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Domestic altercation leads to felony charges

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

GREENVILLE — A domestic dispute on Friday night in Greenville ended with the arrest of a town man on felony charges.

Keith A. Smith, 41, allegedly assaulted a person during the incident, said Steven Nevel, public information officer for

state police Troop F on Tuesday.

At about 7:45 p.m., police were sent by Greene County 911 to a home on Hill Street after receiving a report of a verbal altercation.

When troopers arrived at the home, they spoke with Smith, who told them he was home alone with his daughter

and no argument took place, Nevel said.

Police continued to investigate the matter and determined that Smith had been involved in a verbal and physical altercation at the residence.

The alleged victim fled the home before police arrived and was brought to EmUrgent Care in Coxsackie by a friend.

The person was treated at the facility for a cut to the head, Nevel said.

Police spoke with the person, who told them Smith became angry and the person attempted to leave the home, Nevel said. Smith then took the person’s keys and See FELONY A11

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State police investigated a domestic dispute at a home on Hill Streetp that left a person injured.

Greene jobless rate lowest since July 1990

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

The unemployment rate in Greene County fell to 4.1% in March, according to statistics from the New York State Department of Labor.

The rate, which is not seasonally adjusted, fell from the 4.3% mark the county recorded in March.

After the unemployment rate surged to a high of 16.4% in April 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number fell to 3% in December 2021 before ticking up at the beginning of 2022.

The December figure marked the lowest unemployment rate seen in the county since July 1990, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Greene County Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, R-New Baltimore, said Tuesday he thinks the county has not yet reached the floor of how low the Greene

unemployment figure can go.

“I wouldn’t think so, and I only say that because there’s a lot of employers that are looking for employees,” Linger said.

Greene County Chamber of Commerce President Jeff Friedman concurred, but noted the county is not far off from its historic low unemployment rate.

“It can go lower, because

it did go lower in December and January,” he said. “But it can’t go much lower. We’re pretty close to the bottom now in terms of unemployment rate in the county. It’s kind of where I expected it to fall. It’s reflective of where we are right now.”

Last week, the state announced that the seasonally See RATE A11

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A help wanted sign in the window of the Isaan Thai Star Restaurant in Hudson. The Greene County unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent in March, according to the New York State Department of Labor.

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The Greene County unemployment rate fell to 4.1% in March, according to the New York State Department of Labor.

Sheriff: 9-year-old driver in fatal ATV crash

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

WINDHAM — Area police continue to investigate an accident that took the life of a Greene County teenager Monday, said Capt. Tracey Quinn of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.

The teen was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash in Windham, Quinn said. The sheriff’s office Tuesday did not identify the 13-year-old girl who was killed,, but said she was from the Windham area.

The crash occurred on Spruce Drive off Big Hollow Road.

At about 1:29 p.m., a

9-year-old boy was operating an ATV on private property with a 13-year-old girl as a passenger, Quinn said. “The boy was attempting to negotiate a left turn when he lost control and rolled the ATV over.

Both riders were ejected from the vehicle when it crashed.

The ATV came to rest on top of the girl, Quinn said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The boy was taken by ambulance to Albany Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, Quinn said.

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The investigation continues into the death of a 13-year-old girl following an ATV crash off Big Hollow Road in Windham on Monday.

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The European Union is planning to establish a solidarity trust fund to finance the reconstruction of warshattered Ukraine as member states were told they should expect to pay the bulk of the costs.

The European Commission told diplomats it is working on an EU instrument focusing on the long-term needs of the country instead of a multilateral tool since the bloc will foot much of the bill, according to people familiar with the discussion. Modeled on the post-Covid-19 recovery fund for member states, it would finance investments and reforms in agreement with Ukraine’s government, but it’s not clear how much would be provided through grants or loans, the people said.

Since the war is still ongoing, the EU executive’s arm isn’t willing to put a price tag on the task, but told EU ambassadors that the figure would reach hundreds of billions of euros over decades.

The topics of post-war reconstruction and possible war reparations are expected to garner attention over the next weeks as senior officials in Brussels and Washington plan to discuss ways to support Kyiv financially and to ensure that the enormous amount of money isn’t misused, EU officials said.

The World Bank will host a ministerial session on Thursday on Ukraine during the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund in Washington. Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis is expected to participate, an EU official said.

It’s hard for countries to move too far on any plan with

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Displaced Ukrainians make their way to a platform at Lviv-Holovnyi railway station in Lviv, Ukraine on March 14, 2022.

Russian forces still attacking Ukrainian cities, but even if the war ends, there will be significant obstacles. Ukraine’s endemic corruption -- and the lack of robust oversight mechanisms -- are two of the biggest. The Netherlands has suggested that any new reconstruction tool could be used to help implement governing structures in the country that would bring it closer to the EU and smoothen its eventual accession path, the people said.

As a first step, the commission would conduct a thorough assessment of the financial needs together with the World Bank. The Ukrainian government estimates that the destruction of Russian forces in its territory amounts to $1 trillion.

Most of the initial aid would go toward rebuilding infrastructure and supporting the provision of public services. Ukrainian President

Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that his government needs $5 billion to $7 billion per month to cover salaries and other social expenditures.

The commission is also considering extending guarantees to help companies.

Ukraine estimates that around one-third of firms have completely stopped their activities and 45% have reduced their production.

In particular, the war has hit the agricultural sector, one of the most central economic activities in the country, as big portions of land cannot be used, farmers face increasing costs and exports are hampered.

Some member states including Sweden and Slovenia have suggested exploring ways to redirect Russian funds to Ukraine, for example by collecting the extra profits from

high energy prices or using frozen assets of sanctioned Russian oligarchs.

The bloc has already disbursed 600 million euros ($647 million) in soft loans since the war started and it is speeding up the approval of an additional 600 million euros that could come by this summer, an EU official said. The EU is also working on an additional loan package that could be of a similar magnitude.

Separately, the IMF has approved $1.4 billion in emergency financing for Ukraine while canceling $2.2 billion of Ukraine’s previous $5 billion loan, since it was clear that Ukraine could no longer meet the reforms and conditions needed to receive the rest of that loan, including in fighting corruption.

Bloomberg’s Eric Martin contributed to this report.

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Federal judge allows effort to disqualify Marjorie Greene from ballot to proceed Tia Mitchell The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

ATLANTA — A federal judge has denied U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s request to block a challenge of her eligibility to run for a second term in office.

That challenge, filed by five voters in Greene’s 14th Congressional District, is slated for a hearing in a Georgia administrative court on Friday.

Attorneys for the voters plan to argue that Greene’s actions leading up to and on the day of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot make her ineligible to serve, citing a Civil War-era provision in the Constitution that bars members of Congress who supported an insurrection from returning to their seats.

Judge Amy Totenberg of the Northern District of Georgia wrote that the voters’ challenge is serious and deserves a full vetting.

“This case raises novel and complex constitutional issues of public interest and import,” she wrote.

Greene has said she had no role in the attack on the Capitol, and no evidence has been published to date by law enforcement or congressional committees linking her to it.

Her spokesman did not immediately respond to an email and text message asking for reaction late Monday to the

judge’s decision.

Right around the time Totenberg’s ruling became public, Greene was interviewed

by Fox News’ Tucker Carlson about the challenge to her candidacy. She described it as a political attack.

“Now they filed a lawsuit because they’re trying to rip my name off of the ballot and steal my district’s ability to reelect me and send me back to Congress,” she said.

Free Speech For People, a self-described pro-democracy organization, is leading the effort to disqualify Greene and four other conservative U.S. House members, accusing them of helping plan or facilitate the Capitol attack.

Our Revolution, a political organization that spun out of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, is also involved.

In addition to wanting Greene kicked off the ballot, the groups have also made it clear that a main goal of their effort is to force her to answer questions under oath about the Capitol riot.

“Everything I’ve read says Rep. Greene was involved in the Jan. 6th insurrection that was trying to override everything I believe in -- Our Constitution, how we run elections, and how our government is set up,” Michael Rasbury, one of the voters named in the

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challenge, said in a news release. “She should not be on the ballot.”

At the center of the challenge is a provision in the 14th Amendment that says members of Congress cannot keep their seats if they engaged in an act of insurrection or rebellion against the government.

Attorneys for Greene argued that two laws passed by Congress in the years following the Civil War created permanent amnesty from this provision.

A North Carolina judge agreed with that line of thinking and threw out a similar challenge regarding U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn.

Totenberg wrote Monday that her counterpart was wrong. If Congress wanted to permanently invalidate the insurrectionist language from ever being applied or enforced again, lawmakers needed to amend the Constitution instead of passing immunity legislation, she said.

“The far more plausible reading is that Congress’s grant of amnesty only applied

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to past conduct,” Totenberg wrote.

Now that she has allowed the case to proceed, an administrative law judge will move forward with a review of the challenge. The judge will eventually submit recommendations to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who will make a final ruling on Greene’s eligibility.

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Wednesday, April 20 n Athens Village budget work-

shop 7 p.m. Clerk’s Office, 2 First St., Athens n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville n Catskill Town Board committee 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Catskill Village Zoning Board of Appeals 7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830 n Coxsackie Village 2022-2023 Proposed Tentative Budget Public Hearing 5:45 p.m.; Budget Work Session 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718 n Greene County Legislature meeting No. 4 6:30 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Thursday, April 21 n Coxsackie Village Planning

Board 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

Monday, April 25 n Catskill Village Planning Board

7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518943-3830

Tuesday, April 26 n Catskill Central School District

Board of Education regular business/ vote on BOCES annual budget and BOCES board members 6:30 p.m.

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Athens Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens Consult the village website for updates the day of the meeting n Catskill Town Zoning Board of Appeals 6 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Catskill Village Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830 n Greenville CSD Business & BOCES annual election and budget 5 p.m. District Office, 4982 Route 81, Greenville 518-966-5070

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ens Volunteer Firehouse, 39 Third St., Athens 518-945-1052 Changes will be on the Town of Athens web page n Cairo Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo n Greene County Board of Electrical Examiners 1 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., 4th Floor, Room 469, Catskill

Tuesday, May 3 n Durham Town Board workshop

meeting 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Greenville CSD Annual Budget Hearing 6 p.m. MS/HS Library, 4982 Route 81, Greenville 518-966-5070

Wednesday, May 4 n Catskill Central School District

Board of Education public hearing on budget 6 p.m. CHS Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill 518-943-2300

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Three Capital Region women are accused of shoplifting at Old Navy in Greenport, plus two other stores.

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Greene County is planning to build a new recycling center near the Catskill Transfer Station.

Proposed Catskill recycling center headed for vote

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Greene County is set to move forward with a planned new recycling center in Catskill that would establish the first single-stream recycling site in the county.

During a special Public Works Committee meeting Monday night, the Greene County Legislature voted unanimously to establish a capital project for the Catskill recycling station, with the county earmarking $2,050,000 for the project.

The Legislature called a special committee meeting Monday to approve the project’s resolution in advance of a vote by the full Legislature on Wednesday.

“Because of the way the calendar fell, we already had our Public Works Committee meeting,” Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said. “Because we had the bids come in and we wanted to award it and get things moving, we held a second meeting this month rather than waiting until next month.”

During Monday’s meeting, the committee also approved a $1,418,000 bid from the Jersen Construction Group in Waterford to serve as the general contractor for the recycling center project and $231,000 from DLC Electric in Troy to serve as the electrical contractor for the project.

The planned recycling center would provide the county with a site that will streamline Greene’s recycling process.

“That’s going to be the first single-stream recycling center for us,” Greene County Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger said after Monday’s meeting.

The county has transfer stations in Catskill, Hunter, Coxsackie and Windham.

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Greene County is planning to build a new recycling center near the Catskill Transfer Station.

When the Catskill recycling site is established, trash haulers will be able to deliver recyclables to the new center without necessitating a second trip to an offsite recycling center.

“Right now we don’t handle single-stream,” Groden said Tuesday. “Our four transfer stations now, if you go to them as a citizen, you are sourceseparating yourself. You put your glass in the glass bin and your paper in the paper bin.

That will continue for those people that don’t have a contract with a County Waste or a Superior.

“The haulers don’t have a place to go to in the county, so when that truck comes down the street, half of the truck is garbage and half of the truck is combined with paper, tin and plastic,” Groden said.

“They have to take that someplace else. Now they can bring it here for the haulers to take single-stream. We’ve found a facility outside of Albany where all of that single-stream will be taken to and they have the machinery to separate plastic one way and glass will go another way and it’ll all be sorted and then recycled on

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Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m.

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Athens Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens Consult the village website for updates the day of the meeting n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

Monday, May 16 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m. Ath-

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During Monday’s committee meeting, the Legislature also approved an extension of services to Jersen in the amount of $109,958 to complete necessary plumbing work for the county’s reconstruction of the Coxsackie Transfer Station.

The planned Catskill recycling center is expected to improve efficiency that would provide environmental benefits to the county.

“This is pretty big and it’s a good thing for us to get into,” Groden said of the project.

“It’s very environmentally conscious and it’ll help the haulers maintain their pricing, because they will have less expense to bring single-stream to a location that’s not so far away. It further underscores our goal of keeping things environmentally friendly.”

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GREENPORT — Three women from the Capital Region face charges in connection with the theft of more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from a several stores, including Old Navy in Greenport.

Jamie O. Sams, 43, of Watervliet, Zaire N. George, 23, of Albany, and an unidentified 18-year-old woman from Troy were arrested by state police, said Aaron Hicks, public information officer for state police Troop K. The three women are accused of shoplifting merchandise from Old Navy at 424 Fairview Ave., and from two other businesses, Hicks said.

On Friday, at about 12:20 p.m., Greenport police responded to the store after receiving a complaint that the women left the store with merchandise that they did not pay for, Hicks said.

Store personnel were

able to give police a description of the vehicle that had fled the scene in an unknown direction.

State police, who were on patrol in the village of Kinderhook, spotted the suspected vehicle heading north on Route 9 in the area of Rothermel Lane and pulled it over.

Police recovered more than $1,100 worth of merchandise from Old Navy, T.J. Maxx and Party City, Hicks said. It is unclear whether the T.J. Maxx store in Greenport or Albany was victimized.

All three women were charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and petty larceny, both class A misdemeanors, Hicks said.

Sams was also charged with second-degree criminal impersonation, a class A misdemeanor, for giving false identification to police, Hicks said.

All three women were issued appearance tickets for Kinderhook Town Court for June 6.

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Three Capital Region women were taken into custody in the area of Rothermel Lane in Kinderhook. They are accused of shoplifting at Old Navy in Greenport, plus two other stores.

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A game-changing state budget Of all the trimmings of the $220 billion state budget, the finest for Greene County, of course, is the peer-to-peer counseling services that will be offered to veterans at the Greene County office in Cairo.

What follows that on the depth chart is worth noting because they will benefit Greene County, Columbia County and other small rural counties.

In some ways, the budget levels the playing field for upstate counties searching for post-pandemic investment in local needs whose solutions are long overdue.

Upstate counties will see record education funding

and the largest investment in upstate housing in New York’s history, which is good news for Columbia County.

The budget directs significant investment toward child care to support working families. New tax credits and funding streams should make it easier to do business in New York and help small businesses get back on their feet in the post-pandemic era.

The 2022-23 state budget also answers a pressing need for broadband expansion, badly needed in Columbia and Greene counties, with game-changing funding that will give new

business a reason for moving to this region for years to come.

“This budget shows what’s possible when upstate has a real seat at the policy table, and I’m proud of what we’ve been able to achieve for working people across Senate District 46,” state Sen. Michelle Hinchey, D-Saugerties, said last week in Tannersville.

It’s encouraging that the budget addresses real challenges that Greene, Columbia and other rural counties are likely to face as they emerge from the COVID-19 years. We all should look forward to the exciting new direction we will take.

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Let’s get Earth Day right community-led solutions to climate change, creating Every April, right around models for climate action Earth Day, we see stories of across the globe. multinational corporations Government responses to pouring millions of dollars environmental racism and into new technology to fix redlining tend to be siloed climate change. and top-down, with limited While the climate crisis is community engagement. certainly an all-hands-onTransformative Climate deck emergency, we should Communities, a Greenlinnot be narrowly focused on ing Institute initiative, helps technology as our sole path build healthy and resilient out of this mess. communities, empowering I understand the fear that them to fight climate change. only a miracle can save us.

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Our work at the Greenlining When programs that Institute over the past three promote the use of alternadecades has shown that tives to fossil fuels in transwhen communities lead, portation are designed to results follow. We’ve worked maximize environmental in coalitions to advance and economic benefits for

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historically underserved communities, they work better for all communities.

Another communitybased effort, Green Raiteros, is an electric ridesharing program -- or an “Indigenous Uber” as Huron Mayor Rey Leon calls it. Volunteers use the program’s electric vehicles or their own to drive fellow residents to access medical appointments or other services in exchange for a small fee. Greenlining helped the program secure early resources and technical assistance.

Operated by a local nonprofit with support from a coalition of community stakeholders, Green Raiteros serves predominantly lowincome Latinx residents, many of whom are farmworkers. They endure some of the nation’s unhealthiest air -- and highest transportation costs.

We can accelerate progress, innovation, and, yes, even technology, to tackle climate change. But without equity at the center, we stand to replicate the harms of the fossil fuel economy.

If we start with the voices and priorities of people most impacted, we can withstand the climate disasters heading our way, and advance an ambitious long-term climate agenda.

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The scale of Russian atrocities in Ukraine is staggering The Washington Post

Russia’s war on Ukraine has apparently reached an inflection point: Moscow’s forces are now close to stamping out the last military resistance in the besieged port of Mariupol and have launched at least the initial phase of their long-awaited offensive to seize the country’s eastern Donbas region, according to an announcement Monday by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. This phase is likely to see a different kind of fighting than the failed Russian campaign to take Kyiv, the capital.

Instead of urban combat, there will be more fighting in rural areas, over open ground, among tank and artillery units. Fortunately, the United States and its allies have managed to supply Ukraine with at least some heavy artillery, tanks and rocket launchers, though it still needs more.

What probably will not change, however, is the brutality with which Russian soldiers conduct themselves toward Ukraine’s civilian population. Between their officer corps’ lack of tactical finesse and the dehumanizing training conditions they tolerate for rank-andfile soldiers, Russia’s forces have earned a reputation

have, indeed, found bodies lying in their streets.

Russia’s way of war, in short, includes war crimes.

Certainly the record of President Vladimir Putin’s previous campaigns offers no hint that anyone in the chain of command will be held accountable for excesses. To the contrary, confronted with unmistakable evidence of its troops’ culpability, Russia regularly issues official propaganda asserting that its enemy, in this case Ukraine, has actually committed the atrocities so as to blame them on Russia.

Any decent end to this conflict would include a full investigation and punishment for war crimes. A realistic view, however, must acknowledge that actually putting Putin and his fellow perpetrators on trial is an aspiration, not a likelihood.

Nevertheless, the world must not lose sight of Russian atrocities in the fighting to come, which, even when conducted outside of Ukraine’s cities, will put farmers and villagers in Russia’s path at risk. Russia’s behavior can and should motivate both Ukraine’s defenders and its supporters in the West to do anything within their lawful power to stop Russia from achieving its ends.

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It is also vital that we reverse the problem itself. Experts are clear that these disasters stem from using fossil fuels to generate our power.

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both for indiscriminate bombardment of urban areas and for up-close-andpersonal cruelty wherever they have fought in the past quarter-century: Chechnya, Georgia, Syria and, now, Ukraine.

The atrocities revealed after the Russian retreat from Kyiv’s suburbs are not surprising in light of that history, but they shock the conscience nonetheless. Some 900 civilian bodies have been found, most of them shot dead at close range, according to local police.

The corpse of one Ukrainian resident of Bucha, Ivan Monastyrskyi, had bullet holes in the calves and “his arms were stretched out at strange angles between slats of wood with nails through them,” according to a report in The Post by Louisa Loveluck and Serhiy Morgunov.

The mayor of Mariupol has estimated that at least 21,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege, though that cannot be verified independently. His assertion that bodies were “carpeted through the streets” of Mariupol would seem extravagant but for Russia’s use of artillery and bombs against hospitals and schools - and the fact that independent journalists and human rights observers who have visited places such as Bucha

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Recognizing local volunteers in the fight against Alzheimer’s

By Marisa Korytko For Columbia-Greene Media

During National Volunteer Week (April 17-23), the Alzheimer’s Association is proud to spotlight local volunteers making a difference in the fight against Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. In Columbia and Greene counties, Alzheimer’s Association volunteers deliver critical support and education, raise funds, and advocate for Alzheimer’s to help achieve our vision of a world without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. One such volunteer is Ariel Sookram, a community representative, who lives in Greene County and volunteers in Columbia and Greene

counties. As a community rep, Ariel raises awareness of Alzheimer’s Association programs, provides basic disease information and links community members to our services.

It is vital that we continue to create awareness of Alzheimer’s and engage more community members to consider volunteering. An estimated 6.5 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s dementia in 2022. Here in New York, there are more than 410,000. As the size of the U.S. population age 65 and older continues to grow, so too will the number and proportion of Americans with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. The number

of New York residents living with Alzheimer’s in 2025 is expected to increase to 460,000, a 12.2% increase.

Our work is only possible with the help and support of volunteers. We are currently looking to engage individuals to support our programs team, as well as activities related to fundraising and advocacy.

Join the fight and share your time, talent and passion. For more information, contact our local chapter at 518.867.4999.

Marisa Korytko is the Public Relations Director for the Alzheimer’s Association Northeastern New York chapter. She can be reached at mekorytko@alz.org.

Will my wife get a spouse benefit when I claim at 70?

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation

SOCIAL SECURITY MATTERS

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Dear Rusty: My wife started receiving her Social Security at 65 (her full retirement age) and she will be 69 years old this July. I was able to receive half of her Social Security under an older law. This April, I will turn 70 and will start to receive my own Social Security. I know I will no longer be receiving a spousal benefit at that time, but what I don’t understand is will my wife be able to claim a spousal benefit and collect 50% of my Social Security. She presently is receiving about $930 but 50% of my Social Security could be around $1,800.

Can you provide any insight on this?

Signed: Turning 70 Dear Turning: You are correct that you are now collecting your spouse benefit under an “old law,” which was changed by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and is no longer available to anyone born after January 1, 1954. You are also correct that since you are now receiving a spousal benefit from your wife on a “restricted application for spouse benefits only,” you can claim your personal SS retirement benefit to start at age 70, at which time your spousal benefit from your wife will stop. You can apply for your age 70 benefit now, prior to April, but just be sure to specify on your application that you want your SS retirement benefit to begin in April (to avoid a reduction). FYI, you can do

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GLOOR this online at www.ssa.gov — there is a question on the application which asks if you are now collecting benefits from anyone else, to which you should answer “yes” and provide your wife’s Social Security number. To apply online, you’ll need to first create your personal “my Social Security” account, which is easy to do at www.ssa.gov/myaccount. Of course, you can also apply by phone at your local SS office or by calling 1.800.772.1213 but applying online is by far the most efficient method.

After you have submitted your application for your own SS retirement benefit, your wife can apply for a spousal benefit from you, but her spousal benefit amount may not be precisely as you believe.

First, your wife’s spousal benefit will be based on the benefit amount you were entitled to at your full retirement age (FRA) of 66, not your age 70 benefit amount. Second, your wife was born in 1953 so her full retirement age is 66 (not 65). If your wife claimed her own SS benefit at age 65, she actually claimed a year early, so it was slightly reduced from her full benefit amount. That

isn’t a bad thing because it allowed you to collect your spouse benefit a year earlier, but it will slightly affect her spousal benefit from you and make it a bit less than 50% of your FRA benefit amount.

When a spouse takes their own benefit early their spousal amount will be less than 50% because of the way spouse benefits are calculated. Your wife’s new benefit as your spouse will consist of two parts — her own benefit and a “spousal boost” to bring her payment to her spousal entitlement. Her “spousal boost” — which is the difference between her FRA benefit and half of your FRA benefit — will be added to her slightly reduced age 65 benefit and the total becomes her spousal payment, but it will be a bit less than 50% of your FRA benefit amount.

Nevertheless, you were smart to take advantage of an ”old law” which permitted you to get a spouse benefit from your wife while your own benefit grew to maximum.

This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question, visit our website (amacfoundation.org/programs/socialsecurity-advisory) or email us at ssadvisor@amacfoundation.org.

The Alzheimer’s Association announces upcoming webinars ALBANY — The Alzheimer’s Association offers community and family education and outreach webinars from the safety of your home. These virtual programs provide high-quality disease and dementia education for those directly affected by the disease. They are free of charge and include topics such as signs of Alzheimer’s disease, diagnosis, communication, living with Alzheimer’s and caregiving techniques.

Each webinar is held live with time for Q&A. RSVP by calling the 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900.

Plan Ahead, Let’s Talk About Transitions: Partnership with Eddy Alzheimer’s

Services: Caring for a person with dementia often involves many transitions. This process can be very stressful for caregivers and the person they are caring for, but planning ahead can better prepare you for the future 1 p.m. April 26.

Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia: This program will cover the basics of Alzheimer’s and dementia, including risk factors, treatments, research and Alzheimer’s Association resources at noon May 12.

Effective Communication Strategies: Partnership with MVP Health: How Alzheimer’s and other dementias affect an individual’s ability to

communicate at noon May 17.

Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors: Caregiver tips and strategies to respond to some common behaviors at 3 p.m. May 18.

Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body: Tips from the Latest Research: Partnership with MVP Health. Learn about research in the areas of diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement at noon May 25.

Meaningful Engagement, Activities at Home: Discuss the social needs of people with dementia and how to meet those needs at 10 a.m. May 26.

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GREENE COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS CLUBS CATSKILL — Some clubs may not have resumed meetings due to COVID-19.

Athens Senior Citizens meet at 1:15 p.m. the second and fourth Monday at Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens, Cairo Golden Agers meet at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday at Acra Community Center, Old Route 23, Cairo.

Catskill Silver Linings meet at 1 p.m. the second Thursday of the Month at the Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill.

Coxsackie Area Seniors meet at 1 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday at Van Heest Hall, Bethany Village, Coxsackie.

Senior Citizens of Coxsackie meet at 2 p.m. the first and third Monday at the Town of Coxsackie Senior Center, 127 Mansion St., Coxsackie.

Greenville Golden Agers meet at 1 p.m. the first Wednesday at the American Legion Hall, 54 Maple Ave., Greenville.

Mountain Top Golden

Agers meet at 1;30 p.m. the fourth Thursday at Tannersville Fire Hall, Main Avenue, Tannersville.

WAJPL Golden Age Club meet at 1 p.m. the first and third Monday at Windham Town Building, 371 Route 296, Hensonville.

COFFEE KLATCH HUNTER — The Hunter Public Library, 7965 Main St., Hunter, holds a coffee klatch 10 a.m.-noon the second Tuesday of the month with light refreshments, coffee and tea.

GETSETUP ONLINE CLASSES ALBANY — New York State Office for the Aging has partnered with the Association on Aging in New York and GetSetUp to provide free virtual classes for older adults taught by peers, ask questions, make friends, learn new things and have fun. Classes include Core Fitness, Yoga, Food and Nutrition, Virtual Travel, Restarting your Career. Take classes from the comfort of your home. Go to wwww.getsetup.org/partner/ NYSTATE. Use coupon code: NYSTATE. For information and help, call 1-888-5591614 or info@getsetup.io.

WAJPL GOLDEN AGE CLUB WINDHAM — the WAJPL Golden Age Club will host the following trip, Dancing Dream A Tribute Show to ABBA on May 24 at Villa Roma Resort in Callicoon.

Choice of entrees, $60 per person. For information and reservations, call Mary Louise at 518-622-3397 or Vicky at 518-734-4164.

GREENVILLE GOLDEN YEARS GREENVILLE — The Greenville Golden Years presents Neil and Billy together on stage, Neil Diamond Meets Billy Joel with twin lobsters or prime rib July 28 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, Mass. The cost is $79 and includes roundtrip motor coach transportation, twin lobster or prime rib of beef, Neil Diamond and Billy Joel tribute show, meal taxes and gratuities and driver’s gratuities. Lunch includes twin lobsters or prime rib, hors d’oeuvres, bread, clam chowder, baked potato, corn, dessert, coffee or tea.

For reservations, call Phyllis Wissert at 518-943-9028. Bus pick up at Greenville and Exit 21 in Catskill.

CATSKILL SILVER LININGS CATSKILL — The Catskill Silver Livings will host a bus trip to Philadelphia featuring the Museum of the American Revolution, three days and two nights, Aug. 22 through Aug. 24. The cost is $370 double occupancy and $510 single occupancy. The packages include two nights lodging, 2 breakfasts, 1 dinner, and more.

The group is also hosting a bus trip to the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts featuring a fireplace feast at the Salem Cross Inn, four days and three nights, Sept.

19 through Sept. 22. The cost is $595 double occupancy and $860 single occupancy.

For information and reservations on both trips, call Georgianna Ramsay at 518622-3257.

Senior Menu CATSKILL — The following is the weekly nutrition menu offered by Greene County Department of Human Services’ Senior Nutrition Program. Served daily with each meal are: Bread or alternative (roll, bun, etc.) with Promise Spread and low-fat milk.

Tartar sauce is served with fish meals. Menu is subject to change based on product availability and circumstance.

The menu will be the meal that is delivered to all Greene County homebound meal clients.

All persons 60 and older can receive a meal. The suggested donation for each meal is $4. Those wishing to receive a meal are required to call the respective location at least a day in advance.

Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens, 9452700.

Senior Service Centers: Acra: Acra Community Center, Old Route 23B, Cairo 622-9898.

Jewett: Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, Jewett, 263-4392.

If you wish to pick-up a lunch at the Robert Antonelli Senior Center in Catskill call at least a day in advance, the Rivertown Senior Center to reserve.

APRIL 20 THROUGH APRIL 27 WEDNESDAY: Beef stew, potatoes, carrots, chocolate birthday cake.

THURSDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, Monaco mixed vegetables, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Sweet and sour chicken, Oriental mixed vegetables, white rice, mandarin oranges.

MONDAY: Beef chili, California vegetable mix, brown

rice, fruit cocktail.

TUESDAY: Lemon pepper fish, au gratin potatoes, butterscotch pudding.

WEDNESDAY: Lasagna, Italian vegetables, applesauce cookies.

APRIL 27 THROUGH MAY 4 WEDNESDAY: Lasagna, Italian vegetables, applesauce cookies.

THURSDAY: Roast pork with gravy, sweet potato, brussels sprouts, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Chicken and biscuits with gravy, peas and carrots, mashed potatoes, yogurt parfait.

MONDAY: Barbecue chicken thighs, baked beans, corn, tropical fruit.

TUESDAY: Tortellini marinara with sausage, Italian mixed vegetables, fruit cup with cookie.

WEDNESDAY: Beef battered fish, scalloped potatoes, green beans, pineapple.

MAY 4 THROUGH MAY 11 WEDNESDAY: Beef battered fish, scalloped potatoes, green beans, pineapple.

THURSDAY: Swiss cheeseburger, potato salad, carrots, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Baked pork chop with gravy and applesauce, Monaco vegetable mix, mashed potatoes, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Macaroni and cheese, 3 bean salad, stewed tomatoes, fruit cocktail.

TUESDAY: Chicken divan, Tuscan vegetables, white rice, pears.

WEDNESDAY: Beef stew, potatoes, green beans, tropical fruit.

MAY 11 THROUGH MAY 18 WEDNESDAY: Beef stew, potatoes, green beans, tropical fruit.

THURSDAY: Eggplant Parmesan, whole wheat penne,

spinach, low sodium vegetable juice, pudding.

FRIDAY: Knockwurst, sauerkraut, cold bean salad, macaroni salad, fresh fruit.

Low sodium diet: turkey/ Swiss burger.

MONDAY: Fish Florentine, scalloped potatoes, broccoli, tropical fruit.

TUESDAY: Veal Parmesan, penne, spinach, low sodium vegetable juice, pears.

WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, chocolate cake.

MAY 18 THROUGH MAY 25 WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, chocolate cake.

THURSDAY: Chicken divan, mashed potatoes, Monaco vegetables, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Chicken Caesar salad, cold bean salad, macaroni salad, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Sloppy joes, California vegetable mix, white rice, pineapple.

TUESDAY: Salmon with dill sauce, mashed potatoes, green beans, brownie.

WEDNESDAY: Pork chop with gravy and applesauce, sweet potatoes, peas and carrots, cookies.

MAY 25 THROUGH MAY 31 WEDNESDAY: Pork chop with gravy and applesauce, sweet potatoes, peas and carrots, cookies.

THURSDAY: Stuffed peppers, carrot coins, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: All American hot dog, coleslaw, baked beans, fresh fruit. Low sodium diet: turkey/Swiss burger.

MONDAY: Closed.

TUESDAY: Sweet and sour chicken, Oriental mixed vegetables, white rice, peaches.

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Daniel Low September 8, 1939 - April 16, 2022

Daniel Low born September 8, 1939 passed peacefully on April 16, 2022 in Chattanooga Tennessee. His brother Raymond was at his side. Daniel was a familiar face in Cornwallville for 7 decades. He worked the ski slopes in the winter and operated a lawn service in the summer.

Daniel was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Daniel retired to Brooksville, Florida and when he became ill moved to Chattanooga.

Daniel is survived by his two brothers Pete and Raymond Low.

Eleanor D. Slater August 9, 1932 - April 17, 2022 Eleanor D. Slater, 89, of Claverack, NY passed away Sunday April 17, 2022. Born August 9, 1932 in Northeast, NY, she is the daughter of Benjamin and Dorothy (Kilmer) Webster.

Dorothy was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, reading, sewing and her family. She was a former member of the Clermont Fire Company Auxiliary. Dorothy married Harry C. Slater on July 3, 1954, and they shared 52 years together until his passing in 2006.

Left to cherish her memory, Dorothy leaves her daughter and son in law Brenda M. and Charles W. Schram, a grandson Nathaniel, all of Claverack, sister in law and brother in law Dolores and Paul Weaver of Elizaville, two brothers Benjamin and Henry Webster, along with several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband Harry, Eleanor was predeceased by her sister Gertrude Mullins.

Per Eleanor’s wishes, there will be no visitation hours. Donations in her memory can be made to the Columbia-Greene Humane Society 111 Humane Society Rd. Hudson, NY 12534 or a charity of your choice.

U.S. hotels face $21 billion business-travel shortfall in 2022 Alex Tanzi Bloomberg

Business travel revenue for the U.S. hotel industry is expected to fall some $20.7 billion short of pre-pandemic levels this year, after an estimated $108 billion decline over 2020 and 2021, according to a study released Tuesday.

The report from American Hotel & Lodging Association and Kalibri Labs projects that

hotel business travel revenue will remain 23% down from 2019 by the end of this year.

Leisure travel, by contrast, is expected to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels in the coming months.

“This report underscores how tough it will be for many hotels and hotel employees to recover from years of lost revenue,” said Chip Rogers, head of the AHLA.

U.S. election officials face their biggest threat yet - jail time Ryan Teague Beckwith Bloomberg

Over the last two years, local elections officials across the U.S. have faced a deadly pandemic, shortages of funding and workers, false claims of election fraud and even death threats.

Now they could face prison, too.

Under a spate of laws proposed or passed in at least 10 states, elections administrators could see criminal charges and penalties that include thousands of dollars in fines or even prison time for technical infractions of election statutes.

In Arizona, a new law makes it a felony, punishable by up to 2 1/2 years in prison, followed by loss of voting rights or gun ownership, for an elections official to send a mail-in ballot to any voter who has not requested one. It’s now a felony in Kentucky, with a possible five-year prison term, for an official to accept a donation or “anything of value” to assist with an election. In Florida, elections officials could face up to $25,000 in fines if they leave a ballot drop box unsupervised.

Broad new laws in Iowa and Texas make it a felony, with prison terms of up to five years in Iowa and up to two years in Texas, for elections officials who fail to follow a number of election procedures, while similar bills are pending in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma and South Carolina.

The laws are part of a broader effort to crack down on alleged voter fraud by Republican lawmakers who often echo former President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. No one has yet been prosecuted under these new laws, but election activity will ramp up closer to November.

In fact, actual voter fraud is rare. An Associated Press review of six political-battleground states found just 475 disputed ballots out of 25.5 million cast for president, far too few to have had any impact on the outcome.

The aftermath of the 2020 election, coupled with the new laws, are making the job of elections administrator less and less attractive. A study last summer by the reporting consortium Votebeat and Spotlight PA found that 21 elections directors or deputies in Pennsylvania’s 67 counties had already quit or were planning to.

Nationwide, a March survey of local elections officials by the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice found that one in five local administrators say

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A worker wearing a protective mask places enveloped ballots into a postal service bin at the Runbeck Election Services facility in Phoenix on June 23, 2020.

they are likely to leave their jobs before the 2024 election.

Ion Sancho, the elections supervisor for 28 years in Leon County, Florida, which includes Tallahassee, said the threat of a fine that amounts to half a year’s pay under the state’s new law has led local elections officials to reduce the number of drop-box locations and assign senior staff rather than volunteers to monitor them.

“It puts the fear of God into elections administrators, and that’s what it’s designed to do,” he said.

A 2020 survey found that more than 75% of elections clerks were over 50, White and female, and 54% made less than $50,000 a year.

Until recently, such officials toiled in anonymity. But Trump’s cries of foul play led to a rise in violent threats and the online releases of personal information about the officials.

State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, the Republican floor manager of the Iowa bill, said in a video Q&A that the felony provisions in the bill were inspired by three county auditors who sent out mass applications for mail-in ballots that contained pre-filled sections for name and address and other identifying information. The mailings were perfectly legal, but the Trump campaign sued and won, resulting in tens of thousands of applications for ballots being invalidated. Such a mailing would now be a felony punishable up to five years in prison.

“The bill makes sure that any future elections official that commits election misconduct will face the same punishment that you or I or the general public would if we did the same

thing,” he said.

State laws have long spelled out what elections administrators can and can’t do, including criminal penalties for election tampering. In Colorado, Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, a Republican, and deputy Belinda Knisley face multiple charges over accusations they helped someone copy sensitive information from voting machines that was later shared online with conspiracy theorists.

At the height of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the Wisconsin Elections Commission voted to skip sending assistants into nursing homes to help residents cast their ballots in person, sending mail-in ballots instead. The Racine County sheriff, a Trump supporter, later recommended felony criminal charges of election fraud and official misconduct over the decision. Three prosecutors declined to pursue.

Three prosecutors declined to pursue, with the Racine district attorney saying that she lacked jurisdiction. A Republican bill that would expand jurisdiction was recently vetoed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

“The idea is to get rid of the people who are doing the real work of elections administration,” said Ann Jacobs, chair of the state elections commission.

The laws come as states are giving law enforcement greater powers to pursue suspected election crimes.

In Florida, a new Office of Election Crimes and Security will have a $2.5 million budget and a staff of 25 who report directly to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. In Georgia, state lawmakers have empowered the Georgia Bureau of

Former president Donald Trump to rally with GOP candidate accused of assaulting several women Amy B Wang and Mariana Alfaro The Washington Post

Former president Donald Trump will travel to Nebraska later this month to campaign with Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster, who has been accused of sexually assaulting several women, including a Republican Nebraska state senator.

Eight women accused Herbster of touching them inappropriately, according to a report published last week by the Nebraska Examiner. While seven of the women spoke on the condition of anonymity, the state senator, Julie Slama, went on the record and said Herbster reached up her skirt and touched her inappropriately during an event in 2019.

According to the Examiner, two of the women are still open to filing a police report against Herbster, while many of them cited fears - over Herbster’s power, possible professional repercussions, and the reactions of their family and community - as reasons they had

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Charles Herbster, a Nebraska gubernatorial candidate, speaks during the fourth day of the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC on Feb. 27 in Orlando, Fla.

not previously reported his behavior.

Herbster has denied the allegations. A spokeswoman, Ellen Keast, told the Examiner that its story “is a political hitpiece” and accused the “political establishment” of “smearing and trying to destroy him.”

“Charles W. Herbster has a lifetime record of empowering

women to lead,” Keast said.

“Not once has his reputation been attacked in this disgusting manner.”

Nebraska Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts told reporters Monday that he believed Slama, and that Herbster should apologize to the women, “seek help” and drop out of the governor’s race.

“Herbster is saying that the Republican establishment somehow created a conspiracy that these eight women are somehow behind to accuse him of sexual assault and groping them and so forth,” Ricketts said. “And I would say just read the article because that article is probably one of the most well-researched, corroborated articles I’ve ever seen on this topic.”

When asked if that logic also applied to Trump, however, Ricketts said that Trump being recorded making lewd comments on the “Access Hollywood” tape was a “very different thing.” (Trump has also been accused of sexual misconduct or assault by several women.)

Trump and his camp remained silent last week after sexual assault allegations surfaced against Herbster. Trump endorsed Herbster in October, and Donald Trump Jr., his son, campaigned for him last week. Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich did not respond

to a Post query last week about whether the former president still stood by his endorsement of Herbster.

However, any questions about where Trump stood seemed to be answered after Herbster shared an image of a news release from Trump’s political action committee showing the former president would be holding an upcoming rally with Herbster in Greenwood, Neb. “BREAKING NEWS: DONALD J. TRUMP WILL BE COMING TO NEBRASKA ON APRIL 29TH!” Herbster tweeted.

Herbster is scheduled to face eight opponents in the May 10 Republican primary.

Trump shocked the Nebraska GOP when he endorsed Herbster, a businessman and Republican megadonor, over Jim Pillen, a member of the University of Nebraska’s board of regents. Pillen has the backing of Gov. Ricketts, former governor Kay Orr - the first Republican woman elected to that post - and Slama.

Investigations to look for election crimes and voter fraud.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican who resisted Trump’s requests to “find” enough votes to overturn election results there, supported the legislation, saying it would provide more resources to investigate voter fraud.

Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas and Tennessee, among others, are also considering measures that would give state and local officials more authority to launch criminal investigations of elections crimes.

David Becker, executive director of the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation & Research, said that the laws could have a “chilling effect” on the field.

“Elections officials could find themselves subject to criminal prosecution because someone went to the bathroom and left a drop box unattended,” he said. “Who’s going to want to do those jobs?”

Bloomberg’s Margaret Newkirk contributed to this report.

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ISABELLE NEVES NAMED CAIRO-DURHAM STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH

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Isabelle Neves has been named Cairo-Durham Student of the Month for March 2022. Isabelle is pictured here with one of her Global teachers, Mrs. Goodwin. Her teachers describe her as being hard working, conscientious, collaborative and responsible. In addition to these wonderful traits, Isabelle is diligent as she shows up to school each day and consistently expresses an attitude of positivity. In class, Isabelle is always willing to participate and is both creative and active in all of her hands-on learning assignments. Isabelle makes excellent use of her resources, and when things become difficult, she advocates for herself, asks for suggestions/support and quickly begins making any necessary adjustments and modifications to her work. She believes that although she struggles with some activities, that they are still fun. Isabelle is a wonderful example to her peers, who recognize her kindness and willingness to help and she is a student whom we all would love to see all students emulate. She participates on our CD track team and then outside of school, she keeps up that fast pace as she loves to roller skate and ride outdoor machines. Isabelle also has a fondness for bands and enjoys producing music. After graduation she hopes to become a welder.

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APRIL 23 CATSKILL — The Catskill Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will host a sub sale fundraiser 4-6 p.m. April 23 at the firehouse, 1 Central Ave., Catskill. Choose from sausage and peppers, meatball and pepperoni. Subs are $10 each.

TANNERSVILLE — The Mountain Top Arboretum present the webinar Plants for Birds: Creating a Year-Round Garden Habitat 2-3:15 p.m. April 23. Admission is free. Sign up at www. mtarboretum.org. Each spring and fall, we welcome migrating songbirds back to our yards and parks as they stop to rest and refuel on their long journeys. In a world beset by ongoing habitat loss, pollution, and climate change, many of these migratory bird species are in decline.

We can each do our part to support them, however, by choosing the right plants for our yards and gardens. New York City Audubon’s Tod Winston will explore why native plants are so important to this effort, and how to create an enriched habitat for birds during migration, nesting season, and through the winter.

For information, call 518-5893903.

KINGSTON — Internationally acclaimed Tibetan singersongwriter Yungchen Lhamo will perform a Benefit Concert for the One Drop of Kindness Foundation 2-3:30 p.m. April 23 at the Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., Kingston. Pre-ordered tickets are $12.50 at www. eventbrite.com/e/one-dropof-kindness-benefit-concerttickets-293864967027 or $15 at the door.

ALBANY — Capital District Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. April 23 via Zoom. Registration is free and will open to the public on April 16. See www.

CapitalDistrictGenealogicalSociety.org under meetings and events. There is a 100-person limit. Marian Smith will provide an overview of US Immigration Service correspondence files, 1891-1957, and US Naturalization Service correspondence files 1906-1946, both of which have become more accessible to researchers in recent years. In addition to describing the different file series, she will explain all the old (and new!) finding aids available to identify a specific correspondence file and request

it from the National Archives.

Throughout, correspondence file examples will demonstrate the breadth and depth of these rich record resources.

APRIL 24 HUDSON — Hudson Rocks for Ukraine 1-4 p.m. April 24 at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 59 Partision St., Hudson. Donate money for medical assistance for Ukraine.

Concert includes Tommy Stinson, Cowboys in the Campfire, Tony Kieraldo, Foggy Otis, Rick and Marilyn, Brad Berk, Dust Bowl Faerie Duet, The Sweetlife Music Project featuring Carla Page; also a hudge community food fair.

APRIL 28 CAIRO — The Cairo Public Library, 15 Railroad Ave., Cairo, will hold Botanical Drawing with Ruth Leonard 4:30-6:30 p.m. four Thursdays beginning April 28. Materials will be provided. Admission is free. For information and to register, call 518-622-9864.

APRIL 29 GREENPORT — Congregation Anshe Emeth, 240 Joslen Blvd., Greenport, the regular Shabbat Service will be held at 7 p.m. April 29. It will include a special guest speaker, Robert W. Linville, who will be appearing in conjunction with Holocaust Remembrance Day. Linville was educated at Haverford College and later graduated from Columbia University. He was Counsel to UNDP economic development missions in Ghana and Kyrgyzstan. From 1998 to 2013 Linville was a private attorney in general practice in New York and Massachusetts. In addition, during those years he was the public defender in Columbia County managing a legal office of eight attorneys and four support staff. Following the Shabbat Service, Linville will be remembering his late father who was assigned by the United States Treasury Department to track down and locate stolen Nazi assets following World War II. SAUGERTIES — The Katsbaan Ladies Aid Society will hold a Yard Sale & Bake Sale 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 29 and April 30, rain or shine, in the Katsbaan Reformed Church Hall, 1801 Old Kings Highway, Saugerties.

Tables full of household items, books, toys, games, jewelry, etc. and delicious homemade baked goods. Visit church website at http://www.katsbaanchurch. org.

APRIL 30 ASHLAND — The Ashland Fire Department, 12096 Route

23, Ashland, will serve a roast beef dinner on April 30. Take outs start at 4:30 p.m. Starting at 5 p.m. seating will be available inside. Adults, $15; children 5–12, $6; under 5, free.

CAIRO — The Greene County Women’s League Cancer Patient Aid will host their first Cancer Patient Aid Mother’s Day Craft Fair 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 30 at the Red Rooster Restaurant, 851 Main St., Cairo. More than 24 handcraft vendors, chance auction, 50/50 and food available. Admission is free. For information, email greenecountywomensleague@gmail.com.

MAY 1 ATHENS — The West AthensLime Street Fire Company, 933 Leeds Athens Road, Athens, will hold an all you can eat breakfast 8 a.m.-noon May 1. All proceeds will benefit the family of deceased West Athens-Lime Street Firefighter William K. Kohler Jr. Freewill offering accepted.

MAY 3 CAIRO — The Greene County Women’s League Cancer Patient Aid (GCWL) will meet at noon May 3 at Red Rooster, 845 Main St, Cairo. Greene County Women’s League (G.C.W.L.) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide Greene County Cancer patients (men, women and children) with assistance in paying medical expenses resulting from the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. For information, call 518-819-1249, visit GCWL at www.greenecountywomensleague.com.

MAY 5 SELKIRK — Bethlehem Grange 137, 24 Bridge St., Selkirk, will serve a chicken barbecue dinner 3-6 p.m. May 5 in the Grange Hall. The dinner will include half a chicken, baked potato, coleslaw, roll and butter for $15. Home made baked goods will also be available for additional purchase of $1.50 each.

To reserve dinners, call Carol Carpenter at 518-421-1384, no later than May 4. Make sure the phone number is displayed, for a confirmation call back.

In the most recent edition of the Greene County Historical Society’s quarterly journal “Greene County History” Society Vice President Jim Planck relates part of the story of Robert Jackson and Martin Cross, two Black men engaged in the Barber’s trade at Catskill from the 1820s through the 1850s.

Planck’s article is fascinating for several reasons, including the resources he used to develop this story. Martin Cross and Robert Jackson were participants in some of the earliest activism undertaken by Greene County’s newly emancipated AfricanAmerican community in the 1830s, and much of their story has been recovered through examination of the online archives of William Lloyd Garrison’s abolitionist newspaper “The Liberator” which was published in Boston from 1831 through 1865.

The Liberator was a paper of national significance and endures today as one of the preeminent primary sources testifying not only to the fraught social and political climate of antebellum America, but to divisiveness within the abolition movement itself prior to the Civil War. I won’t dwell at length on the story in Planck’s article, which relates the circumstances of the galvanization of Catskill’s Black community in the early 1830s, but I would like to spend some time contextualizing it. Prior to the publication of his story I was broadly unaware of the political activism of Black Catskillians before the Civil War. I incorrectly assumed that the clearest manifestation of their new political and social identity was in the organization of African-American church congregations which served both here and throughout America as venues for spiritual, educational, and social advancement.

It turns out that Black members of the community in Catskill were far more involved, outspoken, and politically active than any written account until now has grasped. Men like Martin Cross held influential social positions in the community — his barber shop was quite literally opposite the bank at the center of town and catered to all members of the community. Cross, Robert Jackson and other Black Catskillians were organizing political meetings and publishing resolutions in the newspaper as responses to community debates and lectures on Abolition which refused to recognize their collective voice. A school for

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Martin Cross’ advertisement as a barber from a December 1822 edition of the Catskill Recorder.

“colored students” was even organized and funded in 1832, catering to over thirty students who weren’t permitted to attend any other schools in town.

This sort of activism and agency in self-determination were occurring at a time when many free Blacks in New York were denied even the right to vote, and all of this flew in the face of attempts by white stakeholders to infantilize the Black community as a monolithic body beholden to external aid and otherwise incapable of uplifting themselves. What Planck’s article accomplishes, aside from shedding light on overlooked sources, is to remind us of the voice and vitality of this otherwise marginalized local community.

Martin Cross would go on to at least one more remarkable achievement outside of the events described in Planck’s article. Whether he was involved in the Colored Temperance Rally held at Catskill in July of 1844 is unknown (the event allegedly attracted almost 3,000 Black reformists to his adopted hometown), but he was a delegate to the Colored Men’s Convention at Troy in 1855 as one of three representatives from Greene County.

Frederick Douglass was also an attendee and Cross was appointed to a business committee of seven alongside Douglass for the express purpose of outlining rules of the convention and principles for a platform.

The Convention was called with the goal of organizing a political party whose objectives included restoration of

Questions and comments can be directed to Jon at archivist@ gchistory.org.

Brooks Barbecue to benefit Greene County Youth Fair GREENVILLE — The Greene County Agricultural Society is holding its semiannual Brooks barbecue fundraiser to benefit the Greene County Youth Fair on April 21.

The Greene County Youth Fair has celebrated the agricultural achievements of Greene County youth for the past 68 years. The Youth Fair

is one of the very few fairs in New York State that does not charge admission. This year’s fair will take place July 28-31 at Angelo Canna Town Park in Cairo.

“This will be our first fundraiser of the year,” Greene County Agricultural Society Vice President Jessica Winoski said. “We’re so excited for this year’s fair with many

MAY 7 EAST BERNE — Helderberg Christian School, 96 Main St., East Berne, will be hosting a garage sale fundraiser 8 a.m.-3 p.m. May 7. Vendors are being sought for the run your own table sale. Bring it in and take what’s left when you leave. If you donate all your proceeds to the school there is no table fee.

The table fee is $10. Sign up by April 14 to secure a table. For information, email hcslibraryfund@yahoo.com.

the franchise to Black voters without a property requirement. Since 1821 only free Blacks with property valued over a certain amount had been allowed to vote in State elections, effectively barring Black New Yorkers from political activism. In the words of one attendee: “By securing our political rights, we shall secure also civil rights, which go hand in hand.” The convention only lasted a few days, but served to send a message broadly that Black New Yorkers were organized, motivated, and wellequipped to forge their own avenue into State politics.

Martin Cross continued in the Barber’s profession in Catskill at least through the Civil War, his son Martin Jr. joining him in the business before enlisting in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry and serving with distinction during the Civil War. Martin Sr. seems to have passed away following the war and even his grave in the Village Cemetery is now lost to time. Fortunately and remarkably, his work and deeds left a considerable paper trail to illustrate broadly what the substance of his life was in Catskill during the antebellum period.

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Celebrate Earth Day April Albany History Fair returns 23 in the Albany Pine Bush to Cherry Hill on May 1 ALBANY — The Albany Pine Bush Preserve will host its annual Earth Day celebration 9 a.m.-noon April 23. The public is invited to volunteer on a variety of conservation projects in the Pine Bush. Projects will take place in different parts of the preserve and all equipment will be provided.

All registered participants will meet at their worksite location and receive a commemorative sticker. Dress appropriately for the weather and outside working conditions and bring snacks and water. Space is limited. Reservations can be made at www.albanypinebush.org/events or by calling 518-456-0655. The Albany Pine Bush Earth Day celebration is a free event.

“This is a wonderful day to meet many of our neighbors dedicated to helping the preserve” said Lead Educator, Jackie Citriniti. The event will consist of many different projects such as trash collection and tree planting. “It’s always amazing to see how much we get done in just a few hours! If you’re looking for a great way to contribute to helping a rare ecosystem right here in your backyard, join us on April 23rd to celebrate Earth Day” continued Citriniti.

John McConnell, a peace activist, first proposed Earth Day at a UNESCO Conference

in San Francisco to be celebrated on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring, to honor the earth and the concept of peace. A month later on April 22, 1970 Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin organized a second Earth Day as a national teach-in on the environment. Earth Day is now an annual occasion, a day on which events are held around the world to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

The 3,400+ - acre Albany Pine Bush Preserve (APBP), located in New York’s Capital District, protects one of the best remaining inland pitch pine-scrub oak barrens in the world. This extraordinary fire-dependent ecosystem provides habitat for many plants and animals, including more than 20 percent of New York State’s wildlife Species of Greatest Conservation Need, such as the endangered Karner blue butterfly. The APBP is a National Natural Landmark, Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Site, National Recreation Trail site, a New York State Unique Area and Bird Conservation Area, and a National Audubon Society Important Bird Area. Characterized by rolling sand dunes and over 20 miles of trails, the APBP offers visitors many recreational opportunities including hiking, bird watching,

cross-country skiing, horseback riding, mountain biking, hunting, fishing and canoeing. The Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission is a public-private partnership created by the NYS Legislature in 1988 to protect and manage the APBP and provide the public with educational and recreational opportunities.

The Management Plan for the APBP guides all aspects of expanding and managing the preserve. The Commission’s goal is a preserve of 5,380 acres.

As the gateway to the Pine Bush, the Discovery Center at 195 New Karner Road, Albany, is a “green” certified interpretive center where visitors come to understand why the Pine Bush is rare and special. A visit to this unique destination is an exciting exploration where learning comes naturally through interactive exhibits, an outdoor Discovery Trail, and numerous programs on the ecology, natural history, cultural history and management of the Pine Bush. Admission to the Discovery Center is free (there is a fee for some programs).

The Center is open 9 a.m.4 p.m. daily weekdays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends.

For more information, visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org or call 518-456-0655.

‘Parks for All People,’ a celebration of the 200th birthday anniversary of Frederick Law Olmstead NEWBURGH — The Garden Club of Orange and Dutchess Counties and The Downing Park Planning Committee are partnering to sponsor an event in Downing Park which celebrates the 200th Birthday Anniversary of America’s father of landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted (FLO). Olmsted’s democratic vision of public spaces are more important today than ever. He believed that public parks belong to all Americans and that all communities deserved access. Parks have powerful social, environmental, economic, and health benefits, and in good times and times

of national crisis, parks give people from all walks of life a place to connect and to experience the restorative power of nature.

Olmsted’s first public park design was Central Park in New York City. Downing Park was his last design, and he and his partner, Calvert Vaux, contributed their design services as a way of honoring their friend and mentor, Newburgh native Andrew Jackson Downing.

Mayor Torrance Harvey will provide introductory remarks on the importance of Downing Park to Newburgh. Keynote Speaker Anne “Dede” Petri will be presenting “The

Olmsted Exhibit,” a presentation of Olmsted’s legacy to social democracy and the importance of public parks and green spaces. Her appearance on April 23 is part of a nationwide campaign to promote Olmsted’s legacy, and she will be planting several new trees in Downing Park to commemorate the day. Students from The Newburgh Enlarged City School District, San Miguel Academy, and The Storm King School will be joining her in the tree planting ceremony.

“Parks for All People” will take place 2-3:30 p.m. April 23 at Downing Park, 181-141 Carpenter Ave., Newburgh.

Gospel Jubilee returns to Proctors SCHENECTADY — Two years after the coronavirus pandemic forced its silence, the critically acclaimed Gospel Jubilee returns to Proctors in Schenectady.

Don’t miss the largest highly anticipated gospel celebration in the Capital District at 6 p.m. on April 23.

This uplifting celebration was created from the inspiration of Sara Hill, Executive Producer, to inspire and captivate the spiritual life of all communities in the Capital District. The Gospel Jubilee has reached the hearts and souls of many diverse cultures.

In its 10th year, it will surely be another “Roof Raiser” with special musical guest, gospel artist, Lorraine Stancil-Lawson.

Lorraine has recorded and performed with gospel greats such as: Kurt Carr and The Kurt Carr Singers, Hezekiah Walker, Donnie McClurkin, Walter Hawkins, Le’Andria Johnson, Karen Clark-Sheard, Kirk Franklin and Tamela Mann.

Gospel Jubilee has a strong tradition of giving special recognition to community leaders and past trailblazers like Dr. Georgetta Dix, Rev. Dr. Minnie L. Burns, Annette De Lavallade, Margaret Cunningham and Artis Kitchen, as well as Wes Holloway, and Reverend Albert J. Holman, to name a few.

Keeping with that tradition, the 10th annual Gospel Jubilee will feature a special salute to Capital District’s

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beloved, the late Regina “Gina” Parsons (member of Refreshing Springs Church, Schenectady, NY) and Antonia “Toni” Brown (member of Metropolitan New Testament Mission Baptist Church, Albany, NY). Both women were the Capital District’s legendary voices and members of the Gospel Jubilee Mass Choir.

Gospel Jubilee features the Jubilee Mass Choir under the musical direction of the renowned Reverend Dr. Elgin Joseph Taylor, Sr. This annual event will bring immense joy and uplifting music to all in attendance.

Tickets are $25 and are available by calling 518346-6204; https://www. proctors.org/event/gospeljubilee/

ALBANY — The Albany History Fair will once again be held at Historic Cherry Hill as an in-person, onsite event noon to 5 p.m. May 1.

An annual tradition for the past 23 years, the fair went virtual during the COVID crisis but returns this year with a full roster of presentations and activities.

The fair’s 2022 theme is Albany and the Gilded Age. From exuberant architecture and industrial tycoons to bluebloods, immigrants and labor unrest, it is no secret that the Capital Region

is rich in Gilded Age history.

The fair will feature scholar’s talks, special tours, costume installations, period music by Friends Union, hands-on activities on “Getting Dressed in the Gilded Age,” games and family activities, vendors, and a teaser performance of one scene from Swept Clean, an original play by Krysta Dennis set at Cherry Hill in 1884. Among the presenters will be music historian Dr. Christopher Brellochs, who consulted on the HBO series by Julian Fellowes;

Hon. Jack McEneny, who will discuss immigration, labor, and politics in Gilded Age Albany; City of Albany Historian, Tony Opalka, on Albany’s trolley system; and the duo Julie O’Connor and Lorie Wies, who will share their research on Albany’s 19th-century free Black community.

The fair is a free event sponsored by the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and the Times Union.

Skydiving event May 7 to raise funds and awareness for autism HOPEWELL JUNCTION — Skydivers will take to the sky in support of autism awareness for the sixth annual “Leap for Autism” event hosted by Greystone Programs. The thrilling skydive adventure will take place 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 7 at Skydive the Ranch in Gardiner, with a rain/wind date of May 14.

All are encouraged to join in the air or on the ground and enjoy music, food, craft beer, and freefall for a worthy cause. Professional skydivers and amateur jumpers alike are invited to leap tandem, harnessed to a professional and licensed skydiver.

Participants can also join in on the fun from the ground with a virtual skydiving opportunity using SkydiVR virtual reality goggles that simulate the skydiving experience. Register individually or as a team to for your chance to participate in this exciting event!

“Leap for Autism brings together our community in support of individuals living with autism and other intellectual/developmental disabilities. At Greystone our vision is that all people should lead the life they choose” said Skip Pryce, CEO of Greystone Programs.

“We are excited to make this

year’s event memorable and meaningful, especially to celebrate the people we continue to safely support throughout the pandemic.

The funds raised through Leap for Autism provide the most life-enriching opportunities for adults, families and children with autism, that lead to greater independence.”

Greystone Programs serves more than 600 children, adults and families in five Hudson Valley counties.

To register for a tandem leap, a virtual leap, or sponsor a leaper, visit: https:// www.givegab.com/campaigns/leapforautism22.

May poetry workshop at W. Whitman Books in Middleburgh MIDDLEBURGH — Katrinka Moore is teaching a poetry workshop four Saturdays in May at W. Whitman Books, 304 Main St., Middleburgh. The workshop, Creating Poems Using Image and Imagination, will be held from 10:30 a.m.noon May 7, 14, 21, 28. It is open to writers at all levels.

Participants will explore a variety of techniques for composing poetry, from making playful visual poems to drawing on life experience to write of place and memory. They will also take a look at how poetic forms can help shape new

work while reading selected poems for inspiration and encouragement.

Participants will share and discuss their work in a respectful and supportive atmosphere and have an opportunity to read their poems at a public reading following the end of the workshop.

Moore is the author of four books of poetry: Wayfarers, Numa, Thief, and This is Not a Story, winner of the New Women’s Voices Prize. Her latest book, Diminuendo, will be published in July 2022. Moore’s poems have appeared in

numerous anthologies and journals, and she has facilitated poetry workshops locally as well as in New York City and Texas. For more information about her work, visit www.katrinkamoore. com.

The cost for the four sessions is $40. To register, come by W. Whitman Books or contact Doug Guevara at 518 827 3377 or w.whitmanbooks@yahoo. com. For the health and safety of all, class size is limited and masks and proof of vaccination are required.

90th anniversary of the Temple Hill Day program the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor NEW WINDSOR — National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, 374 Temple Hill Road, New Windsor, is commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Temple Hill Day Program which took place May 28, 1932 on these grounds. The program will be held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. May 28. At that ceremony, 136 local veterans of World War I were awarded their Purple Heart medals.

The program will include a presentation on the original Temple Hill Day program, the formal opening of a new rotating exhibit about the Temple Hill Day

Program, and the formal awarding of the Purple Heart Medal to a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

There will also be a walking tour of Temple Hill, discussing the role it played during the American Revolution and its connection to why it was selected as a site for the Washington Bicentennial celebration.

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is New York State Museum under the jurisdiction of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. The Palisades Interstate Park Commission administers 29 parks,

parkways and historic sites for the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in New York as well as the Palisades Interstate Park and parkway in New Jersey. For more information about The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor visit our website www.thepurpleheart.com or call 845-561-1765 Parking, gift shop and picnic grounds are located on site. Gallery exhibits are open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. For information, call 845-561-1765.

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Proctors Collaborative Three Bard College faculty virtually announces members awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships Proctors’ 2022-2023 season ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON — The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has awarded three Bard faculty members 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of the Humanities and Director of the Written Arts Program Dinaw Mengestu and Richard B. Fisher Professor of Literature at Bard College at Simon’s Rock Peter Filkins have been named 2022 Guggenheim Fellows. Incoming Hannah Arendt Center Senior Fellow and Visiting Professor of Humanities Thomas Chatterton Williams, who will begin teaching at the College in spring 2023, has also been selected.

Chosen through a rigorous review process from nearly 2,500 applicants, Mengestu, Filkins, and Williams were among a diverse group of 180 exceptional artists, writers, scholars, and scientists to receive a 2022 Fellowship. Mengestu was awarded a Fellowship for his work in fiction, Filkins for his work in biography, and Williams for his work in general nonfiction.

“We are proud of and grateful for Bard’s 2022 Fellows, who represent an astonishing range of achievement,” said Bard Dean of the College Deirdre d’Albertis. “Living and learning alongside colleagues who have been recognized this year — and in the past — by the Guggenheim Foundation inspires us all to celebrate the vital work of artists, writers, and scholars in our community.”

“Now that the past two years are hopefully behind all of us, it is a special joy to celebrate the Guggenheim Foundation’s new class of Fellows,” said Edward Hirsch, President of the Guggenheim Foundation and 1985 Fellow in Poetry. “This year marks the Foundation’s 97th annual Fellowship competition. Our long experience tells us what an impact these annual grants will have to change people’s lives. The work supported by the Foundation will aid in our collective effort to better understand the new world we’re in, where we’ve come from, and where we’re going. It is an honor for the Foundation to help the Fellows carry out their visionary work.”

In all, 51 scholarly disciplines and artistic fields, 81 different academic institutions, 31 states and the District of Columbia, and four Canadian provinces are represented in this year’s class of Fellows, who range in age from 33 to 75. Close to 60 Fellows have no full-time college or university affiliation.

Many Fellows’ projects directly respond to issues like climate change, pandemics, Russia, feminism, identity, and racism.

Created and initially funded in 1925 by Senator Simon and Olga Guggenheim in memory

of their son John Simon Guggenheim, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has sought since its inception to “further the development of scholars and artists by assisting them to engage in research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts, under the freest possible conditions.”

Since its establishment, the Foundation has granted nearly $400 million in Fellowships to over 18,000 individuals, among whom are more than 125 Nobel laureates, members of all the national academies, winners of the Pulitzer Prize, Fields Medal, Turing Award, Bancroft Prize, National Book Award, and other internationally recognized honors. The great range of fields of study is a unique characteristic of the Fellowship program. For more information on the 2022 Fellows, please visit the Foundation’s website at gf.org.

Dinaw Mengestu is the author of three novels, all of which were named New York Times Notable Books: All Our Names (Knopf, 2014), How To Read the Air (Riverhead, 2010), and The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (Riverhead, 2007). A native of Ethiopia who came with his family to the United States at the age of two, Mengestu is also a freelance journalist who has reported about life in Darfur, northern Uganda, and eastern Congo. His articles and fiction have appeared in the New York Times, New Yorker, Harper’s, Granta, Jane, and Rolling Stone.

He is a 2012 MacArthur Fellow and recipient of a Lannan Literary Fellowship for Fiction, National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Award, Guardian First Book Award, and Los Angeles Times Book Prize, among other honors. He was also included in The New Yorker’s “20 under 40” list in 2010. In its cover page review of All Our Names, the New York Times Book Review said “You can’t turn the pages fast enough, and when you’re done, your first impulse is to go back to the beginning and start over . . .

While questions of race, ethnicity, and point of origin do crop up repeatedly in Mengestu’s fiction, they are merely his raw materials, the fuel with which he so artfully—but never didactically—kindles disruptive, disturbing stories exploring the puzzles of identity, place, and human connection.” BA, Georgetown University; MFA, Columbia University. At Bard since 2016.

Peter Filkins teaches courses in translation at Bard College, and also creative writing and literature at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, where he is Richard B. Fisher Professor of Literature. Filkins has been awarded a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship to the International Research Center for

Culture Studies in Vienna for Spring 2023. He has published five books of poetry, Water / Music (2021), The View We’re Granted (2012), Augustine’s Vision (2010), After Homer(2002), and What She Knew (1998). He is also the translator of Ingeborg Bachmann’s collected poems, Darkness Spoken(2006), as well as her novels, The Book of Franza and Requiem for Fanny Goldmann (1999). In addition, he has translated H. G. Adler’s novels The Journey (2008), Panorama (2011), and The Wall (2014), and has published a biography, H. G. Adler: A Life in Many Worlds (2019). Co-winner of the 2013 Sheila Motton Best Book Award from the New England Poetry Club, he has also received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, from the Leon Levy Center for Biography, from the American Academy in Berlin, and from the Fulbright Commission of Austria. He has been awarded the Stover Prize in Poetry from Southwest Review, the New American Press Chapbook Award, as well as fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Yaddo, MacDowell, Millay, and the Deutsches Literaturarchiv – Marbach.

Previously he was the recipient of an Outstanding Translation Award from the American Literary Translators Association and received a Distinguished Translation Award from the Austrian government, as well as serving as Writer-in-Residence at the James Merrill House. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times Book Review, Poetry, Partisan Review, The New Republic, The Paris Review, The American Scholar, and the Los Angeles Times Book Review.

BA, Williams College; MFA, Columbia University. At Bard since 2007.

Thomas Chatterton Williams is the author of Losing My Cool and Self-Portrait in Black and White. He is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine, a columnist at Harper’s, a 2019 New America Fellow and a visiting fellow at AEI. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, the London Review of Books, Le Monde and many other places, and has been collected in The Best American Essays and The Best American Travel Writing. He has received support from Yaddo, MacDowell and The American Academy in Berlin, where he is a member of the Board of Trustees. His next book, Nothing Was the Same: The Pandemic Summer of George Floyd and the Shift in Western Consciousness, will be published by Knopf. He joins Bard as a Hannah Arendt Center Senior Fellow and Visiting Professor of Humanities beginning in Spring 2023.

SCHENECTADY — Proctors Collaborative announces the next shows coming to Proctors in Schenectady for the 2022-2023 KeyBank Broadway Series. Due to complications due to COVID-19, the annual Proctors Collaborative announcement was held over two days starting with the Proctors announcement on the Proctors Facebook page on April 11.

Each hour hosts John Gray and Lydia Kulbida from NEWS10 ABC were joined by Proctors CEO Philip Morris to announce a different show coming to Proctors this upcoming season.

Starting the announcement was Disney’s Aladdin which will tech at Proctors and kicks off their newly imagined North American tour from Schenectady.

Then, Proctors is excited to bring a Broadway classic to our stage with Hairspray, which will be available as a crossover show to Capital Repertory Theatre subscribers.

Next on the calendar, a Broadway phenomenon, Proctors is bringing back the Tony Best Musical winner Hamilton. Joining them this season are Tootsie and Jagged Little Pill, which very recently closed its Broadway run due to COVID-19.

Closing out the season, Proctors can’t wait to welcome back Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations.

Ain’t Too Proud had previously ‘teched’ at Proctors in November 2021, though they didn’t announce at the time when they would be returning.

“Probably the biggest sign that the Proctors Collaborative is back is our ability to announce a new season! Imagine, a Disney tech is returning with Aladdin, Hamilton returns, and as many Tony awarded shows will be here as ever before. Yes, Proctors, UPH and theRep are back,” says Proctors Collaborative CEO Philip Morris.

Subscriptions for the 2022– 2023 KeyBank Broadway Series at Proctors go on sale Wednesday, April 13 and are available through the Box Office at Proctors, in person or via phone at 518-346-6204 Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or online at proctors.org.

2022–2023 KeyBank Broadway Series at Proctors All Proctors subscribers will choose one title from Capital Repertory Theatre.

Aladdin Oct. 11-23, 2022 Discover a whole new world at Disney’s ALADDIN, the hit Broadway musical. From the producer of The Lion King

comes the timeless story of ALADDIN, a thrilling new production filled with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy and breathtaking spectacle. It’s an extraordinary theatrical event where one lamp and three wishes make the possibilities infinite. See why audiences and critics agree, ALADDIN is “Exactly What You Wish For!” (NBC-TV).

Hairspray Dec. 6-11, 2022 You Can’t Stop the Beat!

HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960’s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show.

Can a girl with big dreams (and even bigger hair) change the world?

Featuring the beloved score of hit songs including “Welcome to the 60’s,” “Good Morning Baltimore” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” HAIRSPRAY is “fresh, winning, and deliriously tuneful!” (The New York Times).

The HAIRSPRAY company is led by Andrew Levitt aka Nina West (from “RuPaul’s Drag Race”) as Edna Turnblad, Niki Metcalf as Tracy Turnblad and Sandie Lee as Motormouth Maybelle.

Hamilton March 14-19, 2023 HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre—a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations

by Alex Lacamoire, HAMILTON is based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography. It has won Tony®, Grammy®, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

Tootsie April 11-16, 2023 Call it “musical comedy heaven” (Rolling Stone). Call it “the most uproarious new musical in years!” (The Hollywood Reporter). Call it TOOTSIE! This laugh-out-loud love letter to the theater tells the story of Michael Dorsey, a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until

one show-stopping act of desperation lands him the role of a lifetime. Featuring a hilarious Tony®-winning book by Robert Horn and an outrageously clever score by 2018 Tony-winner David Yazbek (The Band’s Visit, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), this New York Times Critic’s Pick is “a joyful delight” (The Washington Post) that’s “so packed with punchlines, it should be called a jokebox musical!” (Bloomberg). “In these turbulent times, when the world seems out of balance, we need a place to let the good times roll,” raves Rolling Stone.

“TOOTSIE is it!”

Jagged Little Pill May 2-7, 2023 SOME SHOWS YOU SEE. THIS SHOW YOU FEEL. Joy, love, heartache, strength, wisdom, catharsis, LIFE—everything we’ve been waiting to see in a Broadway show— is here in the exhilarating, fearless new musical based on Alanis Morissette’s worldchanging music.

Directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Waitress, Pippin, upcoming 1776) with a Tony-winning book by Diablo Cody (Juno) and Grammywinning score, this electrifying production about a perfectly imperfect American family “vaults the audience to its collective feet” (The Guardian).

“Redemptive, rousing and real, JAGGED LITTLE PILL stands alongside the original musicals that have sustained the best hopes of Broadway.” (The New York Times) You live, you learn, you remember what it’s like to feel truly human… at JAGGED LITTLE PILL. Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations May 23-28, 2023 Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Nominated for 12 Tony® Awards and the winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Choreography, it’s a thrilling story of brotherhood, family, loyalty, and betrayal during a decade of civil unrest in America. Set to the beat of the group’s treasured hits, including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Get Ready,” and “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” Ain’t Too Proud tells the unforgettable story of the legendary quintet that Billboard Magazine named the greatest R&B group of all time.

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Buyer beware when it comes to your dog’s food

By Charlene Marchand For Columbia-Greene Media

A few years ago, a number of my colleagues attended a canine nutritional conference sponsored by the Ladies Kennel Club of Long Island. Well known AKC Judge Charlotte McGowan also wrote a synopsis of this lecture, available for all to read.

The speaker was Dr. Rebecca Remillard, D.V.M., Ph.D., an ACVN Diplomat. Dr. Remillard is a Tufts graduate with a degree in animal nutrition, and at that time she was a Veterinary Nutritionist at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston. She is not associated with any dog food company. Reviews of her detailed, technical, and in-depth presentation were rave. Let’s consolidate the high points: Very important to note is that only a few large dog food producing companies participate in test feeding before marketing their product. Look for the AAFCO statement on the label that states the food is complete and balanced. There are only two ways to discern this. Method one involves a trial feeding test of a minimum of six months.

Method two involves laboratory analysis of nutrients. According to Dr. Remillard, the feeding test is to be preferred and is the most reliable. The companies that test-feed their dog foods include Iams, Purina, Hills, and Royal Canin. Waltham (who produces Nutro), Pedigree, and Royal Canin bought out smaller companies — now improving the financial means and resources to do these tests. Veterinary specialty products, most often produced by Purina and Hills, target very specific nutritional needs of dogs based on illness diagnosis and veterinary recommendation.

When asked if owners should be reviewing and comparing the ingredients on dog food bags, i.e. doing an ingredients count, Dr. Remillard’s answer was an unequivocal “no.” She stated

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Thunder is an 8-year-old domestic short hair, pictured with CGHS/SPCA Adoption Counselor Rebecca Warner. Thunder is a special needs kitty as he has “wobbly cat syndrome” and limited eyesight. Thunder will need a quiet, one-level home that will give him time to adjust to his new surroundings. Aside from his condition, he is very affectionate and loves any form of attention!

that we cannot ascertain ingredient quality by the “list.” Her discussion returned at this point to the value of feeding trials.

Dogs and their condition don’t lie. Apparently research on dog foods has been set back by the involvement of PETA. Bad publicity was generated by PETA involving a company doing test feeding. Apparently many smaller companies are now reluctant to conduct feeding trials for fear of reprisal. Shame on them – PETA, I mean.

When questioned about raw feeding, the nutritionist stated that most products are not nutritionally balanced, and that some zoonotic diseases can be associated with raw products.

Last but not least, Dr. Remillard said that a reference to “human grade” is meaningless, misleading and incorrect. It was explained to the audience that product ingredients cannot be “graded.” An unsuspecting

consumer may be led to believe that a dog food is superior, because of its human-grade advertising. Another buyer beware.

The manner in which a food is shipped, being subjected to extreme heat or freezing, also affects food quality. Large companies have more resources for shipping control. I am often asked for recommendations when clients express problems with their dogs’ diets, appetites, conditions, eliminations, etc.

Many of these dogs, being fed expensive “top of the list” and “top of the line” products, seem to self-destruct. We then have alternative feeding discussions (and product choices), ultimately to be rubber-stamped by their veterinarian. We should NOT rotate and change formulas randomly. Don’t fix what’s not broken. If a crack does exist, seek the advice of seasoned dog managers, and your veterinary professional.

DEC announces northern expansion of Southern Pine Beetle ALBANY — New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) announced that southern pine beetles (SPB) were found farther north than previously documented and in greater numbers, suggesting their range is expanding and populations are on the rise. SPB are destructive forest pests that pose a significant threat to the State’s pine forests, particularly pitch pine forests like those found in the Albany Pine Bush and Minnewaska State Park Preserve.

DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said, “DEC, in partnership with OPHRP, will continue to proactively work to combat the environmental threats that the SPB poses to New York’s treasured forestland. Our ongoing strategies will help mitigate the impacts of SPB in the Hudson Valley and help slow the spread by removing infested trees and manage susceptible forests using thinning and prescribed fire activities to increase forest health and resiliency.”

“Southern pine beetle poses a real threat to some of our most fragile ecosystems and iconic landscapes, which could have a large impact in multiple State Parks, including Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Schunnemunk Mountain State Park, Hudson Highlands, and Taconic State Park,” said OPRHP Commissioner Erik Kulleseid. “We will continue to partner with DEC to identify potential SPB infestations, allowing us the ability to react quickly and hopefully mitigating any largescale damage before it

occurs.”

A joint research project between DEC’s Division of Lands and Forests and OPHRP’s Division of Environmental Stewardship and Planning resulted in a new trap detection of SPB at the Saratoga Sand Plains Wildlife Management Area in Saratoga County. Additionally, significantly larger trap catches of SPB were documented at locations in the Hudson Valley where SPB were previously found, and several infested trees were discovered in Taconic State Park, the first infested trees to be identified outside of Long Island. Ecologically sensitive pitch pine habitat in upstate New York will increasingly be at risk if SPB populations continue to increase and expand.

DEC, OPRHP, the Albany Pine Bush, and other partners have been monitoring SPB movement for several years in the areas of the State north of the known infestations in New Jersey and Long Island.

Since 2016, SPB had been detected in low numbers in insect traps in the Hudson Valley but the recent increase in trapped beetles may mean they will soon be established north of Long Island. Trapping efforts in Schunnemunk, Minnewaska, and Taconic State Parks produced SPB numbers only previously seen on Long Island.

The three infested pine trees in Taconic State Park were found near Sunset Rock during joint survey efforts by DEC and OPRHP crews. A DEC strike team removed and destroyed the infested trees in cooperation with OPRHP staff.

Surveys of pine forests near the increased trap catches continue, and experts with both State agencies and

partners agree that more infested pines are likely to be found in the next few years as the climate warms.

“We have known for some time that restoring the globally-rare ecology of the Albany Pine Bush is benefitting many rare plant and animal species and reducing the risk of uncontrolled wildfire,” said Neil Gifford of Albany Pine Bush Preserve. “It turns out that the forest thinning, and prescribed burning may also protect the preserve’s iconic pitch pines from a new threat, southern pine beetle. This approach has the added benefit of reducing the harmful effect of southern pine beetle and other forest pests and diseases.”

Native to the southeastern United States, SPB was first discovered infesting pitch pines on Long Island in 2014. Since that time, it has killed hundreds of thousands of trees on Long Island alone. SPB attack primarily pitch pine and red pine but will attack additional conifers when outbreaks occur. DEC encourages the public to report any signs of SPB that they encounter in pine forests (outside of Long Island) by emailing pictures and location information to foresthealth@dec.ny.gov.

The signs of an infestation include discolored needles (yellowing to brownish-red), popcornsized clumps of resin called pitch tubes anywhere along the trunk, tiny holes in the bark in a scattershot pattern, and s-shaped galleries under the bark.

For more information, visit DEC’s website at Southern Pine Beetle - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation.

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The U.S. will boycott some G-20 meetings to protest Russia’s invasion

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phone. He then smashed the person’s cell phone and punched the individual in the head, Nevel added.

Smith was taken into custody and charged with thirddegree criminal mischief, a class E felony, fourth-degree criminal mischief, third-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child, all class A misdemeanors, Nevel said.

Smith was arraigned in Greenville Town Court by Town Justice Alois Kraker, who released Smith on his own recognizance, pending his next court appearance.

Kraker also issued an order of protection ordering Smith to stay away from the alleged victim, Nevel said.

Smith is scheduled to make his next court appearance May 18.

According to New York Penal Law, a person is guilty of third-degree criminal

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seasonally adjusted state unemployment rate decreased to 4.6% in March from 4.9% in February, with the state economy adding 27,500 jobs in March.

The Greene County Chamber of Commerce conducted an informal job survey last year that canvassed online job sites to identify how many available jobs were listed in

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A Life Net helicopter was initially placed on stand-by, but was not needed.

Assisting at the accident scene were Greene County Paramedics, Hensonville Fire Department, Windham

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A domestic dispute at a home in Greenville has left a town man facing felony charges.

mischief when, with intent to damage property of another person, and having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to believe that he or she has such right, he or she damages property of another person in an amount exceeding two hundred fifty dollars.

If found guilty in court, the

sentence may range from one year in jail to four years in prison.

Third-degree assault is defined as intentionally causing physical injury to another person, or causing injury to a third person. You could also face this charge if you recklessly cause physical injury

to another person or, with criminal negligence, causing physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument.

The penalty for this charge, if convicted in court, is up to one year in jail, probation and possible fines.

the county. Approximately 3,000 job postings were identified.

With fewer than 1,000 unemployed individuals currently residing in Greene County, there are positions open with a small pool of candidates to fill them.

“I think you still have people that don’t want to return to the workforce, whether it’s because they’re apprehensive over COVID or any other reason,” Linger said. “Some people have left the workforce and they’ve decided

to stay home and raise their kids and homeschool them.

Maybe they didn’t like some of the things that were going on during COVID. It could be a whole host of reasons, but I don’t think it’s as low as it can be.”

Friedman said he does not expect a dramatic swing in the county’s unemployment rate in the coming months.

“I thought it could even be a little lower based on what I’m seeing in the market and from talking to Chris Nardone (Director of the

Columbia-Greene Workforce NY),” he said Tuesday.

“I think you’re going to see, without any shock to the economy, the numbers hang in this zone because there’s a natural churn rate of people leaving their jobs and people finding jobs. I think in the history of the county, the lowest I’ve ever seen is 500 people on unemployment. I’m assuming the new number represents about 800, so the difference between 500 and 800 is what can happen in a week.”

Ambulance, Windham Fire Department, Windham Police and state police.

The investigation into the crash is continuing, Quinn said.

Fire and rescue crews typically respond to ATV accidents a few times a year across Greene and Columbia counties. Occasionally those accidents turn fatal, like the one did in Windham on

Monday.

On Aug. 31, 2021, a 59-year-old man was killed when his ATV rolled over on private property in Livingston. The man was pronounced dead before he could be placed on a waiting Life Net helicopter.

Four people were injured July 17, 2021, in Athens, in a collision between two golf carts. The crash took place

at Sleepy Hollow Residential Community in Athens. All four were ejected from the golf carts during the incident.

Two men were injured on May 22, 2021, when their ATV rolled over in the woods in Cairo. The Cairo Fire Department and Cairo Ambulance responded to the crash, which occurred on Sappah Drive.

New York Times names Joseph Kahn as executive editor Gerry Smith Bloomberg New York Times Co. named Joseph Kahn as its next executive editor, elevating the newsroom’s top deputy to replace Dean Baquet.

Kahn, 57, has been the paper’s managing editor since 2016. Baquet, 65, led the newsroom since 2014. The top editor at the Times typically retires at age 65.

The handoff will be much smoother than eight years ago, when Jill Abramson, the first woman to run the Times, was

suddenly ousted and replaced

by Baquet.

Kahn on June 14 will take over a newsroom that has maintained its reputation for quality journalism, winning Pulitzer Prizes year after year.

But its leaders are also wrestling with questions brought on by the digital era, like how much time reporters should spend on Twitter and how to retain stars who are being lured by side projects like podcasts and newsletters.

Kahn had previously served as the Times’ foreign editor,

Beijing bureau chief and a reporter covering international economics and trade. His father, Leo Kahn, co-founded the office supply chain Staples Inc. Much of Baquet’s tenure coincided with Donald Trump’s presidency, when his attacks on the paper and a nonstop cycle of big stories led to record growth in digital subscriptions.

That helped put the paper on stronger financial footing and made it less reliant on its shrinking print advertising business.

The added revenue

also helped the Times hire more journalists. It now employs roughly 1,700 reporters and editors. In February, the Times set a goal of attracting 15 million subscribers by the end of 2027.

The Times now is looking for ways to keep its subscriber momentum going during the relatively quieter Biden years.

It recently bolstered its sports coverage by buying the Athletic, a sports-news website, for $550 million. It’s also investing in other areas, like podcasting, games and cooking recipes.

Jeff Stein The Washington Post WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will boycott several meetings of the powerful Group of 20 nations this week to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with a conference in Washington emerging as a key test for world leaders who have condemned the war.

Yellen will attend the opening session of the G-20 finance ministers’ meeting Wednesday to show support for Ukraine’s finance minister, who has flown in from Kyiv for the conference, according to a Treasury Department official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share details of internal planning. But Yellen will skip other sessions over Russia’s presence, the official said. Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov is expected to attend the conference virtually. Siluanov was hit with U.S. sanctions earlier this year.

This week’s meetings - the first gathering of the G-20 since the war began - are emerging as a gauge of how the world’s leading international bodies will respond to Russian aggression.

Many of the countries in the G-20 have condemned Russia, but some of its most influential members, such as China and India, have not. And many of the world’s wealthiest nations, including much of Europe, remain heavily dependent on Russian oil and natural gas even after the invasion, highlighting how deeply entangled Russia’s economy is with the rest of the world despite the severe sanctions the United States and its allies have imposed over the war.

At the meetings she is attending, Yellen will condemn Russia’s invasion and press to shut Russia out of global financial institutions, the Treasury Department official said. No countries from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are participating in a full boycott of the meetings, according to one person familiar with Yellen’s agenda who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share planning details.

“While Secretary Yellen and our partners will continue to work in solidarity to advance the important business of the G-20, she will also voice our strong condemnation of Putin’s brutality and make it clear that the benefits and privileges of the leading economic institutions of the world . . . are reserved for countries that demonstrate respect for the core principles that underpin peace and security across the world,” the Treasury Department official said.

Some critics suggested that Yellen should remain in the room to confront Russia directly

over its actions, arguing that the meetings represent a rare opportunity for U.S. officials to challenge the Kremlin’s war effort. Yellen may skip G-20 sessions about sustainable finance that her Russian counterpart Siluanov is also expected to attend, for instance.

“I think it’s a mistake - getting into any forum where the U.S. can articulate our position is better than ceding territory or ceding the battlefield to Russia,” said Ariel Cohen, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center. “I understand a lot of the delegations are not professional communicators, but they can be trained. . . . They can make Russia’s presence there undesirable.”

The quandary over participation in the G-20 reflects a broader, growing problem for U.S. policymakers hoping to influence a world with increasingly powerful economic competitors. The smaller G-7 group, mostly close U.S. allies, has been more unified in condemning Russia. But as countries such as China and India have grown in economic might, Western leaders have increasingly been forced to collaborate with them to sway the global economic system. That has raised the relevance of the larger G-20, though that body remains harder for the United States to influence.

“The question of boycotting the G-20 - while a defensible and understandable action at this time - does raise the longerterm issue of how to manage a global economy with powerful and diverse actors,” said Mark Sobel, who spent four decades working on international economic issues at the Treasury Department and is now a senior adviser to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank. “To really steer the global economy, you need a bigger group than the G-7.”

President Biden has previously called for Russia to be expelled from the G-20 over the invasion of Ukraine. The G-20 is composed of 20 of the world’s largest economies. The group has no current process for kicking out its members, according to Sobel, but it could be possible to suspend Russia if a consensus emerges to do so.

Yellen will also meet this week with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and with international economic officials including the finance ministers of Saudi Arabia and Italy, the governor of the Bank of England, and the European commissioner of the economy.

Russia defies most dire economic forecasts despite looming recession Bloomberg Russia’s economic crisis has lost some of its sting, buying more time for President Vladimir Putin at home as his military presses a new offensive in its war against Ukraine.

Even with a recession looming and inflation approaching 20%, the economy has for the moment defied the most dire forecasts. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s economists have seen enough upbeat signs to halve their forecast for a first-quarter contraction in gross domestic product to 5%.

The bleakest scenario hasn’t materialized in large part because Russia contained the spread of financial contagion with stiff capital controls while plentiful petrodollars helped the ruble recoup losses and put a leash on inflation. Still, the worst may be yet to come: Bloomberg Economics expects an annual decline in GDP of almost 10% this year.

Weeks after the initial shock of the ruble’s collapse, runaway prices and the departure of hundreds of foreign companies, what awaits the consumer may be a long period of muddling

through.

“Our lifestyle hasn’t changed much,” said Olga, an advertising manager and mother of two in the far east city of Khabarovsk.

Fears of scarcity initially prompted the 36-year-old to stock up for a month by buying grains, tinned meat and pasta.

Prices for some cleaning products tripled, so she switched to a cheaper alternative.

The family put off plans to buy a second car or go on a vacation this year. But a new normal has set it, and so far it’s manageable, said Olga, asking to be identified only by first name to speak candidly about her situation.

“Not enough time has passed yet,” she said. “I think we will feel the impact later.”

In March, the first full month since the invasion, retail sales fell an estimated 10% from a year earlier, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., half the decline Russia experienced at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, when lockdowns closed many stores and kept consumers at home.

As the weeks tick by, evidence points toward the resilience

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Light trails from heavy traffic on Tverskaya Street by the State Historical Museum in Moscow on Feb. 28, 2022.

of households. Independent pollster Levada Center said its index of social expectations, a measure of their outlook, rose sharply last month from February.

The government’s intensified censorship and propaganda during the war are doing their part. Still, short-term inflation data and changing shopping preferences show how the sentiment is turning around.

On a weekly basis, consumer prices are now growing at nearly one-quarter their pace a month

earlier. Fears of empty shelves are fading, putting an end to hoarding and panic buying.

Deposits are meanwhile flowing back into the banking system, providing the central bank with enough confidence to start lowering interest rates already after an emergency hike following the invasion.

Cards issued in Russia by Visa and Mastercard no longer work outside the country but people have seen few disruptions at home thanks to a domestic alternative pushed in the wake of

the first waves of sanctions in 2014. Franchise agreements by fast food chains like McDonald’s mean some of their outlets are keeping doors open.

“All in, it appears that the economic contraction so far has been less drastic than initially anticipated,” JPMorgan economists including Yarkin Cebeci said in a report. “Economic inertia apparently prevented a sharper decline.”

For many, however, the hardships are only just beginning.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said about 200,000 jobs are at risk in the Russian capital alone because of the exit or halt to operations by foreign businesses.

While Putin bragged Monday that the West’s “economic blitzkrieg” had failed, central bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina warned the same day that as inventories of imported products run out, the economy faces a “structural transformation” over the next six months that will trigger price spikes on some goods as producers seek new sources for components cut off by sanctions.

JPMorgan said the strength of the economy so far doesn’t

mean it will avoid a full-year contraction of 7% this year, comparable to the deepest downturns Russia experienced in the last 30 years.

“Domestic demand is expected to be depressed as job and income losses, increased poverty, inflation, and supply disruptions reduce consumption while investment continues to fall,” the World Bank said in an April 10 report that predicted Russia’s economy will shrink 11.2% this year.

Consumers, whose spending accounts for more than half of economic activity, aren’t rejoicing yet either. Fully 85% of Russians say they’ve stockpiled food supplies, a bigger share than even in 1992, the year after the Soviet collapse, according to survey published this month by state pollster VTsIOM. Demand for gardening tools is surging as some people look to growing vegetables and home canning to survive hard times.

“Most of the population is getting accustomed to the situation,” said Andrei Milekhin, president of Romir, an independent research center in Moscow.

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LOCAL ROUNDUP:

Take 5: NFL teams under most pressure to ace ’22 draft Pat Yasinksas Field Level Media Throughout their collective history, few NFL franchises have been more patient than the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers.

There’s no question the ongoing ownership of the Rooneys in Pittsburgh, the Maras and Tischs in New York and the Hunts in Kansas City have made their franchises rock solid through the decades.

None of those ownership groups have been too hands on. Instead, they leave the work up to their coaches and general

Clippers defeat Bluehawks to remain unbeaten

managers and coaches and allow them to do their jobs.

It’s similar in Green Bay, where ownership situation is very different.

The Packers are owned by 360,584 shareholders.

In relative terms, Green Bay is a small and closeknit community and team executives historically have been slow to change coaches or quarterbacks.

Although the Panthers are newer (they came along as an expansion team in 1995), their longtime owner, Jerry Richardson, came from the old-school NFL. Before See NFL B4

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Germantown’s Mason Ferrer is greeted by coach Brett Holmes after blasting a solo home run in Monday’s non-league baseball game against Hudson.

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HUDSON — Mason Ferrer blasted a home run over the centerfield fence and Owen Watson knocked in four runs to power Germantown to a 13-8 victory over Hudson in Monday’s non-league baseball game at Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School.

Germantown jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but Hudson answered with six in the home half of the frame to go up, 6-2. The Clippers exploded for eight runs in the third inning and two more in the fourth to pull away.

Ferrer had two singles to go along with his home run and finished with two RBI, while Watson collected a double and two singles for Germantown (5-0). Jonathan Mollo added a double and single, Logan McDonald had two singles and three RBI, Shawn Lyons chipped in with two singles and an RBI, Carson Moore had two singles, Dylan Dibble singled and Riley Jennings and Aidan Shumway each had an RBI. Jordan Moon doubled and singled for Hudson (2-3). Jake Hromada doubled and drove in three runs, Isaiah Maines had thre singles and an RBI, Ashton Hotling ripped two singles and drove in a run, Brian Curran singled and drove in a run and Hunter DeGraff and Matt Antonelli both singled.

Ferrer pitched 1 1/3 innings for the Clippers, striking out two, walking three and allowing six runs and seven hits. Mollo pitched well in relief, striking out 10, walking five and surrendering two runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings.

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Germantown’s Mason Ferrer (9) is greeted by his teammates at home plate after ripping a solo home run over the centerfield fence in Monday’s non-league baseball game against Hudson.

Connor Tomaso (3k,2bb,7r,7h), Gabe Case (2k,5bb,5r,3h) and Curran (3k,1r,5h) all pitched for Hudson.

Germantown will participate in the Maple Hill Wood Bat Tournament on Saturday, while Hudson hosts Taconic Hills

on Friday at 4:15 p.m.

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BALTIMORE — Jose Trevino was one of the first players in the clubhouse Sunday morning. The catcher’s first stop was not to the food room or the video room; he wandered over to the corner of the visiting clubhouse in Camden Yards where the pitchers’ lockers were clustered.

Just a few were there, but he checked in with Lucas Luetge and then said something to Aroldis Chapman, who had walked in a winning run two nights before, that made the closer smile and chuckle.

“That’s exactly who he is,” Isiah Kiner-Falefa said. “ He really cares about his See YANKEE B4

Jepchirchir, Chebet complete a Kenyan sweep in Boston Marathon Rich Thompson Boston Herald

BOSTON — The 50th anniversary of women competing in the BAA Boston Marathon was celebrated with a battle for the ages.

Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir made a desperation surge on her friend and rival Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia at the finish line to win the women’s race in the 126th running of the Boston Marathon.

Evans Chebet of Kenya won the men’s race in 2:06:51, beating 2019 winner Lawrence Cherono (2:07:21) and 2021 champion Benson Kipruto (2:07:27). Scott Fauble of Flagstaff, Ariz., was the top American with a seventh-place finish in 2:08:52 American Daniel Romanchuk won his second Boston in the men’s wheelchair race with a time of 1:26:58. Defending champion Manuela Schar capture her fourth BAA title in the women’s race in 1:41:08.

Jepchirchir and Yeshaneh exchanged the lead five times in the home stretch between Kenmore and Copley squares. Jepchirchir broke the tape in 2:21:01 to secure her first win at Boston and third Abbott World Marathon Major. In the span of eight months, Jepchirchir has won the Olympic marathon in Sapporo, Japan, on Aug. 21, the New York Marathon on

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Evans Chebet (4) and Peres Jepchirchir (102) celebrate winning first place in the mens and women’Äôs 2022 Boston Marathon on Monday.

Nov. 21, and Boston on Patriots Day. Yeshaneh placed second in 2:21:05 followed

by Kenyans Mary Ngugi (2:21:12) and former champion Edna Kiplagat (2:21:40). For the

second year in a row, Nell Rojas was the first American, placing 10th in 2:25:57.

“I was not expecting to win but I am very grateful,” said Jepchirchir. “For me I was feeling the pace and it was not easy to push the pace because I was feeling tired.

“For me it was better in the last 800 meters to push the pace. For me I can say that I love my competitors as myself. I knew that if we pushed together, we can run a good race. I am grateful and I can say for me when I’m racing, I follow my competitors more than myself.”

With defending champion Diana Kipyokei of Kenya not participating, the women’s elite professional field left Hopkinton behind a veil of uncertainty and at a moderate pace.

The compressed group that jostled for position on the scenic stretch by Lake Cochituate was reduced to three by Natick Center. Jepchirchir and Yeshaneh ditched Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei at the 23-mile marker and raced stride for stride on the delicate decline into Kenmore Square.

“I can say for me this was the race and I decided to push the pace because I want to run a good time,” said Jepchirchir. “I want to thank my friends Ababel and Joyciline because we pushed the pace together. “ See MARATHON B4

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ML Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE East W L Pct GB Toronto 6 4 .600 — NY Yankees 5 5 .500 1.0 Boston 5 5 .500 1.0 Tampa Bay 5 6 .455 1.5 Baltimore 3 6 .333 2.5 Central W L Pct GB Chi. White Sox 6 3 .667 — Cleveland 4 5 .444 2.0 Detroit 4 5 .444 2.0 Minnesota 4 6 .400 2.5 Kansas City 3 5 .375 2.5 West W L Pct GB Houston 6 4 .600 — LA Angels 6 5 .545 .5 Oakland 5 5 .500 1.0 Seattle 5 5 .500 1.0 Texas 2 7 .222 3.5 Monday’s games Minnesota 8, Boston 3 Chi. White Sox at Cleveland, PPD Houston 8, LA Angels Baltimore at Oakland, 9:40 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Chi. White Sox (Lambert 0-1) at Cleveland (Bieber 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

NY Yankees (Cole 0-0) at Detroit (Alexander 0-0), 6:40 p.m.

Toronto (Kikuchi 0-1) at Boston (Eovaldi 1-0), 7:10 p.m.

LA Angels (Sandoval 0-0) at Houston (Valdez 1-0), 8:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Archer 0-0) at Kansas City (Hernandez 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

Baltimore (TBD) at Oakland (TBD), 9:40 p.m.

Texas (Gray 0-0) at Seattle (Ray 1-1), 9:40 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE East W L Pct GB 7 3 .700 — 5 6 .455 2.5 4 5 .444 2.5 4 7 .364 3.5 4 7 .364 3.5 Central W L Pct GB St. Louis 5 3 .625 — Chi. Cubs 6 4 .600 — Milwaukee 6 5 .545 .5 Pittsburgh 5 5 .500 1.0 Cincinnati 2 8 .200 4.0 West W L Pct GB LA Dodgers 7 2 .778 — San Francisco 7 2 .778 — Colorado 7 3 .700 .5 San Diego 6 5 .545 2.0 Arizona 3 6 .333 4.0 Monday’s games Arizona at Washington, PPD San Francisco at NY Mets, PPD Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 1 Colorado 4, Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati at San Diego, 9:40 p.m.

Atlanta at LA Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Arizona (Bumgarner 0-0) at Washington (TBD), 1:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Webb 1-0) at NY Mets (Scherzer 2-0), 3:10 p.m.

San Francisco (TBD) at NY Mets (TBD), 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 1-1) at Miami (Luzardo 0-0), 6:40 p.m.

Arizona (Gilbert 0-0) at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Brubaker 0-1) at Milwaukee (Burnes 0-0), 7:40 p.m.

Philadelphia (Gibson 1-1) at Colorado (Freeland 0-2), 8:40 p.m.

Cincinnati (Sanmartin 0-1) at San Diego (Musgrove 1-0), 9:40 p.m.

Atlanta (Fried 0-2) at LA Dodgers (Buehler 1-0), 10:10 p.m.

Interleague Sunday’s game San Francisco 8, Cleveland 1 Monday’s game Chi. Cubs 4, Tampa Bay 2 Tuesday’s game NY Mets Atlanta Miami Philadelphia Washington

Sixers defeat Raptors to take 2-0 series lead Gina Mizell The Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA — The race for the loose ball about midway through the fourth quarter wound up in Tyrese Maxey’s grasp. Maxey stopped at the left wing, wide open, and fired away from beyond the arc.

The shot went splash, and order was restored.

What appeared to be another 76ers onslaught in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series briefly turned dicey, before the Sixers closed out a 112-97 victory Monday night at the Wells Fargo Center to take a 2-0 lead in the series.

The series now shifts to Toronto for Games 3 and 4, which will be played Wednesday and Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.

The Sixers outscored the Raptors 6338 in the second and third quarters, but needed to weather a Toronto push in the final period.

Toronto began the fourth on a 152 run, capped by a three-pointers by Chris Boucher and OG Anunoby and a layup by Khem Birch to cut the Sixers’ lead to 97-86 before Maxey’s scramble and big shot. The Sixers then scored another six consecutive points, including a dunk by Danny Green, to push their lead back out a comfortable 105-86 with about four minutes remaining.

Just after halftime, the Sixers stretched their lead to 20 points on a Tobias Harris three-pointer with less than nine minutes to play. That advantage grew to 87-60 when Joel Embiid spun in the corner and drilled a threepointer with less than four minutes to play in the period. And it reached 27 points again when Maxey hit a stepback three in the frame’s final minute.

Embiid, who on Sunday night was

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Joel Embiid (21) of the Philadelphia 76ers shoots over Precious Achiuwa (5) of the Toronto Raptors during the first quarter of Game Two of the Eastern Conference First Round at Wells Fargo Center on Monday in Philadelphia.

named one of three finalists for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award, scored 19 of his 31 points during a dominant first quarter and added 11 rebounds. After that, he got plenty of help from his teammates on a night the Sixers shot 52.2% from the floor and totaled 22 fastbreak points. Maxey flirted with a triple-double with 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting, 8 assists and 9 rebounds. James Harden finished with 14 points on 3-of-9 shooting, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

The Raptors, meanwhile. Toronto was shorthanded in the game, playing without do-it-all Rookie of the Year contender Scottie Barnes and missing an ill Gary Trent Jr. in the second half.

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NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Florida 75 54 15 2 4 114 Toronto 76 50 20 5 1 106 Tampa Bay 75 46 21 3 5 100 Boston 75 46 24 3 2 97 Buffalo 78 29 38 8 3 69 Detroit 76 29 37 8 2 68 Ottawa 75 28 40 5 2 63 Montreal 76 20 45 9 2 51 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Carolina 76 48 20 6 2 104 NY Rangers 76 49 21 3 3 104 Pittsburgh 77 43 23 4 7 97 Washington 76 43 23 8 2 96 NY Islanders 75 35 31 3 6 79 Columbus 76 35 35 4 2 76 New Jersey 75 26 42 2 5 59 Philadelphia 76 23 42 7 4 57 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Colorado 76 55 15 5 1 116 St. Louis 76 46 20 7 3 102 Minnesota 75 47 21 3 4 101 Dallas 75 43 27 3 2 91 Nashville 76 43 28 3 2 91 Winnipeg 76 35 30 7 4 81 Chicago 76 25 40 9 2 61 Arizona 75 22 48 1 4 49 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Calgary 76 47 20 8 1 103 Edmonton 76 44 26 5 1 94 Los Angeles 77 40 27 6 4 90 Vegas 76 41 30 4 1 87 Vancouver 75 37 28 7 3 84 Anaheim 77 30 33 9 5 74 San Jose 75 29 34 9 3 70 Seattle 74 24 44 5 1 54 Sunday’s games Florida 6, Detroit 1 Buffalo 5, Philadelphia 3 St. Louis 8, Nashville 3 Minnesota 5, San Jose 4, OT Toronto 4, NY Islanders 2 Anaheim 6, Columbus 4 Monday’s games Calgary 5, Chicago 2 Washington 3, Colorado 2 Carolina at Arizona, 10 p.m.

New Jersey at Vegas, 10 p.m.

Ottawa at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Dallas at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Florida at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Ottawa at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Columbus at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Dallas at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

Chicago at Arizona, 10 p.m.

Washington at Vegas, 10 p.m.

Colorado at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Embiid and Anunoby picked up double technicals after a couple of shoves.

Then, the home crowd stood and booed in unison when, after Embiid lost his footing under the basket, Pascal Siakam ran him over to send him to the floor.

Then, Harden dropped a bounce pass to Embiid for the and-1 finish through Siakam’s contact. Embiid celebrated with a scream as the crowd roared.

That all occurred in the game’s first six minutes, a continuation of what has already become a spicy series after a physical Game 1 and postgame comments by Raptors coach Nick Nurse about the officiating.

That quarter was also a duel between two All-Stars. Embiid totaled 19 points, including 11-of-12 from the free-throw

line, while Toronto point guard Fred VanVleet scored 15 points on 4-of-6 from three-point distance. Winning the non-Embiid minutes After the first-quarter back and forth between Embiid and VanVleet, the Sixers created double-digit distance with Embiid on the bench.

Coach Doc Rivers went back to the Maxey-Harden combination that over the weekend said he really liked in Game 1. And it worked brilliantly for the Sixers again, outsourcing the Raptors 15-5 during the stretch that lasted just under three minutes.

After a scoreless first quarter, Maxey got two quick buckets on a floater and crafty finish inside. Danny Green and Tobias Harris both buried three-pointers, before Harden drained a quintessential step-back three to put the Sixers up 55-44 about midway through the period.

After briefly cutting the Sixers’ lead to 9 on a Thad Young hook shot just after Embiid re-entered, the Raptors never got within single digits again. Off to Toronto The cliche is that no series begins until the home team loses. And even with this comfortable lead, it will be interesting to see how the Sixers respond during Wednesday’s Game 3 and Saturday’s Game 4.

The Raptors historically have one of the NBA’s rowdiest home-court advantages. And the Sixers will be playing without perimeter defensive stalwart Matisse Thybulle, who is ineligible to travel to Canada because he has chosen to be unvaccinated against COVID-19.

Thybulle finished with five points and one assist in 10 minutes Monday.

The Sixers lost in Toronto, 119-114, without Thybulle less than two weeks ago.

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Pro basketball NBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday Utah 99, Dallas 93 Minnesota 130, Memphis 117, Minnesota leads series 1-0 Philadelphia 131, Toronto 111 Golden State 123, Denver 107, Golden State leads series 1-0 Sunday Miami 115, Atlanta 91, Miami leads series 1-0 Boston 115, Brooklyn 114, Boston leads series 1-0 Milwaukee 93, Chicago 86, Milwaukee leads series 1-0 Phoenix 110, New Orleans 99, Phoenix leads series 1-0 Monday Philadelphia 112, Toronto 97, Philadelphia leads series 2-0 Dallas 110, Utah 104, Series tied 1-1 Denver at Golden State, 10 p.m.

Tuesday Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Memphis, 8:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Wednesday Brooklyn at Boston, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Milwaukee, 9:30 p.m.

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after a basket and foul against the Denver Nuggets during the third quarter of game two of the first round for the 2022 NBA playoffs at Chase Center on Monday.

Steph Curry erupts for 34 points as Warriors take 2-0 series lead over Nuggets Madeline Kenney The Mercury News

SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry had a lot to shimmy about Monday night in the Warriors’ dominant 126-106 win over the Denver Nuggets.

After missing his first five shots in Game 1, Curry showed no signs of rust in Game 2 in front of an electric crowd at Chase Center. He made his first shot after entering the game off the bench and scored 11 points during his second-quarter stint.

The Warriors’ three-guard lineup of Curry, Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson, was just as lethal Monday as it was in Saturday’s game. Golden State closed out the second quarter on a 22-8 run with Poole, Thompson and Curry to give the Warriors a 57-51 lead at the half.

The trio also led an entertaining and at times unbelievable shooting clinic in the third quarter, scoring a combined 31 points as the Warriors outscored the Nuggets 46-30 in the quarter.

Oh, and about that guy, Jordan Poole. He had another outstanding playoff performance in what might as well have been his official initiation into the Splash Brothers family. The third-year guard, who oozes confidence every time he steps on the court and has emerged as one of the Warriors’ most reliable scorers this season, went 5-of-10 from 3-point range,

just like Curry. The 22-yearold finished with 29 points and eight assists.

Poole’s latest showing comes less than a day after he was excluded from the list of Most Improved Player finalists. Asked about the omission Monday, Poole brushed it off and said he had bigger fish to fry.

“Luckily we’re still fighting for a championship,” he said.

And with two commanding playoff victories in their rearview mirror, it seems like the Warriors are on track to make another run at a title.

The Nuggets’ frustrations from Game 1 seemed to boil over to Monday’s contest.

Forward Jeff Green, center DeMarcus Cousins and guard Will Barton seemed to get into a heated exchange during a timeout in the third quarter.

Nikola Jokic also was assessed two technicals in the second half, resulting in an ejection from the game. His second came in the fourth quarter as he argued with an official over a non-call.

While it initially appeared that Draymond Green was right when he said that Jokic was “coming back with vengeance,” as Jokic drew two fouls within the first 1:30 of the game. That doubled the number of Jokic’s free throws from Game 1 before some fans even got to their seats, but the Warriors were able to slow the Joker for the remainder of the game.

DALLAS — Luka Doncic smiled.

He shouted.

He took off his sweatshirt.

Waved a towel. Hunched over in anticipation.

Throughout the fourth quarter Monday night, he watched as one of the 20,000-plus in American Airlines Center wild with enthusiasm as his Mavericks teammates transformed their playoff outlook with a 110-104 win over the Utah Jazz.

By erasing a double-digit deficit for the NBA-leading 18th time this season, the Mavericks tied the first-round series at one game apiece despite missing their 23-year-old All-Star to a left calf strain for a second consecutive game.

Jalen Brunson tallied a career-high 41 points, eight rebounds and five assists while shooting 15 of 25 from the field in 42 minutes while Maxi Kleber snapped a months-long shooting slump by hitting 8 of 11 three-pointers for 25 points off the bench.

The Mavericks hit a teamrecord 22 three-pointers on 47 attempts (46.8%).

The win marked the Mavericks’ first in American Airlines Center since April 26, 2015, when they beat Houston 121109 to win Game 4 of their fivegame, first-round series loss.

Over the last month of the regular season, players had been vocal about their desire for home-court advantage as a top-four seed and about why this postseason would be “different” than their 0-3 home slide against the Los Angeles Clippers last spring.

They guaranteed at least a Game 5 return.

Dallas will play Games 3 and 4 in Utah’s Vivint Arena,

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Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson (13) shoots over Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) during the first quarter in game two of the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs at American Airlines Center on Monday.

where they’ve lost 11 consecutive times since April 2016, but their second-half surge Monday ensured they avoided an even more wary outlook.

Just 31 times in 435 NBA playoff series had a team overcome a 2-0 deficit to advance to the next round.

Now, the Mavericks ensured the series will become a best-of-five showdown — with hope their superstar Doncic, undoubtedly the best player on either side when healthy, can provide All-Star reinforcement soon.

The few hundred fans in American Airlines Center about an hour before tipoff got to see Doncic play — briefly at half-speed.

Doncic took the court during his normal warm-up window, about 70 minutes before the game, and chatted with teammates, dribbled idly and shagged some rebounds until most of the Mavericks cleared the court.

Then he started another extended shooting regimen, similar to the pace and looks he took after the Mavericks’ practice Sunday, his first basketball activity in view of

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reporters since straining his calf April 10.

He started close to the rim, worked out to mid-range attempts and then shot from five spots around the 3-point line.

He gingerly maneuvered around assistant coach Ignor Kokoskov’s picks, hoisted his looks above assistant coach Peter Patton’s outstretched hands and walked through some pivots on post-ups.

“He’s definitely going in the right direction,” Kidd said.

“He’s doing more each day. ...

He’s doing everything he can do up to this point, and hopefully he can play sooner.”

But he didn’t show any explosive movements or push off his left calf at full speed as director of player health and performance Casey Smith and director of athletic performance Jeremy Holsopple watched and chatted from the bench.

Doncic thrilled a few young kids when unlaced his allwhite Jordan Brand shoes at the end and tossed them to the group who’d cheered his every move during the 20-minute session.

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Marcus Johansson scored the go-ahead goal at 10:46 of the third period and the Washington Capitals defeated the Avalanche 3-2 on Monday night in Denver, snapping Colorado’s nine-game winning streak.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 48th goal of the season and Garnet Hathaway added a goal for the Capitals, who have won six of seven. Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves.

Ovechkin, who has six goals in his past seven games, needs two more for his ninth 50-goal season, which would tie Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy for the NHL record.

Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves for the Avalanche, who entered the game 29-2-2 in their past 33 home games. Colorado’s Valeri Nichushkin and Artturi Lehkonen scored.

Kraken 4, Senators 2 Victor Rask scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and recorded an assist as Seattle beat visiting Ottawa.

Seattle’s Matty Beniers continued an impressive start to his NHL career with a second goal in his three games. Daniel Sprong also scored and Jared McCann had an empty-netter for Seattle, which posted back-to-back victories for the first time since March 19 and 22.

Brady Tkachuk and Nick Holden scored for the Senators, who were held to a season-low 14 shots on goal. Ottawa had won four of its previous five on the road.

Canucks 6, Stars 2 Elias Pettersson scored twice in a three-point game to lead host Vancouver to a victory over Dallas to keep its playoff hopes alive.

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Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson (43) and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson (42) battle for the puck in the third period at Ball Arena on Monday.

Brock Boeser and Jason Dickinson both collected one goal and two assists, Vasily Podkolzin produced one goal and one assist and Conor Garland added a goal for the Canucks, who are riding a six-game winning streak. Thatcher Demko made 28 saves for Vancouver, which is four points back of the Los Angeles Kings for the third spot in the Pacific Division and five out of a wild-card position with six games remaining.

Roope Hintz scored both goals for the Stars, who are tied with the Nashville Predators for the two Western Conference wild-card spots.

Starting goalie Jake Oettinger surrendered four goals on 19 shots before being pulled. Scott Wedgwood stopped 10 of 11 shots in relief.

Flames 5, Blackhawks 2 Johnny Gaudreau scored twice, including the game-sealing empty-netter, and Blake

Coleman and Oliver Kylington each had a goal and an assist to lift visiting Calgary past Chicago.

Dillon Dube added a goal for the Flames, and Matthew Tkachuk contributed two assists. Jacob Markstrom stopped 22 shots for the win.

Alec Regula and Tyler Johnson scored for the Blackhawks, who got 30 saves from Kevin Lankinen.

Hurricanes 5, Coyotes 3 Max Domi notched his first goal with his new team as injury-riddled Carolina beat Arizona in Glendale, Ariz.

Vincent Trocheck, Jesper Fast, Nino Niederreiter and Sebastian Aho also scored for the Hurricanes. Brett Pesce posted two assists, while Domi and Niederreiter also had an assist.

Antti Raanta made 23 saves against his former team.

Nick Ritchie, Loui Eriksson and Alex Galchenyuk scored for the Coyotes, who have lost seven straight games. Kyle Capobianco had two assists, and Karel Vejmelka stopped 46 shots.

Devils 3, Golden Knights 2 Andrew Hammond made a season-high 42 saves and New Jersey Devils twice in a span of 4:43 in the third period and held on for a victory in Las Vegas.

Andreas Johnsson and Jesper Boqvist scored in the opening 7:57 of the third as the Devils secured a 3-1-1 road trip. Nathan Bastian also scored for New Jersey.

Keegan Kolesar scored in the second period and Chandler Stephenson scored with 1:14 left in the third for Vegas, which is 2-3-1 in its past six games. Robin Lehner stopped 25 shots.

Celtics’ Smart becomes first guard since 1996 to win Defensive Player of the Year Mark Murphy Boston Herald

Marcus Smart clearly knew what was up when he walked onto the Auerbach Center practice floor Monday and saw Gary Payton standing next to an easel holding a blown up picture of a tweet the Celtics guard had posted on March 8.

“Somewhere in the fine print for winning this is... . “ “That’s not true,” said the Hall of Famer, the last guard to win the award in 1996, as Smart looked on with a big smile while surrounded by teammates and coaches.

Payton then made the honor official, telling Smart he had just won the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year Award. First Smart thought of his late mother, Camellia, and his late oldest brother, Todd Westbrook.

“She helped me continue to strive and actually win this award, because each and every day I’m thinking of her and my brother, and I come in to work every day and leave it all on the line,” he said Monday night after the award was announced.

“So it’s a lot of emotions, but I’m definitely excited right now

to be able to share this with my family, my teammates, my friends, and all my loved ones.

This definitely means a lot, and it definitely shows that as long as you stay the course, this will work out.”

Smart, with 37 first place votes, finished ahead of another wing defender -- Phoenix’ Mikal Bridges (22) -- and the big man who has won the award three times, Utah’s Rudy Gobert (12). Smart became only the second Celtic to win the honor, after Kevin Garnett.

And therein lies a sign of how the game has changed, according to Smart, the fact that two wing players would lead the voting after 26 years of big man dominance.

Smart, to the criticism of some, had openly campaigned for the award on behalf of guards as well as himself.

But as evidenced by Payton’s high praise that Smart most reminds him of himself, Smart is now leading that change.

As the game’s primary scorers have swung more to the perimeter, so have the most important defenders.

“First off it’s understandable

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Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) reacts after a basket during the second half against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum on April 10.

why it was such a big man award,” said Smart. “They do so much in helping their team on that end. We give so much credit to the big men. But those guards, they’ve been working, we’re the front line, you have to get past us first, and that’s how us guards feel. To be able to be named the Defensive Player of the Year and be the first guard since Gary Payton in 1996 to win this, it just shows that it can be done. The way the game

is changing, the guards have been more recognized for their ability to do certain things we shouldn’t be able to do at our size, and this award and me winning it opens the path for guards in the future.”

It helps, of course, that the Celtics are the top-ranked defense in the NBA, anchored

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Smart had to admit his teammate was right.

“My IQ is extraordinary, especially on that end. So for me, I’m able to see things that most people aren’t able to see on that end, see things coming,” said Smart. “My instincts go into that as well and I have really great instincts on that end. So for me to be able to communicate to guys, it makes their job a lot easier.

“They don’t have to think too much. They can just do it and react and trust that I’m actually telling them the right things to do,” he said. “I think it shows that trust is there because of the way that I do lead vocally and by example and guys follow that. Somebody like Rob, (he) was telling (me) that because of you, I’m trying to be the best defensive player that I can be and it’s all because of me, the way I’m constantly coaching them up, and things like that. It means a lot to hear that from Rob and I definitely, definitely do think that one

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“It helps that our team is No. 1 in defense and net rating and everything like that. I’m one of the guys to lead that charge, so it’s definitely a great feeling. Something different has hit in the way the game is being played, how it’s shifting, how guard-based and perimeterbased it is. From that standpoint guards can get even more recognition.”

Bridges had paid tribute to Smart earlier in the day during a session with Phoenix media.

“Very ironic. We all over here and we watch Mikal as well,” said Smart. “We love the way that he goes out there and he just shows it every night. It’s tough between me and him; it was a tough decision. There’s no doubt in my mind that Bridges is going to continue to rise on that end of the floor and show everybody what we guards is all about. So big shoutout to him as well. But I definitely think it’s ironic and crazy how me and him, two guards that’s leading this race of guards that ended up one and two.”

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Freeman, Jansen share spotlight against former teams in Dodgers’ win Jack Harris Los Angeles Times

Before first pitch Monday night, Dodgers fans gave their former closer a standing ovation.

By the bottom of the first inning, their new first baseman had them in a raucous uproar.

On a night when the Dodgers and Atlanta Braves renewed their budding rivalry, it was each team’s newest star — and the other team’s former franchise favorite — who commanded the brightest spotlight.

Kenley Jansen returned to Dodger Stadium for the first time since signing with the Braves this offseason, receiving a warm reception during a pregame ceremony.

Freddie Freeman faced the Braves for the first time since coming to L.A. in the spring, hitting a home run in his first at-bat against his old club and setting the tone in the Dodgers’ 7-4 win.

“The adrenaline is definitely up today,” Jansen said before the game.

“Emotions are all over the place,” Freeman echoed.

Those sentiments had been building throughout the afternoon.

When Jansen showed up to the ballpark, he had to ask a Braves staffer how to get to the visitors’ clubhouse. After 350 saves, three All-Star selections and a World Series championship with the Dodgers, it was his first time being a visitor at Chavez Ravine.

“Weird, man,” said Jansen, who signed a one-year, $16-million contract as a free agent. “The only thing I knew was being a Dodger.”

Freeman, on the other hand, was out on the field early in the afternoon. He headed straight to the visiting dugout, where he embraced Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos and other team personnel.

Then he went into their clubhouse, seeing many of his old teammates for the first time since their World Series parade last

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Richardson was forced to sell the team in 2017 in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment and the use of a racial slur, the team and the league loved to point out the fact he played in the NFL and caught a touchdown pass from Johnny Unitas in the 1959 NFL Championship Game.

But the patience is gone in Carolina because current owner David Tepper is more like a modern-day owner, who doesn’t believe in sitting still.

It’s commonly accepted that coach Matt Rhule must win now to keep his job.

Things aren’t quite so dire in Pittsburgh, New York, Kansas City and Green Bay. But clocks are ticking more rapidly than ever before. That means the Steelers, Giants, Chiefs, Packers, and even the Panthers, are under enormous pressure to ace the upcoming NFL draft, which starts on April 28.

Let’s take a look at each of those situations and why the

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teammates and his pitchers especially. He goes out of his way to get to know them, makes sure they feel comfortable with him and takes care of them (on the field). He cares a lot.”

Trevino was acquired from the Rangers -- where he was teammates with Kiner-Falefa and Joey Gallo -- a few days before the end of spring training. He’s played in five of the Yankees’ first 10 games, three starts, and has already made an impact. Trevino isn’t a

year.

“I’m just happy to be able to see all the guys,” Freeman said. “We won a championship together last year, so that’s what we’re all talking about over there.”

A few minutes before the game, the Dodgers played a video tribute to Jansen on the scoreboard, then honored him with an on-field ceremony that included third baseman Justin Turner, manager Dave Roberts and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman.

Jansen’s longtime entrance song, “California Love,” blared from the speakers. A still-arriving crowd rose to its feet in applause.

“I always appreciate them,” Jansen of Dodgers fans, who occasionally booed him near the end of his tenure with the team. “They were hard on me at the end. I understand that because I’ve ... put such a high standard for myself.”

But, Jansen added: “I love them, and I know they will love me.”

Freeman, however, has become the franchise’s newest object of affection.

And on Monday, he answered their latest chants of “Fred-die!” with a stirring, sentimental moment.

In the bottom of the first inning, Freeman crushed an outside fastball the other way, lining his first home run with the Dodgers over the wall in left-center field — whipping a crowd of 52,052 into an immediate frenzy.

“He did all the fanfare, the media stuff before the game,” Roberts said. “So hitting a home run, first at-bat, getting us on the board, giving us a lead, couldn’t have been any better.”

When Freeman took the field a halfinning later, the first baseman sheepishly grinned as he peeked over at his old team’s dugout.

“As the game went on, there were a couple smiles here and there from staff

members and people I spent a lot of time with,” Freeman said. “It’s just a special day, one I’ll always remember.”

At first, it looked as if the Dodgers (8-2) would cruise the rest of the night.

Clayton Kershaw, in his first start since being pulled six outs shy of a perfect game last week, began the game with four scoreless innings.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Dodgers surged to a 6-0 lead after RBIs by Cody Bellinger and Edwin Rios, and a bases-loaded, three-run double from Trea Turner. In just their 10th game, it was already the fifth time the Dodgers scored at least five runs in an inning.

“I can get used to that,” Roberts said of his offense’s latest outburst.

Kershaw began to waver soon after, giving up solo home runs to Guillermo Heredia and Ozzie Albies before leaving behind two baserunners with no outs in the sixth.

Afterward, he said he lost sharpness on his pitches late, attributing it to his continued buildup after a shortened spring training.

“For the most part, there’s definitely some good things happening for myself,” said Kershaw, who had seven strikeouts and no walks. “It’s just that one inning is frustrating at this point.”

Both of the inherited runners scored against Brusdar Graterol to make it 6-4, but that was the only damage the Braves (5-7) did to the Dodgers’ bullpen, which was missing Blake Treinen because of an arm issue. Roberts said Treinen won’t go on the injured list, but he probably won’t be available for the rest of the series.

Daniel Hudson pitched a scoreless seventh. Phil Bickford had a clean season debut in the eighth. And, after a Cody Bellinger eighth-inning home run gave the Dodgers a three-run lead, Craig Kimbrel got his third save in the ninth, securing the Dodgers’ seventh straight win — and Freeman’s first against his old team.

Trevor Bauer’s impasse with MLB creates a continuous nightmare for Dodgers Dylan Hernandez Los Angeles Times

He was there when Clayton Kershaw pitched seven perfect innings.

He was there when the Dodgers celebrated Jackie Robinson Day. And he was there when they played their most complete game of the season to finish a four-game sweep of the tanking Cincinnati Reds.

Trevor Bauer wasn’t there in person, but he didn’t have to be. Nearly a year after sexual assault allegations against him initially surfaced, Bauer remains out of sight but definitely not out of mind. His presence is everywhere.

That was the case again Sunday, when a 9-1 victory over the Reds was overshadowed by speculation of whether Bauer would return to Dodger Stadium.

If this were any other player, there would have been absolutely no chance of him trying to walk into a locker room in which he didn’t know whether he would be welcome.

With Bauer, the Dodgers couldn’t be certain.

He strives to portray himself as an iconoclast

and craves attention. He operates a YouTube channel with more than 400,000 subscribers.

Ultimately, there were no reported Bauer sightings, but that almost didn’t matter. Whether he intended to do so or not, Bauer still managed to shift the focus from the team to himself.

And he will continue to do so, with The Times’ Bill Shaikin reporting that Bauer is still looking into the agreement between the commissioner’s office and players union to extend his administrative leave through Friday.

Bauer is exploring whether the agreement is binding, Shaikin reported, citing people familiar with the situation who were not authorized to speak about it publicly.

On the surface, Bauer’s questioning of the agreement looks like a ploy to force the slow-moving hand of MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. Bauer is ineligible to play while on leave, but if the agreement isn’t binding, Manfred would theoretically run the risk of Bauer reporting to work if he doesn’t immediately suspend him.

and refused to yield an inch over the final four miles.

“I was confident that move would do it,” said Chebet. “I wanted to keep running but at the beginning I was not confident that I would come out as the winner.

“I am proud that my counterparts were nowhere close to me. That gave me the motivation and the determination to seize the race and be the

winner.

“I am really thrilled that today I have become the winner.

When I came to London, I was in position four and when I went to Paris, I was in position four. So today I am happy that I was the winner.

Chebet made amends for his Boston debut in 2018 when he failed to finish under abysmal weather conditions. Chebet felt vindicated by claiming

victory against the strongest men’s field in race history.

“On a day like today I want to thank God,” said Chebet.

“When I came in 2018 my performance was not that good and today my performance was better and next year I will come back again.”

Citing personal and medical reasons, reigning champion and five-time Boston winner Marcel Hug of Switzerland

withdrew from the men’s wheelchair race at the 11th hour. Romanchuk of Champaign, Ill., had finished runner-up to Hug last October.

Romanchuk put the hammer down early, created separation on the benign sections of the course and easily traversed the four Newton Hill hills. Romanchuk led the final 23 miles to secure his eighth marathon major and second

in Boston. Aaron Pike, also of Champaign, Ill., placed second, making it the first time since 1991 that the U.S. swept the top spots.

Schar successfully defended her title with a wire-to-wire run. Schar had her training schedule turned upside down when she contracted the coronavirus in the weeks leading up to the race.

draft is so critical.

NEW YORK GIANTS Coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen are new, but you can bet they at least subtly - been told to get back to doing things the “Giants Way.” Think about the nucleus of the franchise’s last two Super Bowl wins, which came after the 2007 and 2011 seasons.

Pass rusher Michael Strahan was the face of the 2007 team.

Quarterback Eli Manning was the poster boy in 2011, but that’s only because guards Chris Snee and David Diehl made Manning look better than he was. In recent years, unsuccessful regimes have drafted running back Saquon Barkley, quarterback Daniel Jones and receiver Kadarius Toney. The results haven’t been great and that’s why this year’s draft is so important for the Giants.

They hold three picks in the top 36. That should translate into three first-year starters.

If Schoen and Daboll want to stick around long, they would be wise to stay away from flashy skill-position players and go with what’s

tried and true in New York.

Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux or Purdue’s George Karlaftis could fit the Strahan model or Alabama’s Evan Neal or N.C. State’s Ikem Ekwonu could help make Jones look like Manning.

GREEN BAY PACKERS The natives - and one very important non-native – truly are restless. When February 2023 rolls around it will mark 12 years since quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Packers have won a Super Bowl.

That’s 12 years longer than most Green Bay fans expected.

Rodgers has won four MVP awards, but time is running out. Rodgers is 38 and has made plenty of noise about retiring. There also have been rumors he might prefer to finish his career elsewhere.

That means the Packers have to go all-in this season and they are not quite there.

Rodgers’ favorite target, Davante Adams, was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders. That means the Packers have to use either the 22nd or 28th overall pick to get a receiver that can make an instant impact.

Either Alabama’s Jameson

Williams or Ohio State’s Chris Olave make sense as receivers and Texas A&M offensive lineman Kenyon Green could keep Rodgers happy.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Believe it or not, there also is a sense of urgency in Kansas City.

When you have the league’s best young quarterback (Patrick Mahomes) you’re supposed to win the Super Bowl every year. Mahomes did that in the 2019 season, but came up short the last two years.

There was a lot of head scratching in Kansas City in March when the Chiefs traded Mahomes’ favorite receiver, Tyreek Hill, to Miami. But there was logic behind the deal. Coach Andy Reid is 64 and won’t be around forever and the Chiefs have needs at multiple positions. In exchange for Hill, they got a 2022 first-round pick, a secondround pick and two fourthround picks in addition to a 2023 sixth-round pick.

The Chiefs have three picks in the top 50, including Nos. 29 and 30. They could use one of their early picks on Williams, Olave or Georgia’s George

Pickens to replace Hill, but that would be only part of the puzzle. As last year showed, the offensive line and the defense also need help.

The Chiefs need to come out of this draft with at least three players that contribute right away. Georgia defensive tackle Devonte White, Minnesota defensive end Boye Mafe and Central Michigan offensive tackle Bernhard Raimann could step right in and start.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS This is a unique situation because the Steelers have had only three coaches (Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin) throughout most of the lifetimes of most of their fans. Tomlin isn’t on the immediate hot seat because he’s had only two non-winning seasons.

But quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, a constant during Tomlin’s tenure, retired and that likely means there will be a step back. While most scouts agree there are no quarterbacks in this year’s draft worthy of top pick consideration, general managers, coaches and even owners have a way of using a shoehorn to fill a need.

Would it be totally outrageous for the Steelers to do something out of character?

Not really. It would make a lot of sense for them to go with the quarterback from the hometown college - Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett. Given Tomlin’s job security, Pickett wouldn’t have to play right away. He could wait a year and then takeover.

Besides, does anybody really think Mitchell Trubisky is the long-term answer?

CAROLINA PANTHERS There are rumblings around the league that Tepper is doing what several owners around the league foolishly have done in recent years. That’s encouraging your coach and general manager to take a quarterback they don’t really want.

But that might be the best thing Rhule and general manager Scott Fitterer could do.

Taking Liberty quarterback Malik Willis probably won’t translate into a lot of wins in 2022. But, if Willis shows any signs of promise, Rhule still could have a job in 2023.

power hitter, but he’s contributed offensively to each game in which he’s played. He’s 5-for-10 with a double and two RBI this season, which is a small sample size but he’s been a career .251/.274/.369 hitter in limited playing time over the last five years.

That could mean more playing time for Trevino as the Yankees offense and Kyle Higashioka continue to struggle at the plate. The starting catcher who crushed home runs in spring training is 3-for-25 with a double in eight games this season.

Higashioka has been championed by the analytical side of the Yankees’ organization as an excellent defensive catcher

with power. He got his chance to be the starting catcher when the Bombers traded offensefirst (though struggling at that) catcher Gary Sanchez to the Twins last month.

But, unlike Sanchez, Trevino is also considered an excellent defensive catcher just like Higashioka. Through 10 games, the Yankees pitchers have a 2.81 ERA with Higashioka behind the plate and a 1.88 with Trevino.

Trevino has caught every pitcher on the Yankees staff in a game or bullpen and said he already feels comfortable with them. That seems to be returned.

Take Jameson Taillon, for instance.

The Yankees righthander gave up a two-run homer to Cedric Mullins in the Yankees win on Saturday. Trevino immediately told the press that it was his own fault.

“It shows me that he’s following along really closely with the game. I liked where his head was at on that pitch.

We didn’t execute it the way we wanted, but the fact that he was thinking along with that, that was good. I really enjoyed working with him and that was our first time working in a game situation,” Taillon said.

“I think he’d caught one of my bullpens so for him to be working with me that closely and that in-tune. That’s solid for the pitcher-catcher

relationship.”

To Trevino, that is most important. He skipped hitting meetings when he first arrived to sit in with the pitchers. After the trade went down, Trevino hopped on a plane to join the Yankees in Tampa. He got on the internet as he flew to look at video of Yankees’ pitchers and then also googled where they were from and any relevant news/info about them.

“I like to google where they are from, where they went to college or high school,” Trevino said. “It gives me something to start with, to talk to them about and then I can really start to get to know them.”

The Yankees have quickly gotten to know Trevino, and

they like what they have in the catcher.

“He’s really dedicated to the craft of catching and helping the pitcher. I think he views himself as a servant leader behind the plate, like he’s out there to help the pitcher be better at his job, which is great, Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake said. “And I think he’s got a really good skill set. His hands are really quick. He’s really accurate with his glove. He has a good feel for the game.

He’s really well prepared. So you put all those things together and he’s got a really good skill set.”

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MLB roundup: Montas stars in Athletics’ victory Field Level Media

Frankie Montas limited Baltimore to two hits over six innings and Oakland took advantage of two errors to break a tie en route to a 5-1 victory in its home opener on Monday.

Sheldon Neuse had two hits, including one in a four-run sixth, as the A’s finally returned home after opening with 10 straight on the East Coast. Montas (2-1) walked two and struck out five.

Orioles reliever Joey Krehbiel (1-1) took the loss despite the fact all three runs charged to him were unearned.

Padres 4, Reds 1 Manny Machado hit a two-run, first-inning homer and Sean Manaea held visiting Cincinnati to one run over six innings as San Diego handed the Reds their seventh straight defeat.

Cincinnati’s lone run came on a first-inning homer by Tommy Pham, who hit .226 while with the Padres the last two seasons. Pham had three of the Reds’ six hits.

Machado had three hits and Austin Nola added two for the Padres, who have won two in a row. Manaea (2-1) gave up one run on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts, leaving him with a 1.42 ERA through three starts for the Padres.

Brewers 6, Pirates 1 Christian Yelich hit a game-breaking grand slam and Eric Lauer allowed one run over six innings to pace host Milwaukee to a victory over Pittsburgh.

Yelich’s first homer of the season capped a five-run fourth inning that put Milwaukee in front by five in the opener of the three-game series. Lauer (1-0) gave up five hits, including Diego Castillo’s solo home run, while striking out five and walking one.

Zach Thompson (0-1) allowed six runs on six

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Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas (47) delivers a pitch against the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning at RingCentral Coliseum on Monday.

hits in four innings for the Pirates, striking out five and walking four as well as throwing a runscoring wild pitch.

Twins 8, Red Sox 3 Jorge Polanco had two hits with four RBIs and a run scored, Gio Urshela added three more hits and Dylan Bundy pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball as Minnesota beat host Boston in the annual Patriots’ Day game.

Polanco and Kyle Garlick each hit two-run home runs, while Carlos Correa also had two hits for the Twins, who broke the game open with a four-run eighth inning. Bundy (2-0)

allowed just five hits and struck out six, limiting a Boston offense that scored a combined 12 runs over the previous two games.

For the Red Sox, Xander Bogaerts had three hits with an RBI, while Christian Vazquez and Alex Verdugo each had two hits. Vazquez hit a home run and drove in a pair of runs.

Cubs 4, Rays 2 Ian Happ rapped a tiebreaking, seventh-inning single as Chicago opened a seven-game homestand with a win over Tampa Bay. Keegan Thompson (2-0) pitched 3 2/3 innings of one-hit, scoreless relief with five

Why owning a baseball team isn’t like owning a shopping mall Barry Svrluga The Washington Post

On the day he chose the Lerner family as the new owners of the Washington Nationals, Bud Selig, then the commissioner of Major League Baseball, had a conversation with Ted Lerner, the billionaire real estate developer and patriarch of a deeply rooted Washington family. For $450 million, the Lerners had been granted the right to join a fairly exclusive club. But they had also entered a new realm.

“I said to him this morning, ‘Whether you know it or not, your life took a very dramatic turn in the public,’ “ Selig told The Washington Post on that May day in 2006. “I’m not sure he really knows it.”

Implied but unsaid: Owning a baseball franchise isn’t like owning a mall. Customers aren’t emotionally invested in which department store franchise becomes the anchor tenant in a real estate development. They care deeply about who plays third base or whether the organization is adept at developing pitching.

That’s why a not insignificant portion of the fan base felt some fear - and, relatedly, some disappointment - at last week’s news that the Lerners will at least explore selling the Nationals. (Psst. The strong feeling here is they will sell the Nationals.) It’s just jarring and leads to so many questions.

Will the new owners commit to providing a competitive payroll? Will they retain and/ or hire the requisite staff needed to build a consistent winner? What are their ties to the Washington market? This is, after all, a town that has twice been stripped of a big league club - and there are fans who are scarred by it. How will new owners improve - or worsen - the experience for fans at Nationals Park? And OH MY GOODNESS WILL THEY PAY TO KEEP JUAN SOTO? There’s a tremendous fear of the unknown. The Lerners were

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Ryan Zimmerman (11) helps owner Ted Lerner during the Nationals’ World Series rally in 2019.

known.

The effectiveness of sports owners is debated ad nauseam by fans. The common narrative: An owner that spends generously and wisely builds a winner. But there’s more to it than that, too. There’s a civic element of owning a sports franchise because your customers are fans, and fans talk about your business as “We” we can win this game, we need this position, how will we do this season.

So who owns the local baseball team matters - as does who owns the local football team, which around here is another story altogether. But maybe there’s something in the contrast between Daniel Snyder and Ted Lerner. Washington’s NFL franchise has struggled enormously under Snyder, who has become reviled by his own fan base and whose tenure has included investigations by both the league and Congress. For almost everybody involved, it can’t end soon enough.

Yet in a perverse way, Snyder’s passion for the newly renamed Commanders - one that dates all the way back to rooting for his Redskins as a child - is what fans want from their owners. Strip away all the negativity that comes with his ownership, and what you have is a fan who wants to win

a championship, and wants it badly. In 1999, Snyder bought the franchise for $750 million.

Forbes now values it at $4.2 billion. Snyder is under fire and could stand to make an enormous profit. Yet he passionately hangs on.

This is in no way to suggest that Snyder is a better owner a better face - than the Lerners.

He’s not, and we don’t have the time or the space to list the reasons.

But the Lerners’ decision to at least explore a sale shifts the view of their ownership. A month ago, it read as a stewardship of the national pastime in the nation’s capital, which just so happens to be Ted Lerner’s hometown. Now, it feels much more transactional.

Listen, this is their right.

They bought the franchise for $450 million. Forbes now values it at $2 billion. It’s easy for those of us who don’t stand to make that kind of profit - and then, perhaps, reinvest that money in businesses that give a greater return on investment than sports franchises - to turn it down. Given that the pandemic has adversely affected all sorts of businesses - including commercial real estate and Major League Baseball - there are plenty of businesspeople who could easily assess a sale as simply smart business.

What sports fans want from

their teams - and their teams’ ownership - isn’t just smart business. Smart business must extract emotions from the decision-making process. Sports are inherently emotional. Not for front offices who make the best decisions. But for the people watching the games and buying the tickets. People plop down on a couch or in the stands 162 times a year to root for a baseball team. They don’t invest that kind of time or emotions into the fortunes of a mall.

The Nationals were already undergoing a rebuild that is painful for a fan base that became spoiled by annual contention. Now, there’s another layer of uncertainty on top of that. Whether it was their fault or not, the Lerners lost two of their best homegrown position players - Bryce Harper, now a two-time National League MVP, and third baseman Anthony Rendon - to free agency.

Any delay in securing Soto, their best homegrown product, makes for an uneasiness in the fan base. There are plenty of people who believe the Nationals are a more attractive asset with Soto locked up for a decade or more - even at an annual salary of $40 million. But would Soto sign an extension before he knows for whom he would be working?

What fans knew about the Nationals, under the Lerners’ ownership, is that when it was time to provide payroll so the team could contend, the family did just that. From 2012 to 2020 - a span that included four NL East titles, five postseason appearances and the 2019 World Series championship - here are the team’s ranks in major league payrolls, according to Spotrac: 16th, 11th, 8th, 5th, 15th, 6th, 5th, 7th and 7th.

Considering that entire span came during a time when the Nationals’ revenue from its TV deal with MASN was a fraction of what the team believes it should have been, those commitments are real.

strikeouts. David Robertson worked around a two-out walk in the ninth to go 4-for-4 in save situations. Patrick Wisdom hit a homer, and Nick Madrigal went 2-for-4 as the Cubs won their second consecutive game.

The Rays’ Josh Lowe went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base, and Yandy Diaz had two hits.

Starting pitcher Shane McClanahan hurled six innings and 80 pitches. The left-hander allowed two runs (one earned) and four hits, while striking out a career-high nine without a walk.

Astros 8, Angels 3 Yordan Alvarez slugged a pair of two-run home runs in his return to the lineup as Houston claimed its home opener by beating Los Angeles.

Alvarez, sidelined for five games due to health and safety protocol, bashed a two-out homer into the upper deck in right field off Angels right-hander Michael Lorenzen (1-1) in the first inning and later delivered a two-run blast in the seventh. It marked his ninth career multi-homer game.

Tyler Wade knocked in two runs for the Angels, who had won five of six games.

Rockies 4, Phillies 1 Charlie Blackmon homered to back six shutout innings from Chad Kuhl as Colorado beat Philadelphia in Denver.

Kuhl (1-0) gave up just two hits while fanning four. Randal Grichuk hit a two-run double, C.J. Cron and Sam Hilliard had two hits each and Alex Colome picked up his first save for Colorado. The Rockies won for the third time in four games.

Aaron Nola (1-2) pitched solidly into the sixth inning for the Phillies, who lost their second straight game. No Philadelphia hitter had more than one hit.

Malcolm Butler addresses Super Bowl benching, return to New England Andrew Callahan Boston Herald

In his first news conference since rejoining the Patriots, Malcolm Butler did not reveal why he was infamously benched for Super Bowl LII, but told reporters he and Bill Belichick addressed the decision almost immediately postgame.

“I ain’t got too much to say about that, man. I’m trying to live in the present,” Butler said Monday.

“You can’t think about the past all the time. So I’ve moved forward from that.

I know it’ll always be there, but I haven’t said anything to anybody about anything. So you’re going to have keep doing your research or whatever you gotta do, because I’m here for the Patriots and I’m here to be peaceful.”

The veteran cornerback did not play a single defensive snap in the Patriots’ 41-33 loss to Philadelphia, despite leading the team in defensive snaps during the regular season. His playing time was limited to a single rep on punt return.

Butler later added Monday: “You keep business in-house. I shared my feelings with Bill Belichick, we had a talk about it like grown men, and that’s what we di. And that’s the past. I’m in the present now.”

Butler said he didn’t expect to ever return to New England, but didn’t consider the possibility after the game. Six weeks after Super Bowl LII, he left for a massive free-agent deal with the Titans. Butler and Belichick spoke months later, initially meeting

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before and after a Patriots regular-season loss at Tennessee. Player and coach also reconvened during joint training camp practices the following summer, when Butler insisted his relationship with Belichick was in a good place.

“I’m glad me and him had a talk, and I’m glad I’ll be back,” he said Monday.

Tennessee released him for salary-cap reasons in March 2021, which led Butler to sign a 1-year deal with the Cardinals.

But the 32-year-old never played a snap for Arizona, citing personal reasons as he stepped away. Following a late March workout in Foxboro, he reached terms on a 2-year, $5 million contract with the Patriots.

Butler said Belichick initiated contact with his agent about a possible return.

“It came as a surprise,” Butler said. “My agent told me Bill wanted to talk with me, so I was happy. I started working out immediately, because I knew it could be a possibility that I could return. ... Just blessed to be here. I’m dedicated, and I’m committed.”

Butler also worked out for the Texans. According to the two-time Super Bowl champion, his conversations with Belichick this spring pertained mostly to his new contract, not how sourly his first stint with the team had ended. After the deal was done, Belichick spoke about their reunion during a press conference at the NFL’s annual owners meetings.

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Hudson’s Jordan Moon belts a double during Monday’s nonleague baseball game against Germantown.

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Germantown starting pitcher Mason Ferrer throws during Monday’s non-league baseball game against Hudson.

Germantown third baseman Owen Watson tags out Hudson’s Hunter DeGraff on a pick-off play during Monday’s non-league baseball game.

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a close game with four runs in the fourth inning and five more in the fifth to hand Catskill its first loss of the season, 11-1, in Monday’s Patroon Conference baseball game.

The game was stopped after five innings because of the ten-run rule.

Gavin Van Kempen was the winning pitcher, allowing just two hits with 13 strikeouts and one walk.

Brody Rogers blasted a solo homer for the Wildcats. Sam Gamello doubled and drove in two runs, Jerry Stalker added two singles and two RBI, Kaden Van Kempen singled and drove in three runs, Chris Bulan singled and Colby Frazier drove in a run.

Cullen Fulling belted a solo homer for the Cats (5-1).

Aiden Leipman singled.

Eddie Rogers (9k,8bb,6r,1h) pitched 3 2/3 innings and Demetrio Morales (1k,5r,5h) threw 1 1/3 innings for Catskill.

SOFTBALL COLONIAL COUNCIL Ichabod Crane 26, Lansingburgh 0 LANSINGBURGH — Morgan Ormerod threw a five-inning no-hitter with 13 strikeouts and her teammates backed her up with a 16-hit attack as Ichabod Crane posted a 26-0 Colonial Council softball victory over Lansingburgh on Monday.

Ava Heffner homered and drove in three runs for the Riders (6-0). Makayla Walsh collected two doubles, a single and two RBI, Ashley Ames and Abby Milazzo each had a double and single with two RBI, Kari Graziano doubled and drove in a run, Ormerod

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Hudson’s Ashton Hotaling dives head first in to third base during Monday’s non-league baseball game against Germantown.

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Germantown pitcher Jonathan Mollo struck out 10 in 5 2/3 innings of relief during Monday’s non-league baseball game against Hudson.

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Hudson’s Brian Curran is tagged out at third base by Germantown third baseman Owen Watson during Monday’s non-league baseball game.

had two singles and two RBI, Emma Scheitinger, Emma

Heartquist, Sophia Saccento and Gabby Wendelken all

singled and drove in a run and Torre Tamez singled.

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Hudson pitcher Gabe Case delivers a pitch during Monday’s nonleague baseball game against Germantown.

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Germantown third baseman Owen Watson tags out Hudson’s Jordan Moon on a close play at third during Monday’s non-league baseball game.

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Hudson first baseman Hunter DeGraff reaches back to catch a foul ball during Monday’s non-league baseball game against Germantown.

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Germantown’s Dylan Dibble connects with a pitch during Monday’s non-league baseball game against Hudson.

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Germantown’s Jonathan Mollo drives a pitch to the outfield during Monday’s non-league baseball game against Hudson.

Germantown second baseman Dylan Dibble catches an infield pop-up during Monday’s non-league baseball game against Hudson.

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NFL shouldn’t let window close on Colin Kaepernick’s playing career without giving QB another shot Omar Kelly South Florida Sun-Sentinel

WESTON, Fla. — The quarterback rolls out to his right, avoiding the rush for the would-be edge rusher, and hurls the ball 65-yards in the air.

The pass he launches with a flick of the wrist just misses the outstretched arms of Montreal Alouettes receiver Fabian Guerra Jr. and hits the Tequesta Trace Park field gate in the back of the end zone.

Colin Kaepernick slaps his hands together in disappointment, as if he had just missed a game-winning touchdown pass.

It was his final day of on-field work with South Florida professional athletes, and as someone who witnessed the workouts of the former San Francisco 49ers starter, if Kaepernick weren’t being blackballed by the NFL -- which settled a lawsuit he and former safety Eric Reid had against the league alleging they collude to keep him out of the NFL -- he would still be in the league.

And Kaepernick might still be a starter too.

The athleticism he used to lead the

49ers to Super Bowl XLVII was still there.

His arm was so impressive the consistent complaint from receivers like Jarvis Landry, David Njoku, Jakeem Grant, Brandon Marshall and Chad Ochocinco was that he needed to take a little heat off his throws.

I left my interaction with Kaepernick, 34, wondering why Geno Smith, Colt McCoy, Brian Hoyer, and Mike Glennon, the usual cast of NFL backups, can easily find work but a talent who has led a team to the Super Bowl can’t?

Is it because of the potential controversy that would come from signing a player whose act of kneeling during the playing of a national anthem to create awareness to social justice issues in America would generate?

Shouldn’t that divisiveness have went away after the NFL changed its tune on football taking a stand for social justice following the brutal deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, which led to protests across America during the summer of 2020?

Or is the messenger more troublesome than the message?

“You have End Racism in the back of your end zone. You have Black Lives Matter on your helmet. Everything I’ve said should be in alignment with what you’re saying publicly,” Kaepernick told the I Am Athlete podcast when asked about being a potential distraction to a team that could potentially sign him. “ The NFL’s3/8 a $16 billion business. When I first took a knee, my jersey went to No. 1.

When I did the deal with Nike, their value increased by six billion dollars.

Six billion. With a B. “So if you’re talking about the business side, it shows it’s3/8 beneficial,” Kaepernick continued. “If you’re talking about the playing side, let me come in, let me compete. You can evaluate me from there. The NFL’s supposed to be a meritocracy.

Come in, let me compete. If I’m not good enough, get rid of me. But let me come in and show you.”

That is Kaepernick’s sales pitch to NFL teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, the

Washington Commanders, teams that all need quarterback help heading into next week’s NFL draft.

Those are franchises that have all likely debated whether or not to acquire Baker Mayfield and his fully guaranteed $19 million salary from the Cleveland Browns. Why waste $19 million on a disgruntled former No. 1 pick when they could just kick Kaepernick’s tires for a fraction of the cost?

If you’re Seattle coach Pete Carroll and you once debated signing Kaepernick in 2017, and you’re searching for a new starter for the Seahawks, why not offer Kaepernick a one-year deal for the NFL minimum salary of $1 million to see what he still has to offer.

Kaepernick flat out said he’d accept it.

At this point Kaepernick realizes he’s got nothing to lose by making a direct pitch to NFL teams.

“I know I have to find my way back in,” Kaepernick said. “So, yeah, if I have to come in as a backup, that fine. But that’s not where I’m staying.

And when I prove that I’m a starter,

I want to be able to step on the field as such. I just need that opportunity to walk through the door. ... More than anything, we’re just looking for a chance to walk through a door. I’ll handle the rest from there.”

If the NFL wants to legitimately claim they aren’t, or weren’t blackballing Kaepernick, and that they’ve changed their tune on social justice issues, why not encourage teams to grant the man who sacrificed his career -- and roughly $100 million in career earnings -- a workout.

Why not offer an opportunity to potentially end his playing career on his own terms, competing to see if he can knock off five years of rust.

Kaepernick never asked to be the face of the social justice movement.

What he is asking for now is an opportunity to earn a spot on an NFL roster.

For everything Kaepernick’s endured, after five years of silence while working behind the scenes to change lives, he deserves that chance.

Tom Brady on return: ‘I just love the competition’ Field Level Media

A competitive nature prompted Tom Brady to decide last month that retirement wasn’t for him.

Brady, 44, made rare public comments Monday about getting back into the game just 40 days after he called it quits. In particular, the

NFC divisional playoff loss by his Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams in January weighed on him.

“At the end of the day, I just love the competition on the field,” he told ESPN on Monday. “And last year was a very bitter ending to a

season and we’ve got to make a lot of corrections to try to improve and put ourselves in a better position to succeed moving forward.”

Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion and three-time NFL Most Valuable Player, is coming off a season in which he threw for a career-high 5,316 yards. He led the

league in passing yardage and passing touchdowns (43).

“I knew my body, physically, could still do what it could do and obviously I have a love for the game/ I think I’ll always have a love for the game,” Brady told ESPN. “I do think physically I’ll be able to do it. I just felt like there was still a

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“I know I don’t have a lot left, I really do. I know I’m at the end of my career. I wish you could go forever, but it’s just not and football comes at too high of a cost now. My kids are getting older and it’s just getting harder and harder to miss these things.”

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How COVID-19 helped bring baseball card collecting back to life Laurence Miedema The Mercury News

It’s a clear, crisp, late-January day in the middle of the Major League Baseball lockout, but the hot stove is on fire.

“What’s it going to take to get me Ohtani?” a voice from across the table inquires. “I’m willing to overpay for that guy.”

A few feet away, a small group watches with great interest as numbers are traded and then punched into cellphone calculators. In the end, negotiations for another of the game’s biggest stars fall apart before it really gets serious: “I’d love Trout, but you’re just asking too much; people are starting to figure out he’s kinda overrated.”

No, this isn’t a scene from the baseball’s winter meetings. Welcome to the world of baseball card collecting 2.0.

Those colorful, cardboard treasures have existed in one form or another since the late 1800s. They were a pretty big deal in the early 1960s and a REALLY big deal in the early 1990s but were mostly forgotten at the start of this century because they were barely worth the cardstock they were printed on.

But if you haven’t collected since the days when chewing gum came with your packs, let alone before the age of serial-number autograph cards, you may be surprised to learn the hobby is enjoying a historic revival.

It’s one nobody saw coming - and was fueled by, of all things, the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The lockdown put us kind of all in a place where we had to sit down, stay home and do nothing,” recalled Keane Dasalla, a memorabilia collector and vlogger from Fremont.

“It didn’t take long before everything kind of went crazy.”

Jim Bernardini opened Lefty’s Sports Cards in Burlingame in 1987 and has seen it through the Bash Brothers, the Loma Prieta earthquake, two Gulf Wars, the baseball strike, 9/11, the stock market crash and three Giants World Championships. But the pandemic era has been something else.

“We’ve had some ups and downs in our industry over the years,” said Bernardini. “This is an up. For the first time, we are debt-free.”

Vintage cards. New releases. Prospects.

Everything took off, virtually overnight.

“Five years ago, I was telling people the hobby would be dead in 10 years,” said Ray Krause, who has owned and operated MVP Sportscards in Pleasant Hill since 1991. “Basically everybody who used to collect who were in their 20s, 30s and even 50-year-olds jumped back in.”

They were not alone.

CLEANING UP Baseball card collecting began showing signs of life in the mid-2010s with the emergence of instant-impact rookies from bigmarket teams like Mike Trout, Kris Bryant, Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge.

Then a couple of seemingly unrelated events brought the real heat.

The pandemic created an abundance of spare time during the lockdowns as well as an influx of spending money from stimulus checks. Around the same time, several prominent social media influencers started turning their attention - and their followers - from buying and selling sneakers to sports memorabilia.

The final element was nostalgia, which baseball is practically built around.

Extra time meant more screen time for many. But we all know people - or ARE those people - who during the pandemic began rummaging through closets and sheds to

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Timothy Wong, of San Francisco, holds up a baseball card that former San Francisco Giants’ Matt Duffy signed at Lefty’s Sports in Burlingame, California.

organize and declutter. For many, hidden or simply forgotten - under those old sweaters and school papers were cardboard treasures.

Jennifer Starks from San Francisco said she was a big collector as a kid. Her dad gave her rookie Joe Montana and Jerry Rice football cards for her 16th birthday, but, “I kind of forgot about them.

“Then I decided to get my old cards out.

Everybody else was doing it.”

Practically everyone has heard the collecting horror stories about someone’s childhood stash that might have been worth thousands - Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle cards almost always seem to be involved, right? that was thrown out or lost during a move or spring cleaning, or simply because the collector had outgrown the hobby.

Modern collections, by and large, didn’t meet the same three strikes and you’re out fate. Millions of cards have been safely stored away because parents and kids alike swore that “one day these will pay for college or a down payment on a house.”

During the pandemic, some of those bold financial claims actually came true. Or at least helped pay some bills and cover some Starbucks runs.

“I saw (some of the prices vintage cards were getting) and said, ‘Wait, I have a stash of cards in the closet, let me look into those,’” Vanson Nguyen of Alameda said of his return to the hobby, which included rediscovering a Mookie Betts rookie card worth more than $100.

“I was a collector in the early 2000s, and I got back in during the pandemic because I was looking for a community. I found it. I’m a kid again. But to be clear, I’ve always been a kid.”

BIG LEAGUE BUSINESS Interest in the hobby was surging by the late spring of 2020. By the end of the year, eBay reported that more than 4 million sports cards had been sold on the site, an increase of 142 percent from the previous year.

Card shops couldn’t keep up with demand.

It wasn’t just the volume of cards being bought, sold, and traded that was off the charts. Prices for cards, and especially unopened materials, suddenly made the Bay Area housing market appear reasonable.

At least two dozen baseball cards are

believed to have been sold for more than $1 million since the spring of 2020, including a legendary Honus Wagner T-206 card that went for a record $6.6 million.

But it wasn’t just vintage or rare autograph cards that were getting huge bucks.

Take Trout’s 2011 Topps Update card for example. It has been one of the most valuable baseball cards since the Angels star debuted and was going for about $500 in February 2020. A year later, collectors were asking for - and getting - $2,500.

“The hobby was just on fire,” said Dion Noriega, a card dealer for The Card Attic and promoter from Vallejo.

Even the popular grading services that for a fee will determine and log the overall condition of a car, which can increase value significantly, weren’t ready for the boom. The two largest, PSA and Beckett Grading Services, suspended operations temporarily when they faced a backlog of more than 11 million cards. Cards submitted last year still haven’t been processed.

When the pandemic hit, card shop owners were understandably concerned. In the 1990s most towns had multiple card shops.

There are about 1,000 left nationwide, including about a dozen in the Bay Area. The pandemic wiped out many small businesses, but card shops largely survived. Many thrived even though customers couldn’t come inside the doors for most of the card boom.

But owners had to hustle. Krause of MVP Sportscards stayed in touch with customers via email and delivered orders to doorsteps.

Bernardini and his staff at Lefty’s would pack up phone and online orders, spray the plastic covering with disinfectant and then leave the cards at the front of the store for the customers to pick up. As it did for everyone else, mail and delivery orders became a lifeline.

As prices soared - it wasn’t unheard of to “flip” a $40 box of cards for nearly 10 times that - new products became scarce.

Not only were kids and adults being priced out, hoarding was a big problem. Almost overnight, the retail store displays that for years were overflowing with boxes and packs of sports cards were reduced to empty wire racks.

“It was like the toilet paper problem all over again,” Starks said with a laugh.

NEW SEASON AHEAD The hobby was at its hottest last August, when prices for some of the most valuable cards on the secondary market doubled - or much more - from just months earlier. Demand for new products was so high that finding unopened packs of cards was virtually impossible unless collectors were willing to spend like the Los Angeles Dodgers or New York Yankees. Major retail stores stopped selling packs of cards because fights were breaking out in the aisles and parking lots.

“They’d cut in front of you and start taking everything off the shelves,” said Dominick Rodriguez of Newman, describing one of his card-purchasing experiences. “Then you go outside to the parking lot, and they try to sell it to you for twice as much!”

Tempers - and prices - have started to cool, leading some investors to leave the hobby.

But it wasn’t only finances that had people flocking back to the hobby. There’s more reason to believe the card market will remain healthy.

“The joy of opening the packs, we enjoy doing that together,” said Jeff of San Mateo while attending a card show with his youngest son, David, adding that he wasn’t a big collector growing up, but, “I wish I had kept them; Mom kind of threw them out.”

Collectors have never had more access to cards - just type in “Buster Posey Topps rookie card” on eBay and see how many results pop up. Even social media sites like Instagram and Facebook are places fans can buy and trade cards online. And there are the old standbys - neighborhood hobby shops and card shows, which are beginning to pop up again as COVID-19 guidelines loosen.

Hundreds of collectors gathered for a twoday show on the concourse at Serramonte Center in Daly City in January, with the tables bustling with activity as names big and small were bought, sold, and traded.

One of the first big shows in the region was staged last April in Fairfield by Noriega. He figures about 3,000 collectors showed up for the 75-table event. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, only 100 people could be in the building at a time, and the wait to get in for some was 2 1/2 hours.

“They weren’t happy to wait that long, but they all stayed,” Noriega said. “You couldn’t find product anywhere else.”

Collectors are still on the hunt. Topps released this season’s Series I cards in midFebruary and, with budding superstar Wander Franco’s rookie card as the centerpiece of the set, the site was sold out within 24 hours.

“I still get new people to the hobby about every day,” Krause said. “A lot of people who got into the hobby during the pandemic had fun and will stick with it. The guys who were trying to become instant millionaires without actually doing any work are all starting to leave.”

Many returnees to the hobby are now parents. They want to share their card memories as well help make new ones by chasing after cards of the stars of this generation like Shohei Ohtani, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Ronald Acuna.

Will the cards of today pay for college tuition and down payments down the road? Is another bust like the post-90’s era on the horizon? Who knows? Why worry?

“Collectors who love the hobby are going to stick with it no matter what,” said Union City’s Craig Queyrel, owner of Vintage Cards & Collectibles in Newark. “My advice has always been buy what you like.

“Then, you can never go wrong.”

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Commanders deny allegations of financial improprieties in lengthy letter to FTC Nicki Jhabvala and Mark Maske The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — The Washington Commanders sent an 18-page letter to the chair of the Federal Trade Commission on Monday that described the allegations of financial improprieties made by a former team employee and detailed by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform as “baseless” and asserted that “no investigation is warranted.”

The rebuttal claims the committee’s letter, which was sent to the FTC on Tuesday, “relies solely on the uncorroborated, false testimony of a single disgruntled former employee,” referring to former vice president of sales and customer service Jason Friedman, who worked for the team for 24 years.

In an interview with the committee and through shared emails and documents, Friedman alleged that Washington engaged in a longrunning practice of withholding refundable deposits from season ticket holders and hiding money that was supposed to be shared among NFL owners.

The team described the committee’s letter as “one-sided” and “uncorroborated” and included declarations from four former executives - team counsel David Donovan, chief operating officer Mitch Gershman, director of finance Paul Szczenski and senior vice president Michael Dillow - as well as documents and text exchanges to dispute Friedman’s claims.

“We are confident that, had this referral not come from a Congressional Committee, the FTC would exercise its discretion to decline to open an investigation based on the uncorroborated and implausible allegations of a single disgruntled former employee, especially one with such notable impairments to his credibility as set forth below,” read the team’s letter, which was signed by attorney Jordan Siev of Reed Smith LLP. “We respectfully suggest that the FTC should not be influenced by the patina of credibility created by a congressional referral when the actual investigation pursued by the Committee in question was conducted in such a onesided, deficient, and partisan fashion.”

The letter was addressed to FTC chair Lina Khan and copied to Rep. Carolyn Maloney, DN.Y., the Oversight Committee’s chairwoman; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., the chairman of the subcommittee on economic and

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Washington Commanders co-CEOs and co-owners Daniel and Tanya Snyder. In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, an attorney for the Commanders said recent allegations of financial improprieties are “baseless,” and a congressional committee’s investigation into team activities was conducted in “a one-sided, deficient, and partisan fashion.”

consumer policy; Republican leaders of the committee; NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell; and attorneys general Jason Miyares, R, of Virginia, Brian Frosh, D, of Maryland and Karl Racine, D, of D.C.; among others.

Throughout the letter and its 17 accompanying exhibits, the team describes Friedman as an “untrustworthy” former employee who was fired for “professional misconduct” in October 2020 and later pleaded to be rehired. The letter said Friedman “repeatedly berated his staff, including minority women” and “created a culture of fear.” Included in the exhibits are emails purported to be sent from Friedman that include derogatory and misogynistic language.

Szczenski described Friedman’s claims as “speculative, uninformed guesswork” and said he “had virtually no visibility into the Team’s accounting function. He was not present at meetings of the accounting team or included in [their]

communications except in very limited circumstances when it involved his department,” according to the letter.

Friedman’s attorneys, Lisa Banks and Debra Katz, said in a statement Monday that Friedman “stands by his testimony, which was truthful and based on his experiences with the team.”

The attorneys previously have said that Friedman has “contractual constraints” that prohibit him from speaking publicly about his allegations regarding the team.

“He is happy to answer follow-up questions from Congress, the FTC, or any government agency,” the attorneys said in Monday’s statement. “[Friedman] is also prepared to defend himself publicly against these allegations if Mr. [Daniel Snyder] permits him to do so. In the meantime, we will communicate directly with the team about these demonstratively false allegations.”

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The committee’s letter said, based on Friedman’s interview and documents he provided, that as of July 2016 “the team had unreturned security deposits for ‘around 2,000 accounts’ belonging to customers and fans totaling ‘approximately $5 million.’”

According to the committee’s letter, Friedman also said the team maintained “two sets of books,” including financial records that were used to underreport ticket revenue to the NFL. Friedman told the committee that the team misallocated ticket revenue from Commanders games and other events, including a Navy-Notre Dame football game and a Kenny Chesney concert, so it wouldn’t be included in the NFL’s revenue-sharing pool. Friedman told the committee that Washington avoided detection by charging more for a ticket than it was listed for in the team’s manifest.

The committee cited documentation that showed the team’s financial improprieties may have extended to tickets registered in Goodell’s name and evidence that the revenue earned through these practices was known internally as “juice.”

In the team’s letter, Donovan and Szczenski said that league auditors had access to all of the team’s financial records, including those from non-NFL events, such as concerts and college football games at FedEx Field. The letter states that the specific allegations of misappropriated revenue cited by Friedman - the NavyNotre Dame game and Chesney concert - “were known and analyzed by the Team’s auditors” and its financial records show that it supplied its auditors the revenue schedules as part of its fiscal year 2014 and 2015 audits.

“The Team’s auditors, unsurprisingly, did not find anything amiss with the revenue generated by the Navy-Notre Dame game, and the Kenny Chesney concert, because the Team booked the revenue for each event appropriately,” the letter stated.

The team also denied that it referred to revenue hidden from the NFL as “juice.” Instead, it claims “juice” was slang for “upside in revenue,” often used in reference to the team’s revenue shared with brokers.

“If a broker sold a ticket for above face value,” the letter states, “the Team and broker would split the profits according to an agreed-upon percentage, which was referred to as the ‘juice.’

That revenue had a slang term associated with it in no way means it was hidden or misreported.

Friedman’s speculation is, again, unfounded.”

In the committee’s letter, Friedman alleged that the team’s practice of withholding refundable security deposits from season ticket holders and installing barriers for them to receive their money stretched over multiple years. According to the committee’s letter, Friedman said that the team would not accept refund requests by email and failed to inform all lease holders of a change made after 2000 no longer requiring security deposits for new seat leases.

In response, the team said its collection of deposits for “most categories of seats” ended “approximately one year” after Snyder bought the team from the Jack Kent Cooke estate in 1999.

In the letter, Szczenski said that security deposits were recorded as a liability and not an asset and that the team “cannot do anything with the funds except refund it when possible or convert it to revenue in case of a default.”

“Over the last ten years, the total amount of security deposits applied to revenue - all due to defaults - is just over $200,000, an immaterial amount in comparison to the Team’s overall income,” the letter said.

Friedman, according to the initial letter sent to the FTC, told the committee that he was instructed by team executives to get “juice” out of some dormant accounts. But the team denied this Monday and specifically referenced a Sept.

12, 2013, email from Friedman that it says shows him as the one proposing to take $100,000 from customers’ security deposits.

Accompanying the team’s letter are multiple emails and text messages said to be from Friedman in which he pleads with Snyder and team president Jason Wright to bring him back. In the letter, the team said that Friedman last asked to be rehired Jan. 4, 2022.

The Commanders’ denial of Friedman’s allegations still leaves unclear the ensuing action by the FTC and included parties. The FTC confirmed that it received the team’s letter but declined further comment through a spokesman.

The Commanders’ denial of Friedman’s allegations still leaves unclear the ensuing action by the FTC and included parties.

The FTC confirmed that it received the team’s letter but declined further comment through a spokesman.

“The Committee has been clear that the focus of its investigation is on the team’s toxic workplace and the NFL’s handling of that matter, which is why the Committee provided the statements and documents from Mr. Friedman about potential financial misconduct to the FTC to determine whether additional investigation is warranted,” a committee spokesperson said Monday. “The team has failed to fully address the issues raised in the Committee’s letter. If the team maintains that it has nothing to hide, it should welcome an independent review by the FTC, or the NFL, which is reportedly examining these issues as well.”

The team’s letter prompted a response from eight women who previously worked for the Commanders and have since alleged sexual misconduct and verbal abuse from male coworkers.

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Glib food comment eats at woman who’s battled weight Dear Abby, I had weight-loss surgery three years ago and lost 134 pounds. Two years later, I traded addictions and became a problem drinker. During this time I met a man, but my drinking came between us and we broke up. I stopped drinking three months ago.

DEAR ABBY He contacted me and, when he found out I had quit drinking, we had lunch and talked and we are now dating again.

After a week of dating, he said, “I notice you are eating more than when we dated before. Have you stretched out your stomach?” I said, “No, because I’m no longer drinking, I now eat three meals a day.” He said, “I sure don’t want you to gain back all that weight you lost!”

My feelings are very hurt and I’m even a bit angry. I really do like him. What should I say to him that will convey my feelings? I want to stand up for myself without being crass.

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The next time you are face-to-face, say, “I would like to revisit something you said to me recently. You said, ‘Have you stretched out your stomach? I sure don’t want you to gain back all that weight you lost!’ It was really hurtful. Surely you know I don’t want to gain back all the weight either, nor do I intend to.

But if eating healthfully means I’ll carry a few more pounds than I did when I was drinking, you will either have to accept it or I will have to stop seeing you.”

Dear Abby, My daughter is having a small wedding. I have one sister that my daughter and I speak with who is invited to the wedding. I have another sister who hasn’t been in contact with my daughter in 20 years. We have minimal contact.

The invited sister is now threatening to give her invitation to my other sister! Have you ever heard of such a thing? She feels that no matter what, family should be invited, and she has taken it upon herself to invite our other sister to the wedding. How do I handle this situation?

Mother Of The Bride Tell the sister you are still speaking to that when an invitation is sent, it is intended only for the individual whose name appears on the envelope. Contact the sister you speak to RARELY and explain that your daughter’s wedding will be a small one, and since she hasn’t been close to your daughter in 20 years, she is not on the guest list.

If that doesn’t do the trick and she crashes the wedding, don’t make a scene. Seat her in the back and explain politely that because she wasn’t invited, no accommodation has been made for her at the reception. Focus on your daughter on her big day and avoid any backstage drama.

Dear Abby, I’m 69 and a retired military man. My wife passed away almost two years ago. I’m very fond of a single neighbor who is 30 and has two children. She has been inviting me for supper at her house at least three times a week and when I leave, we hug. I’d like to kiss her but I don’t know if I should ask first or tell her I’m getting attached to her. How do I find out if she has feelings for me?

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A way to do that would be to say, “I’d like to kiss you. How do you feel about that?” Then be prepared for the answer either way.

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Dark Side of the Horse

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are likely to be a natural student of the past, one who not only knows what has happened and what has been done, and by whom, but also how those things have affected people through the years and how, ultimately, they affect you in the here and now. Family and friends are important to you, and you gain from them a perspective that keeps you healthy in body, mind and soul — and a love of the simple things as well.

You are energetic, focused, capable and able to work long hours with little rest — but when the need for rest comes upon you, it must be had, and you must put aside whatever waits to be done so you can focus on the restorative properties of rest and relaxation. You can be rather mischievous, and you love anything that gives you reason to laugh during the day.

Also born on this date are: Shemar Moore, actor; George Takei, actor; Luther Vandross, singer; Jessica Lange, actress; Crispin Glover, actor; Clint Howard, actor; Don Mattingly, baseball player.

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.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21 TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’ll find yourself thinking about new and different ways to perform some routine tasks today — and one idea will surely stick out.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may not feel the need to give yourself more of what you’ve had so much of lately — but one last time won’t do any harm, if you’re tempted.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You may feel boxed in or otherwise restricted in some way,

but your search for a culprit is likely to lead you to your own front door.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Your ability to make quick adjustments and change direction with alacrity will serve you well today. One rival may keep up, but others won’t.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’re in a much less forgiving mood than usual today, so take care when addressing someone who has hurt you unintentionally.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You have little if anything to fall back on in the situation you’re currently in, so no matter what you do, you’ll want to keep moving forward.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Your outlook may border on the cynical today, and though being realistic is certainly a strength, you needn’t deal in any unnecessary negativity.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You may feel your energy ebb and flow throughout the day, and the trick will be to time your efforts to coincide with an upswing.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You can feel something coming today, but you can’t yet identify it. There are signs all around you that can help you prepare yourself.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You may not understand all of what someone is trying to tell you, but the overall tone is likely very clear. You must respond accordingly.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You may find yourself having a problem with someone based on nothing more than a feeling. You must come to terms with this by day’s end.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You are being watched, make no mistake about it — but know that those who are keeping their eyes on you are fully supportive right now.

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feed his family off this result for at least a week.

He could have at least bought them breakfast if he was a little more careful.

The defense started with three rounds of spades. South ruffed the third round, cashed the ace of hearts, and ruffed a heart in dummy. He discarded two hearts on the ace and king of clubs and ruffed a club. Declarer led his last heart and ruffed it in dummy as West played his remaining heart. South and West were each down to just four trumps. South led a club and ruffed it with the seven of diamonds. West overruffed but had to lead a trump and could only take one more trump trick. Making three! Nicely played.

West could have defeated the contract by shifting to the king of diamonds after cashing two spades. Dummy would then only be able to ruff one heart and West would assure himself of a heart trick to go with two spades and two trumps. This defense would have taken the wind out of a potential big result for East-West, but you have to beat the contract at least one trick before starting the party.

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