contest. Independent candidate Bill Walker, aided when the winner of the Democratic primary bowed out of the race to run as Walker’s lieutenant governor, led incumbent Republican Gov. Sean Parnell by about 3,000 votes. The state will begin counting the absentee and questioned

ballots at several regional voting centers across the state on Tuesday. Additional votes will be counted Friday and then next week, with a goal of certifying the election by Nov. 28. The breakdown of votes to be counted includes 32,075 full absentee ballots and 2,443 partially voted absentee ballots; 2,651 early votes and 15,967 questioned ballots. The number of questioned ballots could increase as the

regional vote counting centers receive additional ballots by mail. The final tally of absentee ballots also is likely to increase. There are an additional 10,682 outstanding absentee ballots that will be counted if they are returned by the deadline. Ballots mailed from within the United States must be received by Friday. The deadline for ballots from other countries is Nov. 19.

mission at 7 p.m. and launched a Pave Hawk helicopter from the 210th Rescue Squadron and a HC-130 “King” aircraft from the 211th Rescue Squadron. Each had a team of Guardian Angels from the 212th Rescue Squadron on board, according to the release. Ohlson contacted authorities after his boat’s engine jammed, which rendered his vessel out of control. The wind blew his boat across the lake in waves up to six feet high, Soria said in the release.

All five were rescued uninjured by about 10:15 p.m. The Pave Hawk picked up Ohlson and brought him to shore first before returning to pick up the CES crew, who were stranded about a half-mile from the Ohlson, according to the release. By the time the rescue crew arrived, the winds had blown both boats to the shoreline, which allowed the Pave Hawk to land nearby and pick up the five men, according to the release. The rescue boat was retrieved by CES Monday morning.

Nelson said because most boaters have put their vessels away for the winter, the rescue boat was stored at the Funny River station, which added to the response time. The CES crew built a campfire to keep warm while they waited to be rescued. “They got to hang out there for and camp for the night,” he said.

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burg Butte, about 42 miles north of Anchorage.

Alaska warms up as Lower 48 shivers

ANCHORAGE — While parts of the country were shivering Monday, Alaska’s mainland was blanketed with unseasonably warm temperatures. Meteorologist Shaun Baines, with the National Weather Service office in Anchorage, said the switch is a result of the strength of Typhoon Nuri, which influenced the hemispheric flow. The storm built up a high-pressure ridge, with Alaska on the west side of it getting a southerly flow from the tropics. On the east side of the ridge, a northerly flow is pushing cold air to the Lower 48 from Canada. As a result, Anchorage on Monday morning had a high of 46 degrees, compared with the norm of 29. It was 30 degrees Palmer man charged in fatal Butte shooting in Fairbanks, where the normal is 13 degrees. And Barrow was ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say a 31-year-old balmy at 19 degrees, well above the norm of 8 degrees. Palmer man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a woman in Butte south of Palmer. Pope appoints new bishop for Fairbanks KTUU-TV reports Benjamin “Ben” Wilson was arrested at 11 a.m. Monday on murder and assault charges in connection FAIRBANKS — A diocese official says Pope Francis has with the death of 28-year-old Leticia Faller of Palmer. Wilson appointed a new bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of is in custody at the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility. It’s unclear if he Fairbanks. has an attorney. Diocese spokesman Robert Hannon says in a statement SatTroopers were notified of the shooting shortly before 10 urday the pope asked the Rev. Chad Zielinski to lead the United p.m. Sunday. Troopers say Faller was shot in the head and was States’ northernmost diocese. Zielinski is an active military flown to an Anchorage hospital, where she died. chaplain at Eielson Air Force Base. According to Hannon, it’s The shooting occurred in a vacant lot near Bodenburg Loop the first time in recent history an active military chaplain has and the Old Glenn Highway. been named spiritual head of a diocese. Butte is an unincorporated community at the foot of Boden— The Associated Press ANCHORAGE — The public safety building in the village of Manokotak has been dedicated in honor of a slain Village Public Safety Officer. KTUU reports the building was dedicated Sunday in honor of Thomas Madole. Troopers say Madole was fatally shot by Leroy B. Dick Jr. during a March 19, 2013, confrontation when Madole went to the house in response to calls about a situation there. The trial for Dick is currently underway in Dillingham.

Mental health center opens in Fairbanks FAIRBANKS (AP) — A new mental health drop-in center has opened in Fairbanks following a reorganization of its predecessor. The new facility opened Sunday at the J.P. Jones center in south Fairbanks. The Northern Hope Center serves adults with behavioral issues. It stems from the Northern Door Clubhouse, which was formerly run out of the Fairbanks Community Behavioral Health Center, but changed its services partly because of the behavioral health center’s financial problems in the wake of its closure last year, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. In January, the clubhouse resumed services as a volunteer peer support program that offered clients free meals, showers, laundry facilities and a social gathering place. Northern Hope board of directors chairman Greg Young said the clubhouse experienced growing pains and has undergone a complete reorganization, which led to the new center. “We came of age, not chronologically, but we came to a point where we had to be on our own,” Young said. The state Department of Health and Social Services last spring offered a $100,000 grant to help hire a full-time director and cover operating expenses. The clubhouse program ran into problems as people wanted to pull in different directions in a move from entirely volunteer support to paid employees, Young said. The services offered by the program ceased at the community behavioral health center over the summer. Then began the reorganization. The new center lacks shower and laundry services at the moment, but will essentially provide the same other services as its predecessor. C

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POLICE OFFICER Wage Range 15 Starting Wage $26.49hr-$37.70hr D.O.E. The City of Soldotna is recruiting for a full time grant funded Police Officer, and a regular full time Police Officer. These positions serve the City of Soldotna as Peace Officers in the administration of laws and ordinances. Becoming a member of the Public Safety Employees Association is a requirement of the positions. A complete job description and application packet is available on the City's website http://www.ci.soldotna.ak.us/jobs.html. Please submit a City application, F-3, Cover Letter and Resume to Human Resources at 177 N. Birch Street, Soldotna, by fax 1-866-596-2994, or email tcollier@ci.soldotna.ak.us by 4:30 p.m., November 21, 2014. First review will be November 4, 2014. The City of Soldotna is an EEO employer.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND SALE 0229-2318831 NAMING TRUSTEE: FIRST AMERICAN TITLE TRUSTOR: KARL JOHNSON, a single person BENEFICIARY: DONALD R. SKINNER, an unmarried person OWNER OF RECORD: KARL JOHNSON, a single person Said Deed of Trust was executed on the 29th day of December, 2004 and recorded on the 30th day of December, 2004, Serial No. 2004-013154. Said Deed of Trust has not been assigned by the Beneficiary. Said documents having been recorded in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District State of Alaska, describing: UNIT E-ONE (E-1), DEEPWOOD MANOR CONDOMINIUM , as shown on the Survey Maps and Floor Plans filed in the office of the Re-corder for the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, under Plat No Amended Plat No. 83-267, and as identified in the Declaration submitting property to the Horizontal Property Regimes Act recorded May 19, 1978, in Book 125, at Page 155, and any amendment thereto; TOGETHER WITH the limited common areas and facilities appurtenant to and reserved for the use of such Unit; AND TOGETHER WITH an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities. EXCEPTING THEREFROM the subsurface estate and all rights, privileges, immunities and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, accruing unto said estate pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of December 18, 1971 (85 Stat. 688, 704; 43 U.S.C. 1601, 1613 (f)(1976), as reserved by the United States of America. The physical address of the real property described above is 813 Auk Street, Unit E-1, Kenai, Alaska, 99611. There is of record a CLAIM OF LIEN filed by the Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division, against KARL G. JOHNSON, forchild Support in the amount of $2,926.35, and an ongoing monthly obligation exists in the amount of $275.00, and any other amounts due, recorded on March 21, 2006, Case No. 001127905. There is of record a PROPERTY LIEN claimed by DEEPWOOD MANOR CONDO ASSOCIATION, recorded March 10, 2008, Serial No. 2008002337, Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska. The undersigned, being the original, or properlysubstituted Trustee hereby gives notice that a breach of the obligations under the Deed of Trust has occurred in that the Trustor has failed to satisfy the indebtedness secured thereby: TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE AND 23/100TH DOLLARS ($27,323.23), plus interest, late charges, costs, attorney fees and other foreclosure costs actually incurred, and any future advances thereunder. Said default may be cured and the sale terminated upon payment of the sum of defaultplus interest, late charges, costs, attorney fees and other foreclosure costs actually incurred, and any future advances thereunder, prior to the sale date. If Notice of Default has been recorded two or more times previously and default has been cured, the trustee may elect to refuse payment and continue the sale. Upon demand of the Beneficiary, the Trustee elects to sell the above-described property, with proceeds to be applied to the total indebtedness secured thereby. Said sale shall be held at public auction at the ALASKA COURT SYSTEM BUILDING, 125 TRADING BAY DR., #100, KENAI,ALASKA, on the 23rd day of December, 2014, said sale shall commence at 11:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in conjunction with such other sales that the Trustee or its attorney may conduct. DATED this 23rd day of September, 2014.

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do it she cries. How can I tell her I am not the one? — NOT THE ONE IN WISCONSIN DEAR NOT THE ONE: You and this lady have very different objectives. I assume that if she has burst into tears she has already gotten your message. Abigail Van Buren My advice is instead of repeating it, to stop calling her. However, if you feel that to achieve closure there must be a face-to-face converDEAR ABBY: I am a widower and am dat- sation, approach it with a large box of tising a divorcee. We have been together for about sues in your hand and repeat what you have 18 months. She says she loves me and wants to written to me. get married. I like her and enjoy her company, but that is it. I also have no desire to marry, or DEAR ABBY: For the first time, I am hostlive with anyone, again. ing my nephew and his family for ThanksI would like to end it and let her continue in giving. I abhor texting and any electronic her search for a husband, but every time I try to amusements that deter face-to-face family

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communication. I need to know the best way to explain — before they arrive — that it is not allowed in my home. — HOSTESS WITH RULES IN NORTH CAROLINA DEAR HOSTESS WITH RULES: Transmit your message the old-fashioned way. Call and tell them your wishes so they’ll have plenty of time to make other plans if they feel unable to comply with your “house rules.” It will also give you enough time to invite other guests in the event that your nephew and his family are so addicted to their electronics that they can’t comfortably abide by your wishes. DEAR VETERANS: I salute each and every one of you for your service to this country. My thanks as well to the brave and dedicated men and women who are still on active duty. You are the personification of patriotism and self-sacrifice for your dedication to our country. — ABBY Hints from Heloise

Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars A baby born today has a Sun in Scorpio and a Moon in Cancer. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014: This year you learn to adapt to the unexpected. This skill will be instrumental to your success. Stop frequently to center yourself and touch base with your intuitive ability. You often sense events before they occur. If you are single, you could meet someone while traveling. This person seems to lift the veil on your perceptions. As a result, your judgments and decisions change. If you are attached, plan a special trip that the two of you have talked about. You develop a more spiritual bond as well. CANCER has the ability to open your mind to new ideas. 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 Pressure comes from your judgments about what you “should” do. You could decide to depower this intellectual and emotional spin by realizing that you are the force that has been raising tension to a higher level. Tonight: Relax by getting into a favorite pastime. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHYou are likely to say what you mean, which could cause some anger in others. You generally are very diplomatic, but right now you see a situation differently. A trip or the possibility of a workshop could open even more doors. Tonight: Listen to news more openly. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You could feel as if you have very little control over a financial matter. It appears as though a

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particular topic that you feel you need more knowledge on. You aren’t likely to be the same after this conversation. Maintain your sense of humor. An unexpected element runs through your plans. Tonight: Relax to great music. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH An associate or loved one could be most challenging, especially when dealing with a basic issue. The situation could have many ramifications tied to it. Be willing to discuss the matter openly. Others might not be as accepting as you seem to be. Tonight: Chat over dinner. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You tend to come off much harsher than you realize. In fact, some people in your immediate circle could find you to be demanding. As strong as you are, you still get shaken up by the unexpected. Simplify things rather than complicate them. Tonight: Go with a suggestion. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You seem to be stressed out more than usual. Processing a difficult situation might take more time than you have right now. You could experience a need to withdraw, but responsibilities call. Clear out as much as you can. Tonight: Get some much-needed R and R. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Step back from a potentially volatile situation. Only then will this matter look different from what you first perceived. You’ll be in a position of power as you gain insight. The question remains: What do you want to do? Tonight: Let go of worries. Indulge in a favorite pastime.

Lock it down! Dear Readers: Many of you commented on garage-door openers being stolen out of cars parked in driveways. Here are just a few of your hints: Barbara S., via email, said: “It’s a good idea to disable the garage-door opener by locking it from the keypad, unplugging it or pulling the cord that disables the motor, which makes manual opening the only option. Also, engaging the manual lock that slides into the door track from the door itself makes opening the garage door completely impossible.” Pete in California wrote: “We have a shut-off switch on our garage-door opener (Heloise here: which is mounted on the wall), since we can’t remove built-in openers. It was very simple to install. I turn the garage door off every night or when we leave for vacation.” Marylin, via email, said: “There is a switch inside the garage, and it has an ‘on’ and ‘off’ button. During the night, we turn the door off.” Good hints all around to stay safe! Take a look to see if the wall-mounted opener has a shut-off switch. Use it when necessary. — Heloise Price picture Dear Heloise: I had to get price checks or corrections every time I visited a store or big-box retailer. This holds up the line. But now I cut out the middleman. I take a photo with my smartphone of the price tag (Heloise here: I am assuming it’s the tag on the shelf) of the items on sale, keeping the small numbers and date of sale in focus. I include the purchase item/display. I show the photo to the clerk, who confirms the date and inventory number on both the photo and the item. — Debi in Dallas

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In this Oct. 31 photo, veteran James Dean, left, poses with his dogs, Jackson and Rebel, as well as Saving Grace K-9’s president Brigette Parsons, standing, and trainer Kat Carter, in Lexington, N.C. Jackson and Rebel were trained through Saving Grace K-9’s.

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in the United States that allows veterans to use their own pets to be trained as a certified service animal or emotional support animal. For those who do not own an animal, the organization also trains rescue dogs referred from the Humane Society. Brigette Parsons, director of Saving Grace K-9’s, said she has always felt the desire to help others who are in need, especially veterans who return home with

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physical and mental challenges. “I have always been a dog lover and always knew I wanted to help people,” Parsons said. “It just breaks my heart the stigma that gets attached to these people. They are people, too, they just react to things differently, which means you just handle things differently.” Parsons opened the nonprofit organization in September. Originally she had been studying to obtain her master’s degree in vocational rehab, but while going through the process she realized she wasn’t able to reach the people she most wanted to serve. While waiting on approval to become a nonprofit organization, Parsons met Kat Carter, who is a certified dog trainer and owner of Hound’s Tooth Academy for Dogs in Lexington. Carter joined Parsons in her efforts to help disabled veterans outside of her regular dog training business. One of the things that Par-

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sons and Carter wanted to do originally was to help unwanted animals referred to them from the local Humane Society who may qualify to be an emotional support animal. After several inquiries, they decide to also include animals already owned by the veteran. Carter said there are very few programs for veterans that allows them to keep family pets if they qualify for a service animal. “A majority of the programs that would provide service animals require you to get rid of any other animals in your house,” Carter said. “The only animal you can have is that service dog. We understand that they are an effective tool, but these are living creatures. Many times owners are very bonded with their pets.” After an assessment to see if the animal is going to qualify to be trained as an emotional support animal, the veteran completes a six- to eight-week program with the dog.

Have a photogenic pet? Send us a picture! Pet photos run on the Pets page every Tuesday. They can be color or black and white and may include people. Limit one photo per household. They may be e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion. com, dropped off at the Kenai office or mailed to the Clarion at P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, 99611. A brief explanation of the photo, the pet’s and owner’s names, owner’s address and phone number must be included. Photos with an address written on the back will be returned.

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