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Threat halts contract talks A threat to union leadership shut down a Wednesday contract negotiation meeting between two education employee associations and the school district.

Three calls from a Kenai Peninsula number were made threatening the National Education Association’s office in Anchorage, according to a Wednesday night Facebook post by the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.

The meeting, which was scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in the Soldotna High School Library, was cancelled “out of concern for safety and protocol,” the school district said.

“This is still an ongoing investigation so we cannot discuss details. The District and Associations will discuss next steps in the near future,” the post said.

The Kenai Peninsula Education Association said on Facebook that law enforcement was notified of the threat, but that they hoped to return to negotiations soon.

“For those wondering what happened today, a threat was made to union leadership. … We’ve asked to continue negotiating as soon as possible, ideally tomorrow,” the post said.

The school district and two employee associations have been unable to reach a contract agreement for a year and a half, with an agreement currently stalled over the cost of health care.

— Clarion staff

Thieves hit Anchorage home, kill family pet ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are seeking thieves who stole property from a home and killed a pet guinea pig.

KTVA reports Brad and Carrie Harris on Friday night discovered thieves had stolen a custom bicycle, tools, an heirloom handgun and other items.

West Harris, 10, named the pet Darth Tater because the black-andwhite guinea pig was shaped like a Tater Tot. Brad Harris says the thieves stole items worth about $10,000. ­­— Associated Press

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Annexation proposal draws criticism A proposal by the Soldotna City Council to annex land is met with protest at a public hearing Saturday.

By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

More than 30 residents spoke out against the city of Soldotna’s efforts to annex about 4 miles near city boundaries during a public hearing held Saturday.

In June 2018, the Soldotna City Council passed a resolution to start drafting a

petition to annex seven areas adjacent to the city limits.

On Saturday, the council sought to gather feedback on the city’s recently released 300-page petition to expand the boundaries of the city.

That feedback was overwhelmingly against annexation. Only one resident, out of over 30 speakers, spoke in support of being annexed by

the city.

Tyson Cox, a Soldotna City Council member who also owns property in an area slated for annexation, did not participate and will not participate in Thursday’s council vote on whether the city should submit the petition to the Local Boundary Commission due to a conflict of interest. In the petition, the city said they’re hoping to annex nearby areas as a way to respond to growth and development and to

more accurately align the city’s corporate boundaries with the community that has developed since the city’s incorporation in 1960.

Through annexation, Soldotna will have the opportunity to glean millions in tax revenue from additional businesses and residents.

Ravin Swan, a K-Beach business owner, along with other speakers on Saturday, said she feels the annexation efforts are just a money grab. Businesses inside city

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limits compete with shops and retailers located outside of the boundaries. Those inside city limits are subject to 3% borough sales tax and an additional 3% sales tax for the city, a total of 6% sales tax.

Trevor Earl, a resident in the proposed territory, said residents would feel that additional sales tax.

“An extra 3% is an extra 3%,” Earl said.

In its annexation petition, See annex, Page A2

Soldotna council hopefuls speak out Candidates discuss annexation, economic growth and future plans.

By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion

and riparian zones along the Kenai River. The riparian zone is the river bank or area of land immediately along a river bank.

Kenai City Manager Paul Ostrander said the Silver Salmon Derby is organized to benefit the health of the Kenai River and the silver salmon population while also providing an incentive to enjoy the river and go home a winner.

“It’s a community event, and that’s the cool part about it,” Ostrander said.

“It’s a great opportunity for residents to enjoy the river and do the things they

With local elections just around the corner, the candidates for the upcoming Soldotna City Council race spent part of Wednesday afternoon answering questions about their political priorities and aspirations.

Candidates Lisa Parker, Pamela Parker and Dave Carey were the guests at this week’s Soldotna Chamber Luncheon. During the luncheon, the candidates took turns responding to questions posed by moderator Merrill Sikorski of KSRM. Lisa Parker is running unopposed for seat E on the Soldotna City Council, while Pamela Parker and Carey are both vying for seat D on the council.

During their opening statements, each candidate had the opportunity to briefly explain their background and why they are running for a seat on the city council.

Lisa Parker started by citing her longtime residence in Alaska and Soldotna. Parker moved to the peninsula in May of 1991, and previously served on the Soldotna City Council from 2002-2007 and from 2016-2019. Parker held back tears as she reflected on the life and influence of Soldotna Mayor and longtime community physician Nels Anderson, who died earlier this week.

“When he and I were elected three years ago, Nels had a vision that there be more collaboration and cooperation with the city of Kenai,” Parker said. “That’s something that we’ve been able to do, and if I’m fortunate enough to be reelected I want to continue on with that vision.”

Pamela Parker moved to the peninsula from Florida with her husband in 2015.

Parker and her husband own two businesses in Soldotna, Everything Bagels and Snappy Turtle Photo Booths. Parker is also active in the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce, where she founded the Kenai Young Professionals and currently serves as the president-elect of the Chamber’s board of

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Flags dress the lawn Wednesday in front of the Kenai Fire Department in memory of those lost and those who responded to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks

Company indicted for Kenai facility chemical releases Clarion staff

An oil field services corporation, its subsidiaries and an employee were indicted in Anchorage on Tuesday on assault charges related to chemical releases at a transfer facility in Kenai, according to a Wednesday release from the Alaska attorney general’s office.

Baker Hughes Inc., Baker Petrolite Corporation, Baker Hughes Oilfield Services Inc., and John Clyde Willis, a manager for Baker Hughes, are facing 25 felony counts,

including 10 counts of firstdegree assault, 10 counts of second-degree assault, and five counts of third-degree assault.

The indictment alleges that in 2014 during the construction of a new chemical transfer facility, a construction crew was repeatedly exposed to toxic chemical releases at an existing chemical transfer facility, according to the attorney general’s office.

Baker Hughes Inc., its subsidiaries and Willis failed to provide safety

information regarding the chemicals used on-site and didn’t respond to repeated complaints by workers about the chemical exposures, the indictment alleges.

Several workers were sent to the hospital in May 2014 because of a large exposure event. Five people experienced prolonged serious physical injury including ataxia, memory loss, migraines, vertigo, respiratory issues and tremors, the attorney general’s release said.

If convicted, Baker Hughes Inc., Baker Petrolite Corporation, and Baker Hughes Oilfield Services Inc. face fines up to $2.5 million for the most serious charges. Willis faces a sentence up to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000 for the most serious charges if convicted.

If defendants are convicted, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendants, the release said.

$1K prize awaits Silver Salmon Derby winner

By Joey Klecka Peninsula Clarion

The Kenai Silver Salmon Derby returns this weekend for a third straight year with some big prizes to be given out over six derby days.

The fishing derby will award no less than $1,000 to a lucky winner at the conclusion of the event Sept. 22, while also sending home six additional winners with cash prizes over the six derby days. The event features two rounds over the next two weekends — Sept. 13 through Sept. 15, as well as Sept. 20 through Sept. 22.

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Participants in the Silver Salmon Derby flaunt their catch. The derby begins this weekend and will continue to Sept. 22.

Most Responsible Fishing Tournament,” the event is hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center and the City of

Kenai. The derby raises funds for the nonprofit Kenai Community Foundation, which helps manage and improve river banks

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the city of Soldotna said annexation could benefit residents by giving them a voice in city government and lowering property tax rates. Residents in Soldotna pay 8.06 mills, or 0.9 mills less than the tax rate paid by borough residents (8.96 mills) within the territory proposed for annexation, according to the petition.

Residents being annexed would also have access to city services, including parks and recreation, a library, animal control, water and waste water utilities, comprehensive zoning, economic development incentives, local police protection and building code review and inspections for commercial and residential construction.

Mitch Michel said he lives a mile from ‘Y’, the intersection of the Sterling Highway and the Kenai Spur Highway. He said his residence is considered to be in the Sterling area, but he feels he belongs in Soldotna. He said he’s supportive of being annexed because of Soldotna Police protection. In the last five years, he’s experienced three break-ins, he said. He also said his neighborhood has dealt with drug-related activity and homeless camps.

“This is going on because we’re not in the city of Soldotna,” he said at Saturday’s meeting. “It occurs on the edges.”

Charles Henry, a Soldotna resident, spoke in opposition to annexation. He said the city needs to focus on providing services to their current residents before expanding its boundaries.

“I already live in Soldotna and you guys fail,” he said. “I have to call repeatedly to get my road grated. You need to provide services to all of Soldotna before you annex and tax another group of people.”

Many of those who spoke on Saturday said there is nothing the city could offer them, and others said they purchased property or run their businesses outside of

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Signs along K-Beach Road, an area slated for annexation by the City of Soldotna, show opposition to the city’s efforts to expand its boundaries on Wednesday near Soldotna.

city limits for a reason.

Matthew Lay owns property in the K-Beach area, where he lives and also runs his business. He’s also the president of Borough Residents Against Annexation, a group seeking to halt Soldotna’s efforts to annex surrounding areas. Like Lay, many people who spoke at Saturday’s meeting spoke in support of allowing the question of annexation to be decided by a vote, instead of the legislative review method.

“We don’t want to be in the city,” Lay said. “We don’t want to be annexed. We ask that you stop and reevaluate and listen to the people and put it up for a vote.”

State law allows municipalities to expand their boundaries through the legislative review process or through voter approval. The legislative process requires municipalities to send a petition to the Local Boundary Commission, and from there the Local Boundary Commission may present proposed changes to the Legislature during the first 10 days of any regular session. Unless the recommendation is denied, any changes will be approved 45 days after the initial presentation or at the end of the session, whichever comes first.

Brian Olson, who lives and works near the proposed area for annexation, said he is appalled the city can annex

an area without the explicit consent of the businesses and people in that area.

“Nowhere in America should any citizen be governed by people they did not elect,” Olson said. “That is taxation without representation. It appears the city couldn’t care less about the wishes of the residents.”

Olson encouraged residents to press their local representatives to stand up and fight for their constituents.

Community members at the meeting were also concerned with how the city’s codes and policies would impact their current lifestyles. Driving four wheelers and discharging firearms are permitted in the territory outside of city limits, but many at Saturday’s meeting fear their pastimes would come to an end should the city annex.

Tracy Lay lives and works in the K-Beach area and is worried her family will miss out on opportunities for outdoor recreation.

“I want to teach our daughter to ride an ATV in our yard and go out on all the trails,” she said. “I want to be able to shoot our guns, safely, in our neighborhood, and not have to go to a gun range or wherever you think we have to go to do it,” she said. “We have plenty of woods to hunt in, out of the city. We didn’t buy in the city for a reason.”

Earl said he also wanted to teach his 3-year-old to ride an ATV on his property.

“Squirrels come into my yard and I want to blow them away,” he said. “Not necessarily with a shotgun, that’s a little overkill, but I also don’t want the cops showing up because I’m trying to get rid of a pest. I want the freedom.

Do good with what you got and let us live our lives.”

Steve Wright lives near the proposed area for annexation. He worries how city codes would impact neighboring farms and locals who raise animals. “What I need to know is who gives you the authority to change the lifestyles of my community and force the codes and regulations down our throats?”

Wright said. “I’m here to speak for residents who have chosen the country way of life.”

People at the meeting told the council they felt like they weren’t being heard. Patricia Patterson, a business owner in an area proposed for annexation told the council they’ve failed the community. “You have not heard us,” Patterson said. “You have not listened. You have failed the people of this community.”

The Soldotna City Council will vote Thursday whether or not the city should submit their petition to the Local Boundary Commission for review. The meeting is at 6 p.m. at Soldotna City Hall.

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Jacqueline Sue Starbuck was born August 21, 1942 in Middletown, Ohio to Herbert and Viola (June) Singree. Sue attended Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In her early twenties she traveled to ski the slopes of Monarch ski area where she met her future husband, Donald Glen Starbuck. Together they had two children, Jackie and Darren. Sue was an amazing homemaker for her family, however, when Don began having health issues, in order to hold things together financially, Sue became a book-keeper.

She continued to work diligently, having various clients, until the day of her death.

Six years after Don’s death, Sue embarked on the adventure of a lifetime. She moved to Alaska to be the bookkeeper for her brother, Jim Singree, at his hotel, restaurant, and lounge. While working for Jim she found the house of her dreams and took on more book-keeping accounts. She loved working from home because she had a terrific view of the Chugach Mountains and Kenai River.

She enjoyed immensely watching the bald eagles perched in the trees just below her house. She also enjoyed going for drives with family and friends looking for wildlife, appreciating beautiful houses and landscapes and eating ice cream while watching the water on the Alaskan beaches.

Recently, Sue began making plans to move closer to her daughter and grand-daughters in Wyoming. Much to our sadness but her eternal joy, this move was not to be. Instead, she moved to the eternal kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ on August 30th, 2019 (one week after her 77th birthday).

Sue was a true follower of the Lord Jesus Christ.

She not only talked the talk, she walked the walk. Her clients described her as “loyal to a flaw”, “a woman of impeccable integrity”, “Christ like”. She did not believe in speaking negativity about health, life, politics, or others.

She was selfless. Her daughter Jackie would describe her as the woman in the Bible who gave away her last cent, knowing the Lord would meet her needs and He always did.

She always had an encouraging, upbeat word of wisdom and many came to her for wise counsel. She was quite the prankster with an amazing sense of humor, an incredible wicked laugh, and delightful dancing eyes full of mischief.

She has left a giant hole in the hearts of those who knew her.

Sue is survived by her daughter, Jackie Denison, Wyoming, son in law, Wayne Denison, Alaska, daughter in law, Andrea (Mark) Tobey, Texas, grand-daughters, Kaysie (Jon) Barnhart, Montana, and Jessie (Tanner) Haun, Wyoming, grand-sons, Logan (Billie) Denison, Alaska, Christofer Starbuck, North Carolina, Glen Starbuck, Texas, and Darren (Emily) Starbuck Tobey, Kentucky, great-granddaughters, Jacqueline Barnhart, Adelaide Denison, and Isabella Starbuck, great grand-sons, Chris Jr Starbuck and Ryker Denison. Sue is also survived by her sisters, Cheryl (Gary) Hart, Oregon, and Valeri (John) Wainwright, Oregon, brother in law, Harold (Judy) Starbuck, Colorado, sister in law, Erica Singree, Alaska, and many nieces, nephews and very dear friends.

Sue was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert and Viola, husband, Donald, son, Darren, brother, Jim and great grand-son, Caleb Haun.

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love, but also to give them a little something extra to do. Beyond going out and fishing, it’s a whole (different) element for those folks … the river is the heartbeat of our communities and we try to focus on the conservation of that.”

Instead of the top prize going to the fisherman that snags the biggest fish, every fish caught that weighs in at 4 pounds or heavier will have an equal chance at winning the top prize at the end of the tournament, as well as a daily prize doled out each evening.

Each evening, a wheel will be spun to generate a random number that will be matched to the closest weight of a fish caught that day.

Every fish entered will be eligible for the daily winner, plus the overall derby winner.

Ostrander said because the biggest catch will not be an advantage to winning the daily or final prize, it is hoped that the process of catch-andrelease will be limited.

“We’re doing it in a way that will encourage the best practices for fishing,” he said. “It’s something when we were

talking about marketing the derby. We all thought it would be kind of a cool thing to put out there … that any fish can win. It discourages anyone going out there and looking for that big fish.”

Derby tickets of $10 per day or $50 for the whole derby are available at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, Three Bears and Sportsman’s Warehouse.

A limit of three fish per day will be allowed at the weigh-in station at Three Bears.

The first two years of the event have seen mixed results.

Ostrander said after 139 entries came through in the inaugural event in 2017, last year’s participation dropped sharply to 73, although Ostrander said some of that could be attributed to poor weather that contributed to the river running dirty. The first year was also a straight five-day tournament.

The inaugural 2017 derby also saw a more varied entry list, while last year’s participants all hailed from the peninsula.

In order to draw in more competition, Ostrander said organizers have brought in sponsors this year to help grow the final prize amount, which will be at least $1,000 on the final day.

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Thursday, September 12, 2019

Kenai Totem Tracers genealogy meeting The Kenai Totem Tracers Genealogical Society will meet for the first time after their summer break in the Kenai Community Library on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 1-3 p.m. This month’s program will be a talk by David Caswell, “Finding LaLa,” the only name he could remember from his childhood. Through DNA testing and the internet, he was able to reconnect with family members. The talk will be his story.

SCI women’s and youth bird hunt SCI women’s and youth bird hunt will take place Saturday, Oct. 5 at 9:30 a.m. near Soldotna. For all experience levels. Must be age 12 or older. We provide birds, lunch, shotguns, ammo, dogs, shooting instruction, and clay pigeon practice.

Hunt with bird dogs. RSVP to Billie Hardy 907-398-9224 text or email jnbhardy@ yahoo.com; include your email address & cell number. Space is limited, reservations on a first come, first served basis. Volunteers also needed. Sign up now for this fun event!

League of Women Voters forum Are you prepared to vote in the borough election on Oct. 1? Do you know the candidates? The League of Women Voters invites you to attend their candidate forum Sept. 19 from 6-8 p.m. in the borough assembly chambers in Soldotna.

Come meet the candidates running for assembly and school board. Following the round of questions, members of the public and press will have an opportunity to ask questions. Be an informed informed voter.

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.

‘You Matter. L;ve’ Suicide Awareness and Prevention Walk The Kenaitze Indian Tribe will host the “You Matter.

L;ve” Suicide Awareness and Prevention Walk at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Dena’ina Wellness Center in Old Town Kenai.

The community is invited to come together to support those who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts or depression, and those who have experienced loss due to suicide. This event is open to the community, and there is no cost to attend.

For information about the event or to preregister, contact Kerri Roe, Kenaitze Indian Tribe Behavioral Health Support Services Supervisor, at 907-3357321 or kroe@kenaitze.org.

Participants may also register at the event. Questions about suicide prevention and mental health may be directed to Patricia Kelleher, Kenaitze Indian Tribe Behavioral Health Director, at 907-335-7313 or pkelleher@kenaitze.org.

Pottery Class offered at Kenai Potters Guild The Kenai Potters Guild will be offering a pottery class beginning on Friday,

Sept. 20. The class will meet on Friday evening from 6-9 p.m. for eight weeks. The cost of the class is $250. This class will be taught by Laura Faeo. For more information or to sign up call Laura at 907-598-9070.

Caregiver Support Meeting Kenai Senior Center will host Caregiver Support Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. Discussion will focus on strategies for long distance caregiving. Please join us to share your experiences as a caregiver, or to support someone who is a caregiver. Call Sharon or Judy at 907-262-1280, for more information.

Harvest Moon Local Food Festival The Harvest Moon Local Food Festival is the Kenai Peninsula’s biggest farmers market and local food celebration of the year with live music, strolling performers, free kids’ activities, a pie baking contest, food demonstrations, the popular Fermentation Station, food trucks, farm vendors and all sorts of Alaska Grown and Made in Alaska food and wellness products. At Soldotna Creek Park 10 a.m.-6 pm on Saturday, Sept. 14. See the full schedule of Harvest Moon events at www.KenaiLocalFood.org.

Harvest Moon Berry Identification Walk Get to know the wild berries of the Kenai Peninsula, what’s edible and what’s not, on this walk led

by UAF Cooperative Extension agent Linda Tannehill and wild berry pro, Janice Chumley on Thursday, Sept. 12, 4-6 p.m. Meet 4 p.m. at Kenai Peninsula Food Bank at the corner of 33955 Community College Drive and Kalifornsky Beach Road for a presentation on gathering and cleaning berries followed by a guided berry identification walk at Tsalteshi Trails.

Soil Workshop at Kenai Community Garden Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District and UAF Cooperative Extension invite the public to a community-friendly workshop on building healthy soil entitled, “Compost, cover crops and green manure.” The workshop will be held 4-6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Kenai Community Garden at the corner of Main Street Loop and 1st Avenue. Topics include: feeding your soil with multi-species cover crops, fall garden cleanup, making compost and trouble-shooting compost problems. This will be a hand-on workshop, so bring your questions and dress for gardening. All are welcome.

Northern Dene Astronomical & SkyRelated Knowledge showcase The KPC Showcase presents Northern Dene Astronomical & Sky-Related Knowledge with Ph.D Student Christopher M. Cannon, Department of Anthropology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Cannon will discuss his decade of research with

September is Suicide Prevention Month Some Common Warning Signs  Threats or comments about killing themselves, also known as suicidal ideation, can begin with seemingly harmless thoughts like, “I wish I wasn't here” but can become more overt and dangerous.  Social withdrawal from friends, family, and community.

Contact The LeeShore Center 283-9479 Or The National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255 The LeeShore Center is proud to be a United Way agency

Athabaskan (Northern Dene) consultants, documenting traditional astronomical and sky-related knowledge, focusing on the ancient traveler-transformer figure and its expression as a large or whole-sky constellation visible in the northern winter sky. In the Commons at Kenai Peninsula College, Kenai River Campus.

TRASHercise Hike #7 The next scheduled TRASHercise is this Thursday, Sept. 12 at the Shqui Tsatnu Trail (Meet at 4th Avenue Trailhead). All TRASHercise events are from Noon-1 p.m. Events are pending suitable weather. We will post on our Facebook page if we cancel.

The City will provide gloves and bags. Look for the Kenai Parks & Recreation Truck, grab some gloves and a bag and we’ll see you on the trails! Please avoid picking up sharps unless you have the proper training and equipment. Notify a city employee of all sharps locations. For additional information call, 907-283-8262 or 907-283-8235.

Fiberfest planning meeting A Fiberfest planning meeting will take place Sept.

12 at 5 p.m. at State Farm office in Soldotna. All Guild members and volunteers are encouraged to attend this brief meeting. We will be discussing itinerary of events for Sept. 28-29 FiberFest.

If you are unable to attend the meeting but wish additional information, please contact Nancy Field 262-4440.

Alaska Farm Bureau meeting Kenai Peninsula Chapter of the Alaska Farm Bureau will meet at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12 at the Homer Public Library. Topic for the meeting is discussion about splitting the chapter into a north peninsula and south peninsula chapter.

Members may also attend through Zoom — email kpchapterfb@gmali.com for information. The Kenai Chapter is sponsoring a Pie Contest at the 7th annual Harvest Moon Local Food Fesival, which will be held at the Soldotna Creek Park on Saturday, Sept. 14. More information about the local food festival is at: www.

KenaiLocalFood.org.

Kenai Community Library Raspberry Pi Club: Friday, Sept. 13 at 4 p.m. Come join us at the library to create games and inventions, learn how to program, make music with Sonic Pi, meet new friends, and more!

Whether you want to hone your skills or are learning about Pi for the first time, the Raspberry Pi club is the

perfect place for you! If you plan to attend, please sign up at the front desk today!

Soldotna Public Library Madeline’s Anniversary Party: Friday, Sept. 13 at 4 p.m. Join us for the 80th anniversary of Ludwig Bemelmans’ beloved children’s book “Madeline.” We will be celebrating with a special story time, snacks, and a painting activity.

Woodturners meeting The Kenai Peninsula Woodturners will hold their monthly meeting at 1 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 14.

Location is the log building, Mile 100 on the Sterling Highway, just a few miles south of Soldotna where Echo Lake Road meets the highway. There will be a woodturning demonstration. Nonmembers are welcome. Questions? Call 801-543-9122.

Hazardous waste collection day Central Peninsula Landfill in Soldotna will host a hazardous waste collection day on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Free to households; fees charged to commercial disposers. Contact NRC Alaska 877-375-5040, Kenai Peninsula Borough Solid Waste Dept 907-262-9667. This event is for households and small businesses. All businesses are required to pre-register with NRC Alaska. Only households with more than 55 gallons of waste must pre-register.

NRC Alaska manages this event. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Solid Waste Department provides the location.

Brushing operations

The Kenai Peninsula roads department will have contractors performing routine brushing operations on or about Sept. 15. The goal of the brushing is to increase motorist ability to see pedestrians and animals on the sides of the roads, ensure signage remains unobstructed, and provide ample storage for snow/ice during winter maintenance operations. Thank you for your patience and please use caution where brushing is underway.

Take-a-Break Ladies Night Out Take-a-Break Ladies Night Out will host Claudette Barber of Fashions and Creations, as well as the Riverside HarmonySweet Adelines on Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Inspirational speaker Anna Jarrett will present “Life is a crooked road.” Dinner $12.

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In North Carolina, a look ahead at 2020

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arly this year, when Republican Mark Harris called for a new election in North Carolina’s disputed 9th Congressional District, top-tier Republicans wanted little to do with taking his place on the ballot. They cited varying reasons such as work and family, but there also was a clear political reality at play: The Republican nominee would be running against a well-moneyed Democrat who had barely lost in a race that was now tainted by Republican election fraud. Why spend time and political capital on such an uphill climb?

On Tuesday, Dan Bishop showed why. The Mecklenburg Republican beat McCready in a race that was close — but not as close as the disputed 9th District result last November. Bishop’s win — and McCready’s somewhat disappointing performance — should at least raise the eyebrows of Democrats looking ahead to the 2020 election.

Certainly if you’re a Democrat, it’s not hard to find solace in Tuesday’s result. In a district that gave Donald Trump a 12-point win three years ago — and one that saw the president visit twice this year — McCready fell by just two percentage points. The foundational elements of last year’s Democratic blue wave didn’t really change Tuesday. The suburbs continued to abandon Trump’s party, turning what’s been a solidly Republican district for decades into something resembling a swing district. That’s troubling news for the president and GOP. But this also is true: McCready, while not a dynamic candidate, ran a campaign that hewed to the Democratic playbook. He talked a lot about health care and the Republican threat to pre-existing conditions. He didn’t talk a lot about Donald Trump. He campaigned vigorously and didn’t make any blunders. And he lost by more votes, to a more flammable candidate, than 10 months ago.

In part that’s because Bishop was a smarter campaigner than Harris, investing more energy in conservative districts and counties like Robeson, which McCready won last year but not Tuesday. More important, perhaps, was the message he carried to those conservatives — that he was running against liberals already in Washington who wanted to make structural changes to American government.

Bishop didn’t say it nearly as politely. He called congressional Democrats “clowns” and socialists, and his party and president followed suit until election day. But the message appeared to resonate with at least some N.C. Republican voters who’ve seen national Democrats veer to the left since November. That lurch started with the Green New Deal, a bill that was more manifesto than legitimate legislation, a wish list of unfunded, unrealistic proposals to guarantee jobs, vacation and retirement security for all Americans.

The leftward shift has continued with viable Democratic presidential candidates talking about breaking up big banks and tech giants, and about Medicare for All proposals that include the elimination of private insurance.

Liberals will argue that Americans voted for big change in 2018, which may be true, and in some cases such change may be a good idea. But pushing for fundamental, systemic transformation comes with a risk of unsettling moderate and conservative fence-sitters who might merely be troubled by the guy in the White House right now. Bishop exploited that discomfort in rural NC counties Tuesday, and that strategy could be fruitful in 2020 swing states like Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania — and North Carolina.

Are Democrats listening?

— The Charlotte Observer, Sept. 11

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Alaska voices | Bridget Smith

Ferry system decimated piece by piece

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n what alternate moral universe is it ethical to soak the public for a public service, the ferry system, by using “dynamic pricing?”

As explained in the Sept. 6 edition of the Juneau Empire, dynamic pricing is the practice of selling the same product at a different price depending on time or demand. In other words, “dynamic pricing” is a tool to maximize profit.

We have come to expect the egregious “dynamic pricing” from corporate behemoths like those in the airline and hotel industries, which believe their responsibility is to their shareholders and for whom the “bottom line” has become paramount.

A state-run system is supposed to be run for the benefit of the people, and yet this administration is instead behaving like a private industry whose only motive is profit. And remember, the Alaska Marine Highway System is part of the federal National Highway System. Shall we also impose “dynamic pricing” as a toll on the Seward Highway when it is especially busy?

Who exactly can we thank for this assertion that emulating the airline industry, a private for-profit

entity, is a good thing for a staterun public entity? Is “dynamic pricing” the way that public servants demonstrate their understanding of the definition of public service?

Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Commissioner of the Department of Transportation John MacKinnon are responsible for the ferry system.

Dunleavy has made his position clear by cutting the ferry budget by 31% without even considering rescinding the oil tax credits, Alaska’s gift to the oil industry, or reinstating the income tax.

When I called the Alaska Marine Highway System recently to speak to the executive director, I discovered that there is no executive director. That person was fired two months ago by Dunleavy. Is this an intentional strategy to weaken the ferry system?

The Alaska Marine Highway System is part of the Alaska Department of Transportation, whose motto is to “Keep Alaska Moving through service and infrastructure.” This is an ironic motto given that Southeast and coastal Alaska are certainly not moving with the drastic cuts to service, with the elimination of Prince Rupert as a port of call and with villages and small towns like

Cordova, Kodiak and Angoon now left high and dry for months at a time in the winter.

With drastic funding cuts to the ferry system, an executive director fired and no new one hired, with a schedule that hurts everyone, and with “dynamic pricing,” an observer might wonder if the goal of all of this for the Dunleavy administration is to destroy this transportation system that directly serves Coastal and Southeast Alaska and indirectly serves the entire state of Alaska.

But then why would that be the goal? It is almost as if those who currently hold positions of power are punishing the people who use the ferry — schoolchildren, sports teams, people traveling for medical appointments, for shopping, for visiting relatives, for vacationing, for work, for meetings. The list of travelers and their reasons is a very long one.

The AMHS is an essential service that is being decimated piece by piece. The idea of “dynamic pricing” is only the latest assault. Why is this happening? Who exactly benefits? Who is being served?

Bridget Smith resides in Juneau.

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Bolton ouster confirms DYI foreign policy president

By Matthew Lee Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has said he doesn’t mind if the U.S. is on its own in the world. Now, it seems he doesn’t mind running American foreign policy on his own as well.

With the ouster of John Bolton as his national security adviser, the president has again pushed away an experienced hand in international affairs and a counter-weight to his DIY approach to Iran, North Korea, China and more.

Trump told reporters Wednesday that Bolton had made “some very big mistakes,” did not get along with others in the administration and was out of step with him on policy. “John wasn’t in line with what we were

doing,” the president said.

Bolton is a hardliner with wellknown hawkish views, working for a president known more for improvisation than ideology. His departure, as world leaders prepare to converge on New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly this month, produces new uncertainty in international affairs already clouded by Trump’s do-it-yourself instincts.

“The president doesn’t have any fixed views on anything, so that people around him are constantly trying to get into his good graces by playing to his whims, and because his whims are all over the map, their policy positions end up being all over the map,” said Stephen Biddle, a professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University.

Bolton is just the latest in a parade of seasoned foreign policy hands leaving the Trump administration as the president has grown more comfortable in his own decision-making and resistant to internal dissent. Bolton’s ouster leaves Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the top of the foreign policy chart, but he is only nominally at the wheel of an apparatus that is driven by the president alone and to which he accommodates.

With nearly all of the administration’s international initiatives incomplete or stalled, Trump faces a series of critical decisions without a national security adviser, an experienced defense secretary or permanent director of national intelligence.

He said Wednesday he’s considering five people to replace Bolton.

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What is Section Line Easement?

A recent petition to remove or “vacate” a section line easement near Dorothy Drive and East Skyline Drive in Homer has caused an outsized and at times vicious stir about private property and public access rights. I have lived near this section line for about five years and know some of the petitioners and opponents, and people I care about have been threatened in this dispute.

I’m writing this because it seems like a lot of people don’t know what a section line easement is. I certainly didn’t until I saw the petition to vacate it and started looking into it. I’ve been spending more time than I might like trying to find out

what the heck it is and what it takes to close one. I’ve also been wondering if I’ll be able to walk and ski around Homer in 10 to 15 years, or if we’ll lose that, because too many property owners choose to close off access to trails that people have been using for a long time.

Here’s some of what I’ve found: A section line easement is a public access right that may go across private land. Section lines are a grid of surveying lines every mile that go all over Alaska; and section line easements are all over the Lower 48 and most of Europe. Alaska’s section lines are visible on the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s online parcel viewer. Public easements along the section lines are for the use and benefit of the public for commerce,

recreation, transportation, or providing access to a traditional outdoor activity, a lot like a road (AS 38.04.055).

It is not legal for the owners of the land underlying a pubic easement to block access. Neither is it legal for the public using the section line easement to trespass or harvest anything on the private land underlying an easement.

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources took over managing all public access easements in Alaska in the early 2000s, and in response to comments at that time, gave a pretty good response to some common misconceptions: “Access easements have a very long and well-established history in Western law … A landowner who buys property subject to a public access easement

cannot legally control or prevent public access, just as a landowner who buys property with the mineral rights reserved cannot control or prevent mineral development.”

According to DNR staff, vacating a section line access easement like the one on Dorothy Drive is generally rare, and you have to show that the vacation is in the state’s interest — for example, the easement is a threat to public safety (AS 38.04.058), and then also provide equal or better alternative access (11 AAC 51.065).

The fact of the matter is though, people generally don’t use section line easements that much, because they are a grid that disregards geography and can be pretty tough to use a lot of

the time. The Dorothy Drive controversy has highlighted for me the fact that there are so many trails around Homer that have been used for a long time but have no public access easements on them, and I think there is the need for a local organization like the Fairbanks Interior Alaska Trails and Parks Foundation to legally establish old and popular trails around here. To keep trails protected for the future, we need to create prescriptive easements for our traditional trails. But that’s another subject.

Penelope Haas has worked in commercial fisheries for the past 10 years, both as a salmon fisherman and as a technician for the Alska Department of Fish and Game. During the rest of the year, she works as an environmental consultant in Homer.

Good Samaritans still exist here Community spirit and service is alive and well in Soldotna! On Sept. 11 at around 11 a.m. at the Fred Meyer parking lot, I had a chance encounter with a couple of Good Samaritans.

The situation was one in which rarely does anyone ever offer assistance to strangers: nausea that can no longer be contained.

I waved them off with thanks, as I had been somewhat ill and was prepared that time. But to have someone ready to get help if I needed it? What a blessing you all are. Thank you for being you.

— Angela C. Chambers, Soldotna

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America vows to ‘never forget’ 9/11

By Karen Matthews and Jennifer Peltz Associated Press

NEW YORK — People who were too young on 9/11 to even remember their lost loved ones, and others for whom the grief is still raw, paid tribute with wreath-layings and the solemn roll call of the dead Wednesday as America marked the 18th anniversary of the worst terror attack on U.S. soil.

“Eighteen years. We will not forget. We cannot forget,” Bud Salter, who lost his sister, Catherine, said at ground zero.

President Donald Trump laid a wreath at the Pentagon, telling victims’ relatives: “This is your anniversary of personal and permanent loss.”

Later, former President George W. Bush, who was in office on 9/11, and then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld attended another wreath-laying at the Pentagon.

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President Mike Pence credited the crew and passengers who fought back against the hijackers with protecting him and others in the U.S. Capitol that day. Pence was an Indiana congressman at the time.

Officials concluded the attackers had been aiming the plane toward Washington.

Nearly 3,000 people were killed when terrorist-piloted planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the field in Pennsylvania.

After reading part of the long list of names, Parboti Parbhu choked up as she spoke from the ground zero podium about her slain sister,

Hardai. Even after nearly two decades, “there’s no easy way to say goodbye,” she said.

By now, the heritage of grief has been handed down to a new generation, including children and young adults who knew their lost relatives barely or not at all.

Jacob Campbell was 10 months old when his mother, Jill MaurerCampbell, died on 9/11.

“It’s interesting growing up in a generation that doesn’t really remember it. I feel a connection that no one I go to school with can really understand,” Campbell, a University of Michigan sophomore, said as he attended the ceremony.

Al-Qaida’s current leader used the anniversary to call for more attacks on the U.S. and other targets.

A compensation fund for people with potentially Sept. 11-related health problems has paid out more than $5.5 billion so far. More than 51,000 people have applied. The sick also gained new recognition this year at the World Trade Center site, where a memorial glade was dedicated this spring.

House approves oil drilling ban off both coasts

By Matthew Daly Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The House approved legislation Wednesday that would permanently bar drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and extend a moratorium on drilling off Florida’s west coast.

Lawmakers approved the Atlantic and Pacific measure 238-189, while a bill to block drilling in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida was approved 248-180.

Coastal lawmakers from both parties said the bills would protect U.S. coasts from drilling that can pollute crucial waters — and lead to disasters such as the 2010 BP

spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Opponents, mostly Republicans, said the bills undercut domestic energy security and limit thousands of job opportunities.

The bills head to the Republicancontrolled Senate, where action is unlikely.

They come as the Trump administration is reevaluating a plan to sharply expand offshore drilling amid a series of court challenges.

Governors and lawmakers from Republican- and Democraticleaning states strongly oppose expanded drilling. A federal judge in March ruled against President Donald Trump’s executive order to open the Arctic Ocean and parts of

the Atlantic to broader oil and gas development, saying Trump had exceeded his authority.

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has called the legal challenges “discombobulating” to the administration’s plans and said officials are likely to wait for the court cases to be resolved before proceeding with offshore drilling.

Even so, lawmakers who oppose drilling said a legislative fix is needed.

“If we don’t act, drilling rigs could soon appear on our beaches,” said Rep. Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., the lead sponsor of the bicoastal drilling ban.

Cunningham won his seat last

year in part because of his opposition to drilling off South Carolina’s beach-dominated coast.

Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, denounced the “liberal legislation aimed at derailing our domestic energy production and strong economy.”

The House-passed bill would stifle development of the nation’s abundant fossil-fuel resources, increase reliance on foreign countries and “jeopardize unprecedented economic growth seen in recent years,” Bishop said.

Bishop and other Republicans touted an alternative bill that would boost drilling on federal lands and offshore.

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Iran urges U.S. to ‘put warmongers aside’

By Nasser Karimi Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president urged the U.S. on Wednesday to “put warmongers aside” as tensions roil the Persian Gulf amid an escalating crisis between Washington and Tehran in the wake of the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers.

Hassan Rouhani’s remarks signaled approval of President Donald Trump’s abrupt dismissal of John Bolton as national security adviser, a man routinely pilloried

by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as part of a “B Team” that targeted Iran.

Bolton had for years been critical of Tehran and once promised before an Iranian exile group that they’d be celebrating the overthrow of Iran’s government this year.

Bolton’s departure also comes amid speculation about Trump potentially meeting Rouhani during the upcoming U.N. General

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President Hassan Rouhani visits the Bushehr nuclear power plant just outside of Bushehr, Iran, on Jan. 13, 2015.

Assembly this month in New York. Whether such a meeting materializes, however, remains in question, though Iranian comments Wednesday seemed to suggest Tehran would be willing to pin hostilities on the departing Bolton rather than

Trump himself.

Rouhani spoke after a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, a day that saw all major newspapers in Iran cover Bolton’s departure. The pro-reform Shargh daily newspaper had one large headline that read: “Bolton: A scapegoat

for Iran?”

“Americans have to realize that warmongering and warmongers are not to their benefit,” the Iranian president said in televised remarks.

“They should not only abandon warmongering but also abandon their maximum

pressure policy.”

Rouhani, in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron later Wednesday, repeated his position that if Europe finalizes a way for Iran to sell its oil, Iran would return to the nuclear deal’s commitments.

He also reiterated that lifting U.S. sanctions would bring Tehran back to the negotiating table with world powers, but the post to his official website detailing the call with Macron did not elaborate on what might be up for negotiation. Rouhani said as long as sanctions remain, “negotiating with the U.S. makes no sense.”

Ali Rabiei, a government spokesman, said after the meeting that Bolton’s dismissal may help the U.S. have a “less biased” attitude toward Iran.

Though he stressed the dismissal was an internal U.S. issue, Rabiei called Bolton “the symbol of America’s hawkish policies and its animosity toward Iran.”

For his part, Zarif again used Twitter to write about what he calls the #B—Team, which included Bolton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, all hawks on Iran.

Zarif said “the world — minus 3 or 2 panicked cohorts — was breathing a sigh of relief” after Bolton’s ouster.

“Thirst for war — maximum pressure — should go with the warmonger-in-chief,” Zarif wrote.

Hard-liners, however, urged caution.

Gen. Mohsen Rezaee, a commander in the powerful Revolutionary Guard and its former chief, said in a tweet: “We will not be deceived by the sacrificing of Bolton.”

Bolton was critical of any potential talks between Trump and leaders of Iran and had persuaded Trump to keep U.S. forces in Syria to counter the Iranian influence in the region.

Mugabe’s body flown to Zimbabwe

By Andrew Meldrum and Farai Mutsaska Associated Press

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s founding leader Robert Mugabe made his final journey back to the country Wednesday, his body flown into the capital amid the contradictions of his long, controversial rule.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe’s closest ally and vice president before joining the military-led effort to oust him in 2017, addressed the airport gathering of about 1,000, praising Mugabe as “our revolutionary commander … an icon of pan-Africanism” and “the man who created our nation.”

The former guerrilla leader, who died Friday at 95 in a hospital in Singapore, led the fight to end white-minority rule in what was then Rhodesia, and ruled Zimbabwe from its independence in 1980 until he was deposed. During his 37-year authoritarian leadership, Zimbabwe descended from prosperity to economic crisis marked by hyperinflation, unemployment and a drastic drop in living conditions for its 16 million people.

Wednesday’s subdued airport gathering was a far cry from the tumultuous crowd of 100,000 that swarmed the

airport in January 1980 to welcome Mugabe back after years in exile. That boisterous greeting rocked Rhodesia and was a dramatic signal that its days of white minority rule were numbered. Within months Mugabe was elected president and sworn in as the leader of the new nation of Zimbabwe.

By contrast, no supporters were seen lining the streets of Zimbabwe’s capital on Wednesday to mark the passing of the country’s founding leader. Harare otherwise bustled with residents scrambling to cope with the country’s economic deterioration, with vehicles lined up for scarce fuel, people gathering to pump water from neighborhood wells because of a widespread shortage and currency dealers selling cash.

The shortages and power cuts lasting up to 19 hours a day are the latest symptoms of Zimbabwe’s economic decline that began in 2000 when Mugabe launched the seizures of farms owned by whites.

The chaotic, often violent confiscations triggered a collapse of the once productive agricultural sector and began a downward economic spiral. Further mismanagement brought about hyperinflation reaching more than

a billion percent in 2009, which was only halted when the country abandoned its currency for the U.S. dollar.

Mugabe’s body was to be displayed at several historic locations before burial Sunday at an as yet unannounced site, a sign of the friction between the ex-leader’s family and the government.

Widow Grace Mugabe, her face covered in a heavy black veil, sat next to Mnangagwa as Mugabe’s casket, draped with a Zimbabwean flag, was wheeled to a podium by top military generals, several of whom had participated in his ouster.

Mugabe’s casket was then taken to a nearby military barracks for prayers before going to the family’s 25-bedroom home in the posh Borrowdale suburb for an evening gathering.

Earlier, about 500 mourners gathered in Zvimba, Mugabe’s birthplace some 55 miles northwest of Harare.

The former leader’s body was expected to be taken there Thursday, as well as to a stadium in the capital’s poor Mbare neighborhood for public viewing before being moved Saturday to the National Sports Stadium, where African heads of state, dignitaries and the public will attend a service.

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Saudis oppose West Bank annexations JERUSALEM — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-election vow to annex parts of the West Bank as a “very dangerous escalation,” adding to a chorus of international condemnations and injecting the issue of Palestinian statehood into an election campaign that had all but ignored it.

The strongly worded statement from the Saudi royal court, which runs the affairs of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, marked a significant rebuke from a regional power that had grown closer to Israel in recent years over its shared concerns about Iran’s growing belligerency.

Netanyahu said Tuesday he’d extend Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley if he is re-elected in the vote next week and would move to annex Jewish settlements.

Critics said this could inflame the Middle East and eliminate any remaining

Palestinian hope of establishing a separate state.

Jordan and the United Nations immediately rejected the proposal as did Turkey and the 57-nation Organization for Islamic Cooperation.

Johnson’s suspension of Parliament unlawful LONDON — A Scottish court dealt another blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans Wednesday, ruling that his decision to suspend Parliament less than two months before the U.K. is due to leave the European Union was an unlawful attempt to avoid democratic scrutiny.

The government immediately said it would appeal, as the political opposition demanded Johnson reverse the suspension and recall lawmakers to Parliament.

With Brexit due in 50 days, the court ruling deepened Britain’s political deadlock.

Johnson insists the country must leave the EU on Oct. 31, with or without a divorce deal to smooth the way.

But many lawmakers fear a no-deal Brexit would be economically devastating,

and are determined to stop him.

IOC asked to ban ‘rising sun’ flag at Tokyo Olympics SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has formally asked the International Olympic Committee to ban the Japanese “rising sun” flag at next year’s Tokyo Games, calling it a symbol of Japan’s wartime past and comparing it with the Nazi swastika.

South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Wednesday said it sent a letter to IOC President Thomas Bach expressing “deep disappointment and concern” over Japanese plans to allow the flag in stadiums and other facilities during the 2020 Olympics.

Tokyo organizers say the flag is widely used in Japan, was not considered a political statement and “it is not viewed as a prohibited item.”

The flag, portraying a red sun with 16 rays extending outward, is resented by many South Koreans, who still harbor animosity over Japan’s 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Members of the fire rescue team Task Force 8 from Gainesville, Florida, remove a body one week after Hurricane Dorian hit The Mudd neighborhood in the Marsh Harbor area of Abaco Island, Bahamas, on Monday.

2,500 listed as missing in Bahamas Associated Press

FREEPORT, Bahamas — An estimated 2,500 people are listed as missing in the Bahamas in Hurricane Dorian’s aftermath, the government said Wednesday. But it cautioned that the names had yet to be checked against the rosters of people evacuated from the devastated islands or staying in shelters.

Carl Smith, a spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, said he expected the list to shrink

as the names are checked.

More than a week after Dorian smashed into Grand Bahama and Abaco islands, the death toll stood at 50 and was expected to rise, with search-and-rescue crews still making their way through the ruins.

While power has returned to much of Grand Bahama, Smith said the electrical infrastructure around Marsh Harbour, Abaco’s largest city, was destroyed.

In Freeport, the largest city on Grand Bahama, rental car company driver Clifton

Williams said he was driving home Monday when he saw an illuminated streetlight for the first time since the hurricane.

“I was happy to see that. I didn’t expect that so quickly,” he said. “First thing I do, I cut on the fan and cool off myself,” he added, saying he slept well for the first time in more than a week thanks to the fan.

Others in Freeport didn’t have power yet.

“It’s the same as it was a week ago. It’s very hot,” said Samuel Antonio.

Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 12, the 255th day of 2019. There are 110 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 12, 2001, stunned rescue workers continued to search for bodies in the World Trade Center’s smoking rubble a day after a terrorist attack that shut down the financial capital, badly damaged the Pentagon and left thousands dead.

President Bush, branding the attacks in New York and Washington “acts of war,” said “this will be a monumental struggle of good versus evil” and that “good will prevail.”

On this date: In 1846, Elizabeth Barrett secretly married Robert Browning at St. Marylebone Church in London.

In 1942, during World War II, a German U-boat off West Africa torpedoed the RMS Laconia, which was carrying Italian prisoners of war, British soldiers and civilians; it’s estimated more than 1,600 people died while some 1,100 survived after the ship sank. The German crew, joined by other U-boats, began rescue operations. (On September 16, the rescue effort came to an abrupt halt when the Germans were attacked by a U.S. Army bomber; as a result, U-boat commanders were ordered to no longer rescue civilian survivors of submarine attacks.)

In 1959, the Soviet Union launched its Luna 2 space probe, which made a crash landing on the moon. The TV Western series “Bonanza” premiered on NBC. In 1962, in a speech at Rice University in Houston, President John F. Kennedy reaffirmed his support for the manned space program, declaring: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”

In 1974, Emperor Haile Selassie (HY’-lee sehl-AH’-see) was deposed by Ethiopia’s military after ruling for 58 years.

In 1977, South African black student leader and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko (BEE’-koh), 30, died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry.

In 1987, reports surfaced that Democratic presidential candidate Joseph Biden had borrowed, without attribution, passages of a speech by British Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock (KIHN’-ik) for one of his own campaign speeches. (The Kinnock report, along with other damaging revelations, prompted Biden to drop his White House bid.)

In 1992, the space shuttle Endeavour blasted off, carrying with it Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space; Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space; and Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese national to fly on a U.S. spaceship. Police in Peru captured Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman. Actor Anthony Perkins died in Hollywood at age 60.

In 1994, a stolen, single-engine Cessna crashed into the South Lawn of the White House, coming to rest against the executive mansion; the pilot, Frank Corder, was killed.

In 2003, In the Iraqi city of Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly opened fire on vehicles carrying police, killing eight of them.

In 2008, a Metrolink commuter train struck a freight train head-on in Los Angeles, killing 25 people. (Federal investigators said the Metrolink engineer, Robert Sanchez, who was among those who died, had been text-messaging on his cell phone and ran a red light shortly before the crash.)

In 2012, the U.S. dispatched an elite group of Marines to Tripoli, Libya, after the mob attack in Benghazi that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. President Barack Obama strongly condemned the violence, and vowed to bring the killers to justice; Republican challenger Mitt Romney accused the administration of showing weakness in the face of tumultuous events in the Middle East.

Ten years ago: Tens of thousands of protesters marched to the U.S. Capitol, showing their disdain for President Barack Obama’s health care plan. The president, keeping up the drumbeat for his proposal, told a packed rally in Minneapolis, “I will not accept the status quo.” Serena Williams’ U.S. Open title defense ended with a bizarre loss to Kim Clijsters (KLY’sturz) after Williams went into a tirade against a line judge who’d called her for a foot fault; following her outburst, Williams was penalized a point for unsportsmanlike conduct, ending the match, 6-4, 7-5.

Five years ago: A South African judge found Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide, or negligent killing, in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and declared the double-amputee Olympian not guilty of murder. (The verdict was overturned and replaced with a murder conviction by South Africa’s Supreme Court; Pistorius is serving a 13-year prison sentence.) Ian Paisley, 88, the divisive Protestant firebrand preacher who had devoted his life to thwarting compromise with Catholics in Northern Ireland only to became a pivotal peacemaker in his twilight years, died in Belfast.

One year ago: CBS News fired top “60 Minutes” executive Jeff Fager, who had been under investigation following reports that he groped women at parties and tolerated an abusive workplace. The Food and Drug Administration warned that the use of e-cigarettes by teens was an “epidemic,” and ordered manufacturers to take steps to reverse the trend. New York’s City Council passed legislation allowing people who were born in the city but who don’t identify as male or female to change their gender designation to “X’’ on their birth certificates; the measure also allowed parents to choose the “X’’ designation for their newborns.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Ian Holm is 88. Former U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., is 80. Actress Linda Gray is 79.

Singer Maria Muldaur is 77. Actor Joe Pantoliano is 68. Singer-musician Gerry Beckley (America) is 67. Original MTV VJ Nina Blackwood is 67. Rock musician Neil Peart (Rush) is 67. Actor Peter Scolari is 64. Former Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is 63. Actress Rachel Ward is 62. Actress Amy Yasbeck is 57. Rock musician Norwood Fisher (Fishbone) is 54. Actor Darren E. Burrows is 53. Rock singer-musician Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) is 53. Actor-comedian Louis (loo-ee) C.K. is 52. Rock musician Larry LaLonde (Primus) is 51. Golfer Angel Cabrera is 50. Actor-singer Will Chase is 49. Actor Josh Hopkins is 49. Country singer Jennifer Nettles is 45. Actress Lauren Stamile (stuh’-MEE’-lay) is 43. Rapper 2 Chainz is 42.

Actress Kelly Jenrette is 41. Actor Ben McKenzie is 41. Singer Ruben Studdard is 41. Basketball Hall of Fame player Yao Ming is 39. Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson is 38. Actor Alfie Allen is 33. Actress Emmy Rossum is 33. Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman is 30. Country singer Kelsea Ballerini is 26. Actor Colin Ford is 23.

Thought for Today: “Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous.” -- Thornton Wilder, American playwright (1897-1975).

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Patriots’ Brown practices, status for Sunday unclear

By Kyle Hightower AP Sports Writer

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots receiver Antonio Brown practiced with the team for the first time on Wednesday, a day after his former trainer filed a civil lawsuit in Florida accusing him of sexually assaulting her on three occasions.

Before the practice session, coach Bill Belichick declined to answer numerous questions about Brown, including his status for Sunday’s game at Miami. He deferred to the Patriots’ statement late Tuesday in which they said they were aware of

the lawsuit and “take these allegations very seriously.”

“Antonio and his representatives have made statements, so I’m not going to be expanding on any of those,” Belichick said. “They are what they are. We’ve looked into the situation. We’re taking it very seriously all the way through the organization. I’m sure there are questions, but I’m not going to enter into the discussion about that.”

Brown has denied the allegations.

Darren Heitner, a lawyer representing Brown, told The Associated Press his client plans to countersue.

The NFL has declined to comment but will be opening an investigation

into the matter.

Belichick was asked specifically about the possibility of Brown being placed on the commissioner’s exempt list by Roger Goodell.

That special designation, which is used at the discretion of Goodell to allow the league to conduct investigations into possible violations of the league’s personal conduct policy, would prevent Brown from practicing or attending games while on the list.

Brown would, however, be eligible to continue being paid on the one-year deal he signed Monday with the Patriots that could pay him $15 million this season.

“We’re preparing for one day at a time,” Belichick said.

In the less than five-minute portion of practice open to the media, Brown wore a No. 1 jersey and a visor with his helmet while going through warmup drills with teammates. Brown has worn No. 84 throughout his previous nine NFL seasons, but that number is currently being worn by Patriots tight end Ben Watson.

Brown wasn’t present in the locker room during the 45-minute period open to reporters. His locker, which is situated two stalls away from quarterback Tom Brady, had both doors shut.

Brady declined to comment on Brown’s civil case or on a report that Brown was currently staying at Brady’s house while he gets settled in New England.

“I’m just trying to show up and play football and try to prepare (for the Dolphins),” Brady said. “I’m gonna get ready for them and things that don’t involve me don’t involve me.”

Safety Devin McCourty, in his 10th season in New England, said the Patriots teams he’s been on have generally done a good job of blocking out distractions. Though he acknowledged Brown’s situation is unique.

Villar hits record-setting HR, Orioles beat Dodgers 7-3 BALTIMORE (AP) — Jonathan Villar hit a tiebreaking, record-setting three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Wednesday night to end a six-game losing streak.

Villar’s drive off Caleb Ferguson (1-2) was the 6,106th in the majors this season, breaking the previous mark of 6,105 in 2017.

The milestone shot came on a fastball that Villar sent deep into the left-field seats to snap a 2-2 deadlock.

Pedro Severino added a two-run drive in the eighth.

Having clinched the NL West title on Tuesday night, manager Dave Roberts rested starters Joc Pederson and Justin Turner. Starting pitcher Ross Stripling toiled for only three innings before getting the rest of the night off and a first-inning double by David Freese was Los Angeles’ only hit off John Means through the fifth.

PADRES 4, CUBS 0 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Chris Paddack pitched six brilliant innings and San Diego dropped Chicago into a tie with Milwaukee for the second NL wild-card spot.

Manuel Margot homered off San Diegan Cole Hamels and also made a spectacular catch in center field for the Padres.

The Cubs lost for the second straight night and for the fifth time in six games.

Milwaukee beat Miami 7-5 in its first game since reigning MVP Christian Yelich suffered a season-ending knee injury. Philadelphia and the New York Mets are two games behind the Cubs and Brewers.

BLUE JAYS 8, RED SOX 0 TORONTO (AP) — Trent Thornton and three others

combined on a two-hitter, Teoscar Hernández and Rowdy Tellez homered, and Toronto beat Boston.

The slumping Red Sox have lost five straight. They had just four baserunners, and none advanced past second base.

BREWERS 7, MARLINS 5 MIAMI (AP) — Mike Moustakas homered twice, including a tiebreaking, two-run shot in the ninth as Milwaukee defeated Miami in its first game following star outfielder Christian Yelich’s season-ending injury.

The Brewers won their sixth in a row and tied the Chicago Cubs for the second NL wild-card spot.

METS 9, DIAMONDBACKS 0 NEW YORK (AP) — Todd Frazier and Jeff McNeil each homered twice and surging New York beat Arizona ace Robbie Ray. The Mets (75-70) have won the first three games of the pivotal four-game series to move past the Diamondbacks (75-71) in the race for the second NL wild card.

New York is tied with Philadelphia, two games behind the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee for that spot.

BRAVES 3, PHILLIES 1 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyler Flowers hit a three-run homer, Dallas Keuchel struck out eight in six innings and NL East-leading Atlanta beat Philadelphia.

The Braves reduced their magic number to eight. They have a 9 ½-game lead over Washington with 15 left.

NATIONALS 6, TWINS 2 MINNEAPOLIS

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Shocker: US beaten by France in World Cup

By Tim Reynolds AP Basketball Writer

DONGGUAN, China (AP) — No gold. No medal. No more winning streak.

The U.S. reign atop international basketball has ended — this time, thwarted by France at the World Cup. For the first time since 2006, the U.S. sent NBA players to a major international tournament and won’t win gold. Evan Fournier scored 22 points, Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 16 rebounds and France beat the U.S. 89-79 in the World Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday, rallying from a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit to pull off the upset.

“Any loss hurts,” U.S. coach Gregg Popovich said. “And in this situation, it hurts more.

But life goes on. This is very important and we would have loved to have won ... but we’re all grown, we all have families and lives and life goes on.”

The U.S. had won 58 consecutive tournament

games in FIBA and Olympic competition, starting with the bronze-medal game at the 2006 world championships and continuing through every FIBA Americas, World Cup and Olympics event since. It was bidding to become the first nation to win three consecutive World Cups, after winning three straight Olympic golds in that span.

The best the Americans can do now in China is finish fifth, and they’re assured of their worst finish in a big tournament with NBA players since placing sixth at the 2002 world championships.

They’re going home with a berth in the 2020 Olympics secured but no medal.

Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points for the U.S., all of them coming in the first three quarters. The Americans came up scoreless on six consecutive possessions down the stretch, the drought that allowed the French to take control of a back-andforth game for the final time.

— Ryan Zimmerman homered and drove in three runs in support of Stephen Strasburg as Washington beat Minnesota for its third win in the last nine games.

Strasburg (17-6) gave up a two-run homer to Jorge Polanco in the third.

He allowed only four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.

ATHLETICS 5, ASTROS 3 HOUSTON (AP) — Sean Murphy and Marcus Semien homered, hyped pitching prospect Jesús Luzardo looked sharp in his major league debut, and Oakland beat Houston.

Oakland won for the fourth time in five games. The A’s closed within a half-game of Tampa Bay for the top AL wild card and stand a halfgame ahead of Cleveland for the second spot.

Baltimore Orioles’ Jonathan Villar celebrates his three-run home run during the seventh inning of the team’s baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wednesday in Baltimore. Villar connected for the 6,106th homer in the majors this season. That topped the mark of 6,105 set in 2017. The Orioles won 7-3. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

the Royals beat Chicago for the fifth time in six games.

ROYALS 8, WHITE SOX 6

ROCKIES 2, CARDINALS 1

CHICAGO (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a pair of two-run homers among his career high-matching four hits, leading Kansas City to a win over Chicago.

Adalberto Mondesi homered and had three hits, and Bubba Starling and Ryan O’Hearn also connected as

DENVER (AP) — Antonio Senzatela pitched six strong innings for his first win in two months, Ian Desmond hit a go-ahead home run and Colorado beat St. Louis.

scoreboard BASEBALL

American League East Division

W L New York 95 51 Tampa Bay 87 60 Boston 76 70 Toronto 57 89 Baltimore 47 98 Central Division Minnesota 89 56 Cleveland 86 61 Chicago 64 81 Kansas City 54 92 Detroit 43 100 West Division Houston 95 52 Oakland 86 60 Texas 73 74 Los Angeles 67 80 Seattle 60 86

Pct GB .651 _ .592 8½ .521 19 .390 38 .324 47½ .614 _ .585 4 .441 25 .370 35½ .301 45 .646 _ .589 8½ .497 22 .456 28 .411 34½

Wednesday’s Games Toronto 8, Boston 0 Baltimore 7, L.A. Dodgers 3 Washington 6, Minnesota 2 Oakland 5, Houston 3 Kansas City 8, Chicago White Sox 6 Cleveland 4, L.A. Angels 3 Texas 10, Tampa Bay 9 Seattle 5, Cincinnati 3 N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, ppd.

Thursday’s Games N.Y. Yankees (Happ 12-8) at Detroit (Boyd 8-10), 9:10 a.m., 1st game Kansas City (López 3-7) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 14-8), 10:10 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 5-8) at Detroit (Turnbull 3-14), 12:40 p.m., 2nd game L.A. Dodgers (Hill 4-1) at Baltimore (Bundy 6-13), 3:05 p.m.

Boston (Chacín 3-10) at Toronto (Buchholz 1-4), 3:07 p.m.

Washington (Corbin 11-7) at Minnesota (Gibson 13-6), 3:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay (McKay 2-3) at Texas (Allard 4-0), 4:05 p.m.

Oakland (Bailey 12-8) at Houston (Verlander 18-5), 4:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Mahle 2-11) at Seattle (Milone 3-9), 6:10 p.m.

National League East Division W L 91 56 80 64 75 70 75 70 51 94 Central Division St. Louis 81 64 Chicago 77 68 Milwaukee 77 68 Cincinnati 67 79 Pittsburgh 64 82 West Division x-Los Angeles 94 53 Arizona 75 71 San Francisco 70 76 San Diego 68 77 Colorado 62 84 x-clinched division

Atlanta Washington New York Philadelphia Miami

Pct GB .619 _ .556 9½ .517 15 .517 15 .352 39 .559 _ .531 4 .531 4 .459 14½ .438 17½ .639 _ .514 18½ .479 23½ .469 25 .425 31½

Wednesday’s Games Baltimore 7, L.A. Dodgers 3 San Diego 4, Chicago Cubs 0 Milwaukee 7, Miami 5 N.Y. Mets 9, Arizona 0 Atlanta 3, Philadelphia 1 Washington 6, Minnesota 2 Colorado 2, St. Louis 1 Pittsburgh 6, San Francisco 3 Seattle 5, Cincinnati 3 Thursday’s Games Arizona (Young 7-3) at N.Y. Mets (Stroman 7-13), 9:10 a.m.

Milwaukee (González 2-2) at Miami (Smith 8-9), 9:10 a.m.

St. Louis (Mikolas 8-13) at Colorado (Melville 2-1), 11:10 a.m.

Chicago Cubs (Darvish 5-6) at San Diego (Lamet 2-4), 11:40 a.m.

Pittsburgh (Musgrove 9-12) at San Francisco (Samardzija 10-11), 11:45 a.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Hill 4-1) at Baltimore (Bundy 6-13), 3:05 p.m.

INDIANS 4, ANGELS 3 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)

Atlanta (Teheran 10-8) at Philadelphia (Smyly 4-6), 3:15 p.m.

Washington (Corbin 11-7) at Minnesota (Gibson 13-6), 3:40 p.m.

Cincinnati (Mahle 2-11) at Seattle (Milone 3-9), 6:10 p.m.

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— Carlos Santana and Francisco Lindor homered, Carlos Carrasco won in relief and Cleveland defeated Los Angeles.

RANGERS 10, RAYS 9

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HRs_Toronto, Tellez (19), T.Hernández (22).

Rangers 10, Rays 9 Tampa Bay Texas

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Kittredge, Beeks (1), Pruitt (1), Drake (5), Roe (6), Poche (7), N.Anderson (7), Sulser (8) and d’Arnaud; Jurado, Méndez (2), S.Kelley (4), B.Martin (4), Gibaut (6), Vólquez (8), Leclerc (9) and Trevino.

W_Gibaut 1-0. L_Poche 4-5. Sv_Leclerc (12). HRs_ Tampa Bay, Choi (15). Texas, Odor (25).

Indians 4, Angels 3 Cleveland Los Angeles

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Los Angeles, Ohtani (18), K.Calhoun (29).

Royals 8, White Sox 6 Kansas City Chicago

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Sparkman, Barlow (6), Hahn (8), Hill (8), Kennedy (9) and Viloria; R.López, J.Ruiz (5), Osich (7), Fulmer (7), Santiago (8), Herrera (9) and W.Castillo.

W_Sparkman 4-11. L_R.López 9-13. Sv_Kennedy (28). HRs_Kansas City, Soler (43), Mondesi (9), Starling (4), O’Hearn (13). Chicago, Jiménez (26), J.Abreu (32).

Athletics 5, Astros 3 Oakland Houston

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B.Anderson, Luzardo (6), Hendriks (9) and S.Murphy; Urquidy, James (6), Joe.Smith (6), Rondón (7), Harris (8), B.Abreu (9) and Maldonado.

W_B.Anderson 12-9. L_James 5-1. Sv_Hendriks (20). HRs_Oakland, Semien (28), S.Murphy (4).

Houston, Springer (34), Maldonado (12).

Orioles 7, Dodgers 3 Los Angeles Baltimore

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Stripling, D.May (4), J.Kelly (6), Ferguson (7), Y.Garcia (7), Kolarek (8), Floro (8) and A.Barnes; Means, Armstrong (7), Givens (9) and Severino. W_ Armstrong 1-1. L_Ferguson 1-2. HRs_Los Angeles, Pollock (14). Baltimore, Villar (21), Severino (12).

Nationals 6, Twins 2 Washington Minnesota

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Strasburg, Suero (7), Doolittle (7), Rodney (8), Dan.Hudson (9) and Gomes; M.Pérez, Littell (6), B.Graterol (7), Romero (8), Dobnak (9) and J.Castro.

W_Strasburg 17-6. L_M.Pérez 10-7. HRs_Washington, Zimmerman (6), T.Turner (14). Minnesota, Polanco (21).

Mariners 5, Reds 3 Cincinnati Seattle

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Gray, Gausman (7) and Casali; Gonzales, Brennan (8), Tuivailala (9), Bass (9) and Narváez.

W_Gonzales 15-11. L_Gray 10-7. Sv_Bass (4).

HRs_Cincinnati, Ervin (7). Seattle, Lewis (2).

Braves 3, Phillies 1

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Felipe Vázquez earned his 27th save two days after fighting a teammate in the clubhouse and Pittsburgh beat San Francisco.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rougned Odor hit a go-ahead, three-run homer and Texas beat Tampa Bay to end a six-game winning streak by the Rays, who have the AL’s top wild-card spot.

MARINERS 5, REDS 3

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Keuchel, C.Martin (7), Greene (8), Melancon (9) and Flowers; Eflin, E.Garcia (4), Irvin (6), Morin (8), Vincent (9) and Realmuto. W_Keuchel 8-5. L_Eflin 8-12. Sv_Melancon (11). HRs_Atlanta, Flowers (11).

Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 0 Boston Toronto

PIRATES 6, GIANTS 3

Brewers 7, Marlins 5 Milwaukee Miami

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Davies, Claudio (5), J.Jackson (5), Suter (6), Hader (9) and Grandal; P.Lopez, Chen (6), Stanek (7), J.Ureña (9) and Holaday. W_Suter 2-0. L_J.Ureña 4-9. Sv_Hader (30). HRs_Milwaukee, Grisham (5), Moustakas (33). Miami, I.Díaz (3), Cooper (15).

Mets 9, D-Backs 0 Arizo na New York

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Ray, Andriese (1), Clarke (2), Hirano (6), Duplantier (7) and C.Kelly, Ca.Joseph; Matz, Familia (7), Sewald (8), Bashlor (9) and Ramos, Rivera. W_Matz 10-8. L_Ray 12-8. HRs_New York, T.Frazier (20), Nimmo (5), McNeil (20).

Rockies 2, Cardinals 1 St. Louis Colorado

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Dak.Hudson, Gant (7), T.Webb (7), Brebbia (8) and Molina; Senzatela, Parsons (7), Estévez (8), Diaz (9) and Wolters. W_Senzatela 9-10. L_Dak.Hudson 15-7. Sv_Diaz (3). HRs_Colorado, Desmond (17).

Pirates 6, Giants 3 Pittsburgh San Francisco

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Padres 4, Cubs 0 Chicago San Diego

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Hamels, Norwood (5), Wieck (6), Underwood Jr. (7), Strop (8) and Contreras; Paddack, Bednar (7), Wingenter (8) and Hedges. W_Paddack 9-7. L_ Hamels 7-7. HRs_San Diego, Margot (12).

BASKETBALL

WNBA Playoffs (x-if necessary) First Round Wednesday, Sept. 11 Chicago 105, Phoenix 76 Seattle 84, Minnesota 74 Second Round Sunday, Sept 15 Seattle at Los Angeles, 11 a.m.

Chicago at Las Vegas, 1 p.m.

SOCCER

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MLS Standings Eastern Conference

W L T Pts GF GA New York City FC 15 5 9 54 54 36 Philadelphia 15 8 6 51 54 42 Atlanta 15 10 3 48 47 33 Toronto FC 11 10 9 42 50 47 D.C. United 11 10 9 42 39 38 New York 12 12 5 41 47 44 New England 10 10 9 39 42 49 Montreal 11 15 4 37 42 56 Orlando City 9 13 8 35 37 41 Chicago 8 12 10 34 44 43 Columbus 8 15 7 31 33 44 Cincinnati 5 21 3 18 29 72 Western Conference Los Angeles FC 19 4 6 63 76 32 Real Salt Lake 14 11 4 46 41 35 Seattle 13 9 7 46 46 45 Minnesota 13 10 6 45 46 39 San Jose 13 11 5 44 48 44 Portland 13 11 4 43 45 41 FC Dallas 12 10 7 43 47 38 LA Galaxy 13 13 3 42 42 47 Sporting Kansas City 10 12 7 37 42 47

SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie Kyle Lewis broke up a no-hitter bid with a home run for the second consecutive game, and Seattle beat Sonny Gray and Cincinnati.

Wednesday, September 11 Toronto FC 1, New York City FC 1, tie Houston 2, Minnesota 0 Colorado 2, LA Galaxy 1 Real Salt Lake 1, San Jose 0 Saturday, September 14 San Jose at New York City FC, 12:30 p.m.

FC Dallas at Chicago, 3:30 p.m.

Columbus at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Cincinnati at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

New England at Orlando City, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles FC at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

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TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL American League NEW YORK YANKEES — Reinstated LHP CC Sabathia from the 10-day IL. SEATTLE MARINERS — Announced INF-OF Ryan Court was assigned outright to Tacoma (PCL).

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Announced senior vice president of amateur scouting and player development Jason McLeod will become senior vice president of player personnel.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Named Rajesh Sethi managing director of NBA India.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed CB Andre Chachere and TE Darrell Daniels to the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS — Waived DL Abdullah Anderson. Claimed TE J.P. Holtz off waivers from Washington.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Waived QB Jeff Driskel from IR with an injury settlement.

DENVER BRONCOS — Signed WR River Cracraft.

Placed WR Tim Patrick on IR. DETROIT LIONS — Signed RB David Williams to the practice squad. Released QB Chad Kanoff from the practice squad.

HOUSTON TEXANS — SIgned CB Phillip Gaines.

Released CB Aaron Colvin.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed S Rolan Milligan from the practice squad. Signed RB Bruce Anderson III to the practice squad.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed TE Brandon Dillon to the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed OL Marshall Newhouse. Signed DBs Obi Melifonwu and Nate Brooks to the practice squad. Released OL Colby Gossett from the practice squad. Traded WR Demaryius Thomas to the New York Jets.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed WR TJ Jones.

Placed LB Kareem Martin on injured reserve.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS — Signed coach Bruce Cassidy to a multiyear contract extension.

MINNESOTA WILD — Re-signed LW Kevin Fiala to a two-year contract.

SOCCER Major League Soccer INDEPENDENT REVIEW PANEL — Rescinded the one-game suspension and accompanying fine for the red card New England D Antonio Delamea received during a Sept. 7 match against New York City FC. MLS — Fined Portland Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese for comments regarding officiating.

USL Championship USLC — Suspended Loudoun’s Jeremy Garay; Rio Grande Valley’s Carlos Small; Charleston’s Kyle Nelson; Las Vegas’s Junior Sandoval; Memphis’ Marc Burch and Wesley Charpie; San Antonio’s Jack Barmby and Moises Hernandez; Fresno’s Zach Ellis-Hayden and the LA Galaxy II’s Omar Ontiveros one game each.

COLLEGE ROWAN — Announced the retirement of women’s basketball coach Gabby Lisella who will remain associate athletic director for internal operations. Named Demetrius Poles interim women’s basketball coach and Elise Blaschke women’s swimming and diving coach.

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Prince of Prognostication delivers week 2 picks of NFL season

By Nolan Rose For the Peninsula Clarion

The opening week of the 2019 NFL season was a little uneven for the Prince of Prognostication. Denver’s debacle on Monday Night sealed a 9-7 performance against the books.

The Prince is always happy with a positive week, but there’s plenty of room for improvement.

Something new to the column this year, we’re going to keep track of our bankroll, and recap a bad beat from the previous week of games. For our fantasy bankroll we’ll make a couple of assumptions.

We’ll always use a 10% juice from the books, and we’ll always wager $110 to win $100. That means our 9-7 mark from last week netted us a smooth $130, take that Las Vegas!

Bad Beat of the Week: How about those New York Jets! The Paper Airplanes held a 16-3 advantage going into the fourth quarter. Bills QB Josh Allen seemed unaware that he was supposed to pass to his teammates. This was an easy cover at -3, and in typical Jets fashion they choked away the lead and lost 17-16. Thank you Gangrene…

Bucs @ PANTHERS -7 The marketing wizards operating under Darth Goodell really know how to get football fans fired up starting the week off with a toilet bowl nominee. Thanks, Darth. Cam Newton looks washed, Jameis Winston looks bad, and the Bucs still wear one of the worst uniforms ever created. This is fun. Panthers win 28-17

Seahawks @ STEELERS -4.5 This pick is an anti-jinx special.

Seattle’s big uglies looked disorganized up front, an area that was supposed to be much improved but held on for a one-point victory over the Bengals. The Steelers did not attend their season-opening game against the Patriots. I’m assuming they will arrive in time for kick-off this Sunday. Steelers win 30-24

49ers @ BENGALS -2 The Jungle Cats looked surprisingly good last week. I can’t believe I just typed that. The Red Rocket threw for over 400 yards and the worst defense in the NFL a season ago looked sharp. The Niners beat the Bucs in Tampa last week, it’s really difficult to win back-to-back road games in the NFL. Bengals win 24-17

CHARGERS @ Lions +2.5 Detroit did Detroit things last week down in the Desert. The Lions blew an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter against a rookie quarterback but managed to salvage a tie in overtime. LA’s other team is really good. Chargers backup RB Austin Ekeler did not help Melvin Gordon’s case for a new contract extension with a scintillating performance in the opener. Chargers win 33-24

Vikings @ PACKERS -3 We’re siding with the Cheese Heads at home. Aaron Rodgers looked rather pedestrian against the Bears last Thursday, but I expect a better performance this week. The Vikings passed the ball 10 total times against the Falcons thanks to a large early lead. Kirk Cousins will be more involved this week and I’m not certain that’s a good thing. Packers win 20-13

Colts @ TITANS -3 Both of these teams surprised in week one. The Colts were very competitive, losing to the Chargers in OT on the road. Jacoby Brissett filled in wonderfully for recently retired QB Andrew Luck. Tennessee took the over-hyped Browns to the woodshed, notching a 30-point victory in Cleveland. Titans win 28-21

PATRIOTS @ Dolphins -19 Reports out of Miami indicated that multiple veterans asked to be traded immediately following one of the most lopsided defeats in NFL history when the Ravens picked apart the Canned Tuna 59-10 last Sunday. If you want a live look at a Miami Dolphins practice, Google “dumpster fire”. The only thing that could possibly derail this Patriots juggernaut is Antonio Brown.

Patriots win 45-7

Bills @ GIANTS -1.5 I mentioned it earlier, it’s tough to win back-to-back road games in the NFL. The Bison squeaked out a victory against the other New York City franchise, they won’t make it two in a row. The Giants are really bad at football, but so are the Bills.

Eli Manning’s corpse gets it’s first win in 2019. Giants win 21-14

COWBOYS @ Redskins +5 Have you ever heard of Manifest Destiny? The Native Americans were better than advertised last Sunday in Philadelphia, but the Cowboys looked incredible dismantling the hapless Giants. With new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore calling the plays, Dallas’ offense

could resemble the early 90’s teams led by Emmitt Smith and Troy Aikman. Cowboys win 35-13

Cardinals @ RAVENS -13.5 Holy smokes the Ravens looked incredible last week in South Florida. There’s zero chance they’re as good as they looked, let’s give the Canned Tuna ample credit for that debacle, but I’m not sure the Desert Bats will make things more difficult for the Edgar Poe’s. Ravens win 35-14

JAGUARS @ Texans -9 The Texans lost an absolute heartbreaker on Mond ay night in New Orleans. Deshaun Watson and DeAndre Hopkins’ heroics were wasted in the real world, but my fantasy team benefitted greatly. You have to feel for Jags QB Nick Foles, he finally gets his shot as a starter and his season is lost in the first week. Gardner Minshew is sneaky good. Texans win 23-20

CHIEFS @ Raiders +7 The Chiefs have Patrick Mahomes at quarterback, the Raiders do not have Patrick Mahomes. If you remember from last week, this is the same type of in-depth analysis you can expect from this column on a weekly basis. Chiefs win 38-20

BEARS @ Broncos +2.5 The Bears looked terrible offensively in their opener against the Packers last Thursday. Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky appears to have regressed in year three. The Mountain Donkey’s were a disaster Monday Night and few things

make my heart happier. It’s ironic that John Elway, one of the legendary QBs in NFL history, can’t solve the passing problem in Denver.

Bears win 19-13

Saints @ RAMS -2.5 Could this be another preview of a future NFC championship game? The Saints barely escaped Monday Night with the Texans in town, thanks to a 58-yard field goal as time expired. The Rams vaunted offense sputtered a bit in Carolina, but LA still cruised to an easy win.

The smart money is on a really good Rams team at home laying less than a field goal. Rams win 35-31

EAGLES @ Falcons +1.5 It’s another battle of the birds.

Eagles have a size advantage and generally are more fearsome. I say generally because Soldotna dump eagles are pretty lazy. The Falcons looked awful in Minnesota a week ago. It’s hard to pinpoint what’s wrong with the dirty birds but something is definitely wrong.

Eagles win 27-19

Browns @ JETS +2.5 This game traditionally is a Toilet Bowl game of the week, but the Browns are at least entertaining if nothing else this year. Browns QB Baker Mayfield and Jets QB Sam Darnold will forever be linked by their selections in the 2018 NFL Draft. The Jets burned me last week, but this feels like a sucker’s line. Average Joe will be all over the Browns -2.5 and Vegas is never kind to Average Joe. Jets win 26-20

Controversial California college athlete ‘fair pay’ bill headed to governor

By Adam Beam Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif.

(AP) — Athletes at California colleges could hire agents and sign endorsement deals under a bill the state

Legislature sent to the governor Wednesday, setting up a potential confrontation with the NCAA that could jeopardize the athletic futures of powerhouse programs like USC, UCLA and Stanford.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has

not said whether he will sign the bill. But the NCAA Board Of Governors is already urging him not to, warning that if he does California colleges and universities would eventually be banned from NCAA competitions

because of their “unfair recruiting advantage.”

“It would erase the critical distinction between college and professional athletics,” the Board of Governors said in a letter to Newsom. “These outcomes are untenable and

would negatively impact more than 24,000 California studentathletes across three divisions.”

The state Assembly and Senate sent the bill to the governor without a dissenting vote in what Republican Assemblyman Kevin Kiley said

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was “a loud and clear message to the NCAA.” Several Republican senators noted they had planned to vote against the bill but changed their minds after listening to the debate and, in some cases, lobbying from their children.

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A conversation with Doc Fest co-founder

By Megan Pacer Homer News

The 16th annual Homer Documentary Film Festival begins today, marking the 16th year Homer has been host to moving, educational films from all over the country and world.

The Homer News sat down with one of the festival’s two founders, Jamie Sutton, for a conversation about this year’s film selection. Sutton’s wife, Lynette Stockfleth Sutton, arrived in Homer first. She built a cabin near Mile 11 East End Road in 1976.

Flashing forward to 2003, she and Jamie Sutton bought the Homer Theatre with the intent to host a film festival in town. It has since morphed into the long-running and much looked forward to documentary festival.

The festival, which opens tonight with a gala reception and early

viewing of “the Biggest little Farm,” has grown in popularity over the years.

In addition to the awards Homer viewers can give the films, like audience favorite and grand jury, the festival now includes a student award specifically voted on by Homer’s youth. Jamie Sutton said he now tries to schedule certain films he thinks would be good for the students to see around when school gets out.

Get festival passes at the Homer Theatre or the Homer Bookstore. They cost $55 for seniors, youth and military, and $65 for everyone else. Individual film tickets range from $7 to $9 and can be purchased 30 minutes ahead of each showing.

Jamie Sutton on “Echo in the Canyon:” Sutton is excited for his customary musical

of money, but they don’t like the lifestyle, so let’s just go. And so they go north and inland a little … and they buy 200 acres and off they go.”

The film selection follow’s Sutton’s pattern of including at least one documentary a year that focuses on farming or food.

“This movie has been playing at the movie theater in San Rafael, the home of the Mill Valley Film Festival. … This documentary’s been there four months. They’re just playing it for four months — people love it.”

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A sign advertising the annual Homer Documentary Film Festival hangs on the side of the Homer Theatre on Wednesday.

documentary choice this year. He described Laurel Canyon in California as an area that for years had people living there tucked away in the hills before it grew to be a bigger part of Los Angeles.

“It just so happens that here in the ’70s and ’80s, all these bands … they just sort of were drawn there. And so they would share music a lot and drop in and see one another. Really good

cross-fertilization.”

On “The Biggest Little Farm:” “It is all that the write up says it is. It’s this couple in LA that have got a bunch

On “Maiden:” “It’s just such a triumphant story. And it’s kind of women against those old, yacht club elitists, you know? Those arrogant guys, but (who) are also out there, you know, See fest, Page A11

HBO produces documentary to help children understand 9/11 attacks

By David Bauder Associated Press

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Canadian author Margaret Atwood speaks during a press conference at the British Library to launch her new book, “The Testaments,” in London on Tuesday.

New Atwood novel revisits dystopian world

By Jill Lawless Associated Press

LONDON — Margaret Atwood often gets asked if “The Testaments,” her sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” is set in a dystopian world.

“Let us hope so,” she says drily.

The Canadian author noted as her new novel was published with a ferocious blast of publicity Tuesday that several U.S. states recently enacted laws to limit women’s reproductive rights. She likened it to the extreme control over women in Gilead, the theocratic future United States where

both “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Testaments” are set.

“If you look at the legislative moves made by a number of different states within the United States, you can see that some of them are almost there,” Atwood said at London’s British Library during a publication-day news conference.

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NEW YORK — For students from elementary to high school, the Sept. 11 terrorist attack isn’t a memory. It’s history. A new HBO documentary that debuts on the event’s 18th anniversary treats it that way.

The necessity of her project, “What Happened on September 11,” struck filmmaker Amy Schatz when a third grade girl told her about a playdate where she and a friend Googled “Sept. 11 attacks.”

“When a child does that, what he or she finds are some pretty horrific images that are not necessarily appropriate for kids,” Schatz said on Tuesday. “So I felt a responsibility to try to fill that void and try to give kids something that isn’t horrifying and kind of fills in the gap.”

The half-hour film debuts Wednesday at 6 p.m. A companion piece, focusing on the memories of former students at a high school near Ground Zero, premieres three hours later.

Schatz has made a specialty of creating films that seek to explain the inexplicable, with “The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm” tackling the Holocaust and another on the Parkland shooting. “I’m really desperate for some more lightness very soon,” she said.

In this case, she worked with the

Sept. 11 remembrance museum on the story, filming two men who work there giving presentations to third graders. Stephen Kern, who worked on the 62nd floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower, talks about being evacuated. Matthew Crawford, whose father was a firefighter who died that day, discusses his experience.

She also found a middle school in Secaucus, New Jersey, that teaches history through art and poetry, helping students process the emotions of what they learned.

Short history lessons are sprinkled throughout the film, about New York and the World Trade Center, the one-time tallest towers in the world. Construction began in 1968.

“One of the biggest questions the kids have is ‘why? ‘Why would somebody do that? Why would there be such cruelty?’” she said. “That’s a very difficult thing to grapple with and answer so that was the trickiest part of the project.”

The film tells of Osama bin Laden and his activism that started with the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. But it never truly answers the whys.

Maybe no one can.

Schatz doesn’t avoid some of the terrible images of the day: the second plane striking the World Trade Center and resultant fireball, the collapse of each tower and the giant clouds of debris that

calendar Events and exhibitions ■■ The KPC Showcase presents Northern Dene Astronomical & Sky-Related Knowledge with Ph.D Student Christopher M. Cannon, Department of Anthropology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Cannon will discuss his decade of research with Athabaskan (Northern Dene) consultants, documenting traditional astronomical and sky-related knowledge, focusing on the ancient traveler-transformer figure and its expression as a large or whole-sky constellation visible in the northern winter sky. In the Commons at Kenai Peninsula College, Kenai River Campus.

■■ Local geologist Dick Reger will present a guided tour of the surface geology of the Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from noon to 1 p.m. at Assembly Chambers at the KPB Administration Building— 144 N. Binkley Street, Soldotna.

■■ The Kenai Potters Guild will be offering a pottery class beginning on Friday, Sept. 20. The class will meet on Friday evening from 6-9 p.m. for eight weeks.

The cost of the class is $250. This class will be taught by Laura Faeo. For more information or to sign up call Laura at 907-598-9070.

■■ Spelman Evans Downer Ecotopia North Painting Exhibition will be hosted at Gallery Turquoise North at Mile 49.5 Sterling Highway, Cooper Landing from Oct. 5-13, 4-8 p.m. Additional viewings by appointment. Contact 310-2615383 or visit Spelman Evans Downer

on Facebook. 25% of the proceeds will benefit Trout Unlimited to support their work with the Save Bristol Bay organization.

■■ The Kenai Peninsula Woodturners will hold their monthly meeting at 1 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 14. Location is the log building, Mile 100 on the Sterling Highway, just a few miles south of Soldotna where Echo Lake Road meets the highway. There will be a woodturning demonstration. Nonmembers are welcome. Questions? Call 801-543-9122.

■■ September is fundraiser month for the Kenai Fine Art Center with art donated by area artists. The Silent Auction runs the entire month from Sept. 5-27. Patrons have the option to pay a “pay it now” price at any time.

Tickets are on sale now for the Auction event on the 28th. This event has the remaining silent auction items, live auction items, food, music and door prizes. These tickets are usually sold out and individuals should not expect availability during the last few days of September. Tickets are available for $35 from board members or at the Kenai Fine Art Center.

■■ Calling for Entries! Pathway of Poetry, Poetry Contest, theme “Man’s Best Friend.” Winning poems will be displayed on a trail in Daubenspeck Family Park, which is also the home of the future Kenai Dog Park. Adults 18 years or older are invited to participate.

Deadline is Monday, Sept. 30 Notifications will be Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Kenai Pumpkin Festival. Registration

forms are available at: Kenai Senior Center and Kenai Community Library or online at www.kenai.city/parksrec/ page/parks-and-recreation-forms. For additional information call 907-2838262. This Poetry Contest is brought to you by the Kenai Parks, Recreation & Beautification, Kenai Community Library, Kenai Senior Center and Friends of the Kenai Community Library.

■■ A Fiberfest planning meeting will take place Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. at State Farm office in Soldotna. All Guild members and volunteers are encouraged to attend this brief meeting. We will be discussing itinerary of events for Sept. 28-29 FiberFest. If you are unable to attend the meeting but wish additional information, please contact Nancy Field 262-4440.

■■ The Nikiski Senior Center will host a fall craft fair and bake sale on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at 50025 Lake Marie Ave. Contact 907-776-7654.

Space available. $10 per day/no table. $15 per day/table included.

■■ The Annual Fireweed Guild FiberFest will be held on Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 28-29 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Soldotna Sports Center. Join us to celebrate natural fibers — from sheep, alpacas, llamas, rabbits, musk ox, goats and even dogs! See the many products produced from these fibers by talented Alaska artists. There will be classes for adults and free children’s activities, See calendar, Page A11

billowed through the canyons of city streets. Schatz didn’t want to avoid those clips, since kids know that planes crashed into the buildings, but she opted not to spend much time on them “so that we didn’t create too many lingering after-images in people’s minds.”

As part of her research, Schatz interviewed alumni of Stuyvesant High School near the World Trade Center site. But the memories of what they saw, heard and smelled that day — and the uncertainty of how they would get home from school — proved too raw.

That’s why “In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11” is a separate film that premieres on HBO three hours after the first one.

Schatz said a school curriculum is being developed for teaching children about the tragedy, and “What Happened on September 11” will be made available to schools for free. The film is aimed generally at children ages 7 to 12.

Throughout her work, Schatz kept returning to the memory of the youngster searching for details about Sept. 11 on the internet.

“You can’t protect kids from what they’re going to come across,” she said. “It seemed to me there was an opportunity to put something out there that is age-appropriate and not too scary and give them the tools they need to understand the world around them.”

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Corner September This month is called the harvest month; for good reason, work can be the hardest.

The signs are Virgo, the maiden and Libra, the scales; the elements are earth and air.

Virgos are helpers and Libras seek harmony, both traits are great if you dare.

The birthstone is sapphire and the color is blue; which symbolize peace and trust, these characteristics are given to few.

September flowers are the aster and morning glory both mean affection; with fellow humans that’s a good connection.

The birds are Wilson Warbler and Red-Tailed Hawk; happiness with a song and strong power.

The two together would cause a person to gawk.

The trees pine, weeping willow, lime, olive and hazelnut, all are beautiful in their own right.

This is a month of change, from temperatures, seasons, length of light and colors, thank you God for the full range.

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The Nepalese American’s fashion show finale included sashes draped on models asking his key question.

By Leanne Italie Associated Press

NEW YORK — With flower crowns and beauty pageant sashes, Prabal Gurung asked a fundamental question of the day: Who gets to be an American?

Adorning his runway Sunday at New York Fashion Week with hanging bouquets mixed with flags from around the world, the designer celebrated diversity in size and ethnicity, using plus-size models, nonbinary walkers and those of all colors.

He celebrated some standards of American fashion as well, cowboy boots included, juxtaposing denim, sportswear influences and grand colorful gowns for evening.

Gurung, a Nepalese

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they’ve got this hired crew of muscled guys.”

“Women? We’ve been all around the world. A crew of 10, 12 — they think they can even get a crew? Are there 12 women that can actually do this?”

“It’s great. It’s just so triumphant.”

On “For Sama:” “The title comes from the mom, who you’ll see is a very intelligent university student — pretty. And she … falls in love with a doctor, a young doctor and … so they get married and they have a baby: Sama.”

“So this is her filming Aleppo, you know one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. … In the beginning you overlook Aleppo. And there’s all these buildings that are

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authoritarianism on the rise around the world, it strikes many as eerily prescient.

Atwood said she wasn’t a prophet, just observant.

“In 1985, people were already saying these kinds of things,” Atwood said. “(Politicians) were talking about what they would like to do in the United States if they had the power.

And now they do have the power.”

Atwood says she long resisted revisiting the world of “The Handmaid’s Tale”

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fiber vendor booths along with a fiber animal exhibit and sheep shearing demo.

Local food trucks will be present outside the venue for a tasty lunch or snack.

Bring your spinning wheel or your knitting/crochet project and join the Fiber Friends Circle and socialize with other fiber enthusiasts!

The entrance is free and there will be a raffle to win some beautiful hand-made fiber products. Come meet local artists and show your appreciation for Alaska’s fiber industry. For inquiries, contact Nancy at 252-4863.

■■ Sterling Community Center FallFest 2019: Mark your calendar for our Fall Craft and Vendor Fair on Saturday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Open to the public.

There will be vendors, local crafts, food and drink, craft workshops, and much more! To reserve a space or for more information, please call 907-262-7224

American, produces 80% to 90% of his clothes in his home base of New York.

“I wanted to explore this idea of what America looks like, what Americana looks like, who does America belong to? For me, as an immigrant who came here almost 20 years ago, I came here to chase the American dream of hope, of possibility,” he told The Associated Press backstage. “I’ve been able to contribute to the American economy.”

Gurung said he was recently in a meeting, where he had mentioned he wanted to define a new America and was challenged by somebody in the room: “Well, you don’t look American.” It was crystal clear, he said, “what the implication was.”

That’s what set him thinking about “what does America mean? America to me is the sum of all things,” he said. “Everyone coming together, and that’s the America I came for.”

For spring 2020, his show finale included sashes

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The Prabal Gurung collection is modeled Sunday during Fashion Week in New York.

draped on models asking his key question. Floral prints dominated, specifically the rose.

“It’s my favorite flower and also America’s national flower,” Gurung said.

Models wore his crowns

of flowers and also carried bunches in baskets and bouquets, as if the blooms were “welcoming different

intact; the place is bustling and stuff, it’s the start of the student movement so the university students are protesting. … And then sort of in the distance out there, there’s this rock outcropping that kind of goes up. … And it’s like the Acropolis, and the top of this, there was these old buildings. And so you can just see it’s this fortress back (in the past).

“And then things start getting serious, and they start getting bombed. … And then the final (home) movie before they leave, and the government troops have now come through Aleppo and they’ve just surrounded this little enclave where they have this hospital clinic … and it’s just rubble. It’s just rubble. And so this is her constantly filming, just the real reels of movies that she has created for (Sama).

“It’s the single sort of current affairs movie.

We always try to have a diverse group.”

“keystone” species. These are the linchpins without which the entire ecosystem is thrown into chaos or unbalanced.

“So in the Serengeti there’s this keystone, and it turns out to be the wildebeest. If the wildebeest are healthy, … then the whole place multiplies because there’s food for the lions, etc.”

Sutton also noted that the film is “beautifully photographed.”

“So it just makes you love old Mom Nature and recognize how integrated and at the same time balanced it all is.”

think, in American literature who allowed America as a whole to understand the experience that was slavery in (terms) other than ‘isn’t slavery hell and what a miserable culture it must have been.’ And she just humanizes the natural instincts of human beings to love, to care, to wrestle, to strive, you know?

Our previous thought had been, it doesn’t come to me that those activities might be permitted under slavery.

“Toni Morrison so sweetly and rigorously and so powerfully describes that.”

On “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am:”

On “Human Nature:”

because she didn’t think she could recapture the voice of narrator Offred, a “handmaid” compelled to bear children for a powerful man.

The success of the Emmy Award-winning “Handmaid’s Tale” television series starring Elisabeth Moss — and renewed interest in the novel from the TV drama — may have helped change the writer’s mind.

“The Testaments” is set about 15 years on from where “The Handmaid’s Tale” ends with Offred fleeing to an undetermined future. It has three narrators, including Aunt Lydia, one of Gilead’s fearsome enforcers, who features in

or stop in Monday-Friday between 9:00 a.m. and noon, 38377 Swanson River Road, Sterling.

■■ Kenai Performers announces auditions for “CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG,” Music and Lyrics

by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B Sherman.

Adapted for the Stage by Jeremy Sams. Directed by Terri Zopf-Schoessler and Donna Shirnberg. Friday, Sept. 20, 6-8 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m.noon. 12 featured roles (8 men, 2 women, 1 boy, 1 girl: Baron Bombast/Lord Scrumptious and Baroness Bombast/Head Secretary are double-cast) plus, ensemble of kids, inventors, soldiers, townspeople and an English crowd. Please wear comfortable clothing to move in and bring your own water bottle. Audition will consist of singing a song that all will learn, and a simple choreographed movement routine. No need to prepare anything ahead.

You can read character descriptions & voice ranges if you go to www.mtishows.

On “Serengeti Rules:” “Serengeti Rules, a fascinating story about some guys who were young naturalists back in the day.

Each on their own go out to different environments.

“You start off with a guy who’s in the tide pools of Oregon. And here’s this complex ecosystem. …

And he removes from this pool, the starfish. And starfish you know … they look real cute but they can eat anything. Shells — that would be child’s play. So he gets rid of the starfish, and the diversity in this pool immediately begins to change and it ultimately is just taken over, and all it is, is mussels, because nobody can stop the mussels.

Sutton said the viewer begins to realize that there exists in every ecosystem a

kinds of people in this world, in this country.”

He put roses of purple, red and yellow on everything from sashes and his statement gowns to men’s trousers and shirts. There was an optimistic shine to many of his looks. Others were adorned with loose feathers.

Gurung mixed his celebratory roses with tie-die prints. One men’s look in denim included open red lace at the shoulders and black cowboy boots.

Another pair of cowboy boots came in red, worn with jeans and a sleeveless white cotton T-shirt.

It wasn’t all about the flowers. One sleeveless dress with a high side slit was a sparkling patchwork of green, purple, pink and yellow squares and triangles.

“There’s the pragmatism of T-shirts and jeans and there’s the fantasy and beautiful glamour of the eveningwear,” Gurung said. “I wanted to marry those two and really question, who does this country belong to?”

and wonderfully explained. So you realize that it provides the ability to go into the complex genome that make up each of us both individually and as a species … and you can go in and you can find one little section, and within that section take the four amino acids, and chance that one for another one of those, and it completely changes.

You can get rid of sickle cell anemia. … But what it also means is you can have designer babies.

“If you go to Africa and you do this, you get rid of (sickle cell anemia). Yes it’s true that the person doesn’t get sickle cell anemia, but they are now more prone to malaria. …

So we really don’t know all the complexities of all of this, and it’s such a critical public question.”

“Toni Morrison is such a remarkable person.”

Sutton chose the film to be included before Morrison died on Aug. 5.

“Toni Morrison is not only a brilliant writer, but she’s the first person, I

“‘Human Nature” is about CRISPR … and it’s wonderfully well explained, which is just so nice, for all those guys that are going, ‘what is CRISPR?’” “It’s just gene manipulation. So it’s graphically

both book and series of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

The author says the follow-up tells the story of “the beginning of the end” of Gilead.

The TV series that first aired in 2017 has helped make Atwood’s Gilead a cultural touchstone.

Demonstrators at women’s rights protests routinely don the red cloaks and bonnets of the show’s handmaids.

Intriguingly, the dominant color of “The Testaments,” splashed on the book’s cover and ad campaign, is bright green.

“There are some new costume choices in the book,” Atwood said. “These kinds of regimes are very big

on outfits.”

“The Testaments” is sure to be one of the year’s biggest books, and the months leading up to its publication were surrounded by secrecy - and security.

Atwood says she and the publishers were targeted in cyberattacks aimed at stealing the manuscript.

Publisher Penguin’s tight pre-publication procedures were slightly compromised when Amazon sent some customers copies early.

Amazon apologized for the “technical glitch.”

The book was launched with “Harry Potter” levels of hype: midnight festivities in British book stores, a press

conference for international journalists and a celebritystudded evening gala broadcast to 1,300 movie theaters around the world.

The novel is on the shortlist for the prestigious Booker Prize — Atwood’s sixth time as a Booker finalist. She has won the prize once (for “The Blind Assassin” in 2000), along with a slew of other awards including Canada’s Governor General’s Award and the PEN/Pinter free-speech prize.

She’s long been considered a favorite for the Nobel Prize for Literature. When British writer Kazuo Ishiguro won in 2017, he said “I apologize to Margaret

Atwood that it’s not her getting this prize.”

Atwood was introduced at a news conference Tuesday as a “literary rock star.”

Atwood, who turns 80 in November, said she is “pleased and grateful,” but unfazed.

“I think this kind of thing can be quite ruinous for a 35-year-old,” she said.

“Because where do you go from there? In my case, I think we know the answer.”

She has no immediate plans for another installment, but has not ruled out a third trip to Gilead.

“I never say never to anything, because I have said ‘never’ and been wrong,” Atwood said.

com and enter Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in the search bar.

Please come 15 minutes early to complete paperwork. Youth 18 years and under require a parent or guardian’s signature. Performance dates: Feb.21-23, 28-29, and March 1, 2020.

For more information call Donna at 907-398-4205. ALL auditions will be held in our space at 44045 Kalifornsky Beach Road location (backside of Subway restaurant).

■■ The Harvest Moon Local Food Festival is the Kenai Peninsula’s biggest farmers market and local food celebration of the year with live music, strolling performers, free kids’ activities, a pie baking contest, food demonstrations, the popular Fermentation Station, food trucks, farm vendors and all sorts of Alaska Grown and Made in Alaska food and wellness products. At Soldotna Creek Park 10 a.m.-6 pm on Saturday, Sept.

14. See the full schedule of Harvest Moon events at www.KenaiLocalFood.org.

■■ Get to know the wild berries of the Kenai

Peninsula, what’s edible and what’s not, on this walk led

by UAF Cooperative Extension agent Linda Tannehill and wild berry pro, Janice Chumley on Thursday, Sept. 12, 4-6 p.m. Meet 4 p.m. at Kenai Peninsula Food Bank at the corner of 33955 Community College Drive and Kalifornsky Beach Road for a presentation on gathering and cleaning berries followed by a guided berry identification walk at Tsalteshi Trails.

■■ Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District and UAF Cooperative Extension invite the public to a community-friendly workshop on building healthy soil entitled, “Compost, cover crops and green manure.” The workshop will be held 4-6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Kenai Community Garden at the corner of Main Street Loop and 1st Avenue. Topics include: feeding your soil with multi-species cover crops, fall garden cleanup, making compost and trouble-shooting compost problems. This will be a

hand-on workshop, so bring your questions and dress for gardening. All are welcome.

Bar and Grill hosts open horseshoe tournaments Thursday nights at the bar on Golddust Drive. For more information, call 262-9887.

■■ An all acoustic jam takes place every Thursday. The jam takes place at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna on the first Thursday of the month, and at the Kenai Senior Center during the rest of the month. Jam starts at 6:30 p.m.

■■ Odie’s Deli in Soldotna has live music Friday from 6-8 p.m. and Pub Quiz night every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m.

■■ AmVets Post 4 has reopened in its brand new building on Kalifornsky Beach across from Jumpin’ Junction. Eligible veterans and their families are invited to stop by to find out more about AmVets and their involvement in the Veteran community. For members and invited guests, Friday night dance to “Running with Scissors,” and Saturday Burn your own steak and karaoke with Cowboy Don. ■■ The Bow bar in Kenai has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays.

Entertainment ■■ The Flats Bistro in Kenai presents live dinner music Thursday and Friday from 6:30-8:30 p.m., featuring Garrett Mayer on Thursdays and Mike Morgan & Matt Boyle on Fridays. For reservations (recommended) please call The Flats Bistro at 907-335-1010. Please watch this space for more music at The Flats this fall.

■■ Don Jose’s Restaurant in Soldotna features live music with Mike Morgan on Thursday, Sept. 12, 6-9 p.m.

■■ Acapulco, 43543 Sterling Highway in Soldotna, has live music at 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

■■ A bluegrass jam takes place on the first Sunday of the month at from 1-4 p.m. at the Mount Redoubt Baptist Church on South Lovers Loop in Nikiski.

■■ Veronica’s in Old Town Kenai has Open Mic from 6-8 p.m. Friday. Call Veronica’s at 283-2725.

■■ The Alaska Roadhouse

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CABLE STATIONS

(20) QVC

137 317

(23) LIFE

108 252

(28) USA

105 242

(30) TBS

139 247

(31) TNT

138 245

(34) ESPN 140 206

(35) ESPN2 144 209

(36) ROOT 426 687 (38) PARMT 241 241

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M T (43) AMC 131 254 W Th F M T (46) TOON 176 296 W Th F

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(51) FREE 180 311 (55) TLC

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Channel 2 News 5:00 Report (N) BBC World News

108 252

(28) USA

105 242

(30) TBS

139 247

(31) TNT

138 245

(34) ESPN 140 206 (35) ESPN2 144 209 (36) ROOT 426 687 (38) PARMT 241 241 131 254

(46) TOON 176 296 (47) ANPL 184 282 173 291

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Last Man Last Man The Good Wife Handling a Standing ‘PG’ Standing ‘PG’ dairy company’s PR disaster. ‘14’ KTVA 6 p.m. Evening News Young Shel- (:31) Young don ‘PG’ Sheldon Paid Program Entertainment Funny You Funny You ‘G’ Tonight (N) Should Ask Should Ask ‘PG’ ‘PG’ NBC Nightly Channel 2 Newshour (N) Superstore Superstore News With “Sandra’s (N) ‘14’ Lester Holt Fight” ‘14’ Nightly Busi- PBS NewsHour (N) Father Brown Father Brown ness Report is blamed for a murder. ‘PG’ ‘G’ Last Man Standing

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ABC News at (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Live ‘14’ (:37) Nightline (N) ‘G’ 10 (N) (3) A The Good Wife A witness in Dateline ‘PG’ case becomes a suspect. ‘14’

DailyMailTV (N)

How I Met Pawn Stars Your Mother ‘PG’ (6) M ‘14’ Big Brother A houseguest is FBI A search for an abducted KTVA Night- (:35) The Late Show With James Cor (8) C evicted. (N) (Live) ‘PG’ chemist. ‘14’ cast Stephen Colbert (N) ‘PG’ den The Big Bang The Big Bang Fox 4 News at 9 (N) TMZ (N) ‘PG’ TMZ ‘PG’ Entertainment Two and a Theory ‘14’ Theory ‘PG’ Tonight Half Men ‘PG’ (9) F Hollywood Game Night (N) ‘14’

Channel 2 (:34) The Tonight Show Star- (:37) Late News: Late ring Jimmy Fallon (N) ‘14’ Night With (10) N Edition (N) Seth Meyers Professor T. “A Fatal MisAmanpour and Company (N) take” A double poisoning (12) P case. ‘14’

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit SVU investigates a pop star’s assault. ‘14’ Death in Paradise A murder Midsomer Murders DCI disrupts a romantic weekend. Barnaby’s secret past is re‘PG’ vealed. ‘PG’

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Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Standing Standing Standing Standing Josie Maran Argan Oil Cosmetics (N) (Live) ‘G’

CFB 150: Saturdays In the South: A History of SEC Around the Pardon the Now or Never UFC Fight E:60 (35) E Greatest Football (N) Horn Interruption (N) Flashback Powerboat Graham Mariners Mariners Pre- MLB Baseball Cincinnati Reds at Seattle Mariners. From T-Mobile Park in Seattle. (N) (Live) Mariners Seahawks Seahawks MLB Baseball Cincinnati Reds at Seattle (36) R Nationals Bensinger Spotlight (N) game (N) Postgame Press Pass Press Pass Mariners. From T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

Mom ‘14’ Mom ‘14’ Mom ‘14’ Mom ‘14’ Mom ‘14’ “Remember the Titans” (2000, Drama) Denzel Washington, Will Patton. A “Remember the Titans” (2000, Drama) Denzel Washington, Will Patton. A “Bad Boys II” (38) P (2003) black man coaches high-school football after integration. black man coaches high-school football after integration.

(1:25) “Jaws” (:25) “Jaws 2” (1978, Suspense) Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary. Tourist town “Pearl Harbor” (2001, War) Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale. Best friends be(:05) “Pearl Harbor” (2001) Ben Affleck. Best friends become (43) A fighter pilots and romantic rivals in 1941. and police chief dread huge white shark at beach. come fighter pilots and romantic rivals in 1941.

American American Bob’s Burg- Bob’s Burg- Family Guy Family Guy Rick and SuperManSquidbillies Your Pretty Bob’s Burg- Bob’s Burg- American American Family Guy Family Guy (46) T Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ ers ‘PG’ ers ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ Morty ‘14’ sion ‘14’ ‘14’ Face... Hell ers ‘PG’ ers ‘PG’ Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ River Monsters “Death Down River Monsters “Ice Cold River Monsters “Malaysian River Monsters “Legend of Loch Ness” Jeremy hunts the River Monsters “American Killers” Searching for a modern- River Monsters “Legend of (47) A Under” ‘PG’ Killer” ‘PG’ Lake Monster” ‘PG’ Loch Ness Monster. ‘PG’ day “Jaws.” ‘PG’ Loch Ness” ‘PG’ Bunk’d ‘G’

Bunk’d ‘G’

Jessie ‘G’

Jessie ‘G’

The Dead Files “Drained: Ripley, West Virginia” ‘PG’ Pawn Stars A suit worn by Dale Earnhardt Sr. ‘PG’ Live PD Live PD Presents: PD Presents: PD Cam ‘14’ Cam ‘14’ Beachfront Beachfront Bargain Bargain Beat Bobby Beat Bobby Flay ‘G’ Flay ‘G’ Shark Tank A high-tech shoe insole. ‘PG’ Hannity (N)

The Office (:45) The Office ‘14’ 107 249 ‘14’ (3:30) “Fast & Furious” (2009, Action) Vin 122 244 Diesel, Paul Walker.

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High School Football Longview (Texas) at John Tyler (Texas). (N) (Live)

PREMIUM STATIONS ! HBO

3:30

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How I Met How I Met Elementary “Our Time Is (8) W Willie Boy” ‘14’ With With Your Mother Your Mother Up” ‘PG’ Laurie Felt - Los Angeles (N) FRYE Footwear & Handbags LOGO by Lori Goldstein Laurie Felt - Los Angeles (N) (20) (Live) ‘G’ (Live) ‘G’ (N) (Live) ‘G’ “10th Anniversary” (N) ‘G’ Wife Swap “Heene/Silver” Wife Swap “Brown/Holland” Wife Swap “Chi/Edwards” Wife Swap “Heene/Silver” Married at First Sight “Couples Couch: The (:37) Married Marrying Millions Bill plans a (:01) Wife Swap Storm-chasStorm-chasing mom, psychic Disparate mothers trade Martial arts maven, actress. Storm-chasing mom, psychic Forever Decision” The eight-week experiment at First Sight major surprise for Brianna. ‘14’ ing mom, psychic mother. ‘PG’ (23) mother. ‘PG’ lives. ‘PG’ ‘PG’ mother. ‘PG’ is over. (N) ‘14’ ‘14’ Law & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicModern Fam- Modern Fam- Modern Fam- Modern Fam- Chicago P.D. An illegal im (28) tims Unit ‘14’ tims Unit ‘14’ tims Unit ‘14’ tims Unit ‘14’ tims Unit ‘14’ ily ‘14’ ily ‘PG’ ily ‘PG’ ily ‘PG’ migrant’s murder. ‘14’ The Big Bang The Big Bang Chasing the Cure “Chasing the Cure 106” American American American American Family Guy Family Guy The Big Bang Conan Actor Brooklyn Brooklyn Conan Actor Theory ‘14’ Theory ‘PG’ (N) (Live) ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ Dad “Pilot” Dad “Threat Dad ‘14’ ‘14’ “The Blind Theory ‘PG’ Gerard Butler. Nine-Nine Nine-Nine ‘14’ Gerard Butler. (30) ‘PG’ Levels” ‘PG’ Side” ‘14’ ‘14’ “99” ‘14’ ‘14’ (3:00) “Cowboys & Aliens” (2011) Daniel “Kong: Skull Island” (2017) Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson. Explorers Chasing the Cure “Chasing the Cure 106” (N “Cowboys & Aliens” (2011, Science Fiction) Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford.

(31) Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde. encounter a gigantic ape and monstrous creatures.

Same-day Tape) ‘14’ Extraterrestrials attack a 19th-century Arizona town.

CFB 150: College Football 150 - Football Is US: The ESPN Documentaries (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter With Scott Van SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (34) E Greatest College Game Pelt (N) (Live)

The Dead Files Violent para (57) TRAV 196 277 normal activity. ‘PG’ Pawn Stars “Pawn of the (58) HIST 120 269 Undead” ‘PG’ (2:00) Live PD “Live PD (59) A&E 118 265 -- 05.05.18” Riding along with law enforcement. ‘14’ Beachfront Beachfront (60) HGTV 112 229 Bargain Bargain Beat Bobby Beat Bobby (61) FOOD 110 231 Flay ‘G’ Flay ‘G’ Shark Tank Software that au (65) CNBC 208 355 tomates plant care. ‘PG’ Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) (67) FNC 205 360 (81) COM

3 PM

Jeopardy Inside Ed. Live PD Live PD Dr. Phil ‘14’ Wendy Williams Show The Kelly Clarkson Show Varied Programs

September 8 - 14,12, 2019 SEPTEMBER 2019 FR 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30

Bunk’d “It’s a Raven’s Just Roll With Bunk’d ‘G’ Bunk’d ‘G’ Coop & Cami To Be AnBlast!” ‘G’ Home ‘G’ It ‘Y7’ nounced The Loud The Loud The Loud The Loud SpongeBob SpongeBob “Men in Black” (1997, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fioren- Friends ‘PG’ (50) NICK 171 300 House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ tino. Secret agents monitor extraterrestrial activity on Earth.

(3:30) “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” (2007, Adventure) Johnny Depp, Or“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (2011, Adventure) Johnny Depp, Penélope (51) FREE 180 311 lando Bloom. Jack Sparrow’s friends join forces to save him.

Cruz. Capt. Jack Sparrow searches for the Fountain of Youth.

Say Yes to the Dress “Sur- 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days “Secret, Secret, I’ve Got Unexpected “Does She Have Pregnant Behind Bars “Wel- Pregnant Behind Bars (55) TLC 183 280 prise, Surprise!” ‘G’ a Secret” Ben meets Akinyi’s family. ‘PG’ My Ears?” ‘14’ come to County” ‘14’ “Breaking the Cycle” ‘14’ Naked and Afraid ‘14’ Naked and Afraid ‘14’ Naked and Afraid ‘14’ Naked and Afraid ‘14’ Naked and Afraid ‘14’ Naked and Afraid ‘14’ (56) DISC 182 278 (49) DISN

2:30

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Last Man Last Man Last Man (8) WGN-A 239 307 Standing Standing Standing Down Home with David (N) (Live) ‘G’ (20) QVC 137 317 (23) LIFE

2 PM

General Hospital ‘14’ Judge Judy Judge Judy Paid Prog.

Paid Prog.

Dish Nation Dish Nation Tamron Hall ‘PG’ Nature Cat Wild Kratts

SATELLITE PROVIDERS MAY CARRY A DIFFERENT FEED THAN LISTED HERE. THESE LISTINGS REFLECT LOCAL CABLE SYSTEM FEEDS.

Chicago P.D. “Climbing Into To Be AnHow I Met Bed” Ruzek’s career is in nounced Your Mother question. ‘14’ ‘PG’ The Ellen DeGeneres Show KTVA 5 p.m. CBS Evening (N) ‘PG’ First Take News (3:00) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies.

From Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. (N) (Live)

(43) AMC

Wendy Williams Show Hot Bench Hot Bench Court Court To Be Announced Young & Restless Mod Fam Bold Rachael Ray ‘G’ Paternity Live with Kelly and Ryan The Dr. Oz Show ‘PG’ Dinosaur Cat in the Sesame St. Splash

ABC News Democratic Candidates Debate Debate at Texas Southern University. (N) (Live) To Be Announced

(3) ABC-13 13 (6) MNT-5

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In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ JAG Fist fight. ‘PG’ JAG ‘PG’ JAG “A New Life” ‘PG’ JAG “A New Life” ‘PG’ In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ JAG “Pilot Error” ‘PG’ JAG “War Cries” ‘PG’ JAG “Brig Break” ‘PG’ Dog Dog In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ JAG “Scimitar” ‘PG’ JAG “Boot” ‘PG’ JAG “Sightings” ‘PG’ Last Man Last Man In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ JAG ‘PG’ JAG ‘PG’ JAG “Smoked” ‘PG’ Last Man Last Man Vince Camuto Handbags LOGO by Lori Goldstein Jayne & Pat’s Closet (N) (Live) ‘G’ Facets of Diamonique Jewelry (N) (Live) ‘G’ philosophy - beauty ‘G’ PM Style With Amy Stran Kerstin’s Favorites Brooke Shields Timeless Nick Chavez Beverly Hills Beauty by Tova (N) ‘G’ Gourmet Holiday (N) (Live) ‘G’ Beauty We Love (N) ‘G’ Belle by Kim Gravel ‘G’ Royal Palace Rugs (N) ‘G’ Linea by Louis Dell’Olio bareMinerals (N) (Live) ‘G’ Royal Palace Rugs (N) ‘G’ Gourmet Holiday (N) (Live) ‘G’ Royal Palace Rugs (N) ‘G’ Fire Light-Diamond Joan Rivers Classics Skechers (N) (Live) ‘G’ Nick Chavez Beverly Hills New at Q (N) (Live) ‘G’ Easy Solutions (N) ‘G’ Belle by Kim Gravel ‘G’ Fire Light-Diamond (7:00) Kerstin’s Closet ‘G’ Isaac Mizrahi Live! (N) ‘G’ Jennifer’s Closet (N) ‘G’ Cuddl Duds: Layers Laurie Felt - Los Angeles LOGO by Lori Goldstein Clarks Footwear (N) ‘G’ Laurie Felt - Los Angeles The Closer ‘PG’ The Closer ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ Marrying Millions ‘14’ Marrying Millions ‘14’ Marrying Millions ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ Wife Swap ‘PG’ Wife Swap ‘PG’ Wife Swap ‘PG’ Wife Swap ‘PG’ The Closer ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ Marrying Millions ‘14’ Marrying Millions ‘14’ Marrying Millions ‘14’ Marrying Millions ‘14’ Marrying Millions ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ Wife Swap ‘PG’ Wife Swap ‘G’ Wife Swap ‘G’ Wife Swap ‘PG’ The Closer ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ The Closer ‘14’ Wife Swap ‘14’ Wife Swap ‘14’ Wife Swap ‘PG’ Wife Swap ‘PG’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU NCIS “Missing” ‘PG’ NCIS ‘PG’ NCIS ‘PG’ NCIS “Reveille” ‘PG’ NCIS “Defiance” ‘PG’ NCIS “Kill Screen” ‘PG’ Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU (7:30) NCIS Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law-SVU Seinfeld ‘G’ Seinfeld Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Burgers Burgers Seinfeld Seinfeld Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Seinfeld Seinfeld Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Seinfeld Seinfeld Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Big Bang Big Bang Seinfeld Seinfeld Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Charmed ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘PG’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ “Pretty Woman” (1990) Richard Gere.

Charmed ‘PG’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘PG’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘PG’ “Deep Impact” (1998) Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni.

Charmed ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ “Law Abiding Citizen” (2009) Jamie Foxx.

Charmed ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ “Cowboys & Aliens” Charmed ‘PG’ Supernatural “Heart” ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘PG’ Bones ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ SportsCenter (N) (Live) NFL PrimeTime (N) (Live) NFL Live (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Monday Night Countdown (N) (Live) NFL Football SportsCenter (N) (Live) Outside NFL Live (N) (Live) NBA: The Jump (N) (Live) High Noon Question Around Interruption SportsCenter (N) (Live) E:60 (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Outside NFL Live (N) (Live) NBA: The Jump (N) (Live) High Noon Question Around Interruption SportsCenter (N) (Live) MLB Baseball SportsCenter (N) (Live) Outside NFL Live (N) (Live) NBA: The Jump (N) (Live) High Noon Question Around Interruption SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Outside NFL Live (N) (Live) NBA: The Jump (N) (Live) High Noon Question Around Interruption College Football North Carolina at Wake Forest. (N) First Take Jalen & Jacoby (N) NBA: The Jump (N) (Live) High Noon Question Around Interruption SportsCenter (N) (Live) U.S. Open First Take Jalen 2020 UEFA Euro Qualifying England vs Kosovo. Group A. (N) (Live) Football Question Around Interruption NFL Live First Take Jalen & Jacoby (N) NFL Live Football High Noon Question Around Interruption WNBA Basketball First Take Jalen & Jacoby (N) NFL Live Football High Noon Question Around Interruption NBA: The Jump First Take Jalen & Jacoby (N) NFL Live Football Max Question SportsCenter (N) (Live) High School Football The Rich Eisen Show (N) (Live) ‘PG’ Paid Prog.

Paid Prog.

The Dan Patrick Show (N) ‘PG’ MLS Soccer The Rich Eisen Show (N) (Live) ‘PG’ Paid Prog.

Paid Prog.

The Dan Patrick Show (N) ‘PG’ Mariners Bensinger The Rich Eisen Show (N) (Live) ‘PG’ Paid Prog.

Paid Prog.

The Dan Patrick Show (N) ‘PG’ Seahawks Spotlight The Rich Eisen Show (N) (Live) ‘PG’ Paid Prog.

Paid Prog.

The Dan Patrick Show (N) ‘PG’ West Coast West Coast The Rich Eisen Show (N) (Live) ‘PG’ Paid Prog.

Paid Prog.

The Dan Patrick Show (N) ‘PG’ Mariners Inside Bar Rescue ‘PG’ (:02) Bar Rescue (:04) Bar Rescue (:06) Bar Rescue (:08) Bar Rescue Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men (2:50) Mom (:25) Mom “Alien” (1979) Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver.

“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (2009, Action) Hugh Jackman.

“X-Men: The Last Stand” (2006, Action) Hugh Jackman.

Lake Placid Stooges Stooges “Lake Placid” (1999, Horror) Bill Pullman.

“Contagion” (2011) Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon.

“Twister” (1996, Action) Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton.

M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H “Aliens” (1986, Science Fiction) Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn.

“Die Hard 2” (1990, Action) Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia.

“Die Hard-Veng.”

Stooges (:40) “Die Hard 2” (1990) Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia. (:10) “Jaws 3” (1983, Suspense) Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong. (:25) “Jaws” (1975) Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw.

Stooges Stooges “Friday the 13th - Part III” (1982) Dana Kimmell.

“Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter” (1984) “Friday the 13th -- A New Beginning” (1985) “Friday the 13th, Part VI” Ben 10 ‘Y7’ Teen Titans Victor Victor Total Drama Total Drama Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Total Drama Total Drama Teen Titans Teen Titans Gumball Gumball Ben 10 ‘Y7’ Teen Titans Victor Victor Total Drama Total Drama Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Total Drama Total Drama Teen Titans Teen Titans Gumball Gumball Ben 10 ‘Y7’ Teen Titans Victor Victor Total Drama Total Drama Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Total Drama Total Drama Teen Titans Go! ‘PG’ Gumball Gumball Ben 10 ‘Y7’ Teen Titans Victor Victor Total Drama Total Drama Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Total Drama Total Drama Teen Titans Teen Titans Gumball Gumball Ben 10 ‘Y7’ Teen Titans Victor Victor Total Drama Total Drama Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Total Drama Total Drama Teen Titans Teen Titans Gumball Gumball Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet Dr. Jeff: RMV The Zoo Secret Life-Zoo Pit Bulls and Parolees Pit Bulls and Parolees River Monsters Varied Programs Mickey T.O.T.S. ‘Y’ Puppy Pals Puppy Pals Muppet Giganto Vampirina PJ Masks Puppy Pals T.O.T.S. ‘Y’ Academy Big City DuckTales Big Hero 6 Big City Big City Mickey T.O.T.S. ‘Y’ Puppy Pals Puppy Pals Muppet Giganto Vampirina PJ Masks Puppy Pals T.O.T.S. ‘Y’ Academy Big City DuckTales Big Hero 6 Big City Big City Mickey T.O.T.S. ‘Y’ Puppy Pals Puppy Pals Muppet Giganto Vampirina PJ Masks Puppy Pals T.O.T.S. ‘Y’ Academy Big City DuckTales Big Hero 6 Big City Big City Mickey T.O.T.S. ‘Y’ Puppy Pals Puppy Pals Muppet Giganto Vampirina PJ Masks Puppy Pals T.O.T.S. ‘G’ Academy Big City DuckTales (N) ‘Y7’ Big City Big City T.O.T.S. ‘Y’ T.O.T.S. ‘Y’ Puppy Pals Muppet Muppet Giganto Vampirina PJ Masks Puppy Pals T.O.T.S. ‘G’ Academy Big City DuckTales Big Hero 6 Big City Big City Bubble Bubble PAW Patrol PAW Patrol Ryan Blaze Blaze Ricky Zoom PAW Patrol PAW Patrol SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob Bubble Bubble PAW Patrol PAW Patrol Ryan Blaze Blaze Ricky Zoom PAW Patrol PAW Patrol SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob Bubble Bubble PAW Patrol PAW Patrol Ryan Blaze Blaze Ricky Zoom PAW Patrol PAW Patrol SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob Bubble Bubble PAW Patrol PAW Patrol Ryan Blaze Blaze Ricky Zoom PAW Patrol PAW Patrol SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob Ricky Zoom Blaze Blaze Ricky Zoom PAW Patrol PAW Patrol Ricky Zoom Blaze Blaze PAW Patrol LEGO LEGO SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob Baby Daddy 700 Club The 700 Club Movie Varied Programs The Middle The Middle The Middle The Middle The Middle Varied Secretly Pregnant ‘14’ Secretly Pregnant ‘MA’ Untold Stories of the E.R. Untold Stories of the E.R. Untold Stories of the E.R. Dr. Pimple Popper ‘14’ American Gypsy Wedding American Gypsy Wedding Obese and Pregnant ‘PG’ Paralyzed and Pregnant Untold Stories of the E.R. Untold Stories of the E.R. Dr. Pimple Popper ‘14’ American Gypsy Wedding American Gypsy Wedding Say Yes Say Yes Pregnant Pregnant Pregnant Pregnant Untold Stories of the E.R. Untold Stories of the E.R. Unexpected ‘14’ Unexpected ‘14’ Unexpected ‘14’ Unexpected ‘14’ My Baby’s Head My 40-Year-Old Child Untold Stories of the E.R. Untold Stories of the E.R. Dr. Pimple Popper ‘14’ American Gypsy Wedding American Gypsy Wedding Say Yes Say Yes Pregnant Pregnant Pregnant Pregnant Untold Stories of the E.R. Untold Stories of the E.R. Dr. Pimple Popper ‘14’ American Gypsy Wedding American Gypsy Wedding Say Yes Say Yes

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Good Morning America The View ‘14’ The Doctors ‘14’ Channel 2 Morning Ed Dateline ‘PG’ Providence Providence (7:00) CBS This Morning Let’s Make a Deal ‘PG’ The Price Is Right ‘G’ Hatchett The People’s Court ‘PG’ Judge Mathis ‘PG’ The Real ‘PG’ (7:00) Today ‘G’ Today 3rd Hour Today-Hoda Curious Go Luna Daniel Tiger Daniel Tiger Sesame St. Pinkalicious

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The Dead Files “Not My Child” ‘PG’ Pawn Stars Restoration of an antique game. ‘PG’ Live PD Live PD Presents: PD Presents: PD Cam ‘14’ Cam ‘14’ Beachfront Beachfront Bargain Bargain Chopped “Viewers Rule” ‘G’

The Dead Files ‘PG’

To Be Announced

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Friends ‘14’

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Constant talk about losing weight has unhealthy effect DEAR ABBY: My dad or something. had a heart attack and I want to support nearly died a year ago.

Dad and other family Since then, he has totally members as well. How do revamped his diet and I politely tell them I can put forth the effort to no longer be around the eat a plant-based diet to constant “lose weight” become healthier. It has talk or healthy food talk been a family affair, and because it is hindering my my sister jumped on the own ability to heal and bandwagon as well. be happy with my body?

Dear Abby I have battled for And how do I tell a family Jeanne Phillips years with an unhealthy of drinkers I’m no longer relationship with both drinking? alcohol and food. I have been seek— UNHEALTHY IN THE ing help for my troubles. The more MIDWEST help I have received, the more I have DEAR UNHEALTHY: Congratulacome to realize my body dysmorphia tions on the lifestyle changes you are issues come from my mom and sister adopting. Change isn’t easy, and how and their constant talk about losing your family reacts to the new you weight and being healthy. (Get this: will affect your relationship with all When Mom isn’t around my dad, of them. she downs double cheeseburgers, Approach your mother and your and my sister can drain a bottle with sister privately. Explain that in the the best of them.) Every single family course of getting help for your own event or dinner out there’s a discusissues you have discovered that cersion about how my mom needs to tain subjects are detrimental to your lose weight or eat better recovery, and you would appreciate

it if they were not a topic of conversation when you are together.

As to explaining your abstinence from alcohol to those who choose to imbibe, I do not think it is realistic to expect them to stop because you have chosen to. When drinks are offered, ask to be served something nonalcoholic. Many people do it these days, and it should not present a problem. If you are cajoled into having “just one,” you may then have to seriously curtail the time you spend with them.

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some advice that will help me settle my inner self.

— CONFUSED GIRL IN LOVE DEAR CONFUSED GIRL: As it stands, your friend has two women, and you have half a man. He may love you, but if he was IN love with you, he would end the relationship with his girlfriend. He never talks about leaving her because he doesn’t intend to rock the boat.

I know the idea of breaking things off is painful, but while you have romantic feelings for this person, you won’t be free to find anybody else.

You deserve someone who is willing to make the same kind of commitment to you that you are willing to make to him. Repeat that to yourself daily until he’s out of your system.

DEAR ABBY: I have a friend I connect with on many different levels.

It’s amazing. But he’s already in a relationship. He tells me he loves me and doesn’t ever want to lose me, but he never talks about leaving her.

He says things will naturally work themselves out.

Although he says he isn’t trying to have his cake and eat it, too, that is exactly how it feels at times. I’m confused about what to do. My heart and my head are at odds. Please give me

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 Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019: This year, you will have a lot of energy. Make sure to get exercise of some type or you could be easily angered. Use this energy well. If single, you open up new doors and meet a new group of people. You are likely to meet someone through these friends. If you’re attached, the two of you often act and make decisions in a most unpredictable manner. Seize an opportunity to travel. PISCES often challenges you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH You notice a change of tune. You have a lot you’d like to contemplate before making a decision, yet someone is pushing you hard to make this decision. After a certain point, you might become unavailable. Tonight: Taking a much-needed personal night.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You hear good news through a friend or in a meeting.

You feel nearly blessed. The person delivering the news is always upbeat. Others find you have become more whimsical. Touch base with a dear friend to share news! Tonight: Celebrating.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You experience a high level of tension, not so much from what is being dropped on you as from what you judge you must do to meet certain demands. Ask yourself if the other parties have the same expectations. Tonight: Could be a long night.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You express a lot of feelings and are understanding of a situation. You can also identify with others easily when you stop and consider their concerns. A friend could change his or her tune at the last moment! Tonight: Going for what you want.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You might be overly excited about a new possibility involving a favorite person. You could get a kickback from someone you really care about. This person wants to keep your focus on him or her, not on anyone else. A boss could be full of surprises. Tonight: Be a duo.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Others seek you out, making you feel on top of the world.

Still, you might question whether a loved one has an agenda that he or she has not revealed. In a sense, this

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person is too nice for words at the moment. Just be aware and enjoy the moment. Tonight: Go with the flow.

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HHHH You speak your mind, and though you might not be as direct as you need to be, the other parties get the gist of what you are thinking. Share more of what is needed to make a situation run smoothly. Understand where others are coming from. Tonight: Stop at a favorite spot on the way home.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might be overloaded in dealing with a problem that could be affecting your day-to-day life. Don’t hesitate to express your concerns to the other parties. You hear news at the last minute. You might be pleased by what you hear.

Tonight: Know when to retreat.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Be aware of your spending and its long-term implications.

You could feel that a situation is out of control, especially where your finances are involved. Saying no could be difficult. Tonight: Blurting out your feelings.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Your creativity emerges when you are dealing with others.

You express unusual concern and energy around a project or a child.

Your interest and concern make the other party feel very cared about.

You find a key person unstable.

Tonight: Go with the moment.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You can convince nearly anyone of how on-target you are.

Clearly, a boss or higher-up makes strong demands, and a loved one also could be demanding. Test your charm and your ability to juggle.

Tonight: All smiles.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Be more sensitive to domestic matters and to checking out an expenditure. You might be considering remodeling or buying a new home. Take your time, as the decision has long-term implications.

Tonight: Happily heading home.

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Conceptis Sudoku | DaveByGreen Dave Green

Dear Readers: DRYER FIRES? They are a real possibility. Here are some hints to help avoid a fire: * Inspect the outside exhaust vent two to three times per year. Lint and debris can build up in there. The cover should open and close freely. The exhaust vent may be on the roof. * Clean the duct going from the dryer to the wall with a vacuum or lint brush once a month. * Run the dryer only when you are at home and awake.

Your heating, ventilation and air conditioning company may offer a professional inspection once a year for a fee. Look into it. — Heloise

Talk to the doc Dear Readers: Here’s another letter this week about labels on medication. — Heloise “Dear Heloise: In regard to a recent letter from Leslie in Houston, pharmacists can only put on the

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We’re NOT to assume anything. There’s a diabetes medication that’s used for PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), and some meds used for erectile dysfunction are also used for blood pressure.

“When the pharmacist consults with you, we ask, ‘What did the doctor tell you this is for?’ and we consult from there. The person that Leslie needs to talk to is the doctor.” — Kellee L., Thousand Oaks, Calif.

A wrinkle in time?

Dear Readers: Workouts for the body are surely beneficial, but what about a workout for the face?

Facial yoga is a new trend; exercise for the face can rev up circulation and strengthen facial muscles and skin over time. Part of getting older is the loss of muscle tone, and this can show in the face.

Exercises that increase the fullness of the cheeks will make the whole face appear firmer and fresh.

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“We really love Soldotna, we absolutely love living here, having our businesses here and even recently we’ve had the opportunity to become foster parents to an adorable kiddo, so we’ve also been able to experience all that it means to be a parent in Soldotna,” Parker said during her opening statement. “I’m very excited to be here. This is a great opportunity and I’m looking forward to sharing more information with you all.”

Dave Carey is a retired teacher who has lived in Soldotna since 1961 and previously served on the Soldotna City Council from 1999-2001, as mayor of Soldotna from 2001-2008 and as the Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor from 2008-2011.

“I see it as my responsibility to be a public servant and an advocate for the community,” Carey said. “There are awesome things happening in Soldotna, starting with the park. The amount of people now using Soldotna Creek Park is phenomenal, and the more activities, the more events, the more leisure time is truly wonderful.”

The questions posed to the candidates were formulated by members of the Soldotna Chamber and presented by Sikorski. Each candidate had 60 seconds to respond to each of the questions.

What qualifications do you have to serve on the city council?

Carey: I have the qualification of desire to be of service.

I think that’s a very important beginning point for anyone. I have the advantage of having a pretty good record with 19 years of service in different elected offices. I get out and learn about people and the ideas they find interesting. My life, from teaching to coaching to public service, it is pretty much who I am.

Three days ago was my 67th birthday, and I believe I’ve still got a bunch of good years.

I’m very hopeful to continue a career of public service for the people of Soldotna.

Pamela Parker: My biggest qualification is that I’m ingrained and involved in this community. Between our business, our family and our volunteerism, my husband and I have made Soldotna our home, and we actively work to better this community on a daily basis.

We utilize the services that Soldotna provides. We go to the parks, we walk the streets — and sometimes sidewalks — we’ve loved living in Soldotna and I’m very passionate about the direction the city is going. That passion helps because I’m a forward thinker and I can see where the city is headed, and I want to continue on that mission. I want the city of Soldotna to become what it’s headed towards: to the downtown improvement plan with

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beautiful, wide sidewalks and wonderful parks for families to enjoy.

Lisa Parker : As I mentioned, I previously served on the city council in the 2000s and was reelected three years ago. I was first elected to public office when I was 19 years old in Anchorage. I was elected to the Anchorage Charter Commission, which resulted in what is today the municipality of Anchorage. Since I’ve been a teenager and throughout my life I’ve loved to work with people, I’ve loved to work with my community and my state identifying problems and solutions. My commitment to you: I will work hard, I will listen, and I will be responsive to you. People who have sent me emails know that I respond to any and all residents.

What do you see as the job of a city council person?

Pamela Parker: If I could just say one thing, it would be to listen. I would be representing all of the folks that live in the city, listening to their concerns and using my position to help correct issues or concerns they might have. I think that often times, folks come into this position with predetermined beliefs about how to work in local government. Because this is my first foray into local government, I don’t come with those predetermined beliefs. I’m here to listen, I’m here to learn, and I’m here to find out what folks want for their city. And I’m here to make that happen.

Lisa Parker: As I mentioned I will work hard and I will listen. But the other responsibility we have to the residents of Soldotna is the fiduciary responsibility. To make sure we are spending money wisely. And while we do not have a high property tax, and the majority of the money we get is through sales tax, we still want to make sure we’re spending the money wisely. One thing we’ve seen as a state is that there’s a lot of deferred maintenance for buildings all around the state. That’s one of things that I want to make sure, as a city, we don’t have issues with deferred maintenance in the future.

Carey: I find it’s a relatively complex thing, as with all human relationships. I think you certainly want to listen, and you want to listen to as wide a spectrum of individuals as possible, but ultimately the major thing that the council does that’s unique is that we make decisions on behalf of others. After looking at the information, what is it that will move the city in the direction we want it to go?

What challenges do you see for the city of Soldotna in the coming term?

Carey: The city of Soldotna’s budget is in very good shape, and that’s because of the work of previous councils for 20, 30 years … we have a very significant surplus, and when you have extra money it would appear that you’re taking money that you really don’t need to use in that year.

Lisa Parker: Soldotna as a city is blessed. We’re blessed because we don’t have significant challenges, but homelessness could continue to be a challenge for the whole community and I don’t think that’s something that we can address singularly as a city.

I don’t see having savings for the city as a problem. It’s kinda like having our own mini permanent fund.

Pamela Parker: So I’ve got a couple. With all the state and borough budget cuts that have been happening, eventually some additional costs could get pushed down to the city and we need to make sure that we’re prepared. I also think that the potential field house and visitor’s center are issues that will come up during my term. I also believe that the opioid epidemic is still happening, and that has to be something that the city looks into.

What are Soldotna’s greatest opportunities?

Lisa Parker: Our greatest opportunities, besides our people, are our parks and our beautiful outdoors.

Pamela Parker: We have such a diverse economy here, and I think we need to continue pumping time, energy and resources into promoting that diverse economy. Our small business community is fantastic and that’s why people choose to live and raise their families in Soldotna.

Carey: Everything that’s just been mentioned is absolutely true. This past decade I’ve spent my time volunteering at the prison, working with people who are in there dealing with drug addiction, primarily heroin and meth. I’d make a commitment to looking for solutions and programs dealing with addiction.

Do you see a need to diversify our revenue streams?

Pamela: Nobody wants to say that they’re for taxes or pay more taxes. I get it. And the city is in a great position where additional sources of revenue are not needed.

However, if that were to change, I personally would

be in favor of a bed tax. I think that helps to capture our visitor industry and does not necessarily impact our residents because we already pay that when we go just about anywhere else in the state or the country.

Carey: I find that the funds being collected are more than adequate. This city needs to do a better job applauding and backing the employees of the city, showing the incredible services they provide. I think water and sewer costs need to be lowered, so budget-wise I can see the potential for some cuts.

Lisa Parker: The city needs to continue to remain open for business. As businesses and industries come to the city, we need to let them know we’ll work with them. Pam mentioned bed tax, Seward and over 100 communities in Alaska have a bed tax, so it’s something we could look at to help promote the community.

Do you agree with the annexation plan currently being considered by the city?

Lisa Parker: My response has always been that I will support annexation if the people in the area also support it. We have extended water and sewer services out to Funny River, K-Beach and SBS because they asked us to, so we should annex those areas. But we had a public meeting regarding annexation on Saturday, and of the 35 people that testified, 34 said ‘thanks but no thanks.’

Carey: In my three terms as city mayor, I cast two vetoes.

One was on annexation. The people being annexed have to be part of the process and they have to want to do it. Annexation is a form of eminent domain. I would absolutely only approve annexation if there’s a clear process by which the people would be able to vote.

Pamela Parker: This is a super loaded question, particularly because neither Dave nor myself, if elected to city council, will have a say on whether the petition will go to the Local Boundary

Commission. So instead, I’m going to focus on what would happen if I am on city council and it has been passed along. I know what we can do if it does get passed along, which is listen to those concerns and make sure we are planning properly during that annexation process to account for all the concerns we heard on Saturday.

What do you see as the city’s role in attracting new businesses and families to Soldotna?

Carey: That starts with the people who live here and radiates out to the people they know. Certainly we need to be friendly and engaged in our community. I believe we really take this place for granted, it is so positive for so many levels.

The best thing we can do is continue to be a dynamic and growing place.

Pamela Parker: The city needs to actively work to get people to move to the peninsula. The city needs to build a business and community climate that encourages people to come here. We need to make sure our codes are not prohibitive to businesses starting and being successful. We need to make sure our roads and streets are safe and our parks are accessible year-round. I think the city plays a very active role in that process.

Lisa Parker: The city, in cooperation with the chamber, has done a good job in attracting businesses and people. When people come here, they immediately find they like the area. Part of it is the area, but it’s also the people who are just so friendly. I said years ago that I think Soldotna is one of Alaska’s best-kept secrets.

Soldotna has two major projects on hold at the moment: the Field House and the Soldotna Visitor’s Center. Do you see a path forward for either of those projects?

Pamela Parker: Absolutely, I see a path forward for both of those. I think the visitor’s center is much needed, and that’s not just because I’m the president-elect on the

chamber’s board of directors. However, in listening to the feedback we’ve received, perhaps the location we were initially looking at in Soldotna Creek Park might not be the best place. I was bummed that the field house did not pass, but there are some funds available from that campaign that could be used to restore and renovate the existing sports complex.

Lisa Parker: The sports complex was a vision of Nels Anderson. He wanted to bring it back to the voters immediately, but the council decided to take a step back.

I think you’ll see upgrades to the sports complex in the years ahead, but whether we go with the big complex that had been identified is still a question. Over the years I’ve been a consultant for folks working on plans for the visitor’s center, so based on the work that’s been done I think it would be an opportunity to bring small conferences to the peninsula and keep stay open for business year-round.

Carey: For any structures in the city we need to look at keeping up with maintenance because it’s so much cheaper to address it early than to do it later. On building new structures, if the people in this area are adequately informed of what could go on if we went ahead with this complex, the people can make the decision based on their pocketbooks. If a demonstration could be provided that would show what we’re missing out on, the people might be more likely to support it.

If you could wave a magic wand that would get the job done, what would you like to see for the city of Soldotna 10 years from now?

Carey: I’d like to bring back all the people who have lived here and spent their lives here. My family knew a lot of the homesteaders, and to me part of the greatness of Soldotna are the shoulders upon which we all stand today. I’d like for those people to see what we became and listen to the wisdom they have for how to move forward.

Pamela Parker: Honestly, I would love to see a gorgeous downtown area along the river. I’m picturing cute little shops owned by my friends and neighbors, maybe a couple apartments above them, and you can walk or ride your bike from one side of town to the other safely.

Cars are not flying down Redoubt at 50 miles an hour.

It’s a safe, vibrant community with a diverse economy.

Thankfully I don’t need a Harry Potter spell to make that happen because the city is already headed down that path, I’m just happy to be a part of making it happen.

Lisa Parker: The development of the riverfront district would be one, and the other would be building a pedestrian bridge across the river so that kids can get from here to the baseball fields safely.

■■ On Aug. 26 at 1:36 p.m., Kenai police responded to the report of an assault near the Kenai Spur Highway and Spruce Street and contacted Tiffany D. Reynolds, 36, of Nikiski. After investigation, Reynolds was arrested for fourthdegree assault (domestic violence) and taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

■■ On July 18 at 8:51 p.m., Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Daniel Straubinger, 42, of Switzerland, after receiving a complaint about people taking over-limit salmon. Investigation resulted in a citation being issued to Straubinger for violating his daily bag limit, with bail set at $120.

■■ On Aug. 29 at 1:33 a.m., Soldotna Alaska State Troopers stopped a white Subaru Outback on Tote Road for having expired registration. Investigation found that Deven Davis, 26, of Soldotna, was driving with a revoked license.

Davis was arrested without incident and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility.

■■ On Aug. 28 at 6:34 a.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a head on collision at about Mile 91.5 of the Sterling Highway. Investigation revealed that Anthony Auiar, 18, of Sterling, was traveling southbound in a

grey Subaru. Auiar crossed the centerline and collided with a blue Chevrolet traveling northbound, driven by David Allred, 74, of Nikiski. Alcohol and drugs were not a factor in the accident. Auiar was taken to Central Peninsula Hospital by Central Emergency Services with minor injuries. Auiar was issued a citation for negligent driving.

■■ On Aug. 28 at 7:01 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to the report of a disturbance at Irish Hills in Kasilof. While at the residence, contact was made with Brad Lucas Demientieff, 43, of Kasilof. Investigation revealed that Demientieff had committed the crime of fourth-degree criminal mischief (domestic violence).

Demientieff was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail.

■■ On Aug. 28 at 7:57 p.m., Alaska State Troopers contacted Robert Blackburn-Long, 23, of Kasilof, on a traffic stop. Investigation revealed that Blackburn-Long had an outstand warrant for failing to appear. He was arrested and on the warrant and taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

■■ On Aug. 28 at 11:33 p.m., Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on Miller Loop Road in Nikiski for an equipment violation. When contacted, driver Katrina Laree Allen, 28, of Kenai,

stated she did not have insurance on the vehicle. Further investigation revealed she was improperly using evidence of registration on the license plates. Allen was cited for no motor vehicle liability insurance and improper use of evidence of registration/ title.

McGerra Lee Beck, 36, of Sterling, was identified as a passenger of the vehicle, and investigation revealed that Beck was violating conditions of release. Beck was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail.

■■ On Aug. 30 at 3:24 a.m., Alaska State Troopers received a complaint about a male yelling in the area of Mile 87 of the Sterling Highway. Troopers responded and identified the male as Jesse Bass, 33, of Sterling.

Investigation revealed that Bass was in possession of a controlled substance and was violating his conditions of release. A criminal history check revealed that Bass had prior convictions involving controlled substances. Bass was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail on the felony charge of fourth-degree misconduct involving controlled substances and violating conditions of release.

■■ On Aug. 29 at 8:22 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a disturbance. Investigation revealed that Christina Walters,

51, had gotten into an argument with and had assaulted her neighbor. Walters was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $500 bail on the charge of fourthdegree assault.

■■ On Aug. 30 at 7:58 a.m., the Soldotna Public Safety Dispatch was advised that a Dodge pickup had ran past the barricades at Skilak Lake Loop. The barricades were in place due to the Swan Lake Fire and are currently manned by the Alaska National Guard. An Officer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Protection Office attempted to stop the vehicle when the pickup attempted to ram his patrol car. The officer was able to avoid being struck and pursued the vehicle onto the Sterling Highway. The vehicle continued about 15 miles toward Soldotna, where Alaska State Troopers units were able to successfully deploy spike strips to stop the vehicle. The vehicle then stopped in a parking lot and rammed three patrol vehicles in an attempt to flee. The vehicle was disabled, using the troopers’ Bearcat Tactical Vehicle.

After a short negotiation, the driver, Josh Lingle, 48, of Cooper Landing, was taken into custody.

Lingle was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail on the charges of three counts of third-degree assault, three counts of third-degree criminal mischief,

failure to stop at direction of a peace officer, and reckless driving.

The vehicle was impounded on scene. If anyone on the roadway had to take evasive action due to the Dodge pickup’s driving manner, please call the Alaska State Troopers, Soldotna Post, at 262-4453.

■■ On Aug. 31 at 1:46 a.m., Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop for a moving violation near Binkley Street and the Sterling Highway in Soldotna. Investigation revealed that driver Anthony Martin Peterson, 33, of Fairbanks, was impaired by alcoholic beverages. He was arrested for driving under the influence and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility.

■■ On Aug. 30 at 11:24 p.m., Alaska State Troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling southbound at about Mile 88 of the Sterling Highway. The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and passed another vehicle in a no passing zone. When the driver finally stopped, he was identified as German Guadarrama, 22, of Soldotna. Investigation revealed that Guadarrama was driving while impaired. He was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on the charges of driving under the influence and first-degree failure to stop at the direction of a peace officer.

Police briefs Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement records and includes arrest and citation information.

Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent.

■■ On Aug. 27 at 12:22 p.m., Kenai police responded to the report of theft at a local business near Mile 10 of the Kenai Spur Highway and contacted Chelsey M. Payne, 27, of Soldotna, and Ryan E. Doty, 36, of Kenai. After investigation, Payne was arrested for thirddegree theft and violating conditions of release. Doty was arrested for third-degree theft. Both were taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

■■ On Aug. 27 at about 6:50 p.m., Kenai police responded to a report of an assault at residence on Candlelight Drive and contacted Jonathan Herrmann, 18, of Kenai.

After investigation, Herrmann was arrested for third-degree assault (domestic violence) and violating conditions of release and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

■■ On Aug. 27 at 11:33 p.m., Kenai police conducted a routine traffic stop near Bridge Access Road and Beaver Loop Road and contacted Hayden A. Patterson, 22, of Homer, who was arrested for driving while license revoked and taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

Brian Mazurek / Peninsula Clarion

Soldotna City Council candidates Lisa Parker, Pamela Parker and Dave Carey speak to members of the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce at the Soldotna Sports Complex on Sept. 11.