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A reporter wearing a face mask asks Gov. Andrew Cuomo a question Wednesday afternoon during his daily COVID-19 briefing in the state Capitol.

ALBANY — All New Yorkers must wear masks or other cloth face coverings when going out in public to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo mandated in an executive order Wednesday.

All coverings, such as a face mask or bandana, must shield the mouth and nose. People must wear the coverings in situations where social distancing, or remaining six feet away from another person, is

impossible, Cuomo said, such as on public transportation or busy streets.

The law will go into effect Friday to give New Yorkers time to comply. The governor’s office did not specify an age requirement for mask wearers, such as children, as of press time Wednesday.

The executive order will not include a civil violation for people who do not wear a mask, Cuomo said, but a penalty may be enforced if people do not follow the order.

“Local governments would

enforce it,” the governor said during his daily COVID-19 briefing in the state Capitol.

“I could do civil penalty, or could I say you’re not allowed on trains or buses unless you wear a mask? You could get there, but we’re not there yet.

And I hope New Yorkers will do it because it makes sense.”

The state order supersedes any similar mask-wearing requirement at the county or local municipal level. Runners and hikers should stay across the street from each other See CUOMO A8

Businesses fabricate safety shields for CMH

Driving force behind Yankees Hank Steinbrenner dead at 63 after long illness PAGE B1

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Purpose Cooperative members, left to right, Amelia Toelke, Brendan Gaesser, Mark Rowntree, Brandon Gamm and Anthony Irwin work to 3D print and assemble face shields for hospital workers.

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Materials and equipment used in the making of face shields for health care workers at CMH.

HUDSON — Local manufacturers, engineers and community business leaders are stepping up to ensure employees of Columbia Memorial Health in Hudson are covered — literally.

Purpose Co-working and

Makerspace Cooperative in Philmont converted its space overnight to fabricate face shields using 3D printers to meet the growing demand for personal protective equipment, or PPE. Columbia Memorial Health spokesman William Van Slyke said the shields are used by

clinical staff in direct contact with COVID-19 patients and suspected cases.

“There are PPE shortages, including shields, that must be constantly managed to ensure we have what our team needs,” Van Slyke said. “We See CMH A8

Inmates at risk for COVID-19 across region

By Nora Mishanec Columbia-Greene Media

The state Department of Corrections is looking for ways to reduce prison populations after a series of COVID-19 outbreaks at high-profile prisons, including Rikers Island in New York City and Sing Sing in Ossining.

Some prisoners over the age of 55 may be eligible for release if they meet certain criteria, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said Wednesday.

“DOCCS is currently reviewing the incarcerated population to identify individuals who are 55 years of age or

older who are within 90 days of release, who do not pose an undue risk to public safety, for potential transition dependent upon having a non-shelter or Department of Social Services residence to transition to,” DOCCS officials said.

Five prisoners have died of COVID-19 statewide and 160 have tested positive for the virus, DOCCS confirmed Wednesday. Nearly 700 staff members have tested positive, including a nurse at the Albany County Jail, officials said.

It is unclear if any Coxsackie Correctional Facility or Greene Correctional Facility inmates or staff members

have tested positive for COVID-19. The department could not disclose that information for security reasons, according to DOCCS officials.

The Greene Correctional Facility in Coxsackie has 1,222 male inmates held in medium security. The Coxsackie Correctional Facility, on Route 9W in Coxsackie, has 769 male inmates held in maximum security.

The Columbia County Jail in Hudson has 36 inmates and approximately 70 staff members, but none have tested positive for COVID-19, said Chief Corrections Officer See INMATES A8

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LOS ANGELES — It is a tragedy unfolding in real time. At a skilled-nursing facility in the Tulare County, Calif., town of Visalia, 71 residents and 41 staffers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Six residents at the 176-bed Redwood Springs Healthcare Center are dead and eight are in acute care, according to Anita Hubbard, the center’s administrator.

But without Hubbard’s details, little would be known about one of California’s worst outbreaks of the deadly virus in a senior facility. Tulare County stopped commenting for five days, during which the numbers of positive cases skyrocketed.

Like other cities and counties statewide, California doesn’t require it to release such information, even in the midst of a pandemic.

As the novel coronavirus continues to claim hundreds of lives across California, a secondary victim of the crisis is emerging: government transparency.

Much of what we know about COVID-19 in nursing homes and senior facilities did not come from public agencies, but private sources: relatives, staff members and administrators.

“I want updates,” said Christina Valencia, whose grandmother was among the several people testing positive for the disease at a nursing home in Redondo Beach. “You should have a right to know how many residents are positive.”

Californians are in the dark about more than nursing homes.

Information about the availability of personal protective equipment, or PPE, is lacking, upping the anxiety of healthcare workers. Coroners aren’t releasing information about deaths.

Until recently, California was not releasing information about the racial breakdown of people who were infected and killed.

Government confusion has undermined public understanding of the crisis, and has potentially compromised California’s response, some health and civil liberties experts argue.

But there are few rules for what cities and counties must disclose and little direction from California’s top officials, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, on what must be communicated in an urgent moment.

Dr. Richard Jackson, who served as California’s state health officer under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, said it’s crucial that public health agencies and political leaders keep residents informed by sharing data on local hot spots, infection rates and demographics in their communities.

“As the general principle, the public has a right to important information that would influence their own health,” said Jackson, a professor emeritus at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

Such transparency, some experts said, is essential for maintaining public trust amid the catastrophe.

“Mistrust is the enemy of good public policy and certainly good public health policy,” said Jeffrey Kahn, head of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics.

With California waging a blitzkrieg campaign to fight back the fast-moving pandemic, state and local agencies are overwhelmed, and some difficulty sharing information is inevitable. Yet California’s halting release of key knowledge is alarming groups that look out for the vulnerable and

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in front of the hospital ship USNS Mercy that arrived into the Port of Los Angeles on Friday, March 27, 2020, to provide relief for Southland hospitals overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic.

disadvantaged.

Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California sent Newsom a letter requesting more transparency about the pandemic’s effect on people of color and other at-risk groups.

Conner said the requirement for local data collection and release needs to come from the state, which she argues is best suited to set perimeters, instead of leaving counties and cities to make their own decisions.

“California is really behind the ball in ensuring there is comprehensive data available,” she said. “We don’t have any data, we don’t have any accountability.”

The fallout from inadequate information can be seen not just in Tulare, but in nursing homes and eldercare facilities around the state. Yolo County, home of UC Davis, Monday announced a nursing home there had an outbreak of 35 cases, including 12 staff members and one fatality. But it refused to name the facility, citing privacy concerns similar to Tulare County.

Sacramento and Alameda counties have also come under fire for failing to give details around elder facilities.

By contrast, Los Angeles County has been releasing the names of all elder facilities with a single confirmed positive case since late March.

The dearth of information frustrates family members, who, in at least one case, came close to unknowingly spreading the virus from one senior facility to another.

A few weeks ago, a woman named Marcia was hoping to reunite her two elderly parents, who both had Alzheimer’s and had been living in separate facilities because they needed different levels of care. The plan by Marcia, who asked that her last name not be used to protect her family’s privacy, was to move her father from the Alameda Care Center in Burbank facility to the Jewish Home in Reseda, where her mom lived.

Marcia was unaware that an outbreak had occurred at the Alameda Care Center _ it happened before L.A. County started releasing information about infections at senior homes.

Fortunately, one nurse in Burbank notified a nurse at the Jewish home because they were friends. The facility quarantined and tested Marcia’s father based on the unofficial advice.

“We got lucky,” said Dr. Noah Marco, chief medical officer at the Jewish Home.

Marcia’s father was less fortunate. He developed the tell-tale symptoms of COVID-19. Four days later, he died, without ever

seeing his wife.

In recent days, Newsom has acknowledged the need for greater clarity and access to the data being used to make decisions.

“Understandably people are eager for transparency in real time,” he said during an online briefing. “Every day we are (working) as quickly as we can.”

It’s not just the public that is sometimes left out of the loop.

On April 7, Newsom announced that California had secured a monthly supply of 200 million N95 respiratory and surgical masks to help protect healthcare workers. The governor did not announce the procurement during his daily media briefings, but on “The Rachel Maddow Show.” That left some lawmakers surprised, because they would have to authorize the purchase within days.

“Under normal circumstances, the Legislature would have had more time to deliberate an expenditure of this magnitude,” wrote state Sen. Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles), chair of the joint legislative budget committee, in a letter to Newsom last week, asking for more clarity on the terms of the deal.

Mitchell later said in an interview that she supported Newsom’s move and understood the need for speed. But in the letter, she requested the state immediately start a public website to document its inventory of protective gear and where it’s being distributed to ensure supplies wind up where they are most needed.

Tuesday, Frank Girardot, spokesman for BYD, the company that would supply the masks, said it hoped to have quality testing required for federal certifications completed by the end of the month, and shipping could begin then.

The state has yet to respond to The Times’ public record request for the contract. It also hasn’t responded to numerous other records requests, including one seeking information on PPE the state has requested and received from the federal government.

For government agencies, information sharing is fraught with difficulties, partly because of the time involved in collecting data, said Dr. Paul Simon, chief science officer at the Los Angeles County of Public Health. A

lack of unified systems is also a problem at the state and local levels.

“We don’t have this one big, massive information system that allows us to share information electronically at a moment’s notice, unfortunately,” Simon said.

Last month, the League of California Cities sent a letter to Newsom asking for a delay of the state’s public records act as “city resources and personnel are stretched thin” during the outbreak.

“Depending on how long the COVID-19 pandemic lasts, cities may not be able to physically access certain records due to office closures, limited staffing, or limited IT capability until they are permitted back into city offices,” said Corrie Manning, general counsel for the league, which represents nearly 500 cities in the state.

The governor’s office did not respond to questions about the league’s request.

David Snyder, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, said while he agrees that records relating to the pandemic are vital information that should be released, “those are not the only records that matter.”

Despite the tremendous stress of the pandemic, public health officials still have an obligation _ and a need _ to provide information, said Jackson, the state health officer under Schwarzenegger.

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Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1052 n Catskill Village Planning Board Stewart’s Public Hearing 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Greenville CSD BOE/Budget discussion 5 6 p.m. Virtual Meeting only (see website for link) n Greenville Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Pioneer Building, Greenville

Tuesday, April 21 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30

p.m. Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518945-1551 n Coxsackie-Athens Central School District Board of Education 6 p.m. (virtual meeting) n Greenville CSD BOE Meeting Questar III Annual Vote & Election 5 p.m. Virtual Meeting Only (see website for link) n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

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Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-9451551 n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-9433830

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posed Tentative Budget Public Hearing 6:30 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

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

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Thursday, May 7 n Cairo Town Planning Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Coxsackie Village Workshop 6 p.m.

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Morshed charged in Easter assault

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — Mohammad Morshed, who was acquitted of felony murder last summer in the Hudson shooting death of a 19-year-old Philmont man, is being held in the Columbia County Jail on a charge of assaulting his mother on Easter Sunday, according to Hudson Police Chief L. Edward Moore.

Hudson police were called to a residence on Fairview Avenue about 8 p.m. Monday, following a 911 call reporting a physical domestic dispute Moore said.

Morshed, 29, of Hudson, and his younger brother, Shimran Alam, 19, had a verbal argument that became physical with Alam threatening Morshed with a broom handle, according to Moore.

Alam was apparently angry at Morshed for allegedly

assaulting their mother a day earlier, Moore said.

The woman had sustained injuries to her face and left eye after Morshed allegedly hit her with a coffee mug on Sunday, according to Hudson police.

The woman, whose name has not been released, did not seek medical treatment, according to Moore.

Both Morshed and Alam were arrested by Hudson police, Moore said.

Morshed was charged with second-degree assault with intent to cause physical injury with a weapon, and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies, Moore said. Alam was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing, both misdemeanors, Moore said.

Morshed was arraigned in Hudson City Court before

Judge John Connor. Bail was set at $2,000.

Morshed is scheduled to appear in Columbia County Court on April 16 at 8:30 a.m., according to Hudson police.

Alam was also arraigned before Connor in Hudson City Court and released, pending another city court appearance May 19 at 8:30 a.m. A temporary order of protection was issued.

In June 2019, a jury found Morshed not guilty of felony murder in Columbia County Court. Morshed was accused of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Inderly Instinfil, 19, of Philmont. The shooting took place on Fairview Avenue in June 2018.

The seven-man, five-woman jury deliberated for about two-and-a-half days before reaching their verdict.

Over the course of the deliberations, jurors asked for

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Mohammed Morshed, who was acquitted of second-degree murder in June 2019, in Columbia County Court in this August 2018 file photo. Morshed was charged with assaulting his mother on Easter Sunday, Hudson police said Tuesday.

a lesser charge of seconddegree manslaughter as an alternative to the murder charge.

They returned a not-guilty verdict on each charge.

replays of a 911 call just after the shooting. They also asked the judge to repeat the definition for justification of self-defense under the law.

Jurors were asked to consider

Ulster donates test kits to Greene

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — After running out of COVID-19 test kits over the weekend, Greene County received a donation of 25 test kits from Ulster County.

The county’s supply of 100 testing kits was depleted and an order for 1,000 new kits was placed to the state Department of Health, Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, RNew Baltimore, said.

Of the 100 tests, 89 were used at The Pines at Catskill Center Nursing and Rehabilitation, where 17 residents and nine staff members had tested positive as of Monday afternoon.

In light of the shortage, Ulster County donated 25 test kits, along with disposable gowns, Linger said. Greene County did not have a backup supply.

“I would like to thank Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan for helping out Greene County and protecting the residents of our region,” Linger said Wednesday. “The test kits donated today will be used to protect our most vulnerable populations in our nursing homes.”

Ryan emphasized the importance of sticking together during the crisis.

“This virus does not respect our arbitrary county borders, and neither can our response,” Ryan said. “To protect the health and safety of our area, we must aid our neighbors whenever possible.

The response to COVID-19 illustrates that we are all in this

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Specimen collection kits to be used for swab testing citizens for COVID-19 are stacked on a table.

Ulster County donated 25 new testing kits to Greene County, officials from both counties said Wednesday.

fight together. As county executive, I will continue to collaborate with others to find new, creative solutions to combat this virus.”

Linger commended the administration at The Pines for taking action.

“The Pines’ procedure has been right on point,” Linger said. “They did everything they were supposed to do.”

An epidemiologist from the state has been assigned to The Pines’ case, Linger said.

“The Pines at Catskill Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation can confirm that it has residents that have tested positive for COVID-19,” according to a statement Monday from

National Health Care Associates Chief Marketing Officer Genevieve Worthington. “We continue to follow the guidance and directives of state and federal officials, including the CDC and local [agencies].”

The county is also anticipating nearly $95,000 in grants from the state Department of Health for COVID-19 support.

The Finance Committee authorized $67,490 for COVID19-related activities Monday and established an agreement between Greene County Public Health and Health Research Inc. The county was notified that it will receive an additional $27,000 in funding, Greene

County Administrator Shaun Groden said.

The grant award, which came from the state Department of Health, is based on the county’s population, Greene County Public Health Director Kimberly Kaplan said.

The funds can be used for costs associated with quarantining, Kaplan said.

“We have to bring them thermometers and information about being quarantined,” Kaplan said. “It needs to be delivered to their homes, which involves a fair bit of driving.”

Greene County Public Health is delivering hand sanitizer and masks to people in

quarantine, Kaplan said.

“If we need separate arrangements for housing, that could be included in [the grant],” she said.

The county has 131 residents in quarantine, according to data from the public health department Tuesday.

The county is exploring the option of using the funding to purchase test kits, Kaplan said.

“We are just awaiting clarification on some use of that funding,” she said.

The Legislature also took two steps Monday to offer financial relief to residents.

The Finance Committee authorized Greene County Treasurer Peter Markou to cancel the 1% interest on delinquent taxes for the months of April and May. “I expect we will be coming back in May to extend the interest,” Markou said.

Markou also expressed uncertainty about whether the county would hold its annual auction for properties that were claimed by the county due to unpaid taxes.

Because of the financial burden the pandemic is placing on local businesses, the Finance Committee voted to defer payments to the county’s economic development loan program, which it operates using Community Development Block Grant funds, for three months. Nine loan recipients have accepted the deferment, while six others said they did not need it, Economic Development and Planning Director Karl Heck said.

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Cuomo takes high road against Trump As the U.S. coronavirus casualty list stands tops 26,000 nationwide, how many people could have guessed that Gov. Andrew Cuomo would tell millions of New Yorkers on Tuesday that he refuses to fight with President Donald Trump after Trump suggested governors were usurping his alleged power to determine when to reopen state economies ahead of federal orders.

“Abusing their power”? “Federal orders”?

Cuomo responded to this baseless taunt Tuesday afternoon during his daily COVID-19 press conference in the state Capitol.

It is arguably the finest statement Cuomo ever made in political office, and there was no trace of politics in it.

In a steady, unemotional voice, the governor said: “We do not have a king in this country. That has been a topic discussed since our founding fathers. We didn’t want a king, so we have a Constitution and we opted for a president.”

But this president wants to jump-start the U.S. economic recovery right now. Forget about the health of the American people and the imperative to get a comprehensive national testing program in place to get a handle on the number of people infected with COVID-19 and, just as important, the number of people who are not. Trump seems unable or unwilling to do this.

While Trump was clearly spoiling for a fight, Cuomo, who took the high road, said he will not engage with the president, especially with American lives at stake.

“This is no time for any division between the federal and state governments,” Cuomo said. “If he wants a fight, he’s not going to get it from me — period.”

Cuomo is right not to take the bait from President Trump and leap into a partisan fight that seems designed to discredit the governor and the Democratic party and make Trump appear to be a hero. We can’t afford to gamble with people’s lives.

ANOTHER VIEW

The science is challenging.

But we should be hopeful for a COVID-19 vaccine or drug. (c) 2020,The Washington Post ·

Nobel laureate Peter Medawar once defined a virus as “a piece of bad news wrapped up in protein.” He wrote in 1983 that “no virus is known to do good.” The key to stopping the novel coronavirus is that no virus can multiply on its own. It must invade a living cell. All hopes rest on a drug, vaccine or other therapy to disrupt the virus attack or impede its replication machinery. This is complicated science, not the instant “game changer” that President Donald Trump has touted in the unproven antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine.

Traditionally, it takes years to develop, test and manufacture a vaccine; the one that worked in Congo against Ebola was under development for a decade. These hurdles haven’t changed, although one factor giving science a head start is that the whole genome of the coronavirus was sequenced and shared rapidly by China. Also, a new process of preliminary research reports unleashed a torrent of open source information.

What might save us? More than 70 vaccines are being researched. The Norwaybased Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, an international public-private collaboration started in 2017, has been funding a number of experimental projects.

One of them, created by Moderna of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, is attempting to use synthesized genetic material, known as messenger RNA, that would help the body recognize the virus and target it, rather

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than the established method of using attenuated pathogens or protein particles from the real virus. The approach underscores the value of acquiring the whole genome sequence so early. Other vaccine development efforts are also delving into whether it is possible to manipulate genetic material to create an effective vaccine in a new way.

Two companies are experimenting with taking a snippet of genetic code and entwining it with a harmless virus, hopefully spurring the body to produce antibodies that would go after a coronavirus invasion.

A second overall approach is to create antiviral drugs and other therapies that could interfere with the steps that the coronavirus takes to infect a cell or replicate inside it.

Some are looking to see if existing drugs or vaccines against other illnesses, already tested for safety, might be repurposed, such as the antiviral remdesivir, which Gilead Sciences has put into five clinical trials around the world. It didn’t succeed in the 2019 Ebola outbreak, but in test-tube and animal studies earlier had shown some potency against other coronaviruses. Yet another approach would be to create entirely new drugs or therapies, such as using the plasma of recovered patients to provide the protective antibodies needed to help ward off the virus.

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How not to hold an election during a pandemic WASHINGTON — When Thomas Edison was asked about conducting thousands of experiments without results, he responded that he always got results: He knew “several thousand things that won’t work.” America’s states are, Louis Brandeis said, laboratories of democracy, and recently Wisconsin successfully demonstrated what does not work when holding elections during a pandemic.

After insisting for weeks that the statutory election schedule should be kept, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers tardily awoke to the problem of voting amid social distancing. Four days before the scheduled April 7 vote, he called the legislature into special session to pick a later date. The next day, the Republicans who control both houses swiftly adjourned the session, thereby conserving — they are conservatives — the status quo at a slight, they hope, cost in lives. (Voters and polling-place workers are disproportionately elderly.)

Wisconsin Republicans, who know their candidates, clearly think they fare better when fewer people vote.

Wisconsin was an early incubator of progressivism, and Evers acted on the progressive assumption that executive power should be as large as any progressive executive thinks it should be, as long as the executive is progressive: He tried to rewrite Wisconsin’s election laws by fiat, but was rebuked by courts. This bad behavior on both sides was related to a bad idea: judicial elections. Composition of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court was at stake. On Election Day, in Milwaukee (population, 592,000), five of 180 planned polling places were open.

Long before COVID-19, every two years Americans in various states have endured hours-long waits in blockslong lines at polling places.

The possibility that COVID-19 will still require some social distancing in November has focused attention on voting by mail (VBM).

Responding to Democrats’ efforts to give states federal

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WILL subsidies for mail voting, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California sternly says they should “stop worrying about politics.” Perhaps — let’s be fanciful — his reprimand was also intended for Donald Trump, who says he opposes VBM because, in addition to worries about fraud, it “doesn’t work out well for Republicans.”

Republicans have been more diligent in warning about substantial election fraud than they have been successful in documenting it.

Other than that ascribed to an indicted North Carolina Republican operative, which caused a congressional election to be re-run. And other than Trump’s revelation that in 2016 he lost New Hampshire because a slew of buses — surely conspicuous; evidently unnoticed — brought in “thousands and thousands” of illegal voters “coming in from locations unknown.” (“But I knew where their location was.”)

In a 1996 special election, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., became the first U.S. senator elected in an all-mail vote. In a referendum two years later, 69% of Oregonians endorsed VBM for all elections. The second Oregon senator elected by VBM was Republican Gordon Smith. Social science provides little evidence of any substantial partisan advantage from VBM, which voters (although African Americans understandably like visiting polling places) favor for its convenience. Wyden and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, DMinn., propose legislation to mandate and subsidize state measures to facilitate VBM.

Although subsidies in today’s emergency might be defensible, mandates unwisely — and unnecessarily — meddle with the laboratories.

New Hampshire’s Republican Gov. Chris Sununu has endorsed VBM. Elections in Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Colorado and Utah are essentially entirely VBM, with ballots mailed to eligible voters. Twenty-eight other states, including California, Florida and Arizona, plus the District of Columbia, allow absentee voting without providing a reason. So, a majority of Americans have VBM, absent the convenience of automatically receiving ballots — although some states’ voters can put themselves on a list to receive ballots. This alarms those who fear the sort of substantial fraud that has not been verified after hundreds of millions of votes cast by mail.

Time was, Election Day provided a communitarian moment, with almost all voters visiting polling places. In 2016 however, 41.3% of votes were cast early or absentee; in 2018, 43.1%; in 2020, perhaps a majority. This year early voting will begin at least as early (because of COVID-19, states’ rules are in flux) as Sept. 18 in Minnesota. Scores of millions of votes might be cast before the presidential debates are over. However, given the usual caliber of such debates, this will not appreciably deprive early voters of pertinent information.

When Trump says VBM would mean “you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again,” he concedes that VBM increases turnout and that Wisconsin Republicans are right about the party’s appeal: The larger the turnout, the less likely a Republican majority.

George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. (c) 2020, Washington Post Writers Group

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Hudson Memorial Day cancelled To the editor: Due to the coronavirus, the Memorial Day Parade and Service planned for May 25 had to be cancelled.

We are disappointed having to cancel, but this is for the safety of our veterans, parade participants and the community. The Memorial

Day Committee and I ask that on Memorial Day, you take a moment to say a prayer to remember and honor the men and women who gave their lives for the freedoms we enjoy today.

We look forward to next year and if you fly the American flag, remember, let the

flag fly at half-staff until noon on Memorial Day. At noon, the flag again is raised to the peak of the flag pole, where it remains until it is lowered for the day.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST SUPPORT AND GOD BLESS. ED COONS COMMITTEE CHAIR HUDSON

Medicare for all To the editor: The coronavirus pandemic is showing that employer-based insurance often fails when people lose their jobs. It is heartbreaking to know that people fighting for their next breath have to worry about “who’s going to pay for this” — and not just during a pandemic. Nearly 17 million people have applied for unemployment in the past

three weeks, and that doesn’t include off-the-books and gig workers, or the disastrous difficulties small businesses have had in accessing the paltry sums allotted for them. Many of these jobs and businesses may never come back.

Now, during this pandemic, when so many are sick and in need, is the time for Medicare for All. Every town in Columbia

County (and Greene County) should pass a resolution in favor of it. With all the trillions of dollars being printed — most of it for big business bailouts without strings or oversight — money for Medicare for All will give workers peace of mind and save lives.

KAREN FETTY HUDSON

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY ‘I will not attempt to describe the transports I felt when I heard the first cry of my child.’

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Mary E. Williams Mary E. Williams, 73, of and daylilies. One hybrid dayStamford, passed away on lily was named the Mary E. in Saturday, April 11, 2020 at her honor by Gary. She enjoyed Robinson Terrace Nursing playing the trumpet, guitar and Home. Born on July 30, 1946 piano, Mary also enjoyed lisin Margaretville, Mary was the tening to 4 part a capella hardaughter of the late Paul and mony and attended may live Catherine Mabey. concerts around the North Mary was married to John East. She had a passion for hisGary Williams of Hopewell tory, and was member of the Junction on October 7, 1972 in Stamford, Hobart and Gilboa Stamford, NYShe was a 1964 Historical Societies and engraduate of Stamford joyed visiting historical Central School and atsites, homes and mutended both Hartwick seums.Mary enjoyed College and the Kathtraveling and took rine Gibbs Secretarial several cross-country School in Providence, road trips in her retireRI.Mary first worked ment and has been to as Executive Secre47 states. Her favorite tary for the Sister in vacation place was Charge of St. Peter’s Qgunquit, ME, where Williams Hospital, Albany. After she visited twice yearly married Gary she had for the past 47 years, several secretarial jobs. Their Mary enjoyed the sea view. home was in Beekman, NY, Besides her husband Gary, until 2008, when she retired she is survived by her sister: with over 20 years as execu- Paula (George) Chase of East tive secretary at the corporate Falmouth, MA; sister-in-law: office of First Brands (makers Janice (Peter) Xeller of Delmar; of STP & Preston) of Danbury, nephews: Sean (Diane) Chase Ct, which later was acquired of Bridgewater, MA; Daniel

by Honeywell. Following her Xeller of Charleston, SC; one retirement Mary and Gary built niece: Catherine Xeller Eksterotheir home in Stamford, back to wicz of Franklin Square, NY; the beloved town that she grew grandnieces and nephews: up in, Mary had found memo- Ben, Allie and Johann. ries of her childhood home Private services were and and often talked about her dog burial was at Sacred Heart Maggi.She was a communi- Cemetery, Stamford with cant of Sacred Heart Church in Rev. Michael Cambi officiatStamford. Mary was a member ing. Contributions in memory of the Stamford-Hobart Inner of Mary can be made to the Wheel.Mary was a gifted quilter Sacred Heart Church, 27 only doing 100 percent hand Harper Street, Stamford, NY stitched quilts. She also loved 12167Please visit www.macarflowers, at her home in both thurfh.com to share a condoBeekman and Stamford her lence with Mary’s family. yard was filled with daffodils

Christin Marie Dicintio Christin Marie Dicintio Susan Devlin (Matthew); bepassed away Easter morn- loved first cousins Jason Lauing surrounded by her loved rito (Amber), Allison Martinez ones. She may not have lived (Mark) and Roger Martin; and many years on this Earth but many more much loved aunts, she touched the lives of all who uncles and cousins. knew her; our beloved, sweet In lieu of flowers please make little girl whose smile warmed donations in Christin’s our hearts and whose name to Springbrook, strength and courage 105 Campus Drive, could be seen and felt Oneonta, NY 13820 by all. or Ainsley’s Angels of Christin was preCentral NY, 33 Jefferceded in visiting son Ave, Oneonta, NY Heaven by her Papa 13820. To light a canEdward Lincoln, who dle or share a memory has waited patiently with her family, please to take her on many a Dicintio visit batesanderson. beautiful golf cart ride; com. A celebration of Grandmother Paula DiCintio; Grandpa Joseph “Hank” Di- Christin’s beautiful life will be Cintio and her sister Danielle held at a later date.

All we can ask for in our lives DiCintio. Christin is survived by her father Chris DiCintio is to leave the world a better (Julie Batchelder); her mother place. For Christin, this aspiraBrenda DiCintio (Mark Zander) tion has been fulfilled through and her brother Ethan Lincoln. the many caregivers, teachAlso survived by grandmothers ers, friends and family memBeverly Lincoln and Deb DiCin- bers who are better people tio; Uncle Eric Lincoln; Aunts for having known and loved Tempi Fleischmann (James), her. Heaven has truly gained a Debra Laurito (Robert) and beautiful angel.

Mary Louise Garrison Mary Louise Garrison, 91, passed away on April 15 at Pine Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Philmont, NY from complications associated with the corona virus.

She was born on February 22, 1929 in Poughkeepsie to the late David and Kathleen Taylor. The Poughkeepsie High School graduate, worked for local businesses before marrying Poughkeepsie native Robert Ostrander, who predeceased her in 1980. The couple moved to Philmont, raised three sons and operated a family-owned grocery in the village for many years. She joined other women in founding the Philmont Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary.

Following the death of her first husband, she wed the late Arthur Garrison and lived in Dutchess County.

Mary Lou is survived by sons Stephen Ostrander (Janine) of Columbus, Ohio; Robert Ostrander Jr. (Mary) of Santa Clarita, California; and Laurence Ostrander (Maria) of Philmont.

She has eight enduring grand-

children: Robert Ostrander III, Regan Javier (Jim) Katie Swain (Sage), Catherine Migden-Ostrander (Daniel Wai Poi), David Ostrander (Kelsey), Ashley Bender (Jesse), Brian Ostrander and Colleen Ostrander; and four great-grandchildren: Madeline and James Javier, Madeleine Migden, and Jameson Bender.

Siblings Kathleen Digilio, Grace Thorne, and David Taylor predeceased her. Mary Lou will be remembered for her optimism, enthusiasm, fun, spunk and inherent desire to make everyone in her presence feel loved, comforted and good-humored. No stomach visiting her home went unfed; every dog or cat within her reach was rewarded.

A celebration of Mary Lou’s life will be held at a later time.

She will be interred next to husband Robert Ostrander in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Philmont. Contributions in memory of MaryLou may be made to the Philmont Fire Co.

Trudy Gildersleeve October 5, 1945 – April 5, 2020 (age 74) Trudy Luo Gildersleeve (74) passed away at St. Peters Hospital in Albany, NY on Palm Sunday, 4/5/2020. Trudy was born on October 5, 1945 in Chatham, NY, one of seven siblings to mother, Dora Seaver and father, Bernard Reilly.

Trudy was a lifelong, local resident of New York, where she married the love of her life, U.S. Marines Weapons Instructor, Leon (Gil) King Gildersleeve.

They celebrated 50 wonderful years together while raising a loving family of four sons: Brian (Barb) Gildersleeve (Schodack, NY), Kris (Sherry) Gildersleeve (Germantown, NY), Shane Gildersleeve (Chatham, NY) and Duane Gildersleeve (NC).

Trudy’s strong faith in God and unwavering love for family and friends will remain her eter-

nal legacy as her life was led in and sister, Catherine Bromiley faithful purpose, kindness, love, (Knightdale, NC), her four sons and compassion for all. Trudy listed above and her 14 beautiful was a beautiful soul who shared grandchildren, Ryan (Christine) her special gifts with family and Gildersleeve, Matthew Gildfriends alike and was a ersleeve, Samantha person of unique charGildersleeve, Kimberly acter, humbling faith, Gildersleeve, Michael perseverance, love, and Gildersleeve, Christina gentle strength. Trudy Gildersleeve, Jessica worked at Eden Park Schweitzer, Joshua and Evergreen Com(Nicole) Gildersleeve, mons nursing homes, Kyrstine Gildersleeve, sharing her kindness Brandon Sherman, with those in need.

Tyler Sherman, Brad Trudy was a beloved Gildersleeve Gildersleeve, Sean daughter, sister, mother, grand- Gildersleeve, Brandon Gildermother, great grandmother and sleeve and her 8 adorable great a devoted, lifelong friend to grandchildren Regan Gildermany. Trudy is survived by her sleeve, Delilah Gildersleeve, mother, Dora Seaver (Ghent, Reagan & Avery Gildersleeve, NY), brothers, Bob (Charlotte) Brad & Reid Gildersleeve and Reilly (Augusta, GA), Joe Reilly Sophie & Lola Gildersleeve as (Newburgh, NY), David (Mar- well as many nieces and nephtha) Reilly, Knightdale, NC ews and lifelong friends.

Trudy is predeceased by her husband, Leon Gildersleeve, father, Bernard Reilly, sister, Jane Monteleone and brother, George Reilly.

As her final act of kindness, Trudy wished to donate her remains in the hope that she may help others through research. A celebration of her life for family and friends will be arranged at a later date. There will be no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, you may wish to make a donation in Trudy’s name in support of medical research to find a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes.. Arrangements are with the Peck and Peck Funeral Home of Copake, NY. To send an online condolence please visit www.peckandpeck. net.

Coronavirus survivors hope for immunity — the reality is more complicated

By Kristen V Brown Bloomberg News

As the number of new COVID-19 cases each day begins to slow in parts of the U.S. and states consider rolling back social-distancing measures, a huge unknown remains: Who has become immune to the disease _ and for how long?

When the body’s immune system encounters a virus, it gets to work producing antibodies that can recognize a particular virus and attack it.

And it’s commonly thought that once a person catches a virus, immunity makes it impossible to get sick from the same one again.

But it’s more complicated than that. Immunity is a spectrum. Some viruses result in lifelong protection, such as those that cause chickenpox and measles. On the other end of that spectrum, human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, doesn’t usually provide any protective shield.

When it comes to SARSCoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, little is known yet about the body’s immune response to an infection, said George Rutherford, the head of infectious disease and global epidemiology at the University of California at San Francisco. “That’s something that’s going to take a while to figure out.”

Understanding the level of viral immunity in survivors of COVID-19 will prove key in making decisions about how and when to lift restrictions.

Tests that measure antibodies to the virus have been touted as a major part of efforts to restart the economy and get people back to work.

New York state has approved an antibody test and plans to use it widely. Anthony Fauci, the leading U.S. infectiousdisease expert, has suggested a future in which “certificates of immunity” would be required for returning workers.

But all these ideas may be getting ahead of themselves.

Researchers first need to answer two key questions: How long do antibodies to SARSCoV-2 remain in the body, and for how long do they prevent reinfection, if at all?

Rutherford said ideally, SARS-CoV-2 will be similar to viruses such as the one for rubeola that causes measles and triggers lifelong immunity. In such a scenario, the virus eventually would stop spreading — what’s known as herd immunity.

“This is the hope for COVID-19,” Rutherford said.

But for now, that’s all it is: a hope. That’s because immunity is a particularly complicated question when it comes to coronaviruses, a class of viruses that includes SARS and MERS as well as seasonal coronaviruses that cause illnesses such as the common cold. They are named for the crownlike spiked proteins that allow them to attach to their cellular hosts.

“There is no proof at this point that the development of an antibody response will be protective,” said David Walt, a professor of pathology

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Riverside County medical personnel administer coronavirus tests at a drive-though testing facility at Diamond Stadium on March 21, 2020, in Lake Elsinore, Calif. Those tested have symptoms or have had a risk of exposure.

at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. “There is no evidence yet that people can’t be reinfected with the virus.”

Studies of SARS and MERS, which are closely related to SARS-CoV-2, have suggested limits to the body’s immune response. One 2007 report on SARS demonstrated that its antibodies dissipated after an average of two years, making patients potentially vulnerable to reinfection. A study of MERS found antibodies tended to stick around for a bit longer, but not in everyone.

And neither study demonstrated whether the presence of antibodies was protection against reinfection.

“The most similar virus to this shows there is not a protracted immune response,” Walt said.

Evidence from earlier studies also suggests having a coronavirus once does not make someone totally immune in the future. In 1984, for example, U.K. researchers infected human volunteers with a seasonal virus and then inoculated them a year later to test whether they had become immune. Those who were exposed to the exact same strain of the virus did not get sick, but some among those exposed to a slightly different strain still developed cold symptoms.

Exposure to the virus, researchers concluded, conferred only “partial immunity.” Another study published in 1990 found that in some people, the levels of antibodies to the virus declined so much over the course of a year that even exposure to the same strain didn’t necessarily prevent a second infection.

Complicating matters, not all antibodies are created equal. Only so-called “neutralizing” ones reduce or prevent infection by binding to a virus. Other types of antibodies are able to recognize a pathogen but not bind to it.

There is some recent, hopeful evidence that SARS-CoV-2 triggers the production of the neutralizing antibodies, Walt said.

For example, blood-plasma

transfusions from people who have recovered from the novel coronavirus at least appear to have a positive impact on COVID-19 patients in critical condition. Many hospitals have begun employing this treatment, and studies of it are underway.

But it isn’t clear how long these antibodies offer protection. Research out of South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 91 infected patients tested negative for the virus and then later tested positive again. This could have a number of causes, including false negative results or continued shedding of virus fragments even after someone has recovered and the virus is no longer active in their body.

Another preliminary study out of Shanghai found that some patients had “no detectable antibody response” while others had a very high response. This week, World Health Organization officials said it’s unclear whether recovered coronavirus patients are immune to a second infection.

“With regards to recovery and then reinfection, I believe we do not have the answers to that. That is an unknown,” Mike Ryan, executive director of WHO’s emergencies programs, said at a news conference on Monday.

To better understand SARS-CoV-2 immunity, researchers will need to study the progress of the disease in many people over time, taking several samples from the same individuals. How long that will take is still open to much debate.

UCSF’s Rutherford says evidence suggests most people probably will have some immune response to SARS-CoV-2. Depending on how long that immunity lasts, seasonal vaccines or occasional boosters, as for tetanus, may be required.

“If we can get enough people immune in the population, this could die out,” he said. “It just goes back into bats or wherever it came from.”

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Take care of yourself and others

By Chris Dwon For Columbia-Greene Media

Condolences to Alfred Truesdell on the loss of his brother, Gary Truesdell, on April 12, as well as all the family and friends.

Carisa Benjamin, of Tannersville, celebrated her 12th birthday April 7, with friends and family holding a drive-by birthday parade. A very different way to celebrate a birthday, but Carisa got to see family and friends as they drove by and wished her a very happy birthday.

Happy 90th birthday to Ellouise Cole on April 16! April 17 is Angie DelNero’s birthday.

Also celebrating her birthday April 17 is June Hermance.

Happy 48th wedding anniversary on April 22 to Susan and Eugene Constable. Jane and Joe Concato celebrate their 42nd wedding anniversary on April 22. Best wishes to all.

Town of Lexington residents, you may call Peggy at 518-989-6491 or Town Clerk Charlotte at 518-989-6476 ext.

101 if you need help getting groceries or medication from the pharmacy.

Please be mindful of social distancing if you take advantage of the WiFi hotspot that is available under the pavilion at the Lexington Municipal Building.

If you would like to join worship services, you can go to the Lexington/West Kill United Methodist Church Facebook page and there is a link for Zoom.

Jagerberg Beer Hall and Alpine Tavern, 7722 Main St., Hunter, is currently closed for regular sit-down service but owner Kim McGalliard has opened Jagerberg Store where locals can order groceries online and pick them up from three locations. Order

by Wednesday for Friday pickup. They can do limited delivery for people who are unable to leave their homes. If you are unable to get to Hunter to pick up your order, arrangements may be made for some orders to be picked up at the Lexington/West Kill Community Hall on Fridays around 5 p.m. They also make a weekly family meal that serves 4.

Call 518-628-5188 if you need more information. To order go to http://bit.ly/jagerberg_online_ordering.

A Zoom Beginner Tai Chi Class with Nina Pfeffer will begin at 11 a.m. April 16 through the Catskill Recreation Center. Please contact Director Rebecca Manning at becky@

catskillrecreationcenter.org, 845-586-6250 for instructions and details.

Do you need food in this difficult time? You can get help by doing one of the following: Stop by the Tannersville Food Pantry at 1 Park Lane behind the firehouse 1-3 p.m.

Wednesdays and/or 11 a.m.1 p.m. Saturdays or call to set up a delivery. The number to call is 518-589-5942 and leave a message. Sponsored by the Kaaterskill/East Jewett Methodist Churches with support from the village of Tannersville and community donors.

As conditions allow, personal orders can be made by viewing the food list located at https://www.kaaterskillumc. org. Donations are also kindly accepted. Canned and paper goods are currently needed.

A big thank you to our local radio station WRIP 97.9 that always keeps us informed, upto-date and entertained, especially during this challenging time.

And there are not enough words to express our gratitude for the health care providers, EMS, law enforcement, firefighters, dispatchers, military, truck drivers, store employees, pharmacies, postal workers, the list just goes on. They put themselves at risk to keep us safe, provide food, medications, and stocking the store shelves. They deserve our utmost respect and courtesy.

There is no excuse for throwing your used gloves, masks and wipes in parking lots, shopping carts or anywhere. Dispose of them properly. Put them in a trash can and if there is no trash can available, put them in a bag and throw them away in your own garbage.

I have a critter scratching in the walls in my house. Set up a Have-a-Heart trap in the attic.

Whatever it is – a red squirrel, chipmunk, Bigfoot, a mouse – it is very smart and apparently very quick. Takes the bait, the trap is sprung, but nothing in the trap.

An out-of-state friend that I correspond with was wondering if she can go back to an activity she did every day and life as it used to be. What she thought was ordinary, now realizes it was very special and hopes she can get back to what was so special before.

Take care of yourself and others, be thankful, considerate, respectful and please be kind to one and all. We need to care about each other and we will get through this together.

Thank you to all those fighting this disease

By Abby and Gabby For Columbia-Greene Media

PRATTSVILLE – HAPPY EASTER. Thank you to all who are putting themselves on the frontline of this pandemic.

You are our heroes.

We have some in our area who are willing to step forward to assist those in need.

The Reverends Elliott and Mary Jo Oakes are putting themselves out there with offers to help. Mary Jo called to give their phone numbers if you need help. Elliott’s number is 607-434-6013. Mary Jo’s number is 606-434-6014. Carrie Hermance of Lexington is also extending her hands to help and willing to pick up items in Oneonta, Stamford and Prattsville, 518-603-0224.

Crystal Cornell of Prattsville is also willing to assist with grocery items, her number is 518-291-3557. Heroes in our own area. Thank you.

Gabriella Ramundo’s first birthday on April 11 was a quiet one. She is the daughter of Matthew and Erica

Ramundo. Grandma and Papa are sad they will miss this very special first birthday celebration. Lots of partying to be caught up on when this disease is finally brought to bay. Happy birthday, Gabriella, now and for the future.

Claudia Bracaliello is here with a tidbit to lighten our day. She forwarded a picture of one of her early projects with the following disclaimer.

“Will send photo of a doll I made during Cabbage Patch days. This was my practice, and she is quite ugly, only has a nightgown, too ugly to make any other clothes. My second attempt was better, put her in church sale.” Eva Irwin loved her and bought it. Never give up!

Claudia also said the family insurance business (Lutz Insurance) is designated an “essential” business and is open but suggests calling first. She takes umbrage to the fact that her organ music is not classified as essential and she believes that it is. Ditto that to

all music. Claudia is already shopping for her fellow veterans at Stratton VAMC for their Christmas celebration. If you know of any veterans and families in our area who can use help in these trying times, call 518-299-3219, for assistance from American Legion Auxiliary Virgil E. Deyo Unit 1327.

Greenville American Legion Post 291 is still going ahead with their “Field of Flags.” They will be outside and able to keep the mandated distancing in arranging the Field of Flags. Go to FieldofFlagsPost291@gamil. com for instructions and information.

Laurel Van Aken and Jim Huggins’ big bear on Route 42 has shed his winter scarf for a large yellow Easter egg. Papa Bear seems to be very proud of his accomplishment. An egg-bearing bear?

Heard from Larry and Sandy Case Hill in Missouri.

Sandy’s mom Dorothy Case is in an assisted-living center

there and, of course, is in isolation. Sandy said they are able to be in touch through the windows. Dorothy relayed to them she is doing OK and that puts Sandy and Larry at ease. Larry’s mom, Lunetta Hill, is also in isolation in her retirement home in Florida.

They too make connections through the windows. Before the absolute shut-down, Lunetta was able to visit Glen and Linda Hill (Larry’s sister) Bellomy when Larry and Sandy were there to visit. Sandy is working on flower beds that have not been touched in years – housework got boring really fast. Our very best wishes to all.

Happy birthday to Brianna Irwin on April 18. Diana Lane is wished happy birthday on April 19. Happy birthday to Randy Brainerd on April 20.

Special happy anniversary wishes go out to Jane and Joe Concato on April 22.

Send your news to gurleyrv@ gmail.com or call 518-299-3219.

Hunter Review Newspaper - 1910

By Dede Terns-Thorpe For Columbia-Greene Media

Old news articles are usually frank and often would be considered politically incorrect (by today’s standards). They were up-front and honest, sometimes to a fault, but normally all to the reader’s enjoyment.

H.A. Traphagen has resumed his labors as a brakeman on the Ulster & Delaware railroad, after his winter vacation. (For 57 years the railroad provided jobs for town residents).

It was early April 1910, when the first straw hat of the season was seen. It was in company with the tonsorialist (one who does shaves, cuts hair, performs dental work, and minor surgery, explaining the red, white and blue of his pole), Chas. Schulz, who had not been told of the “legal open season for straw.”

Boris Thomashefsky, of Brooklyn, was in town looking after his Hunter property. (Thomashefsky, born in Ukraine, became a Yiddish theater star after coming to America). He owned 20 acres of land in the village of Hunter, along with an open-air theater, Thomashefsky’s Paradise Gardens.

Carting of machinery, material, etc. for use in the building

of state roads, has been going on all week from the railroad station here in Hunter. The train brought about 40 Italians, and undoubtedly the workforce will be increased in the future.

Julius Kissley, the Tannersville baker, has a new advertisement this week. Give him a trial.

The Hebrew population, in the various villages along the U. & D., is celebrating the festival of Pesach or the Passover.

The festival began Saturday, at sunset last, and will continue in Jewish communities for eight days. It marks the miraculous escape of the children of Israel from Egypt.

(This one is direct but fun).

If you are a kicker and see the shadows of failure in everything proposed to help the town, for heaven’s sake, go into some

secluded canyon and kick your own shadow on the clay bank, and give the men who are working to build up the town a chance. One long-faced, hollow-eyed, whining, carping, chronic kicker can do more to keep business and capital away than all the droughts, short crops, cinch bugs, cyclones, and blizzards combined.

Back in 1907 – HUNTER’S CHANGES Hunter is preparing for one of the busiest seasons it has ever witnessed, and the air of prosperity that pervades the village communicated itself to all inhabitants.

One of the prettiest structures erected at Hunter since last year is the new building for the Hunter Republican newspaper. The modern plant is near

the depot. (Hunter Republican was later purchased, and name changed to Hunter Review).

The Hotel St. Charles is looking good by the new operators Hockberg & Rosenberg.

Messrs. Mandelberg & Cohen have management of the well-known Prospect Mountain House.

The Hunter House is under new management this year.

L. Borgis have leased the Kaatsberg Park Hotel.

The Gordon House will be known this season as the Grand American House under the owner M. Abeloff.

There is every prospect that the village of Hunter will have a park settlement shortly that will vie with her sister villages, Tannersville and Haines Falls.

Dr. Schienkmann of New York has purchased the old Bedell Farm, overlooking the village of Hunter, and intends to erect cottages thereon, sell building sites and build an excellent automobile road through the place.

The Lunitz cottage has been purchased by H. Maurer.

H Grossman of the West End Hotel has half his rooms already booked for the season.

Memories of the Windham firehouse

By Lula Anderson For Columbia-Greene Media

Another week of social distancing is over.

I now know why everyone hates the idea of retirement. I am truly bored. I still have my morning wellness checks, my phone calls to my friends, but what do I have to talk about? I started straightening my office, cleaning drawers and cabinets so I can put away the stuff that belongs there.

It was the logical step, as I have come to the point in my craft room where I need to put stuff in the other drawers. Well, makes sense to me, anyway.

My biggest interruption is Wally, who calls and checks in a couple of times a day. With the nursing homes under strict isolation, he needs someone to talk to. He sends his best wishes to everyone, and is trying to stay healthy — mentally, as well as physically. They are now playing Bingo. Everyone sits in their wheelchairs in their doorway while the caller stands in the hallway and calls numbers. Well, he did win, that’s good news.

It’s hard on those in homes, as they can’t even leave their rooms for meals, all is delivered to them.

If you have the time, drop a line to anyone you know in a home.

There’s Greene Meadows (where Wally is), The Pines (Alvena Hitchcock) or The Elliot. Also, the Fireman’s Home in Hudson.

Wow! What a wind blew through on Monday. Jewett was very hard hit, and there were trees down all over. They had to use snowplows to clear the branches off some of the roads.

The men from the fire department were traveling around looking for downed trees to directly report to the call center, thus saving time for Central Hudson. The huge spruce tree in front of Jack’s Garage is now gone.

The Mountain Top now has its own EMT flycar. It will be stationed in Prattsville to be closer to Lexington, West Kill and us. I noticed that it has been parked at the Jewett firehouse several times. With our nearest hospital over an hour away, we need all the medical help we can get.

Thank you.

In honor of the graduating class of 2020, who likely won’t have a yearbook, nor graduation, friends are posting their graduation pictures on Facebook,

including the school and year of graduation. So many people are cleaning and sorting pictures, they don’t have to look far.

Happy birthday wishes to several of my besties: Clarence Soule, Debbie Maynard and Vicky Beckmann. Much happiness and good health to you.

Congratulations to Ashland’s newest resident, who arrived on April 5. She is Arianna Iris, the daughter of Ashley and Paula Alberti, and joined her three brothers at home.

Had a call from Ellouise Cole.

We were all planning on going up to see her to celebrate her 90th birthday with a super celebration. Maybe next year? Happy birthday, anyway. We’ll be up when we can.

Sympathy to the Gary Truesdell family on his passing Sunday, and to the Eugene Constable family on the passing of his mother.

Many congratulations to the Sherman family on the birth of their little one. Unfortunately, they need our get-well wishes as they were in an accident while bringing the baby home. All seems to be well.

AS I REMEMBER IT

Whew! I’m all tired out from this trip up Main Street. It’s time to go to the movies and take a rest.

What, you say? Why would you jump across the street? No, up until the early ‘50s, the Windham firehouse also housed the movie theater. Downstairs were two bays for the fire trucks, with a small meeting room in the back.

Upstairs was the theater. Dorville Gifford was the projectionist.

At the time, all social gatherings took place at the barber shop, the Center Church or the firehouse. We would go through the side door and troop up the stairs at the firehouse to see the latest newsreel and new movie releases. The large room upstairs was also used as a meeting place.

After the theater was built, many remember going to scout meetings there. The Catholic children used to walk from school to attend catechism (religious instruction) there. For the big Christmas party, the firemen would take out the trucks and the bays would be used for the kids to get their gifts from Santa.

Back in the day, there were public-health clinics for inocculations. The nurses, Phoebe

Garraghan and Lois Nagel, would set up for smallpox vaccinations.

They would scratch your arm to float the serum into your body.

In order to tell if it was opened enough, they would wait for you to bleed. My arm didn’t bleed, so they kept scratching, deeper and deeper, to make sure it would go in. I now have a huge, deep, smallpox scar. Dot Giordano says she couldn’t keep her hands

off her face, so the scarring agent got on her nose and she has proof of vaccination there. Imagine the day when they found out all they had to do was inject the vaccine into your arm. No scarring required.

Yes, we all had a wonderful gathering place, and many memories of the old Windham firehouse. Now it’s an office building. Ah, progress.

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Curators’ Art on the Walls Way back when — a long couple of months ago — the Curatorial Committee at Spencertown Academy offered to hang their own artwork on the gallery’s walls to engage Academy visitors, before the official gallery show season began.

As so many events have been forced to be cancelled due to the virus outbreak, Spencertown Academy would like to give the community a chance to get to know these talented artists behind the scenes and to have an opportunity to view their work.

First up is Leslie Gabosh, chair of this committee: “It has been my pleasure to be a curator at Spencertown Academy from 1994-2002 and then again from 2013-2020,” Gabosh said. “I have worked with several different administrators and boards and it is with great satisfaction that I have watched the artists in our community get involved at the Academy. It is now a center for many annual art shows with a lot of community involvement. A place where

Leslie Gabosh, chair of the Curatorial Committee.

artists gather, share and celebrate. So important now, more than ever.”

“I have been a working artist for over 40 years, painting

still life as well as designing and fabricating jewelry,” Gabosh continued. “ As a painter, my inspirations have been the 17th century and 18th century Dutch

and Flemish paintings of the Golden Age, Spanish paintings of the 18th century, and the 19th century American painters. My subjects are the incidentals of daily life. When studying the paintings of Adriaen Coorte, Willem van Aelst, and Luis Melendez, I see similar concerns and delights. I also enjoy the addition of contemporary subjects that add a whimsical touch and resonate with my aesthetic sensibility. “ “Historically, translucence and luminosity of natural objects have appealed to artists and viewers,” Gabosh said.

“They relay a sense of tranquility and serenity that cancels out the noise of everyday chaos. A moment of quiet reflection can produce a calm and meditative perspective on these ordinary and highly recognizable objects.”

Leslie Gabosh is represented by the following galleries: Trees Place, Thompson Giroux and Peter Jung Fine Art. To see more of her work, please Google Leslie Gabosh Artist.

Murder Cafe The Murder Cafe is making the switch.

The management team, cast and crew of Murder Cafe said they miss the public and have been thinking of ways to not only connect, but to deliver what solid entertainment.

To combat the spread of COVID-19, the theater made the difficult decision to temporarily cease all Murder Cafe live shows until further notice.

This was done in collaboration with its venues, for they have ceased operation as well.

As soon as it is safe to end our social distancing, organizers expect to resume live shows at a location near you.

Through all of this, you can still count on Murder Cafe to continue to give you a diversion and some much-needed entertainment.

As a response to the pandemic, organizers are proud to

announce a journey into “theatre of the mind” — radio.

Murder Cafe will be offering audio broadcasts of its more popular comedy-musical, murder mysteries beginning with “Murder Me Always,” a

whodunit set in the 1940s that premiered at Mohonk Mountain House in 2018.

The second performance will be a version of the radio era’s most popular suspense drama, “Sorry, Wrong Number.”

Both will soon be available on a variety of platforms such as Spotify, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic and Apple Podcasts.

They will also make the broadcasts available on the group’s website and in a series of email blasts on or about April 20.

Access to these radio broadcasts will be free, but the organization will be accepting donations to cover costs. Sponsorships are also available.

MID-HUDSON CIVIC CENTER, INC. HOSTS ONLINE CONCERT SERIES AND FREE THANK YOU MUSIC FESTIVAL POUGHKEEPSIE — The Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center (Formerly MidHudson Civic Center) has partnered with iHeartMedia of the Hudson Valley to support local bands and musicians while venues that previously supported their livelihood remain dark.

The Keep Music Alive in the Hudson Valley Online Concert is a compilation of videos across various genres and will be available for streaming on MidHudsonCivicCenter. org, as well as across various iHeartMedia stations in the Hudson Valley.

Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center, in partnership with iHeartMedia of the Hudson Valley and Magic City Productions, will also host a free thank you music festival featuring local bands and artists for all essential workers on Sept. 13, at the MJN Convention Center. All essential workers including health care, educators, sanitation, first responders, manufacturers, etc. are invited to attend.

MidHudson Civic Center, Inc. welcomes any Hudson Valley band or artist to submit video or audio for consideration to play on the MJN Convention

Center Stage where legends such as Bruce Springsteen, KISS, Bob Marley, Billy Joel, Johnny Cash and many others once played. Music may be submitted to communications@midhudsonciviccenter org.

The show must go on.

Events that were previously scheduled to take place during the state’s “pause” continue to be rescheduled later into the year. In addition to rescheduling, MJN Convention Center is booking new shows and events for the end of the year and early next year, including a comedian, a Christmas show

and two family shows.

MJN Convention Center employees are working on updates and sanitizing the venue to ensure the safety of guests when reopening. Additional preparations include hand sanitizing stations, face masks and additional cleaning staff.

The organization looks forward to the day they will reopen and once again provide a space for music, shows and expos, according to the group.

Donations to the not-forprofit can be made online at https://midhudsonciviccenter.org/donate.

Woodard excellent in powerful prison drama

By Raymond Pignone Columbia-Greene Media

Alfre Woodard is the best reason to see “Clemency,” but she is certainly not the only reason.

Woodard gives a remarkable performance as warden Bernadine Williams, who presides over a horrific ritual. She oversees the executions in her prison’s Death Row. She appears to be middle-aged, but it seems as if she has been doing this thankless job for a century.

She goes through these rights with a calm and composure that’s frightening. But the years of bearing witness to death, the tension leading up to the lethal injections and the futile waits “for the governor to call” are taking a psychic toll on her.

This is a prison drama, one of the finest to appear in a long time. But it is also a slow-burning character study of a woman going to pieces. Woodard invests Bernadine with personality. She prides herself on her amazing self-control, nearly to the point of bragging about it.

As the stress of the executions approaches, she adopts a blank,

Alfre Woodard stars in “Clemency.”

expressionless mask. A freak about discipline and order, she is inscrutable and unyielding.

Yet Woodard employs a remarkable economy of means to convey the subtle flickers of emotion, either a slight quiver of the lips or an intense stare that goes on an uncomfortable minute too long, to give us an idea of the inner turmoil she is experiencing. It’s a great piece of screen acting and an indication of how a strong central character can express a movie’s themes.

Bernadine’s meltdown

begins in the first 10 minutes of the movie, when she oversees an execution that goes terribly wrong. The scene is graphic and excruciating to watch. It’s so awful that Bernadine has to close the curtain to spare the spectators, including the man’s parents, from witnessing his death agonies. Bernadine can’t escape from her duties; they haunt her in nightmares in which she sees herself being strapped to the gurney in the death house.

The bulk of the film concerns the impending execution of Anthony Woods (Aldis Hodge),

who participated in a botched robbery in which a policeman was gunned down. Anthony’s lawyer (Richard Schiff) is passionate about saving Anthony from the lethal injection, but he, like Bernadine, has suffered through too many lost appeals and has been a party to too much death, and he is exhausted and beaten down.

Writer-director Chinonye Chukwu, whose first feature this is, keeps the action moving at a deliberate pace, and she isn’t afraid, in one startling scene, to stage a climactic tour de force for Woodard, who pulls off this almost-unendurable moment.

At times, “Clemency” becomes story-heavy, for example with a predictable subplot about Bernadine’s shaky marriage to her understanding husband, who teaches high school English. Chukwu builds considerable suspense with an austere visual design and she takes the trouble to dramatize the daily routines of death row and make them interesting. And then there’s Woodard, who’s never been better.

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VIRTUAL EVENTS & CANCELLATIONS The TMI Project Connection Monthly Story & Writing Hour April 16, 7 p.m.

On every third Thursday of the month at 7p.m., join me plus a special guest storyteller on Zoom for a monthly meet-up for storytelling, writing, and conversation.

Listen in and then do some writing of your own! We will share a prompt, allow space for everyone to write and a few people to share their work. After the workshop, you’ll be invited to share a threesentence story on our Facebook page.

This week on Thursday, April 16th, I’ll be speaking with Micahel Zahler about his experience in Life Lines, Queer Stories of Survival.

He will read his story and take your questions. Join us to listen in and then write with us and share your own stories. I’ll hope you’ll join me!

Murder By Mistake – Virtual Play Reading Saturday, April 18, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Join The Two of Us Productions/ RARE, Inc. for an exciting event in this very difficult time…Virtual Play Readings! Readings are free and open to the public, but please register so we can make sure you get connected.

Free, Saturday, April 18, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/ events/218809442547383/ ?event_time_ id=218809445880716 Your Own Home Ceramics from The Collection of Mario Buatta Thursday, April 23, 11 a.m.

Ceramics from the Collection of Mario Buatta features a curated selection of porcelain and earthenware from the 19th – 20th century and reflects the designer’s iconic style. From traditional tableware to trompe l’oeil cabbages there is sure to be a surprise to grace every surface. Included in this online auction is porcelain

by Wedgwood, Spode, Derby, Vladimir, Lady Anne Gordon, Mottahedeh and many more.

Thursday, April 23, 11 a.m., https://www.stairgalleries.com/ stair-auctions/buatta_ceramics/ Stair Galleries, 549 Warren Street, Hudson, 518-751-1000 www.stairgalleries.com Mendelssohn Club of Albany Announces Cancellation of 111th Spring Concert DELMAR — The Mendelssohn Club of Albany today announced the cancellation of its annual spring concert due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The concert was scheduled to take place on Friday, May 15, at historic Chancellor’s Hall in Albany.

“While difficult, this is obviously the right decision based on the advice of medical professionals and government leaders,” said club president Michael Donegan.

“The Mendelssohn Club has been a pillar of the Capital Region

music and performing arts community for 111 years, and all of the members look forward to continuing the club’s proud tradition at the annual holiday concert in December.”

The club also announced that conductor Jeff Vredenburg has graciously agreed to postpone his retirement to conduct the club one final time at the holiday concert scheduled for December 11, 2020. Mr. Vredenburg was originally scheduled to retire after the club’s spring concert in May. “The necessary cancellation is disappointing, but I am very honored and pleased that the club invited me to conduct the 2020 holiday concert,” Mr. Vredenburg said. “Brenda and I will stay in the Capital District for the fall so the club can hopefully interview candidates and hold auditions for a new conductor who will join the club in January.”

The Mendelssohn Club wishes to thank its many longstanding and valued subscribers for their support. The club will contact individual subscribers with more information regarding options for tickets that were already purchased for the 2020 spring concert.

View Online: http://readme. readmedia.com/MendelssohnClub-of-Albany-AnnouncesCancellation-of-111th-SpringConcert/17007585 Opus-Online Workshops and Performance The Covid lockdown keeps us from welcoming you to Spring at Opus 40 in person, but we are still with you. We will are offering so many free and sliding-scale performances, events, demonstrations, and workshops from the global quarantine at Opus-Online.

Please visit, again and again, as we continue to update and add programs.

This week’s programs Every Friday at 7 p.m.: Poetry in two languages from Rome, overlooking the Coliseum at sunset.

Starting April 18: Sliding Scale Toy Theater Workshop with Great Small Works Company member and puppeteer Roberto Rossi. A demo. video is already there.

Starting April 19: Sliding Scale Storytelling Workshop with the amazing Hudson Valley Stories Workshop.

An Amazing Performance from the Quarantine with Mac $ Cheeze!

Ongoing Restorative Contact Classes for Quarantine Buddies with Gabrielle Revock April 18 & 19: Sliding-Scale Classes in Indian Singing & Dance with Navatman Mondays at 8 PM: Cuban drumming with Roberto Juan Rodriguez.

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Cuomo From A1

or wear a mask around their neck, ready to put on in case they encounter another person, Cuomo said.

New York’s COVID-19 fatalities totaled 11,586 by Wednesday — up from 10,834 Tuesday. The state’s virus-related deaths remained flat at 752 deaths Tuesday — including 707 in hospitals and 45 in nursing homes — down from 778 Monday. The state had 671 deaths Easter Sunday, but otherwise has surpassed 700 fatalities per day since April 6, peaking April 8 at 799 deaths.

New York tested 526,012 people, revealing 213,779 positive cases of COVID-19 by Wednesday afternoon, with 18,335 virus patients hospitalized statewide, or about 8.6%.

Hospitalizations were down from 18,697 people, or 9.2% of cases Tuesday, continuing their downward trend over the last week. About 2,000 New

Inmates From A1

Capt. Brian Gardner.

Precautions are being taken to protect jail inmates, including the use of face masks by staff members, and a plan is in place should an inmate or staff member become symptomatic, Columbia County Sheriff David Bartlett said Wednesday.

“The only way

Yorkers with COVID-19 enter the hospital each day. Net intensive-care admissions and intubations remain down, Cuomo said.

The availability of millions of rapid saliva and antibody COVID-19 kits to test every New Yorker — about 19 million people — are critical to slowly restart the economy and cannot be done without federal help, Cuomo said Wednesday.

The need to bring COVID-19 testing capacity to scale for millions of Americans is similar to New York’s need for ventilators during the state’s first phase of the pandemic last month as the nation continues to have an insufficient numbers of tests, Cuomo said.

Tests are needed to trace, isolate and ultimately stop the virus spread.

“You need all these things at a capacity that does not exist,” Cuomo said. “Every [governor] is in the same position.

The states cannot develop national testing. That is the unvarnished truth. This is very

hard to bring to scale quickly and we need the federal government to do it.”

The availability of medical tests like those for COVID-19 are controlled by privatesector companies, Cuomo said. The companies cannot increase test production because they lack the equipment, such as machinery, chemical agents, laboratories and more.

COVID is going to get in there is a staff member bringing it in,” Bartlett said, noting that staff members are subject to a screening procedure that includes taking their temperature before they begin work. In addition, nurses, food service workers and clerks are following social distancing regulations, he said.

Despite jails and prisons following state and national regulations, prison populations are vulnerable to COVID-19, said Insha Rahman, director of strategy for the Vera

Institute of Justice, based in New York City.

“We have seen 10 state prisons in New York state have outbreaks,” Rahman said.

Jails and prisons are not designed to facilitate social distancing because most prisoners live in dormitory settings with prisoners breathing the same unfiltered air.

“Even in jails with single cells, the provisions for dining and showers and toilets are congregant style, so there is no getting around concerns about distance and not

The lack of COVID-19 test kits is no one’s fault, Cuomo said.

“No one is to blame on ventilators; no one is to blame on testing,” Cuomo said.

“Sometimes, there’s nobody to blame. On this testing situation, there’s nobody to blame.”

New York has tested more than 526,000 people with

To see the complete county breakdown of positive COVID-19 cases and deaths statewide, view the COVID-19 map and tracker at hudsonvalley360.com/site/covid19.html.

sharing,” she said.

Protecting inmate populations from COVID-19 should not compromise safety, Rahman said.

“What we have seen across the country is people are using solitary confinement areas to isolate people,” she said.

As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the release of low-level technical parole violators from local jails. The Columbia County Jail complied with the state order, Bartlett confirmed.

“Any of the parole violators were released when COVID-19 hit,” he said.

Bartlett said the jail inmates have had limited exposure to the virus.

“The inmates are in a pretty safe spot because we haven’t had an inmate come in in several weeks,” he said. “They have no contact with anyone else. There is no direct contact with anyone except staff.”

The prisons are also taking steps to reduce inmate exposure. Corrections officers have stopped internal transfers of

incarcerated individuals, except for medical reasons, officials said.

Despite precautions, Rahman said jails and prisons are not set up to manage large scale public-health crises.

“The infirmary at jails and prisons are set up to treat accidents or illnesses or to monitor health conditions,” she said.

“They are not set up to deal with a virulent disease that is overwhelming the health care system.”

feel like we’re making a big impact, not nationally or anything, but it’s meant the difference between people having face shields and not having them.”

Around the Hudson Valley, others are answering the call, from Catskill Maker Syndicate pulling an all-nighter to assemble a new machine to Nervous System Designs in Palenville running materials testing.

Once an 1880s industrial factory, Basilica Hudson has been converted to a similar purpose, providing space for assembly and sanitizing in preparation for delivery.

“Almost every major grocery and hardware store in Greene and Columbia county has donated paper bags to be used to pack and deliver the face shields, and Cooper’s Daughter Spirits in Claverack has provided disinfectant, so that the face shields can be cleaned before they get anywhere near the hospital,” Gaesser said.

Singer said Basilica Hudson is the ideal location because of its proximity to CMH and that assemblers can practice social distancing at least six feet apart.

“This effort has been the result of the quick work and generosity of dozens of people and area businesses, as well as the willingness of CMH and several makers to think outside the box,” Singer said. “I am glad to have played a small organizational role in it.”

Between Purpose Cooperative and a maker group in Tivoli, 71 shields were delivered to

CMH last week. With Catskill Maker Syndicate joining the mission, they are on target to deliver 150 on Monday and about 200 per week after that, until the goal of 1,000 is met or supplies run out.

“No one person and no one team could do this alone,” Gaesser said. “Purpose has been sort of the beating heart and driving force on this, but it’s involved so many people coordinating across Greene and Columbia counties.”

CMH is the only hospital in the Twin Counties, with a combined estimated population of 106,649, according to the Census Bureau.

“Protecting health care workers is the first thing that came to mind,” Singer said.

“The entire point of the social distancing thing we’re undergoing is to flatten the curve so that we don’t overburden our hospitals, but that only works if the hospitals themselves are equipped to handle the cases that do come in.”

There are seven Purpose Cooperative members working on the shields, and Singer said altogether there are dozens of people involved in fabricating, sourcing materials, fundraising and assembly.

Gaesser is working to make sure the operation can keep running if someone on the team gets sick.

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are holding our own and keeping staff safe thanks to these donations and other sources, but each day is a new challenge.”

Purpose member Brendan Gaesser, a volunteer for the Medical Reserve Corps for Greene County and an assistant professor of psychology at UAlbany, has been coordinating the group’s activities and communicating with CMH. Part of the reason the shields, which cover face masks, are so important is that while administering the COVID-19 test, a swab is inserted deep into the nose, which sometimes results in coughs that land on health care workers, Gaesser said.

The group intends to make as many shields as needed for CMH, and then reassess after the need is met.

Local business owner and fundraising organizer Liam Singer offered to use his wide network of contacts to connect makers and develop assembly protocol. Singer and his wife own Hi-Lo and the Avalon Lounge in Catskill.

“I think anyone who’s paying attention to how these collectives have been moving has been surprised as to who and what is useful in this situation,” Singer said. “You maybe don’t know until you’re faced with a crisis what resources are in your immediate area

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Volunteers assemble face shields at Basilica Hudson.

that you can reroute or take advantage of.”

CMH projected a critical shortfall of 1,000 face shields in the next three weeks, according to the group’s fundraising page.

The hospital approved the design of the face shield, which is based on the Prusa RC3, a design the 3D printer manufacturer developed. But the group had to get creative when the supply of needed materials began to dry up.

“When supplies are limited around the world, you have to get crafty and resourceful to meet local needs by bringing

together a unique combination of minds, materials and labor in our area to get the job done,” Gaesser said.

Purpose member and artist Amelia Toelke had the idea to use layered sheets of laminate to produce the clear visor piece.

Libraries in Chatham, Catskill, Hillsdale and Tannersville offered up their stock of laminate sheets for this purpose. It takes two sheets of laminate, or an empty “pocket” that would usually protect one piece of paper per shield.

While not as sturdy as a standard shield, it will provide

The state will give 50 ventilators to Maryland and 100 to Michigan as the curve of the outbreak sweeps other regions of the country.

“We are stabilized,” Cuomo said of New York. “I said, ‘When you need help, we will be there for you,’ and we will be.”

A 21-member regional task force, comprised of three officials each from Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island, is working to slowly reopen the economy in the pandemic’s wake. Officials will evaluate how essential a business service, product or function is and determine the risk of infection spread by a business to decide which industries and companies will return to work first.

“That is almost a businessby-business evaluation that has to go on,” Cuomo said.

228 labs to date — more than any other state, and more tests than California, Florida and Michigan combined at 492,000 people in the same 45day period.

The state will work in full partnership with the federal government to increase testing and accelerate testing capacity or the availability of a COVID-19 vaccine, Cuomo said.

A COVID-19 vaccine has been developed, but doesn’t have federal approval. Vaccine approval typically takes a year to 18 months.

The state will be able to conduct about 2,000 antibody tests per day by the end of this week, or about 60,000 tests per month.

Officials asked the U.S. Federal Drug Administration to expedite approval of the state’s antibody finger-prick test, which could test up to 100,000 New Yorkers per day.

The state Department of Health is prioritizing antibody testing for health care workers, first responders and essential employees.

health care workers an additional barrier and can be sanitized for repeated use.

“We had the equipment to make them, so we decided to give it a shot,” Brandon Gamm of Purpose Cooperative said.

Each headband piece of the shield takes about two hours to print, and with two 3D printers running simultaneously, Purpose makers are able to fabricate between 16 and 20 per day.

“It makes us feel like these toys are being put to good use now,” Gamm said. “It’s made us all feel a lot more connected to the local community. We

Abby Hoover is a reporter for Columbia-Greene Media. Contact her at ahoover@registerstar.com.

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NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson (42) addresses the media during NASCAR Media Day at the Daytona 500 Club on Feb. 12.

Chip Ganassi Racing fires Kyle Larson after ‘offensive and unacceptable’ slur Alex Andrejev The Charlotte Observer

Tuesday morning, NASCAR team Chip Ganassi Racing released Kyle Larson, the driver of its No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro, for saying the N-word during an iRacing event on Sunday night.

“After much consideration, Chip Ganassi Racing has determined that it will end its relationship with driver Kyle Larson,” a statement from CGR said. “As we said before, the comments that Kyle made were both offensive and See GANASSI B3

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The New York Yankees take the field wearing No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson during a game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 16, 2019.

Baseball games or not, Jackie Robinson Day needs to be observed LZ Granderson Los Angeles Times

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Henry G. ‘Hank’ Steinbrenner, the oldest of George Steinbrenner’s sons, died Tuesday morning at his home in Clearwater, Fla., after a long illness. He was 63 years old.

Hank Steinbrenner, Yankees co-owner and eldest son of George Steinbrenner, dead at 63 Kristie Ackert New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Henry G. “Hank” Steinbrenner, the oldest and most outspoken of George Steinbrenner’s sons, died Tuesday morning at his home in Clearwater, Fla., after a long illness. He was 63 years old. The death was not related to the coronavirus, a source told the Daily News.

Hank Steinbrenner had seemed like the natural successor to his bombastic father,

The Boss. Early on, in fact, Hank had been a more familiar face around the team, named a co-chairman of the Yankees with his younger brother Hal in 2007. Hank made a lot of noise with brash opinions, before stepping back and letting the quieter and more reserved Hal become the face of the family’s ownership.

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LOS ANGELES — Maybe if the significance of Jackie Robinson’s story started and ended with the integration of Major League Baseball, one could characterize the absence of Jackie Robinson Day as unfortunate.

After all, because of the coronavirus pandemic, baseball is not being played right now so why bother celebrating a player? There are simply more pressing issues at the moment and we can go back to honoring Robinson next year ... you know, when things return to normal.

The thing is, while the cliff notes on Robinson’s life center on Ebbets Field in 1947, his story is so much more than that. The normalcy we long for is his story.

“We talk about breaking the color barrier in baseball, but Jackie’s plight stretched beyond that,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “We are talking about breaking barriers of all kinds across more than baseball and more than sports. It’s not just about race. This is where people fall short. It’s also about gender equality, it’s about equality regardless of sexual orientation ... all of this stuff is under this umbrella of equality.

That’s why Jackie Robinson

Day is so important. It’s beyond baseball.

“In talking with folks like Don Newcombe and Rachel Robinson, people who knew Jackie, they all talked about the fire inside of him. The courage and intelligence to know what to stand up for, when to fight and when to

when the world does begin to turn on a more familiar axis the league needs to recognize Jackie Robinson Day with the same regalia and enthusiasm despite the actual date being in our rearview.

Show the footage. Tell the stories. Wear No. 42 and smile just as has been done before.

“We talk about breaking the color barrier in baseball, but Jackie’s plight stretched beyond that. We are talking about breaking barriers of all kinds across more than baseball and more than sports. It’s not just about race. This is where people fall short. It’s also about gender equality, it’s about equality regardless of sexual orientation ... all of this stuff is under this umbrella of equality. That’s why Jackie Robinson Day is so important.

It’s beyond baseball.”

— DODGERS MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS take the high road. That’s why he was picked to be that person. To be the first. Because Jackie understood the magnitude of it all. He knew this would impact more than the game.”

This is why the public’s observance must continue Wednesday despite the absence of games, and why

Why should the baseball be married to a specific date when COVID-19 shredded the globe’s calendar weeks ago? Robinson’s statue at Dodger Stadium was to have moved to center field by now, but hasn’t. The Jackie Robinson Museum in New York was to have opened by now, but it hasn’t. Spike Lee recently

posted the fifth draft of his screenplay for a Robinson biopic he wrote in 1996. The film still hasn’t been made.

“We’ve all had a lot of time to think about stuff, our life, what happened, what didn’t,” Lee said on Instagram, while holding a copy of the script.

“Don’t worry about it if you don’t like baseball, sports.

This is a great American story.”

Indeed it is.

Robinson had already been arrested multiple times for standing up against racism long before this date in 1947 made him a national treasure.

He was Rosa Parks before Rosa Parks, refusing to go to the back of a bus while stationed at Camp Hood in Texas, ultimately leading to another arrest in 1944. He would hold fundraisers to raise money to bail civil rights leaders in the south out of jail. In 1964, Robinson established a bank in Harlem — the Freedom National Bank — becoming the first African American to do so. His life was the epitome of perseverance and ingenuity.

It was groundbreaking. Patriotic.

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Opinion: It’s time for the NHL to cancel the rest of the regular season Helene Elliott Los Angeles Times

The NHL, still clinging to its hopes of finishing the season — and still clinging to fans’ ticket money as long as it classifies games as postponed instead of canceled — has prolonged its self-quarantine recommendation through April 30. That means hockey won’t return before mid-May if at all, perilously near the point when it would be wise to lock up the Zamboni until next season.

Maybe that time already has arrived. But there’s one reasonable option left before the ice is melted: Ditch the rest of the regular season.

Cancel the remaining games, about 15% of the schedule, so ticket-holding fans can get their money back to buy necessities. Cancel those games so teams that were eliminated don’t have to go through a farce of a training camp to play a dozen games just so Commissioner Gary Bettman can say the season was complete.

Forget the idea of a play-in tournament for teams that weren’t in playoff spots because it would devalue regular-season games that were played. Go right to the Stanley Cup playoffs if you must go at all, with qualifiers based on point percentage because teams had played a varying number of games when Bettman halted play March 12 because of the COVID-19

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The COVID-19 outbreak seemingly leaves the NHL with no option other than cancelling the remainder of the 2019-20 season.

pandemic.

The latest extension of the league’s stay-athome recommendation, announced Tuesday,

was the third delay. In a one-paragraph statement, the league said that after consulting with medical experts and representatives of

the NHL Players’ Association, it had “made the decision to extend the self-quarantine recommendation for NHL players, coaches and hockey staff through and including Thursday, April 30. The self-quarantine had been in place through April 15.”

The decision wasn’t a surprise, and it wasn’t definitive. It couldn’t be. There are still too many unknowns to set firm target dates for even a gradual return to something resembling normalcy.

Soon after the NHL had pushed back its potential return, California Gov. Gavin Newsom cast a cloud over the notion of sports returning in the near future when he said it’s unlikely large events can resume this summer. “The prospect of mass gatherings is negligible at best until we get to herd immunity and get to a vaccine,” he said during a news conference.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had appointed the commissioners of the major sports leagues as well as Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft to a committee that will guide the reopening of the country. That reopening, presumably, will be led by those leagues. “We have to get our sports back. I’m tired of watching See NHL B3

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NHL SCORING LEADERS THROUGH MARCH 11 GP G Leon Draisaitl, Edm 71 43 C. McDavid, Edm 64 34 A. Panarin, NYR 69 32 David Pastrnak, Bos 70 48 N. MacKinnon, Col 69 35 B. Marchand, Bos 70 28 Nikita Kucherov, TB 68 33 Patrick Kane, Chi 70 33 A. Matthews, Tor 70 47 Jack Eichel, Buf 68 36 J. Huberdeau, Fla 69 23 John Carlson, Was 69 15 M. Zibanejad, NYR 57 41

A PTS 67 110 63 97 63 95 47 95 58 93 59 87 52 85 51 84 33 80 42 78 55 78 60 75 34 75

Transactions BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston Red Sox - Announced 1B Steve Pearce has retired.

FOOTBALL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Kansas City Chiefs - Re-signed DB Bashaud Breeland to a one-year, $4.5 million contract.

Los Angeles Chargers - Signed TE Donald Parham to a two-year contract. Signed T Storm Norton to a two-year, $1.53 million contract.

Los Angeles Rams - Signed K Austin MacGinnis and K Lirim Hajrullahu.

New York Giants - Signed DB Dravon AskewHenry to a two-year contract.

Pittsburgh Steelers - Signed DT Cavon Walker to a one-year contract.

NCAA FOOTBALL Michigan - Announced LB Devin Gil has left the program and will transfer to South Florida as a graduate.

Mississippi State - Announced DT Fabien Lovett has left the program and will transfer to Florida State.

Rice - Announced OL Uzoma Osuji has left the program and will transfer to Boise State as a graduate.

BASKETBALL NCAA BASKETBALL Florida - Announced F Keyontae Johnson withdrew from the NBA Draft.

Iowa State - Announced G Terrence Lewis has left the program and will transfer to South Alabama as a graduate.

Kentucky - Announced F Nick Richards will enter the NBA draft.

Samford - Announced F Robert Allen has left the program and will transfer to Mississippi.

Vanderbilt - Announced F Clevon Brown has been granted a sixth-year of eligibility by the NCAA. Villanova - Announced F Jeremiah RobinsonEarl withdrew from the NBA Draft.

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Auto racing MONSTER ENERGY CUP Through March 9 1. Kevin Harvick, 164 points 2. Joey Logano, 163 3. Chase Elliott, 144 4. Alex Bowman, 138 5. Jimmie Johnson, 131 6. Ryan Blaney, 123 7. Kyle Larson, 121 8. Aric Almirola, 121 9. Matt DiBenedetto, 118 10. Brad Keselowski, 118 11. Denny Hamlin, 111 12. Kyle Busch, 111 13. Clint Bowyer, 105 14. Chris Buescher, 102 15. Martin Truex Jr., 96 16. Kurt Busch, 90 17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 88 18. Darrell Wallace Jr., 87 19. William Byron, 87 20. Austin Dillon, 77 21. Erik Jones, 77 22. Cole Custer, 73 23. Corey LaJoie, 68 24. Ty Dillon, 68 25. Tyler Reddick, 68 26. John Hunter Nemechek, 63 27. Michael McDowell, 60 28. Brennan Poole, 40 29. Ryan Newman, 36 30. David Ragan, 33 31. Daniel Suarez, 32 32. Christopher Bell, 26 33. Ryan Preece, 25 34. Reed Sorenson, 17 35. Quin Houff, 11 36. Garrett Smithley, 7

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one of the NBA’s worst records since 2014. Continuing the stink for another two seasons could land them the ultimate reward.

This year the Knicks have the league’s sixth-worst record but the 2020 draft class is considered weak without a consensus No. 1 pick. LaMelo Ball, Georgia’s Anthony Edwards and Memphis’ James Wiseman are considered the top candidates.

With the enforcement of social distancing, Bates couldn’t receive the award in the typical ceremony so was surprised on Twitter by former winners Dwyane Wade and Jayson Tatum. “That’s Big Time,� Tatum tweeted at Bates. “Welcome to the Fam.�

The first Gatorade Player of the Year was JR Reid in 1986.

Other winners include Alonzo Mourning (1988), Kenny Anderson (1989), Chris Webber (1991), Stephon Marbury (1995), Dwight Howard (2004), Kevin Love, (2007) and RJ Barrett (2018). The only multiple winners are LeBron James (2002, 2003), Greg Oden (2005, 2006) and Brandon Knight (2009, 2010).

Bates could be the first three-time winner.

New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Forget this draft lottery. The real prize is in 2022 (or maybe 2023).

Emoni Bates, a 16-yearold phenom out of Michigan, became the first high school sophomore to ever be named Gatorade’s National Boys Basketball Player of the Year. By comparison, LeBron James had to wait until he was a junior for the first of his two awards. Kobe Bryant only won as a senior.

Bates, a 6-9, 180-pound wing, averaged 32.4 points and nine boards this season for Lincoln High School in Ypsilanti, Mich. His team, the Railsplitters, posted a 19-3 record and advanced to the District semifinals before the coronavirus shutdown. He was Michigan’s MIKE CARTER-USA TODAY Player of the Year as a fresh- 2022 No. 1 basketball recruit Emoni Bates watches a game between the Michigan State Spartans and man and has often been com- the Maryland Terrapins on Feb. 15 at the Breslin Center. pared to Kevin Durant. high school prospect in the “(He) is the newest genera- shooter, including his capac- as the No. 1 pick.� ity to make contested shots, Under the current rules, country regardless of class. Cotional talent in the high school game,� Paul Biancardi, the makes him unique. His gifts Bates won’t be available for incidentally, the No. 1 junior national recruiting director at off the bounce, his court vision the NBA draft until 2023. How- in the country plays locally — ESPN, said. “He owns a slen- and his fast-developing bas- ever, the NBA and NBPA have Jonathan Kuminga from the der frame with terrific length ketball IQ stand out as well. A been working to abolish the Patrick School in Hillsdale, N.J. It’s impossible to predict a thanks to a 7-1 wingspan. His key separating trait at this early one-and-done rule so it’s very elite ball skills have a pro- age is his ‘alpha-dog’ mental- possible Bates can be drafted draft lottery — let alone one found influence and impact ity. When his time comes for out of high school in 2022. He in three years — but it’s worth on the game. His ability as a the NBA draft, we project him is widely considered the best noting that the Knicks own

Isiah Thomas eager to see ‘Bad Boys’ portrayal in Michael Jordan docuseries Rod Beard The Detroit News

DETROIT — While sports are on hiatus and networks have resorted to replaying classic games and moments from previous decades, there is some relief on the way.

ESPN’s “The Last Dance,� a 10-part documentary series about Michael Jordan’s career with a focus on his final season with the Chicago Bulls, is set to debut on Sunday night. That’s almost two months ahead of the original release date — a welcome development as most of the country is homebound by the COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s a mammoth undertaking for director Jason Hehir, who used more than 100 interviews for the series that highlights the 1997-98 season, the sixth NBA championship of Jordan’s career.

One of those highly anticipated interviews is with Pistons Hall of Fame guard Isiah Thomas, who led Detroit to back-to-back titles in 1989 and 1990 — the two seasons preceding the Bulls’ first three championships.

The “Bad Boys� Pistons teams that included Thomas, Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman, Rick Mahorn and Bill Laimbeer are renowned as the group that Jordan and the Bulls had to overcome to achieve their greatness.

Thomas is looking forward to the release of the documentary series and is hoping that more than the typical narrative about the “Bad Boys� Pistons team is presented. “We competed and beat their team but that doesn’t mean we didn’t respect and admire (Jordan) as a player,�

Thomas told The Detroit News. “I was in a few (interviews) and I’m looking forward to it also. I tried to be as accurate and truthful with the statements and comments. “I hope the full content of what I was trying to express in the admiration we all had for him as a player is shown from my comments. All of us who talked about him talked about how we admired how great a player he was — and we couldn’t stop him other than to double- or triple-team him.�

The Pistons-Bulls rivalry

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The Detroit Pistons’ Isiah Thomas advances the ball during a game in the 1988-1989 NBA season.

is one of the most intense of that era and the term “Jordan Rules� derives from the Pistons’ specific strategy of defending the Bulls superstar.

The physicality during those head-to-head series in that span shows the competitive spirit from both teams trying to win an NBA title.

One of the bigger controversies arising from the Pistons-Bulls rivalry was the notion that Jordan was instrumental in keeping Thomas off the Dream Team for the 1992 Olympics. Thomas tried to clear the air about Jordan’s involvement. “(ESPN) asked me about the Dream Team and this is what I said: MJ himself, I’ve never heard him say he didn’t want me to play. I’ve heard people say it for him,� Thomas said. “Every time I’ve been around (Jordan), he’s been gracious and honorable, and I respect his word. “We were all pretty brash when we were young and none of us bit our tongues. I can’t find or see anywhere

that he said it. I’ve seen where other people said what he supposedly said. I can’t find one quote where anybody said anything negative about me — and believe me, I’ve checked. All I can do is take the man at his word.�

Another point of contention between the two is that Thomas didn’t shake Jordan’s hand after the 1991 Eastern Conference Finals, which would have been a symbolic passing of the torch from the champions to the heir apparent Bulls.

It was a rough series and history has cast the Pistons as the villains. It’s a reprise from the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals against the Celtics. “It’s funny how people will say, ‘Isiah didn’t shake (Jordan’s) hand.’ When we beat Boston, (Larry) Bird didn’t shake none of our hands,�

Thomas said. “I find it interesting the target shifts and the narrative changes.�

White: UFC aims for May 9 return Field Level Media

UFC president Dana White is charging forward in his quest to get his promotion back up and running amid the coronavirus pandemic.

His latest plan is to produce a fight card on May 9, he told ESPN on Tuesday.

UFC 250 had been scheduled to take place on May 9 in Rio de Janeiro.

However, the newly reconstructed slate would feature some bouts that were due to be part of UFC 249, which was to be held April 18.

The original plan had UFC 249 occurring at New York’s Barclays Center, but White had to abandon that venue due to the COVID-19 outbreak. White then arranged for the April 18 card to be held at Tachi Palace Casino Resort on a Native American reservation in Lemoore, Calif.

On Thursday, White announced that he was canceling UFC 249 under orders from event broadcaster ESPN and ESPN’s parent company, Disney.

The UFC previously postponed lesser events scheduled for March 21,

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The site for the May 9 card remains undisclosed.

Last week, White announced that he had secured a private island for use in hosting upcoming bouts, but ESPN reported that it was unclear whether White’s so-called “Fight Island� would be used on May 9.

According to ESPN, the new card would feature the bout that was to headline UFC 249, an interim lightweight championship fight between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje. Ferguson originally was slated to oppose Khabib Nurmagomedov, but Nurmagomedov is unable to leave his native Russia due to travel restrictions caused by the pandemic.

Amanda Nunes and Felicia Spencer have agreed to a featherweight fight, and Dominick Cruz has accepted a bantamweight championship fight, which would be against Henry Cejudo, per ESPN. The proposed card reportedly also will include former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy opposing Yorgan de Castro in a heavyweight clash.

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Hank Steinbrenner’s ascension to Yankees’ throne was a reluctant one Bill Madden New York Daily News

NEW YORK — He was always the reluctant Boss, much more content to tend to his old man’s horses in the relative solitude of Ocala, Fla., then to preside over the Yankee empire in the Bronx.

Hank Steinbrenner, who died Tuesday at age 63 at his home in Clearwater after what they say was a long illness, was a gentle soul who fought inner demons most of his life, that were no doubt the product of trying so hard to live up the expectations of his demanding father, George Steinbrenner. You got a sense of that when young Hank first came on the Yankee scene in 1985, summoned to New York by the Boss, purportedly to “learn the ropes” in preparation of undertaking an active role in the baseball operations department. For the next two seasons, Hank came under the tutelage of general managers Clyde King and Woody Woodward, and the rookie Yankee manager in 1986, Lou Piniella. He traveled with the team, sat in on all the trade discussions and consoled all of them when inevitably they felt the same Boss’ wrath as he had throughout

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unacceptable especially given the values of our organization.

As we continued to evaluate the situation with all the relevant parties, it became obvious that this was the only appropriate course of action to take.”

The decision followed indefinite suspensions Monday

by NASCAR, iRacing and CGR. Larson was also dropped by major sponsors in the 24-hour period after he said the racial

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baseball games that are 14 years old,” Trump said at his daily news briefing.

In the case of the NHL, which stands to miss out on about $1 billion in revenues if it can’t resume, teams were asked to provide potential home dates into August. Why Bettman considers the season so sacred is a mystery, considering he wiped out the entire

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the operation of the Yankees (which Forbes estimated is worth $5 billion in a report last week), his legacy is certainly weaved into the team’s history.

“Hank was a genuine and gentle spirit who treasured the deep relationships he formed with those closest to him,” the Steinbrenner family said in a statement. “He was introduced to the Yankees organization at a very young age, and his love for sports and competition continued to burn brightly throughout his life.

“Hank could be direct and outspoken, but in the very same conversation show great tenderness and light-heartedness.”

The fans embraced Hank in

his formative years.

Everybody liked Hank because he was not afraid to take jabs at his father and because there were no airs about him. He was anything but the prototypical rich man’s kid.

He always wore a sport jacket, but almost never wore a tie. A chain smoker, there was a quiet intensity about him. He desperately wanted to be his own person which is why, after the ‘86 season, he had to get out from under his father’s everlooming shadow and retreated to the family horse farm in Ocala to carve his own niche as a respected breeder. The breaking point in ‘86, he would later say, was when, over the fervid objections of Woodward and Piniella, the Boss traded the Yankees’ No. 1 pitching prospect, Doug Drabek, to the Pirates for Rick Rhoden, a pitcher nine years his senior.

“The most important thing I learned from Clyde and Woody was the mistake of trading young pitching,” Hank told me in 2007 shortly after heeding the call to come to the aid of his ailing father and run the team. (His younger brother Hal had had a similar unhappy apprenticeship in the Yankee front office after graduating from college and went

back to Tampa and into the family’s hotel business, vowing never to return to New York as long his father was in command.) “When I think of all the young pitchers we traded back then, (Jose) Rijo, (Scotty) McGregor ... it killed me. We all hated trading Drabek, but my dad wouldn’t listen. That’s when I realized no matter how many people had a vote on things there was really only one vote that counted.”

“Hank had to get away back then,” Piniella said. “Working for George had become unbearable for him. In that respect I guess he was no different from any of the rest of us. But he’d had it all his life.”

It was over lunch at Carmine’s, a favorite Tampa restaurant of Hank’s and Piniella’s, I remember asking Hank if he ever thought he’d be involved in the Yankee operation again.

“To be honest, no,” Hank said. “I never really considered it. I never planned on it. You have to understand, it is one thing to work with my dad and another thing to work for him.”

But even that latter-day ascension to the Yankee throne was short-lived. It was at an earlier lunch in Tampa with Hank, George

and Piniella that Piniella, alarmed at how much George’s mental state had declined, called Hank over after and said: “Your dad needs you now, Hank. I think you know that.”

And for a while Hank took full command, asserting himself in the role of his father by keeping Alex Rodriguez from becoming a free agent, signing him to what would later be a regrettable 10-year/$275 million contract in November of 2007. He also came out of his shell and actually seemed to relish in being the Yankees’ principal decisionmaker, regularly returning reporters’ calls and generating back page news just like the old man with his brash statements and colorful opinions.

After Hal had come back and assumed the co-general partnership with Hank, it was Hank who spoke out for the whole family when Joe Torre went public about his failed contract negotiations with the team in 1995, calling the incentives in the contract “an insult.”

“Where was Joe’s career in 1995 when my dad hired him?” Hank asked. “My dad was crucified for hiring him. Let’s not forget what my dad did in giving him that opportunity – and the great team he was

handed. You can’t take credit for the success when you’re going good and then not take at least some of the blame when things change.”

Soon thereafter, however, we heard less and less from Hank who, after Hal was handed control of the Yankees in 2008, almost never made any appearances in New York. Instead, he became his dad’s constant companion back in Tampa, right to the end, sharing dinner with him nightly. After George died, Hank was seldom seen even at spring training games. Though he maintained an office at Steinbrenner Field, Yankee people said he was hardly ever there either.

As George lay on his deathbed, July 13, 2010, Hank recalled for me his dad’s last words to him: “He looked at me, with all these tubes hanging out of him, and said: ‘Are you OK, Buddy?’ That’s when I lost it.”

He was never able to fully conceal the scars of his youth, but I got the feeling Hank felt a special satisfaction of finally being needed by his father. He lived a hard 63 years.

Now at least he’s at peace.

slur. Those sponsors included Credit One Bank, McDonald’s and Clover Commerce, which partnered with Larson for all 36 Cup Series points races last season.

Less than an hour after Larson’s team dropped him, Chevrolet also said it was also terminating its relationship with the driver, an update to a previous statement in which the company said it was indefinitely suspending its relationship with Larson.

“As previously stated, Chevrolet does not tolerate the inappropriate behavior exhibited by Kyle Larson,” Chevrolet’s latest statement

said. “As a result, Chevrolet is immediately terminating its relationship with Mr. Larson.”

Larson, 27, is in his seventh year competing in NASCAR’s top circuit. He began his Cup career with CGR in 2014 and achieved his best finish last year ranked in sixth place in point standings. He was in his final contract year with CGR before the team released him on Tuesday.

The event that sparked the fallout occurred during an iRacing event, the “Monza Madness” exhibition race at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy. Larson appeared unaware his microphone was

being broadcast over a Twitch livestream.

“You can’t hear me?” Larson said to his spotter. “Hey, (N-word).”

Larson posted an apology video on his Twitter account shortly after noon Monday.

“Last night I made a mistake and said the word that should never, ever, be said,” Larson said in the video. “There’s no excuse for that; I wasn’t raised that way. It’s just an awful thing to say.”

Larson is half-Japanese and a graduate of NASCAR’s “Drive for Diversity” program, which was established to attract minority individuals and women

to NASCAR. “I feel very sorry for my family, my friends, my partners, the NASCAR community, and especially the African-American community,” Larson’s said in the apology video. “I understand the damage is probably unrepairable, and I own up to that. I want to let you all know how sorry I am.”

On Monday, some sponsors said they would remain loyal to Larson. Motorsports merchandise company Plan B Sales and California-based hay company Finley Farming said they would continue to support the driver.

“Although we do not

condone or appreciate the slur Kyle used during his iRacing event last night at the same time we know he is an awesome young man that made a mistake,” Plan B Sales owner Brent Powell wrote in a Facebook post. “And we are going to stand behind him 100 percent and help any way we can.”

“We all make mistakes, and deserve a second chance!”

Finley Farming owner Jason Finley tweeted.

Larson has not yet commented on the latest developments with his CGR and Chevrolet teams.

keep her promises.

“I think that any person of leadership is under a microscope, but in my opinion, as a minority, that microscope is more finite,” Roberts said.

“What he did and what the

people in the civil rights movement did, what they sacrificed ... I feel it is a responsibility to do right by them. It is never lost on me ... who I am as a minority manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.”

The league and the Jackie Robinson Foundation have planned virtual observations of the day, with programs designed to educate people about Robinson’s life on and off the field. Information can

be found at MLB.com/42 and JRLegacy.org.

Baseball should keep its honored tradition of wearing No. 42 leaguewide and taking the time to talk about Robinson during the broadcasts,

whenever they resume. Not

2004-05 season in a labor dispute. Ending in July would be late enough but might be possible with a condensed playoff format, maybe with the first two rounds as best-of-five series and the last two as best-ofseven.

Training camp for next season could be shortened and the 2020-21 opener delayed a few weeks. Eliminate bye weeks and gaps in the schedule and a “normal” cycle could resume.

Speaking on Monday to CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Bettman acknowledged players

would need two or three weeks of training camp before competition resumes. If individual states’ restrictions on gatherings are relaxed May 1, that means the NHL couldn’t return before May 15. There are Canadian guidelines to consider too, plus potential immigration issues for players who went overseas to wait this out.

“Until there’s a sense that people can get together, not just to fill our arenas but even our players to get together to work out, we don’t know when we can come back,” Bettman told CNN. “We’re exploring

and want to be prepared for every option, whenever the circumstances present themselves. So, we haven’t ruled anything in, we haven’t ruled anything out and we’ll be prepared to go in whatever direction makes sense at the time.”

Bettman acknowledged speculation the NHL has considered neutral sites such as Grand Forks, N.D., home of the small but impressive Ralph Engelstad Arena. “The fact is, when you’re in the position that all of us are in, you have to be prepared to relaunch when the opportunity

presents itself, which means you have to not rule out any conceivable alternative and be prepared on every one even if some of them ultimately turn out not to be realistic,” he said.

Grand Forks is unrealistic as a site for 16 teams in first-round play. It’s unfair to ask players to live in a bubble apart from their families, similar to a rumored option that would put every Major League Baseball team in Arizona.

Staging games in NHL cities in empty arenas, a step the NHL was prepared to take before it learned the NBA had shut

down because of Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert’s positive COVID-19 test, remains a possibility, but that would be a hollow replacement for the real thing.

And so we wait, at least until April 30 and probably beyond.

Ideally, NHL executives and their NHLPA counterparts will use this time to discuss ways to make the game better and continue keeping fans engaged when this is over. In the meantime, there are old games to watch. Many of them are pretty entertaining.

part because of his outspoken resemblance to his father, but also with his very vocal belief that the Yankees needed marquee names on the roster.

Before stepping back and ceding operations to his younger brother, Hank was the driving force behind the Yankees re-signing Alex Rodriguez. The three-time MVP had opted out of his contract in 2007 and Hank pushed to get the 10-year, $275 million deal and get A-Rod back in pinstripes.

And Hank was not shy about what he believed. He spoke openly about winning, just like his father, but he was also clear that he did not have the same singular focus as his father.

“Let’s see how long I do this. I just want to win. That’s all I give a crap about, is winning,” Hank told USA Today’s Bob Nightengale in 2008. “And that’s all I want my players to

care about. I’m like my dad in that respect, I guess. But I’m more patient than he was.

That’s for sure.”

Hank helped guide the Yankees to their last World Series title.

The 2009 championship crowned the opening season of the new Yankee Stadium and capped the end of his father’s ownership of the franchise. George Steinbrenner had handed down operations of the team to his sons in the years before, but was able to watch the Yankees celebrate one last title. The father passed away in July 2010.

While ‘The Boss’ had faded into the background and Hal preferred a less visible and vocal leadership style, Hank was never one to shy away from a microphone.

When the Red Sox fans began taunting Andy Pettitte for his PED abuse, Hank took a shot at them and the Mitchell

Report that uncovered it.

“I don’t think they would want to be hollering too loud at Andy up in Fenway. They had plenty of players doing this stuff, too,” Hank said at the time. “It’s just that those players weren’t mentioned in the Mitchell Report.”

After Red Sox closer Jonathan Paplebon took a shot at the Yankees, Hank laughed it off with an insult worthy of his father’s legacy.

“Being insulted by Papelbon is like being attacked by a mouse,” he said.

Hank also raged against the so-called “Red Sox Nation,” going on a rant in an interview with The New York Times’ Play magazine that sparked Boston’s ownership to give him an honorary membership.

“Red Sox Nation? What a bunch of (expletive) that is.

That was a creation of the Red Sox and ESPN, which is filled with Red Sox fans. Go

anywhere in America and you won’t see Red Sox hats and jackets, you’ll see Yankee hats and jackets. This is a Yankee country. We’re going to put the Yankees back on top and restore the universe to order.

“My point was if this is a Red Sox Nation, it’s a Yankees Universe.”

In 2008 after the Rays got into a brawl with the Yankees, Hank punched back by saying that teams relying on revenue sharing should not target the cash cow.

“I don’t want these teams in general to forget who subsidizes a lot of them,” he said. “I would prefer if teams want to target the Yankees that they at least start giving some of that revenue sharing and luxury tax money back.”

And as he and his brother helped Brian Cashman orchestrate the end of the Joe Torre era and bring in Joe Girardi, Hank was willing to spar

with any of their critics. He said Girardi had “more fire in his belly.”

“Where was Joe’s career in ‘95 when my dad hired him?

My dad was crucified for hiring him ... Let’s not forget what my dad did in giving him that opportunity — and the great team he was handed.”

Hank was based in Tampa and until the last few years was mostly seen during spring training at the field named after his father. The last two springs, however, he was rarely around.

He is survived by his three siblings, including Hal. He had two sisters Jessica Steinbrenner and Jennifer Steinbrenner-Swindal.

Hank’s son, George Steinbrenner IV, is the owner of Steinbrenner Racing, the family’s IndyCar team.

simply because of what he meant to the sport but because what he means to the country — still.

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NEW YORK — If the NBA wants to salvage its season, it may not be able to wait on China’s plan of action. The league may need to pave its own path to resuming play amid the coronavirus pandemic that has rocked the United States harder than any country on the planet.

If the NBA keeps looking to China for guidance, it could kick the can down the road — a road that leads into next year.

The Chinese Basketball Association initially targeted a return in the first week of April. Then the date was pushed to April 15. The CBA failed to get government approval to resume activity, so the start date was subsequently pushed to May. In a new development, China’s basketball season now won’t be on track to resume until “at least July,” according to ESPN. At this rate, it could be 2021 before things restart across the globe.

This is a byproduct of a global viral outbreak the likes of which this generation has never seen.

There are more than 600,000 confirmed cases in the United States, including more than 25,000 deaths, about 11,000 of which have been reported in New York alone.

There is still no COVID-19 vaccine or cure and government mandates in most cities for residents to stay home remain in effect. It is not yet known how long those social distancing guidelines will last.

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30-day hiatus, it runs the risk of losing this season altogether. There is only but so far the league can drag this out before punting the ball to next year makes more sense.

NBA owners and players want to salvage what’s left of this season. And for good reason. Between LeBron James’ Lakers, Kawhi Leonard’s Clippers and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee

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2020 NFL draft: Top edge rushers Eddie Brown The San Diego Union-Tribune

Welcome to draft season! This is the first of 11 positional breakdowns leading up to the NFL draft (April 23-25).

Here are Eddie Brown’s top 10 edge rushers: 1. Chase Young (Jr., Ohio St., 6-foot-5, 264 pounds) Young is the best player in this draft class. He’s an elite prospect who hasn’t maxed out his ceiling. Just wait until he diversifies his pass rush repertoire. Projected: Top 3 2. A.J. Epenesa (Jr., Iowa, 6-5, 275) I put more weight on production and talent than physical test scores. Epenesa isn’t a speed demon off of the edge, but he’s more than athletic enough (he was a good basketball player and won back-to-back state discus titles in high

school). Projected: 1st round 3. K’Lavon Chaisson (So., LSU, 6-3, 254) Durability concerns are only thing keeping him from being a top-10 pick.

Projected: 1st or 2nd round 4. Yetur Gross-Matos (Jr., Penn St., 6-5, 266) Gross-Matos features a prototypical combination of size, athleticism and agility. He was highly productive as a two-year starter for the Nittany Lions (17.5 sacks and 35 tackles for loss). Projected: 1st or 2nd round 5. Zach Baun (Sr., Wisconsin, 6-2, 238) Baun is a former dual-threat quarterback whose athleticism makes him capable in coverage and an asset as a pass rusher. Projected: 1st or 2nd round 6. Terrell Lewis (Jr., Alabama, 6-5, 262)

Teams will need to balance injury history against his elite athleticism and off-the-charts potential. Projected: 2nd or 3rd round 7. Curtis Weaver (Jr., Boise St., 6-2, 265) The 2019 MWC Defensive Player of the Year was highly productive as a three-year starter (34 sacks and 46.5 tackles for loss). Will his below-average athleticism translate in the NFL? Projected: 2nd or 3rd round 8. Julian Okwara (Sr., Notre Dame, 6-4, 252) Will likely be a bigger, stronger version of his brother, Romeo (Lions edge rusher). Most projections are based on dominant 2018. A broken leg wiped out an average 2019 and will likely keep him out of the first round. Projected: 2nd or 3rd round 9. Josh Uche (Sr., Michigan, 6-1, 245)

Uche only started nine games total for the Wolverines, but his athleticism and skill set are tantalizing. Projected: 2nd to 4th round 10. Jabari Zuniga (Sr., Florida, 6-3, 264) Zuniga is a versatile, explosive athlete still trying to put it all together. Projected: 2nd to 4th round BONUS. Bradlee Anae (Sr., Utah, 6-3, 257) Anae uses a non-stop motor to effectively get after the quarterback (28 sacks the last three seasons). Projected: 2nd or 3rd round BONUS. Khalid Kareem (Sr., Notre Dame, 6-4, 268) Kareem is a technician who utilizes his immense power to make plays against the run and pass. Projected: 2nd to 4th round BONUS. Darrell Taylor (Sr.,

Tennessee, 6-4, 267) Taylor is a talented physical specimen who has shown the ability to overpower his competition from time-totime. A stress fracture in his foot could depress his draft stock. Projected: 3rd to 5th round BONUS. Jason Strowbridge (Sr., North Carolina, 6-4, 275) An impressive performance during Senior Bowl week put him on the map.

Can impact special teams at the next level too (he blocked four kicks over the last three seasons). Projected: 3rd to 5th round BONUS. Kenny Willekes (Sr., Michigan St., 6-3, 264) Former walk-on who was highly productive (26 sacks and 51 tackles for loss the last three seasons) and wins with work ethic. Projected: 4th to 7th round

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The best 26-man roster in MLB history Neil Greenberg The Washington Post

Whenever Major League Baseball’s teams take the field for the first time following the disruption of coronavirus, they will do so with a few new rules in place, including an increase in the size of the active roster from 25 players to 26 players. Clubs will also have to designate each person as either a pitcher or a position player, and they can carry a maximum of 13 pitchers at any one time.

In the meantime, wouldn’t it be fun to come up with an all-time 26-man roster of major leaguers throughout baseball history?

We utilized metrics rather than opinion to construct this team. We considered both career and peak (best seven years of a player’s MLB career, not necessarily seven years in a row), performance via wins above replacement, as well as context neutral championship win probability added because it calculates the impact of each play on the team’s probability of winning the World Series without padding stats for players just because they happened to find themselves in situations when the game was on the line more often. The player’s reputation was also factored in via MVP and Cy Young shares, a summation of that player’s yearly voting score for the MVP or Cy Young Award. After all, players nominated for these awards are typically thought of as being the best of the best. For example, Barry Bonds won the MVP award seven out of the 15 times he appeared on the ballot.

He garnered an average of 62% of the vote each time, giving him a major league leading 9.3 MVP shares.

Here is the all-time best 26-man lineup with a batting order, starting rotation and bullpen optimized for modern baseball. Disagree with any selections made on this list? Let us know in the comments.

Starting lineup Batting 1st: Lou Gehrig, 1B Gehrig, a two-time MVP, is most known for playing in 2,130 consecutive games for the New York Yankees, a remarkable streak thought to have been unbreakable, until Cal Ripken, Jr. broke the record 56 years later. He was largely overshadowed by Babe Ruth but Gehrig set the American league single-season RBI mark in 1931 (185) and then hit for the Triple Crown in 1934 (.363 with 49 home runs and 166 RBI). He also led the league in RBI and on-base percentage five times, runs four times, home runs three times and he scored over 100 runs and drove in over 100 runs for 13 straight seasons.

Batting 2nd: Barry Bonds, LF This pick will almost certainly stir asterisk talk due to Bonds’s ties to the Steroid Era, but his talent is also indisputable. Baseball’s record holder for most home runs in a season (73 in 2001) was a seven-time MVP award-winner with eight Gold Gloves to his credit. From 198998 he was worth and average of 8.4 wins above replacement per 650 plate appearances and if you fielded a lineup of Bonds through all nine slots of the batting order you could expect to win over 81% of your games, equivalent to a 132-30 record over a 162-game season.

Bonds never won a World Series ring but don’t fault him. He has the most context neutral championship win probability added (0.75) of any major league player in baseball history.

Batting 3rd: Willie Mays, CF Mays, a two-time MVP winner with 12 Gold Gloves, is third all-time among position players in wins above replacement (156.2). From 1954 (a year after he served in the military) to 1965 he hit .318 with a .997 OPS (67% higher than the league average over that span) while averaging 43 home runs and 24 steals per 162 games.

Batting 4th: Babe Ruth, RF The Sultan of Swat shouldn’t need justification on this list but he ranks second to Bonds in wins above replacement (162.1) plus leads all position players in slugging percentage (.690)

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and on-base plus slugging (1.164). He also hit the third-most home runs (714) in baseball history.

Not enough? Ruth led the league in slugging percentage 13 times, home runs 12 times, walks 11 times, on-base percentage 10 times, runs scored eight times and RBI five times.

Still not convinced? He won seven AL pennants and four World Series titles with the New York Yankees with the third-highest context neutral championship win probability added of all time (0.58).

Batting 5th: Rogers Hornsby, 2B Hornsby is one of the greatest right-handed batters in baseball history. He won seven batting titles and produced two Triple Crown seasons (1922 and 1925, the latter earning him one of his two MVP awards). He led the National League in batting seven times, including an unbelievable five-year stretch from 1921 through 1925 in which he averaged .402. Hornsby also led the league in on-base percentage and slugging in each of those five years.

Batting 6th: Alex Rodriguez, SS Another player with the Steroid Era caveat, but Rodriguez is one of three players to finish his career with at least 600 home runs and 300 steals - Bonds and Mays are the others - and one of four players to hit at least 40 home runs and steal at least 40 bases in a single season.

According to Bill James’s power-speed metric, which combines a player’s home run and stolen base numbers into one number, Rodriguez has the highest single season powerspeed mark of all time (43.9 in 1998) and he ranks fourth all-time for his career (446.8) behind Bonds, Rickey Henderson and Mays.

Batting 7th: Mike Schmidt, 3B Schmidt led the majors in home runs six times and earned 10 Gold Gloves and three MVP awards (1980, 1981 and 1986). On Apr. 18, 1987, Schmidt became the 14th member of the 500 home run club and finished his career with 548. He also produced the most wins above replacement among third baseman.

Batting 8th: Johnny Bench, C Bench, a 17-year veteran, helped Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine win four NL pennants and two World Series titles from 1970 to 1979 by batting .267 with 33 home runs and 115 RBI per 162 games over that stretch. The 10-time Gold Glove winner also threw out 43% of would-be base stealers over his career compared to the league average of 35%.

Bench SS/RF/1B Honus Wagner “The Flying Dutchman” played 21 seasons and ranks in the top 10 for wins above replacement (130.9, 7th), hits (3,420, 8th), singles (2,424, 8th), doubles (643, 10th), triples (252,

3rd) and stolen bases (723, 10th).

C Gary Carter The five-time Silver Slugger finished his career batting .262 with 324 home runs and an above-average rate of catching would-be base stealers (35 vs. 32%).

RF/1B Stan Musial Musial won seven batting titles, three MVP awards and just missed the Triple Crown in 1948 by a lone home run (career-high .376 with 39 home runs and 131 RBI).

LF Ted Williams One of the best acquisitions in baseball history, Williams created runs at a rate that was 88% higher than average after accounting for era, league and park effects. Only Ruth was better (97% higher than average). Williams is also the last player to hit .400 or better, hitting .406 in 1941.

RF Hank Aaron The one-time home run king (755 home runs) won the MVP award in 1957 and ranks fifth all-time for MVP shares (5.5).

2B Joe Morgan Morgan won back-to-back MVP awards (1975 and 1976) and ended his career with the third-best walk rate among second baseman after taking into account era, league and park effects.

1B Albert Pujols Pujols, already a member of the 3,000 hit and 600 home run clubs, enters the 2020 campaign with a 24% chance at hitting home run No. 700 at some point in his career.

Starting rotation RHP Roger Clemens Clemens won seven Cy Young awards over a 24-year career, two of those while leading the league in pitching’s Triple Crown categories (wins, strikeouts and ERA) twice (1997 and 1998). He led his league in those categories 16 times. Clemens also helped his teams to six pennants and back-to-back world championships with the New York Yankees (1999 and 2000). His average season was 17-9 with a 3.12 ERA (30% lower than the league average) and 224 strikeouts.

Clemens also leads all pitchers in context neutral championship win probability added (0.46), but will also be criticized by some for his links to HGH use. LHP Randy Johnson From 1999 to 2002, Johnson was awarded four straight NL Cy Young Awards, earned three ERA titles and struck out at least 334 batters each season. Among pitchers with at least 4,000 career innings, only Nolan Ryan had a higher career strikeout rate than Johnson after accounting for era, league and park effects.

RHP Walter Johnson “The Big Train” ended his career with a 2.17

ERA, the lowest among pitchers with a least 4,000 career innings after accounting for era, league and park effects. He also won the ERA title five times.

RHP Greg Maddux Maddux is perhaps the most efficient starting pitcher to ever take the mound. He was so efficient that a start in which a pitcher tosses a complete-game shutout on fewer than 100 pitches is now called a “Maddux.” Since 1988, the first year accurate pitch-count data is available, Maddux ranks first in the majors with 14 such starts during the regular season. No other pitcher has thrown more than seven.

RHP Pedro Martinez The three-time Cy Young Award winner is one of five pitchers with at least 3,000 strikeouts and fewer than 1,000 walks. In addition, batters scored 540 fewer runs against him than expected after taking into account the men on base and outs left in the inning of each at-bat.

Only Clemens, Lefty Grove and Maddux were better. Martinez also provided a quality start (three or fewer earned runs in six or more innings pitched) two-thirds of the time, with an average game score (an all-in-one metric to measure pitching performance) that was well above the norm.

LHP Clayton Kershaw Among left-handed starters, only seven have produced more wins above replacement than Kershaw (65.3). However, none of those seven had a better ERA (2.44, 57% better than average) after adjusting for era, league and park effects.

Bullpen Closer: Mariano Rivera The all-time saves king (652) and most clutch player in major league baseball history won five World Series rings with the New York Yankees. His bread-and-butter pitch, a cutter, was nearly unhittable. From 2007 to 2013, the only years of his career individual pitch data is available, opposing batters hit .194 against the him with 337 strikeouts in 1,227 at-bats ending on the pitch.

Dennis Eckersley In 1992 (7-1, 51 saves and 1.91 ERA with 93 strikeouts over 80 innings) he won both the AL Cy Young and MVP awards, becoming the ninth pitcher to capture both awards in the same season. He is also the only pitcher with 100 saves and 100 complete games. No reliever in the Hall of Fame produced more wins above replacement (62.1 bWAR) over his career, either.

Dan Quisenberry His submarine style and sinking fastball baffled hitters, allowing him to win American League Fireman of the Year honors (awarded to the reliever with the most combined wins plus saves in a season) five times, including four years in a row from 1982 to 1985.

Batters also scored 120 fewer runs against him than expected over his 12-year career after taking into account the men on base and outs left in the inning of each at-bat. Only 10 relievers were better at keeping runs from crossing the plate.

Rich Gossage His 6-foot-3 frame was intimidating on the mound and so was his 100 mph fastball. He struck out 20% of batters faced (league average was 14%) and amassed the fourth-most wins above replacement among relief pitchers (41.1) during his 22-year career.

Billy Wagner No bullpen would be complete without a left-handed pitcher and Wagner has produced the second-most wins above replacement among left-handed relievers (27.8). In addition he struck out 33% of batters faced (nearly twice the league average over his career) and only walked 8% of them, a huge advantage in any era.

Predicting five trades for this year’s NFL draft John Clayton The Washington Post

One side effect of the 2020 NFL draft being conducted remotely is that trades could come less frequently.

The clock will be working against the general managers, who will have 10 minutes to pick in the first round, seven in the second, five in the third through sixth and four in the seventh. If the workfrom-home dynamics cause teams to move a little slower than usual, we could see less trading than usual - particularly in the final four rounds.

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draft Tua Tagovailoa. It’s a trade up to draft Justin Herbert.

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Telesco also has a history of being more willing to trade up than down. The Chargers could keep the sixth pick and still get Herbert, the big, athletic passer out of Oregon, but they may not want to gamble that the Miami Dolphins won’t take Herbert over Tagovailoa.

I still don’t doubt that Joe Burrow, Tagovailoa and Herbert will go in the first six picks, but don’t discount the chances that the Chargers, rather than the Dolphins, move up. After letting Philip Rivers walk, it’s vital that the

Chargers get the quarterback of their choice.

From the Lions’ standpoint, General Manager Bob Quinn will be perfectly willing to trade down. They might still draft Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah sixth overall, or they could take Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown or Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons.

Patriots send a guard to the Lions Detroit Lions get: Joe Thuney New England Patriots get: No. 67 pick (third round) The numbers dictate this trade. The Lions, who lost guard Graham Glasgow to the Denver Broncos in free agency, have $29.6 million in cap room, according to the NFL Players Association. The Patriots have only $1.1 million after placing the franchise tag on Thuney at $14.8 million.

Other than Thuney, the Patriots have only five players with salary cap numbers higher than $6.5 million.

Not making a trade could force them to cut right tackle

Marcus Cannon. The Patriots would rather get a second-round pick, but the Lions’ selection (No. 35) might be too high for them to surrender.

As we saw last year, franchise tag-and-trades are common. Edge rushers Matthew Judon (Baltimore) and Yannick Ngakoue (Jacksonville), safety Anthony Harris (Minnesota) and defensive tackle Chris Jones (Kansas City) could be involved in them this year.

Broncos move up for a wide receiver Denver Broncos get: No. 10 pick Cleveland Browns get: No. 15, No. 83 (third round), No. 118 (fourth round) Broncos executive John Elway has been aggressive this offseason. He added cornerback A.J. Bouye and defensive tackle Jurrell Casey in exchange for third-day draft choices. He signed Glasgow in addition to running back Melvin Gordon and tight end Nick Vannett.

This would be another bold move, done to ensure

Denver gets its wide receiver of choice among the draft’s elite trio: Alabama’s Jerry Jeudy, Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb and Alabama’s Henry Ruggs. The Broncos could hope one falls to No. 15, but the New York Jets (No. 11), Las Vegas Raiders (No. 12) and San Francisco 49ers (No. 13) are candidates to draft a wideout, and adding a top receiver to line up opposite Courtland Sutton would help complete a great offseason.

Jaguars trade up for a cornerback Jacksonville Jaguars get: No. 14 pick Tampa Bay Buccaneers get: No. 20, No. 73 (third round), No. 157 (fifth round) After trading Bouye and Jalen Ramsey and having their deal with Darqueze Dennard fall apart, the Jaguars are desperate for cornerback help. Florida’s CJ Henderson is considered the draft’s second-best cornerback, but he is unlikely to make it past the Atlanta Falcons at No. 16.

For the Bucs, adding picks would be helpful; they enter

the draft with just seven. And they can still get an impact player at No. 20.

Giants get back into first round New York Giants get: No. 31 pick, No. 176 (fifth round) San Francisco 49ers get: No. 36 (second round), No. 110 (fourth round) The 49ers don’t have picks in the second, third or fourth rounds, so they will be looking to move down a couple of times to add choices.

I think the Giants will pass on Brown with the No. 4 pick in favor of an offensive tackle, so this move back into the first round would be to target an edge rusher, such as Penn State’s Yetur Gross-Matos or Notre Dame’s Julian Okwara, or a defensive tackle (perhaps TCU’s Ross Blacklock).

The Seattle Seahawks will complicate things. General Manager John Schneider probably also will be in trade-down mode, particularly if he can re-sign Jadeveon Clowney. Seattle, which has the 27th pick, might end up competing with its NFC West rival in trade talks.

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Invitations to marketing parties overwhelming Dear Abby, I’m in my mid-40s, and a LOT of my female friends are involved in multilevel marketing companies. Whether it be for eyelashes, supplements, jewelry, antiaging products, candles, leggings, etc., I receive nonstop DEAR ABBY “invitations” to buy their products.

I’m old enough to know from experience that most of the products are rubbish, and many times way overpriced.

I’m simply not interested. How do I politely (yet firmly) decline the invitations that come my way without hurting their feelings?

Multilevel Marketing Hater

JEANNE PHILLIPS

It’s time you recognize the difference between a friendship and a marketing ploy. If you are invited to something, feel free to ask whether there will be any selling and, if there will be, decline. To do so is not being rude or hurtful. Women who are really your friends will continue to be, and those who aren’t will disappear.

My mom and stepdad occasionally watch my children to help us out or to spend time with them. I just found out that Mom will not put my 8-month-old into a crib or Pack ‘n Play to sleep. She puts her into bed along with my 4-year-old son. I have asked my mother repeatedly not to do that, not only for safety, but so everyone can sleep.

She refuses. She says I should trust them, and they should be allowed to do whatever they want when the kids are with them.

Please tell me what to do.

Frustrated Daughter

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Why you should trust someone who deliberately ignores your wishes is beyond me. Let me tell you what NOT to do. Do not allow your children to stay with your mother under these circumstances. Sometimes Mama does NOT know best, and this is one of them. If you prefer your children not share the same bed, your wishes should be respected.

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Dear Abby,

Garfield

Woman still feeling palpitations after clean bill of heart health I am a 62-year-old woman who has dealt with heart palpitations for many years. I have seen a cardiologist, and after many tests — including a heart catheterization after a false positive on my stress test — he has determined that I have a strong heart with no problems. I have told him repeatedly about the episodes I have where I can feel the irregular beats and almost completely pass TO YOUR out, but he insists everything GOOD HEALTH is fine. After research, I asked him about a vagus nerve connection and his response is that he has heard from many patients that the episodes are frightening, but he is not concerned. Research says that taking a magnesium supplement can help palpitations. Can I begin taking magnesium to see if it will help? Can you get too much magnesium? If you have ever experienced these episodes, you would know how frightening each one is. Please help!

DR. KEITH ROACH

Palpitations can indeed be a frightening experience. Many people feel afraid they are having a heart attack or something else dreadfully wrong in the heart. Some palpitations have specific, identifiable causes, but it sounds like your cardiologist has been thorough in looking for dangerous or treatable causes.

The vagus nerve has many functions, one of which is that it slows the heart. People with very slow heart rates have what we call “high vagal tone,” meaning the vagus nerve is responsible for the slow heart rate, and some people feel it as palpitations.

Most cases of palpitations are due to fasterthan-normal beats, often coming from parts of the heart that do not normally act as the heart’s natural pacemaker. These are very common, but not always noticed. Many people notice them only at night when their lives are quieter and they are paying more attention to their body.

Magnesium is an effective treatment for some types of palpitations, but not all. While I generally prefer to test the blood magnesium level before treatment, a supplement of magnesium at a reasonable amount (such as 400 mg magnesium, 100% of the daily value) is reasonable and unlikely to cause problems. It is generally only possible to get too much magnesium if your kidneys do not work well, or unless you are taking very high amounts.

People with anxiety are more likely to be aware of, and be more worried about, palpitations than other people. A thorough cardio workup is still indicated, but treatment for anxiety may help with the worrisome nature of the symptoms.

Dr. Roach writes: A recent column on dry skin inspired many readers to write with suggestions.

Some emphasized the medical conditions associated with dry skin. Hypothyroidism, Sjogren’s syndrome, seborrheic dermatitis and ichthyosis all are entities that can lead to this symptom and require expertise to diagnose, the last two preferably from a dermatologist.

Others wrote with suggestions. Avoiding baths and showers that are too long or too hot was advice I heard repeatedly. Many people wrote with specific treatments, but the best treatment depends on the underlying condition, so getting an evaluation from a doctor is the best way of ensuring proper treatment if the initial advice (adequate water intake, regular skin moisturizers, evaluation of medications to look for a culprit) is inadequate.

I always appreciate the helpful advice from my readers.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Some will still insist that “practice makes perfect” today, even when you are ready to throw in your chips and try something else.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — A close look at everything coming your way today lets you know that nothing is likely to surprise you — yet. You get things done very quickly.

Hagar the Horrible

Zits

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

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you like to think of yourself as “one of a kind,” and indeed there is much about you to warrant that label, surely. Still, you must never make the mistake of thinking that you don’t rely on others for your personal contentment and professional success; the moment you begin to think that you can do it all alone is the moment your final backslide into failure and obscurity is likely to begin! Like it or not, you rely on other people daily, and you must learn to appreciate that fact — and the sooner you do, the sooner you will be able to develop your considerable talents to the fullest.

You have been endowed with a great many abilities, but they don’t all please you equally, and you’re likely to ignore many in favor of the one or two that excite you most and that open doors to opportunity and potential.

Also born on this date are: Martin Lawrence, actor and comedian; Selena, singer; Charlie Chaplin, actor; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball player; Pope Benedict XVI; Jon Cryer, actor; Wilbur Wright, inventor, pioneer aviator; Bobby Vinton, singer.

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.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17

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Baby Blues GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may be able to teach someone how to do what you know how to do, but he or she won’t be able to reach your level of success, surely.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Someone you know is suffering from misconceptions that are holding both of you back. It’s a good day to present the facts clearly.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — The more you do today, the more time off you’ll have tomorrow — or so you think. The truth is that your responsibilities may multiply very soon.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You don’t have to credit every idea as a good one today, but you must listen to all that come your way if you want to judge accurately.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You may not be able to enjoy time alone with a loved one today, but together you can accomplish something that may be long remembered.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You’re eager to accept an invitation when it comes your way today, but you aren’t able to do so until you have addressed a pressing issue.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You’ll be inspired by someone who is facing a difficult situation in the most down-to-earth manner possible.

Why not try to do the same?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Digging into a family mystery can unearth some information that takes you very much by surprise, but that answers many of your questions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You’re likely to come up with something that others find quite exciting, but it may take longer than expected to get the plan into motion.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You must look at a family situation as objectively as possible today. A friend challenges you while offering support at the same time.

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B8 Thursday, April 16, 2020 Close to Home

SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

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

KRECE NUFNY FIVYER EBRTET

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By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Frank Sinatra 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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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.

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: EXILE MESSY BETRAY CACKLE Answer: They sold ketches, sloops and cutters. The total cost of each boat included — “SAILS” TAX

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Solution to Wednesday’s puzzle

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

For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit

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(e.g., In which state was Frank Sinatra born? Answer: New Jersey.)

Freshman level 1. By what two-word name was Sinatra’s group of close friends known?

2. Frank’s eyes earned him this nickname.

3. One of his albums is titled “Come ____ With Me.” Graduate level 4. His career was reborn with the success of this 1953 film.

5. His films include “The Man With the Golden _____” (1955).

6. His second wife was this vivacious actress.

PH.D. level 7. This actress was 21 when she became Frank’s third wife.

8. Which president awarded Sinatra with the Presidential Medal of Freedom?

9. What change was made to the lights on the Empire State Building the night after his death?

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Rat Pack. 2. “Ol’ Blue Eyes.” 3. Fly. 4. “From Here to Eternity.” 5. Arm. 6.

Ava Gardner. 7. Mia Farrow. 8. President Ronald Reagan. 9. Turned blue.

18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

Mutts

Dilbert

Pickles For Better or For Worse

Get Fuzzy

Hi & Lois

Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 Olive of cartoon fame 4 Island in the Bay of Naples 9 Explorer Marco 13 Phobia 15 E.T., for one 16 Like eager beavers 17 Destiny 18 Dressed to the __; smartly attired 19 Give, but expect back 20 Geometric shape 22 Peeves 23 Part in a film 24 Cheap container 26 Hardships 29 Couch potato 34 French __ soup 35 “The Mary Tyler __ Show” 36 Arabian or Aegean 37 First man 38 Halt temporarily 39 City in western Germany 40 Continuous noise 41 Undergarments 42 Purple __; NH’s state flower 43 Carryalls 45 Sell on the street 46 __ moment; instant of realization 47 Paper fastener 48 Spill the beans 51 Overexerting 56 Cartoon bear 57 Get up 58 Role on “Cheers” 60 Chief Norse deity 61 Furniture dings 62 Equipment 63 Stiller & Savage 64 Browned bread 65 Scale divisions: abbr.

DOWN 1 “Knock it __!”

2 Lease length, often 3 Not punctual

Bound & Gagged

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

4 Panama & Erie 5 Skirt style 6 __-Pong 7 Feel dizzy 8 Lacking confidence 9 Losing color 10 Superior to 11 Sausage shape 12 Probability 14 Place for a home pool table 21 Having mixed emotions 25 Ice __; cold period 26 Highways 27 Mumbai’s nation 28 Big fellow 29 Broth & chowder 30 Team defeat 31 __ as the hills 32 Of the kidneys 33 Waltz or twist 35 Letter carrier’s sackful 38 Enjoyable 39 Placing an eBay offer 41 “Quiet!”

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Wednesday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

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42 Like pricey hamburger 44 Forest homes 45 Man of the cloth 47 Sunbathes 48 “Come with liquor, if you want any” 49 Mother __; rich ore deposit

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50 Opposin’ 52 The Bee Gees, e.g.

53 Panama’s neighbor Costa __ 54 Christmas song 55 Seize 59 Sra. or Mme.

Rubes