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Paducah Power
bills bruising
local businesses
BY DAVID ZOELLER
[email protected]
ELLEN O’NAN | The Sun
David Perry, president and co-owner of Owen Cleaners, has closed his coin-operated laundromat at
1745 Kentucky Ave. because of increased electric costs.
Paducah businesses large and
small are feeling the impact of
hefty electric bills as Paducah
Power System searches for a way
to bring relief to ratepayers.
Power costs at Baptist Health
Paducah have increased about
$800,000 this year, which represents a 20 percent increase,
despite the hospital’s investment
in conservation upgrades the past
two years, according to Michelle
Hayden, executive director of finance.
“For a not-for-profit hospital,
that’s $800,000 we cannot reinvest into our operations and services to benefit our community,”
Hayden said. The costs are not
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — One day after sweeping Republican election
gains, President Barack Obama
and incoming Senate Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell pledged
to try to turn divided government into a force for good rather
than gridlock on Wednesday, yet
warned of veto showdowns as
well.
Trade legislation loomed as one
possibility for quick compromise,
and immigration as an early irritant.
“There is no doubt that Republicans had a good night,” the president said at the White House,
referring to big gains that left the
GOP in control of the Senate, with
an expanded House majority and
in possession of a handful of gov-
ernorships formerly in Democratic hands.
To voters who
handed the GOP
control of Congress, he said, “I
hear you. ... It’s
time for us to
take care of busiMcConnell
ness.” He cited
construction of roads, bridges
and other facilities as one area
ripe for cooperation, and trade as
another.
At the same time, he noted,
“Congress will pass some bills I
cannot sign. I’m pretty sure I will
take some actions that some in
Congress will not like.”
Obama and McConnell presented differing profiles at news
BY LEANNE FULLER
[email protected]
The stresses law enforcement
officers face as part of their jobs —
witnessing all manner of violence
and putting their lives on the line
— can take a toll.
Bobby E. Smith, a motivational
speaker and author, knows from
experience.
“We have to deal with stuff that
no human being should have to
deal with,” Smith said Wednesday
to members of the Paducah Police
Department and other McCracken County first responders at the
Murray State University Paducah
Campus.
Smith was working as a Louisiana state trooper in 1986 when
he was shot in the face in the line
of duty and blinded. He went
through two divorces and lost his
22-year-old daughter Kim in a car
wreck in 1997 and his 20-year-old
son Brad to a drug overdose in
2010.
While recalling traumas he experienced while working in law
enforcement — including the
death of a 3-year-old in his arms
as the mother screamed pleas to
save her child — Smith encouraged the officers to be open with
their families about what they
deal with at work and be unafraid
to seek help when needed. He recalled the famous Fram oil filter
slogan, “You can pay me now or
pay me later.”
“In dealing with grief and loss
and death the principle is the
same. Pay me now or pay me later, but you’ll pay for all that crap if
it’s not appropriately dealt with,”
Smith said. “It is going to come
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State Democrats to press
for minimum wage hike
BY BRUCE SCHREINER
Associated Press
FRANKFORT — Proposals to
raise the state’s minimum wage
and give voters the option of imposing a sales tax on themselves to
pay for projects will be back next
year, Kentucky House Speaker
Greg Stumbo said Wednesday.
Senate President Robert Stivers remained deeply skeptical
about a higher minimum wage.
As for the local sales-tax option,
his Republican Senate colleagues
have “mixed emotions,” the Manchester Republican said.
“We’re not real keen on raising
more taxes, but we generally like
local control,” Stivers said.
Stivers laid out a Republican
agenda for the 2015 General Assembly session that includes
reining in regulations, creating
charter schools and pushing to
prohibit mandatory participation in a workplace union. But he
acknowledged those issues are
unlikely to pass the Democraticcontrolled House.
Both Stumbo and Stivers spoke
up for allowing state and local
governments in Kentucky to partPlease see STATE | 12A
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Shining light
Metropolis Mayor Billy McDaniel (left); Bill Carrell, chairman
of the Hope Light project maintenance and budget committee;
and Rudy Bess, Hope Light Foundation adviser, participate in
the dedication and lighting ceremony of the Metropolis Lighthouse, known as the “Hope Light,” Wednesday afternoon. It
is to promote early cancer detection by “navigating” people to
various resources that help in the early identification of cancer
signs and symptoms. The lighthouse was constructed using
donated funds, labor and services. It has been designated as
an official Illinois tourism attraction. For more information, go
to www.hopelightproject.com.
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RACERS TIP OFF TONIGHT
WHAT FUELED GOP VICTORY?
Murray State’s Cameron Payne is
ready to get the season started and
isn’t worried about the recognition
generated by a stellar freshman season.
Many voters said they were angry
with both President Barack Obama
and Republicans in Congress. Forced
to choose Tuesday, they sided with
the GOP.
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encouraged
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Obama, McConnell
hint at cooperation
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JULIE PACE
passed on to patients, she said.
Meanwhile,
a
long-time
Paducah business has shut down
part of its operation due to unaffordable electric costs.
David Perry, president and coowner of Owen Cleaners along
with his wife, Carolyn, said the
company has closed its coin-operated laundromat at 1745 Kentucky Ave.
“It was a decision we reluctantly made,” said Perry. “We’ve been
in business since 1958 until just
a few weeks ago. It (the reason)
was primarily the power bills.”
According to Perry, the electric
bills, which were once among the
lowest in relation to the national
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Corps waives day use
fees for veterans
Today
Senior Medicare Patrol, 8 a.m.-4
p.m., 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive. Learn
to detect potential Medicare errors,
fraud and abuse. Report errors or
suspected fraud to SMP. 442-8993.
Purchase Area Chapter of Kentucky Retirees, 10:30 a.m., luncheon/business meeting, Pizza Inn,
1001 Joe Clifton Drive. Information:
898-7289 or 527-9531.
Downtown Kiwanis Club, lunch,
noon, Igert Hall at Broadway United
Methodist Church.
Mayfield Kiwanis Club, noon1 p.m., Rita’s Café in Hall Hotel,
Seventh Street, Mayfield. Public is
welcome.
Disabled American Veterans,
Miles Meredith Chapter 7 of
Paducah, 6 p.m., 1133 Murray Ave.
Meal at 5:30 p.m.
Friday
ELLEN O’NAN | The Sun
Dancing for the Telethon
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers will waive day
use fees for veterans, active and reserve component service members and
their families at Kentucky’s
Corps lakes on Veterans
Day, Nov. 11.
The waiver requires only
oral confirmation that
the person has served. It
covers the fees for boat
launch ramps, but does
not apply to camping and
related services, or to fees
for specialized facilities
such as group picnic shelters.
The Corps of Engineers
does not charge an entrance fee to parks.
Other organizations on
the corps’ land are encouraged but not required to
offer the waiver in the areas they manage.
— Staff report
Senior Medicare Patrol, 8 a.m.-4
p.m., 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive. Learn
to detect potential Medicare errors,
fraud and abuse. Report errors or
suspected fraud to SMP. 442-8993.
Ballard-Carlisle Historical and
Genealogical Society, 257 Fourth
St., Wickliffe, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 270335-5059. Volunteers will help with
your family research.
Hotel Metropolitan, last fish fry
for 2014, 724 Oscar Cross Ave., 11
a.m., $8 fish meal, sandwich $5;
call orders in at 270-994-1783.
Paducah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution,
1 p.m., First Presbyterian Church,
7th and Jefferson streets. Program:
“Post Traumatic Stress Disorder”
presented by Cheryl Cooper, psychiatric nurse practitioner.
Steak night, 5-8 p.m., River City
Eagles Aerie 3686, 1919 Cairo
Road.
William A. Doyle, American Legion Post 236, turkey shoot, 6-8
p.m., Ky. 95 between Calvert City
and North Marshall Middle School.
Dance, 7-10 p.m., American Legion Post 26, Mayfield. Band: Kentucky Road Show Band.
Dance, 7-10 p.m., Traders Mall,
6900 Benton Road, Reidland. Band:
Just Breakin’ Even.
Dance, 7-10 p.m., Grand Rivers
Community Center, 155 W. Cumberland. Stanley Walker Band. $5.
362-8272.
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Wednesday’s lottery
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Pick 3-midday: 0-6-0
Pick 3-evening: 0-0-2
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Powerball: 2-11-19-21-42 PB 34 PP 3
Illinois
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Freddie Hicks and Pat Koch dance in front of Kroger in Hannan Plaza on Wednesday afternoon in
Paducah. Hicks has danced in front of the store for the past six days to raise money for the 58th
Paducah Lions Club Telethon of Stars, which will take place Saturday and Sunday. This is Hicks’
14th year raising money for the telethon by dancing in public at his former place of employment.
Associated Press
— Staff report
Owensboro U.S. 60
project starting soon
Associated Press
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner applauds supporters as he celebrates his win over Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn
on Tuesday in Chicago.
Cook County.
The wealthy venture capitalist and first-time candidate
from Winnetka appointed several people Wednesday to lead
his transition team. He said his
running mate, Wheaton City
Council member Evelyn Sanguinetti, will lead the group.
“I am committed to assembling a diverse and talented
team to drive results for our
state and bring back Illinois,”
he said in an emailed statement.
Quinn conceded the race during a brief news conference, less
than a day after insisting he
would not give up until all ballots were counted.
“It’s clear we don’t have
enough votes to win,” he said,
adding that it was important to
respect the voters who waited in
line — sometimes for hours —
to cast their ballots. He did not
take questions.
Rauner spokesman Mike
Schrimpf said the governorelect spent Wednesday in meetings. Rauner did not plan a
public schedule because he’s
taking “a methodical, thoughtful approach” to the transition,
Schrimpf said.
Speaking to supporters after
his victory late Tuesday, Rauner
said voters had asked for a divided government for the first
time in many years, and that
called for bipartisan solutions.
Judge who challenged law loses election
Associated Press
ASHLAND — A former judge who challenged a state law
that put into question
whether senior judges
could run for office in
certain circumstances
has lost a race for cir-
cuit judge.
Election results Tuesday night showed Marc
I. Rosen lost to incumbent Circuit Judge
George W. Davis III.
According to unofficial
results from the Boyd
County
Courthouse,
Davis got 9,158 votes
while Rosen received
4,093.
Rosen filed suit over
the law after his candidacy for the seat was
challenged. He said the
legislation
deprived
him and a few other se-
nior-status judges from
running for office.
A Franklin circuit
judge recently ruled the
law unconstitutional
and allowed Rosen to
stay on the ballot for
the 32nd Judicial Circuit.
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OWENSBORO — The
Kentucky Transportation
Cabinet said a $4.5 million
road project for Owensboro
could be awarded as early
as next week.
The project is for resurfacing about five miles of
U.S. 60.
The cabinet is putting
another project for the
highway out for bids in November. That multimilliondollar job will involve rehabilitation of pavement on a
51⁄2 -mile section.
A $73 million project to
extend U.S. 60 was divided
into two phases.
— Associated Press
Dry weather fuels
big gains in harvest
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — After a slow start, Illinois
farmers have caught up
on their harvesting of corn
and soybeans.
The U.S. Department
of Agriculture says more
than three-quarters of the
state’s corn crop now has
been brought in from the
fields. That’s just 1 percentage point down from
the average of 78 percent
over the previous five
years.
The USDA credits minimal precipitation with making the difference. That
enabled growers to put
their combines into highgear. That wasn’t the case
weeks ago, when frequent
rainfall left the fields too
muddy to harvest.
— Associated Press
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Paducah’s Interracial
Women’s Group will host a
diversity training program
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Lone Oak United
Methodist Church.
The session is designed
to teach students grades
5-8 about different cultures, but all ages are
welcome. The event is free
and open to the public. For
more information, contact
Sherona Waldon at 270534-5288 or 270-5569712.
Rauner builds administration
with looming problems ahead
CHICAGO — Governor-elect
Bruce Rauner began appointing
a team Wednesday to build his
administration and pledged to
make good on a promise to turn
Springfield on its head, even
though Democrats appeared to
keep their solid hold on the Legislature.
After more than year of bashing the Democratic “machine”
that controls the Illinois Capitol, the Republican businessman could be in for a tumultuous journey when he takes office
in January and tries to find solutions for the state’s many persistent problems.
Among the biggest challenges
will be how to balance a state
budget without revenue from
a tax increase that Rauner opposed. A top Democratic leader
signaled Wednesday that his
chamber will let the increase
roll back on Jan. 1, leaving the
governor-elect with a spending
plan that’s billions of dollars
short of the amount needed to
maintain current staffing and
services.
And that’s just for starters.
Rauner has pushed a new tax on
services that Democrats have
opposed in the past. He also differs with some party leaders on
how and when to raise Illinois’
minimum wage, as well as other
major issues.
Rauner defeated Democratic
Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday,
carrying every corner of the
state except heavily Democratic
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Haslam: No mistakes in 1st term Justice appears
to win retention
Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. —
Gov. Bill Haslam’s first four
years in office included a
struggle to exert authority
over fellow Republicans in
the Legislature on issues
ranging from Common
Core education standards
to Medicaid expansion.
But looking back on his
first term after his landslide
re-election on Tuesday,
the Republican governor
said there was no instance
where he would have acted
differently.
“There’s nothing that I
look back and say, ‘Oh, we
really took the wrong ap-
proach to that,’” Haslam
said. “There’s things where
you always say we could do
better and we will focus on
doing it better.”
Haslam defeated Democrat Charlie Brown — who
didn’t have any organized
campaign structure and
raised no money — by a
margin of 70 percent to
23 percent, becoming the
first candidate to win all 95
counties in Tennessee since
then-Gov. Phil Bredesen’s
re-election in 2006.
The governor in his victory speech pledged to “double down” on the policies
of his first term, especially
in the realm of education
standards that have come
under fire from tea partyleaning lawmakers critical
of Common Core.
“I think one thing we all
agree on is that high standards matter,” Haslam told
reporters afterward. “And
that’s what you’re going to
see me kind of really being
firm and strong on is that
we’re not going to back up
in terms of our expectations for our students.”
But taking a hard line
with recalcitrant lawmakers hasn’t been Haslam’s
usual way of doing business
in his first term. Haslam’s
administration was slow
taking shape following his
2011 inauguration, and fellow Republicans in the Legislature quickly grabbed
the initiative.
Some of his signature
proposals have required a
full-court press from administration officials to
pass — sometimes in much
watered-down form.
Republicans last session
enacted legislation to require Haslam to seek their
approval before striking
any deal on Medicaid expansion, making it all the
more difficult for the governor.
BY JIM SUHR
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — An Illinois
Supreme Court justice targeted for ouster by plaintiffs’ attorneys who spent
more than $1 million publicly characterizing him as
partial to corporate interests appears to have retained his seat, which he
won a decade ago in a race
that set national spending
records.
With more than 99 percent of Tuesday’s votes
counted, Lloyd Karmeier
finished less than 1 percentage point above the
60 percent threshold he
needed for retention.
Several of the 37 southernmost Illinois counties
making up Karmeier’s
district still were counting
absentee and provisional
ballots Wednesday.
Karmeier’s campaign
chief, Ron Deedrick, said
in a statement that Karmeier believes he has
won, and “we are cautiously optimistic that the
numbers may continue to
edge up” in Karmeier’s favor.
Deedrick later told The
Associated Press he’d be
unsurprised if Karmeier’s
opponents sought a recount or sued over the
results.
“It just seems to be
sometimes what these
parties do,” Deedrick said.
“Some parties are just
playing out the election
from 10 years ago,” when
Karmeier first was elected
to the high court after a
tight race that cost the two
candidates more than $9
million, shattering state
and national spending re-
cords for a judicial seat.
Seeking to bounce Karmeier from the bench,
several attorneys and
law firms in mid-October
launched the “Campaign
for 2016” that state records show collected
more than $1 million ultimately poured into television commercials, automated calls and mailings
that labeled Karmeier too
tight with business.
At least $500,000 of
those contributions came
from two attorneys for the
Korein Tillery law firm
with offices in St. Louis
and Chicago.
Stephen Tillery, a St.
Louis-based principle of
Korein Tillery, is seeking
Karmeier’s recusal from
the Supreme Court’s consideration of an appeal of
a decade-old $10.1 million class-action verdict
against Phillip Morris
USA. A lower court ruled
in Tillery’s favor over the
nation’s biggest cigarette
maker’s marketing of
“light” and “low tar” designations.
In court motions, Tillery has argued “there is
an objective and reasonable public perception”
that Karmeier has bias
favoring Philip Morris.
The company and groups
supporting it contributed
millions of dollars to Karmeier’s 2004 campaign,
Tillery added.
Karmeier has refused
to step aside, insisting he
has no conflict.
The
anti-Karmeier
campaign’s
chairman,
Barzin Emami, did not
return messages seeking
comment Wednesday.
ELLEN O’NAN | The Sun
Motivational speaker and author Bobby E. Smith speaks to the Paducah Police Department and other McCracken
County first responders at the Murray State University Paducah Regional Campus on Wednesday morning. Smith,
a retired Louisiana state trooper, encouraged the officers to address the traumas they experience sooner rather
than later.
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out in inappropriate manners. It will affect your life,
it will affect your happiness, it’ll affect your relationships, your marriage,
your job, your health —
emotional, physical health.
All these things will be affected if they are not dealt
with.”
After he was shot, Smith
earned a doctorate in
counseling and psychology, wrote three books, and
founded Visions of Courage
Inc. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to help others “deal
with the aftershock of traumatic events in our lives.”
But first he had to do the
same for himself. Smith
received therapy to deal
with the trials he’d gone
through, but first he had
realize that he needed help,
and that it was OK to ask
for it.
“You cannot heal until you feel the emotional,
physical losses in your life,”
Smith said. “You cannot
heal until you process these
emotions, attest to those
losses. No exceptions to the
rule.”
Smith said before he was
shot he had “bought into
the lie that big boys don’t
cry, that to ask for help is a
sign of weakness.”
When he was a young
cop, Smith said, he was told
he would have to be married to the job. He said two
years later he was divorced
from his first wife, because
“I bought into the lie that
to be a good cop I had to be
married to the job 24/7.”
Smith said as a young
cop he was also told by a
veteran police officer —
after the first wreck scene
Smith worked, where a
car wrapped around a tree
was engulfed in flames
with the occupants still inside — that he would have
to “learn now how to suck
it up and deal with it” if
he wanted to be in law enforcement.
So after he was shot,
Smith said, he lived alone
trying to maintain his reputation for toughness among
his friends while living in
fear that someone would
break into his home and
harm him again.
Smith said one day he
had a panic attack while
trying to walk to his mailbox. His neighbor who
lived across the street, a
registered nurse, ran out to
help him.
“She held me in her
arms and she said, ‘Bobby,
you’ve got to get some help,
or you’re not going to make
it,’” Smith said.
Smith said he tried to
convince her he just needed to get back inside his
home, but she could see he
needed more than that. In
the emergency room, he
said, he felt ashamed as he
cried while a doctor walked
in. The doctor pulled his
hands away from his face
and told him he had no reason to be ashamed.
“He said Bobby, as a cop
you took an oath to protect
and serve all those people
out there, the same oath as
I took as a surgeon: to do
no harm and to save their
lives,” Smith recalled.
“He said, but Bobby,
there’s a problem. All those
people out there, the ones
you swore to protect and
serve, have unrealistic expectations of you to perform. Bobby you need to
understand: there is no
Superman. He said you’re
only human, and if you
don’t let us help you, you’re
not going to make it.”
That conversation, he
said, led him to see a psychiatrist and put him on a
path to emotional healing.
Livingston Livestock
LEDBETTER — Markets totaled
848 head. Compared to last week:
feeder steers and bulls steady to
$6 higher. Feeder heifers steady to
$3 lower. Slaughter cows steady
to $4 lower. Slaughter bulls $2
higher.
Feeder steers medium and large
1-2: 200 to 300 lbs., $340 to
$375; 300 to 400 lbs., $307 to
$330; 400 to 500 lbs., $271 to
$296; 500 to 600 lbs., $240 to
$262; 600 to 700 lbs., $228 to
$240; 700 to 800 lbs., $209 to
$220. Feeder heifers medium and large
1-2: 100 to 200 lbs., $305; 200
Mallard Fillmore
to 300 lbs., $275 to $305; 300 to
400 lbs., $260 to $282.50; 400
to 500 lbs., $243 to $264; 500
to 600 lbs., $216 to $236; 600
to 700 lbs., $200 to $211; 700
to 800 lbs., $190 to $200; 800 to
900 lbs., $180.
Feeder bulls medium and large
1-2: 300 to 400 lbs., $302.50 to
$320; 400 to 500 lbs., $257 to
$279; 500 to 600 lbs., $224 to
$247; 600 to 700 lbs., $211 to
$220; 700 to 800 lbs., $201 to
$203; 800 to 900 lbs., $170 to
$177.50; 900 to 1000 lbs., $175. Slaughter cows: breaker, 75 to
80 percent lean, 1300 to 1600
lbs., $95 to $105; low dressing, $90 to $95; boner, 80 to 85
percent lean, 1160 to 1500 lbs.,
$100 to $110; low dressing, $93
to $97; lean, 85 to 90 percent
lean, 1010 to 1400 lbs., $92 to
$103; low dressing, $82 to $92.
Slaughter bulls yield grade 1-2:
1455 to 2330 lbs., $117 to $126;
high dressing, $132 to $144; low
dressing, $103 to $110. Stock cows: Cows 3 to 8 years
old, 5 to 8 months bred, $1,160 to
$1,975 per head.
Stock cow/calf pairs: Cows 5 to
10 years old with calves at side,
$1,875 to $2,500 per pair.
by Bruce Tinsley
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Editorial
WHAT NOW?
McConnell’s
win
busts
myths
Republicans win majority,
holding it is the challenge
You may have seen the Mallard Fillmore cartoon last week
in the Sun. It depicted President
Obama handing out Halloween
candy, only to be terrified by the
appearance of “a kid in a Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
costume.”
Looks like Mallard got his
Halloween wish. For the president, not so much. But the big
question facing Republicans
now that they hold a narrow
majority in the Senate is what
do they have to do to keep it.
Another round of elections
rolls around in just two years,
and this time the field is flipped,
with the GOP defending a larger
number of Senate seats than
the Democrats. Some analysts
argue that the pendulum could
easily swing the other way in
2016 if Republicans in Congress
are seen as not accomplishing
anything and Hillary Clinton is
elected with coattails.
here are indications that
despite the breadth of
Republican successes this
week, the margin for error with
the American public is small. A
Wall Street Journal/NBC News
poll on the eve of the election
found that 46 percent of likely
voters favored a Congress led
by Republicans compared to
45 percent who favored Democrats. The poll found the same
one percentage point lead for
Republicans among likely voters
in 10 battleground states where
control of the Senate was ultimately decided.
While we find those interesting numbers, we think the more
salient question is not who
was favored by the voters but
why. We’ve heard more than
a few TV pundits opine that it
all has to do with congressional gridlock and who is most
responsible. Their take is that
if Congress doesn’t accomplish
something under GOP leadership, it will produce a backlash
T
against Republicans in 2016.
We think it is a little more
complicated than that. The
WSJ/NBC poll showed that
the economy — specifically job
creation and economic growth
— was the top issue with 41
percent of the likely voters. On
that measure, Republicans were
seen by a margin of 39 percent
to 30 percent as likely to do the
best job.
he poll showed ending gridlock and getting
things done was a top priority among 36 percent of likely
voters, a somewhat distant
second to the economy. Republicans seemed to hold a slight
edge in that category, specifically on the question of “changing how things work in Washington.” They held a two-point
edge of 25 percent to 23 percent
on that measure, according to
the poll.
We think what all of that says
is that if Republicans hope to
hold their advantage in 2016,
two things need to happen —
the economy needs to be better,
and Republicans need to be
seen as having done something
that helped make it so. To that
end we think Republicans
would be wise to focus on the
economy with their newfound
congressional control. What we
think people don’t want to see
is a parade of bills designed to
spark confrontation with the
president, which are subject to
certain veto.
There are some who speculate
that the president, chastened
by a repudiation of his policies
in the vote just ended, might be
more willing to cooperate with
Congress going forward. We
are not in that camp. But we do
think the biggest issue in 2016
will again be the economy. The
more Republicans can do to
appreciably make it better, the
better their chances of holding
onto their hard-fought gains.
T
tion of state media eager to
construct an anti-McConnell
narrative. And there were
some uncharacteristic miscues in the 72 year-old McConnell’s primary campaign
or associated with his former
campaign manager Jesse
Benton.
But McConnell campaigned
John David Dyche
with youthful energy, sprinted
across the finish line, and
In early October, a Surdisplayed his trademark savvy
veyUSA Bluegrass Poll
all along the way. Respected
showed Grimes ahead by 2
national political analyst
points even as multiple other
polls during the same general Charlie Cook called McConnell’s campaign “flawless” and
time period showed McConrated it the best of the cycle.
nell leading by as much as
McConnell not only got the
6 points. A headline in The
jump on Grimes with his offer
Courier-Journal trumpeted,
of early, multiple one-on-one
“Grimes surges ahead of Mcdebates, which she refused,
Connell in poll.”
but bested her in their much
Another SurveyUSA Bluepublicized joint appearance
Myth No. 1: The Clintons grass Poll two weeks later
on Kentucky Educational
showed McConnell up by 1
Help Democrats
Television. His ad about
point (and, incredibly, tied
Much of Kentucky’s political with Grimes among men)
helping Noelle Hunter get her
press still swoons whenever
daughter back was the cameven as the other polls imBill or Hillary Clinton comes
paign’s best.
mediately before and after it
around. McConnell must
McConnell did not look
showed him ahead by 8 and 6
smile since he wins whenlike he had lost a step either
points, respectively.
ever the Clintons come to the
in this tough campaign or in
The last SurveyUSA Bluecommonwealth to campaign
his excellent victory speech.
grass Poll of the campaign in
against him.
late October finally conformed Even his haters have to admit
How many times can the
that he is an amazing politisomewhat to other polling. It
Clintons come to Kentucky
cal force of far greater stature
showed McConnell leading
before it stops being “news”?
than the liberal Lilliputians
by 5 points, which was still
The Clintons were here a lot
who tried so hard, but failed,
a smaller lead than in other
during this campaign, but
to take him down.
polls and 10 points below the
there is no evidence that the
ultimate outcome.
frequent presence of AmeriA similar pattern is evident
Myth No. 4: McConnell
can’s most celebrated pair of
in SurveyUSA polling in the
is Unpopular
political grifters helped Alison 2008 Kentucky Senate race
Lundergan Grimes.
McConnell’s bitter, disapbetween McConnell and
In fact, closeness to the
Democrat Bruce Lunsford and pointed critics in Kentucky’s
Clintons apparently hurt
political press will probably
the 2010 Kentucky Senate
Grimes. As Clinton appearkeep harping that he is unrace between Democrat Jack
ances became practically daily Conway and Republican Rand popular. “The only politician
fare late in the campaign, Mc- Paul. So in the last three Ken- more unpopular than Mitch
Connell’s lead over Grimes in tucky Senate campaigns, at
McConnell is Barack Obama,”
the polls got bigger.
one wishfully wrote for a
least one and sometimes two
That should concern Hillary SurveyUSA polls prior to the
national publication in an emsince the serial Clinton visits
last one have produced results barrassing journalistic display
had as much to do with her
significantly more favorable to of what psychiatrists might
all-but-certain 2016 presithe Democrat than other polls diagnose as projection.
dential campaign as they did
Hello? Really? Ever heard
taken around the same time.
with helping Grimes. The
These results produced pro- of Alison Lundergan Grimes?
commonwealth is a lot more
Democrat publicity, especially Somehow she is more popular
Republican than it was when
than McConnell, but nonefrom some of the sponsoring
Bill last carried it in 1996.
theless just lost to him in a
entities which would also
Much of the credit for that
landslide? Are you smoking
endorse the Democrat in
goes to McConnell.
non-industrial hemp?
those races, and an illusion
The supposedly unpopular
of Democratic momentum
McConnell is celebrating his
Myth No. 2: Bluegrass as the campaign came down
eighth general election victory
the homestretch. In each of
Polls Matter
those races, however, the final without a loss, extending his
likely unbreakable record as
SurveyUSA poll more closely
The Courier-Journal,
Kentucky’s longest-serving
WHAS, the Lexington Herald- resembled other polling and
senator, and preparing to be
at least came nearer to the
Leader, and WKYT comthe Senate majority leader
final outcome.
missioned Bluegrass Polls
and highest ranking KentuckBased on this, the pollster
conducted by SurveyUSA and
and the sponsoring media have ian in national politics in over
trumpeted the results. These
claimed a good prognosticating half a century. There are a
polls smelled funny at the
lot of politicians who would
record, but this race calls the
time and really stink now.
give almost anything to be so
Bluegrass Polls into real quesRealClearPolitics.com lists
unpopular!
34 polls in the Kentucky Sen- tion. Regardless, they pretty
John David Dyche is a Louate race from December 2013 clearly do not matter much.
isville attorney and a political
through October 2014. Only
four showed Grimes ahead,
Myth No. 3: McConnell commentator for WDRB.com.
His e-mail is jddyche@yahoo.
and three of those were SurHas “Lost a Step”
com. Follow him on Twitter
veyUSA Bluegrass Polls. The
This was a favorite formula- @jddyche.
other was from June.
Mitch McConnell’s enemies
threw everything they had
at him. National Democrats,
Hollywood, climate change
cultists, organized labor zealots, Kentucky’s openly liberal
editors and secretly liberal
reporters, and bitter tea party
true believers did their worst
to defeat him.
But McConnell beat them
all and by a lot more — 15
percent — than even the most
optimistic poll had predicted.
In the process he dispelled
multiple myths perpetuated by his impotent media
adversaries. Before they start
minimizing the magnitude
of his triumph, let’s review
some of the myths McConnell
busted with his huge win.
Letter
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Campaign signs
serve as gun targets
SALT LAKE CITY —
Campaign signs may
seem obsolete as soon
as the last ballot is cast,
but workers at one Utah
gun range say they’re
perfect for another purpose: target practice.
The shooting range
operated by the Lions
Club in Bountiful collects
thousands of out-of-date
campaign signs starting
Nov. 5 every election
year.
The repurposing puts
politics by the wayside,
though, because the corrugated plastic placards
are used to hold paper
targets that cover up
the original candidate
message, range master
Mitch Dalby said.
Dalby came up with
the idea about five years
ago, when he realized
the placards were made
of the same material as
the tough plastic sheets
the club buys to hold paper targets.
The Lions Club saves
up to $4,000 a year using the signs. That money is donated to places
like the Moran Eye Center to help prevent and
treat blindness.
— Associated Press
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Anger, demographics shape GOP success
BY STEVE PEOPLES AND
JENNIFER AGIESTA
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — At the
end, Kansans did what
Kansans do on Election
Day: They voted Republican.
But the GOP’s midterm
triumph can’t be explained
away as just a good night
for Republicans in the rural
and Southern states they
tend to dominate. In battleground states, in states with
changing electorates and in
states that are solidly Democratic, voters who were
mostly white and often older said they were upset with
both President Obama and
Republicans in Congress.
Forced to choose, they
sided with the GOP.
That trend in this year’s
low-turnout election helped
the Republican Party exceed its own already high
expectations. It scored victories beyond the red states
of Kansas, Georgia and Arkansas, sweeping into the
more Democratic-friendly
territory of Iowa, Maryland,
and Colorado, too.
Political operatives on
both sides were still trying
to figure out exactly how
it happened on Wednesday. But a closer look at
the electorate offers some
clues about how the GOP
seized the Senate majority,
Associated Press
Karen Fisher (center) cheers as Rep. Mike Coffman, RColo., speaks at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center
in Denver on Tuesday.
expanded its House control and broadened its advantage in governors’ seats
across the nation.
Nationally, 6 in 10 voters were dissatisfied or
angry with the Obama administration, while 6 in 10
separately said the same of
Republicans in Congress,
according to exit polls conducted for AP and the television networks by Edison
Research.
Julie English, a 54-yearold office manager from a
Denver suburb, was among
those who felt a deep dissatisfaction with the direction
of the country.
She took out her frustration on Democrats, voting
for all of Colorado’s Republican candidates, including
Cory Gardner, who defeated
incumbent Democratic Sen.
Mark Udall in a state that
President Barack Obama
won twice.
“What the Republican
candidates were saying is
more the direction I want
the country to go,” she said.
Voters dissatisfied with
both parties fueled the
GOP’s success: Nearly twothirds supported Republican candidates. It did not
matter to these voters that
the nation’s unemployment
rate hit a six-year low last
month. Those who were
dissatisfied or angry with
both Obama and GOP lead-
ers felt overwhelmingly that
the economy was getting
worse or that it was already
bad and stagnating.
“Overall, GDP growth is
a good thing,” said Republican strategist Vin Weber.
“But incomes have been
stagnant for a long, long
time.”
Republicans were particularly pleased with their
performance in eight states
typically considered battlegrounds or Democraticleaning in presidential
years: Colorado, Florida,
Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and
Wisconsin.
In those states, nearly 6 in
10 disapproved of President
Obama — except in Michigan, where 50 percent disapproved. Three-quarters
were worried about the direction of the nation’s economy, a figure slightly lower
in Colorado.
Majorities of voters across
all eight states expressed
generally unfavorable views
of each party, including 52
percent who see the Democrats negatively and 54
percent who see the Republicans negatively. Virginia
voters were most likely to
say they had a negative impression of both parties; 21
percent of those who voted
Tuesday said they viewed
both negatively there, and
they broke heavily for Republican candidate Ed Gillespie in a Senate race that
was unexpectedly close.
National turnout was far
smaller than in the average presidential election.
Michael McDonald, an associate professor at the University of Florida, estimates
that about 37 percent of
eligible voters cast ballots
this year. If that projection
holds, it would be the lowest
turnout since 1942, when
Americans were busy fighting World War II.
Overall, the demographic
makeup of people who voted in 2014 appears similar
to those who voted in 2010
and previous midterms.
There’s no evidence that
Obama or this year’s slate of
Democratic candidates succeeded in attracting more
black voters, young people
or women to the polls.
Exit polls suggest that
black voters made up about
1 in 8 voters nationally,
similar to the last midterm
in 2010. Young people were
also just over a tenth of the
electorate.
Republican
pollsters
knew that the GOP would
benefit from a smaller and
less diverse electorate, but
didn’t predict the extent to
which some Democratic
allies would stay home on
Election Day.
No joke: Guy drives
into bar, seeks drink
NEW BRIGHTON, Pa.
— Police say it’s no
joke: A guy drives into a
western Pennsylvania bar
and asks the owner for a
drink.
New Brighton police
said the trouble is that
Gordon Milligan, 36, of
Pulaski Township literally
drove into Wooley Bully’s
bar on Sunday.
Nobody was hurt, and
the building wasn’t badly
damaged, but the bar
owner gave chase. Police
said that’s when Milligan
asked the bar owner for
a drink, before driving
away and crashing into a
fence.
Police said they found
Milligan in his wrecked
pickup and charged him
with drunken driving,
reckless endangerment
and other charges.
Online court records
don’t list an attorney for
Milligan, who remained
in the Beaver County Jail
on Wednesday. He faces
a preliminary hearing
Tuesday.
— Associated Press
Pennsylvania family
provides NYC tree
BLOOMSBURG, Pa.
— An 85-foot Norway
spruce that belonged to
a central Pennsylvania
family of “Christmas
elves” will serve as Rockefeller Center’s Christmas tree this year.
Workers cut down the
13-ton tree and a crane
hoisted it onto a trailer
Wednesday morning for
the 155-mile journey to
midtown Manhattan. It’ll
be illuminated for the
first time on Dec. 3 in
a ceremony that’s been
held since 1933.
The tree was donated
by Dan Sigafoos, 38,
and Rachel DrosdickSigafoos, 29, who live in
a century-old farmhouse
about three hours west
of New York City. They
begin their holiday season early by starting to
play Christmas music in
August or September.
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GOP’s big election night fuels shift toward 2016
BY STEVE PEOPLES
AND WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas — And so
it begins.
Even before the polls had
closed on Election Day, Republicans had shifted their
focus to 2016 and the party’s top target: Hillary Rodham Clinton. And by the
end of the night, the GOP
had claimed victories in
Senate contests and governor races that will serve as a
White House launch pad for
the party’s most ambitious.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott
Walker, who has acknowledged presidential aspirations, won his third election in four years, while
Ohio Gov. John Kasich and
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder earned second terms
amidst White House whispers of their own.
The governors and their
Senate allies won with the
backing of high-profile Republicans thinking about
the next election: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie,
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.
Speaking
Wednesday,
Christie said the Republican
victories in governor’s race
across the country show
that voters want leaders
who will “get things done,”
rather than focus on ideology. He said the Republican rout was also fueled
by an unpopular President
Barack Obama.
“It’s a reflection of the
president’s lack of leadership, his lack of leadership
abroad, his lack of leadership at home,” Christie,
chairman of the Republican Governors Association, said. Christie made
the rounds on the morning news shows, including
NBC, ABC and Fox.
Rand Paul offered an
“Tonight was really a referendum
not only on the president’s policies,
but really a referendum on Hillary
Clinton.”
Rand Paul
Kentucky Libertarian senator
analysis that pointed firmly
to the next election.
“Tonight was really a referendum not only on the
president’s policies, but really a referendum on Hillary Clinton,” Paul said in an
interview with The Associated Press. The Democrats’
midterm struggles, he said,
represent “an epic failure of
the Clintons.”
Paul is among several
leading Republicans who
have spent months laying
the groundwork for presidential campaigns, often
while also helping GOP
colleagues campaign in
the midterms. But in the
crowded Republican field,
party insiders believe as
many as three candidates
may form presidential exploratory committees by
the end of January — with
several more joining them
in the subsequent months.
“They’re going to need to
get out there quickly,” said
Republican National Committee chief of staff Mike
Shields, predicting a rash
of presidential activity in
November, December and
January as candidates compete for the same pool of
staff and donors. The RNC,
he said, already has eight to
10 staffers focused exclusively on weakening Clinton’s potential candidacy.
The overwhelming Democratic frontrunner should
she run, Clinton is expected
to announce her decision
around the end of the year.
The former secretary of
state did not appear publicly Tuesday, but spent recent weeks campaigning extensively for Democrats in
competitive races for Senate
and governor, appearing at
45 political events during a
two-month run through 19
states.
Republicans noted Clinton’s ties to two of the biggest defeats for the party —
Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor’s
loss to Republican Rep.
Tom Cotton and Alison
Lundergan Grimes’ defeat
to Senate GOP leader Mitch
McConnell in Kentucky.
Clinton headlined fundrais-
ers for both and made appearances in Kentucky for
Grimes.
In a difficult year for
Democrats, some of the
former first lady’s allies
prevailed, including Tom
Wolf in Pennsylvania, who
defeated Republican Gov.
Tom Corbett, and Sen.
Jeanne Shaheen and Gov.
Maggie Hassan in New
Hampshire, who received
help from Clinton during
the campaign’s final weekend.
But Tuesday belonged to
the GOP.
“It will be beneficial not
just to Republicans, it will
be beneficial to the country,” said Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran, who
leads the Senate GOP campaign arm. “But it also sets
the stage to demonstrate
that Republicans can be
trusted to be elected to the
presidency in 2016.”
Feeding the homeless: Act of charity or crime? Last active-duty Army
BY KELLI KENNEDY
Associated Press
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
— To Arnold Abbott, feeding the homeless in a public
park in South Florida was
an act of charity. To the
city of Fort Lauderdale, the
90-year-old man in white
chef’s apron serving up
gourmet-styled meals was
committing a crime.
For more than two decades, the man many call
“Chef Arnold” has proudly
fired up his ovens to serve
up four-course meals for
the downtrodden who
wander the palm tree-lined
beaches and parks of this
sunny tourist destination.
Now a face-off over a new
ordinance restricting public feedings of the homeless has pitted Abbott and
others with compassionate
aims against some officials,
residents and businesses
who say the growing homeless population has overrun local parks and that
public spaces merit greater
oversight.
Abbott and two South
Florida ministers were arrested last weekend as they
served up food. They were
charged with breaking an
ordinance restricting public feeding of the homeless.
Each faces up to 60 days in
jail and a $500 fine.
“One of the police officers
said, ‘Drop that plate right
now,’ as if I were carrying a
weapon,” Abbott recalled.
The arrests haven’t deterred Abbott, and pastors
Dwayne Black and Mark
Sims.
In fact, on Wednesday
evening, Abbott and Black
went back out for a feeding along Fort Lauderdale
beach as police videotaped
them serving up freshcooked entrees: a chickenand-vegetable dish with
broccoli sauce and a cubed
ham-and-pasta dish Abbott said he topped with a
“beautiful white onion celery sauce.”
Nearly 100 mostly homeless people and volunteers
cheered his arrival in the
park.
“God bless you, Arnold!”
some in the crowd shouted.
Associated Press
Homeless advocate Arnold Abbott (center), 90, of the
nonprofit group Love Thy Neighbor Inc., gets his driver’s
license to hand to a Fort Lauderdale police officer
Wednesday in Florida. Abbott and a group of volunteers
were feeding the homeless in a public parking lot next
to the beach when he was issued a summons to appear
in court for violating an ordinance that limits where charitable groups can feed the homeless on public property.
Abbott was also recently arrested along with two pastors for feeding the homeless in a Fort Lauderdale park.
“Thank God for Chef
Arnold. I haven’t eaten all
day. He feeds a lot of people from the heart,” said
56-year-old Eddie Hidalgo,
who described himself as
living on the streets since
losing his job two years ago.
At one point, an Associated Press staffer said she
watched as Abbott was
called over beside a police
car by officers where an officer wrote up something
and handed Abbott a copy
as he stood by.
Police
spokeswoman
DeAnna Greenlaw late told
The Associated Press by
email that Abbott was issued a citation on a charge
of breaking the ordinance.
She said no one else was
cited and police had no further comment.
“I’m grateful that they allowed us to feed the people
before they gave us the citation,” Abbott said afterward. He has said feeding
the homeless is his life’s
mission.
Fort Lauderdale is the
latest U.S. city to pass restrictions on feeding homeless people in public places.
Advocates for the homeless
say that the cities are fighting to control increasing
homeless populations but
that simply passing ordinances doesn’t work.
In the past two years,
more than 30 cities have
tried to introduce laws similar to Fort Lauderdale’s,
according to the National
Coalition for the Homeless.
The efforts come as more
veterans face homelessness
and after two harsh winters drove homeless people
southward, especially to
Florida.
Mayor Jack Seiler said he
thinks Abbott and the two
pastors have good intentions, but that the city can’t
discriminate in enforcing
the ordinance.
He said it was passed recently to ensure that public
places are open to everyone and stressed that the
city was working with local
charities to help with the
root causes of homelessness.
“The parks have just
been overrun and were
inaccessible to locals and
businesses,” Seiler said.
Black, a local pastor,
noted that the ordinance
passed after a long meeting
after midnight, when many
people had gone home. But
he said he’s willing to stand
up to the measure, even at
the risk of arrest.
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Fort Lauderdale’s ordinance took effect Friday,
and the city passed a slew
of other laws addressing
homelessness in recent
months. They ban people
from leaving their belongings unattended, outlaw
panhandling at medians,
and strengthen defecation
and urination laws, according to Michael Stoops,
director of community organizing for the National
Coalition for the Homeless.
“I think cities have grown
tired of the homeless situation, and businesses and
residents complain about
the homeless population,”
Stoops said, citing the
conflict between business
needs and the needs of the
homeless.
Fort Lauderdale police
have said that the men
were not taken into custody
last weekend and that they
were given notices to appear in court from that encounter, adding the matter
will ultimately be decided
by a judge.
The police spokeswoman Greenlaw said those
charged “were well aware
of the changes to the ordinance and its effective
date.”
Other cities are conducting routine homeless
sweeps while some have
launched anti-panhandling
campaigns, according to
the coalition. And many
laws continue to target
public feedings.
In Houston, groups need
written consent to feed the
homeless in public, or they
face a $2,000 fine. Organizations in Columbia, South
Carolina, must pay $150
for a permit more than two
weeks in advance to feed
the homeless in city parks.
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Vietnam-era draftee retires
Associated Press
AUBURN, N.Y. — The
U.S. military says a central
New York native has retired
as the Army’s last Vietnamera draftee.
The 2nd Infantry Division’s public affairs office at
Camp Red Cloud in South
Korea says Chief Warrant
Officer 5 Ralph Rigby’s retirement ceremony was
held Oct. 28, his 62nd
birthday.
A native of Auburn in
Cayuga County, Rigby was
drafted in 1972. He’s believed to be the Army’s last
continuously serving active
duty draftee.
In July 2011, the Army
announced that Command
Sgt. Maj. Jeff Mellinger was
retiring as the service’s last
Vietnam-era draftee. But
Army officials later had to
issue a correction when
they learned Rigby and
another soldier also were
drafted and remained on
active duty.
The other soldier, Chief
Warrant Officer 4 Franklin
Ernst, retired in 2012.
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Contributed photo
Paducah Kiwanis Club recently gave $8,395 to the St. Nicholas
Family Clinic Foundation. With the check are (from left) Jim Acton,
Bill Murphy, Carrie Gottschalk-Singler, Robert Goff, Rayla Bridges,
John Oliver, Chase Venable, Mason DeJarnett, July Oliver and Jim
Cash.
Contributed photo
Alison Epperson (front row, far left) and her HPE 450: Teaching Strategies in Health Education class
pose with Mary Browder Howell (standing next to Epperson), who visited the class to talk about her experience with childhood cancer and carrying on a “normal” life.
MSU students collect can tabs
for Ronald McDonald House
Murray State University education students are adding their
support to a local middle school
girl who was diagnosed with
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in January by collecting can tabs for the
Ronald McDonald House.
Alison Epperson, assistant
professor of health and PE in the
College of Education and Human Services at MSU, wanted her
HPE 450: Teaching Strategies in
Health Education class to become
more aware of children who are
experiencing cancer.
As a family friend of the
Howells, Epperson knew that
their 11-year-old daughter, Mary
Browder Howell, was diagnosed
with Hodgkin lymphoma, a
cancer of the lymphatic system, in
January and is being treated at St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
In HPE 450, the students
are studying to be teachers and
coaches. Because September was
Childhood Cancer Awareness
Month, Epperson decided this
would be a great opportunity for
Mary Browder to come into the
class and share her story.
She explained about her treatment at St. Jude’s and presented
information about the Ronald
McDonald House to the class.
The Ronald McDonald House
provides supportive services and
a “home-away-from-home” for St.
Jude families and their children
receiving treatment for cancer
Nunez named
to All-American
Marching Band
Contributed photo
Calloway County High School
senior Letitia Nunez (left) was
named to the 2015 U.S. Army
All-American Marching Band in a
ceremony at the high school recently. Students selected as one
of the 125 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band members will
receive an all-expenses-paid trip
to San Antonio, Texas, to march
in the halftime performance of
the All-American Bowl at the
Alamodome. Nunez will perform
with the color guard in the band
chosen from high school seniors
across the country, showcasing
their talents during the largest
celebration of high school football in America, the U.S. Army
All-American Bowl. It will be televised live on NBC on Saturday,
Jan. 3. With Nunez is Sgt. 1st
Class Corin-Manning Gillens Sr. and other catastrophic illnesses.
Recycled can tabs can be collected
to raise money for the Ronald
McDonald House.
Matt Darge, a student in the
HPE 450 class, found the visit to
be rewarding for his studies and
inspirational, as well.
“My favorite part was meeting a
person face-to-face who has experienced cancer and has been able
to overcome that and continue
living a ‘normal’ life of a sixthgrader,” Darge said. “To me, that
is true strength. People who lift
weights or play sports believe they
are strong, but Mary Browder
shows what true strength really
is and it is an encouragement for
me, along with others, to be like
she is and overcome obstacles in
one’s life.”
Darge, along with his other
class members, were touched by
her story and decided to pick up
on the can tab drive and begin
collecting for the Ronald McDonald House. The class is aiming
high with a goal to raise 60
pounds of can tabs — that’s more
than 66,000 individual can tabs
— during the effort.
The tab collection is part of the
Ronald McDonald #shareyourstripes campaign. Epperson’s students are going to a sixth-grade
class at Murray Middle School
wearing stripes to encourage all
middle school students to support
and collect can tabs.
“I am really excited to be part
of this project with great classmates,” said Abbie Oliver, a student from the United Kingdom
who is studying at Murray State.
“It was heartwarming to have
Mary Browder come into our
class and talk about her illness
and how she has dealt with it at a
young age.”
Epperson and the HPE 450
students will host a walk on Nov.
22, which is St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital National
Awareness Walk Day. The walk
will take place on the Marshall
Gage Track in Roy Stewart Stadium. Murray State athletics is
going to give a ticket to that day’s
football game — MSU Racers vs.
Tennessee State Tigers — to all
who participate. There will also
be a drawing for two sets of two
tickets to a men’s home basketball game.
There will be a $5 entry fee for
the walk with a suggestion that
walkers complete eight laps to
represent the 80 percent cure
rate for Hodgkin lymphoma. The
walk will be held from 9-10 a.m.
Pre-registration is not required;
participants can sign in and make
a donation on-site.
For more information on the
Ronald McDonald House or the
#shareyourstripes campaign,
go online at www.rmhc.org/.
To donate can tabs for Murray
State’s fundraising effort, contact
Epperson at [email protected].
Paducah Kiwanians donate
to St. Nicholas Family Clinic
The Kiwanis Club of Paducah
recently presented a check for
$8,395 to the St. Nicholas Family Clinic Foundation.
Kiwanis Club past president
Chase Venable presented the
check to St. Nicholas board
president Robert Goff, board
members Carrie GottschalkSingler and Bill Murphy,
and executive director Rayla
Bridges.
“The generosity of the Kiwanis allows us to continue our
mission of providing free doctor
visits and prescription medicine
to the working uninsured who
are not eligible for government
benefits,” said Goff.
The money came from the
club’s participation in BBQ on
the River.
The club was also able to put
$2,798 toward its scholarship
fund, for a total to charity of
$11,193.
The Paducah Kiwanis Club
meets at noon each Thursday at
701 Broadway.
Visitors and prospective
members are welcome. The club
is a group of men and women
dedicated to philanthropic efforts and community service.
Computer donation
Tim Farmer (right), owner of Systems Solutions, presented a free
Lenovo computer and monitor to Deana May, executive director
of Paducah Day Nursery. Monique Zuber (third from left), executive director of the United Way of Paducah-McCracken County,
was part of the presentation, as well as Tony Osbron (left), marketing director and account manager of Systems Solutions.
LBL to host Cub Scout Day
Woodlands Nature Station
will host Cub Scout Day on
Saturday, Nov. 22, from 10
a.m.-3 p.m. Activities, programs, and displays will center
around the Cub Scout Astronomy Academic Achievement
Award to help Cub Scouts gain
their belt loop and pin awards.
The Cub Scout Day program
is free with Nature Station
admission: $5 for ages 13 and
over, $3 for children 5-12, and
free for 4 and under.
“Cub Scout Day gives scouts
an opportunity to use telescopes, learn about our solar
system, and gain hands on experience. The West Kentucky
Amateur Astronomers club
will be there to lead several of
the day’s activities and offer advice to aspiring young
astronomers and curious Cub
Scouts,” said naturalist Julie
Watson.
Activities will be ongoing
and participants can arrive
anytime. Nature Station staff
recommend allowing two to
three hours to participate in all
activities.
Those who pack their lunch
for the day can use nearby picnic areas. Groups of any size
are welcome.
For a complete list of activities visit www.landbetweenthelakes.us/wp-content/
“Cub Scout Day
gives scouts an
opportunity to
use telescopes,
learn about our
solar system,
and gain hands
on experience.
The West
Kentucky Amateur
Astronomers club
will be there to lead
several of the day’s
activities and offer
advice to aspiring
young astronomers
and curious Cub
Scouts.”
Julie Watson
Naturalist
uploads/2014/03/Schedule_2014_CubScoutDay_Astronomy.pdf or www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/
cub-scout-day/, or call the Nature Station at 270-924-2299.
Learn more about the Western
Kentucky Amateur Astronomers
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Obama to seek new war powers
Woman abducted in Philadelphia found safe
PHILADELPHIA — A woman seen on surveillance
video putting up a fight while being abducted off a
Philadelphia street was found safe outside Baltimore
on Wednesday, and the man who snatched her was arrested, police said.
Carlesha Freeland-Gaither was spotted in Jessup,
Maryland, with the man in a car with a broken-out back
window and was rescued soon after, police said. The
man was nabbed after he stepped out of the car, they
said.
“We got a very dangerous predator off the street,”
Commissioner Charles Ramsey said.
Freeland-Gaither had some injuries but was generally
doing OK, police said. There was no indication she and
the man, who used to live in Philadelphia, knew each
other, authorities said.
The man, Delvin Barnes, was being held Wednesday night on an unrelated Virginia warrant alleging attempted capital murder, assault and malicious injury
with acid, explosives or fire, and he would face federal
charges in the Philadelphia abduction, authorities said.
Barnes, 37, couldn’t be reached for comment while in
custody.
— Associated Press
Virgin Galactic looks to resume tests in 2015
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The space tourism company
that suffered a tragic setback when its experimental
rocket-powered spaceship broke apart over the California desert could resume test flights as early as next
summer if it can finish building a replacement craft, its
CEO said Wednesday.
The sleek composite shell and tail section of the new
craft are sitting inside the company’s manufacturing facility in Mojave, California.
After more than two years of work, it’s beginning to
look like a spaceship, but Virgin Galactic CEO George
Whitesides said there’s much more to be done, from relatively simple things such as installing windows to the
more complex fitting of flight controls and other wiring.
The ship — dubbed SpaceShipTwo Serial No. 2 — will
replace one that was destroyed last week after its feathering system that controls descent deployed prematurely and aerodynamic forces ripped it apart, killing the
co-pilot and seriously injuring the pilot.
— Associated Press
Judge overturns Missouri ban on gay marriage
ST. LOUIS — A state judge overturned Missouri’s constitutional ban on gay marriage Wednesday in a ruling
that immediately set off a rush among some same-sex
couples to apply for marriage licenses.
St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison said in a written
ruling that Missouri’s measure recognizing marriage only
between a man and woman violates the due process
and equal protection rights of the U.S. Constitution. The
decision mirrored ones handed down recently in several
other states.
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster immediately
appealed the ruling to the state Supreme Court, saying the constitutional challenge “must be presented to
and resolved” at that level. But he said that his office
wouldn’t seek a stay of the order, noting that the U.S.
Supreme Court refused to grant stays after same-sex
marriage decisions in Idaho and Alaska.
— Associated Press
BY DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said
Wednesday he would work
with Congress on new war
powers to fight Islamic
State militants and expressed cautious optimism
about whether the international face-off over Iran’s
nuclear program will be
resolved — two issues that
could prove harder for the
White House to maneuver
with Republicans in charge
on Capitol Hill.
Obama spoke at a news
conference the day after
his party was thrashed by
Republicans in midterm
elections, leaving the GOP
soon to be in charge of
both the House and the
Senate.
When he approved U.S.
airstrikes in late September against extremists
who have captured territory across Syria and Iraq,
Obama used legal grounds
of congressional autho-
“The idea is to right-size and
update whatever authorization
Congress provides to suit the
current fight rather than previous
fights.”
Barack Obama
U.S. president
rizations that President
George W. Bush relied on
more than a decade ago.
The White House maintained then that the Bushera congressional authorizations for the war on
al-Qaida and the Iraq invasion gave Obama authority
to act without new approval by Congress under the
1973 War Powers Act.
That law, passed during
the Vietnam War, serves as
a constitutional check on
presidential power to declare war without congressional consent. It requires
presidents to notify Congress within 48 hours of
military action, and limits
the use of military forces to
no more than 60 days unless Congress authorizes
force or declares war.
Now, however, Obama
said a new military authorization is one of a few
areas where he will seek to
work with lawmakers during the lame-duck session
before a new Congress is
seated in January.
“The idea is to right-size
and update whatever authorization Congress provides to suit the current
fight rather than previous
fights,” Obama told reporters at the White House.
He said he would update congressional leaders
about the fight against IS
during meetings on Friday. He said he wanted
to start now to craft new
authorization, but that
completing it could carry
over into next year when a
new Congress will usher in
GOP control of the Senate.
Sen. Robert Menendez,
D-N.J., chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, said Wednesday that he has made clear
that a new authorization
was needed and that any
prolonged military campaign requires a new authorization approved by
Congress.
He said he would start
the process in the days
ahead and that the committee would hold hearings on Iraq and Syria beginning next week.
“It is incumbent that
Congress take the lead
in authorizing the use of
force,” Menendez said.
Uncle: Mom of boy found dead got psychiatric care
BY JEFF BARNARD
Associated Press
GRANTS PASS, Ore. —
An uncle of a 6-year-old
autistic boy found dead
after his mother told police she threw him from a
bridge on the Oregon coast
says the woman had been
under intense emotional
distress for years while
caring for the child and
more recently for her disabled husband.
Andy
McCabe
said
Wednesday that Jillian
McCabe seemed better after completing 30 days of
in-patient psychiatric care
last winter. “We had seen
her through some really
bad times, and she seemed
good, which is the hardest
part,” he said.
The time of her release
was about the time she
posted cheery videos on
YouTube, showing her
son, London, swinging in a
hammock, engrossed in an
iPad; playfully competing
with his father to raise and
lower his hospital bed; and
holding a toy stuffed lion
while throwing coins into
a fountain to make a wish.
The body of London McCabe was found Monday
hours after his mother
phoned 911 and said she
had thrown him from the
Yaquina Bay Bridge in
Newport.
She is being held without
bail and has not entered
pleas to charges of aggravated murder, murder and
manslaughter. Her courtappointed defense lawyers
have not returned calls
asking for comment.
London started showing
symptoms of autism at 2
½ or 3 years of age.
“It’s a heart-breaking
transition,” Andy McCabe
said. “He just started fading away. At that point, we
lost the child we knew and
had to get to know the new
London, and everything
good and bad that came
w i t h
that.”
Andy
McCabe
said the
f a m ily strugg l e d
financially
after his
McCabe
brother,
Matt McCabe, suddenly
became disabled in summer 2013, needing treatment and therapy for
multiple sclerosis and a
mass on his brainstem. He
could not walk or type. He
could no longer work at his
business, putting on email
campaigns.
Andy McCabe confirmed that Jillian McCabe
had written an appeal on
YouCaring.com, a crowdfunding website, in which
she described struggling
to care for her autistic son
and her husband. The appeal ended eight months
ago after she raised $6,831
toward a goal of $50,000.
The Oregon Department
of Human Services had no
record of the family contacting the agency for help,
spokesman Gene Evans
said.
The McCabes eventually
were able to qualify for disability payments and help
for London from the Social
Security Administration,
but they still struggled financially, Andy McCabe
said. They had to move out
of their apartment in Hood
River, where the landlord
let them stay four months
rent-free, and in with Matt
McCabe’s parents in Seal
Rock, south of Newport.
London enrolled in kindergarten at the start of
the school year at Crestview Heights School in
Waldport, where Principal Kelly Beaudry said he
would be remembered as a
student who was “just full
of joy and laughter.”
Israeli police: Driver slams car into people
JERUSALEM — A Hamas militant slammed a minivan
into a crowd waiting for a train Wednesday in Jerusalem,
killing one person and wounding 13. Hours later, the
Israeli military said a Palestinian motorist drove into a
group of soldiers in the West Bank, injuring three.
The incidents and a similar attack two weeks earlier
raised concern that Israel could be facing a new type of
threat. Police said they would put concrete barricades in
front of train stations as a first step.
Police identified the van’s driver — who was killed
by police — as Ibrahim al-Akari, a 38-year-old Palestinian. His wife said he was angered by a confrontation
between police and Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque
earlier in the day in which part of the shrine was damaged.
— Associated Press
Amid Ebola crisis, WHO picks new Africa chief
COTONOU, Benin — With nearly 5,000 dead of Ebola
in West Africa, the World Health Organization elected a
new director Wednesday of its Africa office, which has
been accused of bungling the response to the outbreak
in its early stages.
The new chief, Matshidiso Moeti, is a doctor from
Botswana and a WHO veteran who stepped down as
deputy director for Africa in March, the same month the
crisis was announced. The results of the five-candidate
election were made public at a meeting of the U.N.
agency in Benin and came amid the worst outbreak of
the dreaded disease ever seen.
— Associated Press
Ukraine to halt subsidies to rebel-held areas
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine will freeze budget subsidies
for the eastern territories controlled by pro-Russian separatists, the prime minister announced Wednesday — a
move that could worsen the already grievous economic
conditions there.
Aging industrial operations in Ukraine’s economically
depressed but coal-rich east have for many years relied
heavily on state subsidies.
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told a government
meeting that $2.6 billion in state support will be held
back from rebel-held areas in the Donetsk and Luhansk
regions. He did not say what time period that subsidy figure represented. Yatsenyuk said the payment of pensions
and government benefits to residents in conflict-stricken
parts of the east will resume after separatist forces have
surrendered there.
— Associated Press
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Obituaries/World
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James Palmer
Kayo Mathis Jr.
James Palmer, 69, of
Paducah, formerly of Paris,
Tennessee, died Thursday,
Oct. 30, 2014, at his home.
He was a veteran of the
U.S. Army, worked for the
Paris Fire Department and
retired after 30 years at
Union Carbide/Martin Marietta.
He is survived by four
children, Felicia Chatman
of Smyrna, Tennessee, Artamus Palmer of Cincinnati,
Ohio, Jillian Cozart of Lexington, and Phyllis Palmer
of LaVergne, Tennessee; two
brothers, Joe (Oksun) Palmer and George Paul Long,
both of Paris, Tennessee; and
several grandchildren.
His parents were Waymon and Lula Mae (Hussey)
Palmer.
Memorial graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 8, 2014, at Greenwood
Cemetery in Paris with the
Rev. Earl Travis officiating.
Rawls Funeral Home in
Paris is in charge of arrangements.
BENTON — Other “Kayo”
Mathis Jr., 82, of Benton
died Tuesday, November 4,
2014, at Lakeway Nursing
and Rehabilitation.
Arrangements were incomplete at Collier Funeral
Home.
Twila Anderson
MURRAY — Twila Anderson, 85, of Murray died
Wednesday, November 5,
2014, at her home.
Arrangements were incomplete at Blalock-Coleman & York Funeral Home.
Bonnie Penrose
HARDIN — Bonnie LaRue
Penrose, 62, of Hardin died
Tuesday, November 4,
2014, at Marshall County
Hospital.
Arrangements were incomplete at Collier Funeral
Home in Benton.
Funeral notices
Paid obituaries furnished to The Paducah Sun by mortuaries.
John W. Harris
John Winston Harris,
62, of Paducah died Tuesday, November 4, 2014, in
Paducah.
John was born on January 21, 1952, in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was
the son of Dr. James A.
Harris and Mary Jane
(Harris) Alford. He was a
1970 graduate of Paducah
Tilghman High School
and 1974 graduate of the
University of Kentucky,
where he was a member of
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
He was a Paul Harris Fellow of the Paducah Rotary
Club. John was the owner
of Whaler’s Catch Restaurant in Paducah since
1991.
He is survived by his
wife, Dr. Susan Mueller;
three children, Caroline
Elizabeth Harris, John W.
Harris Jr. and James A.
Harris, all of Paducah; two
stepsons, Nathan D. Mueller and Christopher D.
Mueller, both of Paducah;
two grandchildren, Tyler
J. Mueller and Trenton J.
Mueller; his mother, Mary
Jane Happley Alford of
Paducah; and two siblings,
Jim Harris and wife, Kelly
Harris of Paducah, and
Robert Alvin York
Barbara Thompson and
husband, Frank Thompson of Cape Coral, Florida.
H
e
was preceded in
death by
his father, Dr.
James
A. Harris.
A memorial
Harris
visitation will
be held Friday evening
from 4-7 p.m. at Milner
and Orr Funeral Home of
Paducah.
Contributions
may
be made to: The Rotary
Foundation, One Rotary
Center, 1560 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, IL 602013698; St. Mary Soccer Program, 1243 Elmdale Road,
Paducah, KY 42003; or
Paducah Tilghman Golf
Program; or Paducah Tilghman Football program,
2400 Washington Street,
Paducah, KY 42003.
You may leave a message of sympathy, light
a candle or share a song
tribute at www.milnerandorr.com.
Steven Crider Daniel
Associated Press
Libyan military soldiers collect ammunition Monday
left by Islamic militias after heavy clashes in Benghazi,
Libya. Clashes across the country have killed at least
400 people since government troops backed by armed
civilians started a campaign in mid-October to retake
the city from Islamist militias.
Nearly 400 killed in 3
weeks of Libya fighting
BY ESAM MOHAMED
Associated Press
TRIPOLI, Libya — Fighting between forces loyal to
Libya’s elected government
and a loose alliance of Islamist and regional militias has killed nearly 400
people across the country
in the past three weeks, a
medical official and a militia commander said on
Wednesday.
The worst turmoil since
longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown by a NATO-backed
uprising in 2011 has left the
country bitterly divided,
with the internationallyrecognized
government
confined to the town of Tobruk in the far east and an
Islamist-dominated rival
government in the capital
Tripoli.
In the mountainous town
of Kikla to the south of
Tripoli local armed youth
supporting the Tripoli militias have been clashing
with
government-allied
forces mainly hailing from
the western town of Zintan.
A commander allied to
the Tripoli militias said at
least 140 people have been
killed and more than 300
wounded in the Kikla fighting, which has displaced
tens of thousands of residents in recent weeks.
In the eastern city of
Benghazi, government-allied forces, including those
led by former Gen. Khalifa
Hifter, have been battling
more radical Islamist militias for control of the city
since mid-October. The
Islamic militants there include Ansar al-Shariah,
which has been blamed for
the 2012 attack on the U.S.
diplomatic mission that left
Ambassador Chris Stevens
and three other Americans
dead.
A medical official said the
fighting in Benghazi has
claimed 252 lives since Oct.
15. Both the official and
the militia commander in
the west spoke on condition of anonymity because
they were not authorized to
speak to the press.
Benghazi, which was the
cradle of the Arab Springinspired uprising that ended Gadhafi’s four-decade
rule, has been paralyzed by
the fighting, with schools
closed, streets sealed by
armed civilians and frequent airstrikes and shelling.
In southern Libya, one
of the country’s main oil
fields, al-Sharara, has been
shut down amid clashes
between the Tuareg and
Tabu, two ethnic minorities, an oil official said. He
added that the field produces 340,000 barrels a
day for local consumption.
He spoke on condition of
anonymity because he was
not authorized to speak to
journalists.
In recent months Libya’s
oil production has amounted to just 800,000 barrels
per day, half of its pre-uprising output.
In Tripoli meanwhile,
residents awoke to find that
a large statue in a central
square had disappeared.
The culture ministry of the
Islamist-backed
government said the statue had
been stolen, denouncing
the act as “an attempt to
erase the history, monuments and features of Libya.”
The decades-old statue
depicts a naked woman
with her back to the sea and
her arm around the neck of
a deer. Ultraconservative
Islamists -- who view the
depiction of humans or animals as sinful -- have tried
to vandalize the statue in
recent years.
The Paducah Sun • Thursday, November 6, 2014 • 11A
ROSICLARE, Ill. — Steven Crider Daniel, 71, of
Rosiclare, Illinois, died
Tuesday, November 4,
2014, at Hardin County
General Hospital.
He was survived by
his daughter, Reima
(Buddy) Shetler of Rosiclare, Illinois; granddaughters,
Heather
(Michael) Schuessler of
Creal Springs, Illinois,
and Erin Armstrong of
Elizabethtown, Illinois;
great-grandchildren,
Sophie Armstrong of
Mt. Carmel, Illinois,
and Ella Schuessler of
Creal Springs, Illinois.
He also leaves behind a
devoted, caring and loving companion, Barbara
Smock of Rosiclare, Illinois; Barbara’s children, Kasondra Orona,
Eric Smock and Brandon
Smock; and grandchildren, Lauren, Brendan,
and Trinity and Gavin
Smock and Max Joiner;
and other friends and extended family.
Preceding
him
in
death were his parents,
J.D. and Geneva Daniel;
brother, Brad Daniel;
wife, Mary Sheila Daniel;
and grandson, Jonathan
Cody Armstrong.
Services are scheduled
for 2 p.m. Saturday, November 8, 2014, at Cox
Funeral Home in Rosiclare, Illinois. The family
will receive visitors from
Noon until the service
time Saturday, at the
funeral home. Private
graveside services will be
held at a later date.
Donations may be
made to: the American
Cancer Society.
Betty Hooten
Christine Sutton
MARION — Betty Sue
Hooten, 87, of Marion
died Tuesday, November
4, 2014, at Crittenden
Health Systems.
She is survived by her
husband, Donald Hooten.
Honoring her request,
she will be cremated. No
services are scheduled.
Myers Funeral Home in
Marion is in charge of arrangements.
METROPOLIS, Ill. —
Christine M. Sutton, 83, of
Metropolis, died at 3 p.m.
Tuesday, November 4,
2014, at Lourdes Hospital.
Arrangements were incomplete at Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home in
Paducah.
MURRAY — Robert Alvin York, age 84, of Murray
died Monday, November 3,
2014, at the Spring Creek
Health and Rehab in Murray, Kentucky.
Bro. York was a retired
minister having served
Dexter Baptist Church,
Sugar Creek Baptist Church
and Grace Baptist Church
in Calloway County; Sedalia Baptist Church in Graves
County; and Arlington First
Baptist Church in Carlisle
County. He was a member
of the First Baptist Church,
Murray, Kentucky, and a
veteran of the Korean Conflict serving in the United
States Army. He worked at
Blalock-Coleman and York
Funeral Home since his retirement in 1992.
He was born September 18, 1930, in Marshall
County to the late Latus
and Jewell Lamb York. He
was also preceded in death
by his wife, Edith Sue Reed
York; his son, Kelvin R.
York; two brothers, Neal
York and Jerry York; and
two sisters, Lena Darnell
and Shirley Thompson.
He is survived by his son,
Keith S. York of Murray;
two grandsons, Scott H.
York of Murray, and Reed
S. York of Murray; sister,
A n n i s
Arant of
Hardin;
brother, Dan
York of
Tucson,
Arizona;
and several nieces
and
York
nephews.
The funeral service will be at 2:30
p.m. Sunday at the BlalockColeman and York Funeral
Home with Rev. Keith Inman, Rev. Trad York and
Rev. Boyd Smith officiating. Friends may visit the
family from noon to 2:30
p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home.
Online
condolences:
www.yorkfuneralhome.
com.
Expressions of sympathy
may be made to: MurrayCalloway County Hospice
House, 803 Poplar Street,
Murray, Kentucky 42071.
Don Williams
CALVERT CITY, Ky. —
Don Wayne Williams, 50,
of Calvert City, Kentucky,
passed away at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, November 4,
2014, at his home.
Don was a pipefitter and
member of the Plumbers
and Steamfitters Union Local #184 in Paducah, and
First Baptist Church in Gilbertsville.
He is survived by his
mother, Anna Powell Williams of Calvert City, Kentucky; two sons, Hatch
Williams of Calvert City,
Kentucky, and Colton Williams and his wife, AndreaMarie of Gilbertsville, Kentucky; two grandchildren,
Sabella Jana’ Williams and
Cevin James Prater; one
brother, Chris Williams
and his wife, Cami of Calvert City, Kentucky; a niece,
Summer Williams; and two
nephews, Chase Williams
and Hunter Williams.
Don was preceded in
death by his father, Wayne
Williams.
Graveside services will
be held at
2:00 p.m.
Thursday, November
6, 2014,
at
the
Williams
F a m Williams
ily Cemetery. Bro.
Jimmy Cash will officiate
and burial will follow in the
Williams Family Cemetery.
The family will receive
friends from 11:00 a.m.
until 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at
Filbeck-Cann and King Funeral Home.
Condolences may be sent
on-line at www.filbeckcannking.com.
Roxanne Eversoll
MAYFIELD — Roxanne
Eversoll, 43, of Mayfield
died Sunday, November 2,
2014, at her home.
She was a member of His
House Ministries.
She is survived by one
son, Jacob Roach; her
mother, Barbara Roach;
one brother, George Roach;
one sister, Lesa Essex; and
two grandchildren.
Her father was George
Roach.
Friends may call from 1-5
p.m. Saturday, November
8, 2014, at Byrn Funeral
Home. No other service will
be scheduled.
Byrn Funeral Home in
Mayfield is in charge of arrangements.
Willis Elliott Jr.
SOUTH FULTON, Tenn.
— Willis Chester “Bill”
Elliott Jr., 71, of South
Fulton died Tuesday,
November 4, 2014, at his
home.
He was a mechanic for
Toyota dealerships and
a veteran of the U.S. Air
Force.
He is survived by two
daughters, Leslie Elliott
and Mandy Elliott, both
of South Fulton; and two
sisters, Brenda Gail (Elliott) Williams of Mount
Ida, Arkansas, and Peggy
Jean (Elliott) Dietz of Plano, Texas.
His parents were Mary
Helen (Wilson) and Willis Chester “Bill” Elliott
Sr.
Memorial services will
be at a later date. No visitation is scheduled.
Hornbeak
Funeral
Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
The Promise of
PEACE
Milner & Orr Funeral Home Presents
2014 Holiday Service of Remembrance
November 22, 2014 • Saturday 6:00 p.m.
First Christian Church of Paducah
Please join us as we host our annual
Holiday Remembrance Service in memory of your loved ones.
Come share in the beautiful music, photos and a
candlelight ceremony that will bring encouragement
in the midst of this holiday season.
www.milnerandorr.com • 270-534-4200
From Page One/World
12A • Thursday, November 6, 2014 • The Paducah Sun
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COMPROMISE
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conferences a little more
than an hour apart.
The 53-year-old president now faces a Congress
under two-house control
by Republicans for the first
time in his tenure — and a
lame duck status that becomes more of a check on
his political power with
each passing day.
McConnell, 72 and famously taciturn, smiled
and joked with reporters
on the day after achieving a
lifelong ambition.
Still, the two said they
had, had a pleasant telephone conversation earlier
in the day.
“I would enjoy having
some Kentucky bourbon
with Mitch McConnell,”
said Obama, who once
joked at a black-tie dinner
that the Kentucky senator wouldn’t be much of a
drinking buddy.
Said McConnell, “In our
system the president is the
most important player”
who can veto legislation or
persuade lawmakers of his
own party to back compromise.
Obama said that unless
Congress takes action by
the end of the year, he will
order a reduction in deportations of working immigrants living in the country
illegally.
He made his pledge a
short while after McConnell
warned him against acting
unilaterally.
“It’s like waving a red
flag in front of a bull to say
if you guys don’t do what I
want I’m going to do it on
my own,” McConnell said
at a news conference in
Kentucky.
McConnell also cited
trade and taxes among areas ripe for compromise.
“There will be no government shutdown or default on the national debt,”
he said, making clear he
doesn’t agree with some tea
party-backed
lawmakers
who have supported one or
the other in the past — or
may want to in the future.
McConnell will take office
in January as Senate majority leader, and he and House
Speaker John Boehner will
have the authority to set the
congressional agenda.
Boehner ceded the Republican limelight to McConnell for the day. The
Ohio Republican is in line
for a third term as House
leader — and his first with a
Republican majority in the
Senate.
At his news conference,
McConnell said, “When
America chooses divided
government, I don’t think it
means they don’t want us to
do anything. It means they
want to do things for the
country.”
Beyond that, he made it
clear Congress will vote on
legislation to approve the
Keystone XL oil pipeline
from Canada through the
United States, and work
to repeal portions of the
health care law that stands
as Obama’s signature domestic accomplishment. He
said a tax on medical devices and a mandate for individuals to purchase health
insurance are also Republican targets.
Obama ruled out ending
the requirement for purchasing of health care. But
he pointedly did not reject
repeal of the tax, which
many Democrats as well as
Republicans have already
signaled they are ready to
jettison.
Republicans are also expected to mount a major attack on federal deficits.
In the second midterm
elections of Obama’s presidency, Republicans were
assured of a gain of seven
Senate seats. They bid for
another in Alaska, where
challenger Dan Sullivan led
Sen. Mark Begich. Also uncalled was a race in Virginia, where Democratic Sen.
Mark Warner faced challenger Ed Gillespie.
over the last seven years
will continue,” the secondterm governor said in a
statement.
With shared power intact, both sides started laying out their agenda for
next year. For Stumbo, a
top priority will be making
another push to raise the
state’s minimum wage.
He said he plans to reintroduce a proposal that
would gradually raise the
state’s minimum wage from
$7.25 an hour to $10.10 per
hour. The measure passed
the House but died in the
Senate this year.
Stivers replied that the
proposal “is not something
we would think would be
very business friendly.”
Instead, he said, Republican senators will focus
on increasing good-paying
jobs, especially in the eastern Kentucky coalfields
where thousands of miners
have lost their jobs.
Stumbo listed efforts to
ensure gender equity in the
workforce as another top
priority.
Stumbo also touted the
proposal for the local salestax option. The measure
died earlier this year.
“That’s a very innovative
way for our communities
to raise revenues, dedicate
those funds to things that
will help their communities and obviously it’s the
choice of the voters in that
community,” Stumbo said.
Stivers said he sees it as
“an option for locals to determine their own fate and
destiny.” He said he won’t
force a vote, but will let his
Republican colleagues decide if the measure reaches
the Senate.
“I’m not a micromanager,” Stivers aid. “If they
don’t want to do it, we won’t
do it. If they do, we do.”
Democrats weathered big
Republican gains nationally to keep their nearly
century-long grip on the
House.
“We obviously were able
to accomplish something
that was almost unforeseen
and unparalleled all across
the nation by holding this
majority,” said Stumbo, DPrestonsburg.
House Democrats may
have hung on to their majority this time, Stivers said,
but he predicted that Republican momentum will
eventually overtake House
Democrats.
“The light that they’re
seeing in that tunnel is
not the end of the tunnel,
I think it’s the train and
sooner or later it will catch
up with the House Democrats,” Stivers said.
STATE
CONTINUED FROM 1A
ner with private sources to
develop big-ticket projects.
Efforts to crack down on
heroin abuse are also a priority.
The legislature’s top leaders offered their priorities
a day after Kentucky voters kept the power-sharing
arrangement at the state
Capitol — with Democrats
still in charge of the House
and the GOP with an expanded majority in the
Senate. Next year’s 30-day
legislative session opens in
early January.
Democratic Gov. Steve
Beshear urged both sides
to put the election behind
them and work together.
“Frankfort is not Washington, D.C., and I trust
that the spirit of bipartisanship that has helped
us move the state forward
Associated Press
Popular pandas
Visitors take photos of the panda triplet cubs
Wednesday in the Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, China. The world’s only surviving set of giant
panda triplets turned 100 days old on Wednesday.
POWER
CONTINUED FROM A1
average for laundromats,
grew to more than double
the national average.
“It just costs too much
to keep the lights on, run
the air conditioning and
run the equipment,” Perry
said. An increase in sewer
charges over the last year
and a half also contributed
to the decision, he said.
“We couldn’t justify
keeping it open,” Perry
said. “I was holding out
hope that maybe things
were going to turn around.
It just seems like a longterm fix (that Paducah
Power is considering), and
it didn’t make any sense
hoping for a quick solution.”
The poor performance
of Prairie State Energy
Campus, together with
Paducah Power’s large
debt as a Prairie State
owner/investor, have combined to produce what are
believed to be the highest
electric rates in Kentucky.
The rates have sparked
outrage in the community
and the resignation of two
top utility officials.
The PPS board is meeting at 11 a.m. today to
consider an open records
act request regarding the
utility’s investment agreement with Prairie State,
greet a new board member, and approve a general
manager position profile
Paducah 5-Day Forecast
Today
Tonight
58°
Friday
53°
37°
Saturday
57°
29°
A full day of sunshine,
but cool
Periods of clouds and
sunshine
32°
A moonlit sky and
colder
Windy with clouds
and sun
Almanac
Paducah through 6 p.m. yesterday
Temperature
Sunrise today ...............
Sunset tonight .............
Moonrise today ...........
Moonset today ............
6:24 a.m.
4:53 p.m.
4:59 p.m.
5:56 a.m.
UV Index Today
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number,
the greater the need for eye and skin protection.
0
2
8 a.m. 10 a.m.
3
2
0
Noon
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High;
8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme
Around the Region
Kentucky: Cloudy and windy today. A
passing shower; only during the morning
in the south.
Illinois: Windy and cooler today. A couple
of rain or snow showers on the lakeshore;
a shower in northern parts of the state
and eastern parts.
Arkansas: Sunny today, except some
clouds in the east. A moonlit sky tonight.
Tennessee: Windy today. A few morning
showers in the east; times of clouds and
sun elsewhere.
54°
38°
63°
41°
Mostly sunny and cool
Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation.
Temperature bands are highs for the day.
Partly sunny
Owensboro
55/33
Cape Girardeau
56/30
Cadiz
57/34
Paducah
58/32
Shown is
today’s weather.
Temperatures
are today’s highs
and tonight’s
lows.
City
Belleville, IL
Bowling Gn., KY
Bristol, TN
C. Girardeau, MO
Carbondale, IL
Charleston, WV
Chattanooga, TN
Clarksville, TN
Columbia, MO
Evansville, IN
Ft. Smith, AR
Hopkinsville, KY
Indianapolis, IN
Jackson, KY
Jackson, TN
Clarksville
58/33
Union City
58/31
Blytheville
63/34
Memphis
64/37
Hi
52
57
60
56
54
56
67
58
51
53
66
58
49
53
63
Today
Lo W
29 pc
34 pc
37 sh
30 pc
28 pc
38 sh
40 pc
33 pc
29 pc
32 pc
36 s
34 pc
33 sh
38 c
33 pc
Indiana: Cloudy today; a shower or two,
windy and cooler.
Missouri: Windy and cooler today. A
moonlit sky tonight.
Monday
Carbondale
54/28
Sun and Moon
First
Nov 29
Sunday
Evansville
53/32
Precipitation
New
Nov 22
Around the Nation
St. Louis
53/32
24 hrs ending 6 p.m. yest. ... 0.50”
Month to date ...................... 0.76”
Normal month to date ........ 0.63”
Year to date ........................ 42.12”
Last year to date ................ 49.93”
Normal year to date .......... 40.82”
Last
Nov 14
Contact David Zoeller, a
Paducah Sun staff writer,
at 270-575-8676.
Around the Region
High .......................................... 54°
Low ........................................... 50°
Normal high ............................. 64°
Normal low ............................... 42°
Record high ................. 79° in 2005
Record low ................... 16° in 1991
Full
Nov 6
to use in a search to find
a replacement for Dave
Clark, who resigned as GM
last month.
At one time, Owen
Cleaners had eight laundromats in Paducah. In
their heyday in the 1960s
and 1970s, they were open
24 hours a day, seven days
a week, Perry said. More
recently, the lone remaining laundromat had been
open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Owen Cleaners still has
several dry-cleaning locations. Perry said the company may have to consider
“moving our plant outside
the Paducah Power service
area,” because of the high
cost of power, despite the
preference to remain in
town.
Another problem the
business faces with its drycleaning operation, Perry
said, is Paducah Power’s
peak demand charge. That
charge is based on the
highest 30-minute peak
usage during a 30-day
period and can increase
the bills of businesses that
have a particularly high
demand for power at certain times of the day.
Perry said he has
worked
unsuccessfully
with Paducah Power to try
to mitigate the peak demand factor.
Hi
52
53
48
53
53
48
57
53
56
52
64
53
48
47
55
Fri.
Lo W
39 s
32 s
28 c
38 s
37 s
30 c
35 s
34 s
41 s
37 s
44 s
35 s
36 pc
33 c
35 s
Nashville
60/36
Jackson
63/33
Pulaski
63/35
City
Joplin, MO
Kansas City, MO
Knoxville, TN
Lexington, KY
Little Rock, AR
London, KY
Louisville, KY
Memphis, TN
Nashville, TN
Owensboro, KY
Peoria, IL
St. Louis, MO
Springfield, IL
Springfield, MO
Terre Haute, IN
Hi
58
53
62
55
69
55
55
64
60
55
49
53
50
55
50
Today
Lo W
33 s
32 s
40 pc
38 c
37 s
38 c
39 c
37 pc
36 pc
33 pc
29 pc
32 pc
27 pc
30 s
29 sh
Hi
63
61
52
51
59
49
52
57
54
52
50
53
51
59
49
Fri.
Lo W
47 s
43 pc
32 s
34 pc
41 s
32 pc
38 pc
40 s
34 s
37 s
39 pc
43 s
38 s
45 s
36 pc
National Summary: Rain will expand and become heavier over the
Northeast today. Spotty showers will extend southward to the upper
Gulf Coast with soaking rain in coastal Texas. Rain and snow showers
will affect the Great Lakes. Much of the Rockies and Southwest will
be dry, warm and sunny, while more clouds and rain push into the
coastal Northwest.
Today
Fri.
Today
Fri.
City
Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City
Hi Lo W Hi Lo W
Albuquerque
62 39 s 65 41 s Little Rock
69 37 s 59 41 s
Atlanta
69 42 pc 59 39 s Los Angeles
89 62 s 86 61 s
Baltimore
63 42 r 54 32 c Miami
85 68 pc 83 68 pc
Billings
65 46 pc 55 32 c Milwaukee
44 29 r 44 36 pc
Boise
67 44 pc 60 33 s Minneapolis
44 28 pc 47 31 c
Boston
52 43 r 50 34 c New Orleans
78 52 sh 66 49 s
Charleston, SC 81 49 c 66 43 pc New York City 56 45 r 53 37 c
Charleston, WV 56 38 sh 48 30 c Oklahoma City 68 40 s 70 48 s
Chicago
45 29 sn 45 37 pc Omaha
53 34 s 62 37 pc
Cincinnati
53 35 c 48 34 pc Orlando
85 62 pc 77 53 pc
Cleveland
53 37 r 43 33 sn Philadelphia
59 44 r 55 34 c
Dallas
72 43 s 68 51 s Phoenix
85 58 s 84 58 s
Denver
67 44 s 66 31 pc Pittsburgh
54 39 sh 45 29 sh
Des Moines
52 31 s 56 37 c Portland, OR
61 44 r 58 39 pc
Detroit
53 33 r 43 32 pc Salt Lake City 64 41 s 61 36 s
El Paso
65 46 pc 67 46 s San Antonio
64 53 r 62 52 sh
Fairbanks
13 0
s 19 3 s San Jose
73 51 s 72 50 s
Honolulu
87 72 pc 86 73 pc San Diego
86 60 s 81 61 s
Houston
71 50 r 69 49 pc San Francisco 70 56 s 70 54 s
Indianapolis
49 33 sh 48 36 pc Seattle
58 43 r 55 40 s
Jacksonville
82 51 pc 67 43 s Tucson
79 55 s 81 52 s
Las Vegas
76 53 s 77 57 s Washington, DC 67 47 r 57 38 pc
Lakes and Rivers
Around the World
Through 7 a.m. yesterday (in feet)
Ohio River
Paducah
Owensboro
Flood
stage
39
38
24 hr
Stage Change
16.15
10.70
+0.02
none
24 hr
Full
Pool Elevation Change
Smithland Dam 40
Lake Barkley
359
Kentucky Lake 359
13.28
354.50
354.50
-0.30
-0.35
-0.23
Mississippi River
Flood
stage
Cairo
40
24 hr
Stage Change
19.41
-0.07
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2014
Athens
Beijing
Berlin
Buenos Aires
Cairo
Hong Kong
Jerusalem
London
Manila
Mexico City
70
51
51
73
78
82
68
54
87
75
60
30
40
61
63
74
48
51
74
49
pc
s
pc
s
pc
pc
s
r
pc
t
69
47
50
81
82
81
68
56
87
73
61
30
41
59
63
72
49
44
75
50
c
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
s
r
s
t
Moscow
Paris
Rome
Seoul
Sydney
Tokyo
Warsaw
Zurich
45
52
68
64
69
66
62
42
37
44
57
37
58
60
48
32
c
pc
r
pc
pc
c
pc
pc
47
56
68
58
77
63
53
46
40
45
56
36
60
53
46
35
sh
sh
r
s
pc
sh
r
sh