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584 KIDS KILLED IN ST. LOUIS OVER 30 YEARS

‘IT WRECKED US’ THIS GRANDMOTHER KNOWS THE COST

THE POT PARADOX For thousands, it’s legal to use now but illegal to obtain Patients in Missouri who have OK to use medical marijuana remain in limbo

BY NASSIM BENCHAABANE

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

CHRISTIAN GOODEN, CGOODEN@POST-DISPATCH.COM

Emma Harrington resolves a minor issue with her 3-year-old great-grandson on Sept. 26 at her home in the Walnut Park East neighborhood.

Eight children have been killed since 1990 in the two blocks around Harrington’s home.

BY ERIN HEFFERNAN AND JANELLE O’DEA

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — On a recent morning, Emma Harrington answered the door of a one-story brick bungalow with barred windows where she’s lived for 43 years. A curious 3-year-old boy poked out from behind her legs.

Yes, the 71-year-old said, she knew Aaron Harrington.

She bowed her head for a moment: “He was my grandbaby.”

Twelve children 17 and younger have been killed in homicides here this year, prompting calls for action from St. Louis politicians and drawing national media attention. But the problem — as Emma Harrington knows all too well — didn’t start this year.

Children in this city have been killed at 10 times the national rate for decades, according to a Post-Dispatch analysis of FBI homicide data. And St. Louis’ child homicide rate towers over that of similar cities: Quadruple over Indianapolis and Kansas City, triple over Milwaukee and double that of Baltimore.

Since 1990, 584 kids were killed in the city, with 418 of those in north St. Louis alone, St. Louis police data shows.

ST. LOUIS — When Matthew Prater drives, he keeps his marijuana out of reach in a sealed container labeled with a state-issued number certifying he has a legal right to possess and use marijuana as medicine.

“If I get pulled over I tell them I have a card, am in possession and where it is — and don’t have any problem,” said Prater, who owns the store Peace of Mind in St. Charles.

Prater, who says he wants to be proactive about following state laws and regulations, is one of thousands of Missourians approved to possess and use marijuana, despite there being no way for them to legally obtain marijuana until state-licensed stores open next year.

Still, Prater and other advocates contend, legal marijuana users don’t have to wait.

“I voted for the right to possess and I have that right now,” he said. “It doesn’t matter when the dispensaries open.

It’s not up to the police to know where you got it. That’s your medication.”

Since June, Missouri has issued licenses to more than 13,500 people who applied to use marijuana for medical purposes after they were certified by physicians as having qualifying conditions including cancer, epilepsy, immunodeficiency, chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder Please see MARIJUANA, Page A4

“It puts everybody in a pickle. We’re telling them you can have this medicine, but we can’t tell you where to get it.”

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Aaron Harrington, 7, was shot and killed in October 1991 through the open front door of his grandmother’s home.

Zachary Post, owner of Elite Home Growers

Please see CHILDREN, Page A8

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County cop seeks fair application of sex discrimination protections lawsuit says. Meanwhile, he got transferred to a different precinct far from his home in Oakville.

TONY MESSENGER In defending the discrimination St. Louis Post-Dispatch claim, attorneys for the county cite the state’s lack of specific employment protections for gays and lesbians, deFor 21 years, anti-discrimination ac- spite the fact that the St. Louis County Council expanded its anti-discriminativists have tried and failed to make it explicitly illegal in the state of Missouri tion ordinance in 2012 to include LGBTQ protections. to fire people just because they’re gay.

Wildhaber and his attorney, Russ Every year, a state lawmaker or two Riggan of the Riggan Law Firm, argue files the Missouri Nondiscrimination that the state’s existing laws against Act, and every year, the Republicans discrimination on the basis of sex prowho control the Missouri Legislature vide all the protection necessary to make sure the bill dies.

Missouri remains one of 28 states that bring a claim.

“Defendant has refused to promote hasn’t enshrined discrimination proPlaintiff because he does not conform tections for the LGBTQ community into state law. to the county’s gender-based norms, expectations and/or preferences,” the That puts Sgt. Keith lawsuit alleges. “Mr. Saracino’s comWildhaber in a tough ments to plaintiff are direct evidence of spot. sex discrimination.”

Wildhaber, an Army It’s similar to the argument made in veteran and a St. Louis three cases before the U.S. Supreme County cop, hasn’t been Wildhaber fired for his sexuality, but, Court this month.

In those cases, gay men in Georhe alleges in a lawsuit filed in 2017, he was passed over for promotion because gia and New York, and a transgender woman from Michigan, are arguing that of it, and then retaliated against when federal sex discrimination protections he sought legal redress. in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act apply On Monday, Wildhaber finally gets to LGBTQ people. The U.S. Equal Emhis day in court. ployment Opportunity Commission has Five years ago, says the 25-year veteran of the county police force, a mem- maintained that position since 2013.

Here’s how Pamela Karlan, co-direcber of the county police board, John Saracino, told him this: “The command tor of the Stanford University Supreme staff has a problem with your sexuality. Court Litigation Clinic, made the arguIf you ever want to see a white shirt (i.e. ment before the nation’s high court as get a promotion), you should tone down to why that position should be maintained: your gayness.”

“The attempt to carve out discrimiSaracino, owner of Bartolino’s resnation against men for being gay from taurant, has denied making the stateTitle VII cannot be administered with ment. He is no longer a member of the either consistency or integrity,” Karlan county’s police board. said. “In the words of the en banc SecAccording to Wildhaber’s lawsuit, ond Circuit, it forces judges to … resort he applied multiple times to be proto lexical bean counting where they moted to lieutenant, had high marks count up the frequency of epithets, on performance reviews, and tested third highest among the more than two such as ‘fag,’ ‘gay,’ ‘queer,’ ‘real man,’ dozen officers who took the test. Nearly and ‘fem,’ to determine whether or not discrimination is based on sex or sexual all of the other people who made the promotion list have been promoted, his orientation. That attempt is futile

because when a man is discriminated against for being gay, he is discriminated against for not conforming to an expectation about how men should behave.”

In effect, Karlan was saying that a specific law outlawing discrimination against LGBTQ people isn’t necessary if existing sex discrimination protections are properly applied. The whole point of them, she told the court, is that men and women aren’t treated differently in the workplace. That should apply whether men are dating men or men are dating women, or they identify as a gender different than the one they were assigned at birth.

What the judges ultimately rule could have lasting effects on discrimination gains made by the LGBTQ community in the past couple of decades.

One of those gains was specifically outlined by the Missouri Supreme Court in February.

In a case involving a former state employee named Harold Lampley, the court ruled that Missouri’s Human Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on “sexual stereotyping.”

“Sexual orientation is incidental and irrelevant to sex stereotyping,” the court ruled. “Sex discrimination is discrimination, it is prohibited by the Act, and an employee may demonstrate this discrimination through evidence of sexual stereotyping.”

On Monday, unless there is a last minute settlement or delay, Wildhaber will begin making a similar case to a jury of his peers, who live in a county that has determined as a matter of public policy that discriminating against gays and lesbians is against the law.

That jury will decide whether Wildhaber and other officers like him have to “tone down” their gayness to rise in the ranks of the St. Louis County Police Department, as long as Jon Belmar is its chief.

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LOCAL DIGEST

LAW AND ORDER BELLEVILLE — Victim in head-on crash named: Police identified the victim of crash between a sedan and tractor-trailer in Belleville as Justin Heath, 43, of the 10000 block of North Douglas Avenue in Belleville.

Heath was the driver of a Volkswagen Passat that collided with a Freightliner at about 6 a.m. Friday in the 5800 block of Illinois Route 161. He was pronounced dead at the scene, St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. said Saturday.

The 54-year-old driver of the truck was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening . There were no passengers in either vehicle, police said.

OVERLAND — Man shot in Overland: A man was shot once Saturday in Overland in what police described as a “road rage incident.”

The man was shot about 5 p.m. on westbound Page Avenue near Interstate 170 after an altercation between the drivers of two vehicles, said Overland Police Chief Andy Mackey.

Mackey had few details to share on what led to the shooting but said it was “a road rage incident” in which the man was shot once. The victim then drove into the Overland Plaza where he sought help at the Signature Club, a restaurant. He is expected to survive.

Mackey said detectives were following leads but did not have anyone in custody Saturday evening. He had no further description of the vehicles or the shooter.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police.

ELSAH, Ill. — Woman drowned: A woman drowned Friday afternoon after driving her SUV into a creek near Elsah, Illinois, authorities said.

Betty Hicks, 67, of Jersey County, was found in her submerged vehicle about 6:15 p.m. Friday, according to Jersey County

Coroner Larry Alexander.

Authorities found Hicks’ body within an hour of the crash, submerged in the Piasa Creek off Beltrees Road, authorities said.

JEFFERSON CITY — Prosecutor says man shot himself: No criminal charges will be filed against law enforcement officers involved in a chase in central Missouri that ended when a man died from a gunshot wound.

Stephen Sokoloff, a special prosecutor who investigated the Aug. 8 shooting in Callaway County, said Friday that 41-yearold Christopher Morris shot himself during the confrontation.

Morris fled after Jefferson City police tried to stop him. He drove into Callaway County and eventually got out of his vehicle, fired at officers and fled into nearby woods while exchanging gunfire with officers.

Sokoloff said Morris’ blood was on the muzzle of his pistol, and ballistics found the fatal bullet could not have been fired from the officers’ weapons. He said videos and other evidence confirmed the officers’ accounts of the incident.

OGLESBY, Ill. — Man dies after fall at Starved Rock: Authorities say a man has died after falling almost 50 feet from an overhang at Starved Rock State Park.

Illinois Conservation Police Sgt. Phil Wire says the 30-year-old was working with a film crew near Council Overhang when he went off trail and fell around 10 a.m. Saturday.

Authorities did not release the man’s name.

Wire says the film crew had a permit to operate at Starved Rock, a popular park about 100 miles southwest of Chicago. The crew included six others and the man who died.

MARION, Ill. — Plan for winery, casino advances: Local officials have advanced a plan for a resort and casino on the site of a Southern Illinois winery.

The Williamson County board on Friday approved the $180 million expansion for Walker’s Bluff winery near Carterville.

Construction will begin on the first phase of the project once it receives final approval from the Illinois Gaming Board, which could take up to a year.

Owners Cynde and David Bunch have worked for years to create a destination resort on the family’s land about 105 miles southeast of St. Louis.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation earlier this year to expand gambling in Illinois. It included a casino license for the Walker’s Bluff project, which Pritzker said will boost economic development in Southern Illinois.

ST. LOUIS — Part of I-64 closed after roadway sinks: The left lane and shoulder on westbound Highway 40 (Interstate 64) between Kingshighway and Hampton have been closed by crews to allow for repairs.

A leaky drainage pipe eroded most of the dirt under the shoulder and the far left lane, causing portions of the interstate to begin to sink, the Missouri Department of Transportation said in a news release Thursday.

Repairs on the heavily traveled stretch are expected to take about two weeks.

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ON A ROLL Volunteers worked to clean up debris in four different locations within the River Des Peres Watershed on Saturday.

Greg Renkey of St. Charles, right, carries debris while his daughter Shannon, 13, rolls away a tire that was pulled from Gravois Creek. John Miller of St. Louis, left, follows them with more trash.

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Sandra Hartman of Sunset Hills, left, and Holly Revelle of St. Louis County pick up trash along the River Des Peres.

Alex Szczesiul of Sunset Hills and Andrew Dutton of St. Louis County try to pull a desk from the banks of Gravois Creek.

Chicago may limit types of animals for urban farms ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO — Just as it has in many parts of the nation, urban farming has become more common in Chicago neighborhoods, and now lawmakers have begun pushing for stricter regulation of the number and types of animals for each household.

A recently proposed ordinance would ban roosters from residential areas in the city and allow no more than six hens and two livestock animals per household.

Livestock animals are defined as four-legged farm creatures, including pigs and sheep, the Chicago Tribune reported.

A pro-chicken lobby in Chicago is rallying against the proposals, arguing such issues already are addressed by existing laws, including a ban on cockfighting and fines for excessive noise.

“Applying and enforcing existing standards is a far preferable avenue than banning and stigmatizing half of an entire species and the communities that keep them, imposing onerous requirements on keepers, and jeopardizing the good work done by rescuers all over the city every day,” said Julia Magnus, general counsel of The Chicago Roo Crew, a rooster rescue and advocacy group.

Chicago City Councilman Raymond Lopez said by email that the proposed law gives residents a chance to decide if they want farm animals in their neighborhoods.

Lopez said he wants the ordinance to be “viewed as a catalyst for a broader conversation on the future growth and sustainability of urban agriculture as a positive growth industry in the city — an industry that needs more than variances and special use privileges from bureaucrats within City Hall.”

Brittney Hantak, who lives in north Chicago, said such limitations could threaten the lifestyle she and her husband want for their children. They would have to get rid of half their flock and their rooster.

“Will this ordinance make it so that we don’t want to live here anymore?

I get upset about it,” she said.

The proposed law would also require a $25 livestock permit from the city’s Health Department that could be rejected if majority of neighbors within 500 feet protest.

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Vaping fallout: Small stores suffer as vapers turn away

BY JOYCE M. ROSENBERG

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The thousands of shops that sprang up in cities and towns across the country over the past decade to sell vaping products have seen a stunning reversal of fortune, with their sales plunging in just two months amid news reports that vaping has sickened nearly 1,300 people and killed 26.

People who turned to vaping products to help them quit smoking have been turning away, even teenagers who used the products illegally, although the U.S. Centers for Disease Control says most of the people who suffered lung injuries from vaping were using products containing THC, a component of marijuana.

One estimate says 200 vaping stores have closed, while some owners report the loss of nearly three-quarters of their revenue.

Some vape shops have been forced to lay off staff. Many owners, former smokers themselves, fear customers will go back to smoking cigarettes.

Spike Babaian says business is down as much as 70% at her three New York vaping shops since reports about people being sickened by vaping products began appearing in August.

Babaian just closed a fourth store rather than take a chance on renewing her lease. She worries about not being able to recoup the lost revenue.

“We can never undo the government going on the news and saying it’s not safe to vape. The damage has been done,” says Babaian, who has been in business for eight years.

Federal health officials have yet to pinpoint the exact cause of the illnesses and deaths. While they search, they are advising Ameri-

cans to refrain from using any vaping products.

Steve Nair has had to lay off five of the 40 employees at his eight vaping stores in four states; his sales are down by half.

“I had to meet with them a few weeks ago and say, ‘things aren’t looking good,’” Nair says.

The stories are similar at the estimated 15,000 to 19,000 small businesses across the country that sell vaporizers and vaping fluids used as a substitute for smoking.

Sales dropped precipitously as customers were frightened away by the first government reports of people sickened or dying after vaping. The CDC has since said most of the nearly 1,300 illnesses reported were due to liquids containing THC, which gives users the high they’re seeking from marijuana. Those products are sold illegally on the black market,

not in neighborhood stores.

Many people are still shying away from mainstream vaping products and the impact on the industry is pronounced. Greg Conley, a spokesman for the American Vaping Association, an industry group, says 200 stores closed since Aug. 1, a number he calls “a conservative estimate.”

Calls by government officials including President Donald Trump and the governors of states including Massachusetts, Michigan and New York for bans on sales of vaping products are increasing owners’ anxiety. A four-month ban on sales is in effect in Massachusetts. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to ban sales of flavored vaping liquids. Those products are targeted because of their appeal to youthful vapers, but they account for the majority of sales to all users, including adults.

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and terminal illnesses. The licenses from the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), the agency tasked with regulating marijuana, grant holders the right to possess and use marijuana under a new article in the Missouri constitution voters approved last year.

That includes “caregivers” for marijuana patients who are allowed to possess and transport marijuana, and 5,000 cardholders who also applied for a second license to grow a limited amount of marijuana at home. The state has been issuing those licenses but did not have a count for how many have approved.

But as the state reviews applications from hundreds of groups competing for a limited number of licenses to grow, process and sell marijuana next year, there is technically no way for license holders to legally obtain marijuana.

Obtaining marijuana from the illicit market remains illegal. Bringing marijuana or infused products like edibles legally bought in other states into Missouri violates federal law, which classifies marijuana as an illicit substance, despite state laws.

“It puts everybody in a pickle,” said Zachary Post, who owns, Elite Home Growers, a Florissant business teaching people how to grow marijuana legally at home. “We’re telling them you can have this medicine, but we can’t tell you where to get it.”

The paradox, known as the “immaculate conception problem” means that even licensed commercial growers next year will have to commit a crime to grow their first plants.

In other states, officials have granted growers an interim period long enough to cultivate the first marijuana harvest, after which they more strictly require businesses to keep track of marijuana from seed to sale. Missouri regulators are expected to do the same here — for patients, as well, said Jared Moffat with the Washington-based Marijuana Policy Project.

The states have “gotten through these transition periods pretty smoothly,” he said.

“Some patients may be obtaining marijuana, even if it’s illegal to do so, while others may be waiting until dispensaries open,” Moffat said in a statement. “I’m not sure I see a sensible reason or way to address the issue through policy.

We certainly don’t want to see patients being arrested — that’s the whole point of the voter-approved law.”

‘Feeling the pressure’ Dan Viets, a lawyer who helped write the constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana for medical use, says there’s no reason why Missourians who have obtained state approval to use medical marijuana should have to wait. The amendment, approved by voters in November, guarantees their “constitutional right” to possess and use marijuana now, he said.

“If it were a law passed by the General Assembly, judges would have more

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Matthew Prater lights a marijuana cigarette at his home in O’Fallon, Mo. on Friday. Prater is one of more than 13,500 people across Missouri who have received state-issued cards that allow them to possess and use marijuana for medical purposes. discretion,” said Viets, a longtime defense attorney for people charged with marijuana-related crimes.

“It is not the defendants’ burden to prove where the marijuana came from.

And it’s really not relevant.

What is relevant is that Article 14 of the Missouri Constitution says a patient has the right to possess marijuana.”

A DHSS spokeswoman says people with stateissued licenses can currently possess and or use marijuana, but declined to comment on how they could obtain marijuana until businesses are licensed.

“We cannot advise anyone on where to obtain the means to grow or obtain marijuana,” spokeswoman Lisa Cox said in a statement.

How legal marijuana users can obtain marijuana before licensed stores open is one of a set of legal uncertainties they face: state legalization conflicts with a federal ban on marijuana, employers and government agencies have yet to update their policies, and specific scenarios aren’t addressed by the 14-page constitutional amendment legalizing medical pot or a series of regulations established

by DHSS with public input.

While Missouri’s medical pot program says nothing about whether legal users can also legally own guns, for example, federal law bars even state-approved marijuana users from possessing guns.

Marijuana patients, many of whom are reluctant to speak publicly because of concerns it could jeopardize their employment, want to know many things, from whether they can adopt children to whether local police have the same right as DHSS officials to inspect at any time homes where marijuana is being legally grown.

“People are really feeling the pressure, they’re nervous,” Post said. But educating themselves on what they can — and can’t do — is key, he said. He directs people asking about how to get marijuana seeds, for example, to groups advertising seed sales — but with a warning, he said.

“At the same time we let them know that if they get caught with those seeds it’s technically illegal in Missouri and they have to proceed with caution,” Post said. “Or they can wait until 2020 when they can go and purchase from a dispensary.”

“Everybody’s hands are kind of tied until the laws

are changed, but until that happens we kind of have to play this game.”

Lance Lenau, a medical marijuana patient and advocate with the midMissouri chapter for the National Organization for Marijuana Laws, advised people with state approval to use marijuana to read the constitutional amendment legalizing it “front to back.”

“They need to read that, know it and understand it forward and backward and keep up with the actual rules and regulations up to the best of their abilities,” said Lenau, who was one of the top signature gatherers with New Approach, the campaign group that put the constitutional amendment on the November 2018 ballot.

State working group DHSS, the Department of Public Safety and other state agencies have formed a working group to consider rules on legal marijuana use and labor laws, policing and other areas. The state has announced, for example, that families who receive certain welfare benefits would not be disqualified for legal marijuana use.

And representatives have been meeting with industry and government groups, including Missouri mayors and city officials, about the medical pot program.

But DHSS has not yet issued any guidance to law enforcement on the current legal status of marijuana patient card holders.

“We have not issued any guidance to law enforcement, though we continue to work closely with all agencies affected by Article XIV as needs arise,” Cox said in a statement.

“Regarding any possession issues raised by provisions in Article XIV, interpretation and enforcement of those provisions will rest with law enforcement entities and local prosecutors, and we do not know yet how they will proceed.”

The Missouri Highway Patrol is part of the state working group, spokesman Capt. John Hotz said.

The patrol is training officers on how to comply with the new laws but referred questions to DHSS. “We will enforce the provisions as provided in the law,” Hotz said in a statement.

Some localities, like St. Louis, have begun decriminalizing marijuana possession under certain amounts. Police referred questions on medical marijuana laws to DHSS but said in a statement that the po-

lice department “will continue enforcing applicable local, state and federal laws which regulate controlled substances, including marijuana.”

“The police department is monitoring these changes and is prepared to adapt enforcement procedures accordingly,”

“That would probably put us out of business pretty quickly. We sell only these products; there’s nothing else to fall back on,” says Nair, whose stores include one in Buffalo, New York.

The CDC reported in 2017 that nearly 7 million adults, or 2.8% of the country’s adult population, used vaping products. Last year, it counted 3.6 million middle and high school students who were using vaping products. Under Food and Drug Administration regulations, retailers cannot sell vaping products to people under 18, and more than a third of the states have higher minimum ages. Store owners are required to verify a customer’s age when they enter a store.

James Jarvis began seeing sales at his five Vapor Station stores in Central Ohio slow in early August and the drop accelerated into September.

a spokesperson said in a statement.

St. Louis County Police say they area also awaiting guidance from the St. Louis County Counselor’s office, Officer Tracy Panus, a department spokeswoman, said in a statement.

Missouri benefits from being the 33rd state to legalize marijuana because the authors of the constitutional amendment drew from lessons learned by other states that previously legalized some form of marijuana, Viets said.

For example, the amendment forbids hospitals denying organ transplants to people who tested positive for marijuana use.

Still, some questions likely will need resolution in court, Viets said.

“No one can write a law that anticipates every possible issue that will arise,” Viets said. “That’s why we have the courts, to interpret the law. But not on a blanket basis. It depends on each case.”

Viets was recently contacted by a man who was arrested but not charged on suspicion of marijuana possession after a police of-

ficer in Republic, Missouri, pulled the man over for a suspected traffic violation.

The officer took his marijuana and paraphernalia, and the man hasn’t been able to get it back, Viets said. He is also concerned about judges revoking probation or bond for criminal defendants because they were found to have used marijuana legally.

“I’ve got cases right now where those issues are boiling up,” he said. “It’s going to be in front of judges across the state in pretty short order.”

Prater, who was once sentenced to probation after he was found in possession of marijuana edibles, said it is a relief to be able to use marijuana legally.

He got a card in part because he wants to safely buy tested marijuana as he would other medications.

“It will be a bigger relief,” Prater said, “when I no longer have to worry about it and the dispensaries are open and I know my medicine will be clean.”

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Probe puts unexpected spotlight on Perry

BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER AND MATTHEW DALY

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Long after more flamboyant colleagues flamed out of President Donald Trump’s favor amid ethics scandals, low-profile and folksy Rick Perry survived in the Cabinet in part by steering clear of controversy.

Until now.

The former Texas governor said Thursday he was quitting as energy secretary by year’s end. The announcement came as the House impeachment investigation highlighted his work in Ukraine, where he promoted U.S. natural gas and where Trump hoped to find dirt on Democratic rival Joe Biden.

Trump said that Perry, one of his longest-serving Cabinet members, had planned for months to leave. But the timing of the announcement of Perry’s departure fits a Trump pattern, said governance expert Kathryn Dunn Tenpas of the Brookings Institution. Her work has shown that there has been more turnover in Trump’s Cabinet than under any president since at least Ronald Reagan.

“The more important the issue is to the president, the more likely

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President Donald Trump, left, and Energy Secretary Rick Perry are shown during a meeting at the White House in March 2018. Perry, the former Texas governor, has been one of the longest-serving members of Trump’s Cabinet. He has announced plans to leave the post later this year. you’re on the chopping block,” Tenpas said.

No evidence has emerged that Perry explicitly pressured Ukrainian officials to comply with Trump’s push to investigate a Ukraine natural gas company where Biden’s son Hunter was a board member. It’s a central part of the impeachment investigation.

Perry, an evangelical who takes

part in weekly Cabinet Bible studies, told a Christian broadcast news outlet this month that, “God as my witness,” he never heard any administration figure specifically mention Joe or Hunter Biden in discussions about corruption investigations in Ukraine.

Perry did publicly pressure Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, for unspecified reforms

“in the energy sector,” however, including in comments at Zelenskiy’s May inauguration.

That was one of several Perry trips and meetings putting him in contact with Ukraine and U.S. figures playing pivotal roles in the actions now being studied by the House committees investigating impeachment.

Perry also was present for at least part of a White House meeting in July with then-national security adviser John Bolton and other U.S. and Ukrainian officials. Perry, at the time, tweeted out a photo of the group lined up in front of the White House and called it a “productive discussion.”

Trump is trying to block members of his administration from testifying before lawmakers who are investigating whether Trump used the powers of his office for personal political aims in Ukraine.

The Energy Department on Friday refused to comply with a House subpoena for Perry.

A top State Department official, George Kent, has testified that the White House deputized Perry, Ukraine envoy Kurt Volker and Trump’s European Union ambassador, Gordon Sondland, to run U.S. policy in Ukraine.

“It’s outrageous,” said Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J. Perry’s public mission in Ukraine was in line with U.S. and European policy in place before the Trump administration: “flood” Europe with imported natural gas, as Perry said in a video in 2015, even before Trump won office. The policy is designed to help Ukraine and other Eastern European countries escape the political dominance that Russia’s control of the region’s energy supply has helped give Moscow.

Perry’s Texas roots gave him ties with the oil and gas companies exporting to Europe. But there are no allegations that Perry improperly arranged natural gas deals to benefit oil friends.

Corruption in Ukraine can make doing business there dodgy, and Ukraine lacks the giant natural gas terminals and other facilities to import much natural gas shipments directly, energy experts say.

That’s made it less of a targeted customer for Western natural gas sales than, for example, Poland.

Poland has done much better economically than Ukraine since the breakup of the Soviet Union, enabling Polish leaders to win favor with Trump by buying U.S. warplanes and natural gas.

President drops plan to host G-7 at his resort

BY ZEKE MILLER AND JILL COLVIN

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President Donald Trump, shown Friday at the White House, is facing growing criticism over recent actions involving Ukraine, Syria and next year’s Group of Seven summit, which he had said last week would be held at his Florida golf resort, before reversing that decision Saturday.

Amid impeachment inquiry, a legislative logjam looms

BY PAUL KANE

Washington Post

WASHINGTON — Congress may be headed toward a multicar collision that could leave a lot of collateral damage if lawmakers aren’t careful.

Much of the current political oxygen is being absorbed by the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s actions related to his effort to pressure Ukraine into investigating his domestic political rivals.

But the list of must-do items between now and year’s end is long and expansive, touching on every aspect of the federal government and beyond.

Chances for a government shutdown before Thanksgiving once seemed impossible, but with no progress reported on any of the 12 spending bills, the risk grows each week of a showdown that would be far more sweeping than the 35-day partial shutdown earlier this year. Many laws also are expiring or lapsing, from some foreign surveillance laws to the potential reinstatement of a very unpopular tax on medical devices.

Some in Washington see each of these issues as separate and distinct from the House’s potential impeachment of Trump.

But the president has increasingly indicated over the past few weeks that he sees issues as one large negotiation.

His blowup with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Wednesday at a White House meeting about the unfolding crisis in northern Syria had undertones of her push to impeach Trump in the House later this year. His rally in Dallas on Thursday night turned into a parade of issues he has long pushed, such as border wall funding, and grievances against political

enemies, including Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.

By Friday, at a photo opportunity promoting the first allfemale spacewalk, Trump took a reporter’s question about his acting chief of staff’s conflicting answers about Ukraine security aid and turned it into a montage of ongoing crises. Trump discussed his talks with Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, about a pause on attacking Kurds in northern Syria, railed against the Schiff-led investigation and claimed to have “taken control” of oil in the Middle East.

All that leaves congressional leaders fearful that any of these must-pass bills could turn into a hostage situation if Trump sees it as possible leverage against impeachment.

“We are proceeding on our legislative agenda, what we told the people we would do. We have done a lot to date on making sure that we’ve addressed wages, we did the minimum wage bill,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Thursday.

Here’s a list of must-pass items, as maintained by the political intelligence firm Cowen Washington Research Group: • The National Defense Authorization Act, which sets Pentagon policy and has been approved every year since 1946; • The 12 bills that fund all federal agencies, which expired Oct. 1 but have been given a temporary extension until Nov. 21; • A collection of tax breaks, including those for the health care industry and paid family leave, will expire on Dec. 31; • A World Trade Organization appellate body will cease to exist without action before the end of the year.

And the list doesn’t even include ongoing efforts to approve a new North American trade pact that is a priority for Trump and for which Pelosi has expressed optimism.

The most obvious obstacle created by impeachment is simply time. The House schedule already has two weeklong breaks between now and Christmas, leaving less than 30 planned days to be in session, and quite a few of those planned days are actually half-days to allow for travel to or from Washington.

Once the initial phase of the impeachment investigation is complete, Schiff’s committee would most likely send some report or recommendations to the Judiciary Committee, which traditionally handles articles of impeachment, and then that panel would vote out whichever articles it wanted the full House to consider.

Pelosi then has to figure out when to hold the debate for the full House and that process would almost certainly take a full week, or longer, to handle. For now she is not setting a timetable for when the process would play out, although most insiders believe that it should be complete by early February when voters start casting ballots in the 2020 presidential primary.

“The path — the timeline will depend on the truth line,” Pelosi told reporters Thursday.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has indicated that if the House votes to impeach before or right after Thanksgiving, he would like to use those next several weeks before Christmas to hold a trial. By rule, an impeachment trial begins each day in the Senate just after lunch, six days a week.

Technically, there would be a

couple of hours each morning to process legislation, but it would have to be noncontroversial bills that would get widespread agreement so that the usual long procedural votes and debate time could be waived or shortened.

Otherwise, there would be little time in December for the Senate to consider major legislation, if an impeachment trial happens then.

Some of the must-pass legislation will provide potential for side confrontations with Trump.

The House has approved its share of the federal spending bills with several restrictions on the administration, including a prohibition on federal funds going toward the G-7 meeting at Trump’s Florida resort.

A Democratic amendment in the House-passed version of the Pentagon policy bill includes stricter sanctions on Russia for election interference, an issue that has angered Trump.

If things go completely sideways in the Trump-Congress relationship, even easy-to-pass measures might run into trouble.

The 2017 tax bill, for instance, included $17 billion worth of tax breaks that will expire at year’s end, including the paid family leave measure and legislation that ended a tax on medical devices that was originally imposed in the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Under normal circumstances, those popular credits would just be extended. But after Wednesday’s blowup between Trump and Pelosi, the Cowen group’s analysts warned their clients that anything could happen.

“From a domestic political perspective, yesterday events in Washington are likely to cast a negative pall over the remainder of the year,” the Cowen analysts wrote Thursday morning.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday abruptly reversed his plan to hold the next Group of Seven world leaders’ meeting at his Doral, Florida, golf resort next year.

Accused of using the presidency to enrich himself by hosting the international summit at a private resort owned by his family, Trump announced a rare backtrack Saturday night.

“Based on both Media & Democrat Crazed and Irrational Hostility, we will no longer consider Trump National Doral, Miami, as the Host Site for the G-7 in 2020,” Trump tweeted.

He said his administration “will begin the search for another site, including the possibility of Camp David, immediately.”

The president’s acting chief of staff, Mick Mulavey, held a press conference Thursday announcing the choice of Doral for the summit. He insisted his staff had concluded it was “far and away the best physical facility.” Mulvaney said White House officials reached that determination after visiting 10 sites across the country.

Trump had been the first administration official to publicly float the selection of his property to host the summit when in August he mentioned it was on a short list and praised its facilities and proximity to Miami’s international airport. His comments, more than a month before the official announcement, drew instant criticism from good governance groups and Democrats, who said it raised concerns that Trump was using the White House to boost his personal finances. Many Republicans also slammed the optics of the choice at a time when Trump is facing an impeachment inquiry for unrelated decisions.

The vociferous criticism did not die down, even as Trump insisted he would host the summit at cost, though he refused to disclose financial details. The annual heads-of-state gathering would at minimum have provided goodwill value to his property.

An hour before Trump’s announcement, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden condemned the selection of Doral for the summit. “Hosting the G7 at Trump’s hotel? A president should never be able to use the office for personal gain,” the former vice president.

On Thursday, Mulvaney had discounted Camp David, the government-owned presidential retreat in Maryland, as the site for the summit, claiming, “I understand the folks who participated in it hated it and thought it was a miserable place to have the G-7.”

President Barack Obama previously hosted a G-7 summit at Camp David.

Mulvaney added that Camp David was too small and remote for the international summit.

Mulvaney said then that unspecified sites in Hawaii and Utah had also been on the short list. It was unclear if they were still under consideration.

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NEW YORK — On Aug. 7, 1974, three top Republican leaders in Congress paid a solemn visit to President Richard Nixon at the White House, bearing the message that he faced near-certain impeachment due to eroding support in his own party on Capitol Hill. Nixon, who’d been entangled in the Watergate scandal for two years, announced his resignation the next day.

Could a similar drama unfold in later stages of the impeachment process that Democrats have now initiated against President Donald Trump? It’s doubtful. In Nixon’s time, there were conservative Democrats and moderate Republicans. Compromise was not treated with scorn.

In today’s highly polarized Washington, bipartisan agreement is a rarity. And Trump has taken over the Republican Party, accruing personal rather than party loyalty and casting the GOP establishment to an ineffectual sideline.

“In the past in the U.S., party members would dissociate themselves from disgraced leaders in order to preserve the party and their own reputations,” said professor Nick Smith, who teaches ethics and political philosophy at the University of New Hampshire.

“But now President Trump seems to have such a personal hold on the party — more like a cult leader than a U.S. president — that the exits are closed as the party transforms into his image.”

The delegation that visited Nixon was headed by Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona, the GOP’s unsuccessful presidential candidate in 1964. Goldwater, who had a long tenure as a party elder, was joined by Sen. Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania, a Republican known for his strong support for civil rights, and Rep. John Rhodes of Arizona — the GOP leaders in their respective chambers.

They told Nixon there were no longer enough Republican votes to spare him from impeachment, given the release two days earlier of a 1972 tape recording contradicting Nixon’s tenacious denial of any role in cover-up of the Watergate break-in.

“He’d been proclaiming his innocence and suddenly they’ve got this evidence showing he’s been lying all this time,” said Thomas Schwartz, a history and political science professor at Vanderbilt University. “We don’t have the equivalent of that now.”

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Republicans who see more harm in opposing him than supporting him. Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University, cited the increased political polarization of recent years as a reason why most Republican officials will stick with Trump “as long as their own status is not in danger.”

“For the president’s partisans in Congress, it’s ‘our guy on his worst day is better than your guy on his best day,’” Jillson said. “They stick with him to get the judicial appointments, the tax cuts.”

That would change if Trump’s troubles become so serious that congressional leaders think it will affect them and their party, Jillson said.

“Everyone among the Republicans in Congress has a beef with the president but they’re afraid of him,” said Jillson. “If he weakens, that fear will subside.”

The Watergate scandal overlapped with late stages of the Vietnam War, which had bedeviled both Nixon and his Democratic predecessor, Lyndon Johnson. In that era, Congress was more powerful in relation to the executive branch than it is now, with more leaders of national stature, several experts suggested.

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center, suggested that with the death last year of Arizona Sen. John McCain, there’s no Republican currently in Congress who could replicate Goldwater’s 1974 role.

“Who would go and be credible with Donald Trump, so that he would listen?” she asked.“Mitt Romney? Mitch McConnell?

Lindsay Graham? Trump will turn on any of them the minute they say something uncongenial.”

A key then-and-now difference, Jamieson said, is that Goldwater represented the same conserva-

tive constituency as Nixon and conveyed the message that Nixon was losing its support.

Trump, she said, has a different relationship with his base than Nixon did with his: The base is loyal to Trump personally, rather than to a party establishment.

During Trump’s first two years in office, one of the few Republicans in Congress to tangle regularly with him was Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, who decided not to seek reelection in 2018. In a column in The Washington Post on Oct. 1, Flake lambasted his fellow Republicans still in Congress for failure to break with Trump and oppose his reelection.

“At this point, the president’s conduct in office should not surprise us. But truly devastating has been our tolerance of that conduct,” Flake wrote. “From the ordeal of this presidency, perhaps the most horrible — and lasting — effect on our democracy will be that at some point we simply stopped being shocked.”

David Gibbs, a political science professor at the University of Arizona, recalled that Nixon had won reelection by a landslide in 1972, and yet many people who supported him, including Republicans in Congress, were willing to turn against him as evidence of a Watergate conspiracy accumulated.

In contrast, Gibbs now sees the United States as divided 50-50 along the “tribal lines” of Democrats versus Republicans, with Trump’s base remaining loyal no matter what sort of negative picture is painted by his critics.

“The two sides are roughly evenly matched, with neither one able to deliver a knockout blow, and thus there’s political paralysis,” Gibbs said. “The hyper-partisan tribalism makes bipartisan consensus for removing a president virtually impossible.”

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He sat in a tan suit and a blue shirt.His mouth pressed close to a silver microphone.

His words came slowly, as if each was climbing out from beneathagreatweight.Sweat glistened on his forehead.

Men peered at him from across a green tablecloth.

They wanted answers. The man spoke, and the nation slipped to a darker place.

“I began by telling the president that there was a cancer growing on the presidency and if the cancer was not removed the president himself would be killed by it,” John Dean, former White House counsel, said during the 1973 Senate Watergate hearings that would undo the presidency of Richard M. Nixon. Dean’s testimony was stunning, a TV moment crystallized for the ages.

It was a time before round-the-clock news, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook feeds, a time when CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite was America’s trusted distiller of truth. The gravity of events back then cut in deep and lingered. So unlike today, when countless screens and endless streaming bring us the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump in warp speed so at-

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Problematic relatives: A true American political tradition

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WASHINGTON — Since America’s early days,leading politicians have had to contend with awkward problems posed by their family members. Joe Biden is the latest to navigate this tricky terrain.

President Donald Trump has sought, without evidence, to implicate Biden and his son Hunter in the kind of corruption that has long plagued Ukraine.

Hunter Biden served on the board of a Ukrainian gas company at the same time his father, then vice president, was leading the Obama administration’s diplomatic dealings with Ukraine. Though the timing raised concerns among anticorruption advocates, there has been no evidence of wrongdoing by either Biden.

The president’s baseless

claims have nonetheless thrust Hunter Biden into the center of presidential politics, complete with reminders of a checkered history that includes the younger Biden’s multiple stints in drug rehab and other personal problems. He’s part of a sometimes unfortunate American tradition in which the foibles of otherwise obscure people become liabilities for national leaders.

“Everyone’s affected when somebody becomes president,” said Carl Anthony, author of “America’s First Families.”“Often these people end up feeling that their entire identity is filtered through who they’re related to.”

John Adams, America’s second president, had a son who died of alcoholism while the father was still in office. Adams’ oldest son,

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Then-Vice President Joe Biden, left, sits with his son Hunter on Jan. 30, 2010, at the Duke-Georgetown NCAA college men’s basketball game in Washington. Since the early days of the United States, leading politicians have had to contend with awkward problems posed by their family members. Joe Biden is the latest prominent politician to navigate this tricky terrain.

John Quincy Adams, became the sixth president, but John Quincy Adams’ son John was “thrown out of Harvard for drinking and partying,” according to Anthony.

Presidential historian Doug Wead says both the

pressures and temptations of a presidential child or sibling can be unique and distinct from relatives of other famous celebrities or prominent businessmen.

“It’s just enormous pressure to perform. The ex-

pectations are so high,” said Wead, author of “All the Presidents’ Children: Triumph and Tragedy in the Lives of the First Families.”

“It’s a hopeless task. Unless you become president yourself, you’re overshadowed,” he said.

Billy Carter still stands as one of the most prominent examples of troublesome presidential relatives. Jimmy Carter’s brother had a string of public embarrassments and flagrant attempts to cash in on his position. His multiple incidents of public drunkenness became so infamous that he launched his own brand of Billy Beer.

The hijinks took on a more serious tone in 1980, when he registered as a paid agent of the Libyan government and accepted a $220,000 payment from Tripoli. The move triggered an investigation by the Senate Judiciary Committee that included a young Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del. Almost every president has seemingly had some sort of troublesome family member to contend with. Some of the historical misbehavior would be seen as serious in modern times. Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s son Jimmy moved from controversy to controversy, including openly selling positions in his father’s administration, Wead said.

In other cases, the scandals now seem in hindsight to be more of a window into the quant social standards of the time. Teddy Roosevelt’s daughter Alice was a controversy magnet for her father’s entire tenure in office. Her supposed crimes: smoking in public, swearing and showing up at parties with her pet snake. Wead’s favorite Alice Roosevelt anecdote: At one point the president said his daughter could not smoke inside the White House, so Alice called a news conference on the White House roof and smoked there.

Richard Nixon reportedly had his brother Donald’s phone tapped because he feared Donald’s business activities might embarrass

the administration. Ronald Reagan’s daughter Patti Davis spoke out publicly against her father’s politics, published a tell-all book and later posed for Playboy.

Hillary Clinton’s brothers were both accused of shady business dealings while their brother-in-law, Bill Clinton, was in office. Meanwhile Roger Clinton, Bill’s half brother, had a string of drug-related incidents that famously earned him the Secret Service codename “headache.”

Trump’s son Don Jr. has earned his share of headlines for meeting with Russian operatives offering dirt on Hillary Clinton as well as pushing Trump business overseas with deals that may have benefited from his father’s position.

George H.W. Bush stands as an interesting exception.

His most problematic and seemingly least ambitious son turned out to be the most politically successful: George W. Bush, the 43rd president.

Wead said the Bush family had ambitious plans for several of their sons, but not all of them.

“Jeb was the one who was supposed to be the star,” he said. “Junior was the family clown.”

Neil Bush’s political career was derailed by his involvement in the collapse of Silverado Savings and Loan. Jeb Bush did become governor of Florida, but his presidential ambitions ran headlong into the ascendant Trump phenomenon in 2016.

Wead has deep personal experience with the Bush clan. His entry into politics was working directly with George W. Bush on his father’s 1988 presidential campaign. When the elder Bush won, Wead launched a personal research project into the lives of presidential children as a favor to George W. and the other Bush siblings.

“I was astounded at how binary it was. Either you’re going to be a great success or you’re going to be an alcoholic mess,” he said.

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‘Only God knows what Aaron’s potential was, had he been given the chance.’

Khatib Waheed, former director of Caring Communities, who gave Aaron Harrington’s eulogy

2019 IS THE WORST YEAR IN A DECADE FOR CHILD HOMICIDES IN ST. LOUIS

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“Even if not another bullet went into someone’s body in St. Louis, nobody else gets hurt, our children have collectively experienced enough violence for a lifetime,” said Washington University trauma surgeon Dr. Laurie Punch, an expert on gun violence. “If we just look at what is in front of us right now, we’ve got a lifetime of work.”

Zoom in to Harrington’s neighborhood, Walnut Park East: 27 children have died from violence in the half square mile. Focus even closer: Eight children were killed in the two blocks around Harrington’s home.

Two of those 584 kids, murdered 17 years apart in 1991 and 2008, called Harrington “granny.”

A brother Even before Emma Harrington lost children, violence was part of her life: Gunfire took her brother first.

It was the Fourth of July, 1980.

Lewis Barton, 26, who worked as a driver taking kids with physical disabilities to school, was killed three blocks from Harrington’s home. Two men pulled up in a gray Cadillac and began shooting.

Nobody has been convicted of the crime, and Harrington said she never found out exactly why her brother was killed.

Harrington grew up one of nine siblings in the Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex. The 33 11-story buildings just north of Downtown West housed thousands of lowincome families beginning in the 1950s, but was soon overtaken by crime, vandalism and poverty, and was torn down in 1972.

She moved to Walnut Park in 1973 where she would raise five daughters while working as a lab technician and, later, a bus driver.

After a few years in the neighborhood, she found a home on Davison Avenue that she paid off in monthly installments of $73.

The neighborhood changed quickly after Harrington arrived, hit hard by white flight, when middle-class families fled to the suburbs and reduced property values. The population went from just over 50% white in 1970 to 96% black 10 years later.

And in the years after her brother was killed, Harrington watched the crime problems get worse. There were more crack houses every year; dealers stopped pedestrians on sidewalks and cars at stop signs to offer a sale.

By the early 1990s, 43% of 16to 19-year-olds from Walnut Park had dropped out of high school.

Teens were drawn into gangs and drugs, while a large group in the neighborhood, including Harrington, were fighting for their community.

“We marched. We chanted. We did it all,” she said. “We didn’t fear the people in the community back then. We thought: We all live here and they need to remember that.”

Harrington got involved in a community organization, Walbridge Caring Communities, which formed in 1989 based out of Walbridge Elementary School, across the street from Harrington’s home. The group offered programs like after-school child care, counseling and financial advice for parents. It also organized biweekly protests outside neighborhood drug houses.

By 1991, Harrington’s house was full of kids. Two of her daughters and six of their children lived there, including her 7-year-old grandson, Aaron.

Aaron was a slight boy, who always brought home school papers with 100s on the top from his second grade class at Walbridge.

In October of that year,he carved a small jack-o’-lantern with a rectangle mouth, the best he’d ever done, for Halloween. He was looking forward to a Nintendo for

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They rushed to St. Louis Children’s Hospital, but Aaron was already dead.

The next few weeks were a blur of solemn visits and home-cooked meals left at the Harrington home.

One woman on their block bought a suit for Aaron to wear when he was buried in St. Peter’s Cemetery.

More than 100 people gathered for his memorial service inside the Walbridge gym.

“Only God knows what Aaron’s potential was, had he been given the chance,” said Khatib Waheed, the director of Caring Communities at the time, who gave Aaron’s eulogy.

The name Aaron Harrington soon became a rallying cry for Caring Communities, prompting more attention to drugs, and the gangs that came with them.

Aaron was one of 45 children and teens killed in St. Louis that year, and one of five in Walnut Park East.

Within days of Aaron’s death, police made three arrests and had a theory about what happened, according to the 1991 police report.

Witnesses told detectives the CHRISTIAN GOODEN, CGOODEN@POST-DISPATCH.COM shooting stemmed from an ongoing feud between two factions of Terrell Adams, 8, left; Patrick Etienne, 8, center; and Vincent Pitts, 6; all first cousins of Eddie Hill IV, attend a the Bloods gang — the Inglewood vigil in July to honor Hill’s life and death. Hill, a 10-year-old, was shot on the front porch of his home on Page Family Gangster Bloods and the Boulevard and later died.

Crenshaw Mafia Gangster Bloods — over territorial rights to the corner of Lillian and Davison avenues in the neighborhood. One witness told police the turf war led to at least a dozen shootings that year, though Aaron was the first to die.

The ’90s crack epidemic contributed to the worst child homicide years in the city’s history; 52 kids were killed in 1993 and 1995.

At least 28 child and teen deaths in the ’90s were directly connected to gang violence, according to FBI data; stories in the Post-Dispatch attribute even more to gangs.

In Aaron’s case, Ronnie Cole, who was 17 at the time and a former Walbridge student, told the detectives he was riding in the car at the time of the shooting, though he said he didn’t actually fire any shots. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 1992 and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

A 15-year-old who, police believed, fired the shots was tried for murder in the case, but was acquitted by a jury in 1993. The case rested on an eyewitness, a member of a rival gang. Prosecutors dropped the case against a third teen, a 16-year-old.

Now in his 40s, that man still lives around the corner from Harrington, less than a four-minute walk away.

“He still says ‘Hi Miss Emma Gene’ when he sees me,” Harrington said.

Harrington thought about moving out of Walnut Park after Aaron was killed, but never saw much of a choice.

“Where am I going?” she said.

“When you’re poor you’re not going anywhere.”

A son

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Stuffed animals surround a photograph of Kennedi Powell, 3, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood in June 9.

Christmas.

Harrington helped make sure he went to Caring Communities programs, including a march that month with the message: Make Walnut Park safer for the kids.

side the house, Aaron played with four other kids in the front room.

His mother was in the kitchen cooking pork chops.

Harrington’s 17-year-old stepson and his 19-year-old friend were walking back to her house from a corner store. As they A grandson The bullet came through an open climbed the stairs, the teens heard an engine rev and saw a sedan pull door.

It was about 6:13 p.m. on a rainy out from a nearby alley, accordevening just before Halloween. In- ing to statements made to police.

Then someone yelled: “What’s up, Blood?”

Gunfire burst through the front door, hitting the 19-year-old in the leg. Another round hit Aaron in the heart.

“I got shot! I got shot!” the little boy yelled before collapsing. His mom ran to him, bent over him and begged him to wake up.

Harrington was at church choir practice when her sister came in.

Within a couple years of Aaron’s death, Harrington was raising 10 children in her six-room home.

She took in nine grandchildren along with Derrion Williams, the child of her daughter’s friend who was born while his mother was in prison. Harrington didn’t want the child to end up in foster care.

Harrington picked him up from the prison five hours after he was born, and raised him as her son. He called her granny.

Derrion spent stints with his mother when she was out of prison, but lived most of his life with Harrington. He always told her when he grew up he would become an engineer to take care of her.

On Sept. 27, 2008, 17 years after Aaron’s death, Derrion, then 16, was riding in a car with two other teens when a car pulled up next to them in a gas station lot in Walnut Park West.

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‘Children need people in their life to stand for what’s right.’

Emma Harrington, grandmother of Aaron Harrington

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Clergy and neighborhood residents hold a vigil in 1991 after Aaron Harrington, 7, was shot and killed.

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Someone called Harrington and said: They just shot at Derrion.

Harrington jumped in her minivan and drove to the scene, weaving through streets. After a few minutes, she saw police and paramedics. She watched them load Derrion into the back of the ambulance. They wouldn’t let her ride with him.

Derrion was one of 16 children and teens killed in St. Louis that year.

“After he died I did ask myself,” Harrington said.

“Would he have been better off if I had never took him in?”

Still raising eight

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Harrington stood on her brick porch a few weeks ago next to a wooden babychanging table as five little kids in school-uniform polos walked over from Walbridge Elementary across the street.

“How y’all doing? You have a good day?” Harrington asked as they filed into the house.

At 71, Harrington is still raising eight great-grandchildren between the ages of 4 and 16 in her home — the children of two of Harrington’s granddaughters who were both there when Aaron was killed. One was 8 years old and hid behind a refrigerator for cover. Now in her 30s, the woman faces problems that Harrington didn’t want to describe, but she said she believes they are in many ways connected to the violence witnessed that day in October 1991.

“It has a terrible effect on a child,” Harrington said.“It’s a detrimental effect on their whole life: their education, their lifestyle. I think that she don’t really connect the dots like that — but I do.”

Harrington paused a long moment.

“It wrecked us,” she said.

“It really did. Something like that destroys a family on down the line.”

Another of Harrington’s granddaughters, Aaron’s younger sister Sharon , said Aaron’s death affected the home for years.

“I think it really took a toll on my mom. She got on drugs really bad right after,” the now-30-year-old said in a recent interview. “When we were little we used to have to always tell her, ‘Just because your son is gone doesn’t mean you don’t have two other little kids to care about.’

“Me and my little sister went through hell as kids.”

Still standing on her porch as school continued to let out, Harrington waved at a young man walking his child home across the street.

“You walking mighty slow today!” she called. The man, she said, got shot in the foot awhile back.

That morning, Harrington heard on the news

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about the city’s efforts to curb the shootings with more than $5 million allotted to launch Cure Violence, a crime intervention program already running in 11 U.S. cities including Milwaukee, Chicago and Baltimore.

But Harrington wasn’t impressed with the money.

“Children need people in their life to stand for what’s right,” she said. “To be there and spend time with them, love them and show them how to live right.”

Harrington has tried to fill that role for as many kids as she can.

“I always say: God know where you at,” she said.“See, we all have a purpose, and this is my assignment in life to be here raising these kids.”

A sign at the corner of Page Boulevard and Taylor Avenue calls attention to the plight of children murdered in St. Louis.

Still, she worries about the kids dying in her city this year, including: Eddie Hill IV, 10, killed in July by a stray bullet from a drive-by shooting while sitting on a porch with his dad; Jurnee Thompson, 8, the unintended target of a shooting outside a Chop Suey restaurant after a high school football game; Xavier Usanga, 7, hit by a stray bullet as he was walking home.

After a couple of hours on her porch that day, Harrington turned to see a little girl peeking out of the house.

“Can you make us sandwiches, please?” she said to her granny.

“Sure, baby,” said HarCHRISTIAN GOODEN, CGOODEN@POST-DISPATCH.COM rington and soon walked Emma Harrington attends church on Oct. 6 at Circle of Light Church in St. Louis. Harrington back through the front door. says her faith is a large part of her life.

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Syrians wait for aid being distributed by Turkish Red Crescent on Satuday in Ras al-Ayn, Syria. Turkish Red Crescent says it has delivered humanitarian aid for 2,000 people in Ras alAyn, including flour with other food and hygiene materials to follow.

Turkey wants Syrian forces to leave border areas

BY KARL RITTER AND SARAH EL DEEB

Associated Press

ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Syrian government forces to move out of areas near the Turkish border so he can resettle up to 2 million refugees there, his spokesman told The Associated Press on Saturday.

The request will top Erdogan’s talks next week with Syria’s ally, Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Arrangements along the Syrian-Turkish border were thrown into disarray after the U.S. pulled its troops out of the area, opening the door to Turkey’s invasion aiming to drive out Kurdish-led fighters it considers terrorists.

Abandoned by their American allies, the Kurds — with Russia’s mediation — invited Damascus to send troops into northeastern Syria as protection from Turkish forces. That has complicated Turkey’s plan to create a “safe zone” along the border, where it can resettle Syrian refugees now in Turkey. Most of those refugees fled Syria’s government.

Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin said Ankara does not want either Syrian forces nor Kurdish fighters in the border area because refugees would not go back to areas under their control.

Turkey has said it wants to oversee that area.

“This is one of the topics that we will discuss with the Russians, because, again, we are not going to force any refugees to go to anywhere they don’t want to go,” he said. “We want to create conditions that will be suitable for them to return where they will feel safe.”

Turkey has taken in about 3.6 million Syrians fleeing the conflict in their homeland but now wants most of them to return. So far, very few have returned to an enclave Turkey already took over and has controlled since 2017.

Under an agreement made by the U.S. and Turkey Thursday, a five-day cease-fire has been in place.

Turkey expects the Kurdish fighters to pull back from a border area.

A senior Syrian Kurdish official acknowledged for the first time that the Kurdish-led forces agreed to the pullback, stating that his forces will move 19 miles south of the border.

Redur Khalil, a senior Syrian Democratic Forces official, told the AP that the withdrawal will take place once Turkey allows the Kurdish-led force to evacuate its fighters and civilians from Ras al-Ayn, a border town under siege

by Turkish-backed forces.

He said that Kurdish-led force was preparing plans to conduct that evacuation on Sunday, if there are no further delays.

Khalil said Kurdish-led fighters would pull back from a 75-mile stretch along the border from Ras al-Ayn to Tal Abyad, moving past the international highway.

“We are only committed to the U.S. version, not the

Turkish one,” Khalil said.

A previous agreement between the U.S. and Turkey over a “safe zone” along the Syria-Turkish border floundered over the diverging definitions of the area.

Erdogan has said the Kurdish fighters must withdraw from a far larger length of the border from the Euphrates River to the Iraqi border — more than 260 miles — or else the Turkish offensive will resume on Tuesday.

But U.S. officials say the agreement pertains to the smaller section between the two towns. Kalin confirmed that is the area affected by the pause in fighting, but said Turkey still wants the larger zone.

Two days into the ceasefire, the border town of Ras al-Ayn has been the sticking point in moving forward.

“We hope that as of tonight or tomorrow, they will stick to this agreement and leave the area,” Kalin said.

The Kurdish official meanwhile said his force had negotiated with the Americans the details of its pullback from the border, starting with the Ras al-Ayn evacuation. But he said the evacuation stalled for 48 hours because Turkish-backed forces continued their siege of the town.

A partial evacuation took place Saturday. Medical convoys were let into part of the town still in Kurdish hands, evacuating 30 wounded and four bodies from a hospital. Khalil said the plan to complete the evacuation from Ras al-Ayn is now set for Sunday.

Turkish officials denied violating the cease-fire or impeding the fighters’ withdrawal, blaming the continued violence on the Kurds.

If Kurdish fighters then pull back from the 75-mile border area, it is uncertain what the arrangement would be along the rest of the northeastern border, most of which remains solely in the hands of Kurdish-led fighters.

Last week, Syrian forces began deploying into Kurdish areas, moving only into one location directly on the border, the town of Kobani, and a few positions further south.

Khalil said the Syrian government and its ally Russia did not want to deploy more extensively in the area, apparently to avoid frictions with Turkey.

“We noticed there was no desire (from the Russians and Syria) to have the Syrian military on the dividing line between us and the Turks except in Kobani,” he said.

The border town of Kobani also stands between Turkish-controlled Syrian territories to the west and Kurdish-held eastern Syria.

Khalil said it was not clear what would happen after his forces’ withdrawal and five-day cease-fire ends.

“The deal essentially is handing Syrian land to a foreign country. This is not good. It is bad for us,” he said. “We have nothing to win. The only win is the international sympathy.”

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Indiana official faces misconduct hearing

BY TOM DAVIES

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INDIANAPOLIS — The professional future of Indiana’s attorney general is at stake with a disciplinary hearing that threatens his law license after allegations that he drunkenly groped four women at a bar last year.

A former state Supreme Court justice is Hill set to open what’s expected to be a weeklong hearing Monday on the professional misconduct complaint against Republican Curtis Hill. Hill disputes the claims from a state lawmaker and three legislative staffers that he inappropriately touched their backs or buttocks during a party at an Indianapolis bar celebrating the end of the 2018 legislative session.

Hill has rebuffed calls from Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb and other state leaders to resign. The Indiana Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to impose sanctions on Hill’s law license, which he needs to serve as the state’s top lawyer.

it cited eyewitnesses who called Hill’s behavior inappropriate and “creepy.”

The disciplinary commission alleges Hill committed professional misconduct by carrying out misdemeanor battery against all four women and felony sexual battery against the woman whose wrist he grabbed.

Hill’s defense

Hill, who had been viewed as a rising African American star in the Republican Party, maintains he didn’t intentionally do anything wrong.

He acknowledged in legal filings that he drank three glasses of wine, a vodka martini and a shot of whiskey over several hours that night. His attorneys also wrote that Hill “has an engaging personality and often physically interacts with others by placing a hand on the other person’s arm, shoulder or back. He also has some difficulty hearing in one ear, so he is prone to leaning close to people with whom he is conversing, especially in loud environments.”

Hill also argues that the case is improper because he was cleared by the special prosecutor. He plans to The allegations testify at his disciplinary The allegations were hearing. made by Democratic Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon What’s next and one Republican and Former Indiana Supreme two Democratic legislative Court Justice Myra Selby staffers. will oversee the case. She Reardon alleges Hill slid has several weeks to comhis hand down her back, plete a report to the Suunderneath her dress and preme Court on her findgrabbed her buttocks. One ings and any recommended staffer says Hill used his disciplinary action. The hand to rub up and down five-member court — all her back. Another says appointed by Republican he grabbed her wrist and governors — has no deadmoved both of their hands line for a decision. Opover her buttocks. The third tions include dismissing staffer says Hill put his arm the complaint, a reprimand around her waist and pulled and temporary suspension her close. or permanent removal of A special prosecutor Hill’s law license. declined to file charges State law requires the atagainst Hill and a state torney general to be “duly inspector general’s report licensed to practice law in determined he didn’t break Indiana.” Hill’s term runs any ethics rules, although through 2020.

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SPOKANE, Wash. — They call it the Cosmic Crisp. It’s not a video game, a superhero or the title of a Grateful Dead song.

It’s a new variety of apple, coming to grocery stores on Dec. 1 Cosmic Crisp is the first apple ever bred in Washington state, which grows the majority of the United States’ apples. It’s expected to be a game-changer.

Already, growers have planted 12 million Cosmic Crisp apple trees, a sign of confidence in the new variety. While only 450,000 40-pound boxes will be available for sale this year, that will jump to more than 2 million boxes in 2020 and more than 21 million by 2026.

The apple variety was developed by Washington State University. Washington growers, who paid for the research, will have the exclusive right to sell it for the first 10 years.

The apple is called Cosmic Crisp because of the bright yellowish dots on its skin, which look like distant stars.

“I’ve never seen an apple prettier in the orchard than these things are,” said Aaron Clark of Yakima, whose family owns several orchards in central Washington and has planted 80 acres of Cosmic Crisps.

The new variety keeps for a long time in storage and in the refrigerator, said Kate Evans, who runs the breeding program at Washington State University.

And it’s an exceptionally good eating apple, she said.

“It’s ultra-crisp, very juicy and has a good balance of sweetness and tartness.”

Cosmic Crisps are a cross between the disease-resistant Enterprise and the popular, crunchy

Honeycrisp varieties. The Honeycrisp, nicknamed “Moneycrisp” by some growers, was the latest apple to spark a big buzz in the United States when it was introduced a couple of decades ago. It was developed by the University of Minnesota.

“This apple (Cosmic Crisp) has a good opportunity to be a hit with a lot of people,” said Clark, a vice president of Price Cold Storage, a company with orchards and fruit warehouses throughout central Washington. “It better be, because we are going to have a lot of them.”

Apples are a $2.5 billion a year business in Washington, which grows about 60% of the nation’s supply, or nearly 140 million boxes.

The top varieties are Gala (23%), Red Delicious (20%) and Fuji (13%).

Remarkably, this is the first apple variety developed in Washington state, which has been known for apples for more than a century.

Scientists at WSU’s Tree Fruit Research Center in Wenatchee spent 20 years breeding the desired apple tree seeds. In addition to helping pay for that research, apple growers need a license to buy the trees and pay a royalty on sales of the fruit.

The trees take three years to produce a crop, said Kathryn Grandy, a member of the team marketing the apple.

“This will be the largest launch of a single variety ever, globally,” she said, and it’s backed by a $10.5 million marketing budget.

Consumers will not have trouble finding the variety, said Grandy, who works for a company called Proprietary Variety Management and is based in the town of Chelan, in the heart of apple country.

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BY JILL LAWLESS AND RAF CASERT

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LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson grudgingly asked the European Union late Saturday to delay Brexit after the British Parliament postponed a decision on whether to back his divorce deal. But the defiant Johnson also made clear that he personally opposed delaying the U.K.’s exit, scheduled for Oct. 31.

A law passed by Parliament last month set a late-night deadline for the government to send a letter asking the EU for a threemonth postponement if lawmakers had not approved an agreement with the bloc by Saturday.

An hour before the deadline, European Council President Donald Tusk tweeted: “The extension request has just arrived. I will now start consulting EU leaders on how to react.”

Johnson made clear he was making the request under duress. The letter requesting an extension was not signed. It was accompanied by a second letter, signed by Johnson, arguing that delay would “damage the interests of the U.K. and our EU partners.”

Earlier in the day, Johnson told lawmakers that “further delay would be bad for this country, bad for the European Union and bad for democracy.”

French President Emmanuel Macron seemed to agree. Macron’s office said he spoke to Johnson by phone and insisted on the need for “quick clarification of the British position on the accord.” The president’s office said Macron indicated to the British prime minister that “a delay would be in no one’s interest.”

At a rare weekend sitting of Parliament, lawmakers voted 322-306 to withhold their approval of the Brexit deal until legislation to implement it has been passed.

The vote sought to ensure that the U.K. cannot crash out of the EU without a deal on the scheduled departure date. Johnson,

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Brexit protesters in London take part Saturday in a “People’s Vote” protest march calling for another referendum on Britain’s EU membership. Britain’s Parliament on Saturday voted to seek a delay in its withdrawal from the European Union. who struck the agreement with the EU earlier this week, said he was not “daunted or dismayed” by the result and would continue to do all he can to get Brexit done in less than two weeks.

Parliament’s first weekend sitting since the Falklands War of 1982 had been dubbed “Super Saturday.” It looked set to bring Britain’s Brexit saga to a head, more than three years after the country’s divisive decision to leave the EU. But the government’s hopes were derailed when House of Commons Speaker John Bercow said he would allow a vote on an amendment to put the vote on the deal off until another day.

The amendment makes support for the deal conditional on passage of the legislation to implement it, something that could take several days or weeks.

It also gives lawmakers another chance to scrutinize — and possibly change— the Brexit departure terms while the legislation is in Parliament.

The government still hopes it can pass the needed legislation by the end of the month so the U.K. can leave on time.

The leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, said the government would hold a debate Monday on its Brexitimplementing legislation — effectively a second attempt to secure approval for the deal.

It’s unclear whether that would be allowed under House of Commons rules against holding repeated votes on the same question. Bercow said he would make a ruling Monday.

The vote was welcomed by hundreds of thousands of antiBrexit demonstrators who marched to Parliament Square, demanding a new referendum on whether Britain should leave the EU or remain. Protesters, many wearing blue berets emblazoned with yellow stars symbolizing the EU flag, poured out of subways and buses for the last-ditch effort.

“Another chance for sanity and

perhaps rationality to take over, rather than emotion,” filmmaker Jove Lorenty said as he stood outside Parliament. “Never give up until the fat lady sings. No one knows what will happen, but we have hope.”

Johnson, who came to power in July vowing to get Brexit finished, called any delay to Britain’s departure “pointless, expensive and deeply corrosive of public trust.” And he warned that the bloc’s approval could not be guaranteed.

“There is very little appetite among our friends in the EU for this business to be protracted by one extra day,” Johnson said.

“They have had three and a half years of this debate.”

The EU was guarded in its response to Saturday’s vote.

“It will be for the U.K. government to inform us about the next steps as soon as possible,” EU Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva tweeted.

When push comes to shove, the EU seems likely to grant an exten-

sion if needed to avoid a disruptive no-deal Brexit.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said his country saw the vote as a delay, rather than a rejection of the Brexit deal. For EU leaders, avoiding a chaotic, no-deal Brexit should be the “top priority,” he said in a tweet.

And the European Parliament’s chief Brexit official, Guy Verhofstadt, noted that time was now tight to get the deal approved by the EU legislature before Oct. 31, meaning a short delay might be needed.

If Parliament approves the Withdrawal Agreement Bill in time, Britain could still leave by the end of October. The government plans to introduce the bill next week and could hold latenight sittings of Parliament in hope of getting it passed within days.

But Johnson must win over a fractious and divided Parliament, which three times rejected the Brexit plan negotiated by his predecessor Theresa May. His hopes of getting the deal through Parliament were dealt a blow when his Northern Ireland ally, the Democratic Unionist Party, said it would not back him.

The party says Johnson’s Brexit package — which carves out special status for Northern Ireland to keep an open border with EU member Ireland — is bad for the region and weakens its bonds with the rest of the U.K. To make up for the votes of 10 DUP lawmakers, Johnson has tried to persuade members of the left-of-center Labour Party to support the deal. Late Friday, the government promised to bolster protections for the environment and workers’ rights to allay Labour fears that the Conservative government plans to slash those protections after Brexit.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn dismissed the prime minister’s promises as inadequate.

“This deal is not good for jobs, damaging for industry and a threat to our environment and natural world,” he said. “Supporting the government this afternoon would merely fire the starting pistol in a race to the bottom in regulations and standards.”

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CAIRO — Egyptian authorities released more than 100 people who were among hundreds more arrested in a sweeping crackdown following small but rare anti-government protests last month, rights lawyers and officials said Saturday.

Lawyers Mustafa el-Demiry and Khaled Ali said 101 detainees, including 30 women, were released late Friday, pending an investigation into allegations they took part in the activities of a banned group and disseminated false news on social media platforms.

A local rights group tracking the arrests says security forces have rounded up around 3,700 people since the protests on Sept. 20.

Tropical storm moves up coast TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Nestor rushed into Georgia on Saturday as a post-tropical cyclone after the former tropical storm spawned a tornado that damaged homes and a school in central Florida but spared an area of the Florida Panhandle devastated one year ago by Hurricane Michael.

The storm made landfall on St. Vincent Island, a nature preserve just off Florida’s northern Gulf Coast in a lightly populated area of the state, the National Hurricane Center said.

Nestor is now expected to bring 1 to 3 inches of rain to inland areas as it moves northeast across Georgia and then heads Sunday into the Carolinas before exiting into the Atlantic Ocean. All tropical storm and surge warnings had been canceled by Saturday afternoon.

The storm, however, spun off at least three tornadoes that caused damage in Florida as it moved north through the Gulf.

Officials expect growth, but some factors may blunt forecast

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Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Global finance officials wrapped up their fall meetings on Saturday with a pledge to “employ all appropriate tools”to combat the weakest global growth in a decade, but there was little evidence of progress in easing trade tensions,a major source of the slowdown.

Thepolicy-settingcommitteefor the 189-nation International Monetary Fund said in a closing statement that growth should accelerate next year. Officials acknowledged that a range of factors could undermine that forecast, including continued trade fights and increased geopolitical risks.

“We recognize the need to resolve trade tensions and support the necessary reform of the World Trade Organization,” the statement said.

It did not detail ways to accomplish that.

There was also no sign that discussions on the sidelines of the meetings had produced any breakthrough in the trade disputes initiated by President Donald Trump as part of his get-tough approach to stronger enforcement of U.S. trade laws to lower America’s huge trade deficits.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, in remarks to the IMF committee, said the administration’s goal was to prepare “a foundation for future growth through fairer trade deals.”

Mnuchin said negotiations last week between the United States and China, the world’s two biggest economies, had achieved “substantial progress” on phase one of a trade deal to resolve the U.S.

claims that China is stealing intellectual property.

While Trump suspended a tariff increase on $250 billion of Chinese products that had Mnuchin been scheduled to take effect this past week, few specifics about that agreement have come out. U.S. officials said negotiations to wrap up those details are underway.

The IMF managing director, Kristalina Georgieva,said the threat from trade wars was a chief point of discussion for finance officials.

She said the IMF has estimated that the tariffs already imposed or threatened could shave 0.8% off global growth by the end of next year.

In trade wars,“everybody loses,” she said.

The World Bank’s president, David Malpass, said this week’s fi-

nance discussions had focused on how to address multiple challenges.

“Growth is slowing, investment is sluggish, manufacturing activity is soft and trade is weakening,” he said.

The IMF,in an updated economic outlook,projected the global economy would expand by 3% this year, the weakest in a decade, and said 90% of the world was experiencing a downshift in growth. But the IMF forecast growth will accelerate slightly to 3.4% in 2020, still below the 3.6% rate in 2018.

Jubilee USA,a religious organization fighting global poverty, said in a statement that while the IMF outlined a number of serious threats, the recommendations for dealing with them fell short.

“Risky investing, trade tensions and developing countries borrowing too much are serious concerns for financial stability,” said Eric LeCompte, the group’s executive director.

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BRIEFLY FUNERAL: The body of the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings will lie in state in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol next week. There will be a formal ceremony Thursday, followed by a public viewing. A wake and funeral for Cummings is planned for Friday.

DAM COLLAPSE: At least 15 people are dead in Russia after a dam at a small Siberian gold mine collapsed and water flooded two workers’ dormitories on Saturday. The Emergencies Ministry also said seven people were unaccounted for, news reports said. The regional health ministry said 16 people were injured.

MEXICO: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Saturday he received a phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump to express “solidarity” over the events this week in the northern Mexican city of Culiacan, where the government backed off from an attempt to arrest a drug suspect in the face of extraordinary cartel violence.

HOTEL COLLAPSE: A plan to use explosives to topple two giant cranes leaning precariously over a partially collapsed hotel has been delayed until Sunday, city officials said after determining the cranes were more damaged than previously thought.

The Hard Rock Hotel under construction at the edge of the historic French Quarter partially collapsed Oct. 12, killing three workers.

PROTESTS: Opposition groups called Saturday for continuing protests to demand that Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández be removed from office after his younger brother was convicted of drug trafficking in a New York court. Thousands of Hondurans protested after Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernández was convicted Friday in what U.S. prosecutors described as a conspiracy that relied on “state-sponsored drug trafficking.”

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Mayor pleads for violence to stop ‘This cannot continue; Barcelona does not deserve it,’ Colau says

BY JOSEPH WILSON

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BARCELONA, Spain — The mayor of riot-stricken Barcelona pleaded Saturday for calm after violent protests by Catalan separatists rocked Spain’s second largest city for a fifth consecutive night.

“This cannot continue. Barcelona does not deserve it,” Mayor Ada Colau told reporters, adding that Friday’s violence was the worst so far.

Protesters clashed with police again later on Saturday despite efforts by some citizens to mediate by gathering between the two sides. There was also a skirmish between separatist supporters and police in a square in Spain’s capital, Madrid. Authorities are bracing for more protests in the coming days.

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said Catalan interior chief Miquel Buch, who oversees the regional police.

Rioters have burned hundreds of trash bins and hurled gasoline bombs, chunks of pavement, acid, and firecrackers, among other objects, at police. They have used nails to puncture the tires of police vans and fireworks to hit one police helicopter, without doing it serious damage.

Outnumbered officers in riot gear from both Catalonia’s regional police and Spain’s national police have used batons, rubber and foam bullets, tear gas and water cannon to battle back.

Residents and tourists have run for cover.

“It has been quite scary,” said Deepa Khumar, a doctor from Toronto visiting for a medical conference.“This place, it looks like a war zone.”

Authorities say over 500 people have been hurt this week, including protesters and police. Eighteen

people remained hospitalized, at least one in very serious condition.

Police have made over 150 arrests.

Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said that 101 police officers were injured on Friday alone and that 264 police vehicles have been severely damaged in the week’s riots.

A small group of supporters of Spanish unity approached the police headquarters that has been the focus of separatists’ rage to give officers flowers and gifts on Saturday.

“We feel so anguished,” said 54-year-old economist María Jesús Cortés. “There used to be a nice atmosphere here in Barcelona.

Everybody with their own ideas, and that was it. We used to live in peace.”

Minister Grande-Marlaska asked Catalonia’s regional president to explicitly condemn the escalating violence and express his support for law enforcement officials.

‘I am back,’ Bernie Sanders tells supporters in NYC Hopeful draws crowd less than three weeks after his heart attack

BY STEVE PEOPLES

EASTERN ALLIES: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday vowed to further strengthen ties with Balkan ally Serbia, whose president described relations with Moscow as the best in decades despite the country’s efforts to join the European Union. Serbia remains Russia’s key ally in Europe.

Radical separatists have fought with police every night in Barcelona and other Catalan cities following huge peaceful protests by people angered by Monday’s Supreme Court verdict that sentenced nine separatist leaders to prison for their roles in a failed 2017 secession attempt.

More than 500,000 people gathered in downtown Barcelona on Friday in a massive show of support for the secession movement that is backed by roughly half of the wealthy northeastern region’s 5.5 million voters.

Before night fell, several hundred masked youths had surrounded the headquarters of the National Police and started a street battle that raged into the night in Barcelona, a popular tourist destination.

“The images of organized violence during the night in Barcelona have overshadowed the half a million people who demonstrated in a peaceful and civic manner to show they rejected the verdict,”

AP National Political Writer

NEW YORK — Storming past questions about his health, Bernie Sanders vowed that he’s “more ready than ever” to fight for a political revolution — with a little help from new friends — at a rally Saturday that drew thousands to a New York City park.

The rally offered a pointed reminder to skeptics in both politi-

cal parties that the 78-year-old democratic socialist is still very much a force in the 2020 presidential race.

Sanders opened his remarks by apologizing that he secured a permit for only 20,000 people.

His campaign, he said, was forced to close the gates on many more people who were trying to enter the Queens park just across the river from Manhattan.

“To put it bluntly, I am back,” Sanders declared, sparking chants of, “Bernie is back” from the massive crowd.

“I am happy to report to you that I am more than ready — more

ready than ever — to carry on with you on the epic struggle that we face today,” he added. “I am more than ready to assume the office of president of the United States.”

The event marked Sanders’ formal return to the campaign trail less than three weeks after he suffered a heart attack that threatened both his life and political future. Even before that, he was in danger of falling out of the top-tier in the 2020 Democratic primary field. Polls suggest he’s lagging behind liberal rival Elizabeth Warren and establishment favorite Joe Biden.

But the fiery Brooklyn native,

backed by a slate of new endorsements and two new stents in an artery connected to his heart, appeared to be expanding his coalition on Saturday.

A security company hired by the campaign reported a crowd estimate of 25,000. Among those speaking, filmmaker and activist Michael Moore told the cheering crowd that he was endorsing Sanders, shortly before Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., praised the Vermont senator on stage.

“Bernie Sanders fought for me,” Ocasio-Cortez said as she introduced Sanders.

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PITTSBURGH — Leaders of the Pittsburgh synagogue where worshippers were fatally shot last year want to rebuild and renovate the building, turning it into what they hope will be a “center for Jewish life in the United States” and a symbol against hatred.

They have outlined their vision for the Tree of Life building, where three congregations — Tree of Life, Dor Hadash and New Light — had gathered on Oct. 27, 2018. A gunman opened fire, killing 11 people and wounding seven.

The building in the city’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood has not reopened since the shooting, considered the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. Tree of Life leaders now envision a rebuilt space that includes places for worship; memorial, education and social events; classrooms and exhibitions. The mission is to fight anti-Semitism and all forms of discrimination.

“There was never any doubt that we would go back to the site,” Tree of

Life Executive Director Barb Feige said. “The congregation is a community.

It survives without its building, but is committed to going back to that location.”

There have been conceptual discussions about the changes to the building, said Tree of Life president Sam Schachner. Some donations have come in that will be used for the project, and the congregation will engage in a vigorous fundraising campaign, he said. No architectural plans have been drawn up, and no construction work has yet taken place.

The building was in need of extensive and costly repairs before the shooting, Feige said. The rebuilding now extends initial plans Tree of Life had to expand cooperation and collaboration among the three congregations and with the community, she said.

Robert Bowers, 47, a truck driver from Baldwin, Pennsylvania, is charged in the attack. Investigators say Bowers used an AR-15 rifle and other weapons, and that he criticized a Jew-

ish charity on social media before the massacre, claiming the immigrant aid society “likes to bring invaders that kill our people.” Police said Bowers also expressed hatred of Jews during and after the rampage.

Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

Bowers’ lawyers said last week that the case would be over by now if the prosecutors had accepted his offer to plead guilty in return for a sentence of life in prison without parole.

The government’s decision to seek the death penalty disappointed some of the people most affected by the massacre, including members of Dor Hadash.

The rabbi of New Light Congregation, which had three members slain in the attack, also expressed his opposition to a death sentence. Tree Of Life has said it is confident justice will be served.

That collaboration likely will include the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh’s moving into the building, where neighboring Chatham University also hopes to share space, Feige said.

“We are poised to become an incredible center for Jewish life in the United States,” Tree of Life’s Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, who was leading Shabbat services when the shooting started, said in a statement. “When we reopen, and we most certainly will, I want the entire world to say, ‘Wow, look at what they have done.’ To do anything less disrespects the memory of our 11 martyrs.”

There will be a memorial for the 11 victims, but whether that will be the city’s public memorial remains to be determined.

Leaders have met with experts on the Holocaust and 9/11 memorials to discuss a public memorial for the Tree of Life shooting, and have been advised to take their time, Feige said.

“Regardless where that is located, whether it is our site or not, we will obviously include in our plan a memorial, if not the memorial, to the 11 souls that were lost,” she said. She called the eight men and three women killed “stalwarts of the three congregations.”

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SAN FRANCISCO — As many as 100,000 Californians are eligible to receive payments for the damages they suffered from a series of devastating wildfires over the last several years. But tens of thousands of them have not sought compensation.

They face a Monday deadline to file claims against Pacific Gas & Electric, the utility blamed for many of the fires and required to cover a wide range of wildfirerelated losses as part of its bankruptcy plan.

Concerned that as many as 70,000 victims may miss out on payments, attorneys filed court papers Friday to alert the bankruptcy judge that wildfire survivors — many still traumatized and struggling to get back on their feet — aren’t aware of their rights to file a claim.

“People really are overwhelmed and don’t understand what they need to do,” said Cecily Dumas, an attorney for the Official Committee of Tort Claimants, a group appointed by the court to represent all wildfire victims in the bankruptcy.

“Renters, lower-income people were simply too exhausted by their day-to-day circumstances to deal with it,” she said.

PG&E filed for bankruptcy protection in January as it faced billions of dollars of damages from wildfires that have killed scores of people over the past couple of years and destroyed thousands of homes. The investor-owned energy company set aside $8.4 billion for payouts to wildfire victims and mailed 6.2 million claim forms to possible victims, calling attention to the process through websites, email, social media, and radio and television ads.

However, many victims said in court papers sup-

porting a deadline extension that the legal notice didn’t reach them because they have been displaced, or if they did receive it they mistook it as a scam.

Some said they thought they couldn’t pursue a claim because PG&E is bankrupt, or that they weren’t eligible to make a claim since they already received money from their insurance company.

Others thought they couldn’t make a claim without a lawyer.

“I thought I wasn’t a victim because I got out alive,” said Elizabeth Davis, 91, who lost her mobile home in a wildfire that essentially wiped out the town of Paradise nearly a year ago.

“I never received any information that PG&E has billions of dollars available. I thought I was not qualified to make a claim.”

A man who said his house in Paradise was destroyed by fire three months after he bought it said he learned through social media that he could recover money from PG&E for his losses.

Ryan Mooney said he believes there are countless people like him who don’t know they can file claims “or what they will lose if they don’t.”

Mooney said he and his wife and his aunt and uncle who lived close by barely escaped the fire after they woke up to the smell of smoke and saw a wall of flames coming over a canyon.

“All of us are still grappling with the trauma to this day,” he said. “We are constantly planning fire escape routes and putting together emergency kits. When there is smoke outside, we get nervous.”

PG&E has separately agreed to pay more than $11 billion to insurance companies to compensate for claims they have already paid out to wildfire victims.

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CHICAGO — Sarah Jankowski has nothing against booze. But after a wine-filled Italian dinner with friends on a recent rainy Sunday, she wanted a festive beverage that would allow her to keep the night going without feeling lousy the next day.

Perched at the bar at Young American in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, Jankowski sipped, from a coupe cocktail glass, a pretty pink drink containing, according to the menu, “golden oat milk, strawberry, lemon, mint (swizzled)” — not for a moment missing the alcohol that wasn’t in the $7 libation.

“Sometimes you just don’t need to get tipsy,” said Jankowski, 24, who lives in Lincoln Park.

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Nearly half of U.S. consumers over 21, and two-thirds of millennials, say they’re making efforts this year to reduce their alcohol consumption, according to a Nielsen survey. The primary motivator across the board is health, though millennials are more likely than other age groups to cite price, previous bad experience and reputation as reasons for abstaining, the survey found.

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Sharelle Klaus, founder of Dry, was on the early end of the movement when she launched her botanical bubbly sodas 14 years ago, when she was nursing her fourth child and missed having something special to pair with food.

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The vultures of Sandy Hook Jury award against conspiracy mongers could help end this bloody profiteering.

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t’s a disturbing trend in modern America that for every horrific event like a school mass shooting, there are opportunistic liars standing by ready to spread bizarre claims that it didn’t happen. Driven by a desire to get profitable clicks, promote deep-state conspiracy theories, thwart gun-control efforts — or just a pathetic need for attention — these remorseless vultures sully the dead, torment the survivors and make it more difficult for the nation to sort through the lies to debate solutions.

But what will hopefully become a more encouraging trend arose last week: A jury awarded $450,000 to the father of a 6-year-old victim of the 2012 massacre at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School, deciding against the authors of a book that claimed it never happened. The significant award represents a stunning rejection of the authors’ free-speech defense — a defense that has never applied to defamation. And this was the worst kind of defamation.

Noah Pozner was killed in the school, along with 19 other small children and six adult staff members, by a crazed young gunman using an arsenal that his mother (whom he also killed) had purchased legally. It remains the deadliest grade-school shooting in U.S. history, one that should continue to shock the conscience of a nation that still refuses to confront the horrific fallout of our gun culture.

Amid the nation’s heartbreak, even before the children’s funerals were conducted, the vultures began circling.

People like InfoWars founder Alex Jones and other conspiracy theorists claimed the shooting was a hoax staged to promote gun control. Subsequently, a group of “authors” produced and marketed a book entitled “Nobody Died at Sandy Hook,” claiming the children and their parents were paid actors and that the kids’ death certificates were forgeries.

Parents of the Sandy Hook victims were not only publicly maligned by this garbage but subjected to death threats over it. Some fought back, including

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Noah’s father, Lenny Pozner. He sued the book’s publishers and authors for defamation because of their baseless claim that he was part of a conspiracy to deceive the public. After enduring the further torment of having to prove — through medical records and DNA samples — that his son had in fact lived and died, Pozner won a summary judgment in June.

Being called liars by a judge is unlikely to bother the purveyors of this kind of sewage. But having a Wisconsin jury rule that they’re liable for almost half a million dollars for their lies could make others think twice about launching future smear campaigns like these the next time America is reeling from such a tragedy. Hopefully it will stand as a warning to the would-be vultures going forward: Feeding off the blood of America’s gun crisis is no longer going to be cost-free.

The myth of ‘fiscal responsibility’ Deficit numbers show the GOP has lost any claim to sober economic stewardship.

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t’s not a surprise, but it should still be a shock: The federal government’s latest numbers confirm previous predictions that the annual deficit is now on the cusp of $1 trillion — the highest it’s been since 2012, when the nation was still climbing out of recession. That so much red ink would be flowing now, in a strong and growing economy, is a far different and more ominous situation because it limits America’s options when the next recession hits — not to mention the bad fiscal management it exposes.

Much of it can be traced directly to the massive tax cut for the rich that Republicans rammed into law two years ago along with increased spending. The GOP has provided plenty of reasons lately for voters to pry away the party’s grip on power, but this glaring example of the abandonment of its own core governing philosophy (“fiscal responsibility”) deserves a place at the top of the list.

President Donald Trump and his congressional GOP allies have been so persistent in their economic mythmaking that a review of recent economic history is necessary: President Barack Obama inherited a collapsed economy and budget deficit (the difference between income and expenditures within a given budget year) of some $1.4 trillion from President George W. Bush. As the economy improved under Obama, the deficit shrank, dropping to $587 billion by his last year in office. That drop was partly attributable to stimulus spending that

Obama championed over the bitter opposition of congressional Republicans, who called it fiscally reckless.

Trump, in the 2016 campaign, slammed Obama’s economic record despite that success and vowed he would eliminate the deficit completely.

Instead — according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office — the deficit has grown under Trump by almost 70% to about $984 billion, driven largely by the Republican tax cut, skyrocketing defense spending and other expenditures.

Deficits tend to grow during economic downturns because people are making less money, and thus pay less in taxes, while outlays like public aid grow. Conversely, economic upswings like the one Trump inherited normally cause deficits to shrink (as they did under both Obama and fellow Democratic President Bill Clinton). But Trump and his party have managed to defy that fiscal norm, putting ideology ahead of economic common sense and passing a massive supply-side tax cut that was never going to “pay for itself,” as GOP leaders asserted, through spurred economic growth.

Since the Reagan era, Republicans have successfully masqueraded as the steely-eyed fiscal grownups in the room. They aren’t, as the new numbers further attest. Voters choosing America’s economic stewards next year should ask themselves: If the GOP manages to spill this much red ink for America in a strong economy, how will it fare when the next recession hits?

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Missouri’s ‘Pork Month’ ignores hog’s suffering

With Congress back in full swing, it’s time for our government officials to get serious about tackling small business issues.

If my elected officials would take the time to talk with small business owners in our community, they’d understand we desperately need access to business support services and affordable health care. As a business owner in a rural community, I don’t have the same resources as my urban counterparts. My closest Small Business Development Center is more than an hour away, and so is my closest city. I often have to travel to St. Louis to access business assistance that urban small business owners have at their fingertips. And, with unreliable internet in my area, using online resources is a less than ideal option.

I have my own business, but I rely on employer-sponsored health care from my day job because getting it on my own is too expensive. If I could afford health care, I would be able to spend more time growing my business. I know I’m not alone: In recent polling, half of small business owners in our area cited health care costs as a top issue that could harm their business.

Rural small business owners are struggling, and our needs are being sidelined in statehouses and in Washington. If those representing small businesses want to prove they care about our success, they need to listen to our needs, and then act on them.

Candy Alford • Albers, Ill.

Regarding “Missouri law governing corporate farms now in effect” (Sept.

18): Recently, I saw that Gov. Mike Parson has proclaimed October as Missouri Pork Month.

Perhaps this means that owners of out-of-state Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations will be heavily courted anew (the “pork”) for donations to Missouri Republicans in return for having pushed through legislation that allows for the pollution and accompanying stench throughout rural Missouri.

Alas, it also tragically means that 3.5 million hogs — sentient, intelligent, social and emotional creatures — are being raised this year in cramped inhumane conditions, only to be slaughtered in horrific assembly-line fashion. Instead, let’s celebrate Pork Month by swearing off bacon, ham and pork chops. There are plant-based substitutes available at local stores and now at restaurants. All animals subjected to Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations are horribly abused. Let’s be the agents of change to reduce their propagation and suffering.

William Ash • University City

Pull yourself up by the bootstraps is dumb advice Pull yourself up by your boot straps!

Well, no one can rise by pulling boot straps. The straps will either break, or the wearers will lose balance and fall on their butts.

The admonition to rise by “boot straps” comes from those who criticize people who get government help.

These same critics probably receive Social Security and Medicare. They also imply that they succeeded without help. Oh, really?

No one has ultimate success without help. A young person may go and get a fast food job. However, the person probably heard from someone else about restaurants that were hiring.

Everyone needs help. This could be from an instructor at a community college. It may be from a friend or relative who owns a business. It may be from a relative with a position in a company.

One must have individual initiative to succeed. But even after being hired, one is usually trained by a mentor or assistant.

Overwhelming medical bills may cause bankruptcy, forcing people to receive government aid, including food stamps. People caught in this trap are not slackers. Many countries have government programs to help their citizens. Almost every country has paid family leave. We don’t. Every advanced country sees health care as a right. We don’t. This is not socialism.

It is common sense pragmatism.

The lone wolf, rugged, self-sufficient individual is a myth. Next time you’re told pull yourself up by the boot straps, remind that person of the law of gravity.

Larry L. Brown • Glen Carbon

Schnucks has a right not to sell tobacco products Regarding the letter “Curbing tobacco sales goes down wrong road” (Oct. 10): Kudos to Schnucks for their decision to remove tobacco products.

It’s their business and as such, within the law, they can decide what to sell or not. Perhaps the letter writer could look at this decision as an opportunity for the small businessperson to start a new business. Or could it be that there is no profit in selling tobacco anymore?

Maxine Friedman • Chesterfield

Clay and Wagner take up fight against hunger Oct. 16 was World Food Day, a day of action dedicated to tackling global hunger. I want to thank Reps. William Lacy Clay Jr. and Ann Wagner for their bipartisan actions to help eradicate world hunger by cosponsoring House Resolution 189. This resolution supports the poorest of the poor women and children around the world. I am looking to Sens. Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley to follow suit and co-sponsor Senate Resolution 260.

Almost half of all child deaths worldwide are related to malnutrition — nearly 2.4 million preventable deaths of children under the age of 5 every year. The children who survive often suffer from irreversible damage to their physical and cognitive development. As they grow into adulthood, this damage can lead to diminished productivity, perpetuating an intergenerational cycle of poverty and hunger. As a Christian, I am called to stand alongside mothers and children to help break this cycle of hunger and poverty.

Because of U.S. leadership and partnering with countries around the world, we have made significant progress on improving maternal and child nutrition. Thank you Rep. Clay and Rep. Wagner for helping millions of children reach their full potential.

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A TRIUMPH FOR PATIENT DIPLOMACY • The United States and North Korea appear finally to have reached an agreement ending their conflict over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. With this deal, North Korea should return to full compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation agreement, though it is being bribed handsomely to do so. Even so, this is a good agreement. Access the full item at stltoday.com/opinion

Trump is turning American ideology into a sham President’s amoral foreign policy is a source of shame and of danger. hand in Syria, and ceding Russia’s Vladimir Putin a broader role in the Middle East). There is the absurdly contracted definition of American interests (events in Syria are unimportant Americans are starting to because they are not on see the full, global implica- “our border”). There are tions of having a president the blustery threats to cover his humiliation (the who is ignorant of history, driven by impulse, immune U.S. will “swiftly destroy” Turkey’s economy with to advice and dead to the romance of American ide- sanctions). And there is the inevitable and delusional als.

The betrayal of the Kurds pronouncement of success (the debacle was “strategihas damaged President cally brilliant”).

Donald Trump so badly This set of urges and — including among Republican legislators — because instincts is leaving its it so perfectly captures the mark on American influence. Trump’s bumbling essence of his approach to foreign affairs. There is the retreat from alliances, from responsibility and devaluing and abandonment of traditional friends from basic sanity has sown (the Kurds are “not angels” discord in Europe and created new playgrounds for and “didn’t help us with Russian meddling. It has Normandy”). There is the also left a vacuum of influsurrender to strongmen ence in the Pacific that is (granting Turkey’s Recep being filled by China. The Tayyip Erdogan a free MICHAEL GERSON Washington Post

damage to American interests is considerable and growing.

The cost of betraying a friend in battle — particularly to appease an authoritarian thug — is clear. It makes every friend and ally less likely to trust America.

But what gets less attention is the cost of betraying American principles, particularly on human dignity.

When Trump leaves the Kurds to ethnic cleansing, or is dismissive of the rights of protesters in Hong Kong, he is not only dishonoring national principles. He is forfeiting a decisive American advantage.

The world, no doubt, is complex and fallen, and often requires ambiguous choices. And there are limits to the influence of any single nation. But American ideology — a belief that the rights of life and liberty are universal endowments — is not an altruistic addon to its “real” interests. It is an instrument by which those interests are realized.

It mattered greatly to

the outcome of the Cold War that the aspirations of the average Czech or Polish citizen — for freedom, self-government and a life of simple dignity — were opposed by the Soviet Union and supported by the United States. In a very real way, American interests were achieved only when Czech and Polish aspirations were fully honored.

Disregarding or discounting human rights would not only have violated the principles that led America into the world; it would have squandered a serious strategic advantage.

The same is true today concerning American competition with China in Africa. Chinese aims have little moral content.

The Chinese government seeks resources and influence by cooperating with oppressive governments, buying off elites and encouraging African debt. As a matter of policy (and hopefully a matter of practice), America, in contrast, encourages health,

human development, selfgovernment and access to global markets. Chinese goals are often achieved at the expense of average Africans; American goals are achieved by their flourishing. We will see, in the long run, which approach is wiser.

Donald Trump’s conception of “America First” not only serves Chinese and Russian interests; it is an attempt to reshape American foreign policy on a Chinese or Russian model — devaluing democratic universalism in favor of raw nationalism.

This presents a practical problem. Since World War II, America has been a very different kind of hegemon.

We committed American resources, and the lives of American military forces, to a rules-based international order in which other free countries could thrive, rather than a zero-sum struggle of great powers. Bluntly put: A Pacific dominated by Japan was a nightmare for the rest of

Asia. A Pacific patrolled

by American ships is good for the rest of Asia. The Warsaw Pact succeeded by intimidation and repression. NATO succeeded by partnership.

And because America exercised power without conquest, and sought wealth without exploitation, it helped forestall a concerted challenge to its preeminence. If “America First” means the reduction of American influence to the raw pursuit of its own power and wealth, it will invite question and challenge.

These are the real stakes of the debate on human rights. If the lives of Kurds and Chinese really mean nothing to America, then American ideology is a sham, and American influence is correspondingly less justified. Trump’s amoral foreign policy is a source of shame, and a source of danger.

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President Barack Obama takes questions on Aug. 28, 2014. The topics included Iraq, Ukraine and the economy, but Obama’s beige suit was the talk of social media.

‘The base alloy of hypocrisy’ In the age of Trump, standards of the past no longer apply. from the presidency in blatant violation of the Constitution, and betrays U.S. allies, American principles and his own oath of office on a regular basis in service to his towering id.

Technically, this is what’s known as hypocrisy. But in the Remember that time President Barack Obama wore a beige case of Trump’s defenders, we really should find a stronger suit during a press conference? word for it, because that one Big scandal in 2014. doesn’t begin to describe the Critics lambasted him for mind-bending psychology at straying from the traditional work here. dark presidential attire. Rep. What labyrinth of a thought Pete King, R-N.Y., for example, process must it take, for called the tan getup “unpresiexample, for conservatives to go dential” and said it projected “lack of seriousness.” America’s bonkers in 2009 over what may or may not have been a slight enemies, King warned, would bow by Obama to King Abdulsee not a strong leader but “a person who’s going to go out and lah of Saudi Arabia, then raise hardly a peep over the fact that do a few fundraisers over the Trump stood next to Russia’s Labor Day weekend.”

Vladimir Putin in Helsinki last Now that Donald Trump — the least serious, most unpresi- year and, in front of the world, dential president we’ve ever had took Putin’s word over U.S. — has shown America’s enemies intelligence regarding election meddling? that he’s willing to withhold What kind of self-convincing military aid from an ally like does it take to treat a shadyUkraine in order to secure forlooking foreign business deal of eign dirt against his potential a former vice president’s son as election opponent, jeopardizif it’s another Watergate, while ing U.S. global interests for his shrugging at the fact that the personal gain, King is again sitting president’s adult children expressing outrage.

But not about any of that. No, — and that president himself — are so blatantly using the office no, no. to market their hotel and resort What’s outrageous this properties, real estate holdings time, says King, is that a and even self-branded apparel whistleblower exposed it. “The president of the United States … lines that there might as well be should have absolute confidence billboards on top of the White House? that his conversations with a Remember how much flak foreign leader are not going to Obama took from conservabe made known to Congress or tives for his golf outings on the anyone else,” said King. As for taxpayers’ dime? Then-private Trump’s Ukrainian extortion citizen Trump was among the attempt itself, there’s “nothing remotely impeachable” about it. loudest critics. But once Trump If King’s outrage meter seems became president, it took less than three years for him to surto be in need of recalibration, pass Obama’s total eight-year he’s not alone. golf tab (with many of those Trump’s defenders — many of whom went apoplectic when government dollars for Trump’s Obama failed to wear a lapel flag outings going to Trump’s own properties). pin, or when Bill Clinton lied Try — just try — to find the about a consensual affair — have conservative outrage over no apparent problem with a Trump’s tax-funded golf tab. I president who pays off a porn dare you. star to win an election, profits KEVIN MCDERMOTT St. Louis Post-Dispatch

What Abraham Lincoln called “the base alloy of hypocrisy” has always been a prominent part of American politics. It was our slave-holding founders, after all, who declared, presumably with straight faces, that “all men are created equal.” Political hypocrisy has no ideology or party.

Any liberal or Democrat who claims otherwise is being, well, hypocritical.

All of that said, Trumpism has broken new ground on the hypocrisy front. It’s become a cliché, but an inarguably true one, to point out that had Obama committed any one of Trump’s many transgressions — his kowtowing to dictators, his caging of children, his nose-thumbing at congressional oversight, his destructive and unnecessary trade war, his impetuous foreign policy blunders, his gleeful trashing of political norms and civility, his prodigious, outrageous mountain of verifiable lies — Republicans would have summarily impeached him, no questions asked.

This matters because such jaw-dropping hypocrisy indicates how thoroughly embarrassment and shame have fled our political environment in the age of Trump. Shame serves a useful purpose in politics; its absence allows opportunistic politicians to follow their worst instincts, unhampered by even the standards they themselves have insisted upon in the past.

For our walking personality disorder of a president, hypocrisy and shame have never been issues. He revels in the former and possesses none of the latter.

But to watch an entire segment of our political landscape adopt that stance is as jolting as seeing a president in a beige suit. It’s the latest disturbing indication that, while Trump will eventually be gone from office one way or the other, Trumpism could be with us for a long, long time. kmcdermott@post-dispatch.com @kevinmcdermott (314) 340-8268

President Donald Trump stood in a crowded East Room on Wednesday afternoon with the Italian president at his side, scores of aides and reporters at his feet, and a bank of cameras relaying his words to millions.

Yet he seemed alone against the world.

The House on Wednesday condemned his sudden Syria pullout in a lopsided 354-to-60 vote. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) repeatedly branded Trump’s actions “a mistake.” The Italian president visited the White House with rebukes from Europe on Syria, NATO and trade.

U.S. officials, defying Trump, continued their damaging testimony to the congressional impeachment inquiry. Authorities arrested a fourth associate of Rudy Giuliani.

And Trump acted the way he increasingly has lately: as if the walls are closing in. Trump lashed out, indiscriminately, in all directions. His unfocused rage was as cogent as a primal scream and as subtle as a column of Turkish tanks.

He attacked the media and the Democrats, of course, and James Comey, Andrew McCabe, James Clapper, John Brennan and “the two great lovers,” Lisa Page and Peter Strzok. But he also attacked NATO members and the European Union. He attacked Germany, Spain and France. He attacked his guest (“Italy is only paying 1.1%” of gross domestic product for defense “instead of the mandated 2%”). He attacked Google and Amazon. He attacked those seeking to rename Columbus Day. He floated a new conspiracy theory saying, “I happen to think” 2016 election corruption “goes right up to President Obama.”

Sickeningly, he attacked justabandoned Kurdish allies as if they deserve the massacre they are now receiving. He portrayed these friends as enemies, saying they’re “not angels,” that it’s “natural for them” to fight and that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party is “more of a terrorist threat in many ways than ISIS.” Trump even attacked his fellow Republicans over Syria, unleashing particular fury on the GOP legislator who has compromised himself more than any other to appease Trump, Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.). Told that Graham had warned Trump’s abandonment of northern Syria could be a “disaster,” Trump snapped: “I think Lindsey should focus on Judiciary.”

Implicitly threatening Graham, Trump continued: “The people of South Carolina don’t want us to get into a war with

Turkey, a NATO member, or with Syria. ... The people of South Carolina want to see those troops come home. And I won an election based on that, and that’s the way it is, whether it’s good or bad.”

From there, Trump went on to a private meeting with congressional leaders in which he called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., a “third-grade politician” and his former defense secretary Jim Mattis “the world’s most overrated general.”

More revealing was who Trump didn’t attack: Turkey and Russia. He said Turkey’s invasion “didn’t surprise me.”

He praised Turkey for being “almost paid up” with NATO. He said Russia, Iran and Syria can be trusted to take over the fight against the Islamic State.

Such incoherent rage, combined with confusion distinguishing between friend and foe, is uniquely disconcerting coming from the most powerful man in the world. Trump once worried that “the world is laughing at us.” Now the world is staring at us, mouth agape.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella, likely briefed on a similar rant Trump gave while meeting with the Finnish president, listened without expression to Trump’s expansive grievances and said, “I’m not here to judge what other countries do” when asked about Trump’s Syria pullout. Mattarella gently but firmly restated Italy’s — and the democratic world’s — position, all at odds with Trump’s utterances: “The Turkish attack on Syria is a serious mistake.” The invasion has “already caused a number of casualties and tens of thousands of refugees and displaced people and there are plenty of victims amongst civilians.” Mattarella also defended Italy’s NATO contributions and the United Nations and counseled against a trade war.

Trump, by way of rejoinder, boasted about new U.S. tariffs and said: “We cannot lose a war of tariffs.”

But that was mild compared with much of Trump’s wandering fury. He trained it on Pelosi and Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; on the “military industrial complex”; on the EU’s digital tax; on ABC News; and even on a disturbance in the back of the room (“Excuse me? Is there a problem back there?”).

His furor only increased each time he was confronted with reality. Asked earlier about Erdogan rejecting a ceasefire, Trump shot back: “He didn’t say that at all.” (Erdogan said: “We will never declare a cease-fire.”) Trump then coldly washed his hands of the Syrian mess, saying: “I wish them all a lot of luck.”

They’re going to need it. So are we.

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Rather than commemorating important people or places in history, many of these dinner-plate-size signs detail events like rising sea levels and an explosion of ticks that has yet to happen — part of an effort to draw attention to the potential effects of climate change.

The signs are based on possibilities laid out in the scientific research that the towns have used to develop their climate plans and written from the perspective of someone in the 22nd century looking back.

“The concept is to just really to take that information that is on the websites and package it in a way to insert it into the landscape where people will bump into it,” said Northeastern University professor Thomas Starr, who came up with the project known as “Remembrance of Climate Futures.”

He has placed 11 plaques in Durham, New Hampshire; six in Essex, Massachusetts; and is planning to install some in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as well.

“There seems to be difficulty in getting people to engage in this issue,” he said. “We do hear about it fairly often. Yet, people don’t think of it in an immediate way.”

Scientists have warned that global warming will result in rising seas and more heat waves, droughts, powerful storms, flooding and other problems. Many of the impacts can already be seen: The United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization released a report last month that showed that in the last several years, sea level rise and carbon pollution have all accelerated.

Despite the dire warn-

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Artist Thomas Starr stands near a sign made to resemble a historical marker on the banks of the Oyster River in Durham, N.H., on Oct. 16. Starr, a graphic and information design professor from Boston’s Northeastern University, created the marker project to address possible effects of climate change. ings and growing acceptance that climate change is to blame for the increasing frequency of weather disasters, many Americans still see it as a problem affecting far-away places or a problem that their children or grandchildren will have to grapple with.

To counter that apathy, Starr and others have turned to public art to get the message out that climate change is coming to New England communities. The markers imagine events like a boathouse destroyed in a storm surge from a Category 4 hurricane on Sept. 24, 2032, or a heat-inspired tick outbreak that forced a park to close on June 8, 2044.

“We read on the news about the Arctic ice caps melting and impacts on polar bears,” said Durham’s Town Administrator Todd Selig. “But that is very hard for someone in Durham, New Hampshire, going about their busy life to relate to and to grasp.”

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Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, said the project is just one of several that is using innovative ways to bring the issue to the public.

An initiative in Florida encourages people to place large numbers on their homes to show how many feet melting glacial water must rise before the structures are underwater.

Another placed cardboard cutouts of ostriches chatting about climate change in Boston’s subway system.

“It’s a very clever idea because it’s a way of sparking conversation where people live,” Leiserowitz said of the New England project.

It is unclear what impact, if any, the signs are having.

Durham is home to the University of New Hampshire, and interest in climate change is generally stronger in college towns. Eventually, Starr hopes to bring his project to more conservative communities where skepticism might be higher, including towns in the Midwest that experienced destructive floods this spring.

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OBITUARIES Abernathy, James Earl - San Antonio, TX formerly of St. Louis, MO

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Celebrations of Life

Hart, Gary R. - St. Louis

Rapert, Jeannie - Lake St. Louis, MO

Heigl, Valentine - St. Charles, MO Hengel, Dorothy Ann - Saint Peters

Reichenberg, Lois "Davey" - formerly St. Charles, now Tavares, FL

Hertel, Edna Mae - St. Louis

Renken, Robert W. Sr. - St. Charles

Holyfield, Virginia B. - St. Louis

Rooney, John Michael "Jack" - Ellisville

Hunt, Carol L. - Bradenton, FL

Schilling, Vincent Leo - St. Louis

Johnson, Lester E. - St. Louis

Scott - see Hunt

Kennedy, George I. - St. Louis

Seyer, Mary Louise - St. Louis

Land, Norval E. - St. Louis

Sinks, Johanna Lichvar - St. Louis

Madalon, Leonard Joseph, Sr. - St. Louis

Speckert - See Cooper

Cooper, Carole Jane - Ft. Myers, FL

McBryan, Patricia - St. Louis

Stille, Charlot M. - formerly of Overland

Emery, Michael A. - St. Louis

Metcalfe, James Walter - St. Louis

Flatt, Betty Jean - St. Charles, MO

Minto, Lois Ann - Longwood, FL

Frank, Dodie - St. Louis

Mitchell, Renee Marie - St. Louis, MO

Frein, Charles Michael - Pevely, MO

Nanna, Thomas Lee - St. Louis

Geiler, Lillian L. - St. Louis

Niemeyer, Barbara G. - St. Louis

Gibbons, Michael - Kirkwood, MO

Notestine, Constance - St. Louis, MO

Tolbert, Ruth Ann - Bridgeton, MO

Goetz, Elizabeth Ann - St. Louis

O'Leary, Nancy - St. Louis

Udell, William Ralph - Naples, FL

Govier, Fred R. - O'Fallon, MO

Pelebos, Gregory - St. Louis

Van, Patricia A. - St. Louis

Grossmann, Edward "Ed" A. - Dellwood, MO

Pike, Mary Claire Antoinette - St. Louis

Werner, Joanna Hill - Ladue, MO

Harris, Robert L. Jr. - St. Louis

Pugh, Dennis Lee - Saint Charles

Williams, Lois Elaine - St. Louis

Allen, James B. - St. Louis Alvis, Kay - St. Louis Amparano, S.S.N.D., Sister Celly Ann - St. Louis Bates, Shannon Elizabeth - St Louis Beatty, Jane C. - St. Louis Blume, James W. Sr. - Arnold Buck, Clayton E. - St. Louis Canty - see Bates Congleton, Don R. - St. Louis

Beatty, Jane C.

Storrjohann, Ruby L. - St. Louis Streb, Eileen M. - St. Louis Taylor, Deborah Ann - St. Louis Tisoto, Valerie Lyn - St. Louis

Emery, Michael A.

(nee Dooley), Fortified with the Wednesday, October 16, 2019.

Sacraments of Holy Mother Church Beloved father of Scott (Heather) Sunday, October 13, 2019. Beloved Emery and Melissa (Dan) Adams; wife of the late John L. Beatty; our dear grandfather of Knox and loving mother, mother-in-law, Madeline Emery, Emma, Riley and grandmother, great-grandmother, William Adams; dear son of the late sister-in-law, aunt, great-aunt and Ernest Emery and Herta Emery friend to many.

Osterloh.

Longtime volunteer at the Fox Michael's family would like to Theater and Missouri Botanical thank his caregiver and friend Gardens, along with a host of other Beverly McWilliams.

St. Louis performing art venues.

Mike was a member of Sigma Chi Services: Memorial visitation at Fraternity, ETA Kappa chapter.

Mary, Mother of the Church on Sat., Services: Visitation Tuesday, Oct. Oct. 26, 9:30 a.m. until Mass at 10:30 a.m. Inurnment 22, 4-8 p.m. with funeral service Wed., Oct. 23, 9:30 a.m.

Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to at Kutis Affton Chapel, 10151 Gravois. Interment St. Paul American Parkinson Disease Association appreciated.

Churchyard. Memorials to American Diabetes Association KUTIS SOUTH COUNTY. appreciated.

Abernathy, James Earl

Blume, James W. Sr.

Thurs., Oct. 17, 2019. Visitation at Immaculate Conception Church November 13, 1934 – October 11, (Arnold) Sun., Oct. 20, 4-8 p.m. & Mon., 9 a.m. until funeral Mass 2019. James Abernathy was born at 10a.m. Service concludes at church. Kutis South County service. and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri where he attended a Lutheran Clayton E. Elementary School and Lutheran Sun., Oct. 13, 2019.Buck, Survived by his sister, Caryl E. Buck. No Central High School. He enlisted in services are planned. Arrangements

by Bopp Chapel. the Air Force in 1954 and was assigned to the USAF Security Congleton, Don R. Service as a Radio Traffic Analyst.

Passed away on October 16, 2019.

He served in the NSA at Clark AFB Beloved husband of Kathy Conglein the Philippines and at Ft George ton (nee Yount) for 37 years; loving G. Meade in MD. After discharge father of Jill Jasmund and Sara from the USAF, he graduated from (Galen) Parks; cherished grandfathe University of Missourither of Zachary and Codey Columbia with a BA degree. He earned an additional Jasmund and Meryn and Benson degree in travel and tourism later in life. He worked for Parks; dear brother of Glenda the Defense Mapping Agency in St. Louis where (Bob) Pace, Jeff (Marsha) Congleaeronautical charts were compiled and produced for the USAF ton and the late Terry Congleton; from 1964 until his retirement in 1993. Painting became his our dear uncle, great-uncle, cousin passion after retirement. He moved to San Antonio in 2000 with and friend. Mr. Congleton faithfully his wife where he continued studying painting and won numerous served his country in the U.S. Navy ribbons at art competitions. He described himself once as a and worked at Ford Motor Co. After lifelong student and artist. He leaves behind his wife Joyce, retirement he enjoyed working for the Special School children Cindy and Brett, son-in-law Douglas, grandchildren Austin District, coaching golf at U. City High and later working as and Blair, sisters Joan and Debra, and many dear friends around a bagger at Schnucks. He enjoyed Cardinals baseball, the world from his Air Force days and time spent in St. Louis and San Antonio. Arrangements with PORTER LORING MORTUARY going to the lake and dancing whenever there was music.

NORTH, 2102 NORTH LOOP 1604 EAST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78232 - Services: Funeral at Kutis South County Chapel, 5255 Lemay Ferry on Tuesday, October 22, 10 a.m. Interment J.B. National Cemetery.

(210) 495-8221 Memorials to Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society appreciated.

Visitation Sun., Oct. 20, 4-8 p.m.

Allen, James B.

Baptized into the hope of Christ's Resurrection on October 12, 2019.

Beloved husband of Virginia ''Ginny'' Allen (nee Schildroth); loving father of Michelle (Tim) Mossinghoff and the late James B. (Melodi Fischer survives) Allen, Jr; devoted grandfather of Sarah, John Thomas, Julia Rose and families; dear brother of Julia Eilerman, Daniel and David Allen, and the late Robert, Virginia, Violet, Mary Ann and Maxine; good friend and fishing buddy to many. James was founder and President of Clayton Hanley Insurance Services for 30 years.

Services: Private service at Kutis South County Chapel, then to Assumption Catholic Church on Tue., Oct. 22 for 10 a.m. memorial Mass. Inurnment later at Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Mary’s High School or Masses preferred.

Alvis, Kay

Kay Alvis, of St. Louis, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019.

Beloved wife of Fred Alvis; loving mom of Jeremy (Angi) Tucker and Katie (Matt) Vance; dear stepmother to Todd (Janelle) Alvis and Trent (Kim) Alvis; adoring grandmother (Dee Dee) to Jacob Vance, Lexi Vance, Lilly Tucker and Preston Tucker; dear sister to Dale (Alvin) Filstrup and Ann McNeill, a dear aunt, and friend.

Services: A Memorial Service will be held at Central Presbyterian Church, 7700 Davis Drive, Clayton, MO 63105, on Saturday, October 26, at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society (http:/www.cancer.org).

Amparano, S.S.N.D., Sister Celly Ann

Cooper, Carole Jane

Carole Jane Cooper age 73, died Sep. 27th 2019 in Ft. Myers Fl, following an extended struggle with Parkinsons and its associated complications. She is survived by her husband of 36 years, Bob Speckert; her sister Susan (Bruce) West; 2 nieces- Cindy (Jason) Fowler, Liz (Frank) Calkins ; and 3 great-nephews- Jack & Shane Calkins, and Colin Fowler. Carole was a retired State of MO employee who loved traveling, horses & dogs. Carole had a good heart and always made us laugh.

Services: A memorial service will be held at the Kirkwood Rd Christian Church at 529 N. Kirkwood Rd on Oct. 28th. Visitation from 4-6 p.m. & memorial service following at 6:00 p.m.

Donations may be made to Bootheel Paws Express c Laura Holloway 449 State Hwy D, Lilbourn, MO 63862.

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Baptized into the Hope of Christ's Resurrection on Wednesday October 16, 2019. Beloved sister of Gloria Amparano of Fresno CA, Anita Hoth of Alta Loma CA. and Mary Gonzales of Las Vegas NV. Our dear relative, friend and Sister in Religious Life.

Services: Visitation at the Theresa Center (Motherhouse) 320 E. Ripa 63125 Monday October 21 from 5:15 to 8:00 PM Prayer service at 7:00 PM. Mass of Christian burial on Tuesday 11:15 AM with Interment in the Motherhouse Cemetery.

Contributions to the School Sisters of Notre Dame appreciated. KUTIS CITY SERVICE.

Bates (aka: Canty), Shannon Elizabeth passed away on September 27, 2019, at the age of 50.

Please visit: stlouiscremation.com for full obituary and service information.

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Flatt, Betty Jean

Thursday, October 17, 2019, Betty Jean Flatt (Martin), 83; loving wife of the late Clyde Bennett Flatt.

Dear mother of Bennett (Debi) Flatt, Barbara Hendricks, Bruce Flatt (deceased), and Brenda (Jeffrey) Skrivan. Adoring grandmother of Kerri (Dennis) Buck, Dala (Jason) Billingsley, Bryan (Amy) Flatt, Brittney (Michael) Steinbruegge, Molly (Joseph) Theismann and Daniel Skrivan. Great Grandmother of Zaney, Kami, Dylan, Wade, Brooklyn and Marleigh.

Services: Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

Monday, October 21, 2019 in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel.

Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Monday, October 21, 2019 in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Burial to follow in the Mount Hermon Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction and care of Wilson Mortuary of Salem, Missouri.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in memory of Betty Flatt to the Alzheimer's Association or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and left at Wilson Mortuary.

Online condolences may be entered at www.wilsonmortuary.com

Frank, Dolores "Dodie" Miller

October 7, 2019. Dodie died on Monday, October 7, 2019. Beloved wife of Jerroy A. Frank; mother of Amy Frank Kohlbecker (Todd) and Chris A. Frank (Megan) both of St. Louis; grandmother to Cloe Elizabeth Frank (20), Lily Olivia Frank (16) and Luke "Spike" Kohlbecker (16); sister to David Miller (Deb), aunt to Robb Miller (Elisa), Kelly Miller, and six grand nieces and nephews.

Dodie was born in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of Eugene and Elizabeth "Ruth" Webb Miller and married her high school sweetheart, Jerroy, who adored her throughout their 63 years of marriage.

Her dedication extended beyond caring for her family to a high-powered career at Hermann Companies where she worked for 57 years. In addition to Dodie's devotion to her family and career, she always made time for her church; as a greeter, usher, Sunday school teacher, and deacon. She and Jerroy were also avid world travelers and enjoyed everything from a Sunday afternoon road trip, to jaunting cross-country with friends, or most recently cruising the Balearic Sea with their children and grandchildren.

She tirelessly planned countless parties and events including; reunions for her high school, Porsche Drivers Ed programs, and gatherings for Porsche Club of America and Mercedes Benz Club of America. In her copious free time she loved playing bridge with her dear friends, writing her famous Christmas letter, reading a good book or working a puzzle with Jerroy over a glass of wine.

You could find her doing any combination of these (and then some) up until October 3 when she had a massive stroke and peacefully passed away 4 days later surrounded by her family and friends.

Services: A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 3:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood with a cocktail reception immediately following. If you wish to remember Dodie, she would love to know that you have honored her with a gift to First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood, in lieu flowers.

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83 of Pevely, MO passed away October 14, 2019 at Jefferson Barracks Hospice Unit, St. Louis County, MO. He is survived by his wife Sandra (nee Palas) Frein, brother John Frein and numerous nieces and nephews.

Services: Memorial Graveside service with full military honors 1:00 P.M. Friday, October 25, 2019 in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Vinyard Funeral Home, Festus, MO.

Geiler, Lillian L.

Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Visitation Sunday, October 20, 4-8 p.m. and service Monday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m. at Kutis South County, 5255 Lemay Ferry. Int. J.B. National Cemetery.

Gibbons, Michael

"shuffled off this mortal coil" on October 15, 2019, surrounded by his family. Michael was the devoted husband of the late Folsta Sara Gibbons; dear father of Michael (Liz) Gibbons and Edie (Dan) Barnard; and loving grandfather of Danny (Cherisse) O’Neill, Meredith (Michael) Shadwick and Michael and Sara Barnard; great grandfather to Caroline Gayle O’Neill.

Michael was born in South Sudbury, Massachusetts (June 8, 1924) to John T. and Edith Gibbons.

He grew up on the New England coast; his family moved to Kirkwood in 1941. He graduated from Kirkwood High School in 1942, enlisted in the United States Army and served his country in France, Belgium, and Germany, including the Battle of the Bulge. He was wounded in action on March 1, 1945, and received a Purple Heart.

Michael returned to Kirkwood, graduating from Washington University and St Louis University School of Law. He was married, raised his family and gained a reputation for serving the people of his adopted hometown. Most importantly, he was a friend to all.

His impact on the lives of the people he met was more than he knew. He will be missed greatly.

Services: Funeral service Tues., Oct. 22, 11 am at Grace Episcopal Church, 514 E. Argonne Ave. Visitation Mon. 3 – 7 pm at BOPP Chapel, 10610 Manchester Rd., Kirkwood. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Grace Church, Kirkwood Kiwanis Club or Kirkwood YMCA.

Goetz, Elizabeth Ann

October 6, 2019. Memorial Mass will be 12:30 p.m. Friday, November 1, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Florissant.

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Govier, Fred R.

78, October 16, 2019. Vis. Mon., Oct. 28, Baue Cave Springs, 4-8pm. Svc. Tue., Oct. 29, Baue Cave Springs, 10am with vis. 1hr prior. (636) 946-7811 or visit baue.com

Grossmann, Edward "Ed" A.

went home to his Savior on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at the age of 94. Beloved husband of Norene Grossmann (nee Rosenkoetter) of 73 years; dear father of Edward (Karen) Grossmann and Marcia (Dennis) Pozzo and the late Glen Grossmann; dear grandpa of Dominic and Rachel Pozzo.

Ed was a WWII Veteran who proudly served in the Navy as a Seabee. Services: Services for Ed are Private.

Harris, Robert L. Jr.

93, Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, on Mon. Oct. 14, 2019. Beloved husband of 69 years to Laverne Marie Harris (nee Jasper); loving father of Rita (Tom) Rengel, Carol (Steve) Rankin, Mary (Dennis) Turner, Robert Lowell Harris III, Barbara Kenney, Thomas (Nina) Harris, Michael (Lin) Harris and the late Jane Harris; dear grandfather of Joseph and Matthew (Katie) Rengel, Timothy (Liz) and Daniel Rankin, Claire and Evan Turner, Grace and Jack Kenney, Samuel, Gregory (Taylor) and Andrew Harris, Michael, Rachel and Brandon Harris; dearest great-grandfather of Garrett, A.J., Josh, Micah and Gianna; Robert was the devoted son of Robert "Lowell" and Agnes "Lorene" (nee Suttner) Harris, and the brother of Jean (the late Bill) Weidle and the late Rita (surviving Joe) Najbar; brother-in-law of Art (the late Jeanette) Jasper and Don (Iola) Jasper. Our dear uncle, cousin and friend to many.

Robert graduated from McBride High School in 1944. He served his country in the United States Army. On Sept. 2, 1950 he married Laverne Marie Jasper. Robert earned his degree in electrical engineering from St. Louis University in 1951. He spent most of his career working for Emerson Electric. Bob was very active in St. Margaret Mary Alacoque's 55+ Club. Bob lived a life of faith and family. He loved traveling the world with his beloved wife Laverne.

He will be missed by all who loved him.

Services: Funeral from Kutis South County Chapel, 5255 Lemay Ferry Rd., Mon., Oct. 21, 9:30 a.m. to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Catholic Church for 10 a.m. Mass. Interment J.B. National Cemetery. Visitation Sunday 4-8 p.m.

Hart, Gary R.

Visitation October 25, 2019, 4:00-8:00 pm, Nieburg-Vitt, Thiebes Funeral Home. Memorial Mass October 26, 2019, 10:00 am, St. Bridget of Kildare Church.

Heigl, Valentine

October 14, 2019, 82. Graveside Service on Friday, October 25, 2019 at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery at 11:30 am. Contact (636) 946-7811 or visit baue.com

Hengel, Dorothy Ann

October 11, 1926 – October 7, 2019.

Ann Hengel passed away peacefully at home in St. Peters, MO on October 7th, 2019 just a few days shy of her 93rd birthday.

She was born and raised in Rockford, IL to John and Gertrude Doyle and had a happy childhood growing up with her siblings Virginia and John. After graduating from Rosary College with a degree in Library Sciences she moved to San Francisco and started her working life as a librarian at the SF Public Library. Thus began her lifelong affinity and adoration of the cool, foggy, City by the Bay. A couple of years later, when she was ready to see more of the world, she accepted a Foreign Service position as a civilian librarian with the US Army in Karlsruhe, Germany during the post WWII occupation. There, in 1952, she met and married US Army Lt. John Hengel.

As a career military family they moved frequently and Ann adapted to the semi-nomadic lifestyle as they began their family and ultimately had four children, Terry (Marshall) Jorel of St. Peters, Julie (Mike Fujimori) of Honolulu, David (Sylvia) of San Francisco, Phil (Case Mansfield) of Wilmington, Del.; six grandchildren, Chris, Jacqueline, Antonio, Luca, Mirella, Lydia; two great-grandchildren, Charlie, Jack; and many adored and cherished nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband John and her parents, sisters, and brother.

She was a devoted and kind mother, grandmother, and aunt.

Anyone who knew Ann will always remember her cheerfulness, thoughtfulness, humorous character, and wit. It would have been unusual if you ever walked away from an interaction with her that didn’t leave a smile on your face. Mom loved books (kind of mandatory if you’re a librarian), bacon cheeseburgers, and chocolate. She appreciated getting out and riding public transit buses and taking scenic car drives but wild horses couldn’t have gotten her to take a hike in nature or do a camping trip. She was an urban city girl at heart and was happy to be at home relaxing with a newspaper or good book and the company of family and friends. She was a great conversationalist and if unable to talk face to face she also wrote wonderfully entertaining personal letters and cards.

In accordance with her wishes there will be no services and her remains have been donated to a local school of medicine. She will remain in our hearts and thoughts forever. "When I die, I plan to spend eternity in San Francisco."

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Mitchell, Renee Marie

(nee Gross) 87, passed Wed., Oct. 16, 2019. Services at Chapel Hill Renee M. Mitchell born on May 22, 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri; the Mortuary in Cedar Hill. Vis. Oct. 20, 4-8 p.m. Funeral Oct. 21, at daughter of Paul William and Anne M. (Ellinger) Mitchell. She 9:30 a.m. with int. follow at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. graduated from Ursuline Academy in 1977 and went on to St. Louis' Lutheran Nursing School where she graduate in 1983 with an Associate's degree in Nursing. Renee enjoyed being an "aunt Holyfield, Virginia B. departed this life October 14, 2019, days before reaching the age extraordinaire" to her nieces and nephews and working in the of 105. Precious and treasured daughter of the late Charles and yard and garden. Her greatest joy in life was her family, which Emma (nee Snyder) Barrioz, much loved and devoted wife of the includes sisters, Kathleen Quillo of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Linda late Tilford P. Holyfield, cherished and loving mother to Margaret (Kyle) Brice of El Dorado, Kansas, Denise (Rich) Dippel of St. Louis, (Maurice Meslans), Charles (Bonny), and Robert (Elizabeth) Missouri, Jennifer (Ron) Hunphrey of St. Louis, Missouri; seven Holyfield, dear and proud grandmother to Julia (Warren) Joyce, nieces; two nephews and many great nieces and nephews. Renee passed away on September 16, 2019 at 60 years of age in Wichita, trusted friend and independent spirit.

A graduate of Harris Teacher's College, she for many years Kansas. She is preceded in death by her parents and brother in taught elementary school and later yoga, while giving her children law, Mark Quillo. Family will be holding a private burial at the Resurrection Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri at a later date. Please a rich and incredible childhood.

The family wishes to thank the many devoted and loving staff sign her online guestbook at www.carlsoncolonial.com members of Marymount Manor and Alternative Hospice for their Services: Services will be Private care and service.

Memorial donations appreciated to Operation Food Search at 1644 Lotsie Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63132 (because in a country as rich as ours no one should go hungry, especially our Nanna, Thomas Lee children), or a charity of your choice.

Fri., Oct. 11, 2019. Memorial vis. at Kutis Affton www.valhallafunerals.net Chapel, 10151 Gravois, Mon., Oct. 21, from 5-8 p.m. with service at 8p.m. Int. at J.B. National Cemetery.

Hunt, Carol L.

(nee Scott) Saturday, October 12, 2019.

Funeral from KUTIS AFFTON CHAPEL, 10151 Gravois, Monday, Niemeyer, Barbara G. October 21, 9:30 a.m. to St. Elizabeth of Hungary for 10 a.m. Mass. (nee Howery), October 16, 2019. Visitation Monday, October 21, Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation Sunday, 4-8 4-8 p.m. Funeral Service Tuesday, October 22, 9:30 a.m. at p.m. www.kutisfuneralhomes.com Buchholz West, 2211 Clarkson Rd. Interment J.B. Cemetery.

Johnson, Lester E.

Notestine, Constance

Entered into rest Wednesday, October 16, 2019. Beloved 70, Sat., Oct. 12, 2019. Memorial service at Trinity Lutheran husband for 66 years of late Margaret L. Johnson (nee Church, Chesterfield, Sat. Nov. 9, at 10:00 a.m. For more Orlet); dear father of Joyce (James) Voges, Don (Laura) info see Schrader.com.

Johnson and Diana (Andrew) Ensign; dear grandfather of Mike (Kristi), Erin (Andrew), Kim (Mike), Kyle and Katie; dear O'Leary, Nancy great-grandfather of 6; dear brother of Evelyn (Jim) Gibson, late Nancy Lee O'Leary, speech Helen and late Mildred; our dear brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and pathologist and animal welfare friend. volunteer, died October 2, 2019 Services: Funeral Tuesday October 22, 2019 10:00 am at John L. after a long illness of Lewy Body Ziegenhein & Sons Funeral Homes 7027 Gravois Ave. 63116.

Dementia. She was 75 years old.

Interment Jefferson Barracks Cemetery. Visitation Monday 4:00 She was a graduate of the p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Community School (1956), Mary Institute (1962), Washington University (BA 1966) and Fontbonne Kennedy, George I. University (MS 2000). She was a Age 95, died peacefully in his home Friday, October 18, direct descendant of Saint Louis 2019. George is survived by his son Cal Kennedy, his founders, Pierre Laclede and Marie daughter Jorie O'Malley (Steve), his two beloved Therese Chouteau and of early grandsons, Jack and Pete O'Malley, and his devoted black lab, settler Jean-Baptiste-Charles LuMadison. He was preceded in death by his amazing wife Helen cas. Her grandfather, the late Dr. Vilray Papin Blair, was a Jane (Murphy) Kennedy.

Pop felt his life was lived in three chapters and those were the pioneering plastic surgeon. Her father, the late Dr. James Lee Parishes in which he lived, first was Cathedral Parish, then St. O'Leary, was Chairman of the Department of Neurology at Roch's and finally, St. Gabe's. He graduated from St. Louis U High Washington University. Her mother, the late Nancy Blair O'Leary, in 1943 and immediately enlisted to serve his country. He was a was a founder of the Children's Art Bazaar, an active member of veteran of WW II in the 1st Marine Corp Division in the Pacific. He the Landmark's Association of St. Louis, and played a key role in fought in the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa where he earned 2 one of the Association's earliest preservation efforts, the Bronze Stars and a presidential unit citation. Upon returning he Chatillon-DeMenil House in Benton Park. attended and graduated from St. Louis University with a degree in Nancy Lee was the dear sister of the late Mary Blair O'Leary and marketing. George worked for D'Arcy Advertising for 33 years, dear cousin of Anne Blair Nelson (Earl, deceased), Kelly Blair Zimmerman (Noel), Barbara Blair Drey (Norman, deceased), Dr. ending as a Vice President for outdoor advertising.

Pop was an avid tennis player into his 80's. He was the best fan Vilray Papin Blair III (Kathy), Kathryn Clark Blair, Mary Garland of every youth sport his grandsons played. His wit, warmth and Blair, William Carr Lane (Karen), Vilray Papin Lane (deceased), light brightened the lives of everyone that came into his embrace. Charles Angus Lane (Linda, deceased), and her godson William Carr Lane, Jr. (Dana). In addition, she is survived by her lifelong Services: Funeral from Kutis Affton Chapel, 10151 Gravois, dear friend Louise O. Knight of Lewisburg, PA. Tuesday, October 22, 9:15 a.m. with Mass celebrated at St. Services: The graveside funeral ceremony will be at Calvary Gabriel The Archangel Church, 10 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. Memorials to St. Gabriel's or SLU High appreciated. Cemetery, 5239 West Florissant Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63115, at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 26 to be followed by an 11:30 a.m.

Visitation Monday, 4-8 p.m. reception at her favorite restaurant, The Pasta House Company, 8213 Delmar Blvd., Saint Louis, MO 63124, 314-991-2022.

Land, Norval E. Monday, October 14, 2019. Funeral at Kutis South County Chapel, Memorial contributions may be made to: Best Friends Animal 5255 Lemay Ferry Rd., Tuesday, October 22, 1 p.m., to Jefferson Society, 5001 Angel Canyon Road, Kahab, UT 84741 (bestfriends.org); Animal House, 2151 59th Street, St. Louis, MO Barracks National Cemetery for 1:30 p.m. service.

63110 (stlcats.org); the Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the Washington Universtiy School of Medicine Madalon, Leonard Joseph, Sr. the Independence Center, 4545 Forest of St Louis, was welcomed into our (knightardc.wustl.edu); Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108 (independencecenter.org); or the Lord's loving arms on Sat., Oct. 12, Park of your choice.

2019. Beloved husband of 52 years charity to Lupton Chapel at 314-771-1870. to the late Carol Madalon (nee Questions may beA directed SERVICE OF LUPTON CHAPEL Daues); loving father of Leonard Jr. (Amy), Michael (Leilani), Lisa (Todd Noel), Joseph (Rachael), and Pelebos, Gregory adopted father to Gyanesh Lama; cherished grandfather of Lenny III, 84, Oct 18, 2019. Visit Oct 21, 9 -11am, STYGAR Florissant Chapel, John, Andrew, Josephine, Tanner, 13980 New Halls Ferry Rd, Florissant, followed by 11am service.

Tate, Tucker, Rowen, Estelle, Vera Burial Jefferson Barracks. www.hutchensfuneralhomes.com and Vivian; dear brother of Sylvia Petro and Gloria Openlander, dear Pike, Mary Claire Antoinette brother-in-law of Ruth Madalon, (nee Sprehe), 80, of St. Louis, MO, dear uncle and friend. passed away on October 4, 2019, in Leonard was born on July 5, 1934 to the late Joseph and her home surrounded by her Dena Madalon (nee Ferronato). He was preceded in death family. Beloved wife for 57 years to by his brother David. He was a lifelong resident of St. Louis and Thomas Gerald Pike, Jr.; dear devoted parishioner of St. Ambrose Catholic Church. He served mother of Thomas G. (Debra honorably in the United States Army as a Missile Defense Neumann) Pike III, Mary Beth Crewman (1957-1959). He started and operated the Madalon (William) Seaton, Mary Frances Plumbing Co with his brother David for 30 years until 1994.

Pike (David Skaggs), Mary Ellen Leonard gave his life to serving others, especially the Lord. A (Ronald) Dill and Christopher much-loved husband, father and grandfather, he also devoted his (Emily Esmundo) Pike; loving time to Holy Innocents and St. Ambrose Parishes. He has left his grandmother of Daniel and Monika footprint on the world through his kindness, strength and Pike, Madeleine, Marguerite, Marigenerosity. grace and Martha Seaton, Samuel, Services: Visitation and Funeral Mass will be held on Mon., Oct. 21 Audrey and Lillian Skaggs, Henry and Elizabeth Dill, and Sophia, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 5130 Wilson Ave., 63110: Visitation Aidan and Colin Pike. She is also survived by her brothers, Glennon at 9:30 am with the Mass to follow at 10:30 a.m. Donations may be (Della) Sprehe and Albert (Maggie Costello) Sprehe. She was made to St. Ambrose Catholic Church. preceded in death by her parents, the late Albert and Frances (nee KRIEGSHAUSER BROTHERS Keating) Sprehe; her sister, Shirley (and the late Robert) Meinhardt (nee Sprehe); and her brother, Richard Sprehe.

Services took place on October 9, 2019. Visitation at Kutis Funeral McBryan, Patricia Home. Funeral Mass at Saint Catherine Laboure. Interment at Oct. 14, 2019. A celebration of life Mon., Oct. 21, 11 am at St Gabrielle Church, 6303 Nottingham Ave, St. Louis, MO 63109. Resurrection Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Saint Martha’s Hall.

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Metcalfe, James Walter

passed away on October 11, 2019 at the age of 87. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Elizabeth Brokaw Metcalfe; his children James Kenneth Brokaw Metcalfe (Julie), and Elizabeth Cabell Metcalfe "Betsy", and his sister, Susan Metcalfe Elzemeyer (the late Howard). "Jay" was Pops to his five grandchildren, Walter Curtis Metcalfe, Grace Elizabeth Metcalfe, Margaret Miller Metcalfe, Carrington Cabell Metcalfe, and Elizabeth Crittenden Metcalfe "Tess". He was the uncle of the late Steven Elzemeyer, David M. Elzemeyer, Lee M. Elzemeyer, Jane E. Pulliam, A. Von L. Brokaw, and Matthew C. Brokaw.

Jay was born in St. Louis in 1932 to George Strodtman Metcalfe and Marjorie Hall Metcalfe. He was a 1950 graduate of Webster Groves High School and received his BSBA and MBA from Washington University and his JD from St. Louis University. He served in The United States Coast Guard in the Philippines during the Korean War. He cherished time with his family and weekends spent at his farm in Defiance, MO. The family deeply thanks the nurses and care partners at The Dolan House and Hope Hospice.

Services: A private family memorial service will be held at St. Paul’s Church in Defiance, MO at a later date. Jay has donated his body to Washington University School of Medicine.

Memorials are appreciated to Washington University, George Strodtman Metcalfe Scholarship, Campus Box 1202, 7425 Forsyth Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63105, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, P.O. Box 414238, Boston, MA 02241-4238, The ARC, 1177 North Warson Road, St. Louis, MO 63132, or The American Red Cross, 10195 Corporate Square Dr., St. Louis, MO 63132.

Minto, Lois Ann

Age 87, passed away on August 13, 2019. Born in St. Louis, MO., she moved with her family to Mobile, AL. at age 8. She returned to St. Louis on scholarship to Webster College, graduated 1954 and began teaching. On New Year's Eve, 1955 she married longtime friend and love Richard ''Dick'' Minto (deceased 2015). They were married for 60 years. She's survived by their 4 children, Michael, Paul, Ann (Clifford) and Richard Minto.

Lois lived life as a strong and independent woman. Earning her master's in education in 1979, Lois returned to her passion, teaching. She shared her love for English and reading with countless students at St. Aloysius.

Services: Family and friends will gather at Garden Villas North, October 26th at 12 – 2 p.m. No flowers please.

Pugh, Dennis Lee

On October 19, 2019, Dennis Lee Pugh left the challenges in his life behind to go to a place of peace, serenity, and contentment.

Dennis was born on October 23, 1941 in Huntington Park, CA to Helen (Peterson) and Charles Pugh. He leaves his wife, Rilla Fisher; his children, Candace Shoemaker (Bill) and Gregory Pugh; his stepsons, Kraig McKim and David Sida; his grandchildren, Josh and Noah Shoemaker; his step-granddaughter, Jennifer McKim, and his sister, Marcia Chaney (Ed Guerrero) and family. Dennis's parents, first wife, Margaret, and his younger brother, Ron, preceded him in death.

Dennis retired from the Adult Division of the Los Angeles Unified School District in 2006, after 42 years of service. He was well-respected by his colleagues, won several organizational service awards, and touched many lives in a positive way. Until the very end of his time with us, Dennis was always the one to find the positive in most situations and his ready, quick wit was always apparent.

Dennis and Rilla moved to St. Charles, MO in 2012 to be near their sons. During that time, they have been active members in the St. Louis Chapter of the American Parkinson?s Disease Association.

The family would like to give special thanks to the Visiting Nurses Association Hospice and the nurses and care partners of the Cottages of Lake St. Louis Grace's Cottage.

A tribute to Dennis will be scheduled in the near future. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Dennis's honor to the St. Louis Chapter of the APDA, 1415 Elbridge Payne Road, #150, Chesterfield, MO 63017. Contact: Deborah Guyer, Executive Director (636) 778-3377.

Rapert, Jeannie

62, of Lake St. Louis, Missouri, passed away on October 8, 2019 at her home. The daughter of Donald E. and Kathryn Ann (Henderson) Davis, she was born February 24, 1957 in Bonne Terre, MO. She is survived by: her husband, Allen Rapert; her son, Blake Rapert; her father, Donald E. Davis; and two brothers, Norman L. Davis and John M. Davis. She was preceded by a sister, Mary F. Davis and her mother, Kathryn Ann Davis.

Services: A celebration of life will be held at 2 pm, Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Cornerstone United Methodist Church in O'Fallon, MO.

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Explorers seek out sunken World War II ships

BY CALEB JONES

Associated Press

MIDWAY ATOLL, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands — Deep-sea explorers scouring the world’s oceans for sunken World War II ships are focusing in on debris fields deep in the Pacific, in an area where one of the most decisive battles of the time took place.

Hundreds of miles off Midway Atoll, nearly halfway between the United States and Japan, a research vessel is launching underwater robots miles into the abyss to look for warships from the famed Battle of Midway.

Weeks of grid searches around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands have already led the crew of the Petrel to one sunken warship, the Japanese ship Kaga.

This week, the crew is deploying equipment to investigate what could be another.

Historians consider the Battle of Midway an essential victory for the U.S. and a key turning point in WWII. “We read about the battles, we know what happened. But when you see these wrecks on the bottom of the ocean and everything, you kind of get a feel for what the real price is for war,” said Frank Thompson, a historian with the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington, who is onboard the Petrel. “You see the damage these things took, and it’s humbling to watch some of the video of these vessels because they’re war graves.”

CALEB JONES, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vulcan Inc.’s director of subsea operations on the Petrel, Rob Kraft, looks at images of the Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga on Oct. 16 off Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Until now, only one of the seven ships that went down in the June 1942 air and sea battle — five Japanese vessels and two American — had been located.

The expedition is an effort started by the late Paul Allen, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft. For years, the crew of the 250-foot Petrel has worked with the U.S. Navy and other officials around the world to find and document sunken ships. It is illegal to otherwise disturb the underwater U.S. military gravesites, and their exact coordinates are kept secret.

The Petrel has found 31 vessels so far. This is the first time it has looked for warships from the Battle of Midway, which took

place six months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and left more than 2,000 Japanese and 300 Americans dead.

The attack from the Japanese Imperial Navy was meant to be a surprise, a strike that would give Japan a strategic advantage in the Pacific. It was thwarted when U.S. analysts decoded Japanese messages and baited their enemy into revealing its plan.

As Japanese warplanes started bombing the military installation at Midway Atoll, a tiny group of islands about 1,300 miles northwest of Honolulu, U.S. forces were already on their way to intercept Japan’s fleet. U.S. planes sank four of Japan’s aircraft carriers and a

OBITUARIES Reichenberg, Lois "Davey"

2/26/47-10/15/19. Dear wife of Jack; mother of Bill, step-mother of Michele and Chris, together 5 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild.

Memorial at Chapel of the Cross, St. Peters, MO, 1 p.m., Oct. 26.

Renken, Robert W. Sr.

91, St. Charles, Oct. 17, 2019. Visitation Thurs., Oct. 24, 10am-12pm & service 12pm at Chapel of the Cross Church, 907 Jungerman Rd., St. Peters. www.pitmanfuneralhome.com

Rooney, John Michael "Jack"

baptized into the hope of Christ's resurrection, Saturday, October 19, 2019. Beloved husband of the late Josephine A. Rooney (nee Gallotta). Dearest father of Barbara (Brad) Ottwell, John Rooney Jr., Carol (Bob) Smith and Robert Rooney.

Dear grandfather of Lindsay (Jeff), Kyle (Sara), Quinn (Liz), Nicole, Andrea, Jack, Jennifer (Keith), Kristen (Shawn), Sydnie, Sadie and Tate. Great grandfather of Josephine "Josie", Elizabeth "Ella", Barrett, Genevieve, George, William and Brooks.

Jack retired from Western Electric after 35 years of service and was a member of The Knights of Columbus. Jack was an avid sports fan with a special love for the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals. Jack's family would like to thank The Fountains of West County Assisted Living for their outstanding care, compassion and love for Jack over the past 18 months.

Services: Memorial Mass at St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church, Ellisville, Tuesday, 11:00 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Fountains of West County Assisted Living. Visitation at church 10:00 a.m. until time of Mass. A service of the SCHRADER Funeral Home and Crematory. Friends may sign the family's on-line guestbook at Schrader.com.

Schilling, Vincent Leo

Friday, October 18, 2019. Visitation at St. Simon the Apostle Catholic Church Tues., Oct. 22, 10am until funeral Mass at 11am. Interment JB National Cemetery. Kutis Affton Service.

Seyer, Mary Louise

cruiser, and downed dozens of its fighter planes.

One of the American ships lost was the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carrier that was heavily damaged and being towed by the U.S. on the battle’s final day when it was hit by torpedoes. The other, the USS Hammann, went down trying to defend the Yorktown.

Retired Navy Capt. Jack Crawford, who recently turned 100, was among the Yorktown’s 2,270 survivors.

Japanese dive bombers left the Yorktown badly damaged, with black smoke gushing from its stacks, but the vessel was still upright.

Then the torpedoes hit, Crawford told The Associated Press by telephone from his home in Maryland.

“Bam! Bam! We get two torpedoes, and I know we’re in trouble.

As soon as the deck edge began to go under, I knew she wasn’t going to last,” said Crawford, whose later military career was with the naval nuclear propulsion program.

He also served as deputy assistant secretary for nuclear energy in the Department of Energy.

The Yorktown sank slowly, and a destroyer was able to pick up Crawford and many others.

In May 1998, almost 56 years later, an expedition led by the National Geographic Society in conjunction with the U.S. Navy found the Yorktown 3 miles below the surface.

Crawford doesn’t see much

Streb, Eileen M.

10/24/1932-10/15/2019. Visitation Fri., 10/25, 4-8 p.m.

Service Sat., 10/26, 10 a.m. at Kutis South County Chapel, 5255 Lemay Ferry. Interment Sunset Memorial Park.

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Tisoto, Valerie Lyn Tolbert, Ruth Ann

Thurs., Oct. 17, 2019. Vis. Mon. Oct. 21, 4-8 p.m. at Collier's F.H., 3400 Lindbergh. Srvc Tues., Oct. 22, 10 a.m. at FeeFee Baptist Church (Bridgeton). colliersfuneralhome.com

Udell, William Ralph

On Monday October 7, 2019 William Ralph Udell Sr. "Bill" passed away at the age of 90. He was a loving husband, devoted father of four (Joe, Mike, Janice and Bill Jr), grandfather of eight and great grandfather of two. He was also an Army veteran and had a 38-year career as a chemist with Monsanto. Bill’s lifelong pursuit of truth through science, strong moral compass, dry wit and commitment to the good life made him a role model for many. Bill died peacefully in his sleep at the Lake of the Ozarks home he shared with his wife of 45 years, Mary Udell.

Celebration of life at a later date.

Werner, Joanna Hill

Storrjohann, Ruby L.

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Stille, Charlot M.

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Taylor, Deborah Ann

(nee Merritt) Fri., Oct. 18, 2019. Wife of the late George Van. Funeral at the Ortmann Stipanovich FH, 12444 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur, Wed., Oct. 23 at 10 a.m. Visitation 3-7:30 p.m. Tuesday. See www.osfuneralhomes.com for more details.

(nee Gerber), 88 formerly of Overland, Sat., Oct. 19, 2019.

Beloved wife of the late Ralph Stille; dearest mother of Christy Stille, Cindy (Bruce) Basham, Ron Stille and Candy Barth; loving grandmother of 9 and great-grandmother of 12; dear sister of Buzz (Joyce) Gerber, Phil (Kathy) Gerber, Cathy (Steve) Hemmer and the late Martha Loveridge; dear sister-in-law, aunt, cousin and friend. Services: Visitation at SHEPARD FUNERAL CHAPEL, 9255 Natural Bridge Rd. at I-170 (314-426-6000), Monday, Oct. 21, 4-8 p.m. and Tues., 11 a.m. until the Funeral at 12 p.m.

Burial follows at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Add'l info at www.ShepardFuneralChapel.com

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(nee Rogers) passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019. Beloved wife of James Taylor; dearest mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend.

Services: Funeral at Kutis Affton Chapel, 10151 Gravois, Wednesday, October 23, 11:30 a.m. Interment St. Matthews Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday, 4-8 p.m.

(nee Reckamp), Baptized into the hope of Christ’s resurrection, Fri., Oct. 11, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Louis L. Seyer; dear mother and mother-in-law of Christopher (Pamela) Seyer, Leslie (Joseph) Aiello, Julia (Thomas) Luning, Kurt (Barbara) Seyer and Bradley (Crystel) Seyer; dear sister and sister-in-law of the late Jane and Jim Springgate, the late Norma Reckamp, Maureen and Raymond Frese and Raymond Reckamp; dear grandmother of 14, great-grandmother of 9; our dear aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend.

Services: Funeral from the Ortmann Stipanovich Funeral Home, 12444 Olive Blvd. Creve Coeur, Sat. Oct. 26, 9:30 a.m. to Incarnate Word Church for 10 a.m. Mass. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Alzheimer’s Association appreciated.

Visitation from 4-8 p.m. Friday Ortmann Stipanovich Funeral Home osfuneralhomes.com 90, passed away Friday, October 11, 2019 at Fountain View /Friendship Village, Sunset Hills, MO. Her husband of 50 years, G. Gordon Sinks, preceded her in death. She is survived by her sister, Marilyn (Art) Branco; 4 children, Kadi (Scott) Anderson, Julie (Steve) Martin, Tom (Christine) Sinks & Gus (Cydney) Sinks; 12 grandchildren; 5 great-granddaughters and 8 nieces and nephews.

A musician, teacher, gardener, volunteer, world traveler, bridge player, & friend to many, she excelled at all of these things while living with Bipolar Disorder. (She passed away the day after World Mental Health Day).

Services: A graveside service will be held at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery on Friday, Nov.1 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National Alliance for Mental Illness, online at NAMISTL.org or mailed to NAMI St. Louis, 1810 Craig Rd., Ste. 124, St.Louis, Mo 63146.

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(nee Wilson), Baptized into the hope of Christ’s Resurrection on October 12, 2019. Beloved wife of Eugene L. Streb; loving mother of Stacy (Kevin) Meyer and Tim (Lynn) Streb; cherished grandmother of Blake, Blaire, Allison and Michael; dear sister of John (Linda) Wilson and the late Dorothy King; dear sister-in-law of Barbara (the late John) Tymkew; our dear aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend.

Services: Memorial Mass at Queen of All Saints Catholic Church on Saturday, October 26, 9:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials to de Greeff Hospice House, St. Jude Children’s Hospital or The Salvation Army appreciated. A KUTIS South County service.

value in these missions to find lost ships, unless they can get some useful information on how the Japanese ships went down. But he wouldn’t mind if someone was able to retrieve his strongbox and the brand-new sword he left in it when he and others abandoned ship 77 years ago.

He was too far away to see the Kaga go down.

A piece of the Japanese aircraft carrier was discovered in 1999, but its main wreckage was still missing — until last week.

After receiving some promising sonar readings, the Petrel used underwater robots to investigate and get video. It compared the footage with historical records and confirmed this week it had found the Kaga.

The other three Japanese aircraft carriers — the Akagi, Soryu and Hiryu — and the Japanese cruiser Mikuma are still unaccounted for.

The Petrel crew hopes to find and survey all the wreckage from the entire battle, an effort that could add new details about Midway to history books.

Earlier this year, they discovered the USS Hornet, an aircraft carrier that helped win the Battle of Midway but sank in the Battle of Santa Cruz near the Solomon Islands less than five months later. More than 100 crew members died.

The Petrel also discovered the USS Indianapolis, the U.S. Navy’s single deadliest loss at sea.

Van, Patricia A.

February 8, 1938 - October 16, 2019. Age 81. Beloved wife of the late Burton K. Werner; loving mother of Lisa A. Werner, Cynthia C. Werner and Bradford K. Werner (Christine); dear grandmother of Ford Werner and Victoria Noble; loving sister of the late Ellie Hill Mattson; dear aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend.

Joanna (Joie) was a lover of natural history and the arts. She supported Opera Theater St. Louis, the St. Louis Zoo and the Missouri Botanical Garden where she once shared her extensive knowledge of botany with the community. Joie felt most passionate about her faith, her family & her friends.

She created countless holiday memories & enjoyed the warmth of Maui in the winter. Prioritizing her dear friends, she regularly gathered with bridge & syndicate groups. She devoted herself to radiating love.

Services: A Memorial Service will be conducted at the Church of St. Michael and St. George, 6345 Wydown Blvd., at Ellenwood Ave., Clayton on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. Private Interment. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in The Great Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions appreciated to Trinity Episcopal Church By-the-Sea, P.O. Box 813, Kihei, HI 96753 or Pathways to Independence, 200 S. Hanley Rd., Suite 103, St. Louis, MO 63105. Friends may visit www.luptonchapel.com for condolences.

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Williams, Lois Elaine

92, born Aug. 30, 1927, passed away peacefully Oct. 16, 2019. Wife to L. H. (Bill) Williams; mother of 4; grandmother of 11; and great-grandmother of 13.

Services: Visitation Tues. Oct. 22nd, 5-8 pm at Bopp Chapel, 10610 Manchester Rd., Kirkwood. Funeral Service Wed. Oct. 23rd, 11 am at Trinity Lutheran Church, 820 Lockett Rd., Kirkwood.

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IN THE NEWS US, Turkey agree on brief cease-fire

IN THE NEWS Impeachment inquiry continues

The U.S.and Turkey reached an agreement on a five-day cease-fire in Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria, Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday.

A week ago, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ordered the incursion into northern Syria that had been under Kurdish control, shortly after President Donald Trump made the controversial move of pulling out U.S. troops who had effectively acted as peacekeepers in the region. Turkey then crossed the border into northern Syria and largely pushed Kurdish forces back from the border.

After Turkey started its offensive, Trump announced sanctions aimed at restraining the assault against Kurdish fighters and civilians in Syria.

Desperate for a new protector after the U.S. pulled out, the Kurdish administration struck a deal with the Russiabacked government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The impeachment inquiry is revealing new details about the high-level unease over President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine, and those of his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, as the swiftmoving probe by House Democrats continued.

The testimony from the witnesses, mainly officials from the State Department and other foreign policy posts, is largely corroborating the account of the government whistleblower whose complaint first sparked the impeachment inquiry, according to lawmakers attending the closed-door interviews.

One witness, former White House aide Fiona Hill, testified Monday that national security adviser John Bolton was so alarmed by Giuliani’s backchannel activities in Ukraine that he described him as a “hand grenade who is going to blow everybody up.”

SUMMIT LOCATION: President Donald Trump intends to host next year’s Group of Seven conference at his Doral International Resort in Miami in June, the White House confirmed Thursday, a controversial decision that raised conflict-of-interest questions.

BREXIT DEAL: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s career of disdain for the European Union was a thing of the past Thursday as he and the bloc’s leaders celebrated their long-sought Brexit deal. But a chorus of British party leaders said they would vote against it.

ELIJAH CUMMINGS, 1951-2019: U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, a committee chairman known for his devotion to Baltimore and civil rights, died of longstanding health problems early Thursday, his office said. He was 68 years old.

OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY SHEALAH CRAIGHEAD. VIA AP

EXPLOSIVE MEETING ENDS ABRUPTLY Explaining a widely shared photo of a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Trump simply “didn’t like” her commentary on Syria and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Pelosi said the photo was taken just before Democrats walked out of the Wednesday meeting and “at that moment, I was probably saying, all roads lead to Putin.” Trump tweeted the photo to mock “Nervous Nancy’s unhinged meltdown.” Pelosi promptly posted it atop her Twitter page as a snapshot of strength.

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THE WATER COOLER

8.3 million

MUSIC HALL: The late musical icons Whitney Houston and Notorious B.I.G. are among the 16 acts nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 2020 class.

The prestigious organization announced Tuesday that Dave Matthews Band, Motorhead, Pat Benatar, Soundgarden, The Doobie Brothers, T.Rex and Thin Lizzy join Houston and B.I.G. as first-time Rock Hall nominees.

The 35th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on May 2 in Cleveland.

The average number of viewers for the fourth Democratic presidential primary debate, held Tuesday at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. It was the smallest TV audience for the 2020 White House contenders so far.

SHE SAID ...

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Kids are coming with all kinds of problems, anxiety, homelessness and these teachers need help, classroom support. (City officials) need to stop beautifying Lake Shore Drive and do something for these people.”

— Jamel Boyd, parent of two elementary schoolchildren in Chicago, where 25,000 teachers went on strike Thursday

NATIONAL FEAT: The wild-card Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 in Game 4 to complete a sweep in the National League Championship Series and earn the team its city World Series appearance since 1933. The Nationals had a 19-31 record in May.

COLBERT EXTENSION: CBS announced Thursday that Stephen Colbert has signed a new contract that will keep him as the “Late Show” host through at least August 2023. His current pact was set to expire next August. Colbert quipped that he’s been asked to stay “and I have every intention of honoring their subpoena.”

HUFFMAN PUNISHMENT: “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman reported Tuesday to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in a college admissions scandal. Huffman’s husband, actor William H. Macy, dropped her off at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, a lowsecurity prison for women in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to TASC Group, which represents Huffman.

AUTO STRIKE: Bargainers for General Motors and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative contract deal on Wednesday that could end a monthlong strike that brought the company’s U.S. factories to a standstill.

POLICE SHOOTING: A white Fort Worth, Texas, police officer who shot and killed a black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front door early last Saturday was charged with murder on Monday after resigning from the force.

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT: Cuba Gooding Jr. is facing a growing cast of sexual misconduct accusers, with prosecutors Tuesday unveiling new criminal charges against the actor and telling a judge they intend to have up to a dozen women testify that he violated them.

— Associated Press

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Officer-involved shootings Here’s a look at some cases in which police personnel were charged after incidents

Ryan Pownall Pownall is charged with third-degree murder for the 2017 death of 30-year-old David Jones, who was shot in the back as he fled. Pownall, who is white, was fired from the Philadelphia police force last year. He is awaiting trial.

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white Fort Worth, Texas, police officer who fatally shot a black woman while she was inside her home was arrested Monday and charged with murder. Here’s a look at that and other cases in recent years in which officers were charged in the fatal shootings of black people:

Michael Rosfeld

Jefferson

In March, Rosfeld was acquitted in the shooting death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr. after the teen fled from a traffic stop on June 19 in Pennsylvania.

Michael Slager Slager pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges after killing 50-year-old Walter Scott in 2015. The white North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer fired at Scott’s back from 17 feet away. Slager was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2017.

Amber Guyger Guyger was convicted Oct. 1 for the September 2018 killing of 26-year-old Botham Jean. Authorities say Guyger told investigators that while returning home from work, she mistook Jean’s door for her own and that she shot him inside his home when he didn’t obey her commands. She was sentenced Oct. 2 to 10 years in prison.

Jason Stockley ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bouquets of flowers and stuffed animals pile up Monday outside the Fort Worth home where Atatiana Jefferson was shot to death by a white police officer.

Robert Bates

Aaron Dean

Bates, a white Tulsa County volunteer sheriff’s deputy, was sentenced in 2016 to four years in prison for second-degree manslaughter in the 2015 death of Eric Harris, 44, who was unarmed and restrained. Bates served less than half the sentence.

James Burns Burns, a white Atlanta police officer was charged with felony murder and other counts in the June 2016 death of Deravis Caine Rogers, 22. Prosecutors say Burns was responding to a suspicious person call when he fired shots into a car driven

by Rogers, killing him. In September 2018, a new indictment reinstated felony murder charges against the former officer barely a month after Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard dropped the original indictment. The new indictment charged Burns with aggravated assault and violating his oath of office.

Dominique Heaggan-Brown Heaggan-Brown, a black Milwaukee police officer, was acquitted in June 2017 of first-degree reckless homicide after shooting 23-year-old Sylville Smith during a foot chase in August 2016. HeagganBrown was fired after unrelated sexualassault allegations surfaced.

Dean

Tarrant County court records say Dean was arrested and charged with murder Monday night for the shooting death of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson. Fort Worth, Texas, authorities say Jefferson was killed early Saturday after a neighbor called police to report that her front door had been open for hours. Bodycam video released by police showed that Dean walked around the side of the house and fired one shot through a window a split-second after shouting at Jefferson to show her hands. Dean was not heard identifying himself as police in the video. Interim Police Chief Ed Kraus said Dean resigned on Monday before he could be fired.

Peter Liang

Jason Van Dyke

Liang, a rookie police officer in New York City, was convicted of manslaughter in 2016 for the 2014 death of 28-yearold Akai Gurley. Liang, an American of Chinese descent, said he was patrolling a public housing high-rise with his gun drawn when a sound startled him and he fired accidentally. A bullet ricocheted off a wall, hitting Gurley. A judge reduced the conviction to negligent homicide and sentenced Liang to five years’ probation and 800 hours of community service.

A jury convicted Van Dyke of seconddegree murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald. The white Chicago police officer shot the black teenager 16 times. The release of police dashcam video 13 months after the shooting sparked large protests and led to the ouster of Chicago’s top police official. Three other officers were acquitted of trying to cover up the shooting.

Roy Oliver Oliver was convicted of murder in the 2017 death of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Oliver, a white police officer in the Dallas suburb of Balch Springs, fired into a car packed with black teenagers, killing Edwards.

Stockley, a white St. Louis police officer, was acquitted of murder in 2017 in the 2011 shooting death of 24-year-old Anthony Lamar Smith. Stockley insisted he saw Smith holding a gun and felt that he was in imminent danger. Prosecutors accused Stockley of planting a gun in Smith’s car.

Raymond Tensing Tensing, a white University of Cincinnati police officer, was tried twice for murder after he killed Samuel DuBose, whom he pulled over for driving without a front license plate in 2015. DuBose, who was black, was unarmed. The jury was hung both times and the charges were dismissed. Tensing received $350,000 from the university when he agreed to resign.

Jeronimo Yanez Yanez, a police officer in Falcon Heights, Minnesota,waschargedwithsecond-degree manslaughter after he fatally shot a 32-yearoldblackmotorist,PhilandoCastile,in2016.

Yanez, who is Latino, was acquitted in June 2017. He has left the police department.

Betty Shelby

Andrew Delke

Shelby, a white police officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was acquitted of manslaughter after shooting 40-year-old Terence Crutcher in 2016. Crutcher, who was black, was unarmed. Shelby resigned from the Tulsa Police Department and later went to work for an area sheriff’s office.

Delke, a white police officer in Nashville, Tennessee, was charged with criminal homicide in the death of 25-year-old Daniel Hambrick after surveillance footage appeared to show him chasing the black man and opening fire as he fled from the officer in July. A grand jury indicted Delke in January on a charge of first-degree murder.

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Thousands of goats munch Greek island into crisis

BY ILIANA MIER

Associated Press

SAMOTHRAKI, Greece — With oak and chestnut forests, waterfalls and rugged coastline, Samothraki has a wild beauty and a remoteness that sets it apart from other Greek islands.

There are no package holidays here or even a reliable ferry service to the mainland. Island authorities hope to achieve UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status. Yet still, the natural environment is under threat from an insatiable assailant.

Goats outnumber human inhabitants 15 to one and they are munching stretches of Samothraki into a moonscape. After decades of trying to find a solution, experts and locals are working together to find a 21st-century way to save the island’s ecology and economy.

Semi-wild, the goats roam across the island, which is roughly three times the size of Manhattan, and can be spotted on rooftops, in trees or on top of cars as they scour the landscape for anything to eat. Their unchecked overgrazing is causing crisislevel erosion.

Torrential rains two years ago swept away the island’s town hall and severed its roads. There were no trees or vegetation left on the steep, goat-eaten hillsides to stop the mudslides caused by the downpour.

“There are no big trees to hold the soil. And it’s a big problem, both financial and real because (the mud) will come down on our heads,” says George Maskalidis, who helps run Sustainable Samothraki Association, an environmental group.

Samothraki, in the northern Aegean Sea, is a two-hour ferry ride south of Alexandroupoli, a Greek city near the country’s border with Turkey.

With just 3,000 inhabitants and hard to access, the island has largely missed out on Greece’s tourism boom. Mountain herding is still a way of life here and despite trying for three decades, regional authorities have found it hard to build a local consensus on how to deal with the issue.

The goat population, meanwhile, soared fivefold to an estimated 75,000 by the late 1990s. Some parts of the countryside were simply nibbled away.

The goat numbers have since dropped to below 50,000 as there is little left to graze on. But this has left the island in a trap. Most of its goats are malnourished and too scrawny to be used commercially for meat, animal feed is too expensive to maintain a sustainable business and much of the soil is too depleted for trees to grow back.

At the same time, prices for wool, leather, meat and milk have dropped, leading Samothraki’s farmers to grow increasingly desperate.

Yiannis Vavouras, a second-generation goat farmer, says many island farmers have few alternatives.

“Most of us are ready to give up. If I had another job, I would drop the goats,” he says, speaking over the noise of jangling goat bells.

“It doesn’t make enough to buy you a coffee.”

Herds soared due to European Union subsidies, under a system that critics say was poorly monitored and lacked any long-term planning. It now may have to be reversed as a livestock reduction appears inevitable, along with grazing limits.

But that correction doesn’t have to be painful, at least according to the island’s resident optimist Carlota Maranon, a Spanish lawyer who settled here a decade ago. She heads the sustainability initiative and has eased islanders’ deeprooted mistrust of solutions from the mainland or beyond.

The environmental group has worked with overseas researchers and helped create a herd management app, among many other pilot projects, to tackle the issue. Fiercely independent livestock farmers have even joined a new cooperative to try to pool resources and establish a brand for the island.

“It is possible to do things in a more sustainable way,” Maranon says.

“That might mean fewer goats but that could actually work out better for the farmers.”

Having a tight-knit community, she says, will also help.

“Everyone here is connected to the herders in some way, so this issue affects everyone. To live off the land, you have to keep it alive,” she said.

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hotels We review three new(ish) boutique hotels

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hether you’re looking for someplace to send wouldbe houseguests or you’re planning a staycation of your own, there’s a room for you.

St. Louis, especially downtown, is in the midst of a boutique hotel boom, with a dizzying number of projects either under construction or in the planning stages.

The LaSalle Building is being converted into a Hotel Indigo, Live! by Loews is underway at Ballpark Village, the old YMCA will become a 21c Museum Hotel and the Hotel Majestic will reopen as Le Méridien, an upscale Marriott brand.

There are also plans to transform the Shell Building and to build a new Moxy St. Louis on an Olive Street parking lot.

While we wait for the newest welcome mats to unfurl, we checked out three boutique hotels that have opened in the past year: Angad Arts Hotel (in November), Hotel St. Louis (December) and the Last Hotel (June).

SEE OUR THREE REVIEWS • PAGES B4-B5 FAR RIGHT: Angad Arts Hotel facade.

VISITOR ASSEMBLY

RIGHT: The stainedglass skylight over the lobby of the Hotel St. Louis is a faithful re-creation of the original skylight.

JIM CORBETT

BOTTOM: The rooftop at the Last Hotel, 1501 Washington Avenue, features a 12-by-60-foot pool, heated to 77 degrees, flanked by lounge chairs and tables.

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Quietly, a way of life has disappeared BILL McCLELLAN

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Edwidge Danticat: Literature makes us feel ‘less alone’ riter Haitian-American writer eceive the he St.t. Louis ouis will receive Literary Award

Discussing the caregiver dilemma AISHA SULTAN

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

BY JANE HENDERSON

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Not long after the Civil War, John Keiser, a German immigrant, bought a dairy farm on Double Arch Road near the small Illinois town of New Douglas.

His daughter Minnie, and her husband, August Hemann, eventually bought the farm. They raised 10 children there.

One of their sons, Wilbur, later took over the farm. He and his wife, Norma, had seven kids. Ross Hemann, who is now 71, was one of those kids. He remembers his childhood fondly, but also remembers that there was a lot of

ea good “There’s a moment where really writing goes beyond yo the language. You kind of forget that you are reading.”

Edwidge Danticat was talking about the first book she read in English, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”

At 14, she checked out Maya Angelou’s autobiography, set partly in St. Louis, from the Brooklyn Public Library. Danticat didn’t speak English and had only lived in the United States for two years. She used a dictionary while reading.

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I came across this letter anonymously submitted to AgingCare.com, an online support group for caregivers: “I am a middle child with four sisters. I am a widow. My children and grandchildren live in St. Louis, and my mother lives in Phoenix. I have taken care of my mother for the last eight months, away from my immediate family. I have done the very best I could taking care of my mother, but it has taken a toll on me physically and emotionally. I lost 25 pounds, couldn’t eat, was depressed, and had to have

Please see DANTICAT, Page B9

Please see SULTAN, Page B2

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Beautiful Ballwin is a 4-month-old brown duck who is looking to waddle her way into your heart. As ducks are social animals, Ballwin would thrive in the company of other ducks. When it comes to housing, Ballwin would love to be kept safely outdoors in a fenced-in shelter bedded with clean straw or wood shavings and a small wading pool for swimming. Through the month of October, the adoption fee for ducks (and other feathered friends) is just five bucks. If you’re looking to add a duck to your family, it’s important to first check with your local municipality if they’re allowed as pets.

It’s not easy being perfect, but 6-monthold Luna is always looking and feeling good. This lovely brown tabby is an extremely playful kitty who loves to pounce around with her human friends. Luna came from a home with other cats, so she may be open to sharing space with other pets once properly introduced. Luna can’t wait to find a family she can spoil with endless purrs, head-butts and cuddles for years to come.

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Three-year-old rat terrier mix Pedro loves to leap up and lounge in a nice, warm lap.

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Q • My two hibiscus bushes have been planted near each other on the west of my house for about three or four years now. I cut them down like I did last year, so that now they are about a foot tall because they were crowding each other and the leaves were turning ugly spotty brown. I would like to know if I can divide them now?

A • Yes, hardy hibiscus can be divided in either spring or fall. Divisions may take two years before they flower well again. Be sure to water both the plants and their new planting sites thoroughly a day or two before the move. Choose a new site in full sun. Enrich the planting holes with generous portions of compost or other well-decayed organic matter. In the absence of reliable rainfall, keep watered until the ground freezes, then apply 2 to 3 inches of compost or leaf mulch for winter protection.

Write to Chip Tynan of the Missouri Botanical Garden at chip.tynan@mobot.org or Horticultural Answer Service, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, 63110.

THINGS TO DO IN THE GARDEN THIS WEEK • Fertilize shade trees and shrubs now after leaf fall, but while soils are still warm enough to allow root growth and nutrient uptake.

• Transplant deciduous trees and shrubs once they have dropped their leaves.

• Rake leaves from lawns to prevent them from smothering the grass.

• Place wire guards around trunks of young fruit trees before the ground freezes to protect the bark against rodent damage.

• Apply a second, light fertilization to cool season lawns by month’s end.

• Finish planting, dividing and transplanting perennials before month’s end.

To adopt • Apply in person at the Humane Society’s Best Buddy Pet Center in Maryland Heights.

To adopt • Apply in person at the Humane Society’s Macklind Avenue headquarters in St. Louis.

To adopt • Apply in person at the Humane Society’s Longmeadow Rescue Ranch in Union. Visit longmeadowrescueranch.org for hours, directions and more information.

Last week’s pets • A dog named Luna has been adopted. Cats named Kiki and Demitri are still available.

Hours and directions • hsmo.org

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surgery so I could try to eat again. All of this made me realize I can’t do this anymore.

The sisters are sending guiltand shame-filled texts to try to change my decision, but I can’t. They are being so mean, saying I am being selfish. Not sure how I can deal with this. I would really like some advice.”

The letter struck close to home.

For 26 years, my parents cared for our elderly aunt in their home. They took turns with my father’s older brother and his wife. When you watch your parents, in their 70s, struggle to care for someone in her 90s, it opens your eyes to the massive gaps in elder care support.

And the caregiving crisis is about to get substantially worse.

About 34 million Americans are providing unpaid care to an older adult, often a family member. More than 75 percent of these caregivers are women.

“They are individually bearing most of the burden of one of America’s most pressing societal challenges: how to care for a population of frail elders that is ballooning in size,” Grace Gedye wrote recently in Washington Monthly. No one is prepared to handle the massive influx of demands the aging boomer population will add to an underfunded and incomplete government system, straining overburdened family caregivers and an inadequate health care workforce.

Between half to two-thirds of seniors will need some kind of long-term care, which is not

PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE STITH

Earl Stith spends Christmas day last year with his nephew Mike Stith, who is his caregiver, in Walton, Kentucky. covered by Medicare, and only partially covered by Medicaid, under specific conditions. The strain that the aging boomers are expected to put on Medicaid, and on their family members, is unprecedented.

And yet, there’s little public policy talk about it.

Lawmakers must begin seriously grappling with the issue, and family members need to have honest conversations about care and finances before a health crisis hits.

Mike Stith, 64, of Edwardsville, knows all too well the toll caregiving can take personally.

He was the full-time caregiver for both his parents for years before they died, having taken an early retirement when his

mother got sick with cancer.

He took over making major decisions for his parents, managing their health issues and helping with all the basic tasks of everyday life. And when his mother passed away and his father later moved in with Stith, it became a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week responsibility.

“You change your whole life,” he said. Stith now helps care for his elderly uncle in Kentucky and spends one week every month there to keep up with his needs.

He says he ended up in the caregiver role by default — no one else stepped up to do it. He hasn’t spoken to his brother since 2015 because he was so hurt by how he checked out of

farm and the cows.

They had three kids, Neil, Todd and Dianna. Ross and From B1 Cindy were more accepting of indulgences. They put shutwork involved growing up on ters on the windows. They a dairy farm. Before catching bought a dishwasher. But still, the school bus at about 7, the this was a family farm, and the kids gave the cows — there were usually about 50 of them kids worked hard. Not sur— their first of two daily milk- prisingly, all three eventually ings. That meant getting up a opted for a different life. Ross and Cindy understood. little before 5.

This was a common situaThere were other chores, tion in the farming community too. In addition to the dairy operation, the farm produced around New Douglas as the new century arrived. The kids corn, wheat and beans. were opting out.

Ross also remembers what Fifteen years ago, Ross and there wasn’t — indoor plumbCindy got out of the dairy ing. The family could have business. They were the last afforded it, but Wilbur and dairy farm in the township.

Norma were frugal people, They continued growing and what wasn’t needed was crops, but they sold their considered an indulgence.

Eventually, though, they gave cows. They opted into a federal in. They got indoor plumbing program in which the cows were sold to a slaughterhouse. in 1964.

A slaughterhouse? Ross But even indoor plumbhad grown up with cows. In ing couldn’t keep the kids on his childhood, the cows had the farm. Ross left after high school and got a job in Spring- names — Hilda, Sharon, Dottie. In later years, there were field. An eight-hour-a-day more cows — up to 100 — and kind of job. But he was never they had numbers rather than completely citified, and he names. Still, it must have married a young woman who been hard to ship them off to a had also grown up on a farm.

As his younger siblings moved slaughterhouse, right?

Cindy laughed when I sugoff the dairy farm and his parents got older, Ross and his gested that. “You know the word that comes to mind wife, Cindy, returned to the

when we got rid of the cows?

Elation.”

She said it was the constancy of the work that wears a person down. The cows had to be milked twice a day. Every single day. Five hours away was like a vacation, Cindy said.

I have known Ross and Cindy for several years. I met them through Ross’ cousin, Ron Hemann. August Hemann was Ron’s grandfather, too, and while Ross’ dad took over the dairy farm, Ron’s dad married the daughter of the farmer next door.

I met Ron in 1993 when I wrote a column about the fact that an international opera star who was appearing in St. Louis had been raised on a hog farm near New Douglas. That opera star is Ron’s daughter, Brenda.

By the way, Ron no longer raises hogs. He went exclusively to crops the same year Ross sold his cows.

Every year before Halloween, Ron has a party. It is mostly for his extended family — August and Minnie have plenty of descendants — but a few fortunate non-family members make the list. There is a bonfire and plenty of good food — think bratwurst — but

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their parents’ situation.

“People think someone else will take care of it,” Stith said.

Caregiving for a relative is one of those family situations in which everyone has an opinion — except the opinion that they should be the one providing the care.

If someone else has been doing the work, like in the case of the overburdened letter writer, the bystanding family members should limit their comments to two simple phrases: “Thank you,” and, “How can I help?”

Aisha Sultan • 314-340-8300 Home and family editor @aishas on Twitter asultan@post-dispatch.com

the highlight is a trip on hay wagons to Ross and Cindy’s farm. They have a pumpkin patch.

In fact, pumpkins are the only thing they grow these days. The rest of the land they rent to other farmers. But they grow pumpkins. Not to sell, but to give away at Ron’s party.

The old house where August and Minnie lived is still standing, and Ross has put up a sheet in front of it to resemble a ghost. The kids, including my grandkids, stared at it as the wagons rumbled by.

I thought about all the farm kids who had lived there and all the crazy things that were part of life on a small dairy farm. The cows were never confined. They wandered the pasture, along with a bull. One day, Cindy was in the pasture, and the bull charged her. She suffered seven broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

Within a few days, she was milking cows again.

Oh, the way life used to be. The sheet outside the old house was a nice touch, but there really are ghosts at the dairy farm on Double Arch Road.

Bill McClellan • 314-340-8143 @Bill_McClellan on Twitter bmcclellan@post-dispatch.com

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Dennis Mares remodeled the house’s previous pool with this 6-foot saltwater pool in the backyard.

The front of the Mareses’ home in Belleville. Charles King designed many homes with flat roofs. The midcentury modern architect designed more than a hundred buildings in Belleville during his time there from 1947 to 1961.

CHARLES KING HOUSE REMINDS HOMEOWNER OF NETHERLANDS

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Carpet tiles line the living room of the Mareses’ home. Previous owners built the bookshelf in which Mares and his wife placed trinkets and photos of their son, Jack.

BY MONICA OBRADOVIC

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

You’d pass it by in one quick glance and think nothing of it. What sits indiscriminately on top of a Belleville hill lies the envy of many local architect fans — a house designed by Charles E. King.

King, a midcentury modern architect, designed more than a hundred buildings in Belleville during his time there from 1947 to 1961. In 1991, Architectural Digest named him to its list of “Top 100 Architects in America.”

Dennis Mares says he first saw the house on the market in 2012. He and his wife debated getting the house then but decided not to because it needed so much work.

Then, two years ago he saw the house for sale online again.

“I made my wife crazy with it the first time when it came out on the market in 2012,” Mares says. “The second time I wondered, ‘Should I even tell her?’ But she was like, ‘go get it,’ and we did.”

Mares, his wife, Emily, and their 6-year-old son, Jack, previously lived in Fairview Heights and St. Louis city but are new to Belleville.

“We’ve lived in midcentury modern houses before, but not as cool as this one,” Dennis Mares says.

The King home features an open design; the kitchen, living and dining rooms blend together into one big space. A characteristically King-style wall of windows faces outward to the backyard where a newly constructed deck (built by Mares) wraps around the expanse of a saltwater pool.

Many of King’s designs have flat roofs, fireplaces, large cathedral-like ceilings and open spaces, according to Margaret Meyer of the Belleville Historical Society.

There are certain aspects of King’s designs, but there are no two alike, Meyer says.

The Belleville Historical Society began a search in 2012 for every King house in Belleville. They’ve found 70 houses so far, four in the past year.

“My friends always talk

The house’s kitchen is larger than most designed by Charles King, according to Margaret Meyer of the Belleville Historical Society. King typically used space to design large living and dining rooms for parties.

Brick tiles line the floor of the house’s dining room. The original owner, William Huxley, ran a brickyard in East St. Louis and provided bricks for the house.

Emily decorated the master bedroom with photos taken of her, her husband and and their son, Jack. The low-lying bed is typical of midcentury modern design.

Mares works from this office as a professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Mares furnished much of his office with furniture from Ikea, including his desk. about how it’s an Easter egg hunt — I’m always out there looking,” Meyer says.

Meyer and the Belleville Historical Society will

host a midcentury modern house tour on Oct. 27.

King began his work in Belleville after he married the daughter of a local

businessman, Audrey Nash. King designed homes for her relatives and business associates of her father.

Mares’ home was built for William Huxel and his wife in 1955. Huxel owned a brickyard in East St. Louis.

A brick path outside leads to the front door. Other than where Mares laid carpet, brick makes up the majority of the flooring in the house.

King built clusters of houses on the east and west ends of Belleville.

The homes at the east end mostly lie in subdivisions.

“They blend into the style of the area, but when you walk through the door of the house, you know it’s not just a contractor house,” Meyer says.

Mares’ home lies between the edge of a forest and a dead-end street.

He says the style of the house reminds him of his upbringing.

Mares was born and raised in Maastricht, a city on the southern tip of the Netherlands.

His home has one level with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The house features a finished basement with a bar similar to ones in other King houses.

When guests walk through the door, they’re immediately met with a large chandelier overhanging stairs to the basement and backyard.

In addition to the outside deck that Mares constructed himself, he also built a playhouse for his son.

Although Mares had to make several refurbishments, he says the house had good bones. One of the reasons Mares says he likes his house is because it looks more European than American. This house

DENNIS AND EMILY MARES Home • Belleville Ages • He’s 44; she’s 41.

Occupations • He works as a professor in the criminal justice department at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. She is a crime analysis unit manager at the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

Family • Son, Jack, 6

THE BELLEVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MIDCENTURY MODERN HOUSE TOUR What • The tour will feature several of King’s homes, as well as designs from other architects in the Belleville area.

When • Oct. 27 How much • Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of.

More info • bellevillehistoricalsociety.org feels different from all the others he’s lived in in the United States.

“I love this house,” Mares says. “I think I’ve lived in about 15 houses in the last 20 years, but I’m not moving from here.”

Monica Obradovic • 314-340-8249 mobradovic@post-dispatch.com

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The Last Hotel Luxurious but comfortable hotel embraces shoe company past On the rooftop, where you needn’t be a hotel The Last Hotel and I are guest, but you do need to be 21 or older, a 12-byneighbors. And like any 60-foot pool (heated to nosy neighbor, I had been 77 degrees) is flanked by dying to get a look inside to see what the new owner lounge chairs and tables.

An adjacent, enclosed bar — Tim Dixon of Fe Equus provides cocktail service Development — had done and selections from an with the place. abbreviated food menu.

In short, it’s very cool The roof is open year— the kind of place where round. you’d want to spend time While you’re taking in when you’re not sleeping, which cannot be said of all the view, be sure to snap hotels. Locals will feel right selfies with the resident hippo (which previously at home there, too. peered over the roof’s edge) The 142-room hotel and manatee (which once opened in June after a $54 hung in the lobby). In the million renovation that took about 18 months. The space between the deck and rooftop edge, you’ll property is managed by notice a bright-blue resTrust Hospitality.

Originally the headquar- ervoir; that’s a “blue roof,” designed to minimize ters for the International Shoe Co. and most recently stormwater runoff.

A large fitness center home to a charter school, on the eighth floor is the 10-story building was designed by Union Station equipped with weights, architect Theodore C. Link treadmills, elliptical machines and high-tech and constructed in 1909.

Peloton stationary bikes.

The Last Hotel draws inspiration from the building’s roots. A “last” is a Guest rooms shoemaker’s metal, footOur junior suite at the shaped tool; you’ll see a Last Hotel was overfew on display. At the bar, whelming — in the best leather “heel” coasters are way. Its juxtaposition of placed under drinks. And raw textures (concrete, the hotel’s logo includes brick, peeling paint) with a line drawing of a shoeposh textiles and finishes maker, adapted from origi- (leather, velour, wood) nal details on the building’s creates a warm, luxurious exterior. environment.

All staff members we All the comforts of home encountered — bellhops, are there: a big-screen TV managers, bartenders, with plenty of channels servers, housekeepers — and casting capabilities, a were friendly and attentive. bedside Bluetooth stereo, a seating area with books and magazines, a desk with Public spaces In the lobby, contempo- plenty of USB charging rary artwork, bold patterns ports and floor-to-ceiling windows with views of and rich textures blend Washington Avenue. seamlessly with original There’s also a wellCorinthian columns and well-worn hardwood, mar- stocked minibar filled with ble and terrazzo floors. Get things you can buy, such as an exclusive Still 630 Twocomfy and sip a cocktail on one of the leather sofas, Step Gin ($34), wine ($25), soda and tonic ($3), and or assemble your group some locally made snacks. in one of several intimate The tiny fridge was so well seating areas or at the vintage pool table. A row of stocked with items for sale that it took some maneushoe-shine chairs sits in a vering to wedge our dinner nook between the bar and leftovers in there. restaurant.

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restaurants.

The dinner menu includes “chef’s plates” — a roasted half-chicken, a 14-ounce sirloin, salmon or a duck breast — along with soups, salads and starters.

From the bar menu, we enjoyed a Power Bowl with farro, quinoa, zucchini, corn, giardiniera, goat cheese, sweet corn dressing and chicken ($20; $13 without chicken) and a Fire Grilled Chicken sandwich topped with honey mustard and Provel and served with fries ($12).

Frozen cocktails such as Frosé (served with a biodegradable agave drinking straw) are among the rooftop drink offerings. In the lobby, the bartenders serve up well-made classic PHOTOS BY GABE HARTWIG, POST-DISPATCH cocktails (I recommend the A juxtaposition of raw textures with posh textiles and finishes creates a luxurious whiskey-based, beautifully environment in a junior suite at the Last Hotel, 1501 Washington Avenue in St. Louis. garnished Weatherbird) as well as wine and beer. comforter and pillows were fluffy and relaxing, Location providing a restful night’s The Last Hotel is in sleep. downtown west, just off the beaten path of downtown’s main attractions.

Bathroom The spacious bathroom But there’s plenty to see and do nearby — just has all the basics, includventure outside and take ing full-size bottles of a walk. City Museum is body wash, shampoo, right behind the hotel, conditioner and lotion. and bustling Washington They’re free to use and can be taken home for $20 Avenue is lined with restaurants and bars, most to each. But the highlight is the east. The new Fields a roomy shower featuring Foods supermarket is white subway tile. Comfy just two blocks west, and terry-cloth robes await in A manatee sculpture that once greeted guests in the lobby of new attractions at Union the International Shoe Co. building sunbathes on the rooftop the closet.

Station are a short walk Less elegant, though, of the building, now the Last Hotel. was the toilet paper. While southwest. folded to a crisp point, it was not particularly soft.

Complaints?

(But above the toilet, a big, On the bottom shelf framed photo of a pair of of the minibar, there’s a stockinged legs made me hotel-standard singlelaugh.) cup coffee maker. I only realized it wasn’t actually plugged in when, after Restaurant/bar At the Last Kitchen, you several minutes, it failed to can order from the upscale produce coffee.

And our room didn’t dinner menu or the more include a “do not disturb” casual bar menu. Both, sign; thankfully, there was under executive chef Evy no early wake-up call from Swoboda (formerly of the housekeeping staff.

Gerard Craft’s Pastaria), offer a concise selection of Where The Last Hotel, 1501 approachable fare inspired Washington Avenue • How much The Last Hotel opened in June in the International Shoe Co. by her visits to restaurants Rooms start at $159 per night • More building at 1501 Washington Avenue in St. Louis. info 314-390-2500; thelasthotelstl. along the Mississippi com River. Post-Dispatch purchase. A bottle of water critic Ian Froeb recently A bar shaker, jigger Gabe Hartwig • 314-340-8353 was complimentary. and other drink-making awarded the Last Kitchen Deputy features editor @gabehartwig on Twitter The king-size bed’s accouterments were 2½ stars, praising it as a pillowtop Serta mattress, also there, available for standout among new hotel ghartwig@post-dispatch.com

Hotel St. Louis Sullivan-designed building highlights lots of local charm Vice” and more). The room also boasted the most light I’ve seen in a hotel room If you know of just one in years, including a chanarchitect, it’s probably Frank Lloyd Wright. But if delier.

The king-size bed was you know of two, the other one is probably Louis Sul- spacious and exceedingly comfortable. It was situlivan. ated directly across from In 1893, Sullivan built a television the size of a the Union Trust Build’58 Chevy. The TV had ing on Olive Street; it was an enormous selection of one of the world’s first skyscrapers. Like so many channels, including TCM (in my book, that’s the sign downtown buildings, it has now been turned into a of a grand hotel) and dozluxury hotel, the Hotel St. ens of channels I’ve never heard of — a Scientology Louis.

And what a luxury hotel channel, infomercial it is. As the name suggests, channels, a rural channel, Celebrity Shopping it features the best of St. Network and a channel for Louis — and more. babies.

The minibar, tucked into Public spaces Sullivan’s stylistic flour- a Asian-inspired armoire, ishes are everywhere, from features St. Louis favorites Red Hot Riplets ($3 for the spectacular elevator doors to the unmistakably a small bag), Bissinger’s A bedroom at the Hotel St. Louis features, at right, a record player.

Sullivanesque architectural chocolate and Billy Goat filigree that adorns the top chips along with some national brands. and which is visible from Room service runs the rooftop bar and pool. until 4 a.m. and offers an The rooftop bar, called abbreviated version of the Form (Sullivan famously main restaurant menu. said “form follows funcIncluded on the menu is a tion”), has a decent view gluten-free gooey butter but a few notable probcake. lems. Getting to a restroom requires a long and labyrinthine trek down to Bathroom another floor. Drinks are So, the toilet. ... The toiserved in plastic (likely to let has a heated seat. And keep glass out of the pool), it lights up whenever you and on warm days, the air come near. And it cleans condenses on the air con- itself after you use it. And ditioning duct and drips on it cleans you after you customers at the bar. use it by spritzing water The fitness center is (I hope it’s water) on you, smallish but adequate. using two different setThere is also a spa off the tings, front and rear. And lobby, but it is closed on then it dries you off with Sundays and Mondays, hot air. which were the days I was It is certainly a fasthere. tidious fixture. I found it intrusive and embarrassing The rooftop pool at the Hotel St. Louis is compact but offers a decent view of downtown. and also hysterically funny.

Guest rooms pressure in the shower was well-stocked bar, includOtherwise, the bathnecessary — maple seared The rooms come with room is fabulous, from the curiously low. duck and waffles sounds ing four small barrels of an honest-to-God record marble floors and tiles to amazing, but can’t the barrel-aged cocktails. player, plus a handful of the digital scale, lighted waffles be made with Ask the bartender for the vinyl records (my room Restaurant/bar magnifying mirror, ultrawheat flour? —but it also had Sarah Vaughan’s Union 30, named for the insanely delicious sweet features the best of St. and spicy trail mix.

“Dreamy,” which includes cool ramp sink and the TV building’s original occuLouis: pork steak (TuesThe something-for“Stormy Weather,” Donna in the mirror (also a sign pant, is an airy space that days only), Missouri cateveryone menu may have Summer’s “On the Radio” of a grand hotel). The soap is sophisticated but not and shampoo smell like fish, Mr. B’s salsa, Tony’s more gluten-free items greatest hits album, the quite welcoming. In the champagne, but the water center of the room is the Family Farm tomatoes, on it than are absolutely soundtrack to “Miami

BY DANIEL NEMAN

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

PHOTOS BY JIM CORBETT

Serendipity ice cream.

I had the massive, smoked, bonein, beef rib.

It was so savory that I ate the whole thing. Then I was so full I couldn’t have breakfast the next morning.

Location It’s close enough to Busch Stadium to hear the fireworks when the Cards hit a home run against the team you are rooting for.

Sigh.

Complaints?

If the “Do not disturb” sign is on the door, housekeepers should not bang on the door three hours before check-out while you are still asleep. How hard is that? Waking up the guests by hammering away on the door in an apparent effort to get you out of the room is most disturbing.

Where Hotel St. Louis, 705 Olive Street • How much Rooms start at $129 per night • More info 314-2414300; hotelsaintlouis.com Daniel Neman • 314-340-8133 @dnemanfood on Twitter dneman@post-dispatch.com

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Angad Arts Hotel

husband got a Brick River Cider Co. Cornerstone ($8), I got a punchy and citrusy drink from the “blue” menu called Still Collections ($15) and the kids got Cokes, which the menu said were Mexican and made with real cane sugar, but we didn’t notice a difference.

The local cheese board and “artisanal” meat board were not worth $15 each; the brie had a film on it that made us think it had been sitting out awhile, and the salami was more brown than pink. We didn’t get a knife or napkins and wondered how to eat the blob of grainy mustard on the crackerless meat tray.

Weird, art-centric, playful surroundings offer unique stay musical instruments hanging on the wall. After your The tower of luggage art banjo and bongo concert, if piece outside the entrance your family still acknowledges your existence, sit gives one clue that your stay at the Angad Arts Ho- down with them and play a tel will be, well, different. game of Scrabble, Jenga or a handful of other games The hotel in the Grand on the shelf.

Center Arts District opened in November inside a 12-story building Guest rooms built in 1920 as offices for The room experience the Missouri Theatre. The begins as soon as you book: building had been vacant Choose your room by color for nearly 10 years, and based on your mood. A red line items in the $65 milroom for passion includes lion renovation included a Kama Sutra candle, a yelrubber ducks, whoopee low happiness room comes cushions and at least one with a whoopee cushion, banjo. a tranquil blue room a Zen “This is the weirdest garden, and a green rejuvehotel I’ve ever been to,” my nation room a Himalayan 9-year-old daughter said salt lamp. the morning after our stay.

“I’ll have the kids,” I told I had to shrug and agree, the guy. “I’ll choose green.” even though in our fam“Nice and safe,” he said. ily, weird isn’t necessarily The double queen room bad. was big enough and came with an armchair but could be a squeeze for a family of Public spaces four staying a few nights.

The hotel lobby isn’t where you’d expect: It’s on They didn’t skimp on the emerald green paint: It the 12th floor. As you encovered the ceiling, walls ter the first floor to catch and closet doors. A green the elevator, you’ll pass umbrella on the closet through a gallery of local shelf was available for purart, along with a cabinet chase for $15, as well as a wall of curiosities: Open pair of green pillows with one door, see a disco ball. single, staring eyes on Open another, a video of some clouds. The elevator them for $200. We shoved the pillows in the closet. ride offers another video The bed was very comscreen of people — and birds? — appearing to peek fortable, the television and cable station selecin through a window. tion more than sufficient, The posh and playful the minibar and snack lobby area included labeled clocks set to times of selection deliciously local (Dad’s Cookies for $9, interest to the discerning traveler: among them Bat- a Kakao chocolate bar for $7), and a USB charging man, Turkey; Silly, Belport in the headboard — gium; and Frankenstein, Mo. A drum-shaped video everything we needed for a screen hangs above tables, rejuvenating chill spot. chairs, couches and the occasional super-fluffy Bathroom throw pillow in the ChaOversized white hexmeleon Lounge. agonal tiles and glass Around the corner, beshelving trimmed the tween the two restroom bathrooms, as well as a doors, sign your name or huge glass-doored shower scribble on a giant chalkfurnished with full bottles board wall. Inside the Play- of Molton Brown shampoo room, annoy and entertain and conditioner (available your family with one of the for purchase for $20 each).

BY VALERIE SCHREMP HAHN

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

PHOTOS BY VALERIE SCHREMP HAHN, POST-DISPATCH

The entrance of the Angad Arts Hotel is really an art gallery, which includes an installation called “Behind Closed Doors” by Jason Ackman of Rushville, Ill. St. Louis artist Marina Peng created the multimedia “Eight Portals” installation behind some of the doors.

The green touches even extended to the toilet paper roll, where a round, green sticker taped the end of the folded flap shut. I made use of the floofy, white terry bathrobe (available for $80).

A green rubber duckie (available for $15) sat on a glass shelf, staring at the glass shower, perhaps wishing for a green tub to swim in.

Restaurant/bar

Inside a green tranquility room of the Angad Arts Hotel.

The eye pillows were made for the hotel by artist Paula Haniszewski and are available for $200 a pair.

A drum-shaped screen in the Chameleon Lounge of the Angad Arts Hotel shows videos made by a variety of artists.

We didn’t eat in the hotel’s signature restaurant, Grand Tavern by David Burke, but we did visit the Angad Rainbow Terrace, or ART, just up the stairs from the lobby. A drink is worth the price of admission for the views alone, of the Gateway Arch, the Compton Water tower, Circus Flora’s red Big Top circus tent and a surprising amount of trees. The terrace didn’t wrap fully around the west side, so we had a limited view of Grand Avenue.

A band called Somba Bom played, and a few people danced in the Sunday evening light. We snagged a semi-private “living room” of cushioned outdoor chairs and ordered drinks: My

Location If you’re looking for dinner and a show in the district and want to end the night with a drink and a place to sleep, consider Angad Arts Hotel. If you’re visiting your kid at nearby St. Louis University, consider Angad Arts Hotel. If you have a dog, consider Angad Arts Hotel — it charges a $75 cleaning fee, and there’s a free dog park, the Ellen Clark Dog Park and Sculpture Park, just down the street. Our room faced Grand, and we only heard whispers of passing traffic and had a fantastic view of the Arts Academy Plaza across the street.

Complaints?

The small plates need smaller prices or better quality. And while I get that things like room service come with a price (seasonal berries and melon for $12 delivered to the door? Meh, OK, we’re hungry), a $15 price tag on a rubber duck made us laugh, not consider actually buying the rubber duck.

Where Angad Arts Hotel, 3550 Samuel Shepard Drive • How much $189 (average) per night for a double room • More info 314-5610033; angadartshotel.com Valerie Schremp Hahn • 314-340-8246 @valeriehahn on Twitter vhahn@post-dispatch.com

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DUTCH MASTERS St. Louis Art Museum exhibits influential pieces by biggest names of the era — Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Jan Steen

BY DANIEL NEMAN

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

There is a reason we call them masters.

Seventy paintings representing many of the finest artists of the Dutch Golden Age are featured in a new exhibition at the St. Louis Art Museum. “Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt,” from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, opens Sunday and is on view through Jan. 12.

It’s a chance to see some of the finest works from one of the most important and influential periods of art, a showcase of time and place. The exhibit highlights paintings by Dutch painters in the 17th century and a little beyond. Included are some of the best-known names of the era: Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Jan Steen and more.

The exhibition, which also has been to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, was put together because of two large promised donations of Dutch Old Master art to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. The donations doubled that museum’s already extensive collection of the style to more than 200 works.

At the St. Louis Art Museum, the exhibition was curated by Judith Mann, Elizabeth Wyckoff and Heather Hughes of the museum’s staff. They divided the works from the Boston museum into six areas of interest.

The first room, “People of the Dutch Republic,” demonstrates how Dutch artists of the period expanded the traditional subjects of portraiture from royalty and members of the aristocracy to members of the newly emergent merchant class, Wyckoff says.

The undisputed masterpiece of this gallery — and the whole exhibition — is Rembrandt’s 1632 depiction of his soon-tobe wife’s cousin, “Portrait of Aeltje Uylenburgh.” The painting, which is so lifelike you can almost smell the sitter’s breath, expresses her personality despite the severe black clothes that were worn at the time.

Along with the flourishing of art in the Netherlands in the 17th century, the country’s influence in the world also began to pick up, Hughes says. The exhibition’s second gallery focuses on how their art was affected by the country’s advances in science, travel and trade.

At a time when the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company were trading essentially all around the world, and the country was busy colonizing — including a region from Maryland to Cape Cod — Dutch artists were incorporating international items into their paintings.

Franz Hals’ circa 1665 work “Portrait of a Man” depicts a man wearing a Japanese robe that was fashionable after trade routes to Japan were opened.

Willem Kalf’s 1664 painting “Still Life With Fruit in a Wanli Bowl” is so filled with international types of fruit and vessels,

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON

“Winter Landscape Near a Village” (about 1610-15) by Hendrick Avercamp, oil on panel.

Promised gift of Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo in support of the Center for Netherlandish Art.

“Portrait of Aeltje Uylenburgh” (1632) by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, oil on panel.

Promised gift of Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo, in support of the Center for Netherlandish Art.

“Portrait of a Man” (about 1665) by Frans Hals, oil on canvas.

Gift of Mrs. Antonie Lilienfeld in memory of Dr. Leon Lilienfeld.

interacting with nature around them. Many of the pictures are winter scenes, Wyckoff says, because that part of Europe endured unusually long and harsh winters for most of the 17th century.

Perhaps the most notable “Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk” (1677) by Emanuel de Witte, oil on canvas. of these paintings is Hendrick M. Theresa B. Hopkins Fund.

When • Sunday through Jan. 12 Avercamp’s “Winter Landscape Where • St. Louis Art Museum, 1 Near a Village,” a large and contention in the revolt was reli- rendered depictions of church Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park crowded canvas from 1610 to gion: Spain was strongly Catho- interiors.

1615 showing villagers enjoying But the Dutch painters of the lic, and the regions that broke How much • $15, $12 for seniors a day on a frozen river. Many are 1600s were not all solemnity away from them were increasand students, $6 for children 6-12, skating, and some are out for a ingly becoming Protestant. This and contemplation. The fourth free for museum members stroll. One man is ice fishing, gallery shows how some of the Protestant influence is clearly More info • 314-721-0072; slam.org apparent in the exhibition’s third paintings tell stories, and not all and another is occupying an outhouse. gallery, which shows representa- the stories were moralistic. At The landscapes are still there first glance, Steen’s “An Elegant tions of Bible stories, religious Hughes says, that “it shows the Company Playing Cards” seems in the final gallery, but the figures and church buildings world in a single painting.” to portray a small group of people people, for the most part, are — including former Catholic The freedom that allowed churches that had been stripped including a soldier, involved in a gone. The paintings here are Dutch art to expand and grow more serene but not necessarily friendly card game. of their religious imagery and came at a cost, Wyckoff says.

Only on closer inspection does accurate, Mann says. It is the artWhat is now the Netherlands and were being used as social gatherthe viewer realize that the setting ist’s vision that mattered; these nearby provinces had been ruled ing places. are landscapes that are painted is a bordello.

The room is dominated by

by Spain but fought back against the way the artist imagined, even The final two galleries are two large-scale portraits by an increasingly heavy-handed if they were not as they actually devoted to landscapes, which rule. The Dutch Revolt lasted 80 Rembrandt of a pastor and his existed. the Dutch painters at the time years and eventually ended with wife. Hals is also represented took to new heights, says Mann, Daniel Neman • 314-340-8133 by a much smaller portrait of a the establishment of the indepreacher, while Pieter Jansz Sae- one of the curators. The first pendent Dutch Republic. @dnemanfood on Twitter of these galleries shows people nredam has three painstakingly Perhaps the biggest area of dneman@post-dispatch.com

‘Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt’

Holograms bring beloved stars back to life Love it or hate it, producers say it’s a new way to enjoy a performer while embracing technology with the estates of our artists we work with, and they have approval over how the artists are Marty Tudor produces holoportrayed.” gram tours for a living, and he The show starts out with has heard every one of your conOrbison and alternates between cerns about them.

When • 7:30 p.m. Wednesday the two performers. Interspersed Ever since a Tupac Shakur Where • Stifel Theatre, 1400 Marare clips of other significant hologram famously made an artists, from Bono to Tom Petty, appearance at Coachella in 2012, ket Street talking about Orbison and Holly. the concert-going public has How much • $26.50-$96.50 In 2018, BASE Hologram predebated whether these shows are sented “A Love So Beautiful,” in a creative way to see a concert or More info • ticketmaster.com which Orbison’s hologram was they’re just creepy. paired with the Royal Philharlate Peter Cushing also was used “Any time you try to create monic Orchestra. The success in “Rogue One.” a new form of entertainment, of that tour in the United States “This is entertainment,” it’s not easy,” says Tudor, CEO and Europe led him to expand Tudor says. “We’re not trying to of the Los Angeles-based BASE the experience. resurrect anyone — bring them Hologram Productions. “No The first BASE Hologram tour back from the dead. This is a matter what it is you do, there COURTESY OF BASE HOLOGRAM PRODUCTIONS featured opera singer Maria Calare always people who love it and show. And are they weirded out A Roy Orbison hologram, created by BASE Hologram Productions, las in 2018, and it’s still touring. when they see tribute artists in people who hate it.” performs onstage with backup vocalists.

That show is performed with a An Amy Winehouse hologram concert? No. It doesn’t compute.

50-piece orchestra. tour that was announced in 2018 But if it’s not your cup of tea, fair were planning to, but they never bigger stars. But look at the “We’re trying to identify with did because Buddy died. Buddy’s recent ‘A Star Is Born’ — there’s enough.” has since been postponed, but different audience segments,” a whole section on Roy Orbicareer was only 18 months.

Rather than viewing a holoa Whitney Houston hologram Tudor says. “We don’t need to be “So we’re trying to give people son.” tour recently was announced for gram show as distasteful, Tudor all things to all people. We need “The Rock ’N’ Roll Dream a way to experience these people considers it a new way to enjoy 2020. to be all things to a certain group Tour” doesn’t put Orbison and in a way you would have were a performer while embracing “People are not weirded out of people. We’re in production Holly onstage together at the technology. His company’s “Roy they still alive. This is a tribute when they look at a ‘Star Wars’ now for Whitney Houston, so same time because that never to these guys so you can see Orbison and Buddy Holly: The movie and see Carrie Fisher rethat will be a whole other audihappened in real life, Tudor Rock ’N’ Roll Dream Tour” stops what connected them to an created,” Tudor says. ence segment. We look for artists at Stifel Theatre on Wednesday. audience at large and made them says. The show is careful to Fisher appeared in CGI form that are iconic, somebody people maintain authenticity. the icons they are.”

Holly died in 1959 at age 22. in “Rogue One: A Star Wars “We would never have an art- wish they could have seen, and Music by Holly and Orbison Story” as a young Princess Leia. BASE Hologram decided to pair artists that people had an emoist do something they wouldn’t him with Orbison to give fans the has endured and remained The actress died a few weeks tional connection to.” have done or hadn’t done,” he influential, Tudor says. “Think concert they never got to see. after the movie was released in says. “That’s when it gets eerie about all the commercials and “They came from the same 2016; unused footage of her will Kevin C. Johnson • 314-340-8191 and creepy. I could have had era, and they were close friends, radio spots. Roy and Buddy are appear in “Star Wars: The Rise Pop music critic more into today’s zeitgeist than Roy fly around the stage and do but they never got to tour of Luke Skywalker,” coming in @kevincjohnson on Twitter kjohnson@post-dispatch.com Beyoncé. I’m not saying they’re backflips. We worked closely December. A CGI likeness of the together,” Tudor says. “They

BY KEVIN C. JOHNSON

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

‘Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly: The Rock ’N’ Roll Dream Tour’

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CONCERT REVIEW

PHOTO BY JON GITCHOFF

The Raconteurs perform for a sold-out crowd at the Pageant in St. Louis on Friday.

Raconteurs’ electrifying show is one of year’s best fierce, pedal-to-themetal “Don’t Bother Me,” a supercharged cover of Donovan’s “Hey Gyp (Dig The Raconteurs spent about an hour and 45 min- the Slowness)” and the hard and heavy “Bored and utes onstage in front of a sold-out crowd at the Pag- Razed.”

Everything about the eant on Friday night, but experience reflected the it felt like maybe a minute music’s retro-’70s vibe: and a half. there were no special The Nashville, Teneffects or video displays nessee-based band, led and, because of the band’s by native Detroiters Jack no-phones-allowed White and Brendan Benpolicy (something White son, played a set so manic also demanded for his and electrifying — barely Chaifetz Arena concert last pausing between songs year), the crowd was fully featuring epic riffs, thunfocused on the perfordering rhythms and facemelting guitar solos — that mance.

For those old enough the tightly packed-in crowd scarcely had time to to remember shows from catch its collective breath. that ancient era, the only things missing were things It was a terrific payoff you wouldn’t miss: a fight for one of the fall’s most or two, the haze and smell anticipated rock shows. of bad ditch weed and the The band (which also chance to get hit in the head features bassist Jack with an errant Frisbee.

Lawrence and drummer White and Benson make Patrick Keeler, plus touring keyboardist Dean Fertita), a well-matched pair of recently released “Help Us opposites. White is clearly Stranger,” its first album in in charge as he bounces all over the stage, occasionally a decade.

Much of the set’s mate- playing keyboards, howling his vocals and playing rial was drawn from that the role of guitar hero to album, including the

BY DANIEL DURCHHOLZ

Special to the St. Louis PostDispatch

the max. Benson is more static and laconic, but is a fine player, too, and a better singer. The Raconteurs’ songs make full use of their contrasting styles and personalities as they trade lead vocals or, more often, share them.

The set also featured songs from the band’s older albums, 2006’s “Broken Boy Soldiers” and 2008’s “Consolers of the Lonely.” The title track of the former, a careening Led Zeppelin-like number, was a highlight, as was the frenetic “Salute Your Solution” and the set-closing story song “Carolina Drama” (which White also unspooled at his Chaifetz performance.

It’s late enough in the year to say with some confidence that the show will rank among the year’s best.

The Casualties of Jazz, an organ trio that exclusively plays Black Sabbath songs — no kidding — opened the show. That odd restriction on its playlist marks the group as something of a novelty act, but the trio can definitely play.

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BOOKS

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Beer brings estranged sisters together in ‘Lager Queen’

St. Peter’s was possibly Michelangelo’s greatest work

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J. Ryan Stradal’s engaging debut, “Kitchens of the Great Midwest,” portrayed heartland foods both traditional and trendy with a knowledgeable eye and a warm heart. He turns to the art and commerce of brewing beer in his second novel, which like its predecessor deftly propels a family drama through a savvy account of changing tastes in a changing culture.

In “The Lager Queen of Minnesota,” the family drama concerns two sisters, Edith and Helen, estranged since their father died and left the family farm to Helen in 1967. We meet Edith first, in 2003, and she remains convinced at age 64 that her younger sister finagled this injustice: “Helen had to have manipulated him into changing his will; there was no other explanation.”

Her bitterness is uncharacteristic; Edith strives to be as sweet as the pies she bakes at the nursing home where she’s worked for 37 years. Her idea of a salary negotiation is to tell her boss that she’s looking for a second job to make ends meet, then gratefully accept his offer to raise her pay 50 cents an hour.

Rolling the narrative back to 1959 and shifting to Helen’s point of view, Stradal draws a sharp contrast. Helen is a rule-breaker; she’s just had her first taste of beer at 15, and she wants another one almost as much as she wants to get out of her small Minnesota hometown.

Vignettes from her high school years show that Helen can be manipulative, but they also make palpable her desperation for wider horizons and her frustration that no one around her shares her dreams. “These kids were her best friends,” she thinks during one

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with Francesca Bell at River Styx When • 7 p.m. Monday Where • Sophie’s Artist Lounge, 3224 Locust Street How much • $5 More info • riverstyx.org for Helen.” Edith, by contrast, makes friends wherever she goes, as she struggles to support herself and Diana. Her granddaughter is a welcome third protagonist, blending Helen’s tough-minded outlook on life and Edith’s gift for connecting with others.

Diana is smart and angry about the hard knocks that life keeps “The Lager Queen of Minnesota” dealing her hard-working grandA novel by J. Ryan Stradal mother. “Do you know what I have Published by Pamela Dorman/Viking, to do now, just to help me and my 354 pages, $26 grandma get by?” she asks a nice but clueless classmate who wonaimless night, “and they made her ders why someone with a perfect PSAT score isn’t planning to go to feel like the loneliest girl in the college. universe.” At Macalester College, She doesn’t tell him, because she sets her sights on Orval Blotz, whose desire to revive his family’s what she’s doing is stealing expensive tools from rich people’s brewery business fits nicely with garages and selling them online, so her plans to make beer and get she can help pay the bills Edith’s rich. two part-time jobs and her afterStradal skillfully develops his story in a nonlinear fashion, mov- school gig at a coffee shop never ing forward from 2003 in chapters quite cover. “Two jobs. That’s a decent living isn’t it?” says a man seen through the eyes of Edith and her granddaughter Diana, but who catches her lifting his tools. “I can see how it would comfort you interspersing episodes from Helto believe that,” she shoots back. en’s development of Blotz Special Intrigued by her feistiness, Frank Light beer in the 1970s, through its Schabert decides that instead of huge success then decline in the turning Diana in, he’ll hire her as a early 2000s after craft beers with more flavor and prestige enter the janitor at his brewery.

It’s a blatant setup for Diana to market.

It’s a shrewd strategy. Providing eventually make beer herself, with Helen’s perspective humanizes her all the concomitant possibilities without whitewashing her behav- for resolution of the family drama, but this authorial license is forgivior, and as the years go by, we see able, because the novel is so rich the emotional price she has paid for “only ever do[ing] what’s good and satisfying.

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American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison sits Feb. 25, 1928, at the telegraph key in Fort Myers, Fla., to turn on the new lighting system in Bellingham, Wash.

More than a light bulb Wide-ranging biography illuminates the life of inventor Thomas Edison interest if he had accepted the Bell offer.”

Weighty prose, indeed. Still, Given that inventor Thomas Edireaders will enjoy Morris’ depicson had a curious mind, maybe it’s tions of Edison’s personality and his fitting that with “Edison,” author work habits, which the author sums Edmund Morris has given readers a up as “a torrent of hyperactivity.” curious kind of biography.

He writes in a footnote that by the To begin with, Morris — he died middle of 1910, Edison “had applied this spring — scraps chronology for 1,328 patents, or about one for as his pattern of tracing Edison’s every eleven days of his inventive life. Instead, Morris tells the tale career.” by topic — light, for example, or Edison’s near-deafness gave him sound, or botany, and so on, weavthe last word — indeed, the only ing back and forth in time. word — in his conversations. He ate Along the way, Morris tends to little, slept less, dressed shabbily bewilder readers lacking advanced and went his own way. In Morris’ degrees in science or mechanics. words: Here’s a sample: “Affable to every stranger who “He found that his laborawaylaid him, generous with advice tory work on a cheaper recording even to competitors, Edison was medium had already taught him “Edison” unaware of how often he hurt the much about the chemical properfeelings of intimates. He was at ties of raw rubber. He knew how to By Edmund Morris once gregarious and distant, willvulcanize it by the Peachey process Published by Random House, 800 pages, $38 ing to admit that ‘I live in a great, of double saturation with sulfur On sale Tuesday moving world of my own,’ like the dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, and flickering figures seen through how to chlorinate it by predissolvsense that all three of them comthe peephole of his Kinetoscope ing crepe chunks in benzol. He prised the newly formed Amerimachine. Even when alerted to the could melt rubber in naphthalene can Graphophone Company of pain, or loneliness, or shame, or and analyze it down to its most Washington, D.C. With increasing other neuroses of people who were residual particles of manganese obstinacy, Edison rejected their less successful than himself, he and copper. But how to produce it repeated efforts to do business with seemed puzzled that they did not himself, and from what source of him and, rather than reviving the cheer themselves up by embarking supply?” on some bold venture, as he was That’s from early in the book, on Speaking Phonograph Company, about to do.”

Page 32. Things get more technical decided to form a new one, the Morris also goes into detail on as the book plods along. (Although Edison Phonograph Company.

Edison’s failures — his effort to we recall Edison as a genius of light, He incorporated it on 10 October 1887, establishing its capital at make talking movies, for example, “Edison” is anything but light, $1.2 million and waving aside the or his hopes to dig iron ore from the with its 700-plus pages.) anguished protests of Johnson and Appalachians. Even so, we rememAlso, Morris goes into intricate Painter that he was trampling on ber him for his grandest successes detail on Edison’s business dealtheir rights as shareholders of the — the phonograph and, most ings, even though those dealings old firm. They declined to accept important of all, the electric light. seem of limited interest to general This book shines some light on readers. An example: his offer of a 30 percent stake in “Alexander Graham Bell was Edison Phonograph as dishonorable the man behind that bulb. involved with his brother Chichand inadequate, since they would Harry Levins of Manchester retired in 2007 as ester and Sumner Tainter in the have profited to the extent of a half senior writer of the Post-Dispatch.

BY HARRY LEVINS

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BY DALE SINGER

Special to the Post-Dispatch

Mention the name Michelangelo, and most people will automatically think of his renowned sculptures such as “David” or “The Pieta,” or his majestic painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

But in “Michelangelo, God’s Architect,” William E. Wallace argues that instead of being seduced by the beauty of only those works, anyone looking at the long arc of Michelangelo’s career should value his architecture, particularly his work on St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, as his crowning achievement.

Wallace — professor of art history at Washington University — has written previously on Michelangelo’s works and career, but in his latest book, he says the end of the artist’s life, as he entered his 70s, deserves a brighter spotlight: “I became increasingly drawn to the poignant narrative of an aging artist confronting the greatest challenge of his creative life: to build New St. Peter’s all the while knowing he would never see it to completion.”

As old friends and patrons passed away, Michelangelo doggedly continued his career in architecture. Pope Paul III persuaded him to take over the work at St. Peter’s, and Wallace says the commission “gave new purpose and focus to Michelangelo’s life, becoming his greatest, lifelong responsibility and inducing him to put aside his private concerns and sorrows. St. Peter’s offered a final mission and the best reason for the artist not to yield to old age, despair, or death.”

Not that the work was easy.

Wallace details the variety of challenges Michelangelo faced, and he also gives insight into what the artist considered to be not only his worldly overseers but also his heavenly one.

The many questions and obstacles he faced ranged from the mundane — should he provide wine to the workers who labored at the highest levels of construction? — to the more serious and sublime: “… how many lives would be lost; would another foreman get fired, move away, or get himself murdered; would Michelangelo’s friends in the fabbrica live long enough; would the pope live long enough; would Michelangelo live long enough? Could he, as architect of God’s church, fulfill God’s expectations?”

As what Wallace dubs “the first modern ‘Starchitect,’” Michelangelo dealt with temperamental co-workers and subordinates as well as shifting political alliances and the weakening stamina of old age.

Though he did not live to see St. Peter’s finished — he died in 1564, just shy of his 89th birthday — anyone who visits the magnificent structure today can see his genius shine through its 150-year construction history.

“None of the changes compromise the fact and perception that this is Michelangelo’s building,” Wallace writes. “It was less important to Michelangelo to build a specific design than to protect the integrity of the church. It was God’s church and he was God’s architect.”

Dale Singer retired in 2017 after a 45-year career in journalism in St. Louis. He lives in West St. Louis County.

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Edwidge Danticat

Danticat

doesn’t necessarily agree: “People have said that. ... I love writing. I don’t feel like I have to do it, but I really enjoy it. If you enjoy doing something, it doesn’t feel like labor.”

experiences come into the writing.”

When • 7 p.m. Thursday Danticat feels like a midFrom B1 career writer, saying there Where • Sheldon Concert “is so much I want to do.”

But the book became a Hall & Art Galleries, 3648 Today, she can communipowerful influence on her. Washington Boulevard cate instantly with cousins Not only did it transport How much • Talk is free, but using the WhatsApp her beyond the effort to decode English words, but registration required; $100 Writing about real life messaging app on her for reception that follows she also connected with When asked whether she smartphone and says young some of Angelou’s story of More info • alumni.slu.edu, has a favorite of her books, people all around the world are often narrating their being raised apart from her donna.neely@slu.edu she, surprisingly, answers mother. immediately: “Brother, I’m lives through social media.

Although Danicat agrees, Born in Haiti, she is “Whatever I was underDying” (2007). cautiously, that U.S. book known for integrating standing felt so powerful “I know I’m not suppublishers are paying a bit stories of immigration, to me,” Danticat said by posed to have a favorite,” more attention to new writmemory, family and telephone from her home she says, laughing. ers of different nationalities, belonging. Case in point: in Miami.

“Brother,” a memoir, she says that new ways of She was chosen to write the is a page-turner that is “It made me feel I communicating have helped foreword to “The Penguin could write ‘Breath, Eyes, bracketed by three major Book of Migration LiteraMemory.’” In that novel, life events. Danticat learns democratize writing.

“I think it’s a good thing in ture: Departures, Arrivals, she is pregnant the same a Haitian girl stays with Generations, Returns,” relatives until her mother day in 2004 that she finds general. I’ve always thought of the role of literature as published just last month. out her father is dying. establishes herself in the “We don’t always get U.S. and sends for her.

Months later, her uncle, an making us feel less alone.” If young people find the same to decide where we call Twenty-five years 81-year-old pastor, flees thing through social media, home,” Danticat writes. after that first book was Haiti after gang members that’s fine, she says.

“Many times it is others published, Danticat is the burn down his church More voices are also who decide, gatekeepers, new recipient of the St. and threaten to kill him. being heard from migrant immigration officials, bor- He would die in the U.S. Louis Literary Award in communities. But, she says, der guards. Is home where, — detained in jail when he recognition of her body of “publishing can always do as the physician and poet work. She will talk about quickly sickens. more, especially you can Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. her books and receive the It had to be nonfiction easily find people online.” said, ‘our feet may leave honor Thursday at the because as fiction it would When asked about but not our hearts’? Or is Sheldon Concert Hall & seem like too much: “Even changing U.S. immigration it as the novelist, essayist, when I was writing, the Art Galleries. and activist James Baldwin situation I found myself in policies, Danticat seems Last year’s winner was to answer carefully. “This wrote, ‘not a place but playwright and lyricist seemed so surreal.” moment feels really, really simply an irrevocable conStephen Sondheim; the For Danticat, “it’s as year before, the award went dition’?” much an heirloom as it is a terrible in a sense.”

Her parents were not Writers have explored to Margaret Atwood. book.” documented during the migration for many years Other previous winners In “Brother,” she also Reagan administration, have included internation- (one of the pieces in the recounts how she and her anthology is “On Being ally known names such as brother lived with her uncle and her mother was once detained while pregnant.

Don DeLillo, Salman Rush- Brought From Africa to and aunt for eight years But, although Danticat die, Joyce Carol Oates, T.S. America” by poet Phillis when her parents moved to and her family have lived Wheatley, who was sold Eliot and Chinua Achebe.

New York. She cried when in the Little Haiti area of Danticat is happy to join into slavery in 1761). she left Haiti to rejoin her Miami since 2006, she says But Danticat has been that group, calling it great parents, who by then had that “before 2016 I had considered an impressive encouragement and joktwo more children. never seen a Homeland writer on immigration ing that it feels she’s been Years later, she doesn’t Security van go by.” since her first novel, which feel as if she’s lost her “invited into a sorority or “People are very afraid of also became an Oprah’s fraternity.” culture (she visits cousins Book Club pick in 1998.

Given by the St. Louis in Haiti frequently and has what might happen next,” She’s recently been on University Library Associdone work there). But Dan- she says. “I hope people will pay attention to what is tour for a new short story ates since 1967, the award ticat feels she can “underhappening to their neighcollection, “Everything celebrates “the contristand many more layers. bors.”

Inside,” which Publishers butions of literature in ... The older I get, it’s not Danticat says the places Weekly heralded with a enriching our lives.” a relationship of distance. starred review: “In plain, It’s more of a deeper under- where she’s lived are always standing.”

Exploring migration propulsive prose, and changing. But she’s thankwith great compassion, She says much the same At 50, Danticat is ful for one thing: “I’ve never Danticat writes both of of how her writing has really written about where younger than some previher characters’ losses and changed over the years. “I ous honorees. But since I actually am. I’m finally of their determination to hope it’s gotten a little more writing about Miami, a she published the novel nuanced.” place where I am.”

“Breath, Eyes, Memory” at continue.”

In between those books Now, she says, she age 25, it has been followed Jane Henderson is on the committee have been eight titles for doesn’t feel the same by praised titles both ficthat picked the recent St. Louis Literary adults and seven for young urgency to write something Award recipients. tion and nonfiction. She readers along with five col- immediately. “I take my has also written essays, Jane Henderson • 314-340-8107 lections edited by Danticat. time a little more. And I’ve short stories, children’s Book editor and young adult books, and Although some have char- buried my parents, had two @STLbooks on Twitter edited several anthologies. acterized her as prolific, she daughters, and those life jhenderson@post-dispatch.com

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THEATER REVIEW

‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’ is seriously funny

BY CALVIN WILSON

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Neil Simon, who died last year at age 91, was one of the most popular Broadway playwrights of the 20th century, and Eugene Morris Jerome — the teenager at the heart of “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” a comedy with serious undertones — is among his greatest creations.

In the terrifically entertaining New Jewish Theatre production directed

by Alan Knoll and running through Oct. 27, Eugene (Jacob Flekier) is in the throes of puberty as the nation braces for World War II. A Brooklyn resident and avid baseball fan, Eugene aspires to play for the New York Yankees but is willing to settle for becoming a writer. His family is certainly a promising source of material — including underachieving older brother Stanley (Spencer Kruse), overbearing mom Kate (Jane Paradise), overworked dad Jack (Chuck Brinkley), prematurely widowed aunt Blanche (Laurie McConnell) and her disconcerted daughters, Nora (Summer Baer) and Laurie (Lydia Foss).

Eugene’s unrequited lust for his cousin Nora is equaled only by his disdain for the bratty Laurie. But he’s blissfully unaware of deep resentments that threaten to destroy family unity.

Knoll, who is best known as an actor, has elicited splendid performances that deliver laughs while conveying emotional truth. Of particular note are Flekier, who gets Eugene’s blend of cleverness and cluelessness just right, and Paradise, who portrays Kate as a woman at once fiercely independent and quietly insecure.

“Brighton Beach Memoirs” (1982) was

‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’ When • Through Oct. 27 Where • Wool Studio Theatre, Jewish Community Center, 2 Millstone Campus Drive How much • $49-$54 More info • newjewishtheatre.org

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Jacob Flekier in the New Jewish Theatre production of “Brighton Beach Memoirs” the first of a trilogy of semiautobiographical plays that also included “Biloxi Blues” (1984) and “Broadway Bound” (1986) and earned Simon critical respect after decades of being regarded as a mere jokester. “Lost in Yonkers” (1990) was to bring him the Pulitzer Prize.

But a case can be made that Simon’s best-known play, “The Odd Couple,” has been as influential in its own way as “The Glass Menagerie,” “A Raisin in the Sun” or “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”

With “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” the playwright simply applied his considerable talents to a genre — the family play — that the critics could appreciate.

And he did so brilliantly.

Calvin Wilson • 314-340-8346 Theater critic @calvinwilsonstl on Twitter calvinwilson@post-dispatch.com

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That’s the question raised in “The Lifespan of a Fact,” the smart and engagingly playful comedy-drama running through Nov. 10 in a spellbinding Repertory Theatre of St. Louis production.

Advocating for the truth is Jim Fingal (Griffin Osborne), a magazine fact-checker assigned to look over an essay by noted author John D’Agata (Brian Slaten), who doesn’t necessarily stick to the facts.

Not that D’Agata would see it that way. His goal is to captivate the reader — and if that means altering a detail to improve the rhythm of a sentence, he’s fine with it.

Situated somewhere between the two men philosophically is editor Emily Penrose (Perri Gaffney), whose hopes that

the fact-checking will be finished by deadline are dwindling by the second.

Based on a book by D’Agata and Fingal, written by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell and Gordon Farrell and directed by Meredith McDonough, “The Lifespan of a Fact” addresses a timely subject with a comic intensity reminiscent of Hollywood’s screwball comedies of the 1930s and ’40s.

McDonough keeps things moving with pinpoint precision, and she elicits fine performances from a cast that’s as sensitive to rhythms as the haughty D’Agata is. Slaten and Osborne play off each other perfectly. And as the fictional Emily, Gaffney is exasperation personified.

The production also benefits mightily from Arnel Sancianco’s spoton scenic design, which injects a moment of unexpected drama that’s too good to spoil.

Unquestionably, the

‘The Lifespan of a Fact’ When • Through Nov. 10 Where • Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road, Webster Groves How much • $20-$94.50 More info • repstl.org play taps into current anxieties about “alternative facts” and presumably “fake news.” Information has never been more accessible — or as prone to unreliability. And folks have never been more tempted to seek out sources that merely confirm their worldviews.

Decades hence, “The Lifespan of a Fact” may not seem as urgent or relevant. But right now, it’s a bulletin from the zeitgeist.

Calvin Wilson • 314-340-8346 Theater critic @calvinwilsonstl on Twitter calvinwilson@post-dispatch.com

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CONCERT REVIEW

Denève, SLSO serve up lively Russian, French selections

BY SARAH BRYAN MILLER

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Grand Boulevard passages of perpetual Sarah Bryan Miller • 314-340-8249 How much • $15-$112 motion, lovely lyricism When • 3 p.m. Sunday Classical music critic alternating with sardonic @sbmillermusic on Twitter More info • 314-534-1700; slso.org Where • Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North sbmiller@post-dispatch.com moments that sound like they were cut from the composer’s 1921 opera “The Love for Three Oranges.” With masterful accompaniment from Denève and the orchestra, the concerto was a success.

Gomyo rewarded the enthusiastic audience with an idiomatically performed encore, Astor Piazzolla’s Tango Etude No. 4. It complemented the Prokofiev well.

October 20–January 12, 2020 The second half was filled with Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Symphonic Now on view, see outstanding examples of 17th-century Dances.” Composed in Dutch painting on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, 1940, it’s a big, wideBoston. From landscapes and still lifes to portraiture ranging piece, and the and scenes of everyday life, the exhibition celebrates composer’s final original the magnificent Dutch Golden Age of art. work before his death three years later.

Its trio of movements Members see it free. are titled for times of day: For ticket information, visit slam.org/DutchPainting.

“Noon,” “Twilight” and “Midnight.” “Dances” started with an authori#DutchPainting tative statement from principal timpanist Shannon Wood. A beautiful melange of winds followed, with particularly notable impressive playThe exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and presented in St. Louis by the Betsy and Thomas Patterson Foundation. ing from principal oboe Additional funding is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state Jelena Dirks, principal agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts. clarinet Scott Andrews, Rachel Ruysch, Dutch, 1664–1750, Still Life with Flowers (detail), 1709. principal bassoon Andrew oil on canvas. 30 × 25 3/16 inches. Promised gift of Rose-Marie and Eijk Cuneo and saxophone van Otterloo, in support of the Center for Netherlandish Art. Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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In the second movement, concertmaster David Halen got to shine; with some rather louche dances, the music bespoke decadence. The third movement features perhaps the longest, most A Volcano Awakens • A City Vanishes involved set of variations on the “Dies irae” ever composed, with excerpts from the Russian Orthodox liturgy mixed in. It ends with a big splashy finale.

Denève has a terrific grasp of this music, exploring all its facets and bringing various elements to the fore. It made for a fine collaboration with every section of the orchestra, and got a great response from the

‘Symphonic Dances’

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra music director Stéphane Denève returned to Powell Symphony Hall this weekend with a program of jazz-infused French and Russian music, and an outstanding violin soloist.

Denève began with a bilingual greeting to the audience (“Good evening!

Bon soir!”) and spoke briefly about the music.

He’s steadily winning over St. Louisans with his Gomyo combination of personal charm, smart musical choices and carefully thought-out programDenève ming. He and the SLSO always played well together when he was a guest; now, that connection is steadily deepening.

The concert began with Francis Poulenc’s Suite from “Les biches (The Does).” Although the story that loosely accompanies the music concerns sexual activities that were illegal in France (and elsewhere) when the ballet was composed in 1948, the music is largely sprightly and jazzy, with plaintive sections in the third movement offset by a return to cheerful tunes and classical echoes in the fourth.

“Les biches” entered the orchestra’s repertoire with these concerts, but they performed it as if long familiar with the music.

Violinist Karen Gomyo, who made her memorable SLSO debut in 2005, remains an amazing talent, inhabiting the music and bringing it to life. Her interpretative abilities have only grown over the years, keeping pace with her technique.

Her vehicle was Sergei Prokofiev’s demanding 1917 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major. It mixes

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SAVANNAH, GA. — Even before you leave the airport in Savannah, it’s obvious you’ve landed in a more genteel place than the one you left — “that gently mannered city by the sea,” as Margaret Mitchell, author of “Gone With the Wind,” once described it.

A bow-tied gentleman is playing Gershwin on a baby grand in the terminal’s skylit atrium, a space lined with shops meant to evoke a small town’s main street in a bygone era: faux gas lamps and wooden park benches, and rocking chairs set in motion by travelers who seem in no rush to travel.

On my way from the airport to the Alida, a recently opened hotel, my driver, Anthony, dished the local dirt. Savannah’s historic district, he informed me, is “walk and carry,” there are lots of bachelorette parties, and it gets crazy on weekends, although not as wild as New Orleans. He recommended I try a Wet Willie, a large slushy boozy drink made from vodka, amaretto and triple sec, for maximum bang for the buck, or a Call-Me-A-Cab — I had to look up that, too: it’s vodka, peach schnapps, coconut rum, melon liqueur, Southern Comfort and creme de banana.

It sounded more like call-me-an-ambulance.

“Thirteen, fifteen bucks,” he advised, “one drink and done. Walk around with it all night and that will get you right. It’s nothing to play with though.”

Apparently they like to have a good time here.

Savannah, where “What would you like to drink?” substitutes for “Hello how are you?” is a “bucket list” kind of place, one of those must-see destinations to check off, if you have the time and money. It has earned a page in “1000 Places to Visit Before You Die” where it’s described as “America’s best walking city,” with the country’s largest historic district at over 2 square miles, with more than 1,000 antebellum homes and commercial buildings, and with 21 leafy squares, each one an acre in size. It was America’s first planned city, laid out in 1733 by James Oglethorpe, an officer in the English army.

And for millions of readers, Savannah is the setting for John Berendt’s gazillioncopy best-seller “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” or “The Book” as it’s dismissed locally, with a touch of ennui, a fictionalized true story full of oddball characters — fitting since Oglethorpe envisioned the new colony as a place for societal misfits — and a sensational murder.

Some people come here just to see the places mentioned in the book, especially the Mercer House, where Jim Williams shot Danny Hansford, and to admire the architecture and beauty spots, or to let their hair down, as Anthony implied, or to attend SCAD, the Savannah College of Art and Design, more about which in a bit. I don’t have enough hair to let down so I came for the historic homes — block after block of well-preserved Greek Revival, Federal, Regency and Georgian manses.

Bucket list travelers often visit Savannah in combination with Charleston, S.C., which is 100 miles distant, and I encourage you to do the same, but “the hostess city of the South” hates being compared with its northern neighbor. Locals sniff that it’s overrun by tourists. When the founder of the Spoleto USA festival courted Savannah as a home, the city rejected his overtures, so he went to Charleston instead. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, bless your heart.

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They like things just the way they are here. So it was no surprise that locals were suspicious when, 40 years ago, SCAD’s founders began buying up derelict and deserted buildings in the historic district to house their new institution. “SCAD transformed Savannah overnight, just like that,” Anthony said with a snap of his long fingers (years ago he won an athletic scholarship to SCAD, which fielded a basketball team until they realized that artists can’t shoot). The institution’s backstory is amply chronicled by “This is SCAD,” a multimedia extravaganza, free to the public and evocative of the anteroom to a Disneyland ride. Many SCAD grads go on to work for the Mouse.

Savannah didn’t immediately cotton to SCAD, now one of the city’s largest employers. Students looked out of place roaming the streets clad in black avant-garde fashions, VISITSAVANNAH.COM coiffed in asymmetriAccording to Brenda, the driver of George Hobica’s Savannah cal hairstyles, their lips painted in gloomy, Goth historic district tour “trolley,” you can’t say you’re from blood-red shades. These Savannah unless you’re at least third generation.

were art students, after all.

“Now they fit in just fine,” Anthony said, and most citizens knew a good thing when they saw it: private homes were being rescued, but who would save commercial buildings, disused warehouses, schools, and the old railroad depot, now a SCAD museum?

The building that is now the new 152-room Alida, where I stayed, evolved from a former warehouse and is named after Alida Harper Fowlkes, a Savannah socialite and preservationist credited with saving many landmark buildings in town, including the Harper Fowlkes House, which gives tours five days a week.

SCAD’s scholars were eventually accepted, but acceptance comes slowly here even for longtime residents. According to Brenda, the driver of my Savannah historic district tour “trolley,” you can’t say you’re from Savannah unless you’re at least third generation. Was this true or just some trolley tour twaddle? Apparently true. I stopped at

one of the many house museums in this city whose historic district is a museum of houses, and asked a docent if she was from Savannah. “We’ve lived here 50 years,” she told me with obvious chagrin, “but you’re not from here unless you’re at least third generation.

You can only reach so high socially” (and here she raised an arm just above her head) “and no further.” So no invites to join the Oglethorpe Club (the height of social acceptance in Savannah), I asked? “Exactly,” she said.

As a club member explains in “The Book,” exclusion from the Oglethorpe Club means “You shall come this far and no further, you are not really one of us.”

I was ready to ramble so I took an aimless walk. The thing to do here is walk around, with or without a guide. This past May on my explorations, I often saw no one sitting on a stoop or playing in a yard or even an open window.

I found it odd: although Savannah is a tourist magnet I seldom encountered tourists. True, it was midweek, and in May, so maybe it wasn’t peak season or maybe I had just missed the crowds. I sat in one of the 21 leafy squares on a wooden bench underneath the magnolia trees, with the sun filtering through the leaves, some of which floated down, striking the square’s brick pavements with a light tap.

It was the only sound and I was the only one occupying the benches; the square was empty other than an occasional pedestrian taking a shortcut.

The historic district sometimes presents as a movie set, ready to stand in for any serene Southern location. So it’s no surprise that so many movies have been filmed here. Savannah was the setting for “The Garden of Good and Evil,” book and movie, and much else besides: “Magic Mike XXL,” “The Conspirator,” “The Last Song,” “The General’s Daughter,” “Birth of a Nation,” “Now and Then,” “The Longest Yard,” and most recently 2019’s “The Poison Rose” with John Travolta and Morgan Freeman, to name only some, plus television shows and commercials, giving work to hundreds of local extras. Brenda pointed out the very bench that once supported Tom Hanks’ posterior in “Forest Gump.”

Another thing Brenda told her charges: in the old days a Savannah hostess would display a pineapple on the mantle or the dining table. When she removed it, that meant it was time for guests to scram.

Pineapples were rare and expensive, and only the fastest schooners could deliver them before they rotted between harvest and table. Civic-minded Brenda did not mention that a few days before my visit a sharp-eyed customs officer at the Port of Savannah had spotted, in a shipment of pineapples, $19 million worth of cocaine. I read that tidbit in the Savannah Morning News, the local paper.

Like all good guests, pineapples or no pineapples, my time to depart had arrived. Anthony picked me up at the Alida. “Good visit?” he asked. “Too short,” I said.

The same man was playing the airport’s baby grand, but he had switched from Gershwin to Chopin.

As I waited for my flight, a colorful parade of women, all of a certain age, all bedecked in coordinated outfits of floral feathered hats, dressed in coordinated magenta and shocking pink, rolled their bags through the atrium toward the exit, on their way to a bachelorette bash I imagined, fueled by Call-MeA-Cabs or Wet Willies.

Their laughter and chatter filled the terminal. It was a Friday afternoon, and they were in Savannah, and you could see that the party had already begun.

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Is international driving permit needed? and Portuguese. The State Department authorizes AAA and the American If you’re renting a car on your next international Automobile Touring Alliance to issue international trip, you may need an additional ID: an interna- driving permits.

Further complicating tional driving permit. Not the issue, international paying for the document, driving permits are a which translates your favorite target of scamAmerican license into 10 mers. In 2012, the Federal languages, could be an Trade Commission issued expensive mistake. a warning about fake At least that’s the conpermits sold online by ventional wisdom. individuals or companies But people like Bill not authorized to issue the Oliveri have begun to question the conventional permits. The fraudsters wisdom. He contacted me were selling international driving permits for $60 to recently before his trip to $400. The fakes supposItaly to find out if the $20 edly authorized motorists he’d paid AAA for a oneto drive legally in the U.S., year international driving permit was money thrown even if they didn’t have state-issued licenses or if away.

“There’s always the fear their state-issued licenses had been suspended or that the car rental comrevoked. pany will not honor my Julie Hall, a spokesreservation,” says Oliveri, a retired federal employee woman for AAA, says most from Chevy Chase, Mary- countries “highly recomland. “So I pony up the $20 mend” an international driving permit, and some and wait in line at AAA.” require it.

Oliveri wants to know “There are some counif he has to repeat the tries that do not recognize process every year. The a driver’s license from the answer: maybe not.

United States, but offiInternational driving permits may be one of the cially recognize an international driving permit, least-understood travel like Hungary,” she says. documents. It’s a gray “There are other countries booklet with your name, photo and a translation of that honor a United States your American license into driver’s license, but require a local language translaFrench, Italian, Swedish, German, Chinese, Arabic, tion, like Spain.”

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Special to the Washington Post

international driving permit at any AAA branch office. You need two passport photos and a valid American license, and there’s a short form to fill out. AAA will also process your application by mail.

You don’t have to be a member to get a permit.

But is an international driving permit necessary?

And do you have to get one every year? Ask people who have rented cars overseas about an international driving permit, and you’ll receive a variety of responses.

Spencer Reese has traveled to more than 60 countries as an Air Force officer and has rented cars extensively.

“I have never needed an international diving permit in any of those countries,” he says.

But Michael Rozenblit says an international driving permit is a must when you travel internationally.

He recently tried to rent a car in Spain without a permit.

“I was surprised when the rental company in Spain insisted on seeing my international driving permit when we went to pick up the car, especially as there was no information regarding this as a requirement when we made the online booking,” says Rozenblit, who runs a

website on European travel called The World Was Here First.

The car rental agency told him and his partner that they could still rent a vehicle but risked a $566 fine if they were pulled over by police. In the end, they decided to forgo the car rental and take the train.

So how do you find out who does — and doesn’t — need an international driving permit? It’s difficult to find an authoritative source. Start by asking your car rental agency or travel agent. In Europe, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Spain require an international driving permit, according to the car rental agency Auto Europe. You may be able to rent a car without showing an international driving permit, and if the police stop you, they may not require the booklet.

Bottom line: If you’re headed to the most popular tourist destinations in Western Europe this fall, you may not need an international driving permit.

But you might want to get one, just to be safe.

Christopher Elliott is a consumer advocate, journalist and co-founder of the advocacy group Travelers United.

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Investor takes Emerson to task Some criticisms are valid, but others miss the mark DAVID NICKLAUS St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Emerson, long known for solid profits and a no-nonsense management style, might seem an unlikely target for an activist in-

vestor looking to attack bloated costs.

Nevertheless, New York investment firm D.E. Shaw laid out a lengthy list of shareholder complaints last week in a blistering letter to Emerson directors.

It accuses the Ferguson-based industrial company of incurring overhead expenses as much as $1 billion too high, overpaying

top executives and maintaining a collection of businesses that should be split apart.

The letter makes some good points. Some of Emerson’s governance practices, such as having directors serve staggered three-year terms, are unfriendly to shareholders. The company could do more to align Chief Executive David Farr’s pay, which

totaled $15.6 million last year, with results.

By pointing out that Emerson’s fleet of eight jets and one helicopter costs $20 million a year, and that Farr took $359,000 of personal flights on the jets last year, D.E. Shaw has highlighted an issue that may embarrass management and rankle other shareholders.

The broader allegation about bloated costs, though, isn’t so clear-cut. Emerson regularly

posts industry-leading profit margins, which would be impossible if it didn’t control expenses.

Emerson contests one of D.E. Shaw’s specific examples of inefficiency. The hedge fund says the company operates out of 16 locations in the Houston area alone; Emerson says that number appears to be eight years old and reflects sites used by Please see NICKLAUS, Page C4

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launching some canned versions of water brands.

The beverage industry has been scrambling to react to public anger over scenes of huge piles of plastic waste contaminating oceans.

But by increasing recycling via cans, companies could fall back in efforts to

ST. LOUIS — Ameren, the largest utility in the state, is hunting for solar panel space on rooftops, in parking lots and in the fields of Missouri schools, nonprofits and businesses.

The company’s Neighborhood Solar program unveiled this month marks a new approach in Ameren’s bid to expand renewable energy projects. The program asks local organizations — not residents — to lend it space.

They don’t get paid, nor do they get breaks on their utility bills.

Ameren touts instead that hosting a solar facility “can lend a positive brand and/or image to a location,” while promoting renewable energy.

The coal-dominated company has the highest rate of carbon emissions of any U.S. utility, according to a recent analysis. But it’s rolled out multiple solar energy initiatives over the past few months.

In August, a 1-megawatt solar facility began operation near Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, after hundreds of customers signed up to pay extra to support solar generation in Missouri. With additional demand spilling over to a waitlist of other customers, Ameren said it will build more of the facilities.

And in September, the company filed plans to build three solar panel and battery storage facilities in rural communities around the state, which — at 10 megawatts apiece — would be capable of meeting electricity demand for roughly 10,000 customers, combined.

The utility has a goal to add 100 megawatts of solar by 2027 and is also spending $1.2 billion to develop two Missouri wind farms — part of an overall aim to reduce its carbon emissions 80% by 2050, compared to 2005 levels.

“We continue to learn from our customers’ interest in clean and renewable energy,” said Matt Forck, the company’s vice

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LONDON — Global bottled water giants are ramping up trials of easily recyclable aluminum cans to replace plastic that pollutes the world’s seas. Sound like a slamdunk for the environment? Not entirely.

Aluminum cans might indeed mean less ocean waste, but they come with their own eco-price: the production of each can

pumps about twice as much carbon into the atmosphere as each plastic bottle.

French group Danone has become the latest company to make a move, telling Reuters it had started to replace some plastic bottles with aluminum cans for local water brands in Britain, Poland and Denmark.

The shift, previously unannounced, comes as multinational rivals like CocaCola Co., PepsiCo and Nestlé are also

Startup tests electric fracking, eyes use on St. Louis sidewalks

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — A Massachusettsbased startup came to St. Louis for an accelerator program, but an unlikely suggestion from city government may keep it here, and open it to a new market.

Eden GeoTech is developing electric fracking technology.

Fracturing, or fracking, is a method used to extract natural

gas or oil. Normally it is done by sending a high-pressure stream of water, chemicals and sand into rock deep in the earth in order to release the petrochemicals trapped inside.

A lesser-known alternative is to use electricity and send voltage into rock in order to break it up.

Traditional fracking can require anywhere from 1.5 million to 16 million gallons of water per well,

according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Using electricity, Eden GeoTech argues, reduces that need substantially.

In the process Eden GeoTech is testing, the materials — concrete, in this case — are placed in a tank of water. Electricity is discharged from electrodes into the rock, causing it to fracture, and the debris settles to the bottom of the tank.

The 2-year-old company came to St. Louis for the Ameren Accelerator, an annual, 12-week program that provides mentoring and funding to a group of startups.

Eden got $100,000.

Through the program, Eden GeoTech CEO Paris Smalls was introduced to Robert GaskillClemons, the city’s chief technology officer.

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tunity to apply Eden GeoTech’s technology to the construction industry.

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Digital disaster: SIM swap fraud could put financial data in wrong hands

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If you’re not familiar with SIM swap fraud, prepare to be terrified.

This scam, also known as port-out or SIM splitting fraud, allows criminals to hijack your cellphone number.

Once they have your number, the bad guys can clean out your financial accounts, confiscate your email, delete your data and take over your social media profiles.

Fraudsters can do all this because many companies — including banks, brokerages, email providers and social media platforms — verify your identity by texting a code to your cellphone. Intercepting those codes can give a criminal an all-access pass to your financial and digital life.

This kind of identify fraud has been around for years, but it’s getting more attention after a wave of cryptocurrency thefts and attacks on high-profile victims, including Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who briefly lost control of his Twitter account.

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NEW YORK — Despite tax reforms that changed an important incentive for giving to charities last year, Americans are still giving away record amounts — just from funds they had put aside for donations in previous years.

Fidelity Charitable said on Wednesday it has already surpassed its granting record from 2018, with $5.25 billion given to 125,000 different nonprofits so far in 2019. And that’s with the traditional “giving season,” that starts around Thanksgiving and runs to the new year, still six weeks away.

If the rest of this year matches last year, which included a slow December because of stock market volatility, Fidelity Charitable could tally up another $1 billion in giving before the end of 2019, said Pam Norley, president of Fidelity Charitable.

Still, this massive giving belies deep behavioral and demographic changes going on in the philanthropic world, that have nonprofit organizations worried nonetheless.

There is still a tax deduction for charitable giving on the U.S. tax return, but many millions fewer people now itemize their deductions because the tax reform doubled the standard deduction. So, that incentive to give at the end of the year for JERRY NAUNHEIM JR. the tax deduction is gone for most.

While Fidelity Charitable also had a Salvation Army bell ringer Keith Crumes sings Christmas carols in December 2015 at a record year of grants going out to chari- Dierbergs store in O’Fallon, Mo. Making a donation are George Krieg of Florissant and his ties in 2018, incoming donations for that grandson Peyton Teitelbaum, 3, of O’Fallon, Mo. year were down 1.1%, according to the company.

Nationwide, the trend was similar, according to Giving USA, with granting up but donations down.

The long-term impact of this change will be greatest on community organizations that count on small, local donations and are now having trouble staying afloat or planning for the future.

“I know a lot of small organizations are nervous. It’s hard to know what kind of programs to offer,” said Eileen Heisman, president of the National Philanthropic Trust.

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These accounts are particularly efficient for those who want to donate appreciated stock or other non-cash assets, taking a tax deduction upfront and doling out the funds later. Organizations like Fidelity Charitable and Schwab Charitable administer these accounts and manage the granting process.

Granting may be higher in 2019 because the stock market, while volatile, is up over last year, said Fidelity’s Norley.

Also, some people may have made a larger-than-usual donation in 2018 or 2019 in order to push them over the standard deduction limit, and will skip a year or two later on — a strategy known as bunching. The way that worked for Heisman was that she did a back-of-envelope guess about how much she was going to be able to deduct at the end of last year.

“We were really close, so I said, I’m going to make an additional gift to our donor-advised fund that is guaranteed to push us over,” Heisman said.

Most people are still figuring out how tax law changes are impacting their finances, so it could take up to three years before this factor settles down, said Heisman.

More troubling in the long-term may be the wealth effect that is starting to show in philanthropic data. Wealthy people are giving more to charity, but middle- and lower-income people are not giving as much as they used to, according to Giving USA, an annual report that tracks philanthropy.

Tax incentives are only part of this, with the overall economy and demographic changes also playing a part, said Una Osili, associate dean for research at Lily Family School of Philanthropy and a lead researcher of the annual Giving USA report.

“Those who are giving are wealthier, but there is less giving and less participation among lower- and middle-income and younger donors,” said Osili.

Donors, especially young ones, are also changing their giving behavior, and the traditional data-gathering of organizations like Giving USA may not be capturing all the activity that is now going on.

In particular, giving to individuals, such as through GoFundMe campaigns, is not tracked because these funds do not go to registered charities. Political donations are also not counted because these are not technically charities.

In addition, impact investing and socially conscious consumer behavior do not figure in as charitable giving, although many people associate the behavior as for a social good.

“Right now, the definition of charitable giving is quite specific. But because the boundaries are getting blurry, the question is: ‘How large is the pie?’” said Osili.

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Experts are worried The potential damage is so great that security expert Avivah Litan, vice president at research firm Gartner Inc., fears losing her phone number far more than having her Social Security number compromised.

“I’d rather they took my social, to tell you the truth,” Litan says, “because I care about my retirement money and I know some of it’s protected through phone number access.”

What’s more, you can’t prevent this fraud — only your carrier can.

And right now, criminals are finding it’s pretty easy to fool the phone companies.

Sometimes the scam artists bribe or blackmail carrier employees; sometimes, the employees are the criminals. Other times, the fraudsters use identifying data they’ve stolen, bought on the dark web or gleaned from social media to convince carriers that they’re you. They pretend they want to change carriers or say they need a new SIM card, the module that identifies a phone’s owner and allows it to connect to a network. Once they persuade the carrier to transfer your number to a phone they control, they can attack your other accounts.

Even getting your cellphone carrier to recognize what’s happening, and help you stop it, can be a challenge, says security expert Bob Sullivan, host of the “So, Bob” technology podcast. Victims report being forced to educate phone company employees about the fraud and having their numbers stolen more than once, even after protections were supposedly in place.

“The real problem is when you call, are you going to get a person that you can talk to about this quickly and are they going to recognize what’s happening?” Sullivan asks. “Or are you going to be in voicemail hell for three hours while a criminal raids all your accounts?”

Phone companies protest that they’re doing all they can, and solutions that would make this theft harder also would inconvenience people who legitimately want to switch carriers or need their numbers transferred to new SIM cards because their phones have been lost or stolen.

While you can’t prevent this fraud if you have a cellphone, you may be able to reduce the chances of being victimized or at least limit the damage.

First, ask your phone company to put a personal identification number on your account. Hopefully the carrier will require that to be produced before your phone number is “ported out” to a new carrier or assigned to a different SIM card.

Then, investigate whether you can switch to more secure authentication on your sensitive accounts. Being texted a code is better than nothing, since this “two factor” authentication is harder to beat than just using a password. Better options would be to get the codes through a call to a landline or by using an authenticator app such as Authy, Google Authenticator or Duo Security on your smartphone.

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If your phone stops working or you can’t send or receive texts, don’t assume it’s a glitch. Call using an alternate method or visit your carrier immediately to report phone takeover fraud. Sullivan recommends knowing a few alternate ways to contact your carrier, such as Wi-Fi calling, Skype or an easily accessed backup phone.

If you do become a victim, you should: • Alert your financial institutions.

• Change the email and password associated with all your financial and payment accounts.

• Freeze your credit reports.

• File identity theft reports with your local police department.

The important thing is to move quickly, because the bad guys won’t wait.

“You have a plan in place because minutes are going to matter,” Sullivan says.

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Flyte brand in Britain, Sparkles in Poland and Aqua d’or in Denmark.

But the company, which uses 400,000 metric tons of PET plastic bottles each year, is also focusing on increasing recycling of plastic and plans to use an average of 50% recycled material in its water bottles by 2025 and 100% for its Evian brand.

And while Pepsi is testing aluminum for its Aquafina water at food service outlets, it is also introducing a plastic bottle made of 100% recycled material for another brand, LIFEWTR. “The consideration for aluminum is much higher on the list than it has been for the last few years (but) the hardest thing to change is infrastructure,” said Pepsi’s Lowden.

“Hence our need to drive hard the recyclability of plastic as well as look at our mix of cans and glass.”

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reduce their carbon footprints, illustrating the tough juggling act they can face to keep environmentally conscious investors, campaigners and consumers on-side.

“That’s the dilemma you’re going to have to choose between,” said Ruben Griffioen, sustainability manager of packaging materials at Heineken, adding that the company was trying to reduce both plastic waste and emissions.

Recycling plastic is more complex, leads to degradation and has lower reuse rates than aluminum — so the metal has been heralded as a greener alternative.

Cans have on average 68% recycled content compared to just 3% for plastic in the United States, Environmental Protection Agency data shows.

New water brands are also making a splash.

“Mananalu will rid the world of plastic water containers and start a wave of change,” says the website of the new canned water launched by Hollywood actor Jason Momoa, of “Aquaman” fame. Another entrant, Liquid Death, meanwhile, hails its “ecofriendly cans” and uses the hashtag #DeathtoPlastic.

“The aluminum industry can play on the fact that its product is infinitely recyclable, and they’re right,” said Martin Barrow, director of footprinting at UK-based

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Many water bottling companies are considering a switch to aluminum cans for their products.

nonprofit consultancy the Carbon Trust.

“But primary aluminum uses huge amounts of electricity and it’s also got some chemical releases of greenhouse gas emissions.”

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plastics is complex; making the metal with hydro power instead of fossil fuels reduces emissions while using recycled aluminum slashes it even further.

But when all types of metal are averaged out, however, cans still account for about double the greenhouse gases of plastic bottles, Barrow said, citing figures for Europe.

At aluminum’s most polluting level, an 11-ounce can is responsible for 2.9 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the analysis compiled for Reuters, roughly equating to the emissions produced by driving a car 4 to 5 miles.

A plastic bottle of the same size, made from the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic typically used, accounts for up to 0.7 pounds.

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not that desirable, but if you have five good things and one that isn’t, we’ll all have to make decisions.

“It’ll never be that clean.”

So aluminum has a larger footprint in production because of the vast power needed in the smelting process. But, in a further example of the complexities of environmental impact, the overall carbon equation becomes more muddied when other issues such as logistics are taken into account.

“It’s a complex picture, certainly,” said Simon Lowden, an executive who leads Pepsi’s plastics drive. “You have to think about transport, secondary packaging, time in store, all those considerations come into play.”

Because aluminum is lightweight and cans make efficient use of space, less transport is usually needed than for plastics or glass, while less power is also needed to chill drinks in cans — particularly useful in tropical climes.

“That means in some markets aluminum would actually not produce as much greenhouse gas,” Lowden said.

Bruce Karas, an executive at Coca-Cola North America in change of environment and sustainability, acknowledged the conflicting environmental pressures at play.

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A broad shift to aluminum cans, including new manufacturing infrastructure, would raise costs for drinks companies, some of which are likely to be passed on to consumers.

Another key factor is consumer convenience.

How often do people down bottles of water in one go? While advances are being made in can technology, most cans are opened and stay open, while bottles can be recapped.

Plastic water bottles can also be sold in a range of sizes, while cans are more limited.

As a result of such factors, drinks giants are cautious.

“It’s not necessarily saying we’re pulling the plug on plastic, it’s really looking at how do consumers react to canned water,” said CocaCola’s Karas.

In an example of this toein-the-water approach, Coke is planning a limited launch of its top U.S. water brand Dasani in aluminum cans and aluminum resealable bottles later this year.

Even while companies are beginning to sell water in cans, they are also embarking on a green makeover for plastic. Scientific efforts include creating new compounds that are biodegradable or more easily recyclable.

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Another obstacle to a large-scale shift from plastic bottles is that there may not be enough cans to go round, at a time when some beers and wines are also switching from glass to cans.

The world’s top can maker Ball Corp., which supplies the likes of Coke and Pepsi, is already scrambling to add capacity to meet demand.

“This is a level of growth that we haven’t seen in a long time. We’re looking at a number of speed-up projects, new can lines,“ said Kathleen Pitre, chief commercial and sustainability officer for Ball’s global beverage packaging business.

Ball told investors it planned to add 4-5 billion additional cans of capacity by mid-2021 to its existing 105 billion, but this does not even include potential expansion in the water sector.

A shift of only 1% of global soft drinks, beer and bottled water from plastic and glass to cans, would mean a surge of 24 billion more cans, said the company, the third-biggest stock gainer among the S&P 500 index over the past 12 months.

That 1% change would increase aluminum demand by around 310,000 metric tons, according to Patel at Wood Mackenzie and further shifts could counter wider market weakness.

Major aluminum producers Alcoa and Norsk Hydro have cut estimates of global demand growth for aluminum recently, partly due to trade tensions between the United States and top metals consumer China.

“You’re talking about billions and billions of water bottles, so there’s a potential revival for the aluminum can market,” said Patel.“But it’ll take three or four years to see if this is a real trend.”

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or a hub plugged into your router, and they let you “paint” multiple colors onto the strips — two distinct advantages over Philips Hue. They also work with IFTTT, Nest, SmartThings and Amazon’s Alexa. ! The bad: Controls for that color-painting feature are pretty imprecise, and you can’t save any of your custom patterns to use later.

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companies Emerson bought. It has consolidated several of the operations.

“They are very focused on lean manufacturing and maximizing the utilization of the space they have,” says Jeff Windau, an analyst at Edward Jones. “If you look at the bottom-line margins, they’re as good or better than most of their peers.”

D.E. Shaw isn’t alone in saying Emerson could unlock value by splitting itself into two companies, one focused on industrial automation and the other on tools and air conditioning technology. Other analysts have been suggesting such an action for years.

Some of them disagree, however, with D.E. Shaw’s estimate of the potential gains from such an action. Its letter says Emerson could increase its value 20% with a spinoff alone, or 50% if it also pursues aggressive cost-cutting.

“I have seen other calculations that don’t get nearly that much upside,” Windau says.

Rob McCarthy, an analyst at Stephens Inc., says the gains D.E. Shaw envisions would be possible only after three or four years, and only “through the prism of a new industrial economic upcycle.”

In other words, he thinks the economy needs to get better before Emerson can unlock the value hidden in its various businesses. Higher oil prices would help a lot, because Emerson’s automation business relies heavily on the oil and gas industry.

To its credit, Emerson already began taking a hard look at costs when it saw the economy slowing this year. It also announced a broad review of its business portfolio on Oct. 1 after reports that D.E. Shaw, which owns a little more than 1% of Emerson’s shares, was agitating for change.

The company probably would prefer to conduct that review away from public scrutiny. It has gone through similar processes before, as in 2015 when it decided to sell a problematic network power business.

This time, the presence of an activist shareholder may not change the ultimate decision, but it increases the pressure on Emerson management to explain and defend its actions. If D.E. Shaw disagrees with any of them, it will surely let everyone know.

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! The good: Lutron’s in-wall smart switches are reliable performers that work with Alexa, Nest, IFTTT, Apple HomeKit and more. The well-designed Lutron app is easy to use, and offers plenty of helpful features, including geofencing, scene management, and a security mode that’ll help make it look like you’re home when you’re not. ! The bad: Lutron won’t let you program your lights to fade on or off over a custom length of time, and the Lutron Bridge requires a hardwired Ethernet connection to your router. ! CNET rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 (Outstanding) ! The cost: $164.90 ! The bottom line: These are the best-performing, most fully featured smart switches currently available, and well worth the money if you’re serious about connected lighting.

MOUND CITY MONEY Fewer jobs last month, but strong annual outlook: Metro St. Louis lost 1,000 jobs in September but remains on pace for one of its strongest job-growth years in recent history.

The September slump ended a summer winning streak for the region’s economy. Seasonally adjusted figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show metro

St. Louis gaining 11,000 jobs between May and August.

The metro area gained 26,800 jobs between September 2018 and September 2019, a growth rate of 1.9%. Nationwide employment grew 1.4% in the same period.

The St. Louis area has outpaced the nation in job growth since June after trailing, sometimes by

a lot, for the previous three years.

St. Louis-area leisure and hospitality employers, including restaurants and hotels, added 7,100 jobs in the latest 12 months. Construction and mining firms added 5,800 jobs and manufacturers added 4,200.

The health care sector, which often leads the region in job growth, showed a decline of 900

jobs between September 2018 and September 2019. Figures for specific industries are not seasonally adjusted.

The BLS also reported Friday that Missouri’s unemployment rate fell to 3.1% in September from 3.2% in August. Illinois’ jobless rate dipped from 4% to 3.9%, which is a record low for the state.

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“You don’t encounter it that often, but when you do, it’s pretty much a big deal,” GaskillClemons said.

Smalls was interested in this idea. He thinks he can adapt electric fracking to break up city sidewalks. The startup had been solely focused on the oil and gas sector, but Smalls sees this as an opportunity to open it to other markets.

And there are other possible applications. If trials proved successful, the equipment could also be used to break up concrete for demolitions or recycling. Streetlight poles, for instance, are concrete but have rebar inside, and the two must be separated before they can be recycled.

Smalls decided to bring the electric fracking equipment from Somerville, Massachusetts, to Rolla, where Eden GeoTech will test these possibilities in a lab at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Smalls is confident. “There’s a 100% chance that you can break concrete with electricity,” he said. He said it’s even easier than breaking shale.

It’s just a matter of testing Eden GeoTech’s equipment.

For now it is still “laboratory scale,” Smalls said. It weighs in

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president of community, economic development and energy solutions. “Neighborhood Solar is going to be another example of that.”

Ameren intends to spend at least $14 million on Neighborhood Solar through 2023, spread

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Paris Smalls, CEO of Eden GeoTech, speaks at an event at Cortex Innovation Community announcing the 2019 Ameren Accelerator cohort on Aug. 21. at around 2,500 pounds and is capable of 18,000 volts.

But when it’s fully commercialized, it will need to send about 400,000 volts into rock.

“Considering that 500 volts can kill you,” Smalls said, “it’s

lead to opportunities to test pretty intense.”

At this point, it’s just an ex- their technology and explore periment, Gaskill-Clemons potential markets. said. The city has made no commitment to Smalls.

Annika Merrilees • 314-340-8528 But Gaskill-Clemons is hope- @annie3mer on Twitter ful his work with startups will amerrilees@post-dispatch.com

across as many as seven sites, depending on construction costs.

The company said it will choose initial sites as soon as December and start construction in early 2020.

Ameren will own each project and shoulder the associated costs of installation, operation and maintenance. Meanwhile, the company and its customers will be spared from having to pay

to acquire sites for the projects, Ameren said.

Forck said he could envision a number of good potential fits for the program, including schools, community colleges and municipal government buildings seeking to incorporate educational components related to renewable energy.

Locations that want to host solar projects can submit appli-

cations to Ameren. The company said it will evaluate them based on criteria including expected solar output, installation cost, energy grid support, neighborhood benefits, electric vehicle charging opportunities, and chances for workforce training and development.

Bryce Gray • 314-340-8307 @_BryceGray on Twitter bgray@post-dispatch.com

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6.34 2.46 2.06 4.02 0.40 0.62 0.37 1.63 0.40 0.34 1.25 0.81 3.24 1.47 2.66

8.13 1.29 2.91 4.01 .77 1.22 1.01 2.62 1.14 .92 4.49 2.20 11.24 5.25 8.06

15.05 6.09 5.54 12.73 1.32 2.15 1.43 6.92 1.76 1.52 5.85 3.87 15.58 7.16 13.26

72.8 67.8 59.2 46.2 43.8 40.5 34.9 30.8 29.4 28.8 27.0 26.5 26.3 25.8 25.1

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52-WEEK HIGH LOW

... 28.47 ... 300.00 ... 12.63 70 11.28 ... 11.93 dd 14.10 dd 101.88 dd 19.00 dd 5.55 dd 28.90

10.75 14.08 5.42 2.25 5.17 3.07 50.33 4.80 .91 5.01

FRIDAY $CHG CLOSE 1WK

%CHG %CHG %RTN 1WK 1MO 1YR

11.30 -12.33 -52.2 -56.1 954321| -20.5 15.81 -6.19 -28.1 -25.1 9999942| -92.2 5.34 -2.05 -27.7 -40.8 | 0.0 2.11 -0.74 -26.0 -33.9 99997421| -78.5 6.74 -2.05 -23.3 -39.8 7532| -6.2 3.18 -0.91 -22.2 -23.4 99987654321| -73.1 47.04 -13.23 -22.0 -29.8 | 0.0 5.05 -1.41 -21.8 -47.0 | 0.0 1.02 -0.24 -19.0 -42.0 999962| -75.6 5.24 -1.13 -17.7 -43.2 999962| -75.6

Note: Stocks classified by market capitalization, the product of the current stock price and total shares outstanding. Ranges are $100 million to $1 billion (small); $1 billion to $8 billion (mid); greater than $8 billion (large).

S&P 500 HOW TO READ THE TABLES Dividend: Expected cash payment to shareholders. PE ratio: Multiple of stock price to company earnings.

52-week high/low: Trading range over the past year. Last: Selling price at end of week.

Net change: Dollar change in price of stock from previous week. Percent change: From the previous week.

NAME

DIV

PE

rt Right to buy security at a specified price. s Split increased shares by at least 20% in last year. t Paid in stock. Approximate cash value on ex-distribution date. wi Trades will be settled when the stock is issued. wd When distributed. wt Warrant, allowing a purchase of stock. un Unit, including more than one security. v Trading halted on primary market. vj In bankruptcy or receivership. x Ex-dividend.

j Sum of dividends paid this year.

Most recent omitted or deferred. k Declared or paid this year.

Cumulative issue with dividends in arrears. lf Late filing with SEC. m Current annual rate, decreased by most recent dividend announcement. n New issue in the last year. p Initial dividend. Annual rate not known. Yield not shown. pf Preferred-stock issue. pr Preferences. r Declared or paid in last 12 months plus stock dividend. rs Reverse split decreased outstanding shares by at least 50% in last year.

FOOTNOTES a Extra dividends paid but not included. b Annual rate plus stock dividend. c Liquidating dividend. cc P/E greater than 99 cld Issue recalled for redemption by company. dd loss in last 12 months e Amount declared or paid in last 12 months. f Annual rate, increased on most recent dividend announcement. g Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h Doesn’t meet continued-listing standards. i Sum of dividends paid after stock split.

52-WEEK HIGH LOW

WK WK LAST CHG %CHG

AES Corp .55 13 18.52 13.55 16.38 +.37 +2.3 AFLAC 1.08 16 57.18 41.45 52.71 +.27 +.5 AT&T Inc 2.04 7 38.75 26.80 38.47 +.89 +2.4 AbbottLab 1.28 44 88.76 65.44 82.79 +3.16 +4.0 AbbVie 4.28 13 94.98 62.66 76.46 +2.83 +3.8 Abiomed 44 427.70 155.02 175.30 +5.66 +3.3 Accenture 1.60m 26 202.80 132.63 187.08 +2.91 +1.6 ActivsBliz .37f 24 78.98 39.85 54.54 -.28 -.5 AdobeInc 55 313.11 204.95 265.52 -12.77 -4.6 AdvAuto .24 28 186.15 130.09 163.50 +4.94 +3.1 cc 35.55 16.03 30.97 +1.22 +4.1 AMD AffilMgrs 1.28 6 124.28 71.09 74.58 -1.39 -1.8 Agilent .66 76 82.27 61.01 74.57 -.73 -1.0 AirProd 4.64 30 232.47 148.44 214.88 -2.41 -1.1 AkamaiT 36 93.12 57.18 91.51 +1.96 +2.2 AlaskaAir 1.40 19 74.83 53.39 66.84 +.76 +1.2 Albemarle 1.47 11 108.74 58.63 67.13 -1.78 -2.6 AlexREE 4.00f 35 155.99 109.04 156.01 +2.04 +1.3 15 141.86 92.56 98.41 -.84 -.8 Alexion lf AlignTech 41 339.95 169.84 213.88+13.72 +6.9 Allegion 1.08 ... 111.99 74.83 103.95 +2.49 +2.5 Allergan 2.96 26 190.36 114.27 173.60 +4.51 +2.7 AlliData 2.52 7 217.80 116.68 123.54 +.99 +.8 1.42 26 54.59 40.75 52.98 -.05 -.1 AlliantEg s Allstate 2.00 16 109.55 77.00 108.41 +.48 +.4 Alphabet C 31 1289.27 970.11 1245.49+30.04 +2.5 Alphabet A 38 1296.98 977.66 1244.41+28.70 +2.4 Altria 3.36f 14 66.04 39.30 44.33 +1.76 +4.1 Amazon 85 2035.801307.00 1757.51+25.59 +1.5 Ameren 1.98 27 80.85 62.51 76.62 -.43 -.6 AmAirlines .40 9 40.58 24.23 28.22 +.87 +3.2 AEP 2.68 24 94.89 72.07 94.14 +1.80 +1.9 AmExp 1.72f 16 129.34 89.05 116.76 +.36 +.3 AmIntlGrp 1.28 dd 58.66 36.16 53.97 -.45 -.8 AmTower 3.80f 86 242.00 148.43 229.09 +4.64 +2.1 AmWtrWks 2.00 53 129.90 85.89 122.41 -1.28 -1.0 Ameriprise 3.88 11 153.91 95.69 142.00 +3.73 +2.7 AmeriBrgn 1.60 11 94.75 69.36 89.64 +7.68 +9.4 Ametek .56 37 92.86 63.14 88.35 -.16 -.2 Amgen 5.80 16 211.90 166.30 202.72 +1.92 +1.0 Amphenol 1.00f 26 105.51 74.95 99.00 +2.02 +2.1 AnalogDev 2.16 28 124.79 76.62 109.48 -1.74 -1.6 Ansys 44 229.20 136.80 218.43 -5.73 -2.6 Anthem 3.20 16 317.99 227.16 249.40+11.85 +5.0 1.76 39 198.61 135.30 192.91 +1.81 +.9 Aon plc Apache 1.00 14 42.14 19.44 22.44 +1.02 +4.8 AptInv rs 31 54.23 43.24 54.48 +.93 +1.7 Apple Inc 3.08 22 238.13 142.00 236.41 +.20 +.1 ApldMatl .84 16 53.25 28.79 51.68 -.07 -.1 Aptiv .22 17 91.57 58.80 88.96 +2.70 +3.1 ArchDan 1.40 12 49.75 36.45 39.64 -.82 -2.0 Arconic .08 19 27.92 15.63 27.01 +.56 +2.1 AristaNetw 23 331.27 187.08 239.43 +2.99 +1.3 Assurant 2.40 62 127.76 82.31 125.67 -.11 -.1 ATMOS 2.10 21 115.19 87.88 111.60 +.24 +.2 Autodesk dd 178.95 117.72 139.67 -10.65 -7.1 AutoData 3.16 44 174.50 121.40 163.54 +1.02 +.6 AutoZone 20 1186.60 716.36 1110.00+24.03 +2.2 AvalonBay 6.08 37 220.12 167.01 220.17 +2.09 +1.0 AveryD 2.32 33 120.65 82.89 116.89 +3.52 +3.1 1.80f 13 53.90 40.68 52.67 +.67 +1.3 BB&T Cp

52-WEEK HIGH LOW

WK WK LAST CHG %CHG

NAME

DIV

PE

BakHugh BallCorp BkofAm BkNYMel Baxter BectDck BerkH B BestBuy Biogen BlackRock BlockHR Boeing BookingHl BorgWarn BostProp BostonSci BrMySq BroadcInc BroadrdgF BrownFB CBOE Glb CBRE Grp CBS B CDW Corp CF Inds CH Robins CME Grp CMS Eng CSX CVS Health CabotO&G Cadence CampSp CapOne CapriHld CardnlHlth CarMax Carnival Caterpillar Celanese Celgene Centene s CenterPnt CntryLink Cerner ChartCm Chevron Chipotle ChubbLtd ChurchDwt Cigna Cimarex CinnFin Cintas Cisco Citigroup CitizFincl CitrixSy Clorox CocaCola CognizTch

.72 .60 .72f 1.24f .88 3.08

85 30.00 20.09 22.08 -.15 38 81.88 42.24 74.11 +1.50 11 31.17 22.66 30.35 +1.44 12 54.27 40.52 45.34 +1.22 42 89.93 61.05 87.99 -.04 cc 264.74 208.62 258.59 +5.73 28 223.59 186.10 208.76 +.68 22 78.53 47.72 70.52 +.99 10 344.00 215.78 220.06 -3.15 17 487.45 360.79 445.04+11.04 11 29.62 22.96 23.28 -.35 32 446.01 292.47 344.00 -30.92 28 2081.811606.27 2013.53+36.35 11 44.78 30.71 38.74 +1.54 40 140.35 107.84 128.36 +.16 30 43.84 31.56 38.47 +.24 18 54.81 42.48 53.03 +1.42 ... 323.20 208.23 286.73 +5.82 36 136.99 91.34 122.98 -1.36 40 65.83 44.57 63.71 +.73 47 122.88 87.87 116.77 +1.17 20 56.47 37.45 52.21 +.39 8 59.56 36.25 36.75 -1.68 43 125.41 74.32 123.91 -.50 dd 55.15 38.90 47.77 -2.85 17 94.63 77.72 86.56 +1.31 47 224.91 161.05 213.17 +.34 39 65.31 47.63 64.01 +.13 17 80.73 58.47 68.67 -.38 12 82.15 51.72 66.16 +3.22 12 27.65 16.01 17.95 +.39 56 77.08 39.28 65.60 -.30 17 48.38 32.04 47.56 +.69 8 98.62 69.90 89.80 +.98 8 60.38 25.25 31.03 +1.43 dd 58.31 41.03 51.54 +4.62 19 93.36 55.24 94.28 +3.75 10 62.52 39.92 42.79 +1.24 12 144.77 111.75 130.71 +3.34 11 127.15 82.91 121.65 -.22 14 102.13 58.59 102.95 +2.38 13 74.49 41.63 46.88 +2.61 20 31.42 26.74 28.64 +.37 5 22.04 9.64 12.44 +.71 37 76.47 48.78 67.76 +.18 87 445.00 272.91 440.05+16.89 16 127.34 100.22 114.74 -1.41 cc 857.90 383.20 841.48+11.13 18 162.44 119.54 152.69 -2.41 ... 80.99 57.36 73.89 -.23 16 226.61 141.95 166.88+14.48 6 95.62 37.19 41.33 -3.99 10 118.19 71.01 115.72 -.41 38 271.78 155.98 269.31 +1.70 19 58.26 40.25 46.71 +.15 10 73.09 48.42 69.74 -.36 10 38.64 27.62 35.32 +.84 23 112.27 90.28 101.52 +3.30 25 167.70 143.58 149.70 -.55 33 55.92 44.42 54.78 +1.48 17 74.85 56.73 60.64 +.03

2.00 13.20 1.04 8.22 .68 3.80 1.64 10.60 2.16f .66f 1.44f .20 .72 1.18 1.20 2.00 3.00 1.48 .96 2.00 .36f 1.40 1.60 1.92 2.00 4.12 2.48 1.15 1.00 .72 4.76 3.00e .91 .04 .80 2.24 2.05f 1.40 2.04f 1.44f 1.40 4.24 1.60 .80

-.7 +2.1 +5.0 +2.8 +2.3 +.3 +1.4 -1.4 +2.5 -1.5 -8.2 +1.8 +4.1 +.1 +.6 +2.8 +2.1 -1.1 +1.2 +1.0 +.8 -4.4 -.4 -5.6 +1.5 +.2 +.2 -.6 +5.1 +2.2 -.5 +1.5 +1.1 +4.8 +9.8 +4.1 +3.0 +2.6 -.2 +2.4 +5.9 +1.3 +6.1 +.3 +4.0 -1.2 +1.3 -1.6 -.3 +9.5 -8.8 -.4 +.6 +.3 -.5 +2.4 +3.4 -.4 +2.8

Mutual funds GL: Long Government GR: Global Real Estate GS: Short Government HM: High-Yield Muni HY: High-Yield Bond IB: World Bond IC: Trading-Inverse Commodities ID: Industrials IE: Trading-Inverse Equity IH: World Allocation IP: Inflation-Protected Bond IS: Trading-Miscellaneous JS: Japan Stock LB: Large Blend LC: Trading-Leveraged Commodities LE: Trading-Leveraged Equity LG: Large Growth LO: Long-Short Equity LP: Energy Limited Partnership LS: Latin America Stock LV: Large Value MA: Allocation - 50-70% Equity MB: Mid-Cap Blend MG: Mid-Cap Growth MI: Muni National Intermediate ML: Muni National Long MQ: Miscellaneous Region MR: Miscellaneous Sector MS: Muni National Short MU: Multisector Bond MV: Mid-Cap Value ND: Trading-Inverse Debt NE: Market Neutral NT: Nontraditional Bond PJ: Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stock RI: Target-Date Retirement RR: Preferred Stock SB: Small Blend SC: Communications SF: Financial SG: Small Growth SH: Health SI: Muni Single State Intermediate SL: Muni Single State Long SN: Natural Resources SP: Equity Precious Metals

HOW TO READ THE TABLES Friday value: Price at which shares can be sold.

Year-to-date return: Figures don’t reflect sales charges and assume reinvestment of dividends.

Three-year and five-year annualized return: Figures don’t reflect sales charges and assume reinvestment of dividends.

Objective: Fund’s investment category.

1-yr Rank: On a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 meaning the fund ranks in the top 20% of its category.

FUND OBJECTIVES: AL: Allocation - 70-85% Equity AM: Multialternative BB: Commodities Broad Basket BL: Bank Loan BM: Bear Market CA: Allocation - 30-50% Equity CC: Consumer Defense CD: Consumer Cyclical CH: China Region CI: Intermediate-Term Bond CL: Long-Term Bond CR: Multicurrency CS: Short-Term Bond CV: Convertibles DP: Diversified Pacific/Asia EB: Emerging-Markets Bond EE: Equity Energy EI: India Equity EM: Diversified Emerging Markets ES: Europe Stock FA: Foreign Small/Mid-Value FB: Foreign Large-Blend FF: Managed Futures FG: Foreign Large-Growth FQ: Foreign Small/Mid-Blend FR: Foreign Small/Mid-Growth FV: Foreign Large-Value FX: Single Currency GI: Intermediate Government NAME

FRI NAV

AB DiversMunicipal 14.57 GlbBdAdv 8.60 ReltvValA m 5.53 AMG YacktmanI 21.01 Akre 45.86 FocInstl d FocRetail m 44.77 AllianzGI NFJDivValA m 12.22 American Century EqIncI 9.16 EqIncInv 9.15 GrInv 35.26 HeritageA m 19.50 IntlGrA m 11.89 SelA m 75.34 UltraInv 49.29 American Funds AMCpA m 31.71 AmrcnBalA m 27.71 AmrcnHiIncA m 9.96 AmrcnMutA m 42.47 BdfAmrcA m 13.27 CptWldGrIncA m 48.91 CptlIncBldrA m 61.55 CptlWldBdA m 20.37 EuroPacGrA m 52.76 FdmtlInvsA m 59.70 GlbBalA m 32.54 GrfAmrcA m 49.76 HiIncMuniBdA m16.43 IncAmrcA m 22.80 IntlGrIncA m 33.47 IntrmBdfAmrA m13.59 InvCAmrcA m 38.04 NewWldA m 67.86 NwPrspctvA m 44.93 SmCpWldA m 55.90 TheNewEcoA m 44.83 TxExBdA m 13.32 WAMtInvsA m 46.36 Angel Oak MltStratIncIns 11.07 Artisan IntlSmMdInv 13.94 IntlValueInstl 35.29 SmCpInvs 33.16 Baird AggrgateBdInstl 11.23 CorPlusBdInstl 11.57 ShrtTrmBdInstl 9.79 BlackRock AlCpEngyRsInvA m9.17 EqDivInstl 19.87 EqDivInvA m 19.80 GlbAllcIncInstl 19.18 GlbAllcIncInvA m19.05 HYBdInstl 7.67 HYBdK 7.68 LowDurBdInstl 9.64 StrIncOpIns 9.91 StratMuOpIns 11.72 TtlRetInstl 11.91 CGM Rlty 26.50

WK - PCT RETURN RNK CHG YTD 3YR 5YR OBJ 1YR -.02 +5.1 -.01 +7.2 +.06 +15.7

+2.2 +3.1 +11.6

+2.0 MS 1 +3.6 WH 4 +9.8 LV 3

+.04 +10.3

+11.6

+8.8 LV

2

+.15 +32.2 +.15 +31.9

+23.0 +17.5 LG +22.7 +17.2 LG

1 1

+.07 +15.8

+9.7

+6.5 LV

4

+.03 +.03 +.19 -.09 +.12 +.46 +.26

+17.8 +17.7 +24.0 +26.5 +18.1 +24.3 +21.9

+10.5 +10.3 +16.9 +13.3 +7.8 +16.3 +17.7

+10.8 +10.5 +13.9 +11.0 +4.8 +13.6 +14.3

LV LV LG MG FG LG LG

1 1 2 2 5 2 3

+.10 +.12 +.04 +.18 +.01 +.36 +.40 +.08 +.46 +.43 +.16 +.17 -.04 +.13 +.29 +.02 +.19 +.40 +.20 +.27 +.05 -.04 +.15

+14.3 +13.2 +9.1 +14.9 +7.5 +16.0 +12.0 +7.1 +17.1 +16.3 +10.6 +16.4 +8.0 +13.0 +16.9 +4.4 +13.9 +18.3 +19.3 +19.2 +15.5 +6.6 +16.6

+12.0 +9.4 +5.1 +11.4 +2.7 +9.5 +6.3 +2.5 +7.9 +12.0 +5.5 +13.5 +4.7 +7.7 +7.2 +1.6 +9.9 +9.6 +12.9 +10.7 +14.1 +3.4 +13.2

+10.3 +8.3 +4.0 +10.0 +2.7 +7.1 +5.1 +1.6 +6.0 +11.1 +4.4 +12.0 +5.0 +6.8 +3.5 +1.5 +9.1 +6.0 +10.7 +9.6 +11.1 +3.3 +10.8

LG MA HY LV CI WS IH IB FG LB IH LG HM AL FB CS LB EM WS SW LG MI LB

5

+4.4

+4.9

+.22 +23.5 +.39 +14.8 -.21 +27.2 +.01 +8.9 +.01 +9.3 +.02 +4.2 -.08 +.26 +.25 +.15 +.15 +.02 +.03 +.01 +.02 -.04 +.01

+4.3 +18.2 +18.0 +12.4 +12.1 +12.4 +12.6 +4.2 +6.1 +5.6 +9.0

+.54 +5.9

3 3 4 3 5 3 2 1 1 5 1 2 3 4 2 2

+4.2 MU

+9.0 +5.8 FR +6.9 +5.8 FB +17.5 +14.3 SG +3.3 +3.7 +2.3

5 2

1 2 1

+3.4 CI +3.7 PI +2.0 CS

1 1 2

-2.5 -6.5 EE +11.8 +10.1 LV +11.5 +9.8 LV +6.2 +4.8 IH +5.9 +4.5 IH +6.3 +5.2 HY +6.5 +5.3 HY +2.4 +2.0 CS +3.8 +3.0 NT +3.9 +3.9 MI +3.3 +3.3 PI

1 3 3

+7.3

+5.2 LB

5 2 5

NAME

FRI NAV

Calamos MktNetrlIncIns 13.26 Causeway IntlValInstl 15.09 ClearBridge AggresivGrA m 178.51 ApprecA m 26.26 LgCpGrI 53.07 Cohen & Steers PrfrdScInc,IncI 14.17 RlEsttSecIncIns 18.10 Columbia DivIncIns 23.21 GlbDivOppA m 18.34 SelM/CValA m 10.68 DFA EMktCorEqI 20.28 EMktSCInstl 19.82 EmMktsInstl 27.16 EmMktsValInstl 26.96 FvYrGlbFIIns 10.95 GlbEqInstl 23.20 GlbRlEsttSec 12.72 InflProtSecIns 12.03 IntlCorEqIns 12.98 IntlRlEsttScIns 5.58 IntlSmCoInstl 17.93 IntlSmCpValIns 18.35 IntlValInstl 16.98 ItmGovtFIIns 12.94 LgCpIntlInstl 22.43 OneYearFIInstl 10.32 RlEsttSecInstl 42.07 ShTrmExQtyI 10.94 TAUSCorEq2Instl 18.91 TMdUSMktwdVl 30.30 TMdUSTrgtedVal 33.44 TwYrGlbFIIns 10.02 USCorEq1Instl 24.30 USCorEqIIInstl 22.28 USLgCo 23.07 USLgCpValInstl 36.38 USMicroCpInstl 20.37 USSmCpInstl 33.24 USSmCpValInstl 32.25 USTrgtedValIns 21.92 Davis NYVentureA m 28.11 Delaware Inv ValInstl 21.67 Dodge & Cox Bal 99.88 GlbStk 12.50 Inc 14.09 IntlStk 41.86 Stk 186.41 DoubleLine CorFII 11.12 LowDurBdI 10.05 TtlRetBdI 10.73 TtlRetBdN b 10.73 Eaton Vance AtlntCptSMIDCI 38.58 FltngRtInstl 8.76 Edgewood GrInstl 35.89

SR: Real Estate SS: Muni Single State Short ST: Technology SU: Utilities SV: Small Value TA: Target-Date 2000-2010 TD: Target-Date 2015 TE: Target-Date 2020 TG: Target-Date 2025 TH: Target-Date 2030 TI: Target-Date 2035 TJ: Target-Date 2040 TK: Target-Date 2045 TL: Target-Date 2055 TN: Target-Date 2050 TW: Corporate Bond TV: Tactical Allocation UB: Ultrashort Bond VD: Trading-Leveraged Debt VL: Stable Value VO: Volatility WS: World Stock XM: Allocation - 85+% Equity XO: Infrastructure XQ: Target-Date 2060+ XR: Option Writing XS: Long-Short Credit XP: Emerging-Markets LocalCurrency Bond XY: Allocation - 15-30% Equity.

FOOTNOTES b -Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d -Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f -front load (sales charges). m -Multiple fees are charged, usually a marketing fee and either a sales or redemption fee.

NA-not available. p -previous day´s net asset value. s -fund split shares during the week. x - fund paid a distribution during the week.

WK - PCT RETURN RNK CHG YTD 3YR 5YR OBJ 1YR +.01 +5.7

+4.5

+4.1 NE

2

+.23 +10.9

+5.3

+2.5 FV

4

+.78 +13.0 +.12 +21.3 +.28 +23.6

+7.5 +5.5 LG +14.3 +11.5 LB +17.0 +15.1 LG

+.06 +15.5 +.25 +31.5

+6.2 +6.7 RR +10.7 +12.1 SR

+.07 +19.7 +.11 +16.6 +21.1

+13.6 +11.5 LV 1 +7.0 +4.1 WS 3 +8.6 +6.8 MV 2

+.22 +.28 +.28 +.31 -.01 +.22 +.20 +.03 +.16 +.09 +.28 +.31 +.26

+5.5 +3.1 EM +3.9 +3.5 EM +6.1 +3.2 EM +5.2 +2.3 EM +2.0 +2.1 WH +10.0 +8.2 WS +9.6 +9.0 GR +2.3 +2.2 IP +6.6 +5.1 FB +8.0 +6.3 GR +5.8 +6.3 FQ +3.7 +4.8 FA +6.2 +3.2 FV +2.4 +2.8 GI +7.6 +4.7 FB +1.6 +1.2 UB +10.2 +10.5 SR +2.1 +2.0 CS +11.6 +9.8 LB +10.4 +8.9 LV +6.4 +6.6 SV +1.7 +1.3 WH +12.7 +10.6 LB +11.5 +9.6 LB +13.9 +11.8 LB +10.0 +8.6 LV +8.1 +8.0 SB +7.4 +7.8 SB +4.7 +5.1 SV +5.9 +6.0 SV

+.26 +.64 +.15 +.36 +.48 +.18 +.19 +.12 +.36 +.32 +.48 +.52 +.32

+7.5 +7.1 +7.4 +2.0 +3.8 +17.1 +27.2 +7.9 +13.5 +22.1 +13.6 +11.6 +9.6 +7.9 +14.9 +2.1 +30.1 +4.1 +19.0 +16.8 +12.8 +2.4 +19.7 +18.8 +21.0 +15.1 +10.8 +12.6 +8.4 +11.7

+.13 +20.1

+10.9

+.11 +12.3

+9.1

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52-WEEK HIGH LOW

76.41 47.27 88.96 37.60 147.68 72.77 94.97 227.35 344.32 83.70 35.34 32.78 307.34 14.14 149.47 175.91 54.41 134.37 89.10 147.33 128.41 79.11 174.10 63.44 59.40 35.39 131.34 132.32 92.98 34.89 31.55 44.66 147.15 164.29 117.62 82.68 104.44 60.52 86.00 97.37 34.44 54.44 42.00 118.34 86.18 89.07 209.87 76.45 230.19 109.36 132.13 73.24 119.17 148.59 609.97 88.49 333.32 207.50 268.95 67.81 86.26 51.18 144.00 80.69 124.46 83.75 190.08 57.98 92.13 208.66 36.58 234.49 139.29 141.35 30.20 107.75 49.07 109.92 304.65 55.42 10.56 96.96 89.48 58.47 41.95 41.73 35.82 14.68 92.74 31.39 89.72 171.78 193.76 12.81 56.40 41.90

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52-WEEK HIGH LOW

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52-WEEK HIGH LOW

WK WK LAST CHG %CHG

FRI WK - PCT RETURN RNK NAME NAV CHG YTD 3YR 5YR OBJ 1YR PRIMECAP Odyssey AgrsGr 41.92 +.35 +9.5 +12.6 +12.7 MG 5 Gr 38.06 +.42 +9.6 +12.9 +12.3 LG 5 Stk 33.44 +.49 +16.2 +12.9 +11.6 LB 4 Parnassus CorEqInv 48.01 +.44 +23.8 +14.5 +11.7 LB 1 Pioneer Am 30.02 +.15 +22.0 +15.4 +11.8 LB 1 CorEqA m 19.36 +.20 +21.5 +13.9 +10.3 LB 2 Putnam DiversIncA m 6.97 -.03 +9.2 +5.7 +3.3 NT 2 EqIncA m 24.98 +.17 +19.3 +11.3 +9.3 LV 3 IncA m 7.23 +.01 +10.2 +5.1 +3.2 PI 1 SustLeadersA m 92.95 -.05 +24.8 +17.8 +13.7 LG 1 Royce SmlrCoGrSvc m 7.62 +.02 +13.9 +10.1 +7.5 SG 5 SpecEqInvm d 18.31 +.35 +5.0 +6.2 +5.6 SV 2 Schwab FdmtlUSLgCIdx 17.27 +.11 +18.7 +11.4 +9.7 LV 3 HC 24.27 +.30 +5.8 +9.1 +8.7 SH 3 IntlIdx 20.14 +.23 +14.9 +7.8 +4.9 FB 2 SP500Idx 46.36 +.25 +21.0 +14.0 +11.8 LB 2 Schwab1000Idx 67.53 +.35 +21.1 +13.8 +11.5 LB 2 TtlStkMktIdx 52.51 +.30 +20.5 +13.4 +11.4 LB 3 Segall Bryant & Hami PlusBdRtl 10.90 +8.4 +3.4 +3.4 PI 3 State Farm Gr 83.96 -.09 +16.7 +10.9 +8.9 LB 3 T. Rowe Price BCGr 114.14 -.38 +18.9 +18.4 +15.2 LG 3 Comm&TeInv 116.78 +.35 +24.8 +16.9 +15.5 SC 1 CptlAprc 31.35 +.16 +18.2 +11.6 +10.8 MA 1 DivGr 50.41 +.31 +22.7 +14.7 +12.9 LB 1 EMBd 11.43 +.01 +8.2 +2.5 +4.2 EB 5 EMStk 43.08 +.09 +15.0 +8.5 +6.1 EM 2 EmergEurope 15.07 +.13 +16.2 +7.9 +1.3 MQ 2 EqIdx500 79.58 +.44 +20.9 +13.8 +11.6 LB 2 EqInc 31.48 +.13 +17.3 +10.4 +8.2 LV 3 FinclSvcs 27.42 +.33 +21.6 +15.0 +11.0 SF 1 GrStk 67.98 -.13 +19.0 +16.7 +14.0 LG 3 HY 6.61 +.02 +12.2 +5.7 +5.0 HY 1 HlthSci 74.70 +2.28 +11.5 +12.6 +10.8 SH 3 InsLgCpGr 41.76 -.12 +17.0 +20.0 +15.7 LG 4 InsMdCpEqGr 59.70 +.02 +23.6 +16.3 +14.3 MG 2 InsSmCpStk 25.53 +.34 +25.8 +15.8 +12.7 SG 1 IntlDiscv 63.77 +.83 +14.9 +8.4 +8.6 FR 2 IntlStk 17.51 +.13 +17.0 +7.9 +6.0 FG 3 IntlValEq 13.58 +.20 +12.5 +3.3 +1.7 FV 3 LatinAmerica 24.64 +.19 +12.1 +6.0 +1.8 LS 4 MdCpGr 93.58 +.03 +22.5 +15.6 +13.6 MG 3 MdCpVal 26.85 +.16 +10.0 +6.2 +7.3 MV 5 NewHorizons 61.40 -.24 +27.4 +21.1 +16.7 MG 2 NewInc 9.71 +8.6 +3.0 +3.0 CI 2 OverseasStk 10.65 +.13 +14.5 +7.7 +4.9 FB 3 QMUSSmCpGrEq 38.30 +.29 +22.9 +14.1 +12.0 SG 2 RlEstt 29.98 +.27 +23.4 +6.0 +7.5 SR 5 Rtr2015 14.63 +.04 +12.5 +7.2 +6.2 TD 2 Rtr2020 22.21 +.08 +13.7 +8.1 +6.9 TE 2 Rtr2025 17.68 +.05 +14.6 +8.8 +7.4 TG 3 Rtr2030 25.75 +.08 +15.5 +9.5 +7.9 TH 3 Rtr2035 18.88 +.06 +16.1 +9.9 +8.3 TI 2 Rtr2040 26.87 +.09 +16.7 +10.4 +8.6 TJ 2 Rtr2045 18.30 +.06 +16.9 +10.5 +8.6 TK 2 Rtr2050 15.43 +.05 +16.9 +10.5 +8.6 TN 2 SciandTech 40.86 -.08 +30.2 +18.2 +17.2 ST 1 ShrtTrmBd 4.73 +3.8 +2.0 +1.6 CS 3 SmCpStk 51.79 +.69 +25.5 +15.5 +12.4 SG 1 SmCpVal 47.13 +.55 +18.3 +10.8 +9.6 SB 2 SpectrumInc 12.61 +.01 +9.3 +4.2 +3.8 MU 1 TFInc 10.26 -.03 +6.6 +3.3 +3.2 ML 5 Val 36.43 +.01 +19.2 +10.6 +9.2 LV 1 TCW EMIncIns 8.32 +.03 +12.7 +4.9 +4.8 EB 2 TtlRetBdI 10.05 -.01 +7.3 +2.9 +2.9 PI 3 TIAA-CREF BdIdxIns 11.14 +8.1 +2.8 +2.9 CI 2 EqIdxIns 21.93 +.13 +20.5 +13.5 +11.4 LB 3 IntlEqIdxIns 19.45 +.22 +14.9 +7.8 +5.0 FB 2 LgCpGrIdxIns 33.99 +.09 +24.4 +17.7 +14.5 LG 2 LgCpValIdxIns 20.22 +.15 +17.5 +9.7 +8.6 LV 2 Thornburg LtdTrmMnI 14.47 -.02 +3.6 +1.8 +1.7 MS 1 Thrivent LgCpStkA m 25.75 +.21 +14.3 +9.5 +7.5 WS MidCpStkA m 23.54 +.13 +17.1 +12.2 +12.0 MB MnBdA m 11.47 -.04 +6.6 +2.8 +2.9 ML Torray Torray 48.12 +.30 +12.1 +6.1 +6.5 LV 4 Tweedy, Browne GlbVal 27.44 -.04 +10.3 +6.6 +5.0 FV 1 USAA Gr 30.29 -.18 +17.3 +13.2 +12.7 LG 3 Inc 13.47 +.03 +10.2 +3.9 +3.7 PI 1 PrcMtlsMnral 15.18 +.10 +30.2 +2.1 +3.6 SP 2 TEIntermTrm 13.64 -.02 +6.4 +3.3 +3.1 MI 2 VALIC Co I StkIdx 42.85 +.24 +20.7 +13.6 +11.5 LB 2 Vanguard 500IdxAdmrl 275.82 +1.52 +21.0 +14.0 +11.9 LB 2 BalIdxAdmrl 37.56 +.13 +15.7 +9.4 +8.2 MA 2 BalIdxIns 37.57 +.14 +15.8 +9.4 +8.2 MA 2 CAITTxExAdm 12.08 -.03 +6.2 +3.2 +3.1 MF 1 CptlOppAdmrl 148.93 +1.26 +12.8 +14.1 +12.6 LG 5 DevMIdxAdmrl 13.40 +.15 +14.5 +7.4 +5.1 FB 3 DevMIdxIns 13.42 +.15 +14.6 +7.5 +5.1 FB 3 DivGrInv 30.26 +.10 +24.7 +15.4 +12.4 LB 1 EMStkIdxInAdm 34.45 +.27 +10.8 +5.8 +2.8 EM 3 EMStkIdxIns 26.19 +.20 +10.8 +5.8 +2.8 EM 3 EngyAdmrl 84.69 -.76 +4.3 -1.9 -3.1 EE 1 EqIncAdmrl 76.31 +.50 +17.2 +11.7 +10.5 LV 1 EqIncInv 36.41 +.24 +17.1 +11.6 +10.4 LV 1 ExplorerAdmrl 93.71 +.78 +20.5 +15.0 +11.6 SG 2 ExtMktIdxAdmrl 88.48 +.59 +17.9 +10.9 +9.3 MB 3 ExtMktIdxIns 88.48 +.60 +17.9 +11.0 +9.3 MB 3 ExtMktIdxInsPls218.35 +1.47 +17.9 +11.0 +9.3 MB 3 FAWexUSIAdmr 31.57 +.32 +13.7 +7.3 +4.6 FB 2 FAWexUSIIns 100.07 +1.01 +13.7 +7.3 +4.6 FB 2 GNMAAdmrl 10.55 -.01 +5.4 +2.2 +2.4 GI 3 GNMAInv 10.55 -.01 +5.3 +2.1 +2.3 GI 3 GlbEqInv 31.01 +.25 +18.2 +11.7 +9.2 WS 2 GrIdxAdmrl 86.28 +.07 +25.8 +16.3 +13.4 LG 2 GrIdxIns 86.28 +.06 +25.8 +16.3 +13.4 LG 2

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M 1 • Sunday • 10.20.2019

New pact not likely to trigger big financial woes for GM

BY TOM KRISHER

Associated Press

DETROIT — A decade ago, high labor costs helped drag a bloated and debt-ridden General Motors into a government-funded bankruptcy.

Now, a contract deal reached this week with the United Auto Workers union will raise the company’s costs once again, at a time when the auto industry is facing the uncertainty of tariffs and trade wars, slowing global sales and rising capital expenses to develop autonomous and electric vehicles.

Analysts say the four-year deal, if approved next week by 49,000 striking workers, will hit GM’s bottom line, but not badly enough to send it back into financial trouble like 2009, when it ran out of cash and was cleansed of $54 billion in debt during a 40-day trip through bankruptcy protection.

“Across the board, it’s a company that is leaps-and-bounds healthier than it was during the

Great Recession,” said Jeff Schuster, a senior vice president at the forecasting firm LMC Automotive.

Before contract talks opened with the union last summer, GM had hoped to cut labor costs to bring them closer to those at U.S. factories run by foreign automakers. That didn’t happen. Instead, the union went on strike, silencing GM’s U.S. factories and costing the company an estimated $2 billion due to lost vehicle production.

In a tentative deal reached between the two sides, GM agreed to provide longtime workers 3% pay raises in two of the years, with 4% lump sums in the other two. By itself, an $11,000 ratification bonus per worker will cost the company more than a half-billion dollars.

The deal did nothing to rein in the rising cost of health care; instead it will remain at a 3% premium cost per worker, or about 10% of what most workers in the nation pay. There also are annual

profit-sharing checks, a faster path to full pay of more than $32 per hour for workers hired after 2007, and requirements that temporary workers get full-time jobs after three years.

But the GM of today that must shoulder these costs is in far better shape than the GM of 10 years ago, when the Great Recession caused the near-collapse of the U.S. auto industry. At that time, GM had about 235,000 employees worldwide, including 74,000 U.S. factory workers. Now it has 55,000 fewer employees across the globe, and 24,000 fewer people in U.S. factories.

A decade ago, the company was dealing with a worldwide financial meltdown that froze credit and auto sales. Gas prices also were high, chasing any remaining buyers away from GM’s main profit centers in the U.S., pickup trucks and SUVs. Fiat Chrysler also ended up getting bailed out by the government, and Ford sur-

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Now, GM has about $17.5 billion in cash and liquid securities on its balance sheet, which exceeds debt by more than $2 billion. Although its sales fell slightly so far this year, it’s still making big money on pickup trucks and SUVs in an era of lower gas prices. Last year it announced a restructuring plan that will save that will save an estimated $6 billion per year by the end of 2020. That included closing five U.S. and Canadian factories and letting go of about 8,000 white-collar workers. It also has trimmed engineering and product development costs.

The company says it can now break even if U.S. sales fall to a range of 10 million to 11 million per year, a rate not seen since the Great Recession. Currently sales are running just under 17 million per year in GM’s most profitable market.

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ered some wins for GM. Over the UAW’s objections, it will close three U.S. factories associated with slow-selling car production.

The company had wanted to close a fourth, but kept an assembly plant in Detroit alive with a new electric truck.

The deal includes buyout and retirement incentives for older workers, and while that will be a big one-time cost, it will let the company replace them with lower-paid workers, trimming payroll for at least for a few years, said Kristin Dziczek, vice president of the Center for Automotive Research, an industry think tank.

Eventually, though, lower-paid workers and temporary hires will have to become full time, adding to costs, Dziczek said. And the company still is stuck with health care costs that are far higher than in other industries.

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BAD GOAL STINGS BLUES Allen blames himself for critical Canadiens tally

BY TOM TIMMERMANN

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Blues goalie Jake Allen was more than willing to take the blame for the turning point in the Blues’ 5-2 loss to Montreal on Saturday afternoon at Enterprise Center.

Montreal’s Brendan Gallagher was dumping the puck in from just inside the blueline. The puck hit Allen’s stick and went into the net to put the visitors up 2-1 just six seconds into the second period.

“I think it took a lot of wind out of our sails,” Allen said. “That’s on me for losing that momentum for the boys.”

Canadiens 5, Blues 2 > Up next: 7 p.m. Monday vs. Avalanche, FSM Allen’s homecoming starts well, goes sour. D3 Blues coach Craig Berube cast a much wider net.

“Everybody’s got to be better,” he said. “That’s goalies, everybody. Everybody’s got to be better. . . . It’s not a buy-in right now, not enough of a buy-in to team play.”

After losing to the Canadiens

6-3 last week in Montreal, the Blues served up an encore Saturday. A first period with some positives turned into a second period of disaster, with all the things the Blues have been doing poorly wrapped up into one untidy 20-minute stretch.

The loss was the second in regulation for the Blues this season, both coming to Montreal — which the team mercifully is done playing for the season. The Blues are winless in their past four games, with two regulation losses, an overtime loss and a shootout loss.

As bad as the start of last season

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Canadiens players celebrate after scoring in the second period, as Blues goalie Jake Allen turns his back, on Saturday at Enterprise Center.

A photograph for the ages

Vandy gives No. 22 MU a Nashville nightmare

MARK HUMPHREY, AP PHOTO

Vanderbilt’s Allan George, right, intercepts a pass intended for Mizzou’s Albert Okwuegbunam in the end zone.

BY DAVE MATTER

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Young fans of the Cardinals and Browns, including one holding a cigarette, cheer during Game 4 of the 1944 World Series, on Oct. 7, 1944.

Descendants of boy with cigarette remember him fondly as a super fan BENJAMIN HOCHMAN St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Wait,isthatboysmokingacigarette?

It’s a question many St. Louisans have asked for many years, beginning 75 Octobers ago.

It’s a famous photo. Even locally iconic.

It originally ran in the evening

Ralph Kelley, a longtime Cardinals fan who died in 1996, is pictured with his family.

edition of the Post-Dispatch on Oct. 7, 1944. Since then, it has occasionally popped up on these pages, complementing articles about the historic time the St. Louis Cardinals faced the St. Louis Browns in the World Series.

The photo captured the essence of the fans in the stands that Saturday at Sportsman’s Park: numerous kids smiling or cheering or jeering; a rowdy young boy in a sailor’s hat,

Vandy 21, MU 14 > Up next: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Kentucky, SEC Net. Penalty frenzy upsets Odom. D6

Redbirds simply didn’t fly with MLB’s flock of increased offense

How do Cards replace Ozuna if they allow him to leave?

BEN FREDERICKSON St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Please see MIZZOU, Page D6

COURTESY OF KAREN FORD

Please see HOCHMAN, Page D9

A room full of see-you-laters wasn’t sure what to tell Marcell Ozuna.

Of all the Cardinals regulars who packed up their season in the Nationals Park visitors’ clubhouse after an NLCS sweep, only two were pending free agents.

If Adam Wainwright pitches, you can bet it will be for the Cardinals.

That left Ozuna alone in the unknown.

The slaps on backs and hugs slowed when they reached the left fielder.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After playing at Vanderbilt Stadium, visiting players step out of their locker room and must walk the entire length of the field to climb aboard their team bus outside the stadium. After a rare Commodores victory, this ritual becomes a 100-yard walk of shame for their guests.

As it was Saturday night for the Missouri Tigers, the nationallyranked-but-not-for-long Missouri Tigers, the 21-point favored Missouri Tigers, the divisionleading Missouri Tigers who were ranked 22nd nationally by The Associated Press.

But Barry Odom’s Tigers left

BY DERRICK GOOLD

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Yadier Molina flies out with two runners on base to end a scoring threat by the Cardinals in the NLCS.

In late July, as the Cardinals’ offense started to perk up and bring the winning with it, hitting coach Jeff Albert sat in the visitors’ dugout in Pittsburgh and, smartphone and notebook nearby, picked apart some of the inconsistencies he saw improving, inconsistencies in the lineup that resurfaced and lingered all the way to the last out of October.

The Cardinals had a furious April, hitting their way to the best record in baseball, and a frustrating May that led to an adrift June, when “we kind of lost our way a little bit,” manager Mike Shildt said.

Albert acknowledged some of the reasons — opponents downshifting to fewer and fewer fastballs against the Cardinals, hitters Please see CARDINALS, Page D8

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DIGEST STLFC season ends with loss Robby Kristo, who starred at Parkway North High and St. Louis University, scored on a header in stoppage time Saturday night to lift North Carolina FC to a 1-0 victory over visiting St. Louis FC, ending STLFC’s postseason hopes.

The loss ended STLFC’s frustrating season at 11-14-9.

Seventh-place North Carolina FC improved to 16-10-8 and will host a United Soccer League Championship playoff game Wednesday. It was the team-leading 10th goal of the season for Kristo. STLFC went 0-5-1 to close the season. It was 3-11-3 away from home in league action. (Joe Lyons) MLS playoffs: Jonathan Osorio scored twice, Richie Laryea and Nick DeLeon added two more in a four-goal extra-time outburst and Toronto FC beat visiting D.C. United 5-1 in an openinground game of the MLS playoffs. That ended 33-year-old Wayne Rooney’s MLS career. He is returning to England to join Derby County.

• Franco Escobar’s goal at the 69th minute broke a scoreless match and gave defending champion Atlanta a 1-0 victory over visiting New England.

• In Seattle, Jordan Morris scored in the 113th minute to complete a hat trick in the Sounders’ 4-3 extra-time victory over FC Dallas.

• Jefferson Savarino scored in the 87th minute to break a 2-2 tie and lead Real Salt Lake to a 2-1 victory over visiting Portland. (AP) Tussle follows Jones’ Xfinity win: Brandon Jones notched his first career Xfinity Series victory Saturday at Kansas Speedway, a race that included a pit-road fight between fellow playoff contenders Tyler Reddick and Cole Custer. Reddick finished second and Chase Briscoe rallied to third. (AP) Tennis roundup: Andy Murray, who had hip surgery in January, is back in an ATP tour final for the first time since March 2017 after beating Ugo Humbert 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the European Open semifinals in Antwerp, Belgium. He will face Stan Wawrinka in the final.

• Defending champion Julia Georges advanced to the final of the Luxembourg Open with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Elena Rybakina and facez Jelena Ostapenko.

• Belinda Bencic booked the last spot at the season-ending WTA Finals by defeating Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 6-4 in the Kremlin Cup semifinals in Moscow.(AP) Parel, Tolles tie for lead: Scott Parel shot his second straight 6-under 66 in Richmond, Va., for a share of the lead with Tommy Tolles in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the first of three tournaments in the PGA Tour Champions’ playoffs. (AP) J. Korda leads in Shanghai: Jessica Korda shot a 6-under 66 in the third round to take a one-shot lead at the Buick LPGA Shanghai. Korda is playing her first tournament since the Solheim Cup one month ago. (AP) Wiesberger wins Italian Open: On the European Tour, Bernd Wiesberger moved atop the Race to Dubai rankings by winning the Italian Open for his second Rolex Series victory of the year.

He shot a 6-under 65 for a one-stroke victory over Matthew Fitzpatrick. (AP)

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Justin Thomas is a co-leader after three rounds at the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges on Jeju Island, South Korea.

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JEJU ISLAND, South Korea — Justin Thomas was looking at a three-stroke lead after three rounds at the CJ Cup with one hole to play Saturday, which would have set him up nicely for his second win in three years at South Korea’s only PGA Tour event.

But the 18th hole saw a big swing in the scoring at the Nine Bridges course.

South Korean-born New Zealander Danny Lee holed a long eagle putt to finish with a 68.

Thomas, who won the inaugural CJ Cup in 2017, bogeyed the 18th for a 70 and he and Lee were tied with a three-round total of 15-under 201.

Australian Cameron Smith was in third place, three strokes behind, after a 68. Jordan Spieth shot 70 and was in a three-way tie for fourth, four behind.

“I played well, I just didn’t hit a lot of good putts that burned the edges and didn’t quite go in,” Thomas said. “If a couple of those putts fall, I don’t make a bad bogey on 18 and the other two bogeys I made, I hit good putts, they just caught the edge and lipped out.”

“Obviously Danny’s playing well, a lot of guys are playing well, so I need to go out and play well tomorrow. I just need to keep doing what I’ve done the last couple days and just get a little bit more out of it.”

Lee said he was pleased to play well in front of his family and fans.

“I’ve never played exceptionally well in Korea, so I also felt I could play better in front of my Korean fans,” Lee said. “On top of that my parents and my wife are Korean and my granddad lives here so that would be great. I am glad I had a strong showing this week

Brooks Koepka withdrew Saturday from the CJ Cup. He suffered a knee injury and returned to the United States for tests and treatment. and hopefully I can say the same tomorrow.”

The biggest movers Saturday were last year’s runner-up Gary Woodland and first-year professional Colin Morikawa of the United States. Their 65s moved them into a tie for seventh place which included Ian Poulter (66) and Graeme McDowell (68).

The CJ Cup is the first of three PGA Tour events in Asia, continuing next week at the Zozo Championship in Japan — which will feature Tiger Woods — and ending with the World Golf Championship event in Shanghai.

Koepka injured, withdraws Defending CJ Cup champion and top-ranked Brooks Koepka withdrew from the tournament before the third round after aggravating a left knee injury a day

earlier when he slipped on wet concrete. J.B. Holmes also withdrew after the first nine holes of his third round with an unknown ailment.

Koepka, playing his second event since stem cell treatment on the knee Aug. 25, shot a 3-over 75 on Friday at Nine Bridges after opening with a 69. He was 13 strokes behind Thomas in the limited-field event with no cut.

“After consulting with my doctor, I have decided to withdraw from the CJ Cup and head home for further tests,” Koepka said in a statement.

“I appreciate everyone’s concerns and support. I’ll keep you posted as I learn more.”

Koepka returned to Florida to meet with his doctors, leaving his status for the HSBC Champions in two weeks in China uncertain.

He missed the cut two weeks ago in his season debut at Las Vegas.

SOUND OFF Strikeouts make for a boring game In the last two games of the NLCS against the Nationals, the Cardinals had 30 strikeouts. So, of the 54 outs, more than half were strikeouts. During the regular season, the Cardinals had six players with more than 100 strikeouts (Paul Goldschmidt, Paul DeJong, Matt Carpenter, Marcell Ozuna, Harrison Bader and Dexter Fowler). If you include part-time players, projecting them to, let’s say, 500 at-bats, we’d have four more (Jose Martinez, Tyler O’Neill, Matt Wieters and Yairo Munoz).

The 1946 Cardinals had no one strike out even close to 100 times. Yes, I know it was a different era. But here are the strikeouts that year for four players, all of whom had 600 or more at-bats (Stan the Man: 31, Red Schoendienst: 27, Enos Slaughter: 41 and Marty Marion: 53).

Strikeouts are not only ruining the Cardinals, but baseball as well. They kill rallies. They make a slowmoving sport even slower. They greatly reduce the number of balls put in play, which is the beauty of baseball. No wonder attendance and TV viewership are down.

Ken Kelly • Oakville

Cards are dull to watch on TV I’m not surprised by the Cardinals’ plummeting television ratings for playoff games. Maybe Cardinals fans are spoiled. Frankly, the 2019 version of the Redbirds wasn’t much different from the teams of 2016-18. “Dull” is the best term I can come up with.

The Cubs weren’t the Cubs and Milwaukee came on strong in September, but it was too late. I really didn’t see the Cardinals getting past Atlanta this year.

In my lifetime the two greatest Cardinals teams were in 1985 and 2004, even though they lost the World Series both times. Those teams are the standard I judge current editions by.

I keep the Cardinals game “on” while I am roaming

around the house in the evening, but they don’t keep me glued to my seat.

Tom O’Sullivan • Columbia, Mo.

Fans need answers from DeWitt It’s not time for Cards president of baseball operations John Mozeliak to get up and tell the fans what the team will try to do in 2020. It’s now time for the owner of the team to have the gumption to go to the podium, take the hard questions and specifically answer them without vagueness or trying to throw baloney at them.

The fans are smart enough to know when owner Bill DeWitt is evasive, and that attitude is no longer acceptable to the fans. He needs to tell the fans that he is willing to make the financial commitment to bring offense to the team even if he has to give up some defense. He needs to tell the fans that he is committed to righting this ship of its inability to score runs.

He needs to tell the fans that, if necessary, he will bring in players whom he expects to produce and let even fan favorites go to build an offense — and that includes coaches.

In football the defense can score, but not in baseball. If you can’t score, you lose. It’s that simple. DeWitt needs to tell the fans that high levels of strikeouts and no hits are not going to be accepted, and if you don’t produce, you don’t play. Come out of the shadows and show some guts, Mr. DeWitt.

Marc Schoenfeld • Chesterfield

Hitting coach needs to go The Cardinals should immediately fire their hitting coach, Jeff Albert. He came in with a new philosophy on hitting, which the players accepted. Look at the dismal results. Albert’s new hitting philosophy has been a complete, total and unmitigated disaster. He needs to go. Now. Larry Lovan • Webster Groves

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A Canadiens shot beats Blues goalie Jake Allen in the second period Saturday.

Rare start on home ice turns sour for Allen

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The Blues’ Colton Parayko is unable to help as goalie Jake Allen is left alone to face Canadiens left winger Tomas Tatar in the second period.

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was, the Blues never went four games without a win.

How this game might have played out had Allen stopped Gallagher’s shot is something that never will be known. But from that point on, a recovery seemed unlikely.

The whole thing is, strangely enough, a throwback to a year ago when events like this were routine in the early season. That’s back when the Blues played as if under the sword of Damocles, and as soon as something went wrong, everything went wrong.

Getting over that in the second half of last season, shrugging off problems and continuing to play their game, was what got them the Stanley Cup. They showed that resolve in the early games this season, but of late it’s been a retro Blues team — even before they break out their retro jerseys.

“It definitely happens,” Berube said.“But we can’t allow . . . our team, veteran team . . . we’ve got to be better than that to let that affect us that much. We’ve got to be mentally tougher than that.”

Blues forward David Perron agreed.

“They scored that goal, it’s definitely a difference,” he said. “But at the same time, we have to pick each other up in here. That’s what we’re doing. Even last year, we won the Cup (in) a Game 7, the first period, probably

Officials try to break up a skirmish between Canadiens right winger Brendan Gallagher and Blues center Brayden Schenn after the Blues’ Jaden Schwartz scored in the first period Saturday. the first 10 minutes wasn’t great until (Ryan) O’Reilly scored.

“There’s going to be minutes that we have to pick each other up, and I think we have to have a little bit better mentality.”

“We’ve got to play better throughout our entire lineup,” captain Alex Pietrangelo added. “Consistently, right? When we’re on our game, when everyone’s playing the same way and thinking the same way, doing the same thing, it almost becomes robotic

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at times because everyone’s thinking the same. Right now, we’re just making it look complicated, almost doing too much. When we’re playing a little more easier it seems like we’re more successful.”

Berube didn’t like any of Montreal’s goals, especially the first four. (The last one was an empty-netter.) The first came on a Montreal power play, with Tomas Tatar threading a cross-ice pass through a sea of Blues to Max Domi, who got the puck to Jordan Weal in front and he got it past Allen.

On the second goal O’Reilly won a faceoff, but Sammy Blais gave the puck away. After Gallagher got possession, Colton Parayko backed off him, giving Gallagher a chance to shoot. The puck was going wide and Allen appeared to be trying to swat it into the corner, but instead it hit the bottom of his blade, then his shaft, and went into the net. (“I’ve been joking around,” Gallagher said, “it’s tough to score from there.”)

On the third goal, also on a power play, another cross-ice pass found Jonathan Drouin for a one-timer into an open side of the net. On the fourth, Parayko played 25 seconds without a stick after losing it along the boards. The Blues got the puck out of their zone, but Ivan Barbashev turned it over at center ice before Parayko, playing on the far side, could get to the bench. When Montreal finally got the puck to Nick Suzuki in the slot, a stickless Parayko had limited options to defend him and Suzuki made it 4-1.

The Blues’ penalty killers had stopped 16 of 17 going into the game and had been ranked second in the league. Then Montreal converted two of its five man-advantage situations.

“We made a couple mistakes in the PK that shouldn’t happen,” Berube said. “The bottom line is they’re all self-inflicted goals.

That’s just how we look at it.”

The Blues still have gotten points in six out of eight games this season, and, as last year proved, NHL seasons can turn quickly.

Who knows?

“Everyone’s got to get on the same page,” Pietrangelo said. “I think everybody is trying to do so much, trying to be a differencemaker. We’ve just got to keep things easy and simple and be able to read off each other a little bit easier.”

“We’ve played some good hockey, some bad hockey and mediocre hockey, all over the place a little bit,” Allen said. “We have to find that consistency again. There’s a lot of things you can say. It doesn’t matter. You need results, and we need to find a way to pull some consistent hockey together, and if we do that and play the right way, wins will come. Points will come.

“It’s no secret the way we play works.

We’ll get back to it. We really need to take a deep breath here and move forward.”

It had been more than nine months since Jake Allen led the Blues onto the ice at Enterprise Center for a game that mattered. Not since Jan. 8, right when the Jordan Binnington phenomenon was starting to take off, had the team’s veteran goalie started a game at home.

After that, his final 12 appearances of the season came on the road, with him posting a 5-3-4 record.

With Binnington having been in goal for the Blues’ 6-3 loss in Montreal last week, coach Craig Berube turned to Allen for the return engagement.

And it seemed to be going well until a puck going wide caromed off Allen’s stick and into the net for the goal that started the Canadiens on the way to their 5-2 win Saturday.

Allen stopped seven of eight shots he faced in the first period and made a nice pad save to deny a shorthanded goal.

“I felt pretty solid, to be honest,” he said. “Again, that goal can’t happen, not in a big game . . . any game anymore is huge right now. It’s on me. It hit my stick and somehow hit my shaft and went the other way. Hey, there’s no excuses.”

“He made a lot of good saves,” Berube said. “It is what it is.”

Allen won his only other appearance this season, a 6-4 barnburner in Ottawa that was the first sign of the Blues’ defense softening. In his two games, Allen has a 4.17 goals-against average and an .849 save percentage.

With back-to-back games coming up next weekend in Boston and Detroit, Allen is likely to get one of them — most likely against the Red Wings.

His most recent win at home came on Jan. 3, 2019.

Nothing special The Blues allowed goals on Montreal’s first two power plays and failed to score on their first two power plays, and by that point Montreal was up 3-1.

The Blues ended up going 0 for 3 on the power play and three for five while killing penalties.

The Blues have four goals on 22 power-play attempts this season.

Seven of their 34 shots on goal Saturday came on the power play, which while not producing goals is at least producing shots.

“We had some good looks, but they didn’t go in,” forward David Perron said. “We had a couple shots from the center of the ice. We’ve got to keep going at it and be a little bit more hungry around the net, probably.”

“We had a lot of good looks,” Berube added. “(Goalie Carey) Price was good, but we could get a little more traffic in front of him. I thought we could have had a couple goals out of them easily, but it didn’t happen.”

Bluenotes With the Blues struggling to find some offense, Berube shook up his lines in the third period, alternating Alexander Steen and Robby Fabbri in Sammy Blais’ spot alongside Ryan O’Reilly and Perron, and putting Blais and Robert Thomas with Tyler Bozak.

On defense, Jay Bouwmeester, who started the game alongside Robert Bortuzzo, was switched to play with Justin Faulk, and Vince Dunn played with Bortuzzo. “Just certain things that I’m seeing,” Berube said.

• Beating the Blues does carry some heft for other teams.

“That’s huge for us,” Montreal forward Jonathan Drouin said. “They’re Stanley Cup champs. They know how to play.”

• Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson sat out the game because of a lower-body injury.

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First period M: Weal 2 (Tatar, Domi), 5:57 (pp).

B: Schwartz 1 (Pietrangelo, Tarasenko), 7:08.

Penalties: Faulk, STL, (tripping), 4:22; Tatar, MTL, (roughing), 12:45; Lehkonen, MTL, (tripping), 17:33.

Second period M: Gallagher 4 (Danault), 0:06.

M: Drouin 3 (Weber, Kotkaniemi), 3:39 (pp).

M: Suzuki 2 (Thompson, Cousins), 11:33.

Penalties: Pietrangelo, STL, (kneeing), 3:12; Perron, STL, (tripping), 12:25; Mete, MTL, (holding), 17:43.

Third period B: Perron 4 (Faulk, Parayko), 19:22.

M: Weber 1, 19:37.

Penalties: Schenn, STL, (cross checking), 1:03; Sundqvist, STL, (tripping), 6:28.

Shots on goal Montreal 8 13 4 25 Blues 11 15 8 34 Power-plays Montreal 2 of 5; Blues 0 of 3.

Goaltenders Montreal, Price 4-2-1 (34 shots-32 saves).

Blues, Allen 1-1-0 (24-20).

A: 18,096.

Referees: Frederick L’Ecuyer, Tim Peel.

Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Brian Murphy.

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HOLLYWOOD SPOTLIGHT Los Angeles returns to center of NBA title hopes BRIAN MAHONEY

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he NBA Finals have returned to the same spot for five years, the longest run in one Western Conference loca-

tion.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis want to bring them back to Los Angeles.

So do Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.

The 2019-20 NBA season, unlike many in recent years, is a suspense story with the Warriors weakened and powerhouse pairs popping up all over the place.

Both L.A. teams will try to give it a Hollywood ending.

When a whirlwind of player movement was finished, the real winner, as James noted, was Staples Center, which now is home to two title contenders in the Lakers (the way it used to be) and Clippers (the way it’s never been).

“I agree with what Bron said,” George said. “The Staples Center is where you want to be with the team we got and with the team they have.”

The Finals’ Western Conference headquarters moved north in recent years, with Golden State building a dynasty in the Bay Area. But Kevin Durant is gone, Klay Thompson is injured and even Stephen Curry’s sharpest shooting might not be able to keep the run going.

It wasn’t good enough last season, when Durant and Thompson were hurt in the Finals and Leonard led Toronto to its first championship.

Leonard then joined fellow Southern California native George with the Clippers, who never even have gotten out of the second round but now are considered title favorites. Davis was traded to the Lakers, who loaded up quickly after flopping in James’ first season.

Those teams meet Tuesday on opening night, when the regular season gets started after a turbulent preseason overshadowed by tension between the NBA and China. The Raptors get their rings in the first game before facing New Orleans, whose heavily hyped rookie Zion Williamson injured his knee late during exhibition play.

Toronto lost two starters to Los Angeles, with Danny Green signing with the Lakers.

That could open the door for MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks or the Philadelphia 76ers to seize the East title.

The wide-openness of the league this season is a far cry from recent years, when travel plans to the Bay Area in June could be assumed months in advance or James’ teams in the East went to eight straight NBA Finals.

“You can’t call who the NBA champion is,” Hall of Fame player and TNT analyst Reggie Miller said. “Before you would have three, four teams that were deadlocked.

You know they’re going to be there. This year, given no injuries, a team getting hot, chemistry obviously issues, there’s a lot of teams that can go for it, but the Lakers and Clippers being headliners.”

They’re hardly alone among the contenders out West. Denver, Portland and Utah all figure to be tough.

And don’t count out the Warriors, who’d like their new Chase Center in San Francisco to be the same spring destination that the Oracle Center in Oakland was.

That will be harder than ever this season.

“The West is stacked all the way up and down,” Curry said.

Some other things to know about the NBA season:

NBA coaches will have a chance to get calls overturned after the league implemented a coach’s challenge on a oneyear trial basis. Each team is allowed one per game and can challenge either a foul called on its own team, the call of an outof-bounds violation, or a goaltending or basket interference violation.

Revved-up Rockets

Winning Warriors

Houston acquired Russell Westbrook to join James Harden, putting two recent MVPs in the same backcourt. Westbrook’s next triple-double will be his 139th and break a tie with Magic Johnson for second on the career list, while Harden will be aiming for a third straight scoring title after averaging 36.1 points last season.

Among the games of note in which a player will be returning to his former home: Nov. 7: Kemba Walker (Boston) to Charlotte Nov. 15: Mike Conley (Utah) to Memphis Nov. 27: Kyrie Irving (Brooklyn) to Boston, Davis to New Orleans Dec. 11: Leonard to Toronto Jan. 9: Westbrook to Oklahoma City March 28: Marc Gasol (Toronto) to Memphis

Who wins?

The Clippers never even have played in a conference finals, but they’re the favorites of both oddsmakers and NBA general managers. It’s easy to see why with Leonard and George on the wings, a potent bench and one of the league’s best coaches in Doc Rivers.

“It’s not about what people think or what they picked, it’s about the work we do and what our mindset is going to be,” Leonard said.

“If we don’t want to win then we’re not going to win. If we want to, then we have a big chance to win.”

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Kawhi Leonard hopes to lead the Clippers past the second round of the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

NHL ROUNDUP

NHL STANDINGS & SCHEDULE EASTERN CONFERENCE W L OT Pts GF GA Home 6 1 1 13 30 18 4-0-0 5 1 2 12 22 18 2-0-1 5 3 1 11 35 31 3-2-1 4 2 2 10 31 26 2-2-0 4 3 1 9 29 27 1-1-0 3 2 3 9 26 31 1-1-1 3 5 0 6 19 28 1-2-0 1 5 1 3 16 27 1-3-0 W L OT Pts GF GA Home 6 3 0 12 32 23 4-3-0 6 3 0 12 30 25 3-1-0 5 2 2 12 31 28 2-1-2 5 3 0 10 21 20 3-2-0 3 3 2 8 18 26 2-2-1 2 4 2 6 19 31 2-1-2 2 3 1 5 15 19 2-1-0 2 3 0 4 15 19 1-1-0

Away 2-1-1 3-1-1 2-1-0 2-0-2 3-2-1 2-1-2 2-3-0 0-2-1 Away 2-0-0 3-2-0 3-1-0 2-1-0 1-1-1 0-3-0 0-2-1 1-2-0

Div 2-0-0 0-0-2 3-1-1 1-2-1 4-2-0 1-1-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 Div 1-0-0 2-1-0 2-0-1 1-2-0 1-1-1 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-2-0

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Colorado 8 7 0 1 15 35 21 4-0-0 3-0-1 1-0-0 Nashville 8 4 3 1 9 32 31 3-1-1 1-2-0 1-0-0 St. Louis 8 3 2 3 9 24 29 1-1-2 2-1-1 1-0-0 Winnipeg 9 4 5 0 8 27 33 1-3-0 3-2-0 2-0-0 Chicago 5 2 2 1 5 15 15 2-1-1 0-1-0 0-0-1 Dallas 10 2 7 1 5 21 31 0-2-1 2-5-0 0-1-0 Minnesota 7 1 6 0 2 14 29 0-1-0 1-5-0 0-3-0 Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Edmonton 8 7 1 0 14 31 20 4-0-0 3-1-0 2-0-0 Anaheim 8 6 2 0 12 22 14 4-0-0 2-2-0 2-0-0 Vegas 9 6 3 0 12 32 21 3-2-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 Arizona 7 4 2 1 9 21 13 3-1-0 1-1-1 1-1-0 Calgary 8 4 3 1 9 23 22 3-0-1 1-3-0 1-2-1 Vancouver 7 4 3 0 8 22 15 3-0-0 1-3-0 1-2-0 San Jose 7 3 4 0 6 18 24 2-1-0 1-3-0 1-3-0 Los Angeles 7 2 5 0 4 20 31 1-3-0 1-2-0 1-3-0 Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

Friday’s results Pittsburgh 4, Dallas 2 Washington 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Colorado 5, Florida 4 (OT) Chicago 3, Columbus 2 (OT) Edmonton 2, Detroit 1 Anaheim 4, Carolina 2 Saturday’s results New Jersey 1, Vancouver 0 Montreal 5, St. Louis 2 Vegas 3, Pittsburgh 0 N.Y. Islanders 3, Columbus2 (OT) Colorado 6, Tampa Bay 2

Golden State’s NBA Finals streak is the second-longest in NBA history, behind only the 10 straight trips by the Boston Celtics from 1957 to 1966. The Warriors’ hopes of extending it could depend largely on the play of guard D’Angelo Russell, an All-Star last season in Brooklyn who was acquired when Durant went to the Nets.

Happy (or unhappy) returns

Lakers forward LeBron James is trying to help end the team’s playoff drought.

Atlantic GP Buffalo 8 Boston 8 Toronto 9 Montreal 8 Tampa Bay 8 Florida 8 Detroit 8 Ottawa 7 Metropolitan GP Pittsburgh 9 Carolina 9 Washington 9 N.Y. Islanders 8 Columbus 8 New Jersey 8 Philadelphia 6 N.Y. Rangers 5

Coach’s challenge

Toronto 4, Boston 3 (OT) Arizona 5, Ottawa 2 Dallas 4, Philadelphia 1 Florida 3, Nashville 2 (SO) Calgary at Los Angeles, (n) Buffalo at San Jose, (n) Sunday’s games Vancouver at N.Y. Rangers, noon Montreal at Minnesota, 4 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Hughes’ first goal all Devils need ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEWARK, N.J. — Jack Hughes scored his first career goal in his first NHL game against his older brother Quinn Hughes, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 1-0 on Saturday.

Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 25 shots in his third career shutout, sending New Jersey to its second straight victory after starting the season with six consecutive losses.

Jack Hughes, 18, played in his eighth NHL game after he was selected by the Devils with the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft.

Quinn Hughes, 20, was a first-round selection by Vancouver in 2018.

There were approxiASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS mately 80 Hughes family members and friends on Devils center Jack Hughes celebrates with teammate Sami Vatanen, left, after scoring his first hand for their first NHL career goal in the first preriod of New Jersey’s 1-0 win over the Canucks on Saturday in Newark. matchup.

Thatcher Demko made 23 saves for Vancouver. rey Perry all scored to help ETS 2 (OT): Brock Nelson MAPLE LEAFS 4, BRUINS 3 Dallas snap a five-game scored 33 seconds into (OT): Morgan Rielly scored AVALANCHE 6, LIGHTNING losing streak with a victory overtime to lift New York his second goal with 1:06 2: Tyson Jost had three over host Philadelphia. The to a victory over Columbus. remaining in overtime to goals, Pavel Francouz made Stars only took 16 shots.

Nelson beat Joonas Korpis- give host Toronto a victory 44 saves and Colorado beat alo from the slot off a feed over Boston. David Pastrhost Tampa Bay to remain GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3, PEN- from Nick Leddy to give nak tied the game 3-3 for the only NHL team with- GUINS 0: Marc-Andre the Islanders their fourth the Bruins with 4:26 reout a regulation loss this Fleury stopped 29 shots straight win. maining in the third peseason. Colorado’s 7-0-1 against his former team, riod. start is the second-long- leading Vegas to a victory COYOTES 5, SENATORS 2: est season opening point over host Pittsburgh. Fl- Conor Garland had a goal PANTHERS 3, PREDATORS streak in franchise history, eury recorded his 445th and an assist, Antti Raanta 2 (SO): Vincent Trocheck behind only the 9-0-2 start win, tying Terry Sawchuck stopped 34 shots and host scored the deciding goal in in 2000-01. for seventh on the NHL ca- Arizona outlasted Ottawa. the shootout to give Florida reer list.

The Coyotes have allowed a victory over host NashSTARS 4, FLYERS 1: Roope the fewest goals in the NHL ville. Florida’s Sam MonHintz, Esa Lindell and Co- ISLANDERS 3, BLUE JACK- (13). tembeault made 25 saves.

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STAT OF THE DAY

17

How hot a start to the season has it been for John Carlson?

Well, with three goals and 14 assists, the Washington Capitals skater is just the second defenseman in league history (with Tomas Kaberle in 2009-10) to factor in 17 of a team’s first 30 goals.

— NHL.com

Wild’s Zucker issues apology ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jason Zucker apologized to coach Bruce Boudreau on Saturday for comments the Minnesota Wild forward made on Thursday.

He admitted to his share of the responsibility for the Wild’s 1-6-0 record, which matches the worst start in team history.

Following Minnesota’s

4-0 loss at the Montreal Canadiens and a closeddoor team meeting on Thursday, Zucker, according to several media reports, said, “I think more than (a meeting is) going to have to jump-start us, to be honest with you. It’s going to be each individual guy from Bruce on down.

Bruce has got to be better. We’ve got to be better.

Everybody’s got to be better. That’s it.”

Boudreau said he understood Zucker’s intent was to point the blame at the team and not call him out.

“If we get out of (this slump), it will make us a better team and better people,” Boudreau said.

“Only the strong survive, so I mean, you can sit there and whine and mope and talk behind people’s backs, ‘Well it’s his fault, that fault.’ But in the end you look upon yourself and

take the onus upon yourself, and good people find ways to make other people better and get out of these types of things.”

BRIEFLY BLACKHAWKS: Chicago recalled forward Kirby Dach, who was the third overall pick in this year’s draft, from his conditioning assignment with Rockford of the AHL. — Wire reports

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10.20.2019 • Sunday • M 2

ST. LOuIS POST-dISPaTCH • D5

Illini shock Badgers on final play

HOLLY HART, AP PHOTO

Wisconsin players leave the field as Illinois celebrates a last-second field goal that gave the Illini, a 31-point underdog, a victory Saturday in Champaign, Ill.

BY JOEY WAGNER

Decatur (Ill.) Herald & Review

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — James McCourt had no idea which guys had their big, burly arms wrapped around him and hoisted him into the air. All he saw were smiling faces and felt elation surrounding him.

Seconds after McCourt kicked a 39-yard field goal on the final play of the game to upset No. 6 Wisconsin on Saturday at Memorial Stadium, offensive lineman Alex Palczewski raced near midfield to find his kicker at the bottom of a pile, grabbed McCourt and lifted him high above a sea of celebration from players and fans.

McCourt’s kick gave Illinois (34, 1-3 Big Ten) a 24-23 win over the Badgers (6-1, 3-1) for its first victory over a ranked foe since 2011, and Wisconsin is the highestranked team the Illini have defeated since they beat then-No. 1 Ohio State in 2007.

The winning kick followed an interception by defensive back Tony Adams, a junior out of Belleville and St. Louis U. High. It set up the Illini at their own 47-yard line with 2:32 to play.

“I just saw a bunch of happy people,” McCourt said after the celebration. “It was something unbelievable. Honestly, it sounds weird, but I had a little bit of déjà vu when I was up there. It was something I thought I saw before.

“I’ve dreamed about this for

Illinois 24, No. 6 Wisconsin 23 Wisconsin Illinois

7 0

6 7 3 — 23 7 7 10 — 24 First Quarter WIS: Ferguson 18 pass from Coan (Larsh kick), 9:15 Second Quarter WIS: FG Larsh 24, 12:02 ILL: Navarro 48 pass from Peters (McCourt kick), 6:02 WIS: FG Larsh 44, 1:47 Third Quarter WIS: J.Taylor 5 run (Larsh kick), 10:35 ILL: Corbin 43 run (McCourt kick), :48 Fourth Quarter WIS: FG Larsh 20, 9:46 ILL: Imatorbhebhe 29 pass from Peters (McCourt kick), 5:53 ILL: FG McCourt 39, :00 A: 37,363.

WIS ILL First downs 22 17 Rushes-yards 43-156 35-141 Passing 264 174 Comp-Att-Int 24-32-1 9-21-0 Return Yards 33 5 Punts-Avg. 2-39.5 5-40.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-1 Penalties-Yards 6-60 4-15 Time of Possession 40:49 19:11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing: Wisconsin, J.Taylor 28-132, D.Davis 1-13, Watson 2-9, A.Taylor 1-8, J.Chenal 3-3, Groshek 4-3, (Team) 1-(minus 2), Coan 3-(minus 10). Illinois, Corbin 17-83, D.Brown 11-70, Norwood 1-3, Palczewski 0-0, Peters 6-(minus 15).

Passing: Wisconsin, Coan 24-32-1-264. Illinois, Peters 9-21-0-174.

Receiving: Wisconsin, Groshek 6-40, Ferguson 5-77, Cephus 5-62, D.Davis 5-38, Pryor 1-35, A.Taylor 1-10, J.Taylor 1-2. Illinois, Barker 3-37, Imatorbhebhe 2-42, Navarro 1-48, Washington 1-18, D.Brown 1-15, Stampley 1-14.

Missed Field Goals: Wisconsin, Larsh 37. Illinois, McCourt 40.

as long as I can remember. It was something I’ve always wanted.

I knew this opportunity would come eventually. It’s every kicker’s dream. For it to be against a nationally ranked team like Wisconsin just adds the cherry.”

McCourt figures he might have passed out at the bottom of the pile. Teammate Jake Cerny told his kicker that “he saw his eyes roll back in his head.” McCourt insisted that the 40-yarder he

missed in the first quarter wasn’t on his mind, and that he tried to keep the same technique he would have used for an extra point. But this was bigger, and it was redemption.

“To miss one early, but then you get a chance at the end, of course, to win it like that, you dream of kicking that game-winning field goal,” Illinois coach Lovie Smith said.

The win was the biggest of Smith’s four-year tenure in Champaign. It couldn’t have come at a better time. The Illini had lost four in a row, including a loss at home to Eastern Michigan, a blown 14-point lead against Nebraska, a lopsided loss to Minnesota and another to Michigan when Illinois trailed by just three points in the fourth quarter.

There have been signs and moments of flashes that showed the team’s potential, but never a full game. Never against an opponent like Badgers.

Smith was elated and charged onto the field with his arms raised high and a smile that burst through his grizzly white beard.

“This is our signature win,” Smith said. “We’ve needed a signature win. Against the No. 6 team in the country, we played them toe to toe. We saw so much fight. We learned an awful lot about ourselves. We’re pumped up. One of the best wins we can

possibly have at this stage in our program.

“All the things we’ve gone through, losing tough games the way we have, injuries, all the things that have gone against us, to step up this way and for the momentum to change, a lot of things had to happen to go our way, and they did.”

Before his game-changing interception, Adams saw Wisconsin’s formation and knew it was his chance to redeem himself.

The Badgers had been burning him on the same play all day.

Adams hid behind an offensive player and stepped up to pick off Badgers quarterback Jack Coan.

Illinois moved 26 yards to set up McCourt’s kick.

The interception highlighted a strong defensive performance by a unit that has been much maligned for the yards and points it had allowed this year and in most of Smith’s tenure.

“You know that was a heck of a pick,” Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said. “Obviously, you would like to have that one back.

We didn’t make enough of those plays in different areas to win the game.”

The Illini held Heisman Trophy hopeful Jonathan Taylor in check, or about as well as a team can keep him in check. He ran for 132 yards and scored a touchdown, but had a long run of 22 yards. He entered the game averaging 137½

rushing yards, with 14 rushing touchdowns.

Illinois linebacker Dele Harding led the team with 16 tackles and had a tackle for a loss. He, unlike Palczewski and most of his teammates, didn’t quite make it to the pile near midfield to celebrate. Instead he dropped to both knees on the sideline, covered his face with his hands and cried.

It was so much. It all meant so much.

Then there were the turnovers, the saving grace that kept Illinois in the game all day. Smith hangs his hat on turnovers, and linebacker Jake Hansen delivered.

He forced a pair of fumbles, giving him seven this year.

When Hansen walked down the steps into the foyer of the Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center, still in his gray jersey with an unlit cigar in his hand, he shouted a reminder that Illinois was a 31-point underdog.

Two and a half hours after McCourt’s kick flew through the upright, the scoreboards in Memorial Stadium never changed.

“Illinois 24. Wisconsin 23.”

It was real, and it might be a momentum-shifting win for a team that desperately needed it.

“It’s so fulfilling,” Hansen said. “It just gives you that confidence going forward. It lets you know that it doesn’t matter if it’s a ranked opponent. We can play with anyone.”

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Williams, defense lead Salukis to homecoming win

BY STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Javon Williams Jr. caught a 73-yard touchdown pass, rushed for a team-high 63 yards and a score, and threw a TD pass to lead Southern Illinois University Carbondale to a 35-10 homecoming win over No. 18 Youngstown State on Saturday.

Williams, a redshirt freshman from Centralia, Ill., put SIUC (3-4, 1-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference) up for good at 7-3 with his 7-yard scoring run in the first quarter. His touchdown reception was his only catch of the day, and he hit Jacob Garrett on a 41-yard TD pass midway through the third quarter to close the scoring.

Kare Lyles completed seven passes for SIUC, two for touchdowns, and finished with 160 yards.

As dynamic as Williams was, the Salukis won the game behind a strong defensive showing that produced nine sacks, for 72 yards, and limited the Penguins to 30 yards rushing on 33 carries. Bryson Strong, Makel Calhoun and Chuck Sullivan each had two sacks for SIUC. Youngstown (4-3, 0-3) had won five of the last six meetings between the teams, including the last three, although all six had been decided by eight points or less. SIUC had lost its last eight games against teams in the top 25 of the FCS rankings.

yards for the Bears, who were held to 21 yards rushing on 20 attempts. Damoriea Vick caught six passes for 72 yards.

Southeast Missouri 24, Jacksonville State 21: Daniel Santacaterina threw three TD passes for the Redhawks, who won for the first time in Jacksonville, Ala., since 1991.

SEMO (4-3, 2-1 Ohio Valley) had been 1-10 when playing there, the last win 24-0 in 1964.

Santacaterina tossed an 80yard touchdown pass to Kristian Wilkerson (3 rec., 129 yards) that stretched SEMO’s lead to 17-7 with 4:21 to play. Zerrick Cooper passed for 347 yards for JSU BYRON HETZLER, THE SOUTHERN (5-3, 2-2).

SIUC running back Javon Williams Jr. celebrates as he scores Lindenwood 35, Saginaw Valon a 73-yard reception in the ley 31: Najee Jackson caught a second quarter Saturday against 36-yard touchdown pass on a Youngstown State. fourth-and-10 play with 10 seconds left to give the host Lions North Dakota State 22, Missouri another stunning victory.

State 0: Trey Lance passed for A week after Erik Henneman 225 yards and rushed for a touch- caught two TD passes in the fidown, Adam Cofield picked up nal 76 seconds in LU’s 28-24 win two rushing scores, and the Bison over Truman State, Lindenwood pitched a shutout in Fargo, N.D. (4-3) completed a six-play, 75NDSU, No. 1 in the FCS rank- yard drive when Cade Brister hit ings, won for the 28th consecu- Jackson for the winning score. tive time by dominating on both Brister, who entered the game sides of the ball. The Bison (7-0, third in Division II TD passes 3-0 MVFC) amassed 447 yards to with 19, completed 23 of 42 the Bears’ 185, picked up 22 first throws for 311 yards and three downs to 12, held the ball for 10 scores. Payton Rose caught six minutes longer and ran 74 plays passes for 133 yards, and Jackson to Missouri State’s 57. was good for five catches for 92.

Peyton Huslig passed for 164 Saginaw Valley (4-3) had a 231-

48 advantage in rushing yards, a 25-17 margin in first downs and a 426-359 edge in total yards. But the Cardinals were intercepted three times and a lost fumble.

Lindenwood’s Drew Seers, a junior linebacker from Parkway West, had a career day with 20 tackles, including two behind the line of scrimmage. Senior Ricky McCoy (Ritenour) had two interceptions.

McKendree 42, William Jewell 12: Matt Cole had 123 yards receiving and scored two touchdowns, and returned a punt 72 yards for a score as the Bearcats won in Liberty, Mo. Cole’s touchdowns went for 26 and 68 yards, and Turner Pullen passed for 280 yards and three scores for McKendree (3-4, 1-2 Great Lakes Valley), which has won three of its last four games.

Will Schneider had 237 yards passing and a team-best 85 yards rushing for Jewell (1-6, 0-5).

Wheaton 52, Washington U. 13: T.J. Williams and Will Smith paced a running attack that amassed 415 yards, and the NCAA Division III No. 5 Thunder rolled in Wheaton, Ill. Washington U. (4-2, 3-2 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) saw its five-game road winning streak end while giving up 698 yards of offense.

Wheaton (9-0, 5-0) led 38-0 at halftime and 52-0 before WU put a couple TDs on the board late.

Williams ran for 160 yards on 12 carries, and Smith went for 120 on 20 totes to help Wheaton average 7 yards on 59 rushing plays. Adam Terrini and Phillip Nichols each caught five passes for 126 and 106 yards, respectively, and Luke Anthony hit WU with 252 yards passing on a 12for-17 performance.

Johnny Davidson threw for 159 yards for the Bears, who had just 205 of total offense.

St. Xavier 45, Missouri Baptist 34: The Cougars scored 18 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to break open a tight game and spoil homecoming at CBC for the Spartans.

In an NAIA game that was tied at 6-6, 13-13, 20-20 and 27-27, MBU (2-6, 1-3 American Midwest) led 34-27 late in the third quarter when John Lux threw his fourth touchdown pass, a 21-yarder to Darian Pollion.

But Alex Martinez, who also threw four TD passes, countered by driving St. Xavier (4-2, 3-0) 55 yards in four plays and capping the drive with a 1-yard keeper. The Cougars took the lead on a PAT conversion pass, got a 34-yard field goal and then iced the game when Josh Hettiger returned a fumble 30 yards for a score.

Lux passed for 370 yards, and Isaiah King (Belleville East) had a monster day with seven catches for 241 yards and three touchdowns.

D6 • ST. LOuIS POST-dISPaTCH

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

M 2 • Sunday • 10.20.2019

MIZZOU NOTEBOOK

Penalty frenzy upsets Odom

BY DAVE MATTER

St. Louis Post-Dispatch MIC SMITH, AP PHOTO

Florida’s Lamical Perine runs away from South Carolina’s R.J. Roderick in the second half Saturday in Columbia, S.C.

Trask takes control as Gators top Gamecocks ASSOCIATED PRESS

COLUMBIA, S.C. — For three quarters, Kyle Trask saw the overthrows and ineffective runs, the penalties and missed assignments. He knew something had to change.

It finally did.

Trask threw three of his career-high four touchdowns in the fourth quarter Saturday to rally the No. 9 Gators to a 38-27 win at South Carolina.

Trask, sensing the game slipping away, told his teammates: “This isn’t us.” He then helped the Gators (7-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) avoid a second straight loss after falling at No. 2 Louisiana State 42-28 a week earlier.

“We found our identity and started making plays,” he said.

This season, the identity of Florida’s offense is very much in Trask’s hands. The junior, starting because of an injury to Feleipe Franks, has led the Gators to their best start since 2015.

After a week off, Trask will bring Florida to a final, defining stretch with games against No. 10 Georgia, Vanderbilt and Missouri in the chase for a spot in the SEC title game.

Things didn’t look promising through the third quarter. South Carolina (3-4, 2-3) took a 20-17 lead in trying for its second consecutive win over a top 10 opponent after beating then-No. 3 Georgia in double overtime a week before.

“We have a very resilient team,” Trask said. “We’re never going to panic, no matter the situation.”

After Trask’s interception deep in Florida territory led to Tavien Feaster’s 21-yard TD run to put the Gamecocks up 17-10, Dameon Pierce answered with a 75-yard scoring run on Florida’s next snap to tie it.

In the final period, down 2017, Trask faced fourth-and-3 on South Carolina’s 34 before scrambling from pressure to pick up the first down with a 9-yard pass to Kyle Pitts. Trask followed with the go-ahead 25yard touchdown throw to Lamical Perine.

Florida’s defense also came through down the stretch after the Gators took the lead. Defensive end Zachary Carter sacked Ryan Hilinski, who fumbled as nose tackle Kyree Campbell recovered.

Florida linebacker David Reese said the players were intent on not letting the LSU loss affect them.

“We can’t let one loss turn into another,” he said.

Trask, who completed 21 of 33 passes for 200 yards, finished the series with a 5-yard TD pass to Pitts before a final scoring pass of 5 yards to Trevon Grimes.

South Carolina looked poised to once more shuffle the SEC East race with an upset. But like a year ago, when Florida rallied from 31-14 down to defeat the Gamecocks 35-31, South Carolina could not hold.

“Get the lead in fourth quarter, got to make some plays. We didn’t do that,” South Carolina coach Will Muschamp said.

Hilinski, who sprained his knee in the Georgia win, was not sharp. The freshman completed 17 of 35 throws for 170 yards.

“We’ve got to find a way to throw the ball better,” he said.

Feaster, a Clemson graduate transfer, ran for 175 yards for South Carolina, which was outscored 21-7 in the final period.

The takeaway Florida: The Gators have time to recover from injuries and recoup from a two-month stretch of football. Florida gets next week off before starting a run of three straight SEC East games.

South Carolina: The defense gave the team a chance at another stunner. But inconsistency on offense sent South Carolina to its fourth loss to Florida in five years.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Missouri coach Barry Odom is going to see yellow flags in his sleep. That’s assuming he’ll get any sleep after Saturday’s debacle at Vanderbilt.

The Tigers committed a season-high 12 penalties for 120 yards in their 21-14 loss, including five 15-yarders for personal fouls or unsportsmanlike conduct. A week earlier, against Mississippi, Mizzou seemed to get a handle on its penalty problem, drawing just two flags in a victory. The Tigers relapsed in Nashville.

“We got to take a hard, long look at that,” Odom said. “And obviously, I know there were a number of them that I recall off the top of my head that were in crucial moments, but also we’ve got a decision to make on how we’re going to respond.”

The Tigers were flagged six times on offense for 50 yards, including an intentional grounding penalty on quarterback Kelly Bryant and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on tight end Albert Okwuegbunam for taunting a Vandy defender after catching a touchdown pass. Also on offense, the Tigers had two false starts, a holding penalty and one for illegal

hands to the face.

On defense, Jordan Elliott jumped offsides twice on Vandy’s final drive. The Tigers also had a pass interference penalty, an unsportsmanlike conduct on defensive lineman Markell Utsey and a targeting foul on safety Tyree Gillespie. Adam Sparks was flagged for a horse-collar tackle on the punt team.

Utsey’s foul helped set up Vandy’s go-ahead touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.

“We’ve got to be smart,” Odom said. “One guy said something, (Utsey) said something back. They flagged (Utsey). They usually get the second guy. That’s the way it works. We’ve talked about that over and over and over. You have to be in the moment and control your emotions. We didn’t do that.”

“That’s probably the most disappointing part of this game,” Okwuegbunam said, “because that’s something we can control, how many penalties we have. We have to learn from those mistakes.”

Late in the third quarter, the Tigers knocked starting quarterback Mo Hasan out of the game, but it came with a cost. As the Vandy QB went into his slide, Gillespie nailed him in the head with the crown of his helmet, drawing a

targeting penalty. Gillespie was ejected and as a result will miss the first half of next week’s game at Kentucky. Hasan was wobbly getting up and headed to the sideline for the rest of the game.

Odom agreed with the penalty.

“It was targeting. (Hasan) had left his feet,” Odom said. “The quarterback went into a slide.

Gillespie had already gone into the position of trying to make a tackle, and he lowered his head at the last minute and it appeared to me just like they called it.”

With Gillespie out of the game, freshman Martez Manuel took over his spot in the secondary and likely will start next weekend’s game.

Missed chances After missing a couple of extra points last week, Tucker McCann had another rough day kicking the ball, missing field-goal attempts of 48 and 50 yards, both well within his range. On a day when scores came sparingly, both misses were pivotal, for points and momentum.

“I didn’t get the chance to visit with him to kind of see what he thought on (the field goals),” Odom said. “Those two are momentum plays that we missed out

on.”

McCann had his busiest day as MU’s punter, with seven kicks, three inside the Vandy 20-yard line, including a 58-yard boomer in the first quarter.

Vandy pulls a surprise After six rough starts, Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason pulled the plug on quarterback Riley Neal and turned to Hasan, his thirdstringer and a walk-on who began his career at Syracuse and came to Vandy via junior college.

He competed seven of 11 passes for 120 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game on Gillespie’s hit. He added 34 yards rushing.

Hasan was a surprise starter, but Mason said he decided last Sunday to make the change.

“Coming off that (loss to Nevada-Las Vegas), we needed something different,” Mason said.

“You continue to do what you’ve always done, you always have what you always got. It put a little pressure on (Neal), but at the end of the day, I knew (Hasan) was going to be the dude. That’s what we went with, and it worked.”

Dave Matter @dave_matter on Twitter dmatter@post-dispatch.com

MARK HUMPHREY, AP PHOTOS

Missouri defensive lineman Kobie Whiteside, left, and safety Joshuah Bledsoe leave the field after MU’s upset loss at Vanderbilt on Saturday.

Mizzou

Vanderbilt 21, No. 22 Missouri 14 Missouri Vanderbilt

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their claws and fangs in Boone County and looked nothing like the ferocious cats who ran off a five-game winning streak at home. Instead, they played what might have been their worst game of the four-year Odom regime.

Here’s a score nobody outside of Vanderbilt’s locker room saw coming: Vandy 21, Mizzou 14.

Call it the Nashville Nightmare.

“I think we got out-coached, and I think we got out-executed the entire four quarters,” Odom said. “We could not run the ball, which was frustrating to me that we couldn’t. We didn’t convert near enough on our third downs to give ourselves a chance. And then defensively I felt like we were close — we just couldn’t get off the field. And you look at 120 yards of penalties. We won’t beat anybody when we do that.”

Otherwise, Barry, how was the rest of your Saturday?

This one didn’t start like the Tigers’ woeful season-opening loss at Wyoming — a game Mizzou led 14-0 early — but ended just the same. That night the Tigers were an 18-point favorite.

This one, too, was on the road, but Mizzou had as many fans, maybe more, in the crowd of 23,900.

By night’s end, Missouri (5-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) still was tied for first place in the SEC East, but considering what unfolded for three hours in Nashville, the Tigers looked nothing like a division contender. With so much at stake, the Tigers might have banned themselves from the SEC championship game before the NCAA appeals committee has any say in the matter.

Like a Nashville bachelorette party gone wrong, the Tigers’ good times were short-lived, and they left evidence splattered all over the field. They couldn’t block on the line of scrimmage

Missouri running back Tyler Badie tries to power through a tackle attempt

by Vanderbilt linebacker Dimitri Moore, left, in the first half Saturday. against the SEC’s worst rush defense. They couldn’t control their emotions and instead littered the field with flags.

Quarterback Kelly Bryant tried to create plays with his legs and struggled to find receivers open downfield. Running back Larry Rountree barely could get through the point of attack. A Mizzou offense that put up 562 yards against Mississippi a week earlier mustered only 293 against one of the worst defenses among Power Five Conference schools.

Against the same Vandy team (2-5, 1-3) that Nevada-Las Vegas trampled 34-10 last week, Mizzou had five three-and-out possessions and punted a seasonhigh seven times.

Mizzou’s running backs gained just 81 yards on 24 carries, putting stress on a passing game that couldn’t unlock Vandy’s mixture of coverages.

“Like we’ve been saying, games are won in the trenches,” Mizzou tight end Albert Okwuegubunam said. “When we’re not executing in the run game, it immediately makes the game a lot harder.”

Bryant did most of his damage on the ground, with 72 yards rushing, but never looked comfortable in the pocket. He botched a visit to the red zone with an interception and other-

wise hesitated to pull the trigger on downfield passes. He completed 13 of 26 passes for a season-low 140 yards, and was sacked three times.

“It could have been me getting outside the pocket a little bit too early and not fully going through (my reads),” Bryant said. “I feel like I’ve got to stay in the pocket and know when to scramble and when not to scramble.”

A season-high 12 penalties and two missed field goals compounded the Tigers’ issues, especially in the fourth quarter.

An interception by Cameron Wilkins and a 42-yard return deep inside Vandy territory set up Mizzou’s game-tying score, a 6-yard Rountree run late in the third quarter. But the fourth quarter was all Vandy.

With walk-on quarterback and surprise starter Mo Hasan knocked out of the game on an illegal hit to the head by safety Tyree Gillespie, Riley Neal came off the bench to lead a sevenplay, 65-yard touchdown drive, connecting with Cam Johnson on the go-ahead pass, helped by a whiff along the sideline by cornerback Jarvis Ware.

Missouri still had nine minutes left to even the score but couldn’t get closer than the Vandy 25-yard line. A thirddown sack gave Tucker McCann

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7 7 0 — 14 14 0 7 — 21 Second Quarter VAN: Vaughn 1 run (Guay kick), 12:00 MIZ: Okwuegbunam 4 pass from Bryant (McCann kick), 9:03 VAN: Vaughn 61 pass from Hasan (Guay kick), 2:06 Third Quarter MIZ: Rountree 6 run (McCann kick), 1:37 Fourth Quarter VAN: C.Johnson 21 pass from Neal (Guay kick), 8:57 A: 23,900.

MIZ VAN First downs 18 17 Rushes-yards 40-153 42-150 Passing 140 165 Comp-Att-Int 13-26-1 10-19-1 Return Yards 29 69 Punts-Avg. 7-43.0 8-42.25 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 12-120 7-72 Time of Possession 27:09 32:51 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing: Missouri, Bryant 16-72, Badie 10-47, Rountree 12-29, Downing 2-5. Vanderbilt, Vaughn 29-96, Hasan 9-34, Neal 2-14, K.Brooks 2-6.

Passing: Missouri, Bryant 13-26-1-140. Vanderbilt, Hasan 7-11-0-120, Neal 3-8-1-45.

Receiving: Missouri, Nance 3-34, J.Johnson 3-9, K.Scott 2-69, Rountree 2-13, Okwuegbunam 2-10, Badie 1-5.

Vanderbilt, Vaughn 4-80, Pinkney 2-14, Lipscomb 1-34, C.Johnson 1-21, Shelton-Mosley 1-8, Pierce 1-8.

Missed Field Goals: Missouri, McCann 50, McCann 48.

a 48-yard field-goal attempt, which he pushed it left.

The Tigers still had two timeouts left and six minutes on the clock, but the Commodores salted the game away with an 11-play drive, including a thirddown conversion when Mizzou lineman Jordan Elliott jumped offsides. Workhorse running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn had eight of his 29 carries on the clinching series.

“I’m so proud of this team just in terms of how they stayed in the fight for what it was,” Vandy coach Derek Mason said. “We talked about the grind all week.

We understood exactly where we were. Sometimes it’s just about drowning out the noise.”

That noise is sure to make its way to Columbia, where the Tigers have to regroup before next weekend’s trip to Kentucky, a team that’s unbeaten against Odom in three meetings.

“We better rally around the opportunity to continue to move forward,” Odom said, “because if we don’t then the next week we’re going to be sitting here playing Kentucky. What are we gonna do? Nobody’s going to feel sorry for us.”

Dave Matter @dave_matter on Twitter dmatter@post-dispatch.com

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Penn State holds off Michigan ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sean Clifford threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score to lead No. 7 Penn State to a 28-21 win at home over No. 16 Michigan on Saturday night.

The Nittany Lion quarterback hit KJ Hamler on 25- and 53-yard scoring strikes and hooked up with tight end Pat Freiermuth for a 17-yard touchdown in a game Penn State (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) never trailed.

Hamler, who had a 100-yard kickoff return to start the second half called back on a holding penalty, finished with six catches for 108 yards.

The Wolverines battled back from a 21-7 halftime deficit, and with just over two minutes to play had a chance to tie the game on fourth-and-goal from Penn State’s 3. But Michigan wideout Ronnie Bell dropped what would’ve been the tying touchdown with Penn State safety Lamont Wade playing tight coverage.

The Nittany Lions took control of the game early. Clifford hooked up with Jahan Dotson for 37 yards to set up the scoring toss to Freiermuth who beat Khaleke Hudson in coverage.

Penn State went up 14-0 on its next drive when Clifford scored on a 1-yard run made easier by a 44-yard rush from

GENE J. PUSKAR, AP PHOTO

Penn State wide receiver KJ Hamler scores after catching a pass from quarterback Sean Clifford on Saturday night.

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Ricky Slade. It got easier when back-toback Michigan offside penalties moved the ball to the 1.

Tariq Castro-Fields intercepted a Shea Patterson screen pass midway through the second quarter and Clifford arced his second touchdown pass to Hamler five plays later to make it 21-0.

Texas avoids upset Cameron Dicker made a 33-yard field goal as time expired and No. 15 Texas survived Kansas’ desperate upset bid 50-48 after the teams exchanged six touchdowns in the fourth quarter.

Visiting Kansas took a 48-47 lead on Carter Stanley’s 2-point conversion pass to Daylon Charlot with 1:11 to play. Sam Ehlinger then drove the Longhorns into field goal range for Dicker, who calmly drilled the winner.

Ehlinger completed two big passes to Collin Johnson to keep the drive going for Texas (5-2, 3-1 Big 12).

Kansas, under first-year coach Les Miles, nearly had a victory that would have jumbled the Big 12. And the Jayhawks (2-5, 0-4) were oh-so-close. Pooka Williams rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns for the and Stanley passed for 310 yards and four touchdowns.

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NO. 1 ALABAMA 35 (7-0), TENNESSEE 13 (2-5) Najee Harris rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns, and Alab Trevon Diggs had a 100-yard fumble return for a score.

NO. 2 LSU 36 (7-0), MISSISSIPPI STATE 13 (3-4) Joe Burrow threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns to break the Tigers’ single-season record with 29 through just seven games.

NO. 3 CLEMSON 45 (7-0), LOUISVILLE 10 (4-3) Trevor Lawrence threw three TDs, and Travis Etienne ran for 192 yards and a score as the Tigers won their 22nd straight game.

NO. 4 OHIO STATE 52 (7-0), NORTHWESTERN 3 (1-5) Justin Fields threw for four touchdowns, and J.K. Dobbins rushed for 121 yards as the Buckeyes jumped out to a 31-3 halftime lead.

NO. 5 OKLAHOMA 52 (7-0), WEST VIRGINIA 14 (3-4) Jalen Hurts passed for 316 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 75 yards and two more scores for the Sooners.

NEXT: vs. Arkansas

NEXT: vs. Auburn

NEXT: vs. Boston College

NEXT: vs. Wisconsin

NEXT: at Kansas State

ILLINOIS 24 (3-4), NO. 6 WISCONSIN 23 (6-1) | Jack Coan completed 24 of 32 passes for 264 yards, but his late interception led to the winning field goal. NEXT: at Ohio State

NO. 16 MICHIGAN (5-1) AT NO. 7 PENN STATE (6-0) | The Wolverines had 16 sacks and 31 tackles for loss in their past three games prior to the late contest. NEXT: vs. Notre Dame

NO. 7 PENN STATE (6-0) VS. NO. 16 MICHIGAN (5-1) | QB Sean Clifford completed 64% of his passes to go with 13 TDs and two INTs going into the late kick. NEXT: at Michigan State

NO. 13 UTAH 21 (6-1), NO. 17 ARIZONA STATE 3 (5-2) | A streak of 125 games in which the Sun Devils scored at least 10 points, which began in 2008, ended against the Utes. NEXT: at UCLA

NO. 9 NOTRE DAME (5-1), IDLE | The Irish are 14th in the country in scoring offense, led by quarterback Ian Book’s 14 TDs and 2 INTs, putting up 39.2 points per game. NEXT: at Michigan

NO. 18 BAYLOR 45 (7-0), OKLAHOMA STATE 27 (4-3) | Charlie Brewer completed 13 of 17 passes for 312 yards and a touchdown as the Bears won their ninth straight. NEXT: Idle

NO. 9 FLORIDA 38 (7-1), SOUTH CAROLINA 27 (3-4) | Kyle Trask threw three of his four TDs in the fourth quarter as the Gators denied the Gamecocks a 2nd straight upset. NEXT: Idle

NO. 19 SMU 45 (7-0), TEMPLE 21 (5-2) | Shane Buechele set career highs with six touchdown passes and 457 passing yards to lead the still-perfect Mustangs. NEXT: at Houston

NO. 10 GEORGIA (6-1), KENTUCKY (3-4) | D’Andre Swift’s 39-yard touchdown run in the third quarter snapped a scoreless tie, and the Bulldogs overcame a slow start. NEXT: Idle

NO. 20 MINNESOTA 42 (7-0), RUTGERS 7 (1-6) | Rodney Smith ran for 111 yards and two TDs as the Gophers have their best record since a national title in 1960. NEXT: vs. Maryland

NO. 11 AUBURN 51 (6-1), ARKANSAS 10 (2-5) | Bo Nix threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, two of which came in a span of 22 seconds in the third quarter. NEXT: at LSU

NO. 21 CINCINNATI 24 (6-1), TULSA 13 (2-5) | Gerrid Doaks ran for a pair of TDs and turned a short pass into a 28-yard score after Michael Warren II left with a leg injury. NEXT: Idle

NO. 12 OREGON 35 (6-1), NO. 25 WASHINGTON 31 (5-3) | Justin Herbert hit Jaylon Redd for a 5-yard touchdown with 5:10 left, the last of his four scoring passes. NEXT: vs. Washington State

VANDERBILT 21 (2-5), NO. 22 MISSOURI 14 (5-2) | The Tigers were held to fewer than 31 points for the first time in 12 games by a defense that entered 124th nationally. NEXT: at Kentucky

NO. 13 UTAH 21 (6-1), NO. 17 ARIZONA STATE 3 (5-2) | Zack Moss broke the Utes’ career rushing record, now sitting at 3,264 yards, and scored two touchdowns. NEXT: vs. California

NO. 23 IOWA 26 (5-2), PURDUE 20 (2-5) | Mekhi Sargent scored on a 14-yard run with 2:16 remaining as the Hawkeyes snapped a two-game losing streak. NEXT: at Northwestern

NO. 14 BOISE STATE (6-0) AT BYU (2-4) | The Broncos’ defense had just five sacks on the season, which ranked 123rd in the nation, entering the late kickoff. NEXT: Idle

NO. 24 APPALACHIAN STATE 52 (6-0), UL MONROE 7 (3-4) | Zac Thomas threw for 214 yards and three TDs to go with a rushing touchdown for the Mountaineers. NEXT: at South Alabama

NO. 15 TEXAS (4-2) VS. KANSAS (2-4) | The Longhorns allowed nine sacks last week against Oklahoma, so protecting QB Sam Ehlinger was a priority in this late contest. NEXT: at TCU

NO. 12 OREGON 35 (6-1), NO. 25 WASHINGTON 31 (5-3) | Jacob Eason was 23 of 30 for 289 yards and three touchdowns as the Huskies almost overcame a two-score deficit. NEXT: Idle

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EAST CONF Cincinnati 3-0 Temple 2-1 UCF 2-1 South Florida 1-2 East Carolina 0-3 Connecticut 0-4 WEST CONF SMU 3-0 Navy 3-1 Memphis 2-1 Tulane 2-1 Houston 1-2 Tulsa 0-3 Saturday’s results Houston 24, Connecticut 17 SMU 45, Temple 21 Cincinnati 24, Tulsa 13 Navy 35, South Florida 3 Memphis 47, Tulane 17 UCF 41, East Carolina 28

ALL 6-1 5-2 5-2 3-4 3-4 1-6 ALL 7-0 5-1 6-1 5-2 3-4 2-5

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ATLANTIC COAST

Saturday’s stars

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Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma, QB: Hurts accounted for five total touchdowns as the Sooners routed West Virginia. Hurts completed 16 of 17 passes for 316 yards and three touchdowns through the air while also rushing 10 times for 75 yards and two scores.

AJ Dillon, Boston College, RB: Dillon carried the ball 34 times for 223 yards and three touchdowns to help the Eagles defeat NC State. All three of his scores came in the second half as the Wolfpack tried to cut into the deficit.

Travis Etienne, Clemson, RB: Etienne needed just 14 carries to pile up 192 rushing yards and a touchdown to help the Tigers win their 22nd consecutive game. His touchdown came late in the third quarter on a 49-yard run to put Clemson ahead by three scores.

Brock Purdy, Iowa State, QB: Purdy threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns as the Cyclones held off a second-half surge from host Texas Tech.

Purdy completed 23 of 32 passes while throwing an interception.

Malik Stanley, Louisiana Tech, WR: Stanley hauled in eight passes for 212 yards and a touchdown as the Bulldogs continued their strong start to the season with a victory over Southern Mississippi. Stanley averaged 26.5 yards per reception, including his 5-yard touchdown grab.

Reggie Roberson Jr., SMU, WR: While his quarterback Shane Buechele set passing career highs, Roberson caught eight passes for 250 yards and three touchdowns to help the Mustangs to a 7-0 record by defeating Temple. Roberson had touchdown catches of 75 and 33 yards in the first half before his 60-yard reception in the fourth quarter helped put the game away for good. Buechele threw for 457 yards and six touchdowns.

Mason Fine, North Texas, QB: Fine completed 33 of his 45 attempts for 375 yards and a touchdown as the Mean Green earned a last-second victory over Middle Tennessee. Fine added a rushing touchdown in the first half while orchestrating a 37-yard drive in the final 28 seconds to set up the game-winning field goal.

ATLANTIC CONF ALL Clemson 5-0 7-0 Wake Forest 2-1 6-1 Louisville 2-2 4-3 Boston College 2-2 4-3 Florida State 2-3 3-4 NC State 1-2 4-3 Syracuse 0-3 3-4 COASTAL CONF ALL Pittsburgh 2-1 5-2 Virginia 3-1 5-2 Virginia Tech 2-2 5-2 Duke 2-2 4-3 North Carolina 2-2 3-4 Miami 1-3 3-4 Georgia Tech 1-3 2-5 Friday’s result Pittsburgh 27, Syracuse 20 Saturday’s results Clemson 45, Louisville 10 Boston College 45, NC State 24 Georgia Tech 28, Miami 21 Virginia Tech 43, North Carolina 41 (6OT) Virginia 48, Duke 14 Wake Forest 22, Florida State 20

BIG 12 SCHOOL CONF Oklahoma 4-0 Baylor 4-0 Iowa State 3-1 Texas 3-1 Kansas State 1-2 TCU 1-2 Oklahoma State 1-3 West Virginia 1-3 Texas Tech 1-3 Kansas 0-4 Saturday’s results Oklahoma 52, West Virginia 14 Iowa State 34, Texas Tech 24 Kansas State 24, TCU 17 Baylor 45, Oklahoma State 27 Texas 50, Kansas 48

ALL 7-0 7-0 5-2 5-2 4-2 3-3 4-3 3-4 3-4 2-5

BIG TEN EAST CONF Ohio State 4-0 Penn State 4-0 Michigan 3-2 Indiana 2-2 Michigan State 2-2 Maryland 1-3 Rutgers 0-5 WEST CONF Minnesota 4-0 Wisconsin 3-1 Iowa 2-2 Nebraska 2-2 Illinois 1-3 Purdue 1-3 Northwestern 0-4 Friday’s result Ohio State 52, Northwestern 3 Saturday’s results Illinois 24, Wisconsin 23 Iowa 26, Purdue 20 Minnesota 42, Rutgers 7 Indiana 34, Maryland 28 Penn State 28, Michigan 21

ALL 7-0 7-0 5-2 5-2 4-3 3-4 1-6 ALL 7-0 6-1 5-2 4-3 3-4 2-5 1-5

CONFERENCE USA EAST Western Kentucky Marshall Florida Atlantic Florida International Middle Tennessee Charlotte Old Dominion WEST

CONF 4-0 2-1 2-1 2-2 1-2 0-3 0-3 CONF

Louisiana Tech 3-0 6-1 UAB 3-1 6-1 Southern Miss 2-1 4-3 North Texas 2-1 3-4 UTSA 2-2 3-4 UTEP 0-3 1-5 Rice 0-3 0-7 Friday’s result Marshall 36, Florida Atlantic 31 Saturday’s results Louisiana Tech 45, Southern Miss 30 North Texas 33, Middle Tennessee 30 UAB 38, Old Dominion 14 Western Kentucky 30, Charlotte 14 UTSA 31, Rice 27 Florida International 32, UTEP 17

ALL 4-3 4-3 4-3 4-3 2-5 2-5 1-6 ALL

SCHOOL Notre Dame Liberty Army BYU Massachusetts New Mexico State Saturday’s results Liberty 59, Maine 44 Georgia State 28, Army 21 Boise State at BYU, late

ALL 5-1 5-2 3-4 2-4 1-6 0-7

MID-AMERICAN EAST CONF ALL Ohio 2-1 3-4 Kent State 2-1 3-4 Miami (Ohio) 2-1 3-4 Buffalo 1-2 3-4 Bowling Green 1-2 2-5 Akron 0-3 0-7 WEST CONF ALL Ball State 3-0 4-3 Central Michigan 2-2 5-3 Western Michigan 2-2 4-4 Toledo 1-2 4-3 Eastern Michigan 1-2 4-3 Northern Illinois 1-2 2-5 Saturday’s results Ohio 45, Kent State 38 Central Michigan 38, Bowling Green 20 Ball State 52, Toledo 14 Miami (Ohio) 27, Northern Illinois 24 Buffalo 21, Akron 0 Eastern Michigan 34, Western Michigan 27

MOUNTAIN WEST MOUNTAIN CONF ALL Boise State 3-0 6-0 Utah State 2-0 3-2 Wyoming 2-1 5-2 Air Force 2-1 4-2 Colorado State 1-2 2-5 New Mexico 0-3 2-5 WEST CONF ALL San Diego State 3-1 6-1 Hawaii 1-1 4-2 Nevada 1-1 4-2 Fresno State 1-1 3-3 San Jose State 1-3 3-4 UNLV 0-3 2-5 Friday’s result Fresno State 56, UNLV 27 Saturday’s results Wyoming 23, New Mexico 10 San Diego State 27, San Jose State 17 Boise State at BYU, late Nevada at Utah State, late Air Force at Hawaii, late

PAC-12 NORTH CONF Oregon 4-0 Oregon State 2-2 Washington 2-3 Stanford 2-3 California 1-3 Washington State 1-3 SOUTH CONF Utah 3-1 Southern Cal 2-1 Arizona 2-1 Arizona State 2-2 UCLA 2-2 Colorado 1-3 Thursday’s result UCLA 34, Stanford 16 Saturday’s results Oregon State 21, California 17 Oregon 35, Washington 31 Utah 21, Arizona State 3 Washington State 41, Colorado 10 Arizona at Southern Cal, late

ALL 6-1 3-4 5-3 3-4 4-3 4-3 ALL 6-1 3-3 4-2 5-2 2-5 3-4

SOUTHEASTERN EAST CONF Florida 4-1 Georgia 3-1 Missouri 2-1 South Carolina 2-3 Tennessee 1-3 Vanderbilt 1-3 Kentucky 1-4 WEST CONF Alabama 4-0 LSU 3-0 Auburn 3-1 Texas A&M 2-2 Mississippi 2-3 Mississippi State 1-2 Arkansas 0-4 Saturday’s results Florida 38, South Carolina 27 Auburn 51, Arkansas 10 LSU 36, Mississippi State 13 Vanderbilt 21, Missouri 14 Georgia 21, Kentucky 0 Texas A&M 24, Mississippi 17 Alabama 35, Tennessee 13

ALL 7-1 6-1 5-2 3-4 2-5 2-5 3-4 ALL 7-0 7-0 6-1 4-3 3-5 3-3 2-5

SUN BELT EAST CONF ALL Appalachian State 3-0 6-0 Georgia State 2-1 5-2 Georgia Southern 2-1 3-3 Troy 1-1 3-3 Coastal Carolina 0-3 3-4 WEST CONF ALL Louisiana Monroe 2-1 3-4 Louisiana 1-1 4-2 Arkansas State 1-1 3-3 Texas State 1-1 2-4 South Alabama 0-3 1-6 Wednesday’s result Troy 37, South Alabama 13 Thursday’s result Louisiana 37, Arkansas State 20 Saturday’s result Georgia Southern 30, Coastal Carolina 27 Appalachian State 52, Louisiana Monroe 7 Georgia State 28, Army 21

Saturday’s other results EAST Georgetown 14, Lafayette 10 Dartmouth 49, Marist 7 Duquesne 20, Sacred Heart 6 Robert Morris 21, Wagner 13 Princeton 65, Brown 22 CCSU 52, Bryant 14 Delaware 16, New Hampshire 10 Lehigh 30, Fordham 27 Harvard 31, Holy Cross 21 St. Francis (Pa.) 30, LIU 0 Monmouth (N.J.) 49, Gardner-Webb 28 Columbia 44, Penn 6 Colgate 21, Cornell 20 Merrimack 30, Delaware St. 21 Albany (N.Y.) 35, Rhode Island 28 Towson 56, Bucknell 7 SOUTH The Citadel 27, Furman 10 Davidson 49, Jacksonville 19 SC State 24, Morgan St. 10 Wofford 59, W. Carolina 7 Morehead St. 31, Butler 20 Kennesaw St. 55, Presbyterian 10 Stetson 38, Dayton 21 Jackson St. 31, MVSU 28 (OT) Mercer 34, VMI 27 E. Kentucky 34, Murray St. 27 UT Martin 27, E. Illinois 18 James Madison 38, William & Mary 10 Campbell 31, Hampton 16 SE Missouri 24, Jacksonville St. 21 McNeese St. 42, Houston Baptist 27 Tennessee St. 26, Austin Peay 24 NC A&T at Florida A&M, ppd.

Yale 28, Richmond 27 Bethune-Cookman 35, Norfolk St. 22 Charleston Southern 25, North Alabama 20 Cent. Arkansas 31, Northwestern St. 30 MIDWEST S. Dakota St. 42, Indiana St. 23 Illinois St. 28, W. Illinois 14 S. Illinois 35, Youngstown St. 10 N. Dakota St. 22, Missouri St. 0 N. Iowa 42, South Dakota 27 SOUTHWEST Prairie View 51, Va. Lynchburg 0 Sam Houston St. 17, Nicholls 0 Southern U. 28, Texas Southern 21 AbileneChristian31,StephenF.Austin24(2OT) Incarnate Word 35, Lamar 17 FAR WEST Portland St. 38, N. Colorado 30 Weber St. 51, N. Arizona 28 San Diego 42, Valparaiso 17 Idaho 45, Idaho St. 21 North Dakota at Cal Poly, late UC Davis at S. Utah, late Montana at Sacramento St., late

Vols’ Maurer, Tide’s Tagovailoa leave game TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left in the first half against Tennessee with an ankle injury.

Also, Tennessee quarterback Brian Maurer left the game after absorbing a hit late in the first quarter.

Tagovailoa walked off the field and was taken to the sideline medical tent during the second quarter Saturday night.

Coach Nick Saban told ESPN Tagovailoa twisted an ankle. Tagovailoa was ruled out for the second half of the game.

Maurer stayed on the ground for a while after a hit by Crimson Tide middle linebacker Shane Lee on Saturday night. He did not return to the game that Alabama won 35-13.

Oklahoma’s Sooner Schooner tips on field NORMAN, Okla. — University of Oklahoma officials said there were no injuries to riders of the school’s “Sooner Schooner” or the horses that pull it when the miniature covered wagon tipped over during the Oklahoma-West Virginia football game.

The wagon, pulled by two horses and carrying members of student spirit groups, circles the field after Oklahoma scores. It was celebrating a second-quarter touchdown when it rolled onto its side while carrying three people.

The OU athletic department said in a statement that the people were evaluated by medical personnel at the stadium and released with no serious injuries while veterinarians and horse handlers said the horses appeared uninjured as well.

The statement said it appears the “weight distribution” of riders in the rear of the wagon caused the spill.

— Associated Press

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Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor, with his first carry of the day, eclipsed 5,000 career rushing yards. He became the fourth running back to do so before the end of his junior season, joining Herschel Walker (Georgia), Ron Dayne (Wisconsin) and LaMichael James (Oregon).

— Associated Press

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CARDINALS

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Frederickson From D1

Would his teammates see him later?

“I hope you’re back,” one pitcher told him.

Ozuna hoped so, too. He once again expressed a desire to return to the team next season. He later posted this message to his Instagram account: “To the City of St. Louis: I want to thank the Cardinals ownership, front office, coaching staff and my teammates — and especially the wonderful Cardinals fans — for supporting me during my two seasons in St. Louis,” Ozuna wrote. “It has been a true pleasure to play in front of the best fans in baseball, and I wish we could have brought the World Series trophy back to St. Louis. Whatever happens this offseason, please know that I have cherished my time in a Cardinals uniform and I wish nothing but success for the Cardinals in the future.”

The Big Bear still is recruiting.

But are the Cardinals interested?

A better question might be this one: If not Ozuna, then who?

Perhaps the biggest domino of the Cardinals’ offseason is how the organization decides to handle an outfield that failed to crack the top half of the 15-team National League in on-base slugging percentage.

The Cardinals finished eighth in left field (.791 OPS) and center field (.717), and 11th (.753) in right.

Starters Dexter Fowler (right) and Harrison Bader (center) each produced a below-average adjusted on-base plus slugging percentage this season. Fowler was two points below the league average. Bader was 22 points below.

Ozuna’s adjusted OPS, 106, made him one of just four Cardinals — along with Tommy Edman (120), Paul Goldschmidt (107) and Kolten Wong (106) — to produce a baseline offense above a leagueaverage hitter.

Despite being sidelined for more than a month because of fingers he fractured in a late June slide, Ozuna ranked third among Cardinals in home runs (29), second in RBIs (89), third in extra-base hits (53), second in go-ahead RBIs (21) and second in game-winning

DAVID CARSON, DCARSON@POST-DISPATCH.COM

Marcell Ozuna, whose time as a Cardinal could be over, points skyward as he tours the bases on a homer in this month’s division series against Atlanta.

RBIs (14).

There is, of course, more to his story.

His left-field defense declined, per Fielding Bible’s Runs Saved, for the third consecutive season.

His career-worst September came at a very bad time.

And then there are his two springs, in which he arrived in a physical shape the Cardinals did not love.

Altogether, the Cardinals got one mostly good season (2019) and one mostly bad season (2018) from Ozuna, with some headaches in between.

There was a disconnect between the player and the team regarding his shoulder injury last season. He has not communicated with the team as much during the offseason as it would prefer.

He overslept a game in 2018 and ruffled feathers when he popped up in a civil lawsuit that revolved

around a fight at a strip club.

Simply put, it’s not outlandish to see why the Cardinals, after two seasons of Ozuna, might be hesitant to offer him a multi-year deal.

That doesn’t mean the answer for life after Ozuna is currently on the team, either.

Jose Martinez is one of this team’s best hitters. But this was his worst season at the plate yet, and his problematic defense limited him to 72 starts.

Tyler O’Neill started less than half as many times as Martinez (30) as his Class AAA power didn’t transfer over in limited chances.

Edman, a true infielder, made more outfield starts (11) than Yairo Munoz (nine), Randy Arozarena (four), and Lane Thomas (four).

We never saw Adolis Garcia this season. We haven’t seen Matt Carpenter play meaningful innings in a corner outfield spot since 2012. Magneuris Sierra,

Tommy Pham and Oscar Mercado were traded and can’t help.

Many are assuming super prospect Dylan Carlson will be a starter from Day 1 in 2020.

Perhaps that will be the case. A warning: Long is the list of upand-coming Cardinals outfielders who have not exactly anchored in.

After the tragic death of Oscar Taveras, the latest update reads Stephen Piscotty, Randal Grichuk, Bader and O’Neill.

Don’t overlook what Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said in an interview with KFNS (590 AM) last week.

“He is a legitimate candidate to be a starting outfielder for us at some point,” Shildt said when asked about Carlson.

“At some point” does not mean opening day 2020.

An early look at potentially available outfielders offers some

interesting names.

The salary-shedding Red Sox could decide to trade J.D. Martinez or Mookie Betts.

Nicholas Castellanos, if the Cubs don’t bring him back, will be on the free-agent market after his offensive surge covered up some of his defensive flaws.

Adam Eaton could be a free agent if the Nationals don’t pick up his $9.5 million club option.

In a vacuum, how to handle Ozuna seems simple.

Extend him a qualifying offer, which is one year at close to $18 million.If he accepts,celebrate that you get another contract season from the slugger. If not, move on.

Just plan accordingly for the gap in proven production his departure will create.

Ben Frederickson @Ben_Fred on Twitter bfrederickson@post-dispatch.com

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often behind in the count, reduced walk rates and chasing pitches out of the zone, to name a few. What was true then became costly later during the Cardinals’ meek exit from the National League Championship Series.

What Albert said then became prescient later.

“In the times where things aren’t going the way you want, that’s really when a lot of the learning happens,” he explained in Pittsburgh. “It’s not the most fun to be performing at a level that you think is below where you’re able to be.

“I think going through these times with the right attitude — see, it’s something to talk about having mental toughness, but going through some things that force ROBERT COHEN, RCOHEN@POST-DISPATCH.COM you to build some mental toughCardinals (from left) Matt Wieters, Harrison Bader, hitting coach Jeff Albert, Paul Goldschmidt and Jack Flaherty watch as Matt Carpenter grounds out ness? We’re better for it.” with the bases loaded in Game 4 to end the team’s last threat in the NLCS. They better hope to be.

Looking ahead

2019. The Cardinals hit five more, for an uptick of 2.4%. Winning teams in the National League averaged 73.5 more runs this season than last. The Cardinals scored five more runs, the smallest gain of the 28 teams that scored more in 2019. The Cardinals’ jump was 10 times smaller than the Cubs’ increase, 12 times smaller than the average big-league club’s, and 25 times smaller than Houston’s.

The average NL team saw a 6.9-percent increase in slugging percentage. The Cardinals had a 1.5-percent hike, the thirdsmallest in the majors. Their .730 OPS ranked 11th in 2018. At .737 in 2019, they ranked 21st.

It’s like they didn’t get a new shipment of baseballs.

“It’s a great question, it really is,” Shildt said last week when asked about the fluctuating offense. “We’ve worked to be more consistent. I feel comfortable and confident that we have been. The inconsistencies became less frequent and not as long . . . which allowed us to be in the (NLCS) and to be one of the best second-half teams in baseball. Adjustments have been quicker, and that understanding has been a little quicker.”

Shildt spoke often this season about a “collective” and “individual” approach to hitting, and what was true for the team was acute for its regulars.

Of the eight Cardinals with the most plate appearances this season, only Ozuna and Kolten Wong had an OPS greater than their career OPS. With slugging up all around the league, four of Lagging lineup those eight had slugging percentWith a hop-a-long baseball, ages that shriveled from 2018 to production surged. The average 2019, six had slugging percentages club hit 21.5% more homers in lower than their career norm.

As the Cardinals spent the past few days in internal meetings, a focus has been on a team that needed its pitching to grab the NL Central title because of an offense that missed all the fun this season.

It’s due for an overhaul.

Cleanup hitter Marcell Ozuna, one of the few players who improved on his 2018 batting rates for 2019, can be a free agent and create a power drain in the middle of the order. There’s no certain incumbent for the leadoff spot, no obvious No. 2 hitter, and forced change is forthcoming.

There are a handful of candidates and a commitment to Albert and the modernizing of an organizational hitting ethos. Better is the goal. Different is a start.

The Cardinals’ vexing offense faded at the worst possible time against the best pitchers of this postseason. In Washington’s four-game sweep of the Cardinals for the NL pennant, starters didn’t allow an earned run until the fourth inning of Game 4.

The Cardinals hit .130 in the series, had 48 strikeouts total, and walked only once against the Nats’ bullpen.

Or, as catcher Yadier Molina diagnosed: “We didn’t hit the ball.”

That problem was not isolated to the playoffs, just distilled during them. The Cardinals were an extreme version of the erratic offense they had been all season.

They entered the playoffs as the least-productive lineup of the 10 October clubs — the stoic outlier in a season of cartoonish offense.

The statistic OPS+ compares offensive production by normalizing it across a league and allowing for the influence of a player’s ballpark, like say Coors Field in Denver. An OPS+ of 100 is average.

Of those eight Cardinals regulars, only Wong, who had a career year and is likely to win a Gold Glove Award, had a better OPS+ in 2019 than his career, 106 to 95.

As production ballooned in the league, other Cardinals saw their OPS+ shrink by comparison: Ozuna 112 career to 107, Paul Goldschmidt’s 141 career to 113, Matt Carpenter’s 126 career to 91.

In the hole The Cardinals were decidedly average when it came to strikeouts this past season, but how they got there stood out from other teams.

The Cardinals had the third-most plate appearances with two strikes in the NL, and Goldschmidt had the second-most for any individual player. The Cardinals were one of the better teams in baseball at making contact — on pitches outside the zone. And it’s no wonder with all the defensive counts.

No team in the NL saw a lower percentage of fastballs.

Two out of every five pitches the Cardinals saw this past season were breaking balls or changeups, according to FanGraphs.com. No other NL team saw fewer than 52 percent fastballs.

In the playoffs, that meant trouble with Stephen Strasburg’s fiendish changeup in Game 3, Patrick Corbin’s slider early in Game 4, Anibal Sanchez’s offspeed mastery in Game 1, and Max Scherzer — just him and his array of elite pitches — in Game 2. The Cardinals’ kryptonite wasn’t secret. Back in July, in the Pittsburgh

dugout, Albert was asked about teams’ change of pace against his hitters.

“It’s fun, right?” he asked, wryly.

He was asked to elaborate on the fundamentals of what he’s installing.

“I think talking about a program or a system is kind of tricky because in baseball, especially the major-league level, so much of it is the individual component, like each guy’s thumbprint and what each does well, strengths and weaknesses,” Albert said.

“One of the challenges is finding some common denominators, the important fundamentals that are a little more universal. Controlling the strike zone, for example. Then, how can we implement those ideas and introduce those concepts in a systematic way through the entire organization?”

‘A to Z’ approach As much attention as there will be to the moves the front office must make to address the offense, there will be added scrutiny on the “A to Z” offensive infrastructure of which the Cardinals have charged Albert with being the architect.

John Mozeliak, president of baseball operations, has called the process “a long play,” and a driving motivation is a rising generation of hitters that could be the Cardinals’ best collection of position-player prospects in years: Dylan Carlson, Nolan Gorman, 19-year-old catcher Ivan Herrera, Malcom Nunez and others.

Another reason was concern that players such as Dexter Fowler, Goldschmidt and Ozuna all regressed with the Cardinals.

The Cardinals have pledged an

investment in new technology as a complement to what Albert is assigned to implement. They’ve already shown a commitment by dismissing two longtime, seasoned and established hitting gurus, George Greer and Mark Budaska, while hiring a new minorleague hitting coordinator with ties to Albert.

Starting in spring, Shildt used the phrase “learning curve” to describe what his hitting coach and the hitters had to accelerate this season. In a game that has seen a paradigm shift in offense — out with batting average, up with launch angle — the goal was to get ahead of the trends, stress “quality contact.”

Instead the Cardinals lagged. As offense elsewhere went bonkers, they plateaued. That made the Cardinals’ pitching all the more impressive, and it reinforced how important it is that the offense catches up.

To be corrected?

To be continued.

“Learning curves are tough at the big-league level, and patience can be rightfully thin,” Shildt said earlier this season. “We’ve got a group pulling on the same rope.

They collaborate and communicate and work toward what our identity looks like. There is some give and take to it, clearly. When you’re looking to get a new identity with how you go about things and how you compete, it takes awhile to establish that.

“But we have to have something to hold on to — that is our anchor,” the manager concluded. “You’re seeing guys have more clarity to what it looks like.”

Derrick Goold @dgoold on Twitter dgoold@post-dispatch.com

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The Astros’ Jose Altuve, right, and Justin Verlander celebrate after Altuve’s homer won Game 6 of the ALCS on Saturday to send Houston to the World Series.

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WASHINGTON — Doing a little research ahead of the World Series, Washington Nationals second baseman Brian Dozier came across some numbers that made him feel OK about his team’s long layoff.

“I saw a stat today where there’s been 12 times where teams have had five or more days off going into the World Series. And you know what the record was? 6-6,” Dozier said. “So it’s not that big a deal.”

Baseball is a sport that is more of a daily grind than any other, with game followed by game followed by game for six months, so this stretch is rather unusual for the Nationals: They haven’t played since finishing off a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Championship Series at home last Tuesday — and they won’t play until Game 1 of the Fall Classic on the road this coming Tuesday.

Washington’s next opponent gets much less of a respite: The Houston Astros and New York Yankees played Game 6 of the AL Championship Series on Saturday night.

The good news for the Nationals is that their pitchers get to recharge and they can set up their rotation exactly how they want. The flip side is that their hitters might not be sharp when play resumes.

“Baseball season’s kind of uncomfortable. Your body’s kind of under constant fire,” right fielder Adam Eaton said.

“And when you get a breath of fresh air, sometimes it has a tendency to relax a little bit.”

A year ago, Dozier went to the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who faced a Boston Red Sox club that had two more days of rest than Los Angeles did. And Boston won. But the previous nine champs — nine! — were the teams that had less time off.

“We’re all professionals in here. We know what it takes,” Dozier said. “We have live pitching every day. Some guys might hit, some not — whatever you think you need to do to get ready.”

THE NUMBER Friday was a night of firsts in the host New York Yankees’ 4-1 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series. It was the first time in their 405 postseason games that the Yankees homered twice in the first inning. The Astros led 1-0 after the top half. Eight innings later, it became the first postseason game in which neither team scored after each scored in the first inning.

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while other older people wore actual wartime uniforms; pennants for the Cards and Browns; some women and men donning fancy hats of the day; and front and center, the most jubilant of all the lads, a screaming 12-year-old boy with a bottle in his right hand and a cigarette in his left.

“For years, I always loved that picture,” said author and documentary producer Ed Wheatley, who keeps the history of the Browns alive through his projects.

“It jumped at me with the innocence, as well as the love — of the game and being at the ballpark.”

But just who is the boy with the cigarette?

For decades, the mischievous fellow has been unidentified.

But according to his stepdaughter and grandson, the photographed fan is Ralph Kelley.

“He was a passionate, die-hard Cardinals fan who rooted for his team his whole life,” said 39-yearold Matt Ford, Kelley’s grandson.

“The photo just kind of embodies

HOUSTON — Jose Altuve homered off Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Houston Astros outlasted the New York Yankees 6-4 Saturday night to advance to the World Series for the second time in three years.

In a bullpen game with a back-and-forth finish, DJ LeMahieu hit a tying, tworun shot off Astros closer Roberto Osuna in the top of the ninth. Altuve answered with a two-run drive to leftcenter, setting off a wild celebration at Minute Maid Park and earning himself AL Championship Series MVP. “Beautiful game,” Altuve said.

Astros ace Gerrit Cole was waiting to pitch a potential Game 7 on Sunday.

Instead, the postseason star — undefeated since May 22 — could be lined up for Game 1 at home against the NL champion Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.

Yuli Gurriel hit a threerun homer in the first inning, and flashy outfield defense helped Houston’s relievers defeat the Yankees and their vaunted bullpen.

It almost fell apart in the ninth. Gio Urshela singled off Osuna leading off for

his third hit of the game, and LeMahieu put a ball into the first row of seats in right field — inches over the glove of leaping George Springer — to tie it at 4.

Altuve, a 5-foot-6 sparkplug touted as Houston’s heart and soul, didn’t let this one get away.

“I get asked to describe Jose Altuve all the time,” manager AJ Hinch said. “I think MVP is what he is.”

The teams combined to use 14 pitchers in a game that lasted 4 hours, 9 minutes.

Houston’s bullpen got a lift from flashy outfield defense. Right fielder Josh Reddick dived for Brett Gardner’s liner for the second out of the sixth. An inning later, left fielder Michael Brantley laid out for Aaron Hicks’ shallow floater and doubled off Aaron Judge at first.

Gurriel, a holdover from Houston’s 2017 championship team, was one for 20 to start the ALCS before his drive in the first inning.

The shot into the Crawford Boxes was his first connection this postseason.

It’s the third time Houston has eliminated New York in the past five postseasons. The Astros won the 2015 wild-card game in the

Bronx and beat the Yankees in seven games in the 2017 ALCS before winning their first title.

Washington is seeking its first championship in the 51-season history of the Montreal Expos/Nationals franchise. The original Washington Senators won their only championship for the nation’s capital in 1924 and last reached the World Series in 1933 before becoming the Minnesota Twins for the 1961 season.

New York’s Gary Sanchez had an RBI single in the second and Urshela homered in the fourth.

Alex Bregman gave the Astros an insurance run with an RBI on a forceout in the sixth inning.

Brantley’s double play elicited one of the loudest ovations of the night — before Altuve’s blast — from the sellout crowd of 43,357 which included Hall of Famers Nolan Ryan and Craig Biggio and Rockets stars James Harden and Russell Westbrook, NBA players who watched from the front row in personalized orange Astros jerseys.

New York lost its fourth straight ALCS after falling in 2010, 2012 and 2017. The Yankees will go without a World Series appearance

in a calendar decade for the first time since the 1910s.

Altuve doubled off opener Chad Green with one out in the first inning and Bregman drew a walk with two outs. After a short visit to the mound, Gurriel knocked the next pitch into the seats in left field for a 3-0 lead.

The runs were Houston’s four for 40 with runners in scoring position before that big swing.

Brad Peacock, who threw eight pitches in a scoreless eighth inning Friday night, became the fourth pitcher ever to finish a postseason game and then start the next day, and the first since 1924.

He needed seven pitches to retire the side in the first before running into trouble with two outs in the second.

Josh James ended the inning by striking out Gardner.

Ryan Pressly had another gutsy escape, too. He hurt his right knee again fielding a bases-loaded grounder by Didi Gregorius but limped over to tag him for the final out of the third. Pressly, who grimaced as he went toward the dugout after one pitch, had arthroscopic surgery on the same knee on Aug. 22 and returned Sept.

20. Pressly also got two strikeouts with the bases loaded in Game 4.

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ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves officials say they plan to have talks with Native Americans about the tomahawk chop chant that has drawn complaints and stoked controversy during the Major League Baseball postseason.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that team representatives will hold the talks during the offseason about deciding whether to keep the tomahawk chop tradition.

The Braves did not distribute their traditional red foam tomahawks to fans before Game 5 of their National League Division Series vs. the Cardinals on Oct. 9.

Fans at SunTrust Park traditionally raise the tomahawks

rooting for the home team.”

Just watching Matt look at the special image is a special image.

You can see the connection as Matt feels it. Baseball just does things to people in this town. Sitting at a downtown restaurant, and still down about the Nationals’ sweep of the Cardinals in the National League Championship Series, Matt recently spoke of his beloved ballclub and grandfather.

“The game was always on — I can remember watching the games with my dad and my brother and him,” Matt said of his grandfather, who died on Dec. 16, 1996. “It was kind of one of those conversation pieces we always had.

“A lot of times we’d be over at their house in Bridgeton — Grandpa Ralph and Grandma Marty, family get-togethers, Fourth of July or whatever. We would go out in the backyard, play catch together, me and Grandpa Ralph. I guess it’s just always been in our blood.”

Born on Feb. 3, 1932, Ralph was 12 on the day of Game 4 of the 1944 World Series. The Cardinals won that afternoon — thanks to a single, double and homer from Stan

and thrust them forward in a chopping motion, led by music and graphics on the video boards.

The Braves said they removed the tomahawks for the final game of their series after Redbirds pitcher Ryan Helsley said he finds the chant insulting. Helsley is a member of the Cherokee Nation. He’s one of only a few Native Americans in the majors.

“I think it’s a misrepresentation of the Cherokee people or Native Americans in general,” Helsley told the Post-Dispatch during the Braves-Cardinals series.

“Just depicts them in this kind of caveman-type people way who aren’t intellectual,” Helsley added. “They are a lot more than that. It’s

Musial — and won the “Streetcar Series” in six games.

Matt and his mother, Karen, have numerous photos of Ralph, from his teenage years until his last years. If you look closely, you can see one of Ralph’s eyes always is looking the same direction — Ralph had a glass eye, because of a BB gun incident, Karen said. Ralph also had a faint birthmark on his right cheek. He had a distinguishable look.

“My mom had been married several times before that, but she stayed with Ralph,” Karen Ford said. “He was a very intelligent man. I see why she stayed with him — he was just a very neat person and a very fun person. Some people just have that spark, and he was one. My mom was more quiet. Ralph was my step-dad, but all four of my kids knew him as ‘Grandpa.’”

As for the cigarette, well, “I think it was kind of surprising,” Matt said of first seeing it in the photo. “But when you talk to older people back in those days, it sounded like a lot more people smoked back then. But 12 is still really young. It’s kind of like — oh,

not me being offended by the whole mascot thing.

It’s not. It’s about the misconception of us, the Native Americans, and it devalues us and how we’re perceived in that way, or used as mascots. The Redskins and stuff like that.”

The National Football League’s Washington Redskins also have faced continuing criticism for their nickname, which critics say denigrates Native Americans. Fans of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs also have done the tomahawk chant in their stadium, drawing more criticism.

The chant has been a part of the Braves’ tradition since it was borrowed from Florida State University in the early 1990s.

OK, grandpa always smoked, so I guess he started smoking when he was 12. . . .

“Ralph was just a super nice guy, he’d give you the shirt off his back. I think he was a people person for sure. He owned a car lot.

He drove a cab for a while. He was a heck of a pool player. Just liked to have fun, a goodhearted guy.”

Matt is a bartender, but his favorite bar is the one in his basement. Down there, he has numerous banners and pennants from Cardinals and Blues history, as well as autographed memorabilia. Though his most cherished piece is the old photo of Ralph at the World Series. On the back is a copyright sticker from the Post-Dispatch.

Matt said he first heard of the photo in the early 1990s. After his grandma Marty passed away in 2004, Matt took the family’s copy of the photo. He loves showing it off to new friends who come by for a drink and a few innings.

“Really, our whole family, we’re all just huge St. Louis sports people,” Matt said. “And you kind of wonder if maybe this

“It reduces Native Americans to a caricature and minimizes the contributions of native peoples as equal citizens and human beings,” James Floyd, principal chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation said in a statement to the Atlanta newspaper.

The leader of the North Carolina-based Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians expressed similar sentiments. Principal Chief Richard Sneed said that he has no problem with the team’s name, but that it’s time to stop the tomahawk chop.

“That’s just so stereotypical, like old-school Hollywood,” Sneed said. “Let’s move on. Find something else.”

picture kind of put us all on that path? Maybe Ralph helped pass it on to the generations. . . .

“I lost my dad a few years ago, too. And he was like my best friend in a lot of ways. Every day on my way to work, or coming home from work, he would call me and we would talk about what was going on with the Cardinals or the Blues.”

Matt has a son himself — Colin. He plays baseball and talks baseball with his dad. To think, Colin is 15 — three years older than grandpa Ralph was at the time of the photo.

The photo currently is part of a Post-Dispatch exhibit at the Missouri History Museum. The photographer is listed as unknown. As for the smoking fan, Matt and Karen have put a name to the famous face.

“You can just see the enthusiasm,” Karen said. “I can see why people think it’s a great picture.

It was a moment. He had a moment there, and it was captured, and it was awesome.”

Benjamin Hochman @hochman on Twitter bhochman@post-dispatch.com

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Earl Thomas is going back to the place where it started for him. The playmaking safety was a star in Seattle for nine seasons, helping the Seahawks win a Super Bowl. Things then got messy. He was a contract holdout in training camp last year, and his season ended when he broke his left leg in Week 4 — punctuated by Thomas flipping the middle finger to Pete Carroll and the Seahawks’ sideline as he rode off the field on a cart. Thomas, now with Baltimore, will try to lead the Ravens to a victory against the Seahawks.

49ers (5-0) at Redskins (1-5) The 49ers head into this week joining New England as the only undefeated teams in the league, and they look to make it 6-0 for only the third time in franchise history. San Francisco is 5-0 for the first time since 1990 and has been getting the job done on both sides of the ball.

Jimmy Garoppolo, the eighth quarterback in the Super Bowl era with 13-plus wins in his first 15 starts, leads the No. 4 overall offense in the league.

Eagles (3-3) at Cowboys (3-3) Here’s an early season showdown for first place in the NFC East. The Cowboys are on a three-game losing streak after a 3-0 start, falling last week to the previously winless Jets. Dallas hasn’t lost four in a row since 2015, when it dropped seven straight after then-quarterback Tony Romo was hurt in Week 2. Dak Prescott and the Cowboys hope to avoid a similar fate — and they have some optimism. Dallas has won the last three meetings.

Kirk Cousins

Cardinals (2-3-1) at Giants (2-4) Kyler Murray, the No. 1 overall draft pick in April, mostly has played up to the lofty expectations while starting every game for Arizona. Daniel Jones, taken No. 6 overall by the Giants, has stepped in for the benched Eli Manning and showed some impressive playmaking ability while going 2-2 as the starter. Jones and the Giants also could get back star running back Saquon Barkley after he missed three games with an ankle injury.

Rams (3-3) at Falcons (1-5)

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Vikings (4-2) at Lions (2-2-1) A quick turnaround helped prevent the Lions from dwelling on the calls at Green Bay on Monday night that didn’t go their way in a 23-22 loss. After Detroit opened the season 2-0-1, it has lost two straight — and its failure to hold onto double-digit leads against the Packers and Chiefs are a major culprit. Kirk Cousins has an NFL-high 142.5 rating the past two weeks for the Vikings with 639 yards passing, six TDs and one INT.

Raiders (3-2) at Packers (5-1) The Raiders are looking to win three straight for the first time since 2016. And if they do, it would be all on the road — something Oakland hasn’t done since Teddy the playoffs following Bridgewater the 1980 season. Jon Gruden’s guys are coming off a bye week after playing in London, and they now will have to go into Lambeau Field against a Packers team that is playing well. Green Bay has defeated Oakland seven Saints (5-1) at Bears (3-2) Teddy Bridgewater has done everything he can to help offset straight times, dating to the loss of Drew Brees to a thumb injury, going 4-0 in his place 1990. as the NFC South-leading Saints’ starting QB. And while the Saints might not light up the scoreboard like last season, they’re Patriots (6-0) at getting solid performances from their defense and special teams.

Jets (1-4) The Bears are hoping to have back QB Mitchell Trubisky after he missed one game because of an injured left shoulder.

The Patriots cruised to the fourth 6-0 start Texans (4-2) in team history and have their sights set on the at Colts (3-2) franchise’s third 7-0 Jacoby Brissett has been start. They’ll have to do it sacked just six times, tied against the AFC East-ri- for the second fewest in the val Jets, who earned their league. In fact, Indianapolis first win of the season last has not allowed a sack since week with QB Sam Dar- Week 3. The Colts’ offensive Jacoby nold back under center line will be put to the test this Brissett week against J.J. Watt, Whitafter missing three games ney Mercilus and the Texans’ with mononucleosis. The pass rush. Deshaun Watson Patriots have won seven is off to an excellent start and straight against the Jets has six TD passes the past and would clinch a fourth two games but also threw two straight series sweep with INTs in the Texans’ victory at a victory.

Kansas City last week.

Jared Goff and the Rams got off to a 3-0 start and looked like a team with designs on a Super Bowl run. They’ve lost three straight since and have struggled mightily. Goff passed for a career-low 78 yards in a 20-7 loss to the 49ers, and the once high-scoring Rams got just 157 net yards. There’s buzz in L.A. after the Rams acquired star DB Jalen Ramsey from Jacksonville for two first-round draft picks and a fourthrounder.

Chargers (2-4) at Titans (2-4) Both teams are at crossroads after entering with playoff hopes. Both have dropped their past two games and four of five. That slow start contributed to a QB change in Tennessee, where Ryan Tannehill replaces Marcus Mariota. It will be Tannehill’s first start for the Titans after he went 13 of 16 for 144 yards with one INT off the bench in Tennessee’s 16-0 loss to Denver. Tannehill is 3-1 against the Chargers with six TDs and one INT.

Jaguars (2-4) at Bengals (0-6) This might be the perfect game for Minshew Mania to return. Gardner Minshew and the Jaguars were held to a season-low 226 yards in a 13-6 loss to New Orleans last week. A bounce-back could be in store against the Bengals, who likely will be without injured starting cornerbacks Dre Kirkpatrick and William Jackson III. Cincinnati, which hasn’t won under first-year coach Zac Taylor, looks to prevent its first 0-7 start since 2008.

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.333 111 160 1-2-0 1-2-0 2-2-0 0-2-0 1-1-0

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5 1 0 .833 128 122 3-0-0 2-1-0 3-1-0 2-0-0 1-0-0

Carolina

4 2 0 .667 166 133 1-2-0 3-0-0 2-2-0 2-0-0 1-1-0

Tampa Bay

2 4 0

.333 173 185 0-3-0 2-1-0 2-4-0 0-0-0 1-2-0

Atlanta

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Minnesota

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Chicago

3 2 0 .600 87 69 1-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0

Detroit

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5 1 0 .833 165 146 2-1-0 3-0-0 2-1-0 3-0-0 2-0-0

L.A. Rams

3 3 0 .500 153 154 1-2-0 2-1-0 2-3-0 1-0-0 0-2-0

Arizona

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.417 134 171

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SCORES AND SCHEDULE Thursday’s result Kansas City 30, Denver 6 Sunday’s games Miami at Buffalo, noon Houston at Indianapolis, noon Arizona at N.Y. Giants, noon Oakland at Green Bay, noon L.A. Rams at Atlanta, noon Minnesota at Detroit, noon Jacksonville at Cincinnati, noon San Francisco at Washington, noon L.A. Chargers at Tennessee, 3:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

New Orleans at Chicago, 3:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 7:20 p.m.

Bye: Tampa Bay, Cleveland, Carolina, Pittsburgh Monday’s game New England at N.Y. Jets, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 24 Washington at Minnesota, 7:20 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 27 Arizona at New Orleans, noon Tampa Bay at Tennessee, noon N.Y. Giants at Detroit, noon Cincinnati vs L.A. Rams at London, UK, noon Denver at Indianapolis, noon Philadelphia at Buffalo, noon N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, noon Seattle at Atlanta, noon L.A. Chargers at Chicago, noon Carolina at San Francisco, 3:05 Oakland at Houston, 3:25 p.m.

Cleveland at New England, 3:25 Green Bay at Kansas City, 7:20 Bye: Dallas, Baltimore Monday, Oct. 28 Miami at Pittsburgh, 7:15 p.m.

SEASON LEADERS Stats through Week 6 TOP PASSERS Player, team

Cp-At

TD

P. Mahomes, KC

2,104 147-230

14

M. Ryan, ATL

2,011 186-258

15

D. Prescott, DAL

1,884 147-211

11

P. Rivers, LAC

1,785 159-238

9

TOP RUSHERS Player, team

Yards

Yards

Att

TD

C. McCaffrey, CAR

618

127

7

N. Chubb, CLE

607

114

6

L. Fournette, JAX

584

115

1

D. Cook, MIN

583

108

6

TOP RECEIVERS Player, team

Yards

Rec

TD

C. Godwin, TB

662

43

6

M. Thomas, NO

632

53

3

DJ Chark Jr., JAX

528

30

5

C. Kupp, LAR

522

45

4

Dolphins (0-5) at Bills (4-1) It’s FitzMagic time for the Dolphins, who are starting journeyman Ryan Fitzpatrick at QB after benching Josh Rosen. Miami has scored a league-low 42 points, so Brian Flores turned to Fitzpatrick to try to jumpstart the offense against the team for which he played four seasons. But the surprising Bills are off to their best start since 2011 and have yet to allow more than 17 points or 250 yards passing in a game this season.

AFC

Philadelphia Washington

Ravens (4-2) at Seahawks (5-1)

Pct PF PA Home Away NFC

3 3 0 .500 153 114 2-1-0 1-2-0 2-2-0 1-1-0 2-0-0

South

Earl Thomas

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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY Oct. 17, 1954: Adrian Burk of the Philadelphia Eagles passed for seven touchdowns in a 49-21 victory over the Washington Redskins. Burk completed 19 of 27 passes for 232 yards and his longest touchdown pass was 26 yards.

Pete Pihos and Bobby Walston both caught three touchdowns and Toy Ledbetter grabbed one.

Oct. 19, 1986: Lloyd Burruss of Kansas City intercepted three passes and returned two for touchdowns to lead the Chiefs to a 42-21 victory over the San Diego Chargers.

Oct. 19, 2003: Isaac Bruce became the 18th player in NFL history to top 10,000 yards receiving, catching nine passes for 129 yards as St. Louis beat Green Bay 34-24.

Oct. 19, 2014: Peyton Manning broke Brett Favre’s NFL record of 508 touchdown passes in his career when he threw four TD passes in Denver’s 42-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. The record-breaker was an 8-yarder to Demaryius Thomas with 3:09 left in the first half. Manning reached the milestone in his 246th regular-season game. Favre needed 302.

THE NUMBER

51

More games (51) have been decided by seven points or fewer through six weeks than any other season at that point. This season also is tied for the most one-point games through Week 6 with nine.

— Associated Press

FOOTBALL

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ST. LOuIS POST-dISPaTCH • D11

NFL NOTEBOOK

Chiefs forced to hand reins to Moore ASSOCIATED PRESS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Matt Moore spent his spring as a scouting assistant with the Miami Dolphins, and he spent most of the summer gearing up for a season as an assistant high school football coach.

He’ll be spending his fall trying to keep the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl hunt.

The journeyman quarterback, who was signed on the eve of the regular season following an injury to backup Chiefs quarterback Chad Henne, has been thrust into the starting role after reigning league MVP Patrick Mahomes dislocated his kneecap in Thursday night’s victory over the Broncos.

The injury happened as Mahomes was sneaking for a first down in the second quarter, and Moore played the rest of the way — his first meaningful snaps in two years — in an eventual 30-6 rout.

“You saw production from him for a number of years. He was in those situations where people would debate he should be the starter or the other guy should be the starter, wherever he as,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said of Moore. “You saw that ability to start football games and win.”

Now, his responsibility will be to keep the Chiefs (5-2) on the right track until Mahomes is able to return in four to six weeks.

“I was devastated for (Mahomes), obviously. He’s been down and popped up pretty quick,” Moore said. “This one obviously wasn’t that case. So I just hope he’s OK. At the same time, we have to go and win a football game, and I’ve been in this position before and you just kind of move forward.”

Moore went 15-15 in 30 starts with the Carolina Panthers and Miami Dolphins, and he appeared in 51 games in all over the course of 10 seasons with them. Adds his totals from Thursday night and he’s thrown for more than 7,000 yards with 46 touchdown passes and 36 interceptions.

“With Pat out everybody has to step up to a whole other level.

When the MVP goes down everybody has to step up,” wide receiver Mecole Hardman said. “We did that. Matt came in and did a great job. I think the O-line picked it up a bit. It’s the next man up.”

The Chiefs also have a little extra time for Moore to get set-

JACK DEMPSEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chiefs backup quarterback Matt Moore completed 10 passes for 117 yards with a 57-yard scoring strike to Tyreek Hill in Kansas City’s 30-6 victory Thursday over the Broncos in Denver.

Source: Jets fine Osemele The surgery standoff between Kelechi Osemele and the New York Jets has escalated.

The left guard was fined Saturday for conduct detrimental to the team after he did not practice, a source said.

Osemele says he needs a season-ending shoulder operation and is waiting for the team to authorize the procedure. The team, however, wants him on the field.

Osemele was told by the Jets he would face disciplinary action Saturday if he did not take the field with his teammates. After not doing so, he was fined an undisclosed amount by the organization, ac-

TONIGHT

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Late showers, t-storms WIND SE 7-14 mph

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58°

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TUESDAY

Around the league Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay said he anticipates cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who this week was acquired in a trade, and running back Todd Gurley (thigh) to play Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. ... Dallas Cowboys offensive tackles Tyron Smith (ankle) and La’el Collins (knee), wide receivers Amari Cooper (quadriceps) and Randall Cobb (back) and cornerback Byron Jones (hamstring) are expected to be available to play against the Philadelphia Eagles, sources said. ... The league dished out several fines Saturday to players who criticized the officiating in last week’s slate of games.

Among those fined included Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, Rams linebacker Clay Matthews and Detroit Lions safety Tracy Walker, who were each docked $12,500 each.

Titans activate Simmons

MARK HUMPHREY, ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVES

Titans defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons, a first-round pick in this year’s draft, could make his debut Sunday after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in February. cording to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team did not announce the discipline.

Osemele’s agent, Andrew Kes-

ST. LOUIS FIVE-DAY FORECAST TODAY

and started practicing with the Titans on Wednesday.

sler, told the AP he and his client “will respond accordingly and continue to do everything the right way.”

Osemele is listed as doubtful for the game Monday night against New England.

Jets Linebacker Albert McLellan has been ruled out with a concussion.

tled. They played the Broncos on Thursday night, and their next game doesn’t come until they face the Green Bay Packers a week from Sunday.

“Matt has been in the league for a long time. We have trust in him,” Hardman said.

The Tennessee Titans activated first-round draft pick Jeffery Simmons, giving him a chance to make his debut Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers. The team moved him from the nonfootball injury list to the 53-man roster Saturday.

Tennessee made the 6-foot-4 Simmons its top pick after the defensive tackle from Mississippi State fell from a projected top 10 selection to 19. He tore his left ACL in February and was expected to miss the 2019 season.

But Simmons recovered quickly

NATIONAL OUTLOOK

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As Nestor moves along the mid-Atlantic coastline today, there will be a few pockets of heavy rain. Dry weather will stretch from northern New England to the central Plains. Another storm will move through the northern Rockies, while dry weather as well as Sundowner winds continue in Southern California.

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Partly sunny, warmer WIND SSW 8-16 mph

Showers, maybe thunder WIND SW 6-12 mph

Shown are noon positions of precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.

Morning showers, Breezy and cool t-storms WIND WIND W 10-20 mph WSW 10-20 mph

80

Peoria 55 74 Macomb 66/54 64/53 Bloomington Urbana 67/53 69/54

Kirksville 64/50

Quincy 65/53

Decatur 69/55 Springfield 57 68/55 Effingham 70 55 71/55

35

Columbia 70 68/53 St. Louis Mount Jefferson Vernon 70/58 City 72/54 69/54 Union 55 69/56 57 44 Rolla Carbondale 70/56 73/56 Farmington 71/56 Cape Girardeau 74/59 Springfield 73/50 Poplar Bluff West Plains 74/61 55 72/57

44

RIVER AND LAKE LEVELS Flood Stage 24 hour Stage (ft.) Sat. Change

Location

Missouri River Kansas City Jefferson City Hermann Washington St. Charles Mississippi River Hannibal Louisiana Dam 24 Dam 25 Grafton M.Price, Pool M.Price, Tail.

St. Louis Chester Cape Girardeau Illinois River La Salle Peoria Beardstown

32 23 21 20 25

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Location

Meramec River Sullivan Valley Park Arnold Bourbeuse River Union Ohio River Cairo Lake Levels Kentucky Pool Wappapello Pool Clearwater Pool Lake Ozark Truman Lake Bull Shoals Table Rock Pomme de Terre Lake Shelbyville Rend Lake Mark Twain Lake Carlyle Lake

24.68 -0.34 21.62 -0.25 21.73 -0.50 17.94 -0.41 24.71 +0.07

16 20.65 -0.05 15 18.99 -0.04 25 29.26 +0.01 26 29.59 +0.07 18 22.09 -0.01 419 419.47 -0.02 21 23.40 -0.12 30 29.94 -0.05 27 31.30 -0.08 32 34.69 -0.26 20 18 14

15.88 -0.32 14.71 -0.49 14.50 -0.30

15 16 24 15 40

2.09 -0.03 8.43 -0.05 26.84 -0.06 1.86

29.87 +0.17 354.80 none 360.14 -0.01 494.51 -0.01 659.31 none 709.28 -0.01 661.87 -0.31 916.96 -0.01 839.75 -0.09 599.74 -0.01 405.18 -0.05 608.11 +0.01 445.65 -0.04

80 70

70

71

72 57

60

62

67

70

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Average Low

50 44

48 42

42

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59 51

46

W

44

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38

T

F

30

S

San Francisco 70/54

S

New York 60/51 Washington 59/51

Chicago 63/51

Denver 54/30

Statistics through 5 p.m. Saturday Temperature High/low 70°/48° Normal high/low 68°/48° Last year high/low 57°/46° Record high 87° (1953) Record low 25° (1972) Precipitation 24 hrs through 5 p.m. Sat. Trace Month to date (normal) 1.08” (2.04”) Year to date (normal) 45.82” (32.92”) Record for this date 2.87” (1885)

NESTOR

Kansas City 67/45

Los Angeles 86/65

Atlanta 76/60 El Paso 81/50 Houston 88/76 Chihuahua 86/54

Cold front

Warm front

Miami 91/78

Monterrey 87/71

Stationary front

Showers

T-storms

Rain

Flurries

Snow

Ice

Pollen Yesterday Trees Weeds Grass Mold

Low - 2 Low - 4 Absent Low - 5041 Source: St. Louis County

Heating Degree Days Degree days are an indicator of energy needs.

The more the total degree days, the more energy is necessary to heat.

Saturday Month to date Normal month to date Since July 1 Normal since July 1

6 110 114 110 153

RealFeel Temperature® Today An exclusive index of effective temperature, wind, humidity, sunshine intensity, cloudiness, precipitation, pressure and elevation on the human body.

54° 8 a.m.

67° noon

70° 4 p.m.

61° 8 p.m.

UV Index Today Shown is the highest value of the day.

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6

7

8

9

10

11+

City

Today Hi/Lo/W

Monday Hi/Lo/W

City

Today Hi/Lo/W

Monday Hi/Lo/W

Albany, N.Y. Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Austin Baltimore Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, S.C. Charleston, W.Va. Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Daytona Beach Denver Des Moines Destin, Fla. Detroit Hartford Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock

56/41/pc 65/33/pc 44/36/pc 76/60/pc 92/69/pc 59/47/r 79/65/pc 53/38/pc 61/51/c 75/59/pc 71/51/pc 74/55/pc 63/51/pc 72/57/s 69/54/s 87/58/s 88/69/pc 54/30/pc 63/47/pc 80/72/pc 67/53/s 60/43/c 89/75/pc 88/76/pc 72/56/s 67/45/pc 76/54/s 78/64/pc

62/45/s 64/40/s 44/35/r 76/61/pc 79/48/t 67/55/pc 80/56/pc 58/42/pc 62/52/s 77/66/pc 77/53/pc 72/62/c 64/44/r 71/47/r 74/52/c 75/49/s 86/74/pc 54/32/pc 53/39/c 83/69/t 67/49/r 66/45/s 87/76/pc 80/54/t 67/45/r 59/41/s 79/58/pc 72/46/r

Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis Montgomery Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Omaha Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, Maine Portland, Ore. Sacramento Salt Lake City San Antonio San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tampa Tucson Washington, D.C. Wichita

86/65/s 74/60/s 80/69/pc 91/78/t 60/49/pc 65/49/c 80/62/pc 76/62/pc 86/74/c 60/51/r 80/46/s 65/44/t 88/71/pc 59/50/r 87/59/s 69/47/pc 55/42/pc 57/51/r 78/53/pc 50/37/pc 89/70/pc 77/61/s 70/54/pc 54/50/r 86/73/pc 83/52/s 59/51/r 72/46/pc

91/66/s 73/49/r 71/50/r 91/78/pc 61/45/r 55/41/r 82/61/c 78/48/t 82/65/t 66/55/s 69/39/s 57/40/pc 89/75/sh 67/55/s 87/60/s 72/54/pc 61/43/s 60/55/r 85/49/s 58/42/pc 80/52/t 86/63/s 74/55/s 57/53/r 87/77/pc 85/55/s 69/58/pc 66/40/s

The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.

National Extremes Saturday in the 48 contiguous states

Today’s Air Quality

High: 97 Austin, Texas

airnow.gov

Good Moderate Unhealthy Unhealthy Very Hazardous (sensitive) Unhealthy

Skywatch Rise

Sun Moon

Set

7:15 a.m.

11:27 p.m.

6:17 p.m.

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Oct 21

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Low: 8 Angel Fire, N.M.

WORLD FORECAST

Forecast index based on presence of manmade particulates affecting aspects of human health.

73 67

58

50 40

Forecast Temperature

Toronto 60/47

Minneapolis 65/49 Detroit 67/53

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TEMPERATURE TRENDS Daily Temperature

Montreal 55/40 Billings 51/33

ALMANAC

Shown is today’s weather.

Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Nice today, but a cold front will move through tonight and early tomorrow with showers and thunderstorms. Cooler air moves in behind the front as clouds break for sun tomorrow afternoon.

Joplin 75/47

Chief Meteorologist Glenn Zimmerman

67° 47° 62° 45° 73° 46° 56° 40°

REGIONAL OUTLOOK

Kansas City 67/45

Winnipeg 51/40

Seattle 54/50

City

Today Hi/Lo/W

Monday Hi/Lo/W

City

Today Hi/Lo/W

Monday Hi/Lo/W

Amsterdam Athens Baghdad Bangkok Beijing Berlin Buenos Aires Cairo Cancun Dublin Hong Kong Jerusalem Johannesburg London Madrid Mecca

57/49/r 78/64/s 96/69/s 93/76/pc 72/39/s 65/51/r 62/53/c 91/72/pc 89/78/pc 50/39/s 84/74/s 75/61/s 90/64/s 56/47/pc 58/40/t 101/75/s

58/49/r 80/65/s 92/70/pc 94/79/c 67/42/s 66/50/c 65/53/pc 89/70/s 89/78/pc 50/39/pc 83/74/s 74/62/pc 91/60/s 58/43/pc 60/44/s 99/76/s

Mexico City Montreal Moscow Nassau Nairobi New Delhi Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome San Juan Santiago Seoul Sydney Tokyo Toronto Vancouver

74/57/t 55/40/c 61/50/c 88/76/pc 76/58/pc 91/65/pc 54/48/r 76/67/c 75/61/pc 88/77/pc 72/45/s 70/50/pc 69/54/s 72/64/pc 60/47/pc 49/46/r

75/59/t 59/46/pc 62/46/c 88/78/pc 77/61/pc 91/65/pc 57/45/pc 77/69/sh 77/56/pc 87/79/pc 81/50/s 74/52/pc 72/56/s 70/62/c 61/54/c 53/48/r

W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, i-ice, r-rain, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow

STLHIGHSCHOOLSPORTS.COM

D12 • ST. LOuIS POST-dISPaTCH

BOYS SOCCER

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

A GRAND ACCOMPLISHMENT

PAUL KOPSKY, STLHIGHSCHOOLSPORTS.COM

CBC soccer coach Terry Michler picked up his 1,000th career win with the Cadets as CBC beat Nixa 3-0 on Saturday in Jefferson City. Michler is 1,000-283-117 in 49 seasons at CBC.

Michler reaches 1,000 wins at CBC

BY JIM FAASEN

STLhighschoolsports.com

Throughout the season, the pressure has been mounting for Luca Bartoni and the CBC soccer team.

With legendary CBC c o a c h Te r r y M i c h l e r needing just 10 wins at the start of the campaign to get to 1,000 for his illustrious career, Michler and the Cadets have had to anxiously wait for that landmark achievement.

Michler and CBC finally got over the hump with a pair of wins at the Art Firley soccer shootout this weekend in Jefferson City. The Cadets beat Nixa 3-0 on Saturday to give Michler his 1,000th career win at CBC. “It was unbelievable and we’ve been pretty much waiting for this moment all year,” Bar-

“Mainly, it’s a relief to have it over with because of the pressure it put on the kids.”

Terry Michler, CBC soccer coach toni said. “Obviously, we haven’t had the best season. We’ve just been trying to get over this hump.

We got pressure all season. People started asking us if we were going to get the 1,000th. It started to really stress us.”

M i c h l e r, t h e w i n ningest high school boys soccer coach in the nation, is 1,000-283-117 in 49 seasons at CBC. “Mainly, it’s a relief to have it over with because of the pressure it put on the kids,” Michler said.

“Personally, I’m still actively coaching and I’ve got the next game, the last game and all that stuff. When it’s all said and done, I’m sure I’ll feel pretty good about it.

The kids don’t have to

endure this anymore. It’s over for them.”

The 72-yard old Michler spent two seasons as the head coach at Bishop Hogan in Kansas City before taking over at CBC in 1971. His record with Hogan, however, is unknown.

Bartoni, whose grandfather played with Michler at CBC and whose uncles played for him, had an important role on an important day.

The sophomore broke open a scoreless match with three-second half goals.

“We came together this weekend as a team and we’re feeling good,” Bartoni said. “I came out in the first half and coach told me I looked a little

nervous. I told him I did because I wanted to get the 1,000th. He told me to just relax and play my game. This feels great.”

Michler, who is a member of both the St. Louis So cce r a n d M i sso u r i Soccer Coaches halls of fame, has won nine state titles with CBC. “It’s a legendary acc o m p l i s h m e n t ,” C B C athletics director Rocky Streb said. “It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

He’s worked heroically for four decades and this is a great accomplishment.”

A f te r M i c h l e r, t h e next three winningest M issouri boys soccer coaches — Vince Drake, Greg Vitello and Ebbie Dunn — have all either retired or passed away. Drake, who has the state’s second-most wins as a boys coach, ended his career with a 737-145-133 record between Aquinas, AquinasMercy and Trinity.

BOYS SOCCER | FATHER MCGIVNEY 2, ALTHOFF 0

PAUL KOPSKY, STLHIGHSCHOOLSPORTS.COM

Father McGivney players celebrate winning the Class 1A Althoff Regional soccer championship on Saturday at Althoff High School in Belleville.

Griffins beat Crusaders for regional crown

BY JIM FAASEN

STLhighschoolsports.com

BELLEVILLE — Diego Pacheco was looking forward to a chance at payback.

So were his Father McGivney soccer teammates.

Pacheco and the Griffins got their revenge on Saturday by beating Althoff 2-0 in the Class 1A Althoff Regional title match in Belleville. It is the program’s second successive regional title.

Althoff knocked Father McGivney from post-season play in the sectional round last season.

“It’s pretty nice considering we talked about it all week, how we got knocked off by Althoff in the sectional final last year,” Pacheco said. “We just

M 2 • Sunday • 10.20.2019

“We’ve been preparing for this since the beginning of the season. Any team we play, we want to beat — it doesn’t matter who.”

Jonah Mitan, Father McGivney player wanted to come out here on their field and get payback.”

McGivney (13-9-1) will face Mt. Carmel in a Columbia Sectional semifinal at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Mater Dei and Columbia meet in the other semifinal at 7 p.m.

The Griffins came out

with a point to prove right from the opening whistle.

Pacheco got the ball rolling by pounding home a penalty kick in the 12th minute.

McGivney coach Tim Vance said junior defender Matthew Gierer played a key role in the tally.

“Matthew created a foul in the box for Diego to put away a PK,” Vance said.

“That first goal was monumental to build confidence for us. We were able to withhold their storm at the beginning.”

McGivney doubled the lead on a rocket-like free kick from Jonah Mitan in the 51st minute.

“I felt like it was one of my areas where I could just rip one,” Mitan said. “I’ve scored from there before. I

just ripped it and it ended up going in.”

The two-goal lead was more than enough for Griffins junior keeper Jackson Podshadley, who earned his sixth solo clean sheet.

“We were super-organized and we won just about every head ball in the box, which was huge,” Vance said. “Jackson made a couple saves. They did have a couple chances, but nothing too crazy.”

The Griffins are ready to keep on going after crossing a major hurdle.

“We’ve been preparing for this since the beginning of the season,” Mitan said. “Any team we play, we want to beat — it doesn’t matter who.”

Althoff ends the season at 11-8-1.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY 57TH HANCOCK INVITATIONAL Team standings: 1. Parkway West 64, 2.

Maplewood-RH 89, 3. Priory 91, 4. MICDS 109, 5. Pattonville 112, 6. Parkway North 122, 7. Affton 165, 8. DuBourg 188, 9. University City 231, 10. Metro 233 Individual winner: Malik Stewart, Maplewood-RH Bayless: 14. Evan Case, 18:30.3 Cleveland: 4. Mark Hutchinson, 17:11.6 Hancock: 9. Aaron Guss, 18:10.06 Parkway West: 7. Benjamin Taylor, 18:06.42; 10. Nick Southerland, 18:21.64; 11.

Joshua Rushing, 18:23.38 Priory: 3. Brody Whalen, 17:11.25; 15.

Hayden Dierker, 18:32.55 MICDS: 12. William Falk, 18:27.91 Parkway North: 6. Aiden Petrofsky, 17:58.82; 8. Nicholas Daugherty, 18:08.55 Affton: 5. Jacob Minner, 17:58.46; 13. Gavin Knapp, 18:30.21 DuBourg: 2. George Blanco, 16:51.09 BORGIA INVITATIONAL Team standings: 1. Steelville, Missouri 114, 2. SLUH 126, 3. Chaminade 135, 4. Helias 139, 5. Kirkwood 142, 6. Jefferson City 149, 7. CBC 175, 8. Lutheran St. Charles 184, 9.

Clayton 186, 10. Principia 198, 11. John Burroughs 261, 12. Whitfield 278, 13. St. Dominic 331, 14. New Haven 347, 15. Troy Buchanan 362, 16. Fort Zumwalt South 391 Individual winner: Jack Crull, Helias, 16:21.89 Borgia: 4. Benjamin Juengling, 17:07.73 Willow Springs: 9. Cole Chafin, 17:26.29 Steelville, Missouri: 6. Conner Diaz, 17:23.12; 13. Ty Merseal, 17:37.53 SLUH: 15. Baker Pashea, 17:38.29 Chaminade: 2. Conrad Hogenkamp, 17:00.09 Helias: 1. Jack Crull, 16:21.89 Kirkwood: 10. Noah Bronstein, 17:30.79 Lutheran St. Charles: 5. Caleb Lind, 17:08.13 Clayton: 8. George Gelzer, 17:25.94 Principia: 3. Bramwell Havi, 17:03.11; 11.

Rex Heath, 17:34.07 John Burroughs: 14. Akash Mallady, 17:37.68 Whitfield: 7. Zach Gore, 17:24.2 Troy Buchanan: 12. Brody Orf, 17:36.54 CAHOKIA CONFERENCE MEET Kaskaskia Division Team standings: 1. Steeleville 22, 2. Red Bud 72, 3. Marissa 75, 4. Dupo 97, 5. New Athens 102 Individual winner: Ronin Doiron, Steeleville, 16:49 Lebanon, Illinois: 16. Josh Fairlie, 19:08; 20. Derrick Johnson, 20:08 Valmeyer: 13. Jacob Mosbacher, 18:55 Steeleville: 3. Christian Rees, 17:43; 5. Ray Dagner, 17:51; 6. Eli Rushing, 18:06; 7. Evan Reitz, 18:09; 10. Carter Wasson, 18:14; 12.

Clayton Donagher, 18:50 Red Bud: 2. Edward Miller, 17:02; 15. Ethan Summers, 19:00; 18. Warren Stolte, 19:45 Marissa: 8. Kyle Rahlfs, 18:11; 9. Logan Gregory, 18:13; 10. Josh Leemon, 18:14 Dupo: 14. Juan Rivas, 18:56; 17. Keyonte Scarbrough, 19:10 New Athens: 4. Chandler Hoffman, 17:47; 19. Lucas Gregson, 20:04 CAHOKIA CONFERENCE MEET Mississippi Division Team standings: 1. Freeburg 33, 2. Columbia 36, 3. Wesclin 81, 4. Salem, Illinois 96, 5.

Breese Central 114 Individual winner: Justin Mumford, Wesclin, 16:08 Freeburg: 3. Cade Smith, 16:46; 4. Evan Wilkerson, 16:53; 5. McKallen Smith, 16:58; 10. Jack Parker, 17:52; 11. Alex Aguirre, 17:57; 14. Aidan Schlichting, 18:18 Columbia: 2. Ethan Sturm, 16:37; 6. Curtis Crossley, 16:59; 7. Tristan Oestreich, 17:15; 8.

Thomas Crossley, 17:17; 13. Caleb Bahr, 18:05 Wesclin: 12. Cole Gruenke, 18:03; 15. Grant Miller, 18:20 Salem, Illinois: 17. Alex Bandy, 18:44; 18.

Haddon Lybarger, 18:53; 19. Ryne Clark, 18:58; 20. Braden Tate, 19:19 Breese Central: 9. Will Detmer, 17:47; 16.

Alex Schiefer, 18:40 GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 57TH HANCOCK INVITATIONAL Team standings: 1. Parkway North 44, 2.

St. Joseph’s 46, 3. Medicine and Bioscience 59, 4. Affton 81, 5. Maplewood-RH 95 Individual winner: Tabitha Bevan, Parkway North, 20:10.72 DuBourg: 7. Ashley Grieshaber, 23:44.18; 8.

Kate Bettlach, 23:51.24 Rosati-Kain: 4. Rosie Carey, 22:57.46; 10.

Allison Stann, 23:59.08 University City: 2. Merrick Hoel, 20:53.81 Parkway North: 1. Tabitha Bevan, 20:10.72; 11. Madeleine Ryan, 24:10.95; 14. Sarah Mueller, 24:31.07 St. Joseph’s: 3. Julia Castellano, 22:41.45; 5.

Addie White, 23:17.82 Medicine and Bioscience: 9. Sydney Smith, 23:54.25; 12. Grace Ebenhoh, 24:23.65; 13.

Audrey Steele, 24:25.94 Affton: 6. Maya Combs, 23:32.07; 15. Alaina McAlister, 24:34.6 CAHOKIA CONFERENCE MEET Kaskaskia Division Team standings: 1. Red Bud 34, 2. Steeleville 47, 3. Marissa 57, 4. Dupo 83 Individual winner: Calyn Hartmann, Red Bud, 21:04 New Athens: 7. Grace Laur, 23:46 Valmeyer: 17. Lily Qualls, 26:02 Red Bud: 2. Adrienne Vallett, 21:46; 9.

Mackenzie Hahn, 23:55; 11. Ellie Suhre, 23:59; 14. Anna Wolters, 24:59; 19. Mary Wagner, 26:32 Steeleville: 4. Morgan Creamer, 22:48; 8. Grace Cronin, 23:53; 10. Ella Bauer, 23:58; 13. Tessie Fosnock, 24:56; 18. Pagie Anderson, 26:25 Marissa: 3. Olivia Leemon, 21:52; 5. Grace Middendorf, 23:04; 12. Emma Walker, 24:05; 16. Autumn Gilley, 25:42 Dupo: 6. Sarah Vanover, 23:12; 15. Madison Ragsdale, 25:02 CAHOKIA CONFERENCE MEET Mississippi Division Team standings: 1. Freeburg 25, 2. Breese Central 50, 2. Columbia 50, 4. Wesclin 115 Individual winner: Breanna Chandler, Freeburg, 19:25 Salem, Illinois: 20. Mattie Branson, 24:06 Freeburg: 3. Abby Holcomb, 20:12; 5.

Reagan Lucas, 20:46; 7. Shelbie Hansen, 21:31; 9. Jessica Shepherd, 21:41; 14. Kalee Marshall, 22:14; 18. Carmen Stein, 23:20 Breese Central: 2. Kristen Ess, 19:46; 10.

Alyssa Santel, 21:43; 11. Regan Albers, 21:51; 12. Elizabeth Detmer, 22:02; 15. Haley Huelsmann, 22:25; 16. Elizabeth Schroeder, 22:38; 17. Emma Wesselmann, 23:13 Columbia: 4. Madison Missey, 20:39; 6. Izabela Barker, 20:56; 8. Brooklyn Oestreich, 21:39; 13. Ainsley Jacobus, 22:08; 19. Alycie Caya, 23:29 BORGIA INVITATIONAL Team standings: 1. John Burroughs 78, 2.

Helias 104, 3. Fort Zumwalt South 107, 4.

Clayton 111, 5. Fort Zumwalt West 115, 6.

Visitation 142, 7. Rolla 149, 8. Borgia 164, 9. New Haven 207, 10. Steelville, Missouri 211, 11. Troy Buchanan 260, 12. Lutheran St. Charles 299 Individual winner: Kylie Goldfarb, John Burroughs, 19.26.92 Metro: 12. Zofie Christian, 21:28.14 Principia: 13. Jocelyn Luciani, 21:32.75; St. Dominic: 11. Jessica Bodmer, 21:27.07 Willow Springs: 9. Bethany Waggoner, 21:16.66 Helias: 14. Alexa Lamb, 21:37.39 Fort Zumwalt South: 3. Madelyn Gray, 20:23.27; 10. Lauren Hirsch, 21:22.05 Clayton: 7. Isabel Erdmann, 20:59.24; 8.

Sophia Pelligreen, 21:06.31 Fort Zumwalt West: 5. Lydia Lehmbeck, 20:53.99; 15. Alessandra Madrid, 21:45.17 Visitation: 4. Isabella Boedefeld, 20:48.04 Rolla: 2. Emma Puetz, 20:10.64; 6. Isabella Frost, 20:57.34 BOYS GOLF ILLINOIS CLASS 3A STATE TOURNAMENT Final round Team standings: 1. Lake Forest (Ill.) 308293-601, 2. Glenbrook North 298-311-609, 3. New Trier 304-307-611, 4. Elmhurst York 311-309-620, 5. Glenbard West 302-325-627, 6. Lockport Township 320-309-629, 7.

Hinsdale Central 326-315-641, 8. DeKalb, Illinois 325-321-646, 9. Lincoln-Way Central 326-323-649, 10. Barrington 326-331-657 Crystal Lake Central: 9. Eric Klutke, 79-70-149 Edwardsville: 44. Trevor Laub, 82-78-160 McHenry: 6. Truman Keppy, 73-73-146 O’Fallon: 12. Logan Lowery, 77-73-150 Pekin: 9. Mason Minkel, 76-73-149 Lake Forest (Ill.): 2. Patrick Moorhead, 72-69-141 Glenbrook North: 8. Kevin O’Regan, 72-75-147 New Trier: 9. Charlie Creamean, 73-76-149 Elmhurst York: 3. Joshua LaBounty, 74-70144; 6. Matthew Buckley, 71-75-146 Glenbard West: 3. John Wild, 69-75-144 Lockport Township: 1. Ben Sluzas, 7169-140 DeKalb, Illinois: 3. Jack Paeglow, 72-72-144 ILLINOIS CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT Final round Team standings: 1. Peoria Notre Dame 297310-607, 2. Quincy Notre Dame 301-313-614, 3. Rockford Boylan 301-315-616, 4. Mundelein 300-320-620, 4. Wheaton Academy 310-310-620, 6. Benton, Illinois 311-310-621,

7. Crystal Lake South 310-314-624, 8. Oak Park Fenwick 312-316-628 Bloomington: 4. TJ Barger, 70-70-140 Highland: 28. Evan Sutton, 79-77-156 Jacksonville, Illinois: 7. Aydin Folker, 75-71-146 Lemont: 5. Paulius Malcius, 70-72-142 Normal University High: 9. Brevin Knight, 73-75-148 Providence Catholic: 9. David Billows, 73-75-148 Triad: 40. Garrett Wood, 79-79-158 Peoria Notre Dame: 6. Mikey Wales, 73-72145; 9. Zach Buscher, 70-78-148 Quincy Notre Dame: 2. Alex McCulla, 65-70-135 Rockford Boylan: 1. TJ Baker, 66-68-134; Mundelein: 9. Clint Bailes, 71-77-148 Wheaton Academy: 3. Graham Head, 71-68-139 Benton, Illinois: 7. Brad Hammond, 7076-146 ILLINOIS CLASS 1A STATE TOURNAMENT Final round Team standings: 1. Port Byron Riverdale 333-325-658, 2. Carmi-White County 320-347-667, 3. North Shore Country Day 326-344-670, 4. Rock Island Alleman 334340-674, 5. Fulton, Illinois 331-348-679, 6. El Paso-Gridley 335-346-681 Althoff: 16. Jack Bruening, 74-82-156; 16.

Avery Irwin, 78-78-156; 36. George Orlet, 85-81-166; 47. Max Bruening, 85-85-170; 55. Connor Wilson, 96-81-177; 62. Carlo Amorado, 91-91-182 Downs Tri-Valley: 2. Matthew Barker, 70-74-144 Gibault: 26. Alex Sweeney, 81-80-161 Hillsboro, Illinois: 5. Alex Eickhoff, 73-75148; 7. Alex White, 77-72-149 Mater Dei: 21. Carter Goebel, 77-81-158; 23.

Grant Goebel, 75-84-159; 28. Nathan Rivera, 83-79-162; 32. Ian Berndson, 86-78-164; 51. Blake Kloeckner, 86-88-174; 65. Tanner Gerdes, 91-92-183 Peoria Christian: 1. Weston Walker, 75-68-143 Putnam County: 4. Ian Roach, 72-75-147 Rockford Christian: 10. Owen Hultman, 77-76-153 Taylor Ridge Rockridge: 3. Drew Hall, 74-72-146 Waverly: 10. Dain Richie, 76-77-153 Winnebago: 5. Marcus Smith, 70-78-148 Rock Island Alleman: 7. Luke Lofgren, 73-76-149 Fulton, Illinois: 9. Andrew Schrader, 7280-152 GIRLS GOLF ILLINOIS CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT Final round Team standings: 1. Lincolnshire Stevenson 303-298-601, 2. Barrington 302-300-602, 3. Loyola Academy 316-320-636, 4. LincolnWay Central 318-323-641, 5. Naperville North 325-318-643, 6. O’Fallon 321-325-646, 7. Orland Park Sandburg 325-322-647, 8.

New Trier 331-319-650 Crystal Lake Central: 5. Molly Lyne, 76-73-149 Edwardsville: 15. Riley Lewis, 78-75-153 Glenbrook South: 1. Maria Perakis, 73-74147; 10. Effie Perakis, 77-73-150 Naperville Central: 10. Emma Lim, 7476-150 Vernon Hills: 5. Lexi Schulman, 73-76-149 Lincolnshire Stevenson: 3. Emily Duan, 75-73-148; 5. Allie Santos, 74-75-149 Barrington: 2. Mara Janess, 76-71-147; 5.

Sophia Sulkar, 75-73-148; 3. Caroline Smith, 74-74-148 Lincoln-Way Central: 5. Carly Schiene, 75-74-149 O’Fallon: 28. Briana McMinn, 81-77-158; 47. Chloe Davidson, 79-84-163; 53. Dylan Kirchoff, 82-84-166; 53. Elizabeth Henken, 86-80-166; 56. Reagan Martin, 79-88-167; 67. Maddie Vanderheyden, 91-96-187 ILLINOIS CLASS 1A STATE TOURNAMENT Final round Team standings: 1. Normal University High 314-305-619, 2. Mount Carmel, Illinois 326-315-641, 3. Sacred Heart-Griffin 338319-657, 4. Bloomington Central Catholic 339-322-661, 5. Champaign St. Thomas More 349-319-668, 6. Macomb 341-354-695, 7.

Chicago Latin 357-339-696, 8. Arlington Heights St. Viator 354-350-704 Alton Marquette: 17. Gracie Piar, 77-79-156; 37. Audrey Cain, 83-83-166 Chicago University: 7. Emily Chang, 77-72-149 Columbia: 26. Casey Wagner, 79-83-162 Eureka, Illinois: 1. Allison Pacocha, 7369-142 Hamilton County: 6. Kylee Vaughan, 74-74-148 Kewanee: 8. Riley Hansen, 75-75-150 Pontiac: 3. Dani Grace Schrock, 72-75-147 Rockford Boylan: 8. Ella Greenberg, 77-73-150 Normal University High: 2. Lexi Onsrud, 77-69-146; 3. Reagan Kennedy, 72-75-147 Bloomington Central Catholic: 8. Katie Steinman, 75-75-150 Champaign St. Thomas More: 3. Alaina Bowie, 77-70-147 Arlington Heights St. Viator: 8. Cate Reisinger, 78-72-150 FOOTBALL Principia 0 7 7 0 14 JohnBurroughs 6 15 0 14 35 J: Merritt 11 pass from Clongier (kick failed) P: James 1 run (Turnbaugh kick) J: Merritt 29 pass from Clongier (Chunn run) J: Chunn 3 run (Sieve kick) P: James 3 run (Turnbaugh kick) J: Merritt 1 run (Sieve kick) J: Chunn 17 run (Sieve kick) E. St. Louis 52 8 8 0 68 Bellvl. East 0 3 0 0 3 E: Witherspoon 3 run (pass failed), 11:15 E: Macon 9 run (pass failed), 9:59 E: Burgges 12 fumble recovery (Macon run), 9:43 E: Johnson 69 pass from Macon (run failed), 7:46 E: Macon 6 run (pass failed), 6:25 E: Hale 15 run (run failed), 4:06 E: Powell Jr. 46 pass from Macon (pass failed), 1:39 E: Johnson 5 pass from Macon (Witherspoon run), 0:00 E: Witherspoon 5 run (Witherspoon run), 7:00 B: Maxim 20 FG, 1:02 E: Q. Williams 13 run (Lawrence run), 5:55 Carnahan 0 0 0 0 0 Gateway STEM 6 6 24 0 36 G: Taylor 40 pass from Conner (run failed), 6:12 G: Jackson 15 run (run failed), 8:10 G: Taylor 45 run (run failed), 11:10 G: Taylor 10 run (run failed), 8:00 G: Williams 5 run (run failed), 4:26 G: Taylor 7 run (run failed), 2:00 McCluer North 8 8 6 0 22 Haz. West 10 7 0 14 31 M: Butts 62 run (Springfield run), 11:01 H: safety, 3:46 H: Douglas 29 pass from Cooper (Cooper run), 3:46 M: Butts 65 run (Springfield run), 7:26 H: M. Thomas 7 pass from Cooper (More kick), 0:12 M: Springfield 55 run (run failed), 3:16 H: Cooper 28 run (Douglas pass from Cooper), 9:51 H: Butler 12 pass from Cooper (kick failed), 5:45 SOFTBALL Mexico 002 000 1 3 6 0 Wright City 020 000 0 2 5 0 L-Melissa Locke.

BOYS SOCCER Pky. Central 5, Waynesville 0 P: Gui Sander 2, Nikhil Deshmukh, Luke Leidholdt, Russell LIebman; shutout by Gyeom Kim. Granite City 1, Gibault 0 Gr: Ayoba Francis Priory 1, Cape ND 0 P: Steven Virtel; shutout by Ryan Farley, Ross Van Bree.

Mater Dei 7, Carlyle 3 M: Rafael Gamballi 4, Luke Albers, Tommy Marron, Ethan Deerhake CBC 3, Nixa 0 C: Luca Bartoni 3; shutout by Riley Carron, Sean Stenger.

Fath.McGivney 2, Althoff F: Jonah Mitan, Diego Pacheco; shutout by Jackson Podshadley Howell 3, FH Central 1 F: Jimmy Sanchez O’F Christian 5, Duchesne 1 D: Danny Parks GIRLS VOLLEYBALL O’Fallon JV def. Triad 25-21, 25-17 O’Fallon def. E. St. Louis 25-14, 25-19 Bre. Central def. Champaign Cen 25-12, 25-12 Alton def. A. Marquette 21-25, 25-21, 25-19 Highland def. Red Bud 25-11, 25-21 Nashville def. Steeleville 25-13, 25-10 Waterloo def. Greenville 25-15, 25-20 Triad def. A. Marquette 25-21, 25-22 Champaign Cen def. E. St. Louis 25-14, 25-12 O’Fallon def. Bre. Central 26-24, 21-25, 25-15 Hillsboro, Il def. Steeleville 25-21, 25-17 Pekin def. Red Bud 26-25, 25-20 Waterloo def. Okawville 25-7, 25-15 Quincy ND def. O’Fallon 26-27, 25-17, 25-15 Nashville def. Waterloo 25-20, 21-25, 15-8 Liberty (KC) Tied Marquette - Waterloo def. Freeburg 25-22, 25-23 Steeleville def. Lovejoy 25-9, 25-5

POSTSEASON SCOREBOARD ILLINOIS BOYS SOCCER —CLASS 3A EDWARDSVILLE REGIONAL First round Granite City 1, Gibault 0 —CLASS 2A MASCOUTAH REGIONAL First round Mount Vernon 3, Highland 1 —CLASS 1A MATER DEI REGIONAL Championship Mater Dei 7, Carlyle 3 —CLASS 1A ALTHOFF REGIONAL Championship Father McGivney 2, Althoff 0

—CLASS 1A ANNA-JONESBORO REGIONAL Championship Columbia 2, Anna-Jonesboro 1 (2OT) MISSOURI SOFTBALL Championship Mexico 3, Wright City 2 —CLASS 3 DISTRICT 10 TOURNAMENT Championship Bolivar 6, Osage 0 —CLASS 2 DISTRICT 7 TOURNAMENT Championship Tolton Catholic 8, Centralia 1

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GIRLS GOLF | MISSOURI CLASS 1 STATE TOURNAMENT SPOTLIGHT

PEACE OF MIND

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BOYS GOLF | CLASS 1A STATE TOURNAMENT

With new mindset, MICDS’ Perry sets sights on strong finish to career

PAUL HALFACRE, STLHIGHSCHOOLSPORTS.COM

Mater Dei’s Grant Goebel (left) and Nathan Rivera accept the Class 1A state championship trophy on Saturday at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington.

Mater Dei edges Althoff for state championship

BY PAUL HALFACRE

STLhighschoolsports.com

GORDON RADFORD, SPECIAL TO STLHIGHSCHOOLSPORTS.COM

MICDS senior Parker Perry has mastered the mental part of her game as she heads into the Class 1 girls golf state tournament that begins Monday at Freemont Hill Country Club in Nixa.

BY STEVE OVERBEY

STLhighschoolsports.com

Parker Perry calmly stared at the golf ball in her hand.

The MICDS senior had just three-putted on a hole that she could have easily birdied.

She walked slowly to the next tee box during an early-season tournament — but her gaze never left the ball cradled in her left hand.

“I had no idea why she was doing that,” recalled her mom Pamela, who was intently watching her daughter’s every move. “I couldn’t figure it out.”

There was a method to Perry’s madness.

Once a bundle of pentup emotion on the course, Perry was practicing something she had learned in April at a golf camp in Arizona called Vision54, a high-intensity session designed to center on the mental aspect of the sport.

Perry was simply counting the dimples on her ball.

“It’s a distraction method that keeps you focused and takes your mind away from what just happened,” Parker Perry said. “And it really works.”

Perry’s ability to master the mental part of her game has played a key role in her impressive campaign.

She heads to the Class 1 state tournament with plenty of clarity and confidence. She is a legitimate contender for a top three finish when the 36-hole, two-day affair begins on Monday at Freemont Hill Country Club in Nixa.

Perry learned a wealth of information at the seminar. Most importantly, she gained the ability to move past difficult times.

Missouri girls Class 1 state tournament (Monday-Tuesday, 36 holes) At Fremont Hills Country Club, Nixa AREA TEAM QUALIFIERS John Burroughs: Teresa Jiang, Emma Kovalic, Claire Pan, Jana Smith, Anna Zhang Tolton: Katelyn Ankenman, Jayden Berrey, Madeline Fallis, Sidney Fessler, Alice Golden OTHER TEAM QUALIFIERS Kirksville, Logan-Rogersville, Palmyra, Savannah, Pembroke Hill, Springfield Catholic AREA INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS MICDS: Parker Perry, Katharine Mikulec, Garrett Goltermann St. Clair: Maria Bozada Villa Duchesne: Emma Buell Visitation: Ava Sanford, Lucille Trover “It’s important to put your bad shots into perspective and tell yourself you’re human,” Perry said.

“If you hit a bad shot or miss a putt, it’s easy for that to disrupt your confidence and rhythm.

It’s very challenging — but I have gotten to a point where I have a bad hole and can come back right away and have a good one.”

Perry laughs at the reaction she gets when she goes through her dimple counting routine. Yet she takes it very seriously.

“I’ve counted to as many as 56 (dimples),” she said with pride.

The ability to stay positive has vaulted Perry from a promising golfer to a state title contender. Her new attitude has drawn the attention of college coaches around the country as well.

“This has helped me get my game to the level where I want it to be,” Perry said.

Perry, the team captain,

is brimming with confidence heading to Nixa.

She won the Class 1 District 1 tournament at Lake of the Woods Golf Course in Columbia on Nov. 8 and followed that up with an impressive win in the sectional tournament at Country Club of Missouri five days later.

She grabbed medalist honors in seven of the Rams’ eight dual matches this season. In addition, she finished sixth at the highly-competitive Angel Classic while butting heads with some of the state’s top Class 2 golfers.

Perry never had any tantrums or outbursts on the course during her sophomore and junior seasons.

But she would put her head down after a rough hole and let it carry over to her next few shots.

“I could tell from just looking at her face that she was upset,” MICDS coach Steve Johnston said. “I’d go

over there, talk to her and tell her, ‘You can’t stomp around, you can’t hit your head real hard with your hand.”

Johnston noticed a drastic change from the outset of this season.

“Right away, I could tell that she was more solid mentally,” Johnston said.

“The only thing I ever worried about with her is keeping her composure and staying focused. She’s gotten so much better at that.”

Perry took up golf at age six while watching Tiger Woods compete in The Masters. She’s worked diligently on her game over the years and will be making her third successive Missouri state tournament appearance.

As a freshman, she finished second in the Virginia state tournament before her family moved to Creve Coeur prior to her sophomore season. That year, Perry placed 20th at state yet highlighted the whole tournament by making a hole-in-one on the par-3, 132-yard fifth hole during the opening round at Sedalia Country Club.

Perry practices diligently on her putting at home where she has a practice green located in the family garage. She goes out every morning and spends at least an hour knocking in shot after shot with her dog Piper fetching the few miscues.

For now, Perry has her sights set on closing her high school career with a bang.

“I’m not going to set any high expectations,” Perry said. “I just want to make sure I play to my ability and have fun on every hole.”

BLOOMINGTON — Nathan Rivera couldn’t find the words to described his feelings when he heard the news.

The Mater Dei senior was overwhelmed when he was told that the Knights captured the Class 1A state championship by a single stroke.

“I’m speechless.

I couldn’t imagine this,” Rivera said.

After battling the elements and fighting off a determined Althoff team, Mater Dei walked off the Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington on Saturday afternoon as the state champion .

“It feels great.We came in knowing it was going to be a dogfight and we’ve seen Althoff three or four tournaments this year,” Mater Dei coach Dennis Trame said.

“We’ve won our share and they won their share. We knew it was going to come close, but we played (as a team) and won together.”

Mater Dei fired a two-day score of 643 and locked up its first state championship since 1993.

The 643 was just good enough to edge out Althoff, whichcardeda644tosecure therunner-upposition.The Crusaders cracked the top three for the time since they won the title in 2012.

“We played awfully hard,” Althoff coach Dan Polites said. “It’s tough because we have three seniors and we’re pretty emotional right now. Congratulations to the Knights. They had a great year. We knew that it was going to come down to the last hole.”

Mater Dei senior Grant Goebel lined up a 15-foot putt on the final hole that appeared to be on the money. But something on the green caught his ball and forced him to take another shot.

“I knew it was really close at the end,” Goebel said. “I

just wanted to make sure I had it secured.”

After Goebel finally put away the putt for a double bogey on the final hole, he walked to the scorekeeper to find out the final totals.

“I thought I had it by a couple of strokes,” Goebel said. “I was just very relived and excited. It feels amazing.”

Goebel’s brother, sophomore Carter Goebel, led the Knights with a combined score of 158, while Grant Goebel finished with a 159.

While those two low scores powered the Knights, it was the depth of the Mater Dei lineup that proved crucial in holding off the late-charging Crusaders.

“These kids have worked so hard,” Trame said.“Their energy towards golf is unlimited and continuous. A few play other sports, but it’s a lot of golf.”

Rivera, who shot a 162, disliked the added element of wind on the second day as it tossed his ball around all over the course.

“It wasn’t fun,” Rivera said. “It was hard. Sometimes you had to club up by two clubs and sometimes you’d have to club down.

Sometimes it got tricky,but I felt like we did really well today.”

Trame admitted that he wasn’t expecting a onestroke win.

“We felt that there would be a margin of three or four,” Trame said.“We kept giving it back and I’m sure they gave us a few. We’re fortunate to be on top.”

After Althoff senior Jack Bruening finished his final round of high school golf, he was overcome with emotions as he hugged Polites.

“Just a culmination of four years,” Polites said.

“We started when he was a freshman, we weren’t very good, but we made it to state the last three years.

It was emotional for both Jack and I.We consider each other family. It was just an emotional moment.”

GIRLS GOLF | MISSOURI CLASS 2 STATE TOURNAMENT SPOTLIGHT

Seckman’s Solovic aims for another strong performance

BY GREG UPTAIN

STLhighschoolsports.com

Brad Hagedorn had a question recently for his standout golfer.

“I asked her last week, ‘What do you really have left to prove?’” the Seckman girls golf coach said. “And she said, ‘I haven’t done like I’ve wanted to the last two years.’ And she’s had third at state twice, which most people would be jumping for joy celebrating. But she wasn’t satisfied.”

Hagedorn’s standout, Claire Solovic, has had a spectacular high school career, which will come to a close this week, as she and 31 other area golfers vie for a coveted state title at the Class 2 state tournament Monday and Tuesday at Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club in Bolivar.

Solovic has done what no other area golfer has done the last three years — stake claim to a trio of top-three finishes at state.

She tied Rock Bridge’s Julia Bower for the medalist title as a freshman with a 149. Solovic has actually shot better the last two years (144 and 147, respectively), but has finished third on

Missouri girls Class 2 state tournament (Monday-Tuesday, 36 holes) at Silo Ridge Golf & Country, Bolivar AREA TEAM QUALIFIERS Francis Howell: Alexis Betlach, Josie Brakensiek, Kylee Hormuth, Hannah Inchiostro, Sydney Rogers

AREA INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS Fort Zumwalt West: Elizabeth Ostrem, Leigha Kelly

Liberty (Wentzville): Kelly Karre

Francis Howell Central: Gabrielle Berger

Lindbergh: Sofia Gamayo Marquette: Peyton Cusick

St. Joseph’s: Grace Aromando, Holt: Ashlyn Sanders Isabelle Arro, Drew Nienhaus, Incarnate Word: Catherine Nicole Rallo, Mia Rallo Salem OTHER TEAM QUALIFIERS Kirkwood: Morgan Gindler Glendale, Jackson, Liberty, Ladue: Grace Claney Ozark, Notre Dame de Sion, Lafayette: Brooke Biermann Rock Bridge

After three consecutive top-three finishes at state, Seckman senior Claire Solovic is ready to wrap up her spectacular Seckman: Claire Solovic high school career with another strong finish in the Class 2 Summit: Danika Stilwell state tournament that begins Monday at Silo Ridge Golf and Timberland: Lucy Porzenski, Country Club in Bolivar.

Gabrielle Rettinghaus

both occasions.

The lack of another gold medal has gnawed at the University of Central Missouri recruit.

“My goal this year is to win because I’d like to get another win in,” Solovic said. “It’s kind of been disappointing that I haven’t been able to yet again.”

One person has stood in her way the last two years — Megan Propeck. The Notre Dame de Sion junior has captured two consecutive state titles and is considered one of the top high school

golf foe of Solovic for 11 years, and will be in the group right behind her in the first round at state. “I love playing with her. I don’t think she’s that scary. She’s good, she’s really good. She’s consistent. She shoots 60s all the time.”

Solovic is trending in the right direction heading into state after firing a 3-underpar 68 to run away with the sectional title last Monday.

It’s a far cry from the 76 she posted on the same course last year in the precursor to state.

“Now I know even more

golfers in the nation.

“I don’t really know much about her,” Solovic said.“I’ve played with her once. She’s a solid player. I can’t control what anyone else does.

If I can just control what I do and make sure I’m doing it well, then I know I’ll give myself a chance and that’s all you can really ask for.”

If nothing else, maybe Solovic can get the fear factor working in her favor.

“A lot of people think she’s intimidating,” said Lindbergh junior Sofia Gamayo, who has been a friend and

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what I need to work on,” she said. “I’m a lot more comfortable with how I’m hitting the ball. I know I can keep it up.”

One way to put herself back in the mix would be for Solovic to put together two complete rounds of golf.

When she tied for the title as a freshman,she had a good first day (71), but a rougher second day (78). The last two years, she’s had slower starts (74 and 76, respectively) and better finishes (70 and 71, respectively).

“The last two years, I had good second days, but the

first day I just couldn’t really get anything going,” Solovic said. “So this year, I’m just hoping to have two solid days under par and see where that gets me.”

Her coach thinks she will play well because, well, it’s that time of year.

“She seems to get better down the stretch. When the competition gets better, she steps up,” Hagedorn said.

“Probably the biggest thing I’ll give her is her mental game and her drive to be the best golfer out here. She puts in the work and she’s earned every single thing she’s got.”

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BASEBALL Favorite Odds Underdog American League Championship Series ASTROS................. -$170 ................ Yankees NFL Favorite Open current Underdog Sunday GIANTS................ 3 3...................Cards COLTS.................. 1 1.................Texans BILLS................ 16.5 17.............Dolphins Vikings................ 1 2.5 ................ LIONS PACKERS............. 6 4.5 ..............Raiders Jaguars ............... 3 4.5 ...........BENGALS Rams................... 3 3............. FALCONS 49ers .................10 9.5 ..........REDSKINS TITANS ................ 1 2.5 ........... Chargers SEAHAWKS.......... 4 3................ Ravens BEARS................. 4 4.................. Saints COWBOYS............ 3 3................. Eagles Monday Patriots..............10 9.5 ...................JETS BYE WEEK: Panthers, Browns, Steelers, Bucs.

NBA Favorite Points Underdog Tuesday RAPTORS .................. 7 .................... Pelicans CLIPPERS .................. 1 .......................Lakers Odds to win the 2019/20 NBA Title Team Open Current Clippers ...................7/2.......................... 7/2 Lakers......................4/1.......................... 4/1 Bucks .......................6/1.......................... 6/1 76ers .......................7/1.......................... 7/1 Rockets....................8/1.......................... 8/1 Warriors................. 10/1 ...................... 10/1 Jazz........................ 12/1 ...................... 12/1 Nuggets ................. 15/1 ...................... 15/1 Celtics .................... 20/1 ...................... 20/1 Nets ....................... 25/1 ...................... 25/1 Blazers................... 30/1 ...................... 30/1 Raptors.................. 30/1 ...................... 30/1 Pacers.................... 40/1 ...................... 40/1 Heat....................... 50/1 ...................... 50/1 Pelicans ................. 60/1 ...................... 60/1 Spurs ..................... 60/1 ...................... 60/1 Mavericks .............. 70/1 ...................... 70/1 Magic .................... 125/1 ................... 125/1 Hawks ................... 150/1 ................... 150/1 Timberwolves ....... 150/1 ................... 150/1 Thunder................ 150/1 ................... 150/1 Kings..................... 150/1 ................... 150/1 Pistons.................. 175/1 ................... 175/1 Bulls...................... 200/1 ................... 200/1 Grizzlies................ 200/1 ................... 200/1 Wizards................. 200/1 ................... 200/1 Knicks ................... 250/1 ................... 250/1 Hornets................. 300/1 ................... 300/1 Suns...................... 300/1 ................... 300/1 Cavaliers............... 300/1 ................... 300/1 Over/under regular season win totals Team Total wins Bucks .................................................. 57.5 Clippers .............................................. 54.5 76ers .................................................. 54.5 Rockets............................................... 53.5 Jazz..................................................... 53.5 Nuggets .............................................. 53.5 Lakers................................................. 51.5 Celtics ................................................. 49.5 Warriors.............................................. 48.5 Raptors............................................... 47.5 Pacers................................................. 47.5 Blazers................................................ 47.5 Spurs .................................................. 46.5 Heat.................................................... 43.5 Nets .................................................... 43.5 Mavericks ........................................... 41.5 Magic .................................................. 41.5 Pelicans .............................................. 38.5 Pistons................................................ 38.5 Kings................................................... 38.5 Timberwolves ..................................... 34.5 Hawks ................................................. 34.5 Thunder.............................................. 32.5 Bulls.................................................... 31.5 Suns.................................................... 28.5 Knicks ................................................. 27.5 Wizards............................................... 26.5 Grizzlies.............................................. 26.5 Hornets............................................... 23.5 Cavaliers............................................. 23.5 NHL Favorite Odds Underdog RANGERS ....... -$135/+$115 ......... Canucks Canadiens........-$120/even ................ WILD JETS ............... -$125/+$105 .............Oilers Capitals.......... -$125/+$105 BLACKHAWKS DUCKS............ -$110/-$110............Flames Home team in CAPS © 2019 Benjamin Eckstein

BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX: Released RHP Steven Wright. Assigned RHP Josh A. Smith and OF Gorkys Hernandez outright to Pawtucket (IL).

National League CINCINNATI REDS: Designated C Juan Graterol for assignment. Claimed LHP Josh D. Smith off waivers from Miami and sent him outright to Louisville (IL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS: Signed RHP Deolis Guerra to a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS: Requested waivers on F Kenny Gabriel. Signed G Mark Ogden Jr. and requested waivers on him. Exercised the fourth-year option on F John Collins and third-year options on Gs Kevin Huerter and Trae Young.

CHICAGO BULLS: Waived Gs Milton Doyle and Justin Simon and F Simisola Shittu.

LOS ANGELES LAKERS: Requested waivers on G Marcus Allen.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES: Waived F/C Ivan Rabb, C Miles Plumlee and F Bennie Boatwright.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS: Placed OL Brett Toth on the non-football injury list. Activated CB Patrick Peterson from the exempt list.

TENNESSEE TITANS: Waived DL Brent Urban and Matt Dickerson. Activated DT Jeffery Simmons from the non-football injury list.

Signed LB Derick Roberson from the practice squad.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS: Released WR Cam Sims. Signed RB Craig Reynolds from the practice squad.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES: Placed D Jordan Oesterle on IR. Recalled D Aaron Ness from Tucson (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS: Assigned F Daniel Carr to Milwaukee (AHL). Recalled Fs Miikka Salomaki and Yakov Trenin from Milwaukee.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS: Placed D Will Butcher on IR. Activated D Andy Greene from IR. WASHINGTON CAPITALS: Reassigned D Martin Fehervary to Hershey (AHL).

ECHL ECHL: Suspended Jacksonville D Nick Wright indefinitely.

AUTO RACING NASCAR Monster Energy HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400

Lineup After Saturday’s qualifying; race Sunday At Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan. Lap length: 1.5 miles Car number in parentheses 1. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 178.047 mph.

2. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 177.842.

3. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 177.754.

4. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 177.667.

5. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 177.637.

6. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 177.585.

7. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford, 177.497.

8. (41) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 177.363.

9. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 177.352.

10. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 177.328.

11. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 177.258.

12. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 177.253.

13. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 177.189.

14. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 177.067.

15. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 176.945.

16. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 176.933.

17. (36) Matt Tifft, Ford, 176.794.

18. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 176.771.

19. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 176.626.

20. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 176.615.

21. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 176.442.

22. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 176.401.

23. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 176.292.

24. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 176.275.

25. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 175.655.

26. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 175.308.

27. (95) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 174.876.

28. (47) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 174.870.

29. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 174.689.

30. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 174.171.

31. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford, 173.712.

32. (96) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 172.651.

33. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 172.166.

34. (27) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 172.095.

35. (52) Garrett Smithley, Ford, 172.051.

36. (51) JJ Yeley, Ford, 171.461.

37. (53) Josh Bilicki, Ford, 169.881.

38. (77) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 168.334.

39. (66) Joey Gase, Toyota, 162.700.

40. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, no speed.

SOCCER MLS Playoff Glance First Round Saturday, Oct. 19 Eastern Conference Atlanta 1, New England 0 Toronto 5, D.C. 1 Western Conference Seattle 4, Dallas 3 Salt Lake 2, Portland 1 Sunday, Oct. 20 Eastern Conference New York Red Bulls at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.

Western Conference LA Galaxy at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Conference Semifinals Eastern Conference Wednesday, Oct. 23 Toronto at New York City FC, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 24 Philadelphia-New York Red Bulls winner vs.

Atlanta at higher-seeded team, 6:30 p.m.

Western Conference Wednesday, Oct. 23 Salt Lake vs. Seattle at higher-seeded team, 9 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 24 Minnesota-LA Galaxy winner at Los Angeles FC, 9:30 p.m.

Conference Championships Tuesday, Oct. 29 Western Conference at higher-seeded team, TBA Wednesday, Oct. 30 Eastern Conference at higher-seeded team, TBA

Champions League NASCAR Xfinity KANSAS LOTTERY 300 Saturday At Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan. Lap length: 1.5 miles Starting position in parentheses 1. (2) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 200 laps.

2. (4) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 200.

3. (11) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 200.

4. (38) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 200.

5. (7) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200.

6. (6) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 200.

7. (12) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 200.

8. (15) John Hunter Nemechek, Chevrolet, 200.

9. (13) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 200.

10. (9) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 200.

11. (5) Cole Custer, Ford, 200.

12. (1) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 200.

13. (10) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 200.

14. (23) Ray Black II, Chevrolet, 200.

15. (17) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 199.

16. (21) Dillon Bassett, Chevrolet, 199.

17. (19) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, 199.

18. (18) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 197.

19. (25) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 197.

20. (27) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 197.

21. (30) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 197.

22. (20) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 196.

23. (28) David Starr, Chevrolet, 196.

24. (34) CJ McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 195.

25. (3) Austin Cindric, Ford, 194.

26. (35) Chad Finchum, Toyota, 194.

27. (29) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, 194.

28. (32) Tyler Matthews, Chevrolet, 194.

29. (31) Josh Bilicki, Toyota, 194.

30. (36) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, 194.

31. (37) Bobby Earnhardt, Toyota, 192.

32. (24) Joey Gase, Toyota, accident, 184.

33. (33) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, accident, 180.

34. (16) Harrison Burton, Toyota, accident, 70.

35. (22) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, suspension, 49.

36. (26) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, vibration, 28.

37. (14) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, electrical, 13.

38. (8) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, engine, 4.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 119.074 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 31 minutes, 10 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.272 seconds.

Caution Flags: 8 for 41 laps.

Lead Changes: 12 among 5 drivers.

Lap Leaders: C. Bell 1-47 C. Custer 48 C. Bell 49-61 C. Custer 62-73 C. Bell 74 C. Custer 75-93 C. Bell 94-101 C. Custer 102-151 C. Briscoe 152-165 M. Annett 166-168 C. Briscoe 169-187 C. Custer 188-190 B. Jones 191-200.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Cole Custer 5 times for 85 laps; Christopher Bell 4 times for 69 laps; Chase Briscoe 2 times for 33 laps; Brandon Jones 1 time for 10 laps; Michael Annett 1 time for 3 laps.

GOLF PGA THE CJ CUP Saturday At The Club at Nine Bridges Jeju Island, South Korea Purse: $9.75M | Yardage: 7,241; Par: 72 Third Round Justin Thomas 68-63-70 — 201 -15 Danny Lee 67-66-68 — 201 -15 Cameron Smith 67-69-68 — 204 -12 Wyndham Clark 71-67-67 — 205 -11 Jordan Spieth 70-65-70 — 205 -11 Byeong Hun An 64-69-73 — 206 -10 Collin Morikawa 69-73-65 — 207 -9 Gary Woodland 71-71-65 — 207 -9 Ian Poulter 69-72-66 — 207 -9 Graeme McDowell 68-71-68 — 207 -9 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 69-69-69 — 207 -9 Tyrrell Hatton 69-68-70 — 207 -9 Kevin Streelman 69-69-69 — 207 -9 Emiliano Grillo 69-66-72 — 207 -9 Hideki Matsuyama 69-70-69 — 208 -8 Kyoung-Hoon Lee 69-67-72 — 208 -8 Ryan Moore 69-67-72 — 208 -8 Rory Sabbatini 71-69-69 — 209 -7 Ryan Palmer 70-69-70 — 209 -7 Joaquin Niemann 65-73-71 — 209 -7 Charles Howell III 67-70-72 — 209 -7 Harold Varner III 71-71-68 — 210 -6 Rafa Cabrera Bello 68-74-68 — 210 -6 Kevin Na 72-68-70 — 210 -6 Jason Day 66-73-71 — 210 -6 Corey Conners 70-72-69 — 211 -5 Sungjae Im 68-73-70 — 211 -5 Nate Lashley 72-69-70 — 211 -5 K.J. Choi 69-74-68 — 211 -5 Dylan Frittelli 70-70-71 — 211 -5 Andrew Putnam 70-70-71 — 211 -5 Si Woo Kim 69-68-74 — 211 -5 Branden Grace 71-71-70 — 212 -4 Pat Perez 73-69-70 — 212 -4 Tommy Fleetwood 71-70-71 — 212 -4 Sung Kang 72-72-68 — 212 -4 Adam Schenk 71-74-67 — 212 -4 Charley Hoffman 67-72-73 — 212 -4 Jung-gon Hwang 67-71-74 — 212 -4 Viktor Hovland 69-69-74 — 212 -4 Hyungjoon Lee 71-71-71 — 213 -3 Phil Mickelson 70-72-71 — 213 -3 Kevin Tway 70-72-71 — 213 -3 Marc Leishman 72-69-72 — 213 -3 Soomin Lee 68-72-73 — 213 -3 Matt Jones 72-70-72 — 214 -2 Lucas Glover 74-69-71 — 214 -2 Keith Mitchell 74-72-68 — 214 -2 Chase Koepka 70-72-73 — 215 -1 Jhonattan Vegas 73-70-72 — 215 -1 C.T. Pan 74-69-72 — 215 -1 Sergio Garcia 73-70-72 — 215 -1 Adam Long 73-72-70 — 215 -1 Chez Reavie 68-77-70 — 215 -1 Joel Dahmen 74-71-70 — 215 -1 Sanghyun Park 74-68-74 — 216 E Vaughn Taylor 74-71-71 — 216 E Luke List 70-75-71 — 216 E Troy Merritt 74-72-70 — 216 E Danny Willett 76-71-70 — 217 +1 Abraham Ancer 73-74-71 — 218 +2 Jazz Janewattananond 74-74-70 — 218 +2 Jeongwoo Ham 74-72-73 — 219 +3 Michael Kim 76-72-71 — 219 +3 Kyongjun Moon 76-72-71 — 219 +3 Max Homa 69-82-69 — 220 +4 Billy Horschel 71-74-76 — 221 +5 Whee Kim 76-75-70 — 221 +5 Scott Piercy 72-72-79 — 223 +7 Brian Stuard 72-76-75 — 223 +7 Yongjun Bae 78-72-73 — 223 +7 Chesson Hadley 75-76-72 — 223 +7 Yi Keun Chang 73-73-80 — 226 +10 Wonjoon Lee 74-73-79 — 226 +10 Tae Hee Lee 74-77-77 — 228 +12 Matthew Wolff 73-78-78 — 229 +13

PGA Champions DOMINION ENERGY CHARITY CLASSIC Saturday At The Country Club of Virginia, Richmond Purse: $2M | Yardage: 7,025; Par: 72 Second Round Tommy Tolles 65-67: 132 -12 Scott Parel 66-66: 132 -12 Colin Montgomerie 66-67: 133 -11

USL Championship East W L T Pts GF GA Nashville 20 7 7 67 59 26 Pittsburgh 18 4 11 65 57 30 Indy 19 9 6 63 48 29 Louisville 17 8 9 60 58 41 Tampa Bay 16 8 10 58 61 33 New York Red Bulls II 17 11 6 57 74 51 North Carolina 16 10 8 56 57 37 Ottawa 14 10 10 52 50 43 Charleston 11 10 13 46 44 44 Birmingham 12 14 7 43 35 50 Saint Louis 11 14 9 42 40 41 Loudoun 11 17 6 39 59 65 Charlotte 9 14 11 38 42 53 Atlanta 2 9 17 8 35 45 77 Memphis 9 18 7 34 37 52 Bethlehem Steel 8 19 7 31 49 78 Hartford 8 21 5 29 49 80 Swope Park Rangers 6 20 8 26 46 80 West W L T Pts GF GA Phoenix 24 4 6 78 89 36 Reno 18 10 6 60 72 51 Fresno 16 8 9 57 58 42 Real Monarchs 16 10 8 56 71 53 Orange County 14 10 9 51 52 43 El Paso 13 10 11 50 42 36 Sacramento 14 14 6 48 50 43 Austin 13 11 9 48 52 49 LA Galaxy II 12 10 12 48 59 62 New Mexico 11 10 13 46 59 57 San Antonio 12 13 9 45 62 57 Rio Grande Valley 11 15 8 41 50 58 Las Vegas 11 15 8 41 46 56 Portland II 10 16 8 38 65 71 OKC Energy 9 14 11 38 45 58 Tulsa 8 16 10 34 45 69 Tacoma 7 19 7 28 39 81 Colorado Springs 7 21 6 27 31 65 NOTE: Three points for victory, one for tie. y-clinched conference x-clinched playoff Friday Rio Grande Valley 2, Portland 1 Phoenix 3, OKC Energy 1 Saturday Charleston 5, Bethlehem Steel 1 Real Monarchs 3, Sacramento 0 Reno 3, Tulsa 0 Charlotte 3, Ottawa 1 Hartford 2, Tampa Bay 1 North Carolina 1, Saint Louis 0 Loudoun 7, New York Red Bulls II 3 Louisville 2, Memphis 1 Nashville 3, Atlanta 0 Colorado 2, San Antonio 2, tie New Mexico 2, Las Vegas 0 LA Galaxy II 2, El Paso 0 Fresno at Orange County, late Austin at Tacoma, late Sunday Pittsburgh at Birmingham, 4:30 p.m.

FIRST ROUND Top two in each group advance GROUP A GP W D L GF GAPts Paris Saint-Germain 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 Club Brugge 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 Galatasaray 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 Real Madrid 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 Tuesday, Oct. 22 Club Brugge vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 2 p.m.

Galatasaray vs. Real Madrid, 2 p.m.

GROUP B GP W D L GF GAPts Bayern Munich 2 2 0 0 10 2 6 Red Star Belgrade 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 Olympiakos 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 Tottenham 2 0 1 1 4 9 1 Tuesday, Oct. 22 Olympiakos vs. Bayern Munich, 2 p.m.

Tottenham vs. Red Star Belgrade, 2 p.m.

GROUP C GP W D L GF GAPts Manchester City 2 2 0 0 5 0 6 Dinamo Zagreb 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 Shakhtar Donetsk 2 1 0 1 2 4 3 Atalanta 2 0 0 2 1 6 0 Tuesday, Oct. 22 Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Dinamo Zagreb, noon Manchester City vs. Atalanta, 2 p.m.

GROUP D GP W D L GF GAPts Atletico Madrid 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 Juventus 2 1 1 0 5 2 4 Lokomotiv Moscow 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 Bayer Leverkusen 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 Tuesday, Oct. 22 Atletico Madrid vs. Bayer Leverkusen, noon Juventus vs. Lokomotiv Moscow, 2 p.m.

GROUP E GP W D L GF GAPts Napoli 2 1 1 0 2 0 4 Red Bull Salzburg 2 1 0 1 9 6 3 Liverpool 2 1 0 1 4 5 3 Genk 2 0 1 1 2 6 1 Wednesday, Oct. 23 Genk vs. Liverpool, 2 p.m.

RB Salzburg vs. Napoli, 2 p.m.

GROUP F GP W D L GF GAPts Borussia Dortmund 2 1 1 0 2 0 4 Barcelona 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 Inter Milan 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 Slavia Prague 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 Wednesday, Oct. 23 Inter Milan vs. Borussia Dortmund, 2 p.m.

Slavia Prague vs. Barcelona, 2 p.m.

GROUP G GP W D L GF GAPts Zenit St. Petersburg 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 Lyon 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 RB Leipzig 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 Benfica 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 Wednesday, Oct. 23 RB Leipzig vs. Zenit St. Petersburg, noon Benfica vs. Lyon, 2 p.m.

GROUP H GP W D L GF GAPts Ajax 2 2 0 0 6 0 6 Chelsea 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 Valencia 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 Lille 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 Wednesday, Oct. 23 Ajax vs. Chelsea, noon Lille vs. Valencia, 2 p.m.

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HOCKEY SATURDAY’S NHL RESULTS

Devils 1, Canucks 0 Vancouver 0 0 0—0 New Jersey 1 0 0—1 First Period: 1, New Jersey, J.Hughes 1 (Hall, Vatanen), 14:08 (pp). Penalties: Severson, NJ, (interference), 1:02; Myers, VAN, (holding), 13:01; New Jersey bench, served

by Bratt (too many men on the ice), 19:21.

Second Period: None. Penalties: Schaller, VAN, (tripping), 2:42; Zajac, NJ, (tripping), 6:04; Edler, VAN, (interference), 10:46; Rooney, NJ, (high sticking), 13:47; Sutter, VAN, Major (fighting), 14:25; Edler, VAN, (illegal check to head), 14:25; Mueller, NJ, (roughing), 14:25; Mueller, NJ, Major (fighting), 14:25; Hayden, NJ, (high sticking), 16:26; Myers, VAN, (interference), 19:52; Rooney, NJ, (holding), 19:52.

Third Period: None. Penalties: Subban, NJ, (holding stick), 9:59; Q.Hughes, VAN, (holding), 12:31; Zajac, NJ, (cross checking), 20:00.

Shots on Goal: Vancouver 6-14-5: 25. New Jersey 8-10-6: 24.

Power-play opportunities: Vancouver 0 of 7; New Jersey 1 of 4.

Goalies: Vancouver, Demko 2-1-0 (24 shots-23 saves). New Jersey, Blackwood 2-1-2 (25-25).

Stars 4, Flyers 1 Dallas 2 0 2—4 Philadelphia 1 0 0—1 First Period: 1, Philadelphia, Couturier 2 (Konecny, Giroux), 0:43. 2, Dallas, Hintz 6 (Benn, Perry), 7:00. 3, Dallas, Lindell 1 (Gurianov, Perry), 13:48 (pp). Penalties: Radulov, DAL, (high sticking), 0:45; Seguin, DAL, (tripping), 7:07; Sanheim, PHI, (holding), 12:44; Stewart, PHI, Major (fighting), 13:50; Oleksiak, DAL, Major (fighting), 13:50.

Second Period: None. Penalties: Dowling, DAL, (high sticking), 12:23; Niskanen, PHI, (high sticking), 16:49; Radulov, DAL, (tripping), 17:38.

Third Period: 4, Dallas, Perry 1, 1:24.

5, Dallas, Heiskanen 3 (Seguin), 18:05.

Penalties: None.

Shots on Goal: Dallas 11-1-4: 16.

Philadelphia 12-9-18: 39.

Power-play opportunities: Dallas 1 of 2; Philadelphia 0 of 4.

Goalies: Dallas, Bishop 2-4-1 (39 shots-38 saves). Philadelphia, Hart 2-2-1 (15-12).

Coyotes 5, Senators 2 Ottawa 0 0 2—2 Arizona 2 1 2—5 First Period: 1, Arizona, Capobianco 1 (Hinostroza, Goligoski), 7:09. 2, Arizona, Ekman-Larsson 1 (Keller, Stepan), 8:32.

Penalties: Szwarz, OTT, (hooking), 4:49; White, OTT, (hooking), 16:30.

Second Period: 3, Arizona, Garland 4 (Schmaltz, Richardson), 9:40. Penalties: Duclair, OTT, (unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:46; Kessel, ARI, (holding stick), 15:20; Brown, OTT, major (high sticking), 19:35.

Third Period: 4, Arizona, Soderberg 2 (Goligoski, Garland), 1:18 (pp). 5, Ottawa, Namestnikov 3, 2:58 (sh). 6, Ottawa, Tierney 2 (Chabot, Anderson), 4:08 (pp). 7, Arizona, Crouse 1, 19:05. Penalties: Lyubushkin, ARI, (interference), 3:33.

Shots on Goal: Ottawa 5-10-21: 36. Arizona 8-8-12: 28.

Power-play opportunities: Ottawa 1 of 2; Arizona 1 of 5.

Goalies: Ottawa, Anderson 1-4-0 (27

BASKETBALL

Bernhard Langer Miguel Angel Jiménez Retief Goosen Steve Flesch Wes Short, Jr. Marco Dawson Carlos Franco Rocco Mediate Woody Austin Scott McCarron Gene Sauers Stephen Ames Vijay Singh Glen Day Jeff Sluman Jeff Maggert Jesper Parnevik Doug Garwood Kirk Triplett Kenny Perry Corey Pavin Jay Haas John Daly

70-65: 135 67-68: 135 67-68: 135 70-67: 137 69-68: 137 68-69: 137 68-69: 137 67-70: 137 70-68: 138 68-70: 138 69-69: 138 73-66: 139 70-69: 139 69-70: 139 72-68: 140 72-68: 140 71-69: 140 72-68: 140 72-68: 140 71-69: 140 70-70: 140 69-71: 140 68-72: 140

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LPGA SHANGHAI Saturday At Quzhong Garden Golf Coub, Shanghai PurseP: $2.1M | Yardage: 6,672; Par: 72 Third Round a-amateur Jessica Korda 68-67-66: 201 -15 Danielle Kang 69-67-66: 202 -14 Brooke M. Henderson 69-64-73: 206 -10 Nasa Hataoka 67-73-67: 207 -9 Kristen Gillman 73-66-68: 207 -9 Sei Young Kim 73-67-68: 208 -8 Angel Yin 68-71-69: 208 -8 Yu Liu 76-66-68: 210 -6 Jin Young Ko 72-70-68: 210 -6 Jodi Ewart Shadoff 69-72-69: 210 -6 Nelly Korda 71-72-68: 211 -5 Ariya Jutanugarn 73-69-69: 211 -5 Na Yeon Choi 70-71-71: 212 -4 Georgia Hall 71-69-72: 212 -4 Nanna Koerstz Madsen 71-69-72: 212 -4 Marina Alex 71-67-74: 212 -4 Lydia Ko 69-74-70: 213 -3 Shanshan Feng 70-71-72: 213 -3 Brittany Altomare 70-69-74: 213 -3 Amy Yang 67-71-75: 213 -3 Hyo Joo Kim 73-74-67: 214 -2 Megan Khang 74-71-69: 214 -2 Gaby Lopez 73-72-69: 214 -2 Caroline Masson 72-73-69: 214 -2 Su Oh 71-70-73: 214 -2

European PGA FRENCH OPEN At Le Golf National Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, France Purse: $1.78M | Yardage: 7,245; Par: 71 Second Round Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium 67-66 — 133 George Coetzee, South Africa 65-68 — 133 Kurt Kitayama, United States 66-68 — 134 Richie Ramsay, Scotland 66-69 — 135 Joachim B. Hansen, Denmark 68-68 — 136 Brandon Stone, South Africa 68-69 — 137 Jaco Van Zyl, South Africa 67-70 — 137 Martin Kaymer, Germany 68-69 — 137 Gavin Moynihan, Ireland 68-69 — 137 Benjamin Hebert, France 66-71 — 137 Jamie Donaldson, Wales 71-67 — 138 Victor Perez, France 67-71 — 138 Steven Brown, England 71-78 — 139 Lee Slattery, England 71-78 — 139 S.S.P. Chawrasia, India 71-78 — 139 Hudson Swafford, United States 74-65 — 139 Ryan Fox, New Zealand 65-74 — 139 Kalle Samooja, Finland 67-72 — 139 Thomas Detry, Belgium 71-68 — 139 Also Stewart Cink, United States 70-70 — 140 Charlie Saxon, United States 70-71 — 141 David Lipsky, United States 71-72 — 143 Alex Noren, Sweden 72-72 — 144

Area holes in one

Aberdeen: Rod Davidson, hole No. 5, 115 yards, pitching wedge, Oct. 15.

Florissant: Delaine Dressman, hole No. 13, 132 yards, pitching wedge, Oct. 17. shots-23 saves). Arizona, Raanta 1-0-1 (36-34).

Maple Leafs 4, Bruins 3 Boston 1 0 2 0—3 Toronto 2 0 1 1—4 First Period: 1, Toronto, Rielly 1 (Johnsson, Marner), 5:55. 2, Toronto, Timashov 1 (Gauthier), 15:44. 3, Boston, DeBrusk 1 (Wagner, Coyle), 19:39. Penalties: None.

Second Period: None. Penalties: Mikheyev, TOR, (holding), 1:56; Shore, TOR, (tripping), 7:52; Backes, BOS, (interference), 16:41; Marincin, TOR, (roughing), 16:41; Marincin, TOR, (hooking), 19:37.

Third Period: 4, Boston, Heinen 2 (Ritchie, Pastrnak), 1:36 (pp). 5, Toronto, Kerfoot 3 (Mikheyev, Muzzin), 2:37. 6, Boston, Pastrnak 9 (Bergeron, Marchand), 15:34.

Penalties: None.

Overtime: 7, Toronto, Marner 4 (Rielly, Matthews), 3:54. Penalties: None.

Shots on Goal: Boston 18-15-11-1: 45.

Toronto 15-3-9-2: 29.

Power-play opportunities: Boston 1 of 3; Toronto 0 of 0.

Goalies: Boston, Halak 2-1-1 (29 shots-25 saves). Toronto, Andersen 5-2-0 (45-42).

Avalanche 6, Lightning 2 Colorado 1 3 2—6 Tampa Bay 1 0 1—2 First Period: 1, Colorado, Jost 2 (Girard, Wilson), 3:09. 2, Tampa Bay, Gourde 1 (Shattenkirk, McDonagh), 17:35. Penalties: Coburn, TB, (slashing), 4:33; Zadorov, COL, (slashing), 7:41.

Second Period: 3, Colorado, Jost 3 (Compher, Wilson), 3:17. 4, Colorado, Landeskog 3 (Rantanen, MacKinnon), 5:48.

5, Colorado, Jost 4 (Wilson, Compher), 6:06.

Penalties: Cernak, TB, Major (fighting), 1:27; Calvert, COL, Major (fighting), 1:27; Landeskog, COL, (roughing), 13:00; Cirelli, TB, (roughing), 13:00.

Third Period: 6, Colorado, Kadri 3 (Makar), 6:30. 7, Tampa Bay, Hedman 1 (Killorn, Shattenkirk), 11:48. 8, Colorado, Rantanen 5, 14:27. Penalties: Witkowski, TB, (cross checking), 2:52; Landeskog, COL, (hooking), 3:19; Palat, TB, (tripping), 3:46; Kadri, COL, (unsportsmanlike conduct), 3:46; Graves, COL, Penalty Shot (interference on breakaway (penalty shot)), 5:06; Hedman, TB, Major (fighting), 19:43; Calvert, COL, Major (fighting), 19:43.

Shots on Goal: Colorado 6-10-8: 24. Tampa Bay 12-16-18: 46.

Power-play opportunities: Colorado 0 of 2; Tampa Bay 0 of 2.

Goalies: Colorado, Francouz 2-0-0 (46 shots-44 saves). Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy 4-2-0 (24-18).

Knights 3, Penguins 0 Vegas 0 1 2—3 Pittsburgh 0 0 0—0 First Period: None. Penalties: McNabb, VGK, (interference), 4:59.

Second Period: 1, Vegas, Stastny 4 (Glass, Pacioretty), 3:48 (pp). Penalties: AstonReese, PIT, (interference), 2:22; Simon, PIT, (high sticking), 9:57.

Third Period: 2, Vegas, Karlsson 1 (Engelland), 18:45 (sh). 3, Vegas, Stone 6, 19:08. Penalties: Smith, VGK, (tripping), 7:21; Eakin, VGK, (delay of game), 9:27; Merrill, VGK, (cross checking), 17:10; Hornqvist, PIT, (boarding), 18:56.

Shots on Goal: Vegas 6-10-8: 24. Pittsburgh 11-9-9: 29.

Power-play opportunities: Vegas 1 of 3; Pittsburgh 0 of 4.

Goalies: Vegas, Fleury 6-2-0 (29 shots-29 saves). Pittsburgh, Jarry 1-1-0 (23-21).

NBA FINAL PRESEASON STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic W L Pct GB Boston 4 0 1.000 — Philadelphia 4 1 .800 ½ Brooklyn 3 1 .750 1 Toronto 2 2 .500 2 New York 1 3 .250 3 Southeast W L Pct GB Miami 4 1 .800 — Washington 3 2 .600 1 Orlando 3 3 .500 1½ Atlanta 1 4 .200 3 Charlotte 1 4 .200 3 Central W L Pct GB Milwaukee 5 0 1.000 — Indiana 3 1 .750 1½ Detroit 3 2 .600 2 Chicago 2 3 .400 3 Cleveland 1 3 .250 3½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest W L Pct GB New Orleans 5 0 1.000 — Houston 4 2 .667 1½ Memphis 3 2 .600 2 San Antonio 2 3 .400 3 Dallas 2 3 .400 3 Northwest W L Pct GB Denver 4 0 1.000 — Oklahoma City 2 2 .500 2 Portland 2 3 .400 2½ Minnesota 2 3 .400 2½ Utah 1 4 .200 3½ Pacific W L Pct GB Sacramento 3 2 .600 — L.A. Lakers 3 3 .500 ½ Phoenix 2 2 .500 ½ Golden State 2 3 .400 1 L.A. Clippers 2 3 .400 1 Friday Washington 112, Philadelphia 93 Toronto 123, Brooklyn 107 Houston 144, Miami 133 New Orleans 117, New York 116 San Antonio 104, Memphis 91 Golden State 124, L.A. Lakers 103 Saturday No games scheduled.

Sunday No games scheduled.

Monday No games scheduled.

(Regular Season) Tuesday New Orleans at Toronto, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday Chicago at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

Memphis at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

New York at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Utah, 8 p.m.

Denver at Portland, 9 p.m.

Sacramento at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

COLLEGES Area scores Men’s soccer Webster 2, Fontbonne 0 Women’s soccer Fontbonne 1, Webster 0 Women’s volleyball St. Louis U. def. Fordham 23-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-22.

UMSL def. Trevecca Nazarene 25-12, 25-18, 25-22.

Islanders 3, Blue Jackets 2 N.Y. Islanders 2 0 0 1—3 Columbus 1 1 0 0—2 First Period: 1, N.Y. Islanders, Barzal 4, 8:25. 2, Columbus, Jones 1 (Milano, Lilja), 12:07. 3, N.Y. Islanders, Dal Colle 1 (Beauvillier, Nelson), 16:32. Penalties: None.

Second Period: 4, Columbus, Jenner 1, 17:46. Penalties: Mayfield, NYI, (hooking), 3:55.

Third Period: None. Penalties: None.

Overtime: 5, N.Y. Islanders, Nelson 4 (Leddy, Beauvillier), 0:33. Penalties: None.

Shots on Goal: N.Y. Islanders 12-8-12-2: 34.

Columbus 6-14-16: 36.

Power-play opportunities: N.Y. Islanders 0 of 0; Columbus 0 of 1.

Goalies: N.Y. Islanders, Greiss 3-1-0 (35 shots-33 saves). Columbus, Korpisalo 3-2-1 (35-33).

Panthers 3, Predators 2 Florida 0 2 0 0—3 Nashville 0 0 2 0—2 Florida won shootout 1-0.

First Period: None. Penalties: Trenin, NSH, (high sticking), 5:04; Connolly, FLA, (interference), 7:31; Connolly, FLA, (slashing), 9:46.

Second Period: 1, Florida, Malgin 2 (Yandle, Trocheck), 13:33 (pp). 2, Florida, Connolly 4 (Sceviour, Hunt), 19:09. Penalties: Turris, NSH, (slashing), 11:39.

Third Period: 3, Nashville, Josi 3 (Ellis, Duchene), 9:07. 4, Nashville, Turris 3 (Ellis, Rinne), 13:30 (pp). Penalties: Huberdeau, FLA, (tripping), 12:09.

Overtime: None. Penalties: Ekblad, FLA, (hooking), 4:25.

Shootout: Florida 1 (Hoffman NG, Trocheck G), Nashville 0 (Duchene NG, Johansen NG, Turris NG).

Shots on Goal: Florida 5-17-8: 30. Nashville 9-7-7-4: 27.

Power-play opportunities: Florida 1 of 2; Nashville 1 of 4.

Goalies: Florida, Montembeault 1-0-1 (27 shots-25 saves). Nashville, Rinne 4-0-1 (30-28).

Kings 4, Flames 1 Calgary 0 0 1—1 Los Angeles 1 3 0—4 First Period: 1, Los Angeles, Toffoli 3 (Carter, Lizotte), 1:15. Penalties: Kopitar, LA, (hooking), 5:51; MacDermid, LA, (tripping), 8:10; Frolik, CGY, (hooking), 11:56; Rittich, CGY, served by Tkachuk, (tripping), 16:04; Carter, LA, (holding), 17:47.

Second Period: 2, Los Angeles, Carter 1, 0:16. 3, Los Angeles, Kopitar 3, 5:45 (sh).

4, Los Angeles, Kovalchuk 3 (Martinez, Amadio), 8:58 (pp). Penalties: MacDermid, LA, (roughing), 4:31; Hamonic, CGY, (roughing), 8:31; Andersson, CGY, (roughing), 9:25; Clifford, LA, (unsportsmanlike conduct), 9:25; Kylington, CGY, (holding stick), 9:25; Rittich, CGY, served by Ryan, (slashing), 11:26.

Third Period: 5, Calgary, Backlund 1, 17:50. Penalties: Andersson, CGY, (roughing), 10:25; Tkachuk, CGY, Misconduct (misconduct), 10:25; Tkachuk, CGY, served

by Czarnik, (tripping), 10:25; Wagner, LA, (roughing), 10:25; Tkachuk, CGY, served

by Czarnik, (roughing), 10:25; Los Angeles bench, served by Kovalchuk (too many men on the ice), 11:53; Backlund, CGY, (interference), 15:42.

Shots on Goal: Calgary 8-4-12: 24. Los Angeles 8-20-8: 36.

Power-play opportunities: Calgary 0 of 4; Los Angeles 1 of 7.

Goalies: Calgary, Talbot 0-1-0 (8 shots-8 saves), Rittich 4-3-1 (28-24). Los Angeles, Quick 1-3-0 (24-23)

FOOTBALL NFL INJURY REPORT Sunday RAMS at FALCONS — RAMS: OUT: LB William Matthews (jaw). DOUBTFUL: RB Malcolm Brown (ankle). FALCONS: OUT: CB Desmond Trufant (toe).

DOLPHINS at BILLS — DOLPHINS: OUT: C Daniel Kilgore (knee), DE Avery Moss (ankle), S Reshad Jones (chest). QUESTIONABLE: CB Xavien Howard (knee), WR Jakeem Grant (hamstring). BILLS: QUESTIONABLE: LB Corey Thompson (ankle), CB Taron Johnson (hamstring), LB Matthew Milano (hamstring).

JAGUARS at BENGALS — JAGUARS: OUT: WR Marqise Lee (ankle), TE Geoffrey Swaim (concussion). QUESTIONABLE: WR Decrick Westbrook (shoulder). BENGALS: OUT: WR Adriel Green (ankle), DE Carl Lawson (hamstring), T Andre Smith (ankle), CB D’Andre Kirkpatrick (knee), T Cordy Glenn (not injury related), G John Miller (groin), CB William Jackson (shoulder). DOUBTFUL: DE Carlos Dunlap (knee).

VIKINGS at LIONS — VIKINGS: OUT: LB Benjamin Gedeon (concussion).

QUESTIONABLE: LB Kentrell Brothers (hamstring). LIONS: OUT: CB Amani Oruwariye (knee), DT Michael Daniels (foot).

QUESTIONABLE: S Quandre Diggs (hamstring), T Richard Wagner (knee), RB Charles Bawden (back), CB Darius Slay (hamstring), DE Da’Shawn Hand (elbow).

RAIDERS at PACKERS — RAIDERS: OUT: WR Tyrell Williams (foot), DE Arden Key (knee). DOUBTFUL: T Trenton Brown (calf).

QUESTIONABLE: WR Dwayne Harris (ankle), G Gabriel Jackson (knee). PACKERS: OUT: WR Davante Adams (toe), S Darnell Savage (ankle). DOUBTFUL: TE Robert Tonyan (hip), WR Geronimo Allison (concussion).

QUESTIONABLE: WR Marquez ValdesScantling (ankle), CB Tony Brown (hamstring), DT Kenneth Clark (calf).

TEXANS at COLTS — TEXANS: OUT: C Gregory

Mancz (concussion), T Tytus Howard (knee).

QUESTIONABLE: CB Johnathan Joseph (hamstring), S Tashaun Gipson (hip), CB Bradley Roby (hamstring). COLTS: OUT: DT Tyquan Lewis (ankle), CB Kenny Moore (knee), WR Parris Campbell (abdomen). DOUBTFUL: S Malik Hooker (knee). QUESTIONABLE: G Quenton Nelson (hip), DE Justin Houston (calf), CB Pierre Desir (hamstring).

CARDINALS at GIANTS — CARDINALS: OUT: DE Zachary Allen (neck), T Brett Toth (illness), RB Darryll Foster (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: LB Ezekiel Turner (hamstring), LB Dennis Gardeck (ankle), P Andy Lee (right hip), TE Maxx Williams (ankle), WR Christian Kirk (ankle), DE Zachariah Kerr (ankle), T Joshua Miles (illness), RB David Johnson (ankle), S Charles Washington (shoulder). GIANTS: OUT: CB Corey Ballentine (concussion), WR Sterling Shepard (concussion).

49ERS at REDSKINS — 49ERS: OUT: CB James Witherspoon (foot), RB Kyle Juszczyk (knee), DT David Jones (hamstring), T Joe Staley (fibula), WR Tyshun Samuel (groin), T Mike McGlinchey (knee). QUESTIONABLE: RB Dominique Mostert (knee). REDSKINS: OUT: G Wesley Martin (chest), TE Vernon Davis (concussion), LB Josh Harvey-Clemons (hamstring), RB Christopher Thompson (toe), S Deshazor Everett (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: CB Joshua Norman (thigh).

CHARGERS at TITANS — CHARGERS: OUT: DT Brandon Mebane (knee), S Nasir Adderley (hamstring), RB Justin Jackson (calf), DT Justin Jones (shoulder). DOUBTFUL: DE Melvin Ingram (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: K Michael Badgley (right groin). TITANS: OUT: LB Sharif Finch (shoulder), CB Christopher Milton (calf). DOUBTFUL: LB Jayon Brown (groin). QUESTIONABLE: TE Delanie Walker (ankle), DE Reggie Gilbert (knee), LB Derek Wake (hamstring).

SAINTS at BEARS — SAINTS: OUT: DE Collins Hendrickson (neck), WR Tre’Quan Smith (ankle), TE Jared Cook (ankle), RB Alvin Kamara (ankle), QB Drew Brees (right thumb).

BEARS: QUESTIONABLE: DT Bilal Nichols (hand), QB Mitchell Trubisky (left shoulder), G Theodore Larsen (knee).

RAVENS at SEAHAWKS — RAVENS: DOUBTFUL: CB James Smith (knee).

QUESTIONABLE: LB Patrick Onwuasor (ankle), T Ronnie Stanley (knee), WR Marquise Brown (ankle), CB Maurice Canady (thigh), CB Anthony Averett (ankle). SEAHAWKS: OUT: TE Will Dissly (achilles). DOUBTFUL: S Delano Hill (elbow). QUESTIONABLE: T Duane Brown (biceps), DT Quinton Jefferson (oblique), S Bradley McDougald (back), G Danny Fluker (hamstring), DE Ezekiel Ansah (ankle).

EAGLES at COWBOYS — EAGLES: OUT: WR DeSean Jackson (abdomen), DT Timothy Jernigan (foot), LB Nigel Bradham (ankle), CB Avonte Maddox (concussion), T Jason Peters (knee), RB Darren Sproles (quadricep).

QUESTIONABLE: CB Ronald Darby (hamstring).

COWBOYS: OUT: CB Anthony Brown (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: T La’el Collins (knee), DE Dorance Armstrong (neck), G Zachary Martin (back), CB Byron Jones (hamstring), T Tyron Smith (ankle), WR Randall Cobb (back), WR Amari Cooper (ankle), C Joseph Looney (back).

MONDAY PATRIOTS at JETS — PATRIOTS: OUT: WR Joshua Gordon (knee), TE Ryan Izzo (concussion), TE Matthew LaCosse (knee).

QUESTIONABLE: WR Phillip Dorsett (hamstring), S Patrick Chung (heel), RB Michael Burkhead (foot), WR Julian Edelman (chest).

JETS: OUT: LB Albert McClellan (concussion).

DOUBTFUL: G Kelechi Osemele (shoulder), RB Trenton Cannon (foot), LB Neville Hewitt (neck), TE Christopher Herndon (hamstring), T Kelvin Beachum (ankle), DE Henry Anderson (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: CB Nathan Hairston (knee), CB Darryl Roberts (ankle), WR Demaryius Thomas (hamstring), DT Stephen McLendon (hamstring), G Alexander Lewis (neck), LB Clinton Mosley (groin), C Ryan Kalil (shoulder), G Brian Winters (shoulder).

COLIN E. BRALEY, AP

Alex Bowman signs autographs before practice Friday for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. Bowman needs to win to guarantee a spot in the final eight of the playoff chase.

Hendrick drivers in playoff peril

BY DAVE SKRETTA

Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Chase Elliott insisted the weekly routine hasn’t changedabitwithintheHendrick Motorsports garages, the four teams swapping information and ideas as if they were preparing for any other race.

Only their race Sunday at Kansas Speedway isn’t just any other race.

Especially for three of the team’s four drivers.

Elliott is joined by Alex Bowman and William Byron outside of the cut line for the round of eight in NASCAR’s version of the playoffs. Each still could mathematically advance based on points, but realistically they all face must-win situations to avoid elimination.

“Obviously one of us could make it and the rest of us couldn’t, so there’s definitely more at stake,” said Elliott, who was the only Hendrick drivertoadvancetothesemifinals last season.

“I can’t bow out of our competition meeting and I don’t think any of the other guyswould,” headded.“We’ll continue to do our parts and however we use that to our advantage is up to us.”

Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaneyalreadywontolockup theirplacesinthenextround, which begins at Martinsville.

Denny Hamlin,Martin Truex Jr.,KyleBuschandKevinHarvickarereasonablysafebased on points, leaving Penske Racing teammates Brad Keselowski and defending Cup Series champ Joey Logano as the most vulnerable to falling below the cut line.

Bowman is 20 points behind Keselowski and 18 back of Logano,while Elliott is another four points adrift. Byron is five more back, behind Stewart-Haas Racing’s Clint Bowyer in the standings.

“I think this is the toughest roundof12thatI’vebeenpart of in my four years for sure,” Elliott said. “All 12 teams and drivers are good that are left right now. We knew coming intothisrounditwasn’tgoing to be easy, and it was going to betoughtomoveon,andhere we are.”

Elliott qualified 14th on Saturday, two spots ahead of Bowman, while Byron will start 25th. But it’s hard to put too much stock into qualifying efforts because there is no practice before the race, and many teams eschewed raw speedforacarthatwillhandle better when it matters.

Things looked much rosier for Hendrick Motorsports after qualifying last week.

Elliottledateamsweepofthe top four spots at Talladega, andtherewasacertainconfidence throughout the garage.

That slowly dissipated as the laps wore on — and the rain set in.

Elliott wound up wrecking inthesecondstage,thoughhe rallied to finish eighth when the race concluded Monday.

Bryon crashed out and finished 33rd and Bowman did likewise and finished 37th, and Blaney added to their misery when he beat Ryan Newman in a photo finish.

Blaney’s first win of the season took him from points perilintothenextround.Ifhe finished second to Newman, that would have put Bowman above the cut line in the final transfer spot.

Now, all three Hendrick driversfacequitethepredicament at Kansas Speedway.

“We’re learning from each practice and I think we have that ability still,” Byron said, “and when the race starts it’s going to be all about going forward and trying to win for each of our teams.”

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Low rental-home inventory is prompting single-family rental prices to rise, driven mostly by an upswing in demand from millennials. However, annual increases are slowing, according to a new report from CoreLogic, a real estate data firm.

U.S. single-family rent prices rose 2.9 percent year over year in July, which is lower than the 3.1 percent gain in July 2018. The highest annual rent price increase was in Phoenix, at 7.2 percent.

Rent growth continues to be propelled primarily by low-end rentals, defined as properties with rent prices at less than 75 percent of the regional median. The lower tier of the market is seeing more increases from higher demand than the upper tier, which includes rent prices that are greater than 125 percent of a region’s median rent. Low-end rent prices rose 3.5 percent in July, compared to highend price gains of 2.7 percent, CoreLogic reports. Annual increases in the low-end rental market have “consistently outpaced”

the high-end tier since May 2014, CoreLogic notes.

“Rent increases on entry-level properties continued to outpace the rest of the rental market,” says Molly Boesel, principal economist at CoreLogic. “This trend should continue in the near term with strong demand from younger millennials who indicate they prefer to rent rather than own a home.”

Metro areas with limited new construction, low rental vacancies, and strong local economies and employment are posting the highest rent growth. Phoenix’s higher annual rent growth in July was attributed to a 2.9 percent growth in its annual employment.

Orlando, Fla., also has seen higher annual employment growth, at 3.8 percent, which caused its above-average annual rent increases of 3.5 percent in July, CoreLogic notes.

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Source: CoreLogic Single-Family Rent Index, July 2019 2019 CoreLogic, Inc., All Rights Reserved.

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SUNDAY, OCT. 20, 1-3PM 727 STIFEL RIDGE COURT CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017 Five bedroom, four and a half bath, 1.5 Story, 4,488 square feet, three car side entry garage, ingrade with finished lower level on .35 acres in Parkway C-2 School District. $829,900 Call Nickolas A. Dalba, Jr. Cell: 314-574-8304 Nick@NickDalba.com www.stcharlesrealestatesearch.com

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123 N. Mosley Rd, Creve Coeur $649,000 Total Renovation in Creve Coeur, 4BD, 4 Bath Ranch, .93 acre lot, Finished Walk-out Lower Level.

3 Orchard Lane, Kirkwood $600,000 Professional Renovation, 1.5 Story, .73/acre, 4BD, Finished lower Level, HPP.

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NEW HOMES COMING SOON, BUILDING LOTS/CONDOS 561 Sarah Ln #104 (condo), Creve Coeur................................................................................................................. $200,000 100 Ladue Meadows, Creve Coeur........SOLD.........................................................................................................$395,000 17 Bon Price Terrace, Olivette, Ladue Schools........2-B-BLT...............................................................................$650,000 11 Bon Price Lane, Olivette, Ladue Schools............Coming Soon................................................................... $699,000 727 Harvest Lane, Olivette, Ladue Schools............SOLD..................................................................................... $715,000 114 Pillar Ln (teardown, 1.69 acre lot), Creve Coeur..............................................................................................$725,000 742 Harvest Lane, Olivette, Ladue Schools..........SOLD.......................................................................................$745,000

738 Harvest Lane, Olivette, Ladue Schools..........Coming Soon .....................................................................$775,000 8817 Washington Ave, University City.....2- B-Blt .................................................................................................$788,000 826 Larkin, Creve Coeur, Ladue Schools...............SOLD......................................................................................$799,900 49 Stoneyside Lane, Olivette, Ladue Schools..........Under Construction................................................. $1,300,000 7 Arbor Rd, 1.08 acres, Ladue Schools...................2-B-BLT............................................................................ $1,450,000 8 Robindale, Ladue, Ladue Schools..................Nearing Completion .......................................................$2,089,000

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Elegance and Luxury You Must See to Believe

19203 Brookhollow Dr, Wildwood, MO 63038 Breathtaking European Castle! 6 Bed, 9 Bath, 12,000+ sq ft of living space situated on 5.48 acres in gated community. Walk through bronze front doors and enter the 2 story foyer that leads to the great room w/ fiber optic star lights and cherry hand laser cut ceiling as well as cherry & walnut dovetailed floors. Kitchen has custom cabinetry, multi level island, 2 sub zero fridges, wine fridge, 6 burner Wolf stove, 2 dishwashers, 2 sinks, and walk in Butlers Pantry. Master Bedroom Suite includes triple layer custom crown molding with cherry wood ceiling and fiber optic star lights, Executive Office w/ see through fireplace, His and Hers Closets, 2nd laundry room, Exercise Room, Master Bathroom with His and Hers vanity, walk in shower w/ LED Lighting and infinity tub. Finished LL includes 1000 bottle wine cellar, fireplace, slate flooring half bath, and Full bar. Theater Rom w/ seating for 7. Guest house has separate entry way w/ full bath and kitchen. 3/4 Acre stocked lake w/ waterfall. Call Tracy Kelly at 314-227-1742 for more information.

3243 Johns Cabin, Glencoe, MO 63038 This beautiful 1.5 story home is absolutely stunning!!

Custom kitchen cabinets with beautiful crown molding, granite countertops, center island, new stainless steel appliances, recessed lighting, and large walk-in pantry. Walk out the kitchen to an expansive deck overlooking the private wooded backyard. Separate dining room for entertaining. The Great Room boasts a rare 3-sty wall of windows that lets the natural light in and offers a woodburning fireplace and hardwood floors. The main level is finished off with a master bedroom suite featuring a see-through fireplace, custom tile shower, double sinks, custom granite tops, adult height vanities, and walk-in closet. Fresh paint throughout the main level, crown molding, six-panel doors w oil rubbed bronze hardware and upgraded fixtures add texture. Upstairs features the remaining 3 bedrooms and full bath. Downstairs you will find a full bath, bedroom, bar and rec area!

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DRIVING WITH DAN

2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel

By DAN WIESE Brand Ave. Studios Contributing Writer drivingwithdan@gmail.com

The truck was all-new last year, the diesel is all-new this year The diesel engine is newly enhanced, but, Pardner, the available cowboy-chic ambience is comfortably familiar.

Fully redesigned back in 2019, the thenall-new Ram 1500 for last year’s comingout party upgraded its gasoline V-6 and V-8 offerings while carrying over its 3.0-liter diesel. Now it’s the diesel’s turn.

For 2020, it gets a makeover, resulting in more power and enhanced fuel economy.

Regarding mpg, the EPA now rates the 2WD Ram 1500 diesel at 22 city and a whopping 32 hwy, an improvement in both cycles over the 2019’s ratings of 20 city/27 hwy. The story is the same, though less dramatic, with the 4x4, which now rates an EPA nod of 21 city and 29 hwy compared to the 19/27 numbers achieved before.

Happily, along with an improvement in thrift is an increase in muscle. This revised 3.0-liter V-6 turbo diesel, a $4,995 option, now generates 260 hp and 480 lb.-ft. of torque through its standard eight-speed automatic. That compares to 240 hp and 420 lb.-ft. back in 2019.

In 135 miles, more city than highway, we registered 22 mpg during our week with the truck.

All the improvements in our diesel sampler, by the way, were wrapped in a Crew Cab 4x4 draped in Ram’s dude-ranch suitable Longhorn trim -- a trim joined in 2020 by six other choices: Tradesman, HFE, Big Horn, Rebel, Laramie and Limited.

We say Longhorn is dude-ranch suitable because, despite the rugged trappings of the cabin, there are no comfort hardships imposed.

Our truck’s 10-gallon-hat decor included barn-slat-like wood trim, cowhides on seats, saddle-leather colors and textures, western-motif accent stitching and saddlebag-style pockets on the front-seat backs, all of which contributed to the truck’s rugged western feel.

At the same time, our Crew Cab’s

room was copious, the interior’s modern connectivity features, which included a vertical 12-inch Uconnect infotainment touch-screen, were cutting-edge, and the cabin was luxury-car quiet even as the ride was passenger-car smooth.

For that last attribute, credit goes to our truck’s techy height-adjustable air suspension, a $1,805 option that offers driver-selectable ride heights of (from low to high) Entry/Exit, Aero, Normal, OffRoad 1 and Off-Road 2. And, needless to

4WD, five-passenger, diesel-powered 1500 pickup

BASE PRICE (for Ram 1500 Longhorn Crew Cab 4x4): $55,835 PRICE AS DRIVEN: $71,300; a 1500 Longhorn Crew Cab 4x4 with $15,465 in options, including these major additions: $4,995 3.0-liter EcoDiesel engine; $3,895 Longhorn Level 1 Equipment Group (19-speaker Harman Kardon Premium Audio, 12-inch Uconnect touch screen, navigation, heat/cool seats at all outboard positions, more); $1,805 height-adjustable air suspension; $1,695 Advanced Safety Group; $995 Multi-Function Tailgate

EPA MPG: 2WD: 22 city/32 hwy; 4WD: TOWING MAX. (4x4 Crew Cab): PHOTOS PROVIDED BY DODGE

Boasting as much as 32 mpg on the highway, according to the EPA, the 2020 Ram 1500 diesel also provides more hp and torque than its predecessor.

say, the suspenders will automatically pick a height best suited to the duties at hand unless overridden by the driver.

On the road, sure, the truck feels big, with its hood filling the lane ahead, but handling is confident and the experience serene. We particularly appreciated the shift-on-the-fly electronic transfer case in our 4x4. When we engaged the T-case’s 4WD AUTO setting -- really all-wheel drive -- our empty-

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boasted two options that definitely qualify as task-helpers: the RamBox Cargo Management System and the MultiFunction Tailgate, priced at $995 apiece.

RamBox provides two “saddle bag” cargo bins in the bed walls -- handy and lockable. The Multi-Function Tailgate can be operated as a standard drop-down tailgate or, at the touch of a different button, a pair of left and right swing-out doors, the latter choice making cargo-box access much easier.

Finally, available safety features include

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'17 Audi Q7 Prestige, sport utility, 6 cyl., awd, auto, black, 108k mi., #29321A $29,999

'16 BMW 535i xDrive: 29KMi, AWD, Sedan, #12382A $27,555

9,710 lbs. (depending on configuration, the Ram 1500 diesel can be rated to tow as much as 12,560 lbs.)

PAYLOAD MAX. (4x4 Crew Cab): 1,800 lbs.

WHERE BUILT: Sterling Heights, Mich.

Adaptive Cruise with Stop, Go and Hold; Forward Collision Warning with brake assist; Lane Departure Warning; park assist; and a 360-degree Surround View Camera.

With this high-mileage, sophisticated package, Ram 1500 has brought the diesel pickup into polite society.

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The news and editorial departments of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch had no role in its creation or display.

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Chevrolet

'11 Chevy Traverse 1LT, stk# P43841 $8,855 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822

'19 Chevy Tahoe LT, loaded, GM Certified, black, stk# P6916 $42,990

'12 Chevy Cruze LT, 4 cyl., FWD, auto, black, stk# 440016A $8,969 '18 Audi Q5 Prem>ech Prem, quattro Sport Utility, 4 cyl., awd, auto, 21k, #P9675 $29,555

'19 Chevy Corvette Grand Sport, 2LT, 2 dr car, 8 cyl., RWD, auto, white, 4K mi., #P1237 $59222 '12 Chevy Cruze LT, 4 cyl., fwd, auto, black, stk# 440016A $8,769

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'18 Audi Q5 Premium Plus, quattro sport utility, 4 cyl., awd, auto, #27853L $40,555

'10 Cadillac CTS Sedan Premium 4 dr., 6 cyl., rwd, auto, black, stk# P1366A $11,999

'09 Acura TL 3.5 w Technology Pkg Sedan, stk# 201093 $7,850 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822

'14 Cadillac CTS Turbo, stk# P43811 $15,975 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822 '18 Audi Q5 Tech Prem Plus, quattro, 4 cyl., awd, auto, gray, 12k mi., #28330L $40,555

'16 Cadillac Escalade, loaded, one owner, clean carfax, stk# 44945A $37,969

'18 Audi Q5 Tech Premium Plus, quattro sport utility, 4 cyl., awd, auto, 9k, #27847L $38,544

'16 Cadillac SRX Performance Collection, stk# 199414 $24,797 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822

'15 Chrysler 300 C, 4 dr., 8 cyl., rwd, auto, 24k mi., stk#P1267A $20,889 '12 Chevy Traverse LT, 4 dr., 6 cyl., fwd, auto, white, stk# 46053A $10,379

'12 Chevy Traverse, 4 dr., 6 cyl., fwd, black, stk# 46106A $9,969 '16 Chrysler 200 S, 4 dr., 4 cyl., fwd, auto, black, stk# P1162A $12,614 '13 Chevrolet Equinox LT, 4 cyl., fwd, automatic, 60x miles, #P1283A $12,789

Dodge

Some of the best hunting property in Missouri! 110 acres of Mississippi bottom hunting ground available--have killed 2 Bucks over 164 inch &166 inch and one twenty-nine inch wide 14 point Buck that scored 183 in addition to 2 ten point & 7 eight point deer. Not only the best deer hunting, but there have been twenty 9 lb turkey killed not to mention it is the best fly away for Dove hunting. $269,000.

Don't wait, Call RE/MAX PLUS REALTY at 573-803-3600 or Chris at 573-579-0235 for details.

Land for Lease Hunting Land for Lease 270 Acres. 2 tracts, NE Missouri.

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'09 Audi A4 2.0T Prem Plus, 4 dr., 4 cyl., awd, black, stk# 13659B $8,800

'11 Audi Q5 3.2 Premium Plus, stk# 196611 $12,725 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822 '15 Audi Q7 3.0T Prem Plus, quattro, 6 cyl., awd, auto, white, 39k mi., #P9933 $27,555

'15 Audi Q7 3.0T Premium Plus, 6 cyl., awd, auto, gray pearl, 49k mi., stk# 29463A $26,222

'15 Chevy Trax LS, 4 cyl., fwd, auto, black, stk# 44938A $9,969

BMW

Chevrolet

'16 Chevrolet Malibu LT, 4 cyl., fwd, auto, red, 31k mi., #P6811 $13,990

'08 BMW X3 3.0 si, 6 cyl., awd, green metallic, stk# 41121A $6,889

'08 Chevy Malibu LT, one owner, clean carfax, stk# 46167A $7,269

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2011 Audi Q5 3.2 Premium Plus, stk # 196611, $12,725 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822

'15 BMW M3 4dr sedan, 6 cyl., RWD, manual, white, 29k mi., #P9684 $42,555

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Country home in a quiet rural town. 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, full basement, large garage , deck off the back & large backyard.. Must see. $1200 a month. 573-485-2281 or 636-734-2567

'15 Dodge Challenger SXT, 2 dr., 6 cyl., 3.6L, RWD, auto, white, stk# P1182 $20,400

'16 Dodge Charger R>, Scat Pack, black, loaded, one owner, stk# 44842A $33,876

'11 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ, loaded, white, clean carfax, #44417A $16,976

Ford '16 Chevy Malibu LT, loaded, one owner, Certified, stk# P6986 $17,469

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Selling To The Last & Highest Bidder, Regardless of Price!

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'05 Crown Victoria, New Trans. 2/17, MO Inspected, Exc. Cond. $3000.

Call 618-567-4353 '05 Ford Thunderbird Deluxe, 8 cyl., RWD, auto, red, stk# P1332 $15,999

'17 Chevy Camaro 2SS Conv, jet blk, lthr, low miles, #196461 $35,938 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822 '18 Chevrolet Express Pass Van, one owner, clean carfax, #P6944 $27,490

'10 Ford Escape LTD, loaded, one ownr, clean carfax, stk# 37454A $8,569

Wed., Oct. 30, 10am CST (Sale Site - Prop. 6305) '17 Audi A8 L Sport, quattro LWB Sedan, 8 cyl., awd, auto, black, 50k mi., #P9999 $44,544

Prop. 6301: 534 Court St, Fulton, MO Prop. 6302: 1503 West Kem Rd, Marion, IN Prop. 6303: 107 E Schuetz St, Lebanon, IL Prop. 6304: 1625 S Elliot Ave, Aurora, MO

'19 Chevy Sonic LT, 4 cyl., FWD, auto, black, stk# 44235A $15,990

'11 Ford Taurus SEL, 4 dr., 6 cyl., fwd, auto, black, stk# 80274C $9,474

Prop. 6305: (Sale Site & Pictured)

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'12 RAM 3500 Laramie, crew cab pickup, 6 cyl, 4wd, auto, blue, #98194B $31,400

'16 Chevy Cruze LS, 4 cyl., FWD, auto, black, stk# P6932 $13,297

ABSOLUTE AUCTION '17 Audi A6 Premium Plus, 4dr., 6 cyl., awd, auto, black, 33k mi., #P1121 $32,544

'13 Chevy Tahoe LTZ, stk# L17171 $25,000 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822

'17 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury, loaded, full power, #400126A $29,850

Audi Land for Sale

'11 Chrysler 300 C, 8 cyl., RWD, auto, silver, stk# 46047A $12,569

'16 Chrysler 200 Limited, 4 dr., 4 cyl., fwd, auto, black, stk# 13520A $11,889

'18 Audi Q5 Premium Plus, Tech Prem Plus, quattro sport utility, #27848L $40555

Antique/Classic Sp. Interest '49 Chevy Pickup, lots of pics, will send upon request. Asking $9500.

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OPEN SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20th 1:00 – 3:00 The Community of Winneberg Golden Eagle, IL

(specs specific to truck we drove unless noted)

automatic

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Open Sunday, Oct. 20, 2-4pm 1525 Fairmount Ave, 63139 3 bdrm, 2 bath, updated kitchen, hardwood, garage, finished basement. Close to Zoo, hwys & hospitals. FSBO. Agents welcome. $175,000. 314-220-6679 or 6680.

2020 RAM 1500 ECODIESEL CREW CAB 4X4

ENGINE: 3.0-liter V-6 turbo diesel HORSEPOWER: 260 at 36,00 rpm TORQUE: 480 lb.-ft. at 1600 rpm REQUIRED FUEL: Diesel TRANSMISSION: Eight-speed

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bed pickup was the soul of composure on slippery pavement. (Other T-case settings are 2WD, 4WD HIGH and 4WD LOW.) However, despite its comfort concerns, this guy never forgets he’s a truck. Along with the dude-ranch perks in our truck, we also found handy workday helpers like big map pockets on doors, two glove boxes (upper and lower) and a humongous center console with a sliding cupholder/ storage tray.

In addition, our Longhorn 1500 diesel

'17 Audi Q5, Prem Plus, quattro sport utility, 6 cyl., awd, auto, white, 45k mi., #P9953 $28555

Monday, Oct. 28, 10am CST Prop. 6101: On-Site at 1050 Pkwy Blvd, Flowood, MS 39232

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Prop. 6201: 110 East Spring St, Palestine, TX Prop. 6202: 5126 Summerhill Rd, Texarkana, TX Prop. 6203: 1125 Hwy 110 N, Whitehouse, TX Richard Dixon, Indiana Auction License #AU10500137; Thomas J. Tarpley, Licensed Mississippi Real Estate Broker and Mississippi Auction License #565; Thomas J. Tarpley, Licensed Texas Real Estate Broker and Texas Auction License #8158; Rick Levin & Associates, Inc., Licensed Real Estate Broker & Auctioneer, 10% Buyer’s Premium

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MERCER COUNTY, IL LAND AUCTION At the St. John’s Church Fellowship Hall, Preemption, IL

THURS., NOV. 14TH AT 5 P.M.

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240 ACRES ± • 4 TRACTS Located 2 miles southeast of Reynolds, IL

Productive tillable farmland & country homes!

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Second generation Chevy II– refreshingly clean!

OLD CAR COLUMN

By BRUCE KUNZ Brand Ave. Studios

Contributing Writer

I was driving home the other day when I saw a very handsome, second generation Chevy II Nova. It caught my eye first, because it was a vintage automobile, but also because it was bright metallic blue! I’m not a blue car guy in general, but this hue looked “righteous” (a ‘hip’ term we baby boomers often used back in the day) on this 2-door hardtop. (For the record, ‘righteous’ in this context, is a slang word meaning absolutely genuine or wonderful, as in “this Chevy II Nova was righteous.”)

The Chevy II in general has been a long-time favorite of mine because it offered a compact, easy-to-handle, economical platform along with morethan-adequate performance.

As a matter of fact, I once told my foster grandson, Luis that a Chevy Nova would make a pretty cool and reasonably-priced first collectible car for his consideration.

Top-of-the-line for 1966-1967 was the Nova SS Sport Coupe.

Available only in the two-door hardtop configuration, this model was all sport, featuring color-accented wide body sill moldings; front and rear bright wheel openings with extensions on both front and rear lower fenders; an SS grille emblem; Nova SS rear fender script; a full-width, ribbed rear deck panel with SS badge and special, 14-inch Super Sport wheel covers.

Interior accommodations for this 5-passenger compact included all of the special, upscale trim found on base Chevy II Novas, plus standard vinyl front bucket seats, a console (with 4-speed or automatic transmissions), and an SS emblem on the glove box door.

Why do I like the ‘66 and ‘67 models in particular? First off, the refreshed styling that first appeared for model year 1966 was more modern than the first generation models. I also like the looks of the square-cornered, vertical taillight treatment of the taillights, and the overall, clean, simplified lines of the car – a refreshing change from the oftengarish,’50s styling that preceded.

Tri-Power Trivia: 1. Dead or alive? Ricardo Montalban.

2. Which Chevrolet model replaced the Nova for model year 1980?

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Weighing in at a scant 2,690 pounds (shipping weight), the Chevy II Nova SS Sport Coupe had no trouble handing the most challenging hill climbs equipped with its 327 cubic inch, 275 or 350 horsepower V-8!

Entry-level Chevy IIs were powered by a variety of seven four, six and eight cylinder engines ranging all the way from 90 horsepower at the lower end up to 350 for a 327 cubic-inch, four-barrel carbed V-8! The Nova SS came standard with

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3. The fourth studio album by one of my favorite ‘60s rock bands was titled “Just Like Us!”. The song, “Just Like Me” was one of the top hits in 1966. Who was the group? The Everly Brothers; The Vogues; The Spencer Davis Group or Paul Revere and the Raiders?

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a 194 cubic-inch six that produced 177 horsepower. As one might guess, the vast majority of Chevy II, 100 series and 200 series Nova models were either four or six-cylinder powered.

In the case of the Nova SS, however, just the opposite was the case. And, that 350 horsepower model, RPO (regular production option), only 200 of the total 73,900 Chevy IIs produced were fitted with that engine. So, if you own one of those today, I’m preaching to the choir soto-speak, when I say you better hold on to that one!

Answers: 1. Ricardo Montalban died in Los Angeles, CA, on Jan. 14, 2009 at the age of 88. The cause of death was congestive heart failure.

2. Chevrolet Citation 3. “Just Like Me” was a Top 40 hit in the year 1966 for Paul Revere and the Raiders. The album “Just Like Us!” was a collection of cover songs. Their next album, “Midnight Ride,” was mostly original material.

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Infiniti

Lexus

'16 Infiniti QX60, awd, 4 dr., sport utility, 6 cyl., awd, blue, 25k mi., #P1218 $29,999

'13 Lexus RX 350, 6 cyl., awd, automatic, blue, #P1163 $16,899

'17 Infiniti QX80 auto, awd, blue, #95533L $58,555

'18 Lexus LC 500h coupe, 6 cyl., RWD, silver, 10k mi., #P9941 $71,555

Crossovers '17 RX350: Clean Carfax, One Owner, AWD $36,555 #P9626

Sport Utility '13 Chevy Equinox LT, 4 cyl., AWD, auto, black, stk# 44937A $8.949

'17 Infiniti QX80 AWD, 8 cyl., auto, blue, 8k mi., $60,555 #95548L

'18 Infiniti Q70L 3.7 LUXE, 4dr. car, 6 cyl., awd, auto, blue, 4k mi., #97338L $38,225

Mazda '14 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, one owner, clean carfax, 34,XXX miles, #37104A $15,777

'15 Chevy Tahoe LT, sport utility, 8 cyl., 4wd, auto, silver, 82k mi., #P9986A $29,544

'15 Mazda 3 Sport, 4 cyl., FWD, auto, silver, stk# 37220A $9,650

'15 Chevy Traverse LT, 6 cyl., fwd, auto, stk# 80562A $14,777

'18 Mazda 3, 4 dr Touring, 4 cyl., 2.5L, FWD, auto, black, 2k miles, stk# 12479L $19,999

'16 Chevy Suburban LTZ, 8 cyl., 4wd, auto, black, stk# 80601C $41,700

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Ford

Honda

'12 Ford Mustang GT Premium, 8 cyl., RWD, auto, black, 47k mi., stk# P1268 $19,999

'17 GMC Sierra 2500 HD, Diesel, Denali, loaded, one owner, stk# P6975 $53,450

'11 Honda Accord Sdn EX-L, 4 dr., 6 cyl., fwd, auto, black, stk# 13621A $7,999

'18 Infiniti Q70L 3.7 LUXE, 4dr., 6 cyl., awd, auto, 6k mi., #97377L $39,200

'18 Infiniti Q70L 3.7 LUXE, 4dr., 6 cyl., awd, auto, blue, 5k mi., #97342L $39,200 '12 Ford Mustang, loaded, full power, black, stk# 44311A $10,969

'13 Ford Escape Titanium, stk# 196771 $10,921 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822

'18 Ford Edge Titanium SUV, stk# P4394 $25,000 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822

'12 Honda Pilot, stk# 203201 $12,775 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822

'18 Ford Escape SE, stk# P4398 $20,000 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822

Hyundai

'18 Ford Mustang GT, one owner, clean carfax, only 4xxx miles, stk# P6972 $29,250

'11 Hyundai Sonata GLS, 4 dr., 4 cyl., FWD, auto, 116K miles, stk# P1293 $6,500

'19 Infiniti QX60 PURE, 6 cyl., awd, blue, 16k mi., #P9886 $33,555

'19 Infiniti QX80 LUXE, sport utility, 8 cyl., awd, auto, 17k mi., #P1224 $55,700

'19 Mazda CX-9 Touring, sport utility, 4 cyl., awd, auto, #13014L $33,544

Mercedes Benz

'16 Chevy Tahoe LT, SUV, 8 cyl., 4wd, auto, silver, 51k mi., #P6797 $36,990

'16 Dodge Durango Citadel, sport utility, 6 cyl., awd, auto, black, 35k mi., #P1203 $31,225

'16 Honda Pilot Touring, sport utility, 6 cyl., awd, auto, 51k mi., stk# P6867A $27,750

'15 Mercedes-Benz CLS 400 4dr., 6 cyl., awd, auto, gray, 25k mi., #13197A $32,544

'14 Ford Explorer XLT, loaded, clean carfax, #44878A $16,869

Infiniti

Honda '15 Ford Fusion SE 4 dr., 4 cyl., fwd, auto, silver, stk# 29463B $10,889

'18 Mazda CX-9 Sport, 4 cyl., awd, auto, 2k mi., #12044L $26,555

'08 Honda Pilot, one owner, clean carfax, stk# P6922A $8,969

'19 Infiniti QX80 LUXE, sport utility, 8 cyl., awd, auto, platinum, 18k mi., #P1214 $55,339

'16 LR Range Rover: Sport V6 HSE, AWD, Clean Carfax #79760A $34,555

Nissan, Datsun

'10 Infiniti G37 Sedan, 4 dr., 6 cyl., awd, auto, stk# 80779A $9,100

Jaguar '18 Jaguar F-Type R, 2 dr car, 8 cyl., awd, auto, white, 6k mi., #29499A $78,333

'18 Jaguar XF 35t R-Sport, 9k mi., sedan, auto, awd, #P9821 $46,555

'01 Nissan Maxima GXE, full power, clean carfax, stk# 46086BB $5,769

Porsche '15 Porsche Macan S, sport utility, 6 cyl., awd, auto, white, 60k mi., #P1158 $33,333

Toyota Jeep '12 Jeep Compass Sport, 4 cyl., fwd, silver, 122k miles, stk# P9904A $6,999

'13 Jeep Patriot Latitude, 4 cyl., fwd, auto, white, 112k mi., #440002A $8,469

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'17 Chevy Suburban Premier, sport utility, 8 cyl., 4wd, auto, white, 28k mi., #P1223 $48,700

'13 Toyota Prius Three Hatchback, lthr, stk# L16441 $13,855 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822

'18 Chevy Equinox Premier, one owner, clean carfax, black, certified, stk# 46111A $22,769

Mini Vans '10 Honda Odyssey EX-L, minivan, 6 cyl., fwd, auto, gray, stk# 98380B $8,149

Volkswagen '12 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0L TDI, stk# 200592 $7,550 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822 '15 Volkswagen Golf GTI S 4 cyl., fwd, black, 51k miles, stk# 29031C $15,339

'11 Honda Odyssey EX-L: Loaded, Full Power, Clean Carfax, #42365A, $10,990

'13 Toyota Sienna XLE, 6 cyl., fwd, auto, red, stk# 97427B $16,259

'14 Jeep Cherokee Sport, 4 cyl., fwd, auto, blue, stk# 13533B $12,355

Volvo '14 Jeep Cherokee Sport, 4 cyl., fwd, auto, blue, stk# 13533B $12,355

'15 Jeep Cherokee Latitude, 4 cyl., fwd, auto, silver, stk# 41124A $13,777

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'15 Jeep Wrangler Unlmtd Rubicon, 6 cyl., 4wd, auto, silver, 50k, #97397M $29,544

'11 Volvo C70-T5, convertible, stk# L17081 $13,887 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822 2013 Volvo S60 T5, stk#200901, $13,480 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822

Chevrolet Trucks '14 Chevy Silverado 1500, double cab, standard box 4-wheel drive work truck, stk# 44581A $18,750

Motorcycles '17 Harley Davidson Street Glide, 4070 mi; 6 in. LCD screen w PS, LED hdlights Cobra slip on exhaust, blk rn pinstipe, Milwaukee 8, $20,999. 573-768-0021

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GMC Trucks '18 Jeep Compass Sport, loaded, only 27,XXX miles, #P6900 $15,969

'17 Chrysler Pacifica Limited, mini van, 6 cyl., FWD, auto, white, 29k mi., #P1119A $30,333

'10 GMC Yukon SLT, 8 cyl., 4wd, auto, stk# 80048A $15,100

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Kia

'12 GMC Acadia Denali, 6 cyl., awd, automatic, black, #80480A $10,988

'11 Kia Sorento EX, sport utility, 4 cyl., fwd, auto, dark cherry, stk# P1358A $10,500 '12 GMC Acadia, very clean, full power, stk# 46066A $11,269 '14 Kia Sorento, loaded, very clean, only 58xxx miles, stk# 44347B $11,469

'17 GMC Yukon XL Denali, white, auto, 4wd, 19k mi., #79897A $53,555

'16 Kia Soul, 4 cyl., fwd, automatic, black, 7x miles, #P1342 $14,800

'17 Kia Cadenza Premium Sedan, stk# P4399 $21,900 SUNTRUP W COUNTY VOLVO 636-200-2822

'19 GMC Sierra 2500 H D Denali, 8 cyl., 4wd, auto, white, 4k mi., #80444A $59,555

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Associate Data Scientist to perform data analytics for Schnuck Markets, Inc. BA in Data Analytics or related + 2 years of relevant experience.

S e n d r e s u m e t o jrichert@schnucks.com.

Must reference ADS-PERM-19.

Charter Communications Inc in Maryland Heights, MO seeks a Technologist to provide MW servces for orchestra & activation.

Rqmts: Bach deg or for equiv, in IT, EE, MIS or rel & 5 exp perform SW eng & app dev desgn for cable ind & exp dev Oracle ASAP code for comm btwn devces & configur cable & network devices; and exp dev Java for servce dev. Apply online at www.charter.com, ref code 250191BR.

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Auto Body Body Man Full Time, Apprentice or Journeyman Apply in Person to: Jerry Bickel Race Cars 141 Raceway Park Drive • Moscow Mills, MO 63362 between 8:00am-5:00pm Mon-Fri Or email resume to Jerryb@jerrybickel.com

BOND OFFICER The 22nd Judicial Circuit Court seeks applicants to work Monday through Friday on 3rd shift in the Pre Trial Release Department/Justice Center.

Candidates must have a degree in law, criminal justice, social work or related area. Two to three years’ experience in criminal justice agency preferred.

Starting salary is $47,814 Fax resume before Nov 9, 2019 to: (314) 622-4524 or email to stlca.resumes@courts.mo.gov or mail to Deborah M. Leahey, HR Manager, 10 N Tucker Blvd. Room 412, St. Louis, MO 63101 Position is open until filled. See www.stlcitycircuitcourt.com for complete job description.

EOE

Charter Communications, Inc. in Maryland Heights, MO seeks Sr ETL Dev to admin & dvlp ETL prcs in sup of analytics & rprtng funct to dlvr accurate, timely, & consldted key oprtl metrics in sup of bus plan activities. Req Bach or for equiv in IT, Eng, MIS, Telecom or rel + 4 yrs exp w/ SQL for mng data in Teradata; & prog w/ VB, C# & Powershell to automate extraction, audits, & rprting; 2 yrs exp: MicroStrat for oprtl rprtng & analysis of bus func; 1 yr exp Oracle Essbase for bus plan, forecasting, & actual reporting.

Apply at www.charter.com, ref code 250045BR

Charter Communications, Inc. in Maryland Heights, MO seeks mltpl Sr ETL Dvlprs to dsgn, dvlp, & spprt new & exstng BI sltns. Req bach deg or for equiv in IT, CE, or rel + 4 yrs of exp: dvlpng SQL queries, & strd prcdr dsgns in lrg-scale DW envrmnts; prfrmng ETL data intgrtn dvlpmnt utlzng data from mltpl srcs; dsgn BI & DW arch for DBS & rprts; & dlvrng BI & IT sltns related to data gvrnance.

Apply at www.charter.com, ref. code 250313BR

Cloud/AWS Dev Eng for St. Louis, MO - Requires BS in C.S. or an Eng field & 4 yrs exp designing containerization technologies w/ Cloud Foundry, Docker and/or Kubernetes; designing serverless application architecture w/ AWS Lambda; dev infrastructure as sw w/ AWS Cloud Formation and/or Hashicorp Terraform; perf VPC design & implementation incl VPN strategies and VPC pattern. Mail resume to Jill Martin, Bayer U.S. LLC, 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd. E2NE, St. Louis, MO 63167.

Data Scientist for Chesterfield, MO Requires MS in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology or closely related field & 3 yrs expe programming & developing bioinformatics tools for comparative genomics w/ next gen sequencing data; using quantitative approaches to generate insights from big data; curating & analyzing plant & plant pathogen genomic data; utilizing version control sys, incl Github; working w/ bench & computational researchers to dev data interfaces & stats anlys pipelines w/ Spotfire, R, Shiny and /or Pipeline Pilot; working w/ project teams, incl sw developers & scientists to improve scientific data quality & identify & resolve data integrity issues; dev cloud applications that interact w/ relational databases, incl Postgres & Oracle; extracting data w/ APIs; and building & validating stats models.

Mail resume to Cascinda Fischbeck, Monsanto Company, 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd. E2NE, St. Louis MO 63167.

Delivery Truck Drivers MO Class A, B, C, & E lic. with clean record. Must be able to drive a stick shift.

Apply in Person Tues - Sat 9a-4p at: 1780 Burns Ave. Overland, MO 63132

Gateway Tree Care is seeking multiple permanent, full-time Landscape Workers to provide our lawn and landscape services in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Franklin County, St. Charles Counties.

Tasks include: Tree removal, trimming, and stump grinding. Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, and other tree climbing equipment and tools. No education or experience necessary. Pay starts at: $13.23/hour.

Daily transportation provided to and from the worksite, as well as all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the job.

Applicants must have proof of legal authority to work in the US. Apply with employer Vicki Hutchens, by mailing resumes to 476 Old Smizer Mill Rd #176, Fenton, MO 63026 or go to any Missouri job service office listed at http:/ /jobs.mo.gov and refer to job order #12685880. Call 636-600-1396 with questions.

Global Environmental Data Scientist for Chesterfield, MO - Requires Ph.D. in Agronomy, Agricultural & Biological Eng or a closely related field & 2 yrs exp dev cloud-based predictive crop disease models w/ machine learning tools; combining scientific, spatial-temporal anlys & social media mining methods to enhance crop disease & field mgmt tracking sys; designing mathematical optimization models to solve multi-stage field logistics w/ GAMS and/or Python; dev regional field mgmt maps by mining agricultural info w/ web scraping w/ Python; categorizing environmental variabilities w/ geo-spatial approaches w/ GIS tools & packages; simulating crop growth w/ process-based models; & dev data science & machine learning analytics tools, pipelines & algorithms w/ Python, R and/or JavaScript. Mail resume to Cascinda Fischbeck, Monsanto Company, 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd.

E2NE, St. Louis, MO 63167.

IT - Charter Communications Inc in St. Louis, MO seeks a Senior Architect to provide tech leadership, guidance & supp formulate tech approaches & sys arch for Charter’s enterprise sys. Rqmts: Bach deg or for equiv in IT, CS, MIS or rel. In lieu Bach deg, employ will accept additional 2 yrs exp in app dev + 5 yrs exp using Oracle Billing & Revenue Mgmt to address probs relating to sys integrate, compatibility & multi platform integrate; analyze apps & proj rqmts & define arch soltns. 3 yrs exp dev apps using C on Linux OS. Apply online at www.charter.c om, ref code 250952BR.

IT Express Scripts Services Co. has opptys in St. Louis, MO for Sr Tech Product Owners. Mail resume to Attn: HR, 1 Express Way, St. Louis, MO 63121; Ref #STLSGH. Must be legally auth to work in the US w spnsrshp. EOE

Maintenance Tech Needed 10 + years exp. w/ apartments, including electrical, plumbing, drywall, paint, make readies etc..

Full-time for self-starter who produces good and workmanlike results. Resume a plus. HVAC training and experience a plus. Pay depends on skill & experience.

Respond to:

314-869-5033 rollinghillsapartments@ymail.com

Help Wanted

PRE TRIAL SERVICES COORDINATOR The 22nd Judicial Circuit Court seeks applicants to work as a Pre Trial Services Coordinator. Salary range $54,860-$85,904. Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Public Health, Health Administration, Criminal Justice, or closely related field. Master’s Degree preferred.

Three to five years of experience in a social service agency, licensure in Missouri as a clinical social worker or professional counselor and supervisory experience preferred.

Fax resume to: (314) 622-4524 or email to stlca.resumes@courts.mo.gov or mail to Deborah M. Leahey, HR Manager, 10 N Tucker Blvd. Room 412, St. Louis, MO 63101 before November 9, 2019 Position is open until filled. See www.stlcitycircuitcourt.com for complete job description.

EOE

IT Product Manager (St. Louis, MO) Work on enterprise info mgmt platform, set SW product capability priorities (functional / tech / user exp), busi. reqmts gathering, team lead/coordination, product roadmaps, Agile/UX team dev process, SCRUM ceremonies, multi-platform teams works, and best practices of dev. Requires BS (or equiv.) in Comp Sc,/Info Sys, Engg, MIS or related plus min. 3-yr exp. F/T. Resume to: HR, HPS Software Solutions, Inc., 11710 Administration Dr., Ste 43, St. Louis, MO 63146.

Lead, Business Analysis @ Mastercard (O'Fallon, MO) F/T: Cndct evaluations, & coordinate & participate in review; revisions; changes; enhancements; testing; documentation; & member notification of prdct enhancements and/or biz opportunities. Provide advanced Biz knowledge and tech support for biz rqrmnts dvlpmnt & enhncmnts.

Req a Master's deg, or foreign equ, in Biz Admin, Comp Science, IT, or rltd & 2 yrs of exp in the job offrd, Biz analyst, IT cnsltnt or rltd.

Altrntvly, emp will accept a Bachelor's deg & 5 yrs of prgrssvly resp exp. Qlfng exp must include 2 yrs of exp in the fllwng: delvry of large biz & tech projects in payment cards space; global payments industry, ACH / card processing industry exp; SDLC methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall / safe; utilizing biz / functional analysis skills; documentation and specification skills; visual mdlng skills; facilitation & elicitation; appn lifecycle mngmnt (ALM A.K.A rally) initiative & feature definitions, elaborations with tech teams; UAT test case/acceptance criteria def, story validations; Data Analytics (using SQL queries); MS Office (word, excel, onenote, powerpoint, visio); creating and executing scripts and creating tables with MS access. Emp will accept any suitable cmbntn of edu, training, or exp. Mail resume to Han Jiang, @ Mastercard, 2200 Mastercard Blvd, O'Fallon, MO 63368.

Ref MC43-2019.

Lead, Enterprise Architecture @ Mastercard (O'Fallon, MO) F/T: Create the slution archtctr for each assgnd initiative. Ensure slutions meet biz needs & timelines, while algnng with the techgy roadmap.

Reqs a Master's deg, or frgn equiv, in cmptr scnce, cmptr engnering, Mngmnt info systems, IT or rltd & 2 yrs of exp in the job offrd, or as a Sr. solutions architect, sftwr architect, prgmer anlyst, or rltd. Altrntvly, emp will accpt a Bachelor's degree, or frgn equiv, & 5 yrs of prgrssvly resp exp. Qlfying exp mst include IT experience incldng reqrmnts gathring and rlationship bulding with biz team; exp in leding biz system applcation and architecture design, & in influencing techgy direction in range of its areas; exp with virtualization, cloud techgy, sftwre defined infrstrctr, open source F/W and security; exp & undrstnding of sftwr engnring concpts and mthdolgs, Safe Agile; hrdwr platforms: Unix envirnmnt, physical, virtual and cloud; O/S: major distributions of Unix, Linux; prgrming languages: Java, C/C++, Python, Shell Scripting; app architectures & associated dvlpmnt & operations tools: Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Apache; Cloud based microservices. Mail resume to Pushkala Lakshmipathy @ Mastercard, 2200 Mastercard Blvd, O'Fallon, MO, 63368.

Ref MC39-2019.

Lead, Software Engineer @ Mastercard (O'Fallon, MO) F/T: Assist with all aspects of the soft devlopmnt life cycle. Resp for gathering, understanding, and analysis of business requirements for new products. Positn requires a mast's deg, or foreign equ, in comp sci, comp engg, elctrnc engg, mech engg, mgmt info sys, bus admin, or rltd & two (2) yrs of exp in job offrd, or as soft engr, techl lead, prgmr analyst or rltd positn. In the alterntve, emp will accpt a bach's deg, or freign eqvlnt, & five (5) yrs of prgressvly respnsble work exp.

Qlfyng exp must inclde two (2) yrs with each of foll prgmmng langs: java, j2ee, sql, pl/sql; web technlgies: ajax, java script, json, html, typescript; dbs: oracle, postgresql, mysql; frameworks: spring, struts, hibernate, angular; webservices: apache, tomcat, jboss, rest/soap; operating systems: linux; dev tools: ms visual studio, intellij idea; testing tools: junit, karma, jasmine; autmtion tools: jenkins; scrum tools: agile. Emp will accept any suita combo of edu, trng, or exp.

Mail resume to Cody Gray, @ Mastercard, 2200 Mastercard Blvd, O'Fallon, MO 63368 Ref MC45-2019.

Lead, Software Engineering @ Mastercard (O'Fallon, MO) F/T: Lead major projects & complex assgnmnts with broad scope & long-term biz implcations. Develop overall strategic tech plan & create arch proposals. Positn requires a Master's deg or foreign equ in Comp Science, Comp Engg, IT, or rltd & 2 yrs of exp in job offrd or as a S/W Engg or rltd. In the alternative, emp will accept a Bachelor's degree, or foreign equ, & 5 yrs of progressively responsible work experience in job offered.

Qualifying exp must include one (1) year with: Java; C; C++; HTML; Shell; Oracle; Gradle/Maven build scripts; Jenkins; Chef/Linux shell; (AngularJS, Jquery); source code mngmnt; singleton factory & DAO patterns; Websphere; Jboss; Glass Fish; Apache; Tomcat; Agile; Scrum; TDD; Design patterns. Emp will accept any suitable combo of edu, training, or exp. Mail resume to Pushkala Lakshmipathy @ Mastercard, 2200 Mastercard Blvd, O'Fallon, MO, 63368.

Ref MC22-2019.

Leasing Agent Immediate opening for Leasing Agent in South St. Louis County area. Experience required. Send resume to Leasing Agent, 2518 Lemay Ferry Rd. Box 311, St. Louis, MO 63125 Neteffects, Inc. Chesterfield, MO needs a Consultant (Software Developer) to architect the overall system, framework and functionalities. Will design and develop applications, conduct coding and testing. Will be responsible for continuous integration and deployment. Will use .Net, Jenkins, Visual Studio, SQL Profiler, and Rest API. Will also use ASP .Net, ASP.Net C#, NDT framework and Angular.

Will provide services to unanticipated client worksites throughout the U.S. Requires a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, computer science or computer engineering and 5 years of progressive IT experience which includes 2 years of experience in the skill sets listed in the job description. Must be willing to travel and relocate.

Send resumes to: pj@neteffects.com Operations Research Analyst MS in Applied Mathematics + 2 years experience required.

Vadim Baram Inc. - St. Louis, MO Fax CV 314-692-9978 Pinnacle Lawn Care and Outdoor Aesthetics – Landscape Laborer Pinnacle Lawn Care and Outdoor Aesthetics seeks multiple permanent Landscape Laborers in St. Louis, MO and surrounding counties. Landscape/maintain residential & commercial grounds, use lawnmower (walk behind, rider), trimmer, edger, etc, sod laying, mowing, trimming, weeding, mulching and similar. Must be able to lift 80 lbs & work weekends; have exp in: commercial landscape; operating commercial eqpt; pruning MO landscape; weed suppression; identifying hazards; routine maintenance on eqpt. Pass background check. accts.pinnacle lawnstl@gmail.com or 314-762-7622.

Sales

Festus sales office located across the street from the YMCA is hiring sales and customer service clerks right now to fill 3 shifts. Paid training. No experience necessary.

Work part-time or full and earn up to $10-18 per hour with guaranteed hourly and incentives. Clean, professional working atmosphere and a 401k plan. 1320 YMCA Dr. Festus 63028. Call 636-931-2737 today to set up an interview and ask for Mr. Hawkes.

Sales Sales office in Arnold next to Fox High School is now hiring. Great after school job. Earn up to $10-$18 per hour with guaranteed hourly wage incentives. No experience necessary. 665 Jeffco Blvd, Arnold 63010.

Call 636-282-3733 and ask for Mr. Edwards.

Sales South County ehlville office needs reliable sales and customer service clerks to fill 3 shifts. Paid training.

No experience necessary. Work part-time or full and earn $10-$18 per hour with guaranteed hourly and incentives. We're giving $$$ away. Come see for yourself. 3912 Ritz Center, St. Louis 63125.

A block south of the mall. Call 314-845-2825 and ask for Brian.

SAP Data Technical Architect for Creve Coeur, MO - Requires BS in C.S., Electrical or Electronics Eng or a closely related field & 5 yrs. progressive post-Bach exp w/ SAP Master data in Material Master, Customer Master, Vendor Master, BOM and/or Recipes; perf mass loads of SAP master & trans data w/ LSMW, BDC and/or Winshuttle; perf database dev w/ SQL & PLSQL; & dev apps w/ PERL and /or Python. Mail resume to Jill Martin, Bayer U.S. LLC, 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd. E2NE, St. Louis, MO 63167.

Senior Engineer (Nestlé Purina PetCare Global Resources, Inc. – St. Louis, MO) Coordinate global food manfctr’g Research & Development (R&D) projs thru design & test’g to indstrlzatn. Dvlp new tech, imprv prodctn processes & spprt glbl manfctr’g actvts. Trvl apprx 40%-60% wrk’g time. F/T. Resumes: K. Weiss, Nestlé USA, Inc., 1812 N Moore St, Arlington, VA 22209. Job ID: 4292138.

Sr. Product Managers/Owners Inventory Management & eCommerce in St. Louis MO to deliver solutions that build on existing invent mngmnt platform, impr or est mat mngmnt & eComm workflows.

20% dom travel & 10% int travel req. Req. degree in Comp Sci, Elec Eng, or rel + exp. Send resumes to Sigma-Aldrich Corp., 400 Summit Drive, 4th Fl., Burlington, MA 01803 (Req#198605) Sr. Tech. Consultant-DC .Net: Des. /dev./modify computer apps. & s/w; Analyze user needs; Des./dev. custom s/w solutions; Unit test systems, apps. & s/w for functionality; Make mods. to correct errors.

Min. Req.: Bach. Deg. or foreign equiv. in Comp. Sci., Comp. Apps., Comp. Info. Sys. or rel. field & 5 yrs experience in s/w analysis/dev.

Req. skills: Scene 7, Visual Studio, IIS, Windows Server, SQL Server, Endeca & Search Spring. Must travel to perform job at various US sites. Partial telecomm. benefit may be avail. Perficient, Inc. HQ: St. Louis, MO. Resumes: M. Marcantano, 555 Maryville University Dr., Ste. 500, St. Louis, MO 63141 “HSHS Medical Group seeks general surgeons to work in Breese, IL. Reference job # 212019 and send CV to Debbie Brewer, HSHS Medical Group, 3051 Hollis Drive, Springfield, IL 62704.”

Sales office on Watson Road has immediate openings for phone clerks. AM,PM,EVE shifts. Earn up to $10-18 per hour with guaranteed hourly and incentive plans. 401k plan. Great way to make extra cash. No experience necessary.

373 Watson Plaza, Webster Groves 63126 next to Shop n Save. Call 314-961-6200 and ask for Mr Watson.

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St. Charles sales office has immediate openings on 3 shifts. Our reps earn $10-$18 per hour with guaranteed hourly wage and incentives.

Students and moonlighters welcomed. We've got cash and we're ready to give it to you. 401k plan.

2085 Collier Corp Pkwy, St. Charles 63303. Call 636-940-8868 and ask for Mrs. Wheeler SALES Wentzville location is looking for money motivated individuals, good personality, polite and talkative, experience is great but NOT required! Flexible schedules, paid training, weekly paychecks, guaranteed hourly and incentives……

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Are you a dynamic, high-energy sales person that loves to seek out and engage prospects while crafting a solution for them? Is your focus to provide prospects and customers the best possible experience throughout the process? If so, and you thrive in an environment dedicated to personal self-improvement and ongoing customer satisfaction, we want you on our team!

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Missouri Enterprise is looking for a high-capacity salesperson specializing in manufacturing consultative services to help companies with both strategic and operational needs. This role will be responsible for aggressively growing market share among customers within St. Louis Metropolitan area. In this role, you will build long term business relationships across all customer segments as well as with Missouri Enterprise personnel. You will leverage Missouri Enterprise’s capabilities, sales behavior metrics and sales process to achieve sales goals. You will formulate, write, and implement your business plan consisting of goals and strategies to achieve success.

You will work closely with project managers to generate a deliverable solution. And, you will even have an impact on marketing strategies to assist the team in achieving its goals.

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A bachelor’s degree or higher is a must. Experience selling to manufacturing companies is preferred. A valid driver’s license is required.

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by October 30, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. to A Shurlock Storage, the contents of the following units will be sold at public online auction: 12120 Dorsett Road, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 Units: 619, 327, 578, 536 855 Friedens Drive, St. Charles, MO 63303 Units: 119, 244, 320 11120 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Lake St. Louis, MO 63367 Units: B17, N03, P01, Q07 The public online auction will conclude on October 30, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. CST. Bidders may bid on units by registering at www.storag eauctions.com. Terms are cash, no dumpster privilege and a $100 refundable cleaning deposit.

Bids and Proposals Bids for St. Louis Community College on B0003882 for Janitorial Polyliners will be received until 2:00 P.M. (local time) on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at the Dept. of Purchasing, 3221 McKelvey Road; Bridgeton, MO 63044, and immediately thereafter opened and read. Bid documents can be accessed on our website at www.stlcc.edu/purchasing or by calling (314) 539-5226. EOE/AA Employer.

CITY OF ST. LOUIS BOARD OF ALDERMEN REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – YOUTH AT RISK PROGRAMS The Public Safety Committee of the Board of Aldermen has approximately $950,000 available to award in calendar year 2020 for programs designed to prevent crimes perpetrated by youth in the City of St. Louis. The Committee is seeking proposals from qualified not-for-profit organizations to serve at-risk youth in the 11 to 24 year-old demographic. For the purposes of this RFP, crime prevention programs are defined as those programs that, either on an individual or group level, work to reduce the likelihood of youth involvement in criminal activity. An award range from $15,000 to $200,000 has been established for proposals submitted pursuant to this RFP. Please note the application will be online.

Applicants may find the online submission page through the following link: https://www.stlouismo.gov/youth-at-risk/ For questions please contact Morgan Williams, Department of Public Safety, at WilliamsMor @stlouis-mo.gov . Proposals must be received by 4:00pm CST Monday, November 18, 2019.

LETTING NO. 8706 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive Lighting and Traffic Signal Improvements Newstead Avenue to Vandeventer Avenue Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Public Service in Room 208 City Hall, 1200 Market Street, St. Louis, Mo. Until 1:45 PM, CT, on November 19, 2019, then publicly opened and read.

Plans and Specifications may be examined on the Board of Public Service website http://www.stl-bps .org/planroom.aspx (BPS On Line Plan Room) and may be purchased directly through the BPS website from INDOX Services at cost plus shipping. No refunds will be made.

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Bidders shall comply with all applicable City, State and Federal laws (including MBEBE policies).

All bidders must regard Federal Executive Order 11246, “Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity”, the “Equal Opportunity Clause” and the “Standard Federal Equal Employment Specifications” set forth within and referenced at www.stl-bps.org (Announcements).

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be accepted by the Board of Education, School District of Washington, 220 Locust Street, Washington, Missouri for the items listed below: OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE Bid specifications are available at the address below, or by calling the Business Office at 636-231-2009.

Bids will be accepted by the Superintendent’s Office until 12:00 p.m. on October 21, 2019. Bids must be in a sealed envelope m a r k e d “ O W N E R ’ S REPRESENTATIVE” and delivered to the School District of Washington, Attn: Brendan Mahon, 220 Locust Street, Washington MO. Said bids will be reviewed and presented to the Board of Education. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids; and shall be held harmless for any failure to solicit responses from potential firms.

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WANTED FREON. R12 R500 R11. We pay CA$H. Cert. professionals. 312-291-9169 RefrigerantFinders.com/ad WANTED: Historian will pay top $$ for German-Japanese WW II relics 314-438-8665

Misc. Merchandise For Sale Brother 10-Needle Embroidery Machine. $4,500. (618)340-3130 FOR SALE: 2 GE electric furnaces. Type 8 ½’ x 12’ box.

Brazing furnaces CAT 2665493G7.

John J Steuby Co. 6002 N Lindbergh 314-895-1000 Prodigy Longarm Quilting Machine.

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Antiques and Collectibles The GREAT American Paper Show Sun., Oct. 27, 2019 HOLIDAY INN, South County 6921 S. Lindbergh @ I-55, 63125 Gen. Adm. $2 9am-4pm Early Bird $5 8am Ephemera, Post Cards, Advertising, Breweriana, Comic Books, Antique Paper, Magazines, Photographs.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) The St. Louis Treatment Court is seeking proposals for the following opportunity to work with participants of the St. Louis Family Treatment Court: •

Counselor/Therapist, RFP-FY20-01

A copy of the Request for Proposal can be obtained by writing to: Kate Mansfield, Room 526, 1114 Market Street, St. Louis, MO, 63101, or calling 314-589-6702 for a mail out copy.

Interested providers may obtain the proposal specifications by accessing the www.stlcitycircuitco urt.com. On that website, click on Treatment Court to find the RFP. Proposals should be submitted no later than 4:00 pm on November 8, 2019 in Room 526, 1114 Market Street, St. Louis, MO 63101.

Please be advised that any questions must be communicated in written form before 4:00 pm on Thursday, October 31, 2019, and the answers to all timely submitted questions will be supplied to all potential vendors who expressly request information about this RFP in accordance with details of the RFP.

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JOBS TOOL ROOM MACHINIST P/T or F/T. Must be experienced.

R&D projects. Benefits. $30 to $50/hr. Will Train EXPEDITOR For prod. control, machine efficiency, reducing down time, and prod. flow. Must be able to communicate effectively. Will train.

DRIVER Local only, must have CDL-B, Mechanically inclined, light maintenance, variety of work.

MECHANIC Industrial trucks, forklifts, backhoe, factory equip in our plant only. PT or FT Salary open.

PAINTER/CLEANER Mfg Shop PT or FT. Exp.

PLUMBER/CARPENTER To rehab 3 factory toilets and wash stations with glass, concrete blocks, etc. FT or PT. Apply in person.

HYDROMAT SETUP Experience. Benefits provided.

Salary open.

SCREW MACHINE MACHINIST Multi-Spindle exp Dav., NB, ACME, Cone, Swiss, Hydromat etc.

CHAINSAW Exp. Tree removal. Clean up on our property.

ENGINEER TRAINEE BSME preferred but not required.

Must be detail oriented. Variety of duties.

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AUTO CAD OPERATOR PT or FT exp. on small precision machine parts and assemblies.

PUNCH PRESS SET UP 150 TON P/T OR F/T opportunity.

Benefits and overtime. 1st or 2nd shift. Will train.

HYDROMAT REPAIRMAN to rebuild Hydromats.

Experienced only. PT or FT. EQUIPMENT SETUP New Britain and Acme Gridley Set up. Experienced only.

UTILITY WORKER in large mfg co. Variety of duties in maintenance.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT For manufacturing company, PT or FT. Variety of duties in marketing, purchasing. factory expediting and time study, and special projects. Must be familiar with MS Office.

MAINTENANCE for large mfg plant. Electrical, carpentry, plumbing, roofing, welding, concrete, forklift, highway trucks, etc.

CNC PROGRAMMER for the Machins high production trade. FT or PT. Must have background in machining or willing to attend our in-house machine training program.

EQUIPMENT SETUP Dav exp set up, operators or trainees. Will train. Benefits FORKLIFT OPERATER Small, medium and large size. FT or PT. ENGINEER PRODUCTION Exp in designing and organizing new products to go to market in the fluid power industry such as all types of quick disconnects, etc.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER for new products with fluid power, kitchen gadgetry, automotive, toys, hunting, fishing, sports, hobbies and medical. PT or FT

WELDER P/T-F/T. Experienced maintenance welder for our factory.

CHAUFFER Free room, board and kitchen privileges with a possible temporary full time job in Factory or Office in exchange for temporary chauffer duties to and from work.

HANDY PERSON Free room, board and kitchen privileges with a full time job in Factory or Office in exchange for temporary chauffer duties to and from work.

MAINTENANCE General factory Carpentry, plumber, welding Machinist experience desirable CNC SETUP Set up person on CNC machine.

Machine experience only.

CLEANER and PAINTER Machinery

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edding season is in full swing, and that means a whole lot of betrothed couples are scurrying around to finalize arrangements for their big day. Want to share in their bliss? You could if you worked for a company that caters to the behemoth that is the wedding industry. And considering just how many wedding jobs are out there, odds are good that you’ll find your match.

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WEDDING PLANNER What you’d do: A wedding planner’s duties vary, from finding a venue for the ceremony to making sure the wedding party is dressed and ready on the big day. Typically, planners are responsible for creating a theme, decorating, dealing with vendors, finding a caterer and planning the music. From major decisions and negotiations to tiny details, a planner can take some of the stress off of the couple’s shoulders.

What you’d need: A bachelor’s degree is typically required. Experience in the hospitality industry may be expected for some positions. View a sample resume for an event coordinator.

What you’d make: $49,370 per year

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FLORIST What you’d do: Florists create the bridal bouquet, lapel flowers, centerpieces and other floral decorations. They choose proper seasonal flowers, colors and styles, and some deliver and set up flower arrangements on the big day.

What you’d need: A high-school degree or equivalency, and some on-thejob training.

What you’d make: $27,200 per year

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MAKEUP ARTIST What you’d do: Before the wedding party poses for all those pictures, they plant themselves in front of a makeup artist to get them camera-ready. Like hairstylists, makeup artists perform trial runs to ensure the bride and her crew are happy with the plans.

What you’d need: Professional makeup artists require graduation from a stateapproved cosmetology program, followed by passing a licensure exam. View a sample resume for a makeup artist.

What you’d make: $59,300 per year

CATERER What you’d do: Caterers plan and serve the multi-course menu with the couple, provide the table settings and additional staff that hustle to get all the courses in front of the guests in a timely fashion.

Many caterers also provide beverage and bar service, as well.

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What you’d do: As the photographer, you’re responsible for capturing the ceremony and party, both in posed shots of groups and individuals—as well as the happy couple, naturally—and candid moments. You’re responsible for scouting the perfect backgrounds at the locations where the ceremony and party will be held. Videographers record the ceremony and party, and edit the footage to help tell the story behind the best moments of the big day. View a sample resume for a photographer.

What you’d need: Photographers and videographers are expected to have a few years’ experience shooting and editing weddings.

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Dear Abby • I have been married to my husband for 17 years. After several years, I realized he had some depression issues.

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I got very close to this friend while I was there, and we talk on Facebook every so often. Obviously, because of the distance, we aren’t best friends, but we still consider ourselves “trans-Atlantic sisters.”

I’m on a pretty tight budget and want to start planning for expenses. Would it be rude to ask her if I can stay with her? Or should I just ask for suggestions on places to stay and see if she offers? — Traveler in Texas Dear Traveler • While it wouldn’t be rude to ask, I vote for the latter option and see if she suggests it. (She probably will.)

Dear Abby • My best friend is having a party and has invited my ex-boyfriend. He broke up with me a few months ago and already has a new girlfriend. He totally broke my heart, and I have been a mess ever since. She thinks it was OK to invite him, and she knows he will most likely bring his new girlfriend to her house for the party. I told her I’m not going if he goes, and she’s still inviting him. Should I stop being friends with her? — Not OK in the North Dear Not OK • Because seeing your exboyfriend with his new girlfriend would be too painful for you, handle it by not attending the party. As to whether you should stop being best friends with the hostess, it appears that she may have stopped being best friends with you.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Q • What is the best vaccine strategy for maximum protection during the flu season? Is the flu worse early in the season or later? How quickly does the shot become effective? How long does it last?

My pharmacy is urging customers to get their flu shot right now. I worry that the benefits might fade before the peak flu season is over in January or February.

A • Influenza is highly variable. There is no way to predict when it will hit, how long it will last or when it will be most virulent. Last year’s flu season persisted for over five months. The nasty H3N2 virus struck late in the season — from midFebruary through mid-May. The vaccine did not work well against this strain of influenza.

As for timing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that: “Vaccinating early — for example, in July or August — may lead to reduced protection against influenza later in the season, particularly among older adults.”

The CDC recommends that most people get vaccinated by the end of October.

It takes about two weeks for your body to make antibodies against influenza viruses.

You may find our Guide to Colds, Coughs & the Flu of interest. In it, we discuss vaccines as well as nondrug cold strategies with vitamins C and D, astragalus, ginger and thyme. It is available in the Health eGuide section of PeoplesPharmacy.com.

Q • As a podiatrist, I have noticed that a six-month course of the oral antifungal drug itraconazole (Sporanox) is not only good against nail fungus. It also can help clear up eczema, acne and sometimes even psoriasis. I know the drug can cause liver problems, but you can test for that.

A • The Food and Drug Administration originally approved oral itraconazole in 1992 for serious systemic fungal infections. The agency added toenail fungus as an “indication” in 1995. It is NOT ap-

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proved for acne, eczema or any other skin condition.

There is a black box warning that cautions physicians not to prescribe this oral antifungal drug to people with heart failure. Itraconazole can interact dangerously with dozens of other medications.

Liver damage, although rare, can come on suddenly and can be life-threatening.

Nerve damage and hearing loss are other serious complications of this medication.

Q • Two years ago I read an article you wrote about the lack of lot numbers on prescription drug labels. As of today, the problem still exists in that lot numbers do not appear on individual prescription bottles.

What suggestions do you have to pressure pharmaceutical companies to include the lot number on bottle labels?

I take the blood pressure medicine valsartan. I know that many manufacturers have had to recall this medicine because of contamination. My pharmacist told me he doesn’t have any knowledge or access to lot number information. Just sign me — Frustrated!

A • We share your frustration, but it is a bit more complicated than you think.

Pharmaceutical companies must print the lot numbers on ALL brand name and generic medications they ship to drugstores.

The problem occurs when pharmacists take pills out of big bottles and put them into small amber bottles and print a label with your name on it. During this repackaging process, the lot number is lost. As a result, it is nearly impossible for you or your pharmacist to tell whether your pills have been recalled.

It is past time for Congress to require every pill bottle dispensed in the U.S. to carry a lot number, a true expiration date and the NDC (national drug code).

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NCIS: Los Angeles A ship is placed under quarantine. (N)

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NBC ÍNFL Football: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys. (7:15) (N) (cc) 5

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HOROSCOPE • JACQUELINE BIGAR Note: Bigar’s Stars is based on the degree of your sun at birth. The sign name is simply a label astrologers put on a set of degrees for convenience. For best results, readers should refer to the dates following each sign.

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Batwoman Kate realizes she must make a decision. (N) (cc)

METV Columbo: Sex and the Married Detective. The 24 detective gets some free advice. (cc)

ÍPress on Masterpiece Holly makes a powerful enemy. (N)

Supergirl Kelly tries to help an old friend.

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This year, you seem to be working through an inner conflict. You can be either very nurturing or very confusing. Stay on top of your inner desires. If single, you meet a lot of different people. You could have quite a few choices.

Date all you want until you meet the right one. You will enjoy yourself. If attached, the two of you often have different needs and goals. Your different qualities intrigue each of you. CANCER gets on your nerves. Distance yourself whenever you need to when dealing with this sign.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19)

★★★ You view a situation differently than those around you.

Do not feel intimidated by what is happening, but you may question where another person is coming

from. Use self-discipline. Tonight: Happily, at home.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)

★★★★ You speak your mind and reach out for another person. Read between the lines when observing another person’s behavior. Reach out for someone else who occasionally can be dark or cold. Tonight: Hang at a favorite spot.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)

★★★★ Indulge another person you care about. You might want to treat this person to a favorite spot for brunch. A partner could be somewhat off and grim. Do not forget to get in touch with an older friend or loved one. Tonight: Hang with a favorite person.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22)

★★★★ You are full of energy when you hang out with another person. A partner could be cold and distant. Try to stay on topic when dealing with an issue. You express a more serious perspective than others. Tonight: Be with a favorite person.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22)

★★★ Stay on top of a project even if it is personal and you don’t

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want to discuss it. Others might be much more aware of what you are into. Respond to questions as openly as you can. Tonight: Vanish while you can.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22)

★★★★ Your creativity emerges when you zero in on a key issue.

Your friends surround you. A child or loved one lets you see how much he or she cares. You can only be flattered. Tonight: Be as playful as possible.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22)

★★★★ Tension builds around a boss or higher-up. This person demands care and attention. Additionally, you might be getting a lot of attention from an older relative or friend. Get together for a fun day.

Tonight: A must appearance.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21)

★★★★ Reach out for a loved one at a distance. Try not to be overly serious and demanding. You will get more information and understanding soon enough. A tendency to go overboard comes up. Tonight: Hanging out.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21)

★★★★ You could be too tired for your own good. If you find you are dragging and tired, cancel some of your plans. Take this day of rest just for you. Some much-needed downtime can only add energy. Tonight: Stay centered.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19)

★★★★ Defer to a loved one or dear friend who seems to have a stronger sense than you as to what he or she wants to do. What you enjoy about this person is his or her innately emotional ways. Tonight: Say yes to a fun invitation.

JUMBLE

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18)

★★★ You might not want to share your project with others, especially if it has to do with ghosts or witches.

You might enjoy a very rewarding day pulling costumes and decorations together. Tonight: Let the good times happen.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20)

★★★★★ Your emotional candor comes through to a loved one or friend. You relax after a candid conversation. Act more childlike; get into the moment. You might lose your sense of time. Tonight: Play away.

BORN TODAY

Rapper Snoop Dogg (1971), U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (1964), singer/songwriter Tom Petty (1950)

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Average mark 42 words Time limit 60 minutes Can you find 59 or more words in DISJOINTED?

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37 Riddle, part 2 42 Diplomat’s skill 44 Former NBAer Ming 45 Gets wrinkles out of 46 See 71-Down 49 1930s-1940s prez 50 Church vestibule 53 Classical intro?

54 Riddle, part 3 59 It may take the cake 61 “— Sexy” (1992 #1 hit song) 62 Clapton of rock 63 Bernstein’s “Candide,” for one 67 Early Oscar winner Jannings 68 Riddle, part 4 72 Fought (for) 73 Look for a therapist, say 75 Poi base 76 River mouth deposit 77 Go via boat 78 Riddle, part 5 82 “— culpa!”

85 How a winding path proceeds 87 Part of RBI or ERA 88 Dir. from Ariz. to Ky. 89 Dazzling success 91 Despot Amin 92 Gives a hand 96 End of the riddle 100 “Woe is me!”

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Aspiration Just-prior periods Egg middles Work fill-in Goya’s gold Cedar cousin “Fat chance!”

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