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Feds pick preferred oil development plan ANCHORAGE — The federal government has chosen a preferred development plan for a project that could significantly boost Alaska’s oil production, a report said. The ConocoPhillips Willow project could produce up to 130,000 barrels of oil daily, The Anchorage Daily News reported Sunday. The federal Bureau of Land Management released a draft environmental report on the project in the northeastern National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The bureau will release a final report before a development plan is selected. The ConocoPhillips plan calls for five drill sites linked by seven bridges, an airstrip, 38 miles of roads and a processing facility to prepare crude oil for shipment. The plan also includes pipelines and a state application for a temporary island for barges. The project could last 30 years and produce about 590 million barrels of oil, while an average of 375 workers would be employed annually for a nine-year construction period beginning in 2020, according to the draft report. Oil production would begin in 2024 under the plan. The state would collect $1.7 billion in taxes, plus $2.5 billion in royalties related to the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska impact mitigation fund. The federal government would collect $4.4 billion in taxes and royalties, while the borough would receive $1.9 billion in property taxes. Alaska is producing an average 500,000 barrels of oil per day this year, officials said. Conservation groups condemned the project. Development would affect migrating caribou, fish, nesting yellowbilled loons, and Alaska Native subsistence hunters, Audubon Alaska said. “Wildfires this summer in the Arctic and around the world underline the urgent need to ramp down fossil fuel development, not permit more,” said Audubon Alaska Executive Director Natalie Dawson. See news, Page A3

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Cooper Landing evac alert raised to ‘set’ By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

Intensifying fire activity prompted emergency management officials to up the alert level to “set” for Cooper Landing on Monday evening. The alert — which was issued for all areas of Cooper Landing between Miles 46-54 — was upgraded from “ready” after the Swan Lake Fire became “increasingly active” and crossed the Resurrection Pass Trail at Slaughter Ridge, according to a 7:45 p.m. update from the Office of Emergency Management. By 10 p.m., however, the fire’s progression had stopped and was in between the “ready” and “set” lines, Bud Sexton, public information officer with the Kenai Peninsula Borough call center, said.

Inside ■■ With better weather conditions, firefighters are making progress in battling the Caribou Lake blaze. Page A2 Sexton said 160 firefighters were on the ground fighting the blaze Monday night, and an overnight watch was set to monitor fire activity in the area. A level 2 evacuation alert — or “set” — is not a notice to leave, but signifies that those in the area should be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice. Residents should get “set” by loading necessary items — such as people, pets, medication, important documents and personal items and a sevenday kit — into a vehicle. See fire, Page A3

Heavy smoke prompts unhealthy warning By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

Heavy smoke rolled into the central peninsula Monday, with Soldotna experiencing some of the worst air conditions. The particulate matter measurementt for Soldotna was 185, which is considered unhealthy. Good air quality is particulate matter measured at 50 or

below. Cooper Landing measured the highest as of Monday evening, at 295. Tynoek measured at 127, Seward at 63 and Homer at 50. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation issued Monday an air quality advisory for Southcentral through 4 p.m. Wednesday. See smoke, Page A3

Photo courtesy of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management

Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire can be seen the Sterling Highway on Sunday.

State wildfire season extended By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

Alaska’s statutory wildfire season was extended Monday — from Aug. 31 to Sept. 30 — due to high fire danger from continued warm and dry conditions, a press release from the state Department of Natural Resources said. As of Monday, 682 fires had burned more than 2.5 million acres this season.

The decision comes as teams continue to battle the nearly three-monthold Swan Lake Fire, which prompted. Gov. Mike Dunleavy to issue a state disaster declaration for the Kenai Peninsula Borough on Friday. Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Corri Feigen noted in her order extending the fire season that unprecedented fire risk conditions for the

Alaska salmon deaths blamed on record warm temperatures By Dan Joling Associated Press

ANCHORAGE — Add salmon to the list of species affected by Alaska’s blistering summer temperatures, including the hottest July on record. Dead salmon have shown up in river systems throughout Alaska, and the mortalities are probably connected to warm water or low river water levels, said Sam Rabung, director of commercial fisheries for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The department has not quantified past heat-related fish deaths because they tended to be sporadic and inconsistent, Rabung said. But department scientists this year will analyze fish deaths, summarize observation and record effects. “If we have a few years in a row like this, then I think we have a

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The Recall Dunleavy campaign has collected 36,731 signatures since starting their efforts Aug. 2, according to a Thursday release from the campaign. Savoonga, a small island near Nome, collected 90 signatures during their one-day signing event — or about 10% of the island’s population, according to the release.

See season, Page A2

Flood advisory canceled By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

Peter Westley / University of Alaska Fairbanks

This July 2019 shows a carcass of chum salmon lying along the shore of the Koyukuk River near Huslia.

bigger issue,” he said. Spent carcasses of salmon that die after females lay eggs and males fertilize them are a common annual sight along Alaska streams and provide nourishment for scavenging birds and bears. Some carcasses this summer have been a concern because the dead fish were still full of eggs

as they bobbed downstream or washed up on gravel shorelines, with no signs of disease or parasites. The deaths should not be a surprise because climate models have for years forecast unhealthy Alaska river temperatures for salmon, said Peter Westley, See salmon, Page A3

Recall Dunleavy campaign collects more than 36,000 signatures By Victoria Petersen

Southcentral and Kenai Peninsula regions and the ongoing large project fires in these areas have created statewide challenges for wildland fire response agencies. “Any new fires will further stress the overall statewide response capabilities,” she wrote. Alaska’s statutory wildfire season normally begins

More than 300 signatures were collected the first day of the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, which began Aug. 22. Despite the campaign surpassing the required 28,501 signatures for phase one, efforts will continue until the last day of the state fair, Sept. 2, to compensate for any disqualifying signatures. Once phase one is complete, the signatures will be sent to the state for the director of the Division of Elections to either approve or deny an application and for the Superior

Court to rule on the matter. If the application is approved, then phase two begins, which will require the collection of 71,252 signatures. If 71,252 signatures are collected, then the director of the Division of Elections will announce a special election that must be held within 60 to 90 days of the petition approval. People who are collecting signatures must send in or drop off their signature sheets no later than Aug. 28.

Flood advisories for the Kenai River and Kenai Lake, which includes areas from Cooper Landing to Skilak Lake, were canceled Monday. The glacier-dammed lake event has ended and waters in Kenai Lake are falling, according to a National Weather Service advisory issued Monday morning. Small rises along the western Kenai River are still anticipated, but are not expected to reach flood stage. Flooding was due to the Snow Glacier dammed lake releasing, located in the headwaters of the Snow River near Moose Pass, which is an outburst event that occurs every couple of years, according to a Friday Kenai Peninsula Borough release. The event is known as jökulhlaup, an Icelandic term describing a sudden water release from glaciers or glacier-dammed lakes. Snow River flooding has also affected Alaska Railroad operations on the peninsula. The railroad stopped running trains between Moose Pass and Seward last week and will likely not restart service until at least Thursday. Stephanie Wheeler, Alaska Railroad regional communications officer, said the railroad was able to access damages and found several areas of washout. She said crews are repairing the track now and service may resume later this week. The Snow River flows from an 8-mile-long glacier in the Kenai mountains. The glacier dams a side valley that fills with rainwater and snowmelt that forms a lake half a mile long and up to 450 feet deep, according to information provided See flood, Page A3

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna ®

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Showers and thunderstorms will stretch from the Great Lakes to the Southeast and southern Plains today. Showers will linger over the northern tier of the northern Plains. Most other areas will be dry.

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Season From Page A1

April 1 and ends on Aug. 31. The fire season extension means that statewide small and large burn permits will be required for burning open debris or the use of burn barrels through Sept. 30. An emergency burn closure remains in effect for the Kenai Peninsula and Matanuska-Susitna boroughs, which bans any open burning. The ban, which took effect Aug. 21, includes campfires and the use of charcoal grills. Gas, pellet grills and backpacking or camp stoves that use fuel or compressed fuel canisters are still allowed. The emergency burn closure will remain in effect until conditions moderate. The fire season was last extended in 2006.

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With the Caribou Lake Fire now estimated at 900 acres and 20% contained, better weather conditions have made officials optimistic about progress in stopping it. The fire increased about 5 acres on Saturday, but hasn’t grown since then. “With the cooler and cloudier weather we had yesterday, without any high winds, we’re really being able to strengthen those control lines. We should be able to see containment increase,” said Sarah Saarloos, a public information officer with the Alaska Division of Forestry, on Monday. “… It’s been holding at that 900-acre footprint for 24 hours. That means the control lines are working. Aviation has been able to keep it from growing.” Sunday morning in an update, the Division of Forestry announced that firefighters got the 59-acre North Fork Fire 100% contained on Saturday evening. Unless significant changes occur, there will be no more updates on the North Fork Fire. On Saturday, two more crews arrived at the Caribou Lake Fire. On Sunday, firefighters set up a helispot, or helicopter landing area, in a gravel

pit on Basargin Road several miles down East End Road outside of Homer. Trucks haul supplies and crew to the gravel pit and helicopters then shuttle them to the Caribou Lake Fire scene. On Sunday afternoon, more firefighters and supplies were flown in. Officials ask that people avoid parking in the area for the safety of firefighters and the public. The helispot has been marked, but helicopters and crews don’t stay there overnight. A temporary flight restrictions has been placed over the Caribou Lake Fire area. That includes prohibitions against flying drones and unmanned aircraft. At a community meeting on Saturday, Aug. 24, at McNeil Canyon Elementary School, some hunters told officials they used the gravel pit as a staging area for the upcoming hunting season starting Sept. 1. Saarloos said that as it gets closer to opening day, officials will re-evaluate potential conflicts between hunters and the helicopter landing area and put out more messages about managing the area. Fire officials ask that hunters avoid the trails around the Caribou Lake Fire area. “Give us the time and the space,” Saarloos said. “We have over 80

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24 hours ending 4 p.m. yest. . 0.00" Month to date .......................... Trace Normal month to date ............ 2.21" Year to date ............................. 5.26" Normal year to date ................. 9.10" Record today ................ 1.67" (1957) Record for August ....... 5.39" (1966) Record for year ........... 27.09" (1963)

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Unalaska 56/48

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Bethel 58/44

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firefighters out there. We want them to have safe space and work hard and not do public safety management and let them concentrate on their jobs.” About 80 firefighters are on scene, including volunteers and staff from Kachemak Emergency Services. The Great Basin Incident Management Team 1 from the Lower 48 arrived over the weekend to help relieve Division of Forestry and other crews stretched thin by fighting major fires on the Kenai Peninsula and in the MatanuskaSusitna Borough. Information bulletin boards have been set up at the Kachemak Emergency Services McNeil Canyon Fire Station, at 53048 Ashwood Ave. near Mile 12 East End Road, at the Basargin Road gravel pit, at local Homer and Fritz Creek businesses, and online at https://akfireinfo.com. The Kachemak Bay area received spotty rain on Sunday and Monday, but wetting rains are unlikely. According to the latest fire update, the weather outlook calls for cloud cover to increase and persist through Monday night. The wind direction will shift back to the north but remain calm for the next several days. Temperatures will remain in the mid-60s through the week.

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Services with evangelist Rev. Eli Hernandez on Wednesday-Saturday, Aug. 28-31 and Sunday, Sept. 1 at 11 a.m. Located in the Structures Building upstairs. 224 #201 Kenai Ave., Soldotna. Contact Mike Mendenhall at 252-9889 or look us up online at Soldotnapentecostals@yahoo.com.

League of Women Voters candidate forum A forum for candidates running for borough assembly & school board will be held on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the borough assembly chambers in Soldotna. This is sponsored by the League of Women Voters, an issue-oriented, nonpartisan organization working to inform voters. Please attend to help make our democracy effective.

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Salmon From Page A1

assistant professor of fisheries conservation and fisheries ecology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. “It’s directly in line with the predictions of what scientists like myself and other colleagues have been warning is likely to occur, and we need to prepare ourselves and not be surprised when it happens again in the future, because it will,” he said. A warm Alaska June was followed by the hottest month ever recorded in the state. The average temperature in July was 58.1 degrees, 5.4 degrees above the historical average with records maintained since 1925. Summer river water temperatures in non-glacial streams of the watershed of the Cook Inlet stretch of ocean lined by mountains have increased an average of 0.5 degrees per decade in summer months since 1980, said Sue Mauger, science director of the Cook Inletkeeper group dedicated to protecting the watershed that is an important salmon breeding ground. Temperatures above 55 degrees (12.8 Celsius) put stress on salmon, Mauger said, and her group on July

News From Page A1

Alaska weakens air ambulance membership plan regulations JUNEAU — Alaska health insurance officials have announced the state’s plan to weaken air ambulance membership plan regulations, officials said. The Alaska Division of Insurance will no longer review and pre-approve consumer membership plans, CoastAlaska reported Thursday. Health insurance does not cover the full cost of a flight, so there are three air ambulance companies that offer membership agreements, department officials said. Households pay a flat rate fee between $49 and $125, depending on the carrier, to ensure they are not paying out of pocket, officials said. “I think it’s important for people to understand the cost of being transported,” said Shelly Deering, the

Smoke From Page A1

The advisory says air quality will range between good to hazardous, depending on wind flow and proximity to fires. Any communities directly downwind of the fire will experience hazardous levels of smoke, the advisory said, with the worse conditions occurring overnight and in the early morning hours as the atmosphere cools bringing smoke to the surface. During the day, surface heating will carry smoke up, temporarily improving air quality.

Kenai Historical Society annual membership meeting Kenai Historical Society will meet Sunday, Sept. 8, for their annual membership meeting at Kenai Visitors Center. Potluck dinner at 1:30 p.m. Bring a dish to share and your summer stories. The Speaker will be Don Johnson, local author and fishing guide, with his stories. For more information call June at 283-1946.

fishing if not enough fish reach spawning areas and this year has restricted some commercial harvests of pink salmon in southeast Alaska and Prince William Sound, Rabung said. If heavy rains come and fill streams, that would solve a lot of problems for salmon reproduction by filling streams and cooling water temperatures, Rabung said. The pink salmon pool into massive schools just outside stream mouths waiting for streams to have enough water. State fish and game officials this week restricted fishing for coho salmon in and near the Deshka River because of low, warm water. Coho salmon have amassed just outside the river mouth, waiting for rain to fill it so they can enter and spawn. The department cannot cool the rivers but can protect sources of cool water within rivers that provide migrating salmon with sanctuary to cool off, Rabung said. Westley agreed that sources of cold water within major rivers such as springs or glacier-fed tributaries are crucial to prevent heat-related deaths. Protecting those sources will be an important management decision, he said. “The importance of those smaller, seemingly insignificant sites becomes a lot more important as things warm up,” he said.

Juneau-based regional manager for Airlift Northwest, a nonprofit air ambulance service that flies in southeast Alaska. “And that high cost can be over $100,000, depending where you’re coming from and where you’re going to.” Any changes to membership plans could take months to approve under former rules, but the new rule could speed up the process, air ambulance providers said. The complaint-driven process means patients have to follow up on their own, residents said. “A consumer has gone through enough trauma to have to be in an air ambulance in the first place,” said Dena Mendelsohn, senior policy counsel for Consumer Reports in San Francisco. “And now they’re going to have to follow up and, and reach out to the regulator to get the protections that they should have already had from the beginning? That doesn’t make sense.” The new regulatory order was signed by the state Division of Insurance Director Lori Wing-Heier and states that it “does not limit or in any way prevent the division from enforcing the insurance laws and regulations.”

It is unclear how many people would be affected by the change, but records at Bartlett Regional Hospital show at least 1,000 people were flown over the past three years, officials said.

treatments before July 1 that were not completed at the time of the veto. However, all Medicaid beneficiaries will be able to take advantage of the extension, Steward said. Alaska Dental Society Executive Director David Logan said Friday he was not aware the preventive dental Medicaid program had been extended. “It’d be great news if it’s true,” he said. “It’d be even better news if they’d share it with the providers. I’m thinking out loud, but if people knew it was available, they might come in and get some (dental) work done.” Health and social services department figures show more than one in four Alaska resident were on some form of Medicaid as of Aug. 1. While the federal government pays the majority of costs, it remains one of the state’s most costly programs. The state funded $676 million of the $2.3 billion in Alaska Medicaid costs last year, officials said. The governor and Legislature cut almost $160 million from the state share this year, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Finance Division. — Associated Press

Between Monday and Tuesday, Cooper Landing and Seward will be most impacted by smoke. Smoke is expected to clear on the western side of the peninsula with a northwest flow on Tuesday. In smoke impacted areas, the Department of Environmental Conservation advises people with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children to avoid prolonged exertion. The advisory asks that everyone else limit prolonged exertion. All schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District opened on time Monday. School is canceled Tuesday for Cooper Landing,

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tied to warm water killed the adult salmon, who stop eating when they enter freshwater and must rely on fat reserves and salmon burn energy faster in warm water. “I think probably more likely is that a host of sort of natural pathogens — fungus and that kind of stuff — is more likely to attack the fish,” he said. “Fish that are stressed have a sort of compromised immune system. They’re just much more susceptible to natural stressors in the environment.” The hot and dry weather has meant less rain for southeast Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula, leading to low water levels in some streams and others that have completely dried up, said Rabung, of the fire and game department. “Without the rainfall, the fish can’t even get into the stream, let alone survive the heat, if they could get in there,” he said. One of the top concerns for state fish and game officials is making sure enough fish escape fishermen and predators to reach spawning grounds. It’s too early to assess whether salmon reproduction will be down in some streams, Rabung said. It varies greatly each year and good conditions for hatchling survival can compensate for fewer spawning adults, he said. The department routinely restricts

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Medicaid to cover Alaska dental patients through September ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s Medicaid program will continue to provide comprehensive dental care for adults through the end of September, officials said. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services said the announcement Friday equals five more weeks of care, The Anchorage Daily News reported Sunday. “There will be another quarter of coverage,” said Donna Steward, the department’s deputy commissioner for Medicaid and health care policy. Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed money for the dental program and dentists were told Medicaid funding ended July 1. The extension is aimed at helping Alaska residents who began dental

following an intensification of the Swan Lake Fire. The district is monitoring air quality and working with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management, the Great Basin Management Team and other agencies, a Monday press

release from the district said. School administrators will determine if recess, outdoor classroom activities, and sports practice will take place based on air quality conditions in their immediate area, the district said. Cancellations or restrictions

Snow River are of special concern because the flood waters may impact residential and commercial developments on Kenai Lake and the Upper Kenai River. “Records show that jökulhlaups have produced floods on Snow River twice the size of the biggest rainfall floors and four times the size of the largest snowmelt floods,” according to the Chugach National Forest information guide on jökulhlaups. The lake typically releases in the fall, and last released in September 2017. The 2019 impacts are expected to match the levels of the 2017 event.

7 recorded a temperature of 81.7 in the Deshka River, a major salmon stream north of Anchorage. It’s a temperature that climate models predicted wouldn’t be reached until 2069, she said. “We’re 50 years ahead of where we thought they would be,” Mauger said. Dead salmon showed up in rivers that empty into the Bering Sea, with the Norton Sound Economic Development Corp. reported massive numbers of dead pink salmon on July 11. Westley in mid-July joined other scientists on a hasty trip to the Koyukuk River, a tributary of the Yukon River, where residents of the village of Huslia saw dead or disoriented chum salmon. The team counted about 850 dead fish, which Westley said probably represented a fraction of thousands that died. Warm water holds less oxygen than cold water, but Westley tested the Koyukuk for oxygen and found plenty, eliminating suffocation as what killed the fish. “If you were thinking in terms of this as a murder mystery, the leading, most obvious suspect is the warm temperature,” he said. “What precisely about the temperature caused the fish to die is an unknown.” Wesley suspects multiple factors

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Those with mobility issues or who need to relocate pets, livestock or large vehicles such as RVs, ATVs and boats may want to leave immediately, the OEM alert said. Following the “set” alert, the Sterling Highway was closed at the Y intersection of the Sterling and Seward highways to allow people leaving Cooper Landing to get out. Motorists near Mile 71 were also directed to turn around and head back to Soldotna. The Sterling Highway was opened by 10:25 p.m. with pilot cars beween the Y intersection at the Sterling/ Seward highways and Mile 71 at Watson Lake, according to an OEM update. Shelters remained opened at Soldotna Regional Sports Complex and Seward High School for those stranded due to highway closures. The rodeo grounds in Soldotna were open to those with livestock. The Swan Lake Fire, which has been burning since June 5, grew to 150,264 acres over the weekend. Early Sunday afternoon, the western portion of the fire pushed north toward the highway, causing overnight road closures between Sterling and Cooper Landing. Isolated showers were present Sunday night, which increased winds in the area, the Great Basin Management Team said Monday. The Sunday evening winds increased fire activity along the highway. The fire had 613 personnel managing the fire, including 18 hand crews, four helicopters, seven watertenders, 20 engines and four dozers as of Monday afternoon. The weather continues to remain hot and dry, but wind will remain light. There was a slight chance for light and isolated showers on Monday, though wetting rains on the fire remain unlikely. For updates on the fire visit http://kpboem. blogspot.com or https:// www.facebook.com/ KPBAlerts/.

the wind event on Saturday, August 17, 2019, and two new fire starts, our community has been challenged by smoke, fire, road closures, and is on edge. Depending on wind direction, every region of our district has also contended with unhealthy air quality.”

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Medicaid saves lives in the opioid crisis

ow has the Medicaid expansion benefited Ohio? The Urban Institute provides an answer in a new study. The Washington, D.C., research group looked at the patterns across states involving prescriptions of a medication to treat opioid addiction. The medication is buprenorphine, which eases cravings and other withdrawal symptoms. The study found that those states choosing to expand saw a much larger increase in such On page A6 prescriptions, meaning the ■■ An Oklahoma judge rules medication was more availagainst drugmaker, orders able to Ohioans in need. $572 million payment. That translates to lives saved. Put another way, if Ohio ranks among the states hit hardest by the opioid epidemic, the death toll from overdoses climbing sharply from nearly 20 per 1,000 residents in 2013 to 45 per 1,000 four years later, the outcome could have been much worse. The study looks at the years 2011 to 2018, the Affordable Care Act approved in 2010, the Medicaid expansion taking effect here in 2014. During that period, the number of prescriptions for buprenorphine increased dramatically, from 1.3 million to 6.2 million nationwide. Much of the increase took place in states with the expansion, where prescriptions rose from 40 per 1,000 Medicaid enrollees to 138 per 1,000. In states without the expansion, prescriptions went from 16 to 40 per 1,000 residents. No question, as the study cautions, many factors are at work in something as complex as the opioid crisis and how states and communities respond. For instance, Arkansas expanded Medicaid, yet it had one of the lowest rates for prescribing buprenorphine. At the same time, the trend is plain. The study notes that the five states with the highest prescription rates for the medication, Vermont, West Virginia, Montana, Kentucky and Ohio, all expanded Medicaid. It matters that the Affordable Care Act includes addiction treatment among the “essential benefits” available through the expansion and insurance coverage purchased via the online exchanges. The expansion made coverage accessible for many adults living just above the poverty line. More, there are other medication-assisted treatments, naltrexone and methadone, the study did not examine yet also help addicts through withdrawal to sustained recovery. Ohioans know how devastating the opioid crisis has been, annual overdose deaths going from 489 in 2005 to more than 5,000 in 2017. The number declined 20 percent last year. Still, the toll far exceeds the 1,500 that alarmed six years ago. Overdose deaths across the country, 70,000 in 2017, have contributed heavily to the decline in life expectancy. The Medicaid expansion has played a leading role in beginning to slow the wreckage. That contribution adds perspective to the misguided decision of the Trump White House to join fellow Republicans in seeking through the courts to overturn the Affordable Care Act. They argue the elimination of the individual mandate gutted the entire law, including the Medicaid expansion. Yet Congress made no such claim at the time. The lawsuit serves as an unfortunate distraction. Attention belongs on doing more to address the opioid crisis, recognizing the multiple efforts required, from ensuring the availability of naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of an overdose, to expanding access to treatment, especially the longer term version that helps addicts rebuild and sustain productive lives. All that requires resources, and the Statehouse did a better job on that front in the recent budget process. What is shortsighted is applying work requirements to the expansion as Gov. Mike DeWine and Republican lawmakers want, putting many Ohioans at risk of losing ready access to health care. It is hard to conceive making the necessary progress without the Medicaid expansion. The Urban Institute study affirms the positive difference it has made. — Akron Beacon Journal, Aug. 24

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It’s time for the permanent fund to divest from fossil fuels “Alaska just recorded its hottest month in history” — Juneau Empire, Aug. 20 few years ago it would have been a tough sell to convince Alaskans that climate change was real, was human caused, and was affecting Alaska more than many states in the U.S. By now most Alaskans have seen for themselves some aspect of the climate crisis. Unprecedented heat waves, huge fires, the air heavy with smoke for weeks, sea ice disappearing, glaciers melting, permafrost melting, villages eroding into rivers and the ocean. That is today with just one degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) of global heating above preindustrial levels. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report in 2018 underlined how much worse the world climate and economy would be if heating reached 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees F), and outlined a path to try to keep heating instead to 1.5 degrees C ( 2.7 F). To reach this goal global net human caused emissions of carbon dioxide would need to be reduced by about 45% below 2010 levels by 2030. Does Alaska have a part to play? The tough sell this year is to convince Alaskans and our state government that moving away from fossil fuels and toward renewable sources of energy is a good thing even for an oil state. But it might not be voluntary! Consider that there is so much coal, oil and gas out there that to burn all of

it would destroy the natural systems on which we depend for survival. One estimate is that approximately 80% of known fossil fuel reserves must be left in the ground to avoid extreme climate instability. This is physics, not economics or politics. You burn more fossil fuels, global temperatures rise, leading to more climate instability. Where economics and politics are involved is in determining which fossil fuels get burned. Approximately, the fossil fuels with the lowest production costs get burned first, and the rest become stranded assets. Are production costs of Alaska’s fossil fuel assets in the cheapest 20% or so of fossil fuel resources worldwide? Will we be left holding the bag of stranded assets? On Sept. 9-13 in Juneau, the Alaska Permanent Fund will host a worldwide gathering of similar funds, the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds. Some of those funds are starting to divest (pull money out of) fossil fuel companies on fiduciary (economic) grounds. The governor of the Bank of England told a conference in 2016 that “the vast majority” of carbon reserves are “unburnable” and warned of massive “stranded assets”. To date over a thousand institutions including pension funds, cities, banks, universities, and churches have divested more than 8 trillion dollars from fossil fuel companies. In 2018, after Ireland and New York City announced plans to divest, Shell announced in its yearly report to shareholders that the divest-from-fossil-fuels

campaign was “a material risk” to its business. The permanent fund should divest from fossil fuel companies and put those resources into better performing sectors of the economy. Economic and legal liability pressures on these companies are increasing rapidly as the climate catastrophe unfolds and is linked to the fossil fuel industry. Today a prudent investor pays attention to climate scientists’ warnings about the impending climate disaster, to actual and projected disruptions in our economy, to the flood of lawsuits against Big Fossil Fuel, and to the giant sucking sound of investment money draining out of fossil fuel investments. Alaska can also start planning a renewable energy future, a cutting edge economy based on living with, not destroying, our beautiful place. We can forget about spending billions on a gas pipeline for which there are no customers. Alaskans can make and execute a plan to save or move Alaska Native villages that are falling into the sea or eroding into rivers. Alaskan politicians can quit making the lame excuse that there isn’t any money to support our people on the front lines of climate change, while giving zillions in tax breaks to the very fossil fuel corporations that are causing the climate catastrophe. Alaskans are beginning to take the climate crisis seriously and we should make sure our politicians heed us, not the fossil fuel giants.

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Trump seeks to avoid primary challenge and repeat of history

By Will Weissert Associated Press

WASHINGTON— “Never Trump” Republicans are eager to see the president confront a credible primary adversary. But the party will likely erect structural barriers that make that kind of challenge exceedingly difficult. And for good reason: Every incumbent president for four-plus decades who has faced a serious primary opponent was weakened enough to ultimately lose reelection. Joe Walsh, a former tea-partybacked, one-term congressman from Illinois, on Sunday joined Bill Weld, the former Republican governor of Massachusetts, on the lonely road to try to unseat President Donald Trump. Other Republicans may join them. Mark Sanford, former governor and Republican congressman from South Carolina, has flirted with a 2020 presidential bid, and Republican ex-Ohio Gov. John Kasich is set to visit New Hampshire, which holds the nation’s first presidential primary, in September. So far, none of them seems to pose a serious threat. The president’s supporters note that the ranks of outspoken “Never Trumpers” have dwindled substantially since Trump stormed a deep, 2016 presidential primary field of establishment Republicans and then toppled Democrat Hillary Clinton to win the

White House. Unlike some other incumbents who drew primary challengers, Trump now has the overwhelming support of his party’s voters. Other incumbents — in both parties — “saw their base support erode a bit before reelection efforts,” said Keith Appell, a Washington-based Republican strategist. “If anything, this president’s support has grown within his party.” Weld has held out the prospect that a multicandidate Republican field might prompt primary campaign debates. But Republican National Committee members have done away with their standing debate committee ahead of next year’s election, and scheduling debates could prove difficult since primary voting begins in about five months. The RNC has also approved a nonbinding resolution declaring its “undivided support for President Donald J. Trump and his effective presidency.” Sitting presidents always exert control over the national party to try to quash would-be rivals, but GOP observers say Trump’s reelection campaign already has heavily brought its influence to bear. It has had time to do so ahead of 2020, meanwhile, unlike in 2016, when Texas Sen. Ted Cruz used his Republican National Convention floor speech to anger Trump by refusing to endorse him after a second-place primary finish. Robin Armstrong, a Republican National Committee member from

Texas, said the party won’t tip the scales in anyone’s favor, especially after seeing how 2016 played out. “Frankly, many Republicans were concerned about President Trump. And so it took a lot of discipline for the party to say, ‘Listen, we’re going to listen to our voters,’ and that’s ultimately what we did,” Armstrong said. “Trying to have too much control over the process, usually it doesn’t work out in your favor. So just trust your voters. I don’t agree with all of our voters, but we still have to trust them.” Some states may yet move to guard against Trump Republican challengers unlikely catching fire during the 2020 primary. As Sanford considers running, South Carolina’s Republican Party has left open the possibility of canceling its primary as soon as next month. The party did so in 1984 to help Ronald Reagan and in 2004 to help George W. Bush. Democrats did the same for Bill Clinton in 1996 and Barack Obama in 2012. In September, Nevada’s Republican Party will consider bypassing its 2020 presidential nominating caucuses and instead have governing members endorse Trump, preempting all primary challenges. Nevada goes third in primary voting, after Iowa and New Hampshire but before South Carolina — and that possibility drew an angry statement from Weld, who said, “Donald Trump is doing his best to make the Republican Party his own personal club.”

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Trump on G-7 summit: ‘We got along great’ By Darlene Superville and Zeke Miller

got along great.” After Trump disrupted the last Associated Press two G-7 summits with his erratic behavior, other world leaders BIARRITZ, France — Never mind seemed determined to play along his differences with world leaders this year in the interest of keepon China, trade, Russia, Iran and ing any negative drama out of the more. President Donald Trump’s headlines. takeaway message from the Group First came the decision by French of Seven summit in France was President Emmanuel Macron, the “unity.” In fact, “flawless” unity. summit host, to scrap the annual During this year’s gathering of practice of issuing a lengthy joint leaders of the world’s wealthiest statement, or communique, at the democracies, Trump went to great summit’s conclusion. lengths to portray it as something of The document typically spells a lovefest, papering over significant out the consensus that leaders have disagreements on major issues. reached on issues on the summit* ® “If there was any word for this agenda and provides a roadmap for particular meeting of seven very how they plan to tackle them. important was unity, roiled the 2017 meeting Here’s countries, the catch:itYou must”haveTrump difficulty hearing Trump at a news conference in Italy overand theyour climate change and said understanding in background noise, Monday closing out the two-day passage in that summit’s final hearinginmust fall in the range the hearing gathering the French resort of of statement. Andaid. he withdrew his Biarritz. signature from the 2018 commuPeople that are selected will evaluate Miracle“We gotlatest along great, ” he said. “We hearing nique after complaining he had Ear’s advanced digital solution —

been slighted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the host that year. “I think it’s against that background that Macron decided it’s not worth it” to issue a statement, said Thomas Bernes, a distinguished fellow at the Center for International Governance Innovation in Canada. Instead, the leaders issued a final “declaration” that began: “The G7 leaders wish to emphasize their great unity and the positive spirit of their debates.” Macron also sought to play down awkward differences and said that what the G-7 leaders were “really keen on was to convey a positive and joint message following our discussions.” The French leader stressed that everyone had worked “together, hand in hand, with President Trump over these two days.”

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For all of the happy talk, though, Trump came under pressure to end his lengthy trade dispute with China that is hurting other nations as well. Macron said the dispute had served to “create uncertainty” that is “bad for the world econom y.” Differences over Russia didn’t stay hidden, either. Trump, as he had before last year’s summit, said he would like to see Russia re-admitted to the club. The former G-8 kicked Russia out after President Vladimir Putin annexed the Crimean Peninsula in 2014. While his affinity for Russia has been questioned at home, Trump said Monday he’d prefer Russia be “inside the tent” rather than outside since so many of the issues the leaders discussed involved Russia. Other members of the Group of Seven besides France, Canada, Italy

and the U.S. are Britain, Germany and Japan. Canada’s Trudeau told reporters he had privately aired his objection to Russian readmittance. “Russia has yet to change the behavior that led to its expulsion in 2014, and therefore should not be allowed back into the G-7,” he said at a news conference. For all the courting of Trump by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump wouldn’t adopt Abe’s position that short-range ballistic missile tests by neighboring North Korea violate U.N. resolutions. Trump insisted that he and Abe were on the “same page” — but he appeared to defend the missile tests by North Korea’s Kim Jong Un by saying a lot of other people were testing missiles, too. “We’re in the world of missiles, folks, whether you like it or not,” he said.

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What have they wanted there for so long?” Bolsonaro said. Bolsonaro has insulted adversaries and allies, disparaged women, black and gay people, and praised his country’s 1964-1985 dictatorship. But nothing has rallied more anger at home and criticism from abroad than his response to the fires in parts of the Amazon region. The Brazilian leader says he is committed to protecting the Amazon and prosecuting anyone involved in illegal fires, many of which appear to be to have been set in already deforested areas to clear land for farming. But Bolsonaro initially questioned whether activist groups might have started the fires in an effort to damage the credibility of his government, which has called for looser environmental regulations in the world’s largest rainforest to spur development.

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Ruling: Drugmaker ordered to pay $572M By Sean Murphy Associated Press

NORMAN, Okla. — An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state’s opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million, more than twice the amount another drug manufacturer agreed to pay in a settlement. Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman’s ruling followed the first state opioid case to make it to trial and could help shape negotiations over roughly 1,500 similar lawsuits filed by state, local and tribal governments consolidated before a federal judge in Ohio. “The opioid crisis has ravaged the state of Oklahoma,” Balkman said before announcing the judgment. “It must be abated immediately.” An attorney for the companies said they plan to appeal the ruling to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Before Oklahoma’s trial began May 28, the state reached settlements with two other defendant groups -- a $270 million deal with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma and an $85 million settlement with Israeli-owned Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Oklahoma argued the companies and their subsidiaries created a public nuisance by launching an aggressive and misleading

marketing campaign that overstated how effective the drugs were for treating chronic pain and understated the risk of addiction. Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter says opioid overdoses killed 4,653 people in the state from 2007 to 2017. Hunter called Johnson & Johnson a “kingpin” company that was motivated by greed. He specifically pointed to two former Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries, Noramco and Tasmanian Alkaloids, which produced much of the raw opium used by other manufacturers to produce the drugs. On Monday, Hunter said the Oklahoma case could provide a “road map” for other states to follow in holding drugmakers responsible for the opioid crisis. “That’s the message to other states: We did it in Oklahoma. You can do it elsewhere,” Hunter said. “Johnson & Johnson will finally be held accountable for thousands of deaths and addictions caused by their activities.” Among those seated in the courtroom on Monday were Craig and Gail Box, whose son Austin was a 22-year-old standout linebacker for the Oklahoma Sooners when he died of a prescription drug overdose in 2011. One of the attorneys for the state, Reggie Whitten, said he also lost a son to opioid abuse. “I feel like my boy is looking down,” Whitten said after the judge’s ruling, his voice cracking with emotion.

Oklahoma pursued the case under the state’s public nuisance statute and presented the judge with a plan to abate the crisis that would cost between $12.6 billion for 20 years and $17.5 billion over 30 years. Attorneys for Johnson & Johnson have said that estimate is wildly inflated. The judge’s award would cover the costs of one year of the state’s abatement plan, funding things like opioid use prevention and addiction treatment. Attorneys for the company have maintained they were part of a lawful and heavily regulated industry subject to strict federal oversight, including the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Food and Drug Administration, during every step of the supply chain. Lawyers for the company said the judgment was a misapplication of public nuisance law. Sabrina Strong, an attorney for Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries, said the companies have sympathy for those who suffer from substance abuse but called the judge’s decision “flawed.” “You can’t sue your way out of the opioid abuse crisis,” Strong said. “Litigation is not the answer.” Attorneys for the plaintiffs in the cases consolidated before a federal judge in Ohio called the Oklahoma judgment “a milestone amid the mounting evidence against the opioid pharmaceutical industry.”

In the face of death, the party of a lifetime By Gene Johnson Associated Press

SEATTLE — The day he picked to die, Robert Fuller had the party of a lifetime. In the morning, he married his partner in their senior housing apartment. He then took the elevator down to the building’s common room. Supported by a walking stick, he greeted dozens of friends. The crowd spilled into a sunny courtyard on a beautiful spring day. A gospel choir sang. A violinist and soprano performed “Ave Maria.” A Seattle poet imagined Fuller as a tree, with birds perched on his thoughts. When the time came, “Uncle Bob” banged his walking stick on the ceiling to command attention. “I’m so ready to go,” he announced. “I’m tired.” Later that afternoon, Fuller plunged two syringes filled with a light brown liquid — a fatal drug cocktail mixed with Kahlua — into his feeding tube. He was one of about 1,200 people who have used Washington’s Death with Dignity Act to end their lives in the decade since it became law. As such laws grow more popular — Hawaii, New Jersey and Maine this year make it nine states where “aid in dying” is allowed — more people who are terminally ill have the option of hastening their death. Fuller, 75, said he wanted to demonstrate how such laws work. For him, the decision was, if not easy, never in doubt. When he was growing up in New Hampshire, he said, his severely depressed grandmother drowned herself in the Merrimack River. He saw her body in the water, a trauma that began his long, matter-of-fact relationship with death. Fuller’s friends described him as playful, wise, witty and vibrant, a wonderful singer. He sponsored people in recovery after quitting drinking in 1983. In retirement he ran a voucher program that provided music and theatre tickets to those who couldn’t afford them. He tried to kill himself in 1975, he said, when he was drinking too much and despondent that his marriage ended after he told his wife he was gay. In the mid-1980s, he helped care for friends dying of AIDS. But his own sexual behaviour was so risky it verged on suicidal. He contracted AIDS, then lived long enough to benefit from the AIDS cocktail. “I think I wanted to get AIDS,” he said. “All my

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Robert Fuller lies unconscious after plunging prescribed drugs to end his life into his feeding tube as his husband, Reese Baxter (upper left) and friends lay hands on him, in Seattle on May 10. Earlier in the day, Fuller had the party of a lifetime. He’s one of about 1,200 people who have used Washington’s Death with Dignity Act to end their lives in the decade since it became law.

friends were dying.” For critics, that sort of fatalism is a key problem with aid-in-dying laws. To allow people to hasten their deaths signals to the terminally ill that their lives are not worth living, they say. “We should be very concerned that we are normalizing suicide in our society, especially at the very time during which, practically out of the other side of our mouth, we are saying suicide is an epidemic,” said Wesley J. Smith, a prominent critic of the laws. Fuller had long thought he would want to control his death if he became terminally ill. Last summer he went to the doctor with a sore throat. It turned out to be an aggressive cancer at the base of his tongue. He gave up on chemo, saying it was killing his soul. Instead, he picked a date — May 10 — and began planning. “Why should I suffer?” he said. “I’m totally at peace with this.” He went up the Space Needle and took a road trip down the Pacific Coast Highway with his partner. The cancer made it difficult to eat, but he had the flan from the neighbourhood Mexican restaurant one last time. He also began returning to St. Therese Catholic church. Parishioners supported Fuller’s choice.

“It was hard to even cry because he was so forthcoming and so sober about it,” said Kent Stevenson, director of church’s gospel choir there. “He was just so outrageously unique and such a character, this was completely in keeping with who Bob was.” At his party, Fuller betrayed no sign of reconsideration. He kept his sense of humour, greeting a reporter by saying: “I’m dying to read your story.” He invited those who wished to be with him to come upstairs. Friends packed into his bedroom. “It’s hard to be here, but I wouldn’t miss it,” said Yvonne Kilcup, of Tacoma, whom Fuller began sponsoring in recovery 24 years ago. In the kitchen, two volunteers mixed the drugs and Kahlua. They said they considered themselves to be like midwives, ushering people out of the world instead of into it. “You know if you do this, if you put this in your system, you’ll go to sleep and you won’t wake up?” one told him. “I do,” Fuller answered. He plunged the syringes. His eyes closed for longer and longer periods. “I’m still here,” he said. And then, he wasn’t.

States sue over rollback of child immigrant protections By Kathleen Ronayne Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nineteen states sued on Monday over the Trump administration’s effort to alter a federal agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention. “We wish to protect children from irreparable harm,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said as he announced the lawsuit he is co-leading with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. Both are Democrats. A 1997 agreement known as the Flores settlement says immigrant children must be kept in the least restrictive setting and generally shouldn’t spend more than 20 days in detention. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said last week it would create new regulations on how migrant children are treated. The administration wants to remove court oversight and allow families in detention longer than 20 days. About 475,000 families have crossed the border so far this budget year, nearly three times the previous full-year record for families. A judge must OK the Trump administration’s

proposed changes in order to end the agreement, and a legal battle is expected from the case’s original lawyers. Attorney General Bob Ferguson, of Washington, also a Democrat, said prolonged detention will have long-term impacts on the mental and physical health of immigrant children and families. “When we welcome those children into our communities, state-run programs and services bear the burden of the long-term impact of the trauma those children endured in detention,” he said. It’s not likely that U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee would approve the changes; it was her ruling in 2015 that extended the application of the Flores agreement to include children who came with families. She ordered the Obama administration to release children as quickly as possible. Still, Becerra argued California has a role to play in the case because the state is home to so many immigrants. “The federal government doesn’t have a right to tell us how we provide for the well-being of people in our state,” he said.

California does not have any detention centers that house migrant families. The Trump administration argued that because no states license federal detention centers, they wanted to create their own set of standards in order to satisfy the judge’s requirements that the facilities are licensed. They said they will be audited, and the audits made public. But the Flores attorneys are concerned that they will no longer be able to inspect the facilities, and that careful state licensing requirements will be eschewed. Becerra echoed that argument, saying that removing state authority over licensing centers could allow the federal government to place centers in California or other states that don’t meet basic standards of care. California on Monday also sought to halt a Trump administration effort that could deny green cards to immigrants using public benefits. Other states joining the lawsuit are Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia.

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Administration ends protection for migrant medical care BOSTON — The Trump administration has eliminated a protection that lets immigrants remain in the country and avoid deportation while they or their relatives receive life-saving medical treatments or endure other hardships, immigration officials said in letters issued to families this month. Critics denounced the decision as a cruel change that could force desperate migrants to accept lesser treatment in their poverty-stricken homelands. Mariela Sanchez, a native of Honduras who recently applied for the special exemption, said a denial would amount to a death sentence for her 16-year-old son, Jonathan, who suffers from cystic fibrosis. They are among many families who settled in Boston to seek care at some of the nation’s top hospitals. Sanchez, who arrived in the U.S. with her family in 2016, said she lost a daughter to the same disease years ago after doctors in her home country failed to diagnose it. The disease, which is hereditary, affects the lungs and digestive system and has no cure. “He would be dead,” if the family had remained in Honduras, she said of her son. “I have panic attacks over this every day.” In Boston alone, the decision could affect about 20 families with children fighting cancer, HIV, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, epilepsy and other serious conditions, said Anthony Marino, head of immigration legal services at the Irish International Immigrant Center, which represents the families. Advocates say similar letters from Citizenship and Immigration Services have been issued to immigrants in California, North Carolina and elsewhere.

Judge expected to rule Tuesday on injunction of abortion law KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal judge said he will issue a ruling Tuesday that will determine whether Missouri’s new abortion law banning abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy will take effect as scheduled this week. During a court hearing on Monday, Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union asked U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the law from taking effect on Wednesday until a legal challenge against it is decided. Sachs told attorneys he had a draft of his written ruling ready, but that he wanted to consider Monday’s arguments before issuing it on Tuesday. He did not indicate how he would rule. The law is scheduled to take effect Wednesday. It would also ban abortions based solely on race, sex or a diagnosis indicting the potential for Down syndrome.

Arpaio makes comeback bid for sheriff’s post he lost in 2016 PHOENIX — Joe Arpaio, the Arizona lawman known for leading immigration crackdowns, jailing inmates in tents and receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump, is running for his former job as the sheriff of metro Phoenix after getting trounced in 2016 by a littleknown challenger. Arpaio, who also was crushed in a 2018 bid for the U.S. Senate, said his comeback bid isn’t about clearing his name, avenging his last two election losses or garnering publicity for himself. He said he’s seeking a seventh term as sheriff because thousands of supporters have urged him to run again. If he wins back his old job next year, Arpaio said he would resume immigration crackdowns, focus on drug enforcement and reopen the complex of jail tents that were closed by his successor, Sheriff Paul Penzone. During his tenure as sheriff, he conducted dozens of immigration crackdowns over a nine-year period, retaliated against political enemies and failed to investigate more than 400 sex-crimes complaints made to his office. — Associated Press

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Vanderford improves to 8-0 in pro MMA Staff Report Peninsula Clarion

Austin Vanderford, a 2008 graduate of Ninilchik School, improved to 8-0 in his professional mixed martial arts career with a win over previously undefeated Joseph Creer of Georgia on Saturday at Bellator 225 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Vanderford, who improved to 2-0 in Bellator, moved up to

middleweight for this fight. Vanderford, who won an NAIA wrestling title for Southern Oregon University at 184 pounds in 2012, is listed at 5-foot-11, 170 pounds, while Creer is at 6-4, 185 pounds. Vanderford said in a press conference after the fight that throughout his career as a wrestler, he never really cut a lot of weight to fight because that can be hard on the body. In MMA, he cut all the way down to 170, so he was anxious

to see how a fight went above that weight. “I felt like he was a big opponent, too, for 185,” Vanderford said. “So it gave me a realistic look going forward what I have. I feel so nice, man, not killing myself to make 170.” The size difference did not stop Vanderford from drawing blood on Creer and ending the fight by second-round TKO. Creer had a sixfight winning streak snapped.

“He landed a couple body kicks early on, but God’s blessed me with this big, strong core,” Vanderford said. “I didn’t really feel much. I carry a lot of my weight in my core and my legs.” The fighter also was not slowed by the heat in Connecticut. “Man, it’s muggy here,” he said. “It’s crazy. I’m from Alaska. I’m an Alaska boy so I’m more partial to the cold and the snow.” Vanderford said he hopes his

fighting style has him set up for bigger things. “I’m durable, I’m tough, I’m going to go out there and I’m always looking to get a finish,” he said. “That’s my eighth fight, and I think I have six finishes in eight pro fights. “That’s what people want to see. They want to see people get cut open and bleed, and I’m ready for it. I’m ready for that next jump. I want to take on a big name, for sure.”

Forrest, Swisher capture KPO Rose returns to golf to take men’s amateur crown By Jeff Helminiak Peninsula Clarion

Beau Forrest and Halycon Swisher finally got the big prize for which they were looking Sunday at the Kenai Peninsula Open at Birch Ridge Golf Course. Swisher, of Anchorage, cruised to the women’s title with a two-day total of 18-over 162, while 2019 Soldotna High School graduate Danica Schmidt was next at 186. The KPO women’s division doubled as the Women’s State Amateur this year, giving Swisher that title for the first time in what she said is five or six tries. Forrest, an Idaho golfer who grew up playing at Birch Ridge, won his first title as a pro and $1,500 by overcoming California golfer Aaron Dexheimer, who also grew up at Birch Ridge, on the final hole. Forrest finished at 3-under 141, while Dexheimer, who won $1,200, was at 143. James Contreras shot 153 to finish third and take home $800. The men’s title went to Birch Ridge employee Nolan Rose at 9-over 153, while Marcus Dolejsi was second at 155 and Homer’s Chris Morin was third at 158. Jeff Barnhart, the executive director of the Alaska Golf Association, said the Women’s State Amateur was

Beau Forrest, an Idaho pro who grew up playing at Birch Ridge Golf Course, putts on No. 11 on Sunday during the Kenai Peninsula Open at Birch Ridge in Soldotna. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

supposed to happen with the men from July 11 to 14 at Palmer Golf Course, but did

not due to lack of players. See KPO, Page A8

Halcyon Swisher, of Anchorage, reacts as her putt on No. 18 just misses Sunday during the Kenai Peninsula Open at Birch Ridge Golf Course in Soldotna. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

McIlroy wins Tour Championship, $15 million ATLANTA (AP) — Rory McIlroy marched to the 18th green Sunday at East Lake with victory in hand and $15 million in the bank. Even better was what he saw — and heard — behind him. The scene was all too familiar. The gallery ducked under the ropes and rushed to encircle the green to watch the finish of a class performance in the Tour Championship. Before long, the chants began to ring out: “Rory! Rory! Rory!” This time, McIlroy had the stage to himself. A mere bystander last year amid the chaotic celebration

of Tiger Woods’ return to victory, McIlroy soaked up the perfect ending to a solid year when he surged past Brooks Koepka, held off Xander Schauffele and captured the FedEx Cup and the richest payoff in golf. Turning to Harry Diamond, his caddie and best friend, McIlroy told him, “This walk is a little more pleasant than last year.” He closed with a 4-under 66 to finish four shots ahead of Schauffele, joining Woods as the only players to win the FedEx Cup twice. “Any time you can do something that only Tiger has done, you’re doing

something right,” McIlroy said. There was so much more than $15 million — $14 million in cash, $1 million deferred — to this victory. Regardless of the new format that gave some players a head start to par depending on their FedEx Cup ranking — McIlroy began five shots behind before the tournament started — he wanted to post the lowest score of anyone in the 30-man field. He shot 13-under 267, the best by three shots. And when he was paired with Koepka in the final group Sunday, it was a chance for atonement. A

month ago, McIlroy laid an egg in the final group at a World Golf Championship, just like he did with Woods the year before at East Lake. “I thought a lot about that,” McIlroy said. “I thought about the final group with Tiger last year, the final group with Brooks in Memphis a few weeks ago, and I really wanted to go out there and play well and really take it to him, and I did that.” The final round turned on the seventh hole with a threeshot swing — McIlroy made a 25-foot birdie, while Koepka lost his tee shot in the trees and made double bogey. There were consecutive

two-shot swings on the back nine, and then it was a matter of holding off Schauffele. McIlroy was four shots ahead until back-to-back bogeys, and he was on the verge of watching his lead shrink to one when he holed an 8-foot par putt on the 16th. Schauffele had to settle for pars, and McIlroy finished with a flourish. He was the only player to break par all four days. Schauffele closed with a 70 to finish alone in second, which paid out $5 million. “There was plenty of excitement today,” Schauffele said. “The heart rate was up for most of the round. I thought

the course was set up really fair, and if you were in the fairway, it was gettable. And if you weren’t, it was exactly what you thought it was. It was just a lot of fun.” Justin Thomas, the No. 1 seed in the FedEx Cup who started with a two-shot lead, lost his way Sunday morning in the conclusion of the third round when he took triple bogey on the 16th hole with a 9-iron from the fairway. He fell four behind and never caught up. Thomas finished with two birdies for a 68 and tied for third with Koepka, who ended another big year with a pedestrian closing round of 72.

Serena Williams once again gets better of Sharapova NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams was not about to let Maria Sharapova make a match of this. So facing a break point early in the second set, Williams conjured up a backhand passing shot so good, so powerful, so precise, that Sharapova had no chance to reach it. Williams watched the ball land, and then raised a clenched left fist toward the night sky. In her first match at the U.S. Open since last year’s loss in a chaotic, controversial final, Williams stretched her winning streak against Sharapova to 19 matches with a nearly flawless performance that produced a 6-1, 6-1 victory Monday. Asked whether she could even imagine losing that many matches in a row across 15 years against one

opponent, Williams paused for a moment, then replied: “Gosh, I never thought about it like that.” She now leads their head-to-head series 20-2. “Every time I come up against her,” Williams said, “I just bring out some of my best tennis.” Sure did this time; the whole thing lasted all of 59 minutes. Williams won twice as many points, 56-28. She saved all five break points she faced and lashed serves at up to 115 mph. She broke five times. “I always said her ball somehow lands in my strike zone,” Williams said. “I don’t know. It’s just perfect for me.” Few players would have stood a chance against Williams the way she was hitting balls deep and true

— and certainly not a diminished Sharapova, who is ranked 87th after missing much of this season with a bad right shoulder that needed surgery. This was a showdown fit for a final, at least in theory: These two met in a title match at each of the other three Grand Slam tournaments but never had faced each other in New York. Williams arrived at Flushing Meadows, where she’s won six titles, accompanied by questions about her back, because spasms that flared up this month forced her to stop playing during the final of one hard-court tuneup tournament and pull out of another one entirely. Didn’t seem to be an issue against Sharapova. Not one bit. “The body’s good. I feel good,”

Williams said. “My back’s a lot better. So I’m excited. This is going to be fun.” A year ago, she was beaten by Naomi Osaka in straight sets in a U.S. Open final that devolved after a back-and-forth between Williams and chair umpire Carlos Ramos. When Williams was asked Monday night what she thought of the U.S. Tennis Association’s decision that Ramos would not officiate any match involving her or her older sister, Venus, at this year’s tournament, this was the reply: “I don’t know who that is.” LOL, as the kids say. So, yes, there were plenty of other matches around the grounds Monday, with Roger Federer dropping his first set of the tournament

against a qualifier ranked 190th before coming back to eliminate Sumit Nagal of India 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, No. 1 Novak Djokovic opening defense of his title with a 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Roberto Carballes Baena, and 21-year-old American Reilly Opelka providing the biggest upset of the afternoon in his U.S. Open debut by eliminating No. 11 Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3. And, sure, 2016 champion Angelique Kerber continued her rough Grand Slam year with a firstround exit against Kristina Mladenovic by a 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 score, while 2016 runner-up Karolina Pliskova and reigning French Open title winner Ash Barty both struggled through rough starts before emerging.

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Barnhart said Birch Ridge offered to host the event in conjunction with the KPO and Barnhart agreed because it exposes a new group of golfers to the State Amateur. Swisher was the only women’s golfer to come from off the peninsula to play. “I love playing in the women’s amateur, I love playing with women in the state of Alaska and I love playing competitive golf,” Swisher said. “I went to college for it.” Swisher started with two years at Grays Harbor College in Aberdeen, Washington, before going to Division I Alcorn State in Lorman, Mississippi for a redshirt year and two years of competitive golf. A Friday practice round was the first time she played Birch Ridge. Saturday, she got a quick introduction to the trouble that lurks on the seemingly easy layout went she birdied the first hole, but triple bogeyed the second hole. “I had a birdie on the first hole, a triple on the second hole, and it was smooth sailing from there,” Swisher said. She tried to stay out of trouble at all costs. She also putted well, which she said is vital at Birch Ridge because anything on the lip stays out, while putts on the lip in Anchorage usually drop. “This course definitely shows who the good putters are,” she said. The battle for the pro title featured two of the course’s favorite

sons in Forrest and Dexheimer. Dexheimer won the amateur division in 2001, while Forrest had amateur titles in 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Neither had won the KPO as a pro. “I feel like Phil Mickelson to Tiger Woods,” Forrest said. “My entire life I’ve been losing to Aaron Dexheimer. “I’ve been playing against him as long as I can remember. He’s hard to beat.” In April 2018, Forrest entered the PGA apprentice program but found himself falling out of love with golf. On Jan. 1 of this year, a member of his club offered him a land surveyor job and he’s been full-time ever since while still playing golf three or four times a week. When Forrest’s sister, Audrey Forrest, gave birth to daughter Lila Jane Boman on Aug. 15, it was the perfect opportunity to come to Alaska to see family and play in the KPO. Dexheimer now focuses on teaching rather than playing golf. He is an instructor at Del Mar Country Club just north of San Diego and has seven pros under his tutelage at various levels below the PGA Tour. His goal is to instruct Tour golfers one day. After spending six weeks commercial fishing on the peninsula earlier this summer, and also picking up a win in the All-Alaska Pro Skins Game at Birch Ridge, Dexheimer came back specifically to play in the KPO. It’s the one pro event in Alaska he has never won. “This is where I learned to play golf and I went on the play pro at

various levels, so I want to support this course whenever I can,” he said. The two, who have played over 100 rounds together at Birch Ridge according to Dexheimer, went back and forth over the course of two days until Dexheimer led by one stroke headed to the 18th hole Sunday. Forrest had seen heartbreak on No. 18 before, losing a playoff for the championship to Rob Nelson in 2017. But this time, Dexheimer tugged his tee shot left and took a lost ball. Forrest made a par 4, while Dexheimer took a 7, to decide the tournament. “It’s amazing,” Forrest said. “I wouldn’t have traveled over 2,000 miles if I didn’t plan on winning. “I feel validated after all the work I’ve put into my game. Winning in my hometown means everything.” As a former employee of the course, Forrest thanked co-owners Zac and Anna Cowan and groundskeeper Bill Engberg for all they do to keep the course running. Rose is a former pro golfer. He did not play a round for three years due to a busy life that includes a baby, coaching the Soldotna High boys varsity basketball team and a new job. But Rose left that job to come back to work at Birch Ridge for the summer, started playing again on July 8 and has been playing nearly every day since. He won his second amateur title, with the first coming in 2009. Rose said his game is not consistent enough to play with Dexheimer and Forrest yet, but he thinks he will be back to the level a year

from now. “I’m not leaving golf again,” he said. Golf is a difficult game, and frustrations add up, but Rose said he learned about his overall love for the game in his three years off. So when he would drive well only to putt poorly, and putt well only to drive poorly, and see 10 putts lip over the course of the two days, he still had that love to make it all enjoyable. “It’s a great game,” he said. “It’s the one sport where you can stay competitive well into your 60s and 70s. It’s great to be back in golf.” Men’s low net went to Steve Tachick at 129, while Bill Haese was second at 142 and Darell Jelsma, the gross champ last year, was third at 144. For the women, Sally Hoagland had the top net score at 147, while Vicki Hollingsworth was next at 148. In Friday’s horse race, George Collum and Hoagland won, while Jelsma and Khalid Jurdi were second and Heath Martin and Haese were third. Saturday closest to the pins went to Fred Zumbuhl and Hoagland, while Saturday pro closest to the pins went to Dexheimer and Forrest. Sunday closest to the pins went to Nolan Rose, while Dexheimer and Collum won for the pros Sunday. Saturday net skins went to Robert Stiver, Danica Schmidt, Jared Ramm and Tachick, while Saturday gross skins went to Stiver, Eddie Sibolboro, Dexheimer, Forrest and Zac Cowen. Friday gross skins were won by Dexheimer, while Friday

scoreboard Sunday At East Lake Golf Club Atlanta Bonus Money: $15 million (Winner-take-all) Yardage: 7,346; Par: 70 FedExCup Starting Strokes in parentheses Final Rory McIlroy (-5) 66-67-68-66--267 Xander Schauffele (-4) 64-69-67-70--270 Brooks Koepka (-7) 67-67-68-72--274 Justin Thomas (-10) 70-68-71-68--277 Paul Casey (-2) 66-67-68-72--273 Adam Scott (-3) 68-70-71-66--275 Tony Finau (-3) 70-69-70-67--276 Chez Reavie (-1) 71-64-70-70--275 Kevin Kisner (-2) 71-70-68-68--277 Hideki Matsuyama (-3) 66-75-66-71--278 Patrick Reed (-6) 70-70-73-68--281 Bryson DeChambeau (E) 68-71-67-70--276 Jon Rahm (-4) 68-72-68-72--280 Jason Kokrak (E) 71-67-72-67--277 Gary Woodland (-3) 68-73-69-71--281 Tommy Fleetwood (-1) 69-70-71-70--280

AL Standings East Division New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore Central Division Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Kansas City Detroit West Division Houston Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle

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Sunday’s Games Baltimore 8, Tampa Bay 3 Kansas City 9, Cleveland 8, 10 innings Minnesota 7, Detroit 4 Chicago White Sox 2, Texas 0 Houston 11, L.A. Angels 2 Seattle 3, Toronto 1 San Diego 3, Boston 1 San Francisco 5, Oakland 4 N.Y. Yankees 5, L.A. Dodgers 1 Monday’s Games Oakland 19, Kansas City 4 N.Y. Yankees 5, Seattle 4 Tuesday’s Games Baltimore (Brooks 3-7) at Washington (Corbin 10-5), 3:05 p.m. Atlanta (Soroka 10-2) at Toronto (Waguespack 4-1), 3:07 p.m. Cleveland (Plutko 5-3) at Detroit (Turnbull 3-12), 3:10 p.m. Minnesota (Pineda 9-5) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 14-6), 4:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Morton 13-5) at Houston (Verlander 15-5), 4:10 p.m. Oakland (Fiers 12-3) at Kansas City (Montgomery 3-6), 4:15 p.m. Boston (Porcello 11-10) at Colorado (Márquez 12-5), 4:40 p.m. Texas (Minor 11-7) at L.A. Angels (Heaney 3-3), 6:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 9-7) at Seattle (Kikuchi 5-8), 6:10 p.m. All Times ADT

NL Standings East Division Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami Central Division St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee

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Kenai Peninsula Open Saturday, Sunday at Birch Ridge Golf Course Par 72 Sat Sun Net Grs Pro Beau Forrest, $1,500 68 73 — 141 Aaron Dexheimer, $1,200 67 76 — 143 James Contreras, $800 77 76 — 153 Brandon Kaiser, $600 87 77 — 159 Derek O’Neill, $400 86 74 — 160 Zac Cowan, $150 78 83 — 161 George Collum, $150 79 82 — 161 Women’s Halycon Swisher 82 80 146 162 Danica Schmidt 96 90 154 186 Sally Hoagland 97 100 147 197 Vicki Hollingsworth 102 96 148 198 Teresa Sibolboro 95 104 159 199 Rita Geller 94 106 154 200 Sue Stein 109 98 157 207 Men’s Nolan Rose 76 77 145 153 Marcus Dolejsi 79 76 147 155 Chris Morin 84 74 148 158 Eddie Sibolboro 77 85 144 162 Jason Kelly 84 82 158 166 Heath Martin 85 82 161 167 Nick Karnos 84 86 158 170 Sid Cox 84 86 158 170 Shane Sundberg 90 82 156 172 Cliff Copus 89 85 150 174 Nick Beeson 89 87 170 176 Darell Jelsma 90 86 144 176 Steve Tachick 92 87 129 179 Robert Stiver 86 95 151 181 Gary Gerfen91 92 153 183 Mike Hollingsworth 90 94 162 184 Scott Sundberg 97 87 148 184 Jared Ramm 90 96 148 186 Bill Haese 92 94 142 186 Khalid Jurdi 95 93 168 188 Tim Bower 93 96 155 189 George Stein 101 88 165 189 Dave Matthews 102 90 172 192 Michael Kelly 92 102 174 194 Jared Wood 101 95 170 196 Gary Dawkins 105 95 146 200 Fred Zumbuhl 104 97 157 201 Tom Sindorf 102 100 148 202 Juan Botero 108 96 174 204 Fred Launer 111 110 171 221 Andrew Shook 127 97 164 224

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Matt Kuchar (-4) Webb Simpson (-4) Sungjae Im (-1) Rickie Fowler (-2) Louis Oosthuizen (E) Abraham Ancer (-4) Patrick Cantlay (-8) Marc Leishman (-1) Brandt Snedeker (-2) Corey Conners (-1) Justin Rose (-2) Charles Howell III (E) Lucas Glover (E) Dustin Johnson (-3)

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PGA TOUR FedExCup Final Standings/Bonus Money Rank Name Points Bonus 1. Rory McIlroy -18 $15,000,000 2. Xander Schauffele -14 $5,000,000 3. Brooks Koepka -13 $3,500,000 3. Justin Thomas -13 $3,500,000 5. Paul Casey -9 $2,500,000 6. Adam Scott -8 $1,900,000 7. Tony Finau -7 $1,300,000

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Teheran, L.Jackson (7), Martin (8), Swarzak (9), Blevins (9) and Cervelli, Flowers; Melville, Parsons (6), Estévez (8), Diaz (9) and Nuñez. W--Diaz 5-3. L--Swarzak 3-4. HRs--Colorado, McMahon (18).

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Sunday’s Games Miami 3, Philadelphia 2 Atlanta 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Pittsburgh 9, Cincinnati 8 St. Louis 11, Colorado 4 Arizona 5, Milwaukee 2 Washington 7, Chicago Cubs 5, 11 innings San Diego 3, Boston 1 San Francisco 5, Oakland 4 N.Y. Yankees 5, L.A. Dodgers 1 Monday’s Games Colorado 3, Atlanta 1 Cincinnati 6, Miami 3 St. Louis 12, Milwaukee 2 Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 5, 11 innings San Diego 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 Arizona 6, San Francisco 4 Tuesday’s Games Baltimore (Brooks 3-7) at Washington (Corbin 10-5), 3:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Brault 3-3) at Philadelphia (Smyly 2-6), 3:05 p.m. Atlanta (Soroka 10-2) at Toronto (Waguespack 4-1), 3:07 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Darvish 4-6) at N.Y. Mets (Stroman 7-11), 3:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Castillo 12-5) at Miami (Alcantara 4-11), 3:10 p.m. St. Louis (Mikolas 7-13) at Milwaukee (Houser 6-5), 3:40 p.m. Boston (Porcello 11-10) at Colorado (Márquez 12-5), 4:40 p.m. Arizona (Leake 9-10) at San Francisco (Rodríguez 5-6), 5:45 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 8-8) at San Diego (Quantrill 6-4), 6:10 p.m. All Times ADT Athletics 19, Royals 4 Oakland 055 131 121 -- 19 22 0 Kansas City 020 010 001 -- 4 11 0 Bailey, Puk (7), Trivino (9) and Phegley; B.Keller, J.López (2), Zimmer (4), Staumont (5), A.Gordon (7), Arteaga (8) and Viloria. W--Bailey 12-8. L--B. Keller 7-14. HRs--Oakland, Semien (23), Profar (16), M.Chapman (30), K.Davis (19). Kansas City, Phillips (1). Yankees 5, Mariners 4 New York Seattle

8. Chez Reavie 9. Kevin Kisner 9. Hideki Matsuyama 9. Patrick Reed 12. Bryson DeChambeau 12. Jon Rahm 14. Jason Kokrak 15. Gary Woodland 16. Tommy Fleetwood 16. Matt Kuchar 16. Webb Simpson 19. Rickie Fowler 19. Sungjae Im 21. Abraham Ancer 21. Patrick Cantlay 21. Louis Oosthuizen 24. Marc Leishman 24. Brandt Snedeker 26. Corey Conners 26. Justin Rose 28. Charles Howell III 29. Lucas Glover 29. Dustin Johnson

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Happ, Gearrin (6), Cortes Jr. (6), Kahnle (8), A.Chapman (9) and Romine; Wisler, Milone (2), E.Swanson (7), LeBlanc (8) and Narváez. W--Happ 11-8. L--Milone 3-8. Sv--A.Chapman (36). HRs-New York, Torres (33), Ford (8). Seattle, Moore (7), M.Smith (6). Rockies 3, Braves 1

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Football NFL Preseason results Sunday’s Games Pittsburgh 18, Tennessee 6 Thursday, Aug. 29 Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 3 p.m. Minnesota at Buffalo, 3 p.m. Atlanta at Jacksonville, 3 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 3 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 3 p.m. Baltimore at Washington, 3:30 p.m.

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MLS Results Friday, August 23 Atlanta 1, Orlando City 0 Seattle 2, Portland 1 Saturday, August 24 New York City FC 2, New York 1 New England 2, Chicago 1 Philadelphia 3, D.C. United 1 Toronto FC 2, Montreal 1 Real Salt Lake 2, Colorado 0 San Jose 3, Vancouver 1 Sunday, August 25 Columbus 3, Cincinnati 1 FC Dallas 5, Houston 1 LA Galaxy 3, Los Angeles FC 3, tie Wednesday, August 28 Vancouver at Montreal, 4 p.m. Saturday, August 31 Colorado at New York, 3 p.m. Chicago at Columbus, 3:30 p.m. D.C. United at Montreal, 3:30 p.m. Toronto FC at New England, 3:30 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati at FC Dallas, 4 p.m. Houston at Sporting Kansas City, 4:30 p.m. New York City FC at Vancouver, 6 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Portland, 6:30 p.m. Orlando City at San Jose, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, September 1 LA Galaxy at Seattle, 2:30 p.m. Minnesota at Los Angeles FC, 6:30 p.m. All Times ADT

Basketball WNBA results Sunday’s Games Washington 101, New York 72 Atlanta 77, Dallas 73 Los Angeles 84, Connecticut 72 Chicago 94, Phoenix 86 Minnesota 98, Las Vegas 77 Indiana 63, Seattle 54 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Las Vegas at Indiana, 3 p.m. Los Angeles at Washington, 3 p.m. Phoenix at New York, 3 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Connecticut at Seattle, 6 p.m.

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Single mother by choice wants positive support from friends DEAR ABBY: I’m a the pain of delivery, the single woman who has fatigue, the expense, and always wanted children. how they couldn’t do it As much as I would’ve alone, etc. liked, marriage isn’t in I’m an educated womthe cards for me yet and an in a profession that maybe not ever, which pays well, and I consider I’ve accepted. myself to be fortunate. I I have decided to not didn’t decide to become a allow my single status to single mother on a whim. prevent me from becomI don’t know what to Dear Abby ing a mother. I have spent expect but want to think Jeanne Phillips years hearing my friends positive and enjoy my and family tell me how pregnancy. I’m confused great being a parent is and how I’m and hurt by my friends’ reactions now missing out. In fact, there was a time that I am pregnant. Is it the pregnanor two when I felt certain people were cy hormones, or do I need to distance trying to make me feel inadequate. myself from these friends? After careful consideration, I chose to — CONFOUNDED utilize donor sperm. IN NORTH CAROLINA I am now 40 and expecting my first child, and I couldn’t be happier. DEAR CONFOUNDED: Parenting The only thing I find upsetting is that involves many emotions — some of those same friends who spent years them conflicting. It’s a joy, an adventelling me how great motherhood ture, a challenge and a commitment. is and asking when I would have The experience is also an individual children, now speak of nothing but one. the tribulations of motherhood — You are a mature person and

financially secure. If you need help with your child, you can get it. Please do not allow yourself to be intimidated by what these “friends” are sharing, and do not seek their validation. I’m not implying you should distance yourself and end the relationships, because you may welcome some of their advice in the future. Remember, this journey is one you have thoughtfully chosen.

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My husband is defensive about the texting. We have a happy marriage, and I want to keep it that way. How should I handle this? — OVERLOADED IN OKLAHOMA DEAR OVERLOADED: Your husband, rather than you, should handle his mother. Because your father-inlaw’s death is recent, she may need time to adjust to being alone. If her constant, intrusive texting persists beyond a reasonable amount of time, he should suggest that she cut back. He should also encourage her to re-establish the friendships and activities she gave up for her husband and, if necessary, consider joining a grief support group. Her doctor or religious adviser can suggest one that would be appropriate for her.

DEAR ABBY: My husband is an only child. When his parents retired, his mother, who was always social, stayed home with his dad because he wanted her home with him. Because of this, she spent a great deal of time texting my husband. My father-in-law passed away recently, and the texting has increased. It goes on all day, every day, even after we go to bed. I want to be sensitive to the fact that everyone is getting used to the new normal without my father-in-law, but the constant phone buzzing and interruptions are getting old.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019:

readjustment. Tonight: Rather than act, think.

This year, you often find yourself dealing with difficult people. Learn to distance yourself and not get tied up in their games. If single, distance yourself if you feel you have encountered a difficult or coy person. You need to keep space open for a person who can relate well to you. If attached, you might get into power plays with your sweetie. Learn not to play. The results might be tumultuous at first, but they’ll be better in the long run. LEO demonstrates the power of positive thinking. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Your personal and domestic life seems to keep your mind active, if not your body. Understand what is going on with the other parties and seek a mutually acceptable response. A positive attitude goes far. Tonight: Easy works.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You might be facing some changes in your perspective as you delve into a new topic or attempt to handle a situation differently. Many of you will opt to travel. Plans made could easily need

HHH Deal with a work-related or financial matter quickly before it gets out of hand. You want it handled with exactness. Tap into a savvy friend’s knowledge to make sure you have handled it appropriately. Tonight: Meet a friend for munchies.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You know what you want. Despite a loved one’s nagging, you get almost everything you need to complete done. A partner or loved one could make demands, holding you up. Tonight: A splurge might be in order.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Once you get through the day’s mental gymnastics, you will kick back and enjoy yourself. Do that quickly when you see your way out. Someone around you is very controlling. Tonight: Meet up with friends.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH If possible, maintain distance from a controlling person or situation. You do not want to get

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

into this game mentally and have it play a role in your life. Kick back. Someone who you enjoy and do not need to play games with appears. Tonight: Be mysterious. Vanish, if you can.

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HHHH You find others difficult and somewhat intolerable. As a result, you might need to create more space between you and another person, just for now. You might also be stubbornly holding onto a belief. Tonight: With a favorite person.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Deal with a professional or work-related matter head-on. Do not try to ignore or bypass the situation. You might be dealing with an excessively controlling individual. Tonight: Lighten up and join friends.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH A day-to-day situation weighs on you and might cause you to be somewhat down or tired. You feel as if you must continue on your chosen path. You will see a way out once you decide the only way to win a power play is not to play! Tonight: Accept an invitation that seems too good to be true.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH You absorb the big picture of an issue by identifying with the other parties and what they might want and expect. As a result, a difficult situation becomes much easier. Help others see a more complete picture. Tonight: A must appearance. Count on a late bedtime.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH You would prefer a difficult person show his or her true colors rather than having to wonder and weigh this person’s behavior and responses. You might choose to ignore him or her for now. Tonight: Make it early, if possible.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Relate on a one-on-one level to achieve a goal. You like to readjust old agreements so that they become applicable again. You will have an opportunity for this in the near future, if not today. Tonight: Make plans for a mini-getaway.

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Dear Heloise: For ladies and gents, if you find yourself at a business or party event, here are some hints to keep you safe: * Don’t accept a drink from anyone if you didn’t see it prepared. * Don’t leave your drink or bag unattended. * When entering a meeting room, know where the exits are. * Don’t drink and drive or accept a ride from anyone who has been drinking — Kevin P. in Illinois

WHAT TIME IS IT? Dear Heloise: Why does a doctor’s office staff tell a patient her appointment is at 10 a.m., then says, “Come in at 9:30 to do paperwork”? Either the appointment is at 10 or it is at 9:30, or perhaps there are two appointments, one with staff and one with the medical person. I find this bait-

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and-switch procedure to be rude. If there is a need for paperwork to be done, that should be part of the appointment time. — Fran R. in San Antonio

NO ANNOYED NEIGHBORS Dear Heloise: The letter by Devin printed in the Ventura County (Calif.) Star suggested texting instead of honking (when picking someone up — Heloise). Good idea. But you left out the most important reason for doing that: It doesn’t annoy your neighbors! Remember, your neighbors’ sleeping schedule might be different from yours. That goes for beeps and honks from remote car locks, too. I went online and learned how to easily program my car’s remote to be silent. — Ed in Oak View, Calif.

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Countries agree to protect sharks, rays By Maria Cheng and Jamey Keaten

needed two-thirds majority in a committee of the World Wildlife Conference known as CITES on Sunday. “Today we are one step closer to protecting the fastest shark in the ocean, as well as the most threatened,” said Jen Sawada, who directs The Pew Charitable Trusts’ shark conservation work. The measures don’t ban fishing these sharks and rays, but any trade must be sustainable. The move isn’t final but is a key sign before an official decision at its plenary this coming week. Conservationists applauded and

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GENEVA — Countries have agreed to protect more than a dozen shark species at risk of extinction, in a move aimed at conserving some of the ocean’s most awe-inspiring creatures who have themselves become prey to commercial fishing and the Chinese appetite for shark fin soup. Three proposals covering the international trade of 18 types of mako sharks, wedgefishes and guitarfishes each passed with a

exchanged hugs after the tallies. Opponents variously included China, Iceland, Japan, Malaysia and New Zealand. The U.S. voted against the mako shark measure, but supported the other two. Critics variously argued that the measures distanced CITES from its initial mandate to protect endangered land animals and plants, not marine life, and insisted the science didn’t back up the call to increase protections. They also noted that that millions of Mako sharks exist and even the CITES secretariat advised against the protections.

A mako shark swims in the Atlantic Ocean off Rhode Island in this undated photo. Matthew D Potenski / The Pew Charitable Trusts

But proponents countered that stocks of sharks are in a deep dive, with tens of millions killed each year, and that measures need to be taken now — with what they call some of the most significant rules ever adopted for trade in shark parts. Rima Jabado, a shark expert and lead scientist of the Gulf Elasmo project, said many of the species

included in the CITES proposals are classified as “critically endangered.” Jabado said there has been an 80% decline in the number of wedgefishes, based on available data. Like giant guitarfishes, the enigmatic wedgefish has an elongated triangle-shaped head and can be found in oceans in Southeast Asia, the Arabian Sea and East Africa.

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Overly friendly girl but she has so much energy she will need a home that loves to go hiking, running, biking etc.... This dog does not want to just hang out in the home but she does love to come inside to check on everyone.

Meet Chase Super nice dog, gets along with other animals but due to his size he might do better without small children in the home. He is still young and quite large!

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Across from Twin Cities Vet 44067 K-Beach RD Suite C.

907-741-8262

This pet is available at the Kenai Animal Shelter

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• Domestic • Medium Hair • Kitten • Male • Small • Vaccinations up to date

• Tabby • Adult • Female • Medium • Tabby (Gray / Blue / Silver) • House trained • Vaccinations up to date, spayed / neutered • Prefers a home without other cats

Meet Squishy Face Squishy Face (this is what happens when you let the kids name the cat) is gorgeous. She has a squished up little face that is so kissable. And she would love that from her special people. She has soft medium hair in pretty tigery tones. She is maybe a couple years old. Squishy loves her people and will be the purrfect kitty for a family that likes to cuddle. She needs to get to know you before she gets very affectionate, but then, when she does accept that you are truly her real family, she is so loving. People are her people. She does not do well with other cats. We don’t know about dogs. But she would be a great companion for a family with nice, fun, mid-age children. She would also be the one to help you control the mice around the house and garden.

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This pet is available Kenai Animal Shelter

FRESHII This pet is available at the Soldotna Animal Shelter

• Domestic Short Hair • Adult • Female • Medium • House trained • Vaccinations up to date Meet Freshii

Very petite girl who is adorable and sweet as can be

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907-262-4581

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HAPPINESS IS.... GIVING A PET A HOME. PLEASE ADOPT A PET FROM ONE OF YOUR LOCAL SHELTERS Kenai Animal Shelter-283-7353 Soldotna Animal Shelter-262-3969 Alaska’s Extended Life Animal Sanctuary 776-3614 KPAL Rescue 953-1449 Please visit WWW.PETFINDER.COM for available pets at these & other shelters or check the Peninsula Clarion Classified Ads.

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This pet is available at the Kenai Animal Shelter

BOBBY • Terrier Mix • Young • Male • Small • Medium Coat Length • House trained • Spayed / neutered • Prefers a home without children

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TANK • Pit Bull Terrier & Boxer Mix • Adult • Male • Large • Vaccinations up

to date, spayed / neutered

• Prefers a home without other dogs, cats, children

Meet Tank All this boy wants for an early Christmas is one woman to call his own. He wants nothing more than to have a single lady to have as his owner and dote on him. He is a total love and enjoys spending all his time either chewing on his favorite toy or chasing a ball. He loves a good belly rub and laying next to his owner. He will not be good in a home with a lot of commotion or a lot of people.

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