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An experimental treatment for critically ill patients with COVID-19 is being administered at Albany Medical Center, using plasma from those who recovered from the virus.

This photo, taken Feb. 18, shows a doctor, left, who recovered from the virus donating plasma in Wuhan, China.

Albany Medical Center has been approved to use convalescent blood plasma therapy to experimentally treat COVID-19 in patients who are critically ill.

It is among the first hospitals in the state to receive approval from the federal Food and Drug Administration to do so, according to a statement from the hospital.

Convalescent plasma is plasma obtained from the blood of a person who survived an infectious disease. Convalescent plasma therapy is the same therapy that was used to treat

patients during the 1918 flu pandemic widely known as the Spanish Flu. “As the region’s only academic medical center, Albany Med participates in many cutting-edge clinical research trials,” said Dr. Dennis P. McKenna, president and CEO of Albany Medical Center. “We are honored to have the ability to administer this experimental therapy as we fight this global pandemic and hope that it can provide the life-saving treatment these patients inflicted with COVID-19 so desperately need.”

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ALBANY — New York’s single-day death rate dipped for the first time in days, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who called on the federal government Friday to bring millions of antibody and rapid tests for COVID-19 to scale.

New York COVID-19 fatalities totaled 7,844 deaths by Friday — up from 7,067 Thursday — after reaching a new

daily high point for three consecutive days Monday through Wednesday at 731, 779 and 799 virus-related deaths respectively. Thursday’s 24-hour death toll was 777.

“The numbers of loss are staggering,” Cuomo said Friday during his daily COVID-19 briefing in the state Capitol. “We hope that we have seen the worst. We don’t know. The leveling off in the number of lives lost is a

somewhat hopeful sign.”

Hospitalization rates continued to flatten Thursday at 290 new virus patient admissions after 200 admitted patients Wednesday — a sharp decrease from 656 hospital admissions on Monday, 586 Tuesday and a twoday decline last weekend.

Daily ICU admissions reflected a negative figure Thursday at 17 patients leaving intensive care, for a total of

4,908 people. The state had 250 new COVID-19 patients enter intensive care Saturday, 128 Sunday and 35 on Monday. That figure spiked Tuesday to 302 — about last week’s daily ICU admission average — and dipped back to 84 on Wednesday.

The state tested 417,885 people revealing 170,512 positive cases of See TESTS A2 Courtesy of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the federal government to use the Defense Production Act to bring millions of rapid coronavirus COVID-19 tests to scale to test every New Yorker for the virus, he said in a briefing Friday at the state Capitol.

Coronavirus puts happily-ever-after on hold

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

Happily ever after will have to wait for Twin County couples hoping to get married during the COVID-19 crisis.

With nonessential gatherings prohibited, many couples are faced with the difficult decision of putting their big day on hold.

The wedding industry, which is quite popular in the Hudson Valley and Catskills, is feeling the heat, with venues, caterers and wedding planners alike watching their spring clients disappear.

For Eric Delage of Winkle’s Bakery in Catskill, weddings are a big source of income.

One wedding has been postponed until further notice and two more are in limbo, Delage said.

“At this time last year we would have been getting calls to book weddings and order wedding cakes,” he said. “Obviously, nobody is making plans in this type of situation.”

Delage said the bakery typically has about six weddings booked each spring.

“This year we only have three and right now we’re not sure any of them will actually happen,” he said.

Wedding cakes can range from $300-$1,200, Delage said, and can range from $3-$8 per slice depending on the level of design and detail.

“They are priced per slice, per person,” he said. “There’s no gatherings of more than 10 people, so we are not selling many cakes.”

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Neil Blake | MLive.com/ Tribune News Service Kelly and Kevin Sundberg get married at Harbor Life Church in Grandville, Michigan on Saturday, March 21, 2020. The couple had planned on having 150 guests and a reception at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, but the coronavirus forced them to alter their plans. After many disappointments, they decided to go ahead with their vows, though since Kelly’s family could not attend due to the virus.

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Columbia Memorial Health in Hudson, an affiliate of Albany Medical Center, is not participating in the experimental treatment at this time.

“We do not as yet have a role in that program,” hospital spokesman William Van Slyke said.

Convalescent plasma therapy is thought to hold promise for treatment of COVID-19 because as the body fights off an illness, it produces antibodies, which are proteins that counteract a pathogen, according to a statement from Albany Medical Center.

Pathogens are viruses or other microorganisms that cause disease, in this case the coronavirus.

The antibodies remain in the recovered patient’s plasma for weeks or months after they recover.

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COVID-19 by Friday afternoon with 18,569 virus patients hospitalized statewide, or about 10.9%.

Officials have studied various expert models over the past several weeks to determine the low, moderate and high projections of the number of necessary hospital beds, personal protective equipment, ventilators and virus death projections for the state and nation. Several expert projection models overestimated the virus curve in this first wave of the illness, the governor said Friday. As of March 29, Columbia University projected the state needed a high of 136,000 hospital beds at the pandemic peak. The McKinsey model estimated the state needed between 55,000 to 110,000 beds, depending on social distancing effectiveness.

Relying on incorrect expert projection models does not affect the state’s credibility, Cuomo said Friday.

“I think my credibility would be affected if I didn’t ask the experts for opinion,” Cuomo said.

“You’re asking them to model something that has never been modeled before. My job is to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. “ New Yorkers are helping to

“The antibodies in patients who have recovered from COVID-19 attack the virus and can potentially be useful as a treatment for the virus,” according to the statement.

Albany Medical Center collected its first plasma donation from a hospital employee who had fully recovered from the virus. The plasma was then administered to a critically ill patient at the hospital. The results of the treatment have not yet been released by Albany Medical Center.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo put out the call for people who recovered from the virus to donate blood to aid in the treatment of those who are still seriously ill.

“We need that plasma from people who were infected. We are starting a blood drive and asking those who have recovered from the virus to contact us and to donate blood so we can develop the convalescent plasma treatment,” Cuomo said at a press conference Thursday.

In both the Twin Counties

and the Capital District, testing has been extremely limited over the past couple of weeks as testing kits were in short supply, so accurate numbers of active or resolved COVID-19 cases are unknown. CMH announced it would stop public testing on March 20. Both Albany Med and St. Peter’s Health Partners suspended community testing March 19.

This week, Columbia and Greene counties each received an additional 100 testing kits, and Columbia County purchased 1,000 more kits with donated money. Columbia Memorial Health also obtained additional testing kits but declined to provide an exact number.

Prior to receiving the new kits, CMH had only been testing medical personnel and first responders because of limited supplies, but with the new test kits the hospital will expand testing to include all patients admitted to the hospital, all patients at emergency rooms and Rapid Care clinics who have

COVID-19 symptoms, and all patients being discharged with similar symptoms, Van Slyke said earlier this week.

If you recovered from COVID-19 after having a positive test result and would like to donate blood for use in the experimental treatment program at Albany Medical Center, call 518-2629340.

Eligible plasma donors — those who are fully recovered from COVID-19 and have had no symptoms for at least 14 days — are also being sought for research purposes. Prospective donors will be retested to make sure the virus is no longer in their system, and once approved can donate through the American Red Cross.

Albany Medical Center is part of a nationwide program testing the experimental treatment, known as the Convalescent Plasma Expanded Access Program, which is being coordinated under the Mayo Clinic’s protocols, according to the hospital’s statement.

flatten the curve, or the rate of the virus spread, by complying with the state’s mandated social distancing orders, which closed schools, nonessential businesses and required millions of employees to stop working or work from home.

Experts could not predict how well people complied with the policies, which makes the virus spread impossible to predict, Cuomo said.

“What the statisticians will say is they were right: They said we could flatten the curve if we took certain actions and if people complied with those actions,” Cuomo said. “The infection rate is purely in our control.

We are in control of how many people die.”

The state is good on amounts of stockpiled personal protective equipment, such as gloves, masks and ventilators, Cuomo said Friday, but hospitals continue to run on a limited supply that would deplete in several days.

“We have a stockpile where we are relatively comfortable, but if you ask every hospital, they are all uncomfortable,” Cuomo said.

The state is working to develop rapid COVID-19 tests, which can deliver results within 15 minutes. The state Department of Health approved an antibody test, which is awaiting federal approval, that tests for the presence of antibodies to show a

person was previously infected, recovered and is no longer contagious.

The state DOH could conduct 300 antibody tests per day as of Friday and will have a capacity of 1,000 rapid tests per day in one week, and 2,000 daily rapid tests the following week.

The availability of millions of rapid and antibody COVID-19 tests to test every New Yorker — roughly 19 million people — are critical to slowly restart the economy, Cuomo said.

The state is working to invest with private sector companies, medical labs and suppliers to develop rapid swab tests and increase testing capacity, but agencies do not have access to the necessary reagents, or substance used for chemical analysis.

Cuomo called on the federal government and President Donald Trump to use the Defense Production Act to mobilize companies to create millions of swab kits needed to test every New Yorker, and all Americans. New York will partner with the federal government through its efforts, and New Jersey and Connecticut as a tri-state testing coalition.

“We need a tremendous, mind-boggling increase in volume quickly,” Cuomo said. “We need diagnostic testing and we need millions and millions of them in a matter of weeks. I can’t do it as a state. I don’t have

the tools the federal government does. We will partner with the federal government, and let’s get the testing up to scale and quickly to build a bridge to reopen the economy.”

Cuomo wants federal lawmakers to pass a fourth COVID-19 economic relief bill that won’t pander to congressional politics.

“You need a fair, federal stimulus bill that is not a political pork barrel bill,” Cuomo said Friday. “When I say the past bills were unfair to New York, it’s not because I’m just advocating for New York. Look at the need. Look at where the cases are and look at the damage that has been done.”

Cuomo raised questions Friday about learning from other countries, like China, South Korea and Italy, that reopened businesses and restarted life too quickly, which led to a new wave of COVID-19 infection.

The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic hit the United States in three waves and lasted for 10 months, Cuomo said.

“I don’t want a second wave — I want this to be it,” Cuomo said. “New York tough means more than just tough, it means discipline. It means unified, it means loving, it means smart.

Now is a time to be smart, now more than ever. That’s what it means to be New York tough, and we are.”

Williams is trying to keep a positive outlook despite the grim circumstances.

“It’s been pretty devastating to the industry,” she said. “What I’m focusing on is that people’s health is the No. 1 priority. I’m making adjustments where I can and assuring my clients that I’m flexible and that I’m here for them. And when we eventually do have their wedding, it will be such a joyous celebration for everybody to be able to get together.”

Many of Williams’ clients have rescheduled their weddings to 2021, she said. Others are considering mid-week ceremonies.

“It’s a real tricky thing to navigate right now,” she said. “Couples are having to make these choices. It must be excruciating for them not to know. We are reassessing every month.”

With catering on hold, Williams has been collecting food for local food banks and donating lunch to Columbia Memorial Health. Her sister, Michelle Williams, has started free soup delivery that is serving 90 people.

Wedding planner Kate Arel, owner of A Charmed Affair in Freehold, said the pandemic has severely affected her work.

“Most of my couples are destination couples,” she said. “I have 10 weddings we are actively postponing or creating a plan B for, with likely postponement.

Most of them have moved to next year. Some venues are working to get them in later in the season.”

Because the couples are from out of the area and booking an entire weekend experience, it is more difficult to change the dates, Arel said.

“These places book out a year

or two in advance,” she said.

“We don’t have a place to rehome a Friday-through-Sunday experience. My 2020 has been booked solid for almost a year. When the pandemic hit there weren’t many dates to move around with it. There are venues further south booked until 2022.”

Arel’s wedding season runs from May through mid-November.

“I’ve had conversations with couples through my October weddings because they are all very nervous about them,” she said.

The 10 weddings being postponed represent a third of Arel’s season.

When a wedding vendor receives a cancellation, it means losing about $50,000, Arel said.

“As a planner, we’re not quite in those numbers in terms of loss, but we’re all taking a hit,” she said. “On average my couples spend $60,000 to $100,000 on their wedding day. A couple will lose all of their retainer fees, even if they transfer to a new date there may be a fee, some vendors are then not available.”

Arel has been trying to make the transition as smooth as possible for couples.

“Wedding resources in the area have been really awesome in getting couples rescheduled with minimal loss and minimal stress,” she said. “If wedding stress isn’t enough, you have to

add in a pandemic.”

Basilica Hudson hosts weddings, corporate and private events and film and photo shoots.

“We have been working with our couples to reschedule our April-July 2020 weddings until later in 2020 and 2021,” Rental Coordinator Liz Kirkhus said.

“We are currently booking new weddings for the 2021 season.

In lieu of physical tours, we are offering virtual tours through Zoom to help couples get a sense of the venue space. We also have an amazing collection of photos and wedding videos on our website and Instagram for couples to view. It has been a team effort with our wedding planners and vendors to help accommodate our couples and ensure that their wedding day goes off without a hitch.”

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With the wedding season on hold, the bakery is encouraging customer orders, Delage said.

“In a bakery it’s hard to have fresh products available when people aren’t coming in,” he said.

While many restaurants are adapting to online services, bakeries such as Winkle’s are struggling.

“It’s just a hard format for a bakery to fall into,” he said.

“People don’t want two dozen scones. They only want three or four.”

With their two children home from school, Eric and his wife Michelle can’t man the shop like before and are operating on an appointment-only basis, he said.

“It makes it difficult because a majority of the business relied on walk-in customers,” he said.

Winkle’s has been offering some to-go meal options on the weekends and are teaming up with local farmers to develop local produce packages, Delage said.

Heather Williams, of Palenville, is now in her 10th year operating Pippy’s Food Truck.

Williams offers catering at weddings, parties, corporate events and festivals. She estimates that she attends one to two events per week in the spring.

Williams began to postpone and reschedule events at the end of March and all of her events through the month of May have been affected.

“June is up in the air,” she said. “We haven’t even started talking about that yet.”

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Farmers try to limit COVID-19 damage

By Nora Mishanec Columbia-Greene Media

Local farmers are concerned that the $23.5 billion appropriated for agriculture in the latest federal stimulus bill may not be enough to cover their losses as restaurants, markets and schools remain closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The stimulus package, known as the CARES Act, passed by Congress last month contains, $9.5 billion for agricultural producers and $14 billion to replenish the United States Department of Agriculture’s Credit Commodity Corporation, a fund used to stabilize farm prices.

U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, discussed the CARES Act provisions with his agricultural advisory committee, which includes several Twin County representatives, on Monday.

“We talked about how we are going to continue to put a lot of pressure on the USDA because there is still a little bit of uncertainty around the guidance for how farmers are going to be able to access this funding,” Delgado said.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, a former governor of Georgia, has given few details about how he plans to direct the federal funds for farmers and did not address the topic in his weekly podcast on Apr. 6.

Delgado heard from members of his agricultural advisory committee and said farmers need clarity about how federal funds will be distributed.

“A lot of the farmers, rightfully so, are concerned that even that $9.5 billion that we were able to secure, it is unclear, even though we have language in the bill that says it has to go to local producers, we have to be diligent to make sure that in fact it does go to local producers,” he said.

Delgado said he wants to make sure his district’s farms are not disadvantaged in the process, a point he reiterated during a telephone town hall on Thursday.

“The key here on the farm piece is making sure that the disaster assistance, the $9.5 billion that we were able to secure in the CARES Act, goes to

where it needs to go,” he said.

“We have to make sure, and I am all over this, that those farms are first in a way that really meets the acute needs of our small and mid-sized farms, particularly our dairy.”

Dairy farms have been particularly hard-hit, said Columbia County Farm Bureau President Jim Davenport, who noted that dairy’s short shelflife makes it sensitive to market fluctuations.

By Davenport’s estimates, dairy farmers nationwide could lose $8.8 billion due to falling milk prices caused by the pandemic. He calculated his estimate using a $4 drop in milk’s hundredweight price this year, which is projected by the National Milk Producers Federation.

“All farmers get $9 billion.

The dairy farmer portion is going to be peanuts,” Davenport said.

In a letter to Perdue last week, the New York Farm Bureau asked for swift assistance to farmers affected by COVID-19.

“Not only have farmers experienced the loss of markets, dumping of products and labor disruptions, also there remains uncertainty of when they may see any type of recovery,” according to the letter, which was signed by New York Farm Bureau President David Fisher.

The letter called on the USDA to provide direct payments to dairy farmers, specialty crop growers and livestock producers. It also requested that horticulture, craft beverage and maple syrup businesses be considered for recovery assistance.

The letter was meant to bring attention to the diversity of agricultural sectors affected by the shutdown, said Chatham dairy farmer Eric Ooms, vice president of the Farm Bureau’s Board of Directors and a member of Delgado’s agriculture advisory committee.

“There are a lot of issues, and when we come out of the health portion, there will be wide-ranging economic impacts for all agriculture and our entire economy,” Ooms said.

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Wednesday, April 15 n Cairo Town Board workshop meeting 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville n Catskill Town Board Committee 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2141 n Greene County Legislature regular legislature meeting No. 4 6:30 p.m. (via tel-com or Zoom - Instructions for audio/video conferencing to follow.)

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Thursday, April 16 n Coxsackie Village 2020-2021 Proposed Tentative Budget Public Hearing 6:30 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718 n Coxsackie Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

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Tuesday, April 21

Remembering Mom Freda Mary (Caldwell) Deyo

Freda Mary (Caldwell) Deyo, “Betty Boop” 93 of Medway, NY went home to eternal peace and happiness on April 7, 2020.

Freda was born July 18, 1926 at home in Medway. She was the daughter of the late Earl John Caldwell and Mary Jane (Losee) Caldwell. She lived in Earlton, NY part of her life. But in her words; “always yearned to get back home to Medway.” She happily did, raising eleven children with her late husband, Garfield Deyo of almost 75 years.

Freda was a life member of the Medway-Grapeviille Ladies Auxiliary. She served many years as past President. A position she always took very seriously and dedicated her all to. No matter the time nor the reason, when the company was called out; you could be sure she would be making coffee and food for the firemen. She volunteered many hours at all fundraisers. It gave her great gratification and comfort to be the Sunshine Lady for the Auxiliary as well as send cards to the residents of the Fireman’s Home. When her legs allowed her, she marched in the parades, proudly representing the Medway-Grapeville Ladies Auxiliary.

Freda was a Life Member of the Earlton Fish and Game Club. You could be sure to find her busy volunteering her time in the kitchen at the many events they held. And if time allowed; relaxing, visiting and laughing with dear loved ones Virginia (Irwin) Quick and Marcella Palmer. She was a member of the Coxsackie Eastern Star. Most remember her working at the many nickel socials they held.

In her lifetime she was a very dear, generous friend to many. But an especially committed friend to Bea Coughlin and Francis Domineo. She would put aside her own tasks to care for them, get them to appointments, clean, cook and at times get to enjoy a lunch outing with them at Pegasus.

Freda was a hardworking woman all her life. Raising eleven children, most of them before having indoor plumbing nor phones. Heat sources were wood and coal stoves. Limited electricity, raising and growing your own food. Making and baking everything from scratch and by hand. Making all her children’s clothes, as well as, always her own dresses. Many long hard hours of prepping and canning a variety of foods.

No one could ever compare to the many days, long hours, hard work, dedication or love Mom put into all this. As well as her always homemade, delicious meals. Best in the world, baked goods, most famous chocolate chip cookies and irresistible homemade from scratch bread. In which one of her children would sneak out and eat the entire center part out of one of the many loaves.

Mom had a great many talents, including a green thumb. Her many beautiful flowerbeds and indoor African violets, Easter and Christmas cactuses, orchids and amaryllises were proof of that. She found great enjoyment watching the birds. Especially her many hummingbirds and their amazing antics. Her greatest relaxation and gratification was the endless hours she spent crocheting afghans for family, friends and the Veterans at the Albany Stratton V.A. Hospital. Every stitch of every afghan a symbol of her endless love, warmth, care, kindness, consideration, and thankfulness.

On quiet days Mom enjoyed talking of her days working at various boarding houses. And her fun days of square dancing and roller skating and the deep love she had for her Dad. Whom she described as a very caring, loving gentle, kind man.

Mom had a huge warm, loving, caring, generous heart. She proved that to many time after time. As she always put others needs first. She always made everyone feel welcomed and loved. And was known and referred to by all as, “Mom” and “Ma D.” She was the Mom everyone wished they had. She always made many, many sacrifices for her children. And though she was gentle and loving; she had an inner strength that no one could match. Mom was an amazing woman whom we all admired.

That inner strength, caring, loving heart was proven once again when her Granddaughter, Freda III became a part of her everyday life. Mom (Gramma) rediscovered the fun and adventure of the outdoors. It was both enjoyable and relaxing for her to spend hours swinging on the swingset with Freda III. Gramma was as dedicated and made many sacrifices for her Granddaughter as she did for all her own children.

We feel very blessed and honored to have had such a dear, special Mom, Gramma, friend in our lives. No other could ever fill her shoes.

Mom, Gramma, Ma D is dearly remembered, loved and will be deeply missed by her children, Todd (Laurie) Deyo, Daniel Deyo Sr., Loretta (Lou) Martin, Marcia Russell, Darlene (Clif) Powell, Freda (Carl) Way. As well as twenty Grandchildren, numerous Great Grandchildren, Great, Great Grandchildren, nieces, nephews, friends and all who knew her as Ma D. Mom was blessed two years ago with a Great Granddaughter Ember Rose (Powell) Lange whom she adored immensely and whom was the highlight of her life for the past two years.

Freda was predeceased by her beloved husband, Garfield Deyo. She was predeceased by sons; John, Craig, Gerald, and daughters; Joy and Miss Anna Mary Deyo. All five siblings; Dorothy (Caldwell) Cole, Martha (Caldwell) Kniffen and very dear friend, Marcella Palmer. All of whom Mom loved unconditionally, missed immensely and is happy to be reunited with.

May Mom be forever free and Rest in final peace she so desired.

May all your memories be that of an amazing, dedicated, strong and 100% devoted Mom, Wife, Gramma, “Ma D”, friend and neighbor.

If you were one of the many lucky ones to receive one of her “made with true love” afghans or delicious famous Ma D’s chocolate chip cookies or even just one of her sincere hugs or loving smiles, you are one of the many whom will forever feel her generous warmth and love. May you forever cherish that feeling and memory deep within your heart as much as we forever will.

FLY FREE WITH THE EAGLES, MOM. You are forever loved and forever in our hearts Mom, (Gramma)

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Joe Biden’s quarantine reading assignment WASHINGTON — Because the United States’ unrivaled resources of human and physical capital have only been idled, not obliterated, the recovery might begin with a bang, propelled by a burst of pent-up animal spirits. The recovery could, however, be unnecessarily anemic, for two reasons.

First, the receding pandemic (caused by a virus roughly one ten-thousandth of a millimeter in diameter) will leave a residue of public skepticism about globalization — the free movement of capital and ideas. Second, the president inaugurated next January will be problematic regarding the free-trade policies that have fueled global enrichment since 1945.

The current president’s only consistency is hostility to free trade, and his party now contains a malleable faction that favors “managed” trade as an instrument of industrial policy. Joe Biden has defeated but not vanquished his party’s left wing, which resembles the Republican faction just described.

Biden should use his virus sabbatical to read Fred P. Hochberg’s book “Trade Is Not a Four-Letter Word” and Richard M. Reinsch’s “Can American Capitalism Survive?” in National Affairs. Hochberg, former head of the Export-Import Bank, notes: In 1975, before free trade agreements, the average U.S. supermarket carried 9,000 different products; today, almost 47,000. In 1900, 57% of U.S. household income was spent on food and clothing; since the integration of the world’s economies, 17%. As recently as the 1990s, avocados were mostly confined to California in summer. Today Americans must import 85% of the 4.25 billion avocados they devour in order to satisfy their appetites, which owe much to three trees acquired in trade with Mexico in 1871. The average American eats seven pounds of avocados, often in taco salads (Romanian corn, Mexican tomatoes, Peruvian onions, etc.). The bestselling car in the United States

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WILL for most of this century has been Toyota’s Camry, assembled in Kentucky. The most all-American car — measured

by American parts, labor and assembly — is Honda’s Odyssey from Alabama. Germans buy BMW SUVs made in South Carolina. Many iconic “American” products (e.g., Rawlings baseballs, Gerber baby foods, Converse shoes, Fender Stratocaster guitars, Levi’s jeans) are made entirely elsewhere.

The iPhone has 748 suppliers in dozens of countries. (Assembled in China, it is counted by U.S. trade bookkeeping as an import, but China’s value contribution is about $8.46.)

The United States annually “exports” more than $40 billion in higher education bought by foreigners. (There are more U.S.-trained PhDs teaching in China than here.) The United States’ No. 1 service export is tourism — 77 million foreign visitors spending half a trillion dollars and sustaining 5 million U.S. jobs. Although the value of the dollar declined in 2017, making tourism less expensive, the United States is only one of two developed nations — the other: turbulent Turkey — to experience a decline in tourism since 2016. The precipitous decline since then, Hochberg says, has cost the United States more than $32 billion in tourist spending. And 2018 was the second consecutive year of declining numbers of foreign students matriculating as undergraduates, a crucial component of U.S. higher-education funding.

Reinsch, editor of Law & Liberty, says today’s conservative critics of capitalism, whose policies would enlarge

government and make GDP smaller than it otherwise would be, want government planning to enlarge the manufacturing sector (currently 8% of employment; manufacturing employment has declined in almost every Western nation) because of its supposed wage premium.

But as of December 2019, the average hourly wage for production and non-supervisory workers in manufacturing was $22.46; for such workers in the private-sector service industry it was $23.53.

Furthermore, Reinsch says, “about 56% of what we pay for something ‘made in China’ goes to U.S. workers and companies” because while these products are generally assembled in China, their components often come from America. “The manufacturing share of nominal GDP declined from 28% in 1953 to 12% in 2015, but manufacturing’s share of real GDP has been fairly constant since the 1940s, hovering between 11% and 13%.”

COVID-19 highlights the perils of excessive reliance on Chinese supply chains, and demonstrates Donald Trump’s worst mistake, abandonment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.

In 2015, Hillary Clinton, who as secretary of state called TPP the “gold standard” of trade agreements, truckled to Bernie Sanders’ legions and opposed ratification. In August 2016, Biden, perhaps hoping to appeal to a president-elect Clinton, reaffirmed the Obama administration’s support for TPP, correctly saying that it was “as much about geopolitics as economics” because the 12 economies linked by TPP “account for 30% of global trade, 40% of global GDP, and 50% of projected global economic growth.” Perhaps the trial through which the nation is passing will make such facts powerful, to Biden and others, in the post-pandemic world.

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The EPA isn’t immune to cutbacks The Washington Post

The novel coronavirus has halted much of the country - but it has not stopped the Trump administration from ramming through unwarranted and unwise rollbacks of major environmental rules.

Administration officials have pressed government workers, even amid the pandemic, to rip up regulations well before the November election, which would make them harder for a new president to reinstate. The pressure appears to be working.

The Environmental Protection Agencyconcluded on March 31 its years-long effort to quash car and truck fuel efficiency rules designed during President Barack Obama’s administration. The old regulations would have required steady 5%-per-year improvements in average fuel economy through 2025. The new ones demand only 1.5% annually through 2026. That may not sound like much of a difference, but the updated rules would allow perhaps a billion or more tons of extra planetwarming carbon dioxide to waft into the atmosphere - akin to opening dozens of coalfired power plants. While auto

sticker prices would be lower, foregone fuel savings would cost consumers over the lives of their vehicles.

The rationale for such a massive shift is so lamethat the EPA struggled to get its cost-benefit numbers to add up. The agency’s own scientific advisory panel warnedthat the math underlying the new rule was riddled with weaknesses and improbabilities. The United States would move from a leader to a laggard in auto efficiency, which could also hurt U.S. carmakers’ ability to compete with foreign competitors. Years of litigation over this unjustifiable policy move will add more uncertainty to car companies’ manufacturing decisions.

The auto rules rollback is only the most spectacular example of the damage the EPA is wreaking while the country looks elsewhere. The Center for Investigative Reporting noted last month that the administration pressed ahead with hearings on whether to regulate a potentially toxic chemical despite many members of the public — and even some of those on the expert panel that convened to consider research on the chemical - not being free to attend during the covid-19

crisis.

Also last month, the EPA issued an unusually permissive memo to the companies it regulates, allowing them to skip routine pollution checks, testing and training if they can claim that covid-19 interrupted their operations. Some leeway may be necessary, particularly on requirements for in-person training. But the memo was so broadly worded and out-of-step with previous EPA practices that it will likely encourage companies to try to get away with far more than the situation demands, with the pandemic as a handy excuse.

The document even raised the possibility that polluters might not be punished for creating “an acute risk or an imminent threat to human health or the environment” if they can argue that their failure was tied to the pandemic.

One would imagine that a pandemic — one made worse by government officials ignoring experts for too long — would cause Trump administration leaders some pause.

Instead, they seem only more determined to undermine rules designed to protect public health and the environment.

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John Barney Belterman Jr. John Barney Belterman grandchildren, Melissa Peppe, Jr., 89 of Copake, NY passed Daniel Grayson, Christopher peacefully at his residence Hann, Amy Hann, Jessica Caron Thursday April 9, 2020. He lotti and Hannah Carlotti. His was born on January 17, 1931 great grandchildren, Teagan in Hudson, NY a son of John B. Grayson, Kinsley Grayson, and Jeanette (Murray) Belter- Wyatt Grayson and Phoebe man.

Peppe. John also John proudly leaves his siblings, served his country Barbara Scalera, with the United States Joyce Shrader, JeaAir Force as a staff nette Mickle, Claudia sergeant in Korea Belterman and Richfrom 1951 – 1955. He ard Belterman . In adwas employed in the service and repair of dition to his wife he office machines and was pre deceased by computers with ASD three sisters, BonCompany of Pough- Belterman Jr. nie Misetich, Eleanor keepsie, NY. On June Clark and Beverly Hartford and 14, 1958 in Poughquag, NY a brother Robert Belterman. he married Joyce Louise (SwDue to current circumensen) Belterman. She pre destances a private interment for ceased him on December 4, immediate family will be held 2001.

Survivors include his three on Monday at the Clove Cemdaughters, Linda Grayson etery. Arrangements are with (Jim) of Copake, NY; Terry the Peck and Peck Funeral Carlotti (Vince) of Rineyville, Home of Copake, NY. To send KY and Susan Hann of an online condolence please Poughquag, NY. Also his visit www.peckandpeck.net.

Philip Bues The memorial service for Philip Bues who died March 3, 2020 in St Augustine, Fl that was scheduled for April 25, 2020 at Canaan Congrega-

tional Church has been cancelled due to current situation and will be announced at a later date. For on-line obituary visit wenkfuneralhome,com

James D. Hargis James D. Hargis passed in Rensselaer, New York, and away on April 8, 2020 at Van Lab Supervisor at Cincinnati Rensselaer Manor. Born De- Milacron. He did consulting cember 9, 1951 in Cincinnati, work upon retirement and with OH, he was the son of Richard Carol was part owner of M & and Barbara Brady Hargis.

W Books in Hillsboro, Ohio.

He is survived by his wife, Jim belonged to the Society Carol, son, Jared (Kristen of Plastics Engineers. He was Schroath) Hargis, step daughone of the founders of the ter, Natalie Hanson, step son, Polymer Modifiers and AddiCharles (Heather) tives Division. He was Buhler, grandchildren, also a past member of Morgan Hanson, Garthe Canaan Protective rett Hanson, ChristoFire Company. Jim pher Hanson, Charles was an avid reader of Buhler and Samantha non-fiction, including Buhler, mother, Barbara Hargis, sisters, history and railroads.

Sandra Hargis, Laura He enjoyed golf, muAltman and Janine sic, traveling and movPresnell. He was preies. He loved and was Hargis deceased by his faproud of his family, ther, Richard. He received helped where he was able, and his BS from the University of always tried his best to keep Cincinnati and an MBA from his Mouse (wife) happy. the College of Saint Rose. Jim A celebration of Jim’s life was a US Army Veteran servwill be scheduled later in the ing during the Vietnam era.

Jim was President & CEO of year due to current circumSYRGIS/LYCUS LTD. in El stances. Memorials in Jim’s Dorado, Arkansas, Interim name may be made to Doctors President of SYRGIS Perfor- without Borders https://domance Products LLC in Cov- nate.doctorswithoutborders. ington, Kentucky, Product/ org. Condolences may be conTechnical Manager at BASF veyed at frenchblasl.com.

Gay E. McGuire Gay E. McGuire, 83 years Guire) Carter, Marcia(McGuire) old, was a lifelong resident of Nadeau, Laurie McGuire ,Gay Philmont, NY. She died peace- Miller, Glenn Miller, Georgia (Millfully Wednesday, April 8, 2020 er) Bozarth, Grant Miller and maat Whittier Rehab. and Skilled ny great nieces and nephews and Nursing Center in Ghent. Born in great, great nieces and nephews.

Hudson, NY on March She was pre-deceased 9, 1937, she was the by brothers: Philip and daughter of the late AlLewis McGuire as well bert and Georgianna as sisters: Anne Twad(Haywood) McGuire. dle and Greta Miller.

Gay was a Billing There are no callClerk for many years and ing hours. Graveside retired from Columbia funeral services will be Memorial Hospital. Gay Friday, April 17, 2020 loved cats, knitting, and at Mellenville Union McGuire making beautiful beaded Cemetery for immediornaments. She is surate family only. To leave vived by her many nieces and online condolences visit: www. nephews including George Tw- saccofuneralhome.com In her adell, Carol(Twaddle) Ostrander, memory donations may be made Melodie (McGuire) Coons, Linda to The Columbia Greene Hu(McGuire) Nygard, Cheryl (Mc- mane Society.

Kathleen Urban (R.N.) 10/31/1945-4/8/2020 Kathy worked at The Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan for 30 years. She passed away after her courageous battle with cancer.

Kathy and her husband Bob started the NYC Fireman and Nurse Boat Ride as part of the Steuben Association, FDNY in 1975 and this annual event has continued each summer since it began. After moving to East Dur-

ham, NY, she helped at 200 Club Dances for the East Durham Volunteer Fire Company and American Legion.

Kathy is survived by her husband Robert Urban Jr, son Robert Urban III, daughter Jennifer Olstrom and husband James, and grandchildren Conner, Matthew,

Urban

Ryan and Colby. Aslo survived by her sister Joanne Depaola. Kathy will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Her witty sense of humor and her kind free-spirit will be missed by all.

Kathy will be cremated and her family will

Small businesses are still awaiting emergency loans — and facing a dilemma about how to spend them Jeanne Whalen and Renae Merle The Washington Post

Bob Giamio, founder of the Silver Diner restaurant chain, is hoping to receive emergency funding in the coming days through a federal loan program. But he doesn’t want to spend the money right away.

Small-business owners are supposed to use the loans immediately to keep employees on their payrolls during the coronavirus crisis, but at the moment there is little for Giamio’s workers to do. His restaurants in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia will be closed for sit-down service until local officials allow them to reopen.

“Getting the loan is hard enough. Using it is harder,” said Giamio, who is lobbying through an industry association for more flexible loan terms.

His frustration is one of a variety shared by business owners as they try to navigate the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program -- the week-old initiative that Congress is already considering expanding with another $250 billion in funding.

The low-interest loans are meant to save businesses with fewer than 500 employees - and prevent their workers from flooding unemployment offices. So far, the rollout has been rocky.

Banks, tasked with dispersing the money, have been confused about the rules, which has delayed lending. Entrepreneurs are reporting troubles applying. And even some who make it through the application process say they’re facing dilemmas about how to use the money.

The Small Business Administration, which is overseeing the program, said more than 600,000 loans totaling $161 billion had been approved as of Friday. It didn’t provide a figure for the amount of money dispersed.

“Overall, this is the largest economic recovery program in our country’s history and it is underway after being built in five short days,” the agency said in an emailed statement.

“The overwhelming response of applications for PPP assistance since the programs launched illustrates how much America’s small businesses -and those they employ -- need our help.”

Small businesses across the country are pouncing on the program. About 70% of 900 entrepreneurs surveyed said they tried to apply for a PPP loan, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. Of those, about three-quarters successfully submitted an application, with the rest reporting problems.

Some entrepreneurs have had trouble finding a bank that will accept their application, in some cases because banks are limiting the loans to preexisting customers, according to NFIB’s survey. The taxpayer-funded program relies on banks to vet and approve loans of up to $10 million.

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Bob Giaimo is president and co-founder of Silver Diner.

Gusto, a company that helps small businesses manage their payrolls, said its clients are having more luck applying through local banks, rather than large, national lenders.

“Anecdotally we’ve found small community banks have done a better job getting the money distributed,” said Gusto co-founder Edward Kim. After a slow start, big banks have stepped up their participation in recent days. Citigroup began taking applications Thursday. JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America say small businesses have applied for about $40 billion in loans from each bank.

But the banking industry remains frustrated by the rollout.

Banks say the Treasury Department and Small Business Administration are still clarifying how the program will operate, making it more difficult to finalize the terms of the loans.

“Clear and concise instructions are still sorely needed on access to the SBA loan programs,” the Independent Community Bankers of America and more than two dozen state banking associations said in a letter Thursday to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza. “Community bankers throughout the country have worked around the clock to make this critical program work for cash-starved small businesses.”

Patrick Ryan, chief executive of New Jersey-based First Bank, said small businesses approved for the program are likely to start receiving funds next week.

“One thing I wish had been done differently is more reasonable expectations,” Ryan said. “Everyone was in such a hurry to announce it that there were expectations that somehow we were going to flip a switch and loans were going to go flying out the door.”

Several entrepreneurs interviewed by The Washington Post said they had submitted their paperwork and were awaiting final approval. “My phone is on and I’m keeping my shower door open...I just don’t want to miss a call,” said Alison Cayne, owner of Haven’s Kitchen, a cooking school and cafe in Manhattan, who applied through her local Chase bank branch.

Cayne has managed to avoid laying people off, largely by cutting hours and pay.

“My managers all went to 20

hours a week, $20 an hour so we could keep the porters and prep cooks on the payroll and getting healthcare,” she said.

Cayne is hoping to use part of the emergency funds to pay workers back for those lost wages.

Melissa Wirt, founder of an e-commerce clothing business in Richmond, Virginia, has also avoided laying off her 35 full-time employees, who are mostly working from home. She was approved for a PPP loan through her local bank and is waiting for the funds to arrive. “It allows me to set that money aside and not worry about whether [employees] are going to get paid,” she said.

Small businesses can have the loans forgiven, meaning they won’t have to pay them back, if they spend most of the money on retaining or rehiring employees. To qualify for forgiveness, they’re supposed to spend at least 75% of the funds on payroll within eight weeks of receiving the loan. The rest must be spent on rent, mortgage interest or utilities, if the loan is to be forgiven. Otherwise, recipients need to start repaying the funds after a sixmonth grace period.

For Giamio, part owner of Silver Diner, which runs 19 restaurants, the mandated timing of the spending is a problem.

In his 30 years in business, he says he’s never laid off an employee, until now. After coronavirus hit, local authorities ordered restaurants to close for sit-down service, forcing Giamio to temporarily lay off 1,600 of 1,800 workers, he said. Most of them are now collecting unemployment, he said. (Some regional restaurant chains qualify for the loans even if they employ more than 500 people).

Giamio has maintained his management team and a skeleton crew to handle pick-up and delivery orders, but can’t fully open for business until D.C., Maryland and Virginia give him the all-clear. In Virginia, that’s not expected to happen until June 10, he said.

He applied through a local bank for a $9.5 million emergency loan and is awaiting approval. But rehiring his workers immediately would be impractical, he said.

“There’s no job for them,” he said. “We would use all the loan proceeds while we’re closed, and we’d be out of

French Riviera police order London jet-setters to go home Gaspard Sebag and Hugo Miller Bloomberg

Ten London jet-setters who defied covid-19 lockdowns to take a private plane to the Cote d’Azur were ordered to return home by French police, news website BFM TV reported on Friday.

The aircraft carrying seven men, in their 40s and 50s, and three women, aged between 24 and 27, ignored orders

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not to land at Marseilles airport, BFM TV said, citing a police official.

Three helicopters hired to whisk the group from the airport to a rented villa in Cannes were sent packing by the authorities, according to BFM. Nine of the 10 passengers were forced to fly back to London without disembarking, the website reported. The other person hired a private plane at the French airport to fly him to Germany.

The reported incident comes after skiers jetting in from London and other European capitals to mountain resorts like Les Contamines in France and Ischgl in Austria have been found to be so-called superspreaders of the coronavirus when they returned home.

International travel must be for a legitimate business reason or for medical staff called to help, BFM said, citing the unnamed police official.

Representatives for France’s police nationale declined to immediately comment when contacted by Bloomberg.

Any attempted trip by plane would have stood out to authorities at a time when air travel has left the skies over Europe nearly empty. Air traffic out of the U.K. is down nearly 90% from a year earlier, according to the National Air Traffic Service.

funds to reopen.”

Giamio wants the rules to change so that the companies can qualify for loan forgiveness if they wait to rehire workers until they are legally allowed to reopen. In the meantime, he’d like to use part of the loan to pay the workers he has retained and to pay suppliers of food and other goods, but he says paying suppliers isn’t an allowed use of the funds under current regulations.

He is lobbying his senators and congressional representatives to try to change the rules.

In its emailed statement, the SBA said the point of the program “is to put money in the hands of small business owners so they can, in part, keep employees on the payroll so they can make rent, pay mortgages, buy groceries and generally survive and participate in the economy.”

“For a business to take this cash injection from PPP and sit on it while their employees are at home being unpaid defeats the purpose and the spirit of the CARES Act,” the law that created the loan program, the SBA said. “All we are asking is that the employer use 75% of what is essentially free money to pay their employees for eight weeks.”

Some other business owners said they agree with Giamio’s view. Jerry Akers runs a chain of hair salons in Iowa and Nebraska that aren’t allowed to reopen until next month at the earliest. He’s furloughed most of his 200 workers, who are collecting unemployment.

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Reviewing the health and welfare of pets

By Charlene Marchand For Columbia-Greene Media

We pray that all of God’s children, man and animal alike, are coping well during this challenging and heartbreaking domestic and global situation.

I think it may be helpful to review misstatements surrounding coronavirus and companion animals, as well as cover maintenance issues so important to the health of our beloved forever friends. n The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that they “do not have evidence that companion animals, including pets, can spread COVID-19.” The World Health Organization verifies that “to date, there is no evidence that a dog, cat or any pet can transmit COVID-19.” No substantial evidence has proven that dogs or cats can be infected with COVID-19 by their owners.

Most of us need the companionship of our pets now more than ever! n The Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA remains open for doggie daycare and boarding. Many health professionals are thankful for this service, as well as families who need to have their “canine kids” wellexercised and sent home

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Check out this beautiful fluffball of a dog, Rory, and our wonderful CGHS grooming specialist who cleaned him up, Julie Blenner. Rory is a 6-year-old Siberian husky who’s calling the shelter home now due to his previous owner’s health. He is such a well-behaved dog, loving to snuggle and soak in all of the attention. With him wanting all the attention, he does have to be the only pet in the household — he doesn’t like to share his humans. He’s a very playful pup who would love to find his furrever home soon!

tired! n Your veterinary practitioners are properly handling all appropriate visits to their clinics. This is not a time to lapse with applications for flea and tick control. n An ounce of protection is well worth a pound of cure when it comes to a tick-borne disease, flea-bite dermatitis, and the potentially deadly outcome of a heartworm infection. n Same goes for injuries, ear infections, allergies, etc.

If you are out of work, discuss your situation with the clinic.

Considerations will probably be forthcoming. n Last but not least, our shelter can and will place dogs and cats for adoption by approved appointment times. Go online to cghs.org for a preapproval. Review our web listings, and, when ready, make your appointment. Our CEO Ron Perez has been doing home-deliveries of adopted cats – that’s what we call super service!

While our building is currently closed to the public, our food bank will continue to be open 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. If you are quarantined and need food for your pet, call 518-828-6044 ext. 100 or 108, or email jessica@cghs. org. As mentioned above, we

are currently maintaining adoption services, however, interaction with pets is limited to ensure the safety of staff and the potential adopters.

Since so many of our clients are medical professionals and rely on our boarding and daycare services to care for their dogs, we will continue to offer these services by appointment only. If you have any questions, call or text 518-610-3232 or email jessica@cghs.org. Grooming services are canceled until April 13.

We are well aware that many pet owners rely on CGHS/ SPCA for medical treatment

of their pets. Currently, we have canceled our Health and Wellness clinics through April 13.

If you are in need of medical treatment for your pet, call or text 518-222-4218.

Spay/Neuter Clinics are canceled through April 13.

Donations of pet food and supplies can be left at the front door.

If you need a receipt, call or text Ron Perez at 518-8286044 ext. 100 or email ronperez@cghs.org.

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Funding has now been allocated to 1,753 organizations across the communities where Stewart’s Shops are located.

From Thanksgiving Day through Christmas Day, customers donated almost

$900,000 to the program, which was doubled to about $1.8 million with the Stewart’s match. There are no administrative costs with this program, meaning 100% of the funds collected and matched, benefit these organizations.

“Given the current uncertain circumstances, the Holiday Match Program means more this year than ever before and provides non-profit organizations with some

certainty and much needed assistance. This true collaboration and support from our customers along with the Stewart’s match will positively impact children’s charities all year long”, says Stewart’s Foundation president Susan Dake.

The Stewart’s Holiday Match program has now allocated more than $30 million since the program’s inception in 1986. The success of

program is credited to Stewart’s customers for their generous contributions, dedicated shop partners who worked diligently to collect the funds, and to the media partners who helped spread the word.

A listing of the charities which received Holiday Match grants is available at https://www.stewartsshops. com/2019-2020-holidaymatch-recipients/

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Church Briefs FREE DRIVE THROUGH LUNCH WEST GHENT - The Ghent Reformed Church, 1039 County Route 22, West Ghent, will have a free drive-thru lunch noon-2 p.m. April 11.

Choices will be a pint of chili with corn bread or a pint of ham salad with a roll.

TRI-COUNTY LUTHERAN PARISH VALATIE - The eight congregations of Tri-County Lutheran Parish would like to invite you to worship with them. The worship at 10 a.m. every Sunday via Zoom: https://zoom. us/j/7700997419. If you would like to receive an email with the Sunday bulletin, email the office at stlukes@slelc.com to request a copy. There will be two services on Easter Sunday, a 6:15 Sunrise Service as well as 10 a.m. The above link works for both services.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HUDSON - First Presbyterian Church of Hudson will offer a modified worship service broadcast weekly from the sanctuary for the duration of the closure at the regular worship time 10:45 a.m. on Facebook Live on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook. com/FirstPresHudson/ Easter Sunday at FPC: A modified worship service will be prerecorded this week, uploaded to Vimeo. The link will be shared on the Facebook page so you can watch on Sunday morning.

https://www.facebook. com/FirstPresHudson/ Folks will be gathered to watch the broadcast and worship in community via Zoom.

Here’s how to find them: Meeting ID: 437 720 480; Password: 160655; Dial In: 646558-8656; https://zoom.us/j/ 437720480?pwd=STlDYVFXZl kyRTNYbnUwdXovZ3dTQT09 NOTE: It is important to distinguish that this is NOT the church’s facebook GROUP, which is a closed group, but the public PAGE. It is also important to note that you can access these gatherings without a Facebook account, but if you would like to actively participate by offering prayer requests, it is recommended you create one if you do not have one already. If you have trouble finding it during the live broadcast, don’t worry, Facebook will automatically record the service and the video will remain up on the page.

What has usually been the church’s regular Bible study at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesdays will be a weekly check-in and discussion as to how to respond as people of faith considering the strained circumstances we all face. A recurring meeting on Zoom has been set up for eight weeks, through May 13, which will use the same credentials each week to log in. You can either download the Zoom app on your computer or smartphone or join by

dialing in or using the link below. Please follow the prompts and enter the meeting ID and provided here: Join Zoom meeting: https://zoom.us/j/8080850 13?pwd=bUpqRVF3OWNQN C80RFM0c0dPdHI3UT09 Meeting ID: 808 085 013 Password: 487712 Dial In: +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 808 085 013 Digital Giving: The church will soon offer opportunities to offer recurring pledge and plate offering through the Presbyterian Foundation with a link on the website at FirstPresHudson.org.

Take this opportunity to join a live-streamed worship service with a sister church: Caldwell Presbyterian Church: Live Streaming Sundays at 10 a.m. Visit their website for details on how to join.

First Presbyterian Church of Glens Falls: Live Streaming Sundays at 10 a.m. from their YouTube channel, FPCGF Church.

Mayfield Central Presbyterian Church: Live Streaming Sundays 10:30 a.m. Visit their Facebook page to watch. Note that you do not need to have a Facebook account to watch a Facebook Live video stream.

Westminster Presbyterian Church, Albany: Live Streaming Sundays at 10 a.m. Visit their website for details on how to join.

Eat the weeds, make salad

By Bob Beyfuss For Columbia-Greene Media

I went grocery shopping at my local supermarket this morning and it was quite a different scene than just two weeks ago.

Although I got there close to opening time, 7:30 a.m., there was already a line formed to get in the store from only one entrance point.

It reminded me of Black Friday, but today the customers were not looking for bargains, they were shopping for necessities.

The store was reasonably well stocked, with a large crew of workers refilling the shelves. There was no shortage of any given item, but specific brands of certain items were sold out. The produce section had most items I might use, but it seemed the prices had gone up substantially since my last visit.

I recall the very first publication I ever wrote for Cornell Cooperative Extension back in 1977. It was an 18-page opus called “32 Edible Wild Plants, Common to the Capital District of NY.” I wrote about some of the most common plants local residents are likely to encounter in their yards and gardens that also happen to be edible as well as highly nutritious, and some of them are actually pretty tasty as well.

Many of these plants have begun popping up already this spring and some of you may be interested in trying some, since your local supermarket may be short on some produce and you may be short on money as well!

Contrary to common belief, dandelions were not brought here from Europe to drive golf course managers and lawn lovers insane. European settlers used the entire

plant as food and later on, the roasted taproots were also used, even as a coffee substitute.

They brought dandelions here back in the mid 1600s.

Young dandelion greens, as they first appear in the early spring, have long been cooked as a side dish or even used raw in salads. They are very nutritious. One cup of chopped, raw dandelion greens (about 55g) has 25 calories, 1.5g protein, 0.4g of fat, 5.1g of carbohydrates, 1.9g fiber, and 0.4g sugar. Dandelion greens are an excellent source of vitamin A, folate, vitamin K, and vitamin C (in its raw form), and a good source of calcium and potassium.

To be honest, I have tried eating dandelion greens several times and no matter how I prepared or seasoned them, I found them to taste pretty awful. I do enjoy dandelion wine, which is made from the flowers.

Another plant that will be popping up soon is stinging nettle (Urtica dioica). This weed likes to grow in sunny, wet spots. It is in the mint family and has the characteristic square stems and opposite leaves that all mints have. As the name implies, it does have hair-like cells on the leaves and stems that are like tiny hypodermic needles.

Coming in contact with the leaves results in a burning, painful reaction that may last for 10 minutes or even longer.

Although I find the reaction pretty terrible, some people deliberately get “stung” to combat the pain of arthritis.

Some people even seem to enjoy the sensation, however, saying it produces a euphoria-like effect.

If you wear leather gloves you can painlessly harvest the young stems and leaves.

They are quite tasty when steamed or stir fried, and the stinging cells are destroyed by the cooking process. Don’t overcook them, though, since they are also loaded with nutrients. Stinging nettles are also claimed to help with prostate problems in older men. The dried-root powder is often an ingredient in herbal prostate remedies.

Another spring weed we can usually find in our garden is chickweed (Cerastium fontatum). This small weed is sometimes called “mouseeared chickweed” since the fuzzy leaves are about the size of a mouse’s ear. This lowgrowing weed can form a carpet on your raised vegetable garden bed. It is edible and highly nutritious, but like so many other “free” foods, the flavor is lost on me.

One of the most invasive plants in our region is a bamboo-like plant called Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica, formerly Polygonum cuspidatum). It grows extensively along creeks and wet areas, forming an almost impenetrable thicket up to eight feet tall by July. Right now, the young shoots that are just emerging can be harvested at about six inches in height and cooked like asparagus. I have seen it referred to as “Cossack” asparagus.

Finally, I must mention one weed that I actually do find quite tasty. The young shoots of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), as well as the unopened flower buds are really very good if steamed or boiled.

As with all plants that you decide to consume, make absolutely certain of its identification before tasting!

Reach Bob Beyfuss at rlb14@cornell.edu.

The problem with toilet paper; or is it toilet tissue?

By Dick Brooks For Columbia-Greene Media

One of the many discoveries that I’ve made on this journey through the years is that the older you are, the less the big problems of youth bother you.

The options concerning how I will wear my hair have been eliminated. I am no longer worried about losing my hair; I now keep it in a small box in my sock drawer. The need to dress in the current fashions, whatever they may be, has ceased. Droopy drawers occur naturally at my age and aren’t necessarily a fashion statement. Comfort and the common laws of decency dictate

my apparel. That and following the gentle dictates of The Queen, and I usually manage to look relatively respectable.

I’ve almost stopped trying to impress members of the opposite sex. Pulling my tummy in when one enters the room is a bigger job than it used to be, and I can’t hold my breath as long as I used to. I am learning to relax and admit that there are certain things that I’m never going to be able to do.

Licking my elbow is one of them, I’ve tried every way I could and have added it to my list of things I’m not likely to accomplish. That list includes folding

a fitted sheet and finding the opening in a garbage bag on the first try. I’ve learned to stay away from anything that is peel and stick; the sticking part I have no problem with, it’s getting to the sticking part that I have a problem with. I can never get an edge to separate far enough to grasp it so I can pull the darn thing off.

I no longer try to pull those little Styrofoam sheets that are glued over the opening to every little bottle that contains anything in the pill department.

They hide them under the regular cap, super gluing them so they never come off in one piece, leaving jagged chunks to catch the

pills every time you try to shake one out. Now when I encounter one, I whip out my ever-present Swiss Army knife, stab the little sucker and cut around the rim — no more sticking pills, and a pleasant feeling of revenge.

One real annoyance that I haven’t worked out a solution for yet deals with toilet tissue.

I still call it toilet paper but The Queen prefers the word “tissue.”

Whatever you call it, it’s a problem. It performs its main function well. The problem is getting the roll started so you can get it off the roll to perform that main function. Some sicko at the factory, some socially dysfunctional

weirdo, has decided the end of the roll needs to be glued down so it doesn’t flap in transit.

I don’t have long finger nails, maybe they would help. I pick and pick at that little flap they leave sticking up to amuse you with. It has no tensile strength at all and shreds as you pick at it.

You tire of picking to get it started and pull on what you have freed and half of the sheet tears away and leaves the other half sitting still glued there. You can see no use for a ragged half a sheet and as you pull it, trying to get it loose all the way, you now realize you have two feet of toilet tissue in your hand and the matching two

feet still glued onto the roll.

I think fondly of the toilet paper we used to have in high school — shiny, no perforations, and you could still see little pieces of wood in it. That was paper you could use a Swiss Army knife on.

As you age, it’s the little thing that amuse and befuddle you.

Thought for the week — Most of the stuff folks worry about ain’t gonna happen anyway.

Until next week, may you and yours be happy and well.

Reach Dick Brooks at Whittl212124@ yahoo.com.

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States do battle for coronavirus protective gear in a market driven by chaos and fear

By Anna M. Phillips, Del Quentin Wilber and Jie Jenny Zou

manufacturer,” he said. “Whenever you get a lead, you’re like, ‘Hold on, who’s the actual person producing this?’”

To avoid scams, the Nevada task force runs all purchase orders through state health officials and checks potential respirator shipments against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s list of counterfeit face masks. Dixon said the group encounters fake or unapproved personal protective equipment, known as PPE, every day.

Had the federal government had taken charge, centralizing the entire process, the result might have been less chaotic, Dixon believes. Fewer competitors in the market would have meant fewer transactions and

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

WASHINGTON — The text messages and emails come in the middle of the night from strangers claiming to be middlemen and manufacturers. Deals are cut quickly; millions of dollars are wired overseas. Sometimes the supplies arrive; other times, the too-good-to-be-true offers prove to be just that.

When President Donald Trump told governors last month that the federal government was “not a shipping clerk,” he left states and local governments to fend for themselves in a global market for protective gear in which sellers have all the power, and confusion and chaos dominate.

In interviews, state and local officials around the country depicted a market that even the most seasoned say has astonished them by its logistical challenges, lack of transparency, and potential for fraud.

Prices of surgical gowns, gloves and N95 masks have skyrocketed. The masks, which used to sell for between 50 cents and a dollar apiece, are now on offer for $5 or $6, officials said.

Government employees have been told that if they don’t pay 50% of the cost upfront, and the rest before the shipment has even arrived, they will lose deals to other bidders. Fearful of having orders seized by the federal government, desperate city and state officials have called members of Congress and other elected officials to ask them to sweettalk U.S. customs officials.

The experience has been an emotional roller coaster for state and city officials. Working on the scantest of information and often with brand-new suppliers, they have had to disregard longstanding rules in order to act quickly. Too much hemming and hawing, and they could wind up with nothing to show for their efforts.

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U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions in the press briefing room with members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force on Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

But without careful investigation, they might buy defective equipment, endangering hospital workers, police officers and paramedics.

“It has been crazy,” Illinois Assistant Comptroller Ellen Andres said.

Late last month, working through a broker, officials in her state thought they had secured 1.5 million N95 respirator masks, only to learn that they would lose the first shipment to another bidder if they didn’t pay within 24 hours. With a check for $3.5 million in hand, Andres sped north in her car from Springfield, Ill., to meet the broker at a McDonald’s parking lot.

She completed the transaction with little time to spare.

“By doing things this way, we are driving up costs for taxpayers,” Andres said. “We have lost ventilators, at the last minute, to the state of New York. And I know that Illinois has probably swooped in on some other states. It’s not the way to do this.”

One of the many hurdles

states face is the emergence of middlemen and brokers who hold themselves out as specialists in connecting American buyers to foreign manufacturers. Some are legitimate actors working around the clock to track down supplies; other are opportunists cashing in on a global pandemic.

The task of telling them apart has fallen to hundreds of government procurement employees who are trained to take their time and typically have little experience navigating China’s manufacturing industry.

To protect themselves from fraud, some states and cities have refused to work with sellers they don’t know or those who demand payment upfront.

Others said they don’t have that luxury.

In late March, when Nevada’s governor realized the federal government was not coming to his aid, he assembled a publicprivate task force to scour the globe for masks, goggles and surgical gowns. Headed by former

MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren, the COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force drew on the connections of the state’s politicians, casino moguls and Nevada’s largest electric utility, NV Energy.

Armed with health officials’ wish list, the group has chased leads all over China, competing with larger states, hospital chains and, at one point, the second most populous country in the world — India.

“The market is completely opaque,” said task force member Alex Dixon, who leads West Coast operations for PureStar, a major linen supplier to Vegas hotels.

“This is in many cases dealing with several middle people who then have another relationship who has a relationship with someone in China, who then has a relationship with an actual

less room for error.

“All of us on the task force want to be engaged and involved. It’s meaningful work.

It’s great,” he said. “But at some point you kind of shake your head and say, ‘There’s a better way to do this.’”

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Tiger Woods’ mother Kultida Woods wipes away tears as he hugs his daughter Sam and son Charlie behind the 18th green after winning the Masters on Sunday, April 14, 2019, in Augusta, Ga.

Here are 11 vivid memories from the last 11 years at Augusta National Teddy Greenstein Chicago Tribune

A boring day at the Masters is like sushi at McDonald’s — it doesn’t exist.

I remember thinking, “Not much going today,” during the opening round in 2016. And then Ernie Els — World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els — sixputted the first green at Augusta National.

The place produces memories unlike any other.

This would have been Masters week, featuring a Champions Dinner menu selected by Tiger Woods.

Instead we’re settling for greatest-hits TV coverage, Kevin Na’s Instagram feed and the promise of a one-of-a-kind fall Masters. Proposed dates: Nov. 12-15.

I’ve covered every Masters since 2009. Here are my 11 strongest memories from those 11 events, a mix of much-celebrated accomplishments and some inside-baseball stuff.

1. The hug heard ‘round the world Feel free to accuse me

of recency bias, but after Tiger Woods completed perhaps the greatest career comeback in sports history last April, he embraced son Charlie by the 18th green. It was a mirror image of his 1997 bear hug with his father, Earl.

Side note: I didn’t actually witness the hug, as thousands of spectators horseshoed the green.

One fan put it like this: “At least we’re going to hear the ending.”

2. No Jordan-esque finish After Jordan Spieth birdied No. 9 to take a five-shot lead in the final round in 2016, a spectator cracked: “He has to shoot left-handed to lose this one.”

The defending champion went from green jacket to straitjacket on the back nine, dumping two balls into Rae’s Creek on No. 12 and handing the title to little-known Danny Willett. “Buddy,” Spieth told caddie Michael Greller, “it seems like we’re collapsing.”

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DEC announces 2019-20 deer harvest estimates

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DEC announced the deer harvest estimates for the 201920 hunting season on March

30th. I’m happy to report they are continuing to try to get the results out earlier than in some past years.

The announced 2019

overall take of 224,190 deer is down just 1.6 percent from the 227,787 taken in 2018.

Of the 224,190 deer taken in 2019, 103,787 were antlerless,

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Mets’ Ramos continues to work on his new stance during coronavirus quarantine workouts Deesha Thosar New York Daily News

As professional athletes experience abnormal daily schedules that include idleness and boredom, more and more players are heading out to their backyards, driveways or empty garages to post quarantine workouts on their social media handles.

Wilson Ramos was the newest member of the quarantine workout club. Late Wednesday night, the Mets catcher posted a 38-second video of himself, decked out from head to toe in protective gear.

Ramos, crouched and wearing a catcher’s helmet, methodically caught 12 balls and

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deposited them into a small pile beside him.

Clearly, Ramos was working on his framing behind the

plate. But an inspection into the catcher’s stance provided a clue to his new and developing approach.

In the video, Ramos set up with his knee on the ground.

It’s a technique he recently added to his stance in order to create a lower target and better chemistry for his pitching staff. Mainly, Ramos had Noah Syndergaard in mind when he made the change.

Last season, Syndergaard in particular had a tough time throwing to Ramos. The righthander recorded a 5.20 ERA over 16 starts and 97 innings when throwing to Ramos.

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Trae Young is the heavy favorite in H-O-R-S-E — unless dunking is allowed Kristian Winfield New York Daily News

The NBA is bringing back the H-O-R-S-E competition, and Trae Young is probably going to win it.

Young headlines an eight-person group of NBA and WNBA players, who will compete in a tournament-style series of games of H-O-RS-E that will be streamed live from their homes.

The other competitors include Thunder guard Chris Paul; 2020 Hall of Fame inductee and WNBA legend Tamika Catchings; Jazz guard Mike Conley; three-time WNBA All-Star and Chicago Sky guard Allie Quigley; Bulls guard Zach LaVine; and NBA stars turned television broadcasters Paul Pierce and Chauncey Billups.

It should be fun. It should be exciting. It shouldn’t even be close.

A refresher of the rules: It’s trick-shot central, with one player attempting a shot and the other matching that shot if it’s made. For example, if Young makes a corner three and his matchup misses it, that player is awarded an “H.” The JASON GETZ/USA TODAY first player to spell out the word “HORSE” by Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) acknowledges the crowd after an overtime loss to the New missing 5 shots is eliminated.

York Knicks at State Farm Arena.

Young is a favorite because he’s a walking basketball cheat code. He has shooting range in recent history not named Stephen Curry. He off regularly before tip-off on game days. He hit that extends further than any player we’ve seen has a bag of basketball trick shots that he shows a half court shot at the buzzer of halftime of the

2020 NBA All-Star Game. He hits shots from sitting down on the bench with ease.

Young should be the favorite, unless he has to dunk with Zach LaVine, who has done a between-the-legs dunk from the foul line before.

Dunks shouldn’t be allowed, though, because no one can jump with LaVine — especially Billups and Pierce.

Since the coronavirus outbreak has suspended basketball — along with life as we knew it — the NBA is exploring different avenues to keep its fan base engaged. Its first avenue was a video game tournament, featuring 16 players, including Nets star Kevin Durant, who went head-to-head in NBA 2K20. And on Sunday, the league will launch its first self-isolated H-O-RS-E tournament, inviting players who have basketball courts in their homes.

Must be nice.

The NBA had H-O-R-S-E at All-Star Weekend in 2009 and 2010, and Kevin Durant won both years, beating O.J. Mayo and Rajon Rondo.

The NBA disbanded the HORSE aspect of All-Star weekend after 2010, and star big man DeMarcus Cousins called on Durant, still the league’s reigning champion, to join this year’s competition. “Defend your crown KDTrey5,” Cousins tweeted.

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Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Toronto 46 18 .719 Boston 43 21 .672 Philadelphia 39 26 .600 Brooklyn 30 34 .469 New York 21 45 .318 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 53 12 .815 Indiana 39 26 .600 Chicago 22 43 .338 Detroit 20 46 .303 Cleveland 19 46 .292 Southeast W L Pct Miami 41 24 .631 Orlando 30 35 .462 Washington 24 40 .375 Charlotte 23 42 .354 Atlanta 20 47 .299 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Denver 43 22 .662 Utah 41 23 .641 Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 Portland 29 37 .439 Minnesota 19 45 .297 Pacific W L Pct L.A. Lakers 49 14 .778 L.A. Clippers 44 20 .688 Sacramento 28 36 .438 Phoenix 26 39 .400 Golden State 15 50 .231 Southwest W L Pct Houston 40 24 .625 Dallas 40 27 .597 Memphis 32 33 .492 New Orleans 28 36 .438 San Antonio 27 36 .429 Season suspended

GB — 3.0 7.5 16.0 26.0 GB — 14.0 31.0 33.5 34.0 GB — 11.0 16.5 18.0 22.0 GB — 1.5 2.5 14.5 23.5 GB — 5.5 21.5 24.0 35.0 GB — 1.5 8.5 12.0 12.5

NBA LEADERS Scoring average G FG PTS Harden, HOU 61 603 2096 Beal, WAS 57 593 1741 Anttkounmpo, MIL 57 623 1690 Young, ATL 60 546 1778 Lillard, POR 58 531 1677 Doncic, DAL 54 512 1549 Westbrook, HOU 53 568 1456 Leonard, LAC 51 476 1370 Davis, LAL 55 508 1467 Booker, PHX 62 544 1619 James, LAL 60 586 1544 LaVine, CHI 60 539 1530 Mitchell, UTA 64 560 1525 Ingram, NOR 57 469 1358 Siakam, TOR 53 459 1253 Tatum, BOS 59 499 1390 McCollum, POR 62 549 1395 DeRozan, SAN 61 503 1352 Wiggins, GOL 54 437 1175 Walker, BOS 50 350 1060 Middleton, MIL 55 424 1159 Sexton, CLE 65 513 1349 Dinwiddie, BKLYN 64 424 1318 Brown, BOS 50 378 1022 Butler, MIA 54 328 1093 Jokic, DEN 65 512 1313 Bogdanovic, UTA 64 418 1275 Hield, SAC 64 456 1268 Lowry, TOR 52 309 1026 Randle, NYK 64 463 1248 Vucevic, ORL 54 428 1052 Harris, PHL 65 494 1259 Porzingis, DAL 51 339 981 Holiday, NOR 56 421 1076 Schroder, OKC 63 442 1199 Gilgeous-Alex., OKC 64 442 1216 Aldridge, SAN 53 391 1001 Gallinari, OKC 56 329 1057 Fournier, ORL 61 408 1149 Murray, DEN 55 385 1033 Warren, IND 61 460 1140 Oubre Jr., PHX 56 373 1046 Williams, LAC 60 367 1119 Harrell, LAC 63 471 1173 Sabonis, IND 62 458 1147 Graham, CHA 63 368 1145 Rose, DET 50 369 904 Rozier, CHA 63 398 1134 Drummond, CLE 57 418 1010 Morant, MEM 59 393 1041 Field goal percentage FG FGA Robinson, NYK 253 341 Gobert, UTA 353 506 Allen, BKLYN 267 413 Clarke, MEM 254 408 Whiteside, POR 418 676 Adams, OKC 262 443 Valanciunas, MEM 385 657 Simmons, PHL 361 617 Collins, ATL 353 605 Harrell, LAC 471 812 Adebayo, MIA 408 719 Wood, DET 288 508 Ayton, PHX 255 465 Antetokounmpo, MIL 623 1139 Sabonis, IND 458 848 Drummond, CLE 418 784 Warren, IND 460 869 Jokic, DEN 512 969 DeRozan, SAN 503 956 Zeller, CHA 251 479 Ibaka, TOR 323 623 Thompson, CLE 288 562 Davis, LAL 508 994 Towns, MIN 316 622 Anunoby, TOR 267 527 Hayward, BOS 305 607 Powell, TOR 259 516 Curry, DAL 266 532 Middleton, MIL 424 850 James, LAL 586 1176 Paschall, GOL 318 640 Aldridge, SAN 391 793 Morant, MEM 393 800 McDermott, IND 241 491 Rose, DET 369 753 Brown, BOS 378 772 Paul, OKC 394 805 Booker, PHX 544 1118 Robinson III, PHL 281 578 Bledsoe, MIL 319 662 Fox, SAC 329 692 Bjelica, SAC 287 604 Murray, SAN 255 537 Westbrook, HOU 568 1199 Embiid, PHL 332 701 Fultz, ORL 320 676 Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC 442 935 Sexton, CLE 513 1086 Harris, PHL 494 1046 3-point field goal percentage 3FG 3FGA Hill, MIL 73 152 Curry, DAL 136 300 Redick, NOR 156 345 Robinson, MIA 243 543 McDermott, IND 118 265 Olynyk, MIA 80 185 Bertans, WAS 200 472 Bjelica, SAC 125 295 Holiday, IND 122 288 Middleton, MIL 133 318 Niang, UTA 77 185 Korver, MIL 86 207 Bogdanovic, UTA 189 457 Harris, BKLYN 152 369 Towns, MIN 114 277 Morris Sr., LAC 133 324 Gallinari, OKC 165 403 Rozier, CHA 172 423 Hardaway Jr., DAL 185 455 Fournier, ORL 165 406 Mykhailiuk, DET 115 285 Snell, DET 102 254 Grant, DEN 88 220 George, LAC 133 333 Kennard, DET 73 183 Galloway, DET 132 331 Powell, TOR 94 236 Tatum, BOS 167 420 Ibaka, TOR 66 166 Korkmaz, PHL 126 317 Johnson, PHX 91 229 Jackson Jr., MEM 135 340 Ingles, UTA 123 310 Davis, TOR 88 222 McLemore, HOU 154 390 Hield, SAC 244 618 Lillard, POR 226 573 Holiday, IND 80 203 Caldwell-Pope, LAL 87 221 Shamet, LAC 105 268 Hayward, BOS 74 189

AVG 34.4 30.5 29.6 29.6 28.9 28.7 27.5 26.9 26.7 26.1 25.7 25.5 23.8 23.8 23.6 23.6 22.5 22.2 21.8 21.2 21.1 20.8 20.6 20.4 20.2 20.2 19.9 19.8 19.7 19.5 19.5 19.4 19.2 19.2 19.0 19.0 18.9 18.9 18.8 18.8 18.7 18.7 18.6 18.6 18.5 18.2 18.1 18.0 17.7 17.6 PCT .742 .698 .646 .623 .618 .591 .586 .585 .583 .580 .567 .567 .548 .547 .540 .533 .529 .528 .526 .524 .518 .512 .511 .508 .507 .502 .502 .500 .499 .498 .497 .493 .491 .491 .490 .490 .489 .487 .486 .482 .475 .475 .475 .474 .474 .473 .473 .472 .472 PCT .480 .453 .452 .448 .445 .432 .424 .424 .424 .418 .416 .415 .414 .412 .412 .410 .409 .407 .407 .406 .404 .402 .400 .399 .399 .399 .398 .398 .398 .397 .397 .397 .397 .396 .395 .395 .394 .394 .394 .392 .392

Through March 9 Singles 1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 10,220 2. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 9,850 3. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 7,045 4. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 6,630 5. Daniil Medvedev, Russia, 5,890 6. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece, 4,745 7. Alexander Zverev, Germany, 3,630 8. Matteo Berrettini, Italy, 2,860 9. Gael Monfils, France, 2,860 10. David Goffin, Belgium, 2,555 11. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 2,400 12. Roberto Bautista-Agut, Spain, 2,360 13. D. Sebastian Schwartzman, Argentina, 2,265 14. Andrey Rublev, Russia, 2,234 15. Karen Khachanov, Russia, 2,120 16. Denis Shapovalov, Canada, 2,075 17. Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, 2,060 18. Cristian Garin, Chile, 1,900 19. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 1,850 20. Felix Auger-Aliassime, Canada, 1,771 21. John Isner, United States, 1,760 22. Benoit Paire, France, 1,738 23. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, 1,695 24. Taylor Harry Fritz, United States, 1,510 25. Pablo Carreno-Busta, Spain, 1,500 26. Alex De Minaur, Australia, 1,485 27. Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 1,395 28. Daniel Evans, England, 1,359 29. Hubert Hurkacz, Poland, 1,353 30. Milos Raonic, Canada, 1,350 31. Kei Nishikori, Japan, 1,345 32. Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, 1,343 33. Borna Coric, Croatia, 1,320 34. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, 1,315 35. Guido Pella, Argentina, 1,310 36. Casper Ruud, Norway, 1,279 37. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 1,225 38. Adrian Mannarino, France, 1,191 39. Reilly Opelka, United States, 1,177 40. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 1,170 41. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 1,130 42. Ugo Humbert, France, 1,111 43. John Millman, Australia, 1,071 44. Kyle Edmund, Great Britain, 1,050 45. Sam Querrey, United States, 1,045 46. Lorenzo Sonego, Italy, 1,030 47. Miomir Kecmanovic, Serbia, 1,028 48. Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, 1,007 49. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 1,005 50. Richard Gasquet, France, 985 51. Alexander Bublik, Russia, 965 52. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 945 53. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 942 54. Gilles Simon, France, 935 55. Tennys Sandgren, United States, 923 56. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 908 57. Tommy Paul, United States, 894 58. Lucas Pouille, France, 880 59. Jeremy Chardy, France, 860 60. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 857 61. Aljaz Bedene, Great Britain, 850 62. Juan Ignacio Londero, Argentina, 832 63. Steve Johnson, United States, 825 64. Jordan Thompson, Australia, 823 65. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 785 66. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 776 67. Radu Albot, Moldova, 772 68. Mikael Ymer, Sweden, 759 69. Egor Gerasimov, Belarus, 744 70. Soonwoo Kwon, South Korea, 742 71. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, 740 72. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, 739 73. Jannik Sinner, Italy, 733 74. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 729 75. Corentin Moutet, France, 722 76. Attila Balazs, Hungary, 715 77. Cameron Norrie, Great Britain, 712 78. Federico Delbonis, Argentina, 711 79. Gianluca Mager, Italy, 711 80. Laslo Djere, Serbia, 705 81. Frances Tiafoe, United States, 700 82. Thiago Monteiro, Brazil, 699 83. James Duckworth, Australia, 697 84. Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, 692 85. Dennis Novak, Austria, 686 86. Stefano Travaglia, Italy, 684 87. Yuichi Sugita, Japan, 682 88. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 671 89. Nicolas Jarry, Chile, 671 90. Yasutaka Uchiyama, Japan, 669 91. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 661 92. Dominik Koepfer, Germany, 643 93. Vasek Pospisil, Canada, 642 94. Hugo Dellien, Bolivia, 638 95. Gregoire Barrere, France, 637 96. Andrej Martin, Slovakia, 629 97. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Spain, 627 98. Lloyd Harris, South Africa, 616 99. Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, 614 100. Salvatore Caruso, Italy, 597

ATP TOUR MONEY LEADERS Through March 9 1. Novak Djokovic $4,486,616 2. Dominic Thiem $1,741,574 3. Rafael Nadal $1,354,342 4. Gael Monfils $1,145,455 5. Alexander Zverev $983,452 6. Roberto Bautista-Agut $900,316 7. Stefanos Tsitsipas $810,608 8. Daniil Medvedev $722,540 9. Roger Federer $714,792 10. Andrey Rublev $684,657 11. Felix Auger-Aliassime $664,700 12. Cristian Garin $651,909 13. Karen Khachanov $651,254 14. Dusan Lajovic $631,970 15. David Goffin $575,527 16. Nick Kyrgios $556,370 17. Daniel Evans $553,715 18. Fabio Fognini $538,868 19. Pablo Carreno-Busta $535,522 20. D.S. Schwartzman $506,541 21. Stan Wawrinka $488,347 22. Grigor Dimitrov $484,736 23. Taylor Harry Fritz $442,220 24. Milos Raonic $429,852 25. Viktor Troicki $426,949 26. Casper Ruud $422,823 27. Borna Coric $421,992 28. Denis Shapovalov $415,387 29. Tennys Sandgren $412,750 30. John Isner $411,414 31. Marin Cilic $398,270 32. Benoit Paire $394,326 33. Hubert Hurkacz $390,419 34. Jan-Lennard Struff $384,297 35. Yoshihito Nishioka $355,329 36. Alex De Minaur $347,126 37. Kevin Anderson $343,649 38. Nikoloz Basilashvili $343,031 39. Joe Salisbury $333,339 40. Guido Pella $329,167 41. Rajeev Ram $305,264 42. Filip Krajinovic $302,354 43. Marton Fucsovics $293,105 44. John Millman $290,705 45. Alexander Bublik $289,226 46. Pierre-Hugues Herbert $283,910 47. Kyle Edmund $268,247 48. Albert Ramos-Vinolas $261,713 49. Feliciano Lopez $255,548 50. Ugo Humbert $252,793

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In 1918, as a pandemic ripped through Connecticut, Babe Ruth drew big crowds at the worst possible time Dom Amore The Hartford Courant

HARTFORD, Conn. — The third week of September 1918 was indeed an exciting time for Hartford and its sports fans.

The Red Sox had wrapped up a championship season, shortened by The Great War, on Sept.

11 when Babe Ruth defeated the Cubs, 2-1, in Game 6 of the World Series at Fenway Park.

And as the pandemic that would kill more Americans than the Civil War was storming through Connecticut, so was Ruth, age 23 and already baseball’s biggest attraction, a man who could not possibly have grasped the concept of social distancing.

The Babe lived to draw crowds, and his postseason tour drew 5,000 fans to the Hartford Baseball Grounds off Wethersfield Avenue on Sept. 15, and 3,000 more when he returned on Sept. 23.

Though there is no indication that anyone thought to cancel these games, staged to benefit Hartford’s soldiers fighting in Europe, and Ruth didn’t disappoint — but this was obviously not the time.

“It was right in that week of the 15th to the 22nd that the numbers exploded around Boston,” said Skip Desjardin of West Hartford, author of the book, “September 1918: War, Plague and the World Series,” “so the timing of 500 cases in Hartford by the end of the week matches what was happening next door, making it as the worst possible time to be pressed up against other fans at a ballgame.

But who could resist going out to see Ruth?”

The first strain of the deadly influenza, which in those days was also called “the grip,” came though in the spring, and Ruth, that once-in-a-century combo of pitching and hitting prowess, got seriously ill, his fever hitting 104 in May. When a doctor treated his sore throat with too much silver nitrate, his larynx swelled and he nearly died. But he recovered to go 13-7 with a 2.22 ERA and tie for the American League lead with 11 home runs as he transitioned from hurler to slugger and led the Red Sox to the Series, winning two games on the mound.

By autumn, another strain was back in the United States, spreading from the ports — Boston, where Camp Devens was the site of a horrific outbreak, and New London among them — and the soldiers who were gathering to go overseas.

“As the World Series was played in Boston Sept. 9, 10, 11, by that time, we know what’s going on — it’s spreading,” said Randy Roberts, professor of history at Purdue and co-author with Johnny Smith of “War Fever: Boston, Baseball and America In The Shadow Of The Great War.” “And clearly, what

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is shown by this barnstorming tour is that people weren’t paying attention. We shouldn’t have been in large crowds.”

Barnstorming was a way of life for star players of the era.

The only way for many fans to see them was in exhibition games played in places where there were no major league teams. During this trip, Ruth told reporters that Hartford was his favorite city to visit on such tours, and while he may have said that everywhere he went, he did make numerous appearances here between 1918 and 1945.

James H. Clarkin, owner of the Hartford Senators, journeyed to Boston on Sept. 9 as the Red Sox and Cubs were arriving from Chicago to finish the World Series, with designs on getting both teams to come to Hartford and play a series of games, offering a guarantee of $1,000 to each team and a cut of the gate. Because attendance was low, only 15,000 on hand at Fenway to watch Ruth win the deciding game, the players’ shares were to be reduced and they nearly went on strike to cancel the Series. Ultimately, they played, but the winners’ share was $1,100 and the idea of making a few more bucks on the side was appealing. Most players were heading into the army.

Ruth, his catcher, Sam Agnew, Ray Fisher of the Yankees and a handful of other major leaguers signed on. Money was raised to buy athletic equipment for Hartford’s soldiers overseas, and a ball Ruth hit for a triple during the World Series was auctioned off for $195. Ruth, The Courant reported, received $350 for the game on Sept. 15, and probably the same for his

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On Sept. 14, three days after the end of the World Series, Ruth agreed to play first base at New Haven’s Lighthouse Grounds for the “Colonials,” and he hit a home run in a loss to a team of all-stars from the Negro Leagues. That night, he arrived in Hartford in a car draped with the American Flag and was ushered into the Hotel Bond, where a large crowd gathered for a reception. Out of character, he went to bed early.

The next day, the game was moved to 4 p.m. to give out-oftown fans time to arrive, and extra trolleys were added to the line. Ruth donned the uniform of Poli’s, and pitched a shutout against a semipro team from Chicopee, Mass., called the Fisk Red Tops, who had Red Sox pitcher Dutch Leonard on the mound. Ruth pitched a complete game to win 1-0 and narrowly missed the home run everyone came out to see when his long drive hit the top of a Bull Durham sign in centerfield for a double.

Three days later, Dr. John T. Black of the state’s board of health warned that the Spanish Flu was on its way to Connecticut, and declared, “it’s the patriotic duty of anyone taken with the disease to isolate himself or herself. Public gatherings held indoors should be avoided.”

On Sept. 20, Hartford reported 13 cases of the Spanish Flu. “None are considered serious,” The Courant reported, “and all were probably due to contagion from the soldiers from Camp Devens (in Boston) who were in the city a week ago. ... Local doctors fear it will spread as it has done in other cities.” The state was also being overspread by

the outbreak that began in New London.

“We weren’t sure how you caught the thing,” Roberts said.

“It was addressed differently in different cities. There was no national standard.”

By Sept. 21, there were 500 cases in Hartford. “Theaters and public meeting places are particularly places of danger at the present time,” The Courant reported that morning. “Wherever people are crowded together, as in the trolley cars and similar places, all are likely to be exposed and a large percentage of cases will result. It may even be necessary to close the theaters and other amusement places if the epidemic grows as it has in the past few days.”

Ruth and the major leaguers in his traveling troupe played in Springfield, then returned to Hartford on Sept. 22. Roughly 3,000 came, many presumably having jammed the trolley cars to get out to the ballpark in the South End, to see the doubleheader. A fence was opened allowing children to surge into the park and crowd the outfield.

Another Red Sox star, “Bullet Joe” Bush pitched for Pratt and Whitney, Ruth for Poli’s, and Bush won, 1-0, the run scored on a daring baserunning play

by New Haven’s “Jumping Joe” Dugan, who was then with the Philadelphia A’s. Shortstop Larry Kopf of New Britain, who was playing for Cincinnati in the majors, played in the first game, but sat out the second game.

“He had taken ill with what he thought was the Spanish influenza,” according to The Courant.

“Certainly there were people at the game who’d already been infected,” Desjardin said, “either by having been themselves or in contact with someone who’d been in the thick of things in Massachusetts. Or New London. ... People in Hartford likely didn’t yet know enough to avoid crowds.”

Ruth satisfied the nation’s “work or fight” order by accepting a position at Bethlehem Steel in Pennsylvania, though his primary role was to play for the company team. He played one game Sept. 25, two days after his appearance at Hartford, then left. The Baltimore Sun reported he had again contracted the Spanish Flu, but recovered.

The worst for Connecticut came in the coming weeks. According to Connecticuthistory. org, local officials finally began canceling public events, such as fairs and football games, churches, schools and war bond drives, urged the wearing of cotton muslin masks in October, but more than 5,000 flurelated deaths were recorded in the state that month. Eventually, the pandemic would claim 9,000 lives, or 1% of the state’s population. There were 675,000 deaths in the United States.

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MLB faces countless obstacles to playing season in Arizona Gabriel Burns The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Earlier this week, ESPN reported that MLB is considering holding its entire season — however long that is — in the Phoenix area. The 30 teams would gather at 10 spring training stadiums and the Diamondbacks’ home to host a fan-free season.

MLB has since responded to the report, essentially saying it’s still just kicking around ideas. But as Jeff Passan noted in the initial story, this might become the most feasible, and perhaps only way any season is played.

“MLB has been actively considering numerous contingency plans that would allow play to commence once the public health situation has improved to the point that it is safe to do so,” MLB said in a statement.

“While we have discussed the idea of staging games at one location as one potential option, we have not settled on that option or developed a detailed plan.”

In the past few days, reporters have piled onto the potential plan. But the reality is, MLB might have to find a way to eventually make it work. Lessthan-ideal baseball is better

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antlerless take, and a 6.2 percent increase in the overall buck harvest when compared to 2018.

But the real story is DEC touting the portion of yearlings (1.5 years old), in the adult buck harvest dropping to a record low of 37 percent, the lowest ever. While for the first time, the harvest of 2.5-year-old bucks at 41 percent of bucks taken, exceeded that of yearling bucks.

DEC is now declaring success in their “Let Young Bucks Go and Watch Them Grow” campaign.

They announced the new state record in support of their claim with nearly two thirds, (62.6 percent) of the adult buck harvest at 2.5 years or older. That’s the highest

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Syndergaard felt he pitched better with backup catcher Tomas Nido or veteran catcher Rene Rivera behind the plate, and the results showed.

He posted a 2.88 ERA across 12 starts and 78 innings when

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The 2010 Masters opened with the focus on the philandering Tiger Woods. It closed with Phil Mickelson winning his third green jacket while deriving inspiration from wife Amy, who was battling breast cancer.

The signature moment in Mickelson’s final-round 67 came when caddie Jim “Bones” Mackay tried to talk Lefty into laying up on No. 13.

Mickelson instead threaded a 6-iron off the pine straw through trees for what CBS analyst Nick Faldo immediately called “the greatest shot of his life.”

4. Better than Powerball I won the media lottery in 2010, receiving an invitation to play Augusta National on the Monday after the Masters with a couple of friendly reminders: 1) Wear pants, not shorts, and

than no baseball, the prevailing thought says.

Here’s a brief rundown of some questions (in no particular order) surrounding a potential all-Arizona season. It ignores the suggestion that MLB could return in May, but given the unknowns surrounding the coronavirus, it seems improbable that it comes together so soon.

By the way, this doesn’t begin to scratch the surface of questions. There are endless Google results of stories pondering how MLB could pull this off. For now, I’ll cover these thoughts: What about players’ families?

We’ll start with the obvious — and already most discussed — point. These players, most of whom are in their mid-tolate 20s, have young families.

The idea of leaving them under these circumstances already has been met with some blowback.

That said, recent reports have indicated the players might be allowed to have their families after all, which while helping that situation, would go against MLB’s intention to keep its players totally isolated.

“I don’t know if I could look

at my kids just through a screen for four or five months,” Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale said.

“Same thing goes with my wife.

That’s a long time. But people have done it in harsh scenarios, I guess. I think there’s a lot of figuring out to do.”

Sale’s last sentence rings true. You’d be asking players to leave their homes behind for possibly a four-plus month trial in the desert. If the families join players, you’re widening everyone’s bubble. There’s also further risk in transportation, eateries, hotels, etc. in the area.

There’s not an easy solution here.

How will MLB re-balance schedules?

There seems to be no way MLB would just pick up its original schedule because of balancing issues. For example, the Braves and Mets would’ve played 13 of their 19 games before June. Assuming the absolute earliest start date is sometime in June, MLB will have the task of redoing its slate.

The schedule will emphasis divisional play regardless, but how will MLB format it? If teams are congregated in Arizona, will they still play three or four consecutive head-tohead games? The Braves will

need to play their divisional foes an equal number of times, but they might not be able to play the other National League teams under equal terms. In which case, the teams who get more games against the Pirates and Marlins likely would have a small advantage.

On the subject of scheduling, what about times and places?

Digging deeper into the logistical nightmare this could be, game times are a question (albeit, lower on the list).

It would make sense to play early mornings (?) and later evenings, since Arizona gets so hot in between. The Diamondbacks’ home stadium has a retractable roof; the spring training sites do not.

If you’re playing games at around, say, 6 p.m. in Phoenix, then they’d be starting at 9 p.m.

Eastern time. While not ideal, most fans will take the “better than nothing” stance. Broadcasts certainly would be a bit emptier and bland without the background game experience, but MLB is just trying to see if it can play at all again.

And for the minor leagues?

Minor league teams need the gate revenue. This is near disastrous for those organizations, and all they can do is follow

MLB’s lead.

What if one player or coach tests positive?

For this to happen, there needs to be a “significant increase” in the available tests, Passan’s report said, so MLB’s testing wouldn’t hurt access for the general public. Those involved would be tested regularly. Here’s Passan’s follow-up: “While the possibility of a player or staff member testing positive for the coronavirus exists, even in a secured setting, officials do not believe that a positive test alone would necessarily be cause to quarantine an entire team or shut down the season, sources said. The plan could include teams carrying significantly expanded rosters to account for the possibility of players testing positive despite the isolation, as well as to counteract the heat in Phoenix, which could grow problematic during the summer, sources said. The allure of more players potentially receiving major league salaries and service time would appeal strongly to the union, according to sources.”

It obviously would be a serious issue if a player or coach tested positive. MLB would be working under federal guidelines and alongside the CDC

to ensure the health of its employees. MLB and its players union would have to be at a point where they feel the risk is minimal. It’s difficult to envision reaching such a conclusion soon.

Eventually, things should slow down, and MLB might move forward with such an idea. But maybe more than anything else in the piece, this brings a bounty of questions.

How will the season feel legitimate?

Everyone wants sports back.

Everyone wants something to watch on TV. Everyone will be tired of perusing the Netflix catalog. There are enormous financial considerations surrounding sports. In this case, baseball players want to be paid, and the league wants to recoup as much cash as it can.

So the legitimacy of the onfield product isn’t close to the biggest worry. There’s nothing “real” about the Braves and Mets squaring off four times in an empty stadium in Surprise, Arizona. The argument for it is, again, “better than nothing.”

It might be MLB’s only option, and that’s fine. But that doesn’t erase the weirdness of it.

included in this year’s competition, and he continues to rehab from a ruptured Achilles tendon that has cost him his entire first season in Brooklyn.

He should absolutely get next if the NBA runs it back.

For now, here’s how the tournament is broken down: Groups 1 and 2 will play against each other on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. In Group 1, Trae Young will go toe-to-toe with Chauncey Billups, and

Tamika Catchings will take on Mike Conley. In Group 2, Zach LaVine will go head-to-head with Paul Pierce, and Chris Paul will scrap it out against Allie Quigley.

There will then be three

days off in between rounds.

Round 2 will take place on Thursday, when the winners from each group will play against one another.

The championship H-OR-S-E game will also be on

Thursday. We could very well

proportion of older bucks taken in the state’s recorded history.

To illustrate the change, by contrast, only 40 percent of bucks taken a decade ago were at least 2.5 years old, with only 30 percent of that age class taken back in the 1990s.

To be fair, DEC’s stated success of the voluntary push to pass up young bucks must be weighed against the backdrop of mandatory antler restrictions in selected Wildlife Management Units (WMUs).

Mandatory, three points on a side, antler restrictions have been in place for years in WMUs 3A, 3C, 3H, 3J, 3K, 4G, 4O, 4P, 4R, 4S and 4W in Southeastern New York to reduce harvest of yearling bucks.

Regardless of which side of the fence you’re on when it comes to the controversial topic of antler restrictions, there’s no doubt there’s been a documented change in hunter

harvest selection over the past 30 years.

In another highlight of the report, DEC noted, “…the 2019 season proved favorable for bowhunters, as take during the bowhunting season increased 18 percent from 2018.

Deer take during the regular and muzzleloader seasons both dropped about six percent.”

Additionally, “…the 2019 season proved favorable for bowhunters, as take during the bowhunting season increased 18 percent from 2018.

Deer take during the regular and muzzleloader seasons both dropped about six percent.” Reasons for this change are a topic for further debate, and evoke a range of speculation.

If you would like to view further breakdowns including the county by county deer take, go to www.dec.ny.gov and search for DEC’s 2019 Deer Harvest Summary report.

Happy Easter & Passover & Happy Hunting, Fishing and Trapping until next time. *All NYS Hunting and Fishing Season Dates Remain Unchanged While hunting and fishing, DEC recommends adhering to CDC guidelines to stop the spread of COVID 19.

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Anglers, hunters, and trappers may also use the HuntFishNY mobile app to display an electronic copy of their

license. The HuntFishNY app is available for download through the Apple App or Google Play stores.

Back tags and carcass tags must still be mailed, and customers should allow 10-14 days for receipt of their tags.

Visit the DEC website for more information about sporting licenses.

throwing to Nido. In the two starts Syndergaard pitched to Rivera, he recorded a 2.84 ERA over 12.2 innings.

Ramos, intent to minimize such discrepancies, made it a priority in spring training to become more familiar with his pitchers, both new and old.

After a few workouts with his knee on the ground, Ramos received a positive review from Syndergaard following their

first battery of spring.

“Small sample size, just two innings. But him and I were on the same page,” Syndergaard said in February. “Just the rhythm and the tempo that we had was really something to build off. It was encouraging.

He’s receiving the ball great.

I’m definitely pleased with it.”

The developing chemistry of the Syndergaard-Ramos battery is a bit of a moot point

2) Don’t drive down Magnolia Lane more than an hour before my tee time.

I hit a decent 3-wood on my first drive, but it ended up in the deep fairway bunker.

I was there for a while. Long story short: It’s the only round I’ve ever played where I didn’t keep score or bet even a buck.

Side note: When I called my sports editor, Mike Kellams, to tell him the good news, he replied: No, we need you back Monday to help cover the Cubs home opener. As I pleaded my case, ESPN’s Gene Wojciechowski, a former Tribune sports writer, began to chuckle. Nice practical joke, boys.

5. Say cheese The pimento cheese sandwich is as iconic as the green jacket, and patrons can get one for a mere $1.50. I explored this tangy tradition in 2017 and came away with a quote I never will forget. NBC’s Jimmy Roberts said that in decades of covering the Masters, he never had tried one. But as for the

peach ice cream sandwiches, “They are like cocaine to me.”

6. Rule No. 1: Know the rules Saturday mornings are normally a time to decompress after 14-hour workdays. Not in 2013. We woke up to socialmedia postings that Tiger Woods faced disqualification after an illegal drop one day earlier.

The craziest part: Tournament officials allowed Woods to sign for a 71 even after he acknowledged having violated a rule by moving 2 yards back before dropping on No. 15.

It took a TV viewer, later revealed to be former Champions Tour player and USGA and PGA Tour official David Eger, to point out the infraction.

Many felt Woods should have done the honorable thing and withdraw. Instead redfaced club officials docked him two shots.

7. Like Tiger Stadium on a Saturday night Augusta National has no electronic scoreboards, and cellphones are banned.

see a Young vs. LaVine championship game.

Young had better hope LaVine isn’t allowed to dunk.

CANCELLED: DEC announced all hunter education classes are cancelled at least through April 19 at this time.

That includes the class scheduled for April 10 and 11 at the Norton Hill Wildlife Club.

CANCELLED: Volunteer Participation in Annual Trout Stocking DEC has cancelled participation of ALL volunteers who assist with annual trout stocking. Scheduled trout stocking will still take place by DEC staff only without the assistance of volunteers.

Reminder: 2020 Hudson River Striper Regulation Changes Now in Effect In the Hudson River and its tributaries: Slot size limit: 18”- 28” total length (No fish smaller than 18” or greater than 28” may be kept) Season dates: April 1st - November 30 Daily possession limit of 1 fish per angler DEC recommends the use of inline circle hooks but not required until January 2021 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

now that the righty flamethrower will miss whatever MLB is able to salvage of the 2020 season. Syndergaard underwent Tommy John surgery on his torn right UCL last month and won’t pitch again until, at the earliest, April 2021.

Ramos becomes a free agent at the end of the year, even if the coronavirus pandemic wipes out the entire 2020 season.

Later in spring, Ramos said

his new stance — in addition to providing a lower target for pitchers — helps him rest his legs so they don’t have to work as hard through the grind of a long baseball season. Even though Syndergaard will be absent from the Mets rotation, Ramos’ quarantine workout video indicates the catcher will continue setting up with a rested knee for his own benefit.

Ramos posted a picture, alongside the framing video, that altogether encapsulated his impatience for the baseball season to begin. He sat on an outdoor patio couch, still outfitted in his protective gear, with a simple caption all baseball enthusiasts can relate to right now.

“Waiting for the call,” he wrote.

Reliable scoring updates often come from other spectators or your own ears. I was walking along the No. 1 fairway during the final round in 2012 when I heard a roar that could have knocked down an oak tree.

“Someone made eagle,” I told my walking mate, the Sun-Times’ Rick Morrissey.

“I think he did one better,” he replied.

That last line might be embellished (I wasn’t taking notes), but Louis Oosthuizen really did make a double eagle on No. 2, knocking home a 4-iron from 253 yards. And it gave him the tournament lead.

But it wouldn’t last ...

8. The happy hooker Oosthuizen lost to Bubba Watson in a sudden-death playoff after the lefty defied the laws of physics from the right of the 10th fairway. He curved his ball about 40 yards, using a gap wedge off the pine straw from 144 yards.

“If I have a swing,” Watson told caddie Ted Scott as they approached his ball, “I have a

shot.”

9. The power of negative thinking In 2009 Sergio Garcia complained that Augusta National was too tricky and the wet turf yielded an excess of mud balls: “I don’t care. I just come here, play golf and go home.”

After a third-round 75 in 2012 he whined: “I’m not good enough. In 13 years, I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to play for second or third place.”

Oh, really? Garcia somehow won the 2017 Masters, his first major in 74 tries.

“Now maybe I’m the best player to win only one major,” he said with a grin.

10. A sojourn to paradise Berckmans Place is golf’s equivalent of behind the velvet ropes. A weekly pass costs $6,000, but once inside, your money is no good. The menus at the five restaurants do not have prices, and don’t try to tip the caddies guiding you on the replica greens: “Play this out to the left. There’s 11 feet of break.”

In 2016 I got a taste of the VIP hospitality off the fifth fairway, a spot where Augusta National members Lynn Swann and Condoleezza Rice have appeared to spread good cheer. As one visitor put it: “It’s Xanadu. We came for a cocktail and stayed for 3 ½ hours.”

11. Local flavor Patrick Reed is nicknamed “Captain America” for his superhuman Ryder Cup play.

He led neighboring Augusta State to two NCAA golf championships. Yet his 2018 victory was met with tsk-tsks and golf claps, not hooting and hollering.

The galleries were well aware of his complicated backstory, which includes estrangement from his parents and the scarlet letter “C” for cheating. Playing partner Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland received louder ovations, and Reed took note.

“Fueled my fire,” he said.

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CATSKILL WATER SYSTEM - ANNUAL WATER QUALITY REPORT - PWS ID#1900026 Please take the time to read the following report. Although similar in content; each year’s report contains new information about your drinking water and the systemthat provides it to you.

The New York State Department of Health has implemented a source water assessment program for all public water sources in the state. A summary of the assessmentfor our system is included at the end of this report.

Public Health Law requires that all water supply systems with greater than 1000 service connections provide their customers with annual water quality reports. Thepurpose of this law is to ensure that private and public water companies throughout New York State provide their customers with information regarding the quality oftheir water supply as well as the responsibilities, activities, and infrastructure of their water supplier. This report covers the period from January 1 to December 31, 2019.

Included in this report is a violation notification that the water system was found to have an average concentration of total Trihalomethanes for the first two quarters (1/1/19-06/01/19) that exceeds the maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 80 parts per billion (ppb).*** IMPROVEMENTS for 2019 replacement of 292 meter registers as part of the water meter upgrade program. Replaced 510’ of 4” HDPE water mainincluding new service lines with curb stop valves and boxes on River St. and replaced under drain system and media on our unit #3 filter at our water plant.

Sources of drinking water include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, itdissolves naturally occurring minerals and radioactive material and can pick up substances resulting from human and animal activity.

DEFINITIONS e) Action Level (AL) - Concentration of a contaminant, which if exceeded, triggers treatment, or other requirements, which a water system must follow. f) Treatment Technique (TT) - Required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water. g) Non-Detects (ND) - Laboratory analysis indicates that the constituent is not present NTU - Nephelometric Turbidity Units (a measure of turbidity) h)

Milligrams per liter (mg/l): Corresponds to one part of liquid in one million parts of liquid (parts per million - ppm)

i) Micrograms per liter (ug/l): Corresponds to one part of liquid in one billion parts of liquid (parts per billion - ppb)

MATHEMATICAL CONVERSIONS

The Catskill water system’s water source is the Potic Reservoir located in the Town of Coxsackie on Schoharie Turnpike.

Total capacity, including three-foot spillwayboards, is approximately 249 million gallons with an estimated fourteen square mile water shed area.

Contaminants that may be present in raw or source water before it is treated are microbial contaminants, inorganic contaminants, pesticides and herbicides, radioactive contaminants, and organic chemical contaminants. Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations and wildlife. Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, can be naturally occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining or farming. Pesticides and herbicides may come from a variety of sources, such as agricultural and residential uses. Radioactive contaminants are usually naturally occurring. Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, are byproducts of industrial processes and petroleum production and can also come from gas stations, urban water runoff, and septic systems. Disinfection by-products such as trihalomethane and haloacetic acid, are a result of the water chlorination process.

The Village of Catskill Water Plant contains three micro floc Trident 420 package filters, each capable of filtering 700 gallons per minute (gpm). Raw water that has been treated with sodium permanganate is pumped into the plant by the raw water pumps through a chemical feed room where caustic soda (for ph adjustment), PCH – 182 (a coagulant), a polymer (a coagulant aid) are injected. Water flows through the up-flow clarifiers of the trident units before passing through the dual media filters and into the clear wells below the plant. As water exits each filter, chlorine is injected for disinfection. Zinc orthophosphate is added to the effluent line for corrosion control. Each filter is equipped with an effluent turbid meter, which allows for the monitoring of the performance of each individual filter. The filter’s backwash is based on pressure loss through the filter. Chlorine residual is monitored before the exit of the treatment plant and in the distribution system as well as bacteriological and organic compounds.

The water system lacks sufficient storage capacity near the actual service areas. A break along the main 16” transmission line or a problem at the filter plant would cause a service interruption to the entire system. We continue to look for funding through the current NYS Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and Clean Air/Clean Water Bond Act. Connections to the system number 2200, serving an estimated 8500 people. Total water generated in 2019 at the water plant, amounts to 338,240,000 gallons. The last water rate increase was July 2019. The average residential water customer used approximately 24 units per billing quarter. This represents a daily use of 195 gallons per household. Water bills inside the Village average $412.72 per year and $828.52 outside the Village. With sewer bills also based on the water use, we urge customers to promptly repair even the smallest intermittent leak and consider other water conservation methods such as: – Use low flow shower heads and faucets – Repair all leaks in your plumbing system – Water your lawn sparingly early morning or late evening

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Do only full loads of wash and dishes Wash your car with a bucket and hose with a nozzle Do not cut the law too short; longer grass saves water

As the State regulations require, we routinely test your drinking water for numerous contaminants. These contaminants include: total coliform, turbidity, inorganic compounds, nitrate, nitrite, lead and copper, volatile organic compounds, total trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids, radiological and synthetic organic compounds. The table presented below depicts which compounds were detected in your drinking water. The State allows us to test for some contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants do not change frequently. Some of our data, though representative, are more than one year old. It should be noted that all drinking water, including bottled drinking water, may be reasonably expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791) or the NYSDOH Oneonta District Office at 607-432-3911.

Each year the NYS Department of Health mandates a testing program for the Village’s source water and finished water. This testing program is performed by NYS certified commercial laboratories with the results reported directly to the State, as well as to the Village. Full documentation of all tests performed, the results, and maximum allowable limits are contained in a supplement available on request and on file at the Village Clerk’s Office, 422 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414 or at 943-3830.

Samples in 2019 show that the system again, meets state drinking water standards for lead and copper. New copper-lead sampling is scheduled for 2021. However, some homes on the Catskill water system still have high levels of lead. Infants and young children are typically more vulnerable to lead in drinking water than the general population. It is possible that the lead levels at your home may be higher than at other homes in the community as a result of materials used in your home’s plumbing. If you are concerned about elevated lead levels in your home’s water, you may wish to have your water tested and flush you tap for 30 seconds up to 2 minutes before using tap water. Additional information is available for the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791). LEAD IS NOT FOUND IN THE SOURCE WATER. Those few residences still having lead service pipes are urged to seriously consider their replacement.

Some people may be more vulnerable to drinking water contaminants than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons, such as people with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water their health care providers. EPA/Centers for Disease Control guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Crytosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791). For additional information please contact: NYS Department of Health 28 Hill St., Suite 201 Oneonta, NY 13820 607-432-3911

Mike McGrath, Superintendent, DPW 101 W. Bridge St. Catskill, NY 12414 518-943-5505

Patrick Nolan, Supervisor, Catskill Water Department 89 Potic Creek Rd. Earlton, NY 12058 518-945-1838

TABLE OF DETECTED CONTAMINANTS FOR CATSKILL WATER SYSTEM FOR THE YEAR 2019 Contaminant

Barium

Violati onYes/ No No

Nitrate

4/2019

Level Detected (Maximum) (Range) 0.007

Unit Measurement mg/l

Regulatory Limit (MCL, TT or AL) MCL=2

MC LG

No

4/2019

0.02

mg/l

MCL=10

10

Chloride

No

4/2019

22.5

mg/l

MCL=250

N/A

Manganese

No

4/2019

8

ug/l

MCL=300

N/A

Sodium

No

4/2019

18.4 1

mg/l

N/A

Sulfate

No

4/2019

5.3

mg/l

(see Health Effects) 1 MCL=250

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs – chloroform, bromodichloromethane , dibromochloromethane , and bromoform) Haloacetic Acids (mono-, di-, and trichloroacetic acid, and mono- and dibromoacetic acid) Lead

Yes

Quarterly

84.8 2 20.8-111.00

ug/l

MCL=80

No

8/2018

12.2 3 ND – 14.5

ug/l

AL=15

Copper

No

8/2018

0.099 4 0.007 – 0.124

mg/l

AL=1.3

Nickel

No

4/2019

0.002

mg/l

N/A

N/A

Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits.

Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits; leaching from wood preservatives.

Naturally occurring

Zinc

No

4/2019

0.003

mg/l

MCL=5

N/A

Naturally occurring, mining waste

Yes

Date of sample

Quarterly

85.1 2 24 – 60.5

ug/l

2

N/A

Likely Source of Contamination

Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits.

Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching from septic tanks, sewage; Erosion of natural deposits.

Naturally occurring or indicative of road salt contamination.

Naturally occurring; Indicative of landfill contamination.

Naturally occurring; Road salt; Water softeners; Animal waste.

Naturally occurring.

By-product of drinking water chlorination needed to kill harmful organisms. TTHMs are formed when source water contains organic matter.

MCL=60

By-product of drinking water disinfection needed to kill harmful organisms.

1000 ug/l = 1 mg/l 1 mg/l = 1 ppm 1ug/l = 1 ppb 1 ppm = 1000 ppb The amounts of a contaminant allowed in drinking water are so small they are measured in ppm – equivalent to one penny in $10,000; or ppb – equivalent to one penny in $10,000,000.

The table shows that our system uncovered some problems this year. We exceeded the maximum contaminant level for trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids. The following notice provides information about the potential adverse health effects of trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids. ***NOTICE OF HIGH TRIHALOMETHANE LEVELS Catskill Village Water System - February 2019 The Catskill Village water system was found to have an average concentration of total Trihalomethanes the 1st quarter of 2019 and the 2nd quarter of 2019 (1/1/2019 – 6/30/2019) that exceeds the maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 80 parts per billion (ppb) and an average concentration of haloacetic acids that exceed the MCL of 60 ppb.

Compliance with the MCL is based on the average of the four (4) most recent quarterly sample results collected from each sampling location (called the locational running annual average or LRAA). The current THM LRAA is 64.37 ppb and the current HAA LRAA is 50.03 ppb. Water suppliers are required to provide written public notification to consumers when an MCL is exceeded.

What are trihalomethanes? Trihalomethanes are a group of chemicals that are formed in drinking water during disinfection when chlorine reacts with naturally occurring organic material (e.g., decomposing vegetation such as tree leaves, algae or other aquatic plants) in surface water sources such as rivers and lakes. They are disinfection byproducts and include the individual chemicals chloroform, bromoform, bromodichloromethane, and chlorodibromomethane.

The amount of trihalomethanes formed in drinking water during disinfection can change from day to day, depending on the temperature, the amount of organic material in the water, the amount of chlorine added, and a variety of other factors.

Disinfection of drinking water by chlorination is beneficial to public health. Drinking water is disinfected by public water suppliers to kill bacteria and viruses that could cause serious illnesses, and chlorine is the most commonly used disinfectant in New York State. All public water systems that use chlorine as a disinfectant contain trihalomethanes to some degree.

What are the health effects of trihalomethanes? Some studies suggest that people who drank water containing trihalomethanes for long periods of time (e.g., 20 to 30 years) have an increased risk of certain health effects. These include an increased risk for cancer and for low birth weights, miscarriages and birth defects. The methods used by these studies could not rule out the role of other factors that could have resulted in the observed increased risks.

In addition, other similar studies do not show an increased risk for these health effects. Therefore, the evidence from these studies is not strong enough to conclude that trihalomethanes were a major factor contributing to the observed increased risks for these health effects. Studies of laboratory animals show that some trihalomethanes can cause cancer and adverse reproductive and developmental effects, but at exposures much higher than exposures that could result through normal use of the water. The United States Environmental Protection Agency reviewed the information from the human and animal studies and concluded that while there is no causal link between disinfection byproducts (including trihalomethanes) and human health effects, the balance of the information warranted stronger regulations that limit the amount of trihalomethanes in drinking water, while still allowing for adequate disinfection.

The risks for adverse health effects from trihalomethanes in drinking water are small compared to the risks for illness from drinking inadequately disinfected water.

What are haloacetic acids (HAAs)? HAAs are formed in drinking water during treatment by chlorine (the most commonly used disinfectant in New York State), which reacts with certain acids that are in naturally-occurring organic material (e.g., decomposing vegetation such as tree leaves, algae, or other aquatic plants) in surface water sources such as rivers and lakes. The amount of HAAs in drinking water can change from day to day, depending on the temperature, the amount of organic material in the water, the amount of chlorine added, and a variety of other factors. Drinking water is disinfected by public water suppliers to kill bacteria and viruses that could cause serious illnesses. For this reason, disinfection of drinking water by chlorination is beneficial to public health.

What are the health effects of haloacetic acids (HAAs)? Some studies suggest that people who drank chlorinated drinking water containing disinfection by-products (possibly including HAAs) for long periods of time (e.g., 20 to 30 years) have an increased risk for certain health effects. These include an increased risk for cancer. However, how long and how frequently people actually drank the water as well as how much HAAs the water contained is not known for certain. Therefore, the evidence from these studies is not strong enough to conclude that the observed increased risk for cancer is due to HAAs, other disinfection by-products, or some other factor. Studies of laboratory animals show that the individual HAAs, dichloroacetic acid and trichloroacetic acid, can cause cancer following exposure to high levels over their lifetimes. Dichloroacetic acid and trichloroacetic acid are also known to cause other effects in laboratory animals after high levels of exposure, primarily on the liver, kidney, and nervous system and on their ability to bear healthy offspring. The effects reported in studies of laboratory animals occur at exposures much higher than exposures that could result through normal use of the water. The risks for adverse health effects from HAAs in drinking water are small compared to the risk for illness from drinking inadequately disinfected water.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER Catskill Village (PWSID # NY1900026) Did Not Meet Treatment Requirements Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this was not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we did to correct this situation.

We routinely monitor your water for turbidity (cloudiness). This tells us whether we are effectively filtering the water supply. Water samples for November 2019 showed that 11.7 percent of turbidity measurements were over 0.3 turbidity units. Water samples for December 2019 showed that 7.5 percent of turbidity measurements were over 0.3 turbidity units. The standard is that no more than 5 percent of samples may exceed 0.3 turbidity units per month. The turbidity levels are relatively low. However, their persistence is a concern. Normal turbidity levels at our plant is less than 0.3 units.

What should I do?

- You do not need to boil your water or take other actions. We do not know of any contamination, and none of our testing has shown disease-causing organisms in the drinking water.

- People with severely compromised immune systems, infants, and some elderly may be at increased risk. These

people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.

What does this mean?

1. Water containing more than 20 mg/l of sodium should not be used for drinking by people on severely restricted sodium diets. Water containing more than 270 mg/l of sodium should not be used for drinking by people on moderately restricted sodium diets.

2. The level presented represents the 90th percentile of the 20 sites tested. A percentile is a value on a scale of 100 that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it. The 90th percentile is equal to or greater than 90% of the lead values detected at your water system. In this case, 20 samples were collected at your water system and the 90th percentile value was the third highest value 12.2 ug/l. The action level for lead was not exceeded at any of the sites tested.

3. The level presented represents the 90th percentile of the 20 samples collected. The action level for copper was not exceeded at any of the sites tested.

DEFINITIONS a) Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) - Highest level of contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology. b) Maximum Contaminant Level Goal - Level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk of health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. c) Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL): The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants. d) Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG): The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contamination.

Turbidity has no health effects. However, turbidity can interfere with disinfection and provide a medium for microbial growth. Turbidity may indicate the presence of disease causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites which can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches. These symptoms are not caused only by organisms in drinking water. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice.

What happened? What was done?

A problem occurred with the treatment system at the water plant. Turbidity occurred due to heavy rain and snow.

Corrective measures taken were to clean the clear wells at water plant, as well as adjusting the sodium permanganate dosage. Consumers having questions on any of the above can contact PATRICK NOLAN, Water/Wastewater Superintendent at 518-943-2585; the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 800-426-4791; NYS Department of Health at 607-432-3911 or visit the Village of Catskill website at www.villageofcatskill.net

Village of Catskill - NY1900026 - Source Water Assessment Summary The NYS Department of Health has completed a source water assessment for this system, based on the available information. Possible and actual threats to the drinking water sources were evaluated. The state source water assessment includes a susceptibility rating based on the risk posed by each potential source of contamination and how easily contaminants can move through the subsurface to the drinking water sources.

The susceptibility rating is an estimate of the potential for contamination of the source water, it does not mean that the water delivered to consumers is, or will become contaminated. While nitrates (and other inorganic contaminants) were detected in our water, it should be noted that all drinking water, including bottled drinking water, may be reasonable expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants from natural sources.

The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. The nitrate levels in our sources are not considered high in comparison with other sources in this area.

THIS 2019 REPORT HAS BEEN UPDATED AND APPROVED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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An Olympian is still making peace with 1980 USA boycott Vahe Gregorian The Kansas City Star

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Like many University of Kansas basketball fans as the NCAA Tournament was supposed to begin, Cliff Wiley felt disillusioned and deprived: His team, atop the game by virtually every metric, couldn’t compete for a national title because the COVID-10 coronavirus pandemic had shut down sports.

So on March 19, the day the tournament was to start in earnest, he was absorbed in a KU-produced version of “One Shining Moment” as he tried to reconcile it all.

“This can’t happen,” he said in the Missouri Valley Track & Field office in the 18th & Vine District the next day. “But it does happen.”

As Wiley knows only too well.

He is one of the few, the proud ... the ethereal: a 1980 U.S. Olympian whose competitive berth was forsaken by the political ploy of then-U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

As the pawns in a gambit both feckless and reckless, you don’t know them the way you know many before and after those Games.

“But we’re out there,” Wiley said, smiling.

Forty years ago on April 12, when the USOC announced its acquiescence to Carter, this became a life-long burden to bear or resolve for many of the 466 American athletes who qualified ... including more than 200 who didn’t make the 1984 team.

Amid the fallout of the pandemic, despite leading a meaningful life as an attorney, coach and mentor since, the parallels “hit me right away,” Wiley said. And it still hurts deeply.

Along the way, though, he’s come to some TONY DUFFY/ALLSPORT/GETTY IMAGES terms with it.

Cliff Wiley runs down the track during the 400 meter hurdles in 1984.

“What’s that old saying?” he said. “This too “Next thing I know, we’re going to Topeka,” gone.” shall pass, you know?”

Near the end of the Moscow Olympics, on But not without trying to make sense of it, ei- he said.

Next thing you know, he had a temporary July 30, 1980, most of the would-be competitors ther.

And that’s something perhaps easier done in restraining order vs. the NCAA, Kansas, the Big from Team USA were honored on the U.S. Capitol steps. the current case, as lives are being spared by ac- Eight and beyond.

When Wiley shook hands with Carter at the Even as that provided a foundation for his futions that included postponing the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to next year, than it is when it comes to ture legal career and set precedent for others, he White House, he was too overwhelmed to voice lost crucial weeks of training and competed only his displeasure. processing 1980.

Plus, he didn’t quite feel what he would come Wiley grew up in Baltimore, and he’s quick to a few times before the trials. He didn’t make it to feel. say, “Did you ever see ‘The Wire?’ I lived in The out of the quarterfinal heats.

When the 1976 Games began, he was watchPlus ...

Wire. ... But I tell you what, it’s all relative. There ing at a friend’s house when he started crying “You know, my mother was there,” he said, were good people and bad people.”

He became enamored of track early and viv- and excused himself. He vowed he would make laughing.

The event included Carter presenting each idly recalls watching the 1968 U.S. Olympic trials it in 1980.

Soon, Wiley was surging into prominence, with a Congressional Gold Medal. at Echo Summit in Lake Tahoe, a spectacle in itTheoretically, anyway. self with the track conjured around trees within ultimately becoming part of 13 U.S. national teams.

The sole footnote in the official record of the El Dorado National Forest.

In 1977, he was third leg on a world-record U.S Congressional Gold Medal Recipients is this an“I remember guys running into the forest,” he 4x100-meter relay team. In 1979, he was on the guishing qualifier about those medals: said.

“1H.R. 7482 designated 650 gold-plated ConMeanwhile, he was trying to run out of the 4x100 team that won the Pan American Games.

In 1980, he qualified for the Moscow Olym- gressional Gold Medals to be presented to the thicket confronting him, immersing himself in track as others kind of disappeared. Some just pics by finishing second in the 200 and was likely entire 1980 Summer Olympic Team by the President of the United States. The large striking nestopped running, some ended up at Maryland to be on relays, as well. cessitated the creation of gold-plated medals.”

Hope as he might that there would be a lastState ... penitentiary, he added with a wry laugh.

Maybe there was some sadly apt symbolism Flourishing as he was in making a case as the minute reprieve to end the boycott, though, it in that. most accomplished sprinter ever to come out of never arrived.

“Kind of like they stuck it to us again,” Wiley In fact, Carter was steadfast after announcing Baltimore, Wylie remembered taking recruiting on Jan. 21 that the United States would not send said with a laugh. “If you don’t laugh, you’re gotrips all over the country.

But Kansas was a powerhouse under coach a team unless the Soviets withdrew from their ing to cry.”

Indeed: A few years ago, Wiley lost most of his Bob Timmons, winning four NCAA champion- recent invasion of Afghanistan by Feb. 20.

That deadline proved to be two days before memorabilia — medals, trophies, All-American ships and 13 Big Eight titles in his 24-year tenure.

Wiley reckoned a man who coached 24 NCAA the “Miracle On Ice” game, quite a contrast be- citations, scrapbooks, posters he collected from champions and seven Olympians (including Jim tween one of the most celebrated episodes in all over the world — in a house fire.

U.S. Olympic annals and perhaps the most inThat included the congressional medal, Ryun) could help him achieve his ambition. which Wiley said was probably “in some bag in Wylie mostly found himself at home on the famous.

The hollow move was brazenly politically mo- my basement.” range as he set his sights on his emerging pastivated in an election year as Carter’s approval Now, he realizes how stripping all that away sion to be an Olympian.

The 12-time All-America honoree grew rating plummeting amid the Iranian hostage made him appreciate what really matters. But through coaches and teammates. He was thriv- crisis. Or as Wiley deftly summed it up: Then- he had a ways to go to get there.

Even as he was enrolled in law school at KU, ing as he took aim at the 1976 Montreal Olym- presidential candidate Ronald “Reagan said, pics ... only to be dealt a first bizarre blow to his ‘You’re soft on the commies.’ And the way that Wiley still was in his prime and peaking in the they could show that we were hard on the com- 400, winning the U.S. nationals in 1981 and 1982 long-term aspirations: and expecting Los Angeles 1984 would be his Because he was receiving a Basic Education munists was to boycott the Games.”

Even though Carter pressured corporate time.

Opportunity Grant (BEOG, the forerunner to the But about six weeks before the trials, he Pell Grant) for $1,400 for the school year along sponsors to withhold funding and threatened with his scholarship, in mid-March that year he legal action and pressured the USOC to boycott strained a leg muscle that upended his training. was declared ineligible because he couldn’t pay in April, Wiley said he and many others believed He failed to get past the 400-meter quarterfinals. until the end that sense would prevail. How “And that’s when the significance of 1980 reback the money already spent on rent. ally hit,” he said. “It’s like when somebody passAfter his appeal was rejected, Wiley saw an ad could they not?

“Your whole life is centered around meeting es, and the minister says, ‘Be there for this family for the Douglas County Legal Aid Society and this goal,” he said. “And then, all of a sudden, it’s later on.’ paid a visit.

“At the funeral, they cry. But it’s not until afterwards that it sets in that this person is really gone.”

So Wiley’s still not pacified when it comes to the wonderful legacy Carter has created since leaving office, emphasizing the word “after.”

He still nurses bitterness. And he still flinches at semi-similar experiences being endured now by the KU basketball team and so many others in college and high school — particularly seniors.

And something about this will always remain complicated, too.

He should be known for much more than what he didn’t do, whether it’s his other track feats or efforts to help others here and in Baltimore and his legal work.

Yet he also wants it known he was on the team that never was. And that shouldn’t be reserved for a Jeopardy question or subject to invasion by some who proclaim they were but weren’t.

“That kind of discredits the quality of your achievement,” he said.

Over time, though, he has found some healing and peace.

At 64 now, Wiley has thought more about “the totality of things, of how life really is.”

Nothing is guaranteed, and he understands this better than ever now.

Just like it wasn’t for his youngest brother, John, who had a rare form of glaucoma from an early age and is blind. He has a master’s degree now, his admiring brother says, and he gets up every day to negotiate a world in the dark “Which takes real courage,” Wiley said. “Yeah, I lost an opportunity to compete. But every day, every day, he’s got to get up and compete at a level that I’ve never had to compete at.”

He has been soothed, too, by the camaraderie of the track world and being made to feel part of the Olympic family.

At an annual track event in Lake Tahoe in 2000, for example, he recalled speaking with 1968 double-medalist Larry James about how incredible that Olympic team was. But when he suggested he wasn’t of the same ilk, James invoked other prominent Olympians and told Wiley, “We claim you as one of us.”

“It literally brought tears to my eyes,” Wiley said, adding, “That to me is worth more than any medal I ever could have won.”

Funny about the medals, actually.

As he looks back, they don’t seem like such a big deal. At least philosophically, neither does the half million dollars or so he figures he could have earned through those medals and sponsorships in 1980.

What matters is the striving and the adventures and the people: those who coached him and teammates and those he competed against, some of whom he is making a point of looking up and calling these days.

“It’s that ladder that you climb to get there,” he said. “All my medals are gone. I lost those in the fire, OK? But those experiences that I got, those challenges that I met, those are the things that I hold dearest.”

Even when he thinks about the experience he didn’t get to grasp, the one he wanted most.

And that’s a point he wants to convey to those going through this now.

“I recognize that there is a profound loss that they’re going to feel,” he said. “Don’t discount that. But also take some sort of solace in the fact that you did compete well, that you did achieve these things.

“And treasure those. Treasure the relationships that you built, the hardship that you endured, the challenges that you met.”

Just the same, much as he hopes KU can properly commemorate this season, he still hopes for a fitting recognition of the 1980 team: Let it be part of the opening ceremonies at, say, the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

“Just to be able to march in,” he said, “and to be able to say it was a long time coming.”

UFC 249 postponed after Disney and ESPN force president Dana White to reconsider his plan Adrian Covert New York Daily News

UFC 249 will not be happening after all, following a request from Disney and ESPN — UFC’s network partners — to postpone the event.

This comes after weeks of UFC President Dana White quixotically trying to find a way to make the pay-perview event happen in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Furthermore, all future events have been postponed indefinitely as well.

In the UFC’s official statement, White & Co. made it clear that this was not their idea.

“While the organization was fully prepared to proceed with UFC 249, ESPN has requested the postponement of the event and subsequent bouts until further notice in light of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the statement reads. “UFC looks forward to

resuming the full live events schedule as soon as possible.”

In a televised interview with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, White expanded on these thoughts while pinning the entire decision on Disney and ESPN. “This whole thing has been a battle since Day 1. We’ve been fighting nonstop all day and all night since this pandemic started to put on this event on April 18. Today, we got a call from the highest level you can go at Disney and the highest level of ESPN. “It’s been amazing partnership, ESPN has been very, very good to us and the powers that be there asked me to stand down and not do this event next Saturday. We’re ready to go.”

Following the postponement of virtually every major sporting league across the globe in mid-March, White was not deterred from the

idea of forging ahead with UFC’s slate of events.

When staging events in front of crowds was no longer an option, he began to eye the possibility of hosting UFC 249 in an empty venue.

On April 1, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who was set to face off against Tony Ferguson in the main event, announced he would remain in quarantine in Russia due to concerns with re-entering the country after the fight.

White simply rolled with the punches and replaced Nurmagomedov with Justin Gaethje.

After all that, not even Wednesday’s announcement — that UFC strawweight Rose Namajunas was backing out of her co-main event rematch against Jessica Andrade because of two coronavirus-related deaths in her family — was enough of to get White to hit the brakes.

In the end, it took one of the biggest corporations in the world bringing the hammer down and saying no.

And even as White paid lip service to the health and safety of his fighters and staff, he couldn’t resist repeatedly stating that he could have staged the event if he were allowed to.

“First of all, health and safety is all we care about.

It’s number one for the UFC — it has been for 20 years, long before the coronavirus popped up,” he boasted.

“Number two, we figure out solutions, we figure out how to make things work, how to make it safe, how to make it happen. That’s why we’re the biggest and the best in the world. We pull off things that other people can’t.

“Everybody said that I couldn’t do this. I can do this.

I can go next Saturday. And if anything ever happened to California where I couldn’t,

I have another place right now, with an athletic commission, and the government and everybody’s behind it. I can go April 18, let’s make that clear.”

To his credit, White also pointed out that he plans to take care of his fighters and staff throughout the pandemic, whether they fight or not.

“I’m gonna take care of as many people as I possibly can and do whatever it takes to make these guys all feel comfortable. All my employees — nobody is getting laid off at the UFC. Everybody’s good. We will be the first sport back.”

White says he will achieve that by setting up his “Fight Island,” which he says is actively in the works.

“Fight Island is real. It’s a real thing,” White said. “The infrastructure is being built right now. That’s really gonna happen, and it will be on

ESPN. When pressed by Okamoto, White revealed a few more details about this audacious plan.

“All the infrastructure is being built right now and gettin’ put in place,” White said. “As we get closer to that, then I’ll start figuring out booking fights, gettin’ guys ready — plus I can ship guys over their earlier, and they can start training over there on the island.

“So once that’s all in place, you’re lookin’ at like, a month, and guys can start training. I’m sure people are gonna be ready to get out of their houses in another month and go to an island somewhere and train.”

But despite the industrious talk, not one word was mentioned about how the protocol for ensuring the health and safety of the athletes would actually be handled.

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Beau feels like odd man out with girlfriend’s family Dear Abby, I have been divorced for three years. I have been dating a woman, “Stephanie,” whom I love and believe can be my next wife.

We talk about marriage and have been very good for each other.

DEAR ABBY We each are blessed with three grown children, and we love our families immensely.

The difference is, Stephanie socializes only with her family and has few friends who aren’t related to her. I, on the other hand, have a wealth of friends and like to do a lot with them — dinner parties, sporting events, concerts, traveling, etc. My friends are great people, and she agrees with me on that, but when we make plans with them, she says she feels like an outsider and prefers to be with her family.

Currently, Stephanie sees her daughter at least three times a week and her oldest son twice a week. In addition, her ex-husband and his wife host family events almost every other weekend — birthdays, holidays, game nights, etc., and she never wants to miss them. They are so close that there are no secrets and lots of “inside jokes.” I feel very much like an outsider at times.

I love her family, and they have welcomed me with open arms, but I can’t seem to get used to this much “togetherness.” Once my kids were grown and out of the house, I wanted to enjoy my life while they pursued their own fun. I’m at the point that I’m tired of her family, especially since her ex always seems to be the organizer of these gettogethers.

I don’t want to hurt her or her family’s feelings, but I would prefer more private time traveling or visiting with my friends

JEANNE PHILLIPS

Family Circus

and family, and we are not finding a good balance. They all attend the same church every week and even sit together as if they were still one big, happy family, even though it has been 20 years since their divorce. She tells me that I am No. 1 in her life, but her actions say otherwise. What do I do?

Different In Missouri I suggest you stop listening to what Stephanie says and concentrate more on what you see she’s doing, then act accordingly.

Dear Abby, I have a good friend who, every time I invite her and her husband over for dinner, always assumes their 20-year-old daughter can have a plate as well. They make her a plate before they serve themselves and take it to her.

I guess I don’t mind, but I wish they would ask before assuming it’s OK. Most of the time I make enough food so I have leftovers for my boyfriend to take for lunch the following day. Is she being rude? Or am I just being a not-so-nice friend?

No Leftovers

Classic Peanuts

Garfield

What your friend is doing is rude. But don’t blame her for it. This is your fault for not speaking up when this first started happening and explaining that the leftovers are intended for your boyfriend’s lunch the next day, which is why you would appreciate her not taking them. A way to avoid this in the future might be to plate the food yourself rather than let your guests do it, and immediately refrigerate whatever is left. Out of sight, out of reach!

Blondie

Some people are much more sensitive to caffeine I am very sensitive to caffeine. I usually have two cups of coffee in the morning but don’t consume anything with caffeine in it after about noon. If I do drink tea or soda, or eat chocolate after that time, I’ll be wide awake and my heartbeat will be racing by 2 a.m. Is there anything that I can take to counteract TO YOUR this effect of caffeine?

GOOD HEALTH

DR. KEITH ROACH

People differ widely in their ability to metabolize caffeine.

Some people have minimal effects from large amounts of coffee, but others, like you, are much more sensitive. This may have to do with different types of detoxifying enzymes (especially CYP1A2) in the liver, but this is only part of the approximately 40-fold difference in caffeine sensitivity among individuals.

In theory, substances that enhance the activity of the enzyme CYP1A2 should help metabolize caffeine faster. Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli or brussels sprouts do so, but I’m not sure how clinically relevant that effect is.

You can always switch to decaffeinated coffee/tea (or mix caffeinated and decaf to the amount of caffeine you want).

In 1976 I lost a lung to cancer. I have enjoyed my life and never had a problem. Recently, I fell on the golf course, and landed on

my chest on the good lung side. When I hit the ground, I heard a loud crack. I had an X-ray that day, and was so happy the X-ray showed no broken bones. It did show two or three “calcium spots” in the remaining lung.

Over the years I have had numerous X-rays, and they have all been clear. My doctor didn’t seem concerned. I remember having pneumonia as a kid, but that was 75 years ago. Can you explain where these deposits come from?

Should I be concerned?

Calcium in the lung, most commonly a calcified pulmonary nodule, has a long list of possible causes. Previous infection is one. Tuberculosis and fungal infections very commonly leave behind calcified nodules that can be seen on X-ray. Benign tumors are other common causes of small areas of calcium. If the calcium spots are small (less than 5 mm), they are rarely anything to worry about. Many people may not even need a follow-up chest X-ray. However, in a person with a history of lung cancer, a followup chest X-ray or CT scan would be prudent.

Your risk of developing another cancer almost 35 years later is small but not zero.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Not long after you get one thing done, another will come up that requires your immediate attention. You won’t get much of a break today.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — How you figure things out will be just as important to you — and others — as the results you come up with. Examine your process carefully.

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Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu.

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are the possessor of a sharp, insightful and tireless mind; there is no solvable problem that you cannot solve, given the time and resources. You trust your instincts to help you through the most difficult patches; you are the first to acknowledge that you cannot accomplish everything or overcome every obstacle with mind power alone. You feel most alive when you are working on a problem that affects the most people.

You must always take good care of your body as well as your mind, for without good health, you cannot keep your brain as keenly tuned as you like it to be at all times. The right food and plenty of rest and recreation when you need it will contribute to your overall well-being and ultimate success.

Also born on this date are: Joss Stone, singer; Joel Grey, actor; Jennifer Esposito, actress; Ethel Kennedy, wife of Robert F. Kennedy; Meshach Taylor, actor; Lisa Stansfield, singer; Louise Lasser, actress; Dean Acheson, statesman; Bill Irwin, actor and clown.

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, APRIL 12

Hagar the Horrible

Baby Blues GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — See if you can adopt someone’s methods for a time today, if only to see how yours stand up by comparison. You may be sitting pretty.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Someone you know well surprises you with an announcement you never thought he or she would make, but you are partly responsible in some way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Others are gravitating toward you in record numbers because of something you’ve recently said or done. This isn’t how you thought things would go.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’ve been feeling a little bit out of your league, perhaps, but you can enjoy a boost of confidence today that increases your productivity.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Excitement is all around you today, and yet you may feel immune to what others are feeling. No one else is to blame for this funk.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — In part, your success today will be due to your unwillingness to follow certain rules. Those in your care find you dangerous and exciting.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You have the chance today to enlighten others about what is really going on all around them at this time. You needn’t sugarcoat anything.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You are able to do more today than you had planned, but that may not be a good thing if someone expects you to do that every time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — It’s for you to make a clean break from a situation that has really taken it out of you lately. A new path will give you what you want.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You’ll have reason to celebrate with a friend or loved one today — but take care you don’t overdo it. Tomorrow you must be in peak form.

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

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

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

MLUPP VLANA VCATIE WUYBAS ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.

Answer here: Yesterday’s

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

Chicago Level 1

2

3

4

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

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AnswersMonday) Tuesday (Answers Jumbles: GIANT ELITE WEAKLY INTENT Answer: Karl Benz helped pioneer internal-combustion vehicles thanks to his — “ENGINE-NEW-ITY”

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Solution to Friday’s puzzle

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit

Heart of the City

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(e.g., In which state is the city of Chicago? Answer: Illinois.)

Freshman level 1. On which lake is the city located?

2. The NFL team is named the Chicago ____.

3. Chicago is home for this former U.S. president.

4. The two Major League Baseball teams are the Chicago ___ and the Chicago ___.

5. For 36 years the Willis Tower was known by this name.

Graduate level 6. What is the main airport servicing Chicago?

7. One of the city’s nicknames is “City of Big ____.”

8. The NHL team is named the Chicago ____.

9. What major incident took place in Chicago in 1871?

10. Frank Sinatra sang, “Chicago, Chicago that ____ town.”

PH.D. level 11. Quote the first line of Carl Sandburg’s poem “Chicago.”

12. The 2002 musical “Chicago” centers on two murderesses played by these two actresses.

13. He served as mayor of Chicago from 1955 to 1976.

14. This pier is Chicago’s No. 1 tourist attraction.

15. He played for the Chicago Bulls from 1984-1993 and 1995-1998.

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Lake Michigan. 2. Bears. 3. Barack Obama. 4. Cubs, White Sox. 5. Sears Tower.

6. O’Hare International Airport. 7. Shoulders. 8. Blackhawks. 9. Great Chicago Fire.

10. Toddling. 11. “Hog Butcher for the World.” 12. Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones. 13. Richard J. Daley. 14. Navy Pier. 15. Michael Jordan.

24 to 30 points — congratulations, doctor; 18 to 23 points — honors graduate; 13 to 17 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 5 to 12 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 4 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

Mutts

Dilbert

Pickles For Better or For Worse

Get Fuzzy

Hi & Lois

Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Beam of light 4 Actress Samantha 9 Reasons for distress 13 Eur. language 15 Northeastern U.S. state 16 Letters, bills, ads, etc.

17 Drop of sorrow 18 As __ a house 19 Wild feline 20 One who writes plays 22 Eden evictee 23 Bloody conflicts 24 “__ Abner” 26 Psychiatrist 29 Occurring during pregnancy 34 Cramps & aches 35 TV remote button 36 Bill denomination 37 Breathing organ 38 Barbie & Ken 39 Humongous 40 “Don’t judge a book by __…”

41 Conical abode 42 Inflexible 43 Prom attendee 45 Barbara & Laura 46 TV’s “Days of __ Lives” 47 Group of actors 48 Ricky Ricardo’s portrayer 51 Forefathers 56 New Testament book, for short 57 __ with; handled, as a problem 58 Tried out for a role 60 Clog or pump 61 Bird of prey 62 Play area behind a house 63 Little leaps 64 Frock 65 Tell whoppers DOWN 1 Q-U connection 2 Floored 3 MMXX, for one 4 Get on board

Mother Goose & Grimm

Bound & Gagged

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

5 Canter & gallop 6 Leslie Caron Oscar-winner 7 Actress Ortiz & others 8 Unable to sit still 9 Large antelope 10 Sing the praises of 11 Host city for the 2019 Pan American Games 12 Grand __; batter’s delight 14 Sketch 21 “A __ home is his castle” 25 Ending for Max or Carol 26 __ up; divide 27 __ cuisine; gourmet food 28 Mouthwash label verb 29 Less vivid in color 30 Bylaw 31 Difficult 32 Actress Dickinson

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Non Sequitur

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33 UK’s fastest growing city 35 Pius X, for one 38 Reduced to a lower rank 39 School subject 41 T, in Rhodes 42 Fall foliage color 44 Booms & bangs 45 Sews lightly

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47 Prison rooms 48 Leave suddenly 49 Reverberate 50 Discontinue 52 Within reach 53 Hamster’s home 54 Authentic 55 New Delhi dress 59 …FDR, HST, __, JFK…

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readings, clubs, launches go digital

By LAURIE HERTZEL

By MIKHAIL KLIMENTOV | Washington Post

Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

The easiest way to explain Xbox Game Pass is that it’s Netflix for games. But whereas the quality of Netflix’s offerings has been all over the board recently, as I scroll through Game Pass’s offerings, even I — a longtime Game Pass subscriber — am surprised by just how many good games are on the service.

Xbox Game Pass is perfect for this moment. With plans priced at $5, $10 and $15 a month, subscribers get access to a massive library of games, ranging from new Xbox Game Studio titles to juggernauts from the previous console generation. Scroll through the library, and a shockingly large portion of the titles will elicit a, “Huh, I’ve heard of that one, that’s supposed to be really good” reaction.

I’ve always nursed a creeping suspicion that for many players, Game Pass is an aspirational subscription. I initially signed up for the massive catalogue of games, thinking it would be worth making time to play lots of titles, only to fall into the habit of playing one or two. Well, what better time to break that habit?

Here’s our list of the best offerings on Xbox Game Pass right now.

From virtual book launches to emailed writing prompts to Skyped book clubs to videos of authors reading aloud, readers and writers are finding creative, fun and useful ways to stay connected during this weird time of social distance.

Publicists are rescheduling the publication date of some of the big spring books, moving them deeper into the year in hopes that the authors will be able to go on book tour by then.

Here are some other things writers and bookish people are doing. This is not a comprehensive list by any means.

Authors reading aloud: The

INDIE DARLINGS

CURRENT GENERATION AAA

BUZZY MID-TIER

Each of the titles listed below has some kind of quirk or mechanic that plants it firmly outside of the mainstream. If you’re looking for something off the beaten path, this collection is for you.

These titles, produced by some of the world’s leading game developers, feature the kinds of eye-popping graphics and gameplay you’d expect from big-budget productions.

The following titles are all AAA-adjacent, but with unique systems, stories and quirks that separate them from their bigger, simpler cousins.

These are the titles critics loved — and audiences maybe just didn’t play that much. If you want the polish of a AAA title, but with greater depth in any of the aforementioned qualities, these are the titles for you.

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SLAY THE SPIRE

J.K. Rowling

Fantasy writer to banish boredom HARRY POTTER:

J.K. Rowling launches kids activity website, offers books free

By CHRISTI CARRAS Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Family stressed about the coronavirus crisis? Harry Potter is here to save the day.

Wizarding World mastermind J.K. Rowling has unveiled a new website, Harry Potter at Home, in an effort to provide a mystical escape from current events in the muggle world.

“Parents, teachers and carers working to keep children amused and interested while we’re on lockdown might need a bit of magic,” the author tweeted on Wednesday, saying she was delighted to launch Harry Potter at Home.

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Visit Now! Visit Harry Potter at Home online:

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Slay the Spire may not seem like it, but it’s a game about building momentum. Slay the Spire is a card game, in which you assemble a deck of cards (which represents acquiring different possible moves, such as attacks). As you work your way through a dungeon, the decisions you make early on will have serious ramifications.

Think carefully about how you construct your deck — but not too hard. If you die, you start over completely anew, granted another chance to rebuild your deck and try again.

I have started and put down The Witcher 3, a combat-driven open world RPG, several times now. This moment, finally, is likely the best chance I’ll ever have to sink back into its massive world and story, which was recently shared with a mass audience via the new Netflix series. If you’re looking for a fantasy epic, one giant game to pour all of your energy into, there’s hardly a better candidate than The Witcher 3.

THE WALKING DEAD

FORZA HORIZON 4

OUTER WILDS It’s best to say as little as possible about this first person adventure title. At the highest, most abstract level, this description works: You’ll be tasked with figuring out the clockwork mechanism of the universe you live in, and using your knowledge to solve galaxy-spanning puzzles. If you’re a fan of mysteries, give Outer Wilds a spin.

Other great titles: Dead Cells, Hollow Knight, Minit, Oxenfree, Superhot, Tacoma, Untitled Goose Game and What Remains of Edith Finch

PREY If you’ve played BioShock — or any of the story-driven titles that came in its wake — you may think you know what Prey is up to. You’re wrong. As you travel through a space station orbiting the moon in this first person immersive sim, you encounter a hostile alien presence that can transform into items scattered around the station. Trust nobody — and nothing.

Not to harp on the fact that we’re all stuck indoors, but we’re all stuck indoors. If you want a taste of the outside world, look no further than Forza Horizon 4, which drops you into a meticulously rendered version of the English countryside — in a car of your choice, to participate in races and stunts (or just to drive around).

Other great titles: Doom, Fallout 4, GTA V, Minecraft, Monster Hunter World and Yakuza 0.

Tense, consequential decision-making is the name of the game in this choose-your-ownadventure game. As you and a team of survivors work to, well, survive a zombie apocalypse, you’ll be confronted by moments which will require you to weigh your options and allegiances. Other characters will remember, and sometimes dislike, the choices you make.

Other great titles: Alien Isolation, Dishonored 2, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, The Outer Worlds, Stellaris and Sunset Overdrive.

BEST PLAYED WITH FRIENDS Line up some buddies to share the fun.

JACKBOX PARTY PACK 3

LEGACY AAA The titles listed below are the cream of the crop from a bygone console generation.

If you miss partying and goofing around with your friends, try out Jackbox Party Pack 3. Each game in the Party Pack requires people to respond to funny prompts, and then vote for their favorite responses on their phone — meaning other players don’t even need to own a console to play. You’ll just need one person to stream the screen, and everyone else to check in on their phones. The Jackbox Party Pack is a great long-distance hang.

THE MASTER CHIEF COLLECTION The Halo trilogy was the height of AAA gaming in the 2000s. If you want to catch up on the story of Master Chief, or just revisit the multiplayer firstperson-shooter scene of your youth, this first person shooter is worth your time.

Other great titles: Banjo Kazooie, BanjoTooie, The Fable Trilogy, Fallout New Vegas, the Gears of War Series and Mass Effect.

ROCKET LEAGUE Sports are canceled, but Rocket League, which just hit its peak concurrent players, lives on. The game, in which you player soccer (or basketball or hockey) via small, remote control cars, is fun on its face. But if you want to go deeper, Rocket League hides an intense amount of depth in its mechanics. Goof around with your friends, or become a disciplined player with competitive dreams.

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Don’t cancel the outdoors; we need it to stay sane

Everyone needs access to clean, quiet and safe natural refuges in a city. Short exposures to nature can make us less aggressive, more creative, more civic minded and healthier overall.”

FLORENCE WILLIAMS Science writer

By GABRIEL POPKIN Washington Post

I suppose it was inevitable, after shuttering almost everything else, the coronavirus would come for the outdoors.

Parks in Oregon, Florida and Marin County, Calif., are shuttered as of Monday. So is Yosemite. Access to two of the most popular hikes in Shenandoah National Park, which I think of as my home national park, has been closed. The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club has shuttered its popular cabins indefinitely; I just learned a week-long cabin trip I had planned for April will not happen. Here in Maryland where I live, the privately owned Sugarloaf Mountain nature preserve was shuttered Friday.

Public parks remain open, but I fear that may change by the time you read this.

Especially at a time of crisis and high anxiety, we need a safe outlet, and the outdoors is pretty much the only one left. While the impulse to shut down everything is understandable, blocking the public’s access to nature could have terrible consequences.

It doesn’t take a physiologist or neurobiologist to realize that a walk in the woods does the mind and body good.

Thinkers and doers from Beethoven to Darwin to Wangari Maathai to Rachel Carson to Robin Wall Kimmerer to the Buddha have found inspiration, solace and renewal among trees and nature.

In recent decades, a rich scientific literature has documented the outdoors’ physical and mental health benefits — which, of course, are intimately connected — and found more reasons than ever to spend time outdoors. With respect to physical health, a 2018 review of more than 140 studies by researchers at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom found that exposure to green space and spending time in nature

The California Coastal Trail near San Francisco, photographed Dec. 1, 2019. People who have regular access to green space have been shown to have lower levels of anxiety and depression. Helen Carefoot/Washington Post

reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, premature death, preterm birth, stress and high blood pressure. Exposure to sun stimulates cells in the skin to manufacture vitamin D, which is crucial to maintaining strong immune systems that can help us avoid the worst consequences of coronavirus. Even the view of trees from a hospital room window seems to lead to better surgery outcomes — though that does not mean the mere sight of greenery can satisfy all our needs.

On the mental health side, people who have regular access to green space have been shown to have lower levels of anxiety and depression. Walking in the woods has proved more calming than walking the equivalent distance on busy streets. Outdoor therapy has helped children with

ADHD and veterans with PTSD. In her book “The Nature Fix,” science writer Florence Williams documented how the colors, sounds and smells of the woods directly influence our “nature-primed neurons.”

Less easily quantified is societal health. I sometimes think of society as a bottle of liquid that is pressurized, then shaken. We are all thrown together in close quarters, attempting to achieve different and sometimes competing goals, and expected to get along without harming one another. In normal times, our churning societal bottle has multiple relief valves: bars and restaurants, music and performing arts, sports (both participating and watching), dancing and even hatchet throwing (the latest fad, I’m told). I’m sure I’m not the only one who took some of these

There’s a reason people love the outdoors. Those who have regular access to green space have been shown to have lower levels of anxiety and depression. Pexels

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Facebook group Operation Read Aloud features authors and illustrators reading their own children’s books. Some authors have posted videos elsewhere, such as Kao Kalia Yang reading her picture book, “A Map Into the World,” and Jacqueline West reading from her own books on her

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Charm on boredom!,” the site writes on its welcome page.

In cooperation with publishers Bloomsbury and Scholastic, the digital hub houses a free collection of

You don’t have to fear getting sick. Even in the relatively crowded East, there is plenty of room for everyone to remain well over six feet away from one another. Pexels

from gyms; if the only place we can walk or run is on sidewalks, those will get crowded fast.

I am privileged and can at least spend time in my small, wooded yard. But many are not so lucky. Municipal and state parks are crucial outlets for poorer people who often live in apartments or houses with little green space. To cut off their access to nature seems especially cruel and unfair.

“Everyone needs access to clean, quiet and safe natural refuges in a city,” Williams concludes in her book. “Short exposures to nature can make us less aggressive, more creative, more civic minded and healthier overall.”

Some groups, such as the National Parks Conservation Association, have warned of crowding and damage to park resources and encouraged people to stay away. While these are legitimate concerns, crowding could be mitigated by limiting parking in popular areas and by the same kind of clear, effective public messaging that’s already convinced most of us to socially distance, as a group of neighbors and I did on a tree walk in a nearby park this past weekend. And damage caused by hikers (as opposed to by industrial machinery) can be repaired. Perhaps it could even be fixed by a Civilian Conservation Corpstype restoration organization that could employ some of the newly unemployed once the virus is contained. Meanwhile, the mental health damage of lost access to the outdoors may be irreparable.

This is not just a plea on behalf of urban tree-huggers, by the way. Hunters, fishers and trappers are among the outdoors’ most avid users and passionate advocates. The outdoors is a rare thing that can bring liberals and conservatives together, all the more essential at a time like this when we need to see ourselves as a national community.

I don’t know exactly what would happen if our nation’s parks were to join the list of shuttered societal institutions and we were all forced to endure four, eight or even more weeks of near-total indoor isolation. We’ve never run this experiment. But I suspect that the health toll in terms of heightened anxiety, depression, addiction, suicides and deaths of despair — already likely to rise from the massive economic downturn we’re experiencing — would be catastrophic.

The whole point of our coronavirus response is to reduce illness and death. Keeping people physically and mentally healthy during the most stressful thing many of us have endured in our lifetimes is a crucial part of that.

activities for granted and am realizing how badly I miss them — something as simple as watching new highlight videos of NBA or Champions League games would be so, so welcome right now.

Even with all these outlets, it often feels that our societal pressure cooker can barely let off steam fast enough. Now they have been shut off simultaneously, and we don’t even know when we will be able to enjoy them again. We’re desperate for relief, and there’s only one universal valve left: our front doors. Now that valve is being tightened.

While limiting numbers of people crowded into indoor spaces is obviously crucial for slowing coronavirus spread, that need not apply to the outdoors. And the American outdoors is vast. I was reminded of this on a recent trip to New Mexico, where empty spaces stretch into every distance.

Even in the relatively crowded East, there is plenty of room for everyone to remain well over six feet away from one another. New trail etiquette is important, obviously — choose

less-used trails if possible, give oncoming hikers a wide berth and don’t congregate.

Everywhere I’ve been recently, people have been observing such protocols, even going beyond what’s strictly required. (Obviously this is not true everywhere, but if the pandemic has taught us one thing, it’s that we can learn to move through the world in new ways.)

It’s not just about hugging trees: The outdoors also allows us to be in sight and earshot of other humans at safe distances. We are social beings, genetically wired to take comfort in each other. Especially at this awful time, we need reminders that we still live in a society of fellow flesh-and-blood humans, not just two-dimensional simulacra thereof.

And let’s not ignore the health benefits of exercise — including for fighting some of the “underlying conditions” that increase COVID-19 risk.

Just two weeks without exercise can have harmful metabolic impacts such as elevated blood sugar and lowered insulin sensitivity. We’re all barred

Popkin is a science journalist.

website.

Instead of the planned book launch, Duluth, Minn., writer Margi Preus will record readings from her middle-grade book, “The Littlest Voyageur,” which will be posted on Facebook and on the web page of her publisher, Holiday House.

She promises “props and costumes and an outrageous French accent.”

Writing classes: Kate DiCamillo is offering free weekly writing classes for adults and

children on YouTube. The Loft Literary Center has moved all of its classes to online.

Virtual book festival: The second Wordplay festival, originally scheduled for May 9, is moving to online and will take place over the months of April and May, in conjunction with other writing festivals nationwide.

Virtual book launches: Some writers and bookstores are experimenting with online book launches. Mindy Mejia

will launch “Strike Me Down” on the website of Once Upon a Crime at 8 p.m. April 7.

Lunchtime doodles with Mo Willems: The children’s author and illustrator livestreams daily 20-minute segments encouraging kids to doodle and draw.

Poetry writing prompts: The group Poetry Asylum posts daily writing prompts on its Facebook page, using poems from Joy Harjo, Robert Hayden and others.

Book recommendations: Check out the Facebook page of Birchbark Books and Native Arts for recommendations from owner Erdrich. (At the moment, she recommends books by James McBride, Ann Patchett, Luis Alberto Urrea and others.)

Read “War and Peace”: The arts group A Public Space is hosting a virtual book club reading Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” moderated by poet Yiyun Li. They’ve already

started, but you can join at any time — it’s a pretty long book; this will take a while. Search on Twitter for TolstoyTogether or go to https://apublicspace. org.

And, if nothing else, become a voyeur: The Twitter hashtag ShowUsYourShelves has people across the globe posting photos of their bookshelves. Browse them awhile, and then post your own. Hang in there, folks. Stay home. Read a lot. We can do this.

“child-friendly activities, videos, puzzles, illustrations, quizzes, creative ideas, articles and much more, that will help you bring the magic of the wizarding world into your home at this difficult time,” according to the Wizarding World team.

Additionally, Rowling has partnered with the OverDrive

online library system, allowing members complimentary access to an e-book version of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in more than 20 languages through the end of April.

Plus, fans can now listen to the first book in the fantasy series on Audible for free in six different languages (English,

Spanish, French, Italian, German and Japanese) as part of the Harry Potter at Home project.

This is not the first time Rowling has offered her services amid the pandemic. Last month, after the outbreak closed schools worldwide, Rowling granted an open license for teachers to share

videos of themselves “onto schools’ secure networks or closed educational platforms” reading the Harry Potter books aloud for their students.

The fiction writer has also been tweeting messages of love and support to her followers in self-quarantine, as well as to everyday heroes on

the front lines of the global emergency.

“Thinking tonight of medical staff, supermarket workers, the military and all public service employees putting themselves on the line for our communities,” she wrote on Saturday. “We can only aspire to deserve you. Stay safe, everyone.”

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Dried herbs are more potent than fresh.

If you’re swapping dried for fresh, the guidance varies, often anywhere from a quarter to half of the amount of fresh. Tom McCorkle/Washington Post

Dry herbs a flavor powerhouse

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By ANN MALONEY Washington Post

In spring our thoughts often turn to eggs, especially those of us who celebrate Easter, with its customs of egg “hunts” and decorating; and Passover, which traditionally features a hard-cooked egg dipped in saltwater before the start of the Seder feast to remember the tears of Israelites.

Both holidays also feature egg-rich dishes. Perhaps that’s because the humble egg carries a lot of symbolism, including calling to mind rebirth and the circle of life. In some cultures, the egg also represents mourning.

And it is also likely because eggs are so versatile. Any time of year, eggs are an essential item in most well-stocked kitchens because they are utility players in so many recipes and serve as a thrifty way to get protein into the diet.

As we head into this holiday season where hard-cooked eggs play a key role in celebrations, we decided to experiment to find the best ways to make them. We tried three methods: steamed on the stove top, steamed in a multicooker and boiled on the stove top.

By BECKY KRYSTAL Washington Post

Dried herbs have a tendency to collect dust in the pantry. You buy a jar of them, use a little and then forget about them or just dip into them occasionally. But now that home cooks are turning more to their cabinets out of necessity, it’s time to take a closer look at those dried herbs.

Jekka McVicar, who runs an herb farm in England and has written seven books on the topic, says that for better or worse, culinary authorities have been successful in indoctrinating us that fresher is better. “I know people think fresh is best,” she says, but “with the situation we’re all going to be in, dried is going to be essential.”

Here are some things to keep in mind once you start pulling out those jars. n The right amount. Dried herbs are more potent than fresh. As McVicar explains, you’re shrinking and dehydrating the leaves, which intensifies the flavor and gives you more herb per teaspoon than fresh. If you’re swapping dried for fresh, the guidance varies, often anywhere from a quarter to half of the amount of fresh.

McVicar, herb lover that she is, leans more toward half. If you’re unsure, start with a smaller amount and add more as you see fit. “It’s much easier to destroy a meal with a dried herb than a fresh herb,” she says.

Angel Gregorio, owner of the SpiceSuite in Washington, takes a slightly different view. “I am a person who does not believe in rules,” she says. Use whatever amount you think works best. That may depend on how old the herbs are, so take a whiff.

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Culinary masters offer free online lessons

Would-be cooks scrambling to learn AT HOME: Before the

coronavirus epidemic, they didn’t have the skills

By DANIELA GALARZA Washington Post

For close to 17 years, Robert Plaut bought a cup of prepared oatmeal from a local deli, his work cafeteria or Starbucks for breakfast. “I didn’t think too much about it until last week,” says Plaut, 41. But like a lot of people — forced to work from home to help slow the spread of covid-19, the coronavirus disease infecting thousands across the globe — the ViacomCBS employee went grocery shopping in his Queens neighborhood last week. Among the items in his cart? A cardboard canister of Quaker Oats. “I know oatmeal is boiled in water, and I read the package and figured it out.

But then I realized ... I needed to learn how to make lunch and dinner.”

Plaut’s case is an extreme one.

With restaurants closed across more than two dozen states — though takeout and delivery are still available in many places

I picked up very basic stuff, like I can make spaghetti or tacos, but I’m scared of burning rice. My mom is a single mom and worked full-time, so she didn’t have time to do a lot of cooking. We ate a lot of takeout.”

AMY MYERS 29-year-old

— employment uncertainty and grocery store shelves periodically barren, a growing number of people are watching online tutorials, FaceTiming parents, and asking experts on Instagram and Twitter for help in an end-of-days-like scramble to learn how to cook.

Basic cooking is a skill many people pick up as a kid, in college, or as a young adult. But with an estimated 40% decline in home economics classes, both parents working

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an office where meals and snacks were free. Now, she’s feeling more pressure to learn how to cook.

Fortunately, she lives with roommates who also find themselves at home. “I’m learning a lot of pantry cooking. I’m learning how to roast veggies on a sheet pan and how to combine spices,” Myers says. “It’s a whole new world, but it’s becoming easier to understand.”

Around 45% of adults age 18 to 24 and 64% of age 25 to 34 rate

Always wanted to learn how to make bechamel? Or understand the difference between champagne and cremant? Now you can.

One bright side to socially distant home life is all the newfound time to cook. But if you don’t know your paring knife from your ginsu, you can now attend your own cooking school at home.

Many culinary masters and food-anddrink educators are posting their knowledge on the web — some for free.

The Italian chef Massimo Bottura, whose Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, scored three Michelin stars, is hosting daily live lessons on Instagram, which he’s calling “Kitchen Quarantine.”

And he doesn’t waste time getting to the most important instruction for any

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in 60% of American families, and so many options for ready-made meals in urban areas, from grocer steam tables to fast food to delivery apps, some people fell through the cracks.

“I picked up very basic stuff, like I can make spaghetti or tacos, but I’m scared of burning rice,” says Amy Myers, 29, a developer based in Chicago. “My mom is a single mom and worked full-time, so she didn’t have time to do a lot of cooking. We ate a lot of takeout.”

Until recently, she worked in

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Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 28, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Boy from the Woods.

Harlan Coben. Grand Central 2. American Dirt. Jeanine Cummins. Flatiron 3. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. Charlie Mackesy.

HarperOne 4. The Sinner. J.R. Ward. Gallery 5. The Last Odyssey. James Rollins. Morrow 6. The Glass Hotel. Emily St. John Mandel. Knopf 7. In Five Years. Rebecca Serle.

Atria 8. Blindside. Patterson/Born.

Little, Brown 9. The Mirror & the Light. Hilary Mantel. Holt 10. The Numbers Game. Danielle Steel. Delacorte

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

By MICHAEL DIRDA Washington Post

You would think that a guy who has spent decades with his nose in a book ought to be used to radical social distancing, to being alone day after day. In fact, the past two weeks have been hard. Not, let me hasten to say, as hard and stressful as they have been for our hospital nurses, physician assistants and doctors.

They are the real heroes and heroines of these nightmarish times.

My eldest son is one of them, and I worry about him a lot.

While sheltering in place, as we all should be doing, I’ve sought temporary respite from anxiety by reorganizing the garage and culling the Smaug’s hoard that passes for my library. Every evening, though, I find myself considering a second beer until I think, “Why stop at two?” At night, staring into the darkness, I frequently recall far too many friends, colleagues and relatives who now live, often quite vividly, only in my memory. Given half a chance, I can grow impressively maudlin.

Nonetheless, I confess to particular sympathy for parents currently trapped at home with their young children. These formerly competent, levelheaded adults must be going quietly insane. Denied playdates and the regimen of school, even normally well-behaved kids soon grow fractious, then belligerent and, before you know it, as frenzied as the feral, rampaging castaways in “Lord of the Flies.”

Pascal famously said that all our miseries derive from our inability to sit quietly alone in a room. “All our miseries” is certainly an exaggeration, but there’s no doubt that

human beings are, at heart, social animals. We like parties. We herd ourselves into sports arenas and rock concerts. Inexplicably, we even attend political rallies. Little wonder that Charles Mackay’s “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds” has been a steady seller for more than 150 years.

Still, aren’t there books that might help us cope with isolation and long periods of self-quarantine, that could even show us how we might thrive, not just survive, as involuntary shut-ins?

The first work that immediately comes to mind is — no surprise — Daniel Defoe’s survivalist bible “Robinson Crusoe,” quickly followed by explorer Richard E. Byrd’s polar classic, “Alone,” the record of five months by himself in a tent in Antarctica, and then Lucy Irvine’s “Castaway,” her 1983 account of an emotionally vertiginous year subsisting on a remote tropical island.

In “Walden” Thoreau contends that society’s hurly-burly distracts us from what truly matters: “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”

That notion of self-exploration and spiritual renewal runs through the vast literature of incarceration. Witness John Bunyan, who began “The Pilgrim’s Progress” during a 12-year prison sentence or Jean Genet, who produced his subversive masterpiece, “Our Lady of the Flowers,” while he was behind bars. Locked away in a Massachusetts’s penitentiary, Malcolm

Little nevertheless remade himself through study and faith, later telling his conversion story in “The Autobiography of Malcolm X.” In Jack London’s “The Star Rover” a death-row inmate discovers the trick of freeing his spirit and sending it back to relive his previous incarnations.

Some of our most popular children’s books focus on young people forced to fend for themselves. In 1961 the Newbery Medal was awarded to Scott O’Dell’s classic “Island of the Blue Dolphins,” about the Native American girl Karana, stranded for years on a Pacific island. In Gary Paulsen’s 1986 Newbery Honor book a 13-year-old boy confronts the Canadian wilderness with nothing but the tool that gives the novel its thrilling title, “Hatchet.” One of William Steig’s best picture books, “Abel’s Island,” relates the adventures of a mouse turned Rodent Crusoe.

Constraint, paradoxically, often liberates the imagination. In Josephine Tey’s masterpiece “The Daughter of Time,” Inspector Alan Grant passes a long bed-bound convalescence by reassessing the evidence that Richard III murdered the two sons of Edward IV, the “Princes in the Tower.” Confined to his lodgings after fighting a duel, Xavier de Maistre composed the parodic 1794 guidebook, “A Journey Around My Room,” in which he “visits” his furniture, artworks and library as if they were fashionable tourist attractions on a miniaturized Grand Tour. In J.K. Huysmans’s “Against the Grain,” the ultra-decadent Des Esseintes retreats from crass, bourgeois society to a specially designed house in the country, his own artificial paradise. The imagination, he

affirms, can “provide a more-thanadequate substitute for the vulgar reality of actual experience.”

Still, there are dangers attached to extreme nesting. In E.M. Forster’s short story “The Machine Stops,” first published in 1909, people reside in separate hive-like cells deep underground and rely almost entirely on screens to communicate with one another. A vast, unseen technology attends to everyone’s needs. But when its machinery starts to break down, chaos quickly ensues since the humans have grown wholly reliant on their technology god.

“Hell,” concluded Jean-Paul Sartre in his three-person play “No Exit,” “is other people.” Perhaps that’s why the most ardent heavenseekers — mystics, monks and sages — spend so much time alone, praying in the wilderness or meditating on mountaintops. In Flaubert’s drama-like novel, “The Temptation of Saint Antony,” an ascetic anchorite struggles against theological doubts and the carnal enticements of the gorgeous Queen of Sheba: “I am not a woman, I am a world. ...

The possession of the least part of my body will fill you with a joy more vehement than the conquest of an empire.”

The virtuous hermit firmly rejects these exceptionally attractive, albeit satanic blandishments.

That’s the kind of iron will you can develop after a couple of decades living by yourself, far from the madding crowd. Antony, as it happens, is the saint charged with protection against infectious diseases. We could sure use his help now.

Dirda reviews books each Thursday in Style.

1. The Splendid and the Vile. Erik Larson. Crown 2. Untamed. Glennon Doyle. Dial 3. Lady in Waiting. Anne Glenconner. Hacette 4. Find Your Path. Carrie Underwood. Dey Street 5. The Office. Andy Greene.

Dutton 6. Open Book. Jessica Simpson.

Dey Street 7. Get Out of Your Head. Jennie Allen. WaterBrook 8. Dangerous Prayers. Craig Groeschel. Zondervan 9. D&D: Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount. Wizards of the Coast 10. The Blueprint. Douglas R. Conant. Wiley

MASS MARKET 1. Window on the Bay. Debbie Macomber. Ballantine 2. Long Road to Mercy. David Baldacci. Grand Central 3. Liar Liar. Patterson/Fox. Grand Central 4. Little Fires Everywhere (TV tiein). Celeste Ng. Penguin 5. Celtic Empire. Cussler/Cussler.

Putnam 6. Blessing in Disguise. Danielle Steel. Dell 7. Denim and Diamonds. Debbie Macomber. Harlequin 8. Longing for Yesterday. Debbie Macomber. Mira 9. Heartbreaker. B.J. Daniels.

HQN 10. The Night Window. Dean Koontz. Bantam

TRADE PAPERBACK 1. Little Fires Everywhere. Celeste Ng. Penguin Books 2. The Odd 1s Out: The First Sequel. James Rallison.

TarcherPerigee 3. The Inn. Patterson/Fox. Grand Central 4. Worlds Within Worlds. Kerby Rosanes. Plume 5. Before We Were Yours. Lisa Wingate. Ballantine 6. Unsolved. Patterson/Ellis.

Grand Central 7. Normal People. Sally Rooney.

Hogarth 8. The Outsider. Stephen King.

Gallery 9. Every Breath. Nicholas Sparks.

Grand Central 10. One Good Deed. David Baldacci. Grand Central

‘Station Eleven’ was a huge hit; now Emily St. John Mandel is back

By RON CHARLES Washington Post

The Glass Hotel

By Emily St. John Mandel Knopf. 301 pp. $26.95 Bad timing: Emily St. John Mandel is releasing a novel in the middle of a pandemic that has shuttered libraries and bookstores across the country.

At least Mandel knows what she’s getting into. Her previous novel, “Station Eleven,” described the world decimated by a deadly virus. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and a finalist for a National Book Award, “Station Eleven” was terrifically successful when it appeared in 2014, and this month it’s showing up on everybody’s grim coronavirus reading lists.

But don’t let that dystopian classic overshadow her new novel, “The Glass Hotel.” In this story, Mandel focuses on a different kind of apocalypse: Her inspiration is Bernie Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. The real pathogen this time around is deceit.

Everyone in these pages is eager to wash their hands of culpability, but the wreckage keeps spreading, infecting an ever-widening group of friends and colleagues.

“The Glass Hotel” may be the perfect novel for your survival bunker. It remains freshly mysterious despite its selfspoiling plot. Mandel is always casually revealing future turns of success or demise in ways that only pique our curiosity.

Indeed, the fate of the story’s heroine appears in a brief, impressionistic preface, but you won’t fully appreciate that opening until you finish the whole novel and begin obsessively reading it again.

Told in a relentless stream of disclosure, the story swirls around two troubled siblings, an addict named Paul and his “absurdly gorgeous” half sister, Vincent. Though never particularly close, they find themselves working together in a remote five-star resort on Vancouver Island. Beyond the reach of cellphones, accessible only by boat, the luxurious Hotel Caiette is a

“glass-and-cedar palace” at the water’s edge, with ancient trees closing in. An ominous mix of opulence and dread is heightened early one morning when a phrase appears written in acid across a window in the lobby: “Why don’t you swallow broken glass.”

As graffiti, that’s weird and threatening, like some freebie Jenny Holzer. The phrase alters the entire ambiance of the hotel. “The forest outside seemed newly dark,” Mandel writes, “the shadows dense and freighted with menace.”

Staring at the window, the night manager realizes with a shudder that someone must have crept out into the woods and written those words onto the glass backward. The determination implicit in such an odd act of vandalism only unsettles him more.

But the arrival of the hotel’s wealthy owner, Jonathan Alkaitis, immediately distracts everyone from the graffiti. Indeed, this is a novel constantly testing our attention to details.

A baleful fog moves across all

these chapters, as the storydrifts from one character to another. Alkaitis is a charming investment wizard who always makes time for new friends.

When he falls for Vincent, she trades her bartending job at the hotel for the life of a trophy wife in New York City.

“She had studied the habits of the moneyed with diligence,” Mandel writes. “She copied their modes of dress and speech, and cultivated an air of carelessness.” She may not

feel any particular passion for Alkaitis, who is 34 years her senior, but she’s a dutiful chameleon, adaptable to the requirements of any social or romantic situation. That may sound like the requirements of a much older profession, but Vincent rationalizes away that unseemly thought. “Do you have to actually be in love for a relationship to be real,” she asks herself, “whatever real means?”

Mandel is a consummate, almost profligate world builder.

One superbly developed setting gives way to the next, as her attention winds from character to character, resting long enough to explore the peculiar mechanics of each life before slipping over to the next.

From the woodland hotel, she moves to New York City, where she delves into the fraudulent maneuvers of high finance — a candy castle spun from the sugary strands of avarice.

That Mandel manages to cover so much, so deeply is the abiding mystery of this book.

The 300 pages of “The Glass

Hotel” work harder than most 600-page novels. When she turns to the art world, to a federal prison, to an international cargo ship, each realm rises out of the dark waters of her imagination with just as much substance as that hotel on the shore of Vancouver Island.

The disappointment of leaving one story is immediately quelled by our fascination in the next.

No one character moves through all these places, but what binds the novel is its focus on the human capacity for self-delusion, particularly with regards to our own innocence.

Rare, fortunately, is the moral idiot who can boast, “I don’t take responsibility at all.” The complex, troubled people who inhabit Mandel’s novel are vexed and haunted by their failings, driven to create ever more pleasant reflections of themselves in the glass.

Charles writes about books for The Washington Post and hosts TotallyHipVideoBookReview.com.

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Should West have a singleton jack or ten, the ace of spade followed by a low spade to the king would reveal that, and a finesse could be taken through East.

He would then need a 3-2 diamond split. A 4-1 split in diamonds was more difficult as it would require a ruff before drawing all the trumps and then a return to dummy with the king of spades.

South combined his chances. He cashed the ace of spades, and when no jack or 10 appeared, he continued with the queen of spades. He then led a diamond to the ace and cashed the king of diamonds. Had both opponents followed, South would have drawn the last trump and claimed the rest. When West showed out on the second diamond, South ruffed a diamond and returned to dummy with the king of spades to cash the rest of the diamonds.

Making six.

Declarer played the hand well, but what if West had false carded with the jack of spades under the ace at trick two? Would South have fallen for this and led a spade to the king next? He could no longer make the contract if he did. We’ll never know.

(Bob Jones welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this paper. Please send your e-mail responses to tcaeditors@tribpub.com)

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are the possessor of a sharp, insightful and tireless mind; there is no solvable problem that you cannot solve, given the time and resources. You trust your instincts to help you through the most difficult patches; you are the first to acknowledge that you cannot accomplish everything or overcome every obstacle with mind power alone. You feel most alive when you are working on a problem that affects the most people.

You must always take good care of your body as well as your mind, for without good health, you cannot keep your brain as keenly tuned as you like it to be at all times. The right food and plenty of rest and recreation when you need it will contribute to your overall wellbeing and ultimate success.

Also born on this date are: Joss Stone, singer; Joel Grey, actor; Jennifer Esposito, actress; Ethel Kennedy, wife of Robert F. Kennedy; Meshach Taylor, actor; Lisa Stansfield, singer; Louise Lasser, actress; Dean Acheson, statesman; Bill Irwin, actor and clown.

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, APRIL 12 ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Not long after you get one thing done, another will come up that requires your immediate attention. You won’t get much of a break today.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — How you figure things out will be just as important to you — and others — as the results you come up with. Examine your process carefully.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — See if you can adopt someone’s methods for a time today, if only to see how

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Someone you know well surprises you with an announcement you never thought he or she would make, but you are partly responsible in some way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Others are gravitating toward you in record numbers because of something you’ve recently said or done. This isn’t how you thought things would go.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’ve been feeling a little bit out of your league, perhaps, but you can enjoy a boost of confidence today that increases your productivity.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Excitement is all around you today, and yet you may feel immune to what others are feeling. No one else is to blame for this funk.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — In part, your success today will be due to your unwillingness to follow certain rules. Those in your care find you dangerous and exciting.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You have the chance today to enlighten others about what is really going on all around them at this time. You needn’t sugarcoat anything.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You are able to do more today than you had planned, but that may not be a good thing if someone expects you to do that every time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — It’s for you to make a clean break from a situation that has really taken it out of you lately. A new path will give you what you want.

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Here are the methods, starting with our favorite.

HOW TO MAKE STEAMED HARD-COOKED EGGS ON THE STOVE TOP Add about 1 inch of water to a medium pot and bring to a boil.

Place up to six eggs in a steamer insert that fits in the pot and gently lower the steamer in the pot. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and steam the eggs for 13 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine ice and cold water. When eggs are finished steaming, transfer them to the ice bath and let sit for 5 minutes.

Peel immediately, if possible.

Why we like this method best: It consistently produced eggs that were well-cooked, but still with moist yolks and delicate whites. The eggs were consistently easier to peel, but note peeling grows more difficult if the eggs are refrigerated after steaming.

HOW TO STEAM HARD-COOKED EGGS IN A MULTICOOKER Set the trivet or a steamer insert in the bottom of a multicooker. Gently place the eggs on top of the trivet. Add 1 cup of water to the pot.

Follow the manufacturer’s guide for locking the lid and preparing to cook. Set to pressure cook on low for 4 minutes.

After the pressure cycle is

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themselves as good or somewhat good at cooking, according to a 2015 survey from research firm NDP Group. But until recently, learning how to cook, or learning how to cook better, as an adult was considered an aspirational skill akin to learning how to ski — could be nice, might be fun, but would be daunting and could come with potentially expensive start-up costs.

Food bloggers, recipe writers and chefs are ready to help. On Instagram, Adrianna Guevara Adarme of the blog A Cozy Kitchen regularly hosts cooking tutorials for dishes she has featured on her blog.

She has just under 250,000 followers. “Usually, I’d see around 15,000 people following along, clicking through,” Adarme says. “Now, the number of viewers is up 25% and my DMs are insane. Everyone

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“Smell is your best sense,” Gregorio says. “That will help guide you when you’re going through your pantry.”

She does caution against going overboard on mint, though.

“It’s almost like salt. Too much of it can overwhelm a dish.” n Where they really shine.

“Dried herbs need heat, moisture and about twice as much cooking time to develop full flavor,” cookbook author and culinary instructor Andrew

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chef in the time of coronavirus — or ever. “First of all,” Bottura says, “wash your hands.”

So far, he’s gone over curry,

complete, follow the manufacturer’s guide for quick release and wait until the quickrelease cycle is complete.

Unlock and remove the lid, using caution to avoid any escaping steam.

While the eggs are steaming, in a medium bowl, combine the ice and cold water.

When the eggs are finished steaming, use a slotted spoon to transfer the eggs to the ice bath for about 5 minutes.

Why we like it: The multicooker produces moist yolks and delicate whites. Again, the eggs were relatively easy to peel. The downside: Unless you keep the cooker on your counter, it’s a bit of a hassle to pull it out just to steam a batch of eggs.

Add about 1 inch of water to a medium pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Place the eggs in a steamer insert that fits in the pot and place the steamer in the pot. Decrease

the heat to medium-low and cover. Steam the eggs for exactly 13 minutes.

Fill a medium bowl with ice and cold water. When the eggs are finished steaming, transfer them to the ice bath for 5 minutes.

Peel the eggs and slice each in half lengthwise. Scoop out the yolks and place them in a small bowl. Arrange the whites on a deviled egg platter. If you don’t have one, use a smudge of the filling to stabilize the egg halves on a platter.

Mash the yolks with fork until no large lumps remain.

Add the mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and paprika. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Use a rubber spatula to mix, mashing the ingredients against the side of the bowl, until completely smooth.

Using a teaspoon, scoop up the yolk mixture and fill the cavity of each egg white to about ¼ inch above the flat surface of the whites. Or, for prettier eggs, fit a pastry bag with large open-star tip. Fill bag with the yolk mixture, twisting the top to push the mixture toward the tip. Pipe the yolk mixture into the egg white halves, mounding the filling about ¼ inch above the flat surface of the whites.

Sprinkle with your choice of fresh herbs, if desired.

Serve slightly chilled, or at room temperature.

Per serving (2 halves): 73 calories, 6 g protein, 2 g carbohydrates, 5 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 167 mg cholesterol, 135 mg sodium, 0 g dietary fiber, 0 g sugar

hit an all-time high this year, according to Veronica Navarrete, head of global communications at YouTube, and average daily views of videos with “Cook With Me” in the title “more than doubled in the first two weeks of March 2020 compared to the same time last year,” Navarrete says.

Average daily views of videos with “meal prep” in the title also increased more than 55% in the first two weeks of March compared to the same time period in 2019.

Popular cooking channels include Binging with Babish, Emmymadeinjapan, Cheap Lazy Vegan, Terri-Ann’s Kitchen and Honeysuckle, all of which have seen a bump in subscribers and viewers.

But then there’s the issue of acquiring the raw materials. While grocery retailers are struggling to keep their shelves full and nervous shoppers are grabbing the last box of penne or an extra few cartons of eggs, one way to bypass that system is to go through a meal-kit

delivery company, which will deliver the raw ingredients regularly to customers’ doors.

Blue Apron, the meal-kit company that started up in 2012 and went public in 2017, is just starting to ramp up.

“Over the last week, we have seen a sharp increase in consumer demand,” according to Blue Apron CEO Linda Findley Kozlowski, who says the company is increasing its capacity for future orders and expects to fulfill this new, greater demand by March 30. Until then, some recipes may be changed and orders may be slightly delayed as the company adjusts its orders and stock. On March 17, Freshly, a meal-kit service that launched in 2011, asked its customers for patience on Twitter, writing, “Just like you, we’re navigating these unprecedented times as best we can, & appreciate your patience & understanding as we do our best to accommodate a large increase in demand for our meals. We’re working as hard as we can while maintaining

the health & safety of our employees.”

For those that already feel confident in the kitchen, it’s a time to specialize in a skill they were simply curious about in the past, but which now seems like more of a necessity.

“I know how to cook. I learned by watching my mom cook. I used to work in restaurants,” says Jack Reed, 35, a software engineer based in Denver. “But I always shied away from bread baking. It seemed hard, and I could never get it right,” Reed says. He has been reading a few blogs and watching a lot of YouTube. This weekend he made focaccia. “It seemed like an easier bread to make, and it turned out really well.”

He’s off to a good start and excited about his next loaf.

“I’m hoping to try to bake some sourdough,” Reed says.

“If I get it right, I’m going to keep baking bread to maybe help out the neighborhood where I’m at, since everything is closed.”

making your own vinaigrette, toss in a pinch of dried herbs.

For a Greek-inspired chickpea salad I like to make, I always include oregano in the vinegarforward dressing. McVicar is a fan of dried basil in vinaigrette.

Especially if you have dried your own, take a page from Gregorio. She endorses rehydrating dried herbs in balsamic vinegar and/or olive oil to use in pesto or what she calls a “chimichurri-ish” sauce. Combine them with whatever fresh you might have on hand. n Baking. Dried herbs are an ideal add-in for mixing up your standard bread. Sprinkle them

on top of focaccia or fold them into your favorite no-knead Dutch oven round. Mixed with olive oil and a little Parmigiano-Reggiano, dried herbs can be a sort of magic dust on your pizza crust.

Similarly, shortbread takes well to herbs. McVicar favors lavender. Thyme and rosemary are options, too. Feel free to experiment making flavored sugars with your favorite dried herb. n Infusing. This can be as basic as making a simple herbal tea. McVicar makes teas made with sage, rosemary and a mix of thyme and mint or sage. Try ½ teaspoon dried herbs per 1

cup of water.

Dried herbs are a natural for flavoring custards, whether that leads you to a pudding or ice cream. McVicar highly recommends bay in ice cream, which she says makes it taste like “really posh white chocolate.” n Consider drying your own.

When it comes to dried herbs, you’re not just limited to what you can buy at the store. If, like me, you have a couple of plants in your backyard that have thrived despite neglect (or because of your dedication!), think about drying the bounty. A quick and easy method involves microwaving them between paper

towels. If you have more time — and don’t we all now? — try the oven. Gregorio first washes and blots the herbs dry with paper towels and then transfers them to a sheet pan in the oven on its lowest setting, ideally less than 200 degrees (try using the “warm” setting, if your oven has one). Start checking them after about an hour, although it may take longer. Once they crumble between your fingers, they’re done. Or for the super-slow method, Gregorio says you can wrap them in paper towels and parchment and let them dry naturally on a sunny window sill.

en Italiano on that bechamel sounds as luxurious as the sauce.

If you like watching people do what they do best, then go to the always-free Bon Appetit Video channel. The magazine’s test kitchen chefs have become cult celebrities with their offbeat-yet-gripping shows. Chris Morocco tries to recreate a dish while blindfolded? Sure. Carla Lalli Music teaches a celebrity

how to cook while standing back-to-back? OK. Best of all is “Gourmet Makes,” pastry chef Claire Saffitz’s trial-and-error epic, in which she attempts to recreate junk food. Almost always, she struggles until lightning strikes. It’s 40 suspenseful minutes of comfort food on screen. (Bonus: Saffitz went to summer camp in Bemidji, she says in her Combos episode.) One could learn how to make Girl Scout Cookies from scratch, but the real lesson is that perseverance is an indispensable kitchen ingredient.

More lessons can be learned from the queen of cooking shows, Julia Child. Through the end of the month, Amazon Prime members can stream her classic series “The French Chef” for free. (The rest of the

time, the show is a paid addon in Prime or through TPT Passport.) If you need to get over the ick-factor of handling raw chicken, Child won’t hold your hand, but she will show you how it’s done. “Here is our dear little friend, the chicken,” she says in one episode in her jolly lilt, while knifing it to pieces.

The New York Times cooking team has a YouTube channel where Melissa Clark, Alison Roman and guests like Jamie Oliver and “Queer Eye”’s Antoni Porowski do baked ziti, cookies and more.

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street magazine, which normally charges for its online Cooking School, has taken down the paywall on more than a dozen classes. Each class page contains videos,

recipes, step-by-step photo guides and scans of related articles from the magazine.

You’ll still need to register on the site, but there’s no payment.

America’s Test Kitchen has also removed its paywall on its 50 “all-time favorite” recipes. The site also posts full episodes of its cooking show, and more than 50 of the most recent episodes are free to stream. Travel via your kitchen with recent offerings like “The Very Best Paris-Brest” and “A Trip to Rome.”

Food Network Kitchen, the TV channel’s educational app with live classes, does charge by the month (or year).

But you can get a free starter month when you sign up, though you’ll have to enter credit card information.

seasoning as desired. Chill or serve warm on sandwich bread or lettuce leaves.

Per serving: 190 calories, 10 g protein, 2 g carbohydrates, 16 g fat, 4 g saturated fat, 290 mg cholesterol, 302 mg sodium, 1 g dietary fiber, 1 g sugar

SIMPLE DEVILED EGGS

Simple deviled eggs. Tom McCorkle /Washington Post

CLASSIC EGG SALAD 4 servings (makes 2½ cups) This simple egg salad is a perfect base for experimentation. It tastes great as is, or you can add more flavor by stirring in any number of things, such as ¼ cup of crisp bacon or finely chopped scallions, a tablespoon of sweet pickles or, perhaps, another tablespoon of fresh dill.

Make Ahead: You can cook and peel the eggs a few days before using them and store them in the refrigerator. They will be easiest to peel just after steaming.

Storage Notes: The salad can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.

1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Tabasco 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

6 large eggs 1/2 cup finely diced celery (about 1 1/2 celery stalks) 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley leaves, chives, dill or another favorite tender herb 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon coarse grain mustard 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Add about 1 inch of water to a medium pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Place the eggs in a steamer insert that fits in the pot and place the steamer in the pot. Decrease the heat to medium-low and cover. Steam the eggs for exactly 13 minutes.

Fill a medium bowl with ice and cold water. When the eggs are finished steaming, transfer them to the ice bath for 5 minutes.

While eggs are steaming, in a medium bowl, stir together the celery, herbs, mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and salt.

Peel and coarsely chop the eggs. Or, if you prefer the eggs more finely chopped, run them through sieve or ricer.

Transfer the chopped eggs to the bowl with the celery mixture. Stir to combine well. Taste, and adjust the

has a question, wants to know what they can substitute, where to get a certain ingredient online.”

Delish, the social-first publication that Hearst unveiled in 2015, is among the first publications to launch an Instagram Live cooking series with parents and kids — for parents and kids.

Because not only are many parents working from home, but their kids are home from school as well. Hosted by editorial director Jo Saltz and her children, the channel “will feature kid friendly recipes ... (like) pizza waffles and puppy chow,” according to a statement.

After a podcast about coffee and a diet book, the third-bestseller on Amazon’s list of books on food and cooking recently was a paperback by Bonnie Ohara called Bread Baking for Beginners that’s also available instantly on Amazon’s Kindle digital reader. In sixth place was an Instant Pot cookbook, seventh was the Easy Dinner Cookbook and 10th was Alison Roman’s “Nothing Fancy.”

Dozens of recipe writers and cookbook authors, including Roman, Benjamina Ebuehi (“The New Way to Cake”), Colu Henry (“Back Pocket Pasta”), Jet Tila (“101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die”), Julia Turshen (“Small Victories”) and Ben Mims (“Sweet & Southern”) are answering questions from readers and fans on Twitter and Instagram about specific recipes and ingredient substitutions. Around once a day, Roman has tweeted a call for questions. A recent one, at 11 a.m. on March 19, solicited more than 100 questions and comments within a couple of hours.

Those less experienced in the kitchen are turning to other sources, such as online cooking classes, YouTube and meal-kit services. Rouxbe, an online culinary school that started in 2005 and counts chef Marcus Samuelsson among its spokespeople, says it is experiencing “double-digit growth.” Uploads of videos related to sourdough bread

Schloss wrote in The Washington Post back in 1995. “That is why dried herbs are preferred in long-cooking dishes. By the time an old-style pasta sauce is done simmering, the dried herbs in it will have peaked and mellowed in flavor, whereas the potency of the same herb fresh would have been spent long before.” So consider dried herbs as MVPs in sauces, soups and stews. McVicar thinks dried sage works especially well in meatloaf. To maximize flavor, crush the dried leaves between your fingers before adding them to a recipe. n Other uses. If you’re salad and even mac-andcheese — yes, kid food from one of the world’s best chefs.

You have to tune in live — 3 p.m. Eastern — for his hyperenthusiastic lesson, but Bottura also posts a Q&A afterward, dipping in and out of Italian and English. An extra tutorial

HOW TO MAKE HARDBOILED EGGS Place the eggs in a saucepan in a single layer and fill the pan with enough cold water to cover the eggs by about an inch.

Bring to a rolling boil over high heat, then remove the pan from the heat, cover and let stand for 10 minutes.

Place the pan in the sink and run cold water over the eggs until the pan is lukewarm, about a minute or two; then drain. The eggs may feel slightly warm to the touch.

Why we like it: This oldschool method requires no special tools: Eggs, water and a pot are all you need. The downside: This was the process that resulted in the most cracked egg shells. The eggs were a bit more rubbery, with dryer yolks. Also, generally, the eggs were harder to peel.

6 servings (2 egg halves) The sky is the limit when it comes to what goes into deviled eggs. They can be as simple as this recipe, or you can doll them up with fancier ingredients, such as creme fraiche or caviar.

Make ahead: You can cook and peel the eggs a few days before using them and store them in the refrigerator. They will be easiest to peel just after steaming. Place the empty egg halves and the mashed yolks into separate airtight containers. Refrigerate for up to 2 days.

Before filling the eggs, bring the filling to room temperature.

The eggs can be refrigerated for up to three days.

6 large eggs 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 1/2 teaspoons white vinegar 3/4 teaspoon grainy mustard 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Sprinkle of fresh herbs, such as chives, dill, parsley or another favorite tender herb (optional)