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Panel OKs $1.6M for medical center

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Greene County is set to spend $1.6 million in federal funding to extend natural gas service to the Catskill site of the planned Exit 21 West medical campus project.

During the Greene County Legislature’s Public Works Committee meeting on Monday night, the committee unanimously approved a resolution to enter into an agreement with the Central Hudson Gas and Electric Company to extend natural

gas infrastructure to the site.

The resolution will now go to the full legislature for a vote.

The county will receive $9,160,000 in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act that was passed last March.

Columbia Memorial Hospital, Albany Medical Center and New York Oncology Hematology are teaming up to construct a 40,000-squarefoot medical facility on a 60-acre site in Catskill owned by the Greene County Industrial Development Agency.

The planned facility, which

is right off Exit 21 on the New York State Thruway, will focus on outpatient treatments.

“The way medicine is advancing, many things are becoming outpatient services,” Groden said on Tuesday. “You can get your knee replaced now and be sent home later in the afternoon. That’s just the way technology is moving these days. In the old days you might spend four or five days in the hospital. You can also do things like colonoscopies or cataract surgeries that can

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The site of the planned Exit 21 West medical campus project in Catskill.

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Report: 73% of election boards defied transparency laws

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Legislative leaders are reviewing potential reforms to enforce the Freedom of Information and Open Meetings laws after a majority of New York county boards of elections failed to comply with details maintaining transparency, according to a report released by a good-government group Tuesday.

The coalition chose 19 of the larger counties across the state’s 10 regions to evaluate their boards of elections’ compliance with the state’s Freedom of Information and Open Meetings laws, determining the efficacy and speed of response and provided resources.

Compliance with either law within municipal election boards is minimal, the coalition found.

Ten boards of elections provided meeting minutes: Broome, Dutchess, Erie, Jefferson, Monroe, Nassau, Oneida, Onondaga, Schenectady and Suffolk counties — a 53% success rate.

“Just a terrible, terrible response by election boards across county election boards across the state in regards to FOIL requests that were sent,” New York Coalition For Open Government President Paul Wolf said Tuesday.

The coalition contacted boards of election in See FOIA A8

County coroners make pitch to Legislature for office

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Greene County Coroner Paul Seney appeared before the Greene County Legislature on Monday with a request for the county to form a coroners department and designate an office in which to coordinate their activities.

Seney also asked lawmakers to purchase a new cooler to store bodies.

The county has four coroners who are all elected by the public, but there is no centralized office for them, as two conduct their coroner business out of funeral homes.

“We don’t do this because there’s money in it, we do it

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because this is our service to humanity,” Seney told the Legislature during the board’s County Services Committee meeting Monday night. “We should have a professional, dignified coroner’s office. That’s all I’m asking for. We all deserve it as a county.”

Seney said the coroners are asking for only one room in a county building that would house a new cooler, which he said is the group’s top priority.

“The most important thing that we need in this county is a walk-in cooler,” Seney told the Legislature. “The amount of coroner calls that (Greene County Coroner) Gerry Buckley and I get, we just can’t keep

bodies in a natural and warm environment in the funeral home where we keep them. We just can’t keep bodies like that for the sake of other people’s loved ones. These bodies, upon dying, change very rapidly.

We’re just not in a position to handle things properly. It’s one of the most important things that we need as a coroner’s office in this county. I know it’s an investment but it needs to be looked at as an investment, because that’s what it is. It’s absolutely needed.”

Legislator Daryl Legg. DHunter, asked Seney for an estimated cost for the cooler and

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A 57-year-old Maryland man with a lifethreatening heart condition has become the first person in the world to successfully receive a transplanted heart from a genetically modified pig, sparking optimism that similar procedures could save the lives of the thousands of Americans waiting for organs.

David Bennett received the heart Friday at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore and was doing well, University of Maryland Medicine said Monday in a statement.

Doctors at the hospital and elsewhere had deemed Bennett ineligible for a human heart transplant after reviewing his medical records, leaving the experimental surgery as his “only option for survival,” the statement said. It did not specify what disqualified him.

“It was either die or do this transplant,” Bennett said in a statement the day before the surgery. “I want to live. I know it’s a shot in the dark, but it’s my last choice.”

The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization for the historic procedure on New Year’s Eve through its “compassionate use” provision that allows experimental products to be used outside of clinical trials in cases where the patient has a serious or life-threatening condition.

Bennett had been bedridden for months, hospitalized with arrhythmia - an irregular heartbeat - and connected to a machine to keep him alive, the hospital said.

On Friday morning, surgeons removed the heart from the pig - which was provided by Revivicor, a regenerative medicine company based in Blacksburg, Va. - and put it in a device to preserve it until it was

transplanted into Bennett. Video released by the hospital showed the device, a container about the size of a microwave, being brought into the operating room on a cart.

“It’s now nestled in its little preservation chamber waiting for our call to action,” Bartley Griffith, the surgeon who did the transplant, said in the video before the surgery.

Skin and heart valves from pigs - which are in some ways biologically similar to humans and primates, making them ideal candidates for transplants - have been successfully transplanted into humans in the past. A type of virus carried in pig cells that could infect human cells had long prevented full organ transplants, but researchers in 2015 successfully used a gene editing technique called CRISPR to remove the virus from the pig cells’ DNA. The pig whose heart was transplanted into Bennett had three genes “knocked out” that would have caused the organ to be rejected, as well as another gene to prevent excessive growth of the pig heart tissue. Six human genes that induce the organ to be accepted by the recipient’s immune system were inserted.

Griffith said in a statement that the “breakthrough” procedure “brings us one step closer to solving the organ shortage crisis.”

More than 106,000 people are on the organ transplant waiting list in the United States, according to the federal government, which says that 17 people in the country die every day while waiting for a transplant.

Bruce Jarrell, president of the University of Maryland at Baltimore and also a transplant surgeon, said in a statement that he and Griffith began their careers in the “infancy” of organ transplant surgery. “Back

then, it was the dream of every transplant surgeon, myself included, to achieve xenotransplantation,” or the transplanting of animal cells, tissues or organs into humans, he said. “It is now personally gratifying to me to see this long-sought goal clearly in view.”

Although doctors at the medical center were pleased that Bennett was recovering well three days after the procedure, the coming days are not without risk. Griffith noted that doctors were “proceeding cautiously.”

In perhaps the most famed attempt at animal-to-human organ transplanting, a heart from a baboon was transplanted into a newborn girl known as “Baby Fae” in 1984. The surgery was seen as a long shot at the time, and fears that the child, Stephanie Fae Beauclair, would reject the heart were realized 21 days later when she died of complications including kidney failure.

Friday’s procedure was the most substantial animal-to-human organ transplant to date, as researchers have in recent years developed the technology to modify genes sufficiently to make successful transplants more likely.

In November, as part of an ongoing study, surgeons at NYU Langone Health transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig from the same company as the one used Friday into the body of a person who had died but was “maintained” on life support. They had done the same procedure in September, and last month said both procedures had been successful.

Bennett’s transplant differs in that he could go on to live a healthy life if the healing process goes smoothly. After he recovers, Bennett said, “I look forward to getting out of bed.”

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United Airlines is reducing its near-term flight schedule as the airline grapples with the staffing impact of the rapidly spreading omicron variant of the coronavirus.

“In one day alone at Newark, nearly one-third of our workforce called out sick,” United Chief Executive Officer Scott

Kirby wrote Tuesday in a memo to workers. “To those who are out sick or isolating, we wish you a speedy recovery.”

About 3,000 of its workers are currently positive for covid-19, the CEO said. United is among multiple U.S. carriers whacked by a recent surge in omicron infections nationwide, which resulted in tens of thousands of flight cancellations across

the industry during the holiday travel period.

The company will trim its flight schedule in January and February “on an ongoing basis” to adjust to staffing levels, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday. The airline declined to discuss specific capacity figures for the schedule reductions. Last week, Alaska Air Group Inc. announced a 10%

capacity cut for January to help address Covid-related staffing shortages.

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OXFORD, Mich. — Under the cover of darkness and single-digit cold, Oxford High School students are returning to a half-day of classes at the district’s middle school.

Both parents and a phalanx of buses dropped off the students who were greeted by what appeared to be school officials. There was a presence, too, of Oakland County sheriff’s deputies on hand to supervise.

Some students wore lettered school jackets inside; another wore a shirt that read, “everything about us is tough” on

the back.

There were two entrances students used to enter the building for the half day of sessions.

It’s the first day back for students after a Nov. 30 shooting at the high school.

Four students were killed, and six students and a teacher were injured.

For two weeks, through Jan. 21, Oxford High, Oxford Middle School and Bridges, its alternative high school, will be on “alternative hybrid schedules” at the middle school building, the superintendent has said.

Student Ethan Crumbley, 15, faces murder and terrorism charges in the

shootings. His parents, James and Jennifer, each face four charges of involuntary manslaughter.

Last week, Ethan Crumbley waived preliminary hearings in his case and will proceed to trial. His parents on Friday lost their bid to have bond lowered.

They face a preliminary hearing next month.

“We hope this slow transition together at OMS will help in the healing process and ease our high school students back in a familiar academic setting,” the district said in a statement about returning to classroom instruction.

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Bank of America Corp. said it will eliminate charges for non-sufficient funds in its customers’ accounts and reduce overdraft fees, joining a growing number of U.S. lenders scaling back the costs.

The non-sufficient funds fees will be eliminated starting next month, and overdraft fees will be reduced to $10 from $35 beginning in May, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank said in a statement Tuesday. The company will also eliminate

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Local fire chiefs reflect on Bronx tragedy

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

Following the deadly blaze on Sunday in the Bronx, local fire officials are offering tips to residents of Columbia and Greene counties as a way of preventing a fire from occurring and what to do if a fire should break out in your home.

Seventeen people, including eight children, died in the five-alarm Bronx apartment fire at 333 East 181 St. Thirty-two people were taken to hospitals in life-threatening condition, according to the Fire Department of New York City.

“Closing doors at a fire scene is the most important thing you can do,” Athens Fire Chief Wayne Butterworth said. “When a door is left open, it gives the fire fresh oxygen so it can grow, and it allows the smoke and heat to travel as well.” Closing windows is important as well.

“If the door to the apartment in the Bronx had been closed, there is a good chance it would have been contained to that apartment PHOTO COURTESY OF FIRE DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK and not affected the entire Seventeen people died and another 32 were brought to hospials building,” Butterworth said. in life threatening condition, after a fire Sunday in the Bronx.

Almost all of the deaths and injuries were directly Never use an extension Firefighters found victims related to an open door al- on every floor and in stair- cord with a space heater lowing the deadly smoke and wells and were taking them and be sure to turn it off or heat to enter the third floor out in cardiac and respirato- unplug it when leaving the hallway and spread through ry arrest, said New York Fire room. the stairwell all the way up to Commissioner Daniel Nigro.

Purchase a space heater the 19th floor.

Fire Marshals determined with a thermostat and autoSmoke inhalation while the cause was accidental, matic shut-off. Make sure it trying to evacuate the buildsparked by a malfunction- also includes the Underwriting was possibly the main ing space heater located in a ers Laboratories (UL) tradecause of most of the deaths bedroo. Smoke alarms were mark. and injuries, Greenport Fire Avoid using electric space Chief John Onufrychuk Jr. installed in the building and heaters in the bathroom or the were operational. said. other areas where they may With frigid weather in On Sunday morning, the first firefighters arrived with- place this week, many area come in contact with water.

Another device used for in three minutes, after they residents may be using space warmth is the electric blanheaters in an effort to stay were notified that there was ket.

Butterworth offered warm.

Onufrychuk has seva fire in a duplex apartment. eral tips so they can be used safety tips for their usage.

Firefighters were met in the Make sure that heaters and hallway by the fire and heavy safely.

Keep space heaters at least electric blankets are plugged smoke. Units pushed in. The smoke extended through the 3 feet away from bedding, directly into the wall outlet entire height of the building, curtains, clothing and other and not a plug strip and never go to sleep while heaters combustible materials. which is unusual.

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Childhood coronavirus is preventable As if worries about COVID-19 and children in school aren’t enough to occupy the minds of parents, here’s even more disturbing news.

The number of children under age 18 hospitalized with coronavirus complications increased by more than 700% over the last month, according to a report released by the state Health Department last week.

New York’s pediatric hospital admissions related to COVID-19 for children from infant to 18 years increased from 70 to 571 in one week between Dec. 26 and Jan. 1.

In the last week, about 54% of children hospitalized in the state with severe coro-

navirus infections had no comorbidities or underlying conditions while 70% were reported symptomatic, according to the Health Department.

About 85 children were hospitalized for virus infections statewide in the first week of December, according to the report. Children ages 4 and younger hospitalized with COVID-19 increased 791% in the last month, 335% for children 5 to 11 and 1,047% for 12 to 18-year-olds in the same time period.

Children not vaccinated against COVID-19 make up the greatest number of those hospitalized with severe virus complications.

About 91% of New York

children age 5 to 11 admitted to the hospital for the coronavirus between Dec. 20 and Dec. 26 were unvaccinated, with 4% inoculated against the illness. About 65% of 12- to 17-year-olds hospitalized with the virus were unvaccinated and 26% vaccinated, according to the report.

The sad part is that many, if not all, of these hospital admissions are preventable. It’s important to get your child vaccinated. It’s important if they’re eligible to get them booster shots.

Booster shots were approved by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for children who are 12 and older. Attention, as they say, must be paid.

ANOTHER VIEW

How do we know Trump’s election fraud claims are bogus?

Take a look at Pennsylvania. stick. Worse, they tend not to support their defense of Former President Donald the election with clear eviTrump, like a tone-deaf mu- dence, making it a “he said, sician, used the anniversary she said” argument. The of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot last sides talk past one another week to once again allege, without engaging the facts. without evidence, that the That’s why it’s worth 2020 election was rigged. looking at Pennsylvania in “Look at the numbers,” he detail. The state is one of told his followers, “they the few that did not allow speak for themselves.” no-excuse mail voting in He’s right, they do: They 2016, but then changed the conclusively show his fraud law to permit it for 2020. allegations are bogus. For Democrats also controlled proof, let’s take a deep dive the counting mechanism into Pennsylvania’s results. in Philadelphia and PittsTrump won the Keystone burgh in both years. That State in 2016 by less than a makes it the perfect place point and lost it in 2020 by to test whether fraud oca bit more than a point. As curred. a result of that, supposed If Democrats stuffed the misdeeds in the state have ballot boxes in large urban loomed large in the MAGA areas in 2020, there would crowd’s fraud narrative. be an unexplained increase Trump and others have in turnout in those areas. alleged that Democrats diThe same would be true for rectly stuffed ballot boxes areas with higher rates of during the counting in mail voting if the new pracDemocrat-controlled cittice gave rise to voter fraud. ies such as Philadelphia, or But that didn’t happen in did so indirectly through either case. How do I know? fraudulently cast mail-in First, I compared the total ballots. number of votes cast for Millions of people, president in each county in mainly Republicans, be2016 and 2020, calculating lieve these claims, even how much they went up or though there is no specific declined. I then looked at evidence to support them. the number of citizens of They watched Democrats voting age for each county. mercilessly assail Trump This number, calculated for years, and have become each year by the Census used to rallying around Bureau, tells us how many him in response. Media people are theoretically declarations that the eleceligible to vote. Together, these data points can tell us tion was legitimate don’t

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what percentage of eligible voters actually cast ballots in 2016 and 2020. If Trump’s fraud theories were true, that share would have increased at a greater rate in counties where the ballot boxes were allegedly stuffed or in those with a larger share of mailed ballots.

Here’s what actually happened: Philadelphia had the second-lowest increase of any of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, with the share of eligible voters who cast a ballot going up by a mere 2.2 percent. Allegheny County, which contains Pittsburgh, rose by 7.4 percent. That’s smaller than the median rise in turnout for all counties of 8.4 percent. Other big Democraticcontrolled counties, such as Erie, Delaware and Dauphin, also had smaller turnout increases than the average county.

There’s no indication that fraudulent mail-balloting raised turnout, either.

The share of total votes cast by mail varied widely by county. Almost half of Philadelphia’s ballots were cast by mail, whereas in rural Fulton County, only 15.2 percent were cast by mail, the lowest in the state.

And contrary to Trump’s fraud theory, counties that had larger shares of mailed ballots did not always have larger changes in eligible voter turnout.

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As Putin bullies Ukraine, signs rise of European unity in opposition WASHINGTON — Eighty Januarys ago, Russia’s winter was the West’s ally. After the ill-equipped German army’s disastrous 19411942 winter there, Winston Churchill told his nation: “There is a winter, you know, in Russia. ... Hitler forgot about this Russian winter. He must have been very loosely educated.”

Today, hard-frozen ground would facilitate the movement of heavy Russian weaponry against Ukraine.

There is, however, accumulating evidence that Vladimir Putin’s ongoing bullying and dismemberment of the largest nation entirely in Europe, Ukraine, might further European unity.

On Jan. 1, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto pointedly said that his nation’s freedom of “maneuver” and “choice” could include “applying for NATO membership.” Paraphrasing Henry Kissinger, he said: “Whenever avoidance of war has been the primary objective of a group of powers, the international system has been at the mercy of its most ruthless member.” The same day, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said, “We have shown that we have learnt from the past. We will not let go of our room for maneuver.”

Finland’s past includes fierce resistance that astonished the invading Soviet army during the 1939-1940 Winter War. Furthermore, it was in Finland in 1975 that 35 nations, including the Soviet Union, signed the Helsinki Final Act, affirming, inter alia, “rights inherent in and encompassed by [each nation’s] sovereignty,” including “the right to be ... party to treaties of alliance.”

Four days before the Sept.

30, 1938, Munich conference ratified the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia, Hitler said: “This is the last territorial demand I have to make in Europe.” In Putin’s March 18, 2014, address following Russia’s invasion of Crimea, he said: “Do not believe those who want you to fear Russia, shouting that other regions will

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WILL follow Crimea. We do not want to divide Ukraine; we do not need that.” The word “need” was ominous: Putin’s “needs” mutate, and he feels entitled to seize what he needs.

The loosely educated Putin plagiarizes a previous aggressor’s playbook, so remember Sept. 1, 1939, when Hitler told the Reichstag, “We have been returning fire since 5:45 a.m.” The previous evening, SS soldiers dressed as Poles seized a radio transmitter and called for the Poles to take up arms against the Germans at the German border town of Gleiwitz. This false-flag operation was Germany’s excuse for “returning fire.”

The war began.

The Putin regime’s propaganda includes lurid fabrications about Ukrainian provocations, including “genocide” against ethnic Russians. Abusing Ukraine comes naturally to Putin, who is Stalin’s spawn.

Last month, Russia’s supreme court abolished Memorial, the post-Soviet-era human rights organization whose first mission was to document Stalin’s crimes, including the engineered 1932-1933 Ukraine famine.

This was genocidal in intent and effect: Approximately 3.3 million died. At its worst, 10,000 were dying each day, more than the 6,000 who perished daily at the peak of the Auschwitz exterminations. The Russian prosecutor charged that Memorial “creates a false image of the Soviet Union as a terrorist state.” The event that precipitated the crushing of Memorial might have been its October screening of a film about the famine.

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Putin is revising the Brezhnev Doctrine, which stipulated that communism’s advances, particularly in Eastern Europe, must be irreversible. Today’s implicit Putin Doctrine is that Russia is forever entitled to a sphere of influence over other nations, comparable to the Soviet Union’s. Last week, however, Josep Borrell, the European Union’s principal foreign policy official, issued a warning. Anticipating U.S.-NATO negotiations with Russia about Ukraine, he said the E.U. should be involved: “We are no longer in Yalta times.

Spheres of influence for two big powers do not belong” in 2022.

At the Yalta Conference (Feb. 4 to 11, 1945), Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill negotiated the postwar settlement of Europe. Four months before that, at an Oct. 9, 1944, meeting in Moscow, Churchill passed to Stalin a sheet of paper with proposed percentages of postwar influence that the allies would accept for the Soviet Union in some European countries: Romania 90, Bulgaria 75, Yugoslavia and Hungary 50, Greece 10. In his war memoirs, Churchill insisted that he urged Stalin to burn the paper, and said the percentages were meant to pertain only to “immediate wartime arrangements.”

The minutes of the meeting do not indicate that Churchill said the percentages were to be temporary.

Three days later, Churchill showed W. Averell Harriman, U.S. ambassador to Moscow, a letter he intended to present to Stalin, affirming the percentages.

Harriman in his memoirs said he firmly objected, saying that President Franklin D. Roosevelt would “repudiate the letter if it was sent.”

The Biden administration should be similarly brusque in rejecting any Russian demand that derogates any European nation’s sovereignty.

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Cannibalism at the The state of our schools Catskill Mountain House

By Dr. Gladys I. Cruz, District Superintendent, Questar III BOCES For Columbia-Greene Media

By Jonathan Palmer, Greene County Historian For Columbia-Greene Media

This past week I was reading essays from the Thomas Cole National Historic Site’s exhibition catalog Picturesque and Sublime as part of some research on a short article I’m writing for future publication.

Within the catalog was Sophie Lynford’s fascinating essay titled “Idyllic and Industrial Visions: Thomas Cole, William Guy Wall, and the Hudson River.” Interesting topic aside, one of Dr. Lynford’s citations caught my attention and I had to track it down. She quoted a line from an 1828 book titled The New Mirror for Travelers in which the author, James Kirke Paulding, discusses the particular merits of outwardly very similar paintings by William Guy Wall and Thomas Cole showing Kaaterskill Falls. I had never heard of the book so I tracked down a free version of it online through Google Books.

Turns out that The New Mirror for Travelers is absolutely hilarious. Paulding writes with a very witty humor which still lands well after almost two centuries of collecting dust.

He devotes a small chapter, pages 143 through 154, on “Kaatskill” (his name for both the community and mountains) and the astounding accommodations available at the newly-built Mountain House. Even as he admits his awe at the Mountain House itself one can detect a reserved disdain for the tourism craze which precipitated the Mountain House’s construction. He opens his chapter on Kaatskill thus: “Those who are fond of climbing mountains in a hot day, and looking down til their heads turn, must land at the village of Kaatskill, whence they can procure a conveyance to the hotel at Pine Orchard, three thousand feet above the level of the river, and have the pleasure of sleeping under blankets in the dog days.”

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By the reckoning of James Kirke Pauling all of the visitors to the Mountain House shown in this daguerreotype were probably having lots of fun... and also inordinately hungry.

Paulding, making mocking commentary on the very real necessity of woolen blankets even in August up in the mountains, further describes the almost grotesque effect the mountain climate has on the appetites of visitors: “It is amazing what a glorious propensity to eating is generated by the keen air of these respectable protuberances.

People have been known to eat up everything in the house at a meal, and report says that a fat waiter once disappeared in a very mysterious manner.”

This of course is to say that dinner guests at the Mountain House, having eaten everything else, ate their waiter as well. Paulding also has a lot of gall to refer to the Catskills as “Respectable Protuberances” though I admire him for it.

The rest of Paulding’s chapter on Kaatskill is a fascinating bit of social commentary filled with remarks on the old Dutch families of the region, the social upheavals brought by a changing economy, and the collision of new fashions and old customs. He of course conveys all of this in an almost exclusively humorous tone, at one point noting how a young man from the region,

“a genuine descendant of Rip Van Winkle,” was out hunting and encountered a strange beast “that looked for all the world ‘like he didn’t know what’” which turned out to be a young woman he knew wearing a new fashionable bonnet.

Those of you who are curious to read James Kirke Pauling’s book may find a PDF through this link: https:// www.google.com/books/edition/The_New_Mirror_for_ Travellers_and_Guide/bUYfAAAA If you end up spending any time with the book, consider his use of place names in the chapter “Kaatskill” as well as his discussions of infrastructure, his tone and portrayal of different groups of people, comments on fashion and social customs, and his perception of the relationship of this region to the larger world.

Perhaps also take his advice on your next visit to Greene County’s “Respectable Protuberances” and pack extra food in your picnic basket (or bring spare friends).

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

Our school communities have entered our third calendar year of the pandemic. As 2022 begins, I want to thank our students, families, staff and others for their cooperation during this difficult and disruptive time. While 2021 brought us numerous challenges and changes, you demonstrated what was possible through teamwork, adaptability, perseverance and patience. I also wish to thank our partners at the Columbia, Greene and Rensselaer County departments of health for their assistance since last March.

We continue to meet weekly with our school superintendents to discuss current conditions and guidance. The past couple of weeks have been busy, with increasing cases and anxiety, changing guidance, and the mobilization of stateprovided test kits. While schools have reported an increasing number of cases since opening on Jan. 3, many of these cases are community spread. These cases are inevitably associated with schools due to our reporting requirements. However, the Governor, State Health Commissioner and others have said that schools are one of the safer gathering places during the pandemic due to our established health and safety protocols, including mask wearing and physical distancing.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said there will be “bumps in the road” as schools reopen in the New Year amid a record surge in cases. Please do not live in a state of fear or panic, but do continue to follow the protocols and to exercise restraint. We also ask families and staff to be prepared to go remote at any time due to the impact of quarantines on staffing. Our goal is to keep schools open for in-person instruction, but

we have already seen some schools have to modify operations due to staffing.

Within Columbia, Greene and Rensselaer counties, Questar III received 30,0000 test kits from the state over a holiday weekend to distribute to 22 districts and students in our full-time BOCES programs. We are hopeful that these kits will be readily available in the weeks to come (and expand to staff). Prior to the state’s assistance, the test supply was scarce. Our BOCES had received incomplete orders or delayed shipments in our efforts to implement surveillance testing locally in partnership with the counties.

I encourage you to speak with your physician with any questions about vaccination for you or your child — and to schedule an appointment if you intend to be vaccinated. While this is a personal choice, there are regulations associated with different industries, including schools.

We must test unvaccinated staff each week and offer testing to students with parental consent.

Prior to break, I wrote Governor Hochul and State Health Commissioner Bassett on behalf of local superintendents asking the state to reopen mass testing sites.

The state has now opened sites at Crossgates Mall, University at Albany (with saliva testing available), and SUNY Poly in Albany.

Please visit https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/findtest-site-near-you to find a test site near you. If we look at the experiences of South Africa and Denmark, the next couple of weeks may be difficult, but cases will peak and decline over time.

More evidence is emerging that the omicron variant is milder, especially among those who are vaccinated and boosted. Please be safe.

In other news, I want to congratulate Dr. Lisamarie Spindler for being named the next superintendent at

Hudson CSD effective Feb. 1 and Michael Bennett for being named the next superintendent of Greenville CSD, effective March 7. We look forward to working with them. Best wishes to retiring superintendents Tammie Sutherland and Maria Suttmeier.

Starting in July, we will relocate our special education programs based at Catskill High School to the Durham School. Questar III has leased space for the Catskill Academy from Catskill CSD since 2011. We thank Catskill CSD and its staff for their hospitality over the past decade. We look forward to creating a new school community that continues to enhance learning opportunities for local students. The Durham School building, which is owned and operated by Questar III after voter approval in Cairo-Durham in June 2020, will provide students and staff with additional benefits, including: larger classroom space; our own gym and cafeteria; more outdoor space for activities and physical education; collaboration with career and technical education (CTE) classes located onsite including Heavy Equipment and a new Agriculture Science program starting this fall; a new maker space room and a new PAES Lab providing students with the skills needed for vocational training, placement, and independent living.

I have emphasized over the past two years the importance of following health and safety protocols to stay healthy — as you know the guidance is changing very quickly. Schools will continue to communicate the latest information through all sources available to them.

Please stay in tune with your child’s school and your local health department’s communications.

College Corner STONEHILL COLLEGE SELKIRK — Anna Samaniego of Selkirk, a member of the Class of 2021, has been named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s List at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts.

SUNY POTSDAM SELKIRK — Vincenzo Bonaiuto of Selkirk was recently named to the President’s List at The State University of New York at Potsdam. Bonaiuto, whose major is Biology, was among 887 SUNY Potsdam students who were honored for academic excellence in the Fall 2021 semester, having earned top marks.

THE COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE ALBANY — The College of Saint Rose has awarded dean’s list honors to students who earned a 3.5 average or higher in the fall 2021 semester.

Alexis Cummings of Cairo who is majoring in Music Education (K-12); Joslyn Keezer of Climax who is majoring in English Adolescence Education/ Special Education BA/MSED; Victoria Scaringe of Climax who is majoring in History; Madeline Sharkey of Purling who is majoring in Music Education (K-12); Ava Higgins of Catskill who is majoring in Accounting; Erin Barrett of Greenville who is majoring in Early Childhood & Childhood Education: B-6; Lynzie Darling of Catskill who is majoring in Childhood Education/Special Education; Myia Hulbert of Cornwallville who is majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders; Alexandra Sutherland of West Coxsackie who is majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders; McKenzie BreunigSmith of Catskill who is majoring in Psychology (BS); Emily Connolly of Greenville who is

majoring in Biology-Cytotechnology.

LASELL UNIVERSITY HANNACROIX — Lydia Ackerman of Hannacroix has been named to the fall 2021 semester dean’s list at Lasell University in Newton, Mass.

HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE President’s List TROY — More than 1,500 students were named to the Fall 2021 President’s List at Hudson Valley Community College.

Local students include: Anthony Paff of Saugerties, who is studying in the Automotive Technical Service - Autobody Repair academic program. Michael Holloway of Selkirk, who is studying in the Accounting academic program. Xiangxia Chen of Selkirk, who is studying in the Accounting academic program. Christopher Swanson of Saugerties, who is studying in the Automotive Technical Services academic program.

Giovanna Manoli of Acra, who is studying in the Biotechnology academic program. Falynn DeLaunay of Earlton, who is studying in the Business Administration academic program. Tomas Pesko West of Woodstock, who is studying in the Business Administration academic program. Tyler Swanson of Saugerties, who is studying in the Business Administration academic program.

Joshua Kiefer of Coxsackie, who is studying in the Business Administration academic program. Kathryn Unger of Athens, who is studying in the Chemical Dependency Counseling academic program. Kristofer Rose of Catskill, who is studying in the Chemical Dependency Counseling academic program.

Peter Jenrich of Hudson, who

is studying in the Chemical Dependency Counseling academic program. Marisa Trela of Selkirk, who is studying in the Chemical Dependency Counseling academic program. Tracy Lee of Cairo, who is studying in the Chemical Dependency Counseling academic program. Benjamin Lafountain of Athens, who is studying in the Civil Engineering Technology academic program. Joshua Heneghan of West Coxsackie, who is studying in the Criminal Justice academic program.

Jordan Lawyer of Selkirk, who is studying in the Criminal Justice academic program. Caitlin Connors of Climax, who is studying in the Digital Media academic program. Jonathan Hagan of Greenville, who is studying in the Digital Media academic program. Christopher Wallace of Coxsackie, who is studying in the Digital Media academic program. Amanda Borwegen of Freehold, who is studying in the Digital Media academic program. Adam Cole of Coxsackie, who is studying in the Electrical Construction and Maintenance academic program. Alice Ashton of Catskill, who is studying in the Electrical Construction and Maintenance academic program.

Christopher Harvey of Catskill, who is studying in the Electrical Construction and Maintenance academic program. Chevelle Sampson of Coxsackie, who is studying in the Fine Arts academic program. Amber Stewart of Greenville, who is studying in the Health Information Management and Technology academic program. Robert Narciso of Windham, who is studying in the Heating Air Conditioning Refrigeration Technical Services academic program. MacKenzie Paigo of Selkirk, who is

studying in the Individual Studies academic program. Hannah Revell of Greenville, who is studying in the Individual Studies academic program. Jessica Scarlata of Earlton, who is studying in the Individual Studies academic program. Anna-K James of Cairo, who is studying in the Liberal Arts and Science: Humanities and Social Science academic program. Frankie Coon of Catskill, who is studying in the Liberal Arts and Science: Humanities and Social Science academic program.

Jordan Metzler of Cairo, who is studying in the Liberal Arts and Science: Humanities and Social Science academic program.

Brianna Osborn of Coxsackie, who is studying in the Liberal Arts and Science: Humanities and Social Science academic program. Madison Cardone of Selkirk, who is studying in the Liberal Arts and Science: Humanities and Social Science academic program. Bailey Keating of West Coxsackie, who is studying in the Physical Education Studies academic program. Meghan Turczyn of Catskill, who is studying in the Respiratory Care academic program. Pierre Jeune of Hudson, who is studying in the Samaritan Hospital Nursing academic program. Judith Lambert of Selkirk, who is studying in the Teaching Assistant academic program. Stephanie Reginato of Saugerties, who is studying in the Teaching Assistant academic program. Brian Doyle of Selkirk, who is studying in the Non-matriculated academic program.

Dean’s List TROY — Nearly 900 students were named to the Fall 2021 Dean’s List at Hudson Valley Community College.

Local students include: Ryan Pike of Selkirk, who is studying in the Accounting academic program. Saul Schisler of Catskill, who is studying in the Advanced Manufacturing Technology academic program. Lucas McCann of Saugerties, who is studying in the Automotive Management academic program. Wade Corsa of Coxsackie, who is studying in the Business Administration academic program. Kimberlee Kinsman of Hudson, who is studying in the Business Administration academic program. Nicholas Scaccia of Selkirk, who is studying in the Business Administration academic program. Camron VonWedel of Selkirk, who is studying in the Business Administration academic program. Dustin Utter of Saugerties, who is studying in the Civil Engineering Technology academic program. Emily Kingman of Coeymans Hollow, who is studying in the Criminal Justice academic program.

Garrett Nicotina of Selkirk, who is studying in the Computer Information Systems academic program. Samantha Okuniewicz of Purling, who is studying in the Digital Media academic program. Jeanettte Martines of East Durham, who is studying in the Dental Hygiene academic program. Sage Murphy of Athens, who is studying in the Early Childhood academic program.

Dakota Neess of Selkirk, who is studying in the Early Childhood academic program. Francis Silvano of West Coxsackie, who is studying in the Electrical Construction and Maintenance academic program. Lucas Mistler of Greenville, who is studying in the Electrical Engineering Technology - Electronics academic program. Mark Lewis of Coxsackie, who is studying in

the Engineering Science academic program. Caleb Vickery of Saugerties, who is studying in the Engineering Science academic program. Octavian Seebacher of Cairo, who is studying in the Entrepreneurship academic program. Sylvia Vitoulis of Leeds, who is studying in the Human Services academic program. Amanda Hotaling of New Baltimore, who is studying in the Individual Studies academic program. Grace Mathes of Coxsackie, who is studying in the Individual Studies academic program. Lucy Trenchard of Selkirk, who is studying in the Individual Studies academic program. Brianna Terrill of Windham, who is studying in the Liberal Arts and Science: Humanities and Social Science academic program. Steven Maggio of Cairo, who is studying in the Mechatronics academic program. Brett Daniels of Selkirk, who is studying in the Mechanical Engineering Technology academic program. Angelina Conniff of Athens, who is studying in the Marketing academic program. Jennifer Jewett of Saugerties, who is studying in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography academic program.

Erin Erdman of Athens, who is studying in the Nursing academic program. Erica Salisbury of Coeymans Hollow, who is studying in the Nursing academic program. Julia Horsman of Hannacroix, who is studying in the Paramedic academic program. Ekaterina Wilson of Selkirk, who is studying in the Surgical Technology academic program.

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Thomas Jay Shumsky November 25, 1959 — January 7, 2022 Thomas Jay Shumsky, of Livingston, New York passed away peacefully on January 7th, 2022 at the young age of 62. Born on November 25th, 1959 in Hudson, NY to Shirley I. (Dallas) Shumsky and the late Stephen S. Shumsky. Tom is survived by his mother, Shirley; partner, Terry Rivenburgh; daughter, Stephanie (Stewart) Shumsky-Hunt; son, Jeffrey (Shannon) Shumsky; grandchildren, Emily and Owen Shumsky and Zachary Hunt; brother, Timothy (Jennifer) Shumsky; friend and ex-wife, Janet Shumsky; along with several nieces and nephews.

To some people, Tom was known as “Shumper” or “Happy” or just “Tommy”, it depends where and how you knew him, but his favorite nickname was “Papa” when his grandkids called out to him. When Tom stretched out his arms and called out, “come to Papa!”, the kids came running. He knew he was in trouble when he was called Thomas Jay. Tom graduated from Hudson High School in 1978 where he played football, ran track and was on the swim team (holding a high school swim record for many years). After high school, he attended Hudson Valley Community College and made a 35-year career driving cement truck for F.H. Stickles and Sons.

Tom often made the comment that he put more miles backing up than most people drove forward.

For 44 years, Tom served his community as a brave and dedicated volunteer firefighter. It all began in 1978 when he and a group of friends joined the Stottville Fire Company #2. Tom had worked his way from Lieutenant up to Captain until he moved to Livingston in 1984 and joined Livingston Pumper Company #1.

Tom worked his way from Lieutenant and Captain, up to Car 3 (called 2nd Assistant Fire Chief, now) and later became a Fire Commissioner. In 2000, Tom joined the Greenport Fire Department - Becraft Pumper Company #2 where his tour of duty now ends. Tom worked his way up the ranks again to hold the position of 2nd Assistant Fire Chief. Tom was so proud to represent all the positions he held in the fire service and gave 100% to each one.

Tom was involved with many other organizations to include Southern Columbia County Ambulance Squad (SCCAS), Bridgemen Drumline and Color Guard, Columbia County Volunteer Firefighter’s Association, and as Town Councilman for the Town of Livingston. Tom liked to be busy! One of Tom’s favorite things was marching in a parade, whether carrying a drum or in the line of march, he didn’t care as long as he was in the parade (and not watching it). He had a knack for making the fire truck shine for the parade, there was never enough wax for the truck or Armour-All for the tires. He certainly liked things neat, straight and orderly. He thought there was nothing better than the sound of a Federal Q siren to get the blood pumping.

Besides his sense of humor, one thing his family will sorely miss is his Cheshire cat smile. He just had a grin that went from ear to ear and you just knew he was up to something. That smile and the sparkle in his eye just meant trouble, or a whole lot of fun, or maybe a little mix of both.

One quality Tom had was if he was in it, he was in it to win it.

He put his all into everything no matter what he was planning or doing. He could be working a concrete job or planning out a fire drill; if he was gonna do it, it was gonna be done good, and right.

Tom was the guy who made everything look like it was easy.

Though Tom’s heart was huge for his family and community, it was not strong enough to keep him here on this earth. What a fight, we thought we had more time. May Tom rest in peace at home in the presence our Lord. You are so loved and so missed already.

Visitation at the Bates & Anderson-Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home will be Friday January 14, from 4:00-8:00pm. A procession will form at the funeral home, Saturday January 15 between 9:45 and 10:00am, thence to Livingston Cemetery for funeral services. In lieu of flowers contributions in memory of Tommy are encouraged to be made to Becraft Fire Co. #2 257 County Rte. 14 Hudson, NY 12534.

Vincent Charles Varriale October 29, 1933 — January 7, 2022 Vincent was born to Charles and Anna Varriale on October 29, 1933 in NYC. He was a loving husband, father and beloved grandfather.

He attended LaSalle high school in NYC, was AAU wrestling champion 1951 and then joined the Navy from 1951-1954 as a Seabee in the Philippines.

On July 26, 1953 he married Haydee L. Santiago.

Vincent’s greatest accomplishment was raising 6 children with Haydee, his wife of 69 years and coming to adore all the grandchildren to come.

After his military service he primarily started his carpentry career, known at Vincent’s Home Alterations.

He built the family homes in Clermont, NY and Oxnard, CA and settled in Craryville, NY in 1968. He was an accomplished cabinet maker. For 25 years he did renovations, improvements, and cabinetry at Camphill Village, Copake, NY. He was never idle. He had many hobbies and interests. He loved the outdoors and with the family enjoyed gardening, fishing, hiking, camping, ice boating, skating, ice hockey, fossil and rock collecting, canoeing, swimming, badminton, Sunday drives and picnics. His love of history started as a teenager with stamp

collecting. He enjoyed motorcycle rides, cooking and writing a cookbook, black and white photography, sea shell crafts, and playing the harmonica.

He is survived by his wife Haydee, and his children, Julianne Cotte, David Varriale, Linda and her husband Alan, Cynthia Stodolski, Anita and her husband Jack, and Vincent and his wife Renate. Also, he is survived by his sister Elvira DiCola. There are many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren as well.

A celebration of life will be announced at a later time on the website of Peck and Peck Funeral Homes, Inc. Contributions in Vincent’s memory can be made to Community Rescue Squad, PO Box 327, Copake, NY 12516 or ColumbiaGreene Humane Society, 111 Humane Society Rd, Hudson, NY 12534.

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Hochul to look at revamping prisons

By MATT CURATOLO mcuratolo@wdt.net

ALBANY — As six correctional facilities await closure this spring, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced, as part of her State of the State address, that she will form a commission to look at how the prisons should be redeveloped.

According to Hochul’s State of the State book, which outlines dozens of her plans for 2022, the move to form the commission stems from her decision to close “six under-capacity state prisons that are no longer necessary given declines in the incarcerated population.”

“This action — which will result in no workers losing their jobs — not only saves taxpayers millions of dollars but also creates the opportunity to transform these facilities in more creative and productive ways,” her State of the State book reads.

Two of the six correctional facilities are located in the north country — Ogdensburg Correctional Facility and Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility in Essex County.

Gov. Hochul’s decision to close those facilities has drawn staunch opposition from Sen. Patricia A. Ritchie, R-Heuvelton, and Assemblyman Mark C. Walczyk, R-Watertown.

Both have criticized the state’s lack of a redevelopment plan for the soon-to-be vacant prisons and have used Watertown Correctional Facility, which closed in 2021, as an example. The town of Watertown is looking to acquire the former Watertown facility to redevelop on its own.

Gov. Hochul’s proposed commission will consist of leadership from state agencies, foundations, regional leaders and stakeholders as well as economic development experts from across the state and country.

“In developing an action

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Gov. Kathy Hochul boards a private plane last week at Massena International Airport, leaving St. Lawrence County after visiting Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

plan, this cross-cutting group should identify key goals that support New York state priorities, such as good paying job growth, job training for highgrowth industries, and small business support. The commission should also consider factors like site conditions, surrounding land use, redevelopment costs, local workforce trends, and regional economic development strategies,” according to her State of the State.

“This commission will work to help New York turn empty prison cells into opportunities for more communities to thrive.”

In a press release, Ritchie said that she looks forward to hearing more about the commission and would hope that it not only looks at vacant prisons but other state-owned properties such as vacant buildings on Ogdensburg’s St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center grounds.

“I look forward to learning more about the governor’s proposals, including her plans to form a commission of regional leaders and economic development experts tasked with developing a plan for

re-purposing the state’s shuttered prisons,” Ritchie said.

Walczyk said that a prison closure plan already includes the repurposing of the facility and that it’s been part of state law for many years.

“It’s easy to forget that because Andrew Cuomo in every single budget year would override that statute giving himself the authority to close facilities without the Legislature, without the year notice required in statute and change the timeline for notice and the number of facilities year after year,” Walczyk said. “So we forget the law in the books that actually requires exactly what Gov. Hochul was talking about here.”

Walczyk said that it’s a change for the better.

“So it’s good. Good especially because it kind of signals that in her budget I would be very surprised to see the same Cuomo line that says ‘I am going to close six correctional facilities.

I’m not going to tell you when until 30 days before I make that decision,’” he said. “That is a really great sign.”

Rep. Walcyzk said that he

Sheriff ordered deputies to take cash from undocumented immigrants, investigators allege Timothy Bella The Washington Post

A sheriff in Texas is accused of regularly ordering his deputies to seize cash and vehicles from undocumented immigrants during traffic stops, even if they were not stopped for an alleged crime.

Real County Sheriff Nathan Johnson is under criminal investigation after officials with the Texas Rangers and the Texas Attorney General’s Office raided four locations last month connected to the sheriff’s office. Johnson recently acknowledged to the Texas Rangers that money was regularly seized from undocumented immigrants by deputies during traffic stops before the people were handed over to U.S. Border Patrol agents, according to search warrants obtained by The Texas Tribune, the first to report the story.

Ricardo Guajardo, the Texas Ranger investigating the case, is accusing Johnson of felony theft by a public servant and abuse of official capacity, records show.

Guajardo wrote that the regular seizures of cash, as well as one instance involving the seizure of a pickup truck, violated the state’s civil-asset forfeiture laws.

“Seizing currency from undocumented immigrants and the driver has

been standard operating procedure for as long as he has been employed by the Real County Sheriff’s Office,” Guajardo wrote, according to records.

It’s unclear whether charges will be brought against Johnson. If charges are brought and he is convicted of theft by a public servant, a third-degree felony in Texas, then he could face 2 to 10 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000, state attorneys say.

Johnson did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday. He told the Tribune that he and county attorneys are reviewing the recently released affidavit. The sheriff initially said last month that he wasn’t sure what prompted the investigation.

“Especially in the last year, I have taken a strong stand against human smuggling, drug smuggling, and illegal alien traffic in our community and will continue to do so,” Johnson wrote on Facebook. “We really don’t know who or what prompted the investigation by the Ranger Service and Office of Attorney General, but neither I nor my officers have been arrested and we will continue to faithfully serve as your Sheriff’s Office day in and day out.”

Ericka Miller, press secretary for the

Texas Department of Public Safety, confirmed to The Washington Post on Tuesday that the Texas Rangers and attorney general’s office “conducted search warrants at the Real County Sheriff’s Office” last month.

“This is part of an ongoing investigation into Real County Sheriff Nathan Johnson,” Miller said in a statement.

She referred all other questions about the case to the Texas Attorney General’s Office. Representatives with the state attorney general’s office did not immediately return a request for comment.

Police in Texas can take cash and other property believed to be related to some kind of criminal activity, even if the person involved is never charged with a crime, Arif Panju, the managing attorney for the Texas branch of the Institute for Justice, a legal organization against civilasset forfeiture, told The Post. Panju said Johnson’s case reflects the state’s lenient civil-asset forfeiture law, which forces prosecutors to file civil lawsuits against the property for police to keep possession of the asset.

“It appears they have seized on the fact that sheriff in Real County was taking cash from folks who are undocumented - and that’s a problem,” Panju said.

“Having cash is not a crime.”

The investigation of the sheriff comes as immigration continues to be a significant issue for President Joe Biden, specifically the lawsuits filed against the federal government by migrants who say their children were separated from them by the Trump administration. As the lawsuits over a monetary settlement resume in court this month, much of the anger surrounding the issue has been redirected toward Biden during what’s become an increasingly tough political dynamic.

Civil-asset forfeiture laws allow local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to seize personal property without proving or even charging the owner with a crime. The agencies then can sell the property and add the proceeds to their budgets. Data shows that such seizures hit low-income people and Hispanic and Black people much harder than White people in similar circumstances.

The common-ground issue for Republicans and Democrats has been back in the spotlight thanks to a bipartisan congressional committee pushing to limit the practice.

Joe Davidson contributed to this report.

hopes stakeholders from communities affected by the closure will be included in the commission.

“To go by the words the governor said yesterday in her State of the State and she said she is going to respect, again, the role of the Legislature, so I would anticipate that the representatives, in this case Patty Ritchie and I would be directly at the table,” he said.

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I have Medicare Advantage, why is a Medicare premium deducted from my Social Security?

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

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Dear Rusty: My wife and I have a Medicare Advantage Plan, and we do not use Medicare for our claims. However, we still have the Medicare premium deducted from our Social Security checks. Is this correct?

Signed: Wondering Dear Wondering: If, after age 65, you choose to take Medicare outpatient coverage of any kind you must pay that Part B premium, even if you decide to acquire a Medicare Advantage plan instead of using “original Medicare” to administer your healthcare claims.

Medicare Advantage plans (often referred to as Medicare “Part C”) are healthcare plans offered by private insurers who will administer your healthcare claims instead of the Federal Government. But you cannot get a Medicare Advantage plan without first being enrolled in Medicare Part A (inpatient hospitalization coverage) and Part B (coverage for outpatient services) and paying any associated Part B (and perhaps Part A) premium.

As you know, you pay a low premium (or perhaps no premium) for your Medicare

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GLOOR Advantage plan. That’s because the Part B premium you are now paying from your Social Security is actually going to your Medicare Advantage plan provider, enabling them to offer you equivalent coverage at little or no additional cost. Some Medicare Advantage plans even provide added coverage which Medicare Part B doesn’t, such as dental and vision and, sometimes, prescription drug coverage. If that all sounds enticing, remember that Medicare Advantage plans usually also include restrictions on which medical service providers you can use, unlike “original Medicare” which permits you to use any medical service provider who accepts Medicare (nearly all).

So, when you see or hear a Medicare Advantage provider advertising “no cost” or “very low cost” coverage, recognize that they can offer that only

because the government pays them a fixed amount for your care from the Medicare Part B premium taken from your Social Security. The Part B premium you are paying from your Social Security benefit is why your Medicare Advantage plan premium is as low as it is.

Many people like the cost efficiency and extra coverage provided by Medicare Advantage plans and are comfortable with the restriction to use “in-network” providers. Many others choose “original Medicare’’ because of the inherent flexibility to use just about any healthcare service provider they wish. You should always carefully evaluate which type of healthcare coverage is right for you personally.

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

Alzheimer’s Association Winter 2022 Virtual Education Programs ALBANY — The Alzheimer’s Association offers community and family education and outreach webinars from the safety of your home. These virtual programs provide high-quality disease and dementia education for those directly affected by the disease. They are free of charge and include topics such as signs of Alzheimer’s disease, diagnosis, communication, living with Alzheimer’s and caregiving techniques.

Each webinar is held live with time for Q&A. Note that all webinars are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

RSVP via our our 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900 or by contacting Sierra Snoddy at 518-6757214.

Understanding Alzheimer’s & Dementia 3 p.m. Jan. 12.

The basics of Alzheimer’s and dementia including risk factors, treatments, research and Alzheimer’s Association resources.

Dementia Friendly Congregations 1:30 p.m. Jan. 19. This program is designed for those who are part of their church or faith community and who are interested in learning more about dementia and the opportunities for ministries.

Meaningful Engagement, Activities at Home 10 a.m. Jan. 25. Discuss the social needs of people with dementia and how to meet those needs.

Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors noon Jan. 27.

Caregiver tips and strategies to respond to some common behaviors.

Understanding Alzheimer’s & Dementia 2 p.m. Feb. 2.

The basics of Alzheimer’s and dementia including risk factors, treatments, research and Alzheimer’s Association resources.

Healthy Living for Your Brain & Body & Research Update: Presented with MVP Health noon Feb. 7. Learn about research in the areas of diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement.

10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s 10:30 a.m. Feb. 8.

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Research Update noon Feb. 16. The basics of Alzheimer’s and dementia including risk factors, treatments, research and Alzheimer’s Association resources.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

JAN. 12 THROUGH JAN. 19 WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, scalloped potatoes, Sonoma vegetable mix, apple crisp.

THURSDAY: Hot turkey dinner with gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, carrots, stuffing, lemon meringue pie.

FRIDAY: Taco bake, corn, Spanish rice, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Closed.

TUESDAY: Barbecue chicken thighs, baked beans, collard greens, corn bread, peach crisp with whipped topping.

WEDNESDAY: Pork chop with gravy, applesauce, sweet potato, birthday cupcake.

JAN. 19 THROUGH JAN. 26 WEDNESDAY: Pork chop

with gravy, applesauce, sweet potato, birthday cupcake.

THURSDAY: Roast beef with gravy, California mixed vegetables, mashed potatoes, pineapple delight.

FRIDAY: Chicken divan, Monaco vegetable mix, white rice, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Beer battered fish, California mixed vegetables, tropical fruit.

TUESDAY: Veal Parmesan, Italian mixed vegetables, penne pasta, peaches with whipped topping.

WEDNESDAY: Sweet and sour chicken, green beans, pineapple, white rice, mandarin oranges.

JAN. 26 THROUGH FEB. 2 WEDNESDAY: Sweet and sour chicken, green beans, pineapple, white rice, mandarin oranges.

THURSDAY: Roasted chicken quarters with gravy, Monaco vegetable mix, mashed potatoes, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: American goulash, spinach, tossed salad, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Beef chili, California vegetable mix, brown rice, peanut butter cookies.

TUESDAY: Chicken Dijon, mashed potatoes, broccoli, pears.

WEDNESDAY: Seafood Florentine, sauteed mixed vegetables, green beans, white rice, rice pudding with raisins.

FEB. 2 THROUGH FEB. 9 WEDNESDAY: Seafood Florentine, sauteed mixed vegetables, green beans, white rice, rice pudding with raisins.

THURSDAY: Ravioli marinara with meatballs, Italian mixed vegetables, spinach, fresh fruit.

FRIDAY: Chicken and biscuits with gravy, peas and carrots, mashed potatoes, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Sloppy joes, cauliflower and broccoli medley, potato salad, tropical fruit.

TUESDAY: Baked salmon with dill sauce, peas and carrots, tomato juice, brown rice

FEB. 9 THROUGH FEB. 16 WEDNESDAY: Roast pork with gravy, applesauce, braised cabbage, spiced apple rings.

THURSDAY: Meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, carrot coins, chocolate mousse, mixed berries.

FRIDAY: Macaroni and cheese, 3 bean salad, stewed tomatoes, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Chicken divan, Monaco vegetable mix, white rice, mandarin oranges.

TUESDAY: Taco Tuesday, corn, tomatoes and beans, Spanish rice, chocolate birthday cupcakes.

WEDNESDAY: Pork chop with gravy, applesauce, sweet potatoes, green beans, banana mousse.

FEB. 16 THROUGH FEB. 23 WEDNESDAY: Pork chop with gravy, applesauce, sweet potatoes, green beans, banana mousse.

THURSDAY: Vegetable lasagna with white sauce, garden salad, Italian vegetables, brownie.

FRIDAY: Hungarian goulash, mixed vegetables, egg noodles, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Closed.

TUESDAY: Barbecue chicken thighs, baked beans, collard greens, pineapple chunks.

WEDNESDAY: Seafood scampi, linguini, spinach, wax beans, cookies.

FEB. 23 THROUGH FEB. 28 WEDNESDAY: Seafood scampi, linguini, spinach, wax beans, cookies.

THURSDAY: Chicken Parmesan with penne, tossed salad, green beans, chocolate mousse.

FRIDAY: Beer battered fish, Monaco vegetable mix, rice pilaf, fresh fruit.

MONDAY: Baked manicotti, sausage, green beans, Italian mixed vegetables, pears.

Nominations open for 2022 Greene County Senior Citizen awards CATSKILL — The Advisory Council to the Greene County Department for the Aging (Human Services), announces that nominations are being accepted for the Greene County Senior Citizen Awards. The two awards, presented annually, are Senior Citizen of the Year and Outstanding Contribution by a Senior Citizen. The purpose of the awards is to recognize the outstanding achievements of senior citizens who have volunteered their time and energy to help other people, their communities, and/ or special projects. The dedication of these volunteers help to make Greene County a better place for all of us.

The individuals chosen on the county level will then represent Greene County for recognition for New York State awards. Recently, the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) celebrated Older New Yorkers’ Day virtually, recognizing 87 volunteers from across the state who demonstrate their extraordinary value every day to their family, friends, and community. The celebration traditionally takes place each year in May in Albany; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year it was premiered as a virtual event in November.

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Past award winners may be nominated only if seven or more years have passed since last recognized.

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be done over the course of a few hours and the patient goes home. So that’s the type of facility that they have envisioned to build.”

The outside developers will

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Albany, Broome, Chautauqua, Dutchess, Erie, Herkimer, Jefferson, Monroe, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Oswego, Schenectady, St. Lawrence, Suffolk, Tompkins and Westchester counties The coalition submitted four questions both by email and telephone seeking information about when election commissioners meet, if the public is notified about the meetings, if agendas and documents are posted publicly online and if minutes are kept and also published on the agency’s website.

“From that attempt, which was made by phone calls or emails, we got a pretty poor response,” Wolf said.

Sixty-five percent of the boards contacted by email or

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the coroner said it would be in the ballpark of $9,600.

“We need to have capacity to have four or five stretchers in there at any given time,” Seney said.

Seney also asked the Legislature for a stipend so the coroners could purchase uniforms that would signify to the public that they are with the county coroner’s office.

Seney also requested that the Legislature consider extending county employee

build their facility first before the county constructs its planned mental health and community services facility at the same Catskill development site.

“What we’re trying to do is create a medical campus,” Groden said. “We’ll have the two anchors there and we have the possibility of what we call two more pads where maybe we can entice a cataract or

ophthalmology-type center so that the three or four of them complement each other versus competing with each other.”

Groden said the medical groups could begin construction on their portion of the project as soon as the weather breaks in the spring, while the county hopes to begin building their mental health center by the end of next year.

“We’re paying for the gas line but for their development costs they’ll have to pay for their own driveways and water and sewer extensions,” he said.

Groden said that the three medical organizations believe that Catskill will be an ideal location for their facilities, as the site will be located between the Kingston and Albany regions and could service residents

telephone did not respond to the coalition.

The coalition submitted Freedom of Information Law requests for the information July 14 — of which 73% of the chosen boards of election did not acknowledge within five business days as required by law.

The coalition filed a subsequent second FOIL request Aug. 18 after the poor response, requesting identical information.

Albany, Chautauqua, Niagara, Ontario, St. Lawrence and Tompkins counties did not respond to either request, or a failure rate of 32%.

Dutchess and Suffolk counties acknowledge the second request within one day after failing to respond to the first last July.

Broome and Jefferson counties did not acknowledge either FOIL request, but responded with the information.

State Election Law requires county election boards to meet

at least once annually to determine which commissioner will serve as president and which as secretary.

Monroe County provided the information Jan. 7 — nearly six months after initial request.

No entity exists in New York to enforce compliance with the Freedom of Information of Open Meetings laws. Without such an agency, municipalities and state agencies that violate either law will not face consequences.

“All we can do is try to embarrass people to try to comply with the law,” Wolf said. “Frankly, we’re tired of issuing report after report of noncompliance with the law. The time really has come to create an entity with enforcement powers.”

Representatives with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said they will review the recommendations. Hochul continues to highlight transparency and more

ethical governing to be a pillar of her administration, which started Aug. 24.

Senate Ethics and Internal Governance Committee Chair Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, D-Bronx, did not immediately return requests for comment Tuesday.

The coalition made a list of suggestions to improve governmental transparency in the state including creating a state entity to enforce consequences for municipalities violating either law, requiring the state Board of Elections train all municipal election workers about the FOIL and Open Meetings laws, amend state law to clarify county election commissioners are mandated to conduct business through public meetings, require election commissioners to deliberate about election matters in public and mandating boards of election livestream their meetings and post

recordings online afterward.

The suggestions will be sent to legislative leaders within the coming days, Wolf said. The coalition will also be in contact

with senators and assemblymembers on the ethics and elections committees about proposing legislation to make the changes happen this session.

benefits to the four Greene County coroners.

“The work that we do and the exposure and some of the rough things that we are doing, we’re talking about four people,” he said. “I’m not saying that all four people would take these benefits, but I’d certainly like to have the opportunity to propose benefits for the coroners. We’re doing dangerous and very important work and we’re certainly exposed to a lot of things that the common person is not. So we’d like to put that on the table for consideration also.”

Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said the county has not required a

centralized coroner’s office, but that could be in the process of changing.

“We’re kind of in a transitional period,” Groden said.

“Our history has always been that the coroners were also funeral home directors in their own right in their private profession. So we would kind of double-duty their facilities when they had to put their coroner hats on. They would return to their own facility with the deceased and then what happens is the family gets notified and then maybe another funeral home would come by and pick somebody up and you’d go through the traditional wake and service. So we

kind of had built-in facilities by virtue of the fact that the coroners were also funeral home directors. That’s beginning to pass because two of our four coroners are not funeral home directors, so they don’t have their own office, so they need facilities.”

Legislator Michael Bulich, R-Catskill, asked Seney what the costs would run to set up a formal coroner’s office with a cooler housed in it.

“Is there another county that’s set up with an office and a cooler where we can see what their budget is for the year so we have an idea of what we’re looking at?” Bulich said. “Just so we know if that’s something

that this body is going to be looking at going forward. If there’s another county with a 50,000 to 60,000 population, we might have an idea of the size and scope of the costs that would be necessary to put something in place.”

Seney said he would gather that information and provide it to the board.

Groden said Tuesday the county would consider the idea of setting up a formal coroner’s office.

“We’re just in that period of time where we probably should now plan to create and build a facility where the deceased could be taken to during the time prior to family

making the arrangements for final disposition,” he said.

While Seney mentioned the county’s planned new sheriff’s office as a potential destination for a coroner’s office, Groden said Tuesday that another site would have to be found.

“It wouldn’t be in the new facility because we don’t have a room there in the design,” he said. “But I think it would be appropriate for us to consider the establishment of what is traditionally known as a morgue. Your bigger counties have a dedicated facility that’s county-run. So we’re probably at that point now where we’d be looking to do something like that.”

from all the municipalities in between.

“It’s obviously very convenient because it’s right off the Thruway,” he noted. “For our citizens it’s wonderful because you won’t have to travel to Albany to get some specialized service. It’ll be in your own backyard. Not to mention the job creation. These would all be professional positions that

would be good-paying jobs with good benefits. So you’d get a second benefit with not just the medical services but the employment base.”

The resolution also includes $174,8000 in ARPA funding for professional engineering services for the project to be provided by the CPL Architecture, Engineering and Planning company in Poughkeepsie.

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Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, D-Bronx/Westchester, who chairs the Senate Ethics and Internal Governance Committee, questions a witness at a hearing in August. Lawmakers on the Ethics and Internal Governance and Investigations and Internal Operations committees will have to propose and advance legislation to enforce municipalities comply with Freedom of Information and Open Meetings laws.

GOP lawmaker’s baseless ‘election theft’ posts went unchecked by Twitter, Facebook Cristiano Lima and Aaron Schaffer The Washington Post

In late 2020, Twitter and Facebook expanded efforts to label posts undermining or delegitimizing the U.S. election, a move that led to high-profile clashes with former president Donald Trump over his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud and a rigged election.

But a review by The Washington Post found that the platforms have since declined to add labels to over two dozen posts that spread unsubstantiated claims of “election theft” or mass voter fraud from one of Trump’s most vocal supporters, including in the days leading up to Jan. 6.

The findings show a notable gap in how the two tech companies have enforced those policies, which Democratic leaders had criticized as being insufficient to curb the flood of election misinformation that percolated online during and after the election.

And they offer a glimpse into the challenges they are likely to face heading into the 2022 midterms, where candidates are poised to spread more falsehoods about the 2020 tally.

Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., whose role in stoking falsehoods about the election ahead of the Capitol insurrection is facing mounting scrutiny from congressional Democrats, has peppered the social media platforms with posts suggesting the election was stolen or plagued by fraud.

The posts date back at least as far as the weeks immediately after the election was declared for President Joe Biden and span to as recently as October, when Brooks posted on both Twitter and Facebook that there was “rampant” voter fraud and “election theft” in 2020. Those posts, along with a slew of others, remain active and unlabeled on Twitter and Facebook.

The posts appear to run afoul

of policies Facebook and Twitter implemented months prior in a bid to safeguard the integrity of the election.

In September 2020, Facebook announced it would “attach an informational label to content that seeks to delegitimize the outcome of the election or discuss the legitimacy of voting methods.” Later that month, Twitter similarly said it would label or remove “false or misleading information intended to undermine public confidence in an election or other civic process.”

“We will not permit our service to be abused around civic processes, most importantly elections,” Twitter wrote in a blog post at the time. “Any attempt to do so - both foreign and domestic - will be met with strict enforcement of our rules, which are applied equally and judiciously for everyone.”

A few months later, in December 2020, Brooks falsely claimed in a tweet that there was “compelling & overwhelming evidence of massive voter fraud & election theft.” The same day, Brooks claimed in posts on both Facebook and Twitter that “we are witness to the largest voter fraud and election theft effort in the history of the United States.”

The posts remain unchecked.

Twitter and Facebook did not respond to questions about whether the Brooks posts violated their election policies.

But in a statement, Twitter spokesman Trenton Kennedy said that the platform’s civic integrity rules are “designed for use during the duration of an election or other civic event” and so “we are no longer enforcing our Civic Integrity Policy on content related to the outcome of the now-concluded 2020 U.S. election.”

A spokesman for Facebook parent-company Meta, Kevin McAlister, said in a statement, “The responsibility for the violence on January 6 lies with

those who attacked the Capitol and those who encouraged them.”

Twitter also declined to label posts by Brooks attacking the legitimacy of the election in the days leading up to and even during the siege on the Capitol by Trump’s supporters.

On Jan. 5, 2021, Brooks tweeted from his congressional account urging senators to “fight voter fraud & election theft” and claiming that “Socialist Democrats exploited to steal this election.” At 2:18 p.m. the next day, as Trump supporters smashed into the Capitol and as the House weighed objections to the certification of the election, Brooks tweeted, “Now we will find who supports, and who fights, voter fraud & election theft!” Neither of the posts received labels.

Brooks’s actions have emerged as a focal point for Democrats investigating to what extent, if any, Republican members of Congress helped to incite insurrection on Jan. 6. The lawmaker has denied any intent to spark the attack and said he was merely urging protesters to battle at the ballot box. (“The idea that I would encourage and incite violence on myself, my friends, and my colleagues is absurd,” Brooks said in a Jan. 12, 2021, statement.)

Some of Brooks’s posts did receive labels from the platforms. They include tweets from Dec. 6 and Dec. 8, 2020, claiming that the “largest voter fraud and election theft in American history” had just occurred and that voting by mail is “rife with voter fraud.”

Brooks has criticized tech companies for taking enforcement action against his posts in the past, accusing them of harboring an anti-conservative bias. Spokespeople for Brooks did not respond to a request for comment on his election posts.

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Julius Randle pulled a disappearing act while RJ Barrett stole the show at MSG. B2

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BOYS BASKETBALL:

Panthers rout Mustangs on the road, win eighth straight PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Taconic Hills’ Jacquie Arre reaches the wall after her backstroke in the 200-yard Individual Medley.

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Hills girls split double dual meet Matt Fortunato Columbia-Greene Media

EAST DURHAM — The Chatham Panthers improved to 9-1 Monday night, 7-1 in the Patroon Conference, with a 73-26 win over the Cairo-Durham Mustangs.

The Chatham boys extended their winning streak to eight games, tying the Chatham girls, who are also unbeaten in their previous eight. Matt Thorsen led the Panthers with 27 points in three quarters, 19 of them coming in the first half. Ryan

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O’Connell was the only player in the double digits for Cairo-Durham, scoring 12 points.

The teams were scoreless the first two minutes of the game until Chatham got a steal and See PANTHERS B3

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Matt Thorsen scored 27 points in Chatham’s 73-26 victory over Cairo-Durham in Monday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game.

Giants’ Tisch: ‘Disappointed’ an ‘understatement’ as GM Gettleman is dismissed Pat Leonard New York Daily News

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General Manager Dave Gettleman of the New York Giants looks on from the sidelines before the game at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

Giants co-owner Steve Tisch broke a two-year silence with a strong statement in the wake of GM Dave Gettleman’s dismissal on Monday.

“It is an understatement to say John Mara3/8 and I are disappointed by the lack of success we have had on the field,” Tisch said in a statement released by the team.

“We are united in our commitment to find a general manager who will provide

the direction necessary for us to achieve the on-field performance and results we all expect.”

The team tried to sell Gettleman’s departure as a retirement, but it amounted to a firing for four years of malpractice with a 19-46 record, a .292 winning percentage.

Mara said in a statement the Giants now are “looking for a person who demonstrates exceptional leadership and communication

CRARYVILLE — In a double dual meet the Taconic Hills girls swimming team beat Mount Anthony, 41-40, and lost to Pittsfield, 54-33, on Monday.

Taconic Hills edged out a victory against Mount Anthony in the last event of the meet. Mount Anthony led most of the meet, but Taconic Hills came back and clinched the win in the 400 free relay.

Top scorers for TH included Leo Plaza taking first in the 100 fly and 100 back stroke as well as joining her teammates (Imogen Drake, Jacquie Arre and Charlotte Hermance) in the medley relay and Arre, Haley Olson, Isabelle Haman and Emma Avenia in the 400 free relay.

Avenia took first in the 200 free, first in the 500 free and 1st and second in her relays. Arre took first in the 100 breast stroke and second in the 200 IM as well as first and second in her relays. Junior Olson scored key points for the Titans with her second place finish in the 50 free, Hermance added some with her third in the 50 Free, as

well as Drake (third, 100 Breaststroke) and Hamann (third, 100 Free).

Pittsfield dominated most of the meet, but Taconic Hills brought down their lead from a 22 to 40 point spread after the 200 free relay to a final score of 54-33.

Top scorers for TH included Leo Plaza taking first in the 100 fly and 100 back stroke as well as joining her teammates (Imogen Drake, Jacquie Arre and Charlotte Hermance) in the medley relay and Arre, Haley Olson, Isabelle Haman and Emma Avenia in the 400 free relay.

Avenia took first in the 200 free, third in the 500 free and second in both of her relays.

Arre took second in the 100 breast stroke and 3rd in the 200 IM as well as second in both of her relays. Junior Olson finished second in the 50 free, third in the 200 free, Hermance (third, 50 Free), Drake (third, 100 Breaststroke) and Hamann (third, 100 Free).

The Titans take on Taconic High School on Wednesday.

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The drought is over as Georgia is national champion again Chip Towers The Athlatna Jornal Constitution

INDIANAPOLIS — “Look at the confetti falling from the roof! Look at the confetti falling from the roof!”

Surely, the angels in heaven were hearing that from the great Larry Munson on Monday night as the Georgia Bulldogs finally won that ohso-elusive national championship at Lucas Oil Stadium. Gone now since 2011, Munson was the last Georgia play-by-play broadcaster to call a national championship victory for the Bulldogs.

Forty-one years later, that earthly honor fell to Scott Howard, Munson’s longtime sidekick and the man calling the Dogs every year since Munson dropped the mic.

His punctuating words will now enter UGA’s annals for perpetuity.

“Dogs are winners; a national championship for a new generation of Bulldogs,” Howard exclaimed. How bout that final score, 33-18.”

It’d been since the 1980 team went undefeated and

beat mighty Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 1981, that Georgia hoisted a national championship trophy. Monday night, against Nick Saban’s mighty No. 1-ranked Alabama team, Kirby Smart’s 2021 Bulldogs, his sixth team earned that right with a 33-18 victory over Alabama.

The feat, accomplished exactly 14,984 days after the last one, was as steely as any we’ve seen from the Bulldogs. They overcame a mountain of setbacks and missteps, then did everything right over the final 10 minutes of play both offensively and defensively.

Who credit the most is a fool’s game. Quarterback Stetson Bennett, dogged Alabama’s defense all game and Georgia fans all season, led the Bulldogs’ on a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown drives to make this a come-from-behind victory.

The former walkon and redshirt senior from Blackshear passed for 224 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The winning score came

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Georgia Bulldogs tight end Brock Bowers (19) celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the fourth quarter during the 2022 CFP college football national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium on Monday.

actually came early in the fourth quarter when Bennett

reared back and hit freshman A.D. Mitchell with a 40-yard

scoring strike. Tightly covered by Alabama’s Khyree Jackson, Mitchell imply yanked the ball away from his defender. That gave the Bulldogs a 19-18 lead with 8:09 to play.

But after Georgia’s defense got the ball right back for Bennett, he led them down the field again. Helped with a by an interference call, he hit the fabulous freshman Brock Bowers with a gutsy 15-yard pass third and one. That made it 26-18.

And finally, Kelee Ringo intercepted Bryce Young and returned it a championship game record 79 yards for the final score.

Bennett was named offensive MVP and safety Lewis Cine defensive MVP for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs’ win also vanquished what for them has been “the Bama Beast.”

Georgia came in having lost seven in a row to the Crimson Tide, including a month ago in Atlanta in the SEC Championship game and four years ago, also in Atlanta, in the 2018 CFP championship

game. Smart was 0-4 against Saban, who came in 25-1 against his nine former assistant coaches who had achieved head coach rank.

But for the 100 or so players that occupied a jersey on Georgia’s roster, Monday’s accomplishment was all about vanquishing only the 41-24 loss they suffered on Dec. 4 in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Bulldogs went into that one thinking they were the country’s best team, and so did Las Vegas oddsmakers, who installed them as 6.5-point favorites.

Remarkably, Georgia was favored again on Monday, this time by half as much.

That handicapping was based, apparently, on the Bulldogs’ resounding win over No. 2 Michigan in the Orange Bowl and the Crimson Tide being without a few of their key players.

Third time an all-SEC national championship game.

Alabama won the previous meetings against Georgia and LSU.

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B2 Wednesday, January 12, 2022 DETROIT (126) Cunningham 10-17 4-4 29, Bey 10-14 4-4 29, Diallo 4-7 1-2 10, K.Hayes 2-8 0-0 5, Stewart 3-7 0-0 6, Lyles 6-16 0-0 14, Joseph 5-8 2-2 16, Jo.Jackson 5-11 0-0 11, S.Lee 1-2 0-0 2, Stanley 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 48-93 11-12 126.

Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Brooklyn 25 13 .658 Philadelphia 23 16 .590 Toronto 20 17 .541 Boston 20 21 .488 New York 20 21 .488 Central W L Pct Chicago 26 11 .703 Milwaukee 26 17 .605 Cleveland 22 18 .550 Indiana 15 26 .366 Detroit 9 30 .231 Southeast W L Pct Miami 25 15 .625 Charlotte 22 19 .537 Washington 20 20 .500 Atlanta 17 22 .436 Orlando 7 34 .171 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Utah 28 13 .683 Denver 20 18 .526 Minnesota 20 20 .500 Portland 15 24 .385 Oklahoma City 13 26 .333 Pacific W L Pct Golden State 30 9 .769 Phoenix 30 9 .769 L.A. Lakers 21 20 .512 L.A. Clippers 20 21 .488 Sacramento 16 26 .381 Southwest W L Pct Memphis 28 14 .667 Dallas 22 18 .550 San Antonio 15 25 .375 New Orleans 14 26 .350 Houston 11 31 .262 Sunday’s games Brooklyn 121, San Antonio 119, OT L.A. Clippers 106, Atlanta 93 Washington 102, Orlando 100 Toronto 105, New Orleans 101 Minnesota 141, Houston 123 Denver 99, Oklahoma City 95 Dallas 113, Chicago 99 Golden State 96, Cleveland 82 Portland 103, Sacramento 88 Memphis 127, L.A. Lakers 119 Monday’s games Charlotte 103, Milwaukee 99 Detroit 126, Utah 116 Boston 101, Indiana 98, OT New York 111, San Antonio 96 Philadelphia 111, Houston 91 Cleveland at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Brooklyn at Portland, 10 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Oklahoma City at Washington, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Washington, 7 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Utah, 9 p.m.

Brooklyn at Chicago, 10 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

GB — 2.5 4.5 6.5 6.5 GB — 3.0 5.5 13.0 18.0 GB — 3.5 5.0 7.5 18.5 GB — 6.5 7.5 12.0 14.0 GB — — 10.0 11.0 15.5 GB — 5.0 12.0 13.0 17.0

Monday’s games Knicks 111, Spurs 96 SAN ANTONIO (96) D.Murray 11-19 1-1 24, Primo 4-9 1-2 11, Walker IV 5-19 4-5 15, Bates-Diop 2-6 0-0 4, Poeltl 6-12 0-1 12, Cacok 3-5 0-0 6, T.Johnson 1-7 0-0 3, Eubanks 3-5 2-2 8, Forbes 2-7 0-0 5, Wieskamp 2-2 1-2 7, J.Morris 0-3 1-2 1, A.Lamb 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-95 10-15 96.

NEW YORK (111) Randle 1-7 0-0 2, M.Robinson 4-4 5-9 13, Burks 5-10 3-3 16, Barrett 12-20 4-5 31, Fournier 5-12 4-5 18, Grimes 3-7 0-0 7, Quickley 5-12 0-0 12, Toppin 3-4 0-0 6, Gibson 2-4 2-2 6, Knox II 0-1 0-0 0, Sims 0-0 0-0 0, McBride 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-82 18-24 111.

San Antonio New York

26 23 26 21 — 96 23 28 31 29 —111

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 8-29 (Wieskamp 2-2, Primo 2-4, Forbes 1-4, T.Johnson 1-4, D.Murray 1-5, Walker IV 1-7, A.Lamb 0-1, BatesDiop 0-2), New York 13-32 (Fournier 4-7, Barrett 3-4, Burks 3-6, Quickley 2-5, Grimes 1-5, Knox II 0-1, Toppin 0-1, Randle 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 50 (Poeltl, Cacok 10), New York 59 (Randle 12). Assists—San Antonio 19 (D.Murray 5), New York 23 (Quickley, Grimes 6). Total Fouls—San Antonio 18 (D.Murray, Poeltl, Forbes 3), New York 22 (Fournier 4). A—16,569.

Celtics 101, Pacers 98 (OT) INDIANA (98) Sabonis 3-12 5-6 11, Ju.Holiday 2-9 6-6 11, Washington Jr 4-10 0-0 9, Sykes 5-13 0-0 11, Turner 2-7 2-2 6, Brissett 2-6 1-1 6, Stephenson 5-13 1-2 14, Craig 8-12 0-0 19, J.Lamb 5-12 0-0 11. Totals 36-94 15-17 98.

BOSTON (101) J.Brown 11-26 1-2 26, Tatum 7-21 10-11 24, Williams III 4-5 6-6 14, M.Smart 4-11 1-1 11, Horford 1-3 0-0 3, Richardson 4-9 0-0 9, G.Williams 1-6 0-0 3, Schroder 0-4 5-8 5, Freedom 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 35-88 23-28 101.

Indiana Boston

17 22 21 29 9 — 98 23 19 26 21 12 —101

3-Point Goals—Indiana 11-37 (Craig 3-4, Stephenson 3-6, Brissett 1-2, Washington Jr 1-3, J.Lamb 1-4, Ju.Holiday 1-6, Sykes 1-8, Turner 0-4), Boston 8-28 (J.Brown 3-6, M.Smart 2-4, Horford 1-2, Richardson 1-3, G.Williams 1-4, Schroder 0-2, Tatum 0-7). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Indiana 59 (Sabonis 23), Boston 59 (J.Brown 15). Assists—Indiana 22 (Sabonis 10), Boston 17 (J.Brown 6). Total Fouls—Indiana 21 (Brissett, Turner 4), Boston 19 (Tatum 4).

A—19,156.

76ers 111, Rockets 91 PHILADELPHIA (111) Korkmaz 5-10 0-0 12, Embiid 9-16 13-13 31, Thybulle 4-7 0-0 10, T.Harris 6-17 0-0 13, Da.Green 2-5 0-0 5, Joe 4-10 0-0 10, C.Brown Jr 0-3 1-2 1, M.Powell 3-8 0-0 6, Niang 3-8 0-0 8, Drummond 6-8 1-3 13, Bassey 0-0 0-0 0, Key 1-1 0-0 2, Henry 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-94 15-18 111.

HOUSTON (91) Wood 5-12 3-4 14, Jl.Green 6-12 0-0 14, K.Porter Jr 2-9 4-6 8, Tate 4-10 0-0 9, Theis 4-7 1-2 12, Mathews 1-5 2-4 5, Christopher 3-10 4-6 13, Martin Jr 3-4 2-2 10, Augustin 0-3 0-0 0, Nwaba 1-2 2-2 4, Garuba 0-1 0-0 0, Nix 1-2 0-1 2. Totals 30-77 18-27 91.

Philadelphia Houston

36 26 29 20 —111 27 23 22 19 — 91

3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 10-35 (Korkmaz 2-4, Niang 2-5, Thybulle 2-5, Joe 2-6, Da.Green 1-4, T.Harris 1-5, Embiid 0-1, M.Powell 0-2, C.Brown Jr 0-3), Houston 13-42 (Theis 3-5, Christopher 3-7, Martin Jr 2-3, Jl.Green 2-6, Tate 1-3, Mathews 1-5, Wood 1-5, Garuba 0-1, Augustin 0-2, K.Porter Jr 0-5). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Philadelphia 55 (Drummond 10), Houston 55 (K.Porter Jr, Wood 6). Assists—Philadelphia 23 (Embiid 6), Houston 18 (K.Porter Jr 5). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 21 (Niang 4), Houston 11 (Theis 3). A—13,593.

Hornets 103, Bucks 99 MILWAUKEE (99) Middleton 10-19 4-4 27, G.Antetokounmpo 10-18 5-8 26, Portis 2-7 1-2 5, Matthews 5-7 0-0 13, Nwora 7-10 0-0 18, Connaughton 0-6 0-0 0, DiVincenzo 0-8 2-2 2, Hood 2-3 0-0 6, Galloway 0-2 0-0 0, Mamukelashvili 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 37-84 12-16 99.

CHARLOTTE (103) Ml.Bridges 7-19 3-4 17, Rozier 8-17 7-8 27, Hayward 6-12 0-0 14, La.Ball 8-19 3-3 23, Plumlee 3-7 0-0 6, Co.Martin 3-5 0-0 8, Washington 2-10 1-1 5, Jl.McDaniels 1-7 0-0 3. Totals 38-96 14-16 103.

Milwaukee Charlotte

19 29 26 25 — 99 28 19 36 20 —103

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 13-43 (Nwora 4-7, Matthews 3-4, Middleton 3-7, Hood 2-3, G.Antetokounmpo 1-5, Mamukelashvili 0-1, Galloway 0-2, Portis 0-2, Connaughton 0-5, DiVincenzo 0-7), Charlotte 13-44 (Rozier 4-11, La.Ball 4-12, Co.Martin 2-3, Hayward 2-6, Jl.McDaniels 1-4, Ml.Bridges 0-3, Washington 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 57 (G.Antetokounmpo 13), Charlotte 54 (Ml. Bridges 11). Assists—Milwaukee 25 (Middleton 11), Charlotte 23 (Washington 5). Total Fouls— Milwaukee 17 (Portis 5), Charlotte 16 (Washington 5). A—14,253.

Pistons 126, Jazz 116 UTAH (116) Do.Mitchell 11-25 6-7 31, O’Neale 3-4 0-0 7, Bj.Bogdanovic 5-9 2-3 12, Whiteside 10-15 1-2 21, Conley 4-11 3-4 13, Clarkson 6-11 0-0 16, Paschall 4-6 5-6 13, House Jr 1-5 0-0 3, Pelle 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-86 17-22 116.

Utah Detroit

35 26 23 32 —116 21 27 40 38 —126

3-Point Goals—Utah 11-33 (Clarkson 4-9, Do.Mitchell 3-8, Conley 2-6, O’Neale 1-2, House Jr 1-3, Paschall 0-1, Bj.Bogdanovic 0-4), Detroit 19-37 (Bey 5-7, Cunningham 5-9, Joseph 4-4, Lyles 2-8, Diallo 1-1, K.Hayes 1-1, Jo.Jackson 1-4, Stanley 0-1, Stewart 0-2). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Utah 49 (Whiteside 14), Detroit 44 (Diallo 8). Assists—Utah 23 (Conley 8), Detroit 30 (Cunningham 8). Total Fouls—Utah 16 (Do. Mitchell 5), Detroit 20 (Lyles 4). A—17,834.

College basketball MONDAY’S SCORES MEN EAST Boston U 79, American U. 53 Colgate 76, Army 57 Lehigh 77, Holy Cross 69 Loyola (MD) 71, Bucknell 67 Navy 69, Lafayette 55 SOUTH Alabama A&M 60, Jackson State 58 Alcorn St. 70, Alabama St. 60 East Tennessee St. 87, Western Carolina 69 Florida A&M 75, Grambling State 66 Morgan St. 88, South Carolina State 81, OT Prairie View A&M 75, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 58 Southern 69, Bethune-Cookman 59 Texas Southern 95, Mississippi Valley State 58 UNC Greensboro 58, Wofford 54 Winthrop 74, Campbell 72 MIDWEST Illinois-Chicago 67, IUPUI 65 Kansas City 64, Nebraska Omaha 61 South Dakota 75, North Dakota 68 WEST North Dakota State 87, Denver 69 San Diego 72, Pepperdine 62

USA TODAY COACHES POLL Record Pts Prv 1. Baylor (32) 15-0 800 1 2. Gonzaga (0) 12-2 735 4 3. UCLA (0) 10-1 702 5 4. Auburn (0) 14-1 615 9 5. Purdue (0) 13-2 606 3 6. Arizona (0) 12-1 601 7 7. USC (0) 13-0 595 8 8. Duke (0) 12-2 590 2 9. Michigan St (0) 13-2 558 10 10. Kansas (0) 12-2 553 6 11. Houston (0) 14-2 431 14 12. LSU (0) 14-1 399 21 13. Wisconsin (0) 13-2 391 23 14. Villanova (0) 11-4 380 15 15. Ohio St (0) 10-3 312 12 16. Iowa State (0) 13-2 305 11 17. Kentucky (0) 12-3 272 13 18. Seton Hall (0) 11-3 219 22 19. Texas Tech (0) 11-3 210 25 20. Providence (0) 14-2 191 17 21. Xavier (0) 12-2 190 24 22. Texas (0) 12-3 154 16 23. Tennessee (0) 10-4 131 18 24. Illinois (0) 11-3 108 NR 25. Alabama (0) 11-4 105 20 Others receiving votes: Miami 75, Colorado St. 64, Oklahoma 39, Loyola-Chicago 34, Connecticut 13, Davidson 6, Indiana 6, BYU 5, West Virginia 4, Belmont 1.

Siena 56, Iona 51 SOUTH Alabama St. 74, Alcorn St. 39 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 73, Prairie View A&M 63 Chattanooga 71, Samford 69, 2OT Florida A&M 84, Grambling State 78 Jackson State 79, Alabama A&M 52 Kansas 78, Texas Christian 72 Norfolk State 80, North Carolina Central 70 Southern 74, Bethune-Cookman 47 Stephen F. Austin 81, Abilene Christian 65 Texas Southern 100, Mississippi Valley State 66 MIDWEST Kansas City 73, Nebraska Omaha 64 WEST Chicago St. 64, Seattle 57 New Mexico St. 57, Lamar 53 Northern Arizona 68, Sacramento State 57 Oral Roberts 62, Denver 53

College football CFP FINAL Monday at Indianapolis Georgia 33, Alabama 18 (at Indianapolis)

Georgia 33, Alabama 18 0 6 7 20 — 33 3 6 0 9 — 18

First Quarter ALA—Reichard 37 yard field goal, 9:55.

Second Quarter UGA—Podlesny 24 yard field goal, 12:35.

ALA—Reichard 45 yard field goal, 11:12.

ALA—Reichard 37 yard field goal, 7:07.

UGA—Podlesny 49 yard field goal, 3:09.

Third Quarter UGA—Zm.White 1 yard rush (Podlesny kick), 1:20.

Fourth Quarter ALA—Reichard 21 yard field goal, 12:59.

ALA—C.Latu 3 yard pass from By.Young (By. Young rush - failed), 10:14.

UGA—Ad.Mitchell 40 yard pass from S.Bennett (Jm.Cook rush - failed), 8:09.

UGA—B.Bowers 15 yard pass from S.Bennett (Podlesny kick), 3:33.

UGA—Ringo 79 yard interception return (Podlesny kick), 0:54.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-UGA, Zm.White 13-84, Jm.Cook 6-77, K.McIntosh 2-6, McConkey 1-(minus 3), S.Bennett 8-(minus 24). ALA, B.Robinson Jr. 2268, Ty.Sanders 2-5, By.Young 4-(minus 43).

PASSING-UGA, S.Bennett 17-26-0-224. ALA, By.Young 35-57-2-369.

RECEIVING-UGA, B.Bowers 4-36, K.McIntosh 3-23, Ad.Mitchell 2-50, Jm.Burton 2-28, Jm.Cook 2-15, G.Pickens 1-52, Dn.Washington 1-9, Ka.Jackson 1-8, McConkey 1-3. ALA, Sl.Bolden 7-44, Jc.Brooks 6-47, Tr.Holden 6-28, C.Latu 5-102, Jo.Williams 4-65, B.Robinson Jr. 4-28, Ag.Hall 2-52, Ty.Sanders 1-3.

NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS College Football Championship Monday — Georgia 33, Alabama 18 Jan. 11, 2021 — Alabama 52, Ohio State 24 Jan, 13, 2020 — LSU 42, Clemson 25 Jan. 7, 2019 — Clemson 44, Alabama 16 Jan. 8, 2018 — Alabama 26, Georgia 23, OT Jan. 9, 2017 — Clemson 35, Alabama 31 Jan. 11, 2016 — Alabama 45, Clemson 40 Jan. 12, 2015 — Ohio State 42, Oregon 20 BCS National Championship Jan. 6, 2014 — Florida St. 34, Auburn 31 Jan. 7, 2013 — Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14 Jan. 9, 2012 — Alabama 21, LSU 0 Jan. 10, 2011 — Auburn 22, Oregon 19 Jan. 7, 2010 — Alabama 37, Texas 21 Jan. 8, 2009 — Florida 24, Oklahoma 14 Jan. 7, 2008 — LSU 38, Ohio State 24 Jan. 8, 2007 — Florida 41, Ohio State 14 BCS Championship Jan. 4, 2006 Rose Bowl — Texas 41, Southern Cal-x 38 Jan. 1, 2005 Orange Bowl — USC-x 55, Oklahoma 19 Jan. 4, 2004 Sugar Bowl — LSU 21, Oklahoma 14 Jan. 3, 2003 Fiesta Bowl — Ohio St. 31, Miami 24, 2 OT Jan. 3, 2002 Rose Bowl — Miami 37, Nebraska 14 Jan. 3, 2001 Orange Bowl — Oklahoma 13, Florida St. 2 Jan. 4, 2000 Sugar Bowl — Florida St. 46, Virginia Tech 29 Jan. 4, 1999 Fiesta Bowl — Tennessee 23, Florida St. 16 x-participation vacated

Pro hockey

GF GA 135 113 116 106 104 83 97 93 102 112 113 111 89 95 92 122

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New York Knicks forward Julius Randle (30) runs up court after scoring a basket against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half at Madison Square Garden on Monday.

Bruins 7, Capitals 3 Boston Washington

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First Period—1, Washington, Sheary 9 (Dowd, Hathaway) 3:02. 2, Washington, Sheary 10 (unassisted) 12:32. 3, Boston, Pastrnak 12 (Marchand, Grzelcyk) 18:34 (pp). 4, Boston, Marchand 15 (Grzelcyk, Pastrnak) 19:14 (pp).

Second Period—5, Boston, Grzelcyk 2 (Blidh) 2:51. 6, Boston, Smith 4 (Lazar, Blidh) 7:53. 7, Boston, Pastrnak 13 (Hall, Vaakanainen) 8:54. 8, Boston, Haula 3 (Hall, Grzelcyk) 13:09. 9, Washington, Oshie 5 (Ovechkin, Kuznetsov) 14:06.

Third Period—10, Boston, Marchand 16 (Smith, Grzelcyk) 10:59.

Shots on Goal—Boston 10-11-10—31. Washington 11-11-8—30.

Power-play opportunities—Boston 2 of 4.

Washington 0 of 2.

Goalies—Boston Ullmark 11-5-0 (30 shots-27 saves). Washington Fucale 1-1-1 (16-12), Vanecek 0-0-0 (15-12).

A—18,573 (18,506). T—2:39.

Pro football American Football Conference East W L T Pct PF Buffalo 11 6 0 .647 483 New England 10 7 0 .588 462 Miami 9 8 0 .529 341 N.Y. Jets 4 13 0 .235 310 South W L T Pct PF Tennessee 12 5 0 .706 419 Indianapolis 9 8 0 .529 451 Houston 4 13 0 .235 280 Jacksonville 3 14 0 .176 253 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 10 7 0 .588 460 Pittsburgh 9 7 1 .559 343 Cleveland 8 9 0 .471 349 Baltimore 8 9 0 .471 387 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 12 5 0 .706 480 Las Vegas 10 7 0 .588 374 L.A. Chargers 9 8 0 .529 474 Denver 7 10 0 .412 335 National Football Conference East W L T Pct PF Dallas 12 5 0 .706 530 Philadelphia 9 8 0 .529 444 Washington 7 10 0 .412 335 N.Y. Giants 4 13 0 .235 258 South W L T Pct PF Tampa Bay 13 4 0 .765 511 New Orleans 9 8 0 .529 364 Atlanta 7 10 0 .412 313 Carolina 5 12 0 .294 304 North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 13 4 0 .765 450 Minnesota 8 9 0 .471 425 Chicago 6 11 0 .353 311 Detroit 3 13 1 .206 325 West W L T Pct PF L.A. Rams 12 5 0 .706 460 Arizona 11 6 0 .647 449 San Francisco 10 7 0 .588 427 Seattle 7 10 0 .412 395 Week 18 Saturday, Jan. 8 Kansas City 28, Denver 24 Dallas 51, Philadelphia 26 Sunday’s games Detroit 37, Green Bay 30 Jacksonville 26, Indianapolis 11 Washington 22, N.Y. Giants 7 Minnesota 31, Chicago 17 Tennessee 28, Houston 25 Cleveland 21, Cincinnati 16 Pittsburgh 16, Baltimore 13, OT Miami 33, New England 24 Tampa Bay 41, Carolina 17 New Orleans 30, Atlanta 20 Buffalo 27, N.Y. Jets 10 San Francisco 27, L.A. Rams 24, OT Seattle 38, Arizona 30 Las Vegas 35, L.A. Chargers 32, OT End of regular season

PA 289 303 373 504 PA 354 365 452 457 PA 376 398 371 392 PA 364 439 459 322 PA 358 385 434 416 PA 353 335 459 404 PA 371 426 407 467 PA 372 366 365 366

NFL PLAYOFFS Wild-card Round Saturday Las Vegas at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m. (NBC) New England at Buffalo, 8:15 p.m.(CBS) Sunday, Jan. 16 Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1:00 p.m. (FOX) San Francisco at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. (CBS) Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Jan. 17 Arizona at L.A. Rams, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN/ABC) Divisional Round Saturday, Jan. 22 and Sunday Jan. 23 NFC lowest remaining seed at Green Bay, TBD AFC lowest remaining seed at Tennessee, TBD Other games TBD Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 30 AFC Lowest remaining seed at highest remaining seed, 3:05 p.m. (CBS) NFC Lowest remaining seed at highest remaining seed, 6:40 p.m. (FOX) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 13 At Inglewood, Calif.

Conference championship winners, 6:30 p.m. (NBC)

NFL DRAFT ORDER

NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Florida 35 23 7 2 3 51 Tampa Bay 37 23 9 2 3 51 Toronto 33 22 8 2 1 47 Boston 32 19 11 1 1 40 Detroit 36 16 16 3 1 36 Buffalo 34 10 18 5 1 26 Ottawa 29 9 18 2 0 20 Montreal 34 7 23 4 0 18 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Carolina 33 24 7 2 0 50 NY Rangers 36 23 9 3 1 50 Washington 37 20 8 7 2 49 Pittsburgh 34 20 9 1 4 45 Columbus 33 16 16 0 1 33 Philadelphia 35 13 15 4 3 33 New Jersey 36 14 17 1 4 33 NY Islanders 28 10 12 3 3 26

GF GA 112 95 126 98 135 101 122 102 99 99 92 94 83 119 72 128

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Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Nashville 36 23 11 1 1 48 St. Louis 36 21 10 3 2 47 Colorado 31 21 8 2 0 44 Minnesota 33 21 10 0 2 44 Winnipeg 33 16 12 2 3 37 Dallas 32 17 13 1 1 36 Chicago 35 12 18 5 0 29 Arizona 33 7 23 0 3 17 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Vegas 38 23 14 1 0 47 Anaheim 38 19 12 4 3 45 Calgary 33 17 10 6 0 40 Los Angeles 35 17 13 4 1 39 San Jose 36 19 16 0 1 39 Edmonton 34 18 14 2 0 38 Vancouver 34 16 15 1 2 35 Seattle 33 10 19 3 1 24 Sunday’s games St. Louis 2, Dallas 1 Anaheim 4, Detroit 3, SO Monday’s games Boston 7, Washington 3 Seattle at Colorado, 9 p.m.

NY Rangers at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Columbus at Montreal, PPD Tampa Bay at New Jersey, PPD Minnesota at Winnipeg, PPD Tuesday’s games Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Florida, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Philadelphia, PPD Colorado at Nashville, 8 p.m.

NY Islanders at Calgary, PPD Toronto at Vegas, 10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s games Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto at Arizona, 10 p.m.

Minnesota at Edmonton, PPD

GF GA 137 106 122 109 112 83 99 84 99 122 91 119 79 107 73 123 GF GA 115 73 106 91 125 104 112 89 106 118 90 119 105 126 64 80

1. Jacksonville 2. Detroit 3. Houston 4. N.Y. Jets 5. N.Y. Giants 6. Carolina 7. N.Y. Giants (via Chicago) 8. Atlanta 9. Denver 10. N.Y. Jets (via Seattle) 11. Washington 12. Minnesota 13. Cleveland 14. Baltimore 15. Philadelphia (via Miami) 16. Philadelphia (via Indianapolis) 17. L.A. Chargers 18. New Orleans The 14 playoff-bound teams will comprise the remainder of the first round, ordered based on how far they make it into the postseason.

Randle completely disappears in Knicks’ rout of depleted Spurs Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Julius Randle pulled a disappearing act while RJ Barrett stole the show at MSG. In his first home game since telling fans to STFU, Randle was booed out of the game following a colossal dud. He managed just two points with three turnovers, and the fans turned negative toward the All-Star in the fourth quarter with Monday’s 111-96 victory over the Spurs in hand.

Randle’s game ended after he fouled a Spurs player out of frustration and made a beeline to the bench.

The crowd then chanted for his replacement, “Obi Toppin.”

Earlier in the contest, especially in the third quarter, the fans focused on positivity directed at Barrett.

The 21-year-old scored 10 of his 31 points in that period, when the Knicks (20-21) took a double-digit lead they would never relinquish.

They won their fourth consecutive at MSG. Randle, meanwhile, received a mixed reaction during lineup introductions, just four days after he flashed a thumbs-down sign at the Garden to tell fans “Shut the f-- up.” He hit his opening shot against the Spurs -- which prompted loud cheers -- but then missed his final six and only took one attempt in the second half.

There’s clearly a confidence issue. The ugly performance followed Randle’s 6-for-19 shooting effort two nights earlier in Boston.

Randle, urged by his agency and the Knicks, released a statement expressing “regret” for his STFU gesture. But he was still fined $25,000 by the NBA and there seems to be lingering animosity.

“First of all, it’s devastating when it first happens,” Clyde Frazier said of getting booed on the MSG broadcast. “Luckily for me it happened in the twilight of my career. So they weren’t necessarily

booing me, but things were falling apart and they took it out on the team when I wasn’t playing well. So Randle, I thought did the right thing. He apologized to the fans. And it’s a revelation when you play in the World’s Most Famous Arena. If you don’t perform, you’re going to hear about it. Last season he got all kudos and was rewarded handsomely as well.

He just has to go on the court and play his game.”

Luckily for the Knicks, they didn’t need Randle on Monday.

The Spurs (14-25) are young and rebuilding. They were also shorthanded because of COVID-19 while wrapping up a seven-game road trip on the second night of a back-to-back, following Sunday’s overtime defeat inside Barclays Center.

In other words, it was a schedule victory. And the Knicks did their job.

The issue with Randle didn’t go away, however. It only got worse.

NBA roundup: Cade Cunningham, Pistons rally to dump Jazz Field Level Media

Rookie Cade Cunningham set a career best with 29 points and the host Detroit Pistons rallied from a 22-point deficit to defeat the Utah Jazz 126-116 on Monday.

Cunningham, the top pick in the draft, scored all but five of his points after halftime. He also dished out eight of Detroit’s 30 assists. Saddiq Bey matched Cunningham with 29 points, while Cory Joseph contributed 16 points off the bench. Trey Lyles added 14 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz, who have lost three straight, with 31 points. Hassan Whiteside contributed 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Jordan Clarkson tossed in 16 points.

Utah was missing five players who were in the league’s health and safety protocol, including starting center Rudy Gobert. Rex Kalamian coached the Pistons after head coach Dwane Casey entered the protocol earlier in the day.

Trail Blazers 114, Nets 108 Anfernee Simons totaled 23 points and a career-high 11 assists as host Portland executed down the stretch and turned back Brooklyn.

Robert Covington added 21 points as the Blazers won for the third time in five games and were without Damian Lillard (abdominal injury). Ben McLemore scored 20 points and hit two of his five 3-pointers in the final 96 seconds.

Kevin Durant collected 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets, who lost for the fifth time in seven games. Kyrie Irving added 22 but shot 9 of 21 in his second game of the season. The unvaccinated

guard is only eligible to play road games due to New York’s vaccine mandate.

Celtics 101, Pacers 98 (OT) Jaylen Brown finished with 26 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and six assists as host Boston held off Indiana for its second straight win and fourth in six games.

Brown’s floater with 2:34 left in overtime put the Celtics in front for good as Boston outscored the visitors 12-9 in the extra period.

Jayson Tatum had 24 points and 12 rebounds and Robert Williams III contributed 14 points and 12 boards.

Domantas Sabonis recorded a triple-double with 11 points, 23 rebounds and 10 assists for the Pacers, and Torrey Craig had 19 points off the bench. Indiana took its seventh loss in eight games.

76ers 111, Rockets 91 Joel Embiid recorded 30-plus points for his seventh consecutive game as Philadelphia extended its winning streak to seven by dealing host Houston its 11th loss in 12 games.

Embiid finished with 31 points, eight rebounds and six assists despite sitting out the fourth quarter with the 76ers holding a safe lead.

Andre Drummond contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for the 76ers, who outscored the Rockets 56-28 in the paint.

Christian Wood and Jalen Green scored 14 points apiece for the Rockets, who committed 21 turnovers, missed 29 of 42 3-point attempts and trailed by as many as 27 points.

Hornets 103,

Bucks 99 LaMelo Ball scored the winning basket as part of a 23-point outing, leading Charlotte to a victory over visiting Milwaukee.

Charlotte swept two games against the defending NBA champions across three nights to complete a 3-0 homestand. Ball made the tiebreaking basket on a floater as he crossed the lane with 15.4 seconds to play.

Terry Rozier racked up 27 points, Miles Bridges finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds and Gordon Hayward provided 14 points as the Hornets overcame 13-for44 shooting from 3-point range (29.5 percent). Khris Middleton’s 27 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 26 points paced the Bucks, who have lost four of their past five games.

Cavaliers 109, Kings 108 Evan Mobley broke a fourthquarter tie with two of his 17 points and added a three-point play shortly thereafter as Cleveland grabbed a late double-figure lead and held on to win at Sacramento.

Kevin Love and Cedi Osman came off the Cleveland bench and scored 18 and 15 points, respectively, to complement Jarrett Allen’s 18, Mobley’s 17, Lauri Markkanen’s 15 and Darius Garland’s 12. The Cavaliers improved to 2-1 to start a Western swing.

Tyrese Haliburton had a gamehigh 21 points and Buddy Hield added 19 to pace the Kings, whose fifth consecutive loss wasn’t decided until De’Aaron Fox misfired on a potential game-winning, stepback jumper shortly before the final horn.

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Thorsen got the outlet pass and laid it in. After a three pointer and another layup off of a steal, the Mustangs called a timeout down 7-0.

The Mustangs did not make their first basket until midway through the first, and they continued giving the ball away. O’Connell knocked down a three pointer towards the end of the period to give Cairo-Durham some life on offense. They cut the lead to six points and trailed 13-7 after the first quarter.

A short 6-2 run by Chatham to start the second quarter prompted yet another timeout by the Mustangs as frustration began to set in.

Jacob Baccaro got to the foul line for the Panthers and made his first free throw. He missed the second but teammate Tyler Kneller grabbed the rebound and hit a layup for the second chance points.

Thorsen got a rebound himself on defense and took it the length of the court for two points.

Tate Van Alstyne made a shot from beyond the arc as well, as the Panthers hit a hot streak shooting the basketball in the second quarter.

Chatham totalled 26 points in the period and took a 3915 lead into halftime.

The Panthers did not take their foot off the gas in the second half, beginning with a 10-2 run to almost fully put the game out of reach for the Mustangs.

O’Connell would hit a three point shot late in the third for Cairo-Durham, but the Panthers’ Anthony O’Dell answered at the other end with a three of his own.

Any momentum the Mustangs could gather in this game was stifled multiple times by deflections and bad passes resulting in numerous turnovers. Chatham kept their hand hot at shooting through the fourth quarter as well, keeping their offense sharp through the final buzzer.

The Panthers held the ball for the final possession and ran out the clock to win their eighth consecutive game by a 73-26 final score over the Cairo-Durham Mustangs.

CHATHAM 73): Thorsen 10-6-27, Jackson 1-3-5, Kneller 4-0-8, Chudy 0-1-1, Burleson 2-1-6, Van Alstyne 2-2-8, Jeralds 2-0-4, O’Dell 1-2-5, Baccqro 4-1-9. Totals 26-16-73.

3-pointers: Van Alstyne 2, O’Dell, Thorsen, Burleson.

CAIRO-DURHAM (26): B. Deyo 3-0-6, C. Deyo 3-0-6, O’Connell 4-2-12, Mutinsky 1-0-2, Byak 0-0-0. Totals 112-26.

3-pointers: O’Connell 2.

Gettleman From B1

abilities, somebody who will oversee all aspects of our football operations, including player personnel, college scouting and coaching.”

Seeking a new GM who oversees the coaching staff leaves head coach Joe Judge’s status unclear. Judge’s Monday was “business as usual,” per Saquon Barkley, running exit and team meetings normally with no indication something was off.

But Judge wasn’t available to the media. Players said he didn’t make any special statement that he’s back. And Barkley couldn’t confirm Judge’s status.

“Um, I don’t really know how to answer that,” the running back said, shrugging his shoulders.

“I’m not sure,” defensive lineman Leonard Williams added, when asked if Judge will remain his coach.

“I haven’t heard anything today to say otherwise. I love the guy, honestly. I love the way

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Chatham’s Ryan Burleson (11) looks to pass while defended by Cairo-Durham’s James Mutinsky (21) during Monday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game.

Chatham’s Tyler Kneller goes to the basket during Monday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game against CairoDurham.

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Cairo-Durham’s Braeden Deyo (10) throws a pass as Chatham’s Alex Chudy (10) defends during Monday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game against Cairo-Durham.

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Chatham’s Tobias Jeralds brings the ball up the floor during Monday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game against Cairo-Durham.

NON-LEAGUE Cohoes 65, Hudson 56 COHOES — Royal Brown scored 37 points as Cohoes pulled away from Hudson to post a 65-56 non-league boys basketball victory on Monday at Cohoes High School.

The Tigers led 15-11 after one quarter, 30-29 at halftime and 44-39 after three.

Shamir Fairley added 13 points for Cohoes.

Jordan Cunningham led Hudson with 23 points. Keith Robinson and Kameron Taylor both had eight.

Hudson hosts Rensselaer on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

HUDSON (56): Burgos 1-0-2, Cunningham 9-3-23, Maines 1-0-2, Robinson 2-38, Taylor 3-2-8, Tomaso 3-06, Wallace 2-2-7. Totals 2110-56.

3-pointers: Cunningham 2, Robinson, Wallace.

COHOES (65): Ra. Brown 2-0-4, Ro. Brown 13-7-37, Fairley 5-1-13, Hancocok 1-2-4, Tanksley 2-3-7. Totals 23-13-65.

3-pointers: Ro. Brown 4, Fairley 2.

TH 54, Germantown 50 GERMANTOWN — Troy Super and Kobe Van Alstyne each had 15 points to spark

he approaches the game, and I like playing for him.”

The GM candidate list to replace Gettleman must be wide-ranging. It is expected to include names like Monti Ossenfort (Titans), Kevin Abrams (Giants), Will McClay (Cowboys), Ed Dodds (Colts), Joe Schoen (Bills), Dave Ziegler (Patriots) and likely others.

It certainly needs to be more comprehensive than the December of 2017 search that put Gettleman in the big chair.

That year, the Giants only interviewed Gettleman, Abrams, VP of player evaluation Marc Ross, and former personnel exec/ESPN analyst Louis Riddick. Three of the four candidates were “in the family,” so to speak.

Mara and Tisch had fired head coach Ben McAdoo and two-time Super Bowl winning GM Jerry Reese midseason after an Eli Manning benching that Mara had signed off on.

Ownership wanted Gettleman to run it back with Manning. The GM did that in 2018, and it backfired in colossal fashion, burying the franchise in ignominy and irrelevance.

Years of bad drafting, poor free agent signings, and bad

contracts have the Giants (2259) tied with the Jets for the worst record in the NFL over the past five seasons.

Gettleman’s only remaining hope for setting the Giants up favorably in some way for the future lies in Daniel Jones’ health and ability to take the next step into being a franchise quarterback. Gettleman selected Jones No. 6 overall in 2019.

But Jones is sidelined with a neck injury entering the fourth year of his rookie contract with questions lingering about whether the Giants should even pick up his fifth-year option for 2023 this spring.

Despite Gettleman’s “disappointing” tenure -- his words, in a statement released Monday -- the outgoing GM was allowed to have family and friends on the MetLife Stadium sideline for pre-game photos on Sunday.

That ceremony stood in stark contrast to Reese’s midseason firing on the gloomy morning of Dec. 4, 2017, after a road loss to the Oakland Raiders with Geno Smith starting at QB. The Giants remain in a fog to this day.

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Taconic Hills to a 54-50 nonleague boys basketball victory over Germantown on Monday.

Taconic Hills trailed 12-11 after one quarter, but fought back to take 29-25 edge by halftime. The Titans outscored the clippers 14-13 in the third stanza to take a 4338 edge into the final eight minutes of play.

Brad Delpozzo was Germantown’s top scorer with 18 points. Owen Watson contributed 16.

GERMANTOWN (50): Delpozzo 6-3-18, Watson 6-4-16, Ferrer 0-2-2, Kilmer 1-0-2, O’Brien 2-1-5, Lyons 3-0-7.

Totals 18-10-50.

3-pointers: Delpozzo 3, Lyons.

TACONIC HILLS (54): Rowe 3-0-6, Van Alstyne 6-015, Howard III 1-1-3, Super 5-4-15, Beck 3-0-6, Russo MATT FORTUNATO/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA 2-1-6, Doty 0-3-3. Totals 20Chatham’s Jacob Baccaro shoots a free throw during Monday’s 9-54.

3-pointers: Van Alstyne 3, Patroon Conference boys basketball game against CairoDurham.

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Like Novak Djokovic, many elite athletes go to extremes to gain an edge Liz Clarke The Washington Post

In halls of government and on social media, tennis star Novak Djokovic is being castigated as yet another entitled millionaire athlete for flouting the coronavirus vaccine mandate to compete in the Australian Open. But his refusal to get the vaccine despite twice testing positive for the virus reveals another quality of elite, world-class athletes that is often lost on the fans who cheer them.

When it comes to their bodies, which are their livelihood and legacy, athletes who reach the pinnacle of their sports tend to be extreme, bordering on obsessive, in pursuit of anything and everything they believe will give them the slightest edge.

Djokovic, 34 and the top-ranked men’s player in the world, has credited his success to a switch to a gluten-free diet in 2011 and a vigorous regimen of yoga, stretching and tai chi to achieve the flexibility at the heart of his game.

While he has never publicly explained his aversion to getting vaccinated against the coronavirus, as have other prominent athletes such as Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Djokovic has long guarded his right to “choose what’s best for my body,” seeing it as a matter of individual liberty.

An Australian judge Monday overturned a decision to cancel the tennis star’s visa because of his vaccination status, ending a five-day standoff and clearing him to compete

in the Australian Open, which begins next week. Attorneys representing the Australian government warned afterward, however, that the country’s immigration minister was considering recanceling Djokovic’s visa.

Not unlike Djokovic, champions across many other sports often ascribe to extreme diets and fitness regimens they believe are key to their performance and longevity, though they may not share the tennis champion’s aversion to the coronavirus vaccine.

In the case of seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady, it has manifested in an adherence to an exceedingly restrictive diet that excludes sugar, dairy and inflammatory nightshades such as tomatoes, mushrooms and eggplant.

Golf icon Tiger Woods rewrote the definition of fitness in his sport with a rigorous program of running, weightlifting and aerobic exercise sandwiched around practice rounds. Later in his career, he pushed himself further by training with U.S. Navy SEALs. Four-time NBA champion LeBron James reportedly spends $1.5 million annually on home gyms, a hyperbaric chamber and a team of trainers, chefs and massage therapists to stay competitive. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson owns two hyperbaric chambers to speed his recovery via the inhalation of pure oxygen.

For 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, the regimen was more - of almost everything. More practices, more daily strength workouts at high

altitude and more fuel in the form of calories - 12,000 per day while in training mode.

In the case of Djokovic, no one knocks his extreme dietary restrictions or eye-popping flexibility. But his refusal to get vaccinated as a condition for entering the Australian Open triggered outrage in the host nation, which has been under exceedingly strict protocols and travel restrictions to limit the spread of the virus for nearly two years.

Former Olympic bronze medalist skier Zali Steggall, a member of Australia’s parliament, was among those taking a swipe in tweeting that she would be cheering for Australian women’s player Ashleigh Barty when the tournament begins Jan. 17 - and not for “selfish players putting others at risk.”

But the mind-set of elite athletes is often defined by not thinking in terms of what is best for others. Their overriding obsession, at least for the duration of their competitive careers, often revolves around what is best for them.

And in pursuit of excellence, the extreme among them often push themselves to lengths their rivals won’t.

“The elite-among-the-elite are in, and on, a perpetual quest of separating from the pack in all four pillars of performance - the technical, the tactical, the physiological and the psychological,” said performance psychology specialist Colleen Hacker, who worked with the U.S. women’s soccer team for 12 years and has served as mental skills coach for the U.S. field hockey and ice hockey teams, as well as Major League

Baseball players, golfers, Olympic swimmers and speedskaters. “Getting to the top is extraordinarily difficult in and of itself. Remaining there is doubly so. As an elite athlete, where do you find this separation? Increasingly, it’s at the outer edges.”

Hacker added: “This is where champions go in search of that edge, where they may find the good or the bad.”

Or, in the case of Djokovic eschewing vaccination, to a place that may prove ill-advised or appear selfish.

Martina Navratilova understands a champion’s quest for every available competitive edge, having compiled statistics that rival Djokovic’s during her Hall of Fame career, including 18 Grand Slam singles titles. Djokovic has won 20.

“I obviously get the self-oriented obsession with getting better,” Navratilova said. “I tried different diets, always tinkered with my game to try to find a little bit extra physically in every way legally, obviously - working out, eating and sleeping well. I never drank, apart from half a beer to go to sleep maybe. I never drank coffee.”

But she doesn’t understand Djokovic’s logic on declining the vaccine.

Navratilova, now 65 and a broadcast analyst, said that if she were playing today, she would be waiting in line to get vaccinated, adding that she already is.

“For the greater good, as a leader, it behooves one to take one for the team, even if you don’t believe in it,” Navratilova said. “Clearly it’s better for the world and for your peers. I would be

embarrassed to be the one more likely to infect them if I don’t get vaccinated.

Even on a selfish level, you get less sick if you do get it.”

It’s hard to say what’s driving Djokovic’s decision-making, said Bob Rotella, a professor of sports psychology at University of Virginia who has worked with top golfers such as Rory McIlroy.

“There are athletes who think there is enough conflicting information out there that they are not sure if it’s a good idea or a bad idea,” Rotella said.

“It’s not necessarily that they are being entitled; they are just not sure that this might not do something bad to their body. Some athletes feel they’re actually better off not getting the vaccine.

Whether that’s accurate information or not, who knows?”

Djokovic is tied with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the most Grand Slam titles in men’s history, which underscores the significance of this year’s Australian Open. Federer won’t compete; Nadal intends to.

Whether Djokovic competes next week at Melbourne Park, where he is a nine-time and defending champion, or a tournament to follow, Rotella said he is convinced he will turn this controversy into a positive.

“Most great athletes will just find a way to turn this into a chip on their shoulder they can use,” Rotella said.

“He’ll just decide: ‘They want someone else to win; they don’t want me. They wanted Federer or Nadal, so I’m going to turn that into a motivation.’ “

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Matt Grzelcyk had a goal and four assists as the Boston Bruins recorded a 7-3 road win over the Washington Capitals on Monday.

It was a milestone night for Grzelcyk, who had never before recorded even three points in

a game during his six NHL seasons.

David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand each scored two goals and added an assist for the Bruins, the second consecutive two-goal game for each of the forwards. Craig Smith had a goal and an assist, while Anton Blidh and Taylor Hall each

had two assists. Erik Haula also scored for Boston.

Conor Sheary scored twice and T.J. Oshie added a goal for the Capitals, who are 0-2-2 in their past four games.

Kings 3, Rangers 1 Cal Petersen made 22 saves and Los Angeles downed

visiting New York for its fourth win in five games.

Phillip Danault, Blake Lizotte and Adrian Kempe scored and Trevor Moore had two assists for the Kings.

Mika Zibanejad scored and Alexandar Georgiev made 36 saves for the Rangers, who had won four of their previous five.

Avalanche 4, Kraken 3 Nicolas Aube-Kubel had two goals, Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist and Colorado rallied to beat Seattle in Denver.

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Hall of Fame WR Don Maynard dies at 86 Field Level Media

Hall of Famer Don Maynard, the New York Jets’ alltime time leading receiver, died Monday at age 86.

Pro Football Hall of Fame president Jim Porter confirmed the passing, calling Maynard “a resilient man on and off the field, and someone that his teammates could always count on.”

Maynard was born in Crosbyton, Texas, and starred at UTEP before being drafted in the ninth round by the New York Giants in 1957.

He caught five passes for 84 yards in 12 games with the Giants in 1958, then played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League in 1959 before returning to the Big Apple.

Maynard joined the New York Titans for the inaugural season of the American Football League in 1960.

The team changed its name to the Jets in 1963 and ultimately merged with the NFL in 1970.

Maynard caught 627 passes for 11,732 yards and 88 touchdowns – all franchise records – in 172 games with the Titans/Jets from 1960-72, earning four Pro Bowl selections and posting five 1,000-yard seasons. He led the AFL with 1,434 receiving yards in 1967.

Maynard played in two games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1973 and caught one pass for 18 yards.

He retired as pro football’s all-time leading receiver with 11,834 yards until Charlie Joiner passed him in 1986.

Maynard was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987. The Jets retired his No. 13 and made him a charter member of their Ring of Honor in 2010.

“Don was a great player.

He made many of his teammates better football players,” quarterback Joe Namath said, per the Hall of Fame. “Don worked with 25 different quarterbacks throughout his career, and he made most of us better football players.

“He was the man our opponents worried about, the knockout punch. Lightening in a bottle. Nitro just waiting to explode. I mean he could fly. But with the grace of a great thoroughbred. The man could flat play. He galloped through the best of the very best football players of the world.”

Maynard played in some of the most celebrated games in football history.

With the Giants, he appeared in the 1958 NFL Championship Game, a 23-17 loss to the Baltimore Colts known as “The Greatest Game Ever Played.”

With the Jets, he participated in the Super Bowl III upset against Baltimore on Jan. 12, 1969. Maynard also competed in the debut of “Monday Night Football” on Sept. 21, 1970.

What will Major League Baseball look like post-lockout?

Matthew Roberson New York Daily News

Whether it’s full on reconstructive surgery or just some touch ups around the edges, Major League Baseball could look a lot different the next time we see it.

For starters, an Opening Day in May or June would have a much different vibe than the traditional late-March start date. While the weather across the country would be much more tolerable the later the season is delayed, the collective feelings from fans and players would be cold enough to bring things down toward the familiar temperature.

A prolonged lockout is a classic no-win situation for both sides, though Rob Manfred and the owners would surely spin it as a necessary evil geared toward moving the league forward. That may make sense in their brains, but listening to Manfred explain how the second shortened season in three years is actually a good thing could be enough for some people to tune out until the commissioner is deposed.

As the lockout bleeds into January and beyond, it creates the unavoidable situation of nothingness ultimately giving way to a frantic scramble. The last major transaction before the lockout came right under the buzzer when Marcus Stroman signed a three-year deal with the Cubs just hours before MLB had to pretend like he didn’t exist anymore. The moment the lockout ends, teams and players are free to communicate again (legally, that is), which could spark another frantic free agent frenzy.

From an entertainment standpoint, a 72-hour blizzard of player movement would be fun, but it amplifies one of the core problems that got us a lockout in the first place. The players, understandably, have a keen interest in getting paid

as early and often as they can.

Players who hit free agency during the lockout were dealt a bad hand -- or if you choose to view it another way, were wronged by their agents, who could have seen this coming and negotiated around it -- but the topic of free agency as a whole will get a re-examination in the coming weeks.

The players, put quite simply, want to get to arbitration and free agency sooner, thus giving them as many opportunities to cash out as possible.

Currently, players need six full years of service time to reach free agency. They need three years under their belt before they can take their team to arbitration. Bringing those numbers down will be of chief interest to the players union, and achieving their goal would have massive ripple effects throughout the league.

If the waiting period for free agency was five full seasons instead of six, Aaron Judge would be a free agent right now rather than the end of the 2022 season.

If Judge was on the open market now, as he’d likely prefer, he’d be in line for one of the richest deals in league history given his stellar 2021 production.

He could still get that deal next winter, but the specter of injury or poor performance threatens to cost him a few million.

The current system also prevented Judge from being paid what he was worth after his historic rookie season. Rather than turning 52 homers and a Rookie of the Year award into a multi-million dollar contract, Judge was rewarded with a $77,800 raise. This system now has its teeth in Juan Soto, one of the undisputed best players in the world who won’t get paid like one until 2025.

Many of the players’ lockout interests reside at the bank, and rightfully so, given that the players are the lifeblood of the sport.

Dolphins’ Brian Flores and Bears’ Matt Nagy among Monday’s NFL coach firings Mark Maske The Washington Post

The firing season for NFL coaches intensified Monday with the dismissals of the Miami Dolphins’ Brian Flores, the Chicago Bears’ Matt Nagy and the Minnesota Vikings’ Mike Zimmer on the morning after the regular season concluded.

They joined Vic Fangio, who was fired Sunday by the Denver Broncos. Two teams, the Las Vegas Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars, made head coaching changes during the season.

There were three general manager vacancies after Monday’s firings of Ryan Pace by the Bears and Rick Spielman by the Vikings, along with Dave Gettleman’s retirement from the New York Giants. The Giants did not immediately clarify the status of Coach Joe Judge.

Flores’s ouster was, by far, the biggest surprise among Monday morning’s flurry of moves. Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Eric Ebron referenced Flores’s firing and wrote on Twitter that “this one makes no sense.”

Flores was fired following a season in which the Dolphins finished with a disappointing 9-8 record following a 1-7 start. But the Dolphins had their second straight winning season under Flores. He had a record of 24-25 over his three-year tenure, never reaching the playoffs.

“I don’t think that we were really working well as an organization that it would take to really win consistently at the NFL level,” Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said during a news conference.

The decision by the Dolphins comes at a sensitive time for the NFL as the league attempts to improve the diversity in its head coaching ranks. Flores was one of only three Black NFL head coaches this season, with Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin and Houston’s David Culley.

Ross, a strong supporter of the University of Michigan, quickly moved to attempt to quiet speculation that he will hire the school’s coach, Jim Harbaugh.

“I’m not going to be the person who takes Jim Harbaugh from the University of Michigan,” Ross said. “I hope he stays there. He is a great coach.”

Bears fire Nagy, Pace: The onceso-promising pairing of Nagy and the Bears ended Monday when the team dismissed him after his fourth season as its coach. The firing of Nagy, a former NFL coach of the year, became increasingly inevitable as a disappointing season progressed. The ouster means that a new coach will be handed the task of attempting to develop Justin Fields into a franchise quarterback.

The Bears announced the firings of both Nagy and Pace.

There has been speculation that the Bears and Raiders could be contenders for Harbaugh. He is a former Bears quarterback and began his coaching career as a Raiders assistant. The talk about his potential candidacy for NFL head coaching jobs has resurfaced in the aftermath of Harbaugh leading Michigan to a berth in this season’s college football playoff. He coached the San Francisco 49ers to three appearances in the NFC championship game over a four-season span between 2011 and 2014.

The Bears completed a 6-11 season with Sunday’s loss at Minnesota. Fields, chosen 11th overall in last year’s NFL draft, made 10 starts as a rookie and provided some glimpses of his considerable talent. But he mostly struggled as a passer with seven touchdowns, 10 interceptions and an unsightly passer rating of 73.2. The Bears went 2-8 in the games that he started. Fields missed the season finale after being placed on the covid-19 reserve list last week.

Nagy arrived in Chicago as a wouldbe offensive mastermind who’d worked for Coach Andy Reid in Kansas City, first as the Chiefs’ quarterbacks coach and

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then as their offensive coordinator. He got off to a spectacular beginning with the Bears, leading them to a 12-4 record and the NFC North title in 2018. He was the runaway winner in the balloting for coach of the year.

But that season ended in disappointment for the Bears. They lost, 16-15, to the Philadelphia Eagles in the opening round of the NFC playoffs at Soldier Field when kicker Cody Parkey missed his infamous “double doink” 43-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds.

The Bears never had another winning season under Nagy, going 8-8 in both 2019 and 2020. They went 34-31 in the regular season under Nagy and 0-2 in the playoffs.

Vikings fire Zimmer, Spielman: The Vikings reached an NFC championship game, made a huge investment in quarterback Kirk Cousins and often resembled a viable contender during Zimmer’s eight seasons as their coach.

But Zimmer’s lengthy tenure ultimately was filled with more frustration than glory, and it ended Monday when he was fired by the Vikings following a second straight losing season.

The move came one day after the Vikings finished their season with a triumph at home over the Bears. That improved their record to 8-9 but they missed the playoffs for the fifth time in Zimmer’s eight seasons.

The Vikings also dismissed Spielman.

“While these decisions are not easy, we believe it is time for new leadership to elevate our team so we can consistently contend for championships,” the Vikings said in a statement attributed to their ownership group.

Cousins had a good season filled with eye-catching numbers. He had 33 touchdown passes, threw only seven interceptions and was the NFL’s fourthrated passer. But, once again, he was not the centerpiece of a championship team, which is what the Vikings envisioned when they signed him in free agency in March 2018 to a record-setting guaranteed contract worth about $84 million over three years.

The Vikings doubled down on Cousins by signing him in March 2020 to a two-year, $66 million contract extension. But they’ve reached the playoffs only once in four seasons since Cousins’s arrival, and Zimmer paid the price Monday with his job.

Zimmer was a longtime defensive guru and a former fixture as a Dallas Cowboys assistant who didn’t get his first head coaching opportunity until the Vikings hired him in 2014 at age 57. He won a division title in the 2015 season with promising youngster Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback. But Bridgewater suffered a terrible knee injury during a training-camp practice in 2016 and his replacement, Sam Bradford, wasn’t the answer.

The Vikings nearly reached the Super Bowl in the 2017 season with Case Keenum at quarterback. They went 13-3 during the regular season and won the

NFC North. They beat the New Orleans Saints in a conference semifinal on the “Minneapolis Miracle,” a 61-yard touchdown pass from Keenum to wide receiver Stefon Diggs with no time left on the clock.

But the Vikings were overwhelmed, 38-7, by the Eagles in the NFC title game, then discarded Keenum in favor of Cousins in the offseason with hopes that Cousins would be the final piece to a Super Bowl puzzle.

It didn’t happen. Zimmer exits after going 72-56-1 in the regular season with the Vikings and 2-3 in the playoffs.

Gettleman retires: Gettleman stepped aside as general manager, announcing his retirement. There continued to be indications that Judge probably would be retained following a 4-13 season.

That once seemed certain, with Judge only two seasons into his coaching tenure. But the Giants ended the season on a six-game losing streak and sentiment seemed to turn against Judge following his recent 11-minute postgame rant, followed by the public mockery that accompanied the team running a thirdand-nine quarterback sneak deep in its own territory during Sunday’s defeat to the Washington Football Team.

The Giants have had five straight losing seasons. They’ve reached the playoffs once in 10 seasons since winning the Super Bowl to conclude the 2011 season. Gettleman’s draft decisions to use the second overall choice on running back Saquon Barkley in 2018, then the sixth overall selection on quarterback Daniel Jones in 2019 were widely panned.

One Giants co-owner, John Mara, said in a statement that there “will be a comprehensive search” for a GM to “oversee all aspects of football operations,” including coaching. The other, Steve Tisch, said: “It is an understatement to say John and I are disappointed by the lack of success we have had on the field.”

Broncos fire Fangio: The Broncos fired Fangio as their coach Sunday, one day after completing their third straight losing season under his stewardship.

The move came after a season in which the Broncos went 7-10, culminating with Saturday’s 28-24 defeat at home to the Chiefs. The Broncos have had six straight non-playoff seasons since winning the Super Bowl to conclude the 2015 season.

“For the last three seasons, Vic put his heart and soul into coaching the Broncos,” Joe Ellis, the team’s president and CEO, said in a statement, thanking Fangio for his “maximum effort” and adding that General Manager George Paton “will have full authority” to choose the next coach.

The Broncos ended the season on a four-game losing streak. They went 4-10 after a 3-0 start to the season. They were 19-30 in Fangio’s three years and never reached the playoffs or even had a .500 season.

College football leaders: No playoff expansion (yet) Field Level Media

College Football Playoff power brokers finished a round of meetings Monday to discuss the possible expansion of the event’s format. And just like the last couple of times, no consensus was reached in Indianapolis.

“Have you ever seen the movie ‘Groundhog Day?’” Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby asked rhetorically following the negotiations.

Officials have fallen into a deadlock over particulars of expansion following reports surfacing last summer indicating substantial movement toward a 12-team playoff model from the current four-team one.

The brakes were pumped on that model shortly thereafter. Since that point, debate has circled the size of the

proposed expansion and many of its other particulars.

A new model would require unanimous consent among officials of the 10 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences along with a representative from Notre Dame.

The current sticking points remain automatic qualifiers â?? whether a team can earn its way in by reaching benchmarks such as conference titles â?? how the bowls will end up being involved, payout particulars and athlete welfare.

Last June’s proposal included the country’s six highest ranked conference champions as well as the country’s six next-highest ranked teams.

Reports from multiple outlets suggest an expansion could be worth over $450 million in additional revenue for

the sport.

The current format, with ESPN holding the media rights, is part of a 12-year deal that runs through the 2025-26 season.

The door hasn’t been completely shut on expansion, however. Conference commissioners are planning to revisit the proposal in the coming weeks.

In September, CFP executive director Bill Hancock said, “We have time, because if the event is going to change before the end of the term, the end of the 12 years, we have three or four months. If it’s going to change in Year 13, then we have a couple of years.

“They understand how important this is. It’s important for all of them.

It’s important for the people on their campuses.”

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Man’s anger begins to boil over in everyday exchanges Dear Abby, I am becoming more and more irritated with people. My fuse is short and I’m prone to bursts of anger. Today I watched another driver run a red light, and I proceeded to honk my horn, lower my window and give the guy my middle finger. (Yeah, I know DEAR ABBY it was risky, but I couldn’t resist the impulse.)

I am sick of people! They are, in my opinion, selfcentered, inconsiderate jerks who need to be smacked. Stupid questions also set me off.

I have been snapping at my wife and kids, which is not something I intend. What can I do to get a grip on my temper and not act out the way I have been doing? Is something wrong with me?

Really A Nice Guy In Michigan

JEANNE PHILLIPS

The “Season to be Jolly” has always been stressful, as is its aftermath, when it’s time to pay the bills. This last holiday season has been more stressful than most for any number of reasons.

Anger is a normal emotion. Everyone experiences it from time to time. But lowering one’s car window, playing the horn like a musical instrument and giving other drivers the finger is not only unwise, but dangerous.

These days it could get you killed. For the record, a bad mood is not a valid excuse for taking it out on someone you think has asked a stupid question. If a query is sincere, no question is “stupid.”

Your loss of self-control — if recent — could be related to frustration or misdirected anger at something out of your control. Does experiencing these feelings mean there is something “wrong” with you? Not necessarily, as long as you find ways to manage your emotions before exploding. We are all human. We all make mistakes.

My booklet, “The Anger in All of Us and How to Deal With It,” offers suggestions for directing angry feelings in a healthy way. It contains suggestions for managing and constructively channeling anger in various situations. It can be ordered by sending your name and address, plus a check or money order for $8 to Dear Abby Anger Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.

Shipping and handling are included in the price.

It takes self-control and maturity to react calmly instead of striking out in anger. Recognizing what is causing these negative emotions can go a long way to help you avoid taking them out on others. I sometimes wonder whether anger management should be added to school curriculums to help the next generation learn to communicate in a healthy manner, rather than simply reacting.

Dear Abby, My dear friend “Francine” loves male attention and flirts with men, married or unmarried, at parties and on other occasions.

I don’t think flirting with married men is proper because it sends the wrong message.

I also don’t think their wives appreciate her behavior. Am I off base? I would appreciate your input.

Old-Fashioned In Arizona

Pickles

Pearls Before Swine

Classic Peanuts

Garfield

Your dear friend may do this not because she’s trying to break up a marriage, but because she needs validation and wants to reassure herself that she is attractive. If the wives find her behavior a threat, they can tell her that themselves, or exclude her from their gatherings.

P.S. Is it “proper”? No. Does it happen?

Quite often.

Zits

Horoscope

Dark Side of the Horse

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are a natural strategist, and it will depend upon the circumstances and situations that develop around you at any given time whether your ability to plan and implement will be used, ultimately, for good or ill — and that, in turn, will determine the overall trajectory of your life. Of course you will want to influence things in a positive way, and you may, but you will have to make the right decisions every step of the way.

You have tremendous self-esteem, and you are more than willing to see yourself as invulnerable, even infallible. While confidence is always a plus, too much of this good thing can result in your encountering disappointment again and again. Be confident but realistic in your views of yourself and the world around you.

Also born on this date are: Howard Stern, radio personality; Kirstie Alley, actress; Joe Frazier, boxer; Jack London, author; Tex Ritter, singing cowboy; Oliver Platt, actor; Joe E. Lewis, singer and comedian.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may not be able to keep up with everyone today, but you can establish a pace for yourself that you can maintain and that yields rewards.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You can do all you need to do within the time alotted today, provided you understand the ground rules and make a fast start.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You’re more interested in making the traditional work for you

today than you are in experimenting with something new. You know who can help!

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Any hestitation today is likely to set you back a good deal, and you don’t want to risk being so far behind that you cannot keep up.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You find value today in both the contemporary and the oldfashioned, and just one creative idea can have you combining them most profitably.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You’re ready to take a chance today, but someone you know doubts that you can do what you’ve said you can do. It’s time to prove yourself!

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Your energy is likely to wax and wane throughout the day, so you must time your efforts carefully to take advantage of the upswings.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Worry about what others are doing even a little, and you’ll find that you’re not able to do all you had planned. Focus on your own efforts today!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth today — or you’ll likely be putting yourself and those around you in some danger.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — It’s easy to mean what you say, but it’s another thing altogether to come out and say what you mean. This is it that sets you apart today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You’ll have to keep the lines of communication open today, though you may not want to hear all that is being said. Can you pick and choose?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You may not be able to do all that you had promised today; if you prioritize and do things in the right order, perhaps nobody will notice.

Daily Maze

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Goren bridge WITH BOB JONES ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

FLAIR? Neither vulnerable, North deals NORTH ♠8752 ♥ KQJ85 ♦ A 10 9 8 ♣ Void WEST EAST ♠ Void ♠QJ3 ♥ A 10 7 6 ♥ 43 ♦ KQ6 ♦ 7532 ♣K97642 ♣ Q J 10 5 SOUTH ♠ A K 10 9 6 4 ♥ 92 ♦ J4 ♣A83 NORTH 1♥ 2♠ 4♦ Pass

EAST Pass 3♣ Pass Pass

SOUTH 1♠ 4♣ 4♠ 5♠

WEST 2♣ Pass 5♣ All pass

Opening lead: King of ♦ Zia Mahmood has long been considered one of the world’s best bridge players. He represented

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The bidding:

his native Pakistan many times in World Championship play. He relocated to New York in the 1990’s and eventually qualified to represent the USA, which he has done for over 20 years, bringing back a few World Championships along the way. He was South in today’s deal.

Zia, as he is universally known, has a reputation for great flair at the bridge table. Flair, for an expert, is usually nothing more than the result of a good bridge decision. Zia won the opening diamond lead with dummy’s ace and led the two of spades from dummy. East played the three and Zia elegantly covered this with the four! He made his contract thanks to this play.

Was he demonstrating his flair? Not really, just his judgment. West was also a top player. Zia reasoned that West’s bidding was peculiar for a great player. West passed over Zia’s four-club bid and then bid five clubs later. In Zia’s judgment, a top expert who bid like this, seemingly uncertain about whether to bid again or not, is usually trying to get doubled and keep his opponents from bidding on. Unusual playing strength would be a reason for doing that, and Zia decided that a spade void was likely. Beautifully done!

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B8 Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Close to Home

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OTGUR NYEPN TGRREE DCFAAE Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle

1/12/22 Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

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Yesterday’s

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Heart of the City

Dilbert

B.C.

For Better or For Worse

Wizard of Id

Crossword Puzzle

DOWN 1 Actress Loretta 2 Ms. Turner 3 Blow out of proportion

Andy Capp

Bound & Gagged

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

4 TV’s Ming-Na __ 5 Deep gorge 6 __ in; apply Bengay 7 Ancient 8 Falls sharply & quickly 9 Quick-witted 10 __ of pork; dinner entrée 11 Walk with heavy steps 12 “My Three __” of old TV 14 Take out text 19 Team leader 22 Sea inlet 25 __-back; relaxed 27 Texas __; Lubbock school 28 Recovery center, for short 29 Actress Delany 30 Sure to happen 31 Tribal pole 33 Smart 34 Decay 36 Flying insect

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Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

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38 Ability to read & write 39 Actor Jamie 41 Parking attendant 42 Makes points 44 Frolicked 45 Pronoun 47 Indefinite period 48 Walk the floor

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49 “__ in the Life”; Beatles song 50 Fishing spot 53 Tragic fate 54 __ up; confesses 56 Word from a ghost 57 Attorney’s field 59 Remain behind

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

Print answer here:

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ACROSS 1 Murdered 5 Farmland yield 9 Peaks seen from Salzburg 13 Grew more visible, as the moon 15 Ship’s frame 16 Fly alone 17 Senseless 18 Kidnapping 20 Dog collar dangler 21 Weights: abbr.

23 Coconut candy bar 24 Sparkle 26 Porch pad 27 Part of NATO 29 Fraud 32 Spine-chilling 33 1 of 7 deadly sins 35 “Immediately!”

37 African nation 38 NFL team 39 Greek salad topper 40 Bowler or derby 41 Panorama 42 Squirrels away 43 Bawl out 45 Pinch pennies 46 Spanish cheer 47 Barely five feet tall 48 Betsy or Arnold 51 __ person; each 52 “Much __ About Nothing” 55 Willing to go with the flow 58 Part of the arm 60 Birthday party dessert 61 Old furnace fuel 62 Beauty parlor 63 Spied on 64 Loud mournful cry 65 Diamonds & rubies

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