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Ch. 60 Korean War Veterans Assoc. Luncheon CAPITAL DISTRICT - The Sept. luncheon for Ch. 60 Korean War Veterans Assoc. will be held at noon on Thurs. Sept. 23rd, at the Ambrosia Diner, just off Exit 19 North on the Northway. Hosts will be Bob Garland and Paul O’Keefe. All veterans who served anywhere during the Korean War, in Korea at any time, spouses, widows, friends and relatives are all invited to attend. Reservations need to be received by Tues., Sept. 21st by calling Bob Garland at 518-280-0075 or Lois Miner at 518-695-3905. For further information or an application

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Southern Saratoga Art Society - 24th Annual Autumn Jewels Show SARATOGA COUNTY - The 24th Annual Autumn Jewels Show will be held during October at the Clifton Park Senior Community Center, 6 Clifton Common Blvd. It is sponsored by the Southern Saratoga Art Society and is

open to all area artists. Entries will be judged and prizes awarded in both fine arts and photography. Entries must be received by September 20,2021 and mailed to Southern Saratoga Art Society, Attn: Rita Helie, Autumn Jewels Chairperson, 10 Forestbrook Drive., Ballston Lake, NY 12019. A reception for all artists, family and friends will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25th at the Senior Center. For rules, entry fees and forms, visit the website: southernsaratogaartist.com

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As fall rapidly approaches, the biggest news in households with kids is the return to in person school. I have two littles under the age of 12, and their excitement far outpaces my worry of them being unvaccinated and in school. Kids are amazingly resilient and flexible on what they need to do. After a full year of remote learning and that change, they have easily moved to being in person and wearing a mask in school. They even remind me as I drop them off that they need to make sure they have their mask, hand sanitizer, and of course a snack. As scary as it is, these children show us how easy it really is to maintain a slightly modified way of life for the safety of all at the school. The teachers and employees at the school are yet again thrust into the front lines of making sure that our kids are safe and protected. Our teachers and now our first responders are again at the front lines of another wave of COVID infections, as we balance our lives again with our safety. Keep them all in our minds as this school year proceeds, while infections increase with the Delta variant moving through our communities. Are we going to be back in the situations we were in at the peak of this pandemic? We don’t know for sure. I do feel we’ll be back in how we support our neighbors and local businesses. As our group, we want to make sure you’re aware of your local news and businesses that need our support. I try every time to buy local and find those little nuggets of great businesses. Case in point, Darling Doughnuts in Saratoga. I have a little girl who takes after her dad with an unfettered love of donuts. Trying a donut with an Oreo cookie in the middle is right up her alley, while I prefer the classics. Needless to say, we were both very happy with our order this past weekend. Soon, it will be time to sample all the local apple cider donuts, which we will gladly partake. Fall is a great time for donut lovers! It’s a concerning time unfortunately. We’re not at a place where we can let our guards down against this virus. We have to be vigilant, safe and balance our life quality. Like the kids in school, I can wear my mask and help take care of all of our neighbors. Stay safe and take care! Sincerely,

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The 19th Annual “The Way We Were” Car Show is Back in October! BALLSTON SPA - The Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association (BSBPA) is pleased to announce plans for the 19th Annual “The Way We Were” Car Show to be held Sunday, October 10, 2021 from 9:00 am- 4:00 pm on Front Street in Ballston Spa. The rain date will be October 17. The car show is a judged event and several trophies will be awarded, including Best of Show, Mayor’s Choice, Best Engine, Best Paint, Best Stock, Oldest Vehicle plus the top 3 in specified categories. Judging begins at 9 am with trophies awarded at 3:30 pm. The event is free to spectators. Exhibitors can pre-register by September 30, 2021 for $15 per car or $20 the day of show. All proceeds will benefit BSBPA community activities. Dash plaques will be given to the first 400 cars registered and the first 200 cars registered will receive car show goodie bags. Pre-registration can be completed online at www. ballston.org. A printable, mail in registration form is also available on the website. Sponsorship and vendor opportunities for the event can be found at ballston.org. For more information, contact the Car Show committee at bspacarshow@ ballston.org or the BSBPA at 518 885-2772, info@ballston. org.

Stillwater Class of 1971 – 50 Year Reunion CAPITAL DISTRICT The Stillwater Class of 71 is now planning their 50 year reunion. Event date is October 16, 2021 at the Hideaway Restaurant at the Saratoga Lake Golf Course. Anyone interested in attending or needing information, please call Chuck Capeci at 518-3713225 or Cathy Sgambati at 518-664-7927. Deadline for tickets is Sept. 16, 2021.

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Veteran’s remains to be laid to rest Hadley man, killed in Korean War, will be interred at Solomon National Cemetery ByLINE: PETE DEMOLA

SCHUYLERVILLE - The remains of a Hadley resident who was killed during the Korean War will finally be laid to rest. Army Cpl. Walter A. Smead will be interred at Gerald B. H. Solomon National Cemetery on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Army. Smead, 24, was killed at the Chosin Reservoir on Dec. 6, 1950. His internment marks the end of a 71-year journey since the corporal was reported missing in action after his unit was attacked by enemy forces as they attempted to withdraw near the reservoir in North Korea. Smead’s remains could not be recovered until this past March. His remains were among those identified in 55 boxes that were turned over by the North Korean government in 2018. Scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA analysis to identify him, along with other

evidence. Smead has a living younger brother, Doug Smead of Corinth, and other family members. Funeral services will be performed by Densmore Funeral Home. He is the second Korean War military person from Saratoga County to be identified in recent years after being reported as missing. Army Pfc. John Martin’s remains were identified in 2018. Smead was part of Battery A, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, which deployed near the Chosin Reservoir on Nov. 27. The Chinese launched a surprise attack that night. The division expected reinforcements and its commander believed there were few Chinese left to attack, so they dug in. But the Chinese blocked the reinforcements and attacked again the next night. At the same time, it began to snow heavily and the temperature reached 30 degrees below zero, with several men freezing to death in their foxholes. By the last day of November, half of the division had been killed

or wounded. The division began a fighting retreat on Dec. 1, but almost every officer was dead or seriously wounded by nightfall. Leaderless and under heavy fire, soldiers reached the edge of the reservoir and began to cross the ice alone, trying to get to the Marines who held the other side. More than 90 percent of the division was killed or wounded by Dec. 2, according to accounts at the National Museum of the United States Army. Smead was among the few able to help the Marines continue the retreat on Dec. 6, which is when he died, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. His name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, alongside the others who remain missing from the Korean War. A rosette will now be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for, according to the U.S. Army. More than 7,500 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Korean War.

Lucia to miss ‘town family’ Will leave Corinth supervisor’s position after 28 years in office ByLINE: WENDY LIBERATORE

CORINTH - Richard Lucia is used to endings. In his 28 years as supervisor for the town of Corinth, he saw the closure of its Adirondack Regional Hospital and the International Paper mill. He himself swept into office after another sad ending, when Supervisor Barbara MacDonald died of cancer in 1993. But now he’s ending that chapter of his life. The 81-year-old Lucia is not running for reelection in his hometown this year, closing a 38-year political career that included a decade on the Town Board. “I’m an old bugger,” said Lucia, who will leave office

at year’s end. “I think it’s time that I spend full time, what I have left, with my family. They have given up a lot over the years without objection, changing birthdays and changing holidays so I could do my job. ... It’s time.” But the man who describes himself as “110 percent Corinth” doesn’t fully want to retire. He loves the town and feels proud of what he has accomplished -- keeping tax rates level, building a town garage at no cost to taxpayers, purchases of highway equipment, repairing and maintaining Town Hall, opening the town’s history museum, ushering in a paper-making museum, professionalizing Jessup’s Landing EMS and purchasing 16.2 miles of rail line from Saratoga Springs to Antone Mountain to help attract a new business to the old, abandoned mill. Please see RETIRE 15

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Tri-Town Seniors Trip The Tri-Town Seniors has one last trip for 2021, it is to the Log Cabin in Holyok, MA on October 14, 2021. It is a luncheon served family style with a show after. The show is American Bandstand with music of the 50’s and 60’s. The bus loads at the Corinth Fire House at 7:45 AM and returns around 6:45 PM. We will stop enroute for a break. If interested please call

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St. Mary’s Church LAKE LUZERNE The Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, August 27 was a huge success! Thank you to everyone in the community and in the church that supported it. We sold 100 dinners and proceeds will benefit Double H Ranch, the Hadley-Luzerne CSD backpack program, and the Welcome Home Initiative (for veterans with war trauma experience). Look for our ham dinner which is coming soon! Wednesday Evening Bible Study at 6:30pm has finished season one of The Chosen, a new series on the life of Christ, and season two will be starting soon. (https://watch. angelstudios.com/thechosen) Rev. Lou Midura’s installation as St. Mary’s Rector was on Saturday, September 11 at 11am. There was an outside reception that followed the installation. “Father Lou” came to St. Mary’s in February of 2021 initially as a deacon. He and his wife Patty have recently moved from

Vermont and have been Episcopalian parishioners since 1996. Over the years, he has been involved in many aspects of parish life. He has served as a vestry member, senior and junior warden, treasurer, and stewardship chair. He has also served as a worship leader, healing prayer member, lay Eucharistic minister, Bible study leader, lay reader, chalice bearer, acolyte, World Vision 30 hour famine leader, and ALPHA coordinator. Outside of church, he has been the VT ALPHA representative, Rutland VT Men’s Correctional Facility ALPHA leader, and New Canaan Society chapter leader. He has led or attended several mission trips to Uganda, Katrina, and Peru. On the diocesan level, he is a worship leader and a member of the Southern Adirondack Deanery. In the community, he has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, the Community Food Cupboard, the Sunderland VT select board as selectman and chair, and Little League as a coach for 13 years. He has been a foster care parent, international student homestay parent, Fresh Air Fund parent, and World Vision and Compassion child sponsor

in his home. He is the recipient of the Manchester, VT Chamber of Commerce Unsung Hero Award in December 2012. Receiving his call to ministry somewhat late in life, Father Lou is a graduate of Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton, Massachusetts, and was ordained to the priesthood in April 2021. In his secular life, he was a residential builder in his company, Midura Building Company, for several decades in the Manchester/ Dorset, VT area. Father Lou and Patty have three children, two granddaughters, and two chocolate labs. Father Lou loves playing his guitar, fishing, camping, carpentry, golf, and hiking.

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Adirondack Folk School Schedule for September 2021 LAKE LUZERNE - 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY 12846. (518) 696-2400 - www.adirondackfolkschool.org - All classes are held at the Adirondack Folk School unless otherwise noted. Saturday September 18 - Build a Rustic Birdhouse with Don Polunci. #1824-0918. 1/2 day. 9am12pm. Tuition $55. Member Tuition $45. Materials fee $10. Saturday September 18 - The Art of Cheesemaking: 102 with Sheila Flanagan & Sal Speights. #1854-0918. 1/2 day. 9am1pm. Tuition $55. Member Tuition $45. Materials fee $35. Saturday September 18 - Needle Felted Fall Decor with Barbara Boughton. #1868-0918. 1 day. 9am-4pm. Tuition $105. Member Tuition $85. Materials fee $25. Saturday September 18 - Make a Sapling Bow

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Sept. & Oct. Moonlight Hikes at Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park WILTON - Are you interested in traversing the trails of Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park at night? View nature in a new light, or lack thereof, as we walk the trails under the full moon. An unforgettable experience for all ages! The group will cover approx-

imately 1.5 miles of trail. The September Moonlight Hikes are scheduled for Sunday September 19th and Monday September 20th, both beginning promptly at 8:00pm. In the month of October, the hikes are scheduled for Tuesday October 19th and Wednesday October 20th, both beginning promptly at 8:00pm. This is a free program guided by an environmen-

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Community Caregivers’ Lunchtime Chat Schedule CAPITAL DISTRICT September 2021 - All are welcome! Please dial-in to hear about interesting topics – it’s free and easy to join! Simply call 518-9926661. Or let us know if you want us to dial you in! Friday, Sept. 17. 1 pm - Do you know about the Huge Art Heist from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Art Museum in Boston? Tues, Sept 21. 1 pm A Day in New York City (virtually) Friday, Sept. 24. 1 pm - The Life of Jane Goodall

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Fly-In Breakfast at ESAM SCOTIA - The Empire State Aerosciences Museum will hold its monthly Fly-In Breakfast on Saturday, September 18, 2021 from 8:30 am – 10:30 am at 250 Rudy Chase Drive, Glenville, NY 12302 (off Route 50). Enjoy an assortment of pancakes, french toast, eggs, sausage, potatoes, juice, coffee, tea, fruit and more. The breakfast is open to the public. At 10 am, three retired pilots from the New York State Police Aviation unit; Ken Rogers, Jay Fuller, and Mike Collins will recount their actions on, and reactions to the events of Sept.

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Watercolor Painting in Nature – Landscapes at Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park WILTON - If you want to get outside, get some pointers from an artist, and combine your love of art and nature, this is the workshop for you! These free workshops are offered on two different days at Delegan Pond of Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park. The workshops are scheduled in late September to take advantage of Autumn’s display of colors. These two workshops will utilize watercolors and are

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When to prune perennials Gardeners need not rush to prune perennials in the fall. Diseased or infested plants can be pruned at the first sight of disease or infestation, but gardeners can wait until several hard frosts have occurred before they prune healthy perennials. In gardening parlance, a hard frost refers to when temperatures drop below 28 F. Several hard frosts kill the uppermost growth of most perennials, making this an ideal time to prune them. Pruning perennials in fall can be the first step toward creating an awe-inspiring spring garden.

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stems after several hard frosts. If dead foliage or dying stems aren’t pruned, disease, slugs and other pests can overwinter in the plants. Cutting these plants down to the ground after several hard frosts allows the base of the plant to remain dormant over the winter but makes the plant less hospitable to disease and insects.

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Nature on the Move Walks at Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park WILTON - On Monday, September 20th at 10:30am Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park will be holding one of their bi-monthly Nature on the Move walks. This program is geared towards gentle exercise and the enjoyment of nature and will be accessible for participants at basic fitness levels. The group usually covers about 1.5 miles of trail. This month the walk will be departing from the Camp Saratoga South trailhead. Participants should park in parking lot #3 on Scout Road. In October the Nature on the Move walks are scheduled for October 4th and 18th, location for the October walks are TBA. Registration is required, space is limited. For more

information or to register for the program, please call the Preserve & Park office at 518-450-0321 or via email at info@wiltonpreserve.org. Please provide your name, phone number, email address and the number of people attending within your party. For up-to-date trail conditions or program information, please visit the Preserve & Park’s website at www. wiltonpreserve.org The Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park is a non-profit organization that conserves ecological systems and natural settings while providing opportunities for environmental education and outdoor recreation.

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The Battenkill Chorale Invites Singers for its Winter Concert Season CAMBRIDGE - The Battenkill Chorale returns to Zankel Hall January 15 and 16, 2022, for “Chill with Chilcott,” a concert featuring works of award-winning composer, arranger, conductor,

and former member of the King’s Singers, Bob Chilcott. On the program will be his frequently performed A Little Jazz Mass, a concert setting of the Latin Missa brevis for chorus and jazz trio, and Five Days that Changed the World, a collaboration between poet Charles Bennett and Chilcott which is a singing journey through five historical events spanning a period of time from 1455 through 1961. The five-movement piece for mixed chorus, piano, and timpani includes the invention of printing, the abolition of slavery, the first powered flight, the discovery of penicillin, and the first man in space. Chilcott is passionately committed to young and amateur choirs, and has a profound belief that music can unite people as reflected in his diverse compositional style.

The Battenkill Chorale, founded in 1995 by Janet McGhee, is an eclectic and dedicated group of unauditioned singers performing a diverse range of concert themes which provide an appealing variety of vocal music for both singer and audience. Gene Marie Callahan, a long-time soloist with the Chorale and its first guest conductor, returns to the podium for this program. Callahan, born in Glens Falls, New York, is the organist and choir director for the First Congregational Church (Old First Church) in Old Bennington, Vermont, and is a Lecturer in Creative Arts at Siena College where she directs the chorus and teaches Basics of Singing. She is also the guest conductor for the Bennington County Choral Society’s December performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria and Handel’s Mes-

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AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY Rotary District 7190 Annual Golf Tournament – Benefits Pediatric Heart Patients CAPITAL DISTRICT - Rotary Clubs from throughout the Capital Region are sponsoring the 23rd annual “Gift of Life International Golf Tournament on Monday, September 20, 2021 at Pinehaven Country Club in Guilderland, NY. The tournament provides funding to bring children from across the globe to Albany Medical Center for necessary pediatric heart surgery which cannot be performed in their home nations. A parent accompanies each child. To register to play or to support the event through sponsorships or program advertising go to www. giftoflife7190.org. Rotary District 7190

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“I’ve made a lot of friends,” Lucia said. “I feel like I got two families. I got a town family and county family. The (Saratoga) County (Board of Supervisors) have given me so many friends.” But last April, he said he suffered “a bad spell.” He was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. He totes around oxygen. But despite ill health, he still finds every day rewards as a supervisor. “My biggest thing I have gotten is if I can do something for someone, that helps them out tremendously and no one knows about it, it feels good in my heart,” he said. “I’m a people person. That’s makes me feel best at night, when I lay my head on the pillow that I’ve done something and nobody knows about it. I’m not bragging and I’m not putting it on Facebook. That feels good.” Edinburg Supervisor Jean Raymond, one of the county’s longest officeholders, said Lucia will be missed, mainly because of what is now considered old-school in politics -- civility. “He’s a nice man,” Raymond said. “He’s always polite, always willing to be helpful, to work together. He was just a great person to work with and deal with. He has very little ego. He’s about his community.” That philosophy also helped him to maintain a good relationship with the village of Corinth. In 2018, with Democratic Mayor Dennis Morreale, he planned a yearlong celebration for the town’s bicentennial. “We have two governments in Corinth,” Lucia said. “It takes a town to be a town. For everyone to get what they need, we have to get along.” But Lucia has also suffered critics, mostly those who tried to unseat him. Opponents have said he spent too much money on highway equipment and another complained Lucia preserved Corinth’s image as “a wounded mill town.” Lucia always shrugged off criticism, noting Corinth is, in fact, a mill town. He knows that like it’s part of his DNA. His grandfather, father and uncle worked at International Paper. Lucia, who calls himself a 4-H kid, had aspirations to attend college to be an ac-

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Corinth Town Supervisor Richard Lucia said his greatest pleasure was using his position to help those in need.

countant. But he ended up at the mill too when his father died at age 40. Lucia was a senior in high school and knew he needed to help support the family. He started in the mill’s power plant, shoveling coal. Later, he ran the paper machine turbines. He ended his career as a clerk, starting at 4 a.m., which allowed him to focus much of his day on the town. While there, he watched the mill downsize from 800 employees to 300. He retired after 40 years, just before the mill closed for good in 2002. As he departs town office, leaving the seat for unopposed Republican candidate Eric Butler, he regrets that he did not revive the old mill that provided people with good paying jobs. “We need a small industry, an industrial park,” Lucia said. “We tried and tried and tried. We need employment so bad.” Still, he’s glad he was there to do what he could for all those years. “The other day, I thought I don’t have to do this anymore,” Lucia said. “I’m going to miss the people. It’s bittersweet experience.”

of the year on Thursday, September 23. The evening fun, starting at 6pm, will be held at the East Side Recreation fields (enter by Caroline St. School). From exploring nature in the fall to racing Scout-built cars at the January Pinewood Derby to summer outdoor activities, elementary grade Cub

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CAPITAL DISTRICT - Email: CapRegSocialHappenings@gmail. com - Facebook: Capital Region Social Happenings -- @CapitalRegionSocial Open to the public at large. CDC & COVID compliant. Masks required on everyone. Inside seating is limited; outside seating is unlimited. $12 pp and that includes beverages and snacks. Plenty of free parking. Handicap accessible. Call 518-452-6883 for more information. Location in Colonie: 435 New Karner Road (Hanover Square Offices and Apts.) at “Hill” door. Friday Night – September 24: EDD T. “The Human Jukebox” CLIFFORD will be performing on our stage. He has been named “The Man of 40 Voices”. He recreates the music that you heard on the jukebox years ago. This is guaranteed to be an enjoyable evening. Performance starts at 7 pm.

Knights of Columbus #246 Fundraiser Fish Fry SARATOGA SPRINGS Friday, September 24th, from 5:00-7:30 p.m. Meal choices will include Fried or Baked Haddock ($14.00) or Fried Clamstrips ($12.00), which each come with French Fries, Cole Slaw, Tartar Sauce, and Cocktails Sauce, Macaroni and Cheese ($5.00), New England Clam Chowder (pint - $7.00; quart - $13.00), Side of French Fries ($3.00), and Dessert ($2.00). Orders may be placed by calling 518-5848547 on Wednesday, 9/22, Thursday, 9/23, or Friday, 9/24 between the hours of 12:00 noon and 3:00.

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Afghanistan Comparisons from the Past Gary Franks, Tribune Content Agency

The Vietnam exit, the Iran hostages, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Titanic are all comparisons I can draw from the botched Afghanistan departure, with the Afghanistan departure being far worse than any of the others listed. Excuse: We were surprised. Plainly spoken, President Joe Biden knowingly and willingly left Americans behind against their wishes in the control of a 20-year enemy of the United States government. A country that served as the base country responsible for the worst terrorist attack against the mainland of the United States ever. If this had happened on the w at c h of P r e sident B a r ac k Obama, he would have been impeached. If President Donald Trump had allowed this to happen, within hours he would have been impeached and convicted by the Senate, and Mike Pence would have been moving into the White House. If any of the 100-plus Americans are harmed or, God forbid,

killed, Mr. Biden would be totally culpable. Trusting the Taliban possibly contributed already to the deaths of 13 U.S. service members, injuries to many others and the deaths of nearly 200 civilians. Added to this distressing situation is the fact that we might have made the Taliban one of the best equipped militaries in the world while making the U.S. and her allies less safe. Titanic. The incompetence in Afghanistan is clear. Just imagine if the crew of the Titanic packed up to abandon the sinking ship but used the excuse that they didn't know how fast the ship was going to sink, so they thought they had more time to come back and get the women and children off the ship safely. Then, imagine that the crew returned to rescue civilians but left before saving all the people who were alive and well -- knowingly and willingly leaving them behind. A mer ic a n s w er e not i mpressed that of the 120,000 evacuated from Afghanistan, about 5% were Americans. It was like bragging about the 705 people

who were rescued from the Titanic. We are thankful, but it does not alter the narrative. Surprised? The Afghanistan government had always fought with the U.S. military against the Taliban. That is what they were comfortable doing. Abruptly telling them we would no longer be helping was like telling an allstar baseball team that its catcher has quit the game. What will happen next? It is very predictable: The team would fail, forfeiting the game without a pitch being thrown, as they have no catcher. And that is exactly what happened last month per the Afghan military. The Iran hostage crisis was a genuine surprise. It was not a self-inflicted crisis. No American hostages lost their lives, though it took a while to get them released. The Vietnam exit was messy after our defeat. We did not leave any civilians behind. And we fought hard to get every prisoner of war returned or their remains returned. We did not have to worry about the refugees turning on America as we must be with the estimated 44,000 refugees coming from Afghanistan. We

did not leave advanced military hardware with our former foes. The Bay of Pigs was a failure. President John F. Kennedy accepted total blame. He did not make excuses or blame anyone else, including his predecessor, President Eisenhower, despite the plan originating with Eisenhower. Kennedy accepted total blame for the poor execution and failure. The Cuban Missile Crisis was Kennedy's shining moment at a critical point in time. I can still remember the fear on the faces of people around me. But we trusted our president. He proved he deserved our trust by the way he handled the Bay of Pigs. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev blinked, and the U.S. prevailed, with Russia removing the missiles as Kennedy publicly demanded. We all make mistakes. We are all human, even presidents. Kennedy is a great example. It should be noted that Khrushchev had embarrassed Kennedy months before when they had met face to face. Revenge is sweet. Khrushchev was removed by the Russian government for his failure.

America is very proud of our military, the most powerful in the history of man. We all know that it pained our service members to not finish the mission. We all know that it was our commander in chief and secretary of state who unfortunately gave the appearance of blinking under pressure. The Biden administration has a third bite at the apple, however. It has another opportunity to finish the job and get all Americans who want to get out of Afghanistan out safely. The administration should admit failure, vow to improve, seek more objective input and pray to God for guidance. That approach has always served America well. Gary Franks is a former U.S. Representative from Connecticut and visiting professor/adjunct at Hampton University, Georgetown University and the University of Virginia. He is now a public policy consultant and columnist. Franks has written three books, including his most recent, "With God, For God and For Country," and co-hosts the "We Speak Frankly" podcast with his son.

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OPINION No, Afghanistan Not the End of American Power By Rich Lowry

It's hard to imagine more humiliating images than what we've seen in Afghanistan in recent weeks, from the hasty evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to the chaotic scenes outside the airport. Our surrender to a band of AK-47-bearing guerrillas after 20 years has, understandably, occasioned autumnal thoughts about American power. Even the Soviet Union, on the cusp of full collapse, managed to get out of Afghanistan in good order and leave behind a government that endured for several years. What does it say that we couldn't match that? Writing in The New Yorker, Robin Wright says the pullout may serve as "a bookend for the era of U.S. global power." Allister Heath, editor of The Sunday Telegraph, argues that "the botched exit is merely the latest sign that the American era is ending." Francis Fukuyama says the images in Kabul "have evoked a major juncture in world history," although he thinks "the end of the American era had come much earlier." There is no sugar-coating our defeat in Afghanistan and the abject position we put ourselves in during the final days. The withdrawal is a blow to our counterterrorism capabilities, our prestige and our geopolitical position. For all of that, though, no one in the world has the formidable advantages of the United States, which still outstrips everyone else, including China, on every material metric that matters. Great powers don't go away easily. The British could be forgiven for thinking that it'd be all downhill after losing their American colonies in a long war joined by their traditional rivals France and Spain. Instead, British imperial power had not yet peaked. Our exit from Saigon in 1975, to this point the touchstone for modern American defeats, was followed by Communist advances all over the map. Yet, within 20 years, we'd win the Cold War and ascend to unprecedented global power. We are still blessed with an extraordinarily favorable geographical position, as a continental nation with friendly neighbors, access to two oceans, enormous reserves of oil and gas, and vast amounts of arable land. We produce about a quarter of global GDP, a share that has held up over the years. We are responsible for an astonishing 40% of all military spending in the world. It was ridiculous that Biden made a bragging point of the evacuation, but it's true that no one else would have been capable of such an operation. We dominate the list of top universities in the world. There is no country people would rather come to. A Taliban spokesperson interviewed on Iranian TV, when challenged why so many people want to flee Afghanistan, rightly pointed out that if American planes were taking people out of Iran, there'd be a rush for the exits there, too. In his book, "Unrivaled," Michael Beckley of Tufts University and the American Enterprise Institute rebuts the notion that China is overtaking us. American workers are more productive than workers anywhere else. China's labor productivity has improved, Beckley writes, "but remains half that of Turkey, lower than Mexico's, and roughly on par with Brazil's." We have demographic challenges, but other big powers, especially China, will be aging faster. Over the course of the century, Beckley notes, China will lose half of its workforce, or 470 million people. Our alliance system is an enormous force-multiplier, a network that, according to Beckley, "encompasses 25% of the Earth's population and accounts for 75% of world GDP and defense spending." China's formal ally, in contrast, is North Korea. None of this is to deny that the contemporary United States is racked by self-doubt, poisonous politics and institutional failure. It is only to say that if we are determined to squander our global position, it will take much more time and folly to do it. A further downward slide, like the disastrous withdrawal from Kabul itself, will be a choice, not an inevitability. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

Biden's Words

By Bob Franken

"Mistakes were made." That's a passive-aggressive phrase that politicians and others have used since time immemorial to deflect blame. Suggesting amorphous "mistakes" implies that others are at fault. President Bill Clinton was a master at speaking wishy-washy passive-aggressive, but it was not just Clinton. As you might guess, Richard Nixon was too, and Ronald Reagan, all the way back to Ulysses S. Grant speaking about corruption that rocked his administration. And Joe Biden is no slouch either. He combines passive-aggressive with aggressive-aggressive. First of all, his very appearance before cameras several times for speeches to the nation during the messy Afghanistan withdrawal was aggressive, if not laudable in and of itself. He declared that he was taking "responsibility" for the mess -the mess being the decision to abandon the country. "Responsibility" seems to be a forthright word, but it is certainly less impactful than "blame." Blame is something Biden spreads around to others, particularly the Afghan army that surrendered faster than you could say "turned tail and ran." And it's for the U.S. officials who overestimated the Afghan soldiers' willingness to fight a respectable battle against the Taliban. Biden explained his choice in a particularly "buck stops here" style, perhaps because polls supported his decision to withdraw from a war that had gone on for 20 years: "I believe this is the right decision, a wise decision, and the best decision for America." "I was not going to extend this forever war," he went on, "and I was not extending a forever exit." As for the 13 American troops and nearly 200 Afghan civilians killed by an Islamic State subsidiary suicide bomber, he carefully called the U.S. forces "heroes" and made it a point to at least meet with the families of those slain, in Dover, Delaware, during the "dignified transfer" ceremonies, even those who bitterly opposed his conduct of the withdrawal, which they blamed on him.

It was his effort to finesse a gruesome story that has not yet been told. It will take years to unfold and can depend on events whose outcomes we cannot predict. Will the administration be successful in evacuating the remaining American citizens and Afghan allies who want to escape? How will future diplomatic and economic decisions play into this, during the Biden presidency and beyond? How will this be an issue in a future election? How will Republicans play it? Right now, they are all over the map. Nebraska's Sen. Ben Sasse, not normally a partisan, was unusually harsh about the commander in chief's handling of the withdrawal: "There is clearly no plan. There has been no plan. Their plan has basically been happy talk. People have died, and people are going to die because President Biden decided to rely on happy talk instead of reality." There is a cliche that the "fog of war" confuses and influences an understanding of current events. How will history treat Joe Biden's decisions about Afghanistan vis-a-vis his predecessors since 9/11? There are predictions that the Taliban will again take over, spawning a wave of attacks against the United States by newly emboldened terrorists hiding out in Afghanistan. Perhaps domestic issues will overtake the memories of Afghanistan or, for that matter, international issues, too. How will Joe Biden's rhetorical and political skills influence whatever happens? We must write about something. Will natural disasters and their relationship to climate change be exploitable? And the pandemic. For the moment, the Afghanistan story has run its course. At the moment. What will take its place? Will anything need to take its place? Now it's up to the pundits to chew on it for a while, then the historians. For starters, they can assess Joe Biden's use of rhetoric. Bob Franken is an Emmy Award-winning reporter who covered Washington for more than 20 years with CNN.

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COPS, COURT AND FIRE CALLS Woman accused of receiving child porn AMSTERDAM -- A 36-year-old Amsterdam woman is facing federal charges for possession of child pornography. She appeared Wednesday in federal court on a charge that she received child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. She allegedly used a social media messaging application in July to communicate with and receive child pornography from a minor victim, officials said. She appeared Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Daniel J. Stewart and will remain detained pending a detention hearing scheduled for Sept. 13. No additional details were provided. The case was investigated by the FBI and its Child Exploitation Task Force along with investigators from the Schenectady Police Department. If convicted, the suspect faces at least five years and up to 20 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Car information sought in shooting SCHENECTADY -- City police are asking for help from the public to locate a vehicle that was seen in the vicinity of a Sept. 5 nightclub shooting that caused the death of one man and left two others injured. The car is a black, four-door Mercedes-Benz C-240 with a temporary New Jersey registration plate of 332248T. Police describe it having a sunshade in the rear window and black-and-silver wheels. The announcement said only that information about the vehicle was being sought because it was “connected to the shooting homicide” in the parking lot of Tropics Bar and Restaurant at 201 S. Brandywine Ave.

Anyone with information related to the incident or the vehicle is asked to call the Schenectady Police Department’s TIPS line at 518-788-6566 or the Detective Division, 518382-5245. E-Shawn Amir Berkley, 23, of Albany, was shot and killed around 12:45 a.m. Sept. 5; in the same incident, a 27-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, and a 22-yearold man was shot in the abdomen, police said. An update on their conditions was not immediately available.

Woman arrested after car-pedestrian crash in Moreau MOREAU -- A South Glens Falls woman faces a felony charge of leaving the scene of a personal injury auto accident after a pedestrian was seriously injured Wednesday on Route 9 in the town of Moreau, Saratoga County sheriff’s investigators said Friday. The collision happened about 8:30 p.m., and the victim was taken to Albany Medical Center; the car left, deputies said. After an investigation at the scene, the car and driver, age 71, were located at her Riverview Road home the next morning. The woman was released on a court appearance ticket.

Arrest made in restaurant break-in ST. JOHNSVILLE -- A Syracuse man, 39, was charged this week with burglary, larceny and other crimes after an early morning break-in at Ripepi’s Restaurant on Route 5 on Sept.1, Montgomery County deputies said Friday. The suspect was found to be driving a stolen vehicle while committing the offenses and faces additional charges from a vehicle pursuit as he fled

from the scene, deputies said, and he also had a stolen ATM from the restaurant. After arraignment he was sent to the county jail without bail until his next court appearance.

Pedestrian killed in motorcycle collision BOLTON - One of many people at a large gathering on a Warren County highway was struck by a motorcycle and killed early Saturday morning, sheriff’s investigators said. Ghaland Nadeau, 33, who was in the roadway, was struck by a Honda motorcycle driven by Steven Gosselin, 22, who was heading west on Route 11, deputies said. The bike then struck one of the parked cars in the road’s shoulder. Deputies said they were patrolling the area near Valley Woods Road to investigate suspected drag racing, having received reports of racing the previous evening. Numerous vehicles were found to be lining the road with large groups of people walking in the road. Deputies responded to the collision a few minutes after midnight. Nadeau was pronounced dead at the scene. Gosselin’s passenger, Samantha Briggs, 25, was thrown off the motorcycle. Deputies said she was flown to Albany Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. Gosselin was taken to Glens Falls hospital with non-life threatening injuries. This crash remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit with assistance by the Criminal Investigations Unit. The sheriff’s office was assisted by State Police, the Bolton Fire Department and emergency medical services personnel from Bolton, North Warren and Warrensburg.

Biker in surgery after crash NISKAYUNA - A motorcyclist was airlifted to Albany Medical Center Hospital after a crash with a car in Niskayuna on Sunday morning. Authorities described the injuries as life-threatening. “He’s in bad shape,” said Niskayuna Deputy Police Chief Michael Stevens. “The last we heard he was in surgery.” The driver of the car was transported by ground to Albany Med with non-life-threatening injuries.

Niskayuna Police Department received a call at approximately 10:10 a.m. for reports of a crash at the intersection of Lisha Kill Road and Troy-Schenectady Road. Stevens said the driver of a 2017 Toyota Corolla was making a left turn onto Troy-Schenectady Road at the time of the crash. A preliminary investigation has determined the motorcyclist’s speed and running a red light as key factors, Stevens said. Police did not identify either driver, citing the need to notify families and next of kin.

Troy-Schenectady Road remained closed between Birchwood Lane and Mohawk Road early Sunday afternoon. “We’re hoping to have the road open in the next half-hour or 45 minutes at the most,” Stevens said shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday. Niskayuna Fire District 1 and Fire District 2 responded along with Mohawk Ambulance and Niskayuna Police. Schenectady County Sheriff’s Office and Colonie Police Department assisted the Niskayuna Police Department with scene reconstruction.

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HOUSE OF THE WEEK 48 Euclid Avenue, Albany

PHOTOS BY KATHLEEN FYFE

The house has its own driveway and a garage for one car.

his week’s house is in Albany’s Buckingham Pond neighborhood and has a surprising amount of space inside and a pool in the back. Built in 1923, the house has been expanded over time to comprise 3,000 square feet of living space, four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms. Recent improvements include a new furnace in 2018, water heater last year and a poolside patio installed this year. Quartz counters in the updated kitchen and an updated bathroom go nicely with original LEIGH hardwood floors, HORNBECK trim and molding. HOUSE OF There is an electric THE WEEK fireplace in the living room and a recreation room on the third floor large enough for a pool table that has a balcony overlooking the backyard. Taxes: $10,101. List price after a $15,000 reduction: $395,000. Contact listing agent David Fyfe with Bird Realty at 518-321-7161.

From top: The kitchen with Quartz counters. One of four bedrooms. One of two full bathrooms and a half bath; and the living space. At far left: The third floor recreation area and the backyard which includes a pool and new patio.

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