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By DAVID THOMASdthomas@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Residents areadvised to dress warm or stayindoors as the region bracestoday for the lowest tempera-tures of the winter season.

Temperatures that hung inthe single digits Monday af-ternoon were expected to dropto 4 below zero overnight. Butfactoring in wind gusts, windchills of between minus-25and minus-15 degrees are ex-pected.

A wind chill advisory fromthe National Weather Servicewas in effect from 6 p.m. Mon-day to 9 a.m. today. Much ofthe Midwest is covered by ei-ther a wind chill advisory orwarning.

National Weather Servicemeteorologist Amy Seeley

said this has been the coldestpart of the season.

“If you have to go outside,dress appropriately with a hatand gloves,” Seeley said. “Ifyou don’t have to be outside,don’t.”

Dr. Andrew Oleksyn, direc-tor of the emergency depart-ment at Kishwaukee Com-munity Hospital in DeKalb,said people should avoid pro-longed exposure to the coldweather. He advised people towear multiple layers of loose,dry clothing if they must beoutside.

A person who does not takethese precautions risks hypo-thermia, Oleksyn said.

“Take a thermometer ... if[your body temperature] is be-low 95 degrees, it’s consideredan emergency and you shouldseek medical attention,”

Oleksyn said.Hypothermia can occur at

any temperature, he said.Jon Bockman, owner of

Bockman’s Auto Care at 2158Oakland Drive, Sycamore,recommended that driversstore their vehicles in a garageovernight. If that’s not pos-sible, Bockman said parkingthe car in a location shelteredfrom the wind could help.

Below-zero temperaturescan affect a car in severalways, Bockman said, but thereare a number of steps driverscan take to minimize the im-pact, including checking theantifreeze and tire pressure.Tire pressure can drop as coldtemperatures cause the air in-side tires to contract.

“If you hit a pothole, you

can blow a tire,” he said.Superintendent Jim Bris-

coe of DeKalb School District428 said he has spoken withthe transportation directorand others about prepara-tions for school today. In addi-tion to checking on the buses,Briscoe said he has spoken tomaintenance about makingsure the buildings are heatedwell.

“There are never any guar-antees when the temperaturesdrop,” Briscoe said.

Briscoe advised parents tomake sure their children arecovered before they leave thehouse.

“People need to dress ap-propriately,” Briscoe said.“Don’t let their kids leave un-til they do so.”

Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com

DeKalb resident Matt Callahan, 14, walks his 2-year-old golden retriev-er/German shepherd mix, Buddy, through Huntley Park on Monday.

Frigid weather poses added challenges for DeKalb drivers, walkers

By DAVID THOMASdthomas@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – In the 50years after Martin LutherKing Jr. told the world thathe had a dream, TammyShered believes that dreamis half-accomplished.

“The dream has mani-fested,” said the DeKalbresident, referring to inter-racial marriage, gay mar-riage and desegregation asexamples of progress. “Butnow we have to keep thedream going and add on tothe dream and move for-ward.”

Charlese Williams, a12-year-old student at Chris-tian Cornerstone Academyin Sycamore, agreed thatKing’s work isn’t done.

“Building our nation up,working together as a com-munity,” Charlese said inregard to what needed to bedone.

They were two of at least70 people who attended“The Beloved Community:

Faces That Inspire” eventMonday evening at NewHope Missionary BaptistChurch.

The service featured pas-tors from New Hope, FirstCongregational Church andFederated Church, readingabout the lives and worksof King, John Perkins and

Clarence Jordan.King, a Baptist minister,

first came to prominence in1955 by leading a bus boycottin Montgomery, Ala. Hiswork and reputation spreadacross the nation, culminat-ing with him earning theNobel Peace Prize in 1964.

Perkins was also a civil

rights activist of the time,starting a number of com-munity organizations inMississippi. Jordan’s workwith a small but dedicatedreligious community even-tually served as the inspira-tion for Habitat for Human-ity.

The pastors touched onthe many similarities ofKing, Perkins and Jordan.In addition to being advo-cates of racial equality, theywere all men who renewedtheir faith after suffering aparticular crisis. And theywere advocates of peace.

“They did not returnevil with evil,” said AngelaBaron-Jeffrey, an assistantpastor at New Hope, on thethree men’s commitmentto peaceful methods andresponses in the face of vio-lence.

Shered, whose family ar-rived in the county in theearly 1900s, said she hasseen community progress

See MLK, page A7

Celebrating King’s dream

Photos by Erik Anderson – For the Daily Chronicle

Angela Baron-Jeffrey, assistant pastor, shows her passion during saxophonist Jacob Slocum’s solo Monday during the Martin LutherKing Jr. community celebration held at the New Hope Missionary Church in DeKalb.

Historicday renewsoptimism

By CHARLES BABINGTONThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON – President BarackObama appealed for “one nation and onepeople” in his second inaugural address.Any notion that the country’s bitter par-tisanship might fade, however, seemedtempered by the president’s newlyassertive push of central Democratictenets: safety-net programs for the poor,equal rights for gays and minorities andgovernment spending on investmentssuch as schools and highways.

Deficit spending, the president’sbiggest conflict with Republicans, gotonly one passing mention. And he neveruttered the word “debt.”

By JEFF ENGELHARDTjengelhardt@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Virgina Sherrod stillremembers the excitement she felt asshe watched Jimmy Carter walk downPennsylvania Avenue during his inau-guration.

Although she was not there in personMonday, Sherrod said President BarackObama’s inauguration proved more ex-citing than her experience in 1977. Shesaid it was special and historic to seeObama take office on Martin Luther KingJr. Day and reflect on all the positivechanges that have occurred since 1977.

She said it was heartwarming to seethe diversity of people who came togeth-er during the inauguration.

“All day I’ve been overwhelmed ...on the top of the world,” she said. “It’samazing to see so many people come to-gether and find common ground. We allhave a common ground.”

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In speech, Obamashows assertive side

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ANALYSIS

Secondtermpriorities

PresidentBarackObamafaces re-storing theeconomy’shealth,overhaulingimmigrationlaws and re-ducing gunviolence.

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DeKalb service brings community together

JosephMitchell, co-pastor, speaks to the crowd about the secondinauguration of President Barack Obama on Monday during theMartin Luther King Jr. community celebration at the New HopeMissionary Baptist Church in DeKalb.

Note to readers: Barry Schrader’s“DeKalb County Life” column isreturning to the Daily Chronicle on amonthly basis.

Kay Oursler has spent the pastseven years in a remote village inTanzania in east Africa, working withvillagers to improve their farmingtechniques and building an orphanageand school with the financial assis-tance of churches and friends back inthe United States.

Kay made a recent visit to thiscountry with one of her 35 fosterchildren to see her own family scat-tered around the Midwest and formerclassmates from Genoa.

She is a 1958 graduate of Genoa-Kingston High School and had lunchwith about 15 class members, meamong them. At age 73, Kay is seekinga nonprofit organization, church orfoundation to help relieve some of theburden she has carried since joiningthe Peace Corps in 2005 and then stay-ing on another five years in Uhekulevillage, where she has raised moneyfor and overseen construction of theorphanage and school.

There are more than 100 orphansthere who lost both parents to HIV/AIDS, and she has been able to helpalmost 50 of them obtain a bettereducation in larger cities nearby withfinancial aid from people in the U.S.,as well as her own fundraising efforts.

“But I am getting tired and, at myage, need to slow down and reducemy workload,” she said at the classreunion.

Her wish is to find an Americancharitable foundation or church tocontinue funding the orphanage andboarding school, plus provide staffingto educate and care for the young stu-dents. It has a capacity of 50, but only12 children are enrolled.

She brought with her a 14-year-oldboy named Noeli, one of many orphansshe has either raised or helped to edu-cate. He had never been more than 100miles from home and was amazed atwhat he has experienced since arriv-ing in this country in December.

Noeli speaks fluent English, as wellas Swahili and his tribal language,Bena.

The only livestock Noeli had everseen were goats and chickens, so hewas thrilled to get his first ride on ahorse near Hot Springs, Ark., then rideon a big combine at the Jerry Bemisfarm near DeKalb.

I asked Noeli what new Americanfoods he liked and he replied, “pizzawith sausage, then waffles.” His dietin Tanzania consists mainly of a cornflour porridge, called ugali, and pota-toes. On special occasions villagersmay get goat meat or chicken.

Kay is hoping to raise enough tobuy three milking goats for the villagethis year. She has planted corn on afour-acre plot and was sent a tractorby an American friend in Little Rock,Ark., so she can prepare the ground.

The villagers form a team to digsmall holes, then Kay and otherwomen follow behind, planting thekernels and covering each hole usingtheir feet.

She has also planted a vegetable gar-den each year using chicken fertilizerand taught others to do the same. Therewas no electricity in Uhekule until thePraecavemus Foundation in Los Gatos,Calif., came to her aid and funded solarpanels, which now make it possible forlights, a computer and a refrigerator tobe powered in the school.

Kay heads back to her adopted vil-lage this month, where she is knownaffectionately as “Bibi Kay.” Bibi is aSwahili term for grandmother.

Noeli will return to a nearby board-ing school to start seventh grade,with grandiose tales to share withhis schoolmates about a land calledAmerica with big cars, giant com-bines, horses and pizza. What a cultureshock for this young man.

To find out more about Kay’s lifemission, go online to www.bibikay.com.

• Barry Schrader can be reached atbarry815@sbcglobal.net, or by mail atP.O. Box 851, DeKalb, 60115.

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8DAILY PLANNER

Today

Weight Watchers: 9:30 a.m.weigh-in, 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and5:30 p.m. meetings at WeightWatchers Store, 2583 SycamoreRoad (near Aldi), DeKalb.networking for Families:

Noon to 1 p.m. at DeKalb CountyHealth Department, 2600 N. AnnieGlidden Road, DeKalb. Nonprofits,social-service agencies and educa-tors focus on community improve-ments. Contact Elaine Cozort atelaineco@kishwaukeecollege.eduor 815-756-4893, ext. 226.open Closet: 12:30 to 3:30

p.m. at 300 E. Taylor St., DeKalb.Clothes and shoes for men, womenand children. 815-758-1388.Safe Passage Sexual assault

adults’ support group: 815-756-5228; www.safepassagedv.org.Hinckley Big Book Study aa(C):

6 p.m. at United Methodist Church,801 N. Sycamore St. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Sharing of the Spirit Circle: 6 to

8:30 p.m. at First CongregationalUnited Church of Christ, 615 N.First St., DeKalb. Contact: JoanWatson-Protano at bjoanwatson@hotmail.com.Take off Pounds Sensibly: 6

to 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30 p.m.meeting at CrossWind CommunityChurch in Genoa. 815-784-3612.Better off Sober aa(C): 6:30

p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club,312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Free Fit Club: 6:30 to 8 p.m. at

International Montessori Academy,1815 Mediterranean Drive, Syca-more. Featuring rotating cardioor yoga programs from variousBeachbody workouts like P90X,Insanity, Turbo Fire, Body Gospel,Turbo Jam, Hip Hop Abs, Rev Absand many others. For information,call 815-901-4474 or 815-566-3580.Homework Help nights: 6:30 to

8 p.m. at Neighbors’ House, Fifthand Pine streets, DeKalb. Free helpfor DeKalb fourth- to 12th-graders;neighborshouse@tbc.net or 815-787-0600.alcoholics anonymous Tues-

day night Fellowship group(C):7 p.m. at The Church of St. Mary,244 Waterman St., Sycamore. 815-739-1950.Bingo: 7 p.m. at Genoa Veterans

Club, 311 S. Washington St. Mustbe age 18 or older to play. www.genoavetshome.us; contact Cindyat crmcorn65@yahoo.com or 815-751-1509.Book discussion group: 7 to

9 p.m. at Hinckley CommunityBuilding, 120 Maple St. Sign up atHinckley Public Library or call 815-286-3220.genoa Community Women’s

Club: 7 p.m. at Resource Bank,310 S. Route 23. For information,call Mary Erdmann, president, at815-784-2115.good Vibes al-anon group: 7

to 8 p.m. at First Lutheran Church,324 N. Third St., DeKalb. Wheelchair accessible entrance is onNorth Third Street. Parking avail-able in lot located on northwestcorner of Third and Pine streets.Contact Mary Ann at 815-895-8119.Sexaholics anonymous: 7

p.m. at 512 Normal Road, DeKalb(behind church in brick building).815-508-0280.Veterans Support group: 7 to

8:30 p.m. at Ben Gordon Center,12 Health Services Drive, DeKalb.www.bengordoncenter.org. Forinformation, call 815-756-4875 or815-793-6972.Prairie echoes women’s cho-

rus: 7:15 to 10 p.m. at St. Paul’sEpiscopal Church, 900 NormalRoad, DeKalb. 877-300-SING(7464); cathyinelburn@yahoo.com. www.PrairieEchoes.com.daily reflections aa(C): 7:30

p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church.33930 N. State Road, Genoa, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.deKalb Masonic Lodge 144:

7:30 to 9 p.m. at DeKalb Ma-sonic Temple at Fairview Driveand Fourth Street. Men can joinFreemasonry or find out aboutthe brotherhood. dekalbmasons.wordpress.com or contact JimTome at jtome@demicooper.comor 815-508-3878.Vietnow: 7:30 p.m. at Sycamore

Veterans Memorial Home, 121 S.California St. For all veterans whoserved in 1957 or after. Contact:Herb Holderman at herbh3@juno.com.narcotics anonymous: 8 p.m.

at 1201 Twombly Road in DeKalb.www.rragsna.org; 815-964-5959.Program of recovery aa(C):

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Genoa native helps African orphans

8 TODAY’S TALKER

By HeaTHer HoLLingSWorTHThe Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The case of aKansas sperm donor being sued by thestate for child support underscores aconfusing patchwork of aging laws thatgovern assisted reproduction in theUnited States and often lead to litiga-tion and frustration among would-beparents.

Complex questions about parentalresponsibility resurfaced late last year,as Kansas officials went after a Topekaman who answered a Craigslist ad froma lesbian couple seeking a sperm donor.Because no doctor was involved in theartificial insemination, the state soughtto hold William Marotta financially re-sponsible for the child when the womensplit up and one of them sought publicassistance. A hearing is set for April.

Many states haven’t updated theirlaws to address the evolution of familystructures – such as same-sex families,single women conceiving with donat-ed sperm or artificial inseminationsperformed without a doctor’s involve-ment. At-home insemination kits areinexpensive, and obtaining sperm froma friend, or even a donor met over theInternet, allows women to avoid medi-cal costs that generally aren’t coveredby insurance.

But experts say that as case lawchanges, families put themselves at riskby failing to seek legal advice.

The first wave of assisted reproduc-tion laws were based on model legis-

lation from 1973. These statutes typi-cally call for, among other things, theinvolvement of a medical provider inorder for a sperm donor to be freed ofparental responsibility.

“They put a whole bunch of whatthey thought were reasonable restric-tions on the process to encourage peopleto do it responsibly,” said Steve Snyder,a Minnesota family law attorney andchairman of an assisted reproductioncommittee for the American Bar As-sociation. But, he said, the problem isthat if people “don’t fall under the strictterms of the law, then the law doesn’tprotect you.”

As a result, the doctor involvementrequirement and other stipulationswere dropped in 2000 when the model

legislation, the Uniform Parentage Act,was updated. The new language hasbeen enacted in nine states, includingAlabama, Oklahoma and Texas. ButKansas’ law, enacted in 1994, was basedon the earlier model.

Kansas isn’t alone in grappling withassisted reproduction issues. In Indiana,an appeals court ruled last week that aman who divorced his wife must paychild support for their son and daughter,even though the children were conceivedby artificial insemination using spermdonated by another man. Still anothercase in Indiana involved a man who wasordered in 2010 to pay child support foronly one of the two children resultingfrom his sperm donations.

“The only way to avoid these situ-ations is to change the law to catch upwith the technology and what peopleare actually doing in assisted reproduc-tion,” Snyder said.

Sperm donation and parental rightsmay sound like a relatively niche sectorin the legal arena, but updating lawshas been a challenge, and some like therules just the way they are.

Kansas’ state Senate Majority Lead-er Terry Bruce, a conservative Repub-lican, said he doubts legislators will orshould consider making changes.

“It tells everybody don’t do stupidthings on Craigslist. It’s kind of com-mon sense,” he said.” If you’re going tocreate another life, even if it’s a goodintention, that’s a heck of a responsibil-ity, and it’s one that precedes any sort ofstate action.”

Kansas case reveals risk of assisted reproduction

Barry Schrader photo

genoa native Kay oursler with noeli, a 14-year-old orphan she has helped raise and edu-cate in the Tanzanian village of Uhekule.

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Kansas sperm donor William Marotta is be-ing sued by the state of Kansas to pay childsupport after providing sperm to a same-sex couple who split up.

8WORLD BRIEF

Algerian siege beingcalled an inside jobALGIERS, Algeria – The hostage-

taking at a remote Algerian gasplant was carried out by 30 mili-tants from across the northernswath of Africa and two fromCanada, authorities said. The mili-tants, who wore military uniformsand knew the layout, includedexplosives experts who rigged itwith bombs and a leader whosefinal order was to kill all the cap-tives. The operation also had helpwith inside knowledge – a formerdriver at the plant, Algeria’s primeminister said Monday.

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LOCAL Tuesday, January 22, 2013 • Page A3Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com

By DAVID THOMASdthomas@shawmedia.com

SOMONAUK – SomonaukSchool District 432 is onceagain placing its fiscal futurein the hands of voters.

School board PresidentTom Nielsen said a refer-endum to allow the board toraise the education fund taxrate up to 4 percent will beon the April 9 ballot. Nielsenemphasized that this didn’tmean the tax would go up; theboard would just have the per-mission to increase it if neces-sary.

If the referendum is passed,District 432 could avoid mak-ing more than $800,000 inprogram cuts and layoffs thisyear. The district has beenstruggling with keeping its fi-nances afloat as property val-ues in the area drop.

“The district is tryingto respond to a reduction inincome of over $2 million,”Nielsen said. “With that kindof reduction, you can’t do thesame things you used to do.”

The district will host aspecial meeting from 6:30to 8 p.m. Thursday in theSomonauk High School caf-eteria, 501 W. Market St.Nielsen said they will talk

about the referendum and thedistrict’s finances, but it alsowill be a chance for the publicto meet the individuals run-ning for school board.

In November, a similarproperty tax referendum thatwould have generated $900,000annually for the school dis-trict was voted down. Sincethen, the district board hasconsidered cutting everythingfrom athletics to teachers.

This time around, theboard knows what the mes-sage is, Nielsen said.

“I’m optimistic,” Niels-en said when asked on thechances of passage. “We’veheard a lot of feedback thatpeople were not informed onthe situation. So, we’ve reallycrystallized and clarified themessage.”

Nielsen said a team of vol-unteers is canvassing neigh-borhoods, talking to friendsand neighbors about the refer-endum. Nielsen said feedback

has been positive, but he haskept the previous vote’s out-come in mind.

“The board does not wantto make these cuts,” Nielsensaid. “The board is respond-ing to the decline in revenuebecause the belt is being tight-ened.”

Property values in the dis-trict have fallen for the fourthconsecutive year, which issignificant to a school districtthat relies on property taxesfor 75 percent of its revenue.

The majority of the districtlies in LaSalle County, whichis not a tax-capped county.This means that to raise rev-enue, the district needs voterpermission unlike DeKalb orSycamore school districts,Nielsen said.

“If the values go down, youcan raise the tax rate,” Niels-en said. You can levy as muchmoney as you can to run yourschools. You can’t do that inLaSalle County without voterpermission.”

The district also will seeless help from the state. Thestate already has announcedit will prorate payments at 89percent, but a declining dis-trict enrollment means thatSomonauk will see a smallershare of state aid.

If you go

nWhat: Somonauk School Dis-trict 432 tax rate referendumn When: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdayn Where: Somonauk High Schoolcafeteria, 501 W. Market St.

Voters to sound off on D-432tax referendum on ballot

8LOCAL BRIEFS

Republicans acceptingtreasurer applicationsSYCAMORE – DeKalb County

Republicans are accepting appli-cations for the county treasurerposition Mark Todd will vacateFeb. 8. Todd, a Republican, is re-signing to pursue a job in Hawaii,so another Republican must beappointed to the position within60 days of his resignation. Thoseinterested in applying shouldsubmit a cover letter and resumeto DeKalb County RepublicanCentral Committee ChairmanSteve Kuhn at skuhnsycamore@

aol.com by Feb. 5, according to anews release.Interviews will be scheduled

with qualified candidates. Then,local Republicans will caucusand select a person to finish thetwo-year term. For information,call Kuhn at 815-501-9232.

Mental health board nowaccepting grant requestsAgencies that provide mental

health services for DeKalbCounty residents are invitedto apply for grants from theDeKalb County Community

Mental Health Board.The deadline for the 2014 grant

year, which is July 2013 throughJune 2014, is noon Feb. 25, ac-cording to a news release. Forinformation, call Donna Moultonat 815-899-4960 or Kathy Ost-dick at 815-899-4970. To receivean application by email, emailkostdick@dekalbcounty.org.The board funds programs for

those with mental illness, devel-opmental disabilities, substanceabuse and related preventionand educational programs.

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NEWS Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.comPage A4 • Tuesday, January 22, 2013

ThEodorE PETEr‘TEd’ ANdrESENBorn: Aug. 19, 1917, in Omaha, Neb.died: Jan. 20, 2013, in Loves Park,Ill.

LOVES PARK –Theodore Peter“Ted” Andresen,95, of Loves Park,Ill., formerly ofDeKalb, died Sun-day, Jan. 20, 2013, at LincolnshirePlace, Loves Park.Born Aug. 19, 1917, in Omaha,

Neb., the son of Theodore P. andMartha (Moluf) Andresen, Ted mar-ried Alida B. Finnestad on Feb. 14,1941, in DeKalb. After she passedaway, he married Ruth K. Ericksonon Oct. 27, 1945, in Winnetka.Ted was a farmer in the DeKalb

area for 45 years and a Realtor forDeKalb Realty for more than 25years. He was a member of FirstEvangelical Free Church of Rock-ford. He was also a member of theGideon Society and DeKalb CountyFarm Bureau for many years.

He is survived by his children,Vicki (Chuck) Jones of Rockfordand Jerry (Maudie) Andresen ofMalta; seven grandchildren; 14great-grandchildren; and manynieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his

wives, Alida in 1944, and Ruth in2009; son, Fred in 1976; broth-ers, Julius Andresen in 2010 andMarshall Birkland in 1963; andsisters, Leila Jorgensen in 2009,Ann Anderson in 1964 and BettyCarter in 1997.The funeral service will be held

at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, atAnderson Funeral Home, DeKalb,with Pastor Chuck Rife of FirstEvangelical Free Church, Rockford,officiating. Burial will follow atFairview Park Cemetery, DeKalb.Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.Friday, Jan. 25, at Anderson FuneralHome, DeKalb.In lieu of flowers, memorials can

be made to the Theodore P. “Ted”Andresen Memorial Fund, sent incare of Anderson Funeral Home,P.O. Box 605, 2011 South Fourth

St., DeKalb, IL 60115.For information, visit www.

AndersonFuneralHomeLtd.com orcall 815-756-1022.To sign the online guest book,

visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.com.

KAThlEENEliSABETh duffEyBorn: Jan. 1, 1964, in Huntsville, Ala.died: Jan. 15, 2013, in Sarasota, Fla.

SARASOTA, Fla. –Kathleen ElisabethDuffey, 49, ofSarasota, formerlyof Sycamore, Ill.,died Jan. 15, 2013.Kathleen was

born Jan. 1, 1964,in Huntsville, Ala., to William “Bud”and Karen Duffey. She graduatedfrom Sycamore High School andIllinois Weslyan University witha bachelor’s degree in nursing.Kathleen worked in Sarasota at BayView Endoscopy Center.She was preceded in death by

her grandparents, Elisabeth andEdmund Duffey, and Pete andEvelyn Hilstrom.Kathleen is survived by her par-

ents, Karen and Bud Duffey; sisters,Kimberly Duffey and Carolyn (Mi-chael) Braune; aunt, Gene Duren;cousin, Kelly Hamm; niece, MikealaBraune; and nephews, Shea andJace Braune.A visitation was held Saturday,

Jan. 19, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Palms-Robarts Funeral Home, 170 HonoreAve., Sarasota. A private memorialservice was held at 2 p.m. Sunday,Jan. 20, at Trinity United MethodistChurch.In lieu of flowers, please make

a memorial contribution in herhonor to the Great Dane Rescue,3005 65th St., East Bradenton, FL34208 or Honor Animal Rescue,4951 Lorraine Road, Bradenton, FL34211. Condolences may be offeredat www.palmsrobartsfuneralhome.com.

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Bernalillo County Sheriff danhouston holds a news confer-ence Sunday on the five-personhomicide case.

By SuSAN MoNToyA BryANThe Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –The New Mexico teenager ac-cused of fatally shooting hisparents and three youngersiblings told authorities hewas annoyed with his motherand had been having homi-cidal and suicidal thoughts,according to a probable causestatement.

Nehemiah Griego, 15, re-

mained in custody Monday oncharges of murder and childabuse resulting in death. Hewas arrested after the shoot-ings Saturday at a home in arural area southwest of Albu-querque where he lived withhis family.

A Bernalillo County sher-iff’s detective questioned theteen Saturday night and the de-tails of their conversation werespelled out in the statement.

The teen allegedly told the

detective that he took a .22caliber rifle from his parents’closet around midnight Satur-day and shot his mother in thehead while his younger broth-er slept next to her.

Griego told the detectivethat his brother did not be-lieve him that their motherwas dead so he showed hismother’s bloody face to hisbrother and then shot him, ac-cording to the statement.

He’s accused of then shoot-

ing his two young sisters intheir room. He retrieved anAR-15 rifle from his parents’closet and waited in a down-stairs bathroom for his fatherto come home. The statementsaid he shot his father mul-tiple times after he passed thebathroom doorway.

The teen said he reloadedthe guns so “he could drive toa populated area to murdermore people,” according tothe statement.

His plan, the statementsaid, was to “shoot people atrandom and eventually bekilled while exchanging gun-fire with law enforcement.”

Sheriff’s spokesman Dep-uty Aaron Williamson saidMonday he couldn’t immedi-ately comment on the docu-ment.

Detectives have spent twodays collecting evidence andtrying to piece together whatled to the violence.

Topinka: Ill. agenciesface $1B shortfall in ’13

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CHICAGO – ComptrollerJudy Baar Topinka said Illi-nois is running out of moneyfor child welfare, workers’compensation and servicesfor seniors and the disabled.

Topinka is the state’s chieffiscal officer. In a statementMonday, she said state agen-cies need about $1 billion tocarry them through the endof the fiscal year in June.

Topinka, a Republican,

said lawmakers need to dealwith the crisis before it jeop-ardizes critical services resi-dents need. She’s urging themto transfer money from morefinancially sound programs.

Lastyear,morethan40,000child care providers were no-tified they wouldn’t get statefunding for three monthsbecause the child care fundhad run out of cash. Legisla-tors later moved $73.6 millionfrom other parts of the bud-get to supplement the fund.

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Annual celebration honorsNow that we’re into 2013,

it’s time to look back at theaccomplishments of the pastyear while planning for theopportunities ahead. Eachyear the DeKalb Chamberrecognizes a Business ofthe Year and Hall of Fameinductees at its annualmeeting. This year we alsowill honor retiring NorthernIllinois University PresidentJohn Peters.

Business of the YearThe Business of the Year

is given to recognize a cham-ber member located in theDeKalb area that has contrib-uted to the economic vitalityand demonstrated a strongcommitment to the futurebusiness climate of the DeKa-lb area. The finalists for 2012DeKalb Chamber Business ofthe Year are Balcom-VetilloDesign, Bockman’s AutoCare, Fatty’s Pub & Grilleand The Lincoln Inn. Checkout our website (www.dekalb.org) to see information oneach of the finalists and whatthey do for the community.

Hall of FameThe DeKalb Chamber Hall

of Fame was added in 2010 toacknowledge individuals thathave had an impact on thebusiness community and thechamber. The Hall of Famecalls for nominations from

the community and has recog-nized 17 individuals to date.This year’s honorees, FrankRoberts and Jerry Smith, fitright in and are very deserv-ing to be recognized.

Many know Frank Rob-erts for his role as presidentof Re:New DeKalb or asexecutive vice presidentat Castle Bank, but he alsohas been very involved in anumber of organizations asa lifelong DeKalb residentincluding the KishwaukeeCollege Foundation, DeKalbCounty Community Foun-dation, DeKalb ChamberPublic Policy and City ofDeKalb Economic Develop-ment Commission. Frankis known and respected forseeing the big picture andstriving for excellence.

Jerry Smith retired asthe executive director ofthe DeKalb County Commu-nity Foundation in 2008. Hepreviously served as chiefexecutive officer for CastlePrintech. Jerry’s involve-ment in the communityincludes board presidentof the DeKalb Chamber,DeKalb United Way, DCEDCand Kishwaukee Kiwanis.

His involvement also extendsacross a number of othercivic, social and businessorganizations. Jerry is de-scribed as a professional whois passionate about DeKalbCounty and a genuinely posi-tive person who encouragesall those around him.

Community Pride AwardWhen most people think

of DeKalb, NIU is often oneof the first things that comesto mind. NIU President JohnPeters has been a tremen-dous asset, leader and vision-ary not only to NIU, but alsoto the DeKalb area. The listof contributions he has madein his 13 years as president istoo great to list here.

This event will providethe chamber a great oppor-tunity recognize the effecthe has had in making NIU anationally recognized uni-versity and DeKalb as a greatcommunity to live and play.

This year’s DeKalbChamber Annual Meetingwill be held Jan. 31 at AltgeldHall. The event is nearly soldout, but if you want to findout more or register for theevent, go to www.dekalb.orgor call the chamber office at815-756-6306.

• Matt Duffy is executivedirector of the DeKalb Cham-ber of Commerce.

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Amie Eads, a registered nurse with KishHealth System’s home care program, inspects patient Bob Jackson’sfoot Thursday in his DeKalb home.

KishHealth launcheshome care program

By JEFF ENGELHARDTjengelhardt@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Everything and nothingchanged Jan. 1 for Lisa Hardcastle.

When the new year came, Hardcastle wasstill the director of a home care division, butit was no longer for the DeKalb County HealthDepartment. Instead, Hardcastle assumed thesame position under the KishHealth Systembanner, completing a transfer of the programthat had been discussed for months.

Some of the 16 home care employees laidoff by the county, including Hardcastle, werehired by KishHealth System to create a seam-less transition for the roughly 70 home carepatients in the program. Hardcastle said ithas been an exciting process moving from anagency with fewer than 100 employees to anorganization with more than 1,500 employeesand immense resources.

The potential for growth is starting to be re-alized, she said, with plans to expand to com-munities surrounding DeKalb and Sandwich.Hardcastle said there also are opportunitiesto integrate other hospital resources such asdietitians in the home care experience.

“Nursing is nursing is nursing no mat-ter where you go and those core services aregoing to stay the same,” she said. “But thereare a lot more resources here at the hospitaland the challenge now is learning to navigatethat.”

Home care services provide skilled nurs-ing, home health aides, physical, occupationaland speech therapy, and medical social work-ers to those with chronic illnesses or who are

recovering from surgery.The county health department decided

to end the home care program, which it hadoperated since 1966, to help reduce its deficit.

The program served 772 people in 2011 withcounty staff making 13,162 visits. It generated$1.9 million in fee revenue but ran a deficit. Byshedding the program, the health departmentis expected to reduce its estimated deficit of$340,500 to about $56,500 in 2013.

Cost drivers such as cuts to Medicarecompensation and changes to health care lawsthat hurt the county program are more easilyabsorbed by larger organizations, said PamDuffy, president of KishHealth System’s homecare division.

She said there has already been resourceshifting to handle the cost of adding the pro-gram.

“We just have more resources,” she said.“It’s a lot easier on us than a smaller facility.”

KishHealth System’s addition of the homecare service also provides an opportunity forKishwaukee Community Hospital and ValleyWest Community Hospital to reduce hospitaladmissions, which saves the patients andagency money, Hardcastle said.

Hardcastle, who also serves as president ofthe Illinois Home Care and Hospice Council,said a home visit is about $150 a day comparedto the more than $1,000 a day for hospital andnursing home stays.

“There is such a push with health carereform ... to decrease hospital admissions,”she said. “If we can prevent patients from go-ing to the hospital that’s great. Home is wherepatients want to be.”

Matt Duffy

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Greg Herring, a collegiate sports marketer with over a decade of experience, was named Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Sales at Northern IllinoisUniversity in July of 2012. Herring came to NIU from York College of Pennsylvania where he served as a sports management visiting instructor, creating andinstructing a curriculum on ticket operations, sales and negotiations.Prior to his time at York College, Herring worked as the Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs at Radford University. During Herringʼs tenure at

Radford, the Highlander menʼs basketball program more than doubled its season ticket sales while volleyball, menʼs soccer, softball and womenʼs basketballalso saw attendance increase by double-digit percentages. Herring also established the departmentʼs sponsorship program and was appointed as the UniversityBrand and Graphic Standards Manager by the Radford University President. Herring also served as the sport administrator for four Highlander teams.Before joining the staff at Radford, Herring spent five years at Southern Mississippi, the last two as the Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Sales.

While at Southern Miss, Herring oversaw season ticket sales increases in football, menʼs basketball and baseball. He also improved student football attendanceto over 7,000 per game and was responsible for the launch of Southern Mississippiʼs new mascot.A graduate of Miami (OH) University and a native of Eaton, Ohio, Herring began his career in collegiate athletics at the University of Missouri where he was

the Assistant Director of Sports Marketing and Promotions for two years. Herring also spent time with the University of Florida Athletic Association.Herring holds his Masters Degree from The University of Southern Mississippi and is the President of the National Association of Collegiate Marketing

Administrators (NACMA), having served on the NACMA Board of Directors since 2007.

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Local social media groupsets February meeting

The Social Media BreakfastKishwaukee Area is a localorganization with a focus onsocial media education and net-working. Members are businessowners, entrepreneurs, market-ers, bloggers and others with aninterest in social media.The group educates and shares

information on best practices,strategy and tools for all aspectsof social media across an organi-zation including customer ser-vice, human resources, productdevelopment, marketing, publicrelations and sales.The group meets the first

Thursday of the month. A guestspeaker, panel or work sessionis included each meeting.The next event will be held

Feb. 7 at the Kishwaukee CollegeConference Center, Room A-220.Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. Thepresentation will be from 7:45 to8:30 a.m.Nathan Latka, CEO and founder

of Heyo.com, will discuss theThree App Solution to FacebookMarketing. To register, visit smb-kishfeb2013.eventbrite.com.Visitsmbkish.org to learn more

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Last week’s report about rising poverty in Illinoispulled no punches. “Shocking” is the word used byone official to describe the situation.

Fully one-third of Illinois residents live in or nearpoverty, according to the Social IMPACT ResearchCenter in Chicago.

That number compares to 28 percent who lived in ornear poverty in 2007, when the Great Recession began.

Amy Terpstra, the center’s associate director, putit this way: “It really is kind of shocking that a fullthird of the state is struggling.”

Although the recession officially ended in June2009, its devastating economic impact has not abatedas rapidly as in previous recoveries.

The number of food stamp recipients has increasedby 41 percent since 2009. Households served by Illinois’emergency food program have increased from 2.27 mil-lion in fiscal year 2009 to almost 3 million last year.

When the economy fails to generate enough good-paying jobs, that’s what happens. Economists consid-er full employment to be in the range of 4 percent to 5percent unemployment, but Illinois’ jobless rate stoodat 8.7 percent in December.

Illinois’ economic fate is tied to the national econo-my, but that should not stop actions that can improvethe likelihood of better days ahead.

For example, state government needs to do all itcan to improve the business climate and create betterconditions for private sector hiring.

The ongoing public pension crisis hinders Illinois’ability to respond to the needs of the poor. Politicians’delays on pension reform make matters worse.

This problem must be solved soon.Government needs to hold the line on spending so

as not to increase the burden of taxation on hard-hitIllinoisans.

Schools must ensure that their course offerings arerelevant to the 21st century. They must improve highschool graduation rates to give more young people abetter chance in the real world.

The public needs to fully embrace the concept oflifelong learning and training for new careers. Thedays of staying at one company your entire careerhave slipped away.

Economic development agencies and their projectshave the potential to improve the local economy. Theydeserve public support. Continued generosity towardcharitable organizations, including food pantries, isanother way for the public to contribute.

Poverty is a tough nut to crack. Society’s focusmust not stray from striving to eliminate poverty andhelping those it victimizes.

Attack povertyin Illinois now

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishmentof religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; orabridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or theright of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petitionthe Government for a redress of grievances.

– U.S. Bill of Rights, First Amendment

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Letters to the Editor

We welcome original letters on public issues. Letters must include theauthor’s full name, address and day and evening phone numbers. We limitletters to 400 words. We accept one letter per person every 15 days. All lettersare subject to editing for length and clarity. Email: news@daily-chronicle.com.Mail: Daily Chronicle, Letters to the Editor, 1586 Barber Greene Road, DeKalb, IL60115. Fax: 815-758-5059.

The American dream of homeownership was neverintended for everyone. One hundred years ago, fewerthan half of U.S. households owned their home. By1980, the ownership rate was up to 65.6 percent, andfor the next 17 years, it fluctuated between 63.8 per-cent and 65.7 percent.

That was all the market would bear because noteveryone has the wherewithal to own a home, andbanks refused to write mortgages unless applicantsput up a substantial down payment and proved theirability to repay. While banks operated under sensiblerules, delinquency and foreclosure rates were con-fined to low, narrow ranges: 3.1 percent to 5.8 percentfor delinquencies and 0.33 percent to 3.7 percent forforeclosures, according to census data.

Late in the Clinton administration, however, then-Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., and then-Rep. Barney Frank,D-Mass., fronted a conspiracy by Fannie Mae, FreddieMac, the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-ment and the Office of Management and Budget toexploit Jimmy Carter’s Community Development Act.Under the threat of civil litigation and criminal charges,lenders were forced to meet mortgage quotas, the unten-able risks they were taking be (darned).

By 2004, the U.S. ownership rate soared to 69 per-cent because lenders, spurred by political corruptionon Capitol Hill and backed by the full faith and creditof the federal government via Fannie and Freddie.

Once the economy began to tank, however, delin-quency and foreclosure rates skyrocketed, peaking in2010 at 11 percent and 4 percent, respectively. In thepast six years, millions of Americans have lost theirhomes to foreclosure, and tens of millions now owemore on their mortgages than their homes are worth.

After the financial crisis, Congress assigned then-Sen. Dodd and Rep. Frank, as heads of the Senate andHouse banking committees, to write sweeping bank-ing-system reforms. Among other things, the Dodd-Frank bill created the Consumer Financial ProtectionBureau, which spent the past 18 months ostensiblyoverhauling the lending industry. Announced lastweek and scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2014, thebureau’s new rules mirror those that lenders adoptedin the aftermath of the mortgage meltdown.

With some exceptions, the rules are in line withthose that were in effect before Dodd, Frank and othergovernment officials tried in vain to override basiceconomic laws through market manipulation and po-litical corruption. They could have saved Americansa lot of grief and debt if they’d left well enough alone.

Waterbury (Conn.) Republican American

Proud of local effortsaimed at Kiwanis ParkTo the Editor:We have much to be proud of in

DeKalb. The Northern Illinois Uni-versity football team, the DeKalbHigh School Marching Band, andnow, the preservation of KiwanisPark for all of our residents.Thank you to Jan Jacobson, the

Franzenes, Bill Colvin and, of course,Bessie Chronopoulos. A specialthanks to all who froze in theKiwanis Park shelter at one of ourmeetings.I want to personally acknowledge

the Park District Board, DeKalbSchool District 428 board mem-bers and Superintendent Briscoeand his staff. I am heartened bythe showing of interested citizensno matter which side of town theyinhabit, and those residents whono longer have young children us-ing the park but want it preservedfor future generations.It truly is amazing what can be

accomplished when citizens worktogether for the betterment of all.

Darlene LarsonDeKalb

‘Roe’ anniversaryno cause to celebrateTo the Editor:A video surfaced on YouTube re-

cently that showed shocking childabuse. In it, a young mother from

Malaysia was pinching and beat-ing with a pillow her tiny, cryingbaby who was barely old enoughto crawl. As the child crawledtoward her, she’d push it awayand hit it with the pillow again.Internet reactions to this univer-

sally were of outrage. Bloggersfound it very disturbing and toldof how they’d like to do terriblethings to the mother for revenge.Despite the unanimity of opinion

on this horrific act, the muchmore horrible practice of abortionreceives shoulder shrugs or evenkudos from the same people whocondemn the abuse in the video. Ifpinching a baby and hitting it witha pillow is bad, how much worseis torturing it to death with sharpinstruments or acid?Today marks the 40th anni-

versary of the notorious Roe v.Wade decision legalizing abortionthroughout the U.S. Since then,tens of millions of babies havedied in the most horrific fashionssimply for the crime of beingunwanted by their birth mothers.We live in a society that increas-

ingly is becoming angered atchild abuse, dogfighting and othertypes of animal abuse, which isa very good thing. We’re alsocondemning of racism, sexismand religious intolerance.Yet when it comes to abortion

we seem to have no collectiveconscience for the barbarism it

entails, andwe justify with post-natal supremacy an intolerant formof bigotry that posits that unbornchildren are not even human beings.The late Dr. Bernard Nathanson

once ran the largest abortion clinicin the world and was a co-founderof the prominent pro-abortiongroup NARAL. But over time, withadvances in fetal technology, hebegan to realize that abortion wasa form of murder. He abandonedhis lucrative abortion practice andbecame a staunch pro-life activist.Similarly, many other abortion

doctors have also abandonedtheir trade and spoken out forthe rights of the unborn. They’vecome to the realization that theunborn are not blobs of tissue, butare human beings deserving ofthe right to live.I sincerely hope that by the

50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade,society as a whole comes to thatrealization, too.

Ted McCarronDeKalb

Is the Constitutionin need of alterations?To the Editor:I have been very active on the

Chronicle website and Facebookdebating the merits of new gunrestrictions.While thinking about this topic,

a thought occurred that I have

never seen debated on any forum.Our Founding Fathers were veryintelligent men. Arguably, thebest the era had to offer.We have venerated them almost

to the point of godhood for theirefforts in establishing the form ofgovernment we enjoy to this day.But, alas, they were only men,

intelligent and selfless, but alsoflawed and fallible. What if, forthe sake of argument, they gotit wrong? After all, these were,by and large, the same men whodrafted the Articles of Confed-eration, a document that was soflawed it lasted mere years andcaused a failed rebellion.How canwe assume that a group

of flawed, fallible men could createanything that, itself, was anythingbut flawed and fallible? And if it isflawed, don’t we owe it to ourselvesand our descendents to fix theflaws?What are the flaws and howdowe fix them? Is the current sys-tem of amending the Constitutionsufficient to fix the flaws? Couldit be improved? Are we foolingourselves that the current Constitu-tion is all we need, and not in needof replacing after 230 years?This letter is meant only as

“food for thought.” Respectful,reasonable and logical debate isencouraged.

Edward WilcoxDeKalb

GOP puts spotlight on Senate DemocratsHave the House Republicans come up

with a winning strategy on the debt ceilingand spending cuts? Or just a viable one?Maybe so.

They certainly need one that is at leastthe latter, if not the former. Barack Obamais up in the polls since the election, as mostre-elected presidents have been. The mostrecent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll showshim with 52 percent approval and 44 per-cent disapproval. Other public polls havesimilar results. In contrast, the NBC/WSJpoll reports that only 26 percent have posi-tive feelings about the Republican Partyand 51 negative feelings. Toward SpeakerJohn Boehner only 18 percent have positivefeelings and 37 percent negative feelings.

It’s usually true that groups get lowerratings than individuals and congressionalleaders get lower ratings than presidents.Still, these results represent a prettynegative verdict on House Republicans’attempts to wrestle Obama into supportingtheir preferred fiscal policies.

Defections by enough House Republi-cans to defeat Boehner’s Plan B approachto the fiscal cliff ended up producing acompromise considerably less to theirliking. The agreement reached by VicePresident Joe Biden and Senate MinorityLeader Mitch McConnell did limit effec-tive tax increases to those with incomes ofmore than $400,000.

But it also gave Democrats somethingthey want – a permanent fix to the Alterna-

tive Minimum Tax, which threatened toengulf high-earning Democratic voters inhigh-tax states like New York, New Jerseyand California. Republicans used to danglea one-year AMT fix as a negotiating chip infiscal battles. Now they can’t.

The House Republicans seem to beemerging from their Williamsburg retreatwith a united approach to the debt ceilingissue, however. Raise the debt ceiling forthree months and couple it with a cut offof congressional pay if the Democratic-majority Senate fails to pass a budget, as ithas for the past three years.

Senate Democrats are a more attractivetarget than the president. The NBC/WSJpoll shows only 16 percent with positivefeelings toward Majority Leader HarryReid and 28 percent with negative feelings.

Fully 36 percent have no view, signifi-cantly more than the 22 percent with noview about Boehner. That leaves plenty ofroom to drive Reid’s negatives up. The no-budget, no-pay provision is perhaps a gim-mick, but may strike a chord with voters.

And it may help unite the 234 HouseRepublicans, 43 percent of whom were firstelected in 2010 or are freshmen first electedin 2012. Most share the views and impulses

of the tea party movement and are deter-mined to cut government spending.

The tea party movement, like the peacemovement four decades before, injectedmany new people into an old party. Teaparty voters, like peacenik voters, tend toprefer the purest candidates in primaries,and tea party congressmen, like peacenikcongressmen, tend to take confrontationaland purist stands on issues.

But just as peacenik Democrats learnedthat the public will not tolerate cuttingoff defense spending when troops are inthe field, so tea party Republicans seem tobe learning that the public won’t toleratedefaulting on the national debt.

They feel quite differently aboutspending cuts. A poll by the RepublicanTarrance Group for the Public Noticeshowed 74 percent agreeing that the federalgovernment spends too much and reject-ing Obama’s notion that “we don’t have aspending problem.”

House Republicans are learning theycan’t govern from just one house of Con-gress. But they can shine the spotlight onSenate and White House Democrats’ inabil-ity or unwillingness to govern.

• Michael Barone, senior politicalanalyst for The Washington Examiner, is aresident fellow at the American EnterpriseInstitute, a Fox News Channel contributorand a co-author of The Almanac of Ameri-can Politics.

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Opinions Daily Chronicle • www.daily-chronicle.com • Page A6 • Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Dodd, Frank helpedcause economic crisis

MichaelBarone

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Never fear, Republicansseemed to say in response.They will press the overspend-ing issue time and again,starting this week in theGOP-controlled House. Andthe outcome of the two parties’long-running conflict will helpshape the government’s rolein coming years, not to men-tion Obama’s legacy.

All presidents want todrive the national agenda. In-auguration Day is their mo-ment to lay out their visions.As Obama rudely learnedin his first term, however,

unforeseen events quicklyintervene, and a president’sfate is to adjust, improviseand re-order priorities.

After winning his firstelection with a call for greaterunity and cooperation inWashington, Obama appearedto be taken aback by the feroc-ity of Republican resistance.It gave birth to the tea partyin 2009, forced him to pass“Obamacare” without a singleGOP vote, and fueled hugeDemocratic setbacks in the2010 congressional elections.

Last November’s electionchastened Republicans a bit.But they still adamantly op-pose the president’s tax-and-spend policies. That poses

the central challenge tohis hopes for an ambitioussecond-term agenda.

Obama starts his secondterm facing three immedi-ate priorities: restoring theeconomy’s health, over-hauling immigration lawsand reducing gun violence.He also vowed Monday to“respond to the threat ofclimate change.” That issue,however, seems likely towait its turn.

The president chose thetiming and outlines of hisimmigration push, know-ing that many Republicansdesperately want to improvetheir own standing withHispanic voters.

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2nd term brings 3 priorities for Obama

Mark Pietrowski Jr., whowas with Sherrod and othercounty Democrats at the par-ty’s inauguration celebrationMonday, said he was optimis-tic about the next four yearsand believed more bipartisan-ship was possible.

He said Obama delivereda clear vision in his speechand believed the country wasready to embrace his “forwardthinking” policies.

“There is still going to bea divide for sure, but I thinkwe’ll see more people workingtogether,” said Pietrowski,chairman of the DeKalb Coun-ty Democrats. “I think we allhave a high sense of optimismright now.”

Not everyone believed anew term would translate to anew dynamic in Washington.Steve Kuhn, chairman of theDeKalb County Republicans,said speeches about changehave not led to the changesthe country needs.

Until words are put into ac-tion, Kuhn said it is hard tothink the change will come.

“I would hope the partieswould learn to cooperate, butI wouldn’t bet on it,” Kuhnsaid. “They need to makesome hard decisions and getspending under control.”

While many watched theinauguration from home,Sandwich High School band

and choir students experi-enced the event live.

The students, who leftThursday for Washington toperform at a WorldStridesH e r i t a g e P e r f o r m a n c eevent, toured historical sitesthroughout the weekendand attended the president’sspeech Monday.

Director Justin Heinekampsaid while he was proud theband took first place in its classat Friday’s event, the chance towitness an inauguration andvisit national monuments wasthe true highlight.

“We always tell the kidsmusic can open doors and thisproved that,” he said. “We gotto see the inauguration liveand visit all these cool sites,all because we were invited to

perform.”The band had performed in

Washington at the same eventfor previous inaugurations,but for seniors Monica Thomasand McKenzie Sauer it was anexperience of a lifetime. Bothstudents said the 13-hour busride, cold weather and massivecrowds were worth the chanceto see a presidential speech.

Thomas said she hopes hergroup carried on the tradi-tion previous Sandwich HighSchool bands set of securingfuture invitations to the eventfor future generations.

“It was amazing to watch[the inauguration] live,”Thomas said. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime chance that mostpeople don’t get. They’re mem-ories I’ll have forever.”

• INAUGURATIONContinued from page A1

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mark pietrowski Jr., chairman of the DeKalb County Democrats, bringsaround a framed photo of president Barack obama taken by localmember Cliff Cleland that was being raffled off at the celebrationMonday at Cabana Charley’s Tiki Bar & Grill in Sycamore.

GOP official doubts parties can work together

tremendously, but she com-mented that there’s still workto be done.

“As we reach the youngpeople ... they see no color.They see everybody thesame,” Shered said. “Wehave to learn to look like thechildren. We have to speakwith the mind of a childsometimes. We need to be thebeloved community, becauseGod loves all of us.”

The politics of the daywere touched upon in the ser-vice. Monday saw the second

inauguration of PresidentBarack Obama – the coun-try’s first black president. JoeMitchell, a co-pastor at NewHope, said he was touched bythe sight of his son intentlywatching Obama’s inaugura-tion speech.

“The roads Martin Lu-ther King Jr., laid out many,many years ago have beenrealized by Barack Obama,”Mitchell said.

Mitchell echoed King’swords when he said that if hisson also decided to run for of-fice, “he will not be judged bythe color of his skin, but bythe content of his character.”

Gun violence and the is-

sue of gun control werealso featured. In one of herspeeches to the assembledcrowd, Baron-Jeffrey said thepeople do not have to wait forpoliticians to enact gun legis-lation or change the cultureof violence. The people, shesaid, can do it themselves.

As the majority of peopleattended the service in thechurch, Shered worked withDerek Gibbs and Alex Smith ofFeed ‘Em Soup to prepare foodthat was free and available toeveryone after the service.

“The food, that brings ev-erybody together,” Sheredsaid. “It’s a common denomi-nator for all people.

• MLKContinued from page A1

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SYCAMORE – A year ago, Syca-more’s sophomore Bailey Gilbertwas able to sit back and learn.

Getting the rare opportunity toplay on the varsity level as a fresh-man, Gilbert had the chance to watchand compete with Lake Kwaza, aDaily Chronicle first team all-areapoint guard, and follow the rest ofthe Spartans’ seniors. Gilbert had thechance to guard the quick, intenseKwaza in practice, getting to knowwhat she needed to do to get better ondefense.

This year, on a team that featuresjust one senior and starts two fresh-men, Gilbert is the team’s leadingscorer, the Spartans’ go-to player, andsomeone who is expected to be one of

the team’s leaders.Second-year Sycamore coach Brett

Goff said he doesn’t even think of Gil-bert as a sophomore, and talked abouthow much Gilbert’s overall play hasimproved. She can score, leads theteam in free-throw attempts and is of-ten going against the opposing team’sbest player.

“Last year, as coaches we were justcontent with her being out there, be-ing an outside threat, being our main3-point shooter,” Goff said. “But thisyear, we really challenged her in theoffseason, of making her overall gamemuch better. She’s really doing a lotthis year for us.”

Gilbert is someone who admitsshe’s more of a quiet, shy person.Both Goff and Gilbert say the sopho-more is someone who leads by ex-ample. Goff mentioned how Gilbert isalways going 100 percent in practice,and how the other girls on the teamlook up to her.

In a way, Sycamore goes as Gilbertgoes.

“I just know that if I feel down,everybody else is feeling that way,”Gilbert said. “So, I just need to pickmyself up, and pick everybody elseup.”

SportsSports editor Ross Jacobson • rjacobson@shawmedia.com

The Kane County Cougars aremore than two months away from

opening their first season as aCubs affiliate. PAGE B2

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8WHAT TO WATCH

Maloofs agree to sellKings to Seattle groupThe only thing stopping

the Sacramento Kings froma sale and move to Seattle isapproval by NBA owners.The Maloof family has

agreed to sell the Kings to aSeattle group led by inves-tor Chris Hansen, the leagueconfirmed in a statementMonday morning. The dealis still pending a vote by theNBA Board of Governors.A person familiar with the

decision said that Hansen’sgroup will buy 65 percentof the franchise, which isvalued at a total price of $525million, and move the teamto Seattle and restore the Su-perSonics name. The deal willcost the Hansen group a littlemore than $340 million. TheMaloofs will have no stake inthe team.The person spoke to The As-

sociated Press on the condi-tion of anonymity because thedeal was waiting approval.The sale figure works off a

total valuation of the fran-chise, which includes reloca-tion fees. Hansen’s group alsois hoping to buy out otherminority investors.The Maloofs will get a $30

million non-refundable downpayment by Feb. 1, accordingto the deal, the person said.They will still be allowed toreceive other offers until theleague approves the sale.The plan by Hansen’s group

is to have the team play atleast the next two seasons inKeyArena before moving intoa new facility in downtownSeattle.The deadline for teams to

apply for a move for nextseason is March 1.

– Wire report

Pro hockeySt. Louis at Blackhawks,7:30 p.m., CSNThe Blackhawks look to

continue their scoring ways intheir home opener after drop-ping 11 goals in their first twogames. The Hawks, winners oftheir first two games, scoredfive against the L.A. Kingsand six against the PhoenixCoyotes.

Also on TV...Pro hockey

Philadelphia at New Jersey,6:30 p.m., NBCSNMen’s college basketballMichigan State at Wiscon-

sin, 6 p.m., ESPNPittsburgh at Providence, 6

p.m., ESPN2Iowa at Ohio State, 6:30

p.m., BTNKentucky at Alabama, 8

p.m., ESPNIllinois at Nebraska, 8:30

p.m., BTNTennis

Australian Open, quarterfi-nals, at Melbourne, Australia,1 p.m., 8 p.m., 2:30 a.m.,ESPN2

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San Francisco 49ers coach JimHarbaugh reacts to a call duringthe second half of the NFC Cham-pionship game Sunday in Atlanta.The 49ers won, 28-24, to advanceto Superbowl XLVII.

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Baltimore Ravens coach John Har-baugh pumps his fist after the Ra-vens beat the San Diego Chargers,16-13, in overtime Nov. 25. The Ra-vens will face the San Francisco49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.

Harbaughs ready for rematch at Super Bowl XLVIISUPER BOWL XLVII: SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS VS. BALTIMORE RAVENS, FEB. 3, 5 P.M., CBS

By JANIE McCAULEYThe Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. –These days, Jack Harbaughstays away from game-plan-ning chatter or strategy ses-sions with his Super Bowl-bound coaching sons.

Baltimore’s John Harbaughand little brother Jim of theSan Francisco 49ers have beendoing this long enough now tono longer need dad’s input.

Yet, they still regularly seekit. And, their father does offerone basic mantra.”

“Probably the greatest ad-vice that I’ve ever been givenand the only advice that I’veever found to be true in allof coaching, I think we men-tioned it to both John and Jim... the coaching advice is, ‘Get

ahead, stay ahead,’ ” Jack Har-baugh said.

“If I’m called upon, I’ll re-peat that same message.”

His boys still call homeregularly to check in with theman who turned both on tothe coaching profession yearsago, and the mother who hashandled everything behind thescenes for decades in a high-ly competitive, sports-crazedfamily – with all the routinesports clichés to show for it.

The Harbaugh brotherswill become the first siblingsto square off from oppositesidelines when their teamsplay for the NFL champion-ship Feb. 3 at the New OrleansSuperdome.

John Harbaugh watchedthe end of Jim’s game from thefield in Foxborough, Mass., as

Baltimore warmed up for theAFC Championship game. Jimcalled his sister’s family fromthe team plane before take-off after a win at Atlanta andasked how his big brother’steam was doing against NewEngland.

The improbable Super Bowlthat has quickly been nick-named “Harbowl” or “Super-baugh” features a set of broth-ers known around the NFL asfierce competitors unafraid tomake a bold move during theseason.

In fact, each one made amajor change midseason toget this far – John fired hisoffensive coordinator, whileJim boosted his offense with aquarterback switch from AlexSmith to Colin Kaepernick.

See BROTHERS, page B3

BEARS

Super QBs put spotlight on CutlerTom Brady is out. Peyton Manning

is out. Drew Brees has been out for awhile.

Joe Flacco is in. So is Colin Kaep-ernick.

When it comes to NFL quarter-backs, are we witnessing a changingof the guard?

If so, where does Jay Cutler fit?A pair of first-time Super Bowl

quarterbacks will square off 12 daysfrom now in front of 70,000-plus fansin New Orleans and tens of millionswatching on television.

It doesn’t take a Harbaugh to real-ize that it will be the biggest game oftheir careers.

While many of us will binge onfood and pay extra attention to com-mercials Feb. 3, Flacco and Kaeper-nick will fight to join Brady, Brees,the Manning brothers, Aaron Rodgers

and a few others as quarterbacks whohave won a title during this century.

Side note: Yes, dozens of otherplayers on both teams also will affectthe outcome. But no position in teamsports is more important than quar-terback. Period.

Flacco will wear No. 5 for the Ra-vens. Kaepernick will wear No. 7 forthe 49ers.

Perhaps this is a good time to bringup No. 6 for the Bears.

If a guy from Delaware and a guyfrom Nevada can compete for a Super

Bowl ring, surely a guy from Van-derbilt should be qualified to do thesame.

We could spend all day debatingwhether Cutler is the quarterbackwho will lead the Bears to their firstSuper Bowl title in almost three de-cades. Count me among the skeptics.But excellence absolutely is possible,and Cutler will receive every chanceto succeed as he pilots the Bears’ of-fense for at least one more season.

TomMusick

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Sycamore sophomore Bailey Gilbert hustles to the basket to recover her ball during a shooting drill at Wednesday’s practice in Sycamore.

Sophomore guard Gilbert a leader for Sycamore

See GILBERT, page B2

See MUSICK, page B2

Whether Cutler knows itor not, his greatest hope fora championship ring is newhead coach Marc Trestman,a quarterback guru who willchallenge his latest project.

For the past few seasons,Bears coaches on both sides ofthe ball have heaped praise onCutler. But Trestman wiselystopped short of endorsingCutler for a bust in Canton,Ohio.

When asked specificallywhether he considered Cutlerto be a franchise quarterback,Trestman verbally scrambledout of the pocket.

That is to say: Trestmandidn’t answer yes, and hedidn’t answer no.

“Jay Cutler is a guy wholoves football,” Trestman

said. “Jay Cutler is a guywho’s willing to learn. JayCutler, to me, in my veryshort time with him, wants todo everything he can to helphis franchise and please ouramazing fans.

“That’s where we’re goingto start, and we’re going towork one day at a time in aproactive way with a sense ofurgency to get him to be theguy that he wants to be andwe want him to be.”

Bears general managerPhil Emery, who has de-scribed Cutler as a franchisequarterback on multipleoccasions, liked Trestman’sreply even if it varied fromhis.

“That’s OK,” Emery said.“He’s got to spend some timewith him.

“Part of the reason thatMarc is our head footballcoach is he’s going to push thelevel of our players. He wants

Jay to earn that [designation]in his eyes.

“That’s OK. I’m good withthat.”

The best way for Cutler toearn the love is to win when itmatters most.

With Trestman callingplays, Cutler should havethe proper coaching. Withanother set of draft picks andfree-agent signings, he shouldhave a stronger supportingcast.

In less than two weeks,another race will begin tobecome a Super Bowl quarter-back.

The door is wide open.Like Flacco and Kaeper-

nick, Cutler is fully capable ofwalking through.

• Tom Musick cov-ers the Bears for ShawMedia. Contact him attmusick@shawmedia.com.

SPORTS Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.comPage B2 • Tuesday, January 22, 2013

8SPORTS SHORTS

8UPCOMING PREPSSPORTS SCHEDULE

TODAY

Boys BasketballH-BR at Hiawatha, 6:45 p.m.Indian Creek at Leland, 6:45 p.m.Sycamore at Kaneland, 7 p.m.

Girls BasketballLisle at H-BR, 7 p.m.Marengo at G-K, 7 p.m.United Township at DeKalb, 7 p.m.

weDneSDAY

Boys BasketballSomonauk at Genoa-Kingston,

7 p.m.

THURSDAY

Boys BasketballHiawatha at Christian Liberty,

6:30 p.m.Girls Basketball

Serena at Hiawatha, 6:45 p.m.Indian Creek at Newark, 6:45 p.m.Paw Paw at H-BR, 7 p.m.Sycamore at Yorkville, 7 p.m.G-K at Winnebago, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

Boys BasketballHiawatha at Newark, 6:45 p.m.H-BR at LaMoille, 7 p.m.Sycamore vs. DeKalb at NIU,

8 p.m.North Boone at G-K, 7 p.m.

Girls BasketballSycamore vs. DeKalb at NIU, 6 p.m.Durand at Hiawatha, 7 p.m.

Boys BowlingState finals

Sycamore girls bowlingwins NI Big 12 meetSycamore won the Northern

Illinois Big 12 girls bowling meetMonday, knocking down 6,336pins. DeKalb took sixth with6,135 pins, while Kaneland fin-ished 10th with a score of 5,305.The Spartans’ Dani Pivonka

finished fifth individually with ascore of 1,194. DeKalb’s KodileeUnderwood (1,169) took sixth,while teammate Jessica Eberly(1,123) came in ninth.Sycamore’s Kayla Webb (1,113)

took 11th, and the Spartans’Brittany Hearn (1,094) was 13th.Kelly Drake took 14th for Syca-more, finishing with 1,091 pins.

Barbs boys hoopsdrop two in RocktonHononegah beat the DeKalb

boys basketball team, 55-47,Monday at the Hononegah MLKTournament, while Mundeleindefeated the Barbs, 79-54.Jake Smith had 18 points

against Hononegah, while RudyLopez and Andre Harris eachfinished with 12.“It’s a very competitive tourna-

ment. I thought we played verywell at times,” DeKalb coachDave Rohlman said. “I thoughtit was beneficial for us beforewe go back into the conferenceseason. I thought Jake Smith hada very good tournament.”

Blackhawks acquireKarlsson from CalgaryCHICAGO – The Blackhawks

have acquired goalie HenrikKarlsson from the CalgaryFlames for a seventh-round draftpick in this year’s entry draft.The trade was announced

Monday. The Hawks assignedKarlsson to the American Hock-ey League’s Rockford IceHogs.He appeared in 26 gameswith

the Flames over the 2010-11 and2011-12 seasons, posting a 5-9-8recordwith a 2.79 goals-against av-erage and a .905 save percentage.The Hawks had acquired that

seventh-round pick from the Ot-tawa Senators for Rob Klinkham-mer on Dec. 2, 2011.

Colts’ Luck addedto AFC’s Pro Bowl rosterINDIANAPOLIS – Andrew Luck

and Peyton Manning will get achance to be teammates afterall – at Sunday’s Pro Bowl.Luck earned his way to the

game when New England’s TomBrady pulled out with an undis-closed injury. He’ll be joined byteammates Reggie Wayne andRobert Mathis in Hawaii andManning, the quarterback whopreceded Luck in Indy.

– Staff, wire reports

NFL

DIvISIOnAl PlAYOFFSJan. 12

Baltimore 38, Denver 35, 2OTSan Francisco 45, Green Bay 31

Jan. 13Atlanta 30, Seattle 28New England 41, Houston 28

COnFeRenCe CHAmPIOnSHIPSSunday

San Francisco 28, Atlanta 24Baltimore 28, New England 13

PRO BOwlSunday, Jan. 27At Honolulu

AFC vs. NFC, 6 p.m., NBC

SUPeR BOwlSunday, Feb. 3At new Orleans

Baltimore vs. San Francisco, 5 p.m.,CBS

NBA

NHL

weSTeRn COnFeRenCeCentral DivisionGP w l OT Pts GF GA

Blackhawks 2 2 0 0 4 11 6St. Louis 2 2 0 0 4 10 3Columbus 2 1 0 1 3 6 6Detroit 2 1 1 0 2 4 9Nashville 2 0 0 2 2 5 7

northwest DivisionGP w l OT Pts GF GA

Minnesota 2 2 0 0 4 5 2Edmonton 1 1 0 0 2 3 2Vancouver 2 0 1 1 1 5 10Calgary 1 0 1 0 0 1 4Colorado 1 0 1 0 0 2 4

Pacific DivisionGP w l OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 1 1 0 0 2 7 3Dallas 2 1 1 0 2 4 4San Jose 1 1 0 0 2 4 1Los Angeles 1 0 1 0 0 2 5Phoenix 2 0 2 0 0 7 10

eASTeRn COnFeRenCeAtlantic DivisionGP w l OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 2 2 0 0 4 9 4N.Y. Islanders 2 1 1 0 2 5 5New Jersey 1 1 0 0 2 2 1N.Y. Rangers 2 0 2 0 0 4 9Philadelphia 2 0 2 0 0 3 8

northeast DivisionGP w l OT Pts GF GA

Boston 2 2 0 0 4 5 2Buffalo 2 2 0 0 4 7 3Ottawa 2 2 0 0 4 8 1Toronto 2 1 1 0 2 3 3Montreal 1 0 1 0 0 1 2

Southeast DivisionGP w l OT Pts GF GA

Florida 2 1 1 0 2 5 5Tampa Bay 2 1 1 0 2 9 7Winnipeg 2 0 1 1 1 2 6Carolina 1 0 1 0 0 1 5Washington 1 0 1 0 0 3 6Two points for a win, one point for OT loss

monday’s resultsBoston 2, Winnipeg 1, SOSt. Louis 4, Nashville 3, SON.Y. Islanders 4, Tampa Bay 3Buffalo 2, Toronto 1Ottawa 4, Florida 0Detroit 4, Columbus 3, SOAnaheim at Calgary (n)

Today’s GamesWinnipeg at Washington, 6 p.m.Tampa Bay at Carolina, 6 p.m.Florida at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.Philadelphia at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.Dallas at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.Nashville at Minnesota, 7 p.m.St. Louis at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.Los Angeles at Colorado, 8 p.m.San Jose at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

wednesday’s GamesToronto at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m.Calgary at Vancouver, 9 p.m.Columbus at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s resultsBlackhawks 6, Phoenix 4Edmonton 3, Vancouver 2, SOBuffalo 5, Philadelphia 2San Jose 4, Calgary 1Pittsburgh 6, N.Y. Rangers 3Minnesota 1, Dallas 0

eASTeRn COnFeRenCeCentral Division

w l Pct GBIndiana 26 16 .619 —Bulls 23 16 .590 1½Milwaukee 21 18 .538 3½Detroit 15 25 .375 10Cleveland 10 32 .238 16

Atlantic Divisionw l Pct GB

New York 25 14 .641 —Brooklyn 25 16 .610 1Boston 20 20 .500 5½Philadelphia 17 24 .415 9Toronto 15 26 .366 11

Southeast Divisionw l Pct GB

Miami 26 12 .684 —Atlanta 23 18 .561 4½Orlando 14 26 .350 13Charlotte 10 31 .244 17½Washington 8 30 .211 18

weSTeRn COnFeRenCeSouthwest Division

w l Pct GBSan Antonio 33 11 .750 —Memphis 26 14 .650 5Houston 22 21 .512 10½Dallas 18 24 .429 14New Orleans 14 27 .341 17½

northwest Divisionw l Pct GB

Oklahoma City 32 9 .780 —Denver 25 18 .581 8Utah 22 19 .537 10Portland 20 20 .500 11½Minnesota 17 21 .447 13½

Pacific Divisionw l Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 32 10 .762 —Golden State 25 15 .625 6L.A. Lakers 17 23 .425 14Sacramento 16 26 .381 16Phoenix 13 28 .317 18½

monday’s ResultsIndiana 82, Memphis 81New Orleans 114, Sacramento 105Atlanta 104, Minnesota 96Houston 100, Charlotte 94Brooklyn 88, New York 85Golden State 106, L.A. Clippers 99San Antonio 90, Philadelphia 85L.A. Lakers at Bulls (n)Washington at Portland (n)

Today’s GamesBoston at Cleveland, 6 p.m.Orlando at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

wednesday’s GamesAtlanta at Charlotte, 6 p.m.Toronto atMiami, 6:30 p.m.Detroit at Bulls, 7 p.m.Denver at Houston, 7 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 7 p.m.Brooklyn atMinnesota, 7 p.m.NewOrleans at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.Washington at Utah, 8 p.m.Indiana at Portland, 9 p.m.Phoenix at Sacramento, 9 p.m.OklahomaCity at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s ResultsToronto 108, L.A. Lakers 103Dallas 111, Orlando 105Detroit 103, Boston 88Denver 121, Oklahoma City 118, OT

Cougars first season as Cubsaffiliate quickly approaching

Furnaces supplanted hotstoves as primary warmingsources long ago.

Still, stoves burn with theenergy of offseason baseballchatter, of which there wasplenty during a brief CubsCaravan visit to Fifth ThirdBank Ballpark last week.

The Cougars are set to opentheir first season as a Low-ACubs affiliate on April 4, witha “Meet the Cubs” fan eventscheduled Feb. 1.

Here’s some kindling asthose dates approach. Whoknows, it might also help withthis weather:

• The Cougars added a pairof 5 p.m. Sunday starts as anattendance variable last sea-son. When the twilight crowds– 5,159 on July 15 and 5,285 onJuly 29 – didn’t discern them-selves, the club decided itsusual Sunday starts were stillthe one in 2013. As in 1 p.m.

“No real big reason, we justthought that a day game withthe Sunday Funday [promo-tion] might make more sensegetting the families out here,”Cougars general managerCurtis Haug said. “Plus, itprobably makes more sensefor the Cubs. It’s a day gameas opposed to a night game.”

The Cougars have 11 Sun-day home games scheduled,playing two each in April,May, June, July and Augustbefore former Cubs farmhandPeoria visits on the Sundaybefore Labor Day.

• Cubs outfielder TonyCampana played only brieflyin the Midwest League forthen-Cubs affiliate Peoriain 2009. While his 18-gamestint did not include a trip toGeneva, it also didn’t keepCampana from learning aboutthe Cougars’ organization.

“I heard It’s a nice field andthey get people to come out,”Campana said. “That alwaysmakes it good when you’re aguy in A-ball.”

At the point in Campana’scareer, Kane County wasabout to conclude a long play-er development contract withthe Oakland A’s. The Cougarstraditionally have been a topMWL draw even when theywere aligned with Baltimore,Florida, Oakland and KansasCity before the Cubs’ partner-

ship took root in September,inspiring fans and brass inboth Geneva and Chicago.

“When you have a placethat’s close, I think you’ll getsome more people coming outand get to see the future ofwhat we’ve got in the organi-zation,” Campana said.

Even on the same day as aCubs game. Apart from Sun-days and occasional Ozzie’sReading Club matinees inApril and May, the Cougarsbegin most of their weekdaygames at 6:30 p.m.

Kaneland’s Drendel saysit loud: New Kaneland boysbasketball announcer AndyDrendel once inspired theKnights’ student section as aplayer. As of Nov. 30, the 2005Kaneland alumnus has helpedignite it with a microphone inhis hand.

That morning, Kanelandathletic secretary LindaKelley emailed Drendel, aphysical education teacherat McDole Elementary inMontgomery, about fillingin for Ryan Malo, who had aconflict with night courses hewas taking.

Drendel spent much ofhis commute to Maple Park,as well as the sophomore

game, mumbling to himselfand fretting. He didn’t yetrealize his father – longtimeKaneland teacher and coachRalph Drendel – had been aformer announcer, and wasracking his brain for nuggetsfrom the high school speechcourse he took from Englishfaculty member and footballannouncer Kurt Green.

Close friend Ryan Gierke,a former teammate andKnights assistant, razzed hisbuddy and told him he’d befine. Turns out Drendel didwell enough to not only earncomparisons to his father,but receive the permanentannouncing nod for the rest ofthe season.

“I know I don’t have thatKurt Green voice, you know,but I just try to make sure Isay everything correctly,”Drendel said. “I don’t want tosound like I don’t know whatI’m doing, basically.”

Drendel sometimes con-sults YouTube for ideas forstandout “And-1” or 3-pointcalls.

• Kevin Druley is a sportswriter for Shaw Media. He canbe reached at 630-845-5347 orkdruley@shawmedia.com.

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By the numbers

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler did not enjoy as much success during theregular season as Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens or Colin Kaepernick ofthe San Francisco 49ers. Cutler has one playoff win in seven NFL seasons.

Player GS Comp Att Pct Yards TD InT Rate AgeJoe Flacco 16 317 531 59.7 3817 22 10 87.7 28Colin Kaepernick 7 136 218 62.4 1814 10 3 98.3 25Jay Cutler 15 255 434 58.8 3033 19 14 81.3 29

•mUSICKContinued from page B1

Cutler should have proper coaching with Trestman

Goff talked to Gilbertabout taking on a new rolebefore the season, and thesophomore ended up earn-ing a spot as a team captain.Goff said that while Gilbertis more of the quiet type, theother players do notice when

she decides to speak up.“When she says some-

thing, the girls do listenbecause she doesn’t just talkto talk,” Goff said.

Heading into her prepcareer, Gilbert said one of thechallenges was just gettingpast the self-doubt any fresh-man would face on varsity,and just playing the game.She was a Daily Chronicle

honorable mention all-areaselection last season, andhas improved this year. Onething Goff talked about washer defense.

Gilbert leads the team insteals and stays out of foultrouble.

With two years of eligibil-ity left, Goff said Gilbert hasthe chance to end her highschool career with a number

of accomplishments.“It’s up to her. We’re go-

ing to be here for her to helpguide the way as much as shewants to during the season,during the offseason,” Goffsaid. “She can be as good asshe wants to be, if she cancontinue to work on the ball-handling, on the defensiveend, get in the weight room,get stronger, get quicker.”

• GIlBeRTContinued from page B1

Gilbert named Spartans’ captain as sophomoreKyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com

Sycamore sophomore Bailey Gilbert (front) and junior Beth Slavens battle to rebound a ball shot by coach Brett Goff (background) onwednesday.

By DAVID GINSBURGThe Associated Press

OWINGS MILLS, Md. –When the Baltimore Ravenslast went to the Super Bowl,Art Modell was the owner,Brian Billick served as headcoach and Trent Dilfer was thestarting quarterback.

Now, 12 years later, they’reback with owner Steve Bisciot-ti, coach John Harbaugh, QBJoe Flacco and one significantlink to both teams: Ray Lewis.

Drawing inspiration fromLewis, their long-time middlelinebacker, the Ravens bulliedtheir way past New England,28-13, Sunday to win the AFCChampionship and set up amatchup with the San Fran-cisco 49ers. The victory endeda lengthy dry spell for a fran-chise with one Super Bowlappearance in its 17 years ofexistence.

LewiswasvotedSuperBowlMVP after the Ravens beat theNew York Giants 34-7 on Jan.28, 2001. He announced ear-lier this month that he wouldstep into retirement after Bal-timore completes its currentplayoff run, and his teammateswere determined to make surethat didn’t happen before theSuper Bowl.

“Ray is a guy who’s beenhere since the beginning ofthis franchise,” strong safetyBernard Pollard said Monday.“He’s a guy who is The Ra-ven. We respect him when hespeaks. Everybody stops andeverybody hears him. He’skept this team together, he’skept this organization togetherin so many ways.”

Lewis knows what it takesto win. He knows about play-ing in the Super Bowl. Most

of all, he knows how to get histeammates ready to play withunyielding intensity.

“Everyone knows whatkind of player he is and whathe’s meant to this team andthis organization,” centerMatt Birk said. “There’s prob-ably not another leader likehim. There’s no one like him,somebody that means as muchas he does to this team. Justeverything he’s been through,being here since Day 1, and theway he plays and the emotionand the passion that he playswith. I’ve been his teammatefor four years, and that’s howit’s always been.”

Lewis got to the Super Bowlin his fifth season, then had to

wait until his 17th to get back.In between, Modell sold major-ity ownership of the team toBisciotti in 2004 and Harbaughreplaced Billick, who was firedafter the 2007 season.

Harbaugh on Monday paidhomage to Modell, who died inSeptember, and voiced praisefor the current owner.

“Art Modell is the founda-tion, the bulwark of this orga-nization,” Harbaugh said. “Heand Steve come from the sameplace, kind of how they seethings.”

Dilfer, meanwhile, was re-leased within months of hissolid performance in the Su-per Bowl. He was replaced byElvis Grbac, who played one

season before retiring. The Ra-vens then went through a half-dozen starting quarterbacks,including Anthony Wright,Chris Redman, Kyle Boller andSteve McNair, before draftingFlacco in the first round of the2008 draft. Flacco took over as arookie in the season opener andhas started every game since.

Onedayafterthrowingthreetouchdown passes and outplay-ing New England quarterbackTom Brady, Flacco couldn’tfully comprehend the enormityof going to the Super Bowl.

“I think we’re still on a littlebit of a high from the game,”Flacco said. “I don’t know ifanybody quite believes it yet,but it’s pretty real.”

SUPER BOWL XLVII Tuesday, January 22, 2013 • Page B3Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com

Brothers tocoach in firstSuper Bowl• BROTHERSContinued from page B1

Leading up to Sunday’sgames, proud parents Jack andJackie said they would wait todecide whether to travel to NewOrleans if both teams made it orstick to what has been workingso well – watching from theircouch in Mequon, Wis.

“We enjoy it very much. Weget down in our basement, turnon the television and just have afantastic day watching outstand-ingfootball,”Jacksaidlastweek.“We share our misery with noone but ourselves. Not only themisery, but the ups and downs,the ins and outs of an outstand-ing professional game.”

And, no, the Harbaughsweren’t looking ahead to a po-tential big trip to the Big Easy.

The brothers, separated inage by 15 months, have takendifferent paths to football’s big-gest stage – years after their in-tense games of knee football atthe family home.

Jim never reached a SuperBowl, falling a last-gasp passshort during a 15-year NFLcareer as a quarterback. Johnnever played in the NFL.

“WetalkedtoJim(before)histeam plane left. All he wanted toknow was how was John doing?How were they playing?” theirbrother-in-law, Indiana basket-ball coach Tom Crean, said onTwitter. “One incredible familywho puts the care, well-beingand love for each other at theforefront like most families do.Again, we are very proud ofthem. Going to be exciting towatch it unfold.”

49ERS SUPER BOWLHISTORY

Super Bowl XVIJan. 24, 1982

49ers 26, Cincinnati Bengals 21Super Bowl XIXJan. 20, 1985

49ers 38, Miami Dolphins 16Super Bowl XXIIIJan. 22, 1989

49ers 20, Cincinnati Bengals 16Super Bowl XXIVJan. 28, 1990

49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10Super Bowl XXIXJan. 29, 1995

49ers49,SanDiegoChargers26

RAVENS SUPER BOWLHISTORY

Super Bowl XXXVJan. 28, 2001

Ravens 34, N.Y. Giants 7

RECENT SUPER BOWLRESULTS

Super Bowl XL: PittsburghSteelers 21, Seattle Seahawks10Super Bowl XLI: Indianapo-

lis Colts 29, Bears 17Super Boxl XLII: N.Y. Giants

17, New England Patriots 14Super Bowl XLIII: Pitts-

burgh Steelers 27, ArizonaCardinals 23Super Bowl XLIV: New

Orleans Saints 31, IndianapolisColts 17Super Bowl XLV: Green Bay

Packers 31, Pittsburgh Steel-ers 25Super Bowl XLVI: N.Y. Giants

21, New England Patriots 17

Ravens savor long-awaited return

AP photo

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice (center) is surrounded by fans in the stands Sunday as he cele-brates winning the AFC Championship against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. The Ravenswon, 28-13, to advance to Super Bowl XLVII.

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dr. Wallace: My motherseldom allows me to eatluscious kinds of junk food,such as French fries orsweets of any kind, includ-ing scrumptious chocolate,carbonated beverages and icecream.

This is because she wantsme to continue having a clearcomplexion. When my momwas a teen, she wasn’t al-lowed to eat junk foods by hermother and my mom neverhad a complexion problem.Mom is convinced that youare what you eat and if youeat junk foods, you will havecomplexion problems.

I’ve been reading your

column for over a year andyou have said many timesthat pimples, acne, white-heads and blackheads arenot caused by foods you eat,including junk foods. If that’sthe case, what does causefacial blemishes? I need areliable answer because mymom will not agree with you.– Nameless, Jackson, Miss.

Nameless: I have been incontact with several leadingdermatologists (Dr. Jeffery

Lauber in Southern Califor-nia for one) and all agree thatthe dreaded teen complexionproblems you mention arenot caused by food intake.

Dr. Alan Shalita, profes-sor of dermatology at theState University of New Yorkat Brooklyn, teaches thatacne and other complexionproblems are a natural partof maturing physically. Hesays that as teens mature,they start producing ad-ditional hormones that, inturn, increase the produc-tion of oil in the pores of theskin. This oil has nothing todo with the oil consumed ongreasy French fries.

Complexion problemsoccur when the oil and deadskin cells turn into a plugthat blocks the pore andpushes up the skin surface,creating a whitehead. Ablackhead forms when theoil in a plug dries and mixeswith pigment in the skin. Apimple or acne cyst occurswhen bacteria normally pres-ent in the skin start multiply-ing and inflame the inside ofthe plugged pore.

A pimple is the scourgeof most teens. An AmericanMedical Association surveyfound that 89 percent ofteenage girls and 78 percentof teen boys worry about

complexion problems.At the onset of a com-

plexion problem, a visit to adermatologist is paramount.Modern treatment can dowonders to improve oreliminate this problem. Theearlier the treatment begins,the easier it is for a teen tohave a clear complexion.P.S.: Go easy on junk foods.Most are loaded with fats andcalories.

• Although Dr. Robert Wal-lace is unable to reply to allletters individually, he willanswer as many as possiblein this column. Email him atrwallace@galesburg.net.

Nurse’s grief at patients’ loss felt by family

Less-invasive heart surgery holds promise

Tricks, notlaughs, fromhigh and low

Lao-tzu, a Chinese philoso-pher who died in 531 B.C., said,“When the highest type ofmen hear Tao, they diligentlypractice it. When the averagetype of men hear Tao, they halfbelieve in it. When the lowesttype of men hear Tao, theylaugh heartily at it. Withoutthe laugh, there is no Tao.”

This week we are lookingat the defensive principle thatif you lead a low card fromlength, you guarantee at leastone honor in that suit. Witha weak suit, you lead an un-necessarily high card. This isno laughing matter, but thereis one situation when the ruleshould be ignored – whenyou are leading partner’s suitand you have not supportedthat suit. Then, giving lengthinformation is (usually) moreimportant than strength infor-mation.

This deal is a textbookexample. North passes asdealer, East opens one heart,and South leaps majesticallyto four spades.

If West leads the heart sev-en (top of nothing), East willthink it is a singleton or highfrom a doubleton. He will winthe first trick with the heartnine (low from touching cardswhen playing third hand high),take the heart ace, and try tocash the heart king. But Southwill ruff and run all of histrumps. There is no minor-suitsqueeze, but declarer takeseight spades and two clubs.

Instead, West should leadthe heart two, low from lengthin partner’s unsupported suit.Then East, after taking twotricks in the suit, will knowthat West has the one extantheart. East will shift to the dia-mond two (low from an honor)and the defenders will take twotricks in that suit for down one.

Complexion problems not caused by food

dear Abby: I would like torespond to “Still Grieving inArkansas” (Nov. 20), who wasupset he didn’t get a responseto a note he sent to his wife’streating physician after herdeath.

As an RN, my mom hada tendency to become veryclose to patients who requiredlong-term care in the hospi-tal. It seemed she never hadany “emotional detachment”from her patients, but insteadformed an “emotional attach-ment.”

I recall many times duringthe convalescence or deathof these patients, Mom wouldcome home from work andgo to bed and cry from herown bereavement. As herson, I grieved, too, because ithurt me to see Mom hurting.As a young child, my father,siblings and I could have

done without these periods ofunnecessary emotional pain.

Therefore, Dear Abby, Ithink you were right to say,“Please forgive them” whendoctors and nurses don’t ex-hibit public remorse duringtimes of grief. – RN’s Son InGeorgia

dear RN’s son: Thank youfor describing your mother’sresponse to a patient’spassing and how it affectedthe family. However, I alsoheard from many health careproviders who said it IS theirduty to acknowledge the pass-ing of one of their patients,and it should be consideredpart of the healing process

for both the patient’s familyand the health care provider.Read on:

dear Abby: I am a hema-tologist-oncologist. I try tosend a sympathy card to eachfamily after the death of theirrelative. If I receive a note ora copy of an obituary, I try tocall the person to thank themfor taking the time to contactme.

After seeing “Grieving’s”letter, I took an informal pollof my colleagues and wasgratified that many DO sendnotes. I was surprised somedo not extend sympathies.After hearing it, I encouragedthem all to do so. It’s the leastwe can do to promote healingamong the survivors. – OhioOncologist

dear Abby: I am a retiredmedical oncologist. Earlyin my career, a grieving

patient’s husband beratedme for not contacting thefamily after his wife died.It was then I realized thatdespite my excellent care,the family needed some-thing more – closure. For 30years, until I retired, I senta personal sympathy cardand message to each familyconcerning their loss. Shar-ing these thoughts also gaveME closure. – Doctor Jack InArizona

dear Abby: Please let“Grieving” know that onereason the health care profes-sionals did not acknowledgehis wife’s death may havebeen they were instructed bythe hospital/treatment centernot to. In this day and age,when doctors are sued formalpractice, these types ofsympathy notes can be usedin court. – Yvonne In Amster-

dam, Netherlandsdear Abby: I am at an age

when I have lost many familymembers. NOT ONCE hasthe doctor sent a condolencecard or letter to any familymember. On the other hand,I also have lost many pets.Each time, the veterinariansent a card or note, person-ally signed and often withthe signatures of the entireoffice staff. I do not believemedical doctors care less fortheir patients than veteri-nary doctors care for familypets, but that vets have madesending condolences part oftheir office protocol. Medicaldoctors might well consideradding that protocol to theirpractices. – Mary In Virginia

• Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

dear dr. K: I have aorticvalve regurgitation andneed to have my aortic valvereplaced. What will happenduring this procedure?

dear Reader: When it’sworking properly, your aorticvalve opens to allow oxygen-rich blood to flow from yourheart into your aorta and outto the rest of your body. Theaorta is the body’s largestblood vessel. (I’ve put an illus-tration of how healthy heartvalves work on my website,AskDoctorK.com.)

Heart valves keep bloodflowing in just one direction –the direction the heart wantsto pump blood. Particularlywhen you’re sitting or stand-ing up, gravity wants to pullblood back down into the heart

from the aorta. If that hap-pened, the heart would haveto work much harder: It wouldkeep having to pump the sameblood out into the circulation.A healthy aortic valve preventsgravity from pulling bloodback down into the heart.

Aging and disease candamage the aortic valve. If itdoesn’t close tightly, bloodcan re-enter the heart, caus-ing aortic regurgitation. Itcan cause fatigue, shortnessof breath, fainting and othersymptoms.

If your symptoms are

severe, or if the condition isweakening your heart, youmay need to have your aorticvalve replaced with a pros-thetic valve. Prosthetic valvesare either synthetic mechani-cal valves or biological valvesmade of human or animaltissue.

The traditional surgeryinvolves splitting the breastbone, exposing the heart andthen replacing the valve. An in-travenous (IV) line is insertedinto your arm to deliver fluidsand medications. You will begiven a general anesthetic.

After your heart isexposed, your heart will becooled and stopped while thesurgery is being performed.That’s because it’s hard toperform surgery on a beating

heart. Since your heart hasstopped, you need a machine-- a heart-lung machine -- toget oxygen in your blood andpump it around the body.

Once your heart is motion-less, the surgeon will cutthrough its muscular wall.He or she will remove themalfunctioning heart valve,insert the prosthetic valveand stitch it into place.

After closing the incisionin your heart wall, the sur-geon will warm your heart.Once your heart is pumpingsteadily without leakingblood, you will be discon-nected from the heart-lungmachine. The surgeon willreattach the halves of yourbreastbone and your chestincision will be closed.

For some patients, theheart surgeon can replace aheart valve through a smallerincision. New technologies al-low artificial valves to be in-serted into the heart withoutmaking even a small openingin the patient’s chest.

Heart specialists are stillgaining experience with theseless-invasive approaches.There is little doubt that,because they involve cuttinginto fewer tissues, patientsheal more quickly. However,it’s not yet clear if the long-term results of less-invasivetypes of surgery are as goodas with traditional surgery.

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