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Jeremy Pinnell gets Rolling Stone attention Concrete Blonde cover song ‘Joey’ recorded on his phone Chris Varias Special to Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Emergency personnel responded to boats adrift in the Ohio River after a barge struck the Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club in Ludlow, Ky., on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. The barge crashed into the Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club restaurant and several boats at the marina. ALBERT CESARE AND PHIL DIDION / THE ENQUIRER

‘Red ﬂ ag’ cargo, a sleeping pilot:

New details emerge in 2019 barge crash that closed Ludlow-Bromley Yacht Club What happened?

Julia Fair Cincinnati Enquirer

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Before the sunrise illuminated the Cincinnati skyline early in the morning on October 2, 2019, a towboat pushed 15 barges up the Ohio River. Barges are cabled together into a tow, which can be longer than three football fi elds, according to the National Park Service. The group of barges was on its way to Bellaire, Ohio, across the Ohio River from Benwood, West Virginia. The towboat was named Dale Artigue. Operated by Florida Marine Transport, it veered from the center of the river toward Kentucky’s riverbank, according to a video animation from the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard said in a report months later As it inched toward the bank, the depth reader that the towboat pilot, asleep at the controls, shot from 30 feet of water to just 9.2 feet, the video caused the collision. shows. The fl oating club is still An alarm alerted the crew closed, according to the club’s to the shallow water. That’s website. Instead, the owners what woke the pilot, who told posted on Facebook to ask cusinvestigators he didn’t know “I think you know what tomers to visit them on land, how long he had been asleep. happened. I nodded off.” across the street at The Lagoon He had slept fi ve hours before Saloon. taking over the controls, Towboat pilot to investigators The Enquirer obtained revewhich was typical, he told inlatory investigative fi les about vestigators, when pressed the crash through a public records request with the about why he fell asleep. Coast Guard. The tow steered left, away from the riverbank. Among the new details: You know what happened next. At 6:04 a.m., a Ludh This crash wasn’t the fi rst time that particular low Bromley Yacht Club employee called in the pilot had fallen asleep at the controls. crash. h The crash caused $450,000 in damage. h A fl ammable chemical was on board. The sleepy pilot The chemical, styrene, has created worry in Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati because “I think you know what happened. I nodded off ,” of a 2005 leak and a more recent proposal to store the pilot told investigators. the chemical in a neighborhood. A University of In December 2019, the Coast Guard said the Kentucky chemistry expert told The Enquirer a sty- cause of the crash was due to the pilot falling asleep rene spill off of a barge likely would have evaporat- at the controls. New records obtained by The Ened with little harm – but added it “could have been a quirer show the pilot told investigators that had fi re hazard” if a massive amount spewed out “very happened before, but alarms had woken him up bequickly.” fore anything happened in the past. Fourteen months after the crash, the Coast In November 2020, the Coast Guard suspended Guard Sector Ohio Valley was still investigating. As the pilot’s Merchant Mariner Credential, a passsuch, the Coast Guard denied parts of The Enquir- port-style book with evidence of the mariner’s er’s records request and is refusing to release the qualifi cations, for one month, the Coast Guard told name of the pilot involved. The Enquirer in an emailed statement. The pilot However, the Coast Guard did tell The Enquirer will remain on probation until June 2021. That’s in an emailed statement the pilot’s license has been suspended as punishment. See COLLISION, Page 2A

n October 2019, something odd happened on the Ohio River. A 1,200-foot towboat/barge combination carrying rock, sand and gravel crashed into the Ludlow-Bromley Yacht Club. It ripped the restaurant and marina in half, struck and dragged boats, and sent umbrellas, tables and chairs ﬂ oating down the river.

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It was a recording that Jeremy Pinnell did not want to package, but in the end it went from his phone to Rolling Stone. When COVID-19 sidelined Pinnell and his road band and left him stuck at home, he took out his mobile device, worked up a version of the 1990 Concrete Blonde hit “Joey,” and pressed record. Pinnell posted a video of the performance on Instagram, and it quickly notched thousands of views. He would have been happy to leave it there, but friends and business associates talked him into taking it down and cleaning up the audio. Longtime collaborator Mike Montgomery mastered it at his Candyland Recording Studio in Dayton, Kentucky. And now, Pinnell has his viral single for these viral times. He talked about the attention it has received and provided an update on his plans to return to the stage. Q: What were you doing at this time last year? A: We were on tour, and we were in Austin recording our record ... and the same week, we came back home. ... that Monday is when they shut the country down and asked everybody to stay home. We had two tours booked a month out and a month after that. We were pretty much booked through half the year and we just slowly started having to cancel everything. The way we were paying for the record was touring. We were being a self-suﬃ cient, working band. That’s all we were doing, was playing music. I don’t think reality set in ‘til towards the end of the year. We were like, yeah, we probably won’t be doing nothing for two years. Q: What happened to the record? A: We’re going to release an album this year, but we haven’t made a big deal about it. We got the record. (Local record label) SofaBurn reached out and said, if you want to do the record with us, we’ll do everything we can to help. I think that’s great that they’ve double-downed during the pandemic to really help artists, especially local artists and musicians. See PINNELL, Page 2A

When COVID-19 sidelined Jeremy Pinnell and his road band and left him stuck at home, he took out his mobile device, worked up a version of the 1990 Concrete Blonde hit “Joey,” and pressed record. PROVIDED

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Prosecutor: NKY Subway turned away veteran with service dog, settles complaint Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A Subway franchise in Northern Kentucky that turned away a veteran with a service dog will adopt and implement a service animal policy, according to a settlement agreement. The veteran suﬀ ers from post-traumatic stress disorder and uses the service dog to assist with his disability, according to a news release from the De-

partment of Justice. The investigation, prompted by the veteran’s citizen complaint, was conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Oﬃ ce for the Eastern District of Kentucky. The prosecutor’s oﬃ ce found that MD Food, which owns the Crescent Springs, Kentucky, franchise, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when a Subway employee enforced the restaurant’s “no dogs” policy and would not allow the veteran to dine in. The veteran said he was embar-

rassed, anxious and suﬀ ered emotional distress over the incident, according to the release. “Restaurants, as public accommodations, are required to ensure proper access to their customers with disabilities,” U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky Carlton S. Shier, IV said. “This includes allowing service dogs, which are a necessary means for many individuals with disabilities. The Department of Justice is committed to en-

suring that individuals with disabilities have proper access under the ADA and we are pleased that MD Food has agreed to modify its policies and practices to comply with the Act.” Prosecutors say MD Food will pay $1,000 in damages to the veteran in addition to modifying its current policies and practices around service animals. The company agreed to provide training on its new service dog policy to employees and managers, and post the policy at the restaurant.

Two Cincinnati area nonproﬁ ts merge to enhance services to older adults Submitted by Elliot Grossman Ashire Communications

Two nonprofi ts that serve older adults in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky have merged to form one of the largest local community-based organizations that provides direct services to seniors. The merger of Cincinnati Area Senior Services and Meals on Wheels Southwest OH & Northern KY will serve more than 10,000 seniors annually with about 150 employees and 800 volunteers. The number of meals delivered to seniors’ homes per year is likely to exceed 1.4 million. The organizations have chosen to use the name “Meals on Wheels Southwest OH & Northern KY” because of the strong, positive recognition of the Meals on Wheels brand. The leaders of both nonprofi ts are confi dent this action will position the organizations to provide the best possible services for many years. Seniors need these services now more than ever, not only because of the pandemic but also because of the ongoing, exponential growth in their population. That growth is outpacing the resources available to serve seniors and putting their

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when the Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley investigation will end, too. “The pilot had the option to use one or both of the deckhands as a lookout but choose not to,” the investigative ﬁ le said. The deckhands were not punished, the Coast Guard said in its statement. The name of the pilot was redacted from the ﬁ les. And the Coast Guard said it will not release the name.

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health and well-being in jeopardy. “This merger makes a bold statement – and a promise: Working with our communities, our combined organization will tackle the challenges facing us so that every senior enjoys the support and dignity that they deserve,” said Jennifer Steele, who will serve as CEO of the merged organization. The larger scale of the organization, along with a $4 million grant last year from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, will fuel innovation – to bring about transformational change. The leaders also believe there is a signiﬁ cant opportunity to eliminate duplication of services between the organizations. “This is a great day for seniors and together we are going to do amazing things,” said Tracey Collins, CEO of CASS. She will be Chief Integration Oﬃ cer for the merged organization. “It just makes sense with limited funding to join forces and strengthen our services for seniors.” The organizations have remarkable similarities, including their main missions – to help seniors live independently and thrive. Both organizations have substantial Meals on Wheels programs that provide food and a check on

Is styrene dangerous? Styrene was on board – the same fl ammable chemical that caused a Cincinnati neighborhood to shelter in place in 2005. More recently, a group of Northern Kentucky neighbors worried it would be stored near their homes. A carcinogen and fl ammable chemical, styrene can be fatal if it’s inhaled. It can damage organs, infl ame lungs and make it hard to breathe. In the Coast Guard documents, the chemical was labeled as “red fl ag” cargo. That means the tank must be inspected, it can’t be heated and it can’t be near heated cargo, the Coast Guard told The Enquirer. There are also regulations pilots must follow when styrene is on board. The records did not say if navigational regulations contributed to the pilot’s suspension.

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Q: Do you have a release date? A: We do not. I know we want to release some singles this year. We’ve got some cool stuﬀ to put out we’ve been working on while we’ve had some down time. Q: Do you have a name for it? A: Yeah, the album’s going to be called “Goodbye L.A.” Q: Why “Goodbye L.A.?” A: The title track is called “Goodbye L.A.” It’s just a song that I wrote while we were playing a show in L.A. one night, and we were leaving, and there was a bunch of pretty girls outside the concert venue. We were all just joking around, and I made the comment, “they don’t want babies.” Just, like, stupid, you know? Like saying, in L.A., the girls are pretty but they don’t want to have babies. Something stupid. So I came up with the line, “Goodbye L.A., you got some pretty ladies, but they don’t have babies, but I do.” And I wrote the song, and it’s one of my most favorite songs I’ve written in the last couple years. Q: Why did you make the record in Austin? A: My buddy Scottie Diablo in L.A. hooked me up. I reached out to him. The

Meals on Wheels Southwest OH & Northern KY has combined its operations with Cincinnati Area Senior Services. Here a driver delivers a meal to a senior. PROVIDED

the well-being of seniors. Combined, the organizations have more than 135 years of dedication to seniors. As the nonproﬁ ts work to combine their operations, they have lots of details to sort out, but they know this: h They will retain all of their programs and services. h No one will lose their job due to the merger. In fact, more job opportunities are expected. “The merger of Meals on Wheels and CASS makes sense from every angle,” said Michael Murphy, who will be the new board vice-chair. “By coming together, these two strong organizations gain eﬃ ciencies that will allow them to channel their focus on continued

growth and innovation. Every senior, and every person who cares about them, should celebrate this news – and anticipate many good things to come as a result.” Dan Driehaus, who will be the chair of the new board, emphasized the important role that the delivery drivers play in checking on seniors. “Amazon knows how to deliver a box. We know the importance of visiting seniors to check on their welfare. We take time to observe their environment. We chat. We listen. We care. For many of our seniors, our meal delivery person might be the only person they interact with all day. Our meal delivery is simply an extension of our interest in their well-being.”

The Enquirer asked University of Kentucky chemistry expert John Anthony what would have happened to the styrene on the barge if it hit land instead of the yacht club. Not much, Anthony told The Enquirer in an emailed statement. The chemical would have caused a ﬁ re hazard if a massive amount was dumped out “very quickly,” he wrote. But even then, the chemical would have evaporated quickly and blown “away in the wind,” because of its low boiling point, Anthony said. He predicted ﬁ rst responders would have evacuated the area until the spill had been cleaned up. That’s what happened in August 2005 when the substance leaked from a rail car near Cincinnati’s East End. It forced a three-day evacuation within a mile of the leak.

The companies involved in that instance, Indiana and Ohio Railway Company and the Westlake Chemical Corporation, paid the city of Cincinnati $400,000 in a settlement and $2 million to families. “Of the things a barge could spill, styrene would not be at the top of my worry list,” Anthony said in the emailed statement. Julia is the Northern Kentucky government reporter through the Report For America program. The Enquirer needs local donors to help fund her grantfunded position. If you want to support Julia’s work, email her editor Carl Weiser at cweiser@cincinna.gannett.com to ﬁ nd out how you can help fund her work. Do you know something she should know? Send her a note at jfair@enquirer.com and follow her on Twitter at @JFair_Reports.

guy who produced the album, Jonathan Tyler, produced Nikki Lane’s “Highway Queen” record. Sonically, that record sounded so good. I was like, “how do you know that that’s the right thing to put in that part of the song?” So I reached out to Scottie, and he hooked me up with Johnathan. Jonathan lives in Austin. Q: Is “Joey” on this record? A: It is not. I thought it was a bad idea to release that single. I was like, that’s stupid. Why would you release something you recorded on your phone in the house? And it’s got like over 10,000 streams already on Spotify. Rolling Stone wrote a little about it, which they were real nice. Q: What drew you to that song? A: I’ve always liked that song. I don’t know about you, but that was always a go-to I would play at the bar on the jukebox. Q: What does it mean to you? Is it romantic? Is it a song of friendship? It’s a woman singing it to, I assumed, a guy named Joey. Maybe it’s a girl named Joey. Have you thought about the roles and the meaning when you’re singing it? A: I think the song’s pretty obvious, right? You’re dealing with someone who’s drinking, or dealing with drinking and addiction. I think I’ve been on both sides of the spectrum. I’ve been the per-

son drinking, and I’ve also been the person in a relationship with someone who’s drinking. I can kind of see both sides. You can tell when she’s singing it. You’re like, this ain’t no joke. It’s not a story. It’s a real-life situation, and I’ve always connected with that. Q: What was your recording setup? Did you ask your family to leave the house? A: I was trying to fi gure out how to keep playing music. Eventually I had to get a job, but I tried to stay busy and just do art. I had a little soundboard with some microphones my friend gave me, and I had a little thing that hooks into my phone. I just set up a camera in my living room. My daughter was in her room watching TV, I asked her to give me fi ve minutes, and I just sat down and recorded it. Q: Have you charted out how the next six or 12 or 18 months are going to go for you? A: Yes, in a way. We’ve got some plans, but we don’t know how that’s going to go. Fauci was saying something like concerts in October or November maybe. And then a month after that, everyone’s like, wear double masks now. Nobody really knows anything. I got a job working for a construction outfi t here in town. I don’t know what to do. Just hurry up and wait. We’ll release some singles and see what happens.

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Kentucky General Assembly: Brent Spence Bridge, funding for wetlands, cannabis research and more Julia Fair Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Northern Kentucky state lawmakers have been busy in Frankfort. The region’s 13 lawmakers ﬁ led reams of legislation before the recent deadline for new bills. Whatever made it in before the Feb. 23 deadline will be considered by lawmakers before the session ends in March. The Enquirer reviewed dozens of bills ﬁ led by the region’s lawmakers that addressed human cremation, elections, marijuana, healthcare, and more. Here’s what your lawmakers are up to:

Gas tax prompted Brent Spence Bridge discussions Everyone knows the Brent Spence Bridge is functionally obsolete because it’s carrying more cars than it was designed for. And, it’s been diffi cult to fi nd the estimated $2.5 billion to build a new bridge next to it to increase capacity. On Feb. 23, the last day to fi le new bills, Republican Rep. Sal Santoro of Florence submitted a bill that would increase the gas tax statewide. The bill doesn’t explicitly state that it’s for the bridge, but advocates for the bridge project have suggested using gas tax funds instead of tolls. Right now, Kentucky’s gas tax is 26 cents per gallon. Santoro’s bill instead sets a base rate of about 34 cents per gallon. That rate would be adjusted annually, according to the 74-page bill. By comparison, Ohio’s is about 38 cents. There are also changes to heavy equipment motor carriers taxes, electric vehicle fees, registration fees, license fees, special license plate fees, and more. It’s unclear how much new revenue the bill would bring in. Santoro, who represents part of Boone County did not respond to The Enquirer’s calls or emails. The bill would establish a multimodal transportation fund that would, among other things, “provide assistance to transit programs in the state by helping off set the loss of toll credits,” the bill read. That could be a veiled reference to the

decades-long battle to fund the Brent Spence Bridge project. That’s been stalled, in part, by Kentucky lawmakers refusing to use tolls to pay for the local match of the project. They’ve said a toll would disproportionately hurt Northern Kentucky residents who use the bridge daily while major industries use it to transport goods across the U.S. In 2016, former Gov. Matt Bevin signed a bill, backed by the Northern Kentucky delegation, that prohibited tolls on any new bridge that connected Northern Kentucky to Cincinnati across the Ohio River. During a call with reporters Thursday morning, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Ashli Watts said she thinks tolls will have to be part of the solution to building a new Brent Spence. She said she hopes legislators add an amendment to the gas-tax bill that would repeal the prohibition on tolls for the bridge project.

of marijuana. Her bill would let you smoke and grow marijuana in your own home, and buy from retailers. She estimated it could bring in as much as $100 million annually in new tax revenue. It would also expunge marijuana misdemeanors. Republican Rep. Kim Moser, of Taylor Mill, ﬁ led three cannabis-related bills. Cannabis is the plant that can produce THC and CBD products. The chemical compound of the plant changes depending on when it gets harvested, according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Moser’s legislation would exclude certain cannabinoid products from the marijuana deﬁ nition, establish labeling requirements for cannabinoid products and create the Kentucky Center for Cannabis Research at the University of Kentucky.

Human cremation

Did you know there are carnivorous sundew plants in a wet meadow in Pulaski County? Yes, carnivorous plants settled in one of Kentucky’s wetlands. And, they can’t be found anywhere else in Kentucky, according to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. In an eﬀ ort to protect such wetlands, Santoro ﬁ led a bill to re-establish a fund to help restore Kentucky’s 300 wetlands The fund would be called the Kentucky Wetland and Stream Mitigation Fund. It would receive state appropriations, gifts, grants, federal funds, and any other public and private funds.

It can be weird to think about. But Democrat Rep. Buddy Wheatley, of Covington, introduced a bill that would give Kentucky morticians a way to cremate humans with less environmental impact. His bill would allow morticians to use alkaline hydrolysis to break down human remains into ash. It works similar to a cremator, without the ﬂ ames. A body is placed in a metal cylinder, where a water and chemical mixture heats up to break down the body. It leaves behind bone fragments and a liquid eﬄ uent. According to the Cremation Association of North America, the process uses less fuel and a lower carbon footprint than traditional cremation and burials. It’s legal in about 20 states, according to the association’s website.

Cannabis research, Marijuana recreational use

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Two Northern Kentucky lawmakers — a Democrat and a Republican — introduced cannabis-related legislation. The Enquirer previously reported that Democrat Rachel Roberts, of Newport, ﬁ led a bill to legalize the recreational use

State Sen. John Schickel, the Republican who represents all of Boone County, suggested an amendment to a law that would make it legal to discriminate in the workplace against someone based on whether they smoke or not.

Funding for wetland and stream restoration

Capitol building for the Kentucky General Assembly. The region’s 13 lawmakers ﬁ led reams of legislation before the recent deadline for new bills. Whatever made it in before the Feb. 23 deadline will be considered by lawmakers before the session ends in March. FILE

This was among the last-minute bills Northern Kentucky lawmakers ﬁ led.

Criminalize sharing personal information Republican Sen. Wil Schroder, of Wilder, proposed creating a new law that would make sharing someone’s personal identifying information on the internet a crime. Schroder, who represents all of Campbell County, introduced the bill. Julia is the Northern Kentucky government reporter through the Report For America program. The Enquirer needs local donors to help fund her grant-funded position. If you want to support Julia’s work, email her editor Carl Weiser at cweiser@cincinna.gannett.com to ﬁ nd out how you can help fund her work. Do you know something she should know? Send her a note at jfair@enquirer.com and follow her on Twitter at @JFair_Reports.

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Firearms and crises can be a deadly combination have the opportunity to access crisis services, which could reduce the length of separation. The goal is to get gun owners back to a place where it is safe for them to have their fi rearms. After all, without intervention, tragedy could occur and a gun owner could lose his or her right to own fi rearms forever, or worse. While this is not a situation anyone wants to experience, we cannot dismiss that it is a reality facing many Kentuckians. The brother in this example could be your parent, spouse or other family member. Nationally, gun violence killed over 43,000 people in 2020, slightly more than automobile fatalities and slightly less than breast cancer. In 2020, mass violence (shootings with four or more victims) exceeded any recent year by 50%. Suicide rates have been increasing across the country for the past two decades. But closer to home, according to CDC data, between 1999 and 2019 Kentucky’s suicide rate increased 30% more than the national rate. Importantly, most Kentuckians who died by suicide over the past decade used a highly lethal fi rearm (64%), putting Kentucky 13 points higher than the national rate for fi rearm suicides (51%). We simply cannot ignore these statistics, and I hope the Kentucky General Assembly agrees. The right to bear arms is never to be taken lightly, but neither is the opportunity I’ve been given to advocate for change. We must recognize that fi rearms and crises can be a deadly combination and support the CARR legislation that will save lives. CARR is a reasonable step that does not trample Second Amendment rights – in fact, it was written to protect them. And while these issues can be diffi cult and divisive to discuss, it’s a small sacrifi ce to make to save lives and help Kentuckians in crisis get the support they need. Whitney Austin, a southerner who grew up around guns, was shot 12 times during the Fountain Square shooting in Cincinnati in September 2018. She is the executive director of Whitney/Strong, a nonprofi t working to increase gun safety and end gun violence and suicide by fi rearms.

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Not everyone gets the chance to look death in the face and come out on the other side with an opportunity to make an impact and save lives. But on Sept. 6, 2018, the opportunity found me when 12 bullets ripped through my body. Thanks to the bravery of the Cincinnati Police Department, the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, and countless fi rst responders, I survived and was reunited with my precious children and husband. In mere minutes, four people, including the shooter, lost their lives. That’s a tragedy I want to prevent from happening again – and why I am proud to support Crisis Aversion and Rights Retention (CARR) legislation in Kentucky. For those quick to dismiss this as another gun control eff ort, I ask that you take a moment and focus on the words “rights retention.” And keep an open mind. This is not about stripping gun owners of their rights or taking away guns from law-abiding citizens. It’s about helping people in crisis to ensure they don’t hurt themselves, their loved ones or anyone else. It’s doing what any reasonable person would do if faced with such a situation in their own family. Gun rights and gun ownership have become highly polarizing issues in our society, which has made it diffi cult to have meaningful discussions about them, particularly in state legislatures. But these problems aren’t going away. And after my experience, I refuse to throw up my hands and say, “there’s nothing we can do to stop gun violence and reduce suicides” – because I believe there is. While CARR may not end all gun violence and suicides, it is a smart, bipartisan approach that could save lives while helping gun owners who are experiencing crises. That’s something all Kentuckians should support.

Police outside Fifth Third Bank building on Fountain Square after a shooting with multiple fatalities on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, in Downtown Cincinnati. ALBERT CESARE/THE ENQUIRER

CARR creates a legal path to temporarily separate someone in crisis from their fi rearm. Separation is neither permanent nor automatic. The legislation includes a stringent judicial review so that due process is maintained and the burden of proof is achieved. It also provides an opportunity for these individuals to access the services they may need to address the crisis so that, ultimately, they can get to a better place where gun ownership is safe. Imagine a scenario where your brother is expressing suicidal thoughts and can easily access multiple fi rearms at his home. You’ve urged him to seek crisis services time and time again, but he refuses, and you’re terrifi ed he will use one of his fi rearms to take his own life. CARR will allow you to seek assistance from law enforcement who will investigate the situation and, if suffi cient evidence exists to remove the fi rearms from the home, take the next step to approach a district court judge. If the judge agrees your brother is in crisis and sep-

Whitney Austin, shot 12 times during the attack on Cincinnati's Fifth Third Center, posted a photo showing about a month of healing on one of her scars. PROVIDED

aration should occur, the order is served, and law enforcement collects his ﬁ rearms. The length of separation is determined in court, with the maximum being one year if not appealed. During this time, your brother will

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COMMUNITY NEWS She missed The Price Is Right, but Regina Watts feels she won COVINGTON, Ky. – It was March 15 – the beginning of the end. In other words – it was the beginning of the pandemic – the corona virus was sprouting its ugly head. And Regina Watts, the Activities Director for The Point/Arc was ready to attend – and hopefully participate on the TV show, The Price Is Right. “It was one of our biggest trips of the year,” said the recently-turned 60year-old native of Covington, “we were set for a group trip to Los Angeles, to see The Price Is Right TV show; and it was cancelled due to the virus.” Trips are something Watts has been doing during her 13 years at The Point/Arc. The Point/Arc began in 1972 as a support group for parents of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). “We’ve grown to a holistic agency with a wide range of around-theclock programs for more than 1,400 individuals with a variety of disabilities, from autism to down syndrome to many oneof-a-kind diagnoses,” Watts said. And her job – even through a pandemic- is to keep the clients active. She does. “We have movie nights, bingo, karaoke and game nights,” she said. “Also, there are bi-monthly dances.” From May through early August there’s softball to be played; bowling from September through the end of April; and basketball from mid-October from the ﬁ rst of the year, she rattled away. “John G. Carlisle Elementary School in Covington is our home court,” she said, “and we scrimmage Covington Latin and Blessed Sacrament School.”

There’s more on Regina Watts’ plate – vacations. “We have three-to-four a year,” she said, “they’re week-long. Some camping, and we’ve had a three-day trip with our clients to the Bahamas.” Typically, Watts says about six clients and one volunteer make the trip with her. “When we have a group trip – like to Canada, Myrtle Beach or Virginia Beach – with 10 clients, we’ll go with three volunteers and myself,” she said. But with COVID-19, trips are on hold – but Watts has gone virtual. “We’ve got our movie night on a link, bingo is on-line as well as our scavenger hunt,” she said. “The hardest part,” she moaned, “is not seeing the individuals. The social aspect, which is so important, is missing.” Watts says she works with individuals from 2025 years of age and up. “Our oldest is 82,” she said. “I send out a weekly meeting request,” she said, “and we can hold close to 300 in a room. I love the ﬁ rst few minutes of our on-line meetings – that’s when we can actually see one another.” The annual Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners were Covidscrapped, Watts said, “but I’m proud of them. They all can now go on-line for a Zoom call without much support. Every meeting,” she added, “is a teachable moment.” Challenging and rewarding is the way Watts describes her role during the pandemic. “I suﬀ ered more than they did, by not seeing them,” said the grad of Northern Kentucky University. “I’m blessed to be part of their lives – they’ve included me in theirs.” And maybe – just maybe – that’s better than winning The Price is Right. Andy Furman, The Point/Arc

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VIEWPOINTS Flagrant nonsupport charge tears apart mothers and children Leah Samuel Special to the Community Recorder USA TODAY NETWORK

Kentuckians pride themselves on traditional family values – on tight-knit communities held together by bonds of faith and mutual support. You would be hard-pressed to fi nd someone in Kentucky state leadership who doesn’t support mothers caring for their children – and yet the state continues to tear apart more and more mothers and children through a brutal and ineff ective criminal justice system. One of those mothers is Denise Spillman, 38, who has been caught in a vicious cycle of incarceration and addiction since she was fi rst charged with failure to pay child support in Carter County in 2011. From age 16, she raised four children while her husband worked. When their marriage fell apart, she had no formal work experience. After confl ict with her ex-husband led to her children living with their grandparents, she ended up owing more than $600 per month of child support despite being unemployed. The payments quickly added up, and she was charged initially with a misdemeanor. When she continued to miss payments, she was charged with a felony called “fl agrant nonsupport.” In the nine years since her original charge, she’s been incarcerated multiple times on the same underlying conviction, each time falling further and further behind on her payments. Denise is not alone. Between 2012 and 2016, admissions to Kentucky’s Department of Corrections for women convicted of felonies grew by 54%. Kentucky now has the third highest female incarceration rate in the country. The Commonwealth has admitted more and more women to prison for nonviolent, low-level off enses, punishing women with felonies for conduct that stems

from the failure of mental health and substance abuse treatment in poor communities. When mothers are incarcerated, their children suff er for it – nationally, 60% of incarcerated mothers lived with their children before they were incarcerated, and of those, 77% were the primary caregiver. For Denise, losing custody of her children began a spiral into addiction to Xanax and eventually other drugs. She blames herself. “If I’d been a little bit stronger, I would have passed those drug tests, instead of being selfi sh and being in pain because I didn’t have my kids,” she said. Support services might have made a diff erence, but during her fi rst sixmonth incarceration, she didn’t receive any drug treatment. When she was last paroled, she was supposed to seek a mental health evaluation, but her parole offi cer couldn’t tell her where she could get an evaluation in the region, so she never did. She tried to attend group meetings to stay sober, but they took place in the evening and the bus system in Boyd County only ran until 4:30 p.m. Denise’s felony conviction and jail terms powerfully illustrate the warped logic of incarceration as a response to addiction and poverty. Child support orders can arise from parents making claims against each other in family court, but they also frequently come out of the welfare system. When a primary caregiver, whether mother, father, or grandparent, seeks government support to help care for a child, the state looks to a parent who is not caring for the child to pay the bill. In Denise’s case, her children’s grandparents were enrolled in the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP), and Denise was ordered to cover the cost of the government benefi ts. Even when Kentucky puts a child in a juvenile detention facility, the state often seeks a support order against the mother to reimburse the state for “caring” for her incarcerated child. There’s a commonsense argument that parents should be fi nancially re-

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sponsible for their children and should face some punishment for failing in that responsibility. But Kentucky’s threshold for a felony – owing $1,000 or more in outstanding child support payments or missing payments for six months – is low compared with many states. Alabama, West Virginia, Virginia, Wyoming, South Carolina and North Carolina don’t treat nonsupport as a felony at all, perhaps recognizing that a felony conviction just adds another obstacle to the mother’s ability to ever support her children. While Kentucky defi nes the off ense as the failure to “provide support which he can reasonably provide,” the truth is that there is no real sorting out of who can aff ord to pay what amount. A mother faced with multiple felony counts of nonsupport can face as much as fi ve years of prison time per child. Like Denise, most women will plead guilty in return for probation rather than go to trial. But with no greater means of paying than before and with the new scarlet letter of a felony conviction, Denise failed on probation and ended up serving time anyway. Her child support didn’t stop accruing when she was incarcerated, even though her earning capacity went to zero – by the time she had fi nished her fi rst misdemeanor jail time, her missed pay-

ments had crossed the felony threshold. The bitter reality is that women like Denise are punished for not having jobs, for not being able to keep jobs, or just not getting paid enough. Denise is scared that when she gets released, she won’t have time to fi nd a job before another warrant is issued. She’s sure that she’ll owe money to the state of Kentucky for the rest of her life. Some tough-on-crime advocates justify incarceration as a way to force a woman into state-administered drug treatment. But such services are woefully underfunded and often unavailable in Kentucky’s jail and prison systems. Kentuckians need to ask themselves what purpose is being served by draconian punishments for low-level crimes. If the goal is to strengthen families, then separating women from their children and branding them with a felony is not the answer. Lowering fl agrant nonsupport from a felony to a misdemeanor isn’t a silver bullet, but it’s a painfully obvious fi rst step for the Kentucky legislature in 2021. Leah Samuel is a second-year law student at Yale Law School and criminal justice reform advocate. She worked with the Kentucky Justice Reinvestment Work Group in 2018 on ways to reduce the state’s prison population.

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It has been less than a month since President Joe Biden took oﬃ ce, and we can already see common-sense investment coming to America. The strengthening of “Made-in-America” policies through a recent executive order will be the start of turning our economy back into one of the strongest economies the world has ever seen. This executive order will support American manufacturers, businesses and workers by closing loopholes that allow companies to skirt the rules while oﬀ shoring production. American workers producing goods and services right here in the United States is the best way to “Build Back Better.” The federal government is the number one consumer in the United States. If the federal government spends its dollars to invest in American businesses, we will see unprecedented growth in both small and large companies across the country. The hope is that it will help create and sustain good-paying, union jobs that support workers and communities alike. It is the best chance to rebuild the American middle class. Too many working people have struggled to

The strengthening of "Made-in-America" policies through a recent executive order by President Joe Biden will be the start of turning the U.S. economy back into one of the strongest economies the world has ever seen, says guest columnist Dave Baker, of the Iron Workers Local 44 in Cincinnati. BRENT SNAVELY

make ends meet for far too long. Contracting adds up to nearly $600 billion in federal spending. If these dollars are given to American ﬁ rms, many businesses in every region of the country will have the opportunity to grow. Biden has also created a new position to lead the Made-in-America policy approach. The Biden-appointed leader

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will see to it that the president’s orders are followed and hold decision-makers accountable for the success of the program. Previous enforcement of the Buy American Act has allowed far too many loopholes through pricing, waivers and other exemptions. President Biden’s executive order will close loopholes and put a stop to

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these counterproductive practices. Our nation must move away from its reliance on foreign countries. Raising tariﬀ s only caused a trade war and did nothing to spur economic growth in the United States. In the past 4 years alone, more than 300,000 jobs were sent overseas. Now, President Biden’s executive order will open the door to manufacturing and job growth. There is no downside to using our own people and industries to supply goods and services funded by American tax dollars. When we invest in America, we create an America full of opportunities. In the 1950s, we saw a large portion of the country living the American Dream. Unfortunately, that dream has been out of reach to so many working-class Americans for years. Low-paying jobs combined with a high cost of living have held people down for way too long. President Biden’s executive order will help us get back to growth and prosperity. His plan to manufacture and build with products made in America by American workers is the shot in the arm our economy needs to thrive. I’m sure this is just one of the many steps President Biden will take to ensure the American economy builds back better and stronger than ever. Dave Baker is the business manager of the Iron Workers Local 44 in Cincinnati.

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SPORTS KHSAA updates swimming, wrestling tournament formats James Weber Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has updated sites and plans for its revamped postseason tournaments in swimming and wrestling. The KHSAA has had to alter the formats for awarding championships in both sports due to continued capacity limitations for indoor events due to the pandemic. In wrestling, the postseason has been expanded to three rounds from its usual two. The regional meets will be conducted as they normally are, with the top four fi nishers in each weight class advancing to the fi rst round of the state tournament. Two wrestlers from each weight class in the fi rstround meet will advance to the state championship

The KHSAA has had to alter the formats for awarding championships in both sports due to continued capacity limitations for indoor events due to the pandemic. meet, making eight competitors in each weight class instead of 32 in a normal year. Northern Kentucky’s Region 6 meet will take place March 12-13 at Scott High School. The qualiﬁ ers will advance to round two at Ryle March 20, competing against the qualiﬁ ers from Region 5.

The fi rst round of state will be conducted as a fullwrestleback (consolation to third place) format in each weight class seeded using TrackWrestling/FloSports data, and each school will carry its team points acquired during the fi rst round forward to factor into the team standings. Region 5 schools are Anderson County, Franklin County, Grant County, Great Crossing, North Oldham, Oldham County, Scott County, South Oldham, Spencer County, Western Hills and Woodford County. The championship medalist fi nal round will be held at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester on March 27. In swimming, the Region 7 championships will be April 8-9 at the Silverlake complex in Erlanger. The See KHSAA, Page 2B

Newport’s Donna Murphy

Kentucky’s ﬁ rst Miss Basketball and a self-taught star Jason Frakes Louisville Courier Journal USA TODAY NETWORK

A12-year-old growing up in the projects of Newport, Kentucky, Donna Murphy was a bowler and a cheerleader but had no idea basketball would ultimately become the sport that brought her fame – if not fortune. She recalls walking by the neighborhood basketball court, sitting in a swing, becoming fascinated with the young men playing the sport. She went home, grabbed her brother’s basketball and waited for the court to clear. “I went out there and thought, ‘I’ll try to put this ball in this hole,’” Murphy said. “I was trying to come up with all kinds of ways to do it. I was getting very frustrated that the ball wouldn’t go in. “And then when it did go in, I was hooked.” Murphy fought through sexism and racism and became the top girls basketball player in Kentucky, winning the state’s fi rst Miss Basketball award in 1976. Forty-fi ve years later, Murphy refl ected on her time as a basketball star at Newport High School and Morehead State University and as a longtime coach in the high school and college ranks. As much as things have changed since 1976, Murphy says too much has remained the same, especially when it comes to coaching opportunities for women and African-Americans. “I’d like to see the coaching staff be more refl ective of the bench they coach,” Murphy said. “Role modeling is important to me. I would love to see those things, but those things really haven’t changed a whole lot over the years, to be honest. … “I had been called a lot of names – racist names. I played like a guy, so people called me a guy, called me a man, called me a monkey. I had to go through a whole lot of stuff when I was in high school. But (winning Miss Basketball) helped me know what I did really meant something. It legitimized what I was doing.”

1975: The fi rst Kentucky girls Sweet 16 Murphy was a self-taught star who would check out library books about basketball and try to emulate such professional stars as Earl Monroe, Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Julius Erving. Her basketball education came on that neighborhood court, though, playing against men much older than her. “When I fi rst started playing with guys, they thought it was funny that a girl was out there,” Murphy said. “But when they saw I could play, they started taking me serious. They would play me. I got tired of getting shots blocked, so I had to devise ways that I could outsmart them.” And once she did, her days of being a cheerleader were fi nished. “When you’re cheering for guys you play against and beat,” she said, “it’s no fun.” Murphy arrived at Newport High School as a freshman in 1972, but it would be two more years before she could actually compete for a spot in the state tournament. The University of Kentucky managed a girls state tournament from 1920-32 before discontinuing it. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association started its girls Sweet 16 for the 1974-75 season. The summer before that season, Murphy procured a key to the local middle school gym. “We played all summer long against fi ve guys,” she said. “They played a major role in why we were able to get ourselves ready for the season.” The 5-foot-10 Murphy said she was motivated by a preseason Courier Journal poll that ranked her as the seventh-best player in the state. She averaged 32.2 See MURPHY, Page 2B

Newport basketball legend Donna Murphy, right, and hall of fame inductee Cindy Schlosser, her head coach at Newport in 1975. as Newport High School inducted its new hall of fame class Feb. 1, 2019. JAMES WEBER/THE ENQUIRER

Kentucky's top high school basketball players, Donna Murphy of Newport Public High and Louisville Male High's Darrell Griffith pose for a photo.

Murphy was one of 32 inductees in the inaugural class of the Newport High School Hall of Fame.

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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky baseball head coach Todd Asalon recently announced his retirement at the end of the 2021 season, his 21st season for the Norse. "For the last 21 years at Northern Kentucky University, I have had the privilege of coaching college baseball and following my former coach, friend and mentor Bill Aker," said Asalon. "In my opinion, this is one of the greatest jobs one could imagine. Leading NKU's baseball program has been one of the richest blessings of my life. In recent months, I have become much more aware of the sacriﬁ ces it has taken for me to perform the job I loved for all these years. In reﬂ ection, I have decided to seek out a new career outside of baseball which enables me to be more present emotionally and physically with my family.” "Throughout my career at NKU, I

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boys competition will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 8, with the girls beginning 11 a.m. Friday, April 9. Spectators are not permitted at any postseason swimming and diving event. There will be three sites hosting state competitions. Meets will be timed ﬁ nals and the state awards will be calculated based upon the performances from all three sites, with the results from each site combined for team scoring and individual honors. Local competitors in Region 7 who advance to the state championship round will compete April 24 at Union College in

have had the privilege of coaching many incredible young men and working with loyal, dedicated coaches. Thank you to these players, coaches, athletic trainers, academic services and all other support staff that helped build this program into a family. The most rewarding part of this job has been witnessing the growth and development of young men both on and off the fi eld." "Coach Asalon has been a staple in Norse baseball, fi rst as a student-athlete and now as head coach," said Ken Bothof, director of athletics at Northern Kentucky University. "We are grateful for his years of service in the development of young men and wish him all the best with his future plans!" Asalon took over as just the second coach in program history beginning in 2001 and has amassed a career-record of 548-557-1 at NKU. He led the Norse to eight NCAA Division II Regional appearances between 2001-12 prior to guiding the program through its transition to

NCAA Division I membership as well as the move to the Horizon League. Northern Kentucky was a staple among the GLVC's leaders with Asalon at the helm, as the Norse won fi ve league championships including back-to-back crowns in 2008 and 2009. Under Asalon's guidance, Norse student-athletes have also experienced tremendous success on and off the fi eld. More than a dozen Norse have been drafted by Major League Baseball teams, including nine-year majorleague veteran Nate Jones. Current Norse Griffi n Doersching won the 2019 Rocket Mortgage College Home Run Derby, while former Norse Will Haueter was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, the Cecil N. Coleman Medal of Honor recipient and the 2018 Horizon League Scholar Athlete of the Season. Prior to becoming the head coach at Northern Kentucky, Asalon spent six seasons leading Thomas More College,

Barbourville. Region 7 will compete with qualifi ers from Regions 8 and 9. The top two fi nishers in each event at the Region 7 meet will advance to the state meet, along with the top seven atlarge fi nishers from within the three regions grouped together. There will also be one additional at-large spot from among all nine regions to comprise 40 total state qualifi ers. In diving, the fi rst round of the postseason will be a qualifying meet including Regions 7, 8 and 9. The date and site for that meet has not been set, but Lexington Henry Clay is the designated host school. All 40 state qualifi ers from the three regional meets will gather at one location for the state meet April 22, at a site to be determined.

Region 8 teams are Bourbon County, Bryan Station, Frederick Douglass, George Rogers Clark, Great Crossing, Harrison County, Henry Clay, Lafayette, Lexington Catholic, Lexington Christian, Mason County, Montgomery County, Paris, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Robertson County, Sayre, Scott County, St. Patrick and Tates Creek. Region 9 schools are Ashland Blazer, Barbourville, Berea, Boyd County, Corbin, East Carter, East Ridge, Elliott County, Fleming County, Johnson Central, Knott County Central, Knox Central, Letcher County Central, Madison Central, Madison Southern, Model, North Laurel, Oneida Baptist Institute, Piarist, Rockcastle County, Rose Hill Christian, Rowan County, Russell, South Laurel, West Carter and Williamsburg

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points and 20.4 rebounds and led her Newport squad to the Ninth Region title, securing a spot in the fi rst girls Sweet 16 at Eastern Kentucky University’s Alumni Coliseum in Richmond. In a fi rst-round victory over Russell, Murphy scored 42 points and set two Sweet 16 records that still stand – shots made (21) and shot attempts (44). Newport lost to eventual state champion Butler 51-50 in the quarterfi nals – a game Murphy still recalls with some frustration. “I remember poor offi ciating,” said Murphy, who earned the Sweet 16’s Ted Sanford award for her athletic and academic achievements. “I had to sit on the bench for quite a long time because they called a couple of charges on me, and they were blocking. I’m just saying it, OK? … I was pretty upset when we lost because I felt like I should have been on the fl oor more. I think that would have helped change the situation.”

From Newport to Morehead State

Murphy watches the action during a basketball game. PHOTO PROVIDED

Murphy failed to make it back to the Sweet 16 during her senior year, as Newport was knocked oﬀ by Holy Cross 58-50 in the Ninth Region ﬁ nal.

Murphy averaged 35 points, 20 rebounds and six assists on her way to taking Miss Basketball honors, beating out

Butler’s Valerie Owens. Murphy said the award served as validation of her skill. “When someone says they play like a guy, I don’t take that negatively,” she said. “That’s what people said, that I played like a guy. I could jump. I could get the rim. I was shooting a true jump shot – get as high as you can and release it on the way down. I was just naturally gifted in jumping. I was quick, I could shoot, I could rebound, I could handle the ball. The good Lord gave me some potential, and I went out and worked my butt off every day to develop it.” Murphy and Owens became friends after that 1975 Sweet 16 meeting and have maintained that friendship to this day. Murphy is the godmother of Owens’ daughter, GiaVanna. “She deserved to be Miss Basketball because she was all that in the state of Kentucky,” Owens said. “I was proud to be No. 2 behind her. … “She had such a drive. She was so focused. Her shot, you just knew every time she was going up that it was going in. She was such a leader on the fl oor, and you knew she wanted the ball in her hands. That’s just the kind of person she was. She was about business on the court.” Murphy went on to play at Morehead State, where she totaled 2,059 points and 1,442 rebounds and became the fi rst female athlete to have her jersey retired.

where he led the Saints to their ﬁ rstever NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in 2000. TMU was 144-92 during Asalon's tenure, running his career coaching record to 692-649-1. Asalon's teams were also known for their outreach in the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati region. The Norse were regular participants in the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati in support of team manager Ryan Mavriplis and his wife Jillian, the daughter of Enquirer sports columnist Paul Daugherty. Prior to assuming the role of head coach in 2001, Asalon was no stranger to the Black & Gold. He played baseball for NKU from 1980-83, starting at catcher for three-consecutive seasons and leading the squad as team captain in the ﬁ nal two years. He also served as an assistant coach for the Norse from 1991-94. NKU will begin a national search for its third coach in program history in the near future.

Walton-Verona senior Spencer Moore, right, wrestles to the win over South Oldham as Dixie Heights hosted a quad wrestling meet Feb. 27, Edgewood, Ky. JAMES WEBER/THE ENQUIRER

A basketball life: From playing in the pros to coaching She played one season with the St. Louis Streak of the Women’s Professional Basketball League – making $14,800 – and had the chance to play professionally in Germany but chose to go into coaching. She served as an assistant coach at Cincinnati, Morehead State, Memphis State, Florida and Kentucky and then stated the women’s basketball program at Asbury College in 1991. She also coached on the high school level at Lexington Christian and Bryan Station. She’s a member of 11 halls of fame. Murphy had a scare in 2008 when she developed acute immune hepatitis and required a liver transplant. She lives in Lexington, where she’s a professor and counselor at Bluegrass Community and Technical College. She still follows basketball and enjoys watching today’s stars. She also wants them to know there were plenty of great players back during her prime. “I think the Sweet 16s of yesteryear were just as much or even more exciting than they are now,” she said. “They’ve become commercialized over the years and political. It was more pure. It was big back then.” Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @kyhighs.

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Instructions

The recipe called for Irish back bacon and regular large pork sausages. All I had was thick sliced bacon and sweet Italian sausages.

Preheat oven to 425.

The stew was still yummy. So use whatever bacon and sausages you have. I used red potatoes and yellow onions. Again, whatever you have on hand works. A bit more, or less, of any ingredient is OK. Ingredients

Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist

How are you going to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Regardless of your ethnicity (even I’m a bit Irish on St. Pat’s Day!), St. Patrick’s Day is a day of fun and joy of all things Irish. And green. St. Patrick was a real person who died in the late 5th century AD. The Patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick had a signiﬁ cant role in the spreading of Christianity to his homeland. We celebrate this humble saint with not so humble revelry. With this pandemic still in force, I’m not sure how the celebrations will go, but I do know this: food will be a huge part. I hope you try and like the recipe I’m sharing today: Dublin coddle. It’s traditional Irish comfort food with credit to Dublin. It’s not a fancy stew, either. I

Raise heat a bit and cook until sausages start to brown. Careful not to burn onions. Make 2 layers in oven-proof pan or casserole:

2 nice yellow onions, thinly sliced, 4 cups or so

Top with layer of carrots and potatoes. Season with salt and pepper.

6 oz. thick or regular bacon, cut into ⁄ 2” pieces (4 thick slices)

Repeat, then pour broth over all.

2 largish carrots, peeled and sliced thin

gussied mine up with a garnish of parsley and wild green onions for the “green” part of the stew. Dublin coddle gets its name from the stew’s cooking process. Start the stew on the stovetop and “coddle/cook” it slowly in the oven to ﬁ nish. The story goes that back in the day, the stew was left simmering on the stove until the man of the house came home from the pub. Obviously long after the family had gone to bed! As you celebrate St. Pat’s Day, here’s an old Irish poem and my wish for you and yours: “May there always be work for your hands to do, May your purse always hold a coin or two. May the sun always shine warm on your windowpane. May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain. May the hand of a friend always be near you, and may God ﬁ ll your heart with gladness to cheer you.”

Add sausages.

Layer onions, bacon and sausage in bottom.

1 pound sausage, large links preferred, cut in halves

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Add bacon and stir.

Olive oil

Dublin coddle garnished with parsley and wild onions.

Film bottom of large skillet or pan with oil over medium heat. Add onions and cook until slightly wilted, about 5 minutes.

Cover and cook in oven 45 minutes. If it needs a bit more liquid, add a little water, not too much.

4 cups potatoes, peeled and sliced about 1⁄ 4” thick

Reduce heat to 350 and cook another 20-30 minutes, covered or not (I left mine uncovered), until vegetables are cooked and stew is bubbling.

Salt and pepper

Garnish as desired.

2 cups beef broth (I used 14.5 oz. can and added water)

Serve with soda bread.

Stew ready for oven.

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1 Man who had all the answers? 7 Some baggage 14 Fillet, say 20 William Howard Taft or William McKinley 21 ‘‘It’s just me’’ 22 First-aid item for allergy sufferers 23 Shared with, for a while 24 Leadership style of the nudist-club president? 26 Like a senior year 27 Dates 29 Steamboat Springs alternative 30 Pint-size 31 Like Ahab’s pursuit of Moby Dick 35 Winter driving hazard 38 Ascribe to, as fault 41 When the nudist club was founded? 46 They hit the sauce a lot 47 ‘‘There’s another good point’’ 49 ‘‘Hold on!’’ 50 Home to the world’s three highest capital cities 51 Nicolas who directed ‘‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’’ 52 Puffs 54 Graduation wear for a University of Hawaii student Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 4,000 past puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year).

55 Place for a throne 56 New members of the nudist club? 59 Pans for potstickers 60 Time’s Person of the Century 62 Lit into 63 Two are named after Douglas and Fraser 64 Big name in tennis balls 65 Weigh in 67 School with a 15th-century chapel 69 It comes straight from the horse’s mouth 71 ‘‘Raspberry ____’’ (Prince hit) 73 Liquor with a doubleheaded eagle logo 77 Polo course? 78 What happens in the stand-up show at the nudist club? 81 Robert who played A. J. Soprano 82 Pro wrestler Flair 83 John for whom the Voting Rights Advancement Act was named 84 Slangy contraction 85 Rock genre 86 Soon 88 Taco Bell slogan 91 Its size may be measured in liters 92 Hours spent by the pool at the nudist club? 94 Popular hiding spots in hide-and-seek 95 Virtual currency

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3141 Beech Ave.: Emily and Luke Poynter to Brittany Taylor and Jermaine Drayton; $195,000 3151 Beech Ave.: Stephen Hellmann to Samuel Clark; $200,000 323 E. 2nd St., unit 114: Robert Wolfzorn to Sallie and Warren Lotz; $273,500 326 W. 8th St.: Thomas Lach to Elliot Pyron; $345,000 344 E. 13th St.: Smiley Properites, LLC to Lojaca, LLC; $123,000 3809 Glenn Ave.: Lauren and Frederick Bradford to Kamer Migiedichian; $147,500 407 Linden Ave.: 45053 Enterprises, LLP to Michael Ross and Brandon Vester; $121,500 4450 Urlage Court: Daniel Carey to Kimberly and Nicholas Krall; $205,000 6008 Laurel Road: ACI Properties, LLC to Stephanie and Stephen Franklin; $129,000

Crescent Park 414 Summit Drive: James Perry to Diane Huber; $129,000

Crescent Springs 2099 Clareglen Court, unit 303: Christine Gregorio to April and Stephen Costello; $163,000

Crestview Hills 2642 Bryan Station Lane: Jennifer Weis and Zane Smith to Cynthia Reusch; $177,500 2826 Fraternity Court: Karen Hardin to Randall and Shawn Pelfrey; $250,000 305 Crown Point Circle: Tim Burks Builders, Inc. to Margaret and William Zerhausen; $750,000

Dayton 117 5th Ave.: Heather and Benjamin Neltner to Connor Poff; $155,000

Edgewood 1204 Mockingbird Court: Shannon Ursey to Marsha and Norbert Fieldhaus; $200,000 3287 Ridgetop Way: Jana Baker to Robert Redit and William Stone; $250,000 694 Dudley Road: C&R Grand Properties, LLC to Nicole Harger and William Dykes; $630,000

Elsmere 326 Swan Cricle: Lisa and Jeff Kuhr, Douglas and Diane Talbert and Glen Talbert to Robert Witt; $161,000 417 Olivia Lane: PMT Properties, LLC to NRP Holdings, LLC; $110,000 438 Swan Circle: Platinum Property Management, LLC to PMT Properties, LLC; $95,000 602 Willow St.: Robert Mullins to Carly Sandfoss; $109,000

Erlanger 1317 Brook Court: Tammy

and Chris Hochscheid to PWB Generations, LLC; $286,500 208 Center St.: Charles Falck to Lynda and Neil Matthews; $148,500 3137 Riggs Road: Gayle McCane to Mary and Russell Floyd; $186,000 3346 Fir Tree Lane: John Delaney Jr. to Jordan Gentry; $168,000 3406 Meadowlark Drive: Dorothy and Timothy Ryan, Barbara and Gerald Durr, Donna Hinton and Connie Downard and Dawn and Eugene Hinton to Susan and Roger Estes; $170,000 3415 Treeside Court: The Drees Company to Cynthia and David Orme; $560,000 3517 Susan Lewis Drive: Sondra and Brandon Ernst to Kimberly Fehring; $249,000 3800 Raymonde Lane: Melissa and Gregory Behler to Jamie and Brice Smallwood; $400,000 4011 Thomas Drive: Phillip Fornash Jr. to Becky and Donald Riddell; $206,000 406 Hallam Ave.: Brittany Kirby and Stacey Kirby to Molly Burgemeir and Amber Burgemeir; $144,500 739 Peach Tree Lane: Constance and Robert Napier to Dainell Hiatt; $123,000 744 Southwick Place: The Drees Company to Linda and Derek Wendelken; $442,500

Florence 10200 Crossbow Court, unit 7: Lance George to Teresa Woodrum and Diane McMullen; $114,500 10407 Blacksmith Place: Kelly and Richard Seibert to Michelle Schuster; $280,000 1047 Maggie's Way, unit 8-D: The Drees Company to Patrick Dacey; $192,000 114 Lawrence Drive: Shirley Mucke to Jazmin Ramirez and Gustavo Mendez; $192,000 1489 Atlanta Court, unit 19-3: Nancy Breeden to Paula McLemore and Mark Sutphin; $215,000 1683 Fairside Court: Amanda and Kent Krey to Janie and Johnathan Still; $308,000 1729 Braeburn Court: Miranda Tanpiegco and Edwin Tanpiegco to Martina and Pavol Lojan Jr.; $220,000 237 Belair Court: Gwenavere and Eric Seely to Joshua Holman; $139,500 2539 Towering Ridge Lane: Angela and Matthew Pilon to Emily and Ryan Conlon; $480,000 31 Rio Grande Circle, unit 10: Crystal Jackson to Nancy Hicks and Joseph Sharar; $115,000 3714 Iverville Court: The Drees Company to Maria Vasques De Fiore and Roberta Zerbini; $422,500

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424 Marian Lane, unit 3: Pamela Spigle to Shelby Willard and Madison Paul; $103,000 6348 Hampton Ridge Drive: Ashley Ruth to Loren Far; $200,000 70 Windfield Way: Michele and James O'Brien to Dylan Shetler and Christopher Dwyer; $270,000 7033 Glen Kerry Court, unit 2: Randall Anderson to Stephanie Snyder; $136,000 7229 Sherbrook Court: Meredith and Brian Schlerberg to Heather and Catlin Lawrence; $252,000 748 Skyline Drive: Preston Snell to Michael Howard; $132,000 7536 Haverstale Lane: Jenna Rayborn to Karla and Michael Phillips; $294,000 8542 Moonstone Court: John Grant to Shelly and Lee Barley; $231,000 86 Parkside Drive, unit 7-3: Sharon and Stanley Moore to Jackie Wilfong; $140,000 8729 Eden Court: The Drees Company to Dawn and Jeff Matthews; $425,000 886 Ridgeview Drive: Lori and Denver Wells to Erica and Cesar Hernandez; $180,000 8870 Valley Circle Drive: Carol and Joseph Canaday to Kathryn Abdon; $210,000 917 Dapple Grey Drive: Donald Heck to Shari Reynolds; $145,000

Fort Mitchell 225 Highland Ave.: Judith Schilling to Audrey Schilling; $195,000 2540 Avon Drive: Elizabeth Rawe, Kimberly and Thomas Rawe to Dorothy and George Best; $125,000 42 E. Orchard Road: Titan G Investments, LLC to Olivia and Jacob Neumann; $125,000

Fort Thomas 100 Hill St., unit 102: Lora Funicelli to Karen McGahee; $82,500 27 Azalea Terrace: Sheila Watson to Nicole Levandusky; $289,000 307 Keenland Drive: August Powers to Beth and Frederick Drapp; $122,500 75 Covert Place: Jennifer Daniels to Cynthia and Mark Crosby; $550,000

Fort Wright 417 Olivia Lane: Naomi and Gary Elam to PMT Properties, LLC; $177,500 443 Fort Henry Drive: Christopher Dwyer and Dylan Shelter to Rayanna and Garrett Hansford; $300,000 516 Kyles Lane: Laura and Joseph Frederick to Ryan McGinness; $240,000 568 Cloverfield Lane, unit 304: Patrick Dacey to Laura and Victor Pastrana; $130,000

Hebron 1508 Calcedonia Court: The Drees Company to Abigail and Jacob Gilbreath; $422,500 1644 Woodfield Court: Linda and David Bunning to Colleen and Gregory Dalga; $265,000 1865 Delicious Court: Leah and John Reed to Berta Hernandez; $193,000 2013 Westborough Drive: Elizabeth and Shane Barnes to Gabrielle Layne; $252,500 2049 Treetop Lane: Jennifer and Eric Flannery to Holly Heinrich and Keith Nelson; $350,000 2703 Alex Court: Ronald McComas Jr. to Sarah Janosik and Benjamin Schwartz; $211,500 2792 Ridgefield Drive: Michelle Schuster to Anthony Cundiff; $181,000

3824 Congress Drive: Marilyn and Bill Noel to Michael Jones; $172,000 5365 River Road: Lisa Hansen to Charles Neal; $465,000

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61 Arcadia Ave.: Bonnie Albert to Lynn Havasi; $325,000

140 Dogwood Drive, unit 8-15: The Reed Family Children Revocable Trust to Allison Noble; $97,500 2380 Jefferson Ave.: Billie and Todd Linden to Lauren and William Littlejohn; $120,000

Independence 10173 Chestnut Oak Drive: Dustin Bingham to Melanie and Ben Shipe; $175,000 10615 Pepperwood Drive: Brad Sanders to Rhonda nd Charles Lockaby; $293,000 10651 Fremont Drive: Arlinghaus Builders, LLC to Patricia and David Imhoff; $314,500 1138 Laurelwood Lane: Mary and Tim Siren to Courtney Pape and Cody Grace; $305,000 12004 Crabapple Court: Arlinghaus Builders, LLC to Radsamy Chanthavong and Steven Turner; $304,000 1242 Culpeper Court: Katherine and Jonathan Schadler to Rebecca and James Gerity; $246,000 1413 Poplartree Place: Fischer Single Family Homes IV, LLC to Dymond and William Brown Jr.; $370,000 1569 Cherry Blossom Drive: Fischer Single Family Homes IV, LLC to Camilla and Daniel Pierrard; $307,500 1573 Cherry Blossom Drive: Fischer Single Family Homes IV, LLC to Vicky and Tod Eltzroth; $270,500 2004 Woodcrest Drive: Westmark Properties, LLC to Crystal Jackson; $176,000 2724 Bentwood Drive: Fischer Single Family Homes IV, LLC to Lisa and Michael Kelly; $455,500 3120 Willowhurst Trace: The Drees Company to Carrie and Michael Vaughn; $378,000 3920 Trappers Court: J&J Real Estate Investments, LLC to Melanie and Keith Lane; $175,000 4378 Alleen Court: Amber and Tyler Stamper to Kristi and James Farmer; $275,000 5089 Christopher Drive: Tamra Berglund to Alan Hampton and Kevin Maxwell; $185,000 6208 Taylor Mill Road: The Drees Company to Laura and Brian Porada; $530,500 6358 Fieldsteade Drive: Seanna and Michael Hamilton to April and Randall Lippmann; $239,000 6369 Regal Ridge Drive: Jennifer and Logan Taylor to Sheri and Nikolas Allen; $202,000 6379 Waterview Way: Nichole and Kenneth Johnson to Lauren and Jacob Reiber; $239,000 6392 Pembroke Drive: Jennifer and Brandon Stropko to You Wei Lin; $210,000 6435 Lakearbor Drive: Nathaniel Snow to Samantha and Eddy Impanis; $231,000 768 Cox Road: Daniel Farrar to Tabetha Boggs; $173,500 790 Berlander Drive: Jennifer and Chad White to Barbara and James Boggs; $229,000 9062 Supreme Court: Victoria and Jeremy Lewis to Stephanie Bradford; $209,000 944 E. Mount Zion Road: Daryl Collins to Dennis Gallagher Jr.; $169,000 9975 Meadow Glen Drive: Fischer Single Family Homes IV, LLC to Kelly and John Norbert; $348,500

3104 Madison Ave.: Diane Stevenson to Linda Porter; $117,500

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Ludlow 121 Montclair St.: Lin, LLC to Alexander Hoffman; $159,000 24 Euclid Ave.: Resolve Properties, LLC to Freedom Partners, LLC; $96,000 271 Skyview Court, 11300: Cheryl Zwigzdas to Matt Carothers and Gerald Nieheisel; $140,000 443 Southwind Lane, unit 33-103: Jeffrey Huling and Frank Beavans to Christian Robbins; $198,000

Melbourne 7629 Dietz Lane: Lynn and Edward Griffiths to Samantha and Daivd Schultz; $275,000

Morning View 14857 Fontana Road: Amanda Snow to Zachary McKinley; $90,000 1756 Paxton Road: Denise and Michael Kaiser to Mary and Tim Siren; $375,000 3357 Moffett Road: Michelle Konwinski to Boyd Cantrell Jr.; $226,000 3986 Conley Road: SFR3, LLC to Michael Wells; $69,000

Newport 325 Park Ave.: Elizabeth and Clifford Knowles to Alisa and Matthew Fisher; $400,000 52 Amelia St.: Tony Cecil to Donovan Benitez; $133,000 640 Grandview Ave.: Jamie and Ronald Dawn to Joseph Austin; $240,000 728 Park Ave.: Stacie and John Wingfield to Laura and Si Pistick; $545,000 91 Main St.: James Baker to Wilber Ramirez; $125,000

Park Hills 1210 Old State Road: Suzanne Cardosi and Erik Newton to Meliss Thurman; $225,000 1216 Audubon Road: Margaret and Christopher Jenco to Paulette and Jeffrey Hendricks; $309,000

Petersburg 5429 Botts Lane: Michelle Boone to Brendan McHugh; $265,000

Southgate 30 Woodland Hills Drive, unit 3: Lesley and Jeffrey Cooney to Sherri Holt; $96,000 350 Blossom Lane: Mary Ann Barnes and Mary Wheeler to Elise Burdette and Christian Ireland; $325,000 60 View Terrace, unit 1: Georgia and Foy Razor to Charlena Frazier and Leonard Beck; $85,000

Taylor Mill 20 Doris St.: Anna and Corey Catton to Shakiri James and Ross Santana; $169,000 633 Mafred Drive: Lawrence Weigel to Christian and Joseph Hale; $225,000 739 Saint Matthews Circle: Daniel Bitter to Shelby and Christian Alexander; $205,000

Union 10414 Masters Drive: Carol Aylor to Amanda and James Hopper; $258,000 10465 Brookhurst Lane North: The Drees Company to Kimberly and Donald Adams Jr.; $458,500 10802 Doral Court: Sheila Ruebel to Patricia and Jeffrey Raines; $200,000

11035 War Admiral Drive: Amanda and James Hopper to Jeffrey Cole; $447,000 1116 Kutzinger Court: Gregory Laskey to Megan and Daniel Henry; $345,000 11890 U.S. Highway 42: Kimberly Adams to Larissa and Gary Hopkins; $340,000 14986 Prat Court: The Drees Company to Debra and Jeffrey Scheele; $599,000 1866 Woodward Court: Fischer Single Family Homes IV, LLC to Eloise and Steven Berns; $346,000 2290 Antoinette Way: Annie and Tyler Means to Morgan Bolen and Daniel Loschiavo; $203,500 3109 Kel Court: Fischer Single Family Homes IV, LLC to Kalyn and Charles Johnson; $349,000 6628 Gordon Boulevard: The Drees Company to Jessica and Matthew Bodner; $368,500 862 Matz Court: Fischer Single Family Homes IV, LLC to Shannon and Thomas Grace; $862,000 9176 Vicksburg Drive: Arlinghaus Builders, LLC to Katelyn and Tyler Teke; $288,500 935 Oakmont Court: Elanor Russell and Jennifer Wilson to Wanda Lewis; $251,000

Verona 1101 Mehryn Way: The Dehner Group, LLC to Yoshie Nakai and Kent Miller; $68,000 15000 Glencoe-Verona Road: Shirley and Matthew Bonne to Carce and Brock Mackay; $153,000

Villa Hills 1008 Crown Hill Court: GNG Management, LLC to Teresa and James Morris; $273,500 912 Sunglow Drive: Jeri and Gary Bruns to Stefanie Bryson; $278,500 953 Squire Valley Drive: Cheryl and Michael Finn to Danna and Paul Edgett; $642,000

Walton 12020 Rachel Ann Drive: Jay Riegler to Brian Baumann; $205,000 12594 Caywood Lane: The Drees Company to Yongping Weng and Jujin Dong; $305,000 14068 Bridlegate Drive: Fischer Single Family Homes IV, LLC to Bridget and Tyler Tymensky; $387,500 194 Zinfandel Lane: Fischer Single Family Homes IV, LLC to Morgan Wirth and Andrew Shearouse; $249,500 263 Chardonnay Valley: The Drees Company to Christine Zevely and Michael Cooper; $379,500 293 Walton Nicholson Road: Daniel Childress to Johanna Tracy; $315,500 30 High School Court: Holly Rector to Elijah Croomer; $149,000 468 Lost Creek Drive: Kristin and Joshua Garrett to Kyliegh Pruitte and Kyle Coomer; $195,000 616 Crosswinds Pointe Court: Landrum Construction, Inc. to Alyssa and Daniel Kramer; $248,000 736 Morven Park Drive, unit 2-C: The Drees Company to Dolores and Nelson Gabbard; $257,000

Wilder 310 Timber Ridge Drive, unit 9: Anthony Cudiff to Nathan Baugh; $95,000 440 Lakeview Drive, unit 440-4: Abigail Stein to Alice Neltner; $101,000 70 Creekwood Drive, unit 8: Laura and Matthew Karasick to Camille McManus; $70,000

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