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THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska
Vol. 44, Issue 85
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Tax exemption limit voted down By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion
After more than an hour of public comment and discussion by Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members Tuesday, the assembly voted down an ordinance to clarify the total amount of residential exemptions senior citizens can receive. The ordinance, sponsored by Borough Mayor Mike Navarre and assembly members Bill Smith and Brent Johnson, would have added language to
borough code to ensure senior tax exemptions do not exceed $300,000. In 2007 voters approved a proposition to limit senior citizen residential exemption to $300,000. This past election voters increased optional residential exemption from $20,000 to $50,000 via an initiative. Following the 2013 vote, the code states the first $50,000 of a residential property would be tax exempt, allowing seniors $350,000 total in tax exemp-
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The ordinance would have revised the section to state it applies to the first $50,000 after all mandatory exemptions have been applied, capping the total senior tax exemptions at $300,000. The borough heard from 11 members of the public about the ordinance. The majority were against the passage of the ordinance. Soldotna resident Fred Sturman, one of the sponsors of the voting initiative
to raise the residential exemption from $20,000 to $50,000, said he thought if you owned a home you got $50,000 exempt in addition to other exemptions. “If you owned a house, you got $50,000. If you (were) 10 years old or 150 years old, you got $50,000 exemption,” he said. George Pierce of Kasilof said the voters said yes to the $50,000 exemption and now assembly members are saying adding that to seniors’ $300,000 wasn’t the intent.
Land lease for CIE OK’d
In the news Broker signs up about 800 Alaskans in 2013
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JUNEAU (AP) — A broker created to help enroll individuals in private health insurance under the federal health care law enrolled just over 800 Alaskans in 2013. Tyann Boling is chief operating officer for Enroll Alaska. She said the broker reduced its enrollment expectations following problems with the federally run website used to access plan information and enroll individuals. On a scale of one to 10, Boling had rated functionality of the site at one in October, four in November and seven around mid-December. The revised enrollment goal was 1,000 by the end of 2013. Boling says Enroll Alaska hopes to sign up 8,000 Alaskans by the end of the open enrollment period, currently running through March. The broker isn’t the only way for Alaskans to sign up for insurance under the law.
Inside ‘It’s hard to convey that through PowerPoint or on the phone. Often it’s through body language.’ ... See page A-5
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By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion
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Levi Gibbs, Isaiah Munk, Stephanie Gibbs and others line up for Mexican food served by Karen Davis, Suzie Davidson (obscured), Sheri Cole and Marti Pozzie at The Way Café behind the Merit Inn in Kenai in November 2011. The café, which served meals to those in need, recently closed.
The Way Café shuts its doors Supporters look for other ways to feed people in need By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion
The Way Café closed its doors on Jan. 3 after months of dwindling patronage following the closure of the Family Hope Center at the Kenai Merit Inn. The First Baptist Church of Kenai ran the café, which opened in June 2011. When the Family Hope Center closed on June 30, many of the café’s frequent customers moved out of the area, said Al Weeks, pastor of the First
‘There were some nights we didn’t serve anybody. We felt like it was time to temporarily suspend service until we can find the best way to meet the need.’ — Al Weeks, pastor, First Baptist Church of Kenai Baptist Church of Kenai. Weeks said since September the numbers have dropped dramatically. The café used to feed kids from the Boys and
Girls Club until school started up. On Christmas Eve, volunteers prepared an evening meal, but nobody came. “There were some nights
we didn’t serve anybody,” he said. “We felt like it was time to temporarily suspend service until we can find the best way to meet the need.” On December 10, the ownership of the small building housing the café changed hands. Kenai Merit Inn sold the building to Kenai Catering, which operates out of the inn. Weeks said the new owners, Steve and Bobbi England, had no factor in the decision to close the café. “(The Englands) were very See FEED, page A-10
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed two oil and gas industry items during its Tuesday meeting. The first, consent agenda resolution to urge the United States Department of Energy to approve ConocoPhillips’ natural gas export license application. The second, an ordinance to approve a property lease for Cook Inlet Energy. ConocoPhillips closed its Kenai LNG plant in 2012 citing gas supplies shortages. According to the resolution, the plant previously produced more than $20 million annually in economic benefit. With recent developments in the Cook Inlet, the State of Alaska asked the company to reopen the plant, and in December of 2013, ConocoPhillips filed for a two-year Kenai LNG export license. The LNG facility is estimated to provide 50 direct jobs and 120 indirect jobs on the central portion of the Kenai Peninsula. Later in the meeting, the assembly unanimously authorized Borough Mayor Mike Navarre to execute a 30-year lease to Cook Inlet Energy for 4.7 acres north of Kenai for $5,700 annually; subject to 3 percent annual increases. The lease may be renewed for two additional 10year terms. The assembly previously approved a reclassification of See LEASE, page A-10
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By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press
ANCHORAGE — A citizens’ group hoping to make Alaska the third state in the nation to legalize recreational use of marijuana took a step closer Wednesday, submitting more than 46,000 signatures to the state election office. If enough signatures are verified — they need about 30,000 qualified signatures — the question of whether to make pot legal in the nation’s northernmost state will go before voters in the Aug. 19 primary. Signatures must come from at least 7 percent of voters in at least 30 House districts. “It’s clear that Alaskans are eager to have an opportunity to express their displeasure with
the current system and make a change,” said one of sponsors, Tim Hinterberger, a professor in the School of Medical Education at the University of Alaska Anchorage. “I have a great feeling today,” said another sponsor, Mary Reff, after she and other volunteers carried in 20 boxes of signatures to the state elections office in Anchorage. Voters in Colorado and Washington state last year legalized marijuana, and the language of the Alaska initiative is similar to the Colorado measure. “We have no reason to think our campaign will be any less successful,” Hinterberger said. State election officials have 60 days to accept or deny the initiative for the ballot, Alaska
Division of Elections Director Gail Fenumiai said in an email to The Associated Press. The state has a complicated relationship with marijuana. The Alaska Supreme Court ruled in 1975 that banning home use and possession of small amounts of marijuana violated a constitutional right to privacy. Since then, activists and others have battled over the law and its implications. The 1975 decision did not mention a specific amount one could possess, but in 1982 the Alaska Legislature determined less than 4 ounces was fine unless there was evidence of sales or distribution. That amount was later reduced to 1 ounce. The law remains murky. In 2006, the Alaska Legislature See LEGAL, page A-10 C
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Boxes containing more than 46,000 signatures for an initiative to make recreational use of marijuana legal in Alaska sit outside a hallway at the state Division of Elections office in Anchorage on Wednesday. If the state verifies there are enough valid signatures, the measure will appear on the Alaska primary ballot on Aug. 19.
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Pizza shop help out with deliveries during cold snap LIGONIER, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania pizza shop has been delivering prescription medicines and other supplies to ill and elderly residents so they don’t have to go outside in the bitter cold. Tom Wynkoop, owner of Fox’s Pizza Den in Ligonier, tells WPXI-TV that he tweeted his offer because his community about 45 miles east of Pittsburgh has a lot of elderly residents. Wynkoop told those in need to call his cellphone to arrange deliveries of prescription medicines and other products — no strings attached. That’s right: Folks don’t have to order food from Wynkoop’s shop to get help. Wynkoop says his shop has made four deliveries. He says, “You have to be there for your residents.” The region was hit with record-low, subzero temperatures on Tuesday. Temperatures were subfreezing by Wednesday.
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Peninsula Clarion, Thursday, January 9, 2014
Obituary Robert Joseph Booth
Woodturners to gather
Nikiski resident Robert Joseph Booth, 87, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna. Services will be held out of state. No local services will be held. Mr. Booth was born Feb. 12, 1926 in Omaha, Neb. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering at UC Berkley in California. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1947. He moved to Nikiski in 1996. While living in California he worked for Lockheed Aerospace Engineering in Sunnyvale, Calif. He also worked for Hiller Helicopters in San Jose California and in Westinghouse for a while. In 1986 he retired. He was a member of the Our Lady of The Angels Catholic Church in Kenai and a member of the Elks and Moose Lodge. Bob loved flying his float plane, singing, tinkering on cars or anything mechanical. Carrie, his daughter, writes: “Dad loved to hunt and backpack in the mountains when he was younger. He had a sailboat too! Dad was a great story teller. He was very proud of his accomplishments as an engineer.” David, his son, writes: “His main passion was flying his Citabria Float Plane, as well as singing Irish Lullabies and Opera. I was a fishing guide on the Kenai and took him on many trips. He has a 54-pound Kenai King mounted in his home.” He was preceded in death by his son, Thomas Booth, and wife Elizabeth Walker. He is survived by his sons, David Booth of Soldotna and Daniel Booth of Chester, Calif.; daughter Carrie Dempsey of Carson City, Nev.; eight grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. Arrangements made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel & Crematory. Please sign Robert’s online guestbook at AlaskanFuneral.com.
The Kenai Peninsula Woodturners Chapter will hold its January meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday at the woodturning shop. Location is the log building, mile 100 on the Sterling Highway, just a few miles south of Soldotna where Echo Lake Road meets the highway. There will be a demonstration. Visitors are welcome. Questions? Call 801-543-9122.
Navy: Drone testing on Kauai not a certainty
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LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — Drone testing at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai is not a certainty even though the base is exploring the possibility with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, U.S. Navy officials in Hawaii said. The Garden Island reported Wednesday that base spokesman Stefan Alford says there’s no final commitment from the base. “There’s not an agreement in place,” Alford said. “They are exploring the possibility of (the facility) because of our existing infrastructure, lots of air space with established safeguards and no privacy concern impacts on the community.” The flights would be over water, Alford said. The university was selected by the Federal Aviation Administration to manage one of six test site operations across the country. The operators will research the requirements necessary to safely integrate drones, or unmanned aircraft systems, into U.S. airspace. The plan managed by the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration at the University of Alaska Fairbanks includes proposed test sites in Alaska, Hawaii and Oregon. Leaders in Alaska praise the testing as good for the university and good for economic activity in the state. Ro Bailey, director of the Pan-Pacific Unmanned Aerial System Test Range Complex, said the Kauai base could be an ideal location to test drones because aircraft can enter controlled military airspace with little risk or disruption to civil aviation. Bailey said possible testing is also being explored on the Hawaiian island of Niihau. Bailey said Niihau Ranch approached the complex about the possibility two years ago, Bailey said.
Peninsula Clarion death notice and obituary guidelines: The Peninsula Clarion strives to report the deaths of all current and former Peninsula residents. Notices should be received within three months of the death. We offer two types of death reports: Pending service/Death notices: Brief notices listing full name, age, date and place of death; and time, date and place of service. These are published at no charge. Obituaries: The Clarion charges a fee to publish obituaries. Obituaries are prepared by families, funeral homes, crematoriums, and are edited by our staff according to newspaper guidelines. Obituaries up to 300 words are charged $50, which includes a one-year online guest book memoriam to on Legacy. com. Obituaries up to 500 words are charged $100, which also includes the one-year online guest book memoriam. Tax is not included. All charges include publication of a black and white photo. Obituaries outside these guidelines are handled by the Clarion advertising department. How to submit: Funeral homes and crematoriums routinely submit completed obituaries to the newspaper. Obituaries may also be submitted directly to the Clarion, online at www.peninsulaclarion.com, or by mail to: Peninsula Clarion, P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, Alaska, 99611. Pre-payment must accompany all submissions not already handled by a funeral home or crematorium. Deadlines: Submissions for Tuesday – Friday editions must be received by 2 p.m. the previous day. Submissions for Sunday and Monday editions must be received by 3 p.m. Friday. We do not process obituaries on Saturdays or Sundays unless submitted by funeral homes or crematoriums. Obituaries are placed on a space-available basis, prioritized by dates of local services. Copyright: All death notices and obituaries become property of the Clarion and may not be republished in any format. For more information, call the Clarion at 907-283-7551.
Slots open for SwimAmerica lessons A few openings remain in the 4:15-4:45 p.m. and 4:50 p.m.-5:20 p.m. class of the SwimAmerica program starting at Skyview Pool on Tuesday. Lessons are for ages 3 to teenage and are 1/2 hour in length running on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 4 weeks. There will be additional sessions in February, March, and April. To register or for more information, please contact Joanne Wainwright at 262-5308 or joswims@alaska.net.
T200 looking for hosts The T200 sled dog race is once again looking for families to host out of town mushers Jan. 31 – Feb. 3. Hosts need to have need room to park at least a team of 16 dogs, a couple beds for musher and handler, access to running water (warm if you have it) and no loose dogs while the teams are there. Housing from Sterling to Kenai and on down as far as Clam Gulch area would be ideal. If you are interested please go to the T200 website, www.tustumena200.com, and fill out our host family form and you will be contacted soon after. For more information call Tami Murray at 907-394-1318.
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Coast Guard Auxiliary plans monthly meeting The Kenai Flotilla of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will conduct its monthly meeting on Jan. 18 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Nikiski Fire Station No. 1, 44800 Kenai Spur Highway. The public is cordially invited attend and take part in a Change of Watch ceremony in which elected officers take the Oath of Office. For more information, contact the Flotilla Commander at 776-8522 or the Vice Flotilla Commander at 776-8457.
Spaghetti feed and auction to benefit wrestling tournament The Soldotna Whalers Freestyle Wrestling Club will host a Spaghetti Feed and Silent Auction on Friday, at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 Soldotna Ave. in Soldotna from 6-9 p.m. There are more than 30 auction items generously donated from local businesses around the community available for bidding. Funds raised will be used to host a tournament on March 1. Tickets are $12 per person. Purchase them in advance or make a donation by calling Andrea Bock at 252-2559. Tickets will also be sold at the door.
Have a photogenic pet? Send the Clarion a picture Pet photos run on the Pets page every Tuesday. They can be color or black and white and may include people. Limit one photo per household. They may be e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion.com, dropped off at the Kenai office or mailed to the Clarion at P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, 99611. A brief explanation of the photo, the pet’s and owner’s names, owner’s address and phone number must be included.
Cattle supporters want island herd saved KODIAK (AP) — Cattle that have long gone without caretakers on an uninhabited Alaska island should be spared rather than removed, people told federal officials at a meeting this week. A few dozen Kodiak residents attended the meeting Tuesday night to talk about cattle living on remote Chirikof Island. The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge wants to remove nearly 1,000 cattle from Chirikof and Wosnesenski islands, and held the meeting. Officials say the non-native herds are battering the habitat of native wildlife such as seabirds and salmon. “There’s no grazing permits, there’s no management,” said
refuge manager Steve Delehanty. “To me, the status quo is wrong. There’s resource damage happening.” Many of those who gathered in Kodiak Tuesday see the cattle as a valuable genetic reserve. The focus among locals was Chirikof, where there are about 750 cattle. Animal disease outbreaks such as mad cow have affected cattle worldwide, and speakers in Kodiak said the isolated cattle on Chirikof are valuable as an insurance policy, the Kodiak Daily Mirror reported Wednesday. “There’s a seed stock there if the world goes to hell,” rancher Chris Flickinger said. One complication is questions over who owns the Chirikof cattle. The refuge is
not sure who owns the animals. Among speakers Tuesday was Palmer rancher James McCormick, who said he bought the Chirikof herd in 2007 and has been in litigation over the matter since then. Refuge manager Steve Delehanty said ownership likely will be determined by the government. Jan. 31 is the deadline to submit ideas for what to do with the herds. Officials have said some ideas submitted already include killing the cattle and salvaging the meat, removing or sterilizing the animals or introducing predators such as bears and wolves. Cattle were first brought to Chirikof, which is about 400 miles from Anchorage, in the
late 1880s to provide beef for whaling crews and fox traders. They arrived on Wosnesenski , almost 600 miles from Anchorage, in the late 1930s, brought by a family that moved on decades ago. Over the years, adventuresome ranchers added a variety of beef and dairy breeds to Chirikof, resulting in a sturdy hybrid found there today. The last rancher to try a hand with the herd was Tim Jacobson, who a decade ago had an unsuccessful plan to sell the catalyst range-fed beef for superior breeding stock. The challenge, however was always getting the animals off an island with no natural harbors in a region plagued by harsh weather and unpredictable winds.
Community Calendar Today 8:30 a.m. • TOPS AK No. 220 Kasilof weigh-in at CES Station 6, 58260 Sterling Highway. Meeting starts at 9 a.m. Call 262-7319 or 2523436. 10 a.m. • TOPS AK No. 164 Soldotna weigh-in at First Baptist Church, 159 S. Binkley. Meeting starts at 11 a.m. Call 262-7339. Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at URS Club, 405 Overland Drive. Call 262-1917. 12:30 p.m. • The local chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society meets at at Heritage Place in Soldotna, 232 Rockwell Ave. Call Lindy at 262-4724. 5:30 p.m. • Free Seated Zumba Gold at the Kenai Senior Center. New participants, active older adults, and chair-bound or limited mobility participants are encouraged. 6 p.m. • AA Step Sisters at Central Peninsula Hospital. Call 2622304. • Weight Watchers, Woodruef Building, 155 Smith Way, Soldotna. Doors open at 5:15; joining members should arrive by 5:30; Getting Started session for newcomers at 6:30. • TOPS AK 20, Soldotna, weigh-in at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 North Soldotna Avenue, Soldotna. Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Call 262-1557. • Celebrate Recovery, Midnight Son Seventh-day Adventist church on the corner of Swires Rd. and Kenai Spur Hwy in Kenai. Dinner is at 6 p.m.; Recovery Lesson at 6:30 p.m.; Open Share groups at 7:15 p.m. Email rking4@mac.com or call260-3292. 7 p.m.
• Narcotics Anonymous Support of local organizations. To have ing, time of meeting, place, and a Group “Dopeless Hope Fiends” at your event listed, email organiza- contact phone number to news@ tion name, day or days of meet- peninsulaclarion.com. 607 Frontage Road, Kenai. • Square dance group at Ninilchik Senior Center. • Alcoholics Anonymous “Unity Men’s Group” meets downstairs the Salvation Army building in Soldotna. 8 p.m. • AA Attitude of Gratitude at URS Club, 405 Overland Drive. Call 283-3777. • AA North Roaders Group at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 242-9477. • Alcoholics Anonymous Ninichick support group at United Methodist Church, 15811 Sterling Highway, Ninilchik. Call 907-5673574. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings
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What Others Say
Americans are using less electricity As of Jan. 1, production of 40- and 60-
watt light bulbs was banned as part of efficiency standards signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2007. While some will miss the old incandescent bulbs, the move is part of a successful effort to make the nation more energy efficient. The government phased out 75- and 100-watt incandescent bulbs over the past few years. But the latest ban will have a bigger impact on consumers because 40- and 60-watt bulbs are the most popular on the market. When the first practical incandescent bulb was devised by Thomas A. Edison, it was a scientific and engineering marvel, cutting edge technology for its time. But by the time its production came to an end last Wednesday, it had become obsolete, an energy hog compared to compact fluorescent bulbs — CFLs — and light emitting diode bulbs — LEDs. Both of those more efficient bulbs are initially more expensive that an incandescent bulb. But with much longer lifespans, sometimes lasting years, the new bulbs save considerable money over the long run. The new light bulbs are just part of a growing array of more energy efficient products that have allowed Americans to significantly cut the amount of electricity consumed in homes and businesses. The Energy Information Administration recently announced that in 2013, the average amount of electricity consumed in U.S. homes fell to levels last seen more than a decade ago. Big appliances such as refrigerators and air conditioners also have become more efficient, thanks in large part to federal energy standards that grow stricter every few years as technology evolves. Even new TVs are far more efficient than the old cathode ray tube sets. And desk-top computers, once cutting edge, gobble much more energy than a portable tablet or smart phone, which are designed to use battery power sparingly. It costs $1.36 to power an iPad for a year, compared with $28.21 for a desktop, according to the Electric Power Research Institute. Some may complain about a “nanny government” that sets insulation standards and takes away our incandescent bulbs. But increasing efficiency remains the most effective way to reduce energy usage. That not only saves consumers money, it also plays a key strategic role in reducing the nation’s reliance on foreign oil. And more efficient electronic devices also have the benefit of reducing consumption of carbon fuels, consequently reducing damage to the environment. — The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C., Jan. 5
Doonesbury By GARRY TRUDEAU
Obama vs. the Little Sisters
It takes some doing to get embroiled in a court fight with nuns who provide hospice care for the indigent. Amazingly, the Obama administration has managed it. Its legal battle with the Little Sisters of the Poor is the logical consequence of Obamacare’s conscience-trampling contraception mandate. The requirement went into effect Jan. 1, but Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a New Year’s Eve injunction against enforcing it on the Little Sisters. They are Catholic nuns who follow the doctrinal teachings of the church and therefore oppose contraceptive and abortive drugs and sterilization, all of which Obamacare mandates that employers cover in their insurance plans. Given the ongoing delays, waivers and exemptions associated with the law, it would seem natural simply to let the Little Sisters go about their business of pouring out their hearts for the sick and dying. But this is a fight the administration won’t walk away from. For it, it is a matter of principle. And the principle is that the state trumps the convictions of people with deep-held religious beliefs. When the contraception mandate first caused an uproar, the administration contrived a so-called accommodation for religiously oriented groups (actual churches have always been exempt). But whoever crafted it had a sick sense of humor. The very same document by which a group registers its moral objection to contraceptives and abortifacients also authorizes the insurer to cover them for the group’s
employees. What the accommodation gives with one hand, it takes away with the other. The Little Sisters refuse to sign such a document. They happen to be in an unusual situation because Rich Lowry they get their insurance from another religiously affiliated organization opposed to contraceptives and abortifacients, so it may be that these drugs don’t get covered no matter what. But the Little Sisters can’t be sure of this — the regulations are complicated and subject to change. Regardless, they don’t want to sign. They want no part in authorizing coverage of contraceptive or abortive drugs. Enthusiasts for the mandate scoff. What the nuns are objecting to, they insist, is just a piece of paper. Just a piece of paper? So is a mortgage. So is a wedding certificate. So is a will. How would the board of directors of NARAL react if the government forced them to sign a “piece of paper” tacitly condemning contraception or abortion? Would they shrug it off as a mere formality? The Little Sisters deserve deference. Their religious sensibility is different than — and, one hazards to say, more finely tuned than — that of the mandarins of President Barack Obama’s administrative state. In a dispute over what their conscience tells them to do or not to do, the
Little Sisters are better positioned to know than anyone else. Besides, who is harmed if the Little Sisters don’t provide contraception coverage? They are a voluntary organization. They aren’t imposing their views on anyone. Who, for that matter, is harmed if a secular organization run by people with moral objections to contraceptives and abortifacients refuses to cover them? Employees are still free to go out on their own and get contraceptives, which are widely available. If this sounds like an outlandish imposition, it is what people managed to do throughout American history all the way up to last week. The contraception mandate has always had a strong ideological impetus. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius notoriously declared in 2011 that opponents of the mandate “want to roll back the last 50 years in progress women have made in comprehensive health care in America. We’ve come a long way in women’s health over the last few decades, but we are in a war.” By this bizarre way of thinking, a small congregation of nuns that cares for the most vulnerable is somehow complicit in a war on women’s health. Instead of respecting the moral views of the Little Sisters, the administration hopes to grind them under foot by force of law. For shame. Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.
All fisheries important to community “Why do we have to fight so hard to be able to fish?” — a question we keep getting from our children, many of whom are 4th and 5th generation commercial fisherman and setnetters in Upper Cook Inlet. The Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance’s recent statewide initiative targeting Cook Inlet Setnetters is indeed a very difficult thing to try to understand, let alone explain to our children, friends, and neighbors. Here is the question that we keep coming back to: Why is feeding the world an abundant, natural and healthy protein — Wild Salmon — any less important than the recreational fishing that takes place in our rivers? It’s not. Both fisheries have a social and economic value, and a unique place in this wonderful State of Alaska. Both are vitally important to the economy and the culture of the coastal communities that host and depend on them. We refuse to stoop to the level of greed that Bob Penney and his myriad of “Sportfishing Organizations” and “Conservation Alliances” are exhibiting. Our children, our community, our neighbors, and our families deserve better than this. So how do we fix these “fish wars” that have been waged for years? We rise above it! We stand up and say ALL fisheries are an important part of this state, and will exist for many generations to come. We come TOGETHER for solutions to protect our diverse fishery and the resource it depends on. The Kenai Peninsula holds the most accessible river systems in the State of Alaska. We have a large and growing number of people coming to play in our rivers, a very sensitive and limited resource. Each user group needs sensible limits — responsible management cannot allow unbridled growth on a limited resource. We must limit the number of boats we allow over the spawning grounds, we must put some limits on the ever growing dipnet fishery, and we must have limits and guidelines as C
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to spend some of the $30 million Governor Parnell issued for chinook research to fund an independent outside review of the counting systems for the Kenai River. Alaskan chinook are experiencing a period of low productivity — that’s certainly true here on the Kenai. We don’t know exactly why, but we do know (due to commercial catch records) that it has happened before, and could be largely a natural, cyclical phenomenon. But maybe we should look at the habitat of these chinook salmon. How are they reproducing, what is the number and condition of the juvenile salmon, or smolt, coming from the Kenai River? How is freshwater survivability? What effects have years of increasing pressure had on the riparian habitat of these fish? These are all areas that are not being funded or studied on the most popular river in Alaska despite the millions of dollars Alaska is spending on chinook salmon research. To all the Alaska Legislators and Board of Fish members — we ask that you take the approach that all fisheries are important to the people, communities, culture, and economy of this State and that you will fight for them all in an honorable way. Politics and money are ruining this wonderful, diverse fishery and with it many fisherman’s lives. We are fathers, we are grandmothers, we are children, sons and daughters, and we are families. We are a community filled with generations of fishing families that will continue to fight for this way of life because we believe that feeding the world a natural and healthy protein — Wild Salmon — is worth it.
to the amount of commercial activity we allow — in both the salt and fresh waters. ADF&G has set escapement goals that are predicted to produce the highest sustained yields for each species, which benefits ALL Alaskans and fish user groups. In the past 27 years this goal has been met and more often than not exceeded for late run Kenai chinook, the strongest of the Kenai’s two chinook runs and the only Kenai chinook run harvested by Cook Inlet Setnets. Achieving these escapement goals has not been without difficulty and sacrifice. The last several seasons have been full of restrictions for all user groups in order to achieve escapement. The escapement itself has come into question, with user groups enduring restrictions only to see escapement numbers adjusted upwards postseason by ADF&G after all the data was analyzed. Interestingly, the most historic, dependable, and accurate Kenai chinook data we have is that of the Cook Inlet Setnet fishery. It shows a low (13 percent) setnet harvest of this run. This rate has remained relatively constant throughout the decades despite changes in run strength, political pressure, and market value of this great fish. The difficulty of enumerating a minoriSubmitted by Amber Every on behalf of ty species in a river full of other fish cannot Fair Fishing 907. be understated. Multiple postseason adjustments, recent escapement goal changes, and evidence of density dependent impacts due to past errors in counting have many E-mail: news@peninsulaclarion.com of us thinking maybe it’s time for ADF&G
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Success on a short resume
Young entrepreneurs share insight into starting a business By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer
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NEW YORK — Hey twentysomethings, dreaming of trading in the safety of a regular paycheck to start your own business? There’s no secret sauce. Instead, founders of three companies have obvious tips: Work hard, network and ask for help. Chicago venture capitalist Bruce Barron, who has invested in companies including food ordering service GrubHub and pet products website doggyloot seconds that. He counsels young entrepreneurs to be open to advice. Some young company owners “wanted us to write a check and just get out of the way. Those qualities don’t bode well for us. We want to see people who are collaborative,” he says. Three entrepreneurs who successfully raised money for their companies underscore the importance of hard work, of course — and making friends and playing In this undated photo provided by Homejoy, Adora Cheung and Aaron Cheung, sibnice. lings and founders of cleaning service Homejoy pose for a photo. Max Levchin, the co-founder of PayPal and a former boss of Adora Cheung’s, was the first investor in Homejoy Homejoy. FOUNDERS: Adora Cheung, 30, and versity schoolmates Nicolas Jammet, 28; Blue Apron her brother Aaron Cheung, 25 STARTED IN: Mountain View, Calif., Jonathan Neman, 29; and Nathaniel Ru, FOUNDERS: Matt Salzberg, 30; Ilia 28 July 2012 STARTED IN: Washington, D.C., Au- Papas, 32; and Matthew Wadiak, 35. THE BUSINESS: Now based in San STARTED IN: New York, August 2012 Francisco, Homejoy’s website connects gust 2007 THE BUSINESS: Delivers about THE BUSINESS: Twenty-two shops more than 100,000 house cleaners with customers in about 30 cities in the U.S. and 600 employees selling salads, wraps, 300,000 boxes of ingredients and recipes soups and juices, in Boston, New York, for home cooks every month. Blue Apron and Canada Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Mary- has 130 employees. MONEY RAISED: $40 million MONEY RAISED: $8 million BIG BACKER: Max Levchin, co- land and Virginia BIG BACKERS: Jason Finger, coMONEY RAISED: $40 million founder of PayPal BIG BACKER: Steve Case, co-founder founder of restaurant delivery website Coming out of the University of RochSeamless, then known as SeamlessWeb ester, which had no entrepreneurial com- of AOL The trio launched Sweetgreen the and Bob Goodman, partner at venture capimunity that she was aware of, Adora Cheung wanted to learn how startups work. summer after their senior year of college. tal firm Bessemer Venture Partners. Matt Salzberg knew in college that he She joined a Bay Area company, Slide, Over the years, they raised $17 million which was started by PayPal co-founder from about 100 people before landing wanted to run his own business. So he detheir first investment from a financial in- liberately went to work first for a venture Max Levchin. — IMPRESS THEM: Slide didn’t have stitution in December: $22 million from capital firm, Bessemer Venture Partners. many employees when Cheung came on AOL co-founder Steve Case’s Revolu- He met key advisers there. — PERSONAL CONNECTION: Salzboard. “I got to work closely with Max, and tion fund. — OLD FRIENDS: When the three had berg had conversations with Jason Finhe came to know a lot of how I work. He and I work on a very similar sleep sched- nothing but a business plan and a possible ger, then an entrepreneur-in-residence at ule,” she says. They would find themselves location, they raised their first chunk of Bessemer, that went beyond the investment money — $375,000 — from 25 friends, opportunities they worked on together in talking shop at 4 a.m. — FOLLOWING FRIENDS: After Ch- friends of famliy, former bosses and class- the office. Finger was the first person who said he would invest in Salzberg’s venture. eung left Slide, she and her brother spent mates. — ASK NICELY: When approaching With Finger’s encouragement, Salzberg three-and-a-half years trying to come up with a business. They participated in the potential advisers and funders, “meet on left Bessemer before he came up with Blue Y Combinator accelerator program, which their terms” and make it “painless,” Ne- Apron. A former boss of his from Bessemer, Bob Goodman, was also one of the helps startups launch. Friends who had man says. Give the restaurant where you are meet- first investors in Blue Apron. been through the program recommended — KNOW YOUR WEAKNESSES: ing your credit card before the potential init. — KEEP IN TOUCH: The Cheungs vestor arrives so that the person’s meal or Salzberg had worked in finance, and were in debt and needed money for Home- drink is taken care of, and he or she cannot needed people with technology and food expertise. He brought on Papas, who had joy. Levchin was the first investor. “It was fight to pay. — FIND LINKS: Case initially in- e-commerce experience, and Wadiak, a very helpful that Max knows me and I think he trusts me. He saw numbers that vested in Sweetgreen — personally, not chef. — IN PERSON: “It’s really important were going up and to the right. He gave us through his investment funds — about a when you’re raising capital to have people a bit of money,” Cheung says. After that, year ago. One of his employees, Evan Morgan, who believe in you,” Salzberg says. And other investors wanted in. was a friend of the three founders who had it’s easier to sway them with your pasalso invested in Sweetgreen. Morgan told sion face-to-face. “It’s hard to convey that Sweetgreen Case about Sweetgreen and set up a meet- through PowerPoint or on the phone. Often FOUNDERS: Former Georgetown Uni- ing with the founders. it’s through body language.”
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Business News Chambers set schedules n The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce 55th annual Awards Celebration will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 14 at the Soldotna Sports Center. RSVP is required by Jan. 8. Call 262-9814. n The Kenai Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon on Wednesday at the Kenai Visitor Center with a presentation on the regional economy with Alyssa Shanks, state of Alaska economist. RSVP to 283-1991.
Grant writing workshop slated The Kenai Peninsula Foundation is sponsoring a Grant Proposal Workshop on Monday, 9 a.m. to noon in Soldotna. Call Stan at 262-2365 or email at sego56@hotmail.com for more information.
Job center hosts classes The Peninsula Job Center will offer the following workshops the week of Jan. 13: Monday, Jan. 13 — 9:30 am, Job Club – ALEXsys Job Leads; 10:30 am, Interviewing Skills Tuesday, Jan. 14 — 9:00 am: Job Club – Topic: Resume Writing; 10:30 am, Job Prep Wednesday, Jan. 15 — 9:00 am, Job Club – Topic: Resume Writing; 9:00 am, WorkKeys® Testing; 10:30 am, CareerReady 101 Lab Thursday, Jan. 16 — 9:00 am: Job Club – Topic: Resume Writing Friday, Jan. 17 — No workshops offered All workshops are free of charge to the public. Those interested in attending any of the workshops offered at the Peninsula Job Center can call 335-3010 or visit the job center located in Kenai at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Suite No. 2.
What’s new in your business? Have you opened a new business, moved to a new location, hired a new person or promoted an employee? The community wants to know, and so do we. Send us your information at news@peninsulaclarion.com, fax it to 907-2833299, or drop it by the Clarion at 150 Trading Bay in Kenai. Questions? Call 907-335-1251. Submit business news to news@peninsulaclarion.com.
Fed reduced bond buys after big job gains WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve agreed last month to modestly reduce its bond purchases because of improvements in the job market that many Fed members felt would be sustained. Many participants called the job gains “meaningful,” according to the minutes. Still, minutes of the Dec. 18-19 meeting released Wednesday showed that some participants worried that investors might misread the move as a step toward raising the Fed’s key short-term interest rate. In response, the Fed said it plans to keep its short-term rate low “well past” the time the unemployment rate dropped below 6.5 percent, as long as inflation stayed low.
Survey: US companies add 238,000 jobs WASHINGTON (AP) — A private survey shows U.S. businesses added the most jobs in a year in December, powered by a big gain in construction. The figures are the latest evidence that the economy gained momentum at the end of 2013. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that companies added 238,000 jobs in December, up slightly from 229,000 in the previous month. November’s figures were revised higher.
Don’t make these 6 common sudden wealth mistakes
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fter nearly two decades of working with sudden wealth recipients, I’ve seen what works and what doesn’t. Navigating sudden wealth requires equal parts knowing what to do and knowing what not to do. If you have just won the lottery, been notified you will be receiving an inheritance, or settled a lawsuit, your emotions and stress levels are bound to run high. We like to think of ourselves as rational, but under stress, we can quickly morph into irrational and highly emotional creatures who undermine our own success. Avoid making these all-too-common sudden wealth mistakes: Making unnecessary decisions. Depending on the type of sudden wealth event, there may only be a handful of decisions you need to make early on. Work with your advisors to learn which tax, financial and legal decisions you must make and which ones you can delay. Bottom line, unless it is necessary, hold off on making a decision. Spending money. There will be plenty of time to figure out what you want to do with your money, but this is not that time. You still need to know how much you will get after taxes and how much you can comfortably spend. If you are tempted, write it on your wishlist. Promising anything or making commitments. If you just found out you will
be receiving money, it is too advice early to make any financial and you or non-financial commitwon’t feel ments. Don’t make promises the presto friends and family. Again, sure from it is too early to know what others. If you have and what you can possible, spend. keep your Sharing news with others. lottery Keep your sudden wealth win anonRobert Pagliarini situation private. The fewer ymous. people who know, the better. ReYou’ll get less unsolicited treating. While you don’t
want to broadcast your windfall to the world, you should avoid hiding. Stay social and engage in the activities you’ve always enjoyed. This will help you stay grounded and the social interactions will help ease the stress. Self-medicating with alcohol/drugs. It’s understandable that you want to take the edge off a situation that can be highly stressful
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— and drinking or drugs will certainly do the trick — but it’s not sustainable and will only make your situation worse. There are many more healthful alternatives, such as exercising, talking to friends, or participating in therapy that are more effective and that will set you up better for the later sudden wealth stages. Sudden wealth can pro-
vide an amazing opportunity to create a better life for yourself and others. To best do that, set yourself up for success by making this stressful process a little easier. Breathe, slow down and avoid these common sudden wealth mistakes. Robert Pagliarini is a CBS MoneyWatch columnist.
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Around the World Polar air eases its grip on much of the US, giving way to warmer but still chilly weather ATLANTA — An arctic blast eased its grip on much of the U.S. on Wednesday, with winds calming and the weather warming slightly a day after temperature records — some more than a century-old — shattered up and down the Eastern Seaboard. In Atlanta, where a record low of 6 degrees hit early Tuesday, fountains froze over, a 200-foot Ferris wheel shut down and Southerners had to dig out winter coats, hats and gloves they almost never have to use. It shouldn’t take too long to thaw out, though. The forecast Wednesday was sunny and 42 degrees. In the Midwest and East, where brutal polar air has lingered over the past few days, temperatures climbed but were still expected to be below freezing. In Indianapolis, Timolyn Johnson-Fitzgerald returned to her home after spending the night in a shelter with her three children because they lost power to their apartment. The water lines were working, but much of the food she bought in preparation for the storm was ruined from a combination of thawing and then freezing during the outage.
In 2014, several Republicans trying to make a return trip to Congress WASHINGTON — Some former members of Congress are hoping 2014 will be the year of the comeback. Congress may have public approval ratings hovering near record lows, but several Republicans who once served in the House are trying to recapture their old seats. Among Democrats, former Rep. Marjorie Margolies, who was bounced from office two decades ago after casting a decisive vote for President Bill Clinton’s budget plan, wants to represent the Philadelphia suburbs again. Entering the new year, Republicans see a more favorable political landscape with President Barack Obama’s political standing weakened after the botched rollout of his signature health care law. Democrats, meanwhile, will try to connect Republican candidates to their old voting records in Congress and the tea party movement, which contributed to last year’s government shutdown. Republicans currently hold a 31-seat advantage in the House, and some of the comeback efforts could be among the more competitive races in the 2014 congressional elections.
Memorial services set for third anniversary of shooting of former US Rep Giffords, others PHOENIX — Suzi Hileman remembers the attack as if it were yesterday, the fear and gunfire as the shooter unleashed a barrage of bullets on a crowd gathered outside a Tucson supermarket to meet then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Hileman was shot three times while trying to save her young friend and neighbor, 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green. The little girl was among six people killed in the Jan. 8, 2011, shooting. Hileman and 12 others, including Giffords, were severely injured. As residents of the city prepare to commemorate the third anniversary of the mass shooting Wednesday, Hileman said some good has come from the tragedy. “I look at it as a celebration of how Tucson came together, how total strangers saved my life,” she said. “I don’t forget the face of a 9-year-old girl whose hand I was holding as she died, but we’re not looking back so much as taking their energy and moving forward.” — The Associated Press
Fighters urged to leave Fallujah BAGHDAD (AP) — Tribal leaders in the besieged city of Fallujah warned al-Qaida-linked fighters to leave to avoid a military showdown, echoing a call by Iraq’s prime minister Wednesday that they give up their fight as the government pushes to regain control of mainly Sunni areas west of Baghdad. The warning came as gunmen attacked an Iraqi army barracks in a Sunni area north of Baghdad, killing 12 soldiers. Seven soldiers were wounded in the assault in Diyala province, authorities said. The United Nations and the Red Cross, meanwhile, said Fallujah and nearby areas are facing mounting humanitarian concerns as food and water supplies start to run out. Sectarian tensions have been on the rise for months in Sunnidominated Anbar province as minority Sunnis protested what they perceive as discrimination and random arrests by the Shiite-led government. Violence spiked after the Dec. 28 arrest of a Sunni lawmaker sought on terrorism charges and the government’s dismantling of a year-old anti-government Sunni protest camp in the provincial capital of Ramadi. Last week, al-Qaida-linked gunmen seized control of Ramadi and nearby Fallujah, cities that were among the bloodiest
‘We, the residents and the tribes, don’t want al-Qaida in the city. We don’t want to see the same violence we saw when the Americans were here.’ — Ayad al-Halbosi, teacher battlefields for U.S. forces during the Iraq war. The militants overran police stations and military posts, freed prisoners and set up their own checkpoints. The United States and Iran have offered material help for the Iraqi government but say they won’t send in troops. Speaking in his weekly television address, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hinted of a possible pardon for supporters of al-Qaida’s local branch, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, if they abandon the fight. “The war that is being fought by the Iraqi security forces, tribes and all segments of Iraqi society against al-Qaida and its affiliates is a sacred war,” he said. “I call on those who were lured to be part of the terrorism machine led by al-Qaida to return to reason.” In exchange, he promised that his government will “open a new page to settle their cases so that they won’t be fuel for the
war that is led by al-Qaida.” Iraq’s government has rushed additional troops and military equipment to Anbar and has been carrying out airstrikes in an effort to dislodge the militants. Skirmishes between Iraqi forces and militants broke out on the outskirts of Fallujah and Ramadi again Wednesday, according to witnesses, and militants blew up a small bridge on the edge of Ramadi, officials in Anbar said. There was no immediate report of casualties. At least four crew members were killed when a military helicopter crashed in Anbar, according to army and government officials in the province and state TV. The officials said the cause was poor weather conditions in the area and there was no indication militants brought it down. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to release the information. Influential tribal leaders
have been meeting to try to find a way out of the crisis and demanded that al-Qaida members holed up in Fallujah get out of town, said provincial spokesman Dhari al-Rishawi. “They agreed on expelling ISIL from Fallujah. The told them to withdraw ... or face an attack by the tribes and the army,” he said. That message was echoed over mosque loudspeakers late Tuesday, which also called on fleeing families to come back. Al-Rishawi and residents reached by phone in Fallujah said at least some of the militants had left the city, which is about 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad. It was not clear how many had gone, or whether they were taking up new positions in different parts of the city. “We, the residents and the tribes, don’t want al-Qaida in the city. We don’t want to see the same violence we saw when the Americans were here,” said Ayad al-Halbosi, a 22-year-old teacher in Fallujah. Markets in the city began reopening Wednesday and some families returned to their homes, though residents complained of shortages of fuel and cooking gas. Civilian cars and trucks were seen on the road and traffic policemen were on the streets.
Bill to repeal disabled veterans’ cut By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A massive spending bill taking shape on Capitol Hill is likely to repeal a recently enacted pension cut for disabled veterans. Capitol Hill aides said Wednesday that the $1 trillion-plus omnibus spending bill measure will reverse a 1 percentage point cut to annual cost-of-living increases that was inadvertently applied to more than 63,000 veterans who have left the military due to injury or disability. But the controversial pension cut included in last month’s budget agreement would continue to apply to other military
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retirees. It would save about $6 billion over the coming decade, money that’s being used to ease cuts to the Pentagon budget this year. The pension cuts have drawn fierce opposition from veterans groups and lawmakers in both parties, but it’s unclear whether the entire provision will be repealed. The aides required anonymity because the spending bill isn’t complete and they aren’t authorized to discuss it publicly. Some lawmakers originally claimed, incorrectly, that the pension cut in last month’s budget bill would not apply to disabled veterans. When they discovered that it did, they immediately promised to correct
it. The upcoming budget measure is the first available vehicle. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., recently defended the pension cut in an op-ed in USA Today, saying he stands behind “responsible reforms of military compensation.” Service members are permitted to retire at half pay after 20 years in the military, which means they can claim their pensions as early as age 38, a generous benefit that defenders say helps retain servicemen and women. He says a typical serviceman who retirees at 38 would receive a $1.7 million pension over his lifetime instead of a $1.8 million benefit
and that most military retirees go on to second careers. House Appropriations Committee spokeswoman Jennifer Hing said the pension provision is “part of the conversation” lawmakers are having on the omnibus spending measure, which lawmakers hope to release as early as Friday. A short-term spending bill expires Jan. 15 and Congress needs to act before then to avert a government shutdown. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky., said Wednesday that he’s pressing for a short extension of perhaps two days to buy more time to pass the measure through Congress next week.
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Immigration foes dig in amid expectations in House By DONNA CASSATA Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Conservatives and the nation’s biggest business lobby sparred Wednesday over immigration overhaul, with advocates vowing a renewed effort to get the House to act this year and opponents digging in against anything that shifts the political spotlight from President Barack Obama’s troubled health care law. The latest skirmish came as proponents raised expectations of congressional action on the contentious issue, seizing on any glimmer of positive developments. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, told rank-andfile Republicans in a closed-door session that he would soon outline party principles on the issue, which could serve as a precursor to legislation. One of the GOP’s crucial backers on many policies, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, promised to “pull out all the
stops” to get legislation done. “We’re determined to make 2014 the year that immigration reform is finally enacted,” Tom Donohue, president of the Chamber of Commerce, said in his State of American Business address. He said the organization would engage in grassroots lobbying, communications and partnership with unions, similar to what it did to secure a bipartisan bill in the Senate last year. Later, in a news conference, Donohue said the chamber had received a “very positive response” in the House on immigration. Opposition remains steadfast in the House, with several Republicans unwilling to give Obama one of his top secondterm priorities. More than a dozen conservative House Republicans on Wednesday signed a letter to Obama arguing that the immigration overhaul he supports would increase the number of guest workers and give work
‘It would be a colossal mistake for us to take up anything that just ends up changing the subject and getting it off Obamacare and splitting the Republican Party.’ — Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa
permits and permanent residency to 30 million immigrants over the next 10 years, forcing a reduction in wages and hurting American workers. “So-called comprehensive immigration reform may be a good deal for big businesses who want to reduce labor costs, and it may be a good deal for progressive labor unions seeking new workers from abroad, but it’s an awful deal for U.S. workers - including AfricanAmerican and Hispanic communities enduring chronically high unemployment,” the letter
states. It was spearheaded by Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, a chief foe of comprehensive immigration overhaul, said the issue would divide the GOP caucus and shift the focus from what he called the “calamity” of the health care law. Republicans sense an election-year lift in the problemplagued rollout of the health care law, highlighting reports of canceled policies, higher premiums and other troubles. Republicans are looking to tighten their grip on the House
and seize control of the Senate in November’s midterm elections. “It would be a colossal mistake for us to take up anything that just ends up changing the subject and getting it off Obamacare and splitting the Republican Party,” King said after the closed-door session. King said Obama and the Democrats “want to debate immigration, they want to debate unemployment, they want to debate minimum wage,” and Republicans should be wary of any diversion from health care. The Senate last year passed a comprehensive, bipartisan bill that addressed border security, provided enforcement measures and offered a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the United States illegally. House leaders, pressed by tea party conservatives, demanded a more limited and piecemeal approach. The House Judiciary Com-
mittee has approved piecemeal bills, but they have languished since the summer despite intense pressure from a diverse coalition of religious groups, business led by the Chamber of Commerce, labor unions and immigration advocates. Although House Republican leaders say they want to resolve the issue, which has become a political drag for the GOP, many rank-and-file Republicans have shown little inclination to deal with immigration. Many argue that a path to citizenship for those here illegally amounts to amnesty. A House Republican retreat later this month could help GOP leaders devise a strategy. Some Republicans and Democrats say Boehner could wait until after the filing deadlines for 2014 primary elections, thus protecting some incumbents from tea party or other conservative challenges. That would mean no meaningful votes until after April.
Goverment: Most school discipline need not mean court By KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday pressed the nation’s schools to abandon what it described as overly zealous discipline policies that send students to court instead of the principal’s office. Even before the announcement, school districts around the country have been taking action to adjust the policies that disproportionately affect minority students. Attorney General Eric Holder said problems often stem from well intentioned “zerotolerance” policies that can inject the criminal justice system into school matters. “A routine school disciplinary infraction should land a student in the principal’s office, not in a police precinct,” Holder said. But it’s about race, too, the government said in a letter accompanying the new guidelines it issued Wednesday. “In our investigations, we have found cases where African-American students were
‘If we’re supposed to be here for these kids, what we want to try to do is work with them to find alternatives, to really drill down and find out what it is we’re doing that’s not meeting their needs.’ — David W. James, Akron, Ohio, Superintendent disciplined more harshly and more frequently because of their race than similarly situated white students,” the Justice Department and Education Department said in the letter to school districts. “In short, racial discrimination in school discipline is a real problem.” The guidelines are not the first administration action regarding tough-on-crime laws or policies of the 1980s and ‘90s that have lost support more broadly since then. Holder announced last summer that he was instructing federal prosecutors to stop charging nonviolent drug offenders with crimes that carry mandatory minimum sentences, a change affecting crack
cocaine sentences that have disproportionately affected minorities. And just before Christmas, President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of eight people serving long drug sentences. The federal school discipline recommendations are nonbinding. They encourage schools to ensure that all school personnel are trained in classroom management, conflict resolution and approaches to de-escalate classroom disruptions — and understand that they are responsible for administering routine student discipline instead of security or police officers. Still, Education Secretary Arne Duncan has acknowl-
edged the challenge is finding the proper balance to keep schools safe and orderly. The administration said that it would attempt to work out voluntary settlements if school disciplinary policies are found to violate federal civil rights laws. That happened in Meridian, Miss., where the Justice Department spearheaded a settlement with the school district to end discriminatory disciplinary practices. The black students in the district were facing harsher punishment than white students for similar misbehavior. Absent a voluntary agreement, the department could go to court to provide relief for individual students, among other things. Zero-tolerance policies became popular in the 1990s and often have been accompanied by a greater police presence in schools. The policies often spell out uniform and swift punishment for offenses such as truancy, smoking or carrying a weapon. Violators can lose classroom time or even end up with a criminal record.
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teachers, principals, school superintendents and school board members agreed that a disparity exists. “Numbers don’t lie. They are there,” said Beverly Hutton, a former high school principal in New Jersey who is director of professional development at the National Association of Secondary School Principals. And there have been changes in individual districts around the country. The school district in Buffalo, N.Y., adopted a new code of conduct to reduce suspensions after a 15-year-old, Jawaan Daniels, died in a driveby shooting in 2010 as he left school to begin serving an outof-school suspension for wandering the halls of school. In Fairfax County, Va., an affluent suburb of Washington, the school board voted in 2012 to soften punishments for possession of marijuana and implement new policies on parental notification. The changes followed a yearlong review that was prompted in part by the suicides of two students who had faced discipline.
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Loewenstein picking up defensive pace As Brown Bears begin 11-game homestand, second-year defenseman begins to feel situated By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion
To attack or not to attack, that is the question for Brown Bears defensemen. Whether ‘tis nobler on the ice to suffer the slings and arrows of a stay-at-home defensemen, or to take arms against a sea of troubles in the opponents’ zone, and by opposing score a goal. Second-year Brown Bears defenseman Judd Loewenstein has been making increasing forays into the opponents’ zone of late, and it has been paying off. Heading into a three-game series with the Wenatchee (Wash.) Wild, which starts with a 7 p.m. puck drop tonight at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex, Loewenstein has three points in his last five games and five points in his last 13.
Compare that to two points in his first 19 games this year, and five points in 43 games last season. “I think he’s playing with a lot more confidence,” Kenai River head coach Geoff Beauparlant said. “He’s jumping in the play at the right times and he has been making some good plays off the rush.” A defenseman’s first job is keeping the puck out of his own net. The better a defenseman gets at defense, the more the defenseman can think about offense. “It’s not that I’ve changed my game, it’s that I’ve been working harder to get better every day,” said Loewenstein, a 5-10, 185-pounder from Chicago. “That it is showing is pretty cool.” A good example is Loewenstein’s first goal of the year, coming Dec. 28 in a 3-0 win
against the Minnesota Wilderness. He scored by getting the puck and walking it toward the middle of the ice, where he released a shot from the point. It’s a skill Loewenstein said the defensemen work on constantly, but it’s also a skill a defenseman can pull off game after game and never be rewarded with a point. “Very few defensemen put up humongous numbers,” said Loewenstein, whose host parents are Eric Trevino and Natalie Villegas. “They are playing defense trying to keep the puck out of the net. “The points sometimes come in spurts, but even when you are in a drought, you have to keep staying positive. Keep picking your head up and hope good things happen on the scoresheet.” Beauparlant said continuing
to do the right things even when they are not rewarded with points, like putting the puck on net, is important. “There’s never the perfect opportunity to put the puck on net,” the coach said. “There’s the old Wayne Gretzky saying
that you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take. “Judd has really taken that to heart. When he gets an opportunity, he’s shooting, and not necessarily on net. Sometimes just shooting around the net causes the defense to shift and causes chaos in the crease, and that’s when goals are scored.” In addition to the skill of walking the puck to the middle of the ice to release a shot, a great chance for points for a defenseman come when joining a rush. But joining the rush at the wrong time can lead to an even better rush for the opponent. “It can, but it’s the style of play we want to play and the guys are on board with that and have bought into it,” Beauparlant said. “They understand they can’t forget their defensive responsibilities, but they also know when the appropriate
time is to jump in the rush and create more offense.” Loewenstein, the son of Michael Loewenstein of Florida and Amy McGowan of Chicago, said knowing when to jump in the rush is all about experience. “Your first year, you play more of a defensive role because you want to get your confidence up,” Loewenstein said. Loewenstein said he was confident jumping in the rush at the end of last season, but then a coaching change and new system had him more conservative in the first part of this season. “Now I know the coaching staff really well and I feel more comfortable trying to create more offense,” Loewenstein said. The trend has been similar for second-year Bears defensemen Jake Bushey, who has 15 See BEARS, page A-9
3 more elected to baseball hall Maddux, Glavine, Thomas get spot in MLB hall while others still left out due to reputations RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer
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Golden State Warriors’ Andre Iguodala (9) passes away from Brooklyn Nets’ Paul Pierce, center, and Kevin Garnett, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday in New York. The Nets won the game 102-98.
Nets halt Warriors’ win streak
Struggling Brooklyn team wins 4th straight, unbeaten in 2014 NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Johnson scored 27 points in the Brooklyn Nets’ seasonhigh fourth straight victory, a 102-98 win Wednesday night that snapped the Golden State Warriors’ 10-game winning streak and prevented the first 7-0 road trip in NBA history. Kevin Garnett scored 11 of his 13 points in the final quarter and stole Stephen Curry’s pass with the Warriors down three in the final half-minute. Shaun Livingston made the tiebreaking free throw with
1:12 left when he appeared to get away with hooking Curry, then Johnson made four in a row for just enough breathing room to allow the Nets to remain unbeaten in 2014. Curry scored 34 points for the Warriors, who were bidding for a franchise-record 11th consecutive victory. But until Curry’s jumper with 5.8 seconds to go, they didn’t make a field goal after Klay Thompson’s 3-pointer with 4:07 remaining that gave them a 93-89 lead.
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Indiana looked very much like a squad playing its fourth game in five nights and also had dealt with travel issues because of the arctic weather. The Pacers managed just 12 points in the first quarter and 32 in the opening half — both season lows.
ATLANTA — Kyle Korver scored 17 points, Pero Antic added 16 and Atlanta raced to a big lead before holding off weary Indiana and beating the team with the NBA’s best record. The Hawks snapped a threeCLIPPERS 111, game losing streak and extended Indiana’s misery at Philips Arena, CELTICS 105 where the Pacers (28-7) haven’t LOS ANGELES — Blake won since 2006. They dropped their 12th in a row in Atlanta, the Griffin scored 29 points, Jamal team’s longest active road losing Crawford added 26, and Los Anstreak against any team. See NBA, page A-9
NEW YORK — A new generation of starting pitchers and a self-proclaimed Mr. Clean of the Steroids Era will be ushered into baseball’s Hall of Fame this summer. For tainted players, however, the doors to Cooperstown remain bolted. Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas were elected on their first ballot appearances Wednesday, when Craig Biggio fell just two votes short. Maddux and Glavine will join their former Atlanta Braves manager, Bobby Cox, at the July 27 induction along with Joe Torre and Tony La Russa, also elected last month by the expansion-era committee. But Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and other stars whose accomplishments were muddied by accusations of steroids use lost even more ground, dropping below 40 percent in an election where 75 percent is needed. And on his first day as a member of baseball’s elite, Thomas said the living members among the 306 Hall of Famers don’t want those with sullied reputations. “Over the last year, doing a couple of charity events with Hall of Famers that are in, they’ve got a strong stance against anyone who’s taken steroids. They do not want them in. They don’t care when they started or when they did it, they do not want them in,” he said. “I’ve got to take the right stance, too. No, they shouldn’t get in. There shouldn’t be cheating allowed to get into the
Hall of Fame.” Making their second appearances on the ballot, Clemens dropped from 37.6 percent to 35.4 in voting by senior members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, Bonds from 36.2 to 34.7 and Sosa from 12.5 to 7.2. Bonds, baseball’s career home run leader, is the only seven-time MVP in major league history. Clemens is the lone seven-time Cy Young Award winner. “As for what they did, I don’t think any of us will ever really know,” Thomas said. “But I can just tell you, what I did was real and that’s why I’ve got this smile on my face right now because the writers, they definitely got it right.” Mark McGwire, appearing for the eighth time, fell from 16.9 to 11 percent — down from a peak of 25.6 in 2008. Rafael Palmeiro will be dropped from future ballots after falling to 25 votes and 4.4 percent — below the 5 percent threshold necessary to remain eligible. One voter submitted a blank ballot. “I can go home and sleep at night and rest,” Thomas said, “so I don’t have to worry about all the nonsense that the other people are going through, because I know I won’t be getting a call in the middle of the night from someone saying, oh, he did this or he did that.” Miami Herald columnist Dan Le Batard, saying interested fans were more qualified than voting reporters, said he turned his ballot over Deadspin.com, which allowed readers to vote See HALL, page A-9
Johnny Football announces plans, headed to the NFL KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer
Johnny Football is heading to the NFL. Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel declared for the NFL draft on Wednesday following two spectacular seasons in which he became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy and helped the Aggies make a splash in their first two years in the Southeastern Conference. “After long discussions with my family, friends, teammates, and coaches, I have decided to make myself available for the 2014 NFL draft,” Manziel said in a letter posted online by the university. “The decision was not an easy one, but we all felt this was the right time to make the next step toward a professional career.” Some NFL draft analysts have Manziel ranked as high as the third overall pick in mock drafts.
In a style befitting his record-setting career, Manziel led the Aggies to a 52-48 come-from-behind win over Duke in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl on New Year’s Eve in his final college game. Texas A&M trailed 38-17 at halftime before Manziel guided them to the victory by finishing with 382 yards passing with four TD tosses and 73 yards rushing and another score. “In all of my years of coaching, Johnny Manziel is the most exciting football player I have ever seen,” A&M coach Kevin Sumlin said. “We appreciate everything he has done for Texas A&M and Aggie football and wish him nothing but the best.” Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman in 2012 after setting numerous school and SEC records while leading Texas A&M to an 11-2 record and a victory over No. 1 Alabama in its first season in the SEC. His dynamic play created a frenzy and pushed him into a stratosphere of
celebrity that few college athletes have reached. That began to cause problems since Manziel, who is from Kerrville, Texas, still had three years of eligibility remaining. He followed his Heisman-winning season with a high-profile offseason of road trips to Las Vegas and the NBA Finals. Manziel met Heat star LeBron James and rapper Drake, and he posted some tweets that made headlines. One that brought the ire of Aggie fans was when he said he “couldn’t wait” to get out of College Station. His most embarrassing blunder came during the summer when he departed early from a quarterback camp for high school players run by the Manning family in Louisiana. Manziel said it was a mutual decision after he overslept and missed meetings and activities. Manziel’s trouble continued when he got back to football. He was suspended for the first half of the Aggies’ season opener against Rice for what the school C
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Manziel was again a finalist for the Heisman in 2013, but Jameis Winston stole his thunder with a season much like Manziel’s a year before to take home the award to Florida State. Manziel finished fifth. Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton tweeted about Manziel following the announcement. “Would love to see Johnny Manziel in a Vikings uniform. This guy is the real deal. He will be a big time player on Sundays,” Tarkenton tweeted. The Vikings have the eighth overall pick in the draft. The Houston Texans, who play about 100 miles from College Station, have the No. 1 pick in the draft and need a quarterback, though most mock drafts have Louisville’s Teddy Bridgewater going No. 1. Houston Rockets forward Chandler Parsons tweeted good luck to Manziel in the draft Wednesday and finished the tweet with: “Texans??”
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points in 31 games this year after tallying 17 points in 54 games last year. Third-year defenseman Jake Davidson has nine points this year after tallying 27 points last season, but has points in his last three games. Third-year defenseman Vince Stefan has 10 points this season after getting 26 last season, but has points in two of his last three games. “We’ve been working on it as a group,” Beauparlant said. “Other defensemen than Judd have taken it upon themselves to start producing. “We wanted more of a fiveman attack.” The trick now is to get the rookie defensemen more comfortable in the attack. Tyler Andrews leads that group with six points, while Gustav Berglund has four, and Christian Luiten and Austin Chavez have three apiece. Loewenstein said the veterans do a good job teaching the rookies when to jump in the rush. “We have a really skilled D corps,” Loewenstein said. “All of them could have a big breakout at any time.” Getting points from defensemen will be key as the Bears battle to make the playoffs.
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Houston past Los Angeles. Howard got his first win against his former team as the Rockets used a big third-quarter run to take Continued from page A-8 the lead and send the injury-riddled Lakers to their third straight loss. geles defeated Boston to improve The Rockets trailed by a basket to 16-3 at home. in the third quarter before going on Jared Dudley scored 18 points a 17-2 run to take an 80-67 lead and Darren Collison had 15 points, and roll to win. six assists and five rebounds in place of the injured Chris Paul. DeAndre Jordan had 11 points and 13 TRAIL BLAZERS 110, rebounds in giving Clippers coach MAGIC 94 Doc Rivers a second win over his PORTLAND, Ore. — Nicolas old team this season. Batum had 14 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 14 assists for SUNS 104, his fourth career triple-double and TIMBERWOLVES 103 Portland handed Orlando its fifth straight loss. MINNEAPOLIS — Goran LaMarcus Aldridge kept PortDragic had 26 points, nine as- land in it despite a sluggish start sists and six rebounds and Gerald and finished with 36 points and Green’s baseline jumper with 3.9 nine rebounds. The Blazers, who seconds left to help Phoenix stun came in having lost four of their M Minnesota. last six, avoided a season-high The Suns (21-13) trailed by six three-game losing streak. K points with just over 90 seconds to play, but closed the game on a 7-0 run for maybe their most improbaWIZARDS 102, ble win yet. Channing Frye scored PELICANS 96 22 points and hit five 3-pointers, NEW ORLEANS — Trevor and Green finished with 14 points for Phoenix, which was playing the Ariza scored 21 points, John Wall added 20 and Washington beat second game of a back-to-back. New Orleans to win for the sixth time in its last seven road games. SPURS 112, Bradley Beal added 17 points, MAVERICKS 90 Jan Vesely 12 and Marcin Gortat and Nene 11 each for the Wizards, SAN ANTONIO — Tony Park- who recorded their second road er scored 25 points, Tim Duncan win in as many nights. had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and San Antonio never trailed in cruising past Dallas. RAPTORS 112, PISTONS 91 Marco Belinelli had 17 points, TORONTO — Kyle Lowry Kawhi Leonard added 12 points and had 21 points and nine assists, JoPatty Mills scored 11 for San Antonio (28-8), which recaptured the nas Valanciunas had 16 points and Western Conference’s best record 11 rebounds, and Toronto handed slumping Detroit its sixth consecuahead of Oklahoma City (27-8). tive loss. DeMar DeRozan shook off a ROCKETS 113, LAKERS 99 slow start to finish with 19 points and Terrence Ross had 17 for the HOUSTON — James Harden Raptors, who went 31 for 34 from tied a season high with 38 points the free throw line to snap a twoand Dwight Howard added 20 game skid and win for the sixth points and 13 rebounds to propel time in eight games.
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on how it should be cast. “I hate all the moralizing we do in sports in general, but I especially hate the hypocrisy in this,” Le Batard said in remarks posted by Deadspin. “I always like a little anarchy inside the cathedral we’ve made of sports.” BBWAA Secretary-Treasurer Jack O’Connell declined comment. Maddux and Glavine become the first primarily starting pitchers to enter the Hall whose careers began after Bert Blyleven, who debuted in 1970. Maddux reached the major leagues in 1986 and Glavine a year later. They also are the first teammates on a starting rotation to be elected together since 1946. Add in Cox, and the induction will be dominated by Braves. “It’s fitting, given the influence those two guys had on my career,” Glavine said. “The thing that would have disappointed me the most had it not happened would have been a lost opportunity to go in with
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Scoreboard basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 17 17 .500 — Brooklyn 14 21 .400 3½ Boston 13 23 .361 5 New York 12 22 .353 5 Philadelphia 12 23 .343 5½ Southeast Division Miami 27 8 .771 — Atlanta 19 17 .528 8½ Washington 16 17 .485 10 Charlotte 15 21 .417 12½ Orlando 10 25 .286 17 Central Division Indiana 28 7 .800 — Chicago 15 18 .455 12 Detroit 14 22 .389 14½ Cleveland 12 23 .343 16 Milwaukee 7 27 .206 20½
Wednesday’s Games San Antonio 112, Dallas 90 Toronto 112, Detroit 91 Brooklyn 102, Golden State 98 Atlanta 97, Indiana 87 Houston 113, L.A. Lakers 99 Washington 102, New Orleans 96 Phoenix 104, Minnesota 103 Portland 110, Orlando 94 L.A. Clippers 111, Boston 105 Thursday’s Games Miami at New York, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at Denver, 6:30 p.m. All Times ADT
Top-25 College Rankings
1. Arizona (15-0) 2. Syracuse (15-0) 3. Ohio State (15-1) 4. Wisconsin (16-0) 5. Michigan State (14-1)
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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio 28 8 .778 — Houston 23 13 .639 5 Dallas 20 16 .556 8 New Orleans 15 19 .441 12 Memphis 15 19 .441 12 Northwest Division Oklahoma City 27 8 .771 — Portland 27 9 .750 ½ Denver 17 17 .500 9½ Minnesota 17 18 .486 10 Utah 12 25 .324 16 Pacific Division L.A. Clippers 25 13 .658 — Golden State 24 14 .632 1 Phoenix 21 13 .618 2 L.A. Lakers 14 22 .389 10 Sacramento 11 22 .333 11½
Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 3, Montreal 1 N.Y. Rangers 3, Chicago 2 Colorado 4, Ottawa 3, OT Thursday’s Games Florida at Buffalo, 3 p.m. Dallas at New Jersey, 3 p.m. Toronto at Carolina, 3 p.m. Washington at Tampa Bay, 3:30 p.m. Anaheim at Nashville, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Calgary, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Phoenix, 5 p.m. Boston at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m. Detroit at San Jose, 6:30 p.m. All Times ADT
6. Wichita State (16-0) 7. Baylor (12-2) 8. Villanova (14-1) 9. Iowa State (14-0) 10. Florida (12-2) 11. Oklahoma State (13-2) 12. Louisville (13-2) 13. San Diego State (13-1) 14. Kentucky (11-3) 15. Colorado (14-2) 16. Duke (12-3) 17. Oregon (13-1) 18. Kansas (10-4) 19. UMass (13-1) 20. Iowa (12-3) 21. Missouri (12-2) 22. Gonzaga (14-2) 23. Illinois (13-3) 24. Memphis (10-3) 25. Kansas State (12-3)
NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Boston 43 28 13 2 58 Tampa Bay 43 26 13 4 56 Montreal 45 25 15 5 55 Detroit 43 19 14 10 48 Toronto 44 21 18 5 47 Ottawa 45 19 18 8 46 Florida 43 16 21 6 38 Buffalo 42 12 26 4 28 Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh 45 32 12 1 65 Philadelphia 44 23 17 4 50 N.Y. Rangers 45 22 20 3 47 Washington 42 20 16 6 46 Carolina 43 18 16 9 45 New Jersey 44 17 18 9 43 Columbus 43 19 20 4 42 N.Y. Islanders 45 16 22 7 39 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Chicago 46 29 8 9 St. Louis 42 30 7 5 Colorado 43 27 12 4 Minnesota 45 23 17 5 Dallas 42 20 15 7 Nashville 44 19 19 6 Winnipeg 46 19 22 5 Pacific Division Anaheim 45 32 8 5 San Jose 44 27 11 6 Los Angeles 44 26 13 5 Vancouver 45 23 13 9 Phoenix 42 21 12 9 Calgary 43 15 22 6 Edmonton 46 14 27 5 NOTE: Two points for a win, point for overtime loss.
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BASEBALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION С Named Kevin McGuiness chief operating officer. American League DETROIT TIGERS С Agreed to terms with SS Jose Iglesias on a one-year contract. HOUSTON ASTROS С Named Tarrik Brock first base coach. TEXAS RANGERS С Named Steve Buechele manager and Justin Mashore hitting coach of Round Rock (PCL); Jason Wood manager of Frisco (TL); Joe Milulik manager of Myrtle Beach (Carolina); Bobby Rose coach and Oscar Marin pitching coach of Hickory (SAL); Jose James pitching coach of Spokane (NWL); Joey Seaver pitching coach and Kenny Hook hitting coach of the AZL Rangers; Aaron Levin manager and Humberto Miranda coach of the DSL Rangers; Scott Coolbaugh minor league hitting coordinator; Brook Jacoby assistant minor league hitting coordinator; and Ryley Westman assistant minor league catching coordinator. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS С Signed manager Don Mattingly to a three-year contract. NEW YORK METS С Named Frank Viola pitching coach of Las Vegas (PCL). PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES С Named Mickey Morandini coach of Lehigh Valley (IL); Rob Ducey coach of Reading (EL); Greg Legg manager, Lino Connell coach and Les Lancaster pitching coach of Lakewood (SAL); Shawn Williams coach and Aaron Fultz pitching
coach of Williamsport (NYP); Doug Mansolino minor league field coordinator; Mike Compton senior minor league adviser of player development; Carlos Arroyo minor league pitching coordinator; Chris Truby minor league infield coordinator; and Jason Meredith minor league strength and conditioning coordinator. American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS С Signed 1B Chase Burch, LHP Eric Kline and C Marcus Nidiffer. KANSAS CITY T-BONES С Signed LHP Michael Joyce. ST. PAUL SAINTS С Released C Jeremy Mayo and C Dwight Childs. SIOUX FALLS CANARIES С Signed RHP Kirk Clark. Released LHP Adam Champion. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES С Traded RHP Kaohi Downing to Sioux City for INF Ryan Pineda. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA С Fined New York G J.R. Smith $50,000 for recurring instances of unsportsmanlike conduct. LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS С Signed G Maalik Wayns to a 10day contract. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES С Activated F Chase Budinger from the injured reserve. PHOENIX SUNS С Signed G Leandro Barbosa to a 10-day contract. FOOTBALL National Football League TENNESSEE TITANS С Signed WRs Isaiah Williams and Lamont Bryant and LB David Hinds to reserve/future contracts. WASHINGTON REDSKINS С Signed OL Kevin Kowalski to a reserve/future contract. Canadian Football League HAMILTON TIGER-CATS С Resigned K/Ps Justin Medlock and Brett Lauther. TORONTO ARGONAUTS С Signed RB Anthony Woodson to a contract extension and RBs Tristan Davis and Jeremiah Johnson. HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES С Promoted Randy Cunneyworth to special assistant/player development coach of Rochester (AHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS С Placed
F Jacob Josefson on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 4. Claimed D Alexander Urbom off waivers from Washington and assigned him to Albany (AHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING С Assigned G Riku Helenius from Florida (ECHL) to Syracuse (AHL). TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS С Recalled F Carter Ashton from Toronto (AHL). Reassigned C Peter Holland to Toronto (AHL). VANCOUVER CANUCKS С Assigned F Benn Ferriero to Utica (AHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS С Recalled D Connor Carrick from Hershey (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer COLUMBUS CREW С Signed D Ross Friedman and MF Matt Walker. D.C. UNITED С Signed D Nana Attakora. SEATTLE SOUNDERS С Resigned G Marcus Hahnemann. North American Soccer League NEW YORK COSMOS С Signed D Hunter Freeman to a contract extension. COLLEGE ARKANSAS STATE С Named Walt Bell offensive coordinator. CALIFORNIA С Demoted defensive coordinator Andy Buh to a position coach. Announced defensive tackles coach Barry Sacks and defensive backs coach Randy Stewart will not return next season. CAMPBELL С Named Samar Azem women’s assistant soccer coach. INDIANA С Announced WR Cody Latimer will enter the NFL draft. LIMESTONE С Named Mary Beth Gunn men’s and women’s assistant tennis coach. LSU С Announced offensive line coach Greg Studrawa has left the coaching staff. MICHIGAN С Fired offensive coordinator Al Borges. NOTRE DAME С Announced RB George Atkinson III will enter the NFL draft. TEXAS A&M С Announced QB Johnny Manziel will enter the NFL draft. UTICA С Named Brian Marcantonio men’s soccer coach. VANDERBILT С Suspended sophomore G Eric McClellan from the basketball team for the spring semester for violating academic policy.
Flyers take 10th straight home win The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Sean Couturier, Zac Rinaldo and Michael Raffl scored to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to their 10th straight home victory, 3-1 over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. The surging Flyers returned home after a 5-1 trip that sent them to fourth in the Eastern Conference. Brushing off 1-7 and 4-10-1 starts to become one of the hottest teams in the NHL, they are 9-2 since Dec.
17 and have found new life under coach Craig Berube. The Flyers haven’t lost at home since Nov. 7 against New Jersey. They’re on their longest home winning streak since they won 11 straight Oct. 27-Dec. 5, 2003.
ning sequence with a long slap shot that was stopped by Corey Crawford, who also got in front of Hagelin’s first rebound attempt. But Hagelin stayed with the play and flipped the puck into the open right side. Brad Richards and Mats Zuccarello also scored for New York, which earned its first win in Chicago since a 3-2 victory on Jan. 16, RANGERS 3, 2009. Henrik Lundqvist made 35 BLACKHAWKS 2 saves. CHICAGO — Carl Hagelin Jonathan Toews and Brandon broke a tie with 5:57 left to lift Bollig scored in the second period New York last Chicago. for Chicago, which had recorded Marc Staal started the win- at least one point in a season-
high 10 games. It was the Blackhawks’ first home regulation loss since a 4-3 setback against Dallas on Dec. 3.
AVALANCHE 4, SENATORS 3, OT DENVER — Paul Stastny had the tying goal and two assists and Tyson Barrie scored 33 seconds into overtime to complete Colorado’s comeback victory over Ottawa. Jan Hejda and Jamie McGinn also scored for Colorado.
Badgers dominate Illinois enroute to win The Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. — Ben Brust scored 18 points, Sam Dekker added 17 and No. 4 Wisconsin used a 20-0 run in the first half to beat No. 23 Illinois 95-70 on Wednesday night. The Badgers (16-0, 3-0 Big Ten) are off to the best start in school history. Wisconsin shot 53 percent from the field in the first half to open up a 25-point lead by halftime. The Illini (13-3, 2-1) stumbled badly in their debut this season as a Top 25 team and lost a sixth straight to their border rival. Rayvonte Rice led Illinois with 19 points on 7-of-21 shooting. The Illini missed 13 straight shots, some on easy looks, while Wisconsin methodically Bobby and Greg.” wore them down inside and on Maddux, eighth on the ca- the perimeter during the big reer list with 355 wins, was first-half run. picked on 555 of 571 ballots. His 97.2 percentage was the NO. 14 KENTUCKY 85, eighth-highest in the history of MISSISSIPPI ST. 63 voting. LEXINGTON, Ky. — James Glavine, a left-hander with 305 victories, appeared on Young scored 26 points and Ken525 ballots and received 91.9 tucky rallied from a halftime defipercent. Thomas, who hit 521 cit to beat Mississippi State. The Wildcats (11-3, 1-0 Southhomers, is the first Hall of Fameastern Conference) were playing er who spent the majority of his for the first time since Dec. 28 and career as a designated hitter. He started slow offensively, trailing was at 478 and 83.7 percent. 40-37 at the break. They regrouped Maddux and Glavine will be to tie it at 47 before going on a the first pair of living 300-game 27-6 run over the next 10:54 for a winners to be inducted in the 74-53 lead. same year. “It’s exciting for me to go in NO. 6 WICHITA ST. 66, with my teammate,” Maddux ILLINOIS ST. 47 said. WICHITA, Kan. — Cleanthony Biggio received 427 votes and 74.8 percent, matching Early and Ron Baker each scored Nellie Fox in 1985 and Pie 11 points, and Wichita State routed State. Traynor in 1947 for the small- Illinois Wichita State (16-0, 3-0 Misest margin to just miss. Traynor souri Valley) extended both the made it the following year, and longest winning streak and best Fox was elected by the old Vet- start to a season in program history erans Committee in 1997. by holding Illinois State (8-7, 1-2) Biggio, who spent his entire to 27 percent shooting (18 of 55). career with the Houston Astros, appeared on 388 ballots last NO. 8 VILLANOVA 83, year in his initial appearance SETON HALL 67 — when writers failed to elect NEWARK, N.J. — Darrun Hillanyone — and appears to be on track to gain election next year. iard scored 19 points and Villanova
hit a dozen 3-pointers in a victory over undermanned Seton Hall. JayVaughn Pinkston added 17 points, Ryan Arcidiacono had 14 and the Wildcats (14-1, 3-0 Big East) shot 52 percent from the field and 3-point range in beating Seton Hall (10-6, 1-2) for the 11th time in the last 12 games.
ankle, and Florida opened Southeastern Conference play with a victory over South Carolina. Casey Prather and Patric Young added 13 points apiece for Florida. The Gators (12-2) won their sixth straight and tied a school record by winning their 24th consecutive home game.
Oklahoma State beat Texas. Phil Forte added 14 points for the Cowboys (13-2, 1-1 Big 12), who shot 54 percent from the field in the second half after struggling early.
NO. 13 SDSU 69, BOISE ST. 66 SAN DIEGO — Xavier Thames
NO. 10 FLORIDA 74, SOUTH CAROLINA 58
NO. 11 OKLAHOMA ST. 87, and Winston Shepard scored 16 points each for the San Diego TEXAS 74
State Aztecs, who held on to defeat GAINESVILLE, Fla. — ScotSTILLWATER, Okla. — Boise State after Derrick Marks tie Wilbekin scored 17 points be- Markel Brown scored 27 points missed the potential-game winning fore leaving with a sprained right and Marcus Smart had 24, helping shot with 4 seconds left.
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Before the assembly voted on the ordinance, it discussed whether Assembly President Hal Smalley and Assembly Vice President Smith had conflicts of interest because they are senior citizens. Both said their residences are not valued at more than $300,000. Smith ruled Smalley did not have a conflict of interest because his property would not be affected by the ordinance. Assembly member Kelly Wolf motioned to overrule the chair’s decision. A vote upheld the ruling with assembly members Wolf and Charlie Pierce casting the only votes against his decision. The ordinance was voted down with five assembly members against its approval. Assembly members Smith, Johnson, Smalley and Mako Haggerty voted in favor. With ordinance failing, Navarre said the borough will look at its budget and consider the impact the exemption will have on services provided to residents.
“Shame on all of you if you vote for (the ordinance),” Pierce said to the assembly. David Athons, of Kenai, was in favor of the ordinance. He said, as a senior, he thinks $300,000 is “pretty doggone generous.” “To shift the tax burden to young folks, first-time homeowners, I just personally see it as a fairness issue,” he said. Assembly member Johnson echoed Athons’ concern about the fairness of putting the tax burden on younger borough residents. “We have young people growing up in this community that have to bear the tax burden then because other people aren’t bearing it,” he said. Assembly member Bill Smith said the borough’s $300,000 tax exemption for seniors is the “best deal” in the state. He said although it became common practice to add the $20,000 exemption on top Kaylee Osowski can be of the $300,000 senior exemp- reached at kaylee.osowski@ tion, he didn’t think that was peninsulaclarion.com. the intent.
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transitional housing. Weeks said during the early part of the summer, they fed up to 30 people each night. The location of The Way Café no longer seemed suitable since the Family Hope Center closed down and families moved out and scattered around the Kenai Peninsula, Weeks said. With most of their regular patrons without reliable transportation, Weeks said the church has been looking for ways to bring the food to people who need it and have considered a mobile kitchen. “We still have plenty of food that has been donated to us and we would like to make some food baskets to families in need,” he said. “If they can’t come to us we will bring the food to them.” Weeks said his church is also in touch with other mission organizations around Alaska and is planning to serve free food in area parks next summer. He said if any families are in need of free food to call the First Baptist Church of Kenai at 907283-7672. “We are committed to feeding the homeless,” Weeks said. “We are not giving up the ministry.” The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank also welcoming anyone hungry to come eat for free. The Fireweed Diner is open Monday-Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
gracious to have us there free of charge,” Weeks said. “We had a great working relationship with them.” Bobbi England said they donated all their leftover food from catering events to the café. Since the decision to close the café, she said the plan is to renovate the 50-year old building to expand their banquet facilities and open a dessert shop. Kenai Catering has been in business since 2009. England said the plumbing and electrical wiring will all need to be brought up to code and the building will need a new roof. An opening date has not yet been determined, she said. “We will need to gut it out to an empty shell but the location is phenomenal,” she said. The Family Hope Center, a project of Love INC transitional living, ran out of funding and community support, which displaced more than 20 families from the Kenai Merit Inn. In a Dec. 25, 2013 article in the Peninsula Clarion, Leslie Rohr, the Executive Director of Love INC, said 22 of 24 families have found housing. Volunteers from the Baptist church as well and other religious denominations from around the Kenai Peninsula cooked up low-priced and free Reach Dan Balmer at danmeals for the homeless and iel.balmer@peninsulaclarion. several families who lived in com.
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passed a law re-criminalizing small amounts of pot at home. The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska challenged the law on privacy grounds and won in Superior Court. But the state appealed to the Alaska Supreme Court, which threw out the lower court decision but didn’t clarify the conflict with the earlier law. This initiative, Hinterberger said, will bring Alaska statute into accordance with the 1975 Supreme Court decision and the 1982 possession of one ounce. “We’re just going to try to remove any ambiguity,” he said. No formal opposition has formed to the proposed initiative. If the measure qualifies for the ballot, he anticipates a highprofile campaign with radio and TV advertising. Hinterberger didn’t identify any financial supporters, saying those will be made public when campaign finance forms are submitted. The Marijuana Policy Project, which advocates for fewer restrictions on marijuana across the country, has previously pledged support for the Alaska proposal. The initiative makes possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana and up to six plants, including three flowering, legal for adults 21 and older. However, it does not allow the public consumption of weed. Anyone smoking in public would face a $100 fine. It also makes the manufac-
‘It’s clear that Alaskans are eager to have an opportunity to express their displeasure with the current system and make a change.’ — Tim Hinterberger, sponsor ture, sale and possession of marijuana accessories legal. The proposed initiative would grant regulatory control to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, but also give the Alaska Legislature the option to create a Marijuana Control Board. The control board would have nine months to enact regulations, and applications will be accepted one year after the effective date of the initiative. The proposal creates the establishment of marijuana retail stores, cultivation facilities, infused-product manufacturers and marijuana testing facilities. An excise tax of $50 per ounce will be placed on sales or transfers from a cultivation facility to a retail store or infused-product manufacturer. Local communities could ban the use of marijuana, but communities cannot prohibit private possession and plant growing at home. Employers also are allowed to impose restrictions on marijuana use by employees.
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the 4.7 acre property north of Kenai to open it for use for the pipeline project. According to a borough staff report, the land is an abandoned former gravel pit on a steep bluff which sits above a beach area used “intensively” for commercial, recreational and personal uses. The company plans to construct a 26-mile long, 8-inch diameter trans-foreland pipeline from its western Cook Inlet Kustatan Production Facility to the Kenai Pipeline Company Tank Farm on the eastern side of the inlet. According to the company’s Trans-Foreland Pipeline Project proposal, the pipeline will allow the company to bypass the Drift River infrastructure and reduce oil transfers between the shore and barges across the inlet to the tank farm dock. Assembly member Sue McClure said the lease will even-
tually transition from CIE to Tesoro. During public comments about the ordinance, Karen Brown, of Michael Baker Jr. Inc. — the company designing the pipeline — said the company will begin the pipeline as far away as it can from the eroding bluff. She said it’s going to be drilled underneath the bluff half of a mile offshore. “So you will never actually see the pipeline on this piece of property,” she said. “What you’ll see is a valve box. It will probably be an underground valve box. … And it’s going to be able to shut the pipeline down on the subsea portion or on the land portion.” She said the company plans to start bringing in equipment and begin construction around April. “We’ll use that area for some lay down for some pipe that would be put underground there,” she said. While the borough assessment on public access to the land in December was that it was impossible to put direct
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Kenai Peninsula Borough Land between Cook Inlet and the Kenai Spur Highway, selected by the Cook Inlet Oil Corp. for an oil pipeline route originating on the west side of the inlet and ending in the Nikiski Industrial Area. The assembly reclassified the former gravel set aside for public use as “utility” land in preparation to lease the property to the oil company.
beach access to the land for the public; the parcel holds at least two well-used trails accessing the upper portion above the beach. A 100-foot piece at the northern end of the property will be
reserved for public use. Kaylee Osowski can be reached at kaylee.osowski@ peninsulaclarion.com. Clarion File material was used in this article
The agreement, announced Wednesday, makes the Sportsman Channel the official network of the nearly 1,000-mile race from Anchorage to Nome. The race, billed as the world’s longest, hasn’t had a network deal since 2009. The coverage won’t be live, but it’s still a shot in the arm for the Iditarod, which has been struggling with race sponsors and finances since the downturn in the economy. Both sides declined to discuss terms of the deal, but race executive director Stan Hooley said it would have a “significant monetary impact” on the race. The outdoor network and its affiliated websites and magazines will promote the race before its March 1 ceremonial start in Anchorage. About two weeks later, the channel will broadcast 12 hours of “Iditarod Unleashed” programming beginning March 25, recapping the race and featuring a two-hour special, “Why Do They Run?” Besides relying on footage from Iditarod film crews, the channel will supplement with interviews they will conduct before the race and also use historical footage from the Iditarod archive.
FAIRBANKS — Alaska lawmakers will need to rethink how they approach the budget in the wake of declining oil revenue, four Interior Republican lawmakers said. “If we don’t change structurally how we do the budget, we’re never going to get in control of it,” Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, and co-chairman of the budget-setting Senate Finance Committee, said during a meeting of the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday. Also taking part and expressing similar sentiments were state Sen. John Coghill of North Pole, and state Reps. Doug Issacson and Tammie Wilson, both of North Pole, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. Kelly said lawmakers should act more like a corporation board instead of accountants and shouldn’t be wasting time on line item cuts. Instead, he said they should take firmer grasp of Company pulls rides from Kodiak festival the budget. KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Kids, don’t bother saving up your “The Legislature is approaching the budget wrong; we’re money for midway rides at this year’s Crab Festival in Kodiak. approaching it at the ledger-sheet level when we should apThe Kodiak Daily Mirror reports Golden Wheel Amusement proach it at the board-of-director level,” he said. “We can make the cuts necessary based on policy directives, which is what we won’t be able to provide rides at the festival for the first time in 40 years. were sent to Juneau to do.” Golden Wheel is Alaska’s only big-name carnival vendor, The Legislature convenes Jan. 21 in Juneau. sending rides to the Alaska State Fair and other events across the state. Jacqueline Leavitt with Golden Wheel says it was Iditarod signs deal with Sportsman Channel a tough decision, but ultimately she decided lack of housing ANCHORAGE — The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will and the high cost of getting rides to Kodiak on ferries were too again have a presence on national television after race organiz- overwhelming. ers signed a deal with the Sportsman Channel. — The Associated Press
Army to reduce Alaska authorized soldier count By DAN JOLING Associated Press
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Army has largely spared Alaska from personnel reductions tied to federal budget cuts. Army Alaska announced Wednesday that Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage will lose 780 soldiers by September 2015, falling to authorized personnel of 4,598. Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks will gain 367 soldiers by the end of fiscal year 2015, pushing the number of authorized personnel to 6,198 soldiers. The net loss for Alaska: 373 soldiers. The Army is reducing active personnel overall by 80,000 to 490,000 to meet requirements of the Budget Control Act of 2011. “We see this as a real good news story for the Army and Alaska,” said Army Alaska spokesman John Pennell. “When you look at the number of positions that the Army is cutting overall, reducing by 80,000 soldiers, and Alaska ends up losing fewer than 400 out of that 80,000,
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it shows that the Army values the strategic location and they value the support that we get from the community here.” Economist Neal Fried of the Alaska Department of Labor said a loss of 400 soldiers should not significantly harm Alaska’s economy. The state can easily see such fluctuations within any given year. After declines in the 1990s, Alaska was down to 17,631 military personnel in 2000. The state saw a significant increase following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Fried said, to the point where military personnel in Alaska exceeded civilian federal personnel. By 2009, Alaska had 24,449 military personnel. They are paid well and many live off base, Fried said. The military also spent about $500 million annually to upgrade installations between 2003 and 2010. The military’s economic influence is especially significant in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Delta, Clear and Kodiak.
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The Philadelphia Brass, featuring Anthony Cecere, French Horn; Robert Gale, Trombone; Steven Heitzer, Trumpet; Brian Kuszyk, Trumpet; and Scott Mendoker, Tuba, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $10 for students and are available at Northcountry Fair and River City Books in Soldotna, Already Read Books and Country Liquor in Kenai, and at the door. The ensemble also will perform for area students Friday morning. The concert is presented by The Performing Arts Society.
n The Philadelphia Brass will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $10 for students and are available at Northcountry Fair and River City Books in Soldotna, Already Read Books and Country Liquor in Kenai, and at the door. The concert is presented by The Performing Arts Society.
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n Amvets Post 4 in the Red Diamond Center holds blind draw doubles darts every Friday evening with sign up at 6:30 p.m. Tacos are available; and burn your own steak dinner from 6 to 8 p.m every Saturday with Karaoke after dinner from 8 p.m. to midnight. n Join Steve and Fern Holloway for Karaoke every Saturday night at the Kenai Moose Lodge. Singing starts at 9 p.m. and everyone is welcome. n An all acoustic jam takes place every Thursday. The jam is as Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna on the first Thursday of the month, and at the Kenai Senior Center during the rest of the month. Jam starts at 6:30 p.m. n Veronica’s in Old Town Kenai has open mic Friday at 6:30 p.m. and live music with Jesse Taurianen on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. n Four Royal Parkers on the Kenai Spur Highway in Soldotna has live music with Bob Ramponi and the Alaska Swing Company Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m. n Odie’s Deli in Soldotna has live music Friday from 6-8 p.m. and Pub Quiz night every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. n The Vagabond on Kalifornsky Beach Road will have live music with 150 Grit Saturday at 9 p.m. n The Studio Espresso Shop at Spur Highway and Nikiski Avenue in Nikiski hosts an open mic night on Saturdays starting at 7 p.m. Call 776-7655. n The Bow bar in Kenai has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays and live music Fridays and Saturdays at 10 p.m. n Tustumena Lodge will feature the music of The 907 Band Friday and Saturday 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. n Hooligans Saloon in Soldotna has poker Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 p.m. and live music Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. n The Duck Inn on Kalifornsky Beach Road has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays.
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I have found it after crummy swing shifts in the cities and in the country, often in Januarys after the Christmas lights, there it is soaking wet in rainstorms, in snowstorms, I have found it in long monotonous factory lines, I have found it leaving town into Northern darknesses, there it is in loneliness, in displacement, close your eyes and it is there blazing like auroras, I have found it in songs played over driving home, played over I have found a harmony and shouted along, I have found it angry and there it is when I pumped my fist! Even after the death of my son, there it was, the unbreakable thing —
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I have found it in loneliness less verbose what great men have written about, what the rich scrounge for, what the strong fight for and do not have, it is just too simple, there it is eating crow-
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“Iron Man 3” Robert Downy Jr.’s third solo outing as the billionaire playboy superhero genius worked great on several different levels. As escapist action adventure, few could hope to top it, but it was more than that. With subversive humor, big surprise twists, and great acting, “Iron Man 3” did something franchises rarely even attempt to achieve. It brought the character of Tony Stark full circle from where he started in “Iron Man”
“The Great Gatsby” This was one of my favorite films of the year and is probably on exactly no other top ten lists you’ll read. Yes, the Baz Luhrmann extravaganza had problems, but it attempted to do something that Hollywood always shies away from. It took a great work of literature, something most people look at as homework and it brought it to life in the biggest, brightest way posSee FILMS, page B-2
Start ‘Badluck,’ and stick with it Bookworm Sez A place for everything, and everything in its place. You’ve always believed that keeping your possessions where they belong is the right thing to do. Putting away tools has saved you frustration. Packing gear in one place has saved you time. But as you’ll see in the new memoir “Badluck Way” by Bryce Andrews (c.2014, Atria Books, $25, 256 pages), there’s also a wrong way to stow your stuff: a man’s boots, for instance, do not belong beneath a desk. Ever since he could remember, Bryce Andrews was fascinated by anything Western. He’d loved Western art, spent summers as a kid on the spread of a family friend, had learned to ride a horse and mend fence so, following a broken heart and a few wandering months around the country, he took a job at a Montana ranch.
there it is in weakness blazing, I have found it atop lonely places, there it is after crummy swing shifts, in displacement, there it is in the windy darkness walking home in crummy snowstorms, there in my little fumbling voice rejoicing, Praise the Lord Praise the Lord Praise the Lord! Poems must include the writer’s name, phone number and address. They should be kept to no more than 300 words. Submission of a poem does not guarantee publication. Poems may be e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion. com, faxed to 283-3299, delivered to the Clarion at 150 Trading Bay Road or mailed to P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, AK 99611. C
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The 25,000 acre Sun Ranch sat at the edge of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness in southwestern Montana and was owned by a Silicon Valley millionaire. Wildlife was plentiful there and conservation was important, as was managing livestock so that cattle could graze and thrive alongside native elk and wolves that came over from Yellowstone . Starting the first of May, the job consisted of moving cattle, fixing fence, caring for livestock, and cleaning water tanks. It was a life Andrews grew to love again: he spent his days doing chores, learning from the two other ranch hands, and exploring wherever the four-wheeler took him: through grassland and canyons, past pugmarks and bones, beneath Big Sky and stars. The first time he saw a wolf, he was stunned. He’d been told to haze away any wolves he stumbled across, but he couldn’t do it then. It was a decision he’d later regret. See SEZ, page B-2
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sible. This isn’t an adaptation that’s been glossed over and dumbed down, however, it’s one where Luhrmann is taking a work of art he clearly adores and using his unique skill to bring that art to life on the big screen. From the music to the cinematography to the production values, there is no one that can deny that “Gatsby” is labor of love.
n Mykel’s in Soldotna has live music Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. with Robb Justice, and Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30-9:30 p.m. with Bob Ramponi. n Caribou Family Restaurant in Soldotna has live music by Roy Mullin, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays and 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturdays. n The Duck Inn will have live music from 7 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday with Robb Justice and Trio. n Main Street Tap and Grill has Wednesday karaoke with KJ Natalia, Thursday acoustic music with Dustin and Friends and Keeley & Nelson, and live music and dancing with 9Spine Friday and Saturday.
“The Conjuring” “The Conjuring” is not a movie I would have expected to like so much, but this very tightly composed tale of two real life ghost hunters coming face to face with a supernatural force kept me on the edge of my seat for the entire run-time. It’s also refreshing to see a movie made for adults, but without all the sex, language, and gore. “The Conjuring” is rated R, it’s true, but it’s for being scary, and little else. What else does it need to be? “Blackfish” I saw several documentaries this year, thanks, in part, to the Homer Documentary Film Festival, but one of the most riveting was “Blackfish,” the tale of a particular killer whale, Tilikum, who has been involved in the deaths of at least three people. Broadly an indictment of the practices of SeaWorld, “Blackfish” asks you to question at what cost do we continue to hold captive members of this gentle, long-lived, emotional, and seemingly sentient species. “Gravity” Wow. What a ride. “Gravity” was one of the most purely exciting and tense films I saw all year. An almost entirely visual experience, this high flying disaster movie features one of Sandra Bullock’s best performances to date. Alfonso Cuaron’s stunning and massive shots of the earth from space, however, are clearly the star of the movie. “Captain Phillips” If “Gravity” was tense and exciting in an entertaining way, “Phillips” is the same, but not nearly as much fun. Tom Hanks is great as the titular captain of a hijacked container vessel off the coast of Africa, but the break-out performance from Somali-born immigrant Barkhad Abdi is nothing less than chilling. Director Paul Greengrass has set the bar high for other action-dramas. “Catching Fire” I liked “The Hunger Games,” but you can definitely see how it’s feeling its way, trying to find its footing. “Catching Fire,” on the other hand feels much more assured as it follows the travails of the ever more impressive Katniss Everdeen. Also ever more impressive is actress Jennifer Lawrence, who’s rise can be described only as meteoric. Luckily we’ve got her on the hook for two more in this series, and, considering that she seems to have her head on straight, a whole career’s worth of great movies.
Films n Call Orca Theaters at 262-7003 for listings and times. This film publicity image shows Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in a scene from “Iron Man 3”. n Call Kambe Cinemas at 283-4554 for listings and James Thurber’s classic short act odometer reading on my to put a movie that is designed times. AP Photo/Disney, Marvel Studios, Zade Rosenthal
story, has created something beautiful and sweet and funny and inspiring. That other critics are disparaging this lovely film is a travesty. Had I been able to see some of the films I mentioned in the first paragraph, or “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which comes out this weekend, some of the above films would likely have been knocked off the list. But not this one. “Walter Mitty” was easily one of the best movies of the year.
The Rest Being a parent, I love big splashy animation, and being me, I love big splashy summer blockbusters, and this was a good year for both. The kids and I had a great time at “Monsters University,” “Despicable Me 2” and especially “Frozen” which seemed to set a new standard for Disney princess fare. On the other side of the coin, while the rock ‘em, sock ‘em “Pacific Rim” seriously under-performed, I thought it was great fun. And in a startling turn of events, the Brad Pitt zombie epic “World War Z” seriously over-performed (how often does that happen?!) virtually guaranteeing a sequel. Bring it on!
The Worst “Identity Thief” One of my favorite actors, Jason Bateman, and one of the hottest new comediennes in Hollywood, Melissa McCarthy, managed to make a movie that was neither hot nor anywhere near my favorite. This nonsensical road-trip buddy comedy is only for those who thought “The Hangover” was a little too highbrow. This movie is also an object lesson for McCarthy: “You’re the ‘it-girl’ right now. You don’t have to take everything that comes along. When considering a new project, look at the script, think about what made “The Heat,” a good movie, different from this mess, and act accordingly.”
“A Good Day to Die Hard” I saw this movie on a plane, and honestly, almost nothing comes to mind. It was bad, I know that, but so lightweight that the plot, other than a few “The Secret Life of Walter explosions, are completely gone. I could probably come Mitty” Ben Stiller, in adapting closer to telling you the ex-
car than I could tell you what happened to the villain in this movie. Needless to say, this is not what you want in your Bruce Willis action flick. “Yippee Kay-yay, mother ... oh who cares anymore?” “Oz The Great and Powerful” Sam Raimi directed this mess, and it’s too bad because the first few minutes are good fun and a nice companion piece to the original classic. Once we get to Oz, however, things go off the rails pretty quickly, finally cumulating in a terrible performance by Mila Kunis as the Wicked Witch of the West. This trip to Oz turns out to be a huge waste of time. “The Internship” “The Internship” is a great example of inappropriate casting. The characters of Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, trying to break into the world of Google, should be a fun fishout-of-water story, except for the fact that these two actors are simply way too young. I never once bought the premise, which made the movie a bit of a chore. Also a chore, the twenty minute strip club sequence on the “unrated” version. “Kick-Ass 2” What a disappointment, considering the subversive glee with which “Kick-Ass” snubbed its nose at traditional super-hero films. This time around KickAss, Hit Girl, and a cadre of pathetic losers try to keep their names in the spotlight by fighting, alternately, jaywalkers, the mob, or each other. “Lee Daniel’s The Butler” Considering how the public, and many critics, flocked to this movie in droves, I can pretty much guarantee it didn’t make many “Worst Of” lists, but to me this movie feels like a sham. Some of the sequences depicting the early days of the Civil Rights movement are masterfully done, but most of the movie is over-dramatic, silly, and completely implausible, especially considering the marketing suggesting it’s based on a true story. More closely resembling a lesser “Forrest Gump,” I found the movie, unfortunately considering the importance of the times it chronicles, laughable.
to be bad on a list of the year’s worst, but I’m sick of these quirky exercises in intentionally trashy filmmaking. What was cute in small doses has become tedious and annoying. Robert Rodriguez needs to go back to making actual movies before someone decides that trash is all he knows how to do.
“The Counselor” This is easily the worst movie of the year. Legendary director Ridley Scott teamed with a hugely talented cast and a Pulitzer Prize winning author to create the most unwatchable piece of junk I’ve had to sit through in a long time. The only character with any redeeming qualities ends up beheaded and dumped in a landfill, but not before we have to sit through Cameron Diaz having sex with a car. Don’t ask — it’s just as disturbing as it sounds. My friends and I walked out literally stunned after this one. The Rest Two movies I really didn’t like, but couldn’t really put my finger on why were “Snitch” and “Gangster Squad,” neither of which are completely awful, but rather huge missed opportunities. “Squad” squanders the chance to revisit the glory days of “L.A. Confidential” and “The Untouchables,” with a lot of hammy acting, and “Snitch” makes the misstep of casting The Rock as a normal everyday guy who gets caught up in the dangerous world of drug smuggling. The Rock isn’t a normal everyday guy. I kept wondering when he was going to wake up and tear the entire cartel down with his bare hands but instead he does a lot of researching on the internet and talking to lawyers. This should have starred Greg Kinnear or Paul Giamatti, not one of the toughest men in America. That wraps it up for the 2013. 2014 has plenty to look forward to, with a new “Captain America” movie and another “SpiderMan” in the works, as well as a few other, non-superhero movies, as well. But if you’re trying to handicap next year’s Best Picture race, it’s probably safest to wait until sometime around December 10 and start your picks then.
Chris Jenness is a freelance graphic designer, artist and “Machete Kills” It may seem a little pointless movie buff who lives in Nikiski.
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introduction. I was glad I stuck around. As it turns out, there’s beauty in the words, and awestruck lushness. Andrews, who obviously cherishes both the land and the lifestyle, eventually relaxes into his story (as did I) as he transports us into canyons and grasslands, near elk herds and death. I shivered as he described snowstorms. I cringed every time he found a wolfravaged heifer. The more I got into this book, in fact, the more I loved it and I think if you’re conservation-minded or if your heart is on a ranch, then you will, too. For you, “Badluck Way” is a something that’ll definitely have a place on your bookshelf.
By early fall, Andrews and the other hands began finding heifers with horrendous injuries. They contacted Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and, knowing that wolves were to blame, the men started sleeping with the cattle in the grasslands. With winter coming, elk were moving down closer to the cattle and bringing the wolves with them. Cattle were easier prey for the wolves than were elk — which made wolves the prey. “Badluck Way” is a very poetic book — too poetic, at first, because author Bryce Andrews sets the tone by using a lot of The Bookworm is Terri ten-dollar words and directional descriptions that scrambled my Schlichenmeyer. Email her at brain. I almost quit this book bookwormsez@yahoo.com. twice before I plowed past the
Bullock clearly People’s Choice By JESSICA HERNDON AP Film Writer
LOS ANGELES — Sandra Bullock cleaned up at the 40th annual People’s Choice Awards, taking home four trophies as the evening’s top winner. Bullock was named favorite movie, comedic and dramatic actress, and she shared the favorite movie duo award with “Gravity” co-star George Clooney. Fans deemed Ellen DeGeneres their favorite daytime TV host, making her the woman who has won the most People’s Choice Awards with a total of 14 trophies. “Iron Man 3” scored three awards including Robert Downey Jr.’s nod as favorite action movie star. Justin Timberlake also nabbed three prizes, and the cast of “The Big Bang Theory” was named favorite TV comedy. Jennifer Hudson received the humanitarian award for her work with children. “2 Broke Girls” stars Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs hosted the show at the Nokia Theatre.
Movie on boy’s Holocaust fate premieres in Poland By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press
WARSAW, Poland — A stirring movie by German Oscar-winning director Pepe Danquart about a Jewish boy struggling to survive the Holocaust is having its world premiere in Warsaw on Wednesday. A German-French coproduction with mostly Polish actors, “Run, Boy, Run” is the true story of 10-year-old Yoram Friedman who escaped the Warsaw ghetto in 1943 and — hunted by the Nazis — hid in the woods near the city. The child fed on snails and mushrooms, braved winter snow storms and hid in water to avoid Nazi sniffer dogs. He occasionally got help from farmers, but also faced indifference, hatred and betrayal Posing as a Catholic Pole, assuming the name Jurek Staniak, helped him find lodg-
‘It’s not really a Holocaust movie. It’s more the adventure of a kid in the middle of the Holocaust.’ — Pepe Danquart ings in exchange for work on farms. His right hand was badly injured in an accident, but a surgeon refused to operate after discovering that the boy was Jewish. Another surgeon treated him, but too late to save the arm from amputation. Talking to The Associated Press on the eve of the premiere, Friedman said he does not live in the past. “I don’t go back to that. What happened, happened,” he said. He admitted, however, that dreams about his ordeal were still haunting him a decade ago. He remembers the words of
his father — quoted in the film — before he sacrificed his life for the boy: “Conceal that you are Jewish but never forget that you are Jewish.” Friedman believes the movie will reach many people around the globe with the message that “we must never forget that this really took place.” He is now about 80 years old, not sure if he was born in 1933 or 1934. Danquart, whose “Black Rider” won the 1993 short movie Oscar, told the AP the fact that a German director has made a story about a Jewish boy in the Holocaust that opens in Poland is a “sign of the new time, of a Europe that C
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has come together ... and that as people, as humans we can talk about it.” Despite its dramatic story, the movie is attractive to watch, thanks to the beauty of nature in it and the inner innocence that the boy keeps, despite his ordeal.
“It’s not really a Holocaust movie. It’s more the adventure of a kid in the middle of the Holocaust,” Danquart said. His goal was to interest young viewers with a point of view that is more about life than death. Friedman’s family, except
for one sister, died during the Holocaust, and after the war he was taken to a Jewish orphanage in Poland. He studied mathematics and moved to Israel in 1962, and worked as a teacher there for 40 years. This week he is back to Warsaw for the premiere with his wife, Sonia; his daughter, Michal; his son, Zwi; and some of his six grandchildren. Jews represented about 10 percent of Poland’s population of some 35 million before the war, but they were half of Poland’s more than 6 million war victims. The premiere at Warsaw’s Jewish History Museum also will be attended by Danquart and Israeli writer Uri Orlev, who told Friedman’s story in a 2001 book. The movie is to be released in Germany, the U.S., Israel and Japan, among others.
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Nikiski Senior Center is seeking an experienced cook to prepare congregate meals (lunches served at the senior center), home delivered meals (M.O.W.) & other food related functions as deemed necessary. Knowledge of dietary & nutritional programs a must. Qualifications: Must have transportation, pass a background check, 2-5 years of relevant experience, possess a current state food worker card, a “ServSafe” certification and prior work references. Responsible for ordering food inventory, supplies, and supervision of staff. Application may be picked up at the Nikiski Sr. Center on 50025 Lake Marie Drive in Nikiski or resume may be submitted via e-mail to: kaileen@nikiskiseniorcenter.org or delivered in person at the senior center. Open until filled. Monday-Friday, 40 hrs/wk. Salary DOE. Nikiski Senior Citizens, Inc. is an EOE.
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EXPRO is currently offering Rotating Schedules for qualified candidates to complement our team for the following positions: CASED HOLE ELECTRIC WIRELINE OPERATORS & FIELD ENGINEERS As members of our team, you will be involved in the preparation, maintenance, and operation of Wireline operations, in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. As potential candidates for these positions, the following training and experience are preferred: • Onshore and/or Offshore Wireline operations experience, to include: • Knowledge and skill to perform Wireline operations and trouble shoot any situation that arises related to Wireline. • Maintain and service Expro equipment as per company policy while on location. • Knowledge of running Real Time Cased Hole Service tools to include Production Logging Tools, Perforating, Plug Setting, CBL Tools. • Possession of the current NSTC card, TWIC card, and CDL would be beneficial In addition candidates will be required to submit to • A background check • A drug & alcohol screening • A full functional physical EXPRO will provide additional training as necessary to develop and enhance the skill set required to enable the selected applicants to perform successfully in the field. The successful candidates will be based out of our Kenai, AK facility, primarily to support operations statewide; however they may be requested periodically to assist with Expro operations in other locations. Qualified residents of the Kenai area will be given first consideration in the staffing of these positions. However, we are accepting applications from all areas. These will be permanent full-time positions offering a competitive pay and benefits package, as well as an opportunity to grow and develop as our company expands operations to support the local and global industry. Please submit your resume in confidence by E-mail or Fax: E-Mail: Employment.Alaska1@exprogroup.com Fax: (907)344-5079 EXPRO appreciates all responses however; only candidates under consideration will be contacted. No phone calls please. The Company complies with equal opportunity legislation, unfair discrimination or harassment based on race, culture, nationality, disability, sex, sexual orientation, age or other non-job-related criteria are unacceptable. Instead, principles of equal opportunity, openness of communication and objectivity in selection and reward processes shall be followed. In the formulation of the criteria required for any vacancy please ensure that there is no direct or indirect infringement of these principles.
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CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA Position Announcement Fire Chief. Pay $88,691 annually. Under the general direction and supervision of the City Manager, the Fire Chief provides direction and leadership for all Fire Department functions, operations, and personnel. The work includes determining the current and future needs of the department, maintaining good public relations, managing a budget, personnel administration, and developing and implementing policies and procedures. The position includes daily contact with the public and outside agencies. The Chief responds to calls for service and emergencies as the Department’s workload requires. Leadership is critical to this work. Position announcement, job description and application are available through the Alaska Job Center Network, (907) 283-2995. Submit resume and City of Kenai application form by end of business on January 10, 2014 to Peninsula Job Service, 11312 Kenai Spur Hwy., Kenai, AK 99611. The City of Kenai is an equal opportunity employer. For more information about the City of Kenai, visit our home page at http://www.ci.kenai.ak.us
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Homes 1-BEDROOM Excellent location. Cable available. Immaculate. $825 plus utilities. (907)262-7881 1-BEDROOM HOUSE in Sterling, full kitchen, full bath. No smoking/ pets. You pay utilities. $700. deposit, $640. per month. (907)262-6093 3-BEDROOM, 1-BATH quiet cul-de-sac in Kenai. No Smoking or Pets!! $1,100. plus utilities, $900.deposit. (907)394-1622.
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SOLDOTNA/ Endicott Executive home, River front, furnished 3-bedroom, 3-bath, appliances included, long term lease negotiable. (907)252-7110 WHY RENT ????? Why rent when you can own, many low down & zero down payment programs available. Let me help you achieve the dream of home ownership. Call Now !!! Ken Scott, #AK203469. (907)395-4527 or cellular, (907)690-0220. Alaska USA Mortgage Company, #AK157293.
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REDOUBT VIEW Soldotna’s best value! Quiet, freshly painted, close to schools. 1-Bedroom from $625. 2-Bedroom from $725. 3-Bedroom, 2-bath, from $825. No pets. (907)262-4359.
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PRIME KENAI RETAIL/ OFFICE SPACE 1,832SqFt to 20,000SqFt. Rates start @ $.50SqFt. Call Carr Gottstein Properties, (907)564-2424 or visit www.carrgottstein.com
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Eager grandmas must defer to new family’s wishes DEAR ABBY: In response to the letter from “Family First in Florida” (Nov. 3), it’s no wonder her son and daughter-in-law want some peace and quiet when their new baby arrives. Grandma-to-be appears controlling, entitled and someone who will be more of an endurance test than a helping presence. They are right to set kind, yet firm, boundaries with her. I wanted privacy during and after childbirth, and I’m grateful my mom and MIL respected our wishes. I needed time to establish a nursing routine, heal and get to know my baby before I was ready to host overnight guests. My kids’ grandmas both have strong, loving relationships with their grandkids, so please remind “Family First” she’s not missing out on anything. She’ll still get to be a doting granny, but for now she should back off and remember the arrival of the child is not about HER. — EXPERIENCED MOM IN OMAHA DEAR MOM: I’m pleased everything worked out well for you. That woman’s letter hit a nerve with my readers. A sampling of their comments: DEAR ABBY: I had the same vision of being there when my grandkids were born. However, my kids have not involved me the way I imagined. “Family First’s” son is putting HIS family first, as he should. He and his wife have chosen what they feel will make the smoothest, least-stressful launch for their new family, and he is protecting that plan. If
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DEAR ABBY: Has “Family First” considered that her daughter-in-law’s mother may be coming? Unfair as it may seem, in cultures around the world, the role of the paternal grandmother is far different than that of the maternal grandmother. — KNOWS FOR SURE IN KENYA DEAR ABBY: My son and DIL told everyone, including the other grandparents, who live near them, they wanted NO visitors for at least six weeks. That sad grandma needs to brush up on her Skype and Facetime skills so she can see them frequently on her computer and phone. We do this with our kids. In the first year, the baby learned our voices and saw our faces often. When we met again, it was like we’d always been there. — COMPUTER GRANNY DEAR ABBY: While she isn’t invited to be there for the birth of her first grandchild, I’m sure her son and DIL will be begging her to come for the next one. After a week of no sleep, they are going to wish they had told her yes this time! — GRANNY IN ILLINOIS DEAR ABBY: When I declined my mother-inlaw’s offer to help out when my son was born, she paid to have a catering service deliver daily three-course dinners for two weeks so I wouldn’t have to cook. It was the best gift I ever received, and I love her for it! — LISA IN NORTH CAROLINA
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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014: This year you will want to break barriers and create much more of what you want. You will discover that you have several key people who will make a big difference in your life. If you are single, you have many admirers. The possibility exists that you could meet a life partner in the next year. Don’t hold back, should you sense that you have met The One. If you are attached, your relationship flourishes as a result of an increasing element of trust. In fact, you will view your partner as a guiding star in your life. TAURUS adds spice and interest to your life. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Your instincts work well with your finances right now. If you feel like you are lucky, go out and buy a lottery ticket. Be wise and follow your own advice. Remember to listen to your inner voice. You could be unusually fortunate as a result. Tonight: Treat a loved one well. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHHYou are energized and a witness to new possibilities. A discussion could encourage you to go for a long-term goal. Whether it is possible will be irrelevant. Accept the challenge, and keep your eye on the finish line. Tonight: Screen your calls if you want to get anything done. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Take your time and let your mind wander. Your daydreaming contributes to your success and
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Can a curtain be a drape? Dear Heloise: I have always wondered about this and am finally writing, hoping you have the answer. What is the difference between curtains and drapes? — Andrea W., via email Although many people think curtains and drapes are the same thing, since they both cover windows, there is a difference by definition and use, even though most of us (me included) use the words interchangeably. Curtains usually are a lighter fabric, thin or sheer. They are not lined and won’t block out light. They should not be used for privacy, since you can see through them! They can be very colorful, and add a decorative touch. I have some in my little “study.” Drapes are made of heavy fabric and typically are lined. They are used for blocking out the light, cold and heat, as well as for privacy. They can hang from the top of windows to the floor for a more formal look. — Heloise Painter’s tape Dear Heloise: I love using painter’s tape for all sorts of household things. I tear off a small piece and attach it to food containers with prepped foods and leftovers. I write the date with a permanent marker to keep track of when I prepared the food. It’s easy to peel off. I also use painter’s tape to close boxes for pasta, crackers, etc., as it seals the box and is easy to reopen and close. I use it to attach pretty postcards to my office hutch so I can easily remove and replace them without damaging the surface. — Linda H. in San Antonio Linda, I love this hint, and I, too, use painter’s tape for lots of things. It even comes in colors, and runs from about $5$6 up to more than $15, but it will last a long time. — Heloise
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