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CATSKILL — In an 8-5 vote with one absence, the Greene County Legislature on Wednesday authorized the $400,000 purchase of a building in Coxsackie that is being used as a temporary sheriff’s office. Legislator William B. Lawrence, R-Cairo, was absent from the meeting. An absence is counted as a negative vote. Last October, the county entered into an agreement to lease the building, located at 370 Mansion St., while the new Greene County jail is under

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construction. Under the lease agreement, the building would serve as a temporary sheriff’s office until the department could move into the new jail complex. The building is the former home of the Bank of Greene County and Flach Real Estate. This month the Legislature discussed whether it would be more economically feasible to purchase the building than to continue to lease the building for another two years. “We paid $3,800 a month plus tax, which is another $1,000 for the first year,”

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County lawmakers passed a resolution to purchase a building in Coxsackie for $400,000 in an 8-5 vote, with one absence counted as a negative vote, Wednesday night.

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Fiona Hill, the former top Russia expert on the National Security Council, testifies at the public impeachment hearing of the House Intelligence Committee.

By Massarah Mikati Johnson Newspapers

WASHINGTON — Closing out a week of public hearings for the impeachment inquiry, two foreign service officers

delivered riveting testimony Thursday. Fiona Hill, the former top Russia expert on the National Security Council, and David Holmes, an aide in the U.S.

embassy in Kiev, detailed in their testimonies clear understandings that President Donald Trump, with the assistance of his personal attorney Rudolph Giuliani, pressured

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to conduct investigations into his political opponent and the 2016 elections in exchange for an Oval Office meeting and a lift on

nearly $400 million in security aid. “On a June 28 call with President Zelensky, Ambassador Taylor, and the Three See UKRAINE A2

Lawmakers adopt $122M budget, flycar in hand By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Lawmakers adopted a Greene County budget of $122.35 million for 2020 Wednesday night including an amendment to add a fifth flycar. Mountaintop officials have been pushing for the paramedic vehicle, which preps patients for transport prior to the arrival of an ambulance, since 2017. The budget increase from $119 million in 2019 to $122.35 million for 2020 reflects a tax rate increase of 1.7%, with eight of the 14 towns experiencing tax rate reductions, according to the budget proposal. The increase in the budget

is due to a variety of factors such as the debt service for the new Greene County jail, increased personnel associated with Raise the Age legislation, bail reform and evidentiary discovery changes, Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said at the public hearing on the budget Nov. 4. For example, the county is estimating these new laws will require one additional full-time employee for the probation department, one full-time employee in emergency services to help with the discovery process, two full-time employees in the district attorney’s office, one full-time employee with the See BUDGET A2

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Robert Janiszewski, of Tannersville, addressed the Legislature at the public hearing for the county budget Nov. 4. The Legislature adopted the 2020 Greene County budget Wednesday.

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Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said at a recent Public Works Committee meeting. “In the second year it will go from $3,800 to $4,200 and then to $4,300 in the third year.” By reselling the property for $400,000, the county could save $125,000, Groden has said.

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Amigos (Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland, special envoy Kurt Volker and Energy Secretary Rick Perry), it was made clear that some action on a Burisma/Biden investigation was a precondition for an Oval Office meeting,” Holmes said William Taylor, U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, told him. Holmes also testified that Trump knew certain “senior officials were using the levers of our diplomatic power to induce the new Ukrainian President to announce the opening of a criminal investigation against” former Vice President Joe Biden, and his son Hunter’s ties to the Ukrainian energy company Burisma. Both Holmes and Hill said it was clear to everyone that Burisma and Biden were one in the same. Hill classified the conduct

Legislators Michael Bulich, R-Catskill, Gregory Davis, RGreenville, Matthew Luvera, R-Catskill, Linda Overbaugh, R-Catskill and Jim Thorington, R-Windham voted against the resolution. Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, R-New Baltimore and legislators Harry Lennon, D-Cairo, Jack Keller, R-Catskill, Charlie Martinez, R-Coxsackie, Thomas Hobart, R-Coxsackie, Patricia Handel, R-Coxsackie, Larry Gardner, D-Hunter and Ed Bloomer,

R-Athens supported the resolution. Bulich urged the county not to delve into the real estate business at the Public Works Committee meeting. “I don’t think the county should be in the business of buying and selling property,” Bulich said. Luvera, R-Catskill, expressed some reservations about the deal. “I’m afraid we’re going to sit on it,” he said. “Look at the Rite Aid building in Catskill.

Acquiring commercial property is a gamble.” Overbaugh agreed. “I’m squeamish about buying commercial property,” she said. “We’re shelling out $400,000 but we don’t know what the market is going to do in Greene County.” Another possibility is to use the building for county purposes, Groden said. “If another county function needs it at that point, it will go through another rehab,” he said.

as a “domestic political errand.” She commanded the hearing room as she testified about her exposure to this “errand,” particularly through her “testy” dealings with European Union Ambassador Gordon Sondland, who testified Wednesday. “He wasn’t coordinating with (the NSC) because we weren’t doing the same thing that he was doing,” Hill said. “He was being involved in a domestic political errand. And we were being involved in national security foreign policy, and those two things had just diverged.” Corroborating one of the most revealing bits of information from Sondland’s testimony Wednesday, Hill said Sondland told her he was briefing Trump, Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former national security advisor John Bolton about his dealings with Ukraine. Sondland said Wednesday “everyone was in

the loop.” Hill also was quick to dispel conspiracy theories that Ukraine, not Russia, meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. “These fictions are harmful even if they are deployed for purely domestic political purposes,” Hill said. “(Russian) President Putin and the Russian security services operate like a Super PAC. They deploy millions of dollars to weaponize our own political opposition research and false narratives.” By meddling in the 2016 elections and U.S. politics thereafter, Hill said, Russia’s ultimate goal was to create major party divides and foster questions of the legitimacy of the presidency, whether Trump or Hillary Clinton had won — which Hill said Russia successfully achieved. Unseating Republican arguments that no harm was done because the security aid for Ukraine the White House

froze was eventually released without the announcement of a Biden investigation, Holmes said there were still issues of importance to Ukraine at stake that could lead to quid pro quo. “Although the hold was lifted, there were still things they wanted, they weren’t getting, including an oval office meeting,” Holmes said. “I think that continues to this day, they still need us moving forward. This doesn’t end with the lifting of the security assistance hold.” Multiple officials have testified that U.S. security aid and continued support is essential to support Ukraine from Russian aggression and as they build a new, corrupt-free government. Massarah Mikati covers the New York State Legislature and immigration for Johnson Newspaper Corp. Email her at mmikati@columbiagreenemedia.com, or find her on Twitter @massarahmikati.

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That deadline sets up a potentially climactic series of votes in late December, when lawmakers could be considering impeachment articles against Trump while racing to avert a holiday season government shutdown. Lawmakers remain divided over funding Trump’s signature promise to build a wall at the southern border — the same issue that led to the pre-Christmas government shutdown nearly a year ago, which stretched into January and became the nation’s longest. By a vote of 74-20, the Senate agreed to the temporary measure, haunted by the consequences of the 35-day shutdown that lasted into January. The measure having

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to come to a stop.” Lawmakers now have four weeks to resolve the dozen spending bills that have to pass to ensure the government is funded for the remainder of the fiscal year, which began Oct. 1. “I’m optimistic that the passage of the continuing resolution today is something Congress can build from,” Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. and the minority leader, said of the spending bill Thursday, “a sign that appropriators from both sides of the aisle are ready to work together to settle government funding by the end of the calendar year.”

Ambulance system. The budget for the Catskill service in 2019 is $1.8 million. Luvera said he believed the mountaintop towns should be responsible for the cost of the service. “The mountaintop towns are not dealing with this problem. They are asking us to deal with it,” he said at the Health Services Committee meeting. “This is a town issue we are taking on as a county and asking county taxpayers to pay for it.” Luvera said the towns should take responsibility for the problem, “just like Catskill did.” This type of service is not realistic for small towns, Hunter Town Supervisor Daryl Legg said regarding Luvera’s comment. “I think it’s wonderful the town of Catskill can afford an ambulance,” Legg said. “But to sit there and tell us we have to do that...small towns can’t afford that. It would double our budget.”

The town of Hunter has a budget of $2.5 million, Legg said. The town of Catskill’s budget for 2019 was $6.8 million. Bulich suggested the mountaintop towns pay for the car and dedicate it to the mountaintop at the Health Services Committee meeting. Legislator Patricia Handel, R-Durham, disagreed with the concept. “I don’t think that life on the mountaintop is worth less than a valley life,” she said. “It is a Greene County flycar, not a mountaintop flycar. Catskill chose to do its own system. I don’t think other towns should suffer because Catskill did its own thing.” Additionally, the town of Windham has its own ALS Ambulance but also participates in the flycar system, Legislator Jim Thorington said. Other late changes to the budget included a slight increase in state sales tax from $32 million to $32,193,203, and two grants for an opioid

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Department of Social Services and one full-time employee in the Department of Motor Vehicles, Groden said. The additional flycar will be paid for in 2020 by a $60,000 contribution from Greene County Emergency Medical Services and a $50,000 State and Municipal Facilities Program Grant from the state Assembly. The remaining $303,203 will come from the county, according to the resolution passed Wednesday. Legislators Matthew Luvera and Michael Bulich, both R-Catskill, opposed both the flycar resolution and the budget adoption resolution. Legislator William Lawrence, R-Cairo, was absent from the meeting. Luvera and Bulich have adamantly opposed the flycar because Catskill operates its own Advanced Life Support

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Hudson police contract vote on hold

CALENDAR Monday, Nov. 25 n Catskill Village Planning Board 7

p.m. Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill

By Amanda Purcell Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — Nearly a dozen city police officers, some in uniform, attended the Common Council meeting Tuesday night to hear the fate of their annual contract with the city. An agreement between the Hudson police officers’ union and the city was tentatively reached on Oct. 25, and adopted by the union on Oct. 28. But there was no discussion or vote on the contract by council members at Tuesday’s formal Common Council meeting at City Hall, 520 Warren St. During public comment at the end of the meeting, police Sgt. Christopher Filli, speaking on behalf of the officers’ union, asked why the contract was not discussed LANCE WHEELER FOR COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA or placed on the aldermen’s Members of Hudson police investigate shots near State Street desks. fired in May 2019. “There hasn’t been anything brought to the table,” the negotiations. The coun- December. Filli said. cil then has the opportunity “We only heard from one The tentative contract is to vote for or against the Common Council member,” similar to the current con- contract. Garriga wrote in response. tract, with an additional two “My understanding is the “Let’s hear from everyone pages of amendments, said attorney for the city [Gold] and see what the majorFilli, who is participating in has reached out to the city ity thinks. I myself agree it his third negotiation with and they [the Common should be in for next year.” the city. In the same email thread, Council] refused to meet,” “We need to schedule a Filli said. “My understand- 5th Ward Alderman Dominic time for the city’s attorney ing also is that there was an Merante suggested council [Elayne Gold] to meet with email put out [by Common members could be violatus,” Common Council Presi- Council members] about not ing the Open Meetings Law dent Thomas DePietro said. signing this or not even re- by discussing the issue in DePietro, 2nd Ward Alder- viewing the agreement until emails, absent the view of woman Tiffany Garriga and the first of the year.” the public. 1st Ward Alderman Kamal Garriga replied to Filli, “We should bring this up Johnson all stated they were saying that is not true. tonight not [in] an email not given an opportunity The police officers’ union since that will constitute a to view the documents and submitted a Freedom of In- public meeting,” Merante thus could not move forward formation Law request to the wrote in his reply to DePietwith the contract. city to view emails between ro and Garriga. “I have made numerous the aldermen about the conBut the issue was not requests [to the mayor] to tract, DePietro said. brought up at the meeting see the contract and have “You will find nothing in that night. been denied,” DePietro said. there [the emails] to confirm DePietro clarified his In previous administra- that view that says we are emailed remarks Wednestions, council members were waiting until Jan. 1,” DePi- day, saying he wasn’t sure consulted on the contract, etro said. he would get the contract in DePietro said, including In emails obtained by the time to discuss it for the Deduring Rick Scalera’s term Register-Star, DePietro sug- cember meeting. as mayor. Filli said council gested the council could vote “There was no effort to members were not included on the contract in December delay the contract,” DePiin discussions during Mayor or wait until next year, but etro said. “We just wanted to Tiffany Martin’s term. did not state why the con- have a conversation with the “The fact the current may- tract vote would need to be attorney in executive session or [Rick Rector] chose to do delayed. so we can find out what the it this way is not necessarily “The police contract ne- contract is. We have no idea a matter of long-term prec- gotiations are apparently [what is in the contract] and edent,” DePIetro said. “It over and the city’s attorney we still don’t.” was his choice to do it this in this matter would like to The Register-Star submitway. We reserve the right to make a presentation to us,” ted a Freedom of Informaat least see the contract be- DePietro wrote in an email tion Law request Friday for fore we have a formal pre- dated Nov. 7 to fellow coun- the breakdown of the costs sentation from the attorney. cil members. “The question to be paid to the attorney, We are stewards of taxpayer at hand for you to consider a copy of the tentative conmoney and we were having is this: Should we schedule tract and copies of all emails no say in what was going that in December? Or wait between Common Council on.” until the New Year? I’ve members and the mayor and DePietro suggested to asked for the contract ahead the Common Council presiFilli to speak with the mayor of time so we can study it be- dent that discuss the conabout why council members fore any presentation. We tract. were not given a chance to can discuss this at our next At the Common Council view the contract. Filli re- meeting.” meeting in October, Garriga sponded that the police conFifth Ward Alderwoman made a motion to set aside tracts are kept under wraps Eileen Halloran responded the bill to pay $12,000 in atuntil they are presented to by email that the contract torney fees associated with the council by the attorney should be reviewed in No- contract negotiations so the hired by the city to handle vember and voted on in costs could be explained

Tuesday, Nov. 26 n Catskill Town Planning Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill

Wednesday, Nov. 27 n Catskill Town Offices closed in ob-

servance of Thanksgiving

Thursday, Nov. 28 n Catskill Town Offices closed in observance of Thanksgiving n Catskill Village Offices will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving n Coxsackie Town Offices closed in observance of Thanksgiving n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in observance of Thanksgiving n Greene County Office Building closed in observance of Thanksgiving

Friday, Nov. 29 n Catskill Town Offices closed in ob-

servance of Thanksgiving n Catskill Village Offices will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in observance of Thanksgiving

Monday, Dec. 2 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Cairo Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo

Wednesday, Dec. 4 n Greene County Economic Development Corporation 4 p.m. Greene County Economic Development, Tourism and Planning Conference Room (Room 427), 411 Main St., Catskill

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p.m. Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Cairo Town Planning Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Coxsackie Village Workshop Meeting 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

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p.m. Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

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Hudson police officers investigate a report of a shooting in the city with state police in this file photo. The vote on a new police contract was put on hold again when the Common Council asked forntime to review the documents.

further. At Tuesday’s Common n Council meeting, the Council voted to pay that bill without discussion. n Rector issued the following by written response Wednesday when asked why n the contract could not be shown to the Council ahead of time: “We have been requesting a date and time for our conn tract negotiation attorney to have a meeting with the Council to review the conn tract in detail and answer n questions or comments any they may have. The nature of n this document is highly confidential in the midst of the approval process. Once the Council has been provided then contract and has had an opportunity to both review and discuss it, it is then enn tirely in their hands as to approval, requested revisions or nrejection. “We have been following the same protocol as estabn lished by previous administrations from everything I have n been told [by previous mayors],” the mayor said. At the meeting Tuesday, n Merante asked what the next steps would be so the council could move forward with thencontract. In response to Merante, Garriga asked City Attorney Andy Howard whether Men should recuse himself rante from discussion of the contract and the contract vote because he is related to officers in the department. n Howard responded that having relatives in the department does not mean n a de facto recusal, and the decision to recuse would ultimately rest with the n

alderman. Merante said he has consulted with Howard in the past and recused himself in the past over unrelated issues. Neither of those officers are Merante’s spouse or child, or live in his household, nor would he personally gain financially from the contract, Merante said in response to questions after the meeting. At the end of the discussion, Johnson, in a show of diplomacy, asked DePietro to reach out to Gold to schedule a special meeting to hear the presentation. DePietro said he would, or possibly schedule the presentation for the next informal meeting Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. The council does not have to vote immediately after the presentation, DePietro said.

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In the southern portion of Catskill, every square foot of land seems to be ripe for some kind of industrial development. Months after an application for a controversial ash dump was withdrawn from the state, a new proposal has been submitted by Peckham Industries in Smith’s Landing to the state Department of Environmental Conservation for a permit to build berms made from construction and demolition debris. Peckham Industries’ proposal follows on the heels of an application by the New Hampshire-based company Wheelabrator Technologies for a permit to create an ash dump on the Hudson River in Smith’s Landing, a proposal that was staunchly condemned in the spring. Wheelabrator sought a lease on 158 acres on Route 9W in Smith’s Landing, including a former quarry owned by Peckham Materials Inc. The project involved hauling 445,000 tons of ash each year from Wheelabrator’s incinerators in Peekskill, Hudson Falls and Poughkeepsie, to the Catskill site, and separating the metals from the ash. The anticipat-

ed lifespan of the project was 48 years. The application, submitted in 2017, was withdrawn after public outcry led by environmental advocate Judith Enck and the environmental watchdog group Riverkeeper. Peckham representatives are scheduled to present information about the project at the Nov. 26 Town of Catskill Planning Board meeting, Chairman Joseph Izzo said Wednesday. The project would involve importing 600,000 tons of construction and demolition debris, according to DEC. That’s 150,000 tons more material than what was proposed by Wheelabrator. The C&D materials would be used to construct a series of visual, noise and dust barriers across the site to screen the industrial recycled asphalt pavement handling and processing operations from surrounding viewsheds, including the Hudson River. Now, there is upside to building a screen to shield an industrial site from view and at the same time keep out noise and dust. The downside, of course, is the screen would be built from construction and demolition

debris. A C&D landfill receives construction and demolition debris, which typically consists of roadwork material, excavated material, demolition waste, construction/ renovation waste and site clearance waste, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. C&D landfills do not receive hazardous waste or industrial solid waste unless the landfills meet certain standards and are permitted to receive such wastes. The EPA regulates materials containing lead and asbestos. One of the first questions the planning board must ask is whether the proposal is or is not a landfill. However the project is classified, it is incumbent on the planning board not to make any decisions before it has all the facts. And with several C&Drelated proposals in the past, the planning board should make certain that Peckham follows all the regulations. As any resident anywhere in Greene County can tell you, C&D projects come and go with the tide. It’s time to make that experience work for us.

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The words are chilling. When Chinese students returned to Xinjiang province to find their relatives missing and hauled off to brainwashing camps, a guide written by the authorities told them not to worry. “Treasure this chance for free education that the party and government has provided to thoroughly eradicate erroneous thinking, and also learn Chinese and job skills,” it said. “This offers a great foundation for a happy life for your family.” This is the face of cultural genocide. China is eradicating the language, traditions and religion of Uighur, Kazakh and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang in China’s far northwest, corralling them into concentration camps and bombarding them with indoctrination by the Communist Party. The student guide was revealed by The New York Times along with hundreds of other pages of

internal documents that show how the campaign is driven from the top by Chinese officials, including President Xi Jinping. China has insisted the camps are nothing more than vocational education and training centers aimed at combating violent Islamist extremism. To the returning students, soothing reassurances were offered that their vanished relatives were enjoying free food and living costs, “and the standards are quite high.” But the reality portrayed by eyewitnesses who left the facilities, as well as in satellite photography, is of an archipelago of prison camps, holding as many as 1 million people, surrounded by barbed wire and monitored continuously by surveillance cameras, with a goal of wiping out the traditions of the Uighurs and others in the region and pounding into them the Communist ideology. The documents made

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Breaking bread with strangers Much as I like Thanksgiving (and I do like it), I find it an ironic celebration. In the mythology of our country, the Thanksgiving I learned about as a child in elementary school, the Pilgrims, newly arrived in the New World, shared a meal in 1621 with their neighbors, the Wampanoag Indians, in celebration of their first harvest. The Pilgrims had fled England, we learned, in order to be free to practice their religion. The issue was “religious freedom.” No one, certainly no teacher of mine, bothered to mention that the Pilgrims were no more interested in religious freedom than their former countrymen. They were interested in the freedom to practice their religion but not for anyone else to practice theirs. That idea, the idea of religious freedom, of religious plurality, would have to await the Dutch to settle Manhattan and the Hudson Valley, not the Pilgrims in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. As for the Wampanoags, I have no idea what they thought. But for whatever reason, the two tribes — Pilgrims and Wampanoags — decided on a temporary truce and shared a meal. Strangers broke bread with each other. If peace between them was a sometime thing, it at least was possible on that one day. Today, we rarely share our Thanksgiving with strangers. In my experience, our Thanksgiving celebrations have always been primarily family events. To be sure (and thankfully), there are plenty of people who volunteer to help at soup kitchens, prepare meals for the isolated and aged, prepare Thanksgiving care packages for the less fortunate. But even then, most of us retreat to our families for our actual celebration. At least that is what I do. Perhaps that is because we Americans still remain rather tribal and sectarian in our impulses, and the older we are the more likely that is true. Our national obsession with broad generalizations about race, national origin, and religion, serves to mask the real differences every cultural and national group has had with each other. “No Irish need apply” was not a proposition fostered by black citizens. In the New York of the early 20th century, German Jews disparaged Eastern European Jews. In the South of the ‘50s white Protestants railed against white Papists. In 1990s New York, employers obsessed over perceived differences between American born blacks and those from the Caribbean islands. Cuban-Americans disparaged Puerto Ricans. To this day, most of us can’t tell the difference between various Asian groups even if they are acutely aware of their differences from each other. In our current political climate, tribalism is being deliberately exacerbated, at least in terms of color, national origin and religion. If one decried “identity politics” in past years as a particularly Democratic syndrome, both Republicans and Democrats fiercely embrace its practice today,

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SALTZ particularly at the extremes of both left and right, both trying to minimize if not annihilate the political center. If both continue on their current paths, they will be undermining, even presiding over the death of the very idea of America as enshrined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Fortunately, it is not too late to change the trajectory of our politics, as unlikely as that may seem at the moment. The reality for most of us is we are not as sectarian and tribal as we think we are. I think, for example, of my own family. I am a third-generation American, my grandparents having immigrated as children from Russia in the 1880s. They, like me and my parents, were/are secular Jews. My wife is a thirdgeneration American as well, her grandparents having emigrated from Sicily in the 1890s. Her parents were sometime Catholics and she, despite 12 years of parochial school, has long been a secular Catholic, presuming she’d attach the word “Catholic” as a descriptive word that has ever had any meaning for her in her life. As for our children, fourthgeneration Americans, they are a motley crew. Take my children. My ex-wife said her father was half Blackfoot Indian and half white, something he always denied, perhaps because it might not have played well in the 1940s and ‘50s Nevada business community where he lived. Her mother was mostly Scotch from a family that had settled in the West several generations in the past. So, my son and daughter have that along with my Russian heritage. And my son’s children have whatever that is combined with whatever their mother’s heritage, which, like the rest of us, is descended from various countries on the periphery of the Czarist Russian and Soviet Empire. My stepdaughter, my wife’s daughter, has an equally jumbled background. Her father is a first generation Cuban-American with whatever combination of Old and New World family genes run through him. Her mother, as I’ve said is a third generation ItalianAmerican. As I once told my stepdaughter when she was wondering about her own identity, that makes her 100% American, at least in my eyes. And her children continue with genetic heritages from all over the Western world. Today, she and her husband own two bar/ restaurants in Brooklyn. Her employees, like her customers, are a portrait of America’s young people — every color, every religion, every sex, every combination of everything, all managing to get along with each other (most

of the time). If America is a country that is always becoming, always evolving, it can only do so if it is continually replenished and energized by the things that have made it what it is from the very beginning, a continuous feeding of America by those who imagine America as Reagan’s golden city on a hill, a country for those who aspire to a better, more expansive life, a life filled with possibility. In the past few months I’ve read three books by women who remind me so much of who we Americans are, of how we’ve gotten to where we are. Samantha Power, Obama’s UN Ambassador, is a first-generation immigrant, having come from Ireland when she was 12. In her memoir, “The Education of an Idealist,” she speaks movingly of visiting her fellow ambassadors from around the world and visiting third world countries that had never been visited by such a high ranking American representative, and realizing that for them she, an immigrant, was the embodiment of America, America made manifest in their midst. Equally moving was her description of her UN staff who, like herself, were largely first and second-generation Americans. A second book was the novel, “Girls Burn Brighter,” by Shobha Rha, a first-generation Indian-American, about two soul mates separated by the worst fates that can happen to poor girls from rural India who are desperate to find freedom from their pre-ordained destinies and each other again, perhaps, improbably, in America, the land of their dreams. A third book is the yet to be published, “The Royal Abduls,” by Ramiza Koya, a second-generation IndianAmerican, with a father who was an Indian from Fiji and a mother who was white and from Texas. Her book is about a secular Muslim Indian family in post 9/11 America, all trying to find their way in an America that is not inclined to imagine that a Muslim might be secular, much less American, and what their individual identities really are, where they, as individuals, actually fit into America and where they will be allowed to fit. This is particularly true for the grandson, the child, like Ramiza, of an Indian father and white mother. Their discoveries lead to both expected and unexpected results. I wish these three women could join us, our motley crew, at our Thanksgiving table. On this one day at least, while we’re eating our turkey and giving thanks for the things we have in our lives, I hope we all — you and me — can put aside our very real differences and animosities as did the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims, and imagine that we might, together, create a better, more perfect union, one that includes all of us, all of us Americans in all our diversity, while we break bread with strangers. Michael Saltz is an awardwinning, long-time, now-retired Senior Producer for what is now called “PBS NewsHour.” He is a resident of Hillsdale.

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Edwin Bedell Edwin Bedell, age 87, died peacefully at home on November 19, 2019. He was born August 15, 1932. He was the son of the late Edward and Dorothy Bedell. Edwin graduated from Coxsackie High School. He served in the US Air Force. After discharge, he returned home to work for various companies, including the Ravena Iron Works. While working as a temp for NYS, he met the love of his life, Mary Alice Lawlor. They were happily married for 60 years until her death on January 24, 2019. Edwin retired from the Atlantic Cement Company (Blue Circle) after 25 years as the Stores Supervisor. Edwin enjoyed working, cars, airplanes, history, and most of all, being a great husband and Dad! He couldn’t do enough for his children and often commented on how much he enjoyed caring for Mary Alice in her

final months. He was an incredibly generous man, who was liked by all that met him. Edwin is survived by his children, Joanne Bedell, Cathy (Darryl) Wisnieski, Thomas Bedell (Nancy Bailly), granddaughter Alexis Wisniewski, step-grandchildren Cecilia, James and Bailee Tierney, brother Allan Bedell and his treasured cat, Cleo. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend calling hours at the W. C. Brady’s Sons, Inc. Funeral Home, 97 Mansion St., Coxsackie, NY on Saturday, November 23, 2019 from 10 to noon. The service portion will be held at 11 am, with Interment to follow at Chestnut Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation, 310 So. Manning Blvd., Albany, NY 12208, info@givetostpeters. org Condolences may be made at www.wcbradyssonsinc.net.

Kathleen A. Daoust Kathleen A. Daoust, age 68 years, of Coxsackie, N.Y., passed away on November 20, 2019, peacefully surrounded by her loving family, at The Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany, N.Y. She was born on November 7, 1951, in Catskill, N.Y. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend calling hours at The W.C. Brady’s Sons, Inc. Funeral Home, 97 Mansion

Street, Coxsackie, N.Y. on Sunday, November 24, 2019, from 12:00 Noon – 4:00 P.M. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, November 25, 2019, at 9:00 A.M. at St. Mary’s R.C. Church, Coxsackie, N.Y. Interment will follow in the family plot of St. Mary’s Parish Cemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y. Condolences may be made at www.wcbradyssonsinc.net.

Anthony Michael Lazzara It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Anthony Michael Lazzara. Anthony died peacefully in his home on November 20, 2019 at the age of 39. Anthony is survived by his parents; Joseph Lazzara II and Carol Lazzara, siblings; Jennifer Schindler, Joseph Lazzara III, Angelo Lazzara, and Tanya Middleton. Anthony also leaves behind many nieces and nephews whom he absolutely adored. His family is devastated by this loss and Anthony’s joyfulness is already greatly missed. Anthony loved

movies, games, and lively conversation. He had a huge heart and was very generous to those around him. Anthony has taught us so much about making memories and making our friends and loved ones smile. His time was too short, but he made his moments count. Visitation hours at the Bates & Anderson-Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home are Sunday November 24, 2019 from 1:003:00pm, followed by a funeral service at 3:00pm. Interment will be at the convenience of the family.

Charles A. Thorpe Charles A. Thorpe of Haines Falls, N.Y., 87 years, passed away on November 17th, 2019 at Greene County Meadows Nursing Home in Catskill, N.Y. Born June 10, 1932 to Donald and Stella (Greene) Thorpe in Haines Falls, N.Y. He was a real estate broker for Thorpe Real Estate in Haines Falls, N.Y. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving from 1952-1954. A member of the American Legion Bunt Brewer Post #165 in Tanners-

ville, N.Y., a charter member of the Haines Falls, Fire Co. Survivors include his son Nathan, a companion Diana Repinz, her sons, Storm, Adam, and Jason, two brothers Edward (Dede) Thorpe and William Thorpe. Four nephews Greg (Diane) Thorpe, Patrick Thorpe, Trevor (Michael) Thorpe, Corey Thorpe. Grave side services will be conducted in the spring. Arrangements are entrusted to Aston-Basagic Funeral Home.

George W. Warnefeld George W. Warnefeld, 73, a ten Cleaveland of Brooklyn, NY; longtime resident of Tivoli, NY, his grandnieces & nephew, Elise passed away on Tuesday, No- & Alexander Grant; along with exvember 19, 2019 at Northern tended family & friends. Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, Friends may call at the Burnett NY. & White Funeral Homes in Red Born on March 18, 1946, in Hook on Monday, November Rhinebeck, NY, he was the son 25th, 2019 from 2 - 4 & 6-8 pm. of the late George and Katherine (Diehl) Warnefeld. George mar- Monumental Lodge #374 F & AM ried Sharon Shaler on April 8, will conduct services at 7 pm. 1995 at St. Paul’s Trinity Parish- Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, Tivoli, NY. Sharon surNovember 26th, 2019 at vives at home in Tivoli. St. Paul’s/Trinity Parish, For many years and until Tivoli, NY. Rev. Masud his retirement, George Ibn Syedullah will ofworked as an engineer with CSX based in Selficiate. Burial will be at kirk, NY. George was a Red Church Cemetery, member and treasurer Tivoli. Memorial donaof Monumental Lodge tions may be made in #374, F&AM in Tivoli, George’s memory to NY, and a parishioner of Warnefeld the Monumental Lodge St. Paul’s/Trinity Parish #374, F&AM, PO Box 309 Tivoli, in Tivoli, NY. NY 12583, or to St. Paul’s/Trinity In addition to his loving wife Sharon, he is survived by a step Parish, Woods Rd, PO Box 68, son, Rudy Firmbach III of Kinder- Tivoli, NY 12583. Arrangements hook, NY; his sister and brother are under the direction of Burnett in law, Karen & David Cleaveland & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. of Tivoli, NY; his step grandchil- Broadway, Red Hook, NY. For dren, Allyson & Ryan Firmbach; directions, or to sign the online his nieces, Corinne (Matthew) guest book, please visit www. Grant of Rhode Island, and Kris- Burnett-White.com.

Jean Lagana Jean Lagana, age 93, of Cairo passed away peacefully at Whittier Skilled Nursing Center on November 20, 2019. Born in Brooklyn on February 12, 1926, Jean was one of seven siblings born of the late Vito and Marianna Russo. Jean married Ernest (Ernie) Lagana in 1946 and together they raised three children. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Cairo. Jean and Ernie owned and operated the popular Cairo Diner from the 1950’s through the 1970’s where they made everyone feel at home.

Her greatest joy was her family 2015. Survivors include her son, and her numerous friends. Jean Carl (Sue) Lagana of Catskill; loved to cook and took daughter, Maria Suttgreat pride in her home. meier of Hudson; and She especially enjoyed four grandchildren, the holidays which were Christopher and Dania festive time of celelle Fillmore of PA, ebration that embraced Mark (Ashley) Suttmeithe wonderful traditions er of NH and Michelle of her Italian heritage (Jamal) Little of IL as including her famous well as many nieces, “Nana cookies”. nephews, and friends. In addition to her Relatives and Lagana parents, brothers and friends are invited to sisters, she was predeceased pay respects at Sacred Heart by her loving husband, Ernie in Church in Cairo from 11:00 AM 1983 and daughter, Francine in to 12:00 PM on Saturday, No-

vember 23, 2019 immediately followed by a Mass of Christian Burial. Private interment will follow in the family plot in Jefferson Heights. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jean’s memory may be made to the Greene County Women’s League Cancer Patient Aide Society, P.O. Box 341, Round Top, NY 12473. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Richard’s Funeral Home, Cairo, NY. Condolences may be made at www.richardsfuneralhomeinc. net.

Trump pledged to help small farms. Aid is going to big ones. Mike Dorning Bloomberg

President Donald Trump promised he would help embattled small farmers caught in the crossfire of his trade war with China. But big farms so far have been the main beneficiaries of the billions of dollars being distributed in aid payments. Half of the Trump administration’s latest trade-war bailout for farmers went to just a 10th of recipients in the program, according to an analysis of payments by an environmental organization. The study asserted that payouts have been skewed toward larger operations and wealthier producers. The top 1% of beneficiaries from the trade aid received 13% of the money distributed in the first round of payments under this year’s Market Facilitation Program, with an average payment of more than $177,000. But the bottom 80% of recipients received an average payment of $5,136, according to the Environmental Working Group, which analyzed records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The analysis echoes the findings of an assessment of last year’s trade aid program that also found benefits were tilted toward large farms. That’s likely to stoke criticism of the cost of the $28 billion bailout and accusations of inequities. Senate Democrats earlier this month issued a report arguing Trump’s trade aid favors Southern farmers at the expense of their counterparts in the Midwest and Northern Plains, growers of cotton over soybeans, and large producers over smaller ones. “America’s farm safetynet is broken,” Anne Weir Schechinger, a senior analyst with Environmental Working Group, said in a statement. “Instead of helping small farmers that have been hurt by the Trump administration’s trade war, Trump’s Agriculture Department is wantonly distributing billions of taxpayer dollars to the largest

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and wealthiest farms.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture defended the program in a statement issued through a spokesman, saying the administration “is committed to helping all farmers, regardless of their size, deal with the economic impacts of retaliatory tariffs and unfair trading practices.” Controversy over the trade aid has grown as the scale of payments has escalated and U.S. farmers have become increasingly dependent on federal aid. The farm rescue is now more than twice as expensive as the 2009 auto industry bailout, which ultimately cost taxpayers $12 billion. Almost 40% of projected U.S. farm profits this year will come from trade aid, disaster assistance, federal subsidies and insurance payments, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. The trade aid program came up in Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate as moderator Rachel Maddow pressed candidate Pete Buttigieg on whether he would continue the rescue subsidies if he is elected. Buttigieg responded he would “but we won’t need them because we’re going to fix the trade war.” Farmers and rural residents

are a critical Trump constituency as the president enters a re-election campaign and a fight to stave off impeachment. The Trump administration announced an additional $16 billion round of trade aid for farmers this year as the dispute with China drags on. That’s on top of a $12 billion pledge in 2018. This year’s payments are being made in three tranches. The Environmental Working Group analysis looked at payments made in the first tranche, from Aug. 19 through Oct. 31, totaling about $6 billion. At least three farms have already received more than $1 million in aid from this year’s first tranche. Smith & Sons, a cotton and sorghum farm based in Bishop, Texas, was paid $1.5 million, according to the group. Forty-five farms were paid more than $500,000. The program caps payments at $250,000 per person. But Schechinger said the limit can be skirted through partnerships that allow cousins, nieces and nephews living in distant cities to receive the aid payments. “The caps really don’t apply to very many people,” she said.

16-year-old scooter rider killed by tow truck in New Jersey Patrick McGeehan The New York Times News Service

A 16-year-old boy became the first person killed while riding a shared electric scooter in New Jersey when he collided with a tow truck in Elizabeth on Wednesday night. The boy, identified by a city official as Nelson Miranda Gomez, was riding one of 150 Lime scooters that were made available for public rental in Elizabeth just three weeks ago, according to the city’s mayor, J. Christian Bollwage. The mayor said a large tow truck was making a right turn from Elizabeth Avenue onto Spring Street at 8:05 p.m. when it struck the boy, a local resident, who died shortly after the collision. Even as scooter-sharing programs have become increasingly popular across the

country, deaths are still relatively rare. In Nashville, city officials ordered Lime and several other scooter providers, including the ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft, to reduce their fleets by half after a rider who had been drinking was killed in a collision with a car. In Elizabeth, the minimum legal age for riding the scooter is 18, but they are available throughout the city and can be unlocked by anybody with a smartphone. The mayor said in an interview that the city council would discuss potential changes to the scooter program to make it safer, or possibly terminating it altogether. Bollwage said the council had unanimously agreed to try the pilot program, but “tragedies always have a way of stimulating an emotional response

to an issue.” He added: “This is the first issue we’ve had, but it’s naturally the worst issue you can have. It’s just tragic.” The mayor said there had been more than 15,000 rides on the Lime scooters in Elizabeth in the first three weeks. He said the city had approved as many as 400 scooters, but only 150 were available so far. The city shares in the revenue from the scooters, which cost $1 per ride plus 20 cents per minute. Russell Murphy, a spokesman for Lime, said the death was the first involving one of the company’s scooters in New Jersey. “We are absolutely devastated by this tragedy and our hearts go out to the victim’s family and friends during this incredibly difficult time,” Murphy said.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced earlier this month the USDA would proceed with a second tranche of aid payments this year, beginning before Thanksgiving. The environmental group’s funders include individual donors, private foundations and companies, among them organic-food producers such as Stonyfield Farm and Organic Valley.

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Catskill High School held a Veterans Day Assembly on Nov. 8. A few Honeyford Memorial American Legion Post 110 members are pictured with two of Catskill Police at the Catskill High School Veterans’ Day Assembly.

Tully Rinckey to provide 300 free turkeys to veterans ALBANY — Tully Rinckey PLLC will once again provide free turkeys to local active duty and retired military personnel this Thanksgiving through the 11th annual Turkeys for Veterans program 12:30-2 p.m. Nov. 26 at the Barn Gathering Room at The Crossings in Colonie. Officials from Tully Rinckey PLLC will hand deliver approximately 4,200 pounds of turkey to military personnel and veterans. Turkeys will be available on a first-come, first-served basis with proof of military ID. Limit one turkey per person. Since its establishment in 2009, the “Turkeys for Veterans” program has provided the Thanksgiving centerpiece for the families of more than 1,700 active duty and retired military personnel in the greater Capital Region. “As we give thanks for our own good fortune this holiday, we can’t help but to reflect

upon the great sacrifices made by the men and women who have stood up to defend our country. The Turkeys for Veterans program has become a tradition that we look forward to all year and is our way of thanking veterans and their families who support them,” said Tully Rinckey PLLC Founding Partner and U.S. Army veteran Mathew B. Tully. Tully Rinckey PLLC has a long-standing record of service with the military. Throughout its offices, the firm employs more than 70 attorneys, many of whom are veterans of the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy, including the firm’s founding partners, Mathew B. Tully, Esq. and Greg T. Rinckey, Esq. Tully is a retired lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard who received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his service in Afghanistan. As

a civilian attorney, he has won numerous landmark decisions protecting veterans’ rights, especially those pertaining to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Rinckey is a former active duty Army JAG who currently represents service members worldwide in a variety of military law issues. Tully Rinckey PLLC is a fullservice law firm with offices nationwide and has recently opened offices in Dublin, Ireland and London, United Kingdom. The firm is nationally recognized for its legal work in military law and is one of the Capital Region’s largest full-service firms with attorneys practicing corporate law, litigation, labor and employment, real estate, estate planning, family & matrimonial law and criminal defense among other practice areas. For more information, visit TullyLegal.com.

Albany International Airport expects near record travel over holiday period ALBANY — Albany International Airport is anticipating near record passenger travel over the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday period. Nationwide, the trade association Airlines for America expects traffic to hit an alltime high with 31.6 million passengers taking to the air over the 12 day travel period between Nov. 22 and Dec. 4. “We are advising our travelers to plan to arrive at their airline ticket counters at least 90 minutes prior to the scheduled departure of their flights,” said the Rev. Kenneth Doyle, chairman of the Albany County Airport Authority. “The last thing we want to see is a family missing their flight because they did not arrive on time.”

Nov. 27 and Nov. 30 are likely to be the busiest travel days of the Thanksgiving holiday period. Albany International Airport is planning for over 10,000 travelers to pass through the airport on each of those days. The Transportation Security Administration will assign additional officers to the checkpoint during the busy holiday season. The TSA checkpoint will open daily at 3:30 a.m. Additional Airport Ambassadors will be providing assistance to travelers at the security checkpoint and throughout the terminal. As the holiday period approaches, the Albany International Airport has activated its new parking system.

To ease the exit process, the airport has installed new parking technology that will allow travelers to pay their parking fees by using a new kiosk located in baggage claim. Travelers can insert their parking stub followed by a credit card or cash. When their vehicle reaches the parking toll plaza, licenseplate readers will validate the payment and the gate will automatically open. Travelers can minimize their parking fee by utilizing the popular Economy E-Lot located on the east side of the airfield. Economy E-Lot parking is $6 per day, with a free shuttle to and from the terminal.

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Disney’s ‘Alice In Wonderland Jr.’ CHATHAM — Wonderland awaits you at Chatham Middle School! Travel down the rabbit hole and join Alice and her Wonderland friends in one of literature’s most classic madcap adventures! Featuring updated songs from Disney’s animated motion picture, Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” is a fastpaced and fun take on the classic tale. Showtimes are Friday, Nov. 22, and Saturday, Nov. 23, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 24, at 2 p.m. in the Chatham Middle School Auditorium. Tickets are $5 at the door. This show features Alexis Reichardt as the titular and endlessly curious heroine Alice; Lily Strattman as the mischievous Cheshire

Left to right: The King of Hearts (Aidan Brennan), Queen of Hearts (Jenny Albrecht), Alice (Alexis Reichardt) and Cheshire Cat (Lily Strattman) in Chatham Middle School’s production of Disney’s “Alice In Wonderland Jr.”

Cat, who is always up to no good; Brandon Gearing as the Mad Hatter, who is quite

mad; Phila Visconti as the excitable March Hare, who endlessly drinks tea; Lucia

Bigelow as the jumpy White Rabbit, who is never quite on time; Iris Davis as the relaxed Caterpillar, who knows quite a lot; Desiree Brooks as the adventurous Dodo Bird, who sails the sea in glory, and Jenny Albrecht as the demanding Queen of Hearts, whose rage may result in offed heads. Directed by Samantha McShane, music directed by Chris Goodrich, choreographed by Bonnie Drowne, costumed by Nadine Gabriel, supported by the Chatham Theatre Production and Marketing class, and presented by the CMS Drama Club, Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” is a oncein-a-lifetime show you can’t miss!

Thanksgiving celebrations at the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum’s Wildlife Education Center CORNWALL-ON-THEHUDSON – Bring the family for some pre- and post-holiday fun to the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum’s Wildlife Education Center (WEC), located at 25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson! First up is the Weekend Nature Program: Turkey Tales on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 10 am. Did you know the turkey was once nominated to become our national symbol? Learn about the turkey’s natural history and interesting adaptations. Then go on a guided walk to look for signs of turkeys, and make a fun turkey craft. Plus, enjoy free same-day admission to the Wildlife Education Center with paid attendance to this program. Admission for Turkey Tales: Museum members: $7/adults, $5/children, not-yet-members: $10/adults, $8/children. Then, on Friday, Nov. 29, through Sunday, Dec. 1, from

Bring the family for some pre and post-Thanksgiving fun at the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum’s Wildlife Education Center (WEC) for “Turkey Tales” and Thanksgiving Weekend at the WEC. Photo by HHNM Staff

12-4 p.m., enjoy Thanksgiving Weekend at the Wildlife

Education Center, celebrating the Nature Museum’s live

animals! During your visit, check out some amazing local wildlife and hear about what they had for their Thanksgiving meal! Enjoy “Meet the Animal” presentations at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. where you will learn about some of the resident animals and see them up close. Shop for special nature and science themed holiday gifts in the Nature Shop, and/ or purchase an animal sponsorship as a unique holiday gift or for yourself. Gain a special friend and support its care at the Nature Museum, and for this holiday weekend only, receive a free gift with the purchase of any animal sponsorship level. Admission to this special weekend is free for Nature Museum members, and $5 for not-yet-members. Preregistration is not required for either event. For more information, visit hhnm.org or call 845-534-5506 x204.

USS Slater opens for Thanksgiving Weekend ALBANY — The USS Slater will be open to the public for guided tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day this Thanksgiving Weekend. The ship will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. This is a wonderful time to show visiting family and friends one of the gems of the Capital Region. Everyone is encouraged to take this final opportunity this season to visit the only World War II destroyer escort afloat in America.

Don’t miss the boat! The final day to tour USS SLATER this season is Sunday, Dec. 1. The ship will be closed to the public December through March. USS SLATER is located on the Hudson River in Downtown Albany just south of the Dunn Memorial Bridge. Admission is $9 for adults, $ 8 for seniors, and $7 for children. Call 518-431-1943 for more information or visit the website at www.ussslater.org. F

Hannaford gift card. Second place will receive a $50 Hannaford gift card, and third place will receive a $25 Hannaford gift card. Winners will be announced on Monday, Dec. 2. For more information and to download a costume contest entry form, please visit TroyTurkeyTrot.com/annual-costumecontest/. Sponsors of the 72nd Troy Turkey Trot include Pioneer Bank; Wm. J. Fagan & Sons, Capital Region Honda Dealers, Fidelis Care, Choice Physical Therapy, CHA, Courtyard by Marriott, River Street Market by First Columbia, DeCrescente Distributing Company, OrthoNY, iCRYO, Hannaford Supermarkets, Garelick Farms, and, Bryce Real Estate. Now in its 72nd year, the Troy Turkey Trot is the nation’s 12th and world’s 64th oldest road race, as well as the 11th largest Turkey Trot in the nation. The event, which celebrates

Kids Need Music Annual Benefit Concert This Saturday, November 23, 3 p.m. Community EventKids Need Music presents a program of art songs, arias and popular songs by acclaimed soprano Kathleen O’Mara and pianist Chris Reynolds. The program will include works by Schubert, Charpentier, Debussy, Puccini, Verdi, Gershwin, Arlen and more. Mr. Reynolds will perform selected piano pieces, including the dramatic Mephisto Waltz No.1 by Franz Lisz Kids Need Music is a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that underprivileged schools have musical instruments for their music program. 100% of the proceeds from the program will be used to purchase band instruments to be donated to the Hudson City School District. Tickets on sale now. $25 general admission. $75 Benefactor admission (includes post concert reception with the artists). Kids Need Music Kids Met Opera HD Live: Philip Glass’s Akhnaten Saturday, November 23, 12:30 p.m. MET PREMIERE / FIRST TIME IN HD Conductor: Karen Kamensek Production: Phelim McDermott Set Designer: Tom Pye Costume Designer: Kevin Pollard Lighting Designer: Bruno Poet Choreographer: Sean Gandini Cast: Dísella Lárusdóttir (Queen Tye), J’Nai Bridges (Nefertiti), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Akhnaten), Aaron Blake (High Priest of Amon), Will Liverman (Horemhab), Richard Bernstein (Aye), Zachary James (Amenhotep) Phelim McDermott, whose productions include the hugely successful Satyagraha by Philip Glass, returns to the Met with a new staging of Glass’s Akhnaten, conducted by Karen Kamensek in her Met debut. Anthony Roth Costanzo sings the title role of the Egyptian pharaoh who attempted to inspire his people to adopt a new religion, abandoning the worship of the old gods for that of a single deity. In her Met debut, J’Nai Bridges sings the role of Nefertiti, Akhnaten’s bride, and Dísella Lárusdóttir is Queen Tye, the pharaoh’s mother. One of the staging’s distinctive visual features is provided by the Gandini Juggling Company, whose movements are perfectly choreographed with the orchestral score. This production of Akhnaten was originally created by LA Opera, Improbable, and English National Opera, where it premiered, winning the 2017 Olivier Award for Best New Opera Production. $15 – $27.50, Saturday, November 23, 12:30 p.m., https://timeandspace.org/calendar/akhnaten/ Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia Street, Hudson, 518-822-8100 www.timeandspace.org Glenn Roth Live Saturday, November 23, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Join me at Chatham Brewing for great beer, food, & music!!! Saturday, November 23, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/397229227655262/ Chatham Brewing, 59 Main Street, Chatham, 518-697-0202 www.chathambrewing.com

USS Slater Tanglewood Marionettes: “The Dragon King” Saturday, November 23, 2 p.m. An underwater fantasy based on Chinese folklore, Tanglewood Marionettes production tells the tale of a wise Grandmother who journeys to the bottom of the sea to seek the Dragon King, and the answers to why he has forsaken the land above. A heart-warming tale for young and old alike with colorful sea creatures, an exciting adventure and all the visual splendor that audiences have come to expect from a Tanglewood Marionettes production. $5 – $10, Saturday, November 23, 2 p.m., https://cogreeneevents-dragonking.brownpapertickets.com/ Arts Center Theatre at Columbia Greene Community College, 4400 Route 23, Hudson, 518-828-4181 www.sunycgcc.edu/event/

Troy Turkey Trot participants invited to enter event’s popular 5K costume contest TROY — Organizers of the 72nd Troy Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning invite entries into the event’s popular 5K costume contest. Participants are invited to enter one of two categories: Best Thanksgiving Day Costume and the Most Unique Costume. Entry forms can be submitted at bib/chip/t-shirt pick-up held at the Troy Atrium on Sunday, Nov. 24, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Wednesday, Nov. 27, from 11a.m to 6 p.m. Contestants can also complete a costume contest entry form Thanksgiving morning on the first floor of the Troy Atrium. On race day a photograph of each contest entry in both categories will be uploaded to the Troy Turkey Trot’s Facebook page. Voting will start at 1 p.m. and continue through Sunday, Dec. 1 at noon. The contestant(s) receiving the most “likes” (votes) will win. First place will receive a $100

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also raising funds for the event’s two charities, Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York and Joseph’s House and Shelter. For more information, visit TroyTurkeyTrot.com.

The Wanda Houston Band Saturday, November 23, 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Join us for an intimate performance by The Wanda Houston Band. Specializing in a combination of retro, R&B, and jazz, the band features vocalist Wanda Houston, pianist Robert Kelly, trumpeter Jeff Stevens, and drummer Jay Bradley. All ages welcome. Free, Saturday, November 23, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm, https://www.facebook.com/ events/549250952526136/ Roeliff Jansen Community Library, 9091 NY-22, Hillsdale,518-325-4101 www.roejanlibrary.org

Side Show Willie Saturday, November 23, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Side Show Willie is back at HBC for 3 hours of the best Rock n’ Roll in the Valley. Bring your friends and your dancing shoes Saturday, November 23, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m, https://www.facebook.com/ events/1449661028540611/ Hudson Brewing Company, 99 South 3rd Street, Hudson, 518-6975400 www.hudsonbrew.com The Liberation Saturday, November 23, 7:30 p.m. HRC Showcase Theatre is pleased to announce the second staged reading of its 29th season of presenting new plays to residents of the Hudson Valley. From over 200 submissions to our annual nationwide playwriting contest, only five plays were selected by our panel of judges. Professional actors will read The Liberation by Cate Wiley.In this compelling drama a history professor in upstate New York, fired from her job on a trumped-up sex charge, relocates to Paris, where she continues her research on French women accused of sleeping with Nazi soldiers during World War II. In 1944, during the Liberation, these women had their heads shaved publically and were forced to march in the streets amid the jeering crowds. Wiley’s play explores sexual shaming then and now. $15, Saturday, November 23, 7:30 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ hrcshowcasetheatre/ First Reformed Church, 52 Green Street, Hudson Fall Follies with Kerry Henderson and Friends November 23, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Join baritone Kerry Henderson ; pianist Ryan MacEvoy McCullough; sixteen year old songstress Rosa Grace Henderson and friends for a fun filled evening of best loved classical songs and highlights from opera and Broadway, ringing in the holiday season at Kingston’s newest space for fine music and art. Tickets $25 Click here to purchase online or RSVP 917 697 6916

NOVEMBER 24 The Orchestra Now Sunday, November 24, 3 p.m. Ravel, Mozart & “Midsummer” TŌN’s resident conductor, Zachary Schwartzman, leads the orchestra in selections from Mendelssohn’s score for a Shakespeare classic, Ravel’s tribute to composer François Couperin, and one of Mozart’s final symphonies, his 39th. Zachary Schwartzman conductor Mendelssohn Selections from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin Mozart Symphony No. 39 SEATING – Seating is on a firstcome, first served basis. As this is a free event, please arrive at least 15 minutes before the beginning of the performance to ensure your seat. Free, Sunday, November 24, 3 p.m., https://hudsonoperahouse.secure. force.com/ticket/#sections_a0F1Q00000U3ATIUA3 Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson, (518) 822-1438 http://hudsonhall.org/ Athens Cultural Center Gallery Hours: Friday: 4 -7 p.m., Saturday: 2 -7 p.m., Sunday: 1 -4 p.m. The exhibition “Homely,” will explore the idea of ‘Homely.’ It can be interpreted in a variety of ways, from the literal to the abstract. In this transient society, where and what is home? The show draws on the power of memory of home, the longing for home, the experience of home both real and imagined, the politics of home and how we are all effected physically or psychologically. Curated by Tim Watkins, of May + Watkins Design, located in the Village of Athens. “This project is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by The Greene County Council on the Arts., Peckham Family Foundation, The Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation and the Athens Community Foundation. Participating Artists: Andrew Amelinckx, Kirsten Bates, Karen Boeri, Nadine Bouler, Tina Chaden, Tasha Depp, Brian P. Dewan, Carrie Feder, Jan Harrison, Valerie Hammond, Cindy Karasek, Nickolas Khan, Sandra Levey, Adelle Lutz, Kim McLean, Claudia McNulty, Lucy Michener, Diane Michener, Sara Pruiksma, Kiki Smith, Kara Thurmond, K. Velis Turan, Marianne Van Lent, and Tim Watkins.

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Marionette performance of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ COPAKE — The Puppet People will return to Roeliff Jansen Community Library on Friday, Nov. 22, at 6:30 p.m., to present a marionette performance of “The Wizard of Oz.” All ages are welcome. Join Dorothy, Toto, and their friends as they journey along the yellow brick road in a marionette performance of the literary classic, The Puppet People will lead the way through The Emerald City and beyond with an array of marionettes, shadow puppets, rod puppets, large parade puppets, and more. Whether you’re experiencing the magical story of Oz for the first time or the hundredth, this recreation captures the same sense of heart, courage, and friendship that made L. Frank Baum’s turn-of-the-century fairy tale into the beloved classic it is today. Executive Director Mark Carrigan and Artistic Director Michelle Smith-Carrigan founded The Puppet People

in 1994, and have performed in over 3,000 shows since. The duo is responsible for handcrafting their props, as well as writing, producing and directing each of their shows. The Carrigans have given performances at theaters, festivals, and events across the nation, as well as in venues such as Lincoln Center in New York City. Roeliff Jansen Community Library, which is chartered to serve Ancram, Copake and Hillsdale, is located at 9091 Route 22, approximately one mile south of the traffic light at the intersection of Routes 22 and 23. For information on hours and events, call 518- 325-4101 or visit the library’s website at http://www.roejanlibrary. org, on Facebook: https:// www.facebook.com/roejanlibrary, or on Instagram: https://www.instagram. com/roejanlibrary/.

Julianna Cox Watercolors Featured at James Cox Gallery

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Ontario Sunset by Julianna Cox WILLOW — “Small Marvels”, a diverse selection of miniature watercolors by Julianna Cox, will be featured in a special exhibit opening November 24th at the James Cox Gallery in Willow. A reception for the artist will be held that evening from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. A graduate of The School of Visual Arts, Cox has enjoyed a successful career in stop motion animation. She was part of the team that created the popular television series “Creature Comforts” — produced by Aardman Studios in Bristol, England - and Henry Selick’s Academy Award nominated feature film “Coraline”. In recent years, the artist has turned her attention to fine art drawing and painting. For the past five years Cox has been living close to Toronto in Elora, Ontario, where she and her husband, fellow animator Payton Curtis, own the Gorge Cinema, a popular art house theater. While traveling by train

East 9th Street Winter, by Julianna Cox to New York, she began creating miniature watercolors depicting fleeting landscape scenes glimpsed through the train window. “Julianna’s ability to capture these views while speeding through the countryside is really remarkable,” gallery assistant Corrine Race observed. Snow covered fields, vibrant sunsets and moody winter skies are among the many subjects captured in paintings no larger than 5 x 7 inches.

Cox also frequently travels to New York City to capture Iconic images of the city, many of which will be showcased in the upcoming exhibit, including the Empire State Building illuminated against an inky night sky. More intimate city subjects like rooftops, water towers and architectural close ups will also be featured. Cox is also an accomplished story teller and graphic designer. She has just published her first graphic novel “The Ghost of Puffy”, which will be available at a book signing to be held in conjunction with the November 24th artist’s gallery reception. “Small Marvels” will be on view through December 19th. The James Cox Gallery is located at 4666 Route 212, Willow, NY 12495. For more information contact the gallery at 845-6797608 or info@jamescoxgallery.com. The full exhibit is available for viewing at the gallery’s website www.jamescoxgallery.com.

Concrete Temple Theatre returns to Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre CATSKILL — The magical Concrete Temple Theatre returns to Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre this weekend, Nov. 22-24, for a three-performance run of “Packrat,” a new multi-media puppet extravaganza that contemplates humanity’s relationship with the natural world. Inspired by the classic survival and adventure novel “Watership Down,” the play follows the adventures of Bud, a peculiar rodent with a penchant for hoarding humankind’s goods. When a discarded cigar sparks a wildfire, the animals in the desert where Bud lives blame him for the humanmade disasters infiltrating their lives and ban him from the community. What will Bud find in the Land of the Big Sagebrush? “Packrat” is a poignant account of his journey to find a place in the world and his ultimate realization of the interconnectedness of all life. This Concrete Temple Theatre production for audiences of all ages is written and directed by Renee Philippi and designed by Carlo Adinolfi, with original music by Lewis Flinn. Performances will be held on Friday, Nov. 22, and Saturday, Nov. 23, at 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 2 p.m. Advanced tickets can be purchased at packrat.

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brownpapertickets.com or by calling 800-838-3006. For more details, visit the theatre’s website at BridgeSt.org. Don’t miss this opportunity

to introduce your kids to the excitement and wonder of live theater at this enchanting new show! Events at Bridge Street

Theatre are supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and by Public Funds from the Greene County Legislature through the Cultural Fund administered in Greene County by the Greene County Council on the Arts. Advance tickets available at http://packrat.brownpapertickets.com or by calling 800838-3006. General Admission is $20, $10 for students and children ages 21 and under. Concrete Temple Theatre is a multi-disciplinary company committed to the creation of compelling new theatrical works, incorporating drama, dance, puppetry, music and the visual arts. Since 2004, the company has created devised visual theatre that challenges the traditional relationship between design and text. Through touring original works and presenting workshops in New York City, nationally and internationally, the group strives to bring myth and ritual back to the center of dialogue, by presenting works and workshops that address real issues within communities (grief, family relationships, environmental stewardship). Visit ConcreteTempleTheatre.com.

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Thanksgiving Eve Dance Party Wednesday, November 27, 9 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Work up and appetite and catch up with old friends with DJ @IntellHayesfield. Wednesday, November 27, 9 p.m. - 11:30 p.m., https:// www.facebook.com/ events/526753721205031/ Chatham Brewing, 59 Main Street, Chatham, 518-697-0202 www.chathambrewing.com

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Beer Stained Fiddle! Wednesday, November 27, 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Beer Stained Fiddle will be playing at Hudson Brewing on Thanksgiving Eve! Kick your night off at HBC with live music and the food truck! Wednesday, November 27, 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., https:// www.facebook.com/ events/416199422662713/ Hudson Brewing Company, 99 South 3rd Street, Hudson, 518697-5400

Catskill Fire Company will be hosting the Parade of Lights on Friday, Nov. 29th at 7 p.m. Line up will be at 6PM on Water Street, with the parade going down Main St. All floats, vehicles, and marchers are welcome to Light up the night! Contact Pam at 518-821-0361 to enter the parade. Hot Cocoa and brownies will be served near the Police Station. There will be a Tree Lighting after the parade and Awards will be given out.

Concerts in the village KINDERHOOK — Six singers from the Bard Graduate Vocal Arts Program join the Broad Street Orchestra to offer Handel’s “Acis and Galatea” on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 3 p.m. This compact “semi-opera” was, with good reason, Handel’s most frequently performed work during his lifetime, and among his dramatic works the only one to remain continuously in the repertoire over more than three centuries. Under the direction of Artistic Director David Smith, CITV’s performance is believed to be a regional premiere. The young lovers Acis and Galatea will be sung by tenor Maximillian Jansen and soprano Chelsea Fingal DeSouza. This will be Jansen’s second CITV appearance, following his enthusiastically received solo performance in CITV’s offering of Bach’s Mass in B Minor this past July at PS21 in Chatham. From Cincinnati, Jansen’s opera experience has included Così fan tutte (Mozart), Albert Herring (Britten) and The Magic Flute (Mozart). Chelsea Fingal DeSouza, a graduate of the New England Conservatory, has had extensive experience in art song, as well as contemporary and Baroque music. Her concert appearances have included the requiems of Faure and Mozart, as well as the Stabat Mater of Poulenc. Her dramatic roles have included that of Atalanta in Handel’s Serse. The comically terrifying role of Polypheme the one-eyed giant will be sung by baritone Wayne Arthur Paul, who in 2018 was soloist in CITV’s performance of the Mozart Requiem. Also a graduate of the New England Conservatory, this season Paul is singing at the Metropolitan Opera, making his ensemble debut in a critically acclaimed new production of Porgy & Bess. Dramatic and concert opportunities have taken him to Boston and Los Angeles, among other destinations. Countertenor Chuanyuan Liu, who assumes the role of Damon in Acis and Galatea, began singing

less than three years ago, but quickly found his artistic voice as a countertenor. A graduate of the University of Virginia, he recently made his debut with Chicago Summer Opera. His dramatic roles have included works of Handel, Monteverdi, and others. Chinese-American mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce, in the role of Dorinda, will be making her third CITV appearance, including a warmly received performance of excerpts from Berlioz’ Les nuits d’été this past February. Recent appearances have included Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, and the role of Olivia in the west coast premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s opera Cold Mountain. In addition to winning the Marilyn Horne Song Competition at the Music Academy of the West, Ms. Pierce was a Semi-Finalist in the Kurt Weill Foundation’s Lotte Lenya Competition. Baritone CodyRay Caho was an undergraduate in vocal performance at the State University of New York at Fredonia, also holding a graduate degree from Arizona State University. The organizations with which he has performed include Arizona Opera, Cincinnati Opera, American Lyric Theater, and the Aspen Music Festival. CITV Artistic Director David Smith observes, “For our offering of the very entertaining Acis and Galatea I can hardly imagine a more talented ensemble of singers. Our listeners are certainly in for a very special treat, one perfectly scaled to the ideal acoustics of Kinderhook’s Van Buren Hall. And to this we add the region’s premiere chamber orchestra, CITV’s own Broad Street Orchestra. What more could a listener ask for?” Reception follows. $20, Sunday, Nov. 24, 3 p.m., https://www.concertsinthevillage.org/, at Van Buren Hall, 6 Chatham St., Kinderhook.

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New York Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury (22) works out prior to a March 2018 game at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

Yankees cut Jacoby Ellsbury ahead of 40man roster deadline Pete Caldera The Record

NEW YORK — Jacoby Ellsbury’s lengthy injury history prevented him from ever being the impact player the Yankees hoped they’d signed prior to the 2014 season. Today, he’s a footnote in Yankees history. On Wednesday night, the Yankees released Ellsbury with one guaranteed year remaining on his massive, albatross seven-year contract. The Yankees also released oft-injured first baseman Greg Bird and lefty Nelson Cortes Jr., in order to add seven players to their 40-man roster. Faced with an 8 p.m. MLB roster freeze ahead of the Dec. 12 Rule 5 draft, the Yankees protected top prospects in right-hander Deivi Garcia and center fielder Estevan Florial, along with five other young pitchers. The Yankees 40-man roster stands at 40. Following a seven-year career with the rival Red Sox that included world championships in 2007 and 2013, Ellsbury signed a $153 million contract during a Yankees offseason that included the additions of Masahiro Tanaka and Carlos Beltran. As a Yankee, the lefty-hitting Ellsbury, 36, batted .264

with 39 homers and 198 RBIs in 520 games. Ellsbury is still owed roughly $26.1 million from the Yankees; he’s to earn just over $21.1 million in 2020, with a $5 million buyout of his 2021 option. Even at the time, the Ellsbury signing was widely viewed as a poor investment. Despite the foresight of having seen the deterioration of a similar slash-andrun AL East outfielder in Carl Crawford, the Yankees overbid for Ellsbury, already age 30, with an injury history. And they had, in place, a solid center fielder under contract in Brett Gardner, who moved to left field to accommodate Ellsbury. Gardner, 36, may yet be the Yankees’ regular center fielder again in 2020, though negotiations for the center fielder had recently gone cold. Mike Tauchman is the Yankees’ current in-house candidate to open the season in center field, with Aaron Hicks expected to be out until August, rehabbing from Tommy John surgery to his right elbow. Three times, Ellsbury led the AL in stolen bases but he’d never come close to See YANKEES B3

Josh Allen is the reigning AFC Offensive Player of the Week, but the Buffalo Bills quarterback isn’t resting easy despite playing a team with a losing record Sunday. “I don’t think their record shows how good they are,” Allen said of the Denver Broncos on Wednesday. “They’ve lost a couple of games by less than one score. Their defense is pretty dang good.” The Broncos are on track for a third straight losing season, after previously going without two in a row since 197172. But despite a 3-7 record, Denver has been in almost every game, with four losses decided by a single play in the final minute. The latest was last week’s 27-23 loss at Minnesota, in which the Broncos blew a 20-point halftime lead and couldn’t score on three plays from the

4-yard line in the final seconds. With the playoffs a distant dream, Denver will need to focus on building for the future. “I know we do have some stuff growing, and we’re building,” cornerback Chris Harris Jr. said. “We’re understanding the defense, understanding what the new guys that we brought in (can contribute), building that chemistry, so it’s something that definitely we can build on for next year. But like I said, I’m just focusing on the week to week. Every week is a challenge, a great challenge for me, and I have to be able to play good for us to win.” Quarterback Brandon Allen will make his third career start Sunday in Buffalo, where the Broncos haven’t won since 2007. Allen has played well since taking over for the injured Joe Flacco, and he will be the starter for the foreseeable future.

Rookie Drew Lock, who has been on injured reserve since the start of the season, won’t be activated this week and may stay on IR for the rest of the season, although he began practicing last week. Lock could have been put on the active roster after fullback Andy Janovich’s season-ending right elbow injury, but the team signed tight end Orson Charles on Tuesday. Denver is dealing with plenty of injuries on offense, but it does have a formidable defense that could give Josh Allen some trouble. The Broncos rank fourth in total defense (310.8 yards per game), fifth in pass defense (210.3) and tied for seventh in scoring defense (19.7 points per game) in the NFL. Buffalo will try to stop the likes of linebacker Von Miller and defensive lineman Shelby Harris, who had three See BRONCOS B3

For Saquon Barkley, young fatherhood is the greatest motivation to keep elevating his game Erin McCarthy The Philadelphia Inquirer

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — In quiet pregame moments, when Saquon Barkley bows his head, he first prays not for touchdowns or carries or a New York Giants’ win. He first prays for Jada, the 19-month-old girl who associates all things football with “Dada” and whose name and birth date are etched inside his cleats. “When I thank God for all the blessings in my life, she’s the first thing that I start with,” the star running back said in a recent interview. Barkley’s blessings are numerous, and football fans are familiar with most of them. He’s a freak athlete who at 22 has already made his mark in Penn State record books and in NFL history. Last year, he had a dominant rookie season in which he eclipsed 2,000 total yards, was selected to the Pro Bowl, and was named offensive rookie of the year. He’s signed to a four-year, $31.2 million contract, according to Forbes, and made another $4.5 million this year in endorsements. Nike recently unveiled Barkley’s clothing line complete with his own logo, an “S” in the shape of a lightning bolt. But to Barkley, fatherhood trumps every accomplishment on his impressive

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Saquon Barkley of the New York Giants looks on from the bench prior to the start of the game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on October 27.

resume. Former Penn State linebacker Jarvis Miller wishes everyone could see how his best friend excels as a parent. “People see the jumps and the cuts and the highlights,” Miller said. “But at the end of the day, he’s a better dad.”

“The amazing thing is it gave me more motivation to accomplish what I want to accomplish,” Barkley said. Which Barkley will admit isn’t exactly how he thought parenthood would affect See BARKLEY B3

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Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Boston 21 13 3 1 4 31 Florida 21 11 5 2 3 27 Montreal 22 11 6 4 1 27 Buffalo 21 10 8 2 1 23 Toronto 23 9 10 2 2 22 Ottawa 22 10 11 0 1 21 Tampa Bay 18 9 7 2 0 20 Detroit 23 7 13 2 1 17 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Washington 24 16 4 3 1 36 NY Islanders 19 15 3 1 0 31 Carolina 21 13 7 1 0 27 Pittsburgh 21 11 7 3 0 25 Philadelphia 21 10 7 0 4 24 NY Rangers 19 9 8 1 1 20 Columbus 20 8 8 3 1 20 New Jersey 20 7 9 1 3 18 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts St. Louis 22 13 4 3 2 31 Colorado 21 13 6 2 0 28 Winnipeg 22 13 8 0 1 27 Dallas 22 12 8 1 1 26 Chicago 21 9 8 2 2 22 Nashville 20 9 8 1 2 21 Minnesota 21 8 11 2 0 18 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Edmonton 23 14 6 2 1 31 Arizona 22 13 7 2 0 28 Vegas 23 11 9 3 0 25 Vancouver 22 10 8 3 1 24 Calgary 24 10 11 3 0 23 Anaheim 22 10 10 2 0 22 San Jose 22 10 11 1 0 21 Los Angeles 21 8 12 1 0 17 Wednesday’s games Ottawa 2, Montreal 1, OT NY Rangers 4, Washington 1 Thursday’s games Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Florida, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Carolina, 7 p.m. Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m. Calgary at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Nashville, 8 p.m. Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Tampa Bay at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Toronto at Arizona, 9 p.m. San Jose at Vegas, 10 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

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Pro football NFL American Football Conference East W L T Pct PF New England 9 1 0 .900 287 Buffalo 7 3 0 .700 211 N.Y. Jets 3 7 0 .300 164 Miami 2 8 0 .200 139 South W L T Pct PF Houston 6 4 0 .600 245 Indianapolis 6 4 0 .600 227 Tennessee 5 5 0 .500 203 Jacksonville 4 6 0 .400 189 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 8 2 0 .800 341 Pittsburgh 5 5 0 .500 200 Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 192 Cincinnati 0 10 0 .000 147 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 7 4 0 .636 308 Oakland 6 4 0 .600 225 L.A. Chargers 4 7 0 .364 224 Denver 3 7 0 .300 172 National Football Conference East W L T Pct PF Dallas 6 4 0 .600 286 Philadelphia 5 5 0 .500 234 N.Y. Giants 2 8 0 .200 203 Washington 1 9 0 .100 125 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 8 2 0 .800 238 Carolina 5 5 0 .500 228 Tampa Bay 3 7 0 .300 277 Atlanta 3 7 0 .300 220 North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 8 2 0 .800 250 Minnesota 8 3 0 .727 289 Chicago 4 6 0 .400 169 Detroit 3 6 1 .350 244 West W L T Pct PF San Francisco 9 1 0 .900 295 Seattle 8 2 0 .800 275 L.A. Rams 6 4 0 .600 243 Arizona 3 7 1 .318 248 Thursday’s game Indianapolis at Houston, 8:20 p.m. Sunday’s games Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Chicago, 1 p.m. Denver at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Miami at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 1 p.m. Oakland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Seattle at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Tennessee, 4:05 p.m. Dallas at New England, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m. Monday’s game Baltimore at L.A. Rams, 8:15 p.m.

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Pat Williams wants to turn Tampa Bay Rays into Orlando’s baseball dream Mike Bianchi Orlando Sentinel

ORLANDO, Fla. — Pat Williams, the fabulously famous Orlando Dreamer, hopes to someday become Tampa Bay’s worst baseball nightmare. Make no mistake about it, this is why Williams, the co-founder of the Orlando Magic, called a news conference on Wednesday to announce that this holiday season he’s going to begin shopping for a Major League Baseball franchise. And you better believe, the shopping will start about 90 miles west where the unhappy ownership of the Tampa Bay Rays have unsuccessfully been trying to get a new stadium built in Tampa so they can move out of the St. Petersburg abomination known as Tropicana Field. Williams, using much the same game plan he did more than three decades ago when he and Orlando businessman Jimmy Hewitt put together an ownership group and somehow convinced the NBA to put an expansion franchise in little ol’ Orlando, started his baseball bid Wednesday by unveiling a potential logo and a potential name — the Orlando Dreamers. The name is a tribute to Orlando visionaries like Walt Disney, Arnold Palmer and astronaut John Young — men who made their wildest dreams come true right here in Central Florida. Williams started the news conference talking about Orlando someday being awarded a Major League Baseball expansion franchise, but he quickly made his real intentions known when he talked about baseball’s failed attempts in two other Florida markets — Tampa Bay and Miami. “I’ll say this as sweetly as I can,” Williams said. “Baseball hasn’t worked in either city. I’m convinced this market is different.” “ ... The Rays have eight years left on their lease,” Williams added. “They (Rays ownership) have said they’re exploring a radical plan to play in two cities (St. Petersburg and Montreal). ... Our job is to make our package so attractive, so luscious that (baseball) people say we’ve got to get to Orlando!” It’s no secret basketball became Williams’ profession all those years ago, but baseball has always been his passion. In fact, Williams first tried to bring big league baseball to Orlando. In 1990 he recruited billionaire Amway cofounder Rich DeVos to lead Orlando’s effort to get a Major League Baseball

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expansion team in Orlando. When that effort failed, DeVos instead bought the Magic from the team’s original ownership group. Williams made it clear on Wednesday the DeVos family has nothing to do with his current baseball effort (at least not yet) and admitted that luring the Rays or being awarded an expansion franchise is a years-long process — if it happens at all. Before he proceeds with the massive undertaking of getting a stadium built and perhaps putting together an ownership group, Williams said he first wants to know if Orlando sports fans are truly ready to step to the plate. Williams says he spoke with Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County mayor Jerry Demings and both are behind his effort. Now he is urging fans to go to his proposed team’s website — OrlandoDreamers.com — and show their support for baseball in Orlando. He also wants fans to visit the website and indicate whether they might be interested in a season-ticket plan. “Major League Baseball needs to know that just because we have two baseball markets in this state that are doing very poorly, it doesn’t mean you neglect a third market that could be

doing off-the-charts terrific,” Williams said. “What kind of thinking is that? That’s not the way I think.” Then again, Williams is a dreamer. An Orlando Dreamer. “They called me crazy back in the ‘80s,” Williams told me. “They’ll probably call me even crazier now. Or maybe instead of calling me crazy, they’ll look at what happened more than 30 years ago and think to themselves, ‘Hey, that basketball thing worked. Maybe, just maybe, this baseball thing will work, too. “ If this were anybody else other than the great Pat Williams calling a news conference Wednesday about bringing baseball to Orlando, the local media would have either ignored it or laughed at it. If anybody other than Williams were making this pitch Wednesday — without a stadium plan or an ownership group and showing up with nothing but hats, T-shirts and a website — we wouldn’t call them Orlando Dreamers; we’d call them Orlando Pipe-Dreamers. But Pat is different. He’s proven he can turn a no-horse sports town into an NBA city. He’s proven he could turn ping-pong balls into superstars. He’s proven he can adopt 19 children;

author 104 books; run 58 marathons; and survive multiple myeloma — a serious form of bone-marrow cancer. How does he do it? Why does he do it? He hands me a copy of a poem — “The Dreamer” — written by former NBA player Swen Nater and tells me to read it. “The dreamer he never stops climbing, No matter how daunting the hill. Though the salt of his sweat it may blind him, His soul feels the dream yonder still. And it’s golden, so golden it pulls him, Through the pierce and his terrible scream. No hill that is high, and no fiery thigh, Can hinder the quest for his dream.” Williams then reaches down on a table, lovingly picks up a baseball, squeezes it and kisses it — much like he once famously smooched that magical ping-pong ball that turned into Shaq at the NBA draft lottery all those years ago. Here’s hoping Pat Williams never stops dreaming and sealing his dreams with a kiss. Batter up, Orlando. Let’s play ball!

Greg Cote: If Jeter fails to make HOF with unanimous vote — don’t blame me! Greg Cote Miami Herald

Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct GB Boston 11 2 .846 — Toronto 10 4 .714 1.5 Philadelphia 9 5 .643 2.5 Brooklyn 6 8 .429 5.5 New York 4 11 .267 8.0 Central W L Pct GB Milwaukee 11 3 .786 — Indiana 8 6 .571 3.0 Chicago 5 10 .333 6.5 Cleveland 4 10 .286 7.0 Detroit 4 10 .286 7.0 Southeast W L Pct GB Miami 10 3 .769 — Orlando 6 8 .429 4.5 Charlotte 6 9 .400 5.0 Washington 4 8 .333 5.5 Atlanta 4 10 .286 6.5 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct GB Denver 10 3 .769 — Utah 9 5 .643 1.5 Minnesota 8 7 .533 3.0 Oklahoma City 5 9 .357 5.5 Portland 5 10 .333 6.0 Pacific W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 12 2 .857 — L.A. Clippers 9 5 .643 3.0 Phoenix 7 6 .538 4.5 Sacramento 6 7 .462 5.5 Golden State 3 13 .188 10.0 Southwest W L Pct GB Houston 11 4 .733 — Dallas 9 5 .643 1.5 Memphis 5 9 .357 5.5 New Orleans 5 9 .357 5.5 San Antonio 5 10 .333 6.0 Tuesday’s games Golden State 114, Memphis 95 New Orleans 115, Portland 104 Sacramento 120, Phoenix 116 L.A. Lakers 112, Oklahoma City 107 Wednesday’s games Philadelphia 109, New York 104 Washington 138, San Antonio 132 Milwaukee 135, Atlanta 127 Brooklyn 101, Charlotte 91 Miami 124, Cleveland 100 Toronto 113, Orlando 97 Dallas 142, Golden State 94 Chicago 109, Detroit 89 Utah 103, Minnesota 95 Denver 105, Houston 95 Boston at L.A. Clippers, 10 p.m. Thursday’s games Portland at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s games Atlanta at Detroit, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Washington, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Cleveland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Boston at Denver, 9 p.m. Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m. Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m..

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MIAMI — So I am proudly a Baseball Hall of Fame voter, and the 2020 ballot came out this week, and this happened Tuesday inside the ESPN studios on South Beach, where I was co-hosting the “Dan Le Batard Show With Stugotz.” During a commercial break, I volunteered how funny it would be if I was the only elector nationwide to not vote for Derek Jeter as a first-ballot inductee. It was discussed how the ensuing controversy would be such perfect fodder for the radio show — underlined by the idea it would be a Miami Herald writer (one raised as a Red Sox fan!) besmirching the otherwise pristine ballot of the Yankees icon who now happens to be part-owner and CEO of the Miami Marlins. Stugotz runs with the idea and begins feeding me reasons to justify a no vote. “Wasn’t even the best shortstop on his team!” notes Stu, alluding to Alex Rodriguez. I forgot the kidding exchange until later it comes up on the air, as if I might have been serious. I wasn’t. I try to make that clear. But since then, on Twitter, in emails, there appear to be lots of folks either calling me bad words or looking forward to me being the lone anarchist who actually blocks Jeter’s unanimous vote — just for fun. (There has been only one such perfect vote in the Hall’s 83 years, by the way. Not Babe

Ruth, not Hank Aaron, nobody, ever, until it happened just last year with Jeter’s old Yankees teammate, closer Mariano Rivera). For the record, I will not be the one who denies Jeter that historic distinction in 2020. I will be transparent as usual on who will get my 10 maximum votes. All I can say for sure right now is Jeter will be one. (Ballots must be submitted by December 31, and the 2020 inductees will be announced on January 21, live on MLB Network). Won’t be me but somebody might vote no on Jeter, odds are some voters will, and that is worth pondering. The whole idea of voting for Cooperstown induction is rife with human foibles. Allow me to share what I mean as one of just more than 400 Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) members who vote. You know why a 100% vote

is so extremely rare? It’s screwball logic, but I know electors who believe voting for an absolute-certain inductee is a wasted vote. They’ll let that guy sail easily past the required 75% minimum without them and instead use one of their votes on a borderline candidate who actually needs that vote. Morality comes into play. It is why the lingering steroids taint has kept out Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, who on accomplishment would be considered unanimous voteworthy but who instead both linger shy in the 59% range. One fellow voter I spoke with Wednesday predicted, “They’ll both get in in ‘22 (their final year of eligibility). They’ll be punished until then.” Even politics come into play. Curt Schilling keeps coming up short (he was at 60.9% last year), and I know voters (plural) who continue to deny him based on his outspoken

right-wing stances. Plain sentiment is a factor, too. A big one. It was no coincidence that Edgar Martinez, short year after year, finally got in on his 10th and final year of eligibility in 2019. That same misty-eyed tendency is what now bodes well for slow-climbing Larry Walker, who stalled at 54.6% in 2019 but now figures to enjoy the same big 10th Year Bounce that Martinez did. The funny thing about the idea Jeter might not get my vote is that he’s the only mortal lock to reach Cooperstown next summer. No returning ballot guys are certain unless enough electors suddenly relent on Clemens,

Bonds or Schilling, or get all sentimental with Walker. And among 18 first-year eligibles only one man stands alone among a pedestrian group that includes a few maybes (Jason Giambi? Alfonso Soriano?), but no one besides Jeter with first-ballot heft. It isn’t usual that the BBWAA elects only one man to a class (it last happened in 2012 with Barry Larkin), but the next could well be the man Yankees fans called “The Captain.” Jeter wore No. 2 and has a fighting chance to be only the second man to be swept into Cooperstown unanimously. It won’t be me getting in his way, I swear.

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his life when he first found out he was going to be a dad two years ago. Initially, he said, his knee-jerk reaction wasn’t one of gratitude or motivation, but of panic. It was the summer before Barkley’s much-anticipated junior season. His Nittany Lions were reigning Big Ten Champions, coming off a close loss to Southern California in the Rose Bowl, and Barkley had anchored the team with a 22-touchdown, nearly-1,500rushing yard season. As national commentators were speculating whether Barkley would win the Heisman Trophy or be selected among the top picks in the 2018 NFL Draft, Barkley was grappling with life-changing news: His girlfriend, Anna Congdon, a fellow Penn State student from Scranton, was pregnant. Barkley talked with his mother, Tonya Johnson, who told him, “Man up. You’re young, but you have another opportunity in front of you.” He sat down on a bench near Penn State’s practice facility with Miller, his freshman- and sophomore-year roommate, whom he’d been friends with since they were high school recruits. Miller, now a graduate transfer at UMass, vividly remembers the conversation, which ended with Barkley telling Miller he would be the child’s godfather.

Barkley went to Penn State head coach James Franklin and then-running backs coach Charles Huff. Barkley said his coaches put him at ease. They gave “advice on being a dad,” Barkley said. “Particularly Coach Franklin, who had a beautiful family already. They were just there for me. That’s the best thing that they did, just being there for me, any questions I had or (for) advice on how to be a father.” A team captain, Barkley went on to have a first-team All-American season, averaging 179 all-purpose yards per game. Off the field, Barkley heard rumors that he and Congdon were expecting a child, he said, but he only confirmed the news to close friends, such as Miller and cornerback Grant Haley. In late December, the week before Penn State played Washington in the Fiesta Bowl, Barkley told the running back room. The other backs were excited for Barkley, recalled Eagles rookie Miles Sanders. “It’s a blessing at the end of the day,” Sanders said, “no matter when a child comes.” Later that week, at the team hotel in Arizona before the bowl game, Barkley said he talked with the whole team during a “share”, a Penn State pregame ritual during which players open up about their lives. He told his teammates that he was leaving for the NFL, he said, and that he was going to be a dad.

“For him it was a really big, mature moment to say, ‘I’m going to become a father in a couple months,’” said Haley, Barkley’s roommate at the time. “He knew his life was going to change. I think being able to tell your teammates and them having his back was important to him.” In April 2018, Barkley was in a Scranton hospital room for the birth of his daughter, Jada Clare Barkley, who at once melted his heart and shifted his priorities. “It hits you kind of all in the moment,” Barkley said. “Now I have a responsibility.” He stayed overnight, soaking up the first hours of his daughter’s life, he said, and the next morning got on a plane to Dallas for another monumental occasion. Hours later, he was selected by the Giants with the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft. Since then, the spotlight on Barkley has only intensified. He sold more jerseys on draft night than any other player in league history, according to ESPN. As a star in the prime New York market, he has endorsements with Nike, Pepsi, Campbell’s Soup, Visa, Dunkin Donuts, and Toyota. But with the spotlight comes expectations and sometimes criticism. Since returning from a high ankle sprain that sidelined him in Weeks 4-6, Barkley hasn’t been nearly as explosive on the field, logging only 165 rushing yards over the past four games, and only 1 yard in the Giants’ most recent game, a 34-27 loss to the

New York Jets two weeks ago. After the game, he quietly returned to his locker, head down, smudged eye black on one cheek but not the other. He clearly didn’t want to talk, but as reporters approached him, he stood and answered a barrage of questions. In few words, he said recent weeks had proven one of his toughest stretches since college, but he’d work hard to get back to his old self as soon as possible. When it comes to football, Barkley said he’s always been mature. His parents, Johnson and Alibay Barkley, raised him to go after whatever he wanted in life, but to also own up to mistakes and never make excuses. As a father himself now, Barkley said his approach to adversity hasn’t changed. “Having a kid, it does make you more mature but, not just in football but any profession, you still gotta go to work and still gotta be the best you can be at your job,” he said. “That takes time. That takes effort. And in my case, that takes training.” He may Facetime with Jada in the locker room, or think of her during his pregame prayer, he said, but on the field he’s the same competitor he’s been since he was a good, but not outstanding, young player in the Allentown suburb of Whitehall. Barkley is even competitive as a parent. He talks with coaches and teammates who have older children. He plans for how he’ll handle the teenage years, the young adult years, even giving Jada away at

her wedding someday. “It’s just a challenge, not in a bad way, but it’s a challenge,” Barkley said. “Those stages are things you’ve got to be ready for.” It’s too early to tell exactly what kind of father he’ll be, but predictably Barkley has put some thought into the kind of dad he wants to be. He wants to motivate Jada, he said, but also to support her when she struggles. He doesn’t want to be a pushover, although he said he doesn’t always excel in that area. “She already knows she’s got the upper hand on me,” Barkley said, laughing, “when she does her little fake cry when she doesn’t get her way.” Barkley pushes himself so hard because he doesn’t know how to approach hurdles, in football or life, any other way. But nowadays, he pushes himself, too, because he knows Jada will someday know who he is and what’s he done. Haley, his Penn Stateturned-Giants teammate, has no doubt she’ll be proud. “He’s a great football player, but I think he’s an even better person off the field, and that’s what makes him special,” Haley said. “When it comes to football, he does something spectacular every single Sunday. I’ve watched for the last five years, just him doing some crazy things.” “His role obviously is a captain on the football team,” Haley added. But “I think for him it goes beyond that: just being somebody his family can depend on, someone he

wants to make his daughter proud of as she grows up and she learns who he is.” Barkley’s hopes for Jada, he said, are the same hopes his parents had for him. “I hope she finds something that she’s passionate about and she commits to it and goes 110% at it,” he said. “I hope one day when she gets older she can see the work ethic that I have, and hopefully I can help inspire her to do great things in life.” While Barkley naturally plans for the future, he tries to slow down, too, and cherish the little moments with his family whenever he gets the chance. He enjoys watching Congdon embrace motherhood, he said, and appreciates all the work she puts in, especially when he’s traveling for games or events. He loves to see Jada’s personality develop, to see her become a “feisty” bundle of energy, he said, and to watch her blow kisses or mimic dog noises when her favorite animal walks by. For now, she doesn’t have any idea how big of an NFL star her “Dada” is. She doesn’t know how many yards he’s averaging, or how much he’s worth, or whether his team won or lost when he walks in the door at the end of the day. Either way, she stumbles toward him, little arms outstretched. And to Barkley, he said, that’s a blessing, too.

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replicating his only All-Star season, in 2011, when he finished second in AL MVP balloting. That year, Ellsbury batted

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shall mail to 21 Brady Ln., Hillsdale, NY 12529. Purp.: any lawful purp. 11859A LLC. Filed with SSNY on 10/8/19. Office: Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 160 Fairview Ave, Suite 812195, Hudson, NY 12534. Purpose: any lawful. 2019-2020 Biennial Temporary Assistance and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment Plan The biennial Plan outlines local policy governing employment programs operated to provide employment services for Family Assistance (FA), Safety Net Assistance (SN), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients as well as optional services for individuals eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) services with incomes up to 200% of the federal poverty level. The Plan includes the Agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy and/or procedure for the approval of training programs, disability determinations and work accommodation procedures, available support services and conciliation procedures. To review the plan, individuals may contact the Principal Social Welfare Examiner, Lindsay Arp, at (518)828-9411 ext. 2126 All comments regarding the plan must be received in writing by close of business on November 30, 2019. Comments may be mailed or dropped off at: Columbia County Department of Social Services 25 Railroad Avenue PO Box 458 Hudson, New York 12534 Attn: Director of Income Maintenance 87 Amyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ln, LLC a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on October 10, 2019. Office location: Columbia County, NY. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 422 East 117th Street, Apartment 4, New York, NY 10035. Purpose: General business purposes. Berkshire Transport L.L.C., Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/19/19. Off. loc.: Columbia Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served &

GABRIELA GIL, LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/28/19. Office location: Columbia Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 1/23/18 SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC 239 Park Ave S, 2C New York, NY 10003. DE address of LLC: 16192 Coastal Hwy Lewes, DE 19958. Arts. Of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, PO Box 898 Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: any lawful activity. Keyland Partners II LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/22/2019. Cty: Greene. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 14 Hayes St., Elmsford, NY 10523. General Purpose. M KING ENTERPRISES, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/20/2019. Office loc: Greene County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mary King, 285 Route 20 Sunside Road, Cairo, NY 12413. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION of 225 Warren Street LLC. Articles of Organization filed with New York Secretary of State on April 29, 2019. Office location: Columbia County. Secretary of State is designated as agent of LLC upon whom service of process against it may be served. Secretary of State shall mail process to 60 Milo Street, Hudson, NY 12534. Purpose: any lawful act or activity within the purposes for which a limited liability company may be organized pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Law. Organization of MAJESTRIC VALLEY MEDICAL LLC 872 Mountain Avenue Apt 1 Purling, NY 12470 filed June 26, 2019 with SSNY 99 Washington Ave. Albany, NY for General Purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION of DK Masonry LLC. Articles of Organization filed with New York Secretary of State on May 20, 2019. Office location: Columbia County. Secretary of State is designated as agent of LLC upon

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whom service of process against it may be served. Secretary of State shall mail process to P.O. Box 112, Hillsdale, NY 12529. Purpose: any lawful act or activity within the purposes for which a limited liability company may be organized pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Law. NOTICE OF FORMATION of JeedyMom LLC. Articles of Organization filed with New York Secretary of State on October 29, 2019. Office location: Columbia County. Secretary of State is designated as agent of LLC upon whom service of process against it may be served. Secretary of State shall mail process to 911 Snydertown Road, Craryville, NY 12521. Purpose: any lawful act or activity within the purposes for which a limited liability company may be organized pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Law.

Notice of Formation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Old Wagon Woods, LLC Notice of formation of Old Wagon Woods, LLC Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/06/2018. Office Location: Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC: 160 Fairview Ave Ste 812140, Hudson, NY 12534. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY BAR GOOD, LLC FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is BAR GOOD, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Companyâ&#x20AC;?) SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on November 15, 2019. THIRD: The County within the State of New York in which the office of the Company is located is Columbia. FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is Marie Wong, 2 West 67th Street â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Apt 6C, New York, New York 10023. FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes, and to do any and all things necessary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose. Dated: November 20, 2019 FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. 441 East Allen Street P.O. Box 1328 Hudson, New York 12534

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 1. The name of the Limited Liability Company is Be Colouring, LLC. 2. The Articles of organization of the Limited Liability Company were filed on September 24, 2019 with the New York Secretary of State. 3. The office of the Limited Liability Company is located in Columbia County. 4. Secretary of State is designated as agent of the Limited Liability Company upon whom process against it may be served. 5. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of process served to the Limited Liability Company to 160 Fairview Avenue, Ste 812-113, Hudson, NY 12534. 6. The latest date to dissolve is indefinite. 7. The purpose of the Limited Liability Company is to Request for Proposals Student Comconduct all lawful ac- for mencement Photogrativity. phy Services NOTICE OF FORMA- C o l u m b i a - G r e e n e TION of Main Root Community College LLC. Articles of Or- Student Services is reganization filed with questing proposals for New York Secretary of photography services State on May 23, 2019. for the 2020 Student Office location: Colum- c o m m e n c e m e n t . bia County. Secretary Specifications and of State is designated terms can be requestas agent of LLC upon ed from Student Serwhom service of pro- vices at, karen.fiducess against it may be cia@sunycgcc.edu . All served. Secretary of proposals must be State shall mail pro- submitted by 2pm Decess to P.O. Box 27, cember 3,2019. Copake, New York 12516. Purpose: any NOTICE OF ORGANlawful act or activity IZATION OF LIABILITY within the purposes for LIMITED which a limited liability COMPANY company may be or- FIRST: The name of ganized pursuant to the Limited Liability is RUNthe Limited Liability Company NINGBEAR3 ENTERCompany Law

PRISES LLC (hereinafter referred to as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Companyâ&#x20AC;?) SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on November 5, 2019. THIRD: The County within the State of New York in which the office of the Company is located is Columbia. FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is 270 Berkshire Road, Hillsdale, NY, 12529. FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes, and to do any and all things necessary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose. Dated: November 5, 2019 FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. 441 East Allen Street P.O. Box 1328 Hudson, New York 12534 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY BERKSHIRE HILLS SCULPTURE GARDEN, LLC FIRST: The name of the Limited Liability Company is BERKSHIRE HILLS SCULPTURE GARDEN, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Companyâ&#x20AC;?) SECOND: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on October 15, 2019. THIRD: The County within the State of New York in which the office of the Company is located is Columbia. FOURTH: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is Matt Thomases, 135 Eastern Parkway 6E, Brooklyn, NY 11238. FIFTH: The Company is organized for all lawful purposes, and to do any and all things necessary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose. Dated: November 20, 2019 FREEMAN HOWARD, P.C. 441 East Allen Street P.O. Box 1328 Hudson, New York 12534 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Mayor of the City of Hudson, New York, will hold a public

hearing on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 4:00 PM in the Common Council Chambers, City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson, on the following proposed Local Laws which were adopted by the Common Council on November 19, 2019: Proposed Local Law Introductory No. 2 of 2019 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Imposing a Nine Month Moratorium on the Registration or Operation of Any New Short-Term Lodging Facility. Proposed Local Law Introductory No. 4 of 2019 Amending Chapter 112 which

shall provide the City with the authority to award purchase contracts and contracts for services subject to competitive bidding on the basis of bidder of best value. Complete texts of the above proposed laws are on file and may be examined at the City Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, City Hall during regular office hours. The proposed laws may also be viewed on the city website www.cityofhudson.org Tracy Delaney City Clerk

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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA TRUST COMPANY, AS CERTIFICATE TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF BOSCO CREDIT II TRUST SERIES 2010-1, Plaintiff, vs. MARZANA KHANDOKER, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on October 17, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Columbia County Courthouse, 401 Union Street, Hudson, NY 12534 on December 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., premises known as 8 and 10 Parkwood Boulevard, Hudson, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Hudson, County of Columbia and State of New York, Section 110.39, Block 1 and Lot 50. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 12209-17. Max Zacker, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plainti NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed PassThrough Certificates, Series 2006-QS18, Plaintiff AGAINST Laura Gamello, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 9-16-2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Columbia County Courthouse, 401 Union Street, Hudson, NY on December 9, 2019 at 10:00AM, premises known as 236 Hennett Road, Valatie a/k/a Kinderhook, NY 12184. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Kinderhook, County of Columbia and State of New York, SECTION: 54., BLOCK: 1, LOT: 96. Approximate amount of judgment $680,623.41 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #13439/2018. Margaret E. Donnelly, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-088581F00 66377

The subject of the Public Hearing will be to review the proposal received by Sharon Mahota & Joe Alves at 12 Reed Street, Coxsackie, NY bearing Tax Map #56.20-1-12, for rear yard improvements including installation of privacy fencing to connect to the shed at the rear of the property. Landscaping will be done inside the fenced in area, to include fruit trees, garden boxes and a rear patio area. Details of the proposal can be viewed at the Village of Coxsackie Offices, 119 Mansion Street, Coxsackie, NY. Respectfully Submitted, Nikki Bereznak, Clerk PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the LLC is Steven Rose 237 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 6, 2019. New York office location: 237 County Route 7A, Town of Copake, County of Columbia and the State of New York. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: Steven Rose 237 LLC; 372 Central Park West, Suite 11U, New York, New York 10025. Purpose/Character of business: Any lawful business purpose permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Law. This notification is made pursuant to Section 206 of the Limited Liability Company Law. PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF CLAVERACK The Monthly Workshop, scheduled for Monday November 25, 2019, has been cancelled. By Order of the Board, Mary J. Hoose Town Clerk RSG INTERNATIONAL TAX CONSULTING, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/18/19. Office in Columbia Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 477 Madison Ave New York NY 10022. Purpose: Any lawful activity. WKND HOUSE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/30/2019. Office loc: Greene County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Ayan Chatterjee, 1717 Centre Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

PARDIS PARTOW LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/17/19. Office in Columbia Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 1085 Hancock St Brooklyn NY 11221. Purpose: Any lawful Thriving Libraries, LLC filed with the SSNY on activity. 10/02/19. Office: Please take notice that Green County. SSNY the Village of Coxsack- designated as agent of ie Historic Preservation the LLC upon whom Committee will hold a process against it may Public Hearing on De- be served. SSNY shall cember 10, 2019 at mail copy of process 6:00 p.m. at the Village to the LLC, 31 Prosof Coxsackie Hall, 119 pect Ave, Catskill, NY Mansion Street, Cox- 12414. Purpose: Any sackie, NY. lawful purpose.

Section 00020 Advertisement to Bid Sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor and material necessary for the Roxbury Road over Agawamuck Creek Superstructure Replacement (BIN 3222240) and County Road 16 over Hollowville Creek Bridge Replacement (BIN 3342400) will be received by the Office of the Columbia County Department of Public Works – Highway Division, 178 Route 23B, Hudson, New York 12534 until 11:00 am local time on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids will be received for the following Contract: Contract No. 1 – Roxbury Road over Agawamuck Creek Superstructure Replacement (BIN 3222240), County Road 16 over Hollowville Creek Bridge Replacement (BIN 3342400) – BIN 3222240 involves superstructure removal and replacement with galvanized steel girders, cast-in-place concrete deck, and approach slabs. Other items of work include installation of bridge, approach, and highway railings, re-facing the existing abutments and wingwalls with new concrete, drainage improvements, and site restoration. BIN 3342400 involves removal of the existing superstructure, partial removal of existing substructures, and construction of a new integral abutment structure with galvanized steel girders. Other items of work include installation of bridge, approach, and highway railing, drainage improvements, stream bank restorations, and site restoration. Contract Documents, including Advertisement For Bids, Information For Bidders, Labor and Employment, Additional Instructions, Bid Documents, Agreement, General Conditions, General Requirements, Specifications, Contract Drawings and any Addenda, may be examined at no expense at the Columbia County Department of Public Works, Engineering Division Office, 178 Route 23B, Hudson, New York 12534 or Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C., 10 Airline Drive, Suite 200, Albany, New York 12205. Copies of the Contract Documents in digital format may be obtained from Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. upon deposit of Twenty Five Dollars ($25.00) for each set. The deposit for each set of bid documents is non-refundable. Checks only shall be made payable to Columbia County. CASH DEPOSITS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ALL HANDLING COSTS (MAIL, DELIVERY SERVICES, ETC.) SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BIDDER. Each bid must be accompanied by security in an amount not less than five percentum (5%) of the amount of the bid in the form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. No Bidder may withdraw his bid within

forty-five (45) days after the actual date of opening thereof. This is an exempt public works capital improvement project, and Bidders shall not include in their bid sales and compensating use taxes on the cost of materials which are to be incorporated into the work and which are to be separately sold by the Contractor to Columbia County prior to incorporation into the work of the Contract. The attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and prevailing wage rates to be paid under the Contract. The right is reserved to waive any informalities in the Bid and to reject any or all Bids

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AFTER-HOURS ARRAIGNMENT ATTORNEY Columbia County is seeking to fill 1 after hour arraignment attorney position at a yearly stipend of $35,000. The attorney will be a contractual, independent contractor. After-hour arraignment coverage will be for each and every city, town, and village justice court in Columbia County during non-business hours (5:00 pm to 9:00 am) and weekends. Attorney will be on call on a rotational basis with the other 3 existing attorneys. The appointed attorneys will be contacted directly by the court for individuals needing counsel at arraignment. Admission to the New York State Bar is required. Contact the Columbia County Public Defender’s Office with a resume and cover letter at 610 State Street, Hudson, New York 12534 or by email to: ian.crimmins@columbiacountyny.com EOE

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Two teams going nowhere meet at Soldier Field at noon Sunday. The Chicago Bears and New York Giants have combined for one victory since the end of September, with the G-Men coming off their bye in the throes of a sixgame losing streak, and Chicago having dropped five of six. That was somewhat expected of the 2-8 Giants, especially after they ditched veteran quarterback Eli Manning as the starter for rookie Daniel Jones in Week 3. But the Bears had Super Bowl aspirations on the heels of a 124 turnaround in 2018. However, a 4-6 start has all but dashed those hopes. The Bears’ demise has left many wondering how 2018 Coach of the Year Matt Nagy,

the offensive play-caller, has lost his magic from one year to the next, and how quarterback Mitch Trubisky has regressed from the player who showed great promise last year. After last week’s hip pointer sidelined him for the final few minutes in Sunday night’s loss, Trubisky’s status was characterized as day-today Wednesday, but he practiced in full. The Giants’ slump has increased the heat on head coach Pat Shurmur, but his work with Jones, the 2019 sixth overall draft pick, has been encouraging lately. The QB has tossed nine touchdown passes and just one interception in his last three games. Shurmur’s job security could wind up being tied to Jones’ maturation, and the

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New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate (15) reacts after scoring a touchdown against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium.

coach acknowledged the importance of that relationship. “It’s primary,” Shurmur said. “When the game’s over, they ask many people what happened in the game; but

they always ask the head coach and the quarterback. It has to be a really strong relationship.” Jones, though, has been plagued by fumbles,

including 10 in his last four games. He has lost nine of his 13 fumbles and thrown eight picks as well. Giants running back Saquon Barkley’s performance has dipped much like Trubisky’s, although injuries and a porous offensive line are at least partly to blame for the talented runner who set numerous records as a rookie. While Jones has shown the potential to lead his franchise forward down the road, Trubisky’s demise has left the Bears with a bleak future at the most important position. The second overall pick in 2017 has struggled throwing the ball, but he has also been reluctant to use his legs as a weapon. After Trubisky ran 68 times for 421 yards (6.2 average) and three touchdowns last season, he has

just 15 rushing attempts for 58 yards (3.9 average) with no touchdowns this year. He has already been sacked 23 times after taking just 24 sacks in 14 starts last year. Nagy has been a staunch supporter of Trubisky, though that has not manifested itself in the coach’s conservative play-calling. “The last two weeks, he has without a doubt gotten a lot better,” Nagy said of Trubisky, who has thrown for 363 yards, four touchdowns and an interception over that span. “Decision-making, throws ... has been a lot better.” In the Sunday night primetime debacle, a 17-7 loss to the Rams, Trubisky completed 24 of 43 passes for 190 yards with one TD, one interception and a 65.1 passer rating.

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2020 NFL mock draft: Latest first-round projections Eddie Brown The San Diego Union-Tribune

A healthy Tua Tagovailoa would have been a worthy selection with the top overall pick in next April’s NFL draft. Even those who argue Chase Young or Jerry Jeudy will eventually be recognized as the best player in this draft class (I’m included) can agree with that. Unfortunately, a dislocated hip and two minor ankle surgeries the past two seasons make Tagovailoa the wild-card this draft season. He’s still a top five pick if he’s a quick healer, but it’s just as conceivable he slips to day two. Details remain sparse about his timeline for recovery. Regardless, this development will likely force teams in need of a franchise quarterback to cast a wider net. The NFL draft has become a nice appetizer before our main course in September. A mock version of said draft is meant to educate, and even entertain. At very least, it helps you pass the time. This is an early attempt at identifying the best players available in this season’s draft class, and which teams they match up well with considering the updated draft order (according to NFL.com). The closer we get to draft day, the more I attempt to match what teams will actually do with their draft picks as opposed to what I believe they should do. Last season, I was the fifth most accurate (out of 101) — most accurate in print — NFL draft prognosticator according to The Huddle Report. I’m 18th over the past five years. Follow me on Twitter UTEddieBrown so we can continue the conversation. Here’s my updated 2020 NFL mock draft: FIRST ROUND 1. Cincinnati (0-10) — Joe Burrow, QB, LSU, Sr. Andy Dalton is a free agent after the 2020 season and has been benched in favor of rookie Ryan Finley. Burrow’s draft stock is powered by rocket fuel. He’s currently the Heisman front-runner with 38 touchdowns against only six interceptions and a QBR of 93.2 (third in the nation). He’s the type of quarterback that aces the intangible checklist, but doesn’t feature any physical qualities I’d consider elite. Top needs: QB, OL, LB 2. Washington (1-9) — Andrew Thomas, OT, Georgia, Jr. Seven-time Pro Bowl tackle Trent Williams will certainly be traded in the off-season and need to be replaced. You’d get Thomas if you could Weird Science an offensive tackle. He’s a big, powerful, athletic lineman with springy footwork and quick hands who’s a dynamic closer in pass protection and the run game. Top needs: OT, WR, CB 3. N.Y. Giants (2-8) — Chase Young, Edge, Ohio St., Jr. The G-Men are always at their best when they have a dominant defensive line. Young is the best pass rusher in this draft class (he has 13.5 sacks in only eight games). Top needs: Edge, DB, WR 4. Miami (2-8) — Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon, Sr. I could see Herbert filling the void if the Dolphins deem Tagovailoa injury-prone. Herbert has all the physical attributes (prototypical size and elite arm talent), but consistency has been his bane. However, he’s flashed in a major way over his last seven quarters against USC and Arizona. Can he keep it up? Top needs: QB, OT, Edge 5. N.Y. Jets (3-7) — Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama, Jr. You’re welcome, Sam Darnold. Jeudy’s the crown jewel of what is shaping up to be a special 2020 class of receivers. He’s the best prospect at the position in almost a decade. Top needs: OT, WR, Edge 6. Denver (3-7) — Isaiah Simmons, LB, Clemson, Jr. Can you imagine what head coach Vic Fangio could do with Simmons? The Butkus Award semifinalist is an athletic unicorn (equally adept at safety or linebacker) with incredible range and instincts. Top needs: OT, DB, LB 7. Tampa Bay (3-7) — Jeffrey Okudah, CB, Ohio

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St., Jr. I’d be surprised if the Jameis Winston era continues past 2019, but the Bucs could utilize the trade market or free agency to find his replacement. Okudah is an elite athlete who has proven proficient in man coverage and is only scratching the surface of his potential. Top needs: QB, OT, CB 8. Atlanta (3-7) — A.J. Epenesa, Edge, Iowa, Jr. The Falcons defense has looked much improved since the bye week (head coach Dan Quinn delegated play-calling duties to Raheem Morris and Jeff Ulbrich), but it’s clear they’re missing a legit edge rusher. Epenesa is fresh off a dominating performance (2.5 sacks and a forced fumble) in a big win over undefeated Minnesota. Top needs: Edge, OG, LB 9. Arizona (3-7-1) — Tristan Wirfs, OT, Iowa, Jr. It’s almost cliche for a team to draft a franchise offensive tackle or wide receiver the year after they draft a franchise quarterback. Happy quarterback, happy life. Is that the saying? Wirfs is the best pass protector in this class. Top needs: OL, Edge, CB 10. Detroit (3-6-1) — Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU, Sr. There’s a better than 50-50 chance the Lions trade two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay in the spring. Fulton is an elite athlete who was the top cornerback prospect coming out of high school in 2016. Top needs: DB, OL, RB 11. L.A. Chargers (4-7) — Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama, Jr. Back-to-back seasons with an ankle injury and a dislocated hip will give us something to talk about until April (and the Bengals an excuse for passing on him). Mostly, because people will tire of talking about how prolific and precise the southpaw is. Some will try to compare Tagovailoa to Mike Vick, but he’s closer to a lefty (and taller) version of Russell Wilson. Top needs: OT, OG, QB 12. Jacksonville (4-6) — Trevon Diggs, CB, Alabama, Sr. It’s clear Tre Herndon isn’t a long-term replacement for Jalen Ramsey. Diggs (Stefon’s little brother) is still raw, but he features prototypical size (6-foot-2, 205 pounds) and elite athleticism. Top needs: CB, LB, OT 13. Las Vegas from Chicago (4-6) — CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma, Jr. Antonio Brown’s antics left a pretty big gap in the depth chart. Lamb has elite hands and ball skills (he’s special with the ball in the air). He can also contribute as a blocker. Top needs: WR, LB, CB 14. Cleveland (4-6) — Kenneth Murray, LB, Oklahoma, Jr. I expect GM John Dorsey to continue his pursuit of Trent Williams in the off-season to upgrade

his offensive line. The Browns linebacker corps has been a weakness. Murray is an explosive athlete who has developed elite instincts during his three seasons in Norman. Top needs: OT, OG, LB 15. Tennessee (5-5) — Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn, Sr. The Titans would be fortunate to land Brown here. He would have been a first-round selection had he left school last year. He’s the most talented interior defensive lineman in this draft class, by far. Top needs: DL, OG, QB 16. Carolina (5-5) — Tyler Biadasz, C, Wisconsin, Jr. The Panthers continue to strengthen their offensive line by selecting Biadasz, an interior mauler with very few flaws in his game. He is also the heart and soul of one of the nation’s perennially top offensive lines. Top needs: OG, C, DB 17. Philadelphia (5-5) — Grant Delpit, S, LSU, Jr. A combination of sub-par performances and injuries have doomed the Eagles secondary once again. It’s in desperate need of playmakers. His first two seasons in Baton Rouge, Delpit had 134 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, six interceptions, five sacks and 17 passes defensed. He’s a dangerous center fielder in coverage, but is also capable of being utilized as a blitzer. Top needs: DB, LB, OG 18. Miami from Pittsburgh (5-5) — Yetur GrossMatos, Edge, Penn St., Jr. The Dolphins landed their quarterback with the fourth overall pick. Now they address the pass rush. Gross-Matos needs to add some strength to his frame, but he’s a gifted pass rusher with elite athleticism and a nose for the ball. Top needs: QB, OT, Edge 19. Las Vegas (6-4) — Dylan Moses, LB, Alabama, Jr. The 2018 Butkus Award finalist suffered a torn ACL during an August practice. Moses will likely be a day two selection, but he would have been a top-fifteen pick had he not hurt himself and the Raiders are a team to watch when it comes to securing his services. Top needs: WR, LB, CB 20. Jacksonville from L.A. Rams (6-4) — Prince Tega Wanogho, OT, Auburn, Sr. It has to be an off-season priority for the Jaguars to add talent to a mediocre offensive line. Wanogho is a giant ball of clay (he’s 6-foot-7, 305 pounds and relatively new to the game of football), but there’s plenty of natural ability to mold and he’s been very good in the SEC despite being so raw. Top needs: CB, LB, OT 21. Dallas (6-4) — Javon Kinlaw, DT, South Carolina, Sr. The Cowboys are only a few pieces away from fielding a top five defense. An interior wrecking ball like Kinlaw gets them pretty close. Top needs: S, DT, TE

22. Indianapolis (6-4) — Henry Ruggs, WR, Alabama, Jr. Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton will be 30 years old next season and an unrestricted free agent in 2021. Ruggs is pure electricity with the football in his hands. He’s scored 24 total touchdowns on 91 touches in his Crimson Tide career. Top needs: DT, Edge, WR 23. Miami from Houston (6-4) — D’Andre Swift, RB, Georgia, Jr. The Dolphins address quarterback (Herbert), the defensive line (Gross-Matos) and running back with their three first-round selections. Swift is a shifty back able to bounce it outside or handle the rigors of running between the tackles. He’s also a weapon out of the backfield (he had 32 receptions and three touchdowns as a sophomore). Top needs: QB, OT, Edge 24. Kansas City (7-4) — C.J. Henderson, CB, Florida, Jr. Kendall Fuller is an unrestricted free agent after this season. It’s nitpicking to say Henderson is a shy tackler in the run game. Shutdown corners aren’t charged with shutting down running backs. They’re supposed to shutdown wide receivers and Henderson has no problem doing that. Top needs: OL, CB, RB 25. Buffalo (7-3) — Laviska Shenault, WR, Colorado, Jr. An offense featuring Josh Allen, Devin Singletary and Shenault could get really creative. His size (6-foot-2, 225 pounds), speed (he could run a sub-4.4 40 at the combine) and nose for the end zone (he had six receiving and five rushing touchdowns last season) could catapult him into the top-15 discussion. Top needs: WR, OG, Edge 26. Minnesota (8-3) — Paulson Adebo, CB, Stanford, Jr. Trae Waynes is a free agent after this season. Adebo is a former wide receiver with elite ball skills who plays with an intense physicality. Sounds like a perfect fit for the Vikings. Top needs: DT, CB, OG 27. Baltimore (8-2) — Xavier McKinney, S, Alabama, Jr. The Ravens continue to build a very talented and versatile secondary. McKinney is an elite athlete who can play every position in the defensive backfield. Top needs: LB, SS, OG 28. New Orleans (8-2) — Jalen Reagor, WR, TCU, Jr. The Saints add another dynamic playmaker to their offense. Reagor is one of the most impressive athletes at any position in this draft class. He’s special with the ball in his hands. Top needs: WR, LB, TE 29. Seattle (8-2) — Creed Humphrey, OG, Oklahoma, Soph. It seems the Seahawks offensive line is in constant need of upgrading. Humphrey’s wrestling background explains his mastery of leverage. Top needs: CB, OG, TE 30. Green Bay (8-2) — Curtis Weaver, Edge, Boise State, Jr. The Packers continue to build an exciting front-seven. Weaver is a productive pass rusher (33 sacks in three seasons for the Broncos) who has also shown the ability to drop and play in space. Top needs: DE, LB, OG 31. San Francisco (9-1) — Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson, Jr. The 49ers are still searching for a true No. 1 wideout despite drafting Deebo Samuel and trading for Emmanuel Sanders. Higgins is a big-play machine with elite size (6-foot-4, 200 pounds) and speed. He has an “above the rim” mentality as a former basketball player. Top needs: WR, OG, CB 32. New England (9-1) — Alex Leatherwood, OL, Alabama, Jr. The offensive line will need a constant talent replenishment if Tom Brady insists on playing beyond his mid-life crisis. Leatherwood needs to sharpen his technique, but his elite athleticism and strength usually carries the day. The former five-star recruit is a natural left tackle who excelled at right guard his sophomore year. Top needs: OL, TE, LB

Kaepernick escaped NFL’s trap, but league still got its desired outcome from workout Larry Stone The Seattle Times

SEATTLE — My first thought when I heard about the NFL’s offer of a workout to Colin Kaepernick – completely out of the blue, choosing voluntarily to thrust one of their biggest headaches back into the spotlight – was one of deep but wellearned cynicism. It sure felt like a setup. In the words of Kaepernick’s agent, Jeff Nalley, “something didn’t smell right.” And after seeing the bizarre way in which the event unfolded, well, I still feel that way. In its clumsy, ham-handed fashion, the NFL set the trap. And presented with this Hobson’s choice, Kaepernick and his camp reacted with enough (justified) suspicion and indignation to reinforce the perception of him as a loose cannon who is not worth the hassle. If there was a chance of Kaepernick ever playing again after nearly three years of banishment, it might have expired in the aftermath of Saturday’s circus. Not because Kaepernick is

not good enough, mind you. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, scouts who attended Kaepernick’s throwing session said his arm was still elite. Other reports were generally favorable about his conditioning and throwing. Just look around a league where Nathan Peterman, the personification of terrible quarterback play, got a preseason look-see from the Raiders. Where 51 quarterbacks have started games this year, many of whom don’t have nearly the skill or track record of Kaepernick. Where Philip Rivers and Mason Rudolph threw as many interceptions in their most recent game (four) as Kaepernick did in 12 outings in 2016, his final NFL season (with 16 touchdowns and a 90.7 rating). Is it because Kaepernick really doesn’t want to play? That’s the spin of many who say Kaepernick should have just acceded to all the conditions put forth by the NFL, kept his mouth shut and thrown the football. That viewpoint was capsulized by former Steelers coach turned TV analyst Bill Cowher

on The NFL Today, who said, “It is about the platform. He does not like football. It is not important to him. He loves the platform.” And, especially, by ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, who tweeted, “He wants to be a martyr. But, guess what? It ain’t working this time.” USA Today’s headline on an opinion piece by Mike Jones was, “With workout power move, Colin Kaepernick might have just waved goodbye to last chance at NFL job.” And, indeed, he might have. But is it really a “power move” if the NFL demands that Kaepernick sign a waiver that, according to some legal experts, could have forfeited his right for any further claims of collusion or retaliation? Sounds more like a “lack of power” move to me, one that puts into clearer perspective Kaepernick’s decision to shift the workout from the Falcons’ practice facility to a high school about an hour away. Once this happened, about two-thirds of the scouts in attendance (including the rep from the Seahawks) said, “to heck with it,”

and scattered for home. The afternoon took on a circus atmosphere. Now, the two sides differ greatly on whether this was merely a close approximation of the NFL’s standard workout waiver, or one that was designed specifically for the purpose of essentially tricking Kaepernick into giving up his employment protections. Yahoo’s Charles Robinson wrote, “I believe this is the answer to why the NFL put this workout together. It created multiple outcomes that could all be weaponized against the league’s Kaepernick problem.” I’d say I’m in the camp of roughly half of America – generally sympathetic to Kaepernick’s quest to get back in the NFL. The other half, of course, thinks his decision to kneel during the national anthem – to call attention to social-justice issues – is inexcusable, and a deal-breaker. Like just about everything political in this country – and this is a political issue at its core, make no mistake – it’s a canyon of disagreement that would

take an Evel Knievel-like daredevil leap to traverse. Keep in mind that no team asked for this workout, at least according to Nalley. Some have surmised that the NFL was trying to appease its new partner, Jay-Z. Others have speculated that there might have actually been a couple teams interested in signing Kaepernick that wanted some cover in evaluating the 32-year-old quarterback without riling up their fans. But it’s just hard to fathom that the league, out of the goodness of its heart, suddenly decided to present Kaepernick with a path back to the NFL in the 10th week of the season. If that were the case, they wouldn’t have held the workout Saturday, when few decision-makers could attend, and railroaded the format on such short notice. They wouldn’t have balked at Kaepernick’s request to film the workout themselves, or to let in the media. And they certainly wouldn’t have pressed the waiver issue so hard. They had to know Kaepernick and his camp would have

issues with all this. The resulting confusion, chaos, anger – that’s all to the benefit of the NFL. It muddies the waters, casts Kaepernick as an unreformed troublemaker, and reraises the question about Kaepernick’s genuine desire to play again. After all, he might not need the money after signing a Nike deal and winning a previous collusion grievance from the NFL for a reported $1 million to $10 million payout. Or, maybe, Kaepernick simply didn’t want to capitulate to the NFL and accept terms he felt would take away his rights, for the purpose of a sham workout. Kaepernick is not blameless in this, by the way. If he truly wants to play again, why show up wearing a “Kunta Kinte” tshirt? That’s not the way to win over a reluctant owner – nor was his strident post-workout statement in which he challenged the NFL, commissioner Roger Goodell and the 32 owners, to “stop running from the truth, stop running from the people.”

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Weary wife is ready to leave loveless marriage Dear Abby, I have been married for 24 years and have two daughters, 18 and 14. I’m in a business with my husband and work six days a week. We don’t take vacations, go on date nights or spend time together outside of work. I have had my own bedDEAR ABBY room for 15 years because he needs his sleep (he is 15 years older). Our sex life ended two years ago because he says I’m too heavy. (I should lose 40 pounds and so could he.) I do my best to take care of dentist and doctor appointments for the kids, cook healthy meals, prepare for the holidays, drive school carpool, etc. I feel unappreciated, taken for granted and trapped. He complains that I’m not giving him attention, but then he’ll comment on my appearance or criticize me for small tasks that I didn’t do “his” way. I’m tired and overworked. Is it wrong to want to divorce him and be free of this loveless marriage? I cannot picture living this boring, unfulfilling life for the next five or 10 years. I have fantasized about a life without him every single day for the last year. I don’t claim to be perfect — I’m patient and easygoing to a fault. But he has had two affairs and blames me for them. I have been here for the business and the kids, but what about me? I have been going to night school to take up nursing as a new career to support myself as a backup plan. I know what I need to do, but I guess I’m looking for validation. There’s got to be more to life than what I’m living. Fed Up In Michigan

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for it and criticizes you regularly is understandable. Under these circumstances, your feelings are valid. However, before making any announcements, schedule an appointment with an attorney who can guide you in what steps to take to protect yourself. Dear Abby, “Cheryl” has been one of my best friends for a very long time. She has helped me through many issues and even some depression over the years, as I have done for her. We live several states apart and talk on a daily basis. Neither of us is dating now, although we both use dating apps and websites. Lately, Cheryl has been asking me to help her sort through her messages. It has become torture for me because I have begun having romantic feelings for her. I don’t know if it would be fair to tell her how I feel about her because of the geographical distance. I know she won’t move to be with me because she helps to take care of her father, who lives with her. I wouldn’t have an issue with moving there, but I don’t want to make that decision unless I know her feelings are similar. I also don’t want to risk losing a friend. I’m not sure if I should just bury these feelings and say nothing, or let her know. Please help. Conflicted In Tennessee The first thing you should tell your friend is that you are not comfortable sorting through her messages. When she asks you why, explain that after these many years of best friendship, you have begun to develop romantic feelings for her. How she reacts will help you to determine what — if anything — to do next. Right now, you are in limbo. She may or may not reciprocate your feelings. But if she doesn’t, you will be emotionally free to find love elsewhere.

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Caution essential when emphysema meets beta blocker I have emphysema. I was prescribed metoprolol, but a book I have on prescription medication said never to take this medicine if you have emphysema. It also said not to stop taking it suddenly. What’s your comment? Metoprolol is a beta blocker that’s used most often for its effects on the heart. Epinephrine, commonly known TO YOUR as adrenaline, and similar molGOOD HEALTH ecules speed up the heart and make it beat more strongly; beta blockers slow the heart rate down and prevent it from contracting so hard. This is helpful for nearly everyone with coronary artery disease, most types of heart failure and some people with high blood pressure. However, the lungs also have beta receptors. Adrenaline opens up airways, so beta blockers can sometimes worsen airway closure in people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, such as emphysema. Beta blockers must be used with caution in people with these conditions. Metoprolol takes advantage of the fact that the beta receptors in the lung are slightly different from the beta receptors in the heart. Metoprolol effectively blocks the beta-1 receptors in the heart but has much less effect on the beta-2

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receptors in the lung. Accordingly, metoprolol is called beta-1 selective and is safer than nonselective beta blockers (which affect beta-1 and beta-2 receptors equally) in people with lung disease. Unfortunately, that process isn’t perfect. Some people may have worsening of asthma or COPD, especially when taking high doses of metoprolol. Your doctor must weigh the benefit of the beta blocker, a very important medicine especially in heart failure and coronary disease, against the risk of worsening lung problems. Most of the time, metoprolol is safe in people with lung disease. The advice against stopping a beta blocker suddenly is sound. Blood pressure can shoot up, sometimes to dangerous levels, if a person stops taking beta blockers suddenly. Most doctors will taper the dose down and use a different agent if need be when stopping beta blockers given at higher doses. As always, don’t make a change based on what you read before discussing it with your doctor.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — When and if things slow down today, you’ll know just how to pick up the pace again — when everyone is ready to resume business as usual. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You don’t want to do anything ahead of schedule today, as your own readiness is essential, as is that of those

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Horoscope By Stella Wilder Born today, you are one of the most highly sociable and naturally jovial individuals born under your sign. There is nothing that will keep you from interacting with those around you, and when you are alone you will actively seek out those with whom you can spend “quality time” — for it is widely known that time spent with you is, by definition, just that! You can be quite demonstrative when it comes to your likes and dislikes, though the former far outnumber the latter, surely, and you are willing to try almost anything at least once — even the strangest of foods or most uncommon of activities. You are very attractive, both physically and spiritually; other people either want to be with you, or be you — and though they may try to imitate you, they are sure to be only moderately successful, for there is much about you that simply cannot be copied. You are a loyal friend and a passionate lover. Also born on this date are: Scarlett Johansson, actress; Mariel Hemingway, actress; Jamie Lee Curtis, actress; Billie Jean King, tennis player; Robert Vaughn, actor; Rodney Dangerfield, comedian; Abigail Adams, U.S. first lady. 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. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23

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Baby Blues working with you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You may not feel as though you can give something your all today; what you contribute will be enough to maintain your high standing. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Your anger toward someone isn’t really focused enough to make sense yet; as the day continues, you’ll realize what you’re reacting to. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Reliability is a key issue throughout this rather busy day. You’ll want to be where you said you’ll be — even if it means making a sacrifice. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You don’t have to believe everything that someone tells you today — especially if there’s any reason to think you’re being set up. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You don’t want to miss out on something that is being provided “free of charge” today. Your presence enables others to maximize their own rewards. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Promises made and promises kept make the day what it is — and you’ll remember it for a personal significance that becomes clear after nightfall. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Potential is high today, but you may not feel “ready” until you’ve made sure that everyone else is in their proper place. Teamwork is key. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You don’t want to confuse fantasy with reality today. Your ability to see through a smokescreen serves you well during afternoon hours. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — A change in your behavior is well-timed today. A critic steps forward, but what he or she has to offer is based on very flimsy evidence. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You’ll have to choose between two very different actions today — each of which has the potential to do great good or great harm. COPYRIGHT 2019 UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC.

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek Get the free JUST JUMBLE app • Follow us on Twitter @PlayJumble

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

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(e.g., What is the alternative name for autumn? Answer: Fall.) Freshman level 1. In Canada, it is held on the second Monday of October. 2. In which month does the Oktoberfest festival begin? 3. What are the three autumn months in the Southern Hemisphere? Graduate level 4. Who “frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honahlee”? 5. In the song “Autumn,” what line follows “But I miss you most of all my darling”? 6. “Drums of Autumn” is the fourth book in this series about a time travelling female doctor. PH.D. level 7. The title of this song precedes the line “Why does it seem so exciting (inviting).” 8. The final movie role of this actress was in the 1978 Swedish film “Autumn Sonata.” 9. “To Autumn” is a poem by John _____.

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Thanksgiving. 2. September. 3. March, April, May. 4. Puff (the Magic Dragon). 5. “When autumn leaves start to fall.” 6. “Outlander.” 7. “Autumn in New York.” 8. Ingrid Bergman. 9. Keats. 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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Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 Medical scan letters 4 Old Testament book 9 Gator’s cousin 13 South Beach or Jenny Craig 14 Pueblo building block 15 “I __ a Dream”; MLK speech 16 Not difficult 17 Danish capital 19 TV crime drama series 20 Loses one’s hair 21 Give a headsup to 22 Sketches 24 Gobbled up 25 Coils of yarn 27 Singer Franklin 30 Knight’s spear 31 Crosses the pool 33 Big game, for a hunter 35 Eczema symptom 36 Gets an “F” 37 Painter Salvador 38 Lemon meringue __ 39 Sprinkles at the table 40 Roamed 41 Real __; Century 21’s business 43 Strolls leisurely 44 Early afternoon hour 45 Altar plate 46 Bulky in body 49 “Good things come to __ who wait” 51 Word of astonishment 54 Brave 56 Most populous Hawaiian island 57 Tool with an arched blade 58 Spend foolishly 59 Linkletter & others 60 Frame of mind 61 “God __ America” 62 Sullivan & Bradley DOWN 1 War casualties, for short 2 Dwellings 3 Suffix for final or civil

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4 Long-tailed parrots 5 Teen __; male superstars 6 Common lung ailment 7 Lincoln’s namesakes 8 Rooster’s mate 9 Alpine hut 10 Intense anger 11 Think __; ponder 12 Coin 13 Next month: abbr. 18 Despises 20 Scourge 23 Well-to-do 24 “A Farewell to __”; Hemingway novel 25 Undergarment 26 Actress Holmes 27 Feels miserable 28 Toward the sky 29 TV’s Kirstie __ 31 On __; offered at a lower price 32 To __; specifically 34 Youngsters 36 Destiny 37 Rx label info 39 Yuletide visitor

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Thursday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

40 Learned by __; memorized 42 Took a sightseeing trip 43 Large crowds 45 Feels sorry for oneself 46 Illegal way to make money 47 Excited activity

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48 Greek liqueur 49 Greenish-blue 50 Nylons 52 Pitcher’s objectives 53 Madison’s place: abbr. 55 Initials for Clinton’s successor 56 West of filmdom

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