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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska

Vol. 44, Issue 119

Question How do you feel about the Board of Fisheries meeting for Upper Cook Inlet? n The board did a good job with a difficult issue. n The board’s process is good, but the results were disappointing. n The board’s process was ineffective.

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Project highlights energy goal By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — In 2010, the state adopted an energy policy that, among other things, set a goal of having 50 percent Alaska’s electric generation come from renewable and alternative energy sources by 2025. The likeliest way to reach the goal is widely believed

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to include a major project in south-central Alaska, the proposed Susitna-Watana hydro complex. But the project, which critics see as unnecessary with the state pursuing a natural gas

pipeline, is far from assured. Rep. Bill Stoltze, R-Chugiak, vented his frustration during a House Finance Committee hearing last week, saying the state should stop talking about the goal because he didn’t see a commitment to it from Gov. Sean Parnell’s administration. Stoltze later said his comments were more of a political challenge, borne of a desire to have

a more open discussion on projects — to know, for example, what impact one project, like a gas line, could have on another, like Susitna. “If we can’t juggle two things at once, let the public know,” he said. Parnell spokeswoman Sharon Leighow said the state remains committed to the renewableenergy goal as demonstrated

by investments in and ongoing work on the Susitna project and other hydro and wind projects across Alaska. Parnell included $10 million in next year’s budget for the project. The governor said earlier this month that he had no basis to ask legislators for more money until the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), which is behind See ENERGY, page A-8

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Conoco: Device found at Anchorage airport for avalanches ANCHORAGE (AP) — The employer of a man whose carry-on bag was found to contain a small explosive device at the Anchorage airport said Monday he was carrying avalanche-control equipment. The device triggered an hour-long shutdown of security screening at the airport Sunday afternoon. A statement issued Monday by ConocoPhillips Alaska said the device was for avalanche control and there was no ill will intended. Conoco spokeswoman Amy Burnett told The Anchorage Daily News she could not release any personal information about the passenger or say if he faces any criminal charges. Shared Services, a co-venture between Conoco and BP, transports more than 20,000 employees and contract workers between Anchorage, Fairbanks and the North Slope every month, Burnett said. Airport officials said they didn’t have any information about criminal charges either. The FBI in Anchorage said it plans to release a statement on Tuesday.

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Beach weather

Connie Moore from Ashford, Wash., plays catch with her grandkids Eli and Mia Settlemyer (ages 4 and 2) at the north beach in Kenai Monday. Moore said she didn’t expect weather like this in Alaska when she came up to visit. Light snow in the morning turned to partly sunny skies and a high temperature of 25 degrees Monday.

New Kenai city planner welcomes input By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

The City of Kenai’s new city planner has converted from a tourist to a local. Francis Krizmanich, 58, and his wife Betsy first visited Alaska this past August, rented a motor home in Anchorage and toured the Kenai Peninsula. He said they were so impressed with the area he asked his wife her thoughts on him looking for a job up here. Following an in-person interview with Kenai officials near the end of December, Krizmanich was hired as city planner and started Jan. 29. He said he is excited about the city’s potential and hearing from citizens on what matters to them. “I’m just a babe in the woods right now,” he said. “I am still

‘I am still getting familiar with the area driving around learning what the issues are.’ — Francis Krizmanich, Kenai city planner getting familiar with the area driving around learning what the issues are.” Krizmanich has worked as a consultant on subdivision house approvals in Aspen, Colo., for the last 17 years. He worked with the city and county as a zoning administrator and assistant planning director involved in special projects like ski area master plans and airport expansions.

In the short term, the City of Kenai will be updating various land use code items as well as developing new subdivision regulations, he said. A lot of his time will be devoted to reviewing ordinances and making upgrades to subdivision street design. He is also in the process of hiring an assistant city planner. Krizmanich said the main point of discussion at the last planning and zoning commission meeting Feb. 12 was about transitional housing. He said the committee has been pro-active in getting basic regulations in place to help finds homes for homeless families and individuals because nothing presently exists. One of his long-term goals is Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion creating a new comprehensive New Kenai City Planner Francis Krizmanich sits at his desk plan since Kenai voters rejected at city hall Thursday. Krizmanich moved to Kenai from Aspen, the previous one last October. Colo., where he spent the last 17 years as a planning consulSee KENAI, page A-8 tant to the city.

School supporters Parnell defends actions on hold rally in Juneau Fairbanks refinery closure

JUNEAU (AP) — Opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow public money to be used for private and religious schools rallied in front of the state Capitol Monday. The “Save Our Schools” rally was focused on public education. Many of those gathered held signs with slogans like “Kids Not Cuts” and “Axe Vouchers.” Several Democratic lawmakers joined the crowd, including

Rep. Harriet Drummond of Anchorage. She led chants of “BSA! BSA!” — a reference to the base-student allocation, the per-pupil funding formula that many Democrats want to see increased over what Gov. Sean Parnell proposed. Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, said he attended as an observer. He said he considered the conversation about education to be healthy and was still collecting and processing inSee SCHOOL, page A-8

FAIRBANKS (AP) — Gov. Sean Parnell said critics of his administration’s actions in a North Pole oil refinery’s impending closure don’t see behind-the-scenes work that could keep the refinery operating. Flint Hills Resources announced earlier this month that the refinery would cease gasoline production on May 1 and the production of jet fuel C

by June 1. The Fairbanks Daily NewsMiner reports Parnell told the newspaper’s editorial board that the price the state sets for refinery “royalty” oil is under review. U.S. Sen. Mark Begich has said the environmental-cleanup issue needs to be resolved, and he called for Parnell to take a “personal interest” in the matter. Former Gov.

Frank Murkowski said in a column that Parnell has to act more aggressively. Parnell defended himself in the editorial-board meeting on Friday. “Just because you don’t see it doesn’t mean it isn’t happening,” Parnell said. “There are a whole host of players who are working diligently to make sure Interior residents get relief.” See CLOSE, page A-8

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

Barrow -19/-28

Today

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Cold with periods of snow, 1-3"

Mainly cloudy, snow showers; cold

Sunny to partly cloudy and cold

A chance for a snow shower

Mostly cloudy with snow possible

Hi: 23

Hi: 21

Hi: 29 Lo: 18

Hi: 35 Lo: 25

Hi: 22 Lo: 11

Lo: -3

Lo: 9

The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature® is an exclusive index of the effects of temperature, wind, Sunrise humidity, sunshine intensity, cloudiness, precipitation, Sunset pressure and elevation on the human body.

10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m.

5 11 11 15

Daylight Length of Day - 9 hrs., 24 min., 47 sec. Daylight gained - 5 min., 30 sec.

Alaska Cities Yesterday Hi/Lo/W

City Adak* Anchorage Barrow Bethel Cold Bay Cordova Delta Junction Denali N. P. Dillingham Dutch Harbor Fairbanks Fort Yukon Glennallen* Gulkana Haines Homer Juneau Ketchikan Kiana King Salmon Klawock Kodiak

Last Feb 22

Today 8:37 a.m. 6:02 p.m.

New Feb 28

Moonrise Moonset

Today 11:23 p.m. 9:08 a.m.

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Kotzebue -1/-6/pc 28/25/c 30/28/sn McGrath 0/-24/s 24/18/sn 24/16/sn Metlakatla 41/34/sh -11/-15/s -19/-28/s Nome 6/-1/pc 2/-9/pc -9/-24/pc North Pole -7/-28/pc 20/11/sn 25/11/pc Northway 1/-21/sn 29/15/sn 35/19/pc Palmer 24/9/sf 4/-11/sn 3/-14/pc Petersburg 39/34/c 0/-18/s 3/-22/pc Prudhoe Bay* -19/-26/pc 5/-9/pc 7/-8/pc Saint Paul 14/11/sn 27/20/sn 29/23/pc Seward 27/18/sn -2/-29/pc -8/-24/s Sitka 39/35/sf -9/-20/s -18/-39/s Skagway 36/27/sf 3/-19/c 14/-12/pc Talkeetna 29/13/pc 3/-25/pc 8/-11/pc Tanana 0/-28/s 35/27/sf 36/14/pc Tok* 4/-22/sn 27/9/sn 24/12/sn Unalakleet 1/-9/pc 35/29/sf 35/17/pc Valdez 25/18/c 39/33/sn 40/27/r Wasilla 23/19/pc -4/-18/pc -9/-22/s Whittier 27/22/c 14/-16/pc 8/-13/pc Willow* 24/13/pc 40/33/sh 37/26/r Yakutat 35/23/sf 25/8/sn 25/15/pc Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

Unalakleet McGrath -1/-16 -7/-29

Tomorrow none 9:24 a.m.

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

27/2/pc 65/34/s 66/41/s 48/27/pc 66/38/pc 36/18/s 79/63/pc 34/19/pc 53/27/pc 67/38/sh 42/20/s 57/38/pc 29/14/s 25/-2/pc 47/27/pc 62/36/pc 47/18/pc 49/33/pc 25/23/sn 50/27/pc 39/15/sn

33/23/sn 66/41/s 72/30/s 63/38/pc 66/55/c 45/28/pc 78/57/pc 46/30/pc 46/31/c 69/56/pc 36/11/pc 53/35/c 34/29/sn 32/30/sn 38/27/pc 72/54/c 56/37/pc 63/45/pc 39/22/pc 50/30/pc 50/33/pc

Today Hi/Lo/W -14/-27/s -7/-29/s 40/28/r 2/-14/s -8/-23/s 0/-23/pc 27/9/sf 36/21/pc -31/-51/s 20/9/sf 29/19/sn 37/25/pc 36/21/pc 19/1/pc -9/-31/s 1/-20/pc -1/-16/s 21/19/pc 25/9/sf 31/25/sn 23/8/sf 33/13/pc

High ............................................... 26 Low ................................................ 10 Normal high .................................. 30 Normal low .................................... 11 Record high ........................ 42 (2010) Record low ....................... -31 (1954)

Kenai/ Soldotna 22/11 Seward 29/19 Homer 24/12

Precipitation

From the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai

24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. 0.01" Month to date ........................... 0.02" Normal month to date ............. 0.55" Year to date .............................. 2.30" Normal year to date .................. 1.51" Record today ................. 0.34" (1999) Record for Feb. ............. 2.80" (1955) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. .. 0.1" Month to date ............................. 0.4" Season to date ......................... 39.8"

Anchorage 24/16

Bethel -9/-24

Valdez Kenai/ 21/19 Soldotna Homer

Dillingham 7/-8

Juneau 35/17

National Extremes

Kodiak 25/15

Sitka 37/25

(For the 48 contiguous states)

High yesterday Low yesterday

90 at Alice, Texas -29 at Watertown,

State Extremes High yesterday Low yesterday

Cold Bay 25/11

Ketchikan 40/27

41 at Metlakatla -32 at Eagle

Today’s Forecast

(Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation)

Heavy snow will shift from the mid-Atlantic to New England today. Snow showers are forecast to linger around the Great Lakes. Coastal and valley rain with heavy mountain snow will affect the Northwest.

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

31/-5/pc 58/33/pc 35/7/i 23/8/s 75/59/pc 34/12/sn 61/28/pc 46/25/sn 21/-1/c 22/6/sn 74/49/pc 34/18/sn 59/20/s 22/8/sn 50/32/pc 29/10/s 51/28/pc 78/71/r 79/65/c 33/18/sn 73/49/c

38/30/pc 70/50/c 42/33/pc 28/17/sn 76/56/pc 44/30/pc 62/29/s 48/25/pc 36/30/pc 36/15/pc 77/53/s 34/13/pc 58/25/pc 36/28/pc 45/32/c 32/23/sn 42/28/sf 82/69/sh 75/62/pc 44/27/pc 68/56/c

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Jacksonville Kansas City Key West Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Midland, TX Milwaukee Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York Norfolk Oklahoma City Omaha Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix

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Fairbanks -8/-24

Talkeetna 19/1 Glennallen 14/-12

National Cities Yesterday Today Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W

Readings through 4 p.m. yesterday

Nome 2/-14

Full Mar 16

Unalaska 29/23

Almanac From Kenai Municipal Airport

* Indicates estimated temperatures for yesterday Today Hi/Lo/W

Internet: www.gedds.alaska.edu/auroraforecast

Today’s activity: Quiet Where: Auroral activity will be quiet. Weather permitting, quiet displays will be visible directly overhead from Barrow to Fort Yukon and visible low on the horizon from Fairbanks to as far south as Nome, Talkeetna and Whitehorse, Canada.

Temperature

Tomorrow 8:34 a.m. 6:04 p.m.

First Mar 8

Prudhoe Bay -31/-51

Anaktuvuk Pass -26/-34

Kotzebue -14/-27

Sun and Moon

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72/38/pc 52/33/pc 79/65/s 78/50/pc 76/43/pc 71/50/s 44/25/r 70/41/sh 78/59/pc 68/45/pc 25/20/sn 29/20/sn 64/31/sh 77/58/pc 32/18/s 35/32/s 66/52/pc 54/29/pc 77/42/s 34/19/s 88/55/s

76/52/pc 58/29/s 79/70/s 71/54/pc 68/43/pc 70/52/pc 56/37/pc 65/47/pc 81/68/s 79/42/s 38/24/pc 39/17/pc 63/44/pc 71/60/pc 40/32/sn 59/40/pc 73/37/s 56/25/s 81/58/s 41/31/sn 82/57/pc

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City

Pittsburgh Portland, ME Portland, OR Rapid City Reno Sacramento Salt Lake City San Antonio San Diego San Francisco Santa Fe Seattle Sioux Falls, SD Spokane Syracuse Tampa Topeka Tucson Tulsa Wash., DC Wichita

32/3/sn 25/9/s 54/45/r 57/26/pc 61/29/pc 65/36/pc 59/33/c 81/63/sh 66/54/pc 61/46/pc 61/28/s 47/40/r 41/24/pc 45/36/sn 22/-6/s 77/48/s 56/34/s 86/52/s 68/50/pc 38/25/pc 62/40/s

41/33/sn 32/20/sn 52/38/r 50/27/pc 60/38/c 65/44/c 52/38/pc 77/58/pc 66/56/pc 60/51/c 60/33/s 49/35/r 42/19/pc 42/28/sn 36/25/sn 77/60/s 62/28/s 81/53/pc 70/37/s 48/34/pc 66/29/s

City

Yesterday Hi/Lo/W

Acapulco 90/69/s Athens 68/41/s Auckland 81/61/s Baghdad 66/46/s Berlin 52/30/pc Hong Kong 72/65/c Jerusalem 56/42/pc Johannesburg78/54/pc London 50/39/r Madrid 52/30/s Magadan 19/5/c Mexico City 78/47/s Montreal 23/1/s Moscow 34/32/c Paris 52/37/pc Rome 64/56/s Seoul 45/32/pc Singapore 90/79/c Sydney 75/64/pc Tokyo 54/41/s Vancouver 46/39/c

Today Hi/Lo/W 89/71/s 72/50/s 77/68/pc 70/50/s 48/37/c 74/52/c 59/45/s 82/57/pc 52/39/pc 54/35/pc 19/3/c 78/47/s 28/21/sn 37/30/sf 52/39/c 66/55/pc 43/28/pc 88/76/c 79/68/c 46/33/pc 46/38/r

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Arctic darker, making Earth warmer By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON — The Arctic isn’t nearly as bright and white as it used to be because of more ice melting in the ocean, and that’s turning out to be a global problem, a new study says. With more dark, open water in the summer, less of the sun’s heat is reflected back into space. So the entire Earth is absorbing more heat than expected, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. That extra absorbed energy is so big that it measures about one-quarter of the entire heattrapping effect of carbon dioxide, said the study’s lead author, Ian Eisenman, a climate scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California. The Arctic grew 8 percent darker between 1979 and 2011,

AP Photo/NOAA

This handout photo shows Arctic sea ice in 2013.

Eisenman found, measuring how much sunlight is reflected back into space. “Basically, it means more warming,” Eisenman said in an interview. The North Pole region is an ocean that mostly is crusted at

the top with ice that shrinks in the summer and grows back in the fall. At its peak melt in September, the ice has shrunk on average by nearly 35,000 square miles — about the size of Maine — per year since 1979.

Snow-covered ice reflects several times more heat than dark, open ocean, which replaces the ice when it melts, Eisenman said. As more summer sunlight dumps into the ocean, the water gets warmer, and it takes longer for ice to form again in the fall, Jason Box of the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland said in an email. He was not part of the study. While earlier studies used computer models, Eisenman said his is the first to use satellite measurements to gauge sunlight reflection and to take into account cloud cover. The results show the darkening is as much as two to three times bigger than previous estimates, he said. Box and University of Colorado ice scientist Waleed Abdalati, who was not part of the research, called the work important in understanding how much heat is getting trapped on Earth.

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Fallon begins run as Late Night’ host Monday that “The Tonight Show” now fits him like a glove. As promised during the much-promoted run-up to his “Tonight Show” debut, Fallon made no drastic changes to the

“Late Night” formula that had served him for five years. He remained funny, gracious, bubbly and, above all, comfortable NEW YORK — If Jimmy presiding over a show that was Fallon had already proven he different mostly for its earlier was a natural hosting NBC’s time slot, its classier produc“Late Night,” he left no doubt tion values and legendary brand name. “We can book people from the West Coast?!” he joked at his newfound status. The Clarion question for last week was: He did pretty well with his bookings on opening night: Do you think the Alaska Permanent Fund Will Smith and the rock group dividend program should be protected in U2. But all that was ahead. the state constitution? First, his viewers beheld his new set, boasting burnishedwood paneling and panoramic blue curtains. They had seen his filmed opening — Jimmy as the New York nightcrawler — shot by director Spike Lee. They discovered that his band, the Roots, had grown by two from its already husky eight pieces. Results are not scientific Then out he came, to thunBy FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer

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derous applause, and planted himself on his mark (a fourleaf clover) to deliver his first monologue. “I’m Jimmy Fallon,” he began, and, with a nod to past late-night turbulence that most recently saw his “Tonight” predecessor, Jay Leno, make an unsought exit, he added, “I’ll be your host — for now.” He expressed gratitude for his new gig, introduced his parents in the studio audience, and dispensed love in every direction — and made it sound authentic. He had a few Olympics jokes, one offering sympathy to NBC sportscaster Bob Costas, who was sidelined from several days of Olympics coverage with a blinding bout of pinkeye. “You could tell he was having trouble when he spent halfan-hour interviewing a mop he thought was Shaun White,” Fallon cracked.

Peninsula Clarion, Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Obituary Floyd Li Pruitt Murphy Floyd Li Pruitt Murphy entered into rest on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, following a swimming accident. He was 6 years old. His final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Floyd had touched in some way throughout his short, yet very memorable life. Funeral services will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 at the Soldotna Nazarene Church, 229 E. Beluga in Soldotna. Floyd will be buried at the Kenai City Cemetery the following day. Floyd’s life would seem too short to many, but those who were touched by him understood that the quality of existence far exceeds the quantity of time in which one lives. His gentle smile could melt the hearts of those around him. Floyd attended Kaleidoscope school. Yellow was his favorite color and he loved hunting for grasshoppers. He was a sweet and gentle boy who loved people, especially babies. Floyd loved to cuddle and had a heart made of pure gold. In months previous he mentioned his desire to donate his organs. After his passing, his wishes were granted. Because of Floyd’s great love for others many more will have the chance at life. He not only had a great love for others but for Jesus, too. Floyd attended Soldotna Church of the Nazarene where he was loved by all. On his final Sunday he was so excited to have learned his verse. He repeated it over and over, “God has power to do what He has promised.” With Floyd’s passing we remind others that his life is one to be celebrated. Although we will miss him every day, especially his heart melting smile, he will forever remain in our hearts. We are thankful for every moment we were granted with his gentle spirit. We feel blessed for the time that God allowed us to be his parents for his brief stay on this earth and look forward to seeing him again one day when we step through those pearly gates. Floyd is survived by his parents, Tim and Raelynne Murphy of Kenai; sister Violet Murphy; brothers Devin, Shannon and Aidan Murphy; and soon to be Baby; paternal great-grandparents Don Schriver of Elk City, Ore., and Rose Mendoza of Toledo, Ore.; paternal grandparents Roger and Nita Murphy of Laurel, Mont., and Deborah and Gale Glass of Wrangell; maternal great-grandparents Pat and Elmer Bird of Funny River and Wellton, Ariz.; and maternal grandparents Dian Bird of Kenai and Robert Stroman of Kenai and Mark and Shari Turner of McKinney, Texas. He is also survived by uncles, aunts and cousins too numerous to mention. Arrangements were made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel & Crematory. Please sign Floyd’s guestbook at AlaskanFuneral. com.

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Don Simon Longtime Nikiski resident Don Simon died at Central Peninsula Hospital on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, at the young age of 87 with his wife by his side. A Mass of thanksgiving for his life will be at 1 1 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Kenai, concelebrated by Fathers Tom and Roger, with a reception immediately following. Born in Ashland, Wis., Don grew up in the Flint, Mich., area where he learned early on that factory work was not for him. He walked out on the job, left his paycheck and never looked back. He was drafted out of the Merchant Marines to the U.S. Army to serve in the Korean Conflict. Stationed in Anchorage, he fell in love with Alaska, and remained upon discharge, homesteading in the Rabbit Creek area. He experienced the growth of Alaska from pre-statehood to the present, living the “Alaskan dream.” As a “jack of all trades,” his paychecks over the years came from delivering ice, selling cars, tending bar, driving trucks, expediting and working construction. He was among the crew which built the loading dock for the original Collier’s and the plant itself. His love of the outdoors and being on water led him to pursue all things Alaskan. He dabbled in trapping and hunted for meat, but his greatest love was fishing. Winters also might find him snowmachining the trails in the Caribou Hills. As an accomplished woodworker, he spent countless hours in his shop, creating works which are displayed throughout his home and the surrounding landscape. Long-time friend, KM Tanaka expressed, “What can one say of a man like Don Simon whose life was so full of adventures large and small, who never met a person he didn’t like, who was an artist in his workshop, who had a joke for every occasion (I still remember his Jamaica joke), who made the most perfectly rare steaks for me, who loved the outdoors and being on the water, who was a master fisherman and crossword puzzle solver, and who took advantage of every opportunity that came his way to increase his knowledge? Don had a great life. He lived so fully and happily, perfectly complemented by his wonderful wife, that I can only stand in awe of his many accomplishments, and say, ‘Great job, Don, now on to bigger and better things!’” Raised as an only child, Don was preceded in death by his parents Leo and Cora Simon. He is survived by Margaret, his wife and teammate of 47 years, and three children, Dolene, Terry, and Kelly from a previous union. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Memorial Gardens at Our Lady of the Angels, 225 South Spruce Street, Kenai, Alaska, 99611.

Community Calendar Today 10:30 a.m. • Take Off Pounds Sensibly, for all ages, meets at the Kenai Senior Center. For more information call 907-283-3451. Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at URS Club, 405 Overland Drive. Call 907-262-1917. • Kenai Bridge Club plays party bridge at the Kenai Senior Center. Call 907-252-9330 or 907283-7609. 1 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. • 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. Call 907-2624892. • ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) meets in Old Town Kenai. Contact Niki at 3949166 for directions. Kids are welcome at this potluck type event. 6:30 p.m.

Around the Peninsula Prostate cancer support group to meet There will be a meeting for men affected by prostate cancer at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 in the Redoubt room at Central Peninsula Hospital. Family and friends are welcome. For information contact Jim at 260-4904.

Food bank hosts nutrition classes Nutrition classes to help curb childhood obesity with a focus on understanding portion size and serving a balanced meal on a budget take place Tuesday and Thursday, beginning Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, 33955 Community College Drive in Soldotna. Attend all the classes, which end on March 20, to have a chance to win cooking items. These classes are made possible by a Walmart grant. For more information call 262-3111.

Peninsula Senior Games take center stage Senior centers on the Kenai Peninsula will be holding the annual Senior Olympic Games from Tuesday, Feb. 18 through Feb. 22. There are 13 diffeent events, including pool, water walk, cribbage, bridge, darts, walk-a-thon, handn-foot, bowling, basketball, pinochle, dominos, ping pong, and poker. The events will be held at various locations in the Nikiski, Kenai and Soldotna areas. The Senior Olympics are open to all Peninsula seniors 55 years of age and older. Local senior centers have details on the games and sign-up sheets for all events. An awards ceremony will be held in the Central Peninsula Mall on Feb. 22 at 12:30 p.m. to present medals to winners, followed by a no-host dinner at Ginger’s Restaurant.

Fly-tying demonstration spooled up The Kenai Peninsula Chapter of Trout Unlimited and Sportsman’s Warehouse present “Bar Flies, An Evening of Free Fly Tying Instruction and Demonstration,” hosted by Lee Kuepper, board member of KPTU and Kenai River fly fishing guide, at the Mainstreet Grill in Kenai, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.

Wrestling club plans winter picnic The Nikiski Freestyle Wrestling Club will be hosting a winter picnic fundraiser on Feb. 22nd from 6-8 p.m. at the Nikiski Community Center in the Banquet Room. The Uptown Motel will be providing pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw and baked beans with M&M supplying ice cream cones. Cost is $10/plate.

• Narcotics Anonymous Support Group at Central Peninsula Hospital, Redoubt Room, Soldotna. 7 p.m. • Lost & Found Grief Self Help Group at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 Soldotna Ave. For more information, call 907-420-3979. 8 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “It works” at URS Club, 405 Overland Drive, Kenai. • AA North Roaders Group Step and Traditions Study at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 907-242-9477. • Alcoholics Anonymous Ninichik support group at United Methodist Church, 15811 Sterling

LIO Schedule Tuesday 1:30 p.m. The House Finance Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 211 Employment of Persons with Disabilities and HB 263 Extend Senior Benefits Payment Program. Testimony will be taken. Wednesday 1:00 p.m. The House Judiciary Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HJR 18 Constitutional Amendment: Elected Attorney General HJR 1 Constitutional Amendment: Education Funding. Testimony will be taken. Wednesday 3:30 p.m. The Senate Resources Com-

mittee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss SB 138 Gas Pipeline; AGDC; Oil & Gas Production Tax Consultants Nikos Tsafos and Janak Mayer, Enalytica, Dept. of Natural Resources, Dept. of Revenue. 5:30 p.m. — Public Testimony on SB 138. 2 minute testimony limit. Thursday 9:00 a.m. The Senate State Affairs Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss SB 145 Vets’ Retirement / Loans / Housing / Employment, SB 127 Vehicle Transaction Agents, HJR 23 Good Friday Earthquake

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Remembrance Day and HJR 19 Base F-35 Aircraft At Eielson AFB. Testimony will be taken. All teleconferences are held at the Kenai Legislative Information Office, 145 Main Street Loop No. 217, Kenai, unless otherwise noted. To confirm call 283-2030 or email Kenai.LIO@ akleg.gov. To listen or watch online go to http://alaskalegislature.tv/.

Highway, Ninilchik. Call 907-5673574. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@ peninsulaclarion.com.

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What Others Say

A big step forward for America’s gay athletes It is extremely encouraging to see

people in all walks of life send congratulatory messages to University of Missouri football player Michael Sam after he courageously revealed Sunday night that he’s gay. This outpouring of support from teammates, coaches, fans, celebrities and politicians shows that much of America has progressed on this social issue. Sam’s announcement is a watershed moment in the march toward equal rights for gay and lesbian Americans. He is poised to become the first openly gay player in one of the nation’s great pastimes, the National Football League. However, the national blitz of mostly positive attention for Sam can’t block out some ugly realities. Open prejudice still exists against gay athletes in football and other major league sports. Intolerance manifests itself in other arenas, too; witness attempts in state legislatures to prevent same-sex couples from having their marriages recognized. The most important next step for Americans to watch regarding Sam will arrive at the NFL draft in early May. That’s when we’ll find out whether some evolution on gay athletes has occurred in the workplaces of the older, too-often-bigoted NFL officials who will decide which team will draft him. In a chilling article Sunday, Sports Illustrated gave anonymity to NFL officials, all of whom predicted various troubles for Sam. He would lose money by being picked lower in the draft, meaning coming out was “not a smart move” for him. He would “chemically imbalance an NFL locker room and meeting room,” becoming a big distraction for his team. These NFL officials need to examine what happened at MU this year: The entire team knew about Sam’s orientation, yet the Tigers went on to have an extremely successful season. Maybe the young men and women who play sports these days have a different, more enlightened take on this matter. So do some college coaches. As University of Kansas basketball coach Bill Self said Monday, “I don’t think anybody should ever have to live or hide behind who they are or how they feel.” Michael Sam finds himself in a unique situation, given the mega-attention that the NFL receives. And that makes his story extra compelling. Sam — and the other gay men who will follow him into the league — should have the opportunity to open people’s eyes while playing on the biggest stage for sports in America. — Kansas City Star, Feb. 10

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By GARRY TRUDEAU

Michele Bachmann undeterred

With less than a year left in her fourth and final term in Congress, it’s a little early for an exit interview, but not too early to get the views of Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) on issues dear to a “founding mother” of the Tea Party movement and on how to beat Hillary Clinton in 2016, if the Democrat decides to run. Bachmann remains confident and resolute despite many political setbacks. We met in her office while much of Congress was fleeing the Capitol Building ahead of a major storm that eventually dumped a foot of snow on Washington. The snow was a big deal to residents of the nation’s capital, but little more than flurries to a Minnesotan like Bachmann. Bachmann is made of sterner stuff and has time and time again stood up for her social and economic principles, refusing to compromise on them despite sometimes strong opposition from within her own party’s leadership. She retains her Christian and conservative worldview, calling it a “grid” through which she sees everything. I note that a majority of her colleagues and much of the rest of the country seem to have a different “grid” and cite as examples the growth and cost of government and the failure of conservatives to slow what they regard as the cultural slide. “That’s the reality we work in, but so what?” she says. “That doesn’t deviate from my responsibility ... but you continue to have to go forward, even if you don’t see the results.” Why does she think little has stopped

Letters to the Editor Borough employees shouldn’t sit on service boards An open letter to Wayne Ogle, We have been looking at Ordinance 2014-09. This ordinance would allow employees of the Borough to sit on Service Boards. We think it is a very bad idea for the following reasons: 1. It creates “ultra” employees. “Ultra,” in that the employee has a vested interest above and beyond the welfare and best interest of the citizen of the Borough. They have a personal stake, due their employment, in decisions that have to be made by the Service Boards. 2. It smacks of conflict of interest. Although, there may not be an actual conflict of interest created, the dual roles this ordinance allows, creates an appearance of conflict of interest. 3. This ordinance further isolates the citizen of the Borough from the resulting decisions of the governmental process. 4. It increases the perceived governmental control over citizen lives. 5. Service Boards perform an important function in our local government because they are the closest governmental body to exercise local-home-rule. They are allocating funds derived from local property taxes which are applied to limited, area specific problems and projects. 6. The existing code is to protect the American concept of division of powers. Service Boards administer funds as an extension of the legislative functions. Employees are part of the executive branch of our local government. This is a direct violation of our basic concepts. Please vote no on this ordinance. It’s is repugnant to our American way of life and our concept of government. We are very concerned citizens. Wenda Kennedy and Bill Stevens Nikiski C

the cultural slide, even when Republicans control all three branches of government, as they did for a time during the George W. Bush administration? “It’s because of their worldview,” she Cal Thomas responds, implying it isn’t enough to be a Republican, or even conservative. For a truly conservative agenda to advance, she believes, voters will have to send to Washington more people with a biblical worldview. That is a difficult task, given the growing secularization of the country, especially; it appears, among the young. She acknowledges “politics is downstream from culture. It merely reflects what is going on (in society).” If Republicans nominate a male presidential candidate in 2016, how should he run against Hillary Clinton, if she is the Democratic nominee? Bachmann was the only female GOP candidate in the race when she ran for president in 2012. She says, “Two things that need to be done: Remind people (Clinton) is seeking to become commander in chief (and look at) how she has operated in the past with these types of responsibilities. She was in charge during the Benghazi debacle. If a person reads the Senate Intelligence (Committee) report and the House Foreign Affairs (Committee) report released (last) week, it is damning for Hil-

lary Clinton.” Bachmann says Clinton testified before Congress that she was “aware” of the deteriorating conditions in Benghazi but did nothing. “She has a real problem when it comes to Benghazi,” says Bachmann. Clinton, she adds, must answer for what happened. In addition, she says, Clinton is “the godmother of Obamacare,” trying “behind closed doors” to push through something similar when Bill Clinton was president. Maybe such an approach will work, but would the lure of the “first female president” overcome these concerns in voters’ minds? Bachmann says: “Effectively she would be Obama’s third and fourth term in office.” That might scare enough people to vote for the Republican nominee. Bachmann says a lot of people “aren’t ready” for a female president. “I think there was a cachet about having an AfricanAmerican president because of guilt.” (Presumably she means because of slavery and the lengthy denial of civil rights to blacks.) “People don’t hold guilt for a woman,” she says, adding that while people vote for women for virtually every other office “I don’t think there is a pent-up desire” for a woman president. She says while Obama was “new and different,” Hillary Clinton has been around a long time and is less likely to stir the juices as Obama did. It may be time to test that theory. Readers may e-mail Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribune.com.

Guest director impressed with Peninsula students

Your students and staff have left quite a positive impression on me. John Baker, Choir Consultation Milwaukie, Ore. My name is John Baker. I am just recovering from two days of music making at Kenai Central High School with over 300 Valdez hospital staff glad students from your school district. From the moment Alan Fields picked me up at to have been of service the airport to the time Renee Henderson During the early afternoon of Friday, dropped me off for my trip home, I was Jan. 10, Providence Valdez Medical Center treated with warmth, respect and dignity. was notified of a bus accident at Mile 55 of If the 300-plus students are a cross sec- the Richardson Highway. The school bus tion of your overall student population, you was carrying high school ski-team students have much of which to be proud. I asked a and coaches from Kenai and Soldotna. great deal of the singers in respect to focus As the staff and physicians of our hosand effort; they did not disappoint. They pital received each of the 28 patients, they stayed focused and worked long hours in were acutely aware that behind each stupreparation for our concert. I know that dent was a host of family and friends, far it is no accident when students behave so from the scene, who were concerned for extraordinarily well. Teachers, parents, their loved ones. administrators, and community mold our To have these patients in our care was kids. “It takes a village.” an honor. During a time of stress, everyone I would like to commend Renee Hender- was calm and supportive of each other. We son of Kenai Central High School for her are honored to have been of service to those organizational skills and ability to run a big visiting our community. Please accept our festival. She was also a wonderful hostess. best wishes for a safe and healthy 2014. She is a gem in your community. Renee was Barbara L. Bigelow very professional in all of our corresponAdministrator dence before and during the event. Providence Valdez Medical Center I would also like to commend the other choir directors for their efforts in preparing their singers for the festival and remaining engaged during the rehearsals: Mr. Vernel E-mail: news@peninsulaclarion.com Schneider of Soldotna High School; Mr. Write: Fax: Kent Peterson of Skyview High School; Peninsula Clarion 907-283-3299 Mr. Jeremy Anderson of Nikiski High P.O. Box 3009 Questions? Call: Kenai, AK 99611 907-283-7551 School; Ms. Breighley Sexton of Seward High School; Mr. Eric Simondson of Ninilchik High School; and Mr. Kyle Schneider The Peninsula Clarion welcomes of Homer High School. letters and attempts to publish all How very fortunate you are to have such those received, subject to a few a fine and caring music staff within your guidelines: school district. n All letters must include the writer’s In addition, Lassie Nelson, Adminisname, phone number and address. trative Specialist was very prompt in filln Letters are limited to 500 words ing out the necessary paper work for my and may be edited to fit available services. Not only was she friendly in our space. Letters are run in the order correspondence, she came to the concert to they are received. meet me in person.

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Nation & World Around the World Venezuela president gives American diplomats 48 hours to leave country CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolas Maduro’s government on Monday gave three U.S. Embassy officials 48 hours to leave the country, accusing the Obama administration of siding with student protesters who Venezuela accuses of inciting violence. The announcement by Foreign Minister Elias Jaua came amid fears that renewed clashes could erupt Tuesday when both pro- and anti-government activists have announced plans for demonstrations in the capital. Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said that the senior U.S. consular officers were trying to infiltrate Venezuelan universities, the hotbed of the recent unrest, under the cover of doing visa outreach. Repeating charges by Maduro, who has expelled American diplomats twice before, Jaua said that the U.S. is conspiring with opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez and student activists in an attempt to oust the socialist president. The U.S. has denied the charges but is expressing concern about rising violence that led to three deaths last week during anti-government demonstrations, and about the government’s attempts to block peaceful protests. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that Lopez’s arrest would have a “chilling effect” on Venezuelans’ right to free expression.

UN letter to North Korean leader warns onaccountability for ‘crimes against humanity’ GENEVA — A U.N. panel warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday that he may be held accountable for orchestrating widespread crimes against civilians in the secretive Asian nation, ranging from systematic executions to torture, rape and mass starvation. It is unusual for a U.N. report to directly implicate a nation’s leader. But in a letter accompanying a yearlong investigative report, the chairman of a three-member U.N. commission of inquiry, retired Australian judge Michael Kirby, directly warned Kim that international prosecution is needed “to render accountable all those, including possibly yourself, who may be responsible for crimes against humanity.” “Even without being directly involved in crimes against humanity, a military commander may be held responsible for crimes against humanity committed by forces under the commander’s effective command and control,” Kirby wrote. He urged Kim to take “all necessary and reasonable measures” to stop crimes against humanity and insure that they are properly investigated and prosecuted. Kirby added, however, there was no indication the North Korea would do so. The investigative commission’s 372-page report is a wide-ranging indictment of North Korea for policies including political prison camps with 80,000 to 120,000 people, state-sponsored abductions of North Korean, Japanese and other nationals, and lifelong indoctrination.

Meryl Davis and Charlie White win first Olympic ice dance gold medal for US SOCHI, Russia — Through 17 years of grueling practices, of defeats and victories, Meryl Davis and Charlie White insist they’ve never considered parting ways. A perfect pairing, they were nearly flawless at the Sochi Olympics, and on Monday they became the first Americans to win an ice dance gold medal. “The closest we came to breaking up, I can’t pinpoint one because there hasn’t been one,” Davis, 27, said. “Certainly there have been struggles. It hasn’t been easy to get where we are. ... It’s a partnership which I couldn’t have asked for more. “Charlie and I are very different. We used those difference to balance it out. There has never been a moment of doubt.” Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada, the 2010 champions, took silver, while bronze went to Russia’s Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov.

Italian gay-rights activist Vladimir Luxuria detained at Olympic Park, then released SOCHI, Russia — An Italian activist shouting “It’s OK to be gay” and dressed in a rainbow-colored outfit and large headdress was detained Monday as she entered an arena to watch an Olympic hockey game. Vladimir Luxuria, a former Communist lawmaker in the Italian parliament who has become a prominent transgender rights crusader and television personality, was stopped by four men and then driven away by police in a car with Olympic markings. Luxuria later told The Associated Press she was kept in the car for about 10 minutes, then released in the countryside after the men had taken away her Olympic spectator pass. She eventually made it back to her hotel and said she was leaving Russia on Tuesday morning. “They don’t say anything. They just were people who had to do this and they did it,” Luxuria said. Earlier Monday, Luxuria walked around the Olympic Park in Sochi for about two hours. She was shouting “Gay is OK” and “It’s OK to be gay” in both English and Russian.

Roof of South Korean resort collapses at university freshman orientation, killing 9 SEOUL, South Korea — The roof of a resort auditorium collapsed during a welcoming ceremony for South Korean university freshmen, killing nine and likely trapping about 10, officials said Tuesday. The dead included seven students and an adult; officials weren’t sure yet if the ninth victim was a student. About 80 people were sent to hospitals with minor injuries, according to officials at the state-run National Emergency Management Agency who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak to the media. Recent heavy snow, sleet and icy roads hampered rescue operations after the roof’s collapse late Monday. Emergency staff worked to pry students from beneath twisted metal and rushed the injured on stretchers to waiting ambulances. Officials initially estimated that 17 people were seriously injured but later said the injuries weren’t severe. South Korean media reported that the heavy snowfall was believed to have resulted in the collapse, but the cause was still being investigated. About 560 students from Busan University of Foreign Studies had been scheduled to attend a two-day freshman orientation at the Manua Ocean Resort in the southeastern city of Gyeongju and were in the auditorium when the roof collapsed, the officials said. An official had earlier incorrectly said there were a total of 1,000 students at the resort. — The Associated Press

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Older Americans are winners By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer

CHICAGO — For many older Americans who lost jobs during the recession, the quest for health care has been one obstacle after another. They’re unwanted by employers, rejected by insurers, struggling to cover rising medical costs and praying to reach Medicare age before a health crisis. These luckless people, most in their 50s and 60s, have emerged this month as early winners under the nation’s new health insurance system. Along with their peers who are selfemployed or whose jobs do not offer insurance, they have been signing up for coverage in large numbers, submitting new-patient forms at doctor’s offices and filling prescriptions at pharmacies. “I just cried I was so relieved,” said Maureen Grey, a 58-year-old Chicagoan who finally saw a doctor this month after a fall in September left her in constant pain. Laid off twice from full-time jobs in the past five years, she saw her income drop from $60,000 to $17,800 a year. Now doing temp work, she was uninsured for 18 months before she chose a marketplace plan for $68 a month. Americans ages 55 to 64 make up 31 percent of new enrollees in the new health insurance marketplaces, the largest segment by age group, according to the federal government’s latest figures. They represent a glimmer of success for President Barack Obama’s beleaguered law. The Great Recession hit them hard and for some its impact has lingered. Aging boomers are more likely to be in debt as they enter retirement than were previous generations, with many having purchased more expensive homes with smaller down payments, said economist Olivia Mitchell of University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. One in five has unpaid medical bills

and 17 percent are underwater with their home values. Fourteen percent are uninsured. As of December, 46 percent of older jobseekers were among the long-term unemployed compared with less than 25 percent before the recession. And those financial setbacks happened just as their health care needs became more acute. Americans in their mid-50s to mid-60s are more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than other age groups, younger or older, accounting for 3 in 10 of the adult diabetes diagnoses in the United States each year. And every year after age 50, the rate of cancer diagnosis climbs. The affordable coverage is “an answer to a prayer really,” said Laura Ingle, a 57-year-old Houston attorney who had been denied coverage repeatedly because she has sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disease. She recently had back surgery for a painful condition that’s been bothering her for months. One night in September, 64-year-old Glenn Nishimura woke up with wrenching pain that sent him to the emergency room. It was his gallbladder. A doctor recommended surgery. Instead, Nishimura went home. A consultant to nonprofit groups, he was self-employed and uninsured. “I checked myself out because I had no idea what this was going to cost,” the Little Rock, Ark., man said. “They didn’t want me to go, but they didn’t stop me.” Nishimura lost his coverage after leaving a full-time position with benefits in 2007, thinking he could land another good job. The recession ruined that plan. After COBRA coverage expired, he was denied coverage because of high blood pressure and other conditions. He made it until September without a major illness. A second night of gallbladder pain and a chat with a doctor persuaded him to have the surgery. After getting the bills, he negotiated the fees down to

‘Now there’s the peace of mind of knowing the limits of my obligation if I have catastrophic health needs.’ — Glenn Nishimura $12,000, which he considered “a big hit, but it could have been worse.” The average cost of a gallbladder removal in Arkansas was listed at three times that. Nishimura dipped into his savings to cover the bill. In December, he chose a bronze plan on the new insurance marketplace that costs him $285 a month after a tax credit. The deductible is $6,300, so he hopes he doesn’t have to use his coverage. He can get on Medicare in April, just in time for his annual checkup. “Now there’s the peace of mind of knowing the limits of my obligation if I have catastrophic health needs,” he said. Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger said he’s noticed a recent increase in patients in this age group at his family practice in Miami. Lots of them have untreated chronic conditions that have progressed to an advanced stage. “Many have delayed necessary treatments due to costs and expect a total and quick workup on their first visit,” he said, adding they want referrals to specialists and tests including colonoscopies and mammograms. The abundance of older patients signing up is no surprise to the Obama administration, which conducted internal research last year that showed the “sick, active and worried” would be the most responsive to messages urging them to seek coverage. Signing up younger, healthier enrollees is seen as more difficult, but crucial to keeping future insurance rates from increasing. The administration said those age groups may put off enrolling until closer to the March 31 deadline. “We have always anticipat-

ed that those with more health needs would sign up early on, and that young and healthy people would wait until the end,” administration spokeswoman Joanne Peters said. Some of the aging boomers were determined to get coverage in the marketplace, despite repeated problems and frustration with the federal website. The hours spent online and over the phone paid off for real estate agent Greg Burke and his beautician wife, Pat. The empty-nesters qualified for a tax credit that will lower their monthly health insurance premiums by nearly half. The Burkes, from Akron, Ohio, are among the 38 percent of marketplace enrollees in the state between 55 and 64 years old. He’s 61 and had a knee replaced six years ago. They will now spend $250 a month for health insurance, “a huge savings,” Greg Burke said. Their deductibles also dropped from $2,500 each to $750 each, meaning they will pay less out of pocket. In Miami, licensed practical nurse Marie Cadet, who is 54, often works double shifts to make ends meet for herself and her 12-year-old daughter. She had been paying more than $150 a month for health insurance, with a $3,000 deductible. In effect, she paid most medical costs out of her own pocket, including about $80 a month for blood pressure medicine. After choosing a plan from the marketplace, Cadet’s monthly payment dropped to $86 a month, with the government kicking in $300. Her deductible fell to a more affordable $900. “Now,” Cadet said, “I’m not scared anymore.”

Ethiopian co-pilot hijacks plane to Geneva By GEIR MOULSON and JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press

GENEVA — It seemed like a routine overnight flight until the Ethiopian Airlines jetliner went into a dive and oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling. Only then did the terrified passengers — bound for Italy from Addis Ababa — realize something was terribly wrong. The co-pilot had locked his captain from the cockpit, commandeered the plane, and headed for Geneva, where he used a rope to lower himself out of a window, then asked for political asylum. Authorities say a prison cell is more likely. One passenger said the hijacker threatened to crash the plane if the pilot didn’t stop pounding on the locked door. Another said he was terrified “for hours” Monday as the plane careened across the sky. “It seemed like it was falling from the sky,” 45-year-old Italian Diego Carpelli said of the Boeing 767-300. The jetliner carrying 200 passengers and crew took off from the Ethiopian capital on a flight to Milan and then Rome, but sent a distress message over Sudan that it had been hijacked, an Ethiopian official said. Once the plane was over Europe, two Italian fighter jets and later French jets were scrambled to accompany it. Italian Air Force Col. Girolamo Iadiciccio said the order to scramble came from NATO to ensure the plane didn’t harm national security and didn’t stray off-route. The plane landed in Geneva at about 6 a.m. (0500 GMT). Officials said no one on the flight was injured and the hijacker was taken into custody after surrendering to Swiss police. “The pilot went to the toilet and (the co-pilot) locked himself

in the cockpit,” Geneva airport chief executive Robert Deillon told reporters. He “wanted asylum in Switzerland.” It wasn’t immediately clear why he chose Switzerland, where Swiss voters recently demanded curbs on immigration. However, Italy has a reputation among many Africans as not being hospitable to asylum seekers. Ethiopian Airlines is owned by Ethiopia’s government, which has faced persistent criticism over its rights record and its alleged intolerance of political dissent. The co-pilot was identified as Hailemedhin Abera, a 31-year-old Ethiopian man who had worked for Ethiopian Airlines for five years and had no criminal record, said Ethiopia’s communications minister, Redwan Hussein, adding that Ethi-

opia will seek his extradition. Geneva police said he claimed he felt threatened at home. “His action represents a gross betrayal of trust that needlessly endangered the lives of the very passengers that a pilot is morally and professionally obliged to safeguard,” Redwan said. One passenger, Francesco Cuomo, told the Italian news agency ANSA that he and other passengers woke up shortly after midnight when the plane started to “bounce.” “The pilot was threatening (the hijacker) to open the cockpit door and tried to knock it down without succeeding,” said Cuomo, a 25-year-old economist from Italy. “At this point, a message was transmitted by the loudspeakers in poor English, but the threat to crash the airplane was clearly understood,” he added.

Oxygen masks then came down, making everyone on the plane very tense. “We got scared because we saw these (oxygen masks) come down and the voice of the pilot, that usually is friendly and mellow, was cracking and worried, saying, ‘Breathe with the oxygen masks! Sit down!’... Then the plane fell sharply two times,” Italian passenger Paola Casale told The Associated Press. “I thought that the co-pilot had gone nuts,” Cuomo told the Corriere della Sera newspaper, adding that “there was a lake below us, and so we suspected that we weren’t landing in Milan.” “I realized we weren’t in Italy any longer when I recognized the Alps,” he said. “When we started circling above Geneva, we were really afraid.”

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LeBron says don’t be so sure BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer

NEW ORLEANS — LeBron James won’t assume the eventual date with Indiana that so many others expect. He definitely has another one with Kevin Durant — in just a few days. The NBA’s two best players went their separate ways after the East’s 163-155 victory over the West in Sunday’s NBA AllStar game, but only temporarily. They will be back on the same floor Thursday in Oklahoma City, perhaps even joined by Russell Westbrook. Less than two months will remain in the regular season when play resumes Tuesday, with so much still to sort out in the loaded Western Conference. Things seem so much simpler in the East, where a MiamiIndiana matchup in the Eastern Conference finals has seemed a certainty since the opening weeks of the season — except to James. “This is more than a twoteam race. There’s a lot of good teams in the Eastern Conference,” he said. “It’s been a slow start for us as a whole, but there’s so many good teams, you can’t just count on us and one other team. I respect every team we go against.” Miami went into the break 2½ games behind Indiana, with third-place Toronto having 10 more losses than the Heat. The Pacers lost Game 7 of the East See NBA, Page A-7

On Tap Peninsula high school sports Tuesday Basketball Nikiski girls at Skyview, 4:30 p.m. Nikiski boys at Skyview, 6 p.m. CIA girls at Nikolaevsk, 6 p.m. Kenai JV girls at Ninilchik, 4 p.m. Kenai JV boys at Ninilchik, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Basketball Palmer girls at Soldotna, 6 p.m. Palmer boys at Soldotna, 7:30 p.m. Thursday Nordic Skiing State Championships At Kincaid Park, Anchorage Girls 5K interval freestyle, Noon Boys 7.5K interval freestyle, 1 p.m. Basketball Palmer girls at Kenai, 6 p.m. Palmer boys at Kenai, 7:30 p.m. Bristol Bay girls at Nikolaevsk, 5 p.m. Seldovia Tourney Nikolaevsk boys vs. Cook Inlet, 3:30 p.m. Seldovia girls vs. Cook Inlet, 5 p.m. Nanwalek boys vs. Seldovia, 7:30 p.m. Friday Nordic Skiing State Championships At Kincaid Park, Anchorage Boys 10K mass start classic, 11 a.m. Girls 7.5K mass start classic, Noon Basketball Homer girls at ACS, 6 p.m. Homer boys at ACS, 7:30 p.m. Skyview girls at Grace, 6 p.m. Skyview boys at Grace, 7:30 p.m. Wasilla girls at Soldotna, 6 p.m. Wasilla boys at Soldotna, 7:30 p.m. Colony girls at Kenai, 6 p.m. Colony boys at Kenai, 7:30 p.m. Seward girls at Nikiski, 6 p.m. Seward boys at Nikiski, 7:30 p.m. Bristol Bay girls at Ninilchik, 6 p.m. Seldovia Tourney Cook Inlet girls vs. Seldovia, 2:30 p.m. Nikolaevsk boys vs. Nanwalek, 5 p.m. Seldovia boys vs. Cook Inlet, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Nordic Skiing State Championships At Kincaid Park, Anchorage Girls 4-by-3K mixed relay, 11 a.m. Boys 4-by-5K mixed relay, 12:30 p.m. Basketball Homer girls at Grace, 2 p.m. Homer boys at Grace, 3:30 p.m. Skyview girls at ACS, 2 p.m. Skyview boys at ACS, 3:30 p.m. Colony girls at Soldotna, 3 p.m. Colony boys at Soldotna, 4:30 p.m. Wasilla girls at Kenai, 3 p.m. (senior night) Wasilla boys at Kenai, 5 p.m. (senior night) Bristol Bay girls at CIA, 4 p.m. Seldovia Tourney Cook Inlet boys vs. Nanwalek, 11:30 a.m. Seldovia boys vs. Nikolaevsk, 1 p.m. Monday Basketball Nikiski girls at Homer, 7 p.m.

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Belarus’ Darya Domracheva celebrates winning the gold medal in the women’s biathlon 12.5K mass start at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Monday in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

Domracheva triumphs again Belarussian biathlete collects 3rd gold medal in Sochi By The Associated Press

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Darya Domracheva is so light-footed on her skis, her rivals have started comparing her with a dancer. Without losing rhythm, the Belarussian eased to her third victory at the Sochi Games by winning the 12.5-kilometer mass start race on Monday, completing an unprecedented haul of three gold medals in women’s biathlon at one Olympics. “Maybe it’s strange, but I don’t feel like I’ve done something special,” Domracheva said. “I just tried to enjoy myself and I did my race with a laugh. But for sure, it’s amazing.” Domracheva is also expected to compete in the mixed and the women’s team relays, but Belarus is not among the favorites for gold in either race. High on confidence after wins in the pursuit and individual races last week, Domracheva took the lead after four minutes in Monday’s race and stayed ahead of the field after the first shooting. She missed one target before finishing in 35 minutes, 25.6 seconds. Gabriela Soukalova of Czech Republic was 20.2 seconds behind for silver and Tiril Eckhoff of Norway finished 27.3 behind for bronze. “She is amazing,” Eckhoff said of Domracheva. “She skis like a dancer. It’s really deserved, these three golds. She has been amazing here.” Kati Wilhelm is the only other woman to win three biathlon golds, but the German collected hers over two Olympics — the sprint and the relay in 2002 and the pursuit in ‘06.

Domracheva formed the shape of a heart with her hands after the race, and later explained: “I did that for all the spectators. They started to support me during the Olympics and I heard ‘Darya! Darya!’ from the stands.” And she needed the support at certain stages. She faulted on the fourth target in her final shooting, but as her nearest rival, Soukalova, also missed, Domracheva could still carry a 14.7-second lead into her final 2.5K lap. She stretched that lead and crossed the finish line while waving her right pole above her head in celebration. Missing on that fourth shooting cost Soukalova the chance to challenge on the final loop, but the Czech biathlete was more than happy with silver. “I was happy with just one mistake,” Soukalova said. “After the last shooting I started to believe it’s going to be a successful day for me.” It was Soukalova’s first Olympic medal, 30 years after her mother Gabriela Svobodova won silver in the women’s cross-country relay for Czechoslovakia. “I hope my mother is going to be happy that I am now as successful as her,” Soukalova said. It was Belarus day Monday at the Sochi Olympics. In addition to Domracheva, Anton Kushnir of Belarus nailed a near-perfect landing after a “back double fullfull-double full” jump — five twists packed into three headover-heels flips while soaring 50 feet off the ramp and into the night sky. “It was the best jump I’ve ever witnessed in person,” said 18-year-old American

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Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States celebrate after placing first in the ice dance free dance figure skating finals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.

Mac Bohonnon, who finished fifth. Indoors, American pair Meryl Davis and Charlie White won the gold in figure skating’s ice dance, finishing just ahead of longtime training partners and rivals Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada. It was the first Olympic title in the event for the United states. On Day 11 at the Sochi Olympics, Russia won the two-man bobsled for its fifth gold medal of the games; the U.S. and Canada advanced to the championship game of the

women’s ice hockey tournament; and Germany won the men’s team ski jumping gold, raising its games-leading total to eight. BOBSLED: Russia’s winning two-man bobsled had Alexander Zubkov driving and Alexey Voevoda as the brakeman. The Swiss team of Beat Hefti and Alex Baumann took silver, and the U.S. bronze, with Steven Holcomb driving and Steven Langton as brakeman. It was the first two-man bobsled medal for the U.S. in more than a half century. See SOCHI, Page A-7

Russians protest disallowed goal LAURA MILLS Associated Press

MOSCOW — After a heated U.S.Russia hockey match at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday, many Russian spectators have decided the cold war is back — and not just on the ice. Demonstrators gathered near the U.S. Embassy in Moscow on Monday to protest a referee’s call disallowing a Russian goal in the match that Russia ultimately lost in a penalty shootout. The protesters, organized by the Kremlin party’s youth group, donned Russian hockey jerseys and shouted, “Make soap out of the ref!” — a common expression among Russian soccer fans. Wielding a banner with a photograph of the American referee, Brad Meier, the protesters used a cheese grater to grate soap into buckets. The goal, which would have given Russia to a 3-2 lead with less than five minutes on the clock, was disallowed after officials ruled that the net had come loose from the ice before the goal was

scored. Russian fans, who had leapt to their feet in celebration, howled with rage as the call was announced. The referee supervisor for the International Ice Hockey Federation, Konstantin Komissarov, confirmed that the ruling made by the referees was correct and that video review had been properly used to make the call. But that hasn’t mollified Russian spectators who, in a rare unifying moment, have come together from both ends of the political spectrum to air their grievances — and their conspiracy theories. As the call was made, commentators on state television at first seemed unable to overcome their shock, shouting “How can this be so?!” They spent much of the rest of the game muttering resignedly about Meier’s nationality. Komsomolskaya Pravda, one of the country’s most popular newspapers, carried a photograph of the American goalie — a red circle drawn around his hand, which appears to be pushing one goal post backward — beneath the headline: “An American referee and the puppet international federation deprived us C

of a deserved victory.” One state-owned channel ran an hour-long talk show dedicated to the referee’s call. “Judges don’t have nationality?!” Alexei Pushkov, the Kremlin-connected head of Russian parliament’s lower house, fumed on Twitter. “How interesting. And how come they didn’t appoint a referee from Russia, but an American?” Even Russia’s liberals joined in the fight. “I agree with everything said about the referee,” wrote corruption blogger and opposition activist Alexei Navalny. One liberal website, Lenta.ru, wrote that the “Jewish masonry” was clearly involved in the call, joking reference to Soviet-era conspiracy theories about the West. President Vladimir Putin, who was one of the unhappy fans in the Sochi rink on Saturday, told Russian state news agencies on Monday that the game “should have been stopped” if the goal was out of place, but asked for fans to show sportsmanship. “Even if the judge was wrong, we mustn’t stick labels on anybody,” he said. “We can’t forget that sport takes courage, but also luck.”

A close race was shaping up in the Iron Dog, and area riders are right in the thick of it. Mike Morgan of Nome and Chris Olds of Eagle River were leading the race Monday night. They were Kaltag, which is 362 miles from Nome, which is the halfway point in the 2,000-mile race. A group of three teams all arrived in Kaltag within 40 minutes of Morgan and Olds. A big group of riders elected to take an eight-hour layover at Galena, which is 98 miles from Kaltag. Sitting pole position in this group is Dusty VanMeter of Kasilof and Marc McKenna of Anchorage, the two-time defending champions. McKenna and VanMeter, who has five total titles, arrived in Galena just two minutes after Morgan and Olds, but elected not to immediately follow them to Kaltag. Just 11 minutes behind McKenna and VanMeter are Cory Davis of Soldotna and Ryan Simons of Alberta. Davis has only done the race once, and Simons is a rookie, but Davis has won four snowmachine medals at the X Games and Simons has won two. Cory’s dad, Scott Davis of Soldotna, is 1 hour, 11 minutes behind McKenna and VanMeter. Scott Davis, who is riding with Aaron Bartel of Anchorage, is a seven-time champion. Rookie Devin Labarbera of Kenai was listed in 27th place as of Tuesday night.

Ancient history Goldschmidt doesn’t dwell on breakout year BOB BAUM AP Sports Writer

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Don’t ask Paul Goldschmidt about his breakout season of a year ago. That’s ancient history. Besides, anyone who tries to get the Arizona first baseman to talk about himself is wasting his breath. Goldschmidt, who played for the Anchorage Bucs, is as humble and low-key as a big-time player can get, But at the plate, his bat makes a lot of noise. In his second full major league season a year ago, he led the National League in RBIs with 125, tied for the lead in homers at 36 and hit .302. Oh, and he won a Gold Glove for his defense. It was a performance that earned him a second-place finish to Andrew McCutchen in MVP voting. The Diamondbacks have made him the face of the franchise. When they tried to lure Japanese hurler Hiroshi Tanaka, Goldschmidt was part of the entourage. When Arizona needed to take someone to Australia to promote the season-opening series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Goldschmidt made the trip. “Goldy is a franchise’s dream,” Diamondbacks President Derrick Hall said. “He is as big a star off the field as he is on it. ... He exemplifies what a role model is and goes above and beyond to assist the organization with the recruitment of players, building our community presence and representing it with the highest level of class and dignity.” And he’s a whale of a bargain, by the standards of baseball salaries these days. See BUC, Page A-7

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FREESTYLE SKIING: Alexei Grishin won Belarus’ first ever gold medal in Vancouver four years ago — also in the men’s aerials. Afterwards, he got his picture on a stamp back home. On Monday, he failed to qualify in the aerials. Belarus now has five golds in Sochi. Australia’s David Morris finished 24 points behind Kushnir to win silver; China’s Jia Zongyang took the bronze. FIGURE SKATING: Through 17 years of grueling practices, of defeats and victories, Meryl Davis and Charlie White insist they’ve never considered parting ways. A perfect pairing, they were nearly flawless at the Sochi Olympics, and on Monday they became the first Americans to win an ice dance gold medal. “The closest we came to breaking up, I can’t pinpoint one because there hasn’t been one,” Davis, 27, said. “Certainly there have been struggles. It hasn’t been easy to get where we are. ... It’s a partnership which I couldn’t have asked for more. “Charlie and I are very different. We used those difference to balance it out. There has never been a moment

of doubt.” Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada, the 2010 champions, took silver, while bronze went to Russia’s Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov. Davis and White won silver in Vancouver, but in the four years since they have overtaken the Canadians, their training partners in Detroit under Russian coach Marina Zoueva. The reigning world champs scored 116.63 points in the free dance to finish with 195.52, 4.53 ahead of Virtue and Moir. “No athletes like it to sit in this position,” Moir said. “We came here to win the competition. But it’s easier when we see them and know how hard these guys work.” When their program to “Sheherazade” ended with White on a knee, Davis rested her head on his back in exhausted elation. The two started skating together in 1997 in Michigan, and on the biggest day of their career, they performed just as they had visualized it. “That in itself justified 17 years of hard work,” White, 26, said. The music swelling over the final minute of the program, their feet were in nonstop motion, yet every step was intricately choreographed. Their lifts were a blur as White spun across the ice with Davis held aloft, their move-

Sports Briefs Midwest squad loses at Showcase The Midwest squad lost its first game Tuesday at the North American Hockey League Top Prospects Tournament in Michigan. Vincent Stefan, Jake Davidson and Conor Deal of the Brown Bears all play for the Midwest squad. None had a point Tuesday. Also at the tournament, the 18U Selects notched a 3-1 victory over the High Performance Hockey League 18U All-Stars. Brown Bears’ Sebastian Fuchs and Nathan Colwell are on the squad, and assisted on the first goal. Carson Vance, who played for the Brown Bears last season, had a goal for the 18U squad. Today, the tourney concludes with the Midwest squad facing the North at 3:30 p.m., and the NAHL 18U team facing USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program U-17 squad at 6 p.m.

Bettman won’t discuss NHL’s future at Winter Olympics

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league’s possible participation in the 2018 Olympics hasn’t been and won’t be discussed during the Sochi Games. Bettman was joined at a news conference Tuesday by NHL Players’ Association Executive Director Don Fehr and International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel. The league and the union have allowed their players to play in the Olympics since 1998, creating an elite hockey tournament that has become one of the most popular events at the Olympics. The 2018 Winter Games will be in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Penn St. hires new president STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State’s trustees aren’t disguising their satisfaction after naming one of the school’s former administrators to become its next president. The board voted unanimously on Monday to hire Florida State University president Eric Barron to lead the university after more than two years of turmoil following the arrest of former longtime assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on child molestation charges. The 62-year-old Barron returns to where he worked for two decades, including four as dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Outgoing Penn State president Rodney Erickson calls Barron “a person of the highest integrity.” Michael Poliakoff with the American Council of Trustees and Alumni says Barron is a good choice, but he’s critical of his $1 million annual pay package and calls the selection process flawed.

James can’t see leaving Miami MIAMI — LeBron James cannot currently envision a scenario where he leaves the Miami Heat this summer, though he still plans to assess his needs and his future at the end of the season. James made the comments in a wide-ranging interview with NBA TV. The Heat star can choose to become a free agent after this season by exercising an option in the contract he signed when he arrived in Miami during the summer of 2010. Asked by interviewer Steve Smith if he can picture himself being anywhere else, James did not seem to hesitate before answering. “At this point, I can’t,” James said. “At this point, I can’t. We don’t know what can happen from now to July, so what I’ve been able to do this whole season to this point is just worry about what’s at hand and that’s winning another championship. And hopefully at the end of this year I can put myself in a position where I can hold that Larry O’Brien Trophy up once again and then I will assess what I have to do with my future after that.”

Suggs re-signs with Ravens OWINGS MILLS, Md. — As a 20-year-old fresh out of college, Terrell Suggs never intended to spend his entire NFL career with one team. Now the Pro Bowl linebacker embraces the idea of going the distance as a Baltimore Raven. Suggs signed a four-year extension Monday that saves the Ravens salary cap room and puts Suggs in position to finish his career in Baltimore. “That’s the plan,” Suggs said. “Sizzle will be a Raven for life.” Suggs, 31, signed a six-year deal in 2009 that expired after the 2014 season. Now he’s signed through 2018. He was expected to count $12.4 million against the salary cap. With his new deal, that figure becomes a far more manageable $7.8 million. “It allows us to have the opportunity to pursue some of our own guys but also be prepared when free agency opens,” general manager Ozzie Newsome said at a news conference to announce the deal.

Costas is back SOCHI, Russia — Bob Costas returns as host for NBC’s primetime Olympic coverage Tuesday night, if still not exactly cleareyed, at least with a sharpened sense of respect for the colleagues and crew who covered for him during a six-day absence. “The doctors told me the infection has to run its course, which is 2-to-3 weeks, which covers the entire Olympics. It’s the alltime perfect bad timing, but what can you do? It’s a curve ball and you’ve got to go with it,” Costas chuckled during an interview with The Associated Press, “even though I couldn’t spot the rotation on a curve ball right now.” Wrapping up preparations a few hours before air-time, the broadcaster who began his Olympic work as a late-night host at the 1988 Seoul Games looked relaxed at the NBC compound in a navy polo shirt and cardigan sweater. — Staff and wire reports

ments and expressions still fierce despite the draining demands of the performance. As they told the story of the Persian king and the woman who enchants him, White was regal in purple velvet, Davis beguiling in a lavender dress with jewels shimmering on her midriff. They now have one medal of each color after winning bronze in the new team event in Sochi, the first American figure skaters to own three. Virtue and Moir had become the first North American ice dance gold medalists at their home Olympics in Vancouver. Their free dance to Russian classical music told the story of their own partnership, which also stretches back to 1997. In a performance at times tender and at others triumphant, Moir kissed her hand at the start and again throughout the program. “I think there is relief,” Moir said. “It has been a journey to get here since 2010, a lot of sleepless nights to get to the Olympic Games. If I could only have been that 22-year-old at Vancouver. “The reason we stayed in is we wanted a different journey. Now, the pressures of this game are just melting away.” Ilinykh and Katsalapov were just

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finals in Miami last June, and they want home-court advantage if — when? — the teams meet again this spring. The Heat are interested in it too, though only to a point. “What matters more is that we’re healthy. We’re going to compete for first place of course, but we’re not going to make it this huge thing,” Chris Bosh said. “We’re within striking distance, 2½ back. We like our chances.” The Thunder finally opened a little cushion atop the West with their strong finish to the first half, winning their final three games to take a four-game

ninth at last year’s world championships but are now the latest Olympic ice dance medalists from Russia, finishing 7.51 points behind the Canadians. She’s only 19; he’s 22. The home fans started cheering when the first few notes of “Swan Lake” played for their free dance, and they were roaring when it ended with Katsalapov collapsed on his knees and Ilinykh weeping. “The program builds and builds and builds,” Katsalapov said through a translator, “and the audience gave us energy to keep building it more and more.” France’s Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat were fourth, 6.26 points out of bronze. The other U.S. teams, Madison Chock and Evan Bates and siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani, finished eighth and ninth. Russia has won 18 of 33 medals in ice dance’s Olympic history, but now North Americans own two straight golds. Virtue and Moir have said they’ll likely retire. For Davis and White, talk of the future can wait until this historic victory starts feeling real. “We wanted to fight for the best performance we could give and we did that. You dream of this for so long, work so hard, and they worked hard, too,” White said, referring to Virtue and Moir. “They always have been with us, pushing us, and we couldn’t

lead over injury-plagued San Antonio, the defending conference champion. Houston, the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland are all six games behind. Durant is the NBA’s leading scorer and has a good chance to end James’ reign as the league’s MVP. The Thunder could get even stronger when Westbrook returns from knee surgery, perhaps even Thursday in their first game after the break. Durant scored 38 points in the All-Star game and has been unstoppable even in games where there is defense, averaging 31.5 points. He had 33 in the Thunder’s 112-95 victory in Miami last month, but scoring is only part of what he’s done to help Oklahoma City to a league-best 43-12 record even with only 25 games from Westbrook.

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Before last season, after one full year in the majors, he signed a four-year, $32 million deal that kicks in this year and puts him under contract through 2017 with a $14.5 million club option for 2018. Now the question is whether he is a oneyear wonder or truly destined for something special. Given his temperament and dedication, the latter seems a safe bet. Not that he’ll say much about that.

have done it without them.” SKI JUMPING: Germany’s win in the team event ended Austria’s winning streak. It had won gold in the last two Olympics and hasn’t lost a team large hill event since the 2005 world championships. Germany’s team included Andreas Wank, Marinus Kraus, Andres Wellinger and Severin Freund. Austria took silver and Japan won the bronze. ICE HOCKEY: Megan Bozek and Brianna Decker each had a goal and two assists to help the United States beat Sweden 6-1. The U.S. has medaled in every Winter Games since women’s hockey was added in 1998. Canada, the three-time defending gold medalist, beat Switzerland 3-1 to advance to the final for the fifth consecutive Olympics. The two North American powers have met for three of the previous four championships. CURLING: China beat Britain 6-5 to qualify for the Olympic semifinals in men’s curling. The loss forced Britain into a tiebreaker against Norway on Tuesday for the final spot in the playoffs. Canada and Sweden advanced on Sunday. In the women’s tournament, Switzerland and Britain advanced to the semifinals, joining Canada and Sweden. Canada is the first women’s curling team to go through the roundrobin matches without a loss.

“KD is a great player. He’s a great teammate. He does all the things that we have asked,” Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. “He doesn’t want to be just a scorer. He wants to be a playmaker, a defender and that’s what he’s done all season for us.” The trade deadline also is Thursday. The Heat and Pacers have perhaps already made their moves with the signings of centers Greg Oden and Andrew Bynum, but other contenders may seek the opportunity to make a deal they feel could position themselves to end the Heat’s quest for a third straight championship. The Pacers believe they can do it. Paul George isn’t far from the James-Durant level, and a title would help him inch even closer. “I want to be one of the

“I never really thought about it,” Goldschmidt said. “You want to go out and play well every year. It doesn’t matter whether you had a great year or a bad year the year before, you’ve got to go out and do it. We all start with no hits, no RBIs, no average so it doesn’t matter what happened.” Teammate Aaron Hill marvels at how Goldschmidt carries himself at age 26 with such a short time in the big leagues. “How he’s able to slow the game down already is impressive,” Hill said before Monday’s workout. “Sometimes it takes a guy a little longer than that. If he can

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best players to ever play in this league and be the best player in this league,” George said, “so it’s just taking every day to get better, every year to get better, and you know, I’m going to be at the top at some point.” So many others have a chance heading into the stretch run. The Clippers (Chris Paul and Blake Griffin), Rockets (Dwight Howard and James Harden) and Trail Blazers (LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard) all have All-Star duos, and don’t forget the Spurs, who were less than a half-minute from finishing off the Heat last June. “We definitely have the tools, we definitely have the team,” Tony Parker said of his team, which has been playing without Manu Ginobili and Kawhi Leonard. “We’ll be in the mix as long as we stay healthy.”

continue to have the same work ethic and mind frame and is always trying to get better, he’s’ going to have a long, successful career.” Just don’t ask him to talk about it. As personable as they come, he has no interest in self-analysis, and that’s one of the things that so impresses manager Kirk Gibson. “He forces himself to remain humble,” Gibson said, “the way he goes about his business and the way that he shows that humbleness to his teammates, through some of the things he does. He’ll always be that way,”

Scoreboard Basketball The AP Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Syracuse (64) 25-0 1,624 1 2. Florida (1) 23-2 1,543 3 3. Wichita St. 27-0 1,489 4 4. Arizona 23-2 1,427 2 5. Duke 20-5 1,296 8 6. San Diego St. 22-2 1,232 5 7. Cincinnati 23-3 1,157 10 8. Kansas 19-6 1,129 7 9. Villanova 22-3 1,020 6 10. Saint Louis 23-2 1,019 12 11. Creighton 21-4 991 18 11. Louisville 21-4 991 13 13. Michigan St. 21-5 788 9 14. Virginia 21-5 752 17 15. Iowa 19-6 721 16 16. Wisconsin 21-5 609 21 17. Iowa St. 19-5 597 11 18. Kentucky 19-6 579 14 19. Texas 20-5 577 19 20. Michigan 18-7 421 15 21. UConn 20-5 382 24 22. Memphis 19-6 204 20 23. UCLA 20-5 168 — 24. Ohio St. 20-6 133 22 25. Gonzaga 23-4 112 — Others receiving votes: North Carolina 54, Arizona St. 45, Pittsburgh 21, SMU 21, Stephen F. Austin 8, Oklahoma 7, New Mexico 3, VCU 2, Green Bay 1, Kansas St. 1, Louisiana Tech 1.

USA Today Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 16, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Syracuse (32) 25-0 800 1 2. Florida 23-2 752 4 3. Wichita State 27-0 747 2 4. Arizona 23-2 679 3 5. Louisville 21-4 618 8 6. Duke 20-5 611 9 7. San Diego State 22-2 591 5 8. Kansas 19-6 554 7 9. Cincinnati 23-3 526 11 10. Saint Louis 23-2 513 12 11. Villanova 22-3 506 6 12. Creighton 21-4 423 17 13. Virginia 21-5 416 16 14. Michigan State 21-5 406 10 15. Iowa 19-6 375 15 16. Kentucky 19-6 302 13 17. Texas 20-5 278 19 18. Wisconsin 21-5 255 21

19. Iowa State 20. Michigan 21. UConn 22. Gonzaga 23. Ohio State 24. Memphis 25. UCLA

19-5 227 18-7 159 20-5 158 23-4 128 20-6 97 19-6 85 20-5 72

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Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 31, North Carolina 22, Kansas State 19, Pittsburgh 17, SMU 7, Stephen F. Austin 7, Arizona State 6, New Mexico 6, Louisiana Tech 2, West Virginia 2, California 1, Nebraska 1, VCU 1.

The Women’s Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record 1. UConn (36) 26-0 2. Notre Dame 24-0 3. Louisville 25-2 4. South Carolina 23-2 5. Stanford 24-2 6. Baylor 22-3 7. Duke 22-3 8. Maryland 20-4 9. Penn St. 20-5 10. Tennessee 20-5 11. North Carolina 20-6 12. Oklahoma St. 20-4 13. West Virginia 22-3 14. N.C. State 22-4 15. Kentucky 19-6 16. Texas A&M 20-6 17. Nebraska 19-5 18. California 18-7 19. LSU 18-7 20. Arizona St. 20-6 21. Purdue 18-7 22. St. John’s 19-5 23. Michigan St. 17-8 24. Gonzaga 23-4 25. Rutgers 20-5

Pts Prv 900 1 864 2 803 4 764 5 761 6 733 7 696 3 627 9 563 11 536 8 524 17 495 12 485 13 448 10 426 18 410 14 277 21 238 22 222 19 187 15 172 23 132 24 114 25 87 20 69 —

Others receiving votes: Middle Tennessee 53, Wichita St. 23, Vanderbilt 21, Iowa 19, DePaul 17, Chattanooga 9, Bowling Green 8, James Madison 8, Georgia Tech 5, BYU 2, Dayton 1, Florida 1.

NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 28 24 Brooklyn 24 27 New York 20 32 Boston 19 35 Philadelphia 15 39 Southeast Division Miami 37 14 Atlanta 25 26 Washington 25 27 Charlotte 23 30 Orlando 16 38

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Central Division Indiana 40 Chicago 27 Detroit 22 Cleveland 20 Milwaukee 9

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio 38 15 Houston 36 17 Dallas 32 22 Memphis 29 23 New Orleans 23 29 Northwest Division Oklahoma City 43 12 Portland 36 17 Minnesota 25 28 Denver 24 27 Utah 19 33 Pacific Division L.A. Clippers 37 18 Phoenix 30 21 Golden State 31 22 L.A. Lakers 18 35 Sacramento 18 35

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Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Atlanta at Indiana, 3 p.m. Cleveland at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Toronto at Washington, 3 p.m. Charlotte at Detroit, 3:30 p.m. Orlando at Milwaukee, 4 p.m. New York at Memphis, 4 p.m. Miami at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Phoenix at Denver, 5 p.m. San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m. All Times AST

Men’s Scores EAST Towson 78, Delaware 63 SOUTH Alcorn St. 57, Ark.-Pine Bluff 54 Davidson 83, The Citadel 76 Florida A&M 68, Delaware St. 63 Georgia St. 68, Texas St. 41 High Point 76, Charleston Southern 70 Morgan St. 88, Md.-Eastern Shore 72 NC Central 76, Savannah St. 62 North Carolina 81, Florida St. 75 SC State 75, NC A&T 70, OT SC-Upstate 66, Stetson 48 Southern U. 83, MVSU 74 William & Mary 93, UNC Wilmington 70 MIDWEST No major team scores reported. SOUTHWEST Baylor 70, Oklahoma St. 64, OT Grambling St. 83, Prairie View 81 Jackson St. 75, Texas Southern 73 FAR WEST Idaho St. 78, Weber St. 75, OT

Women’s Scores EAST Mount St. Mary’s 84, Bryant 78< NJIT 71, Rutgers-Newark 42< Robert Morris 79, LIU Brooklyn 43< Sacred Heart 77, St. Francis (NY) 53< St. Francis (Pa.) 88, CCSU 83< Wagner 67, Fairleigh Dickinson 48< SOUTH Alcorn St. 57, Ark.-Pine Bluff 48< Appalachian St. 71, Elon 60< Chattanooga 64, Wofford 48< Duke 84, Maryland 63< E. Illinois 65, Austin Peay 63< E. Kentucky 74, Tennessee Tech 70< Florida A&M 95, Delaware St. 79< Furman 51, Samford 45< Georgia St. 82, Texas St. 69< High Point 91, Charleston Southern 90, OT< Md.-Eastern Shore 91, Morgan St. 46< Morehead St. 45, Jacksonville St. 43< NC A&T 73, SC State 49< SIU-Edwardsville 73, Murray St. 61< Savannah St. 60, NC Central 53< Southern U. 70, MVSU 65< UT-Martin 104, Tennessee St. 65< W. Carolina 63, UNC-Greensboro 51< MIDWEST Dayton 90, Saint Louis 74< Ill.-Chicago 79, Milwaukee 54< Notre Dame 87, Georgia Tech 72< SOUTHWEST Prairie View 82, Grambling St. 75, 2OT< Texas Southern 61, Jackson St. 54< FAR WEST UCLA 103, Oregon 83< Weber St. 84, Idaho St. 71<

Olympics Medals Table

At Sochi, Russia Through Monday, Feb. 17 (60 of 98 total events) Nation G S B Tot Russia 5 7 6 18 United States 5 4 9 18 Netherlands 5 5 7 17 Norway 5 3 7 15 Canada 4 7 4 15 Germany 8 3 2 13 Sweden 2 5 2 9 Switzerland 5 2 1 8 Austria 2 5 1 8 Belarus 5 0 1 6 China 3 2 1 6

France 2 Japan 1 Czech Republic 1 Slovenia 1 Italy 0 Poland 4 South Korea 1 Australia 0 Latvia 0 Britain 1 Finland 0 Slovakia 1 Croatia 0 Kazakhstan 0 Ukraine 0

0 3 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0

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Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with RHP Suk-min Yoon on a three-year contract. DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Valdez, LHP Casey Crosby, C Ramon Cabrera, INFs Jordan Lennerton and Eugenio Suarez and OF Daniel Fields on one-year contracts. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Claimed OF Jimmy Paredes off waivers from Baltimore. Designated RHP Maikel Cleto for assignment. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Claimed LHP Joe Savery off waivers from Philadelphia. Placed LHP Eric O’Flaherty to the 60-day DL. TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Lisalverto Bonilla, Cory Burns, Wilmer Font, Roman Mendez and Tanner Scheppers; INF Luis Sardinas and OFs James Adduci, Engel Beltre and Michael Choice on one-year contracts. BASKETBALL NBA Development League RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS — Acquired G Maalik Wayns. FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed LB Terrell Suggs to a four-year contract extension. CHICAGO BEARS —Signed DE Austen Lane to a one-year contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League MINNESOTA WILD — Signed G John Curry to a two-way contract. COLLEGE AUSTIN PEAY — Signed baseball coach Gary McClure to a fouryear contract extension through the 2017-18 season. COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE — Added women’s golf as an intercollegiate sport, beginning with the 2014-15 academic year. MANHATTAN — Named Noah LeFevre director of athletics.

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Around Alaska Electronic notices bill sent back from floor JUNEAU — A bill that would allow municipalities to post certain public notices online rather than in newspapers got kicked back to the House Rules Committee. HB275, from Rep. Mike Hawker, was on Monday’s floor calendar. But instead of coming for a vote, it was sent to Rules, where bills sometimes go for additional work or until there is sufficient support for them to pass. Committee Chair Craig Johnson said the bill was sent to Rules at Hawker’s request. He said his understanding was members were getting pressure to withdraw their support. Hawker declined immediate comment after leaving the floor. While Hawker has cast the bill as a cost-saving measure, some newspaper publishers worry it could affect public’s right to know information about their government.

Iditarod restart to remain in Willow ANCHORAGE — After the ceremonial start of the 2014 Iditarod dog-sled race in Anchorage on March 1, race officials say it will move to Willow as planned. The Iditarod Trail Committee made the announcement after meeting for several hours Monday. A lack of snow and warm temperatures led officials to consider moving the race to an unfamiliar trail and bypassing the Alaska Range before following the traditional route starting in Ruby. But early Monday afternoon, Iditarod spokeswoman Julie Busch told The Anchorage Daily News the committee had decided to keep the restart in Willow. “I think the board was very, and rightfully so, interested in as much detail as we could come up with in terms of the scope of work and the plan of attack to improve what today is a pretty poor trail and transform it into something that, come race day, will look quite different,” race director Stan Hooley said. “It’s a lot of different types of work, but all focused on making a safe trail.” The final call hinged on a belief that heavy equipment can grind up about 65 miles of ice into snow down the trail from Willow, in the Susitna and Yentna rivers area. And that work depended on whether the river ice was thick enough to support the equipment, Hooley said. During the weekend, samples showed the ice was thick enough, and grooming is set for a few days before the race, he said. “You really don’t want to do it too far in advance,” Hooley said. “There’s no reason for it to get a couple weeks of traffic before it needs to be used for the race.” Workers will have to build ice bridges over open water, smooth out ruts and clear brush in some areas. “If you went up there today and looked at it, you would say, ‘You can’t run dog teams through here.’ We’re confident with the work that’s planned that those areas can be repaired in a way everybody will be happy with,” Hooley said.

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the Susitna project, had made substantial progress toward or completed land-access agreements. AEA spokeswoman Emily Ford said the authority is currently negotiating land-access permits and hoped to soon have a signed permit to conduct environmental field work. The authority had sought $110 million to complete its initial study report and prepare its license application for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during the upcoming fiscal year. It requested and received more time to file its report, which was initially due Feb. 3. In recent years, the state has provided more than $170 million toward the project. With projections calling for slumping revenues and the state facing the prospect of using savings to get by, some lawmakers — like Stoltze’s House Finance co-chair, Alan Austerman — have called for taking a tough look at projects and deciding if they are the best places for continued investment. House Speaker Mike Chenault told a news conference last month he believes that both Susitna and the gas line

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He said while he has not yet reviewed the failed plan because the city cannot work on it for two years, he would like to hear input from the citizens on what they didn’t like. “From my understanding, it sounds like folks don’t want to see commercial buildings in their neighborhoods,” he said. — The Associated Press “Most places are getting away from doing highway commercial. We have all these vacant places from here to Soldotna.” Krizmanich said he hopes to revitalize the large empty box stores like the former Lowe’s building and open space in the Kenai Mall. He said he shares treme, but I think we can do it,” Mayor Pat Porter’s concern in Schlosser said. “It’ll take some revitalizing vacant buildings time and a little bit of work.” and beautifying the city. Right now, Noble Paws is raising money to get the program going. They’ve raised almost $5,000 of the initial $32,000 goal, which will cover the construction of four to six of Continued from page A-1 the specialty sleds and operating costs such as the care of a dog He also said his administrateam and insurance, Vick said. tion negotiated a lower royalty Vick has already purchased oil price in 2012. five acres, with cabin, in the Flint Hills completed its purGoldstream Valley for Noble chase of the refinery in April Paws. The land is located next 2004. In 2009, the industrial to miles of mushing trails and chemical sulfolane, a liquid used is where Noble Paws will teach in refining oil, was discovered to people to mush. Eventually, it have leached into groundwater will be the home to a dog team. beneath the refinery, resulting Noble Paws doesn’t have a in a plume about 2.5 miles wide dog team yet. Vick plans to lease and 3 miles long. or borrow a team the first year, The company was aware of which would keep operating costs soil contamination but thought down. “As we become financially it was confined to the ground sustainable, we’d have our own beneath the refinery. Sulfolane team,” he said. “We need to train was later detected beyond redogs to work with people with finery property, including trace disabilities. We’re not focused on amounts in the city of North speed but on discipline.” Pole’s two wells. Noble Paws has been reaching out to organizations that work with disabled people, including the Fairbanks Resource Agency and organizations that work with disabled veterans, as well as the Make-A-Wish foundation. FRA is working on setting up a meeting with Vick and is interested in learning more about the opportunities from Noble Paws, said Marie Mitchell, outreach coordinator for FRA. Make-a-Wish has had children ask for dog mushing to be part of their wish experience.

Group teaches mushing to people with disabilities By JULIE HERRMANN Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

FAIRBANKS (AP) — A new nonprofit aimed at helping people with disabilities learn to dog mush got a boost when it was featured on the U.S. government’s disability website recently. An entry about the organization, Noble Paws, was posted to disability.gov’s blog on Jan. 29, along with a YouTube video on its Facebook page back in December. Since then, views to the Noble Paws website have exploded. “Our Facebook page got significantly more likes,” said Steve Vick, the nonprofit’s president. “Traffic on our website has increased by about 10 times.” Noble Paws was started by Vick, who has mushed more than a decade. He said he noticed that many sports had been adapted for people with disabilities and that he wanted to add dog mushing to the list. Since dog sleds are mostly made to be stood upon, Vick knew he couldn’t use a traditional sled design. So he designed a sled with a gate that flops down and turns into a ramp so a wheelchair can be rolled up onto it, as well as a sled with a seat, a fat tire in the back and handlebars for steering and braking. It’s designed for people with limited leg mobility. Willow sled builder Dan Schlosser will be building the sleds. His father, who has been paralyzed for 18 years, has been giving input. “It’s pretty ex-

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formation and trying to understand Sen. Mike Dunleavy’s vision for how any constitutional change would function. Micciche said he needed more information before he would be ready to vote one way or the other. Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, sponsored SJR9, the version of the proposed amendment pending on the Senate side. Dunleavy has said repeatedly that he is strong supporter of public education but also believes there’s no one-size-fits-all for educating Alaska kids.

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SJR9 has advanced from the Senate Finance Committee, but it has not been scheduled for a floor vote. It faces a high bar for passage, with a two-thirds vote needed in the House and Senate to qualify for the ballot. A similar proposal is being considered on the House side. Supporters of the proposed amendment say it would lead to more choices in education, while opponents fear it would take money from public schools. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Byron Mallott attended but did not speak as scheduled. His campaign cited concerns with mixing the campaign and an event promoted by some legislative offices. C

are needed to meet Alaska’s future energy requirements. He called the money being spent now lead-up money, going toward work that will help the state decide whether the projects are viable and worth pursuing. Rep. Craig Johnson, R-Anchorage, noted that the lead-up phase isn’t cheap. “But I don’t think that we want to advance the project without going through the due process, and that’s not an inexpensive process,” he said. Critics of the project worry about the impact the dam could have on things like salmon and river levels and flow. They fear it could be vulnerable in an earthquake. The project as proposed would be one of the tallest dams built in the U.S. in decades. Current plans call for a 735foot dam built into the Susitna River Canyon and a reservoir that would stretch more than 40 miles. It is currently projected to cost $5.2 billion, though it is not yet clear how it might be financed. Melis Coady, who was recently in Juneau with a group of Susitna opponents, said Susitna isn’t a good fit for the energy needs of Alaska, which in parts of the Railbelt include a need for more affordable heating options. Electricity, she said, doesn’t keep you warm. She worries the state backed “People say we don’t have a lot of land to develop, I see a lot left to develop in town,” he said. “The vacant buildings are not doing anybody any good. I see that as a huge challenge and opportunity at the same time.” As for the future of the city, Krizmanich does not expect big changes. He is following the proposed natural gas pipeline plans in Nikiski, which may mean a lot of development down the road. “I want to know what direction does the city want to go in the future,” he said. “How do we want to develop our downtown and the more rural parts of town? Kenai is a big sprawling city that covers a lot of area. We have a lot of opportunities.” Krizmanich said he is fortunate to be able to start work in the winter when it is quiet because it gives him time to learn the ropes. In the next couple About 300 homes in the area have wells with sulfolanefouled water, and those residents are being provided with an alternate water source by Flint Hills. A Flint Hills vice president said the refinery is closing because of a difficult refining market and uncertainties over future soil and groundwatercleanup costs that began under the refinery’s former owners. The decision to close the refining operations will cost about 90 jobs. Parnell said calls have gone out to employers throughout Alaska to find new opportunities for refinery workers who will be losing their jobs. “I care very much about what’s happening here,” Parnell said. “Our administration is on it.”

‘But we’re still all working toward the same goal: sustainable, cost-efficient energy for the whole state.’ — Rep. Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage itself into a corner with Susitna and the renewable-energy goal. Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, said he thinks Alaskans would love to get to the 50 percent goal, but he believes it would be extremely difficult without a project like Susitna. He said projects need to stand on their own and he still has questions about Susitna’s impact on fisheries. “If the project doesn’t work out for whatever reason, we need to re-evaluate,” he said. Rep. Charisse Millett, who helped craft the energy policy, said she believes the renewable goal is attainable with or without Susitna. Other projects on the books through the Renewable Energy Fund can help move the state closer to that goal, she said. “Technology is moving faster and faster every day,” Millett said. According to the 2013 Renewable Energy Atlas of Alas-

ka, hydroelectric power supplies 20 percent of Alaska’s electricity in an average water year. Wind provides less than 1 percent. The governor’s Office of Management and Budget has reported the state’s renewableenergy portfolio has grown steadily since 2008. Millett, R-Anchorage, supports the state continuing to pursue both Susitna and a gas-line project, in case one falters. Natural gas, while not renewable, is still a good form of “clean” energy, she said. The tone of discussion has changed since her first session in 2009, she said, moving from the state doing “absolutely nothing” for energy to what the state is doing and the available options. The issue now is money, she said. “But we’re still all working toward the same goal: sustainable, cost-efficient energy for the whole state,” Millett said.

months he expects more building permits to come in as new businesses gear up for the summer season. He said it would be nice to see a microbrewery open in town, keeping up with neighbor cities Soldotna and Nikiski, which have three combined. While he doesn’t expect the City of Kenai to explode into a metropolitan area, he said he looks forward to working with Porter and the city council to make downtown a “nice livable, active urban environment.” Krizmanich attended graduate school at the University of North Carolina in 1981, the same time Michael Jordan played for the Tar Heels. While at Chapel Hill he met his wife, who went to Duke University. He said he had intended to visit Alaska during his trip to the Pacific Northwest 30 years ago out of graduate school but

ran out of money. His first experience in the Kenai Peninsula from the views of Mt. Reboubt to the abundance of outdoor activities made this an ideal place to live, he said. He towed up a snowmachine and his mountain bikes and made the drive from Colorado to Alaska up the Alaska Highway. He said he is looking forward to salmon fishing and seeing all the crowds during dipnet season. He is currently looking for a house and waiting for his wife to move up after selling her business. “That is the only downside of the whole deal being apart from her,” he said. “People here are friendly. Things move at a slower pace here, but people seem to be more welcoming.” Reach Dan Balmer at daniel.balmer@peninsulaclarion. com.

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Dad who defers to son sends wrong message to daughter will think he can take anything he wants from his sister because, as the male, he gets his way. No, Abby, a promise is a promise. And if there’s any lesson more important to teach our children, I can’t imagine what it is. — HOLLY IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR ABBY: This is the time to teach that 12-year-old Abigail Van Buren “young man” to be a man of his word. He made the decision that his sister could have the room. The daughter had the guts to ask for what she wanted. Good for her for asking for what she wants. Now they should draw straws to determine the outcome? The message this sends to the children is, “If you’re older, you can get what you want. If you make a promise, you can break it.” The daughter should not lose out on what she was promised. — DANIELLE IN WISCONSIN DEAR ABBY: May I offer a suggestion? The children should be told that each year around the anniversary of their moving to the new house that they will

change rooms. It may take some effort and energy, but the benefit would be that both brother and sister get to experience the larger bedroom. It will teach them to compromise. — TAMI IN COLORADO DEAR ABBY: Having been through this type of situation as a child, I can tell you it destroyed my trust in my mother. Believe me, this will have far-reaching and unintended repercussions in that little girl’s life. A promise is a promise! — CANDACE IN THE ROCKIES DEAR ABBY: Whatever happened to respect for your elders? None of my six nieces and nephews has ever called me “Uncle Sam,” nor have any of their children called me “Mr. B.” When the 5-year-old called me “Sammy,” a name I loathe, I nearly snapped. Am I out of line? — SAM IN SHEFFIELD, MASS. DEAR SAM: If “Uncle Sam” is what you prefer to be called, you should have made that clear to your siblings when the nieces and nephews were little. Children are imitative. If their parents call you and refer to you as just plain Sam, don’t blame the children for doing the same. I don’t know how old the kids are now, but it may be a little late for you to start complaining about this.

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014: This year you often react in a childlike manner when it comes to your career and relationship matters. Try to think before you speak, and sit on automatic reactions. You frequently will find yourself in stressful situations where a decision must be made. If you are single, the person you meet after mid-July will be more significant than the person you meet prior to that time. If you are attached, working on a project together leaves both of you feeling satisfied. You enter a very special period come summer. Plan a longdesired vacation together. LIBRA loves batting around ideas as much as you do. 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) HHHHYour sixth sense will help you sort through a higher-up’s attitude. Clearly, you do not have the whole story. Defer to someone else, and try not to worry so much about a temporary issue. Take a stand with someone who tends to be defiant. Tonight: Out and about. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Pace yourself without pressuring someone who has not given a lot of thought to a problem. You could feel as though someone is trying too hard to impress others. How you handle this person could change the balance of power. Tonight: Make time for a special person. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You will be full of fun as you seek to make a change, but a part-

HHHThe unexpected will occur, and you might be backpedaling for a while. Your response to a surprise could be more significant than you realize. Take some time to consider all the potential options before declaring what you will do. Tonight: Take some much-needed private time. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Rethink a recent decision you’ve made. The unexpected might occur with a child or loved one. Maintain a sense of humor, and don’t lose sight of your longterm goals. Your responses could be very different from what you had anticipated. Tonight: Go for the moment. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You might want to understand what is happening with someone you respect, as this person could be acting out of sorts. Sometimes the best approach is to be subtle while indicating that you care and are there for him or her. Tonight: In the limelight. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHYour sense of direction will help you sort out an issue. The more detached you are from a complication, the more likely you are to come up with a winning solution. Problems will surface, and fortunately, they will be minor. Tonight: Opt for the most unique idea. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH The Sun moves into your sign today and energizes you. In the next few weeks, you will note a positive change in your life. Test out what seems like an incredible offer with several trusted friends. You might not be as realistic as you need to be. Tonight: Call a friend.

Get credit for signing Dear Heloise: With all the identity theft, should I sign the back of my credit cards or not? — Janice W., via email Yes, you should sign credit cards, even if there is concern that someone might practice your signature and then use the card. Credit-card companies tell retailers not to accept the card for use if it is not signed, so if you want to be sure you can use it, you’d better sign it. Merchants can ask you to sign the card in front of them (if it is not signed when you hand it to them) and then produce another form of ID with a matching signature. If you refuse, the credit card may be declined for payment. — Heloise P.S.: You can add the words “Check ID” by your signature and hope retailers will look at the back of the card, see those words and ask for it, but it is no guarantee. Check hours Dear Heloise: On a recent trip, I stayed at a hotel that has a little fastfood type restaurant in the lobby. My hint is to make sure you check the operating hours. Some of these hotel “restaurants” will shut down for a few hours between mealtimes and may close early on Sundays. Saves you the surprise of finding out they are closed when you need a meal! — K.W., A Traveler From Texas How right you are! I’ve been stuck in the same situation, but I always carry some peanuts or granola in my carryon bag. They have saved me a few times when nothing was open. — Heloise

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DEAR ABBY: You were wrong to advise “Starting Anew in Ohio” (Nov. 7), the mother of a 10-yearold girl who wanted the bigger bedroom in their new house, to have her kids draw straws. When the girl made the request, her older brother said he didn’t care. The time to have drawn straws was when the girl first made the request, not two months afterward. The girl is at an age when children can be particularly sensitive about trust issues, and the boy is old enough to know that words have consequences. If the parents reverse course now, the girl will learn that her parents’ promises mean nothing, and the boy will learn that he doesn’t have to worry about what he says because he can always change it later. These are not good lessons to teach children. That the father would bow to the boy’s request made the situation worse. Maybe he’d think twice if he realized his daughter will now always doubt his word. — JUDY IN OHIO DEAR JUDY: You are not the only reader who told me my answer wasn’t up to my usual standards. In fact, not a single person who wrote to comment agreed with me, and their points were valid. Their comments: DEAR ABBY: Your solution won’t keep the peace in that household; it will end it. The daughter will learn her parents can’t be trusted to keep a promise; the son

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Sochi scene: When dogs fly KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Gus Kenworthy’s party back in Colorado to celebrate his silver medal in men’s slopestyle skiing is going to have to wait. He’s still waiting for Russia to let the dogs out. No, seriously. The 22-year-old who lives in Telluride, Colo., was scheduled to return home from Sochi on Monday, nearly a week after Kenworthy was part of a historic sweep by the U.S. as slopestyle skiing made its Olympic debut. Yet Kenworthy’s medal in some ways took a backseat to his decision to adopt four puppies — along with their mother — he discovered near the media center at the base of the mountain that houses the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Kenworthy wasn’t kidding. He is taking all five dogs back to the U.S. with him, but getting the paperwork done is taking some time. A U.S. skiing official says Kenworthy had to push back his plans so the dogs can join him for the long trip halfway across the world back home. The reaction to Kenworthy’s decision to adopt the family has gotten perhaps more attention than the medal he claimed alongside gold medalist Joss Christensen and bronze medalist Nick Goepper. Pop star Miley Cyrus tweeted at Kenworthy on Sunday, saying there were “4 reasons to follow @guskenworthy” while forwarding a picture of Kenworthy playing with his new pooches.

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Gus Kenworthy of the United States competes in the men’s ski slopestyle final to win the silver medal at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 13, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

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