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Long-term symptoms are chilling reality for many Individuals, providers urge New York to take a leading role in the fight against prolonged impacts of COVID-19 ByLINE: BETHANY BUMP
NY Army Guard Capt. Eric Samson, an Albany resident, takes command of truck company CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, NY - New York Army National Guard Capt. Eric Samson, an Albany resident, took command of the Guard's 719th Composite Truck Company during a February 6 ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. The truck company is part of the 369th Sustainment Brigade. The brigade traces its history back to the 369th Infantry of World War I, known as the Harlem Hell Fighters, the African-American infantry unit which Albany Medal of Honor recipient Henry Johnson served in. Samson replaced Capt. Seun Ogunkoya who is moving on to a new assignment. Samson enlisted in the New York Army National Guard in 2014 and was commissioned through the Officer Candidate School in 2015. Samson is a 2016 graduate of the Ordnance Basic Officer Leaders where he made Commandant's List. He also graduated from the Logistics Captains Career Course in 2019. Samon's prior assignments include, company executive officer, ammunition officer for the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, and assistant logistics officer for the 42nd Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade and the 42nd Infantry Division. Samson holds a bachelor's degree from Sienna College and a Doctorate of Please see COMMAND 8
COLONIE - It was Halloween 2020 when the first member of the Hogan family got sick. First came excruciating headaches for Rebekah Hogan, a nurse at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany. The cause was pretty obvious: Three days earlier, while waiting to get fit-tested for a new N-95 mask, she had prolonged close contact with a patient who would later test positive for coronavirus. A test confirmed she was right, and one by one the illness swept through her family's Colonie home. "I was really sick by that Saturday night and by Sunday he was sick," she said of her husband, James. "Then the kids started having symptoms." Only one of the kids tested positive for coronavirus, but all three had similar symptoms around the same time, she said, including fevers, rashes, stomach pain and vomiting. "We were in pain," she said. "And then, it just never seemed to end." In the nearly 16 months since, the Hogans have experienced a wide range of symptoms they believe were caused by their infections, including headaches; fatigue; stomach, back and nerve pain; difficulty breathing; pounding heart; extreme exhaustion following exertion; and brain fog so severe that Rebekah quit her job and stopped driving for fear she would unintentionally harm herself or others. "In the beginning, they were saying, you know, six months," she said. "And then at six months, they were saying this could last 12 to 18 months. And now I'm at what? Sixteen months? And they're like, you know, we might want to start talking about things you are capable of doing. To me, that felt like backpedal speak for, 'you probably aren't getting better.'" Surge in long-term symptoms ahead? The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in three people infected with coronavirus will develop longterm symptoms like the Hogans.
As the recent surge of infections declines, New York health officials and policymakers are turning their attention to this Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome -- more commonly called long COVID or longhaul COVID -- out of concern the omicron wave will lead to a sizable new population of patients with lingering health effects in need of treatment, support and disability accommodations. "The fact is that they are never going to be able to accommodate the PAUL BUCKOWSKI / TIMES UNION number of people who are sufferRebekah Hogan and her husband, James Hogan, gather with ing from long COVID," said Diana their children, Caleigh, 15, Sebastian, 9, and Ben, 13, at their Berrent, founder of Survivor Corps, Colonie home. Each suffers from lingering symptoms from having an advocacy group of over 200,000 COVID-19. members with current, chronic or past COVID-19. "Pre-omicron we causes heightened, ongoing inflammation had statisticians saying we had 150 million in the body that can wreak havoc on various infections. That means 50 million cases of long body systems. Why some have this abnormal COVID -- and that was before omicron." response is currently unclear, but researchers At a Feb. 3 panel discussion hosted by the believe it may be genetic or caused by viral parstate Department of Health, doctors and ticles remaining in the body after infection. researchers said not enough science is avail"When we're talking about long COVID, I able yet to explain whether the less severe but want you to think about our members who are highly transmissible omicron variant will proin their early 30s, who were athletes, who were, duce long COVID symptoms similar to those you know, marathon runners at the height caused by other variants. But they agreed the of their career, who are now in wheelchairs, omicron wave is likely to produce a large influx they are on permanent feeding tubes, they are of new "long haulers" due to the sheer number disabled," Berrent said. of infections it caused. The CDC and other health authorities note Research remains under way to determine that those who experienced mild or even no exactly how and why coronavirus continues to symptoms from their initial infection can go cause so much damage over the long term for on to experience long COVID symptoms. Insome people compared to others. But emergdeed, that's one reason health experts are not ing science confirms the symptoms are very reassured by the reduced severity of omicron real and tied to the virus -- an important point compared to other variants, since so many for the people impacted, as many continue to people have now been infected and may not face disbelief from friends, families and even even realize it. doctors, experts in the area note. "When we looked into what the one symp"Although we may not have a single unifying tom was that was most predictive of long biomarker, that doesn't matter," said David COVID -- was it having a cough, was it having a Putrino, director of rehabilitation innovation fever? No," said Berrent. "It was being asympwith Mount Sinai Health System. "We have tomatic. So you have to remember that most of enough evidence in the literature right now these people were not hospitalized. They had published that something is happening to the what are considered mild cases of COVID or body to cause these changes, and so people asymptomatic cases, and they are largely the should not be gaslit or told it's psychosomatic." healthiest among us." Much of the damage is believed to be trigPlease see COVID 8 gered by an abnormal immune response that
Army veterans earn Four Chaplains Award ByLINE: TERRY BROWN
Two Army veterans from the Capital Region have jointly earned the Four Chaplains Brotherhood Award for service to others. Emil Baker of Rexford, a Vietnam War veteran, and Patrick Piccirilli of Latham, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, will receive the award as the 57th joint recipients of the 57th Four Chaplains Brotherhood Award at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, at the First Reformed Church at 8 N. Church St. in Schenectady. The award commemorates four military chaplains who gave up their life vests and their lives so others could survive the sinking of the troop ship USS Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943, near the coast of
Greenland in the North Atlantic. A German sub torpedoed the Dorchester. Of the 902 soldiers, seamen and civilians aboard the ship, 230 survived. One of the four was Army Chaplain 1st Lt. Clark Poling, who ministered at the First Reformed Church just before he enlisted. The other chaplains were 1st Lt. Alexander Goode, a Jewish rabbi; 1st Lt. George Fox, a Methodist minister; and 1st Lt. John Washington, a Catholic priest. Albany Post 105 of the Jewish War Veterans has led the effort to recognize a member of the community since 1966 in honor of the value of selfless service of the four chaplains. "The Four Chaplains Brotherhood Award exists to further the cause of 'unity
without uniformity' by encouraging goodwill and cooperation among all people. The nondenominational award honors the legacy of the Four Chaplains, celebrating selfless service to humanity without regard to race, creed, ethnicity, or religious beliefs," says Richard Goldenberg, commander of the Capital District Council of Jewish War Veterans, adjutant of Post 105 and Four Chaplains Remembrance Committee chairman. Baker and Piccirilli have spent decades volunteering and serving the community, particularly the veterans community, and have worked together in support of the Small Business Association's Boots to Business program, providing entrepreneurial education and training
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Senior March Dining Events at Colonie Senior Service Centers COLONIE - Please check in, as schedules and plans are ever-evolving due to the pandemic. As this newsletter goes to print, we are open for in-person dining. Please note, you must have all three vaccinations to sit in our dining room. Thank you for doing your part to keep everyone safe by getting your vaccination and wearing a mask! Join us for a hot meal
Dining with Diabetes Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County CAPITAL DISTRICT Monday, February 28th at 6:30pm - Virtual Program via Zoom Adults with type 2 diabetes (or those who are at risk of type 2 diabetes) and their family members, caregivers, and support persons are invited to participate in Dining with Diabetes. This free virtual program will help you learn the skills needed to promote good health while living with diabetes. Dining with Diabetes is an Extension program taught locally by Karen Roberts Mort, MS of Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County. Participants will learn how to read the new food labels, count carbohydrates and plan meals using the Plate Method. There will also be time to discuss ways to stay motivated to eat healthy and stay active during the current health crisis. This class offers opportunities to connect with others who are dealing with diabetes. Healthy
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Corned Beef w/ For special events, suggested contribution of $3 for the meal and $3 for entertainment. Special Lunch: Friday, March 4 at noon. Come hear the sounds of Irish guitar and song with Padraig Timoney. Lunch will be corned beef and cabbage, potatoes, carrots and an Irish cupcake. Lunch and Learn: Thursday, March 10 at noon – Come for a live cooking demonstration with Chef Jim Kavanaugh, as he cooks up an Irish favorite – Bangers and Mash. This Irish pub food consists of pork sausages,
potatoes and onions gravy. It’s commonly served in pubs across Ireland and the U.K. Reservations required. Special Dinner: Monday, March 21 at 5 p.m. The Musicats Duo plays the music of George Gerschwin, Frank Sinatra, Fats Waller, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, and many others. Dinner will be chicken Parmesan, Caesar salad and ice cream sundaes. Join us at THE CENTER as we bid adieu to winter! In the month of March, there is much happening. For fitness, there
is Tai Chi, Yoga and Line Dancing. We are being creative, with classes in watercolor, tissue paper flowers, and open studio time. We’ll be traveling, with trips planned to the Irish American Heritage Museum, Dear Evan Hansen at Proctor’s Theater, Rivers Casino and the Argus Hotel. We also continue to be social with clubs that meet for knitting, books, writing and cards. Membership is $20 per calendar year, and you can reach out to 518-4592857 x 327 or cbarrett@ colonieseniors.org for information.
recipes, cooking techniques and even ideas for making healthier choices at restaurants and grocery stores will be shared with the group. A Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist has been invited to attend one of the sessions. Please register here : https://cornell.zoom.us/ meeting/register/tJErfygqD4jH9f5xxKk0V3I l8E0bFtmCbCc in order to get the Zoom link for the series. For help with registering or any questions, contact Karen from CCE Albany at kem18@cornell.edu or leave a message at 518-765-3552.
the health, welfare and education of children in Saratoga County are invited to apply no later than March 1, 2022, at HawleyFoundation.org. Funding criteria includes but is not limited to: Organizations must serve disadvantaged children in Saratoga County Organizations must have a 501(c)(3) non-profit status Programs to be funded must demonstrate the ability and commitment to benefit, enhance and enrich the quality of life and well-being of children Applicants will be notified in early April and funds distributed at an Award Ceremony in May. For more information, please contact info@hawleyfoundation.org. In 2021, The Hawley Foundation awarded over $150,000 to the Saratoga County community towards Community Grants, Camp Awards, College Grants to high school seniors who are college-bound or vocational-oriented, as well as returning college students, and as discretionary funds to assist children on a case-by-case basis who are in financial need and reside in Saratoga County.
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St. Michael’s Church Penny Social COHOES - St. Michael’s Church, Page Ave. in Cohoes will be hosting their Annual Penny Social on Sunday, March 6th. Doors open at 11:30am with games starting at 2:00pm. Admission is free. Under NYS law you must be 18 to play. There will be food, desserts and beverages available. The church hall is handicapped accessible. Come and have
Town of Colonie Senior Men’s Golf Club is Looking for New Members 55 & Older COLONIE – Senior men’s club plays 9 holes on Tuesday mornings. Players are divided into flights based on handicaps. Four 18 hole tournaments are also played each year. Openings are limited. For more information call Bob Farrelly at 518-209-7369.
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Colonie VFW Breakfast Is Back Again! COLONIE - After a brief pause, Robert L. Weininger VFW Post 8692 will resume our semi-monthly (2nd and 4th Sundays) in-person breakfasts on Sunday, February 27th. All-youcan-eat eggs, potatoes, sausage, bacon, pancakes and French toast, with coffee, tea and juices. Just nine dollars per person; discounted for children under 10 years old. 140 VFW Drive in Colonie, off Route 155/New Karner Road (between Central Ave and Washington Ave). CDC protocols observed.
Friends of the Clifton ParkHalfmoon Library Scholarships CLIFTON PARK - The Friends of the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library will be awarding two scholarships of $1,000 each to graduating seniors who will attend a two- or four-year college or university in the fall of 2022. Scholarship recipients must be Shenendehowa High School students and/ or residents of the Library tax district who attend another public or private high school, or are home schooled. Applications will be available in early January and may be obtained from: the FOL website at friendsofcphlibrary.org, the Shenendehowa High School East Counseling Center, or the Welcome Desk at the Library. Please note that applications MUST be received in the library by March 11, 2022, and MAY NOT be faxed or transmitted electronically. For more information, please contact Michele at michelegorab@gmail.com.
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AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY Community Shabbat CLIFTON PARK - Friday, February 25th, 6:00 pm, Clifton Park; Join us around the Shabbat table for a full course dinner! Limited space available! RSVP at www.cliftonparkchabad.com or contact Leah at 518-495-0779
Meeting for the Capital District Genealogical Society CAPITAL DISTRICT Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 1:00 PM ET Where: Online Zoom Meeting Description: CDGS meetings are presently held on Zoom. Registration is free and will open to the public on 16 February 2022. See www.CapitalDistrictGenealogicalSociety.org under meetings and events. There is a 100-person limit. Topic: Treasury Records: Follow the Money by Craig R. Scott. The U.S. Treasury Department was responsible for many payments to the public by the federal government. In particular, the records contain payments for military service, a source for genealogical research information and clues. But which records are available and how does one find them? Join Craig R. Scott to learn how to follow federal payments.
Christ Our Light Cancellation LOUNDONVILLE Bishop Emeritus Sam G. Jacobs, who was to come and speak on April 2, 2022, has announced he will not be able to join us, due to health circumstances. We are all very much disappointed that he will
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Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner SELKIRK - Dinner includes Irish Soda Bread, with Dessert, being served from 3-6PM Saturday 3/5/22 Take Out Only!! Please reserve your meals by Thursday 3/3/22 by calling Carol Carpenter at 518-421-1384. Please make sure your phone number is displayed, for a return confirmation call back. Pick up at Bethlehem Grange 137 at 24 Bridge St.,(Rt396W 1/10th mi West of 9W) Selkirk, NY 12158 We’re handicap Accessible and we have lots of handy parking. Feel free to wear your mask if that helps your comfort level, at all of our Events. The Girl Scouts will also be selling their famous Girl Scout Cookies at our dinner.
Community Caregivers Presents Lunchtime Chats CAPITAL DISTRICT Simply call (518) 992-6661 or you can contact us and we will set it up for us to dial you! February 2022 – Friday, February 18th Topic: Little Known Facts about Presidents and their Wives; Tuesday, February 22nd Topic: What is it like to be a Medical Student? Speaker: Meghan Goodard and Andrew Cyr,
Medical Students; Friday, February 25th Topic: The Lives and Music of the Rat Pack – Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, and Friends. Community Caregivers Office: (518) 456-2898, Chat Number (518) 9926661. All are Welcome! Our Lunch Time Chat program is open to all. Each call has an interesting program that includes an opportunity to discuss the topic. Chats are most Tuesdays and Fridays, always at 1:00 P.M. Simply dial-in to hear about a variety of interesting topics! It’s Free and easy to join! Community Caregivers is a non-profit agency supported by community donations, and grants from the Albany County Department for Aging, the NYS Department of Health and Office for the Aging & The U.S. Administration on Aging.
Capital District Fly Fishers Cabin Fever Day LATHAM - This will be held Saturday, February 26th 10:00 am - 3:00 pm at Field and Stream in Latham. Some of our members will be there to talk to you about fly fishing and demonstrate the art of fly tying. This is a non-profit organization.
The Royal Challah Bake - a Mega Challah Bake with a Purim Twist CLIFTON PARK Wednesday, March 2nd, 7:00 PM! Mrs. Chana Vigler, co-director of Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens, will speak. She is an inspirational speaker, whose incredible story will inspire us to see the
Defensive Driving Classes at Colonie Senior Service Centers COLONIE - Colonie Senior Service Centers is offering many Defensive Driving classes in the months of January and February. Roger Dames, CSSC’s Driver Fitness Coordinator will conduct Defensive Driving Classes on the following dates: Thursday, February 10, 2022, from 9 am to 3:30 pm and Saturday, February 26, 2022 from 9 am to 3:30 pm. Classes will be held at The Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners Circle, Albany, NY. Cost is $25 per person, due as a prepayment before the day of the class. To reserve your seat, call (518)459-2857, ext. 303.
CAPITAL DISTRICT The Capital District Council for Young Musicians invites area Capital Region piano students ages 6 to 19 to participate in the 21st Frederic Chopin Piano Competition, which will be held on September 17, 2022. The annual event allows serious piano students to If you’re on Medicare, showcase their talent. The Competition will be this is important. held at 250 Old Maxwell Road, Latham and adjuGetting the most out of your dicated by college music Medicare plan? faculty. A Steinway model D Concert Grand piano is We may be able to help you get a plan with: provided by the local au• Lower premiums thorized Steinway dealer, • Lower copays Artist Pianos in Latham, for the event. Contestants • Lower prescription costs must perform one piece • Better coverage composed by Chopin, with • Dental, Vision, and/or Hearing coverage Apprentice and Master level students selecting an • $ back into your Social Security check additional composition • and more! from a required repertoire. Winners and runners-up WE CAN HELP! will perform for the We’ve been helping Capital Region community in a concert seniors just like you for over 30 years. on Sunday, September 18 OB1 OFFERS MANY at 250 Old Maxwell Road, OF THE MAJOR CARRIERS. Latham. Online Registration is limited to 12 applicants It’s still a good time to shop your Medicare choices. You may in Young Chopin and 10 qualify for a special enrollment period! Call or stop in today to in both the Apprentice reach a licensed sales agent. We’ve saved people thousands! and Master categories. GET MEDICAREDone DONE WITH GetYOUR Your Medicare with... The registration fee is $40 and is non-refundable. Previous winners are not eligible to register in the same category. For more information or to register, visit www.cdcym.org. Capital District Council for Young Musicians TIME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MEDICARE. A 501(c) nonprofit organization
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New York Capital District Christian Women’s Connection is Sponsoring a “Welcome Back Spring” Luncheon SCHENECTADY Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at the Guilderland Elks Lodge, 3867 Rte. 146 (Carman Road) in Schenectady, NY 12303 beginning at 11:30am and ending at approximately 1:30pm. Please be prompt. Your reservation is necessary no later than March 3 and cancellations a must. Please call Nancy (518) 320-2649 for reservations. On the menu this month is Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner with
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Capital District Chapter Columbiette Meeting LATHAM - Sunday, February 27th, 2022 @ 1:30 PM at the Latham-Colonie Knights of Columbus Council, 328,Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham, N.Y. 12110. Capital District Chapter President, Linda Cotch
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HERstory: The Women in Our Lives Presented by The Albany District Links ALBANY - Black Dimensions in Art, Inc. and the African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region, Inc. The exhibit features works in a wide variety of mediums by 17 artists of the African Diaspora. Meet the artists Friday, February 4, 6-8pm. Show closes February 28th. Gallery hours: M-W, F Noon- 6:00pm. Thursdays Noon-8pm. Saturdays 10am-3pm.Closed Sundays. All NYS COVID 19 guidelines will be followed. Masks required. Gallery limit 25 guests at a time. ART ASSOCIATES GALLERY 21 Railroad Avenue, Albany 12205. 518-459-1307
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Durham's Righteous Investigation By Rich Lowry
From the perspective of several years ago, it's the stuff of an implausible political thriller or a conspiratorial YouTube account. One presidential campaign spies on another as part of a broad effort to get government agencies to pick up the baton and launch a high-stakes investigation of the new president that hampers his first years in office and consumes massive public attention. Where could such a thing happen? Maybe Brazil or Equatorial Guinea? Well, we now know it happened in these United States. The latest from Special Counsel John Durham is that a tech executive connected to the Clinton campaign mined internet contacts between Russia and the entities connected to Donald Trump in a search for material to try to, as Durham put it in a court filing last week, "establish 'an inference' and 'narrative' tying then-candidate Trump to Russia." Durham's probe is a righteous effort to get to the bottom of a matter that deranged American politics for two solid years but has been derided or ignored by the mainstream press, with baleful consequences. Russiagate did more than its share to undermine the norm that losing campaigns should accept the result of free and fair elections and to erode confidence in institutions at the highest levels of our government. One way to minimize the harm is to insist on accountability. The people who were most invested in Russiagate for the longest, though, are least interested in revisiting its origins, let alone in apologizing for their own credulousness or malice. According to Durham, a tech executive named Rodney Joffe engaged in the information operation against Trump and his campaign. He allegedly coordinated with Michael Sussmann, a lawyer for the Clinton campaign, and his highly connected law firm, Perkins Coie LLP, that did work for both the Clinton campaign and the Democratic Party. Durham notes that Joffe also joined up with an investigative firm that Perkins Coie hired on behalf of the Clinton campaign, numerous cyber researchers, employees at various internet companies, and researchers at a U.S.-based university. He sought, he said, to please VIPs in both the Clinton campaign and Perkins Coie. One can only guess that he succeeded. According to Durham, Joffe "exploited his access to non-public and/or proprietary internet data," and the university researchers he tapped "were receiving and analyzing large amounts of internet data in connection with a pending federal government cyber security research contract." Joffe analyzed so-called domain name system internet traffic connected to Trump Tower and Trump's Central Park West apartment building. Shockingly, the data effort continued after Trump was inaugurated. Joffe took advantage of his company's "sensitive arrangement" to provide services to the executive office of the president "for the purpose of gathering derogatory information about Donald Trump." Meanwhile, Sussmann used the deceptive work product from all of this sleuthing to try to convince the FBI and apparently the CIA that Trump was colluding with Russia. (Durham has indicted Sussmann for lying to the FBI to try to hide his connection to the Clinton campaign.) Durham pointedly refers to what Sussmann was hawking as "purported data." This operation was of a piece with the spurious Steele dossier that helped launch the FBI probe of the Trump campaign that morphed into the Mueller investigation. Or, to use Durham's terms, purported data drove purported investigations and ungodly amounts of purported journalism, all building toward purported collusion that eventually, under the weight of facts and logic, came to absolutely nothing. If anyone involved in this investigative and journalistic fiasco is embarrassed by it, they haven't shown it. If any of them thinks it's bad practice to spy on a campaign and a newly elected president to use the resulting information to try to gull U.S. government agencies, they haven't said so. If any of them are thinking "never again," they won't admit it. Until they do, maybe they should temper their preachiness about threats to our system and norms. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
As Climate Change Worsens, Republicans Insist We Must Do Nothing By Paul Waldman
Back in 2008, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and former speaker Newt Gingrich recorded a television ad in which they acknowledged their bitter political differences, but made a shared commitment on one critical issue. "We do agree," said Gingrich, "our country must take action to address climate change." He added: "If enough of us demand action from our leaders, we can spark the innovation we need." Somehow, that new Republican understanding of the importance of addressing climate change never quite caught on. If anything, as the effects of climate change intensify, the GOP has become more committed to opposing any and all efforts to do something about it. Let's take a look at some of the latest major climate news: - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a report showing that coastal sea levels will rise by an entire foot between now and 2050, "intensifying the threat of flooding and erosion to coastal communities across the country." - A new study shows that the ongoing drought in the western states has made this the driest period there in 1,200 years. - The climate provisions in the Build Back Better bill are on ice, now that BBB has stalled amid lockstep Republican opposition. The Washington Post reports that this has "frozen hundreds of billions of dollars in private capital" earmarked for climate projects across the country, which has "complicated America's much-touted clean energy revolution." - Republicans are trying to block President Joe Biden's nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin as chief banking regulator at the Federal Reserve. Why? Because she has advocated for the financial industry to do more to plan for the economic effects of climate change. - Spurred by climate-denial organizations, Republican legislators at the state level are working to prevent officials from dealing with businesses that are moving to wean themselves from fossil fuels or otherwise taking climate change seriously. - In Florida - where there is ample sunshine Republicans in the legislature are working with the state's largest utility to undermine net metering, the hugely popular system under which customers with solar panels send back surplus energy to the grid. Solar companies in Florida say if the bill passes, they'll have to shut down and move to other states. It wouldn't be fair to portray the Republican Party as an absolute monolith on climate - a smattering of Republican officials here and there say they would like to do something on climate, even if their solutions always seem to include uninterrupted drilling and burning of fossil fuels. And the Republican electorate has complicated views on the topic. Depending on how
pollsters ask them, a majority of Republicans sometimes express concern about climate and support various ideas to reduce emissions. But by other measures, Republicans have actually grown less concerned about climate in recent years. If that's the case, it could be partly because the administration of Republican god-king Donald Trump was the most aggressively anti-environment in history. Or it could be because as you move down the funnel from vague popular notions to elite opinion and finally to policies the party supports, the closer you get to the apparent belief that conservative identity-signaling requires one to oppose doing anything at all to slow global warming. Take the Sarah Bloom Raskin situation. The Senate Banking Committee isn't filled with fire-breathing Republican culture warriors; some of its members, such as Tim Scott of South Carolina or Richard Shelby of Alabama, are what passes for serious legislators in today's GOP. But every one of them has joined in boycotting her nomination - not just voting against it, but denying the committee a quorum so it can't take a vote at all. That's even though they know there's only so much the Federal Reserve can do about climate change. What sane people like Raskin suggest is that the Fed help banks understand the risks climate change poses to their own stability, to limit economic fallout from future disasters, whether sudden or slow-moving. For instance, in 2021 natural disasters caused $145 billion in damage, a figure that included 20 separate wildfires, hurricanes, floods and storms with price tags over a billion dollars. To say the increasing frequency of such events isn't something banks need to prepare for is utterly bonkers. Yet Sen. Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania, the ranking Republican on the committee, is waging a crusade against Raskin. He wrote a letter to Biden lamenting the fact that no one from the fossil fuel industry sits on the Federal Reserve Board, and saying Raskin's "demonstrated hostility" to fossil fuels is "unacceptable." The other Republicans on the committee seem to agree. So today, the consensus Republican position appears to be that even thinking about climate change in economic policy is a threat to prosperity, a stunningly upside-down perspective on the future of the economy. Meanwhile, the more liberal position within the GOP is essentially that while climate change is real and perhaps we shouldn't actively work to make it worse, we shouldn't do much of anything to make it better either. This means that every step of progress we make on climate will only come after a fight. And with the power they wield, Republicans will make those fights as long and difficult as possible. (c) 2022, The Washington Post
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Saratoga County GOP Unanimously Endorses Stefanik for Re-election
Congresswoman Stefanik has now earned the unanimous endorsement of 9 NY21 Republican Committees PRESS RELEASE SARATOGA, NY— Today Congresswoman Stefanik announced that the Saratoga County Republican Party unanimously endorsed her re-election campaign. Saratoga County Chairman Carl Zeilman said on the endorsement: “Saratoga County
Republicans proudly and unanimously endorsed Republican House Chairwoman Elise Stefanik for re-election in New York’s 21st Congressional District. It’s been an honor to work closely with Elise as she advocates for Saratoga County families. From taking on Corrupt Cuomo, to standing up to Governor Hochul’s authoritarian mask mandate, to supporting local Republicans across our communities, no one furthers the conservative cause and delivers results quite like Elise. We couldn’t be more thrilled to endorse Elise’s
re-election for Congress.” So far in 2022, Stefanik has been endorsed unanimously by nine Republican committees in the 21st district including Saratoga, Franklin, Herkimer, Fulton, Jefferson, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren, and Oneida Counties. The expanded NY-21 district voted for President Trump by 19% in 2020, nearly doubling the margin in the prior NY-21, and voted for the GOP gubernatorial candidate in 2018 by 30%. Congresswoman Stefanik has been re-elected by historic margins every single election cycle
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HOME SOLUTIONS 3 factors to consider before converting an attic
another emergency. 3. Climate control: Attics are converted to provide residents with more livable space. Converted space is only livable if the climate within the attic can be controlled so it’s cool in the summer and warm in the winter. An existing HVAC unit needs to efficiently heat and cool an extra room. If it can’t, bills might spike because the rest of the home likely won’t be as comfortable, forcing homeowners to adjust thermostats to offset that discomfort. That also could affect the unit’s life expectancy. Before going
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many homeowners suddenly found themselves in need of more usable square footage in their homes. Required to work from home due to social distancing recommendations, millions of working professionals suddenly found themselves setting up shop at kitchen tables or islands, in alcoves, garages, or even walk-in closets. Those makeshift offices were never supposed to be permanent, but as companies loosen workplace policies and embrace full remote or hybrid working arrangements, professionals are seeking more permanent home office solutions. Home additions are a possibility for homeowners who need more usable square footage, but add-ons may not be the right option for everyone. If adding on won’t work, homeowners may want to look up ... at their attics. Attics with ample space can make for ideal home offices, as they’re away from the hustle and bustle of a home’s main floor. That can make it easier to concentrate when everyone is in the house and reduce the likelihood that video calls with colleagues and clients will be interrupted by kids and pets. Attic conversions are not always possible, and the following are three important factors homeowners may need to consider before they can go forward with such projects. 1. Dimensions: Both the renovation experts at This Old House and the real estate experts at UpNest indicate that at least half of a finished attic must be a minimum of seven feet high and seven feet wide and 70 square feet. Requirements may differ depending on where homeowners live, but that 7-7-70 guideline is generally the minimum requirement. An attic that fails to meet such requirements won’t necessarily be a lost cause, but it might be costly to make adjustments that ultimately align with local codes. 2. Access: Access is another aspect that must adhere to local safety guidelines. Many attics are accessible only through pulldown ladders, but that will have to change if homeowners repurpose their attic spaces. A staircase that complies with local laws will need to be installed, and contractors can work with homeowners to build that and estimate the cost. Homeowners who simply want to put desks in their attics without going with fullfledged conversions are urged to adhere to local access requirements anyway, as they’re intended to ensure residents can safely escape attics in the case of a fire or
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'These are lives that are ruined' Panelists at the event earlier this month in Albany urged state policymakers to take a nation-leading role in the fight against long COVID like the state did in the fight against AIDS, citing New York's role as an early epicenter of both diseases. Because of its complexity and impact to multiple body systems, health providers say long COVID requires a multidisciplinary response that includes primary care, cardiologists, pulmonologists, physical therapists, neuropsychiatrists and others. Several large hospital systems and health care providers have convened and tapped multidisciplinary teams to lead and staff post-COVID care centers, but they still remain too few and more are needed, Berrent said. There are currently just 26 nationwide, including three in the Capital Region. Dr. Amit Chopra, a pulmonologist with Albany Medical Center, said the hospital's post-COVID care center sees about 50 long COVID patients a month and has seen over 600 patients to date since opening roughly one year ago. Treating the physical symptoms is sometimes easier than treating the mental impact of the disease, he said. "I think the biggest challenge we see is mental health issues afterwards," he said. "If you do any testing and it comes back negative, people don't believe the patient has post-COVID ... and I think it just propagates and perpetuates the whole situation," he continued. "I think that's why we see a wide variety of symptoms that usually do include anxiety, depression and fatigue." In addition to standing up more care centers, panelists
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Baker is the owner of the Big Moose Deli & Country Store in Hoosick Falls, a business completely run and operated by veterans. Piccirilli has supported a long list of regional community activities, including the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, Catholic Charities of New York, United Way, Patriot Flight Honor Flights, the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces and, most recently, the Colonie Senior Services Center.
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Chiropractic and a Masters of Science in Applied Clinical Nutrition from the Northeast College of Health Sciences. In civilian life, Samson runs his own chiropractic practice. His awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Medal, and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. View Online: http:// readme.readmedia.com/ NY-Army-Guard-Capt-Eric-Samson-an-Albany-resident-takes-command-oftruck-company/18413156
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He is also the legislative chairperson and treasurer for the Capital District Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. "I am honored to have been asked to support the nomination of Pat Piccirilli for the Four Chaplains Brotherhood Award, honoring a person who emulates the spirit of the Four Chaplains by encouraging cooperation among people without regard to race, creed, ethnicity or religious beliefs," Dianna Rios, former program director of American Red Cross Eastern New York Service to Armed Forces, wrote to the Four Chap-
urged the state Department of Health to identify certain well-performing centers as "centers of excellence" that could then consult via telehealth with primary care offices, federally qualified health centers and other ambulatory care settings. This is especially important to consider in the context of increasing access to long COVID services and supports, they said. Dr. Monica Lypson, vice dean for education at Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, began noticing inequities in access to long COVID services after helping to develop a recovery center at George Washington University. "When we developed this clinic, one of the things that I started to realize was that the patient population that was seeking care at our clinic was the patient population that had commercial insurance, had excellent health care and could advocate in a way that others could not," she said. Accessing long COVID services is already made difficult by the patient's symptoms, Putrino said. "If we don't have easy care navigation, if we don't have easy access to reimbursable, virtual care, and ... if we don't make it easy for people to get multidisciplinary tests in one sitting, we really are discriminating against people who are trying to protect their health by avoiding exertion," he said. "And I think that that needs to be said over and over again. You know, I can categorically tell you as someone who's managed a lot of clinical care that access to care can be gated by symptoms of the people with long COVID. And so if we're not making every effort to make it easier, then that's exclusion." The mental and emotional toll of long COVID will also require significant resources, panelists said. But the cost of not providing them would be even higher, they warned -- both to the individual and to society in the form of
lains Award selection committee. "Pat is devoted to his volunteerism with the Red Cross Service to Armed Forces programs. As a volunteer, Pat works with the program to help members of the military, veterans and their families prepare for, cope with, and respond to the challenges of military services." Baker and Piccirilli joined forces this past year to conduct the SBA Boots to Business training for active soldiers at Fort Drum, West Point Military Academy and Fort Dix, N.J., part of their ongoing effort to serve fellow military members. "The devotion of these
former soldiers to continue their service to the newest generation of veterans is simply remarkable," said Fred Altman, commander of Albany Post 105 of the Jewish War Veterans. "Their selfless contributions to help servicemen and women in their transition from service provide a lasting link for our veterans returning home to begin new journeys in their lives." Over the years, the Jewish War Veterans of the Capital District have recognized civic leaders, community organizers and issue advocates, educators, health care providers and clergy for
disability payouts, school accommodations, and higher costs to the health care system. On an individual level, Berrent said Survivor Corps receives suicide threats daily from members experiencing long-term symptoms. "They might have their lives, but their livelihoods have been ripped from them," she said. "And so this is more than just fatigue. This is more than just anxiety. These are lives that are ruined ... We have had many members actually take their own lives. So that is what we're talking about here. That's not from depression. That's from having no hope for the future because their symptoms are so ravaging." Disease, seeking help exhausting to family Hogan, who dreamed of becoming a nurse and buying a new house for her family, said she struggles to get out of bed and wonders if she'll ever get back to the career she worked so hard for. Her husband, a disabled war veteran, battles depression. And their 9-year-old began having intrusive thoughts that his mother will die and refuses to leave her side. In the meantime, the family has been working to enroll themselves in studies and see various doctors and specialists, but the ongoing fights with insurance companies and attempts to coordinate their own care have grown exhausting, Hogan said. "This is all stuff that is difficult for a healthy, neurotypical, able-bodied person. But we've got a disabled vet, and now I'm sick and I got three sick kids and it's like, 'Oh, my God, we need an adult in this house.' But there's no such thing. There's no such thing as sending in an adult to do the adult s--. So instead, you know, we try to scrape by, we try to do what we can. But like, it's not happening. It's not happening. And it's not fair. There's just nothing more you can do. I mean, what else is there to do?"
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