CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en-US"><head><title>Just a moment...</title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge"><meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><style>*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}html{line-height:1.15;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;color:#313131;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Segoe UI,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,Arial,Noto Sans,sans-serif,Apple Color Emoji,Segoe UI Emoji,Segoe UI Symbol,Noto Color Emoji}body{display:flex;flex-direction:column;height:100vh;min-height:100vh}.main-content{margin:8rem auto;max-width:60rem;padding-left:1.5rem}@media (width <= 720px){.main-content{margin-top:4rem}}.h2{font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:500;line-height:2.25rem}@media (width <= 720px){.h2{font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1.5rem}}#challenge-error-text{background-image:url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:contain;padding-left:34px}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){body{background-color:#222;color:#d9d9d9}}</style><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="390"></head><body class="no-js"><div class="main-wrapper" role="main"><div class="main-content"><noscript><div class="h2"><span id="challenge-error-text">Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue</span></div></noscript></div></div><script>(function(){window._cf_chl_opt={cvId: '3',cZone: "www.newspapers.com",cType: 'managed',cRay: '8f1d81d5cb93f92a',cH: 'LF36F7UM0s0pvuIcHi7CDUZZEwgLQ2dPFk4Y_F2ctHI-1734172107-1.2.1.1-4HlWTN7YE9kYbKl0BrrLreiN09m92yW_pTZrjTe9DF7W.gZrnCVN5WJzekVZ0MPo',cUPMDTk: "\/article\/the-republican\/156810090\/?__cf_chl_tk=T3xcb4eZW0wZERv15DN3O4FP9UWj08lgXKKoFoR81T8-1734172107-1.0.1.1-q2yR9V8Z7DAF8LS1ODOgyO544SEpJcXc7c2tM1KEfDA",cFPWv: 'g',cITimeS: '1734172107',cTTimeMs: '1000',cMTimeMs: '390000',cTplC: 0,cTplV: 5,cTplB: 'cf',cK: "",fa: "\/article\/the-republican\/156810090\/?__cf_chl_f_tk=T3xcb4eZW0wZERv15DN3O4FP9UWj08lgXKKoFoR81T8-1734172107-1.0.1.1-q2yR9V8Z7DAF8LS1ODOgyO544SEpJcXc7c2tM1KEfDA",md: "ddTqaW1pzpQ6cb0vXbZLAwwTCnyC4MJkla1x41xKtxA-1734172107-1.2.1.1-ysintzBI0.8Ze2AvlwouszC6PKkPegedIPcl1Zt9SZ1EoSfcuZ86n2DMOpgfytj8AHLW_1jUk7AQAnzGeeK0f4tuR2HhKTJYdWmYBZ6uel1lXzi8Gi4M6KSNA_W3dykt5rL9BJdOON47JpCAyyze4W_TQHUbFI2YmevXNGds8ANw40a5xnTSlAzGeMZD9mnSRiLwBwvEK0fQPhmUKIx3KcuAUgOZTYwHMb3Tw2TFRjsak.arvWUoZxy6dfokeiZ8FaUkkDU1chUR5AaSeq0CvXiKUuPeNDlVM6ziSe.gTeKvgIstNPZ3MRX6Ik9sCIlrBH9bEY3uzKvDpQAR1D3JYLUxoYGVPb.mAOepxGnxO72LU33nW7l9PrO9kZN3F7iKoElJQqayNVRpv_foyTPITXLYHCBpdL1S9xaMWJ9dJWwP7wxF04VxqIeX2VBFLyuNtXtyAS5EmMso8EhrcS7myDp.UcOyRqycnpkfvDdAhecKGNBfD8CEtCLaqhVV_8GMdYyeh7P.azLDqMEc6oj7wvo1zbnWWjxds8gHzR0dw5jt7AsoAciAufx7sGh0Qbn3MhK_q8xVfOK.LzMhtXBGWmkerRjJBF6nkCd9w6y07foJnf58rFXkx6nZQgiqfRkM30oO8w6e8G4OC3pQJz74BVoOz_Rtt1l8YR39Db2DsOUBrFEe86o5Bn.H0JC24A18hEarN7RS6EgVtDhE2xV39EOQg57zbZGMgFdyLu7NAXdrIaNBalqNvcP4ZVjPMlfSZITMR7svPUoguMeSCO5LKOWA5KLfWEbFtAUVscA2LFKBs7EitodqsVelMqbS3f5MJRmvA7eMUoKz5RVgELh7paAz5EGMir0rB7Bm2j6AvBeC2Nwv5fmcOMXlO_kb1VVSJ8ONao99_RBmn4j0XtWSrR09_kKDiNiDJjQFsU5U08BLv57rfEI0gP9pFgcWfciLBcrfElDs50ptM2GPguKRealN8.uZnhPW6T6lptitCTZc6kCP9HXwuh42K0L.iMLrftyOPBQbGfgTpU3FhOYrpIVSCZ0MuPGu6LCa7Hg4iBwuXeXo9G.7dyUdqgIw_atVZAM9m9LYOEG8A4lxlARDe69.ZcrvlIUdt.Bruf8ofkEGn.tHDVAjN1mm_GSDAynuo1j7TG5DVmZ8xxPS4Q10lHXsdEOC75hz.IWmm5Dkmg8ETNuz9bBOIi0Tcgi1MxzktnMFWuKUeaV4go2Xmmj8HzQSMSNY54OadKbEQPnceAx68sGGLI4dyMZsmPRS0KJ8c.ytTCKu4s4eRNtMZh8O31EfC.GB3WVynhBwDKvkGgC4Uo9aFXa9QMisDdHy9frfY1Ci3Di9szSIT3OqRnU7zXncxf8khAgxKv.z9pNt_KYIx4P25cgEYoObzqFSPIwI05y8yocybWq9rovVi_etTwZNenG.DjHwfW4NlV1inN2gZs7Dr9ZfKi7P_F5fWHXETRkswOCypW7rebp8yDk8Pr0mVGgpLOkUJl0k8rsY5aZjchrV9zrK4TKgLj.Y0yoNlzHgmHFXCYnGWoIEt1udyiokMb3uxLaoex8I4HPBCkCXwpf90N_EpsBi0743Csf4zmD9Oe6YhtTrtJZe7Ps3Wv7QTOZWiGxfzwV42hPMa1Zx0NwO51i0sg1DXvfoOyLJ5Mf2HfXb7I6uQMTR0AUy4RIMMJ68vNMs7oSEFpo7uN.yWgD3QBnPfxKQ.R0Nk8RLqVZ5_pE2LU2hRZGrs1PDpP2Qg8lE7BbE8xYSEVdYYMh1fOqTjQyFVa7ua68rxxMZ5PJoEej7bwfpIeg3wXENtVAlOM_c0ZTluuYKR8B79HCtlvNvqeZ6bc7Vdq24am4UzY3RGidd1OQB.G5EnRBZBoLv458JES5ev5sXq9AWpwv4maqEiaQN.fPzaoDmU_qaFwkxHW2fipvGM5AizG9qyR6mmjpL7_xze4nUm.OyjvHGXmQbhoQHoSirxB3p69ccy5gYeIePYYSqM1FAtP1reSEkEm0.iIFZ4lSS1uC_pjWYBl53whj6f5Jl2izmTPYQ9mOoExMFPpW0yzO9zAdOXj_NiM5vGbbHLivggEjF4HniDwDZdM3nTcvVbFv8ce5RlglblezNn434ByE5ncdQxzKbb58wHZHT5jK5qUJIlROn14dD66aBdlwUbqkPwsP93kQJzMh1GNnExTR72jzHAOtuJBeYJwyGXUwr5e6aNwXS33l8YV6NNhug6VJLvGpiAE0c.mb9yng7Ng48vaVulYzS06R.uJmDEY4mTNJ9p4Ec5VBD.sOovz.3zOwoRSVirU8PDoVvLtRQGuuNlmHvrMNfM5_4eCll7Dzb9mVz2zQyE9EFl6nY0m8B1AIAajshwkpV78gA06YIfHtnbMIEUYud1mYpO4YZR7lreLqt_5tRkPJPHJ9..3LTA1p9DfU_24Y9v.3Y49z5lan.l2eDbvRKFsTwtSFafTTwoI_Mv2Bxjkg.S2qNkoejaVxhLU2yWFK2T63Afqd1hE44lhR2FYXgE4tYVZ5yHvfx_Ob9icsi8aOITs.wYi7ZOVJbS8qQFKVrMH.s6WnAOaH40RIVsUYDupBsERvPxlsAUQgBZHh4.blxE58LFEmNTsJhbsjUV1zVD0hvbqb.OofZ3GXo.mHo9td3IwWCoPvFrVJ7U6h9NjrBj0pdawBHZqTk1fWfNxr2MsMasqGSHn84uzxAyPWX0DZES5EI_WjXlEnOF8DwtzP1I6LliG2pctTvzvLhS7yWJJ3I8xooDPmSTfRbnHDenVid2aUMZIFBfijlQkLPCUrwE011CKh2.o6yJe5p.msNdeWW5wsY4pE6o029nx6U6ffi4TJwt24c5SndYf6QT8BpV5LS6IezTlOi6ignMVyjum0_A7V1VSHcAp1DYbcoJZgKDgxoO37A20yLUFeLmmm0vtxXKmryBSxMFepDUHM_lNZoz_yETVkGF9gJuQ",mdrd: "Q5tcs8IFUYLQG1m5Aqibu1pLTON9ADUinrCs25DFLdQ-1734172107-1.2.1.1-yhZ6kUgDnYxPG3_97p.PURAwXSIWdKPyggLtUuEztG_kAslCAf2zAkxh38yQKbcFjl_I37dy8Msn2gv7G.M2Pmcag.KxZ9j.WShpbFpr6z_epJPftwE2ORAWg04oycwt92H.ueDIayxMIwC9vcT8QpxVMINzy92tmMefuyJhtZdlESkoSDJEI2fTayBCOWxCXLmHIzqpvimuQz4lrOuTCBG.7hS1g5Y25mQjJWvNqnOC4VDGPY3XZKXfF.gcH8.sQgzAOqX7Y6EgLuNftSHC0mFC6azjU8SRUDmEUxv7NNKJvRIB5c2HOXYtPxSJYxzuUmwmV5yraH1QxmHesUVFSVyMC4BWUZQyCmSd4Jv2nRyXQ6mA56pQj4HCwGs5SSLRWDveLXnNWSRhjZuBTdXX1fxA5NfedTqUpg19NxvSRgJxGOw6KH1vpdbk5I8JRlcvkVYbRlySsn8I_Q_ePQaix5knmfupGjoLwUKB4b9WGYZ_OkTHSkNy0LCcFdVeItJgK9pde1zjJQ34I6s036fRhPTP7CC3WnXj7SljyIWtYv.UphuEwIg4Y8fGSXQ7HOqk8f0dKoKbzzuiL4JkMhxQwpi6ZE9MKMzrrp_Oh3cECUDloRDhMP1BQM2vv7H0LBxLW2PDcQMtADAwgoQWrqSguI8S0YoHEp981qqTszC7rrhF7FMahElp4DPgwgfU1H2MvR9zIjt06vyJMjsuJeIehON4VaEeahi1K.koo1NeDM6_yDc91k5NDS8Pl_vx7v8q1nYKf0m1_lPtJGELGCbfVmqN_FmlXGYQnRl1MImtn_obaVu1SwSx54c2ZiGUhpEeyKLDlJl6_sFDteGtLLyaC0BJKB2J6JqYA2XUmyVzihxGAcREgp.D_3LnSfW7l3d2BChr6jVpHSYRvrzVwNlx9ZuNNjLrWbHe7nakM8y5AmlpHgRPd76oTZi6HSKptaozsTOgZ0W1yFADb8JMEKult7I.hE5bhImzV8RgZD7Dm2GZXEVgr7sJcaGrfSZKIIVYOwfR1apVS.CDDzO2.RFBSS8d1e9_5inHXwHJI.VcfjqfnTyngFDLYF.X6m8itGbqjC3Yua0NsE214X8PYUoD9RU05us0O8a1r9wc.bBF6u.PCgtiQrkk.RiAVH0Eb_LK9HvgOyh_ReZI_uwmffSj1HSUELnrSBd2xYQdPAU5qKhjuIkQbet09094QExGSTQ.J.wfBFTqi8fyIzBIB2Ns8ErKXfjyDQUBrnpG5DcowKgEQeQZg1TiNBMoTdqitzf68kbgQnBUG2r1gLcWB6iD6eGsv8okrHJqXdEXugoK8kV0.AEOUyNZLJQ8cRXHFRvaIK0RF.fc5T5.l9K.kKBUUvuHs8nY1lCWy9ZmKmUdNgDlTMi_ZXMbO5SLVqEqOZk_TAAANbXou389WY81KUZUQXfTGuwQxlCBBE_ZH11s5xHUUPX0tubNtDGkVB8zyT83YcSExxMucFFn8Yjs2w09pxkffj8jHLWUpY0UA9_cffgyBqU3N.aYWF.pxqSsLE_GtCJeP3tBx5xwfRaMiFKSe9KjTYiHPud7s01F6ZOBwdeL4fc5k7j3tDdDDyVEDNiuFHjRbp1ZlVclLoziXJ8j15x8jPVj78.GKTT07TpGJTP2YBbTey1eZ7Sp7rc5BeLLr0E3Z8ejRcfvJBXjSNzTrdGAx5JuF6gcxS7sM_K8.hCkca72ZAQV7nxehgWbGJSsLXjzCvt7fG13DAaK3hGU4hDF0IWvtpLzcMQWJxwDJ15RjgZykFrYuhNKLJQBzrGBzCVlZBaTPBzoihh5qSmpi8NlljJbp_vX1sZMhJj6IbL.eNeL4T6TREwlSSiCRgILoN4zvTKAo1y2twdBYWLlIcyKJW1MoikciXOlyRwyvWj7PgOpHy_isgPfQxjhkYIxmJPTZ.8sWHEuKPrTFX7n5bBW9NrpVu4zwFam_gAWFmkEqSM9n2.y7XxKzDTiURH4"};var cpo = document.createElement('script');cpo.src = '/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray=8f1d81d5cb93f92a';window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash = location.hash === '' && location.href.indexOf('#') !== -1 ? '#' : location.hash;window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery = location.search === '' && location.href.slice(0, location.href.length - window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash.length).indexOf('?') !== -1 ? '?' : location.search;if (window.history && window.history.replaceState) {var ogU = location.pathname + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash;history.replaceState(null, null, "\/article\/the-republican\/156810090\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=T3xcb4eZW0wZERv15DN3O4FP9UWj08lgXKKoFoR81T8-1734172107-1.0.1.1-q2yR9V8Z7DAF8LS1ODOgyO544SEpJcXc7c2tM1KEfDA" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null, null, ogU);}}document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(cpo);}());</script></body></html>