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Coach Bill Snyder Inducted Into College Football Hall of Fame DALLAS — Kansas State coach “To join the same hall of fame that Communists Against Athletes.” Bill Snyder and former Ohio State my father, Dr. Lee J. Tressel, is He later co-authored a tell-all book coach Jim Tressel have been selected already a member, is so, so meaning- that accused Oklahoma coach Barry for induction to the College Football ful,” Tressel said. Switzer of running a program plagued Hall of Fame. Tressel also coached 15 seasons at by drug use and misbehavior by play- The National Football Foundation Youngstown State, winning four ers. announced the latest Hall of Fame Division I-AA national titles. He is the The other players selected by the class of 15 players and two coaches only coach to win national champi- NFF to the Hall of Fame were: Friday. onship at both levels of Division I. He • Nebraska linebacker Trev Alberts Heisman Trophy winner Ricky was named president of Youngstown • Arizona State linebacker Bob Williams of Texas and Oklahoma line- State on May 9, 2014. Breunig backer Brian Bosworth were also • Millsaps defensive end Sean selected. Williams won the Heisman in 1998 Brewer from Division III Snyder orchestrated one of the and left Texas as the leading career • Pittsburgh offensive tackle Rugen greatest turnarounds in college foot- rusher in FBS with 6,279 yards. He Brown ball history at Kansas State, which had currently ranks second behind • Florida split end Wes Chandler lost more football games than any pro- Wisconsin’s Ron Dayne. • Notre Dame split end Thom gram when he took over in 1989. He Bosworth was a two-time Butkus Gatewood turned the Wildcats into a Big 12 Award winner (1985 and 1986) as the • Yale running back Dick Jauron power and a national title contender nation’s best linebacker, helping the • Michigan state halfback Clinton with seven double-digit victory sea- Sooners win three straight Big Eight Jones sons in a span of nine years. titles and the 1985 national title. He • Washington offensive tackle Lincoln Kennedy He retired after the 2005 season, but Coach Bill Snyder orchestrated one of the greatest turnarounds in was also one of the most controversial • Michigan running back Rob Lytle returned in 2009 and has not had a los- college football history at Kansas State. characters in college football history. ing season since. In 23 seasons with He billed himself as The Boz, wore his • Marshall quarterback Michael Kansas State, Snyder is 187-94-1. He hair in Mohawk style and was an out- Payton was eligible for induction while still who traded memorabilia and equip- standing student-athletes and coaches spoken critic of the NCAA. • Texas Tech linebacker Zach active because he turned 75 last ment for tattoos. The NCAA imposed that have made this moment possible,” He was suspended from what would Thomas year.Tressel was 106-22 in 10 seasons a five-year show cause order on Tressel said in a statement released have been his last college game — the • Kentucky defensive lineman Art as coach of Ohio State, including a Tressel that would open up a school to through Youngstown State, where he 1987 Orange Bowl — for failing a test Still national championship in 2002. He possible sanctions if it hired him as a is now the university president. for performance-enhancing drugs. The last Hall of Fame class will be was forced to resign after the 2010 coach. That order ends September Tressel’s father, who went 155-52-6 Standing on the sideline during that inducted Dec. 8 at the NFF’s awards season after he withheld information 2016. at Baldwin-Wallace from 1958-73, game against Arkansas in Miami, dinner in New York. from the school and NCAA about pos- “I am forever indebted to the out- was inducted in 1996 Bosworth wore a T-shirt emblazoned sible violations by some of his players, with the slogan “National Grand Opening Saturday As Home-School Numbers Rise, Regulation Falls KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ tests than those in traditional biggest reason for home The number of home-schooled schools. schooling. Others include anti- children continues to rise in the Most remain firmly commit- government sentiment, failing country _ now up to an estimat- ted to a total hands-off stance public schools, bullying, social ed 2.2 million, including thou- when it comes to government elements and a child’s inability sands in the Kansas City area. involvement. to cope in a conventional class- Public oversight of home ``Do they want to tell us room. schooling? Not so much, The what to teach?’’ asked Lenexa It is an alternative clearly not Kansas City Star resident Todd Kangas, presi- for everyone. Most parents (http://bit.ly/17x4jLn) reports. dent of Midwest Parent wouldn’t want to do it _ it’s a In fact, Pennsylvania _ Educators. lot of work. And even if they where home-schooling families ``Do they want us to serve were willing, many families had to register with the local what Michelle Obama thinks rely on parents working full- school district, submit study they should have for lunch? time jobs. plans and follow other rules _ Tell us how much sleep the kids Also, the cultural stigma still recently eased its regulations should get? exists. The Onion, a popular under pressure from home- ``As for year-end assess- satirical website, recently did a school advocates. ment, I wish public schools did piece on the pros and cons of Even so, ``Pennsylvania is that instead of just artificial home schooling. probably still the state that advancement.’’ Pros: Better prepares chil- holds parents most accountable Caitlin Reynolds, who grew dren for modern world in when it comes to home school- up in the Topeka, Kansas, area, which they never have to talk to ing,’’ said Rachel Coleman, co- was home-schooled from third people with different opinions. founder and executive director grade through high school. Her Guest lecturer: Uncle Ken. of the Coalition for experience, she said, was most- Cons: Slightly more difficult Responsible Home Education. ly positive. Her parents were to get rid of underperforming The coalition is a new group well educated and made good teachers. Almost impossible to of home-school alumni from teachers. punish a child who is already across the country, including ``But I know not everybody being subjected to home Missouri and Kansas. It’s not has that,’’ said Reynolds, who schooling. opposed to home schooling, but said she is working on a gradu- Micah and Johanna Gelatt, it argues there must be public ate degree at Indiana who home-school four kids at oversight to ensure that chil- University. ``There should be their house in Kansas City, dren are actually doing school- some type of review to make Kansas, have heard it all and do work and not being forced to sure kids are progressing. I not care. They are doing what work at family businesses or, don’t know why people are so they think is best for their fam- worse yet, being abused. against that.’’ ily. They also have two The Manhattan Public Library is having a We’re expecting 500-750 people to visit ``Children suffer because of In Missouri, the Department younger children. Grand Opening Celebration for the new throughout the celebration, with the highest parental rights,’’ said Maria of Elementary and Secondary ``Religion is part of it, sure,’’ children’s library on Saturday, January 17 concentration of visitors at 2:00 for the per- Battor, who grew up one of Education makes clear on its Micah Gelatt said during a eight children home-schooled website that it does not regulate recent visit. ``We like for God from 1-4:00 p.m., and the entire community formance by Kansas City Musician Rockin’ is invited. near a small town in the middle or monitor home schooling. to be part of the lesson, for him Rob. Community leaders will make brief of Kansas. About the only rule govern- to be the thesis and not the It’s been almost a year since construction announcements in the auditorium at 2:00 started and we couldn’t be more pleased Proponents, however, insist ing home schooling in Kansas appendix.’’ before the music starts. that parents who make the deci- is that parents should notify the with the finished library! Details about the There will ample photo opportunities sion to home-school are typi- local school district when they Johanna Gelatt nodded. celebration and photos of the library are throughout the event and we hope you can cally committed to the task, and stop doing it. ``We can’t do that in public attached. join us. their students end up scoring Religion is probably the school, but we can here,’’ she higher on academic assessment said. NewsNews

Manhattan Free Press Thursday, January 15, 2015 2A2A King presented monthly financial reports. 9:45 Lyle Butler, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Trent Armbrust, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce; Riley County Minutes Johnette Shepek, Budget and Finance Officer; Laura Monsanto, KMAN; and Corene Brisendine, Manhattan Mercury, attended. Butler presented an economic development update. Cost Taxpayers $700 Per Month 10:04 Budget and Planning Committee – Johnette Shepek, Budget and Finance Officer Leon Hobson, Public Works Director/County Engineer; Trent What the Riley County Clerk and the Riley year (left) and the Minutes taken by Rich Vargo last Armbrust, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce; Laura County Commissioners are doing with the Commission year (right). The County is paying $700 per month to Monsanto, KMAN; and Corene Brisendine, Manhattan Mercury, Minutes is Deceiving. produce nothing but filler (left) and last year it did not attended. Look at the Minutes taken by Rich Vargo this cost extra to write a complete history of the meeting. Shepek presented a CIP, county building, economic development, and ½ cent sales tax update. 10:13 Brenda Nickel, Health Department Director Board of Riley County Commissioners Regular Meeting The Board of County Commissioners Shelly Hayes, Administrative Analyst; Johnette Shepek, Budget Minutes Of Riley County, Kansas and Finance Officer; Trent Armbrust, Manhattan Area Chamber of January 05, 2015 Commerce; Laura Monsanto, KMAN; and Corene Brisendine, The Regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners Manhattan Mercury, attended. 115 North 4th Street Manhattan, KS 66502 met at the Riley County Plaza East Building January 9, 2014 with Boyd moved to recess as the Riley County Commission and Commission Chambers 8:30 AM the following members present: Dave Lewis, Chair; Robert Boyd, convene as the Riley County Board of Health. Wells seconded. 8:30 AM Call to Order Vice Chair; Ron Wells, Member; and Rich Vargo, County Clerk. Carried 3-0. 8:30 Pledge of Allegiance Nickel presented a Riley County Health Department monthly Pledge of Allegiance Public Comment Commission Comments Public Comment, Commission Comments, & Business Meeting report. 1. Commission Comments Clancy Holeman, Counselor/Director of Administrative Boyd moved to recess as the Riley County Board of Health and Business Meeting Services; Cindy Volanti, Human Resource Manager/Deputy Clerk; reconvene as the Riley County Commission. Wells seconded. 2. Sign a Tax Roll Correction for Randi & Allen Dale Johnette Shepek, Budget and Finance Officer; Craig Cox, Carried 3-0. Move to approve the Tax Roll Correction for Randi and Allen Assistant County Counselor; Monty Wedel, Planning/Special 10:50 Gail Urban Dale (204-20-1-10-05-017.00-0) for tax year 2014. This results in Projects Director; Laura Monsanto, KMAN; and Leon Hobson, Clancy Holeman, Counselor/Director of Administrative Public Works Director/County Engineer, attended. Services; Leon Hobson, Public Works Director/County Engineer; a decrease in tax dollars of $2,007.76. Boyd moved to approve an Agreement for Professional Johnette Shepek, Budget and Finance Officer; Trent Armbrust, RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER:Dave Planning Services with Spencer Fane Britt & Brown for the prepa- Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce; Laura Monsanto, Lewis, County Commissioner SECONDER: Ronald Wells, ration of digital sign regulations in the amount not to exceed KMAN; Jon Brake, Free Press; Greg Lund, Parks Manager; and County Commissioner AYES: Boyd, Wells, Lewis $10,000.00. Lewis seconded. Carried 3-0. Corene Brisendine, Manhattan Mercury, attended. 3. Sign a Tax Roll Correction for Craig & Ngoctam Spencer Boyd moved to approve an Agreement for Professional Services Urban provided an update on the Fieldhouse project. Move to approve the Tax Roll Correction for Craig and with Alfred Benesch & Company for engineering design of phase Urban requested that Riley County work with the City of Ngoctam Spencer, previously owned by the L. Gilbert Bristow services for Daniels Drive bridge replacement project in the Manhattan, Geary County, and Pottawatomie County on the Trust and the Marilyn J. Bristow Trust, (212-10-0-40-07-001.00- amount of $27,680.00. Lewis seconded. Carried 3-0. Fieldhouse project and fund the $10,000 request for the 0) for tax year 2014. This results in a decrease in tax dollars of Boyd moved to sign the Real Estate Tax Roll Correction for Fieldhouse project in the spring of 2014. The Board asked $1,109.22. Fayez Husseini Trust (212-10-0-20-01-001.07-0) for tax year Urban to return at a later date to continue discussion on the 2013. This results in a decrease in tax dollars of $2803.46. Lewis Fieldhouse project. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER:Dave seconded. Carried 3-0. 11:32 Pat Collins, Emergency Management Director Lewis, County Commissioner SECONDER: Ronald Wells, Boyd moved to sign the Real Estate Tax Roll Correction for Fire District portable radio bids County Commissioner AYES: Boyd, Wells, Lewis Michael T. Heigert (263-07-0-20-07-006.00-0) for tax year 2013. Scott Fischer, KaComm President; Mark Grabar, Topeka TBS 4. Letter of Appreciation to Gwyn E. Riffel, Riffel Asset This results in a decrease in tax dollars of $1177.72. Lewis sec- Electronics; Jon Martin, Topeka Motorola Solutions, Inc.; David Management, Inc. onded. Carried 3-0. Vance, Riley County EMS; RJ Meierhoff, KaCamm, Inc.; Doug Move to sign a letter of appreciation to Gwyn E. Riffel, Riffel Boyd moved to sign the Real Estate Tax Roll Correction for Schmitt, Assistant Fire Chief; and Michelle Rutherford, EMS, Asset Management, Inc. Apostolos Evangelidis Et ux (212-03-0-30-02-006.00-0) for tax attended. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER:Dave year 2013. This results in a decrease in tax dollars of $848.24. P. Collins reviewed the radio bid process. Lewis, County Commissioner SECONDER: Ronald Wells, Lewis seconded. Carried 3-0. P. Collins presented the following alternatives: County Commissioner AYES: Boyd, Wells, Lewis Boyd moved to sign the Real Estate Tax Roll Correction for Agree to the bid award as previously awarded. Kevin W. Howard (111-12-0-10-07-028.00-0) for tax year 2013. Reject all bids and rebid. Review Minutes This results in a decrease in tax dollars of $552.16. Lewis second- Reject only the portable radio bid award and leave the mobile 5. Board of Riley County Commissioners - Regular ed. Carried 3-0. radio bid award alone. Meeting - Dec 29, 2014 8:30 AM Boyd moved to sign the Real Estate Tax Roll Correction for Move to approve the minutes. Donald S. & Hazel J. Sargent Trust (261-11-0-00-00-010.00-0) for RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: tax year 2013. This results in a decrease in tax dollars of $583.14. Stop The Building Commission... Dave Lewis, County Commissioner SECONDER: Lewis seconded. Carried 3-0. Ronald Wells, County Commissioner AYES: Boyd, Wells, Boyd moved to approve a Real Estate Sales Data Search Service Elect Two New Commissioner... Lewis Agreement with Joseph Roth for the Appraiser’s Office. Wells sec- and Take Your Vote Back Review Tentative Agenda onded. Carried 3-0. 6. Tentative Agenda Wells moved to sign the Real Estate Tax Roll Correction for Robert L. Boyd Jr. Et ux (172-04-0-00-00-003.01-0) for tax year Press Conference Topics 2013. This results in a decrease in tax dollars of $372.66. Lewis 7. Discuss Press Conference seconded. Carried 2-0. Boyd abstained. 9:00 AM Clancy Holeman, Counselor/Director of Boyd moved to approve the payroll vouchers in the amount of Administrative Services $291,069.02 and the following warrant vouchers for January 10, 8. Executive session to discuss a performance matter involv- 2014: ing non- elected personnel (15 minutes) 2014 Budget Move that the County Commission recess into executive ses- County General $438,162.87 sion pursuant to the non-elected personnel matters exception to the Health Department 53,141.21 Kansas Open Meetings Act in order to discuss a performance mat- Riley Co Juvenile Service 6,649.96 ter involving a county employee and to protect the privacy of the Motor Vehicle Operations 6,478.03 21st Jud Dist Teen Court 1,362.51 employee, the open meeting to resume in the County Commission Riley Co Adult Services 12,327.59 Chambers at 9:15 a.m. Economic Development 14,127.26 RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER:Dave Emergency 911 1,200.00 Lewis, County Commissioner SECONDER: Ronald Wells, Solid Waste 4,708.80 County Commissioner AYES: Boyd, Wells, Lewis Road & Bridge Cap Project 60.00 9:15 AM Move to go out of executive session. RCPD Levy/Op 12,509.81 Riley County Commissioners Ron Wells and Bob RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER:Dave Riley Co Fire Dist #1 3,232.15 Boyd voted to form the Riley County Building Lewis, County Commissioner SECONDER: Ronald Wells, Commission. If they stay in office and start financing County Commissioner TOTAL...... $553,960.19 Riley County and Manhattan building projects the AYES: Boyd, Wells, Lewis citizens of Riley County will not vote on another City 2013 Budget No binding action was taken during the executive session. or County building project again. If they decide to County General $43,345.76 9. Administrative Work Session Health Department 1,777.66 run for re-election it will be in 2016. 9:20 AM Break Riley Co Juvenile Service 47.72 9:30 AM Press Conference Motor Vehicle Operations 49.14 What is next? 10. Downtown Manhattan update - Gina Scroggs (5 minutes) 21st Jud Dist Teen Court 12.02 The Riley County Commission have signed the Scroggs reviewed the 2014 Downtown Manhattan activities. Riley Co Adult Services 73.73 papers forming a Riley County Building Commission. Scroggs discussed the 2015 Downtown Manhattan goals. Emergency 911 29,208.11 It can not be stopped. 11. Riley County Police Department update - Captain Solid Waste 36.23 Josh Kyle (5 minutes) County Building 15,307.35 What the voters of Riley County can do for the next Kyle reported on crime activity over the holidays. Kyle dis- Road & Bridge Cap Project 7,597.06 two years is watch the Commissioners. If they try to use RCPD Levy/Op 3,298.01 cussed Officer Freidline’s meetings with the small cities. the Building Commission, voters need to put together a Riley Co Fire Dist #1 26.68 petition to take the project to a vote of the people and 12. Flint Hills Forces exhibit lecture “Ration to Fashion” University Park W&S 579.49 January 8 - Linda Glasgow (2 minutes) Hunters Island Water Dist 656.18 turn it down. Glasgow said on Thursday, January 8th Marla Day, Kansas Deep Creek Capital Replac 800.00 In two years Commissioners Bob Boyd and Ron State University Historic Costume and Textiles Museum Senior Moehlman Bottoms 453.38 Wells will be up for re-election, vote them out of office Curator, will speak on “Ration to Fashion” at 7:00 p.m. at the Flint Valleywood Operations 95.28 and replace them with two who will kill the Building Hills Discovery Center. Day will discuss fashion of the 1940’s and Konza Water Operations 2,169.56 Commission. Univ Park W&S Cap Reserve 12,300.00 the American high fashion industry that came out of the war years. Any two Commissioners can change anything that This program expands on the interconnected history of Fort these Commissioner have put together but if a building Riley, Kansas State University and Manhattan that is discussed in TOTAL...... $117,833.36 the exhibit “Flint Hills Forces II: The Shaping of Manhattan, Fort is constructed using the Building Commission it can not Wells seconded. Carried 3-0. Riley and Kansas State University 1917-1963” which appears at be stopped untill the Bonds have been paid off. It might Boyd moved to approve the minutes of January 6, 2014. Wells be a long time coming. The County Commissioners (see the Flint Hills Discovery Center through February 1, 2015. seconded. Carried 3-0. 13. Who Get’s Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate program - 9:00 Clancy Holeman, Counselor/Director of Administrative the video at manhattanfreepress.com) have been talking Jennifer Wilson (5 minutes) Services about a 50-year bond issue for a new Courthouse. Wilson said Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate? Program Administrative Work Session If this continues you will see the Building provides people with practical information about the inheritance Johnette Shepek, Budget and Finance Officer; Laura Monsanto, Commission become the lending agency for the City, and transfer of non-titled personal property and will be held KMAN; and Corene Brisendine, Manhattan Mercury, attended. County, School District and the State of Kansas. You Holeman presented an update on pending county projects. January 15, 2015 from will not have another vote on any new buildings proj- 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 (noon) at Nelson’s Landing, 107 N Erpelding 9:30 Eileen King, Treasurer Trent Armbrust, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce; ects in Manhattan or Riley County Road, Leonardville, Kansas. Johnette Shepek, Budget and Finance Officer; Laura Monsanto, 14. Presentation of plaque to Dave Lewis for Years of KMAN; and Corene Brisendine, Manhattan Mercury, attended. Service - Robert Boyd (5 minutes) Boyd presented Dave Lewis with a plaque for his 4 Years of Service to Riley County. Boyd said serving as a County PUBLISHED WEEKLY EVERY THURSDAY Commissioner you must lead an organization of over 200 employ- Check out the ees, manage a budget in excess of over $45 million, have a vision Videos of the Blue Rapids Free Press for the County and knowledge on many subjects and departments. two meetings Jon A. and Linda L. Brake, Publishers Lewis thanked Boyd and said he has enjoyed working with the great Riley County staff and serving the Riley County citizens. the Riley Deb Barrington, Managing Editor Boyd said this Thursday, January 8th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. a County Mailing Address: reception in honor of Dave will be held in the Riley County Commission P.O. Box 176, Blue Rapids, Ks 66411 Commission Chambers. E-Mail: 10:00 AMKevi held on a [email protected] or [email protected] 15.n Howser, IT/GIS Director Public Building “Were it left to me to decide 785-363-7779 Bid opening for Request for Proposals (RFP) for Digital Commission at whether we should have a gov- ElevationData Using LiDAR Technology ernment without newspapers Howser stated we have a photocopy of a bid in which the orig- our web site: or newspapers without a gov- inal bid was delayed by a third party delivery company. Howser manhattan- ernment, I should not hesitate a stated the photocopy bid did arrive in time. freepress.com moment to prefer the latter. The Board of County Commissioners opened the following bids Thomas Jefferson, 1787 for the Request for Proposals for Digital Elevation Data using OpinionOpinion PagePage

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Will new Congress take on ethanol? The Conservative Side... By Rob Nikolewski “We think the RFS is a Watchdog.org groundbreaking and very suc- It’s possibly the most contro- cessful public policy,” said Bob versial mandate on the books Dineen, president and CEO for — a requirement under the the Renewable Fuels Renewable Fuel Standard that Association. He accused the billions of gallons of ethanol petroleum industry of ginning be mixed into the gasoline up opposition. “At its core, this American consumers put into is a dispute over market share. their tanks. The oil guys have lost 10 per- But there’s a new Congress cent on the barrel to a bunch of in Washington, D.C. Does that farmers in the Midwest. It galls mean the ethanol mandate may them.” be eliminated? But a growing number of “It’s possible,” said one of environmentalists want the the mandate’s harshest critics, ethanol requirement eliminat- Patrick Michaels, director of ed, too. the Center for the Study of Craig Cox, senior vice presi- Science at the Cato Institute, a dent at the Environmental libertarian think tank based in Working Group, has called D.C. “Don’t give up on hope ethanol an “ecological disas- and change.” ter.” Friends of the Earth has The fiscal impact of called the mandate “senseless” the ethanol mandate is huge — and “rather than giving us clean Michaels estimated it totals energy, it’s incentivizing biofu- “billions, easily” in direct and els like corn ethanol that are indirect money — but it has exacerbating our economic and come under attack by liberals environmental problems.” as well as conservatives and The Renewable Fuel appears to have lost some of its Standard came into existence in clout on Capitol Hill. 2005 as a way to reduce green- For example, the house gases. Environmental Protection In 2007, Congress passed Agency — which administers and President George W. Bush the Renewable Fuel Standard signed into law an updated ver- — is considering a cut to the sion of the RFS, requiring an amount of ethanol blended into increasing amount of biofuels the nation’s gasoline supply. mixed into gasoline — starting But that doesn’t mean the at 9 billion gallons in 2008 and mandate is in the legislative increasing to 36 billion gallons intensive care unit, either. by 2022. Development, wrote last year Ethanol is knocked by critics Last month, the Renewable the facts,” said Dineen. “You Last year, two of the most Ethanol was part of the mix in a column for BusinessWeek. who say the fuel can hurt Fuels Association, released a can put anything you want to well-known and influential and, in 2013, the EPA required “To produce ethanol you have car engines — particularly report challenging conclusions into a model.” members of the Senate didn’t fuel companies to mix in 14 bil- to farm corn using fertilizers those built before the RFS went made by researchers at the Corn ethanol has its defend- get anywhere. Sen. Dianne lion gallons of corn-based and tractors, then transport the into effect — as well as smaller University of Minnesota that ers on Capitol Hill — especial- Feinstein, D-Calif., and Sen. ethanol. The RFS is supposed crop and process it into fuel. gasoline-powered engines, ethanol is more harmful to ly members of Congress from Tom Coburn, R-Okla., intro- to increase that to 15 billion That all takes energy. And in such as lawnmowers and weed humans and the environment where corn grows in abun- duced a bill that would strike gallons this year, but the EPA some cases the land used for trimmers. than gasoline. dance. In Iowa, for example, 90 the ethanol mandate from the has debated reducing the num- farming had been forest that The fuel’s defenders point to “The modeling that those percent of the land is farm Renewable Fuel Standard, ber, which some observers was burned down to cultivate their own studies, folks in Minnesota had done acreage. known as the RFS. But the leg- described as a potential death biofuel crops.” refuting those claims. was just not borne by islation died in committee. blow to the industry. Through the first week of the The requirements have had a current congressional session, huge effect on farming in the no one in the Senate or House nation’s heartland. It’s estimat- has introduced anything simi- ed 40 percent of the corn raised lar. in the U.S. goes to ethanol. “We think the voters sent a “If we took all the corn that clear message to Washington was diverted to ethanol and last November. They want used it for its other normal action,” Carlton Carroll, uses for feed grains and foods, spokesman for the American etc., the price of corn would be Petroleum Institute, told much, much lower than it is Watchdog.org. “The RFS is now,” Michaels said. a flawed policy that needs to be Monte Shaw, executive fixed. There’s support for RFS director at the Iowa Renewable repeal on both sides of the Fuel Association, disputes that. aisle. We think the votes are “There’s this little thing there.” called a hundred year historic drought that happened in 2012 and, lo and behold, corn prices today are below the price of the day the 2007 RFS was enact- ed,” Shaw said in a telephone interview.

Ethanol mandates — not only in the U.S. but also in the European Union — have also come under fire by activists who say they complicates efforts to reduce world hunger. “The mandates have proven an awful way to help the plan- et,” Charles Kenny, a senior fellow at the Center for Global

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SportsSports Manhattan Free Press - Thursday, January 15, 2015 6A6A No. 16 Oklahoma loses to Kansas State 66-63 NORMAN, Okla. (AP) _ Lon for the next one like it’s the only one,’’ Kruger said his Oklahoma Sooners Kruger said. ``It’s a great league, and haven’t quite figured out how to han- hopefully, there’s more good moments dle success. that we feel good about than moments Marcus Foster’s floater forced over- like this.’’ time, then he drained a 3-pointer with Foster’s layup with 35 seconds to 4 seconds left in the extra period for play snapped a scoreless run of more the winner as Kansas State beat No. 16 than 5 minutes for Kansas State and Oklahoma 66-63 on Saturday night. cut Oklahoma’s lead to 55-53. Oklahoma was coming off back-to- Spangler missed the front end of a 1- back double-digit wins over ranked and-1 with 33 seconds left, leaving opponents, Baylor and Texas, and Kansas State in the game. Foster’s Kruger said his team let its guard floater with 6 seconds left forced over- down against the struggling Wildcats. time. Oklahoma could have won at the ``That’s human nature,’’ he said. end of regulation, but Jordan ``That’s what we were talking about Woodard’s 3-pointer rattled out as all week: Are we good enough, mature time expired. enough, to handle a couple good ball- Hield scored 13 of Oklahoma’s first games and take care of business, and 15 points and had 20 points at half- we weren’t. Credit Kansas State for time, but his teammates were cold, that.’’ and Kansas State led 31-30 at the Buddy Hield scored a career-high break. 31 points for Oklahoma (11-4, 2-1 Big A jumper by Hurt put Kansas State 12). He made a layup with 28 seconds up 39-34, and a 3-pointer by Justin remaining in overtime to tie the score Edwards pushed the Wildcats’ lead to before Foster’s shot. eight early in the second half. All he could focus on was the loss. Oklahoma inched back into the ``Kansas State came in and they game as foul trouble ramped up for the popped us,’’ he said. ``They had guys Wildcats. A steal and dunk by who stepped up and made shots. Spangler gave the Sooners a 46-45 Credit to them. We have to go back, lead with just over 8 minutes to play and hopefully, we get them in and brought the crowd back into the Manhattan.’’ game, and it was close the rest of the TaShawn Thomas had 14 points and way. 11 rebounds and Spangler had nine TIP-INS points and nine rebounds for the Kansas State: The Wildcats had 20 Sooners. assists on 30 baskets. ... Kansas State Stephen Hurt scored a season-high made just three free throws, but two 15 points, Foster scored 14 and were critical ones in overtime. ... The Thomas Gipson added 10 for the Wildcats made 54 percent of their Wildcats (9-7, 2-1), who have shots in the first half while Oklahoma rebounded after a sluggish start. shot just 33 percent. Kansas State held Oklahoma to 40 Oklahoma: Kruger was Big 8 play- percent shooting. Hield made 11 of 20 er of the year for Kansas State in 1973 shots for the Sooners, but the rest of and 1974 and later coached there. ... the team made just 12 of 37. Oklahoma had just four assists. ... ``There’s going to be moments Woodard and Isaiah Cousins com- where we feel like this, and we have to bined to shoot 2-for-15 from the field. learn from it, and we have to prepare Kansas State Marcus Foster (2) hit the 3 pointer at the end of overtime for the Wildcat win. (Photo by Ben Brake) Sexton Makes the Most of New Opportunities By Kelly McHugh entire convention, so we can pop in K-State Sports Information and listen to the different speaking January has been a busy month for events whenever we want.” former K-State wide receiver Curry Sexton said he attended a session Sexton. with Arkansas head coach Bret He kicked off the month in San Bielema and Marshall head coach Doc Antonio, Texas, at the Valero Alamo Holliday. He said James Franklin, the Bowl, then traveled to Charleston, head coach at Penn State, spoke to his South Carolina, for the Medal of group while Duke’s head coach, David Honor Bowl last Saturday before Cutcliffe, also spent time with the heading to Louisville, Kentucky, aspiring coaches. where he’s currently attending the A unique experience, Sexton had Future Football Coaches Academy the opportunity to dive deeper into a (FFCA) hosted by the NCAA at the profession he sees himself pursuing in annual American Football Coaches the years to come. Association (AFCA) Convention. “I think I’ve stayed in a hotel bed- “It’s definitely beneficial, not only room for about 17-straight nights with from a networking standpoint because one exception, I was home for one it’s been good to talk to and get to night,” laughed Sexton over the phone know some of the people in the indus- yesterday afternoon. “I’ve been on try, but also it’s good to hear different planes all across the country. I’ve been perspectives from different people on pretty busy and well traveled over the different levels because every coach past three weeks.” has a different story as to how they got Selected as one of just 30 partici- to where they are now. It’s cool to hear pants to attend the three-day conven- their advice,” he said. tion, Sexton joined a group of fellow NCAA football players from around Sexton, a 2014 Second Team the nation who are all also interested Academic All-American and Second in coaching. The convention offers the Team All-Big 12 performer, is coming student-athletes exclusive academy off of a senior year where he had 79 workshops and sessions where they receptions for 1,059 yards and five Curry Sexton (14) is attending the Future Football Coaches Academy. (Photo by Ben Brake) are given the opportunity to engage touchdowns - his best year in purple. cool city, I’d never been there before, time at K-State by hauling in 10 pass- wants to take in the future. and learn from some of the best coach- and they took really good care of us. es for 104 yards in K-State’s 40-35 es in the business. He was selected with teammates There were over 150 NFL scouts there loss to UCLA earlier this month. “Football has always been my pas- “There are probably 10,000 coach- Jake Waters and Ryan Mueller to com- most of the week, so we got to interact sion,” said Sexton. “It’s always been es, maybe more, from every level pete in the Medal of Honor Bowl last with them and do one-on-one inter- Whether it’s school, friendship or the thing that I love the most in life. So from high school to D1, and us 30 Saturday, and though he was unable to views with them. We got to learn from travel, the game of football has given to have the opportunity to have an guys. We basically come listen to play in the game, the week of training different college coaches who have Sexton opportunities he only dreamed impact on kids’ lives and to be able to speakers, interact, network and get to and interacting with players and pro- been to a lot of different places, and of growing up in Abilene, Kansas, and not only help them become better know people and learn more about fessionals from around the nation was we got to play with some of the best now, he can’t wait to see where the football players but better people and being a coach,” explained Sexton. also a beneficial experience. talent in the country. It was a great game takes him next. offer them a figure in their lives simi- “The 30 of us start out the day in our week.” lar to the figures I’ve had in Coach room and we interact with select “I got a little dinged up early in the While he said upon returning to Coleman and Coach Smith, to just to coaches that they bring in to come and week of training, so I wasn’t able to Overall, Sexton caught 129 career Manhattan this week he will be spend- be able to be there for someone and talk. We talk with them and then they play, but the experience was great,” passes for 1,623 yards and six touch- ing the next few weeks training for Pro impact kids year in and year out, that let us go and we get to be a part of the said Sexton. “Charleston was a really downs for the Wildcats and capped his Day, he knows coaching is the path he make for a special job to have.”

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