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HARRY HOLZER, an economist
at Georgetown University, on how
many high school grads would
benefit from a more comprehensive
approach to obtaining skills, espe-
cially involving technology, that are
increasingly in demand.
Joy Slaymaker
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Nancy Harris
BOOKKEEPING
Hughes Ellis
SPORTS EDITOR
Wes Beall
PRESS ROOM
KENNY BYRD, HPD Deputy
Chief, on the Citizens Police Acad-
emy, whose sole purpose is to
enhance the community’s relation-
ship with the police department.
Staff
Les Linebarger
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
BETTY JEAN ELDER, on the
annual Martin Luther King Jr.
celebration held in Henderson.
CHRIS CLIFTON, CHS band
director, in Stella Davis, who
made the All-State Band.
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Other Voices
Commutation’s lesson: Betray
your country, get off lightly
T'l resident Obama’s decision Tuesday to commute the
35-year prison sentence of Pfc. Chelsea, nee Bradley,
.1. Manning will be celebrated on the left as a vindication
of a well-intentioned whistleblower whose imprisonment at
Ft. Leavenworth as a transgender woman was a travesty of
justice. The real travesty is the show of leniency for a pro-
gressive cause celebre whose actions put hundreds of lives
at risk.
For those who need reminding, Manning was stationed
in Iraq as a low-level intelligence analyst when he gained
access to troves of classified material. Starting in 2010
he leaked nearly 750,000 documents to Julian Assange’s
WikiLeaks. Included in the material were thousands of
secret State Department cables and masses of military
information. Assange worked with reporters from several
news organizations to publish the material, to much self-
congratulation about the virtues of transparency.
U.S. diplomats and military officers took a less charitable
view, with good reason. While many of the State Depart-
ment cables contained little more than diplomatic party gos-
sip, others disclosed sensitive conversations between U.S.
diplomats and opposition leaders in repressive regimes.
Even more dangerous were leaks of operational secrets,
including names of Afghan informants working with U.S.
coalition forces against the Taliban. A Navy SEAL who par-
ticipated in the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound testi-
fied Manning’s leaks were found on the terrorist’s computer.
Little wonder that at the time Mr. Obama criticized “the
deplorable action by WikiLeaks.” Then-Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton warned that the document dump “puts
people’s lives in danger” and was “an attack on America’s
foreign policy,” its partnerships and alliances. Prosecutors
initially sought a life sentence against Manning, who was
eventually convicted of 17 of 22 charges, including espio-
nage and theft.
Within 24 hours of sentencing in 2013, Manning said he
wanted to begin hormone therapy and be known as Chelsea.
Last year the Army agreed to finance her medical treatment
for gender dysphoria. In December the ACLU and numer-
ous LGBT groups wrote to Mr. Obama urging that he grant
clemency to Manning, in part on grounds that she has been
held in solitary confinement after suicide attempts.
The commutation sends a dreadful message to others in
the military who might have grievances or other problems
but haven’t stolen national secrets. The lesson is that if you
can claim gender dysphoria or some other politically correct
condition, you can betray your country and get off lightly.
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what color they are.”
CHARLES MARCH, Carlisle
VFD chief, on the department being
called out to Townley Lumber to cool
down a pile of pallets that had been
burned the day before.
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and most polite students
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all my years of teaching. I was
very excited for her to make
the All-State band after see-
ing her work so hard this fall
in preparing for region tryouts
and area tryouts.”
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Today In History
Today is Sunday, Jan. 22, 16-year period, was arrested
the 22nd day of 2017. There in Waterbury, Connecticut,
are 343 days left in the year. In 1968, “Rowan & Mar-
Today’s Highlight in tin’s Laugh-In” premiered
History: On Jan. 22, 1917, on NBC-TV.
President Woodrow Wilson, In 1970, the first regularly
in an address to Congress, scheduled commercial flight
pleaded for an end to the war of the Boeing 747 began in
in Europe, calling for “peace New York and ended in Lon-
without victory.” (By April, don some 61/2 hours later.
America also was at war.) In 1973, the U.S. Supreme
On this date: In 1498, Court, in its Roe v. Wade
during his third voyage to the decision, legalized abortions
Western Hemisphere, Chris- using a trimester approach,
topher Columbus arrived at Former President Lyndon B.
the present-day Caribbean Johnson died at his Texas
island of St. Vincent. ranch at age 64.
In 1901, Britain’s Queen In 1997, the Senate unani-
Victoria died at age 81 after mously confirmed Madeleine
a reign of 63 years; she was Albright as the nation’s first
succeeded by her eldest son, female secretary of state.
Edward VII. Today’s Birthdays:
In 1947, America’s first Actress Piper Laurie is 85.
commercially licensed tele- Singer Steve Perry is 68.
vision station west of the Hockey Hall-of-Famer Mike
Mississippi, KTLA in Los Bossy is 60. Actress Linda
Blair is 58. Actress Diane
Lane is 52. Actor-rap DJ
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor: 4) The ACA and “New Democratic Party” has
Before dismantling Obamacare, the new made it their purpose to divide the United States
administration in D.C. should look at the con- into two classes: the ruling class and the work-
stitutionality of the law. Is health care a right ing class. Where would we fit? Where would the
guaranteed by the constitution or a privilege that politicians fit?
Every health care crisis is brought on by gov-
ernment intervention which they try to resolve
The Supreme Court ruled the money people by more intervention. A small amount of poison
were fined for not enrolling in the Affordable in a barrel of water poisons the whole barrel. If
Care Act (ACA) was in fact a Tax that Congress the government would get out of the health care
has the authority to impose. They did not rule business, doctors and hospitals would be com-
that the Act itself was constitutional. peting for your business. This would drive down
The smoke screen Politicians have laid down the prices and make them more affordable.
has confused the American people into believ- In the 1960s, medical personnel with integ-
ing that the government cares whether we are rity, testified before Congress, that if govern-
healthy or unhealthy. They don’t!!! The ACA is ment got involved with health care, the cost of
about money and power. If government controls care would skyrocket to the point that only the
your health, they control you. The politicians just richest among us could afford it. The Democratic
couldn’t stand by and watch the billions of dol- Leaders (Kennedy’s, Johnson’s, etc.) saw this as
lars changing hands between patients and doc- an opportunity to start their insidious encroach-
tors without getting their fair share and control ment on individual rights. If this encroachment
who got the remaining money. continues, it will unravel our society. We will go
If I felt that Barack Obama or any other politi- by the way of all Socialist Societies, down the toi-
cian cared about my health, I would support the let. What LBJ referred to as “The Great Society”
ACA. Anyone that is naive enough to believe they will have done what a civil war could not and the
do, really needs some mental health adjustment, government of the people, by the people, for the
If health care was a right: people will perish from the earth.
1) It would be distributed to everyone equally. The Government is not the answer to the
2) Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reed, Barack Obama, problem, they are the problem. We are respon-
George Bush, Senators, Congressmen and all sible for our own health care. No one else really
American citizens would receive it equally. cares.
3) It would be unconstitional for anyone in
Washington to receive better care than the rest James Paul Shipp
of us. Laneville
Hall voters carving into PED barrier
T T all of Fame voters once again carved
I—I a little deeper into the barrier erected i||
A. A. around the steroid era that’s keeping
some of Major League Baseball’s most produc-
tive players from its shrine at Cooperstown.
Three players - Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell and
Ivan Rodriguez - were selected last week by a Ji
panel made up of the Baseball Writers Associa-
tion of America. '
Two of them, Bagwell and Rodriguez, had at LES
the very least hazy links to steroid use during the LINEBARGER balls. All at age 39.
1990s and 2000s. Bonds grew more bulky as
Those allegations had helped keep Bagwell has career progressed. When
out of the Hall since first becoming eligible in called up to the Pirates in the late ’80s, Bonds
2011. Rodriguez is a first ballot selection. was a speedster with power, long and lanky. That
Both players’ links to performance enhanc- certainly wasn’t the case by the time he retired,
ing drugs, or PEDs, lack any concrete evidence. Both players’ alleged use of PEDs has been
Where Bagwell’s concerned, it’s as simple as well documented, although the best case the
being a productive player during a period when feds could ever make against either was for per-
PEDs use was common among players. jury. Bonds’ conviction for obstruction of justice
There have been questions as well over Bag- was later overturned, and perjury charges were
well’s worthiness for the Hall. He ended his dropped. Clemens was found not guilty.
career with 449 home runs, 1,529 RBIs and Concerns over PED use by players involves
a lifetime .297 batting average. Granted, 400 more than adding strength and speed and how
homers aren’t what they used to be, but Bagwell that helped rewrite record books. There are also
spent roughly two-thirds of his career with the things such of shorter recovery time from injury.
Astrodome as home field. It may have been As years go by, I expect more and more Hall
known as the 8th Wonder of the World, but the voters will change their minds and support
dome was also a place home runs went to die, the pair on subsequent ballots. Clemens and
typically at the warning track in an outfielder’s Bonds saw the number of ballots including their
glove. names increase in 2017, now topping 53 percent.
Yet Bagwell had his most productive seasons They’re going to be voted in.
in the Astrodome, slugging 43 homers in 1997 Ultimately, if baseball judges these players
and driving in 116 during an MVP season (strike worthy, how much longer can MLB justify keep-
shortened to no games) in 1994. ing out its all-time hits leader, Pete Rose?
While some voters questioned Bagwell’s num- RAINES PLAYED during the 1980S-90S.
bers, that was never an issue with Rodriguez. And while it never occurred to me he might be
But, like Bagwell, the former Ranger backstop Hall of Fame material, a closer look at his career
found himself tainted by accusations related numbers, which included 2,605 hits, proves oth-
to PED use. Jose Canseco wrote in his book erwise. He stole 808 bases, good enough for fifth
“Juiced” he personally injected Rodriguez with among all-time leaders.
anabolic steroids while both were teammates Raines is also known for being one of the
on the Rangers. Rodriguez strongly denied the players baseball owners colluded against prior to
accusation, and like Bagwell, was never named the 1987 season. In 1986, Raines hit .334, stole
publicly in any of the government’s investiga- 70 bases and drove in 62 runs, a fine season dur-
tions. (Not to mention Canseco’s rarefy been ing a period when pitching dominated the game,
considered a fount of reliable information.) It was also a contract year, and Raines and
Rodriguez leads all catchers in a number of others - including pitchers Jack Morris, Ron
categories, including games played as a catcher Guidry and Doyle Alexander - had no takers
(2,427), hits (2,844) and doubles (572). His 13 during the offseason. Since Raines didn’t agree
Gold Gloves top even Johnny Bench, long seen to re-up with his team, Montreal, until after the
as the game’s gold standard. deadline and was barred from taking the field
What remains to be seen, at least in regard to until early May. Needless to say, it was a differ-
questions related to steroid use, are how voters
will ultimately handle the two biggest names
ent era.
Once Raines did return in 1987, he went on
from that era yet to make their way into the a tear, hitting .330 and scoring 123 runs while
Hall... Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds. producing a career high 18 homers while being
Clemens has 354 major league wins, good limited to 139 games.
enough for ninth on the all time list, one behind Major League owners, over the course of the
his contemporary, Greg Maddux. next few years, were penalized for violating the
One of his more remarkable seasons came collective bargaining agreement with the sport’s
in 2005 at age 42, well beyond the age normal union, finally agreeing in 1990 to pay players
power pitchers excel, Nolan Ryan excluded. Cle- $280 million, a lot of money even by today’s
men’s record was a less then impressive 13 wins standards. It also cemented the free agency sys-
and eight losses, but he struck out 185 batters tern baseball fans live with today,
and had a league best earned run average of . . .
1.87, helping the Astros win the National League
pennant.
Bonds, too, maintained exceptional produc-
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