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the movies. This year’s holidays mean time for sequels, much-anticipated or many people, the include big-budget end-of-year family films adventures. adaptations and animatedsequels: “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” end all There’s the sequel to in 1977. For Disney princess episodes that began last of the nine Star Wars more icy adventure and new catchy songs. starNext Level,” once again fans, “Frozen 2” promises Consider “Jumanji: The animated Looking for comedy? Kevin Hart as video-game avatars. In the spy and and ring Dwayne Johnson Smith and Tom Holland team up as a super “Spies in Disguise,” Will of “Lithis young gadget guy. a special holiday treat with the new adaptation Chalamet. Book lovers are in for Watson and Timothée Saoirise Ronan, Emma tle Women,” starring

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ALBANY — State Sen. George Amedore, R-46, announced Friday he will not seek election to another term in office in 2020. “After careful consideration and reflection, I have decided not to seek re-election to the New York State Senate in 2020,” Amedore said in a statement Friday afternoon. “I truly believe in public service and giving back to the community, and it has been a great honor to serve the residents of the 46th Senate District. As I have said in the past, I did not intend to be a career politician, and at this time, this is the

right decision for my family and me.” Amedore, 50, represents the 46th State Senate district, which encompasses all of Greene and Montgomery counties, and portions of Albany, Schenectady and Ulster counties. He was elected to the state Senate in 2014 and has served three terms. Prior to his election to the Senate he served in the state Assembly after winning a special election in 2007. He served in the state Assembly until 2013. Amedore is a secondgeneration owner of the

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State Sen. George Amedore, R-46, announced Friday afternoon he will not run for re-election in 2020.

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Legislation makes animal cruelty a federal crime By Massarah Mikati Johnson Newspapers

CHVL girls soccer All-Stars Germantown’s Riley Gibbons (27) was named a CHVL Girls Soccer FirstTeam All-Star. PAGE B1

WASHINGTON — People who commit acts of animal cruelty will now be charged with a felony at the federal level. President Donald Trump has signed into law a bipartisan piece of legislation that makes intentional acts of animal cruelty — crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, impaling or otherwise torturing animals — a federal crime punishable by up to seven years in prison. “It is important that we combat these heinous and sadistic acts of cruelty, which

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Youth vaping under fire

The case of Tetris, shown in this file photo taken at the Columbia-Greene Humane Society, could be classified as a federal felony under legislation signed into a law by President Donald Trump.

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The case of Penny, a 3-year-old female pitbull-mix found abandoned and abused in Coxsackie could be ruled a federal crime under new legislation signed into law by President Donald Trump.

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Police: Man talked down from top of bridge By Amanda Purcell and Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

GREENPORT — Authorities were able to talk down a man who climbed to the highest point of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge on the Greene County side, police said Friday. Police were called to the bridge at about 3 p.m. after a report of a man who may have been threatening to jump from the mile-long span. The man’s name has not been released. A sergeant from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office was able to convince the man that it was better to come down than to take his own life, Lt. Wayne Lopez said. The man had climbed up the trustle of the bridge and was standing on a platform at the top, Lopez said. The sheriff’s office transported the man to Columbia Memorial

Health, where he is currently seeking treatment, Lopez said. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation into the incident that shut down the bridge for almost two hours on one of the busiest travel holidays of the year. The Hudson Fire Department was called to the scene with its ladder truck to help get the man down, while the department’s dive team took to the Hudson River with their rescue boat in case they were needed. Athens Fire Department also had its boat in the river. State police, Greenport Fire Department and Catskill Fire Department were also at the scene. The bridge, which was closed to traffic on the Columbia County side, was reopened at about 4:45 p.m.

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Police close the Columbia County side of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge after responding to a call that a man was climbing to the span’s highest point on the western side Thursday afternoon.

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family business, Amedore Homes, based in Albany. Family concerns were the catalyst for Amedore’s decision not to run for re-election, he said. “There are needs and demands from my family, and that is what really prompted this decision,” Amedore said in an interview Friday. “I love public service and have been honored to serve the constituents. It was a tough decision but it was the right thing to do at this particular time.” Amedore saluted his staff for their work while he was in office, and over the past 12 years, both in the state Senate and the Assembly, he said he has gotten the greatest satisfaction out of helping the people of his district. “I have been most proud of having a great staff and people who really understood the reason why I sought office, and that was for public

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are totally unacceptable in a civilized society,” Trump said at the signing ceremony Monday. The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act was introduced by two Republican and Democratic Florida lawmakers this year, and passed unanimously in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Legislators and animal rights groups alike applauded the bill and its bipartisan support. “I think it’s wonderful new legislation,” said Ron Perez, president of the ColumbiaGreene Humane Society. “The fact it goes out to seven years I think is spectacular. With the fed stepping into this,

service and to give back, and being a public servant — putting the interests of others ahead of your own,” Amedore said. “Whether it is helping people with a health issue, or with substance abuse issues, or a small business trying to go to market with their business plan and they need help with licensing, or whether it’s the disaster issues that have happened with storms like [Hurricane] Irene and helping people who became homeless and lost all their belongings, there are issues both large and small that made me a better person.” “I have been humbled by being able to help individuals in their lives and to have made a difference,” Amedore added. His current term will end Dec. 31, 2020, and Amedore said he will remain in office until that time. “I will continue to dedicate my time to servicing the people of the district and standing up for their needs. I will make sure the 46th Senate District gets its fair share,” he said.

“That will be my focus and where my attention will be.” He also encouraged others to be active in their communities. “I think people need to be involved and have public service part of their life — whether it’s joining the military, or a volunteer fire department, or at the public library, everyone should have civic involvement and help the community be more united,” Amedore said. He was born and raised in Schenectady County and lives in Rotterdam with his wife, Joelle. They raised three children, George, 28; Anthony, 26; and Bria, 23. Brent Bogardus, elections commissioner for the Greene County Board of Elections, said Amedore has served the district well. “Sen. Amedore was an excellent representative for us here in Greene County and in the Senate district. He was very reflective of who we are and the values we share,” Bogardus said. “He has done a great job for us in Albany, and obviously I am disappointed

to see him leave, but I had a private conversation with George about a week ago when he told me what he was planning to do and I understand and respect his reasons and wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavors.” He said the Republican Party will work on identifying a candidate to replace Amedore in the state Senate. “The senator has just advised the county chairs and other key players,” Bogardus said. “We will be putting together a search committee and open up the process for people who are interested in running so we can find the best candidate we can.” Word of Amedore’s announcement caught one of Greene County’s top Republicans, Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, R-New Baltimore, by surprise. “I hate to see him leave,” Linger said Friday. “Sen. Amedore has always been very responsive to Greene County and to New Baltimore, which I represent.”

especially at this level, I think this is a giant win for animals.” Perez applauded district attorneys Joseph Stanzione of Greene County and Paul Czajka of Columbia County for their commitment to combat animal cruelty, but said other areas of the state and nation may not be as fortunate. Stanzione did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In general, Columbia and Greene counties combined to see four to five cases of some type of animal cruelty each year, Perez said. He’s unsure whether the new federal felony classification will deter more people from torturing animals, but said, “There is a punishment in line now that I think is more in line for where a crime against an animal should be as opposed to where it used to be.” The bill could help

prosecutors in cases that cross state lines and would also funnel more resources toward investigating and prosecuting animal cruelty cases. Animal cruelty cases in New York are already prosecuted locally under the state’s Agriculture and Markets Law, but perpetrators can get up to just two years in jail if they torture companion animals. Cruelty toward livestock animals results in a misdemeanor charge. “The federal government can prosecute conduct that is a federal crime and the same criminal conduct could be prosecuted at the local level,” Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka said. National statistics on animal cruelty are difficult to gather, according to the Humane Society of the United States. “The shocking number of

animal cruelty cases reported every day is just the tip of the iceberg. Most cases are never reported. Unlike violent crimes against people, cases of animal abuse are not compiled by state or federal agencies, making it difficult to calculate just how common they are,” the Society said. Surveys suggest that those who intentionally abuse animals are predominantly men under 30, according to the Humane Society. The animals whose abuse is most often reported are dogs, cats, horses and livestock. Amanda Purcell contributed to this report. 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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With impeachment inquiry in full swing, public opinion remains split Giovanni Russonello The New York Times News Service

House Democrats insist they are leading an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump for one simple reason: His actions have left them no other choice. The president and his Republican allies argue that the inquiry is just an attempt to tear him down — “an illegitimate sham partisan process,” as the White House press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, put it Wednesday. But with the first round of public hearings wrapped up and another scheduled for Wednesday, which message is sticking across the country? Even more than with most issues, opinions on impeachment divide along partisan lines. While public opinion has fluctuated some since House leaders announced the impeachment inquiry two months ago, overwhelming majorities of Democratic and Republican voters continue to line up behind their respective parties. As a result, support for or opposition to impeachment rarely climbs much higher than 50% in any poll. (The impeachment inquiry itself is slightly more popular: By a margin of 5 to 10 percentage points, Americans tend to tell pollsters that starting the inquiry was a good idea.) But a crucial slice of the electorate remains undecided. Close to 1 in 5 respondents to a

national Quinnipiac University poll this week said they could still change their minds on impeachment — a low but not inconsequential number. And with the inquiry likely to stretch on for months, how it proceeds could affect voters’ preferences in the general election campaign. “It’s still very early in the process, and we don’t know how it’s going to play out,” said Simon Rosenberg, a Democratic consultant who runs the centrist New Democrat Network. “How the House conducts itself and how, frankly, the president conducts himself over the next six months will probably determine how this plays out in the fall of next year.” For now, Americans have a slightly more negative view of the president and his defenders than of the Democrats pursuing impeachment — though neither gets a warm reception from a majority of the country. An ABC News poll released early this month found that 58% of Americans disapprove of how Trump has responded to the impeachment inquiry, while just 34% approve. Congressional Democrats also got a negative rating for their handling of the inquiry, but by a much closer margin: 50% of Americans disapprove, and 44% approve. Similarly, by a 19-point margin, respondents to the ABC News poll were more likely to

say that they thought Republicans in Congress who oppose the inquiry were more interested in defending Trump than in upholding the Constitution. Respondents were also more likely to say that Democrats leading the inquiry were trying to hurt Trump rather than simply abiding by the Constitution — but by a much smaller, 8-point margin. By a factor of 2 to 1, moderates in that poll tended to say Republicans were defending Trump for political gain, not for constitutional reasons. Overall, moderates lean Democratic and tend not to support Trump. In a Monmouth University poll earlier this month, moderate respondents by a 9-point margin said the president should be impeached and removed from office — even as that poll showed the country as a whole tilting away from impeachment. Among moderates, 63% said Trump’s actions were grounds at least for investigation; only 6% of moderates in the Monmouth poll said he had done nothing wrong. Yet in swing areas, opinion is still slanted slightly away from removing the president from office, according to the Monmouth poll, which isolated results from counties where the presidential vote margin was under 10 percentage points in 2016. Those counties tend to have far fewer African American

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voters, slightly fewer Hispanic voters and a bit more white voters than the national average, according to an analysis by Quorum — and white voters are generally more inclined to support Trump. Each swing district has its own complex political characteristics, so it is impossible to draw firm conclusions based on a poll that aggregates data from swing areas around the country. But the broader trends carry implications about how the impeachment inquiry is perceived in some of the most politically volatile areas. COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA The Register-Star/The Daily Mail are publishedTuesday through Saturday mornings by Columbia-Greene Media (USPS 253620), One Hudson City Centre, Suite 202, Hudson, NY 12534, a subsidiary of Johnson Newspaper Corp. Periodicals postage paid at Hudson, N.Y., and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Register-Star, One Hudson City Centre, Suite 202, Hudson, NY 12534. TO SUBSCRIBE To order a subscription, call our circulation department at (800) 724-1012 or logon to www.hudsonvalley360.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Digital Pass is included with print subscription Daily (Newsstand) $1.50 Saturday (Newsstand) $2.50 Carrier Delivery (3 Months) $71.50 Carrier Delivery (6 Months) $143.00 Carrier Delivery (1 Year) $286.00 EZ Pay Rates: 3 months $65.00 6 months $130.00 1 year $260.00 DIGITAL PASS ONLY RATES: Includes full access to HudsonValley360.com and the e-edition. 3 Months $30.00 6 Months $60.00 1 Year $120.00 Home Delivery & Billing Inquireries Call (800) 724-1012 and reach us, live reps are available Mon.-Fri. 6 a,m - 5 p.m., Sat. 6 a.m. - noon Sun. 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

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State files suit against Juul over marketing practices By Melanie Lekocevic Columbia-Greene Media

New York Attorney General Letitia James last week announced a lawsuit against the electronic cigarette company Juul Labs over its marketing practices, claiming it has contributed to the “youth vaping epidemic” in the state. A similar lawsuit was filed this week in California. The attorney general in North Carolina filed a suit of its own back in May. Both the New York and California lawsuits filed this week allege the company specifically targeted young people with deceptive advertising, featuring flavors like cool mint and creme brulee. They allege the company failed to warn customers that the products contain nicotine, misrepresented them as a safer alternative to cigarettes and illegally sold them to minors. Program Director Karen dePeyster from the TobaccoFree Action of Columbia and Greene Counties said the company has said its products are “safer than combustible cigarettes for adult smokers,” but its marketing has featured young people instead. “It’s hard to bellieve that the company did not know that the mango, cucumber, mint and fruit flavors, and high-tech design would be a magnet to kids, especially because so much of their advertising was on social media sites popular with young people and because the ads made

it look like using Juul was part of an enviable youthful lifestyle,” dePeyster said. A spokesman for Juul said the company does not target younger users. “While we have not yet reviewed the complaint, we remain focused on resetting the vapor category in the U.S. and earning the trust of society by working cooperatively with attorneys general, regulators, public health officials and other stakeholders to combat underage use and convert adult smokers from combustible cigarettes,” said Austin Finan, a Juul spokesman, in a statement. “Our customer base is the world’s 1 billion adult smokers, and we do not intend to attract underage users,” Finan added. The National Youth Tobacco Survey indicates that approximately 4.1 million high school students and 1.2 million middle school students across the country currently use e-cigarettes, according to James, and a third of New York high schoolers smoke them. Juul is a dominant presence in the e-cigarette market, representing 70% of the total market share. “There can be no doubt that Juul’s aggressive advertising has significantly contributed to the public health crisis that has left youth in New York and across the country addicted to its products,” James said. “By glamorizing vaping, while at the same time downplaying the nicotine found in

vaping products, Juul is putting countless New Yorkers at risk. I am prepared to use every legal tool in our arsenal to protect the health and safety of our youth.” Effective Nov. 13 of this year, New York state law was changed, making it illegal to sell nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, to consumers who are under 21 years old; prior to the new law, the minimum age was 18, James said. Vaping has become a popular practice among youngsters, and schools are trying to find ways to address the issue. “I have been asked by many schools in both Columbia and Greene counties to conduct educational presentations and lead discussions on all aspects of vaping with the middle and high school students because it’s such a problem,” said Maddy Ping, youth action coordinator for

Tobacco-Free Action of Columbia and Greene Counties. “Teachers and administrators tell me that they have students who are being caught multiple times with devices, and are going through many rounds of disciplinary action.” For some students, Ping said, the practice has become disruptive. “They [teachers and administrators] are also asking us for quit resources because they realize that many of their students who vape are severely addicted to nicotine, and have trouble sitting through a single class period without needing to leave class

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7 at the same time and location. At the orientation session, volunteers will learn about the difference between Basic Reading and teaching English as a Second Language. They will also learn more about Literacy Connections’ other volunteer opportunities. Sign up for the Tutor Training by email to colgreene@ literacyconnections.org or by calling 518-828-1792 ext 104. Provide name, email address, phone number and area preference when registering. Literacy Connections’ Columbia and Greene County Office is located

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to use the product, or trying to discreetly vape in class,” she said. A few elementary-aged kids have also been caught with the product, Ping added. Juul has come under intense scrutiny amid an outbreak of lung injuries and deaths linked to vaping. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state agencies have reported 2,172 lung injury cases and 43 deaths related to vaping. More than 120 of the injured patients were under 18. In October, a 17-year-old male from the Bronx died due to a vaping-related illness, the first such fatality reported in New York, and the youngest in the nation, James said. Gov. Andrew Cuomo supported the state’s lawsuit against the company. “It is undeniable that the vaping industry is using flavored e-cigarettes to get young people hooked on potentially dangerous and deadly products, and the predatory marketing practices used by these companies have no place in New York,” Cuomo said. The New York Times News Service contributed to this report.

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Communities must stand up and be counted In a recent statement, Gov. Andrew Cuomo asserted that counting every New Yorker in the 2020 Census is critical to ensuring we are accurately represented in Congress and receive the federal funding we deserve. His assertion has merit. As Cuomo noted last week, the federal government has thrown up roadblock after roadblock — spreading fear among immigrant communities in the process. But immigrant communities are not alone. Students, senior citizens and the residents of small, rural towns and villages are also in the crosshairs.

This is frustrating, because as the rollout of the survey approaches, states and municipalities are committing their own resources to ensure their communities are not undercounted, and that will be no easy feat. So a tip of the hat to Cuomo, who knows hundreds of billions of dollars in aid, representation in Congress and resources that can improve daily quality of life are at stake; to Capital District Latinos Chairman Dan Irizarry, who calls the communities part of a civics lesson in how to articulate the importance of the 2020 Census in daily life for the

next decade; and to municipalities and organizations in the Hudson Valley, Western New York and the North Country mobilizing and marshalling their own resources to encourage hard-to-reach communities — ranging from immigrants to students, senior citizens and even Amish communities — to participate in the 2020 Census and reap the benefits of the resources at stake. The message that must break through is that 100% participation in the 2020 Census in New York will make sure that even our most difficult-to-reach communities are counted.

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Here’s a scene for this Thanksgiving season, played out recently near a Washington-area hotel: A bunch of convention-goers is relaxing between sessions, a common enough sight. But very quickly one sees something different about them: Nearly all are wearing prostheses of some kind: legs, hands, feet. They are wounded veterans, many still working hard to adjust to their condition. Another thing about them: They act with the good cheer and comradeship of any group of conventioneers, joking about little mishaps as they negotiate, say, a tricky situation on the stairs, aiding and encouraging one another, providing comfort and support. A young woman struggles to get onto a curb as her companion patiently helps her along. Both of her hands and both feet are prosthetic devices. In the presence of such people, “Thank you for your service” seems wholly inadequate. Gratitude — if only for being alive and united — is good for a people and a country. Some 220 years ago, America was suffused with it. The new nation had finally adopted a constitu-

tion, and many of the doubts and fears hanging over the former colonies were dispelled, at least for a time. In fact, many saw a grand world role for a country that had barely come into existence. Gordon Wood, a scholar of the period, writes that Americans were coming to see their new country as “the premier land of liberty,” and he quotes an English radical of the time who said that “ ‘a Spirit’ originating in America, was arising in the Western world,” and that “The minds of men are becoming more enlighten’d, and the silly despots of the world are likely to be forced to respect human rights.” There was an upsurge of sentiment for the oneness of humanity and widespread support for a new kind of cosmopolitanism. In the centuries since, many dark clouds have come and gone and come again. The nation endures, and in many ways it has gotten better and given us reason to be thankful. Today, however, things are not as they ought to be. Much of the division in the country is a regular feature of our sometimes sulfurous political culture. But in the past few years, it has

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been greatly increased by a fog of falsehood on a scale that, quite simply, has never been seen before. Much of it comes from our own leaders, but much also from media distortions and foreign powers such as Russia. It’s not xenophobic to sound the alarm about this foreign meddling, which threatens not only our nation but also all nations. Today, citizens of Hong Kong are battling in the streets and at the ballot box against the same sort of “silly despots” who held sway in much of the world 2 1/2 centuries ago. They are waging a struggle to protect their liberties against the aggressive actions of an increasingly totalitarian state. A tiny dot on the map is setting an example for the world, its people stubbornly persisting at great risk and against huge odds. And a prime inspiration for those involved seems to be the United States of America — its anthem, its slogans and history. But in truth, it’s we who ought to be inspired - inspired and thankful to people half a world away who remind us what we really must stand for.

A federal judge gives the Trump administration a lesson in rule of law WASHINGTON — The case is captioned Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives v. Donald F. McGahn II, but it might as well be called Rule of Law v. Donald J. Trump. On Monday, rule of law won. U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ruled that former White House counsel Donald McGahn had to comply with a House subpoena for his testimony. But the import of her decision goes beyond the immediate question of whether McGahn will testify. He had already provided evidence of President Trump’s obstructive behavior in the inquiry by former special counsel Robert Mueller, and he was gone from the White House long before the Ukraine episode. At stake is whether the administration’s bloated view of presidential power will triumph over years of precedent and constitutional design, diminishing the authority of the judiciary and Congress. In seeking to block McGahn and other senior White House officials from testifying, the administration made two remarkably sweeping claims, both of which would swell presidential authority to dangerous proportions. The first is that Congress has no right, period, to summon senior-level presidential aides to testify. Note, the argument is not that certain confidential communications between aides and the president should remain protected by executive privilege; questions about the scope of that privilege would remain for another day. Rather, the administration contends that, if the president decrees his aides should not appear, they enjoy “absolute” immunity from having to turn up, subpoena be damned. The second, even more alarming, is that federal judges have no right to referee these disputes between the legislative and executive branches. In this conception, the separation of powers inevitably becomes the primacy of the presidency. Checks and

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administrations of both parties have been prickly about letting the president’s closest advisers be hauled before Congress. Still, there are scant court rulings on the issues, as Jackson noted, not because courts have no business in the matter, but because the other two branches usually manage to work out these disputes on their own. An uncanny parallel to the McGahn litigation arose a dozen years ago, during the George W. Bush administration, when the House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed former White House counsel Harriet Miers to testify in an investigation into the firing of U.S. attorneys. Then, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates ruled against the president who appointed him, rejecting the Bush administration’s claims that its senior aides had absolute immunity from testifying and that the courts had no role to play in the stand-off. This administration has far outdone its predecessors in thumbing its nose at oversight — not only resisting the McGahn testimony but also challenging the authority of congressional committees and prosecutors in other cases now edging their way to the Supreme Court: the request by the House for access to Trump’s tax returns; a grand jury subpoena to Trump’s accountants for his financial records. The administration has announced it will appeal the McGahn ruling, as well. “Stated simply, the primary takeaway from the past 250 years of recorded American history is that Presidents are not kings,” Jackson observed toward the close of Monday’s ruling. The coming months will test the courts and help illuminate how true that seemingly obvious maxim remains. Ruth Marcus’ email address is ruthmarcus@washpost.com. (c) 2019, Washington Post Writers Group

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Hattie B. Hotaling Hattie B. Hotaling, 98, lifelong resident of Hollowville, NY entered into eternal rest November 28, 2019 at Pine Haven Nursing Home. She was born February 15, 1921 to Clarence and Hattie (Whitbeck) Pulver. She and her five siblings grew up on a farm in Hollowville. She graduated from Roeliff Jansen School. In 1941, she married Winfield L. Hotaling, and during WWII, they both worked in a defense plant in Connecticut. Following that, they purchased a home in Hollowville where she lived until her recent illness. She was employed with the United States Postal Service for over thirty years, starting out as a carrier and then as clerk and OIC. She enjoyed gardening and spent hours making her sculpted gardens weed free. She was so proud of them, as they were admired by all who passed by. She was a beautiful seamstress and hand sewer. She created many beautiful items for the church bazaar. Cake making was another hobby which was shared by many all occasion cakes and wedding cakes. Her cakes were recognized as “Hattie’s Cakes”. Hattie taught baton twirling to students in the Ockawamick Central School and put on halftime exhibitions during basketball season. She was the drum majorette for the VFW 1314 Drum Corps in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s. She was a fifty year

plus member of the Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack. During that time she was a Sunday School Teacher, and a member of the Consistory. Hattie was also a Girl Scout Leader for Troop #536, and a Life Member of the Churchtown Ladies Auxiliary. Hattie is survived by her son Winfield C. Hotaling and daughter Phyllis (Robert) Mayo, her five grandchildren Jennifer (Robert) Everhart, Joyce (Patrick) Gregory, Jeffrey (Lynn) Hotaling, James Mayo, Patrick (Tricia) Mayo, and friend Rosemarie Spinella. Also survived are her five great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Hattie was predeceased by her siblings, Ellsworth, Franklin, and Clarence Pulver, Bertha Falkner, and Helen Michael, along with her beloved Pomeranian Boots. Visitation hours at the Bates & Anderson-Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home will be Tuesday December 3rd , from 4:007:00pm. Funeral services will be Wednesday December 4th, at 11:00am from the Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Although she loved flowers, in lieu of, memorial contributions may be made to Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack Drawer K Claverack NY 12513, or Churchtown Fire Co. #1, PO Box 193 Claverack NY.

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NATO countries boost defense spending ahead of summit showdown with Trump By Michael Birnbaum The Washington Post

BRUSSELS — NATO nations are increasing spending on defense, with nine of the alliance’s 29 members now meeting guidelines, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday, ahead of a summit next week where President Donald Trump is expected to hammer leaders yet again to increase military expenditures. The top-tier spending club — with at least 2% of annual gross domestic allocated for defense — expanded by one country and now includes Bulgaria, according to figures released by the military alliance. E.U. countries and Canada have collectively boosted their defense spending every year since 2015, motivated first by Russia’s conflict with Ukraine and then by Trump’s threats to pull the United States from NATO if they did not ante up more cash. “All NATO allies decided to invest more, and now we are delivering on that,” Stoltenberg said. Leaders will meet in London starting Tuesday for a quick summit — which diplomats hope will not be derailed by further spending demands from Trump. NATO leaders agreed in 2014 to spend at least 2% of GDP on defense by 2024, a goal that many of them have struggled to achieve. Bulgaria’s passing grade may be only temporary, since it is purchasing eight F-16 fighter jets this year, a major but one-time outlay that brought spending up to 3.25% of GDP, second only to the United States when measured in comparison to the size of the economy. Before the decision to buy the jets, the country’s defense spending was estimated at 1.61% of GDP this year, solidly in the middle of the pack at NATO.

Apart from the United States, the other countries that meet the goals are Greece, Britain, Estonia, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland. The United States spends 3.42% of its economic output on defense, a figure that put it far ahead of any other NATO ally - at least until Bulgaria bought the fighter jets. In another, mostly symbolic effort to hand Trump a NATO spending victory, allies have also agreed to further limit the U.S. contribution to the central NATO budget - the bucket of money that pays for the electricity at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels as well as a handful of military headquarters around Europe. The United States will now pay no more than the NATO member with the next-largest economy, Germany, capping its contribution at 16% into the $2.5 billion annual budget starting in 2021. The United States previously paid about 22%. The change saves Washington about $150 million a year, which will be made up for by the other NATO allies, apart from France, which thought the exercise was frivolous, according to diplomats familiar with the discussions. But the meeting comes at a moment in which alliance divisions are on display more than ever, with French President Emmanuel Macron declaring NATO “brain dead.” On Thursday, after a meeting with Stoltenberg, Macron said that he believed that terrorism needed to be a higher priority for the alliance than Russia, comments that unnerved eastern European countries that still fear a direct threat from the Kremlin. “We should not be surprised that sometimes we disagree,” Stoltenberg said. “But the strength of NATO is that we always have been able to overcome our disagreements.”

James Holloway, decorated aviator and Navy’s former top admiral, dies at 97 By Harrison Smith The Washington Post

James Holloway, a retired Navy admiral and decorated aviator who fought in three wars, served as chief of naval operations under three presidents and led an investigation into the disastrous 1980 mission to rescue American hostages in Iran, died Nov. 26 at a retirement home in Alexandria, Virginia. He was 97. He had dementia, said his daughter Jane Holloway, and “finally got to landing on that great big carrier in the sky.” Holloway became the Navy’s top-ranking officer on July 1, 1974, and served as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. The son of an admiral and the husband of an admiral’s daughter, he was known throughout the service as a battle-hardened sailor and aviator: His destroyer had been hit by the Japanese, his commanding officer’s plane downed by the Chinese, and his flagship vessel shot at by the North Vietnamese. It went without saying that in each engagement, Holloway responded with equal force, notably as a gunnery officer during the Battle of Surigao Strait in 1944. His destroyer, the USS Bennion, torpedoed the battleship Yamashiro “at point blank range,” then “sank the Japanese destroyer Asagumo with gunfire, and shot down three Zeros,” according to his Navy biography. During his four-year term as chief of naval operations, Holloway faced challenges including inflation, defensespending cuts, the aftermath of the Arab oil embargo and a standoff at the Korean demilitarized zone. He pushed to modernize the U.S. fleet and develop new aircraft, including the F/A-18 Hornet, while competing against the Soviet navy in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Holloway was credited with convincing Ford to step back from a proposal to ban cruise missiles - still a crucial weapon for Navy destroyers, cruisers and submarines - as part of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks with the Soviet Union. He also oversaw a new fleet organization plan that created tactical “battle groups,” generally centered around an aircraft carrier. In his 36-year Navy career, he flew F9F-2 Panther jet fighters on two tours during the Korean War, taking charge of his squadron after his commanding officer was shot down. He later drew on his in-flight experience as an adviser to the war and action movies “The Bridges at TokoRi” (1954) and “Top Gun” (1986). A onetime student of Hyman Rickover, the father of the nuclear Navy, Holloway also commanded the Navy’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. He later established the Navy’s nuclear-powered carrier program at the Pentagon and commanded a carrier force in the Mediterranean. In 1972, he was named commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, where he was

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known by the radio call sign Jehovah and directed more than 150 ships in bombing operations against North Vietnam. After retiring from the Navy in 1978, Holloway was appointed to chair a Special Operations Review Group that investigated the April 1980 hostage rescue mission, which ended in flames in the Iranian desert. Eight service members died while trying to free 53 hostages in Tehran, where the U.S. Embassy had been seized by students the previous November, taking diplomats and staff members prisoner. The rescue effort, Operation Eagle Claw, faced mechanical problems and a dust storm in the desert, where one helicopter crashed into a transport plane. In its aftermath, the Joint Chiefs commissioned a six-person investigative team composed of active and retired military officers and led by Holloway. In a 78-page unclassified version of the report, released in August 1980, Holloway wrote that they “encountered not a shred of evidence of culpable neglect or incompetence.” “The concept of a small clandestine operation was valid and consistent with national policy objectives,” he added. “It offered the best chance of getting the hostages out alive and the least danger of a war with Iran.” (The last of the hostages were released on the day of Ronald Reagan’s inauguration in January 1981.) But the report was critical of the operation’s “ad hoc” organization and planning, and recommended the creation of a counterterrorist joint task force and Special Operations advisory panel under the Joint Chiefs. “Everybody on that operation did absolutely the best they could,” Holloway later told The Washington Post. “It was the most difficult undertaking you could imagine, and things will go wrong.” James Lemuel Holloway III was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on Feb. 23, 1922. His mother, the former Jean Hagood, was a homemaker from an Army family; his father, Adm. James L. Holloway Jr., commanded naval forces in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean and chaired the U.S. Naval Academy in

Annapolis, Maryland, where he was nicknamed “Lord Jim” for his aristocratic bearing. According to the Naval History and Heritage Command, the Holloways were the only father-son duo to become four-star admirals while on active duty. “The idea of living a life of service was something he got from his mother and father, and from the parochial school he went to,” his daughter said. “We all need to lead a life that is focused on a bigger good than on our own interests that was very important to him.” Holloway studied at the Saint James School in Hagerstown, Maryland, and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1942, part of a three-year class that was pressed into service early because of World War II. Gambling that aircraft carriers and naval aviators would go on to play a pivotal role in combat, Holloway trained as a pilot after the war, and later flew a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk to support the 1958 Marine Corps landing in Lebanon. He also flew missions in the Taiwan Strait and developed a program of standardized operating procedures credited with “substantially reducing naval aviation accidents,” according to a Navy announcement of his death. Holloway was vice chief of naval operations under the reform-minded Elmo Zumwalt, whom he succeeded as chief. He was later president and chairman of the Naval Historical Foundation and wrote a book, “Aircraft Carriers at War” (2007), in addition to serving as a special envoy to the Middle East in the mid-1980s and directing an anti-terrorism task force for Reagan. Survivors include his wife of 77 years, the former Dabney Rawlings of Alexandria; two daughters, Lucy Lyon of Bonita Springs, Florida, and Jane Holloway of Washington; and a grandson. His son, James L. Holloway IV, died in a 1964 car crash while studying at the University of Virginia. Holloway received military honors including two Defense Distinguished Service Medals, four Navy Distinguished Service Medals, two Legion of Merit awards, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star and three Air

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The weather outside is “frightful,” and too early in the season even for some “winter lovers.” And though the forecast for winter sports is delightful, these sub-freezing temperatures can be precarious for man and beast. Remember that your fourlegged “kids” can’t choose to dress in layers, wear mittens, don insulated boots, and conserve heat loss with wool caps and earmuffs. They look to us to ensure (and insulate) their well-being. Most outside dogs should be brought in at night if the temperature drops below freezing. For Nordic breeds and hardy, double-coated working dogs, a properly built, insulated doghouse, stuffed with straw is suitable bedding for heat retention. If absorbent bedding material is used, it must be changed, as does wet straw. Acclimation to outside temperatures is a gradual process. You cannot decide to “put the dog out” on a whim. Garages can be too cold for many dogs unless a space heater is used. Snow is never a substitute for drinking water. Eating snow to rehydrate can lead to dehydration. Many of my friends set up their outside kennels with equine rubber buckets clamped to the side of the pen, with a submersible bucket de-icer. They work beautifully. For the indoor/outdoor crew, attention to the temperature tolerance of the dog is key. Some canines love their winter booties, with coordinating jackets, while others choose to go au natural until those tootsies tingle. Rinse parts that have been exposed to salted surfaces. Then it’s time for a front-ofthe-fireplace break. Keep your dogs moving on a brisk day. Frostbite is always a clear and present danger with sub-freezing temperatures. Plenty of food to generate heat is mandatory for all dogs playing, working or living outside. An increase in food is often required even for indoor dogs. Your veterinarian must be seen immediately in case of frostbite. Don’t forget how vulnerable our cats and kitties are. Your indoor/outdoor fancy

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feline should be sequestered inside until spring. For those of you monitoring feral cats, you need to provide shelter, keep those food bowls filled, and maintain their access to drinkable water at least once a day. Straw affords warmth and safety for this susceptible homeless population. Most large animal and livestock owners are well aware of the potential ravages of winter. Free choice hay for outside pastured animals, again with a reliable source of drinking water, is a necessity. Sheltering requirements can vary with the condition of the animal. Salt and mineral licks are a necessity. Be aware of any situation that “doesn’t look right,” and phone your local law enforcement department, county sheriff’s office, or state police with your concerns. Better safe than sorry — we don’t want these tough times to be even tougher for our dependent creatures. Your calls can be

anonymous. Your eyes may be the only salvation for a neglected animal. Make it a point to get involved. Feel free to call us with any questions at 518-828-6044 or visit www.cghs.org. Stop down and see us at 111 Humane Society Road, off Route 66 (about a mile south of the intersection with Route 9H) in Hudson. Our hours are 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. every day. The Food Bank is open to any from the public in need of pet food or for those wishing to donate food anytime during business hours. All of our cats and kittens are “Furrever Free” with all expenses paid. Spay/neuter clinics for cats are $76 male or female, including a rabies vaccination and a 5-in-1 feline distemper combination vaccination. Nail clipping services are available 10-11 a.m. every Saturday at the shelter, no appointment necessary, for a donation of $5 for cats and $10 for dogs. Charlene Marchand is the Chairperson of the ColumbiaGreene Humane Society/SPCA Board of Directors. She may be contacted at cghsaaron@gmail. com.

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I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving holiday and got to supply at least one of the dishes with something you grew, or harvested yourself! The growing part is pretty easy. If you grew onions, beans, lettuce, spinach, cabbage, carrots and perhaps peas, winter squash (pumpkins) or corn, you probably enjoyed the same side dishes as the Pilgrims did. Potatoes were probably not present, having just been introduced to Europe from South America, 50 years or so earlier. If you harvest wild nuts or berries such as hickory, walnuts or beech nuts, they also were likely present, as were American chestnuts, nanny berries, cranberries, blueberries, plums, gooseberries, raspberries and grapes. Not all these items are native to North America, of course. The Pilgrims brought seeds with them, as most immigrants do, and grew crops. Refined sugar was not available to sweeten cranberries for sauce, and the corn was probably in the form of cornmeal, not sweet corn. Honeybees were not introduced to North America until a year after that first Thanksgiving, in 1622, so it is unlikely honey was used as a sweetener. There may have been maple sugar, though. As far as protein is concerned, turkey and venison were almost certainly present, as were other birds, including geese, ducks, pigeons, and swans. Some historians believe seafood provided most of the protein for that meal. Mussels, clams and lobsters were abundant in the bays, fish could have been dried or freshly caught, and eels were also harvested most of the winter. Table salt as we know it today was probably not available, but it is possible that sea salt

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BEYFUSS was made by evaporating sea water. Black pepper was not available either. I cannot imagine eating many of these items without salt to season them! Of course the Native Americans utilized many local wild foods such as ground nuts, dried Jack in the pulpit corms and dried swamp cabbage. I think it is safe to say the first Thanksgiving was certainly a feast in all aspects! My own vegetable garden was quite abundant this year, with some notable successes and only a few failures. I had my best crop of bell peppers ever, with both “New Ace” and “Lady Bell” producing almost equal, bumper crops. A total of only seven plants (cut worm got the eighth one) yielded more than 50 fullsize fruit. I tried cutting the surplus into strips and flash freezing them, but the taste and texture of the frozen peppers, when thawed, was pretty terrible. They were slimy and bitter even when I cooked them in a stew. My 2019 potato crop was disappointing. I harvested my best potatoes from plants that “volunteered” from the 2018 garden. I never seem to dig all the potatoes in any given year, so I hope I missed some this year also. I planted sweet corn, but it only came up spotty and a second planting was not much better. I did not harvest any ears from the stunted plants at all. Sweet corn is perhaps my

favorite vegetable, but the local growers do a much better job and I was content to buy it from roadside stands. I did not grow any summer squash or zucchini, due to space constraints and fear of squash bugs. It has been several years since I grew these, so perhaps next year I will try a hill or two. I planted seeds from leftover, 2018, spaghetti squash and despite the fact that these seeds were not exactly the same as their hybrid parents, they yielded an abundance of tasty fruit, I think I gave away more than a dozen and kept as many myself. My cucumber crop (Marketmore) was excellent and I made an abundance of pickles that I am enjoying now! I suspect at least some of my favorite tomato transplants (Big Beef) were either mislabeled at the garden center, or the seed they grew was mislabeled. I grow this variety every year and I am pretty certain that some of my eight plants were NOT Big Beef. I will take this matter up with the garden center next spring. The “Sweet Spanish” onion crop was excellent and all three bean varieties, (Golden Butterwax, Royal Purple Burgundy, and Blue Lake) did very well. “Jade Cross” Brussels sprouts also did very well. My experiment in multi cropping, beets, turnips and carrots seems to have failed, as the nasty tasting and quick growing turnips dominated the others, but I mulched the sparse carrot crop, after pulling the turnips, heavily with straw in hopes that I may harvest some next spring. Last, but almost most importantly, my garlic (Rioja, Music, Vietnamese, Persian) and my asparagus (Jersey Giant) were outstanding! Reach Bob Beyfuss at rlb14@ cornell.edu.

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Church Briefs HOLIDAY SALE TANNERSVILLE — The Kaaterskill United Methodist Church, 5936 Main St., Tannersville, will hold a holiday sale 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 30. Holiday decorations, gifts for all ages, new or nearly new and more.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR CAIRO — Calvary Episcopal Church, 143 Jerome Ave., Cairo, Christmas Bazaar and Rummage Sale will be held 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 30, weather permitting. There will be great bargains for all as we kick off the Holiday Season. For information, call Robert at 518-622-2945.

PIZZA TAKE OUT GREENPORT — Sacred Heart-Mount Carmel Shrine, 442 Fairview Ave., Greenport, will be having pizza takeout Dec. 6. Orders can be called in from noon-6 p.m. with pickups from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Call 518-828-8775. Pizzas are $10 with additional toppings $1 each. Bake at home pizzas will be available.

CHRISTMAS TEA WINDHAM — The Windham Hensonville United Methodist Church, 5296 Main St., Windham, annual Christmas Tea will be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 7. There will be gifts for all, baskets, crafts, floral and more. Santa will arrive at 2 p.m. for visits with the children.

ST. NICHOLAS BAZAAR CAIRO — The Cairo United Methodist Church annual St. Nicholas Bazaar will be held 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Fellowship Hall, 488 Main St., Cairo. There will be baked goods, holiday items and

homemade soup and sandwich lunch. Eat in or take out. There will also be a baby shower with all items going to the neo-natal unit at a local hospital.

celebrate the holiday season (refreshments and goodies will be served).

BREAKFAST

NEW BALTIMORE — The Food and Fellowship Luncheon Program will be held noon-2 p.m. Dec. 11 at the New Baltimore Reformed Church, 52 Church St., New Baltimore. The menu (subject to change) is baked ham, escalloped potatoes, French style green beans and bread pudding. Following the meal, Shannon Friel (harpist) will be performing. This luncheon is open to all members of the community. To facilitate planning, reservations are encouraged by the Sunday before the luncheon. To make reservations, call the church at 518-756-8764 or nbrchurch@aol.com. Include name, contact number, and the number of reservations being made for this meal. If transportation or physical assistance is needed, leave that information as well. Dining space is limited to 60 seats. Free will offerings are graciously accepted to offset food costs.

CATSKILL — Friends of St. Patrick’s Church Catskill Inc. will serve breakfast 9 a.m.noon Dec. 7 at the Robert Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill, to benefit the legal fund. Breakfast includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, coffee cake, juice and coffee. Adults, $10; children under 5, free with adult ticket. They will also be holding a raffle that day for a 50” Phillip’s Smart TV with Google assistant, $100 in local gift cards and a Holiday Basket. Raffle tickets are $5. Tickets can be obtained at Jefferson Cafe in the old hospital or by messaging Patricks Church on FB.

ANNUAL MEETING ALBANY — The Capital Region Jewish Genealogical Society annual meeting will be held 1-3 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York, 184 Washington Ave. Ext., Albany. CRJGS will be hosting a respected expert from New York City, who will deliver a presentation, “Post 1492 Sephardic Dispersion and A Guide to Sephardic Genealogy.” Sarina Roffé, the author of the book “Branching Out from Sepharad,” will provide an overview of how Sephardic Jews dispersed around the globe after 1492 and will discuss Sephardic resources for genealogy. Following the presentation, please join us to

FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON

WINTER CRAFT FAIR SOUTH BETHLEHEM — The South Bethlehem United Methodist Church, 67 Willowbrook Ave., South Bethlehem, Winter Craft Fair will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 14. Breakfast and lunch will be available, plus a bake sale to support Church Women United. Thrift Shop ‘Boutique’ will be open as well. For information, call Emily Shutter at 518-813-0661.

Someone, somewhere, has a stockpile of fat and sugar Ota the Toyota, Telly the trusty canine and I were out on a little cruise through town the other day. We paused behind a pickup truck that had stopped in the middle of the road so the driver could talk to a friend on the sidewalk. It seems to be a fashionable thing to do since we run into this kind of delay frequently. We were in no great hurry to get anywhere so we waited patiently. It was a pleasant time of the day, twilight just coming on. I rolled the car window down a little and through it came a smell I hadn’t smelled in a long time. Someone in the neighborhood was cooking bacon! It smelled like real bacon, none of your low--fat turkey cardboard substitute faux bacon, this was the real deal. It brought back a flood of memories that made my cardiovascular system quiver. Home fries cooked a crispy brown in bacon grease, pancakes sizzling on a griddle coated with bacon grease, the good old days when pork fat reigned supreme. Is there anything better than salt pork fried crisp with white gravy, poured over new potatoes? Homemade sausage patties and sausage gravy on pancakes, or how about pancakes with gobs of real butter melting over them, then drenched in real maple syrup. Thoughts of my mother’s crow’s nest drifted through my head. Crow’s nest was a deepdish apple pie made in a Dutch oven, scooped out into your dish and covered with real heavy cream and topped with a sprinkle of nutmeg. I remembered country breakfasts on the farm when I helped on during haying season. Pork chops, scrambled eggs, home fries, toast, coffee and apple pie. What a way to start your day!

WHITTLING AWAY

DICK

BROOKS I do realize the diet back in those far distant days wasn’t the kind of thing that would make a modern-day nutritionist’s heart go pitter patter and I do remember the average life span being somewhere around 22 or something like that. I don’t remember hearing the word “cholesterol” until a few years back when they started hauling all the fat and sugar out of the stuff we consume. I wonder what they do with all that fat and sugar, I just know someone is sitting on top of a monster hoard of bacon grease and smiling his head off. Maybe they call the CEOs of some companies “Fat Cats” for a reason. Another wonder to me is the way the price of an item of food goes up when they start taking the good stuff out. The more they take out, the more they charge. I feel a little sad when I think there’s a whole generation of

kids out there that have never tasted real butter, who think milk is supposed to be pale blue in color, and think that bacon comes from turkeys. I also can’t remember very many fat kids in my class when I went to elementary school. I watched a line waddle towards a bus last week and wondered why they were so broad in the beam when they eat healthy at home and the school has nothing but nutritious chow to offer. Maybe the kids know where all that fat and sugar they’ve taken out of today’s food is stored and they’re not telling. The truck is finally moving and Ota, Telly and I head for home. Morning arrives, breakfast time, I can still smell that bacon as I reach for the box of twigs and bark, pour myself a healthy serving, splash on a little blue milk that costs more than heavy cream because they’ve taken everything out of it, sprinkle on a little sugar substitute and try to imagine how this bowl of cereal would taste fried in bacon fat. Thought for the week — Ever notice that the people who are late are often much jollier than the people who have to wait for them? Until next week, may you and yours be happy and well. Reach Dick Brooks at Whittle12124@ yahoo.com.

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Pastor Paul Meador • Sunday Worship 11:00am (all are welcome) • Church School: “Faith Builders Kids Christian Education” Wednesday at 7pm • Wednesday, Bible Study & Prayer - 7-8:30pm (all are welcome) • Food Pantry, Last Saturday of the month, 10-11am and last Monday of the month, 5-6pm, or by appointment • Thrift Shop Open April 12 - Mid Oct., Thursdays 10 - 4 Saturdays 10 - 2 and when Food Pantry is open. (Handicap Accessible) • Youth Group - Grades 6 - 12 2nd and 4th Thursdays @ 6:30pm

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Pastor: Fr. Scott VanDerveer Weekly Mass: 9:00 a.m. Wed & Thurs Saturday Vigil 4:30 p.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Food Pantry Hours: Tues & Thurs 10-11 a.m. Wednesday 6-7:00 p.m. Thrift Shop Hours: Wed. 6:00-7:00 Thurs, Fri. & Sat. 1:00-3:00 p.m.

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Rev. Rick L. Behan, Pastor Sunday Worship - 9:30 AM Communion First Sunday every month Fellowship before and after worship Thursday - Choir Rehearsal 4:45 PM Tuesday - Bible Study 10:00 AM 2nd Sunday - Helping Hands 10:30 AM Come to the Church in the Hamlet! Working together since 1833

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If you don’t • Sunday Morning Praise Time @ 10:00AM • Sunday School @ 10:15AM have a Church • Sunday Morning Worship @ 10:30AM Fellowship & Refreshments following Sunday Worship Service home, we invite •• Weekly Bible Study @ 7:00PM Monday Evenings you to join us. • Communion Sunday is the ﬁrst Sunday of every Month “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28

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CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER AT THE CAIRO LIBRARY

GURLEY HONORED AS VETERAN OF THE YEAR

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Brendan Wenzel, who won the 2017 Caldecott for his book, “They All Saw a Cat,” paid a visit to the Cairo Public Library. He read from his newest book, “A Stone Sat Still.” Pictured, left to right, are Brendan Wenzel and Cairo Library Youth Program Coordinator Barbara Auerbach.

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Pictured, from left, are Sgt. Robert F. Gurley; Joy and Tom Andreassen, commander of Honeyford American Legion Post 110 in Catskill; and Ginny Gurley, on Nov. 2 at the Historic Warehouse Point in Catskill after the ceremony honoring Bob Gurley.

DEC Campground Ambassador program expanded for 2020 camping season ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the opening of the 2020 application period for the Campground Ambassador program. As part of the state’s Adventure NY initiative to connect more New Yorkers with the outdoors, Campground Ambassadors volunteer to assist DEC campground staff to welcome and assist the millions of visitors who vacation in the Adirondack and Catskill parks each year. “In 2019, its second year, DEC’s Campground Ambassador Program more than doubled its applicants and grew to offer more than 300 fun, educational, and meaningful

programs at nine participating facilities,” Seggos said. “The Campground Ambassadors have been so successful that we are expanding the program to six new campgrounds in 2020, providing even more opportunities to introduce new visitors to DEC facilities and activities and offering fun and exciting programming for campers.” DEC is encouraging New Yorkers with a passion for camping and the outdoors to help introduce new campers to DEC facilities and other outdoor activities. Ambassadors also aid in connecting campers and day users to nature through environmentally themed activities and programming. Ambassadors will serve for two weeks, between July 1 and

following participating locations:

CATSKILLS Kenneth L. Wilson Campground and Day Use Area; Little Pond Campground and Day Use Area (new for 2020); North South Lake Campground and Day Use Area.

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Labor Day. In consideration for

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Day Use Area (new for 2020); Meacham Lake Campground and Day Use Area (new for 2020); Moffitt Beach Campground and Day Use Area; Nicks Lake Campground and Day Use Area; Northampton Beach Campground and Day Use Area (new for 2020); Rogers Rock Campground and Day Use Area. To apply for the 2020 program, visit: https:// www.surveymonkey.com/ r/2020CampAmb. Applications must be received by Jan. 1, 2020. For more information about the Campground Ambassadors program, visit http://www.dec. ny.gov/outdoor/112550.html or call 518-457-2500 x1.

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ABOVE: Germantown’s Emma Howard (18) was named the Central Hudson Valley League Girls Soccer Defensive Player of the Year. Photo contributed

Federation of Polish Sportsmen member, Tom Lewicki (left) and Federation President, Steve Leonard (right) presented Director of Children & Family Services Roxanne Carpenter and Kristen Koskowski (center) with Thanksgiving Dinner for Two Local Families this past Monday at the Mental Health Association of ColumbiaGreen Counties Inc. in Hudson.

By Larry DiDonato For Columbia-Greene Media

Thanksgiving is a special time for deer hunters. This year is no exception. It’s a busy time with deer hunters who haven’t gotten their deer yet, balancing family and other obligations with filling the freezer. One of those “other” obligations frequently involves community service. In last week’s column, we discussed “The Giving Spirit” of sportsmen, but I think its worth mentioning again, as we take a moment to count our blessings and give thanks in observance

in our uniquely American holiday. The first Thanksgiving took place in coastal Massachusetts and while its certain that wild turkey was on the menu, all manner of marine fish, clams, and mussels were sure to have been on the menu. Venison was likely the featured meat of that first feast as deer were abundant on their landscape. The Venison Donation Coalition got its start in NY in 1999 when Chemung and Steuben County sportsmen’s federations See HUNTERS B7

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Germantown’s Megan Dunn was named a Central Hudson Valley League Girls Soccer First-Team All-Star.

Offensive Player of the Year Emily Schafer/New Lebanon Defensive Player of the Year Emma Howard/Germantown

Jones somehow manages to cook up a palatable Giants offense

Germantown’s Riley Gibbons (27) was named a Central Hudson Valley League Girls Soccer FirstTeam All-Star.

FIRST TEAM Mikayla Corsey/New Lebanon/Defender Naomi Davies/Rensselaer/Defender Olivia Diaz/Heatly/Midfielder Megan Dunn/Germantown/Midfielder

Riley Gibbons/Germantown/Midfielder Skyler Householder/Loudonville-Christian/Forward Brianna Shuhart/New Lebanon/Goalkeeper Sydney Smith/New Lebanon/Forward Morgan Staats/Germantown/Defender SECOND TEAM Ryane Anderson/Germantown/Midfielder

Kaitlin Barrett/Heatly/Defender Alanna Burden/Rensselaer/Midfielder Kaycee Hayes/Germantown/Forward Elizabeth Matthews/Rensselaer/Goalkeeper Amelia McDonald/New Lebanon/Midfielder Faith Nelson/Rensselaer/Midfielder Kaylee Pratt/New Lebanon/Defender Hailey Slade/Doane Stuart/Defender

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New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) scrambles to throw the football in the first half against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.

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Daniel Jones will start his 10th game at quarterback on Sunday. It probably will be with the seventh combination of skill position players alongside him. The Giants are likely to be without wide receiver Golden Tate (concussion) and tight ends Evan Engram (foot) and Rhett Ellison

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Pro football NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE American Football Conference East W L T Pct PF New England 10 1 0 .909 300 Buffalo 9 3 0 .750 257 N.Y. Jets 4 7 0 .364 198 Miami 2 9 0 .182 163 South W L T Pct PF Houston 7 4 0 .636 265 Tennessee 6 5 0 .545 245 Indianapolis 6 5 0 .545 244 Jacksonville 4 7 0 .364 209 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 9 2 0 .818 386 Pittsburgh 6 5 0 .545 216 Cleveland 5 6 0 .455 233 Cincinnati 0 11 0 .000 157 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 7 4 0 .636 308 Oakland 6 5 0 .545 228 L.A. Chargers 4 7 0 .364 224 Denver 3 8 0 .273 175 National Football Conference East W L T Pct PF Dallas 6 6 0 .500 310 Philadelphia 5 6 0 .455 243 N.Y. Giants 2 9 0 .182 217 Washington 2 9 0 .182 144 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 10 2 0 .833 298 Carolina 5 6 0 .455 259 Tampa Bay 4 7 0 .364 312 Atlanta 3 9 0 .250 260 North W L T Pct PF Minnesota 8 3 0 .727 289 Green Bay 8 3 0 .727 258 Chicago 6 6 0 .500 212 Detroit 3 8 1 .292 280 West W L T Pct PF San Francisco 10 1 0 .909 332 Seattle 9 2 0 .818 292 L.A. Rams 6 5 0 .545 249 Arizona 3 7 1 .318 248 Week 13 Thursday’s games Chicago 24, Detroit 20 Buffalo 26, Dallas 15 New Orleans 26, Atlanta 18 Sunday’s games San Francisco at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Washington at Carolina, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 1 p.m. Green Bay at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. L.A. Rams at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Oakland at Kansas City, 4:25 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Denver, 4:25 p.m. New England at Houston, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2 Minnesota at Seattle, 8:15 p.m. Week 14 Thursday, Dec. 5 Dallas at Chicago, 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. San Francisco at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Denver at Houston, 1 p.m. Washington at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m. Tennessee at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. Kansas City at New England, 4:25 p.m. Pittsburgh at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Rams, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9 N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 8:15 p.m.

PA 117 188 258 346 PA 249 217 226 264 PA 202 212 252 292 PA 256 284 218 217 PA 236 247 308 269 PA 248 291 335 323 PA 205 242 208 315 PA 163 263 243 317

Saints 26, Falcons 18 New Orleans Atlanta

7 10 3 6 — 26 0 9 0 9 — 18

First Quarter NO—Ta.Hill 3 yard pass from Brees (Lutz kick), 11:07. Second Quarter ATL—Ja.Graham 18 yard pass from M.Ryan(Kick failed), 12:35. NO—Lutz 22 yard field goal, 9:05. NO—Ta.Hill 30 yard rush (Lutz kick), 1:53. ATL—Koo 45 yard field goal, 0:03. Third Quarter NO—Lutz 47 yard field goal, 5:54. Fourth Quarter NO—Lutz 42 yard field goal, 10:14. NO—Lutz 45 yard field goal, 6:27. ATL—Gage 13 yard pass from M.Ryan (C.Ridley pass from M.Ryan - failed), 3:26. ATL—Koo 43 yard field goal, 1:56. A—71,993. TEAM STATISTICS NO ATL First Downs 14 27 Total Net Yards 279 348 Rushes-Yds 18-95 26-89 Passing 184 259 Sacked-Yds Lost 0-0 9-53 Comp-Att-Int 18-31-0 35-50-2 Punts 4-48.5 3-0.0 Punt Returns 1-0 2-0 Kickoff Returns 3-38 2-0 Interceptions Ret. 2-47 0-0 Penalties-Yards 9-121 4-18 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Time of Possession 24:23 35:37 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-NO, Kamara 11-61, Ta.Hill 2-33, L.Murray 4-2, Brees 1-(minus 1). ATL, D.Freeman 17-51, M.Ryan 3-21, Br.Hill 4-13, Ke.Smith 2-4. PASSING-NO, Brees 18-30-0-184, Ta.Hill 0-1-0-0. ATL, M.Ryan 35-50-2-312. RECEIVING-NO, Mc.Thomas 6-48, Kamara 4-23, J.Cook 3-85, Tq.Smith 2-14, Ta.Hill 2-12, Jo.Hill 1-2. ATL, C.Ridley 8-91, Blake 6-57, Gage 5-52, Ja.Graham 4-41, D.Freeman 4-13, Hardy 3-28, Br.Hill 3-24, Barner 2-6. MISSED FIELD GOALS-NO, None. ATL, Koo 1

NBA

0 13 10 3 — 26 7 0 0 8 — 15

First Quarter DAL—Witten 8 yard pass from Prescott (Maher kick), 10:34. Second Quarter BUF—Beasley 25 yard pass from Js.Allen (Hauschka kick), 8:01. BUF—Singletary 28 yard pass from Jo.Brown(Kick failed), 1:52. Third Quarter BUF—Hauschka 41 yard field goal, 10:47. BUF—Js.Allen 15 yard rush (Hauschka kick), 3:37. Fourth Quarter BUF—Hauschka 26 yard field goal, 8:20. DAL—V.Bryant 15 yard pass from Prescott (Witten pass from Prescott), 4:01. A—90,445. TEAM STATISTICS BUF DAL First Downs 22 32 Total Net Yards 356 426 Rushes-Yds 34-124 19-103 Passing 232 323 Sacked-Yds Lost 4-27 4-32 Comp-Att-Int 20-25-0 32-49-1 Punts 3-42.0 2-40.5 Punt Returns 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns 3-56 0-0 Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-53 5-66 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 Time of Possession 33:18 26:42 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-BUF, Singletary 14-63, Js.Allen 10-43, Gore 9-11, Ro.Foster 1-7. DAL, E.Elliott 12-71, Prescott 4-25, Pollard 3-7. PASSING-BUF, Js.Allen 19-24-0-231, Jo.Brown 1-1-0-28. DAL, Prescott 32-49-1-355. RECEIVING-BUF, Beasley 6-110, Singletary 3-38, McKenzie 3-34, Jo.Brown 3-26, Da.Knox 3-17, Ro.Foster 1-20, Gore 1-14. DAL, A.Cooper 8-85, E.Elliott 7-66, Witten 6-42, Gallup 3-63, Cobb 3-53, T.Austin 2-22, Jarwin 2-9, V.Bryant 1-15. MISSED FIELD GOALS-BUF, Hauschka 1. DAL, Maher 2

Bears 24, Lions 20 Chicago Detroit

DET—Prater 24 yard field goal, 10:47. CHI—Da.Montgomery 3 yard pass from Trubisky (Pineiro kick), 2:17. A—65,412. TEAM STATISTICS CHI DET First Downs 22 19 Total Net Yards 419 364 Rushes-Yds 23-88 27-105 Passing 331 259 Sacked-Yds Lost 1-7 2-21 Comp-Att-Int 29-38-1 22-38-1 Punts 3-48.0 5-46.2 Punt Returns 2-(-4) 3-14 Kickoff Returns 2-90 1-17 Interceptions Ret. 1-4 1-19 Penalties-Yards 10-89 9-85 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Time of Possession 30:50 29:10 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-CHI, Da.Montgomery 16-75, Cohen 3-9, Trubisky 4-4. DET, Scarbrough 21-83, Ty.Johnson 3-12, McKissic 2-9, Blough 1-1. PASSING-CHI, Trubisky 29-38-1-338. DET, Blough 22-38-1-280. RECEIVING-CHI, A.Miller 9-140, Robinson II 8-86, Wims 5-56, Cohen 4-26, Da.Montgomery 2-12, Horsted 1-18. DET, Hockenson 6-18, Golladay 4-158, Jones Jr. 3-40, Amendola 3-32, Ty.Johnson 3-17, McKissic 3-15.

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First Quarter CHI—Robinson II 10 yard pass from Trubisky (Pineiro kick), 11:37. DET—Golladay 75 yard pass from Blough (Prater kick), 11:01. DET—Jones Jr. 8 yard pass from Blough (Prater kick), 4:12. Second Quarter DET—Prater 25 yard field goal, 3:10. CHI—Pineiro 30 yard field goal, 0:22. Third Quarter CHI—Horsted 18 yard pass from Trubisky (Pineiro kick), 4:44. Fourth Quarter

Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct GB Boston 13 4 .765 — Toronto 13 4 .765 — Philadelphia 12 6 .667 1.5 Brooklyn 9 9 .500 4.5 New York 4 14 .222 9.5 Central W L Pct GB Milwaukee 15 3 .833 — Indiana 11 6 .647 3.5 Detroit 6 12 .333 9.0 Chicago 6 13 .316 9.5 Cleveland 5 13 .278 10.0 Southeast W L Pct GB Miami 12 5 .706 — Orlando 7 10 .412 5.0 Washington 6 10 .375 5.5 Charlotte 7 12 .368 6.0 Atlanta 4 14 .222 8.5 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct GB Denver 13 3 .812 — Utah 11 7 .611 3.0 Minnesota 10 8 .556 4.0 Portland 7 12 .368 7.5 Oklahoma City 6 11 .353 7.5 Pacific W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 16 2 .889 — L.A. Clippers 14 5 .737 2.5 Phoenix 8 9 .471 7.5 Sacramento 7 10 .412 8.5 Golden State 4 15 .211 12.5 Southwest W L Pct GB Houston 12 6 .667 — Dallas 11 6 .647 .5 New Orleans 6 12 .333 6.0 San Antonio 6 13 .316 6.5 Memphis 5 12 .294 6.5 Wednesday’s games Boston 121, Brooklyn 110 Charlotte 102, Detroit 101 Orlando 116, Cleveland 104 Indiana 121, Utah 102 Philadelphia 97, Sacramento 91 Toronto 126, New York 98 Houston 117, Miami 108 L.A. Clippers 121, Memphis 119 Milwaukee 111, Atlanta 102 Minnesota 113, San Antonio 101 Washington 140, Phoenix 132 L.A. Lakers 114, New Orleans 110 Portland 136, Oklahoma City 119 Golden State 104, Chicago 90 Thursday’s games No games scheduled Friday’s games Boston at Brooklyn, Noon Charlotte at Detroit, 7 p.m. Toronto at Orlando, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Indiana, 8 p.m. Golden State at Miami, 8 p.m. Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Chicago at Portland, 10 p.m. Washington at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Boston 25 17 3 1 4 39 Florida 25 12 8 2 3 29 Toronto 26 12 10 2 2 28 Montreal 25 11 9 4 1 27 Tampa Bay 22 12 8 2 0 26 Buffalo 25 11 10 3 1 26 Ottawa 25 11 13 0 1 23 Detroit 27 7 17 2 1 17 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Washington 26 17 4 3 2 39 NY Islanders 23 16 5 2 0 34 Pittsburgh 25 14 7 4 0 32 Carolina 25 15 9 1 0 31 Philadelphia 25 13 7 0 5 31 NY Rangers 23 12 9 1 1 26 Columbus 24 10 10 3 1 24 New Jersey 24 9 11 1 3 22 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts St. Louis 26 15 5 3 3 36 Dallas 26 15 9 1 1 32 Winnipeg 25 15 9 0 1 31 Colorado 24 14 8 2 0 30 Nashville 24 11 9 2 2 26 Chicago 24 10 9 2 3 25 Minnesota 25 10 11 4 0 24 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Edmonton 27 16 8 2 1 35 Arizona 26 15 8 2 1 33 Vancouver 26 12 10 3 1 28 Vegas 27 12 11 4 0 28 Calgary 28 12 12 4 0 28 San Jose 26 13 12 1 0 27 Anaheim 26 11 11 3 1 26 Los Angeles 25 10 13 2 0 22 Tuesday’s games Boston 8, Montreal 1 Minnesota 3, New Jersey 2 Chicago 3, Dallas 0 Wednesday’s games Calgary 3, Buffalo 2, OT Boston 2, Ottawa 1 Toronto 6, Detroit 0 St. Louis 4, Tampa Bay 3 NY Rangers 3, Carolina 2 Pittsburgh 8, Vancouver 6 Washington 4, Florida 3 Philadelphia 3, Columbus 2 Vegas 4, Nashville 3, OT Arizona 4, Anaheim 3, SO Colorado 4, Edmonton 1 Los Angeles 4, NY Islanders 1 Winnipeg 5, San Jose 1 Thursday’s game New Jersey 6, Montreal 4 Friday’s games NY Rangers at Boston, 1 p.m. Winnipeg at Anaheim, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose, 4 p.m. Colorado at Chicago, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Toronto at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Detroit at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Washington, 5 p.m. Arizona at Vegas, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m. Nashville at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

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Devils 6, Canadiens 4 New Jersey 2 2 2 — 6 Montreal 1 2 1 — 4 First Period—1, New Jersey, Coleman 8 (Gusev, Zajac) 7:19. 2, Montreal, Gallagher 10 (Danault, Tatar) 7:41. 3, New Jersey, Zajac 3 (Gusev, Coleman) 8:17. Second Period—4, Montreal, Kotkaniemi 3 (Domi, Weber) 1:40. 5, New Jersey, Wood 3 (Zacha, Butcher) 3:16. 6, Montreal, Armia 8 (Mete, Kotkaniemi) 9:02. 7, New Jersey, Boqvist 2 (Hischier, Palmieri) 11:28. Third Period—8, New Jersey, Severson 3 (Gusev, Coleman) 8:21. 9, Montreal, Lehkonen 6 (Reilly, Petry) 8:37. 10, New Jersey, Coleman 9 (Zajac, Simmonds) 18:44 (en). Shots on Goal—New Jersey 11-11-13—35. Montreal 18-17-13—48. Power-play opportunities—New Jersey 0 of 3. Montreal 0 of 2. Goalies—New Jersey Blackwood 8-6-3 (48 shots-44 saves). Montreal Price 10-8-3 (34-29). A—20,876 (21,273). T—2:35. (Wednesday)

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Charles Oakley remains uncompromising and old school Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Once again, the Knicks have gone from declaring themselves a throwback to the ‘90s to becoming the butt of the joke. The latest was Richard Jefferson stating on a broadcast that he retired instead of signing with the Knicks. It was funny because it was believable. Jefferson and LeBron James shared a laugh on Twitter about the troll job. Before that, Kevin Durant said the Knicks were an uncool franchise. This is all hard to fathom for Charles Oakley, who remains unapologetically old school and remembers a much different level of pride associated with playing for the Knicks. “Guys weren’t disrespecting the city like that when we were playing. They wouldn’t have said that,” Oakley said in an interview with the Daily News. “My thing is, if somebody said that when we were playing, they got problems. No doubt. They’re not going to disrespect me and come in and I can do something about it on the floor. “If somebody disrespected me in the press or a sit-down interview and I’m on the team, I’m going to have to see him.” It’s been a long time since opponents feared Madison Square Garden, and Oakley was a driving force behind the last great run. He forged the identity that today’s Knicks players claim they aspire to attain — a tough, gritty and uncompromising force — yet Oakley remains banned from the building. In many ways, Oakley has moved on from the Knicks and that night of infamy involving James Dolan, back nearly three years ago when he was cuffed and dragged through the tunnel. Oakley turned physical with security guards after they surrounded him near the start of a Knicks game, resulting in one of the ugliest moments of franchise history. Oakley has since played and coached in the Big3. He still has the carwash in Yonkers. He has business aspirations that include a gambling website and culinary ventures. On Tuesday afternoon, Oakley pulled up in a

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Killer 3’Äôs coach Charles Oakley coaches his team against the Ball Hogs during a game at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Range Rover outside of the East Harlem Scholars Academy with aluminum trays of food packed in the trunk. He pre-cooked the lasagna, meatballs, rice and bread cake for college students returning home for Thanksgiving, a social event hosted by East Harlem Tutorial Program. Oakley was worried about the lack of bread rolls, but otherwise expressed confidence in his concoction before the 40 students arrived. “I already know it’s good,” said Oakley, who plans to publish a cookbook next year. “If it wasn’t good, I wouldn’t bring it.” Still, the effects of the war with Dolan linger. He felt betrayed by former teammates and

opponents — some employed by MSG — who showed up at the Garden days after his arrest in a thinly-veiled publicity stunt orchestrated by the owner. Patrick Ewing never said a word in support of his longtime frontcourt mate and enforcer, even while representing the Knicks at the 2019 draft lottery. Their relationship is strained. Oakley also felt slighted by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who facilitated a sitdown with Dolan not long after the incident. Silver quickly released a statement claiming that “both Mr. Oakley and Mr. Dolan were apologetic about the incident

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CHICAGO — Ken “Hawk” Harrelson long ago decided as a broadcaster to be himself, speak his mind and not worry about what others thought. When Harrelson was calling a White Sox game, no one ever had to wonder where his loyalties were, what he felt or how deeply he felt it. Many loved him for that. Others — just as intensely — did not, and that divide only strengthened his bond with those who embraced him. What might have been a formula for TV success, however, perhaps has not helped him amass support for the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award that thus far has proved elusive for the announcer who retired after the 2018 season. It has been 13 years since Harrelson first was a finalist for the sport’s high broadcasting honor. Now 78, he’s vying for it a

A.J. Pierzynski, a former Sox catcher-turned-broadcaster who’s hardly a wallflower himself, said by phone. “You walk around anywhere, not just in Chicago, and if people are talking about baseball, you’ll hear (Hawk catchphrases such as) ‘He gone’ or ‘You can put it on the board.’” Jason Benetti, who succeeded Harrelson as the White Sox TV play-by-play voice, grew up enthralled and entertained by Harrelson and Tom “Wimpy” Paciorek. “I can’t speak for the entirety of Chicagoland, but I can speak for me and my friends and all of that and say that what Hawk said became our lexicon,” Benetti said. “That hits me pretty deep in the heart.” In the end, of course, Benetti developed his own style. There’s only one Hawk. But

fourth time in a field of eight that includes longtime Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes, with the selection committee of 15 due to announce its pick Dec. 11. “Some of those voters I don’t like, and I’ve told them that in the past about certain things,” Hawk told the Tribune last year. So, yeah. Harrelson’s not exactly out there kissing babies (or giving interviews about the Frick award, for that matter) in the bid to join Harry Caray, Jack Brickhouse and Bob Elson as longtime Chicago voices honored in Cooperstown, N.Y. His 42 years as an MLB broadcaster, including 33 with the White Sox as his “good guys,” have been left to speak for themselves. “I don’t understand why he hasn’t already got it just because of the service he’s put in and his contribution to the game as a broadcaster,”

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For hopeful mom-to-be, timing will be everything Dear Abby, My husband and I recently celebrated our first anniversary and have decided we’re ready to start a family. Our first month of trying has not been successful. My newly engaged cousin has just announced her wedding date. If our second month of trying is successful, my due DEAR ABBY date will fall just two days prior to their wedding. I’m extremely close with my family, especially this particular cousin because we are so close in age. The thought of missing out on such a special day for them makes me upset. Plus, if I should go into labor the day of the wedding, not only would my husband and I be unable to attend but neither would my parents or sister because they would want to be by my side. That seems unfair to my cousin. Although I know she would understand, I would feel guilty. When I brought up the idea of taking the month off from trying so the dates don’t overlap, I knew my husband would be upset. But he wasn’t just upset, he was furious! He told me I was being completely unreasonable and that it was the most absurd thing he’s ever heard. All I want to do is start trying again the next month so I would be due the month after the wedding. I never said I didn’t want a baby, just that I want the opportunity to share in the joy of my cousin’s big day. Am I being insensitive? Timing It Right In Pennsylvania

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I don’t think you are being insensitive. I do think you are overthinking this. Most people do not conceive on their first try. Sometimes it takes several tries — or more. Pregnant women do not always deliver on schedule. So PLEASE, rather than worry about your cousin’s wedding, let things progress in their own time. If you do, you

will have less drama in your life to contend with. Dear Abby, My husband passed away in early 2014. I haven’t been able to get rid of or give away any of his stuff. He was a successful structural engineer with licenses in 12 states. He liked to go hiking every weekend “to clear his head.” He has a collection of souvenir small metal buildings and ashtrays of civil or structural significance. Abby, I’m just not sure how to start to move on. Granted, I’m no spring chicken — I just turned 70 — but it would be sweet to find another partner. To do that, I know I’ve got to lose the stuff. I would appreciate knowing your thoughts on the subject. Sorting Things Out In Florida Please accept my sympathy for the loss of your husband. No one can dictate when a widow or widower should start donating their deceased spouse’s belongings. Grieving is an individual process, and the timing isn’t the same for everyone. This project doesn’t have to be done all at once. Now that you are ready, contact a thrift store and ask what items they would welcome. The collection of souvenirs may or may not be valuable. An appraiser could help you to determine that. If your husband belonged to any organizations affiliated with his career, contact them to see if any of the members would be interested in acquiring it. As to finding another partner, the solution is to make it your business to mingle, be social and scope out dating sites for seniors. If you need help, have a single friend or relative help you put together a profile and show you the ropes so you can do it safely.

Excess production of stomach acid misdiagnosed as IBS For more than three years, I lived with never-ending diarrhea. My doctor diagnosed me with irritable bowel syndrome. Once, I got very dehydrated and passed out after taking a shower. I was admitted to the hospital. An evaluation at that time, including a nuclear test, showed a tumor on my pancreas and TO YOUR another on my duodenum. My GOOD HEALTH blood gastrin level was 600. After the tumors were removed (they were benign), the level was 13. When I came home, I was free from diarrhea. Ever since then, I have had CT scans and blood tests, all fine. Has this happened to others?

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A gastrinoma is a tumor that produces the hormone gastrin, which has the physiological role of stimulating stomach acid secretion. These can be found in the pancreas or duodenum, and having multiple tumors is not uncommon. Most people with gastrin-producing tumors (also called Zollinger-Ellison syndrome) have stomach ulcers due to the high amount of stomach acid. More than 90% have stomach pain. The high acid also prevents pancreatic enzymes from working and prevents the intestine from absorbing salt and water properly. This leads to diarrhea in 70% or so of people with this syndrome. The combination

of diarrhea and abdominal pain can look like irritable bowel syndrome, especially in a person without ulcers, which is a big clue to this diagnosis. This is a rare disease, with one person per million diagnosed annually. Although they may appear “benign” on pathology, they still have the potential to spread, so finding them early is best, and active surveillance is definitely indicated. Because gastrinomas are associated with other tumors as part of the “multiple endocrine neoplasia 1 syndrome,” a look for parathyroid tumors is appropriate as well. It’s important to recognize that the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome is one of exclusion. This means that it is necessary to exclude other conditions before making the diagnosis. This does not mean everyone with IBS needs an evaluation for gastrinoma, though. Irritable bowel syndrome is present in 10-15% of the population, and very, very few of these are gastrinomas in disguise. Inflammatory bowel disease, however, is a much more common disease that masquerades as IBS, and new guidelines recommend a stool test to look for IBD, as well as testing for the parasite Giardia.

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9 Suffix for new or few 10 Sharp as a tack 11 Parade spoiler 12 Wooden shoe 13 Barnyard birds 19 Hot under the collar 21 Sword handle 24 “The buck stops __” 25 __ up; drive in reverse 26 Table shaker contents 27 School skirt pattern 28 Keep an ice cream cone from dripping 29 Mom’s new husband 30 Stopwatch 32 “__ Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” 33 Not up to __; substandard 35 Prying 37 Toolhouse 38 Thick sweet drink 40 Injured arm support

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50 Swim __; diver’s flippers 52 “__ On By”; Dionne Warwick song 53 Bettor’s concern 55 Brylcreem amount 56 __ diet; counting calories 57 Mr. McBride

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Trotz says Islanders must look forward after winless trip White Sox Andrew Gross Newsday

The Islanders can only look forward. Hopefully to getting some more goal production soon. “Just look forward, we can’t do anything about this trip,” coach Barry Trotz said after the Islanders concluded an 0-2-1 California swing with a 4-1 loss to the Kings on Wednesday night. “We were disappointed,” Trotz added. “You come out here and at least you want to be .500. We have one point out of a possible six. That’s a little disappointing. We only scored two goals. Everything from our lines, they sort of dried up a little bit.” The Islanders did not practice on Thanksgiving after flying home overnight. They next face Columbus on Saturday night at Barclays Center — their last scheduled game in Brooklyn until Jan. 11 — after the Blue Jackets host the Penguins on Friday night. The Blue Jackets are on a 1-32 road skid and the Islanders won the first of four meetings with their Metropolitan Division rival, 3-2, in overtime at Columbus on Oct. 19.

Hunters From B1

backed up the effort with funds to pay 2 processors and distributed 1000 lbs. of highly nutritious ground venison in 2 counties. Since that time, an average of 38 tons of venison each year is distributed, and in 2012, surpassed 4 million servings of highly nutritious meat served to individuals and children in need. These staggering numbers don’t even include local venison donation programs run by sportsmen. They are responsible for untold volumes of support for the hungry in our local area during deer season. Not to mention all the work they do in our communities 24/7, 365 days a year. Thanksgiving time is a good time to reflect on how important hunting and hunters are for the fabric of our society; a notion not typically championed nationally, at least not in

Giants From B1

to be on the field. And he’s been doing it for only about two months. But the menagerie of teammates with him has been a challenge throughout the season. The Giants had four key offensive weapons in mind when they began the year, but Engram, Tate, Sterling Shepard and Saquon Barkley have yet to play a single down together. “That’s just our season,” said Barkley, who missed three games with a high ankle sprain.

Jets From B1

acquired in a trade with the Colts during training camp. Starting inside linebacker Avery Williamson was lost to a knee injury in the preseason. The Jets are down to Neville Hewitt and James Burgess on the inside. Gone, too, is Leonard Williams, traded to the Giants last month. The only big-name talent in Williams’ current lineup: strong safety Jamal Adams, who is having a career year. While most of the attention paid to the Jets has revolved around coach Adam Gase, whose team got off to a 1-7 start, and Sam Darnold, who had mononucleosis early in the season and is only now coming into his own, Williams has quietly managed to construct a highly respectable defense. Actually, “quietly” might not be the right word. Not with

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New York Islanders head coach Barry Trotz looks on in the third period against the Winnipeg Jets at Bell MTS Place.

among his top three lines, had him centering the third line to start Wednesday’s game after he practiced on top-line center Mathew Barzal’s right wing along with captain Anders Lee on Tuesday. Trotz also tried reuniting last season’s top line of Brock Nelson between Lee and right wing Jordan Eberle in the second period against the Kings amongst his blended line combinations. Michael Dal Colle all but fell out of the rotation in the third period, just taking one 58-second shift that ended with 27 seconds remaining in regulation, long after the game had been decided. The Islanders went 0-for-3 on the power play with five of their 25 shots, leaving them 0-for-10 on the man advantage during the trip. “I don’t know if we got as many chances as we did early,” Trotz said. “Right now, in games when goals aren’t coming really easy, we’ve got to put the puck in play a little more, be it five-on-five or on the power play. You have to junk one in if you have to.” That has to be the plan, moving forward.

But the Islanders’ threegame skid is their longest of the season as they’ve lost back-to-back in regulation for just the second time. Their listless 3-0 loss to the Ducks on Monday night snapped a franchise-record 17-game point streak (15-0-2) after the Islanders opened the road trip with a solid effort in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Sharks. The Islanders have now allowed three or more goals in seven of their last nine games in addition to their recent offensive struggles. “It’s part of an 82-game

schedule,” Trotz said. “You’re going to go through some dry stretches where it’s not going to come easy for players individually or collectively. Right now, it’s not coming easy for us. Teams are bearing down on us. We’re not sneaking up on anybody. It’s a dry patch and you have to work through it as a group and stay positive.” Still, a coach who admits his lines have “dried up a little bit” is more than likely to be proactive in trying to find some new combinations. Trotz, still trying to figure out where to best fit Josh Bailey

our state. So, I take this opportunity to thank all the sportsmen and women who donate or process deer for such programs, and all those in the hunting and non-hunting public alike who support hunter’s, fisher’s, and trapper’s who unselfishly give to those in need for a job well done. Deer and Bear Take Update as of November 15th 2019: The bear take in the Northern Zone is down nearly 50 percent from the same period in 2018 and down almost 30 percent from 2018 in the Southern Zone. Deer For deer, as of Sunday, November 24, 2019, 11,183 deer were reported taken in the Northern Zone representing a 6.4 percent increase when compared to the same time period in November, 2018. For the Southern Zone, 63,028 deer were reported taken as of November 25th representing 4.37 percent increase to the 60,391 reported taken during the same period in 2018.

Thanks go to the many selfless deer hunters who donated deer this year.

*The Columbia County

Sportstmen’s Federation is once again sponsoring its Venison Donation Program $400.00 Giveaway. To participate: Donate one COMPLETE deer to a participating butcher/ cutter for the local food pantry Sign your name on the form and be entered into $400.00 raffle for a gun or a bow of your choice Limit of one entry per hunter For further information about the raffle, contact: Jim Bashford at 518-2652789 or Bill Van Deusen at 518929-3108 Have a Happy Thanksgiving Weekend and a Safe and Enjoyable Remainder of the Deer Season Remember to report poaching violations by calling 1-844-DEC-ECOS. You can share any comments with our sports desk at sports@registerstar.com *If you have a fishing or hunting report, photo, or event you would like to be considered for publication, you can send it to: huntfishreport@gmail.com

“We’re doing this well, then there’s something here. We have these guys healthy, then this guy’s not healthy. It’s just up and down, up and down, up and down. Those are the things that every team faces and we’ve been facing this year.” But rather than shrink from the rotating lineups, Jones has been able to embrace it and play with consistency. He has thrown 17 touchdown passes, connecting with nine teammates for scoring plays. In the last four games, Jones has thrown 11 touchdown passes and one interception. His fumbles continue to be an issue, though.

“I think it’s part of what we’re doing on offense, especially in the red zone,” Jones said of the passing efficiency. “I think we’ve had a good plan for it and we’ve been able to get open, and you’re just trying to find the open guy.” Whoever that happens to be. Last week Jones got Shepard back from a concussion only to lose Tate to one. The likeliest starters on Sunday will be Barkley at running back, rookie Kaden Smith at tight end and Shepard, Cody Latimer and Darius Slayton at wide receiver. “We’re confident in the guys to step up,” Jones said. “We’ve had guys go down, but I think

every time someone’s gone down, someone’s stepped up and played well. So I have a lot of confidence in those guys and I think we have chemistry across the board with a lot of different people.” Notes & quotes: The Giants could have been eliminated from playoff contention if the Cowboys had beaten the Bills on Thursday, but their 26-15 loss left open the slightest mathematical door for the Giants to win the NFC East. To do so, they will have to win their final five games, have the Cowboys lose their last four, and have the Eagles lose to either the Dolphins or Redskins.

Williams, who is one of the most boisterous assistant coaches you’ll ever come across. He’ll yell at a player for not hitting the tackling dummy hard enough, let alone missing an assignment during 11-on-11 work. Of course, Williams’ aggressive style has gotten him into trouble before, most notably during his time with the Saints. He was suspended for the 2012 season after admitting to running a bounty program that rewarded players who injured opponents. Since his reinstatement, Williams has mostly steered clear of controversy, although he was implicated by former Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who said in training camp that Browns players told him Williams had his players target Beckham during a BrownsGiants preseason game in 2017. Williams denied the accusation. Williams has long been known as one of the most imaginative play-callers, and

his schemes have been essential to the Jets’ current three-game winning streak. The Jets have been particularly effective against the run, and they lead the league with the fewest rushing yards allowed per game (78.1) and lowest average of yards per carry (3.0) allowed. In Sunday’s 34-3 win over the Raiders, they held renowned rookie tailback Josh Jacobs to 34 yards on 10 carries. Two weeks earlier, they held Giants running back Saquon Barkley to one yard on 13 carries. Overall, the Jets are eighth in yards allowed (321.1). “In order to play very strong run defense, you’ve got to play 11 guys together,” Williams said. “The hardest thing for me to do anymore is to watch high school and college football with people not understanding how to play run defense and how you have to go about restricting the field and playing knock-back. We don’t catch and react. We’re an attacking defense and you’ve

got to do a really, really, really good job on not letting them get outside.” Considering the injuries to key players, Williams has done a bang-up job in his first year with the Jets. His work with Adams has been splendid. The Jets’ third-year safety has 6 ½ sacks, 1 ½ away from the NFL record for most sacks by a defensive back in a single season. Williams has positioned Adams brilliantly, and the former first-round pick has responded with the best play of his career. “He’s just scratched the surface on what he can do,” Williams said. “If you want to be the all- type of leader, you have to be at the top of our profession. You have to set the example first through doing it, before you say it. People pay attention to you when you do those types of things and you do your job. Now they’re going to listen.” And the Jets are listening to Williams. It’s impossible for them not to.

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In the end, of course, Benetti developed his own style. There’s only one Hawk. But as for Benetti’s passion, he believed that grew out of his formative years watching and listening to Harrelson. “People nationally ding Hawk for, at the end of his career, being frustrated with a call and yelling at an umpire,” Benetti said. “But this was a guy who absolutely loved baseball to the core and, frankly, as an ambassador for the game and a conveyance of the game, he brought the game to life. That’s what you want out of somebody who’s calling games.” It wouldn’t have been Hawk without the squawk. “Hawk is Hawk,” Pierzynski said. “He’s true to himself. Every team will say: ‘Hey, our announcer is the best’ or ‘Our announcer is this’ or ‘Our announcer is that.’ And look, they’re all great in their own right. But ... there’s nobody that I know that did it better than Hawk did. He will not apologize for the way he acted.” Among Harrelson’s calling cards are nicknames (such as “The Big Hurt” for Hall of Famer Frank Thomas) and phrases he either coined (like “Get foul” when faced with a potential extra-base hit down the line) or reclaimed from baseball lore (like “can of corn” for an easy fly ball). But fellow finalist Jacques Doucet also can stake a claim to his own vocabulary as the pioneering French-language announcer for the Expos and later the Blue Jays. As for the decades-long bond Harrelson enjoyed with his fan base, that, too, can be said of the others up for the award, such as Mike Shannon, Joe Castiglione, Tom Hamilton, Dewayne Staats, Hughes and the late Ned Martin, who for a time was Harrelson’s broadcast partner on Red Sox games. Contributing to the logjam of deserving Frick candidates has been the Hall’s decision in recent years to consider contemporary local team announcers only once every three years, with reviews of national voices and historic figures

Oakley From B2

and subsequent comments.” But Oakley didn’t agree with the sentiment. He left the meeting with the impression that Dolan might apologize to the fans and Oakley directly. That never happened. “(Silver) released a statement without me knowing about it,” Oakley said. “We met. And we didn’t reach a conclusion. He said, ‘I’m going to call you later on and talk.’ I went back to my hotel and fell asleep. They called me about 10 times but I was asleep. And they still released the statement.” Oakley has an open defamation lawsuit against Dolan, who implied, without presenting evidence, that the former All-Star was an alcoholic. Since banning Oakley, Dolan personally had security remove a fan last season who told the owner, “Sell the team.” Just this month, another longtime Knicks fan, Andrew Padilla, told the News he was escorted out of his seat by security after chanting “Fire Dolan.” Padilla said he was told he could return if he ceased the chant. Padilla chose to leave. “We’re going all the way (with the lawsuit),” Oakley said. “And this man (Dolan) is still doing the same thing:

rounding out the cycle. “Very deserving people like Bill King have died before they’ve won,” Benetti said. “It’s ridiculous, honestly.” King, a former A’s announcer who passed away more than a decade earlier, was the winner three years ago. That’s the last time Harrelson’s group was considered, and he, Hughes, Doucet, Staats and Martin all were finalists then too. It does not help that the Frick committee, which consists of the 11 living past winners and four journalist-historians, has named only a single winner annually year since doubling up in 1978, when the award was introduced with honors for Mel Allen and Red Barber. For what it’s worth, the Frick typically has bypassed former players such as Harrelson, who logged nine seasons in the majors with the Athletics, Senators, Red Sox and Indians. Of 43 past recipients, only five have been former ballplayers. But with three still alive — Bob Uecker (2003), Tony Kubek (2009) and Tim McCarver (2012) — they make up 20% of the committee. How Harrelson and his style has played with the voters is anyone’s guess. While some announcers reflexively flinch at being tagged a “homer,” Harrelson embraced the role, figuring it tied him to his audience, which already was committed to the ballclub whether he was working for the White Sox, Red Sox or Yankees. “He’s just Hawk,” Pierzynski said. “He’s a real person. He doesn’t try to change who he is, and I think that’s why some people don’t like him and some people do.” That and all the memories, nicknames and catchphrases he has given audiences will be his true legacy, no matter how this Frick vote goes. “I hope Hawk knows how many people he’s touched very deeply regardless of how this thing goes,” Benetti said. “I just hope he realizes his impact doesn’t come by golden microphone or whatever they give you.”

bullying people.” On the court, the Knicks are also doing the same things. Steve Mills has been “laying the groundwork” to fire coach David Fizdale, according to ESPN, despite handing him a roster without an All-Star. Oakley said the Knicks’ strategy of stacking the roster with short-term deals undermines continuity and winning. “You can’t be trying to do but so much if you sign all these guys to one-year contracts,” Oakley said. “It’s a selfish problem when you do that. They’re thinking, ‘I’m going to make myself look good, and you can’t have that much interest in me if you have me for one year.’ Who knows what they’re trying to do? But they sell out every night so (it doesn’t matter).” Then there’s the “uncool” perception and the time-tested theory that the Knicks aren’t attractive to superstars. Beyond sending a message through physicality, Oakley knows the best way to change the narrative. “My thing was, if somebody talks about you this and that, you got to go prove them wrong,” he said. “That’s when guys on the floor have to say, ‘Hey, this is the place to be.’ By winning. And being consistent. You can’t shut somebody up by losing.”

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Let’s find a new nest for exiled Yankees infielder Greg Bird Bradford William Davis New York Daily News

Greg Bird was arguably the first Baby Bomber to make his mark on the big leagues. Before Judge, Sanchez, Torres, or Severino, Bird was a vital cog for a 2015 Yankees team that snuck into the Wild Card round, starting in place of the injured Mark Teixeira in their lone playoff game. But, he hasn’t come close to the sustained excellence of his 2015 run. After hitting .261/.343/.529 with 11 home runs, he’s failed to cross the Mendoza line in three consecutive seasons. In an unprecedented era of power hitting, he’s hit .191 since. Despite his entire career existing during the juiced-ball era, his slugging percentage has decreased every season. When he’s healthy enough to play, he’s rarely been good. The oft-injured talent officially elected free agency, turning down an optional assignment to Triple-A. While the Yankees may still work out an incentivized minor league contract with opt-outs should a better opportunity turn up, we’ve likely seen the last of Bird in pinstripes. The emergence of both Luke Voit and Mike Ford, Miguel Andujar’s defensive future, DJ LeMahieu’s versatility and the many veteran sluggers that merit some occasional half days off means he has a lot of competition on the roster. Despite Bird’s struggles, he had some unforgettable

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New York Yankees first baseman Greg Bird (33) singles during the third inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

moments with the Yankees — just ask Andrew Miller — and should draw interest among the many teams looking for help at first base. Now that he’s no longer a Yankee, we don’t need to chirp away with endless Bird puns, so we’ll keep our beaks shut and focus on where he should fly off to next. ——— Not gonna happen: Dodgers, Mets, Cubs, Astros, Cardinals, Braves, Phillies, A’s, White Sox, Pirates, Indians These are the teams with All-MLB candidates at first, or at least, solidly above-average

vets. For example, NL MVP Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy have first base on lock. Pete Alonso isn’t going anywhere. Unless Yuri Gurriel gets suspended for installing the secret camera with his bare hands, running the wires to the dugout monitor, and clanging the trash can in between every pitch, he’s safe. (Shoot, that might make him more valuable to the ‘Stros.) You get the idea. No reclamation projects here. ——— Sorry, we’re trapped in and tapped out: Reds, Padres

Cincinnati’s Joey Votto used to be the best first baseman in baseball. We hoped San Diego’s Eric Hosmer might take Votto’s place. Now, they’re both well outside the S-tier. At least the Reds can point to Votto’s legendary plate discipline giving the team good atbats, even through his decline. He had the fourth-lowest swing percentage (min. 500 plate appearances) on pitches outside the zone, right in between Mike Trout and Carlos Santana. No real spot for Bird. The Padres gave Hosmer an eight-year deal before 2018,

and while he’s been thoroughly mediocre, they have 144 million reasons to see this through. ——— We got a guy, and we like him: Rays, Diamondbacks, Giants, Mariners The Rays love using first base to platoon two people you never heard of with two people who went two for five in a Division Series game you watched five years back. Somehow, they coax a .770 OPS out of them. In that sense, Bird is, spiritually, a future Rays slugger. But between Jesus Aguilar and Ji-Man Choi, they already have their set. Christian Walker filled in admirably for Paul Goldschmidt after the Diamondbacks traded their former star. The Mariners just signed Double-A prospect Evan White to a multi-year deal with the expectation that he’ll win the job out of spring training. Though Brandon Belt has been on a steady decline, he’s one of the last links to the Giants’ championship run, and he’s kind of the actualized version of Bird anyway. ——— We got a guy (I guess): Blue Jays, Red Sox, Rangers Texas’ Rowdy Tellez rivals Bird in name-value, but the 24-year-old struggled in 2019. At least he hits the ball hard. Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr plays third base (for now), but could make more sense at first. You can squint your eyes and see how it’d make sense. The Red Sox’s struggles at first could be an on-paper fit,

but Michael Chavis, like Tellez, is young enough to bet on. ——— We have a guy, but he’s a goner: Orioles The Orioles are in the stage of their rebuild where neither Chris Davis, who can’t hit, or Trey Mancini, who can hit, make sense. Davis is too old and expensive and miserable to block time from a younger player. Meanwhile, Mancini is good, but as an arbitration-eligible player, is about to get paid a small fraction of what he’s worth, making him the wrong kind of asset. (Small, completely unsourced prediction: Mancini gets traded to the Rockies for prospects.) ——— Contenders with a hole: Brewers, Nationals, Twins The Brewers and Nats have vacancies thanks to free agency, with Eric Thames and Howie Kendrick posing flight risks for their respective clubs. (Ryan Zimmerman’s 2020 option was declined — he’s a fair bet to get pushed into retirement.) The Nationals, in particular, have two superstar level players who they may want to re-sign, which may mean betting on a cheap reclamation project if they sign one or both of Anthony Rendon and Stephen Strasburg. The Twins’ CJ Cron was miserable against righties, openingup a natural platoon with the left-handed Bird.

Ghosts of 1969 upset surround Ohio State-Michigan game Rob Oller The Columbus Dispatch

History can be inconvenient. Here comes No. 1 Ohio State, riding a 17-game winning streak into Saturday’s game at No. 13 Michigan. Except for a blip of a blemish against Penn State, the Buckeyes have appeared unbeatable. And against the Nittany Lions the wounds mostly were self-inflicted. Best OSU team ever? Maybe, statistically speaking. As for Michigan, the Wolverines are improving, but it seems they would need to play flawlessly to win in the Big House. Not only that, but the Buckeyes would need to repeat their miscues against Penn State — three lost fumbles — to fall to the Maize and Blue for the first time since 2011. Few facts foretell the Wolverines, who are eight-point underdogs, pulling the upset. But what of history as a harbinger of fate? Of a ghost from 50 years ago whose fingerprints look spookily smudged across current events? This is where Ohio State fans might want to hide their eyes. Few could blame them for stopping here and saying, “I think it’s time to empty the trash.” On Nov. 22, 1969, in Ann Arbor, with snow piled against the brick wall behind the corners of

the end zones, No. 12 Michigan pulled the “Upset of the Century” by shocking No. 1 Ohio State 24-12. The loss wrecked the Buckeyes’ undefeated season and ruined any chance of a second consecutive poll championship. Because of the Big Ten’s norepeat rule, the Buckeyes were not eligible for the Rose Bowl, so a win would have guaranteed one poll title — the final United Press International/coaches rankings came out before the bowl games — and almost certainly assured a No. 1 Associated Press ranking after the bowls. In that, this year’s game is different. Ohio State may be able to lose on Saturday and still make the four-team College Football Playoff, if the Buckeyes win the Big Ten championship against Wisconsin or Minnesota on Dec. 7 in Indianapolis. Otherwise, similarities between 1969 and 2019 are striking. The Buckeyes are undefeated, just like in 1969, when they entered on a 22-game winning streak. Michigan has two losses, as it did in 1969, and the Wolverines’ No. 13 ranking is one spot lower than the ‘69 team’s, which was a 15-point underdog. Then there is this: Bo Schembechler was coaching his first season at Michigan in 1969; Ryan Day is in his first full season at

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Zack Meisel/Clevelandy Plains Dealer University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler on the sidelines with running back Glenn Doughty during the 1969 game with Ohio State at Michigan Stadium.

Ohio State. Fortunately for Buckeye Nation, coincidence of circumstance does not mean results will be the same, but that won’t stop players from Michigan’s ‘69 team from assembling on Saturday in Ann Arbor, hoping for a similar result. And it doesn’t stop former Ohio State players from issuing call-outs to current Buckeyes, warning that previous results do not guarantee future success. “We were leading the country in both scoring and defense

... but we never got the lesson,” said Ron Maciejowski, who backed up quarterback Rex Kern in 1969. The lesson is that any team can be beaten, especially if it begins to believe it can’t be. In 1969, Ohio State had demolished No. 10 Purdue 42-14 the week before Michigan. Many considered it OSU’s best team; some said it was college football’s best ever. “We thought Purdue was going to be our toughest game,” Maciejowski said, adding that

Ohio State was not so much overconfident as simply untested in close games. “That’s where I like where this (2019) team is now, because they got the lesson (against Penn State).” From Michigan’s standpoint, the 1969 game kicked off in November 1968, when Ohio State embarrassed the Wolverines late in a 50-14 romp at Ohio Stadium. After scoring its final touchdown, Ohio State lined up for a two-point conversion. The attempt failed, but the Wolverines would not soon forget Woody Hayes rubbing their noses in the loss. Former Michigan defensive back Barry Pierson, who intercepted Kern three times in the ‘69 game — Maciejowski was picked off twice after subbing for Kern — doesn’t put much stock in a thirst for revenge contributing to Michigan’s win. Pierson just thinks the tougher team won. “I’ve been coaching all my life and know that 70 to 75% of it is tenacity with which you play the game,” Pierson said. “And not to take anything away from Ohio State, but we were going to play tougher than them, and that was developed in us all year. They ran into a buzz saw.” Schembechler revved the Wolverines into such a frenzy — one motivational tactic was

having scout team players wear No. 50 jerseys in practice as a reminder of the previous year’s score — that players cried before the game. “We were psychologically well-prepared,” Pierson said. “Bo learned from Woody, and his strong suit was motivation.” Players from both sides acknowledge the Buckeyes were outcoached that day. Maciejowski recalled a later conversation with Jim Stillwagon in which the defensive lineman wondered why the Buckeyes opened in a different defense than they had used all season, before returning to normal after halftime, when Ohio State shut out Michigan’s offense. On the Michigan side, Pierson shared how the Wolverines knew before the snap what running plays were coming. “When Woody sent the wingback in motion ... (fullback Jim) Otis was not getting the ball,” he said. Who can separate truth from legend? Only one thing is certain, according to former Michigan defensive back Tom Curtis. “It gets down to the basics,” he said. “Outhitting them and dominating the hitting on both sides of the ball. Early in the game you’ll be able to tell that.” No matter 1969 or 2019, some things never change.

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It’s not a new phenomenon. There’s evidence that dark tourism goes back to the Battle of Waterloo where people watched from their carriages the battle taking place.”

public hangings, curiousity gets the better of us By HANNAH SAMPSON Washington Post

Every year, millions of tourists around the world venture to some of the unhappiest places on Earth: sites of atrocities, accidents, natural disasters or infamous death. From Auschwitz to Chernobyl, Gettysburg, the site of the Kennedy assassination and the 9/11 Memorial in New York, visitors are making the worst parts of history a piece of their vacation, if not the entire point. Experts call the phenomenon dark tourism, and they say it has a long tradition. Dark tourism refers to visiting places where some of the darkest events of human history have unfolded. That can include genocide, assassination, incarceration, ethnic cleansing,

war or disaster — either natural or accidental. Some might associate the idea with ghost stories and scares, but those who study the practice say it’s unrelated to fear or supernatural elements. “It’s not a new phenomenon,” says J. John Lennon, a professor of tourism at Glasgow Caledonian University, in Scotland, who coined the term with a colleague in 1996. “There’s evidence that dark tourism goes back to the Battle of Waterloo where people watched from their carriages the battle taking place.” That was in 1815, but he cites an even longer-ago example: crowds gathering to watch public hangings in London in the 16th century. Those are relatively modern

J. JOHN LENNON Professor of tourism at Glasgow Caledonian University

The Catacombs of Paris have become a popular site for thanatourism, and guided tours are frequently held in small areas of the complex of tunnels and chambers. Wikipedia

compared with the bloody spectacles that unfolded in the Colosseum in Rome. There aren’t official statistics on how many people participate in dark tourism every year or whether that number is on

the rise. An online travel guide run by an enthusiast, DarkTourism.com, includes almost 900 places in 112 countries. But there’s no question the phenomenon is becoming more visible, in part thanks to

the Netflix series “Dark Tourist” that was released last year. And popular culture is fueling more visitation to some well-known sites: After the HBO miniseries “Chernobyl,” about the 1986 power plant explosion, came out this spring, travel companies that bring people to the area said they

saw a visitor increase of 30 to 40 percent. Ukraine’s government has since declared its intention to make the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone an official tourist spot, despite lingering radiation. Philip Stone, executive director of the Institute for Dark See DARK C2

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Can your fingerprint be stolen? BIOMETRICS: As smartphones begin using scanned IDs, skeptics cite glitches, misuse and a growing surveillance culture By HEATHER KELLY Washington Post

Ashton Hickey appreciates some of the advanced features on her iPhone 8, like wireless charging and a camera that shoots high-definition 4K video. But there’s one she refuses to use: the fingerprint sensor that lets people access their phones with a single touch. Instead, she continually enters her sixdigit passcode. “I can handle typing that in,” said Hickey, a freelance locations coordinator for movies and television shows. And she wouldn’t ever consider the facial recognition on the latest iPhones. “Like more and more tech, it’s [something] potentially nefarious, disguised as a way to make our life easier.” Hickey is one of a small but passionate group of smartphone owners resisting the recent wave of biometric security features, such as Apple’s facial recognition technology and Samsung’s iris and facial scans. Instead, they’re sticking with passcodes or unlock patterns to access their smartphones even as companies push biometrics as key selling points on the newest thousanddollar devices. Avoiding commercial biometric security could be an increasingly difficult feat in the future. Smartphone makers are sticking with the tech and say it is faster and safer to use than a passcode alone. Facial recognition as an ID is already being offered to consumers outside of phones, including at airport check-ins, sports stadiums and concerts. Computer science experts who study biometrics predict there will only be more options in the coming years, such as voice or heart-rate detection, signature authentication and even devices that can tell who you are by the way you walk. The Pentagon is already working on tools for gait and heartbeat identification. But the passcode holdouts say they are worried about people gaining access to their phones through faulty fingerprint or face-detection tools. They fret about the security of their sensitive biometric data, which they fear could fall into the wrong hands. Some say they are concerned about law enforcement access, the trustworthiness of tech companies or normalizing a growing surveillance culture. “I only have one face and 10 fingers, so my tolerance for theft of that data is extremely low,” said Steve Schott, who works in manufacturing in Colorado. A Galaxy S9+ owner, Schott says he has never used the phone’s biometric options, which include an iris scan, face recognition and fingerprint sensor. He says he doesn’t know where the biometric information goes and who has access to it. Some recent high-profile blunders by smartphone makers may have contributed to one of the common security fears passcode loyalists have: that it is easy to trick a biometric scanner. Last month, Google admittedthat its new Pixel 4 smartphone was shipped with a face-detection feature that would unlock the phone even when a person’s eyes were closed — meaning

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Tourism Research at the University of Central Lancashire, in England, says anecdotally that he sees the appetite for such destinations growing. “I think, for political reasons or cultural reasons, we are turning to the visitor economy to remember aspects of death and dying, disaster,” he says. “There is a kind of memorial mania going on. You could call that growth in dark tourism.” Why are tourists so enamored with places that are, as Lennon puts it, “synonymous with the darkest periods of human history?” Academics who study the practice say it’s human nature. “We’ve just got this cultural fascination with the darker side of history; most history is dark,” Stone says. “I think when we go to these places, we see not strangers, but often we see ourselves and perhaps what we might do in those circumstances.” There is no one type of traveler who engages in dark tourism: It could be a history buff who takes the family on a road trip to Civil War battlefields, a backpacker who treks to the

I don’t like the idea of a phone company having any of my biometric data. I’m sure all of that is irrational and that the phone companies already know everything about me, but I like being stuck in the past with some things.” CRAIG CRAKER Writer from Idaho

Passcode holdouts are worried others could gain access to their phones through faulty fingerprint or face-detection tools. Vecteezy

it might work if they were asleep or even dead. Meanwhile, Samsung’s Galaxy S10 ultrasonic fingerprint sensors could be tricked with a protective thirdparty silicon screen cover, opening the phone for anyone with a finger. In response, Google said it is working on a software update for Pixel 4 phones that will add an option for eye-open unlocking only. Samsung recently released a software update for the Galaxy S10 and other recent devices that it says will address the fingerprint issue. Those bugs aside, biometrics on phones are considered hard to fool. The odds of guessing a four-digit passcode are 1 in 10,000, and tools have been used to crack iPhone codes in the past. Apple says the chances of someone having a similar enough fingerprint to unlock a person’s phone is 1 in 50,000, and a similar enough random face tricking Face ID is 1 in 1,000,000. That doesn’t take into account other ways of duping biometric features, like what happened with Samsung’s fingerprint sensor. Security experts agree that it’s safer overall to use biometrics, and ideally a combination of the two. (Even with a biometric authentication, most smartphones still require a passcode or pattern in some situations, such as when

Colosseum in Rome, or a tourist who seeks out the nearabandoned areas near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster, in 2011, in Japan. Those who are most familiar with the phenomenon do not condemn it. In fact, they argue that the most meaningful dark-tourism sites can help visitors understand the present and be more thoughtful about the future. “These are important sites that tell us a lot about what it is to be human,” says Lennon, the tourism professor. “I think they’re important places for us to reflect on and try to better understand the evil that we’re capable of.” There are even efforts underway to research the way children experience dark tourism, a joint project between the Institute for Dark Tourism Research and the University of Pittsburgh. Mary Margaret Kerr, a professor of education and psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, says the idea came about when the National Park Service asked her to help create a team to design children’s materials for families who visit the memorial to United Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001, and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.

it is first turned on.) According to Kevin Bowyer, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Notre Dame, biometric security is improving faster than password technology. “Biometrics have problems,” said Andy Adler, a professor of systems and computer engineering at Canada’s Carleton University who specializes in biometrics. “Overall, my opinion is it’s still better than what it’s replacing.” Many concerns about using biometric security stem from confusion about how and where the information is stored. It’s easy to change a password, but what happens when a fingerprint is stolen? Apple, Samsung and Google don’t actually keep copies of fingerprints or people’s faces on their servers. For example, Apple turns face and finger scans into mathematical representations of the features, encrypts the information and stores it all on the actual devices. Both Google and Samsung also store encrypted biometric information on the devices. Popular smartphones may be secure, but consumers are wary about extending that faith to other companies. As biometrics pop up in more locations, smaller or less reputable services

Her research team now includes middle-school students who have studied how their peers interact with the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, in Washington, or the site of the Johnstown flood, in Pennsylvania, which killed more than 2,200 in 1889. “We wouldn’t want families to stop traveling, and adults want to see these places for very good reasons,” Kerr says. “It’s not so much making the decision for parents whether you take the children or not, but what are the appropriate safeguards.” She said the goal is to provide appropriate safeguards and ways to experience a site, even for children too young to grasp the history, “so the family can be there together, but each member of the family can take meaning that works out for them at their age and stage.” As more sites with dark histories become popular spots — even part of organized tour packages — experts say there is a risk that they could become exploited, used to sell tchotchkes or placed as backdrops for unseemly photos. “It does kind of invite that passive behavior — let’s call it that touristy behavior — that might be out of place,” Stone says.

will gather similar information with different levels of security. Earlier this year, fingerprints for more than a million people were found on a publicly accessible database, according to the Guardian. People worried about biometrics are struggling with trust in the entire tech industry. The majority of adults in the United States trust tech companies to “do what is right” only some of the time, according to a 2018 Pew survey, compared with 25 percent who trusted them most of the time and 14 percent who hardly ever trusted them. “I don’t like the idea of a phone company having any of my biometric data,” said Craig Craker, a writer from Idaho. “I’m sure all of that is irrational and that the phone companies already know everything about me, but I like being stuck in the past with some things.” There’s no current statistic on how many passcode-only people there are, but in 2016 Apple said that 89 percent of people with compatible iPhones were using fingerprints to unlock their devices. In a 2018 survey of 4,000 adults by IBM, only 67 percent of people said they were comfortable with biometrics, but 87 percent said they would probably be comfortable using them in the future.

Using a passcode — especially if it’s longer, as recommended by security experts — takes time and effort. Biometrics become harder to resist when considering how often you have to enter a code — in 2016, Apple said iPhone users were unlocking their devices 80 times a day on average. (The company did not share more recent stats on how often phones are unlocked.) That’s time Kerry Frost, a mother of two, now has to put in. Early one morning, her 10-year-old son wanted to download an update for the video game Fortnite while she was still asleep, but he was stymied by parental controls on her Android phone. He sneaked into his mom’s room, pressed her finger on her phone to unlock it, then turned on WiFi for his own device. “I guess he went on to play Fortnite, but I had no idea anything happened until the next day,” said Frost, who now uses a passcode to lock her phone. And then there’s the complicated issue of law enforcement. Many people sticking with passcodes are worried about being compelled to unlock their phone by the police. According to Brett Max Kaufman, a senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union, current rules around whether law enforcement and the government can compel a person to unlock their phone with passcodes or biometrics are still up in the air. And most phones will default to passcodes after a set time of not being unlocked. However, if it is a real concern, skipping biometrics can be advantageous, says Kaufman. There’s a danger in getting too comfortable with using faces for ID, said Evan Greer, deputy director of Fight for the Future, a nonprofit internet advocacy group. Face detection is showing up everywhere from airports to sport arenas as a way to confirm a person’s identity, but also in ways people may not consent to, like through security cameras or online services. People used to it on their phones could be more likely to accept it in other places, even in tools created by companies with looser security and privacy policies. “In the end, you have to decide who to trust,” said Greer. “With a passcode you’re really trusting more or less yourself, where with a face scan you’re putting trust in a company with your biometrics.”

The Colosseum in Rome was used for gladiatorial contests, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles and dramas. It was the most popular tourist attraction in the world in 2018, with 7.4 million visitors, perhaps in part because if its dark history.

Bad conduct by tourists at sensitive sites — smiling selfies at concentration camps, for example — has been widely shunned on social media. The online Dark-Tourism.com travel guide cautions against such behavior, as well as the ethically questionable “voyeurism” of visiting an ongoing or very recent tragedy to gape.

“What IS endorsed here is respectful and enlightened touristic engagement with contemporary history, and its dark sites/sides, in a sober, educational and non-sensationalist manner,” the site says. Lennon says he’s sometimes “dumbfounded” by some of the behavior that gets publicized, but he declines to say

what the right or wrong way is for tourists to behave. Overall, he says, he still hopes that by visiting places with dark histories, people are becoming better informed about atrocities like racial and ethnic cleansing. “I’m heartened by the fact that they choose to try to understand this difficult past,” Lennon says.

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By JAN BELINGER Genesee County CCE Master Gardener

When family members ask me what I would like for Christmas, I don’t always have a specific item in mind, but they know if they get me something for the garden it is sure to be appreciated. If you have a gardener on your Christmas list they probably have a wish list of things they would like to get. Here are some ideas to get your list started. n Garden gloves — I have a stack of brand new gloves just waiting to be used as other gloves wear out. I tend to shop for them whenever I see a large display. Gardeners need different gloves for different jobs after all, from pruning roses to cleaning muddy tools. Your favorite pair always seems to die just when you really need them, so it’s good to keep extras on hand. Cold, wet weather offers challenges to those last minute garden chores. You want a glove that is waterproof, flexible and insulated. To that end, I just bought a new pair of Bellingham “Wonder Grip” gloves. They are also available online. They may not get a whole lot of use this fall, but now I’m ready for spring. n One of my favorite new “tools” that I picked up this year was an extra-large, cushy kneeling pad. I liked that one so much that

I bought another one when I spied it at an area store. I think mine is 17-by-11 inches and an inch thick. I’ve seen others online that are a bit bigger. It protects your knees and gives you plenty of space to kneel. Kneeling on stones, mulch and black walnuts is no fun regardless of your age. A cushy pad makes gardening jobs easier on the knees. n I bought the Radius Root Slayer shovel a few years ago. This shovel has teeth, literally. It was definitely worth it, especially for those areas that have lots of tree roots. Since I bought my shovel, Radius has introduced a whole line of Root Slayer tools, including trowels. If you garden in an area with lots of trees you may want to try one of these tools. Radius also carries a line of ergonomic hand tools as well as mini gardening tools. n Did you ever wish you had an extra pair of hands when you were dead heading flowers or picking tomatoes? What if you could clip a bucket to your belt so you didn’t have to constantly bend over? Hip-Trug from Burgon & Ball is a lightweight container in a flexible holster that clips to your clothing. The soft neoprene band clips easily to pocket, belt, or waistband, holding the container firmly in place, even when kneeling. When it’s full, simply slide the tough, food-safe container

from its holster for easy emptying. It comes in two sizes, 3 and 1.5 liters. Johnny’s Selected Seeds also has a new hands-free 18 quart picking bucket. The kidney shaped plastic bucket hangs at waist level by a heavy duty harness with back support. n Do you know an iris enthusiast? “A Guide to Bearded Irises: Cultivating the Rainbow for Beginners and Enthusiasts” by Kelly Norris offers advice for plant selection, successful growth, garden design and even “creating” new irises. It also provides portraits of the most outstanding plants in each of the six recognized categories, from dwarf bearded irises to tall bearded irises. If you are looking to explore the “other” iris groups consider “Beardless Irises: A Plant for Every Garden Situation” by Kevin C. Vaughn. Siberian, Japanese, Louisiana, spuria and Pacific Coast Native are all covered in detail. n Do something nice for your feathered friends. Add a comfortable and environmentally sound nest box to your garden with the Audubon recycled plastic wren house. They also have a recycled plastic bluebird house. Both are made in the USA from recycled plastic lumber in brown and green colors. Made of 90 percent postconsumer plastic, this sturdy

home will not rot, peel, chip, or warp, for a lasting abode. I added the wren house to my garden this spring — as I was replacing some wooden ones that had rotted — and a pair of wrens gave it their stamp of approval by nesting in it. n Support two local authors, Sally Cunningham and Jim Charlier, by gifting their book “Buffalo-Style Gardens.” If you’ve been to Buffalo Garden Walk, or even if you haven’t, Sally’s easy-to-digest horticulture knowledge and Jim’s beautiful photography add up to a lovely and readable garden book. This is a great winter read and will give gardeners lots of creative ideas for spring. n Looking for outdoor furniture that will last and won’t blow away? Invest in Polywood outdoor furniture which is American made. It helps keep plastic out of landfills and reduces the demand for tropical rainforest woods since it is made from high-quality HDPE recycled plastic. Low-maintenance and weather-resistant, it is also insect, mold and mildew resistant. There are a variety of furniture styles from traditional Adirondack chairs to rocking chairs, swings, gliders and benches, plus an assortment of tables. Furniture comes in a variety of colors. If you order online,

you will need to do some assembly. n Do you remember making coupons for your Mom when you were a kid? This coupon is good for vacuuming or doing the dishes. If your gardener has plenty of “stuff” how about giving them something similar? Coupons for two hours of mulching, or one hour of weeding or mowing the lawn would be welcome by any gardener. If you have a chainsaw, don’t forget to offer those services, too. Just make sure the recipient of your gift remembers to reimburse your thoughtful coupons next year. n If you just aren’t sure what your gardener can use, there is always the perennial choice — a gift certificate to their favorite garden center. Remember, most garden centers do stay open until Christmas so you can always go and browse and pick up poinsettias, wreaths, Christmas trees and other holiday items. Support your local garden centers this holiday season and make a gardener happy on Christmas Day. Reference in this article to any specific commercial product or corporation is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any kind by Genesee County Cornell Cooperative Extension or the Master Gardener program.

Winter bird feeding tips By HANS KUNZE It looks like winter is arriving early again – just like last year. If you haven’t seen much action at your bird feeding station yet, things will change. During the last few weeks we have seen a number of winter birds move into our region, and more are coming. Many of these birds will be looking to your bird feeder for food, while several others generally do not come to the feeders. I will give you some bird feeding tips to help your upcoming feeding season be a bit more successful – maybe a lot more! There are a few basic things to keep in mind. Then there are several other smaller things which make a big difference. There is still plenty of time to get things taken care of before the winter deepens.

First basic is to feed dry quality feed. Sunflower is a good all-around seed. Mixes also are good as they offer smaller seeds for several species of birds. However, a mix full of milo seeds – those BB-sized reddish and cream-colored seeds is not what most of your desirable birds want. Those milo seeds may look nice but they are really a worthless filler and allows the bird feed company to make a big profit. Sometimes these lower quality mixes also have wheat, another filler. A mix that has plenty of white millet is good as many birds like it. I often put extra white millet on the ground feeding tray for the juncos and white-crowned and whitethroated sparrows and several others. A good mix also includes

some hulled sunflower, safflower, and peanuts. Cracked corn also works most of the time. If you are tempted to buy a bag of mix that has “fruit and berries” you will likely pay double or triple per pound for that seed which is not a good buy. The retailers’ profit margins on these “fancy” small bags of feed are huge. The amount of “fruit” in them is negligible and not worth it. You can do very well with a sunflower feeder, a mixed seed feeder, a raw shelled peanut feeder, a suet feeder, a nyjer feeder, and a ground feeding tray. The next basic is using feeders that are weatherproof – meaning they keep feed dry during rainy and snowy periods. I have made many feeders myself as the commercial feeders in the stores are

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NOTEWORTHY PAPERBACKS Summaries from The New York Times Book Review:

THE WAR BEFORE THE WAR: FUGITIVE SLAVES AND THE STRUGGLE FOR AMERICA’S SOUL FROM THE REVOLUTION TO THE CIVIL WAR

Books to beat boredom on your Thanksgiving drive by an infiltrator of his gang at age 34. The book, one of the great American biographies, is profound, huge in scope, and fast-paced. (Brilliance Audio, Unabridged, 18.5 hours)

By KATHERINE A. POWERS Washington Post

“OLIVE, AGAIN” Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitteridge of Crosby, Maine is back, once again presiding over -though not always present in — 13 linked stories. Still bossy and blunt to the point of obnoxiousness, Olive has found the ideal narrator in Kimberly Farr, who captures her peremptory manner and brutal honesty to a tee. We learn that Olive is now a widow in her 70s, but as the seasons pass, she marries again, is widowed again, and is 86 years old when we leave her, as she’s going off to supper at the senior living facility where she now lives. In the interim we are treated to revelatory episodes, some sad, some droll, including a ghastly baby shower. Strout has an extraordinary gift of emotional precision in showing loneliness, miscommunication and self-doubt in such a stark yet compassionate way. What should be depressing is refreshing. Kimberley Farr’s performance is perfectly in tune with the prevailing mood of these stories, a spirit summed up by Olive herself: “Well, that’s life. Nothing you can do about it.” (Random House Audio, Unabridged, 12.25 hours)

“JESSE JAMES: LAST REBEL OF THE CIVIL WAR” T. J. Stiles’ award-winning biography of one of America’s most notorious outlaws has at last been released as an audiobook, read clearly and at an easily comprehensible pace by Christopher Lane. More than a biography, the book is also a history of the Civil War in Missouri,

“A DOOR IN THE EARTH”

Looking for something to listen to on your long drive? Audiobooks are one way to beat boredom. Pexels

its aftermath and the uses to which the Lost Cause of the Confederacy was put to celebrate a bandit and a killer. The brutal occupation by Federal troops of Missouri, a state more mixed in its Northern and Southern sympathies than any other, did much to incite anti-Union feeling; at the forefront were the brothers Frank and Jesse James and

their sharp-tongued, iron-willed mother, Zerelda. James’ exploits were cast as heroic by newspaperman and Confederate propagandist John Newman Edwards who, in covering his exploits as a bushwhacker and beyond, made him a star, though one who descended into paranoia — well-placed as it happens. James was assassinated

Amy Waldman’s second novel is set in a mountain village in Afghanistan in 2009. Parveen, a young Afghan American woman and nascent anthropologist, has been inspired by the writings and reputation of an American doctor (and onetime embezzler), Gideon Crane, to study and help Afghan women. Crane is responsible for the village’s modern clinic, which, however, turns out to be useless for lack of female medical professionals. Soon Parveen discovers that Crane’s book is a self-aggrandizing fabric of lies. Worse, it has brought the village the unwanted attention of the occupying American military force whose “kind power” has lethal consequences. She also discovers the unrecognized power of translators, the ability to communicate unwarranted good news in order to retain the job which supports their families. Roxanna Hope Radja delivers the general narration at an easy pace in a sweet young-sounding voice and gives the various characters distinguishing accents and timbre that complement the story. Clear-eyed but uncynical, this engrossing novel delves deep into personal motivation, naive belief and moral confusion. (Hachette, Unabridged, 12.5 hours) Powers reviews audiobooks every month for The Washington Post.

A tiny Brontë book comes home again By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER New York Times

In 1830, when she was 14 years old, Charlotte Brontë created a series of six matchbox-size books known as The Young Men’s Magazine, complete with dramatic stories and tiny hand-lettered ads. Now, after an intrigue-filled detour to Paris, the second volume in the series is headed back to the brick parsonage on the edge of the moors where it was created. The Brontë Society in Haworth, England, announced on Monday that it had acquired the miniature magazine for $777,000 (including fees) at the auction house Drouot in Paris. “That this unique manuscript will be back in Haworth is an absolute highlight of my 30 years working at the museum,” Ann Dinsdale, principal curator of the Brontë

Parsonage Museum, said in a statement. “Charlotte wrote this minuscule magazine for the toy soldiers she and her siblings played with, and as we walk through the same rooms they did, it seems immensely fitting that it is coming home.” The auction capped off a saga that began in 2011 when the museum lost a heavily publicized bid to acquire the micro-periodical at Sotheby’s. Instead, it was purchased for $1.1 million by the Museum of Letters and Manuscripts, a recently created commercial venture in Paris that — in a gothic twist — closed after it was accused of being a fraudulent investment scheme. Over the past month, the Brontë Parsonage Museum had raised more than $111,000 through a crowdfunding effort that drew support from prominent figures in the arts,

A matchbox-size handlettered gentleman’s magazine created by the 14-year-old Charlotte Brontë was acquired at auction by the Brontë Parsonage Museum for $777,000.Aguttes SVV; France

including actress Judi Dench, the honorary president of the Brontë Society. The bulk of the purchase price was provided by the National Heritage Memorial Fund and other groups. The 19-page, 4,000-word manuscript measures about

1.5 by 2.5 inches. It features vividly dramatic hand-lettered ads (“Six young men wish to let themselves all a hire for the purpose in cleaning out pockets they are in reduced CIRCUMSTANCES,” reads one), as well as three stories

set in the fictional settlement of Glass Town, including one featuring a scene that seems to be a precursor to the famous one in “Jane Eyre” where Mr. Rochester’s wife sets fire to his bed. The Brontë Parsonage already owns four of the six volumes of The Young Men’s Magazine. (The whereabouts of the remaining one has been unknown since around 1930, according to the museum.) Charlotte Brontë created it after she declared editorial independence, as it were, from Branwell’s Blackwoods Magazine, another miniature magazine created by her brother, Branwell. “Edited by the genius C.B.,” reads the title page of one of those earlier magazines, which are owned by Harvard’s Houghton Library, which also holds six other miniature books created by Charlotte.

Publisher’s Weekly best-sellers Tribune News Service

Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Nov. 16, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Twisted Twenty-Six. Janet Evanovich. Putnam 2. The Guardians. John Grisham. Doubleday 3. Blue Moon. Lee Child. Delacorte 4. The Night Fire. Michael Connelly. Little, Brown 5. The Institute. Stephen King. Scribner

6. Olive, Again. Elizabeth Strout. Random House 7. The Dutch House. Ann Patchett. Harper 8. The 19th Christmas. Patterson/Paetro. Little, Brown 9. The Starless Sea. Erin Morgenstern. Doubleday 10. Michael Crichton: The Andromeda Evolution. Daniel H. Wilson. Harper

HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. Triggered. Donald Trump Jr. Center Street 2. With All Due Respect. Nikki R. Haley. St. Martin’s 3. The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New

Frontier. Ree Drummond. Morrow 4. Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers. Brian Kilmeade. Sentinel 5. The Plot Against the President. Lee Smith. Center Street 6. Finding Chika. Mitch Albom. Harper 7. Me. Elton John. Holt 8. It’s All in Your Head. Russ. Harper Design 9. Joy of Cooking (2019 ed.). Irma S. Rombauer et al. Scribner 10. Talking to Strangers. Malcolm Gladwell. Little, Brown

2. The House Next Door. James Patterson. Grand Central 3. You Don’t Own Me. Clark/Burke. Pocket 4. Sea of Greed. Cussler/Brown. Putnam 5. Wyoming Heart. Diana Palmer. HQN 6. Tom Clancy: Oath of Office. Marc Cameron. Berkley 7. Beauchamp Hall. Danielle Steel. Dell 8. Doctor Sleep (movie tie-in). Stephen King. Pocket 9. Never Tell. Lisa Gardner. Dutton 10. Season of Love. Debbie Macomber. Mira

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TRADE PAPERBACK

1. Leopard’s Wrath. Christine Feehan. Berkley

1. Every Breath. Nicholas Sparks. Grand Central

By Andrew Delbanco. (Penguin, $18.) Delbanco, a professor at Columbia, argues that the persistent legal and moral questions posed by people who fled bondage made the Civil War inevitable. Times reviewer Sean Wilentz said this was “a valuable book, reflective as well as jarring.”

EVENING IN PARADISE: MORE STORIES By Lucia Berlin. (Picador, $17.) Published from 1981 to 1999, these 22 stories showcase Berlin’s forthright, seductive voice and subtle grasp of emotional psychology. In the American West, Chile or Paris, Berlin’s autobiographical characters reach for pleasure and connection even as they navigate life’s rougher corners. Writing in The Times, Nadja Spiegelman called Berlin “a soulful chronicler.”

THE WATER CURE By Sophie Mackintosh. (Anchor, $16.) Three girls, their father, called King, and their nameless mother form the center of this dystopian feminist novel, set on an island the family occupies, safe from the plague of men. The daughters undergo terrifying rituals to purge “toxins,” but one daughter begins to perceive the truth. In The Times, N.K. Jemisin praised Mackintosh’s “sumptuous yet sparsely written debut.”

WHY COMICS? FROM UNDERGROUND TO EVERYWHERE By Hillary Chute. (Harper Perennial, $24.99.) Decades after Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” won a Pulitzer Prize, graphic books are more popular than ever but not understood as a literary form. This richly illustrated history by Chute, a Graphic Content columnist for the Book Review, may change that. Times reviewer Manohla Dargis called it “wonderful.”

PROUST’S DUCHESS: HOW THREE CELEBRATED WOMEN CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION OF FINDE-SIÈCLE PARIS By Caroline Weber. (Vintage, $20.) This biography of the Belle Époque swans who inspired Proust’s Duchesse de Guermantes reveals Parisian society’s rebellious undertow. Weber shows how they transformed unhappy marriages and societal constriction into the stuff of legend. “Beguiling,” Elaine Showalter said in The Times.

THE STORY OF A GOAT 2. The Chef. Patterson/DiLallo. Grand Central 3. The Great Alone. Kristin Hannah. Griffin 4. Zagat 2020 New York City Restaurants. Zagat Survey 5. The Overstory. Richard Powers. Norton 6. Inquebrantables. Daniel Habif. HarperCollins Leadership 7. Redemption. David Baldacci. Grand Central 8. Run Away. Harlan Coben. Grand Central 9. No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference. Greta Thunberg. Penguin Books 10. Before We Were Yours. Lisa Wingate. Ballantine

By Perumal Murugan. Translated by N. Kalyan Raman. (Black Cat, $16.) This slyly fabulist story inhabits the point of view of a sickly goat taken in by a poor Indian family. Murugan, whose novel “One Part Woman” was long-listed for a National Book Award for translation, fashions the goat’s travails and victories into social commentary and a testament to nature’s power.

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SIMPLE SOLUTION East-West vulnerable, South deals NORTH ♠ K 10 6 5 4 ♥ 975 ♦ Q865 ♣K WEST EAST ♠732 ♠ Void ♥ J862 ♥ 10 4 ♦3 ♦ K 10 9 7 ♣ Q J 10 7 5 ♣A986432 SOUTH ♠AQJ98 ♥ AKQ3 ♦ AJ42 ♣ Void The bidding:

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Opening lead: Queen of ♣ South showed good judgment when he opened his hand one spade rather than two clubs. A three-suited hand should almost never be opened with two clubs, regardless of strength, as it will be impossible to show all your suits. Much better to open at the one level and hope someone at the table finds a bid. Today’s deal is from

a rubber bridge game, where the methods are normally quite simple. There was no sensible way to explore for a possible grand slam so South made the practical decision to settle for six. Even that contract, it turned out, required some care. South ruffed the opening club lead and drew trumps in three rounds. The contract would be cold if the missing hearts split 3-3, so South cashed his top three hearts. No luck there, so he ruffed his last heart on the board and led a diamond to his jack, winning the trick. At this point, many players would go down counting on a 3-2 split in diamonds. This declarer remembered that neither spades nor hearts had split evenly, so the diamonds might also be foul. He continued with a low diamond, intending to play dummy’s queen if West followed suit. West showed out, however, so South simply played a low diamond from dummy. East won a cheap trick, but he was forced to yield a ruff-sluff or lead away from his king of diamonds. 12 tricks either way and a well-played hand! (Bob Jones welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this newspaper or to Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. E-mail: tcaeditors@tribpub.com)

By Stella Wilder Born today, you seem to have a kind of “direct channel” to the kinds of knowledge, wisdom and know-how that is rare indeed — and this allows you to be ahead of the game in a great many of life’s endeavors and adventures. To say that you have a sixth sense is really putting it far too simply; you seem to be connected to so much of the past that you have a true sense of where things are going in the future — and, of course, of why they are as they are in the present. In addition to your remarkable comprehension of the way things are in the world, you have been endowed with the power of persuasion — but again, like all else, you wield it with great care. You are never one to try to sway another toward a point of view that is in any way detrimental; you always try to be an advocate for good. Also born on this date are: Shirley Chisholm, politician; Virginia Mayo, actress; June Pointer, singer; Sir Winston Churchill, British prime minister; Mark Twain, author; Dick Clark, TV and music host; Robert Guillaume, actor; Ridley Scott, filmmaker. 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. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — It may be time, at long last, to put your money where your mouth is — at least figuratively. Someone insists that you deliver the goods. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Be honest with yourself today, and with others too. Any attempt to deceive will be met with a harsh reaction that may not be reversible. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Your stamina will serve you well today. While others are dropping by the

wayside, you’ll be going strong, confident of an ultimate victory. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You can demonstrate to others what is really possible when one has control of a situation. Today, it’s you who should be in charge. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’ll get measurable results today, but they may not be of a kind that will be immediately useful to you. You can certainly stock up. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — What you’ve saved for a rainy day will surely come in handy today. You can make good use of something that others find rather inconvenient. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — How you manage your money will be a determining factor today; even loose change will require some attention — it all adds up, after all! CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Others may want to do something the old-fashioned way, but you’re far more interested in breaking with tradition and experimenting. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You can get yourself out of a tricky situation very quickly today — once you recognize that you’re in it, of course! Keep eyes and ears open. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You are prepared to take responsibility for that which comes as a complete surprise to those around you. This is how it was meant to be! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You can avoid harm today if you are willing to go without something you’ve long valued. This kind of trade-off yields remarkable results. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You don’t care about satisfying anyone’s expectations but your own. How you communicate sends signals — but are they the right ones? COPYRIGHT 2019 UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC.

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ultra-warm winter coats

Cold weather gear that won’t set you back $1,000

Men’s Ultra Light Down Jacket, Uniqlo

Maine Mountain Parka, L.L. Bean

Men’s Superior Down Stadium Coat, Eddie Bauer

Olympia Waterproof Down Stadium Coat, Eddie Bauer

Women’s Down Sierra Parka, The North Face

Lodge Down Duffle Coat, Eddie Bauer

Sun Valley Down Parka, Eddie Bauer

Men’s McMurdo Parka III, The North Face

Men’s 1996 Retro Nuptse Jacket, The North Face

Women’s Insulated Plush Lined Winter Coat, Lands’ End

By NARA SCHOENBERG Chicago Tribune

t’s that time of year again, when leaves fall, evening commutes darken and thoughts turn to the inevitable question: What’s the best way to beat the cold? If you have the money — and the inclination — you can spend $1,000 on an oh-so-trendy Canada Goose parka, engineered to withstand the icy punishment of Antarctica. But the rest of us don’t have to settle for inferior style or warmth. A few years ago, I invested in a very warm down coat from Eddie Bauer, and two years ago, my husband snagged an ultra-rugged parka from The North Face. Neither cost more than $350, and both ticked off a good many of the boxes that make Canada Goose’s coats so popular among celebrities and Northern city-dwellers. The coats had fur-lined hoods, quality down and understated sporty style that worked for Midwest living. And they were warm, really warm, especially when worn with a thin down layer underneath. They made subzero temperatures truly

manageable and made a cold wimp like me feel, if not indomitable, at least well protected. With those coats in mind, I searched out this year’s top Canada Goose alternatives, and found options sleek and sporty, fresh and surprisingly sophisticated. The list prices range from $300 to $400, but bear in mind that sales have recently brought some down to less than $200. All are recommended for subzero temperatures, and one — Eddie Bauer’s Lodge Down Duffle — for temperatures as low as -60 F. The coats that most closely resemble the Canada Goose coats worn by celebrities such as Emma Stone and Drake are classics like the North Face’s Men’s McMurdo Parka III, which is waterproof and windproof, and comes in strong colors like pine, as well as British khaki. The fur ruff on the hood is faux, not Canada Goose’s real coyote, but to some shoppers, that’s a plus. The coat gets great marks for warmth from online reviewers in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Alaska. For women, options include the Eddie

Birds From C3

impractical. Because wholesalers and retailers don’t want to pay a lot for shipping, they keep feeder dimensions small so they don’t need such a big

box. That means those feeders have little roof overhangs and little platform space which means that most rain or snow will soak the feed. If feed gets wet, it then gets moldy or forms a big solid mass. That means wasted feed and unhappy birds. The hopper feeder that I have been making for more than 30 years allows the feed to stay on the platform and stay dry because of the large roof. The roof on one side hinges up for quick easy feeder filling. If a feeder is difficult and impractical to fill, it becomes much more of chore – especially when the weather is not friendly. Another handy feeder is just a large open tray feeder with a good-sized roof over it. Birds really love this one as they can see predators from

Bauer Olympia Waterproof Down Stadium Coat, particularly striking in white-ish “cement” and rated for -35 F temperatures. Waterproof, with 650-fill responsible down, it was recently on sale for $279.30. At The North Face, they’re buzzing about the Women’s Down Sierra Parka, a traditional baffled down coat with pareddown, forward-looking design. Strikingly handsome in burgundy, it lacks the fur ruff around the collar that some parkabuyers demand but makes up for it with the brand’s highest warmth rating and effortless style suited to city streets. The Lands’ End Women’s Expedition Waterproof Down Winter Parka is also rated for -35 F temperatures, with more conventional styling and a recent sale price of $149.97. The L.L. Bean Maine Mountain Parka for women has similar virtues, and a great retro mountaineer look: It could be the family heirloom that you cleverly wrested from your style-conscious sister. The kelp green option with a touch of orange in the lining and big old-fashioned buttons down the front is pictured here.

all directions. It’s very easy to put a scoop of feed in it as well. I also love to use nyjer feeders. The fall goldfinches and some other birds are already going crazy over the nyjer. Nyjer attracts many birds all winter and the goldfinches (now an olive-green color) count on it. We often have 50 to 100 goldfinches all winter long. A suet feeder adds some diversity as well. And finally, the raw shelled peanut feeder is extremely popular. It can make several of your birds become very loyal to your feeding station including several species of woodpeckers, both nuthatches, tufted titmice, chickadees, and several others including rose-breasted grosbeaks and orioles in spring. You can hang

For men seeking maximum cold protection, Eddie Bauer offers the Men’s Superior Down Stadium Coat, rated for -50 F, waterproof and longer than a parka by about 6 inches. The look is outdoorsy and practical, with oversize pockets and a roomy fit for layering. While parkas are beloved for their buttcovering warmth, there are other options. The North Face is bringing back its puffy hip-length jacket from the 1990s, complete with a stowable hood, 700-fill goose down and the original shiny fabric. Color options include a grape purple and a dashing mustard yellow. Can’t decide on a color? Go for four in one coat. Want something more fitted than the standard parka? Eddie Bauer has you covered with the Sun Valley Down Parka. Or check out Lands’ End’s Women’s Insulated Plush Lined Winter Coat, with an actual waist and a touch of shimmer. Feeling adventurous? Consider DIYing it, like a Tribune editor who layers up to three Uniqlo Men’s Ultra Light Down Jackets in different colors, depending on temperature.

Keep feathered friends fed this winter with a variety of food to choose from. Metro Creative Graphics

the simple peanut feeder right in front of your favorite window and see so many birds right up close! Winter bird feeding is so much more fun when your

bird feeding station is done right. So many people love feeding the birds so bird-related items and gift certificates often make for great gifts for Christmas.