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Flood advisory still on for Big Eddy area The National Weather Service has extended its flood advisory for the Big Eddy area of the Kenai River until Wednesday morning. The advisory was first issued after an ice jam formed near the Big Eddy State Recreation Site on Jan. 5. The ice jam continues to cause flooding in the Riverside Drive Subdivision, and vehicle access is currently not possible past Amiyung Drive on Eddy Lane, according to the advisory. Water levels have fallen slightly since the initial formation of the ice jam but are expected to remain fairly constant until warmer temperatures arrive in the area. The NWS advises people to avoid the area if possible. Motorists are advised to not drive vehicles in the area for both safety purposes and to prevent road damage. For more information about the ice jam or to report instances of flooding, call the Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management at 907-262-4910.
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Lawmakers get head start on session By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion
When Alaska’s lawmakers start the 2020 legislative session Juneau on Jan. 21, several Kenai Peninsula legislators will have already prefiled bills on key issues including education and criminal justice.
Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, has introduced House Bill 194, titled “An Act relating to consolidation of school districts; and providing for an effective date.” The bill, if enacted, would consolidate the number of school districts in the state from 54 to 18. Under current Alaska statute, each home
rule and first class city in an unorganized borough is a city school district, each organized borough is a borough school district. The areas outside organized boroughs and cities are divided into regional educational attendance areas. The bill states that school district consolidation for regional educational
Shelter still has obstacles Determining a target population and meeting relevant building codes are among challenges the work group faces
attendance areas “must be based on common geographic or cultural needs, as determined by the department,” but does not go into further detail about the process by which other districts would be consolidated. School board members of a school See session, Page A2
Quick ordered to pay $300 fine for violation By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion
marshals for the cities of Kenai and Soldotna, respectively, who offered their advice on another obstacle for the shelter: ensuring that all of the churches would be in compliance with city building codes. Hamilton said that any building
The Alaska Public Offices Commission released its staff report and corresponding penalties regarding the 2019 Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly campaign of Nikiski’s John Quick. The report, dated Oct. 31, found that Quick violated campaign laws by failing to timely return the value of prohibited in-kind contributions from Alaska Yes, a now-defunct nonprofit political advocacy group that distributed ads on Facebook and local media outlets promoting Quick and other assembly candidates while also issuing negative claims about their opponents. The commission is also ordering Quick to pay a maximum penalty fine of $300 for violating a campaign law for failing to return prohibited in-kind contributions from Alaska Yes Inc. Quick is not contesting the findings of the report from the commission, a Nov. 18 notice from Quick’s attorney, Stacey Stone, said. A phone call Monday night to Quick was not immediately returned. A month before the last October’s election — where Quick ran for the Nikiski seat on the Kenai Peninsula
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Snowboarders survive avalanche in Chugach Forest ANCHORAGE — A trio of backcountry snowboarders were able to safely escape after being caught in an avalanche in Alaska’s Chugach National Forest, authorities said. The snowboarders were hiking up a trail when they triggered the avalanche Saturday, The Anchorage Daily News reported. The “near miss” avalanche fully buried one person and partially buried another, the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center said. The person who was fully buried suffered minor injuries while the other two were not hurt. The group freed themselves and hiked out to the Crow Creek trailhead, the center said. The group was on a 40-degree slope between the historic mine ruins and the public-use Crow Pass cabin when the avalanche occurred, according to the center’s preliminary report. The hard slab avalanche was about 50 feet wide
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Fire Marshals Jeremy Hamilton (left) and Brooke Dobson (center right) meet with members of the Shelter Development Workgroup at the Kenai Public Health Center in Kenai on Jan. 8.
By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion
The ongoing effort to develop an emergency cold-weather shelter on the Kenai Peninsula still has a few hurdles to overcome before getting up and running. Members of the emergency
cold-weather shelter work group met last Wednesday to discuss the latest developments and challenges with the project, including determining the target population and meeting the relevant building codes. In attendance for the first time at Wednesday’s meeting were Jeremy Hamilton and Brooke Dobson, fire
Fire, SOS, rescue: Man spends weeks in wilderness By Becky Bohrer Associated Press
JUNEAU — Tyson Steele watched his remote cabin go up in flames, mourned the death of his dog and then spent weeks in the Alaska wilderness, bundling up in an makeshift shelter against the subzero temperatures and eating canned food — unable to reach the outside world. He knew his best chance for rescue would come from worried loved ones sending a plane to check on him. Help came about three weeks later. Steele, 30, was rescued Thursday, apparently in good health, according to Alaska State Troopers. He was waving his arms, an SOS signal stamped in the snow that he hoped a passing plane would spot. Like other rugged areas of Alaska, a plane was his only way out, agency spokesman Ken Marsh said. Steele told troopers that on Dec. 17 or 18, flames tore through the cabin where he had been living since September. He had no snowmobile and was surrounded by deep, powdery snow. Forests, waterways and hills separated him from the road system, Marsh said. Troopers said the fire had left
Steele with no means of communication, and that the nearest community was 20 miles away, in tiny Skwentna. Steele said he had heard someone might be staying 5 miles away and thought about heading in that direction if help did not come by Day 35. But he didn’t have a map and had limited knowledge of the area, so he worried about falling through ice or getting disoriented and lost. He said the fire destroyed his snowshoes, and it took him days to go a quarter-mile to a frozen lake that a rescue plane could land on. “I had a headlamp for maybe 10 or 11 days, but I only had the batteries that were in there. So, I ran out of light,” Steele said. The fire happened fast after a spark from his wood stove. He described his cabin as “basically a plastic … hut” and said he woke to “fiery drips of plastic coming through the roof above me.” When he went outside to get snow to stop it, he saw the roof on fire. Soon smoke was everywhere. “There’s this image that keeps coming back in my mind of a swirling flame coming sideways for my face, you know?” he said. See found, Page A2
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Soldotna Safeway is closed after flooding
Photo courtesy Brooke Dobson / Central Emergency Services
Flooding can be seen at the Soldotna Safeway on Monday.
By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion
The Safeway in Soldotna is closed until further notice due to extensive flooding in the store. Brooke Dobson, fire marshal with Central Emergency Services, said that CES responded to Safeway at 3 p.m. on Monday after the store’s water flow alarm notified them of flooding. Dobson said that cold air likely
caused a sprinkler line to freeze, which then caused the sprinkler system to go off. The store was closed while employees and CES mopped up the excess water. Dobson said she spoke with the store manager and determined that Safeway would have to remain closed until a service technician replaces the sprinkler system. Safeway management did not respond to a phone call from the Clarion requesting comment.
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Steele said the worst part was losing his dog, Phil. As Steele grabbed blankets, sleeping bags and coats, he saw Phil jump off the bed and thought he escaped. But as Steele was rushing around outside, he heard the dog inside, howling, and said he became hysterical. “I have no words for what sorrow; it was just, just a scream. Just a visceral, not angry, not sad, just, like, that’s all I could express. Just scream. Felt like I tore my lung out,” Steele said. To make things worse, he said the ammunition he’d stored inside the cabin was exploding: “pow, pow, pow, pow, pow.” He had a two-year supply of food but had stored it next to flammable oils and greases and the bullets. A propane tank also was there. He said he couldn’t extinguish the fire. Steele was able to salvage cans of food and figured he had enough for two cans a day for 30 days.
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district that is consolidated under this bill would have their seats terminated when a new school board is established, according to the text of the bill. If enacted, the bill would take effect on July 1, 2020. Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, has also introduced a bill related to education. Senate Bill 136, titled “An Act providing for the establishment of public schools through state-tribal compacts,” would allow the Commissioner of Education to enter into compacts with federally recognized tribes in the state and establish statetribal education compact schools. The state-tribal education compact schools, according to the language of the
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In this image made from video released by the Alaska State Troopers, an aerial helicopter view from Jan. 9, shows a man waving with distress signal “S.O.S.” outside Susitna Valley. Alaska State Troopers have rescued Tyson Steele, 30, who survived in a makeshift shelter after his remote cabin burned last month.
“Last night’s meal was probably one of the worst,” he said after being rescued. “I was leaving the burnedoff stuff for the last. And last night’s dinner was a can of plastic-smoked refried beans.” Steele initially slept in a snow cave but later built a tent-like shelter with tarps and scrap lumber around the burned cabin’s wood stove, troopers said. Steele said at
one point it was so cold he didn’t want to go outside and urinated in a bucket. It froze quickly next to the stove, he said. “That gives you an idea. It’s by no means a cozy cabin that I was able to put together,” Steele said. “It just took the edge off. I could still see my breath, but at least I wasn’t suffering.” Troopers on Thursday
conducted a welfare check after loved ones said they had not heard from Steele in weeks. He was brought to Anchorage and had food and coffee from McDonald’s, Marsh wrote. Steele told troopers he planned to spend time with family in Utah. “They’ve got a dog,” he said. “And that would be some therapy.” .
bill, would be public schools of the state and would be required to adhere to requirements relating to school district operations. Employees of a state-tribal education compact school would be state employees, and funding for the schools would be distributed through the state’s public education fund. If enacted, the commissioner of education would be required to establish an application and approval process for state-tribal education compacts no later than one year after the effective date of the act. Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, has introduced Senate Bill 137, which would extend the termination date for the state’s Board of Parole until June 30, 2025. The bill would be enacted immediately if adopted. A second round of prefiled legislation will be released this Friday, Jan. 17. For the complete list, visit akleg.gov.
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GPS and marine radio class The Kenai Flotilla of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary will be conducting a GPS and marine radio class on Saturday, Jan. 25 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Center located at 40610 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Kenai. The GPS class will cover the basic operation for navigation by GPS using way points and identifying hazards to your boat while underway. The radio class will introduce the boater to the basic operation of marine radio procedures including distress calls and normal communication. The deadline for registration is Jan. 22. The cost of the class is $40. Please contact Allan at 907-690-0750 or online a1700202.wow.uscgaux.info.
Fish & Game meeting The Central Peninsula Fish and Game Advisory Committee will be holding a public meeting at the Ninilchik School Library on Monday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. Agenda topics will include Upper Cook Inlet finfish proposals. For more information contact ADF&G Boards Support at 907-267-2354.
Vendor registration for businesses is currently taking place for the 2020 Kenai Peninsula Job & Career Fair. The annual job and career fair will be held on Thursday, March 19 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Early Bird Registration (including a discounted registration rate) is on or before Feb. 19, please register at your earliest convenience. If you have any questions about how being a vendor at the Kenai Peninsula Job & Career Fair may benefit your business, how to register as a vendor for this event, and/or about any other employer services, please contact me at 907-335-3030 or hanah.burrell@alaska.gov.
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that would function as an emergency shelter would have to meet certain general requirements. Sleeping areas would need two exits, including one that leads directly outside. Any building without sprinklers would have a maximum sleeping occupancy of 16 people, Hamilton said, and the size of each sleeping area may further limit the number of occupants. Smoke detectors would be required inside and outside of sleeping areas, and a carbon monoxide detector would be required outside of sleeping areas. A fire safety and emergency evacuation plan would need to be onsite and posted publicly, and the evacuation plans would need to be separate from the church’s evacuation plan. Two staff members would also be required to act as a Fire Watch, responsible
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Borough Assembly — a complaint was filed Sept. 18 with the state commission overseeing elections. After several expedited hearings in September, the commission issued an order directing Quick and his campaign to “immediately cease and desist from coordinating with Alaska Yes on advertisements that state they are ‘not authorized, paid for or approved by any candidate.’” The cease-and-desist order followed revelations made during one of the APOC hearings that Quick’s thencampaign manager, Paul Huber, had been communicating with Alaska Yes Inc via email correspondence. That email correspondence, included in the staff report, shows Huber working with Alaska Yes Inc’s Peter Zuyus on campaign advertisements and signs supporting Quick’s campaign. The commission’s investigation revealed that Quick’s campaign manager, Huber, was privy to Alaska Yes’s projects and was included on Alaska Yes’s emails detailing project plans; and, even suggested to Zuyus that certain campaign positions could be used by Alaska Yes if not used by Quick. In fact, Alaska Yes did use one of the suggestions in attacking Quick’s opponent, Jesse Bjorkman, for being a “union champion,” the report said. This correspondence supports the commission’s findings that Quick’s campaign violated campaign law AS 15.13.114. According to the commission’s report, Alaska Yes’s expenditures supporting the Quick campaign and opposing his opponent were not independent, but are considered contributions to the
Concert of traditional Irish music Please join Kenai Peninsula College again this year for “A Winter Concert of Traditional Irish Music,” featuring John Walsh, Pat Broaders, and John Skelton 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, in the Ward Building of the Kenai River Campus. This event is once again FREE open to the public.
Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association Meeting Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association Board of Directors will meet Saturday, Jan. 18 at 10 a.m., in the conference room at its Kenai office located at 40610 Kalifornsky Beach Road. The meeting is open to the public. For more information call 283-5751.
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Join the Performing Arts Society for a delightful blend of virtuosic music and humorous storytelling in Low & Lower, an internationally appreciated entertainment by Paul Sharpe, bassist, and Brooks Whitehouse, cellist. The fun erupts at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18 at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. They are available at River City Books and Northcountry Fair in Soldotna and at Curtain Call, Already Read Books, and Country Liquor in Kenai. They may also be purchased at the door.
Red Cross volunteer training Kenai Peninsula Red Cross volunteer orientation will take place Saturday, Jan. 18 from 10-11 a.m. at 450 Marathon Road, Floor 2 in Kenai.
for monitoring the area for any hazards and calling 911 in case of an emergency. Dobson said that any room to be used as a sleeping area would have to be examined by either her or Hamilton depending on the location in order to calculate maximum occupancy. Any building not within the city limits of Kenai or Soldotna would need to be approved by a state fire marshal, Dobson said. Hamilton said that, to the extent a building would be able to function as a shelter, the group may want to consider looking at one location that meets all or most of the requirements he laid out rather than attempting to repurpose all of the churches that have signed up in order to bring them into compliance. “Instead of saying ‘anybody in the room that wants to help, raise your hand,’ it should be, ‘anybody in the room that has these types of things, can you raise your hand,” Hamilton said. Hamilton said that many of the
Quick campaign. The report said that because Alaska Yes used funds from businesses and individuals who contributed more than $500 to support its expenditures in favor of the Quick campaign, its contributions to the Quick campaign are prohibited and must be returned by Quick. The commission is ordering Quick to pay the maximum penalty of $300 for failing to timely return a prohibited contribution,
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and Frontier Community Services Infant Learning Program will be offering Child Find screenings for children birth to 5 years. The screening clinic will be on Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. by appointment only at Frontier Community Services, Suite 36, in the Copper Center (formerly the Red Diamond Center). We will screen your child’s early development, motor skills, speech/communication, early learning concepts, vision & hearing. To make an appointment or for more information, call 262-6331.
Kenaitze Indian Tribe to host suicide alertness and prevention training The Kenaitze Indian Tribe is offering community members the chance to potentially save a life. The tribe will host three suicide alertness and prevention workshops in January. The trainings are open to the community. There is no cost to attend, but an RSVP is required. To RSVP and for more information, email Ken Hoyt at khoyt@kenaitze.org. Questions may be directed to Ken at 907-335-7322.
Cook Inlet Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Cook Inlet Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse will hold its annual meeting at 2 p.m. on Jan. 16 at the Kenai office at 10200 Kenai Spur Highway. The purpose of the annual meeting is to elect the board officers. Anyone who is interested is invited to attend.
churches in Kenai have a long way to go before being able to house occupants. “A lot of our churches are older, and they were built before anybody thought about classrooms or sanctuaries,” Hamilton said. “But when you have people sleeping in unprotected buildings, this is the kind of stuff that we have to worry about.” To that end, April Hall, pastor of Kenai and North Star United Methodist Churches, suggested that one or two churches “champion” the effort and take on the role of being the primary location, with the other churches providing the volunteers for each night. The current plan for the coldweather shelter involves using a list of churches that would function as the shelter on a rotating schedule, with each church being assigned a specific day of the week. The shelter would open on nights when the temperature in Kenai is 20 degrees Fahrenheit or below. The shelter would prioritize
which calculated as $50 per day for each day the violation continues. In this case, the violation continued for six days after the regulatory grace period of 10 days. The report says the commission can reduce a civil penalty by half if the candidate is an inexperienced filer, which Quick was. However, staff at the commission did not recommend any reduction to the maximum civil penalty of $300, because
housing homeless families, but discussions have been had to allow single males and females as well. That discussion is ongoing, and during Wednesday’s meeting a few of the members offered their perspective on the issue. “While we don’t want anybody to be out in the cold, we especially don’t want young children exposed to elements,” Leslie Rohr, executive director of Love, INC., said. Karen Martin-Tichenor, pastor of Soldotna United Methodist Church, said that while she agrees with that goal, her experience has been that there are more homeless individuals on the peninsula than there are families. “I know what we deal with, which is a lot of single men, a few single women, and some families,” Martin-Tichenor said. “So they’re all a concern.” The next Shelter Development Workgroup meeting will be on Jan. 22 at noon at the Kenai Public Health Center.
Quick was well aware of Zuyus’ connection to Alaska Yes and “took no action to resolve the potential problem even after September 2, 2019, when he knew for certain that his campaign chair was making campaign suggestions to Alaska Yes,”
the report said. In addition to the civil penalty of $300, staff at the commission also recommended that Quick be ordered to pay the sum of $885.05 to Alaska Yes as reimbursement for the prohibited contributions he received
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with a vertical run of 500 feet. The crown at the top of the slide measured 3 feet deep, the center said. A report posted online by Alaska State Troopers said no one else was in the area at the time. The U.S. Forest Service, Girdwood Fire Department, Alyeska Ski Patrol and Rescue Coordination Center responded, troopers said.
Man with crossbow in hospital after police-involved shooting ANCHORAGE — A man who was carrying a crossbow in public was transported a hospital after a shooting involving police in Anchorage, authorities said. Police said the man’s condition is unknown after he was shot in the lower torso around 11:30 a.m., The Anchorage Daily News reports. No police officers were injured, according to Anchorage Police Officer Devin Grant. Police were called to the area of Huffman Road and Silver Fox Lane following multiple witness reports of a man walking around with a crossbow, authorities said. Several area roads were closed and authorities said they anticipated a heavy police presence in the area for several hours as the investigation continued. Police are reviewing surveillance footage from nearby businesses and cellphone video captured by a witness, Grant said. Lucy Moa said she was working in a laundromat in a shopping center when she heard a “pop” just before a bullet pierced the front window. “All I heard was just two gunshots and then there was glass flying everywhere, even in front of my face,” she said. Two people came into the laundromat to seek safety and told her officers were chasing a man with a crossbow, she said. — Clarion staff and news services
from Alaska Yes and $510 to the staff at the commission for the time spent investigating the complaint. Because Quick’s cooperation with the investigation, the report says staff does recommend that the cost of the investigation be imposed.
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f a Hollywood producer ordered up these images, they might be dismissed as too dramatic: orange skies; ashfilled rain; fire tornadoes; flames jumping as high as 230 feet; people huddling for shelter on the beach. Australia’s wildfires are a disaster on a scale hard to fathom, charring an area roughly the size of West Virginia. California’s massive 2018 blazes hit a sixth as much land as Australia’s have so far this fire season. Government officials report that a third of the koalas in New South Wales might be gone. The nation’s eucalyptus forests may be damaged for good. This is the future humanity is writing for itself, right now, every day world governments waste failing to respond to climate change. Yes, not every natural disaster has a climate-change link. And, yes, there are forces at work around Australia that preexisted climate change. But the context in which every natural variation in temperature or precipitation now plays out is hotter, making dangerous conditions and deadly results more likely. Specifically, southern Australia’s temperatures have risen about 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit since 1950. Conditions over the past 20 years have been hotter and drier than in the 20 years before that, and the 20 years before that, and the 20 years before that, and so forth. December saw the nation’s hottest day on record, an average of more than 107 degrees Fahrenheit — a threshold surpassed just the next day. Heat and drought have toasted the land, turning Australia’s countryside into a tinderbox. A major factor worsening Australia’s fire season is a natural cycle known as the Indian Ocean Dipole, which can make water in the western Indian Ocean warmer and in the eastern Indian Ocean cooler. This results in less rainfall over Australia. This phenomenon has dried out the nation for two years. Though it is too early to quantify any link between climate change and the dipole’s recent behavior, scientists have warned that global warming is shifting the cycle, making extended Australian drought more likely. Australia has become a poster child for the ill-effects of breakneck fossil-fuel burning. Its iconic Great Barrier Reef is in peril as ocean temperatures rise and atmospheric carbon-dioxide emissions acidify the seas. Its sky-high temperatures and raging fires are a warning that land and sea are vulnerable to climate disruptions. And yet it is the world’s largest coal exporter, and its government has dragged its feet on curbing planet-warming emissions. Even without human help, Earth can be at times inhospitable. All the more reason to avoid priming the planet for worse — extreme weather, intense heat waves, more drought, more flooding, rising seas, species die-offs, disease proliferation, and more foreseeable and unforeseeable consequences. Australia, which has profited off fossil fuel extraction and use, has a responsibility to help lead the world. So does the United States, which under the Trump administration is every bit as complicit. — The Washington Post, Jan. 6
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Let’s restore Alaska’s tradition of open primary elections
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n 1947, with Alaska well on the road to statehood, voters overwhelmingly adopted a blanket open primary by referendum. They confirmed the beliefs that every Alaskan deserves the right to vote and choose among every candidate, and that politicians are accountable directly to the people, not the parties. When partisans pushed to enact closed primaries in the early ’90s, the Alaska State Legislature responded with a bipartisan resolution in support of open primaries, stating: WHEREAS Alaskans have a proud tradition of freedom and independence and reflect that tradition in the manner in which they exercise their franchise; and whereas in excess of 55 percent of all registered voters in Alaska have chosen not to affiliate with an organized political party; and whereas this tradition is reflected in the open primary system; and whereas among the stated goals of closing primaries are strengthening parties and providing greater party discipline, both of which run counter to Alaska voting traditions. The blanket open primary system worked. It was popular. Every Alaskan had equal voting rights and could vote for the candidates of their choice, regardless of party. It was a central feature of Alaskan politics for over 50 years and when partisans attempted to invalidate it in the courts, the system was affirmed by the Alaska Supreme Court in O’Callaghan v. Alaska, aptly stating that: In Alaska, where a majority of voters are not affiliated with any party, a closed or partially closed primary system can plausibly be viewed as bestowing on a minority of the electorate a disproportionately powerful role in the selection of public officeholders. If political
parties and politically affiliated voters are to have more power in the election process that is power taken from unaffiliated voters. Then in 2000, the Democratic Party of California sued to overturn their voters’ decision to enact Alaska-style blanket primaries. That case, California Democratic Party v. Jones, went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled the “blanket” version of open primaries unconstitutional. The blanket open primary system — in place, popular with voters, and working just fine in Alaska for 50 years — had to be scrapped because party insiders in California didn’t like it. As a result, partisan primaries were imposed in Alaska, despite the fact that 57% of our registered voters do not identify with either major party. Closed partisan primaries may be popular with party insiders but they don’t work for Alaskans. Today, party primaries unfairly limit Alaskans’ choices and 75% of general elections are uncompetitive. Many voters are discouraged or shut out from participating in the decisive first round of voting. As the Alaska Supreme Court and Legislature predicted, closed primaries have allowed small groups of political insiders to be the gatekeepers of the ballot and thereby determine Alaska’s political future. It’s time for the citizens of Alaska to come together and restore our tradition of open primaries. That begins with fundamentally changing the way candidates are chosen. Voters must have real choices in elections, and real competition. The artificial barriers political parties have created to force us apart have to go. The Alaska Better Elections Initiative gives us an opportunity to improve Alaska’s elections system
through the adoption of a nonpartisan open primary, along with stronger financial disclosures and ranked choice voting. Pioneered by Nebraska and adopted by other states, the nonpartisan open primary has been ruled constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. As it was for the first 50 years of Alaska’s statehood, there will no longer be a Republican primary and a Democratic primary. We will have one, Alaskan primary. Each candidate will appear on the same ballot, and every registered voter will get to vote from the complete field. The four candidates who receive the most votes will go on to the general election regardless of their party affiliation (or lack thereof). The open primary will allow Alaskans to elect public servants, not party servants. Officials will be more independent; allowed to vote their conscience and not threatened with retribution for failing to toe the party line. After all, we are Alaskan more than we are Republican, Democrat, or independent. Common sense solutions should be at the heart of Alaska policymaking. Together, let’s open our primaries back up so that we all have an authentic choice in who we elect to serve our families and our beloved state. Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, served 16 years representing her community of South Anchorage in both the Alaska state House and Senate. In her final term as senator, Lesil served as the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and co-chair of the Arctic Policy Committee. Jeremy Gruber is senior vice president of Open Primaries, a national, nonpartisan election reform organization. He is the author of “Let All Voters Vote: Independents and the Expansion of Voting Rights in the United States.”
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A sad realization in Alaska politics Recently in social media the Region 6 area representative of the state Republican Party called me a spoiler — because I filed my letter of intent to run for House of Representatives District 30. Having served in Alaska’s State House of Representatives through all of 2003 to 2004, I have had the honor of serving the residents of the Kenai/Soldotna area at a state level. The voters have the right to chose who represents them, as this is found in our fundamental rights as Americans. So in the most polite and respectful way that I know, you my friend do not represent the voice of the residents of District 30. The residents have a right to choose their elected representative at the ballot box. It does not fall on your shoulders to select through the candidates for office based on your ability to control a candidate — because I believe the political parties within the state of Alaska “do not” own the seats in the House or the Senate. Those seats belong to the residents of Alaska and those elected members should work for their constituents not you. Kelly Wolf former state representative
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Booker ends his presidential bid By Alexandra Jaffe Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrat Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday, ending a campaign whose message of unity and love failed to resonate in a political era marked by chaos and anxiety. His departure now leaves a field that was once the most diverse in history with just one remaining African American candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, who is struggling to register in the polls amid a late entry into the race. Since launching his campaign last February, Booker, a U.S. senator from New Jersey, struggled to raise the type of money required to support a White House bid. He was at the back of the pack in most surveys and failed to meet the polling requirements needed to participate in Tuesday’s debate. Booker also missed last month’s debate and exits the race polling in low single digits in the early primary states and nationwide. In an email to supporters, Booker said that he “got into this race to win” and that his failure to make the debates prevented him from raising raise the money required for victory. “Our campaign has reached the
point where we need more money to scale up and continue building a campaign that can win — money we don’t have, and money that is harder to raise because I won’t be on the next debate stage and because the urgent business of impeachment will rightly be keeping me in Washington,” he said. For African Americans, Booker’s exit is more meaningful than just being one less option to consider. “It means that we don’t count,” said Helen Moore, a member of the Detroit-based Keep the Vote-No Takeover grassroots organization. “Now, we can’t look forward to any black candidate being considered from now until it’s time to vote. They are completely out of the picture.” Patrick, campaigning in New Hampshire on Monday, congratulated Booker on his “terrific campaign” and said he believed the senator had a “continued bright future” in politics. “At the same time,” Patrick said, “I’ll say, look, America needs to know that America is not going to see itself on that debate stage, and sadly, I think the debates have become a marker of the progress of campaigns.” He said he hopes the Democratic Party leadership reconsiders the rules for qualifying for the debates.
Booker had warned that the looming impeachment trial of President Donald Trump would deal a “big, big blow” to his campaign by pulling him away from Iowa in the final weeks before the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses. He hinted at the challenges facing his campaign last week in an interview on The Associated Press’ “Ground Game” podcast. “If we can’t raise more money in this final stretch, we won’t be able to do the things that other campaigns with more money can do to show presence,” he said. In his email to supporters, Booker pledged to do “everything in my power to elect the eventual Democratic nominee for president,” though his campaign says he has no immediate plans to endorse a candidate in the primary. It’s a humbling finish for someone who was once lauded by Oprah Winfrey as the “rock star mayor” who helped lead the renewal of Newark, New Jersey. During his seven years in City Hall, Booker was known for his headline-grabbing feats of local do-goodery, including running into a burning building to save a woman, and his early fluency with social media, which brought him 1.4 million followers on Twitter when the platform was little used in politics.
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GOP senators reject plans to dismiss impeachment By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Mary Clare Jalonick and Laurie Kellman Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans signaled Monday they would reject the idea of simply voting to dismiss the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump as the House prepares to send the charges to the chamber for the historic trial. “I think our members, generally are not interested in the motion to dismiss. They think both sides need to be heard,” said Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., who is part of GOP leadership.
It will be only the third presidential impeachment trial in American history, a serious and dramatic endeavor coming amid the backdrop of a politically divided nation and the start of an election year. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not set the timing for the House vote that will launch the Senate action. Trump was impeached by the Democratic-led House last month on charges of abuse of power over pushing Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden and obstruction of Congress in the probe. Democrats said the vote could be Wednesday. With the impeachment trial starting in a matter of days, senators
are still debating the rules of the proceedings. GOP senators are conferring privately about whether to allow a motion to dismiss the charges against the president or to call additional witnesses for testimony. Trump suggested over the weekend he might prefer simply dismissing the charges rather than giving legitimacy to charges from the House, which he considers a “hoax.” It was an extraordinary suggestion, but one being proposed by Trump allies with support from some GOP senators, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. But it is clear McConnell does
not have the votes needed from his GOP majority to do that. One key Republican, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, said she too would oppose a motion to dismiss the charges. Collins is leading an effort among some Republicans, including Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, to ensure the ground rules include plans to eventually consider voting to call witnesses. “My position is that there should be a vote on whether or not witnesses should be called,” Collins said. Romney said he wants to hear from John Bolton, the former
national security adviser at the White House, who others have said raised alarms about the alternative foreign policy toward Ukraine being run led by Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. “I’ve said I’d like to hear from John Bolton,” Romney told reporters Monday. “I expect that barring some kind of surprise, I’ll be voting in favor of hearing from witnesses after those opening arguments.” Democrats have been pushing Republicans, who have the majority in the Senate, to consider new testimony, arguing that fresh information has emerged during Pelosi’s monthlong delay in transmitting the charges.
AR-15 design could derail charges tied to popular rifle By Jake Bleiberg and Stefanie Dazio Associated Press
DALLAS — A subtle design feature of the AR-15 rifle has raised a technical legal question that is derailing cases against people who are charged with illegally buying and selling the gun’s parts or building the weapon. At issue is whether a key piece of one of America’s most popular firearms meets the definition of a gun that prosecutors have long relied on. For decades, the federal government has treated a mechanism called the lower receiver as the essential piece of the semiautomatic rifle, which has been used in some of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings. Prosecutors regularly bring charges based on that specific part. But some defense attorneys have recently argued that the part alone does not meet the definition
in the law. Federal law enforcement officials, who have long been concerned about the discrepancy, are increasingly worried that it could hinder some criminal prosecutions and undermine firearms regulations nationwide. “Now the cat is out of the bag, so I think you’ll see more of this going on,” said Stephen Halbrook, an attorney who has written books on gun law and history. “Basically, the government has gotten away with this for a long time.” Cases involving lower receivers represent a small fraction of the thousands of federal gun charges filed each year. But the loophole has allowed some people accused of illegally selling or possessing the parts, including convicted felons, to escape prosecution. The issue also complicates efforts to address so-called ghost guns, which are largely untraceable because they are assembled from parts. Since 2016, at least five defendants have challenged the
government and succeeded in getting some charges dropped, avoiding prison or seeing their cases dismissed entirely. Three judges have rejected the government’s interpretation of the law, despite dire warnings from prosecutors. Federal regulations define a firearm’s “frame” or “receiver” as the piece considered to be the gun itself. But in an AR-15, the receiver is split into upper and lower parts — and some of the components listed in the definition are contained in the upper half. That has led judges to rule that a lower receiver alone cannot be considered a gun. The lower receiver sits above the pistol grip, holds the trigger and hammer, and has a slot for the magazine. By itself, it cannot fire a bullet. But by treating the piece as a firearm, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is able to regulate who can obtain it. Because authorities consider the part to be a gun, people prohibited from having firearms have been
charged for possessing them. In 2018, prosecutors said a ruling against the government would “seriously undermine the ATF’s ability to trace and regulate firearms nationwide.” CNN first reported the
case and its implications. Last month, a federal judge in Ohio dealt the latest blow, dismissing charges against two men accused of making false statements to buy lower receivers.
Researchers: Russians hacked company key to Ukraine scandal By Frank Bajak Associated Press
BOSTON — A U.S. cybersecurity company says Russian military agents successfully hacked the Ukrainian gas company at the center of the scandal that led to President Donald Trump’s impeachment. Russian agents launched a phishing campaign in early November aimed at stealing the login credentials for employees of Burisma Holdings, the gas company, according
to Area 1 Security, a Silicon Valley company that specializes in e-mail security. Hunter Biden, son of former U.S. vice president and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden, previously served on Burisma’s board. It was not clear from an eight-page report posted online by Area 1 what the hackers were looking for or may have obtained. The timing of the operation suggests, however, that the Russian agents could be searching for material that could damage
the Bidens. The House of Representatives impeached Trump in December for abusing the power of his office by enlisting the Ukrainian government to investigate Biden, a political rival, ahead of the 2020 election. A second charge accused Trump of obstructing a congressional investigation into the matter. Area 1 CEO Oren Falkowitz is a former National Security Agency employee. His company offers e-mail security to U.S. politicians.
In an interview Friday, he told The Associated Press that top candidates for the U.S. presidency and House and Senate races in 2020 have in the past few months each been targeted by about one thousand phishing emails. Falkowitz did not name the candidates. Nor would he name any clients. Russian hackers from the same military intelligence unit that Area 1 said was behind the operation targeting Burisma have been indicted for hacking emails from the Democratic
National Committee and the chairman of Hillary Clinton’s campaign during the 2016 presidential race. Stolen emails were released online at the time by Russian agents and WikiLeaks in an effort to favor Trump, special counsel Robert Mueller determined in his investigation. Area 1 discovered the phishing campaign by the Russian military intelligence unit, known as the GRU, on New Year’s Eve, Falkowitz said via e-mail.
Judge refuses to second-guess family separations at border By Elliot Spagat Associated Press
SAN DIEGO — A U.S. judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration is operating within its authority when separating families stopped at the Mexico border, rejecting arguments that it was quietly returning to widespread practices that drew international condemnation. The American Civil Liberties Union argued that the administration was splitting families over dubious allegations and minor transgressions including traffic offenses. It asked the judge in July to rule on whether the government was justified in separating 911 children
during the first year after the judge halted the general practice in June 2018. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw indicated he was uncomfortable second-guessing government decisions to separate children on grounds that parents were considered unfit or dangerous, or in other limited circumstances like criminal history, communicable diseases and doubts about parentage. He found no evidence that the government was abusing its discretion. “It is an invitation that is potentially massive in scope, invades an area that is particularly within the province of the executive branch to secure the nation’s border, and goes beyond this court’s class
certification and preliminary injunction orders, which were focused on the administration’s practice of separating families at the border for the purpose of deterring immigration, and failing to reunify those families,” Sabraw wrote in a 26-page decision. In a partial victory for the ACLU, the judge said the government must settle any doubts about parentage before separating families by using DNA tests that deliver results in about 90 minutes. The ruling was a rare instance of the San Diego judge siding with the administration. In June 2018, he halted the practice of separating families under a “zero tolerance” policy to deter illegal immigration
and ordered that about 2,800 children be quickly reunited with family. Lack of adequate tracking systems at the time made reunification a monumental task. The judge later ordered the administration to identify more than 1,500 additional children who were separated earlier in Trump’s presidency, starting in July 2017. The government is providing information to the ACLU, which, in some cases, has volunteers going door to door in Guatemala. The ACLU said it was considering its next move. “The court strongly reaffirmed that the Trump administration bears the burden if it attempts to separate families based on an
accusation that the adult is not the child’s parent,” said ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt. “We are evaluating the decision to determine next steps on how to ensure that children are not separated from their parents based on minor infractions.” The Justice Department didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The judge noted that the administration acknowledged it erred by separating a mother who needed emergency surgery and a father who was HIV-positive. He rejected the ACLU’s contention that some accusations of gang affiliation were unfounded, saying that the government relies on “objective evidence, not allegations or intuition.”
Federal government blasts PG&E’s deal By Michael Liedtke Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Tensions between the U.S. government and Pacific Gas & Electric are boiling over as the two sides battle over whether a taxpayer-funded agency should be allowed to stake a claim on a $13.5 billion settlement covering most of the losses from catastrophic wildfires blamed on the bankrupt utility. The showdown came into sharper focus Monday when a top official from the Federal Emergency Management Agency blasted the nation’s largest utility and fire victims’ lawyers for negotiating a deal that could put the government in the untenable position of trying to claw back money it already
has paid to people who lost family members and homes in fires ignited by PG&E’s transmission lines from 2015 and 2018. Robert Fenton, a FEMA regional administrator, lashed out during a media conference call held after the San Francisco Chronicle first reported the agency planned to seek repayment of a portion of the $3.9 billion bill that it incurred in the fires from the victims if it can’t get the money from PG&E as the utility scrambles to emerge from bankruptcy protection by June 30. The $13.5 billion settlement requires FEMA and various California agencies to try to cover their wildfire expenses from the same fund set up for individuals and businesses devastated by deadly blazes that destroyed tens of thousands
of homes and businesses. If PG&E doesn’t pay, FEMA believes it might have to seek up to $200 million from fire victims who also tap into the $13.5 settlement for some of the same losses that the agency already doled out. That is a public relations nightmare that FEMA is hoping to avoid by reworking the deal that a federal judge approved last month. Most of the $3.9 billion being sought by FEMA overlaps with the majority of a $3.3 billion claim being made by various California state agencies in PG&E’s bankruptcy case. “It really, quite frankly, boggles my mind why the (fire victims’) lawyers would appear to want to relieve PG&E of its responsibility and make California and FEMA the enemy here,” Fenton said.
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Anger over jet’s downing; gunfire disperses protests Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Popular anger swelled Monday in Iran over the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian jetliner and the government’s attempt to conceal its role in the tragedy, as online videos appeared to show security forces firing live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protests in the streets. Iranians, already suffering under crippling U.S. sanctions, expressed
shock and outrage over the plane crash that killed scores of young people. They also decried the misleading statements from top officials, who only admitted responsibility three days later in the face of mounting evidence. The country began last week engulfed in mourning after a U.S. drone strike killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who led Iran’s regional military interventions. Then on Jan. 8, it responded with a ballistic missile
attack on two bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq, although there were no casualties. Hours after that barrage, as it braced for a U.S. counterattack that never came, Iranian forces accidentally shot down the Ukraine International Airlines jetliner, killing all 176 people aboard shortly after it took off from Tehran for Kyiv. For a growing number of critics , the events have revealed a government that is incapable of following through on its incendiary rhetoric
and willing to mislead its own people about a national tragedy in order to avoid embarrassment. Those sentiments first boiled over late Saturday, shortly after the Revolutionary Guard admitted to shooting the plane down by mistake. A candlelight vigil at a university rapidly turned into an anti-government demonstration. “They are lying that our enemy is America! Our enemy is right here!” students shouted. On Sunday night, protesters
massed in Tehran’s Azadi, or Freedom, Square. Videos sent to the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran and later verified by The Associated Press show a crowd of demonstrators near Azadi Square fleeing as a tear gas canister lands among them. People cough and sputter while trying to escape the fumes, with one woman calling out in Farsi: “They fired tear gas at people! Azadi Square! Death to the dictator!”
U.S. troops in Iraq were warned hours before Iranian attack By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Ali Abdul-Hassan Associated Press
AIN AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq — American troops were informed of an impending missile barrage hours before their air base in Iraq was struck by Iran, U.S. military
officials said Monday, days after the attack that marked a major escalation between the longtime foes. At 11 p.m. Jan. 7, U.S. Lt. Col. Antoinette Chase gave the order for American troops at Ain al-Asad air base in western Iraq, to go on lockdown. Military movements froze as her team, responsible for emergency
response at the base, sent out alerts about the threat. At 11:30 p.m., she gave the order to take cover in bunkers. The first strike landed sometime after 1:35 a.m. on Jan. 8 and the barrage continued for nearly two hours. No American soldiers were killed or wounded, the U.S. has said, although several troops were
treated for concussions from the blast and are being assessed, said Col. Myles Caggins, a spokesman at the base for the U.S. coalition fighting the Islamic State group. “The reason why we pushed it at 2330 is because at that point in time all indications pointed to something coming,” she told reporters touring
the base. “Worst case scenario — we were told was it’s probably going to be a missile attack. So we were informed of that.” The Iranian attack was in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike near Baghdad airport that killed top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Jan. 3.
Philippine volcano spews lava, ash for 3rd day, 30,000 flee By Joeal Calupitan and Jim Gomez Associated Press
TAGAYTAY, Philippines — A volcano near the Philippine capital spewed lava, ash and steam and trembled constantly Tuesday on the third day of an eruption that could portend a much bigger and dangerous eruption, officials warned as tens of thousands of people fled ash-blanketed villages in the danger zone. The continuing restiveness of the Taal volcano after it rumbled to life Sunday indicates magma may still be rising to the crater, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. It raised the alert level to 4, indicating a hazardous eruption is possible in hours to days. Level 5, the highest, means such an eruption is underway. The volcano was spurting
fountains of red-hot lava 1,640 feet into the sky with dark-gray plumes of ash-laden steam that reached more than 1 mile high. The massive volcanic column at times flashed with streaks of lightning. More than 200 earthquakes have been detected in and around Taal, 81 of which were felt with varying intensities. “Such intense seismic activity probably signifies continuous magmatic intrusion beneath the Taal edifice, which may lead to further eruptive activity,” the volcanology institute said. The picturesque volcano in the middle of a lake in Batangas province south of Manila rumbled to life Sunday in a powerful explosion that blasted a 9-mile column of ash, steam and pebbles into the sky. Clouds of volcanic ash blowing over Manila, 40 miles to the north, closed the country’s main
airport Sunday and part of Monday until the ashfall eased. The government’s disasterresponse agency counted more than 30,400 evacuees in Batangas and nearby Cavite provinces. Officials expected the number to swell. G ove r n m e nt w o rk wa s suspended and schools closed in a wide swath of towns and cities, including Manila, because of the health risks from the ash. The eruption has not directly caused deaths or major damage. The death of a driver in a crash on an ash-covered road was linked to slippery conditions. The small island where the 1,020-foot volcano lies has long been designated a “permanent danger zone,” though fishing villages have long existed there. Those villages were all evacuated, though volcanology officials have called for a total evacuation of
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People watch from Tagaytay, Cavite province, south of Manila, as Taal Volcano continues to spew ash Tuesday.
endangered communities within a 8.7-mile radius of Taal. Taal’s last disastrous eruption, in 1965, killed hundreds of people. It is the second-most restive of about
two dozen active volcanoes in the Philippines, which lies along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” where most of the world’s seismic activity occurs.
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LSU topples Clemson for national title By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer
NEW ORLEANS — From smalltown Ohio kid to Louisiana legend, Joe Burrow capped his recordbreaking, Heisman-winning season by bringing a national championship to LSU. Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and finished off one of the most accomplished seasons in college football history by leading the top-ranked Tigers to a 42-25 victory against No. 3 Clemson on Monday night in the playoff final. “He’s one of the greatest players in LSU history,” Tigers coach Ed Orgeron said. “He’s done so much for the state of Louisiana and LSU. We are so grateful to Joe Burrow.” The senior quarterback from The Plains, Ohio, led the Tigers (15-0) to their first national title since 2007 and fourth overall, breaking a few more records along the way in what was already an historic season. His five TD passes and 463 yards passing are the most for a BCS or College Football Playoff title game as were his six total touchdowns. “This is what I wanted to do from the time I was 5 years old, was hoist this trophy, and bringing it back to Louisiana,” Burrow said, then caught himself. “I guess we’re in Louisiana, but staying in Louisiana, we weren’t going to let someone
come in here and steal this from us in our home state. “We have a great fan base that came out and supported us. We were going to keep this thing right here.” Under a shower of sparkling white, gold and purple confetti, Burrow raised the CFP championship trophy toward the Superdome roof. The party was on — no doubt already raging on nearby Bourbon Street. Burrow became the first major college quarterback to throw 60 touchdown passes in a season as LSU snapped defending national champion Clemson’s 29-game winning streak. For the first time in his college career, Clemson star quarterback Trevor Lawrence was on the losing team. “I hate how it finished,” Lawrence said. “But man, we did some really amazing things.” The Tigers (14-1) had won his first 25 starts. “It’s been a long time since I’ve stood in front of a team after a loss,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. On this night, Lawrence (18 for 37 for 234 yards) was no match for Burrow — the Ohio State transfer who threw all of 16 TD passes last season with LSU. His ascent has been dizzying and unprecedented. Running a version of the New Orleans Saints’ offense that was brought to LSU
by 30-year-old assistant coach Joe Brady, Burrow and an array of talented receivers transformed these Tigers into one of the most prolific offenses college football has ever seen. The Saints’ Drew Brees, Burrow’s idol growing up, could not have done it better. This was Orgeron’s vision for LSU when he was promoted from interim coach in 2016. There was plenty of skepticism when LSU tabbed the Cajun who had failed in his first crack as a head coach with Mississippi. Orgeron has proved to be the perfect fit for LSU. Just like Burrow. After tossing his fifth touchdown pass of the night, a perfectly placed jumped ball to Terrace Marshall Jr. from 24 yards out to make it 42-25 with 12:08 left in the fourth, Burrow signaled TD and strolled to the sideline. The Superdome is LSU’s dome away from home, about 80 miles from the Tigers Baton Rouge campus, and it was rocking. The LSU band broke out its unofficial anthem, “Neck,” and as the Tigers bounced and waved towels on the sideline, Burrow just sat on the bench, bobbing his head and waving one arm. Joe Cool. Just doing his thing. Next stop: The NFL draft, where he will likely be the first pick in April. The final score was lopsided, but it was far from easy for LSU and
Burrow. Clemson pushed LSU into the deepest hole it had to climb out of this season in the first half. Two weeks after Lawrence ran for a career-best 107 yards against Ohio State, he opened the scoring with a 1-yard jaunt around right end in the first quarter. After B.T. Potter kicked a careerlong 52-yard field goal for Clemson to make it 10-7, the Tigers sprung receiver Tee Higgins on a 36-yard reverse for a score to make it 17-7. It took LSU 5:19 to wipe that out and take the lead, with Burrow and his favorite receiver, Ja’Marr Chase, doing most of the damage. The Heisman winner hit the Biletnikoff Award winner with a long ball to set up a quarterback draw from 3 yards out to make it 17-14. Burrow and Chase hooked up for a 14-yard touchdown with 5:19 left in the second quarter and LSU fans erupted as their Tigers took the lead for the first time, 21-17. They never looked back. Chase finished with nine catches for 221 yards. The SEC Tigers weren’t done. Burrow led LSU on a 95-yard drive, taking a hard shot on a long run before finding Thaddeus Moss, son of former NFL star receiver Randy Moss, standing alone in the end zone. That made it 28-17 with 10 seconds left in the half. Clemson defensive coordinator
Brent Venables flummoxed LSU for most of the first quarter, with tight coverage and hard-to-decipher blitzes. Burrow, Chase and Co. put up 269 yards in the second quarter. “Coach Venables is great at what he does, it just took us a while to get it figured out,” Burrow said. Did they ever. LSU dropped 628 yards and six touchdowns on a Clemson team that came in allowing 264 yards and 11.5 points per game. “Weapons all over the field. We’ve been seeing it all year,” LSU safety Grant Delpit said. “Just seeing how many weapons we had on offense is just crazy.” Over the last three games of his spectacular season, against Georgia in the Southeastern Conference championship game and Oklahoma and Clemson in the playoff, Burrow passed for 1,305 yards and 16 touchdowns. LSU won those games by a combined score of 142-63. When it was all over, Burrow puffed on a victory cigar as he made his way from the locker room to the postgame news conference. No one was about to tell him he couldn’t smoke inside. This season, the LSU hero has done just about whatever he wants.” “I don’t know about the whole hero thing,” Burrow said, “but I know this national championship will be remembered for a long time in Louisiana.”
Astros fire Hinch, Luhnow for sign-stealing fiasco HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal cost manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow their jobs, and Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora could be next. Hinch and Luhnow were fired Monday after being suspended by Major League Baseball for the team’s illicit use of electronics to steal signs during Houston’s run to the 2017 World Series title and again in the 2018 season. In U.S. sports’ largest scandal since the New England Patriots’ “Spygate,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the discipline and strongly hinted
that Cora — the Astros bench coach in 2017 — will face equal or more severe punishment. Manfred said Cora developed the sign-stealing system used by the Astros. The Red Sox are under investigation for stealing signs in Cora’s first season as manager in 2018, when Boston won the World Series. Houston was fined $5 million, the maximum allowed under the Major League Constitution, as punishment. The Astros will also forfeit their next two firstand second-round amateur draft picks. The investigation found that the Astros used the video feed from a center field camera to
On Tap Wednesday Basketball Ninilchik girls at Nikolaevsk, 5 p.m. Ninilchik boys at Nikolaevsk, 6:30 p.m. CIA girls at Lumen, 5:30 p.m. CIA boys at Lumen, 7 p.m. Hockey Soldotna at Homer, 7:15 p.m.
C, 4:30 p.m. Nikolaevsk boys at Kenai C, 6 p.m. Rus Hitchcock Tip Off Tournament Dimond JV girls vs. Houston, 2:45 p.m. West VJ boys vs. Houston, 4:15 p.m. Service girls vs. Nikiski, 5:45 p.m. South JV boys vs. Nikiski, 7:15 p.m.
Thursday Basketball CIA girls vs. Tanalian, 3 p.m. at Birchwood Bash CIA boys vs. Tanalian, 4:30 p.m. at Birchwood Bash Kodiak boys at Kenai, 6 p.m. Rus Hitchcock Tip Off Tournament Dimond JV girls vs. Service, 2:45 p.m. West JV boys vs. South JV, 4:15 p.m. Houston girls vs. Nikiski, 5:45 p.m. Houston boys vs. Nikiski, 7:15 p.m.
Saturday Hockey Homer at Kenai, 2 p.m. Basketball Rus Hitchcock Tip Off Tournament CIA girls vs. Tri-Valley, 10:30 a.m. at Birchwood Bash CIA boys vs. Tri-Valey, noon at Birchwood Bash Soldotna girls at Kodiak, 12:30 p.m. Kodiak boys at Soldotna, 1 p.m. Rus Hitchcock Tip Off Tournament Houston girls vs. Service, noon Houston boys vs. South JV, 1:30 p.m. Dimond JV girls vs. Nikiski, 3 p.m. West JV boys vs. Nikiski, 4:30 p.m. Skiing Besh Cup at Lookout Mountain in Homer
Friday Hockey Soldotna at Homer, 7 p.m. Basketball CIA girls vs. Birchwood, 6 p.m. at Birchwood Bash CIA boys vs. Birchwood, 7:30 p.m. at Birchwood Bash Soldotna girls at Kodiak, 7 p.m. Kodiak boys at Soldotna, 6 p.m. Kenai girls at Seward, 6 p.m. Kenai boys at Seward, 7:30 p.m. Nikolaevsk girls at Kenai
Sunday Skiing Besh Cup at Lookout Mountain in Homer Monday Basketball Ninilchik girls at Nikiski JV, 3 p.m. Ninilchik boys at Nikiski JV, 4:30 p.m.
see and decode the opposing catcher’s signs. Players banged on a trash can to signal to batters what was coming, believing it would improve the batter’s odds of getting a hit. Sign stealing is a legal and time-honored part of baseball as long as it is done with the naked eye — say, by a baserunner standing on second. Using technology is prohibited. Astros players disputed whether knowing the pitches seconds in advance helped batters. Houston had fewer wins at home than on the road, winning 94 home games and 110 on the road during the two seasons. There was
no sign-stealing system on the road. “While it is impossible to determine whether the conduct actually impacted the results on the field, the perception of some that it did causes significant harm to the game,” Manfred said. Manfred, in his most significant action since becoming commissioner five years ago, said Hinch failed to stop the sign stealing and Luhnow was responsible for the players’ conduct even though he made the dubious claim he was not aware. Manfred said owner Jim Crane was not informed. An hour after MLB
announced its punishment, Crane opened a news conference by saying Hinch and Luhnow were fired. “I have higher standards for the city and the franchise, and I’m going above and beyond MLB’s penalty,” he said. “We need to move forward with a clean slate.” Both Luhnow’s and Hinch’s suspensions for the 2020 season were to be without pay. Crane said he will look outside the organization and internally for candidates to replace Luhnow. If he hires internally, the most likely candidate would be Pete Putila, who was promoted to assistant general manager this
offseason. Crane, who said he learned of the discipline this weekend, was visibly upset during Monday’s news conference and insisted that Houston’s championship, which culminated in a sevengame World Series over the Los Angeles Dodgers, was not tainted. “We want to be known as playing by the rules,” he said. “We broke the rules. We accept the punishment and we’re going to move forward ... if you read the report neither (Luhnow or Hinch) implemented this or pushed it through the system and (it) really came from the bottom up.”
Pacers hold on, nip Philadelphia By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — T.J. Warren scored 21 points and blocked a late 3-pointer that would have given Philadelphia the lead to help the Indiana Pacers hold on for a 101-95 victory over the 76ers on Monday night. The Pacers have now beaten the 76ers twice in 14 days, this time after charging back from an 11-point deficit midway through the third quarter. Malcolm Brogdon also had 21 points and added seven rebounds and nine assists. Ben Simmons had 24 points and 14 rebounds for the 76ers. Josh Richardson added 23 points, 17 in the fourth quarter as Philadelphia fell to 1-2 since losing Joel Embiid with an injured finger on his left hand.
LAKERS 128, CAVALIERS 99 LOS ANGELES — LeBron James scored 23 of his 31 points in a dominant second half, and Dwight Howard added season highs of 21 points and 15 rebounds in Los Angeles’ ninth consecutive victory. James added eight assists while passing Isiah Thomas for sole possession of eighth place on the NBA’s career list. The longtime Cavaliers superstar led a decisive run during the third quarter and poured it on in the fourth for the Lakers, who still haven’t lost since Christmas. Los Angeles won its third straight game without Anthony Davis, who is out with a bruised backside. Kevin Love had 21 points
and 11 rebounds for Cleveland in the third stop of a six-game road stretch. Two days after the Cavs posted a surprising win at powerhouse Denver, they couldn’t keep up with a franchise icon who hasn’t slowed down since he moved to the West Coast.
THUNDER 117, TIMBERWOLVES 104 MINNEAPOLIS — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 20 points, a career-high 20 rebounds and 10 assists in his first triple-double, leading Oklahoma City over Minnesota. Gilgeous-Alexander came in averaging 23.7 points in his previous 13 games but did much more than score in this one, also matching his career best in assists. Danilo Gallinari scored 30 points for the Thunder, who have won 12 of their past 15 games and six of seven on the road. He was 11 for 12 from the free throw line. Naz Reid scored 20 off the bench for Minnesota, which was still without KarlAnthony Towns. Reid has scored in double figures in six of the last eight games. Robert Covington scored 18 points.
CELTICS 113, BULLS 101 BOSTON — Jayson Tatum scored 21 points, Jaylen Brown 19 and Boston coasted over Chicago. Enes Kanter had 15 points and nine rebounds, Kemba Walker added 14 points and Marcus Smart had 12
points for Boston, which won its second straight after a season-high three-game losing streak. Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 30 points, including a couple of highlight dunks. Thaddeus Young added 17 points for Chicago, which has lost seven of eight.
TRAIL BLAZERS 115, HORNETS 112 PORTLAND, Ore. — Damian Lillard scored 30 points, including a buzzerbeating 3-pointer from nearly halfcourt to end the third quarter, and Portland handed Charlotte its fifth straight loss. Anthony Tolliver had a season-high 16 points, all in the fourth quarter, and the Blazers snapped a twogame overall losing streak and a four-game skid at the Moda Center. CJ McCollum finished with 27 points. The Blazers, who led by as many as 17 points in the first half before Charlotte closed the gap and took a thirdquarter lead, have won their last six games against the Hornets. Terry Rozier had 27 points for the Hornets, who were coming off a 100-92 loss at Phoenix the night before.
MAGIC 114, KINGS 112 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Aaron Gordon made a threepoint play with 1.1 seconds remaining, and Orlando beat Sacramento. Gordon finished with 19 points and nine rebounds in
his return to Orlando’s lineup after missing one game with calf tightness. Nikola Vucevic had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and Evan Fournier scored 25 points. De’Aaron Fox had 31 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for Sacramento. Nemanja Bjelica set career highs with 34 points and eight 3-pointers.
PELICANS 117, PISTONS 110, OT DETROIT — Lonzo Ball scored five of his 17 points in overtime and New Orleans beat Detroit in a matchup of injury-depleted teams. The Pistons are still missing starters Blake Griffin (knee), Luke Kennard (knee) and Reggie Jackson (back), while the Pelicans played without their top three scorers — Brandon Ingram (knee), Jrue Holiday (elbow) and JJ Redick (hamstring) — along with Derrick Favors (hamstring) and Zion Williamson (knee). Detroit, which trailed by 16 with 11 minutes to play, tied the game at 100 on Derrick Rose’s bank shot with 30 seconds left. E’Twaun Moore missed two short jumpers, giving Detroit the ball with 14 seconds remaining, but Rose missed at the buzzer. The Pelicans opened overtime with a 9-2 run, including five points from Ball, and Rose had two turnovers in the last 90 seconds. New Orleans has won three of four and is now 9-4 after a 6-22 start. Jalil Okafor had 25 points and 14 rebounds while Nicolo Melli scored 20 points and Moore had 16.
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Smith wins Sony Open HONOLULU (AP) — Cameron Smith was running out of holes, but not hope. Smith was two shots behind with two holes to play in the steady rain Sunday at the Sony Open, and Brendan Steele had not shown any signs of cracking. Three holes later, Smith only had to two-putt from 10 feet to win a playoff. “I just hung in there, and what do you know?” Smith said. The 26-year-old Australian finally had a PGA Tour title he could call his own. He had won twice at the Australian
PGA Championship, and he shared the team title with Jonas Blixt at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans in 2017. For this PGA Tour victory, his help came from the guy he was trying to beat. Steele had a three-shot lead when he holed a bunker shot for birdie on the 11th hole and he never trailed the entire day until it fell apart at the end. He missed a 6-foot par putt on the 17th, and then hit a wild hook from the fairway on the par-5 18th and never had a reasonable look at birdie.
Kenai junior varsity splits with Eagles Staff report The host Cook Inlet Academy basketball team split with Kenai junior varsity Monday.
The CIA boys notched a 44-36 victory. In the girls game, Kenai JV topped CIA 32-28.
Ski results posted Staff report Here are the full results of the Government Peak Recreation Area Invitational. The results were not available as the Clarion went to press Saturday. Girls team standings: (two-day total) 1. Palmer 2:03:49; 2. Soldotna 2:06:53; 3. Colony 2:08:15; 4. Kenai 2:17:53; 5. Grace 2:24:13 Boys team standings (two-day total) 1. Soldotna 1:42:27; 2. Colony 1:42:44; 3. Palmer 1:45:22; 4. Grace 1:46:28; 5. Kenai 1:58:54. Girls 5-k classic: 1. A. Berrigan, Pal 14:18; 2. R. WhittingtonEvans, Pal 14:50; 3. L. Bushey, Col 15:10; 4. S. Spaic, Col 15:22; 5. C. Blackwell, Sol 15:40; 6. J. Ruffner, Sol 15:43; 7. E. Arthur, Sol 15:46; 8. J. Boonstra, Ken 15:49; 9. K. Delker, Sol 16:04; 10. Z .Copp, Pal 16:22; 11. L. Shea, Col 16:34; 12. A. Bell, Col 16:47; 13. E. Metzger, Gra 17:03; 14. S. Foster, Ken 17:06; 15. C. Dement, Sol 17:06; 16. K. Deering, Col 17:10; 17. A. McLaughlin, Gra 17:23; 18. E. Henneman, Pal 17:27; 19. B. Werner, Pal 17:36; 20. A. Straub, Col 17:41; 21. A. Boucher, Pal 17:44; 22. A. Danielson, Ken 17:58; 23. S. Mueller, Pal 18:19; 24. L. Gionet, Gra 18:43; 25. A. Rinner, Gra 18:56. Boys 5-K classic: 1. J. Walling, Pal 11:40; 2. K. Taylor, Pal 11:49; 3. G. Streit, Col 11:56; 4. C. Fritzel, Gra
12:07; 5. B. Walters, Sol 12:09; 6. S. Ramirez, Col 12:17; 7. J. Harris, Sol 12:34; 8. Q. Fox, Sol 12:53; 9. J. Lee, Pal 12:57; 10. G. Steer, Col 13:03; 11. F. Boze, Sol 13:08; 12. P. Wethington, Gra 13:08; 13. J. Rice, Col 13:25; 14. R. Giesler, Sol 13:29; 15. W. Metzger, Gra 13:32; 16. T. Hippchen, Ken 13:37; 17. B. Thatcher, Gra 14:01; 18. T. Merritt, Pal 14:27; 19. J. Foster, Ken 14:28; 20. D. Grinestaff, Sol 14:27; 21. T. Boots, Sol 14:53; 22. G. Daggett, Gra 15:20; 23. E. Taylor, Pal 15:24; 24. T. Elliot, Gra 15:28; 25. J. Carranza, Ken 15:45. Girls 5-K skate: 1 A. Berrigan, Pal 14:00; 2. WhittingtonEvans, Pal 14:04; 3. S. Spaic, Col 15:24; 4. E. Arthur, Sol 15:28; 5. K. Delker, Sol 15:37; 6. J. Boonstra, Ken 15:46; 7. L. Bushey, Col 16:04; 8. A. Bell, col 16:08; 9. J. Ruffner, Sol 16:11; 10. C. Blackwell, Sol 16:21; 11. B. Werner, Pal 16:22; 12. Z. Copp, Pal 16:22; 13. E. Henneman, Pal 16:30; 14. L. Shea, Col 16:42; 15. S. Foster, Ken 16:55; 16. A. Danielson, Ken 16:57; 17. A. Rinner, Gra 17:00; 18. K. Deering, 17:02; 19. A. Boucher, Pal 17:14; 20. C. Dement, Sol 17:31; 21. E. Metzger Gra 17:35; 22. A. Straub, Col 17:35; 23. L. Fallon, 18:07; 24. S. Mueller, Pal 18:09; 25. M. Rinella, 18:20. Boys 5-k skate: 1. B. Walters, Sol 11:55; 2. K. Taylor, Pal 11:59; 3. C. Fritzel, Gra 12:20; 4. S. Ramirez, Col 12:27; 5. G. Streit, Col 12:58; 6. J. Harris, Sol 12:58; 7 W. Metzger, Gra 13:08; 8. J. Lee, Pal 13:08; 9. G. Steer, Col 13:14; 10. F. Boze, Sol 13:18; 11. Q. Cox, Sol 13:29; 12. T. Merritt, Pal 13:29; 13. J. Rice, Col 13:29; 14. P. Wethington, Gra 13:42; 15. T. Hippchen, Ken 13:45; 16. R. Giesler, Sol 14:03; 17. C. Steer ,Col 14:17; 18. J. Foster, Ken 14:19; 19. N. Johnson, Col 14:25; 20. B. Thatcher, Gra 14:27; 21. J. Strom, Sol 14:39; 22. D. Grinstaff, Sol 14:44; 23. B. Hess, Col 15:10; 24. T. Boots, Sol 15:14; 25. M. Tucker, Ken 15:21.
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 2020. There are 352 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 14, 1994, President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed an accord to stop aiming missiles at any nation; the leaders joined Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk in signing an accord to dismantle the nuclear arsenal of Ukraine. On this date: In 1784, the United States ratified the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War; Britain followed suit in April 1784. In 1914, Ford Motor Co. greatly improved its assembly-line operation by employing an endless chain to pull each chassis along at its Highland Park, Michigan, plant. In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and French General Charles de Gaulle opened a wartime conference in Casablanca. In 1954, Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married at San Francisco City Hall. (The marriage lasted about nine months.) In 1963, George C. Wallace was sworn in as governor of Alabama with the pledge, “Segregation forever!” — a view Wallace later repudiated. In 1964, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, in a brief televised address, thanked Americans for their condolences and messages of support following the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, nearly two months earlier. In 1968, the Green Bay Packers of the NFL defeated the AFL’s Oakland Raiders, 33-14, in the second AFL-NFL World Championship game (now referred to as Super Bowl II). In 1969, 27 people aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, off Hawaii, were killed when a rocket warhead exploded, setting off a fire and additional explosions. In 1970, Diana Ross and the Supremes performed their last concert together, at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas. In 1975, the House Internal Security Committee (formerly the House Un-American Activities Committee) was disbanded. In 1989, President Ronald Reagan delivered his 331st and final weekly White House radio address, telling listeners, “Believe me, Saturdays will never seem the same. I’ll miss you.” In 2004, former Enron finance chief Andrew Fastow (FAS’-tow) pleaded guilty to conspiracy as he accepted a ten-year prison sentence. (He was actually sentenced to six years and was released in Dec. 2011.) Ten years ago: President Barack Obama and the U.S. moved to take charge in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, dispatching thousands of troops along with tons of aid. Iraq’s electoral commission barred 500 candidates from running in March 2010 parliamentary elections, including a prominent Sunni lawmaker, deepening sectarian divides. Five years ago: The al-Qaida branch in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack on the satirical Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris. Eight inmates and two corrections officers died when a prison bus skidded off an icy West Texas highway, slid down an embankment and collided with a passing freight train. A pair of Americans, Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson, completed what had long been considered the world’s most difficult rock climb, using only their hands and feet to scale the 3,000-foot Dawn Wall on El Capitan, the forbidding granite pedestal in Yosemite National Park. One year ago: President Donald Trump rejected a suggestion to reopen the government for several weeks while negotiations would continue over his demand for billions of dollars for a border wall. Trump hosted the college football champion Clemson Tigers at the White House, serving fast-food burgers that he said he had paid for himself because of the partial government shutdown. Los Angeles teachers walked off the job for the first time in three decades, pressing for higher pay and smaller class sizes. House Republican leaders announced that veteran GOP lawmaker Steve King of Iowa would be blocked from committee assignments for the next two years, after he lamented that white supremacy and white nationalism had become offensive terms. Actress Rose McGowan pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor drug charge in Virginia after cocaine was found in a wallet she had left behind at Dulles International Airport two years earlier. Today’s Birthdays: Blues singer Clarence Carter is 84. Singer Jack Jones is 82. Actress Faye Dunaway is 79. Actress Holland Taylor is 77. Actor Carl Weathers is 72. Singer-producer T-Bone Burnett is 72. Movie writer-director Lawrence Kasdan is 71. Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Maureen Dowd is 68. Rock singer Geoff Tate (Queensryche) is 61. Movie writer-director Steven Soderbergh is 57. Actor Mark Addy is 56. Former Fox News Channel anchorman Shepard Smith is 56. Actor/ producer Dan Schneider is 56. Rapper Slick Rick is 55. Actress Emily Watson is 53. Actor-comedian Tom Rhodes is 53. Rock musician Zakk Wylde is 53. Rapper-actor LL Cool J is 52. Actor Jason Bateman is 51. Rock singer-musician Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) is 51. Actor Kevin Durand is 46. Actress Jordan Ladd is 45. Actor Ward Horton is 44. Actress Emayatzy Corinealdi is 40. Retro-soul singer-songwriter Marc Broussard is 38. Rock singer-musician Caleb Followill (Kings of Leon) is 38. Actor Zach Gilford is 38. Rock musician Joe Guese (The Click Five) is 38. Actor Jake Choi is 35. Actor Jonathan Osser is 31. Actor-singer Grant Gustin is 30. Singer/guitarist Molly Tuttle is 27. Thought for Today: “If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” — John Stuart Mill, English philosopher (1806-1873).
Chiefs, Packers advance By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes stalked up and down the sideline like a field marshal rallying his troops, the brilliant young quarterback imploring the Kansas City Chiefs to stay together even as the Houston Texans were on the verge of taking them apart. The Chiefs already faced a 24-0 hole, bigger than any deficit they had overcome in franchise history. “The biggest thing I was preaching,” Mahomes said later, “was, ‘Let’s go do something special. Everybody is counting us out. Let’s go out there and play by play put it out there.’ And play by play, we did what we were supposed to do.” Beginning with the first of his five touchdown passes, Mahomes and the Chiefs slowly chipped away at Houston’s seemingly insurmountable lead. They continued to pick up momentum, outscoring the Texans 28-0 during the second quarter alone, and eventually reeled off 41 consecutive points before cruising the rest of the way to a 51-31 victory Sunday that propelled Kansas City back to the AFC championship game for the second consecutive season. In doing so, the Chiefs
(13-4) became the first team in NFL history to win a playoff game by at least 20 points after trailing by at least 20. They matched the fourthbiggest comeback in playoff history while winning a postseason game in back-to-back seasons for the first time. Travis Kelce and Damien Williams scored three touchdowns apiece, joining the 49ers’ Jerry Rice and Ricky Waters in Super Bowl 29 as the only teammates to score that many times in a postseason game. Meanwhile, Mahomes led by example as much as by voice. He finished with 321 yards passing, becoming the first player in postseason history with at least 300 yards passing and five touchdowns while running for at least 50 more yards. “You saw him going up and down the bench, he was talking to everybody, — ‘Just settle down,’” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “As a head coach, you can’t ask for more than that. When he’s the leader of your team and he’s going, ‘Hey, we’re going to be fine. Let’s not wait for the fourth quarter. Let’s go!’ And he did that.” Now, after losing to the Patriots in overtime in last year’s conference title game, the Chiefs are back on the
brink of their first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years. They will host Tennessee next Sunday in a rematch from earlier this season after the Titans upset Lamar Jackson and the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night.
Packers 28, Seahawks 23 GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers have relied more on character and resilience than offense or defense this season, lagging well behind past editions in aesthetics. This divisional round win over Seattle, though, was a vintage Rodgers performance. He helped the Packers pull within a game of the Super Bowl with an array of clutch completions at the most critical of moments. Rodgers connected with Davante Adams eight times for 160 yards and two touchdowns, Green Bay’s spruced-up defense fended off a spirited Seahawks rally, and the Packers held on for a 28-23 victory Sunday night to reach the NFC championship game for the third time in six years. “It’s one of those feelings that starts to creep up in
warmups, when you really feel like you’re locked in,” Rodgers said, “and I was glad it translated to the field.” Aaron Jones rushed for 62 yards and two first-half scores for the Packers (14-3), who will travel next weekend to take on top-seeded San Francisco. Rodgers, who went 16 for 27 for 243 yards in his 17th career postseason start, Rodgers has 38 touchdown passes in the playoffs. That’s good for fifth in league history. “He’s definitely hungry for another Super Bowl. He deserves it, so we’re doing everything in our power to put him in that position,” said Adams, who set Green Bay’s postseason record for receiving yards. Russell Wilson carried the Seahawks (12-6) on yet another comeback, this time from a 21-3 halftime deficit, but the Packers forced a punt shortly before the two-minute warning on the second sack of the game by Preston Smith. That was Green Bay’s fifth of the game. “Five minutes left, we’re getting the ball back, the thing’s going to be over. We’re going to win it,” Wilson said. “I think everybody in the stadium, and I think everybody watching felt like that, too.”
scoreboard Football Bowls Monday, Jan. 13 College Football Championship New Orleans LSU 42, Clemson 25 Saturday, Jan. 18 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 11 a.m. (NFL) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. American vs. National, 1 p.m. (FS1) AKST
Top 25 Poll The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: 1. LSU (62) 2. Clemson 3. Ohio St. 4. Georgia 5. Oregon 6. Florida 7. Oklahoma 8. Alabama 9. Penn St. 10. Minnesota 11. Wisconsin 12. Notre Dame 13. Baylor 14. Auburn 15. Iowa 16. Utah 17. Memphis 18. Michigan 19. Appalachian St. 20. Navy 21. Cincinnati 22. Air Force 23. Boise St. 24. UCF 25. Texas
Record Pts Pv 15-0 1550 1 14-1 1487 3 13-1 1426 2 12-2 1336 5 12-2 1249 7 11-2 1211 6 12-2 1179 4 11-2 1159 9 11-2 1038 13 11-2 952 16 10-4 883 11 11-2 879 14 11-3 827 8 9-4 726 9 10-3 699 19 11-3 543 12 12-2 528 15 9-4 468 17 13-1 466 20 11-2 415 21 11-3 343 23 11-2 209 24 12-2 188 18 10-3 78 NR 8-5 69 NR
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 54, FAU 46, Washington 39, Virginia 28, Southern Cal 16, San Diego St. 13, Arizona St. 12, SMU 10, Tennessee 8, California 6, Louisiana Tech 2, North Dakota St. 2, Kentucky 2, Kansas St. 2, Louisiana-Lafayette 2.
NFL Playoffs Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 11 San Francisco 27, Minnesota 10 Tennessee 28, Baltimore 12 Sunday, Jan. 12 Kansas City 51, Houston 31 Green Bay 28, Seattle 23 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 19 Tennessee at Kansas City, 11:05 a.m. (CBS) Green Bay at San Francisco, 2:40 p.m. (FOX) All Times AKST
Basketball AP Women’s Top 25 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. South Carolina (20) 16-1 737 4 2. Baylor (7) 13-1 724 6 3. Stanford (1) 15-1 663 5 4. UConn 13-1 651 1 5. Louisville (2) 16-1 605 7 6. Oregon 13-2 601 2 7. UCLA 16-0 588 8 8. Oregon St. 15-1 585 3 9. NC State 15-1 459 9 10. Mississippi St. 15-2 448 13 11. Kentucky 14-2 429 14 12. Texas A&M 14-2 394 10 13. Florida St. 15-2 369 11 14. DePaul 15-2 366 15 15. Indiana 14-3 333 12 16. Gonzaga 16-1 327 16 17. West Virginia 13-1 289 19 18. Arizona St. 13-4 200 -19. Missouri St. 14-2 186 20 20. Maryland 12-4 159 17 21. Arizona 13-3 157 18 22. Iowa 13-3 109 -23. Arkansas 14-3 108 21 24. Tennessee 13-3 102 23 25. South Dakota 16-2 86 22 Others receiving votes: Princeton 30, Northwestern 23, Rutgers 15, Georgia Tech 5, Florida Gulf Coast 2.
AP Men’s Top 25 The top 25 teams in ‘ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and last week’s ranking: 1. Gonzaga (30) 2. Baylor (31) 3. Duke (4) 4. Auburn 5. Butler 6. Kansas 7. San Diego St. 8. Oregon 9. Florida St. 10. Kentucky 11. Louisville 12. West Virginia 13. Dayton 14. Villanova 15. Michigan St. 16. Wichita St. 17. Maryland 18. Seton Hall 19. Michigan 20. Colorado 21. Ohio St.
Record Pts Prv 18-1 1574 1 13-1 1567 4 15-1 1529 2 15-0 1359 5 15-1 1299 6 12-3 1286 3 17-0 1266 7 14-3 1163 9 14-2 1093 10 12-3 960 14 13-3 943 13 13-2 911 17 14-2 842 15 12-3 822 16 13-4 735 8 15-1 629 23 13-3 616 12 12-4 496 11-5 358 19 13-3 345 25 11-5 270 11
22. Memphis 23. Texas Tech 24. Illinois 25. Creighton
13-3 10-5 12-5 13-4
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Others receiving votes: Iowa 88, Stanford 77, Arkansas 65, Indiana 50, Virginia 41, Penn St. 36, LSU 30, Arizona 20, Wisconsin 19, Liberty 11, N Iowa 10, Purdue 10, Duquesne 9, Washington 9, TCU 8, Rutgers 8, Virginia Tech 5, Oregon St. 4, Houston 4, BYU 3, ETSU 2, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 1, Harvard 1, Akron 1, Southern Cal 1.
Men’s Scores EAST Boston U. 85, Loyola (Md.) 53 Cornell 70, Elmira 33 NC A&T 98, Delaware St. 77 NC Central 69, Md.-Eastern Shore 64 SOUTH Alcorn St. 87, Grambling St. 69 Ark.-Pine Bluff 61, Alabama St. 56 Bethune-Cookman 85, Morgan St. 78 Florida A&M 65, Coppin St. 54 MVSU 72, Alabama A&M 66 SC State 101, Howard 95 Southern U. 56, Jackson St. 50 FAR WEST Montana 85, Portland St. 70
Women’s Scores EAST Fairleigh Dickinson 65, Sacred Heart 60 LIU 63, CCSU 61 Md.-Eastern Shore 65, NC Central 63 Merrimack 76, Mount St. Mary’s 55 NC A&T 69, Delaware St. 45 Robert Morris 69, St. Francis Brooklyn 44 St. Francis (Pa.) 51, Wagner 50 SOUTH Alabama A&M 68, MVSU 48 Alcorn St. 80, Grambling St. 54 Ark.-Pine Bluff 73, Alabama St. 62 Bethune-Cookman 74, Morgan St. 65 Florida A&M 58, Coppin St. 48 Florida Gulf Coast 72, North Florida 50 Howard 78, SC State 47 Jackson St. 72, Southern U. 51 Jacksonville 88, NJIT 67 Kennesaw St. 74, Lipscomb 66 North Alabama 76, Liberty 71 FAR WEST Portland St. 78, Montana 65
NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 27 11 .711 -Toronto 25 14 .641 2½ Philadelphia 25 16 .610 3½ Brooklyn 18 20 .474 9 New York 11 29 .275 17 Southeast Division Miami 27 12 .692 -Orlando 19 21 .475 8½ Charlotte 15 28 .349 14 Washington 13 26 .333 14 Atlanta 8 32 .200 19½ Central Division Milwaukee 35 6 .854 -Indiana 25 15 .625 9½ Chicago 14 27 .341 21 Detroit 14 27 .341 21 Cleveland 12 28 .300 22½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Houston 26 12 .684 -Dallas 24 15 .615 2½ Memphis 18 22 .450 9 San Antonio 17 21 .447 9 New Orleans 15 26 .366 12½ Northwest Division Denver 27 12 .692 -Utah 27 12 .692 -Oklahoma City 23 17 .575 4½ Portland 17 24 .415 11 Minnesota 15 24 .385 12 Pacific Division L.A. Lakers 33 7 .825 -L.A. Clippers 27 13 .675 6 Phoenix 16 23 .410 16½ Sacramento 15 25 .375 18 Golden State 9 32 .220 24½ Sunday’s Games New York 124, Miami 121 Utah 127, Washington 116 Brooklyn 108, Atlanta 86 Memphis 122, Golden State 102 San Antonio 105, Toronto 104 Phoenix 100, Charlotte 92 Denver 114, L.A. Clippers 104 Monday’s Games New Orleans 117, Detroit 110, OT Indiana 101, Philadelphia 95 Boston 113, Chicago 101 Oklahoma City 117, Minnesota 104 Portland 115, Charlotte 112 Orlando 114, Sacramento 112 L.A. Lakers 128, Cleveland 99 Tuesday’s Games Phoenix at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. Utah at Brooklyn, 3:30 p.m. Houston at Memphis, 4 p.m. New York at Milwaukee, 4 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m. Dallas at Golden State, 6:30 p.m. All Times AKST
Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 47 27 8 12 66 159 125 Tampa Bay 45 27 14 4 58 162 130 Toronto 46 24 16 6 54 166 153 Florida 45 24 16 5 53 166 152 Buffalo 46 20 19 7 47 136 147 Montreal 47 20 20 7 47 145 148 Ottawa 45 16 22 7 39 121 154 Detroit 46 12 31 3 27 100 175 Metropolitan Division Washington 47 31 11 5 67 166 138 Pittsburgh 45 28 12 5 61 154 122 N.Y. Islanders 44 27 13 4 58 124 117 Carolina 46 27 17 2 56 150 125 Philadelphia 46 24 16 6 54 146 142 Columbus 46 22 16 8 52 121 124 N.Y. Rangers 45 22 19 4 48 152 151 New Jersey 45 17 21 7 41 120 156 WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division St. Louis Dallas Colorado Winnipeg Nashville Minnesota Chicago Pacific Division Arizona Calgary Vancouver Vegas Edmonton San Jose Los Angeles Anaheim
47 30 10 45 26 15 45 25 15 46 24 18 44 21 16 45 20 19 46 20 20
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67 152 125 56 121 107 55 162 134 52 141 140 49 150 145 46 135 150 46 134 150
48 25 18 48 25 18 46 25 17 48 24 18 47 24 18 47 21 22 47 18 25 46 17 24
5 5 4 6 5 4 4 5
55 136 125 55 131 141 54 155 143 54 149 145 53 144 148 46 126 153 40 118 146 39 116 147
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. Sunday’s Games Nashville 1, Winnipeg 0 Vancouver 4, Minnesota 1 Buffalo 5, Detroit 1 Pittsburgh 4, Arizona 3, SO Florida 8, Toronto 4 New Jersey 3, Tampa Bay 1 Monday’s Games Montreal 2, Calgary 0 N.Y. Rangers 6, N.Y. Islanders 2 Philadelphia 6, Boston 5, SO Washington 2, Carolina 0 St. Louis 4, Anaheim 1 Tuesday’s Games Vegas at Buffalo, 3 p.m. Boston at Columbus, 3 p.m. Detroit at N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m. Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m. Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 3 p.m. New Jersey at Toronto, 3 p.m. Chicago at Ottawa, 3:30 p.m. Vancouver at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. San Jose at Arizona, 5 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 5 p.m. Nashville at Edmonton, 5 p.m.
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Golf Sony Open Sunday At Waialae Country Club Honolulu Purse: $6.6 million Yardage: 7,044; Par 70 (35-35) Final Round x-Won on first playoff hole x-C. Smith (500), $1,188,000 70-65-66-68--269 Brendan Steele (300), $719,400 68-66-64-71--269 Webb Simpson (190), $455,400 71-66-66-67--270 Kevin Kisner (115), $277,750 69-69-64-69--271 G. McDowell (115), $277,750 71-69-67-64--271 Ryan Palmer (115), $277,750 67-68-68-68--271 Lanto Griffin (88), $214,500 71-69-68-64--272 Ted Potter, Jr. (88), $214,500 67-69-70-66--272 Cameron Davis (75), $179,850 68-66-71-68--273 Bo Hoag (75), $179,850 70-65-69-69--273 Henrik Norlander (75), $179,850 71-66-68-68--273 Keegan Bradley (54), $116,050 69-66-69-70--274 Corey Conners (54), $116,050 68-71-69-66--274 Joel Dahmen (54), $116,050 74-66-68-66--274 Tom Hoge (54), $116,050 71-68-67-68--274 Charles Howell III (54), $116,050 72-67-66-69--274 Peter Malnati (54), $116,050 72-66-68-68--274 H. Matsuyama (54), $116,050 74-67-67-66--274 Brandt Snedeker (54), $116,050 72-67-69-66--274 Vaughn Taylor (54), $116,050 75-66-66-67--274 Mark Anderson (37), $64,350 72-68-64-71--275 Emiliano Grillo (37), $64,350 70-69-67-69--275 Sungjae Im (37), $64,350 69-68-67-71--275 Collin Morikawa (37), $64,350 65-70-68-72--275 Rob Oppenheim (37), $64,350 70-65-72-68--275 Rory Sabbatini (37), $64,350 68-67-70-70--275 Brendon Todd (37), $64,350 68-70-69-68--275 Zach Johnson (29), $46,200 69-68-70-69--276 Marc Leishman (29), $46,200 68-70-71-67--276 Sam Ryder (29), $46,200 67-68-73-68--276 D.J. Trahan (29), $46,200 69-68-71-68--276 Brian Harman (22), $36,850 68-68-74-67--277 Russell Knox (22), $36,850 70-65-70-72--277 Matthew NeSmith (22), $36,850 71-69-69-68--277 Alex Noren (22), $36,850 69-69-71-68--277 Nick Taylor (22), $36,850 70-69-67-71--277 Tim Wilkinson (22), $36,850 68-69-70-70--277 Abraham Ancer (15), $27,390 69-71-69-69--278 Daniel Berger (15), $27,390 70-70-69-69--278 Michael Gellerman (15), $27,390 69-67-73-69--278 Matt Jones (15), $27,390 67-71-70-70--278 Patrick Rodgers (15), $27,390 68-69-69-72--278 Chase Seiffert (15), $27,390 71-69-71-67--278 Michael Thompson (15), $27,390 70-69-69-70--278 Joseph Bramlett (9), $18,497 73-67-72-67--279 Kramer Hickok (9), $18,497 72-68-71-68--279 Rikuya Hoshino, $18,497 73-67-71-68--279 Jerry Kelly (9), $18,497 70-70-71-68--279 Ben Martin (9), $18,497 73-68-65-73--279 Pat Perez (9), $18,497 68-73-66-72--279 Scott Piercy (9), $18,497 70-69-71-69--279 Jimmy Walker (9), $18,497 70-71-67-71--279 Nate Lashley (6), $15,609 70-69-69-72--280 Carlos Ortiz (6), $15,609 72-69-71-68--280 Sepp Straka (6), $15,609 70-69-76-65--280 Brian Stuard (6), $15,609 73-68-72-67--280 Rhein Gibson (5), $14,916 70-69-73-69--281 Scott Harrington (5), $14,916 69-71-71-70--281 Harry Higgs (5), $14,916 73-68-72-68--281 Joaquin Niemann (5), $14,916 71-70-71-69--281 Andrew Putnam (5), $14,916 69-67-73-72--281 Hudson Swafford (5), $14,916 69-67-75-70--281 Zac Blair (4), $14,388 72-67-74-69--282 Talor Gooch (4), $14,388 70-71-70-71--282 Mikumu Horikawa, $14,190 73-67-76-67--283 Satoshi Kodaira (4), $14,058 69-70-72-75--286
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BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended Houston manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow through the 2020 World Series, fined the Astros $5 million and forfeited the Astros’ next two first- and second-round draft picks for sign stealing. Suspended former Houston assistant general manager Brandon Taubman through the 2020 World Series for inappropriate conduct in the clubhouse. American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Named Wes Helms manager, Matt Zaleski pitching coach, Howie Clark hitting coach, Mike Daniel coach, Cory Barton trainer and Shawn Powell performance coach of Charlotte (IL); Justin Jirschele manager, Richard Dotson pitching coach, Charlie Romero hitting coach, Devin DeYoung coach, Hyeon Kim trainer and Tim Rodmaker performance coach of Birmingham (SL); Ryan Newman manager, Danny Farquhar
pitching coach, Charlie Poe hitting coach, Carson Wooten trainer and George Timke performance coach of Winston-Salem (Carolina); Guillermo Quiroz manager, José Bautista pitching coach, Cole Armstrong hitting coach, Patrick Leyland coach, Joe Geck trainer and Kevin Childs performance coach of Kannapolis (SAL); Mike Gellinger manager, John Ely pitching coach, Cam Seitzer hitting coach, Jeremy Kneebusch trainer and Tyler Gniadek performance coach of Great Falls (Pioneer); Ever Magallanes manager, Felipe Lira pitching coach, Drew Hasler pitching coach, Gary Ward hitting coach, Scott Johnson trainer and Daniel Cobian performance coach/rehab of the AZL White Sox; Chris Getz director of player development; Grace Guerro Zwit senior director of minor league operations; Doug Sisson minor league field coordinator/ outfield and baserunning; Everett Teaford minor league pitching coordinator; J.R. Perdew assistant minor league pitching coordinator; Ben Broussard minor league hitting coordinator; Ryan Johansen assistant minor league hitting coordinator; John Orton minor league catching coordinator; Goldy Simmons minor league performance coordinator; Ben Hansen senior biomechanical engineer; Rod Larson and Graham Harboe player development managers; Rafael Santana, Tommy Thompson and Diego Francisco player development assistants; Steve McCatty rehab pitching coach; Erin Santana education coordinator; Anthony Santiago Latin/ cultural development coordinator; Zach Jones, Nate Pearson and Devin Pickett quality control assistants; Scott Takao medical coordinator; Derek Garris physical therapist/rehab coordinator; Brooks Klein physical therapist; Dale Torborg strength and conditioning adviser; Joe Lachik Arizona facility coordinator; Dan Flood Arizona clubhouse and equipment manager; Bryant Biasotti assistant Arizona minor league clubhouse manager; Grant Flick assistant Arizona player development/Latin education assistant; Louis Silverio Dominican Republic Academy supervisor; Guillermo Reyes DRA field coordinator; Carolina Santos DRA office manager; Manuel Santana DRA complex operations coordinator; Ángel Rosario DRA catching coordinator; Leo Hernández DRA pitching coach; Gerardo Olivares DRA hitting coach; José Brito DRA assistant pitching coach; Angel González DRA assistant hitting coach; Julio Ramirez DRA outfield coach; Sergio Marte DRA trainer; and Jonathan Hasbun DRA performance coach. DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Iván Nova on a one-year contract. HOUSTON ASTROS — Fired manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Traded INF Alfonso Rivas to the Chicago Cubs for INF/OF Tony Kemp. SEATTLE MARINERS — Named Jeff Mathers assistant High Performance coordinator/performance specialist; Kyle Torgerson trainer; Aric Quinney trainer and James Buckley performance specialist of Modesto (Cal); Dan LaBerry trainer and Joe Murray performance specialist of West Virginia (SAL); Brennan Mickelson performance specialist of Everett (NWL); and Ryan Mullins performance specialist of the AZL Mariners. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with Cs Chris Herrmann and Kevan Smith, OF Ryan LaMarre, RHPs Aaron Slegers and Angel German, INF Conrad Gregor and LHP D.J. Snelten on minor league contracts. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with OF David Peralta on a three-year contract. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Designated INF Zack Cozart for assignment. Claimed RHP Jake Jewell off waivers from the L.A. Angels. FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS — Named Kevin Stefanski coach. DETROIT LIONS — Named Cory Undlin defensive coordinator. HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed LB Davin Bellamy, CB Anthony Chesley, LB Nate Hall, WR Chad Hansen, RB Karan Higdon Jr., T Rick Leonard, S Shalom Luani, QB Alex McGough, T Kyle Murphy and S Jonathan Owens to reserve/future contracts. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Fired offensive coordinator John DeFilippo. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed WR Dillon Mitchell to reserve/future contracts. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Promoted Kyle Smith to vice president of player personnel. Canadian Football League MONTREAL ALOUETTES — Named Danny Maciocia general manager and Mario Cecchini president. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended Edmonton Oilers F Zack Kassian for two games without pay for grabbing Calgary Flames F Matthew Tkachuk by the collar, throwing him to the ice and punching him several times. American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Rockford F Nathan Noel two games. GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Recalled G Pat Nagle from Toledo (ECHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS — Named Joe Fletcher PRO manager of senior assistant referres. CINCINNATI — Transferred M Leonardo Bertone to Thun (Super League-Switzerland). DALLAS — Signed D Eddie Munjoma to a three-year contract. INTER MIAMI — Named Gustavo Metral sports scientist, Sebastián Saja goalkeeper coach, Mauricio Marchetti assistant coach and fitness coach, Brett Uttley assistant coach and video analyst and Claudio Arzeno, Anthony Pulis and Albert Rudé assistant coaches. ORLANDO CITY — Acquired M Júnior Urso by transfer from Corinthians (Serie A-Brazil). Sent the rights to M José Cifuentes to Los Angeles FC for general allocation money. LOS ANGELES FC — Signed M José Cifuentes. National Women’s Soccer League SKY BLUE — Agreed to terms with M Sarah Killion. USL Championship LOUDOUN UNITED — Signed D Jake Dengler and F Michael Gamble. SAN DIEGO LOYAL — Signed Ms Raul Mendiola, Tumi Moshobane and Yair Reina. COLLEGE ARIZONA STATE — Extended football coach Herm Edwards’ contract through the 2024 season. CALIFORNIA — Agreed to terms with women’s swimming and diving coach Teri McKeever on a contract extension through the 2023-24 season. GEORGE MASON — Named Elmar Bolowich men’s soccer coach. NC-WILMINGTON — Fired C.B. McGrath football coach. OKLAHOMA — Announced graduate WR Theo Howard is transferring from UCLA. OKLAHOMA STATE — Promoted receivers coach Kasey Dunn to offensive coordinator.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020
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INVITATION TO BID
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT PALMER
Tullos Funny Farm
A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at City Hall, 177 North Birch St. Soldotna, AK on January 22, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. Attendance at the pre-bid is not required. This contract is subject to the provision of State of Alaska, Title 36, Minimum Wage Rates. The subsequent contract will require certificates of insurance and may require performance and payment bonds. One (1) complete set of the bid package is to be submitted to the City of Soldotna at 177 North Birch Street, Soldotna, Alaska 99669. These forms must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the bidder’s name on the outside and clearly marked: BID:
Well House C Generator Replacement SOLB 20-01 DUE DATE: February 4, 2020 at 3:00P.M The project documents may be obtained from the City of Soldotna beginning January 14, 2020 for a non-refundable fee of $20.00 (without tax). An additional non-refundable fee of $5.00 will be required if mailing is requested. Project documents may be downloaded from the City of Soldotna web site at: www.soldotna.org. It is not required to be on the planholders list to bid on City of Soldotna projects. To receive project addendums, you must be on the planholders list. To be placed on the planholders list, please contact Suzanne Lagasse either by phone (714-1241) or email publicworks@soldotna.org. Downloading projects from the City web site does not automatically put you on the planholders list. Pub: January 14 & 16, 2020
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LEGALS RETAIL MARIJUANA STORE LICENSE Alaska Harvest Company LLC is applying under 3 AAC 306.300 for a new Retail Marijuana Store license, license #24097, doing business as ALASKA HARVEST COMPANY LLC, located at 43837 Kalifornsky Beach RD, Soldotna, AK, 99669, UNITED STATES. Interested persons may object to the application by submitting a written statement of reasons for the objection to their local government, the applicant, and the Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) not later than 30 days after the director has determined the application to be complete and has given written notice to the local government. Once an application is determined to be complete, the objection deadline and a copy of the application will be posted on AMCO’s website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/amco. Objections should be sent to AMCO at marijuana.licensing@alaska.gov or to 550 W 7th Ave, Suite 1600, Anchorage, AK 99501. Pub: January 7, 14 & 21, 2020
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT KENAI In the Matter of the Estate of: JOHN CLARK PHILLIPS Deceased Case # 3KN-19-00276 PR NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that SONJA REDMOND has been appointed personal representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Dated this 10th day of January, 2020. /s/ Sonja Redmond PO Box 3529 Soldotna AK, 99669 Pub: Jan14, 21 & 28, 2020 881167
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that on the 16th day of December 2019, Daniel Cox has been appointed personal representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Dated at Wasilla, Alaska this 23rd day of December 2019. /s/ Jennifer Messick Attorney for Daniel Cox, Personal Representative for the Estate of Kenneth R Cox 167 E Park Avenue, Suite 2 Wasilla, AK 99654 Telephone No: 907-355-8706 Pub: January 7, 14 & 21, 2020 886492
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Dolifka & Associates P.C. is looking to hire an Office Manager/Paralegal in its Soldotna Law office. The law office primarily focuses on Estate Planning and Probate Law. The Office Manager/Paralegal position will work as administrative support for two supervising attorneys, one legal secretary, and one office manager. Salary: Dependent on applicant’s qualifications (minimum 25+ per/hour). Questions regarding applications should be directed to Jeffrey Dolifka at 907-262-2910 or jdolifkalaw@gmail.com.
Ninilchik House / 14635 Sterling Highway, Ninilchik, AK 99635. 65 years and older. 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, Assigned parking w/ plug-in Community room, BBQ area with gazebo Quiet and manager/maintenance on-site, Accessible, Income limits apply. Contact us for rent rate. Equal Housing Opportunity. Beautifully maintained! A location like no other! Seldovia House / 350 Alder Street, Seldovia Alaska 99663Located on the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula, this is a special place. Family style apartments and senior housing community. 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, Assigned parking Community room, Accessible, Shared greenhouse and gardens, walking distance to local businesses and beach, peaceful vibe with manager and maintenance on-site. Income limits apply. Equal Housing Opportunity. Beautifully maintained! Contact us for rent rates. Chuda House / 52394 6th Avenue #25, Kenai, AK 99611 for 62 years and older. 1 & 2 bedroom1 bathroom624-720sf, Community room, Community garden, Accessible, Quiet with manager/maintenance on-site. Income limits apply. Contact us for rent rate For more information please call 907-793-3020 or visit our main office location at 3510 Spenard Rd Suite 100, Anchorage, AK 99503 to schedule an appointment with a housing specialist. Visit our website at www.cookinlethousing.org for how to apply and our mission.
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Assistant/Associate Professor of Anthropology KPC’s Kenai River Campus in Soldotna, Alaska is seeking an excellent individual to fill its Assistant/Associate Professor of Anthropology position. It is a fulltime, 9 month per year, tripartite, tenure-track position. The successful candidate will teach thropology courses face-to-face and line, advise students, participate in search, and participate in university community service.
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Merchandise 1991 Layton Travel Trailer. For Sale: 1991 Layton Travel Trailer. 24 feet. Always stored indoors so roof and body is in great condition. Water system works. Range and heating system work well. Electrical system works. Refrigerator/freezer work with electricity. 1 large bed, and 1 hideabed (couch). Awning. Plenty of storeage space. Microwave and tv. $3500 OBO. Located on Funny River Road. Call 907-556-2057 if interested.
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Scope of work includes, but is not limited to removal and replacement of existing diesel generator, fuel tank, louvers and unit heater. New generator, new fuel tank and start up services provided by the City of Soldotna.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Kenneth Ray Cox Deceased Case No. 3PA-19-00400PR
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Parents oppose relationship with man of different culture DEAR ABBY: I am happiness. They strongly a 25-year-old college oppose my continuing my student on the verge of relationship with him. Do graduation. Over the you think their argument past three months, I have is valid? been dating a slightly I’ve looked up statisyounger man (he’s 21). tics that say marriages We get along well, and between a Latino man I thoroughly enjoy his and white woman are company. He has never the most likely to end been anything but kind in divorce (not that I’m Dear Abby and supportive. thinking of marrying him Jeanne Phillips My parents have an any time soon, but one of issue with the match. my future goals is to be in My boyfriend is Latino, born and a happy marriage, and I realize that raised in a South American country. you marry who you date). The idea of He speaks and understands English ending a relationship with someone I well, although speaking it does make adore based on statistics is upsethim a little nervous. I speak Spanish ting to me. I’d really appreciate your fluently, so when we talk to each thoughts. — GROWN-UP IN UTAH other, he speaks in Spanish and I DEAR GROWN-UP: You have speak in English, and we have no been dating this man for only problem communicating. three months. By the age of 25, the My parents think that relationdecision about whom you decide ships (especially marriages) are to EVENTUALLY marry should be already hard enough, and adding yours, not your parents’, regardless of cultural differences to the equation how well-meaning they are. Do not is a dangerous gamble for my future let statistics rule your life because
there are always exceptions. Let this play out, and you will have your answer.
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even miss him. What should I do? — UNFULFILLED IN OHIO DEAR UNFULFILLED: Has your husband always been this way? If the answer is no, he may be depressed, which is something that should be discussed with his doctor. I don’t think you should leave him — immediately. If you want to travel and have the means to do so, travel with some friends. The only thing you should NOT do is permit yourself to become isolated because your husband is so closed off.
DEAR ABBY: My husband finds fault and makes negative comments about almost everything. He rarely talks to me about anything. I am not happy with my life with him. I feel there is so much I want to do and explore. He is content to stay at home, watch TV and occasionally do little projects around the house. Then it is time for TV again. We are both retired. My adult kids and my grandchildren are my whole life. We are all very close. My husband, on the other hand, rarely talks to or calls his kids, even though I encourage him to. One child no longer even speaks to him. Another one lives too far away to see him (a 10-hour drive), which is his reason for not visiting him. With no friends and very little family contact, I feel I am all he has. I want to run away, but if I do, he’d be heartbroken. Sad to say, I wouldn’t
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. To order “How to Write Letters for All Occasions,” send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby — Letter Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Keep your eye on the big picture. What appears to be an optimistic situation may have its ups and downs for the moment. Remain confident but willing to check out alternatives as they appear. Tonight: Do not fuss about details; just go for it.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH One-on-one relating draws strong responses from others. You have a way of expressing yourself that intrigues many people; however, you are unlikely to gain the results you desire immediately. Tonight: Vanish early.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH Reach out for a friend or several associates to share news with. You will want to speak with different people to gather different perspectives. At the same time, catch up on news. You will have a lot to think about. Tonight: Hang at a favorite haunt.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You could be better off giving up a long-term demand rather than floating through various situations. Say less; reveal less about any aspect of your finances. You do not need to share. Tonight: Pay bills first.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
HHHH One-on-one relating is highlighted no matter what you do or feel. You might as well deal with an element that feels touchy or difficult. You will want to get to the bottom of a problem. Tonight: Make it easy.
HHHHH Zero in on what you want. Your desires will direct you, and you appear determined to make them a reality. Keep your motivation and all will work well for you. Tonight: Where the gardens are.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
HHH Pressure builds to transform your standing in your immediate community. As a result, you feel pushed to achieve more success than in the recent past. You will have difficulty handling demands, especially involving your finances.
MISSING MAIL Dear Heloise: The U.S. Postal Service (www.USPS. com) has a [free — Heloise] service called Informed Delivery. You sign up for the service, and then each day you receive an email message with a digital preview of the mail that you will receive that day. Each email will contain a grayscale image of your mail. If you do not receive the mail that you are scheduled to receive, you will know something went wrong. Either the mail was lost or stolen. You can then report your missing mail. — Shelly L. in Ohio Great to know! — Heloise
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HHHH Others express their needs and desire to get past a recurring problem. You will need to decide the level of commitment you want to give the situation. Lighten up the moment. Tonight: Say yes.
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Dear Heloise: How do I clean my computer monitor screen? — Annie W. in Texas Annie, reach for a dry, lint-free microfiber cloth. Never spray the screen with any cleaner or use wet cleaners. Frequent dusting is all that is necessary. — Heloise
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HHHHH You can be sure of yourself when dealing with a difficult person or a situation that demands unusual attention. The information gained will be worth the time. You will see things in a new light. Tonight: Use your imagination when making plans.
HHH Defer to others and encourage them to express themselves. You do not need to take any action other than to stand back. You may be concerned by some basic insecurity or intuitive hunch. Tonight: Get a good night’s sleep.
* If you’re old enough, the dispatcher may have you do some first aid. * Calling 911 as a prank is not funny and may be considered a crime; it takes away resources from people who actually need them. Make sure they understand there is no “11” on the keypad — they must dial 9, then 1 twice. — Heloise
Dear Readers: Teach your kids and grandkids about the 911 emergency phone system. Here’s what’s important to know, from www.kidshealth.org: * The definition of an emergency: someone passed out or choking, a fire, a crime happening right before them (mugging, break-in), a serious car accident. * It’s normal to feel scared and nervous — but speak as clearly and calmly as possible. * It’s OK to give the dispatcher your name and address, even though you normally don’t tell a stranger this information.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
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Tonight: As you like it.
HHHH Your smile goes a long way to accomplish what you want. You do not need to push another person in your direction. He or she will naturally head that way. Your sense of direction will guide you through any situation. Tonight: Your wish is another person’s command.
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This year, you open up to new ideas and possibilities. You also might feel as if you cannot get a long-term problem out of your life. You can if you really want to. Your emphasis will be on accountability and accepting more responsibility. You will gain because of this perspective. If single, you could meet someone quite exciting out of the blue. If attached, the two of you might feel burdened by all the responsibility you have accepted. Share your feelings more often and the caring that you feel for each other. VIRGO seems to push you to get what they want. They will not give up. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
HHHHH Your creativity surges because of the unexpected, which keeps your day exciting and full of variety. As a result, you gain an innate sense of stability and longevity between you and another person. Tonight: Let your naughty side out.
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JACKSON, Miss. — A deadly brain disease has been found in or is suspected in 40 Mississippi deer, and the state is asking hunters to continue providing samples through the deer season. “Deer harvest begins to tail off this time of the season. I hope we will get several hundred more before the season is over, if not a thousand or so,” Russ Walsh, wildlife chief of staff for the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, said Thursday.
Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, is a highly infectious disease spread by malformed proteins called prions, like those that cause mad cow disease and the related human infection called CreutzfeltJacob disease. Nearly all the infected and suspected deer were in north Mississippi, including 25 killed or found in Benton County and 10 in adjacent Marshall County, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said in a news release. Both counties border southwest Tennessee, where the
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disease has also been found. “It’s likely tied in with the cases they have,” Walsh said. Three of those in Marshall County and 18 in Benton County have been detected since Oct. 1. But two, including Mississippi’s first and third, were about 160 miles (257 kilometers) away in westcentral Issaquena County, along the Mississippi River. “As we collect more samples and more data, hopefully we’ll be able to connect the dots. It’s still a mystery why those two were there,” Walsh said. Panola, Pontotoc and This pet is available Kenai Animal Shelter
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hunting season.” The gun-with-dogs season runs through Jan. 22 and the archery/ primitive weapons season through Jan. 31. The department has 36 freezers where hunters can leave deer heads. CWD can be present in a deer’s saliva, feces, urine, blood, and antler velvet for a year or two before symptoms show. It’s been found in most kinds of deer and related species, including moose, elk, and mule deer, and in at least 25 states including Texas and Arkansas. It has not been found in Louisiana, Georgia,South Carolina or Alabama.
Tallahatchie counties, all closer to Benton and Marshall counties, have had one each, according to a department news release. The department has collected nearly 4,700 heads from hunters, road-killed deer and white-tails reported as diseased. “We still have several hundred of those pending lab testing,” Walsh said. The news release said, “Continued surveillance is critical, and hunters are the key source for sample collection. MDWFP is relying on hunter-harvested deer for the remainder of the 2019--20
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Meet Vader Vader is a BIG Maine Coon type boy with a magnificent coat in black and the bulk of the breed. He is about 5 years old. Vader is everything you could want in a cat and a little more (just a tad of chub included); he is super duper sweet and loving, he's great with nice kids, with other friendly cats and he is fine with mellow dogs. He does need to have plenty of outside time and scratching posts in the house, as well as a family who would like to brush his lush coat as he purrs. He's a wonderful family cat. In Soldotna. Call 980-8898
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• Domestic Short Hair • Young • Female • Medium • Tortoiseshell • Short coat • House-Trained • Vaccinations up to date • spayed / neutered • Good in a home with other cats
Meet Devi Devi is a most beautiful, unusual looking girl. She has a Picasso face and an amazing tortoiseshell pattern coat with little white feet. She is about a year old. Devi is a lovable friendly girl who was found living in some woods outside of Homer. She is a very smart girl who loves to do things outside with her people, race to the greenhouse together, explore alder patches. She (sometimes) comes when called and loves to sleep with her people and get pets and cuddles and purr all the while. Devi LOVES to roam in the woods and hunt and explore so she will need a great safe place where she can have fun and be her natural cat self without busy roads or neighbors to offend. All of the adult cats fostered with Clear Creek Cat Rescue have been neutered or spayed, are current on all of their vaccines including rabies, and most are also microchipped. CCCR provides a 10-day trial placement period during which time the adopted cat can be returned, for any reason, for a full refund. Adoption fee for adult cats is $75 unless otherwise noted; $125 for kittens 6 months or under.
Kenai Animal Shelter: 283-7353 Soldotna Animal Shelter: 262-3969 Alaska’s Extended Life Animal Sanctuary: 776-3614 Peninsula Unwanted Pets Society: pupsrescueak@aol.com Clear Creek Cat Rescue (CCCR): (907) 980-8898 Kenai Peninsula Animal Lovers Rescue: kpaladoption@gmail.com Please visit WWW.PETFINDER.COM for available pets at these & other shelters or check the Peninsula Clarion Classified Ads.
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Toys • Cat Scratchers • Old Towels • Blankets Shampoo • Collars • Treats • Dog & Cat Food