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Medal of Honorwinner, JC native
passes away LOS ANGELES World
War II Medal of Honor win-ner and former Junction Citynative Walter Ehlers passedaway Thursday in Los Ange-les. He was 92.
Ehlers was born May 7,1921 in Junction City, andwas part of the 16th InfantryRegiment, 1st Infantry Divi-
sion when they participatedin D-Day on June 6, 1944.
He received the Medal ofHonor after fighting throughGerman forces and carrying awounded rifleman to safetydespite being injured himself.After receiving medical treat-ment, Ehlers refused to beevacuated and returned tolead his squad, according tothe Armys website.
For more on Ehlers legacy,check out the Thursday edi-tion of The Daily Union.
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BYALIX KUNKLEAND
ROBERTBURNS
WASHINGTON (AP) Lookingbeyond Americas post-Sept. 11wars, Defense Secretary ChuckHagel on Monday proposed shrink-ing the Army to its smallest size in74 years, closing bases and reshap-ing forces to confront a more vola-tile, more unpredictable worldwith a more nimble military.
The nation can afford a smallermilitary so long as it retains a tech-nological edge and the agility torespond on short notice to crisesanywhere on the globe, Hagel
said.He said the priorities he outlined
reflect a consensus view amongAmericas military leaders.
In a speech at the 1-year mark ofhis tenure as Pentagon chief, Hagel
revealed many details of thedefense spending plan that will bepart of the 2015 budget PresidentBarack Obama will submit to Con-gress next week.
Hagel described it as the firstPentagon budget to fully reflect thenations transition from 13 years ofwar.
At the core of his plan is thenotion that after wars in Iraq andAfghanistan that proved longerand more costly than foreseen, theU.S. military will no longer be sizedto conduct large and protractedground wars.
It will put more emphasis on
versatile, agile forces that can proj-ect power over great distances,including in Asia.
Hagel stressed such changesentail risk.
We are entering an era where
American dominance on the seas,in the skies and in space can no
longer be taken for granted, hesaid.
However, budget constraintsdemand that spending be manageddifferently from the past, with aneye to cutting costs across a wide
front, including in areas certain todraw opposition in the Congress,he said.
He proposed, for example, a vari-ety of changes in military compen-sation, including smaller pay rais-es, a slowdown in the growth oftax-free housing allowances and arequirement that retirees and somefamilies of active-duty servicemembers pay a little more in healthinsurance deductibles and co-pays.
Although these recommenda-tions do not cut anyones pay, Irealize they will be controversial,Hagel said, adding that the nation
cannot afford the escalating cost ofmilitary pay and benefit packagesthat were enacted during the waryears.
If we continue on the current
More military downsizing?
Local leaders preparing for more possible troop cuts
BYCHASEJORDAN
For the staff of Custer Hill Elementary, notknowing whats down the road is the worstpart.
The Geary County Board of Educationreceived a feasibility study for the possible clo-sure of the school during a work session Mon-day. Next, Unified School District 475 officialswill examine financial and enrollment find-ings.
Once we find out whats going to happen, Ithink well be positive and support one anotheras we make those decisions about where weregoing, Principal Melanie Laster said.
Staff members will be notified about whatshappening next before the end of the schoolyear.
Board members began discussing closingCuster Hill Elementary in January. Districtofficials are concerned about the condition andusability of the building. The issue came aboutwhen the capacity and condition of Fort Rileyschools were being examined. After the recentconstruction of Seitz Elementary and additionsto Ware Elementary, the capacity matter was
Faculty awaitingfate of Custer Hill
Elementary
BYT IM WEIDEMAN
When Cecil Aska first landed a job in theKansas judicial system, everybody showed upfor court in suits.
The dress code is one of several relaxationsAska, 61, notices as he reflects on his 34 years ofworking in the court system.
Aska will retire March 15 from his currentposition as Eighth Judicial Dis-trict Court administrator.
When I first started, thingswere a whole lot more formal, interms of the court proceedingsand things, he said Monday.And its kind of gotten a littlelax, in my opinion, over theyears.
The shift, Aska said, relates toa much broader change extend-ing outside the courtroom.
I think its that the court reflects societyitself, he said. It used to be things were awhole lot more formal in all aspects of life. Itseems like in society as a whole weve become alittle less formal about things, more casual.
Maybe thats not necessarily a bad thing, butAska said the formality had its purpose.
District court
administratorto retire
CECIL
ASKA
Please see Retiring, 8A
Were working nowto make sure were
ready for (theprocess).
JOHNARMBRUST
Kansas GovernorsMilitary Council
Executive Director
Please see Military, 8A
Chase Jordan The Daily UnionDoug Burns, of United TowersInc. works on a ham radioantenna Monday near theintersection of Ash Street andUS-77. During the task, work-
ers were up to 400 feet in theair placing the equipment.Garry Berges, Director ofEmergency Management, saidthe installation will allow vol-unteers to assist with stormspotting and other emergencysituations.
From the ground up
Junction City hosts annual drill meet
Tim Weideman The Daily UnionJunction City High School JROTC Color Guard TeamOne competes Saturday morning at the 31st Mid-America Invitational Drill Meet hosted by Junction
City.
BYDAILYUNIONSTAFF
The Junction City Junior Reserve OfficerTraining Corps hosted the 31st annual Mid-America Invitational Drill Meet Saturday atJunction City High School Career Academy.
Seven JROTC teams from high schools acrossKansas, including ateam from JunctionCity High School, com-peted in the annualdrill meet.
Featured eventsinclude armed regula-tion, armed exhibition,unarmed exhibition,color guard, unarmedregulation, individualdrill down and dual/individual drill with
weapon competitions.Junction Citys JROTC program is part of the
Third Brigade JROTC, which includes schoolsfrom 10 states in the Midwest.
Results from Saturdays competition were notavailable as of press time Monday, but will beposted in The Daily Union and online at www.
yourDU.net when they are released.
See more ofthe actionMake sure to check
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Amanda Kim Stai rrett 1st Inf antry Di vision Public AffairsFeb. 23 was the final day for the 58th annual K-State Rodeo at Kansas State University in Manhattan. For the last six years, the rodeo has hosteda military appreciation day during the three-day event. The Commanding Generals Mounted Color Guard resume its tradition of presenting thecolors during the final day of competitions opening ceremonies.
BYJULIEF IEDLER
1st Infantry Division Public Affairs
FORT RILEY Four seconds is a big
deal.
In four seconds, drivers can cover the dis-
tance of a football field at a speed of 65 mph.
Glancing down at a Smartphone or fiddling
with a radio can eat up four seconds in a
flash.
A driver (who) is distracted by just reach-
ing for their cell phone or hooking their
cell phone to their car to talk hands free is
just as distracted as the driver (who) is tex-
ting or has a phone to their ear, said Lt.
Michael McLain, watch commander, Fort
Riley Police Department, Directorate of
Emergency Services.
Theyre three times more likely to be
involved in an injury accident. The han-
dling of cell phones while driving whetherto talk, text, search for a playlist or other
activity is prohibited on post per Fort
Riley Regulation 190-5.
The only time you can use a cell phone is
with a hands-free device, McLain explained.
If (a police) officer sees you with a cell
phone in your hand you can be stopped
and cited.
Citations carry a $75 fine on the first
offense. Repeat offenders may have their on-
post driving privileges suspended.
McLain said officers on patrol see drivers
using cell phones on a daily basis.
It is a high priority for our department
because we see it so much, and it is against
the law, he said. We want to get the word
out because not everybody knows when they
come to Fort Riley that you cant use yourcell phone.
While glancing down at a screen for an
instant might not seem like a big deal, it can
result in property damage, injury or even
fatality, McLain said. Just having a conver-
sation is putting you at risk, he said. Youre
still not thinking about driving. Youre think-
ing about your conversation. Thats where
the risk inherently lies You need to focus
on driving.
If drivers get a call or message they must
answer, McLain suggested getting off the
road and turning on their hazard lights
before taking the call.
You dont want to present a hazard to
other drivers, he said. Make sure your
cars completely off the roadway. And, at
that point, you can have your conversation.McLain stressed other distractions, like eat-
ing, putting on makeup, turning around to
talk to people in the back seat and other
behaviors that take a drivers focus off the
road also are ill -advised.
Distracteddriving a no
on post
BYS GT . DANIELS TOUTAMIRE
2nd ABCT Public Affairs
FORT RILEY Soldiers and leaders
with Headquarters and HeadquartersCompany, 2nd Armored Brigade Com-bat Team, 1st Infantry Division spenttwo weeks earlier this month fine tuningtheir brigade staff operations ahead of aMarch mission in Africa, as part of theunits regional alignment with the conti-
nent.Despite losing two whole days and
much of another due to more than a footof snowfall, the Soldiers managed toerect a fully-functioning Tactical Opera-tions Center and conduct a major staffexercise, which included a visit by theHon. Christine Fox, deputy secretary ofdefense.
Even though (we) lost two trainingdays, it only had very minor impacts on
the next week, said Maj. Charles Slagle,executive officer, 2nd ABCT. The factthat we lost those days and soon afterhosted the deputy secretary of defense,it is a big credit to (brigade operationssergeant major) Sgt. Maj. (Shane) Aki
and everyone who pitched in to make ithappen.
During their assignment in Uganda,portions of the brigade staff will observe
their counterparts in the Ugandan mili-tary, exchanging ideas and procedureson how to best operate a brigade TOC,which can be called the brain of a bri-gade combat team.
Having such an exercise so close toleaving could come in handy.
Its a good refresher, said CameronJohnston, brigade provost marshal non-commissioned officer in charge, aboutthe exercise. So going into this (missionin Uganda), we will have a better under-standing and be better able to coach ourcounterparts. Slagle agreed.
These are all perishable skills. Youvegot to get iterations of using them tomaintain those skills, he said. A majorpart of the exercise was getting the staffsections, including intelligence, aerial
assets, fire support, operations and oth-ers to engage in the military decision-making process, a seven-step process formilitary decision making, from thereceipt of the mission through the pro-duction of orders to subordinate units.
Going through the whole (military
decision-making) process is exactly what
were going to be doing with the Ugan-
dans, he said.
To enable the various sections to com-municate, the exercise also required that
many digital systems were fully opera-
tional machines like the Command
Post of the Future, Blue Force Tracker,
Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data
System and more. Fox visited the TOC to
observe how the systems functioned
together to form a fully- functional cen-
ter.
Fox was briefed by Dagger Brigade
leaders, including Col. Jeffery Broadwa-
ter, commander, 2nd ABCT, during her
visit.
Overall, Slagle said the exercise was a
success.
For me, setting up the physical infra-
structure and exercising all the proce-
dures of the staff planning process wasthe major point of (the exercise), he
said. The biggest thing was setup and
talking back and forth, and we did that,
and Im very happy with how it turned
out.
Dagger HQ, staff prep forAfrica training mission
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In brief
Geary CountySenior Centermonthly dance
The Geary County Senior Cen-ters monthly dance will be from6-10 p.m. Friday at the seniorcenter, located at 1025 S. SpringValley Road.
The menu is a turkey sand-wich, potato soup with crackers,and red applesauce jello.
A program following the mealwill be presented by Cindy Brake,from the Area Agency on Aging.
The dance follows at 7 p.m.,with Rick Stanley performing.Guests are encouraged to bringfinger foods to enjoy during the
break.The dance ends at 10 p.m.
Hostesses will be Becky Fech-ner and Lorena Schad.
For reservations, call (785)238-4015. All ages are welcometo attend.
Tricare enrollmentcampaign
Irwin Army Medical Hospital atFort Riley will host an enrollmentcampaign with the accompani-ment of United Healthcare Mili-tary and Veterans from 11 a.m. to1 p.m. Friday at the Fort RileyPost Exchange, to assist benefi-ciaries with Tricare.mil enroll-ments, Tricare online enroll-
ments, and to educate beneficia-ries on their benefits.
Immanuel LuthernChildhood Centerspaghetti dinner
The Immanual Lutheran EarlyChildhood Center will be holdinga spaghetti dinner and silent auc-tion starting at 5 p.m. Saturday.Dinner will be held from 5 to 7p.m., with a silent auction from5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Tickets are $5 for adults and$3 for children under 12. Childrenunder 3 eat free.
Flint Hills Small
Business WorkshopThe Flint Hills Regional Counciland the Fort Riley ContractingOffice will present the Flint HillsSmall Business Workshop from12:30 to 5 p.m. March 4.
This seminar will educate smallbusiness owners in the region asto the products and services theArmy purchases every day, whoare making these purchases, andhow to market to Fort Riley.
Topics will include the easysteps to contracting, reverse auc-tioning, and the system for awardmanagement.
The workshop will be held atthe Riley Conference Center onFort Riley.
RSVP is encouraged byWednesday to [email protected].
Kansas 4-HFoundation
volunteer neededThe Kansas 4-H Foundation is
seeking a volunteer to help with aspecial project to benefit theRock Springs 4-H Center, a camp,conference and retreat centerlocated southwest of JunctionCity.
The volunteer should beenthusiastic with strong organiza-tional and research skills.
This person will need to work
between five and eight hours aweek, either from home or thefoundation office in UmbergerHall in Manhattan.
Volunteer duties will includecollecting and organizing contactinformation of former RockSprings staff members, as well asdesigning and distributing mate-rials supporting a special projectat Rock Springs that will benefitfuture staff members.
For more information, contactMichelle Overstreet Schrader,Kansas 4-H Foundation Directorof Fund Development, at (785)532-5881, or by email at [email protected].
VITA site tax prepappointments
availableThe Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance program provides freetax preparation for individualsand families with a gross incomeless than $52,000.
Volunteer tax assistors preparefederal and Kansas state returns.
Volunteers will be schedulingappointments for the serviceevery Monday and Wednesdayevening through April 14.
To schedule an appointment,call the United Way of JunctionCity-Geary County at (785) 238-2117.
Special to the Daily Union
TOPEKA Two men from Chapman and JunctionCity were among 20 cattlemen and women who attendedthe first installment of the 2014 Kansas Livestock Asso-ciation Young Stockmens Academy Feb. 18 and 19 inTopeka.
Isaac Carr, of Junction City, and Bryan Armendariz,of Chapman, were among the 20 members who partici-pated in advocacy training, learned more about the leg-islative process and heard from KLA staff about thearray of services the association provides. Attendeesalso participated in an interactive training session.
Young Stockmens Academy members also attended aSenate Agriculture Committee meeting at the Capitoland had lunch with their legislators, prior to participat-ing in a financial planning seminar conducted by Ken-nedy and Coe, LLC.
The second installment of the Young StockmensAcademy class will be held in May, where members willhave the ability to learn more about the agribusinessand retail beef industries.
More information about the Young Stockmens Asso-ciation can be found at www.kla.org.
Two represent area at Young Stockmens Academy
Submitted photo
The 2014 Young Stockmen Associations class includes, back row, from left: Ty Josefiak, Rozel; CodyCampfield, St. John; Ryan Gasche, Cassoday; Robby Haynes, Dwight; Evan Lesser, Palco; Spencer Jones,Wamego; Neil Cates, Beloit; Jake Pannbacker, Washington; Issac Carr, Junction City; Chase Thompson,Scott City; and Bryan Armendariz, Chapman; and front row, from left: Andrew Froetschner, Larned;Jaymelynn Farney, Parsons; Brandy Jones, Wamego; Laura Mushrush, Strong City; Marisa Kleysteuber,Garden City; Kyla Clawson; Sarah Bryant, Winfield; Rachel Collinge, Eureka; and Lindsey Huseman,Ellsworth.
BYT IM WEIDEMAN
MANHATTAN Though hes accepting aposition at Geary County
Unified School District475, Bill Clark knows thebenefits of organizationslike the Flint Hills Region-al Council.
Thats why he asked theUSD 475 School Board ifhe could remain with theFlint Hills Regional Coun-cil (FHRC) while, at thesame time, assuming arole as the school districtsdirector of business oper-ations.
The school board saidOK.
At the FHRC boardsmeeting Friday inManhattan, Clark,
currently thecouncils execu-tive director,addressed hisdecision to workfor both.
I was the bene-factor of groupslike this, Clarksaid of his time asgarrison commander atFort Riley, a position heheld before retiring fromthe Army and assuminghis current position as thecouncils executive direc-tor.
While serving in theArmy, Clark said he real-ized how much the Armysinstallations are depen-dant on neighboring com-munities for outside ser-vices.
When those communi-ties work together andwith the Army, Clark said,everybody wins.
I know the power ofregionalism, he said afterthe meeting. When we allwork together and collab-orate, were all going tobenefit.
Clark told the board hehad people knocking onhis door with job oppor-
tunities the moment heretired from the Army.Even when USD 475 con-tacted him, Clarkremained loyal to thecouncil.
I said I wont even talkto you unless you can
allow me to continue to(work with the council),he said.
The FHRC is in a stickyfinancial situation thatClark wants to see itthrough.
Currently, most of theFHRCs funds come froma United States Depart-ment of Housing andUrban Development grantthat was set to expire Jan-uary 2015.
However, last month thecouncil decided to moveClark to a part-time CEOposition and its currentassociate planner, GaryStith, to a part-time COOposition.
Those changes takeeffect in March.
The staffingworkaround will
buy the FHRC atime extension thatwill allow it to usemore of its HUDfunds for opera-tions costs, asopposed to salaries,until May 2015.
Under Clark andStiths combined
leadership, the council isattempting to secure new,long-term funding sourc-es.
If the council cant findnew funds, then its cur-rent structure wont besustainable.
To help solve that prob-
lem, the FHRC is explor-ing a Flint Hills RegionalTransit Administration(FHRTA) and a Flint HillsEconomic DevelopmentDistrict (FHEDD).Through those programs,the council would be ableto operate as a fiscal agentfor federal grants andfunds.
The purpose of FHRTAis to take a regionalapproach to public trans-portation.
It consists of local juris-dictions and Kansas StateUniversity.
Some of the purposes ofthe FHEDD program areto access federal develop-ment funds, share resourc-es and promote tourism inthe area.
Like the FHRTA, it alsoconsists of local jurisdic-
tions.Neither the FHRTA nor
the FHEDD are a donedeal, which is why Clarkwas moved to a part-timeposition to cut salarycosts.
That gives us now 15months to get those two inplace, Clark said.
Even if the FHEDD andFHRTA are formed, thecouncil still would likelyneed to go without a full-time executive director forone or two years. Clarksaid one or two more fund-ing streams would beneeded to afford that full-time position.
Still, the council needsto locate more fundingoptions before its HUDgrants time extensionruns out.
Time is our biggestenemy right now, he said.We need time.
Council member VernHay, Morris Countys rep-resentative, said it may betime to ask member com-munities to contributemore.
The current assessmentrate for membership is 50cents per capita of themember jurisdiction.
We all addressed thatthat was start-up costsand would likely increase,Hay said. We need to findout how loyal our constit-uency is. Can we raise that
assessment?For now, the council
decided to allow Clark andthe FHRC staff to work ona strategic plan that willdetermine the councilsdirection. The goal is tohave the plan finalized byAugust, Clark said.
Until a clearer path isidentified, FHRC presi-dent and Geary CountyCommissioner Ben Ben-nett told the rest of theboard to talk positivelyto your communitiesabout the council.
There are naysayers
now and there will be peo-ple who dont believe inthis, he said.
Clark speaks about future of FHRC
BILL
CLARK
Special to the Daily Union
TOPEKA The Kansas Board of Regents has approved14 additional college courses that will seamlessly transfer
among the 32 public higher education institutions, bring-ing the total number of courses which transfer as directequivalents at all public postsecondary institutions to 46.
Beginning in the summer 2014 term, the followingcourses will now be added:
Acting II
Art history I-prehistoric to medieval Art history II-Renaissance to contemporary
Chemistry II/lab
Childhood growth and development
Elementary statistics
French I Introduction to linguistic anthropology
Logic and critical thinking
Music theory
Social problems
Spanish II Stage crafts
And theatre practicum.
A complete list of courses can be found at: kansasre-gents.org/transfer_articulation.
Among this years goals of the board is the commitmentto improve transfer and articulation of courses through-out the system by approving a quality assurance policyand by approving additional courses for transfer. Eachapproved course has established core outcomes, which areobservable and measurable actions that students will beable to perform upon successful completion of a course.Core outcomes are developed by faculty led discipline-specific groups, which meet annually or as necessary toconfirm or articulate learning outcomes and discusscourses for inclusion in the Kansas System-Wide Transferprocess.
As established in policy, the board believes transfer tobe a crucial element within a seamless educational sys-tem, which offers the best resources to provide a highquality education.
For more information, contact Breeze Richardson at
(785) 291-3969 or [email protected].
14 new courses approvedfor automatic transfer
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KANSASNEWS4A The Daily Union. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.(AP) A tea party-backedKansas radiologist who istrying to unseat longtimeRepublican U.S. Sen. PatRoberts has apologized forposting X-ray photos offatal gunshot wounds andmedical injuries on his per-sonal Facebook page sever-al years ago, but he calledthe revelation about theimages the work of a des-perate incumbent.
In addition to the images,Milton Wolf also participat-
ed in online commentarylayered with macabre jokesand descriptions of car-nage, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported.
The report about theimages, which came fromhospitals in the Kansas Cityarea on both sides of thestate line, drew criticismfrom medical professionalsaround the region whocalled their display onsocial media irresponsible.
The dignity and privacyof the individual should beprotected, said John Car-ney, president of the Centerfor Practical Bioethics inKansas City, Mo. It doesntsound like theyre beingprotected if theyre, obvi-ously, on Facebook.
Carney said the summa-ry of Wolfs postings pro-vided to him would be wide-ly viewed as beyond alarm-ing for a professional in thefield of medicine.In aninterview, Wolf told thenewspaper he received per-mission from patients whenrequired before making useof records or images. Heclaimed usage, including
Facebook posts, that didntreveal an individuals iden-tity didnt require priorauthorization.
In a statement issuedover the weekend, the John-son County Republicanasked for forgiveness fromanyone who was offendedby the images.
He also assailed Robertsfor waging a war on doctorsby telling people aboutthem. The Capital-Jour-nals report did not say howthe newspaper obtained thephotos.
Several years ago I madesome comments about theseimages that were insensi-tive to the seriousness ofwhat the images revealed,Wolf said. Soon thereafter,I removed those images andcomments, again severalyears ago. For them to bepublished in a much morepublic context now, by a
political adversary whowould rather declare waron doctors than answerserious questions that Kan-sans have, is truly sad.
A news release by Wolfscampaign accused Robertsof participating in a mis-leading character attack inwhat it called the mostdesperate move of any cam-paign in recent history. Hesaid the medical images including an X-ray of a mandecapitated by gunfire were uploaded to socialmedia sites and other onlinevenues for educational pur-poses and that they alsoserved to demonstrate theevil lurking in the world.
But an array of profes-sionals involved in medicalethics condemned his air-ing of the information out-side the confines of a doc-tor-to-doctor consultation,or for the purpose of formal
medical research or text-book construction.
Truman Medical Centersin Kansas City, Mo., whereWolf obtained the decapita-tion X-ray, said Friday itwouldnt have granted Wolfpermission to use imagesof a shooting victim in thatmanner.
Officials at Shawnee Mis-sion Medical Center, whichis linked to X-rays on theInternet depicting a personembedded with shotgunpellets and marked as prop-
erty of TheWolfFile.com,said Wolf had pledged torequest removal of theX-rays from a Californiapolitical website.
But Mallory Laur, a mar-keting specialist for thecenter, said the X-rays onthe site werent a violationof federal medical privacylaw.
De-identified healthcare images are often usedfor education and otherpurposes, she said.
Leroy Towns, a spokes-man for Roberts, said thenews about Wolfs Face-book interactions hasraised questions about thedoctors legal and profes-sional responsibilities toprotect the privacy ofpatient medical informa-tion.
For any doctor to makepatient records public andthen use the records forpublic discussion and enter-tainment is just unthink-able, Towns said. Allega-tions of such lack of judg-ment demand extensivescrutiny and investiga-tion.
Candidate apologizes for Facebook posts
KANSAS SENATE
Charlie Riedel Associated Press
In this Nov. 8, 2013 file photo Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Robertsspeaks at a campaign appearance in Overland Park, Kan. Tea party-backed Kansas radiologist Milton Wolf, who is trying to unseat thelongtime Republican, has apologized for posting X-ray photos offatal gunshot wounds and medical injuries on his personal Face-book page several years ago, but he called the revelation about theimages the work of a desperate incumbent.
BYJOHN HANNA
AP Political Writer
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A proposal to start a new401(k)-style pension plan for new Kansas teachers andgovernment workers and a competing plan to boost thebenefits of public retirees failed Monday to clear a com-mittee in the state House.
The House Pensions and Benefits Committees voicevotes on the measure suggested that many lawmakers
arent enthusiastic about major changes to policiestheyve enacted in recent years to improve the long-term financial health of the Kansas Public EmployeesRetirement System.
The pension system is projecting a gap of nearly $10.3billion between anticipated revenues and its commit-ments to retirees through June 2033, but it also expectsthe shortfall to melt away because of laws enacted in2011 and 2012.
Changes in recent years boosted state contributionsto public pensions and even committed profits fromstate-owned casinos.
The state revised benefit plans for existing employeesand created a new one for workers hired starting nextyear that moves away from traditional plans that guar-antee benefits up front, based on an employees salaryand years of service.
But the alterations stop short of creating a 401(k)-style plan, in which benefits are tied to investment earn-
ings.We need to stay the course, said Rep. John Barker
(R-Abilene).The House last week approved a bill, 94-26, to revise
parts of the pension plan for workers hired starting nextyear, and the Senate established a special committee tolook at the changes. But legislators in both parties havesaid they see little appetite to go further.
GOP legislators whove pushed for a new, 401(k)-styleplan note that theyre common among private compa-nies.
They argue that tying retirees benefits to investmentearnings eventually eliminates the risk that taxpayerswill have to cover a long-term funding shortfall.
When youre in a hole, the first thing youve got to dois stop digging, said Rep. John Rubin (R-Shawnee).
Kansas lawmakersstaying course onpublic pensions
BYBILL WILSON
The Wichita Eagle
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichitas $240million aquifer storage and recovery pro-gram promoted to taxpayers in the early1990s as a way to supply the city with waterfor 50 years could soon be relegated toserving as a bit player in the citys long-term water future.
The Equus Beds groundwater aquifer,north and west of the city, is being drainedby the city of Wichita and other municipaland agricultural users faster than the
recharge project, dubbed ASR by city offi-cials, would be able to replenish it.
So City Council members are consider-ing where the costly project fits into thelong-term water supply it was supposed toprovide.
The recharge project takes water out ofthe Little Arkansas River, treats it toremove farm chemicals and other pollut-ants, and stores it in the aquifer for lateruse.
The project is only partially finished,The Wichita Eagle reported.
Were challenging every long-heldassumption about water, mostly that wereheaded down a single course the full-blown ASR, said City Manager RobertLayton. We need to figure out whetherpulling water out of the river will give useverything we need, and we need to look atthe cost of other water options.
One question is whether to finish theaquifer project phases 3 and 4, which somecouncil members say could cost $300 mil-lion, potentially driving the total tab toover a half-billion dollars.
Two options have far more traction atCity Hall: reusing water from the sewage
treatment plant and buying raw waterfrom El Dorado Lake.
I flatly dont think we can fill the aqui-fer up fast enough as it is, council memberJeff Longwell said. Number one, theresso much ag use out of it that Im not sureyou can ever keep it filled up. Were limitedin how much we can refill from the river and the drought really limited us lastyear and thats your refueling point.Going forward would mean relying onsome extremely wetyears and capturing awhole bunch of water.
I just dont think theASR is doing everythingpeople thought it would20 years ago, councilmember Jeff Blubaughsaid. It was an excellentsupplementary sourceof water for us last summer in a crisis, butI think the future for us is clearly the 30million gallons of water were sendingdown the river every day anyway.
The ASR project has been plagued byproblems, city officials said, includingequipment failures and a significantdrought that idled the project because oflow water levels in the Little ArkansasRiver.
The original design called for pullingriver water up to 120 days a year, assuming
average rainfall, said Ben Nelson, the citysstrategic services manager for publicworks. So far, the system has been able tocapture water for far smaller periods oftime, although it operated for 52 days lastyear after rains broke the three-yeardrought.
When the recharge project resumed inApril 2013, it had capacity to pull 15 mil-lion gallons a day out of the Little Arkan-
sas River, treat it and put it back in theaquifer.
The city uses about 65 million gallons ofwater a day, although that can reach morethan 100 million gallons a day in hot weath-er.
The city will hold workshops March 25and in late April to begin sorting throughoptions for a long-term water supply.
Whats clear so far is that the existingCheney Reservoir will be a big part of
those options, thoughcity officials said a yearago that it was in dan-ger of running out ofwater if the droughtcontinued.
After rains last sum-mer, the reservoirs con-servation pool, fromwhich Wichita draws its
water supply, is now completely full. It was58 percent full this time last year.
Whats less clear is the role the aquiferproject will play in those options.
I think the ASR phase 1 and 2 are a per-manent fixture for us, council memberJames Clendenin said, if for no other rea-son than to supplement our water supplywhile Cheney is down.
But if its true that we cant fullyrecharge the water thats being drawn outof the aquifer, then were going to have to
take a look at whether this is cost-effectiveor whether weve already gone all in andwere forced to finish it out.
Longwell says it could be time for thecity to move on from the aquifer project.
I like the fact that we dont lose water toevaporation, like Cheney, he said. Butpersonally, I would have rather seen usbring water over from El Dorado and pipeit into the aquifer every day rather thancapture water for 30 days, maybe, when theriver is high enough.
My real heartburn is for us to finishwhat it would require to get that aquiferdone, that could be $300 million over the$240 million were already wonderingabout. Running a pipe from El Dorado is awhole lot cheaper than that, especiallywhen Wichita ratepayers are carryingthese costs themselves for an entireregion.
Layton said hes not ready to proposemothballing the aquifer project.
Were going to take feedback from theconstituents, roll that into the mix, hesaid. That doesnt mean that were goingto put it on hold or not use it to any morecapacity yet. Perhaps there are ways to usesome excess capacity in the ASR and makesome cost-effective modifications thatdoesnt commit us to a next phase of theproject, but could help us with other solu-tions, like El Dorado water or a re-useplan.
City officials estimate that the cheapestsolution around $150 million is to re-
use and re-treat about 30 million gallons ofwater a day from the sewage treatmentplant.
City of Wichita considers future of Equus Beds Aquifer
I flatly dont think wecan fill the aquifer upfast enough as it is.
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Another viewThe Olympics cant disguisePutins quest for dominion
The following editorial appeared in theChicago Tribune on Friday, Feb. 21
With the Olympics in Sochi, Russian PresidentVladimir Putin hoped to rivet the worlds attentionon the New and Improved Russia, a rising-againworld power to be reckoned with, a country on theroad to global glory.
And why not? Things have been going Putins way.His brinkmanship forestalled a U.S. strike on Rus-sias man in Damascus, President Bashar Assad.National Security Agency leaker in chief Edward
Snowden is safely ensconced in Moscow, thumbinghis nose at Washington. And long-downtrodden Rus-sia now hosts ... an Olympics!
Bard College professor Walter Russell Meadrecently summed up Putins political prowess in TheWall Street Journal:
The most daring and acrobatic figure in Sochi thisweek isnt a snowboarder; it is Vladimir Putin, whosedeath-defying geopolitical gamble is the hottest gamein town. ... Russian diplomacy is a dazzling spectaclethese days and despite his considerable handicaps,Mr. Putin is skating rings around his clumsy andclueless opponents in Washington and Brussels.
But Sochi isnt a Russian triumph, and were notjust talking about the Russian hockey teams loss tothe United States.
The spectacle of Sochis ice dancers, skiers andsnowboarders the Free World gathered in peacefulcompetition now competes for headlines withincreasingly bloody, fiery protests in Ukraine thatPutin helped ignite.
In brief: Late last year, Ukraine was on the brink ofsigning a trade and integration deal with the Euro-pean Union, and many Ukrainians hoped that west-ward tilt would boost the countrys economy andbring genuine democracy.
But such a deal also would have deep-sixed Putinshope to rebuild a Soviet-like sphere of power overneighboring countries. So Putin persuaded (ahem)Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to snub theEU with a last-minute offer to buy $15 billion inUkrainian debt and to slash the price of Russiannatural gas supplies to Ukraine.
Protests erupted. The government cracked down.On Thursday, fighting between police and protestersintensified, triggering fears that Yanukovych woulddeclare a state of emergency and call in the military.
The death toll is mounting.The Olympic spotlight dimmed Sunday when theGames closed. And with that, no more distractionsfrom the status quo ante: The corrosive reality ofVladimir Putins Russia will again take center stage.
Despite its oil and gas resources, Russias economyis wobbly, its growth rate last year an anemic 1.3 per-cent, down from 3.4 percent in 2012. Putin has failedto build a robust, free-market economy or anythingclose to a full-fledged democracy where dissent istolerated if not somewhat encouraged. The Krem-lins heavy-handed political, diplomatic and econom-ic tactics spook many investors.
These days, Russians also are enduring the mostsevere crackdown against human rights since thecollapse of the Soviet Union, says the pro-democra-cy organization Freedom House. Putin has harassedadvocacy organizations under the pretense of shield-ing Russia from foreign agents. Many organiza-
tions have been subjected to aggressive and intru-sive inspections, Human Rights Watch says.
One image from this week captures perfectly howPutins thin-skinned Russia handles criticism: Cos-sack militias apparently attacked the punk activistgroup Pussy Riot young women in neon-coloredbalaclavas with pepper spray and whips as theyprepared to play a new song, Putin Will Teach Youto Love the Motherland.
They were whipped for trying to sing a song.Putins Iron Curtain has a zero-sum relationship
with the West. If Russia reasserts dominance overparts of Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the U.S.and its allies lose. If Ukrainian protesters force a rap-prochement between their country and the EU, it isPutin who loses.
Ukraine is on the brink now. It could again becomea loyal client state of Russia, firmly under Putinsiron thumb. Or ... it could move closer to the West,
spoiling Putins dream of greater regional and worldinfluence.
Thats a competition the U.S. and its Europeanallies must win.
Trying to even the scoreLets figure that you probably dontwant to see a lobbyist, or maybe a cor-porate chief, handing a legislator acheck for his/her campaign fund beforethe legislator goes into the House orSenate to vote on a bill.
Now, that would be a little ... unseem-ly, wouldnt it?
Well, it if was that simple, wed bedone. Thats illegal.
Lobbyists and corporations andunions really anyone except indi-viduals cant contribute to anyoneslegislative campaign funds after Jan. 1of each year and before the formaladjournment of the Legislature for the
year, called sine die, usually in lateMay or early June.
Now, that sounds fair.But ... Democratic leadership in the
House and Senate have special cam-paign committees that can acceptmoney during the legislative sessionthat will later be used for financingtheir members campaigns.
Republicans in the Senate used tohave one of those during-the-sessionfundraising vehicles but it is now outof play (long story), and House Repub-licans more than a decade ago neverstarted that special fund when theyhad the chance.
So ... Republicans want to even thescore. If Democrats can raise campaign
money during the session from lobby-ists and corporations and unions andsuch, Republicans want to, too.
There are two ways to do this. Repub-licans have the votes to just shut downthe Democrats ability to raise moneythrough their special leadership fundsso nobody could raise campaign moneyfrom anyone but pedestrians duringthe session. Its not the fault of Demo-crats that Republicans dont have spe-cial leadership funds, but thats notmuch of a consideration for Republi-cans.
The way Republicans want to levelthe fundraising ground is to allowpolitical parties to designate one lead-ership committee for each party ineach house that is allowed to acceptcampaign contributions during the leg-islative session.
That evens things up. That wayHouse and Senate Republicans havethe ability to raise money that Demo-
crats can now.
It might be a little unseemly, but the
ground will be level if Senate Republi-
cans who are pushing and have the
votes to pass the bill that House
Republicans, that again, they have the
votes to pass, would like, too.
Now, youve probably guessed that
neither Republicans nor Democrats are
bashful about pushing big-money con-
tributors to cough up campaign funds
before that Jan. 1-through-adjourn-
ment drought. They may even remind
those donors that they supported issues
important to those business checkbook
owners.
But during-the-session solicitation
of contributions would be done by a
leadership committee and not by indi-
vidual lawmakers.
Good bill? Bad bill?
Talk among yourselves ...
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OPINION
High wire acts
BYTOM MOXLEY
State Representative
Quote of the Week: I am from Kan-sas. How much more American canyou get. Clark Kent (Superman)
My Take: A glut of negative nationalpublicity is all the buzz inside and out-side the Capitol. Most of us inside aretrying to be productive and working onthe issues for which you sent us toTopeka. Important concerns like jobcreation, education funding and lower-ing property taxes.
The headlines instead go to thosewho want to count immigrants inschools, have sonograms performed onpregnant women in a committee, pro-posing to disallow local government
employees from addressing public poli-cy being made in Topeka, and remov-ing local control of security issues fromour local sheriff or police officers.
The latest Kansas bill proposal to hitthe national news circuit is the one onwho can spank who and how hard. Icould go on. If it looks like a circus andacts like a circus, perhaps it is a circus.Many of us are trying to ignore thehigh wire acts and be more substan-tive in our efforts.
Arguing aboutcommon core standards
Wednesday was a wild day at theStatehouse as 71 people signed up tospeak on a bill (HB 2621) that wouldeliminate all of the State Board of Edu-cation standards.
This includes Kansas College andCareer Ready math and reading stan-
dards, Common Core math and Englishlanguage arts standards, and NextGeneration Science Standards.
Also null and void: social, emotional,and character development standardsput in place by the Kansas BOE. Thosesupporting the change said decisionson standards had been made behindclosed doors with a lack of parentalinvolvement. Some complained themath standards were too easy, whileother critics said they were too diffi-cult. Opponents of the bill includedsuperintendents, teachers, schoolboard members, parent-teacher orga-nization members, current and paststudents and others from the educationcommunity.
Ballot LanguageWhen constitutional amendmentsare placed on ballots, current law hasthe language spelled out in the techni-cal legal language, which is often diffi-cult to understand, especially for vot-ers who arent lawyers. To help ensure
voters are able to understand what an
amendment does, HB 2518 allows for
ballot language to be explained in plain
English instead of legal jargon. These
ballot language statements would need
to be approved by both the Attorney
Generals office as well as the Secre-
tary of States office and would be
purely nonpartisan and unbiased. This
has passed the House and now goes to
the Senate.
Lawmakers are heading home after
next week.Tuesday (25th) is the last day for
committees to meet before the end-of-
week turnaround, which marks the
end of the first half of the 2014 legisla-
tive session.
By Friday, most House bills must be
out of the House and most Senate bills
must be out of the Senate with the
exception of special exempt commit-
tees. Otherwise, those bills are likely
dead for the year.
That means we will be spending all
day debating bills on the floor on
Wednesday, Thursday, and possibly
Friday. We then take a four-day break
to allow our staff to make all of the bill
transfers to the other house beforereturning Wednesday, March 5.
Sermon in a Sentence: Gods work,
here on earth, must really be our own.
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POLICE& RECORDS6A The Daily Union. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014
Junction CityPolice Department
The Junction City Police
Department made six arrests andresponded to 214 calls in the
72-hour period ending 6 a.m. Mon-
day.
Friday
7:45 a.m. Accident, US-77and I-70
10:01 a.m. Accident, 1200block of Grant Ave.
4:23 p.m. Accident, 1600block of N. Washington St.
5:01 p.m. Shots fired, 1810Caroline Ave.
Saturday
1:23 a.m. Battery, 364 GrantAve.
2:52 a.m. Disturbance, 419
W. Sixth St. 6:54 a.m. Damage to prop-
erty, 1541 Patriot Drive 9:42 a.m. Domestic, 400
block of Maple St. 10:10 a.m. Disturbance, 323
W. Second St. 11:11 a.m. Domestic, 1800
block of Caroline Ave. 2:57 p.m. Accident, 521 E.
Chestnut St. 5:19 p.m. Disturbance, 715
Sunshine St. 6:26 p.m. Theft, 521 E. Chest-
nut St.
Sunday
1:23 a.m. Theft, 130 W. Sev-enth St.
3:05 p.m. Theft, 1417 W. AshSt.
6:01 p.m. Theft, 521 E. Chest-nut St.
8:44 p.m. Burglary, 913Countryside Court
8:55 p.m. Theft, 120 N. EastSt.
9:28 p.m. Domestic, RileyManor Circle
9:51 p.m. Disturbance, 914N. Washington St.
Monday
2:30 a.m. Domestic, 800block of N. Adams St.
Grandview Plaza
Police DepartmentThe Grandview Plaza Police
Department made one arrest and
responded to 43 calls in the72-hour period ending 12 a.m.
Monday.
Saturday
9:20 p.m. Burglary, 112 Bel -
mont St. 11:53 p.m. Domestic, 300
block of Rodney St.
Sunday
7:49 p.m. Accident, 113 W.Flint Hills Blvd.
Junction CityFire Department
The Junction City Fire Depart-
ment made 12 transports and
responded to 19 calls in the72-hour period ending 8 a.m. Mon-day.
Geary CountySheriffs Department
The Geary County SheriffsDepartment made 13 arrests andresponded to 151 calls in the72-hour period ending 7 a.m. Mon-
day.
Saturday
6:57 a.m. Disturbance, K-18
and US-77 11:24 p.m. Domestic, 300
block of Rodney St., GrandviewPlaza
Sunday
3:02 a.m. DUI, location notreported
Geary CountyDetention Center
The Geary County Detention
booked the following individualduring the 24-hour period ending
7 a.m. Monday.
Reports for Friday and Satur-
day werent received as of Mon-day afternoon.
Sunday
3:59 p.m. David Reading,possession of simulated drug sub-
stance, possession of drug para-
phernalia
BYFRANK ELTMAN
Associated Press
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (AP) Gunfire erupted at a sto-
ried mansion-turned-wed-
ding palace Monday, leavingone man wounded, police
said.Suffolk County police said
the man was hospitalizedafter the shooting around
12:30 p.m. in the parking lotof Oheka Castle, a GildedAge estate on Long IslandsGold Coast that has becomea celebrity wedding site andmovie backdrop in recentyears.
Police didnt immediatelyrelease the mans name, thenature of his injuries orwhich hospital was treatinghim.
A message left at Oheka
Castle wasnt immediatelyreturned.
Police didnt immediatelyrelease any informationabout a shooter as of Mon-day afternoon. A police offi-cer kept reporters outsidethe stone gates of the estatein Huntington.
Built to resemble a Frenchchateau, the 127-room OhekaCastle was one of Americasbiggest private homes when
built for financier Otto Her-mann Kahn in 1919, accord-ing to its website.
After his 1934 death, itserved functions rangingfrom sanitation workersretreat to military academy,then eventually was aban-doned and fell into disrepair
in the 1980s.A prominent Long Island
developer, Gary Melius,bought the dilapidated prop-
erty in 1984 and soon beganrestoring it.
Melius sold it a few yearslater, then regained owner-ship in 2003. The Oheka Cas-tle became a hotel that hashosted the weddings of thewell-known. Kevin Jonas ofthe Jonas Brothers marriedDanielle Deleasa at theresort in 2009.
Former President BillClinton presided over the
wedding of then-Rep. Antho-ny Weiner and Huma Abed-in, a close aide to then-Secre-tary of State Hillary RodhamClinton, in 2010.
Oheka Castle also beenseen as a backdrop in a num-ber of movies, televisionshows and magazine photoshoots, and, over the years,has been used for high-pro-file political events and fund-raisers.
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Dear Annie: My wife ofnearly 30 years and I are hav-ing some diff iculties. Recent-ly, she asked whether I want-ed to go to Rome for a busi-
ness conference. She thoughtwe could see the sights after-ward. I said yes, as Imrecently retired and haveplenty of time.
However, a few weekslater, I was uninvited. Shesaid I wouldnt enjoy theweather.
Last week, I discoveredthat she is staying an extraday with someone else. Shemade these plans long beforeshe disinvited me. Yesterday,she told me that a womanfrom work is staying withher for an extra day. Ivenever heard this womansname before.
These meetings are heldonce a year in different loca-tions, but this is the firsttime she has stayed any extratime.
Additionally, over the pastyear, her behavior at workhas changed. She has startedwearing makeup and nicerclothes. She mentions takingwalks with some guy oranother and having coffee orlunch with some other guy.Im sure taking a walk withPeter or having coffee withPaul and casual conversa-tions with Larry are inno-cent enough. But Ive noticed
that these same guys onlyinteract with attractivewomen like my wife.
My wife doesnt see a prob-lem, but I know how guysthink. I worry that my wifeis looking beyond me. Am Iworrying about nothing? Anxious in Davis, Calif.
Dear Anxious: The factthat your wife wants to bemore attractive at work isnot necessarily a problem. Alot of married people enjoyflirting for the attention andhave no interest in pursuingthings further.
However, when your wifedisinvites you to a trip to
Europe and then stays anextra day, we would be con-cerned that she intends toparty.
Things can get out of handwhen you are far away fromyour spouse and want toimpress your work friendswith how wild and crazy(and young) you are. Its timeto have an honest conversa-tion with your wife aboutyour concerns.
If she refuses to explainherself, counseling is thenext step.
Dear Annie: I have a bigproblem. I am only 49 andhave been married twice. Myfirst wife passed away 10years ago in May, and I amstill mourning her death.
My new wife of sevenyears doesnt think its nor-mal that I still think aboutmy first wife all the time.Can you help me deal withher death so I can move onand live a better life? Still
GrievingDear Still: There is no
timetable for grief, but if youhavent moved much beyondyour initial stages of mourn-ing after 10 years, its time toseek professional guidance.It is normal to think aboutyour first wife on occasion,but it is not normal to obsessover her, cry daily, turn hercloset into a shrine or con-stantly compare her to yourcurrent wife.
If you are doing any ofthese things, please ask yourdoctor to refer you to a griefcounselor.
Dear Annie: The letterfrom Two Scared Parentsmotivated me to speak up.People dont seem to under-stand that alcoholism is an
illness.I am an alcoholic withmany years of sobriety. Iattend AA meetings and havebeen to Al-Anon meetings.
People whose loved oneshave other serious diseasesresearch to find out all theycan about the disease. Theyare usually eager to learn inorder to help.
So why is it that when itcomes to the deadly diseaseof alcoholism, the familycomplains, makes excusesand takes no action?
They expect the sick per-son, the one who cannotthink clearly due to alcohol
in the brain cells, to be logi-cal.When I ask, Why dont
you go to Al-Anon? they tellme its not their problem.
I realize its hard to under-stand that it is a disease.Please, dear friends, go findout all you can about alco-holism. Take action to helpyourself. Anonymous
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ARIES (March 21 April 19) Doeslove have a place in your current practical,organized mood? Yes! As long as it fits
into your schedule. Rest assured, if youhave a good plan, spontaneous thingscan still happen.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 Jan. 19)There are some things you just have totrust, and youre better off not attempt-ing to hedge your bets and not making abig fuss about it. The faith that demandsproof isnt faith.
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course without makingthese modest adjustmentsnow, the choices will onlygrow more difficult andpainful down the road, hesaid.
Although Congress hasagreed on an overall num-ber for the military budgetin fiscal year 2015 just
under $500 billion thereare still major decisions tobe made on how that moneyshould be spent to best pro-tect the nation.
Another proposal likelyto draw fire on Capitol Hillis Hagels call for a newround of domestic militarybase closings in 2017.
In the years following thelast round, in 2005, mem-bers of Congress fought toprotect bases in their homedistricts and states, argu-ing the process does notyield as much savings asadvertised.
As part of his proposed
changes, the active-dutyArmy would shrink fromtodays 522,000 soldiers tobetween 440,000 and 450,000 the smallest numbersince 1940 when the nationwas gearing up to enterWorld War II.
The Army currently isscheduled to be reduced to490,000.
The Armys post-WorldWar II low was 480,000 in2001, according to figuresprovided by the service. In1940 the Army had just267,000 active-duty mem-bers, but that numbersurged to 1.46 million the
following year as Americaprepared for war in Europeand the Pacific.
The effects on Fort Rileyand the surrounding areaare not yet known. KansasGovernors Military Coun-cil Executive Director JohnArmbrust said Monday forthe proposed reduction,officials would have to con-duct a programmatic envi-ronmental assessment,which he said would besimilar to listening sessionsconducted in conjunctionwith Army 2020 last year.
Were just going to haveto go through the process-
es, he said.Meanwhile, Maj. Gen.
Paul E. Funk II, 1st Infan-try Division and Fort Rileycommanding general,agreed with Hagelsannouncement, butstressed the impor-tance of Fort Rileyto the Army.
We concur withthe Secretary ofDefense that ourmilitary has budgetissues that must be
fixed in order for usto remain sustain-able over time, he said.Fort Riley is a combat mul-tiplier evidenced by ourmissions in Afghanistanand Africa, and Big Red
One soldiers provide anindispensable role to theAmerican people.
Armbrust said the areamust be prepared.
Were workingnow to make surewere ready for (theprocess), and howwe think we canplay in the grandscheme of things,Armbrust said.
Funk, mean-while, was prepared
for the worst.We dont like
losing any soldiers, but weare fully capable of com-pleting any and all mis-sions given to us, Funksaid.
MILITARYContinued from Page 1A
MAJ. GEN.
PAUL FUNK
I think the expectations were more black and white,whereas if things are more casual, I think sometimes peo-ple are not sure what to expect, he said.
Aska, calling himself somewhat conservative, said he
still likes clearer expectations and rules in writing, pref-erably.
He brought that approach with him in 1994 when hebecame court administra-tor, helping the districtbecome more organized.
I think weve accom-plished that, he said.Weve put a lot of thingsin place that you can referto a manual and itsthere.
A graduate of JunctionCity High School andEmporia State University,Askas progressionthrough the judicial sys-tem began in 1980 as a
juvenile intake officer forthe Third Judicial Districtin Shawnee County, wherehe performed tasks includ-ing crisis interventioncounseling and childabuse and neglect investigations.
In 1990, Aska returned to Junction City to work for theEighth District as its chief court services officer.
When he became court administrator, he began workingwith court and county officials throughout the districtarea, which covers Geary, Dickinson, Marion and Morriscounties.
Aska also has served on numerous state boards andcommittees. He recently completed a term as president ofthe Kansas Association of District Court Clerks andAdministrators.
In addition, Aska is the mayor of Junction City. Hell addanother title this summer general manager for the
Junction City Brigade collegiate summer league baseballteam.
Aska was one of the community leaders who pushed toget a summer baseball team up and running again afterthe Junction City Generals folded following the 2010 sea-son.
As general manager, Aska will be able to continue hisefforts with the Brigade, who will begin their second sea-son this summer.
It gives me a chance to learn some whole new things,get excited about something new and put energy intosomething else, he said of the opportunity to focus on theteam.
Aska said hell also have more time to enjoy other activ-ities.
I probably will still be involved in the community, prob-ably end up putting in more time on some other volunteerthings, he said. I dont know what those are going to be,
but Im not going to be one thats just going to sit back anddo puzzles.
RETIRINGContinued from Page 1A
I think theexpectations
were more blackand white,
whereas if thingsare more casual, Ithink sometimespeople are notsure what to
expect.
CECILASKA
Eighth Distrct CourtAdministrator
FROM PAGE ONE/NEWS
addressed.The closing may result in about
217 students locating to three otherschools Fort Rileys Ware Elemen-tary, Jefferson Elementary and Mor-ris Hill Elementary.
I think all three schools areextremely good schools that canaccommodate their needs, Superin-tendent Ronald Walker said.
District officials have held meet-ings with staff and parents. Walkersaid some parents like the small-school environment Custer Hill pro-vides. He believes Jefferson or Mor-ris Hill Elementary schools can pro-vide the same atmosphere.
Some parents said they alsoenjoyed the larger schools as well,he said. We think we can satisfyboth groups with the space we haveavailable on post.
Laster said she would like to seeCuster Hill stay open, but it would
require additional upgrades andfunds to do so.
Its bittersweet because we all getalong well and we havea beautiful learningcommunity, Lastersaid. The studentswill have a wonderfulplace to go because Ibelieve all schools areof this caliber.
Laster said over-crowding would not bea factor.
We wouldnt do it ifthat was the case, shesaid. I believe the dis-trict will make theright decision andthink about all thosethings before they decide to closeit.
Walker and district officials believetheres enough space to take care ofthe students and enough slots forteachers.
During the meeting, board mem-ber Anwar Khoury, among others,
was concerned about addressing theissue a year later because the classsizes are too big.
Walker said he willhave to provide theboard with cost esti-mates and increasingclass sizes at the otherschools.
We want to addressthat and make sureboth those things areaddressed before weproceed, he said.
Board presidentFerrell Miller said heattended sessions withparents and staffmembers.
I think their con-cerns are genuine, Miller said.
He said the district takes greatpride in class sizes and doing whatthey can with the staffing and financ-es available.
I think well continue to monitor
the numbers and do the right thingsthat way, Miller said.
Its bittersweetbecause we all
get along welland we have a
beautiful learningcommunity.
MELANIELASTER
Custer HillElementary Principal
CLOSINGContinued from Page 1A
BYJOHN HANNA
AP Political Writer
TOPEKA (AP) Kansaslegislators killed a propos-al Monday that sought toundercut public supportfor adding fluoride to pub-lic water supplies.
The House Health andHuman Services Commit-tee voted 10-2 to table a billthat would have requiredcities and other local gov-ernments to warn consum-ers if their water is fluori-dated.
The bill cant be consid-ered again unless a major-ity of committee members
want to debate it, whichin essence kills the bill,said the committees chair-man, Augusta RepublicanRep. David Crum.
The most vocal support-er has been Mark Gietzen,an anti-fluoride activistfrom Wichita, a city that
does not fluoridate its
water and rejected a pro-posal in 2012 to do so. Hesaid he will now push forthe Senate to take up theissue.
We had leaded gasolinefor so long and didnt thinkit was harming us, hesaid. Now itsbanned.
But public healthofficials and groupscondemned the bill,saying it was basedon flawed scienceand would threatenpublic support for alongstanding prac-tice that has greatly
reduced toothdecay.
The federal Centers forDisease Control last yearcalled fluoridation of waterone of 10 great publichealth achievements of the20th century.
Nationally, the CDC said,
nearly 75 percent of Amer-
icans live in communitieswith fluoridated water. Thepractice started in GrandRapids, Mich., in 1945.
Theres a consensusthat there are overwhelm-ing benefits from waterfluoridation, said Dr.
Howard Pollick, adentist and healthsciences clinicalprofessor at theUniversity of Cali-fornia, San Fran-cisco, who servesas the AmericanDental Associa-tions spokesmanon fluoridation
issues.The bill called fluoride
a known toxic substanceand sought to require pub-lic water supplies to dis-tribute a statement to theircustomers saying thatingesting fluoride lowerschildrens IQs. Pollick said
that while anti-fluoridation
proposals have arisen invarious places, Kansasappears to be the firstrequiring warning tied tochildrens IQs.
Opponents of fluorida-tion point to a 2012 Har-vard University review of27 studies, mostly fromChina, concluding that flu-oride may adversely affectchildrens intellectualdevelopment.
But public health offi-cials have noted that thestudies generally dealtwith fluoride levels inwater far exceeding theamount in U.S. water sup-
plies, and the deans of theHarvard medical and den-tal schools publiclyexpressed support for fluo-ridation last year.
I just dont think thefolks who oppose fluoridat-ed water made the case,scientifically, Crum said.
Anti-fluoride bill is dead, accordingto Kansas lawmaker
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St. Xavierin action 3BSPORTS
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Local SportsJCMS 8th grade boys
basketballThe Junction City 8th grade
boys finished 5th in the Centen-nial Middle School League Tour-nament at Shawnee HeightsMiddle School.
Junction City lost the play-ingame Thursday to ShawneeHeights 39-34, setting up a sec-ond-round game Saturdayagainst Ft. Riley Middle School.
JCMS controlled the game,led by Xavier Casons 15 pointsand 10 rebounds. Chris Ellis alsohad 15 points with Davante Kingscoring 7 points of his own in a
52-26 victory.
Junction City defeated Sea-man Middle School in the finalgame of the day, battling back towin 43-42. Ellis knocked downtwo free throws in the closingseconds to seal the win. XavierCason led all scorers with 24points and grabbed 14rebounds.
The 8th grade A team fin-ished the season 5-9 and theB-team finished 3-9.
Members of this seasonsteam were Ian Sanchez, TavianCarmickle, Chris Ellis, MarquiseMiller, Ashton Wiegand, RomeoMeija, Davante King, Darnell
Harris-Johnson, Kenson Hender-son, Tim Brown, Brandon Horn-buckle, Xavier Cason, David Eke,JaMarcus Pugh, and Devin New-man. The team was coached byEdmund Cronn and T.J. Duntz.
Chapman springsports meeting
The Chapman spring sportsparent meeting will be held onFeb. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Chap-man High School Commonsarea.
Baseball, softball, track, ten-nis, and golf coaches will bethere to visit with players andparents after a short introduc-tion by athletic director Shane
Sundahl.
Soccer
Alex Morgan to missAlgarve Cup with
ankle injuryAmerican forward Alex Mor-
gan will miss the Algarve Cupnext month because of an ankleinjury that has sidelined hersince the start of the year.
Midfielder Tobin Heath, whohasnt appeared for the nationalteam in about eight months,was among 24 players selectedMonday by coach Tom Serman-ni.
The Americans open the
tournament in Portugal againstJapan on March 5 in Parchal,face Sweden and former U.S.coach Pia Sundhage two dayslater in Albufeira and end thefirst round against Denmark onMarch 10, also in Albufeira. Ser-manni will cut one player fromthe roster before the tourna-ment.
The U.S. has won the tourna-ment in nine of 18 previoustrips.
The roster:
Goalkeepers: Jill Loyden (SkyBlue), Alyssa Naeher (Boston),Hope Solo (Seattle)
Defenders: Stephanie Cox
(Seattle), Whitney Engen (Tyre-so, Sweden), Meghan Klingen-berg (Tyreso, Sweden), Ali Krieg-er (Washington), Kristie Mewis(Boston), Kelley OHara (SkyBlue), Christie Rampone (SkyBlue), Becky Sauerbrunn (Kan-sas City), Rachel Van Hollebeke(Portland)
Midfielders: Morgan Brian(Virginia), Tobin Heath (ParisSaint-Germain, France), SarahKillion (UCLA), Carli Lloyd (West-ern New York), Samantha Mewis(UCLA), Heather OReilly (Bos-ton), Megan Rapinoe (Seattle)
Forward: Sarah Hagen (Bay-ern Munich, Germany), SydneyLeroux (Seattle), Christen Press(Tyreso, Sweden), Amy Rodri-guez (Kansas City), Abby Wam-bach (Western New York)
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Contributed PhotoJunction Citys Gavin Kroeger wrestles in the 132-pound division of the regional meet at Washburn Rural on Saturday.
State bound
Eleven Blue Jay wrestlers qualify for the state meet
as the team takes third at regionalsBYTHE DAILYUNIONSTAFF
TOPEKA The Junction City
wrestling team entered 11 wres-
tlers into the regional wrestling
tournament Saturday at Wash-
burn Rural.
And every one of those wres-
tlers punched a ticket to the state
tournament this weekend by fin-
ishing fourth or better, including
four wrestlers who won their divi-
sion.
It does show strength with fourguys out of 14 taking first, Junc-
tion City coach Bob Laster said.And then, the way state works,
that should help us out a lotbecause the regional championshould wrestle a fourth place guy
from another regional. And usu-ally a regional champion should
beat a fourth place person. Thatshould help us get some points at
state.Freshman Gary Joint (106
pounds) and seniors Andrew Mill-
sap (152 pounds), Micah Felton
(170 pounds) and Devonte Wilson(182 pounds) each won their divi-sion.
Joint is a master on his feet,Laster said. I really like the wayGary is always on the move, inconstant motion. He wrestled wellenough to win it all. In fa