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In this Sept. 14, 2018 file photo, Eric Voellm of Coxsackie, far left in red, speaks about his support for solar projects to Saving Greene members The Friends of Flint Mine Solar filed suit against the town of Coxsackie claiming its local law barring construction of most solar-energy farms is illegal.

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for any kind of vegetation or useful as farmland,” she said. “Farmers are aging out, trying to retire but can’t because no wants the land.” The company offered the community $500,000 a year for the life of the project, Agovino said. “It is unfair to pass a law stopping farmers from making a living on their land,” she said. “We formed Friends of Flint Mine Solar so we would

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the lawsuit in state Supreme Court on March 11. The lawsuit names the town of Coxsackie and Town Supervisor Richard Hanse as defendants. The town has until the end of this month to respond to the suit, Friends of Flint Mine Solar president Giuseppina Agovino said. The 100-megawatt solar farm proposed by Hudson Energy Development will provide struggling farmers with an opportunity, Agovino said. “The land is no longer viable

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character in Washington Irving’s 1819 short story of the same name — has represented the village for almost two centuries. According to the legend, Rip falls asleep for 20 years in the Catskill Mountains and misses the American

Revolution among other developments. A renewed interest in Rip was sparked after Village President Vincent Seeley proposed a rebranding of the village at the board’s Feb. 13 meeting. The project to give the village

a new, unified and forwardlooking image, would be done in consultation with a marketing firm and could be funded in part with the help of U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, Seeley said. “Everything is on the table,”

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during his travels around the district and responded to questions. Among the sites Delgado visited were a farm in Valatie, a small-business roundtable in Greene County and Hunter-Tannersville High School, where he met with students. “The kids were very excited and had tremendous focus in terms of their questions,” Delgado said. Among the students’ top concerns were improving cell telephone service and expanding access to broadband. Karl Heck, director of economic development and planning for Greene County, agreed high-speed internet

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Seeley said in February. “We have to decide whether to transform our current image or completely start over. Maybe it’s time to retire the look and feel of [Rip].”

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FILE — U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado announces legislation to provide a universal health care option modeled on Medicare in this file photo.

was of critical importance to the county’s future. “Broadband is priority one — there

is no question. You can’t run a 21stcentury business without broadband,” Heck said. “We keep working to

expand the footprint.” From local businesses to second homeowners who want to work at least part time from home, broadband is key to drawing both people and businesses to the area, Heck said. Many in the district expressed similar concerns, Delgado said, and said the focus was on economic development. “There is a consistent thread of how do we create more economic opportunities for the region,” Delgado said. “Whether it is the small business owner or the high school kid who was telling my why is it that we have horrible or a lack of broadband service, or why is it that our cell service is so bad?” Spurring economic development was the key question most asked as he toured the region, Delgado said. “What can we do to change course and create the building blocks or access points to markets upstate and See DELGADO A8

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After Synagogue Attack, a Shared Belief: Protect Sacred Places By Louis Keene, Jennifer Medina and Elizabeth Dias c.2019 New York Times News Service

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POWAY, Calif. — The rabbi had just finished comforting a congregant as she prepared to say the traditional prayer for the dead in honor of her mother when a loud crack rang out in his synagogue. It was about halfway through the Sabbath service on Saturday when a gunman turned what was supposed to be a time of solace into a day of horror. The rabbi, Yisroel Goldstein, turned quickly to see the body of the woman, Lori Gilbert Kaye, 60, slumped on the floor. He began to rush toward her when he caught sight of several small children watching as the gunman unleashed the attack on Chabad of Poway. “My instinct was to go to her, but I turned toward a doorway and these little kids were there, so scared,” he said. By then, Goldstein had been shot in both hands. “I just grabbed them with my bloody fingers. They were screaming and I was shouting.” As Goldstein ran out with the children, Kaye’s husband, a physician, ran in to help. But the second he recognized it was his wife on the ground, he fainted. Their only daughter stood a few feet away sobbing in shock, Goldstein said. “It was horrific, utter horror,” Goldstein said. “It was like images out of the Holocaust.” It was only a few months ago, after another hate-fueled attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh that Goldstein completed training for a situation just like this. But it seemed impossible to imagine it would ever happen to his own congregation, he said. Now Goldstein and leaders like him in synagogues and other houses of worship are confronting their new reality. Just like school principals across the country, religious leaders now must take measures to prepare for the horrors of mass shootings. As recent attacks have shown, prayer services are increasingly vulnerable. The shooting in Poway, about 25 miles north of San Diego, coincides with a significant spike in hate crimes, including acts of anti-Semitism. The gunman, whom police identified as John Earnest, 19, wrote a manifesto echoing the same kind of white supremacist views as the shooters in the attacks in the synagogue in Pittsburgh and on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The latest attack came one week after mass bombings at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka left hundreds dead. On Sunday, Earnest was booked on one charge of murder — Kaye was killed in the attack — and three charges of attempted murder. As hate-filled screeds spewing white nationalist conspiracy theories have ricocheted around the internet, hate crimes have increased in the past few years, according to the FBI. And all over the country and the world, houses of worship have tightened security in response to terrorist attacks. African-American churches have long had to consider the probability of security threats, but recent events are showing many white congregations that their past sense of safety is false, said Rev. Ronell Howard, pastor of Christ United Methodist Church of Piscataway, New Jersey. “When I tell my Caucasian colleagues, black churches have always had security as long as I can remember, they are always flabbergasted,” Howard, 50, said.

The shooting at a synagogue in Poway, Calif., coincides with a significant spike in hate crimes, including acts of anti-semitism.

Ultimately the increasing violence is less about religion than about fomenting fear and keeping people in a heightened sense of vulnerability, she said. People of faith need to reiterate one message, she said: “We were not given from God this spirit of fear, but of love and of courage.” Goldstein said that his congregation had never hired armed security guards, only because it could not afford to do so, and that the government should step in to pay for such security. “This may have been prevented if we had that,” Goldstein said. “The United States government should recognize the severity and that this is a new reality, this is the new norm, sadly. If I had the funding, we may have been spared. How many more dead bodies will we have to see before we act?” In 2017, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh hired Brad Orsini, a retired FBI agent, as a “community security director.” He immediately began training the staff and members of Jewish organizations all over the region. He had conducted more than 100 training sessions before last October, when 11 worshippers were shot and killed at the Tree of Life synagogue. “Its very sad, isn’t it? We have to train congregants to be safe so they can pray,” Orsini said on Sunday on the way back from a training session at a Pittsburgh synagogue, which had been attended by more than 200 people. The protocol he teaches has not changed — how to be aware of signs of hate in your area, how to evacuate, where to hide if evacuation is not possible, how to fight if there are no hiding places and, ultimately, how to treat the wounded. What has changed, he said, is the interest. “We now have 100% buy-in,” he said, which goes beyond the Jewish community, with requests coming in from organizations of different faiths for him to come in and discuss a plan for security. At the Islamic Center of Fredericksburg, Virginia, parents have started to take turns sitting in their cars in the parking lot to

keep watch after dropping their kids off for Sunday school. Sara Shanab, 23, whose family goes to the mosque, said she feels more anxiety as the presidential election season draws near. Her community has experienced harassment before, but fear was heightened after the shootings in New Zealand last month, when a gunman killed 50 people at two mosques. “The community comes together under times of chaos and stress,” she said. “I do feel a sense of safety in that.” Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, said active shooter drills had become more common for church staff and security teams. His church in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sunday morning included a lament for how many shootings and acts of violence in places of worship there have been in recent months. “Every religious group feels vulnerable right now as the violence feels unpredictable and chaotic,” he said. “We can disagree about all sorts of important things, even ultimate things, but surely every person ought to agree that no one should be gunned down in worship.” The sense of fear and need for increased security is being felt well beyond the United States. The Sri Lankan government has said the church bombings may have been in retaliation for the mosque shootings in New Zealand. And the day after the Christchurch terror attack, Shabbat services at synagogues across the country were canceled on the advice of the police. While New Zealand police are no longer providing round-theclock armed guard at mosques, as they did immediately after the shooting, the mosques that were attacked still have protection. Barry Werber, who survived

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the Tree of Life shooting, said he could hardly believe that any service would meet without security. As sad as it makes him, meeting without armed security, is now simply shortsighted, he said. “I had family in the concentration camps; they came over to escape that,” said Werber, 77, whose parents immigrated to the United States from Poland. “Now it’s raising its head all over again.” Since the October attack, two of the congregations that had met at Tree of Life have been meeting in chapels at a synagogue nearby — and armed security guards now greet people at the doors. “How do you not provide that?” asked Aaron Bisno, the rabbi of the host synagogue. This heightened security protocol does comes with a steep price. Two security guards for 13 hours costs more than $1,000 a day, Bisno said, a cost prohibitive for many congregations, especially smaller ones. That is particularly demanding these days, when memberships at churches and synagogues nationwide are dwindling in numbers and resources. Since the Pittsburgh attack in October, the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York has conducted more than 200 security assessments of synagogues by request and has received inquiries from additional synagogues since Saturday. Dozens of synagogues in the city employ armed security guards, while others that cannot afford to hire armed security have created plans involving blockading attackers from entering synagogue doors and strategies for evacuation in case of an active shooter, according to David Pollock, director of public policy and security at the council. “Nationally our law enforcement agencies need to step up and acknowledge that our houses of worship are being preyed upon,” said Eric L. Adams, Brooklyn borough president and a retired captain of the New York Police Department. “Now that we have this new level of clear targeting of houses of worship we have to step outside our box and reshape how we think proactively about security.” On Sunday morning, Goldstein thought of the children who witnessed the attack, including his 4-year-old granddaughter. “She doesn’t deserve that. Our people, we’ve been through hell and back. I need our Jewish brethren to stand strong and really, really be proud of our heritage COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA The Register-Star/The Daily Mail are publishedTuesday through Saturday mornings by Columbia-Greene Media (USPS 253620), One Hudson City Centre, Suite 202, Hudson, NY 12534, a subsidiary of Johnson Newspaper Corp. Periodicals postage paid at Hudson, N.Y., and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Register-Star, One Hudson City Centre, Suite 202, Hudson, NY 12534. TO SUBSCRIBE To order a subscription, call our circulation department at (800) 724-1012 or logon to www.hudsonvalley360.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Digital Pass is included with print subscription Daily (Newsstand) $1.50 Saturday (Newsstand) $2.50 Carrier Delivery (3 Months) $71.50 Carrier Delivery (6 Months) $143.00 Carrier Delivery (1 Year) $286.00 EZ Pay Rates: 3 months $65.00 6 months $130.00 1 year $260.00 DIGITAL PASS ONLY RATES: Includes full access to HudsonValley360.com and the e-edition. 3 Months $30.00 6 Months $60.00 1 Year $120.00 Home Delivery & Billing Inquireries Call (800) 724-1012 and reach us, live reps are available Mon.-Fri. 6 a,m - 5 p.m., Sat. 6 a.m. - noon Sun. 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

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CALENDAR Tuesday, April 30  Coxsackie-Athens Central School

District BOE QIII run-off election 6 p.m. District Office Conference Room, 24 Sunset Blvd., Coxsackie  Greenville Central School District QIII run-off election 5 p.m. District Office, 4982 Route 81, Greenville

Thursday, May 2  Cairo Town Planning Board 7 p.m. at

the Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo

Monday, May 6  Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at the

Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens  Cairo Town Board 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo

Tuesday, May 7  Coxsackie-Athens Central School

District BOE budget hearing 6:30 p.m.; voter registration 5:30 p.m. Coxsackie Elementary, 24 Sunset Blvd., Coxsackie  Greenville Central School District annual budget hearing 7 p.m. MS/HS Auditorium, 4982 Route 81, Greenville

Wednesday, May 8  Catskill Central School District BOE

public hearing on budget 6 p.m. in the CHS Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill

Thursday, May 9  Coxsackie-Athens Central School

District BOE budget hearing 6:30 p.m.; voter registration 5:30 p.m. E.J. Arthur Elementary, 51 Third St., Athens  Coxsackie Village Workshop meeting 6 p.m. at Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Monday, May 13  Catskill Village Planning Board

7 p.m. at the Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill  Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie  Greenville Central School District BOE business 6:30 p.m. MS/HS Library, 4982 Route 81, Greenville

Tuesday, May 14  Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Thursday, May 16  Coxsackie-Athens BOE 6:30 p.m.

High School Library, 24 Sunset Blvd., Coxsackie  Coxsackie Village Planning Board 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie  Windham-Ashland-Jewett CSD Board of Education 7 p.m. in the School Library, 5411 Route 23, Windham

Monday, May 20  Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at the

Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens

 Catskill Central School District BOE

board member and budget/proposition vote 1-9 p.m. in the CHS Gymnasium, 341 West Main St., Catskill  Coxsackie-Athens Central School District BOE annual budget vote 1-9 p.m. at Coxsackie Elementary and E.J. Arthur Elementary schools  Greenville Central School District annual meeting and election 1-9 p.m. Ellis Elementary Cafeteria, 11219 Route 32, Greenville

ALBANY - The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced $3 million in available funding for innovative proposals to improve the efficiency of New York’s transportation system while reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The announcement supports Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s nationleading Green New Deal and supports the State’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030. Alicia Barton, President and CEO, NYSERDA said, “Reducing carbon emissions from transportation plays an important role in addressing climate change. Governor Cuomo’s leadership in advancing innovative transportation solutions will help transform our communities and provide all New Yorkers with cleaner and safer transportation options.” NYSERDA and NYSDOT will award the funding as part of a two-step competitive process. Applicants must first submit concept papers that illustrate proposals with broad application or impact across New York State, demonstrate new technologies, increase

access to alternative modes of transportation, or make roads safer. Concept papers will be accepted through October 30, 2019 and must center on innovative strategies in one of the following areas: Efficient mobility solutions: Projects to reduce transportation congestion and shift travel demand to more energy-efficient modes, such as public transportation, greater bicycle availability, and overall improvements in mobility for people and commercial goods. Efficient infrastructure, operations, and systems planning: Projects to increase transportation efficiency by optimizing operations, expanding transportation options, or employing technology-driven approaches that can improve and be integrated into larger infrastructure improvement initiatives. NYSERDA and NYSDOT will undertake a competitive process to identify applicants with the best concept papers who will then be invited to submit proposals. Proposals will then be reviewed and selected to be awarded funding. For more information, please visit NYSERDA’s website. The transportation sector is one of the largest producers of energy related greenhouse

gas emissions in New York State. NYSERDA and NYSDOT have collaborated on numerous projects that support new, innovative technologies and local initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These projects include: Supporting a tri-city commuter challenge in Westchester county that resulted in employees in New Rochelle, White Plains and Yonkers increasing their use of public transportation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Providing food truck vendors at two popular Montauk, Long Island beaches with power directly from the electric grid using newly installed power pedestals instead of portable diesel or gasolinepowered generators. Funding a study to support installing new LED street lights at Central Avenue in Colonie (Albany County) to enhance vis0ibility and safety, as well as reduce energy costs. Installations were completed in February. Funding the Olli Bus, a selfdriving electric shuttle that is being tested at the University at Buffalo with a goal of replacing a gas-emitting student shuttle in the future. Funding a communitybased study to solve parking problems in the Fruit Belt

neighborhood of Buffalo, which helped inform the subsequent residents’ parking permit program. Launching a bike share program in Ithaca and implementing plans to double the percentage of bike use in and around the city. Funding planning studies for placing electric vehicle charging stations in five upstate areas along the I-90 corridor. In addition to these projects, New York State has launched numerous initiatives as part of its overall clean transportation strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support the Governor’s nation-leading clean energy and climate agenda. These initiatives are increasing the number of electric vehicles and charging stations in New York on a path to achieve Governor Cuomo’s Charge NY goal of 10,000 electric vehicle charging stations by the end of 2021. In fact New Yorkers bought more electric vehicles in one year than ever before - more than 16,000 electric vehicles were sold in 2018, about 60 percent more than in 2017. Major transportation initiatives include: The New York Power Authority’s commitment of up to $250 million through 2025 for

EVolve NY, an initiative that partners with the private sector and other key stakeholders to address market gaps in charging infrastructure to accelerate EV adoption and deployment of fast chargers in high-traffic corridors across the state. NYSERDA’s Drive Clean Rebate, a $70 million rebate and outreach initiative that has already provided more than 14,000 rebates to New York residents of up to $2,000 for the lease or purchase of a new electric car. NYSERDA’s $5 million Charge Ready NY initiative, which provides $4,000 per vehicle charging port for public or private employers, building owners, municipalities and non-profit organizations to install Level 2 charging stations, for a total of 1,250 new charging ports. The Department of Environmental Conservation’s availability of $300,000 for rebates to municipalities for the purchase or lease of electric vehicles. NYPA’s initiative with the Thruway Authority to install fast-charging stations at travel plazas and commuter parking lots from one end of the New York State Thruway to the other over the next two years.

Family Fun and Fish Day returns to campground MOUNT TREMPER — Registration is now open for Family Fun and Fish Day 1-3:30 p.m. May 19 at Kenneth Wilson State Campground, 859 Wittenberg Road, Mount Tremper. Fishing with the family is a great way to connect with each other and experience the great outdoors. Back by

popular demand for the 7th year in a row, the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program (AWSMP) in cooperation with Trout Unlimited and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is hosting “Family Fun and Fish Day.” DEC fisheries staff and vol-

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Raise your glasses Who could have imagined 10 years ago, five years ago, that beer would be a vital ingredient of the local economy, or that Columbia and Greene counties would be at the forefront of a commercial revolution? Yet here we are, according to the state Brewers Association, which issued a report in early April outlining the economic impact the craft beer industry had on New York in 2018 and specifically on the Twin Counties. The state boasts more than 420 licensed breweries and this relatively small industry generated $3.5 billion — yes, billion — through production, sales and brewery tasting rooms, according to the report. Statewide, more than 19,000 people were employed full-time in the craft beer industry in 2018, and more than 2 million barrels of craft beers were produced.

Of the 62 counties in New York state, including New York City, Columbia County tied for 13th place in the state with eight breweries and Greene County was tied for 14th with seven. Not a bad score for an area once known for smoke stacks and landfills. The craft beer industry exploded onto the local scene. In 2006 the entire state counted just 50 breweries; today there are more than eight times that number, according to the Brewers Association’s report. Craft brewing is trending high nationwide and in New York state, which recently passed the Craft Brewing Act. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made it smoother for breweries to operate and allowed them to have tasting rooms available directly to the public. The growth of the local craft beer industry spurred expansion in other related industries, such as agri-

culture (the production of hops and grains), food services and hospitality. The state has welcomed the craft beer industry with open arms. Regulations have been eased and the proximity to markets in New York City and bordering states is doing wonders for breweries in both Columbia and Greene counties. Affordable real estate encouraged entrepreneurs to scout locations to build craft breweries in the area. Many local breweries buy and use local products such as grains, herbs and fruits that give local beers their characteristic flavor. And because food is served at some breweries, the restaurant business here gets a lift, too. A toast to the local craft brewery industry, then. Long may they pour.

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Sometime in the next several weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide a question crucial to the nation’s future: whether to allow the Trump administration to bungle the 2020 census. An affirmative vote would be a sad defeat for good government. The once-in-a-decade count of the U.S. population was already at risk when President Donald Trump took office in 2017. Underfunded and lacking a director, the Census Bureau was struggling to prepare innovations such as online questionnaires, a smartphone app and aerial mapping in time for 2020. This was a big problem, because imprecision would have long-lasting repercussions. The census helps determine how many representatives each state sends to Congress and how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds are distributed. It also underpins the accuracy of other crucial government data.

Instead of fixing the problem, though, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross made it worse: He demanded that the census include a question on citizenship for the first time in 70 years. On practical grounds alone, this was a bad idea. For one, it wouldn’t achieve his purported aim of helping the Justice Department enforce the 1965 Voting Rights Act. As Census officials immediately made clear, existing data - for example, from the annual American Community Survey - are amply suited to provide estimates of eligible voters and ensure that all citizens are getting their fair say. Worse, it would complicate the difficult task of counting immigrant and minority families who are already wary of participating. By one estimate, adding the question would cause the census to miss about 6 million Hispanics. That’s not all. In a booklength opinion, a U.S.

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Americans in poll after poll continue to register their disapproval of President Donald Trump and his policies. The Post-ABC poll taken after the release of the Mueller report shows 39% approve and 54% disapprove of his performance - roughly consistent with polls from Reuters/Ipsos (40/53), Politico-Morning Consult (39/57) and Monmouth (40/54) but less favorable than others. The Post-ABC polls shows he gets poor marks on immigration (39/57) and his national emergency declaration (34/64). The special counsel’s probe didn’t change most Americans’ minds (58) about Trump but for those who were affected 23% felt more negatively and 11% more positively about him. By a wide margin, Americans understand he was not exonerated (53/31) and that he has lied to the American people (58/31). A majority disfavors impeachment and reelecting him. A substantial majority (58%) say there is no way they’ll vote for him in 2020. A plurality say Trump’s handling of immigration, health care and trade makes them less likely to vote for him. Only on the economy does Trump’s performance narrowly weigh in his favor (39/32). Here too there is cause for worry for Republicans: “The result previews a fresh wave of populism that could reshape yet another presidential campaign with about 18 months to go before voters decide whether to return Trump to the White House. “This sentiment runs the deepest among Democratic and independent registered voters, but also exists among a significant slice of Republicans. About 8 in 10 Democrats and more than 6 in 10 independents say the country’s economic system gives an advantage to those already in power, while nearly a third of Republicans share that view.”

What was Trump’s big accomplishment, the tax plan, is now a symbol of his decision to abandon economic populism in favor of crony capitalism and huge tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. Finally, the Mueller report makes 36% less likely to vote for him and only 14% more likely to vote for him, with the rest unchanged. Health care was the Republicans’ Achilles’ heel in 2018, and with Trump still vowing to repeal the Affordable Care Act it could be in 2020 as well. The Associated Press reports, “The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds that Democrats enjoy a 17 percentage point advantage over Republicans in Americans’ assessments of whom they trust more to handle health care, 40% to 23%.” Democrats have a substantial upper hand, provided they pick the right plan: “Fifty-seven percent believe the federal government is responsible for making sure all Americans have health care coverage, while 41% think it is not. . . . “Among all Americans, 42% support a single-payer plan like the one espoused by [Sen. Bernie] Sanders, while 31% express opposition. Another quarter say they are neither in favor nor opposed. Support breaks down along partisan and ideological lines, with liberal Democrats about four times as likely as conservative Republicans to back single-payer. “Christine Knapp, a Republican from Fresno, California, is concerned that Sanders’ approach might affect her current Medicare coverage. . . . “The partisan gap narrows significantly, however, for the option of Americans buying into a government program. “Overall, 53% support the buy-in option, with 17% opposed and 29% on the fence. “Similar shares of Democrats back the two plans. But Republicans are nearly twice as likely to support a public

option plan as a single-payer plan, 44% to 22%.” Put this all together and you have a wounded president who is widely regarded as a liar and whose singular domestic objective for a second term - repealing the ACA - is hugely unpopular. Things could get worse for Trump if, for example, the economy cools down or if the Democratic nominee champions the super-popular public option plan, in contrast to Trump’s vow to take away the ACA (and, to boot, cut Medicare). This does not, however, mean the Democrats are home free. We learned in 2016 that as bad as Trump is, a weak Democratic nominee whom Trump can demonize still might lose. Trump’s best and perhaps only chance for political survival is a Democratic nominee who lures the spotlight away from Trump’s failings, either because he or she has serious personal flaws or because the Democratic nominee can be painted as ideologically extreme and dangerous. Whether Democrats think that Trump is the cause or the symptom of disunity, grave inequality, cynicism about government and fraying of democratic norms and institutions, you will be hard-pressed to find any who disagree with the premise that unless Trump is removed before 2020 or loses in 2020, none of the repair work necessary to address the conditions in which Trump flourished can be undertaken. Logically, then, the single most important factor for Democrats should be electability. Whether they will choose their nominee on that basis remains to be seen, but a party doesn’t often have the chance to run against an incumbent president this weak and unpopular. Democrats better make the most of it. Jennifer Rubin writes reported opinion for The Washington Post.

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Stefanie O. Babij Stefanie O. Babij, age 89 loved gardening, and she also years, of Valatie, N.Y. passed loved being a member of The away on April 26, 2019, at Barn- Resurrection Lutheran Church, well Nursing Home, Valatie, N.Y. Cairo, N.Y. She was born on Relatives and February 8, 1930, in Kafriends are cordially inlisz, Poland, and is the vited to attend calling daughter of the late Stehours at Richards Fufan and Sophie (Janitka) neral Home, 29 Bross Rosentreter. Street, Cairo, N.Y., Besides her parents, on Tuesday, April 30, she is predeceased by 2019 from 5:00P.M. – her husband Michael 7:00 P.M. Babij, her son George Babij Funeral services will Babij, her sister Wanda be held on Wednesand her brothers Richard and day, May 1, 2019 at 9:00 A.M. Theodore. Survivors include her son Karl at the funeral home, with Pastor M. Babij of N.Y., daughters Lin- Victor Nelson of The Resurrecda A. Bodratti of N.Y., daugh- tion Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will follow in the ter Elizabeth Rich of Texas, and daughter Barbara Babij of family plot of The Catskill Town Mass., 7 grandchildren and 15 Cemetery, Catskill, N.Y. Condolences may be made at www. great grandchildren. During her lifetime, Stefanie richardsfuneralhomeinc.net.

Darick John Duarte Darick John Duarte, 38 of Downing Rd, Town of Austerlitz passed away peacefully in the comfort of his own home with his family by his side on Thursday April 25, 2019. He was born on December 30, 1980 in Hudson, NY to Manual Duarte Jr. of Austerlitz and the late Lori (Broast) Spragis. Darick attended Taconic Hills Schools and graduated from Germantown Central. He worked on the family dairy farm and was also a carpenter working for Jed Fink Builders. He was an avid fan of the New York Football Giants, loved to fish and attend local auctions in and around Columbia County. Most of all Darick enjoyed spending time with his children who were his world. Survivors include his loving wife, Jenny Lynn (Wendover) Duarte and his children Sierra Duarte, (Skylar) Alexis Duarte, Savannah Wendover and Dylan Duarte. He also leaves his father Manual Duarte Jr. of Austerlitz and his sisters, Cassandra Duarte of Watertown, NY, Brittany Skelley of Philmont, NY, Katie Skelley of Hillsdale, NY and his maternal grandmother, Jea-

nette Duarte of Austerlitz. In addition he leaves several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins and many close friends He was pre deceased by his mother Loris (Broast) Spragis, paternal grandfather Manual Duarte Sr., maternal grandparents James and Phyllis Broast and an uncle, Scott Rifenburgh. Friends are invited and may call on Wednesday May 1, 2019 from 6 – 8 PM at the Peck and Peck Funeral Home, Route 22 in Copake, NY. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 AM with the Rev. Stanley Webster, chaplain of Community Hospice officiating. Interment will follow in the Mellenville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Darick’s family to assist with his expenses c/o Peck and Peck Funeral Home, PO Box D, Copake NY 12516 or to his children, c/o Jenny Wendover, 13 Downing Road, Ghent NY 12075. To send an online condolence please visit www.peckandpeck.net.

Helen “Darling” Martin PremDas Helen “Darling” Martin PremDas, age 73, of Leeds, died Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Greene Meadows in Catskill. Helen was born May 10, 1945 in Freshwater, Newfoundland, Canada, the daughter of the late Stephen and Ellen (Leonard) Martin. Helen was an employee of United Cerebral Palsey in Lake Katrine prior to her retirement. She enjoyed animals, her dogs and cats, decorating and sewing. Helen was a tea connoisseur. Helen is survived by her husband, Ramon PremDas; four daughters, Madonna (Fabio) Auffant, Karen (Tito) Auffant, Cristie (Jeff) VanGorden, Kacey (Michael) Quirk; grandchildren, Vanessa Auffant, Brandon Reynolds, Justin (Julissa) Auffant, Alexandria (Chris)

Auffant-Scully, Jacob Auffant, Erik (Mary Katherine) Auffant, Cameron Auffant, Sarah (Chris) Rieker, Schae Auffant, Riley Quirk, David VanGorden, Jack VanGorden, Gabriel Quirk, Stephen VanGorden, four sisters, Maryanne (Robert) Vogel, Carmella Rivers, Geraldine (Steve) Yeager, Doreen Sumbles, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Relatives and friends may call 4-8 PM Tuesday at Traver & McCurry Funeral Home, 234 Jefferson Heights, Catskill. Funeral services will be held 9-10 AM Wednesday at the funeral home, followed by an 11 AM Mass at Sacred Heart Church, Catskill. Fr. Jay Atherton will be officiating. Interment will be at Palenville Cemetery.

Virginia Margaret Cerami Virginia Margaret Cerami, age 94, of Leeds, died Sunday, April 28, 2019 at home, surrounded by her family. Virginia was born October 1, 1924 in Brooklyn, the daughter of the late James and Mary (Olsen) Cody. Virginia was a graduate of Queens College and was employed by Newtown High School in Queens prior to her retirement. She was predeceased by her husband, Ernest Cerami, on April 17, 2014; and seven sisters. Mrs. Cerami is survived by five children, Catherine (Richard) Antonelli; Maryrose Cerami, Virginia (Richard) Cerami, John (Donna) Cerami, Ernest (Eileen) Cerami; grandchildren, Kris (Soraiyah) Antonelli, Sean Antonelli, Jon Cerami, Marietta (Nate) Ce-

rami-Reszitnyk, Corrina (Donald) Duvall, Melanie O’Donnell, April Cerami, Leah Cerami; great-grandchildren, Dylan Duvall, Arielle Duvall, Isabella O’Donnell, Tyler O’Donnell; two brothers, John Cody and Eugene Cody; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends may call 2-4 & 6-8 PM Wednesday at Traver & McCurry Funeral Home, 234 Jefferson Heights, Catskill. Funeral services will be held 7-8 AM Thursday at the funeral home. A funeral mass will be held 9 AM Thursday at Sacred Heart Church, Palenville. Fr. Jay Atherton, Pastor, will be officiating. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Flushing, NY.

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Donna J. Spencer, age 81 blessed with seven children. years, of Cairo, N.Y. passed Donna moved to Denver Coloaway on April 26, 2019, at Co- rado in 1984 and retired from lumbia Memorial Hospital, Hud- Denver’s Rapid Transportation son, N.Y. District (RTD) as a fiShe was born on nancial analyst in 2013. March 27, 1938, in The In 2015 Donna moved Bronx, N.Y. and is the back to Cairo, N.Y. daughter of the late Donna loved her Charles and Naomi family and spend(Lemm) Hampker. ing time together with Besides her parents, them. She also loved she is predeceased by animals and reading. her loving husband GilRelatives and friends Spencer bert, and her brother are cordially invited Arthur. to attend calling hours at RichSurvivors include her children ards Funeral Home, 29 Bross Gilbert, Darlene, Wayne, Laura, Street, Cairo N.Y. on WednesLeif, Eric and Diana, 21 grand- day, May 1, 2019 from 4:00 P.M. children and 13 great grandchil- – 7:00P.M. dren. Interment will take place Donna moved to Cairo, N.Y. in the family plot of The Cairo when she was in the 7th grade. Cemetery on Friday, May 3, She is a graduate of Cairo Dur- 2019, at 11:00 A.M. ham High School and she atIn lieu of flowers, contributended Regis University in tions in her memory may be Colorado where she obtained a made to Animal Kind, 721 Warbachelor’s degree in Business ren Street, Hudson, N.Y. 12534. Administration. Condolences may be made at Donna and Gilbert Spencer www.richardsfuneralhomeinc. were married in 1960 and were net.

Paul K. Osinskie Paul K. Osinskie, 59, of Hud- Francis Osinskie (Karyl), David son died Sunday, April 28, 2019 Osinskie, Sharon Andros (Charat Albany Medical Cenlie), Valerie Rousseau, ter. Mark Osinskie (NanBorn April 28, 1960 cy), Bonnie Osinskie, in Bayshore, LI, he was a daughter Brandie his the son of the late Francompanion Lori, his cis and Violet (Hanson) granddaughter Katie Osinskie. Paul worked and several nieces and for the Roofers Union nephews. Local # 8 in Queens NY. Funeral services and An avid fisherman and burial will be at the conOsinskie beekeeper, he was a venience of the family. very loving person and a hard Arrangements are with the Rayworker. mond E. Bond Funeral Home, He is survived by eight sib- Valatie. In lieu of flowers, memolings, Richard Donato (Diane), rials may be made to the AmeriHarold Bohlmann (Marcia), can Society.

Donald Barber 89, life-long Chatham resident passed away Friday April 26, 2019 which was also his 71st wedding anniversary. Don is survived by his wife Harriet, daughter Donna(William Navin) of Pittsfield MA, Three grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren all residing in Austin Tx He is also survived by his beloved sisters Jean Hale of Pittsfield MA and Patricia Rice of New Port Richie FL. He was predeceased by his sister Marion Cotrell and his son Gary Barber who passed away May 19 .1969 He was a US Army Veteran serving during the Korean War. After retirement from Berkshire Farm Center Donald

and Harriet lived a full time RV lifestyle.For 20years they traveled throughout the US particularly the Southwest. Don loved the golfing world. He golfed, worked as a starter,mowed and groomed golf courses in Pittsfield and Tuscon. He had an interest in old coins, read financial magazines cover to cover, dabbled in day trading and when healthy he loved riding his motorcycle. We are passing on his advice to any one who smokes ” Quit “ There will be no services at this time. Donations in Don’s memory can be made to: The Texas Childrens Heart Foundation PO Box 5275 Round Rock TX 78683

Felix Antonio “Tingo” Rios Felix Antonio “Tingo” Rios, of Athens, passed away on Saturday April 27, 2019 with his wife by his side. Felix was born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, the son of the late Felix Rios and Angelica Amador Rios. He became handicapped in 1999 following a stroke. His greatest enjoyment was to be with his wife, his sisters in law, Marian Kusisto, Julia Marsh and Joan Lane and his brother in law George. He enjoyed mowing the lawn and also his annual trip to Puerto Rico with his wife to visit his family. He was predeceased by his

sisters, Virginia, Annie and Edwina and brothers, Jose and Angel. He is survived by his wife Edith Rios, his sister Aida Plaza and brother, Reuben Rios, as well as many nieces and nephews. Services are under the direction of Millspaugh Camerato Funeral Home, Catskill and will be held in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. A special thank you to Dr. Charles Sturges for his medical care that allowed us to have him with us much longer. Messages of condolence may be made to MillspaughCamerato.com.

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Biden, Now the Front-Runner, Gives First Speech as 2020 Candidate Jonathan Martin The New York Times News Service

PITTSBURGH — Appearing at a union hall in a state that helped hand President Donald Trump the White House, Joe Biden planned to use his first address as a presidential candidate Monday to sketch out his economic plans and begin drawing a contrast with Trump. Yet even before he took the stage before a few hundred supporters gathered in a Teamster’s Temple, Biden got a sharp reminder that before he can take on the president, he first must survive the Democratic primary. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a news release boasting that he is the only presidential candidate to oppose the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, and other free trade measures, a thinly-veiled attack on the former vice president as he begins his campaign with union members in a region walloped by manufacturing losses. As a senator, Biden supported NAFTA and voted to create permanent normal trade relations with China. It was the second time since Biden entered the race last Thursday that Sanders, his closest competition in the polls, has targeted him, and another sign of what could be a robust debate between a mainstream liberal and a democratic socialist. Sanders had a rally of his own in Pittsburgh earlier this month and quietly met with union leaders while he was in town. He also invited Leo Gerard, the head of the Pittsburgh-based United Steelworkers union, to his office for a meeting earlier this year, according to a Sanders campaign official. Biden’s crowd was more modest, but his debut here as a candidate was suffused with political and personal symbolism. Western Pennsylvania was once filled with reliably Democratic voters, many of them union members, but the state tipped to Trump three years ago in part because many working-class whites in this region abandoned their an-

cestral party. No Democratic nominee has won the White House without carrying Pennsylvania since 1948, and the promise of Biden’s candidacy is that his appeal with this bloc of the electorate could swing the state, along with other Big 10 battlegrounds, back from the Republicans. Democrats barely broke a sweat in retaining the governorship and a Senate seat last year and picked up three House seats, all in the heavily-suburban, southeastern part of the state where Trump’s popularity has plummeted. The former vice-president, as he rarely fails to note, spent his early childhood years in Scranton and has long trumpeted his status as this state’s “third senator.” Biden is particularly close to union officials here, having jogged his way through Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in the past, including in 2015 when he was considering a presidential run. “He connects, his voice resonates and they know he’s got a track record of performance on their behalf,” said Harold Schaitberger, the president of the national Firefighters union, which offered its endorsement of Biden on Monday. Asked what Biden brings to the primary, Schaitberger swept out his hand to a few hundred firefighters and other union members, mostly white, who had gathered on Pittsburgh’s Market Square for a

midday worker’s service: “All these people right here.” But Pittsburgh offers a glimpse at Biden’s challenges as well as his opportunities. The city, its workforce and its politics are all rapidly changing. This is no longer the smokestack-belching, steel-producing industrial powerhouse of yore. Health care, technology and the sciences now drive the economy. And while the United Steelworkers union is still based downtown, and claims the most local members of any labor group, the more diverse, service-industry unions are growing. Even the choice of venue for Biden’s appearance illustrated the city’s transition. When he appeared before hundreds of firefighters and building trade members at a well-worn Teamsters hall, he was standing in a thoroughly gentrified neighborhood, Lawrenceville, that is home to a ramen joint, a number of boutiques that trumpet their female ownership and, naturally, a hipster coffee shop. The region is also undergoing a political realignment. While the old steel and coal towns outside Pittsburgh are turning toward the GOP, the affluent enclaves that were once full of Republicans, as well as many Steelers and Penguins coaches and players, are now tilting toward Democrats. It was Rep. Conor Lamb’s margins in some of these upscale precincts that propelled

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APRIL 30 COXSACKIE — John Hemmer & The Showgirls, a documentary film presentation, will be shown at 5:30 p.m. April 30 at the Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely St., Coxsackie. Singer John Hemmer reunites with his band of showgirls from the famed Lou Walters’ World Famous Latin Quarter nightclub in New York City, and in doing so, finds renewed purpose. The film will be followed by a Q & A session. Admission is free and all are welcome. Registration is required and can be made by calling 518731-8084. Parking available in rear of building.

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The village of Catskill held a village-wide Easter Egg Hunt, organized by the Juice Branch and merchants of Catskill. More than 200 children searched for 7,216 eggs. There were 26 golden tickets with the prizes being bikes, large Easter baskets packed with goodies and gift certificates. This guy was happy, he found a golden ticket!

Coxsackie-Athens Middle School third quarter honor roll COXSACKIE — CoxsackieAthens Middle School announces the 2018-2019 school year third quarter honor roll.

GRADE 8 High Honor Roll: Jacob Allen, Blaine Apa, Madison Archibald, Grace Bartels, Jacob Bender, Paige Bender, Brooke Betke, Matthew Burch, Clara Butler, Sophie Coleman, Aiden Dunckle, Nora DuPont, Joshua Enriquez, Matthew Higgins, Sydney Howard, Anthony Iamunno, Maggie Kinch, Nixon King, Caitlyn Lackie, Priscilla Lambert, Isabella Luvera, Kateri Martin, Sylvia Mattraw-Johnston, Joseph Maurer Jr., Jacob McCarthy, Kathrine McManus, Alexander Moore, Samuel Mozzillo, Julianne Noel, Brady Penet, Charlotte Ronin, Amaya Rulison, Suvonie Sanpal, Zachary Santillo, Yoseli Segura, Aidan Smedstad, Ryan Ulscht, Brayden Valentino, Nicholas VanHoesen, Sophia Walsh, Gediwon Williams, Nicole Winchester, Lauren Winegard. Honor Roll: Luke Barnhart, Joshua Henry, Shelby Macie, Alessandro Marino-ElGornati, Ethan Moskowitz, Micheal Raymond, Sean Scott, Jesse James VanValkenburg, Milaxys Vazquez, Savanna Vizzini, Cole Wagor.

GRADE 7 High Honor Roll: Noelle Abushqeir, Christian Alger, John Bruno, Marcel Calvo, Ryan Carroll, Chiara Cenci, Vivien Curik, Gage Decker,

William Deering, Garret DeRose, Samantha Gallagher, Fallon Greenaway, Jozlyn Hebert, Jesse Hillmann Jr., Natalie Hinrichsen, Grace Hoglund, Ella Hubert, Jordane Hynes, Desirea Iamunno, Sarah Inzerillo, Cameron Johnson, Abigail Kennedy, Andrew King, Destiny Komaromi, John Kunz, Madison Mabb, Ellie McCarthy, Caleb McIlroy, Madelyn McMann, Madison Meacher, Natalie Miller, Olivia Montanye, Dylan O’Bryan, Emma Pelton, Charlie Petramale, Rocco Salvino, Riley Sitcer, Adam Slater, AnnaBella Svara, Hayden Taylor, Reese Taylor, Christian Tedford, John Tighe, Magnolia Valencia, Nathan VanAlphen, Deville Wilson, Mackenzie Wolbert, Leah Worden. Honor Roll: Anthony Pegaz, Hannah Richards.

GRADE 6 High Honor Roll: Aubrey Adamo, Gabriella Ames, Preston Archibald, Alessa Bilyou, Kailey Brynda, Juliana Caringi, Matthew Carle Jr., Edmund Chan, Addison Chimento, Brayden Conrad, Cody DeRose, Amanda Frank, Emily Gates, Thomas Gibney, Julia Grounds, Kenneth Hetrick III, Trinity Hillmann, Leslie Hinrichsen, Anna Inzerillo, Emma Kinch, Jace Kirwan, Matthew Kunz, Isaac Lasher, Jacob Luvera, Jada Maehrlein, William Martin, Brittany Mosley, Christopher Mozzillo, Neil Murphy, Adlyn Nicolosi, Hannah Osborn, Isaac Parde, Daniel Pearlstein, Drew Pearl-

stein, Alexander Perino, Lorna Pigott, Jackson Purdy, Kasey Purdy, Alex Rappleyea-Alvord, Ainsley Rausch, Ronin Rausch, Marisa Rivera, Shiloh Robles, Zephaniah Rockefeller, Ryan Rulison, Andrew Sager, Timothy Shutter, Alexander Slater, AnnikaRaine Soulant, Alexia Strom-Warren, Angeleena VanSlyke, Coral Vizzie, Elizabeth Wagner, Leigha Wiley, Brendan Woytowich. Honor Roll: Trinity Armstead, Ethan Benson, Angelina Carrera, Joseph Cooper, Carolina Cortez, Madyson Dedrick, Nathaniel Harman, John Luvera III, Ariana Maultsby, EvaRose Mirando, Abdula Shakur-Scott, Henry Slager, Sean Vedder.

GRADE 5 High Honor Roll: Georgia Banik, Kennedy Binelli, David Boehlke, Isabella Bushane, Tatum Butler, Olivia Campbell, Tristan Canning, Gabriella Clearwater-Ross, Sophia Collier, Jasa Cruz, Sophia Curik, Cameron Daoust, Asa Decker, Danielle Deering, Zadock Favicchio, Hailey Gibney, Charizma Harrington, Rhoderick Herdman, Claire Hubert, Hannah Lauria, Gavin Macie, Myla Meacher, Jason Miller, Aurora Palmateer, Gracie Quigley, Nathan Rausch, Logan Richards, Liam Ross, Camryn Slater, Payton Slater, Eamonn Tighe, Jenna Vermilyea-Butterworth, Isabella Wagner, Logan Weinstein. Honor Roll: Abby Farwell, Ezekiel Rockefeller, James Warren III, Mason Wheeler.

Library hosting bus trip to New York City COXSACKIE — The Heermance Memorial Library in Coxsackie is hosting its spring chartered bus trip to New York City on May 18. Tickets are $43 and can be purchased in person at the library, 1 Ely St., Coxsackie. The bus departs

promptly at 7 a.m. from the Village of Coxsackie office, 119 Mansion St. The return trip leaves from Bryant Park in Manhattan at 6 p.m., arriving in Coxsackie approximately 8:30 p.m. Breakfast will be provided on the ride down (bring

your own drinks), and snacks will be served on the return trip, all courtesy of the Friends of the Heermance Memorial Library. For additional information, contact the library at 518-731-8084.

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COXSACKIE — The Outlaws Youth Baseball team will host a Chicken Barbecue catered by Frese’s Catering Service 3-7 p.m. May 2 at the Flach Reality Building, 370 Mansion St., West Coxsackie. Dinners include cole slaw, half a chicken, baked potato, corn, rolls, butter and cookies for dessert. Take out only. Tickets are $12. COXSACKIE — The Greene County Historical Society presents a lecture at 7 p.m. May 2 at the Vedder Research Library, Route 9W, Coxsackie. Jonathan Palmer, archivist at GCHS, will be discussing library holdings related to the Jacksonian period and how these records inform our understanding of the way political issues of the era manifested themselves at the local level. The program will be held in the reading room of the Greene County Historical Society’s Vedder Research Library located on the grounds of the Bronck Museum. This program is free and open to the general public, but donations would be appreciated in support of the Beecher Scholarship.

MAY 3 VOORHEESVILLE — Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt perform at 7:30 p.m. May 3 at the Old Songs Community Arts Center, 37 South Main St., Voorheesville. Tickets are $25 for adults; $12 for youth ages 13–18; $5 for children 12 and younger and are available at oldsongs.org or by calling Old Songs at 518-7652815.

MAY 4 SELKIRK — The Bethlehem Grange 137, 24 Bridge St., Selkirk, will serve a roast pork dinner 4-7 p.m. May

4. Dessert and beverage are included. Eat in or take out. There will also be a basket raffle, tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. There will be a bake sale to benefit the Bethlehem Junior Grange 115. CATSKILL — The Ladies Auxiliary of the Catskill Fire Company will be hosting a Nickel Social May 4 at the firehouse, 1 Central Ave., Catskill. Doors will open at noon and drawing start at 1 p.m. There will be refreshments and raffles. CATSKILL — Amy Hempel will read from her work Sing to It at 7 p.m. May 4 at Bill’s on 335 Main St., Catskill. This will be the first in a new series, Bank Holiday. FREEHOLD — The Freehold Church, 3592 Route 67, Freehold, will hold an Antique show 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 4. Want to know what your attic treasures are worth? For $5 you can bring 1 or 2 items in to have them evaluated and appraised by experts from the Coxsackie Antique Center. CAIRO — The Cairo-Durham Central School District the second class of Mustang Pride Hall of Fame inductees. Congratulations to the Cairo Rotary Club, Fran Cooke Monahan, Peter Maassmann, Beth Phillips and Bill Zwoboda. The second annual Mustang Pride Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. May 4 at CairoDurham High School. The cost to attend the ceremony is $27, which includes appetizers and dinner. Checks can be sent to the Cairo-Durham Foundation, P.O. Box 598, Cairo, NY 12413 (Attn: Hall of Fame). RSVP to the school as soon as possible at 518-6228543. PORT EWEN — Hudson Valley English Country Dance will be held 7:30-10:30 p.m. May 4 at the Reformed Church of Port Ewen, 160 Salem Road, Port Ewen. All dances will be taught and called by Margaret Bary. Come alone or bring friends. Wear comfortable shoes. Potluck refreshments will be served at the break. The workshop at 7 p.m. is important for newcomers to better understand the vocabulary of English Country Dance. For information, call 845-6798587. MIDDLETOWN — The public is invited to the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown in Margaretville when writers Ed and Judy Van Put will offer a gloriously illustrated talk on artists who fished the Catskills and the art found in fly-fishing. The presentation will be held at 4 p.m. May 4 at the HSM hall,

778 Cemetery Road, Margaretville. Admission is free. This event is part of Headwaters History Days (headwatershistorydays.org) and Catskill Trout Tales (catskillstrouttales.com) celebrating the storied history of Catskill Mountain angling.

MAY 5 FREEHOLD — A Spaghetti Dinner Benefit For Melissa Larsen and Children will be held 1-5 p.m. May 5 at the Freehold Fire Department Hall, Route 32, Freehold. The cost is $10. There will be DJed music, raffles, Chinese auction and free cotton candy for the kids. All donations will be used to help the family get back on their feet. PURLING — The Cairo Rotary Club will hold an all you can eat breakfast buffet 8:30 a.m.-noon May 5 at The Bavarian Manor, 866 Mountain Ave., Purling. The menu includes eggs, pancakes, juice, fresh fruit, bacon, sausage, pastry and toast. Adults, $10; children, $5. To benefit the Greene County Youth Fair. ALBANY — The Capital Region Jewish Genealogical Society will meet 1-3 p.m. May 5 at the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York, 184 Washington Ave., Albany. We will be showing “Using Freedom of Information Laws for Genealogical and Archival Research,” a video of a 2017 conference presentation by Brooke Schreier Ganz, founder of the group “Reclaim the Records.” After the presentation, she will join us live via Skype to share the progress that Reclaim the Records has made in the past two years. In addition, CATSKILL — Temple Israel of Catskill will hold a preMother’s Day plant and gift sale 10 a.m.-1 p.m. May 5 at Temple Israel, 220 Spring St., Catskill. In addition to green house annuals, herbs and some perennials, beautiful hanging baskets will be available for purchase. Prices are reasonable, however only cash or checks will be accepted. Beginning at 1 p.m., the Temple Israel of Catskill Annual Garden Tea will present a hands on demonstration of flower arranging featuring Dennis Anderson. Tea sandwiches, fruit and homemade goodies will be served. Pre-ordered tickets are $20 per person and includes the price of floral supplies. Reservations must be made before May 1. Group seating is available. For information, call 518-751-8986. Make checks payable to Temple Israel of Catskill, 220 Spring St., Catskill, NY 12414.

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Passionate about fighting cancer Dear Warriors, When I get a call or letter from someone who is struggling with cancer, or I talk to a large group concerning cancer I don’t care about their religion, color, sex or party they’re affiliated with — I don’t care! People know I am passionate about cancer. This is why I implore you to listen to me. I know some people are against The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare); but I wonder if you know what the total elimination of this bill means. President Trump has joined the Texas lawsuit to totally wipe out this bill. To quote Trump: “I believe it’s going to be terminated, whether it be through the Texas case, which is going through the court system as a victory right now, because of, you know, the various elements of that case, you would think it would have to be terminated,” Now the biggest complaint with this bill was that it imposed a fine on uninsured Americans. However, in 2017, the GOP controlled Congress got rid of this fine with the Tax Reform Bill. Trump recently said “The Republicans are going to be known as the party of Healthcare”. Really! In fact, He said he had some GOP senators working on a bill right now! He then turned around and said the bill will be released after the 2020 elections. WOW! Isn’t that convenient? Does he really think we’re that stupid? First of all, the GOP has controlled both houses for 10 years — no Healthcare! Trump blamed Senator JohnMcCain, may he rest in peace, for voting down the so called “skinny repeal,” however The Congressional Budget Office estimated 22 million more people would be uninsured than under The

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WHITEHEAD-DICKENS Affordable healthcare. Health experts predicted if you repeal this bill with no immediate replacement, then premiums will rise! But most important, pre-existing coverage will disappear! Are you okay with this? It will also get rid of medication expansion. Let me explain, Medicaid is a health insurance program for certain groups of low-income Americans: children and their parents, pregnant women, people 65 or older and people with disabilities. The federal government and each state share the cost of covering more than 60 million Americans — about a fifth of the population. With the Affordable Healthcare Act, the federal government will give a state more money if it covers everyone who’s not on Medicare and who has an income below 138 percent of the federal poverty level. In 2013, that’s $15,856 for an individual or $26,951 for a family of three. Key point here the GOP does not have a plan. Even if they were to come up with a plan after 2020, what are you going to do while it is bantered back and forth between the two houses? The sensible thing and the right thing to do is to work on fixing The Affordable Care Act. Trump is so obsessed with anything pertaining to Obamacare, that he would rather leave people

with cancer, diabetes, and heart etc. hanging, then fix with what we have now! SENIORS — Trump proposes an $845 billion cut in Medicare(social Security) over the next ten years! Remember his pledge not to cut Medicare or Social Security! This move is to help pay for his tax bill that caused the deficit to balloon to a trillion dollars! Remember how Mexico was going to pay for the wall? Remember how proud he was to put thousands of people out of work during the shutdown because he couldn’t get his way? Sorry Warriors if I sound angry; dammit I am angry! I devote my life to helping people with cancer. There are also many other serious medical issues, like prescription drug prices, so Wake Up! I’m not for jumping into Medicare for all at this minute, but I am for healthcare for all. You may be happy and healthy at this moment, but take it from me that can change in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, we have a president that cares less about the truth or the people. He even wants to take money from the rebuilding of Puerto Rico and also our military, just for his wall! By the way he lied to you when he stood by a fence and told you it was part of his new wall! That fence is being repaired as result of the money that was allocated by Congress during the Obama administration!. If you doubt anything I’m saying, then my advice to you is-don’t listen to MSNBC, CNN, FOX news or any other major media outlet. Listen to him! If you stop clapping and laughing at his comedy acts he performs at his rallies, you’ll realize what he’s promoting can be dangerous to your health!

Clinton Community Library presents Mental Health Month programs RHINEBECK — Mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and wellbeing. So much of what we do physically impacts us mentally – it’s critical to pay attention to both your physical health and your mental health, which can help you achieve overall wellness and set you on a path to recovery. With this in mind, Clinton Community Library has put together a series of events to bring attention to this important topic. Programs take place at the library, 1215 Centre Road, Rhinebeck. Registration for these programs is not required, but it is appreciated. Call 845-2665530 to RSVP. Lecture: Living in the World as Ourselves at 6:30 p.m. May 2. Local author and psychological counselor Sally Keil begins Mental Health Awareness Month at the library with a fascinating look into Carl Jung’s insights about how our personality relates to our life circumstances — in our own way. Learn about extraversion and introversion, as well as about how we perceive though physical sensations or intuitive “hits” and clues, and use thinking— our rational intellect — or feeling – our instinctive wisdom and responses — to find meaning and make decisions according to our own nature. Sally also has some useful tips about

relating to people who are psychologically configured differently from ourselves for smoother relationships. Lecture: Teens & Resilient Mental Health/Narcan Demonstration at 6:30 p.m. May 7. Clinical psychologist Dr. Jaimee Arnoff will speak about “Teens and Resilient Mental Health.” Hidden from family and friends, stressful thoughts may be playing like a broken record in a young person’s mind. The lecture will help identify signs of stress and will teach self-soothing skills. A training in the administration of Narcan will follow Dr. Arnoff’s lecture. Narcan is a medication that reverses the effects of an opiod overdose. Mindfulness Walk at 10:30 a.m. May 11. Strong research supports that mindfulness is helpful for those suffering from anxiety, depression, or even just daily stress. Mindfulness is awareness of the present moment, with an attitude of openness and acceptance that can help change our reactions and perspective. Yoga instructor Samantha Free will lead a Mindfulness Walk along the Clinton Nature Trail. Participants will observe the sights and sounds of this relaxing atmosphere. After the walk, light refreshments will be available in the library for all to enjoy. Lecture: Defining and

Fighting Stigma in Mental Illness at 6:30 p.m. May 16. While significant improvement has been noted in reducing stigma regarding mental illness, there are still areas that are lacking in understanding among the majority of people. These areas include issues of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation where there is still a lot of bias, and misconceptions. Clinical psychologist Dr. David Crenshaw will speak about the complex issues surrounding areas of misunderstanding and toxic myths surrounding the areas of domestic violence and the way victims/survivors are treated in the court system, as well as those who suffer the trauma of labor or sex trafficking. Stigma makes people reluctant to seek treatment, making it counter-productive to all of society. Clinton Community Library wants everyone to know that mental illnesses are real, and recovery is always the goal. Living a healthy lifestyle may not be easy but can be achieved by gradually making small changes and building on those successes. Finding the balance between work and play, the ups and downs of life, physical health and mental health, can help you on the path towards focusing both mind and body.

Seminar on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Garden Club will host an informational seminar on the topic of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases 1-4 p.m. May 4 at the Farnsworth Middle School, 6072 State Farm Road, Guilderland. Emerging research and new clinical findings helping to

expand our understanding of this highly complex and difficult illness will be among several topics discussed. Guest speakers will include Professor Holly Ahern, co-founder and vice president, Lyme Action Network; Christina Fisk, co-founder and president, Lyme Action Network; Jen-

nifer Baer; Joellen Lampman; Linda Reeves. The first 100 guests will receive a tick removal kit. All guests will receive information on the prevention and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. For information go to www. guilderlandgardenclub.com.

Overgrowth equals overweight By Mary Schoepe For Columbia-Greene Media

Your gut microbiome plays a significant role in your overall health and well being; both mentally and physically. And because it plays such a vital role there are many far reaching seemingly unrelated symptoms that could be affecting your health due to a chronic overgrowth of the fungus Candida. When kept at normal levels, Candida exists peacefully along with the trillions of other bacteria in your body. However, Candida is also an opportunistic fungus and when left unchecked, its growth can spiral out of control. Candida overgrowth can be the result of a diet that is high in refined carbohydrates, sugar and alcohol or any number of other factors including a high stress lifestyle or heavy metal toxicity in your body. Today’s post explores the symptoms of Candida overgrowth and how you can bring it back to normal levels so you can regain control over your health. Candida is a fungus that has the unique ability to change shape in order to protect itself from harsh environments. It responds to a shift in temperature or acidity levels by transforming from a rounded yeast cell

to an elongated cell. These elongated cells have the ability to permeate the gut lining causing leaky gut; and once in the bloodstream Candida invades other organs causing a host of problems. Research has shown that this invasion leads to many health problems including; digestive issues, mood swings, brain fog, headaches, skin problems, compromised immunity, fatigue, anxiety, acid reflux, toe nail fungus, autoimmune issues, thyroid problems, food cravings and weight gain. But once you become aware of the early symptoms of Candida overgrowth, you can take the appropriate steps to treat it naturally. Candida relies on sugar for survival; and the American diet is loaded with refined carbohydrates and sugar providing the perfect breeding ground for Candida. Switching to a low carbohydrate diet is the most logical place to begin the battle. Consuming lots of healthy protein and fat like avocado, nuts and seeds, wild caught fish and the Candida killer — coconut oil will help bring Candida levels back to normal. Antibiotics also provide the perfect environment for Candida to thrive. Granted there are times when antibiotics are needed to fight a

stubborn infection. Unfortunately, antibiotics also kill off the beneficial bacteria in your gut that are responsible for keeping Candida levels from skyrocketing. Consistently supplementing your diet with 25 to 100 billion units of a high quality probiotic will restore a healthy balance of gut bacteria. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found that it’s very common for people with thyroid problems to have an overgrowth of Candida. Once Candida has penetrated your intestinal lining it opens the floodgates for undigested food particles, toxins, viruses and bacteria to pass through your intestinal wall and into your bloodstream. Over time this can lead to the development of autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto’s and Rheumatoid arthritis. To successfully treat Candida, you must stop the yeast overgrowth, build up friendly bacteria and heal your gut so Candida can no longer enter your bloodstream. You can also consider consulting with a functional medicine doctor that is trained in dealing with Candida overgrowth. Reach Mary Schoepe at fitnessconcepts001@yahoo.com.

31st annual Columbia Memorial Health Ball to honor two HUDSON — Columbia of the Crancommitment Memorial Health will honor dell Theto excellence longtime supporters and atre board, and with an dedicated CMH Trustees, where she optimism Mary Gail Biebel, Ph.D., and continues that energizDr. V. Richard Back, at the to produce es everyone 31st Annual Hospital Ball “Le the annual they touch. Cirque” on June 1 at the Point Farm Film Our respect in Catskill. Fest. Mary Gail for their maMary Gail Biebel, Ph.D., Dr. V . Dr. V. Richard Biebel ny contribuis being honored for her deRichard Back tions to CMH voted service on the CMH “Rick” Back is being honored Mary Gail Biebel Dr. V. Richard Back only by our admiis matched Board of Trustees since 2005, for nearly 50 years of comand her extensive commu- mitment to medical excel- ration for their character and nity involvement. She has lence at CMH, including nine kindness.” Jay P. Cahalan, CMH Presiserved in numerous leader- years of service to the CMH dent and CEO said: “A high ship roles for CMH includ- Board of Trustees where ing terms as board chair and he currently serves as chair performing team like CMH vice chair. During her tenure since 2016. During his sto- is founded on leaders who as board chair from 2013 to ried clinical tenure at CMH, embrace and channel posi2016, she worked with the Dr. Back served in numerous tive change to build a culture board, physician leadership, key roles including: attend- of mutual respect and trust in and executive team as CMH ing surgeon from 1971 until one another. The gains that entered into a strategic af- 2001; president of the medi- CMH has made over the years filiation with Albany Medical cal staff for two terms; chief of are a direct result of the straCenter. Her work was widely surgery from 1991 until 1993; tegic guidance and cultural recognized and praised by and medical director for two definition that Dr. Back and statewide health care leaders terms. Mary Gail have provided, by and regional media. Biebel A native of New Jersey, Dr. example and through their currently serves as a trustee Back now resides in Nassau invaluable insights. All 1,400 on both CMH and Albany with his wife Milly. Medical Center governance “You could not find two members of the CMH team boards. finer examples of inspiration- are better prepared to meet Biebel, a longtime Cha- al leadership than Mary Gail the needs of our community tham resident, also currently Biebel and Dr. Rick Back,” because of their great work.” For Ball sponsorship opserves on the Chatham Ag- said Columbia-Greene Hosricultural Partnership and pital Foundation Chair Patti portunities and reservations, Chatham Rescue Squad Matheney. “Humble, brilliant contact Gina Orlando at 518boards, and recently com- and hardworking, they both 828-8239 or at rorlando@ pleted 20 years as a member approach life with a tireless cmh-net.org.

Register now for the ‘Move Columbia’ health and wellness fair HUDSON — The “Move Columbia” Health and Wellness Fair is slated for 4-7 p.m. May 9 on the campus of Columbia-Greene Community College in the Student Center, 4400 Route 23, Hudson. Vendor registrations are now being accepted. Contact the Chamber at 518-828-4417 for a vendor application. The “Move Columbia” Health and Wellness Fair is produced by the Columbia Chamber of Commerce and

the “Move Columbia” Committee. This is a great opportunity for businesses to display their services, products and conduct demonstrations. Don’t miss this opportunity to promote your business. Booth prices are $40 for Chamber members and $55 for non-members. A limited number of booths with electricity will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Sponsorship of the event is available starting at $250.

The “Move Columbia” Health and Wellness Fair will be widely promoted and is free and open to the public. For information or to receive a vendor registration form, contact the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce at 518-8284417. Columbia Memorial Health, E.P. Nevins Insurance Agency, Inc. and Kinderhook Bank are Sponsors of the event.

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House Democrats push Barr to submit to a lawyer’s questioning The New York Times News Service

WASHINGTON — House Democrats signaled Monday that they would press ahead with plans to have staff lawyers question Attorney General William Barr on Thursday, despite his threat to skip the much-anticipated hearing on the work of Robert Mueller if Democrats stick by that format. The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., announced a Wednesday committee vote on whether to allow lawmakers to turn over a half-hour of questioning per side to staff lawyers, an unusual arrangement for such a high-stakes hearing, though not one that violates any rules. Democrats are expected to easily win the vote, raising pressure on Barr to give up his demand that the questioning come only from lawmakers.

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have a voice and have a say in what happens on our property.” Lloyd Zimmermann, coowner of Black Horse Farms in Coxsackie, agreed. “I don’t believe anyone should be limited with what they can do with their property,” he said. The land in question, which has clay soil, doesn’t drain

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The conversation led to the development of Rip’s Awakening, a festival to pay homage to the region’s roots, conceived by Richard “Rip Van” Wagoner and Anthony Picardi of Catskill. “[The rebranding plan] made no sense to me,” Wagoner said. “There is no need to rebrand Catskill. We already have a historical mascot that represents art, literature and history to represent our village. There’s no need to put a new face on our village.” Village officials will reconvene on the rebranding topic in July, after the new fiscal year begins, Seeley said. The festival will begin at noon on June 22 and continue into the evening with live entertainment along Main Street during the day and later performances at Dutchman’s Landing, Wagoner said. “It will fall on the weekend of the 200th anniversary of the

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even downstate,” he said. “What are we doing to invest in our future?” To do that, Delgado said pursuing expanded broadband access was critical, and the solution could be either public or private. “We [have to] get rural broadband here, and I am working very hard to figure out how we can do that, whether through public-private partnerships or whether through a public works investment process,” Delgado said. “I think we have to incentivize private actors to build towers here. If we can’t do that, then we need to have another opportunity to invest collectively in public works infrastructure.” F. Michael Tucker, president of the Columbia County Economic Development Corporation, said broadband continues to be a concern in some areas of the county. “While Governor (Andrew) Cuomo’s broadband-for-all initiative has made significant inroads in providing additional broadband coverage in the county, there are a number of very rural pockets with lowdensity population that could benefit from additional federal funding,” Tucker said.

The confrontation between the committee and the attorney general has been weeks in the making, and is part of a broader escalation of hostilities between the Trump administration and the Democratic-controlled House. The conclusion in recent weeks of the investigation by Mueller, the special counsel, and the expansion of House Democrats’ investigations into President Donald Trump’s business and his presidency have only caused tensions to flare. Democrats on the Judiciary Committee are seeking to jump-start their investigation into possible obstruction of justice, abuse of power and corruption by the Trump administration and hope that a lengthy block of time given to staff lawyers will sharpen the focus of Thursday’s hearing. Whatever the outcome, Barr is still expected to appear a day earlier, on Wednesday, to testify before the more Republican-friendly

Senate Judiciary Committee. The Justice Department declined to comment on Nadler’s announcement Monday, and an aide for the Judiciary Committee said the two sides had not communicated about the hearingsince Sunday, when Barr publicly reiterated his preference for having lawmakers ask all the questions. Democrats took the dispute public Sunday after, they said, Barr threatened not to appear for the hearing under the terms outlined by Nadler. In addition to disagreeing over who will question him, Democrats say the attorney general has also objected to Nadler’s plan to allow the committee to move into executive session — clearing the hearing room and turning off the television cameras — if necessary to discuss classified or other sensitive material. Nadler, appearing on CNN on Sunday morning, said he would be willing

to subpoena Barr if he refused to appear voluntarily. “The witness is not going to tell the committee how to conduct its hearing, period,” he said. Both sides have reason to hold to their respective positions. Democrats believe that by turning the questioning over to professional lawyers with extended blocks of time — Republican and Democratic staff lawyers would have 30 minutes of continuous questioning if they choose rather than alternating between Democrats and Republicans in five-minute blocks, as is customary — they will be able to extract more information from Barr and more easily press him with follow-up questions. The format is traditionally used by both Republicans and Democrats for deposition-style interviews with congressional witnesses conducted behind closed doors but has only rarely been deployed in public hearings,

well, Zimmermann said. “It should be taken out of production,” he said. “It causes us too many headaches.” Zimmermann farms 800 acres but has sold 22 acres in Coxsackie to Hudson Energy Development and is in negotiations with the company for another 75 acres in Athens, he said. If the law remains in effect, it will put the transaction in jeopardy. Coxsackie’s Local Law No. 2 will regulate solar farms in terms of the placement,

design, construction and operation of solar-energy systems and ensure there will be no significant impacts on the environment or the town’s aesthetic qualities and character. Giuseppina Agovino thinks the land would be ideal for meeting Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s goal of having 70% of the state’s electricity be renewable by 2030. “We are supposed to have a town that is progressing,” Zimmermann said. “People won’t come into town if we have all these requirements

on certain parcels of land. It’s ridiculous.” The town board is more opposed to an Article 10 than the project itself, Agovino said. “Article 10 provides for the siting review of new and repowered or modified major electric generating facilities in New York state by the Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment in a unified proceeding instead of requiring a developer or owner of such a facility to apply for numerous state and local permits,” according to dps. ny.gov.

publication of Irving’s story,” Wagoner said. A major goal of the event is to showcase local musicians and artists. “We are proud to announce that Southbound will be performing and we will be announcing the second band at a later time,” Wagoner said. Other local musicians, including a local ukelele group, have expressed interest in performing in the pocket parks, Wagoner said. “We want to draw attention to the pocket parks that Cultivate Catskill has worked on,” Wagoner said. “They are not used to their full potential.” Originally scheduled for June 1, the date had to be pushed back due to a conflict with the annual Columbia Memorial Hospital ball, which also uses parking at Dutchman’s Landing, Seeley said. “The second challenge was the length of time to pull off a successful event,” he said. “It typically takes six months to pull something like this off. Now they have a little bit more time for fundraising to make it

bigger and better.” In addition to showcasing local music and art, another goal of the festival is to raise money to repair the wellknown wooden Rip Van Winkle statue that makes its appearance every year at the top of Main Street. “We want to take old Rip and polish him up and bring new life to him,” Wagoner said. “We don’t want him to be overlooked with the new changes in the village. We are also working on making new signs for the village with artist Don Boutin,” Wagoner said. Wagoner hopes to remind residents of the heart and soul of the village, he said. “We are the birthplace of American art and literature,” Wagoner said. With the current population of artists, musicians and authors in the area, there is no need to change that reputation, Wagoner said. “We should support what we have,” he said. “There is no need to sacrifice who we are and hope for change.” The event and funds for the

new signage and statue repairs are all donation-based, Wagoner said. The village board is providing oversight for the event, Seeley said. “We will stay in lockstep with the event and provide organization and assistance when appropriate,” Seeley said. The organizers will give the board updates at every board meeting, Seeley said. The village will not be providing financial assistance because any events for the fiscal year have already been budgeted for, Seeley said. Wagoner hopes Rip’s Awakening will become an annual event, he said. Seeley would like to see the event on an even larger scale, he said. “The event needs to be rolled up to a countywide event,” he said. “Rip not only has roots in the village of Catskill but the story really relates to the Catskill mountains. I would love to see this festival include other mountain townships.”

There are other infrastructure issues as well, Tucker added. “Other issues of concern are additional water and sewer infrastructure, public transportation, housing and workforce development and education,” he said. “It is important to have additional infrastructure to allow existing companies to grow and to attract new business.” Tucker added that public transportation is a challenge, as well as workforce training to make sure workers have the education and training they need for the modern economy. Jobs in the renewable energy field — green jobs — are another way to spur economic development, Delgado said. “We need to be thinking about robust green jobs initiatives,” he said. “That’s why I’m asking the Department of Energy to do a study on green jobs and I am hoping to create a pilot program that will allow our community colleges to do the work of training our workforce to take on these jobs in the future.” Rising student debt for college was another area of concern for young people. “We talked about the fact that at one point we didn’t charge interest while students were in school, but now we do,” Delgado said. “We talked about how Pell grants at one

time covered 70% of a fouryear college education; now it only covers 30%.” Pell grants are government awards to low-income students to help pay for college. Sam Weiss, of Hudson, said he too was concerned about his teenaged son’s future. “College is so expensive – I don’t know how families afford it,” Weiss said. Job training, particularly in the trade fields, where there is a lack of skilled workers, was another issue that has been raised by community members, he added. Delgado noted that one person in Greene County told him the average age of plumbers in the county was 55. He said young people need to be trained for skilled vocations. “None of that is happening so we have a dearth of a trained workforce. That is an issue,” he said. Delgado also addressed concerns over the shooting this weekend at a synagogue in California and how he would like to see the problem of gun violence addressed. He said communication is key, and he alluded to President Donald Trump. “We have to tamp down the rhetoric here,” Delgado said. “There is no doubt in my mind that hate is on the rise and the way we are communicating as a country, the dialogue, that is coming from the highest seat

in the land — and it is permeating through the halls of Congress — is incredibly divisive and it is pitting people against each other and sowing the seeds of hate and division. When you combine that with the fact that we are still struggling with the problem of gun violence in this country, it is a combustible situation.”

particularly for Cabinet officials. The Senate Judiciary Committee used a similar format in 2018 to question Christine Blasey Ford, who had accused Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault. Republicans, though, say that case and others are not analogous and that the precedent identified by Democrats does not apply to the Judiciary Committee’s current proposal. Barr is not a fact witness in an investigation, they say, and they argue that it is disrespectful to make the attorney general take questions from staff members “as if he is being interrogated.” Still, Democrats on the Judiciary Committee are likely to seek to use a similar arrangement in the coming weeks for planned hearings with Mueller and with Don McGahn, a former White House counsel who was a central witness for Mueller’s obstruction of justice inquiry.

Hanse declined to comment on the issue, citing the pending litigation. Saving Greene, a watchdog group that strongly opposes the multiple solar projects that are proposed for the area, also declined to comment on the lawsuit. Agovino thinks the town is partly at fault because it did not perform a proper environmental review of the site. “The town did not do its due diligence in filing the correct State Environmental Quality Review that needed to be filed,” Agovino said.

“They did not look at the positive impact on the land,” she said, adding that another solar farm underway by the Greene County Industrial Development Agency was found to have positive impacts when a proper review was performed. Friends of Flint Mine Solar will not give up on the cause, Giuseppina Agovino said. “We will keep going until we get the right to use our land how we want to use our land,” she said.

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Asked about the Mueller report findings following Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s investigation of the 2016 presidential campaign, Delgado said he found the meddling by Russia into the campaign, as well as the president’s and the campaign’s response to it, troubling. “The language that the

special prosecutor used to describe the breadth and nature of the meddling by Russia into our elections — sweeping and systematic — to me is incredibly alarming and it certainly caught my attention, and it should catch anybody’s attention who cares about preserving the integrity of our electoral system,” Delgado said.

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C-GCC splits doubleheader with Adirondack Columbia-Greene Media

QUEENSBURY — Baylee Cox homered and Holly Kleinmeier drilled three doubles to highlight Columbia-Greene Community College’s 9-1 victory over SUNY Adirondack in the first game of a Region III doubleheader. Adirondack came back to win the nightcap, 8-4. Kleinmeier finished with two RBI for the Twins. Jenna Poulsen and Jaci Gehring both had a double and single, Kaylee Hoffman two singles and an RBI and Justine Albin a single and n RBI. Breanna MacDuff led SUNY Adirondack with a double and an RBI. Hoffman was the winning pitcher, allowing one run and eight hits with five strikeouts. MacDuff took the loss, striking out two and allowing seven runs and 14 hits. In the second game, the Timberwolves got to Twins’ starting pitcher Claire Filak early and often, jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning and never looking back. Kiley King had two singles and four RBI to pace Adirondack. Kaylee Coon added a double and two singles and Taylor Ringer tripled. Albin had a home run, single and an RBI for the Twins. Hailey Beaumont contributed a double, Poulsen had two singles and two RBI, Gehring and Sydney Spohler a single each and Cox drove in a run. Filak (5r,4h) and Hoffman (3k,3r,7h) combined on the mound for Columbia-Greene. Hannah Grady went the distance for the win, striking out four, walking four and surrendering four runs and eight hits. “We hit the ball very well all day,” ColumbiaGreene coach Peter Dedrick said. “The difference was in game one they fell and game two they didn’t. We stranded 13 runners in game two and left plenty of opportunities out there. We have to move on and get ready for Dutchess CC on Tuesday. “We have a big week coming up playing eight games in six days. So we have be prepared See C-GCC B3

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, — The Legend and Heroes Tour Traveling Moto Museum honored former National Motocross winner and Germantown native Scott Sheak on Saturday night. Sheak is one of the most successful professional racers to come out of the Empire State. He cut his teeth on the local tracks in the area making a name for himself against the stars of the day in the late 80s and early 90s. See SHEAK B3

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C-GCC Athletic Hall of Fame inductees announced Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON – ColumbiaGreene Community College held its 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday, honoring two former C-GCC teams, one athletealumnus, and a community member for their contributions to the college and its athletics program. The 2019 C-GCC Hall of Fame inductees are: 1978-1979 Women’s

Basketball Team: Lois Brandt, Gail Lee, Dawn DeFino, Christina Urda, Susan Sweet, Laurie Austin, Lorraine Balli, Terry Dixson, Peg Hain, Kim Adriance, Juanita Johnson. 1978-79 Women’s Volleyball Team : Barb Babij, Kim Adriance, Lorraine Balli, Dawn DeFino, Peg Hain, Juanita Johnson, Cheryl Tuczynski, Sue Sharpe, Sue Shultz. Anthony Pilatich -- Class of ’76, and Joan Koweek,

executive director of the Columbia-Greene Community Foundation and director of Development and Alumni Services for C-GCC. Acting Director of Athletics Nicolas Dyer explained that in addition to achieving a number of firsts for the college, the 1978-79 basketball and volleyball teams shared a number of team members between them. See FAME B3 PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

2019 C-GCC Athletic Hall of Fame inductees Dawn DeFino ‘79, Lorraine Balli ‘79, Anthony Pilatich ‘76, and Joan Koweek pose with acting Director of Athletics at C-GCC Nicolas Dyer.

Jets tried to place their draft bets wisely Dave Caldwell The New York Times News Service

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — This was the fun part for Mike Maccagnan. The Jets’ general manager sat at a table Thursday flanked by two of the team’s new Gotham Green helmets happily sharing a story about a pre-draft meeting with Quinnen Williams, the team’s first-round draft choice. Williams, who went to New York with the third overall pick, had watched film with team’s coaches during a pre-draft visit. The 303-pound defensive tackle, who had taken care of three siblings after his mother died when he was 12, impressed the coaches with his insight, proving to be a student of the game. “He’s a guy we feel very good about,” Maccagnan said, “and he’s just scratching his potential.” One night later, Maccagnan took a seat at the same table, still adorned with the two helmets, and had considerably less fun talking about his next draft choice, Jachai Polite, a linebacker from Florida. Polite, who on talent might have been a first-round pick, knocked himself down many lists with an awful showing at the league’s scouting combine in March. Maccagnan found himself defending using a third-round pick on a player who had been labeled lazy, difficult to coach and disruptive in the locker room. Polite had added to the knocks

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against him by grumbling that the Green Bay Packers “bashed” him in an pre-draft interview.

“We know some of the risk in him,” Maccagnan said of Polite. “We also think there are

some very good qualities about him.” In the world of the NFL draft, a player with certain limitations is much more common than one with a résumé as spotless as Williams’, and figuring out which ones can overcome those limitations is a key part of an NFL executive’s job. In addition to Williams and Polite, the Jets added four more players in the draft, two of whom are defensive players — Minnesota linebacker Blake Cashman and Rutgers cornerback Blessuan Austin — who have rebounded from surgery. Though the Jets could still use a center, Maccagnan used the draft to continue fortifying the team’s defense, which ranked 25th in the NFL last year in terms of yards allowed and 29th in points allowed. The Jets went 4-12, missing the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season, and Todd Bowles was fired as their coach. The Jets had already addressed some of the team’s offensive deficiencies by signing Le’Veon Bell, a three-time All-Pro at running back. Many expected the team to use the No. 3 pick on an edge rusher, as that was a distinct position of need, but Williams proved to be too enticing. Williams said Thursday that his mother, Marquischa, “drove me a lot — just to be humble See JETS B3

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Pro basketball NBA PLAYOFFS Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-7) Western Conference Denver 4, San Antonio 3 Saturday: Denver 90, San Antonio 86 Conference Semifinals (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Boston 1, Milwaukee 0 Sunday: Boston 112, Milwaukee 90 Tuesday: Boston at Milwaukee, 8 p.m., Toronto 1, Philadelphia 0 Saturday: Toronto 108, Philadelphia 95 Today: Philadelphia at Toronto, 8 p.m. Western Conference Golden State 1, Houston 0 Sunday: Golden State 104, Houston 100 Tuesday: Houston at Golden St., 10:30 p.m. (2) Denver vs. (3) Portland Today: Portland at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

Pro hockey NHL PLAYOFFS Conference Semifinals (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Carolina 2, NY Islanders 0 Friday, April 26: Carolina 1, NY Islanders 0, OT Sunday: Carolina 2, NY Islanders 1 Boston 1, Columbus 1 Thursday, April 25: Boston 3, Columbus 2, OT Saturday: Columbus 3, Boston 2, 2 OT Western Conference San Jose 1, Colorado 1 Friday, April 26: San Jose 5, Colorado 2 Sunday: Colorado 4, San Jose 3 St. Louis 1, Dallas 1 Saturday: Dallas 4, St. Louis 2 Today: St. Louis at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE East W L Pct GB 18 9 .667 — 17 11 .607 1.5 14 14 .500 4.5 11 17 .393 7.5 10 19 .345 9.0 Central W L Pct GB Minnesota 16 9 .640 — Cleveland 15 12 .556 2.0 Detroit 12 14 .462 4.5 Chi. White Sox 11 14 .440 5.0 Kansas City 9 19 .321 8.5 West W L Pct GB Houston 17 11 .607 — Seattle 18 13 .581 .5 Texas 14 13 .519 2.5 Oakland 14 16 .467 4.0 LA Angels 12 17 .414 5.5 Saturday’s games Minnesota 9, Baltimore 2 Toronto 7, Oakland 1 Tampa Bay 2, Boston 1 Houston 4, Cleveland 3, 10 innings Detroit at Chi. White Sox, PPD Kansas City 9, LA Angels 4 Texas 15, Seattle 1 Sunday’s games Tampa Bay 5, Boston 2 Toronto 5, Oakland 4, 11 innings Chi. White Sox 4, Detroit 1 Minnesota 4, Baltimore 1 LA Angels 7, Kansas City 3 Texas 14, Seattle 1 Houston 4, Cleveland 1 Monday’s games Oakland (Montas 4-1) at Boston (Rodriguez 2-2), 7:10 p.m. Houston (Verlander 4-0) at Minnesota, 7:40 p.m. Baltimore (Means 3-2) at Chi. White Sox (Banuelos 1-0), 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (TBD) at Kansas City (Keller 2-2), 8:15 p.m. Tampa Bay NY Yankees Toronto Boston Baltimore

NATIONAL LEAGUE East W L Pct GB 16 12 .571 — 14 13 .519 1.5 13 14 .481 2.5 12 14 .462 3.0 8 20 .286 8.0 Central W L Pct GB St. Louis 17 10 .630 — Chi. Cubs 14 12 .538 2.5 Milwaukee 15 14 .517 3.0 Pittsburgh 12 14 .462 4.5 Cincinnati 11 16 .407 6.0 West W L Pct GB LA Dodgers 19 11 .633 — San Diego 16 12 .571 2.0 Arizona 16 13 .552 2.5 Colorado 13 15 .464 5.0 San Francisco 11 17 .393 7.0 Saturday’s games St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 3 San Diego 8, Washington 3, 10 innings Philadelphia 12, Miami 9 Milwaukee 8, NY Mets 6 Colorado 9, Atlanta 5 Chi. Cubs 9, Arizona 1 LA Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh 1 Sunday’s games Philadelphia 5, Miami 1 NY Mets 5, Milwaukee 2 Atlanta 8, Colorado 7 Washington 7, San Diego 6, 11 innings St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 2 LA Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh 6 Chi. Cubs 6, Arizona 5, 15 innings Monday’s games St. Louis (Wacha 1-0) at Washington (Corbin 2-0), 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Roark 1-1) at NY Mets (Wheeler 2-2), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Margevicius 2-2) at Atlanta (TBD), 7:20 p.m. Colorado (TBD) at Milwaukee (Davies 2-0), 7:40 p.m. LA Dodgers (TBD) at San Francisco (Samardzija 2-1), 9:45 p.m. Interleague Saturday’s game NY Yankees 6, San Francisco 4 Sunday’s game NY Yankees 11, San Francisco 5 Philadelphia NY Mets Atlanta Washington Miami

Auto racing MONSTER ENERGY CUP SERIES GEICO 500 At Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, Ala. Lap Length: 2.66 miles 1. (11) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 188 laps, 0.0 rating, 57 points, 6 playoff points 2. (9) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 188, 0.0, 53, 0 3. (30) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 188, 0.0, 34, 0 4. (8) Joey Logano, Ford, 188, 0.0, 35, 0 5. (5) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 188, 0.0, 35, 0 6. (14) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 188, 0.0, 36, 0 7. (24) Ryan Newman, Ford, 188, 0.0, 35, 0 8. (29) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 188, 0.0, 0, 0 9. (2) Aric Almirola, Ford, 188, 0.0, 28, 0 10. (22) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 188, 0.0, 30, 0 11. (36) Corey LaJoie, Ford, 188, 0.0, 26, 0 12. (16) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 188, 0.0, 31, 0 13. (4) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 188, 0.0, 24, 0 14. (1) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 188, 0.0, 37, 0 15. (7) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 188, 0.0, 29, 0 16. (17) Paul Menard, Ford, 188, 0.0, 21, 0 17. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 188, 0.0, 30, 1 18. (37) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 188, 0.0, 19, 0 19. (27) Erik Jones, Toyota, 188, 0.0, 18, 0 20. (20) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 188, 0.0, 17, 0 21. (25) William Byron, Chevrolet, 188, 0.0, 28, 0 22. (33) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Toyota, Accident, 187, 0.0, 0, 0 23. (15) David Ragan, Ford, Accident, 187, 0.0, 14, 0 24. (10) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Accident, 187, 0.0, 17, 0 25. (6) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, Accident, 187, 0.0, 15, 0 26. (34) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 187, 0.0, 0, 0 27. (35) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 186, 0.0, 0, 0 28. (40) Cody Ware, Ford, 184, 0.0, 9, 0 29. (3) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 182, 0.0, 8, 0 30. (31) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, Accident, 181, 0.0, 7, 0 31. (26) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, Accident, 181, 0.0, 7, 0 32. (38) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, Accident, 180, 0.0, 0, 0 33. (21) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 178, 0.0, 4, 0 34. (32) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 154, 0.0, 0, 0 35. (39) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, Suspension, 132, 0.0, 2, 0 36. (23) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Accident, 80, 0.0, 1, 0 37. (18) Matt Tifft, Ford, Accident, 11, 0.0, 1, 0 38. (19) Kevin Harvick, Ford, Accident, 11, 0.0, 1, 0 39. (28) Darrell Wallace Jr., Chevrolet, Accident, 10, 0.0, 1, 0 40. (12) Michael McDowell, Ford, Accident, 10, 0.0, 1, 0 Race statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 161.331 mph

Five biggest takeaways from the 2019 NFL draft John Clayton The Washington Post

The 2019 NFL draft went as expected through the first three picks of the first round, and then featured several surprises. While the Oakland Raiders and New York Giants raised the most eyebrows with their opening-round selections, there was plenty of intrigue throughout all three days. Let’s take a look at the five biggest takeaways from this year’s draft: - Arizona Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim took care of Coach Kliff Kingsbury. This was evident with the draft’s first overall pick, of course, as Arizona took Kingsbury’s quarterback of choice: Kyler Murray, the Heisman Trophy winner from Oklahoma. But he didn’t stop there, adding three talented receivers in Andy Isabella (UMass), Hakeem Butler (Iowa State) and KeeSean Johnson (Fresno State) to a unit that already had a second-round choice from last year’s draft in Christian Kirk. Keim also gave Kingsbury some tools to work with on defense, as the team transitions to a base 3-4 scheme, in cornerback Byron Murphy (Washington), defensive lineman Zach Allen (Boston College) and safety Deionte Thompson (Alabama). Keim is under a lot of pressure after last year’s disastrous campaign, which saw Coach Steve Wilks fired after just one year. The GM responded by making a bold call at QB, which in addition to drafting Murray included dealing away Josh Rosen, last year’s 10th overall pick, to the Miami Dolphins, and then making a number of other savvy selections to upgrade this roster. - The quarterback-needy teams got their passers of choice. Arizona landed its ideal fit for Kingsbury’s offense in Murray. New York Giants GM Dave Gettleman didn’t risk Duke’s Daniel Jones going before their second first-round selection at No. 17, and grabbed Jones with the sixth pick. The Washington Redskins waited patiently for Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins to drop to them at 15th overall. John Elway handled things perfectly for the Denver Broncos. The team’s

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front office czar traded back from 10th overall to No. 20, where they picked talented Iowa tight end Noah Fant. Then, in the second round, they got one of the draft’s best blockers in Kansas State’s Dalton Risner, and one pick later traded up to nab Missour quarterback Drew Lock - a player they could have considered at No. 10. The Dolphins weren’t going to take a passer with the 13th overall pick, but they sent a late second-round pick to the Cardinals for Rosen, who is a lowrisk, high-reward acquisition. If he works out, the team spent very little for a franchise quarterback. If he doesn’t, he’s a low-cost backup and the team can draft a quarterback in next year’s draft, which should include star college QBs in Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa and Oregon’s Justin Herbert. - The Kansas City Chiefs left the draft with several big concerns. The real-life consequences of the police investigation into possible child abuse involving Chiefs star wide receiver Tyreek Hill and his fiancee, Crystal

Giants draft pick shot hours after his selection Mitch Smith The New York Times News Service

When Corey Ballentine, a speedy cornerback with a knack for blocking kicks, was drafted by the New York Giants on Saturday, it was cause for celebration at Washburn University in Kansas. No member of the Division II Washburn Ichabods had been drafted in more than a decade, and none had gone earlier in the draft since 1988. “It’s all a crazy dream until you do it,” Ballentine said in a Twitter post after he was selected in the sixth round. “I can’t even explain the emotions I have right now.”Just hours later, Ballentine’s triumph took on a tragic note when he and a college teammate, Dwane Simmons, were shot a few blocks from Washburn’s Topeka campus at a social gathering at which dozens of people were present. Ballentine was expected to make a full recovery, the university said. Simmons died. The circumstances of the shooting, which happened in a residential neighborhood near businesses that cater to college students, remained hazy Sunday afternoon. Topeka police said officers responded about 12:45 a.m. Sunday to “a disturbance with gunshots in the area” and found Simmons dead at the scene. Ballentine was taken to a hospital in a private car. “No arrests have been made at this time,” Gretchen Koenen, a spokeswoman for the Topeka police, said in an email. “Detectives are continuing to investigate.” The impact was quickly felt at Washburn, whose campus is about 2 miles from the Kansas Capitol. Instead of a planned Sunday afternoon news conference celebrating the selection of Ballentine, a Topeka native, grief counselors were posted on campus. “Any time we lose a student it is a sad occasion, but it is particularly poignant to lose a student through such a

senseless act,” the university’s president, Jerry Farley, said in a statement. “Both Dwane and Corey have been great examples and representatives of the football team and of Washburn University in general.” Simmons, 23, was a junior at Washburn, where he had started 17 games as a defensive back despite injuries. He was described by his coach, Craig Schurig, as “one of the most energetic and well-liked players” he had encountered. Ballentine, 23, competed on the football and track and field teams at Washburn, where he holds university sprint records and was a frequent member of his conference’s academic honor roll. In a statement posted on Twitter, the Giants said they were aware of the shooting. “We have spoken to Corey, and he is recovering in the hospital,” the team’s statement said. The shooting in Topeka was one of several this year involving college football players away from the field. On Saturday, John Scott III, a defensive lineman for Texas Tech, was injured by gunfire. In February, Larry Aaron III, a Marshall defensive lineman, died from gunshot wounds he had sustained at a New Year’s party. And last month, a College of William & Mary player was shot dead in Virginia and two Texas A&M-Commerce players were shot and wounded while being robbed on a trip to Florida. The latest such incident came just hours after a joyous phone call in which the Giants’ coach, Pat Shurmur, told Ballentine he would be the 180th pick. “Are you healthy, ready to play?” Shurmur asked his new player in a video that was posted on Twitter. “Yes, sir, I’m ready to get started,” Ballentine responded. He added: “I’ve been waiting on this opportunity for a lifetime, really.”

Espinal, are far more serious than anything having to do with football. It is unclear what criminal charges or NFL discipline Hill will face, but Kansas City’s actions in the draft indicate the team is at least preparing for the possibility that Hill will no longer be with the organization. The Chiefs traded up in the second round to draft Georgia’s Mecole Hardman, whose skill set as a speed receiver resembles that of Hill. They added Virginia defensive back Juan Thornhill later in the second round, and he might be able to help in coverage as a rookie, but the move for Hardman kept Kansas City from addressing more defensive help with that selection, particularly at cornerback. Kansas City’s defense was one of the worst in the league last season, and while the signing of safety Tyrann Mathieu and trade for Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark will help, this is still a unit with major question marks - and the team is clearly bracing for the possibility that it will be without Hill, the

offense’s top playmaker. - The defensive front seven talent dried up quickly. This draft was rightly billed as being loaded on defense, and 12 of the first 19 picks were defensive front-seven players. But even with Michigan’s Rashan Gary sliding out of the top 10 and Mississippi State’s Montez Sweat sliding out of the top 25 (both fell at least in part due to health concerns), the pool of top front-seven defenders dried up quickly. This was most evident for the Seattle Seahawks, who passed up the chance to draft Sweat and instead ended up reaching near the end of the first round for TCU defensive end L.J. Collier, considered by many to be a mid-round talent. After dealing star defensive end Clark to the Chiefs, Seattle has a ways to go to build a formidable pass rush. - The number of draft-day trades continued to escalate. Over the past few seasons, NFL GMs have shown more of a willingness to trade, and that was on display again during this year’s draft. There were 39 draft-day trades, as teams showed decisiveness in giving up draft choices or players to move up and select a player they wanted. Included in this trend was playoff teams looking to move out of the first round. Seven teams from last year’s playoffs traded away their first-round picks, and it’s easy to see why. Most teams give first-round grades to only 15 to 20 prospects, and if those players are all off the board by the time a team is selecting in the mid to late 20s, usually that team would rather move back and collect additional picks. “If you analyze the data,” said Los Angeles Rams GM Les Snead, “really good football players are in the second and third rounds. But when you’re picking 28, it’s not a lot difference between 28 and, let’s call it, 34.” The Bears, Cowboys, Chiefs and Saints had all traded their first-round picks before the draft. The Seahawks, having added a first-rounder from Kansas City, dealt theirs away draft night with two moves back. The Colts and Rams also opted to trade their firstrounders for additional picks.

Giants GM knew ‘for a fact’ two that teams would have drafted Daniel Jones before 17th pick Des Bieler The Washington Post

New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman held a news conference Saturday, after the NFL draft wrapped up. And it wasn’t long before he was asked about the decision to take Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick on Thursday night. That choice was widely panned as a huge reach for a prospect not considered deserving of such an early selection. Gettleman was asked why he didn’t at least wait to see if Jones was available when his team was back on the clock with the second of its first-round picks, at No. 17. Neither Gettleman nor Giants coach Pat Shurmur, who was seated alongside him, revealed which two teams had the purportedly strong interest in Jones. But a reporter for SNY, Ralph Vacchiano, said on Twitter that the teams were the Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos, citing NFL sources. Sources indicated to The Washington Post’s Les Carpenter that the Redskins’ top choice was Dwayne Haskins, and the Buckeyes star was certainly under that impression heading into the draft. When asked Thursday whether Haskins was the team’s top-rated quarterback, Washington coach Jay Gruden quickly nodded and said: “Oh, yeah. For sure.” The Redskins selected Haskins with their first pick, at No. 15. The Broncos waited until the second round before trading up to grab Missouri’s Drew Lock at No. 42. Other NFL reporters questioned what Vacchiano posted to Twitter. Jordan Ranaan, who covers the

Giants for ESPN, tweeted that while two teams may have had such interest in Jones, it was a “fact” that they were not the Redskins and Broncos. Ranaan also quoted ESPN colleague Diana Russini’s comments on a New York sports radio station: “The Redskins and Broncos were never taking Daniel Jones. In Washington, some tried to convince ownership they should take Jones, but it never was going to happen.” Mike Klis of Denver’s 9 News, replied to Vacchiano’s by saying: “It was NOT the Broncos. They were not taking any QB at 10.” Klis added that Lock, not Jones, was Denver’s top-rated quarterback and said, “Sorry Mr. Gettleman, Broncos can’t bail ya out on this one.” Not least among those taken aback by the selection were Giants fans, several of whom went viral Thursday evening with severely disappointed reactions. More than a few draft analysts also chided the team for passing up better bets for NFL production, including a number of defensive talents, to take a player many experts had rated no better than the fourth- or fifth-best quarterback prospect on their boards. Other analysts liked the pick, pointing to Jones’ intelligence, competitiveness and athleticism, as well as his less-than-stellar supporting cast at Duke. Some went so far as to liken Jones’ traits to a combination of Peyton Manning and Eli Manning, though that also served to highlight the close connection between Eli Manning and Jones through their mutual college coach, noted quarterback guru

David Cutcliffe. “They’ve already spent a lot of time around each other” said Cutcliffe, who coached Eli Manning at Mississippi. He said the pair are “real comfortable with each other.” Cutcliffe added that when Manning would come to Duke for offseason workouts, “Daniel’s eyes got big, and Daniel watched and begged to come into film studies (with Manning).” That relationship might help smooth out what could otherwise have been an awkward situation. However, it also reinforces existing suggestions that the team has been overly solicitous of its two-time Super Bowlwinning quarterback. On Thursday, Gettleman suggested that Jones might sit on the bench for three years and learn under Manning, much as Aaron Rodgers did while Brett Favre was still playing in Green Bay. Rodgers dropped in the draft before going 24th overall, though. Jones’ lofty selection would normally merit a much speedier push to the starting lineup, and the Giants’ general manager was pressed on his claim that the apprenticeship could take almost as long as a presidential term. “Who knows? I may go out there in my car and get hit,” Gettleman told reporters. He also raised eyebrows by asserting that - after not seeing Jones play in person during Duke’s season - he fell “in full bloom love” after watching the quarterback participate in the Senior Bowl. “Frankly, he walked out there and I saw a professional quarterback after the three series that I watched,” Gettleman said, “I saw a professional quarterback.”

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Having to watch Rhys Hoskinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; super slo-mo victory lap Wednesday figured to be punishment enough for Jacob Rhame, who enraged the Phillies first baseman the previous night by going double-barrel with a pair of 98-mph fastballs up around his noggin. Justice was served, right? Hoskins not only got his revenge by taking Rhame into the left-field seats, he stretched out the moment for as long as humanly possible, taking a Statcast-record 34.23 seconds to jog around the bases. The Phillies won the game, 6-0, and enjoyed every morsel of karmic payback. What was left? But to Major League Baseball, this was a teachable moment, and the lesson was handed down Thursday afternoon by sticking Rhame with a two-game suspension for â&#x20AC;&#x153;intentionally throwing a pitch in the area of the headâ&#x20AC;? of Hoskins. Joe Torre, the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s czar of discipline, easily could have said two

pitches. Rhame threw the first one entirely behind Hoskins, roughly neck-high. The next went over his head, prompting Hoskins to fling his bat away in disgust before walking to first. All this happened with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Mets leading, 5-1, so it was the perfect low-risk spot for retaliation, if they were indeed still peeved about having both Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil drilled in Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series opener. But plate umpire Scott Barry didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t eject Rhame and only warned both benches. So why the harsh penalty? Just consider this part of MLBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ongoing push to curtail such potentially harmful behavior, and it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter that Rhame failed to hit Hoskins. Torre already had a handful of precedents to choose from, primarily by starting pitchers. The most recent was just two weeks earlier, when the Piratesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Chris Archer gunned a fastball behind the Redsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Derek Dietrich. Finding the flashpoint in that feud wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite

as nuanced as the Rhame-Hoskins case, however. Two innings before, Dietrich hit a towering blast off Archer that flew out of PNC Park and splashed down in the Allegheny River. Dietrick dropped his bat, rocked back on his heels, then lingered in the box to admire the ballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flight. The next time up, Archer sent the first pitch sailing behind his backside, around waist-high, so the message was clear. Still, plate umpire Jeff Kellogg only issued warnings to both sides, and Archer remained in the game. Afterward, he told reporters that he â&#x20AC;&#x153;missed my spot.â&#x20AC;? Regardless, Torreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling was that Archerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions were intentional and he received a five-game suspension, which is typical for a starting pitcher. Even so, Archer didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hit Dietrich or even throw up around his head. Firing a pitch behind him was enough. And Archer ultimately dropped his appeal, serving the whole five games. Going a little further back, to September 2017, the Astrosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mike Fiers received a five-game suspension for throwing a pitch way over the head

of the Angelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Luis Valbuena. The only chance it had of hitting Valbuena was if he were sitting in the fifth row. Still, you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be Sherlock Holmes to determine guilt in this investigation. Three innings before, Valbuena executed a monster bat flip, and Fiers displayed his irritation the next time up. Again, the umpire only issued warnings, but Fiers sealed his fate with his postgame comments that day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What he did to me, I took it as disrespect,â&#x20AC;? Fiers said then. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you do something like that, as disrespectful as he did, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to send some kind of message.â&#x20AC;? Not a lot of plausible deniability in that statement. The other incident that comes to mind involved the Blue Jaysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Marcus Stroman, in September 2014, when he fired a fastball around the head area of the Oriolesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Caleb Joseph. The possible motivation? Joseph blocked the plate with Jose Reyes trying to score, and stepped on his hand in the process. Stroman wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ejected, but Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manager Buck Showalter called his

behavior â&#x20AC;&#x153;borderline professionally embarrassing.â&#x20AC;? Stroman denied any wrongdoing, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would never intentionally throw at anyone.â&#x20AC;? The league sided with Showalter, but the initial six-game suspension was trimmed down to five on appeal. Where does all this leave Rhame? At the moment, up in Syracuse, as the Metsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reliever was optioned before Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against the Brewers. But he also is appealing the two-game suspension, which wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be served anyway until heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summoned back to Flushing. Unlike a few of the previous cases, Rhame did maintain some wiggle room for a defense, but MLB clearly is growing less tolerant of such attacks. Plus, both Rhame and Mickey Callaway didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to duck responsibility. Rather than go with the typical excuses, they offered no apologies, and even showed some teeth when faced with the questions afterward. Told of Hoskinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; anger, Rhame replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What do I make of it? Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably pretty (ticked). I was throwing pretty hard.â&#x20AC;?

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He found success as an amateur with 13 top 10s and 5 podiums at Loretta Lynnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s including victories in 1993 in both the 125 A Modified and 250 A Modified classes. After turning pro, he again saw success. First as a privateer winning a moto at High Point in 1996 and returning a year later as a member of the Factory Honda Team to take the overall with 1-1 moto scores. During his professional motocross career, Sheak would earn more than 60 top 10 overall finishes including 10 podiums. He rode for some of the best teams in the business including Factory Honda, FMF Honda, Pro Circuit Kawasaki, Boyesen Yamaha, and Plano Honda. He also competed in Europe for a couple of seasons in the early 2000s. His professional motocross career ended in 2002 following a series of concussions, but that was not all for Scott. He turned his skills to offroad racing where he also saw success in the WORCS series

As such. the teams were represented by two players who appeared on both rosters: Dawn DeFino (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;79) of Saugerties, and Lorraine Balli (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;79) of Troy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team was the second official team of the C-GCC Athletics,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The late Richard Schmonsky lead the undefeated team to a 14-3 overall record, and 13-1 NAC record. The team also defeated Berkshire Community College and earned the NAC (North Atlantic Conference) title. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volleyball team also had a few firsts, earning the NAC league championship and becoming the first C-GCC team to defeat Hudson Valley Community College with a score of 14-4,â&#x20AC;? Dyer added, noting the team was lead by Coach Sharon Post. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They scored 720 points over their opponents and had a nine-game winning streakâ&#x20AC;?. Pilatich, of Catskill, played both baseball and basketball

for the Twins; as a basketball player, he made secondteam in the NAC, was the leading scorer in the semi-finals scoring 24 points, made the second-team All-star in both the NAC and the Mountain Valley Collegiate Conference (MVCC), and was an All-league Basketball Selection. Pilatichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s baseball accolades include earning the Most Valuable Player Award, setting the record for the most strikeouts in a single game and season. In 1976, he had 74 strikeouts as pitcher. Dyer noted that the 2019 Community Inductee, Joan Koweek of Claverack, has been an essential part of the C-GCC family for many years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She connects old- and new-faces C-GCC tirelessly, and has been an avid supporter of athletics for many years,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joan continues to enrich the wealth of the C-GCC environment, and has earned our endless respect and admiration.â&#x20AC;? Each honoree has been added to the C-GCC Athletic Hall of Fameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wall of plaques, located adjacent to the gymnasium and athletics offices.

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meet the Gator standard.â&#x20AC;? Polite did himself no favors at the combine, openly complaining about questions from the Packersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; staff who had used film to point out some of his bad plays in college. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I regret saying any team was bashing me because they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really bashing me,â&#x20AC;? Polite said in a conference call with reporters Friday night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were just trying to interview a guy to come play for their team. They wanted to see how I was, how I react. It was all my fault, and I learned from it.â&#x20AC;? Polite then said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a lot of people to prove wrong. Growing up, there were always a lot of negative things said about me, and I just worked my whole life to not let them get in the way of my work.â&#x20AC;? Even after the combine,

Maccagnan decided to bring Polite to the Jetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; facility for a closer and more relaxed look. Interviews between draft prospects and NFL teams at the combine are only 15 minutes long, and as Maccagnan said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;for a lot of those guys itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fairly high-stress environment.â&#x20AC;? Maccagnan said he thought the Jets had some â&#x20AC;&#x153;character guysâ&#x20AC;? who could help Polite make the transition to the NFL. But considering Politeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong play against top-caliber opposition in the Southeastern Conference, the Jets know he is capable of handling the on-field aspects of the game. The Jets rounded out their draft with Chuma Edoga, an offensive tackle from Southern California; Trevon Wesco, a tight end from West Virginia, Cashman and Austin. Each

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Dabo Swinney opposes ‘professionalizing college athletics’ Ferrell, who led the defense in sacks and tackles for loss, including in The U.S Department of Education smothering Alabama’s high-scoring calls the analytics website it avails to offense in the title game, isn’t going to the public to review how college athlet- show up on any salary list. It is, as we know, against the rules of ics are financed the “Equity in Athletics college athletics to pay athletes much Data Analysis Cutting Tool.” more than tuition, room and board for A more accurate name would be “Inequity in Athletics Data Analysis their blood and sweat. Swinney happens to be a particularly outspoken Cutting Tool.” For example, I punched into the proponent of such indentiture. “We try to teach our guys, use foottool Clemson University, which last ball to create the opportunities, take week awarded its football coach, Dabo advantage of the platform and the Swinney, the newest largest contract brand and the marketing you have in college coaching, $93 million over available to you,” Swinney was quoted the next 10 years. It was reward for five summers ago in the Charleston his leading the Tigers to the national (South Carolina) Post & Courier as part championship in January, his second of an Al Jazeera America investigation. in three years. “But as far as paying players, profesHere was what I found: For the most sionalizing college athletics, that’s recent reporting period, 2017-2018, where you lose me. I’ll go do someSwinney’s football team brought in a thing else, because there’s enough enlittle more than $52 million in revenues titlement in this world as it is.” against $46.3 million in expenses. AcInterestingly, when Swinney uttered cording to the Greenville (South Caro- those words, he already had tradelina) News, $6.5 million of those costs marked his unique name, which his went to Swinney’s nine-man assistant players are forbidden from doing, and staff. USA Today reported $6.2 million was about to register one of his famous more went just to Swinney. encouragements, “Bring Your Own Of THIS course, others who work for Guts,” also which his players can’t do. PUBLICATION Clemson football were paid, too, from You can get one of Swinney’s BYOG SUPPORTS REAL t-shirts for less than $25. The comsecretaries to recruiting coordinators to the graphics design coordinator and pany states that its proceeds support NEWS.chef. the performance Swinney’s All in Foundation aimed at But Swinney’s edge rusher Clelin education and health issues in South

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Carolina. That’s nice. What’s foul is that if you equally divided the revenues for Clemson football by 85 - the number of scholarships Football Bowl Subdivision programs are allowed - Ferrell and his 84 full-ride teammates are each worth far more than a four-year Clemson education. At a minimum, they each were worth $611,764 in revenue annually. That’s called fair market value. That’s what college football and men’s basketball players mean to the billiondollar college athletics’ industry that says it can’t cough up money to pay them despite making dozens of their coaches such as Swinney multimillionaires 10 times over. College balance sheets suggest they can share the wealth and that the value of their athletes is undeniable. Ferrell was selected fourth in the NFL Draft last week. He had one more season of eligibility to play in college. Instead, he chose next football season to be remunerated more like the head coach, Swinney, he helped make a multimillionaire, or the defense coordinator to whom he reported, Brent Venables, who made $2 million last season. Ferrell should get a four-year NFL contract Forbes’ Kurt Badenhausen hypothesized would be about $31 million with two-thirds of it guaranteed in a signing bonus. This is why some state legislators

quietly are exploring paying college players someway, somehow. People finally are catching up to what Nebraska legislator Ernie Chambers started arguing nearly 40 years ago: “When the university turns a handsome profit and merchants, hucksters and boosters make a mint off anything labeled with Nebraska’s Big Red, a fundamental inequity results when the players who produce so much wealth for others . . . [are not] fairly and openly compensated.” “Public universities, at the end of the day, should be looking out for the interest of their students, more than the interests of the NCAA,” Maryland Del. Brooke Lierman recently told the Pew Charitable Trusts news service Stateline about a bill she sponsored to allow college athletes in Maryland to collectively bargain their scholarships, health insurance and pay for appearances. “State legislatures charter and have control over the public universities. If schools themselves feel they can’t stand up to the NCAA, then legislatures have to do it.” Of course, the NCAA advertises that college athletes receive invaluable higher education without tens of thousands of dollars of debt. But the truth at so many places where they bring in so much money is that they aren’t even getting that promise in return. Another website tool tells that story. It is the

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NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate site. On it, I punched in Clemson, again, and this is what I found: The graduation rate for Clemson football players since Swinney took the reins in 200809 went down to the latest reporting period on the 2011-12 freshman class. And for black males such as Ferrell, who predominate the game despite being a trivial portion of undergraduate enrollments, graduation rates have declined and are the worst. The NCAA also doesn’t highlight the injuries those players suffer that can haunt them the rest of their lives without any long-term health coverage or workers’ compensation - because they aren’t deemed workers despite their exchange of labor for the cost of attending college - from the schools for which they toil. It is blinded by the money. So much keeps getting slathered on these games. ESPN just dumped another $40 million on the Big 12 to continue to broadcast its championship football games. Swinney’s contract was preceded by Alabama football coach Nick Saban’s $74 million over eight years, and Texas A&M football coach Jimbo Fisher’s $75 million over 10 years. Maybe it’ll require the first $100-million coach’s contract to bare as a lie that the college game can’t pay its laborers, too.

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Friend refuses to help plan dinner she’s not invited to My best friend of 40 years has asked me to fly to her son’s wedding in a few months, arrive early to help with everything and not be included in the rehearsal dinner. I explained that I’m not going to spend more than $1,000 to fly out early, stay in a hotel, rent a car DEAR ABBY and not attend the dinner I’ve helped set up, decorate, etc. She said she’s not inviting outof-town guests to the rehearsal dinner, and it’s family only. She then uninvited me to the wedding and hung up on me! We haven’t spoken since. Am I crazy or was she, for expecting me to go work my behind off and leave before the guests arrive? No One’s Slave

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What happened proves the truth of the adage that weddings and funerals can bring out the worst in people. Your friend’s request was insensitive and rude, and she should be ashamed of herself. You would have been more than “an out-of-town guest,” and you should have been thanked for your efforts AT THE DINNER. I’ve dated a guy for three months now, and I still can’t be completely open with him. I am afraid the real me isn’t that likable, so I have become less talkative in this relationship. Each time we go out, he’s always the talker, and when sometimes I want to say something, I clam up. I like him a lot, and I don’t like myself being this way. I am outgoing and talkative when I’m with my friends. I LIKE the way I am

when I am with them because I feel free and relaxed. He has started to complain about my quietness, and it’s upsetting. Each time he mentions it, I feel like I’m exposed. Should I continue this relationship? Not Quiet In The Midwest Don’t look now, but your selfesteem appears to be sagging. Stop hiding in a self-imposed “closet” and show this person who you really are! Whether the relationship survives the disclosure I can’t guess, but I have a premonition that he will like you even better than he has for the last three months. I have a limited income with which I support myself and my four children. When it comes to clothing, my kids’ needs obviously come first, and most of my money goes to buying their clothes. The majority of mine come from clothing banks. My problem is, when someone compliments me on an outfit I’m wearing and asks where I got it, I don’t know what to say. I’m embarrassed to say it’s from a clothing bank, but at the same time I don’t like lying. Any suggestions? Smalltown Poor

The body has two ways of clotting blood: the blood clotting factors and platelets, which are special blood clotTO YOUR ting cells. GOOD HEALTH Warfarin (Coumadin), like newer agents such as dabigatran (Pradaxa) or rivaroxaban (Xarelto), work as anticoagulants, blocking proteins that help clot the blood. They don’t actually “thin” the blood; that would mean a change in viscosity. Clotting factors are needed for a mature, effective blood clot. Aspirin and NSAID drugs, like ibuprofen or naproxen (Aleve and others), affect platelets, the specialized blood cells that start clotting the blood when necessary. If both the platelet system and the factor system are decreased due to medication (or underlying clotting disorder), then the risk for abnormal bleeding goes up. This does not mean people can never take aspirin or NSAIDs if they are on a medication to reduce clotting risk, but it does mean that a careful evaluation must be done to determine the safety of doing so. In other words, your doctor should be able to tell you how often, if ever, you can take these over-the-counter pain relievers. If you can’t take any, then acetaminophen (Tylenol) is usually the safest bet. However, too much acetaminophen can increase the effect of warfarin

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I do have one. When you are complimented on an item of clothing, say thank you. And if the person asks where you bought it, say it was given to you. It’s the truth. It was given to you at the clothing bank.

The truth about blood thinners and OTC pain meds I am on blood thinners, so I am unable to take ibuprofen or naproxen for pain. Do you know of anything I can take to help with pain?

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Blondie

(measured by your INR level). My sister is having a problem with severe pressure in her head. She went to a neurologist and was diagnosed with arthritis in her head. He is investigating whether it has gone into her spine. Can a person get arthritis in the head? “Arthritis” comes from the Greek word “arthron” meaning “joint,” and “-itis,” which always means “inflammation.” So, arthritis is inflammation of the joints. Inflammation has five cardinal findings, which are still learned by medical students in Latin: calor (warmth), rubror (redness), dolor (pain), tumor (swelling) and functio laesa (loss of function). People often use the term “arthritis” when they mean they have joint pain without inflammation, which is really called arthralgia. Still, “arthritis” is commonly used to describe joint pain even if strictly speaking, it’s arthralgia. The skull itself has only one joint that typically gets arthritis or arthralgia. This is the temporalmandibular joint, where the jawbone attaches. The neck, however, has many joints, and the cervical spine is a common place for arthralgia and arthritis. The skull rests on the first vertebra of the neck, called the atlas, or C1. The atlas, in turn, rests on the axis, the second cervical vertebra (C2). While arthritis can happen at the skull/neck joints my experience is that joint pain is much more common lower in the cervical spine.

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Horoscope By Stella Wilder Born today, you are possessed of such strong and undying creativity that you can approach virtually any issue or situation from a productive place that promises progress, even when others are moving backward all around you. Highly intelligent, you can carry your own in any conversation with highly educated and highly trained people, even specialists and experts, and yet at the same time you never abandon that part of your personality that seems to be quite everyday and down-to-earth. Indeed, you have so much in common with others that this is likely to be your stock-in-trade. The more you can keep your feet on the ground and your approach steady and unassuming, the more others will flock to you — and be willing to work with you to achieve remarkable ends. You are not one for facts and figures, and there are times when you simply lose sight of whether you have any money — for that kind of thinking is not your strength. You must, therefore, engage someone you trust to help you jump the financial hurdles you will no doubt come upon in your life — both personally and professionally. Also born on this date are: Willie Nelson, singer; Kirsten Dunst, actress; Cloris Leachman, actress; Eve Arden, actress; Jill Clayburgh, actress; Jane Campion, screenwriter; Burt Young, actor. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You must be sure that your footfall is just right today, or you may find yourself slipping to a place you very much do not want to be. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — What you want may not be possible just yet, but if you work through the

day — and make a plan for tomorrow — you can surely make it happen. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You have been given a good reason why you have run into opposition for something you’re trying to do, but only today does it make any sense. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You may want to include someone you hardly know in a group effort today, as you suspect he or she can contribute something unique. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Pick up the pace today, and you’re likely to leave the competition in your dust. Take care, however, that your control isn’t compromised. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You have the opportunity to tend to the kinds of things that have been hanging over you. One activity can prove quite fun, in fact. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — What you need is close at hand, but you may not be at a point where you can truly recognize its value. That will come — and very soon, too. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You’re heading in a new direction very soon, so it’s important for you to tie up any loose ends before bidding farewell to where you are. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You must prepare yourself for some news that is almost certain to change your perspective about your current situation. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You must do your best to remain in character throughout the day; anything you do that seems to break a pattern can work against you. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Once you get certain things done today, you can turn away from them and never look back. You’re more than ready to move forward. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You can complete a certain task with ease today, just in time to face something you did not expect and that you’re not fully ready for.

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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Yesterday’s

Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

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Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

Architectural terms Level 1

Provide the one-word term for each description. (e.g., A small recess in a wall suitable for small objects. Answer: Niche.) Freshman level 1. The crowning section at the top of a column. 2. A grotesquely carved spout for rainwater. 3. The main tower within the walls of a fortress. Graduate level 4. A row of columns topped by a handrail at the side of a staircase. 5. The central part of a church where people sit. 6. A bell tower built beside a church. PH.D. level 7. An iron gate that can be lowered or raised vertically. 8. A courtyard within the external wall of a castle. 9. A structure built against a wall for support.

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: INEPT VIPER FUNGUS IMPEDE Answer: To see proof that the car wasn’t well-cared-for, he looked at the — “EVI-DENTS”

4/30/19

Solution to Monday’s puzzle

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit

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SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Capital. 2. Gargoyle. 3. Keep. 4. Balustrade. 5. Nave. 6. Campanile. 7. Portcullis. 8. Bailey. 9. Buttress. 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle by Jacqueline E. Mathews Crossword Puzzle THE Daily Commuter Puzzle by Jacqueline E. Mathews

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