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ALBANY — New York schools have the green light to reopen this fall as the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic continues, but state infection and transmission numbers remain low, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday. Cuomo made the announcement school districts, colleges and universities statewide can reopen this fall on a conference call with reporters late Friday morning “All school districts can open

everywhere in the state,” the governor said. “Based on our infection rate, New York state is in the best possible situation right now. If any state can open schools, this state can do it. Every region is below the threshold we established, which is just great news.” Last month, the state released guidance detailing schools could reopen in September for regions in Phase IV of reopening with a COVID-19 infection rate under 5% over a 14-day average.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a pandemic briefing May 23 at the Executive Mansion in Albany. New York’s quarantine mandate for outof-state travelers was expanded to 31 states Tuesday.

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The former Greene County Jail outpaces similar-sized facilities across the state in the number of suicides and overdoses in the last 12 years. Note: Greene County’s inmate population declined further in 2019 to 35, but the jail closed in April 2018.

CATSKILL – Corrections officers with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office violated state law and its own policies, which could have prevented the 2018 suicide of one inmate at the now-closed Greene County Jail, and authorities did not properly investigate the death of another, according to a December 2019 state report. The jail, overseen by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, had four suicides and one overdose in the last 12 years. Two of the deaths remain under investigation by the state Commission of Correction. The original county jail, built in 1908 on Bridge Street in the village of Catskill, was closed April 20, 2018, following a Kaaterskill Associates analysis that revealed the south wall of the building was structurally compromised, or dangerous for inmates and staff. Construction on a new 64-bed Greene County Jail, adjacent to the maximum security Coxsackie Correctional Facility on Route 9W, is expected to start accepting inmates in July 2021. The jail project is funded by a $39 million bond from Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. at 2.49% interest and an $8.1 million contribution from county taxpayers. Greene County Jail’s population peaked at 85 inmates in 2013, according to 20102019 Commission of Correction census records. Four suicides, with two under state See BARS A7

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President Donald Trump issued two executive orders late Thursday against Chinabased TikTok and messaging app WeChat, citing national security concerns in a sweeping order that could prevent the companies from doing most business in the United States. The orders take effect in 45 days and prohibit any U.S. company or person from transacting with ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, or WeChat. While the nature of the banned transactions are not specific, it may mean the companies would not be able to appear on Apple’s App Store or Google’s Play Store in the United States. It also could make it illegal for U.S. companies to purchase advertising on TikTok. But the order should not affect a deal if Microsoft or another U.S. firm manages to buy TikTok before the 45 days are up. The orders signal increasing tensions in U.S.-China relations in the run-up to the November elections. Trump had earlier threatened to ban TikTok from the United States, citing national security concerns and suggesting it would be retaliation for what he sees as China’s role in the spread of the novel coronavirus. Trump and other officials have expressed concern that data collected by TikTok could be shared with the Chinese government. TikTok has continually denied that and says it stores U.S. customer information in the United States. But Trump has continued targeting the company over the past week by threatening to ban it and finally seemingly agreeing to let Microsoft buy it, if a deal closes quickly. “This data collection threatens to allow the Chinese Communist Party access to Americans’ personal and proprietary information - potentially allowing China to track the locations of Federal employees and contractors, build dossiers of personal information for blackmail, and conduct corporate espionage,” the TikTok order reads. TikTok said Friday it was shocked by the president’s move, adding that it would pursue “all remedies available to us.” “This executive order risks

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undermining global businesses’ trust in the United States’ commitment to the rule of law, which has served as a magnet for investment and spurred decades of American economic growth. And it sets a dangerous precedent for the concept of free expression and open markets,” TikTok said in a statement on its website. Microsoft spokesman Doug Dawson declined to comment. WeChat did not immediately respond to a request for comment. WeChat is used universally in China for messaging and mobile payments, and widely used for other functions ranging from Web search to taxi hailing. It’s one of China’s most innovative Internet products to date, with Facebook adopting similar features years later in its Messenger app. But it’s also been adopted by Chinese officials as a useful surveillance tool, with growing numbers of people prosecuted for sharing politically sensitive content in chat groups. It is unclear whether the order would prohibit people from sending messages or making payments using the service. WeChat parent company Tencent also owns a minority stake in the maker of popular video game Fortnite, but it seems the game is not included within the scope of the order, which relates specifically to WeChat. TikTok has 100 million users in the United States and is especially popular with teenagers and young adults.

TikTok fans have been urging followers to find them on other social media sites as they fear a ban. Trump originally seemed to be leaning last week toward forcing ByteDance to divest its TikTok operations here through a process by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The committee began investigating ByteDance’s 2017 acquisition of Musical.ly, and could force it to unravel that deal. But then the president switched course, and told reporters late Friday night that he would ban the app. “As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. On Monday, Trump told reporters at the White House that TikTok would be forced to cease U.S. operations by about Sept. 15 if it wasn’t sold to a U.S. company. He also said that if a sale goes through, part of the proceeds should go to U.S. taxpayers. “A very substantial portion of that price is going to have to come into the treasury of the United States,” Trump said of the potential TikTok sale. “The United States should be reimbursed or paid because without the United States they don’t have anything.” The president added: “It’s a little bit like the landlord-tenant. Without a lease, the tenant has nothing. So they pay what’s called key money, or they pay something.” But there is no clear avenue

Canada condemns U.S. tariffs, pledges to retaliate with levies on goods Amanda Coletta

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TORONTO - Canada on Friday hit back against “unnecessary, unwarranted and entirely unacceptable” aluminum tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, saying it will impose retaliatory levies valued at roughly $2.7 billion on a “broad and extensive” list of U.S. goods containing aluminum. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will spend the next 30 days consulting with industry, business leaders and other Canadians on potential targets, after which it will impose the tariffs. “Canada will respond swiftly and strongly in defense of our workers,” Freeland said. “We will impose dollar for

dollar countermeasures in a balanced and perfectly reciprocal retaliation. We will not escalate and we will not back down.” The move comes after President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he was using a national security provision to slap tariffs of 10 percent on some Canadian aluminum products and accused Canada of “taking advantage of us, as usual,” reigniting a trade dispute between longstanding allies, just weeks after a new North American trade pact went into effect. Freeland disputed the notion that Canada’s aluminum industry poses a national security threat to the United States, calling it “ludicrous.” The United States originally imposed tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum

for the government to collect a portion of the sale. The companies would probably have to pay standard fees and future tax revenue, but not a chunk of the sale price. Microsoft is the leading contender to buy TikTok, in a deal that could remake the landscape of social media among the country’s major tech giants. It would give Microsoft a big competitive advantage to take on Facebook and Google’s YouTube. Microsoft confirmed it is in talks to buy TikTok and had also previously identified Sept. 15 as the deadline for talks to conclude. Microsoft said in a blog post on Sunday that its chief executive had spoken to Trump about a potential deal, and the company seemed to working with the White House’s approval. If Microsoft does buy TikTok, it would make sure all U.S. information is kept securely in the United States, it said. Some experts have said Trump signed the TikTok order mostly to speed ByteDance into a deal to divest its U.S. operations. “The whole thing strikes me as Trump trying to put pressure on TikTok,” said James Lewis of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “I think it’s a big pressure campaign to get ByteDance to move in the right direction.” The Washington Post’s Eva Dou in Seoul and Toluse Olorunnipa in Bridgewater, N.J., contributed to this report. www.facebook.com/ HudsonRegisterstar www.facebook.com/ CatskillDailyMail

in 2018, prompting Canada to respond with retaliatory tariffs on more than $12 billion of American goods, including playing cards, ketchup and inflatable boats. The United States agreed to lift the tariffs in May 2019 in order to secure congressional approve for a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico. The pact was ratified by the Senate in January and went into effect on July 1.

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‘Favorite Forbidden Foods’: It’s what’s for dinner The Queen of the house recently told me she was going to a friend’s house and that I would be on my own as far as the evening meal was concerned. This really didn’t present as much of a problem for me as it might have for some other members of my sex that I know. Some of my guy friends would be hard put to come up with a peanut butter sandwich to stave off starvation. I, on the other hand, am well versed in the culinary arts and, in fact, do most of the cooking in our house. I fed the dog and then was ready for a culinary adventure that I hadn’t been faced with for some time, I could have anything to eat I wanted. I didn’t have to take into account anyone else’s likes or dislikes. There were no dietary restrictions to be accountable to anyone for. This could be good! I checked out the fridge. There

were some good leftovers, but they were all of the “twigs and bark” variety — high in fiber, low in fat and sugar. They would serve as great fodder for midnight snacking but didn’t qualify as a treat. I could go get takeout, Chinese or pizza would be good. I ruled them out, not special enough. I flipped through my mental menu, ran through some of my mother’s recipes. Pleasant, but they didn’t make my taste buds tingle. I got to the file, “Favorite Forbidden Foods,” and decided to take a quick cruise through it. In it, I found what I was searching for. An item from the distant past that made my mouth water. I headed for the supermarket and started my search. I found the first item quickly. I wasn’t even sure it was still being made — Wonder Bread. It said “classic” on the wrapper. I squeezed it. It was

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BROOKS still wonderfully soft and squishy, just like the old days. Into the cart it went and I headed for the meat counter. I found the bologna section and located a package of the kind with the red rind on it, you know, the piece of plastic that you had to either cut off or if you were a bologna afficionado, you ripped off with your teeth. Off to the dairy section. The white American cheese I wanted

was harder to find. I didn’t want the individually wrapped kind, I wanted the kind you had to peel off its companions. I found a package near the back and it joined the bread and bologna in the cart. Off to the condiment aisle, where a jar of bright yellow mustard found its way into the cart; not that brown stuff with the dots in it, proper screaming yellow mustard. I headed for the checkout, proud of the fact that at no time had I looked at the nutritional information panel on any of the products I was about to purchase. As I passed the bakery section, a package of Twinkies called to us. My newfound adventurous self said, “What the heck,” and for old times’ sake, the Twinkies hopped into the cart, too. Arriving home, I checked to see if any of the neighbors were looking and hurried with my bag

of goodies into the house. I then spread my purchases out on the kitchen table and proceeded to make two of the most beautiful bologna and cheese sandwiches you’ve ever seen. Nothing I’ve seen on the Food Channel can compare with the sight of those beauties. I filled up a glass with whole milk from the bottle usually reserved for making yogurt and went into the family room, set the plate down on the end table, flopped into my recliner, kicked the feet up, clicked the TV on. There was a NASCAR race on. I picked up the first sandwich, admired it, and took a bite. There are times when life is just so good that it almost hurts. Thought for the week — If a cow laughed, would milk come out of her nose? Until next week, may you and yours be happy and well. Reach Dick Brooks whittlingaway@ yahoo.com.

Bug zappers not always a good idea Does this seem like a “normal” summer in terms of weather? Well, when the data is crunched and people look at it years from now, the summer of 2020 will most likely be recorded as pretty “normal.” This is due to the statistical methods used to analyze the data. Generally, during the month of August, we receive about three inches of rain overall. Last week’s tropical storm on Aug. 4, dumped from three to six inches of rain on our region, so any additional rain we get will make for an “above average” rain month, even if it does not rain at all for the next three weeks, as has been the case for the past three weeks. One of the consequences of global warming is an increase in extreme weather events. More hurricanes, more tropical storms, more extreme temperature swings, both warm and cold, are to be expected. Oddly, though, when the numbers are “averaged” it appears that not much has changed from year to year. Tell that to the trees and shrubs that have been seriously stressed from lack of water since June. Major deluges, such as this past one, bring little relief to trees and shrubs since most of the rain simply runs off into the ditches and does not help trees at all. The way we manage water today in most of America is to try to get rid of it as quickly as possible. We dig roadside ditches to allow run-off to quickly move downhill, eventually ending up in streams and rivers, where it eventually ends up in the ocean. This rapid movement prevents rainfall from percolating into groundwater supplies, where it remains available to replenish wells or supply trees. It is like being allowed to eat as much food as you want for eight hours, but then being denied any food at all for the next 30 days. That is hardly a healthy situation, but that is precisely what is happening to our native tree landscape. Lawns, annuals and perennials can recover from short-term droughts, but the damage to mature trees is often irreversible. Drought-stressed trees are much more susceptible to insects such as the hemlock wooly adelgid, as well as several diseases. Since there is nothing we can do about the weather, in the short term, I want to talk about something we can do to address another environmental issue. Each year millions of suburban and rural homesteads put up electronic “bug zappers” in the mistaken notion that these devices will reduce the number of mosquitos around the property. A study in Maryland revealed that of all the thousands of bugs

that get electrowhite-throatGARDENING TIPS cuted, less than ed sparrows, 0.22% were swallows, mosquitoes. cuckoos, The bugs that buntings and did get zapped, kingbirds are far more often, among the were insects species that that feed on are in serious mosquitoes. decline. The BOB The net result reduction in of using them may actually be insects overall an increase in is a worldwide mosquitoes! phenomenon that has not been In addition to killing the adequately explained, but it has bugs that feed on mosquitoes, serious consequences for our the zappers also selectively kill moths and tiny wasps that are entire ecosystem. If you want to reduce the important pollinators. I have heard from several gar- number of mosquitoes around deners this summer complain- your property, make sure you ing of poor fruit set on crops empty any containers that trap like zucchini, other summer and winter squash, cucumbers and even tomatoes. Feral honey bees have pretty much disappeared in the past decade and we now must rely on native pollinators to provide this ecological service. Many of the “zapped” bugs are nighttime pollinators and this may be a factor on a small scale. Even more importantly, remember that small insects, such as the ones these devices kill, comprise the main diet of songbirds. Most people do not care a great deal about insects — nobody want to cozy up to a spider or an aphid — but birds are another story! It is estimated that bug zappers kill somewhere around 71 billion insects each year in the U.S. That is a lot of bird food that cannot be eaten by our feathered friends! Many of our favorite local birds, including bluebirds, towhees, wrens, warblers, wood thrushes,

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Turning over investigation a step in the right direction Talk around Columbia County (and some places in Greene County) has been about the bizarre saga of an alleged assault at the home of a Columbia County deputy sheriff over Independence Day weekend and the ethics of the investigation. Mystery continues to surround what exactly happened at the home of Alex and Kelly Rosenstrach in the early morning hours of July 5 and why the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office was allowed for more than a month to investigate one of their own. The incident was overshadowed by serious questions about favoritism and the ability to conduct a fair and proper investigation, despite denials of bias from Sheriff David Bartlett. Until Thursday. State police agreed to head up the investigation

into the alleged assault of Harold Handy on July 5. Ironically, the request to state police was made by Bartlett. Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka also filed his own request. It’s about time. Czajka’s request was responsible for the change in the agency taking over the investigation, state police spokesman Beau Duffy said. The district attorney’s office requested that state police handle the investigation given “the totality of the circumstances,” Czajka said. But some questions still have to be answered. What does Czajka mean by “totality of the circumstances”? What was the tipping point that dropped the investigation into the lap of the state police? Why was the investigation transferred now instead of a week ago?

Two weeks ago? What are the facts that led to Bartlett’s decision to relinquish the investigation? Czajka stressed Thursday that investigations take time. “There is no direct relationship between the length of an investigation and the seriousness of the ultimate charges, if there are charges,” Czajka said. “Some cases take years to investigate before charges are filed. That does not mean I think this case will take years.” But the alleged assault took place 34 days ago. How much time do investigators need to put it all together? These are all answerable questions, but at least we now have the promise of an investigation that will be ethical, speedy and free of the specter of a conflict of interest.

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Surveillance accountability is essential The Washington Post

In December 2019, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz produced a troubling report documenting major factual misstatements - some negligent, some intentional - in Federal Bureau of Investigation applications to conduct covert surveillance on exTrump campaign aide Carter Page. The warrant had been issued, and renewed, by a special secret court under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Scrubbing the records further for any wider pattern of mistakes, Horowitz came out with a follow-up memo on March 31; it found that, out of 29 warrant applications selected from the 2014-2019 period, 25 contained factual assertions that were not supported in documentary files set aside to assure accuracy. In the other four, these files were missing altogether. With the FISA process already under fire from across the political spectrum, this was a blow to its credibility. The Justice Department,

aided by the FBI, has completed a FISA court-ordered follow-up to Horowitz’s investigation; its report, submitted to the court in late July and made public on Aug. 3, casts the inspector general’s findings in a reassuring light. The majority of the inaccuracies Horowitz identified are minor glitches such as typographical errors or misidentified dates. Only two rose to the level of “material” misstatement or omission, and neither of those would have affected the FISA court’s decision. Though fact-checking files for certain applications may have been missing, the Justice Department noted, the data upon which they were based was still valid and available elsewhere in FBI files. Whereas Horowitz expressed a “lack of confidence” that the FBI was following procedures designed to keep its work “scrupulously accurate,” the Justice Department concludes that its findings, coupled with other remedial measures, “should instill confidence in the FBI’s use of FISA authorities.”

The Washington Post agrees - up to a point. The FISA court judges, not the Justice Department and FBI, are the ultimate arbiters of what facts or errors would have influenced their rulings. Although an FBI affidavit attached to the DOJ report notes that it accounted for over 99% of several thousand “accuracy subfiles” related to FISA warrant applications between 2014 and 2019, it still could not account for the remainder, seemingly a couple of dozen - not trivial in a national security matter. Neither the new DOJ findings nor Horowitz’s March memorandum bears at all on a separate problem identified in the Carter Page FISA application itself: the FBI’s failure to disclose exculpatory information. These are not mere matters of fastidiousness. The FISA process, by necessity, takes place in secret, on the basis of facts the FBI supplies but no party can challenge. At stake are covert searches of or eavesdropping on U.S. citizens, such as Page.

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The temptation of authoritarianism WASHINGTON — Campaigning to become leader of Britain’s parliamentary Conservative Party, and hence prime minister, Boris Johnson, the populist from Eton and Oxford, brandished a fish. Mixing hilarity with indignation, he regaled an audience by ridiculing the gnomes of Brussels whose European Union regulations torment British producers of smoked kippers by requiring the fish to be shipped on plastic ice pillows. The problem with Johnson’s vaudevillian performance was that this regulation was written by the British government. This fact was, however, no problem for Johnson, who became prime minister. As Anne Applebaum says in her book “Twilight of Democracy,” Johnson has a “penchant for fabrication” — he was fired from the Times of London for concocting quotes, and from a Conservative shadow cabinet for lying. This is part of what her book’s subtitle calls “the seductive lure of authoritarianism,” which delivers delightful liberation from the tyranny of facts. Applebaum is a much-honored historian and a longtime columnist for The Washington Post, now with the Atlantic. She lives in Europe, where Plato pioneered Western political philosophy, warning that demagogues could make democracy a springboard to tyranny. Today, the European Union’s 27 nations include two authoritarian regimes, Poland’s and especially Hungary’s, which has closed an entire university, and which operates, directly or through regime-linked companies, 90% of the nation’s media. Writing in the National Endowment for Democracy’s Journal of Democracy (“Reclaiming the Politics of Emotion”), Jaroslaw Kuisz and Karolina Wigura, both Poles, note that populists have sensed “that a feeling of loss is today the dominant collective emotion.” This is particularly so in Eastern Europe, where tumultuous change followed the cracking of

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WILL the concrete that communism had poured over society. But even in Britain’s open society, which has experienced no comparable social disjunction, nostalgia akin to personal grief has fueled a populist politics of resentment. Nostalgia, wrote the sociologist and philosopher Robert Nisbet, is “at best a rust of memory,” which picks a vanished historic epoch and bathes it in sentimentality. Paradoxically, populist authoritarianism derives indispensable fuel from discontented intellectuals who believe, as Applebaum says, “that the wrong people have influence” in the realm of ideas. But as she says, authoritarianism “is a frame of mind, not a set of ideas.” Today it seduces the “radically lonely individual” who finds a sheltering home in an immersive political movement or environment that rejects “the hateful notions of meritocracy, political competition, and the free market, principles that, by definition, have never benefited the less successful.” Authoritarianism offers not careers open to talents, but rather the populist promise of upward mobility for those whose political connections and conformity spares them the need “for competition, or for exams, or for a resume bristling with achievements.” Authoritarianism is a temptation for people recoiling against complexity and intellectual pluralism, and yearning for social homogeneity. Applebaum says, “The noise of argument, the constant hum of

disagreement — these can irritate people who prefer to live in a society tied together by a single narrative.” In today’s United States, such authoritarianism flourishes most conspicuously on the left, in the cancel culture’s attempts to extinguish rival voices. The current president is America’s misfortune; America’s good fortune has been that his mental fidgets disqualify him from mastering the means for authoritarian ends, means that, in any case, would be blocked by the nation’s judiciary. Applebaum notes that until recently “the most apocalyptic visions of American civilization” festered on the left, among people convinced that capitalism must breed unlovely opulence among the few, immiseration of the many, and alienation of everyone from the dignity of work. Today, however, there is a pandemic of rightwing pessimism, predictions of America’s doom unless unambiguously unconstitutional measures are taken to combat secularism. So far, authoritarian impulses on the left and right are confined to the fever swamps of social media, where, as Applebaum says, “readers and writers feel distant from one another and from the issues they describe, where everyone can be anonymous and no one needs to take responsibility for what they say.” “History,” says Applebaum, “suddenly feels circular” in various European regions: “Given the right conditions, any society can turn against democracy. Indeed, if history is anything to go by, all of our societies eventually will.” The good news, such as it is, is that a necessary — although not sufficient — precondition for authoritarianism’s defeat is what Applebaum’s book trenchantly argues for: disbelief in the defeat’s inevitability. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com.

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The need for blood products remains constant To the editor: The Red Cross is urging healthy individuals to give blood or platelets for patients battling disease and facing the unexpected. The need for blood products remains constant, but blood drives continue to cancel due to COVID-19. It’s important to remember that blood is perishable and cannot be stockpiled. Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and we want to emphasize those safety precautions and the need for volunteers to be at the center of facilitating them.

Those safety precautions include checking the temperatures of staff and donors before entering a drive to make sure they are healthy. The Red Cross has a high priority need right now for volunteers to help with this mission. In addition to temperature screening, Blood Services Donor Ambassadors also greet donors and assist with the initial intake and help ensure donors have a positive experience. Volunteers enjoy the amazing satisfaction that comes along with playing a role in someone else’s life, giving back to your community, and gaining new skills along the way.

The need for blood is constant, as is the need to keep going and ensure the safety of our staff, volunteers, and donors. If you’re wondering how you can help during this ongoing pandemic, please consider volunteering. Potential volunteers can apply via email at wcny.vsrecruitment@redcross.org, and healthy, eligible individuals are encouraged to make a blood donation appointment today at www.redcrossblood.org. ALAN H TURNER II REGIONAL CEO AMERICAN RED CROSS ENDICOTT

Important to cast your ballot To the editor: The 2020 election is three months away, and with social distancing regulations in place, many may feel the hassle and risk of in-person voting is not worth the effort. Although a reason for casting an absentee ballot is required in New York, fortunately, state boards of elections have eased the requirements due to the COVID-19 emergency. New Yorkers can simply access www.elections.ny.gov/ VotingAbsentee.html, or his or her county board of elections site, and download an

application, which can be completed electronically. You can even call the BOE to request an application. Under the proffered options in section one, simply check the appropriate box. If it’s a matter of not wishing to venture out due to threat of virus exposure, check “temporary illness or physical disability”. Once you receive your ballot, simply complete it, sign, seal, and mail it. But don’t wait. There is going to be an unprecedented influx of applications. October 27 is the last day to postmark an application or letter of application

by mail. Nov. 2 is the last day to apply for an IN-PERSON for absentee ballot. All elections are important, but this could one could be the most important in recent history. And if you aren’t registered to vote, DON’T WAIT ANOTHER DAY. Applications must be postmarked no later than October 9 and received at the board of elections no later than October 14 in order for one to be eligible to vote in the general election. TED MILLAR MILTON

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Martin Leonard Disepalo, Jr. PRESTON HOLLOW - MarIn lieu of flowers, please dotin Leonard Disepalo, Jr., 95, nate to the Columbia-Greene passed away on Monday Au- Community Hospice, 47 Liberty gust 3, 2020. He was born in St. Catskill, NY 12414. A MemoNewark, NJ on October rial Talk will take place 14, 1924. He retired in via Zoom on Monday 1973 and moved upAugust 10th at 7pm. state with his beloved Those wishing to join wife, Cecilia. Martin can do so at https:// was one of Jehovah’s us02web.zoom. Witnesses for over 47 us/j/83662835980 years. He was predewith the meeting ID: ceased by his wife. He 836 6283 5980, passis survived by his two code: 942582, and by sisters, Loretta Thom- Disepalo, Jr. phone: 929-205-6099. sen of Hendersonville, Arrangements by A.J. NC and Evelyn Disepalo of Cunningham Funeral Home, Farmingdale, NJ; and by many Greenville. Condolences can be nieces and nephews. posted at ajcunninghamfh.com.

Pauline M. Ellsworth Pauline M. Ellsworth, 80, of Philmont, formerly of Kingston, died Thursday August 6, 2020 at the Pine Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Philmont, New York. Born April 23, 1940 in Glasco, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Alice May (Freeze) Williams. Pauline was employed by Benedictine Hospital as a dietician until her retirement. Previously she had worked in the Kingston Knitting Mills and in child care. She enjoyed scratch off lottery tickets, bingo and word search puzzles, learned how to work and use her I PAD for playing her games and loved her Lazy Boy. Surviving are her sons, Augustus Ellsworth Jr. and his wife Melissa, George S. Ellsworth;

her grandchildren, Kristen Ellsworth and Padrick Ellsworth; her sister, Irene Dutcher and George’s cat, Chopper. Many nieces and nephews also survive. Her husband, Augustus Ellsworth Sr. and sisters, Effie Perpetua, Esther Bodie, Beatrice Bodie and Louise Palen all died previously. Pauline’s family would like to express their appreciation to Pine Haven for their compassion and care. Funeral and cremation arrangements are under the guidance of the Joseph V. Leahy Funeral Home, Inc. 27 Smith Avenue, Kingston. Friends will be received at the funeral home on Monday evening from 4 to 7 PM. A service will begin at 7 PM. Inurnment at a later date in the Hurley Cemetery

Barbara Diane Holden Barbara Diane Holden, age 77, of South Cairo, died Friday, August 7, 2020 at home, surrounded by her family. Barbara was born February 18, 1943 in Trenton, New Jersey. She was a graduate of Catskill High School. Barbara was employed as an XRay Technician at Greene County Memorial Hospital and Columbia County Bone and Joint in Hudson prior to her retirement. She also co-owned Barleen’s Candy in Leeds with her best friend, Eileen Kronsberg. Barbara enjoyed travelling and cruises and was always planning her next casino trip. She was predeceased by her mother, Marion Grobe Herman; and a brother, Gary Herman. Barbara is survived by her hus-

band of 48 years, Donald Holden of South Cairo; two sons, Douglas Holden and wife Laurie; and Jeffrey Holden and wife Hope; a sister, Eileen Holdridge; a brother, David Herman; four grandchildren, Matthew (Heather) Holden, Brittany (Nick) Harris; Aiden Holden and Caitlyn Holden; four great-grandchildren, Liam Harris, Mia Harris, Winnie Holden, Jane Holden; and several nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends may call 2 – 6 PM Sunday at Traver & McCurry Funeral Home, 234 Jefferson Heights, Catskill. Private interment in the Town of Catskill Cemetery will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family.

John Oscar Rexford John Oscar Rexford, 44 of Athens, New York, passed away on August 2, 2020 of heart complications in his home. John was born in Catskill, New York on September 20, 1975. He was a graduate of Coxsackie-Athens High School. He was a dedicated worker for the New York State Thruway, Albany Division. He enjoyed playing games with his children and family time, tinkering in the garage – rebuilding cars, fishing, and chatting with his everyday friends. John is survived by his wife, Kayla. His daughters, Jayden and Erika. His son, Wyatt. His sisters, Patty, Tracy, and Ann. His brothers-in-Law, Eddie, Aaron, and William. And his sister-in-law, Erin. His Nieces and Nephews, Nickcole, Alexander, Kodie, Kaylei, Christopher,

Raelynn, Brandon and Bradley; and great-nephew, Niko. His Aunt Betty, Uncle Dean and his wife Ellie. His father and mother in-law, William and Sandy. Along with his life-long friends, Mary, Josh, and Brian. And his many friends and companions of the New York State Thruway. John is preceded in death by his mother and father, John and Rita Rexford. A memorial gathering and celebration of life will be announced by family members in the upcoming days. All are welcome to attend. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of W. C. Brady’s Sons, Inc. Funeral Home, 97 Mansion Street, Coxsackie, N.Y. 12051. Condolences may be made at www.wcbradyssonsinc.net.

Bad weather hurts efforts to stop oil spill off coast of Mauritius Kamlesh Bhuckory Bloomberg

Bad weather hindered efforts to contain an oil spill from a bulk carrier off the southeastern coast of Mauritius that’s threatening its coastal waters and a protected marine reserve. The National Coast Guard and Polyeco, an environment services company, are trying to contain the leakage from the

Panama-flagged MV Wakashio that ran aground two miles off the coast on July 25. The French island of Reunion is assisting the country to clean up the spill while other international and regional organizations have been asked to help. A floating barrier has been deployed around the vessel to contain the oil, the shipping company said.

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Therapy llama ‘Caesar the No Drama Llama’ calms tensions at protests Molly O’Brien The Washington Post

The protests in Portland, Ore., have been calmer in recent days. The shift away from large-scale clashes with police deploying tear gas came after the Trump administration pulled back federal law enforcement officers. But even during the intensity of the unrest, there were pockets of calm around Caesar McCool. Caesar, better known as “Caesar the No Drama Llama,” is a retired 6-year-old Argentine grand champion show llama that now works as a therapy llama and “llamactivist.” One of his best talents PHOTO BY JIM HAIR is offering emotional-support Caesar and Larry McCool are pictured at the Portland Women’s hugs, which people line up to March on March 1. give him at protests and other places where Caesar shows up. He’s somewhat of a celebrity llama. Llamas generally are not known to be cozy with humans, and at 5-foot-8 and 350 pounds, Caesar could appear intimidating. But Caesar doesn’t turn from affection or back away from chaos. When people meet Caesar, they tend to melt in his calm presence, said his caretaker, Larry McCool, who lives in Jefferson, Ore., on the Mystic Llama Farm. “I don’t care how big, how staunch, how intense that PHOTO COURTESY OF TRISH CONLON somebody is - it could be a big Caesar poses for a selfie with police at the Salem Women’s marcher in total riot gear, and March in March 2020. he will come up and give Caesar a big hug,” said McCool, 66. “It’s all I can do to just keep him from snuggling.” Caesar and McCool were at a Portland protest late last month, standing in Pioneer Square with 10,000 protesters when violence broke out in the distance. People were shouting and flash bombs were being deployed by police. McCool said he quickly moved Caesar, emphasizing that he is careful about Caesar’s safety. He said that when protesters later saw Caesar - his long, regal neck making him the height of a person - they stopped to pet his soft wool. His calm demeanor rubbed off on them, McCool said. “They’ll be clapping, chantPHOTO COURTESY OF TRISH CONLON ing, stomping, and all of a sudCaesar at the Salem Women’s March in March 2020. den I’ll get up with Caesar and the next thing I know, everyone will just band around Caesar,” said McCool, who spent four hours there, leaving at 11 p.m. Police sometimes react to Caesar the same way protesters do, McCool said. During a recent large protest in Portland, Caesar and McCool ambled by a group of Portland police officers who were stationed in a parking lot near the unrest. The officers pet Caesar and asked to take photos, McCool said. The same thing happened at the Salem Women’s March this year. “Caesar brings calm and defuses tension within these extremely volatile situations because everyone loves him as much as he loves everyone,” McCool said. So far this year, Caesar and PHOTO COURTESY OF JIM HAIR McCool have attended 10 Caesar receives a hug from Xochi, 9, at Juneteenth celebrations Black Lives Matter protests in in Portland, Ore., on June 20. Oregon, including five in Portland’s epicenter, to offer sup- we’re there for them,” McCool I’ve been his tutor and his port and a tranquil presence said. “We don’t want to detract guide, but sometimes I’m the to protesters. In recent years, from anything. We don’t want one following him.” When they’re not protestthey have attended more than to lessen the magnitude of the BLM movement. We recoging, McCool and Caesar go to 50 marches in support of a varetirement homes to visit resinize how important it is.” riety of civil and environmenMcCool has owned the dents outside their windows. tal causes. McCool says he’s never felt Mystic Llama Farm for about Before the pandemic, they either of them has been in 20 years and cared for dozens would go to schools, malls of llamas. But when he met and visit foster children and danger during the protests. “We’ve been there and Caesar in 2015, he immedi- people with special needs. heard the flash bombs going ately noticed that Caesar was The visits are on a volunteer basis, though sometimes Mcoff, we’ve smelled the tear gas, unusual. McCool purchased him and Cool accepts donations to offbut we make sure that we get out safely,” he said, adding showed him at the Oregon set transportation and other later, “I will remove him be- State Fair for a year before costs. “As a llamactivist, we also fore anything like that could transitioning Caesar into bedo a lot of social and charity coming a therapy animal. become dangerous.” Caesar genuinely enjoys in- functions outside of our presWhen they were at a recent march in Portland, leaders of teracting with people, McCool ence at protests,” McCool the Black Lives Matter move- said, and radiates a sense of said. Oregon-based artist Anment came up to them, con- warmth similar to some dogs. “He’s a magical creature,” nMaré Cruz and her toddler cerned about Caesar, to make McCool said. “I wish I could son met Caesar in January sure that he was doing okay. “Everyone is looking out for take some credit for him, but 2019 while they were recycling our best interests as much as he’s developed all on his own. their Christmas tree at Mystic

Llama Farm. Cruz was taken aback by Caesar’s gentle demeanor with her son, and was inspired to create a drawing of Caesar and McCool, which McCool uses as his Facebook profile image. “He’s just the softest, most adorable llama that’s lovely to be around - and he gives an especially good hug,” Cruz said. “He inspires a calming presence, one of happiness.” Another Caesar fan, Trish Conlon, has met Caesar twice - first at the Women’s March in Salem a few months ago and more recently at a Black Lives Matter protest in Salem. “There’s a ‘lightness’ in the air when he’s around, and that’s what people especially need right now,” Conlon said. “People would see him and just smile. Not that you could see a smile as well, behind a mask - but you could tell that their faces would just light up.” McCool said he is willing to spend the time and money that it takes to participate in these activism events. It’s about a 150-mile round-trip drive to Portland from the farm where they live, but McCool doesn’t mind making the journey, and Caesar “travels in style” behind McCool’s truck. “He has his own trailer behind my truck that he travels in, with two inches of foam padding. He doesn’t rough it too much - he’s a pretty pampered llama,” McCool said. McCool said Caesar is able to go to protests and other events that some people might not be able to attend because of the novel coronavirus or other reasons. “He’s doing what other people can’t do - he’s able to get out to these events and do this for them if they can’t make the trip themselves. His goal in life and his purpose is to soothe people,” McCool said. “I have to believe that he and I were put together for a reason. I’m not just his caretaker - we’re partners.”

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AUG. 8 CAIRO — Cruise Nite will be held at 4 p.m. Aug. 8 at Angelo Canna Town Park. Free admission, 1 free t-shirt per cruise car, muffler rap contest, nostalgic awards, music, refreshments available. Sponsored by Cairo Chamber of Commerce.

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AUG. 13 CASTLETON — The Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene Counties Board of Cooperative Educational Services will meet at 6 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Questar III Central Office, 10 Empire State Blvd., Castleton and via Zoom videoconference for the public and staff. The link can be found at https://www.questar.org/ about/board-of-education/ meeting-agendas-minutes/

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TANNERSVILLE — Mountain Top Arboretum hosts Story Walk in the Woodland Aug. 15 at the Mountain Top Arboretum, 4 Maude Adams Road, Tannersville. Admission is free as an ongoing series. Visit Mountain Top Arboretum for a Story Walk. Journey through the Woodland Walk and read the pages of a story. Craft supplies for a related craft will be available. A short video discussing the book and related craft will be available online. Join Library Director Maureen Garcia for this fun-filled story time. For information, call

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AUG. 16 WINDHAM — The Greene County Women’s League Cancer Patient Aid car show will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Chicken Run Family Restaurant and Steak House, 5639 Route 23, Windham. A $10 minimum donation per entrant is requested. Open to all years, makes and models. Trophies awarded at 2 p.m. to Top 20 vehicles, people’s choice, motorcycle, and more. There is also a $500 best in show Classic. Registration from 9-11 a.m. it will be held rain or shine.

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AUG. 20 CATSKILL — The Knights of Columbus will have a chicken barbecue 3-6 p.m. Aug. 20, take out only. Pick up at the parking lot of St. Patrick’s Church, Catskill, on the corner of William and Spring streets. Tickets are $13. Tickets may be purchased or reserved by calling Pete Gustas at 518-943-5138.

AUG. 29 ATHENS — The Athens Volunteer Fire Department,

39 Third St., Athens, will hold a chicken barbecue, pick up only, noon-4 p.m. Aug. 29. Menu includes half a chicken with potato, corn on the cob, roll, cole slaw and dessert. The cost is $12. For tickets and information, contact any member of call 845-863-4600.

SEPT. 25 CAIRO — The Cairo Hose Co. Auxiliary will host a chicken barbecue prepared by Halvo Homestead, drive through take out only 4-6 p.m. Sept. 25 across from Stewart’s, Route 23B, Cairo. The half chicken dinner is $12.

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investigation, and one overdose death in the last 12 years outpaces similar-sized jails in the state. By comparison, Herkimer and Tioga county jails, which have population highs of 83 and 86, respectively, each reported one suicide in 12 years. Seneca County Jail, with a population high of 82, has one death under investigation. Nine similarly sized county jails across the state reported zero overdoses in the last 12 years, according to data from those facilities.

MATTHEW LEOMBRUNO The state Commission of Correction cited several failures in the Greene County Jail administrators’ response to warning signs inmate Matthew Leombruno might harm himself, according to a Dec. 17, 2019 report from the commission. The report was received Jan. 24 after a Freedom of Information Law request during a year-and-a-half investigation by The Daily Mail. The state Commission of Corrections ensures local jails comply with the state’s minimum standards, regulations and laws for the safety and well-being of inmates, staff and the community. Corrections officers found Leombruno, 43, of Coxsackie, hanging from a bedsheet tied to the jail cell bars at about 11:30 p.m. on April 12, 2018 at the Bridge Street facility. Leombruno died from his injuries at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson two days later. Greene County attorney Edward Kaplan denied The Daily Mail’s FOIL request Dec. 16, 2019, for the incident report of Leombruno’s death. Releasing the report would be an invasion of privacy and may deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or impartial adjudication, Kaplan wrote in his response. The jail permanently closed eight days after Leombruno’s death. Greene County inmates were transferred to and are boarded at Albany, Ulster and Columbia county jails. The state Commission of Correction released a report on Leombruno’s death last December following an investigation conducted by the state’s Medical Review Board. Established within the commission in 1972, the board “investigate[s] deaths in correctional facilities within the state and to make recommendations for improving the delivery of health care to detainees and sentenced offenders,” according to the commission’s 2018 annual report.

The board determined jail administration violated state corrections law by failing to keep Leombruno safe. The law requires a jail’s chief administrative officer to “receive and safely keep in the county jail of his county each person lawfully committed to his custody.” The state Commission of Correction cannot conduct a criminal investigation or press criminal charges. The commission can issue citations and directives to law enforcement, petition a court if the directives are not followed or close a jail facility, state Division of Criminal Justice Services Director of Public Information Janine Kava said Nov. 15, 2019. “The issue of should a criminal investigation be undertaken to determine what happened there is up to law enforcement,” Kava said. Staff both failed to recognize Leombruno’s “serious suicidal ideation,” and failed to take proper safety precautions, including placing him on constant watch, which could have prevented his death, according to the report. Corrections Sgt. Christopher Statham, whose name was redacted in the commission’s report, but was included in a subsequent civil lawsuit, violated several portions of the jail’s mental health policy. Statham did not put Leombruno on constant watch after receiving a phone call from his brother-in-law that Leombruno might harm himself, according to the report, which redacted his family members’ names. The names were included in the lawsuit. Kaplan denied The Daily Mail’s Freedom of Information Law request July 7 for Statham’s disciplinary records due to the pending litigation. Statham remains a county employee. The sergeant has been employed by the county since 2012, according to Empire Center records, earning $61,970 in 2019. Statham “failed to identify the inmate risk factors which were listed in the policy such as, ‘manifests any increase of decrease in sleep, gives away personal belongings, actively discusses suicidal intent, manifests signs of serious mental illness such as hallucinations,’” the report stated. The sergeant also did not place Leombruno on constant watch after listening to several statements of suicidal intent in recorded phone calls between Leombruno and his daughter, according to the report. “The Medical Review Board finds this was also a violation of the policy which states: an inmate should be placed on a constant watch if the inmate recently verbalized suicidal intent or a family member

communicates their knowledge of such intent,” according to the commission’s report. The jail administration’s misconduct violated a state corrections law requiring the chief administrative officer or facility physician to determine when a prisoner requires additional supervision based on his or her condition, illness or injury. If warranted, the chief administrative officer must order the additional supervision under the law. Leombruno was in jail on a felony theft charge after he was accused of fraudulently accessing and removing money from someone’s bank account without permission, according to state police. Investigators verified the theft at several bank ATMs, police said. Leombruno was arrested April 5, 2018, in Athens and charged with third-degree unlawful possession of personal identification information and petty larceny, both class A misdemeanors; and fourthdegree grand larceny, a class E felony; according to the report. Leombruno, an industrial pipe welder, had four children: Rebecca, 23; Damian, 15; Kaitlyn, 12; and Ryan, 6, according to his obituary, which was published in The Daily Mail on April 16, 2018.

A CIVIL SUIT Leombruno’s family filed a $35 million civil lawsuit in federal court March 29, 2019, against Greene County and unnamed corrections officers at the jail alleging negligence and wrongful death following his 2018 suicide. The lawsuit is pending, with a deadline for discovery of evidence set for Aug. 31 and depositions are due by Dec. 31. Family members said their warnings to the jail staff about Leombruno’s threats of suicide went unheeded, according to the suit. Leombruno’s death was avoidable, his family’s attorney Mark Greenberg, of Greenberg & Greenberg in Hudson, argued in court documents. “When prison authorities know or should know that a prisoner has suicidal tendencies or that a prisoner might physically harm himself, a duty arises to provide reasonable care to assure that such harm does not occur,” according to the suit. Greenberg declined to comment, citing the pending litigation. The Leombruno family, through Greenberg, declined to comment. During his incarceration, Leombruno made 132 phone calls, according to the state’s report, which redacted his family members’ names. The

names were included in the lawsuit. Of the 132 calls, Leombruno spoke to his daughter, Rebecca, 18 times. It is unclear who Leombruno was trying to contact in the other calls. The sheriff’s office recorded the calls. Rebecca told her father during an April 10, 2018 call that she did not have enough money for his bail. Leombruno replied, “I cannot do this,” the report stated. The prisoner added he had not slept since arriving at the jail. Leombruno previously served time in Greene County Jail. He was charged with petty larceny, a class A misdemeanor, March 1, 2017. He was charged with petty larceny Jan. 8, 2018, but was arraigned and released, according to Catskill police. Leombruno was also charged June 27, 2012, with first-offense driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a bloodalcohol content .08 of 1 percent, both unclassified misdemeanors, but was released to a third party, according to state police. He was held in April 2018 on $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bond, according to the state report. The amount was reduced to $1,000 after an April 10, 2018, appearance in Athens Town Court. Leombruno, who entered the jail April 5, 2018, with $2 in his pocket and an electronic benefit card, did not have enough money for bail. He was scheduled to return to court May 3. In addition to the stress of not making bail, Leombruno suffered from depression and opiate withdrawal, according to the civil lawsuit. On April 12, 2018, the same day Leombruno hanged himself in his jail cell, Rebecca again told her father she could not raise enough money for his bail. “Leombruno’s voice became broken at times during the call,” according to the report. “He stated to his daughter during the call, ‘Tell [redacted] to take care of the kids… I cannot do it… I am not going to do it... Hold onto the money and if the kids need something, get it… I am getting out of here one way or another… I am not staying here… it is not going to be good.’” Rebecca told her father he was scaring her and that she was going to notify the jail of his comments and intentions of self-harm. Leombruno said he would deny his daughter’s claims about his mental health, according to the report. Statham was on duty April 12, 2018, as watch commander for the jail that day, according

to the lawsuit. Statham received a call from David Douglas, Leombruno’s brother-in-law and Rebecca’s uncle, at about 7 p.m. that same day. Douglas told Statham that Leombruno had repeatedly called Rebecca and threatened to hurt himself. Statham replied jail personnel would listen to any prior telephone calls Leombruno made that day and would take action, if appropriate, according to the lawsuit. Statham instructed Corrections Officer Ashley Proper Acker, who was identified in the civil lawsuit, to listen to Leombruno’s phone calls from that same day, April 12, 2018, according to the state’s review of the incident. In an interview with commission staff, Acker said she was concerned about Leombruno and informed Statham of the content of his telephone call, according to the report. Statham also reviewed the phone calls. The sergeant stated that Leombruno discussed Greene County District Attorney Joseph Stanzione and bail money, according to the report. “When asked if he recalled Leombruno stating that he was not going to spend another weekend in jail or that he gave away commissary items, Sgt. [Statham] stated that he did not recall that,” according to the report. “Sgt. [Statham] did state that he recalled the female [Rebecca] stating she was scared.” Statham did not respond to multiple calls for comment. Statham’s attorney, Gregg Johnson, of Clifton Park, did not respond to multiple requests for comment. In a written statement to the commission, Statham said he did not believe Leombruno was going to harm himself and the jail’s mental health staff did not need to be notified to immediately evaluate the inmate because Leombruno never indicated that he was going to kill himself, according to the report. Statham believed Leombruno was looking forward to a visit with his son and was making arrangements for bail, Statham said. “There were several indicators which made me feel that this inmate did not meet the criteria to be placed on a constant watch, so he was not placed on said watch,” according to Statham’s written statement included in the state’s investigation. The indicator for an inmate to be placed on suicide watch is “if you feel there is a grave risk,” Statham said, according to the report. Statham’s statement of a suicide watch indicator is not in the jail’s policy.

The first 72 hours of incarceration is the most critical time for inmates who are contemplating suicide, according to county jail documents regarding the facility’s mental health policies. “An inmate should be placed on suicide watch if there is any indication that they are a danger to themselves or others,” according to the policy. “It is better to place an inmate on suicide watch and be wrong than not place them on the watch and the inmate commit suicide.” There is no indication Statham followed up with Leombruno after reviewing the phone calls, according to the report. Statham did not notify incoming officers during the shift change of the incidents regarding Leombruno’s phone calls or questions about his mental health, according to the report. The sergeant violated state corrections law by failing to communicate pertinent information regarding an inmate at risk for attempting suicide, according to the report. An investigator with the sheriff’s office, whose name was redacted from the state report, listened to the phone calls between Leombruno and his daughter during the investigation conducted by the sheriff’s office immediately following the incident. “Leombruno made several hints that he was going to kill himself,” according to the investigator’s review of the recordings. In the civil suit, Leombruno’s family’s attorneys Greenberg and Eugene Nathanson, of the lawfirm of Eugene B. Nathanson in New York, New York, allege Statham received inadequate suicide prevention training. “Any instruction on suicide prevention by a corrections officer was a small segment of a one-month ‘Basic Course for Corrections Officers,’ taken by [Statham] from May-June 2011,” according to the lawsuit. “Greene County does not require its corrections officer to study or review the mental health policy and procedures regularly, does not require its corrections officers to certify that they have reviewed the mental health policy and procedure manual and provides no ongoing training or instruction related to suicide prevention,” according to the civil suit. “Greene County’s policy and practice is to assign inadequately trained corrections officers to prevent suicide among prisoners.” Details of other recent deaths of Greene County Jail inmates coming Tuesday in part two of Behind Bars.

TRENTON — No one knows whether New Jersey meant to do it. Later though, the state constitution’s signers made it clear they meant to keep it. In the summer of 1776, the colonies were about to collectively declare independence, and the Provincial Congress in Trenton was in a rush to write a state constitution. The state’s framers wrote and passed it in only five days. In the document, where it explains rules for elected officials, the governor is referred to as “he”; each assembly member, “he”; each county’s sheriff and its coroners, a “he.” But for some reason, when it describes the rules for the electorate, it says “they.” All inhabitants who are worth at least 50 pounds and have lived in New Jersey for a year, “they” shall have the right to vote. And that is how, for the first three decades of American independence, it was legal for some New Jersey women to vote, more than a century before the passage of the 19th Amendment. Even if it started out as an accidental loophole, a 1790 statute clarified that “they” meant “he or she” in seven New Jersey

counties with large Quaker populations. In 1797, another statute expanded female suffrage from those counties to the entire state. For decades, there has been only anecdotal evidence that any women actually used this right - newspaper accounts complaining about women voting, and a copy of a poll list with two names that could have been women’s names, or men’s names incorrectly transcribed. Starting in 2018, museum staff led by curatorial fellow Marcela Micucci dug into the New Jersey State Archives, local historical societies and other cultural institutions looking for harder evidence. After months of searching, they hit pay dirt. “We found a poll list . . . from an election in Montgomery Township, Somerset County, in October of 1801. There were 343 voters on that list and 46 of them were women,” Micucci told The Washington Post. “I barged into [Mead’s] office, the list printed out in my hands, jumping up and down. It was very exciting.” Since then, museum researchers have found 18 more poll lists, ranging from 1797 to 1807, nine of which contain women’s names. In total, they have identified 163 women who

voted. The women’s names often appear together, indicating that they arrived at the polls in groups, perhaps for their own protection, Mead said. “That in itself, I think, is an expression of bravery,” he said. There were limitations. At the time, married women generally had no property rights — a woman’s property went to her husband upon marriage — meaning only single and widowed women could meet the property requirement to vote. But there was also another surprising benefit — that “they” in the state constitution wasn’t just gender neutral but race neutral. The museum team has found evidence that at least one free black man legally voted in 1801. And though it is theoretically possible that free black women voted, too, the team has yet to prove it happened. It’s already difficult to track white women in the historical record, Micucci explained, and even more so black women. It is possible there is a black woman among the 163 names already found, and researchers just haven’t been able to find biographical information about her in other extant records yet. And though researchers know now that female

voting was widespread, the team hasn’t found evidence of any type of organized proto-suffrage movement in the colonial era, Mead said. That doesn’t mean it escaped notice in the young nation. Nelly Custis, George Washington’s step-granddaughter, was once described by John Adams as having “jumped on a horse and galloped off to the polling place demanding the vote” as a property owner, Mead said. In a 1797 letter to her sister, then-first lady Abigail Adams asked her to tell a losing candidate in a local race that if the Massachusetts state constitution “had been equally liberal with that of New jersey and admitted the females to a Vote, I should certainly have exercised it in his behalf.” And there is, of course, Abigail’s famous letter to her husband in 1776, urging him to “remember the ladies” as he and the other founders deliberated on independence. Both of these letters, along with the unearthed poll lists, will be included in a new exhibit at the museum called “When Women Lost the Vote: A Revolutionary Story 1776-1807.” Originally scheduled to open in August, it has now been delayed

until October because of the pandemic. So how did New Jersey women lose the vote? In a most American way — on the altar of partisan politics. By the time Washington left office in 1797, fights between the nascent political parties — the Federalists and the Democratic Republicans — were becoming so bitter that the first president spent much of his farewell address warning against them. The situation worsened over the next decade, and with that came a rise in accusations of voter fraud. In 1802, political leaders in Hunterdon County urged the New Jersey legislature to overturn a local election, claiming some people on the poll lists were Philadelphia residents, immigrants, enslaved and, in particular, married women, Micucci said. In 1806 in Essex County, women and people of color were blamed again when more votes were mysteriously cast than there were eligible voters. “This was a moment, in 1807, where Americans were having serious doubts about their democracy,” Mead said. “I think [legislators] were looking for a big action they could take to restore confidence in the voting system, and they crudely

scapegoated women, people of color, immigrants.” The law was changed to remove the property requirement and limit the franchise to white men only. Eight years later, in neighboring New York, a woman named Elizabeth Cady was born. She grew up to be an activist, married fellow abolitionist Henry Stanton, and, in 1848, met with other supporters of women’s rights at Seneca Falls, where she presented a draft of the Declaration of Sentiments. By 1880, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was living in New Jersey, and since she had to pay taxes there, decided she would attempt to vote. She went to the polling place donned in her “Sunday attire,” she recounted, with her friend Susan B. Anthony, who was “always ready to make an escapade on the ballot-box.” The inspector refused to give her a ballot, explaining there was no precedent for a woman to vote. On the contrary, she told him, “On the sacred soil of New Jersey, where we now stand, women voted thirty-one years, from 1776 to 1807.” The inspector said he knew nothing about the matter. He had never read the state constitution.

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for the tuition support program, saying he thought it could boost enrollment. Greene County’s student enrollment declined from 39% of the student body in fall 2018 to 37.9% in fall 2019. Columbia County increased from 39% in fall 2018 to 41% in fall 2019. Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden agreed. “The tuition assistance program could be the deciding factor in keeping Greene County kids in our county,” he said. Linger said he believes the donor fund is a worthwhile investment. “We’re going to have budget problems of our own and be looking at eliminating positions,” he said. “This is more of an investment that pays dividends later on.” Another $18,000 could go toward funding faculty for two new satellite locations: one at Cairo Library and one

at Windham-Ashland-Jewett school, Drummer said. The satellite locations would offer microcreditional business courses, ideal for people looking to start businesses, touching up their resumes or young adults unsure about their career path, Drummer said. Drummer proposed that $5,000 go toward an emergency transportation fund. “Many students don’t have a way to get to campus,” Drummer said. Although there is bus service in Catskill that can bring Greene County residents to the college, students must first get to Catskill, Drummer said. “We could explore gas cards, EZ-Pass support or possibly cab fare,” Drummer said. Drummer mentioned starting a mentorship program for Greene County, similar to one that was sponsored by the Galvan Foundation in Columbia

County. “We had 12 graduates from this program,” she said. “We could extend this same program for Greene County students.” Lastly, Drummer proposed a $25,000 feasibility study to improve the Cohotate Preserve in Athens. “I would love to see that place transformed,” Drummer said. “I see that not only as a satellite but as an incredible venue for special events for Greene County.” The property is used as an environmental field station. Water has to be carted in and out of the facility and there is no plumbing on-site, Drummer said. Legislator Harry Lennon, D-Cairo, said Drummer’s presentation was the best budget briefing he had seen in 14 years. Several county officials expressed the value of the courses offered at the college. “I would hate to see the classes we worked so hard to get be

cut,” Luvera said. The college’s new construction technology course began in fall 2019. Groden said the additional contribution “wouldn’t hurt” the county’s coffers. “There’s a threshold in [the budget] to pay the same rate it paid the previous year,” he said. Greene County Treasurer Peter Markou voiced his support for the proposal. “There are three legs to this stool,” he said. “A ready-trained workforce, a community college to train them and a hospital. That’s quality of life. What you’re really supporting is quality of life. You would be remiss if you did not support this.” The county’s approximately $3 million contribution to the college’s proposed $17 million budget, as well as the additional $181,600 donor fund, will be voted on by the full Legislature on Aug. 19.

Once approved, the college will send out letters to recent Greene County high school graduates to inform them about the new funding opportunities, Drummer said. In terms of state aid, the college is budgeting for a 25% cut, although it could be anywhere from 20% to 50%, Vice President and Dean of Administration Dianne Topple said. “We have received no confirmation from the state at this point,” she said. The college has laid off 16 part-time employees, Topple said, and will evaluate plans in September to cut four full-time positions and furloughing three employees to two days per week. The equipment portion of the budget, slated for $127,050, is where adjustments will be made if needed, Topple said. “This is where we’ll hold off until spring [if needed],” she said. In addition to a 2.98% tuition increase, the college is also increasing its technology fee to $15 per credit hour. The campus is implementing its new software, which part of its capital project this year, Topple said. “In addition to the pandemic, we were implementing the new software,” she said. “It’s really exciting but also really challenging.” The software, Banner, will create a better student experience, she said. “I feel very good about our start Sept. 8,” Drummer said. There will be 15 classes offered on-campus including construction technology, automotive technology, nursing, art studio and science labs, Drummer said. In a student satisfaction survey regarding virtual learning administered by SUNY, 89.1% of Columbia-Greene students said they were satisfied or very satisfied, Drummer said, ranking above SUNY’s average of 76%. “I think that speaks very highly of our staff,” she said. “Ninetyfive percent of our faculty had never taught a class online.”

Andy Pallotta said in a statement Friday. “Viral infection rates tell only one part of the story. Right now, there may be some areas where parents and educators are confident in their district’s plan, but in many others, we know they aren’t.” Parents and teachers remain concerned over a lack of guidance on procedures for closure, testing and contact tracing in the event of a positive COVID-19 case in a school. A school cannot reopen without the Health Department’s go-ahead. Schools must hold three to five public meetings with parents by Aug. 21, who will be allowed to participate remotely, and at least one meeting with teachers to review district reopening guidelines. “There is a significant number of anxiety and concern,” Cuomo said. “If teachers don’t come back, you can’t really open the schools.” Teachers will not be forced to instruct students in person if they are uncomfortable with their district’s reopening guidelines. “That’s not the nature of our relationship,” Cuomo

said. “They’re not going to be able to teach in that environment. “There is no one size fits all,” he added. “I can’t fashion a plan that will work in every school.” School reopening plans will vary by district, including when, or if, in-person classes will resume, as parents and teachers will have differing questions or concerns across the state. “No district should consider themselves ready to reopen buildings until their plans are safe and everything in that plan meant to keep the school community safe is implemented,” Pallotta said. “Being safe means parents and teachers must be confident in the reopening plan, and it is welcome news that districts must meet with parents and teachers this month.” Students, faculty and staff must wear face masks at all times when social distancing is not possible, Empire State Development Director Jim Malatras said. “If a family or student does not have a mask, the school must provide one,” he said, adding the rule will ensure

the maximum level of health compliance. Interscholastic sports are not approved in the state, Malatras said. Districts are exploring a myriad of options, including remote, outdoor or partialday instruction, or a hybrid of multiple learning models. “Our districts are working tirelessly to craft plans that will suit the individual, unique needs of each community,” NYSSBA Executive Director Robert Schneider said in a statement Friday. “While the preliminary deadline for submitting plans is upon us, we know that August will be a month of continued intense work by our administrators, staff and others to prepare for whatever reality faces us when the time comes to start school in September.” School districts must post remote learning plans and plans for diagnostic testing and contact tracing online for parents and teachers to review. Health Department officials will continue to review the plans over the weekend and into next week, the governor said. Schools cannot

reopen unless a Cuomo sent a letter to the state’s congressional delegation with Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, DBronx, outlining the urgent need for federal aid to state and local governments as lawmakers continue to negotiate the next coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill. The state expects a $30 billion budget shortfall over two years — $14 billion in 2020 and an anticipated $16 billion next year — with a roughly $12 billion deficit for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and $3 billion for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which could delay construction at LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy international airports. “We must note that any plans we craft will be worth little if we lack the federal funding to carry out the plans we all are working so hard to put together,” Schneider said. Without federal aid, the state expects widespread 20% cuts to health care, education and localities. Cuomo also said Friday

local governments are not doing enough to enforce the state’s social-distancing and mask-wearing orders. The state’s supplemental enforcement task force, comprised of New York State Police and state Liquor Authority investigators, issued violations to 14 establishments in the Bronx, Queens, Manhattan and on Long Island on Thursday night. State officials continue to monitor New York’s COVID-19 numbers as the virus soars across the U.S., the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The state reported 579 virus patients in the hospital Friday — an increase of nine. Five New Yorkers died from the virus Thursday, which is up from three Wednesday. The state’s virus-related fatalities have fluctuated below 15 per day for nearly two months. The state reported 714 new COVID-19 cases Friday of 70,170 test results returned, or about 1% positive. “These numbers are all about flat,” Cuomo said. “Our performance is extraordinary in this sea of spread.”

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CATSKILL — Greene County lawmakers discussed maintaining their contribution to Columbia-Greene Community College at its 2020 level on Wednesday to increase services to Greene County students. The initial budget projection, which is based on a formula on student enrollment for the Twin Counties, showed that Greene County’s portion was going to decline by $181,600. Columbia County’s portion was anticipated to increase $181,600 and after negotiations, the college reduced the overall contribution from both counties making Columbia County’s portion increase by $19,934 as opposed to the $181,600 and Greene County’s contribution decreased further by $319,934. Greene County’s offer to keep its contribution at the same level for 2021 prompted a conversation with college President Carlee Drummer about the benefits the funding could provide specifically for Greene County students, Greene County Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, R-New Baltimore, said. Drummer presented several ideas to the board for how to use the $181,600, which would be made into a donor advised fund. Drummer proposed to name the fund the Greene County Cares Fund. Many students were not eligible for funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act and do not qualify for Pell Grants, Drummer said. Drummer suggested the county allocate $12,000 for a tuition support program for Greene County students. Drummer added that funding through the state’s Higher Education Service Corporation Academic Excellence Scholarship program has been put on hold. “They need to release that money,” she said. “This is something Sens. Schumer and Gillibrand should be all over.” Legislator Matthew Luvera, R-Catskill, voiced his support

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Schools will close if a region’s infection rate surges above 9% over a seven-day average since Aug. 1. Each of the state’s 10 regions reported a consistent, low rate of 1.2% or lower of new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. “If there’s a spike in the infection rate or a matter of concern in the infection rate, we can revisit it,” Cuomo said. The state’s 749 districts had to submit reopening plans to the state Health Department to review. As of Friday, 127 districts have not submitted plans to the department. About 50 school districts, including New York City, the nation’s largest school district, submitted incomplete plans, or plans that need more detail for approval. “We have been clear all along: Health and safety is the most important consideration in reopening school buildings,” New York State United Teachers President

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Late rally carries Orioles past Mudcats and into HRCBL championship series By Matt Fortunato Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Bobby Krogh’s Orioles defeated the Mudcats in a tough battle 7-4, on Thursday and are moving on to the Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League finals this weekend against the reigning champion Storm. Despite a late home run that tied the game for the Mudcats in the sixth, the Orioles put together just enough offense in the bottom half of the inning to plate three runs and close the door. Luke Pusz was a workhorse for the Orioles Thursday night, pitching into the sixth inning and keeping it tight the best he could. Krogh turned the ball over to Ryan Packard to finish the game, net the win and clinch the spot in the championship. Pusz gave up a leadoff single to Mudcats’ center fielder See SERIES B4

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NBA players hated the food inside the bubble, so they called in some help Jeff Seidel Detroit Free Press

DETROIT — All heck was breaking loose. Several NBA players were complaining on social media about the quality of food after entering the NBA “bubble” in Orlando, Fla. So the NBA turned to someone who could fix it — chef Shawn Loving, the department chair of Schoolcraft College’s Culinary Arts program. “I got a call from Sean Ford, who operates USA Basketball and he told me the NBA folks were interested in connecting with me to see if I could support

the food efforts down in Orlando,” Loving said. The answer came quickly. “Absolutely,” Loving replied. “I’d love to help. I’m not sure how I can, but I’ll do my very best.” Loving’s summer was open because he was planning to go to Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympics to cook for the U.S. men’s basketball team. But the Olympics were canceled. So he went to Orlando in mid-July and basically started a restaurant from scratch. Now, he runs a See NBA B4

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Orioles’ C.J. Latham races home as Mudcats catcher Pepe Villamil fields the throw from the outfield during Thursday’s Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League game at Ricky Cramer Field.

Mudcats catcher Pepe Villamil thrws the ball to second base during Thursday’s Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League game against the Orioles at Ricky Cramer Field.

The Mudcats’ Ari Lonstein dives safely back to first base as Orioles first baseman Jacob Hutton takes the late pick-off throw frm pitcher Luke Pusz.

Orioles shortstop Ricky Miller fires the ball to first base during Thursday’s Hudson River Collegiate Baseball League game against the Mudcats at Ricky Cramer Field.

Lovable underdog at PGA Championship not a player, but the course Mark Zeigler The San Diego Union-Tribune

SAN FRANCISCO — They say the layout at TPC Harding Park is like a cinnamon roll, with the front nine wrapped inside the back. As you circumnavigate the closing nine holes and swirl from 13 at the top to 14 down the right side of the roll, you border Lake Merced. There, across the water, staring back at you with its undulating fairways and verdant greens and majestic clubhouse, dignified and erudite, is The Olympic Club, capital T. Its Lake Course (there are two 18s and a nine along the bluffs of the Pacific Ocean) has hosted five U.S. Opens and is the state’s fifthbest course according to Golf Digest. Just across the street is San Francisco Golf Club. It’s ranked sixth. Just down the freeway is See PGA B4

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UConn made right move by canceling its football season Mike Anthony The Hartford Courant

HARTFORD, Conn. — How nice to see Connecticut’s flagship university acting as a leader with sane priorities instead of falling in line as just another dopey, blindfolded follower. But as we process the fact that UConn has canceled its 2020 football season — the first FBS program to do so — we should hope, and even demand, that such judiciousness persists in Storrs, then carries across the country and well into the foreseeable future. This can’t stop here. Not at the Burton Family Football Complex. Not with one team. If playing isn’t safe or wise for football in September, it isn’t

safe or wise for field hockey, soccer and the rest of the fall sports. This can’t stop at UConn, either, of course. The approach announced and discussed Wednesday — careful consideration and, voila, clarity! — needs to sweep the nation, for the rest of the other 129 FBS participants are still running the foolish coward’s mission toward college football kickoff in just over three weeks. What a farce this continues to be everywhere else, hilarious if it weren’t so sad. On the day UConn pulled the football plug: The American Athletic Conference, the Huskies’ old home, announced schedules of up to 12

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10-game regular season beginning Sept. 3 and the NCAA ... well, the NCAA said next to

nothing, issuing an exhaustively long list of safety protocols that were already obvious or established, essentially a permission slip to figure things out on the fly handed over to its divisions with an Aug. 21 deadline to decide whether fall sports are viable. So, still, stupidity and an absence of accountability, a lack of morality, rules. This entire COVID-19 process has been a window into the immaturity of America and college sports are leading the way, its leaders chasing dollar bills while trying to weave a unicycle through unavoidable pandemic pitfalls. UConn was interested in being right, not necessarily first, but it’s essential for us to be able

to look back on this as the first of many dominoes to fall before fall. There can’t be college football this season — there shouldn’t be any sports in calendar year 2020 — but I don’t have much confidence in those who run Power 5 programs and pin numbers to figure that out until a set of truly regrettable circumstances arise. At least, though, we have a point of reference for what makes sense, right here at home. UConn recognized through complications and scares of quarantine and isolation (though zero positive tests) that college football as it should be is not a tenable or See UCONN B4

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American League Wednesday’s games Boston 5, Tampa Bay 0 N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, ppd. Oakland 6, Texas 4 Seattle 7, L.A. Angels 6 Thursday’s games Oakland 6, Texas 4 L.A. Angels 6, Seattle 1 Today’s games N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Snell 0-0), 6:40 p.m. Toronto (TBD) at Boston (Weber 0-2), 7:30 p.m. Minnesota (Smeltzer 1-0) at Kansas City (Junis 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Cleveland (Civale 1-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 1-1), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (TBD) at Texas (Lyles 0-1), 9:05 p.m. Houston (Greinke 0-0) at Oakland (Bassitt 1-0), 9:10 p.m. Saturday’s games Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 2:10 p.m. Houston at Oakland, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 5:40 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas 7:05 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m. National League Wednesday’s games N.Y. Mets 3, Washington 1 Philadelphia at Miami, ppd. San Francisco 4, Colorado 3 L.A. Dodgers 7, San Diego 6 Thursday’s games Colorado 6, San Francisco 4 Philadelphia at Miami, ppd. Today’s games Atlanta (Wright 0-1) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Miami (Alcantara 1-0) at N.Y. Mets (Wacha 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Bauer 1-0) at Milwaukee (TBD), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (TBD) at St. Louis (TBD), 8:15 p.m.

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Transactions

Cleveland Browns - Placed G Malcolm Pridgeon on IR/Opt-Out list. Jacksonville Jaguars - Placed DB Rashaan Melvin on IR/Opt-Out list. Kansas City Chiefs - Placed T Lucas Niang on IR/ Opt-Out list. Las Vegas Raiders - Placed DE Maxx Crosby and RB Rod Smith on IR/COVID-19 list. New Orleans Saints - Placed LB Kaden Elliss and LS Zach Wood on IR/COVID-19 list. New York Giants - Waived LB Dominique Ross. New York Jets - Placed WR Josh Doctson on IR/ Opt-Out list.

FOOTBALL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Atlanta Falcons - Cut LB Ahmad Thomas. Baltimore Ravens - Placed TE Jacob Breeland on IR/Non-Football Injury list from waivers. Buffalo Bills - Cut RB Antonio Williams and DE Jonathan Woodard. Signed G Brian Winters to a one-year contract. Waived DB Garrett Taylor. Cincinnati Bengals - Activated DE Kendall Futrell from the IR/COVID-19 list.

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J.T. Realmuto hit a three-run homer and scored twice to help host Philadelphia beat New York, 5-4, on Thursday. Andrew McCutchen added two hits for the Phillies, who split the four-game series with the Yankees. Phillies starter Zach Eflin lasted only four innings in his first start of the season. He allowed four hits and two runs, though both were unearned, while striking out five and walking one. Deolis Guerra (10) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief, and Hector Neris recorded the final four outs for his second save in two opportunities. Braves 4, Blue Jays 3 Nick Markakis delivered a walkoff homer with one out in the ninth inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. Markakis reached low to connect with a breaking ball from Wilmer Font (0-1) and smoked it deep into the right field seats. It was the first start of the season for the veteran right fielder, who was activated on Wednesday after recanting his original decision to opt out because of COVID-19 concerns. The victory gave the Braves a 2-1 series win over Toronto and completed a 7-2 homestand for Atlanta. The winning pitcher was Mark Melancon (1-0), who worked a perfect ninth inning. Freddie Freeman homered for the Braves, and Bo Bichette went deep for the Blue Jays. Indians 13, Reds 0 Jose Ramirez’s second home run of the night came during a 10-run seventh inning, Carlos Carrasco allowed one hit over six innings, and Cleveland rocked visiting Cincinnati for its third consecutive win. Already up 3-0, the Indians sent 14 men to plate in the breakout seventh. Cesar Hernandez’s threerun double and Ramirez’s tworun shot highlighted an inning in which Cleveland drew three basesloaded walks off reliever Jose De Leon, who was charged with eight of the runs. The Indians, who lost 3-2 at Cincinnati on Monday in the opener of the four-game, home-andhome series against their interleague Ohio rival, totaled 12 runs over their previous eight contests before Thursday. Cleveland pitchers, meanwhile, held the Reds scoreless over the final 23 innings of the two-city set. Diamondbacks 5, Astros 4 Kole Calhoun’s two-run double down the right field line lifted Arizona to a walk-off win over Houston in Phoenix, giving the D-backs their first series victory of the season. Calhoun’s winning hit came with the bases loaded, no outs and

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Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton scored 33 points each as the Milwaukee Bucks – who trailed by 23 in the first half – rallied to defeat the Miami Heat 130-116 on Thursday as part of the NBA restart near Orlando. Antetokounmpo, who picked up his fifth foul with 10:48 left in the fourth, added a game-high 12 rebounds and four assists in 30 minutes. Middleton had a team-high eight assists and six rebounds in 34 minutes. Milwaukee (55-14), which has the best record in the NBA, overcame a 17-point halftime deficit to snap a two-game losing streak and clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference. With Jimmy Butler and Goran Dragic out injured, the Heat (43-26) were led by Duncan Robinson’s 21 points. All-Star center Bam Adebayo, slowed by foul trouble, was held to six points, five rebounds and six assists in 21 minutes. Trail Blazers 125, Nuggets 115 Damian Lillard recorded 45 points and 12 assists and matched his career high of 11 3-point baskets to lead Portland to a victory over Denver. Gary Trent Jr. added 27 points and matched his career best of seven 3-pointers as the Trail Blazers moved within a half-game of the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference KIM KLEMENT/USA TODAY playoff derby. Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) moves in for a basket against the Miami Michael Porter Jr. registered 27 points and 12 Heat during Thursday’s NBA game at The Arena. rebounds, and Jerami Grant scored 18 points (sore right groin) and continued their offensive for the Nuggets. Denver played without starting Los Angeles. Harden added eight rebounds and three steals struggles. Anthony Davis posted 17 points and 12 guards Jamal Murray (hamstring) and Gary Harris (hip) and starting small forward Will Barton to his ledger in carrying the load with All-Star Rus- rebounds but also committed seven turnovers, (knee) for the fourth straight game. Coach Mike sell Westbrook (right quad contusion) sidelined. while Kyle Kuzma led the Lakers, who shot 2 of 19 Malone sat most of his starters other than Porter Ben McLemore (20 points) and Jeff Green (15 on 3-pointers, with 21 points. points) helped with a combined 8-for-20 3-point Suns 114, Pacers 99 down the stretch. shooting. The Rockets hit 21 of 57 attempts from A run of 21 unanswered points spanning the Houston Rockets 113 - Los Angeles Lakers 97 third and fourth quarters powered Phoenix to a James Harden paired 39 points with 12 assists, deep. and Houston claimed the season series against The Lakers played without LeBron James win over Indiana in seeding-round competition.

The Suns moved to a perfect 4-0 since the restart from the COVID-19 hiatus, and did so trailing for less than three total minutes against a Pacers team that came into the matchup also undefeated through three games in the Orlandoarea bubble. Cameron Payne led the Phoenix reserves in igniting the decisive run, scoring 12 of his 15 points over that stretch. Dario Saric added another 16 points off the bench, as the Suns’ 34-16 scoring advantage from the backups made the difference. Indiana’s Malcolm Brogdon led all scorers with 25 points and helped buoy a fourth-quarter rally. Kings 140, Pelicans 125 Bogdan Bogdanovic scored a career-best 35 points as Sacramento got its first victory of the NBA restart, defeating New Orleans. De’Aaron Fox added 30 points and 10 assists, Harrison Barnes scored 22, Nemanja Bjelica had 11 and Cory Joseph 10 as the Kings ended a threegame losing streak in the restart. Zion Williamson scored 24 points on 10-of-12 shooting in 22 minutes, and Brandon Ingram also had 24 for the Pelicans, who dropped to 1-3 in the restart. Clippers 126, Mavericks 111 Kawhi Leonard and Paul George combined for two hoops in a nine-point, tiebreaking flurry midway through the fourth quarter, propelling Los Angeles to a victory over Dallas. Leonard finished with a team-high 29 points, and George had 24 for the Clippers, who earned just their second win in four games in the central Florida bubble. Kristaps Porzingis had 30 points and nine rebounds, and Luka Doncic scored 29 points for the Mavericks, who took their third loss in four games.

NHL roundup: Flames clinch series with shutout win Field Level Media

Four different players scored while Cam Talbot posted the shutout, as the Calgary Flames beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-0 Thursday in Edmonton to clinch their Western Conference qualifying round series. Dillon Dube, Sam Bennett, Sean Monahan and Rasmus Andersson all scored for the Flames, who beat the Jets in four games to become the first Western-based squad to win a qualifying-round set. They will start the Stanley Cup playoffs as early as Tuesday. Talbot made 31 saves for his third career playoff shutout against a Jets team that was decimated by injuries. Winnipeg lost top level forwards Mark Scheifele and Patrik Laine in the first game of the series, as well as Mason Appleton. They were also without center Bryan Little due to an injury sustained during the regular season.

Dube opened the scoring with his first playoff goal. Dube was denied on his first rebound opportunity after Erik Gustafsson’s point shot was stopped, but slipped home his second chance just 3:21 into the game. It was the first time in the series that Calgary scored first. Blue Jackets 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT) Pierre-Luc Dubois scored 18:24 into the first overtime period to complete his hat trick and give Columbus a stunning comeback win over host Toronto in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference qualifying round series. The victory gives the Jackets a 2-1 lead in the best-offive series. Down 3-0 just over halfway through the contest, the Blue Jackets, who had scored only two goals in the first two games, suddenly sprung to life. Dubois’ overtime winner capped off his second career hat trick (regular

season or overtime), in his first multi-goal performance in 19 career playoff games. Seth Jones scored the Jackets’ other goal, and Cam Atkinson had two assists for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 21 of 21 shots in relief of Columbus starting goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. The Maple Leafs got goals from Cody Ceci, William Nylander and rookie Nick Robertson. Canucks 3, Wild 0 Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves to lead Vancouver to a win over Minnesota in Game 3 of their best-of-five Western Conference qualifying series in Edmonton. Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson each had a goal and an assist, Antoine Roussel also scored, and Quinn Hughes assisted on all three goals for the Canucks, who took a 2-1 series lead heading into Game 4 on Friday night.

Markstrom has started all three games in the series after not appearing in a playoff game in his first nine NHL seasons. Alex Stalock, who shut out the Canucks in Game 1, made 26 saves for Minnesota. Flyers 3, Capitals 0 Scott Laughton scored two goals and added an assist, while Kevin Hayes had helpers on all three goals as Philadelphia defeated Washington in both teams’ second game of the Eastern Conference round-robin competition in Toronto. Travis Sanheim also scored, and Travis Konecny finished with two assists for the Flyers, who improved to 2-0 in the round robin and will face 2-0 Tampa Bay on Saturday. The winner will earn the East’s top seed. Philadelphia goalie Brian Elliott got the start, and the 35-year old veteran came through, making 16 saves in

the defensive struggle. Braden Holtby made 18 saves for Washington, which will face Boston on Sunday to determine the third and fourth seeds in the East. Golden Knights 6, Blues 4 Alex Tuch had two goals and an assist, and Shea Theodore also scored twice to lead Vegas over St. Louis in a round-robin game of the Stanley Cup qualifiers in Edmonton. Mark Stone scored what proved to be the game-winner with 7:29 left in the third period, and Zach Whitecloud also

scored for the Golden Knights (2-0-0, 4 points), who will play the Colorado Avalanche (2-00, 4 points) for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference on Saturday. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 13 of 17 shots. Colton Parayko scored two goals, and David Perron and Troy Brouwer also scored for the Blues (0-2-0, 0 points), who will face the Dallas Stars (0-2-0, 0 points) for the third seed on Sunday. Ryan O’Reilly and Zach Sanford each added two assists. Jordan Binnington finished with 32 saves.

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Major League Baseball announced a schedule overhaul on Thursday, with the changes creating a total of 14 doubleheaders involving 10 teams over the next two months. The alterations were needed after a series of postponements over the first two weeks of the season, due to outbreaks of COVID-19 within the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals’ organizations and a cautious approach with the Philadelphia Phillies after they were exposed to the Marlins in the season-opening series. All three teams will be involved in five doubleheaders, including two between the Marlins and Phillies, who will play seven games against each other in a five-day span – all in Miami – starting Sept. 10. The Marlins will also play three doubleheaders against the Washington Nationals – one in Washington and two in Miami – and the Phillies will have two doubleheaders against the Blue Jays, one in Philadelphia and one in Buffalo. The Cardinals and Detroit Tigers will play two

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doubleheaders together, one in each location. Also playing doubleheaders will be the New York Yankees

and the Baltimore Orioles (in Baltimore) and the Phillies and Boston Red Sox (in Philadelphia).

Under rules for the shortened season, all doubleheaders consist of two seven-inning games.

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California Golf Club of San Francisco. It’s No. 15. All pristine, all private, all prestigious, all privileged. And then you have Harding Park, the red-headed stepchild. The afterthought. The hardscrabble, 95-year-old muni. The cinnamon roll. That’s where the 102nd PGA Championship, the year’s first golf major and the world’s first major sporting event in the age of COVID-19, is being held this week. San Francisco residents can play it for 47 bucks. Harding Park is just the fourth U.S. muni to host a major, joining Bethpage Black in New York, Chambers Bay outside Seattle and Torrey Pines South (which had the U.S. Open in 2008 and gets it again next year). In 1998, when The Olympic Club hosted the U.S. Open, Harding Park was used as a parking lot.

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Nicholas Lepere on the first pitch of the game, but after striking out Michael Goretti, Pusz picked Lepere off of first to exact his revenge. Michael Rose flew out to end the inning and the Orioles got ready to hit in the bottom of the first. On the mound for the Mudcats was Ryan Nista, and the Orioles were threatening early when Ryan Seales smoked a one out double, and advanced to third on a wild pitch two batters later. But Nista induced a flyout by Jacob Hutton for the third out to erase the runner and get out of the inning. After getting the first out in the top of the second thanks to an Evan Fox pop out, Pusz walked Ari Lonstein. But Jason Kavanaugh flew out to center and Brian Rapillo struck out looking to end the inning and the scoreless tie remained. In the bottom half of the

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kitchen inside the NBA bubble in Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex, making 120140 meals a day for the players. “It’s a lot of movin’ and groovin’ man but proud to do it,” said Loving, a certified Master Chef. “We’ve hit a stride and we’re in great shape.” Loving, 49, wasn’t much of a basketball player, growing up on Detroit’s east side. “That wasn’t my calling,” he said with a laugh. No. His calling was food. “My mom was an excellent cook and she always made great homemade meals and my dad was in the food service business when I was growing up,” Loving said. “He was more into the hospital food service type thing. I was intrigued when I would see all of the wonderful

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worthwhile pursuit. “(Players) know now the direction and there’s no uncertainty, no anxiety,” coach Randy Edsall said during a virtual press conference, becoming visibly emotional at one point. “They felt they couldn’t be prepared mentally, physically, emotionally to be able to do the things you need to do with the protocols and restrictions that you have. ... Everybody had a say in it, but the guys who had the biggest say were the players, and that’s the way it should be.” Spiking the season is UConn’s greatest football victory in years, primarily for the way it serves to protect about 100 student-athletes, scores of coaches and support staff members, about 8,000 students soon to be

“It’s very refreshing that we do come to places like here, Bethpage, Torrey Pines,” Rory McIlroy said. “It is important to let the public see us on golf courses that they’ve played before, that are accessible for them, that aren’t too expensive to get on. “Look, it’s a step in the right direction for golf. I think golf has still got a fair bit to go to be as inclusive and as accessible as it needs to be, but look, it’s a step in the right direction.” And he’s right. So you root for the red-headed stepchild, for the windswept fairways and creaky cypress trees and unpredictable rough, for the course with the checkered past, for the U.S. Open parking lot. Harding Park opened in 1925, a year after The Olympic Club’s Lake and Ocean courses, and was designed by the same two men. Willie Watson and Sam Whiting charged $300 for the blueprints. Even its namesake does not evoke excellence: Warren G. Harding, the scandal-ridden

president who was an avid golfer and had died of a heart attack two years earlier at the Palace Hotel while visiting San Francisco. It would become a regular PGA Tour stop in the 1960s. Ken Venturi’s parents ran the pro shop. Another future U.S. Open champion, Johnny Miller, hustled people on the practice green as a youngster, telling the San Francisco Chronicle: “Harding was never going to set any records for course conditioning. But it made me a better player learning how to play out of bunkers that were not always raked, and how to putt on bumpy greens.” The ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s were less kind, however, as the city’s golf budget dwindled. The aging clubhouse was falling apart. Greens had bald spots. Fairways, literally and figuratively, were pushing up daisies. The savior was Frank “Sandy” Tatum, the 1942 NCAA champion at Stanford who would become president of the U.S. Golf Association. A prominent

attorney and member of some of Northern California’s most exclusive country clubs, he had a soft spot for the muni that hosted San Francisco’s annual city championship. “The quality of the place just fixed in my being,” Tatum, who died in 2017, once told Golf Digest. “As the years passed and the conditions got worse, I still saw it — what I thought it should be. Then in early 1997, I simply decided: I’m going to try to do something about it.” It was a long, contentious battle with various city entities, including the “Friends of Muni Golf” who feared their weekly foursome would be priced out. The goal was to have renovations complete in time to host the 2002 Tour Championship. Didn’t happen. Tatum didn’t give up, ultimately convincing city supervisors to use $16 million from an Open Space bond issue on a golf course instead of neighborhood parks. Even then, the project went $7 million over budget. The irrigation system

failed and had to be replaced for $2 million. Arnold Palmer Golf Management backed out of an agreement to operate the course amid controversy over revenue projections. Even plans to erect a bronze statue of Tatum this summer in time for the PGA Championship took a detour. The truck carrying it from the foundry in Philadelphia crashed July 25 in Hannibal, Mo., rolling over and ejecting the statue through the roof into a field. Then the towing company wouldn’t release the statue until it got paid. Then a foundry in Berkeley had to repair it. Harding finally got its statue and now it would get its major championship ... except the coronavirus pandemic moved it from May, when weather is clearer, into “Fogust,” as San Franciscans affectionately call the notoriously sockedin month when warm inland temperatures collide with frigid ocean water to create cold, foggy, windy, nasty conditions. And there are no spectators,

enveloping the course in an eerie silence. But it’s a muni and it’s a major. Harding will have to make do, hoping that the narrowed fairways and two-club wind and cypress branches guarding doglegs and unpredictable 4-inch rough will humble McIlroy, Tiger Woods, two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka and the rest of the planet’s best players. You root for the cinnamon roll. During Wednesday’s practice round, Justin Rose arrived at the 17th hole, a par-3 into a swirling wind that requires a mere 8-iron on some days and a 3-iron on others. He was pitching out of thick greenside rough and, unsure how hard to swing, launched the ball over the flag. Rickie Fowler playfully stuck out his hand as if to catch it, pulling it away as the ball bounced over the green and trundled down the slope toward the ducks in Lake Merced.

frame, Matthew Tobin led off with a thunderous double off of the fence in center field, and got moved to third base thanks to a single by CJ Latham. Latham then stole second base during the next at-bat, and the catcher’s throw was dropped by the infielder, allowing Tobin to score from third and give the Orioles a 1-0 lead. After a walk to Kyle Locklear and a double steal, Keegan Jarvais hit a fly ball deep enough to score Latham and extend the lead to 2-0 after two innings. Pepe Villamil led off the top of the third with a single for the Mudcats, but was stranded there after a strikeout and two flyouts. The bottom half was met with two hustle plays defensively by Mud Cats third baseman Cavan Brady. Brady stayed with a bobbled ground ball, throwing to first in time to nail the runner, and kept his on a pop-up as he drifted into left field and made an over-the-shoulder catch to end the inning. Thanks to a throwing error,

a wild pitch, and a sacrifice fly from Cavan Brady, the Mud Cats cut the lead to 2-1 as Goretti crossed the plate. The Orioles called for a mound visit to settle down their pitcher, but Pusz gave up a single before his coach could even sit back down. Luckily for him, Rapillo popped out to third to end the top of the fourth before any more damage could be done. The Mud Cats brought in Jake Washock to relieve Nista, but he was all over the place, walking three Orioles and giving up two earned runs, while only managing to get one batter out. Washock was taken out in the middle of an at-bat against Jarvais, after throwing seven straight balls, and the Mud Cats brought in Christian McCarthy to stop the bleeding. Jarvais’ sac fly stretched the Orioles’ lead to 4-1, and they were sitting comfortably as the game got to the fifth. After a one out single by Christian Ott in the fifth, Pusz forced a flyout to right field, and picked off Ott to end the inning, his second time

catching a runner in the game. Ricky Miller led off the bottom half with a single but, after a pop out by Seales, he was quickly eliminated as Devin Disonell grounded into an inning-ending double play. Pusz had not been showing too many signs of getting rattled or tired for the Orioles, manager Bobby Krogh had him back on the hill in the sixth inning. But that would change very shortly. Lepere led off the sixth with a rocket double to left field that fell just short of a diving CJ Latham and skipped to the fence. Cavan Brady came up with one out, and looked to be headed back to the dugout on a routine pop up in the infield as Lepere stood on second. However, a miscommunication between Oriole infielders Disonell and Miller, caused a distraction and Miller dropped the ball. This error brought up Evan Fox, one of the best hitters in 2020, and he took advantage and launched a three run home run to tie the game at four. Interestingly though, Krogh

left Pusz on the mound with the damage already done. Pusz got the second out of the inning on a soft line out to first base, but then gave up a two out single that did get him replaced by Ryan Packard. Packard struck out Rapillo looking to end the nightmare inning for the Orioles as they looked to retake the lead. Jacob Hutton popped out to second on the first pitch of the inning and slammed his bat into the ground in frustration. The Orioles then worked back-to-back one out walks, and Latham rifled a double to score Matthew Tobin from second as they reclaimed the lead. After a Kyle Locklear strikeout, Keegan Jarvais checked his swing, but went far enough to hit an accidental bunt. Mud Cats pitcher Christian McCarthy fielded the ball cleanly but fell to the ground simultaneously, and his throw skipped past the first baseman, allowing another two runs to score. The Orioles now led 7-4 very late in the game and sent Packard back out to to pitch

the seventh and shut the door on the Mud Cats’ season. However, the seventh and final inning of work was no cakewalk for Packard. Pepe Villamil reached first base after Miller made a diving stop at short, but overthrew first base. A few batters later the Mud Cats had the tying run at the plate in the form of a pinch hitter named Michael Rose, with two outs and no room for error. Orioles’ pitcher Ryan Packard would not be outmatched, however, and he struck out Rose to end the contest and propel his team to the championship series this weekend. The Storm will look to repeat as Hudson River CBL Champions, as they take on the Orioles in a best two out of three series to decide the league title. Games one and two will be played Saturday at Ricky Cramer Field in Catskill starting at 11 a.m., and if there is a third game needed to break a series tie, that will be held on Sunday for the 2020 HRCBL Championship.

Thanksgiving meals my mom would put together and started to understand the chemistry of cooking.” Loving turned his passion into his job. He used to own and run Loving Spoonful, a restaurant in Farmington Hills. Which led him to an unusual side gig with a Detroit Piston. After Rip Hamilton was traded to the Pistons in 2002, Loving became his personal chef. “I took on the job of working for him at his home while I ran my restaurant and owned it,” Loving said. “A lot of the players began to come to my restaurant or seek those same flavors.” Loving started cooking for several Pistons, including Chauncey Billups, Ben Wallace, Tayshaun Prince and Rasheed Wallace. “Then, it got to the point where I started to do all of the airplane flight food for Roundball One (the Pistons team plane),” he said. “And I did that for several years, which

included when we won the championship.” His involvement with the NBA started to mushroom — risotto-style. “From there, I started to get opportunities with Nike and doing things for LeBron (James), catering his commercials, being the personal chef on site for his commercials and stuff like that,” Loving said. “And it just grew from that point, word of mouth.” Loving started working for USA Basketball and went to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and Rio in 2016. He’s also been to world championships in Turkey (2010), Spain (2014) and China (2019). “It just started growing,” he said. When Loving arrived in Orlando, he sent a special breakfast to San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. “Coach Pop is here,” Loving said. “So I surprised him and sent him his favorite, a crab

omelet, and he was so happy. He gave me a call. It’s fun to be able to help people you have helped before.” Loving is staying at the Waldorf Astoria Resort on the Disney property. “There are really two bubbles,” Loving said. “There is the bubble where the players play. I’m in what would be considered the ‘Yellow Bubble.’ “ Still, he is under strict rules. “We can’t use Ubers,” Loving said. “There’s three vans that are specifically for me and my team that are to-and-from every day. That’s the only thing we get in. Those drivers are tested. It’s all tight. My kitchen is distanced — everything is spaced out.” He operates a kitchen with nine other chefs and three sous chefs. They make 125 to 140 meals a day. But they aren’t normal meals, because they have pregame meals and post-game meals. “A pregame meal has

everything to do with calorie count, carb count and protein count,” he said. On Thursday afternoon, he rattled off several teams about to play. “A game-day meal today was a steak cut of halibut fresh fish with mustard and fresh herbs and crumbs on it,” he said. “We had a pre-breakfast of a power burrito with roasted sweet potatoes, egg whites and fresh spinach — that was that was one of today’s powerful pushes.” Loving said he plans to work in the bubble until the end of the month, so that he can return to Schoolcraft. “I have a job,” he said. “I need to come back home to keep my job. The NBA is asking me if I could come back on weekends and just keep things kind of going.” The interview was just about over. Loving said that he was in his kitchen. He put on his mask and was about to get to work.

“I’m going to go butcher some more chickens right now for tomorrow and marinate them,” he said, late Wednesday afternoon. “You know it starts in the morning early and I don’t usually see if it’s light out or nothing. I do hear the thunder when it’s storming.” He took a deep breath. “There hasn’t been many bright sides to this pandemic, you know, there’s nothing bright about everything we’ve all been through,” he said. “But from a food and beverage perspective, what I’m able to do what I’m doing now, if there’s such a thing as a little bright light, you know, a little bright thing for us, I’ll always be able to say Detroit was a part of this.” True enough. The Pistons aren’t in the NBA bubble. But Chef Loving has brought a little bit of Detroit to Orlando, dishing out the secret sauce behind this strange NBA season.

on campus and even the entire state’s effort to curb spread of the virus. Of course, the snark floodgates opened. “UConn has football?” “UConn isn’t competing in 2020? They haven’t competed in years.” Those takes, while ridiculously immature, especially given the time and context, do allow us to visit issues pertaining to why the decision might have been easier for the Huskies than most anyone else. UConn is 6-30 under Edsall and hasn’t had a winning season since 2010, struggling in particular lately with a painfully inexperienced roster. With an estimated 16 key players who participated upon arrival being able to finally use a redshirt year, the team and program will be markedly improved in 2021. The Huskies operate at a fiscal loss every season and the team certainly has played

its part in the athletic department’s reliance on an annual university subsidy of $40-plus million. Not playing in 2020 is likely to be a welcome financial breather. UConn’s schedule was crumbling under COVID-19 complications and changes elsewhere. UConn, as current restrictions stand, was down to being able to play just two teams (UMass and Army), and while another schedule could have been put together, athletic director David Benedict said, it would not have been very attractive. As an independent program, UConn was free from the shackles of joint messaging or a waitand-see approach that it might be experiencing with fall sports sponsored by the Big East. “If I was a head coach in a conference — a Power Five conference, a Group of Five conference — I’d be saying the same thing; I’d be doing the same thing,” Edsall said, and this is

where he grew really emotional. “Because these young men’s lives are more important than money. I’m just glad we made the right decision.” I believe him. Fault Edsall for this or that, for incidents years ago or last few, and that’s perfectly fine. But he has long been a voice for players’ rights in areas of compensation, image and likeness and other issues related to student-athlete respect and welfare. And he’s spot on in saying, “We made the right decision.” That’s all that matters, no matter the framework or considerations. UConn should not be playing football in 2020 and it isn’t. UConn got it right where everyone else at the sport’s highest level have not. Yet, anyway. “You don’t want to bring up old wounds, but in my career we’ve had a situation here where we lost a player to an act of senseless violence,” Edsall

said, acknowledging Jasper Howard, who was stabbed to death on campus in 2009. “Some of those things stick with you.” Back in 2009, after Howard’s death, Edsall said that identifying a body should not be in his job description. How can we send these kids and those around them onto the field and into travel and gatherings when we know there’s a chance somebody could contract the virus, spread the virus, get sick ... or even die? We can’t. We won’t, in Connecticut. Football’s first official practice was supposed to be Wednesday, necessitating the timing of the decision. Big East presidents and athletic directors were set to meet Wednesday evening, discussing the immediate future for studentathletes in fall sports that haven’t begun to train for a potential season like football had.

“There’s an opportunity to make a decision or continue to wait,” Benedict said. “We have the same concerns for all of our student-athletes and we will continue to monitor the situation. It is a big difference, because typically as part of a conference, you’re trying to make that decision together. But ultimately, at some point in time, we will absolutely make the decision that is in the best interest of our student-athletes.” UConn can’t announce what it did Wednesday without applying the same message and care to the rest of its fall athletes. While there’s no rush to get ahead of whatever the Big East will say, Benedict and others might have to eventually use their own voices in a way they did Wednesday, in a way so many other institutions should have by now.

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(listed in predicted order of finish) Buffalo Bills Projected 2020 record: 10-6 2019 record: 10-6 2019 summary: New weapons and a rebuilt offensive line helped Josh Allen take another step, while Sean McDermott’s stingy defense carried the load. The Bills pushed the Patriots in the AFC East before settling for a wild-card spot and falling victim to Deshaun Watson’s heroics in Houston. Key additions: WR Stefon Diggs, DE Mario Addison, DE A.J. Epenesa, CB Josh Norman, DL Quinton Jefferson, DT Vernon Butler, G Brian Winters, LB A.J. Klein, RB Zack Moss, OL Daryl Williams Noteworthy losses: DT Jordan Phillips, DE Shaq Lawson, LB Lorenzo Alexander, RB Frank Gore, CB Kevin Johnson, G Spencer Long Cause for concern: While Allen has come a long way, he remains unpolished, with shaky accuracy (especially deep) and bouts of inexplicable decision-making. His mobility is still valuable, but with Diggs on board, Allen has no excuses to remain a below-average passer. Position battle worth watching: The whole starting offensive line returned, but Jon Feliciano tore his pec, leaving a hole at right guard. Brian Winters and Daryl Williams will likely battle for the job, but it’s also possible that Cody Ford – who struggled at right tackle as a rookie – bumps in to right guard, leaving Williams to compete with Ty Nsekhe at right tackle. Over-Under win total from PointsBet: 9 With a very well-rounded roster, great coaching and the rival Patriots now weakened, the Bills are a relatively safe bet to contend for a playoff spot. Reaching double-digit wins will depend on health and Allen’s development, but we like their chances. 2020 forecast: Buffalo’s defense should keep humming and could become a juggernaut if Ed Oliver takes a leap. Even if Allen’s progress stalls, offensive coordinator Brian Daboll is terrific at manufacturing big plays, and the Diggs addition gives him one of the league’s best set of weapons. The Bills are the slight favorites in the division, but they’ll need more from Allen to threaten Kansas City and Baltimore. New England Patriots Projected 2020 record: 9-7 2019 record: 12-4 2019 summary: A historically great defense – led by Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore and a shutdown secondary – had Patriots fans eyeing another 16-0 regular season, but the offense never clicked and came up short in a home playoff loss to Tennessee, Tom Brady’s final game as a Patriot. Key additions: QB Cam Newton, C David Andrews, DT Beau Allen, LB Brandon Copeland, S Adrian Phillips, S Kyle Dugger, LB Josh Uche, LB Anfernee Jennings, TE Devin Asiasi, K Justin Rohrwasser Noteworthy losses: QB Tom Brady, LB

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) runs the b all against Houston Texans inside linebacker Zach Cunningham (41) during the AFC Wild Card NFL Playoff game on Jan. 4 at NRG Stadium.

Dont’a Hightower (opt-out), LB Jamie Collins, LB Kyle Van Noy, S Patrick Chung (opt-out), RT Marcus Cannon (opt-out), DT Danny Shelton, FB James Develin, TE Matt LaCosse (opt-out), WR Phillip Dorsett, LB Elandon Roberts, K Stephen Gostkowski Cause for concern: Newton’s health is obviously the biggest X-factor, but close behind would be the rash of opt-outs due to COVID-19. Some even added uncertainty at weak positions, with Hightower now gone from an already depleted linebacking corps and LaCosse’s departure leaving no veterans of note at tight end. Position battle worth watching: Belichick loves do-it-all linebackers and safeties to run his simulated pressures, but with Hightower, Collins, Van Noy, Roberts and even Chung gone, the Patriots need several youngsters to emerge. Ja’Whuan Bentley (inside) and Chase Winovich (outside) will play major roles, but Uche and Jennings must adapt quickly. Dugger, a big, physical safety, will battle veteran Adrian Phillips for early playing time. Over-Under win total from PointsBet: 9 Opt-outs aside, a healthy Cam Newton would likely make the Patriots at least co-favorites in the AFC East, but betting on his health is dicey. Still, faith in Bill Belichick makes the over tempting, although it might be better to avoid this one altogether. 2020 forecast: Belichick and Josh McDaniels adapt as well as anyone, which is why AFC East opponents should be scared if Newton is healthy. Belichick should find enough bodies to keep the defense sharp, but personnel losses and likely turnover regression make the margin for error slim. A wide range of outcomes – from

12-4 and Super Bowl contenders to 6-10 if Jarrett Stidham plays – are on the table. New York Jets Projected 2020 record: 7-9 2019 record: 7-9 2019 summary: Derailed early by Sam Darnold’s bout with mono, the Jets cobbled together a surprising 6-2 stretch to close the season. While it came against a weak schedule, that run – and Darnold’s strong play – created optimism for 2020. Key additions: OT Mekhi Becton, OT George Fant, WR Breshad Perriman, C Connor McGovern, WR Denzel Mims, CB Pierre Desir, LB Patrick Onwuasor, G Greg Van Roten, RB Frank Gore, QB Joe Flacco Noteworthy losses: S Jamal Adams, LB C.J. Mosely (opt-out), WR Robby Anderson, CB Trumaine Johnson, LT Kelvin Beachum, RG Brian Winters, C Ryan Kalil, WR Demaryius Thomas, RT Brandon Shell, LB Brandon Copeland, WR Josh Doctson (opt-out) Cause for concern: GM Joe Douglas has done a lot of work, but is there enough talent to continue 2019’s second-half surge? The overhauled offensive line will need growth and chemistry, and Darnold still lacks great weapons. The defense lost its two best players in Adams (trade) and Mosely (opt-out), putting more pressure on coordinator Gregg Williams. Position battle worth watching: Douglas added two viable options at tackle in Becton and Fant, but neither is a sure thing. Becton will likely slot in at left tackle, leaving Fant to battle 2019 third-rounder Chuma Edoga, who struggled as a rookie but has excellent tools. Fant has never been a regular starter but was paid like one.

Over-Under win total from PointsBet: 6.5 The Jets beat this total last year despite Darnold missing three games, so it’s fair to expect better, especially with Darnold adding experience and the Patriots now weakened. Even so, Adams’ trade and Mosely’s opt-out would make us a bit cautious. 2020 forecast: After a bizarre sophomore campaign, Darnold must show progress in 2020, but it’s not all on him. The quantity-overquality approach on the offensive line might not fix things immediately, especially if Becton transitions slowly. Add in a defense that lost Adams and Mosely, and it’s hard to see the Jets as a serious contender to claim the division. Miami Dolphins Projected 2020 record: 6-10 2019 record: 5-11 2019 summary: Historically awful for the first half of the season, the Dolphins certainly didn’t quit, riding veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick to five one-possession victories down the stretch, including spoiling the Patriots’ bid for a playoff bye. Key additions: CB Byron Jones, QB Tua Tagovailoa, LB Kyle Van Noy, OT Austin Jackson, G Ereck Flowers, DE Emmanuel Ogbah, DE Shaq Lawson, RB Jordan Howard, RB Matt Breida, C Ted Karras, CB Noah Igbinoghene, OL Robert Hunt Noteworthy losses: S Reshad Jones, DE Taco Charlton, DE Avery Moss Cause for concern: Jackson, Flowers, Karras and Hunt provide options along the offensive line, but will it be enough? Jackson has far more potential than polish for now, and Hunt’s transition from the Sun Belt could be rocky. Flowers has all of one adequate season on his resume, and Karras’ only campaign as a starter was shaky. The stakes are high given Tagovailoa’s injury history. Position battle worth watching: Tagovailoa won’t be battling Fitzpatrick as much as the team’s plan to be patient with the lefty from Alabama. By all accounts, Tagovailoa is fully healed from hip surgery, but how slowly will the Dolphins bring him along? Fitzpatrick’s leash might be longer given the lack of a preseason. Over-Under win total from PointsBet: 6.5 After making so many upgrades, Miami probably hopes to leap near .500, but rebuilding rarely proves so linear. The Dolphins outperformed their point differential by a wide margin in 2019 and likely won’t be so fortunate in close games. We’d expect some bumps and bruises, even if Tagovailoa plays early. 2020 forecast: The Dolphins didn’t lose many players of note and made a host of key additions, including reinforcements in both trenches and a potential franchise quarterback. But much of the free agent spending felt like empty calories, and the draft class – while big – includes several players who need significant development. The goal should be progress and a smooth transition for Tagovailoa, with an eye on competing in 2021.

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(listed in predicted order of finish) Dallas Cowboys Projected 2020 record: 11-5 2019 record: 8-8 2019 summary: The offense clicked as well as anyone could have hoped under new coordinator Kellen Moore, but untimely hiccups and defensive inconsistency led to a pair of three-game losing streaks. After a finish outside the playoffs, longtime head coach Jason Garrett was not retained. Key additions: WR CeeDee Lamb, DT Gerald McCoy, DT Dontari Poe, S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, QB Andy Dalton, CB Trevon Diggs, DT Neville Gallimore, K Greg Zuerlein Noteworthy losses: C Travis Frederick, CB Byron Jones, DE Robert Quinn, WR Randall Cobb, DE Michael Bennett, DT Maliek Collins, TE Jason Witten, S Jeff Heath, G Xavier Su’a-Filo Cause for concern: Quinn looked rejuvenated in 2019, landing him a big contract in Chicago, and other talented defenders in Jones, Bennett and Collins are all gone. There’s enough depth to survive at cornerback, but the pass rush opposite DeMarcus Lawrence might need a boost. Position battle worth watching: Frederick wasn’t quite himself in 2019, but his retirement was nonetheless a blow. Who will replace him? Connor McGovern, a 2019 third-rounder who missed his rookie campaign due to injury, will try to unseat veteran Joe Looney, while fourth-round rookie Tyler Biadasz could factor. Over-Under win total from

PointsBet: 9.5 The Cowboys are a classic candidate to improve, as their 8-8 record last season belied a terrific plus-113 point differential. There are several questions still to answer, but they have the talent to hit double-digit wins with ease. 2020 forecast: It’s unclear how much new head coach Mike McCarthy will influence the offense, but a loaded unit should continue to thrive with CeeDee Lamb’s arrival. Dak Prescott is still playing for a payday, and Ezekiel Elliott should be in better shape. Dallas’ ceiling depends on new coordinator Mike Nolan’s defense, but the Cowboys should battle the Eagles for the division title. Philadelphia Eagles Projected 2020 record: 10-6 2019 record: 9-7 2019 summary: An offense ravaged by injuries struggled to move the ball, but Carson Wentz & Co. won four straight to close the season and claim the NFC East. Wentz, however, was concussed early in what would be a seasonending playoff loss to the Seahawks. Key additions: CB Darius Slay, DT Javon Hargrave, WR Jalen Reagor, CB Nickell Robey-Coleman, S Will Parks, QB Jalen Hurts, LB Jatavis Brown Noteworthy losses: S Malcolm Jenkins, RB Jordan Howard, DE Vinny Curry, CB Ronald Darby, OL Halapoulivaati Vaitai, DT Tim Jernigan, WR Nelson Agholor, LB Nigel Bradham, LB Kamu Grugier-Hill Cause for concern: Once one of the league’s best, the offensive line is showing cracks. Pro Bowl guard

Brandon Brooks (Achilles) is out for the year, and the contingency plan – veteran left tackle Jason Peters re-signed to switch to right guard – is risky. Peters’ replacement, Andre Dillard, was shaky as a first-round rookie last season, and center Jason Kelce will turn 33 in November. Position battle worth watching: After scraping the bottom of the barrel last season, the Eagles have options at wideout, but Alshon Jeffery’s health (foot) leaves a few roles up for grabs. Firstround rookie Jalen Reagor should start, but he fits best in the slot or as the Z receiver, which is DeSean Jackson’s nominal spot. JJ Arcega-Whiteside is built to play the X but underwhelmed as a rookie. Greg Ward and rookie John Hightower could also factor in. Over-Under win total from PointsBet: 9.5 A decimated roster made it to nine wins a year ago, and the Eagles are clearly improved, so we feel good about the over. That said, Brooks’ injury was a big blow, and several other key players have a history of getting hurt, so it’s not without risk. 2020 forecast: Wentz got much-needed weapons, and the defense added difference makers up front (Hargrave) and on the back end (Slay). If the reconfigured O-line clicks, Wentz could return to a Pro Bowl level and Philadelphia could be a Super Bowl contender. Still, the Eagles’ variance is high, as Wentz and Jackson have worrisome injury histories, and Fletcher Cox showed signs of decline in 2019. New York Giants Projected 2020 record: 6-10

2019 record: 4-12 2019 summary: The Giants benched Eli Manning early in favor of rookie Daniel Jones, who showed bright spots amid a turnover-heavy rookie campaign. New York did win two of its last three, though that likely cost it top college pass-rusher Chase Young, who Washington took No. 2 overall. Key additions: CB James Bradberry, OT Andrew Thomas, LB Blake Martinez, S Xavier McKinney, OLB Kyler Fackrell, OT Cameron Fleming, RB Dion Lewis, OT Matt Peart Noteworthy losses: LT Nate Solder (opt-out), QB Eli Manning, LB Alec Ogletree, RT Mike Remmers, S Antoine Bethea, C Jon Halapio, LB Deone Bucannon, K Aldrick Rosas Cause for concern: The Giants had only one player with more than 4.5 sacks or 13 QB hits (Markus Golden, 10 and 27) in 2019, but they didn’t add much and brought back Golden only after he had few suitors in free agency. They must hope Lorenzo Carter or Oshane Ximines develops, as Fackrell is hardly dynamic off the edge. Position battle worth watching: Solder has been a poor performer and a massive overpay at left tackle, but his opt-out leaves a major hole. Thomas will very likely fill it, but then who steps in at right tackle? The veteran Fleming should have the edge over Peart, an athletic thirdround rookie who must get stronger. Over-Under win total from PointsBet: 6.5 Good quarterbacks tend to make a leap in Year 2, so if you’re a believer in Jones, we

don’t blame you for taking the over. But we see a few too many concerns on both sides of the ball to have high expectations in Joe Judge’s first season as head coach. 2020 forecast: Judge and his Patriots-influenced staff aren’t under pressure to win early, so Jones’ development should be the top priority. The Giants will hope the QB returns with better ball security and awareness for pressure, but that’s asking a lot behind an unsettled O-line, even if Thomas’ transition is smooth. Jones does have a nice set of weapons, but the defense has significant question marks. Washington Football Team Projected 2020 record: 6-10 2019 record: 3-13 2019 summary: A tire fire from the start, Washington opened 0-5, leading to Jay Gruden’s firing. Rookie QB Dwayne Haskins took longer to acclimate to the NFL than hoped, but he did show flashes before a Week 16 injury ended his season. Key additions: DE Chase Young, DB Kendall Fuller, CB Ronald Darby, LB Thomas Davis, G Wes Schweitzer, OT Cornelius Lucas, S Sean Davis, QB Kyle Allen, RB/WR Antonio Gibson, OT Saahdiq Charles, WR Antonio Gandy Golden Noteworthy losses: LT Trent Williams, TE Jordan Reed, CB Quinton Dunbar, CB Josh Norman, LT Donald Penn, TE Vernon Davis, G Ereck Flowers, WR Paul Richardson, RB Chris Thompson, QB Case Keenum Cause for concern: Haskins made progress as a rookie, but he didn’t get much help, and that doesn’t seem to

be changing. There’s no remotely appealing option at left tackle, and Washington didn’t add much of note at either wideout or tight end, apparently counting on development from Kelvin Harmon and Steven Sims behind Terry McLaurin. Gibson could be a slot/gadget weapon, but the team plans to start him at running back. Position battle worth watching: With Williams traded and Penn unsigned, the left tackle job is wide open. The veteran Lucas, 2018 third-rounder Geron Christian and rookie fourthrounder Charles – a talented but inconsistent prospect who slipped in the draft due to character concerns – are the primary competitors, but signing another veteran might be wise. Over-Under win total from PointsBet: 5.5 New head coach Ron Rivera brings a strong track record from Carolina, but he’s got his work cut out for him as Washington tries to fix issues both on and off the field. There’s certainly a path to seven or eight wins, but another three-win season seems just as likely. We’d pass on this one. 2020 forecast: Young’s arrival could ignite the defense, which is loaded with talent up front and also has an intriguing set of playmakers in the secondary. But can that unit compensate if the offense is dead weight? Haskins flashes high-level processing and arm talent, but unless his slimmer self proves more mobile, he needs protection and weapons to produce. Washington doesn’t have much of either at the moment.

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Upcoming move prompts friend to reveal true feelings Dear Abby, I have been in love with my best friend for two years. We met at a summer camp where we were both working, and we hated each other in the beginning. During the process of working together, we somehow became best friends, and I fell desperately in love with DEAR ABBY him. We talk on the phone for hours and text each other daily. He knows everything about me to the point that I swear he knows me better than I know myself. We hang out in groups mostly. We rarely spend time alone. When we are together, our chemistry is undeniable. We constantly laugh, touch, tease, etc. Everyone around us sees our connection, and they’re confused when we say we’re not dating. I kind of expressed my feelings to him about a year ago, but he said he wasn’t ready to date anyone. Since then, we have grown closer, and our relationship is more unclear. His actions lead me to believe that he feels the way I do and regards me as more than a friend, but he won’t make a move or tell me his feelings. The hard part about this is, I’m moving in five months. Our time together is coming to an end, but I haven’t told him how I feel because I don’t want his affection or our frequent communication to stop. Do I tell him

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the ventricle contracts. Mitral valve prolapse is when the valve leaflets billow backward excessively into the ventricle. Often, there is associated backward flow of blood into the ventricle. This is called regurgitation. I suspect you were given the diagnosis of MVP in the 1980s or 1990s, before echocardiography for this condition was well standardized. As many as 10% to even 20% of people were diagnosed with MVP back then. With current standards, about 2%-3% of the population will have MVP. MVP can cause rhythm disturbances. It is associated with several different symptoms and, as mentioned, can cause mitral regurgitation. Mitral regurgitation severe enough to cause symptoms that do not respond to medication is the most common indication for surgical treatment.

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Horoscope By Stella Wilder Born today, you are a quietly powerful individual with tremendous ambition — and the talents you need to satisfy your ambition in any of a number of different ways. Indeed, when you are young, it may be quite difficult for you to decide how best to spend your life, for you may receive a calling of sorts from many different professions. Though the ability to make decisions quickly and correctly may be a skill you develop slowly, in your maturity you will be the kind of person other people want to follow because you don’t let yourself be cowed by options and choices. Also born on this date are: Dustin Hoffman, actor; Esther Williams, swimmer and actress; Connie Stevens, actress; Mel Tillis, singer and songwriter; Rory Calhoun, actor; Emiliano Zapata, war hero. 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, AUGUST 9 LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You cannot be everywhere at once, of course, so you must make a plan that allows you maximum flexibility and mobility. Many decisions will be made. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Domestic comfort is the very thing you need today — and it’s surely available to you, provided you make yourself available to loved ones. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — What goes around certainly comes around today — and this kind of tit for tat will continue for a long time if you let it.

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(e.g., Hippie motto: “Make love, ____.” Answer: Not war.) Freshman level 1. Joseph Fiennes played William Shakespeare in this 1998 film. 2. Complete the poetic line: “Better to have loved and lost than ...” 3. Two-word term for excess fat around the waistline. 4. What was the nickname of Rudolph Valentino? 5. The tomato was once known by this name. Graduate level 6. Film title: “Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop worrying and ...” 7. Complete the line from “Love Story”: “Love means never having to say ...” 8. Which character said, “You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how”? 9. Complete the lyrics: “Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it, let’s do it, let’s ...” 10. This amusement park ride was designed for a couple of love birds. PH.D. level 11. Complete the lyrics: “Love and marriage go together like a ...” 12. Site of an environmental disaster in a Niagara Falls, N.Y., neighborhood. 13. The first five words of Sonnet 43 are: “How do ...?” 14. What song begins, “The sky was blue and high above. The moon was new and so was love”? 15. This early comedy by Shakespeare has “Love” in the title.

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A giant Emmy statue sits atop a fountain in front of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ North Hollywood headquarters in 2014.

Five key takeaways from Emmy nominations By LORRAINE ALI Los Angeles Times

Television has been there for us during the Great Pandemic Shut-In. Now it’s time to honor the shows that saved us from ourselves and the plague outside our front door. Nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards, scheduled to air Sept. 20 on ABC, were announced last week, and there’s plenty to celebrate, bemoan, debate and quietly overthink as we wait for a COVID-19 vaccine. Here are five takeaways to get things started:

The Go-Go’s, from left, Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin, Gina Schock, Charlotte Caffey and Belinda Carlisle, backstage at a gig in Rockford, Ill., in 1981. Showtime

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THE ACADEMY MISSES THE FANTASY OF ‘GAME OF THRONES’ HBO’s “Watchmen” received 26 nominations. Disney’s “The Mandalorian” landed 15. Netflix’s “Stranger Things” is up for the top drama prize and FX’s vampire comedy, “What We Do in the Shadows,” emerged as one of the day’s biggest surprises. Who can blame voters for wanting to escape? The last year has been a wrecked clown car inside a dumpster fire that’s riddled with the plague. Series that deal with today’s ugly reality through a sci-fi or comic-book lens are a fine way of working through tough issues without subjecting oneself to the here and now. “Watchmen” tackles the deadly implications of racism by revisiting the Tulsa race massacre of 1921, with the benefit of superhero courage and otherworldly powers. Plus, avenger Angela Abar (Regina King, who’s also nominated for her role) looks phenomenal in a mask, and that means a lot right now. And yes, “Stranger Things” deserves to be here. Not many shows get stronger with each season or grow with their cast. This one did. The lifestyles of

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D Guitarist Jane Wiedlin and singer Belinda Carlisle perform at a concert during the early years of the Go-Go’s.

ocumentaries are doing a bang-up job lately of helping women reclaim their stories. Earlier this year, Nanette Burstein’s absorbing four-part Hulu docuseries “Hillary” turned a trove of unseen 2016 campaign footage into a surprisingly frank rumination on the life and career of Hillary Clinton, this time viewed through the prism of the sexist double standards that dogged her the entire way. Nina Simone, Jane Fonda, Joan Rivers, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Lorena Bobbitt — thoughtful documentaries about each have helped push the biographical format well past its standard of reverent clip jobs, perceiving their subjects in a more truthful and encompassing light. Time and context are given the opportunity to overcome old hype and headlines. In the pop-music world, no group of women could be more deserving of a fresh and fair shake than the Go-Go’s, whose success/implosion story in the MTV era still resonates with anyone who loved them in the 1980s, as well as the fans who’ve come along since. Emerging from a Los Angeles punk scene that was more giddy than gritty, these five musicians

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Warner probes complaints the on ‘Ellen’ talk show By ANOUSHA SAKOUI Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — The producer of Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show told employees it was looking into reports of a toxic workplace, including complaints of intimidation and racism. Telepictures, a unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment, informed staff on the show last week that it was enlisting WarnerMedia’s employee relations team and a third-party consultant to

interview current and former employees about their experiences on the production, according to a memo seen by The Times. The memo asked those approached to participate openly in the confidential process so it could improve the environment on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show.” Ellen DeGeneres, who received her Hollywood star last fall, is set to host the Oscars for a second time.

The move to gather testimony by employees follows months during which DeGeneres has been quarantining at home during the pandemic, but the allegedly unflattering workings of her show have spilled into public view. DeGeneres, whose tag line is “Be kind to one another,” faced a litany of criticisms for bad behavior in a Twitter thread started by comedian Kevin T. Porter, complaints from crew about being abandoned during

the shutdown, and an investigation by BuzzFeed News into allegations of intimidation and racism on the chat show, which airs on NBC. The employees, current and former, interviewed by BuzzFeed, spoke of being fired for taking medical or bereavement leave; one said she was a victim of racial discrimination. In April, “Ellen” producers told the union crew to expect a 60 percent cut in pay while a nonunion, outside tech

company, Key Code, was hired to assist with production as DeGeneres tapes shows on a set constructed at her home, Variety reported. A Warner Bros. Television spokesman said at the time that union crew members on the show have been paid consistently since the pandemic hit, albeit at a reduced rate. Some had been with the show for the duration of its 17-year run, which has made DeGeneres one of TV’s highest-paid stars.

Ellen DeGeneres won the Carol Burnett Award at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 5 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Kevin Winter/Getty Images/TNS

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‘Bird Box’ sequel has eerie connections to face masks in 2020 ‘MALORIE’: New novel picks up a decade later

as trio leave safety in search of family By JULIE HINDS Detroit Free Press (TNS)

DETROIT — Like the title character of his new book, “Malorie” — the sequel to his bestselling “Bird Box” — Josh Malerman has a strong viewpoint on face coverings. “It’s this little piece of cloth, you put it over your face and it decreases the chances of you and someone else getting sick. Great! Done!,” says Malerman, 44, speaking by phone a day after the start of Michigan’s new mask requirement. “Malorie is 100 percent that kind of person: ‘We know this works. Why would we try anything else?’” In the metro Detroit author’s terrifying 2014 debut novel “Bird Box,” blindfolds were key to surviving a world

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the rich fantasy “Succession”? It also provides an escape hatch, though I’d rather avoid it altogether and watch another satire about how power corrupts, Amazon’s “The Boys” — which was not nominated, but damn well should have been.

BLACK REPRESENTATION GRABS THE SPOTLIGHT IN THE MAJOR CATEGORIES Comedy, drama and limited series alike, Black narratives and leads were nominated in record numbers. Besides “Watchmen’s” eye-popping haul, “Insecure,” “black-ish,” “Little Fires Everywhere” and “A Black Lady Sketch Show” are among the series competing for the big prizes. The absence of HBO awards hogs “Game of Thrones” and “Veep,” both juggernaut hits that ended last year, opened up more slots for newish series, and many of those series reflect the public’s hunger

where just looking at mysterious creatures turned humans violent and insane. And how’s this for a parallel to 2020’s coronavirus pandemic? For much of the book, the characters stay quarantined inside to protect themselves from a threat that they can’t — or, at least, shouldn’t — see. The 2018 Netflix adaptation of “Bird Box” became a huge hit and — thanks to memes, gifs and late-night TV jokes — a cultural phenomenon. The movie was so popular, it turned Malerman’s taut novel into a New York Times bestseller five years after its original publishing date. Now, readers can find out what happened to the cautious heroine played by for stories told from fresh perspectives. The change we’re seeing among the 2020 Emmy nominees is also the result of pressure from talent and audiences on social media and beyond to make television more representative of the population at large. The fragmentation of the TV landscape — as basic and premium cable have been joined by Netflix, Hulu, Apple+ and now Quibi — has created space for shows and talent that might have otherwise been overlooked by an old network system that saw nonwhite stories as too risky for prime time. The recent flood of original programming has made television a more daring and creative place than film. Let’s see if that dynamic carries through to when the winners are announced in September.

NARRATIVES ABOUT OTHER AMERICAN SHADES OF COLOR WERE OVERLOOKED Six words: Netflix breakthrough “Never Have I Ever.” Mindy Kaling’s teen comedy about the trials of an

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Sandra Bullock in the movie. Seeped in tension, the sequel also is prescient in its echoes of current COVID-19 fears. “Malorie” picks up at the location where “Bird Box” ended, at the school for the blind Indian girl growing up in the San Fernando Valley was totally snubbed, and that’s a crime. It is, hands down, one of best comedies in the Emmy eligibility period, and it was passed over. Hulu’s “Ramy,” arguably one of the sharpest half-hour series on television, was also locked out of the comedy series category even though it had all the markings of a show primed to make the cut: Its creator won a comedy acting Golden Globe and the show itself won a Peabody. Adding to the slight, the snubs come in a year when the comedy series category was expanded to eight frontrunners! What gives? Still, “Ramy” did make history as the first Muslim American sitcom to earn an Emmy nomination — three, in fact, with co-creator/star Ramy Youssef for comedy actor and director and Mahershala Ali was nominated for his supporting role in the series. But it’s not enough. Apple+’s fantastic collection of immigrant tales “Little America,” and TV series about the Latino experience

that Malorie had reached as sanctuary after taking two children on a perilous river journey. Then it jumps ahead a decade to the life that she and her son, Tom and adopted daughter, Ophelia, both 16, have built at an abandoned summer camp in Michigan. Fiercely protective of her kids, Malorie keeps them on a strict regiment of safety precautions against the creatures. But when a stranger brings news that people close to Malorie may be alive in the Upper Peninsula, she risks putting her family in jeopardy with another dangerous trip. The possibilities for a sequel intrigued Malerman, 44, after he watched a pre-release screening of the “Bird Box” movie with his fiancee, Allison Laakko. “By the end of it, as silly as it sounds, I turned to Allison and

I was, like, “Well, now I want to know what happens to her.’ And Allison rolled her eyes (and said), ‘You could find out if you want!’” The success of the movie spurred Malerman to finish a rough draft of “Malorie” by February 2019, relying in part on a plot thread that had been trimmed from “Bird Box.” The Washington Post describes the world of “Malorie” as “utterly compelling,” noting that “Malerman balances the novel’s various elements — family drama, road novel, supernatural thriller — with skill and genuine compassion for his characters and their blighted lives.” And, of course, a film based on the sequel is in development, according to Malerman, but he says that is all he knows for now. It’s been a long journey

to overnight success for the writer and musician, who began crafting novels and short stories while touring with his Detroit-based band, the High Strung (whose song “The Luck You Got” is the theme to Showtime’s “Shameless” series). Before “Bird Box” was published, the West Bloomfield High and Michigan State alum had written 14 novels without trying to sell them. The book received good reviews, and Malerman’s spare, sharp prose drew comparisons to the stylish horror of director Alfred Hitchcock. But it was the Netflix movie that put Malerman on the publishing map. It was viewed by 45 million accounts worldwide in its first week on the streaming site. He says the movie opened

fared even worse, with worthies like Starz’s East L.A.-set drama “Vida” and Pop TV’s “One Day at a Time” left out in the cold. Even the documentary categories snubbed a myriad of productions about the immigrant experience, such as Netflix’s “Living Undocumented,” for the salacious “Tiger King.” Grrrr.

daring programming of 2019 and 2020. And they all happen to revolve around female leads: “Watchmen,” “Mrs. America,” “Unbelievable,” “Unorthodox,” “Little Fires Everywhere.” Each of these productions offers a fresh take on topics that television traditionally had a hard time wrapping its antennae around in a meaningful way. From state-sponsored racism and violence against Black communities to the women’s right’s movement and patriarchal strains of religion, 2020’s limited series nominees are evidence that voters must venture outside the safety of what they know. And now that the dragons have flown, HBO’s attempting to corner that market too. God, “Chernobyl” was good!

Streaming did not unseat HBO. Netflix did. The service that brought viewers tasty junk food like “Cheer” and “Tiger King” totaled 160 nominations, while the premium

cable network that’s home to “I Know This Much Is True” and “Our Boys” as well as “Watchmen” landed 107. That’s a reversal of fortune from 2019, when Netflix garnered 117 nominations and HBO boasted 137. Netflix’s Emmy abundance is doubly impressive given that Disney and Apple arrived this season with subscription services that threatened to disrupt Netflix’s disruptive winning streak. If the academy’s choices are any indication, the former upstart/current king is in no immediate danger: Amazon Prime Video was second of the older guard of streamers, with 30 — 20 of them for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Disney+ amassed 19 nominations, most for “The Mandalorian,” and Apple TV+, home to “The Morning Show,” got 18. But never underestimate the power of Baby Yoda, Jennifer Aniston, or the countless other services that have launched in the last year. If their names were used in new cognitive tests, we’d all fail: Peacock, HBO Max, Quibi, person, toaster, television.

Olavarria, punk to the bone, started to chafe at the perkier, janglier sound that emerged with songs like “Our Lips Are Sealed” and “We Got the Beat,” both of which became Top 40 and MTV breakout hits. “It was the sense of being packaged into a product — less about art and more about money,” Olavarria says, so she left. She was replaced by Kathy Valentine, a guitarist from an Austin band called the Textones, who taught herself to play bass over a manic weekend and “basically learned all their songs on a coke binge.” “The Go-Go’s” benefits enormously from its determination to interview Olavarria and others who were left eating the band’s dust. The heady success of “Beauty and the Beat” put the band on fame’s brutal treadmill. I.R.S. agitated for a followup album, while Wiedlin and Caffey (who was by now secretly nursing a heroin addiction) struggled to write more songs. They were rescued by Valentine’s offering of “Vacation,” a song she’d recorded with her old band. After the second album and a grueling world tour, the bloom began to fade. Canzoneri was thrown overboard for a new executive management team — “All men, not that that mattered,” she recalls, with clear sadness. (Remorse over that decision is shared by the band members, belatedly.) The GoGo’s fought over money after Schock saw the size of Caffey’s and Wiedlin’s royalty checks for songwriting. Carlisle, on the verge of a successful solo career, says she tuned out. As soon as they became famous, the Go-Go’s seemed fated to fold. In their fouled atmosphere and deepest addictions, the women managed to make what many believe to be their best album — 1984’s “Talk Show.” “There are people who really love that album, but I can’t even

listen to it,” Wiedlin says. They were making their fans happy by doing what they loved, yet the Go-Go’s were secretly miserable. All these decades later, it’s heartbreaking to see that some spots are still sore. The band officially dissolved in 1985. They’ve reunited frequently since the 1990s for tours, released a fourth album (“God Bless the Go-Go’s”) in 2001 and saw their songs interpreted for a Broadway musical in 2018. They’ve been back together and simpatico far longer than they were ever apart, yet people still tend to speak of the Go-Go’s in the past tense — as if the breakup and the bickering make a better story than the music. What Ellwood’s film restores, to an admirable degree, is the power that Go-Go’s fans drew from the band. Kathleen Hanna, who fronted the ‘90s punk band Bikini Kill, recalls going to a Go-Go’s concert in 1982, when she was 14: “As a young girl, going into a space where women own the stage, and own it unapologetically, like they were born to be there — to me it represented a moment of possibility.” I also remember the thrill of seeing the Go-Go’s in concert when I was in high school. I adored the music and how it made me feel, but more than that, I loved the joyful confidence it brought out in the girls around me — an entirely different response from their primal swoons for Duran Duran. The cruelest boys at our school (Led Zeppelin or die) were already effective misogynists and homophobes, not at all afraid to belittle the Go-Go’s and anyone who listened to them. I can’t help but sense a similar tinge of disrespect in the glaring fact that the band still hasn’t been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But, as the Go-Go’s taught us way back when: Can’t stop the world; why let it stop you?

WHEN FORCED TO CHOOSE NEW SHOWS, THE ACADEMY DOES WELL Looking at the majority of top nominees, it may as well be 2019, ‘18 or earlier ... “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Ozark,” “Schitt’s Creek,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” That’s not to say those shows are undeserving, but modern television is not a staid medium. The TV academy should not be swimming in the same stagnant pool each season. But when it comes to limited series, there are no previous-year winners or runnersup to choose from, so voters are forced to do the unthinkable: try something new. The limited series nominees represent some of the more

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— Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin — remain the only all-female rock act to write and play their own songs on a debut album (1981’s “Beauty and the Beat”) that reached No. 1 on the sales charts. There was no man standing behind the curtain calling the shots, no Svengali. “People automatically assume that we were probably put together by some guy, but we did it ourselves,” Carlisle observes at the beginning of filmmaker Alison Ellwood’s fast and fantastic documentary, “The Go-Go’s,” which premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival and makes its TV A flier for a 1981 Go-Go’s gig at the Rusty Nail in Sunderland, Mass. Showtime debut tonight on Showtime. The film strikes a buoyant band, replete with substance all-girl band. They invited Car- determined to whip them into balance of shared memories abuse, bruised egos and mon- lisle — the oldest of seven kids shape,” Schock says. and lingering hurts among ey squabbles. The other story, in a strict San Fernando Valley A British ska band called the close friends. The Go-Go’s have existing just beneath the sur- household who also found her Specials caught the Go-Go’s act rehashed their wild tales count- face, is about five women who escape in the punk scene — to and invited the band to open less times (an episode of VH1’s were under extreme pressure join as singer. Joined by Elissa for them on a 1980 tour in Engrockumentary series “Behind to make more hits and pretend Bello on drums, the Go-Go’s land. Such was Canzoneri’s the Music” from 20 years ago that the discriminatory obsta- debuted at a club called the devotion to her clients that she stands out for its spillage; Car- cles in front of them were all just Masque with a complete rep- hocked her jewelry and sold lisle and Valentine have each fun and games. Although “The ertoire of two songs, which they her car to fund the trip. Previwritten a memoir), but what’s Go-Go’s” works marvelously played badly. “If you were ter- ous iterations of the Go-Go’s new this time is all about the as a scrapbook that will surely rible, you were cooler,” Carlisle story have cast this as an advantage point. The Go-Go’s delight the viewer who wants says. “And anybody could do venturous launching point. At spent their heyday rolling their to remember the catchy songs whatever they wanted. It was the shows, however, the band eyes at any suggestion of femi- and saucy attitudes, it’s also the total freedom.” faced crowds of white-nationalnist strides; clip after clip of me- first time that the band’s story Random luck and determi- ist skinheads who spit at them, dia interviews at the time show has been rendered as a cultural nation followed. A classically threw bottles and demanded to them emphasizing their frivo- triumph instead of a cautionary trained pianist and songwriter, see their breasts. lous, party-girl image, claiming tale. “They hated us,” Wiedlin Charlotte Caffey, left her own they just wanted to play their The story itself is quite a rock- punk band to join the Go-Go’s. says. “First of all, we were not music and make lots of money. et ride (fueled by a lot of booze By 1979, the band found a de- ska, so what the hell were we Today, as women in their and blow), beginning in glad voted manager, Ginger Can- doing opening for these ska 60s, there has been a reckon- rags and garbage bags in clubs zoneri. “I love communities bands? Second of all, we were ing with the man-made barriers along Sunset Strip, circa 1978. of women,” Canzoneri says Americans, and third of all — they stared down 40 years ago. Wiedlin, the band’s ace lyricist, in the film. “This band caught maybe worst of all — we were They’re still a little mad about it, opens up about her suicidal my interest for that reason.” chicks.” and rightly so. This is where Ell- tendencies as a teen (and, much The Go-Go’s dumped Bello in They returned to L.A. with wood’s approach works splen- later, her diagnosis of bipolar favor of Gina Schock, a fierce all kinds of buzz, but no record didly as a smart antidote to the disorder). The punk scene’s DIY drummer from Baltimore labels would sign them. Miles rockumentary genre. ethic all but rescued her from a who drove to L.A. “with $2,000 Copeland, who managed his There are two stories to sense of isolation. and two grams of coke” and brother’s hit band, the Potell here: One is the usual rise Wiedlin and her friend Mar- supplied the beat that tight- lice, signed the Go-Go’s to his and fall (and rebirth) of a rock got Olavarria decided to start an ened the band’s sound. “I was boutique label, I.R.S. Records.

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Grilled zucchini is rolled up with white beans and arugula. Tom McCorkle/Washington Post

Grilled zucchini roll-ups deliver summery garden flavors

Time is ripe to take advantage of summer’s bounty By GRETCHEN MCKAY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Zucchini seem to be one of the most stuff-able vegetables. They can be halved lengthwise and scooped into little boats, then filled and baked; or hollowed out into tubes, stuffed and simmered in sauce. Here’s yet another way to fill a summer squash, one much more in line with the relaxed, outdoor cooking and eating the season calls for. It starts with fresh zucchini sliced lengthwise into planks, brushed with oil, sprinkled with salt and pepper and grilled. But instead of stopping there, it gets used in an exciting new way as a wrapper for fresh, tasty fillings. In the accompanying recipe, each tender, chargrilled zucchini ribbon gets a dollop of lemon and garlic-seasoned white bean mash spooned onto one end. It’s then topped with peppery arugula and floral basil, then rolled up into a beautiful bite-size bundle that tastes like a mouthful of summer — light and fresh, filled with garden flavors, and backed by the substance of creamy beans. What makes this recipe fun is how flexible it is — any type of bean or a different creamy filling — think goat or feta cheese whipped with herbs — can be substituted for the beans. And, any combination of tender leaves and herbs — such as baby kale, spinach or Bibb lettuce and parsley, cilantro, mint or dill — can be used. However you stuff it, this delightfully different dish is ideal as a snack, starter or as a part of small plates, and one that will give you a whole new perspective on the possibilities of simply grilled zucchini.

Blueberries, everyone’s favorite fruit, is available in spades this time of year. To get the most out of your berries, try teaming up frozen blueberries with banana and yogurt to make a refreshing summer smoothie. Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

t’s July. Surely there are blueberries on your kitchen counter or inside your fridge just waiting to be turned into something fantastic. Summer’s favorite fruit is available in spades this time of year. And whether we’re tickling them off bushes in our backyards or piling them into our shopping cart or basket at the market, they can be used so many different ways in so many dishes. Native to North America, blueberries were first cultivated for sale in 1916. They’ve been insanely popular ever since. Growers in more than a dozen states produced more than 680 million pounds in 2019, up from 518 million in 2017 and 102 million in 1980, according to the USDA. Washington state is now the nation’s leader, followed closely by Oregon, Georgia, Michigan, California and New Jersey, where the fine, sandy and acidic soil in the Pine Barrens pairs with a hot, humid climate to create perfect berry-growing conditions. It’s pretty easy to find blueberries year-round at the grocery store, although they might not always be competitively priced (they come from South America in cooler months). But there’s something that just feels, well, special about eating and cooking with berries that have grown nearby and arrive at the market within hours or days of being picked. Fresh or frozen, juicy and sweet, blueberries pack a nutritious punch. One cup provides 25 percent of your See BLUEBERRIES C6

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moment, but what about pizza crust? By OLGA MASSOV Washington Post

I was doing it wrong. Or rather, I was making it more complicated. Every time I made pizza dough or bread, I would feed my sourdough starter (Frampton, if you haven’t already been introduced) 12 to 18 hours in advance, so it would be ready for use in place of yeast. This also created an additional step of figuring out what to do with the discard: I started making crumpets and popovers, as well as waffles and pancakes. But I was often pressed for time and didn’t appreciate having to cook an extra dish to avoid pouring the discard down the drain. A conversation about sourdough starter with Martin Philip, a bread baker with King Arthur Flour, turned me around. Philip mentioned a

blog post he wrote about using unfed starter to bake bread — a tip he got from a reader. “So I can just throw in my starter with the dough ingredients and walk away?” I asked incredulously. “You bet,” he said. No more 18-hours-in-advance feedings and having to figure out how to use up the discard? Imagine how much time I’d save. Rather than bread, I decided to make a workhorse pizza dough. In developing the recipe, I knew that the key to building flavor and letting the starter do its yeasty magic was what bakers refer to as “long, cold bulk fermentation,” or colloquially, sticking the dough in the fridge and forgetting about it for a day or two. The lower temperatures slow down the fermentation, allowing the starches to break down

This margherita-style pizza is made with a sourdough crust. Tom McCorkle/Washington Post

into simple sugars and for gluten formation, resulting in a more satisfying crust. But I also wanted a forgiving dough — to know what would

happen if you let your dough sit in the fridge longer, because life happens, and sometimes when you think you’re making pizza for dinner, your

kid has a meltdown, your cat throws up on your bed, and before you know it, you’re ordering takeout. I want the dough to be

waiting for me, not the other way around. When you are using a cold, unfed starter to make dough, you’re essentially feeding it. A few minutes of mixing ingredients and a couple of days of you going about your business — while the dough goes about its — is all it takes. I let the dough ferment for up to five days, to see if its flavor and texture diminished (they didn’t). I also put the dough through its paces. I baked the dough on a pizza stone, an inverted baking sheet, in a cast-iron pan and on a grill. My preferred method was in the oven with the baking time evenly divided between baking at a high temperature and broiling. It took about six minutes for each pizza to bake. And, because we’re still in the middle of the pandemic, I wanted to ensure that See DOUGH C6

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The wacky, colorful history of election ballot design By STEPHANIE MERRY Washington Post

A Visual History of the Printed Ballot By Alicia Yin Cheng Princeton Architectural Press. 176 pp. $29.95 We tend not to think much about election ballot design unless something goes awry — as happened with Florida’s illconceived “butterfly ballots,” which led to voter confusion in 2000 and may have cost Al Gore the White House. Generally speaking, ballots are as exciting as you’d expect a bureaucratic document to be. That wasn’t always the case. They used to be colorful, both literally and figuratively, with vivid iconography, ostentatious embellishments and, on occasion, ridiculous punctuation. (One Whig ticket from 1815 contained 15 exclamation points.) Graphic designer Alicia Yin Cheng explores the evolution of ballot design in her book, “This Is What Democracy Looked Like: A Visual History of the Printed Ballot,” and she’s made some fascinating discoveries. “It was a fundamental revelation for me, as I was researching, that these ballots don’t operate the same way that we think that they do now,” she said during a recent phone conversation. Early ballots, which were produced by individual parties, “were not cast in private, so they were meant to be literally a public display of your allegiance.” And what a display they were.

Parties experimented with dramatic imagery and pointed slogans to set their ballots apart and differentiate themselves from the competition (unless, of course, they were copying another party’s ticket to deliberately confuse voters). These practices disappeared around 1900, when, inspired by Australia’s voting system, the states began administering standardized ballots, and voters could make their picks in private. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Q: How did you end up writing the book? A: I was reading an article by Jill Lepore in the New Yorker about how we used to vote. This was back in 2008. It was just such a revelatory article for me to understand the early voting practices and what that entailed. And then, as she was describing ballots, very briefly, she just mentioned that they were colorful. That alone, from a designer’s perspective — I thought, what? Because, as a participating citizen, I have seen the ballot, but I never thought twice about it as a graphic object. Q: Which ballots most interested you? A: The ones that really piqued my interest [included] ones that were extremely colorful when I felt like it wasn’t necessary to festoon them. Certainly the aesthetics of that period — the 1820s to ‘60s — were very ornamental, Victorian, et cetera. But there was one that was more

shocking aspect that is not relegated to that time period either, because in Louisiana, I think in the ‘60s, the candidates’ names were listed with their race alongside the party affiliation. Even though the ballots are relics of an earlier time, the themes they represent still prevail: voter suppression, party control, partisanship, electoral fraud. It’s all still there.

Right. Before the twoparty system that we know today, there was a proliferation of political parties and factions. Many were based on platforms that would be shocking to us today. of a rainbow print, from the American Antiquarian Society, which was this crazy thing, and I just wondered, why would this happen? So seeing that kind of example and being a designer was especially fun to unpack, because I could take it to a letterpress printer and ask, what do you think the process was for this? Another ballot [has] this crazy, curved, hand-drawn insertion [of the name Edward Flaherty]. It’s those moments that you know there’s something going on here, because why would that be so curved? Which, then, as an amateur student of history, I realized that you don’t always know the answer, you can only speculate. So I thought, maybe they were trying to curtail people modifying the ballot in a way that made it difficult for them to just draw a line through a name, and it ends up being this curvy, weird serpentine thing. Q: I was a little surprised by

Q: What were some historical moments when ballot design most drastically changed? A: That moment in our history when, around 1900, voting becomes a private act. They required that the state produce it and that all the candidates would be listed on one ballot by office. That was really radical. That’s a huge shift in terms of how the layout is dictated. So that’s why the ballots get suddenly super boring.

how blatantly racist some of the ballots were. A: Right. Before the two-party system that we know today, there was a proliferation of political parties and factions. Many were based on platforms that would be shocking to us today: anti-Chinese and antiimmigration slogans were vividly illustrated on the ballots.

Parties back then took pride in their stance against the immigrant hordes encroaching on their livelihood. It all sounds so eerily familiar now. There was one candidate in San Francisco who said if he would gain office, he would run all the Chinese out within 24 hours of his victory. And a lot of people were into it. That is another kind of

Q: As a designer, is it sad for you that things have gotten so bland? A: I think I called it “graphically torpid” in the book, but before that it was a typographic carnival — just too nuts to be believed. I happened to be in town for an election in Amsterdam, and it was like a graphic designer’s fantasy. Everything from the signage to the ballot was beautifully typeset and everything was really well organized and considered. But, you know, that’s Holland, a much smaller country. We are a glorious rainbow coalition of messy individuals. And that’s what our voting practices look like, too.

Mother and son go on the run in a post-pandemic U.S. By MAUREEN CORRIGAN Washington Post

Setting out from the West Coast, they must make it to Florida where the possibility of escape awaits. Along the way, the pair will find shelter in an abandoned golf development; crash with an anarchist commune; and ultimately join a cult of religious penitents for cover.

Afterland By Lauren Beukes Mulholland. 416 pp. $28 Is dystopian fiction timely or just too much these days? Your response probably depends on whether you want the novels you read to mirror, in some refracted way, “how we live now” or whether you yearn to escape into other lives, wider horizons. I’m unapologetically in the latter category. So the new dystopian suspense novel, “Afterland,” by Lauren Beukes, did not instantly call to me. Given that it’s being promoted by its publishers as “ ‘The Children of Men’ meets ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ “ “Afterland” promised a descent into pandemic despair. But Beukes is such an idiosyncratic writer — one who deftly mashes up suspense, sci-fi, horror, time travel, and, yes, dystopian fiction — that she’s hard to ignore. Like P.D. James and Margaret Atwood, to whom she was implicitly compared in that overthe-top blurb, Beukes often spotlights strong female characters plowing their way through harrowing situations. For instance, “Broken Monsters,” her 2014 thriller, is set in the all-too-real economic wasteland of Detroit, where a female detective tracks a killer with a flair for arranging his murder victims in tableaus reminiscent of “The Island of Dr. Moreau.” “Afterland” is less grisly than its predecessor, but perhaps eerier since it imagines a world changed utterly by a pandemic. The premise of Beukes’s novel differs from our current reality in one crucial way: Her deadly virus infects only male victims. In “Afterland,” the future is female. The present time of “Afterland” is 2023, three years after the pandemic first struck. (Another unsettling coincidence.) A woman named Cole (short for Nicole) and her adolescent son, Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Sunday, June 18, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Camino Island. John Grisham. Doubleday ($28.95) 2. Tom Clancy: Point of Contact. Mike Maden. Putnam ($29) 3. Into the Water. Paula Hawkins. Riverhead ($28) 4. Dragon Teeth. Michael Crichton. Harper ($28.99) 5. Come Sundown. Nora Roberts. St. Martin’s ($27.99) 6. The Identicals. Elin Hilderbrand. Little, Brown ($28) 7. Nighthawk. Cussler/Brown. Putnam ($29)

Miles (one of the less-than-1 percent of males worldwide who are immune to the virus), are on the run in a hot-wired car. The pair are speeding away from a deceased tech mogul’s luxurious estate, which has been commandeered

by “The Department of Men” as a locked quarantine facility for surviving men and boys and their female relatives. (Miles at one point thinks of this and an earlier facility he’s been housed in as “a boy zoo.”)

As will become clear, mother and son are fleeing not only their government minders, but also Cole’s devious sister, Billie. She turned up at the quarantine center, ostensibly to be reunited with family, but really to kidnap her young nephew whose, um, emissions will fetch big money on the underground market catering to wealthy women desperate to be impregnated with virus-proof sperm. What ensues is a suspenseful and intricate on-the-road adventure, told from the alternating perspectives of Cole, Billie and Miles. Or make that “Mila.” For, as soon as Cole and Miles make a pit stop at an abandoned gas station, Cole insists that Miles don a pink T-shirt, skinny jeans and glittery barrettes in his “afro curls” to disguise himself as a girl. Miles is mixed-race; his late father was African American, and Cole is a white South African. When the pandemic erupted, the family was stranded in the United States in the midst of a vacation at Disneyland. Cole’s goal is to smuggle herself and Miles back to their home in Johannesburg, where they have friends and the situation seems more orderly. Setting out from the West Coast, they must make it to Florida where the possibility of escape awaits. Along the way, the

Publisher’s Weekly best-sellers 8. No Middle Name. Lee Child. Delacorte ($27) 9. Love Story. Karen Kingsbury. ($22.99) 10. The Fix. David Baldacci. Grand Central ($29)

HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. Understanding Trump. Newt Gingrich. Center Street ($27) 2. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate. Al Franken. Twelve ($28) 3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Norton ($18.95) 4. Make Your Bed. William H. McRaven. Grand Central ($18) 5. Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies: The Civil War.

David Fisher. Holt ($35) 6. I Can’t Make This Up. Kevin Hart. 37 Ink ($26.99) 7. Theft by Finding. David Sedaris. Little, Brown ($28) 8. Hillbilly Elegy. J.D. Vance. Harper ($27.99) 9. Option B. Sandberg/Grant. Knopf ($25.95) 10. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. Mark Manson. HarperOne ($24.99)

MASS MARKET 1. See Me. Nicholas Sparks. Vision ($7.99) 2. Night School. Lee Child. Dell ($9.99) 3. Home. Harlan Coben. Dutton ($9.99) 4. Rushing Waters. Danielle Steel. Dell ($8.99)

5. 15th Affair. Patterson/Paetro. Grand Central ($9.99) 6. Foreign Agent. Brad Thor. Pocket ($9.99) 7. Curious Minds. Evanovich/Sutton. Bantam ($8.99) 8. A Cold Creek Secret. RaeAnne Thayne. Harlequin ($6.99) 9. Orchard Valley Brides. Debbie Macomber. Mira ($7.99) 10. Dying Breath. Heather Graham. Mira ($8.99)

TRADE PAPERBACK 1. The Woman in Cabin 10. Ruth Ware. Scout ($16)

pair will find shelter in an abandoned golf development; crash with an anarchist commune; and ultimately join a cult of religious penitents for cover. Everywhere in this contemporary “Herland,” Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s 1915 utopian novel about an all-female society, women carry machine guns, issue orders, and generally belie the fantasy that a matriarchal society would be kinder and gentler. The long section of “Afterland” devoted to life amid the kooky cultists drags somewhat; but overall Beukes imbues what could have simply been a sensational thriller with psychological depth and sharp detail. Here, for instance, is the opening scene in the bathroom of that derelict gas station: “Miles is still shaking, his thin arms wrapped around his rib cage, ... and his eyes keep jerking back to the door... . [Cole], too, is expecting the door to burst open. It feels inevitable that they’ll be found and dragged back. She’ll be arrested. Miles will be taken away. In America, they steal kids from their parents. This was true even before all this. “In the shards of mirror, her skin tone is gray... . She looks scared. Cole doesn’t want [Miles] to see that. Maybe that’s what superheroes are concealing behind the masks: not their secret identities, but the fact that they’re scared ... .” That excerpt is a good “patch test” for prospective readers of “Afterland”: If the last thing you want to think about are surprise attacks and masks, perhaps a cozy Golden Age British mystery might be a better choice. But for those whose taste for dystopian suspense is undiminished, Beukes’s tale of a mother and son making their way across a post-pandemic-ravaged landscape is prescient and taut. Corrigan, the book critic for the NPR program “Fresh Air,” teaches literature at Georgetown University. 2. Lilac Girls. Martha Hall Kelly. Ballantine ($17) 3. All the Light We Cannot See. Anthony Doerr. Scribner ($17) 4. The Nightingale. Kristin Hannah. St. Martin’s Griffin ($16.99) 5. The Couple Next Door. Shari Lapena. Penguin Books ($16) 6. Cross the Line. James Patterson. Grand Central ($16.99) 7. All the Missing Girls. Megan Miranda. Simon & Schuster ($16) 8. On Tyranny. Timothy Snyder. Crown/Duggan ($7.99) 9. Commonwealth. Ann Patchett. Harper Perennial ($16.99) 10. The Official SAT Study Guide, 2018 ed. College Board ($28.99)

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SURPRISE EXTRA CHANCE North-South vulnerable, South deals NORTH ♠54 ♥ K632 ♦ 8432 ♣A42 WEST EAST ♠ K Q J 10 8 3 2 ♠A96 ♥ J 10 8 5 ♥ 94 ♦ Void ♦ Q J 10 7 ♣87 ♣ J 10 9 6 SOUTH ♠7 ♥ AQ7 ♦ AK965 ♣KQ53 The bidding: SOUTH EAST 1♦ 3♠ Dbl Pass

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4♠ All pass

Opening lead: King of ♠ We suspect that most duplicate players would go down in five diamonds on today’s deal. They would be dreaming of an overtrick if the trumps split 2-2 and be willing to settle for their contract on a 3-1 split. The 4-0 split would condemn them to two trump losers

after starting trumps by cashing the ace. Rubber bridge players would not care about the overtrick and take precautions against a 4-0 split. They would ruff the second spade and lead a low diamond to dummy’s eight and East’s 10. They would still have work to do when East shifts to the jack of clubs. They have the entries, with the ace of clubs and the king of hearts, to pick up the rest of the trumps, but what can they do about their fourth club? The winning solution is to win the club shift with the king, cash the queen, and lead a club to dummy’s ace. If East started with a doubleton club, declarer could never make the hand. If the clubs split 3-3, the long club would be good and declarer could just pick up the trumps. The extra chance would be if East started with four clubs. They could then lead a diamond to the jack and king and ruff a club back to dummy. Another trump finesse and they could draw trumps and claim. Well played!

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are a quietly powerful individual with tremendous ambition — and the talents you need to satisfy your ambition in any of a number of different ways. Indeed, when you are young, it may be quite difficult for you to decide how best to spend your life, for you may receive a calling of sorts from many different professions. Though the ability to make decisions quickly and correctly may be a skill you develop slowly, in your maturity you will be the kind of person other people want to follow because you don’t let yourself be cowed by options and choices. Also born on this date are: Dustin Hoffman, actor; Esther Williams, swimmer and actress; Connie Stevens, actress; Mel Tillis, singer and songwriter; Rory Calhoun, actor; Emiliano Zapata, war hero. 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.

(Bob Jones welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this newspaper or to Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. E-mail: tcaeditors@tribpub.com)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You cannot be everywhere at once, of course, so you must make a plan that allows you maximum flexibil-

ity and mobility. Many decisions will be made.

at hand if you keep this up all day long.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Domestic comfort is the very thing you need today — and it’s surely available to you, provided you make yourself available to loved ones.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — This is a good day to test out a theory you’ve been developing for quite some time. Those who disagree with you provide good information.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — What goes around certainly comes around today — and this kind of tit for tat will continue for a long time if you let it. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — It’s a good day to immerse yourself in something that you can enjoy entirely on your own — but you mustn’t disappear completely! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You know better than to cross a certain line today. You can approach it, though, and that will send an important message. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You will receive a challenge from someone who thinks he or she is ready to take you on. Though confident, you mustn’t underestimate this opponent! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — A more energetic approach to a long-standing problem gets things moving today. A solution may be

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You can pick up the pace, but don’t leave someone you care about in the dust. You may have further to go than you had anticipated. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You must remain open and receptive to those who come at things from a very different perspective. This may be a perfect time to work together. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Try a different approach today, and you may be surprised to learn that a certain problem can actually be solved without a lot of strain. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Others come to a verdict about your efforts in little time today. What happens next depends in large part upon how you interpret the decision. COPYRIGHT 2020 UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC.

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Blueberries

yogurt 1/2 cup regular or almond milk Fresh blueberries for garnish

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daily vitamin C requirement and 3.6 grams of fiber — at just 80 calories. Even better, they have one of the highest antioxidant levels of all common fruits and veggies because they’re so rich in polyphenols, a compound that’s thought to protect against various diseases and keep us healthy. Even the American Heart Association is a fan, certifying the blueberries as a “heart-healthy” food. When buying blueberries, color is a better sign of maturity than size. Those green or barely purple berries don’t ripen once they’re picked, so look for fruit that is deep-purple or purple-black. Avoid berries that have shriveled up or look mushy or soft. While they need to go in the fridge once you get home (they’ll stay fresh for up to a week, and yes, it’s OK to keep them in their original container), don’t wash them until right before you eat or cook with them. The added moisture will decrease their shelf life.

BLUEBERRY BANANA SMOOTHIE Blueberries are a great source of fiber and vitamin C. This super-nutritious smoothie is easy enough for kids to make and a cooling pick-meup after a bike ride or run. Remember to peel the banana before freezing it or you won’t be able to peel it. To turn the smoothie from a breakfast drink into an adult sip, add 2 ounces of regular or vanilla-flavored vodka. 1 frozen ripe peeled banana 1 cup frozen blueberries 1 (5.3-ounce) container vanilla, plain or honey Greek

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whatever flour you had on hand would work. I tested the dough with various flours: allpurpose and bread were the main players (both are great). I tried half of each (also delicious) as well with half of the bread or all-purpose flour swapped out with 00 flour, known as the Italian pizza flour, (ditto). I loved adding a little whole-wheat flour for a satisfying chew. The dough is a New Yorkstyle version, a cousin of Neapolitan-style dough made of flour, water, salt and yeast. If you’re curious about the honey and oil in the dough, the latter coats the flour granules and results in a more tender crust, while the former helps with caramelization and deeper flavor. Now I make my pizza dough over the weekend and know it’s ready for me whenever the craving strikes. And then I feed my starter and don’t think about it for another week. Both work for me now, which is exactly how I prefer it.

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GRILLED ZUCCHINI ROLL-UPS 4 servings Grilled zucchini is served rolled into bite-size bundles filled with lemon and garlicseasoned mashed white beans, peppery arugula and floral

Combine all ingredients in a large blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Makes 1 smoothie.

SAVORY BLUEBERRY FLATBREADS This savory recipe, which combines blue cheese, bacon and onion with blueberries, sounds weird. But, and I can say this with a full stomach, all those divergent flavors come together in one amazing bite. Really! 2 naan flatbreads 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese, divided 1/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese 4 ounces diced pancetta or bacon, cooked and drained 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced 1 cup fresh blueberries 1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil Freshly ground black pepper Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Leaving a 1-inch border, divide half the mozzarella, Gorgonzola, pancetta and red onion between the two flatbreads. Bake until crust is golden brown, 12-14 minutes. Sprinkle blueberries and remaining mozzarella over pizza. Bake until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown, about 2 minutes longer. Remove flatbreads from oven; top with basil and pepper. Serve hot. Serves 4.

CHICKEN SALAD WITH BLUEBERRY VINAIGRETTE While it’s good to go green with a leafy salad, a touch of blue never hurts. This summery recipe offers a fresh take on chicken salad. Instead of dressing it in mayo, toss shredded breast meat in a tangy-sweet

vinaigrette made with balsamic vinegar, maple syrup and blueberry preserves. Sliced peaches and fresh blueberries add antioxidants and a shot of vitamin C. The blueberry preserves only take a few minutes to prepare and leftovers can be spread on toast, spooned over ice cream or dolloped on a piece of pound cake. For blueberry preserves 4 cups fresh blueberries 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice Pinch of cinnamon For vinaigrette 1/4 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons maple syrup 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard 1/4 cup blueberry preserves Salt and freshly ground black pepper For salad 6 cups salad greens 1 cup shredded rotisserie chicken 1 cup blueberries 1 peach, peeled and sliced thin 4 ounces crumbled goat cheese Make preserves: Mix blueberries, sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon in a saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until thickened, about 30 minutes. Set aside to cool Make vinaigrette: In small bowl, whisk together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, maple syrup, mustard and ¼ cup blueberry preserves. Taste, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Compose salad: Place greens in a large salad bowl and add chicken, blueberries and peach slices. Whisk vinaigrette again, then drizzle over salad. Toss gently to combine. Top with cheese. Serves 4.

Blueberries add a sweet finish to a savory flatbread topped with mozzarella and gorgonzola cheeses and pancetta. Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

As you dimple and push the dough out, move it around the floured area, so it doesn’t stick to the counter. When you have pushed the dough out to about eight inches, pick it up. Use the weight of the dough as you turn it around with your hands to shape the disk to about 12 inches in diameter; you can also gently stretch the dough out using your knuckles as it drapes your lightly fisted hands. (It’s OK if the dough shape isn’t a perfect circle.) Place your shaped pizza dough onto the floured peel or baking sheet. Spread half the tomato sauce over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border. Scatter half of the mozzarella and the Parmesan on top. Pull out the baking rack from the oven (with the preheated pizza stone, baking sheet or skillet on it) halfway. Position the peel/baking sheet parallel to and in the center of the stone/sheet/ skillet and carefully but decisively slide the pizza onto the heated surface. Lightly drizzle the pie with olive oil, then slide the rack back into the oven. Bake for three to four

minutes; the pizza should look fairly baked but pale around the perimeter. Turn on the broiler and broil the pizza for three to four additional minutes, watching it carefully, until the pizza edges are puffed and burnished but not burned. (While your first pie is baking, prepare the second pie to go into the oven when you remove the first. If you have a particularly powerful oven/broiler, start checking on your pizza two minutes after you start to broil it.) Using tongs held in one hand and a cutting board in another, transfer the pizza to the cutting board, add half the basil (it will slump onto the hot pizza) and cut into slices. Serve hot. NOTE: To make the tomato sauce, puree your favorite canned tomatoes until mostly smooth. Leftover puree can be frozen for up to three months.

220 grams (1 3/4 cups) all-purpose flour or bread flour, plus more for your hands and

In a large bowl, whisk together the flours and salt and make a well in the center. In a medium bowl, whisk together the water, honey and olive oil, then add the starter and combine thoroughly. Add the wet ingredients into the well of the dry ones, and start to mix with your hands, squishing the mixture through your fingers to combine until a sticky, wet dough forms, about three minutes. Set the dough aside and let it rest, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes.

Flour a clean, dry counter and your hands. Gently but firmly knead the mixture on the counter for three minutes. As you are kneading, reflour your hands and surface as necessary. The dough will start out moist and sticky, but will come together into a smooth, elastic ball. Divide the dough in half, shape into balls, and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Transfer the dough balls to the refrigerator for at least 24 hours and up to five days before using. At least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour before baking, position an oven rack six inches from the broiler element and place a pizza stone, an inverted large rimmed baking sheet or a large cast iron skillet in the oven. Preheat to 500 degrees. Generously flour your work surface, as well as a wooden pizza peel or an inverted large rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle the peel or baking sheet with a little semolina flour (if using). Working with one dough ball at a time, dust the dough with more flour. Starting in the center, push out the dough using your fingertips, leaving the edges untouched.

basil. Light and fresh, the rollups taste of summer and are filled with garden flavors. With the substance of creamy beans, you can savor them as a snack, starter or as a spread of small plates. Make Ahead: The zucchini may be grilled and refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 4 days before assembling. The roll-ups may be assembled up to 1 day before serving and

refrigerated. 3 medium zucchini (about 8 ounces each) 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt, divided 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided 1/2 teaspoon finely minced garlic (1 clove) 1/2 cup low-sodium canned white beans, such as cannellini, drained and rinsed 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 2 cups (2 ounces), lightly packed, baby arugula 1/3 cup fresh basil leaves

Trim tops and bottoms off zucchini, then slice them lengthwise into ¼-inch thick slices using a knife or mandolin. Set aside the outermost slices of zucchini for another use. Brush the center slices on both sides using 1 tablespoon oil and sprinkle with ⅛teaspoon each of the salt and pepper. Preheat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat. Grill

the zucchini until tender and grill marks have formed, about 3 minutes per side. Place the garlic onto a cutting board and sprinkle with the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt. Using the flat side of the knife and dull edge of the blawde, mash the garlic and salt together to form a paste; transfer to a small bowl. Add the beans, lemon juice and the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and ⅛ teaspoon pepper. Using

a fork, smash the ingredients together to form a chunky mash. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the bean mixture ½-inch from the end of a zucchini slice. Top with a few arugula leaves and 1 small or ½ large basil leaf. Roll the zucchini slice up and place seam side down on a platter. Repeat with the remaining zucchini, beans, arugula and basil.

‘Malorie’

house, in the small upscale village of Franklin. Malerman hesitates to make comparisons between the plot elements in “Malorie” and the pandemic, because his book is “a good scare,” not a real tragedy that’s causing massive illness and death globally. But certain themes resonate with the realities of COVID-19, starting with the reallife political divide in America over taking the virus seriously and following the safety measures recommended by medical authorities. “There always has been a thing in the ‘Bird Box’ world of those who live by the blindfold, as Malorie does, those who would wear mask, and those who say this is mass

hysteria ... a group psychosis.” According to Malerman, the biggest parallel between the book and 2020 is not masks and blindfolds, but “the not knowing when this is going to come to an end.” In recent months, people have been gravitating toward entertainment that delves into the details of imaginary pandemics, from the 2011 movie “Contagion” to Stephen King’s “1978 novel “The Stand.” Malerman thinks such works can be oddly comforting. When you watch or read a comedy, “you’re aware of the fact you’re escaping something, whereas, if you watch something sad or scary, maybe you’ll also be aware that

you’re facing something.” As a writer and singer/ songwriter, Malerman often seeks ways to add collaborative projects to his schedule. When “Bird Box” initially was published, he and Laakko put together readings where audiences were blindfolded. Last year, he staged a theatrical reading from his 2019 novel, “Inspection,” in the chapel at Detroit’s Masonic Temple. The performers wore papier-mache heads created by Laakko to portray the students from the book’s isolated, menacing all-male school. Michigan’s shutdown hasn’t slowed Malerman’s urge to multi-task creatively. This spring, he released a serialized novel called “Carpenter’s Farm” on his website for

free and invited others to create their own art inspired by it. He received a novella, poems, a short story, music and a 76-minute “official score,” all of which he linked online to the novel. With “Malorie” just arriving, Malerman sounds open to continuing the “Bird Box” saga, perhaps with a third book. He muses about a situation where the creatures seem to be gone. Who would still keep their blindfolds on and for how long? How can you know for sure they’re not there? “That is a freaky scenario: They’re gone!,” says Malerman. “That’s a great title for book three: “They’re Gone.” You as a reader are like, ‘No they’re not’!”

SOURDOUGH MARGHERITA PIZZA Active: 35 mins Total: 1 hour 30 mins, plus at least 24 hours of cold bulk fermentation for the dough While the dough requires little hands-on time, planning is essential to get the kind of pizza crust - complex and nuanced with just the right amount of tang - you may find at good pizzerias. It works equally well with all-purpose and bread flours, the latter of which will result in a slightly more toothsome crust. Adding a little whole-wheat flour gives the crust an earthy, chewy quality. For the best chance for success, weigh your ingredients. Storage: The dough can be refrigerated for up to five days before baking. Leftover pureed tomatoes can be refrigerated for up to seven days or frozen for up to three months. Make ahead: The dough needs to rise in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours. It will need to sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes before shaping and baking. Servings: 2 to 4

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counter 30 grams (1/4 cup) whole-wheat flour (may substitute with equivalent amount of allpurpose or bread flour) 8 grams (2 1/2 teaspoons) kosher salt 150 grams (about 2/3 cup) lukewarm water 13 grams (2 teaspoons) honey 8 grams (2 teaspoons) extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling the pizza 95 grams (about 1/3 cup) sourdough discard (unfed or fed) Semolina flour, for baking the pizza (optional) 6 tablespoons tomato sauce (see NOTE), divided 5 ounces (140 grams) fresh mozzarella cheese, torn into bite-size pieces and divided 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided Fresh basil leaves, for garnish

Calories: 400; Total Fat: 10 g; Saturated Fat: 4 g; Cholesterol: 25 mg; Sodium: 1105 mg; Carbohydrates: 61 g; Dietary Fiber: 3 g; Sugars: 5 g; Protein: 18 g.