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Friday-Saturday, January 9-10, 2015 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

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Mayor asks for oil, gas liason

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Navarre said that he and Soldotna councilor Linda Murphy, a member of the Alaska Municipal League, are “working to put together a group that will help the Legislature and Governor Walker in addressing the fiscal situation,” referring to the state’s $3.5 billion budget deficit. “You’ll hear more about that in the upcoming weeks, as we get more toward the legislative session,” Navarre said.

With the anticipation of a liquid natural gas pipeline terminus in Nikiski, the Kenai Peninsula has the potential to see its largest economic impact ever. To facilitate such projects, Borough Mayor Mike Navarre is looking to re-create a position in his office to focus on oil, gas and mining issues. Navarre introduced an ordinance to the borough assembly at the Jan. 6 meeting for the position of “special assistant to the mayor on oil gas and mining.” Prorated funding for the job would total $67,500 to start from Feb. 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015, the end of fiscal year 2015. According to a memo from Navarre to the assembly, the position would evaluate oil, gas and mining industry related projects and “develop responsive policy positions and initiatives and implement and advocate for those positions approved by the mayor and assembly.” The annual salary for the position is proposed to be $98,171. Including benefits and other expenses, the cost of the position is estimated to be approximately $161,800. Navarre requested a shortened hearing for the position to be discussed at the Jan. 20 meeting so recruitment could begin as soon as possible. Navarre discussed the need for the position during the assembly finance committee meeting Tuesday. He said the AK LNG project is a “game-changer” to the Kenai Peninsula economy and a socioeconomic study would define what the state would pay for and what the impact would be to the borough “We have to start planning now,” he said. “It is of critical importance to the borough. I have not brought new positions to you on a regular basis. This is one that makes absolute sense.”

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In the news Cook Inlet Energy ordered to take corrective actions

The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission softened its enforcement actions on Cook Inlet Energy, LLC after the company requested a review of a proposed $295,000 fine stemming from a flare up of more than 24,000 mcf — or 24 million cubic feet — of natural gas from its Kustatan Production facility. The violations occurred between Nov. 26, 2013 and Feb. 28 of 2014 when the company did not shut-in one of its gas wells while it was overhauling its Kustatan Production Facility intermittent flaring throughout a several month period. The conservation commission asserted that the company did not seek approval for the flaring, while the company claimed that flaring authorization it had previously received form the commission was unclear. They found that Cook Inlet Energy violated regulations and must comply with corrective actions which include a description and example of its regulatory compliance tracking program, a root cause analysis addressing the violations and a time line for implementing corrective actions and evidence that its personnel would be trained in the conservation commission’s regulatory requirements. The commission dropped the $295,000 fine from its final enforcement actions. — Staff report

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Fan zone

Mike Erstrom carries his son Owen Erstrom, 3, up to the bleachers as Owen watches a Zamboni resurface the ice Thursday during the Kenai and Soldotna hockey game at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. Mike Erstrom said the two attended the game to watch Owen’s brother play.

Industry Outlook Forum wraps up Regional politicians’ speeches bookend 2-day event By BEN BOETTGER Peninsula Clarion

Speeches from regional politicians opened and closed the 14th annual Kenai Peninsula Industry Outlook forum, held this week in Kenai’s Old Carrs Mall. The forum’s first session began on Wednesday morning with speeches from municipal leaders. Kenai Mayor Pat Porter, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre, Soldotna Mayor Nels Anderson, and representatives from Seward, Seldovia, and Homer provided updates on their respective communities to the audience of industry and non-profit representatives. Porter outlined her optimistic view of Kenai’s economy by citing a 6 percent growth in Kenai’s sales tax revenue in the last two quarters, a high level of occupancy in Kenai retail space, the stability of Kenai real estate, and a fishing industry that “provides seasonal jobs for over 500 individuals.” Porter described Kenai’s residential growth as “amazing,” and said that “available homes and apartments are nearly nonexistent” in Kenai because of the high demand. Porter said

that in 2014, houses for sale in Kenai spent an average of 79 days on the market before being bought. That year, 95 homes were sold in Kenai, a 20-home increase from 2013. Eight vacant lots in Kenai were sold in 2013, while 34 were sold in 2014 — a number that did not include Kenai’s 87 property sales to the Alaska LNG project. To keep up with this growth, Kenai added two residential subdivisions this year. Porter credited the increase in demand for Kenai property to development on the northern Kenai Spur Highway. Speaking after Porter, Navarre opened his speech by thanking industry representatives for their “investment in our communities,” then spoke on borough programs, including hospital expansion. At Tuesday’s borough assembly meeting, Navarre encouraged the assembly to appropriate $200,000 for consultation regarding health care cost reduction and hospital management. In Wednesday’s speech, he described health care cost as “out of control.” “(The appropriation) is designed to get our arms around

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Alaska LNG project manager Steve Butt talks to a crowd during the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District’s Industry Outlook Forum on Wednesday in Kenai, Alaska.

health care, because it’s so important to us as local governments, as businesses, as residents,” Navarre said. “It’s the single biggest expenditure we have in our nation, in our communities, in the borough, and in the state. ... Somebody has to do something to fix it.” In addition to borough programs, Navarre also remarked on state-level politics, which is he is involved with as the president of Alaska’s Conference of Mayors.

Economist forecasts ups, downs for borough By IAN FOLEY Peninsula Clarion

The state of the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s economy, with regards to job growth, wages and housing, has both positive and negative aspects, according to the state economist Alyssa Rodrigues. Speaking at the Industry Outlook Forum at the Old Carrs Mall, Rodrigues said that the borough has fared better than the state in terms of job growth. Using preliminary data, Rodrigues said that, as a whole, Alaska will have zero job growth in 2015.

While the outlook for the state is gloomy, the borough will hopefully fare better. “My forecast for 2015, which is a pseudo-forecast — it’s not official — is for 3.5 percent (job) growth,” Rodrigues said. “The reason it’s not bigger is because I tend to give you relatively conservative forecasts. I don’t want to tell you that you’ll grow by 9 percent and then have everyone be mad at me when you only grow by 5 percent.” Rodrigues said that historically, the borough has done better than the state in terms of job growth.

With data from the first half of 2014 compared to 2013, the borough added 200 jobs and saw the highest industry growth in the health care and retail sectors. Rodrigues said that typically, job growth isn’t seen in just one sector. It is spread out to fulfill the needs of a growing economy. As of 2013, teacher and retail salesperson are the two most common occupations in the borough. While the borough outpaces the state in job growth, its job market makeup (percentage of the population working in a C

particular job sector), is proportional to that of the state. “(The types of jobs) are actually quite similar to the state, which is both a good thing and a bad thing,” Rodrigues said. “If the state does well, that likely means the state factors are doing well in the borough. If the state’s not doing well, that might not bode well for the borough, because they have the same factors going on.” When it came to job salaries, Rodrigues said that before last year, the growth from year to year on the Kenai Peninsula just barely passed inflation. Recently, however, she said

that salary growth has surpassed inflation and people have a lot more purchasing power than in the past. When it came to housing prices on the Kenai Peninsula, Rodrigues said that prices haven’t gone up that much. She said that the average house price in Kenai is cheaper than the state average, and places below Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks and the Mat-Su region. “Maybe you should buy your house now instead of waiting,” Rodrigues said. Reach Ian Foley at ian.foley@peninsulaclarion.com.

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U.S. weather closer to average than rest of world By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON — On a day when much of the U.S. struggled with bone-chilling cold, federal meteorologists said America’s weather in 2014 wasn’t really that bad. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday that the U.S. average temperature in 2014 was half a degree warmer than normal and weather was less disastrous and droughtstruck than previous years. While 2014 was warmer than 2013 in the lower 48 states, it was still only the 34th warmest on record. That contrasts with the experience of the world as a whole.

Oil Prices Wednesday’s prices North Slope crude: $51.03, up from $50.40 on Tuesday West Texas Int.: $48.65, up from $47.93 on Tuesday

Wednesday Stocks Company Final Change Agrium Inc............... 99.78 +2.12 Alaska Air Group...... 60.70 +1.03 ACS...........................1.74 -0.04 Apache Corp........... 60.87 +2.27 AT&T........................ 33.50 +0.33 Baker Hughes...........57.03 +0.56 BP ........................... 36.73 +0.81 Chevron...................110.41 +2.47 ConocoPhillips......... 64.93 +1.58 ExxonMobil.............. 92.23 +1.51 1st Natl. Bank AK...1,600.00 +12.00 GCI.......................... 13.98 -0.03 Halliburton............... 40.21 +0.85 Harley-Davidson...... 66.13 +1.35 Home Depot........... 106.72 +2.31 McDonald’s.............. 94.36 +0.35 Safeway................... 35.25 +0.03 Schlumberger.......... 82.70 +0.99 Tesoro.......................74.27 +3.66 Walmart................... 90.47 +1.87 Wells Fargo.............. 53.56 +1.16 Gold closed............1,208.03 -3.44 Silver closed............ 16.33 -0.20 Dow Jones avg......17,907.87 +323.35 NASDAQ................ 4,736.19 +85.72 S&P 500................ 2,062.14 +36.24 Stock prices provided by the Kenai Peninsula Edward Jones offices. C

Globally, it will likely go down as the warmest year on record. Japan’s meteorological agency has already calculated 2014 as the warmest year worldwide. NOAA and NASA will announce global 2014 figures next week, but data through November point toward a new record. The U.S. is only 2 percent of the world’s surface; eastern North America

was about the only exception to the hot global rule last year and even that chill was outweighed nationally by record western heat, said NOAA climate scientist Jake Crouch. It was the 18th straight year the U.S. was warmer than the 20th-century average. “This fits within the context of a long-term warming trend both here and around the

globe,” Crouch said. California, Nevada and Arizona had the hottest year in 120 years of record-keeping, while Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and New Mexico had one of their five warmest years on record. Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Wisconsin and Michigan had one of their 10 coldest years on record.

Peninsula Clarion, Friday, January 9, 2015

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. 9:45 a.m. • TOPS #AK 196 meets at The Grace Lutheran Church, in Soldotna. Call Dorothy at 262-1303. 10:15 a.m. • Visit the Soldotna Public Library for a 45-minute free “Yoga Strength” session. Set to modern music, this class makes for a perfect introduction to yoga or a fun addition to your existing routine. Bring your own mat! Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917. 12:30 p.m. • Well Elders Live Longer exercise (W.E.L.L.) will meet at the Nikiski Senior Center. Call instructor Mary Olson at 907-776-3745. 8 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “It Works” at URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. • AA 12 by 12 at the United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage Road, Kenai. • Twin City Al-Anon Family group, United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage Road in Kenai. Call 907-953-4655. Saturday 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. 9 a.m. • Al-Anon book study, Central Peninsula Hospital’s Augustine Room, Soldotna. Call 907-953-4655. 10 a.m. • Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. Noon • Homemade soup, Funny River Community Center. 7 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous support group “Dopeless Hope Fiends,” URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. 8 p.m. • AA North Roaders Group at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 242-9477. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

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The Peninsula Clarion strives to report the deaths of all current and former Peninsula residents. Notices should be received within three months of the death. Pending service/Death notices are 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 are prepared by families, funeral homes, crematoriums, and are edited by our staff according to newspaper guidelines. The fee for obituaries up to 500 words with one black and white photo ranges from $50 to $100. Funeral homes and crematoriums routinely submit completed obituaries to the newspaper. Obituaries may also be submitted directly to the Clarion with prepayment, online at www.peninsulaclarion.com, or by mail to: Peninsula Clarion, P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, Alaska, 99611. The deadline for Tuesday – Friday editions is 2 p.m. the previous day. Submissions for Sunday and Monday editions must be received by 3 p.m. Friday. Obituaries are placed on a spaceavailable basis, prioritized by dates of local services. For more information, call the Clarion at 907-283-7551.

Around the Peninsula Cure cabin fever with craft extravaganza

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historians and other experts to the Gilman River Center for evening talks designed to entertain as well as educate. Presentations focus on the natural and cultural history of our Kenai Peninsula. All of the programs are free and open to the public, and refreshments will be provided.

Peninsula Take-a-Break is sponsoring a “Cabin Fever Craft Extravaganza” on Saturday from 1-4 p.m. at the Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. Learn a new craft project with KPC council meeting scheduled hands-on demonstrations. Door prizes and a tea party will also The Kenai Peninsula College Council will hold their next be featured. For further information call Linda at 262-4996 or meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, at KPC’s Kenai River Campus in Deanna at 398-630l. There is no charge for this event. Soldotna. The College Council is advisory in nature and members are recruited from all sectors of the Kenai Peninsula to provide input to KPC administration. The meeting is open to the public. Book club meets at Soldotna library For a copy of the agenda, contact Sue Evanson at 262-0318 or Outside The Box Book Club (Book Club For Adults) on Sat- visit www.kpc.alaska.edu/about/college_council/reports/. urday at 4 p.m., in the Community Room. January is National Hobby Month. The book club is reading the book “WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?: A Personal Journey into the Heart of Fanati- KPC hosts traditional Irish music concert cal Passion in America.” Come for a discussion on hobbyists in The Irishmen are back on the Kenai, and everyone is welAmerica and how to start your own hobby. comed to come together at a concert of traditional Irish music and folklore at KPC on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Ward Building. Performers returning include: Dublin native John Woodturners to meet Walsh on the Tenor Banjo; vocals and Bouzouki by artist Pat The Kenai Peninsula Woodturners Chapter will hold its Broaders; and Sean McComiskey on Button Accordian. This meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday at the woodturning shop in the log event is an annual kick-off for Spring semester, is free, and fambuilding at Mile 100 on the Sterling Highway, just a few miles ily friendly. Support for this event is made possible by the UAA south of Soldotna where Echo Lake Road meets the highway. Diversity Action Council, the KPC Showcase and the Damon There will be a wood turning demonstration. Visitors are al- Foundation, the KPC Student Union, and the KPC Multiculways welcome. Questions? Call 801-543-9122. tural Consortium. For more information: Diane at 262-0328.

No Snow? Tsalteshi hosts trail run

Tribal band “Pamyua” to perform in Kenai

On Sunday at 1 p.m., come run the snowshoe trail (Mosquito) from the Wolverine (K-Beach) Trailhead up to Skyview and back in the Black Stone Axe Ridge Run. The route is approximately 6 kilometers; ice spikes are highly recommended. Start is at 1 p.m., bib pickup starts at 12:30 p.m. or thereabouts. Register online at www.tsalteshi.org.

Pamyua, an Anchorage-based band ranges from Native American, to World Music, to what the band has called “tribal funk,” will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24 in the Renee C. Henderson Auditorium at Kenai Central High School. The concert is a fundraiser for the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s Yaghanen Youth Program. Tickets will be available at the door or in advance at Kenaitze Indian Tribe offices, and are $10 general admission for all ages. Pamyua have performed worldwide, including at the grand opening of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, and were featured in the Discovery Channel’s “Flying Wild Alaska” series. The Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s Yaghanen Youth Program offers activities that encourage academic achievement, respect for all people and cultures, and teach life skills in a safe and positive atmosphere. For more information about the program, contact Michael Bernard at (907)335-7290 or email him at mbernard@ kenaitze.org.

Habitat priorities and threats discussed Rober Ruffner, Executive Director of the Kenai Watershed Forum will give a presentation on the priorities and threats identified by the Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat Partnership to habitats across the Kenai Peninsula Wednesday, at 7 p.m. at the Donald E. Gilman River Center on Funny River Road. The presentation will give an up-close look at the challenges facing freshwater and marine systems on the Kenai Peninsula. This series of monthly evening talks brings scientists, storytellers,

Snowmobiler stranded wrote goodbye notes MULLAN, Idaho (AP) — A snowmobiler who plunged into a freezing Montana ravine says he gave up hope of surviving and wrote goodbye letters to his family before his friends found him, hypothermic and dehydrated, more than a day later. “When you’re an extreme snowmobiler and you get lost, you’re usually dead,” Barry Sadler told KECI-TV. “You’re going places where people shouldn’t go.” The 54-year-old Mullan, Idaho, man said part of his extreme mindset was to ride without survival gear or water. Sadler said he was “sidehilling” — snowmobiling along a steep ridge with one ski in the snow and one in the air — on Sunday when the snow cut loose beneath him, sending him 3,000 feet down a chute into a ravine in northwestern Montana. He landed in a creek with his snowmobile on top of him. Sadler was able to push away the sled, and he intermittently ran

its engine for heat over the next 30-plus hours. He said he wrote goodbye notes to his wife and kids — ages 20, 18 and 16 — on his cellphone. When the sled ran out of gas around 10 p.m. Monday, he gave up any hope of surviving. “I’m not a quitter,” he said. “But I knew there was no way I was coming out of there.” He he put his goggles on because he “didn’t want the crows to eat my eyes,” Sadler said. “It was the worst, freezing to death. It’s not quick. It’s drawn out, and you’re shaking so violently it hurts,” Sadler said. But about two hours later, five friends who had followed his snowmobile track hiked into the ravine and rescued him.

“These guys shook me. I wake up, and all I see are two lights, and I thought they were angels,” Sadler said. “And I was kind of out of it, and the only thing I asked was, ‘What are you guys doing here?’” The men gave him dry clothes, blankets and food, but they were still a long way from home. It took five hours to hike out of the drainage, and they had to walk another 2 miles to reach the

snowmobiles. They rode an additional 6 miles to Sadler’s house. Sadler suffered some broken bones in his hands and had frostbite. Two sheriff’s deputies involved in the search scolded Sadler for riding by himself and without survival gear, an avalanche beacon or a satellite locator.

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Keep the LNG project moving forward While Gov. Bill Walker has acted

within his authority during his first month in office, a number of those actions, including the removal of three Alaska Gasline Development Corporation board members and his order that remaining board members not sign confidentiality agreements, leave us with questions about the administration’s goals moving forward. The state government is facing some hard decisions due to the drop in oil prices and the corresponding drop in state revenue. Alaska is facing a $3.5 billion budget deficit, and calls for smarter spending are appropriate. Indeed, smart spending should be the rule whether the state is facing a deficit or not. However, we wonder if knee-jerk spending freezes and project delays are smart. While the state is facing a funding gap in the near term, it also needs faces a longterm energy gap. Several of the state’s mega-projects are intended to address Alaska’s long-term energy needs, including the Susitna-Watana Hydro project, the Alaska LNG Project and the Alaska Stand-Alone Pipeline. The latter two of those projects fall under the purview of the AGDC. Early in the gubernatorial campaign, Gov. Walker called the LNG project fatally flawed, and the ASAP project uneconomic. It seems reasonable to assume that Gov. Walker will nominate new AGDC board members with philosophies similar to his own. Our concern, and one expressed by members of the Legislature, is whether and how much a shuffling of leadership will affect the projects — specifically, whether project schedules will be pushed back. And we have concerns that preventing board members from being privy to confidential information will impede the decision-making process. We know what happens when projects are delayed. They get much more expensive, or they don’t get done at all. Al Bolea, a former oil company executive and one of the AGDC board members fired by Walker, told the Associated Press that it’s normal for a new governor to surround himself with people he believes will support his plans. “I think once the governor gets his hands around this huge project and sees all the good work that was done that he’s going to make all the right decisions,” Bolea told the AP. “I would encourage everyone to view this as just normal, that this isn’t a sign of some massive change. It’s just a new person in a huge job, the executive of a huge state, getting things lined up the way he wants them.” We hope that’s the case. While campaigning on the Kenai Peninsula, Gov. Walker said he would work to bring an LNG project to fruition, with a terminus in Nikiski, and we’d like to see that effort continue. Gov. Walker has said he doesn’t want to slow that project down, but with funding uncertainty and changes in leadership, the road map is going to look different. We hope the administration is looking beyond the current fiscal situation, and is keeping the final destination in view.

Letters to the Editor Nikiski staff critical of Clarion article The article run by the Peninsula Clarion about a Christmas assembly held at Nikiski High was so egregiously misleading that we, as staff members, feel compelled to respond. This Faculty Christmas show has been a tradition for our students for more than 15 years. Many community members and past students attend. Most of the article’s information comes from one parent who chose to post libelous statements and flat out lies on the district’s Facebook page. Any reporter or editor for that matter could plainly see that while the district is bound by policy not to discuss details of their investigation, the parent was under no such restraints. There is no indication that any of his statements were fact checked. This is sloppy journalism at best. The school that is portrayed in the Clarion article is as far from reality as it could be. There are hundreds of parents who will tell you that Nikiski Middle High School has some of the best teachers in the state. This is something that reasonable people know and we are grateful to the parents, students, and community members that have defended our school and staff. Rob Ernst, Nicole Gaunt, Jennifer Hornung, Colleen Wik, Laura Niemczyk, Michelle Barrows, Charlene Delago, Tony Jackson, Darren Zibell, Chris Standley, Kristen Dillon, Linda L. Zimmerman, Nan Weaver, Kelly McCaughey, Jason Tauriainen, G. Gerrior, William J Thompson, Reid Kornstad, Kristin Peek, Ted Riddall, Anna J Widman, Jesse J Bjorkman, Julie Hobby-Wheeler, Breta J Brown, Dylan Hooper, Adam Anders, Jacob Doth, Troy M Zimmerman, Carla Jenness, Nora Ribbens, Karla Smith, Jim Coburn, Barry Hartman, Paul Johnson, Julie Carr, Dan Adair, David Brown, Phil Morin, Brian Bailey, Samantha O’Reagan, Karla Smith

Nikiski lights up the night The Nikiski Community Council sponsors the Nikiski Night Lights contest each December. We want to thank those residents who beautify our community with holiday decorations and lights. We partnered this year with the Nikiski Senior Center, and applaud the efforts of Senior Center Activities Director Sharon Fisher, who arranged a group to view and judge those nominated. Handclaps and appreciation to Homer Electric Association for providing energy credits toward the first place winners’ electric bills. Other winners received local area business gift cards. You may still get a chance to view the lights! Our winners include: 1st Place residential traditional, James and Robin Allemann, 47495 Holt Lamplight; 2nd place residential traditional, Doug and Kelly Brewer, on Suzanne; 1st place animated John and Brenda Klimpke, Blueberry Avenue; 2nd place animated, Terri Schilling off of Holt Lamplight; 3rd place traditional, Ray and Nancy Whiting on Kuskokwim; and Honorable Mention, Brad and Shan-

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Support for Matti’s Tree project appreciated On Nov. 29, 2014 at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center Matti’s Farm Christmas Tree raffle tickets were drawn and the winners were notified of their winnings. The blue tree was won by Kenai resident Ted Johnson and the pink tree was won by Mary Tyone, also a Kenai resident. Mary was so excited and stated that this was the first thing she had ever won anything! We are taking this time to recognize and thank all the businesses who donated added value items that made the award so great: Grant Aviation, Odie’s Deli, Kenai Airport location, Louie’s Steak House, Save U More, Craig Taylor Implement Company, United Rentals and The Puffin Inn in Anchorage. We look forward to a 2015 tree raffle and will have the trees decorated and begin selling tickets this summer. Find us starting in June at various events and several grocery stores in the Kenai/Soldotna area. JoAnne Martin, Chair, Matti’s Tree project

The hard truth about our oil revenue Imagine your family’s biggest source of income plummeting by 80 percent in one year. At today’s oil prices, that’s Alaska’s situation. The state’s oil and gas production tax is expected to bring the state $524 million in the current fiscal year, a shocking drop from the $2.6 billion collected last year. But that’s only part of the story. The state offers tax credits to oil and gas companies as a way to encourage investment that will, it is hoped, increase oil production. Once all the credits are factored in, our production tax is expected to generate negative returns to the state. You read that right: this year, for the first time in state history, we are making less than zero from a tax meant to compensate Alaska for the taking of its oil resources. How is this situation possible? The Alaska Department of Revenue projects the state will pay $625 million to producers through various oil and gas production credits. Subtract that from $524 million in production tax revenue, and we’re about $100 million in the red. Next year, the problem is expected to worsen, with the state netting negative $400 million on what has traditionally been our biggest source of unrestricted revenue. I have learned these bitter facts over the

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A laska G ov. B ill Walker past few weeks, and I feel obliged to tell Alaskans the hard truth. As for how we got here, it appears to be a combination of tax breaks and credits, and a tax structure that magnifies the state’s losses at low oil prices. The last oil tax rewrite occurred during a period of sustained high oil prices, and there was little consideration given to the low-price scenario. I remember when my parents and their neighbors fought for statehood so Alaskans could control our resources. I think we can all agree that an oil production tax that nets negative returns to the state does not meet Alaska’s constitutional mandate to develop our resources for the maximum benefit of the people. I support the philosophy behind tax incentives; I want to encourage companies to invest in Alaska. But giving away more in tax breaks than we collect is irresponsible,

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and it’s unsustainable. It’s like working a job and having more income withheld from your paycheck than you earn. It just doesn’t make sense. You elected me to offer forward-looking, straight-talking leadership free of political partisanship. I take my duty as a steward of Alaska’s future very seriously. We must address our current fiscal crunch from all angles — including reining in spending and thoughtfully assessing our revenue stream. Our state has tremendous assets. We have wisely built significant savings. We have abundant natural resources. We have the resilience and resourcefulness of the Alaskan people. I look forward to working with the Legislature and all Alaskans to stabilize our financial health and secure our future. Bill Walker is governor of Alaska.

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Court rules against teen who didn’t want chemo By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Thursday that state officials aren’t violating the rights of a 17-year-old girl by forcing her to undergo cancer chemotherapy she doesn’t want. The decision came in the case of the girl known in court documents only as Cassandra C., who will be free to make her own medical decisions when she turns 18 in September. She, with the support of her mother, had fought against the sixmonth course of chemotherapy. The case centered on whether the girl is mature enough to determine how to treat her Hodgkin lymphoma, which she was diagnosed with in September. Several other states recognize the “mature minor doctrine.” The court ruled that her lawyers had the opportunity to prove her maturity during a Juvenile Court hearing in December and failed to do so “under any standard.” The teen, for example, was allowed to go home to undergo treatment in November but instead ran away for a week, ac-

‘This is her decision and her rights, which is what we are here fighting about. We should have choices about what to do with our bodies. — Jackie Fortin, teen’s mother cording to court documents. “Cassandra either intentionally misrepresented her intentions to the trial court or she changed her mind on this issue of life and death,” Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers said. A more lengthy written decision will come at a later date, she said. Cassandra currently is confined in a room at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, where she is being forced to undergo chemotherapy, which doctors said would give her an 85 percent chance of survival. Without it, they said there was a near-certainty of death within two years. The teen’s mother, Jackie Fortin of Windsor Locks, said after the arguments Thursday that she wouldn’t allow her daughter to die. The single

mother said she and her daughter just want to seek alternative treatments that don’t include putting the “poison” of chemotherapy into her daughter’s body. “This is her decision and her rights, which is what we are here fighting about,” Fortin said. “We should have choices about what to do with our bodies.” Fortin and her lawyer said they are considering their next step after losing the case, but expect to go back to the trial court in an attempt to more fully explore the mature minor argument. After Cassandra was diagnosed with high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma, she and her mother missed several appointments, prompting doctors at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

to notify the state Department of Children and Families, court documents say. The child welfare agency investigated and a trial court granted the agency temporary custody of Cassandra. Lawyers for Cassandra and her mother then sought an injunction prohibiting medical treatment but were unsuccessful. Cassandra’s treatment resumed Dec. 17, with surgery to install a port in her chest that would be used to administer the drugs. Chemotherapy began the next day and continues. Assistant Attorney General said Cassandra exhibited the “magical thinking” of an immature child, believing that if she ignored the cancer it would go away and using the slang of the day was “blowing off the severity of her condition.” Child welfare agency officials defended their treatment of Cassandra, saying they have a responsibility to protect the girl’s life. “This is a curable illness, and we will continue to ensure that Cassandra receives the treatment she needs to become a healthy and happy adult,” the agency said in a statement.

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Jackie Fortin of Windsor Locks, Conn., right, stands outside the Connecticut Supreme Court in Hartford, Conn., on Thursday, with Judy Stephens, 51, a Connecticut woman who said she has survived brain cancer without chemotherapy.

Dad accused of tossing girl off bridge called lawyer ‘God’ By TAMARA LUSH Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Just 12 hours before police said John Jonchuck threw his 5-year-old daughter off a bridge — perhaps while she was still alive — the father calmly told a sheriff’s deputy he didn’t want to hurt himself or his little girl and had “new clarity in his life.” The officer had made a point of interviewing Jonchuck in person because Jonchuck’s own attorney frantically called 911 to report that he was acting “strange.” The attorney, Genevieve Torres, said Jonchuck had called her “God” and asked her to translate a Bible in Swedish when they met Wednesday to talk about Jonchuck’s custody case for his daughter, Phoebe. Yet, when police talked to Jonchuck at length, everything appeared OK. Then police encountered Jonchuck again shortly after midnight Wednesday. He was going about 100 mph toward the Sunshine Skyway bridge. By the time an officer caught up with him, Jonchuck had pulled over on the approach span to the bridge. Jonchuck got out, and started toward the officer, who pulled his weapon. Jonchuck grabbed Phoebe from the back seat and “held her face to his chest” as he carried her to the railing, St. Petersburg police Chief Anthony Holloway said. It wasn’t clear whether Phoebe was alive when Jonchuck threw her into Tampa Bay about 60 feet below, though the officer said he “thought he heard the child scream,” Hollo-

way said. Phoebe’s body was recovered about a mile from the bridge about two hours later. An autopsy and cause of death is pending. The Florida Department of Children and Families said late Thursday that the agency received a call to the abuse hotline at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday “regarding the mental health of Phoebe’s father.” The anonymous caller said Jonchuck was “depressed and delusional.” Secretary Mike Carroll said a team is reviewing the agency’s involvement with the family, which included at least three prior investigations. Before her death, Jonchuck and Phoebe had an odd encounter with his attorney. Torres told the 911 dispatcher that she had

asked Jonchuck if he wanted her to file paperwork in his custody case. “It’s not going to matter anymore,” she recalled him saying. “That really scared me,” Torres told the dispatcher, her voice trembling. He was “out of his mind.” Police found him a short time later at a church, and everything seemed fine. He told officers he was once on 37 different medicines for a variety of ailments, but none this week. He said he had recently lost weight and was eating healthy, “trying to better his life.” The church’s priest told a deputy that Jonchuck had made the statement “I am the Pope,” only to then say: “I know I am not.” Officers decided they didn’t have enough evidence to com-

mit Jonchuck. “She was smiling and appeared healthy, properly clothed and happy,” an officer wrote of the little girl. Phoebe had long, curly hair, a wide smile and loved princesses. She hated baths and water, making her death even more gut-wrenching. Phoebe’s mother, Michelle Kerr, was with Jonchuck for six tumultuous years, and police were called numerous times. Since 2008, Jonchuck has been charged with domestic battery six times, but in every case, the charges were dropped or never pursued. Kerr had an arrest record consisting of child neglect, petty theft and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, among other charges. Jonchuck had custody of

Phoebe, and they lived with Jonchuck’s parents in Tampa. “I always saw him as a good dad,” Kerr said. “She would always say, ‘I love you daddy.’ She loved her dad.” Jonchuck was charged with first-degree murder. At his first court hearing, Pinellas County Judge Michael Andrews asked him if he wanted an attorney. “I want to leave it in the hands of God,” Jonchuck said. The judge responded: “I’m pretty sure God’s not going to be representing you in this case. You’re going to be standing trial.”

Linda Mattos, the owner of a daycare that looked after Phoebe, said Jonchuck and Phoebe were homeless in 2013. Jonchuck had a back injury from a fall at a restaurant and didn’t work, so Mattos allowed them to stay at her house for about six months, until Jonchuck started to pick fights with her. When she asked him to leave, he tried to get revenge, Mattos said, by calling child protective services. “He was very revengeful,” she said. “He tried to ruin me.” It was a claim that Kerr echoed.

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Attorney seeks to use Boy Scout files

Around the World I Am Charlie’ protesters rally globally to back free speech, reject fear LONDON — From Berlin to Bangkok, tens of thousands took a stand against living in fear, as rallies defended the freedom of expression and honored the victims of a Paris newspaper attack. Viewing the Paris killings as a cold-blooded assault on democracy, people from all walks of life — journalists and police officers, politicians and students — turned out in cities around the world Thursday, holding up pens and joining hands in an outpouring of silent solidarity. Many held placards proclaiming “Je Suis Charlie” — “I am Charlie” — a slogan that went viral on social media within hours of Wednesday’s terror attack on the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead. Germany’s biggest-selling daily, Bild, filled the top half of its front page with the headline “Cowardly Murderers!” and printed a black back page with the words “Je suis Charlie.” “The only thing we can do against this is to live fearlessly,” editor-in-chief Kai Diekmann said in an editorial. “Our colleagues in Paris have paid the ultimate price for freedom. We bow before them.”

In command, GOP Congress ignores veto threats, pushes health care, pipeline bills WASHINGTON — In command and ready for a fight, defiant Republicans ignored two White House veto threats and advanced bills in Congress Thursday curbing President Barack Obama’s cherished health care overhaul and forcing construction on a proposed oil pipeline. The top House Democrat predicted her party would uphold both vetoes. On the new Congress’ third day of work, a Senate committee approved a measure dismantling Obama’s ability to block the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which has become a flashpoint pitting the GOP’s jobs agenda against Democrats’ environmental concerns. The Senate planned to begin debate next week and passage there seemed likely, while the House was poised to approve its version Friday. Meanwhile, the House approved legislation narrowing the definition of full-time workers who must be offered employer-provided health care from those working 30 hours weekly to a 40-hour minimum. The vote was a mostly party-line 252172 — short of the 290 needed, assuming all members voted, for the two-thirds majority required to override a veto. On both bills, GOP leaders would face uphill fights mustering the two-thirds House and Senate majorities needed to override vetoes. But both measures had some support from Democrats, and Republicans could use them to portray themselves as championing bipartisan legislation, only to be thwarted by Obama and his Democratic allies. “Given the chance to start with a burst of bipartisan productivity, the president turned his back on the American people’s priorities,” House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, told reporters Thursday, adding, “We were taking our oath of office when they were issuing veto threats. Come on.”

Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer won’t seek fifth term representing California in Senate WASHINGTON — California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, a tenacious liberal whose election to the Senate in 1992 heralded a new era for women at the upper reaches of political power, announced Thursday she will not seek reelection to a new term next year. Boxer’s retirement sets off a free-for-all among a new generation of California Democrats, who have had few offices to aspire to while Boxer and Sen. Dianne Feinstein had a lock on the state’s U.S. Senate seats. A staunch supporter of abortion rights, gun control and environmental protections, Boxer has said she is most proud of the vote that she cast against the war in Iraq. The 74-year-old Boxer made the announcement in a mock video news conference with her grandson, Zach Rodham, acting as reporter. “I am never going to retire. The work is too important. But I will not be running for the Senate in 2016,” Boxer said.

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit brought by a 20-year-old man who was molested by a Boy Scout leader in 2007 could force the organization to reveal 16 years’ worth of “perversion” files documenting sex abuse allegations. Files that were kept by the Boy Scouts of America between 1960 and 1991 already have been made public through other civil cases. The release of the more recent files — from 1991 to 2007 — could reveal how much the Boy Scouts have improved their efforts to protect children and report abuse after several high-profile cases. In 2012 the Oregon Supreme Court ordered the Scouts to make public a trove of files from 1965 to 1985. The records showed that more than a third of abuse allegations never were reported to police and that even when authorities were told, little was done most of the time. Those documents came to light after a jury in 2010 imposed a nearly $20 million penalty against the Scouts in a molestation case in Portland, Oregon.

Since then, plaintiff attorneys in several states, including Texas and Minnesota, have sought to publicize the more recent records through similar lawsuits. Those cases have settled before trial, leaving the records sealed. Now the issue moves to Santa Barbara County, where a judge will hear arguments Friday on whether to admit the documents as evidence. Jury selection is set to begin next week. The issues at play with the Scouts are similar to legal battles over the release of confidential Roman Catholic clergy abuse files, said Jody Armour, a law professor at the University of Southern California. The judge in the Boy Scouts case faces a balancing act between the privacy rights of the Scout leaders in the files and the duty to protect children. However, “the Boy Scouts just aren’t in a very sympathetic position,” Armour said. “They seem to be trying to shield themselves from liability behind confidentiality and privacy.” In the Santa Barbara case, the lawsuit states, a 29-year-old Scout volunteer, Al Stein, pulled down the pants of a 13-year-old

boy and fondled him while the child was working at a Christmas tree lot fundraiser. According to the civil complaint, the boy had bruising and lacerations at his beltline. Stein had done something similar to a boy six months before, but the incident never was reported to the Boy Scout leadership even though another Scout volunteer knew of it, said Tim Hale, the plaintiff’s attorney. In the Oregon case, plaintiff’s attorneys argued that Scout leaders knew about the background of the perpetrator. Those lawyers said the Boy Scouts referred to a subset of personnel documents that detail sex abuse as “perversion” files. The jury found the organization negligent for allowing former assistant scoutmaster Timur Dykes to associate with children after he acknowledged to a Boy Scout official in 1983 that he had molested 17 boys. Stein, now 36, pleaded no contest to felony child endangerment in 2009 and was sentenced to two years in prison and paroled early. He was most recently living in Salinas, California, as a registered sex offender. He was banned from the Boy Scouts in 2007.

The Associated Press does not identify sex abuse victims unless they request it. Hale called the files “by far the biggest evidence of this policy of secrecy and the shortcomings of the education provided” on sexual abuse. “They had this wealth of information in the files that they could have used. Instead, they just sat on it,” he said. Paul Ryan Ortuno and Sheyanne Bane, attorneys for the Boy Scouts, did not return calls or emails seeking comment. The Boy Scouts of America said in an emailed statement that Stein’s behavior was “absolutely unacceptable” but did not address the larger issue of why the perversion files should remain private. In court papers, the organization has argued that the files were used to keep track of unacceptable volunteers and keep them out of scouting and that releasing them is a violation of privacy. Stein did not have a “perversion” file when the incident occurred. The Scouts instituted mandatory reporting for suspected child abuse in 2010 and now has a requirement that children be accompanied by at least two adults at all times.

More than 20 hurt in tour bus crash in Arizona YUMA, Ariz.(AP) — A tour bus flipped onto its side Thursday while on an agricultural sightseeing trip near the Arizona-Mexico border, injuring more than 20 people. Yuma County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Alfonso Zavala said the bus had been on a dirt road near a field and tipped over while attempting to turn on an embankment. It was carrying 52 people, including 23 who were hurt. Two were flown to Phoenixarea hospitals from the crash site, Zavala said. None of the injuries appeared to be lifethreatening. The other 21 people hurt were taken to a hospital in the nearby border town of Yuma, about 150 miles east of San Diego. Four were in serious condition Thursday afternoon, Yuma Regional Medical Center

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spokeswoman Jenn Lotz said. One of those patients will be transferred to a trauma center in Phoenix. Most of the patients suffered minor injuries, according to the hospital. The facility also treated three others who were not among those initially transported from the scene. The patients ranged from 27 to 82 years old, Lotz said. No other details about the injured were released. It’s too early to say what caused the morning crash, Zavala said, but it appears the bus’s back tires went into soft, sandy soil on the embankment. The bus had been on a dirt fieldaccess road and was trying to reach another road alongside a canal. The sheriff’s department is investigating. Agriculture tours are quite

common in Yuma, known as the “lettuce capital of the world.” The group was on a Field to Feast agriculture tour organized by the Yuma Visitors Bureau. The agency said in a statement it was “extremely sorry that this accident occurred.” The tourism office conducts the tours between January and March to showcase local produce. Tours include a narrated motorcoach ride through farm fields, along with lunch made from locally grown food. The bus crash occurred as the group was viewing a field of cabbage and celery crops, Zavala said. Uninjured passengers were

taken back to their cars at the Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park, according to the Visitors Bureau. The bus is operated by Phoenix-based Tour West America. A woman who answered the phone at the company’s Yuma tour office said officials were still trying to gather information. According to its website, Tour West America provides charter service and tours via motorcoach in metropolitan Phoenix, Yuma and surrounding lower Colorado River cities. The company also offers vacation and cruise packages. Tour West America originated in Yuma in 1986.

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Questions hang over United States-Cuba deal By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press

HAVANA — At least 14 dissidents were free Thursday in what a leading human rights advocate said was part of Cuba’s deal with Washington to release 53 members of the island’s political opposition. Neither the Obama administration nor the Cuban government spoke publicly about the releases, adding to the unanswered questions swirling around the deal and the broader detente that the two countries announced Dec. 17. President Barack Obama ended five decades of official U.S. hostility toward communist-governed Cuba by announcing that, along with an exchange of men held on espionage charges, he would move toward full diplomatic ties, drop regime change as a U.S. goal and use his executive authority to punch holes in the longstanding trade embargo. His Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, welcomed the announcement but said detente would not lead Cuba to change its single-party political system or centrally planned economy. U.S. officials told reporters on Dec. 17 that Cuba had agreed to free 53 detainees considered by Washington to be high-priority political prisoners. Castro

said they would be released in “a unilateral way.” But since then, neither Cuba nor the United States has publicly identified anyone on the list or announced they have gone free. Facing criticism at home, U.S. officials said they never expected Cuba to move immediately to release the prisoners. They said the U.S. was avoiding public complaints that could provoke a backlash from Cuban officials. For many Cuban-Americans and U.S. conservatives, the apparent lack of movement supported complaints that Obama’s secretly negotiated deal was too opaque and had failed to win sufficient concessions from Cuba. “It’s unfair for us Cubans and Cuban-Americans not to be able to influence this situation that has such a tremendous relevance for the future of Cuba,” said Francisco “Pepe” Hernandez, president of the Cuban American National Foundation. On Wednesday, the head of Cuba’s Human Rights and Reconciliation Commission, Elizardo Sanchez, told The Associated Press that 19-year-old twins Diango Vargas Martin and Bianko Vargas Martin had been released without any of the judicial procedures that normally precede the end of political cases. A few hours later, he

said a third dissident, Enrique Figuerola Miranda, was let go under similar circumstances. On Thursday morning, he said prisoners Ernesto Riveri Gascon y Lazaro Romero Hurtado had also been released, then his group announced more releases throughout the day. Most were in far eastern Cuba, the base of the Patriotic Union of Cuba, a small dissident group considered to be the country’s most vehemently anti-government. The apparent liberation of some prisoners on the U.S. list appeared likely to rob momentum from the criticism of the deal with Cuba. But clarity about the fate of the prisoners would answer only one of the questions still hanging over the U.S.-Cuba deal worked out by small teams of negotiators behind closed doors over the 18 months leading up to the announcement. Relatives of Rolando Sarraff Trujillo, a U.S. spy released under last month’s agreement, say they are puzzled about why they have yet to hear from him. And Cubans are wondering why former President Fidel Castro has said nothing in public more than three weeks after the announcement. According to Amnesty International, the twins released Wednesday had been arrested in December 2012 as they tried

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Members of the Cuban dissident group Ladies in White, participate in a demonstration in Havana, Cuba, Dec. 28, 2014. Less than two weeks after it was announced, the U.S.-Cuba detente is already upending the civil society Obama hopes to strengthen.

to return to their home in Santiago, where they lived with their mother, a member of the dissident group Ladies in White. They had been held on charges of using violence or intimidation against a state official. “They’re prisoners of conscience and they’ve been freed immediately and with no conditions,” Sanchez said. Riveri

and Romero were arrested in the same incident. The twins’ mother, Miraida Martin, said her sons had been told they were being transferred to another facility but once outside the prison in far eastern Cuba they were suddenly set free without explanation. “We think they’re on the list, but nothing’s been said about

it,” she said. Hernandez, of the Cuban American National Foundation, said he had been informed by the White House that Lady in White member Sonia Garro, her husband and a neighbor had been let go as part of the deal prior to both governments’ announcement of warming relations.

Brothers sought in French attack were on US no-fly list By JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG and KEN DILANIAN Associated Press

PARIS — The two French brothers wanted in the newspaper-office bloodbath in Paris were already known to U.S. counterterrorism authorities and had been put on the American no-fly list, a senior U.S. official said Thursday. Another U.S. official said the older brother, Said Kouachi, had traveled to Yemen. It was unclear whether he was there to join up with extremist groups like Al-Qaida. Witnesses said the gunmen who carried out Wednesday’s shooting rampage claimed allegiance to al-Qaida’s offshoot in Yemen. The details emerged as French authorities conducted an all-out manhunt for the Kouachi brothers — Cherif, 32, and Said, 34 — in the attack that killed 12 people at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a weekly that lampooned radical Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. They were identified as suspects after the older brother’s ID card was found in the getaway car, authorities said. Both men — the Paris-born offspring of Algerian parents — were already known to French counterterrorism authorities. Cherif, a former pizza deliveryman, had appeared in a 2005 French TV documentary on Islamic extremism and was sentenced to 18 months in prison in 2008 for trying to join up with fighters battling in Iraq.

U.S. officials would not say if the Kouachis were believed to have fought in the Middle East with extremist groups. It would not be unusual for known extremists to be placed on the U.S. no-fly list. A French security official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, said that American authorities had shared intelligence with France indicating that Said had traveled to Yemen several years ago for training, and were seeking to verify its accuracy. Before the words of a radical preacher persuaded him to book a flight to Syria to wage holy war, Cherif Kouachi was a ladies’ man who belted out rap lyrics. It was the teachings of a firebrand Muslim preacher that put him on the path to jihad in his rough-and-tumble neighborhood of northeastern Paris, Kouachi was quoted as saying in the documentary. The cleric “told me that (holy) texts prove the benefits of suicide attacks,” Kouachi was quoted as saying. “It’s written in the texts that it’s good to die as a martyr.” Associated Press reporters who covered his 2008 trial, which exposed a recruiting pipeline for Muslim holy war in the multi-ethnic and workingclass 19th arrondissement of Paris, recalled a skinny young defendant who appeared very nervous in court. Cherif Kouachi’s lawyer said at the time that his client had

fallen in with the wrong crowd. During the trial, Kouachi was said to have undergone only minimal training for combat — going jogging in a Paris park to shape up and learning how a Kalashnikov automatic rifle works by studying a sketch. He was described at the time as a reluctant holy warrior, relieved to have been stopped by French counterespionage officials from taking a Syria-bound flight that was ultimately supposed to lead him to the battlefields of Iraq. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, however, said Thursday that Kouachi had been described by fellow would-be jihadis at the time as “violently anti-Semitic.” Imprisonment changed him, his former attorney Vincent Ollivier told Le Parisien newspaper in a story published Thursday. Kouachi became closed off and unresponsive and started growing a beard, the lawyer said, adding that he wondered whether the stint behind bars transformed his client into a ticking time bomb. There was a time, though, when he had very different interests. Footage in the documentary, part of a prestigious French public television series titled “Evidence for the Prosecution,” shows him in 2004, when, according to the narrator, the lanky young man in a black T-shirt with extremely close-cropped hair and a chunky wristwatch was keener on spending time

with pretty girls than on going to the mosque. He appears relaxed and smiling as he pals around with friends. At one point, with his baseball cap worn backward, Kouachi belts out some rap music and breaks into a joyful dance. After he was released from prison, he worked in a super-

market’s fish section in the Paris suburbs for six months beginning in 2009. Supervisors said he gave no cause for concern. In 2010, police detained him again in a probe of an alleged plot to free an Islamic militant sentenced to life in prison for bombing a Paris train line in 1995. Kouachi was ultimately

released with no charges ever brought. Much less has become public about Said, but Cazeneuve said the jobless resident of the city of Reims was also known to authorities, despite having never been prosecuted, because he was “on the periphery” of the illegal activities his younger sibling was involved in.

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Man who stopped Ottawa shooter to become ambassador By ROB GILLIES Associated Press

TORONTO — The Canadian sergeant-at-arms hailed as a hero for killing the gunman who stormed Canada’s parliament last year will become the country’s ambassador to Ireland, the prime minister announced Thursday. Kevin Vickers, an Irish-Canadian, has been feted by world leaders ever since the Oct. 22 attack in Ottawa. The whitehaired former Mountie likely saved countless lives by shooting Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, who had just killed a soldier posted at the nearby National War Memorial and then charged into parliament with a handgun and opened fire. Vickers shot Zehaf-Bibeau, a petty criminal and convert to Islam, as he moved from behind a pillar to get a better shot at the sergeant-at-arms.

The day after the attack, Vickers received a standing ovation as he entered the Parliament chamber in his black robe, For more than two minutes, the lawmakers applauded and pounded their desks. At first expressionless and motionless, Vickers eventually responded to the ovation with a few slight nods of his head, his lips quivering with emotion. “Kevin Vickers has shown profound leadership and a dedication to the security of Canada and its national institutions,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a statement Thursday. “His extensive experience working with Parliament, as well as his bravery and integrity, will serve to deepen close bilateral relations between Canada and Ireland in the years ahead.” In the Ireland post, Vickers replaces Loyola Hearn, a former Conservative lawmaker and cabinet minister who was

appointed in 2010. “As a Canadian with family on both sides hailing from Ireland, there could be no greater honor,” Vickers said in a statement. Vickers, 58, had a lengthy career in policing before joining the House of Commons security staff in 2005 and becoming sergeant-at-arms in 2006. His current job — a mix of the ceremonial and the practical — encompasses the maintenance of safety and security in the Parliament complex. He was born in New Brunswick and spent much of his police career there. His son, Andrew, has carried on the family tradition as a police officer in the city of Miramichi. Andrew was once lauded in the federal Parliament for diving into the frigid, fast-flowing Miramichi AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld, File River to rescue a drowning woman who was trying to kill In a Oct. 23, 2014 photo, Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers receives a standing ovation as he enters the House of Commons in Ottawa. herself.

Saudi blogger, Baddawi, to be publicly flogged for insulting Islam By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi blogger who was sentenced last May to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes will be publicly flogged for the first time after Friday prayers outside a mosque in the Red Sea coastal city of Jiddah, a person close to his case said Thursday. Raif Baddawi was sentenced on charges related to accusations that he insulted

Islam on a liberal online forum he had created. He was also ordered by the Jiddah Criminal Court to pay a fine of 1 million Saudi riyals, or about $266,000. Rights groups and activists say his case is part of a wider clampdown on dissent throughout the kingdom. Officials have increasingly blunted calls for reforms since the region’s 2011 Arab Spring upheaval. Badawi has been held since mid-2012, and his Free

Saudi Liberals website is now closed. The case has drawn condemnation from rights groups. He called from prison and informed his family of the flogging, due Friday, said a person close to the case. The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity for fear of government reprisal, said Badawi was “being used as an example for others to see.” Badawi’s lawyer Waleed Abul-Khair was sentenced in

July to 15 years imprisonment and barred from traveling for another 15 years after being found guilty by an anti-terrorism court of “undermining the regime and officials,” ‘’inciting public opinion” and “insulting the judiciary.” London-based rights group Amnesty International has said that Badawi is to receive 50 lashes once a week for 20 weeks. “It is horrifying to think that such a vicious and cruel punishment should be imposed

on someone who is guilty of nothing more than daring to create a public forum for discussion and peacefully exercising the right to freedom of expression,” said Philip Luther, Amnesty’s Middle East and North Africa director. Badawi was originally sentenced in 2013 to seven years in prison and 600 lashes in relation to the charges, but after an appeal, the judge stiffened the punishment. Following his arrest, his wife and children left the kingdom for Canada.

In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the U.S. was “greatly concerned.” She called the 1,000 lashes an “inhumane” response to someone exercising his right to freedom of expression and religion. “The United States government calls on Saudi authorities to cancel this brutal punishment and to review Badawi’s case and sentence,” Psaki told reporters. The U.S., she said, opposes apostasy laws that restrict freedom.

Colombo, Sri Lankan vote is largely peaceful despite few incidents By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Long lines formed in the capital Thursday and voter turnout was heavy in Sri Lanka’s Tamil heartland as President Mahinda Rajapaksa faced his toughest electoral challenge in years, with a former ally trying to unseat the leader who crushed a brutal Tamil insurgency and amassed immense power for himself and his family. Some voters were prevented from casting ballots in the Tamil-dominated north, according to the Center for Monitoring Election Violence, and there were a handful of incidents of

isolated violence, but no injuries were reported. Results were expected to be announced Friday. Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said the election was peaceful. Until just a few weeks ago, Rajapaksa was widely expected to easily win his third term in office. But that changed suddenly in November, when his former friend and health minister, Maithripala Sirisena, defected from the ruling party and turned the election into a referendum on the president and the enormous power he wields over the island nation of 21 million. Sirisena gathered the support of other defecting lawmak-

ers and many of the country’s ethnic minorities, making the election a fierce political battle. Rajapaksa, though, will be difficult to beat. He controls the state media, has immense financial resources and is still popular among the Sinhala majority, some of whom see him as a savior for destroying Tamil Tiger rebels and ending a decades-long civil war in 2009. But polling was notably strong Thursday in Tamildominated areas, where voting had been poor in previous elections. Many Tamils have felt abandoned since the war’s end, when Rajapaksa largely ignored Tamil demands to heal the wounds of the fighting and

years of ethnic divisions. They were expected to vote heavily for Sirisena. Both Sirisena and Rajapaksa are ethnic Sinhalese, who make up about three-quarters of the country. Neither has done much to reach out to Tamils, who account for about 9 percent of the population, but Rajapaksa is deeply unpopular in the Tamil community. The wider world was watching the election in case violence should erupt after the results are announced, especially since Pope Francis is scheduled to arrive in the country on Tuesday. The United States, which had voiced concern Wednesday about reports of violence during the election campaign, commended Sri Lankan authorities for ensuring a peaceful vote Thursday and for allowing election observers to carry out their role. While Rajapaksa’s cam-

paign has centered around his victory over the Tamils and his work rebuilding the country’s infrastructure and economy, Sirisena’s focuses on reining in the president’s expanding powers. He also accuses Rajapaksa of corruption, a charge the president denies. The economy has grown quickly in recent years, fed by enormous construction projects, many built with Chinese investment money. But Sri Lanka still has a large underclass, many of whom are increasingly frustrated at being left out. “It is true big projects came but the poor struggle even to build a home,” said Ranjith Abeysinghe, a taxi driver in the town of Gampaha, north of Colombo. “We need a change, we need a government that thinks about the poor.” Others disagreed. “The president did what he promised by winning the war

— he has shown results,” said Janaka Pradeep, who is from the same town. “The opposition will only lead the country to chaos.” The Center for Monitoring Election Violence said it had complained to the election commissioner that bus drivers in the northern Mannar district had stopped transporting voters to balloting stations on the instructions of a ruling party politician. The center also said Rajapaksa campaigners had sent text messages to Tamil voters urging them to boycott the election. Rajapaksa’s power grew immensely after he defeated the Tigers. Following his victory in the last election in 2010 he jailed his opponent and used his parliamentary majority to scrap a constitutional two-term limit for the president and give himself the power to appoint judges, top bureaucrats, police officials and military chiefs.

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his has been a different winter with warmer temperatures and less snow than usual. A drive to Homer shows none of the rivers are frozen. Cold flowing waters rather than frozen conditions are prevalent around the peninsula. When I’m thirsty it’s nice to turn on the water tap and have some cold, flowing water to drink. Sometimes water is the only drink that will quench thirst. Coffee, sodas, fruit juice, and a myriad supply of other blends and brands are mostly good but sometimes they just don’t satisfy like water. Water is a basic requirement for life’s existence. Scientists always search for water when interplanetary discoveries are made. Earth is unique

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with abundance of water, hence the abundant life that exists here. Water in the Bible is typical of the blessings of God. Isaiah wrote, “with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.” Ezekiel had a vision of a river he could not pass over, and he wrote, “every thing shall live whither the river cometh.” Water is a type of life and joy as well as other blessings God will provide. Jeremiah wrote about snow and

Church Briefs Bible study group starting The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church is starting a Weekly Women’s Bible Study group. The first book to be read is “Unglued” by Lysa Terkeurst. For more information call or text Crystal Sumner at 252-4543.

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“cold flowing waters.” He asked why they should be forsaken and left for something else. He mentioned this problem of forsaking what is good in the opening chapters of his book. Jeremiah quoted the Lord saying that his people had “forsaken me the fountain of living waters.” Not only was the fountain forsaken, but also cisterns that could hold no water were hewn, probably out of rock. Their search and hard work yielded no viable option to satisfy thirst. Jesus continued to use water as a type of life and blessing in his teaching. He referred to the gift of God as a “well of water springing up into everlasting life.’ He invited those who are thirsty to come to him and drink

of “rivers of living water.” John, the writer of that passage, clarified what Jesus was referring to, the gift of the Spirit of God. The flow of the Spirit in their lives is what the disciples experienced in fulfillment of these promises. Peter quoted the prophet Joel in his message in Acts 2 that God will “pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh.” This outpouring was what Peter was explaining to those who asked, “What meaneth this?” Paul, the prolific writer of Scripture, said they were “all made to drink into one Spirit.” It was poured out in great abundance, satisfying spiritual thirst like nothing else. The hope of heaven is a strong anchor of faith. What won’t be there

Soldotna Food Pantry open weekly The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents experiencing food shortages. The Food Pantry is located at the Soldotna United Methodist Church, at 158 South Binkley Street, now offers a Food Pantry for citizens in the community who are experiencing food shortages. Non-perishable food items or monetary donations may be dropped off at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or on Sunday from 9 a.m. until noon. For more information or if you have questions, please call 262-4657.

The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church is starting weekly children and youth programs Jan. 14 at 6:30 p.m. There will be Youth Adventist Society for Ages 12-18; Adventurers ages 6-8; Pathfinders ages 9-11; and Tot time ages 5 and under. United Methodist Church provides food pantry To register or for more information call or text Toni Loop 740The Kenai United Methodist Church provides a food pan1476. try for those in need every Monday from noon to 3 p.m. The Methodist Church is located on the Kenai Spur Highway next to the Boys and Girls Club. The entrance to the Food Pantry is Calvary Baptist kids club meets through the side door. The Pantry closes for holidays. Calvary Baptist Church has resumed its Awana Kids Club For more information contact the church office at 283-7868 on Sunday evenings. The group meets at Kenai Middle School or email kumcalaska@gmail.com. from 5:15-7:30 p.m. All kids, ages 3 through sixth grade, are welcome. See the Calvary Baptist Awana web page for further Clothes 4 U at First Baptist Church details and Club schedule: calvarykenai.org/awana. First Baptist Church Soldotna, located at 159 S. Binkley Street, is re-opening its Clothes 4 U program. It is open on the Bible study with Nikiski Aglow second and fourth Saturday of each month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nikiski Aglow meets each Saturday morning from 9-11 a.m. All clothing and shoes are free to the public. at the Nikiski New Hope Christian Fellowship, Mile 23 North Road. All are welcome to attend. Aglow International is founded on prayer and compassionate outreach. It is global in minis- Clothes Quarters open weekly try vision, yet rooted in small groups. Nikiski Aglow is hosting Clothes Quarters at Our Lady of the Angels Church is open the DVD teaching of Graham Cooke with “Game Changers.” every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the first Saturday The five themes are: 1. How you are known in heaven; 2. Es- of every month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, tablishing your internal overcomer; 3. Mind of Christ; 4. Rein- call 907-283-4555. venting your walk in the fruit of the Spirit; 5. Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ. For information call Bev at 776-8022 or 398Submit church announcements to news@peninsulaclarion. 7311 or Paulette at 252-7372. com.

is motivation to go to heaven as well as what will be there. Satan and sin won’t be there. The Bible says God will wipe away every tear, and there will be no more death, sorrow, crying, or pain. Moreover, thirst and hunger will be no more in heaven. The “pure river of water of life” flows there. I wonder if it will be like “cold flowing waters?” Mitch Glover is pastor of the Sterling Pentecostal Church located on Swanson River Road and Entrada. Services on Sunday include Bible classes for all ages at 10:00 a.m. and worship at 11:00 a.m. Thursday Bible study is at 7:00 p.m. (sterlingpentecostalchurch.com)

Pope, imams denounce newspaper massacre By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — Four leading French imams and the Vatican issued a joint declaration Thursday denouncing the Paris newspaper massacre and warning that the world is a dangerous place without freedom of expression, but urged the media to be respectful of religions. The Vatican’s office for interreligious dialogue said the four Muslim spiritual leaders, who were visiting the Vatican this week, joined Pope Francis in condemning the attack and urging all believers to show friendship and solidarity to the victims. The declaration, issued in French, stressed that dialogue among faiths was the only way to eliminate prejudice. “In these circumstances, we should recall that the world is in danger without freedom of expression,” it said. But it added: “Considering the impact of the media, the (signatories) invite media leaders to provide information that respects religions, their followers and their practices, thus promoting a cul-

ture of encounter.” In addition to French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, who heads the pontifical council, the signatories included Djelloul Seddiki, head of the Paris Mosque, Tareq Oubrou, director of the Bordeaux mosque, Azzedine Gaci of the Villeurbanne mosque and Mohammed Moussaoui, president of the Union of Mosques in France. Francis, meanwhile, celebrated a Mass in memory of the victims Thursday morning, decrying the “human cruelty” it showcased. Francis asked for prayers for the victims and said “we also ask for those who are cruel so that the Lord may change their heart.” Francis also sent a one-line tweet from his @Pontifex handle: #PrayersforParis. The Vatican has sought to mend relations with Islam that were initially strained under Pope Benedict XVI. Francis has a long history of promoting interfaith dialogue. On Thursday, he met with a delegation of Yazidis, the religious minority that has been brutally targeted by Islamic State group militants in northern Iraq.

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“The important thing to remember is that we get a lot of benefit from state finances. ... It’s important to keep in mind that as the state looks at where it will reduce and streamline the budget, there will be impacts on the local level. ... We are not going to panic. We are going to work our way through it, and I’m still very optimistic, as I know all of you are, about the future of Alaska.” The annual Community Economic Development Forum is a project of the non-profit Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District. Richard Roeske, executive director of the KPEDD, was in charge of organizing and recruiting

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Assembly member Blaine Gilman said he thought the position would be a good fit for the borough given the type of revenue projected to come in. Navarre said for perspective with the current mill levy applied to the proposed site, revenues could be about $400 million, which is quadruple the borough’s total current assessed value. Assembly member Stan Welles said given the tight financial times the borough is

speakers for this year’s event. He said that the purpose of the forum was to allow the diverse businesses and other interests on the Kenai peninsula to communicate with each other. “We get together and trade information,” Roeske said. “And it’s not just business cards. We sit down and talk.” Roeske said that KPEDD wants to include both policymakers and private enterprises in its discussions, and this goal was reflected in his choice of speakers at the forum. He also chooses speakers based on what issues he thinks will be important that year. “We’ll start looking for hotbutton issues that are driving the economy, and try to get those people to come in and make policy and informational statements, so that we can get

it into the community, get it disseminated through the media, so people will start talking about it,” Roeske said. When asked what issues were at the focus of this year’s forum, Roeske said, “Obviously, it’s going to be ‘what does the state do with decreased revenues?’” That question was addressed by state Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, during his speech on Thursday. Micciche said that for the next session of the state Legislature, which will begin on Jan. 20, he has two goals: creating a slimmer budget and providing “available energy across a wider spectrum of Alaska at a reasonable price.” These two goals motivated him to seek positions as the vice-chair of the finance committee and co-chair of the instate energy committee.

Although Micciche said that the state is better off than in previous deficit periods due to its high reserve funds, he said that reducing the budget will be a “painful exercise” that requires “getting back to a sustainable menu of services that are within the government’s appropriate role.” “My personal goal for this session will be a very slim capital budget and an 8 1/2 to 9 percent decrease in the operating budget,” Micciche said. He plans to accomplish this goal by working for targeted spending cuts, rather than general cuts to all departments of the state government. Micciche intends to reach his second goal of energy distribution by advocating the development of a “statewide energy plan that divides the state into common socio-

economic geographic areas, quantifies the (energy) needs of those areas, and matches the most cost-effective available energy options to meet those electrical generation, space-heating, and industrial needs.” “Across the spectrum, from mines to fish-processing plants to small commercial ventures, the dreams of Alaskans are most often not realized due to the reality of the scarcity and cost of energy,” Miccichie said. Micciche suggested Norway and Japan as models for a better Alaskan energy distribution system, citing the diversity of energy options that those two countries used to overcome the difficulties of a mountainous, coastal geography — difficulties also present in Alaska.

“(Japan) has been operating a successful coastal LNG network for generations,” Micciche said. “We need to expand the distribution of other fuel such as hydro, LNG, coal in certain cases, biomass geothermal, renewables where appropriate, to move Alaska from a state dependent on one commodity to a diversified economy.” A networking session followed Micciche’s speech, which was the last of the forum. Roeske said he has already begun to plan next year’s Industry Outlook Forum, to be held on January 28 and 29 of 2016, to which he hopes to bring speakers from Central Peninsula Hospital and the region’s Native corporations.

walking into with regard to low oil prices, he would be more in favor of a hiring freeze and asked if another administrative employee could be re-assigned to the position. Navarre refuted the notion. “We have to have a specific expertise not currently available to focus on this issue and follow the legislation that takes place this year in Juneau,” he said. “We would be remiss if we didn’t plan for a project of this magnitude. I think a new position is both required and prudent.” The borough previously created such a position when current Assembly President Dale

Bagley was borough mayor in 2002. Bill Popp, now president and CEO of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation, served as a special assistant to the mayor as a liaison on oil and gas development issues for four years until 2007. Popp said the job required him to focus on policy and advocacy for the oil and gas industries at the state and federal level. He also spent a lot of time educating the public on the development that took place in the Cook Inlet. “On my watch the major players were Marathon, Chevron and ConocoPhillips … a good year of capital invest-

ments was between $80-$100 million,” he said. “Now … look at the significant development taking place in the Cook Inlet with Hillcorp, XTO Energy, Apache, Furie … the total is several hundred million (dollars). The unemployment rate is the lowest in 26 years. The difference is night and day.” Prior to Popp’s time as special assistant, the focus of oil and gas efforts were left to individual staffers or different members of the assembly and the issues didn’t get the attention they deserved, he said. Popp said Bagley asked him to fill the position due to his experience developing connections in the oil and gas companies

during his time on the Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly from 1996 to 2002. Popp’s tenure included challenges from a coal methane issue in the Homer area and his attempts to lobby for federal energy legislation. The position ultimately dissolved shortly after the Agrium fertilizer plant in Nikiski closed and 250 plus jobs were lost. “Those were some of the toughest days,” he said. “It was a difficult challenge when (Agrium) shut down.” Popp said he sees a bright economic future for the Kenai Peninsula and thinks it’s an important concept for the borough to address.

“The need for a fulltime staffer is so incredibly important to the economic future and health of the borough,” he said. “With the kinds of development that need to take place the borough needs to do what they can to get a seat at the table.” Navarre said he has a couple people in mind for the job, but he hasn’t reached out to anyone. He said for some reason should the LNG project stall, he said it would be up to the assembly to decide the future of the position during each budget cycle.

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Walker says tax breaks shouldn’t exceed oil tax revenue By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — The state is expected to pay about $100 million more in tax credits to oil and gas producers than it receives in production taxes this year amid low oil prices, Gov. Bill Walker said. In an opinion piece published in Alaska newspapers, Walker said he supports the philosophy behind tax incentives, but “giv-

ing away” more in tax breaks than the state collects is irresponsible and unsustainable. Walker spokeswoman Grace Jang said the opinion piece was not a precursor to legislation. Rather, she said Walker simply was sharing facts with Alaskans as the administration learns them. Walker took office Dec. 1. “The governor is not currently proposing any particular change to state law,” she said

by email. “We need to analyze our tax laws and determine what is working and what is not. Any proposed change will be rooted in solid analysis. We’re in the analysis phase right now.” According to the state Revenue Department, oil and gas production taxes yielded $2.6 billion for the state in 2014. Those taxes are estimated to total $524 million this fiscal year because of much lower oil

prices and about $308 million in 2016. With credits factored in for next year, Walker said the situation is expected to worsen, “with the state netting negative $400 million on what has traditionally been our biggest source of unrestricted revenue.” “I have learned these bitter facts over the past few weeks, and I feel obliged to tell Alaskans the hard truth,” Walker wrote.

“As for how we got here, it appears to be a combination of tax breaks and credits, and a tax structure that magnifies the state’s losses at low oil prices. The last oil tax rewrite occurred during a period of sustained high oil prices, and there was little consideration given to the low-price scenario.” Alaska voters in August upheld the tax rewrite, championed by then-Gov. Sean Parnell and passed by the Republican-

controlled Legislature in 2013. Walker supported the failed attempt to repeal the tax rewrite. In September, he said he did not intend to introduce legislation to change the oil tax if elected but said if the Legislature proposed changes, he would consider them. North Slope oil prices have fallen from the mid- to high$90 range in September to about $50 this week. C

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Brown Bears look to get back on track Kenai River is still in thick of playoff chase despite 10-game losing streak By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

The Kenai River Brown Bears aren’t done with their road trip yet, but at least they’re back practicing on home ice. Head coach Geoff Beauparlant said he’s hoping the return to a somewhat normal schedule helps snap his squad from a 10-game losing streak. “We’ll now be in Alaska and in our routine for the next couple months — we’re in Alaska through the end of February,” Beauparlant said. “It’s an

important stretch for us. Everybody realizes we have to put our best foot forward.” The Bears travel to Fairbanks to take on the Ice Dogs in 7:30 p.m. games today and Saturday. Those games mark the end of a 13-game road trip that has been a nightmare so far. The Bears started the trip with a 3-2, shootout victory over the Wenatchee (Washington) Wild on Nov. 28. They then only picked up two points in their next 10 games. And it’s not like the club was losing nail-biters. The average margin of

defeat was 2.5 goals. The good news for the Bears is they are still in the playoff chase due to the Minnesota Magicians also entering a tough spell. The Magicians have lost six straight. At 13-22-0, they lead the Brown Bears for the fourth and final playoff slot out of the North American Hockey League Midwest Division by two points. Kenai River checks in at 11-21-2. “The fortunate thing is we’re still in the playoff race,” Beauparlant said. “That’s unbelievable and scary at the same time.

“What’s good is the players recognize they can still put it together. We’re not 20 points out or worse. What’s on everybody’s mind is to try and turn this around.” The Bears have made several personnel moves with a turnaround in mind. Kenai Central product Zack Zulkanycz has returned from the Dubuque (Iowa) Fighting Saints of the Tier I United States Hockey League, where he had a goal in 10 games. “We didn’t find out about Zack until right after Christmas,” Beauparlant

said. “They called and said they wanted to move him back. “Obviously, we’re happy to welcome him with open arms. He has an energy and passion for Brown Bears hockey and experience at the next level that is invaluable to our club. He’s been solid our first four games.” The return of Zulkanycz bumped Manfred Ehlers from the roster. Ehlers, from Sweden, had three assists in 22 games. As an import player, Beauparlant said he wanted Ehlers to be in the top See BEARS, page B-4

Tough start Kenai, SoHi lose on road Staff report

The Soldotna girls and boys basketball teams opened a round-robin tournament at Monroe Catholic in Fairbanks with losses on Thursday. The Colony girls topped the Stars 39-28, while the Knights boys notched a 53-49 win. Today, the SoHi girls face Ketchikan at 3 p.m., while the SoHi boys take on Monroe Catholic at 8 p.m. On Saturday, the Soldotna boys take on Ketchikan at 4:40 p.m., while the Stars girls battle Monroe Catholic at 6:20 p.m. In the girls game, the Knights jumped to a 13-6 lead after the first quarter and used a tough defense to keep the Stars from the comeback. Chase Stephens had eight points to lead the Knights, while Lindsey Wong had seven points to lead the Stars.

In the boys game, the Stars jumped out to a 12-3 lead after the first quarter, but could not make it hold up. Soldotna led 20-14 at the half, but Colony had a 34-33 lead by the end of the third quarter, then outscored the Stars 19-11 in the final frame. Brooks Furlong had 15 points for the Stars to lead all scorers. Dimond tops Kenai at Prep Shootout The Dimond boys basketball team defeated Kenai Central 59-25 at the 2015 Alaska Prep Shootout at Dimond High School in Anchorage. Dimond’s press proved to be too much for the Kards, who play Juneau at 4:45 p.m. today. Josh Jackman paced the Kards with 11 points, while See HOOPS, page B-4

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Kenai Central forward Dalton Dosko takes control of the puck during the team’s game against Soldotna on Thursday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna.

NFL releases Late strike lifts Kardinals report on Rice Arbelovsky beats rival Stars By JIMMY GOLEN and BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writers

NEW YORK — The NFL failed to discipline Ray Rice properly because of a weak domestic abuse policy and an investigative system too reliant on information from law enforcement, according to a report released Thursday. The report from a former FBI director hired to investigate found no evidence the league saw in advance — or covered up — a video of the Ravens running back knocking out his fiancee in a casino elevator. It confirmed what the NFL and many fans long ago concluded: The initial two-game suspension was insufficient because the league’s immediate investigation was superficial. Team owners said Thursday that the league had learned from the crisis and the owners were solidly behind Commissioner Roger Goodell and his new approach to domestic violence. The 96-page report by Robert S. Mueller III said Goodell and his investigators might have seen the video of Rice hitting

Janay Palmer before handing down the suspension had they tried harder. “The NFL should have done more with the information it had and should have taken additional steps to obtain all available information about the Feb. 15 incident,” Mueller said in a statement after releasing his report. The report said a review of phone records and emails of NFL employees showed no evidence that anyone in the league had seen the graphic video before it hit the Internet in September. A law enforcement official showed The Associated Press videos of the incident and said he mailed a DVD to NFL headquarters in April. The private investigation, without subpoena power, did not include any contact with the law enforcement official who showed the AP the videos. The officer played the AP a 12-second voicemail from an NFL office number dated April 9, in which a woman verifies receipt of the DVD and says: “You’re right, it’s terrible.” The official, who insisted on See RICE, Page B-4

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After taking a 6-1 beating the last time they played Soldotna, the Kenai Kardinals hockey squad was looking for something different Thursday night. They figured it out just in time. Cody Arbelovsky scored the game-winner with 31 seconds left in the game to give Kenai Central a 3-2 North Star Conference win over Soldotna. The goal gave Kenai its first lead of the night. “It’s a really big win for us, it’s a rivalry game,” Arbelovsky said. “It’s a great win because it shows how far we’ve come since the last game we played against them.” Kenai answered each Soldotna goal with a score of its own, then staved off a late SoHi power play to secure the win. Arbelovsky, a junior, said the Kards learned from the previous loss to SoHi to never quit.

“We kept working,” he said. “Last time we hung our heads and stopped playing.” Kenai moved its season mark to 2-9 overall, while Soldotna dropped to 5-7-2 and 0-4-1 in the conference. Kenai coach Michael Tilly said the five-goal loss to SoHi in early November was a needed kick in the pants. “We try to use those losses as motivation and energy,” Tilly said. “We remind the kids of that.” Cameron Knowlton scored late in the first period to give the Stars a 1-0 lead heading into the first intermission. Knowlton collected the puck off a three-man scramble near the crease and flung it past O’Lena to score the game’s opening goal. The Kards managed to tie it up at 1-1 in the second period with a little bit of luck. Jacob O’Brien’s long-range shot just a few yards off the blue line took a skip and managed to bounce up and over the glove Kenai Central forward Jacob O’Brien takes control of the See RIVAL, page B-4 puck during a game against Soldotna.

Rangers hold off Kings in Stanley Cup rematch By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Dan Boyle had a goal and an assist, Cam Talbot made 28 saves, and the New York Rangers held off the Los Angeles Kings for a 4-3 victory Thursday night in a rematch of last year’s Stanley Cup finals. Kevin Klein, Lee Stempniak and Martin St. Louis scored in a 5:46 span of the second period for the Rangers, who erased an early two-goal deficit and completed a Southern California sweep with their 12th win in 13 games overall. Justin Williams scored two goals for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who returned from a four-day break with an inconsistent defensive effort. Jonathan Quick stopped 22 shots, but his teammates struggled to keep

up with the Rangers’ speed and precision for parts of Los Angeles’ fourth loss in five games. Tanner Pearson scored in the first period for Los Angeles. Williams got his second goal with 4:03 to play. BRUINS 3, DEVILS 0 BOSTON — Milan Lucic scored two goals, and Niklas Svedberg earned his second NHL shutout behind three periods of stifling defense as Boston topped New Jersey. Svedberg faced only 14 shots. Boston held New Jersey to three in the opening period and four in the second, three coming on a late power play that did nothing to spark the Devils. David Krejci and Torey Krug assisted on Lucic’s power-play goal with 1:10 left in the first, and Carl Soderberg added an unassisted goal 8:31 into the second for

the only scoring until Lucic tapped in an empty-netter with 12 seconds remaining. Patrice Bergeron, who scored the winner Wednesday in Boston’s overtime victory at Pittsburgh, and Chris Kelly assisted on the final goal. It was the 700th career game for both. New Jersey’s Cory Schneider made 41 saves.

FLYERS 3, CAPITALS 2, OT PHILADELPHIA — Jakub Voracek scored 1:28 into overtime to lift Philadelphia over Washington. Voracek scored his 16th goal of the season on the power player to give the Flyers their second win of the homestand. Alex Ovechkin and Karl Alzner scored for the Capitals, who twice blew one-goal leads. R.J. Umberger and Sean Courturier also scored for the Flyers. Braden Holtby started a WashingC

ton goalie-record 17th straight game and ing a power-play goal. Buffalo’s Jhonas played in his 23rd straight overall. Enroth stopped 26 shots. Philadelphia’s Steve Mason, who left Wednesday’s practice early due to soreBLUES 7, SHARKS 2 ness, stopped 26 shots. ST. LOUIS — St. Louis scored the final four goals to turn a one-goal lead into HURRICANES 5, SABRES 2 a rout of San Jose. RALEIGH, N.C. — Jeff Skinner scored Alexander Steen, Jay Bouwmeester, one of Carolina’s four goals in the second Paul Stastny, Jori Lehtera, T.J. Oshie, Paperiod, and the Hurricanes sent Buffalo to trik Berglund and David Backes all scored its sixth straight loss. for the Blues, who have 20 goals in three Jiri Tlusty had a goal and an assist for games. Jaden Schwartz added three asthe Hurricanes, who have won three of sists, and Brian Elliott made 25 saves. four. Carolina, last in the Eastern ConferThe Blues beat the Sharks 7-2 on Satence, moved within one point of Buffalo. urday in San Jose and then defeated the Tlusty, Eric Staal and Victor Rask Coyotes 6-0 on Tuesday in Arizona. St. scored in a 69-second span late in the sec- Louis opened a seven-game homestand ond period. Riley Nash added a goal in the after playing 16 of 23 on the road. third period. The Sharks got goals from Logan CouPhilip Varone scored both Buffalo goals ture and Melker Karlsson. in his second game this season. St. Louis struck first with a power-play Cam Ward made 18 saves for Carolina, goal from Steen, his 11th of the season and See NHL, Page B-4 which has gone 10 games without allow-

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ith the exception of the Lions-Cowboys game, Wild Card Weekend was anything but wild. A Pittsburgh Steelers team looked lost without star running back LeVeon Bell, falling tamely to their rival Baltimore Ravens. The Red Rocket, Andy Dalton, sputtered once again when the Cincinnati Bengals season ended in Indianapolis against the Colts, and Arizona set an all-time playoff record for offensive ineptitude when the Cardinals lost to a surging Carolina Panthers team. Despite all the bad football the NFL is seriously considering adding two more teams to the postseason. Great idea, Roger. Give the man a pay raise! Let’s go back to the LionsCowboys game for a second, a game I didn’t get to watch. Thanks, Dish Network! How can that happen? It’s the NFL playoffs and a major satellite carrier doesn’t have “Fox.” Impossible. I did catch the highlights, though, and that should have been a pass interference penalty. Not as egregious as Lions fans (wait there are no Lions fans), non-Cowboy fans want to think, but still, that should have been a foul. The Dallas defender made no play on the ball and ran through the receiver. His hands went up at the last moment, but by then the receiver’s path to come back to the ball had already been disrupted. It absolutely should have been a penalty, because the official through a flag! Had the official not thrown a flag at any point I don’t think there would be a controversy. Again, it wasn’t an egregious foul, but the official did throw a flag, and it’s hard think of a logical reason why they overturned the initial call. Despite the call, or non-call, Detroit still had the ball fourthand-one and elected to tuck tale and punt. Let’s go Detroit! You haven’t won a playoff game in my lifetime and you’re playing not to lose, instead of playing to win? I don’t get it. The Divisional Round promises more excitement. Just take a look at the quarterbacks still playing in each conference. Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Tony Romo, Cam Newton, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Andrew Luck and Joe Flacco. It’s a who’s who of NFL passers. Five of the eight are former Super Bowl champions. It doesn’t get much better than this. BALTIMORE RAVENS @ New England Patriots -7

This is a nightmare matchup for the Chowder Heads. I would not be surprised at all if the Baltimore Ravens went into Foxboro and got the victory. I’m not predicting it, but it wouldn’t surprise me. Baltimore is not intimidated by New England. These teams have met in the playoffs numerous times in BelicheckBrady era and Baltimore has had success playing in New England. The Ravens have a championship quarterback, one that mysteriously plays better in the postseason. Baltimore also has a pass rush, with Elvis Dumervil and Terrell Suggs, that can bother the once impervious Tom Brady. Like Brady, New England’s aura of playoff invincibility has eroded in recent years, but this Patriots team has a much improved defense from its recent predecessors. Everybody wants another ManningBrady AFC Championship game,

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Carolina Panthers @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS -10.5 You have to knock the champ out when you have him on the ropes! The Seattle Seahawks were floundering at 3-3 amidst all the Percy Harvin turmoil. A road win in Carolina righted the ship and got the team back on track. Now the Panthers have to travel to Seattle to face a rejuvenated defending champion. Good luck. The Seahawks are on a roll, perhaps greater than any they experienced during last year’s Super Bowl run. The defense in particular has been stifling, and leads the league again in virtually every notable category. The Panthers have a stingy defense of their own, but it’s unrealistic to think a young Carolina group can match what’s becoming a legendary defensive unit in Seattle. Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has moments of brilliance, but isn’t accurate enough as a passer to threaten the Seahawks secondary. This will be a close game through the first half, but ultimately Seattle will pull away behind a seismic home field advantage. Seahawks win 31-6

DALLAS COWBOYS @ Green Bay Packers -5.5 Dallas may have escaped with a narrow victory over the Detroit Lions a week ago, but don’t discount their chances against another NFC North team in Green Bay. Dallas can run the football, behind an effective offensive line, with DeMarco Murray. Keeping Aaron Rodgers on the sideline will be the key to a Cowboys victory. Especially with Rodgers ailing from a banged up calf muscle. Keep Green Bay’s defense on the field and Rodgers leg will feel the effects of Wisconsin weather in January. Of course, Green Bay has their own stud at running back in Eddie Lacy to take some of the pressure off the quarterback. It’s hard to see this being anything other than a very competitive, four-quarter game. In the end, Tony Romo finally gets the postseason gorilla off his back and leads the Cowboys on a game-winning drive in the final minutes. That’s something I never thought I’d write. Cowboys win 24-21

Indianapolis Colts @ DENVER BRONCOS -7 Are we living in the Twilight Zone? Suddenly, it seems everyone is jumping off the Peyton Manning bandwagon. Manning may not be the quarterback he was five years ago, or even last season, but he’s still wearing No. 18. I expect Manning to have a monster performance against his former team and the quarterback many believe to be the next Manning, Andrew Luck. The Colts defense is somewhere between bad and really bad at stopping the run. A rediscovered rushing attack led by C.J. Anderson will only enhance Peyton’s ability to play chess on the football field. Luck won’t hide from the moment, and behind some brilliance of his own, the Colts will keep the game tight through the third quarter, before Denver pulls away. The end result will be one last Manning-Brady showdown in Foxboro with a trip to the Super Bowl and career legacies on the line. Broncos win 38-24

Scoreboard Football NFL Playoffs Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 10 Baltimore at New England, 12:35 p.m. (NBC) Carolina at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Jan. 11 Dallas at Green Bay, 9:05 a.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at Denver, 12:40 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 18 NFC, 11:05 a.m. (FOX) AFC, 2:40 p.m. (CBS) All Times AST

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Saturday, Jan. 10 Medal of Honor Bowl At Charleston, S.C. American vs. National, 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12 College Football Championship At Arlington, Texas Ohio State (13-1) vs. Oregon (131), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) All Times AST

Basketball Men’s Scores EAST Bryant 80, St. Francis (Pa.) 54 Canisius 67, Marist 52 Cornell 70, Howard 60 Dayton 78, St. Bonaventure 61 Drexel 55, Towson 41 LIU Brooklyn 82, Sacred Heart 81, 2OT Mount St. Mary’s 82, CCSU 51 New Hampshire 68, Brown 61 Robert Morris 77, Wagner 73 Siena 79, Niagara 69 St. Francis (NY) 78, Fairleigh Dickinson 69 SOUTH Chattanooga 66, W. Carolina 60 Coastal Carolina 76, Longwood 70 E. Kentucky 66, UT-Martin 58 ETSU 71, Mercer 70 Elon 85, William & Mary 79 Furman 71, UNC Greensboro 64 Gardner-Webb 88, Radford 85, 2OT High Point 72, Charleston Southern 61 Hofstra 71, Coll. of Charleston 66 Jacksonville St. 71, Austin Peay 59 Louisiana-Lafayette 84, Georgia St. 80 Middle Tennessee 65, FIU 52 Murray St. 83, Tennessee Tech 67 Northeastern 65, James Madison 59 Old Dominion 72, Marshall 51 Richmond 75, George Mason 65 South Alabama 104, Appalachian St. 95 The Citadel 77, Samford 67 UAB 66, FAU 57 UNC Asheville 71, Liberty 54 UNC Wilmington 74, Delaware 73, OT W. Kentucky 74, Charlotte 66 Winthrop 57, Presbyterian 56 Wofford 75, VMI 70 MIDWEST Cleveland St. 65, Oakland 61 IPFW 69, Denver 53 Michigan St. 75, Iowa 61 Missouri 74, LSU 67, OT Morehead St. 70, SE Missouri 57 N. Dakota St. 75, Nebraska-Omaha 72 Nebraska 65, Rutgers 49 Sacramento St. 63, North Dakota 61 Valparaiso 85, Ill.-Chicago 56 Wright St. 70, Youngstown St. 61 SOUTHWEST

SPOKANE, Wash. — Kevin Pangos scored 17 points, Przemek Karnowski added 16 and No. 6 Gonzaga beat San Francisco 88-57 on Thursday night for its eighth straight victory. Kyle Wiltjer had 15 points for the Bulldogs (15-1, 4-0 West Coast), whose only loss was at No. 7 Arizona.

FAR WEST Arizona 80, Oregon 62 Gonzaga 88, San Francisco 57 Idaho St. 70, Montana St. 61 Long Beach St. 88, UC Irvine 82 N. Colorado 90, Portland St. 85 Oregon St. 55, Arizona St. 47 Pepperdine 67, BYU 61 Portland 78, Santa Clara 61 San Diego 59, Loyola Marymount 50 UC Riverside 84, Cal St.-Fullerton 78, OT UCLA 86, Stanford 81, 2OT Weber St. 68, Montana 60

Women’s Scores EAST Duquesne 88, George Mason 54 Fordham 70, La Salle 59 Georgia Tech 80, Boston College 77 Mass.-Lowell 75, UMBC 62 Monmouth (NJ) 66, Rider 62 Pittsburgh 84, North Carolina 59 SOUTH Duke 74, Syracuse 72 FAU 66, UAB 56 Florida St. 82, Clemson 52 Georgia 69, Missouri 48 High Point 77, Charleston Southern 44 Kentucky 78, Auburn 57 LSU 64, Vanderbilt 44 Liberty 66, Coastal Carolina 47 Louisiana Tech 90, UTEP 72 Marshall 69, Old Dominion 37 Maryland 88, Purdue 64 Miami 78, Notre Dame 63 Middle Tennessee 75, FIU 60 Mississippi 64, Florida 57 Mississippi St. 72, Arkansas 57 NC State 73, Virginia Tech 59 Nicholls St. 70, Houston Baptist 58 Radford 43, Presbyterian 35 SE Louisiana 78, Sam Houston St. 76 South Carolina 102, Alabama 59 Tennessee 81, Texas A&M 58 UT-Martin 76, E. Kentucky 63 VCU 64, Rhode Island 48 Virginia 72, Wake Forest 70 W. Kentucky 76, Charlotte 61 Winthrop 75, UNC Asheville 55 MIDWEST Illinois 73, Iowa 61 Morehead St. 64, SE Missouri 59 Nebraska 71, Michigan St. 67 Ohio St. 103, Indiana 49 SOUTHWEST Texas A&M-CC 56, Lamar 51 FAR WEST Arizona St. 88, Arizona 41 BYU 71, Loyola Marymount 63 Cal Poly 70, Hawaii 65 Cal St.-Fullerton 58, UC Riverside 49 Idaho St. 65, Montana St. 62 Long Beach St. 57, UC Irvine 40 Montana 53, Weber St. 43 N. Colorado 68, Portland St. 54 Sacramento St. 93, North Dakota 86

NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 24 11 Brooklyn 16 19 Boston 12 21 Philadelphia 5 29 New York 5 34 Southeast Division Atlanta 27 8 Washington 24 11 Miami 15 21 Charlotte 14 24 Orlando 13 25 Central Division Chicago 25 11

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Thursday’s Games Charlotte 103, Toronto 95 Houston 120, New York 96 Portland 99, Miami 83 Friday’s Games Boston at Indiana, 3 p.m. Atlanta at Detroit, 3:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 3:30 p.m. Memphis at New Orleans, 4 p.m. Utah at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m. Chicago at Washington, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Milwaukee, 4:30 p.m. Phoenix at San Antonio, 4:30 p.m. Denver at Sacramento, 6 p.m. Cleveland at Golden State, 6:30 p.m. Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Charlotte at New York, 9 a.m. Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 11:30 a.m. Indiana at Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 3:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Detroit, 3:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago, 4 p.m. Utah at Houston, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Orlando at Portland, 6 p.m. All Times AST

Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 42 26 12 4 56 138 110 Montreal 40 26 12 2 54 110 93 Detroit 41 22 10 9 53 116 103 Boston 42 21 15 6 48 110 110 Florida 38 18 11 9 45 90 98 Toronto 41 21 17 3 45 132 128 Ottawa 40 16 16 8 40 105 112 Buffalo 42 14 25 3 31 80 145 Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh 40 24 10 6 54 120 97 N.Y. Islanders 40 26 13 1 53 123 112 N.Y. Rangers 38 23 11 4 50 121 94 Washington 40 21 11 8 50 120 104 Columbus 38 18 17 3 39 100 121 Philadelphia 41 16 18 7 39 111 123 New Jersey 43 15 21 7 37 94 121 Carolina 41 13 24 4 30 84 107

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Nashville 40 27 9 4 58 122 92 Chicago 41 27 12 2 56 128 89 St. Louis 41 25 13 3 53 131 101 Winnipeg 41 20 14 7 47 104 100 Dallas 40 18 15 7 43 123 131 Colorado 41 17 16 8 42 108 119 Minnesota 39 18 16 5 41 109 114 Pacific Division Anaheim 42 26 10 6 58 116 114 Vancouver 39 23 13 3 49 113 103 San Jose 42 22 15 5 49 115 115 Los Angeles 41 19 13 9 47 115 107 Calgary 41 21 17 3 45 117 108 Arizona 40 16 20 4 36 96 131 Edmonton 41 9 23 9 27 90 139 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursday’s Games Boston 3, New Jersey 0

Philadelphia 3, Washington 2, OT Carolina 5, Buffalo 2 St. Louis 7, San Jose 2 Nashville 3, Dallas 2, OT Chicago 4, Minnesota 2 Colorado 5, Ottawa 2 Arizona 4, Winnipeg 1 Florida 3, Vancouver 1 N.Y. Rangers 4, Los Angeles 3 Friday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 3 p.m. Columbus at Toronto, 3:30 p.m. Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 3:30 p.m. Florida at Calgary, 5 p.m. Chicago at Edmonton, 5:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Boston at Philadelphia, 9 a.m. Nashville at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Dallas at Colorado, 11 a.m. Pittsburgh at Montreal, 3 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 3 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Columbus, 3 p.m. Ottawa at Arizona, 3 p.m. Carolina at St. Louis, 4 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Los Angeles, 6 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 6 p.m. All Times AST

Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Named Rich Gedman hitting coach and Bob Kipper pitching coach for Pawtucket (IL), Kevin Walker pitching coach and Dave Joppie hitting coach for Portland (EL), Paul Abbott pitching coach and Jon Nunnally hitting coach for Salem (Carolina), Walter Miranda pitching coach for Greenville (SAL), Lance Carter pitching coach and Iggy Suarez hitting coach for Lowell (NYP) and Junior Zamora hitting coach for the Red Sox (GCL). CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with INF-OF Emilio Bonifacio on a one-year contract. Designated OF Jordan Danks for assignment. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Assigned 2B Ryan Jackson outright to Omaha (PCL). LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Acquired INF Kyle Kubitza and RHP Nate Hyatt from Atlanta for LHP Ricardo Sanchez. TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with 1B Mike McDade and RHP Mason Tobin on minor league contracts. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Acquired LHP Ricardo Sanchez from the Los Angeles Angels for 3B Kyle Kubitza and RHP Nate Hyatt. COLORADO ROCKIES — Named Duane Espy hitting coordinator, Darryl Scott pitching coach for Albuquerque (PCL), Jerry Weinstein supervisor, Fred Ocasio manager and Drew Saylor hitting coach for Modesto (Cal), Warren Schaeffer manager for Asheville (SAL), Steve Merriman pitching coach and Jeff Salazar hitting coach for New Britain (EL), Fred Nelson supervisor, Frank Gonzales manager, Brandon Emanuel pitching coach and Andy Gonzalez hitting coach for Boise (NWL). LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Named Naomi Rodriguez senior director, external affairs and community relations. Agreed to terms with RHP Sergio Santos on a minor league contract. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Named Paul Menhart minor league pitching coordinator, Spin Williams senior adviser for player development, Bob Milacki pitching coach for Syracuse (IL), Tommy Shields co-field coordinator, Rick Ankiel life skills coordinator and Jerad Head coach during extended spring training and for the Nationals (GCL). BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Promoted Kathy Behrens

to president, social responsibility and player programs and Dan Rube to executive vice president and deputy general counsel. DETROIT PISTONS — Recalled G Spencer Dinwiddie from Grand Rapids (NBADL). PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS — Signed general manager Neil Olshey to a multi-year contract extension. Women’s National Basketball Association NEW YORK LIBERTY — Rehired coach Bill Laimbeer. FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Named Ryan Pace general manager. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Named Dirk Koetter offensive coordinator. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Named Scot McCloughan general manager. Canadian Football League MONTREAL ALOUETTES — Signed OL Jeff Perrett and C Philip Blake to three-year contracts. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Announced the retirement of DT Ryan Lucas. HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES — Assigned F Zach Boychuk and D Michal Jordan to Charlotte (AHL). Activated D John-Michael Liles and F Andrej Nestrasil from injured reserve and assigned Nestrasil to Charlotte for conditioning. DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled F Teemu Pulkkinen from Grand Rapids (AHL). Placed F Johan Franzen on injured reserve. Assigned D Richard Nedomlel from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL). MINNESOTA WILD — Designated LW Zach Parise as a non-roster player. Placed G Darcy Kuemper on injured reserve. Waived D Stu Bickel. Recalled D Jonathan Blum, G John Curry and RW Jordan Schroeder from Iowa (AHL). MONTREAL CANADIENS — Recalled F Christian Thomas from Hamilton (AHL). Announced F Stefan Fournier has been medically cleared to play and has been assigned to Wheeling (ECHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled Forward Miikka Salomaki from Milwaukee (AHL). Placed Fs James Neal and Eric Nystrom on injured reserve. WINNIPEG JETS — Assigned D Julien Brouillette to St. John’s (AHL). Placed D Grant Clitsome on injured reserve. Activated D Zach Bogosian from injured reserve. SOCCER Major League Soccer PORTLAND TIMBERS — Loaned D Liam Ridgewell to Wigan Athletic (English Football League). TORONTO FC —Named Robin Fraser assistant coach. COLLEGE ARKANSAS — Signed defensive coordinator Robb Smith to a three-year contract. Agreed to terms with assistant football coaches Barry Lunney, Clay Jennings, Sam Pittman, Ben Herbert and Rory Segrest. HOUSTON — Named Major Applewhite offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. ILLINOIS — Announced special C teams coordinator Tim Salem and defensive line coach Greg Colby Y will not be retained. GEORGIA SOUTHERN — Announced OF Roscoe Byrd is transferring from Alabama-Birmingham. MICHIGAN — Named D.J. Durkin defensive coordinator. TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN — Named Silviu Telespan women’s assistant soccer coach.

Rockets extend misery of Knicks By The Associated Press

NEW YORK — James Harden had 25 points and nine assists in just three quarters and the Houston Rockets beat New York 120-96 on Thursday night to extend the Knicks’ longest singleseason losing streak to 14 games. The Rockets beat New York for the 11th straight time, though everyone is beating the Knicks these days. New York has lost 24 of its last 25 games to fall to an NBA-worst 5-34.

No. 6 Gonzaga wins 8th-straight game By The Associated Press

Georgia Southern 73, Arkansas St. 61 Louisiana Tech 58, UTEP 45 Louisiana-Monroe 76, Texas-Arlington 73, OT SMU 73, Memphis 59 Texas St. 77, UALR 74, 2OT UTSA 77, Southern Miss. 57

lead Arizona. The Wildcats (14-1, 2-0 Pac12) also got 14 points from Rondae Hollis-Jefferson in his second start of the season and 11 from Kaleb Tarczewski as they beat the Ducks (11-4, 1-1) for the second time in their last five meetings.

NO. 25 OLD DOMINION 72, MARSHALL 51

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Jonathan Arledge scored 13 points to lead Old Dominion to its first win as a ranked team. Old Dominion (13-1, 2-0 ConEUGENE, Ore. — T.J. McConnell scored a season-high 21 points ference USA) won its 10th straight and Stanley Johnson added 14 to game.

NO. 7 ARIZONA 80, OREGON 62

Trevor Ariza added 18 points for the Rockets, who improved to just 4-4 in their last eight. Harden didn’t reach his NBAleading average of 26.8 points only because he was limited to 31 minutes, sitting out the fourth quarter with Houston already leading by 24. HORNETS 103, RAPTORS 95 TORONTO — Gerald Hen-

derson scored a season-high 31 points, Kemba Walker added 29 and Charlotte beat Toronto for its fourth straight victory. Walker made a jumper from just inside the 3-point line with 19.6 seconds to give the Hornets a six-point lead. The point guard also had eight assists and seven rebounds in 41 minutes.

rcus Aldridge had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers used a big third quarter to beat the Miami Heat. Aldridge scored 10 points in the third, when the Blazers (288) outscored the Heat 33-16 to take control of the game. Wesley Matthews had 18 points, Damian Lillard 16 and Chris Kaman 10 for Portland. The TRAIL BLAZERS 99, Blazers grabbed 28 rebounds in HEAT 83 the second half and outreboundPORTLAND, Ore. — LaMa- ed Miami 50-42 overall.

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Road teams defiant in face of long odds Patriots, Broncos, Seahawks, Packers combined for 30-2 record at home this season By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer

No fear. That’s the motto for the visiting teams in this weekend’s NFL playoff games, a brave stance indeed considering the hosts were a combined 30-2 at home this season. And that includes one gimme, the Patriots’ loss to Buffalo in a meaningless season finale. There could be some validity, though, to the bravado displayed by Baltimore and Dallas. The Ravens have won two of their three postseason trips to New England, and lost by three points in the other. The Cowboys are 8-0 away from Dallas. “Our guys have been in tough stadiums against good teams,” said Ravens coach John Harbaugh, who has guided his team to the playoffs in six of his seven seasons, and won the 2012 NFL championship. “No different this week going into a tough stadium against a good team. The fact that it’s playoffs and those kinds of things, and we played in a playoff game last week on the road, that helps the guys ... the rookies. It’s the first time they have ever done it, but they did a good job last week. “All that other stuff, it’s how well

you play the game in that three-hour time block against the opponent you’re playing against.” The opponent for Dallas is, of course, Green Bay. And the elements in the Cowboys’ first postseason visit to Lambeau Field since the 1967 Ice Bowl. Cowboys coach Jason Garrett recognizes the interest in Sunday’s matchup for historical reasons, but understands his players might not. “Oh I think we have guys who are football fans and know some history,” Garrett said. “But having said that, we’ve got a lot of guys that were born in 1991 or 1992. So it’s like ancient history to them. The ‘90s seem like history to them if that makes any sense to you.” The other visitors are Carolina at Seattle on Saturday night, Indianapolis at Denver on Sunday. Baltimore (11-6) at New England (12-4), Saturday The Ravens come off their first playoff win at Pittsburgh, so they will carry some extra confidence into the opening game of the divisional round. Joe Flacco has seven road playoff wins, the most by a quarterback since

the 1970 merger. Of course, he goes up against the top seed in the AFC, a perennial Super Bowl contender led by Tom Brady. One thing is certain: Brady and the Patriots won’t be lacking in conviction, either. “We’re always trying to win the last game of the year,” Brady said. “We set pretty high expectations and I think we all have high expectations, but you’ve got to go out there and earn it. It’s not easy and this is a first step for us. “A lot of teams played last week, we didn’t get a chance to do that. This is a week where we can really try to make an impact on this season. Dallas (13-4) at Green Bay (12-4) Despite the result of the Ice Bowl, after which the Packers went on to win the Super Bowl, Dallas leads 4-2 in playoff matchups. It’s the first time a team with an 8-0 home record in the regular season hosts one with an 8-0 road record. The Cowboys are 15-9 in divisional playoff games, but lost their past three. They bring a high-powered offense paced by league rushing leader DeMarco Murray, QB Tony Romo, re-

ceiver Dez Bryant and tight end Jason Witten. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has been battling a calf injury and has had limited preparation for Sunday. Rodgers’ home passer rating of 133.2 is the best in NFL history. He’s had 418 pass attempts and 36 touchdown passes at Lambeau without an interception, both NFL records. Carolina (8-8-1) at Seattle (12-4), Saturday night The defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks know all about division winners with a losing record advancing to this round of the playoffs. They did it in 2010, and now they host the Panthers, who have won five in a row, including last week’s wild-card victory over Arizona. Defense has been the calling card for both sides, especially Seattle in the second portion of the schedule. Looking to become the first defending champion to win a playoff game since New England in January 2006, the Seahawks led the NFL in total defense and points allowed for the second straight season. They also led in scoring defense for a third straight season and Seattle did not allow any

fourth-quarter points in the past six games. The Panthers have been strong defensively, too, ranking second to Seattle in points allowed (11.8) and yards yielded (238.2) since Dec. 1. Indianapolis (12-5) at Denver (12-4) Andrew Luck vs. Peyton Manning gets the main headlines here, and why not? The five-time MVP against the young master who took his place in Indy when Manning headed to the Rockies. Luck has thrown for 300 or more yards in three straight postseason games and comes off a strong effort in the win over Cincinnati: 376 yards and a touchdown. He broke Manning’s team mark with 4,761 yards through the air this season. Manning, who led the Colts to eight division championships, two AFC championships and one Super Bowl title, has the Broncos tied for second-most wins (46) in the league since joining them. Oh, and as for the home-field thing, the Broncos finished 8-0 at home for the sixth time. Minnesota has the record for most seasons with a perfect home mark with seven.

Rodgers returns to practice for Packers By The Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Quarterback Aaron Rodgers returned to practice for the Green Bay Packers on Thursday after sitting out with a left calf injury. Rodgers was limited to a little more than half of the snaps during the team practice periods on Thursday. Coach Mike McCarthy said that Rodgers’ mobility “looked good.” “Well, we have a game plan. He went down and did everything we asked him to do today,” McCarthy said. “As far as what we do, how we do it, how much we do it, that’s what the game’s for.” Rodgers missed two days of light practice last week, along with practice on Wednesday, to focus on treatment for the lingering calf injury. He has already said that he intends to play in Sunday’s playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys. “I didn’t notice him out there

until I saw one ball that kind of squeaked through and went in for a touchdown,” veteran cornerback Tramon Williams said. “I said, ‘Oh, that’s why it squeaked through. We’ve got No. 12 in the back.’ It’s a little different.”

leans Saints executive Ryan Pace as general manager Thursday to replace the fired Phil Emery, hoping he can rejuvenate a franchise that just missed the playoffs for the seventh time in eight years. Pace spent 14 seasons with the Saints and helped build a Super Bowl champion. He was New Orleans’ director of player personnel the past two years, helping manage their pro and college scouting operations. He also served as the team’s director of pro scouting from 2007 to 2012.

Unger should be back for Seahawks RENTON, Wash. — Center Max Unger is expected to start on Saturday when the Seattle Seahawks host Carolina in the NFC divisional playoffs. Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Unger was “good to go” on Thursday as the Seahawks Redskins confirm that Mcwrapped up practices for the Cloughan is their GM week. Unger missed the final WASHINGTON — After six games of the regular season years of turning to high-profile with an ankle injury. names — Robert Griffin III, Mike Shanahan, Joe Gibbs and Bears hire Pace as general more — to rescue the franchise manager and turn it into a long-term winLAKE FOREST, Ill. — The ner, the Washington Redskins Chicago Bears hired New Or- have gone in another direction.

The Redskins on Thursday evening confirmed the hiring of Scot McCloughan as general manager, an anticlimactic announcement after days of negotiations that had put a deal essentially in place by Wednesday afternoon. McCloughan, who will be introduced at a news conference on Friday, is a former executive with the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks and has spent more than two decades in the NFL working either as a scout or in a front office. He will have authority over the draft and free agency, giving the club a highly respected personnel evaluator in charge and separate from the coach for the first time since Charley Casserly was dismissed in 1999.

told an officer he was running late for a parent-teacher conference when he was stopped for speeding on an Atlanta area freeway, according to a police report released Thursday. Jennings, 31, was charged with DUI, speeding and reckless driving and has bonded out of jail in suburban Atlanta following his arrest Wednesday. Police have said Jennings was driving a 2015 Mercedes 99 mph in a 65 mph zone just before noon that day in moderate traffic on Interstate 85.

quarterbacks coach. Coordinator Kyle Shanahan and coach Dowell Loggains are no longer with the team, a person familiar with the decisions told The Associated Press on Thursday. Shanahan and Loggains spent one year on Pettine’s staff but will not be back for the 2015 season, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the Browns have not commented on the moves. It’s not immediately clear if the 35-year-old Shanahan asked to be released from his contract Browns lose offensive coor- or was fired. He and Loggains dinator, quarterbacks coach were both under contract for CLEVELAND — The another year. Browns can’t make it through one offseason without upheaval. Buccaneers hire Koetter as While owner Jimmy Haslam offensive coordinator decided to retain coach Mike TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bears cornerback Jennings Pettine and general manager Bay Buccaneers are turning to charged with DUI Ray Farmer for another season, veteran play-caller Dirk KoetDULUTH, Ga. — Chicago the Browns are in need of a ter to revive their struggling ofBears cornerback Tim Jennings new offensive coordinator and fense.

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nine forwards on the team. So when he couldn’t crack the top nine, Ehlers was off the roster. The Bears have also brought in Cameron Cook, a 5-10, 175-pound forward whose Nov. 13, 1997, birthdate makes him the youngest on the team. He has a goal in four games. Beauparlant said Cook wanted to finish high school in his home state of New York, but his playing situation did not work out. “He’s our youngest player, but you wouldn’t know it by his maturity and passion for the game,” Beauparlant said. With the addition of Cook, the Bears now have one too many on the

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COLONY (39) — Carlton 1 0-0 2, Am. Smith 0 0-0 0, Farris 3 0-1 7, Stephens 4 0-0 8, Clark 1 0-0 2, Turcotte 1 2-4 4, Brumbaugh 1 0-0 2, El. Smith 0 0-0 0, Kaufman 1 0-1 2, Bonn 3 0-0 7. Totals — 15 2-7 39. SOLDOTNA (28) — Nelson 1 0-1 2, Shaw 1 0-0 2, Jackson 2 1-2 6, Wong 2 3-3 7, McDonald 0 0-0 0, Ramsell 3 0-1 6, Miller 2 1-2 5, Glaves 0 0-0 0. Totals — 11 5-8 28. 3-point goals — Colony 2 (Farris, Bonn); Soldotna 1 (Jackson 1). Team fouls — Colony 15, Soldotna 12. Fouled out — none. Thursday boys Knights 53, Stars 49 Soldotna Colony

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anonymity because he was not authorized to share the evidence, told the AP on Thursday he didn’t speak with investigators. “I took steps to ensure a call from any person at the NFL wouldn’t be traced back to me and I was never contacted by the team of investigators hired by the NFL to investigate the NFL,” he said. “I still don’t know who confirmed receiving the video and I don’t know what that person did with it.” “We have reviewed the report and stand by our original reporting,” said Kathleen Carroll, the AP’s executive editor. “The Mueller team did ask us for source material and other newsgathering information, but we declined. Everything that we report and confirm goes into our stories. We do not offer up reporters’ notes and sources.” Giants owner John Mara and Steelers President Art Rooney, the men appointed by Goodell as liaisons to the investigation, said the 32 team owners were

roster. That won’t become an issue until forward Adam Kresl, recovering from a dislocated elbow, comes off injured reserve in about three weeks. “We still have a decision to make,” Beauparlant said. “Guys know that and hopefully it will provide a spark and oomph going into this weekend.” The final roster change came at goalie, where Josh Creelman was cut in favor of Evan Hauser. Hauser has a 1994 birthdate, meaning he is in his last year of junior play, while Creelman is a 1996. Hauser has played three games, allowing 4.77 goals per game with an .808 save percentage. “We wanted to get an older guy and he’s played well despite his numbers,” Beauparlant said. “We haven’t given him support, but in all three games he’s played he’s given us a chance to win.”

Beauparlant said the goalies haven’t given up a bad goal in four games. He said the goaltending has been shored up, but problems remain. For starters, the Bears have been averaging just 2.2 goals per game on the road trip. “It’s seems like we’ve been a little bit snake-bitten, averaging only two goals a game,” Beauparlant said. “Our goal-scoring capability on offensive chances has been a big issue.” On the whole, though, the coach said the opposition is creating more quality scoring chances than the Brown Bears, no matter what the shot count says. “We can’t pinpoint it to one specific thing is the most frustrating piece,” Beauparlant said. “One night it’s one guy and the next night it’s another guy. “We’re trying to find the right

chemistry amongst the lines and stay on task for 60 minutes.” Beauparlant said the good news is the team has enough talent to compete with anybody in the division. “We just keep finding ways to shoot ourselves in the foot,” he said. “It’s very rarely what another team does to us, it’s more what we do to ourselves. We can’t allow our approach or mindset to change for 60 minutes.” A trip to Fairbanks, home of the defending Robertson Cup champions, is hardly ideal for a team on a 10-game losing streak. And the Ice Dogs will be in a foul mood, having finished 4-4-1 on a grueling road trip that mirrored that of the Brown Bears. Fairbanks is tied for second in the Midwest Division in points and is third in winning percentage. “That’s a place they haven’t been

in a long time,” Beauparlant said. “They’ll be champing at the bit and we’ll be champing at the bit.” Fairbanks has a 3-1 edge in the Ravn Alaska Cup, the season-long battle for supremacy between Alaska’s junior teams. The Ice Dogs also have goalie Kevin Aldridge back. Aldridge backstopped the club to the NAHL title last season before heading to Lake Superior State, but he left the school over Christmas break. Notes: The Bears will return to home ice on Jan. 16 and 17 with games against the Ice Dogs. Jan. 16 will be Tesoro Alaska night. For each $1 or food item donated to the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, fans will be entered into a drawing for prizes. Jan. 17 will be Stanley Auto Group night and feature a Mini-Mites game between periods.

3 3-6 9, Furlong 6 1-3 15, Spence 4 1-2 9, Duke 2 0-1 4, Gibbs 0 0-0 0, Fowler 2 0-0 4, Trammell 1 0-0 2. Totals — 18 6-16 44. COLONY (53) — Selmer 2 0-1 4, Looney 3 1-2 7, West 4 0-0 10, Chamblee 3 0-2 8, P. Martin 0 1-2 1, Menard 0 8-10 8, Dinkel 4 2-3 10, Sonnenberg 1 3-8 5. Totals — 16 12-20 53. 3-point goals — Soldotna 2 (Furlong 2); Colony 4 (West 2, Chamblee 2) Team fouls — Soldotna 22, Colony 20. Fouled out — Spence. Lynx 59, Kardinals 25 Kenai Dimond

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KENAI CENTRAL (25) — Theisen 0 0-0 0, Ivy 3 3-6 9, McKee 1 0-0 1, Brazell 0 0-0 0, Tr. Landry 1 0-0 2, Ta. Landry 0 0-0 0, Jackman 4 2-4 11, Vest 0 0-2 0, Fitt 0 0-0 0, Foree 0 0-0 0, Dye 0 0-0 0, Wortham 0 0-0 0. Totals — 9 5-12 25. DIMOND (59) — Duop 1 0-0 2, Cole 3 0-0 7, Zavala 0 0-0 0, Sherman 0 0-0 0, Osborne 1 0-0 2, Moran 0 0-0 0, Parker 1 0-0 2, Diaz 2 0-0 4, Fosi 3 4-4 12, Davis 3 1-2 7, Merchant 2 0-0 4, Jenkins 4 3-5 11, Ainuu 0 1-2 1, Pili 3 0-1 7, Kieswether 0 0-0 0. Totals — 23 9-14 59. 3-point goals — Kenai 2 (McKee, Jackman); Dimond 4 (Cole, Fosi 2, Pili). Team fouls — Kenai 14, Dimond 12. Fouled out — none.

briefed in a conference call Thursday morning. They all expressed their belief Goodell told the truth throughout the investigation. They reiterated their backing of Goodell, whose job never appeared in jeopardy despite the missteps by the league in the Rice case and calls for scrutiny of him from outside groups. “There was resounding support for Roger,” Rooney said. “There’s a very strong confidence in Roger going forward in terms of him being the commissioner of the league.” Still, Mueller found the NFL’s deference to the law enforcement process involving Rice “led to deficiencies in the league’s collection and analysis of information during its investigation.” He added such an approach “can foster an environment in which it is less important to understand precisely what a player did than to understand how and when the criminal justice system addresses the event.” Mueller’s report details some of the efforts the NFL made in obtaining the video, but said the league should have taken additional steps.

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Soldotna forward Ty Fenton looks for a chance to shoot during a game against Kenai Central on Thursday at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna.

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of Yoder after hitting another player. Coel Nelson provided a quick spark for Soldotna in the third period, scoring unassisted before two minutes were up to put the Stars ahead 2-1. At that point, coach Tilly said Kenai continued to press forward as if nothing had happened. “It was just a lot of pent up energy at the end of the game,” Tilly said. “Cody’s one of our more seasoned players, and our older kids work better under pressure. They’re smart and we knew that the alternative is you end up in a tie.” Before the five-minute

mark of the period, Ian Mercado caught the puck on a rebound and responded for Kenai with a statement goal, once again tying the game up. Kenai was tested with 3:42 to go when Soldotna went on a power play. Soldotna coach Derek Urban called a timeout to assess the game plan. Tilly said once the Kards killed off the SoHi power play with under two minutes remaining, it provided a small boost of energy for Kenai. “If you can kill a penalty late in the game, the kids seem to find a little extra skip in their step,” he said. “You still don’t want to see those penalties that late in the game.” With the seconds ticking off the clock, Kenai found itself in Soldotna’s zone.

SoHi goalie Billy Yoder took the loss with 13 saves on 16 shots. Kenai continues play today with a 5 p.m. tilt with the Chugiak Mustangs, while Soldotna will face Chugiak Saturday at 5 p.m.

That’s where Arbelovsky got some help from fellow teammates Jacob O’Brien and Levi Mese. “I went to the corner for a play, and the puck ended up going around and back out to the (defense),” Arbelovsky said. “I made contact with the defense and Jacob (O’Brien) put the puck near the net, and I was lucky enough to scoop it out of there before he covered it and bury it.” SoHi was unable to answer back in the final 31 seconds, leaving Kenai with a big win. “I told the kids, my biggest fear is that we’re so used to losing, we don’t know how to celebrate,” Tilly joked. Kenai goalie Jacob O’Lena received credit for the win with 16 saves on 18 shots.

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US Olympic leaders choose Boston for bid By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer

DENVER — The Olympic rings flying over Fenway Park? Could happen. U.S. Olympic leaders surprisingly cast their future with Boston on Thursday, hoping a compact, college-centric bid with a touching story to tell will overshadow the city’s well-organized protest group and convince international voters to bring the Summer Games to America after a 28year gap. During a daylong meeting at the Denver airport, USOC

board members chose Boston, with its promise of frugality, reusable venues and inspiration after its comeback from the marathon bombings, over Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington. “Today’s selection by the USOC is the beginning of an incredible opportunity for Boston,” said the city’s bid chairman, John Fish, who will be part of a celebratory news conference Friday with the USOC leadership. Boston joins Rome as the only other city that has officially decided to bid. Germany will submit either Hamburg or Ber-

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third in four games, and a goal from Bouwmeester.

PREDATORS 3, STARS 2, OT NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shea Weber scored his second goal of the game 17 seconds into overtime, and Nashville beat Dallas. The Predators also tied Anaheim for the most points in the NHL while improving to 16-2-1 at home. Miikka Salomaki scored in his NHL debut. Roman Josi had two assists. Jason Spezza and Trevor Daley scored for Dallas, which was 4-1-1 in its previous six games. The Predators have won the first three games against their Central Division rivals

lin, with France and Hungary among those also considering bids. The International Olympic Committee will award the Games in 2017. America’s last two attempts to land the Games resulted in embarrassments — fourthplace finishes for New York (2012) and Chicago (2016). The selection of one of the country’s most history-steeped cities comes as something of a shock to insiders, who viewed two-time host Los Angeles as the safest choice and San Francisco as the sexiest. But a compact bid highlighted by a frugal spending plan — along with

this season.

Backstrom got the start for Minnesota and made 15 saves.

WILD 4, BLACKHAWKS 2 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Bryan Bickell scored twice in the third period, Corey Crawford made a season-high 42 saves, and Chicago held on to beat heavy-hearted Minnesota. Patrick Sharp and Patrick Kane also scored for Chicago, which has won four of six. Jason Zucker and Jason Pominville scored for Minnesota, which has lost nine of 11. The Wild played its second straight game without left wing Zach Parise. His father, former Minnesota North Stars player J.P. Parise, died Wednesday night. A moment of silence was held before the game and Wild players wore “11” decals on their helmets. With Darcy Kuemper out at least a week with a lower-body injury, Niklas

Boston’s energetic leadership team led by Fish, the construction magnate — outweighed doubts that surfaced because of the city’s organized protest group and less-than-perfect history in delivering big projects like the Big Dig. Fenway Park and its Green Monster would be part of the plan. The Boston Marathon course probably wouldn’t: Too downhill. But chances are there will be subtle references to the 2013 bombings near the finish line that killed three people — a touching way to show how a city can pull together.

COYOTES 4, JETS 1 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Mikkel Boedker had two goals and an assist, Shane Doan added a goal and two assists, and Arizona rebounded from an ugly home loss to beat Winnipeg. The Coyotes, beaten by St. Louis 6-0 on Tuesday, scored their first three goals on power plays, two in the game’s first 3:18. Oliver Ekman-Larsson had Arizona’s other goal. Mathieu Perreault scored for Winnipeg. Mike Smith, in goal for the game against the Blues, had 34 saves for Arizona, Ondrej Pavelec stopped 26 shots for the Jets. The three power-play goals — in five attempts — matched the Coyotes’ season high. The Jets were 0-for-7 on power plays. C

“The city has taught all of us what it means to be Boston Strong,” the White House said in a statement. “The President and First Lady couldn’t be prouder of this accomplishment and of all of our nation’s athletes, and strongly support the effort to bring the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games to the United States.” Seeking to become the first American host for Summer since Atlanta in 1996, Boston focused on its ability to use the more than 100 universities throughout the area to house events and athletes. It touted a walkable, tech-

nology-based Olympics with an operating budget under $5 billion (Considered frugal by Olympic standards). It said as many as 70 percent of its venues would not stand permanently, and a new main stadium might be shrunk to someday host a soccer team. Colleges might pay for many of the venues, then take them over after the Games. “There’s a lot of pre-existing infrastructure that’s available” because of the colleges, said USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny. “That’s one of the reasons Boston can work at a really high level.”

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DENVER — Jarome Iginla scored twice and Colorado beat Ottawa. Semyon Varlamov followed up his 54save shutout at Chicago with 36 saves for the Avalanche, who have won four of five. Erik Johnson, Brad Stuart and Daniel Briere also had goals for Colorado. Iginla got the Avalanche on the board first with his 11th goal of the season. It was Iginla’s 572nd career goal, moving him within one of Mike Bossy for 20th on the NHL career list. The Senators have lost three in a row. Stuart gave Colorado a 2-0 lead with his first goal in 65 games, dating to Dec. 3, 2013, when he was playing with San Jose. The Senators cut the lead to 2-1 on Mark Stone’s 10th goal at 3:03 of the second. It was the first goal allowed by Varlamov in 84:04 of playing time. Bobby Ryan’s 12th goal made it 4-2 just 42 seconds after Iginla’s second tally.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and an assist, and Roberto Luongo stopped 32 shots in his return to Vancouver as Florida beat the Canucks. Aleksander Barkov also scored for Florida, and Luongo earned his 389th NHL victory — tying Dominik Hasek for 11th place on the career list. It was also Luongo’s first against the Canucks, giving him a victory against all 30 NHL teams. He was named the game’s first star and then handed his stick over the boards to a young fan in a Vancouver jersey. Daniel Sedin had the only goal for the Canucks, who got 27 saves from Ryan Miller. Luongo played eight seasons in Vancouver and won at least 30 games six times — and 40 twice — before being traded back to Florida last March.

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Climbing El Capitan

Hope for the future

arlier this week, billionaire Bill Gates announced on his Internet blog that a new kind of sewage-treatment plant, an “Omniprocessor,” had been built that can turn feces into pure water and provide enough electricity to run the plant, with some to spare. On a YouTube video, Gates can be seen drinking water from the output of the plant. “The water tasted as good as any I’ve had out of a bottle,” he said. That got me to thinking about improvements Gates might make in other areas. After all, if engineering and over-the-edge technology can turn pure poop into pure water, anything is possible. I foresee great changes for those of us who hunt and fish. Imagine being on a 10-day float trip down a remote Alaskan stream. Now imagine having a Life Savers mint-sized electronic device that would establish a 50-foot no-fly zone around you for mosquitos and white socks. For only $19.95 more (plus shipping and handling), the unit would be programmed to emit a repellent that would keep bears and other anglers at least 50 feet away. Traveling light is important on any trip into the wild, so most meals out there tend to be the freeze-dried or instant noodle kind. Imagine how wonderful it would be if you could pull a compact device out of your pack, insert a package of Top Ramen into one end, and have a cheeseburger with fries come out the other. On the high-end model, the output would be a grilled steak with mushrooms and baked potato, and chocolate ice cream for dessert. I envision that eye glasses of the future will automatically add a hint of red to the tint of the glass, making things appear rosier to the wearer. When you’re in the middle of Cook Inlet and your outboard won’t start, or when you’ve spent a week in a rainstorm, huddling in a leaky tent with a surly guide, those glasses would be nice to have along. The fishing and hunting market is ripe with promise for pharmaceutical companies. You know how bad your buddy smells after a few days afield without a shower? I can hear the commercials now. “When your buddy says you stink, take Funk-Away for instant relief from his whining. Some users have experienced projectile vomiting, Bleeding from the anus is known to occur. So ask your doctor if FunkAway is right for you. Available in Saucy Sage, Sexy Citrus and Lovable Lavender. Call now, and we’ll send you not one, but two bottles for the price of one (plus shipping and handling).” If you’ve done much flying out to remote fishing or hunting camps, you’ve no doubt had a few doubts about the abilities of your pilot. Manufacturers should be working on a model of unmanned aircraft for such flights. A life-size, experienced-looking pilot doll could be strapped in at mock controls. He or she would be programmed to provide comforting, educational See PALMER, page C-2

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This Oct. 20, 2004 file photo shows the climbing face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Two men, Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell, are roughly halfway through climbing El Capitan: a free climb of a half-mile section of exposed granite in California’s Yosemite National Park. El Capitan, the largest monolith of granite in the world, rises more than 3,000 feet above the Yosemite Valley floor.

2 men attempt most difficult climb in world at Yosemite By KRISTIN J. BENDER Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Two men are roughly halfway through what has been called the hardest rock climb in the world: a free climb of a half-mile section of exposed granite in California’s Yosemite National Park. Tom Evans, a climber and photographer, has been chronicling Kevin Jorgeson, 30, of Santa Rosa, California, and Tommy Caldwell, 36, of Estes Park, Colorado, as they scale their way using only their hands and feet. El Capitan, the largest monolith of granite in the world, rises more than 3,000 feet above the Yosemite Valley floor. The first climber reached its summit in 1958, and there are roughly 100 routes up to the top. Of those, the hardest and steepest is called the Dawn Wall, which faces east toward the rising sun. Many have climbed Dawn Wall, which has been described “as smooth as alabaster, as steep as the bedroom wall,” but the pair would be the first to free climb it using ropes only as a safeguard against falls. The men eat, stretch and sleep in hanging tents suspended to the Dawn Wall. They don’t have the creature comforts of home, but they have kept

in touch with the outside world thanks to social media — tweeting, posting on Facebook, feeding information for blogs and keeping in touch with a bevy of supporters on the ground. “The guys are doing great,” said Josh Lowell with Big Up Productions, which has been chronicling their climbs for the last six years. “(Monday) they are resting and trying to grow skin back on their fingertips so they can continue to do battle with the hardest climbing sections, which involve grabbing tiny, razor-sharp edges of rock.” If all goes as planned, the duo could be at the top as soon as Friday or Saturday, Lowell said. “But that’s best-case scenario. It could take several more days just to get through the difficult section where they currently are. If any weather moves in, that could also delay things, but the forecast is looking good for now,” he said. Evans said the two have a cellphone on their ascent, but they weren’t taking calls Monday because they were resting and “want no distractions while on the cliff.” The two also weren’t answering emails from roughly 1,500 feet above the ground. There are 32 sections of the climb. On SunAP Photo/Tom Evans, elcapreport day night, Lowell said Caldwell, climbing in the In this Dec. 28, 2014 photo, Kevin Jorgeson ascends See CLIMB, page C-2 what is known as Pitch 8.

Is there a gazing globe in your garden’s future? By LEE REICH Associated Press

Did I see a glint of mocking laughter in a friend’s eyes when I mentioned the new addition to my garden, a gazing globe? These mirrored glass ornaments were popular until about 50 years ago, when they fell from their pedestals, figuratively speaking. They’re now making a comeback, straddling the fence between attractive ornament and — to some people — kitsch. Gazing globes date back to AP Photo/Lee Reich 13th century Italy, a country In this undated photo, a green-tinted gazing globe visu- known for garden ornaments, ally takes in all of last summer’s garden in New Paltz, and, more specifically, to Venice, a city known for glassNew York.

works. They once were more than mere ornaments. They also were put in place to bring happiness, ward off evil spirits or attackers, and attract fairies. In Victorian times, a globe near a gate allowed you to look around the corner to see who or what was approaching from the other side of the fence or hedge. The globes also found their way indoors. A butler could look around a corner to check if anyone was pocketing cutlery. A father could maintain a watchful eye on his daughter and her beau. Look at a gazing globe and you’ll have a fish-eye view of everything except what’s di-

rectly behind the globe. As you move, the reflection also moves, except that you, the viewer, are always staring directly back at yourself. You are always the center of this perceptual universe — a metaphor, perhaps, for existence. In my garden, however, the globe isn’t a protector or metaphor; it’s really just an ornament. It’s a shiny object off which dances light. In summer, it peeked out from among low shrubs and flowers. Over the past few months, the globe has increasingly come into focus, like a developing photographic image. It stands out most boldly in the garden on those winter See GAZE, page C-2

Celebrating the Kenai Peninsula’s marmots on February 2

or those of you who don’t know it, Marmot Day is on February 2. Celebrated in many lower 48 states as Groundhog Day, the name change was recognized by the 26th Alaska State Legislature as an official holiday. Who’d have guessed that North America’s biggest squirrel and perhaps one of the laziest (hibernates 8 months of the year) would become so famous? In a strange twisted way, this all makes sense. There are marmot researchers who call themselves marmoteers and marmot fans who call themselves marmotophiles. A groundhog is in fact a marmot, one of 15 species found in the northern hemisphere worldwide. In Alaska, there are three marmots, the Alaska or Brower’s marmot which is restricted

to the Brooks Range, the woodchuck (or groundhog) which is restricted to the eastern interior north of the Alaska Range, and the hoary marmot which is found in many alpine habitats south of the Yukon River including our Kenai Mountains. Hoary marmots (Marmota caligata), sometimes called “tundra bears,” are mostly gray with a darker lower back and face and a dark, reddish tail. They have a white patch between their eyes. They have well-developed claws on their front feet for burrowing with 5 pats on their forepaws and 6 on their hind paws. Caligata, which means “booted” in Latin, comes from their black feet. Their pelage color is adapted to help them blend with the surrounding lichen-colored rocks or rusty-brown soil.

R efuge N otebook John M orton There are two likely endemic subspecies of hoary marmots in Alaska. Montague Island marmots were last seen at the turn of the 20th century and may be extinct or close to extinction. Glacier Bay marmots are melanistic (black) and are also presumed to be an endemic population. Given the Kenai Peninsula’s insularity and glacial history, and the poor dispersal ability of marmots, it wouldn’t surprise me if our own hoary marmots were genetically unique. C

Adult hoary marmots can weigh more than 10 pounds by late summer and exceed 30 inches in total length. Not surprisingly, wolverines, wolves, bears and eagles prey on them. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game considers the marmot a furbearer and so trapping regulations apply to harvest by humans. Indeed, hoary marmot hides were prized by northwestern Native Americans, used for clothing, in potlatch ceremonies and as a sort of currency among the Tlingit. Hoary marmots are highly social animals, communicating by whistling, nose rubs, and tail movements. The basic social structure of a marmot colony consists of one adult male, one satellite male, one or more adult females, two-year-olds, yearlings, and young of the year. They can live for

up to 15 years. Mating occurs once per year in early spring, often while still in the den. Females give birth every other year to litters of 3-8 young in late spring to early summer after a 4-week gestation period. True hibernators, hoary marmots enter a state of torpor in winter during which body temperature and all bodily functions are reduced. They hibernate in the same burrows in which they spent the summer. Remember, these guys are the champions of hibernation, spending 8 months in a partiallysuspended state. They emerge in midMay, become lethargic by late August, and re-enter the burrows as early as early September. All members of family groups hibernate together. I was intrigued to run across an onSee REFUGE, page C-2

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dark, completed the last of the three hardest sections of climbing, which was a major breakthrough. “He still has 1,500 feet of hard, scary climbing ahead, but mentally he is feeling really confident right now, and incredibly excited. (Jorgeson) is extremely close to completing pitch 15, one of the hardest. (Tuesday) he will try to complete it and catch up to Tommy so they can continue forging ahead,” he said. In 1970, Warren Harding and Dean Caldwell (no relation to Tommy Caldwell) climbed Dawn Wall using ropes and countless rivets over 27 days. The duo prepared for at least six years for the climb, according to friends and their personal websites. John Long, the first person to climb El Capitan in one day in 1975, said he speaks to the climbers several times a day. “It’s almost inconceivable that anyone could do something that continuously difficult,” he said Monday, adding that he believes they spent the equivalent of a year’s time on the wall in preparation for the climb.

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and entertaining information during the trip. A huge advantage I can see to this idea is that pilots would no longer be involved in any crashes. Successful fishing is largely a state of mind, so it would be nice to be able to pop a pill that would make you feel successful, whether or

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days when it’s perched above and surrounded by billowing, white snow. Today’s gazing globes have evolved from those orbs of past decades that often stood alone on pedestals in the center of lawns. In various sizes and tints, today’s globes nestle into flower beds, hang from branches or float in ponds. Rather than having a smooth, mirrored surface, today’s gazing globe might be a mosaic of silvered and colored glass. Some gardeners make their

Update: 1 of 2 attempting world’s hardest rock climb battles section SAN FRANCISCO — Two men attempting what’s been called the toughest rock climb in the world have separated as one climber battles a tough section of exposed granite in California’s Yosemite National Park. Kevin Jorgeson of California and Tommy Caldwell of Colorado have been scaling 3,000-foot El Capitan, the world’s largest granite monolith, for 12 days using just their hands and feet. If they finish, they would be the first to climb the half-mile Dawn Wall route using ropes only to catch their falls. The route has 32 sections, called pitches. Caldwell’s wife’s blog says he reached Pitch 18 Wednesday and aimed to finish Pitch 20 Thursday. But Jorgeson is fighting Pitch 15, which has sharp holds that are ripping the skin off his fingers. Once Caldwell hits a rare ledge, he’ll wait for Jorgeson.

not you actually were. Drug companies have been warping minds for years, so it’s high time they developed a drug that specifically targets the brains of anglers. It wouldn’t take much. In the future, when all these wondrous things come to pass, remember: You don’t have to be Bill Gates to have good ideas.

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In this Dec. 28, 2014 photo, Tommy Caldwell, 36, of Estes Park, Colo., with Kevin Jorgeson, 30, of Santa Rosa, Calif., not seen, set up camp as they begin what has been called the hardest rock climb in the world: a free climb of a El Capitan, the largest monolith of granite in the world, a half-mile section of exposed granite in California’s Yosemite National Park.

Michigan DNR reminds anglers to be cautious this winter LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is advising anglers to be careful while fishing in the state’s rivers and streams this winter. The department wants to remind anglers that colder temperatures can cause more sudden and significant changes in waterways. Fisheries biologist Kyle Kruger says the effects are most evident when the temperature reaches below 10 degrees and in areas with frigid nighttime temperatures that alternate

with warmer days. He says unpredictable flow changes can occur due to extensive freezing or ice dams when temperatures quickly change from below freezing at night to above freezing during the day. Kruger says the middle to lower portion of the Au Sable River is particularly susceptible to the influences of cold weather. The department suggests anAP Photo/The Bay City Times, Amanda Ray glers check river conditions and John Skimson prepares his reel while ice fishing on the Saglocal weather forecasts before inaw River, Wednesday, in Bay City, Mich. waterways. going on winter fishing trips.

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to Sud Island, the smallest of the Barren Islands between the Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak, nearly wiped out the native rhino auklet population by eating its eggs. Here on the Kenai Peninsula, hoary marmots live near treeline. Relatively accessible places to find them are along the trails to Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park and Summit Pass in Chugach National Forest. However, treeline has risen 50 meters on average in the Kenai Mountains in the past 50 years due to a warming climate. While that doesn’t sound like a lot, it

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Les Palmer can be reached line abstract in the Journal of at les.palmer@rocketmail.com. the American Medical Association of a study on hibernation and marmot physiology conducted by Carnegie Institute researchers in the 1930s. They own by gluing shards of mir- found the basal metabolism of rors or tile onto old bowling even non-hibernating marmots balls. To avoid the fragility of was lower than that of other traditional gazing globes, some warm-blooded animals of comare now made from shiny, stain- parable size. less steel. What do hoary marmots I remember gazing globes eat? One of the best studies of from my youth, and nostalgia their diet was conducted by a figures into my liking for them. I Colorado State University realso remember being a little ner- searcher who analyzed marmot vous around them, and I still like scat collected from Slaughter, the glass ones for their fragility. Surprise and Crescent mounThey’re not that fragile, though; tains near Cooper Landing in more than once, strong winds the early 1970s. More than 90 have knocked my globe off its percent of their diet was plants, pedestal and each time the globe, composed of vetches, dryas, thankfully, made a soft enough sedges, fleabanes, fescue grass, landing to remain intact. mosses, lichens, and willows. Most of all, I like gazing But they will eat meat when globes because they are fun, given the chance. Hoary marwhether truly or mockingly so. mots, introduced in the 1930s

represents about 300,000 acres of alpine habitat lost. Furthermore, hoary marmots have a narrow climate niche — they’re heat intolerant in summer, require insulative snow during winter, but need a rapid snowmelt in spring so they can get busy with their short reproductive season. As such, hoary marmots are good candidates as indicator species of climate change. Long-term population dynamics of hoary marmots may also indicate changes in alpine snowpack, plant phenology and abundance, or predators. Biologists at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge are

planning on surveying the distribution of marmot colonies over the next couple of years to assess their current status. For any local marmotophiles out there, we ask your help in finding colonies. Please call 907-260-2815 or email me at john_m_morton@fws.gov if you have sightings or anecdotal observations to share. Dr. John Morton is the supervisory biologist at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Find more information about the Refuge at http://kenai.fws.gov or http://www.facebook.com/ kenainationalwildliferefuge.

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school, and I have noticed something about my male friends. Whenever they meet a new girl, the first comment out of their mouths is about her looks. Then they will expound at length on her physical assets (or lack thereof). Abby, it makes me furious. Not only does it make me feel self-conscious about my own body, it also makes me angry that these talented, charming Abigail Van Buren and outgoing girls are judged first by their cup size. Is there anything I can say to my friends to make them amend their behavior? Or am I being overly sensitive and need to accept that this is a “guy thing”? Thanks for your input. — OBJECTIFIED IN OMAHA DEAR OBJECTIFIED: It’s a guy thing. That they talk this way in front of you may indicate that they consider you “one of the guys.” Since it bothers you, speak up and suggest they knock it off. If you do, it may jar them back to reality. DEAR ABBY: My wife and I would love your take

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Hints from Heloise of support from these same people. Perhaps it is time for a thankyou card. When all of you are together, there tends to be an air of camaraderie among you. Communicate with care. Tonight: Hang out at home. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Take charge of an important project with which you have been involved. Your ability to move past obstacles will emerge. Others seem delighted to have you at the helm of the ship because of your leadership capability. Tonight: A force to be reckoned with. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Reach out to someone at a distance once more. If you can take off for a day trip, by all means, do. Be sure that you and this person are on the same page. A misunderstanding could result in a rift between the two of you. Tonight: Let your feelings lead the way. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You will see a personal matter differently after you have a chat with a key person. Pressure could force you to look for an unusual answer. Refuse to get uptight about a problem you tend to focus on too much, which could make a situation even more difficult. Tonight: Opt for togetherness. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHYou could wake up feeling as if you have not a care in the world. You certainly seem to be wearing a pair of rose-colored glasses. See where your optimism takes you. For many of you, it will help you manifest more positive interactions. Tonight: Let the party begin!

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By Eugene Sheffer

on a disagreement we’ve had since we were married. It’s the age-old question, “So, where did you two meet?” We met abroad at a university exchange program and were introduced to each other by our school sponsors in the bar where all the students hung out. We shook hands, exchanged greetings and I left right afterward. I answer the question by saying, “We met in a bar.” My wife says, “We met in university.” Who’s right? — BAR NONE? IN TEXAS DEAR BAR NONE: You both are, but have you never heard the adage, “A happy wife makes for a happy life”? My advice is to stick with her version.

Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars A baby born today has a Sun in Capricorn and a Moon in Virgo. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Jan. 9, 2015: This year you open up to a new way of living. Simplicity and authenticity will be the key elements to focus on for improving your life. If you are single, someone you choose to be your sweetie today might not be of any interest to you by your next birthday. Take your time getting to know any potential suitors! If you are attached, the two of you enjoy sharing your personal dream world together. You will help each other manifest what you both desire. CAPRICORN needs to be less involved. 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 You seem to be “all work and no play,” even if you are not at your job. This very serious approach allows you to be focused and driven. Follow your instincts if you are facing some confusion. A partner or associate could be extremely controlling. Tonight: Relax to good music. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Your circle of friends could have different concerns from your loved ones. Today, they might pull you in different directions, and you’ll feel the resulting tension. Detach, and see if there is a way you can find a solution that works for everyone. Tonight: Have some fun. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Tension continues to build on the homefront. The only person you can control is yourself. There-

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