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Silence your cellphones — musicians at work By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

GREENVILLE — A music festival with a unique concept could be headed to Greenville this summer, as the phone-free Over Yondr music and camping festival is slated for June 24-26 in the town. Attendance at the proposed festival, which is organized by

the Yondr technology company, will be capped at 400 people, with festival gates set to open at 2:00 p.m. on June 24 and close at 10:00 a.m. on June 27. The performers at the June music festival include California indie rock band !!!, Philadelphia punk band Sheer Mag and New Jersey rapper Topaz Jones. Kississipi, The Bones of J.R. Jones

and Kaleta & The Super Yamba Band will round out the bill at the weekend music festival. If approved, the festival would be held on private farmland at 5143 state Route 81 in Greenville. While the official festival website tells music fans that the festival will be held in Greene County, ito maintain an air of mystery about the event,

Yondr is informing prospective ticket buyers the location of the festival will be revealed to them after they purchase passes. Tickets for the three-day event, which includes camping, cost $160 apiece. All attendees must provide proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 See MUSICIANS A8

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California indie rock band !!! is the headliner of the proposed Over Yondr music and camping festival in Greenville from June 24-26.

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Flood waters creep close to Spook Rock Road in Claverack on Friday morning.

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

Fire departments, police and public works crews were kept busy on Friday morning after heavy rains soaked Greene and Columbia counties overnight Thursday. Greene County was placed under a flood warning by the National Weather Service in Albany. The warning was lifted at 1:24 p.m. Friday. A warning for areas surrounding the Schoharie Creek in Prattsville remained in effect throughout

the day. “A lot of rain fell over the last 24 hours,” local meteorologist Allan Porreca said Friday. Two and a half inches of rain were measured in Claverack and Coxsackie. Some areas, especially in the higher elevations, received well over 3 inches, Porreca said. Although it rained lightly much of Thursday, the heavy rains arrived in the area after 6 p.m., and did not let up until midnight, Porreca said. At some points during the storm, the rain was falling at the rate of an inch per hour, See ROADS A8

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Motorists maneuver through flood waters on Route 9G, south of Hudson on Friday morning.

Recovering from illness, Linger returns to Legislature By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

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Greene County Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, R-New Baltimore, at the Greene County Legislature meeting Jan. 3, the week of a health scare that kept him away from Legislature meetings for three months.

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CATSKILL — Greene County Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger of New Baltimore was back where he belonged Wednesday night, presiding over a meeting for the first time in three months after a major health scare. While Linger appeared via Zoom at the Legislature’s last regular board meeting on March 16, the last Legislature session he attended in person was the council’s Jan. 3 reorganization meeting. The next day, he began experiencing chest pains and was rushed to the hospital, where he learned that he had suffered an aortic dissection, a condition in which a tear occurs in the inner layer of a patient’s aorta. “It was a sudden thing that kind of showed up,” Linger said. “I went

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to the emergency room not feeling well. I had some chest pains and difficulty breathing and it turned out I had an aortic dissection going on. It was about 80% dissected when they did the x-rays and all of the tests that they ran. They found it through a CT scan and then I went through eight hours of emergency surgery that night. While I was there for that, I had a second surgery to do a carotid bypass on the carotid artery.” The second surgery was not the end of Linger’s medical ordeal. He was placed on a blood thinner that produced an allergic reaction. “That coagulated my blood, which gave me a stroke,” he said. “So I had a heck of a couple of months.” On April 6, Linger attended the Legislature’s Health Services, County Resources and Public Safety See LINGER A8

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China lashed out at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for reportedly planning a landmark trip to Taiwan that has been delayed because she has Covid-19, setting up a showdown when her visit to Asia is rescheduled. “If the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives knowingly commits a sneaky visit to Taiwan, it will be a malicious provocation to China’s sovereignty, gross interference in its internal affairs and an extremely dangerous political signal to the outside world,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said of a reported trip by Pelosi to Taipei, which would be the first by someone in her post in 25 years. Speaking in a phone call late Thursday with Emmanuel Bonne, an adviser to the French president, Wang added that Beijing would respond “resolutely” in a way that would ensure Washington bears the consequences, without giving details. Pelosi, an 82-year-old Democrat, postponed a congressional visit to Asia that would have also included Japan after she tested positive for the coronavirus, a

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 2022.

diagnosis that came just two days after she met with President Joe Biden. Media reports by outlets in Japan and Taiwan said Pelosi would visit Taiwan, though her office declined to confirm that when contacted by Bloomberg News, citing longstanding security protocols. The last serving U.S. house speaker to visit was Newt Gingrich in 1997. Taiwan President Tsai Ingwen wished Pelosi a speedy recovery, the spokesman for her office, Chang Tun-han, said in

text message, adding that the speaker has been a good friend to Taiwan. Tsai also welcomed the show of U.S. support given Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised concern that China may follow through on its oftrepeated threat to take control of the democratic island by force. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Friday at a regular press briefing in Beijing that Pelosi should “not postpone the visit but cancel it.” He also wished her a quick

recovery. A visit by Pelosi would be the most high-profile of Biden’s presidency to date, and comes as Washington steps up its backing for Taipei. The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen visited Tsai earlier this year, and the current holder of that office, Mark Milley, said in a Senate hearing Thursday that Taiwan is a defensible island with mountainous terrain. “We just need to help the Taiwanese to defend it a little better, and we can do that,” he said. China has been ramping up military, diplomatic and economic pressure on Taiwan during President Xi Jinping’s decade in power. Last year Beijing more than doubled its military forays into Taiwan’s air-defense identification zone to around 950, according to official data compiled by Bloomberg, and a visit by Pelosi would likely have been answered similarly. Chinese state media trolled Pelosi on Friday, with an official social media account of state broadcaster China Central Television starting a “Cure your covid sickness first” hashtag that later trended on the Twitter-like Weibo service.

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KYIV, Ukraine — Dozens of civilians were killed in a Russian attack on a train station Friday, Ukrainian officials said, even as the Kremlin acknowledged “significant losses” of its troops in a ferocious war that has ground into a seventh week. Ukraine said a railway station in the city of Kramatorsk, where thousands of people had gathered for evacuation from their war-torn districts, was hit by a Russian rocket Friday morning. At least 39 people were killed — including several children — and scores more were wounded, officials said. Kramatorsk lies in eastern Ukraine, the region where Russia is concentrating its forces after their futile attempt to surround and conquer the capital, Kyiv. The Kremlin denied responsibility for the attack, but as its troops now prepare to try to win more territory in an area already partially controlled by Moscow-backed separatists, the strike on the train station stirred fears that more brutal tactics lie ahead in a likely war of attrition. “The inhuman Russians are not changing their methods. Without the strength or courage to stand up to us on the battlefield, they are cynically destroying the civilian population,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in response to the attack. “This is an evil without limits.” The report of further grievous civilian losses came amid mounting international outrage over evidence of atrocities committed by Russian troops. Gruesome images of people shot execution-style or slain while their hands were bound have emerged as occupying forces withdrew from areas such as the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, with Zelenskyy warning in an overnight video address that worse discoveries were still to come. In Borodyanka, about 20 miles from Bucha, “it is much more horrible,” Zelenskyy said. Authorities continued digging Friday through the rubble of a number of residential apartment buildings in the town, where they say as many as 200 residents may be buried. At the same time, a

spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government admitted that his country had suffered significant troop losses. The official Russian military death toll is about 1,300, but Western estimates put the figure at several times that. “Yes, we have significant losses of troops, and it’s a huge tragedy for us,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Britain’s Sky News, without specifying a number. He also suggested that the fighting in Ukraine could wrap up “in the foreseeable future,” either through achievement of Moscow’s battlefield goals or through negotiations with Kyiv. But Western and Ukrainian officials doubt any willingness by Putin to wind down his “special military operation,” peace talks have as yet produced no tangible results and Peskov himself vowed that the siege of the southern port city of Mariupol, at least, would continue. “Mariupol is going to be liberated from nationalistic battalions, and we hope it will happen sooner rather3/8 than later,” Peskov said, alluding to Moscow’s contention that Ukrainian fascists are oppressing Russian speakers in eastern and southern Ukraine. Mariupol, whose residents have undergone intense bombardment and terrible deprivation for weeks, is of strategic importance to Russia, which wants to use it to block Ukraine’s access to the Sea of Azov and to establish a land corridor to Crimea, the peninsula Moscow illegally annexed in 2014. Further west along the southern coast, Ukrainian officials said that the historic city of Odesa — which would also be a major prize were it to fall — was hit by a Russian missile strike from the sea and that infrastructure was damaged. The report could not be independently verified. Zelenskyy said that any investigation in Mariupol would show more of “the same cruelty, the same terrible crimes” by Russian troops as had been unearthed elsewhere. Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced Friday that it had logged 5,149 “crimes of aggression and war crimes.” In Bucha, the Kyiv suburb whose name has become

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synonymous with alleged atrocities against civilians, authorities say at least 400 residents were killed by enemy occupiers. The German newsweekly Der Spiegel reported that Berlin’s foreign intelligence agency had intercepted radio exchanges between Russian soldiers casually discussing the killing of civilians. Despite the growing dossier of independently collected evidence, Peskov repeated Russia’s denials of any massacres by its forces, calling the images of bodies lying in Bucha’s streets “a bald fake.” On Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly voted to oust Russia from its top human rights panel in an unprecedented action against one of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council. Moscow has become further isolated with the expulsion of hundreds of its diplomats from countries that have excoriated it for launching the biggest ground war in Europe in more than 75 years. By contrast, there are signs that diplomatic representation here in Kyiv is beginning to trickle back after many nations shut down their embassies and called staff members back home for fear of Russian forces overrunning the city. The Lithuanian ambassador announced his return to Kyiv, which followed Turkey’s decision to move its embassy from its temporary base in western Ukraine back to the capital city. In another show of support, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, were expected to visit Kyiv and meet with Zelenskyy on Friday. Borrell has proposed adding another $540 million to an EU fund being used to send weaponry to Ukraine, which has repeatedly begged the West

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for more arms to repel Russia’s invasion. The EU and Britain announced more sanctions against Russia, including on Putin’s two adult daughters, following a similar move by the U.S. Although Kyiv is a wraith of the bustling urban center it once was, and security checkpoints still dot the streets to try to keep out suspected saboteurs, a sense of collective relief seems palpable now that Russian forces have quit the area. People were out Friday strolling through the city’s wooded parks, little heed was paid to the occasional air-raid siren and liquor sales are permitted again, the fast-emptying shelves attesting to considerable demand. A 9 p.m. curfew remains in place. Some residents have been returning, but authorities are urging residents of hard-hit northern suburbs — such as Irpin, Bucha and Borodyanka — to stay away until mines, munitions and other hazards are cleared from the streets. Russian troops have pulled out entirely from Kyiv’s environs, British defense officials said in an intelligence briefing Friday. McDonnell reported from Kyiv and Chu from London.

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Monday, April 11 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-9433830 n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718 n Greene County Legislature special county resources – regarding Cohotate Field Station improvements; county services; public works 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Greenville CSD Business/Budget 4 meeting 6 p.m. MS/HS Library, 4976 Route 81, Greenville 518-966-5070

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There were no reported injuries, after a pickup truck crashed through the wrought iron fence at Cedar Park Cemetery on Thursday.

Tuesday, April 12 n Catskill Central School District

Board of Education special meeting 6:30 p.m. High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill n Catskill Town Planning Board 6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 56 Bailey St., Coxsackie 518-731-2727 n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-7312718

Wednesday, April 13 n Athens Town Zoning Board of Appeals 7 p.m. Athens Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. Athens Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens Consult the village website for updates the day of the meeting n Catskill Village Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518943-3830 n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

Thursday, April 14 n Coxsackie Village Board Budget Work Session 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718 n Greene County Legislature finance audit 4 p.m.

Monday, April 18 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m. Ath-

ens Volunteer Firehouse, 39 Third St., Athens 518-945-1052 Changes will be on the Town of Athens web page n Greene County Legislature economic development and tourism; Gov. Ops.; finance and Rep. and Dem. Caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Greenville Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Pioneer Building, Greenville

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A pickup truck crashed through the wrought iron fence at Cedar Park Cemetery on Thursday.

Cairo man unhurt as crash sends truck into cemetery By Bill Williams

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Paramedics evaluated both drivers, after two pickup trucks collided on Columbia Turnpike in Hudson on Thursday.

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HUDSON — There were no reported injuries on Thursday afternoon following an accident involving two pickup trucks in Hudson, where one of the trucks crashed through a fence at Cedar Park Cemetery. The accident occurred about 2:50 p.m., at the intersection of Paul Avenue and Columbia Turnpike. A truck driven south on Paul Avenue by James Carr, 60, of Cairo, entered the intersection and collided with a truck driven east on Columbia Turnpike by Daniel Prosser, 71, of Philmont, said Lt. Anthony Moon of the Hudson police. Carr told police that he did not see the other vehicle due to equipment being used at a construction project on the corner of the intersection, Moon said. Construction has been taking place at the intersection all week. Prosser told police that he swerved to avoid the other truck, and ended up crashing through the wrought-iron cemetery fence, Moon said. Columbia County 911 sent

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Hudson firefighters were on the scene of an accident involving two pickup trucks on Thursday.

Hudson Fire Department and Greenport Rescue Squad to the scene. Paramedics evaluated both men, who refused medical treatment, Moon said. Columbia Turnpike was down to one lane of alternating traffic until the crash was cleared. Both trucks had extensive damage and had to be towed from the scene. National Grid was requested to respond to repair a gas vent pipe that was broken in

the accident. No tickets were issued, Moon said. Hudson police investigated. All firefighters were back in service at 3:35 p.m. Traffic on Columbia Turnpike returned to normal shortly afterward. The intersection of Paul Avenue and Columbia Turnpike is the scene of several accidents each year. Most of the crashes have been fenderbenders.

Two pickup trucks that crashed in front of Cedar Park Cemetery in Hudson, wait to be towed on Thursday.

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Columbia Turnpike was down to one lane of traffic, after a two-car accident at Paul Avenue on Thursday.

n Athens Village Planning Board

6:30 p.m. Village Hall, Meeting Room, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1551 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

Wednesday, April 20 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 Greene County Legislature meeting No. 4 6:30 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

GREENE COUNTY POLICE BLOTTER Editor’s note: A charge is not a conviction. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.

STATE POLICE n Lillian M. Barber, 24, of Catskill was arrested in Coxsackie on April 5 at 9:58 p.m. and charged with class U misdemeanor first offense operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 of 1% and class U misdemeanor first offense driving while

intoxicated. She was issued an appearance ticket. n Robyn I. Reed, 64, of Catskill was arrested in Catskill on April 6 at 12:41 a.m. and charged with class U misdemeanor first offense driving while intoxicated. She was issued an appearance ticket. n Danielito B. Martinez, 44, of Catskill was arrested in Catskill on April 6 at 6:19 p.m. and charged with class A misdemeanor seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was

issued an appearance ticket. n Jeffrey M. Cafaldo, 38, of New Baltimore was arrested in New Baltimore on April 6 at 6:59 p.m. and charged with class A misdemeanor seventhdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was issued an appearance ticket.

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Thursday, April 21 n Coxsackie Village Planning

Board and budget work session 6 p.m.; proposed tentative budget public hearing 7 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 518-9433830

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. CHS Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill 518-943-2300

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An America we can’t recognize The United States, a bastion of democracy for nearly 250 years, a pillar of individual rights for two and a half centuries, is banning school books at an alarming rate. It is so alarming that Congress stepped in this week by holding a hearing on the issue. It is so alarming that free-speech advocates believe it will erode or eliminate personal liberty. There have been 1,586 book bans in schools over the past nine months, according to a report by PEN America, a nonprofit that advocates for freedom of expression. The bans targeted 1,145 unique books by more than 800 authors, and a plurality of the books — more than 40% — featured prominent characters who are people of color. Thirty-three percent of the books included LGBTQ themes, protagonists or strong secondary characters, and 22% address issues of racism. In a separate report on book censorship, the American Library Association revealed that it had tracked 729 attempts to remove library, school and university materials in 2021, leading to 1,597 book challenges or re-

movals. That is the highest numbers recorded since the association began tracking the phenomenon in 2002. Most of the titles targeted were written by or about LGBTQ or Black individuals. Both reports parallel a rising conservative-led movement to scrutinize and question public education. Right-wing elected officials, journalists and parents are objecting to how teachers discuss race, racism, history, gender and sexuality in schools, alleging that some courses — meant to be inclusive of a larger range of identities — amount to liberal indoctrination and even “sexual grooming.” Republican lawmakers are passing state-level legislation that muzzles what teachers can say about race, sex and gender in the classroom. Since January 2021, 15 states have enacted laws limiting how teachers can discuss issues such as racism, according to the PEN America report, while 175 similar bills have been introduced in 40 states. In March, Florida passed a law prohibiting teachers from discussing gender identity or sexuality in grades K-3.

At the school district level, book bans are proliferating, according to the two reports and a Washington Post report. The Post reported many book removals are taking place in secret, by school administrators wary of controversy. As a point of reference, a classic example of book banning is Ray Bradbury’s novel “Fahrenheit 451,” which is about state-sanctioned burning of books in a dystopian future where literacy, knowledge and culture are viewed as effete and aberrant. Sound familiar? According to Bradbury, it is the lassitude and apathy of the citizens, not the state, that are the villains in his novel. “These are all novels, all about people that never existed, the people that read them it makes them unhappy with their own lives,” The Captain tells protagonist Montag. “Makes them want to live in other ways they can never really be.” History teaches us that a little man named Adolf Hitler started his rampage toward war and suffering by banning books. To follow this path in 2022 is a ghastly, incomprehensible thought.

Epiphanies happen at farm sanctuaries: Reflections on National Farm Animals Day New York State is home to a number of outstanding farm animal sanctuaries, from Farm Sanctuary in the Finger Lakes region to Catskill Animal Sanctuary, Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, and Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary in the Hudson Valley. It is at these special places that unsuspecting visitors come face to face with affectionate cows, pigs who flop over eagerly for belly rubs, gregarious goats, soulful sheep, and turkeys and chickens who fall asleep in the laps of people disarmed by how “dog-like” our animals are. Epiphanies happen at farm sanctuaries. As the founder of Catskill Animal Sanctuary, I’ve witnessed hundreds of them over 20 years. Most of the work at farm sanctuaries is in direct service to our shared mission: we rescue farm animals from desperate situations and offer them space, safety, love, and a chance to thrive. We offer programs that connect the dots between people’s daily choices — for example, a person’s choice to eat meat — and both the enormous suffering inflicted on animals who become that meat as well as the grave consequences for our precious planet. (For example, it takes 15 to 20 times the amount of natural resources — water, land, energy—to feed an omnivore as it does to feed someone whose diet is plant-based). Going against the cultural grain is never easy, but it’s work that feeds the soul. To participate in the healing of a broken being is deeply emotionally satisfying, especially when that animal then becomes a game-changing ambassador for thousands of guests who will often look at us through tear filled eyes and utter their version of the words spoken to me by a recent visitor: “I get it now. Please tell me what to do.”

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Stevens But “sanctuary work” isn’t limited to direct animal care. There’s also the work that we do behind the scenes to support our “clients,” the animals. We network to place animals we can’t accept, and we advise folks who’ve adopted farm animals, as well as new sanctuaries struggling with the same challenges we did in our early years. (For instance, on a recent foray to offer support to a family who’d inherited three potbelly pigs, I discovered that they were feeding the pigs twenty-five times the recommended amount of grain for their size. The pigs were so fat they could barely stand. The well-meaning folks were surprised, but grateful.) On the legal front, you’ll find sanctuary staff testifying as expert witnesses, or intervening on behalf of farm animals in urgent need of assistance. We are often “hand-holders” for folks who want to file legal complaints of gross neglect but need either the encouragement or the expertise in how to do so. Just as often, though, we’re on the other side of the fence, helping well-meaning people whose unfortunate circumstances make caring for their animals a challenge. And finally there are the thousands of individual “Can you help me?” requests that clog our inboxes: My chicken seems depressed: what do I do? Is it time to euthanize my old goat? My

son needs community service or he won’t graduate. My neighbor’s rooster won’t shut up. My horse is going blind. My wife wants a pet cow even though she can’t take care of a houseplant. Because “loving care” is how we roll, the public reaches out for a little of their own, and we oblige as best as we’re able. So whether farm animal sanctuaries are doing what we do best—saving farm animals from desperate situations and offering them space, safety, love and a chance to thrive — or working behind the scenes to help those we have no room for — we’re all united in the why of our work. Animals want their lives as much as you and I want ours. Their emotional lives mirror ours as well, as does their delightful individuality: 10 chickens are as individual as 10 children. Finally: pain, suffering, and fear feel no different to a pig than they do to a person. We may live in a world that doesn’t want us to consider these truths ...but that doesn’t make them untrue. Sunday, April 10 is National Farm Animals Day, a holiday intended to promote the compassionate care of animals grown to become our food. But for “sanctuary folks,” today is a day to bellow from the hilltops (at least metaphorically) to well-meaning animal lovers who don’t intend to cause harm when they sit down to breakfast, lunch and dinner: In the ways that truly matter, we are all the same. For the animals, for the planet, and for humanity, please go vegan. Catskill Animal Sanctuary opens on Saturday, May 7, and will be open on weekends through November. Come see what I mean. Kathy Stevens is the founder and executive director of Catskill Animal Sanctuary.

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face, because a Black woman she didn’t know said, “Persevere, “ as she passed. And she did, becoming a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer — the retiring justice whose place she will take — and eventually rising to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and now the Supreme Court. And she counsels young people to follow that advice — as she and so many before her persisted in the face of public hostility and private doubts. Her perseverance and brilliance were on display during her confirmation hearing, in which Republican senators grandstanded, asked her absurd questions, distorted her record on sentencing criminals as a trial judge and occasionally only patronized her. She endured it all with grace and a mastery of the law that will no doubt hold her in good stead in debates with her fellow justices — six of whom are so conservative they have let stand a ridiculous Texas law that allows people to sue anyone who helps a woman get an otherwise legal abortion.

As groundbreaking as her confirmation is, the presentday era is not as racially, sexually and politically evolved as it should be, and the process she endured shows it. How despicably partisan and unjustified it was for 47 Republicans — some lawyers themselves — to vote against the nomination of such an extraordinarily qualified candidate. Yet, given the politics of the moment, we were reduced to being heartened that all 50 members of the Democratic Caucus and three Republicans in the Senate did vote to confirm her. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, released a statement saying he didn’t expect to always agree with Jackson, but found her to be a “well-qualified jurist and a person of honor.” Jackson will also take her seat on a bench seemingly, unfathomably, poised to dismantle Roe v. Wade, the ruling that has guaranteed women the right to a legal abortion, allowing them autonomy over their bodies, for nearly half a century. That’s a tough room. And we can’t wait to see Jackson on her first day at work.

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Figuring out where plants will thrive in your landscape By Bob Beyfuss For Columbia-Greene Media

In a few short weeks, we will all be possessed with the overwhelming urge to plant something. In fact, some of us are already starting seeds and planning for this season’s gardens, despite it being a bit too early to do so. This is a good thing and sometimes we even get to harvest some of our earliest efforts later on this summer. If not, well, we are only out the price of the seeds, our labor does not count because God does not detract from a human’s life span, those hours spent gardening. Growing annuals does not require all that much planning to begin with because they are here and gone in a season, but planting a tree or shrub, does require some foresight. This is especially true lately, as the price of trees and shrubs has increased dramatically. Sometimes I feel like I may have been in a coma the past several years, when I go to buy something for the garden, which cost about 1/3 of what it does now. Seeing beautiful perennials, trees and shrubs at your local garden center makes us all want to buy and plant them as soon as possible, so we can enjoy them right away. I suggest that before you buy something expensive that you hope to enjoy for years to come, you spend a little time figuring out where it will thrive. Most perennials, trees and shrubs will grow best in full sun, partial shade, or heavy shade. A tree or shrub that blooms spectacularly in full sun, may fail to bloom at all in shade, whereas a shade loving perennial, like ginseng, will croak in full sun, in short order. Shade conditions vary in season and over time. The lilac shrub in your yard,

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BEYFUSS which bloomed very well for 10 years in one spot, may now be shaded by a nearby tree and fail to bloom. Or the evergreen hedge has now grown to such a level as to shade out the plants that grew so well years ago alongside it. A Kentucky bluegrass lawn that thrived for years beneath that tiny maple tree, is now getting thinner and thinner every year because the tree has grown. Here in Florida, plants grow ridiculously fast, I have come to learn. There is a live oak tree in my backyard here that has extended its dripline more than 20 feet in only the past 10 years and the lawn beneath it has been disappearing as a result. That’s ok with me. Drainage is another crucial site consideration and this too may change over time. Plants that can tolerate “wet feet” are relatively rare, but if your drainage is suspect, I suggest you test it first. Dig a hole 12 inches deep and 12 inches square, fill it with water, and let it drain. Fill it with water again and if it drains completely in less than a day, the drainage is good. Soil texture is also an important factor to consider. Our soils range from heavy, stony, clay in the Catskill Mountains, to well drained sandy loams in the Hudson valley. Clay soils often can be amended by

adding copious quantities of organic matter, such as compost or peat moss and even the sandiest soils can likewise be amended by the exact same technique. Sadly, there is not much one can do about rock outcroppings, boulders and stones. Soil pH and nutrients also effect what can or cannot grow in any given location, as many plants do have exacting pH preferences, but these are factors that we can address over time. “Over time” is usually more than one season for drastic changes however. Susceptibility to pests is a topic I have already discussed, as it pertains to deer predation, but it is also relevant to other plant pests that are predictable. Roses are among our most popular shrubs, but most roses are subject to all sorts of issues from critters, insects and diseases. I tend to discourage backyard apple tree orchards since they are subject to so many pests, as are plums and cherries. Peaches seem to be the least affected, but they too, often will fail to produce any fruit if certain pests appear. You can still grow these, but be prepared to spray. The bottom line is to do a little research before you buy, not only to the site conditions you have to work with, but also to the specific needs of the plants you plan to plant. It is sad to see some beautiful street trees butchered by the local utility because they were planted directly beneath power lines. It is not the utility companies fault when a homeowner, or a municipality makes a bad decision in tree selection. Reach Bob at rlb14@cornell.edu.

Mustang Pride Hall of Fame inductees announced CAIRO — The Cairo-Durham Mustang Pride Hall of Fame Committee announces the 4th Induction Class to the Mustang Pride Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Hugh “Lucky” Gallagher, William “Buz” Getzke, Harry Lennon, Rudolph Keith Phillips and Richard Uzzilia. The Mustang Pride Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held starting at 5 p.m. May 7 at the Shamrock House, 2388 Route 145, East Durham.

To purchase tickets to the dinner and ceremony, contact Cathie Petronio in the Cairo-Durham High School Main Office at 518-622-8543 or cpetronio@cavirodurham. org. The cost for each ticket is $35 and includes the ceremony and dinner. Checks should be made out to the Cairo-Durham Foundation and sent to Cairo-Durham High School, P.O. Box 598, Cairo, NY 12413 (Attn: Hall of Fame). Tickets will not be sold at the door and

should be ordered by April 22, 2022. If you have questions, contact Cathie Petronio in the CDHS Main Office at 518-6228543 or Jeremy Moore, CDHS Principal, at jmoore@cairodurham.org. The Cairo-Durham Foundation will also host a golf tournament on Sunday, June 12th at Blackhead Mountain Lodge & Country Club to help fundraise for the foundation. More information to follow.

The Family Repertory Company presents ‘The Crucifixion,’ a celebration on April 16 CATSKILL — The Family Repertory Company presents “The Crucifixion,” a celebration at 2 p.m. April 16 at Community Life Church, 20 West Main St., Catskill. Festivities at 1 p.m. include Easer bunny and egg hunt. Admission is free. The performance will also be at 6 p.m. April 16 at Anthony’s Banquet Hall, 746 Route 23B, Leeds. A short holiday themed cabaret will precede the oratorio. The $5 cover will be donated to the Matthew 25 Food Pantry. There will be a cash bar. For information, https:// thefamilylafamilia.wixsite. com/familyrepco. “The Crucifixion” is a musical adaptation of the poem by James Weldon Johnson. First conceived of by founder,

Marvin F. Camillo Sr., it has been presented many times over the years. The concepts and some of the music change from year to year, but what is consistent is that it is a celebration of the joy and rebirth of the Easter season, showing Jesus and other biblical characters as human beings only, understanding that Jesus is beyond gender, race and culture and that we all suffer the same plight. Each year, we invite our entire company to join the cast, so that seasoned actors, dancers and singers may stretch themselves in ways they have not before, while it is also the opportunity for new members and less experienced artists to work with the team to learn the craft of creating a musical theatre

piece. In the past, we have featured young people making their theatrical debut, helped people who had left the arts for years find their place onstage again, and created a multi-generational, multitalented cast. This year, the show will be directed by EAD Marvin F. Camillo Valentine. Our Community Relations Ambassador, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Marcano will be the Assistant Director and Co-Artistic Director Traci Timmons will be the Musical Director. The cast includes CiMa Birch, Matthew Davis, Joy Grant and Kevin Shivcharran. Performances are dedicated to the memory of our beloved brother James Grant, a true force of nature and Son of God.

A ponder for the birds By Dick Brooks

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I just took the bird feeders down, a sure sign of spring. I had a little ponder about feeding the birds. No one has ever accused me of looking or acting like Mary Poppins. We do have one similarity though and I believe it’s her fault or at least her movie’s fault that I started this adventure. The movie contains one of those songs that crawl inside your head and won’t leave, hear it and you walk around for days humming or singing it, you know what I’m talking about, can anyone hear “If I were a rich man---” and just forget it? The song from Mary Poppins that has this effect on me is “Feed the Birds.” Having heard this at an early impressionable age, I’ve grown into a bird feeder, even though I recognize subversive Audubon propaganda when I hear it. I realize that I’m better at feeding than at singing. If you presently don’t make daily offerings to your feathered freeloaders, let me make a few suggestions which may be of assistance. First, forget the Mary Poppins thing because you’re not going to find any bird food for tuppence a day. I know, I offered the guy at Tractor Supply a tuppence that I got in change at the drugstore and he had no idea what it was. You’re going to need good old American cash and a lot of it. Secondly, “Eat like a bird” is no longer a compliment, the saying should go something like this — ”Eat like a bird-a peck at a time.” Your average bird eats his own weight a day, translated into human terms for someone of my size, it would mean downing about 1,000 quarter-pounders a day. Birds are really just flying mouths wrapped in feathers! Big birds and small birds

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BROOKS will frequent your feeders. The little ones are cute, the big ones are not. The big ones will chase the little ones away, but fear not, the tiny won’t starve because the large ones shovel seeds out of the feeder at an alarming rate looking for their favorites. The little birds wait under the feeder and get their fill during the seed storm. One fact that you might as well get used to is that the birds aren’t going to get about 75% of the seed you put out. That’s going to be rodent food. Learn to love squirrels, it’ll make this whole feeding thing easier. I’ve learned that squirrels are more persistent than I am, along with being quicker and smarter. There is no squirrel-proof feeder, save your money to buy the extra seeds you’ll need to feed them. You’re dealing with the mouse-mafia here. They ate through a thistle feeder I had put up, enlarging the holes so the small seeds just poured out. I made a replacement feeder out of steel pipe, roofed it with heavy tin from a tomato can, filled it, hung it up and went away smirking. The next morning it was missing, I made the mistake of hanging it up with a piece of rope which my furry friends chewed through. I found my ‘super feeder’ in the spring, up in the woods, behind the house where they had dragged it to shake the seeds

out without being disturbed. So enjoy your role as the founder of the feast, smile as you watch all the comings and goings. It’s hard for the little guys to make a living in the winter and you’re helping. One last piece of advice — resist the urge to try to identify all the different species fluttering around your yard. There is danger here! I’ve known perfectly normal folks who tried to name the species at their feeders, next thing you know they had a library full of bird books, had bought binoculars and started sneaking from bush to bush in their backyards, checklists of Birds of North America clutched to their breasts. They frequently start seeing and hearing things. They will stop abruptly, turn their head to the side and swear that they’re listening to the call of the Red Breasted Worm Whomper. One of my friends has Emperor Penguin and California Condor checked off on his backyard list, don’t let this happen to you. Keep the chow coming, the birds will love you and you’ll come to know and love them. Someday you may know as much about them as I do. I can proudly say that I’ve heard my neighbors tell others (when they thought I wasn’t listening) that I was for the birds. I even heard one envious neighbor tell a friend that I was the biggest bird brain he knew. It makes one proud! Thought for the week — Sooner or later, some lover of peace and quiet is going to invent a phoneless cord! Until next week, may you and yours be happy and well. Reach Dick Brooks at whittle12124@yahoo.com.

Greenville teen revives a classic art GREENVILLE — You could say that Greenville High School student Robert Vincent deserves a tip of the cap for his latest product. But then again, Vincent may actually make the cap. The junior is a student in the Capital Region BOCES Global Fashion program and is working with the owner of a Hudson boutique, Millinery Treasures, to learn the craft of hat making. “It’s fun to learn new skills and get actual experience working with an expert,” said Vincent, who spends Saturdays at the Warren Street shop with owner Tracy Young. Vincent said he was challenged by Young to make a 1940s, post-war hat and first got his inspiration from researching the era and making a mood board. He is in the process of designing the genderneutral hat and will then start making the physical product. Once complete, Vincent said he will have two hats – one

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for him to keep and one that will be sold in the Millinery Treasures. Young said the student has a bright future. “It was quickly apparent that the BOCES program is providing (Bobby) with a solid foundation for a future career in fashion. It’s wonderful to work with the next generation of movers and shakers in

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William L. ‘Bill’ Blaauw September 2, 1933 - April 6, 2022 William L. “Bill” Blaauw, 88, of Mellenville, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, with his sons Robert and John at his side. Born September 2, 1933 in Staten Island, NY, he was the son of Edwin and Ruth (Hale) Blaauw. Bill graduated from Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, CT, Class of 1952 and from the Long Island Agricultural and Technical Institute (now Farmingdale State College) in 1954. Bill served in the United States Army from 1955 – 1957 as a Specialist 3, Radar Operator and Computer Operator on the Nike Guided Missile Program stationed in Cape Cod, MA. He, along with his wife and parents, operated a dairy farm on the outskirts of Philmont until the farm’s sale to Twin Pond Farms, where he became Farm Manager. Bill later was elected Superintendent of Highways for the Town of Claverack, from which he retired. Bill was a Life Member of the Philmont Volunteer Fire Company, where he had been a member for over 59 years, and had served the company as both Chief and President along with countless other offices and committee chairs. He was also a Life Member of the former Philmont Rescue Squad. He was a Past President of the Columbia County Volunteer Firefighters Association, an Honorary Member of the Mellenville Volunteer Fire Company, and Past President of the Columbia County Highway Superintendents Association. Bill had served as a Councilman and Deputy Supervisor for the Town of Claverack, and had also served as a Trustee and Deputy Mayor for the Village of Philmont. Bill had served as President, and was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Mellenville Union Cemetery. Bill had also volunteered for Meals on Wheels, delivering meals to shut-ins throughout the community for many years. Bill was a member of Unity Lodge # 009 F&AM, the Claverack Senior Citizens and the Philmont United Methodist Church, Bill was awarded the 2020 Columbia County Volunteer Firefighters Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021 due to delays associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and was named to the Columbia County Volunteer Firefighters Hall of Fame. Bill was predeceased by his wife of 57 years Alice in 2014, as well as his son James, of Topeka, KS in 2014. He was also predeceased by his brother Edwin of Hendersonville, NC. Bill is survived by his sons Robert (Mary Jane) of Sand Lake, NY and John of Philmont, NY. He is also survived by his grandchildren Robert Jr. (Carla), McKenzie, Erica (Matthew), Andrea and Calista, along with great-grandchildren Cameron, Madelyn, Tessa, Harrison, Cody and Georgianna, along with several nieces and nephews, and his dear friend and companion Pat Palen. Bill was dedicated to his family, his church, his fellow firefighters, the Town of Claverack and the Village of Philmont. The family wishes to extend their thanks to all of the staff on 4-Gabrilove at St. Peter’s Hospital who provided outstanding care to him, and support to his family during his last hospital stay. Words cannot express our gratitude for what you did for him, or us. Visiting hours will be from 4 – 8 pm on Monday, April 11, 2022 at the Bates & Anderson – Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home, 110 Green Street, Hudson, NY 12534. Services will be conducted at 11 am on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at the funeral home, with interment to follow in the Mellenville Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Philmont United Methodist Church, 27 Church Street, Philmont, NY 12565 or the Columbia Greene Humane Society, 111 Humane Society Road, Hudson, NY 12534

Margaret C. DeConti

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January 13, 1927 - April 5, 2022

February 8, 1955 - April 2, 202

Margaret C. DeConti, 95, of Copake, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of April 5, 2022. She was born on January 13, 1927 in Yonkers; to James and Carmella (Carpienello) Colacurcio. She graduated from Commerce High School in Yonkers. On May 8, 1949, in St. Casimir Church, she married Carl V. DeConti. Margaret was the manager of Balint, Lamb, O’Neill Insurance in Yonkers until her retirement. In 1983, Carl and her became full time residents of Copake, more specifically the Taconic Shores area. Margaret served as president of the Taconic Shores Homeowners Association. She was active in the Young at Hearters; having served as both president and vice president. She was also a communicant of St. Bridget’s Church & Our Lady of Hope Parish. Margaret is survived by her son Mark C. DeConti and his wife Priscilla G. DeConti, her daughter, Lisa DeConti, and her longtime companion Richard Emerson. Two grandchildren, Maria and her husband Deltroy Gregory, and James DeConti. Her three nieces, Susan Daubenbis, Jodi Nicolo, and Jamie Chavez. In addition to her brother in law, Joseph J. Nicolo. Margaret was predeceased by her husband Carl in 2011 and also by her sister Constance Nicolo. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 1:00pm from Our Lady of Hope Parish, Route 22, Copake Falls. Family and friends are invited to share memories and offer condolences on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 from 10:00 to 12:30 at Peck & Peck Funeral Homes, 8063 Route 22, Copake. Please visit www.peckandpeck.net to leave a message of condolence for the family.

Richard Charles Williams Jr, passed away peacefully at home on April 2, 2022. Rich was born 2/8/1955 in Hudson NY to Richard and Elizabeth (Winig) Williams. Rich was a lifelong resident of Chatham, he graduated Chatham High School in 1973 and attended Hudson Valley Community College. A strong athlete, Rich played baseball, football, and basketball, Little League, Morris Memorial, and on to High School. Rich worked his entire life in the construction field, starting at a young age in the concrete form business with his father and brothers. “Smokey” was a longtime fan of live music, particularly 60 & 70’s Rock, and the NY Yankees. He will be fondly remembered for his parties on Wood Hill, hanging with friends at Moccio’s, Glass bar and the Chatham House. His satirical wit and strong political musings made for lively conversations. He was a good friend, a good brother, he will be sorely missed. He is survived by his daughter Julie (Brian) Pullen, grandchildren Caitlin and Jackson, his sister Carol (Steve) Wilber, brothers Mark (Suzanne) Williams, Aaron Williams, and Charlie Williams, nieces and nephews, Jason (Josephinea) Wilber, Greta Wilber, Amanda Wilber, Rebbecca (Mark) Leonard, Ryan (Nicole) Williams, Maribeth (Dan) Williams, Avery Williams, and Jayden Williams, great nieces and nephews, Kenneth, Madeline, Emily, Finley, Alexandra, Thomas, Isabella and Evalina. He will be greatly missed by his special friends, Louanne Orsano Taylor and Jeff and Sarah Braley. He is pre-deceased by his parents, and his brothers Isaac and Joshua Williams. A memorial service in his honor will be held Wednesday, April 13, from 5-7 pm at Wenk Funeral Home, Payn Avenue, Chatham, NY.

Carolyn A. Mead June 15, 1935 - April 7, 2022

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GHENT — Carolyn A. Mead, 86, recently of Ghent, formerly of Greenport, passed Thursday, April 7th, 2022 at Ghent Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born June 15, 1935 in Cortland, New York, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Gladys (Greene) Rosato. Carolyn was employed by St. Charles Hotel and Restaurant as a head server for the Lions and Rotary Club, as well as, the Elks Club for weddings. She was a member of the Greenport Ladies Auxiliary and the Claverack Senior Citizens. She is survived by: her daughters, Cheryl Powell of Florida, Terry (Mark) Scott of Stuyvesant; son, Michael (Lynn) Mead of Germantown; one grandchild, Christopher Ievins of Iowa; brother Joseph (Marilyn) Rosato, Jr. of Florida and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Wayland (Jiggs) Mead and brother Richard (Dickie) Rosato. A loving wife and devoted mother, her family was of the utmost importance of her life. She enjoyed boating and traveling with her husband in their motorhome. Per the family’s request, there will be no calling hours or funeral services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Columbia-Greene Humane Society. Arrangements are with the Bates & Anderson - Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home, Inc., 110 Green Street, Hudson.

July 6, 1958 - April 5, 2022 Susanne Gherardi, 63, of Hillsdale, passed away on April 5, 2022 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. She was born on July 6, 1958 to the late Carl H. And Dorothy (Delanoy) Loch. She grew up in New Jersey and Pennsylvania where she met and married the love of her life for the past 40 years, John Gherardi. After they married they relocated to Chicago, before moving to Mt. Vernon, NY where she and John owned and operated Gherardi Greenhouses. Susanne loved chatting with all their customers. In 1996 they became full time residents of Hillsdale, where she raised their four children. Susanne was reluctant at first to live upstate, but as time passed, she grew to love the area, the animals (especially her cats) and the people. She made friends with everyone. Susanne is survived by her loving husband John Gherardi. Her four devoted children, John Gherardi, Joseph Gherardi, Jessica Taylor (Paul), and George Gherardi. Three adoring grandchildren that were her life, Leanna Gherardi, Madison and Mackenzie Taylor. In addition to her parents she was also predeceased by her brother, William Loch. A funeral service will be held at 4:00pm Saturday, April 9, 2022 from Peck & Peck Funeral Homes, 8063 Route 22, Copake, NY. Time for sharing memories and offering condolences will begin at 1:00pm until the start of the service. To leave a message of condolence please visit www.peckandpeck.net

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Raymond Alan Doody June 22, 1951 - April 6, 2022 Raymond Alan Doody, 70, of Philmont, passed away at his home April 6, 2022. Born in St. Albans, Vermont, on June 22, 1951, to the late Ruth Mumley and Arthur Doody. Raymond’s family moved to Columbia County when he was a young boy where his father worked on farms. Raymond learned his work ethics at an early age and they followed him throw-out his life. Raymond worked for Byron Parker Plumbing and Heating and become a master plumber. Raymond married Philis Finkle in 1974 at the Dutch Reformed Church in Philmont. They raised four children Philip, Candy, Katrina and Nick. Raymond loved to work on older cars. He was a member of the Columbia Cruisers. He would go to car rallies and shows and spend the day looking at the cars. Raymond is survived by his wife Philis Doody, children Philip, Katrina, Candy and Nick, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Raymond is predeceased by his parents Ruth and Arthur Doody. Calling hours for Raymond Alan Doody will be on Tuesday April 12, 2022 from 1:00PM – 3:00PM at Bates and Anderson – Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home a burial will follow at Mellenville Union Cemetery.

Trinity Ann Noel Armstead September 25, 2007 - April 5, 2022 Trinity Ann Noel Armstead, of Albany, N.Y. age 14, passed away on April 5, 2022, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in Boston Massachusetts. She was born on September 25, 2007, in Albany, N.Y. Beloved by her mother Jessica Martin and her father Trevor Armstead and her siblings. Visitation at The W.C. Brady’s Sons, Inc. Funeral Home, 97 Mansion Street, Coxsackie, N.Y. on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 from 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon. Graveside services will follow at 12:15 P.M. at the family plot of The St. Mary’s Parish Cemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y., with Pastor Richard Turpin of The Second Baptist Church, Catskill, N.Y. officiating. Condolences and full obituary is available at www.wcbradyssonsinc.net.

Containers full of frozen food and chemicals are piling up at China’s biggest port in Shanghai as a Covid lockdown in the city and compulsory virus testing means truckers can’t get to the docks to pick up boxes. A shortage of trucks to haul containers from the port is impeding the clearance of imports, Ocean Network Express said in a customer advisory Wednesday. While the port is operating normally, there are a “critically high” number of refrigerated containers and items classified as dangerous goods piled up at two storage yards, meaning some ships carrying those types of cargo may not be able to unload any more boxes at the port, it said. Shanghai is now the epicenter of China’s worst Covid outbreak in two years, with more than 21,000 cases reported just on Thursday. The shortage of trucks is also hitting companies in the city, which have been able to continue working through the lockdown, with chip giant Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. struggling to secure trucks to ship out finished goods. Truckers form a crucial component of supply chains in China, moving raw materials from coastal ports to factories further inland. The backlog is likely contributing to growing ship queues off China, threatening even more delays and higher freight rates

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in coming months. Tightened restrictions on truckers in other parts of China are also delaying the delivery and return of containers to ports, according to freight forwarders. There is a possibility that containers of frozen food or hazardous items like lithium batteries or chemicals won’t be able to land at Shanghai and will need to be re-routed to other ports, ONE said. Yantian terminal at Shenzhen port in southern China halted the collection and delivery of containers at all berths for about two hours Thursday evening to smooth out port operations, according to an advisory

sent to customers. Truckers were advised not to arrive earlier to pick up boxes as they could get held up. The trucker shortage and closures of warehouses in Shanghai are also affecting nearby Zhejiang and Jiangsu, Citigroup Inc. analysts said in a report. The two provinces are major manufacturing hubs that produce about one third of China’s total exports. “Not only does this have a significant impact on China’s domestic economy but also on potential regional supply chains, which could be more meaningful in Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam,” the analysts said.

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BLOOD DRIVE CATSKILL — The Catskill United Methodist Church, 40 Woodland Ave., Catskill, will be holding an American Red Cross blood drive 8 a.m.-1 p.m. April 9.

UKRAINE SERVICE FOR PEACE BURNT HILLS — The Burnt Hills Ministers Association is sponsoring a Ukraine Service for Peace at 4 p.m. April 10. The outdoor event will be held in the parking lot of the Burnt Hills United Methodist Church, 816 Route 50, Burnt Hills. Local Clergy will gather to add their prayers along with Father Vasyl Dovgan and Father Mikhail Myshchuk. A Ukrainian Childrens Choir will sing. Local Cardilogist Dr. Andrij Baran will speak. Donations will be accepted for the Ukrainian Refugee Fund.

EASTER EGG HUNT NORTH CHATHAM — The North Chatham United Methodist Church will be having an Easter Egg hunt beginning at 9 a.m. April 16. Kids 12 and younger are welcome to join. After a 2-year hiatus due to COVID, we are looking forward to doing this again. On Easter Sunday we will be having a SonRise Service at 6:30 a.m. and regular worship at 11 a.m. Our weekly in-person worship services are also available on Zoom. The Zoom login information is at northchathammethodistchurch.org. For information on North Chatham United Methodist Church, call 518-766-3535 or visit the website.

CONCERT KINGSTON — Internationally acclaimed Tibetan singer-songwriter 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-drop-of-kindness-benefit-concert-tickets-293864967027 or $15 at the door.

TREASURE & TRIFLE SALE CHATHAM — St. James Parish, 129 Hudson Ave., Chatham, Treasure & Trifle sale will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 30 and May 7 and 10:30 a.m.1 p.m. May 1 in the basement. This sale is to benefit a community in Haiti.

GARAGE SALE FUNDRAISER 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.

SPRING RUMMAGE SALE CATSKILL — The First Reformed Church of Catskill, 310 Main St., Catskill, will be holding their Spring Rummage Sale 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 13 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May 14. On Saturday items will be sold for $4 a bag.

CRAFT FESTIVAL SEEKING APPLICANTS RICHMOND SPRINGS — Applications are being accepted until May 1 for the 41st Annual Friendship Craft Festival sponsored by the Church Of Christ Uniting in Richfield Springs. It will take place 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 11 in Spring Park on Scenic US Route 20. The event will also feature a Brooks’ chicken barbecue as well as a bake sale, both adding to the popularity of the day from those near as well as far. For information and an application go to www.rschurchofchristuniting.com and click on the “Women’s Guild” tab; email friendshipcraftfestival@yahoo.com or call Carla at 315-858-1451.

LENTEN SERVICES HUDSON — The TriCounty Lutheran Parish announces the Lenten worship schedule. St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 1010 Kinderhook St., Valatie, will be hosting a worship service starting at 6 p.m. every Wednesday during Lent through April 13 in person or via Zoom with the following link: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/2529435520. Visit the TCLParish.org website for location, directions, worship schedules and Zoom live streaming worship service link. Contact the administrative office at 518758-6526 for pastoral services inquiries or any further information.

HOLY WEEK VALATIE — Roman Catholic Community of Northern Columbia County announces the Holy Week schedule. For information, www.CCNCCParishes.org. Palm Sunday Weekend: April 9 4 p.m. St. John the Baptist Church, Valatie; 4 p.m. St. Joseph Church, Stottville;

April 10 7:30 a.m. St. John the Baptist Church, Valatie; 9:15 a.m. St. James Church, Chatham; 11 a.m. St. Joseph Church, Stuyvesant Falls (English); 12:30 p.m. St. Joseph Church,,Stuyvesant Falls (Spanish). Holy Triduum: April 14 7 p.m., St. John the Baptist Church, Valatie, Bilingual/ Bilingue, Mass preceded at 5:30 p.m. with Soup and Bread Supper; April 15 7 p.m. St. James Church, Chatham, English, Passion of Our Lord, Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion; 7 p.m. St. Joseph Church, Stuyvesant Falls, Spanish, Vía Crucis en español Stations of the Cross in Spanish; April 16 8 p.m. St. Joseph Church, Stuyvesant Falls Bilingual/Bilingue. Easter Vigil – Reservations Required/Se Requiren Reservaciones Easter Sunday: April 17 7:30 a.m. St. John the Baptist, Valatie; 9:15 a.m. St. James Church, Stuyvesant Falls; 11 a.m. St. Joseph Church, Stuyvesant Falls (English); 12:30 p.m. St. Joseph Church, Stuyvesant Falls (Spanish); 5 p.m. St. Joseph Church, Stottville, new time, all welcome. KINDERHOOK — The Easter week services at Kinderhook Reformed Church, 21 Broad St., Kinderhook will be April 14 at 7 p.m. with Maundy Thursday Communion in the Fellowship Room. Easter Sunday, April 17 at 6 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service at North Chatham United Methodist Church, 4274 Route 203, North Chatham. Easter Sunday Service at Kinderhook Reformed Church at 9:30 a.m. For information, call 518-7586401. CLAVERACK — The Reformed Dutch Church in Claverack, 88 Route 9H, Claverack, announces the Holy Week schedule. The Palm Sunday, 9:30 a.m. April 10 will include the distribution of palms. Reverend Sara Appleyard-Pekich will give the homily and serve Holy Communion at the solemn Maundy Service which begins at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary on April 14. The Easter Sunday Service will be at 9:30 a.m. April 17. Everyone is welcome to a coffee hour which follows each morning service. The traditional Hot Cross Buns are served on Easter Sunday. A traditional Easter Egg hunt for children will be held at 1 p.m. April 9 on the church grounds. The Lenten Offering boxes distributed in March at the beginning of Lent will be collected on Easter Sunday.

Proceeds from the boxes will go to Ukrainian Relief. Anyone who would like to help in the aid to Ukrainian refugees may make a check out to the Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack, earmark the check for Ukrainian Relief, and send it to Drawer K, Claverack, New York 12513. For information, call 518-851-3811.

54 Route 56, Maplecrest, welcomes locals and visitors to worship together at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Adult Bible Study meets before service at 9:30 a.m. Fellowship meal follows service on the second Sunday of each month. For information, call 518-734-4275.

VALATIE — The Tri-County Lutheran announces the Holy Week schedule. Maundy Thursday, April 14, noon at Christ Our Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 19 Park Row, Chatham; 7 p.m. at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 1010 Kinderhook St., Valatie. Good Friday, April 15, noon at Emanuel/St. John’s Lutheran Church, 20 South Sixth St., Hudson; 7 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, 751 County Route 7, East Schodack. We begin the worship around the bonfire and process into the church carrying the light of Christ with us. The anticipation builds throughout this service to the pronouncement of Christ’s resurrection from the dead. Easter Vigil, April 16, 6 p.m. at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 1010 Kinderhook St., Valatie. Gather on the north side of the church around the fire. Easter Sunday, April 17, 8:30 a.m. Emanuel Lutheran, 1723 Route 9, Stuyvesant Falls; 9 a.m. Trinity Lutheran, 68 Green Ave., Castleton; 9 a.m. Zion Lutheran, 102 North Washington St., Athens; 9:30 a.m. Christ Our Emmanuel Lutheran, 19 Park Row, Chatham; 10:30 a.m. St. Luke’s Lutheran, 1010 Kinderhook St., Valatie; 11 a.m. Emanuel/ St. John’s Lutheran, 20 South Sixth St., Hudson; 11 a.m. St. Paul’s Lutheran, 96 Oak Hill Road, Oak Hill; 11 a.m. St. Stephen’s Lutheran, 751 County Route 7, East Schodack.

COXSACKIE — The First Reformed Church of Coxsackie, 285 Mansion St., Coxsackie, worships at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. All are welcome. Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month. Sunday School is available during the worship service time. Free Food Fridays provide a meal for anyone at 6 p.m. on the third Friday of each month; www. firstreformecoxsackie.com.

FIRST REFORMED CHURCH OF ATHENS ATHENS —The First Reformed Church of Athens, 16 North Church St., Athens, worships at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. All are welcome to join us. Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month. Senior Choir rehearsal is at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesdays. We ask that singers are vaccinated. Hudson River Bells rehearsal is at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Masks are worn during rehearsal. For information, call the church at 518-945-1801.

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SOUP KITCHEN OPEN CATSKILL — The Camp Grace Inc. Soup Kitchen, located at the First Reformed Church of Catskill, 310 Main St., Catskill, is open noon-1 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. For information, call Director Lamont Taylor at 518-2497009.

EMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH STUYVESANT FALLS — Emanuel Lutheran Church is located at the junction of US Route 9 and County Route 46 in Stuyvesant Falls. Church services are at 8:30 a.m. Sunday and all are welcome and invited.

ST. MARK’S SECOND EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH HUDSON — St. Mark’s Second Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8 Storm Ave., Hudson, worships 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of every month with Pastor Stan Webster. Child care is offered during the service and Sunday school after the service ends. For information, call the Church office at 518-8289514.

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH STUYVESANT — St. John’s Lutheran Church, 159 Route 26A, Stuyvesant, has in-person and live online worship services at 10:15 a.m. Sunday. Sunday School is at 9 a.m. for children 3 and older. Face masks and social distancing is required at this time. The live broadcasts are on www. facebook.com/St-Johns-Lutheran.

CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL HUDSON — Christ Church Episcopal, 431 Union St., Hudson, worships at 9 a.m. Sundays in person and online. Masks are not required. Live broadcast on Facebook.com/

ChristChurchEpiscopalHudson, or christchurchepiscopalhudson.org. Midweek Eucharist Wednesdays 12:15 p.m. in the church; join us for a quiet and uplifting service with anointing and prayers. Maundy Thursday service at 6 p.m. April 14; Good Friday service at noon April 15. Easter Vigil Saturday 8 p.m. April 16; Easter Sunday 9 a.m. April 17. For information call 518828-1329 or email christchurch1802@gmail.com.

SAINT PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH KINDERHOOK — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 8 Sylvester St., Kinderhook, Holy Communion in person at 8 and 10 a.m. Sundays. Face masks and distancing required regardless of vaccination status. For information and news, www.saintpaulskinderhook. org/ or follow us on Facebook. Subscribe to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cG4YSv; 518-758-6271 or saintpaulskinderhook@gmail.com. Office open 1:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and by appointment.

KINDERHOOK REFORMED CHURCH KINDERHOOK — The Kinderhook Reformed Church, 21 Broad St., Kinderhook, will have in person and live online Sunday worship include Sunday 8:45 a.m. prayer group 1; 9:30 a.m. worship and youth Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. coffee hour; and 11 a.m. prayer group 2. Weekly Bible studies available. Live broadcast on http:// www.youtube.com/channel/ UCCTUNikeMHshkf-mqhMNxCw or www.facebook. com/KinderhookReformedChurch. For information, call 518-758-6401 or kinderhookreformedchurch.com.

CLAVERACK REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH CLAVERACK — The Reformed Dutch Church, 88 Route 9H, Claverack, worships at 9:30 a.m. Sundays in the sanctuary. For information, call 518-851-3811.

GHENT REFORMED CHURCH WEST GHENT — The Ghent Reformed Church, 1039 County Route 22, West Ghent, worships at 9 a.m. Sundays. Sunday School begins at 10:15 a.m. Sunday for pre-school to middle school aged children. In accordance with the New York state mandate, masks will be required. Cleaning is as diligent as always. Coffee time follows worship.

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test within the last 72 hours of arrival. The tech company organizing the festival produces Yondr pouches, devices that lock concertgoers’ cell phones during events to prevent them from taking photos or filming videos of artists’ performances. Comedians including Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle, as well as rock musician Jack White, have mandated the use of the pouches at their shows to prevent footage from their performances from being posted online. The pouches also allow attendees to theoretically focus on the show in front of them instead of being distracted by their devices. At the end of a concert where Yondr pouches are used, fans’ phones are unlocked from the pouches. Yondr is extrapolating the phone-free concept to the entire weekend festival in June. Greenville Planning Board Chairman Don Teator said the board has been impressed so far with the organizer’s pitch for the event. “They made an application a month ago and they’ve prepared the details,” Teator said Friday. “We had a meeting this

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Porreca said. The storm began with a front that pushed through Greene and Columbia counties from the west. The passing front connected with a low pressure system that moved up the east coast, which delivered a lot of rain, Porreca said. Fire departments were kept busy with dozens of storm-related calls. Flooded basements and other water problems, trees and wires down, flooded roads and transformer problems were among the incidents to which police and volunteers responded. At about 6 a.m. Friday, a car traveling on Cauterskill Avenue in Catskill became stuck in water that flooded the road. Greene County 911 sent

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committee meetings, marking a major step in his recovery. In the midst of his health problems, Linger hoped for a speedy return to his legislative duties. “I was hoping to be back sooner,” he said Friday. “But as I’m finding out, just all of my systems that were affected here, it just takes a long time to come back. It was a little longer than I would like, but I think it’s actually appropriate. I’m still in physical therapy

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The site plan for the proposed phone-free Over Yondr music and camping festival in Greenville from June 24-26.

past Wednesday to go over details from (festival Director of Operations) Ariana Katechis. She did a good job presenting details and addressing our concerns. “Based on the thoroughness of the details and our satisfaction of those details, we’re holding a public hearing. Anybody from the public who wants to have a say can do that and we’ll address any final concerns and take a vote that night.” The special planning board meeting will take place April 20 at 7 p.m. at Greenville Town Hall. A previous version of the festival was held in August of 2019 in Greenville, with no tickets sold to the public for that event. Attendees of the 2019 festival Catskill Fire Company to the scene in the area of Grob Road. Athens and Hudson Swiftwater rescue teams also responded. The driver of the car was rescued by firefighters when they drove a fire vehicle up to his disabled car and drove him back to dry land. There were no reported injuries. The man’s car had to be towed from the water. The Greene County Sheriff’s Office investigated. Routes 9G and 23B, at the Hudson-Greenport line, was closed for a time Friday, after close to a foot of water covered parts of the road. Vehicles attempted to navigate the flood waters early in the morning, but officials closed the road as the waters continued to rise. Catskill Village Police blocked traffic from driving south on Route 9W, south of the village on Friday morning, after a tree fell down on wires. Central Hudson Gas and Electric and occupational therapy for another three weeks. Then I have cardiac therapy to do after that. It’s a long process.” Linger said he is working his way back to full strength. “They’re working on my stamina so I can make it through an entire day of doing work,” he said. “I’m working generally between four and five hours a day at my full-time job, then I go and do therapy for two hours twice a week. So it works out to be a pretty full schedule for me.” Greene County Legislator Greg Davis, R-Greenville, said the legislature was thrilled to see Linger’s return

were given free tickets if they reserved a spot in time on the Yondr guest list. According to the Yondr presentation to the Greenville Planning Board, the festival would have a full-time staff of 17, with plans to hire additional local crew members for hourly jobs. Security and medical staff would be on-site, with plans to begin preparing the festival site set to start the first week of May if the festival is approved. According to the organizers, the entertainment slate will include 13 music performers, with additional activities including volleyball, corn hole and yoga available for attendees. The live music would run from 5 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. each

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Motorists maneuver through flood waters on Route 23B, south of Hudson on Friday morning.

responded to the scene. Others areas where roads flooded were on Route 23B and Cauterskill Road in Leeds, and county Routes 29 and 27B in Claverack. The weather will remain Wednesday. “I think for all of us we were really happy to have him back,” Davis said. “Chairman Linger is really special to us. He works with all of us. He works just as well with the Democrats as the Republicans. You can always reach out and talk to him. So we’re really happy to have him back.” Linger said he was following county business while he was out for the past several months. “By the second week of February, I was in regular contact with the county administrator and the leadership with (legislators) Harry Lennon and Matt

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night during the festival. Greene County Legislator Greg Davis, who represents Greenville, said the event could be a positive for the town. “These things are always good for Greenville because they bring customers to all of the local businesses,” he said. “So it’s good for the economy of the town.” With Mountain Jam decamping from Hunter Mountain to Bethel Woods following the final edition in Hunter in 2018, the county is interested in attracting festivals to help fill the void left by the departure of the event. “The concept of a large hospitality event like that would be in our wheelhouse,” Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said. Festivalgoers are encouraged to bring their own food to the June festival, while two food trucks will also be on-site. Teator said the Yondr festival would be similar in scale to other events held in the town previously. “We’ve had other music festivals put on by other groups,” he said. “The Vietnam Vets did it for a few years and the Freehold Flyers from the airport did it for a few years. So this is not the first time for something like this. This is the first time from a private organization like this. We’ve had several of these on the same property.”

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unsettled through the weekend, Porreca said. There will be some light to moderate rain, but nothing nearly as heavy as Thursday night, Porreca said. Luvera throughout February and March,” he said. In Linger’s absence, Legislature Vice Chairman Luvera ran the Legislature meetings, for which Linger expressed his gratitude. “Thankfully we have good people in place all the way through, so the continuity of

White House tells agencies to delay vaccine mandate after court win Eric Yoder WASHINGTON - The White House told federal agencies Thursday to hold off on reinstating a coronavirus vaccination mandate for millions of employees, hours after an appeals court rejected an earlier injunction that had blocked the executive order. In a message to agency officials, the White House cautioned that “there are still procedural steps that need to take place to lift the injunction; at this time the district court’s preliminary injunction remains in effect.” It’s not clear when the agencies might begin enforcing the mandate, which makes unvaccinated federal employees subject to discipline up to and including firing - unless they qualify for an exemption on medical or religious grounds or have such a request under consideration. The most recent accounting from the administration, from early December, showed that about 93% of employees had been vaccinated and an additional 4% had either approved or pending requests for exemptions. The White House’s message came after a ruling by a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to restore President Joe Biden’s executive order. The court majority held that the Civil Service Reform Act, the general body of laws governing the 2.1 million executive branch workers, requires that any challenge to the order must go through the government’s internal appeals channels, and not directly into the courts. Under that law, the Merit Systems Protection Board - which acts much like an internal court system for federal employees “can order reinstatement and backpay to any nonexempt plaintiffs who are disciplined for refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.” Employees also could ask a separate agency, the Office of Special Counsel, to bring a case before the merit board by arguing that the order violates civil service protections, it

added. Administration officials hailed the decision. “The court’s decision is good news,” an Office of Management and Budget spokesperson said Friday. “Based on the prior implementation of the requirement for largest and most occupationally diverse workforce in the country, we know vaccination requirements save lives, protect our workforce, and strengthen our ability to serve the American people.” The earlier injunction, which came in a lawsuit filed by a group called Feds for Medical Freedom, had barred agencies from taking disciplinary actions against vaccine holdouts and from continuing to process requests for exemptions. The injunction was applied nationwide, although it did not apply to mandates that individual agencies put in place for their own employees ahead of Biden’s executive order last September - including one for medical personnel in the Department of Veterans Affairs. The lower court’s late-January ruling came just as agencies were preparing to take disciplinary actions against employees not in compliance. In February a different panel of the appeals court, also in a divided opinion, had refused the administration’s request to lift the injunction on an emergency basis. Dissenting from Thursday’s ruling, Circuit Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale wrote that employee appeal rights under the Civil Service Reform Act, or CSRA, apply only after an agency has taken a disciplinary action, and noted, “Here, there is no agency action. Rather, the President is attempting to impose a sweeping mandate against the federal civilian workforce . . . the President seeks to require an entire class of employees to be vaccinated or be subject to an adverse action. “Simply put, CSRA does not cover pre-enforcement employment actions, especially concerning 2.1 million federal civilian employees,” he added.

leadership doesn’t ever really leave,” Linger said. “There’s always someone there who can step in and step up. I’m very grateful for Matt and Harry Lennon as the leaders for taking over and making sure that the county business was taken care of.” Linger said that now that

he’s made his return to the Frank P. Stabile Jr. Legislative Chambers after three months, he doesn’t plan to miss any upcoming meetings. “That’s the plan,” he said. “I was there Wednesday night and hopefully I can just get right back into the regular schedule.”

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In this photo from March 12, 2020, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman talks on the phone prior to a Grapefruit League spring training game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees at FITTEAM Ballpark of The Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Yankees haven’t been able to buy themselves a championship Bill Madden New York Daily News

NEW YORK — On Nov. 20, 2008, Hal Steinbrenner was officially named Yankees general partner and the following year the team went to the World Series for the first time in six years, winning it for the first time in nine years. They did so with a major league-leading payroll of $201,441,289 which was nearly $70 million more than the second-highest payroll of the Mets. Since then, the Yankees have consistently had the highest or second-highest payrolls in baseball but have not been to the World Series. After finishing third in 2013 with 85 wins and the fourth straight highest payroll in baseball, Steinbrenner made the statement that the Yankees shouldn’t have to have a $220 million payroll to win. He’s reiterated that a few times since, at the same time the Yankees repeatedly exceeded the luxury tax threshold from 2010-2017 and again in 2019 with no World Series to show for it. This year their projected payroll according to FanGraphs is $246 million which, under the new Collective Balance Tax thresholds, will be about $16 million above the first threshold for which they will be taxed 20%. It is also perilously close to the second threshold of $250 million for which the

tax goes up to 32%. Despite this, Steinbrenner found himself coming under some media and fan criticism for choosing not to address the Yankees’ primary need at shortstop through the free-agent market where five of the best shortstops in the game — Carlos Correa, Trevor Story, Marcus Semien, Corey Seager and Javy Baez — were all available, albeit for substantial nine-figure asking prices. With two players already holding $300 million contracts in Gerrit Cole and Giancarlo Stanton, and another potential nine-figure contract looming in Aaron Judge, Steinbrenner and GM Brian Cashman made the collective decision to obtain their needed shortstop via a trade, and not throw a long-term roadblock in the way of their two top prospects, shortstops Anthony Volpe and Oswald Peraza. But after the lockout ended, there were still two shortstops left on the board — Correa and Story — with seemingly dwindling options. Steinbrenner and Cashman held firm and acquired Isiah Kiner-Falefa in a trade with Minnesota, only to incur further media criticism when it was learned they were also taking on all of the remaining $50 million on Josh Donaldson’s contract in the trade. That, in turn, enabled the Twins See YANKEES B5

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Medina Spirit, with John Velazquez up, crosses the finish line to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 1, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky.

For many hopefuls, Saturday is the last stop on the road to the Kentucky Derby John Clay Lexington Herald-Leader

LEXINGTON, Ky. — On the road to the Kentucky Derby, it’s make-or-break time. Saturday features three important prep races on the way to the first Saturday in May. There’s the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct in New York. There’s the Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park just south of Los Angeles. And there’s the

Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. All three spread 170 points among the top four finishers, with 100 for first, 40 for second, 20 for third and 10 for fourth. All three are Grade I races. After slipping to Grade 2 status in 2017, the $1 million Blue Grass was elevated back to Grade 1. Keeneland’s decision to move the race date back a

week on the calendar has produced better quality fields. For example, Chad Brown’s Good Magic won the 2018 edition, then finished second to Justify in the Kentucky Derby before winning the Grade 1 Haskell. Essential Quality’s win in last year’s Blue Grass was his fourth consecutive triumph for trainer Brad Cox. After a fourth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby, Essential

Quality won the Belmont, the Jim Dandy Stakes and the Travers. Is there similar quality in this year’s Blue Grass field? It’s possible. Smile Happy, the 9-5 favorite in the morning line, turned heads with his win in the Kentucky Jockey Club last November at Churchill Downs. He’s raced just once See DERBY B5

Steve Wilks, Ray Horton join Brian Flores’s lawsuit against NFL, teams Mark Maske The Washington Post

Two Black coaches, Steve Wilks and Ray Horton, joined the lawsuit that former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores filed against the NFL and its teams, accusing them of racial discrimination in the hiring and retention of minority coaches. The amended class-action lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, specifies the Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans as additional named defendants. Flores’s original lawsuit, filed in February, named the NFL and three teams - the Dolphins, New York Giants and Denver Broncos. It listed all NFL teams as potential defendants. That remained the case in the 100-page amended lawsuit. “I continue to be humbled by the outpouring of support in connection with See NFL B5

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Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores watches from the sideline during the second quarter of the game against the New England Patriots at Hard Rock Stadium on Jan. 9.

Tiger Woods talked about winning this Masters — he’s walking the walk Barry Svrluga The Washington Post

AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s as if there are two different tournaments playing out for Tiger Woods: the one in which he could ridiculously contend for a sixth Masters championship and the one in which just walking the course might be worthy of a jacket ceremony of its own. The first version Woods has played before, and at 46, he’s here for it again, with the requisite juices flowing. The second version is unprecedented, and Thursday afternoon, as he walked up the 18th fairway at Augusta National Golf Club with a hitch in his step, darned if it wasn’t more riveting. He has won 15 major championships and has long defined success in singular fashion: Either he hoists a trophy or he doesn’t. For a day, maybe for a week, that has shifted. When Woods was asked whether there was victory merely in doing what he did Thursday - shooting a steady, 1-under par 71 on a rebuilt right leg that now houses enough hardware to fill an aisle at Home Depot - his answer was swift: “Yes.” “If you would have seen how my leg looked

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Tiger Woods reacts after making birdie on the 13th green during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday in Augusta, Georgia.

to where it’s at now,” Woods said. “The pictures, some of the guys know. They’ve seen the

pictures, and they’ve come over the house. To see where I’ve been. To get from there to here,”

and he chuckled, “was no easy task.” Only Woods knows how his right leg felt after his round. Only Woods can imagine what it might feel like after three more loops around this undulating layout, where every stance seems to demand that one hip be cocked above the other. Only Woods knows the work that went into getting his body in the shape he needs to have it to compete here. “People have no idea how hard it’s been,” he said. So let’s not sell this short: In competing for the first time in 17 months - since the pandemic-delayed Masters of 2020 - what he did Thursday was astonishing. Put it this way: Justin Thomas is a former world No. 1 in perfect health at age 28. He shot a 76. Jordan Spieth has won a Masters and finished in the top three four other times and is also a spry 28. He shot a 74. Jon Rahm was the betting favorite, a U.S. Open champion with the expectation of contending here at 27. He, too, shot a 74. Woods had the car crash and the recovery and the layoff - and for a day, he beat them all. See WOODS B5

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ML Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB 0 0 .000 — 0 0 .000 — 0 0 .000 — 0 0 .000 — 0 0 .000 — Central Division W L Pct GB Kansas City 1 0 1.000 — Chicago 0 0 .000 .5 Detroit 0 0 .000 .5 Minnesota 0 0 .000 .5 Cleveland 0 1 .000 1 West Division W L Pct GB Houston 0 0 .000 — Los Angeles 0 0 .000 — Oakland 0 0 .000 — Seattle 0 0 .000 — Texas 0 0 .000 — Thursday’s games Kansas City 3, Cleveland 1 Houston at L.A. Angels, 9:38 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Yankees, ppd. Seattle at Minnesota, ppd. Today’s games Boston (Eovaldi 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Cole 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-0) at Detroit (Rodriguez 0-0), 1:10 p.m. Baltimore (Means 0-0) at Tampa Bay (McClanahan 0-0), 3:10 p.m. Seattle (Ray 0-0) at Minnesota (Ryan 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Texas (Gray 0-0) at Toronto (Berrios 0-0), 7:07 p.m. Houston (Odorizzi 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Sandoval 0-0), 9:38 p.m. Saturday’s games Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota, 3:05 p.m. Texas at Toronto, 3:07 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 4:10 p.m. Houston at L.A. Angels, 9:07 p.m. Baltimore Boston New York Tampa Bay Toronto

NATIONAL LEAGUE East W L Pct GB 1 0 1.000 — 0 0 .000 .5 0 0 .000 .5 0 1 .000 1.0 0 1 .000 1.0 Central W L Pct GB Chicago Cubs 1 0 1.000 — St. Louis 1 0 1.000 — Cincinnati 1 0 1.000 — Milwaukee 0 1 .000 1.0 Pittsburgh 0 1 .000 1.0 West W L Pct GB Arizona 0 0 .000 — Colorado 0 0 .000 — LA Dodgers 0 0 .000 — San Diego 0 0 .000 — San Francisco 0 0 .000 — Thursday’s games Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 9, Pittsburgh 0 N.Y. Mets 5, Washington 1 Cincinnati 6, Atlanta 3 San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Friday’s games Milwaukee (Woodruff 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 0-0), 2:20 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 0-0) at Colorado (Freeland 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Miami (Alcantara 0-0) at San Francisco (Webb 0-0), 4:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Scherzer 0-0) at Washington (Gray 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Sanmartin 0-0) at Atlanta (Morton 0-0), 7:20 p.m. San Diego (Manaea 0-0) at Arizona (Kelly 0-0), 9:40 p.m. Saturday’s games Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Miami at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. INTERLEAGUE Today’s game Oakland (Montas 0-0) at Philadelphia (Nola 0-0), 3:05 p.m. Saturday’s game Oakland at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets Miami Philadelphia Atlanta Washington

Transactions BASEBALL National League Arizona Diamondbacks - Selected the contract of LHP Oliver Perez from Amarillo (TL). Milwaukee Brewers - Optioned RHP J.C. Mejia, RHP Miguel Sanchez, and 3B Pablo Reyes to Nashville (IL). New York Mets - Selected the contract of LHP Chasen Shreve from Syracuse (IL). Philadelphia Phillies - Optioned 2B Nick Maton to Lehigh Valley (IL). San Diego Padres - Acquired LHP Taylor Rogers, LF Brent Rooker and cash considerations from the Minnesota Twins SP Chris Paddack, RP Emilio Pagan and a player to be named later. Washington Nationals - Optioned LHP Josh Rogers and LHP Samuel Clay to Rochester (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Anibal Sanchez from Harrisburg (EL).

COLLEGE BASKETBALL Kentucky - Announced G Tyty Washington Jr. will enter the NBA draft. La Salle - Named Fran Dunphy head coach. San Diego - Named Steve Lavin head coach.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Alabama - The program suspended WR Agiye Hall indefinitely for a violation of team rules.

PRO BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Indiana Pacers - Signed SF Terry Taylor for the remainder of the season. Signed PG Gabe York and SG Nate Hinton to a two-way contract. Waived PG Keifer Sykes.

PRO FOOTBALL National Football League Indianapolis Colts - Announced DT Rob Windsor has retired.

PRO HOCKEY National Hockey League Calgary Flames - Recalled D Juuso Valimaki from

Stockton (AHL). San Jose Sharks - Announced general manager Doug Wilson has resigned.

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NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Boston 50 31 .617 Philadelphia 49 31 .613 Toronto 47 33 .588 Brooklyn 42 38 .525 New York 35 45 .438 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 50 30 .625 Chicago 45 35 .562 Cleveland 43 37 .537 Indiana 25 55 .312 Detroit 23 57 .287 Southeast W L Pct Miami 52 28 .650 Atlanta 42 38 .525 Charlotte 41 39 .512 Washington 35 45 .438 Orlando 21 60 .259 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Utah 48 32 .600 Denver 47 33 .588 Minnesota 46 35 .568 Portland 27 53 .338 Oklahoma City 24 56 .300 Pacific W L Pct Phoenix 63 17 .787 Golden State 50 29 .633 L.A. Clippers 40 40 .500 L.A. Lakers 31 48 .392 Sacramento 29 51 .362 Southwest W L Pct Memphis 55 24 .696 Dallas 50 30 .625 New Orleans 36 44 .450 San Antonio 34 46 .425 Houston 20 60 .250 Wednesday’s games Dallas 131, Detroit 113 Brooklyn 110, New York 98 Atlanta 118, Washington 103 Boston 117, Chicago 94 Utah 137, Oklahoma City 101 L.A. Clippers 113, Phoenix 109 Thursday’s games Charlotte 128, Orlando 101 Toronto 119, Philadelphia 114 Milwaukee 127, Boston 121 Minnesota 127, San Antonio 121 New Orleans 127, Portland 94 Memphis at Denver, 9 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10 p.m. Friday’s games Milwaukee at Detroit, 7 p.m. New York at Washington, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 8 p.m. Charlotte at Chicago, 8 p.m. Portland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Phoenix at Utah, 9:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Saturday’s games Indiana at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Memphis, 6 p.m. Golden State at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Newsday GB — .5 2.5 7.5 14.5 GB — 5.0 7.0 25.0 27.0 GB — 10.0 11.0 17.0 31.5 GB — 1.0 2.5 21.0 24.0 GB — 12.5 23.0 31.5 34.0 GB — 5.5 19.5 21.5 35.5

Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Florida 70 49 15 2 4 104 Toronto 70 45 19 5 1 96 Boston 70 44 21 3 2 93 Tampa Bay 70 43 20 2 5 93 Detroit 71 28 34 7 2 65 Buffalo 72 26 35 8 3 63 Ottawa 70 26 38 4 2 58 Montreal 71 20 40 9 2 51 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Carolina 71 46 17 6 2 100 N.Y. Rangers 72 46 20 3 3 98 Pittsburgh 72 41 21 4 6 92 Washington 70 38 22 8 2 86 N.Y. Islanders 69 32 28 3 6 73 Columbus 72 33 33 4 2 72 Philadelphia 71 23 37 7 4 57 New Jersey 71 24 41 2 4 54 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Colorado 70 50 14 5 1 106 Minnesota 69 43 21 1 4 91 St. Louis 70 40 20 7 3 90 Nashville 70 41 25 2 2 86 Dallas 69 40 26 1 2 83 Winnipeg 71 33 28 6 4 76 Chicago 70 24 35 9 2 59 Arizona 70 22 43 1 4 49 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Calgary 70 42 19 8 1 93 Edmonton 71 41 25 5 0 87 Los Angeles 72 38 24 6 4 86 Vegas 72 39 29 3 1 82 Vancouver 71 33 28 7 3 76 Anaheim 72 28 32 7 5 68 San Jose 69 29 31 7 2 67 Seattle 70 22 42 5 1 50 Wednesday’s games Detroit 3, Winnipeg 1 Washington 4, Tampa Bay 3 St. Louis 4, Seattle 1 Vancouver 5, Vegas 1 Calgary 4, Anaheim 2 Thursday’s games N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 0 Philadelphia 4, Columbus 1 Nashville 3, Ottawa 2 Montreal 7, New Jersey 4 Carolina 5, Buffalo 3 Seattle at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Toronto at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Vancouver at Arizona, 10 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Calgary at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s games Boston at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Florida, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 7 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Colorado at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

As usual, Mets win on Opening Day

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WASHINGTON — After the rain stopped, the players waved, the flag unfurled and the anthem played, the New York Mets did Thursday what they so often do on Opening Day: win. They began a new season by beating the Washington Nationals, 5-1, behind five shutout innings from impromptu gameone starter Tylor Megill and a well-rounded offensive effort that included at least one hit from eight of nine starting batters — and the ninth, James McCann, reached base twice when he was hit by pitches. That upped the Mets’ all-time Opening Day record to 40-21. Their .656 winning percentage is the highest in major-league history. For new Mets manager Buck Showalter, it was the 1,552nd win of his career and his first since Sept. 30, 2018, his final game with the Orioles. The Mets received a scare when Pete Alonso was hit in the shoulder/helmet face guard by Mason Thompson’s 94.9-mph fastball in the ninth inning. Alonso’s helmet flew off as he fell to the ground. His mouth a bit bloody, he popped up quickly and started to walk toward first base until Showalter called him back. The manager held Alonso by the belt loop as he walked him back to the dugout. Ice bag in hand, Alonso reappeared in the Mets’ dugout during the bottom of the ninth. The Mets had to wait a bit longer than expected — first pitch was bumped back three hours to 7:05 p.m. the day before, then delayed by rain to 8:21 p.m. — but they eventually crossed off a bunch of firsts.

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New York Mets starting pitcher Tylor Megill (38) throws a pitch against the Washington Nationals during the first inning at Nationals Park on Thursday.

First hit: Starling Marte, the first batter of the game, against Patrick Corbin, singling softly to rightfield on a slider well off the plate. First strikeout: Megill, of Cesar Hernandez, who watched a fastball for strike three. First RBI: McCann, via a basesloaded hit-by-pitch. First run scored: Robinson Cano, on that McCann HBP. First game for Cano after his 2021-long PED suspension: 2-for3, two runs, walk. First run allowed: Trevor May, on Juan Soto’s 428-foot home run in the sixth inning. Ticketed for the Triple-A

Syracuse rotation until late last week, Megill drew the Opening Day assignment because Jacob deGrom suffered a stress reaction in his right shoulder blade and Max Scherzer experienced right hamstring soreness that kept him in his previously scheduled Friday debut. Megill proved to be a worthy fill-in, stretching the Mets seasonopener starting pitchers’ streak of scoreless innings to 22 (a stretch owned mostly by deGrom). They haven’t had a starter allow a run in the first game of the year since Noah Syndergaard in 2018. The gutsiest moment from Megill came in the third inning,

when the Nationals had runners on the corners with one out and Soto, the National League MVP runner-up last year, stepping to the plate. Soto struck out when he whiffed on a 98-mph fastball over the heart of the plate. Then Nelson Cruz grounded out to second to end the inning. That flash of velocity was perhaps the most interesting development of the night. His fastball maxed out at 99.1 mph, the hardest pitch of his career, and averaged 96.1 mph — a big jump up from his 94.6 as a rookie last year. The Mets reached lefthander Corbin for two runs in 4 2/3 innings.

MLB roundup: Bobby Witt Jr. stars in debut for Royals Field Level Media

Bobby Witt Jr. made his major league debut even more memorable with a twoout, go-ahead double in the bottom of the eighth as the Royals defeated the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on a cold, blustery Opening Day Thursday in Kansas City. Michael A. Taylor led off the eighth inning with a walk and Nicky Lopez bunted Taylor to second. After Whit Merrifield struck out, Witt pulled a hanging slider into left field to drive in Taylor with the go-ahead run. Witt then scored an insurance run on a single up the middle by Andrew Benintendi. Scott Barlow picked up the win for the Royals with two scoreless innings. Triston McKenzie took the loss despite three solid innings of relief for the Guardians. The Indians got on the board first in the fourth inning when Jose Ramirez drove in Myles Straw with a double to short left-center field. The Royals responded in the fifth when Nicky Lopez drove in Hunter Dozier with a two-out drive to left center. Astros 3, Angels 1 Los Angeles superstar Shohei Ohtani made history, but it was Framber Valdez who stole the show while leading Houston over the Angels in Anaheim, Calif. Ohtani, the defending American League MVP, became the first player in major league history to make his team’s first pitch of the season and also lead off. Ohtani made

80 pitches in 4 2/3 innings, allowing only a two-out RBI single by Alex Bregman in the third inning. He struck out nine, the most by an Angels starter on Opening Day since Jered Weaver struck out 10 in 2012. Valdez threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings while allowing just two hits. He struck out six and walked one. Bregman and Yordan Alvarez hit back-to-back homers to begin the eighth against Ryan Tepera. David Fletcher’s RBI triple in the bottom of the inning accounted for the Angels’ only run of the game. D-backs 4, Padres 2 Seth Beer smacked a three-run homer with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Arizona a dramatic victory over San Diego in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks had just two hits entering the inning and needed only one during the four-run uprising. Two walks, a hit by pitch and a run-scoring wild pitch preceded Beer’s second career homer, a 386-foot blast off Craig Stammen (0-1). San Diego reliever Robert Suarez made his major league debut to start the ninth and walked Christian Walker and Pavin Smith, then plunked Carson Kelly with a pitch before being lifted. Stammen’s first pitch to Beer was wild, allowing Walker to score. His next pitch went soaring over the right-field wall. Joe Mantiply (1-0) pitched a scoreless top of the ninth for the win.

Cubs 5, Brewers 4 Ian Happ finished with three hits, including the tiebreaking, two-run double in the seventh inning that sparked host Chicago to a win over Milwaukee. Jason Heyward had two hits for the Cubs while Seiya Suzuki, making his U.S. debut after nine seasons as a star in his native Japan, went 1-for-2 with two walks. Chris Martin (1-0) earned the win despite blowing a seventh-inning lead. David Robertson earned the save by working around a hit in the ninth. Lorenzo Cain drove in two runs while Willy Adames, Rowdy Tellez and Andrew McCutchen had two hits each for the Brewers. Cardinals 9, Pirates 0 Tyler O’Neill hit a three-run home run and drove in five runs to power St. Louis to a win over visiting Pittsburgh. Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer and Tommy Edman added a solo blast for the Cardinals. Adam Wainwright (1-0) pitched six scoreless innings. Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes left in the first inning after he tried to make a diving catch on Dylan Carlson’s windwhipped pop-up double down the leftfield line. Hayes, who agreed to a reported eight-year, $70 million extension before the game, missed time last season with a left wrist injury.

NBA roundup: Nuggets seal playoff bid as Nikola Jokic makes history Field Level Media

Nikola Jokic overcame a gash on his head to finish with 35 points and 16 rebounds while grabbing a piece of NBA history as the host Denver Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 122-109 on Thursday night to clinch a top-six spot in the Western Conference playoffs. Jokic became the first NBA player to compile 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a season. He needed 31 points to reach the milestone and returned in the fourth quarter to hit the mark. He cut his head in the first minute of the game due to an inadvertent elbow by the Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. Jokic was bleeding badly before being bandaged, and he wore a red headband the rest of the night. Aaron Gordon had 22 points, Bones Hyland and Will Barton scored 16 apiece and Monte Morris had 10 for the Nuggets, who won for the fifth time in seven games. Desmond Bane netted 14 points to lead seven Memphis players in double-figures scoring. The Grizzlies, who are second in the West, have dropped two in a row after an 11-1 stretch.

Timberwolves 127, Spurs 121 Anthony Edwards poured in a career-high 49 points to lead Minnesota over San Antonio in Minneapolis. Because the Denver Nuggets also won Thursday, the Timberwolves are locked into the seventh spot in the West, which means a home game against the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers in the play-in tournament on Tuesday. San Antonio is still in the running for the ninth spot (and a home game in the play-in tourney). Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Keldon Johnson scored 20 points to lead the Spurs, who had won seven of their previous eight games. Raptors 119, 76ers 114 Pascal Siakam had 37 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds and Toronto defeated visiting Philadelphia. Gary Trent Jr. added 30 points for the Raptors, who won the season series 3-1. Precious Achiuwa had 20 points for Toronto, and Scottie Barnes contributed 13 points and

10 rebounds. Joel Embiid had 30 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers, who had a three-game winning streak end. Tyrese Maxey added 22 points, Danny Green scored 18 and James Harden had 13 points and 15 assists. Bucks 127, Celtics 121 Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday both scored 29 points as Milwaukee moved a half-game ahead of visiting Boston for second place in the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee led much of the way thanks to advantages of 58-34 for points in the paint, 14-5 on secondchance points and 19-9 on fast breaks – a byproduct of the Bucks forcing the Celtics into 15 turnovers. Jaylen Brown recorded a tripledouble of 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for Boston (50-31). Marcus Smart stepped up with Jayson Tatum (knee) on the sideline, scoring 19 of his 29 points in the second half. Smart shot 7 of 12 from 3-point range as Boston hit 21 of 50 shots from deep. Warriors 128,

Lakers 112 Klay Thompson continued a hot stretch with a team-high 33 points and host Golden State rallied late in the third quarter to defeat superstar-depleted Los Angeles in San Francisco. Jordan Poole saw a 17-game run of 20-point performances come to an end, but he posted 19 points and 11 assists for the Warriors, who increased their lead over the Dallas Mavericks to a full game with two remaining in the battle for the No. 3 playoff seed in the West. Playing without LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony, the Lakers got a career-high 40 points from Talen Horton-Tucker in a surprisingly competitive effort in the wake of playoff elimination two nights earlier. Los Angeles lost its eighth straight game. Hornets 128, Magic 101 LaMelo Ball scored 26 points and Terry Rozier posted 22 as Charlotte’s backcourt set the tone in beating visiting Orlando. Kelly Oubre Jr. added 16 points and Montrezl Harrell 14 as

Charlotte won for just the second time in five games and avenged its homecourt loss to Orlando in January. Chuma Okeke poured in 20 points and Moritz Wagner racked up 17 for the Magic, who got 12 points each from Markelle Fultz, Ignas Brazdeikis, R.J. Hampton and Devin Cannady. Pelicans 127, Trail Blazers 94 CJ McCollum scored 23 points to lead six New Orleans scorers in double figures in a lopsided win over visiting Portland. Willy Hernangomez had 17 points and 14 rebounds for New Orleans. Jonas Valanciunas, returning from a one-game absence caused by a sore ankle, added 14 points. Trey Murphy III and Larry Nance Jr., who was acquired along with McCollum from Portland in a February trade, had 12 points each, and Jaxson Hayes scored 11 as the Pelicans overcame the absence of leading scorer Brandon Ingram (hamstring tightness).

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Igor Shesterkin stopped all 30 shots he faced and New York rode a two-goal second period to a 3-0 victory over visiting Pittsburgh on Thursday. It was the sixth career shutout, fourth of the season and first against Pittsburgh for Shesterkin, who had lost two straight starts and avoided his first three-game losing skid of the season. Frank Vatrano, Artemi Panarin and Dryden Hunt scored for the Rangers, who won their second straight. Tristan Jarry made 21 saves for the Penguins, who have lost three in row and six of their past eight (2-5-1). Maple Leafs 4, Stars 3 Auston Matthews set Toronto’s single-season goal record in regulation, then scored his 56th of the campaign 2:10 into overtime as the visiting Maple Leafs extended their point streak to a seasonhigh seven with a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday. Matthews, who recorded a career-high 12 shots on goal, got his milestone 55th score on a power play with 1:02 left in the second period. Amid a career season with 97 points, Matthews broke Rick Vaive’s club mark of 54 goals from 1981-82 and extended his point streak to 15 games. William Nylander had a goal and an assist and Morgan Rielly also scored for Toronto. Jack Campbell made 15 saves for the win. Dallas’ Joe Pavelski collected a goal and an assist, and Tyler Seguin and John Klingberg added goals. Stars goalie Scott Wedgewood stopped 37 shots. Hurricanes 5, Sabres 3 Sebastian Aho broke a third-period tie with his second goal of the game, and Carolina clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a comeback win against Buffalo in Raleigh, N.C. Jordan Staal scored twice, Teuvo Teravainen added a goal and Seth Jarvis and Andrei Svechnikov had two assists apiece for the Hurricanes, who won for the first time in three games. Antti Raanta made 18 saves for the victory. Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist, Victor Olofsson scored and Jeff Skinner had two assists for the Sabres. Craig Anderson made 27 saves as Buffalo slipped to 8-3-3 in its past 14 games. Kraken 2, Blackhawks 0 Philipp Grubauer made 29 saves for his second shutout of the season and the 20th of his NHL career as Seattle defeated host Chicago. Alex Wennberg and Jordan Eberle scored for Seattle, which split its two-game trip after a 4-1 loss the previous

day in St. Louis. Kevin Lankinen stopped 29 of 31 shots for the Blackhawks, who took their sixth consecutive defeat and haven’t won on home ice since March 8 – a span of five home games (0-32). Canadiens 7, Devils 4 Chris Wideman, Kale Clague and Christian Dvorak each collected one goal and two assists as Montreal set a season high for goals in a victory at Newark, N.J. Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield each scored and set up a goal, Jake Evans and Joel Armia also tallied, and Jake Allen made 33 saves as Montreal posted its first regulation win over New Jersey since a 5-1 victory on Jan. 20, 2017. Tomas Tatar and Jesper Bratt each recorded a goal and an assist and Ty Smith and A.J. Greer also scored for the Devils, who are winless in their past five games (0-4-1). Andrew Hammond yielded six goals on 19 shots before being relieved by Nico Daws, who stopped six of the seven shots he faced. Predators 3, Senators 2 Roman Josi became Nashville’s all-time single-season point leader as his three assists led to a win over host Ottawa. Josi has 68 assists to go along with 19 goals for 87 points. He is just the 13th defenseman in NHL history to record 85 or more points in a season. Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist, Tanner Jeannot and Ryan Johansen also scored, and Juuse Saros made 27 saves to tie for the league lead with 35 wins. Mathieu Joseph and Josh Norris scored for the Senators, who were looking for their first four-game winning streak of the season. Anton Forsberg stopped 31 of 34 shots for Ottawa. Flyers 4, Blue Jackets 1 Kevin Connauton, Owen Tippett, Noah Cates and Travis Konecny each scored a goal to lift Philadelphia over host Columbus. Travis Sanheim contributed two assists for the Flyers, who scored four unanswered goals after falling behind 1-0. Philadelphia’s Martin Jones made 26 saves. Eric Robinson scored the lone goal for the Blue Jackets, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 27 shots. Canucks 5, Coyotes 1 Bo Horvat scored twice in 38 seconds and reached the 30-goal plateau for the first time as part of a three-point night, helping Vancouver earn a win in Glendale, Ariz. Alex Chiasson scored both of Vancouver’s power-play goals and had an assist. Elias Pettersson added a goal and

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The New York Mets placed right-hander Jacob deGrom on the 10-day injured list on Thursday, in a move that is a formality as he copes with a shoulder injury. An MRI conducted last week showed he has a stress reaction in his right scapula, and general manager Billy Eppler said then that deGrom could miss two months. He was the planned Opening Day starter, and with bigticket free-agent signee Max Scherzer dealing with a hamstring injury, Tylor Megill was set to start for the Mets on Thursday night against the Washington Nationals. The setback represents another blow for the 33-yearold deGrom, who didn’t pitch after July 7 of last season due to elbow issues. In 15 starts last season, deGrom went 7-2 with a 1.08 ERA, and he struck out 146 batters in 92 innings.

The four-time All-Star won the National League Cy Young Award in both 2018 and 2019. He is 77-53 with a 2.50 ERA in 198 career starts over eight seasons with the Mets. Meanwhile, Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, said Thursday that he passed all of his medical tests for a tight hamstring and will start for the Mets on Friday night against his former team, according to The Athletic. The 37-year-old righthander said he wasn’t concerned about his hamstring injury, calling it a “little hiccup.” Scherzer finished 154 last season, with a 2.46 ERA, while pitching for the Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was limited in last season’s National League Championship Series for the Dodgers with arm fatigue.

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New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) tends net against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the second period at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

two helpers, Conor Garland and Vasily Podkolzin each had two assists and Jaroslav Halak made 27 saves. Arizona got a goal from Nick Schmaltz while falling to 2-8-1 in its past 11 games. In his first NHL appearance since 2018, goalie Harri Sateri made his

Coyotes debut and saved 27 of 32 shots. Flames 4, Sharks 2 Matthew Tkachuk collected one goal and two assists and Elias Lindholm scored twice as Pacific Division-leading Calgary completed a sweep

through California by beating San Jose. Trevor Lewis also scored for the Flames, who have won three straight games and have a six-point lead on the Edmonton Oilers in the race for the division crown. Dan Vladar made 31 saves.

Nick Bonino and Logan Couture replied for the Sharks, who are winless in their past five games and have just three victories in their last 12 (3-72). James Reimer stopped 32 of 35 shots before being injured midway through the third period. Kappo Kahkonen made five saves in relief. Oilers 3, Kings 2 Connor McDavid got Edmonton started with a goal just over three minutes into the game in an eventual win over host Los Angeles that solidified the Oilers’ hold on second place in the Pacific Division. Evan Bouchard collected a goal and two assists, McDavid had a two-point night and Warren Foegele also scored as the Oilers extended their winning streak to six games. Mike Smith made 31 saves. Trevor Moore had a goal and an assist, Viktor Arvidsson also tallied and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves as Los Angeles missed out on a chance to retake second place from Edmonton. The Kings lost their second consecutive game and are 2-3-1 over their past six.

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Cowboys Hall of Fame offensive lineman Rayfield Wright dies at 76 David Moore The Dallas Morning News

DALLAS — Rayfield Wright, one of the most decorated and dominant offensive linemen in Cowboys history, has died, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Thursday. He was 76. Referred to as “Big Cat” by teammates, Wright made five Super Bowl appearances in his 13 seasons with the club. He was selected first- or secondteam All-Pro in six consecutive seasons and earned a spot on the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 1970s.

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“When you haven’t played any competition for a long time, you have a tendency to not be as sharp and sharp mentally,” said none other than Jack Nicklaus. And then the only man who has won more majors than Woods caught himself and considered the subject about which he was talking. “I guess I never would ever fault Tiger for his mental acumen,” Nicklaus said, “because I think Tiger, mentally, is

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my claims against the NFL and applaud Steve Wilks and Ray Horton for standing up against systemic race discrimination,” Flores said in a written statement released by his attorneys. “Their claims are the unfortunate reality of the problems facing Black coaches in the NFL which our collective hope in this case is to end once and for all.” The NFL declined to comment through a spokesman. “When Coach Flores filed this action, I knew I owed it to myself, and to all Black NFL coaches and aspiring coaches, to stand with him,” Wilks said in a statement. “This lawsuit has shed further important light on a problem that we all know exists, but that too few are willing to confront. Black coaches and candidates should have exactly the same ability to become employed, and remain employed, as white coaches and candidates. That is not currently the case, and I look forward to working with Coach Flores and Coach Horton to ensure that the aspiration of racial equality in the NFL becomes a reality.” The lawsuit cites Wilks, now

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to sign Correa for a three-year $105 million deal — one-third of what he was originally seeking. But to believe the Yankees were somehow snookered by the Twins was to assume the Yankees actually wanted Correa — which they didn’t for a number of reasons. First, they were concerned about his back and the substantial amount of games he missed from 2017-2020. Second, his involvement as a central figure in the Astros cheating scandal which directly affected the Yankees was a factor.

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since, finishing second to Louisiana Derby winner Epicenter in the Risen Star on Feb. 19 at Fair Grounds. It was still considered an impressive effort for trainer Kenny McPeek. Second-choice Zandon, at 5-2, has also has not raced since the Risen Star, where he finished third. Trained by Chad Brown, Zandon first jumped into the Kentucky

Wright was the first offensive lineman in franchise history to earn a spot in the team’s Ring of Honor and the Hall of Fame. He was followed by Larry Allen. They remain the only two. Leading up to his death on Thursday, Wright was hospitalized for more than a week following a “severe seizure,” the Hall of Fame reported. “I love blocking, love the contact,” Wright once said. “There’s a lot of satisfaction in knowing that you’re moving your man out of there. Biggest of all is to put my man on the ground -- I’m on top of him and the ball carrier is 10 to 15

yards downfield. “That’s satisfaction.” Wright was enshrined into the Hall of Fame on Aug. 5, 2006. Early in his speech, he spoke of learning about the Robert Frost poem “The Road Not Taken” in eighth grade. Wright said his instinct was always to take the easy road, but he found, “the easy road never came my way.” Born on Aug. 23, 1945, Wright was raised by his mother and grandmother in Griffin, Ga., a small community outside of Atlanta. The family didn’t have much. He remembered kneeling next

to his grandmother when he was 10, praying to God for some ability that would allow him to lift his family out of poverty. Wright was good enough in basketball that Loyola University reserved a spot for him, but financial hardships persuaded him to select a career in the Air Force. A short time later, Stan Lomax was hired to coach the football and basketball team at Fort Valley State University. The 6-foot-6 star excelled at both. He averaged 20 points and 21 rebounds as a junior and was approached by the

Cincinnati Royals to jump to the NBA, but he stayed to complete his education. During his senior year, Wright received a phone call from Gil Brandt. The Cowboys vice president of player personnel told the athlete the club was interested in drafting him. “For what?” Wright asked. Dallas selected Wright, a defensive end at of Fort Valley State, in the seventh round of the 1967 draft. Only one other player from that Cowboys’ class achieved any sort of lasting success on the professional level.

fantastic.” Which describes the Masters when he’s a factor: fantastic. There are no limits to what can be cheered when it comes to Woods at Augusta. There’s the normal stuff, as when he stuck his tee shot at the par3 sixth to two feet. When he made the ensuing putt for a birdie, fists shot into the air as if someone had made a halfcourt buzzer-beater. “The place was electric,” he said. He didn’t even have to be in view for that to be the case. The massive hand-operated leader boards here reserve a small space in the corner to display the standing of the

players approaching the green on a given hole. As Woods prepared to hit his second shot at the par-5 eighth - blind, from way down the hill, where the gallery couldn’t see him - the board swung around, turning “DeChambeau” and “Smith” into “Niemann” on top of “Oosthuizen” on top of “Woods.” Next to Woods’s name: a red 1, indicating 1 under par. That’s all that was needed for a wave of applause to ripple through the grandstand, mixed in with a few outbursts of “Tiger!” He hadn’t even emerged. He delivered chills anyway. But he also delivered the

golf. He used his mind to recover from near-jail situations at the seventh and the 18th pars from the pinestraw that combined creativity with calculus. Even with the layoff, he can think his way around here. The question, then, was physical. Take the par-4 14th, where Woods’s tee shot sailed left of a large pine tree. The ensuing approach shot appeared treacherous. Given the state of his leg, could he commit to pulling it off? “I was going to pull it off,” Woods said, smiling. “Yeah, I had a gap. I had a window. I was going to hit it.” There was that edge to that answer, the edge that

provided the reason to show up here. Think I can’t? Yes, I can. He lashed at that ball in the pine needles. It ended up at the back of the green. So what we know is that, in these parallel tournaments the one in which showing up is a victory and the one in which victory is determined by score - Woods is contending in both. Given that, it’s worth going back to his Masters titles for context. His five first-round scores those years: 70, 70, 70, 74 and 70. His deficits, in shots: three, five, three, seven and four. His position: fourth, 15th, seventh, 33rd and 11th. So a 71, trailing by four shots, tied for 10th? Doesn’t

sound too bad. Afterward, Woods emerged from the clubhouse to address a gaggle of reporters. To do so, he had to climb up on a box that elevated him above the throng. He stepped deliberately with his left leg first, putting no weight on his right, before saying, below his breath, “You here to hear me sing?” The way the throngs reacted to him Thursday, had he warbled even a single off-key note, he would have been roundly cheered. The Masters will be determined over the weekend. Tiger Woods’s body may — or may not — allow him to contend. There’s victory, though, in that it’s even a possibility.

a defensive assistant coach with the Carolina Panthers, being fired as head coach of the Cardinals after just one season in 2018. The Cardinals had a record of 3-13 that season. The suit alleges that Wilks was a “bridge coach” who was “not given a meaningful opportunity to succeed.” The lawsuit says the Cardinals’ dismissal of Wilks “stands in stark contrast” with their retention of General Manager Steve Keim, who was fined and suspended by the team in 2018 after pleading guilty to DUI. “Like many other Black Head Coaches, Mr. Wilks has never been given a second opportunity to become the Head Coach of any other NFL team,” the lawsuit says. “Mr. Wilks is unfortunately not an anomaly or an exception to the rule. To the contrary, the discriminatory treatment towards Mr. Wilks is just part and parcel to the ongoing pattern and practice of discrimination in the NFL when it comes to the NFL’s Head Coach, Coordinator and Executive hiring and employment decisions.” The Cardinals said in a statement Thursday: “The decisions we made after the 2018 season were very difficult ones. But as we said at the time, they were entirely driven by what was in the best

interests of our organization and necessary for team improvement. We are confident that the facts reflect that and demonstrate that these allegations are untrue.” The suit accuses the Titans of conducting a “sham interview” with Horton, a longtime NFL assistant coach, for their head coaching vacancy in 2016 to comply with the league’s minority interviewing requirements after deciding to hire Mike Mularkey. “As Mr. Horton now understands, the rush to interview him was an orchestrated attempt to make it appear that the Titans had complied with the Rooney Rule and otherwise appear to have given an equal opportunity to Black candidates so the team could announce the pre-made decision to hire Mr. Mularkey as Head Coach,” the lawsuit says. The suit cites a 2020 podcast, quoting Mularkey as saying that the Titans “told me I was going to be the head coach in 2016, before they went through the Rooney [R]ule” interviews. “I am proud to stand with Coach Flores and Coach Wilks in combatting the systemic discrimination which has plagued the NFL for far too long,” Horton said Thursday in a statement. “When I learned from Coach

Mularkey’s statements that my head coach interview with the Titans was a sham, I was devastated and humiliated. By joining this case, I am hoping to turn that experience into a positive and make lasting change and create true equal opportunity in the future.” The Titans denied the allegations, saying in a statement that their coaching search “was a thoughtful and competitive process fully in keeping with NFL guidelines and our own organizational values,” and adding: “No decision was made, and no decision was communicated, prior to the completion of all interviews.” Flores was fired by the Dolphins in January after a second straight winning season. He is now an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers. In his original lawsuit, he accused Dolphins owner Stephen Ross of offering him $100,000 per loss by the Dolphins during the 2019 season in a failed attempt secure the top overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft. The amended lawsuit says that Flores “memorialized Mr. Ross’ desire to have Miami lose games” in a Dec. 4, 2019 memo to General Manager Chris Grier and other Dolphins executives. “In this letter, Mr. Flores detailed the toxicity that existed

within the organization and explained the unreasonable position he was being placed in by the team ownership and upper management,” the lawsuit says. The amended suit says that Flores “has been the subject of blatant retaliation” by the NFL, the Texans and the Dolphins since filing his original lawsuit. The suit says the Texans’ organization “retaliated against Mr. Flores by removing him for consideration for its Head Coach vacancy due to his decision to file this action and speak publicly about systemic discrimination in the NFL.” The Texans instead hired Lovie Smith. He was one of two Black head coaches hired this offseason by NFL teams among 10 head coaching vacancies leaguewide. The Dolphins hired Mike McDaniel, who is multiracial. Smith, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Todd Bowles and the Steelers’ Mike Tomlin are the NFL’s three active Black head coaches. The Texans said in a statement Thursday that their head coaching search “was very thorough and inclusive” and that Flores “remained a candidate until the very end,” adding: “In the end, we made the decision to hire Lovie Smith as our head coach and we believe he is the best fit for our team

moving forward. It was a very fluid process that allowed us to spend time with a number of quality candidates. We are proud of our decision and will vigorously defend our process.” The league and the teams named in Flores’s initial lawsuit denied the allegations. The NFL has named attorney Mary Jo White to lead its investigation of Flores’s tanking claims against the Dolphins. Commissioner Roger Goodell and other league leaders have said they will consider all options to improve the NFL’s minority hiring. The league enacted a series of diversity measures at the recently completed annual meetings in Palm Beach, Fla., including a new requirement for each team to have a minority coach in a significant role on its offensive staff. The NFL also announced the formation of a new committee of outside advisers on diversity issues. Flores’s amended lawsuit dismissed that step as “an obvious public relations stunt” by the NFL and proposed a series of measures that would include the appointment of an independent monitor.

And lastly, the disparaging remarks he’d made about Derek Jeter. His close relationship with Alex Rodriguez also didn’t help. But while Steinbrenner has continued to spend, he has also made the point that there needs to come a time when the Yankee player development system will produce enough of a young core of players (as it did in the early ‘90s with Bernie Williams, Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada) that over-the-threshold payrolls won’t be necessary. A major component to accomplish this is analytics, which critics claim Cashman has over-emphasized. As last year in particular demonstrated, the Yankees

are not a fundamentally sound team and they have also failed repeatedly in drafting and developing quality frontline starting pitchers. The 2021 Yankees made 50 outs on the bases, fifth-most in the majors, and they tied the Royals for the most outs at home with 22. At the same time, neither of their two latest top homegrown starting pitchers, Clarke Schmidt or Deivi Garcia, was able to secure a spot in the rotation. They unfortunately remain the top-rated starters in their system, which doesn’t bode well for Steinbrenner’s vision of developing his own starting pitching — generally one of the most expensive commodities in baseball (see: Cole) — to help keep future payrolls in

line. This is why it is almost imperative for Luis Severino to finally fulfill his great promise this year. For two sterling seasons, 2017-2018, Severino gave every indication of being that first, long-awaited dominant homegrown Yankee starting pitcher since Pettitte, but after signing a fouryear/$40 million extension in 2019 he’s been nothing but hurt. Interestingly, the most successful starter to come out of the system last year — the 5-11 lefty Nestor Cortes — had twice previously been cast off by them because he didn’t fit the analytics mold of a 6-5 gas thrower. Despite the embarrassment of last year, and the continuing rash of injuries

to plague the Yankees over the last three seasons, Cashman chose to double down on the analytics this winter, hiring four new coaches — hitting coaches Dillon Lawson and Casey Dykes, first base coach Travis Chapman, and assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel — all of whom have strong analytic backgrounds. Other than Chapman (one at-bat), none of them ever played in the majors, not that that should necessarily matter. What does matter is that Steinbrenner also has bought into analytics in a big way and remains fully supportive of Cashman despite the 12-year World Series drought and payrolls consistently first or second in baseball. Every

team is now fully vested in analytics, none of them seemingly more so than the Yankees or the Rays in their own division. There is no doubt Steinbrenner has privately seethed at seeing the Rays, in his own Tampa backyard, finishing first in the AL East the past two seasons and ahead of the Yankees the last three years on a payroll of roughly one-third of theirs. Clearly, the Rays have done a much better job with their analytics in evaluating and developing players while stressing the fundamentals of the game. For that reason, 2022 figures to be a pivotal season for Cashman. For $250 million, Steinbrenner has a right to expect deep-into-October baseball in the Bronx.

Derby by finishing second by a nose to Mo Donegal in the Remsen last December. Mo Donegal is the 5-2 morningline favorite in the Wood Memorial. Third choice Emmanuel, at 5-1, is hoping to bounce back from a fourth-place finish in the Fountain of Youth on March 5. It was the first loss for the colt trained by Todd Pletcher. Here’s the thing: Saturday is the last chance for many possibles to earn enough points to qualify for the Kentucky Derby. True, there’s

next Saturday’s Lexington Stakes at Keeneland. But that finale offers a combined 34 qualifying points, far below this Saturday’s windfall. Remember, the Derby is limited to 20 horses. Smile Happy currently sits 17th on the leaderboard with 30 points. Zandon is 25th with 14 points. Mo Donegal is 26th with just 12 points. Emmanuel is 34th with just five points. Messier, the even-money favorite for the Santa Anita Derby, currently has zero Derby qualifying points.

That’s because his secondplace finish in the Los Alamitos Derby last December and his February triumph in the Robert B Lewis both came under Bob Baffert, whose horses are ineligible for Derby points thanks to the twoyear ban Churchill handed Baffert after 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit tested positive for a substance banned on race days. In preparation for Saturday, Messier was moved into Tim Yakteen’s barn. Blackadder, also previously trained by Baffert, was switched to

Rodolphe Brisset in preparation for the Blue Grass. Then there’s Rattle N Roll. Also trained by McPeek, he sits 21st on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with 20 points. So, despite finishing fourth in the Louisiana Derby just two weeks ago, McPeek is taking a shot with the colt in the Blue Grass. “It was a last-minute decision to run Rattle N Roll,” McPeek told Keeneland after Wednesday’s post-position draw. “He has been training real well the past two days and he won a Grade 1 (here)

last fall. I think he will like an off track and I want to run him in the mud.” Indeed, we should mention that Saturday’s weather forecast for the Blue Grass is far from ideal -- a high of 45 degrees with a 38% chance of morning rain or snow. That’s right. Snow. It doesn’t matter, though. This weekend is it. For most of the Derby aspirants, after Saturday, you’re either in or you’re out.

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2022 NFL mock draft: Two-round projections Eddie Brown The San Diego Union-Tribune

A month might as well be a year when discussing the NFL news cycle. A month ago, Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner were still Seahawks and Matt Ryan was still a Falcon. A month ago, Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes still had hopes of throwing passes to Davante Adams and Tyreek Hill, respectively, next season. A month ago, Deshaun Watson wasn’t guaranteed to make $230 million over the next five seasons ... from the Browns. Between all of the trades and the first wave of free agency, the NFL’s second season (I refuse to call it an offseason anymore) continues to dominate the headlines. With less than a month to go before the draft kicks off on April 28 in Las Vegas, we haven’t seen the last trade and there are still plenty of talented free agents left in the pool. I can’t wait to see what’s next. MOCK PREAMBLE This is an attempt at figuring out the best players available in this season’s draft class, and which teams they’d match up well with considering the draft order courtesy of tankathon.com. The closer we get to draft day, the more I attempt to match what teams will actually do with their draft picks as opposed to what I believe they should do. Last season, I was the fourth most accurate NFL draft prognosticator in print according to The Huddle Report. I’m tied for seventh overall (out of 133) over the past five years. The NFL draft has become a nice appetizer before our main course in September. A mock version of said draft is meant to educate, and even entertain. At very least, it helps you pass the time. Follow me on Twitter UTEddieBrown so we can continue the conversation. Here’s my updated 2022 NFL mock draft, now through three rounds including compensatory picks: FIRST ROUND 1. Jacksonville (3-14) — Aidan Hutchinson, Edge, Michigan, Sr. The Jaguars have invested in the offensive line during free agency and they have two young lineman who could still pan out (Walker Little and Jawaan Taylor). Jacksonville has drafted an edge rusher in the first round two of the last three years, but have only produced 50 sacks total since 2020 — tied for secondfewest in the NFL during that span. Hutchinson’s season was shades of Chase Young’s 2019 dominant campaign, culminating in him finishing second in the Heisman voting. He’s a high-floor prospect who wins with technique and strength. Top needs: Edge, OL, LB 2. Detroit (3-13-1) — Travon Walker, Edge, Georgia, Jr. The Lions have been near the bottom of the league in sacks and QB pressure rate the last three seasons, and there simply isn’t a quarterback available worthy of this pick. Walker’s size gives him an advantage over Kayvon Thibodeaux in Detroit’s system. He offers premium versatility and immense power. Walker is an elite run defender, but will need to sharpen his technique to become a more consistent pass rusher. Top needs: QB, Edge, S 3. Houston (4-13) — Evan Neal, T, Alabama, Jr. Thankfully for the Texans, every position is one of need, so it’ll be hard to mess this up (even for them). Davis Mills could have been the top quarterback in this class had he stayed another year at Stanford, so Houston will pass on a signal-caller here. Neal is a physical specimen (6-foot-7, 337 pounds) who improved every season in Tuscaloosa and thrived at both tackle positions and left guard. Top needs: OL, DB, RB 4. N.Y. Jets (4-13) — Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati, Jr. The Jets haven’t had a cornerback in the Pro Bowl since Darrelle Revis in 2015. Gardner made it through the playoff loss to Alabama unscathed. He finished his collegiate career with 1,100-plus snaps, nine interceptions and zero touchdowns allowed. Gardner’s combine was flawless. Top needs: Edge, CB, WR 5. N.Y. Giants (4-13) — Ikem Ekwonu, T, NC State, So. The Giants need to add toughness and athleticism to their offensive line. If the Jaguars pass on Hutchinson, it’ll likely be for Ekwonu. He was the most dominant run-blocking tackle in the Power-5 conferences this season — it really wasn’t close — and I envision him thriving at tackle or guard in the NFL. Top needs: OL,

Edge, LB 6. Carolina (5-12) — Charles Cross, T, Mississippi St., So. The Panthers need to consider moving down if they’re targeting a quarterback in the first round — they’ve been connected to Kenny Pickett. Otherwise, it’s clear they need to upgrade the offensive line. Cross is a powerful blocker who developed into a dominant pass protector last season and could end up cracking the top-10 come draft day. Top needs: QB, OL, Edge 7. N.Y. Giants from Chicago (6-11) — Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame, Jr. The Giants surprisingly terminated the contract of last year’s defensive captain Logan Ryan at the beginning of free agency. Hamilton is a hybrid playmaker who combines the versatility of Isaiah Simmons with instincts that are reminiscent of Hall of Famer Ed Reed. Those who pick nits with his 40-yard dash times are digging really deep for criticism. Top needs: OL, Edge, LB 8. Atlanta (7-10) — Drake London, WR, USC, Jr. The Falcons current wide receiver room included Auden Tate, KhaDarel Hodge, Olamide Zaccheaus (a restricted free agent), Damiere Byrd, Frank Darby and Chad Hansen. London led the nation in contested catches with 19 and he only played eight games after his season ended with a broken ankle. His size, athleticism, route-running and flair for the spectacular catch will make him a problem for defensive coordinators in the NFL. London recently moved his individual pro day to April 15 after suffering a mild hamstring strain during preparation. Top needs: WR, Edge, S 9. Seattle from Denver (7-10) — Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon, So. If the Seahawks draft a quarterback, it won’t be here. They’ll either wait until the second round, where they currently have picks No. 40 and 41. Or they will package those selections to move up into the backend of the first round. No matter how much GM John Schneider needs to address the O-line or defensive backfield, he hardly ever invests early picks in those positions. So I’m giving them a pass rusher. Only the Ravens allowed more passing yards than Seattle last season. Thibodeaux is a top tier athlete who wins with speed. His ceiling is massively high, but it might take a few years for his technique and toolbox to catch up to his talent. The narrative coming out of Indy was Thibodeaux came off as “cocky” in his interviews with teams. The same thing was said about Micah Parsons last year. Top needs: QB, OL, CB 10. N.Y. Jets from Seattle (7-10) — Jermaine Johnson, Edge, Florida St., Sr. The success of Robert Saleh’s defensive scheme is predicated on creating pressure on the quarterback without blitzing. Johnson is capable of being three-down player as a potentially elite run defender and an underrated pass rusher. Top needs: Edge, CB, WR 11. Washington (7-10) — Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio St., Jr. The Commanders dealt for Carson Wentz so I doubt they will invest this pick in the position. Wilson’s ability to threaten a defense at every level would pair nicely with Terry McLaurin, who has recently entered into contract extension talks with the team. Top needs: WR, CB, G 12. Minnesota (8-9) — Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU, Jr. Who better to mentor the former Tiger All-American cornerback than a former Tiger All-American cornerback, veteran Patrick Peterson, who recently resigned with the Vikings. Stingley features rare ball-tracking skills that make him a threat to take the ball away anytime it’s in his vicinity. As an 18-year-old, he produced one of the most impressive true freshman seasons in college football history in 2019. Durability has been a concern ever since. He’s a top-five talent, but there’s still a lot of questions surrounding him. Top needs: DB, G, Edge 13. Houston from Cleveland (8-9) — George Karlaftis, Edge, Purdue, Jr. There are much worse strategies than selecting a pass protector and pass rusher with your two first round picks. All roads lead to the quarterback when it comes to team-building. New coach Lovie Smith is familiar with Karlaftis from his days in the Big Ten West. He has been one of the most consistent pass rushers in the nation during his three seasons in West Lafayette. His inside-outside versatility, and overwhelming power could make him a star at the next

level. Top needs: OL, DB, RB 14. Baltimore (8-9) — Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah, Jr. The Ravens were beaten by the Rams in a duel for Bobby Wagner’s services. Here, the best linebacker in this draft falls right in their lap. The Otay Ranch product can rush the passer (he had seven sacks), impact the run game and make plays in coverage -- he had four interceptions this season. Top needs: DL, CB, C 15. Philadelphia from Miami (9-8) — Chris Olave, WR, Ohio St., Sr. Drafting Jalen Reagor over Justin Jefferson remains a mystery to me. It’s rare a route technician with reliable hands can also run as fast as Olave. The Mission Hills product might have made it into the first round had he left school last year and it wouldn’t surprise me if he cracks the top-20. He’d pair nicely with DeVonta Smith and go along way in correcting the Reagor mistake. Top needs: WR, DL, LB 16. New Orleans from Philadelphia through Indianapolis (9-8) — Trevor Penning, T, Northern Iowa, Jr. Some think the Saints are stockpiling first-rounders in order to package them and move up for one of the quarterbacks. I believe they made the deal with the Eagles to leapfrog the Chargers for one of the top-four offensive tackles to replace Terron Armstead. Penning finished tied for 10th in the Walter Payton Award voting, an award given to the most outstanding offensive player in Division I FCS. He faced superior competition in Mobile for the Senior Bowl and didn’t flinch while showcasing his athleticism at the combine. Top needs: WR, OL, DL 17. L.A. Chargers (9-8) — Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington, Jr. The Chargers addressed their porous run defense with the signings of Sebastian Joseph-Day and Austin Johnson. While J.C. Jackson was a splash signing, Michael Davis struggled mightily in coverage and against the run last season. McDuffie plays bigger than his 5-11 frame. He’s one of the surest tacklers at the position in this draft class and his instincts are elite. Top needs: OL, CB, DL 18. Philadelphia from New Orleans (9-8) — Jordan Davis, DL, Georgia, Sr. The Eagles resigned veteran Fletcher Cox to a one-year deal, but I’d be surprised if he’s on the roster in 2023. At 6-foot-6, 340 pounds, the Outland and Bednarik trophy winner is an immovable object who could anchor the Eagles’ run defense for years to come. His 4.78-second 40-yard dash in Indy suggests there’s some potential as a pass disruptor as well. Top needs: WR, DL, LB 19. New Orleans from Philadelphia (9-8) — Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama, Jr. The Saints desperately need someone to stretch the field opposite of Michael Thomas. Williams is a home run hitter with game-breaking speed. He’s also a weapon on special teams, as a returner — he returned two kicks for touchdowns in 2021 — and in coverage. The dynamic receiver injured his left knee against Georgia, but still grades out as a firstrounder if his rehabilitation remains on schedule. Top needs: WR, OL, DL 20. Pittsburgh (9-7-1) — Malik Willis, QB, Liberty, Sr. Mitch Trubisky is making premium backup quarterback money, which means he’s currently not the long-term solution at the position for the Steelers. The buzz coming out of Mobile was Pittsburgh was crushing on Willis, much like they did with Najee Harris last year. Willis’ dynamic mobility and strong arm were certainly on display there, in Indy and at his pro day. There are serious accuracy issues that will need to be ironed out in the NFL, but I’d trust Mike Tomlin and his staff to help Willis reach his full potential over almost anybody else. Top needs: QB, WR, DL 21. New England (10-7) — Zion Johnson, OL, Boston College, Sr. My gut says Bill Belichick will go defense here, but the Patriots need to fortify Mac Jones’ protection. Johnson is a team captain-caliber player who thrived at left tackle and guard, but he projects as an impact interior lineman in the NFL. He played center most of the week in Mobile, and was impressive, considering he had never played the position before. Top needs: Edge, G, WR 22. Green Bay from Las Vegas (107) — Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas, Jr. I’ll be shocked if the Packers fail to draft a wide receiver in the first round, again. Burks is a vertical

threat, but also features immense YAC ability — he broke 15 tackles on 66 receptions this season. Top needs: WR, OL, LB 23. Arizona (11-6) — Devonte Wyatt, DL, Georgia, Sr. The Cardinals actually have quite a few needs for a playoff team. The top-five wide receivers are off the board, so they address their defensive line here. Wyatt’s first step is as good as it gets in this draft class. His explosiveness and agility are elite for his size (6-foot-3, 315 pounds). Top needs: WR, CB, DL 24. Dallas (12-5) — Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia, Jr. Leighton Vander Esch resigned, but the Cowboys still need a linebacker who frees up Micah Parsons to focus primarily on rushing the passer. Luke Gifford isn’t it. Murmurings about Dean’s size not translating well to the next level have hurt his draft stock. It certainly didn’t hurt the Butkus Award winner in the SEC, where the tape showed a dynamic blitzer who is capable of making plays all over the field. Top needs: LB, DL, G 25. Buffalo (11-6) — Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida, Jr. Levi Wallace signed with Pittsburgh and Tre’Davious White is currently rehabbing an ACL injury. Elam is a 6-foot-2 corner with elite ball skills who fine-tuned his technique after an underwhelming sophomore season. His game is built on speed and physicality, which you normally don’t see in the same toolkit. Top needs: OL, CB, WR 26. Tennessee (12-5) — Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh, Sr. The Titans could create $17.8 million in cap space by releasing or trading Ryan Tannehill as a pre-June 1 designation in 2023. Pickett has good size, overall athleticism and solid arm talent, but needs to work on his anticipation throws and his comfort within the pocket. His hand size (or lack there of) has been a story, but he handled himself perfectly in Mobile at the Senior Bowl, and at the combine, where every team who interviewed him came away impressed. Top needs: WR, OL, CB 27. Tampa Bay (13-4) — Kenyon Green, OL, Texas A&M, Jr. The Buccaneers lost starting guards Ali Marpet (retirement) and Alex Cappa (free agency), but resigned center Ryan Jensen and traded for Patriots starter Shaq Mason. Left guard remains a glaring need. The former five-star recruit can play either guard or tackle at a high level — Green made starts at every single offensive line position except center this season. Top needs: OL, DL, TE 28. Green Bay (13-4) — Tyler Linderbaum, C, Iowa, Jr. The Packers utilized seven different offensive line combinations with nine different players taking meaningful snaps during the 2021 season. Drafting the Rimington Trophy winner and unanimous All-American would be a steal here. Linderbaum was a multisport athlete in high school who earned multiple letters in wrestling, track, baseball and football. He’s a top-10 player in this draft class, but will likely be drafted later because he plays center only. Top needs: WR, OL, LB 29. Kansas City from Miami through San Francisco (10-7) — Daxton Hill, DB, Michigan, Jr. Charvarius Ward and Mike Hughes both bolted during the first wave of free agency, while it remains to be seen if Tyrann Mathieu will return. Hill features a mix of athleticism, intelligence and instincts that enables him to play every position in the defensive backfield. He will need to tamp down his tendency to gamble, but that’s part of being a playmaker sometimes. Top needs: WR, CB, Edge 30. Kansas City (12-5) — George Pickens, WR, Georgia, Jr. JuJu Smith-Schuster will almost certainly run most of his routes out of the slot with Marquez Valdes-Scantling likely being utilized as a field stretcher. Pickens is big (6-foot-3, 200 pounds) and strong with an impressive catch radius. There aren’t many one-on-one battles he won’t win. I originally thought off-field and durability concerns could hurt his draft stock, but it doesn’t appear to be doing so. Top needs: WR, CB, Edge 31. Cincinnati (10-7) — Bernhard Raimann, OL, Central Michigan, Sr. The Bengals have actually done a really good job of rebuilding their offensive line with the additions of La’el Collins, Ted Karras and Alex Cappa. Raimann is surprisingly polished for only having two years of experience at tackle. The former tight end graded out as one of the best

offensive lineman in the country last season, according to Pro Football Focus. He allowed zero pressures over his last six games of 2021 and could move inside to challenge Jackson Carman at left guard if need be. Top needs: CB, TE, DL 32. Detroit from L.A. Rams (12-5) — Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati, Sr. If there’s a quarterback the Lions fall in love with, he’ll likely be selected here. Ridder is the most pro-ready signal-caller in the draft. He’s a field general with solid anticipation, a good arm and is athletic enough to make plays outside of the pocket. Coaching should be able to help refine his technique in the NFL and help improve some fixable accuracy issues. Top needs: QB, Edge, S SECOND ROUND 33. Jacksonville — Quay Walker, LB, Georgia, Sr. 34. Detroit — Lewis Cine, S, Georgia, Jr. 35. N.Y. Jets — Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota St., Sr. 36. N.Y. Giants — David Ojabo, Edge, Michigan, Jr. 37. Houston — Breece Hall, RB, Iowa St., Jr. 38. N.Y. Jets from Carolina — Tyler Smith, T, Tulsa, So. 39. Chicago — Roger McCreary, CB, Auburn, Sr. The Bears will need to add two cornerbacks this offseason so Jaylon Johnson won’t have to continue to chase top receivers all over the field. McCreary simply doesn’t allow much separation and he’s battletested out of the SEC. He’s capable of thriving in man and zone. Top needs: WR, OL, CB 40. Seattle from Denver — Matt Corral, QB, Mississippi, Jr. 41. Seattle — Tariq Woolen, CB, Texas-San Antonio, Sr. 42. Indianapolis from Washington — Skyy Moore, WR, Western Michigan, So. Moore would work well opposite Michael Pittman Jr. His elite agility makes him a nightmare in the open field, but he’s even more difficult to bring down if a defender gets their hands on him — he broke a FBShigh 26 tackles last year. Top needs: WR, OL, CB 43. Atlanta — Boye Mafe, Edge, Minnesota, Sr. 44. Cleveland — Jahan Dotson, WR, Penn St., Sr. Dotson would pair nicely with recent addition Amari Cooper. He features the game-breaking speed to beat defenses at all three levels and is good against press coverage despite his size (5-11, 185). He has very good hands and is a very capable blocker. Top needs: WR, OL, DL 45. Baltimore — Travis Jones, DL, Connecticut, Jr. 46. Minnesota — Logan Hall, DL, Houston, Jr. 47. Washington from Indianapolis — Darian Kinnard, OL, Kentucky, Sr. 48. Chicago from L.A. Chargers — Jalen Tolbert, WR, South Alabama, Sr. 49. New Orleans — Perrion Winfrey, DL, Oklahoma, Sr. 50. Kansas City from Miami — Arnold Ebiketie, Edge, Penn St., Sr. 51. Philadelphia — Leo Chenal, LB, Wisconsin, Jr. 52. Pittsburgh — Nicholas PetitFrere, T, Ohio St., Jr. 53. Green Bay from Las Vegas -Chad Muma, LB, Wyoming, Jr. 54. New England -- Kyler Gordon, CB, Washington, Jr. 55. Arizona — Andrew Booth Jr., CB, Clemson, Jr. 56. Dallas — Cameron Thomas, Edge, San Diego St., Jr. 57. Buffalo — Daniel Faalele, T, Minnesota, Sr. 58. Atlanta from Tennessee — Kenneth Walker III, RB, Michigan St., Jr. 59. Green Bay — Jaquan Brisker, S, Penn St., Sr. 60. Tampa Bay — Trey McBride, TE, Colorado St., Sr. 61. San Francisco — Sean Rhyan, OL, UCLA, Jr. The 49ers need to fortify their offensive line and Rhyan provides value at both tackle and guard (where he’ll likely challenge to start right away). Top needs: OL, CB, Edge 62. Kansas City — Jalen Pitre, DB, Baylor, Sr. 63. Cincinnati — Coby Bryant, CB, Cincinnati, Sr. 64. Denver from L.A. Rams — Nik Bonitto, Edge, Oklahoma, Jr. Bonitto is slightly undersized for an edge defender, but he’s a dynamic pass rusher and relentless in his pursuit of running backs. He’s capable in coverage as well. Top needs: S, LB, T

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Aging dog’s care becomes obstacle in relationship Dear Abby, I’m in a seven-year relationship with a beautiful woman I love and would do anything in the world for. I feel she would do the same for me. She has a dog, “Preston,” who she loves and who has been with her since puppyhood. At 16, Preston is failDEAR ABBY ing badly and is on his last legs. There is no doubt his time is coming. We had planned on meeting my son and grandchildren for a family celebration after a seven-hour drive. Her plan was to accompany me, but now, because of Preston’s condition, she has changed her mind. I understand that. However, she’s now angry that I am going alone. I spend every day with her and go out of my way always to support her. She has no grandchildren, having lost her only daughter two decades ago. I will be gone for only a weekend and return in plenty of time to be with her afterward. I haven’t seen my three granddaughters in a year, and who knows when I will again. Should I feel guilty about leaving her and the dog? I am stuck in the middle here, and am going to upset her or my son’s family no matter what I do. Man In The Middle

JEANNE PHILLIPS

You stated that your significant other’s only child died 20 years ago. It is possible that puppy Preston became like a child to her, and losing him is causing her to revisit the loss of her daughter. If there is any way to manage it, postpone the visit with your son and his family until later in the year, after Preston’s passing, or have them come to you. If that’s not possible, because it’s only a weekend, go see your son and your grandkids but remain in contact with her from afar during the visit.

Dear Abby, My first husband was abusive, and I divorced him after less than four years of marriage. We had two daughters. In 2016, I remarried, this time to a loving, caring man. My oldest daughter was my maid of honor. A year after our wedding, she married her soul mate. Her father and I, including our current spouses, paid for their reception. Since 2017, this daughter has continually asked us for financial assistance. At first we helped, but after a terrible argument, we drew the line, and she decided to sever our relationship completely. She sees us occasionally during holidays and is cordial, but she doesn’t call or text for my birthday or Mother’s Day, which is very hurtful. I don’t know where to turn, except to pray. I don’t want to be estranged anymore. I miss her terribly, but do not want to be financially taken advantage of any longer. Any advice would help. Heartbroken In Delaware Would you really like to receive birthday and Mother’s Day greetings knowing they didn’t come from the heart and that you were paying for them? This is what your daughter’s actions have revealed. You have not caused this estrangement; she has, because you turned off the spigot. I’m sure you are hurting, because that is what your daughter intends. Since prayer hasn’t helped you cope with this, consult a licensed mental health professional, and I suspect you will have better results. You have my sympathy.

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Dark Side of the Horse

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are clever, quick-witted, fun-loving and always ready with a kind word that can lift another’s spirits and put a spring in their stride. Indeed, interaction with you is never dull, and most often results in a general improvement in one’s overall mood and outlook — so powerful is your own positivity and ability to laugh and get others to laugh with you. You do have a serious side, and at times you may actually withdraw from others and succumb to self-indulgence, but such phases do not last long. Though you are not always in the right, you always behave as if you are — and the strength of your convictions can see you through times of difficulty. You tend to hide your darker emotions out of public view and keep any inner turmoil to yourself, and only those who are closest to you understand the many currents that run deep within you. Also born on this date are: Kristen Stewart, actress; Hugh Hefner, publisher; Elle Fanning, actress; Dennis Quaid, actor; Jay Baruchel, actor; Paulina Porizkova, actress and model; Cynthia Nixon, actress; Michael Learned, actress; Avery Schreiber, comedian; Paul Robeson, actor. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. SUNDAY, APRIL 10 ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’re not likely to stay in your comfort zone for long today — but is the change something you’ve manifested, or is it being forced on you? TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Now is not the time to buck the system, for it can actually bring some good things into your life at this time if you work it very creatively.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Someone you know may be having trouble, but who and why proves to be puzzling. You’ll want to investigate and learn more by day’s end. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Showboating isn’t likely to win you the results you’re after today — or the response you’d hoped for even from your friends. Cool it for now. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Your concern over someone in the thick of things reflects your concern for yourself, too, for you know you’re in a very similar situation. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Listen to the warnings provided to you today, and change your plans accordingly. You’ll find that you’re not as vulnerable as some others. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You may be singled out today for a very strange reason, but you can still parlay this into a major success — if not now, then very soon. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Take care that your criticism of someone’s work is about the overall quality of the work, and not merely a difference in taste. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You can avoid many small dangers today, but one is likely to sneak up on you and force your hand. Afterward, clean up the mess! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — That which you cannot explain takes up much of your time today as a central concern. Are you giving this too much attention? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Approval isn’t likely to come your way today — at least not in the way you had hoped. Still, you should be able to stay the course. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You may be reminded about the passage of time today as a friend resurfaces and shares memories of something that you, too, remember fondly.

Daily Maze

Goren bridge WITH BOB JONES

As dealer, what call would you make?

WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ Q 1 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold:

Q 5 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold:

♠KJ♥QJ87652♦KQ2♣9

♠ K Q 10 7 6 3 ♥ K 10 9 ♦ 4 ♣ A 6 4

As dealer, what call would you make?

SOUTH 1♠ ?

Q 2 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold:

What call would you make?

WEST Pass

NORTH 2♦

NORTH 2♠

EAST Pass

Q 6 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold:

♠ A K Q J 5 3 ♥ J 10 ♦ J 9 ♣ K 7 6 SOUTH 1♠ ?

WEST 2♥

EAST Pass

What call would you make?

♠ Void ♥ A J 10 9 8 6 3 ♦ 7 4 ♣ K 10 6 4

As dealer, what call would you make? Q 4 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ 4 ♥ K Q 9 ♦ A J 10 9 ♣ A K 9 8 3

EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH 1♣ 1♥ Pass 2♣* Pass ? *Heart raise, invitational values

What call would you make? Look for answers on Tuesday. (Bob Jones welcomes readers’ e-mails: tcaeditors@ tribpub.com)

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Q 3 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold:

♠ 10 8 6 ♥ A K 10 7 6 4 ♦ A Q 8 ♣ 7

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Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS 1 Noah’s refuge 4 Alma __ 9 Close 13 Root beer topper 15 Sun-dried brick 16 Spanish bull 17 Carry 18 Dance from Cuba 19 Blow your top 20 Cruel 22 Sharp tools 23 Hasn’t the ability to 24 Heir, often 26 Resistant to infection 29 Trembles 34 __ up; gets emotional 35 Boot camp no-no 36 Decay 37 Wartime partner 38 TV’s Mandel 39 One of the martial arts 40 Jamie __ Curtis 41 More miffed 42 __ towels; kitchen roll 43 Abated 45 Small-headed drum 46 Womanizer 47 Crumbly cheese 48 Frozen waffle 51 Constant 56 As __ as molasses 57 Street uprisings 58 Fuel, for some 60 Yank 61 Oakley or Potts 62 Wood shaper 63 Beatty & others 64 Grains planted 65 Ready, __, go! DOWN 1 Toward a ship’s stern 2 Den or parlor 3 “Kiss Me, __”; Broadway musical 4 Member of the military

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5 Grown-up 6 Heavy book 7 Decreases 8 Give comfort to 9 Leave high and dry 10 Dirty trick 11 Hankering 12 Sock tips 14 One of the planets 21 Campbell’s soup containers 25 Weird 26 Know-__; smart aleck 27 Noisy brawl 28 Fellows 29 Sutured 30 Salon sweepings 31 Burst 32 Cowboy competition 33 Tempest 35 Wet blanket 38 Central American nation 39 Kingston’s location

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Non Sequitur

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‘Bridgerton’ returns with the eldest brother seeking a bride as Lady Whistledown keeps society in whispers

Subscriptions? In this economy? Free alternatives for watching, reading and listening By HEATHER KELLY Washington Post

On its own, $12.99 a month might sound like a perfectly reasonable amount of money to spend on staying fit. That’s the monthly price for a Peloton app membership, which comes with unlimited videos of chipper fitness instructors and workout tracking. But what if after a good sweat you like to relax with “Love is Blind” on Netflix ($15.49 a month), then pop on the latest Audible book ($14.95 a month) while you run errands, or stay at home and order things you don’t need on Amazon Prime ($14.99 a month) until it’s time to cook the groceries you had delivered via Instacart Express ($9.99 a month) while rocking out to new tunes on Spotify ($9.99). You’ve had a lovely day, but, with recent inflation and rising gas prices, the total ($79.40) might be more money than you can afford right now. To start saving, consider swapping out paid entertainment with some free options.

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From left, Charithra Chandran, Simone Ashley, Shelley Conn and Jonathan Bailey in “Bridgerton.” Liam Daniel/Netflix/TNS

New love, old gossip By KATE FELDMAN New York Daily News

Daphne and the Duke may be happily married, but luckily for Lady Whistledown, the ton is never short on relationship drama. The second season of Netflix’s hit “Bridgerton,” which returned March 25, finds eldest Bridgerton brother Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) ready to settle down — or whatever his version of that looks like — with a wife like he was literally born to do. With his eye set on newcomer Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran), Anthony finds himself squaring off against her older sister Kate (“Sex Education” alum Simone Ashley), who only wants what’s best for her sister, or so she says. Set to another soundtrack of orchestral remixes of Madonna, Alanis Morissette and Rihanna, this year’s smut-fest is again the story of those who have and those who want. And at the top of that food chain is not the Queen of England, but rather the town’s anonymous gossip writer, who to viewers is no longer anonymous. But while Penelope Featherington’s secret identity was spilled at the end of last season, she’s managed to keep her byline confidential from everyone else. That doesn’t mean she’s still the same stealthy sleuth she was last time we saw her, Nicola Coughlan promised. “She’s definitely grown up somewhat. She’s gone

Nicola Coughlan plays Penelope Featherington, who was revealed as Lady Whistledown at the conclusion of the first season of “Bridgerton.” Netflix

through some very adult things: she’s lost her father, she’s betrayed her cousin. She’s definitely matured a little bit,” the 35-year-old Irish actress told the Daily News. “She’s also sort of realizing how powerful she is. There’s a level of arrogance to her that we didn’t see last See GOSSIP C2

Peeling back the layers of Queen Charlotte ‘Bridgerton’s’ Golda Rosheuvel on her iconic character By BETHONIE BUTLER Washington Post

“Bridgerton” returned March 25 with a new Regency-era love story for us to follow, as Viscount Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) decides to settle down in the name of fulfilling his family duty. The season sets up a love triangle between Anthony and two newcomers to the ton: Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran), the practical marriage choice, and her tradition-eschewing sister Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley), with whom the Viscount shares a dizzyingly passionate connection. Season 2 doesn’t have as much bodice-ripping as the show’s first season, but it does feature more of the fan favorite Queen Charlotte, played to scene-stealing delight by Golda Rosheuvel. The royal tastemaker is intent on finding out the

identity of Lady Whistledown, the anonymous gossipmonger exposing the secrets (and hypocrisy) of London’s elite. It was while filming the eight-episode second season that Rosheuvel learned her role would expand even Golda Rosheuvel further — plays Queen into a forthCharlotte in coming pre“Bridgerton.” Netflix quel about the younger versions of Queen Charlotte; the Bridgerton family matriarch, Violet (Ruth Gemmell); and Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh). “It’s

written by Shonda Rhimes, which is like a dream come true,” Rosheuvel said. As it turns out, Rhimes has been inspiring Rosheuvel since long before she donned the queen’s heavy crown. The London-based actress talked to The Washington Post earlier this month about the latest season of the Netflix series, the “Bridgerton” fan base and finding the “vulnerability” of her beloved character.

If you’re paying for multiple video-streaming accounts, try rotating which subscriptions are active so you pay for only one at a time. April could be dedicated to bingeing Star Trek on Paramount Plus, and May for catching up on K-dramas on Netflix. Or you can stop all of them and try these free options. If you have a television set and no cable, get an HDTV antenna and you can watch PBS, the big networks, and some local channels. NBC’s streaming service Peacock has a free version that requires sitting through some ads, but in exchange, you can watch b-list TV shows and movies, or re-binge on old sitcoms or dramas you haven’t thought about in years. You can get a lot through your local library with apps like Kanopy, which is filled with high-quality movies you may have missed, and Hoopla, which has more-obscure titles. All you need is your library card and possibly a pin number. Other free options include a mix of live and streaming options often with ads, such as Pluto TV, IMDBtv, Fox’s Tubi TV, Roku’s own channel, Crackle and Vudu which is known more for paid rentals but also has free content. And, of course, there’s always YouTube’s years worth of footage to dig through, including free movies. There also are quite a few ways to get the big subscriptions through free offers, at least for a while. For example, when you buy a new Apple device, it comes with three months of Apple TV Plus. Verizon offers free access to Hulu, Disney Plus and ESPN Plus to new customers on its most expensive 5G plan, and limited trials of some on its cheaper plans. Check with your cellular provider on any offers, and look for trials when you purchase any new hardware. Check out other memberships you might have, such as Target Circle, which offers free Apple services including Arcade, Fitness Plus and iCloud for four months and longer. See FREE C2

Q: Queen Charlotte has a much bigger role this season. Do you have any sense of whether that is because you were such a fan favorite in Season 1? A: Oh gosh, you hope so, don’t you? The fans have been absolutely fantastic. As far as I’m concerned, See QUEEN C2 Instead of paying for a streaming service you could be watching free TV, like “Sanditon” on PBS. PBS

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Getting enough rest can help your physique Study: Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat By TERRI MALLOY Mayo Clinic News Network

ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat

inside the belly. Findings from a randomized controlled crossover study led by Naima Covassin, Ph.D., a cardiovascular medicine researcher at Mayo Clinic, show that lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat area and an 11% increase in abdominal visceral fat, compared to control sleep. Visceral fat is deposited deep inside the abdomen around internal organs and

is strongly linked to cardiac and metabolic diseases. The findings are published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and the study was funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Lack of sufficient sleep is often a behavior choice, and this choice has become increasingly pervasive. More than one-third of adults in the U.S. routinely do not get enough sleep, in part due to

shift work, and smart devices and social networks being used during traditional sleep times. Also, people tend to eat more during longer waking hours without increasing physical activity. “Our findings show that shortened sleep, even in young, healthy and relatively lean subjects, is associated with an increase in calorie intake, a very small increase in weight, and a significant increase in fat accumulation

inside the belly,” says Virend Somers, M.D., Ph.D., the Alice Sheets Marriott Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, and principal investigator of the study. “Normally, fat is preferentially deposited subcutaneously or under the skin. However, the inadequate sleep appears to redirect fat to the more dangerous visceral compartment. Importantly, although during recovery sleep there was a decrease

in calorie intake and weight, visceral fat continued to increase. This suggests that inadequate sleep is a previously unrecognized trigger for visceral fat deposition, and that catch-up sleep, at least in the short term, does not reverse the visceral fat accumulation. In the long term, these findings implicate inadequate sleep as a contributor to the epidemics of obesity, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases,” says Dr. Somers.

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Jonathan Bailey, left, as Anthony Bridgerton and Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma in Netflix’s “Bridgerton.” Liam Daniel/Netflix

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time, like, ‘I can do all this stuff and they’re all obsessed with me.’” Penelope’s arrogance has made her reckless, but selfaware. At times, she pauses to consider the consequences. She usually charges ahead anyway. “She knows when she has to make a difficult decision or write about something that she doesn’t want to write about, she now gets it a bit more,” Coughlan said. And yet, at the same time that she’s realized the power of

the pen, Penelope still shamelessly seeks reassurance from best friend Eloise (Claudia Jessie), who somehow has not figured it out even as the Queen sends her on a mission to unmask Whistledown. “Every time Claudia and I shot that we’d be like, ‘Oh God, this is terrible. She is so bad. Why is she saying this? She’s poking the hornet’s nest!’” Coughlan said with a laugh. “She loves the danger of it a little bit.” For Coughlan, it makes sense: the most overlooked daughter from a family constantly ridiculed around town would need to be reminded that she matters. That she’s smart and clever and

important. The only way for her to prove that, unfortunately, is to spread whispers. While Whistledown takes people down, Penelope has finally found a good use of her writing prowess, trading letters with Bridgerton brother Colin halfway around the world. He still doesn’t see her like she wants to be seen, but at least she’s not invisible, because in print, she is smart and clever and important. Whistledown, again, gives Penelope that self-assurance, even if no one knows her name. “Penelope’s a super smart kid with no street smarts,” Coughlan said. “She’s lulled herself into a false sense of security thinking, ‘I can really

control things if I need to. I can pull this string.’ But that’s not really the way the world works. She’s putting herself in an awful lot of danger this time ‘round.” In the second season of “Bridgerton,” too many people are hunting the town narc. Penelope’s delicate balance between her two worlds seems destined to collapse, even as she grows bolder and louder. “She’ll be slightly hardened. This season is her pridecomes-before-the-fall season,” Coughlan said. “She’s becoming herself but she’s got to realize she’s really screwed up ... and it’s going to cause her to screw up even more.”

Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte in Season 2 of “Bridgerton.”

historical basis for that. But it still subverts people’s expectations. Do you feel like that’s a throughline in your work that you look to challenge the audience and viewers? A: I never seek roles. I haven’t yet done that. It was never something that was in my brain to do — roles always kind of came to me. And I think for the first part of my career, or up until now, I think that was a really healthy and good way to go. It just so happened that the roles that came to me were ones that I could say something. I don’t cast myself as a political person at all. But through my work, political ideas — ideas of humanity — come out. So, I feel very blessed in that way that that’s been the trajectory. And now [that] my agency has risen because of “Bridgerton,” I think that I’m looking for roles more now that I want to delve into. I think for me, that’s about challenging myself, understanding who I am as an actress and what I want to say through my work.

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they’re the best fans in the world. We have a really strong fan base in Brazil. They were fans of the books right from the get-go — before “Bridgerton” [the series] was even kind of thought about. So it’s wonderful that they’ve taken us into their family and into their arms and really celebrate us. That’s always nice, isn’t it? When fans kind of go, “Yes, we approve.” Q: Other actors from popular Netflix series have said the level of fandom and recognition can be kind of explosive. Did you feel like your life changed after you were on this show because it was so popular? A: To a certain extent, yes. My social media went from 10 people to now 54,000. [Editor’s note: Since this interview and Season 2’s subsequent debut, that number has grown to more than 68,000 followers.] So in that respect, yeah, there’s a lot more eyes upon you, which is great because it means that people are really investing in what you do and that’s what you want as an actress. You put things out there — I never think that anybody is going to like what I do. It’s really amazing when they do like it and it kind of makes it all worthwhile. All those 4 a.m. pickups to go and shoot a day’s filming is definitely

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worth it when you have that support behind you. Q: What was the first signal for you that the show had really taken off? A: The first indication was when it went out on Christmas Day [in 2020]. I mean, you know, Boxing Day, the next day, it was like, “OK. Wow. All right, this is something special.” And in sad circumstances with COVID and shutdowns and lockdowns all across the world, it just felt really special that everybody had connected to this amazing fantasy world that reflected the world that we’re living in today, and was inclusive and had a really diverse cast, but yet had glitz and glamour and fabulous costumes and wigs and gorgeous stately homes to look at. I think the universe was aligned on that day and it was magic. Q: How familiar with

Shonda Rhimes were you? A: Very. I watched “Grey’s Anatomy” when it first came out. “How to Get Away with Murder.” “Scandal” was something that helped me through another job: I was playing Othello as a woman, and Olivia Pope was a real kind of inspiration for me and a real kind of lean post for me while I was doing that role. Olivia Pope — and Kerry Washington’s performance — just really kind of lended itself to Othello and what she was going through and the world that Othello has to navigate. I watched all of that box set through rehearsals and playing the role. Q: You played Othello as a woman and you also played Mercutio (from “Romeo and Juliet”) as a woman. There’s been so much conversation about Queen Charlotte being a Black woman in “Bridgerton,” and of course there’s a

Q: What do you like about playing Queen Charlotte? A: Queen Charlotte, she’s comfortable to me. I know her as a character so well, and it’s such an honor to — you know, I’m a biracial actress, biracial person — and to be able to kind of channel my mom and to really celebrate my White side and the way I was brought up and where I’ve been brought up in my childhood and stuff is really important. I think there’s not enough

It’s a golden age for e-books and audiobooks, thanks to a number of apps you can access with your library card (are you sensing a theme?). The most well-known tool is an app called Libby, which libraries use for e-book checkouts. It’s filled with text-based books, audiobooks, and even full-color graphic novels that look great on a tablet. The app also works with e-readers such as the Kindle. Hoopla is another app with library e-books. If you’re strictly mainstream, Marvel offers a selection of free comics to download on its site. If you have the Apple Books app, Kindle app or Barnes and Noble’s Nook app, you should have easy access to a number of free titles from all of those. If comics are more your speed, check out Graphite Comics, Tapas for community submitted comics, or head back to Hoopla again. If you’re into saucy fan fiction, try Wattpad.

LISTEN AT NO CHARGE Free music is something we all still know how to access, thanks to the radio. There are tons of vibrant, interesting radio stations out there, and not just the ones you can get on your car dial. There are free apps for listening to radio stations around the world or online-only streams. Check out iHeartRadio, AccuRadio and Radio Garden Live, which lets you pick anyplace in the world and hear the local radio. Remember Pandora? The streaming music site is still around, and you can listen to channels free, with a few ads thrown in. YouTube Music has talked about biracial people and artists and how they balance their two heritages or their worlds or their paths or their journeys. And I think there’s space for that dialogue to happen. Q: I wanted to ask you about the fashion and the wigs, which were as fabulous as ever. How collaborative is that process? A: You have to stick to the Georgian outline of it. But then within that, you can play around and do lots of things. It’s a very collaborative experience. And also what I found really helpful this time around is how we’ve been able to make the wigs lighter with finding different structures and different materials to actually create the structure so that it’s not so heavy on my head. Because although the first season was amazing and they were works of art, the weight of them was quite intense. This time around, the kind of mechanics of it has been looked at and we’ve discussed different material and how we were going to create these works of art with lighter material. Q: There was a really tender scene in Season 2 where the king [King George III, who suffered from mental illness] comes in and is very confused and Edwina talks to him kindly and escorts him out. I just wanted to ask you about that scene because I loved it and it stood out to me. A: Yeah, I love that scene

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WORKOUT FREE There’s been a boom in workout subscriptions during the pandemic, helping people stay fit while gyms were closed. Although the expensive apps, such as Peloton and Apple Fitness+, offer a regular supply of fresh workout videos and big names, there are many strength, HITT, yoga and other workouts free elsewhere. The Nike Training Club app has experienced trainers and plenty of tips. Biking and running fans can download the Strava or AllTrails apps to head outside. YouTube is chock-full of fitness creators and channels including Yoga With Adriene. If you do pay for a streaming video service such as Netflix or Prime Video, you can find well-produced workout videos to watch without signing up for anything new. — those scenes are my favorite. I think it would have been really easy to make Queen Charlotte a one-dimensional character. She’s great in the balls. She’s great at her oneliners. She’s great at the gossip, all of that stuff, and that’s fabulous to play. But to be able to connect with her vulnerability and her private moments, for me as the actress, is really thrilling because it creates a three-dimensional character to play. It means that all the personal stuff, all the vulnerability can layer the kind of grandiose. When you see me at these lavish balls, I’m carrying all of that stuff with me — you don’t see it — but it’s good for me to hold that, to be able to create a rounded character. Q: Generally speaking, how much does the cast know going in? Do you see all the scripts for all of the episodes? Did you know ahead of last season who Lady Whistledown was? A: We didn’t know who Lady Whistledown was. There was a couple of endings that they shot. I think Nicola [Coughlan, whose character was revealed to be to be the gossip writer] knew. And then by the end, everybody kind of started finding out. We don’t get all of the scripts straight away. Some people don’t like that — they like to kind of have the whole rounded character and the rounded journey. I don’t mind. I work very much on my instincts. I find it quite thrilling to find it out as it comes.

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Like hummus? Try baking it It’s the best thing to do with the store-bought dish By JOE YONAN Washington Post

Chicken Kiev with a side of boiled potatoes and glazed carrots. Colter Peterson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS

Finding comfort

Ukrainian recipes come from the heart

By DANIEL NEMAN St. Louis Post-Dispatch

y grandfather came from the city of Boryspil, in Ukraine. One-quarter of the blood in my veins is Ukrainian. In Ukraine, you cannot separate the people from the land, and you cannot separate the land from the food that is grown on it. The soil of Ukraine is unsurpassed in its fertility. So much wheat is grown there that it is often called the bread basket of Europe. “You just need to drop a seed, and it will grow there,” said Tetiana Mouzi. Mouzi is a senior research chemist at Pfizer; she moved from the western part of Ukraine, in the Lviv region, to St. Louis in 1994. She thought she might stay here for just a few years. “It’s a great city. We just fell in love, and we’re still here,” she said. Though her family loves a wide variety of ethnic cuisines, Ukrainian food to her is comfort food. It’s what she turns to when she is feeling nostalgic; it is what she turns to when times are bad. “Whatever you ate when you were a child, it’s always got that home-sweet-home feeling. The feeling of that warmth and smell and taste that your mom made, and your grandma. It always stays with you,” she said. Never has that been more true than now. “With the stress we are under, I have been making Ukrainian food,” she said. “Yesterday I made perogies, and today I might make borsch.” Borsch — the T at the end is the Yiddish spelling — is

Borsch topped with a dollop of sour cream and dill. Colter Peterson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS

the unofficial national dish of Ukraine. The hearty beet soup was invented there, Mouzi said, despite some other Slavic nations’ efforts to claim it as their own. Some historians suggest people have been eating it since the 1300s. For a dish that has been around so long, it has almost infinite variations. Beets are a necessity in borsch, of course, but everything else is a matter of taste. It can be vegetarian, or it can have meat — beef, pork, chicken or even duck. It can be made with beans or without,

with cabbage or without. It does have to be served with bread, preferably rye bread, on the side. Always. That is a must. I followed a recipe by a Ukrainian immigrant food blogger and used beets, beef stock, beef, potatoes, onions and carrots. Root vegetables are very important in Ukrainian cuisine, and this recipe caught my eye because it was loaded with them. And like everyone else who cooks it, I added my own touch to the dish. I made a doublerich stock by simmering bones

Golubtsi, cabbage stuffed with ground beef. Colter Peterson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS

and beef in store-bought beef stock, along with a bay leaf, an onion, a couple of carrots and a couple of ribs of celery. The borsch was beety and meaty and robustly flavored, worthy beyond doubt of being any country’s national dish. Up next, naturally, were cabbage rolls, another meal common throughout the Slavic lands. Called golubtsi, this version had a distinctly Ukrainian twist — carrots. Shredded carrots are mixed into the tomato sauce that goes both on top of the cabbage rolls and inside them, where it is mixed together with rice and ground meat. I used a mixture of beef and turkey, but you could also use pork or — why not? — chicken. The carrots add a natural earthy sweetness to the dish that perks up the mild-flavored cabbage. Some other cuisines add raisins or currants to sweeten the dish, but shredded carrots feel more organic to the overall flavor. I next made one of the best known Ukrainian dishes, which is even named for the nation’s capital. Chicken Kiev is the famous dish of chicken breast stuffed with herbed butter, and fried. There is even a small sculpture of it on the streets of Kyiv. Chicken Kiev was ubiquitous in the 1970s, on the menu of any American restaurant with aspirations of at least moderately fine dining. Then, as with many things that briefly become too popular, it began to fade away. But when prepared properly, it is still an exceptional dish. And it is simple in concept. At the very center is butter mixed with herbs (I used tarragon, but you could also use chives, parsley, chervil, thyme or rosemary). Wrapped around that is a chicken breast that has been pounded thin. This package of chicken and herbed butter is dipped first in flour, then egg and finally breadcrumbs before being deep fried to a golden brown. When you cut into one, the crust is crispy, the chicken is moist and melted butter flows out of the middle. There are some caveats, though, in making it. Chicken breasts are much larger now than they were when the dish was at the height of its popularity. Even if you pound one as thin as you can and wrap it around the butter, you still are likely to overcook the outside in the oil before the inside is cooked through. See COMFORT C8

I’ve made no secret of my disdain for most storebought hummus. Compared to even mediocre homemade versions, the supermarket stuff is usually too pasty and thick, and preservatives sometimes contribute sharp, off flavors. There are exceptions, of course, but for the most part, nothing compares to the hummus you can make so quickly at home, even with canned chickpeas. Another problem with store-bought hummus is the temperature: As chef Michael Solomonov writes in his cookbook “Zahav,” referring to the hummusiyas in Israel, “Great hummus is never refrigerated. The best places make a big batch each morning and close the doors when it runs out, usually by midafternoon.” Refrigeration mutes the balanced flavors of perfect hummus and, perhaps worse, turns it stiff. But the commercial stuff requires refrigeration (as do leftovers of your homemade version). So the simplest way to improve any cold hummus is

by taking the chill off: microwave it and/or whisk in little hot water (or aquafaba if you’ve got it) to loosen it up and return some of that silkiness to its texture. Even better, you can bake it, as in this recipe from the U.K.-based Leon chain of fast-food restaurants. As novel as the idea might seem, it’s not new; chef Anna Sortun of Oleana and other restaurants outside Boston has been serving incredible warm buttered hummus — her take on the traditional Turkish approach — for many years. She serves it with a cured meat called basturma, but this version cooks it under a blanket of harissacoated cherry tomatoes and whole chickpeas, with pine nuts sprinkled on top for even more texture. If you’ve never had warm hummus, this is a revelation. The tomatoes burst and add their juices to the mix, while the hummus puffs up and gets a little crispy around the edges. It’s absolutely stellar if you’re using great homemade hummus, and it’s pretty darn good with the store-bought stuff, too. It’s the best recipe I can think of if you’re interested in dip for dinner, and it also makes great leftovers — if you warm them up first. See HUMMUS C8

Baked Hummus. Tom McCorkle/Washington Post

One-pot vegetable gratin is a hearty, cheesy dish By LINDA GASSENHEIMER Tribune News Service

Here’s a hearty, vegetable gratin with a crunchy, cheesy topping. A gratin is a dish that has a cheese and breadcrumb crust. This is a one-pot vegetarian meal that can be made ahead and rewarmed. You can add any type of vegetables you have on hand and use this recipe as a guide for the amounts.

HELPFUL HINTS: — You can use any type of mushrooms. — You can use pecans or almonds instead of walnuts. Countdown: — Prepare ingredients. — Preheat broiler. — Make the gratin. Shopping List: To buy: ¼ pound cauliflower florets, ¼ pound broccoli florets, ¼ pound sliced portobello mushrooms, 1 bottle skim milk, 1 package shredded sharp cheddar cheese, 1 small piece Parmesan cheese, 1 bunch fresh thyme or 1 bottle dried thyme, 1 container panko breadcrumbs. Staples: canola oil, onion, garlic, flour, salt and black peppercorns.

VEGETABLE GRATIN Recipe by Linda Gassenheimer 2 teaspoons canola oil 1 cup sliced onion

4 crushed garlic cloves 1/4 pound cauliflower florets, cut in half if large 1/4 pound broccoli florets, cut in half if large 1/4 pound sliced portobello mushrooms 3 tablespoons flour 1 1/2 cups skim milk 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves or 2 teaspoon dried thyme Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese Preheat broiler. Heat oil in an oven proof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, cauliflower, broccoli, and mushrooms. Saute 5 minutes, stirring the vegetables as they cook. Add flour and stir to combine with vegetables. Add milk, Cheddar cheese and thyme. Stir to thicken the sauce, about 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Mix breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese together in a small bowl and cover the top of the vegetables with them. Place the skillet under the broiler about 6 to 7 inches from the heat for 1 minute. The crust should turn a golden brown. Watch to make sure it doesn’t burn. Divide between two dinner plates. Yield 2 servings.

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Horoscope By Stella Wilder Born Sunday, you are a natural entrepreneur, the type to come up with new ideas one right after the other and, more importantly, to experiment with them and develop them in such a way that they reach their maximum potential — and bring you the greatest possible reward. Once you have had a taste of success, you are sure to pursue it further, in all manner of ways, so that you keep disappointment or frustration at bay throughout much of your lifetime. It is likely that you will meet your “soul mate” relatively early in life, and though this relationship may not be enjoyed every day, it will surely prove a core feature of your life’s journey. Whether romantic or platonic, it will teach you much through the years — and that will be mutual, surely. Also born on this date are: Mandy Moore, singer and actress; Steven Seagal, actor; John Madden, football coach and sportscaster; Haley Joel Osment, actor; Omar Sharif, actor; Chuck Connors, actor; Joseph Pulitzer, journalist. To see what is in store for you Monday, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star

be your daily guide. MONDAY, APRIL 11 ARIES (March 21-April 19) — How you carry yourself through a difficult patch today makes all the difference — and another’s reaction to you speeds up your progress. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — What you read and hear will give you food for thought today, though much of it you’ll disregard when you recognize the one issue that matters. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Priorities count for much today, and you’ll want to be sure that someone else understands not just what you’re doing, but why. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’ve been carrying a past mistake around with you for long enough. Today, you can jettison it and free yourself of any lingering guilt. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Liberation comes to you today in a strange form, but once you’re free, you’ll be able to indulge in some creative endeavors that really pay off. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You can have precisely what you want today, but you’re going to have to hang on to it very tightly

once it’s yours, as others are after it, too. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You can turn fantasy into reality today, but take care you’re not overstepping your bounds in some way. Perhaps a loved one expresses concern. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — The venue doesn’t really matter today, so you can enjoy success here or there or anywhere — even virtually. There’s much to remember! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You’ll come up with a solution to a problem today that translates well to others, and they’re likely to adopt your approach before day’s end. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Help is but a phone call away today — so make that call if you feel you are in over your head for any reason. Don’t let pride get in the way. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Something that begins small can get much bigger before the day is out, and very soon others will want to be a part of what you started. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You mustn’t dodge a sensitive issue today, for the sooner you address it honestly, the sooner it will cease to be any sort of threat.

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Wolfe Island gives latest mystery by Tessa Wegert a twist By CHRIS BROCK cbrock@wdt.net

The windmills on Wolfe Island left an impression on mystery novelist Tessa Wegert following a visit about five years ago, causing her mind to spin with plot possibilities. “I was there for the day, and drove around,” Ms. Wegert said. “I was there just to take the ferry somewhere else, but I spent the day there. Even five years later, I remember being struck by the wind turbines and wind farm that’s there.” The day was overcast and threatening on her stay on Wolfe Island, located in Ontario, Canada, at the entrance of the St. Lawrence River across from Cape Vincent. Ms. Wegert took photos and a video. “These turbines just loomed over the very green corn fields,” Ms. Wegert said in a phone interview from her coastal Connecticut home. “I couldn’t get over the sense that it was something eerie going on here. It kind of sent chills up my spine.” When Ms. Wegert sat down to write the third installment of her Shana Merchant mystery novels, she recalled the photos and videos she took on the island and used them to refresh her memory. “I remembered that I had this thought that it would make an eerie kind of crime scene,” she said. “Wolfe Island is so flat and the turbines are almost alien-looking. It seemed the perfect place to set a crime. That’s how “Dead Wind’ got started.”

THE DETAILS n WHAT: “Dead Wind,” book

three in the Shana Merchant mystery series by Tessa Wegert. n PUBLISHER: Severn House, 230 pages. n AVAILABLE : Now as an e-book, with the hard cover release on Tuesday, April 5. n A CRITIC’S VIEWPOINT: “Wegert melds the police investigation so deftly with Shana’s endless family drama.” — Kirkus Reviews n WHERE AVAILABLE: Beginning April, 5, at online book stores and at The Little Book Store in Clayton and Watertown. n OF NOTE: Ms. Wegert plans to host a book signing this summer in the Thousand Islands area. “I often do something with The Little Book (Store),” she said. “That’s a great place to get the book. They always have signed copies.”

Ms. Wegert grew up in Quebec and first visited the Thousand Islands about two decades ago after she met her future husband. She’s been returning to the area every summer since then, and particularly to a small island near Alexandria Bay, in the channel, owned by her parents-inlaw. “Dead Wind,” now available as an e-book, will be released in hardcover on April 5 by Severn House, an imprint of Canongate Books. The story follows the life and times of senior police investigator Shana Merchant who relocated to the Thousand Islands. The first book in the series, “Death in the Family,” was released in 2020. It was followed last year by “The Dead Season.” In “Dead Wind,” protagonist Shana Merchant now calls

the Thousand Islands area home, but she is still pursued by a serial killer who held her captive in New York City, from where she moved from. Her emotional trauma from that episode as a NYPD detective also continues to haunt her in her new line of police work. Wolfe Island and its windmills provide one setting for the “Dead Wind,” when a body is discovered underneath a wind turbine. Shana Merchant and partner Tim Wellington ponder if the body is a victim of Ms. Merchant’s deadly stalker. “Because I’m Canadian, I thought this was the perfect time for me to work in a Canadian character and have Shana collaborate with Ontario Provincial Police, which I hadn’t had a chance yet to do in the series,” Ms. Wegert said.

“It all kind of came together from there.” Ms. Wegert also churns up a political scandal based in Watertown, family secrets and old grudges along the river communities in her fictional “Dead Wind” plot lines, highlighting what the publisher calls a “small-town vibe.” “Small towns have always been a big part of my life,” said Ms. Wegert, who lives in a small town in Connecticut. “And I’ve spent so much time in Alexandria Bay, Clayton and other small towns in the Thousand Islands. But looking back to even when I was growing up in Quebec, I can remember specifically when I got old enough, when my parents weren’t concealing everything from me.” These revelations shared by her parents were eye-opening to Ms. Wegert. “There are a lot of things that happen in small towns that I think get swept under the rug — affairs, scandals and various things that I didn’t even know existed,” Ms. Wegert said. “And I remember so clearly the moment where I started to find out that this was what was going on right under my nose with my neighbors and friends and I was completely oblivious to all of it. The idea of small-town secrets and not knowing what’s really happening behind closed doors with your neighbors and past histories between people and not necessarily having all the information about relationships that existed at one time

Tessa Wegert, creator of the Shana Merchant mystery novel series. Submitted photo

or another — all of that has always been really interesting to me.” For “Dead Wind,” with the Alexandria Bay area Shana Merchant’s home base, it made sense for Ms. Wegert to dig up some fictional smalltown secrets and grudges. “In kind of the same way I try to have the mystery unravel over time, she’s getting to know the community and the people in it at the same time that the reader is, and she’s discovering that not everything is what it may seem on the surface,” Ms. Wegert said. “Dead Wind” also takes note of quirky landmarks in the Thousand Islands area, from the “Heart of the Thousand Islands” sign at the entrance to the village of Alexandria Bay, to a sculpture by local artist William Salisbury. “What’s cool about the Thousand Islands is that there are so many unique and quirky

characteristics that I’ve gotten to know from all my years of visiting,” Ms. Wegert said. “It’s almost like a second home to me. Every time I go, I pay attention to all of those landmarks and historical features to look for opportunities to work them into a future book because there’s a lot of material there. A lot of potential.” Some of those features will wind up in the fourth installment of the Shana Merchant series, scheduled for release sometime next year. “The difficult part in writing a series like this is that I don’t know at any point how many books there will be, or if my publisher will say, ‘Let’s publish more books,’” Ms. Wegert said. “I’ve had to kind of fly by the seat of my pants in a way in writing the series and I don’t necessarily know when I finish one book what the next book would like, if there was a next book.”

Stephen King, Janelle Monáe and more: Let’s talk about speculative fiction By SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA & LAVIE TIDHAR Washington Post

This year is turning out to be a great one for speculative fiction. Just this month John Scalzi publishes “The Kaiju Preservation Society” and Holly Black makes her adult debut with “Book of Night” in May. In the fall we can look forward to Stephen King’s “Fairy Tale,” a fantasy novel about a teenage boy who slips into a parallel world. What other science fiction and fantasy novels are we excited to see on bookshelves this year? Quite a few. Silvia: Short fiction doesn’t get enough love, so let’s begin by talking about the briefer side of books. Fernando A. Flores, who impressed me with his science fiction novel “Tears of the Truffle Pig” (2019) is releasing “Valleyesque,” a collection of fantastic stories set around the Mexican American border. This spring, Word Horde, a small and reliable imprint of Weird fiction, will publish “Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies,” as well as a new edition of “Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters” (originally released in 2008), by Bram Stoker award-winning horror author John Langan. Scott Nicolay’s collection “And

At My Back I Always Hear” should be out in April — his previous collection, “Ana Kai Tangata” (2014) was a smallpress gem. In the fall, Worde Horde will release a new collection by the prolific writer Orrin Grey titled “How to See Ghosts & Other Figments.” Turning to science fiction, “The Memory Librarian” brings together Janelle Monáe and an array of collaborators (Alaya Dawn Johnson and Sheree Renée Thomas, to name just two) for a project that builds on the singer’s “Dirty Computer” album. It’s a unique endeavor. Lavie: One book that’s positioned as a big title is “Goliath” by Tochi Onyebuchi, and I can see why. It starts off as a man returns from space to a slowly

decaying Earth — more specifically, to New Haven, Conn., — and reaches from there into a rich tapestry that is as much science fiction as a meditation on race in modern America. If you’re after action, mystery, and mind-bending mega-structures, look no further than Adam Oyebanji’s “Braking Day.” Set on a vast generation starship, it follows engineer Ravi Macleod and his charmingly criminal cousin Boz as they discover a secret that changes everything they thought they knew about the voyage. It zips along with some wonderful world-building and a lot of unexpected turns. This is Oyebanji’s debut, so I look forward to what he does next. Another debut is nuclear scientist Lucy Kissick’s “Plutoshine,” about a mute girl on Pluto discovering a secret of her own as her world is being terraformed. Silvia: Alma Katsu received much deserved praise for “The Hunger” (2018), about the infamous Donner party, and her haunted-ship horror novel “The Deep” (2020). Her latest book, “The Fervor,” is set at a Japanese American internment camp assailed by a demonic entity. Vaishnavi Patel’s debut, “Kaikeyi,” is a fantasy novel inspired by the Ramayana, and has drawn comparisons to Madeline

Miller’s “Circe,” as it reworks a famous villain of Indian mythology. Lavie: If it’s history and mythology you’re after, another big title for 2022 is Andrea Hairston’s “Redwood and Wildfire,” which follows two conjurers on a harrowing journey from Georgia to Chicago at the turn of the 20th century. Originally published by the small Aqueduct Press in 2011, the novel won the Otherwise Award and is now set for a major relaunch. In science fiction, Maurice Broaddus has been around a long time, from his fascinating fantasy trilogy “The Knights of Breton Court” (pitched as “The Wire” meets “Excalibur”) to horror in “Orgy of Souls” (with Wrath James White) to YA. Now he’s releasing “Sweep of Stars,” a solar system based Afrofuturist epic space opera, which is not to be missed. And I’m delighted to note that Samit Basu’s “Chosen Spirits,” a wonderful near-future SF story set in India is being published in the U.S. this year as “The City Inside.” Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s books include “Mexican Gothic,” “Velvet Was the Night” and “The Return of the Sorceress.” Lavie Tidhar’s most recent novels are “The Escapement” and “The Hood.”

2 great new audiobooks By KATHERINE A. POWERS Washington Post

“WHEN YOU ARE MINE” Michael Robotham maintains an air of excruciating suspense in this plot-driven tale of an idealist young policewoman from London’s Met. Philomena “Phil” McCarthy runs afoul of the entire police force when she arrests Darren Goodall — a married, decorated senior officer — for beating up his girlfriend. Phil, who has wanted to join the Met since she was a girl, finds that, far from being an organization of committed peacekeepers, it is awash in corruption and coverups. Although demoted to desk duty, she can’t leave it alone and befriends the victim, Tempe Brown, who we begin to see is the friend from hell. The book is wonderfully served by Katy Sobey, who narrates it at an easy pace, capturing Phil’s naivete in a

sweet, young voice, and delivering Tempe, who has come from Northern Ireland, with a convincing accent. (Simon & Schuster, Unabridged, 11 34 hours)

“BOOTH” Karen Joy Fowler’s novel takes up the family of John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln’s assassin. Fowler’s intent is to avoid giving Booth more of the attention he craved — although enough of it to unpack the mystery of how he, a man from an anti-slavery household, could emerge as a pro-slavery secessionist, and a killer for that cause. The novel gives an engrossing portrait of life in Maryland — including of the lives of enslaved and free Black people — in the last years before the Civil War through to the assassination and its aftermath. January LaVoy offers superb narration. (Penguin Audio, Unabridged, 13 34 hours)

Publisher’s Weekly best-sellers Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 19, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Run, Rose, Run. Parton/Patterson. Little, Brown 2. The Match. Harlan Coben. Grand Central 3. Shadows Reel. C.J. Box. Putnam 4. The Paris Apartment. Lucy Foley.

Morrow 5. High Stakes. Danielle Steel. Delacorte 6. The Lightning Rod. Brad Meltzer. Morrow 7. One Italian Summer. Rebecca Serle. Atria 8. Memory’s Legion. James S.A. Corey. Orbit 9. House of Sky and Breath. Sarah J. Maas. Bloomsbury 10. The Atlas Six. Olivie Blake. Tor

HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. The Great Reset. Glenn Beck. Forefront

2. WayMaker. Ann Voskamp. Thomas Nelson 3. CEO Excellence. Dewar/Keller/ Malhotra. Scribner 4. One Damn Thing After Another. William P. Barr. Morrow 5. D&D: Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep. Wizards of the Coast 6. Lessons from the Edge. Marie Yovanovitch. Mariner 7. Atlas of the Heart. Brene Brown. Random House 8. Life Force. Tony Robbins. Simon & Schuster

9. The Wok. J. Kenji Lopez-Alt. Norton 10. I’ll Start Again Monday. Lysa TerKeurst. Thomas Nelson

MASS MARKET 1. Sooley. John Grisham. Anchor 2. Finding Ashley. Danielle Steel. Dell 3. Afraid. Jackson/Ivy/Childs. Zebra 4. Daylight. David Baldacci. Grand Central 5. Fast Ice. Cussler/Brown. Putnam 6. A Wish upon a Dress. Debbie Macomber. Mira 7. Sunrise on Half Moon Bay. Robyn Carr. Mira

8. The 20th Victim. Patterson/Paetro. Grand Central 9. Book of Dreams. Nora Roberts. Silhouette 10. Springtime Sunshine. Debbie Macomber. Mira

TRADE PAPERBACK 1. Verity. Colleen Hoover. Grand Central 2. The Love Hypothesis. Ali Hazelwood. Berkley 3. Where the Crawdads Sing. Delia Owens. Putnam 4. People We Meet on Vacation. Emily

Henry. Berkley 5. Reminders of Him. Colleen Hoover. Montlake 6. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba... Ryoji Hirano. Viz 7. My Hero Academia, Vol. 30. Kohei Horikoshi. Viz 8. The Silent Patient. Alex Michaelides. Celadon 9. 21st Birthday. Patterson/Paetro. Grand Central 10. Steal. Patterson/Roughan. Grand Central

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pot and cook the chicken in batches. Bring oil to a temperature of 375 degrees. 5. Beat the eggs with the water in a bowl. Dip the stuffed chicken breasts first in flour to coat well, then in the egg mixture, coating them all over. Finally, roll them in bread crumbs. 6. Carefully place 1 or more of the chicken breasts in the hot oil; the temperature will immediately drop. Try to keep the temperature around 350 degrees while you deep fry the breasts until golden brown and completely cooked, about 13 to 15 minutes.

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I sliced mine in half horizontally, which yielded the proper size. Some stores carry smaller breasts; the Just Bare brand of chickens are smaller and are available at several local supermarkets, but the store I went to was out of them when I got there. Most recipes suggest frying the chicken briefly before then cooking it in the oven as a way to ensure it is cooked all the way through. But that’s cheating and is not in the spirit of the dish. I fried mine at the relatively low temperature of 350 degrees for the relatively long time of 15 minutes and ended up with chicken that was perfectly crispy on the outside and thoroughly cooked. For dessert, I made Ukrainian crepes called nalesniki. I filled mine with a lightly sweetened cheese filling, but Mouzi said you could put literally almost anything in them: meat, vegetables, jellies, herbs, mushrooms, fruit, whipped cream — anything. Maybe so, but the filling I made with blended cottage cheese, cream cheese and sugar was absolutely heavenly — and I’m not a fan of cottage cheese. It could not have been better with the paper-thin crepes. I see no reason ever to fill them with anything else. Mouzi said her favorite filling is whipped cream cheese and salmon. Oh. Yeah, that would be great. Crepes, cabbage rolls, borsch and Chicken Kiev — the Ukrainian food I made was all truly exceptional. It made one-quarter of my heart very proud.

BORSCH Yield: 8 servings 6 cups beef or vegetable stock 2 bay leaves 1 1/2 pounds beef bones with beef, optional 1/2 large onion, chopped, (plus 1 onion cut into quarters, optional) 2 medium carrots chopped, (plus 2 medium carrots cut into quarters, optional) 2 ribs celery cut into quarters, optional 3 cups cabbage, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided 2 medium beets, peeled and cut into matchsticks 2 large potatoes, peeled and cubed 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 tablespoon white vinegar Pinch of granulated sugar 2 medium garlic cloves, grated Pepper 2 tablespoons dill or parsley, finely chopped Sour cream, for serving 1. If making optional double-rich stock, put broth and bay leaves in a large pot or Dutch oven and add bones and beef, 1 quartered onion, 2 quartered carrots and celery. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer 1 hour. Skim occasionally, as needed. Add water occasionally to keep liquid level about the same. Strain out bay leaves, bones, beef, onion, carrots and celery. Pull meat away from bones, and reserve. Proceed to step 3. 2. If using regular stock,

Nalesniki, a Ukrainian crepe, filled with cottage cheese, cream cheese and sugar. Colter Peterson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS

pour stock and bay leaves into large pot or Dutch oven, and bring to a boil. 3. Add cabbage, cover and return stock to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook 20 minutes. 4. Meanwhile, heat ½ tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet. Add ½ chopped onion and 2 chopped carrots and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. 5. Add remaining ½ tablespoon oil and beets. Cook an additional 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. 6. Transfer sauteed vegetables to the pot and add potatoes, tomato paste, reserved meat (if using) and salt. Cover, bring to a boil, and cook on low heat for 20 minutes. 7. Turn off heat. Add vinegar, sugar, grated garlic and pepper. Stir and let borsch sit 10 minutes. Add dill, stir and adjust any seasonings (especially vinegar) to taste. This soup tastes best the second day. 8. Serve hot with a dollop of sour cream and bread on the side. Per serving: 437 calories; 24 g fat; 11 g saturated fat; 108 mg cholesterol; 27 g protein; 37 g carbohydrate; 8 g sugar; 6 g fiber; 772 mg sodium; 118 mg calcium Adapted from a recipe by Olena Osipov, via ifoodreal. com

CABBAGE ROLLS (GOLUBTSI) Yield: 12 servings 3 cups cooked rice, from 1 cup uncooked Salt 1/4 cup white vinegar 1 medium cabbage 1 pound ground pork, ground beef, ground turkey or a combination 4 medium carrots, grated, divided 21/2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1/2 tablespoon butter 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce, your choice (preferably homemade), divided 1 large egg 1 tablespoon sour cream Notes: This dish can be prepared through step 8 and refrigerated up to 1 day in advance of cooking. — These stuffed cabbage rolls are best when cooked in the oven, but they can also be

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BAKED HUMMUS Active time: 10 minutes | Total time: 35 minutes

simmered on top of the stove. — To freeze, place roomtemperature, cooked cabbage rolls in a single layer in freezer bags. Defrost in refrigerator overnight before reheating. 1. If rice is uncooked, cook according to package directions. Set aside. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 2. Fill a large pot or Dutch oven two-thirds of the way with water. Add ½ tablespoon salt and ¼ cup vinegar, and bring to a boil. 3. Peel and discard the top two leaves from the cabbage. Cut out the core with a knife. Place cabbage in the boiling water, bottom down; cook 5 minutes, then rotate and cook another 5 minutes. Pull off leaves and place them on a platter to cool. If interior leaves are not soft, return cabbage to water and boil a few more minutes. Leaves are done when they are soft and dull colored. Reserve 4 cups of water from the pot. 4. Mix ground meats and rice together in a large bowl. 5. Grate and saute 2 of the carrots in 1 ½ tablespoons oil and the butter over mediumhigh heat. Once they are soft, add ½ cup marinara sauce and saute 1 more minute. 6. Add carrot-marinara mixture to rice and meat. Add egg and ½ tablespoon salt. Mix well. 7. Remove the tough stem from the larger cabbage leaves. Place about 2 tablespoons of the meat mixture (more for larger leaves) in the

center of each leaf of cabbage. Roll the leaf like a burrito, stuffing in both ends to form a package of meat and rice encased in cabbage. Arrange cabbage rolls in a large pot or Dutch oven. 8. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet and saute remaining 2 grated carrots with 1 teaspoon salt. Stir until soft. Add sour cream and remaining 1 cup marinara sauce. Saute 1 more minute and remove from heat. Pour carrot-tomato sauce over the cabbage rolls. 9. To cook, add enough reserved water to almost cover the cabbage rolls. If using in the oven, cover and place on a rack in the bottom third and cook at 450 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and cook 1 hour more. 10. If using the stove, bring pot to a light boil, then cover and simmer 40 minutes over medium heat. Per serving: 242 calories; 12 g fat; 4 g saturated fat; 45 mg cholesterol; 10 g protein; 22 g carbohydrate; 5 g sugar; 3 g fiber; 393 mg sodium; 56 mg calcium Adapted from a recipe by Natasha Kravchuk, via natashaskitchen.com

CHICKEN KIEV Yield: 6 servings 4 to 8 ounces softened butter, depending on size of the chicken breasts 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh

chives, parsley, tarragon or chervil (or 1 to 2 teaspoons chopped thyme or rosemary), depending on size of chicken breasts Salt 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, see note Salt and pepper Oil for deep frying 2 large eggs 1/4 cup water 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 3 cups breadcrumbs Note: If chicken breasts are larger than 8 ounces apiece, slice them in half horizontally. In that case, use 3 breasts to create 6 pieces of chicken. 1. Mix the butter thoroughly with the chopped herbs, adding salt if butter is unsalted. Chill briefly. If the chicken pieces are small, use the lesser amounts of butter and herbs; if quite large, use the greater amounts. 2. Place the chicken breasts between sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper and pound lightly with a flat mallet or cast-iron skillet to make them ¼-inch thick. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. 3. Place 1 ½ to 3 tablespoons of filling in the center of each chicken breast. Fold the edges over to enclose the filling. Place the stuffed chicken breasts briefly in the freezer before breading them. 4. Meanwhile, pour oil deep enough in a pot to cover a rolled chicken breast. This requires a lot of oil; you may wish to use a medium-sized

Borsch topped with a dollop of sour cream and dill. Colter Peterson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS

4 servings as a main, with pita or any other flatbread, or 8 as an appetizer dip This might be a revelation, if you’ve never had warm hummus. The beauty is that it helps elevate even less-than-stellar store-bought hummus, but it is glorious with homemade. Make Ahead: Homemade hummus can be prepared and refrigerated for up to 1 week before you add the other ingredients and bake it. Storage Notes: Refrigerate for up to 1 week. Rewarm before serving. 3 cups store-bought or homemade hummus 1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added chickpeas or 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 cup cherry tomatoes 3 tablespoons store-bought or

Per serving: 567 calories; 25 g fat; 12 g saturated fat; 185 mg cholesterol; 36 g protein; 47 g carbohydrate; 4 g sugar; 3 g fiber; 1,253 mg sodium; 121 mg calcium Adapted from “Craig Claiborne’s the New New York Times Cook Book” by Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey

UKRAINIAN CREPES (NALESNIKI) Yield: 15 servings 24 ounces cottage cheese, see note 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided 5 eggs, beaten 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups milk 1/2 tablespoon mild-flavored oil 3/4 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted Notes: You can also use ricotta or mascarpone. In those cases, do not rinse before using. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9-by13-inch baking dish. Rinse cottage cheese well in a colander or sieve, and let drain. Dry on paper towels. 2. Beat together the cottage cheese, cream cheese and 1/4 cup of the sugar until fairly smooth. Set aside. 3. Beat together the eggs and flour until most of the flour clumps are gone. Gradually add milk over low speed until mixture smooths out. Beat in the oil, salt and the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. 4. Place a nonstick 11-inch skillet over medium heat (you’ll have to lightly grease with butter or oil if using a pan that is not nonstick). When the pan is hot, pour a scant 1/3) cup of batter onto it; quickly tilt and shake from side to side for the batter to spread evenly. Use less batter for a smaller pan. Cook until edges crisp slightly, and flip over. Cook an additional 45 seconds before removing. Stack and repeat. 5. Spread the filling thinly over the top of each crepe. Roll tightly, and arrange in the prepared baking dish. You will need part of a second layer on top of the first. Brush both layers with melted butter, cover dish with aluminum foil and bake 25 to 30 minutes. Cut in half before serving. Per serving: 215 calories; 13 g fat; 7 g saturated fat; 94 mg cholesterol; 10 g protein; 16 g carbohydrate; 7 g sugar; no fiber; 341 mg sodium; 114 mg calcium Adapted from a recipe from alyonascooking.com

homemade harissa 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 teaspoon fine salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 3 tablespoons (1 ounce) pine nuts, toasted (may substitute slivered almonds) Flatbreads, for serving Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees. Spoon the hummus into a 2-quart baking dish. Mix in half the chickpeas and smooth out the top. In a bowl, toss the remaining chickpeas with the cherry tomatoes, harissa, oil, salt and pepper until everything is evenly coated. Pour the mixture on top of the hummus. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or

Baking helps elevate even less-than-stellar store-bought hummus. Pexels

until the tomatoes have burst and become soft and slightly burnished on top. Sprinkle over the pine nuts and serve warm with flatbreads. Adapted from “Leon Happy One-Pot Vegetarian” by Rebecca Seal and Chantal Symons

(Conran, 2022). Nutrition Information: Per serving (1/2 cup hummus plus toppings), based on 8 Calories: 210; Total Fat: 12 g; Saturated Fat: 2 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 324 mg; Carbohydrates: 10 g; Dietary Fiber: 6 g; Sugar: 4 g; Protein: 8 g