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Thursday, November 7, 2019 • Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

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Assembly OKs tourism marketing council funds By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

The Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council may receive borough funds after all. An ordinance awarding a $150,000 grant to the tourism marketing council — a nonprofit aimed at promoting the Kenai Peninsula as a “world class visitor destination” — passed at the Tuesday assembly meeting 6-3, with assembly members Kenn Carpenter, Norm Blakeley and Jesse Bjorkman opposing.

In the news

Missing hiker found dead FAIRBANKS — A 26-year-old Soldotna man reported missing on a hike Monday east of Fairbanks was found dead in a state recreation area. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports state park rangers on all-terrain vehicles found the body of Jarred Allen in the Chena River State Recreation Area. Alaska State Troopers spokesman Ken Marsh says hypothermia is the suspected cause of death. Temperatures Sunday were in single digits. Allen left Friday on a solo hike and was due to return Sunday. His family reported him overdue Monday and a search was launched. Rangers found Allen in the Angel Creek Valley area off Mile 49 Chena Hot Springs Road. He was about 6 miles off the road and 1 mile from the upper Angel Creek Cabin. An autopsy was planned.

Alaska troopers find body of woman linked to 2 homicides ANCHORAGE — The body of a missing woman discovered by Alaska State Troopers is tied to a homicide investigation of a woman and man who died over the weekend. The Anchorage Daily News reports troopers found the body of 28-yearold Alyssa Jimenez of Big Lake around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on Knik-Goose Bay Road near Wasilla. Troopers say the discovery is linked to an investigation into the See news, Page A3

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During Tuesday’s meeting, assembly member Brent Hibbert, the ordinance’s sponsor, said tourism is an important component of the borough’s economy. He said last year tourism raised $7.7 million in sales tax money, going directly to support the school district. Hibbert’s ordinance appropriates $150,000 from borough general fund balance to the tourism marketing council for the purpose of promoting tourism in areas of the borough outside the cities. The tourism marketing council submitted a grant application to the

borough in February for $100,000. Hibbert’s ordinance allows the council an opportunity to update its grant application to include an outline of proposed projects. The ordinance also requires the council to present program objectives to the assembly for approval, before the grant will be awarded. The council has 45 days to send in an updated application, which will also be presented to borough administration. In his proposed FY 2020 budget, borough Mayor Charlie Pierce zeroed out the $100,000 tourism

marketing council funds provided in years past. The assembly amended the $100,000 back into the budget, before they passed it in May. The mayor vetoed the $100,000 June 18, and the assembly failed to override. Since the 1990s, the Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council has been funded by the borough. In FY 2019, the borough provided the council with $100,000. In the FY 2018 budget, the borough supported the council with $305,980 in funds, and $340,00 in FY 2017.

Getting set for the session

Debbie Speakman of Homer spoke on behalf of the tourism marketing council, where she is a contract consultant to help build on the organization’s current programs. She said she came on with the council because she “believes in the borough and what we have to show off.” “Yes, people do know where Alaska is,” Speakman told the assembly. “They’re excited to come here, but you know where they want to go? They want to go See tourism, Page A2

Fleming bows out of school board By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

Brian Mazurek / Peninsula Clarion

Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Soldotna, Sen. Peter Micciche, R- Soldotna, and Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, speak to members of the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center on Wednesday.

By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion

In anticipation of the upcoming 2020 legislative session, peninsula lawmakers met with members of the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce and gave an update on their priorities heading into the

new year. On Wednesday, Reps. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski; Gary Knopp, R-Soldotna; and Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, sat in front of chamber members and gave their perspective on the state budget, the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, crime, tax policy and more.

Micciche opened up the floor by speaking on the cuts made to the state’s budget this year. In 2019, the Alaska Legislature reduced state spending by about $200 million from the previous year. Spending from the state’s general fund, Micciche said, See session, Page A3

Reward offered in search for missing woman By Michael Armstrong Homer News

Three weeks after she went missing on Oct. 17, Homer Police remain actively searching for Anesha “Duffy” Murnane. Murnane’s family has started a Facebook page, Bring Duffy Home, and a Go Fund Me account to raise money to assist the search. That money also could go to supplement a reward for tips made

through Crimestoppers that lead to Murnane’s return, Murnane’s stepfather, Ed Berg, wrote in an email. The reward could be in excess of $5,000, he wrote. Berg said volunteers also have been canvassing across the Kenai Peninsula, including the Kalifornsky Beach and Cohoe Loop Road areas, as well as areas closer to Homer. Murnane, 38, disappeared after See missing, Page A14

Photo provided, Homer Police Department

A recent photo of Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, missing since Oct. 17, in Homer.

A resident recently elected to the Kenai Peninsula School District Board of Education will not be taking her seat. Martha Fleming, who was elected in October in an uncontested race to represent the eastern peninsula, will not be serving on the school board this year due to “unfortunate circumstances,” school board President Penny Vadla said. Fleming was absent from Monday’s school board meeting, during which newly elected members took their oath of office. Vadla said during the meeting that Fleming would not be taking the oath. In a Wednesday phone call, Fleming told the Clarion her reason for stepping down was personal, but that she would still like to serve residents of the eastern Kenai Peninsula on the school board in the future. The school board will be tasked with appointing a new person to fill the district 6 seat, which was most recently held by Lynn Hohl of Seward. The new appointed member will hold the seat until the next regular election, scheduled for October 2020. The board has not yet set a timeline and schedule for the appointment, Debbie Tressler, the administrative secretary for the school board and superintendent, said in an email. When the board addresses the vacancy, advertisements in local media will be distributed, applications and nominations will be solicited and candidates will be announced. The public will have opportunity to provide input on candidates, who will be interviewed during a public meeting. The appointee will be selected through a majority vote of board members.

Impeachment to go public: Hearings next week By Mary Clarre Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro and Eric Tucker Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Democrats announced Wednesday they will launch public impeachment hearings next week, intending to bring to life weeks of closed-door testimony and lay out a convincing narrative of presidential misconduct by Donald Trump. First to testify will be William Taylor, the top diplomat in Ukraine, who has relayed in private his understanding that there was a blatant quid pro quo with Trump holding up military aid to a U.S. ally facing threats

from its giant neighbor Russia. That aid, at the heart of the impeachment inquiry, is alleged to have been held hostage until Ukraine agreed to investigate political foe Joe Biden and the idea, out of the mainstream of U.S. intelligence findings, that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 U.S. election. The testimony of Taylor, a career envoy and war veteran with 50 years of service to the U.S., is what Democrats want Americans to hear first. Taylor has told investigators about an “irregular channel” that the president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, set up for Ukraine diplomacy, and how the White House was

holding up the military aid, according to a transcript of his closed-door interview released Wednesday. “That was my clear understanding, security assistance money would not come until the president committed to pursue the investigation,” Taylor said. He was asked if he was aware that “quid pro quo” meant “this for that.” “I am,” he replied. Trump has denied any wrongdoing, and Republicans largely dismiss the impeachment inquiry, now into its second month, as a sham. But Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the Intelligence Committee leading the probe, said that with two

days of hearings next week Americans will have a chance to decide for themselves. “The most important facts are largely not contested,” the California Democrat said. “Those open hearings will be an opportunity for the American people to evaluate the witnesses for themselves, to make their own determinations about the credibility of the witnesses, but also to learn firsthand about the facts of the president’s misconduct.” Along with Taylor, the public will hear from former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, See hearings, Page A14

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Peninsula Clarion

AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna ®

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Snow will fall from the eastern Great Lakes through New England today. Rainy weather will stretch from the mid-Atlantic to the southern Plains. Much colder air will spread from the Plains eastward.

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‘Intrigued by places’ Peninsula Clarion

After visiting his 100th country this summer during an expansive tour of Southeast Asia, Kenai Peninsula College psychology professor Dr. Paul Landen will share his insights and experiences with the community. “Travel is my passion,” Landen said. “I’m the kind of person that knew the capital of every country in the world in sixth grade.” Landen, who visited

13 countries this year on a tour of Southeast Asia and Oceania, will present “Unknown Asia: A Journey Across Bangladesh, Maldives, Mongolia and Sri Lanka” tonight at 6:30 p.m. as part of the KPC showcase series. In order to fit his experiences into an one-hour time slot, Landen will present his stories from four of the less-visited countries — Bangladesh, the Maldives, Mongolia and Sri Lanka. Landen said each nation presents a unique culture

and geography that isn’t well known in the western world. “They’re intriguing,” he said. “They’re each very different from each other. I thought of those four (for the presentation) because people know very little about them. These are places that I don’t think people go to often.” A former director of international affairs at two different universities, Landen said he caught the travel bug as a young man. His travels in recent years have taken

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By Joey Klecka

Ketchikan 50/47

Today’s Forecast World Cities

Cleveland Columbia, SC Columbus, OH Concord, NH Dallas Dayton Denver Des Moines Detroit Duluth El Paso Fargo Flagstaff Grand Rapids Great Falls Hartford Helena Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jackson, MS

24 hours ending 4 p.m. yest. . 0.13" Month to date .......................... 0.21" Normal month to date ............ 0.30" Year to date ........................... 13.56" Normal year to date .............. 15.78" Record today ................. 1.10" (1979) Record for Nov. ............ 6.95" (1971) Record for year ........... 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours ending 4 p.m. yest. ... 0.0" Month to date .......................... Trace Season to date .......................... 0.5"

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Dillingham 46/41

National Cities Albany, NY Albuquerque Amarillo Asheville Atlanta Atlantic City Austin Baltimore Billings Birmingham Bismarck Boise Boston Buffalo, NY Casper Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Charlotte, NC Chicago Cheyenne Cincinnati

Fairbanks 27/10

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Today’s activity: MODERATE Where: Weather permitting, moderate displays will be visible overhead from Barrow to as far south as Talkeetna and visible low on the horizon as far south as Bethel, Soldotna and southeast Alaska.

Prudhoe Bay 15/9

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Photo by Paul Landen

Palm trees frame a sunset sky in the Maldives in summer of 2019.

him to Europe and Africa and, in 2015, the country of Bhutan. Landen shared his experiences in Bhutan in a previous KPC showcase. “I’ve got to go to a new country every year,” Landen explained when asked about his long list of places he’s visited. When making a decision on where to visit in 2019, Landen said he settled on Southeast Asia and Oceania with a Swedish friend, who ultimately had to back out of the trip. Landen said his mind was made up to travel,

with or without his host friend. He said he hopes his experiences inspire the audience to be intrigued enough to visit these areas of the world on their own. Plus, he represented one of his destinations (the Maldives) in his Model United Nations course in high school. Landen said he chose each country for his presentation for a reason. Bangladesh is one of the most populous countries on Earth. The Maldives is the lowest-lying country on

Earth with 26 atolls and a high elevation point of 17 feet. Mongolia, while known as the land of Genghis Khan, is the 18th-largest country in the world by land size. With just 3 million inhabitants, it is one of the most sparsely populated countries. Sri Lanka, which sits off the east coast of India, is a traditional Buddhist enclave known for its elephant population and tea production. Landen said he will be diving much deeper into what makes those countries interesting, beginning with his philosophy of immersing himself in a foreign culture. “My way of doing things is to simply be and experience places,” he said. “To be completely in the moment and completely in the present in the spot. Just to encounter the people and encounter the culture. I’m just intrigued by places.”

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to Denali. They want to go to Anchorage … People come for wildlife, they come for glaciers and they come for mountains. They can find that here, all of them.” During the ordinance’s public hearing, some residents who testified said the ordinance was not a good use of taxpayer money. “This has absolutely nothing to do with the essential services the borough is supposed to be providing to the people that live here,” Chris Hayes from Kenai told the assembly. The mayor and some assembly members also called into question the effectiveness of the organization. Pierce said the group doesn’t have metrics to prove their effectiveness. “It’s about focusing on the deliverance of services that you’re paying for,” Pierce said. “If you want to spend some money, give it to someone who’s given you some metrics. I don’t think this group has proven that. I’d ask you to consider if this is effective money you’re spending.” Speakman said tourism is one of the most difficult industries to get numbers on, saying it’s difficult to plot how visitors come to learn about the Kenai Peninsula. During final comments, Pierce said he does support marketing the borough. “I’m hopeful that we can reach some discussion and get some metrics that we can

demonstrate and feel better about supporting the dollars that we do utilize there,” Pierce said. Shanon Davis, who served as the tourism marketing council executive director for about 12 years, told the assembly that tourism marketing benefits every resident in the borough. She said the tourism council has a small reserve in the bank, but without the partnership with the borough, the organization will eventually decrease activity. “We’ve continued to spend the money and market, but that money is going to dry up,” Davis told the assembly. “I remember when I was the director and people would ask me what would happen if the borough stops its side of the investment, and I said, ‘well, that will start the spiraling decline of the organization.’ A private-public partnership only works if there are two parts.” Carroll Knutson a docent at Soldotna’s Homestead Museum, said $150,00 to market the borough is money well spent. Knutson said the borough was “hardly encouraging people to visit” the peninsula in light of the Swan Lake Fire and highway construction. “The people who came here this summer went through hell and high water, quite literally, to get here,” Knutson said. She says people who do visit to the Kenai Peninsula come back. “I’ve talked to people who have gone to Barrow before they’ve considered coming here,” Knutson said. “But once they get here, they come back. They come back over and over again.”

Peninsula Clarion

Beverly Inez McKinley

Stephen Harry Hillyer

Kenai resident Mrs. Beverly Inez McKinley, 67, died Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at her home in Kenai with her family by her side after a 3-year battle with cancer. She is now with her Savior. Memorial services will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9th, 2019 at Soldotna Bible Chapel – 300 W Marydale Ave - Soldotna. Her cremated remains will be buried at the Soldotna Community Memorial Park. Beverly was born Sept. 14, 1952 in Cody, Wyoming. She graduated from Biola College with a degree in Elementary Education. Beverly moved to Alaska in 1993 living in Soldotna for majority of the time before moving to Kenai. From 1993 to the present, Bev served with Child Evangelism Fellowship of Alaska. She was a faithful and active member of Soldotna Bible Chapel. She loved ministry and grandchildren. She loved to bead and spend time at the beach. The family wrote, “If you ever met Bev you know, she was full of joy and always had a smile on her face. She spent most of her life investing in the people around her. Over the last couple weeks, it has been precious to see so many of the people she invested in stop by her house and visit with her for one last time. As Bev fought cancer for the past three years, she never stopped ministering the Gospel. She poured her life out for her friends, her children, and grandchildren, all for her Savior. Bev’s daily planner is a wonder to behold. The days are packed, with one person after another, because that is what Bev treasured. She treasured people and she was absolutely committed to making sure that people knew they were loved by God. She will be greatly missed, but we rejoice to know she is now in the presence of her beloved Savior.” She is survived by her husband, Steve McKinley of Kenai; sons, Matt (Amy) McKinley of Soldotna and Mark (Caitlin) McKinley of Kenai; daughter, Amanda McKinley of Kenai; grandchildren, Makayla, Eric, Moriah, Ethan, Elias, Brenden, Caden, Alana, Mia, and Daven; sister, Claudene Green; brothers, Rommie, Garen and Rick Claudson. Memorial donations may be made to the CEF Kenai Peninsula, State Director Fund – cefalaska.com/ donate. Arrangements made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel & Crematory. Please visit or sign her online guestbook at AlaskanFuneral.com.

Longtime Kenai resident Stephen Harry Hillyer, 85, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 at Central Peninsula Hospital from natural causes. A celebration of his life will be 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the Kenai Senior Center. His son, Joe F. Hillyer, will officiate. Military honor will be provided by the American Legion Post 20 and V.F.W. Post 10046. Stephen was born Apr. 9, 1934 in Medford, Ore. He graduated from Covina High School. He furthered his education at AMP school, PRA school and Aviation Fundamentals. He served honorably in the U.S. Navy in the 142nd Fighter Squadron. Stephen moved to Alaska in 1960 and lived in Fairbanks until 1980. He then moved to Anchorage and resided there until 1992, later he moved to Kenai. Stephen worked as a draftsman, military housing coordinator, was self-employed and also a flight engineer. He was a member of the Brethren church. He was also an historical artist, and the Seward Maritime Mission Ministry. Stephen enjoyed model trains and was a student of the bible. His family wrote, “Dad was a man of many talents, but the greatest gift he gave his family was leading us to salvation in Jesus Christ.” Stephen is survived by his wife, Margaret of Soldotna; children, William M. Hillyer of Seward, Kay E. Marcano of Salem, Ore., Jan A. Thies of Palmer, Guy K. Hillyer of Missouri, Brook A. Hillyer of Fairbanks, Joseph F. Hillyer of Soldotna, and Kimberly Davis of Fairbanks, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Arrangements were by Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai.

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deaths of 25-year-old Michael Attwood of Big Lake and 37-year-old Donna Marie Campos of Wasilla. Troopers announced Sunday they were investigating Campos and Attwood’s deaths near a road in the same area. A spokesman for the troopers says it is unclear how Jimenez knew Campos and Attwood, but troopers believe the deaths are related and the case is being treated as a homicide investigation.

Suspect held in fatal rifle shooting

ANCHORAGE — A 22-year-old Anchorage man has been charged with felony assault and reckless endangerment in a shooting that fatally injured his roommate. Samuel Fair was charged Wednesday and is jailed at Anchorage Correctional Complex. Online court documents do not list his attorney. The name of the man killed was not released immediately because next of kin had not been notified. Anchorage police say Fair was arrested before the victim died and charges may be amended. Police say Fair, the victim and at least one other roommate were at home on east 26th Avenue on Tuesday night. Police say that as Fair handled a rifle, it discharged, striking the victim in the upper body. The victim was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police announced Wednesday morning that the man died.

Anchorage police release name of man found dead in car ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police have released the name of a man found dead under suspicious circumstances in a parked car. Police say the man found Sunday afternoon was 48-year-old Oscar Garcia. Police have not released a suspected cause of death but say Garcia suffered trauma to his body. Police at 1 p.m. Sunday received a report of a dead person in a car on Merrill Drive in west Anchorage and sent an officer to investigate. Garcia was inside the car. Homicide detectives and a crime scene team were called to the scene. — Associated Press

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had been reduced by about 30% since Fiscal Year 2014. Among the numbers he cited, Micciche mentioned that the number of state employees had been brought down to about 20,000 people, 2,000 fewer than when employment was at its peak of 22,126. Micciche said that he expects the state’s revenue will remain relatively flat until about 2023 and added that increases in oil production and the future price of oil will “make or break” the state’s balance. Recognizing a need to address and potentially change the statutory formula for determining the amount of the PFD, Micciche said that all Alaskans — not just the legislators — need to be a part of the process. When it comes to the economy as a whole, Micciche said that the state is doing well, especially in terms of its low unemployment numbers — unemployment in Alaska was 6.2% as of September, according to the Department of Labor. Micciche also said that in order for the state to remain strong, diversification of the economy needs to be a priority so that industries outside of tourism and oil and gas don’t continue to suffer under a “self-imposed” recession. Micciche also addressed the Fair Share Act, a ballot initiative that would reform Alaska’s current tax policy when it comes to oil production. “A 250% to 400% increase in oil taxes. Think about that in your business. Is that something you can afford?” Micciche said of the initiative. “This initiative should not pass. It is putting detailed tax policy onto the ballot, and using bumper sticker statements to try to pass it is not the way to deal with this kind of an issue.” Micciche argued that, while the initiative would bring in an additional $1 to $2 billion in tax revenue, it would make Alaska uncompetitive with other oil-producing regions. In regards to public safety, Micciche said that the Legislature accomplished its goal of reducing crime with the passage of the Justin Schneider Loophole Act and HB 49. Those bills, Micciche said, have given judges the tools they need to enforce the law. “We will be monitoring outcomes and will not

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hesitate to work against lenient judges who choose not to use those tools,” Micciche said. Micciche also spoke out against sending Alaska inmates to private prisons outside of the state. Micciche and others in the Legislature pushed back against this proposal after it was originally included in Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget for 2019, and he echoed those sentiments Wednesday by saying that private prisons do not save the state money in the long-run. When it came to local issues, Micciche said that he will holding a public meeting with state and federal officials to address the management of the Swan Lake Fire this summer. The meeting will be held on Nov. 13 at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Chambers in Soldotna from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. “This is not about putting anyone in the hot seat,” Micciche said. “It’s about looking for better solutions.” Micciche also spoke on the closure of the Silver Tip Maintenance Station near Hope, which was recently shut down by the Department of Transportation. Micciche and other legislators wrote a letter to the DOT commissioner on Sept. 12. He said the response they received was “strange at best.” Micciche said that the Legislature is ready to appropriate any additional funds needed for “adequate” road maintenance and encouraged peninsula residents to call the commissioner and the governor’s office to voice their opposition to the station’s closure. During his statement, Carpenter said that he considers the biggest accomplishment of the Legislature this year to be the reduction in state spending. “It was a challenge. There was a lot of politics being played, and we are a leaner state today than we were last year,” Carpenter said. “That’s a good thing, and I think we still have a ways to go.” Carpenter also mentioned the passage of HB 49 as another legislative accomplishment, saying that he was proud of the bill, even though it didn’t include everything he would have wanted. Going into the next legislative session, Carpenter said that the priority for lawmakers should be restoring the trust of the Alaska people in their elected representatives. “If there’s a law, we need to follow it. There’s no excuse for not following the law. Just

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Soldotna Senior Center will host Caregiver Support Meeting — Training DVD “Caregiving: Wellness” on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. Caregiving can be a very meaningful life experience. It can also present difficult challenges that leave caregivers feeling exhausted and isolated. In this program, we will examine factors that contribute to caregiver stress, and offer practical solutions for reducing stress

The Kenai Totem Tracers Genealogical Society will meet in the Kenai Community Library on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 1-3 p.m. This month’s program will be a talk by Caden MacLellan, owner of AlaskaBoy Productions, a local digital media production company who creates videos. Caden will demonstrate is videoing technique to record family members’ stories to keep family memories alive. He will also be available to answer questions. The meeting is free and the public is welcome to attend.

because we’re there and we write the laws doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t follow them,” Carpenter said. Carpenter also called on Alaskans to continue providing input and asking questions as the Legislature begins to deal with next year’s budget. While discussing the need for more dialogue, Carpenter shared his experience of being surprised at the way the finance committee handled budget items, saying that he was told they could only discuss the budget item that was in front of them at any given time. “How do you prioritize spending if you can’t compare one spending item to another?” Carpenter asked. To end his statement, Carpenter spoke of the importance of passing a constitutional spending limit and to prepare for what he considers “inevitable” spending reductions on the federal level. “If you thought the budget crisis we have now with the shortage in oil revenue was bad, wait until our federal dollars dry up,” Carpenter said. Knopp b e gan his statements with a brief recap of the events of the previous legislative session, touching on the fact that the House took 30 days to organize and determine leadership, and it was another 30 days before they received a budget from the governor’s office. Knopp said that overall he was happy with the budget that was passed and believes that the upcoming session will be similar to the last in terms of the topics discussed. One big difference, Knopp said, is that House members are already organized into their caucuses, so they will “hit the ground running” on Jan. 21. Knopp agreed with Micciche on the discussion of private prisons and said that as part of this year’s crime legislation, additional funding was made available in case an additional correctional facility needed to be opened. Knopp said that he also does not support the Fair Share Act and added that the House is unlikely to take up any legislation around the issue. “I know that taxes of any form are kind of off the table for us (in the House),” Knopp said. After the lawmakers’ statements, a few audience members asked questions. The first question was if they would support any additional taxes on the oil industry aside from what is proposed in the Fair Share Act. Micciche said that he does not support raising taxes but does support an open discussion on the issue. “It seems so simple. We can solve all of our budget problems by simply raising the taxes on one industry, right? But none of the longterm impacts on the industry have been evaluated. The

industry that is still paying for approximately 80% of what we do in our state,” he said. Carpenter echoed those sentiments. “The short answer to your question is no, I don’t support raising taxes on the oil industry,” Carpenter said. “Why would we not talk about it? I’m not in favor of raising taxes, but I’m also not in favor of continuing to arbitrarily tax people by taking half their dividend. If we need to tax, then let’s do it. Let’s do it through the mechanism that exists … not through ‘how much are we taking from your PFD this year.’” Knopp said that he is also against raising taxes, but said that the current tax policy is difficult to understand and admitted he doesn’t fully understand it himself. Knopp also pushed back on Carpenter’s implication that the Legislature was breaking the law by not allocating a “full” PFD according to the traditional statutory formula. Knopp said that SB 26, which was passed two years ago and adopted a “percent of market value” formula for determining the PFD, superseded the original statue. “When we passed (SB 26) we knew we couldn’t do both … You’re going to end up breaking one law or the other,” Knopp said. Micciche interjected and argued that the two statutory formulas do not contradict one another. “It defines the total amount that can be drawn: 5.25% over three years down to 5%. It was assumed the statutory formula would come out of that for those that support a full dividend, and it was assumed it doesn’t come out of that for those that support a reduced dividend, but they do not contradict one another. They are both at play.” Carpenter responded by saying that the debate over the statutory formula was one for another time, even though it needed to be had. “Simply put, if we’ve got two conflicting laws, we are legislators for a reason, so we change the laws that need to be changed. We don’t just ignore it. We don’t just keep it on the books because it’s easier, or because we don’t want to talk about it,” Carpenter said. To end the luncheon, the legislators were asked how businesses can be encouraged to support local nonprofits that may not rely on state or federal dollars for funding. All three legislators said that maintaining a “stable” and “competitive” tax policy will give companies the additional revenue that can then be donated to organizations in the community. “Creatively, it’s all on us. I don’t support raising taxes that would reduce or eliminate the revenue that could be used for donations,” Carpenter said. Reporter Brian Mazurek is related to Rep. Ben Carpenter.

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Actions to save energy, curb emissions vary

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Sign the petition and say ‘yes’ to Alaska Fair Share Oil Tax N early all Alaskans have a common problem. They want more money for an increased Alaska Permanent Fund dividend or they want more money for maintaining vital Alaska services. However, there is no recurring source of revenue from which to get the money. There is not even recurring money to pay for the reduced services and a smaller PFD, leaving a deficit. The $14 billion savings account generated under the previous oil tax system has almost all been spent. The direct cause of this problem is the Senate Bill 21 oil tax and credit system that was passed in 2013. Constantly living from your savings account has been a bad idea. Each year there have been attempts to reform the system, but there has always been some critical legislative position that blocked almost all correction. It seems there was philosophical alignment more to the oil corporation’s bottom line than to the State’s bottom line. Our Alaska Constitution provides for this situation by allowing the voters to pass a critical law when

the Legislature fails to address the important issue. The Alaska Fair Share Act is now out for signatures to place it on the ballot in 2020. It needs 29,000 qualified voters to agree that giving away billions to the most profitable corporations in the world makes no sense when we must take it from hard-working Alaskans in the form of a reduced PFD or reduced vital services. Alaskans barely declined to veto SB21 in 2014 by referendum, mainly because people wanted to give the idea of reduced oil taxes and increased credits a chance to fulfill the promises of more jobs and more production — remember that was the title of SB21, the More Production Act (?). However, five years has demonstrated the falseness of those million barrels a day and more jobs claims. Between 2014 and 2018 the oil patch lost 5,465 jobs and production declined. The only thing that came true was that Alaska lost so much tax revenue that when the tax credit liability was applied in 2015, 2016, and 2017 Alaska got less than zero production tax. The proof is in

the pudding — we need reform and only Alaska voters have the courage to make the change. I hope you will put the Fair Share Act on the ballot by signing the petition. Petitions are out now, and we hope to have 29,000 signatures by mid-December. Yes, the oil companies and their surrogates will spend millions trying to convince you to take a smaller or no PFD and cut vital services like senior citizens, education and road maintenance to inflate their bottom line even more, but that will be your choice if Alaska’s Fair Share is on the ballot. We have an office at 3756 Lake St. in Homer, open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m., six days a week. Join us for a family-friendly open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 . Paul Seaton and his wife are owners of a commercial fishing business and residents of Kachemak City. He was a representative in the Alaska House for 16 years where he served as co-chair of the Resources Committee and co-chair of the Finance Committee.

Results based on interviews with 1,058 U.S. adults conducted Aug. 15-18. The margin of error is ±4.0 percentage points for the full sample, higher for subgroups. Numbers are rounded. SOURCE: AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research

Withdrawal from Paris climate agreement will cause global harm

he world is, without a doubt and without a credible opposing argument, heading pell-mell toward environmental disaster because of humanity’s continuing reliance on burning fossil fuels to create energy. Among the leading culprits is the U.S., which has burned coal, oil and other fossil fuels en route to developing the wealthiest economy in global history. But instead of working with the rest of the world to try to undo the damage, President Trump is now making good on his campaign pledge to withdraw the U.S. from the 2015 Paris agreement, the effort by 195 nations to join together and try to do something about our warming climate. He submitted formal notice to the United Nations Monday to start the yearlong process of withdrawing from the pact, though in truth, his polices have been actively undercutting it all along. Of all the dangerous, ignorant and insupportable decisions by this administration, pulling out of the Paris agreement stands tallest. In that single act, the president is making it all the more difficult for the world to curtail emissions of carbon and other greenhouse gases that are already melting glaciers and polar ice, raising the levels of the seas, fueling larger and stronger hurricanes and other devastating storms, exacerbating — paradoxically — both droughts and floods and making areas of the earth uninhabitable for human life. None of this is of concern to the president, who disregards the clear and overwhelming scientific consensus, the conclusions of analysts across government agencies — including the Pentagon, which lists climate change as a national security threat — and basic common sense in his dangerous quest to make the U.S. the world’s dominant source of oil and natural gas. Even members of the oil industry have come around to recognizing the perils of their endeavors, but not Trump. The challenge for the nation, and for the world, is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as sharply and as quickly as possible, and even that will not be enough to avoid the effects of climate change. The Paris agreement set a global century-end target of keeping temperatures from rising by 2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels, with a preferred goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius. We’re already about 1 degree above pre-industrial levels, with most of that increase coming in the last 35 years. We must do more. We must do better. The Paris agreement, as insufficient as it is, stands as a crucial step by world leaders to try to save us from ourselves. The Obama administration was the main driver behind the Paris agreement, and the U.S. must be a global leader in the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Trump, instead, seeks to lead the nation in the opposite direction by expanding oil and gas production, ratcheting back fuel standards for motor vehicles and ignoring both the moral and economic imperatives of combating global warming. Even if he is defeated in 2020, this decision will cost the world valuable time we can’t afford to lose. — The Los Angeles Times, Nov. 5

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AP sources: Jeff Sessions to announce Alabama Senate bid By Brian Slodysko and Kim Chandler Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce that he is entering the race for his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, two Republicans with direct knowledge of his plans said Wednesday. Sessions, 72, will be making a return to the political stage a year after stepping down as President Donald Trump’s first attorney general when their relationship soured over his recusal from the Russia investigation. The two Republicans confirmed to The Associated Press that Sessions is expected to announce his candidacy Thursday. They were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. They said Sessions has not spoken to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell about it, nor has he informed Trump of his decision. The longtime senator’s candidacy upends the 2020 Republican primary, which has a crowded field competing to challenge Democratic Sen. Doug Jones for the once reliably red seat. Some GOP primary rivals wasted no time going on the offensive. Former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville said Sessions has been “out of the swamp for less than two years, and now he’s itching to go back.” “He’s another career politician that the voters of Alabama will reject. As Attorney General, he failed the President at his point of greatest need,” Tuberville said in a statement.

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne, the first Republican to announce a run for the Senate seat, played up his loyalty to Trump when asked about Sessions’ plans to enter the race. “Alabama deserves a Senator who will stand with the President and won’t run away and hide from the fight,” Byrne said in a Wednesday statement. Sessions was the first U.S. senator to endorse Trump’s 2016 campaign, and the two supported similar policies on immigration and law enforcement. But Sessions’ recusal from the Russia inquiry prompted blistering public criticism from Trump, who eventually asked him to resign. Despite enduring repeated public mocking, Sessions has remained a Trump loyalist who continues to back the president’s policies. In a speech last month at a Republican Party fundraiser in Huntsville, Sessions reiterated his support for the president even as he joked about life after being “fired” from a job. Sessions praised Trump’s effort on trade, immigration and foreign policy. “That’s why I supported him and why I still do support him,” Sessions told the crowd of about 500. “He is relentlessly and actually honoring the promises he made to the American people.” Sessions, for years a popular figure among state Republicans, represented Alabama in the U.S. Senate from 1997 to 2017. He will enter the race as a presumed frontrunner, but the effect of Trump’s online and verbal lashings has yet to be seen in Alabama, where the president remains popular.

In June, Trump called his selection of Sessions as attorney general his “biggest mistake.” “I would say if I had one do-over, it would be, I would not have appointed Jeff Sessions to be attorney general,” Trump said in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” One of the Republicans who spoke anonymously to the AP sees no indication that Trump has changed his feelings about Sessions and thinks he’ll eventually fall back because of the president’s attacks. But David Hughes, a political scientist at Auburn University at Montgomery, said there is no reason to think Sessions wouldn’t immediately be a front-runner. “He has a baked-in constituency. He has a huge donor network. … He’s got name recognition and the people of Alabama still largely like him,” Hughes said. In Alabama, midterm voters gave mixed assessments of their former senator. About as many said they had a favorable opinion of Sessions as unfavorable, 45% to 42%, according to AP VoteCast, a midterm survey of more than 750 voters in Alabama. Democratic voters were overwhelming negative, with 75% saying they view Sessions unfavorably. Even among Republican voters, about a quarter said they had a negative impressions; about two-thirds rated Sessions favorably. The Republican primary also includes Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill; former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, who lost to Jones in a special election two years ago; state Rep. Arnold Mooney; and businessman Stanley Adair.

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Vote recanvass sought in Kentucky gubernatorial race By Bruce Schreiner Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin asked Wednesday for a recanvass of Kentucky election results that showed him more than 5,000 votes behind Democrat Andy Beshear, who discounted the challenge and began preparing to take office. Beshear, the state’s attorney general, said he’s confident in the election outcome, saying any review would show he won the hard-fought campaign. “Whatever process that the

governor chooses to go down, it’s not going to change this overall number of votes,” Beshear said at a news conference. “We are going to take the steps to move forward to make sure that we are ready … on the day that we’re inaugurated.” With 100% of precincts reporting, Beshear led by a little over 5,000 votes out of more than 1.4 million counted, or a margin of less than 0.4 percentage points. That’s inside the margin that would trigger a recount in most states, and it’s AP policy not to call races that could go to a recount. Although there is no mandatory recount law

in Kentucky, the AP is applying that same standard here. At a news conference late Wednesday, Bevin said he wanted to ensure integrity in the process even as he hinted without offering evidence that there had been irregularities in the voting. “We’re in the process of getting affidavits and other information that will help us to get a better understanding of what did or did not happen,” he said. Bevin said any information turned up won’t be “followed through on” until after the recanvass — an indication he could

seek further review of the election results. Kentucky’s secretary of state, Alison Lundergan Grimes, scheduled the recanvass for Nov. 14. A recanvass is a check of the vote count to ensure the results were added correctly. Beshear’s campaign responded with a statement repeating that he hopes Bevin honors the election results. The campaign noted that a recanvass has never led to a reversal of an election result in Kentucky. The governor claimed Wednesday that thousands of absentee

ballots may have been illegally counted. He suggested people may have improperly turned away from the polls, and said such claims need corroboration. Kentucky inaugurates its governors in the December following an election. Beshear — the son of Kentucky’s last Democratic governor, Steve Beshear —named his top deputy in the attorney general’s office, J. Michael Brown, to lead his transition team. Beshear said his budget proposal in early 2020 will reflect his priorities on public education, health care and infrastructure.

Migrants live in fear at Mexico border as violence flares By Elliot Spagat Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — A Salvadoran woman seeking asylum in the United States spends her days holed up in her cousin’s cramped slum house just across the border in Mexico — too scared to leave after receiving a savage beating from two men three weeks ago while she was strolling home from a convenience store. The assault came after she spent four months in captivity in Mexico, kidnapped into prostitution during her journey toward the U.S. The woman, 31, is among 55,000 migrants who have been returned to Mexico by the Trump administration to wait for their cases to wind through backlogged immigration courts. Her situation offers a glimpse into some of the program’s problems. Critics have said the administration’s policy denies asylum seekers like the Salvadoran woman fair and humane treatment, forcing them to wait in a country plagued by drugfueled violence — illustrated this week by the slaughter near the U.S. border of six children and three women . All were U.S. citizens living in Mexico.

The Trump administration insists that the program is a safe alternative in collaboration with the government of Mexico, even as the president vows to wage war on drug cartels that are a dominant presence in the dangerous border cities where migrants are forced to wait. The Department of Homeland Security added in a report last week that the program is “an indispensable tool in addressing the ongoing crisis at the southern border and restoring integrity to the immigration system.” The woman said in an interview that she fled Santa Ana, El Salvador, on Jan. 31 after days on the run from a police officer who demanded sexual acts. She never said goodbye to her five children — ages 5 to 12 —fearing the officer would discover where they lived. The Associated Press granted her anonymity because she fears for her safety if her identity is revealed. She said she was kidnapped after leaving a Mexican government office on its southern border with Guatemala after inquiring about getting asylum in Mexico. She and others were taken in a minivan to Ciudad Juarez, on Mexico’s border with Texas. Captors in a

large room argued over who would take possession of the men, women and children gathered there. One wanted to extort money from her family. A second wanted to force her into prostitution and she ended up with him before her escape this summer to the home of a stranger who paid for her bus ticket to her cousin who lives across the border from San Diego. She said she shared her story with U.S. authorities after she walked across the border illegally alone on Sept. 18 where the wall ends in Tijuana, Mexico, and waited for an agent to arrest her. They rejected her pleas that it was too dangerous for her to return to Mexico to wait for a date in U.S. immigration court for a judge to hear her case. Then, on Oct. 14., she said she was punched and whipped with a belt by assailants near her cousin’s home in a hillside neighborhood of dirt and concrete roads and empty, half-built homes occupied by drug addicts and squatters. She still had bruises as her case was heard last week in San Diego, when immigration Judge Lee O’Connor made no secret of his disdain for the policy of keeping asylum seekers waiting in Mexico.

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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Gunmen attacked a convoy near a Canadian mining site in Burkina Faso, killing at least 37 people and wounding 60 others, the regional governor said late Wednesday. Montreal-based Semafo said the violence took place about 25 miles from its Boungou Mine in Burkina Faso’s Eastern region while five buses of employees were being accompanied by a military escort. Col. Saidou Sanou, the region’s governor, gave the provisional toll in a statement, while the mining company only said that it was aware of “several fatalities and injuries.” “Boungou mine site remains secured and our operations are not affected,” Semafo said in its statement. “We are actively working with all levels of authorities to ensure the ongoing safety and security of our employees, contractors and suppliers.” The area has become increasingly precarious for Semafo, which operates two gold mines in Burkina Faso. Last year, an employee

and subcontractor died after a bus was targeted by bandits, according to Canadian Press. Later that year five members of Burkina Faso’s security forces were killed after being attacked near the Boungou mine. The violence underscores the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Burkina Faso, which has been infiltrated by jihadists who have been active for years in neighboring Mali. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but suspicion fell on Islamic extremists, who have launched scores of attacks on churches and public officials across the north of Burkina Faso the last few years. Concerted military actions by five regional countries, along with a French operation, have failed to stem the growing violence in once-peaceful Burkina Faso. The country, which experienced its first major extremist attack in 2015, is a gateway south into coastal West Africa, and regional leaders worry the extremists could be moving into Togo and Benin.

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Man charged with hate crime in acid attack MILWAUKEE — A 61-year-old white Milwaukee man accused of throwing acid on a Hispanic man’s face will be charged with a hate crime, increasing the possible sentence he may receive if convicted, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Prosecutors filed one charge against Clifton Blackwell — first-degree reckless injury — but added the sentencing enhancers of hate crime and use of a dangerous weapon. The two enhancers could add 10 years in prison if he’s convicted of first-degree reckless injury, which is punishable by up to 25 years. The victim, Mahud Villalaz, 42, said his attacker approached him near a restaurant Friday night and confronted him about being parked too close to a bus stop, according to charging documents. Prosecutors said Blackwell then asked, “Why did you invade my country?” and “Why don’t you respect my laws?” Villalaz said he moved his car but that Blackwell continued to berate him, calling him “illegal” and telling him to “go back, go back,” followed by an expletive. Villalaz said he called Blackwell a racist, also using an expletive. Villalaz said Blackwell threw the

acid on him after Villalaz said “everyone come from somewhere first” and that American Indians had been in the country the longest.

U.S.: Saudis recruited Twitter workers to spy on users SAN FRANCISCO — The Saudi government recruited two Twitter employees to get personal account information of their critics, prosecutors said Wednesday. A complaint unsealed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco detailed a coordinated effort by Saudi government officials to recruit employees at the social media giant to look up the private data of thousands of Twitter accounts. The accounts included those of a popular journalist with more than 1 million followers and other prominent government critics. It also alleged that the employees — whose jobs did not require access to Twitter users’ private information — were rewarded with a designer watch and tens of thousands of dollars funneled into secret bank accounts. They were charged with acting as agents of Saudi Arabia without registering with the U.S. government. The Saudi government had no immediate comment through its embassy in Washington. — Associated Press

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Students in artist Asia Freeman’s class explore color in ways that date back to the Old Masters By Michael Armstrong Homer News

n traditional college classes, students might quietly slip an assignment onto their professor’s desk — or, in the modern age, email it. In artist Asia Freeman’s painting class at Kachemak Bay Campus, “quiet” doesn’t apply. Last Friday during one of several First Friday exhibit openings in town, Freeman’s students showed their work at a reception for a collection of their work in Pioneer Hall at Homer’s branch campus of Kenai Peninsula College. Painted in bright, dynamic colors that glow with light, their creations illustrate a technique Freeman teaches that dates back to the Old Masters, artists working around 1200 to 1830. An art teacher at KBC for 20 years, Freeman teaches beginning and intermediate drawing as well as painting. An an artist herself and artistic director at Bunnell Street Arts Center, Freeman said her teaching style has evolved based on workshops she’s taken, people she’s taught and artists she has met at Bunnell. “I’ve really felt like the most exciting thing about living here and I’ve been able to enjoy through workshops is color, color theory,” she said. In her class, she applies that by using the Old Masters method of starting with earth tones on a canvas rather than a blank white surface. The students lay down colors like raw umber and burnt sienna. They then use the rub out technique of wiping away light areas and building up darker areas to make a value study — that is, arrangements of light and dark. “That has three functions,” Freeman said. “It organizes composition and arranges values in spaces and helps set up a successful painting and also determine a light source, where it’s moving through the composition.” Student artist David Sorensen talked about how that works in his painting, “Angels with Dirty Faces,” a painting of an Alaska trailer park inspired by a blog post by artist Michael Hankins. Hankins wrote about living in an Alaska trailer park and how as a kid that was blissful to him despite the negative stigma of trailer parks. Sorensen’s painting gets its title from a song by the 1970s British punk band Sham 69. “Their whole spiel was working class uprising and unity,” he said of the band. “They felt that punk rock had become too pretentious and elitist. The people who needed a punk attitude in society were the working class.”

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Artwork by students in an art class taught by Asia Freeman hangs on the wall during a First Friday exhibit opening Friday at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer.

In his painting, Sorensen started with burnt umber and Alizarin crimson as his underpainting. “After the underpainting dried, I wiped out a few colors on the trailers until I got a really metallic look on them,” he said. “That was mostly from using a little bit of white and a little bit of green.” Sorensen said Freeman taught them to think about color not as “oh, this thing is this color.” “I’m trying to give this thing a certain value, and this color aligns with this value so it makes sense to use this color,” he said. “… You’re thinking of a continuum of value based on the colors you have on the canvas and what makes sense relatively.” Another student artist, Lyn Maslow, a

retired school teacher, elaborated on the technique. “You have a kind of underlying color,” she said. “You look at a scene and decide to go with a pinkish background or a yellow background. You start to build on that. It works really well. You take out one step by starting with a basic color.” Freeman’s students don’t stop with the Old Masters technique of laying colors down. “Ironically, we start out in this sober, Old Masters fashion with these earth tones,” she said. “As people get a sense of how they can use a monochromatic palette, I transition them right away into a complementary approach.” Though she took two of Freeman’s drawing classes, Maslow said Freeman’s was her first

class in painting. “It’s all new,” she said. “… I had no clue how to use color whatsoever. I didn’t know what complementary colors were.” Complementary colors are colors that are opposite each other on a color wheel. For example, purple is a complementary color to yellow. A student might paint a whole canvas yellow, Freeman said. “Instead of light brown, they put purple on bright yellow,” she said. “Suddenly the yellow reads more as light and the purple reads more as shadows, but they’re luminous shadows.” Freeman said that leads to a joyful discovery, where students find the excitement is not in being literal, but in working at opposites on See color, Page A8

In ‘Motherless Brooklyn,’ ‘Chinatown’ goes East By Jake Coyle Associated Press

Jonathan Lethem’s novel about a private eye with Tourette’s syndrome, “Motherless Brooklyn,” starts with a brilliant burst of uncontrolled profanity and an explanation of its protagonist’s condition. “Words rush out of the cornucopia of my brain to course over the surface of the world, tickling reality like fingers on piano keys. Caressing, nudging. They’re an invisible army on a peacekeeping mission, a

peaceable horde. They and stars in the film, has mean no harm.” shifted the story from the “Motherless Lethem lets loose a riot to the ’50s, taking a Brooklyn,” HH½ ’90s of language across the then-contemporary twist subsequent pages, remakon an old genre and sendRating: R, for language ing a classic detective story ing it back to its late-noir throughout including some with an uncontrollable flow heyday, along with all the sexual references, brief drug of words. In his intelligent, period-appropriate trench use and violence. engrossing and derivative coats, automobiles and adaptation of “Motherless venetian blinds. Norton Brooklyn,” Edward Norton has something first sought out the book more than 20 years tidier in mind. ago — this is a longtime “passion project” Norton, who wrote, directed, produced finally come to fruition — and it’s clear that

calendar Events and exhibitions ■■ Are you hip on vermiculture? Have you received your worm castings call? The byproduct of these little annelid digestives tubes is waiting to break out and become a star in your organic garden next year! Come learn from Michael Hicks, a local worm farm rancher and owner of Grandpa’s Worm Castings in Kasilof about the treasures awaiting you in the poop of a worm! The Central Peninsula Garden Club will host “The Wonderful World of Worm Poo” Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Peninsula Grace Church, 44175 Kalifornsky Beach Road (at Mile 19.5, across the road from Craig Taylor Equipment), Soldotna. Free and open to the public. Bring a friend! Refreshments and sometimes door prizes. Membership and general club information is available at www.cenpengardenclub.org, on facebook, or contact Phyllis Boskofsky at cenpengardenclub@gmail.com. ■■ Peninsula Take-a-Break Luncheon will take place Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Solid Rock Conference Center, Mile 90.5 Sterling Highway. Annual Country Fair theme. Donate your handcrafted items, baked goods, and gently used items for this annual fundraiser for Stonecroft Ministries. Silent auctions. Outcry auction. Inspirational Speaker Bethany Barkman will present “God’s not finished with me yet.” Luncheon $12. Complimentary child care. For reservations call Susan at 335-6789 or 907-440-1319. Reservations/cancellations due by Monday, Nov. 18. ■■ The Kenai Peninsula Woodturners will hold their monthly meeting at 1 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 9. 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. ■■ Kenai Performers presents “Lost in Yonkers” by Neil Simon on Nov. 15-17, 22-24. Friday/Saturday shows at 7 p.m. Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Location: 44045 K-Beach Road. Tickets $20 and available online at www.kenaiperformers.org, by phone (252-6808) and at the door. Rated PG for language and content. No host beer/wine bar. Produced by special arrangement with a Samuel French, Inc. “Be Careful, It’s My Heart”

music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, used by special arrangement with The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization, on behalf of the Irving Berlin Music Company 1633 Broadway, Suite 3801, New York, New York 10019. ■■ KPC showcase presents “Unknown Asia: A Journey Across Bangladesh, Maldives, Mongolia and Sri Lanka” on Thursday Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. In Summer of 2019 KPC Psychology Professor Dr. Paul Landen visited 13 countries in Asia and Oceana. He will share his experiences in four of the less visited countries of Asia: Bangladesh — one of the most populous and least visited countries on earth; Maldives — the lowest lying country on the planet — 26 atolls with a highest elevation of 17 feet above sea level; Mongolia — ancient land of Chenggis Khan and amazing, wind-swept landscapes; and Sri Lanka — a Buddhist enclave on the Indian Subcontinent, known for elephants, tea and the Easter Sunday attack earlier this year. ■■ Kenai Fine Art Center’s November/December exhibit is “GATHER.” Eleven area artists are painting the walls of the center with original works. Plan to attend the show opening reception Nov. 7 from 5-7 p.m. During our 1st Thursday opening see the artwork, meet the artists and hear what they have to say about their adventures in group art. 1st Thursday will include refreshments, music, free and open to the public. The Kenai Fine Art Center is located across from the Oiler’s Bingo Hall and next to the Historic Cabins. 283-7040, www. kenaifineart.com .”GATHER” will hang until Dec. 14. ■■ True Tales, Told Live and Soldotna Parks and Rec offer a storytelling workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday nights in November at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Learn how to craft a story from start to finish in this four-week series. The cost is $15 for the entire workshop or a $5 weekly dropin fee. Sign up at Soldotna.org. For more information, visit True Tales, Told Live on Facebook, or call Jenny Neyman at 907-394-6397.

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he wanted to enlarge the story’s ambitions. He’s after a “Chinatown” for New York. Lionel Essrog (Norton) is private dick whose mentor Frank Minna (Bruce Willis, whose infrequent appearance in movies of late has only heightened his powerful presence), adopted Lionel and raised him in his private investigator business. When Minna is killed in the film’s opening scenes, Essrog throws himself into discovering the murderers, whipping up his fellow detectives See motherless, Page A8

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Corner A SOFT SELDOVIA RAIN Did we tarry too long when caught in a soft Seldovia rain… or threw caution to the wind while appeasing each others pain… Now watching the anvil heads build beyond Augustines white slopes… As a warm day allows us time to dream of new hopes… Were we really so much in love in our youthful prime… Or lived the years away one beautiful day at a time… As the wind crisps up it is not only the tide we are left to face… But a growing quarterly swell pushing us into a dangerous race… At twilight the outer beach

appears dull and plain… As I long to walk once more in a soft Seldovia rain… In darkness the harbor lights glow through salt spattered wheelhouse windows… As the Tempest swoops down emitting low moans as she blows… Then rolling from her violent whooping howling gust… Tis only the buoys four second light we now may trust… Near and yet so far entering the channels flat calm… The gulls call out a welcome through the summer nights balm… Looking back toward the point knowing it was in vain… I longed for one more walk in a soft Seldovia rain…….. Dedicated to John and Cathy Saville By John A. Anderson

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Acclaimed novelist Ernest Gaines dies at 86 By Chevel Johnson and Rebecca Santana Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation germinated stories of black struggles that grew into universal tales of grace and beauty, has died. He was 86. The Baton Rouge Area Foundation, which sponsors a literary award in Gaines’ honor, confirmed he died Tuesday in his sleep of cardiac arrest at his home in Oscar, Louisiana. “Ernest Gaines was a Louisiana treasure,” foundation president and CEO John Davies said in a statement. “He will be remembered for his powerful prose that placed the reader directly into the story of the old South, as only he could describe it. We have lost a giant and a friend.” Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said in a statement that Gaines “used his immense vision and literary talents to tell the stories of African Americans in the South. We are all blessed that Ernest left words and stories that will continue to inspire many generations to come.” “A Lesson Before Dying,” published in 1993, was an acclaimed classic. Gaines was awarded a “genius grant” that year by the MacArthur Foundation, receiving $335,000. Both “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” (1971) and “A Gathering of Old Men” (1984)

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— Tony (Bobby Cannavale), Gilbert (Ethan Suplee) and Danny (Dallas Roberts) — to join in the search. Essrog, at times donning the guise of a reporter, follows a trail of clues that leads him across the metropolis and into a broad city hall conspiracy that rises to the penthouse-heights of New York power. Along the way are trips through a not-yet-razed Penn Station, a handsome Washington Square Park and a pivotal Harlem jazz club (where Michael K. Williams plays a trumpet player). He befriends a black attorney, Laura Ross (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), who helps him realize the full scope of the corruption revolving around “slum clearance” policies of redevelopment, and how Minna figures into it. Norton is leading Essrog into foundational midcentury New York history. Just as Jake Gittes unwittingly uncovered the water supply sins on which Los Angeles was built in “Chinatown,” ”Motherless Brooklyn” winds its way through the neighborhooddestroying freeway laying of

became honored television movies. The author of eight books, Gaines was born on a plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish. His first writing experience was writing letters for illiterate workers who asked him to embellish their news to far-off relatives. Bayonne, the setting for Gaines’ fiction, was actually New Roads, Louisiana, which Gaines left for California when he was 15. Although books were denied him throughout his childhood because of Louisiana’s strict segregation, which extended even to libraries, he found the life surrounding him rich enough to recollect in story after story through exact and vivid detail. In “A Lesson Before Dying,” for example, the central figure is the teacher at the plantation school outside town. Through the teacher, whose profession Gaines elevates to a calling, the novelist explores the consistent themes of his work: sacrifice and duty, the obligation to others, the qualities of loving, the nature of courage. Gaines found that using his storytelling gifts meant more than militant civil rights action. “When Bull Connor would sic the dogs, I thought, ‘Hell, write a better paragraph.’ “In 1968, when I was writing ‘The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,’ my friends said, ‘Why write about a 110-year-old lady when all of this is going on now?’ And I said, ‘I think she’s going to have something to say about it.’”

Robert Moses’ New York. “Motherless Brooklyn” is more indebted, ultimately, to Robert Caro’s “The Power Broker” than Lethem’s novel. The Robert Moses doppelganger here is named Moses Randolph and played with perfection by Alec Baldwin, who’s making something of a habit of playing New York’s real-estate villains. In one fine moment with a large map of New York behind him, he insists that he’s not above the law, “I’m ahead of it.” To some, this well-known history (there is also a Jane Jacobslike figure protesting Randolph’s brute-force policies) is too familiar to be particularly intriguing. It’s a little like a gumshoe wandering into a text book. But not everyone is deeply versed in Moses’ overwhelming imprint on New York City. And what makes “Motherless Brooklyn” respectable and even novel is this grafting of social history onto a genre tale. It’s not exactly commonplace in today’s movies to be taken down a rabbit hole about urban development. It’s a laudable impulse, and Norton’s film provides a welcome reminder of what we’ve been missing. There’s certainly more to be gained from that side of “Motherless Brooklyn” than the showcase

What Gaines’ characters said about it achieved a power and timelessness that made him a distinctive voice in American literature. Much of the appeal of his books is their seeming simplicity and straightforward story line. “I can never write big novels,” he always maintained. But the questions he explored were the eternal ones great writers confront: what it means to be human, what a human lives and dies for. A large, gentlemanly man with a certain bohemian air — braces and berets were favorite attire — and a stately manner, Gaines was devoted to friends and family. When he married in 1993 at age 60, he celebrated in Lafayette, New Orleans, Miami, and San Francisco, so the gatherings could include his intimates. Dianne Saulney Gaines is an assistant district attorney for Dade County, Florida. The couple divided their time among various abodes but spent the MacArthur money on a year in France and other travels. Gaines spent the fall teaching creative writing at the thenUniversity of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) since 1983. It’s only about an hour’s drive from his childhood home. He could not write and teach at the same time. He needed five or six hours each day devoted to writing and “I can’t write a couple of days and skip two or three days.” “A Lesson Before Dying” took

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Author Ernest Gaines, who wrote “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” is shown in his San Francisco home in 1977.

seven years. “I work five days a week, just like a regular job. I get up in the morning, do a little exercise, eat a little breakfast. I’m at my desk by nine in the morning, work until three with a little break for lunch,” he said. His literary influences were eclectic. Since he got a late start as a reader, he read with a vengeance. “I discovered John Steinbeck … then Willa Cather … then the great 19th Century Russian and French writers, writers like DeMaupassant and Flaubert. Then I discovered Ivan Turgenyev, the great Russian classicist. He wrote small novels where everyone wrote big novels. … (Turgenyev’s) ‘Fathers and Sons’ was one of my favorite

Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Edward Norton co-star in “Motherless Brooklyn.”

of Norton’s performance. The actor, who famously played a stuttering schizophrenic in “Primal Fear,” largely pulls it off with a full diet of tics, mannerisms, jerks and blurts. “It makes me say funny things, but I’m not trying to be funny,” Essrog, nicknamed “Freakshow,” tells someone.

Today in History Today is Thursday, Nov. 7, the 311th day of 2019. There are 54 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 7, 1972, President Richard Nixon was re-elected in a landslide over Democrat George McGovern. On this date: In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln replaced replace Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac with Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside. In 1912, black boxing champion Jack Johnson was indicted in Chicago for allegedly violating the Mann Act with a white woman, Belle Schreiber. (Johnson was convicted and sentenced to a year in prison; he fled the U.S., later returning to serve his term. The Mann Act was also known as the White Slave Traffic Act, but was used in all types of cases.) In 1917, Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution took place as forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky. In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won an unprecedented fourth term in office, defeating Republican Thomas E. Dewey. In 1962, Richard M. Nixon, having lost California’s gubernatorial race, held what he called his “last press conference,” telling reporters, “You won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore.” In 1966, John Lennon first met Yoko Ono at the Indica Gallery in London. In 1967, Carl Stokes was elected the first black mayor of a major city -- Cleveland, Ohio. In 1973, Congress overrode President Richard Nixon’s veto of the War Powers Act, which limits a chief executive’s power to wage war without congressional approval. In 1991, basketball star Magic Johnson announced that he had tested positive for HIV, and was retiring. (Despite his HIV status, Johnson has been able to sustain himself with medication.) In 2001, the Bush administration targeted Osama bin Laden’s multi-million-dollar financial networks, closing businesses in four states, detaining U.S. suspects and urging allies to help choke off money supplies in 40 nations. In 2005, President George W. Bush, in Panama, defended U.S. interrogation practices and called the treatment of terrorism suspects lawful, saying, “We do not torture.” In 2013, shares of Twitter went on sale to the public for the first time; by the closing bell, the social network was valued at $31 billion. Ten years ago: In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed, 220-215, landmark health care legislation to expand coverage to tens of millions lacking it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. David Haye won the WBA heavyweight title with a majority decision over Nikolai Valuev in Nuremberg, Germany. Five years ago: President Barack Obama authorized a broad expansion of the U.S. military mission in Iraq that called for boosting the total number of American troops there to about 3,100. One year ago: A gunman killed 12 people at a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif., before apparently taking his own life as officers closed in; the victims included a man who had survived the mass shooting at a country music concert in Las Vegas. After more than a year of blistering attacks from President Donald Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions was pushed out of that post. The White House suspended the press pass of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta after he and Trump had a heated confrontation during a news conference. (A federal judge later ordered the administration to immediately return Acosta’s press credentials; the White House dropped its effort to bar Acosta but warned he could have his credentials pulled again.) Eighty-five-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fractured three ribs in a fall in her office. Today’s Birthdays: Former U.S. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz, R-Minn., is 89. Actor Barry Newman is 81. Actor Dakin Matthews is 79. Singer Johnny Rivers is 77. Former supermodel Jean Shrimpton is 77. Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is 76. Former CIA Director David Petraeus is 67. Jazz singer Rene Marie is 64. Actor Christopher Knight (TV: “The Brady Bunch”) is 62. Rock musician Tommy Thayer (KISS) is 59. Actress Julie Pinson is 52. Rock musician Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne) is 51. Actress Michelle Clunie is 50. Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock is 49. Actor Christopher Daniel Barnes is 47. Actors Jeremy and Jason London are 47. Actress Yunjin Kim is 46. Actor Adam DeVine is 36. Rock musician Zach Myers (Shinedown) is 36. Actor Lucas Neff is 34. Rapper Tinie (TY’-nee) Tempah is 31. Rock singer Lorde is 23. Thought for Today: “All forms of totalitarianism try to avoid the strange, the problematic, the critical, the rational. To do so, they must deny the metropolitan spirit, equalize everything in city and country, and retain a center which is not the center of anything because everything else is swallowed up by it.” -- Paul Tillich, American theologian (1886-1965).

But the performance never feels like much more than an acting challenge. Norton, who last directed the 2000 romantic comedy “Keeping the Faith,” has made a resolutely sturdy movie, filled with excellent actors (Willem Dafoe is also in the mix) and composed — Dick Pope

Calendar From Page A7 Doors open 12 p.m. ■■ 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 every Thursday from 6-9 p.m. Please call 907-262-5700 for reservations and info. ■■ 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.

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the color wheel. Sorensen had more experience as an artist, having taken classes in high school and college. One thing Freeman helped hone in to him was using broader brush strokes and not focusing so much on detail. “She challenged me to use bigger brushes and make bolder decisions,” he said. Freeman encouraged them to loosen up, Maslow said. “That’s the fun part of painting,” she said. “You’re not tied to that kind of precise detail. … I think she’s trying to make us explore a little more.” “That’s my approach,” Freeman said of her teaching style. “It leads to some very fun,

books when I was a young man. It was my Bible when I was writing my first novel, ‘Catherine Carmier’ (1964),” he said. Other books include “Of Love and Dust” (1967), “Bloodline” (1968), “A Long Day in November” (1971), and “In My Father’s House” (1978). Among his numerous awards, Gaines received prestigious grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Rockefeller and Guggenheim Foundations. He held honorary doctorates from five colleges and universities. The Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence will continue as his legacy. It will be presented Jan. 30 to a rising African American author.

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(“Mr. Turner”) supplies the slick and shadowy cinematography — with a vivid feel for New York. “Motherless Brooklyn” is done well enough that you wish it had struck out on its own path, rather than crib from Robert Towne and Roman Polanski. It’s hard to forget it, but that’s “Chinatown.”

■■ Veronica’s in Old Town Kenai has Open Mic from 6-8 p.m. Friday. Call Veronica’s at 283-2725. ■■ The Alaska Roadhouse 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. ■■ The Bow bar in Kenai has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays.

exciting paintings.” Maslow said she found the mix of students from ages teen to retired part of the appeal of the class. She mentioned Drew Wimmerstedt, one of the younger students, and Linda Franklin, closer to Maslow’s age. “Drew is so supportive because she’s very, very thoughtful,” she said. “She’s (Franklin) having fun loosening up with color. Asia is so good at facilitating these discussions, our processes, what we want to do next. It’s ideal to grow as a painter.” The students also ranged in experience. Two students, Jennifer DePesa and Britni Siekaniec, have had solo shows in Homer. “It’s been a real positive experience,” Maslow said. “… It’s been kind of fun to have the time and be with a group of people who love painting.” Reach Michael Armstrong at marmstrong@ homernews.com.

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SoHi volleyball eyeing NLC title on home court By Joey Klecka Peninsula Clarion

Walking off Kenai Central’s Cliff Massie Court on Halloween night had the Soldotna volleyball team feeling the sting of a rivalry loss, one that head coach Luke Baumer hopes will light a fire under the Stars. One week later, the Stars will walk onto their home court hungry to prove it was just a fluke. As hosts of the Northern Lights Conference championship tournament, which begins Thursday and ends Saturday with the championship match, the Stars hope to turn home court advantage into a fourth state berth in the last six years. SoHi gets its region title hunt started today with a 5 p.m. meeting with Wasilla. Colony finished with a 6-2 NLC record to clinch the top seed, while Wasilla beat out Soldotna for the No. 2 seed on a tiebreaker. Both schools finished 5-3 in NLC play but the Warriors received the second seed thanks to a better record against Colony, the lone team with a higher seed. Wasilla went 1-1 against the Knights this year, while SoHi went 0-2 against the Knights. The winner of SoHi and Wasilla moves on to Friday’s semifinals. No. 4 Palmer (4-4) will begin the tournament Thursday at 3 p.m.

with a game against No. 5 Kodiak (0-8). The winner of that game plays No. 1 seed Colony at 7 p.m. A victory Thursday would automatically punch SoHi’s ticket to the Class 4A state tournament. A loss would drop SoHi into the loser-out bracket and two wins away from making state. Baumer said the Oct. 31 loss to Kenai, which capped a 1-3 finish (in nontournament play) to end the regular season, could either send SoHi into a downward spiral, or it could light a fire under the players with the most important tournament of the year on the line. “That game definitely kind of gave them a reality check,” Baumer said. “It wasn’t a loss of momentum … (Kenai) had a very outstanding game, and we didn’t play to our potential, we missed plays and missed passes. Kenai came out and executed and played with a lot of grit. “We talked the next day and I asked them, what does this loss against Kenai do to your confidence? Everyone unanimously said it makes them want to go harder.” Baumer attributed the loss in part due to a position reshuffling that SoHi was still learning to play in after the loss of a key senior starter in Kylie Ness. Baumer said Ness was injured prior to an Oct.

19 game with Colony, and is missing the rest of the season due to a separate issue. Soldotna began the year with a 10-game win streak in nontournament play, but the loss of Ness in mid-October threw a wrench into the program. With Ness vacating the opposite hitter spot in SoHi’s attack, Baumer said he moved senior Bailey Armstrong to that position, which left Serena Foglia and Trayce Lyon alone as middle hitters. Baumer said the current lineup has had a little over two weeks together. The adjustment took SoHi some time to learn, Baumer said, but he believes the squad will be ready for regions. “You hope to be working with the team you’re taking to regions for the last half of the year,” he said. “You want your starting six to be consistent, and we’ve had a hard time dealing with that this year, the consistency. We’re really working on new rotations.” As long as the Stars can play with consistency and trust with each other, Baumer said his crew can supply the rest of what it takes to advance deep into the postseason. “Right now, we’ve come to a point where it’s mainly about finishing strong and not being outworked,” he said. “We don’t

need to go over everything from the beginning of the season to now. Now, our jobs of coaches is just giving them confidence and repetition. We’ve done quite a bit of preparation and we’ve done as much as we can. Now it’s all about performance.” Baumer said having the tournament on home court is crucial to the team’s success, adding that the crowd at road games can be hostile against the Stars. “I think SoHi’s athletic programs have been pretty successful over the years, and they want to cheer against you,” Baumer said. “Having the court and entire gym cheering for us, it’ll be a nice change of pace for these girls.” SoHi went 1-1 against Wasilla this year in full matches, but also lost two other times in singles games at tournaments. In a pair of NLC matchups in early October, the two sides battled closely, including two sets that went that over 30 points for the winner. SoHi took the first match 3-1 on that weekend, and Wasilla returned the next day to win 3-2. The stats against the Warriors easily proved who is most dangerous for SoHi. Senior outside hitter Ituau Tuisaula had 47 kills combined between the two games with Wasilla, and she got help from junior setter Sierra

Northern Lights Conference tournament Hosted by Soldotna High School Thursday games Game 1 — Palmer (4) vs. Kodiak (5), 3 p.m. Game 2 — Wasilla (2) vs. Soldotna (3), 5 p.m. Game 3 — Colony (1) vs. Game 1 winner, 7 p.m. Friday games Game 4 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 3 p.m. Game 5 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser, 5 p.m. Game 6 — Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 7 p.m. Saturday games Game 7 — Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 10 a.m. Game 8 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 1 p.m. (championship) Game 9 — Game 8 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 3 p.m. (if necessary)

Kuntz, who recorded 102 combined assists, and senior libero Holleigh Jaime, who had 42 digs over the two matches. Baumer said those same players will need to step up again to combat Wasilla, which he expects to be tougher than ever. “We know every time we go against Wasilla, it’s neck and neck,” he said. “We knew early in the season this was going to be a close region, it’s just been back and forth, neck and neck, and we’ve done really well against Wasilla. In the past, we’ve gone to Wasilla and lost, so the fact we’ve taken a game from them and come back the next night and fight, it’s big.”

Harden nets 36 points, 13 dimes as Rockets rout Warriors HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden had 36 points and 13 assists and the Houston Rockets routed Golden State 129-112 on Wednesday night, sending the short-handed Warriors to their sixth loss in eight games this season. Harden again appeared to be moving past his early shooting woes, going 6 of 16 from 3-point range. Since going 17 of 79 on 3s in his first six games, Harden has made 13 of 32 the last two. Russell Westbrook had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists. P.J. Tucker had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Clint Capela added 19 points and 16 rebounds, and Austin Rivers was 4 for 4 from 3 with 12 points.

BUCKS 129, CLIPPERS 124 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Giannis

Antetokounmpo had 38 points and 16 rebounds, George Hill scored 24 off the bench and Milwaukee repelled every threat in beating Los Angeles for its fourth victory in a row. The Bucks hit 18 3-pointers, led by six from Hill. Antetokounmpo just missed a triple-double with nine assists. He’s posted at least 10 rebounds and five assists in each of the first eight games this season, the first player to do that since at least 1972-73.

JAZZ 106, 76ERS 104 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had 24 points and eight assists and Utah handed Philadelphia its second straight loss after a 5-0 start. Bojan Bogdanovic added 20 points, Rudy Gobert had 14 points,

Blues win 6th straight EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and two assists and the St. Louis Blues remained atop the Western Conference standings, beating the second-place Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory. Jaden Schwartz, Robert Thomas, Tyler Bozak and Ivan Barbashev also scored for the defending champion Blues. Connor McDavid and Zack Kassian scored for the Oilers. They have lost two in a row. St. Louis is tied with Washington for the overall NHL lead with 25 points.

RANGERS 5, RED WINGS 1 NEW YORK (AP) — Tony DeAngelo had a goal and an assist in New York’s threegoal second period, Henrik Lundqvist stopped 35 shots in his first start in 10 days, and the Rangers beat struggling, Artemi Panarin and Ryan Strome also had a goal and an assist apiece, and Chris Kreider and Greg McKegg scored to help New York win for the fourth time in six games. Valtteri Filppula scored for Detroit. The Red Wings have lost four straight to fall to 1-11-1 in their last 13.

MLB union unhappy with braves GM’s comment NEW YORK (AP) — Two days into the free agent market, the players’ association already is angry at a club. Union head Tony Clark issued a statement Wednesday in response to remarks attributed to Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos during a conference call with media. “Every day you get more information. And we’ve had time to connect with 27 of the clubs — obviously the Astros and (Nationals) being in the World Series, they were tied up — but we had a chance to get a sense of what the other

clubs are going to look to do in free agency, who might be available in trades,” Anthopoulos said, according to the union. Baseball’s labor contract prohibits clubs from acting in concert in free agent negotiations. “The statements made by Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos call into question the integrity of the entire free-agent system,” Clark said. “The clear description of club coordination is egregious, and we have launched an immediate investigation looking into the matter.”

16 rebounds and three steals, and Joe Ingles scored a season-high 16 points.

RAPTORS 124, KINGS 120 TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 23 points and 13 rebounds, Kyle Lowry scored 24 points and Toronto beat Sacramento. Serge Ibaka scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and OG Anunoby had a season-high 18 for defending champion Toronto. The Raptors won their fifth straight over the Kings.

MAVERICKS 107, MAGIC 106 DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 27 points and Dallas drew two charges on Aaron Gordon in the final minute, helping the Mavericks

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NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 5 1 .833 — Philadelphia 5 2 .714 ½ Toronto 5 2 .714 ½ Brooklyn 3 4 .429 2½ New York 1 7 .125 5 Southeast Division Miami 5 2 .714 — Charlotte 4 3 .571 1 Atlanta 3 4 .429 2 Washington 2 5 .286 3 Orlando 2 6 .250 3½ Central Division Milwaukee 6 2 .750 — Indiana 4 4 .500 2 Detroit 4 5 .444 2½ Chicago 3 6 .333 3½ Cleveland 2 5 .286 3½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 5 2 .714 — Houston 5 3 .625 ½ San Antonio 4 3 .571 1 Memphis 2 5 .286 3 New Orleans 1 6 .143 4 Northwest Division Denver 5 2 .714 — Utah 5 3 .625 ½ Minnesota 4 3 .571 1 Portland 3 4 .429 2 Oklahoma City 3 4 .429 2 Pacific Division L.A. Lakers 6 1 .857 — Phoenix 5 2 .714 1 L.A. Clippers 5 3 .625 1½ Golden State 2 6 .250 4½ Sacramento 2 6 .250 4½ Wednesday’s Games Detroit 122, New York 102 Indiana 121, Washington 106 Chicago 113, Atlanta 93 Houston 129, Golden State 112 Toronto 124, Sacramento 120 Memphis 137, Minnesota 121 Dallas 107, Orlando 106 Utah 106, Philadelphia 104 Milwaukee 129, L.A. Clippers 124 Thursday’s Games Boston at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 4:30 p.m. Miami at Phoenix, 5 p.m. Portland at L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m. All Times AST Men’s College Scores EAST Boston College 77, Wake Forest 70 Colgate 80, NJIT 75 Georgetown 81, Mount St. Mary’s 68 Maine 84, Merrimack 64 Pittsburgh 63, Florida St. 61 San Jose St. 79, Hofstra 71 St. John’s 109, Mercer 79 Virginia 48, Syracuse 34 SOUTH Bethune-Cookman 110, Johnson (FL) 68 ETSU 79, Newberry 50 Georgia St. 104, Brewton-Parker College 35 Grambling St. 102, East Texas Baptist 70 Hampton 112, Mid-Atlantic Christian 52 James Madison 79, Charlotte 74 Morgan St. 71, Central Penn College 44 North Carolina 76, Notre Dame 65 South Alabama 82, University of Pikeville 51 South Carolina 77, North Alabama 55 Southern U. 87, Loyola (NO) 70 Tulane 76, SE Louisiana 55 Vanderbilt 83, SE Missouri 65 MIDWEST Butler 80, IUPUI 47 DePaul 84, University of Chicago 55 Illinois St. 79, Belmont 72 Kent St. 97, Hiram 58 Missouri 82, Incarnate Word 42

beat Orlando. Trying to protect a one-point lead, the Mavericks had two of their 17 turnovers on consecutive possessions before each of the fouls on Gordon, who was trying to drive on the first call and attempting to make a move at the 3-point line on the second.

PISTONS 122, KNICKS 102 DETROIT (AP) — Tony Snell scored 24 points on 9-of-9 shooting in Detroit’s victory over New York.

GRIZZLIES 137, TIMBERWOLVES 121 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Dillon Brooks scored 31 points, rookie Ja Morant added 26 and Memphis Grizzlies held onto a lead to beat Minnesota.

Ohio St. 64, Cincinnati 56 Purdue 79, Green Bay 57 W. Michigan 75, McNeese St. 65 SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 65, Arkansas-Monticello 49 Louisiana Tech 82, Texas A&M-CC 49 Oklahoma St. 80, Oral Roberts 75 Stephen F. Austin 89, LeTourneau 70 Texas A&M 77, Northwestern St. 63 FAR WEST Arizona 91, N. Arizona 52 New Mexico 92, Eastern New Mexico 71 Stanford 73, Montana 62 UC Santa Barbara 83, Jackson St. 62 UCLA 69, Long Beach St. 65 Women’s College Scores EAST George Washington 68, Villanova 56 Hofstra 43, Hartford 41 Lehigh 68, Delaware St. 38 Seton Hall 95, Sacred Heart 69 SOUTH Auburn 84, Wofford 82 Belmont 63, Chattanooga 50 Clemson 77, Furman 71 E. Kentucky 69, N. Kentucky 62 George Mason 72, Coll. of Charleston 61 Hampton 64, Alabama 61 James Madison 93, Longwood 53 Middle Tennessee 68, East Carolina 66 NC State 80, NC A&T 44 UCF 74, Pittsburgh 58 MIDWEST Bowling Green 89, Cleveland St. 62 Green Bay 111, Cent. Michigan 105 Milwaukee 84, UW-Parkside 77 N. Iowa 95, N. Dakota St. 63 Nebraska 68, Alabama A&M 46 Northwestern 89, Lewis 34 Saint Louis 56, UT Martin 50 SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 88, Central Baptist College 63 Sam Houston St. 91, Howard Payne 49 UTSA 73, Concordia (TX) 44 FAR WEST Fresno St. 79, Cal Poly 52 Hawaii 61, San Diego St. 58 San Diego 84, Cal State San Bernardino 32 Seattle 91, Saint Martin’s 81 Wyoming 70, Colorado Christian 31

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NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 15 11 2 2 24 56 36 Buffalo 15 9 4 2 20 45 40 Toronto 16 8 5 3 19 56 53 Florida 14 7 3 4 18 51 51 Montreal 15 8 5 2 18 56 49 Tampa Bay 13 6 5 2 14 44 47 Ottawa 14 4 9 1 9 38 48 Detroit 17 4 12 1 9 35 68 Metropolitan Division Washington 16 11 2 3 25 64 49 N.Y. Islanders 14 11 3 0 22 44 30 Carolina 15 9 5 1 19 50 42 Pittsburgh 15 8 6 1 17 51 39 Philadelphia 14 7 5 2 16 47 46 N.Y. Rangers 13 6 6 1 13 42 43 Columbus 15 5 7 3 13 35 52 New Jersey 13 4 5 4 12 38 51 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 17 11 3 3 25 54 49 Nashville 15 9 4 2 20 60 43 Colorado 15 8 5 2 18 49 43 Winnipeg 16 8 7 1 17 44 51 Dallas 17 8 8 1 17 41 42 Chicago 14 4 7 3 11 33 44 Minnesota 15 5 9 1 11 37 51 Pacific Division Edmonton 17 10 5 2 22 48 46 Vancouver 15 9 3 3 21 54 36 Arizona 15 9 4 2 20 44 34 Vegas 16 9 5 2 20 51 46 Calgary 18 9 7 2 20 52 53

Rookie Brandon Clarke made all seven of his shots and scored 18 points, and Jae Crowder also had 18 points for Memphis. The Grizzlies snapped a three-game losing streak.

PACERS 121, WIZARDS 106 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — T.J. Warren scored 21 points to help Indiana beat Washington.

BULLS 113, HAWKS 92 ATLANTA (AP) — Tomas Satoransky scored 27 points in Chicago’s victory over Atlanta. Starting his second straight game in place of John Collins, Jabari Parker led the Hawks with 18 points. Collins is serving a 25-game suspension for violating the NBA’s doping policy.

Anaheim 17 9 7 1 19 45 43 San Jose 16 5 10 1 11 40 58 Los Angeles 15 5 10 0 10 39 60 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 5, Detroit 1 St. Louis 5, Edmonton 2 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 3 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m. Montreal at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Washington at Florida, 3 p.m. Vegas at Toronto, 3 p.m. Los Angeles at Ottawa, 3:30 p.m. Vancouver at Chicago, 4:30 p.m. Nashville at Colorado, 5 p.m. Columbus at Arizona, 5 p.m. New Jersey at Calgary, 5 p.m. Minnesota at San Jose, 6:30 p.m.

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NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 8 1 0 .889 270 98 Buffalo 6 2 0 .750 158 131 Miami 1 7 0 .125 103 256 N.Y. Jets 1 7 0 .125 96 211 South Houston 6 3 0 .667 238 191 Indianapolis 5 3 0 .625 182 177 Jacksonville 4 5 0 .444 176 189 Tennessee 4 5 0 .444 168 165 North Baltimore 6 2 0 .750 251 176 Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 176 169 Cleveland 2 6 0 .250 152 205 Cincinnati 0 8 0 .000 124 210 West Kansas City 6 3 0 .667 252 204 Oakland 4 4 0 .500 182 216 L.A. Chargers 4 5 0 .444 183 168 Denver 3 6 0 .333 149 170 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 5 3 0 .625 227 142 Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 224 213 N.Y. Giants 2 7 0 .222 176 255 Washington 1 8 0 .111 108 219 South New Orleans 7 1 0 .875 195 156 Carolina 5 3 0 .625 209 204 Tampa Bay 2 6 0 .250 230 252 Atlanta 1 7 0 .125 165 250 North Green Bay 7 2 0 .778 226 189 Minnesota 6 3 0 .667 234 158 Detroit 3 4 1 .438 204 217 Chicago 3 5 0 .375 142 144 West San Francisco 8 0 0 1.000 235 102 Seattle 7 2 0 .778 248 230 L.A. Rams 5 3 0 .625 214 174 Arizona 3 5 1 .389 195 251 Open: Washington, Jacksonville, New England, Denver, Philadelphia, Houston Thursday’s Game L.A. Chargers at Oakland, 4:20 p.m. Sunday’s Games Arizona at Tampa Bay, 9 a.m. Kansas City at Tennessee, 9 a.m. Buffalo at Cleveland, 9 a.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 9 a.m. N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 9 a.m. Atlanta at New Orleans, 9 a.m. Detroit at Chicago, 9 a.m. Miami at Indianapolis, 12:05 p.m. Carolina at Green Bay, 12:25 p.m. L.A. Rams at Pittsburgh, 12:25 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 4:20 p.m. Monday’s Game Seattle at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.

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BASEBALL American League LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Retained hitting coach Jeremy Reed, Named Mickey Callaway pitching coach, Brian Butterfield third base coach, John Mallee assistant hitting coach, Jesús Feliciano first base coach and José Molina catching coach. MINNESOTA TWINS — Signed C Tomas Telis and RHP Jonathan Cheshire to minor league contracts. National League SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Claimed 2B Kean Wong off waivers from the L.A. Angels. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Transferred G Brandon Goodwin to College Park (NBAGL). FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed DL Clinton McDonald on IR. Released LB Zach Brown. Activated OL Max Garcia from the PUP list. ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed WR Brandon Powell from the practice squad and G Anthony Coyle and S C.J. Reavis to the practice squad. BALTIMORE RAVENS — Waived CB Maurice Canady. Signed WR/RS De’Anthony Thomas. Resigned LB Mike Onuoha to the practice squad. Signed RB Byron Marshall to the practice squad. BUFFALO BILLS — Released DE Wyatt Ray. Signed LB Tyrel Dodson and OT Brandon Hitner to the practice squad. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed DE Wes Horton. DETROIT LIONS — Released LB Anthony Pittman from the practice squad. Signed RB Bo Scarbrough and P Matt Wile to the practice squad. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Activated QB Nick Foles from IR. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Released P Jack Fox from the practice squad. Signed TE Alizé Mack to the practice squad. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Claimed S Andrew Sendejo off waivers from Philadelphia. Waived S Marcus Epps. NEW YORK GIANTS — Released P Sean Smith from the practice squad. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Placed WR DeSean Jackson on IR. Waived S Andrew Sendejo. PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Placed LB Ulysees Gilbert III on IR. Released RB Darrin Hall from the practice squad. Signed LB Robert Spillane from the practice squad and LB Sutton Smith, WR Terry Wright and TE Kevin Rader to the practice squad. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Placed LB Kwon Alexander on IR. Signed LB Elijah Lee from the practice squad and LB Christian Sam to the practice squad. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released WR Cody Thompson from the practice squad. Signed DT Bryan Mone to the practice squad. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Waived WR Amara Darboh. Placed TE Antony Auclair on IR. Signed LB Sam Acho. Signed LB Kahzin Daniels from the practice squad and LB Quinton Bell to the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned D Josh Mahura to San Diego (AHL). CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled F Eetu Luostarinen from Charlotte (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS — Acquired C Robby Fabbri from the St. Louis Blues for C Jacob de la Rose. WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned F Liam O’Brien to Hershey (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer COLUMBUS CREW — Named Clive Brewer director of high performance. COLLEGE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE — Announced the University of Detroit’s women’s lacrosse program will join the conference for the 2020-21 school year. CULVER-STOCKTON — Women’s volleyball coach Daniel Cabrera announced his resignation. HAWAII — Announced men’s basketball coach Eran Ganot is taking a medical leave of absence. Named Chris Gerlufsen acting men’s basketball coach.

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Pigskin Pick ‘Em: Another solid week a step in the right direction By Nolan Rose

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The twist and turns of a wild NFL season continued in the ninth week of games. Only 12 contests ended in results between bye weeks, pushes and games with no listed lines. Overall, the week was a positive one, led by a strong slate of Sunday morning games. The 7-5 mark against the spread raised our season total to 57-72. With over half the season in the books, we’re really going to need to pick up the pace to get back over .500 and into the black. There a lot of bad football games on the schedule in week 10, which makes sense because there are a lot of bad football teams, but at least Monday Night will be exciting when the undefeated San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks. Go Hawks!

Chargers @ RAIDERS +1 The Chargers were surprisingly impressive last week knocking off the Green Bay Packers in L.A. Both of these teams are coming off wins that kept them alive in the AFC West hunt. This game feels like an elimination game in the division with the Kansas City Chiefs at 6-3. If the Chargers play like they did last week, they’ll come away with a victory, but I’m not banking on history repeating itself. Raiders

but we’re going to do it anyways. Bills win 23-16

LIONS @ Bears -2.5 Da Bears are heading in the Da wrong direction. Rumors are circulating that Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky requested all TVs to be turned off at Chicago’s facilities, to prevent the team from being exposed to criticism. The Bears seem to be deep in their feelings right now. That’s bad for football. Lions win 24-13

RAVENS @ Bengals +10 With recent wins over the Seahawks and New England Patriots, the Baltimore Ravens may be the hottest team in football. Defenses can’t seem to solve the problems presented by unique Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. The Bengals have not won a single football game this season. This has all the makings of a blowout. Ravens win 31-13

BILLS @ Browns -2.5 It’s incredible that the 2-6 Browns are favored over the 6-2 Bills. Cleveland has yet to win a home game this season, Buffalo has yet to lose a road game. That Cleveland is laying points shows just how popular the Browns are with the public. Siding with the Bills feels like a sucker bet. The number is too good to be true,

Chiefs @ Titans (no line) Another week, another Chiefs game without a point spread. The gambling world waits on the injury status of Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes.

Falcons @ SAINTS -13 Somebody fire Falcons coach Dan Quinn and put him out of his misery. Quinn’s job is hanging by a thread and now he gets a matchup with the red-hot Saints in New Orleans. Quinn voodoo dolls are being stabbed with pins as we speak. Saints win 38-17

GIANTS @ Jets +2.5 If animal mascots were involved in this game surely PETA would be stepping in to protest the cruelty of this contest. Honestly, does anyone even care about this game? New Yorkers don’t even care! The Jets are the home side, but share the same stadium, so who knows which fan base will show up. The Jets are slightly more awful than the Giants. Giants win 23-17

CARDINALS @ Bucs -4.5 Tampa Bay seems both capable and helpless at the same time. The

Bucs can put points on the board, led by a pair of great receivers, but QB Jameis Winston is a lock for three or four turnovers a game, and Tampa’s defense isn’t good enough to overcome those mistakes. Turnovers will be the difference in this game. Cardinals win 31-28

DOLPHINS @ Colts -10.5 Incredibly, we’ve played nine weeks of football, and not a single Colts game has been decided by more than a touchdown. The Canned Tuna may have blown their chances at the number one pick with a win over the Jets last week. Will we see a better Miami team now that they’re not trying to lose? The Colts may be without QB Jacoby Brissett. Why would we expect anything but another close game in Indianapolis? Colts win 21-20

RAMS @ Steelers +3.5 The Steelers have clawed their way back into playoff contention in the AFC and the Rams have sputtered a bit through the first half of the season. Still it feels like the Rams are a class above this injury-riddled Pittsburgh team. For Los Angeles, this game is a must win to have any hopes of remaining in the NFC West hunt. Rams win 35-20

Vikings @ COWBOYS -3 The Vikings have struggled away from Minnesota this year having lost three of five road games. You don’t have to look any further than last week to see an example of that as the Vikes lost to a Chiefs team in Kansas City without Patrick Mahomes. The Cowboys always seem to fall flat in big spots, but they’re usual hard to beat in Jerry’s World. Cowboys win 27-21

Panthers @ PACKERS -5

Seahawks @ 49ERS -6

The Cheese-heads are trying to rebound, and keep pace in the NFC playoffs race, after last Sunday’s dismal performance in L.A. The Panthers season took an unexpected turn when the team placed injured QB Cam Newton on IR this week, ending his season. Is that a good or bad thing for Carolina? Packers win 30-24

Let’s just be really clear… I hate the 49ers! I’m still siding with the home team this week though because I’m also incredibly superstitious and it seems like every time I pick the Seahawks, they don’t cover. This is the ultimate anti-jinx maneuver. I’m terrified of this game. The 49ers are really good. This rivalry is super intense dating back to the Harbaugh days. I may not sleep until Monday. 49ers win 30-23

Nagy searches for answers with Bears’ season slipping away By Andrew Seligman

It’s just hard to find at the moment. The defending NFC North champions are reeling after four straight losses and eyeing their fifth last-place finish in six years. They’re being tested

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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Coach Matt Nagy insisted there is a silver lining somewhere for the Chicago Bears.

in a way they never were last season. And their coach is trying to figure it all out. “You try to find every answer that you can and you stay as positive as you can,” Nagy said Wednesday.

“And I think that’s the beauty of all of this. There’s a silver lining. There really is. And people can say that’s cliche. And they can say it sounds good. But I fully in my heart of hearts believe that. And I

don’t know when it’s going to happen. It’s somewhere. It’s somewhere. And when you finally knock it down and you figure it out and you get it, then you’re going to say OK. I see. Now. I couldn’t tell.”

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The Bears (3-5) hope to start turning things around when they host the Detroit Lions (3-4-1) on Sunday. But for now, little is going the way Nagy envisioned in his second season.

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